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j;Y WILLIAM S. JONES.
UIIftONfCLE & Scl-ii'i^EL.
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hi X CIJPIK* vim j'OT DOLLAR#,
»r a free cipy to all who rate rwwl at ru* luttcrlben
tad forward ut tbe now*.
CHRONICLE Hl SENTINEL
DAILY A.VD TAU-WHKIiI.Y.
Are alto portitheo at tin j o uee« sort taaueu to subscriber
at U.cf/L * -r rtUrt.aamttr.
D*n.rPir*a,lf«eotbymaU..... ~.. .IT per asmui
Tti-WtttLiParte ■»•••• *** **
TF.BH) OP ADVKBTISIII#.
(■ W«tn,T. —Aereoty-ftvecenie per aouareflO line* 01
»t) for the Oral luaerdon, and (tar trust foretcbtubte
ftter.l UiMtftlon.
HOTlt£ *0 IRIDJB W USiiS A!4D WKWC*
TOiS.
BJHers an*t’ont/iirtori ukeno»ic* th*‘.a
J <h Us« h*: bteanU'loii •»** pUao? building th-
C» •»««»? aa i *:«oh«rge*ch e S»amp tn iber^J
. lea 1 ok f.-od 1/fiiUvlle Ui l*f»ll«ilgev<!le.
Tb« Co arms wo « i 4 rtllcr nalU'c »n 4 ron*
ton,**?* dtf'c'iiiloei Ij fell r hi tin of l*u» dir g
kotfj ilr <!#*;. «od Cmii< w »y t «#d la U. a • f th tfl&u m
t p i .’lii 1 ed, he f iboivtugone U flOb»tUUt <1:
Uc i Atl pr'j|>it(ic««flH> i i ®'.Hb ibe ‘lo It (Joy of
APRIL i.u li*{ig K/ d.Mt 4 C*« »?*-* f *»cro#n th*
Bw tnj# of tluj »re«it U,{ «;tic *, on l)« r«*»J l«id uk L or~
Loo'» vile 11 As fUe*lgcyi4« Ttt Cjatracs for ba>M ng th t
lKirig&i <»0 I CiJttnT.ty will Ut-1 ;t •f“p4f*tely t and the per*
•on maim# th« l »we»t bW t>r Uuf o*u «««*/, and Lhluh g
08 low H 9 AO/ oilier person ht tbv Kri'Uiog, will be preferr~
el. %n »ha **uio ruld n la t'fe bkt«i,-« for
•**;
1,, W:Atcl Ml HU :fi plttC fi
Ar.'l ai.t Ht w»!lbe dfronted by tbo Comuii.t.ottr
AQd to f*e o'l’e fi*l"*wmg l«n till aud structure:
'J be flr#l Bridge adj •loirjg the M one r- cross she river,
And txuxf'iuif Bbo feel; »;o id UslUh f««jt In Je gh ,
third lb i feel iouk f* a »th Brldg 82 f* ft long; fllili Ur»l.»
30<> fe-Jtloog : ‘ ixfi liri tjn a feet in length ; rriHki.,g in
A.l MO ie-t «*f B/idgin? n length. All ttn-se sire
to b oui i aft r tte I*l owing p an nod •peclflSaiiuxw
Knoli Ur Jge Jj to he 18 feet wid r, the pot - are t» he 1»
foe he i wjrare of heart Pine, there are t» be tlx tleeptis o
eo; i a o < f eaohtheper t» he B ‘*y 12 lochet; the arcth
Are n it n exceed 2 'feet in lin„"h or dbtance; th-re nr
\, h; J I>r vsuh arch, «'*'l t> he drive u ; Gap silh. tc
be lo by 1 2 niche*; t?te Uot>.ln< to Ijs of heart |.laulr, 2 by
10 wi e ; Bri Igc i 3 o be biuiA ere i with scanning <
by nineties; the rating to »e moriaed, and to hn« u
center |*o*i breach ral. 7he poat* of t,e hand rails ure fo
rest on luori’.itiig <S uy 0 inches aud exteuding 2 fc.t over
an l are so he braced.
Ciiixeway w.h bp 800 yard*, more r»r le«g, (o b
built in c> me lion wi Ji t* e Lft ! -* *• 1 1 a. ill be l■» fee oi
(op wh -n flnidi "1 I - must be built of I »g-»aU(i diit. T v
ut»i>- r or v.'it .4 e of the uauae .ay must he covered w.t
di tat h;!i*»t 1 feet il- '-p. ihf hud lnj of the Causowa
will lie I t by ihj cubic y »r », nod both tlie contract foi
Uriel ;i van I ding the GftuatWAjr, must be completed by
the lit day of January next.
T.i G mini ilouAi* dt-aire t- inform tr.os** who Inten
bUdlm- lorth Becuittraolf, Ih'it u« to tile height bf ih
G A ieu vay or llri lgci,«hey are not prepared t a .yde.ni e
ly, but from me e*U natu now nine by f.e n.the av-uay:
he. ht«*f the w»d be about 7 feci, perhaps i.
11 tie uore—t‘ie Hrl ml bj of # c >rre-p inUiug height
Ilin i a id») uri. wl.l be rea red «<f >hc c.ntractor for
the f nihtU' periornu ce of the con ract*n his pan—fir
liter, t rnt t,tob;r nny buoittiJed on th oe vn: th
uieeu -n ’ e vurnmy be no exsiry, an]
the price, if n -t *grc <1 upon b-t vt-cn the «*outractor ard
owner, may b* s;fM t>y ar l raiiou—the contract.)
Choo mg one, the own r anothe *, and in case of their dim.
grit ra'-'itney :iai ch » He a t'iir-1 man, wtiich ihttiicUl
the prwje. As ,o the dirt n ?«:• * ry»n> Churg ng will h
tn-'i'le, il takeo al«.n.» the line of the causeway.
The C iinuiiSsi ne » are authorlxel to fay, that S7OO h.
be -.u pliceiuttfcediapo.al of tin G<* nrm moneru, to be
advanced during the prog-esa of tl e work, at »uch mn
and in Kimh sa.iiwas they may think p <'|»er, >*u i at the
ooinplet ; **Q of. lie work *2Miin r. aha Ibj ji Id, and tlt -
balance du win be p t d it chd esrlM «mveniun e of th
Couri. The rLiuainiug unpaiJ poiltoti bearing imeieat a
the leg t' rate
Those wli # wf:di any information In regard so thelettii,
of el her the Druig - or Causeway, can obtain it hy ad.lro
log tha Comniiisi n- a, nt l.ou s.ilie,-'. Ccrsou counfj., O-..
It. 0. HEM*. )
M. IJJ T OK. I
HontiU' ,' TKVBXS, Commissioners
AKTtftT-f WaL. K 1, I
thlg-wtd P. J BRING j
FEMA.LIS TEACRES WANTED,
rpo take o .ary; of a privVe B bool. Oue with good
JL minhlloat 0.. t caa get employ ine.n, by a< HI routing
W.Q. A*.D iRfON,
mli'22 wit* W.avMr n, Wilki ; «•->., til.
S6O BBWARB.
STOI.IfN THE hTUIUi of the
•übacri >ar, on ih • ni.h.of tin: !1 1 ut,. a large
nud rather long main gany Bay 110KBK, with a uue.il ft .’c
In hit f reh-sail, hit* u white upot on his rump, te. t n'i
black, und ruppMed Vi be about II hands high, 0 yearn
old, and trots en’irely when rode. Tlie above rt-war 1
will he p th] to any one who will bring me the Horn.*, an i
a larger cue for tlie arrest and cot vieti u of the thief
who b ole him. r AIUH If. IURDWIOK.
l>svi» oro* ( Washington c'f., March 3,19J4. ni .h-wtf
to TU2 LUM3REING AND MILLING INTE*
iib'dTri.
tTMIK subscriber? wouM respectfully Inform all int.ere»‘-
X e<J in th 3 Milling neslnei* ih.v. itavirg lia<l expei*-
euce iu ill*.* M mblac nn l Mnl-YVrip.ht busiuess, they ar>
prepare l to ex»cut, • MILL-BUILDING of every descrip
tion, oy contra it or otherwise
Circulardtw MlLL*constructed on the moat simple
arnica;* ible if bel jg operate I by one huml, will bo
urni«l* s-l t» or ler on the tn xrc uwnable t • *«aa.
HtKAM KNGHJW, WATER WHEEL*, t’fIAFTIKG
and (IE VltlNr*\together with all Uin.lg of IRJN 'M)KK
for Mill*, whl be furnish 1 aud put In operation by t’..c
ipmtlmJ’ i ibeiß at (I,,
Will receive prompt attvnt'on
J*H-*on ItIOHARTipON AriAULAV.
$25 HR7/AKD.
UANA WAY fr *mthesubscriber, last Ppilng,
my NEGRO M\N, namei Bonny,or Bouaimru*. JJ*
about 05 or Co year* oM; black, stout built,
about 170 pounds, about 5 feet, • or 8 inches hi-h.-Al*,.
tuim out hiii toes very much in wul log ; he la very artful,
and will be hard to detect I will give the above reward
to auy persou who will lo..'gc hiui in a s * •«-j ii», so that i
get him. JOHN MuDADK,
dS-wtf Augosla, h,*.
HAND FORTES.
Til It subscribers would rpapectfully call ffiSGf*" 1
the attention of their friend* and the
public, to th uraMurtmetu of Rosewood ami
Mthogii.y I'IANO KOKTLM, from the well VI « K M U
known and justly celebrated 'lauufuctoriesof bacon A Raven,
A. 11. (I *le M Co., and Oubois A Stabury, Now Y ork, which
ire w irrani? I in every respect, to be at l*mat fully equul to
guy instruments manufactured in tins country cr Europe.
The lucsenbers would also state than the instruments uow
>n hand are *f the latest patterns anil fast ion, aud freshrr:m
|:ie manufacturers. Tor sale at very low prices for cash or
I'.ty t:ueptauces,at GEO. A. OATEB A 00.’B
my IU Piano, Cook and Music Depot, Broadest.
■ WlCuxfiT k. lOTT
WIIOLE3ALK AND DRUGGIST.
Auquota, i,
iH fIOW ttKUKIVItfU a rerr uirro and complete
stock off) ftU* H, M K'»ICIN Ed. Ml N i rs. OILB, Gl< A BH.
KKRFUUSKT, Bill!*11 ’: J . DTK BTUTTB. sad FANCY
ARTICLES, which ho Lai selected. ua person, withihe
greatest, oar.*, from tfca largcrt Imnoricrs and Manufacfto*
ri s iu tills country, and uhi *h. tor ruatitv and cheapness
cannot Done die!, lie would resuectrailf invite the At
tention of Merchants, Planters aua Thvsicians to his
•took.
Ail orders will bo exoouted with tfro utmost neatness
a** i is pklOk, . r-d Aft!
OKAftS ORAHOI HANTS FOfi HEDGING.
.1 Kalr of the ** Southern Central Agricultural Society
TWENTY Fl'W TUODaANDOSAGCORANGK PLANT**,
of from one to two yntri* growth, suitable for setting out
the coming Kill. They may be s--t one foot apart in the
hed<e-ro.f, and will make an impenetrable and permauenl
hedee, with prop r care, in Bor 4 years. Camp lets, do
•nribid< the method of trimming and training the plants,
f irnisheil u* all purchasers. Those desirous of engaging
»apply In advance, will address I). REDMOND,
auSl-tf Augusta, Ga.
I'iWDOCE DSFO.'
THE GREATEST DISTRIBUTING POINT IN GEORGIA.
*u»biarihers expect to keep constantly on hand a
X largo aiuvi.r if titnrgia and Tfunewee PRODUCE
of all kn Is. »u h as ItVCON. LARD, CORN, FLOUR,
OVT*, FRUIT, AC. 2,000 buihels choice SEND OATS,
n 'Win store ani lor sae atCOc. per bushel, sacks included.
All or.'a *s, a c'mpam d with cash or satisfactory refe
rences, w.U bs promptly Ailed.
SlfiAGO, ABBOTT A 00.
AtUr*a,»i»h. I'M.
HAND, WILLI! MS. As WILCOX,
WHOLE ALE GROCERS,
C'l AKLKSTOH, 80001 Cl SOLI* A.
TIIK tabsfr(hf*» hiv’nic themselves In
t'barl >t-*n f t thi tr n-actlou of a GLNSR\L GRO
OKRY HUsINKdS, respectfully solicit yocr attcn.ion to
their *U m-»iva and well ?elected
Tielr ateorttne it will comprise all artio’es usually k«pt
d their liuo, (-xceptlcg Liijuors,) will bs constantly re
plenish d, and disposed of upva terms a* favorable ts art
off-rc »at ny HttuiUr establisliment.
Biwi.ni and cartful uttenUcn shad be given to Ailing
onl' s.
11 sha'l b»oir object to do business wit'' I’ROIIPT and
RES .'O ULE M:• chants acd Planters, thereby «n »bttcg
l« to sell at small proAis. _
liAND, WILMA MR, k WITjCOX,
Np. 1 Hay ci rod.
lUsjKt Hand,
Gk*kgs W. IULIAKO,
Dam.l Wilcox. n»-wßm
AUGUSTA FRENCH BUBS MILLSTON2 MAHU
FACTORY.
Til'S »üb»-riher,th»sVruiron!>e kind patronagchervtsfor •
«it>m.lwlu) the late firm ft Somaas* A Witti»r,wcnli
rwpwthitljiuforra tiisfrlenii>»nil ihf public, that he rootln* |
assto execute orSt-rn for hit well known Witrrantrd Frencfc 1
BURR MILL STONES, of «v« r y ilcuiratlriixe, at thelowr*
pr'ccand eln-rtesi notice. Ho *]»> furnishes
ESOPt ¥ a I’d 00LOG Nil STORKS,
RMI’T MACUIMS, of various pititcrnt,
BOLTING CLOTHS, of the bestbranJ,
CEMENT, for Mill t».
And every other artlel*
Al»o,f«Kaa’.en,»aallttßlST MILLS to attach to Oil
glare.
All orderipromplljat tendedfi.
WM. R.BCHIKMER,
Surviving partner olSchirmtt A Wigan u. ;
Jalßtwawly
AGENCY.
Til |s sab*criher proposes to K: porin'end the purchase
an I I'-iptn nt of «!1 kin,:* of t’ t' iDCCK,such as lUcon,
Lard, C»rn, u host, Ac., at the usual eon nvsticn cf five
percent, oricrj r.-utibc axoen ai led with cash to in
•art atteatiOß. Ad-rest ate at this place
GKO. GI'N'RY.
RlmrgolJ, Ga., Feb. 11, ISM. 114 Sm
WANTED.
AT the Ai»Ktts»taCof.oa MiU.imy P'trer Locra WFAV- j
KK W , *«l»»xor eight f* uilt *of four or more OPR- j
R.\TIVKS, each. Int»u»»tth* fuctiry, of the Superia* !
Untleul, or at the otlice, Brtt*ii-*im:i. juls w f j
__ BOARD foe travellers.
Any o'my rrlftafetiKlaciuaiDUiiMJ vUUtag Augas
tn. if the? Wiil c*H uj>» u me, at my residtnre < n
Bro»4-si~cet,»boYe t*e Upper Maikot, I trill do a ! that
b in mv po *vr u rendt-r tiitirlUy pien*ant and suisiAC
“ry at %U* e ral charge. WILLUM B. fcMITil.
jal»-wly
K’AADICATJR. 1,000.
f|hii(h exeeUentprt|*ara:mn for the care of Rheum*
X turn md o her l cal V*iu.«, Ac, v r *l'*rtd by J. K.
M A_b for astir by B*viUiid. Kmley A Co., hi.
{r 4r < \ ~W. 11..% J. Turpin, U. H. Plumb A Co.
*N. It 1 e *hous u»l refereiicr* c»D be giv* nin this city
dpr iofol its »«M»*T<onty over auy other remedy no»io
a»e. !)<«' t t*e rithout it.
Aarsha l*§ Rinir«r«nn and Tetter WASH, alro fcr sale
b . w 'ii AJ. TURPIN, HAVILANO, JiI>LEY A CO n
u. CLARKE A CO , D. 11. PLUMB A CO. n!5 wly
FBENCa BC'BJI MILL STONE MANUFACTORY,
OOKNCA BROAD AND CUMMI.NGbTKLLTS,
A oorsTA. ua.
r(K 4 U-ICIUIL It takes tots occasion to Inform
his a 1 w er JU •fries* and the ratiic renerally, that
ke has on an ce#*be Above baiinewnmierthe moat fa-
Tor. t hie laptr-. having ene-ii-ea tna sere ices of it a
penenoeil uJ highlv quaUL <1 wnrswan. and Hallers hm
aeii th -t his work will compare witn anv mner manufac
tar.r in the Un led states, tie also oe»s to apmua the
Aiscriminatioir pui»|ic, that ali omera wun which he may
ke favore.l, siiail have his per.onal attention, prompt exe
tatlo’i and despatch. A tlnre cf nutilc iktrctaire is re
tpeotfsllv > I'icited. LAIRICKMcCLk,. rrwriftor.
lepll-wly
UA BE iBiIAML A N DS.
PKIigO 1H csnitiK tn i.wnhio* ,to sell the foMcwlD,’
lots a \\ N tiin llaher-bem county, will be pleased to
•onfdr with Ph i ip fk rt.n, Lrq , Cl.rk ts IheCcuit of said
Sonn y. N • .178,17», 160of ihe lii.il ditllict, and No. SIS
LIMIT, 218 of ibe IJih dislilot. mhT wSt
MOi.Ai-iAE».~S.* hhds. prime Cuba MtiLASBFs, foi
•ale by [fetfl-d**] BABER A WXLCGX.
Weekly chronicle & sentinel.
FOR SALE.
VALUABLE LANDS 808 SALE
1 is BWtKT water valley, east lENSEfiEE.
' 1 AAO ACKKB ofLt.N’o,wh.r«onl now rtatde, td
! 1.1/UO joims, Stretotur Depot,on tJL. But
i«ii>i 0«or,lA t • bread, la Alooroo ooontj, E. Tend., It
, i tor ttio. Tbo farm I>ln . food Ma oof cslUrMlaß
I uk! It to good fixlor . crop tUt ycr. Mu on It. omb-
I fortible, bat not Da* Dwelling Uoott, tad oat booMR, rood
H.rn tod .tablet, * buatilal Apple Orebard— gmfit of
i, the bett froit of the coantr,—and maaj other halt trooe,
t.ud ooeoy never (tiling tprlnge of pare, tutef water. Il
ie ctp.hU; of cwlnt divided into two rer, good, well w.terod,
well limoered .ad conraoent term.
Ao ewl/ pnrttueer caa hate the prlTl'eto o t roltin, a
, crop the oreteot > ear, and can be .applied with I lock,
groin, t «h. he , and tom. like); Ncgraw; a* tb«e will
> be for emit when the place It eold. J. T. LtNOLR.
je2 '-»4n ___________________
PLANTATION VOX SALE.
PKRBONh within, to make a good bvnln are re
qaetkd to call tod look .1 m, LAND bef.re the; par
i cbtMeleeobere. The floatation Met lo Newton count;,
ijeiweeo Alcottonil Yellow Kivcn, end contain* 900 inw,
id .te or let, with about 800 terta woodland, of which M
eoree are b Horn lend, et f od at to; In Georgia. It hat
a cctaforttble De c ling Home, Kitchen, Negro Houtt, Gin
House, rerew, Well, Gerden, and elmott ever; dttirmUe
j coo > euiet.ee. 1 1 it one n l.e from Alcor. Factor;, ooe end a
I bad from Nceton Factor;,end eleven miles from Coring
, | t.n.
All who with to look at the lend, or make ao; onqnlrlee,
are invited to cm 1 at m; house, or address me at Newton
, ; ;..;torjr,Ga- [)BM »m] 11106.0, HEARD,
LAND pull b.VLh,—The subecriber offers for tem
dale 820 Acres of LAND, l;ing weh, 100 of which
sreoleared and inclosed. It La in the 18thDlllrictandMd
Jcction, amid I video b;tholattl;eatebliahed linabetween
the countlca of Gordon and Murra;, and within 1 M allea
I the Western and Atlantic Kail Koad. A spring of good
I water near the dwelling home. A number of 101 l can t.
added on reasonable terms, forming a large let.lement.
For other particulars, apply to the subecriber at Homo,
Ga. ja3fl-wtf J. 0. MoDANIEL.
vob ««t.«
ALARUKand eonrenient BRICK STORE, situated
In the centre of butlnew,ln thecit; of Borne, now
I occupied b; Rcbt Hatty, Druggist. This .tore was Stted
, up as a Drug Wore, without regard to an; rwtonable.x
--1 lienee,and with a little alteration could be oonrerted Into
: ?■:SSZS'ZZiZ can haVdlVbe
; equalled In th. city. Ternu ea*;. Apply to
OKOEGE batty, m.d.
j Roma, April 4th, 1858 : .prt-tf
LAND FOB SALE.
rUH MUBMCRIBKR offera for tale. 1400 acrea of
LAND in Hancock. Thit Land lief ell; hat plenty
j of timber; it under good fence, and hr stair ImproTO
menta. Persona wishing to buy Land .are Invited to
j c iaic and look at It.
; Alto, IHKlacreslnCarroll county, alcb lief uponthe
j Chattahoochee Elver, and embrace the Mclntosh Re-
I fi erre. Kobt. H. Spatnocn will aho , this place to an;
| person who may wish to buy. ELI H. BAXTER.
I Mount Zion, (la., June 6,1858. jelS-wtf
FOB SALE.
I NOW OKFF.It fur a .Ie my entire River PLANTA
TION, 28 or 8d miles south of Columbus, Ga ,ln Bar*
hour county, Ala., lying on the Chattahoochee river, eon
turn ng '.I'M Acrea ; some 1200 acrea in a floe state of cal
tiv«*» ion urn! irood repair. A good water Gin and Ferry
acroet the Chattehoochee river. The above will be for
Hale at any time until-old and posset ion oiven. Terms to
suit purchaser*. ja2l*lf MATUKW AVERETTK.
MARIETTA TOWN PROPERTY FOR BALE.
1 ‘IIK subscriber has juit completed and offers for sale,
I on acomm dating terms, one of the most desirable
rerid* be s in the city of Marietta, situated about 250
jar is south of the Court House, convenient to the
churches and business part of the city. The lot contains
about two acres, neatly enclosed, and planted in
orn'iiiuntaltiees, Ac. The house is two story, contains 8
large rooms aLd two fronts, all finished in fashionable style,
toget nr with ail the necessary out-buildings lor conve
r.fence and c- rafort, all new and well finish d. All of
which can be purchased on good terms by making timely
up pi cati nto the subscriber on the prt-mhes. For fur
tU>rparticulars, reference is respec fully made to the
Rev John June**,of Savannah, and Mr. J. 8. Wilcox, of
Augusta, Ga. Tuts desirable property is offered for sale,
not bee bush the owner is dissitisfied, or that he expects to
leave the city, but simply because he has too much ot his
means invested in real e*»ate. Those wishing to purchase,
would du well to call and examine the premises.
JKBBK J. NORTHOUT.
Marietta, Oco. fl7-dlwawßm
AN ACT
|M> Ari’OINT COMitIIbKIONKRS to settle the
Jl < (aim* ot the creditors of the Bank of Darien upon
•>e Bta>e of Georgia, and to provide for raising the money
which tuxy be requited to pay such claims, by a sale of
rttate D >od :
Hec. Ist. Beit enucted by the Senate and House of Re
; usentatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly
met, *»iid it is hereby enacted by authority of the same,
That Hi us Holt, Wil inn S. Rockwell, Junius WingAeM,
riamud Barnett and Kli li. Baxter, be, and they ore here
by appointe », 0 mm s3ion ra to settle the claims of credi
in-a U ihe Bank of Darien upon the State. Thatall
claims against the State, by those who hold bids on the
Hum-n Hank, or judgments, or other evidences cf debt
against said Bank, be referred to the award of said Com
iimaion* m, that ruid C< inmisslontrs meet to determine
said cl liiiis at Milledt eviile on the second Wednesday lo
ilirmobtiicf Apii next, that any three of said Commis
siooeis so attending shall f >rm a quorum and proceed on
die b isines* us jresaid, and that either the creditors of said
Bank, or the Governor, as the rvpres ntative of the State,
by atiori.ey at law, being dUsati-hed with said award,
mny enter an appeal to ti e Superior Court of the county
of B iWia in from said award, within thirty days after the
same is made, by written notice to the other party, and
the faith of the State be pledged to pay any award said
Commissioners may make, if not appeale l from, and if
appealed from, to pay the amount of the verdict and
judgment in fa Vor i f any such claimant, and that the Gov
ernor a| point some competent Attorney or Attorneys, not
exceeding two, to repre sent the State The said Board of
Commissioner* may adjourn and meet at pleasure, giving
n ,t!ce by A msjority of the Commissioners
present shall have power to render awards; and If a va
oanny shall occur by death, rtsignation or otherwise, his
Excellency, the Governor, shall fill such vacanoy. The
Oomru sßoucrs shall receive such compensation for their
services as the Governor may detern ine.
fec.fi. And b * it further enacted, That when the said
Board cf Commiseioners thall return their awards, if not
appealed from, cr when such verdict shall be rendered,
the claimant shall be paid, on the Gov rnor's order, by
thonged ano directed to issue Bonds of the State of Geor
gia for such an am unt And to such an extent, as he may
llnd neces ary to pay the claimants, that suoh Bonds shall
be in *um» or amounts of five hundred dollars each, be
ptj abl*-ten years alter dale, wl h interest at ihe rate of
k x per centum per annum, payable semi-annually, accord
ing to the coupons or interest, warrants annexed at Savan
nah or Augusta. The Bunds shall be signed by the Gov
ernor, am be countersigned by the Treasurer, and the
Coupons sh ill be *igoed bvthe Treasurer.
See. 8. Aul be it further enacted by the authority
afiresaid, Th *t the Governor is here *y authorised to sell
Huoh Bonds provided, that they be not sold under par,and
the proceeds shall be placed in the Treasury.
Sec. 4th. And be it further enacted, That should the
award Os said Commissioners be to make the State liable
lor more than fifty cents in the dollar of the outstanding
bona Sde l abilities of the Bank of Darien, allowed by the
Oorarai sioners, or should any claim be allowed to take iu
pro rata by said comrahsione's, that the Governor should
believe oug‘ t not to be a'lowe»f,thea,aud in either of said
cases, M e Governor is directed and required to make said
appeal from the awa» din any such case. In conformity
wiui the term of this Act, ai d the apptal and decision
f otn any one case, which shGl settle ihe principle for all,
shal be aulttcient, and the Governor is also directed to
t ike the judgment of the Superior Court of Baldwin coun
ty to the Supreme o<*urt for final judgment, if the judg
ment of.-aid mp rior Court shall not be iu accordance
with therequ rcpie ts and directions of this Section. And
any crc iitor dissatisfied and appealing shall have the
sametigh's.
And he it farther enacted, That said Commissioners who
act, • hid! before pro ceding to their duty, make affidavit
before some pet s nquilifledto admiuister an oath, that
(hey nor eithe* of them are now and never have been a
ere iitor of the Darion Bank, nor Attorney at law, nor, In
fact, so- any creditor of said Bank, and that they are not
Interested, directly or indirectly, la theevent of their award.
JOHN E. WARD,
Speaker House or KrprMen'atiTea.
JOHN D. STELL,
President of the Senate.
Approved, February 14th, 18M.
a|i9-wS'. UERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Governor.
DhTjOEL BRANHAM'S CELEBRATED LIVER
AND DYSPEPTIC MEDICINE.
1.108 the relief and care of Liver Complaint and Dyi
’ ~ip3 n, Sick or Nervoo- Herd-ache,Oostivenew, Fall-
I on »nd U ea.iDCs In the Stomach after eating; Blllou.
Cholic. It l.a safe and gentle purgative and tonic, and
bin the si eclflopropcrliei of acting well on the Liver and
BoweD, without cau.init debility, which Is the remit of al
most all cathirtio medicine.. It i. a safe and valuable
m dioinetor i ngn*nt women al vays keeping the bowels
well r- gu’ated, acting * ell on the skin and kidneys.
From the Hon. Anbury Hull. Ex-Speaker of the House or
F»erre.vutativee, State ofOe.rgia : Jun . lolKß
A. a remedy for Indigestion, I have used with slognlar
. S?. j‘il Branham's Antl Dy.peptic Medlcln. and
from my own experience and ot.rrvat onl can and do re
c .mmei dlt to tho« thua afflicted. I consider It myalua-
M- preparitlon f.r Dyspeptics, and think It ahonld be
t rought > ato general notice and use. AaiukT UOLL.
Tr mO. F. McCay, Professor Mathematic, Franklin
CC sly*own roertence and observation enable, me ftolly lo
concur In the above recommendation of Mr. Hull.
CIAB. F. MoOof,
From 0. J. MoDonald, lx Gevtrnor State of GeorrUi
MsmiaTTk, 91th June, 1864.
D-arFlr: —l have enquired at the Drug Stores In this
place f r tour valuable Liver Melialnee and find that lkis
not kept here. I have found nothing equal to it for ob
structed Liver and Indigestio-. I encloee you the money
Hir a paper of it. Please c ntrive to send it to me in some
way. Vou wi t allow tne to say that you ought to take
some pains to acquaint the public with its excellence as a
K-nvdy, and I would also sugtest to yon, that imaller
,10-es at.d loss frequently repeated, would answer a better
purpose fcr some uatieuts than the dose recommended In
the directions. But each patient, I should suppose, might
regulate t‘<a matter by hie own experience.
V.-rv r.- p-ctfully. yours, Cass. J. McDoxald.
tsr- ITi -o One Do lar
-11 VILaND,R ! B’.,EYk CO. Augusta,Ga ;HAVILAND,
ll.a KK.tL A CO., Charieetm, S. O.; HAVILAND. HARRAL
A KISLKV, New York, Wholesale Agents. Sold by Drug
gtits and Merchants generally. ap!9-wly
PLOW.*, to be had cf WM Mb
BONES A BROWN, JMft
JOHN A THOMAS A. \
BONES, and of the pro- A
BEIIJ. PICQUXTa
Augusta, Anril 4, lSg4.jl^w-)//
$25 REWARD
\f 1 room was enured on the nicht of the STth InM.,
■ »nd * Uold Hud ting Lsrer WATCH, with FOB
CHAIN,SBAL snd LOCKKT attached to it. My name
whs etgravid on'he outside of said Watch, the number
j of which was 16,&I9: the maker's name Leri Brown, Lhr
‘ erpo J. Also, a Pt'RTE-MONAlK.containlrg some Notes,
1 Acx.'x unts. Due Bik's and Bank Bills was stolen firom
thtnee; at ong tho Due Bills was one signed 8. Carr, fcr
; SSO, cash borrjwed, and dated Augusta, March, 1854.
\ AmoDjr the Baak I itwas a $1 bill, issued and pay able at
| the C<'one.'tiout R Ter Banking Ootnpary, Hanford. The
j above regard will be paid for the recovery of the Watch
and Chain, or the conviction cf the thief.
B. PHILLIPS.
Augusta, March fc$,JS54. mh29-d*wßt
TO WHEAT GROWERS.
IT IS believed the Wheat Cron in Georgia, Tennenee
and Alabama »ih be good, and an increaae of quantity
' sown over formeryeeri. II U a remunerating erop, and
' the oal* cne that wid enable planter* to improvi their old
I lands or keep good their new, orfreeh lands; If then you
; trill divide ycur crops, and put a larger proportion of
; y.ur ground in Wheat, and wet the much celebrated
! lot table Horse Power TH RASHER and FAN MILL, we are
1 a-w largely sup.lyinr Wheat-grower*, in sto 10 day*
after y u cut your Wheat yon can take your macfcl.ery In
ibe centre of vonr field and get a reasonable crofi out in
i one to three days before you cau haul into your Gin-Hoah*.
All wi-hing these celebrated aids to Wheat growing, most
send their orders in at once, or they cannot be furnlihed.
Apply to A D. LINTJN A 00., Augusta; J. CUN
NIN .siAM A CO., Greensboro, or CUNNINGHAM A
IJNTON, Rome. apl9-wlm
Sl5O PEE MONTH
ASM AIL FUHTI.sK for sl—a chance to make
money by all persons in op eat of bueinesa. No
i cepltal needed ano but Uitleespenee i. cur ed. It requires
i ro travelling, no peddlng t but gives you the ccmfortscfa
; Lome, with ihe chence to make from (ISO to 9900 per
1 month. This is no receipt of any kind, or Bcok Agency,
itisso e tngentirelyuewsndworiLyof*llper*onsde
siting a permanent and genteel esp'oyctent. Ihe right
and knowledge srill be sept tc any person upon Ihe receipt
of 91, (post-paid,) kddreteei to 1. S. SHIPLEY,
apT-*4i* Kin gtlon. Rot* County, Ohio.
PRIZE POULTRY FOB SALE!
A very euperior /j£?&
lIKAUMA PnOTRA gL MWL MAW
GuSCi FOWLS; alto,
L’uf, White and Gray f
SUaNGHAIS. miv be V
obtained by immediate „ JpW AieT'
applicauoa. It wul be
ridulleceei that the
Ilnhma Poo raa, Chit
tag'mgsaod Shanghai* u the suuact net r were aearoedall
the poses in these classes at the law Fair of the Soothers
Central Agricultural society; aad that he also received
the highest premium for the “ belt atuf pneniiwl eaWa*,
of Poultry exhibited.” Addraa D. REDMOND,
bwl-watw-tf AafUfta.Oa.
WEEKLY
CHRONICLE & SENTEVEI
SILENCE.
. BUenee hath let bar lngor with deaptooch
. Upon O’Mtlen’i brow. Like * young brldo, the nmos
. Ltft’e op Night’* eartelne, and with aoaaleaAnet aid
. Kmtlwe on the boauteoas Earth, hex ateepiag oh ld.
for Jeff the tHghtflo.ers weep*-toft Inoenao, mb
! At it-aK from herbe tnldet meuent fiolde tt Jane,
Freights the n%tn air. XsohMght tnct waving trees
' Is edged wlHt Oiver—flocks lie motionless
. How tweet u hour spent in such sseoee as this.
When Peace looks dowi from Hravea In plaintive mood,
j And Earth In deep trettquOit. of blttt
Becomes a sal tor to fair Solitude:
What noble aotiocs epriog to flower;prime.
Spring from the toed. Thought tows In such a time 1
J. J. Mrifffft.
CLEOPATRA.
, The bugs she set in, like a burnish'd throne,
(Borne on the water: the poop wot beaten gold,
Purple the eailt, end to per ftamed that
i The winds were love -ickwith them; the oart were River,
i Which to the tone of dawi kept • rekt, and mode
The weter which t e; beat, to follow fatter,
, As smoroas of the strokes. For her own potion,
. It beggar'd all description: aha did lie
la her pavilion (cloth of told, of Utcae,)
, O'erptctariog that Venus, where we see,
i The f noy out-work nature :on each side her
Stood p r etty dimpled boyt, Uke emlling Cnptde
With divert-colored sane whcee wind did seem
Tc glow the delicate cbeekt which they did co-1,
And whatthey undid, did. Skaktptart.
The Slanderer.
The slanderer Is e pest, e disgrace, mn incubus
to eooiety, that should be aabjected to a alow cau
■ terization, and theu be topped off like e disegreee
' ble excreeence. Like the‘viper, he leaves e tthin
ing trail in hie wake. Like a tarantula, be wcavee
a tkrtad of oandor with a t otb of wiles, or with all
the .kind mendacity of bints, whispers forth his
tele, that, “like the fabling Nile, no fountain
knows.” The dead-eye, even the dead— over
have then no voice to plead, are subjeetea to the
scandalous attack of the slanderer—
Who weeraa mask that Gorgon would disown,
A desk of parchment, and an ays of atonal
I think it is Pollock who says the slanderer is
the foulest whelp of sin, whose tongue was net on
fire in hell, and whose legs were fsint with haste
to propagate the lie hie soul had framed.
Be hat a lip of lies, a face firmed toconcesl,
lhat, with tut reeling, mocktot those who feel.
There is no animal I despise more than these
moths and soeraps of sooiety, the maiiciooa cen
surera—
These ravenous tithes who follow only In tht wake
Os greet sblpe, because perchance they're greet.
Oh, who woul l disarrange ell society with their
false lap wing cries. The slanderer makes few
direot charges and assertions. His long, envious
fingers point to no oertain locality. He haa an
inimitable shrug of the shoulders, can give pecu
liar glanoee,
Or oonvey a libel to a frown.
Or wink a reputation down 1
lie seems to glory in the misery he entails. The
innocent wear the fonleet impress of it is smutty
palm, sod a soul pure as “arctic snow twice dotted
by the northern blest,” through bis warped and
discolored glasses, wears a mottled hue.
A whisper broke the air—
A soft, light tone, and lew,
Yet barred with shame and woel
Nor might only perish there,
Nor farther go 1
Ah, mel a quick and eager ear
Caught up the little meaning sound;
Another voice then breathed it clear,
And so it wandered round,
From ear to lip, from lip to ear,
Until it reached a gentle heart,
And that —Ulroktl
Vile wretch I ruiner of fair innocence by foul
slanders, in thine own dark, raven-plumed soul
distilled—
Bluth— lf ot honeet blood a drop rtmalns
To st-ml its way along thy veins 1
Bluth— lf the bronss long hardened on th/cheek
Bat lift on* ipot ichert that poor drop can spent t
[Nobtu Wsllsb.
Music tu the Puritan Churches.
For many years after the arrival of the Puritans
on these Bhoree they cultivated muaic, but during
the contentions and bitterness of party atrifeß
upon religions matters, which soon so extensively
prevailed, and lha witchcraft delusion, the In
dian wars, and other evils and troubles of the
period, but little attention was paid to harmony
of any kind. About the year 1700, the congrega
tions in the New England chnrohea were rarely
able to sing more than fonr or five tunes. The
clergy saw with what difficulty, and as one of them
expressed it, “ what great indecency,” the singing
was executed. Some of them thought that sing
ing would Boon have to he wholly omitted in pub
lic worship if the art was not revived. The pulpit
earnestly called for a better performance of their
Bongs of praise, and the ablest divines in the
ooloniea joined heart and hand in the work of re
formation. It is at once instructive and amusing
to note what opposition the efforts for a musical
reform encountered. In every parish the reform
w*a opposed with a virulence of feeling and
tenacity of attachment to old customs, that seem
to ns at thiß day almost unacoounlable. It may be
affirmed that the withcraft delusion mot with lesH
opposition at its introduction than was brought to
bear against the singing reform. The deacons
wished to retain their office of deaconing off the
psalms, and opposed singing by note. For the
curiosity of the reader wo will givo some of the
reasons urged by the musi'-al hunkers of a century
and a third ago. These nltra conservativea op
poaod singing by note, because “it was a new
way, not so melodious as the existing ouetom.”
They opposed tho innovation because there were
eo many tunes no one could ever learn them; they
affirmed that the tunes were Popish in their ten
dency, aud would lead to the introduction of musi
cal instruments. They reasoned that,
“ If gowns and cassock, are bat rags
Os Bab’lon’s Scarlet Doxy,
What is an organ p'ptng psalms
But worshipping by • Proxy T’"
But the pulpit stood firm amidst the popular
clamors. Sucb men as the Mathews, Edwards,
Stoddard, Symes, Dwight, Wise, Walter, Thatcher
and Prince fearless oalled for a musical reform.
Many of the discourses of these divines have b9en
preserved. They are able arguments on the
“Reasonableness of Regular Singing.” Rev.
Jonn Tufts, pastor of a church in Newbury, pub
lished a musical work, in the year 1713, which
contained twenty-eight psalm tunes. The work
run through eleven editions, and tho number of
tones was increased to thirty-sevon, all but one
in common metre. The numoor of tunes in these
little books was considered enormous. The
pages were neatly engraved and in Bize to bind
with the Bay Psalm Book. Tho reform went on
steadily, and other mnsioal publications soon ap
peared. Cotton Mather published a work in 1718,
and Rev. Thomas Walker of Roxbury edited a
work 1721, which was the first music printed with
bars in America. The work ol Mr. Walker was
recommended by the pastors of the Congressional
churches in Bostou, except Cotton Mather, who
had a rival work in tte market.
Until about the year 1770, no native American
had attempted to composo and publish a single
tano that we can ascertain. Wm. Billings, a na
tive of Boston, we believe, oan justly claim the
distinction of being the pioneer in this work.
Among the New England Puritans, singing
psalm tunes was always regarded as a devotional
uct. So great was the reverence in which the
tunes known were held, that the Colonists put off
their bats, as thoy would iu prayer, whenevei
they heard one sung. The tones were held too
sacred to be used for amusement.— Botion Trant
cript.
A Loafer. Hollioqny-A Wild Cat Bill.
Loafer aoliloqnisielh:— Let’a see : where am If
This is—coal I’m lavin’ on. liow’d I git here!
(reflects,) yes, I mind now. Was oomin’ up—met
a wheel -barrow, fell over me, or I fell over the
wheel-barrow —and ona on us fall in the oeliar;
don’t mind which now—guess it mast been me.
list nice man, hie, I am tore! tight! shot!
drank I Well, 1 osu’t help it—’taint my fault;
wonder whose fault ’tis. Is it Jone’s fanitl No.
Is it my wife’s fault—’tis. No-o. It’s the wheel
barrow's fault I Has he a Urge family f Got
many relationa 1 All poor I reckon I I think I
won’t own him any more.
I'll cat his aoquain’anoe—l’ve had that notion
about ten years and always hated to do it for fear
of burtin’ his feelings—l’ll do it now—l think.
Liquor is injnrin’ me. It’s s spoilin’ my temper.
Bometimee 1 get mad, when I’m drank, and abuse
Betz and the brats—it used to be Lixzie and the
children—that’e some time ago; I can jost mind ;
when I used to come home evenin’s she used to put
her arme round my neck and kisa and call me her
dear William. When I come homo now she takes
her pipe oat of her moath, and pats her bsir oat
of her eyes and looks at me and somethin’ like —
Bill, yoa drunken brate! shat the door after yon,
we’re cold enough, havin’ no fire, ’tbont lettin’ tho
snow blow in that way. Yes she’s Betx and I’m
Bill now I ain’t a good Bill nuther—think l am a
counterfeit—won't pass—a tavern ’thout going in
and getting a drink. Don’t know what Bank I’m
on—shouldn’t wondar if I was on a wild eat bank
—the Atlanta —Bank of Milledgeville, or Mer
chants Bank of Maoon—l feel rather wild—last
Sunday I was on the river bank drunk.
I stay pretty Ute now, sometimes I’m ont all
night, fact U I’m out pretty much all over—ont of
friends—ont of pocket—oat at the elbow and
knees, and always outrageously dirty, so Betx says
—bat then she's no judge, for she's never clean
herself. I wonder whv she don’t wear good
clothes—may be she haa’ntgot ’em—whoee fault’s
that t ’Taint mine—it must be whiskey’s.
Sometimes I’m in, however, I’m intoxicated
now, and in somobody’a coal cellar. There’a one
good principle I’ve got—l won’t go in debt; I
never oonld do it. There, one of my ooat tails ia
gone—got tore off I ’apeot when I fell down here—
I'll have to get a naw suit soon. A fellow told me
the other day I’d make a good sign for a paper
mill; if be waa’ntso big I’d slicked him. I've
bad this shirt on for nine days, and I’m afraid it
won’t oome off withont tarin’. People ought to
respect me more’n they do, for I’m in holely or
ders. I ain’t a dandy, though my clothes are
nearly all greaaeian style. I guess I tore this winder
shatter in my pants, behind, the other night, when
I set down on the wax in Ben Strogg’s shop. I'll
have to get it mended up or I’ll catch cold—l ain’t
very stout as it is, though 1 am full in the face—as
the boys say I’m ’boat as fat as a match and as
healthy as the small pox. My best hst stsndin’
; guard for a winder pane that went out the other
| mornin’ at tna invitation of a brickbat. Its gitten’
I cold down here; wonder ho w I’ll get out—l ain’t
i able to climb. If I had a drink I could think bet
r ter—let’s see; I hain’t got no three oents —wish I
I was in a tavern, 1 could sponge one. W hen any
body treats, and says‘come up fellers,’l alwa-s
J think my name’s fellers, and I’ve got too good
manners to refuse. Weil, I must leave this, or
they’ll arrest me for an attempt at burglary—l ain’t
; oome to that yet, any how. It was the wheel-barrow
done the harm, not me.
H*att rnomisT o» a Bioawbt. —A man
named Jacob Johnson, about thirty yean of age,
married a lady in Portland, Me., on the 16th day
of December, 1848, with whom he lived np to Sep
tember, 1852, when he disappeared. Ho went to
Portsmouth, Va., where he attempted to marry
another lady, bat the foot of his already having a
wife was discovered, and be left that place. On
the Bth day of September last he was joined in
wedlock to a lady of Baltimore. The tact es his
former marriage was discovered on the third day
after the marnage, end the father of the second
wife commenced an investigation. He was tried in
the Baltimore Circuit Coon, was convicted, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for seven years, two
months and eight days. Both his wives were in
ooart, and were much affected at their exposure.
Cold Weather has been opon na again and in
earnest. W e had a hard fracas and heavy frost on
Saturday and Sunday nights. The ice was about
hall an inch thick. What fruit was left by the
former cold spell wee finished by this; and all
early vegetables in the gardens vers killed out
right. We have heard lean expressed that early
Wheat, which was Jos'. joiAtay, was Injured by
the frost end freest. The weather was almost cold
enoagh for mid-winter—fires and ovarcoata were
indispensable for oomfort. It is now (Tuesday)
pleasant and spring-hka.— Huminili* AdteeaU, M*
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19,1854.
MKCRET DIPLOMACY.
England, Turkey, and Hassia.
[OONCLCDXD.]
No.T.
Sir (i. B. Seymour to the Bari of Clarmdon.
(Received March 19.)
(sscaxz ADD SODDUtUL)
(Extract.) Sr. Peumcbm. March 9,IAM.
When I watted upon Coant Kwseirode on the
Ttb luet., hia ExoaLenqy said that in pursuance ot
orders which he hod received from the Emperor he
had to plaoe in my hands a very confidential
memorandum wbiob Hia Imperial Mai set y hod
caused to be drawn up, and which waa intended aa
on answer to, or comment upon the communica
tion which I had made to His Imperial Majesty on
the 21st nit. '
At first Count Nesselrode invited me to read the
paper, he subsequently observed that if, inatead of
reading it at that time, I cboso to Uke it away, I
was at liberty to do ao; that, in fact, the paper
was intended for my use (ate.)
Very little conversation upon the subject passed
between the Chancellor and me. He observ'd that
I should find in the memorandum indications of
the Emperor’s wish to he further informed of the
feelings of Her Majesty’s Govertmem ss to what
should not be permitted to take place in the event
of any great catastrophe in Turkey, and I, on my
aide, remarked that, ms there is danger in handling
hotcoals, it appealed to me desirable that commu
nications npoa s subject so delicate should not
long be kept op.
I nave the honor of enclosing to your lordship
a copy of what, nnder the circumstances which
have attended its drawing ap and delivery cannot
foil of being oonsidered aa one of the most re
markable papers whieh have been issued, I do not
say from the Boaaisn “Chanceilerie,” bat from the
Emperor’s secret cabinet.
It would not be difficalt either to controvert some
of the facts which the memorandam, advances, or
to show that the impression under whioh it has
been framed is an incorrect one; that impression
being evidently that, in the disputes carred on
teßSßfts&sSScr*"
These points appearto me to be fully established
by the Imperial memorandam —the existence ot
some distinct understanding between the two Im
perial Courts npon the euhject of Turkey, end the
engagement taken by the Emperor Nicholas neither
to possess or establish himself at Constantinople,
nor to enter into arrangements respecting the mea
suros to be taken in the event of the fall of the
Ottoman empire without previous concert with Her
Majesty’s Government.
The wording oi this engagement coupled with
the conversation whioh I bad the honor of holding
with the Emperor, leaves npon my mind the im
pression that, while willing to undertake not to
make himself the permanent master of Constant!
nople, His Majesty is intentionally inexplicit as to
temporary occupation.
Assuming as a oertain and now acknowledged
fact, the existence of an understanding or com act
between the two Emperors as to Turkish affairs,
it becomes of the deepest importance to know the
extent of the engagements entered into between
them. As to the manner in which it has been con
cluded, I conjecture lhat little doubt is to be enter
tained.
Its basis was, no doubt, laid at some of the meet
iugs between the Sovereigns which took place in
the autumn ; and the scheme has probably been
worked oat since under the management of Boron
Meyendorff, the Russian Envoy at the Austrian
Csurt, who hue been passing the winter at St. Pe
tersburg, and is still here.
(Translation.) Feb. 21, 1858.
The Emperor has, with the liveliest interest,
and real satisfaction, made himself acquainted with
the secret and confidential despatch which Sir
Hamilton Seymour communicated to him. Ho
duly appreciates the frankness which has dictated
it. He has found therein a fresh proof of the
friendly sentiments which Her Majesty the Queen
entertains for him.
In conversing familiarly with the British Envoy
on the causes, which, from one day to another,
may bring on the fall of the Ottoman Empire, it
had by no means entered into the Emperor’s
thoughts to propose for this contingencya plan by
which Kussia and England should dispose before
hand of the provinces ruled by the Sultan—a sys
tem altogether arranged ; still a less formal agree
ment to be concluded between the two Cabinets.
It was purely and simply the Emperor’s notiOD
that each party should confidentially state to the
other less what it wishes than what it does not
wish; what would be contrary to English interests
wbat would be contrary to Russian interests, in
order that, the case occurring, they might avoid
acting in opposition to each other.
There is in this neither plans of partition, nor
convention to be binding on the other Courts. It
is merely an interchange of opinions, and the Em
peror secs no necessity of talking about it before
the time. It is precisely for that reason that he
took especial care not to make it the object of an
official communication from one Cabinet to another.
By confining himself to speaking of it himself, in
the shape of familiar conversation, to the Queen’s
representative, he selected the most friendly and
confidential form of opening himself with lrank
ness to Her Britannic Majesty, being desirous that
the result, whatsoever it might be, of these com
mnnications, should remain, as it ought to bo, a
secret between the two Sovereigns.
Consequently, the objections which Lord John
Russell raises to any concealment as regards., the
other Powers, in the event of a formal agreement
being entered into—of whioh there is no question
—fall to the ground ; and consequently, also, the
inconviences disappear, whioh he points out as
onlculatod to contribute to hasten the occurrence of
the very event whioh Kaßaia and England are de
sirous of averting, if the existence of such an
agreement should become prematurely known to
Enrope'miJf to the subjects of thudditmi.
As regards the objeot of this wholly confidential
interchange of opinions, the passible downfall of
the Ottoman Empire, doubtless that is but an un
certain and remote contingency. Unquestionably
the period of it cannot be fixed, and no real crisis
has arisen to render the realization of it imminent.
But, alter all, it may happen ; happen even unex
pectedly. Without mentioning the ever-increas
ing causes of dissolution which are presented by
the moral, financial, and administrative condition
of the Porte, it may proceed gradually from one, at
least, of the two questions mentioned by the En
glish Ministry in its seorot dispatch. In truth, it
perceives In those questions only mere disputes
which would not differ in their bearing from diffi
culties which form the ordinary business of diplo
maoy. But that kind of dispute may nevertheless,
bring on war, and, with war, the consequences
which the Emperor apprehends from it. If, for
instance, in the sffair of the Holy Places, the
amour propre and the menaces of France, continu
ing to press upon the Porte, should compel it tore
fuse us all satisfaction, and if, on the other hands
the religious sentiments of the orthodox Greeks,
offended by the concessions made to the Latins,
should rahe the immense majority of his subjects
against the Sultan. As regards the affair of Monte
negro, that, according to the late accounts, may
happily be looked upon as settled. But at the time
that the Emperor has his interview with Sir Hamil
ton Seymour.it might be apprehended that the
question would take a most serious turn. Neither
ourselves nor Austria could have allowed a pro
tracted devastation or forced submission of Monte
negro, a country which, up to the present time,
has continued actually independent of the Porte, a
oountry over whioh our protection has been ex
tended for more than a century. The hsrrors
which are committed there, those which, by Otto
man fanaticism, have a short time since been ex
tended over Bulgaria, Bosnia, and the Herzegovina,
gave the other Christian Provinces of the Porte
only too much reason to anticipate that the same
fate awaited them. They w :re calculated to pro
voke the general rising of the Christians who live
uuder the sceptre of the Turkish empire, and to
hasten its ruin. It is not, then, by any means an
idle and imaginary question, a contingency too re
mote, to which tbe anxiety ofthe Emperor has
called tbe attention ofthe Queen his ally.
In the faoe ofthe uncertainty and decay of the ex
isting state ot things in Turkey the English Cabinet
expresses the desire that the greatest forbearance
should be shown towards tho Porte. The Em
peror is conscious of never having aoted otherwise.
The English Cabinet itself admits it. It address
es to the Emperor, with reference to the numer
ous proofs of moderation which he has given up
to the present time, praises which His Majesty
will not aocept, because in that he has only listen
ed to his own overbearing conviotion. But, in or
der that tbe Emperor may oontinue to conenr in
that system of forbearance, to abetain from any
demonstrations —from any peremptory language—
it would bo necessary that this system should be
equally observed by all the Powers at onoe.
France has adopted another. By menaoe she ob
tained, in opposition to the letter of the treaties,
tbe admission of a ship of tbe line into the Darda
nelles. At the cannon’s mouth she twice present
ed her claims, and her demands for indemnity at
Tripoli, and afterwards at Constantinople. Again,
in the contest respecting the Holy Places, by me
nace, she effected the abrogation of the firman and
that of the solemn promises which the Sultan had
given the Emperor. With regard to all these acts
of violence England observed a complete silence.
She neither ottered support to the Porte nor ad
dressed remonstrances to the French Government.
The consequence is Veiy evident. The Porte ne
cessarily concluded from this that from France
alone it has everything to hope as well as every
thing to fear, ana that it can evade with impunity
the demands of Austria and Buaeia. It is thus
that Austria and Russia, in order to obtain justice,
have seen themselves compelled, in their turn,
against their will, to act by intimidation, since
they have to do with a government which only
yields to a peremptory attitude: and it is thus
that by its own fault, or rather by that of those
who have weakened it in the first instance, the
Porte is urged on in a coarse which enfeebles it
still more. Let England, then, employ itselfin
making it listen to reasen. Instead of uniting
herself with France against the just demands of
Russia, let her avoid supporting, or even appear
ing to support, the resistance of the Ottoman Gov
ernment. Let her be the first to invite the lat
ter, as she herself considers it essential, to treat
its Cbrietisn subjects with more equity and hu
manity. That will be the surest means of reliev
ing the Emperor from the obligation of availing
himself in Turkey of those rights of traditional
protection to which he never has recourse but
against his will, and of postponing indefinitely the
crisis whioh the Emperor end Her Majesty the
Queen are equally anxious to avert.
In short, the Emperor ean not but congratulste
himsefat havinggiven occasion for this intimate
interchange of confidential communications be
tween Her Majesty and himself. He has found
therein valuable assurances of which he takes note
with a lively satisfaction. The two Sovereigns
have frankly explained to each other what in the
extreme case of which they have been treating
their respective interests cannot endure. Eng
land understands that Russia cannot suffer the es
tablishment at Constantinople of a Christian Pow
er sufficiently strong to control and disquiet her.
She declares that for herself she renounces any
intention or desire to possess Constantinople.
The Emperor equally disclaims any wish or de
sign of establishing himself there. England pro
mises that she will enter into no arrangement for
determining the measures to ba taken in the event
of the fill of the Turkiab empire, without a pre
vious understanding with the Emperor. The Em
peror, on his aide, willingly coctrscte the same
engagement. As he is aware that in such a case
he ean equally reckon npon Austria, who is bound
by her promises to concert with him, he regards
with less apprehension the catastrophe which he
etill desires to prevent and avert as much as it
shall depend on him to do so.
No less precious to him are the proofs of friend
ahip and personal confidence on the part of Her
Majesty the Queen, which Sir Hamilton Seymour
has been directed on this occasion to impart to
him. He sees in them the surest guarantees
against the contingency which his foresight had
deemed it right to point ont to that of the English
Government.
Sir. O. E. Seymour, to the Earl cf Clarendon.
(Beceived March IS)
(aIC£IT AND OONXJOX.NTIAi.)
6t. 1 xtxrsbub», March S, 185 S.
Mj Lord,—As itappeera eery evident that the
eeoret memorial which, by a dir patch of:, this day,
1 have the honor of bringing la yoa Lordship's
knowledge, has been drawn up under a complete
misapprehension (real or assumed) of the part ta
ken by Her Majesty's Government in the lata
Turkish affairs, I have thought it my duty to ad
dram to Coast JHeaselrode the private and eonfl-
dentisl letter of wbieß I beg to enclose a copy to
vour Lordship. w? I have, <&?.
G. H. Sxyxoub.
[Knelcpure in No. 8.)
Air Q- B. Soymfjhtr to Count Seettirodt.
[rszvatß asb aoNymxjtrui.]
B*. PituHaodtfeb. M (March 8.) 1851.
My dear Count WearMrode,—There is an obser
vation respecting th* very important memoran
dum plowed yraterday by your Excellency In my
Kanrfa which I feelflMgod to make.
I am moet anxiooe to observe that this paper
must have been drawn up nnder the impression of
English policy at OoßMauEinople having been very
different from what W reality it has beea.
I con affirm, eoneci*?aonelJ and distinctly, that
the object proposed tethemaelves, as well by the
late as Oi tier MajeetJJa present Government, haa
been to act as a oomn* a friend ia the contests be
tween the allied Governments ; and that, lar from
having inclined, as has been stated, to Franoein the
course of the late crius*i transactions, it has been
the desire of the Quetn’a advisers (to the foil ex
tent permitted to a Government compelled to ob
serve a neutral attit; de) that ample satisfaction
should bo g’ven to tht demands which Hia Impe
rial M»jo»t>’a Government were justified in toa-
This assertion I should have no difficulty in
substantiating by writt m evidenoe; and I will add
that, ia any joat aemanu which England may have
to make upon a foreignCaWnet, I only dasire that
the condnot of a friendly rower towards ua may
be that which quietly and unostentatiously tho
English Government hjs pursued in trie complica
ted qaestion of the Hoi,- rlaoes with regard to the
oiaiuis of Rassia. 4 _
I request your EmWlency’a good offices for
causing this, the real s ate of the case, to be right
ly understood; at ail j vents, for preventing a
contrary belief from bcl g adopted until it shall be
clearly ascertained wfaeroer or not my statement
is oarreet. I have, &0..
)fo3.
Sir 0. 27. Seymour to the Jtarl of Clarendon.
[Received March 19. J
(UKIRIT ANB OOxyiDENTUL.)
St. PnSRSBBBft, March 10,1858.
My Lord,—l have jast bad a very amicable and
satisfactory conversation with the Chancellor,
who, nnder the impression of my letter of the Bth
iust., having originated in a miseonoeption with
regard to the Emperors memorandam, had desi
red to see me.
We read over the memorandum together, and
Count Nesselrode observed that all that was de
sired here was that while appealing to the Empe
ror’s magnanimity and feelings of justice, Her Ma
jesty’s Government should employ some effort to
wards opening the eyes of the French Ministers as
to the false oour-e into which they have been led
by M. de Lavalette.
To this I replied thatsnch had been the oonduct
persued bv Her Majesty’s Government, not on one
occasion, bat on various occcasions; and that, as a
specimen of the language held by your Lordship’s
predecessor to the French Government, I would
beg to read to him an extract from one of Lord
John Russel’s despatches.
1 read accordingly the five or six lines of Lord
John Russel’s despatoh to Lord Cowley of January
28, beginning, “But Hsr Majesty’s Government
cannot avoid perceiving,” and concluding with the
“relations of friendly Powers,” which passage 1
had copied and taken with me.
Count Neseelrode expressed his warm satisfac
tion at finding thst Her Majesty’s Government had
given such excellent advioe to the French Govern
ment; and only regretted that be bad not long ago
been putin possession of evidenoe so conclusive
ss to the part taken npon the question of the Holy
Places by Her Majesty’s Principal Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs.
In conclusion, the Chamellor requested that I
would consider the passaiqe in the Imperial me
morandum commencing vith the words, “Qae
i’Angleterre s’emploie donq” as expressing a hope
and not as emplying a repoach-as referable to
the oourse which it was dtsired should be taken
by Her Majesty’s Government, and not as shading
to that which had been persied I have, &c.
G. H. Sxykoub.
No. 10
Tht Earl of Clarendon to Sir 0. H. Seymour.
(BSORXT AND OONBDENTIAL.)
Foreign Ontcs, March 28, 1858.
Sir—Your despatches of die 21st and 22d ult.,
have been laid before the Qieen, and I am com
manded to express Her Msjisty’s entire approval
of the discretion and judgement displayed by you
in the conversations which you had the honor to
hold with the Emperor.
I neod not assure you that the opinions of His
Imperial Majesty have received from Her Majes
ty’s Government the auxioas and deliberate con
sideration that their importance demands; and
though Her Majesty’s Government feel compelled
to adhear to the principles and the policy laid
down in Lord J. Russel’s despatch ot the 9th of
February, yet they gladly comply with the Empe
ror’s wißh that the subject should be farther and
frankly discussed. The generous confidence ex
hibited by the Emperor entitles His Imperial Maj
esty to the oordial declaration of opinion on the
part of Her Majesty’s Government, who are lully
aware that, in the event ol any understanding with
reference to future contingencies being exped ent,
or indeed possible, the word of His Imperial Maj
esty would be preferable to any convention that
oould be framed.
Her MMaety’s Government persevere in the be
lief tnat Turkey still possesses the elements of ex
istence and they consider that reoent events have
proved the correctness of the opinion expressed in
the despatch of my predecessor, that there was nq
sufficient conr* f?rJ. !^«^i »«skßtx’tan tiiat Ik-
Cannot keep peace at h 'me jaw-iity re
lations with his > eighbors.
Her Majesty’s Government have accordingly
learnt with sinoere satisfaction that the Emperor
considers himself even more interested than Eng
land in preventing a Turkish catastrophe; because
they are convinced that upon the policy pursued
by His Imperial Majesty towards Turkey will
mainly depend the hastening or the indefinite
postponement of an event which every power in
Europe concerned in averting. Her Majesty’s Gov
ornment are convinced that nothing Is more calcu
lated to precipitate that event than the constant
prediction of its being near at hand: that nothing
can be more fatal to the vitality of Turkey than
the assumption of its rapid and inevitable decay ;
and that if the opinion of the Emperor that the
days of the Turkish empire were numbered ba
came notorious,itß downfall must oocur evensoon
erehan His Imperial Majesty now appears to ex
peot.
But on the supposition that, from unavoidable
causes, the catastrophe did take place, Her Majes
ty’s Government entirely share the opinion of the
Emperor that the occupation of Constantinople by
either of the great Powers would be incompatible
with the present balance of power and the main
tenance of peace in Earope, and most at once be
regarded as impossible; that there a*e no elements
for the reconstruction of a Byzantine empire; that
the systematic misgovernraent of Greece offers no
encouragement to extend its territorial dominion :
and that as there are no materials for provincial
or communal government, anarchy would be the
result of leaving the provinces of Turkey to
themselves, or permitting them to form seperate
republics.
The Emperor has announced that, sooner than
permit a settlement of the question by any one of
these mothods, he will be prepared for war at eve
ry hazard; and however much Her Majesty’s Gov
ernment may bo disposed to agree in the sound
ness of the views taken by His Imperial Majesty,
yet they considea that the simple predetermina
tion of what shall not be tolerated does little to
wards solving the real difficulties or settling in
what manner it would be practicable, or even de
sirable to deal with the heterogeneous materials
of which the Turkish empire is composed.
England desires no territorial aggrandizement
and could be no party to a previous arrangement
from which she was to derive any such benefit.
Eogland oould be no party to any understanding
however general, that was to be kept secret from
other Powers; bather Majesty’s Government be
lieve that no arrangements could control events,
and that no understanding could be kept secret.
They would, in the opinion of Her Majesty’s Gov
ernment, be the signal for preparation for in
trigues of every description, and for revolts among
the Christian subjects of the Porte. Each Power
and each party would endeavor to secure its future
interests, and the dissolution of the Turkish em
pire would be preceded by a state of anarohy
whioh must aggravate every difficulty, if it did
not render a peaceful solution of the question im
possible.
The only mode by which such a solution could
be attempted would be that of a European Con
?re-s, but that only affords an additional reason
or desiling that the present order of things in
Turkey should be maintained, as Her Majesty’s
Government cannot without alarm reflect on the
jealousies that would then be evoked, the impos
sibility of reconciling the different ambitions and
the divergent interests that would be called into
play, and the certainty that the treaties of 1815
must then be open to revision, wheu France might
be prepared to risk the chances of a European war
to get rid of the obligations which she considers
injurious to her national honor, and which, having
been imposed by victorious enemies, are a constant
sooroe of irritation to her.
The main object of Her Majesty's Government—
that to which their efforts have been and always
will be directed —in the preservation of peace;
aud they desire to uphold the Turkish empire,
from their conviction that no great question can
be agitated in the East without becoming e source
of discord in the West, end that every great ques
tion in the Weet will assume a revolutionary char
acter, end embrace a revision of the entire social
Bystem, for which the Continental Governments
are certainly in no state of preparation.
The Emperor is folly coguixant of the materials
that are in constant fermentation beneath the sur
face of society, and their readiness to buret forth
even in times of peace; and His Imperial Majesty
will probably, therefore, not dissent from the
opinion that the first cannon shot may be the
signal for a state of things more disastrous even
than these calamities winch war inevitably brings
in its train.
Bat such a war would be the result of the disso
lution and dismemberment of the Turkish empire;
and hence the anxiety of Her Majesty’s government
to evert the catastrophe. Nor caa they admit that
the eigne of Turkish deaay are now either more
evident or more rapid than of lato years. There
is still great energy end greet wealth in Turkey j
a disposition to improve the system of government
is not wanting; corruption, though unfortunately
great, is still not of a character nor carried to an
extent that threatens the existence of the state;
the treatment of Christiana is not harsh and the
toleration exhibited by the Porte towards this por
tion of his subjects might ssrve as an example to
some governments who look with contempt upon
Turkey as a barbarous Power.
Her Majesty’s government believe that Turkey
only requires forbearance on the pert of its allies,
and a determination not to press their claims in e
manner humiliating to the dignity and independ
ence of the Sultan, that friendly support, in short,
that with States, as with individuals, the weak are
entitled to expect from the strong—j n order not
only to prolong its exiatepoe, but to remove all
cause of alarm respecting its dissolution,
It is in this work of bensvolenoe and of sound
European policy that Her Majesty's Government
are desirous of co-operating with the Emperor.
They feel entire confidence in the reotitnde of his
Imperial Majesty’s intentions, and, as they have
the satisfecuon of thinking that the interests of
Eussia and England in the East are completely
identical, they entertain an earnest hope that a
similar policy there will prevail, and tend to
strengthen the allienoe between the two countries,
which it is alike the object of Her Majesty, and
Her Majesty’s government to promote.
You will give S oopyof this despatch to the
Chancellor, or to the Emperor, in the event of
vonr again having the henor to be received by his
Imperial Majesty. I am, <feo. Cnaammox.
Ho. U.
Sir O.R. Seymour to Me Sari of Chrendon^-(Be
oeived March St.)
(SXCBXT AMP OOIWJDMTUt)
My Lord—Tbs Chancellor sent for ms this
morning, when ha plaeeddn. my hands a copy of
the memorandum which was brouaht to vour
Lordship’s knowledge by ay dW* the 9th
instant.
Upon this copy the imperor had written in
paotU that ha waa sorry to And that Ur Hamilton
Seymour bad considered a passage in the paper ua
reflecting npon the conduct of Her Majesty’s
Government; that no reproach had been intended,
and that tho Chancellor would do well to see mo
and to state that if it should be my wish, tho
paper might be token back aod altered.
After a few minutes’ reflection it occurred to me
that the explanations which I had reoeived were
ijacimt, so that a record ooald be obtained of
the Emperor’s amicable intentions, and that th;
oaper, if token back, might be altered iu mere
than one of its passages; J therefore stated tha*,
instead of changing the memorandum, I would
suggest that His Excellency should write me a
few lines explanatory of the purport of the pasragi
which I had oonsidered objectionable.
To this the Chancellor at once acceded, and it
only remained tor me to request that his Excel
lency would be kind enough to express to the Em
peror how sensibly I felt his gracious solicitude lo
effiioe a disagreeable impression. I hl*e. &c.,
G. H. SxvMocn.
nTw.
Sir </. B. Seymour to tht Earl of Clamdon.
(Received April 4.)
lECSkT AND OCSFIDKSIUL.
St. Pbtxk bubo, March 10,1853.
My Lord:—With raferenoe to the despatch
marked “Secret and confidential,” which I had
the honor of ad it easing to your Lordship on thu
12th instant, I beg to transmit in orlgiual the let
ter which Count Nesselrode undertook to w>ite to
me expressive of tiio Emperor’s williDguees to
change the passage in bis memorandum which I
had oonsidered open to some misapprehension.
I have, <&o., G. H. Seymour.
Enclosure in No. 12.
Count Sttttlrodt to Sir C. B. Seymour.
8 (15) Mars, 1853.
A l’explication, que j’ai so i’lionnmr de vous
offrir verbalement, mou cher Sir Hamilton, je me
foie un ileiair d’ajouter, qu’ayont porio Woe 'outrs
s la co.voaioeknos de i'Empereor, Su Majente m’u
autorise a modifier le passage que les a fait naitre
dans votre esprit, si loutefois vons )e jugiex uc
cessaire. L’E npereur desire avant tout ocartcr
d’une communication tout pcrsouello et amioable
aveo le Gouvermneut de 8a Majeste la Koine uc
qui pourrait douner lieu a unoin orprotation memo
erioue, qui serait contraire aux intention qui i’ont
dictee, oomme an but que Sa Majeste so proposo.
Vouillex, &c., Nisseuiohe.
(Translation.) Maroh 8 (15,) 1858.
1 have the pleasure, my dear Sir Hamilton, to
add to the explanatiou which I had tho honor to
offer to you verbally, that having communicated
your doubts to the Emperor, His Msjeslv has so
thorized me to modity the passage which had
caused you to entertain them, at least ifyou should
consider it necessary. The Emperor is, above all
things, desirous of removii g from a communica
tion altogether personal and trieudly with ihe
Government of Iler Majesty iheQueon what might
give occasion even to an erroneous interpreta
tion, which would be contrary to the intentions by
which it was dictated, as also to the object which
His Majesty proposes to himself.
Be pleated, &c., Nesselrode.
No. 18.
The Earl of Clarendon to Sir 0. 11. Seymour.
(BECBET AND CONFIDENTIAL.)
Foreign Office, April 5,1853.
Sir, —Your despatches of the 9th, 10th, ULd 12th
ultimo, have been laid before the Quern.
My despatch of the 23d ultimo, will have fur
nished you with answers upon all the principal
points alluded to in the memorandum which Count
Nesselrode placed in your hands; but it is my
duty to inform yon that that impoitunt and re
markable document was received by Her Majes
ty’s Government with feelings ot sincere satisiac
tiou, as a renewed proof ot the Emperor’s confi
dence and friendly feelings; and Her Majesty’s
Government desire to convey their acknowledge
ments to His Imperial Majesty for having thus
placed on record tne opinions heexpressed at the
interview with which you were honored by His
Imperial Majesty.
Her Majesty’s Government do not consider that
any useful purpose would be served by prolonging
a correspondence upon a question with respect to
which a complete understtniing has been estab
lished; and I have only, therefore, further to stale
that Her Majesty’s Government obsorve with
pleasure, that, in the opinion of the Emperor, the
fall of the Turkish empire is looked upon as an
uncertain and distant contingency, and that no roa
crisis has occurred to render its realization immi
nent.
Her Majesty’s Government have never any wish
to disguise their policy, which they tmstis honest
and straightforward towards all other countries;
but on such a question they would particularly re
gret thut any misapprehension should exist on tho
mind of the Etnperor, and they accordingly ap
prove the confidential note which you addressed
to Count Nesselrode, for the purpose of rectifying
some ideas which reflected upon tho course pur
sued by Her Majesty’sOovernment.
On tne subjeot of the Charlemagne coming up to
the Boephorue, a correspondence took place between
the English and French Governments, and al
though the Porte gave its sanction unconditional
ly, the eventual solution of the question was in
conformity with the opinion of Her Majesty’sGov
ernmont, and it was settled that the Charlemagne
should convey M. deliavaiette to Constantinople,
under which circumstances it was stated that the
passage of the French ship of war would not bo
further remonstrutod against by Her Majesty’s
Government, but that it must not be drawn into a
precedent.
As regards the Holy Places, you are aware of the
instructions givon to Colonel Rose for bis guidance
■< 1 1.7
Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, which was com
municated to the Frenoh Government, and I have
further to inform you that Visoount Stratford de
Redcliffe was instructed to bear in mind that Her
Majesty’s Government, without professing lo give
an opinion on the subject, were not insensible to
the superior claims of Russia, both as respected
the treaty obligations of Turkey and the loss ot
moral influence that the Emperor would sustain
throughout bis dominions, if in the position occu
pied by his Imperial Majesty with reforenoe to the
Greek Church, he was to yield any privileges it
had hitherto eDjoyed to the Latin Church, of which
the Emperor of the Fiench claimed to be the pro
tector.
With respect to the advice which the Emperor
recommends should be given to the Porte by Her
Majesty’s Government, you will inform the Chan
cellor that tho Visoount Stratford de Ridcliffj was
directed to return to his post, and special oharuc
ter was given to his mission by an autograph letter
from Her Majesty, undorthe impression that tho
Pofte would be hotter disposed to listen to moder
ate counsels when offered by one of Viscount
Stratford de Rodcliffe’s high position and great
knowledge and experience ot Turkish affairs; and
he w»« particularly desired to advise the Porte to
treat its Christian subjects with the utmost le
nibnoy.
Upon this latter point Her Majesty’s Govern
ment are inclined to believe that ttie Turkish Go
vernment are at longth awakened to asenee oftheir
own true interests. At the beginning of this year
we know that orders wero seut to Kinmi Pasha
to proceed instantly to Bosnia in ordes to redress
Christian grievances, and to empower the Chris
tian communities to build churohes About tho
same time, also, the Porte sent the strongest in
structions to Omar Pasha to act with unvaried
moderation and humanity towards his enemies
(the Montenegrins), and the English Vice Consul
at Scutari confirmed nil the previous statements
that theinhabitants of Montenegro committed an
uuprovoked attack on the troops and subjects of
the Porte; while tbe accounts that have reached
Her Majesty’s Government respecting tho atroci
ties said to have been committed by the Turks in
Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Montenegro are extrac
ted from Austrian uewspaperH, and must, neces
sarily, therefore, be received with caution.
I have only in conclusion to add that os nor
Majesty and the Emperor have now mutually re
newed the assurances of their intention to uphold
tbe independence and integrity of the Turkish
empire, it is tbe earnest desire of Her Majesty’s
Government that tho representatives of the tw >
Powers may heno forward oo operate together
in carrying out this intention by giving simila
advice inthesamo friendly spirit to the Porte.
You are instructed to read this despatoh to the
Chancellor, and to lurniah him with a copy,
ahould he desire it. lam, Ac.,
CTabbndon.
No. 14.
Sir 0. U. Seymour to the Earl of Clarendon.
(Received May 2.)
(secret and confidential.)
(Extract.) St. Petib-buro, April 20, 1853.
Tbe Emperor, on rising from the table when 1
had the honor of dining at the palace on tho 18:h
inst., desired me to follow him into the next
room.
His Majesty then said that be had wished to
state to me the real and sincere satisfaction which
he received from your Lordship’s despatch mark
ed “Secret and Confidential,’’ of the 28d nit.
It had been, His Majesty said, mo3t agreeablef->
him to find that the overtures which be had ad
dressed to Her Majesty’s Government bud beet:
responded to in the same friendly spirit in wliic .
they were made; that to use a former expression
there was nothing in which he placod so much
reliance as “la parol* d'un gentiUcmpu;" that ho
fait that the relations of the two Courts stood up
on a better basis bow that a clear understanding
had been obtained as to points which it left in
doubt, might have been productive of tnisinlelli
gence, and, as his Majesty was pleased to add, he
felt obliged to me for having contributed towards
bringing about this friendlyantente.
And His Majesty said, “I beg you to understand
that what I have pledged myself to, will be equally
binding on my successor; there now exist memo
randums of my intentions, and whatever I have pro
mised, my son, if tbechanges alluded to should
occur in nis time, would be as r« ady to perlonn
as his father would have been.
The Emperor proceeded to state that be
would very frankly offer an ebaervst on or two—
it might be a criticism—on your Lordship’s de
spatch.
The despatch spoke of the fall of tbs Tarkish
empire ss aa uncertain and distant event. He
would remark that the one term excluded tuo
other; uncertain it was certainly, but for that
reason not neoessarily remote. He desired that it
might be, but he was not sure that it migut prove
His Majesty desired farther to observe that he
could not doubt that Her Majesty’s Government
had taken too favorable a view of the state of the
Christian population of Turkey; the Sultan might
have intend ;d to better their oondition, might
have given orders in that sense, but he waa quite
certain that his commands had not been attended
to.
Upon my remarking that Her Majesty’s Govern
ment were understood to receive v«-ry accurate re
ports of what passes in Turkey, the Emperor re
plied, with coasiderble animation, that he called
this fact in question; tbst he believed the contra
ry, that some of the English consular agents were
incorrect in tbeir reports, lie would only refer
to Bulgaria, the greatest discontent prevailed there,
and His Majesty would adirm that it were not tor
his continued efforts to repress the manifestation
of feelings ol the sort, the Bulgarians would some
time since have been in insurrection.
His Majesty proceeded to contrast the threaten
ing attitude which bad been a-aumed by Count
Leuingen with the peaceful character of Count
Mench kofl’s mission, not, however, that he de
sired to Usme the Emperor of Austria, a noble
Prince, whom be loved sincerely; and all of
whose acts he approved ; the ditfereuoe existed in
circumstances,and when Montenegro was threat
enad with utter devastation the Emperor of Aus
tria was obliged to act with energy. His Ma
jesty would, he said, have acted in the same
manner. . ,
I am desirous of remarking here that the part of
tbs Emperor’s observations were, it was obvioua,
addressed to me personally, and were intended as
a reply eawell to an allusion which I bad made as
to religious intolleranoe in fueesny, asto my com
ments to tbs Chaneeilur upon the conduct of the
Austrian Cabinet with regard to the oonfiscatory
measures In LombarJy.
Hi« Majesty, attar observing that, according to
tbs secoun s just received, (tnese ot the 99th nit.)
little or no progress bsd been made towards -n ad
justment of difficulties at Constantinople, said that
n yat ha had not movsd a ship or a battalion; that
ha bad not dons so from motives of consideration
for the Sultan and from economical motives; but
that ba would reseat that ba bad so intention of
being trifled with, and that if tbs Turks did net
yield to reason, they would nave to give way to an
i j approach of danger.
1 ventured to remark to the Emperor that it
was oi lyr by the despatches just arrived that he
had received intelligence ofthe landing at Fera of
the French Ambassador who was understood to be
a party to the arrangements about to be concluded;
the Indirect answer, however, returned to me by
His Majesty, and the expreselons whioh he used
lead me to apprehend that this consideration did
not receive the attention of which in fairness it
appears to me deserving.
Sir 0. E. Seymour to tho Bari </ Clarendon.
(Received May 8 )
(StOBAT AND CONFIDENTIAL )
St. PETXBißuite, April 21,1858.
My Lord—l have had the honor of reoelving
! your Lordsbip’e despatoh, marked “Beoret and
: Confidential,” of the 6th inst., which in obedienoe
; to yonr Lordship’s orders, I communicated to
! Count Nesselrode on the 15lh inst.
i His Excellency, before the arrival of thix mes
senger bad desired to see me for tho purpose of
communicating to me a paper which had been
drawn up by the Emperors desire, and whioh was
to be considered as an answer to yonr Lordship’s
despatoh of the 22d nit.
This document which X beg to transmit in origi
nal. was accordingly plaoed in my hands by the
Chancellor, who observed that he bad previous
ly thought that it would close the oorrespondenoe,
but that it was possible that the fresh despatoh,
which I had brought to his knowledge, might
upon being laid before the Emperor, call
for some fresh observations on tho part of Hia
Majesty.
The only passage in tho enclosed paper to whioh
Count Nesaolrode was desirous ot drawing my
attention, was that in whioh an observation is
made respeoling the treatment of the Christian
population as described by English or Russian
ursnta.
1 r.-narked, in reply that the point was the loss
material, Her Majesty’s Government, being (as his
Excellency had been made aware) as desirous as
the Imperial Cabinet could be that no effort
should be wanting on the part of the Porte tore
move any and every cause of complaint whioh
could bo made in justioe by the Sultan’s Christian
subjects.
Your Lordship will perhaps allow me to observe
that, supposing the present crisis in Turk.eh af
faire to passover, an intimation is made in the en
closed paper, which, if token up and embodied in
a joint resolutlou by all the great Powers, might
possibly be the meaDS of long averting a catastro
phe whioh, happen when it may, will probably
have disastrous consequences even to those whom
it may bo considered the most profitable.
Since the preceding part of this despatoh was
written, the Chancellor lias intimated to me that
the Emperor being of opinion that the paper whioh
I now enolose, followed up by the conversation
which I had the honor of holding with his Majesty
on the 18th, may be considered as replying to any
points touched upon in your Lordship’s despatoh,
does not propose to offer any fresh observation
upon tbo subjects whio i have been under discus
sion. His Excellency does not conceal from me
his satisfaction at this resolution, these subjects
being, as he remarked, of so delicate n naturo that
thero are always objections to their being brought
under discussion. I have, &0.,
G. H. Seymour.
Translation.
The Emperor has, with lively satisfaction, made
himself acquainted with Lord Clarendon's do
spatch oftbo 231 of March. His Mijisty congra
tulates himself on perceiving that hisviowaand
those of the English Cabinet entirely coincide in
tho suhjict of the political combinations which it
would be chiefly necessary to avoid in tbe oxtreme
cas i of .he contingency ocourring in the East,
which Russia and England havo equally at heart to
prevent, or, at all events, to delay as long as possi
ble. Sharing generally the opinions oxpressed by
Lord Clarendon on the neoessiiy of tho prolonged
maintenance of the cxistiug state of things in Tur
key, tbe Emperor, nevertheless, oannot abstain
from adverting to a special point, which leads him
to snppose the information received by the British
Government is not altogether in accoidance with
ours. It refers to the humanity and the toleration
to be ahown by Turkey in her manner of treating
her Christian subjects.
Putting aside many other examples to the con
trary of an old date, it is, tor all that, notorious
that, recently the cruelties committed by the Turks
in Bisniu forced hundreds of Christian families to
seek refuge in Austria. In other respects, without
wishing on this occasion to enter upon a discus
sion as to the symptoms of decay, more or less
ovident, presented by the Ottoman Power, or tho
greater or less degree of vitality which its internal
constitution may retain, the Emperor will readily
agree that the best means of upholding the dura
tion of the Turkish Government is not to harass it
by overbearing demands, supported in a manner
humiliating to its independence and its dignity.—
His Majesty is disposed, as he has ever been, to
aot upon this system with the dear understanding,
however, that the same rule of conduct shall be ob
served without distinction, and unanimously, by
each of the great Powers, and that none of them
shall take advantage of tbo weakness of tho Porte
to obtain from it concessions which might turn to
tho prejudice of the others. This principle being
laid down, the Emperor declares that he is ready
to labor in conoert with England, at the common
work of prolonging the existence of the Turkish
Empire, setting aside all eauae of alarm on the
ovidenos offered by the Britiah Cabinet of ontire
confidence in the uprightness of his sentiments,
and the hope that, on this basis, his alliance with
England cannot fail to beoome stronger.
The following Is the memorandum by Count
Nesselrode, delivered to Her Majesty’s Go
vernment founded on communications received
from the Emperor of Ruseia subsequently to
His Imperial Majeaty’a visit to England in June
1844:
Translation.
Russia and England are mutually penetrated
with the conviction that it is for their common in
terest that the Ottoman Porte should muiutuin
itself in tbo state of independence and of territorial
possession whioh at present constitute that empire,
as that political combination is the one which is
moat compatib'e with the general interest of tbe
maintenance of peace.
Being agreed on this principle, Russia and Eng
land have an equal interest in uniting their efforts
in ordor to koep up the existence of the Ottoman
empire, and to avert all the dangers which can
place in jeopardy its safety.
With this objeo*, the essential point is to suffer
the Porte to live in peace, without needlessly dis
turbing it by diplomatic bickerings, and without
interfering unlcsß with absolute neoesßity in its in
ternal affairs.
In order to carry on skillfully this system of for
bearance, with a view to the well understood in
terest of the Porte, two things must not bo lost
sight of. i hey are these :
In the first place, the Porte has a oonstant ten
dency to extricate itself irom the engagements im
posed upon it by the treaties which it has oonolu
ded with other powers. It hopes to do so wi'h
impuniiy, becuuse it reckons on the mutual jeal
ousy of tbe Cabinets. It thinks that if it lfiils in
its engagements towards one of them, the rest will
espouse its quarrel, and will Boreen it from all re
sponsibility.
It is essential not to confirm tho Porte in this de
lusion. Every time that it fails in its obligations
towards one of the great Powers, it is the inlerent
of all the rest to make it sensible of its error, and
seriously to exhort it to aot rightly towards tbe
Cabinet which demands just reparation.
As booh as the Porte shall perceive that it la not
supported by the other Cabinets, it will give way,
and the differences whiob have arisen will be ar
ranged in a conciliatory manner, without any oon
fliit resulting from them.
There is a second oause of complication whioh is
inherent in the situation of the Porte, it ia the
difficulty whioh estate in reconciling tne respect
due to ihe Sovereign authority ofthe Sultan, foun
ded on the Mussulman law, with tbe forbearance
required by the interest of the Chriatian popula
tion of that, empire.
This difficulty is real. In the present state of
feeling in Europe, tbe Cabinets cannot see with
indifference the Christian populations in Turkey
exposed to flagrant aotaof oppression and religious
in'o'erance.
It is necessary constantly to make the Ottoman
Miniatera sensible of this truth, and to persaado
them that they can only reokon on the friendship
and on theaupportof the great Powers on the
condition that they treat the Christian subjects of
the Porte with toleration and with mildness.
While insisting on this truth, it will be the duty
of the foreign representatives, on the other hand,
to exert all their influence to maintain the Christian
subjects of tLe Porte in submission to the sovereign
authority.
It will be tbe duty of tbe foreign representatives,
guided by these principles, to act among them
selves in a perfect spirit of agreement. If they
address remonstrances to tho Porte, those remon
strances mast bear a real character of unanimity,
though divested of one of exclusive distation.
By peiaeveriDg in this ayetem with calmness
and moderation, tbe representatives of the greut
Cabinets of Europe will have the best chance of
sncoeediDg in the atep which they may take, with
out giving occasion for complications whioh might
affect tbe-trauquility of the Ottoman empire. If
all the great Powers frankly adopt this line of
conduct, they will have a well-founaed expectation
of preserving the existence of Turkey.
However, they’must not conceal from themselves
how many elements of dissolution that empire
contains within itself. Unforeseen circumstances
may hasten its fall, without its being in the power
of the friendly Cabinetß to prevent it.
As it is not given to hnman foresight to settle
behorehand s plan of action for such unlooked for
case, it would be premature to discuss eventuali
ties which may never be realized.
In the uncertainty which hovers over the future,
a single fundamental idea seems to admit of a
really practical application; it ia that the daDger
which may result from a catastrophe in Turkey
will be mnob diminished if, in the event of its
occurring, Russia and England have coma to an
understanding as to the course to be taken by them
in eonimon.
That understanding will be the more bonoficial
inasmuch aa it will have the full assent of Austria.
Between her and Russia there exists already an
entire conformity of principles in regard to the
affairs of Tnrkey, in common interest of con
servatism and of pe«ce.
In order to render their union more efficacious,
there would remain nothing to be desired but that
England siionld be seen to aaaooiate herself there
to with the same view.
Tbe reason which recommends the establish
ment of this agreement is very simple.
On land Russia exercises in regard to Tarkey a
preponderate action.
On sea England occupies the sam - position.
Isolated, the action of those two Powers ““ft"
do much misohief. United, it can prodooo are
benefit; thence the advantage otcomio g
previous understanding before having re
Ttii. ootioo wb. in
SESSSfcra
have tocome to an understanding may be ex-
SrgaWias ."ste—*».«.
Empire in its state, so long aa that political
Jo nimbi nation shall be possible.
2 It we foresee that it must crumble to pieces,
to enter into previous oonoert aa to everything re
lating to the estrbiiahmenl of a new order of things,
intending to replace that which now exists, and,
in conjunction with each other, to see that the
ebanve which may have oocunred in the internal
situation of that Empire shall not it jurionsiy affect
either the seenri'y of their own blares and the
rights which the treaties assure to them ' espeo
tiveJy, or the maintenance of the balance of power
in Europe.
For the purpose thus stated, the policy of Bas
ils and of Austria, aa we have already said, is
oloiely united by the principle of perfect identity.
It England, aa the principal maritime Power, acta
In coneert with them, it i to ba supposed that
Franca will Sod herself obliged to aat in conform
ity with the oourae agreed upon between Bt. Pe
tersburgh, London and Vienna.
Conflict between the great Powers being tbns
obviated, it is to be hoped that the piece of Eu
rope will be maintained even in the midst ot auoh
serious circumstances. It la to secure this object
vol. lxviii.— is t e\v vq]„ x vm.-Nn. ic
ot common mtorest, ifilrof.ise <4icur H ,*Phui7aß itm
Emperor aqroed with Jflir f riiamik: Mujesiy’s Min.
isters durmg ins re if) EJSrJuuU, the previ
ous understanding wjBJIi XfugsßJud England .shall
’ establish between tlHselves iSat be directed.
From lla fiK EifeyuWath inti.
Great Four MUe Day —iftgp'niteit Time on
liccord^^
“ Tho fathion of this world pnasoth away,”
saith the good booh, and wa have a new IliuAtra
tion of it furnished us by the eventsof yesterday’s
raoe on the Metside Course, Fasnion’s 7:32% and
7:45, on Long Island, in 1842, ai d George Mar
tin's 7:88 aud 7:18, here, in 1848, the two best
races that have ever been run haviug been signal
ly beaten by the winner of the day. Where is
Eclipse now! exclaimed Youug America, when
Fasion beat Boston, in five seconds leas time than
was mads by the conqueror of Henry. Whero is
Fasion, now I we, in vur turn, demand, as we ace
her beaten, in six seconds and a half loss time
than her own.
Trnly, wo live in a progressive age, and what
we aro coming to, who cun tell ?
During the week past, the question haa been
repeatedly asked, if any oi tho contestants in the
lute State Stake race would ruuagiin during the
present season. A fevorish excitement pervuded
the community iu view of snub a possible event,
and the conviction was freely oxpreased that if it
were to ootno off, Lexington would bo likely to
have hia well won laurels cropped, if not lose
them eutbely. A contest between Lexingtou and
Lecomto was freely talked of as a tbiug that must
be, and when, on Friday evening, ,t was an
nounced on the oourse that an urraugemui.t to
that effeot had been made, aud that the uoxt day
would see its coasnnimatiou, the news spread
eclectrically, and we found ourselves again in IL*
midst of au excitement, of oourse.
Everything was ia favor of tho prospect for
sport. The track was in tip top order, confessed
ly. The d»y rose fair, aud continued so. The i ide
to the Course was dolightiul. Every thing seemed
to fa /or the occasion. From an ea’ly hour to a late
one all the roads were fillod by travelers, availing
themselves ot ovory kind and description of loco
motion. Everything, troiuudray to afour-in baud,
was in requitition, and they who were “too late
for the wa.oil” walked. Fully ten thousand pco
pie must have been present on the stands and iu
the field. The sight was truly animating The la
die* as npon the former grout occasion, made a
goodly show on the alunds appropriated to them
by tho gallantry of tho Club, and added no little to
the pleasure of the day. Betting, which was by no
means alow in unypurtof ti n ciurse, run amus
ingly high in this department of it, aud we saw
many anti Lecompte bets most cheerfully uudsmil
iugly paid by laughing lose if, while inuuy musical
reminders that Loxmgton hud lost, suggested to us
many ovortukon geutiumon that tact aux dames"
should bo their motto in settling their bulks Wo
grieve to say that Lexington, by the bye, proved
to be the luvorite, to u great extent umuLg the la
dies, who, we will do thorn the credit to say, paid
up with most eommonduble promptness; so far us
they ceuid do ao, on the field. Oi tho gloves, and
handkerchiefs, aud other pretty trill- s, which they
wagered, woof course cannot spouk with equui
confidence.
The race, of which we givo below n detailed ao
coun', was indeed un exciting ouo. Sitno the races
wo have alluded to as hitherto among the greatest
that have been mu, there husb.-cu nothing like il;
and in all its incidents, from the start to the victo
ry, it will always bo reuiembeied as pro-eminently
the greatest four mile race oil record.
Tho betting was extremely heavy; still it wss
less than on tho lue*. week’s rueo, as there wore not
so many strangers iu town,nu-l money hud not
boon sent hero from abroad to bo invested on tbe
side of any fuvorito. Before leaving the city, Lex
ingtnn wrs the lavoritn, at even money, aguiusl the
field; but a lew minutes before th) race, wo wit
nessed some transactions iu winch Lexington was
Luo ted nt 100 to 80 ag-i nst the Hold, or 100 re Oil
against Lecomte. Much money was risked on timo,
but the lowest time that wo could hour oi bei g
marked was 7:82.
8o fur m we could Jndgo, tho liorsos all appoarod
to be in excellent c audition, and “eager lor the
fray,” ns tbcv moved to and fro boforo the stands,
to the admiration of the anxious thousands.
The drum tups: and the horses dush off with a
rnsh for tho first heat, and on passing the fir.t turn
Licomte led, Lexington being second, and Rube
trailing behind, but ut us fust a guit and as bold a
stride us he could wel accomplish. Their position
did not vary for neatly three miles, ullbough the
pace increased ; the space between tho horses ut
times incrousing and diminishing, Lexington sev
eral times making a brush to lake the load, but
Lecomto increasing his speed to prevent it. On
entering tho fourth mile, and on the buck stretch
ot it, Lexington purtiully dosed tho grp thut La
comte had opened on him, and uttompled to outtbot
him. The uttompt was immense, und ulicitod the
loudest encomiums of Lsxington’s friends and
backers; hut it was intUeO'.ual. The spur was
freely used to induco him to do what his triends
claimed for him, that ho was tho fustost horse in
the world at a brush ; but Lecomto bnflbd all his
efforts, kept the loud und won the heat amid douf
oning shouis, by six lengths, in muuh the quickest
timo ever made in the world—7:26 1
If the result of the heut induced great shouting,
the announcement of tho time produced still more
clamorous demonstrations of delight. All knew
that the heat was very fast, but ouch one of the
hundred persons who held watches could Bourcaly
believe thulr own lime, until the judges announced
it officially. .
During the groat exoitoment which was concen
trated ou the two contending horses, Rube had al
most been lost sight of but he oumo home at a high
rate of speed, making the best heat by far that
he ever . Ukssf.ls,' -HnWWO
flag descended, no barely escaped being caught
behind it.
Lexington soon after tho heat appeared much
dlstreasod as he had ovidoti'ly been hard driven
nearly the wholo dist inct; but he rcooverod well
duriDg the receßs. Rube, also, to uppoarances af
ter the heat, showed evident symptoms that he had
been running a harder race than ho liked. Le
oornte, who to all appearance had run much more
at his ease, and with less effort than his competi
tors, not having bean sparred during the beat was
but little distressed, considering tho grout timo
aDd the heat of the day.
The belting was changed immediately, not less
from the result of tbo previous host, than from
the great apparent exertion that Lexington had
made while running, and Ihoaspcot and condition
of the horses after tho beat, Rube’s chance was
considered hopeless with two such competitors
ugainst him. Most of tho hots now made wore
for the purpose ofhodging, and Lecomte, was tho
favorite ot 10U to 4') against tho field.
Bach horse came up for the second boat with
croßt erect, and with u defiant demeanor cast
proud glances from tteroo eyes, determined appa
rently to win ordie. Lexington, this lime, led the
way from tho adore, for nearly two miles, by about
two lengths; when on coming down the stretch
and passing tho stands to enter ou the third tnilo,
Lecomto, win had been bottled up, commenced
his great brush, overhauled Lexington and passed
him. Both now did their best, and tho third milo
was a constant strife throughout lor tho lead, and
the quickest in tho raco, being run In 1:14; but
Lecomte, although bo hard pushed, never wuverod,
but ran evenly mid aleudily uloug about two
lengths ahead. On tho first turn of tho fourth
mile, Lexington, who at that point was nearly up
to his rival, for a moment gave buok und lost hio
stride, but he at onoe recovered it und pushed ou
with vigor, but with evidently great effort. All
was of no use, lor Leoomto oarne liomo a winnor
by four lengths, iu the astonishing time of 7:88
distancing Bubo.
Tho loug pent up footings of tho nearly phrenaieel
thousands, who for somo timo hud hose almost
breathless, now found vent, and all, losers as well
fs winners, ladies as well as gentlemen, shouted
and applauded the magnificent contest, the glo
rious result, and the gallant winner. We yester
day wrote and published concerning this race,
<• Wo look to-duy lor a race, which lor time and a
close contest, can bo matched against any ever
run.” That prediction bus been morQ then ful
filled, tho race not only matching, but far exceed
ing any of tho fleotest of them in regard to tune.
Bor more thau twenty years tho race ot Eclipse
ar.d Henry, over the Union Course on Lang lslund,
on the 17th May, 1828, was tho quickest on record.
The shortest heat in that race wus7:B7)s. In Fash
ion’s race with Boston, over the Uuion Course,
Long Island, May 10, 1842, tho lime was
7:46. Geo ge Martin’s last race was run in mis
city, on tho 22. h of March, 1848, and the time waa
7:83—7:48. It is a remarkabio fact, as Lioomte is
by iloston out of Reel, that his sire should have
run in the quickest raoo of Fuahion, and his duin
Reel, should, on December 11,1841, hive won a
raoe in this city, the time of which was 7:40—7:18.
The subject is so fruitlul of speculations in re
gard to time and blood, that wo mutt rein in our
pen to suit our apace, well satisfied that wo have
witnessed the best raco, In all respects, that was
ever run, and that Lrcomlu stand- pren Ily before
the world as the best raco horse ever produced on
the turf,
St MVART: „
Mmmn Oocm—Saturday, April B—Club Parte 12,000
—f »ur m le hr-itt.
T. J. Wtlhi'x cY o. Lecom'e. by Best'n, out of Retl—
-By.o. [Ab.] 1 I
A. L. Bing tmau’rf b. c Lelin ton, by Bust »£i, out of
Alice OMrnPAI, By. o. [Uenry Mti'bm ] 2 2
J. 8. Hunter*.* ch. v. Rube, bv imp. Trustee, dam
Minstrel—sg*fl. fJ hi P r 1 1 8 dls
Tim*—Firit H«at, 1:5B 1:51, I: 9tf, Se
cond Heat, 2;02, l:ts, 1:46,
Exciting raoit El Paso—The flan Antonio
Ledger, of the 3Jth nit., hex intclligeuco trom El
Peso. It give* some particular* ot a light between
what it calls “the Salt party trom Dsn Ana,” and
“the party from El Pass ” The latter, it says, waa
composed oftwenty-seven inou—seventeen Amer
icans, one Englishman, and the rest Mexioina.—
They wero all well armed, and had with them a
six pounder. This party met iho Don Ana party at
Loa Chinos, Indon with salt. They were comman
ded to surrender, which they retused to do, when
the light commenced, and lusted twenty minutes.
The six pounder was flredthrce times. Don Anu
party fled, leaving two men killed, and one mor
tally wounded, on the ground They had three
mules, two horses and about fifteen head ot
killed. The victors captured and d'oveull one
hundred and seventy-one head of cattle. Too o
damage they sustained was the torn of J"! j ’’
and returned safely alter an absence ol »*jJ|J?genee
It also gives the scarcely orsdibj
that the Amertoan Consul at El of
raigued before the Al<.al(^ n On ocjj F * cre( | Ko | d *
said P rlv *j* , y Vi.OW.OOO and publicly for
K?& MO Sd Sat Iw would pocket »*0,000,000.
& 5 ’ < r 0 ,’,.0l informed them thut he ha t nothiug to
such a Charge, but hold himself responsible
J/hU Government for his act. The authorities
then asked him to sign his name to a document
they nad prepared, which he refused to do, and
left the conrt.
Mr. Stephenson has been successful, beyond an
ticipation, in his mining operations, and is now
preparing to commence operation on an extensive
acale. Toe rnttal gets richer the deeper he goes
down. Ilia success has caused considerable ex
citement, and a number of companies are forming
to engage in mining.
The people of Ep Paso foel assured that the Pa
nama Kailroad will be certain to .cross the Bio
'iiande mt tho dam, as Col. Gray and Capt. Pope
gay it is decidedly the best point. The people
are in fine spirits in oonaequenee of this assurance.
Fbh caii Shell— “ It Is generally snppoaed,”
says Mr. K. L. Pell, that fish are not possessed ol
the sense of Smelt; from the following experi
ment, 1 am convinced they are: I placed a hook,
well baited with an angle worm, entioingly before
a perch weighing one and a half pound; he did
not take the least notice of it. It was withdrawn,
and a drop ot the oil ot rhodium brought in con
tact with it, when it was dropped very carefully
several feet behind him ; he immediately turned
and seised the bait. This experiment was several
times repeated with like success. k has been do
nied that fish have the seuse of hearing. I find
many varieties very sensitive to noise, and by
numerous experiments am convinced that their
eei.ee of hean.-g i« ioite.“
Dn Jiasi Bomxo.—We are pleased to announce
that thia distinguished divtuo and km ly, .arrived
in this city ,on Tuesday 1 11th inst, TVg welcome
hint feck tp hie eld V »“% i* a eidrgate to the
General Couferengp of |ne.M> E Church, South,
which will sit in this oity on tue drat of May, from
California p ilia perhaps known to our readers that
Dr. Boring established the Church iu California,
and that to Ids xeal and labors is to be attributed
it* unpenlelled preeperity.— Columlm Timm,
'■otnthe Panama Star if Sunday, March id.
Ue«t.Sir«ii,»Bd hi* Party are all (are.
terd ivhV?fJ ?r^* le> ' t,p * tlß,l ‘ clion we hastened yo»-
tra sifect tho ~ anu °unce to our roadoreiu an ex
tellig«uci that L? Str^ f „ th^M* hly K ratil > iD # ~i n *
*Puc“o f^ B Cn°oV f “‘'•^."‘/rriv^oniu
p, '* ont who b ~««“ tho
Prom them wo learn that about *lxteen d«v.
Lioot. Strain, accompanied by oulv two ot InTtafn!
arrived at Cbaptgana, In March of provision* ,n<l
boats for the relief of the balance of his part?
whom lie had left four weeks before, on tho bank*
of the Chttoanaqne river. Learning that Mr. Uen
nett hod an ample Bnpply of provisions at the de
got at the jonotion ot the Savannah and Lara
ivers, bo forthwith proceeded there, and obtain
ing the necessary lupplies, hastened buck. Our
iulormant saw and con versed with Lit tit. Strain
on Ida first arrival at Chapigaua, and gave liitn tho
information that Mr. Bennett had provisions, but
did not see Lieut. B.again, as that gentleman «a»
on his rctnrn down tho Savannah river, from the
depot, while our intormaut was going up. But in
the conversation he had with LieuL 8 , be learned
that he and his men had been forty-nine days in
getting from the Atlantic to Point Yavisa, near
the outlot oflheCliucanaque river on the l'aeiflo—
that after being out filteon days from the Alluntio,
their provisions became entirely exhausted, after
which they had to subsist principally upon the
nut of the trupa, a species of the palm. Tho nine
teen men left by Lieut. Strain on the Chuoamique,
were mostly disabled from sickness and debility.
The sutTerings of the whole party must have been
Intense—especially those of Lieut. 8. and bia two
oempauiona, who, in their weakened and nearly
exhausted Btsto, had to ont their way fbr four
weeks down the banks of the Chnoansque river.
Lieut. Strain report* that the Indians inhabiting
the route over which he travelled, always fled on
his approach, first Betting fire to the ranches or
huts, destroyiugtheir oanoos and earning (ff all
stock and provisions. At ono ot their settlements
ho found the retnaius of not less than five chiiocs.
On Thursday evouing, 16. h Inst., H. B M
steamer /irngo arrived at the mouth of the Havana
and Capt. Marshall immediately dispatched a boat
up tbe river to oommuuioute with Mr. Bennett, who
during tbo night came down to the Virago, mid
communicated the intelligent to Lient. Strain’s ar
rival and departure from the depot on his return
to the succorol his men. By llireo o’clock on tho
morning of the 17th, Cupt, Marshall dosputelnd
one of his largest boats, to Ilia Chuckanuqiio, to
render such aid and assistance to Lient. Strain, as
lie might require In tho recovery of his men. Tho
two men who accompanied Liout. Strain to tho
depot, were 101 l thore sieb, so thut ho started on
Ids return unaccompaniod by a single man of hie
original party.
That ’he whole party or even a portion of it, is
safe, is most welcome nows indeed 1 -und we are
momentarily looking lor tho Virago here, with
them. Wo shall hail tbelr arrival iu our city with
unbounded joy.
In addition to the foregoing whloh weoopy from
tbe Star of Sunday, wo liuvo learnt a tew addi
tional particulars from Sr. Anjol Sucre, a very in
telligent nativo landed proprietor, who resides ut
Santa Maria, botw en Chapigna and Yuvisu. 110
saw Lieut, Strain, and took him to his house where
lie gave him clothes and food; ho dosoribes tho
Lieutenant as almost worn to a skeleton— perfect
ly naked, and his body covered with sores from
tiie insects thut penotruted the skin.
Lieut. Strain told him, that when 16 days out
they met four Indians whospoko Eng'ish, and who
agreed to pilot them back to the Atlantic; after
a two days’ march tbrongh tbe mountains tbo
the ludiuns deserted them during the right.
Two of tho lour men who accompanied Lient.
Strain had died, and tho other two men ou bourd
tbo Virogo.
\Vhon Sr. Snore left Tavisa on the 19tb, the boat
of the Virago was there, and a largo number of
canoes were about starting up the river to the
relief of tho rest of tho party. Tbe natives lent
ov, ry assistance in their fowor.
Another aocount gives somo addition particu
lars:
To the Editor of the Panama Herald:
Dear Sib:—l am happy to imform tho public
and his relatives, that Lieut. J. U. Strain, of tho
American Expedition,and his udvanced patty ar
rived at Vavisu on tbo 9.h inst., alter tho stffer
iegs of forty nine days in the wilderness. Ho
procotded to Chupiguua, whore he made every ar
rangement for provisions and boats, and deposited
llie men that were along with him, as liny were
in a fearful state, and returned in porsou on tho
18th > ith provisions, tobrirgdown the remaining
part of his men. I must also inform you that the
sufferings of this poor gout liman are beyond all
expression, as his body is all ulcerated and cat up
with bush worms, the clothes torin off hio back,
wandeting through the wildorno's without any
pantaloons, aud arrived hero barefooted—but be
ing so anxious about his men, would insist ou re
turning in person to bring them ou.
Ue must wait here to recruit his men, anil have
seme inodioal aid from the Virago, and then ho
will cro-s over to Caledonia Bay, aim Item thenco
co nmouco his surveying operations. He had been
misled bv the odious obaria that have been made,
and his deoeitfnl Indian guides. At every Indian
village ho would oome to he would find itou fire
and tneir canoes cut up in pieces, so as to afford
him no asßistanoe. He hai to ford the river when
he could, and when he oould not, made a raft of
aome logs, and camo down upon that; and a-s this
is n river of many snags, where he oould not get
«• r »*‘ “'or *. I‘® bad to grapple along the banks of
shot, and bad to live upon tbe sour wild palm utile.
lam informed to day that eleven of hie party
are either killed or starved, which induced tho
oommanderof the Virago to send off a very strong
force iu search of them, under the command or
Lieut. Forsyth; thoy aro accompanied by Mr. Ben
nott, of tho British Engineer Department. I do
hot assort this for truth, but it is lire account cur
rent; nor did Lieut. Strain know anything at all,
but supposed them all to bo living when he left
this.
From Havana.
Our space is so limited Ibis morning that wo
have boon reluctantly compelled to put aside tiro
nows letter of our attentive ilivana correspondent,
as also tho favors of our old Irlond l*ro Bono l’ub
lieo Senior, rooeivod by Ihelsabol.
The More and Cnbuua forts at Havana are to re
coive some eighty guns.
A Creolo hurl been denied a passport logo to
the Uuilod States with his son for education.
At a bull i/ivon on bourd tbe Columbia, the at
tendance of Creoles was slim, as they were fearful
of being suspected by thuir government as favor
ing tbo United States.
Tbo weather was 000 l and rainy.
An enumeration of the population, end the
amountof each in possession, had been domandod
by the authorities. An enrolment of tbe iuuabit
auta is, also, to tuke place.
Assassinations have been more froquont in Ha
vana recently.
There was a report current in Havana, when the
Isabel Boiled, that the authorities hail sei.t on
bourd the Uui’od States ship Columbia, to know
it the Commodore intended to salute the Spanish
Flag, to which he replied that his hod boon in
sulted, and that ho never sainted any flog that had
insulted his, and until tho difficulties now ponding
were Bottled, he would liavo no oom jiuuicatioa
with them.— 7*. Courier.
A Successful Raiuioad.— The annual report of
the Cleveland, Columbus aud Cincinnati Railroad
Company shows the receipts of the road for the
year to liuvo been i 1,191,878.28, and the i xp;uses
tor repairs, transportation, intoreat, Ac.,5680,774,-
18. Tbo Directors any:—
“In eur last report, we ventured to estimalo tho
earnings of tho ensuing year at $1,000,(11/0,. which
would have been an excess over the previous year
of (222.908 78. Tho actual earnings fur tbo twelve
months ending November 80,1868, reached the
sum of $1 100,190.72, being an excess over the
preceding year (822,897.60, and over our estimate
of (100,190.72, and showing for each month a
handsomo und decided increase on the business of
tho corresponding month of the previous yeur.
Had tbo equipment been adequate to the wat ts of
the road, the uggregate receipts would have fallen
little, il any, short of $1,200,000."
Tho dividends of this Road nave been 28 per
oont. in 28 months. In regard to this Road there
is one novel feature, and that Is that il is sub-tan
tially out of debt. The original debt was (1,062,-
000, but tho boncU were converted into sltct. It
is suggested iu the Riport that the policy of tho
Road should be to make 10 per coot, annual divi
dends and reserve tho remainder of the tamings
for keeping the Road and equipage in porloat re
pair, and in providing for the wear and tear of
both, as well as for ssaisting other roods wishing
to conneot with the Clevelsnd, Columbus and Cin
cinnati, and which connection would bo valuable
toil.
A Monster S-mAK-ini 1 —The ways for laying out
an immense screw and paddle steamer for the
Eastern gleam Navigation Company are in the
courso of completion at the yard of Messrs. Soott
& Bussell, the extensive shipbuilders at Mill wail,
(Eng.) where some hundreds of piles hove been
driven in order to support the huge fabric. Many
hundreds of tons of iron lor hor keel are ready to he
put together, and the contracts have been signed for
the completion and launching of the ship within
two years of the present time. The following ore
a few particnlars of her dimensions: Extreme
length on main deck 700 feet, being 480 feet
longer than the groat Uimilsya ateatner ; extr me
! length of kee! CSOfeot; oxtreino breadth of beam
eighty three feet; depth of hold (forming four
dicks) fifty eight leet i ionglh of principal saloon
eighty foeb— inglith J’aper.
The Accumulation of Wealth In this oonntry has
been vsst, and aome estimate of its extont may bo
formed if wa recur to tho tfflnul figures within our
roach in relation to some items rs fixed capitil the
Imgo amount of which invested in manulaotnroe,
ship building, railroads, houses and stores, has nil
boen derived from home resources.
Tho number of houses in the United States, by
cencua, is 8,868,427, and fri e families 8,697,240, or
nearly one for each family. If the dwellings in
crease in the proportion of the population then the
number of houses built in the last six years was
888,000; atari average ofl,ooo caoh, this would give
$888,000,000, or $700,000,000 with furniture. The
tuuage of shipping built lias been 1,921.489; worth,
at an average ol S6O per ton, $116,290,34"; tbo vep
ue of railroads, $287,100,000; new banka—capital
at $85,00 ,000. These items alone moke tho fol
lowing aggregates.
Houses built, 1818 to 1854 $400,000 000
Shinping 113,286 84')
Bailroads 287,100,000
Banks 54. Oi 0,000
$1,167,886,840
In addition to this, all the vast sums lor facto
ries, insurance companies, mines, &0., will swell
the aggregate without having made ai y [ercepli
blo increase in the amount of stocks held t broad.
The rapid increase of inhabitants in the United
States ri quire the more rapid absorption ol capital
for now dwe'linga, irrespective of the rebuilding of
etorea and old ones. Tue department reports ibe
arrival into the United States lust year of 490,777
persons, who will require, in the above proportion,
86,000 houses, and the persons will brmg most or
the necessary means. Amid this rapid conversion
of floating into fixed capital, the money niurket has
retained, on the whole, a position of ease and
plenty.
Ship Citannel Anonorinx ox sullivan's Island
Bxaou.— There having been some controversy
lately respecting the channel leading from this
port to ttio oo’an, passing close to the beaoh of
Sullivan's Island, Cuptain I-aao lfsvis, one of oor
branch Pilots, sounded it out quite thoroughly
yesterday, and found nine icet good at low water
uud sixteen leet an hour before the top oi the
tide. These soundings prove it to be the beet
channel we tieve, except the ship bar, aud in heavy
northeast blows, it would be superior to that—
This channel, wi believe, U rearer Sullivan’s i s
land than the one known es Malik's Channel, .of s
cut which wee recommended by Capt. Bowman for
the improvement to the entrance or this harbor—
ifonr new Dredge Boats acts with efficiency, it is
believed that we will soon have a much bette r pas
sage, to and from the sea, than this hai bur has
ever possessed. This ohannel should bo buoyed
out se early t* possible.—(#wrs«<oi» Cbvrssr, WA,