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‘Ffom the New Bedford Mereury. 1 Taking a Whale. X FISH STORY BY AS OLD WHALER. It was one ofothose delightful days so of ten passing by beneath a tropical sun in the Pacific Ocean, that our attention was suddenly roused by one of the lookouts at mast head, who reported that he saw spouts at the weather bow. There was at the time, as is usual on board of a whaler when several days have clapsedwilhout seeing whales, an air of tjui €t dullness pervading all parts of the ship; there being nothing at these times in the monotonous, every-day occupations of a ship, to call forth the active energies of her orew. Some were occasionally making audible a wish that we might “see a sail for home,” or some sperm whales—or, in fact, any thing to change the scene. Some, to Catch a shadowy glimpse of what was passing, or rather what had been passing, in the solid portion of the world, were below poring over old newspapers that bore date a year or so back, and which had sailed more than half way round the broad ocean before they got into their hands. Some were overhauling and reading for the for tieth time since receiving them, cherished letters from friends at home; and some there were of less sedentary temperament, who could only keep ennui at arm’s end bv pa- | cing rapidly too and fro the deck, and who. | from their downward, vacant loo\, were j evidently holding communion with—per- ; haps their thoughts, wandered about as far from the ship as the ship was from home, me, or it may be, they were resolving, as they had often done before in voyages back, that if they could get footing once more again upon their native land, they would leave it to others who have a greater low for adventure than thorns-Ives, to pursue their career ofconqtjest over these giants of the deep. But no sooner had the loud, long-drawn sound “there she blows!” saluted our ears from aloft, than this FI ving-Dutehman like stillness was changed into something like the bustling activity of a ship-of-war just going into action. An officer nimbly ascended the ratling, and with the aid of a spy-glass soon pronounced the spouts to be those of a large spermaceti whale. At this sound every rope was set in motion—home went top gallant sheets, bend up went the yards aloft to the sheave holes. All sail being speedily made, braces and bowlings getting an extra pull, our ship made a ra pid headway over the heaving swell. The after oarsmen in the meantime filled their kegs with water and their bags with bread —for there is no knowing when a whate boat leaves a ship, but that it may be absent and as not unfrequently happens, all night besides; and this too in high and stormy latitudes. By hugging the wind closely and making a tack each way, we succeeded in getting the whale a couple of points off the lee bow, and within half a mile. The main sail was now hauled up, and the main top sail heaved a back in due form, in order to check the ship’s way through the sea, while ‘Jie boats were lowered therein. In a twinkling the boat-tackles were afl unhook ed, and the boats .shoved from the ship’s side, and every oar shipped; each man then bending forward and bracing back simultaneously, showed by the echo of his rullock and the buckling of his oar, that his nervous arm grasped ft hard. Each boat's crew ex'erted all their strength to be “ head boat,” and to have the honor of ma king the first incision in our bulky adver. sary, which was now moving lazily along with his glossy hurnp elevated somewhat above the surface of tin: water, unconscious >~of his approaching danger. As one boat had got a little in advance of the others, when they had arrived within m hundred yards or soofihe whale, the race was given up, the sternmosl crews resting upon their oars anxiously waiting the issue of the first onset. When this near boat got within a short distance of the whale, the harpooner, who had been rowing away at his oar all the while, received his laconic orders to “ stand up,” while the rest of the oarsmen were told with equal brevity to “ stern all !” The backstrokes of the oars stopped the boat’s way entirely by the time it fairly got “ within dart,” say ten feet.— The harpooner then darted his two har poons one after the other, and to (he joy of all, implanted them both securely in the whale’s back. The terrified animal heav ed his tail high in the air, and with it raised large columns of water which showered down freely on the heads of the attackers. He lay for a moment smarting under the pain which the keen instrument produced; now rolling in the foam which was dyed red with the blood that flowed from his wounds—now lashing the waves with his ponderous tail with a degree of violence that warned his weary assailants to keep their distance for a time. Then recover ing a little from his fright, he pursued his propelling powers with such success as sent him forward with a fleetness that gaw to the crew who were thus harnessed to him, a “ glorious sleigh-ride,” as whalers sometimes love to term these flighty tran sits. But his speed was all in vain. He might as well have tried to run away from himself as front his merciless pursuers—go fast as he would, thev were towing close behind in his wake, ready to deal a mortal blow, the first favorable opportunity. Finding flight along the surface of the sea of no avail, he now tried what security the depths below afforded him. Pointing his head downward and rearing his “flukes” in the air for a perpendicular descent, he made a plunge, and away he went, down, down, down—the line whist ling merrily “around the smoking logger head as he went. The line, by the way, was not put round the loggerhead for the purpose of checking the whale’s descent at all; we might as well have attempted to stop the world from whirling. The line runs out more readily and clearly round this than from the tub which contains it ; and besides, by keeping a tight strain on the line as it runs out, the boat is drawn al most directly over the whale, although he should descend obliquely, and consequent ly there is less danger of having a line all drawn from the boat, and the whale so escape. The whale continued his downward course with such rapidity as to take the whole length of a line from one boat in an incredibly short space of time ; but luckily another boat chanced to be near, and the line of which was fastened to the latter end of the first one, just as it was about to leave the boat. Whether our whale found bottom, and so could go no further down, which is not ve ry likely ; or whether he went down so far as tbget a most terrible squeezing from the vast body of water pressing upon him, and so was glad to come to the surface for re lief; or, finally, whether he thought there was ab-olutely no limit to the length of line appended to him, can only be matters of conjecture. But this much is certain—af ter taking from the boat between four or five fathoms of line, h came to the surface a gain, and seeming to find all efforts to save himself by flight useless, now gave up in despair. Here be lay mjtioflles* in the trough of the sea, the rippling waves wash ing over his broad back, while at measur ed intervals ho sent forth dense,audible res , pirations from his monstrous nostrils. The whale assumed an attitude of deft | anbe at once on ceasing his efforts to es : cape, so that it now required a good share | of intrepidity to approach him again ; for whales, like individuals and nations, when put to a last shift and roused to desperation, are sometimes most formidable animals to encounter. A second boat, however, was rowed up, and another brace of harpoons thrown in him as before, but thistiine with less success to the attacking party. The whale flouncing about in agon}- after re ceiving these other missive instruments, ei ther purposely or by chance rolled under : the boat before it could be backed astern out of his way, and sweeping his broad tail around as be lay here, it come in contact with the boat’s bottom, and this afforded him an excel lent object on which to vent his spleen. He now convcr ted his ponderous tail, the organ which had served him so long for sails and for oars, into his arm for self defence ; and if the boat had been the animal, instead of being the machine that carried the animals, that as saulted him, he would have exercised his prerogative of the first law of nature with a vengeance. Raising his tail several feet in the air, where it hun<j vibrating to and fro for an instant, producing a breeze that might have fanned a whole congregation of people—brought it down with a bang that stove in a whole broadside of the boat: and not content with this, he drew his mighty organ of motion under what remained of the boat, and with a single effort whirled it bot tom up. Here, then, was a scene for a pain ter ; and it was one about which we might say,without any misuse of words—that you calculating consumer who sits and sees the fatty fluid that is obtained with so much risk, expire away in a pretty little blaze, and thinks, it may be, he pays too dear for it—would much rather be a spectator of, than an actor in it. But although it was a scene in which there might have been a mixture of the tragic, there was on the whole (whatever the immersed one thought to the contrary) much more of the ludicrous. Here amidst a miscellaneous collection of floating articles, consisting of the boat, bro ken oars, line, tub, boat keg, &e., were seen a half dozen hatless human beads bobbing up and down the sea ; the owners of some of which, having the safety of number one in view, and possessing a few fish-like qual ities, diverging with tolerable progress a way from the ruins, well knowing that of all situations to receive the embraces of a strong man, and he, of course, a bad swim mer,on the surface of a bottomless sea is the most miserable one—he hugs so. Others not quite so well skilled in the swimming art, were pawing away in the best manner they could towards the largest portion of the stoven boat, bawling out lustily at the sametime for help, and keeping a vigilent eye on the whale, which was only a few yards distant gazing on the mischief he had produced. They kept an eye on the whale lest he might shoot forward and take a mouthful of the boat, including themselves therein, for the poor follows well knew , that these animals can bite as well as kick —and they had no inclination for enacting the part of Jonah. Now, though man cun fin bis way through the sea rather better than he can wing it through the air, he makes after all but an indifferent fish, especially on the open ocean, where toppling waves are roaring about his ears ; and a monstrous leviathan within a few feet of him. The crew of the stoven boat, supported, part of them on its bottom, and part with oars under their arms, lay soaking in the brine until their zeal for the attack was most effectually cooled. They were taken in however, by the first boat that could get to them and conveyed forthwith to the ship. ; After this specimen of whatonr whale could j do in the way of patronizing boat build j ers, it was necessary to proceed with some degree of caution. The boats were next rowed up, one on each side ; but as he had before given up all hopes of finding safety in light, so now, on seeing these, he aban doned all thought of self-defence, and stretching himself along the surface of the sea, calmly submitted to hie fate. The poor animal may have thought that whale boats, like the fabled phoenix, could rise out of their own ruins; and, therefore, that de molishing was but an idle waste of st renrgtb. As the whale lay thus passive, like a lamb to the slaughter, a well poised lance was darted from one of the boats, which en tered his vitals; and the next respiration sending forth copious jets of blood, which rose up a few feet, and then fell down to mingle with the sea, told how well the deadly weapon had sped. The blow was so mortal, and caused the current of life to flow so freely, that notwithstanding his mighty bulk and giant strength, there was no possibility of his escaping nor even spin ningout. his existence beyond an hour. He continued spoutipg thick blood for some minutes, reddening the blue waters with the vital fluid wherever he bent his way. At length, th* emission of blood became gradu ally less frequent, and finally issued forth so feebly as only just to gurgle above the spout-holc ; and the whale, laying like a bulk upon the sea, seemed aboutito draw’ his last gasp. But all at once heiconeen. trated his whole strength fora momentary, and as it proved, his last effort. Raising the upper part of the head a little above the sea, he started off with amazing velocity; but instead of going straight forward as be fore, he went circularly round like a horse in a circus, only with this difference, that each circle became narrower, like the main-spring of r time-piece. His first cir cle was performed in an area something like a hundred yards across, but by the time he had gone round a half dozen tgnes his cen tripetal tendency brought him up to the centre of this ; and when he had thus fully wound himself up, as it muy be termed, he closed his spout hole, rolled on his side, and lay a lifeless monster on the bosom of the ocean. FOREIGN NEWS. ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO ASSAS SENATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH. Parts, Oct. 15 th. —A musket shot was fired at the king art six o’clock this evening, at the moment when his majesty was pass ing along the quay of the Tuileries, on his return to St. Cloud. Neither the king ttor any of the persons by whom he was accompanied were hurt. The assassin was arrested. He avowed his crime. The name of the assassin is said to be Darmes. He is from the south of France (he said Marseilles, but there was some doubt on that point.) It would appear that his musket had been overloaded, for it burst, and wounded him in the shoulder. It was rumored that the assassin was one of the advocates for war who are at present so much exal Ic, and that by murdering the king he calculated on removing the only bar to the arrival of that calamity. The funds fell of course at Tortoni’s in consequence ofthis attack, but as no further consequences were apprehended from: it, they rallied. At the time when the express left the three per cents were 70f 75c. with, however, but little doing. From the Sunday Morning Times. Oct. 18 th. —The Paris Papers of Friday are more occupied with the attrocious at tempt made upon the king’s life, on the preceding evening, than with the eastern question. Opinion was divided respecting the probable effect of the attempt to assas sinate the king. One portion of the press regarded it as calculated to weaken the re publican or turbulent party, and therefore to insure the maintenance of peace. An other (of which the Journal des Debats is the principal) fears toat France will have been injured by it in the eyes of foreign powers, who may regard it as demonstra tive of her internal divisions and weakness. Last evening, continues the Debats, at fifty-five minutes past five o’clock, when the king was returning to St. Cloud, accompa nied by the queen, and Madame Adelaide, and was passing the quay of the Tuileries, near the pont de la Concorde, opposite to the guard house de Lion, an individual fired a carbine in the direction of the carriage. Their majesties, who fortunately were not injured, continued their journey. The as sassin had evidertly chosen his position with the intention of taking advantage (like Aiibaud) of the instant that the king would salute the troops under arms. The king, in fact, always salutes the guard, whether troops of the line or National Guard, and in so doing lets down the glass of the car riage, and advances forward. One of the grenadiers on guard immediately seized the assassin, who said, ‘I am not going a way.’ He was taken to the guard house. The prefect of police arrived in a few min utes, and interrogated him. He confessed his crime, and declared that his name was Warius Darmes. He said that he was a native ofMarseilles, and _had been for a long time in Paris, and was employed as a frotteur (in polishing the floors of apart ments.) He was clad in a long frock coat, under which he concealed his carbine, the stock of which was expensively carved.— He is 43 years of age. He was searched, and on his person were found two loaded pistols and a poinard.— The carbine, which had been cut short and loaded up to the muzzle, had burst.- The charge not scatter, and the carriage was but slightly struck. The assassin howev er, was severely wounded in the left hand. His carbine was loaded with several balls and slugs. The explosion was extremely loud. One of the National Guards of the escort was slightly wounded in the hand bv a slug. One of the footmen who was stand ing behind the carriage, was wounded in the leg. The wound is not dangerous, but the ball has not been yet extracted. Darmes, when arrested, burst into a vio lent passion and exclaimed, “Cursed car bine! I had taken a good aim, but I over loaded it.” To the first question which was address ed to him, he at first replied, “Conspirator.” “What is your profession?”—“An ex terminator of tyrants.” “What could have induced you to com mit so horrible a crime ?”—“I am not a hired conspirator, I followed the impulse of my nature.” “llow long is it since you formed this resolution ?”—-“ About an hour since; I wished to rid France of the greatest tyrant that she ever produced !” Darmes is of low stature; he has a scowling and ferocious expression of coun tenance. His bearing indicates most de termined resolution. His wound is serious, and requires med ical assistance. It is asserted that it will be necessary to amputate two or three of his fingers. The pain of the wound was so intense that he feinted. “It was remarked that after he commit ted the crime, he made no attempt to escape and that he in a measure delivered himself up to the soldiers and police officers who arrested him. At eighj o’clock, a hackney coach was brought to the guard house, he was placed in it, accompanied by two mu nicipal guards, and a strong escort of po lice proceeded and followed it. A con siderable multitude of spectators followed the coach in silent astonishment. Their majesties arrived at St. Cloud ear ly in the evening. Some miuutcs after wards the Duke and Dutchess of Orleans left the Tuileries and went to St. Cloud from Vincennes in the course of the even ing. A considerable number of peers, dep uties, and cabinet ministers, and several members of the diplomatic body, amongst whom we remarked Lord Granville, the English ambassador, repaired to St. Cloud at the first news of the attack. On the boulvards and public places, the news of the attempt on the king’s life pro duced an extraordinary effect. NEWSANP 6AZETTL principles and, men. WASHINGTON, GA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1840. The War Ended. The contest is over—Harrison and Ty ler are elected by an unprecedented major ity. Van, though totally overthrown, has made a hard fight, considering that he stood almost alone contending with a whole nation. He has shown good pluck, let us bury him with the honors of war. Great foresight did he show too, when he predic ted, that the contest between himself and Harrison, would prove a farce or a tornado! it has proved the latter, and has dashed his party to atoms. Peace be to its memory. Never since the formation of our govern ment, has there been such a struggle. Nev er since Washington’s time have the whole people moved so unanimously to the sup port ofone man and his principles. In vain have the panic struck office-holders attemp ted to stem the torrent, as well might they try to stop Niagara with a straw. The number of votes polled surpasses precedent. Georgia has voted over 70,- 000, N. York 35,000 more than ever pre viously, Massachusetts 20,000, Pennsylva nia 40,000 more than in any previous elec tion. Truly were the “ fountains of the great deep broken up.” No candidate ever went into the presiden cy with happier auspices than General Har rison, or with better opportunities of doing good to his country. Beholden, not to poli ticians, but to the people for his election, he will go into office, not encumbered as was Mr. Van Buren, by pledges which have proved his ruin, with popularity tried and shown to surpass even that boasted of, by General Jackson (may he use it to better purpose,) with a majority in Congress rea dy to support him in whatever he under takes for good, and we hope as ready to de sert him, if he makes bad use of his power; what more could he ask to render his Ad ministration one to be recorded in history as most beneficial to our nation? General Harrison will take office under one pledge however, which will be a pre cedent, and work a salutary change in fu ture administrations. He has promised if elected, to serve but one term. Heretofore, when it has been customary to propose in cumbents of the presidential chair, as candi dates for re-election, it has too often been the case, that the whole first term has been spent in electioneering for a second. We have seen the highest officers in the govern ment, degrading themselves to stump ora tors, begging the people for their “sweet voices.” We have seen measures of the utmost moment to the country, deferred or entirely neglected,because they by possibil ity might be unpopular. We have seen executive patronage wielded as an elec tioneering tool, and a pet war kept up that places might be found wherewith to pension off broken down partizans. If the one term principle is established, we may hope to see such things no longer. The people expect much from General Harrison’s ad ministration. We believe they will not be disappointed. Taking: it Calmly. The Editors of the New World, seem to to be much infested with heroes. They publish the following notice: “ Gentlemen that wish to fight the editors ofthis paper, are requested to leave their challenges on a little iron hook that is sus pended in the publication office for that purpose. Each valiant fellow shall be at tended to in turn. We have now sixty-six Cartels on file, and when we are not busy we shall begin and go through with the bunch. Pat, our Irish friend down stairs, will flog any who may prefer that mode of settlement.” Typographical Errors. Types perform strange tricks occasional ly. We were made to say laitt week that Van B uren’s majority in Virginia, was 17,- 000, w.c meant 1700, so difference will nothing make sometimes. \ Our types said a week or two since, that a certain old gentleman ctrri* his ears welt. For ears read years, “wuch acci dents will happen in the best regulated fam ilies.” We can only hope that the good angels that watch over unsuspecting inno cence, will preserve us from the malice of those imps, caller] printer’s devils, for the future. Other people make blunders, as well as ourself. Wc saw the other day, a patent medicine advertised with directions to be taken, internally and eternally. We pre sume this is like other patent medicines ; a sick person gets into eternity before he is cured by them. In speaking of a certain new machine, a brother of the quill is made by his printer to tell the public that “ it will be exhibited for th e gravitation of the furious ”, meaning probably “gratification of thecurious.”. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. November 17, 1840. The bill for the organization of the Court of Errors, was rejected by the Senate, by a vote of yeas 31, nays 50. The death of Mr. Thompson, Senator from Walker, was announced, and both Houses adjourned, to meet at 3 o’clock to attend the funeral. Nov. 18.—The resolutions of Mr Flour noy of Washington, came up in the House, being the special order of the day. Sever al amendments and substitutes were pro posed, and the House adjourned, before the question was taken on the resolutions. Nov. 19th.-The Senate took up a bill pro posing to alter the Constitution, so as to make all Elections by the General Assem bly, viva voce. The Bill was lost. The House was engaged upon Flournoy’s Re solutions, and their further consideration was postponed to the next day. The Gov ernor announced the election of the Harri son Electoral Ticket. Nov. 20.—The House took up Flournoy’s Resolutions, and Mr. Toombs offered a pre amble and resolutions disapproving of the course of the present Administration of the General Government. After some discus sion, the whole matter was indefinitely post poned. The House adopted a motion to reconsid er the Bill to establish a Cattle quarantine to prevent the driving Cattle “ from the dis tempered Districts ” of Georgia. Nov. 21.—The Joint Standing Commit tee on Banks reported a Bill to both Hous es to compel the resumption of specie pay ments on the Ist of January next. The Committee'on Internal Improvements re ported a Bill to appropriate one million of dollars, in State Scrip, to the completion of the §tate Rail Road. A murderer named John Hunter, was pardoned. Nov. 23.—A scene in the Senate to-day has shown what great respect the Demo cratic representatives of the people have for the people’s will. The Senate has as yet refused to concur in a resolution to ap point a day for the Election of a U. S. Sen ator, the locofocos having a small majority on account of the absence and sickness of some of the Senators. They have deter mined that the State of Georgia shall re main unrepresented in the Senate of the U. S., because they are unable to re-elect “Ephraim Smooth,” or some other of their faction. Forty thousand of the people of Georgia have said “Ephraim” shall not be re-elected; a little squad ofDEMOCRAT IC !!!! Senators answer “People of Geor gia, you must take him or none.” Oh De mocracy, Democracy, how fast is that time honored name becoming a mark for the his es ofscorn. We publish the following letter describ ing the scene in the Senate,though we can not agree with the writer in thinking it an “amusing farce.” It is almost too serious a matter for amusement. Milledgeville, Nov. 23, 1840. Dear sir, —I witnessed to-day in the Sen ate Chamber, quite an amusing farce. A Resolution passed the House this morning, setting apart the first of December, to elect a United States Senator. The Resolution was immediately transmitted to the Senate lor a concurrence. But the Locofocos knowing their strength, refused to concur. Some three or four of our Senators being absent, a motion was made by Echols, to lay the resolution on the table for the bal ance of the Session, and upon a sound of the voices, it was carried. The yeas and nays, however, was called for. Dawson of Columbia, arose and said, if the opposite party were determined to trample under foot the Constitution, and substitute for it their party feelings, he would move that the Harrison party leave the chamber. And with a simultaneous motion the Vanites were left alone in the Chamber to repre sent the Democracy. Thus we have had a practical demonstration of Secession. It is now passed two o’clock, and the Lo cofocos are yet in the Chamber sudkiiiy their paws, not having a quorum, they cai& neither adjourn, nor proceed to business.’ The Locofocos now present a beautiful as pect, every man’s paper and desk, is cov ered with Turkey bones and Goober Peas, and other articles of refreshment, too tedi ous to mention. Just imagine whtrt a figure an honorable Senator would present in strutting up & down the aisle of the Cbam ber, with the drum-stick of a turkey hand, drawing it every now ann men through his mouth, and a cold Potato other, and you can form some idea *of the scene, the chamber presents. . ‘ They are determined not to bring oTk> election until they are voted down, evening our party will meet jc adopt some decisive step. Flournoy’s Resolutions, br rather the substitute, is speafiil order for Wednesday next. ’ • *_ Yours Respectfully, < • N. th \ ■ w&mmm'im* ... _ NORTH-CAROLINA. . - The Raleigh Star’ contains returns ftbiri 43 counties ; the Harrison majority Is U,- 500 ; net Whig gain since August, 3,332. Honor to the Old North State. VIRGINIA. The Van Buren majority will be, about 600 instead of 1700 as claimed by thelo cofocos. ALABAMA V*” In all probability will give her vde to Van Buren. The State is confidently clai med by the Van Burenites, therefore it may be considered still doubtful. TENNESSEE. Complete returns are received from this. State, and the Harrison majority is 12,960. So much for Gen. Jackson’s electioneering for Van. In the Hermitage precinct, Gen. J’s. own neighborhood, the vote stood far Harrison 104, Van Buren 29. GEORGIA. Aggregate Vote. Harrison Ticket. Van Buren Ticket. D. L. Clinch, 40,253 W. B. Bulloch, 31,933 J. W. Campbell, 40,259 M. Echols, 31,926 G. R. Gilmer, 40,264 T. Wootten, 31,933 W. W. Ezzard, 40,248 J. Anderson, 31,922 C. Dougherty, 40,257 S. Groves, 31,920 Joel Crawford, 40,247 S. Beall, 31,919 A. Miller, 40,255 J. Robinson, 31,026 S. Grantland, 40,253 E. Harden, 31,914 C. B. Strong, 40,245 W. B. Wofford, 31,906 J. Whitehead, 40,230 a Jones, 31,892 E. Wimberly, 40,236 J. Bates, 3LB£l No less than six attempts have been made to assassinate Louis Philippe since his ac cession to tlfe throne of France. His Ra tion must be the most unenviable in the world, except an editor’s. It is supposed that the reason why Van Buren made no better run,was, that he was troubled with Bolts. Raytown, Ga., Nov. 17, 1849. Mr. Editor, —Sir, last night the advo cates of reform in this place, Raytown and vicinity, gave vent to the joy on the suc cess of the old Hero, which inspired every bosom, by a most beautiful and brilliant il lumination of our Village which went off admirably. A procession was formgd at the Store of William R. Luekett, headed by a band of music, and a stand of candles, consisting of Twenty-six in number, from whence they proceeded to every house in the village, in good order and decorum,giv ing vent to their joy, on their arrival in front of each dwelling. After the'illumin ation and procession, the company assem bled in front of Dr. Anthony’s Mansi<sh, where a large portion of ladies had met— when Oliver A. Luckett, of Cra'.vfordvjlle, was loudly called for, who promptly re sponded to the call, and in a brief and elo quent speech, enchained and delighted the audjence fora time, on the victory obtained Respectfully yours, A. W. G. FOR THE NEWS AND FLANTERS’ GAZETTE* .medical College of Georgia. Mr. Editor : —Permit me to call the at tention of your readers to the course of in struction in the Medical College of Georgia. And, perhaps, before speaking of the com bination of talents, especially teaching ta lents, which characterise the faculty of (fie College, it may not be uninteresting to ad vert to the rise and progress of the institu tion to which I am about to pay an humble tribute of respect. V~’ - The history of the Medical College of Georgia, like that of many other individual enterprizes, presents a striking example of what may be accomplished by indefatiga ble industry and perseverence. As early as the year 1827, the idea of an institution for the education of Southern students of medicine, presented itself the sagacious mind of the late and lamented Dr. Milton Antony ; he, after much oppo sition, we regret to say, from the medical 1 profession of Augusta, succeeded in ob-1 taining a charter for the institution above I alluded to, granting the faculty the privi-1 lege of confering the degree of Doctor of I Medicine upon those who should comply I