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m LANDS IN ALABAMA. aubmittBfl by Mr Owen. and referred to the Committee of the Whole House to which is commit* teil the Hill [No. 8tl ] to authorize the persons who have reliufjinsheil l.'iml* uniler the pruvisions of the several nets for the ri lief of purchasers of public lands, to ptirrhnsp the same at private sale, at a lived price. (inter a! Land Office, 27th March, 1818. Sin: I have the honor to enclose von, in com- f li tncr with your request of the 26th instant, a Mjiyofmy letter to Mr. McKinley, of the 8th February last, anti a copy of the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, dated 3lst July, 1820, to prevent combinations; to which, it is hiTcveil, yon have reference in your letter. With great respect, your obedient servant, (JF.O. (ill,Ml AM. lion. <ir.o. W. Owen, //. It. (ietirral Land Ot/irr, Feb. Kill) 1828. Sin: In ront|)lianco with your request of this dale, I communicate the information required, in the forms of answers to your several interroga tories : 1st Interrogatory. How much public lands remains unsold in the Stale of Alabama 1 Answer. Above the .‘11 deg. of north latitude, there remains unsold of the public lands, 19,- 776,S70 6-1 1-2 acres of the lands ceded hy the Indians; anil it is estimated that there tiro 9,- FOItE KiS INTELLIGENCE. LATEST FROM EUROPE. Nf.w York, May 3, 1828.—By the Helen, from Havre, wc have received our Paris papers to the 26th March. The papers do not contain any news of importance. The French funds had receded some, which was nttributed to the unfavorable intelligence received from the Lis bon, and the reply said to have been given by the King of Prussia to the Einperor of Austria, upon tin: latter proposing to him to station a corps of observation on the frontier, that he had 300,000 men at his disposal. A rumour prevailed at the Hague, that the Russian Cabinet intended to call the Prince of Orange to the Tlirono of Greece. The Prince of Orange had set out for Petersburg, which in some measure gave a color to the rumours.— The French were fitting out at Brest for the Brazils, one ship of the lino and six frigates— two of the frigates mounts .30 to fiOgiuls. One thousand troops were to embark in the squad ron. A letter from Leipsic, of the llilt March, says: “ The accounts from Russia are of a war-like nature, and the Russian Con-.nl in this city has March, that a revolution had taken place in Por tugal on the arrival of Don Miguel. Thf French, English and Brazilian Ambassadors itad j nor, arrivod at Portsiniifh, (E.) from Lisbon. Fif- teen men of war were at Portsmoth, and wore to proceed to Portugal. The Augsburggh Gazette gives the following intelligence of the I 2th inst. from Vienn i:—“ M. le T.itischeffis said to hive received dispatch 's, in which the Court of Russia expresses its views relative to the Haiti Scltoriff of I) and the disagreoahlo events that have la ken place at Constantinople. It is said that these dispatches are of the most pacific nature, tlie Emperor repeats Ids declaration that, according to the convent-on of .Inly 6, and in ar il with his Allies, further measures for the ex ecution of the Treaty and the in ilntennnc the pence of Europe, ought in truth to he ex ecuted; hut that tlio cabinet of St. Petevslnrg is desirous of waiting fur the opinion of France and England upon the late events. Tho Atlgshurgh Gazette contains the follow ing intelligence dated Bucharest, March:— “ We have letters from Constantinople to the lbtlt of February. It seems that a fin d effort has been attempted hy the Ministers of Austria and Prussia to induce the Porte to accept tin* in vitation. The Orogouiaus received from the Reis-Ellendi a refusal in the most energetic terms. In the capital there is nothing new.” , received orders to engage, as speedily as possi- 492,0-11 acres within tho limits of Alabama, un.!,,]^ Surgeons for the Russian army." ceiled by the Indians, fh.it part ot Alabama! It is stated under tho If ivre date of the 27th south of the 31st dee. of north latitude, includes 1,638,880 notes. No surveys of this section of Country have been returned to this oflice, and the private claims are yet in a course ol adjudi cation; I am, therefore, unable to state the quan tity of laud that will he subject to sale hy the United St.ites in this portion of tho State. 2d Interrogatory. How much land lias been linqnished and icmatns unsold in Alabama? Answer. There Ins been relinquished in tho State,under the act of 1S21, and those supple mentary thereto, and under acts of 182-1 and 1826,1,182,718 66 acres; (he original purchase money of which amounts to $i,3;8,840 26.— The lands relinquished at the Land Office lit Cainwhn, an I at St. Stephen's, under the pro visions of die act of 1821, amount to about 400,- 000 acres, were nflered at public sale in 1824, and did tail -.cnernllv sell for more than the minimum price. The exact quantity of these lands a Inch have since been-old, cannot In* ascer tained, except hy a laborious investigation, which would occupy much time: it may ho proper, however, to state, that die fractional sections on the Alabama, rcl nquishcd.’is above staled, with h sold, generally, at the highest prices, were not •offered at tho public sales in consequence of the absence of die surveys of the subdivisions. The whole of the relinquished lands, at aov time, at Huntsville, and those relinquished at the offices at Cahitwba anil at St. Stephen’s, since the 1st of Oct. 1821, art! not subject to he offered nt public sale; they amount to 1,091,- 829, til acres, and sold originally for $3,922,- 422 10 1-4; from this quantity, however, there will he a deduction of a small portion of the lands relinquished at St. Stephen’s, under the art of 1826, which lie in the Slate of Mississippi, the exact amount of which is not yet ascertained. 3d Interrogatory. Ilovv much of the land surveyed has not been offered lor sale. Answer. 4,461,147 acres lying above the 31st deg. of north latitude, exclusive of the re linquished lands. With great respect, &r. »Vc. geo. graham. Hon. John McKini.f.y, Senate V. S. Treasury Department, 31 at July, 1820. Sin: I inn, this day, authorized by tho Presi dent to request that you will instruct tho Regis- ters and Receivers of the Land Offices, especial ly in the State of Alabama, whenever, they por- ceivo that combinations are formed and acted up on, to prevent a competition; that they are au thorized to bid a re isunnhlo price for the tracts as lliov are set up, according to the information they have in their possession; and, it no higher bid is offi-red, to declare that tin* tract is reserv ed from sale. In the exerciso of this power, it is expected that they will not hid tho valuo of the land, and always cease the competition on their pari, when it exists among the bidders. In this manner, the necessity which has, in several instances, been supposed to exist ot post poning the sales generally, wilt, probably, be avoided. The single fart that the land does not sell at its supposed value, i* not sufficient to justify the exercise of the authority intended to he given.— A comliin it ion to prevent competition at the sales, for the benefit of those associated, must exist. That combination may, however, he in ferred front the general absence of competition, ami oilier concurrent circumstances, ol which the Register and Receiver will Judge. 1 remain, with respect, Ac. &c. WM. 11. CRAWFORD. JostAit Meigs, F.sq. Commissioner General Land Otftre. Norr.—Instructions were issued to land offi cers on the 2d August, 1820. tioncering d|monstration on Pennsylvania. Wc have seen 1 r. Southard, Mr. Adam’s Secreta ry of the th Navy, at one time, at the Virginia Springs, at nother, in Now Jersey, again, on “a tour oft iservation to the lakes.” We have seen all the a trips of the Honorable Secretaries of Mr. Ada is made at such peculiar crises,—at, or just befo a elections—that wo cannot doubt their object , But, to the Circular, tho correct ness of the s mtimonts of which every man will admit, and whose cutting application to the pre sent officers of the General Government will strike every one. “CIRCULAR.’’ “Tho President of the United States has seen with dissatisfaction, officers of the General Government taking on various occasions active parts in elections of tho public functionaries whether of the General or of the State Govern ments. Freedom of elections being essential to the mutual independence of governments, and of the different branches of the same government, so virtually cherished by most of our constitu tions. It is deemed improper for officers de pending on the Executive of the Union to at tempt to enntroul or influence the free exercise of the elective right. This I am instructed, therefore, to notify to all officers within my de partment, holding tlieir appointments under the authority of the President directly, and to desire them to notify to all subordinate to them. The right of any officer to give his vote nt elections j as a qualified voter is not meant to he restrained, 1* } Powerful Minds.—Mr. Combe, in his ingen ious work on Phrenology, makes a distinction be tween power and activity of the mind. The follow ; -ig is an extract from his eloquent remarks on powerful minds:— “ There are other public speakers, who open heavily in debate, their faculties acting slowly but deeply, like the first heave of a mountain wave. Their words fall like minute-guns upon the ear, and to the superficial they appear about to terminate, ere they have begun their efforts. But even their first accent is one of power, it rouses and arrests attention; their very pauses are expressive, and indicate gathering energy to be embodied in tho sentence that is to come. When fairly animated, they are as impetuous as the torrent, brilliant as the lightning’s beam, and overwhelm and take possession of feebler minds, impressing them irresistibly with a feeling of gi- gautic power.” his prejudice rwevetj given, shall it have any effect to hut it is expected that lie will not Southern Review.—Wo learn from the South ern Patriot that the second number of this peri odical will be ready for delivery to subscrib ers on the first of May, tho regular day of its up- pe.irance. The work lias met with a patronage surpassing the expectations of its projectors.— The entire impression of the first number is ex hausted and another is about to be issued. This circumstance is creditable to our southern neigh' hors, among whom we take it for granted the work is principally circulated. It shows that they know how to value a good American work; ami furnishesn pledge that an enterprize, credit able both in its plan and execution, to die litera ry character of the south, will be successful.— The following are mentioned as tho articles for the May number:—On tho Constitution of the United States—Niebuhr's Roman History—Be gin’s Therepeutics—Roman Literature—Life of Wyttenbach—Pereival’s Clio—Butler’s Life of Hugo Grotius—On the Monitorial System of Instruction—Craft’s Fugitive Writings. JV. 1'- Rrening rost. A letter from a respectable gentleman in Ken tuckv remarks, that “Jackson’s cause prospers in nil directions; every base calumny adds to the list of his frsends.” So be it. Kentucky! Pa triotic in war, and democratic in peace, will de tnonstrate to the world, that she is not transfera bio at the whim and caprice of one of her apos fate sons, F.rlraet of a letter, dat'd If man tin. April 11,1838. “ As usual at this season business is active, still it nppenrs that the trade from the United States is generally unprofitable—of sugar and coffee, the exportsnro almost entirely fur Europe, very limited for the United States. Of political affairs, die ciiies and die interior are perfectly tranquil, uml Cuba lias perhaps nt no period been so happy and prosperous as at this time. The slave trade has nearly, if not quite ceased. We now and then hour of an arrival on the coast; hut they never corns near this, or any of the sen ports. In a short time it will he at an end.— The patriot vessels in this quarter have lately captured a few drogers anil taken them to Key- West—some have been ransomed. The au thorities at Key West have remonstrated against tlie practice, and culled on Com. Ridgeley for assistance to enforce obedience to the laws, und to maintain die neutrality of the port.” Washington, April 29. Mr. Randolph, as you will have seen, has left the House for the remainder of the session. On tin- passage of die Tariff Bill, he was seized with a sudden illness. Previous to his leave, he con ducted Edward Livingston to his so il, with a his papers and packages—there he installed him is tlie occupant, and putting his right hand on his left breast hid him an adieu—most affeclion- itoly and imposingly, as I might say. The contrast, or a /till for the Electioneering Secretaries.—Tho original, of which tho follow ing is a copy is in our possession. It is in tho handwriting of TIlOM AS JEFPERSON, late President of tho United States, and will lie sub mitted to the inspectionof any gentleman, belong ing to which party he may, who will call at this office. It will he observed there is no date to ii, but it was probably written during tlie Presiden cy of Mr. Jefferson, for we found it among a par rel of his papers endorsed “ ISO I—.3—6." It is evidently tlie rough draught—having many erasures and interlineations. We presume it to have been the form of a circular put into the hands of the head of each Department, to bcatl- lressed to its subordinate officers. We ask the public, to mark the difference be tween tho course here chalked out hy Mr. Jef ferson for the officers of the General Govern ment, and that pursued by the present President, his Secretary ami all the “ officers depending on tho Executive of tho Union." We have seen Mr. Adams since ho became President of tho United States, coining among us endeav ouring to throw offhis natural reserve, to he very “ condescending,” to use a word which was ap plied to his conduct at tin* time by one of the lo cal priuts of this city, and devoting two or three days to the purpose of electioneering. We have seen Mr. Clay, tlie Secretary of State of Mr. Adams’ choice—no not choice—appointment,— making annually a tour to tlie West, eleciionct r- ing for the administration—making speechc barbecues, taverns, cross-roads, —extolling himself and his friends, and Mr. Adams and hi: friends, and abusing General Jackson and his party—we have seen him using his official influ ence and the patronage of his Department to ef fect elections both in the General and State Go vernments—we have seen him, in a word, neg lecting his public duties to the great loss of the public, and openly and shamelessly electioneer ing. We have seen Mr. Harbour, the Secreta ry of War, pushing into Virginia and attending the election where his own son was a candidate, and electioneering for him so openly as to dis gust the proud freeholders of Virginia—and we have seen him too in our own state electioneer ing—and we have seen him under the pretence of visiting the Bedford springs, making an elec- attempt to int nonce the votes of others, nor take anv part in he business of electioneering, that being deemei inconsistent witli tlie spirit of the constitution aid his duties to it.” We repea it—anv gentleman may see the original of tlie above Circular, in the handwrit- 20, | ing of Air. Jt-fferson, who will call at ibis office. Hallimnre Republican. SURGERY.—A novel and important sur gical operation was performed, with complete success, hv Dr. S. Pomeroy White, of Hudson, in this state, on the 23d of October last, A Mr. id Vanvalkenhourgh; tailor, aged sixty, was atllic- led with a tumour, as large us a child’s head, accumulated in ton months upon his left hip, proceeding, it w is at length found by instru mental examination, from an eneiirisnval sac of five inches depth. To remove this it was agreed to take iiji and tie the gluteal or internal iliac, artery, an operition never before attended with success in this country and seldom in Europe.— Repeated hemorrhages, weakness, and danger, induced the patient to consent to the oxpire- mont. The artery was accordingly taken up In-low the disease, the ligature passed under (with tin- Philadelphia needle) one inch below die bifurcation, removed down about five inches (with Dr. A. E. Do. ick’s knot applicator) and tied lirnily, and tin- incised parts united in the usual manner. The first dressing was on the eighth dav: at the end of lour weeks the liga ture came aivav? and in ten days more tho tu mour had gradually subsided, all-1 the patient was so far recovered as to walk about his neigh borhood. The young sergeon was assisted by his father in the operation, and hv oilier physi cians in previous constitution. Tlie details of the bold and fortun.it • experiment are given in the American Journal of the Medical Sciences; and we think that facts of this kind ought to he more generally communicated, as well for the credit of onr skilful and enterprising practition ers, as for tin' common benefit of tin) public. ON A nr.F. STIFLED IN HONEY. From flnw’r to flow'r, with eager pains See the blest busy tut)’err fly; When nil that from her toil she gains, Is in tlie sweets she hoards to die. ’Tisthus, would man the truth believe, With life's soft sweets, eueh fav'rite joy: If we taste wisely,they relieve; But ifwc plunge too deep, destroy. *v find under the Editorial head, ample food for animadver sion. The Editor has endeavored to cater for the appetite of every variety of mind except the virions, and if he has failed to give Satisfaction, he is very sorry for it. Perhaps the present may be as suitable as any occasion for the Editor to declare his determination not to he divested of any of the immunities which belong to his avocation, except the ono enjoyed by many of his breth ren of using insults for arguments, and making osser. tions without proof. Tho felicity arising from the exer cise of such a privilege he is perfectly willing to forego; but he will never surrender the privilege of writing as dul ly as he pleases, and in open defiance to the statutes of Lindley Murray. He pleads the usages and examples of others, time otit of mind, and lives in n free government, where every one has the liberty of adapting a manner and style most convenient to his genius. If his patrons are offended at this, his unalterable determination, they are respectfully informed that his remarks, though they may prove to be dull, “hall not he very numerous; and in the few observations which circumstances may occasionally compel him to make, he promises in the utmost sincerity, to attone for his dullness, hy substituting facts in the place of fancy. He hopes that truth will not be less esteemed by the friends of the Enquirer, because it is not enforced by eloquence—it has a natural loveliness which needs not the aid of ornament, “ Put is when unadorned, adonied the most.” | To compensate for the barrenness of Editorial matter, Deny every thing and insist upon proof.— I the rorreqicmtlenc-e of tlie sons of science one! genius, ie Lawyer Acnioody, said our venerable friend,fig- j cordially solicited. Any i-oininunicntion, political, litcra. ured at the bar in Essex county, Mass, some-I r y or moral, will lie thankfully received ami duly attended thing like half a century ago. Ifo had a tstu- ’ The Poet’s comer will be open to the contributions of dent named Vurnum, who had just completed j the favoured few who have drank at the fount of Hellicon. his studies, was journeying to a distant town in . Tlie invitation is given to the gifted in evety dep-.rtment company with his master. Acmoody on his I of learning. whether in verse or prose, and the Editor wav observed to his student—'“Varmint, you i ,, r to u , e his critical authority, with more modcra- liuvo finished your studies; but there is one tin- I tiim n „djustice, than the Administration exercise their iwrta.it part ol a lawyer’s practice ol great eon- ! poUllc>l , , lowl . r _ r( . m omt.cri„g alwuvs, that the duty of a sequence, that I have nut mentioned. “\V hat I rrili< , j ik(! tlia , , )f a skim - - is that?” inquired tho student. “1 will tell it replied Mr. A. “provided you will pay the ex pense at the next tavern.” The student agreed; and Acmoody imparted the maxim at the head of this article. The sapper, Ac. were procured, and on preparing to set off from the tavern, Ac- inootly reminded V anium that he had engaged to pay the loll—“I deny everything and insist upon proof,” retorted Varntitn. The joke was so good, that Acmoody concluded it best to pay the hill himself. A gentleman sat down to write a Deed, and began with—“Know one woman by these pre sents.” “You are wrong,” says a hv-stander, "it ought to he, Know all men.” “ Very well,” answered the other, “ if one worn in knows it, all men will of course." ZSttQuirrr. VARIETY. NIGHT. How bciutiful is night: A ilcwv I’roslficss lilts flic silent air, No mist ohsclrcs, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks tie serene of hoav'n; In Full orb’d (lory, yonder moon divine, Rnlls tliroicti the dark blue depths! Beii-'.illjflu! steady rav, The deserf circle spree Like tie- mull i ocean girl’d witli the sky: How betulitiil is night 1 —Southey. I have seen the meteors of fashion rise and fill. The idle part of the world crowd round novelty, and give it notoriety for a term often much above its deserts, hut after being tired, leave it to its fate, neglected and forgotten; while they run with eager scent after new game, which in due time is cast off, like the preceding. Probably, this levity in mankind is ordained for a wise mid just purpose, that every adventurer may have his day, as it would he a hard fate in deed to mean ca|incitics to have no advantages or even notice, which must inevitably he tie case, if one alone engrus-nd the whole attention if the world hy the sole power of the abilities; md therefore Nature shows ns frequent instan ces of those tii whom she Ins been niggardly in her gift of talents, lull, as a rccompenco has vc- kindly consigned them to the care and pat ronage of fortune; and as it would be an ex treme degree of partiality to endow one favour ite with both wisdom and fortune, we seldom witness (hat injustice.—[Johnson.] TO A I’RFTFNDFD FRIEND, AXn REAL ENEMY. Thy hesitating tongue, amt ilnubtliil fare. Shew all thy kindness to lie mere grimace; Throw efl’tlie mask: at once he toe, or friend; 'Tis base to soothe when malice is the end: Tlie rook that's seen gives tlie poor sailor dread: But double terror that whirh tildes its head. Contentment.—Enjoy tlie present, whatsoev er it be, and he not solicitous for the future; for, if you will take your foot from the present stand ing, anti thrust it toward to-morrow’s event, you are in a restless condition; it is like refusing to quench your present thirst, bv fearing you will not drink tlie next. If it be well to-day it is madness to make the present miserable, by fear ing it may he ill to-morrow; when your belly is full of to-day’s dinner, to fear that you shall want the next day’s supper; for it may be you shall not; and then to what purpose was tltis day's atlliction 1 but if to-morrow shall want your sorrow will come time enough, though you do not hasten it; let your troublo tarry till its own day comes. But, if it chance to lie ill to day, do not increase it by the care of to-morrow Jeremy Taylor. DIVINE PRAISE. The feather'd tribe coil chaunt their lays Aud hymn their great Creator's praise: But man fur whom on ev’ry thorn, Tlie daylight falls, till close of even, Ungrateful views each sun-bright mom, Nor whispers forth a prayer to heaven.—Ryan. COL UMBUS THL’RSDA 1. .If . I V •>.», |838. (f/“* Persons holding subscriptions to the Columbus Enquirer are requested to forward them to this office without delay. Subscrib ers will all be furnished with the first number of the paper, and a surplus number are printed, with u view to furnish future subscribers, who may wish to preserve regular files of tlie En quirer. PROSPECTUS. T HE public seldom receives tbe amplified profes sions usually 6'iintl in tlie prospectus of a Newspa per as any evidence of tlie writers sincerity, hut generally regards them as matters of course, like those forms of xpression which politeness tins rendered current “ sig- iiitying nothing." The subscriber therefore will abstain from making any other than what seems indispensible to rigid understanding of tlie character of Ids paper and of tlie direction which lie designs to give to his Editorial labours. The Columbus Enquirer will ho attached to the lie- publican creed as exemplified in the administration of Thomas Jefferson; and in State politics, adhering to the principles that characterised tlie late able ndnunistntir : of ties ernorTroup. it wilt defend " the union of the .'cites and tlie sovereignty of the Stales.’’ On tbe great sub ject of the next Presidential Election, its influence will be given to the democratic candidate most formidable to the men now in oflice. Rut it will not lie wholly de ted to these matters—a large portion of its columns will be tilled witli such Miscellaneous Selections us are cal culated to please and to instruct;—to gratify fancy anil lo increase linowleged—making it a literary as well us i political paper- Tho Editor, desire, t3 tn move on in n "noiseless tenor' in the performance of his duty, will provoke no personal controversy; and auxin, s for the restoration of peace and harmony in the State, it wall be his constant endeavor to allay those party prejudices and turbulent passions that have distracted her councils ami arrayed her fellow-citi zens ngainst one another. When circumstances require him to defend any doctrine or measure that he may ap prove, or oppose such as lie may condemn, it will he his study lo do it with “ hard arguments and soft words," knowing that every expression that wounds the pride or kindles tlie ire of man. renders him flic more impcrvioui lo reason and obstinately wrong. But in a stormy peri ml of party strife anil contention, no Editor can hone, hy by tiny course which he may pursue, however faithful ti truth and conciliatory to his enemies, to escape what ap pears to he the lot of all—the misrepresentations of the prejudiced, and the malice of the wicked. He has only tobearthem with that fortitude which virtue inspires. The subscriber is resolved, under all circumstances, to adhere to truth and justice in his matter; uml, if postble to mod- oration in his manner. Whether he will ever exhibit a de part are from the latter, must depend upon the nature and the degree ol the provocation which lie may receive. Such is his political creed, uml such arc the feelings with which he is about to take upon himself the respousibil- ides of an Editor. MIRABEAU B. LAMAR Terms—The Enquiren will be printed on a large sheet, with new type, once a week, at three hollars per aun. in advance, or four dollars at tho end of the year. IbT Sheriff sand other Ollicers'advertisements inserte at customary rates. skilful gardener, is not to crush the flower, hut to prune the stem of its withered leaves, that the bloom may expand with more beautiful luxuriance.— There is one class of writers, however, who arc uninvited —I mean the factious fonientersofstrife—those infuriated demons of party, who ruin their country's repose to gratify ‘ aleful ambition; together with all die dirty subalterns en listed in their sendee, who lie and defame from an instinct- love ol wickedness. Tho Enquirer is shut against rich; not that the Editor is unwilling to admit in its col- Bios, political discussions and free investigations ns to the conduct ami measures of public men; but such disquisi tions should always be conducted with candor aud decen- , and never allowed to “ overstep the modesty of nature." metimes indeed even good men may not be able to tern- r their speech with the cool moderation of Socrates.— hen they witness patriots, laughed to scorn for their honesty, ami the Maelii <vcls of the land, abusing power Unrighteously obtained, they cannot hut impart to their ritings a portion of that ardour which virtuous indigna nt is apt to inspire. But the Editor hopes to be able to •criminate with due justice between the honest warmth f the patriot and the hellish (ires ofan unbridled slanderer i- paper is open to the one. and closed to the other. But more Ilian any other class of writers, he courts the orrespondenre of those gentlemen, who arc in the habit of heading their rntnmtm motions thus—Sheriff's Satis Rule Msi—Strayed or Stolen—Just rereieal a fresh sup ply—ami with sueli liko terms equally poetical. It is true their productions do not exhibit the highest powers of invention, neitherdo they teem with tho flights of fancy and (lowz-rs ofrhetoric, yet they have a charm for the Edit. , more delightful than the sweetest outpourings of the muse of Mrs. Homans. He desires their favors, and for any contributions of that kind which they may he pleased furnish, lie will return his warmest thanks ami gratitude, which species of payment there is no danger of bank ruptcy. Dreadful Catastrophe !—On theSTth inst. outstanding galley, heavily ladencd with matter, gave way and the hole was tumbled into ri. Oh! what a fall was there my countrymen.” Agreeably to proposals, the Columbus Enquirer makes its appearance, and it may not he wholly inexcu sable in the Editor to indulge a little iu the professional privilege of speaking of self—a most delightful preroga tive, but one which the Editor will exercise nt present no farther than to make known, that he reciprocatesthegood feelings which have been manifested towards his under taking, and that he has a warm desire to make the En quirer not profitable solely to himself, hut beneficial also to the public. The first number is now presented to his patrons, not without some misgiving that it may possibly fail to satisfy expectation; such as it is,however,he wish es them to receive it os a fair specimen of what they are to expect in the succeeding numbers. He has endeav oured to select for every class of readers—here is poetry for the ladies: prices current for the merchant; accounts of new inventions for the artist: professional intelligence for the Knights of the Pestle and of the Green-bag, and politics without passion for the Statesman. The light hearted may find something to laugh at; the serious mind ed may find thoughts that spring not from temporal feel ings; the capitalist may find some advertisement that will point to profitable speculation and the critic may Pursuant to a previous notice, it lnree and re-. - portable meeting of llic citizens of this place, convened at tlie Columbus Inn, outlie 15th inst. ir the purpose of making the arrangements ne- ossarv for tlie celebration of the ensuing 4tlt if Jujy, when Col, Philip II. Alston was call- I Iff the Chair, and J. II. Page, Esq. ap- linted Secretary. After some dissussion, James P. Van Ness, was elected Orator of the day, and the follow ing resolutions unanimously adopted : 1*1. That Col. Cooledgc, Maj. YU. J. W. Wellborn and Judge Bisscll constitute tlie com mittee to make the necessary arrangements: 2nd. That Ira Cushman, Esq. Col. P. II. Alston, Maj. Lewis, A, Y. Gressoin Esq. and Col. Tims. Gordon constitute tho committee to prepare and draft tlie toasts to he drank on the occasion: lire/. That th's meeting do novV adjourn sub ject to the call of the chair. PHILIP II. ALSTON, Chairman. John It. Page, Secretary. At a meeting to make arrangements for the approaching Fornrn or July, by the Citizens of Harris County, on tho 22d inst. Col. Thom as Mahone was called to the Chair and H. J. Harwell, Esq. appointed Secretary. On motion, the meeting proceeded to the ap pointment of Committees; Lewis Wynn, M. J. \\ ellborn and Jacob M. Guerry, Esqrs. were appointed to select an Orator and Reader of the Declaration of Independence—Col. William Mason, George W. Rogers and Lemuel Gres ham, a Committee of Arrangements; and Gen. Allen Lawhon, Col. D. McDougald, H. J. Har well, Thomas L. Jackson, Jacob M. Guerry and M. J. Wellborn a Committee to prepare Toasts. Tlie meeting then proreeded to the selection of President and N ice President of the day, whereupon Col. Thomas Mahone was selected President, and George W ashington Rotters Vico President of the day: Tlie meeting then ad journed. THOMAS MAHONE, Ch’mn. H. J. Harwell, Sec’ty. The Committo have selected Col. Wm. C. Osborn as the* Orator of the day, Thomas L. Jaskson, Esq. Reader of the Declaration of In dependence, and the town of Hamilton as the place of Celebration. Earthquake.—On Sunday evening, the 6th ult. a little before sunset, a slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Selma, Alabama, and at several places in the country around that village it was more sensibly observed. The motion was sufficient, in some instances, to occasion tho china in die cupboards to rattle. mm