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IT From tho. Augusta Mirror. THE. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A POET. I am the younger Ron ol'an ancient home. ! make thin assertion boldly, for although I cannot trace my lineage beyond the time of Richard Caenr dr. lion, yet, an farther* and mother* are generally considered a* some what necessary prerequisite* to existence, 9 1 have but little doubt that my aircs who cx iHtcdin the days of the lion-hearted monarch had their ancestor* also. I can’t say much, however, about my family. I don’t know , whether they were most distinguished for having “coats of arms,” or “coat* without | arms.” i have some feeble recollection of , having seen three amphibious looking snakes, with forked tongues, and a long j Latin or Greek inscription underneath, which was said to be the family motto. I j know nothing about “gules three mullet* or <Vc.’’ but I will lie obliged to ail) gen tleman who ha* heraldic lore, if he will in terpret for me what the doubtful looking snakes mean. Perhaps it may be the means of establishing tny |>< The truth of the matter is, that 1 have no taste this way. I belong to that flu-s who believe, that a man should be esteemed ad respected for j his own merits, anil that H he has ability and virtue, that he. ought to he taken by the liu’.td without Stopping to iilquier w hetli er lie had ever had a biped jackass of ail ancestor, who was drawn in a slate conch with eight rrcani-colerrd horses, aml a doz en knaves ill livery outside. I have no i niieroliou for antiquity- I prefer the green tree to the withered trunk. I don't love ■lnst, even though it he the dust of ngr*. I have no desire to stand “super antiquas Xins,” if the modern paths he more pleasant. I care very little for a “Kmg line ol iKole sites, “eighty degrees removed fro r ,i n,,., j lilfe to treat all men as they tr.-nt me. I have therefore the satee -iiection for the -great grand further of my grem-grantl-fsr lller, as thil, venorulde, and doubtless, res pectable md gentleman may be supposed, (all things being duly considered,) to have hud for me, ! trust that I have made out a prima fa cie case of being the younger sou ol an an cient house. I can’t any much for myself, wlii'ii I was in the early blush of childhood. I don't know whether 1 was considered a “pattern child” or not. Mince then I have heard myself called a promising boy, Hint the word was an appropriate one, for I made daily pro mi sen to he it good Imy and mind my hook, which contracts, to the best of my knowledge, recollection mid belief, I never observed. lam writing a true histo ry, iitul I have no idea of concealing mv faults. I grew finely, having nothing else to do. I approached to mnuhnod. In an ctil hour, I, “nnhe.knowingly,” perpetrated a rhyme. In a minute l was possessed with n devil- I was alllirted w ith poetry ; I be came a w alkiug dictionary ol verse, -a kind of rnitnnio rude mrcttm of the muses. In short, I lifetime n port. I well recollect my first effusion, the delight with w hieli I rend it -the anticipation* of future glory with which I have re-pursued it. Oh fame! Oh hope ! Oh felicity ! Well has it been said that ye are the horizons of the human heart, that recede ns we advance to you. Hut to return to my first piece. It commen ced thus t Wfaat is life I An empty bublr, I'ult of sorrow, toil tuul trouble! I doiit think that I have equalled this since. There is a delicacy and originality tit the question, and n promptness At versification in the response, which arc worthy of all praise. To he sure, if critically cxatititied it may seem somewhat of a solecism to de clare that an empty biiblc was full ol trou ble, Arc. But then, wlmt poetry can stand a critical examination f Even the divine laird Coleridge, w rote about. “Th* HHerrs! multitude, Wittier ;nirp!r lorks wnb s*er i rhihi glories shone “ although it is true that subsequently, ut the sellritatlon of his friend “Elia,” he substi tuted “golden” for “purple,” and finally adopted the word “wreathed.” I only men tion this example to satisfy the objections of some persons who do not understand the elements of poetry, uho have not w antler ed hand iu hand the heights of Helicon a lung. I am digressing. My mind is deranged with my sore a mictions. I must stick to my story. I proceed. I progressed with the muses. I wrote a w ildoruess of verses. ‘Liny albums have received an impression front me. I have figured ill newspapers. I lut \ e been read in magazines. I thought, (idiot) that //lit was fame. .1 became a kind of Narcissus. I was enamoured of tny own I verse. One day, an idea struek me. (I w ish I had struck it hark.) 1 committed it to paper. I published it in a daily paper, whose editor was celebrated for wearing spectacles and cultivating whiskers, and who in his time, had written Ins “ten pages of poetry .” My verse took. It was re published in all the papers of the country, tine mail brought me a score, each with my piece in it. I was seized with a furor bre vis, I read my piece in each.—l said to my self, “this is fame !” t was “robed with delight.” Then a change nunc over me. I became melancholy. I thought of the htgrnlitude, the volatility of matt. I look ed with pity upon Lord Hvron, whose fame, great as it had been, and enduring ns it promised to be, was now being eclipsed by another and a newer genius—i. e. tny* soli. 1 sighed to think that my glory might be as evanescent. With these reflections, up the papers again, that I might u in writing, (w hich 1 did not observe before.) appeared in the margin of each, (w ith one exception.) Those omnkius words wrapt my heart in ice. That “white hour” of in\ life,—that “day einbroidred w ith gold mill loec,” became black as midnight—plain as fusiiifn. In the margin, these words were w niton : “Please subscribe.” And so 1 did. What else could Ido f I eopld not deny the taste of the editors, or their talent iti making selection*. They had help ed to giie uie immortality ; —it was but rea sonable that 1 should assist in giving them bre.Sli. Atnl so 1 subscribed for each and all. * And from that hour and that piece, 1 r mis< ry. My funds are all gone.— The butchers have my promissory notes, hiclv are, by distance made more sweet,” 1 have parted with my policy. M inn is btfurbidden by my table. Iced-champagne is Hhmibereu with the things that are gone. : Hhuvt, that one piece lias cost me in news .ll;;i’*L . ■ that happy class of heiugs, who know no change. That piece has indeed been my ruin. I belong to a learned profession, and if peo ple would only let me alone, I have no dotihtl would thrive at it. Hut they wont. Young ladies, Whose Hymn locks with sky-blue rilibarid* shine, way-lay meat their doors, and draging me in, and putting a pen in my band, request me to write “a love of a piece.” If I dine with two or three gentlemen, before I have taken my first glass of wine, a sheet of fools cap paper is sent to me, with “now my good fellow, write us a song.” If I meet a man in a bathing house, lie suggests to me that cleanliness would lie an original and ap propriate theme for an ode. If Igo into a grocery store to purchase a pound of*ugar, I ant asked to deliver a poem. If a Mr. Itrown take* it into his foolish head to mar ry a Miss (Jrrrn, some good nuttircd friend sends me an account of the occurrence, and “venture* too add, that it would lie a hap py subject for your prolific pen. The un ion of colors might be enlarged upon, and the fabled river of Grace would afford a classical allusion.” Then if this *aid Mr. Brown is idiot enough to die, I am desired to write bis epitaph lam obliged to throw away enough good humour to last me for a twelve mouth, and to work myself up iq. to an agony of tears, that I may speuk feel ingly about the “breaking tip of ihc rainbow hues,” and pas* a touching tribute to the memory of a man whom i neither new nor cured lor. These are hut the lithe of my grievance;,, i ain growing desperate, I r;u)e,il fttnnd it ; human nature is failing uc.icnth these murderous and multitudinous attacks. I must make an effort to shake off this incubus.—l will convert myself into a kind of intellectual sexton —I will keep ready-made epitaph*—l w ill charge by tin virtue—l will establish a poetical fee liill- For an affectionate parent, • - - 10,00 Ditto, ami husband and master, ”0,00 For an nllcrliountc wife, (a very rare specie*,) ----- -10,00 For all the virtue*, and an addi tional flourishes in the lust two lines, 50,00 I will do any thing to relieve myself from this terrible life. I should like to know the most pleasant mode of dying. Cun any friends vylio have taken arsenic by mistake, or undergone sundry evolutions nud convulsion* at the bottom of a river, for an indefinite period of time, give me the resiiltof (Acir experience! Will any gentleman who has performed a series of short kicks in the uir, under the administration anil superintendence of Jack Ketch, tell me how that feels I Is there a nv philanthropic physician who will ac quaint me with the :uudus oprrandi, of lau rel warier upon the system, or what etl'eets nit overdose of morphine will produce! Have I an acquaintance who has been re moved from the borders of the river styx by the application of the stomach pump, who will do me the kindness to say how laudanum agrees with the stomach before the pump is applied ? These lire things I should like to learn. I will he grateful ve ry grateful for eominunirutioiiH on these sub jects. . I must acquaint myself with them. I must get ready for tho worst. If a “Crow iters quest” is to be held upon me, the ver dict shall not lie “Died by l’oetrv,” I’ll Savannah, Gko. From the (,Y. V.) Morning Herald. The “Royal William” left the pier at the foot of Pike stree between II and 12 o’clock this morning, carrying out 28 pas sengers hut no freight. Site passed down the Buy iu line style, and was seen to go oat of sight in safety. |N. I).—lf she should sink this paragraph w ill not get to England to he copicul.) Several government oflierr* and IT. S. Marshalls were slatoned at the dock to see that no sub-treasurers ran away in the “Roy ulWilliam.” They were supplied with blank warrants. Mr. Van Huron was not ready to go into this vessel. The “Koval William” icached the dock nt New York in 22 days from the hour of leaving Liverpool. The “Wellington” and “United States” arrived the night before her. Tlfc “Garrick” reached New York just IX) hours after the Royal William,” and the “Poland,” from Havre, 92 hours after her. They all three left European ports Dee. 15th. The last departure from a steam ship from New York formed an era in the bisto rt of loeoloeoism ; Mr. Van Huron's rep resentative in this city, Mr. Price, ran any iu her, and carried some of Uncle Sato’s money ; the amount is variously stated at from ‘*loo.ooo to A1,000,000. llis friend and fellow runaway, Mr. Swartwout, had 81 1-2 millions of the same trusting old gentleman's money. As some of the Liv erpool and London editors doubtless tasted the venson nud canvass back ducks taken out by Mr. Price, wo wish they would tell ns whether they kept sweet on the passage. We also wish them to send us a graphic de scription of the meeting between the two runaway sub-treasurers, and tell us what appointments the British government mean to giv e them. v expect by every arrival from Europe to hear of a general declaration of war throughout that quarter of the globe. Within the last two weeks goods have arrived in this country from Europe, to the Tultie of 25 iniUons of dollars. Money is anything but easy in this city, and United States slocks fell on ‘Change yesterday one per cent. Our ritv merchants are as busy as bees getting in their goods, sampling, vV putting on protits—but the tncrrhnns from the inte rior have not arrived vet to buy. The spring trade will open brisk, and during the summer money will be abun dant for a short time ;—but as we have not our usual supply of cotton, rice and tobac co. to send to Europe, we must send no small amount of money to pay for the large quantities of manufactured articles recent ly arrived. The corl| crops over the country have yielded aw increase of one-third over last v ear.-* More than a quarter of a million of dollar?*have been paid by different state government* for bounties on wheat. The sißßttiania is running through the states lik<4Wdfire. In short in every state ill the Union the morns multicaulis. lias been companies formed, factories TH:B ZffOXNTOSH POUWfY; JX S3 ft ABX> *, erected, and silk for sewing and wearing brought to market, equal to any thing seen in England, The legislature of Ohio offer ed a bounty of half a dollar for every pound of silk reaied in that state, and Miss Ger trude Rapp has, tinder this law, recently received #lO7 for7!il pounds of silk reaied by her own hands. One young lady in (ieorgia was recently married in an entire suit of silk ; she raised the cocoons, reeled tlie silk, wove it, and made it up into a frock, bonnet, gloves, storks, petitcoat, id eat ge nus oilmen. The sugar rrop is now ascertained, will yield an increase over last ye;mr. The loeofoco governor of Pennsylvania was sworn in yesterday. Burrows, the sc rretarv under the ex Govenor, and his friend Htevens, of course are kicked out. Here is a description of their exit from public life:— On Tuesday, Jail. 15, at I’2 o’clock, T. 11. Burrows the famous returner of returns —burrowed up politically for the rest of his life, “lie went up like a rocket, and comes down like a stick.” This will he his epitaph. At noon on the 15th. of this month, Thad dcus Steven* dismounted from his donkey, and took the w orld of foot. He has bro ken h*s acidic, and worn hi* spurs to the kocktt in his three year’s ride. The administration party has a majority in both houses this congress and will prob ably’ have in the next. Mr. Van Burcii has contrived to get one of his sons married to a rieli and beautiful girl ; he is cousimiating a similar ucgocia tiou for a second son and if Prince John Van Boren, now in England, does not soon marry the rich daughter of some English nobleman, his farther w ishes him to return instantly*, as he Inis a rich match (not a loco fococo one) iu his eye for him. “There is n prevalent report in Washing ton that Mr. Vim Biirru means to marry Miss America Vespucci (now in Washing ton) dcccndanl of Amcricua Vespucius, by virtue of whose discoveries she lays claim to the whole of this country. If Martin marries her, he and his heirs can reign till the resurrection morning, that is if the stork holds out. Mr. Fox, the British minister at Wnsh iiigtou, never rises, by any chance, before noon, and never dines by any misehuuce before suit-down, lie is called the Eng lish owl. The English merchants are sending or ders to American for our manufactories. Norris, of Philadelphia, Inis rreciv ed orders for some half-a-dozen loco-motives ; mid Ward, cutler, of Lit Fulton street, New York, has received orders for several doz en tailors’ and huiilcr*’ shears, in the man ufacture of w hich article we far surpass the English. DEPARTURE OF THE ROYAL WIL LIAM.—This admirable sen boat left yesterday lor Liverpool, at ten minute* before 12. As wc staled yesterday, she went down the Imy lit fine style,and was “far, far at sea” long be fore stilt down'. Site took out 20 passengers and nearly 10,(XX) letters. There were 28 persons going in her, ns we announced yesterday, lutt our simultaneous statement, that officers were waiting topounce upon nil runaway's deterred no less thun eight defaulters ami delinquents, who backed out at the last moment ; and returned to their homes and their wives, and have resolved to net like honest men, for the rest of their lives. The vessel was very low down in the water having a very large supply of coal on board she, however, look no Irieght. The Depar ture of n steamship for Europe lavs now liemme so common, that not more thau2iX)or 3(Xlpeo ple assembled to see her off A few minute.* before II o'clock, every thing was in readiness on board the ship to proceed to sea ; the steam was up, and Unpt. Swainson came on board, but the letter bags were detained half an hour, in expcction of the arrival of the southern mail. At half past eleven a cart came furious ly down the dis k, to the ship with some lug gage ; the crowd collected round it, expecting to see the traps of another default! r ; it turned to be the kit of u fireman on Isiitnl the ship, and consisted of no old pea-jacket, a piece of a Scotch cloak, it tarred norwestcr, with it part of the rim off, two pair of torn tarpaulin trow sers, and a dirty coat, total value, 82.tX>. The crowd set up n shout, and exclaimed—“ That’s the kit of a deputy sub-treasurer.'’ In a few minutes, Mr. Bell arrived with six large bags of letters and papers, and the ship swung offclear of the dock. Then occurred a curious scene. A person named Oliver or Og dcu, hud kept below till he heard the engine in motion, when he came on deck to take a las! view of the well know u Pike street slip. An officer, who had been watching for him with a process, immediately arrested hint, and infor med ('apt. Swainson that Ins prisoner could j not go to sen—the ship must la-stopped. This was mortifying enough. The steam up—the vessel’s head was for England, and she shaking for very eagerness to run back to her own hap py land. But warrants are warrants, and ('apt. Swan son called out “slop her—boat a hoy, come a longsidc, and take out this defaulter, or we shall get steamships a had name.’ No sooner said than done : a boat was alongside in a min ute. and the officer and his prisoner canto n shore with “a silver oar.” The Royal William rushed down the hay like a race horse, and now She’s o’er the waters, and avva For merry England's shore. The Vitriol Case. —" Washington Town send, arrested some days since on a charge of throwing a quality of vitriol in the fare of Mr. John Reese, fire warden, was on Tuesday brought out of prison and exam ined before Justice Merritt. He refused, by the advice ofliis counsel, Mr. Morrill, to answer the various questions propounded to him, as to the time he quit w ork on the evening of the assault; which way he went home; the clothes he wore at the time ; what had become of them; whether a certain shirt produced with holes, as if burnt, was his ; w hether he had bought new pantaloons oil the following day ; whether and where he had purchased any oil of vitriol. *Stc. At the time of his arrest there were several scars upon his face and his hands as if fresh burned. His whole appearance and manner was very much against him. and he was held to bail iu the sum ot 85000. in default of which he was remanded to prison. Mr. Reese has already lost one eye; the lid of one is eaten away, uud the other eye is not yet out of danger.—AVtr York Gazette. o From a extract of a letter in a Kentucky 1 paper, we learn that the celebrated horse Bet rand, Jr. hash n bought by Mr. B. R. Jen kins, of Scott co. (Ky.) and is now on his way to that state. New Oh leans, Jan. 28. FROM TEXAS.—By the schr.Teazer, from Galveston, dates of the Jflth ami 18th instant from Houston have been received. The 21st was the day fixed for the adjournment of Con gress. By way of recreation after the fatigue of public office, ex-president Houston had an nounced his intention to make an excursion to the United .State*. The hero of San Jacin to will find a hearty welcome here from many warm friends and admirers. By a resolution j of the two Houses, the seat of government is to be removed from Houston to a place to be selected hereafter by a board of commission ers. A bill for the suppression of gambling was under discussion, with a strong probability of passing Ibis session. A bill had passed the j .Senate for the creation of a national bank, on a plan similar to the old United States Hank, i being predicated on the revenue of the Gov- j eminent. Two other hills also had received , the sanetiou of that body—one appropriating ‘ 51,500, (XX1 to defray the expenses of Govern- : meat another authorising the negotiation of a loan of one million by the President for like j purposes. The escape of twoTexian citizens from the dungeons ot Matamoras, is mentioned l —they reached Houston in sufety—their ! names were Ilavis and Hedric. From the si- i lence of the papers on the subject, we may I suppose that the Indian disturbances on the frontier have ceased. The news from Mexico is not so recent as that previously received here by way of Vera Cruz and Tampico.— The establishment of Temperance Societies lias commenced in Texas with a fair promise of success. At the first organization of one in Galveston, 23 names were subscribed to the pledge of total abstinence from the “deleteri ous drug.” Os the markets the following ac count is taken from the Houston Telegraph of the IHth. Provisions were scarce and commanded high prices. Flour was selling ut from 830 to 35 per bbl. and in fair demand ; Huron scarce, and selling at from 40 to 90c: no Pork or Lard in market; Whiskey 8150 a 1.75 per gallon. I and scarce; Molasses in demand at 81.25 a 1.50 ‘ per gallon; Coffee 37 n 40c, and Brown Sugar 30c. per pound, and in demand; Corn 8* per bushel, and also in demand. Jan. 29. LATEST FROM MATA.MORAH—The scltr. Eliza Ann, (.'apt. Floyd, arrived y ester day from Matamoras, whence she sailed on ; the 19th instant. There was only one American vessel at Mu I laments when (’apt. Floyd left. Every thing ! quiet among the American residents. The decree expelling the French from tfata inoras was rigidly enforced by the Mexican \ authorities. The French consul for that place I came passenger in the Eliza Aim as far as the | Balixe. There had been considerable fighting be tween the Government and the Federal par ; ties in the neighborhood of .Matamoras. which ■ Inis resulted rattier in favor of the latter. In ; fact the Federalists under Mendez hud shut up I General Filisoln, with HXX) men, within the ! walls of Wuinmorns. In one of the actions it is reported that the j Government party were completely routed • with the loss of 30J men. A decisive buttle was looked for every day, between the army ,in Mtitatnorns and the Federalists, who were i in the vieinity. Gen. Cattail /a, who retreated on Matnmortvs | after the repulse at Tampico, was attacked by the Federalists under (Jen. Fernandez, near Tania Teresa. He had only 3<X> men left when he entered .Matamoras by uiglu. (Jen. Wall had resigned his commission of Major General in the Mexican army, licCntwe he would not march against the French. Jan. 30. FROM HAVANA.—By the arrival yeater ’ day of a vessel from Havana, we have receiv ed several items of intelligence, which, though not so recent ns those brought a few days ago, by the steamer New York, are yet suflieieutly j interesting tolnv before the public. A disastrous lire broke out on board the j French war steamer, the Vetoes, fourdavs be fore her arrival at Havana. The immediate ; causes of the misfortune are not distinctly known. It is supposed, however, that in mak ing un examination of the hold of the vessel, the gaseous evaporation of the coal used a* fuel took fire by coining in contact with n cau dle, and set the mass in flames. The Utmost j exertions of officer* and crew were required I to preserve her from being totally consumed; they succeeded with the aid of fire engiucs iu the extinguishing the fire nml took her into port. The damage is *o extensive that it is ■ presumed she will scarcely lie fit for sea in less than six or eight weeks. The Vrlocc is said 1 to have been ti beautiful vessel, of the same model and dimensions as the Mcteore, which has for some time been lying opposite oureity. .She mounted If guns, four of which were >f thu heaviest calibre. JAN. 31 From fern Cruz —By the U. ! Slates packet Woodbury, which arrived yes terday from Vera Cruz, some further intelli gence of interest lias been received from the seat of blockade. The city of Vera Cruz had been abandoned by its inhabitants, and the port shut against foreign commerce. Vessels are permitted to enter, but not to land cargo under penalty of confiscation. Dreary solitude reigns in this once crowded mart. A letter received at the Merchant’s Exchange, states, that at an interview with Captain Paulding of the IT. S. >hip Levant, and Admiral Baudot of the French squadron, an arrangment was made that the ports of Tampico and Metamorns, should be for tho present opened forcommerce ; and the Admiral pledged himself, that they should not again la- closed without a timely notice being given. As to the political condi tion of the country, the accounts do not vary I from previous advices. Civil dissentions pro- 1 vail to an alarming extent. The Mexicans seem only to agree in hostility to the French, j and a resolution to fight out the quarrel with desperate stubbornness. The English minis- 1 ter, Packenham, had an interview with Santa- ! Anna, for the purpose of winning him over to pacific measures. The conference lasted 4 hours, but we do hear that Santa Anna had pledged his influence in favour of the treaty. ! which England seems anxious to have conclu ded between the beligerenta. The Mexicans are stimulated in their resistance bv a false impression that Great Britain will interfere, ( and come to their rescue in the lasi extremity. The voice of the people is for war, and for the j sake of popularity, Santa .Inna has placed him self at tneneadof the war party, and opposes j with all his power, submission to the demands of France. The tong continuance of the strug- 1 gle has exhausted the finances of the Govern ment. The supplies for the army were deri ved from the voluntary contributions. The people have been called upon to advance do nations of money to defray the expences of the war. How long this infatuation may last is difficult to conjecture, but the presumption is, that the appearance of a French army under the walls of the Mexican rapitol. is the only feasible mode of bringing that people to their right senses. NORFOLK. JAN. 2Sth— Tsitej:t>m Bermu da.—We are indebted to a commercial house ■ in this place for files of the Bermuda Royal Gazette from the 25th ult. to the loth ins!, in clusive by the brig Coquette. Captain Trim mingbain, iu ten days from Bermuda. There j had been much wet and stormy w eather in the Island, and the breakwater at Hamilton, which it was supposed would resist the fury of the waves for ages, was broken through in several places. The shipping in the port received no injury. The British brig of war Wanderer had re cently captured a Porvugueeso slaver with 250 slaves oil board, and carried her into Nas sau. The steam frigate Medea arrived at Hamil ton on the lltli in four days from St. Johns. N. B. The brig of war Charybdts, arrived from Ja maica on the 14th, reports that Com. Douglas had hoisted hisred pennant on board theCom wallis 74, and that the British squadron sailed on the 15th Dee. for Vera Cruz. The squad ron consisted of the Cornwallis 74. Edi nburg 74, Vestal 28, Rover 18, Modestc 18, Victor 18, Snake 18, Ringdove 16. The Pique frig i ale, 36, with Mr. Pakcuham on board, and i the Race Horse, 18 sailed three day* previous ly for Mexico. The Madagazar, 46, will join ! the squadron at Vera Cruz. The Scringapa ! tarn. 40, was expected momently to tuueh ut I Jamaca on the way to Mexico. This formidable fleet is a pretty good evi dence that England feel* a lively interest til | the movements of the French in the Gulf of ; Mexico. A .SYdden F'iuti'ne. —The New Orleans Picayune teJl* a story of a man, who arrived • in that city recently, after being absent several year*. When he went away he was the own er of a lot on which was a small tenement, which he had left in charge of an old woman. He started in search of his house, and after traversing a considerable part of thecity, which had been vacant lots when he left, he came to where lie thought ought to be the locality of lus old house, lie looked about, but every where tall and magnificent buildings met his eye; bis diminutive edifice was no where to be found, but the spot where it formerly stood was the site of one of these splendid establish ments. On an inquiry it was discovered that the present owner had no right to the soil, and | a further examination shewed the indisputable I title of the returned absentee. An offer of ’ thirty-five thousand dollar* was made, to him for the lot, which he refused, and it is suppos ed to be worth eight times that amount. Thus the real owner finds himself suddenly a man of wealth, after wandering about the world en tirely unacquainted with his good fortune. The PoKTRArroF Qveen Victohia. — An oc currence of a disagreeable alid almost disgrace ful nature lias taken place between Mr. Sully, the painter of this portrait, and the members of the St. George’s Society of Philadelphia, at whose request the work was executed. The artist, anxious to benefit his pecuniary condition from the extensive popularity of the picture, has been for some time past most agreeably engaged in roplenhiiing bis purse from the proceeds of PI’S exhibition. The Society became dissatisfied, and commenced an action in chancery—this we learn, has been i finally abandoned, and the -witty and tirAt I enjoy equally the proceeds of the speculation! What loyal subjects must be. these sons of St. George, thus lo honor the Queen of their na tive country,by requesting her to sit, ns a mark of respect, for her portrait-, and then to hawk it nlaiut the country, and quarrel with the ar tist for the results of the iridic ? The Merchants. — During tin 1 debate on the Swart wont Defalcations, Mr. Hoffman said, it ; had of late become the practice in every way, ; and on all occasions, lo assail the character of our Merchants,who seemed lobe regarded by j sonic ns a caravan oil tile desert, that every j wandering tribe might think it fair to nttark and plunder. Hut who are the merchant* of ! this country ? They were men whose honor | and enterprise have done as much to elevate | our national character as the guUaut aclueve ; incuts of our army and navy; and whoae inte ; grlty and faith, during our late financial dilfi . cultics. limt called forth oil the floor of the British Parliament, a tribute of praise from the i Chancellor of the Exchequer —men who had j left less than ‘SfiO'l unpaid, out of more than ! *2,000,000, which had been returned upon i them protested from England. Where did their enemies find motives for this perpetual i attack I ‘Vies it to be found m present nor turns or their past history / Was it to be found i in that spirit of enterprise which had carried our flag to every sea and every clime, ami had i paid into our very Treasury the sums which i had formed this aliment to speculation and dc | falratiou? Was it to la-found in the early ! history of our Republic/ Are not gentlemen j admonished of its injustice, by that picture i which adorns your Rotunda, when they see j and know, that lie who is there sitting in his Chair of dignity and peril, receiving the De i duration of our Independence from a Jeffer son and a Franklin, vv as u Boston merchant— the proscribed and patriotic Hancock/ Let me tell the gentleman from Md.. that Commerce is. and always lias been, the. liand | maid of Liberty; and its protection ordestme ; lion, has always been the unerring indication | of a wise and free, or a weak and arbitrary go vernment. Let me remind him, that the weak and vacillating reign of the 6th Hi nry of Etig ; land, was still more darkened by legislative ; enactments against the freedom of commerce j —whilst the same page of history, which shines I with tiie achievements and wisdom of one of her best Kings, was illumined by laws to iin i fitter trade and protect her merchants.—.l/ex. • Gut. A Distinguished Straxcdb.—Wc learn that ! us a stone cutter, employed in the shantec near j the corner of 7th street and avenue C, was j yesterday breaking the ice in a pond in a va i cant lot tit that neighborhood, he was more ! suddenly than agreeably surprised. No soon ! er had lie made a hole than out jumped—not Helzeebub, but u personage whom he quite us little expected to see—a large alligator. Rui 1 tug the alarm the animal was immediately, and | vve think rather foolishly despatched, as he I might as welt have been kept alive for the j gratification of the curious. He measures from ; head to tail seven feet ten inches, and as u part ; of the latter member appears to be cut off, it is not improbable that his honest dimensions : might have been over eight feet. The reader may recollect that one of these animals was also picked up iu July last—in the East River if we recollect. How they came here—whether they are native Mauhattancse or emigrants, is beyond our ken, or abilite to guess. Perhaps as tho editor of the New Or leans Picayune sports an Alli gator Express, this veteran wit* despatched to the city to curry to New Orleans the result of the late election, but getting drunk in honor of the w hig victory i decided to remain here and winter. His com fortable quarters have been effectually invaded ; now at any rate.— .V. V. Sun. Select Committee on (>vv tLCATIONS \y e | learn that the Select Committee *woointeibv i the House of Representatives to investigate i the defalcations of the late Collector or tfie I port of New York and other officers, held a meeting yesterday and ejected Mr. Harlan of Kentucky, Chairman, ad Philip R. Feudal!. Esq. of this city. Clerk- We have also understood that the Commit | tee have determined to commence their inves tigations in the city of New York, and will 1 leave here the* evening for that citv. The Copj’mmce are composed of the follow ing geutl<£ f * , . ; > - Messrs. Harlan, Curtis, Wise, Dawso* Hopkins, Owens, Foster and i \Yas"’ n, ' r - —[ fntelligencer 22d test. HOUSE, SHBP. SI CEP?. AND \ y ®VN*imriita( * PAINTING. FRAME SUBSCRIBER respectfully informs -■ the public that he lias established himself in thiscity, mi l will lie happy to execute any orders in his line', such its House, Mhip, Sign and Ornamental FAINTING, Oil Gilding, Graining, Glazing, Papering, Coloring, tie. iiEj'Paints, Oti.Ctlurs, Window Glass, &c. constantly on hand. AU orders punctually intended to. and Jobs executed in a workmanlike manger. N. B. All orders from the country puncUk ally attended to.’ The subscriber will be fouj ‘y at the Alatamahl IlcieL GORIIAM SAWYER.)! Referent: ? Rogers & Crane, Darien. 1 Col. I>. M. stiwart, Liberty County. * Darien, Jammy Sti, 1839. * NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED, being desirous to close his pneOent butiness the ensuing Spring, will disposed bis stick at low prices for cash only, or for Dm'isat short sight on Brunswick, Savannah, or charleston. He will in all cases decline the usual credit business. SAMUEL PALMER. January 22-4 ‘Jf’ ‘< i \ UITCE. FR3HE SUBSCRIBER takes this method of J- informing the publie that he has now on hand a general assortment of Foreign and Do mestic Dry Goods and Fancy Articles; Groce ries ; Crockery and Glass Ware; Hardware and Cutlery ; Hollow, Wood, Tin, anil Atoms Wares; Carpenter and Joiners’ Tools, such an Hatchets, Hummers, Augurs, Chisels. Bits ami Bit Stocks, Planes. Plane Irons, and Saws, Sad dles. Bridles, Martingales, Saddle Bags. itc. HATS, CAPS, and Ready Made CLOTH ING. Ladies’, Gentlemens’ & Childrens’ SHOES, BOOKS and ST VTlONAßY—together with a variety of other articles too numerous to nieit lion here, all of which will be sold as low as can he bought in thiscity. il. W. HUDNALL. P. S The store will be kept open during the Summer months. ja 22 PLOUGHS, 20 PLOUGHS, No. 10 and 12, with extra points „ 40 kegs NAILS, sizes from 4 to 20 40 do Brooklyn WHITE LEAD No. I and extra For sale by 11. W. HUDNALL. jit 22 Pure laquors, IT CONSISTING of Cognac Bran ayriEE .tJtdy, ||. Gin, Jamaica Rum, N. E. Ruin and Gin, Teneriffc, Port, Madeira, and Malaga Wines. For sale wholesale or retail bv jtt22 11. W. HUDNALL. N. THOMAS & SON. Merchant Tailors, U AYE for sale at their Clothing Store in Darien, READY MADE CLOTHING of almost every description, with every article usually called for at Fashionable Clothing Stores: Consisting of Caps, Stocks, Suspen ders. Bosoms: Collars, Gloves, Hosiery, &e. — Together w ith a very handsome assortment of GOODS to be made to order by the best of Workmen, and iu the most FASHIONABLE style. N. 11. They are constantly receiving Goods from New York, and arc prepared to sell wholesale or retail, and can furnish as low as any other imtlar establishment in the State, ja 22 N.T.&S. Hay, Bricks and Pork. TONS prime Northern Hay, 2(1 M. Bricks, It) Bids. M. ss Pork, For sale by jnn 22 2 v’ WOOD DURA’ & STAC’KPOI.E. GEORGIA LIT Mil Kit COM* P. ffl HE subscribers, agents of said company, “ offer to contract for delivery at Darien, or elsewhere, of bard Fine lumber of the best quality, sawed to tiny dimensions that may be required, and at low prices. They will have on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup ply oflumber of various sizes. WOODBURY & STACKPOLH. Darien, Jan. 22, 1859. 3w DOBOY STEAM SAW MILL, •IK'ILL keep on hand a large supply of * UMBER of alldescriptions. Cargoes will be sawed to order. Five wharves arc at tached to tin’ Mill, and the Lumber will be de livered within reach of the. vessel loading. Apply to ‘ P. 11. YONGE & SONS, Agents’ Darien, January 22.1839. NOTICE. VLL persons in arrears for PEW RENT, m the Pn sbyterian Church, are respectfully solicited to call and settle tlie same without delay as the funds arc particularly wanted to discharge the obligations of the Church. By orderof the Board of Trustees, 11. A. (.’KANE, Secretary and Treasurer. Darien, Jany. 22,1839. SO A P, ( ANDLES. Ac. ‘JO BOXES Daw a, Sanger & Cos.” No. 1 Olr Extra SOAP 10 boxes MOULD CANDLES 10 half blis. Fulton Market BEEF 5 kegs superior ‘Gosliam Dairy’Butter 3 kegs New LARD 10,009 superior Old Havana CIGARS For sale low by ROGERS & CRANE. Darien, Jany. 22. 1839. CHEAP LUMBER, 1 Oft ftftTl FKKT liOX flat .1. y PLANK, from 2 to 4 inches thick, well seasoned, an excellent arti cle for building. For sale by ROGERS & CRANE. Darien, Jan; . 22 1839. Notice. *<-- ■ —rsv, THE undersigned intends keep- OrjZT_h'i‘ g a complete and general as- DRY GOODS. GROCERIES. HARDWARE. CROCKERY, BOOTS, SHOES. &e. at his store ia Darien. Persons wishing to make purchases will do well to call and ex- ~ amine for themselves. SAMUEL M. STREET. Damn Jan. 1, 1830. j. 22—ts. TAolicc. HE copartnership heretofore existing un der the firm of W. & 8. STREET, is this day mutt ally dissolved. All persons hav ing claims will please hand them in and all indebted to irake p .ynicnt to cither of the for mer partners, W. C. STREET S. M. STREET.’ Darien. Jan 1,1839. j. 22—if. If'C-sT ‘Jc-Jl'JlX'JiTcXiii OF even- description executed at the of fice of TIIE DARIEN HERALD.