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French seventy-four, and fought her until sh • j
•tiuck. The M frigate, Captain M—- ,
was in company wHh us at.the time, but .-he |
kept her wind, and wouldn’t come down t
lend usa hand ; and, v.s our ship was so cut
up in the hull spars, and boats, w.- con:.l not
manage to take possession. XVfri'n oußslup
arrived in Lisbon, afterward, Capitan Rey
nolds refused to see Cept. M— —: ami. as
C’ H pt. M went down-the. side mto :is own
boat, he was pelted out of the Jupiter’s lower
deck ports with wads.. I stopped in her till
such time as she was pnidftll, ami then the!
captain recommended me
efield, who had put commisior&d the Centaur,
going to the West Indies’—-Thun 1 suppose,
you were in Rodney’s action !’ I remarked.
•To be sure I was,’ returned the old man; •!
was in the ninth and twelfth of April, too; 1
don’t call it Kidney’stiction, for my part. Sir,
Samuel Hood was the mar. tint done-the wotk
that day. Thein wouldn’t have been much
done, if it had’ut been fur him. Oh! thought
I, here’s something new. I encouraged him
to proceed, however, because 1 lee! quite sat
isfied that Rodneys character is too fu inly-based
to be easily shaken. ‘Y<s, Sir Samuel flood,"
continued the old man, ‘lie that was ntterwaid
Lord Hood and governor of litis college—
worth a dozen Rodm ya ; he was the man that
got the day. The French admiral, fount de
Grasse, refuse d to give up hissword to Rodney.
‘I s’rike to that ship,’ s .id lie. pointing Io the
Barfluer,‘and to no other.’ He vias a brave
man, that Sir S.imin 1 Hood, mid a good officer
—beloved by every man L. the ship, and so
he was in the college, us I’ve heard.'’ The
old man’s lurgs were evidently u itouched, for
although he had been talking nearly an hour
he was as fresh i s t.vc ; mid, in fact, ins pre.
vious exertion seemed only to have had the
effect of getting him into better tune. Ihe
fondness of telling a long story to an attentive
listener, is inherent to all ages; it is therefore,
not at all surprising that those who, like E i
glishphave traversed many thousands of miles
upon the vast ocean, and in the course of a
long life spent in active service, have seen ai d
endured much, should delight in recounting
their adventures. 1 watched the blood warm
within his aged veins, a: d (he tire ot youth
re-kindled in the eye dimmed by time, us £ re
called to him circums'ai.ces which I had
learnt from the page of histo'v ; and he requir
cd no other stimulant to proceed. ‘Li the
month of July,’ continued the old man, 'our
ship, with the Canada, Ramillios, the Ville de
Paris and some other prizes, sailed from Ja
maica with the convoy, for England. Soon
after we got out, a gale of wind sprung up,
and our ships were all so crazy that two or
three of them parted company and bore up f«.r
Halifiax. Most ot them had been a Io g
while out from Et’.glai <l, and ships, i those
•days, were not so well put together as now.
Justus we got off the banks of Newfoundland.
• it came onto blow very heavy from the south
ward and eastward. The wind increased i
furious squalls; but somj’.imes it would fall
quite light. The day before the hurricane
caine on, one of the ship’s boats, 1 think it was
the Canada's, came along side and took some
provisions out of us ; but she had hardly got
back to her own ship again, before the hurri
cane began ; and, in another hour the ships
were under bare poles, for not a stitch of can
vass would stand it. Toward night it moder
ated again a little, and our ship set, reefed main
course ana lay to ui der it; so did the Hamil
lies. All went on very well till the middle
watch ; I had the first watch, and went below
and turned in all standing ; but I hadn’t been
below long, before the ship was on her beam,
ends. All scrambled up on deck as fast as
they could, for some of the ladders were un
shipped, and when I got up it was dreadful to
look at. The wind had shifted suddenly to
the northward, and had taken the Centaur a
back ; the mainsail was all to ribands i i a
twinkle, and there was the ship on her broad
side with her gangway under water, the sei
flying over her like smoke. In five minutes
more she would have foundered. The captain
was, on deck, but the hurricane roared so loud
that not a command could he heard. 1 man
aged to get near him ; and he and the first
lieutenant were talking of cutting away the
masts. Til do it, sir,’ said I ; and the next
minute I Was in the weather main chains. I
laid down,and out knife. I only notched two
of the laniards, and whiz! away flew tin
mast over the side. Before I could chaw
breath, a sea struck her forward. and the fore
mast went of itself. She then righted so sud.
denly, that I was all but washed out of the
chains.’
THE PROFESSOR OF SIGNS,
OR, TWO WAYS OF TELLING A STORY.
In the days of King James the first, iln
Solomon” of Englund, the Embassador from
the Kingdom of Spain, in conversation with
James, spoke of the difficulties he met with in
his intercourse with strangers, and lamented
that there were not in iho colleges Professors
to teach the language of Signs, which should
be a universal language among the people of
all countries. His Majesty, as much given to
the sin of boasting as any man needbe.de.
dared that at his college Aberdeen there was
an officer, a Professor, who taught the lan
guage of signs. O, said the Embassador. I
will go and converse with him- But, said the
King, it is a great way off, many hundred
miles. If it were ten thousand leagues I will
see him. I will start off to-morrow. Say-
• ing which, ho bowed and left the King.—
James, finding in what a dilemma ho "had
placed himself, immediately wflbte to the heads
of the college’ stating what he had done, and
•rdering them to prepare immediately for the
Embassador’s visit, and to get off us well us
they eould. The professors were bothered at
first to guess what to do ; but the King’s com.
mand they dared not disobej: at last they i
thought of one Geortly, a droll fellow living in {
the town, who had but one eye, whom they bo.
lieved would bring them off’ if any one could.
Geordy Was accordingly procured, and was
duly tutored, wiggid and gowned to prepare
for the Embassador. In due timelhe Embus
sador arriving made known his business, and
was ushered with'due ceremony into the room
where Geordy was, the professors remain i <>■
trembli g in an adjoining one.
The Embassador, altera brief conversation
with Geordy, returned to the room where the
collcgo officers were, and declared himself
highly gratified with his intercourse with the
Professor of Signs. They wished him to give
particulars. “ When I entered the room. I
held up one finger, signyfying there is one
God. lie replied by holding up two, mean,
inf that lhero were two, the Father mid th.
Soil I held up three, signifying the Father,
Son, and Holy S| irit. H answered by
clenching his hivtil, signifying that the thr <
were one.” IF r the Emba-sidm- w s <t
“good Catholic,” and of course believed i i
the sublime mystery.) “ | then took from
pocket an orange, signifying that God w.'s
good tn giving us the luxuries of life. J)
answered by h-ddi ig up a piece of bread, ,-i _■
nityi'ig that G ,d gives cot mdv th-
but tho necessaries of life.” The Emb H .,
dor then left Um place, and Geordy was cal!
cd in to give, his versio i of what took place
“The rascal, ” said be, “dint you tin d< ill
first provoking thing he did was to h.dd > ? >
one flngar, as much ns to siy you have gm
0110 «ye, 1 hell up two lingers I> kt m,.,
know that I th-ai.-ht my o d eye ns good ns I
hit two. H■it ti iiel.i i.-p three fi per-;, f > say
there were but tu-rc.-b twee:-, its. t Ci" ell .1
ny fist, shook it i . lii- ficc, and had i. mind j
to knock him down, a- d would have mine it |
but for.dtspieiisitig your worships. V, . th -n, i
io provoke me .-'till further, h • he! : up tin or
• r >re as much as to say, ”st e h re—j our ,
poor, boggillv ci-kl country can’l p-odtive t.m
like o! il-.i-.’ I he!-! up api c.-i of bar iy ” in- j
neck, to tell him 1 didn’t care a d—n for his :
orange so long as I ce.nl.l got this, Lut i m
sorry afternll, I didn’t k iocktlm niscal down,
and will do it if he provokes meagain.
From the Columbus Enquirer.
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
The result of. Ihe Into eb ctions in this State
has acted like a p ualy.-is on the p’e h ri- spr
it of modern i'cm-cr.icy. Press-s, which a
sboil time ago. were p< rfectly rampant in the
unholy strife, are now dumh’cundered .nd si
lenced bv the signal triumph of those whose
principles w rru scmi'e I and contemned.
liciaiis who were anxiously looking to place
any power through the ins rmnentahty of hum
btr <>•■ ry, at d v. hose only Lope of office was
pre<:t.-.i <don a stipp -s-<| desire and determin
ation in the pi < pie, to be m.-.fki the. dunes of
desig: iug men, live b.:eu awi-kened by the
kiu'd of di feat jti t in time to witness th- d-m
--oiition of their airy castles, and sop the. cob
web fabric ol their glory biuwn to the four
winds, 'the voice ofthe people, always ter
rible to tyrants, and jippalh -g to the-euemtes
oft':-<'C(icn><fias h; • i uVereil in tones not lobe
mismqdf'rstcod. it has come like a thmider
cGp frem « cloudless sky. The Van Buren
- party, firn in the belief' that the freeman ol'
G orgiu would not dare maintain their long
cherished piiticiples ngnii st the petty devices
ofthe wire-workers at Washington, rushed to
ihe cm Hid with the confide .re of victors, and
b.-.'thd with lhe energy which an apparent
ccrtm.'.tv of success inspires. The State
Rights 'rally, : olhing daunted by former dis
asters, b held the mist of popular dchisimi mo
ving slowly from the fields of their former gio
IV, a id planting themselves up n the ramparts
of Southern r'ghts. fearlessly a waited tit.■ on
set. The storm came, but the power was
here to curb its fury ; the waves rolled mouti
tain high, but the rock stood unmoved amid the
angrv waters, repelling their violence, and ul
tim tely dashing them to pieces and scatter
ing them in spray.
There is nothing more common in the his
tory of partv warfare, than for the combatants
to mistake their strength. Victories obtained
by fraud ami cunning, by playing upon popu
lar delusion, and ministering to the greedy
appetite of nopnlar prejudice, ami trumpet d
forth as the triumphs of principle, until the vic
tors imagmo th it nolhi g can b - too monstrous
for the guliibiiiiy ot the people. One dose af
ter m Ather is administrred from the pharma
cy »f political rmi hyrics. The poison per
vades every portion of the body politic, and the
victims of quackery, tiiut and fe< ble from its
effects, either si. k down to the grave of des
potism or rise in the energy of one last, <ly:. g
struggle to the light and life of hberty again.
The sycophants of power, as well as its pos
s: ssors, have always mistaken th ir own
strength, whilst they have most wretchedly
misjudged the invincible i ature of that pu.i
ishmg justice which slumbers i . the breasts of'
freemen. Such m,stakes were natural enough
io thuse by gone days. v. hen the oiuuioi s, the
life, and liberty of the subject wr re at the ah.
solute disposal of his master ; but in this era
of eiilight. ued selfgov, r me i & constitution-
, al freedom, in this country where the rights
of the humblest citize .- ar.- as sacred tis the life
of the most exalted public I'm ctioiiary, where
to tamper with hispid cip'.s is tn ason against
his birthright, the party that thus m-staki sis
. not only tramp ing upon th.- sanctity of lie
( s cial con p .ct, but waging open Warfare
I against the i. siitu ions of the con try. Tin
man,er the set of men, who bow implicitly and
I with -nt exarnination to every edict that, issues
(rom the sent of power, who squartjlmir opi- .
ionsaadpii copies b\ his who bwvha ce ninv
hold tin- ret: s of Executive authority, a- d win.
servilely acqui'see i i and obsequiously obev
the most arbitrary mandates that ever issu- d
from the recesses ot the mo t contemptible
despotism on earth, are clearly unlit to gmd.
ih • destinies of a republican people,and ought
not to complain of the signal rebuke which
such a people h iVu lately administered.
As Georgians, wo Can not bn; fe< I proud at
th ■ result of our roee t elections —no matter
what our oppo iets may say, th.-tuumph is
-ignal and compii te. They h ve already stig
m.iized a m jority oi the p< ojile with a w.u.t
d'principle in not aba idonu g long tried, able,
a>d hone st State Rights men. Our party has
been abused for electing to Co.gross one of
the first men in Jhis or any other State, who had
dared to express a preference for a National
Bmk over the Government B i k system of
Van Buren aid Co.—Was it thought that the
I riends of Richard IP. Habersham could so
soon forget hi-< conduct on a firmer occasion,
whoa, with a firmness that his r< vdeis hay
never known, ho flung from his grasp the glit.
tering pr z•of a high federal office, rather
than udi i trampli g on tho sovereign author
ity ol his native State ? \\ ho of his caltimni
alors have shown < qual th th. or exhibited
equal good works ? Who of the present “ de
moernts” that in that day stood shoulder to
shoulder with the invincible Troup, will dare
upbraid the State Rights party for Ihe support
they have given to iiab. rsham ? In point of
ability, i tegrtty. political honesty, a id uniform
devotion to the i tmest of tlm Smith, he han
no < qual mi th ■ Van Buren ticket, and no so
perior on .hat of their oppo ,ei ts. In every
trying emwrg. ttcy he had stood bi the glori
Otis banner of bis patty, fighting in the fro d
rank, and sacrificing office, togmh r with pe
cu nary interest rath Tlh.i.i aid i i soiling th ■
purity ol that banner. Was this atn i.i to pro
scribe because of <<pi ion ? V' as the patriot
who dashi <1 the federal commission t i the teeth
ot John Quincy Adams, to bo deseited ami
denounced by his fellow eitiz uis for dari g to
think for himself in opposition to the wi h. s
ot Martin Van Boren ? Such men are rare
i i this agent political degeneracy, ami how
ever they may ddf r with us in ma tors oftni
nor importa c•, will always be fmi d with
G orgia, who 'the outstretched a m <»f Exo
cutive ve.ige mco or legislative tyr.i my would
enslave her gem-rous sous.
But Dawson, the man wh > voted i> Co
gross a t st th Sub Treitsiun . has t'oon cL c
ted 100. Y .-3, fi |S he, by a u inmphaut major
ity. Nr i'her th trinmend l ms b ,tterv, of Mr.
Ca lion ,er the i sldions ass till of Gi ;aeo'k
with his pop gnu. and In - [ujin with his irr.iw.
could kill hi HI <. ff. 11 c m ■ ll.r ulgh ah ‘ad
<d his c.imr Me ,mil on o’ s h’ ol lii- comer?,
titofs. wi h ih S- bT, asnrv. C h ■ . G : .
Cock, u d 111 Iji , :,li npo Ins bn I; Wily !
Bueiuis Ins <■ > Siitiie, i f u d i bun a i ..bi
alv.n.-. I i)f th ir ri j his. Ti ys.iwhunsti ii
Ie > loi n i'.i. wh i i h-■ sever ig tv o.
lb. ir S'at l w s c .lied i . qn ■- i . , rid h■ :r
his i ig ant (I ■ imieiitm .of that i fatnotl br
'.'.■ii . by u hieh the savages w. r io !>■■( .‘■ten
<!. for al.rm of v ars. <> the ciuz . s-d Ch r
' k ■<•, I »ev j' |i ili.th■wa ia’ r> ' son ofthe
B<iU|h, d deierim ■d. th .s hr cmi lmt be
cajoh d by thj master ul Wa_-hL.-t .. Io tieiilTl
his p .st. that he slrnil.l m ’ be kicked f.'
that post bv his enemies at Imme or abroad
'i 11.- Sub Treasury is a gf'-at Im.yb ar, Mr
( alhotin is a great man, G n. G'nscor k is :
gn at letter writer, his i jin i '■ a great e;.-,.'.;.'-,.- . .
bm ;h - peopl,; of G orgi ■. <‘c ( n-.-I-.. ’ Dawso:
ti ivc proved thems dvi sgr a! r ilia they.
Vr hat s. ems, however, t 1.-- i'.t w’. idi-.
<ut oi all to our on.,cn - .’s. i.-, th l tin. wind
Siale Rghtsticket is elected. .Sew- of our
ca u'i.lati-s, ib v s.iy, were forth -> d) Tr- -is
titty, a d some opposed to i'. This w, s i ■>.-
th:-ease. How happens it dt.it they a’l stiv
ct-t.-d-d ? The raaso s ar ■ .:! b n.tl. Th ],
were f’l iends of th- South ; tn n wh ? h -.d b..t
tied for lac rightof the Sto'. cs w be;> thtir <>p
pounds were Kith the r-m-mv,or id best mi.in.
tai u ig an al titlido of art:;; d m t.-tt . hty ; men
who hid < ver regarded if - i t. r-st of tlu-ir
Stafit as parainom.t to th,.- .meet s : o! M..rti
Van Buren, H i t'.' ( i. y. m ;.i y one • Ist.-.
i h.it friei-ds com.l see i tdhitm t.i a lucre
measure < c-, got tip by Van Buren i
t'm-desperation oi his faiii g I irtir.es, id suflt
ci -m importn co to make Tk m tor : from those
v. h > had stood by th an i t < v- ry li cit- oftri ;l.
lb - i pp:>:..- its bf the Sub ht< ns;>ry, it was
vairilx hoped bv our oppm:--: is woWd desert
such m: il .-s Coorcr, Ci-’ui.'.i', a: d I i.lele.
« liilst it was ; s vttii ly h, pe.t :h..t the friends
of that system would fur.: fri-m A'yr-d,
Warren, and King. Stt-h a supp< siiion was
wots- than vanity, 'i’h - pr-.-s -.! d-degntmt.
m Co’ gross, with one 1.-men-.b’•? rxc.-ptiw'.
h id hoc;.- t icd and found wn: ting, i.rd the p.< o
[de b; hold i thu feeb’e iirrav presented by
'• the party" the prospect of a s'.iH m ire C ta
ble reprise, taiion. This was not to be endu
red. Already 7 the wt'i.k::. ss of our represet:
tution had passed into a bye wmtt. Candid
ales were b- fore the people th.if could v.'ipetfl
tl;e stigma, and silence the repro; ch. '1 i.ev
were supported and elected.
We congratulate our I'rierds on the result,
Nobly have they sact ifi. < d all miner differen
ces on the altar of their country’s good Gen
erously, fearlessly have th- y corn : to the con
flict, and glorious y have they t.iiumphed. V, ill
their chosen ri jiiesentntives f..il in their duty
to such constituents, or quail before the anger
ed eve of power, uhe > they take th ir seats in
the National Council ? Will they, or ,at.y rf'
th. m, turn from the interests or institutions of
the South, in the vain cxpectu’ioii of concilia
ting the favor of f.mtittc i ? W ill they suffer
the burning fire brands of discord to be thrown
it: their midst, as their predecessors-have done,
for the sake of showing how easily they can
extinguish them ? Or will they rot rather
plant themselves on the rampasts of the Cott
stitution, and flinging around them the
impenetrable shield of Southern rights, tesist
at the threshold every interference with our
property, every itivas-on of our institutions ?
The trust reposed is a high a: <1 holy one.
The atk of our stiff ty has been borne, of late,
by feeble, sometimes b_\ trembling ha ids. It
is now committed to stronger arms and stouter
hearts. We hail the char ge as the harbin
ger of ultimate security, and feel assured that
the new delegation v. ill never betray the con
fidence of their constituents by slumbering on
their posts whilst the enemy is undermining
the citadel of cur domestic peace. Their fel
low citizens expect them, when they arrive
at the Capital, to turn their backs on the pal
ace. and their faces home ward.
From lhe Correspondent of the Chronicle & Sentinel.
Baltimore, October 22<1, 1838.
The M big Candidates from New Jersey have
received the certificates of election, and will take
their seats m the next Congress The Loco Fo
coes tried to carry the State for the Sub Treas
ury party by th« most flagrant violations of the
elective franchise ; but their attempts at fraud
were discovered and defeated. New Jersey will
give as„slie does in the present Congress,— rix
voles against the Sub Treasury! anti against the
design of the Experimenters and spoils men.
The Loco Fococs are making a great huzzaing
about the late elections—and talk confidently of
“ reactions”—“ the sober second thought of the
people” tec. &c. Now lot us see how the mat
ter stands, after the smoke of the battle has
cleared away. At the last session the represen
tatives from the States in which elections have
been In Id, stood as follows, in relation to the
Administration.
Van Buren. Anti Van Buren.
Louisiana, 1 2
; Illinois, 1 2
Missouri, 2 0
Vermont, 1 3
Maine, 5 3
Georgia, 8 1
South Carolina, 7 2
Arkansas, 1 0
Ohio, 8 11
I Pennsylvania. 17 11
New Jersey, 0 0
51 41
In the next Congress the state of parties in
the delegations from the same States will be as
follows :
Van Buren. Anti Van Buren.
Louisiana, 0 3
Illinois, 1 2
Missouri, 2 0
Vermont. 1 3
Maine, 6 2
Georgia, 0 9
South Carolina, 7 2
Arkansas. 1 0
Ohio, 12 7
Pennsylvania, 17 11
New Jersey, 0 (5
47 45
The opposition in Virginia arc in the best
spirits. Letters from all parts of tho State give
great reason to bejievetl at the “ Ole Dominion"
will take a stand side by side with Georgia and
North Carolina. Let those three great Slates be
united in opposition to Calhoun Van Burentsm;
and the W tiigdefeats in Ohio and Pennsylvania,
may well be disregarded. Mr. Hives, lam in
formed, CM good authority, will resign his seat
in the United S'ates Senate, about the opening
of the session, for t!“' purpose ol leaving the
Whig Conservative majority in the Legislature
entirely disembarrassed, as to the choice of a
Senator. Mr. Hives is thorougl ly (J.isgustet!
with the administration, and will act hereaitei'
decidedly with its opponents.
Mr. Gilmer will probably be elected Speaker
of the House of Delegates, at the session which
commences in January.
The attention ofthe country isbecoming very
much aroused to the necessity of doing some
thing towards arresting that interference with
the freedom of elections, of which we Lave had
so many examples recently.
Grote, a distinguished member ofthe British
Parliament, at.d the celebrated advocate there cf
tho vote by ballot, brought under the notice ofthe
House of Commons, what he called a flagrant
violation of the elective franchise. The Vice
Chancellor of the University ol Oxford, bad dis
missed from his service Ins principal gardener,
because ho refused to vote for a particular can
didate to represent the University in Parliament.
There can be no doubt this Collegiate function
ary had a perfect right to remove from employ,
merit one c,f his own employers ; but to do sojor
such a reason, Mr. Grote declared, was a manifest
attack on the right ofthe suffrage, and he there
fore denounced the ret, in the face ol t!i<‘ British
nation ami their assembled representatives.—
What would these friend-- of purity and inde
pendence in voting, under a monarchy, think of
the doings of the chosen rulers of this boasted
Kopu’die. ofotirs ?—ol the' thousands pfremovals
lor opinion’s sake—ami the appointment of
thousands for their zeal and activity at. public
elections—and the iiiterlereiice of Gen. Jackson
in the appointment otjhis successi rof Presi
dent Van Buren writing letters to New York
(as he has done lately) recommending particu
lar persons (or the House of licpr*sentatives
and of the Secretary eif War, Mr. Poinsett, us-
Southern Whig
u, n and ids inGnmces, against ivlr.
g al tin* iushuice o! *Ur. Calhoun.
ij ?;s is to hr iftd;ed in this manner with
iiium jt fs elected by Government, through ccr
rupLoii, ini• midation. menace, or or
Hiy oi.her nieun.s, what becomes of the freedom
ui elections. Itl.
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iil.'i i’?;, S Sit!iirslsty., ?ioveilibrr, 3,183 S.
Ou f?u:id-iv night, the 28;h ultimo, the fine
d'.'. i l.iag, well i,igh completed, of Major Robt.
Taylor, in (he upper part of Town, was dis
covered to be on fire, and such was the rapid
■ rogre?.i the flames had made, aided by a high
wind, as to render all prospect of arresting it
entirely hopeless;—cot si quot.tly the atten
tion of the citizens was directed to saving
oilier bmldmgs 11 dai-geied, which fortu
irately they were enabled to do.
he Las to Major T. is several thousand
dollars—i: suratice. 'i'hc great caution ob
s:-: \ d 1-y ?:L:jor T. in pr< vc-t ti::g ilie introdne
-.ion of -r.y fire into the building, in its unfin
ished state, leaves no doubt that it was lhe
wotk a.: i c<; diai v.
7 lie
The returns from the recent < leC'io"S in
iVtiiisy ha: ia, Oh o, and New Jersex , have
s n:< ’.'.hat dispelled the gloom which our first
iaml.igi ..ci- was too w: il calculated to pro-luce.
Ami since (he mist is fiii nerserl, the Whigs
have, or. the v>hale, cause of gratulation rath-
er th;’.:: d.j ct/on,
Li Fenn ylvai.ia, though the Whigs nave
failed to elect th< ir Guveruer—a result which
we anticipated, they have, as appears by the
latest it.telligct'cc, lost, nothing in their Con
gressional election, and have carried a major
ity in both branches ol the Legislature—upon
whom d< volvcs the c'u‘y of electing a United
States’Senator for six years.
In Onio, the Van Buren candidiatefor Gov
ernor has succeeded, and the Whigs have lost
several of their members to Congress. But
our latest advices say, that there is a rnajoritv
in both branehes of (he Legislature against the
Administration.
Now Jersey, too, has returned an entire
Whig Congressional Ticket, and both bran
ches of the Legislature, who also elect a U.
States’ Senator.
Alatbasaa*
U c perceive by the last Tuscaloosa Intelli.
gcrcer,— the Editor of which seems to have
taken much pains to ascertain the sentiments
ofthe members of the ensuing Legislature,—
that there is a decided majority against the fa.
vorite bantling, (the Sub-Treasury,') of the Ad
ministration. This is indeed joyful iiitedli
gence, and we sincerely hope may be true—
for we had not for a moment anticipated such
a result in Alabama, either before or since the
election.
Public Meeting.
At a meeting of the citizens of Habersham
con ty, held in Clarkesville, for tho purpose
of appointing Delegates to the Convention, to
bo hoklen in Milledgeville, on the 23 Monday
i i November iustart. the following gentlemen
were appointed : T. H. Trippc, John R. Stan
ford Rich’d M . Habersham, and George D.
Philips.
Athens, October 30, 1838.
At a Meeting of the Citizens of Athens and
its vicinity, held this day at the College Chapel,
on motion of Col John A. Cobb, Mr. Wm.
Dearing was called to the Chair, and Charles
G. McKinley, Esq. appointed Secretary.
The Chair in a short but interesting address,
briefly stated the object of the meeting to be
the appointment of Delegates, to representour
interest in the State Convention, to be held in
the city of Milledgeville, on the second Monday
in November next, it was, on motion of Col.
John A. Cobb,
Resolied, That the Chair appoint seven Dele
gates, to represent this Meeting in said Conven
tion.
The following resolution was then introdu.
ced by Howell Cobb, Esq.
Resolved, That our Delegates in said Conven
tion be instructed to oppose any recommenda
tion to the Legislature, to increase the Banking
Capital of the State.
Some discussion having arisen on this Reso
lution, the Meeting, on motion, adjourned until
11 o’clockto-morrow.
Athens, Oct. 31, 1838.
The Meeting convened this morning, agreea
bly to adjournment. The consideration ofthe
Resolution offered on yesterday by Mr. Cobb,
was resumed.
Col. John Cobb then moved to amend
ths Resolution, by adding the following
words, “except on the sea-board;” wh'ch was
rejected.
Gen. Harden moved to lay the Resolution on
the table ; which was also rejected.
After considerable discussion by Messrs. 11.
Cobb, J. Hilyer, and P. Clayton, in support of
the Resolution, and Col John A. Cobb, Gen.
Harden, and J. C. Wilkins, Esq. in opposition,
it was passed.
The Chair then appointed the following Dele
gates : James C .mak. Esq. Col. Thos. N. Ha
milton. Rev. A. Church, Asbury Hull, Esq. Gen.
Geo VV. King, Col. Wm. H. Jackson, Charles
G. McKinley.
On motion cf Phillip Clayton Esq.
Resolved, That the Delegates appointed be au
thorized to fill any vacancy that may occur in
the Delegation.
Rcsoiri': 1 , That the proceedings of this Meet
ing be pui.ii'bed f’ 1 the Gazett- s of this place.
The Meeting then n.. - ' m ( ‘> f ' n! ’ '^‘ e -
WM. DEAB*..?- Rres't.
Chas. G .McKinley, Nee.
Ihe Cherokees.— The following extract of
a letter, under date of the 15 li instant, from
Gen. Scott to Gov. Gilmer, will be found in
teresting to such of our leaders as are desi
rous of obtaining < oi r<?ct information in regard
to ib.e emigration of' the Cherokees. It puts
to rest the many slanderous a id false reports
piomii!p;at<’<l previous to the late election in
Ibis Slate from sinister motives, ihml shows
that Gen. Sc, tt. as will as the I’x.cti’ive of
this State, have, tt itedlv, done all in their pow.
er to bring things twa just and happy termina
tion Southern Recorder.
Heap Quarters, Eastern Division,)
Cherokee Agi nc\, Oct. 15, 1838. 5
’• i h ? Cherokees, ns it >s known,were divi.
ded into two pohiteal parties—fii -nd and op
ponents of the treaty of New E< hota. Os
the firmer, there were, remaini :g east.
11 May last, about 509 souls—ofthe latter, m.
eluding 376 Creeks,* a little more than 15,000.
d.bi ilt 2,500 of the anti-treat? party were em
igrated in June last, when (0:1 the 19. h) the
* The whrJc number found here tho last summer—
most of whom hud long been <!omcs;iraied with the
( herokees, and wiili whom imriy of th, ir wernors
fought by our etde at the battle of the fler.-e Shoe.
movemei t was suspended by my order,
the f.i.-l of September, on account ot (lie heat
and the sickia as oi the scas-m. 'I he st: -pen
si<m was approved bv the War Department,
in anticipiitio-, l>x an order to that, effect, re
ceived a l’-w (1 ivs later. The Indians had al
ready, with but. very few cxcejVious, been col
li eted by th : troops, and I was forth - r instruc
ted to enter into the arrangement with the Del
egation, (Mr. John Ross and bis colieagncs,)
which placed (lie removal ol the 12,500, im
mediately into their owrt hands.
“The drought, which commence 1 in July
and co-,firmed till the eml of Septemb-r, caus
ed lhe loss of a mouth in the execution of
lhe new arrangement. Four d< tachments
at'", however, n-s-.v in March tor the West ;
three or four others will follow this week,
at.d as many more the next —till by laud,
900 miles—for the rivers are yi t very low.
The party’, m-dting a. Pin-ill detachment, is al
so on the toad, after being treated by the Uni
ted Stat is, m common with their opponents,
with the utmost kindness ai d liberality. Re
ce:.t. r< -poris from those five detachments, rep
resei.t, as I am happv to say, lhe whole as ad
vanci: g with alacrity i i the most perfect or
iff r. The remaiiidcr of (he tribe are a'ready
organiz <1 into detachments, ami each is eager
for precedence in lhe march —except the sick
ami decripit. with a few of their friends as at
tendants, who will constitute the last detach
meat, and which must wait for lhe renewal of
steam nnvmation.
“ By the new arrangement not an addition
al dollar is to be paid by the United States to,
oroa account of. the Cherokees. The v. hole
expense ofthe removal, as before, is to be de
ducted from the monies previously set apart
by the treaty and the Lite act of Congress in
aid thereof,
“ Aitnbng the party of 12,500, there has pre
vailed an almost mdvers.'d cheerfulness since
the date ofthe new errangemeut. The only
exci jitions were among the North t’aro'inians
—a few of whom, tampered with by designing
white men, ami under the auspices alluded to
ah >ve. were induced to run back, in the hope
of buying lands and remaining in their na
tive mouiitaii.s. A part ot these deluded In.
dians have a'ready been brought in by the'
troops, aided by Indian rumors sc: tby Mr.
Ross and his colleagues, and the others are
daily expected down bv the same means.
“ In your State, I am'confident there arc not
[left a dozen Indian families, ami the head of
each is a citizen ofthe United States.
“For (be aid and courtesies I have rcceiv.
ed from Georgia, throughout this most critical
and painful service, I am truly thankful, and
I have the honor to remain, with high con
sideration, A our Exc<-llei-cv’s most obedient
servant, WINFIELD SCOTT.
From the N. Y., Couijer& Enquirer ot the 251 h.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
Wc learn from a source xthich may be re
lied on, that on Monday last a gentelman oi
high character, waited upon the Presdent ot
the United States, and laid before him letters
documents, &c. &c. which ho had received
from France, & which were intended to prove
that the expedition now fitting out. in France
ostensibly against Mexico is in reality intended
against the Island of Cuba! Thecommunica
tion is saidto have excited considerable unnsi
ness at Washington, but we are sure unneces
sarily. France well knows that such a pro.
cecding would be looked upon as a Declaration
of War against the United States, and Greai
Britain and treated accordingly, and therefore
cannot cnteitain tho idea.
After all, is it certain tin's expediton is in
tended to act in this hemisphere? It is order
ed to rendezvous at Cadiz. Now' if Vera
Cruz be its object or any other Mexican port,
wc should have thought that Guadaloupe or
Martinique would be a more natural place of
rendezvous, either being but a few days sail
from t!ie contemplated scene of operations.—
A‘ any rate, there they will have to go, should
Mexico be the object in view. It is impossi
ble for a largo squadron, composed ol vessels
differing in their rate of sailing and steam
ships, to cross the Atlantic and arrive on the
battle ground tn that order which is necessary
to act with efficacy. They must have same
adjacent place w here they can marshall their
forces and arrange their plan of attack. The
British expeditions to a distant point always
found the observance of this rule necessary.
Jamaica, it will be recollected, was tho place
of rendezvous for the forces which attacked
New Orleans.
And what can France expect to gain from
the most successful operations agai; st Mexico!
We of course consider the idea of marchi g
on the city of Mexico, or erecting a monarchy
there under a French prince, which we have
seen suggested, as chimerical as the idea that
the expedition spoken of is intended to take
possession of Cuba. Suppose France possess
herself ofthe Castle of San Juan de Ullon and
<‘veii of the city of Vera Cruz, she will ho as
far from bringing the men who compose the
Government of Mexico to terms as ever, whilst
the climate will make fearful havoc among her
(orces. Suppose she lay Tampico in ashes,
the men in power in Mexico will look on with
indifference. Th--- trutn is, the weakness of
Mexico is her strength. There being, no
\itality in any part <■! her system, it is impos
sible to strike at a vital point.
In the first instance we b. lievc that Louis
Pltillippe has been deceived by the representa
tions of the French Agents in Mexico too
apt to overrate the terror inspired by French
power and not to estimate suiiiciei tly the ob
stinacy-stupid enough som. times—which the
Mexicans have inherited from their Spanish
1 ancestors. But he is too sagacious a Prince
to persevere in error. He cannot fail to per.
ceive that his first demonstrations ’cf resent
m: lit have not produced the elect he was led
to expect. He civihi t fail to perceive that his
new system of blockade is about to meet with
serious resistance from England and the Uni
ted States, and he wH find we thi: k, ihat one
half the money which the contemplated ex
pc dit ion to Mexico will cost, expended a mon e-st
tile 'ucn who now hold the re gus of govern,
mint m would obtain more from him
than any his power. I'hat pow.
er, however; nriv possn,.; t”!. 1 bu displayed
before the Castle ot' San Juan. But before
attempt to strike. Louis PhiHippe’s it or.ey
will have obtained cm ugh to .satisfy the often
abused terms ol Ire! ch honor ami French
glory, and there the matter will end. T'nis ;.!
least appears to us the most nrubi.blc solution
of tlm difficu ty.
Freni die New Orleans Courier, of the2ldi.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
On Monday we pul; i-hed an extract cf a
letter from Mexico, stating that the Federal
party bad been put down, and sotno of its
pti cipai leaders arrested. Thia may be trite
u's regards the capital ; but we have accou ts
: ow which shew that the insurgents were at
L ust masters of one oi' ifie principal scapoits.
the following particulars h. ve been cummum.
rated to us.
O 1 the 8(hof October the garrison of Tam
pico rose in nmrs a d pionom cid in favour of
the coiistitmiun of 1834, Lieute: ai;t-co!ot:el
Motdencgro wis chosen temporary ccmman
der of the ; l .ce.
The former governor, general Jose de las
Pietros ami several ether officers, were tmien
into custody mid embarked on board the D m.
iMi brig Adelaide. After g tting to sea those
officers were lauded at lhe Brasses St. J «, -•
Tiie rc-v< lution.ists count on the influence ol
Dmi Vital Fernandez, a former governor of
the state of Tamaulipas. They have with
them, Don Magm. I .Nunces, a very popular and
influential man, lately chief <>f Pu'-:t>l-> Vi'j->-
They have 1500 mon uud- r arms, and are m
communication with general Uirea, vbo
gm this revolution ia tile <:st, aid is o.ic o>
the ablest generals in the Mexican setv.ee.
Ou the llihor 12-h oi' October, general
Piedros reached Matamoras, and induced t.ie
Mexican general at that place, to march w u
1500 men, tor the purpose ol attacking the
federal party in Tamaulipas and 1 ampica.
The collector of this port, has pohti-lv fa
vored us with tiie sight ot a lettei liom Fam
pico. cons, imi: g the news of the above revo
lotion, ami adding that, a strong party in the
inteiior of Mexico will at once second the
muvi meat. The writer concludes by expres
sing a wish that one of our vessels cd v. ar mac
soon appear off Tampico.
We have been favore I vritti a copy of a let
tor from Tampico, to a respectaolc merchan
• i'e house in this ci:y, of which the following
is a translation :
Tampico Oct. 7.
We have to i.,f,rm you that last right our
garrison pronounced lor the restab.ishtnei.t of
lhe Federal government; and that gent-ral Pi
: drag, w ho was i'. command here-, is going with
several oilier officers to your city, in the Ves
s'. 1 which carries this, having been driven off
by the revolutionists.
We know not if til? revolution has ramifica
liors in the interior, but it is thought it. lias.-ft
this is so and the troop? acre are seconded by
others, the present government of Mexico
must fail, and we shall have an arrangement
with Franc.'.
Ev.-i’v thing has passed off here in th:? great
cst order.
We have no vessel to blockade us. As soon
as one appears, the revolutionists intend to let
the ci-p am l-.i cm v. h; t .1 ey hi ve dore a: < p eg
him i,otto prevent vessels coming in, as we are
now in a state of rebellion against the geneial
government.
IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH AMERICA.
By a slip from the office of the Brunswick
Advocate, dated October 25th, we learn that
the sticr. Olive, C’apt. Ainsworth, 31 days from
C-'hagre, Isthmus Panama, bound to New York
put in that port in distress—vessel leaking bad.
iy ; and crew sick. The Editor of the Ad
vocate has been furnished the following i.itelli.
gence by Mr. E. E. Hassler, the American
Consul at Panama, who came passenger on
b :ard the Olive.— Chronicle Sentinel.
Panama, 15th Sept., 1838.
By an arrival from Guayaquil, we have re
ceived lhe following i telligerice, which we ex
tract from letters of authenticity from that
plactiand P.iita.
On the mghtof the 27th July, the Bolivian
tr<»ops together with two battalions of Peruvi
ans. nmb r General Moran, left, Lima, ai d on
the following morning, Nieto entered the city
accompanied bv Oibegoza and about 2000,
men, and declared the Constitution of 1835.
Oibegoza being named Provisional Director.
On the 7th August, the Chiilian squadron ar
rived off Callao, consisiing of 32 vessels inclu
ding transports, and ten men of war ; and on
the Bth landed at Aucon 5000 men.
Trie Chilians demanded twenty millions of
dollars and possession of Callao, until the ar
rangement should be concluded. These de
mands were considered inadmissible. They
then advanced and took Callao and Lima, af
ter an action, in which it is said 2000 men
were killed. General Gamarra has been pr >
claimed President. The South slill adheres
to the cause of Santa Cruz, wb >, it is said,
was within three days of Lima, uith an army
of 8000 men. The dates from Callao are up
to the 22d Anoust, and from Guayaquil, to Ist
September, Orbegoza had fled to the moun
tains.
Schr. Berjamin Gaither, Cmmnvtr, for N.
Y., sailed in company with the Olive.
Tho London Corresdoi pent of lit ■ New
York Courier, writing under date of 10 h ult..
furnishesthe following information respecting
the state of American stocks in that capital.
Money is abm.d.u t, but d; bt bacomi ig daily
more difficult to bo cht iined and the general
mass of American securities are certainly not
rising in value on tho Stock Exchange. The
principal cause ot the depreciation of tho
Slates and other tran i-atlantic securities, is in
the co: tuiual and ut t.lcicrl it flux of m w bom's
of all d< scription, winch are daily cmiiing for
ward to an extent which oppresses the mirk t
and carries down the prices of (he best of
the trans-atl intic stocks. Amongst other se
curities which have been aniiouacod within
the last few- days, is a Irn.n on the city cf
Charleston, called the Fire Loan—with which
Mr. McDuffie, the late Governor of South
Carolina, lias arrived at Liverpool—but '■’.th
out having yet transmitted the exset particu
clars nt’ his mission to any of the parties on
the L->.- don stock Ex ,- b ig.,e.
ih' gC:.tit’'.ia;i ,v!io lately came charged
with asrailar mission from th? State of Michi
gun h.n,s very prudently .one forward to Am
-Jmrdam and Hamburgh, in order to ascertain
(he state ofthe money maikets of those cities
a: d the pr baility cf obtaining b t'er terms
linn in London, where the mark.t is so over
whelming with similar securities at the present
time.
! lite South Carolina loan, which Genera
j Hamilton ncgociuted recently here, goes off
very well,at the rate at which it. was negocia
ted, and theie would be no diffi u’ly in uego
eiatiiig any fair and average ameimt of such
s. cmines at good prices in tho London mar
ket, if the inundation wcre notso excasive, as
to throw s > decided a <1 imp over th? whole
mass of transatlantic bauds. ’Pile Penusylva
ui.i Rail Road Company have taken up a sum
< f £82,000 steiling on mortgage es the line
from Philud Ip'ii.. to Il.n rishurgh, and Laticas
ter—the contract irs being the Messrs. Solo,
mm;—i n.incut Hebrew gemletmm in this city
—and tile contract price being SI. The rate
fortius last mimed sum is obviously so low,
and the sacrifice of cap'i 1 so bug ', to the
Compm.y, who have borrowed the sum from
Mi ssrs. Solemn ■. that no clearer instance
could be f mid of the impolicy cf so exclusive
a : imfl’er < f applications from Ameiiea. which
contimic to c- tne forward in the? face of trans
nclio' » ot a v< ry dishmu tei'i'.ig hi: J.
Aci tiler c;is.‘ '•■ !::< h is t‘r, qm.’ .tlv ailu led
to by tlie broker; —as i ut.'aii i? thtconsc
qmnmes of’the 1 xei s.-ivo issue of American
s curily, is that o| the Lii ■ and i'ru.s C, mp 1.
1 y, the f. oek <.f which, without any distinct
cause fi r the ciim-g", other than the gen nal
state of the. maiki t. h- 8 fallen nut hs.sth, n
six pm- cent, witiiiii the s!m:t period of s x
mmnhii—one gentleman :s u.:; g m? tlj.it th
large sum of £29,0. 0 i.i 0.1 ■ trimsaction h,.s
recently been mi'.-red at 87 ; a depr, ciatinni f
even 1; lit p- ;■ eer-.t, In yoi d Itiie qnotati >1 s
—a id to;- r > particular rc-is ui i : the cireum
stance oi' the secui'ity t-clf. Under these etr
eum -tai ces, ;t, ea not h? imp res ed too strong
ty I.tpon lb?, parties lipmitg mom v forth'
' 'nited Si.it s, arul pal'iimiiarl',' tie? westeri
stMes, th ,t th. ■ London mmk.t ij J cc i ledk n>.
favorable for their purposed at the present
time; and that by withholding their applica
tions for a period, the terms will be much more
favorable—-when the pressure may have been
found to hate abated, and the market lighter
of transatlantic bonds.
From the N. Y. Commercial Adv. Oct. 23.
A'ERY LATE FROM ENGLAND.
Bv the arrival of the transient ship Hibernia,
London papers of September 27th, and Liver
pool of September 28th, have been received —
being eight days later adviceslban these brought
by tiie Royal William. Thctiiberni.i not being
a regular packet, no complete files of papers
have been sent by her, and the editors are in
debted to Captain Cobb for Lis thoughtfulness
in bringing, and bis attention in furnishing, the
latest papers. The Hibernia has made a re
markably quick passage of 24 days.
From lhe want of consecutive files ou’ advi
ces arc ofcourse imperfect, and present nothing
of very striking interest. The most important
intelligence is that relating to tire grain market
in England, of which we give a full summary.
TIIE GRAIN MARKET.
Since the sailing of the Royal William there
had been a very considerable fall in the averago
twice of wheat, from 73 shillings and a fraction
to G I shillings and 2 pence, caused partly by the
favorable prospects ofthe harvest, but princi
pally by the large qqantity taken out of bond at
the minimum rate ofduty. The price had risen
again, however, and on the 26th there was a
brisk demand for the article in bond. Capital
ists were ready to purchase almost any quanti
ty that might be brought to market, on the cal
culation that the stocks will be exhausted early
in the Spring, and that prices will then be very
high-
The deficiency of the present harvest was es
timated by some at 25per cent below an average
crop ; but this was thought too large an estimate,
and that 10 per cent would be nearer the mark.
This would make the deficit about 1,500,000
quarters ofwheat.
The amount ofwlicat taken out of bond when
the duty fell to one shilling, was about 1,000,-
000 of quarters—the total annual conscription
being estimated at 12.000,000.
Great efforts had been made to obtain supplies
of grain from lhe Baltic and Mediterranean
countries, and from the United States, but the
quantities obtainable from these sources were
much smaller than had been anticipated; and it
seems clear that the people of England must
submit to a permanent high price, at least thro’
the coming ycar-
TIIE ENGLISH HARVEST.
The weather had continued fine for harvest
ing, especially in the North of England and in
Scotland. The Leeds Mercury says, “with
very few exceptions every species of corn is
fully ripe, and the farmer? are busy getting it in. l
'l’lie crops of barley and oats are, we believe
rather over than under the average, and will be
reaped in good condition, but the wheat, though
in many places abundant, and in most, perhaps,
uninjured, has suffered enough to reduce the
crop below an average.”
In North Lancashire corn (wheat) was in
most places fully ripe, and the farmers were
getting it in with great expedition, but it was
feared that there would not be more then half a
crop being much ravaged by the yellow grub.
A considerable proportion of the grains, too,
were hard and shrivelled, and others were soft
and pulpy and would not ripen. The oat and
barley crops promised well.
Beyond these accounts ofthe grain prospects,
we find little of interest in tlio papers received.
There had been a radical demonstration in Li
verpool, but like that attempted in London, it
proved a failure. The numbers present were
counted by hundreds instead of thousands,' and
upon these the agitating eloquence of.Mr. Fear
gus O’Connor produced no great effect.
Mr. O’Conneii’s popularity seems to be on
the wane, even in Ireland. Some-former mem- «
bers of his “tail” have denounced him very ,
freely, and there is defection even among his
once firm allies the priests. His “Precursor
Society” docs not go at all, and liis agitating
lette-s arc read without emotion, or not read at
all. The people seem very doubtful of
inter: stedness. e
An iron steamboat was.
trips between London and Antwerp.
Tre.uendous Watersfout.—On WcJncsdar
morning, about five o’clock, the village and
neighbourhood oi Kingscourt, county of Cavan,
to tho extent of four or five square miles, was
visited for upward of six hours, by a tremen
dous water spout, most destructive in its con
sequences. The village being situated on the
si<l ■ of a mountain, with much difficulty resist
ed the overpowering torrent, which rolled from
tho heights with accumulated powerseveral
houses weie deserted and left a prey to the de
stroying element. Ccrmiscea, the seat of Mr.
F. Pratt, was so completely and so suddenly
overwhelmed, tntit 20 men were required.kuce
deep in the water, to keep out the flood from
the parlor and drawing room. The greatest Joss,
howevrr, on this melancholy occasion, was sus
tained by the poor people, whose flax, hay and
corn were indiscriminately borne down by the
torrent a distance of several miles, anil swept
in one common mass into the lake of Ballvho.—-
Dublin paper.
BANK OF ENGLAND.
Quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and
assets of the Bank of England, from the CGth
June to the 18th September, 1838, both inclu
sive.
Idabihiies, Assets.
Circulation, £l9,o(k“,Mo'§ceuri:ies -£22,846 090
Deposit.cs, 10,Q ivMOOj Bullion, 9,615,000
£'29,705,000] £32,4G 1,000
Downing street, Sept. 21,1838.
A comparison with the last return shows nn
increase in the circulation ot £184.009, tide
crease in thedeposites of £258,000, an increase
in tho securities of £258,000, £99,000, and a
decrease in the bullion of £131,000.
London Money Market, Sept. 27.—Money
is rather more plentiful than it has been, anil
the rates of discount are low< r, being 2 1-2 to 3
percent, on bankers bills. The English funds
continue j»ry steady, at high prieccs and seem,
the now more clearly demonstra
ted scarcity of wheat, and its necessary results
in the employment ul imim r.se capital in the
purchase offoreign wbcit.
One of the Loudon papers snvs that in tho
event o a war between France and Mexico, ve«j
■ sal hug under .Mexican ie ters of marque
\ > ; eat l- . -'' th; ’ FrinC * ! * utfless
two-thirds of ti e cr< w aic Mexicans. This re
qort originates doubtless, in the known nppre
hcnsioiiot tae trench government, that in case
ol a war many privet ers would be title,; out in
nct !i -*
The most rcmaikable feature in Frei’ch poli,
Lr>. tie-, now. is the general movement ol the
Natmtvd Gi ard <d Paris to obtain an extension
O. ...o e.cct.ie frmchisc; a movement certain
b deserving t e p-mse of disinterest, dnei in,
.mmtie.i as tne vri ard th.cmseives HPc alreadv
qualified to vote and it is for their unqualified
fe low -citizens that they cctne forward. \Vo
have no cotibt that the government will yield
to some extent.
No definite action appears to have vet been
There is nothing new from Spain, of an- im
i lift accoun's from Circassia are very unfa,
voiablc to the progress of the Russian arms in
that quarter. It <s said that their force in that
country amounts to lOO.C(K) men, vet tbcv e ni
not make he id against the slmdy uu nutainecrs',
ihe b.oekad• is successfully’! vaded
It is said (hat the Shah of Persia has been
compel'! o Io abandon the. siege of Herat, after
sustaining very heavy loss in a general assault,
i was expected that ho w’oul I sustain vet hea
ciriital' SCS US re(reiltof 1000 miles to Mso« n
‘ 1 he h ran o s I," says the Semaphore,
r.ved < n t,ie g’Oih instant, at Marseilles with the
unpleasant intelligence that the well known
bankmg h- use < t U-& (,'o„ at Leigh, rn, h !l( |
aoppeu pay nient. | his failure, the full extent
p‘ "n Cl .‘ y<’t known, but which is sup.
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