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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. ...... t’U L - 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. 1C <Jto u- fgt- a