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Port of the will ;pi eddy he liii 1 before Catijitii in n "cp.'irate cori mutHcutiim, a..d contain - m.inv tions which seem to de- rv e car. ful atten tion. (I. Miscellaneous. Great inconveniences hare bei n J»s tamed in inane parti of the country by an omission i<» rep-al or modify tbe pro tis'iss in tlie tnri f n't of 1831. A de tailed report n:. '.in# aubirct has one*- I « ■»> or the Mtfira'inilT connected with tiic articles of hardware aTo-en-.l 4*. thesc proviso *, mid cor, venincc in the execution of the revenue laws, appear to require the earliest attention of Congrt * to the subject. Tiie revision of the present system of CO:iij)cn?!\!io;j To * officer-, with the various chan -in onr collection la .vs hcrelnfore recommended in coimex io t with that rei Finn, is dcoined very im portant to t!ic mercantile community ns wel! a., to tt; Treasury ; and it the >u nr time to the just and ratable compeoi tion for arduous mid responsible duties to many collectors and otl. r otTi -era who arc now tna.ie ju itely paid, while some receive an union.it disproportion,' I to their situation nnd labors. in connexion with this subject and in addition to former rccotumciidatinus to Congriisi, as irrfl'ni (he valuable report • n the safety of steam-boilers, submitted by me at the last session from the Frank lin Institute, it seems proper to urcc ear- Ncstly for considerati ,n the neer ifv for some provi .ion for the more cure ful mutt •gemuit of ste.im-honts navigated under papers from the c.iistuui'hoiis' s — sub jecting their comm and rs, and in suit n hle casei their owners, to th forfeiture of the papers, and other evtre penal ties, in cases of careb'is'i. s or neglect, destructive to property or life. The security of the public inon y would be promoted in many cum .. by n qiiiring bonds from the district attorneys, through the hands of some of whom large suim pass in collection.', without any collateral obligation being given fi.r tl. indemnity of the Imted .States, us re piirid ill most analogous cuses of public < 1 ers. Thu act in respect to insolvent debtors, the execution ofwliicli is plae and in the charge of this Department, expires in June next, and the propriety of the fur ther contifiu nice of its pro-, i ion.- is sug gested to Congress. The first four instillments due under the French treaty have been paid iu Fin is since my lust annual report. The sum claimed by our agent, am) by this Department, exceeds that paid by tin French Government in the amount of more than u million of francs, and tin difference is now tli • subject of corres pondence and negotiation. What was actually paid, lias been re mitted to this country in gold, and divi ded among the claimants. From the rates of exchange and price of gold, it was deemed most advantageous to the claimants to have it sent home in that form, though a direction was subsequent ly given to substitute bills ol exchange or other modes of remittance, if more pro fitable, lint which the agent did not find it expedient or beneficial tod >. The third instalment of the Neapolitan treaty, and the first payments due on the inscriptions, under the treaty of indem nity with Spain, have also been since discharged with punctuality, and remit ted here in a similar manner, under sim ilar instructions. Various other topics suggested in the last two antmnl reports to tin* consider ation of Congress, and not yet finally legislated on, the Department would ear nestly, but respectfully, present again to its intention, \mnng them may I moro particularly mentioned the reorganiza tion of this Department, and the change iu the commencement of the fiscal year and of the annual appropriations. Several other subjects lime received proper attention, which are connected with the oIIIci il duties of the Treasury, or have been specially devolved on its charge, such ns the repairs of the blidge across the Potomac; the survey ot the coast ; and the manui’ieture of weights Mini measures, not only for the different custom-houses, but Ifir each Suite in the Union ; the appropriate sites for new ma rine ho: pitals; the practice pursued in other countries a- io the transportation ol their poor cili/. ms hither, who have been bur densome for their maintenance; a digest of the returns and condition of State banks, near January, 188‘J; the sums dithursed under each apppropriatiou made the present year, mul more detailed exhibits of nil the contingent expendi tures of the Department. The most im portant of these will, at an early day, be made the subject of separate communi cations. All which is resprctfullv submitted bv LEVI WOODBFRV, ‘ ‘Secretary o f the Treasury. Hon. Martin Van Bures*, President of the Sanate of the V. S. RXTBM’T 111031 TIIK KKI’OBT OF 'i SIH P'Jf.t'.H '.ItKB SiKRKR U,. (jcoat changes have taken place in the ncwsp ipt r busiuc s <•! the country since the present rates of postage were e.-tub lishcd. Nt w spap *rs h ive not only in creased ia number, hut many oi them ; have grown to u:t immoderate :'/o. — Postage, however, is the same, whether the newspaper be great or small. It not earned over UK) miles, and out of the State where printed, it is one cent; h out , of the State and over 13') miles, 14 c ,t. The policy of inducing the rates of post age oti newspapers generally, is doubted. They constitute, i:t weight, probably two thirds of the i* • ! —ate in inntty | a-is «•( the country difficult of tran-p irtatto and prodin •• i.-,:' be:’ s ft.'nr II - <• i.isi lerati.utf v. .n.k: be of tin tit ;t:i til If it Were nee. . ■ 'la qua ti.ey <■! newspapers -In dal tra::«po cJ from I one end ot the l. uiou to the other, a» n means of instructing and t-iiiighieumg the public mind ; hut that office Can be as wgij performed by the focal presses as livjM||zspapi i < from a distance. To r*- ptn'.ige on newspapers below the actual cost of carry ing them, would he to tax the correspondence of'.be coun try generally, for the benefit of the large uewrp;i|>er establishments in the princi pal cities, io the, injury of ail the distant ■uxLci. iiK./q»a# * och . is ''.t— ii not believed to Ik* consistent with sound principle or good policy. It is not sound principle to tax the business of one por tion of the p< ople for the benefit of ano ther portion; it is not good policy to aid the large city establishments in monopo lizing the newspaper circulation, to the exclusion of the local ami country press -1 es. But there is justice and good puli i i'.y iu graduating the postage on news papers according to the size and weight iof the matter to be conveyed. The fol lowing scale of postages is therefore sug gested in lieu of the present, viz: j /tales ofl'csUigc. I Carried tu t Carried o- Sht of Setespapers. »ve t 20Ujvcr 200 ! miles, noil miles, and j out of ibcj.iot of the j _ .Stale. |Siaie. A | iurhes or under, j cent. 2 cent. I I*2*J sq. inches, and over 550, 1 14 980 1| j It llie-m rates were reduced one naif, it would not materially diminish the no uns of the department, provided the entire new paper postage were mini in advance. So great an innovation would be probably not inexpedient; but where editors will pay iu advance the postage of their whole impression sent by mail, the Post-Master General might be safely authorized to accept one half of the fore going rati s. Single newspapers are nmv extensive ly used, through various devices and con ventional signs to answer the purposes of letters, and evade the payment of post age. It would check this abuse if* they were i.i all ernes subjected to double post age, to lie paid iu advance. The rates of portage on periodical pamphlets may be ndumtngroii.-ly regu lated upon the sumo principles as those suggest! .1 fur newspapers, mid reduced to the lowest rate which will pay for their transportation. Ifu preference be given to liny thing, it should he to works on agriculture, .science, and tl.e mechanic arts; but the principle is believed to be a good one in relation to the mails, that every thing shall pay its own way. Fugi ive pamphlets may with proprie ty he subjected to double postage, always paid in advmice. The proposed revision of postages, if! taken as a tt hole, would reduce die in- I come of the department from two to three li mat rid thousand dollars helot* the es timated expenditure; hut the surplus on hand will sustain it until the regular in crease ol" revenue, will cover the differ ence. The franking privilege hus been so far extended, and is by many so unscrupu lously used as to constitute an abuse which retpiires correction. Some who j possess it do not hesitate to cover the cor- ; respondence of their friends and neigh bors with their franks, in direct contra vention of the law. A wilful violation j by post-masters, when made known to > the department, is punished by instant removal fmni office; but public ollicers j of higher dignity, though more criminal, cannot be reached by tlio same authori ty. Violation of law in this respect, by those woo are under pre-eminent ohlign- | lions to set examples of obedience to its j precepts, ate believed to he diminishing, i and there is ground to hope that they will soon,measurably cense. From the Milled Seville lUconler, 3 and inst. \Vc deem it hut justice to notice spe cially some oftlte appropriations made by tin* late Legislature for public improve ments, probably the most commendable acts of that body. Twenty thousand dollars were appro priated for the improvement of the Aka malm river. Ten thousand for the improvement of the <>emu!"cc*. Ten thousand for the improvement of j the Oconee. Ten thousand for the improvement of the l'liiit. Sixtv thousand dollars for a survey, cVe., of the Kail-Koad route from the Tennessee river into the interior. Two hundred and ninety thousand tor the prosecution of the work during this year. Thirty thousand for a Government House. Three thousand for the enclosure of the State House Square. four thousand to luiild a bouse for the principal keeper of the Penitentiary. A large amount, we believe $69,009, for losses, vVe., during our Indian diffi culties. And v e may consider the following as virtually appropriations: A Bank m Macon was chartered, on cmtdi'ion of going as a bonus, $85,000 to the l eutalc College, to he located at M icon. The stock of the Milledgeville Bank was increased one hundred thousand dol lars, as an investment to that amount of the funds of Oglethorpe University, which vve uiuv sav is equal to the .Macon Bank bonus, v ..• : > 85,009. The pnv of the uu tubers ol' the l.egis -1 1-i‘ure bus been increased ft out 1 to $5 a , day. The Governor's salary l as been in ! creased from t! :r to fur thousand dol tiov. rieir's Secret:.rits frotn one ’.hoc, ; .1 So twelve hundred and fifty dol lars i ac!t. 4'aa a©B<ma:aw aarx* "1 he keeper of the Arsenal from sots • to s:x lit. died dollar.'. * Thu Cashier of the Central Bnukls salary, from 2.000, has been increased t> The Teller of the same lusa totion from 1,000 to 1,3t)0, and the lb d> Keeper mid Discount Clerk, from l,b<k j to -1 ,250, each. - Tfj Ti c Inspectors of the Penitent t : from 225 to *250. _ The ig's of l!je 1 i! i if s Book Keeper of the Penitentiary from 603 to 1,000. W ages of tiie guard from 15 to £25 a month. HtiHPLIN BKVU.XeK. The following communication, rela tive to the distribution of the Surplus Revenue, was transmitted by the .Secre tary ot the Treasury to the House of Representatives, on Tuesday. It will he seen, that the whole amount of the sur pln • in the Treasury, on tiie Ist instant, which is distributable for this year, is in round numbers, thirty-seven and a half inUi.'iti ij dollars, 'l'lie amount falling to die share of Maryland, is $1,274,451 02 : — Baltimore payer. Treasury Department, ) Jan. 3, 1837. J Sir ! —I seize ike earliest opportunity tq i: arm “AdiV’ii l dopted by this Department, siurv theoV instant, iu compliance with the 13th sec tion of the act regulating M the Depositcs of the public Money.” The balance in the Treasury, up to tlmt day, which was subject to be appor tioned among the different Slates, on the principles of" the act, as construed by the ! Attorney-General, and explained in inv l »r-t annual report, has been ascertained to be .B.S?, : J'!B,B.*>'.) 1)7. Tiie devision of this sum, iu detail, a mong the several States, may be seen in > the document annexed, (A) and iuclii- ' ding Michigan, equals to each electoral vote. Iu consequence of the proceedings of! the last convention in Michigan, and the ; views expre.- id eonceruing them by the President of the United Stales, iu his re- j c> tit message cooiuuniieating c; Tilings to Congress, together witutlie j provisions of tiie liill notv pending m 0»e ! House, on this question, the Department | has supposed her situation so far chan-' ged, since Novemher, as to justify the as- ! signment to her of a share of the public i di'posilfs, subject, however, entirely to j the future decision of Congress, upon the | propriety of this step. The payment of the share assigned to j Michigan, will, therefore, he postponed until some expression of opinion shall he given by Congress, which may either sanction its being made to her in the ] same maun r as to the other States, or re- i quire its division among the other States, in addition to the sums which have ninja- j dy been apportioned to them. f Twelve of the States have cati .1 their acceptance of the terms ofWie act; and accordingly, transfers, equal in amount to the first quarterly deposite re quired under the law, are now issuing in favor of their respective agents. Which is respectfully submitted. LEVI WOODBURY/ tS un i tary of the Treasury. Apportionment among the several States of the Public Money remaining in the Treasury, on the Ist of January, 1837, excepting five millions of dollars. Amount lobe th- Stt. E lccto- posited during St its. ml rotes. the i/eur 1837. Maine, 10 $1,874,451 JK j New Hampshire, 7 898,11571 Mn. melius us, 14 1,781,831x43 Rhode Idand, 4 Vermont, 7 898,115 71 j Connecticut, 8 1,019,409 81 New York, 48 5,358,094 88 ; New Jersey, 8 1,019,409 81; Peunsv Ivania, 30 3,883,353 06 ! Delaware, 3 388,335 31 Maryland, 10 1 ,*874,451 02 Virginia, 83 2,931,838 34' North Carolina, 15 1,911,070 53 South Carolina, 11 1,101,890 18 Geo-gin, 11 1,401,890 18 Alabama, 7 898,115 71 Mississippi, 4 599,781) 11 Louisiana, 5 037,885 51 Missouri, 4 599,780 41 Kentucky, 15 1,911,676 53 Tennessee, 15 1,911,070 53 Ohio, 81 8,670,347 14 Indiana, 9 1,147,105 98 Illinois, 5 037,885 £0 Arkansas, " 3 if ! . TX - Michigan, 3 388,335 31 $37,408,859 97 From the Kentucky Commonirealth. tiKVrt’CHY JEXt*«BTs. \ friend, residing near to the Cum berland l-'ord, lias sent us the following statement of the number of Horses, Hogs, Mules, Beef Cattle, and Sheep, that have passed through the turnpike gate, during the v ears 1835 and 1830: In 1830. In 1835. Horses, 5,585 ITorses, 5,710 Mules, 8,809 Mules, 1,951 Hogs, 68,090 Hogs, 00,187 Beef Cattle, 8,805 Beet Cattle, 8,487 Sheep, 1,783 Sheep, 1,893 The Little Hock (Ark.) Advocate, of the 16th tilt., states, that Col. William Whitson was killed on the 5:bJHa 1 fray which took place ia Craw toracoun j ty. The same paper states, that the l*. 8. Try .*:*# at Camp Sabine have been or vh red hv Gen. Arbtickle, to abandon that -latioti and return to our Western fron tier. The Massachusetts Silk Company, have at present 78,090, mulberry trees i-. a lloiirtsiiingcondition. The company v ( > nicer v vratevi a vear ago u : h a capi tal < f $150,000. r.tllS FK.IXUEi London, Nov. 17, le3o. The Journal de> Dcbats has t!ic ful lowitTg, which appears, in fewer words, in the Moniteur: “ On* the IQkli, the Government caused Prince Louis Napoleon lJoriaparte to he I taken front the prison of Stratshurg, and : conducted to L’Orient, where a ship is INMvting to transport him to America.— The Journal du Commerce states, that, ;* when Count Mole informed .Madame de Salvage, that Prince Louis Bonaparte would not be put upon trial, for these : conditions—that he was to be sent on board an armed vessel to America, nnd j his mother was to pledge herself to join | liitn there within a short delay. Madame 1 de Salvage replied, that she did not think j Queen Hortense would refuse to follow J her son to America, nevertheless, she j would ask for her a delay till the spring ito undertake the voyage. The Minister | reluctantly granted a month, intimating, j that the liwiss territory would not he a i guarantee for the Queen, if she did not | quit the Continent. Letters from Paris, on Monday, mcn i tiou the death of Charles X. No oiiictul I intelligence of th** event had been puii j fished m the capitol, but it was geuera!- y Mil V On ' mt.itlX" ex mmntrcli v*a'quite well at his r**-i/|eiiee at (Jortz; on the .Jth, lie was seized with iuflanunutiou of the intestines—one ac count says cholera; and, on the 6th, lie died, in the 71); !i year of iiis age. “ The ancient custom,” we are told, of declar ing “ Le Hoi est rnort —Vive le Roil” was observed by his attendants; the liv ing King being now the Duke d’Angou leme. X.tli'Oß’FA.'Y'S' KEtVS FROM SOtTU AillltKU’A. MEXICO PROBABI. Y RECOCNIZED liY SPAIN. e have just seen n letter from a source of the highest authority, received by the packet ship Havre, dated Paris, which states, that the writer had received a letter from M. Santa Maria, the Minis ter Plenipotentiary from Mexico, then at the Court at Madrid, which states, that TH? thinly f**r the RECOGNITION OF MEXICO had been n«Teed upon be tween himself and the Spanish Govern ment, and that the difficulties which had previously existed between the two Gov ernments, had been removed, and the treaty had only to he submitted to the Cortes for their sanction. The Government of Venezuela is the only one, except Mexico, from South A meriea, that has a Minister Plenipoten tiary at Madrid, for the purpose of ad justing the terms of reco uitiimi. This Minister is Gen. Soublctte, who recently has been elected Vice-President of Vene zuela. There is very little dual t, that he has negoeiated a similar treaty for his Government. There is a treaty between ■aesNWid s-ftlii; .South American Republics, that they never will accede to any terms, which may endanger their commerce, or which may require the payment of mon ey. If, therefore, Mexico is recognized, all the rest will follow.— JY. 1. J'.rnrcst. Corrtfjiouduice of tl.e Bullin.on Chronicle. ITIIMTART COURT Os INQUIRY. Fhkdeuick, Jan. 7, 1837. f am again at the reporter’s table in the iiiiil of the great military tribunal, with increased facilities for tho acquisi tion of interesting incidents for your rea ders. Tho inclement weather and bad condition of the roads somewhat retarded the arrived of the members, but they arc now all here, and will proceed with the case of Gen. Beott in due form. The ■syential looks indisposed ; laboriously en gaged during the recess, nnd participa ting in tho common catarrh of the sea son, ho has lost much of his ruddiness: A few days however, will restore him to his vvouti' l heai'.h—Gen. Gaines arrived yesterday iu the curs from Baltimore, and has taken lodgings at Mrs. Thomas’. 1 He is in fine spirits, and, .-is report says, is il< . mined to drag from th. ir coverts the true culprits in the Florida case. He will ask the Court !' a Milam:t.a for Lewis Cass, and require of hint the cx nlanntious so iusilv due to the American i' , J ptopk’. Saturday, Jan. 7th. Tills was the most interesting day o! the whole session. At an eaily hour, the Court room was crowded m anticipa tion of the appearance of Major General Gaines, whose objections to Major (ion. Mft'Urtb « s 'be presiding officer of this eoifii, have been publicly avowed, and whose well earned fame as a soldier will forever render him dear to his country men.—As soon as the President announ ced the readiness of the Court to proceed to business, Major Gen. Scott requested that the depositioujofGen. Clinch in con tinuation of his chain of evidence might be read—“ There were” said he, “ some questions which ! omitted to put to Gen. C., while here, Mr. President, and I, a vailinj myself of the kindness of the Judge Advocate, who in visiting Wash ington, obtained from the General in that citv, the written answers.— l’is to these 1 refer, am! 1 beg that they may oe road.” They were read accordingly, and are in keeping with the testimony hitherto fur nished by that Genera!. —Oilier unim ! portaut testimony was about being read, j.«., i'l;yi.tnti» which Gen. Scott was upon the Hour, when the principal door of the chamber was thrown open, and ia vvalk ; ed Gen. Gaines, i.i full uniform, wearing the splendid sword presented to him la the Legislature of Virginia : accompanied by two Aids-de-Cantp. Gen. G., vrith - out taking a seat, mid seizing the tirst iu -1 terval of silence, addressed tin-Court— ** lam here, may i: please the Court: hv the orders <»f the Secretary of War, a ;d 1 ask that the Judge Advocate may be di ; reeled to read the several orders frotn the M ar Pi t.ariment on the subject"—The Court accordingly instructed the Judge Advocate to comply with the Gentrai’s desire, ngd the orders, calling the Court to inquire into the failure of the Indian Campaigns in Georgia and Florida, un d -r the conduct of Major Gen. Scott, and the eircmnst uices attending the unauthor ised publication ofptiicial papers by Maj. Gen. Gaines, were immediately read.— During th..- rcidiug, Gen. Gv remained standing, .gad at its coaipiefioa, observed, “ May it I have beeti ordered to appear before you, and I have done so ; and 1 must he allowed to say, that the (.'ourt is proceeding illegally. I am :i party in the trial now pending, and demand the right of cross questioning witnesses, examining documentary evi d ace, Ate.” The Court objected, and assured Gen. Gaines, that it differed with him in opinion on the subject, ami hint ed iii very and. licr.te terms, the expediency of his taking a seat, and concluded by assur.ng turn, that, as soon as tiie case of Gen. Scott was concluded, every facility in the prosecution of his views should bs award 'd him. Gen. G.continued to tiis c :tit on “ die illegality of the proceedings thus fir,” notwithstanding the assuran ces of Gen, Macomb, that his language at this time was rather inappropriate, and hi# great desire that the venera ble Chief would be seated.—“ I come |!i:.r-D, . ir,”y t'ontijmei|“ not to a;Q fa vors, lust to demand justice.” “ Clear the Court,” said the President. In a short time we re-efitered the cham ber, and Gen. Gaines was informed by the Court, through the Judge Advocate, ’.hat “ the Court had every desire to ex tend to him at tli o proper time the utmost latitude in the furtherance of his inqui ries, but that, at the present time , he would not he permitted to interfere with the business of the Court, by the intro-' duelion of irrelevant observations, and that it was hoped further suggestion on the subject, would be found unnecessary. Tiie General continued his perpendicu lar position. Lt. Morns was sworn—‘‘Where, and in what capacity, were you in April last? Answer —At Tampa Bay—l was com missary of depot. (Jen. (/nines —“l hag leave, with due deference, to state, Mr. President— Gen. Macomb —“ General, I repeat, that you cannot he permitted to address the Court, until your case is before it.” Gen. G.—“l appear before you, Sir, by orders”— Gen. M.—“ You will oblige the Court, Sir, by your silence”— Gen. G.—“ I protest formally against the course pursued by this Court”— Gen. M.—f have once more to say, Gen. Gaines, that you cannot be allowed to interfere in any way with the progress of this trial, and a repetition of such con duct will be viewed as deliberate con tempt! pray he seated.” Gen G.—“l beg your pardon, Sir; standing is, tt custom of mine, aigci I ask to be gratified in this particular.’* Gen. 31.—“Certainly,General.—Con sult your convenience in sitting or stand ing—by pleasing yourself, you will grati fy the Court.” Question to Lt. —“What a inount of hard bread and bacon were at Tampa Bay when Gen. Scott— Gen. G.—“l feel myself, Mr. Presi dent, constrained once more to protest against litis lawless mode of procedure.” Gen. M.— 1 1 again urge upon yon, Maj. Gen. Gaines, the importance of complying with the desire ol'the Court in this matter. Your case, Mir, is not be fore us. You have nothing to do with the matter pending, as it at present stands. You most not interrupt us.’ Hen. <?. —(fn a loud voice) * May it please the Court, I wish to be heard fora moment. I do not desire to retard its operations, hut i wish to protest formally against the illegality with which it is, and has been conducted. The ninety first article, Mr. President— Gi ii. M.—Gen. Gaines, submit your views to paper, anil they will be consid er! and and regarded. Do so now, or any time after the adjournment of the Court, this morning will do.' Gen. G.—‘ No, Fir, I will do so now.’ Proceedings were accordingly sus pended to enable the gallant old soldier to embody his views, at the completion of which, he commenced uitothcr.address to the Court, but was again interrupted bv Gen. M. Gen. G. — 1 1 wish, Mr. President, to convince tins Court and the country,that the vv hole tenor of its proceedings is at war with law, usage, and reason, and— Gets* M. —‘General, you shall r.ot be longer tolerated in these gratuitous ex pressions. The Court will confer—clear the Court!’ The crowd, with the two Major Gen erals, repaired to an anti-chamber, and there awaited the second result of the ar bitration. Whilst there, a fe< ling of pro : found rcirrct at the unfortunate causes of the i strangement of these two emi i nt soldiers, irresistible pervaded us.— The champions of Republican America; : those to whom the present generation of ! our countrymen ever look with patriotic exultation, were now, wi h m a fault of either, i xhibited to public gaze as gladi ators i:i the political arena. There they stood, on opposite sides of the room, en j circled l y their several friends, r.r.J oc casionally eying each other’s manly form, with other, I trust, than imbittered reflec tions. Favoiites of tbe nation, who breasted the bayonets of gallant old 1 md, side by side, and together planted the Star Spangled Banner of their ad miring countrymen, vvbrre or.ee proudly and guvlv, and vauutinglr floated tile ituii bird <>* St. George. Leaders of‘for lorn hopes,’ whose names r.re patrony mics lor hundreds of their youthful fel low-eitiz ms, sal at the recital of whose achii v, niv.'.t- the stri,.'it g lei Is the first impulse of Mtktary ambition! W here, and what are they now t Kni»hta on the political ci.ess-board of the upper . and lower cabinets. On tiie re-opening, the Court, through tho President, announced that the pro tect of Gen. Gaines should be incorpora ted with the proper documents. Gen. G. then read his acquiesence iu the decision of the President of the li. States, in rela tion to Gen. Macomb, and after the trans action of unimportant business, the Court jadjoprtied II \. yp The opinions oFthe Court, as rd to (Jen. Gaines, were delivered bv .Ma jor Gen. Macomb in, a language and manner highly creditable to his talents and urbanity. He urged upon bis broth er officer, to whom be stood in a relation altogether unsolicited, an adherence to a course, the expediency and propriety of which, his own judgment must approve, and one which the rules of service abso=- lately exacted. P. S. Gen. Gaines has publicly ex'- pressed his determination to prosecute the enquires now pending, to their ut mest extent; and biiag the actually guil ty, fairly before the world. In this, he will be seconded by tiie hero of Chippewa; CENTS* it INK <i.-- OKOBOIA. If. A. Greene, Esq., Cashier of this institution has given notice that, in pur-= suauce of the act ol :2“d December, 1836, pror.ping for renewal u.iiion notes discounted by this institu tion once in twelve mouths, the Board will hereafter receive for discount, notes made payable 360 days after date, in stead o! 180 as heretofore. Aii persons offering new notes drawn at 3uu days alter date, intending to re new notes now running and due to the were drawn at 180 days a!n r and by required to pay but 10 per cent, reduction, as heretofore, except where such notes may be past due mrd unattended to; in which cases, the par ti. s will be required to pay an additional reduction at the rate of 20 per cent.- pre mium for the time such notes may have lain over. Y hen notes which have been discount l in ior SfsD days shall become due, tiie makers w;;l be required to pav a reiitft inui ol 20 per cent, orotic-fifth part of tbe sum originally borrowed. All notes drawn 300 days after date, will be p>ei‘- mitted to run 364 days, or 52 weeks. In conformity with the requirementS'of a concurred resolution of the late Gen eral Assembly, all notes and bills due to tbe Centra! Bank, and which have lain over unmiewed or unpaid for the space of litre e mouths, will be put in suk imme diately.—Scvannah Georgian. <'n vreeston, Dec. 28. HEEtOI’S ACMEE.ri’S. M e learn, with much regret, that sev eral accidents, two of which terminated fatally, occurred on Monday last. Two young gentlemen, sons of Mr. Myles Den ipsov, were on a shooting ex cursion in Potter’s field, upon the Neck —whilst there, the elder brother remark ed to the other, that a ball had whistled past his head, and, as there must be per sons shooting near them, they had better go away. The words had scarcely been uttered, when the younger brother ex claimed, that be was shot; fell to the giouud, and, in tl.e course of a few min utes, expired. It has not been ascertain ed who the individual was, that fired the fatal sfi;;:; but tfie most reasonable sup position is, that some person or persons were tiring at a murk, on tbe opposite side of the fence, and were either uua »w..re ol the melancholy result of their a muscnieut, or became alarmed..after the accident occurred, and left the vicinity. It is to be hoped, that tbe one, who was the unconseions cause of the dens li of the youth, will relate how it occurred, for the, satisfaction of the bereaved parents and distressed relations. We also learn, that a son of Mr. J. W. Vi ehber. residing at the corner of College and Boundary streets, lost his fife, about il o’clock of the same day, by the acci dental falling upon him of a large frame state, while iu the act of entering the yard. Medical aid was immediately obtained, but he expired in about 10 minutes after the fatal accident. Master Samuel Priolcau Hamilton, s haut il years of it-re, a promising son of Gen. James Hamilton, had his right hand so and: . ndfuily shattered, liv the explosion of ii powder flask, which he held it) his band, as to render amputation above tho wrist necessary.— Gazette. STAftS’i’tl'S. The vast extent of tiie U; Stales may f>«— estimated from the following facts. Com parison, says I)r. Watts, is the Lest method Ly which to judge of the size of any thing. We give the number of square miles in Great Britain and Ireland: Square miles. England and ’Vales contain 58,335 Scotland, 39,500 Ireland, 30.000 187,835 Virgiuia, Alabama, Illinois, Missouri, Ar kansas, and the Terriloiies, are each of them larger than Eac'aud and Wales. Each of the following States is larger than. Scotland or Ireland, to wit: New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maine,. Ohio, Indiana, North and South Carolina, Louisians,- Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, and Michigan. The entire p pulalion viihiri the U. Stales,- led, amounts (as nearly asoooWl be ascertained in IS06) to 16,680,000. ix.iRCFi:::: ritirtci: reixdeeb. We r. grct to state, that the fine stcam -11 Reindeer, plying on the Chattuhoo ch< -, vi as burnt a few days ago, whilst h i at tin* ft oof near Sr. Joseph. She Ltd nt: ! nrd !' . hides of cottcn, priuci j . !iy frotn tins city, all of wliieh was c : aimed. M . have not learnt the par ti nlars f the accident. r i'f;e cotton, we i ;,dcrs*.a::d, was insured. Cull 'us Sentinel, oth ir.st.