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AUGUSTA.
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§ MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13.
° ~->No maiftrom the North last evening.
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The new. from Washington city embraces the
proceedings of Congress up to Monday last, in
clusive. On that day nothing of importance
„ transpired.
I arri va! a{ New York brings intelligence
S from December 7th. The political
* news is not of much importance. Cotton had
declined a Title. The following is an extract
from a letter to a commercial house in this city£
• dated
Liverpool, December 6, 1839.
The sales this week are 22,000 bales, and such
ha. been the anxiety to sell since the arrival of
the Great Western, that prices have declined J
to |d. and the market close, as dull as at any
time thio year. It i« not very likely that we
•hall have a large import soon from the Atlantic
State*. But from the increasing .lock and de
clining price, in New Orleans, we shall doubtless
have an ample avtpply fm m thence, at least suffi
cient to keep pri&s where they are, if not to re
duce them to a l<J*er standard, unless the manu
facturing trade improves, of whic h there is no im
mediate prosper The want of the usual de
mand, for China and the East as well as for the
United State*, ~lded to the still advanced value
nl money, so severely felt in the home consump
tion, all combine to check activity or
speculation, however favorable the depressed
price of the raw material may be to it.
Fair Uplands, or very nearly so, we are told,
have been sold to-day, at 6}, the extreme no
minal quotation 3 we consider to be from 5| to t
the lower qualities however are alone saleable and
bear a relative hjgher value, as the buyers appear
determined to hfve quantity rather than quality
for their money.x
December 7th.
The packet nqt having sailed, I open this let
ter to say. that the sales to-day are 3000 bales,
and the market rjade the same as to price. The
(g)
stock of American is computed at 329,500, about
whfPl it was the same lime last year. 1 hear
no sales in New-Upland, but from what I see
ingin New Origins, I should think a very ex.
trerae price for live former.
The Theatre.
Miss B a rives’Benefit is announced for this
evening, on wliiph occasion will be offered the
first nerfonuance herfiot Sheridan Knowles new
a.. t ,
Play of “Lore,” which is now acting m London
with uneq tailed suited It is pronounced in
every respect as admit able a Drama as the Hunch
back, and after such a comparison, no more need
he said. The play we learn is cast in this place
with the whole strength of the slock company,
in addition to the aid of Mss Barnes and Mr.
Forbes, so hat we doubt not a rich treat is in
store for the Augusta audience. The limits ot
*• Love atforu no room lor the assistance of Mr.
and Mrs. Barnes, but their namOSjkre added to
the amusements of the evening—the former in
his finished and amusing-jprotraiture of the old
student Polyglot; and the latter, in her exquisite
recitation or Collins’ Ode on the Passions, which
in itself is gratification s ilHcient for one evening.
We hope that on this occasion Miss Barnes will
be greeted by an overflowing house.
At a meeting of the citizens of Burke County,
st the Court House, on the 11th of January,
1840, for the purpose of adopting measures to
carry into effect the construction of the Augusta
and Waynesboro Railroad,
Colonel A. J. Lawson was called to the Chair,
and W. W. Hughes. Esq. appointed Secretary.
On motion of Col. Thomas M. Berrien,
It was Resolved, That Edward Garlick, James
W. Jones, Edward Palmer, Jesse P. Green, Jo
seph S. Reynolds, Ezekiel Lester, Charles White
head, William W. Hughes, Philip Robinson Jr,
William Dyne, Alexander Carswell, William B.
'Douglas., William E. Evans, Gideon Dowse,
William Barron, Joseph A. Shewmake, Rohei*
Patters *n. Henry Lewis, and Edward Hatcher*
be a( pointed a Committee to ascertain the num
ber of persons willing to subscribe for stock in
the Augusta and Waynesboro Rail K >ad •'ompa
ny, payable in money or work, or in a portion of
each, and in such manner a» they may severally
specify in writing to sard Committee, or either of
them.
Resolved farther. That the Committee be re
quested to report Ao a meeting of the citizens of
Burke county, io be coiivincd in Waynesboro,
on the first Tuesday in February next.
Resolved, Thai the proceedings of this meet
ing be signed by the Chairman and Secretary,
£ 0 J
and that | c* py be furm hed for publication, and
that the Editors in Savannah and Augusta be
requsted to give it fine insertion.
$ Resolved, That this meeting adjourn to the
first Tuesday in February next,
A- J. LAW SON, Cha.rman.
W. W. Hc.iim, Sec’ry. *>
From the National Intelligencer.
National Medical Convention.
The third decennial National Medical Con
% vantion. »or the revision of the Pharmacopeia of
the United Stales, assembled in the Cuy Hall,
f Washington, on the Ist January, 1840.
The following Medical Societies and Colleges
were represented iu the Convention, viz. The
Rhode Ulatid Medical Society ; ,Jjie New Jersey
Medical Society ; the College cjjt Physicians of
Philadelphia; the University of Pennsylvania ;
the Jefferson Medical College; the Delaware
Medical Socie y ; the Washington University of
Baltimore; the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty
of Maryland; the Medical Society of the District
Columbia ; the Columbian Medical College •
* *be Vincennes Medical Society of Indiana, and
the Georgia Medical Society. The credentials of
the delegation, trom the W bite Mountain,’ Medi
cal Society of Vermont, from the Medical Society
of New Hampshire, from the Albany Medical
Society, and from the College of Physician, and
Surgeon, of Lexington. Kentucky, were present
ed by the President, but the Delegate, were pre
from attending.
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The Convention elected Lewis Condict,
of New Jersey. President; George B. V ood,
M. D., of Philadelphia, Vice President, A. vv .
Worthingtor. M. D., of Georgetown, D. JU
Secretary ; Haivey Lindsly, M. D., ol W ardung
toftifity, Assistant Secretary.
The chief object of the Convention being the
revision and emendation of the Pha> macopaeta of
183(1, this su j ct engaged it. attention primarily,
and. after mature deliberation, and a tree inter
change of opinion among the Delegates from
different parts of the Union, the Convention re
ferred to a committee of seven members all the
documents i i its possession, with instructions
carefully to r evise, prepare, and publish the ar
macopsia of thu United Stales for 1840, un er
the authority of this Convention.
Arrangements wer£ also made for the assem
bling of the fourth decennial Convention in
Washington on the first Monday in May, 1860.
Other business, of great interest to the Medi
cal profession of the country, was transacted;
and a zeal for the extension ot Medical science
together with a spirit of generous cordiality, was
manifested by the Delegates, which must con
tribute greatly to secure the objects of the Con
vention.
Having passed votes of thanks to the officer*
of the Convention, and to the Board ot Aldermen
for the use of their room, the Convention, aftei
a session of ihree days, adjourned.
Annexed tire the names of the Officers of toe
Police and Night Guards, to whom the Mayor
has distributed the eight hundred dollars reward
from the Institutions of this city, for the faithful
discharge of their duties during the last summer,
namely:
City Constables.
L. T. Shopp E. G. McGolrick,
K. H. Watson, John Timmerman.
Nght Gm rds.
Samuel Lindsey, Reuben Elbert,
J. J. Brookshire, Dennis Collins,
James Moore, Philip McDonald,
John Batley, James Powers
Aaron Shaw. Wm. H. Neyland,
James Smith. John Dordoe,
Elihu Gibbs, Thomas Russell,
George N. Cook, tn. H. Wilson.
The near approach of the Annual Term of the
Supreme Court has given rise to some inquiries
as to the probable successor of Mr. Grundy in
the office of Attorney General. We are unable
ourselves to r.fford to the curious any clew to the
intentions of the Executive in the matter, but it
may not be improper to state that we have heard
a rumor that the appointment will probably be
conferred on a citizen of North Carolina.—Na
tional Intelligencer of Ith inst.
Lottery SpF.cn.ATiox.—We understand
that in Caldwell, Oakey & Pritchard’s Great
Lottery, not u single one of the prizes came out!
Gutting rich by lottery is a shrewd doubt, after
all. The genius who calculated that the chance
of a high prize is about equal to being struck
dead by lightning, was not a had arithmetician.
Wc have further understood that not less than
>25.000 worth of tickets in this lottery were sold
the day before the drawing! Not a bad specula
tion for the managers! —New Ofleans Sun.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York, Jan. 5, 1840.
The packet ships which were so long detained
in the harbor by the ice, reached the city last
night in tow of steamboats. The news by the
England, which is to the 7th from London, and
Bth, is not at ill remarkable, and may bs stated
I in substance to he—
, A decline in cotton of a farthing, caused by
; the report of ne state of the crops carried out by
; the Great Western.
A check, if not a defeat, of the French forces
|in Africa—A i del El Rader having made sud
i den onsets upon tiie French outposts, with much
: success. The Paris press seems to be chiefly
I occupied with this matter, and the Government
is hastening forward large reinforcements, so that
the naval and military districts in the south of
France are in a state of great activity. The
Duke of Orleans goes out with the reinforce
j rnents.
! Eastern affairs seem to be settled. The so
! called charter if the new Sultan, is said to have
been promulgated in spite of Russia, and it at
tracts great attention all over Europe.
From Spain there is m thing worthy of com
ment. It is believed that the new Ministry will
have a small majority in the new Cortes.
The G.eat Western went out in thirteen days
and a half.
The impression seemed to be general in Eng
land that the British Government intended the
blockade the Chinese ports, and that Admiral
Maitland haJ be n ordered from the East In
dies to China, for such apm pose. The specu
lation in teas in England was. in consequence,
large, and there was a great advance in the mar
ket.
There had been (December 7) in London, as
coroing to the C ouner, a decided impiovement in
the prices of American securities, and large in
vestments were made in favorite descriptions.
Ohio six per cents, have buyers at 87£ ; New
York five per cents, are 83 to Maryland 77,
dividend off, leing an advance of 4 per cent.
United titles Bank Shares are 16/. 10s. to 17/.
(.er .-hare. There is a rumor in the city that Mr.
Jaudon has secured another large loan, but. at
the hour I write this, I have uoUthe means of as
certaining the 'act.
cpo The Easterr and Northern mails bring us no
thing new, ihe votes tor Governor in Massa
chusetts had ne t been counted.
Correspondent of the New York Erening Star.
Liverpool, December 1, 1839.
Would you wish to know what we think of
the money crash in America ? Simply, tnat the
worst hag come, and that, on the principle ex
pressed in the obi proverb, when things are as
j bad as they can be, there is a chance of their
mending. This is poor consolation, but it is all.
we have. The crash will do comparatively little
injury to this country, because the difficulties of
1836-7 necessarily knocked up a considerable
portion of the credit which our manufacturers
| were in the habi tof giving to their Trans-Atlantic
I customers. But it will do much injury to our 1
trade, as orders will necessarily he restricted for
I some time. In France, from all public and
j priva:e accoun s, the news has fallen heavily,
! although certainly not unexpectedly. At Lyons,
it instantly caused a dead st<«p in most of the
silk manufactories, and the workmen are thrown
out of employ. In France and England, the
in which Mr. Jaudon has borne himself
has won the highest praise—l might say, the
; highest sympathy. He has manfully borne up
; under dWwttP.ita of no ordinary kind, and even
; > et continues to maintain the credit oi the United
j Btales Bank in Europe, by scrupulously meeting
its extensive engagements as mey fall due. I
| h:ivc 1,0 acquaintance with the gentle
man, and only state what I am convinced is the
| general o ; imon respecting him.
Enough of this subject. I have now to tel’
i you that popu ar rumor rejmrts (f or the him
dredlh time; that Lord Melbourne has acquainted
j a conservative nobleman with bis intention of
i resigning the I retniership. betore the opening of
| the Parliamentary Session in February. To *
1 V°u niy own opinion. I believe that the PrepfiJ*
j who very notoriously is a lover of his ease, would’
| have no disinclination to leave office, if hj a Col
leagues would permit him. The Queen has be
come so accustomed to his society foi he *s just
the pococurante fellow to amuse a lively young
woman with wit and scandal —that, were he to
leave office to-morrow, the cnances are two to
1 one that he would be as constant a visiter to the
1 Queen’s table as he is at present. He has mane
J himself so successary to the Queen (as letailero
scandel, satire, jests, and-so-forth.) that her little
j Majesty really could not dispense with his society.
1 To be sure, he L but a dull relic of waat he was
! thirty years ago, when (as plain W illium Lam •)
' he was a man of wit 4 upon town, but he sti
| is a most excellent table companion, a most live v
i story-teller, an inimitable droll. Ibe principal
ladies and gentlemen of the Court, who are the
Queen's dady companions, are chiefly the rela
tions. connexions, or intimate associates of the
gay Premier, and Ivo is sure of their good word
in the Queen’s ear, mwever matters turn out.
But, as I have hinted, however careless he may
be as to continuing in office, they do not share
that indifference. His resignation might involve
a ihange which would eventuate in their dis
missal, —for there is no likelihood that the Queen
will again be so green as to make “ the friends ol
the youth” an excuse lor taking hack a min strv
who have hecn compelled to resign by a polite
vole hi a House of Commons chosen under their
own especial auspices.
Again, Lord Melbourne's colleagues would he
likely to resist his retirement, so far as they could,
because it might lead to a new Cabinet in which
they would have no place, and the memuers oi
the Melbourne administration (with few excep
tions) cannot well afford to do without the emol
uments of office. Muh the exception ot Lords
Holland and Landsdowne, and Sir John Hob
house, the ministry and the rest ot the govern
ment officials are comparatively poor men, and
the salary of their situations is a matter ot great
moment to them. On the other hand, the bulk
of the Tory .Statesmen who would take office it
a Conservative Government were formed, are
very wealthy ; —such are Peel, Wellington, Stan
ley, Lowther, de Grey, Ashburton, Aberdeen,
Wharncliffe, Herries. Wilton, and so on. To
them the spoils of office are of no importance;
but to the Whigs the matter is different; and
such being the case, they would endeavor to per
suade Lord Melbourne not to jeopardize them by
giving in his resignation.
There is an important point to he considered,
namely, if he does resign, who would succeed
him 1 If he does before the meeting of Pailia
ment, Lords Durham or Normandy would proba
bly be competitors for the Premiership, although
I think that Lord John Russell would obtain it.
But shou d Lord Melbourne remain in office un
til the Parliamentary campaign, (during which
he would find his majority of two reduced to a
majority against him,) he runs the chance of
being oeaten upon several questions, and this
defeat would force him (as he was forced in May)
to lender his resignation to the Queen. In such
case, her Majesty, however reluctantly, would
again he compelled to apply to the Tories, whom
she hates, to form an administration.
But bitterly piqued as she is against Sir Robert
Peel for having exposed her onslinacy on the
subject oi her bedchamber women, it is by no
m. ans likely that she would like to have recourse
to h s aid, and that she would even make this per
sonal pique a direct plea for n»t having a Con
servative Ministry at all. She would say, and
with some plausihil.ty, “Sir Robert Peel is a gen
tleman towards whom I cannot entertain very
kind feelings, and therefore I must decline hav
ing him as my Prime Minister.” But. unless ru
mor be much in error, the Conservatives have
provided ugaint this. There is a very generally
received report that tl.# pros and cons of the mat
ter have all been duly weighed at the ('arlton
Club, and that a very sagacious conclusion has
been arrived at. That, to humor the silly pre
judice of the Queen, should the Melbourne Min
istry break up, (and this is calculated on as cer
tain, by persons of all politics.) the Conserva
tives, to whom the Que.n must apply, as the
Radicals cannot make a Ministry, will not force
Sir R. Peel upon her as Premier. No, that plan,
as I am informed on competent authority, will be
for the Duke of Wellington to advise her Majes
ty to call upon Lord Stanley to form an admis
tration. He is said to be rather a favorite than
otherwise with her; he was not mixed up in the
affair of the bedchamber women, and it he was
called into the Upper House, there wou'd be Peel
to carry on the Government in the Commons, as
Home Secretary or Chancellor of the Exchequer.,
Should matters thus be arranged, a tew months
hence you will be able to appieciale the accuracy
of my information and speculations.
Ttie reduction of postage, which commences
on the sth December, is a great accommodation.
It will send a letter from Cape Clear in lieland to
John O’Gmat’s house in Scotland, a distance of
nearly 1100 miles for four pence. It is prepara
tory to the adoption of the postage of a penny
for every letter of not more than half an ounce,
no matter what distance it has to travel.
The ministry having refused to grant any com
pensation to the owners of the opium seized by
the Chinese, it is now believed that a naval force
will be employed to obtain it from China. In
deed the last accounts from India say that Sir F.
Ma lland had been directed to proceed with a na
val squadron from Trincomalee to Madras, to>
await orders to sail lor Macao, preparatory to an
attack upon Canton. The apprehension thial
the American traders, who have preserved terms
of amity with China, will engross the trade, pre
vails in the commercial classes here, end is the
caut e of much jealousy
The reprint of American Tales, Sketches, Poe
t.y, &c,. under the name <4 The American Mis
cellany,” bids fair to be very popular.
Knowles has £GOO for “Love,” and Bulwer
£7OO for the -Sea Captain,” besides what their
booksellers give them for the copyright.
The American minister and his lady remain in
the north ot England, paying a round of visits to
the nobility.
Every thing leads to the belief that Russia is
tor w ar. Against what power ?
Augusta Maywood made her debut as a dunsc m
use, in I aglioni’s style, at the Academic Royale,
on the 11th hist., and has astonished the Paris
ians; they look on her as inferioronly to Tae
lioni. J B
The w hole amount of bullion now in the cof
fers of the Bank of England is only 2$ millions.
Its securities amount to nearly 24 millions sterl
ingi its liabilities (circulation 17 millions and
deposite 6 millions) to 23 millions leaving about
£3,000,000 on the credit side.
On the 3d of December the British schooner |
Skipjack, brought into Montego bay, the Portu
guese brig Ulysses, a slaver, with 529 slaves on ;
board, which she captured off the isles ot Pines, i
on the Ist, alter a chase of 12 hours. The mas
ter, Fernandez, a Portuguese, escaped with 13
passengers, chiefly captains of captured slavers,
and six negroes, taking with them 8,000 dollars’
—Kw Orleans Bee. j
Crimk in France. —Out of every 106 per- j
j sons accused. 61 are regularly condemned. Out
of the whole population, 1 in every 4.460 inhab
itants is accused. In every 100 crimes, 25 are 1
against the person, 75 against the property* Ex' 3
perience shows that the number of murders is
annually nearly the same ; and what is still more
singular that the instruments or means employ- i
ed. a.e also in the same proportion. The incli
nation to crime is at its maximum i n man ahr>u[ 1
the age ot -o, in women 5 years later. The
proportion of men and women accused, is 3 to 1
The seastans have an influence on crime*; in sum
mer more crimes are committed against* the t*./
.on—fewer against property ; the reverse is the '
case m the winter. The development to the *
inclination to crime agrees very perfectly with ,
that of the passions and physical strength; and j
on the other hand, the development of reason ,
tends to restaain the inclination. Ihe greatest
physical strength of man developed between t ie
age of 30 and 35; and the greatest mental
powers between tnat ol 45 and 50. At this age
the greatest number of chefs d oeuvre of the
French theatre has been produced. It is a singu
lar contrast that about this age we find mental
alienation most frequent and difficult. Revue
Encyclo. et Annales d'Hygiene.
Sixth Distrct of Massachcsstts. We
hare received a slip from the Greenfield Courier,
which gives us reason to hope for the election ot
Baker. (Whig.) in the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict of Massachusetts. Full returns have been
received from all the towns in the district except
Heath which gave a majority ot 48 againt Mr.
Baker at the first trial. Leaving this town out
of view s , Mr. Baker’s present majorhy is 46. over
ail other candidates. It is probable that thee
may have been a change in Heath, correspond
ing to that in other towns in favor ot Mr. Baker.
In that event he is elected by a small majority.
N. Y. Courier of Aih.
A suit was lately brought in the Circuit Court
of Mercer county, New Jersey, by Peter Denny
& Co. vs. Robert Waddell and others, to recover
$863.23, being the amount of a note given lor
moms multicaulis trees last spring. )he defence
set up was a total failure ot consideration. Ihe
jrry returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. —Newark
Dady Adv.
Mobtlk, Jan. 3.—We learn, by a passenger,
that a destructive fire occurred at Pensacola on
the morning ol the 29th ult., destroying five
buildings, and the progress of which was only
stayed by pulling down two others. The build
ings destroyed were occupied by L. Rogers, John
t amphell, E. S. Woitson’s clothing store, J. O.
Smith, drug store, Jenison & Foster, Siena A.
La Rue, and S. Banos. No estimate ol the loss,
Post Office Law. —It has been decided in
the Supreme Court of Pennsy I ania. toat a post
master is not accountable lor the secret delinquen
cies of nis subordinates; and that an act on does
not lie against him for the purloining of a letter
by a sworn assistant appointed and retained by
aim in good faith.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Keport ol the Secretary ol War.
This document being rather long for our col
umns, we present the substance of it to «lur rea
ders. It appe .’s, that ihe army has, during tag
prut year, been kept on active duly, in Florid!
and on ihe northern, western and maritime fron
tiers, that benefits is derived from keeping them
together mas large masses as the circumstances
of the country will permit, and that the camp of
instruction at Trenton has had very salutary ef
fects. Some legislative provision is stated to be
necessary, to prevent the entrance into the service,
of improper recruits, such as minors, who either
bring false certificates of parental consent, or com
mit perju r y by swearing themselves to be of age,
and afterwards claiming to be released for non
age. It is also recommended to extend the law of
March 2d, 1837, providing far the enlistment of
boys for tbe naval service, so as to embrace the
army and ordinance.
Wonts oi dcience at the outlet of Lake ('ham
plain, at old Fort Covington, Black Rock and
near Detroit, aie deemed so essential, that their
construction or repair is urged upon ihe notice of
Congress ; and n is stated to be one of the priu—
cipal causes of desertion that while our soldiers
are better flatbed and fed lhan those of any other
country, they are worse lodged. It is deemed es
sential to their health and morals, that this evil
should be remedied, by the construction of go id
barracks, where soldiers are to be permanently
quartered.
The conduct of Ross and his party towards the
signers of the treaty of New Echota, tiie turbu
lent conduct of iheSerninofes and Cherokees, the
murders. &c., and the unfriendly disposition of
some of them towards ts c whites, rendersthe spee
dy completion oi the chain of posts < n the wes
tern frontier necessary.
The*Secretary, from personal inspection, as
well as from the reports ot the Chief Engineer,
pronounces our maritime defences to he totally
inadequate to the purpose of security against an
invading enemy. 80. ton and Newport are near
ly in a condition to repel invasion ; but Ports
mouth, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. |
Charleston, Savannah, Pensacola and all the
ports in the gulf, require farther protection to ren
der them sale Irom attack. Due regard for the
security and honor of the country require a per
fection of our maritime defences, and as the good
of the army require* it to he kept together in as
large masses as possible, it is recommended to
garrison the forts with small detachments, aided
by the neighboring inilit a in case of need; it is
also recommended to organize volunteer corps in
the vicin iy of the forts.
In respect to the organization of the militia, he
proposes to divide the United States into eight
military districts, and to organize the militia in
each district, so as to have a body of twelve thou
sand five hundred men in active service; and
another of equal number as a reserve. This
would give an armed militia force of two hundred
tnousand men. so drilled and stationed, ps to be
ready to take their places in the ranks in defence
of the country, whenever called upon to oppose
the enemy or repel the invader. The age of the
recruit to he from twenty to thirty-seven. The
whole term of service to be eight years; four yeais
in the first class and four in the reserve. One
fourth part, twenly-five thousand men, to leave
the service every year, passing, at the conclusion
of the first term, into the reserve, and ex- mpted
from ordinary militia duty altogether at the end
of the second. In this manner, twenty-five thou
sand men will he discharged from militia duiv
every year, and twenty-five thousand fresh recruits
be received into tbe service. It will be sufficient
for all useful purposes, that the remainder of the
militia, under certain regulations provided for their
government, be enrolled and be mustered at long
and staf« d intervals; for in due process of tim ”,
nearly the whole mass of the militia will pass
through t ie first and second classes, and be either
members of the active corps, or of the reserve, or
counted among the ex mpts. who will he liable to
he called upon only in periods of invasion or im
j mment jieril.—The manner ol enrol ..cut, the
number of days of service, and the rule of com
’ pensatton, ought to be fixed by law, hut the details
had better be left subject to regulation.
The - failure ot General Macomb's treaty witf t
the Indians in Florida, their faithlessness and
cruelty, as exhibited in numeious murders, j n
violation of that treaty, have destroyed all hope of
j a termination of the war in that Territory in anv
j other way than by exterminaiion, which will re
j quire greater exertions, anu probably other means
than those hitherto tried. The military o~cu. a
tion ot the Territory, as provided for in a b n jn
: troduced into the Senate at the last session is re
-1 commended, and au hority is asked to raise one
I thousand men, to serve there during the war t
; receive the pay ol dragoons, and a bJunty i n Jana
at it. terminator). They are to be trained whp
ian especial view to Indian warfare. This bo- ! ■
of men is asked for because of the condition o 4 the
; western and n mhern frontiers, whence it is , n ,
deemed prudent to withdraw any of the *
1 stationed there. Some a ( > prehension is veiT
tertamrd that Canadian refugees may posnibu I"'
j deavor to seduce some of our citizens inir. i ' , en '
acta, which the presence of troor m 'T n a ' Vles! ‘
Th. amall arms manufactured both at lilenauon
; al armories and by private contractors, arc highly
! eulogized; but as the same cannot bo saio of can
I n on, tue establishment of a national foundry is
! recommended, and also a national manufactory ot
gunpowder, in which there should always be at
least a yeai’s supply of the materials for the man
ufacture of this necessary article. The ordnance
department has been actively engaged in manu
facturing all kinds of ordnance stores, the con
struction of war rockets, &c.
The sale of the mineral lands is recommend
ed, as far preferable to letting them on lease, by
which the mining operations are diminished.
The duties of the Quartermaster's department
have been performed with a highly creditable de
gree of ability, integrity and prompitude, and all
connected with it are duly praised. Ihe great
western road is ina state of forwardness; the
survey from Fort Leavenworth to Fort knelling
has been completed; the works at Fort femith
have been retarded for want of laborers ; and de
fences on the Illionois rivet, west of the Arkan
sas boundary, have been commenced.
It is recommended, that two of the present pay
masters should he appointed assistant paymasters
general, with the pay and emoluments ot lieu
! tenant colonels, and to perform additional dute s.
The medical staff of the army has been acfve
!y engaged, and is eulogized for its disposition to
aid the cause of science by collecting tacts, that
contribute tp that end. <?3
The system ol river and harbor improvements
is thought to require revision. It is believed that
such works are too frequently undertaken with
out a sufficient previous knowledge of the nec
essary detail, and that much has been
;pent, where the advantages to be gained we.e
private rather than public, which tends to bri g
the system into disrepute. It i> objected against
the practice of contining the department, in lire
execution of works of internal improvement, to
certain plans, that such plans are often found to
be inapplicable, that in the progress ot such works
deviations from, or entire charges ot the plans,
become necessary, but cannot be made, on ac
count of the restriction, and I.nice large sums arc
often thrown away, or the appropriations cannot
lie applied, as in the case of the light house pro
jected on the Brandywine shoals. It is thought
the department ougl.t p} he allow ed more liberty
in this respect. s *>
In reference to the Chief of the Topographical
Engineers, the Secretary says, it is highly grati
fying to him. to be able to speak from his own
personal observation, of the activity, order, and
good management which reign throughout the
works, both military and civil, which are con
ducted by the officers of this.corps.
The condition of the Military Academy at
West Point is represented to l>e satisfactory ; but
their accommodations are said to be miserable,
and tiie erection of a moic spacious and commo
dious building is recommended. It is also sug
gested, that the cadets be instructed in fieltWn
gineering, and that a body of sappers and miners
oe created.
The three dragoon officers of the first regiment,
who were sent to France, for improvement in
military tactics, hava been well received by the
French Government and are to be followed next
year by an equal number from the second regi
ment.
To give more efficiency and fairness to court
martial, it is recommended that a written system
for their direction be .prepared, so framed as to
apply to the land and and sea service, and that a
judge advocate be appointed.
The number of invalid pensioners has increas
ed during the last six years, owing principally to
the hardships and dangers of the Florida war;
but the Revolutionary pensioners under all the
different acts, widows included, have decreased
considerably. The whole amount paid during
the last year, under the several pension laws, is
J&3,090,664 69. Inconvenience is suffered, on
account, that corporations and individuals receive
no compensation for transacting the business of
paying pen in'. Agmts i o itinue .n office only
on the hope of compensation from Congftss; but
the Secretary thinks if the President’s plan for
keeping the public money be adopted, the pensions
may be paid witnout any cost to the Govern
ment. It is recommended to continue the office
of Commissioner of pensions, which will expire
in 1840, and to extend beyond (he present period
ol eight months, the time for returning to the
Treasury unclaimed pensions.
The appropriations for Indian education have
failed ol their object, but it is suggasted that their
instruction be not lost sight of. It the Winneba
go Indians do not consent to go to the country
southwest ot ihe Missouri, they will he compelled
next Spring to march to the neutral ground, al-
I ready occupied as hunting and battle ground, l>v
i the hostile Sioux, Saes and Foxes, In view of
die proxirniiy o. the time when all the Indians
will he removed from the Stales, it is suggested
as a plan for their government, th.it tribunals be
established among them, in iheirnew country, for
the prompt trial and punishment ol crimes, as es
sential to the preservation of order, and the ame
lioration of their condition.
An exploring pa ty sent to the northwest, have
extended their examinations in the \alley oiThe
River Jaques and Mayennes, which disi barge in
to the Red River, to the Devil's Lake between
toe 48th and 49th degrees of north latilude.
This lake is between 4U and 45 miles long, in
some places about halt as wide, its waters as salt
as those of the ocean, abounding in fish, its
shores and numerous islands well w..< ded. The
description will answer, except as to size for all
the smaller lakes ; and the whole region is de
scribed as beautiful, fertile and heali* y. A map
will soon be forthcoming of the entire region be
tween the 87th and 100th degrees of west I >ngi
tude, and the 40th and 49th degrees of north lali
lude. It is intended to continue those researches
until they shall have crossed the Rockv Moun
tains, and reachtd the Pacific.
The report concludes by asking an appropria
tion for surveys connected with the military de
fen, es ol the country ; one object of which is. to
enable the Department to commence hy drograph
ical survey of the lakes, which is much needed,
on account of the increasing commerce of those*
inland seas, ol which no correct chart is in exist
ence,
COMMERCIAL.
Latest dates from Liverpool Dec. 7
Latest dates from Havre j\' oV 3^
Charleston, January 11.
Cotton !n the absence of late authentic inior
mauon from Europe, respecting sales of U plands
a variety oi rumor-, are abroad respecting unfavor-’
able private advices from that souice, and the nen
era. 1 ...pres ion is, that the article must shortly de"
c me Irom its present standard, and already I ,-e
ductiou of about i cent on the general range of lust
rates has been established. Our navigable r vers 1
uemg at present in good boating order, • ot on is a.
eumn,. u.g gradual , .and the stock on hand™
The sales have been heavy this weeL r™
than we have noted in the same period durin-the “
s ason. 1 ransactioos read eu 9087 bags at he 1
so lowing prices; 7at 7 cents- 97A- o f , !
7,8 i; 312, 129, Sfc 618 ai.’X. *!> i
4 5. 9g; 1732 94- ISh Q - JifiT n i ’ • S J » 1
l«l«l«lb. I.ongtoUonstVe do’l a „ 4 j 1
ao ceitt $ lb e,e S ° W Si,Re
/dice—Last weeks prices on Bice have been
emlly sustained, and we do not note any alteration
irom former quotations: the sales weie animated
and the rales .ookmg up. Amount slock on land
S ,« kS an, T ted to 28 “ 7 at from
to §3 7-16 per cwt.
Flour Little has been done in this article during
the week—a lew small sales of Baltimore for h?
use were effected at from $64 to $6 87 1 nf
1.2 hbls “Haxall” so dat $1 7 Vto
Gram Bevera t cargoes Com were receiLw tu
week, amounting to about 16 000 bushels wr''
were taken by dealers at 53 a 65c per bushel Wh
Ptas —There were no arrivals, w e ... ,
tide at 70 cts per bushel. tfc
Groceries The various commodities
in this branch of trade, are almost th
rations are completely at a stand and / • !o fc se
minal. Several of the leading articles we* B pi
ferent times put up at auction, -but with/ 6 th
want of purchasers. w
Spirits —2oo bbls Northern Whiskey u to
cts per gallon. - ’ o, da t v
Saß—We heard of no operates si n r e , , th
The best Liverpool in sacks is worth ° Uri »!: cd
Bacon -Is verydull Hams aie sellin'e , lb
16 cents per lb; Sides 8£ a9; and shou.dei-s; ‘
cents ;er lb. ‘ v *V nc
Exchange —On England, 8$ a 9} pe r Cpn . cli
France. 5f 15c ass 25c. nt P r U. a (]
New York and Boston, Sight are taken an
cent premium. 30 days, time off. Fi
Richmond,6o days, 1 percent. M
Bank of Charleston rates of s
North— C ’°H
New Yoik, 3 per cent premium.
Philadelphia, 2 per cent
Columbia and Camden. 2 per ctdis.
Savannah Bank notes, 5 per ct discount
Spanish Doubloons, sl7; Mexican. sl3’
Sovereigns. $4 95; Specie, lj p,. rct '
Freights —To Liverpool. $ to ,fd per lb! f 0 !
ton; to Havre,’l4 cents per lb; lor ::ic e . /p
tierce, New York, for Cotton, 75 cents an<T<i G
bag.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand Ist Oct. 197 J a
Received this week, . 1301 5! 0
do. pieviously, 2530 A
555 l C
Exported this week, 5^7
do. previously. 2324 SJ!
On Ship board, 4,5 t<
‘ 1.
v 36 J 744
Sto< kon hand, # 24ja *
I
New ft obk, Jan. 4,
Cottun —The date of our last being Aew \ ea , s
■ve have 10 review only tue past two days; dat, *
this period the niarKei has continued to pie-mtt '
same appearance of inr.i tivily previously nuiu T
the enti.e amount of truusa« tions compnsiiH ot
1,66 bales. In p.ices. however, theie ;.as beti.
farther variation of im Oitance; the sales emuu
350 bales I plaud at 9 a
a Ll 4; and 150 Florida at 9j a 10 cents: font,
a total for the week ol 1960 bales.
The arrivals have been —from *
New Oilcans, 796 b a
Georgia, 5.5 .
South Carolina, 7ui 1
1 orth Caioliua, 68 ]
Total, 2070
Total import since Istinst, 2070
Export from Ist to 31st ec. 7119
Exp t from Li. S. since Ist Oct, 209,6tl \
Sane time last year, 11.‘9,857
Same time year before, 19a 553
Fltmr —The Flour maiket since our lastpublij
tion lias continued to present the same appeatai,
of extreme inactivity before noticed, the si
scarcely extending beyond small parce.s as war.:
to supply the usual demand for city use Tiiev
elude western Canal at $5 75 for the ordinary* 1
$5 foi fancy brands; and 400 bbls c hi j via
r.al, at $5 6 4, tiiougb at the c ose that price a
refused. The sales of f-outhern also weie vi
limited, including Georgetown at $6; and How;
street at the same rate, witu some transient k>i<
about $5 a paicel of 200 bols l'cflbrsbu;s
choice brand, was taken for exportat.on
days.
Sugars —The transactions since our last k
been confined almost entirely to 160 lih'isofm
crop New Ci leans, at o$ a cents, on the to
time, showing a further reduction in price offu
iof a cent per ib. In other desciiptio&s of li;
covadoes, ti»e business has been insufficient to
quire notice Box Sugars have also experieDo
but a trifling demand, although t.,e saies rnr
vvei-e within t’re range of previous quotations, i
auction yesterday, 80 birds new crop New . de:
at 5£ a54 cents per Ib., 2 and 4 rr.os; sale stop;*
Macon, Januar.’P
i he cotton market continues abou. the same
last week. Principal sales from 7 io 7-i cerdv
Inferior and stained cotton 6 to 7 cents.
Savannah, January 1.1.
Cotton —Arrived since the 3d inst. 7485 bat
Cp {an( L and 425 bales S I cotton, and cleared
the same time 93»6 bales Upland, and 434 ba
S I cotton; leaving a stock on hand, inclusive
al ! shipboard not cleared on the 10th inst., of 114
bales I p and and 63 S bales Sea Is’andcotton. Ti
supply of Up and continuing very light, prices hi
been lully '-upporteJ, anti in some instance? aa
vance ol' % a ct paid. The saies amount to 44
hales, viz: 14 at 7£ ;25 at
21 at S|; 25 at Hi :1. at 8| : 141 at B#.; s'alt «
78 at SI ; 206 ?t 9 ; 318 at
9g ; 710 at 94 ; 312 at 9| ;871 at : j *
236 at 10. The business in Sea Island ha?mem*
ed. but prices continue to recede; the sales an
at 21; 16 at 22; 3.) at 23; 13 at 24 ; 12 at 23-’
at 24; Bat
STATEMENT OF COTTON,
Upl’ds. b
Stoc k on hrnd, Ist Oct. 1
Received this week, 741,5 4.
do. previously 461*9 »
55417 14.
Exported this week, 9396 434
Do. previously, 31578 363 40974 7-
Stock on hand, including all on ship- *
board not eicaied on 10th in«t. 144i’3 6:
Receipts ol Cotton at the fol owing places sic
October Ist. !839 1»38
Georgia. January 10, 5.j204 83443
South < arolina, January- 3, 836 j 2 674#
'iobile. December 2is, 25649 6M 0
New . rleans, uecembei 28, 3U3-.93 1j7.,0? a
Florida, December 9, 3037 4fih 2
No. th Carolina, December 14, 1502 1-43 I
Virginia, December 4, 6uu(> 4J» *
.... - , . 478877 3828.(5
1 he following is a statement of the stock of Ct
ton on liacd at the iespe live p.aces named.
Savannah, January 10, 15u 7 4 2074!
South Caro,lira, January 3, 21 176 13565
Motile, December 28, 17461 44^3’
New Orleans, Le ember 28, 137910 7 J7I
Virginia, Decemoe. 4. \ Dy)O , 60(
Nortiicaio uia,December 14, 1000 Uoi
Augusta & Hamburg, Dec. J, 25000 266!
Macon, January I, 30148 17.ait
Florida, Ife ember 9, 1.5i>0 vy
Philadelphia, December 21, 333 0? •
New York, December 6(HjO
R e --'ince oar last there lias been a fair*
m..nu .01 this artn le ; ihe saies amount!,. K to 13
‘-alher lower prices, viz : 2m* at 23;
wj.W h,in S "s3* ’'' “* **• Amy p ‘' ime
s ™- 1 sa,!
| Lorn Is retailing from ,tort at 70 aSO cts.»
! cording R qua ity.
i Urocerte s.-ln ( office, Sugar, and Mo'aste^
fan retail business doing at all prices within tl
rai ge of our quotations.
{ Hay.—Sales of 600 bundles on the wharf aD
] cts.
Spirits.-—lxi domestic liquors, sa cs of Gin at
! a 00; N. K. Rum at 40; Whiskey 39 a 40.
| Exchang*--Vn England, 9a 10 per ct. p*»
i ax 11 " <W , Y ° at nominal; sda
I Sl »ht, percent premium.
! .Wlif Liverpool, Jd; Havre, lj eer
| New Yort, per bale.
♦
c- . Mobile, January 6 *
o Li\° n ~* inc f our ,ast report we have receive
I’jin bales;and shipped to Havre 1806, to Bos!
1,198, to Providence 440, and to New Orleans I
"! a ir *7 **1 a • 3.459 bales; and leaving the stock r
cleaied 18,041 bales. At the corresponding p^ 1
last 3 ear the total Receipts were 8 ,045 bales, 0
Export. 30,685, and the stock 54.416.
A lively enquiry sprung up in the market eri-lT*
the week, which established an advance, maintain
ed duiing the week, of |r., and sales are g
to have amou ted to about 5000 bales. The <
causes of this improvement arc to be found in Q
