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£l)vcmiclc cmb Sentinel. AUGUSTA. TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 4. (tf 1 Ste. fourth page. g-j .Vo Mail North of Charleston last night. tjjt- \Vu assure our friends in Monticello that Heir papers are reg4*ly put upland alwaje *?nl to the office in this city in lime to go by the first mail after their publication. Where (he fault is we are unable to ascertain. The Late Tire. Knowing that the fire which occurred last week, in the warehouse of Mr. Ben j. Baiid, would he investigated by the city authorities, wo forbore even to notice its occurrence. For the result of that investigation our readers arc referred to the proceedings of Council in this day’s paper. Our Own Affairs. | As it is seldom we trouble our readers with mat ters pertaining to our own affairs, we hope they will excuse us for laying before them the subjoined letter, a liberty which we take without the consent of the writer. It is however so pertinent, coming from so respectable a souicc, that wc cannot emit to give it publicity, and we trust the author will pardon the liberty we lake with a letlcr which was designed alone for our eye. It may not be improper to remark, that the same mail which brought this letter brought also thirteen other subscribers to the Chronicle ii Sentinel, an event not unusual of late days in its history. These flattering testimonials of the approbation with which our humble efforts in the cause of a sound currency arc received by the people, while they inspire unaffected gratitude to our friends, admonish us lo increase out ener gies in the support of a cause which wc deem of paramount importance to the interests of every class of society. 2Slh Api 11, 1811. J. W. Sc W. S. Jones— Gentlemen :—T see you are about to lose sonic o' your subscribers in consequence of your oppo sition to Hank Suspensions and your views gcue r illy on the currency. Without attempting to argu e the question, I will only say, that as I agree en tirely with you on that subject, and as 1 think it the most important one now before us, 1 feel it my duty at least, to take your paper; and I most sincerely hope that all who are in favor of a sound cuncn cy will do likewise. If you arc to bo proscribed by those who are in favor of irredeemable rags, slop laws, and the like, then I think it is time those who are desirous of seeing Hanks, as well as indi viduals, stand up to then contracts, should give you their countenance and support. You will therefore send me your weekly paper, and I will avail my self of the first opportunity of paying you for the same, as well as your Mirror, in good money. Yours respectfully, Tire New York Correspondent of the National intelligencer, under date of the 28th ult,, says: “ 1 learn that suits have been commenced against the sureties of Mr. Hoyt. The Government will probably fare no better than with the sureties of Mr. Hoyt’s predecessor. Anon, there will he more custom-house disclosures. The half has not been told, I have seen names and evidence of facts that would startle the most iniquitous of the corrup tionists in the worst days of a revolution.” The agent of Michigan, says the Philadelphia North American, has accepted payment for the United Stales Bank protested guarantee of one hundred and eighty-three thousand dollars, in its notes at a discount of about 3? per cent. The absquatulating M.jO., the honorable C. F. Mitchell, is supposed to bo in Montreal, under the name of Goodwin, and it is said that ho is squandering away his money in gambling houses and brothels. The ship Susan Drew, of Boston, Capt. Bab bage, from Liverpool, the Bth ult., for Boston, went ashore on Milk Island, near Cape Ann, on the 33d ult. No particulars arc received, except ing that the foremast is gone, and she is in a very dangerous situation. The Susan Drew is a large and valuable ship, nearly new, and coat $70,000. It is reported, says the Mercantile Journal, that she has a cargo on board worth $150,000. UNimuattEn Maligsitt ! —Hill’s N.H. Pa triot, ip noticing the death of the editor of the Boston Atias.'ea.ys—« As a reward for imposture and falsehood, a federal editor is sent out of the country with despatches ; and on hie very first movement towards the ship which is to carry him he is struck dead with apolexy !” •‘The Mammoth."—This is the appropriate name of the great iron steamship now being built at Bristol by the owners of the Great Western. The Mammoth will be of 3,800 tons burthen* and engines of 1000 horse power. “It is calcu lated," says an English paper ‘’that she will cross the Atlantic in ten days.” We calculate not. Tire in Charleston. The Courier of yesterday soys :—About half past 13 o’clock our citizens were aroused from their slumbers by the cry of fire, which procee ded from the large throe story brick store on Mag wood’s south wharf. On reaching the place, it was found that the whole interior of the building was on fire and the smoke and flume soon came 1 out in dense volumes from the interstices at the large doors. The firemen were prompt and soon pur their engines in working trim, although the tide was low, which caused some trouble proper ly to place the house. Ladders being procured, the second story windows were soon broken open, and numerous streams of water poured on the raging element, thus keeping down the heat, and confining the flames to the building in which it originated, which was wholly destroyed. Wa learn that there was about 1000 bales of Cotton in the Store, v hob ir of courre ate al loss; but we believe, that the Cotton was insured, but we are sorry to say there was no insurance on the building, There is no accounting for the manner in which the fire originated. The store was closed as usual, on Saturday evening. Fortunately the night was perfectly calm, and dead walls were presented to the north and west, or the confla gration would have probably extended to ihe whole block. We regret to state that Mr. Kuulani, of Ihe firm of Otis & Roulaiu, was severely though net dangerously injured, by falling through the trap door of the second story of the aljoining building. He received a cut over the left eye from the axe which he held in his hand, and the bones of one of hie finger* were broker. Proceedings of Council. Council Chamber, May 1,18-11.? Saturday, 10 o’clock, A. M. 5 Council met —present Hon. M. M. Dye, Major Aldermen Garvin, Crump, Harris, Lawson, Miller. Dunlap, and Harper. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Messrs. Eve and Hitt appeared and look their seats. A petition from a committee of Engine No. 3, requesting the Council to furnish n Hose Reel for said Engine, w as granted. Sir. Hill appeared nnd’took his seal. The Committee on Drains made a report of the condition of the Drains, and offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Drain Committee advertise to receive proposals until next sitting of Council, lo raise the brick arch crossing the Beaver Dam, on Jackson street, five feet higher than at present, the brick to be used in the work to be of the best kind —and report the offers to the next Council. Mr. Phinizy appeared and took his scat. The Committee appointed by his Honor, the Mayor, to inquire into the origin of the fire at Mr. B. Baird’s warehouse, on Tuesday morning, 27th ult.,mado the following REPORT. „ That they have examined a numbes of witness es, and are of opinion that the (ire was communi cated to the cotton by design. The Committee ab stain from giving any opinion as to the motives of the incendiary, but herewith submit the testimony (Tkcn before them, and recommend that the Mayor offer a reward of one thousand dollars for any in formation that will lead to the conviction of the incendiary. (Signed) JOHN PHINIZY, A s JAMES HARPER, C. B. HITT, R. Y. HAKRISS, ) I. P. GARVIN. J After reading the testimony given in before the Committee, on motion, it was ordered that the re port and evidence be published. The Committee of Council, t» whom was referred the investigation of the cause of the fire in Ben* jamin Baird’s Warehouse, on the morning of the 27th Ult., met at the Council Chamber on the after noon of the 28th April, 1841, for that purpose; when (he following witnesses appeared, and were sworn and examined, to wit; Benjamin Baird —He wa; sleeping over the counting room, and hearing a noise, on opening his window, discovered a fire, which he afterwards discovered to be in bis warehouse —there bad been no fire in the yard for some time before the fire— the Are was scattered before he arrived at it. On examination of his books, (13 bales were missing— does not believe the lire could have taken from the chimney—thinks the fire was caused by the work of an incendiary. Henry Lincoln— He was alarmed first by the discovery of fire, which he soon ascertained to be in the warehouse —after attempting to suppress the fire, ran out and gave the alarm —the third engine had arrived before he saw Mr. Baird —about four bales were on fire, and the ends of them towards the South appeared to be broken open—thinks from 20 to 23 bales were in the tier where the fire originated, and about seven were torn open and destroyed—thinks none of the bales were entirely consumed—has no doubt but that the cotton was set on fire—the hales rolled off were round, except two, which were square—the square bales were not burned—thinks the fire took place about two o’clock in the morning. John McKenzie —He was alarmed by the discov ery of lire about two o’clock in the morning—went over nnd found fifteen or twenty hags of cotton in the tier, of which four or five were or. fire—the ends of four to six bales were torn open—thinks that not exceeding ten bales were burned, and none of them entirely destroyed—there were no square bales on fire—the fire was confined to the tier where it originated—thinks the fire had not been burning a' sufficient time to destroy any of the bales before he got there. Thomas Barrett —Arrived at the fire about half after 2 o’clock in the morning—thinks eight or ten bags were destroyed—did not anivc at the lire in time to know whether Ihe bales burned were round or square. John V. Force —About 10 minutes after 2 o’clock alarmed by the cry of fire, renaired to the fire, when he found one tier of cotton was on fire —thinks about from seven to ten bales were burned—but none destroyed while witness remained—did not sec any square bales on fire. Hiram Tyler— Witness heard the cry of fire and repaired to the place where he discovered it—went in at the gate of Mr. Baird’s warehouse, and found several persons had arrived—about five or six bal»s were on fire, but none entirely consumed—the fire was confined I# one tier where there were about fifteen or twenty bales—no square bales were burned—saw the ends of the bales torn open, as if to give the fire greater effect—thinks the cotton was set on fire—docs not know who opened the gate. Edward Thomas —lt was late before witness ar rived—the tier in which the fire originated had been torn down when w itness got lo the fire—does not think 20 bales could have been burned —thinks the fire was the work of design. 11. S. Dill —Arrived late—had 12 round bales of cotton in the warehouse, all of which were missing j —thinks not more than 10 or 12 bales were burned —thinks his cotton was not burned—has not found it since the lire—has since been paid for it by Mr. Baird. J. D. Hart—The fire was over when ho arrived -• received 12 round bales cotton previous to the fire, in Hopkins & Stovall’s warehouse,on or about 24th April, marked E.8.-W.P., which was sold to Wm. Holmes by Mr. Hopkins, and shipped by wit. ness—the cotton came from Mr. Baird’s warchouse- Edwin Snyder— Was awaked by the alarm of fire, and repaired to it, and found a tier of 20 to 25 bales on fire—from 10 to 20 bales probably destroy ed by the fire and otherwise damaged—thinks the cotton was set on fire—no eotteu destroyed except in one tier. i. 8. -S’. Browne —Saw the Iglarc of fire about ten minutes after 2 o’clock, and repaired to Baird’s w arehouse where he found the cotton on fire thinks about from 3 to 5 bales were destroyed, and about 6 to 7 more damaged. Peter Boutet— Heard the cry of fire from 10 to 20 minutes past 2 o’clock, and repaired to the ware house of Mr. Baird, where ho found some cotton on lire —saw an attempt made by some one or two persons to force the gate leading lo the fire—thinks ten or twelve bales of cotton were burned and injured. Signed by the Committee. The following resolutions were passed: fly Mr. Hitt— Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, and the Committee on Streets, examine the work done in Reynold street, under the contract with the late M Kelson, Esq. in 1539; and report the amount o work done under that contract, to a called meeting of Council. By Mr. Garvin— Resolved, That the sum of one hundred dollars given by Resolution of Council, April the 9U>, to Iho Richmond Volunteers, on a condiiion then ex pressed, be hereby given to that Company uncon ditionally. By Mr. Miller— Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, purchase i Bell for the upper Market, and that he have full power to have said Bell when purchased, placed in the steeple of the same. By Mr. Dunlap— Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor, with the Committee on Accounts, be requested to have pre pared for circulation, noC exceeding SSOOO in city Scrip, oi a denomination of less than one dollar; and invest the same in city Bonds, bearing an in terest of 8 per cent annually. The yeas and nays being called foi on this reso lution, they were takcn,and ace as follows ; Ayes—Messrs. Eve, Harper, Dunlap, Hitt, Law son, and Hill—o. Nay?—Messrs. Crump, Hera, Garvin, Miller, Harris, Phinizy—6. There being a tie, the Mayor voted in the affir mative and the resolution was passed. By Mr. Harper— Resolved, That his Honor, the Mayor, be re quested to appoint a committee of four, to which he shall be added, to consider the possibility and ex pediency of protecting the city of Augusta from inundations by the Savanm h Rivet, by embank ments or otherwise. The following gentlemen were named a Commit tee—Messrs. Harper, Eve, Phinizy, and Gnrvin. By Mr. Hitt— Resolved, That the Street Committee be autho rized to have lamps put up on the east side of Jack sun street, where said street is intersected by streets running parallel with Broad street, from Broad st. to the Rail Road Depot, and that the Lamp Con tractor bo paid in proportion to the other lamps, for lighting them. By Mr. Hitt— Resolved, That his Honor, the Mayor, be autho rized to get from his Excellency, the Governor, the Standard of Weights and Measures adopted by a recent act of Congress, and ordered to be distribu ted to the different States. On motion, the Committee on the Market was requested to report at the next meeting of Council some aniendmentof the 14th section of the General Ordinance, so far as relates to goats running at large. On motion for leave, Mr. Harper introduced the followingordinancci “ An ordinance to amend the first section of the General Ordinance.” , Be it ordained by the City Council of Augusta, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the same, That from and after the second Monday in the present month, the price of a Licence to retail spirituous or fermented liquors, in less quantity than one quart, within the limits of the city of Au gusta, shall, to all persons, other than tavern keep ers, be dollars per annum, and that the price of the same to tavern keepers shal I be dollars per annum, and the licence granted on the 2d Monday in this month shall continue, and the price be collected ratcably, agreeably to the above sums, until the first Monday in October next, and from that time for one year, at the same rate. And be it further ordained, That from and after the 2d Monday in this month, no retailer, whether a tavern keeper or not, shall be permitted to keep open his retail shop or bar, or sell spirituous or fer mented I'quors at any time after 9 o’clock at night, or on the Sabbath, under the penalty of a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for every offence. The ordinance being read twice, was ordered to a third reading, ami on mation to fill the blanks in the Ist section of the amendment, Mr. Harper pro posed one hundred dollars for the first blank, which was negatived. Seventy-five dollars was then of fered, and the yeas and nays being demanded, they were taken as follows: Veas—Messrs. Eve, Harper, and Dunlap—3. Nays—Messrs. Crump, Kara, Garvin, Hitt. Mil ler, Harriss, Lawson, Hill, and Phinizy—9. So the motion was lost. Sixty-two dollars and fifty cents being the next highest sum named, the question was put, and the yoas and nays being called for, they were taken, 1 and arc as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Crump, Harper, Eve, Dunlap, Garvin, Hitt, Miller, Harriss, and Hill—9. Nays—Messrs, Hora, Lawson, and Phinizy—3. And the first blank was ordered tube filled with sixty-two dollars and fifty cents. On motion to fill the second blank, Mr. Harper proposed that the tame lie filled with one hundred and twenty-five dollars, and the yeas and nays be ing called for, they were as follows i Veas—Messrs. Eve and Harper—2. Nays—Messrs. Crump, Dunlap, Hora, Garvin, Hitt, .Miller, Harriss, Lawson, Hill and Phinizy. So the motion was lost. One hundred dollars was then proposed, and the yeas and nays being again demanded, they were as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Eve ami Harper—2. Nays—Messrs. Crump, Dunlap, Hora, Garvin, Hitt,Miller,Harriss,Lawson, Hill and Phinizy—lo. And the motion was lust. The sum of sixty-two dollars and fifty cents was then proposed, and the question was put and car ried unanimously. The question on the final passage being then call ed for, and the yeas and nays being demanded,they were taken as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Crump, Eve, Harper, Dunlap, Garvin, Hitt, and Miller—7. Nays—Messrs. Hora, Harriss, Lawson, Hill, and Phinizy—s. So the ordinance was passed. The following resolution was passed: Resolved, That three persons from each Ward.be appointed, who shall, with the Health Committee, constitute a Board of Health, whe shall organize and appoint their own chairman; the said Board to examine the condition of the lots in the different Wards, at least twice a month, from the Ist June to the Ist October. Council adjourned to 4 o’clock, P. M. 8. H. OLIVER, Clerk. Aftkbnoom Mcetikc. Council. CnAMnra,y Saturday, May I—4 o’clock, P. M 5 Council met. Present, M. M. Dye, Mayor.— Aldermen—Harper, Miller, Hora, Hill, Hitt, Crump, Haniss and Garvin. The minutes of the last meeting were read aad confirmed. Messrs. Dunlap, Eve and Lawson appeared and look their seats. I Mr. Hill made a motion to reconsider so much ol ihe last minutes as relates to the Oidinance ic- c specting Retailers and Tavern Keepers—which was put and carried. ( Mr. Hill then offered the following as a substi- t tnte: “An Ordinance to amend and carry into effect I the first section of the General Ordinance of the city of Augusta.” I Be it ordainen by the City Council of Augusta- j and it is hereby Ordained by authority of the same. ( That the price of Licenses for retailing of spirit::- f ous and fermented Liquors and Tavern Keepers, for the year ensuing after the 2nd Monday in this 1 rtlonth, be fixed at $62 50 cents per annum, undc r * tbo regulations of the General Ordiancc. Mr. Harper offered an amendment as follews; — J “ And be it further ordained by the authority a foresaid, That all persons having u retail license, t costing the same price shall enjoy equal privileges | and that they shall not sell intoxicating liquors ; during tire Sabbath under the penalty of paying a v fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for every j offence. The ayes and nays beingcalled foron the amend- ‘ ment, they were taken and arc as follows: Ayes—Eve, Harper, Dunlap, Garvin, Hitt, 5. Nays—Crump, Hora, Hill, Miller, Harris, Law son, 6. j So the amendment was rejeclcd. , The question was then called for on the final pa:.- 1 sago, and the yeas and nays being required they were taken, and arc as follows: Ayes—Crump, Hora, Hitt, Hill, Miller, Harriss, ‘ Lawson, 7. Nays —Eve, Harper, Dunlap, Garvin,4. And the Ordinance was accepted as a subslitntc ; of that which passed in the morning session. ( The followirg Resolutions were passed : t By Mr. Hill, f Resolved, That it is expedient to have the wharf 1 below lire Bridge known as the Steam Boat Wharf, j rebuilt; and that the Committee on the River | Bank and Wharf take the same into consideration / 1 and report to the next meeting of Council. 1 A bill of Hurlbert Sr Roll was taken up—when 1 Mr. Miller offered the following Resolution : Resolved, That a Committee of throe be ap pointed to inquire into the claim of Messrs. Hurl bert Sr Roll, against tRe Augusta Guards, and re port to the next meeting of Council. Which was agreed 10—and Messrs. Miller, llar riss and rhinizy were appointed that Committor. During the reading and discussion, Mr. Phinizy ap peared and took his seat. The following monthly returns were received from Hie accounting officers; with the Treasurer’s receipt for the amount annexed to their names; Clerk of the Lower Market—Fees A Scales 63 SS Jailer, balance Cash, 69 78 City Marshal, Fines 49 00 Bridge Keeper, Tolls, 130 S 00 Keeper of Magazine 00 00 The Sexton reports the deaths of 5 white per sons and 5 colored persons for the month of April The Keeper of Hospital reports six patients re maining in that institution at this date. The following accounts were ordered to be paid: On account of the City Hall $159 00 “ Grave Yard,...,, 5 00 Street, 224 09 “ Engines 53 37 Hospital S 4 66 “ Market, 101 S 3 “ Lamps, 14 00 . “ Bridge 250 00 “ Jail, 76 33 “ Pumps and Wells 250 00 “ Salaries, including Guard 621 00 I j “ Incidental, 25 50 $1,896 79 On motion it rfls ordered that all lire Hydrants for which the owners of the property will not pay, he immediately stopped hy the superintendent of i Water Works. Mr. Eve obtained leave of absence. Mr Harper gave notice that at the next meeting j be would introduce an “Ordinance to regulate Blacksmith’s Forges,” and also an “Ordinance to 1 define the limits within which Lime may be stored , in thcCity of Augusta”—and the following gentle men were named a Committee to prepare the same I Messrs. Harper Dunlap and Garvin. I Mr. Miller gave notice that at the next meeting 1 | he would introduce an amendment to the 10th sec- I tiou of the General Ordinance. Council then adjourned to Saturday next at 3 | o’clock, P. M. S. U. OLIVER, Clerk. Frne. —The Cotton Mill-owned hy Messrs. Jas. I Rhodes & Sons, at Rhodesvillc, 'I hompson, Conn., ! was destroyed by fire on the 21st ult. The build- ■ ' ing was of brick, and eighty feet in length. II i ' contained 3000 spindles and SO looms. It was in- 1 , sured for SIO,OOO at the American Office, and for $12,000 al the Manufacturers’Mutual Office, in 1 Providence. The origin of the fire is not known. L. A. EdmokstoN, Esq., has been appointed Vico i Consul of Sard;na,for tire Stale of South Carolina, j to reside at Charleston, S. C. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser of the Stlh. Another Stsam boat Accident. i Last evening, about six o’clock, as the steam- 1 boat Henry Eckford was lying at the foot of Co- 1 dar street, North River, the boiler exploded with 1 great violence, reducing the vessel to a complete 1 wreck, killing one person, and acalding and woun- 1 ding aoveral others. A person who was in the immediate vicinity at the time of the explosion ' statca that his attention waa attracted hy Ihe pe culiar noise which waa made by the blowing off 1 of the steam, when auddenly there was u loud re port, and casting his eye upward he saw a col umn of steam and water, interspersed with frag- 1 merits of the vessel, sticks of wood, &c. which was thrown to a greater height than that of the masts of the vessels in the vicinity. A fragment of the end of the boiler, as large as a man could conveniently carry, was thrown into the wharf some twenty-fiva feet distant from the place where the boat was lying. The boat itsell is a complete wreck, her upper part literally torn to pieces. At the lime of the explosion they were making the 1 steamer fast to the barge Henry, fur the purpose of towing. Mouz Swindlino.—lt was reported on Mon day that the officers of the Philadelphia Hank had 1 just discovered that within a few weeks past that 1 institution had been swindled out of (he sum ol s3ooo.—The particulars as we heard them rela- ■ ted were, that some time ago a letter was received purporting to be from one oi the banks in Mobile, enclosing an order to pay to a person named i therein, whatever sum may bo credited to it upon i the books of the Philadelphia Dank. Not sue- t peeling the genuineness of the order, the amount i of S3OOO was paid when called for. Yesterday 1 advices from the Mobile Bank disclosed the fact t that the Bank here had been imposed upon. t North American- t The Board of consulting physicians in Boston, have expressed an opinion that thr total abolition >f the present System ol quarantine regulations i demanded hy the public good. Vi no in i a Elections.— Thu National Intvl ligtnccr, of the 20th lilt, gives the lolloiving, as the result fur Congress, ns far as ascertained. Whigs —Francis Mallory, Henry A. Wise, Jno. M. Bolts, Jtie. M. Taliaferro, Cuthbert Powell, F. W. Gilmer, Wm. L.Goggin, R. W. Barton, (gain) A. H. H. Smart, (gain) O. W. Sumners, (gain)—lo. It. M. T. Hunter, (independent) re-elected—l. Democrats— John W. Jones, Geo. B. Cary, Linn Banka, W. 0. Goode, Lewis Steonrod, Waller Coles, E. W. Hubbard, (gain) —7. To bo heard from—3. The Globe, of same dale, Bays, “ it is believed that the elections for Congress have resulted as follows—ll demo crats—7 whigs proper, 3 impracticable whigs.” In the Virginia Senate there was a lie at the last session. The terms of eight Senators have expired, and of these but three were whigs. The three wings have been re-elected, and the whigs have gained a Senator in the Pittsylvania His trict, and, without further changes, the Senate will aland—whigs 17—democrats 15—whig ma jority In the last House of Delegates the whigs had 71, and the democrats 03—whig majority—B. According to the Intelligencer, the whigs so far have gained ti and lost o—nett loss 3. According to the Globe, the returns received show 58 whigs and 49 Democrats, against 65 whigs and 41 de mocrats last year —to be heard from counties giv ing ia t year 7 whigs (including 3 impractica ble*) and 20 democrats. ’ Foroeay.—A check for three hundred dollars on the Union Bank of this city, dated 16th Janu ary lust, was received from Macon on Thursday last, by an Exchange dealer, which proved to he forgery. The check purports to bo drawn by our Mayor, Jacob F- Mmixing, Esq., in favor of Charles Green or hearer. The rogue who sold the paper in Macon doubtless obtained a hand some premium tor Charleston funds. Whether this forgery was perpetrated by one of the gang engaged in the recent stupendous frauds on the hanks throughout the country, isasyet unknown, but it is fortunate that Ibis small affair was promptly detected, as it will pul these institutions us well as individuals, on their guard, and preve.pl further depredations of u similar character.— Charleston Courier of yesterday. Accomplished Swindling. A LAROE BUSINESS OS A SMALL CAPITAL. One of the most extraordinary cases of swind ling—as ingenious and daring as extraordinary —which has been for some time developing it self, is now creating great excitement in the com munity. The exploits ofStith, Hines and King arc completely eclipsed, and the climax of rascal ity has been attained in the present instance—the particulars o( which wo give as follows. Two men, calling themselves Chambers and Mackey, wore some months ago residing in ibis city. They hud originally a capital ofaboutsl,- 000 out es which they have managed to raise something more lhan SIOO,OOO by means of swindling! One is said to have been a native of Now York ami the other a Scotchman. Chambers appears to have been “head devil,” and his cun ning, cool impudence and the knowledge of finances combined, siand unprecedented in the annals of crime. He was once arrested in Bal timore on behalf of the Charleston banks lor frauds committed on them, ami sent to the Peni tentiary, where he served out his lime. While here Mackey kept ait account with the City and Commercial Banks, depositing and drawing small sums freqently, and on one occa sion he overdrew at the City Bunk for S4OOO. After this he kept out of the way for several days bathe was finally arrested, when he said it was an unintentional mistake, refunded the money and had the matter hushed. From Mobile he cor- j responded with Mr. Hall, Cashier of the Com- ! mcrcial Hank,on the subjectsot finance, exchange j &c. From this bank lie obtained two ceitificntes I of deposile—for S6O, the other for SI,OOO in specie. The S6O he raised to SI,OOO, which was presented hy a man in company with Mac- : key. i’ho paying teller refused to pay it, saying it was not in the handwriting of tho receiving teller, who, on being called, at first said it was not in his writing. Mackey, laughing, saitl to him—" What, deny your own handwriting ! Don’t remember having given me that cerlrticalc the day of its date ! —liefer toyour books.” This was done, and the date, number and amount ol the certificate were found to agree. The money 1 was paid and nothing more then thought about i it. The genuine certificate lor SI,OOO was re-i tained by the villian, and is supposed to have been altered to a much larger amount and sold. Mackey afterwards got several other-certificates from the same bank on specie depositee, which have all been altered, and tho Cashier is already advised of seven which wore never negotiated by the bank. One lot $13,000 was sold at Louis ville; one for 13,000 at Cincinnati; one at Philadelphia for $21,000; and one atNew York for $23,000, besides others not recollected. The mail from New York on Saturday last brought to the address of a commercial house in this city a certificate of deposits purporting to be No. 422, for $23,000 in tlvc Commercial Bank, which hud been altered, probably, from $123, and sold to a broker in New York. This is tho last which has been discovered, but it is probable many more will yet conic to band. Pursuit lias been made, after the swindlers from Louisville, Cincinnati, Mobile and this city, A young Scotchman, whocun identify them, was despatched ftom this city a week since for Canada where it is thought they mtend to go. —New Orleans Picayune of Villi if It. New Yoiik, April 28. Steamboat Disasters are tho order of the day with us at present. On Saturday night the line passage-boat South America broke her shaft when about half way to Albany, and, the engine continuing to work, broke her machinery to fragments, throwing pieces of it in all direc tions, severely wounding two or three and scald ing two or three more, one of whom has since died. I fear there aro two or three more who will not recover. The damage to the boat was first staled at $30,000, hut 1 think it will hardly exceed SIO,OOO. Ido not see how the officers of tho boat can be blamed, no,- any body but the maker of the shaft.— Correspondence of Ihe Madisonian. SmpwHKCK.—’The brig Tidal', Cousins, from St. Johns, P. If., with a cargo of sugar and mo lasses, bound to Baltimore, went ashore abreast of Cape Hemy Light House, on Monday night last, at 10 o’clock, winds. E. Tho brig remained perfectly tight last evening at the latest accounts, and hands weic employed in discharging the cargo. Philadelphia Chronicle of the 20 Ih nil. Wo understand that Alkxakiiir Lardnrr, Esq. has resigned his situation as Cashier of the United States Bank. The Board of Directors I reluctantly accepted the resignation after it had I born more than once tendered. Mr. Titos. S. Taylor has t een (-looted Cashier in (he placoyof Mr, Laborer If. .S', Gazelle. Mom: Seizures ov Slaves,— Cap!. A. Ward, who came passenger from Manila, in the Groliusi off Gay Head Friday afternoon, asserts, that when the ship left St. Helena, there were seven vessels, with seven hundred slaves at that place, prizes to Her Britannic Majesty’s cruisers. The last of the seven arrived on the 2d of Manh, and lad , thrown overboard sixty dead s aves, in sigh' ol i 81. Helena. —Hi raid. ('•forge William Gordon has been appointed I'uslniaster at Boston, amt Boiieri M. Riddle at t'illsburg, Pa. Comparative statement of the. situation of the llianch Hank Slate of Georgia, At Macon, on the 'MI of October, 1840, and mi Ml of April, 1841. resources, Oct. 3, 1840, April 3, 1841. Bills of Exchange A discounted run- V ■ting to maturity, j $91,676 66 25,602 16 Notes discount-A cd running to C 114,530 30 137,996 67 maturity, ) Bills of Exchange A lying over under C 9,824 64 9,969 00 protest, 3 Bills of Exchange in suit, ' 22,673 04 50,613 CO Notes discount-A ed lying over> 25,293 25 34,413 22 under protest, J Notes discounted in suit, 12,816-78 15.944 78 Real estate, 32,908 14 25 775 81 Banking house and lot, 15,157 00 15,167 00 Protest account, 221 50 204 25 Ualancodueby other Banks, 5,466 59 1,183 47 Balance due by oth er Branches, 2,092 9? 422 36 Bills of other Banks, 93,999 00 23,913 00 Specie, 46,541 50 10,636 80 $503,102 37 350,792 18 liabilities, Oct. 3, 1840. Aptil 3, 1841. Capital Stock, $200,000 00 200,000 00 Bills in circula tion, 198,409 00 « 85,809 00 Balance due Bank A State of Geo. & C 30,554 17 9,550 20 other Branches, j Balance due other Banks, 37,954 26 21,403 67 Checks on time on'j Bank Stale of V- 20,139 05 Georgia, J Discount acc’nl, / being profits S "“Si »-»«< ” «'» « salaries, J Individual de posites, 26,600 82 9,682 36- $503,102 37 350,792 18 The above exhibit, gives a comparative state ment of tlie condition of the Branch of the Hank of tho State of Georgia at Macon, at two distinct periods—on the 3rd of October 1840, the last semi-annual settlement preceding, and on the 3rd of April 1841, (he semi-annual settlement subse quent to the resumption of specie payments. It will bo observed, that in the above interval of time, the circulation of this Branch was reduced from $l9B, 409, to $85,809, the whole of which was redeemed in specie or its equivalent. Not withstanding the anxiety of Ihe direction to re duce tho circulation, ns a step preparatory to the resumption of specie payments: for a year pre ceding that period it was precluded from attaining that desirable end. The bills of this Brancbdu ring tho entire period ol suspension were at s, premium, and at one time as high as six p«v cent, above the ordinary circulation of this port of the Stale—these bills therefore formed no con stituent. part of the circulating medium, but being bankable at other points where exchange was against us—they were used for purposes of re mittance, or wherewith to purchase exchange on tho North ; from this circumstance, and the ad ditional ones, that Macon was the point of seen inulalion of all the irredeemable money in the Stale, where alone it could he made available sot | the purchase of Cotton, where exchanges at everv point were against us, and for the principal rea i son, that the interior Banks availing themselves i of ihe protection afforded them by the law ot 1 1826 would recognize no system of settlements ! with each oilier, the office at Macon could not ! succeed in accomplishing its wishes of drawing in its circulation. At one period the Bills of other Banks had ac cumulated on hand, to the amount of $94,000. In ordinary times these bills would have been con vertible into funds equivalent in value to biita of litis Branch, hut as settlements could not be ex acted from Banks, and it was impracticable to vest them lit hills of exchange,sixty day bills on i New York being worth 10 to 11 pet cent., and j on Savannoh, 3 to 5 per cent., and the laws of ■ tho State restricting Banks to selling sight ex change at a rate not exceeding 2 percent this large amount of promiscuous funds was for tho ordinary purposes of Banking, and for the lime I cing, valueless, and the Bank was constrained from prudeduat considerations, to transfer to the Principal Bank in Savannah $58,000, to be dis posed ol by her. on the most advantageous terms, thus dispossessing herself of an amount of bills of other Banks equal to two-thirds of its present circulation. Since the resumption in February, the atone-. tary affairs of at least this part of Georgia, have continued in an equally deranged state—We stilt continued to have two currencies, a redeemable and irredeemable, one, varying in value from 10. pur cent, premium, to 10 pr cent, discount, and Exchanges on New York, Charleston and Savan nah have been at points as high as 17,15, and 13; per cent. In such a state of things, the buying up of tho hills of the Bank to convert into specie or exchange, became a matter of business spec ulation, so much so, that of tho whole amount redeemed since the I st February last, perhaps nut SSOOO have been presented by individuals who it may bo supposed, received them in the ordinary course of circulation. The larger part of tho circulation redeemed was presented hy those why were avowedly Ihe agents of Banking institu tions, or by those, who upon every rational con structinn, were in the spirit if not in tho letter of the law—Brokers. Whatever diversity o( opinion may exist in the public mind, as to the reasonableness and justice of the law, usually known as tho 4 per cent, law passed hy tho Legislature in 1826 and re-affirmed by the lust Legislature no one can doubt the right however they may differ as to expediency, of a Bank availing itself of the privileges extended to Banking institutions, liy that law. Having every reason to believe front extrinsic evidence, and circumstances of an incontrovertible character, that the drafts for specie made upon this Branch were in contravention of tho.epiril and policy of the law, passsed by the Legislature, the object of winch was to protect Banking Institutions against preconcerted runs made upon them by Banks auffi Brokers—the Direction—of this office deemed it advisable to refuse the payment of specie la such individuals, who though nominally and professed ly, and according to their own construction of the law, were not Brokers—but who ftojn.a system.- atic course ot drawing upon the Bha.lt for weeks together, were so far as their’relations to this Bank arc to ho considered, substantially of that denomi nation of persons. That this office has not availed itself ot the period of suspension, to increase its loans and realize profits, by inundating the country with u spurious currency, is a fact deduciblo, not only Iron, the decrease of tho circulation as mentioned above, but from tho very malarial diminution of all its liabilities, for the last six months—its'halances due to other Banks having been reduced from 68,597, to 30,953, and tho deposile account, from 26,600 to 9,682-While at the same lime. ,h« contraction of local loans, has not been onwessive title debtors of the Bank. ' 1 I. O. MOUR, Pretidint.