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Ctiromcle etui) Sentinel. BY J. W. & S. JONES. PUBLISHED DAILY. TRIWEEKLY & WEEKLY. OFFICE IN RAILROAD BANKBTILDING. TERMS—DaiIy Paper, per annum, in advance $lO Tn-Weekly Pa£er, *” ” ” ” % Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) ’ fif' For terms of Advertising, see first page. AUG UST 4, G A. THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1846. Our Mammoth Weekly Of to-day will contain the news per Britannia in our columns this morning; the Proceedings of Congress and general intelligence from Washington during the past week; the Message of President Paredes; the current news from the Army. Mexico, Texas, Ac.; domestic news; Editorials; commercial intelligence; Price Current; and Miscellany for the generel reader. Single copies for sale at the office. The New York Newspaper mails of Saturday and Sunday have failed to reach us—that of Saturday is making a tour, as we are in receipt of Boston papers of that day. The Foreign News. In our paper of this morning, will be found a synopsis of the news per Britannia, for which we are indebted to the Baltimore Sun of Mon day morning, the only paper received by us, containing the accounts. Congressional Convention. The proceedings of the meeting held in Burke od Tuesday, to appoint delegates to the Conven tion of theSth District, are at hand, but too late for this day’s paper. The delegates are W. W. Hughes, E. B. Gresham, S. P. Davis. The New Tariff Bill. The bill of Mr. McKay, which has passed the House of Representatives, will have yet to ( undergo the ordeal of action in the Senate be- ' lore it becomes a law ol the land. It would be 1 idle in us to conjecture its fate before that body, J at this distance from the scene of action. But * judging from the pliability ot Democratic opi- 1 nions and consciences in the House, we have ( reason to fear that some ol the same party in the senate will lollovv the dictation of demagogues \ and leaders, rather than the known wishes of < their constituents. ( It will be for those constituents, hereafter, to i submit to the treachery of their represen tatives, or “ relieve” them from “service,” and consign them to the “shades of pri vate life," We should have more confi dence in their correction of the traitors, il we had more confidence in their ability to see that they are miserable dupes of their lead ing politicians. While tea and coffee have been made tree articles, (against the wishes of Mr. Polk and Mr. Walker to tax them 20 per cent,) a duty of 20 per cent has been laid upon salt, an article more indispensable than either. Tea and coffee are comforts and luxuries, but salt is a necessary of life. It is constantly needed in a variety of ways, and at every meal of which man partakes for his nutriment and support. How happens it that salt is taxed with an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent? is it not dear that it was done to get the Democratic voles of New York? Could those votes have been got ten without this duty to protect the salt interest ol that State. They could not. We could mention other facts to prove that the principle of protection is palpably embodied in the free-trade, democratic, down with the tariff bill which has passed the House. If we were to consult the interests of party, rather than ol the country, we should hope to see th« bill passed, also, by the Senate, and go fully into operation. The diminished revenue, amounting, perhaps, to less than filteen mil lions—the issue of treasury notes and the in areasing debt ot the country, would before long do the ‘ work” of the administration and demo cratic party, more effectually than the best ar guments and strongest facts addressed to the judgments and brought to the view of the peo ple. But we wished every interest to prosper under a wise system ol protection, and, more than all, we were desirous that honest labor should meet a cheering and accumulating RECOMPENSE. Preferring the interests of the country to those ol party, we still hope that this measure ol mis chief and evil will be defeated in the Senate. The National Intelligencer, alluding to the procurement of votes by the duty on salt, says: “The majority may almost literally be said to have been procured, as children in the nursery are told that birds are caught, by sprinkling salt on their tails.” We close what we have to say upon the sub ject to-day, with the following, Irorn the same paper, in the sentiment of which we fully con i’ ur: “ Whatever its ultimate fate may be, (the l^e ninety-five Representatives of the People who have manfully battled against it in tne House of Representatives are entitled to the thank* of the friends of Home industry all over the United States, as well of those who till the soil as oi those who prepare its products for the market.” ‘ r Southern Whig— P.,Clayton, Esq. has retired from this establishment, having sold out to Mr. T. M. Lampkin. The paper is hereafter to be con ducted by Messrs. Christy & Lampkin, The U. States Circuit Court. —The Sa vannah Republican of Tuesday says;—The Lniied States Circuit Court for the District of Georgia, Judges Wayne and Nicol presiding, commenced its adjourned term in this city yes terday. In addition to the Savannah Bar, we noticed the following gentlemen present trom abroad, viz: J. L. Pettigru, Esq., ol Charleston; A. J. Miller, Esq., of Augusta; Wm. B. Hansell, Esq., of Marietta, and S. A. Bailey, Esq., of Cdlumbus. The argument in the Augusta Bridge case, we understand, will be commenced this morning, and Irom the distinguished cha racter ol the counsel on both sides, will be lis tened to with decided interest. The attornies for Mr. Shultz, are Messrs. Berrien, Hansell and Law, an i lor the Bank and City Council of Augusta, Messrs. Pettigru, Miller and McAI- “Oliver Oldsckool,” the shrewd and able writer from Washington for the United States Gazette, alluding to the late quarrelling among the Democrats in Congress, said: “It shows what I have all along said, that there is no bond of union among them, that they diffeied essentially and irreconcilably upon great and vital questions. There is little in common among certain portions of them but the name, and with both it means different things, or at least different principles and mea sures. I know that they can quarrel, call each other all sorts of hard names, and give hard blow s, and then kiss and make friends and be as loving aseveragain; but if the whigs were embittered and divided upon measures a hun dredth part as much as they are now, they could never act together again, there would no longer be a whig parly. Upon what common ground the Locos are united, unless it be some other unknown to Mr. Polk, whom neither knows, and can therefore take no exception to, 1 cannot conceive. At present their determination is, if we may credit their word, never again to take up an obscure, unknown man as a candidate, and in this connexion speak of Mr. Polk in terms far more contemptuous than ever the whigs applied to him. We see that this writer understands the Democrats well. Witness how easy it was for Mr. Brinkerhoff, and his fellow rebels, to get back into the traces of party, or perhaps the arms of their brethren. We don’t know whether they quite “kissed” or not, but they seemed to be working very lovingly together. We dislike the errors ot Democracy, (not Democracy itself,) and for its own sake, as well as that of the country, we hope it will never again take up an “obscure, unknown man as a candidate” tor the Presidency. They are right if they have come to that con clusion. We don’t see how they couldccme to any other, alter trying a person of that descrip tion. It is cruel, however, in them to abuse their own man as they do. At any rate, they should recollect that they are to blame some , too, for the evil consequences of his election. Meeting in Lincoln County. A goodly portion of the Whig party of Lin coln county met in the Court-house on this, the 4ih day of July, 1846. On motion, Etheldred B. Ross was called to the Chair, and Hugh Henderson appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting was stated, and the following reso lution offered by B. B. Meore, Esq., and adopt ed by the meeting: Resolved , That this meeting now proceed to appoint, by ballot, three delegates to represent this county in a convention to be held in the city ot Augusta on the 15th inst., for the purpose of nominating a candidate to be run lor Congress at the ensuing election in this Congressional district. After which balloting it appeared that the fol lowing three gentlemen were duly elected said delegates; Wm. Boroum, F. F, Fleming and E. B. Ross, Esq. On motion of B. B. Moore, Esq. it was Resolved , That t e delegates selected by this meeting, be, and they are hereby empowered to fill any vacancy that may occur in their body. Resolved , That the proceedings of this meet ing be published in the weekly (Augusta) Chronicle & Sentinel, The meeting then adjourned. E. B. ROSS, Chairman. Hugh Henderson, Secretary. Proceedings of the City Council of Au gusta. Adjourned Meeting.—June 13rn, 184 C Present —Hon. L. D. Ford, Mayor, and Members Kitchen, Miller, Harper, Huff, Flem ing, Hadley, Dugas, Hopkins, Gould, Parish. Mr, Gould offered the following resolution ; Resolved, That it is inexpedient to take anv present action in relation to rebuildiogthe upper Bridge, Mr, Harper offered the following as a substi tute : Resolved, That one hundred shares of the capital stock of the Georgia Railroad and Bank ing Company, owned by the City of Augusta, be placed in the hands ol the Collector and Treasurer, to be applied to the rebuilding of the upper Bridge, in a substantial manner, under the direction ol a committee of theCiiy Council, consisting of three members to be appointed by his Honor the Mayor, to which he shall be added which Committee shall have full power to ha ve the work finished at as early a period as practicable, by contract or otherwise, but with out any further expense to the City Council. The question being put upon the substitute offered by Mr. Harper, and the yeas and nays being called for—were as follows: Yeas—Kitchen, Harper, Huff, Fleming,—4. Nays—Miller, Hadley, Dugas, Hopkins, Gould, Parish. —6. Mr. Miller then offered the following as a substitute for the resolution of Mr. Gould: Resolved, That the City Council will receive propositions from any person, or company of persons, disposed to rebuild the upper Bridge. Mr. Gould moved to amend by adding the words, “and to purchase the lower one.” The question upon the amendment being put and the yeas and nays being called for, were as follows: Yeas—Hopkins, Gould, Parish.—3. Navs—Kitchen, Miller, Harper, Huff,Flem ing, Hadley, Dugas.—7. The question being put upon the substitute offered by Mr. Miller, and the yeas and nays being called for, were as follows; Yeas—Kitchen, Miller, Harper, Huff, Flem ing, Dugas, Hopkins,—7. Nays— Hadlev, Gould, Parish.—3. The following, bv Dr. Dugas, was passed: Resolved, That the City Council will receive and consider proposals for establishing and keeping up a ferry at the location of the upper Bridge. [A true extract from the minutes of Council.] W. MILO OLIN, Clerk. The Burial of Mr. Penn, late editor of the St Louis Reporter, called together, to render the last sad duties of humanity to a neighbor and a friend, a large collection of the inhabitants of that city, which included many who had long been warm political opponents of the talented and amia ble citizen whom death had called from amongst them. The editor of the Evening Gazette, in de scribing the scene at the grave, iniioduces the following affecting incident, in which the absorbing affection of childhood was beautifully exempli fied: “After prayer the crowd gathered aiound the grave to commit the corpse to its last home. Slow ly and solemnly was it lowered to its narrow home. Among the sincerest mourners was unaffected childhood—pressing through the crowd to the very brink of the grave came a little daughte.-and just as the cover of the box was about to hide forever the sable coffin from the world, she dropped upon the dark house which contained the precious relics of a beloved father, a cluster of flowers! as if bent on performing the very last act of kindness and respect within human reach This was a scene most tenderly affecting! Enough to break up the deep fountains of the most frigid nature. Many a 1 heart heaved a sigh, and the eyes around gathered moisture, at so unaffected, so touching a dictate of filial love” Fourth of July at Stone Mountain* Hiving received from the Commiuee a ic pon of the regular toasts drunkon that occasion, and the subjoined letter ol Governor Crawford, we avail ourselves ol the following sketch ol the incidents ol the day from the Constitutiona list ot yesterday: We were in expectation of receiving by mail yesterday morning, the regular and volunteer toasts given at the 4th July celebration atStone Mountain. In this we were disappointed. As we were, however, one of at least three thous and live hundred persons present on the occa sion, we take pleasure in speaking of some in cidents of the day, and ol other objects which gave interest to our visit. We had extended our excursion to Mariet ta, and came to the Stone Mountain trorn that direction on the morning of the 4ih, on an ex tra train ol cars, so long and so crowded with passengers, that the engine, though a powerful one, seemed to labor like an over-tasked horse, and moved along at a very slow rate for a por tion ol the lime.' The morning was showery, and unpropitious, but it did not repress the ar dor ot the Mountain population, lor they crow ded at all the villages and stations along the line, eager to unite in the great jubilee of our nation. It seemed, at the same time, a union ol the pious fervor which prompts the religious devotee in a pilgrimage to some honored shrine, and the gaiety which inspires the vota ry of pleasure on a festive holiday. There was a lull representation ol all classes ol society, all interestsand pursuits. The ladies were pre sent in great force , both as regards numbers and beauty. To their presence, in part, may be at tributed the remarkable order and propriety that reigned amidst that large collection. Not an incident occurred to mar the enjoyment, or to shock the feelings. No loud cursing, quarrel ling, or shouting, no app' arance of drukenness offended the most fastidious sense of decorum. But one noisy and drunken man was seen.— This was towards the close ol the day, or at least just before the cars took their departure ats o’clock. He wasol course a conspicuous object, and the general theme of comment. Lfiquor was not introduced by Mr. Graves, who had the general conduct oi’the affair, and furnished the dinner. But we do not attribute the universal sobriety that marked the occasion to the want of the means ol becoming intoxica ted, for this was not the case. Wc understood that it was for sale on the ground, and each visitor could bring his private supplies. We had the most satislactor}' evidence of the latter fact. But the occasion illustrated in the most signal manner the great progress of the temper ance reform among us. it has conferred un numbering blessings upon our country, and its heathtul influences are extending in every di rection. Fifteen years ago, it would have been impossible for so large a mass to have been as sembled, without numerous scenes ol disorder, and perhaps ot bloodshed and murder. The ceremonies of the day consisted of a prayer by Rev. Dr, Means, which was truly beautiful and impressive. The Declaration of Independence was read by Col. Calhoun, ot Decatur, who prefaced it with a very sensible speech, well delivered, and containing many practical and patriotic s“ntimen . Lie drew a glowing contrast between the blessings we en joy, and the degrading vassalage under which so large a portion ol the human race groan, even in countries which boast ot their civilization and refinement. This we owe, not more to the un tiring bravery of our revolutionary heroes, than to the enlightened political forecast and wisdom of our revolutionary sages. The Oration ol Dr. Wright was very credi table to him as a writer and orator. He fully realized the anticipations ot his friends, and won the entire approbation ol his audience.— His review ol the causes which led to the Revo lution, was graphic, condensed and true ; his eulogies of the patriotic men to whom we are indebted lor its successful issue, glowed with enthusiasm, and his exhortation to cling to our constitution under which this nation lias so much prospered, was urged with ability and strengthened with illustrations of the blessings it has conferred. After the oration, addresses were delivered, at the call ofihe assembly, bv the following guests in attendance ; Judge W. C. Dawson, Gen. Hansel of Marietta, and Hon. Charles Murphy of DeKalb. We did not hear them, but understood that they were creditable to the speakers and were well received. They touch ed upon a theme that met with a warm re sponse This was the happv, social influence to be wrought by means ot our rail road enter prizes, which have united so many distant parts of our State, and which are making the inhabi tants of lh° mountains, the plains and 'he sea board, triends and neighbors. After an abundant and substantial dinner, in barhacue style, hundreds partook themselves to the Stone Mountain, the base of which is about three fourths of a mile from the depot. At this point there are two hotels, which, in due tirn'*. will be much resorted to, as this great and won derful freak of nature is every succeeding year attracting additional crowds. They offer in addition, the attractions of a pure climate, good water and good fare. LETTER FROM GOV. CRAWFORD. Bel-Air, June 23 f, 184 G. Gentlemen:—l properly appreciate your in vitation to the proposed celebration ot our Na- Monal Anniversary on the 4th proximo. I need not speak of those feelings which are awakened in the bosom of every American citizen, on the recurrence of an Anniversary so full of patriotic associations, and in which I would cordially participate, if permitted to be present at your festival. Without troubling you with the causes which will detain me else where, I desire only to say that between busi ness and pleasure 1 must not hesitate in my choice. If 1 may not disturb your festive pleasures, 1 there propose the following sentiment: Our Republican Institutions. —Everlasting as the based your granite mountain, and pure as the breeze that floats over its summit. • I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, yours, GEO. W. CRAWFORD. To the Committee of Invitation. Slone Moun tain. REGULAR TOAST?. No. 1. Our National Union: Its perpetuity and glory, depending on the virtue and intelli gence of the people, the puritv of our elections, and the unshackled freedom ofihe press. No. *2. The Constitution of the United Stales: The brazen shield of liberty, the hope ot the country, the pride of republicans: may its power never be destroyed or its glorious doc trines disregarded No 3. The original Thirteen United Stales : Georgia, sixty years since, with her twelve sister States, erected a magnificent temple, the admiration of the world: may she continue jealously to guard its portals against open ene mies and hypocritical designing friends. No. 4. The Memory of Washington: A world unites in one. Amen. No. 5. The American Patriots of former days: They shall live in our memorit s while we have the feelings of men, while the eagle’s pinions re main unclipt, while the constitution exis s, and liberty has a votary. No. 6. The Memory of DeKalb and Pulaski. No. 7. Our Republican Institutions : The won der of the world, the offspring nt virtue and pa triotism: may they never be shaken by the pow er of tyrants, nor crumble and waste from inter nal dissention. No. 8. Our heme , our native land, Georgia : May the energy, public spirit and patriotism of her sons keep pace with theforemostof the great sisterhood of States, Her moral virtues and i political integrity remain stable and unyielding advancement —like the bounding locomotive, whilst it scours her lengthened railways—-be on ward, ever onward to the goal ot distinction. No. 9. The County of DeKalb: Fa r-fa med for its Stone Mountain,'may its population become justly |distinguished for temperance, morali ty and intellectuality. No. 10. Education: Its present state calls loudly lor legislative wisdom and aid in its be half. No. 11. The mineral water of upper Georgia: May capital, scientific skill, and enterprise soon disembowel the hills and scatter their treasures far and wide. No 12. The Georgia Volunteers to Mexico : May the banner over them be Union, and their acts arid renewed and increased lustre to the fame of Georgia’s soldiers. No. 13, Woman: Man’s first, last, and never failing friend. Her smile his hope, her lavoi his ambition, her approbation his reward. From the Norfolk Herald , July 2. Late and Interesting from Tampico. We have been politely favored with the lol lowing extract ol a letter received by a gentle man in this city, dated U. S. Ship St. Mary’s, ) Off Tampico, June 13,1846 $ The war grows apace. On the Bih inst., we discovered the enemy erecting another fort on the North side ol the entrance to the river, and at 1 o’clock, P. M., we got the ship under weigh under topsails, stood in, and when within a mile of the fort and gun-boats, the latter three in number, and tonnage about one hundred, opened a fire upon both. Being on a lee shore and in shoal water, we w ere not able to fire more than eight shot, before it became neces sary to claw off, which we did; but at 3 o’clock returned and continued the firing until we had fired 70 shell and 29 sound solid shot. In last rencontre, the enemy returned our fire, with about ten shot from 18-pound guns, :our of which passed near us, two tell directly under our I ‘fore loot,” one passed between the fore ard main-top-masts, and one over the loot, the others fell at a distance. The first shell which burst over the fort, ejected every soldier from the neighborhood, the whole ot ihem taking immediately to the woods. One of our snells passed between one of the schooner’s masts, and exploded beyond her, a fragment having struck the bowsprit and bul warks, tearing both considerably, as we have learned, since the fisht. One corner of the cus tom house was knocked down—a house on the north side of the river, was fired by the explo sion ol a shell; and a soldier at the fort on guard, by the bursting ol another shell, exchang ed his musket lot vacancy, it having been shat tered, without. I believe, injuring his valuable person. Having driven the pasty from their embryo lon, we returned to our anchorage at h past 3. We were not satisfied, however, with »>>•'« en gagement, for, vve projected a plan r<..r tuning out the gunboats, and, accordingly, at dusk, hoisted out all boats, arrived there, the launch having a uine-pounder in the bows, and at 1()£ o’clock, P. M., got under weigh and brought iheship nearer the shore, about one and a half miles off. It takes a longer time to describe the minutiae of this affair than I can devote to it now. We had desired to make the attack before the moon rose, but could not. At II o’clock she was lilting her head above the horizon, when our five boats left the ship, every thing having been previously arranged by our gallant captain. Mind you, we not only had the difficulty of capturing three heavy gun boats, with thirty or more men in each, and to quell a tort, of which we had to pass within fifty yards, but there was a dangerous bar to be cross ed, but first to he found. We pulled into the shore with muffled oars, literally feeling our way, for atone time we would be quite in the breakers, and then too far sea-ward, with a strong tide beneath and a bright moon above us, everv thing seeming to conspire against our dar ing expedition. In seeking our way to ’he mouth ot the river, we were obliged to pass near the shore tor a distance of 200 cards, and the noise consequent upon the difficulty of finding our way through a passage of which we Knew nothing, betrayed us to the sentinels along the shore, who rapidly communicated with the en campment, and it conveyed intelligence to the gunboats, so that, unknown to us, our toe was watching our every movement. However, at about 1, A. M., we bad discovered the narrow entrance to the mouth ot the river, and vveie pulling in, when, within two hundred yards ol the fort, near which we had to pass, much to our surprise, as you may imagine, bang! went a dozen muskets, and the balls whizzed about onr ears. We laid on our oars, and in five minutes after the firing ot muskets commenced, the gun in the launch was trained and “let drive.' A gun rather heavier from one of the gun brats succeeded to this; the shot passed clear ot us, and the gun in the launch was loaded and fired again, when the firing ashore ceased. There were also fired from the launch a few carbines. At this time we had not passed the point, and alter felting inside we should have been obliged to pull at least 300 yards b fore reaching the ob ject of the expedition. Tne ene ny being al ready on the alert and with superior force, it would have been almost madness to proceed, and the object would not have compensated lor the sacrifi .e vve she ukl have made. Besides, the passage through which we had to pass was not wide enough to admit the boats except in single file, so that the gunboats would have raked us tore and alt before vve could have come along side of them. If we had passed the Fort I be lieve vve should have carried the boats to a cer tainty. We had with us, eight-five men and marines, the Ist and 21 Lieutenants, Masterand all the Mids except two. We returned to the ship at 2, A. M , much fatigued and disappoint ed. I will write bv this conveyance, and tell him of the next day’s fight. Yours, &c. From the N. O Picayune , 3 d inst. The Santa Fe Expedition. We learn from the St. Louis Reveille of the 25th ult, that a portion of Bent’s company of Santa Fe traders arrived in St. Louis on the 24th, and expressed their fears that Mr. Bent had been detained at Santa Fc by the Mexi cans. He sent an express to them from Santa Fe, staling he would meet them on the 13th of Mav, at the Fort, at which time he wished them to start; they left without hearing any intelligence ot him. and travelled slowly in—making the trio in forty days. They report having passed Capt. Moore’s Dragoons about three days travel behind Sneyr, the trader who is carrying out ammunition and arms to Santa Fe, and it was their opinion he would be overtaken before he reached the crossing of the Arkansas. The Missouri Mounted Rangers of Col. Kearney’s expedition were to move in squad rons of two companies, and rendezvous beyond the Kanzas river. About one hundred wagons with subsistence for 1300 men for three months had been sent forward up to the 20th. Two companies, one from Saline and the other from Jackson county, were to march on the 221 ult., and it was supposed the others would follow as soon as they were provided with tents and other camp equipage. The St. Louis American of the 25th contains some additional particulars gathered from the members of Beni’s party. Speyers was travel ling at the rate of forty miles a day, when they met him, with a train of wagons, in order to avoid the dragoons who were in pursuit. He expected that a strong detachment of Mexicans would join him at the Arkansas. Beni’s party met Messrs. Webb, Doan and others at Ash creek, 20 days from Independence. Met a part of Armijo’s company at Walnut creek, the remainder, and Mr. Prewitt, at Plumb Bute ; a small party of dragoons, Shawnees and Delawares, under Col. Howard at Cotton Wood Fork. Met Mr, Harmony at Council Grove— Capt. Moore, with one hundred and eighty dra goons, at Big John Spring—Messrs. Branham Si Hickman and Col. Davis, near Rock creek— Messrs. Ferguson, Glasgow &, Clark, at One IT.. _ J I i m b ■ _ * dotf'er, Masure. Owens, McKinstry, and others, at and near Black Jack; and straggling parties, including 25 provision wagons for the United States, bound to Beni’s Fort, were daily met until their arrival at Westnort. They lost a man named Antonio de Garcia, near Pawnee Fork, who, it is supposed, was slain by a party of Camanches, he being in advance of the wag ons. An expedition consisting of four hundred Mexicans had left Taos on a campaign ; gainst the Eutaw Indians. The Eutaws are friendly to the Americans. From the Southern Banner. Claims of Georgia Volunteers. List of claims for horses lost in the Florida campaign, by Georgia volunteers, which have been examined and found to be admissible, with the respective sums to be allowed on each, fur nished at the request of the Hon. J. H. Lump kin and Hon. Howell Cobb, in letter of 19th inst., and being a continuation of the list fur nished them to the 4th Apri. last. GEORGIA BRIGADE. J C. Dyer, of Capt, L. G. Caldwell’s Co. $139 50 i 3 H. Dyer, ” do 119 50 Lewis satns, ” R. Yarns’ 100 00 Wm. Davis, ” do 66 00 .1 Hollingsworth. ” J. B. Chastain’s 101 35 Jeplha iScott, ” G. F. Swaggerty’s 135 IX) L D Pate, ” do 11*68 G. McCracken, dec’d, do 125 00 3 A McCollum, ” do 110 00 Burton t’loud, ” do 80 00 Robl. Thompson W. H. Storey’s 75 (X) Henry Baxley, ” do 100 00 Thompson Payne, ” do 140 00 W. D Langston, dec’d, S.'Beck’s 93 85 Treasury Department. 3rd Auditor’s Office. PETER lIAGNER, Auditor. Additional list of awards made by the Third And'tcr of the Treasury, since the 4th of April, 1846, upon claims of the Georgia Volunteers, for »he loss of horses in the Florida campaigns of 1836, ! 37 and’3B. prepared in pursuance of the request of the Hon. John H. Lumpkin and Howell Cobh, of the House of Representatives; Names of Claimants. Company. Amount allowed. 1 Jas. W. A len, Bono’s $B4 58 2 Jarrett Addington, Codey’f 74 50 3 Michael D Box, Thompson’s. 112 93 4 William W. Box, do 76 8S 5 Berry Bagwell, Bobo’s, 80 38 6 Jones Brooks, fswaggerty’s. 120 00 7 John \. Blalock, do 150 C • 8 H. J. Blackenship, do 101 68 9 James Cox, Sams’, 105 85 10 William Cox, Chastain’s, 64 85 11 George W. Cox, Sams’, 67 9- 12 James Dowdy, Bearden’s, 135 30 13 John D Dickerson, Beck’s, 54 28 14 Wm. T. Dickerson, do 46 9" 15 Wm Dillingham, Codey’s, 105 05 16 Nelson Dollar, Sams’, 63 60 17 Charles Darley, do £5 83 IS Solomon Dykes, button’s, 40 63 !9 William N Flinn, Montgomery's, HOC* 20 William Ford, Wagnon’s, 65 21 Onadiah Gravitl, Sams’, 71 20 22 John Gaddis, Beirden’s, 116 88 23 Smith Hood, Chastain’s. 85 8* 24 Robert Hood. do 86 35 25 Forest Hudson, Cantiell’s. 95 3 uc vvniram Johnson, Swaggerty’s, 130 00 27 Burrell Kemp, Sams’, 33 10 ‘2B Beni Loughridge, Baker’s, 82 76 ‘JOS M Mize, Sutton’s, 115 40 30 Elias A McFadden. Baker’s, 99 Of 31 Wm H McCullom, Swaggerty’s, 135 (0 32 J. R Mum-has, do 171 13 33 Silas Pritchard, Baker’s, 51 B*> 34 Wiley Panhey, Bearden’s, 123 03 35 AUeu Pierce, Montgomery's. 85 CO 36 Israel Roberson, Chastain’s, 137 3u 37 John Sitton, Beck’s, 42 88 38 Samuel Bloati, Sams’, 81 55 39 Lindsay Shonse, Chastain’s, 92 75 40 Nelson Statum, Bearden’s, 89 50 41 Beniamin C. Sams, Bishop’s, 186 32 42 William Simmons, Bearden’s, 106 20 43,I,mesH Smith, Sams’, 150 00 44 Jeptha Taylor, Sutton’s, 50 ‘2O 45 Joseph Thompson, Sams’, 110 18 46 Jeremiah t wigs, Cnastain’s, 81 38 47 William Tucker, do 55 88 48 James H. Worley, Bearden’s, U O Oil 49 William Wade, Grant’s, 150 CO CO Henry Wigley, Blake’s, 103 33 51 Daniel Weaver, Barker’s, 117 50 52 Riley M Willingham, Montgomery’s, 140 00 53 Jonas Wheeler, Sw ggerty’s. 125 00 54 Robert Wilson, do 150 0t 55 Wm. F. Youngblood, Montgomery's, 120 00 56 do do do 21 65 57 Authaneel Chandler Beaiden’s, ICO CJ 58 Francis Jourdan, Swaggeriy’s, 100 00 Treasury Department. 'Third Auditor’s Office, June 24,1846. ‘ PE! ER HAGNER, Auditor. Georgia Manufactures.—Subjoined the r eader will find quite a complimentary notice of a specimen of coPon-twist, sent to the late Na tional Fair at Washington City, from ihe CurtrLht Manufacturing Company, located on the Oconee River, in Greenecounty. It-peaks well fur the skill and enterprise of the company As varns are now exported from our Stale, and i yield, we learn, a handsome profit—they being sought after as superior to those spun at the North —we doubt not but that our domestic manufacturers generally will be richly reward ed for their enierprize. Success attend their . fforts —Soulherti Recorder. “ We had our a lention called to a very beau tiful specimen of Cotton Twist, manufactured by Merrell & Cunningham, Greensborough, Geor gia ; very competent judges pronounce this specimen to be the best and finest in the Pair.— Truly this is a most acceptable proot ot what our Southern friends can do in the way ot home industry and domestic manufactures,” Virginia. —The immigrati-m into Virginia from the North still continues, as we learn from the Richmond and other papers. Farmers from Wes tern New York and New England, practical and skilful agriculturists, endowed too with industry and energy, go info Virginia and huy up farms which are lying exhausted and barren from bad culture, or rather fr >m want of any culture, worthy of the name Fairfax county is roming fast into the possession of setters like these. Other por tions of the Slate -re also likely to be rescued in a similar manner fiom the threatened restoialion of the empire of the bears, wolves and wild ani mals generally now re-appearing in tkeir ancient haunts. An infusion of Northern energy into the slug gish current of Virginia life will do the old Com monwealth good. “It is a singular spectacle,” says the Richmond Republican,” which Virginia now presents : the departure of her own sons to other lauds, and the immigration into her bordeis of citizens from other States. For years has she been drained of the flower of her youthful population, leaving their place to be suppl. d by men who seem to place a higher value upon the advantages which they surrendered.” In due time, no doubt, Virginia will awaken to the perception of the main causes of her prema ture decrepitude. The Western portion of the State will show something by its example, by and by, of the true sources ot a commonwealth’s pros perity. Gov. McDowell’s Messages have some useful references on this subject, with fa< ts and statistics which speak a very plain language of their own. She will find that she must embrace of her resolutions besides those of’9B; and that or thodoxy with respect to the doctrines of State rights does not nece sarily include all theelements of State prosperitv. Political abstractions and strict construction will not restore fertility to her worn out fields, nor develop the mineral wealth of her mountains — Balt. Amer. Anecdote. —James I. of England, went out of his way to hear a noted preacher. The clergy man seeing the king enter, left his text to declaim against swearing, for which the king was notorious. When done. James thanked him for the sermon; but asked him what connection swearing had with his text. He "nswered, “ Since your majesty came out of your wav through curiosity to meet me, I could not, in complaisance, do less than go out of mine to meet you.” HjT The writer of an anonymous letter— received from the post office yesterday—to one of the officers of the city, is requested to favor that officer with a confidential interview. jy9-l Office Augusta Insurance & B’klng Co. ) July 6, 1846. \ 55“ The Board of Directors have this day declared a dividend of Four Dollars per share, which will be paid to the Stockholders on de mand. jyB-3 ROBERT WALTON, Cash’r. TAXES! TAXES! Tax-payers of Richmond county are respecttully notified that I am now ready to receive the State and County Tax for the present year. Catest Jutdligcuce. , BY LAST EVENING'S NORTHERN MAIL LATEST FROM" ENGLAND NIA Fifteen Days Later. The steamship Britannia arrived at Boston on Saturday morning, and was received in Phi ladelphia by express, from whence it was com , municated to the Baltimore Sun by Magnetic Telegraph, some iweniy-lonr hours in advance of the mail. The news is of considerable importance, and very interesting, particularly so far as relates t o the reception of the news of the victories of Gen. Taylor on the Rio Grande. Thecorn bill has triumphed in the commit tee of the whole in the House of Lords by a majority ot thirty-three. Consequently all fears as to its final passage are at an end, and a rich market for our superabundant crops of bread stuffs may now be confidently anticipated. There has been a decline of one-eighth pence in the Cotton marker, though the demand con- tinued steady. In England and Ireland the wheal anil pola" toe, as well as other crops, have a fine and pros* perous appearance, and the prospect ot a plenti" tul harvest was considered good on the 1 9in nit when the Britannia sailed. It seems, therelorei that we have monopolized all the rain in this direction, unless the storm clouds have paid them a later visit. Sir Robert Peel’s retirement is more confi dently spoken of than by formei arrivals—there is, however, nothing positive known yet with regard to his intention in this respect. It is based on the supposition, that on the completion of his great measures he will retire from active life. The war between the United Stales and Mex ico engrosses public attention. The victories ot the Americans on the Rio Grande has changed public feeling both in England and France from sympathy lor the Mexicans to contempt. This change of opinion, however, is as unjust to the Mexicans as the former feel .ng was t(, the Americans. The Mexicans de serve much credit lor their gallant stand, and it was only the superior tact and energy ol Gener al Taylor and his brave Jittle army that over threw them, Mr. Guizot’s organ is still pointing out the necessity and policy ot France and England in terfering by a joint action of some Urnd to pro tect Mexico Horn what it terms the rapacious and tyrannical conduct of the United States in seizing on the territory of a weak and unfortu nate nation. The governmentorgan, however, does not touch on the subject, and the probabili ty is that the organ of Mr. Guizot is used as a feeler to ascertain the views ol the people in re gard to such a movement. Le Compte, the attempted assassin of Louis Phillippe, Kin* of the French, has been execu ted. This announcement will be received with universal surprise, as this unfortunate man has heretofore been uniformly represented as labor ing under a singular delusion, nearly approach ing it* Insanity. Dcaik of the Pope of Rome. —His Holiness, the Pope of Rome is dead, having expired sud denly on the Ist of June. Cardinal Franzuni, it is said, is the person most likely to succeed him. New Steamships. —Three or lour steamships for weekly communication between the United States and Great Britain, are constructing by the same builders and engineers who built the Cambria, and steamships ot the British and North American line. The Messrs. Cunard are to have the contract. Dr. E lis, a professor ol Hydropathy, has been held to bail lor manslaughter lor causing the death of a patient by administering the cold wa ter system. The heat was greater in Paris the week be lore the 15th of June than Ibr some years. The thermometer marked, in the shade, 88i° of Fa renheit. The English papers speak ol the momti o' June being the honest experienced in that country lor sixteen years. The number of deaths recorded Irotn being struck by the sun is very numerous. Wheat has declined in the Liverpool Corn Market, between he 16th of May and the 16th of June, from 575. to 525. lOd. per quarter. Flour is also lower. Apprehensions were entertained in Holland of a failure ol the rye and potato crop. France. In the Chamber ol Deputies the .Minister of Vlarine, in relerenee to the war between the United Smses and Mexico, was asked it he in tended to mleraie the extreme abuse which the Mexicans appealed disposed to make of their letters of marque. The Minister replied that the principle which guided the Ministry in re ference to the corsairs was that for a ship to have the right to sail under the French flag, the captain, the officers, and two-thirds ol the crew must be French. Nevertheless, in certain cir cumstances it was sufficient it three-filihsof the crew’were French, It was on such conditions that letters of marque were delivered in time of war to vessels sailing under the French flag. The circumstances which constituted piracy were determined by the laws of 1826, which are, that a vessel must be found in the precise condition defined by that law to be reputed pi rates. But in case French vessels ol war were ordered to cruise in places in which French commerce needed protection, and if the captains of those vessels of war were to meet a ship which sailed ur.der a foreign flag, and should have a captain, officers, and rarjority of the crew not belonging to that nation, there would be just me.live of suspicion, and the captains ol such vessels of war ought to protect the interests ol their count It was only for French tribunals in the purls >. France to decide the veritable situation ol the ship relerred K>. A Deputy then insisted that the principles on which France acted were good, and that Mexi co should be obliged to act upon them also. He then read an extract Irom a despatch of a Fiench Admiral to the Mexican Government in 1839, in which he laid down that every vessel bearing a letter of marque ol which the Captain and two-thirds of the crew should not be Mexicans, would be considered a pirate, and treated as , such, wiih all the severity ol the laws ol war. Paris , Jane 15.—The Journal des Debats lately published a remarkable article on the 1 state of affairs between Mexico and the United [ States. Our cotemporary, says an English pa . per, asserts that Mr, Polk has only gone against f Mexico to compensate for his deleat in Oregon, i and to regainj popularity. It thinks Mexico is f toally unable to resist the United States, and that existing hostilities will result in its dis memberment. It thinks that the States will en - deavor to seize the Californias to make up for j their being obliged to loose Oregon, and that the Californias are infinitely more valuable. It views all this with regret, but beyond a few sneers at Mr, Polk, for whom it appears to have cherish p d the most ptofound contempt, it says nothing offensive to the United Slates. If points out the necessity ofFrarce and Eng and ’ interfering in the mailer, in order to bring about > a reconciliation, and to protect Mexico. It aJ - leges that France has interests at stake in Mex ico which call promptly for such interference. Intelligence from Algiers is of the usual char acter. Tribes have revolted, and been cnas r liscd and punished. . , The Attempted Assassination of Louis rnu . Hope. — Le Compte, the attempted assassin of the King of the French has been brought to trial, condemned and executed as a paraciae;
