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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL b y T. W. & w. S. JONES PAILI, TRI WEEKLY 4 WEEKLI OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BANK BUILDING IRRMS —Daily Paper, per annum, in advance**Bl| Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ " “ ; Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ C'ASH SYSTEM.—In no !hl pt per be attended to, onl**'* the time for whicl money, and in every expires before the re any subscription m-y P£ e the paper will h ceipt of fun'll a ied fund* received at value ir diaconfinu«.il- i,c “ gTBAJf COMMUNICATION WITH CHI NA AND THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. Report of Committee on Naval Affairs. Mr. T. Butler King, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs have had under consideration the expediency of estab lishing a communication by steamers from the Territory of the United States, on the Pacific, ocean, to Shanghae and Canton, and submit •the following report: The rapid settlement of the Oregon territo ry, and the acknowledged necessity of some certain and speedy means of communication with our fellow-citizens on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, indicated the propriety of es tablishing the line of mail steamers from Pana ma to some port in our possession which was authorized by the act of the 3d March, 1347. That line will, before the close of the present year, commence transportation of the mail, passengers, and freight from Panama to the Columbia river, touching at the intermediate ports on the coasts of Mexico and California. It will thus, in connexion with the lines of mail steamers established by the same act, from New York and New Orleans to Havana, and thence to Chagres, with a communication across the isthmus, and forming also a connexion with the line of British steamers running south from Panama to Valparaiso, afford frequent and regular means of intercourse with all places on the American shores of the Pacific. These steps in territorial dominion and steam navi gation place us in a position to extend our view across the bosom of that broad ocean to the shores of Japan and China, and to consider what other and further measures may be adopt ed for the encouragement and protection of our commerce in that portion of the globe. But before proceeding to do this, it is proper to look to the extent and condition of that com merce, and to ascertain, as far as practicable which of the ports in Oregon or California is best suited and situated to become the great depot and future rendezvous of our military and commercial marine y The whale fishery is, at present the most important and extensive, the least protected and encouraged branch of our commerce on the Pacific. Scattered, thousand of miles from the tropies to the arctic, from the shores of California antkOregon to those of Japan and northern China, among the Polynesian and Sandwich islands, it has been allowed to fol low its perilous pursuit with very little foster ing care or protection from the Government. Our enterprising capitalists have sent forth to the remotest parts of the oceans and seas but little known, their ships, navigated by our intrepid and hardy mariners, with scarcely a hope of giving to owners or frienls intelli gence of their progress, or receiving orders or information from home during the long years of their arduous voyages. Under such discouraging circumstances, it is remarkable that this branch of commerce should have at tained such magnitude and value. According to the best information the number of shins engaged mthe whale fishery, in January 1846 was 736, of 233,149 tons,' Employing 7 l^O nno eam -S n ’ a "r amounti “g in value nfbl ’N Tp M° sto / thes e vessels cruise in the North Pacific, and are absent from three to four years ; and until the establishment of the line of steamers to Oregon, no means had been adopted by Government to communicate with this important branch of our commerce. Officers have been known to return from a whaling Toyage. and learn, for the first time, WMr “ “ r , olvners ha<l been dead for years. The annual product of the whale fish ery w estimated at about ten millions of dot .°yrelerence to the chart which is at huthed to, and makes a part of this report, it Will he seen that in the summer of 1843 there willliu ae hun(J red American whaling ships 51st aniTovPj 06 °^ a sma ** circle between the of these shm de^raes llor fo latitude. Many and stretch across‘f 8 t,ie Fox islands, Knuile islands other , Paclfic t 0 Japan and the fadrone islands in S por?u a d ° wn towards the It is their custom to vhit ° f the S P enn wha,e * twice a year for 1 5,01118 P ort once or ;r A -oair to over,?. of refregbrnent these purpj. — overhaul, re-copper. &c. For America, the San3wigfi°£t 4 tp the ports of South eacTi vp' a l| d U)at the m ° ne y thus expended Jj LnSdoU, amounls t 0 fi ■Offl four to five thou nenditiar7rar ’ P r an a £^ f egate annual ex penditure of about three millions of dollars in warwhlf 0 * 8 ’ W - ,iCh cannot > in the event of a marit,,ne P° wer - afford them the ■ ° s protection, but will serve merely as traps to lead them into the hands of hostile cruisers. r l ii B !!i iniated that we have about 200 vessels, o /0.000 tons, and 5,000 seamen, employed in tie carrying trade on that ocean, exclusive °ro/\o commerce with China; making 936 sail of 308,149 tons, and 24,560 officers and sea men, engaged in these various branches of commerce, on what may be regarded as the American portion of the Pacific. Adding to these as employed in the protection of this com merce, our ships of war, which require some place of resort for reequipment, and also, of shelter in the event of being pursued by a su perior force it seems quite evident that suffi cient measures ought to be immediately adopt ed lor the establishment of a naval depot and Oie construction of suitable fortifications, at some one of our harbors on that side of the continent. This rendezvous will become the report of our whaling and other vessels, and 8 K rea ter portion, if not all, the money ex pended in foreign ports, for the purposes in dicated. will be disbursed among our own citi zen, and contribute to the building up an em porium which will afford the means of ex endmg aiyl protecting our own commerce, ms should also be the place of departure n ffie hue of steamers to China, which it is the o1 tb ‘ s re P or t to propose, and p fi UUB tbe contemplated *-' :i " J l .°. Pacific. \ combi, ia ri, oife.se great objects al asw : u •' al drd BIIC n facilities to inter cut trade on t , . ,,crease to a, i indefinite extent inat ocean. 1 revioiia to i Great Britain antfciy 86 °* die War between country was trammelliln co,,lm . erc e with that lies allowed to the m iml y Vexa fious monopo ■md caprice w bo B eexu,r.io„ s to the regular progress «f * Jt serious obstacles to preclude the hope of a nv v ’ a " d Seemed terenurse with ffie conntnf. t y ® xtended iu and treaty of Nankin (18^’th"* 1 by the taritf swept away and a } dle f ""Pediments '■“Port a«d export dulyesta£°f re «“' a r forme r Xte / ,ded to the "’ hlch has -d Ute latter" r°i th A e treaty, the import ,lberal provisions J- ‘ , ad Chum increased fro™ 1 ® forei g u countries ♦ f J«m 1d0.205.370. in 1842, to ‘ #13.3.39,750, in 184> i a II d lhe exports from eic 'nsive. in boffi in 1844, a »d of bullion and SD pp’° tlle opium trade, ported. The treaty h', 6 ex P orte d and im b cited States . Ween China and the 1844, containa anmo 0 Uded oa the 3d of July, ''.‘neb were uoTsecJred bv T'*'" P roviai °ns k, “- They are— db/ 1116 treat J of Nan- Ut ' 688618 COU * in g into Port *«d departing .ga in within wiffioot haring broken bulk !l **l,2°! 's££ under one hundred and fifty ton* bur- Z a to pay only one mace per ton in tonnage doe** • r " r I/five'mace, to which all merchant ahipa are ■'".bfe According to the regulation., V “ 3d. Vessels may proceed with the residue of ih«' r 1 cargoes from one port of China to another, without being subject to tonnage dues, if they hare been paid 10 at the port of their first arrival. “4th. Merchandise which has been imported into 2 and paid duty in one port of China, may be sent to another port without becoming subject to duty a second time. “sth. The duty on lead and spelter, which in the tariff is rated at five mace per pecul, is reduced to two e raacc and five candareens.” n These provisions have been extended by special agreement to the British trade. These ■ treaties have already had a mostfavoruble influ ence on the trade between China and the Uni ted States ; which was formerly limited almost entirely to a mere exchange of bullion specie, and bills on London for the varic us sorts of tea, a small amount of silks, and other articles ol n luxury. . , Under these new commercial regulations o d more healthful and equitable intercourse is rap *’ idly springing up, sustained by im exchange of e commodities mutually beneficial, and contain ’ ing the elements of rapid and great expansion. If we assume as an axiom in po itical economy that the commerce between nations, to be last , ing, prosperous, and mutually beneficial, | must consist of an interchange of commodities [ other 'ban the precious metals, Liid that if these metals are required in large amounts and for long periods to settle the balance of trade in favor of one nation against another, their inter course must ultimately cease, we shall find on examination that the trade between the U. S. and China rests on a firm foundation, and has the elements of very great expansion, while that between China and Great Britain not only rests in part on materials furnished by our own soil, but that, as at present conducted, it carries with it the princples of decav. The recognised imports into China in 1844, on British account, a mounted to 815,929,132 The principal items of which were W oollen goods 82,898,866 Cotton fabrics, including yams 4,722,836 Cotton, raw, from India-. 6,816,382 In this year there were smuggled in 40,000 chests of opium, valued at 20,000,000 Total of British imports 835,929,132 A small quantity of the opium was probably on American account, but bow much it is not known. The ex (. jrts from Chinn on British account for the year, exclusive of treasure, amounted to 17,925,360 Leaving the enormous balance against Chinaof - 818,003,772 The imports of merchandise into Chi na from the United States in 1844, amounted to $1,320,170 Amount cf treasure 125,700 ... 82,445,870 I he principal articles were— Cotton fabrics $660,257 Raw cotton 166.965 Lead 108,495 Ginseng 137,560 The exports from China, on American account amounted to ggg J7[ Deduct the amount of our imports in to China, as above 1,320,170 Balance of trade against the United of which was* 'pa'id’in 366 ’ 001 specie, and 84,240.301 in bills on London, which goes so far,of course, to create a balance of trade against us in England. The imports into China, from all oth er countries, amounted to but $4Ol 025 The exf orts from China, to all other countries, amounted to 995 995 It therefore appears that Great Britain and the United States are the great competitors for the China trade, We have stated the balance of trade against China, and in favor of Great Britain for 1844, at- $13,003,772 It we deduct from tt>,o .u. balance against the United Sates 85,366,001 And all other countries • • 494,871 We have the exact balance of* $12,142,900 against China, and in favor of Great Britain, which was paid in treasure. It is stated in the report of the select committee of the House of Commons on commercial relations with China, dated 12tbJuly, 1847, that the recosrnised imports into China were, in 1845- •• • $20,390,784 In British ships $16,073,682 In American ships, in cluding specie 2,909,669 All other countries 1,417,433 To this is to be added 38,000 chests of opium, smuggled, valued at 23,000,000 Total imports for 1845 - $43,390,784 The exports from China were— To Great Britain and her To the United States.. ..'.; ?££ To all other countries 1,972,875 Balance against China, paid in treasure*.s6,4sß,Bß6 The balance of trade in favor of China, and against the United States, in 1845, paid by bills on London, was $5,352,033. It appears from the synoptical tables of the import and export trade from foreign countries at the port of Canton, fir the year 1846, published in the “Canton Mail” of July 8, 1847, that the recognised imports from all countries were : In British ships $9,997,583 In American ships 1,609,404 Ships of all other countries-. 783,226 Add for opium, smuggled, estimated at.. 22,000,000 Total imports 34,390,213 The exports were On British account $15,378,560 On American account ..... 5,207,378 On account of all other coun tries 1,611,555 Balance of trade against China, paid in treasure 811,192,720 Balance of trade against the U. States, paid in bills on London $4,597,967 * This statement shows a falling off in the British imports for 1846, as compared with 1845, of $6,096,099, and a diminution of ex ports on British account of $11,319,761, while it exhibits a gradual but steady increase of Ameri°““ imports into China. This statement _ - «uid probably be slightly varied if we had re- I* 0 * 11 other ports open to foreign ’ ! !t a8 they .mostly supplied by re exportations from Canton it carimTJf ur f rom correct. [to be continued.] From the N. O. Crescent, 13 th inst. Still Later from Yucatan* Continuation of the Insurrection.— Vio lai'ion of the Convention. — A few days since we published a letter from Campeachy containing | an account of the treaty which had been con” chided between the Chief Pat and D. Miguel Barbachano, and which induced us to believe 1 that the difficulties in Yucatan were at least temporarily settled. It appears, however, that hostilities have recommenced with as much fury as ever. The Patria has received news from Campeachy to the 29th ult.. being four days later. An extract from a letter to that says; t ‘brio.V continue here in a very lamentable ■' h , ‘ «nte of the convention entered * into between c*o. D , Indian Pat, the India.rs o ff.. Barbachano 4 and th . e , lories of this district and po«lli® r |! d * l6 e , rn ' e of fturbide and Cibalchen, places fo«« lselv es i distant from this city. The garrisons^ 116 ;* defended them abandoned them in a cowaioj manner—so that now the Indians can traverse 1 ® the whole district with impunity, as all the sol- I diem have taken refuge here. I candidly be li«ve that if the Ravage* were to approach thii q place, even the wall* would not h« sufficient to repress the fears of our valiant troops. •• To-day, newt ha* arrived from B«h** that the Indian Chief Cecilio Chi had attached the town of Bacalar, but had encountered a dea- j perate resistance from those who defended the place. * “ We are persuaded that our only hope of salvation depends upon foreign aid; should that not be extended to ns, wo must succumb." . vfi,|)tomclc atto Sentinel. ; AUGUSTA, a A.: FRIDAY MORNINb, MAT 19* 1948. Cheap Postage. To preserve unbroken the family tie and the bonds of friendship between members of fami lies and personal friends, so often and so wide ly separated, in this Republic, it is indispensable that the expense of correspondence be reduced to the lowest remunerating figure. The great body of the American people labor daily for the means of subsistence, and will pay out no more dimes for postage than they can well avoid. Although frequent letters from distant relatives and friends are esteemed as great luxuries by the masses of our citizens, yet un der the mistaken policy of Congress, these luxuries are placed entirely above their reach. Whilst the Queen of England pavs as much as the peasant for sending a letter to any part of her realm, the poor laboring people of this country are virtually denied the use of the U. S. Mail, that Congressmen and federal office holders may enjoy the franking privilege, at the expense of the business men and more wealthy classes of the community. It is the latter that support our aristocratic system, which confers exclusive advantages on a favored few, and practically prevents the millions of poor fami lies in the Union from sending one letter to distant friends, where they would gladly send ten. Reduce the tax for transporting all letters under a half ounce anywhere in the United States, to two cents, and have that pre-paid, and the people will soon begin to write letters, know and understand each other. Why up hold an anti-social, anti-intelligence system, in a free Republic, where a cheap, social and knowledge-diffusing system will support itself and confer incalculable blessings on our whole population? Under the English penny-post age, the people of Scotland alone send more letters through the post office than all the busi ness men. and all others, in the thirty Slates of this nation. The official returns show this. It is worse than folly, it is rank injustice to condemn cheap postage in advance of a fair trial. The public interests demand that the experiment of a Two Cent system—a unit for the whole Union—be made. This would be transporting and de livering letters at the rate of $64 per 100 lbs. for all distances. It is probable that the system would not pay its way for two or three years; butultimately it would yield a revenue as well in this country as in Great Britain. Tens of mil lions of letters would be written and sent through the post office, by the poor, la labormg men and women of the country, u nder the penny system, where now a few thou sands only are written and sent. The whole some moral influence of so many kindly mes sages coming from the nano nf fatlmr. nar»_ thers. sisters and brothers, in distant States, and reaching every neighborhood, is an object of great importance. There are millions of females to whom a knowledge of the art of wri ting is oflittle practical service, because under our high postage, they can ill afford to write and receive letters. The free interchange of thought withjdistant friends is a pleasure to them forbidden. If the people will only send down petitions to their public servants at Wash ington for cheap postage it will be granted.— Congress acts in such matters just so far, and no farther than it is acted on by the popular will. Exert this volition and the object is at tained. An Interesting Document. We commence this morning the publication Ui me late of the Hon T - BUTLER KING, of this State, on the subject of the “ new route to China,” showing the extent and growing importance of our trade iu that quarter of the world, and concluding witu offering joint reso lutions, proposing the establishment of lines of Government war steamers from the port of Monterey or San Francisco, in California, to Shanghae and Canton,in China,and from Mon terey or San Francisco to the Sandwich Islands. The facts so plainly set forth in this paper, will arrest the attention of intelligent men through out the Union, and especially in the Southern and Western portions of it. There are over 300,000,000 people in China and two thirds of all their imports besides opium, are cotton and its fabrics. It is heavy, coarse, and durable goods for the millions to wear, that are most in demand—precisely the description which we in Georgia can fabricate to the best advantage. Read the Report. Death of ax Editor. The Richmond Whig comes to us clothed in the habiliments of ! mourning, for the death of its late senior Ed- ] itor, Richard H. Toler. Mr. T. was a man of distinguished ability in his vocation, an s able and eloquent debater, and had long occu- | pied a commanding position in Virginia, j where his loss will be deeply felt. i State Bank Ata meeting of the Board 1 of Directors of the Bank of the State of Geor- I g.a, at the Banking house in Savannah, the a following gentlemen were duly elected Direc. tors of the branches for the en a ..- a me ensuing year : A ror Augusta —Geo. M „ _ I &• * *yph ba.,.“S?’w Ri"v G • W. M ilhams, J. C. Carmichael nisiey, G. For Athens— Thos. N u x ton Dr. Ed. R. Ware, J " For Washington —A.S Wino-fifia V- , , a Thos. Sen, me*, John H. Pope A*A r l.?‘l , 11 For £oto«ton-Alcx R P M Cl r h elan „ d -, C Henry Branham, Po.aski * lhr?v L in'. E nlace’j?a H vlT TI ' <> P°P" latlon of this R 769 - J increas e, of2Bpereem.t ' ng "" me“am'ewoii;jTh' V !; i S 8 ““ C—emion ga,L,„ ,CNa.h,SS7;r d e .'« ted | ~«<„g2on n irl|[“'any? ft, bu - pL - BY TELEGRAPH. Transmitted for the Chronicle A Mentlnel. (ruOM OUH OORRKMPONDKNT. j Cm arllhiox, M«y 18, 6b- 30m. P. M. • Cotton. —Better qualities in good demand. Sales eleven hundred bales. Extremes 5a 6$ cents. Bulk OJ a«| cents. —. —i ( Liverpool Cotton Market. Extracts from betters received in this city, dated . “ LIV EKPOOL, April 28.—Since our circular of the 24tli ultimo, the Cotton market has again experi enced a decline, and the progress of this has been in terrupted by few intervals when a contrary tendency has been shown. The demand from the trade has been fair and regular throughout, and Exporters also have taken a pretty free supply, but the Imports have become large, and there appears to be an expectation that they will altogether be more than usually so, owing to the interruption of commer;(> with France. The fresh arrivals have been generally brought for ward as soon as landed, and even pressed on the market, and consisting as they do chiefly of qualities under fair, the result has been a fall of about fd. per lu. since the 24th uit. The export demand being al most exclusively for Russia, running generally on fair and belter qualities, these have felt the de cline less, and fair are now quoted 4*d. for Upland, 4fd. f.r Mobile, and 4Jd. for Orleans. The sales of the last five weeks are altogether 126,140 bales, which include 105,270 American. Speculators have taken 1.450 bales of American, and exporters 17,780 bales, nearly all American. The trade appear thus to have purchased 106,810 bales, which gives an average of 21,362 bales per week. The import since 24th of March is 214,400 bales, including 176,700 American. In the interior, after a period of greater gloom than ever, there appear signs of some slight improvement. The political meetings called for the middle of April, at the time produced a good deal of alarm, but, as they terminated quietly, there has been since a tendency to restoration of confidence and if matters on the Continent do not occur to prevent it we should hope to see a better state of trade at Man chester. Corn. —There was a decline in almost all articles of Grain, &c., for three weeks after our last, amount ing to from 6d. to Bd. per 70 lbs. on Wheat, Is. per bbl. on Flour, and 3s. to4s. on Indian Corn. In the last fortnight, however, the fall has been nearly re covered in Wheat and Flour. Indian Corn about Is. lower, and Meal little changed. At to-day’s market sales were made of Western Canal Flour at 275. 6cl. to 28s. per bbl.; Indian Corn2is. to 275, per 480 lbs. for white, and 265. to 295. for yellow ; In dian Meal 1 Is, 6d. to 12s. fid. per barrel. A. Dennistoun & Co. Report for the Week ending April 28.—Cotton can hardly be quoted lower this week, although the common qualities have been so freely pressed on the market for sale, that the buyers have had the turn of the matket in their favor. On the other hand, the fair to good qualities of Orleans and Uplands, being in demand for export, and comparatively scarce, fully support previous quotations. The cotton market has now sunk to suclt a scale of quotations, that Ameri can of all kinds, including Sea Islands, are at as low a price as at any period in the history of the cotton trade; Inferior, 3d to 3£d; low middling and mid dling, 3f d to 3|d ; middling fair, 4d; fair, in Uplands, 4gd to 4|d, were never at a more depressed figure. At the former period, when we reached about the same low quotations, the stock was three times its pre sent amount, and the rate of consumption probably not more than at this time under the greatly reduced spin ning of the last twelve months. It appears, however, that nothing can avail to restore confidence and in duce parties to hold Cotton for a chance of better times, except an improvement in Manchester, accom panied by a pretty clear proof that the consumption will be equal to cope with all that we have on hand, as well as what we are likely to import; and there fore we still look for a better state of things in the manufacturing’ districts as the necessary precursor to greater activity in this place. 4180 American, 640 Pernam, 20 Demerara for export. No speculation. The sales for the week are 30,940 bales. Geo. Holt & Co. HAVRE, April 26. market re mained in a dull state since the departure of the last steamer, the daily sales not exceeding 200 bales. To-day, however, the demand has become somewhat better ; and 900 bales have been taken for consump tion at the same prices as reported in our last... Stock tin Ann » ■ , • ««/ji/uu xaot y till I*. It Will DC swelled to 140,000 next mouth. IDT Bishop Elliot will preach in the Episco pal Church This Evening, at 8 o’clock. Railroad Meeting. —An adjourned meet ing of the citizens of Savannah was held yes terday at the Exchange, at 12 M, His Honor the Mayor in the Chair and, Octavus Cohen, Esq., acting as Secretary— to consider the pro priety of making an appropriation in aid of the Wilkes County Railroad. The full attendance at the meeting proved that interest was not wanting in the subject, which had already been pretty well discussed on the day before yesterday. S. C. Dunning, Esq.. Dr. R. D. Arnold, A. Porter, Esq , and R. R. Cuyler, Esq., delivered their sentiments in relation to it. The first named gentleman against, the three last in favor of making the subscription. It was nearly 3 o’clock, P. M., when final action was taken on the following resolutions, offered by R. R. Cuyler, Esq., and seconded by Dr. R. D. Arnold : Resolved , That the citizens of Savannah have wit nessed with pleasure the liberal subscription made by the citizens of Wilkes and Hancock counties towards but railroad from Washington, Wilkes county, to the Central Railroad at a point in the county of Washington. Resolved , That this meeting feels it to be the true interest of Savannah to aid in obtaining a railroad from the Central to the Georgia Road. Resolved , That the hon ruble the Mayor and Al dermen of the city of Savannah, be requested to sub scribe sixty thousand dollars towards that object, pay able in the bonds of the Corporation bearing' lawful interest 0 The question being on the passage of the re solutions. they passed by an almost unanimous vote after whtch the meeting adjourned with out delay. Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad. Another section of this road, from Concord, N. H., to Sanbornton, eight miles, was opened for travel on the 10th instant, with appropriate rejoicings. Linseed Oil. —ln 1841. there were two lin seed oil mills in Cincinnati. Now there are J!*’ ' vh,ch annually make 10,000 barrels of oil. Os the oil cake not less than 8,000,000 are ship ped to England annually. Halifax and Boston.—lt is rumored that a steamship, of suitable ulodel and capacity, is to he built by some of the Boston capitalists, and placed on the route between Halifax and Boston. New Jersey.—The Democratic State Con vention on Thursday appointed delegates to the National Convention, without expressing 1 a preference for any particular candidate. 1 The senatorial candidates are Garrett D. Wall and Peter D. Vroom. 1 Maine.—The Legislature of the State of 1 Maine assembled at Augusta on Wednesday | £ last, and elected, of course, all Democratic f officers. ; c I3P The Philadelphia and Atlantic steam navigation company have nearly a sufficient t j amount subscribed for one of the two steamers j bey intend to ply between Philadelphia and . Charleston. —1 P - t | OUR, MONTHS after date, application will 3 be made to the honorable the Inferior Court of u lichrnond county, when sitting for ordinary pur ges, for leave to sell the real and personal estate 'f Adna Rowe, deceased. CHARLES CATLIN, M May 19, 1848. Adm’r. de boni* non. di POUR MONTHS after date, application will be made to the honorable the Justices of the In- i» Jfior Court of Morgan county, when sitting as a ourt of ordinary, for leave to sell the real estate of William M. Brawner, late of said county, deceased. a i ASA BRAWNER, ) , e\ SIMEON N. BROWN, i Adm r * to May 19, 1848. f 0 BY PRIVATE EXPRESS. ' ■" *i>vanck »f the mail.. FOReTG N1 NTE LL IG EN CE BY THE CAMBRIA. Wr find in the Baltimore Sun of Monday, a few extracts of the news hy the Cambria, not before published by us, which we append. Frotn. the Liverpool Times. 29 th nil. Tl»e ChartUti. In accordance with a resolution come to dur ing the late sittings of the Chartist National I Convention, simultaneous meetings were held throughout the kingdom, on the 21st mat., to elect delegates to represent the different districts at the National Assembly, which commences it* sittings in London on the 24th of May. It is presupposed by those friendly to the principles of the charter, that this assembly will embrace the hona fide representatives of “ die people, ’ and, as such, be the exponents of public opinion. Atsome of the meetings in town, over twen ty thousand persons were present ; at Glasgow, over fifty thousand attended; at Greenwich, after the meeting, the assembly walke 1 in pro cession towards the town, although forbidden to do so by the authorities. Both parties met and had some severe scuffling. Eventually e. ri ° e,s " ere discoinfitted, not, however, without some hones being broken. At some of the meetings, cheers, lend „ lld iual were given for “revolution.” “Messrs Mitchell and Co,” and “the charter” and groans in abundance for the “autocrat” of Russia, and the “hoary-headed” Ernest of Hanover. About fifty members of the House of Com mons, comprising Messrs. Hume, Cnbdeti. Bright, Kershaw, Sir J. Walmsley, Col. Thomp son, and other leading Reformers, bavin"- originated a movement in favor of four out o°f the six points ol the Charter, meetings have been held in several districts throughout Eti"- land in favor of the project. Ireland. Harangues and letters from Mitchell, Duffy &. Co., continue to keep up the political excite'- ment which has prevailed in this country fora lengthened period On the other hand, dem onstrations of loyalty and expressions of confi de"C®.lll . oll t r f G . ov ermnent, and of satisfaction With the institutions of the country, are coin" forward, chiefly in Ulster. It must be admitted*, that as far as numbers are concerned, through out Ireland there are at least ten to one in favor of repeal. On the part of the govern ment activity prevails. The Crown seems de termined to push on the trials of the conspira tors with the least possible delay. The Repeal Association continues its meetings, and the advocacy of the agitation on the principles of moral force only. Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Mea gher have pleaded not guilty, whilst Mr. Mitch ell puts forward a plea of abatement, on the ground that one ot the grand jurors was nn qualified to act as such, he being a town coun cillor of the city of Dublin. It is evident that the objection wis valid, inasmuch as on the 26th, the Attorney Generel moved in the Court ot Queen s Bench to enter a nolle prosequi on both the indictments which had been found by the grand jury, and file an ex officio informa tion against Mr. Mitchell. The object of so doing was stated by the Attorney-General to avoid delay, which Mr. Mitchell seems to conn; and also, it possible, put it out of his power to obtain a writ of error, and thereby suspend the punishment, in case of a conviction, which the law awards to the crime with which he and his colleagues are charged. A similar course has been adopted with regard to the other traver sers, Mr. Smith O’Brien and Mr Meagher. The usual weekly meeting of the Repeal As sociation was held on the 24th, Mr. J. Delany in the chair. The police were present, taking notes; and some curiosity was felt as to the tone which the speakers would assume at this, the first meeting under the crown and govern ment security act. An address was read from the committee of the association, referring to the recent declaration of Lord J. Russell against '•""""'•‘no DRoole that similar declarations had been made against etnancipa tion and the reform act shortly previous to the realization ol both those great measures. The repealers, therefore, were urged to courage and confidence, and exhorted that there was no cause for depression. The following repeal declaration is to be distributed for signatures throughout the country : “ We, the undersigned inhabitants of Ireland, believing that the legislative union between Great Britain and Ireland has proved detrimen tal to the interests of all classes of Irishmen, hereby declare our solemn conviction that its continuance is a grievance, and that the per manent peace and prosperity of this country, and the rights of property therein, can only be secured by an immediate repeal of that mea sure, and the re-establishment ot an Irish legis lature, and we hereby, individually and collec tively, pledge •urselves to use our best exer tions for the attainment of that object. Being also thoroughly convinced of the mischief of re ligious ascendancy, we pledge ourselves at all times to oppose any infringement of the rights of conscience, or exclusion frotn political pow er of any class of Irishmen, on account of their religious faith.” The Confederates have also issued a decla ration of a similar import, but more stringent and belligerent in its nature. A memorial to the Queen from the Roman Catholic bishop and clergy of the dioceses of tdoyne and Rose county, Cork, has just been published. This document sets forth that there is a deep and general discontent in Ireland, and that English legi-lation is totally inade quate to remedy the evils of onr social condi tion ; and prays that her Majesty will order the summoning of the Irish Parliament of Lords and Commons in Dublin to allay the discontent alluded to. This memorial is signed by the bishop and 140 priests, being every in dividual of that order in the dioceses. At a meeting of the magistrates of the coun ty and city of Dublin a memorial to the Lord- Lieutenant was adopted, praying his Excellen cy to place the city of Dublin under the pro visions of the Coercion Act. Mr. John O’Connell has addressed a long letter to the Lord-Lienteuant, through the Pi lot, informing him that he withdrew his signa ture from the Down shire declaration, in conse quence of the presentation of that document to his Excellency, and not to her Majesty in per son. The honorable gentleman also says that if his excellency will arm the protestants, he, Mr. O’Connell, will recommend the catholics to arm. France. The progress of revolution throughout Eu rope, since our last number, is marked rather by steadiness and determination titan by that precipitancy and rash ness which formed prom inent features in its earlier stages. The elections to the Assembly form almost the absorbing topic in French affairs. M. La- I marline has generally obtained 95 per cent., I and M. Ledrn Rollin 3o percent, of the votes, i Next to the elections the interna! dissensions i of the Government excite attention. Another i ex Pj os, ®“ ,s reported to have taken place on i ««*J4ih inst., in which, as usual, M. Lamar- | t :ine and Ledru Rollin were in open conflict; die latter desired the further postponement of ( he meeting of the assembly, the former op- i posed it; the latterihreatenedademonstration. I i. .he former treated the menace with contempt, j H *■ Cedru Kolhn then declared that he would b tave Pans covered with barricades. M. La- n iiamne declared that he set his colleague at de- v lance, that the majority of the Government a Acre quite prepared for any measure of that ti lescnption promoted by the Minister of the n nterior, and they would resort to effectual t< ueasures to defend it. After this M. Ledru « lollin lowered his tone. Ledru Rollin seems to be far from occupying good place in the opinions of any class—not bi ven the operatives, and his recent endeavors d( ) suppress the freedom of election have called v « >rth the indignation of the enure community, ft Latest advices from Parts state that the elet tion returns, from the sections as well as frot the departments, continue to be mont satisfaefi ry to those who desire to seethe moderate pat ty» lepresented in the provisional governmer by M. Lamartine, prevail. In almost evet arrondissement in Paris M. Lamartine and tl moderate party in the government head ti lists, and throughout the departments the cor missaries of M. Ledrn Rollin are at a gre discount. The intelligence had produced a very setr the impression in the money market, it w i reported that M. Albert had gone over fro Rollin’* to Lamartine’s parly in the cabin and that M. Ledru Rollin was only waiting f the meeting of the National Assembly to resi his post as Minister, without waiting for a d missal On Wednesday Mr. Richard Rush, the M tsler of the United States in Paris, waited on Lamartine, at the Hotel de Vtlie. and form i recognized the French Republic in the nai of the American Union. The French army now comprises 530,0 men, and has greatly increased since the rei lution. In the provinces great discontent p vails, and the schemes of the ultras to o\ throw the government still caused appreh sion in Paris. A plot to blow up the Hotel de Ville, am make the Republic more democratic than meditated by the Provisional Government, been detected, and a judicial inquiry is now progress into the alleged conspiracy, vvhicl is said, will compromise some persons in h station. Prussia. The accounts from Prussia, says the Ei , pean Times, are very unsatisfactory. ' peoplehave no confidence in their King, > remains at Potsdam, surrounded by the i whose comrades fell bravely but not in nously, His Majesty hopes to regain t confidence, and trusts that they|will stand bv in case of need. But. according to latest telligence, this will not be in their power. We are told—“ The people are tie omnipotent now; and ata public meeting I onphe 18th, they drew up an address prayiiij the King to order his guard to march to 1 stein. It is scarcely* necessary to observe t ihe object of the people, who distrust I King and guards, is to deprive the forme the support of the household troops, and t leave sovereign and city more complete! their mercy.” An official list of soldiers killed and woun at Berlin on the 18th and 19th of March, been published. Three commissioned offii and seventeen non-comtnia<ioned officers . privates are the sum of those killed, or > 1 had died of wounds on the 12th of April ; . wounded were fourteen officers and fbnri f non-commissioned officers, two hundred i ~ twenty-five rank and file, and one surgeon. Some serious riots took ,place on°the 1 ; instant at Breslau, and the rioters, who . attacked several shops, returned the fire of civic guard, which was summoned to res' t order. Ultimately the regular troops v j employed against the mob, which was d.sj t ed, but not before thirty or forty persons , been killed or wounded. The accounts from Prussian Poland cor . ue to be most melancholy. According tc , Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, the Polish ) surgenls are committing the grossest excel ; They have broken up, it into - , bands, and they are now wandering aboti » country, levying black mail on the inhabit; i Germany. i The news from Germany is much ol j same character as it was last week. The . lent hut partial agitation produced by the shock of the revolution has subsided in . general ferment. Republicanism raises r ; head here and there, but meets at present r little sympathy. ! Hesse Uassel has been restored to Iran ity. a CONGRESSIONAL PROCBEDIW From the Report of the Hu/timore Sm/iA In Stimtt Monday, May H After some unimportant business was A j acted, the Senate resumed the considerati® ; M* - - Johnson’s resolution, relative to the A j missions of Gens, Pillow and Cushing® j Mr. Borland addressed the Senate. A At the conclusion of Mr, B’s remark A 3 consideration of the Yucatan bill was rest® and Mr. Calhoun addressed the Senate. A said that the President, in his message, r<-A j mends certain measures: Ist To preven A . catan from falling into the hands of an pean power; and 2d. For trie protection ’ white population from the Indians, (ll . first proposition, he states that Yucatan h® dared that unless we furnish the aid, somt® ! ropean power will do so; and that the sc A ing possession by Great Britain, or any A power, will be in contravention of the A trines of Mr. Monroe. In pursuance of® the committee on foreign relations hav® r ported a bill, to carry out the views of ’ ecu live. ® In the first instance, he then proceed*® ' shew that the ease did nut come within tl® duration of Mr. Monroe, nor for tha: furnish any sufficient ground for the hill A| the committee. The declaration of Mr. roe, he said, referred to the proceedings <®| allied powers of Europe. Russia, Prussia,® tria aud France—to put down republican®! which, in their progressjiad finally ■ this continent, in a design to assist Bpa®| putting down her revolted colonies. AAi point England had interfered against Ai movements, and Mr. Monroe’s after mature consideration, had also bee Ai forth. Si The circumstances then existing, have A| lie said, entirely disappeared, and in sent stale of Europe, all danger of niterfc®! with the affairs of this continent, has disap®| ed also. No European government had A| sered with Y ucatan, with a view of oppn®| her people, or changing her form of goA| rnent from a republic to a monarchy, ut®| this respect also did not come within the® acter of Mr. Monroe’s declarations, a-thiA| the state of things contemplated by him. I It appears from the correspondence, be®fr: that arms and ammunition might be from the Belize cheap and in abundance,A' England In i not looked upon Y ucatan Ai; independent government, but as a Mexico. And the President himself doe®| charge England with granting merely says that England “ may ” furm-hAI plies if we do not. According to the PresAl himself, the interference of England non®; merely for the purpose of preserving the vAfi population frotn extermination, not u nIAI intention to change the form of govcrmAl Therefore, even from the declarations oA| President himself, there is nothing to case within the declarations of Mr Mour-Ajl In regard to the teun “ colonization ’ ?(5 i braced in those declarations of Mr. Mo® the circumstances were also different thciiAl now; and the term “colonize” in Mr. ,I®K roe’s declaration, had no application to th >‘AK| sent case Yucatan, hy the alleged intei®ij interference, would become not a a ‘province’ of England. WM Mr. Monroe s declaration was that these®- onies, having established and maintained independence, were no longer subject to <®(i nization. The intentions on this suhjecflr| Mr. Monroe and of his cautious cabinet. E ; bean entirely misapprehended. This had ®|i merely to announce to the civilized win. A what light we should regard anv attempt <>iH illied powers to interfere with'the free mAj lions which had been established on tins cAI tient. And his (Mr. C’s) object now ®| :o set the views of that cabinet, of \\ ,vas the only surviving member, right he country and the world. || The message of the present Executive-®: jroad interpretations given to Mr. Motif A leclarations—had been totally disavows. ® r ears after the declarations put forth bv A flonroe. It had been declared that the j> A
