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The packet ship Orpheus, Capt. Burn
ley, arrived at Neu-York last evening,
from Liverpool, whence she sailed on the
Itsth of January.
The following letter from Paris, is
from the correspondent of the London
Morning Post. We copy it Irom the Jour
nal of the 16th:—
FRANCE AND THE UNITED
STATES.
Paris, Jan. 14.—The official publica
tion in the Moniteur, which 1 transmit to
you by an extraordinary express, will, 1
doubt not, surprise you not less than it
has surprised every individual 1 have
conversed with since its appearance. Y’es
trrday before the close ofthe Bourse, the
report was afloat that an angry note, in re
ply to Gen. Jackson s offensive message
to Congress, neither deemed the Pres
ident’s language of a nature to edict such
a reply, nor thought that any step would
be adopted until the decision of the Ame
rican Legislature was known; much less
did 1 anticipate that tue rtcal of the
French Minister at Washington and dis
mission of the American Envoy at this
Court would be occupied with the an
nouncement of the reproduction of the
Claim Bill into the House of Deputies at
so early a period. These considerations
induced me not to notice the rumor, and
n.j silence was justified last night, when I
was assured by a Member ol the House of
Deputies and another individual in close
communication with Ministers, that, al
though cei lainpariii'S in the Chamber (in
eluding 'sundry bankers, with M. Thiers,
M. de Montalivet, and Louis Philipe him
self, who aie suspected of having long a
go bought up a quantity ofthe American
Claim 3) strenuously urged the Govern
ment to bring in the Bill again, they had
as yet no idea of venturing on so obnox
ious a step.
Its presentation appears to have been
the subject ol mueli discussion inthe Coun
cil last night, and the appearance of the
Moniteur’s article has, lean assure you,
created much more disgust than alarm.
Its object is evidently to sooth the nation
al pride of la jeune France, which Gen
eral Jackson has wounded, and thereby
to faciliate the adoption of a measure
which they have long been seeking an
opportunity oiobtaining without incurring
the consequences which resulted last year
from its rejection. What will be the re
sult of the Bill iu this new Hot se it
would be difficult to predict, though most
assuredly General Jackson’s langmge is
much more offensive than any of those in
eideif.s that have so often excited manifes
tation* of bitter hostility to the N irtliern
Powers on the part of our Legislature.
But, whatever be the issue, be assured that
Louis Philippe has no idea ol anything
more than a bullying sorte, and that il '
will not be his fault if any gunpowder j
should ignite in consequence of tins feud. j
To gratify his war like fellow citizens
with an attack on the defenceless capital
of Porlugal—with an insulting irruption ■
into the.territory ofthe Pope—or the siege
of a citadel, when assured beforehand that :
such a/a if d’ames may be achieved with
out any risk of its being relieved by a di
version—is all very well; but the time is 1
not come when the Citizen King will
deem himself secure enough at home to
engAge in a struggle with such a state as ,
America especially in a Laval struggle,
which experience enough has taught the
tri-colored flag not to be its fort. No, no, i
we shall have no war.
Ten. minutes to Four.—'V'ne Bour e
has been crowded to excess, and much
agitated. Yet, though the funds declined,
the fall has been less considerable than ;
might have been expected. That Louis
Philipe and his advisers have the utmost
aversion to coming to blowswith America
and will do every thing in their power to
prevent a rupture s arcely any onedoul ts
but it is feared that the excit diChamber of
Deputies may reject the Bill again, and
on the other hand, most ofthe Americans
who are here, including some capitalists
of eminence, speak positively as to the
determination of the American Govern
ment to obtain the whole sum of 25,000,
OOOf. To aggrevatethese apprehensions
Mr. Livingston, the United States Minis
ter, has applied for his passports, and [
■m sure he intends leaving Paris this
night or to-morrow.
Most people understood from the Mon
iteurthat the. American Bill would be
presented to-day to the Deputies, but there
has been no House, and it will only be in
troduced to-morrow. It is said that the
Monitueur’s article was determined upon
by the arrival ofthe news ofthe American
Legislature having authorized the repri
sals applied for by General Jackson. 1
doubt it. A French Secretary, it is added
is to remain as Charge d’Affaires at
Washington, and an American Secretary
in the same capacity here.
A correspondent of the London Couri
er writes from Paris on the 10th of Janua
ry, as follows:
' The Government is much occupied with
lh® American question. It is said that
th® King and the Ilenae es Wells were
acquainted with the Presid nt’s ®
four days before it was in circulation u p
on Change. The King is verydesirou
lof paying the 25,000,000 f. one propo sa
1 which has been thought of was a subscrip
tion among the bankers and cap -’alists of
the Kingdom, and, among other things, it
is reported that the principal banking
house of Paris, in order to avoid a fall iu
’ the funds, would willingly give two mil
lions of francs. But as it appears that
this plan could not be carried into effect,
the project will, no doubt, be, again submit
■ rd to the Chamber, and it is possible that
i eventually it will be adopted. In the last
vote which took place upon it, M. Thiers,
I it is said, supported the opposition against
the Duke de Broglie, and now, should all
the partizians of the Ministry agree, the
project will be carried.
i SOMETHING MORE PACIFIC.
The N. Y. Evening Star says-—Below
! we give two letters from our correspond
, ent, one of IGth and another on the 18th,
!as the Orpheus was leaving the dock. In
I his last letter his adviecs from Paris are
: of a more pacific character, and in fact, as
. ter the first ebullitionof feeling is over, we
' think the French people will look at the
' I question in a calm light, and pass the in
demnity bill. Mr. Clay’s able report in
I the Senate, unanimously adopted, will we
j think, settle the matter when it arrives:
An extract of a letter of the 16th of Jan
uary, from an important source in Lon
don, to a gentleman in New Y’ork, Says;
•‘Mr. Serrurier, the Ambassador,
hasbeen recalled and Mr. Livingston noti
fiedthat his passpoits were ready for him
he required them.”
This step, though looking warlike, yet
' carries its salvo with it, as the Minister of
i Foreign Affairs at the same time told Mr.
, Livingston that the Government would
! recommendtbv Chambers to make the ap
propriation for the payment of the debt.
■ Il is the general impression here that the
; French will pay, if Congress does nothing
: this season ! I"
From our Liverpool Correspondent.
January, 18, 1835.—The Orpheus is
just getting under way: Since writing
my last dispatch to you, I have a letter
from Paris; from a confidential source.
The recall of the minister of France at
Washington was a measure decided upon
by the king and cabinet as a retaliatory
for the menaces of war contained in the
President’s message, and in order to afford
an opportunity to Congress to disclaim a
ny intention of issuing letters of marque
and reprisal against France, while the
treaty remained incomplete, in conse
quence ofthe Chambers not having acted
upon it. The passports to Mr. Living
ston, and his departure from France, is
the necessary consequence of the recall ol
M.Surrurier; but a Charge d’ Affaires re
mains in Paris. It is confidently believed
that the Chambers will pass the indemni
ty law, —certainly for fifteen, millions,
probobly the whole amount, on the ground
thatthe honor of France requires the ful
filment ofthe treaty before any steps are
taken ofa hostile character towards the
United States 2k very warm and pas
sionate debate will no doubt, ensue.
General Bernard is incessant in his
efforts to terminate the affair tranquilly,
and appease the feelings ofthe French
people, much exasperated, as they are, by
the impolitic threats of the President.
He every day represents, on the Bourse
aud in the Tuiileries, that Congress will
not, by any act, sanction the language ol
the President, and that while the Ameri
can people are desirous of obtaining the a
mount of indemnity, they have no idea of
! war.
I 1 hope that your Congress will be c'is
i erect in this matter. It is not the halit
of brother Jonathan to rush into a costly
contest, without calculating what is to be
■ gained or lost by it. A little address and
I management, a little playing off’aud ne-
gociation, would have succeeded much
better with a people so hot as the French,
than threats of war. At all events, you
will perceive that certain English jour
nals, of the tory stamp, are chuckling at
the idea of a war, and endeavor to widen
• the breach, and increase the irritation, by
pretending to have sympathies for the in
justice done to America.
1 My opinion is, thatthe money will be
I paid, especially if the action in either
branch of Congress shall discountenance
the warmth contained in the speech ol
the American President.
FRANCE.
1 Ihe intelligence from the Country is
of the most important character, and cal
culated to shake our hopes ofthe preserv
ation of piece. This news is contained in
eurVV ashington Letter,&consists princip
ally in the recall of M.Serurier.the French
Minister at Washington, and the offer ol
his passports to Mr. Livingston, our Min
ister at Paris, by the French King; and
the probable detention of our ships in the
ports of France, and blockade of our fleet
in the Mediteranean.
The following is an extract from the
letter of our Washington Correspondent,
alluded to above:
'■ But the most interesting occurrence
of this day, is the arrival of the express
from N. Y ork, through in fourteen hours
bringing the important intelligence, as I
understand, thatthe French Government
had offered Mr. Livingston his passports,
and bringing also orders recalling M Se
' rurier, from Washington: It is said that
our ships of war in the French portswill
be detained until it has been ascertained
what response has been made byCongress
to the President’s suggestion concerning!
reprisals; and another rumor is that our!
j Mediteranean squadron had got into Gib-1
ralter Bay. There is a bad feeling a-'
mongstthe French Navy officers towards
the officers of our Navy, as I learn from
Gentlemen who have recently co it e from
I- rance, and they will be very glad of a
pretext to give vent to that feeling, as 1
1 soon as the express arrived, th® Presi
j dent got into his carriage and drove to
j the capitol, to take counsel with some of
his confidential friends, and a consider
able sensation was produced when Mr.
Fojsyth came in the Senate Chamber and
made the fact known. There has been a
conference since that between some ofthe
; Officers and the Chairman of the Military
Committee ofthe Senate;and some per
; sons expected that a Message would be
sent to the two Houses before the adjourn
1 ment. As that, however,did not take place
I presume there will be some communi
cation on the subject to-morrow. Cer
tainly, things have worn all the afternoon
a very warlike appearance. It is true the
, bill has not yet been acted on in the Cham
ber of Deputies, so far as we have heard,
but is said that it was to be presented im
mediately, & thaf a prompt rejection of
it would follow. It is not impossible that
Louis Philippe may embrace the opportu
nity to make himself popular at home, by
sending in the bill, with the hope that it
may be promptly rejected, in consequence
of the tone adopted by the United States.
The question is.what will Congress do?
Many of the members are for passing an
act to prohibit the importation of French
goods, as the first step which is likely to
make France feel in her pocket, and thus
to tell her that we will trade no further
with her until she has paid her debts,and
shown a disposition to deal honestly. O
thers are for an instant belligerent atti
tude, and among these, as you have seen,
is Mr Adams.
From the Correspondence of the CharlcslonCourier
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.
In the Senate to-day, there was a little
debate on the subject of France, but it was
merely incidental, brief and cautious. —
The administration members declared
themselves ready for war. Mr. Webster
seemed to incl.ne to the same view. Mr.
Calhoun deprecated war as the worst evil
that could befal the country, and express
ed a hope that by a moderate and forbear
ing course, it might yet be avoided. The
debate was caused by a motion to print
some memorials from Massachusetts re
commending a non-importation act. The
bill to establish branches of the Mint, in
New Orleans, Georgia and South Caro
lina, was ordered to be engrossed in the
Senate ; and Mr Calhoun’s bill was pass
ed by a vote of 31 to 16.
About 5 o’clock the following commu
nication from Mr. Poindexter was laid be
fore the Senate by the Chair.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.
Sir —l address you, as the presiding
Officer of the Senate, on a subject involv
ing a criminal charge, highly injurious to
my moral character, and which, if true,
ought to cause iny expulsion from the au
gust body of which lam a member. An
article, in the form of a letter, from a per
son in this city to his correspondent in
New York, has found its way into the
public prints, and has already been widely
circulated through the country, alleging,
“ that the Administration was possessed
of depositions taken from three individuals,
who swear that Richard Lawrence, the
assassin, was seen by them in the private
room ofthe Hon George Poindexter,the
two days immediately anterior to his at
tempting the life of General Jackson.”
No one, I presume, sir, can mistake
the purpose for which these depositions
have been procured. The evident design
is to fix on me, the most infamous of all
crimes—that of having been accessary be
fore the fact, to an attempt to take the life
of the Chief Magistrate by the hand of
an Assassin ! I A charge so monstrous,
and so repugnant to the tenor of my past
life, resting simply on the authority of an
anonymous letter in the columns ofa news
paper, might well be placed to the general
account of the calumnies of the day,which
have, of late, been so freely cast on me,
and as such, would scarcely meet contra
diction from me. But the investigation
which I have thus given ot the conspira
cy against my character, has enabled me
to trace the authority on which the state
ment in the letter referred to was founded,
to a Member of the House of Representa
tives from Rhode Island, and the deposi
tions therein spoken of, have been taken at
the instance of the President himself.—
Having ascertained these facts, I deem it
to be a duty which loweto myself, to my
consituents, to society at large, and to the
Senate, to ask the appointment of a special
committee, clothed with power to send for
persons and papers, and to inquire into the
truth or falsehood of the chargeimputed to
me, in relation to the Chief Executive
Magistrate of the Nation, that, if found
guilty, I may no longer disgrace the seat
which I occupy in this body.
I have the honor to be,
With much respect,
Your most ob’dt. serv’t.
GEO. POINDEXTER.
WASHINGTON, FEB. 21.
Hon. Geo. Poindexter:
In reply to your note which I received
this morning, I am at liberty to state, in
answer to the interrogatory which you
have propounded—“ln whose hands did
you see the affidavits of which you speak?”
that the affidavits were by me read at the
House of the President of the United
States; they were handed to me in his i
presence, by a friend of his, by me return- j
ed to the President, and were put into his '
hands by the affiants themselves, as I have
been informed by him; and I am further
authorised to say, that other testimony of
the kind is expected.
Your most obedient servant,
DUTEE J. PEARCE.
Mr. Clay made some observations, and
moved for a Special Committee of five,
with power, &c. requesting not to be one.
The motion was unanimously agreed to, i
and Messrs. Smith, Mangum, King ot
Georgia, Wright and Tyler,were appoint
ed. i
Maryland, Frbtiary 17, 1835.
Messrs, Gales and Seaton.
Though far from the bustle and turmoil
ofyour city, I cannot feel indifferent to
what is almost constantly transpiring in
the Capital of the nation. The signs of
the times appear to me to be fearfully por
tentous. The countless abuses in dif
ferent departments of our once happy
Government, are of themselves sufficient
to humble every well wisher of his coun
try, and must, if continued, have a delete
rious effect on the moral sense cf the peo
ple. lam an old man and must be al
lowed to say, that some ofthe doctrine*
which appear to be iashionablc, and gam
ing, 1 fear, in Congress, are altogether
new. When, before the present time, did :
any one hear that an individual, or a
great nation, was likely to incur dishonor,
by the exercise of patience and forbear
ance with a debtor? Such a doctrine ap
pears to me to savor more of the savage
than the civilized state. I can easily com
prehend wbyadebtoi may be dishonored
by neglecting or refusing payment of a
claim acknowledged to be just, but I can
not find by what rule those are governed
who think a creditor stains his honor by
indulgence. We have it from high au
thority that “great men are not always
wise;” and|surely, if our great men were
to involve the country in war, under such
notions of honor, they would verify the
truth of the maxim. No! Let our Gov
ernment assume the payment of our citi
zens to the amount allowed by the French
Treaty, and hold the French Govern
ment debtor for the principal and interest
till paid. By this means all the world
would see who was in the wrong: and
depend upon it, France would feel herself
too unpleasantly situated to remain long
in her present attitude. But should our
Government unwisely bring about a war
with a friend and ally for the paltry con
sideration of a few millions, we shall lose
the advantage of having our adversary
viewed as in the wrong, and probably be
placed ourselves in that very unenviable
predicament. With great respect, your
friend. AN OLD FARMER,
Messrs. Editors:—The case of Bennet
Dula charged with having murdered and
robbed Wm. Patton, of Abbeville Dis
trict, South Carolina, on the Cumberland
Mountain near Jasper, in the month of
June, 1833, came on and was tried at the
late Circuit Court of Warren county, in
M’Minnville, Judge Caruthers presiding
It appeared in evidence that Patton had
left home in May, 1833 ou his way to the
Western country with a large qnantity ol
money,for the purpose of buying lands up
on which to settle himself and his friends
He fell in company with Dula at the
Gold Mines in Georgia, and they travel
led together from there to Tennessee.
The deceased and Dula stayed all night
together at CoLOattes’s on Sunday the 9th
June 1833. The next morning they left
Oattes’s in company and were seen trav
elling together, till they got within two or
three miles of the mountain. The deceas
ed was found murdered, back part of his
bead being horribly bruised and fractured
and the body concealed, near a public
road called Higginbottoin trace, at the
top of Cumberland Mountain about three
miles from Jasper, and near a spring
where it is supposed Dula and Patton had
stopped to get a drink of water. On the
10th of June same day the murder was
committed, Dula was seen riding the
horse of the deceased (which he had dis
figured by cutting off’his tail and hiding
hair) and in possession of a peice of Gold
that also was proved to be the propeity
of Patton. A heavy loaded horse-whip
with which it is supposed the murder was
committed was found(near the spring and
near the place where the deceased was
lying,)bent at the but end with blood and
hair sticking on it. which was proved to
be the one, or precisely like the one, Du
la had when they left the house of Col,
Oattes—and Dula had no whip when he
got to house next beyond the place where
the deceased was killed Dula also sta
ted, that the day after the deceased was
murdered he made a large sum of money
at the Gold Mines in Georgia, but did
not attempt to prove on trial that he made
one cent. He was also seen the next day
to be in possession of a gold watch, pre
cisely like Patton’s—andon ffie day pre
vious he had no watch. The saddle bags
of the deceased were found concealed a
bout a quarter ofa mile from the road,
but all the money had been taken out ot
them; supposed to be eight or ten thous
and dollars. There were many other
circumstances in the case, though these
were the prominent ones. The trial last
ed three days. The jury, after an able
and impressive charge from the Judge
resired, and in less than an hour returned ,
verdietguilty of murder in the firstdegree
—the penalty of which is death. The
Court has pronounced the sentence of the
law in accordance with the verdict of the
jury, from which the accused took an ap
peal to the next supreme Court ofSparta,
which sits in August next.
Counsel for the prosecution, John B
M’Cormick, Attorney General, James
Campbell, N. B. Baird and Hopkins L.
Turney. For the accused, Charles Rea
dy, Richard Nelson, Henderson Yoakum
and James P. Thompson.— Columbia Ob
server,
A Doctor in Scotland was employed
by a poor man, to attend his wife, who
was dangerously ill. The Doctor gave
a hint amounting to a suspicion that he
would not be paid. “I have, says the
man to the Doctor, “five pounds, and if
you kill or cure you shall have it.” The
woman died under the Doctor’s hands;
and after a reasonable time he called for
his five pounds. The man then said
“Did you kill my wife?” “No.” “Did
you cure her?” “No.”—“Then,” said
the poor man, you have no legal demand”
and turned upon his heel.
AUGUSTA,
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1835.
The ground has been frozen since our last
publication—in tha shade all day.
The further sale of the Hamburg lots
has been postponed till 24th inst.
The Theatrical and Circus Corps closed their
seasons here on Saturday night last. The for
mer, we learn, will go to Charleston —the latter
to Columbia, S. C. Their efforts here have
had their reward. We should be glad to sec
Mr. Sol. Smith and his company back again.
Such misfortunes as ours, in breaking down
the outside form of our paper, may be laughed
at.We can scarcely laugh at it, but others may.
One says, we have hung our banner on the
outer wall—the Courier is no longer uncommit
ted on the presidential question—it is too plain
ly for Judge White. Not so fast, says another ;
at most, it is but half tor Judge White. There
is no appearance of Clay, or any other soiling
material, on one side, says a third, I may as
safely sav it is for Judge Make Clean. And so
the wits torment us. Even our Pressman must
be cracking his jokes. YVe observed to him on
Friday, that the side he was working off, looked
very black. T’other side, sir, said he, is pale
enough. These are some ofthe ills that print
ing is heir to. We shall soon end’em.
Florida Coffee. — A friend, lately in Charles
ton, has given us some of the seed, which we
have distributed among our friends. It is not,
in appearance, like the Cuba coffee, though the
French and Spaniards of Florida are said to
prefer it. It may be a good substitute—better
than parched rye, &c. If it should not be entire
ly equal to the Cuba article, its easy cultivation,
as we are informed it may be raised in all the
cotton-growing countries, will afford a cheap
beverage for our servants and others. We do
not know its botanical character, or whether it
belongs to the same family of plants. Its culti
vation seems to be important, as the seed is now
selling in Charleston at s>2 per lb.
Wylie P. Clark hasbecome associated with
Mr. Gukrry in conducting the Columbus Senti
nel.
We understand eight Shad were caught on
yesterday, in the traps just above this city. They
are the first of the season—at least one month
behind the usual period of their visit.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
VtJRY IMPORTANT FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship Orpheus, Capt. Bursley, ar
rived at New York from Liverpool, bringing
accounts to the 17th ult. inclusive.
Intelligence of the most absorbing interest has
been received by this arrival, in relation to ths
state of our affairs with France.
Extracts of Letters.
New York, Feb. 19.—The packet ship Or
pheus, which left Liverpool 18th Jan,, has
brought the very unexpected news of the recall
of the French Minister from Washington, and
of the departure of the American Minister from
Paris. This news leaves very little hope ot the
continuation of intercourse between the two
countries, you will therefore consider all our
orders for France cancelled; if you have bought
any thing, ship only by British or other neutral
vessel, or in default, forward the goods here,”
New York, Feb. 17.—The Orpheus arrived
last evening from Liverpool, and brought us
the news that the French Government had of
fered Mr. Livingston his passports, and that in
consequence, he was to leave Paris on the 15th
January.
The Liverpool market had receded o£ what
it had advanced previously. Imports large.—
Sales moderate.
New York, Feb, 19. —We hasten to advise
you ofthe receipt of our Paris letters, this morn
ing, to the 14th January, which confirm the in
telligence that our Minister at Paris, Mr. Liv
ingston had redhis passports, and that in conse
quencc,he was to leave Paris on the fifteenth of
January.
“The Liverpool market had receded of what
it had advanced previously. Imports large
Sales moderate.”
“New York, Fer. 19 —We hasten t» advise
you ofthe receipt of our Paris letters, this morn
ing, to the 14th January, which confirm the in
telligence that our Minister at Paris, Mr. Liv
ingston, had been notified that his passports were
ready, and that the French Minister at Wash
ington was ordered nome. This intelligence
1 think, at least for the present, should stop all,
business transactions with France.”
“New Yrok, Feb. In the expectation of anon
intercourse act, the owners of Havre Packets
have directed their friends at Havre to appoint
an agent at antwerp,as they think of giving their
packets that direction.
“The decision ofthe French Government has
produced here as much sensation as did the tone
of the President’s Message in Paris, The un
derwritets at Liverpool had refused to insure A
merican vessels,
“French Goods have advanced considerably.
French Bills are bought in speculation at
1'5,33.”
Liaerpool, Jan. 17. —The recall of the French
Minister at Washington is important, and will
throw the course erf proceeding upon your Legis
lature, which, we trust and believe will be tern,
per ate. It is probable ihe Chamber of Deputies
will make some specific offer of compensation;
which, if they do, it may be wise to accept, rath
er than hazard a destructive war. British ship
ping would certainly derive much benefit from
war between France and the United States, but
trade would thereby be thrown out of its cus
tomary channel, and become hazardous and
uncertain.
Liverpool, Jan. 17.—1 refer you to all the
London Morning papers,that arrived here this
morning, you will observe that the French Gov
ernment has recalled their Minister from Wash
ington, and gave the United States Minister at
Paris his passports. It was understood, howev
er much the French King wishes to avoid war
it cannot be avoided, as the French deputies will
not acknowledge and pay the debt due to the
United States and that your government will
not brook any reduction in the amount or any
further delay.”
“Liverpool, Jan. 15.—Up to the»Bth inst. we
had a good demand for Cotton, and prices fur
ther advanced id a |d per lb but since then our
market has been flat, and the quantity offerihg
more than adequate to the demand; in conse
queace of which, prices have given way jd at
|d. per lb. but are still higher than on the 31st
ult. Trade at Manchester is fully as encoura
ging and satisfactory as is usual at this season of
the year. The transactions in the new crop of
upland range from 9d. to lOd. chiefly 9f a9f
for fair quality: and. in the new crop of Orleans
from 9J to 10with small lots of the fine at lid
chiefly 9J a lOd per. lb.
Liverpool, Jan. 15.—Importssince Friday a
bout 42,000 bales, and sales 13,000 bales, at ra
ther softer prices.” -
Liverpool, Jan. 16. Men’s minds have been
so much unsettled by the rise in price on this
side and on yours, and by the fluctuation in the
prospects ofthe extent ofthe crop, that we fear
it is going to be a dangerous year in the Cotton
Trade, and we see noway of effectually guard
ing againts the increased risk,but by keeping a
looffrom doing much in it, until prices fall toa
moderate rate.
Although much variety of opinion seems
still to prevail inthe United States as to the ex
tent of the crop, and interest seems to bias the
most of tne parties at the present moment, on
what they say oa that point, yet from all we can
perceive, we think it would hardly be prudent
to act under the supposition that it will be much
short of 1,300,(XX) bales ; and if so, the propor
tion sent to Great Britain will not be less than
75,000 bales. We shall most certainly have an
increase from India, and 30,000 a 40,000 moio
from the Brazils, and perhaps some increase
likewise from Egypt; so that all apprehension
ot scarcity, (mainly raised by the reported in
jury at one time done to your crop,) has now
vanished and it would rather seem to be proba
ble that our aggregate supply this year will b<
fully if it do not exceed, any further in
crease that can reasonably be anticipated to take
place in the consumption.
I he import of American Cotton fast year was
731,000, and the quantity taken out ofthe mar
ket <30,000, viz.: 685,000 for the home trs<}? (
and 45,500 for export. But taking into account
the difference of stock in the hands of the trade
at the end of the year, the actual consumption
of American Cotton must have been about 700,-
000. The scarcity and extremely high price of
Brazil, tended to throw the consumption more
upon American—the same' circumstances will
not exist in a like degree this season, and there
fore, if we presume that 75,000 may be required!
in 1835 for consumption and export together,
we think it will be a pretty liberal allowance.
All idea of scarcity having subsided,prices will
of course be regulated, as usual, by the relative
proportion between the supply and the demand ;
and as the advance was founded on the idea of
scarcity, any support to the market from such
an idea is now withdrawn, and we think we
must expect the prices to give way considerably
in the course ofthe ensuing two or three months
We doubt if shipments laid down here at Bid. a
9jd. as in quality, will be free from all risk of
loss, and as far as we are concerned, we should
feel no great desire to be doing much even on
these terms, which must still be looked upon to
be comparatively high rates. Bujifshipments
‘aid down here at Bd. a9d. per lb. as in quality,
we should consider it to be pretty safe, and
should be inclined to do something considera
ble in it. If the crop, after all, be only about 1,-
200,009, then, in such case, somewhat higher'
rates would be Warranted,
Liverpool, Jan. 16.—1 n our respects of Bth
inst., we stated that the operations in our Cot
ton market had been nearly suspended, owin#
to the proceedings attendant upon a general E
lection, and although the cause is now in!a
great measure removed, still the effect remaias,
and the daily transactions are upon a limited
scale. In the mean time a change of weather
has brought in heavy supplies, that were known
to beat hand, and our import this weekainohni*
to amounts to about 41,000 bale*, of which 39,-
000 bales are from the United States ; this cir
cumstance, which at any other time would offer
nothing extraordinary to comment upon, may,
nt the present'moment, owing to thepartiular
situation of our stuck, held iu a great measure
by speculators but little acquainted with thr ar
ticle, has more than its due influence on prices.
We notice a strong disposition to realise, even
the late importationsand holders, in their anx
iety to effect sales, have generally submitted' ton
decline of id. a fd. upon our last quotations.—
The trade have not, however, been induced by
this reduction, to resume their usual purchases,
as they look for a further and more material de
cline, and which the late favorable accounts
respecting the estimate of your present crop,
gives a fair ground to warrant.
From the Manufacturing Districts we have
nothing of any interest to communicate ; busi
ness is as active as can be expected at this sea
son of the year. The consumption is going on
at the usual rate, and the stock of the raw ma
terial in the interior, must of late have expe
rienced aconsiderable reduction.
Imports.— The import since the Ist January is
55,724 bales, of which 44,574 are American: a
gainst the same period in 1834, 36,062 baleu
of which, 27,510 were American.
Stock. — The present stock is estimated at 171,-
730 bales, of which 127,000 bales are American;
against the same time last year, 195,400 bale«,of
which 121,200 are American.
Liverpool, Jan. 17. —The sales of the week
ending last evening, amounted to 13,600 bales,of
which 5400 were Uplands.
The packet ship Sovereign, Capt. Griswold,
sailed from London on the Bth January for
New York, made the land of Long Island on
Monday, 16th inst. and during a storm of sleet,
on the following day, she went ashore atSquam
Beech, 30 miles below Sandy Hook. On Tues
day and Wednesday, all the erew (and passen
gers 25 in number) got od shore, except one
passenger, who perished in th* breakers. On
Wednesday evening, the ship lay 100 yards from
the shore bilged, and will probably be lost; but
if the weather continued mild, it was hoped
that a large portion of the cargo would be saved.
She had on board two or three hundred thou«
sand dollars worth of liquors, dry goods, &c. be
sides one or two hundred thousand dollars worth
of gold. A steam boat had been despatched to
her assistance.
A Paris paper of January 14, states, that
“ Mr. Middleton, Secretary to the American
Legation at Madrid, arrived in Paris on the
12th, with inscriptions for 12,000,000 reals de
livered by Spain in pursuance of the new treaty
between the two Powers for liquidating the
claims of American citizens upon Spain.
Among the items of foreign intelligence in
the Gazette, we find it stated that confidential
instructionshave been sent to the sea-ports, and
principal commercial towns of the Kingdom of