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EDITED E.ID PCBI.ISIIED WEEKLY, BT IIARKISO\ & DIVERS. t / r v pni .v i er s. [ruRTHE SOOTHERS MIALIM] A PRAOHENT.-Hy J. R. T. Once bright, to me the world is now An arid waste ; and stranger ! thou Canst read, in this pale cheek And withered form and sunken eye, A tale of sorrow, such as I Nor mortal else can speak. Iladst thou but seen me in my youth, You'd ask no voucher for my truth. The “ Flower of the vale,” “ The lovely maid,” “ The pretty Sue ” They called me; and my mirror, too, Endorsed the pleasing tale. Caressed hymen of noble birth, Os fame, of fortune, wit and worth And Fashion's favored fair. No central light, in spleudors played O'er Fashion's circles, were the 11 Maid Os Blootniugdale” not there. Many a knightly courtier bowed Obsequious at my feet and vowed Himself my captive slave, And yet of all that gallant throng Who bowed, to none my heart or tongue Responsive tokens gave. Yet one I loved, most truly loved, A modest youth who never moved In Fashion's circles gay. A youth of manly form ; and mind Os highest mould ; and heart as kind And meek, as gentle May. Old Plutus, marking at his birth, His mental wealth, his moral worth, The hopeless task declined, With gold, or aught in his domain T’ enhance, by value of a grain, Such treasures of the mind. Though poor, as wealth by somo is deemed, Yet rich in all that's well esteemed •• Of-Earth, beyond tbV.sJfy.; • Though dweller in this vale of tears, . The Impress bright of higher spheres illumed his naagic eys. -*"• I i\ever told my love ; nor he, If words, alone, avowals he Os Holy Love. But ah'! • Like sunlight on the magic screen, •His glances piercing deep within, Portrayed his imago there. Suspecting, Ire, whoso honored name By birth, I bore, that love's pure flame Had fused our hearts in one, Made oath, he'd sooner die, or see Mo dead, than should Alonzo bo My partner, or his son. Alonzo heard. Too proud -to sue, Where rudely scorned, he said “ Adieu Good Sir ! and thou fair Maid." On Fame’s proud heights his eagle-glance Ho bent, and plucked a laurel thence, A wreath that ne'er shall lade. I pinod in thought, my being gone, Its chambers silent, drear and lone, Like old deserted halls In desert place, whose tenants, fled, Leave mournful portraits of the dead L'pon their gloomy walls. Pale Autumn came. Its chilling breeze Untied the vestments of the trees Arid every floweret fair, With frosty fingers, blanching, first, The verdure, which it doomed to dust, Then, laid it lowly there. Like one decreed by Fate to he For aye, 1 felt ; yet made to sco The only hope of aught ' To bless—the only flower that bloomed To cheer life’s thorny waste, thus doomed To perish into naught. - ... • * « « « The Stars roll on. My bridal day, Tlis passed ; for stern paternal sway Had Forced me, pledge my hand To one of rank and wealth and fame, Derived from proud ancestral name ; A lordling of the laud. Hi* form wa* chiseled well, 'tis true ; And mind he had; a mind,that knew Starched etiquette, and rules Os Fashion’s court, and witty cant And parior-alang, and idle rant Imbibed at city schools. But oh ! his wintry heart ! so cold ; It froze, like fabled grot of old, Soft words, as legends say. And yet to him no season came, Os vernal bloom, and genial flame, To thaw the chill away. His whisper was the ague-breath, His touch the icy touch of Death Which made my blood retreat, And all life's playful fluids start In terror to my spasmed heart, And bade no pulse to beat. • • * » * * * * Old Time rolled on; Dark Winter came and passed. -Anon, Came mellow gales and bloom An 4 birds and so«g. —But zephyrs sweet ‘And flowers and all, were objects meet To mock my hopeless doom. * * * • * ESP M. Bernard, a socialist orator, lias been convicted of a libel on Gen. Lamori* ciere, and fined lOOf. M. Clianvelet, pre sident of .tlie club of Heine Blanche, lias fled from a fine of lOOOf. for insulting the commissary of police. From the Californio Star. THE Cl ri OP SAS PR iWCiSCi). \ erha Buena, (San Fran: isco), the name of our town, which means "good herb, ’ is situated on the southwest aide of the principal arm of Sian Francisco bay, about five miles from the ocean, on a nar row neck of land, varying from four to ten miles in width—the narrowest place be ing sixteen miles in length, extending from the point formed by the bay and the ocean to the valley of San Jose. The site of the town is handsome and commanding —being an inclined plane of about a mile in extent from the water’s edge, to the hills in the rear. Two points of land— one on each side, extending into the bay, form a crescent or a small bay, in the shape of a crescent in front, which hears the name of the town. These points af ford a fine view of the surrounding coun try—the snow-capped mountains in the distance—the green valleys beneath them —the beautiful, smooth and unruffled bay in front and on either side, at once burs upon the eye. There is in front of the town a small island, rising high above the surface of the bay, about two miles long, and one wide, which is covered the great er part of the year with the most exuber ant herbage of untrodden freshness. This little isluud is about three miles from the shore. Between it and the town is the principal anchorage. Here vessels of all nations rest in safety and peace, and their flag- are displayed by the aromatic breeze. 1 wo hundred yards from the shoie, there is twenty-four feet water, and a short dis tance beyond that as many fathoms. The beach immediately in Iron of the now bu siness part of die town is shelving; hut it will no doubt in a short time be filled up and become the most valuable part cf the place. The climate here is, in the wiu:er, which is the rainy season, damp and cliilly.-*- During the balance of the year it is dry, but chilly, in consequence of the continual strong winds from the nor h and northeast. There is but little variation in the atmos phere throughout the year, the thermom eter ranging from fifty five to seventy de grees Fahrenheit. Yerba Buena is one of tlie most healthy places on the whole coast of the Pacific. The salubrity of the clima'c—beauty of the site of the town— its contiguity to the mouth of the bay— the finest harbor on the whole coast in front—the rich and beautiful country a lound it, all conspire to render it one of the best commercial points in the world. The town is new, having been laid out in 1839 by Captain Ji hn Vigeot; and, not withstanding all the troubles in the coun try, has gradually increased in size and importance. It now contains a popula tion of about five hundred permanent cit izens. Two years ago there were but about two hundred. Three miles south is the M issiott Dolores on the Mission creek, surrounded by a small valley of rich and beautiful land. The water from this creek can be easily brought by means cf aque ducts to any point to supply vessels. For the supply ol the citizens, the best of well water is obtained in every part of the town, by boring the distance of forty feet. In going south from Yerba Buena, the traveler passes over tlie narrow neck of land ; a most delightful region, interspers ed with hills, valleys and mountains—the valleys rich and beautiful—the hills cov ered with tall pines, red wood and cedar, that have vt ithstood the tempests and whirlwinds of a century, and the moun tains rising in majestic grandeur to the clouds. In passing out, the valley of San Jose opens to the view in all the loveli ness of the climate of Italy and beauty of tlie tropics. This valley is about sixty nines in length, and ten in width. The Puebla, which means an incorporated town, is the principal place of business for tho valley, and is about five miles from Santa Clara, tho landing on the bay, or as it is termed here, “ the embarcadaro.” Passing on from here northeast, the traveler in a few hours’ ride reaches the Straits, which separate the Susisun bay, firmed by the confluence ofilie Sacramen to and San Joaquin rivers, from that of San Pablo. Here it seems that the accu mulated waters of a thousand years had suddenly rent the opposing mountains a sunder, and flowed with tremendous force to the great bosom of the deep. On the north side of the bay, from the Straits to Sousilitn, is one of the finest districts of country in all Upper California. Next to Yerba Buena, Sousilito is the best point on the whole bay for a commercial town. It is seven miles a little east of north from this place, on the opposite side of the bay, and lias long been a watering point for vessels. An attempt has recently been made to lay oft' and build up a town at the straits to supercede tlie last mentioned places. It will no doubt, however, be an entire failure, San Francisco being the safest and most commodious harbor on the entire coast of tlie Pacific. Some point on it must be the great mart cf the West ern \\ orld. \\ e believe \ erba Buena is the point, commanding as it does now all the trade of the surrounding country, and there being already a Targe amount of cap ital concentrated here. The town of Yer ba Buena is called in some of the old maps of the couniry, San Francisco. It is not known by that name here, however. The town takes its name from an herb to he found all around it, which is said to make good tea. and possessing excellent medi cinal qualities ; it is called Good Herb, or Yerba Buena. Carrying off a Sheriff. — We learn from tlie New Orleans papers that a Sliir i(T in Louisiana lately was directed to at tach the steamer Mclvim, hound for Cali fornia, and went on board for the purpose of serving the writ on the captain. While j on board, the boat left the wharf with the' olßcer on board. The Season for Fading. —We allow ourselves to misca culate the appropriate season for fading. Our imagination pla ces that season in old age. Most delusiv ly! for surely that cannot be taken as the appropriate season, long previously to which the grand majority actually do fade into dissolution. Those who live to quite an advanced old age are so vastly smaller a proportion, that it were most absurd to take them as representatives of the human lot, in respect to life. The comparison the leaves here fail. The entire of the foliage of the forest dires continue on to tlie late period which none of it can survive Not so in the case of human beings. The great majoriiy of them are not appointed to leach what are we accustomed to regard as the late autumn of life. And, therefore, young persons should not calculate on that as even a probability. Let them consider how few comparatively are left to the mere wearing out by time ! On the field of life there are a thousand things in operation to anticipate time. And these are to be taken into the account, and as forming the far greater part of it, in conjecturing at any probable term for the duration of life And if these be taken into the account, bow very limited is the term of probation ! —John Foster. Immroving Time.— Few seem to be fully aware of the importance of improving time. Yet there are those among the most considerate, who know how to appreciate the value of it. They evince this in their efforts to good, and to be useful in jhe world. I title*. 11 lie conduct of all tends to convince every one the necessity of improving time, could they fully realize how soon there days on earth would be ended. This idea is often overlooked, this is perhaps one prominent reason why so many permit hours, days, and even weeks to run to waste I finnan were cieated for no other purpos than to spend his time in idleness, it would not be so strange to see people manifesiing so little coneern about improving the pass ing moments. But as God lias enjoined it upon man to improve the talents cammit ted to his taust, it is astonish ing to see multiiudes ltving as though no such duty was imposed upon tnem. Time should be improved to the best advantage or but little will be accomplished. Time must be improved, or the cause of truth will suf fer great loss. In short any person who neglectsmaking efforts to promote, advance and extend the cause of truth, in literary attainments or otherwise, is guilty of a mor al wrong, and may expect to make but lit tle advancement tovva:ds happiness in this world and for this neglect perhaps, may look back with regret in a dying hour, anil die degraded as they lived ; consequently, unprepared to make that advancement in a spiritual world that they otherwise might have done. Therefore, what our hands fiiideth to do, let us do it with ou might. Gen. Washington and Loud Erskine. —A volume was presented to Gen. Wash ington, in 1797, by Thomas, Lord Ers kine, on a blank page of which he wrote the following note, containing perhaps, the happiest eulogium of the many virtues bestowed upon that great and won derful man : “ Sir, —I have taken the liberty to in troduce your august and immortal name in a short sentence which is to lie found in the book I send you. I have a large acquaintance among the most valuable and exalted classes of men, hut you are the only human being for whom 1 ever felt an awful reverence. 1 sincerely pray God to grant a long and serene evening to a life so gloriously devoted to the happiness of the world.” Major Dade’s Sword. —lt affords us heartfelt pleasure to announce the proba ble recovety of Major Dade’s sword, a noble relic of a most noble and gallant officer, who with almost his entire command, fell a victim to savage ferocity in Florida. Soon after the horrible massacre of Dade s command, this sword was found by a soldier in Florida, where it had pro bably been lost by the Indians, and was purchased by the late J antes T. Gray, Esq. of this city, who shortly previous to his death gave it to Col. G. H. Talcott, to be restored to the widow of its unfortunate owner. Much credit is due to Col. Tal cott for his persevering efforts to identify this valuable relic, and to obtain it for her who will treasure it with a melancholy fondness which she alone can feel.—Au gusta Chronicle. Everglades of Florida. —One of the subjects recently discussed in Congress, is that of a proposition that the land embrac ed under this term, shall be ceded to the State of Florida, on condition that the State shall drain them, and in draining them, make a canal in which vessels may save the passage round the Peninsula of Florida and the dangers connected with it. These everglades ore one eighth of the land of the whole State. We hope that the Canal will he dug at any rate. A Mysterious Return.— Mr. Richard D. Doran, a merchant of Harpet’s Ferrv, whose mysterious disappearance some few years since has been a matter of comment, returned to his former home on Saturday last. Tie has been spending most of his time in Glasgow, Scotland. It is a sin<m. lar case, and will produce some judicial proceedings. Supposing that he had cith er died, or been murdered in Philadelphia, his estate, being a very considerable one, had passed into the hands of administra tors, and wo presume entirely settled so far as the agents of the court were con cerned, leaving a large surplus just in process of distiibution among his legal re presentatives.— Charlestown I \t. Spirit. Intfrfsti'G Incident. — The follow ' ing incident is no ed in the National In el ligencer: The delegation of Chippewa chiefs and warriors were shown round the Capitol on Friday, by their intelligent agent and in terpreter Major J. B. Martell. They fre quently expressed their wonder and admi ration at the extent and grandeur of the building,and the slpendid’paintingsstrong ly attracted their attention. Fr<-tn the Ca pilol they proceeded to the Statue of Washingmn, followed by a crowd of ladies and gentlemen. They went up to the front of the statue and gazed at it for some minutes, with looks of deep interest depic ted upon their painted faces; then sitting down facing the statue, one of the chiefs, O-ska-ba-wiss, filled his splendid pipe of Peace and held it out towards the sia'ue, saying: “My Great Father, Ave all shake hands with you; we have travelled a long way through the great country that you ac quired for your people by the aid of the Great Spirit. Your people have become very great—our people have become very small, may the Great Spirit, who gave you success, now protect us and grant us the favor we ask of our Father who now fills the high place first occupied by you.” This simple supplicatory address was faithfully interpreted to the by standers by Major Martell, who, in his gentlemanly manner, appeared there, as he does every where, exceedingly well. Maternal Love. —A thrilling incident is related in the Dayton (O.) Journal. On Sunday morning, the house of Mr. Wed dle, in Dayton, caught the absence I of both Mr. W. and bis w ife. Ali tie daughter of four or five years, had been left rocking the cradle, in which was the babe. The little girl easily escaped, but the infant was in the burning house. Several persons tried to penetrate to and rescue it but were driven back by the ex cessive heat. But a woman came rush ing to the spot from a neighbor’s—she threw water over her clothes, and drew her wet apron hastily over her head, rush ed in and returned in a moment—the child in her arms and safe. It was the moth er—of course it was—every mother’s heart will tell her that. What Constitutes a Gentleman.— “Hallo, you man with a pail and frock,” said a British officer, as he brought his fiery steed to a stand in front of Governor Chit tenden’s dwelling, “ can you inform tne whether his honor, the Governor of Ver mont, resides here “ Lie does,” was the response of the man, still wending his way to the pig sty. Isliis honor at home !” con inued the man of spurs. “ Most certainly,” replied the man of the frock. 44 Take my horse by the bit, then,” said the officer. “ I have business to transact with vour master.” Without a second bidding, the man did as requested, and the officer alighted and made his way to the door and gave the pannel several hearty raps with the butt of his whip—for, be it known, in those days of republican simplicity, knockers and bells, like servants, were in but little use. The good dame of the house an swered the summons in person ; and hav ing seated the officer, and ascertained his desire to see the Governor, departed to inform her husband of the guest’s arrival; but on ascertaining that the officer had made aliitcliing-post of her husband, she immediately returned and informed him that the Governor was engaged in the yard, and could not very well wait upon liis honor and his horse at the same time! The predicament of the officer can be bet ter imagined than described. Pirates in the West Indies. —The Captain and crew of the British schooner Bittern, arrived at Yarmouth, N.S.,ashort time ago, from the West Indies, and give the following account of the loss of their vessel: About the 22d of December, when oft' Sabea, near St. Thomas, they discov ered near them a raking, piratical looking schooner, filled with negroes, which sailed around them several times, apparently to reconnoitre, and endeavored to draw them from the land. From the proceedings on board the slrange vessel, the captain and crew of the Bittern had no doubt that the supposed pirates intended to board their vessel; and, therefore, as soon as r.ight set in, they abandoned her, taking with them what money and valuables they could car ry in a boat, and landed at Sabea. The Governor the next day dispatched a schoo ner in pursuit of the pirate. Both the Bittern and the pirate vessel had, however, disappeared. It is supposed that the pi rates boarded the Bittern, robbed her of all that was valuable, and then scuttled her. The crew of the Bittern were taken to Yarmouth in the British schooner Osier. Independance of Principle.— Lord Erskine was distinguished through life for independance of principle, for scrupulous adherence to truth, lie once explained the rules of his conduct, which ought to be engraven on every heart. He said : “ It was a first cammand and counsel of my earliest youth always to do vvliat my conscience told me to be a duty, and leave the consequence to God. I shall carry with me the memory, and I trust the prac tice, of this parental lesson to the grave. 1 have hi herto followed it, and I have no reason to complain that my obedience to it lias been a temporal sacrifice. I have found it, on the contray, the road to pros perity and wealth, and I shall point out the same path to my children for their pur suit.” Caught in tub Act.— We saw a funny sjiectacle the other dav. A dozen omni buses, with their live freight were about starting on a Pic-nic, when a yeung wo man ran hastily up and said to a gentle man of the party who had jus. seated him self cozily by the side of a pertty girl.— Here, sir, I want to know what right you have to he going on picnic, and your wife and child at home 1 ?’ ‘Hush, Sophia,’ vvhispeted the gentle man, hastily getting out of the omnibus, ‘hush the people will hear you.’. 4 Who cares if they do ! Why did’nt you think of the people, or of me, or your child, instead of running offto picnics with other women ? * W ell—there—now—dont’t— ’ ‘But 1 will though ! And as for you miss i you ever dare to look at my husband again I'll— ‘I didn’t look at him, ma’am, trem plingly replied the poor girl; 1 tho’t he was a single man when he asked me to iro on a picnic with him.’ ‘So you’ve begun your didoes, have you, my lark ?’ exclaimed the wife : ‘you’ve begun your didoes have you? So—so—l’ll give you a lesson which you’ll remember (taking him by the ears) —now walk with me !’ The poor fellow writhed and implored, but his better half kept her hold,and walk ed oft home, the laughter and jeers of the whole party ringing in his ears at evry step. We wnuld’nt have stood in that poor fellow's boots that day; no, not for the privilege < f listening to the best sermon ever preached. —Phifuelelpha City I cm. True Labor.— 44 The wealth of a com munity,’ says M r. Caiman, in the last num ber of his excellent work on European Agriculture, “is its labor, its productive labor. A man is not the richer for houses, which he cannot occupy ; lands which he cannot use; money that he cannot spend. He might own a continent in the moon, but what would that avail him ? He might die of starvation in the vaults of the Bank of England, or in the undisturbed posses sion of the richest of the mines of Peru. Labor is the great source and instrument of subsistence and wealth.” Classical. —Before leaving Troy, King Meuealus offered liis daughter as a victim to the gods, in order to win propitious breezes for the voyage home. We are reminded of this in modern society, when we hear of some match-making paren', sacrificing liis daughter to “raise the wind.” gCP Greenough’ss’atue of Washington, which stands in Iront of the Capitol of the United States, seems to be doomed to a speedy decay. The action of the weather and the imperfect character of the marble, have been the cause of serious mutilations, which now disfigure this choice piece of sculpture. St?* The Ledger contains an impromp tu by a correspondent, on the election of Augustus Drum, Esq., over Johnston, in the 20th Senatorial District: Strange requisites for making laws, Pervade the minds of some— And Johnston’s left at home because He could not beat—A Drum. UP’ The Library of Congress now com prises 45,000 volumes, arranged in chap ters, in which all branches of human learn ing are well represented. During the ses sion of Congress it is open every week day, from nine o’clock until the two Houses adjourn for the day, and when [ Congress is not in session, three days in tlie week. The Alpine Horn. —The Alpine Horn ( says an exchange paper) is an instru ment made of the bark of a cherry-tree, and, like a speaking trumpet, is used to convey sounds to a great distance. When the last rays of the sun gild the summit of the Alps, the shepherd who inhabits the highest peak of these mountains takes his horn, and cries with a loud voice, 44 Praised be the Lord.” As soon as the neighbor ing shepherds hear him,they leave their huts and repeat the words. The sounds are prolonged many minutes, while the echoes of the mountains and grottoes of the rocks, repeat the name of God. Ima gination cannot picture any thing more solemn and sublime than this scene. Dur ing the silence that succeeds, the shepherds bend their knees and pray in the open air, and then retire to their huts to rest. The sunlight gilding the tops of these stupen dous mountains, upon which the vault of heaven seems to rest; the magnificent scenery around, and the voices of the shepherds sounding from rock to rock the praise of the Almighty, must fill the mind of every traveller with enthusiasm and awe. ICT* Nitocris, queen of Babylon, built her supulclne over the most eminent gate in the city; and caused to be engraved upon her tomb: “ What being soever comes after me and shall have no money, let him open this sepulchre and take thence much as he pleases : but let him not open it unless he want, for he shall not find it for his advantage.” Dairus, long after finding this inscription, broke open the se pulchre ; but instead of treasure, he only found this inscription within: 44 Unless thou were a wicked man, and basely cov etous, thou wouldst never have violated tho dormitories of the dead.” OCT An ingenious Englishman havitm invented a method of splitting a sheet of paper, the Governor of the Bank of Eng. land sent him a pound note, much worn, to test liis skill. He delived it next day, most scientifically and beautifully dissected intotwo notes. This is equal to hait-splitt |C7* Mr. Walsh, the Parish pondent of the Living Age, gives the fi,| lowing interesting account of the l a | e Presidential election : The peasantry of the interior, marched to the polls with their Napoleon tickets at the end of cleft sticks and drums beating - in many directions, when asked about their choice they answered : “w e and not mean to vote for a republican, have had enough of the republic.” “ W e |l then, they were told, if yuu do want th e republic, vote for Bonaparte.” Ycster day, I asked the worthy tailor whom I have employed for many years, and who is an officer in the national guards, how he voted. 44 For Napoleon to be sure" When he perceived I was not edified h e added: 44 Possibly it was stupid on'mv part; hut, in truth, I could no lunger bear with tins cursed republic.” Sqch was the feeling of the burgeois in general. Os the memory of the Emperor N\r o leon, among the French, Mr. Walsh “ \ ou must have travelled over France as 1 have done in every direction, to com prehend how mementoes, in the forms of pictures, busts, inscriptions, almanacs, nar ratives, songs L cal honors are multiplied and diffused ; not a private or public edi fice in which his name and image do not predominate. Thirty-three years have elapsed since his reign ; his omnivorous and iron despotism is forgotten ; his vete i ans and all the retired soldiery spread is rural districts, have constantly turned the national spirit, so enamored of war and glory, to the homage which make nearly the business o'' their lives ” 3 M~A~C O N , GT SATURDAY MORNING, FEB 24, NOTICE.—The “ SOUTHERN MUSEUM?. Office has been removed loOießi-lek Italia. Ing. at the Corner of Cotton Avenne and Elrst Street, formerly occupied us the “Re public” Office. Ej See Postscript for Foreign JVetcs. (Jj* tCTVVc have been requested to state that the Rev. P. A fJTRoBEi., Lutheran Missionary hsi located in this city, and will Preach every Sab oatii Morning atiu Afternoon, at the usual hours, in the City Council Room. (O The Hon. J.. D. Tracy, ex-Judgc of the Elint Circuit, died in this city on Tuesday last lie was a native of Connecticut, but for tlie last twenty years, he lias resided in Macon. Cotton Receipts at Savannah— Tlie total receipts ol Cotton at Savannah, up to the 21st inst. were 231,260 bales this year, against same time last year, i took on hand 47,!>89 bales against 34,674 bales at the same period last year- The above statement shows an increase in the business of our seaport which must be gratifying to every friend of Savannah. Notwithstanding this we licnr great complaints of the want of fa cilities to convey thither the thousands of bales of Cotton remaining in Macon, as well as on tV. roads above and below it—several thousand bales of Colton, we understand, have been shipped from this city to Charleston, via Atlanta and Au gnsla, at an additional cost of some eighty cents per bale, which some of our merchants think de cidedly preferable to renewing their bills of tr ebling c and waiting several weeks in order to ship to Savannah. It is said that several hun dred halesare almost daily sent by the upper route , which have the preference of being forward, ed directly through to Charleston. Should this state of things continue, some 'ten or fifteen thousand bales will take this route, and conse quently the freight on which will be lost to the Central Railroad [O’ James S. But loch, Esq , of Roswell, Cobb county, died on Sunday last whilst sitting in his pew in the Church at that place. Western and Atlantic Railroad.—The Chattanooga Gazette says: VVe are pleased to learn that the recent sliding of the earth at the I unncl, was of much less consequence than had been reported. The break is repaired and the work ot the Tunnel progressing very' well con sidering the had weather during the last month or two. "1 he energetic contractors are deter mined to have the work completed by the Ist of October, if possible. e learn that a letter has been received in this place from the Chief Engineer, stating that the freight cars will not be run up to the Tun nel ns soon as was calculated, owing to a part of the iron being lost. This is much to be regret ted. The large amount of freight passing to nnd from the head of the road, inhkcs an impor tant matter that the wagoning distance ilioald be shortened as soon as possible. The wagon road from Tunnel hill to Dalton is almost im passible,and taken w ith the rest of the road, and the low rates for hauling, is detering many who have teams from engaging in it, while the a mount of cotton, wheat, flour, now here ready to be carried out, is enough to keep two or three hundred wagons running. The New U. S. Attornei General.— The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian says that ih* lion. Bailie Peyton has broken up his. business at N. Orleans, and has been offered the post of Attorney General by the President elect. Shipwreck and Loss or Life.— The wreck of the British ship Compton, sayg the Savannah Georgian, was fallen in with on the 27th Dec, in lat. 47, long. 16, by the British ship Correo, Capt. Boville, (since arrived at New Orleans), and the captain, mate and twelve men taken off in a famished condition, ns they had not eaten or drank anything in five days,, all the provis ions and water having been lost. Fogs boys had been washed overboard and drowned, and the cook was lying dead or the wreck. The ship bolonged to New Ko&g, and was bound from Dalhousic to Cardiff, Wales, with a cargo of timber. Western a?td Atlantic Railroad.—Si* hundred and ninety four tons of iron for this road we learn from the Republican, arrived at Savan nah on the 201 h inst-