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SAVANNAH.
MONDAY MORN1NQ, MAY 20.
■ . (Prom the Columbus Os. Enquirer.]
Great Pubi l c Meeting.
ilenatt in council loilAoul distinction of party—A t-
tmpt to mlxoiland water— I laid shaking of the
4*gr»itl*nle tmA a fhUure (n anrcfsd—Ahirh Dm-
scroll* patriotism expended in worde—Great try
. tend Utile wool—Lout preamble/ aid molutione
agulnet Clay and Van liurm voted down and
Captain Iwr, ami Captain any body the, with a
Colonel or two thrown in for good measure, left
lust about where My were found.—What will
Unde Gabriel say 7
Tbemost overwhelming and disastrous daftst
that political humbuggery has met with since it has
1 been reduced to a system, by our opponents, wss
•sperieneed in this city on Saturday last Our tel-
Itiw-cltltuns, olways willing to investigate and de
cide Upon Important public measures, assembled at
; 1I o’clock of that day, in obedience to the following
"call ” which had appeared in the Times on the pro
ceeding Wednesday.
•'A Call 11! I—The Citizens of Muscogee, with
out distinction of party, are respoctlblly invited to
' meet at the Court House in the city of Columbus, on
’Saturday the I lib inat. at II o'elock. to take into
'OOMideratinn the propriety of unneiingTetae to Uiia
'country, in the terms of ih« Treaty now before the
1 Senate of the United States."
- The thing, from the first, looked a little one-sided
tot. at It purported to address itself to til, “without
distinction of party," it was responded to in Us ap-
pare it spirit, and many gntliered together. The
meeting was organised by appointing his Honor, the
Mryor of the city, President, and the Hon. Joseph
Sturgis and l)r. A. H. Flewellen Vice Presidents.—
T. e L'hairmmhaving briefly explained the object of
the assemblage, Col. P. T. Schley offered s string of
feoduti' ns accompanied by a preamble, prefacing
the whole by remarks .explanatory of the views of
t'.dke who go for immediate annexation, which are
in substance and effect us fullows:
T, That Texas has been, and still should be ours.
1 That no nation but this shall hive her or be af
filiated with her*.
9. That the consent of Mexico has nothing much
to do with the matter.
4. That having acknowledged her independence,
we can buy hor soil.
6. That tho people of Texaa are our kin folka, and
th it destiny draw* us together.
6. That self-preservation is the first law of nature,
and that England ia about to fall upon ua and devour
us.
"7. Tbs; th* Safcnce* ;ho CcsttUsticn requires
es to set Tekas to maintain Southern rights.
8. That nobody but selfish, etetional and fanatical
men oppose the immediate annexation.
And ninthly and laatly, which contiina the cream
of the w hole affair. That the opinions of Mr. Clay
snd Van Buren, conflicting with the views of tho
authors of the resolutions, as well as with the purpo
ses of divers other disinterested and whole soul pa
triots,. lit different sections, South and West, they
should be forthwith dropped, and some third candi
date placed upon the atump.
The resolutions wore advocated and sustained by
speeches from the Hon.H. F. Cone, Alfred Iverson,
Milton Williams snd S. Heydenfeldt, the latter of
whom coming from another State, and wishing,
probably, to warm the drowsy blood of the luke-
warm Georgians,grew terribly rampant.and avowed,
over and over, that he went for Texas or disunion.
This kind oframpanticy may do in our sister State,
but here, where the Union is deemed of some little
Value, such lentiments fall upon the ear like the
cold and callous heartlesaness of moral treason. If
the people Af this section are in need of a guardian,
they hod better import a more prudent keeper.
These speakers however, disclaimed all party ob
jects, and urged the adoption of the resolutions and
• the support of the measure of immediate annexa
tion ns one of great interest to the South, higher
and holier. and involving relation* more delicate
than could exist in the mere contests of the day for
tho presidential succession; invoking the abandon
ment of the two prominent candidates, and the
union ol all, Whigs and Democrat*, in support of
a third candidate. This nil sounded well enough.
The Whigs were willing tor their opponents to
dr»p Van Buren, a thing long desired, and now re
solved upon, by them} but including Mr. Clay in
thla sweeping resolution was quite the thing they
did n it intend. This was the object sought to be
obtained} this was at the bottom of the move, the
t real desire of the getters up of this'no party meet-
lay. It ws* no go.
When the boys had gathered together. Chipley
waa there alao. To be aure, the democracy object
ed to hia Liking a hand in this •‘meetiug without dis
tinction of party," but still he'did so, fearlessly, ably
and eloquently. He mentioned that as the object
or the meeting was to take into consideration the
propriety of annexation in terms of the treaty now
before the Senate of the United SLitea.it was wholly
Irrelevant to consider the question in connection
with the present Presidential canvass, since the
tredy, by its very terms would meet its fate long
before the result of that canvass, snd coaid in no
wise be influenced by it. For. that reason, and to
test the sincerity of those who disclaimed all part)
motives in this movement, he made a motion to
. strike out the resolution about the candidates, w hich
was the 8th in their order. .This wss striking at the
whole seheine of the wire-workers Their object
was to g.ve Mr. Clay a backhanded blow, and in
duce the whiga to awalluw the chaff, and aid them
liitiis’iiii'liiiixi. ' !«<• gu Chlp'ey. — !• hi.
custom on auch occasions, supported hia motion in
ss able' 5r.d marterty exposition rff the conduct of
the executive in the whole project, and of hit own
views on the subject of annex ition. avowing that the
wbigs, hiiuseirincluded, were friendly to the meas
ure at a proper time and under proper circumstances;
but reprobating, in terms of utnneaoured rebuke and
contempt, tho present project, ss injudicious, rash,
•and violate of the honor and plighted faith of the
nation, ond as likely to result in wsr with a sister
republic, with whom wo were on teims or friend-
•hip. and whose territory we were bound by solemn
. treaties not to take without her consent.
Tho derigns oft! e getters up of the meeting were
(p plainly and palpably exposed, and so pomtediv
relinked in the course or his remarks, as to call forth
from Col. Howards vehement and angry reply in
vindication of the course of the President and his
co-w'nrkers. It was an up-hill business, and a strong
er min than the Colonel might have failed without
being o srged with wenknes*. That he did most
signally lad there is no mistake, and yet it does
not detract from hia ability aa a public speaker. The
subject was too weak to carry him. and a little too
heavy to bn* carried by him. The debate having
been protracted to a late hour, and ei-jna nf impa
tience increased around, a motion to adjourn until 8
o’o.ork in the evening wit made and carried.
In the mean time, another “call" had been posted
about tho street comers. The first was a little too
comprehenaive and it was found necessary to limit
i'C umbneing words. This did no good. At the
appointed hour, the citizens in mass again "without
. distinction of party" met. and the discussion was re
sumed by J. S. Peyton, Esq., in opposition to the
resolutions. Col. Howard again took the floor, ami
in along and labored effort, addressed almost exclu
•itely to the Whigs, deprecated the workings ol
party, ho isting his own independence of its control,
[winch are a nateral fact.) and imploring them to
lay their great leader on the altar of their country.
Tpe Whiaa had heard such things from the same
source in 1840. Chipley ngain rose to the call of
thp Colonel} but we shall attempt no report of his
overpowering and convincing effort. His reasoning
In this second address fully satisfied Ids friends of
the juitice and policy of the grounds occupied by
him in the meeting of the morning. The whole
speech was a triumphant vindication oi the position
which the Whigs are determined to occupy in rela
tion to the treaty, and fell like an ocean of cold
water on the ahallow devise and picayune pnrty
movement of our adversaries.
The conclusion of the exciting affair wss anything
else than the overwhelming annexation manifesta
tion an nnsinualy looked for, and ao confidently
bdaated of in advance by llie call-makers. Seeinu
the" dismal prospect, and dreading the vote which
waa just ahead the no-party men desired an adjourn
ment, to meet another day. But they could not
come iL For to one said NO, Seeing that no
one else would do it. Dr. Chipley moved to adopt
fhe resolutions, avowing his intention to aid in voting
them down. The vn}e was taken, and they were
voted down by the most emphatic and decisive NO!
—rour to one, and probably a greater proportion,
potting their seal on the whole affrir.
The meeting then adjourned eint die.
N. B. We are informed, but for the truth of It
we do not vouch, that after the meeting adjourned,
thirty-one, all told, remained behind, alter a bobble
or two, rallied the Uemendaus third-candidate-crowd
‘ and passed the Resolutions by acclamation. Thia
we hardly believe, yet it may be ao. Ifitia true,
thp President’s man.JoIni Jones, will have the plena-
/ ore' of recording another mnse meeting in favor of
who f Thirty-one real good votera will give aotpe-
body an awful shake for the Presidency,
^But enough. We are satisfied withthe result of
‘•^-^•tlng. The storm that was raised in a teapot
•vn over, and the rriends of HENRY CLAY
r-r.efect and confident aa ever. The efforts
ihlr enemies have combined.and arouse! them
ia (his time forward, inateud of seeking to divide
iit/u It pmb'.ble our opponents will have enough to
do in holding-their own unruly nag* in the tracea.
That, however, will be their buainesa, not oura.
LL -^ w -Tior.MR. .Glay.—An- intelligent but
2*. I., If km l..!..il.l....lii..(li'fln lit. If fit
WHIG NOMINATIONS.
PoR PHMIDENT.
HEN It Y CLAY, of Kentucky.
por vice-president,
THEODORE EREMNGIIUY8BN,
OF NEW JERSEY,
WHIG MEETING.
An Adjourned Meeting of the Whig* of
cnnttiaiu countr* will be held at the Ly
ceum Hull* THIS EVENING, nt 8 o’clock,
to elect Officers Ibr the General Clay Club
of Chatham County.
may 30 F. WINTER, Secretary.
Q3* The Clerk of Council requests ua to state that
in the proceedings of Council, published on Satur-
d iy, there was an important omlaaion In the copy
furnished ua. It should have read thus: "The
Committee on Finance reported having received
from the City Treasurer, on 18th April, 53,839, city
■crip, and $7, corporation notes, snd on the 6ih
May, $4-330, city scrip, snd that they bad destroy
ed the same by burning."
Late Rom narnna.
By the Hayne, at Charleston, we are In receipt of
a Prices Current nf the llth, and filea of Diario de
la Marina to the lOtli inst. The commercial intel
ligence will be found under the proper bead.
It appear* tliat the Government of Nicaragua, re
fused to comply with some demands of the British
Consul General, in Ikvor of certain British subjects
in that place. This was the cause of the Blockade
mentioned In our piper a few days since.
The drought still continues in Cuba. There has
been rain in some parts of the Island.
The Marina stateitbat there are in Havana 446
lawyers, 131 physicians and surgeons 94 Counts
and Marquiaea and It foreign Consult. In the
Havana University, there are 19? professor*.
A large number of celebrated I'brtroe have ar
rived from Spain and preparations are making for
bull fighting on an extensive ecale in the Havana
the present summer.
Advices from Central America have been received
at Havana to 91st March. On the 7th an army from
the allied towns appeared before Guatemala. Car
rera, with bit forces, met them a few miles from the
city, and after a slight engagement, entered into a
convention, by which the Constitution was to bo
entirely changed, the Assembly dissolved, and in
its place • "Government Council" established.
The Representatives composing this Council, to
bo elected by the people, one Rom each De
partment. The Conatitutinn formed by the Coun
cil, to be sanctioned by another Council of double
ti>e number of Representative* of the former
Ecclesiastics not to be elected to public offices, nor
allowed in any way to participate in the government
—officers ofjustice to have atated aalariea instead
of feet, to keep them from ■ wind ling the people.
The military force to be diminished, also civil
offices
A high tariff to be put on foreign articles that can
be manufactured in the country. The Assembly
was immediately convened, ratified the convention
and dissolved.
A fire broke out at Fjcuintia on the 14th March,
which destroyed 200 of the principal houaea before
it was subdued.
trying turd to rally the scattered sod disbanded frac
tions of tho groat Domocratlo army, but under how
many varied and contradictory banners do they as-
•amble t
In Maine, "Cape Cod and all along short,"
wo find them rallying under "protection to the (lib
eries,” "the lumber" and "the coaating trade."
In New Hampshire where there Is comparatively
no shipping, they are for "free trade and no duties."
In Vermont, they are for n tariff especislly upon
woof. In Connecticut they claim to be the sdvo-
cates of “high protective duties.” In New York
they are for "a judHwne tariff” In Michigan; Ohio,
Indians and Illinois, the "grain fnfrirst* are predom
inant." Pennsylvania, it satisfied with the Whig ta
riff of IB-12, because her iron ia protected. Louis-
Una Is violently anti-tariff, but has no objection to n
heavy duty upon sugar, in Kentucky they have ■
special eye to the hemp trade, and in the South
they go Ibr any thing and every thing which give*
them the most strength. They are for Carnot*,
Van Bcren, Tyler, Cam. Stewart, John
Junes, or any body else, who is most available.
They are Bank, anti-Bank, Tariff, anti-Tnriff, Nul
lification, anti-Nullification, Unionists or Disunion-
Mi, just as tho wind blowa and the popular tide
•eta. Verily, under what tattered banners do our
opponents gather their distracted clans for the
great battle of I8U f No wonder there is a univer
sal bickering in their ranks—no wonder that the
leaders and camp-followers are scowling upon each
other—no wonder that even the non-cpinnilssioned
officers, the corporals and sergeants, should be
guilty of glaring acts of insuhordimtiop—no wonder
that the bugle should give an unceruin anuudfor the
battle—and that the privates should fall pell-mell
upon each other instead or engaging with the com
mon enemy i
(CT The following suggestions Rom an exchange
paper, are worthy of consideration by the. Whigs in
every section ol the South. The same paper very
truly remarks that "while the Democracy are calling
upon the Whiga to abjure all party alliances, and to
go only for Tessa and t presidential candidate
pledged to annexation, they take especial care that
the banner is confided to the hands of no cue but
sn unadulterated Loco-foco." This ia strictly true.
Every one of these "No Party" meeting* ia for the
exclusive benefit of " !P«, Ua 4* Co."—the De-
" Let us suppose, lor a moment, that we join, and
run a man simply because he goes for annexstion.
What a figure such a President would present!
Would ha likely have nothing to do, in the event of
his election, but attend to Tesian affairs T Would
it be with him, during his whole term of office, but
one eoerloating annexation, and would be, if elected
on this subject, be allowed to do any thing else, or
at all responsible for not doing It t Away with each
stuff. The Whigs wants President that can do some
thing else beside snnex little provinces toouralre >dy
overgrown republic j they wn t a man that can guide
and control tne destinies of the country in pence
and war. whose wisdom can aid its councils, whose
influence can mould its policy, and whose extended
patriotism, embracing the whole confederacy, m y
enable him in the exercise of his constitutional
powers to stamp tho iinprea- of a just and wise nd-
ministration on the face nf our universal country.
Such an one they have presented to the Americnn
mople—and ia it supposed tliat they will abandon
uni to pick up some cast off pensioner or democracy,
with no merit but his annexation propensities, nnd
no political fortune but tl-is angry element of strife
and probably or bloodshed I We will not slander
the purity of our parly by any such supposition.
When Texas can be joined to the Union in peace,
and honor, and good faith, the Whigs stand pledged,
as well as their great leader, to take her in—until
then, no honest well-wisher to the prosperity and
happiness of either nation can nr ought to desire it
In AovaNcrtor the Mail!—One ofthe Texas
organs, in giving an accuuntof the great and enthu-
aiaatic meeting in Muscogee, favorable to annexa
tion. seems to hnve omitted (no doubt unintention
ally.) the most important part of the joke, vis: that
after a stormy discussion of several hours, the pre
amble and. resolutions were toted down bt a
Lenox majority!
Thia appears from the Columbus Enquirer, and
from the published proceedings of the meeting aa
attested by the Mayor of the city, and the Demo
cratic Editor of the Timea, who compares, rather un
graciously, the appearance of the Whiga in thia “no
party meeting" (to which, by the way, they had been
invited.) to the "assault of the Irish Catholics in
Philadelphia upon the Native Americans."
Why this particular allusion was mule we know
not, but we are happy to find that the conflict waa
aa bloodless as we trust it may be useful.
We prefer giving in another place, the particulars
of this rich scene, as sketched by one whn ( wss pres
ent and who has a high sense of the ridiculous.
“May we hope that old Elbert, Lincoln, Wilkes,
Sec. will follow the good example of old Greene and
old Muscogee."
It is raiiier reroarksbie that while a squad of Co-
jumbos Misrionanea were enlightening their be
nighted fellow citizens on tho sea coast, the very
citadel of Locufocoism should have been sacked snd
the garrison have been compel.ed to give another
pruuf of the old adage—
"Thai he who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day."
, "luei&tyrTiiR$,
tafefiTg^Whi^ Mdojlii pressed
him'to'change Ida politics. Air. Clay replied,
promptly,and irehly, that upon many questions, "he
SodmM it good policy to lake hie wife’s advice ! "
Tho |tntleman replied to a friend, that after that,
he thought he should have to vote Ibr Henry-Clay.
The Harmonious Democracy.—'The present
distracted condition of the aelf-atyled Democratic
p rty, any be miatiken by tome of our reader* aa
mere scramble about the “loaves and fishes." Such
ia not strictly the case. Considerations connected
with the “spoils" doubtless, to some extent,control
tho action and excite the violence and acrimonious
feelings of the rival factions} but the real, the sub
stantial cause ol all their troubles lies deeper; nor
does it augur any thing more cerUialy than the
speedy and effectual overthrow of the party.
It consists in an utter want of harmony on each
nnd every question connected with the internal man
agement and policy of the Government While Gen.
Jackson retained his vigor of intellect, or rather,
the strength of will to command, the rank and file
followed aubmiasively "in the fooutups of their il
lustrioua predecessor." The fatal move, however,
waa made by the "old chief himself when he desig
nated as bis sucessor a man who possessed the high
est powers of the sycophant, but not a single quality
fora General. Mr. Van BunEN therefore had the
support, but not the hearU of the people. For
time the mere force of party drill kept them in line,
and compelled them, like the glorious volunteer*
Mexico, to do duty.
But the aenseless cry of party, cannot any more
unite men in harmonious and concerted action for
the promotion of great national ends, than can the
wind* retain upon the beach, the waves hurled thith
er in the hour of their violence and power. The
waters will find their proper level and so will the
wavea of public feeling. Hence we find that while
Mr. Van Boren waa making his rash and ruinous
ttxperiments upon the currency, the revenues and
the character of the country, the people were inves.
tigating the great principle! which lie at the bottom
of our system, and upon a correct understanding
which must depend the permanency of our govern-
menL The result of these popular reflection!
"these sober second thoughts"—was the Whig vic
tory of 1840. The recoil of the popular tide in 1841
snd '.812, was no evidence of any reaction or settled
change of opinion, but wss only the consequence
thnt inaction which always follows upon sudden and
glaring acta of treason. What school boy ia not
ware of the diamay and temporary despair which
pervaded the whole American army, on the devel-
opementofthe Arnold plot—and of the renewed
vigor and determination which it Ultimately Inspired
in the breast of every patriot J
Thus has it been with tho Whigs They have re
turned to the ohaot with renewed confidence in each
other—with a perfect uniformity of principles and
feelings—with an utter abhorrence of all traitors—of
every semblance of treason—and above all, an abid
ing, a universal determination to make their victory
•urein'1844. ■
While these feelings pervade the Whig ranks,
as we have remarked, the people, but more particu
larly the Democratic people, have been reflecting
upon the principles and policy which divide the two
great parties of the country. The result has been
universaldiicorid and confosion—which may result in
the dilruption of the party and the utter oygytbrow
of its ambitious leaders. Trae the fuglemen «re
hm prov.J th, m.tni of our loqulrlo, m«n; loj»! jMWt, (JjWMMJJttk »»
•rulu.cful ..ultn Bui Ihm .ip.cUUoB. h«. not J.t r-ptmnud u U»lo| two color*
been answered. The difficulties attending such an
emigration Rom the Northern colonies, heve pre
vented the loyal Rom removing, to enjoy the bounty
intended for them} e few only oxcepted. However,
we hare lately had « number of respectable pi enters
come among ua, Rnm the Weit India lilamla, who
have been obliged to abandun their plantation!, on
account of the great scarcity of provisions, to food
their negroes) moat of these gentlemen are settled
on the Mississippi river, and I have the aatiaftetinn
to tall you. that \V«wt Florida at thia time, affords
the chief supply ofetavos and other lumber for our
Weat India lalanda} and that every planter in the
colony succeed!, Rom the astonishing great produce
of their lands, andthe high prices they receive Ibr
every thing they grow.
One circumstance only throws a great damp on
our spirits, which is the defenceless situation of the
Mississippi, and western parts of the colony, where
the fertile lands Are situated. The attention of
government has, no doubt, been wholly engaged to
gain the great pulnt in the middle colonies, which
once effected, secures all North America But
should this campaign not put an end to the rebellion,
or should e ruptaro happen with France and £paln,
it appears to me very probable, that the Americana
will attack our Mississippi settlements, by the route
of the river Ohio, which may be done with great fa
cility, aa they can embark cannon, atores and all
kinda of provisions, Iq large battenux, at Fort I’ltl,
in Pennsylvania, arid proceed by water to the Natch-
es, in about three weeks.
The inducements for such an enterprise, would
be, the easy conquest tliat would be made, Rom
our defenceless situation, in that quarter} the sup
plies to be obtained of ammunition and clothing
Rom NewOrleani} And above all. the securing the
attachment of so many different nations of Indians,
aa they will then, not only surround all the tribes
th the Southern district of America, bu( alao Influ
ence the numeruua distant nation*, North-west of
the Rivera Ohio, Illinois, and Missouri, furnish
them with supplies, or when they find it lor their in
terest, exchange sides These apprehensions alarm
us, and every prudent man la fearful of engaging, at
thia time, in plantations, upon a large scale. 1 think
a fortified post, above the Natcbea, with artillery and
a few troops, joined to the assistance tliat would be
ndtmleu by tim inhabitants and aovagoa, in the in
terest of Government, would remove our fears, se
cure the Indians, and prevent any attack Rom the
rebels in that quarter."
Dear Sir, yours, dtc.,
(Signed) PH. LIVINGSTON, Jr.
Mr. Livingston was Colonial Attorney, as appears
Rnm the following extract of another letter to Mr.
McPherson
"You know 1 eau afford to give you as much for
your deputation, na any other person here} na I
must employ several clerks to execute the business
of the Governor’s office, and my own, ss Council
and Attorney, who are also employed in the Secre
tary’s office.”
Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company.
The Augusta Chronicle of the 18th inst.,«ay«: "At
the lite Convention of Stockholders, the following
genlleineu were re-elected Directors nf this Com
pany for the ensuing year: John P. Kino, Presi
dent} Charles Daugherty, Jacob Diinixy, Wra. D.
Conyers. Elijah E. Jones, Adam G. b iffnld, Pleas
ant Stovall. John Cunningham. Hays Bnwdre, An
drew J. Miller, Ignatius P. Garvin, Janies Camnk,
\Vm. M. D’Antignac, Benjamin H. Warren, John
Bones, James W. Davies, John W. Graves.
The Remains op Com. Decatur —The mana
gers of the Woodland Cemetery, on the west side
of the Schuylkill, have applied to the yvidowr of
Com. Decatur for leave to bury his remains at that
place. Mrs. Decatur haa replied to them that it
waa the wish of her husband to he buried in bt.
Peter’s churchyard, in Philadelphia, and that hia re
mains will be removed for thatpurjrose Rom Wash
ington, at the period of her death.
Mr. Calhoun.—In looking over an old file of the
Republican, a day or two since, we canra across tire
following, being the commencement of a speech by
Mr. Randolph, made ia the U. S. Seriate, in IH2G,
while Mr. Calhoun was Vice President: "Mr.
Speaker—I beg pardon—I mean Mr. President of
the Senato, and would be Preiidtril of the United
Btatea, which God in his infinite mercy avert"
OT Walter Forward, the late Secretary of
the Treasury, h** come Gut plump for Henry
t-lay sad the Tariff. To this conclusion ail the
politicians of Pecnsylvania must soon come or be
left in the rear by the people.
Gcorgin Historical Papers.
SAVANNAH, APRIL 8, 1844.
To I. K. Tepft, Esq., Corresponding Secretary
Georgia Historical Society:—
My Dear Sir:—1 have just received s letter from
Dr. Wm. Mackenzie, of llie-University of Edinburg,
an honorary member of our Historical Society, trans
mitting some valuable letters and extracts, relating
to the early history of Florida and Georgia. I beg
to transcribe foryou, a letter from Philip Livingston,
jr., Colonial Attorney of West Florida, to James
McPherson, the celebrated Translator of Ossimt,
who long held the office of Privnto Secretary to 'lie
Governor, George Johnstone, nf that Colony, He
was also the Surveyor General of the Province
By the Treaty of Fontainebleau, in 1762, Florida
waa ceded to Great BriLiin, and was retro-ceded to
Spain, by tho Treaty of Versailles, in 1782. Mr.
McPherson was appointed to office, in this province,
in 1763, which he seems to have held till 1777, and
perhaps till tho retro.ceision. There is a tetter of
his, dated Mobile, 1769, regarding the archives of
the province. Between the years 1762 and '69, tiiis
celebrated transistor of ancient Gelic poetry, pub
lished his “Fingajl" and "Temora,"
In the biographic sketch of Mr. McPherson, of
the German Conversations- Lericon, no notice la
made of hia official residence in Florida. But in
1780, he is represented to have been the Agent of
tire Nabob of Arcot} snd subsequently, a member of
Parliament. In a letter, however, ol - Mr. David
Hume, the Historian, I find an ollusion to Mr
McPherson’s appointment to Florida:—"He will
probably go to Florida, with Governor Johnstone,
where I would recommend him to travel among the
t hickaaawa and Cherokee*, to tame and civilize
himself.” Mr. Hume had spoken of him, ss • most
"savage and heterodite being."
That the Translator of Ossisn should have been
■o long a time in PenaacoU and Mobiln, Is not with
out literary interest} the present letter of Mr. Liv.
ingston it not without politics] interest. It was
kindly communicated to Dr. McKenzie by Sir David
Brewster, the distinguished. Principtl of St. Andrew’s
University. Lady Brewster ia the sister of Mr.
McPherson.. Sir David says, there are many letters
of Mr. McPherson, among hia papers at Belleville,
invernoasahire, relating to Florida They would
be iuvaluable for the future history of that territory,
and would be greatly appreciated by our Society.
Very sincerely, my dear Sir, yours,
WM. B HODGSON.
Copy qf a Letter from Philip Livingston, jr„ Colo
nial Attorney qf West Florida, to Jumes McPher
son. Esq., dated at Pensacola, March 13th, 1777:
."I flattered tnyselft that the attention shewn by
government, in allowing the Governor of this pro
vince, to pusgranU of lands, to such bf the King's
subjects In the colonies in rebellion, who were too
weak to resist the violence* ol* the times, snd too
loya) to concur in the measures of those, who had
avowed and supported that rebellion, snd were de
sirous of sacking an sasylum in West Florida, would
Mr. Calhoun and the Census op 1810.—In
tho recent correspondence relating to the annexa
tion of Texas. Mr. t’alhouu. in nddreaaing Mr.
Pnkenhnm, m ikes soinestutcinenti in regard to the
prevalence of instulty, blindness, nnd tlm defect of
tho deaf and dumb, among the colored p»pulatiun
of the Northern and of the Southern State* respec
tively, which place the Connor in n position of gre
disparagement. Coming, as these statements d<
from a person of exalted talents nnd of high offict d
stition, and with in itheoiatic.il pretensions to accu
racy, they are calculated to bear with them, wher
ever they may be read, all the force, and authority
of truth.
Now. we unhesitatingly nssort, and nre prepared
to demonstrate, thnt the statements referred to nre
essentially incorrect. They were, undoubtedly,
founded upon the return of the last National census,
since there it no oilier authority extant from which
they could have been derived. From a superficial
examination n- those returns, deductions such as
those embodied in the st dement* alluded to, might
appear to be neceasary, and lienee Mr. Cwlhoiin is
exonerated Rnm any intention to misrepresent or
deceive. But, tjy »n investigation of those returns,
comparing their different portions , nnd testing the
one by the other.discrepancies nre detected which
nre ol sufficient importance to prove thnt those de
ductions nre inaccurate, na well ns unjust.
In regird to Massachusetts, Mr.- Calhoun snvs
“by the T-ite»t authentic accounts" tin re wila, 'ofthe
black population, one out of every thirteen either
deaf and dumb, blind, idiot, insane nr in prison."
The followim* facta in regnrd to live last census,
will exhibit Uie basis upon which this assertion is
founded.
The census returns from the town of Worcester,
Mass, a colored population of but one hundred and
fifty one, thirty sit of whom nre under ten year* of
age; <ind yet. it represents thnt in the same town
there nre no less than one hundred and thirty-three
insane colored persons! These, we know, are the
white patient* in the State Lunatic Hospital situated
in that town. Thia single mUtake multiplies the
colored lunatics ofthe Mate (Mats.) three fold}and
if this were corrected, it would reduce the proportion
nf colored insane irmii one ia forty-three to nna in
one hundred and twenty niue! Again, in F'reetown,
Leominster. Wilmington, Sterling end Dmvers,
towns of Massachusetts in neither of which is there
one person or color, the census represents that there
ire ten colored people insane. In si* “(her towns.
Invir.g a Combined colored population of seven, it is
represented that there are ten colored persona in
sane. in Leverett, where there ia no colored per-
,ie such individual ia represented at blind; and
in Carver and Milford, where there nre jointly.
»U colored persons, five are represented as deaf and
dumb.
lu drawing a contrast between the "two extremes
of north and south" sH* Elio Union, Mr/Calhnun says,
“in the Stnte iff Maine, the number nf ne r r-u a re
turned as deaf and dumb, blind, insane, nnd idiots,
by the censns of 1840. is one out or every twelve."
Let us ascertain how and whence thia number was
returned. According to that census, there was no
colored people in the towns of Limerick, Scarborn*,
Poland, Dixficld, Calais, Industry, llartland and
New-Held, (Maine,) nnd )ct the tame authority erro
neously accunls to thoso towns Rom one to six in
sane colored persona each, makings total iff twenty-
seven! One blind colored person ia also given to
Sn.irboro', and one blind anil one deaf nnd dumb to
Cal <is. In three other towns, having jointly, a col
ored population of five, it is represented that there
nre ten people of that class insane. In aix towns
whofc nggregnle colored population ia but seven,
three colored persons are represented as blind, and
five as deaf snd dumb.
Surh nre some of the fset* in regard to the two
States specified by Mr. Calhoun. In the more
sweepi g or general assertion of this gentleman, he
says: “The number of deaf nnd dumb, blind, idiots
snd insane, of the negroex in the Stales that have
changed the ancient relation between the races, (I
a. the States thnt have abolished slavery), ia one out
of every ninety-six.” We hive already shown, that,
as relates to two ofthe free States, the nstouishiog
inncurncy of the dnLi Rom which it is attempted to
demonstrate the existence iff tills immense propor
tion ol deformity and disease among the African
race. Let ua proceed to indicate the same in re-
fnrdto all the others, wjth the single exception of
The census contains the following most truly sin
gular nnd remarknblH "returns:"
I n Now Hampshire, eleven towns with no colored
population, snd yet represented ns having twelve
colored persons insane | and two other towns, hav
ing, jointly, two colored inhabitants, and the same
number U represented na insane.
In Vermont, two towns With no colored inhabit-
ant, snd yet represented as having one colored per
son insane; snd four other towns, with a joint col
ored population of eight, seven of whom are repre
sented a* insane.
In Connecticut, one town with but one colored
inhabitant, and yet represented as having soven col
ored insane,
in New York, nineteen towns having no colored
Inhabitant, yet represented as having twenty-nine
colored insane; ana four other towns, having an ag
gregate colored population of twenty-two, nmeleeu
of whom are represented as insane. •.
In New Jersey, one town with but one colored
inhabitant, yet represented as having seven colored
insane.
In Pennsylvania, eleven towns with no colored
inhabitant, yet repres mtsd as having twenty colored
insane}snd seven otk »r towns, having a united col
ored population or-tw tnty-sevgn, represented ss hsv-
ing twenty-nine coin ed'insane. \
• jo Ghio, tlilrty-thr le towns, ‘With no colored In
habitant, but represet ted a* having fifty (!!!) colored
insauej nnd fifteen other towns, having a joint color-
ed population of thirty-three, represented as having
thirty five colored insane.
In Indians, four towns with no colored inhabitant,
but represented as having sit colored insane } and
two other towns with a joint colored population of
hut two, are represented as having three colored in-
'“Al’mllinrr,, of "rttunn." fcrml.
dable It la true, may be collected Rom the same cen
sus, in regard to the blind, and the dtef and dumb
uf the Northern States. Having specified tlieso In
relitinn to Massachusetts nnd Maine, we Ibrbenr so
minute an exposition in r. ganl to the remainder.
Suffice it to say,in general, that in Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont. Malaaclmsetts, New York,
’ennsylvanla, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and
owa, fifty-eight towns, (including two counties In
ndinns,) are returned with no colored inhabitant*,
and yet are represented aa having forty-one colored
blind, and thirty-ait colored deaf and dumb} and
nlubUiiu “ttui (tubluJind one county in In
diana) aa having an aggregate colored population of
filly-two, ten of whutn ore represented to be blind,
and twenty-eight deal and dumb.
8u h are aume ofthe moat glaring errors end in<
consistencies ofthe last census, a mass of statistics
that haa been published to the world under the nu<
thority of the government of the United States.
There nre other inaccuracies, and other sources of
error which would have e similar bearing witll these
upon the subject in question, but our object ia ac
complished in having clearly shown that the diplo
matic assertions mentioned nre materially incorrect.
It la greatly tn he regretted that, in relsrence to a
question of vitnl Importance, aaaertiona based upon
i au so substantially erroneous should be mado by
any person, nnd still more is it to he regretted Hist
they shnuld emsnste Rnm one of the liiglies) offices
of government, or Rom a gentleman of auch ac-
knowledged abilities aa Mr. Calhoun.
Before us Is n copy nr the Boston Medical and
Surgical Journal, for November 20lli, 1842,in which
many of the foregoing inaccuracies of the census
are exposed by Dr. Edward Jarvis; slsn a copy ofthe
American Journal of the Medical Sciences, lor
January of (he current year, In which the same gen
tleman, in an article bearing evidence of laborious
research, brings many more to light, in their glaring
falsity, nnd evident inconsistency. To this article
we nre indebted for (nont of the foregoing data, nnd
ti> it w e would refer all those who are interested in
the subject. The causa of truth nnd justice re
quires that these correction* should be ns widely
circulated ns the erroneous and injurious statements
set forth to the world by Mr. Gnlhuun.
It would he foreign to nur'nbject to enter into an
enquiry na tn tire manner ia which these palpable,
grots end absurd error* found their way into me
census. If it were by accident nr carelessness, then
rite whole census is liable to similar objections, anil
ita value is consequently very much impaired. Were
they, on the contrary, intentional, the authors have
met witli but a paltry recompense for the sacrifice ol
integrity.—iV. Y. Eve. Post.
The Magnetic TelkohapiL—-The following
paragraphs Rom a letter of the Washington c«»rre«'
pendent ofthe United State* Gazette, ere well cal
culated to add to the wonder of all won have been
heretofore struck rrith surprise by the successive
development* ofthe magnetic power, tho new and
very important application which W now in the
course nf demonstration by Professor Morse :
"I wss again In the room occupied by Professor
Morse with ids electro-magnetic battery applied to
his telegraph'. The wires (two) extend to the vil-
hoe of Heluviile, twelve miles from Washington.
While I waa there lie had a connexion with the
wire* at a distance of eleven miles, so that the ter
mini were on tho same tiliio, making the distance
of twenty-two mile* for tho fluid to pass. By np
tdying tlie fluid at one end, the other caused a small
hammer tn strike a tumbler. The touches nro sim
ultaneous, thnt is to say, ns you touched one end.
letting on the fluid, the other at the same instant
struck the glass, although the fluid lisd to pass the
whole distance of twenty-two miles. Rut this is
nothing. Tho same effect would be produced did
tho wire extend round the globe, instead of round
post eleven miles distanL
Mr. Morse said that in conversing with the tu-
perintendnnt at the other end ho sometimes forgot
himself, and was about to speak to li m as though tie
was present, forgetting thnt lie wns talking with n
man eleven or twelve mile* distant, It ia estimated
(hat the electric fluid travela at the rite of ItiOJXX)
miles, nr nearly eight times the vircumference of
the globe in a single second."
Iron Snips.—In « letter, addressed to Hon. Geo.
F.vans, by lien. H. A. S. Dearborn, on ton advan
tages of “great guns and iron sh ps," it is assorted
that the demy of timber built ships is so rapid and
great, that the expense for rep lira in our nnvy a-
innnnt* to a rum equal to the ori.dnnl cost in lest
thnn sixteen years, ns appears by the following facts,
which were derived Rom official reports laid before
Congre-s. The ship ofthe line Delaware was built
in 1820, at a co.t of $913 368; and the rop drs ui» to
l<4l. amounted to $ 193 783. Tl e frigate Brandy-
w ine. built in 1829. cost $209,218, nnd the repairs in
IU33, had amounted to $377,665. The aloop-of-wai
Falmouth, built in 1827, cost $94,093, and the re
pairs, up to 1841. had been $225,120. Tiius the ex
pense for repairs on those three ships, during an av
erage period of less than 16 yenrs, nmounted to
$1,053,569, being $118 890 more thnn the nrigiiiHl
cost—mnkiug the aggregate amount of cost nnd re-
pairs $1,992,243, n sum sufficient to build six iron
RECEIPTS OK COTTON, MAY 18. , |
Per Central Rail Road—70S bales, to Hemlltm.
Hardeman & Co. T H Harden, C Hartrldge, J i'
Rowland, J D Carhatt & Seott, L Baldwin flt Co, J
Washburn it Wilder, A Low U Co, A Lafltte, K
Jbidelflu-d 6t Co, Cohen, Miller U Co, J Clark,
Holt U Atkinson, Wm Wright, N A Hardee, Cohen
dt Foediek, Hamilton St Symona, and J W Curtia.
Per echr. Young Eagle, Rom RIceboRY—8 bales
Sea laland, to maater.
CONSIGNEES.
Per steam picket Wm. Seabrook, from Charles
ton—Col Chieoim, Hnrwlck St Young, R Habcraham
St Son, J' McDonald, A Turner, and eteamer Bt
Matthews,
Per steam packet Beaufort District, Rnm Charles
ton—C H Campbell, E Henderson, EEPyncheon,
J T Rowland, L Bnl win St Co, E F Wood St Co,
J Ingeraoll, Cohen dt Foadlck, Korea, Brothers dt
Co, Johnson dt Buckner. TM Turner, RM Unod-
win, Lewis Borrel, LippiU dt Wight, W H-Smlth,
Holt dt Atkinson, Remshart dt Tlmmsa, R Haber
sham dt Bon, A Ponce, Verstillo dt Luffburrow, J S
Thomas, W M Youug, and others.
JgA FOR NEW YORK—Driff
SS* Line— Packet ofthe 73d foil.—The Ret s»ik
WSjgfHSM Smith, nititir
Having one half of her Freight engaged, will ooti!
lively .all aa above. For balance Freight or Vn.
•ago. having large airy ■tate.rooute, apply on board
gggaife
awkft nnd splendid ragttlnr eteem packet BEAU.
I*OKI 1 Di&TltiCT, Captain Thopue M. Uudd.wlll
depart, ia oboVe. Till* Morhino, tOth Inst., k
9 o'clock—taking the Inland route ell the way, and
without touching at Edlato. % n
(D* Kara—$5 through. Apply to the Captala
i hoard, or to J. H; LADD, Agent.
PASSENGERS.
Per steam packet Wm. Seabrook, Rom Charles
ton—Mra. King, Mra. Sears, Mra. Matun, Miss C.
Dennis, Miss G. Shackelford, Rev. J. B. Gallagher,
Dr. Byrd, Lieut. Drayton, U. 8. N., Messrs. Clai'
•on, W. Staff, J. Weaver, J. McDonald, R. L.Morri
and t deck. .11
Per steam packet Beaufort District, Rom (.‘harlei-
ton—Mra. Thomas, Mrs. England, Mra. Bennett
and three children, Rev. Jaa. Cochran, Mesira. Joe.
White, Win. II. Taylor, Georg* Llues, Thomaa E.
Denaux, and John Brogue.
steam ships of war, of equal efficiency to the largest
frigates if not (o'the ships of the line. It is also
►tiled tlmt eight per cent of nil the British nnd
American vessels are annually condemned ns irre
parably decayed or Inst at sea. So rajiid is the He-
pay of the ateambunls on the Ohio, Mississippi and
other tributary rivers, that they do not last over five
years. These facts show nt what a vast expense
the u*u d aggregate number nf tiinbi-r built vessels,
which are constantly employed in all kinds of navi
gallon, ore kept up^ ■
American Skill.—A new bonnet has been
dnpted by the la-liea of the Court na the greatest^no-
vt-uy of the season, itisc-iiied lioi u'l'tupoiiian Son
net. nnd Strange to say it is the production nf
Brother Jonathan over the water. Its weight iii on-
Iv 2 ox. nnd its elasticity is such tint no hruiics can
derange its stupe. Hut its greatest novelty consists
in having an nlnbister semi-transparency which, by
throwing a side light upon the fe itnrci. gives them
that Indescribable softness of expression which the
Italian Indies obtain by lighting up their apartments
w(th lamp* reflected through vnipsof oriental ala
baler.
The Leghorn, Florence, nnd other chapeaux
the old world, must now it appear* give place (o (he
more be -utiful .-roductiona ofthe new.
Well, who will now say that Jonmli in it not a man
of tssle nnd refinement, when he hus bears off the
primR“m our Parisian neighbors 1—London Court
Journal,
('ommerck —Long life to Commerce! My anul
expands nt the sight of its life. What haa not com-
mer. e done from the beginning ofthe world for the
eml elll-hment or life, for promoting the friendly in-
lerroiirse of countries and people, for the refine
ment of manners! It has alwnvs given mo the most
heart-felt delight, thnt the wisest nnd most humane
of the lawgivers of Antiquity—Solon—was a mer
chant. *Bv trade.’ say* one of his biographers, -by
wisdom and music wns his soul fashioned.’ Long
life to commejce! What lives not through it 1’
What is nil fresh life, all movement, in 7eality. hut
trade, exchange, gift for gift! I love in friendshii
in the great life of the people, in the quiet find'
circle, everywhere 1 see happiness nnd prosperity
see I also *fado; nay, whit Is the w hole e irth if not
n colony from the mother country of henven, snd
whose well being and h.nppv condition depend upon
free export and import! * The simile might he still
further carried out; yet—thou good Giver above,par
dnp us thnt w-e have ventured upon it I
Envt.—Envy may juetly he defined to he that
hatred tliat one person hath for another Rom some
supposed or real advantage over them Ignorance
fortifies this vice, nnd knowledge destroys it; lie-
cause knowledge tenches us tho doctrine ol neces
sity thnt things must he ns they are. nnd therefore,
we discover toe folly of being envious; because
he envious of the inevitable destiny nf another ia
repine at our fate, which could m-t have been other
wise, consequently, there could have been no reme
dy, and this envious feeling evin only he the result
nf the greatest ignoranco. Therefore knowledge
supnresseth envy. Indeed, a mnn might n* well he
envious of the swiftness of a horse, thq strength
an elephant, or the wings ofthe bird, ns to be envious
iff the destinies of nnnther mnn, which have come
down through all eternity in the stream of succes
sive causes, all things being of necessity and beyond
our control.
SAVANNAH EXPORTS, A1AY 18.
Per ichr. Ann A. Parker, for Boaton—Jty hlidr.
10 tierces and 14 bids. Molaaaea, 20 bags Coffee,
nd 2 bbls. Honey.
Per schr. Virginian, for Providence—43,000 feet
Lumber, 8,000 began, and 3 bbls. Wool.
Per schr. Orbit, Ibr Charleston—10 bbls. Molasses.
Per steam packet Charleston, for Charleston—10
halos Boa laland and 8 do. Upland Cotton.
CHARLESTON EXPORTS—MAY Ifi.
Parana.—bp. schr. Vein* Jupiter—li tiercee
Rico, 20,000 feet Lumber, and 29,000 Shinglea.
(By the Hayne at Charleston.)
HAVANA, MAY if.—Last a lea of Rice lift rls.
800 bbls. arrived from Now Orleans, aui dl parcels
of which brought 1I| ra } and 900 casks more are
hourly expected Irani that quarter. Coffee 5£ a fi&,
Molnuet scarce, and sells readily nt 3 a 3J ra. The
Mary Shields, from Savannah, and tho Snr-ih, Rom
Charleston, not yet arrived. The Molasses by the
Hiyue is tne only shipment for your port or Savan
nah Ibr the present
HAVANA, MAY 11.—Export trade ia extremely
activo and many vessels in port. Prices of bugar
and Coffco aa quoted. Rice ia abundant now, and
list cargo from Charleston only obtained II ra.
$3& per 100 lbs.) Some received to-day, from N.
1 Jrlenna, is supposed not to obtain more than 10& 13
ria'a.
HAVANA, MAY II.—Beins,white,8a10ra.) Beef,
No. I, and 2, Prime and Mesa,6 0a 8} Butter, Ain,
yellow 12 a2iij Candles, mould, 13 4 a 142} Sperm,
32 n 36} Cheese, American.10 a 14} Codfish.l 4 a20j
do. lihdi.34 a 4 4} Corn, Indian, shelled, 5 *54}
Flour, Pliilad. and Baltimore. 12 4 a 13: do. N.O.
144a 146} Hama, American84a 12: Hernngs.smok-
ed, 7 a 01} Lard, N. 0.10 0 a 12; Mackerel. No. 3.1
4a3; Onions,7 4a 8 0} Pork, cargo. Eastern, and
Mesa, 114a 14}do. N.O.. 114al4}do,clear,I44i 15}
Potatoes, 3 0 a 3 4: Rice, 5 4 a 0 0} Coffee. 1st quality.
U } 2d and 3d quality 5 4a 7 0; do. triage, 3 4 a4
4) Honey l& a ih Molasses, keg 5& gallons. 2 a 2$
•Sugars, 'assorted, 4 7 a 5 9, ao. white alone, 7 i
9 h do. brown, 4 a 14} do. yellow, 4A a 6} Segura, ‘
•i26U} Hoops, 28 n 30: Boards. Portland W.
20 a 21} Other Eastern Ports,220*244: Pitch Pine,
21 a 26 } Shinglea, 1 4 a 2 0 ; lihd. Shooks with
headings, I i a I 3 : Sugar box Shooks, G a fil.
Exchange.—On London, 60 days sight, 9j a 10;
S rem.t New York, da I illscoanf) Boston, A a I do.,
few Orleans, 2 a 0 prem., short sight} Spain, 3A -
•id prem. dot Paris, 3 din.
Freights—To France, 80 s DOf.j and to tho United
State*, $ 1^ per box Sugar} 4n. per bag CoflVe} $3 1
$3d per hhil. Molasses.
MOBILE, MAY 13-{Evening.)—Cotton.—'The
.is ngain been devoid of nil animation to-day.
Arrival* at the Pttlaeki House.
M4Y 18.
R L Morris, Charleston I DrJ E Floyd,Darlington
P W Screven, So Ca I T F Flournoy, Alabama
I’ P Middleton, do | S Hills, Snvannaii
Rev S K Tulmidge and lady, Millodgeville.
„ L11 , „ , At tho City Hotel.
Philip Cook I J Slevmisnn, Md
L'apt Mogee, Charleston | J R EI(lroi],ilonesdale,Pa
, At the Mansion Hone*.
J Rogue, Charleston | T EDovarux, Charleston
, 'In Hllnnls, nine totyne and counties With no co.
lored inhabitant, yet represented inf having eighteen
colored insane} nd fonr ntiufr* counties' having an
aggregate ofilght colored inhabitants, represented
•s haying thlrtanrcdlortd Ihssne.
In Michigan, twelve towns with no colored in.
habitants, jet represented as having twelve colored
Insane
DT NOTICE TO MARINERS.-The Float-
ing Light off Martin’s Industry, will bo remuved on
the first day of June nest, for the purpose of being
repnlred. Her anchorage ia In laL 3* Q7 N., long,
80 34 W.
The following are soundings at the anchorage of
the Floating Light: '
High water, 6A fathoms.
Common tide, • 9J "
Low water, -, fl] ••
Tybce Light'Hoiiaq, bearing S. W.by VV. A VV,
distance 15 miles, . .
Hm™ fln.il lie.rino N. W, J N.illitnnc# G mil,,.
Du, romt bunring N. N. W. jf W. di.Unco 8 mild.
■I>r0 ' « M MVF.H8,Cnllector.
(TT DAOt/EHREUTYPE AVAIN-8TILL
HERE!— S. Bro.obrkt it,at bn lin'nd ready in
will uponXndle, and fientlrmen, «lin «i<h tlrnlr
Llkenesees taken. may 13
► k— n for charleston
tejawrar. ,u hilton head, braufort
AND EDISTO.—(Inside ail the way,—Fare re
duced to Id.J—The superior steam packet WIL.
LIAM SEABROOK, Capt. A. C. King, will leara
‘or the above plncea Thu Mownino, 20th Inat.
it 8 o’elook For Freight nr Paanga, bavins
iplendid accommodations, apply on board, at Aa*
sinus's wharf, or to
“ WOOD St CLAQHORN, Agenti,
V
COMMISKCIAL.
Funs Reduced to B5I . .
t f* P.OR CIIAIILKSTON—
-TmfleftTSg,- TRI- WEEKLY LINE -The au.
E erinr and splendid pteum packet RICHMOND,
'apt, A. Chase, will leave the Savannah and (Iharles.
ion Steam Packet wharf To-Morrow Evening, at
8 o’ul'k. For f> relgiit or Paianae apply on board, or to
may 20 . A. LATITTE, Agent.
Foil AUGUSTA.-
JmStgrSPL Steamnr IVANHOE, Cant Smd-
Her. will leave for th* above end intermediate nlsctt
To-Morrow Aptkrroon. 14th inat., at 4 o’clock.
For Freight or Passage, apply to
may 2U mtu M. (/RKENWOOD, Agent
.fluperm*
AND
1 ’llli Suh.criber. having sunt
tended the drawing bf the GREENE
MILASK1 MONUMENT LOTTERY, Clas.
23, for 1844.. do hereby certllY that the following
are the Numbers which .were Thia Day drawn Ron
Uia 79 placed In the wheel, vit: ,
30 31 37 43 64 3 08 60 38 34 33 3.
MWitness our. hands, at Savannah, tide 18th tUy of
May, 1844. ^ MYF.R8, V
V. STEPHENS; >Cpm’ert.
may 20 J.C. HABERSHAM.S
l"!HAWN NUMBERS—Uf Crdeno
JLJ and I’niaski Monument Lottery, ('Ian No.22:
34 74 40 70 31 08 3 43 05 76 13 8.
SPLENDID SCHEME.
•Ales close to-mukruw mohnino, at II o’cuc.
880.0001-812,000!!
Greene nnd Pulaski Monument Lottery.
EXTRA CLASS NO. 2U, POH-1844.
Was drawn in Alexandria, (Vs.) on Saturday, 18th,
and the drawing will be received on Wedueidsy.
Kd Initailt.
nionxiT friers!
I prixe of..
I ' " "
,.$30,000
12,000
7,000
3.270
St o
90 p.ixes of....$1,000
90 •« " M0
182 " “ 3U)
69 " « IM
Ste. tea.
Tickets $10—IlalvcR $5-Quarters $3 80.
iLr* Tickets and -'allures, either single or by Us
package, for sale at the old established office of
I’.B. PKNDBIU1AST.
No. 5, corner of Bull street and Uav lane,
DTOnlers from the city or abroad, , will receive
prompt alteutiou. l’rixu tickets in other lotteries
'ikon in payment. may 20
D HAWING RECEIVED. — Tit.
following nre the Drawn Numlmrafor tbs
Georgia Literature Lottery. Class No. 21 : •
61 17 30 47 7 38 60 01 30 15 73 4.
Holders of Prises will please call for the carit,
or renew in next Scheme, at
E. \VlTHIN(|TON'S. Agent, 193 Bay strut.
DRAWS TO-MOIIROW.
7,000 DOLLARS!
GEORGIA LITERATURE LOTTERY..
Authorised by the Legfsiature. for the benefit of
Fort Gaines Academy, Class 23} tn be drawn si
Augusta, Ua., on TuE8luv, May 21st, 1844.
D. PAINE dt CO. Managers j Successors to JAS*
PHALEN & CO.
market h. ...
The few sales that hnve been effected hnve been nt
cnmridenibly easier rates. 'J lie receipts by the river
have lieen 449 bales.
Exchanges have been rather stiff to day, the mar-
kut evidently exhibiting au upward tendency. Al-
ibanin money ia still rirnnpiuu—the range iff pricea
to-day tins been from II a 13 discount, principal op
erations nt 11 a 12£.
Freights— An American ship has been engaged
to-day ut7-16d fur Liverpool.
NKW ORLEANS. MAY 13 — ('otton.-The
Cotton market waa very quiet on Saturday, nnd the
*ule*|did lint exceed ID 0 hal«*a. Tills inactivity is
owing t<> the non-nrrival nf the steamer's news; for
which dealers are looking with anxiety. Prices con
tinue firm.
Liverpool f'lnssificntinn—/.o. and Miss.—Inferi
or, 9 a 5A; ordinnrv, 6 a 61; middling, 7 a 7j} mid
dling fair, 78 n 7$; fair, 8 a 8j; good fitir, 8| a 9j}
good nnd Hue 9f.
Exchange is steady at nur previous figures. We
quote Sterling 74 n 8 per cent. prem. Franca 9,29
n 9 30. New York 60 days, £ n | per cent, dia-
count. Sight checks I per ct. prem.
1 prixe of..
78 NUMNP.R t.nTTP.nr—13.drawn ballot*.
Tickets $3—Halves $1—Quarter* 60 cte.
For sale by K. WlTlli.M. IUN, A.cul
O* Orders Rent the city or country will meat
wtlh iifompl Slid ««nfl.Unlfe! QttSRtirB. T3-J 20
ship
NEWS.
Port of Nimuinnb,.
Slay 30, 1844.
ARRIVED ON SATURDAY.
Ship Bertrand, Smith, ( liarlcvton.to A. Low St Co.
Si'lir. Young Engle, Room, Iricuhoro’, to ninster.
Steam packet Wm. Seabrook, King, Charleston,
to Wood St Cl-igliorn.
Stcnin packet Beaufort District, Bu>'d. Charles
ton, via Ueaufortand Hilton Head, to J. H. Ladd.
CLEARED.
Schr. Ann A. Parker, Unghtninn, Boston—Cohen,
MUler A* Co.
Schr. Virginian, Finch, Providence— Evans 4*
Candler.
Schr. Orbit. Gilhnm. Charleston—J. Lama.
Meam p ickel Charleston, Barden, Charleston—A.
Lafilte -
DEPARTED ON SATURDAY.
Steam nickel Charleston, Barden. Charleston.
U. S. Mail slenmer St. Matthews, McNelty, Florida.
Steamer Cherokee, Philpot, Augusta.
MOI1ILR. May 14.—Arr. brigs Chinchilla, Rob
inson, Bovlnn; Marin J. Estelle,Gould,dn.t Opennn-
go, Vose, do.} Billow, Lnwrence, do. via Key West.
NKW-ORLKANS, May 13.—Arr. slops I’hnrsn-
lin, Wunawortli. Boston; Caledonia. Mnssicntt. do.;
Saxon, Donne, do.; St. Cloud. Emerson. New York;
Duiicnn, Daggett,do.; J. Minium,Stark,do.: Union,
Jnlimon, do ; I arque Claremont. Trupsell. Philadel
phia; brig Vsindnlia. Pendleton, t.'nmden, Me.
C|d. ship Gen. Veaile, Coullnrd; New Vork: brigs
Ohio, Davis, do.; Orleans. Smith. Norfolk nna City
Point; sclirs. Barton, Lawless, New York; Clara,
Stetson, Boston.
CHARLESTON, Mny 17.-Arr. hrig* Hayne,
Trescot. Ilnvnnn} Ajax, Srgee, New Orleans} schr.
Jonathan Wainwrigfit, Lewis, New York.
C'iil. Fp. schr Volos Jupiter, Bnsagoite, Darncon.
WILMINGTON, May 19.—Arr. schr. Charlotte,
Best, Alvnrdo Cuba.
Cld. hrip Moxy, Grant, Falmouth, Ja.; schr. Harp,
Beaston, Havana.
QTOP THIEF! — Stolen from tho
O aubicrihera’store, in Market square, on Satur
day evening last, a blue blaok Morocco POCKET-
BOOK, with tl e clasp broken off,- which has beoi)
considerably used, having two. pockets anil the
namo T. verstille on the Inside. It it known to
contain about One Hundred and Twenty-fivo Dol-
larain cash, among which area HnlfF.ngle and a
One Dollar Bill, City Council nf Augusta} a Cheek
nf R. H. Rnifnrd’s, No. 718, dnted lUtli inst., payable
to Mrs. Jane Doe, or bearer, at the Marine Fire In
surance Hank. Alao. the following valuable papeis,
('lie dates given are thought to be correct) to wit:
Mathew Lufburrow, Due Bill, to Verstille St LuT-
burrow, dated fith Novb’r. last, for $428 89 j Dix
Fletcher's Note, dated 1st April, 1844, payable to J.
H. Moldey on demand, nnd by him endorsed, for $237
<18; a Due Bill of K. T, Lawton, for $9, payable to
Verstille St Lufburrow; a Due Dill nf Joseph Ribern,
dated I7tli unpayable tn same for $|t:0; John Mur*
phy'aDue Bill tn same (date not recollected) for $29}
a Note nr Due Bill off. Veratitle’e. (date not recol
lected) payable to W. H. H. Verstille. for $100., A
receipt (if O. M. Lillibridge to Levi 8heftal(, for
house rent, for $50. Np doubt there are pther pa
pers not recollected at this time; Tho public are
cautioned against trading-for nny of thp above mf.
nor*, as payment has bean stopped. A rownrd of
Twenty-pivb Dollari will lie given for foe re^
cover/ ofthe money, and ■ proportionate sum for
any amount received; anil If, In addition, the thlefii
detected, io foat.it will lead to conviction. Twenty
Dollar* more will bo given. The thief is supposed
to bee negro.
VERSTILLE St UlFBpRROW.
may 20 mwf3
,.$7,000
2,100
1.6(6
1.290
1,190
1.044
190
80
79
60
30 prixee of.,...gM
ISO
130
130
130
130
130
4420
27040
1 XIAKD OF HEALTH.— 1 The f»l-
J lowing persona are appointed (lie Hot >d if
Health for 1841, ami arc requested to assemble at
tho Exchange, at 12 o’clock, M., on Wedntsdty,
the 22d inst., to organize:
Carpenters’* Row—J, Thompson. P, Wirlhisglon.
Washington Ward—J.T. Burt! oli t.C.ipt t siiusL
Green Wuril—John tlnupt. J-nm’l. C. Hi use.
Columbia Ward—'William King, W.C. Burton,
Warren Ward—James I’alin, J< lin \\ iUnumon.
Reynolds’ Ward—Josepht umming.tt m I'uncfS.
Anson Ward—George A. Ash, G. N. Nryle.
Derby Ward—John Nevitt.ven’nr., Wm. Dunning.
I’ercfval Ward—John J. Kelly, JohnBlanc*.
Brown Ward—F.dw'd. Gnudry, John Po»iell.
Jar.keon Ward—Dr.'S. Flietlall. John Carat hm.
HeathcoteWard—Lennldn W)llv.Dr. J B.1 nflk.
Decker Ward—D. H. Galloway,'I’lios. Eden.
Old Franklin Ward—John G. Fnlligan, J. 1J.S.
Branch.
New Franklin Ward—B. Ralford. E. Henderson.
Liberty Wnrd-H. A. Smith, F. Blair.
Elbert Ward—Richard Turner. J. E. Ferrell.
Curry Town and spring Hill—A. Boulinesu, J.
S. Sturtevant. and S. Goldsmith
Smith Oglethorpe—Wm. Farr, E. Petlia.
Middle Oglethorpe—VV. VV Johnson, VV. C.
VVvIlv. ,
North Oglethorpe—Col. J. J. Maxwell, Oliver
Burroughs, and SniniiH Morel.
Pulnnkl and Jasper Wards—B. Constantine. Ttoi.
Ryersnn. .
WM. THORNE WILLIAMS, Mijor.
may 20 3
TVOT ICE.— The litiHiiienH heretofore
J v carried on by the undersigned, order the Hnn
of COHEN. MILLER ft CO., Is llilr day dis»cM
hr mutual consent.their unsettled business "HIM
closed bv either of us, or by the new firm of t'0HE9»
NORRIS ft CO. J. COHEN",
A. T Mil [3
Savannah, May 20,1844. J., A. NORRIS.
N OTICE—The UMdoWm-pd ofil-*
l.l. firm ..rCOHEN, MILLER It CO., M™
thia dny associated With them Messrs. L W-
IS4ACKS ft M. 8. -COHEN, under the fim f
COHEN. NORRIS ft CO., for the transaction of»
General Commission Business.
J. F0HF.N.
Savannah. May 20.1810. • J A. NORMS*
U EKItlNG OFF AT COST,
O 19th June, after which time, theentlrePtw*
will be sold lit ruhlie Sale. F. KBNDH1LK,
may 20 3 133 Cnugrye »h
B each island cnnN^
FLOAT —2.0CO hnahele prime Besch WM®
Corn, for sale, if applied for to.dsy. by
may 20 I
’ F SHIEW^
TV E. RUM—00 linrrel. Bn.t„n «•
wlsvsSBiBKMa.
v..-.wKERS-9ll PJ
Butler, Water. Soda, Sugar, and Pilol’
just landed snd for sale by ^
may 20 H. A. CRANE ft CO. 177 Bit
jVRKSH CR‘
J AVA COFFEE—85 b»|{« Ju»t W
ceived end for sale by
ceivedand for sale by
“ H. A. CRANE * CO. m Byg
may 20
TVWORLEANS MOM33ES-M
1 v bhie,, ■ prime nrtiele.'.for eale by
may 20 ' H. A. CRANK ft CO. 177 Bay
CJTIIART’8 RF.FINFD
foay 20 ’ *•
JJACON SIDESV-M Jihdi. P"
gSfriSfgt %■ m res*
riUBA MOI.ASMES-3iJ ,u-
Wtet
winy ■ nm. wi.n.——
B altimore hams—260 .n 61 "
•ugkr cured, fo-'jtkla by Rtf urttt
may 20 H. A CRANE ft CO. 177 B«r