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SAVANNAH REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1849.
tjie Republican.
BY J. L. LOCKE & CO~~
I'.W. AT. F. X A M) K H, A S S (H‘ IA T I'. KDlTdlt.
Dully Pajrer $IO,Trl-AVcckly JS.prrmmum.
.fc/VTUUDAY MORNING, MARCH 84, 1810.
Hon. T. II. Kino, A. II. Stkphbns, and J.
A. Pr.Ani r., vdll accept our thank* for valuabk
public documents. .
••Noam Wkbster and thb King’s English.”
We will pay ouf reaped* lo our friend "Peda
gogue” ns soon na we shall have the apace and
Iidiura. Wc have endeavored to give hla article,
ita spelling*, punctuation, orthography and all,
Just as it was written, hi* doubts to the contrary
notwithstanding.
ffcj- Tho now steamer 'Umneutt will probably
reach her wharf sometime thia forenoon. She
was to have sailed at the regular liour on Wed
nesday. . .
(X>- The foreign nows by the last steamer was
due last night. We understand that the wires
arc down for some distance in Carolina, and this
may account for tho failure to receive a despatch,
if the steamer expected had nftived.
DC*-,An election wna held at the Court House
yesterday for Captain, &c., of the Georgia Uus-
•tart, when the following gentlemen were chosen;
Dr. Il/K. Burroughs, Captain.
. I’CTca A. Blow, 1st Lieutenant.
Wm. W. IIabrrsham, 2d Lieutenant.
p.iininio, rwnri. -
•FiN* Cotton.—A lot of 70 bales was sold b;
1
Mr. It. A. Allen yesterday at 8 1-9 cents per
•Tills Cotton was grown by Mr. Thos. Dawson,
, Y.r Greene county, in this SUle, and Uaconfir-
•relation ofthe remark of an intelligent planter,
which wo heard a few days since, that llie climate
of Middlo Georgia was more reliable for a
crop of Colton Qian any place in the world. The
bent Cottons ofTcied in our market tills year have
been from the counties of Greene, Oglethorpe,
Jefferson, Hancock?md Washington.
Despatch.—A lot of 1G2 bales Cotton, forward*
cd from Macon on the Uth Inst., was shipped in
the Cherokee to New-York, aud was landed and
sold at that place on Uie 17lh inst.—taking six
days for tho transaction. The best of it was a
pi ofit to the shipper of 60 per bale.
Mr. Tatum’s Pictures.-
these paintings will be continued this evening at
the Armory Hall. See advertisement.
...... . tor tho United States to guarantee in sonic
■The exhibition of wny the paymeut of Qio debt, on liaving a mort
gage on Cuba.
“If you should ascertain that there is any toun-
From Washington.—Col. Benton has offered
resolutions calling ou the President for informs -
. tion in regard lo tiio “Secret Protocol ” He is
represented as having spoken In strong terms of
condemnation of Mr. Polk’s conduct. It is ex
pected that the Senate will be detained a week, or
perhaps longer, in conaoquenco of these resolu
tions. Waddt Thompson and Baiuk P*yton
# arc spoken of as Minister to Mexico, and Col.
Haskell for Chili. Nathan K. Hall has been
nominated as Governor for the Mineaota Terri
tory^ Col. and Mrs. Bliss ate in bod health—
especially the former, who is suffering from
chilld and fever.
03* Tho Legislature of New-York have unani-
mouriy passed a resolution of thanks to Major
General Scott, for his gallantry aud set vices in
the Mexican war.
03- Tiie Whigs of Fayette county have called
n meeting for the first Tuesday in April to appoint
Delegatee to a Convention to be held for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate for Governor at
. the ensuing election.
Tub Telegraph.—TIks Charleston Courier sug
gests, that Telegraphic Companies, like all other
corporations, should publish rules and regulations
foe their government, and give at stated times
K.nie account or report of their condition and ope
rations. A very good suggestion.
93- The Bill to repeal the usury laws was lost
in the Massachusetts House of of Delegates on
Wc'dncadayiaat.
$3- President Tayloe officially recognizes
• Charles Vabea Consul ot Peru for California,
and Manuel db los Reyes Vice Consul of Peru
' for California.
Dorrs Superseded.—Charles Lea Cartes,
‘Esq., has been nominated for Congress by the
Whigs of the Richmond, Va., district, in place of
John M. Botts. There is some dissatisfaction at
this, and another convention elsewhere is talked of
on the 5th of April.
' 03* It is intimated to us, (says the National In
tclligencer of Saturday,) that , a rumor has been*
put in circulation that the Hon. Andbew Stew
art, oiic of thr Representatives in the last Con
gress, had been a candidate for a aeat in the Cabi
net, and that his claim had been set aside or re
jected. We are authorized to state that the ru
mor is unfounded; and that, on the contrary, Mr.
Stewart did, in terms, before the members of
the Cabinet were designated, peremptorily de
’cliiie.being considered as a candidate for any of-
fice'ih tho giR of the Administration.
Ohio Difficulty.—'The Ohio House has repeal
ed so much of the apportionment law as relates to
Qic division of Hamilton county. This la the
law which led to such a disturbance at the open
ing of the session, and kept it from boing organ
ized for a couple of weeks.
Internal Improvements in Texas.- It gives
ua pleasure to learn from the Austin Demo
crat, that aaurvey of the Colorado river is soon
to commence, preparatory to the removal of all
obstructions to its navigation.
03- The luaugurai Address, delivered In Wash
ington on the 6th, was published in New-Orleans
ion tho morning of the 7th, having been trans
mitted by O’Reilly’s Western line. It would
• have rcurhflil (lint c fty. on the 6th. hod it nnl.ham
fat an interruption of communication at Baton
Rouge. .
Passengers.—In the steam-ship Creeccnt, for
Chagrcs, went Col. G. W. Hughes, engincer-in-
ebiefon tho Panama railroad} also, Samuel C.
Gray and lady, of Baltimore, for San Francisco—
Mr. G. being partner in the commercial house of
Wetmore & Gray, at the latter place.
Heavy Pew Rents.—The sales ol pews in the
new Dutch Church at Poughkeepsie has realized
$12,530.
The Jews.—It is stated on the authority of a
distinguished Rabbi of New-York, that the Jews
are very numerous in Jerusalem, whither they
art) Hocking from all countries, and ars in great
poverty, v.They are also grievously afflicted with
a disease of the eyes, and a large proportion of
them-axe partially or totally blind.
Break m the Miami Canal.—Great Lott of
Properly.—On the morning of the 12tb, a break
occurred in the Miami Canal, near Cincinnati,
vrhero the bottom of the Canal must be some
twenty-five feet higher than the ground on which
property stands on the west side. Tiie Cincinna
ti Gazelle says : “The property damaged by this
break in amount is estimated at $100,000.’’
Relay Stations for Steamero to tiie Pacific.
A superior quality of coal in large beds Is report
ed to have been discovered at the Straits of Magel
lan. This, if true, will bo very convenient for
steamers going to and returning from tho Pacific,
M it will enable others to start with half the ordi
nary supply of coal—thus affording a much lar
ger space for merchandize..
93- A negro, undergoing an examination at
Northampton, Mass., when asked if his master
was a Christian, replied: “No, sir, he’s a member
of Congress!’.’
Extraordinary Diplomatic Development.—
Tiie subjoined extracts ore taken from a long
communication to Uie Charleston Courier by
Titos. CautX Reynolds, late Secretary of Lega-
tion at the Court of Spain. It is in relation to tho
rumored negotiations for Cuba, and In vindica
tion of the writer’s course as Secretary. Mr.
Reynolds is a Democrat and a young gentleman
of great abilities. We fegret that there is not
room to publish the communication entire:
Charleston, (S. C.J March 2I,IS49.
7b the Editors qf the Charlatan Courier:
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My official connection with tho American Le-
J atlon at Madrid, as its Secretary, commenced in
uly, 1846. Mr. Casa, in his speech on the Yuca-
tan question, lias disclosed to the public, that tho
condition and fato of Cub* are subject* especially
commended to the attention of Uiat Legation. In
January, 1847, while at Gibraltar, I was directed
to umku some inquiries in reference to a rumored
scheme of Great Britain to obtain Cuba in ex-
change for Uutt forties*, lu my reply 1 express
ed my impression that the rumor, as thus stated,
was "very absurd.” The important part, how
ever, which Gibraltar plays in all negotiations be
tween Spain and Great Britain, induced ino to
examine, in person, and as far as my limited
knowledge of military science would permit, tho
fortresses of Coutn ana Gibraltar, and both coasts
of tiie Straits. That examination, and tho infor
mation I obtained from various sources, but par
ticularly the rnre and valuablo knowledge im
parted uie by one of our ablest aud most enlight
ened diplomatists, the then representative ortho
United States iu Morocco, Uie Hou. T. N. Carr,
produced in my niiud Uie decided impteaaion
that tho rumors of a project to exchange Gibral
tar for Cuba, should receive parthular attention,
without being too readily or entirely believed.—
Tho opinions which I subaequentW learned were
attributed to Lord Nelson, Earl St. Vincent, the
Earl of Malmesbury, and Sir Henry Bulwer, cn-
Urcly confirmed thia view.
Ou the 2d May, IS47, Mr. Saunders, the Envoy
ofihn U S. near HerCaUtoHc Mqicstjr. left. Mad
rid for Franc*, and placed me, with Humed tow-
era aud vague instructions. inclwirgoof U»**fn»tni
of the American Legation in Spain. During his
absence, 1 kept a close watch on the proceeding*
of the agent for U»o British holders of Spanish
stock. About tho time when the late ix>rd Geo.
Beutinck aud Lord Palmerston msdc the speech-
e*. so well known to the Ametiran btblic, on the
subject of the Anglo-Spaniah debt, 1 learned Utat
the agent, supported by Sir Henry (then Mr.)
Bulwer, was urging the Spanish Government to
mortgage portions ofit* revenue to pay the inter-
cat ou that debt. I feared that the revenues of
Cuba might be selected as the most convenient for
that purpuac*. 1 immediately, but infornmliy,
took measures, simple but efficacious, to protect
Uie interests of the U. States in Utat event, and
apprised Mr. 8aundcrsof Qiem. My letter brought
from him the following reply, dated Havre, July
12th, 1847.
“I have just received your note of the 7tb. I
am glad you made Uie inquiry as to the English
debt. Should there be any danger, sooner than tho
English should get any lien on Cuba, I would sUp-
dation for your suggestion in regard to Cubn.you
will at ouce call tin Uie Mluister of State, and re
quest a suspension of the arrangement until I
can return, as I would at once come back if any
plan of the kind was In agitation.”
On tlic 29th of July, UM7, I received another
letter from Mr.Saunders, post-marked Havre, Ju
ly 24th, in which he says:
“ What will Salamanca think of the threat
contained in the letter of the Committee of the
Bondholders to Isturix? Is it possible he had so
litUe spirit r* to receive such a document ? As
this matter is Ukdy to be pressed ou the Spanish
Government, I would write Mr. B on the subject,
had 1 fpll confidence in hhn—but as I have uot, 1
shall reserve to myself (he liberty of acting on
K neral instructions—assuming the respon-
• of doing wliat the occasion may call fur.
I. may, therefore, submit a proposition to the
Minister.”
Tiie “Mr. B.” mentioned in that letter was, of
course Mr. Buchanan, then Secretary of State of
the United States. To explain the effect produced
upon my mind by these letters of Mr. Saunders,
it is necessary to revert to some circumstances
which had previously occurred.
I was awate of the fact since made public by
Mr. Holmes, of S. C., in* a speech in Congress,
that Mr. Polk was in the habit of transmit ling di
rectly to the U. S. Minister at London, instruc-
Uona on tiie Oregon question, departing most ma
terially from the positions taken in the official
correspondence of the Department of State; and
that on Uiat question the late President had acted
both his parts (of a 49° matu aud a 51° 40' man,)
at the same time, with such consummate skill,
Uiat even those in the secret were greatly per
plexed to know what were his real intentions. 1
supposed that Mr. Saunders was honored with a
tion given England’s offer to tiie same effect,
with doubts ho\V far Mr. Saunders wss a reliable
interpreter of tho wishes of tho late President,
aud it is also very conceivable that, whatever may
lave been tho good intentions of Ml. Saundeii, a
proud and susceptible government, such as Spain’s
*; should harbor somo unpleasant reeling on ac-
count of tho compromise of her dignity, which
might have ensued from those proceedings, and
even that it might conjecture deeper sclienies to be
concealed under them than were probably ever
projected. The opportunity afforded by U»o dia-
mtc between the English and Spanish Govern
nents, for augmenting his intluenco, or recover-
ng the ground he had lust, was worse than neg
lected by Mr. Saunders, white the able ropro
tentative of the French Republic reaped from it
such advantages as to give him undeniably as
ligh a position, in Uie councils of Uie Catho-
ic queen, ns hsd ever been enjoyed by the
Ambassador of Louis Philippe. In addition, an
(unofficial) step taken by Mr. Saunders, moat
unnecessarily, but, 1 admit, fh>ra laudable mo
tives. at the very juncture of Sir Henry Bulwer’a
expulsion from Spain, was eminently calculated
deeply to offeud the Spanish Government—the
more so as it was in too critical a position to
take any notice of it, had It been aware of it.
cordially united with Mr. Saunders In keeping
.i unknown, and in preventing any consequences
fi om it, because I feared Uiat it might lead to most
unpleasant, if not serious difficulties: nor should
I even allude to it in tills lettor, were it not that
from its nature it cannot now be brought into dis
cussion. Tiie position of tho legation became,
however, painfully evident lo Uie entire official
circles of Madrid, by the omission to invite tho
representative of Uie United States to a formal (li-
ilomatic entertainment, intended to bo given by
he Spanish Primo MiuDter, uot long after the
expulsion of 8ir Henry Bulwer. Mr. Saunders
exhibiting some feeling on the subject, and en
deavoring to asccrtninlhe cause ofthe omiarion, I
inquired of a person likely to be well Informed;
and he as ho believed tho Primo Minister to be too
courteous a inan lo have so acted by design, con-
, ecturcd that in making out the list of persons to
>e invited, tho name of Mr. Saunders had inad
vertently been left out, as he lived In a very re
tired mnnurr aud was little known. Although
the Primo Minister *ub*enucntlv Coniucna*t*d
amply for his omission, Vut I could not nut feci
chagrined, as an American and a member of the
Legation, that the representative of the United
States near Uie sovereign of Cuba, should at any
time have been so completely forgottcu in Uio very
capital of her dominions.
But I could uot feel surprised at the apparent
obscurity into which Uio Legation had sunk, as 1
could judge of the unrrow limits within which
Mr. Sauuoers’ total ignorance of thp language of
the couutry had confined hi* intercourse with
tlioee around him, by tiie fact Uiat, in the prece
ding winter, he had addressed moa formal written
complaint, because 1 had not gone to Ills house,
on an iuclemmt Sunday, to convey him the tele*
rraphic intelligence published in extras of every
ournul of Madrid, ami in tho mouth of every in-
uibitnut In it, Uiat a Republic had been proclaim
ed iu France!
From these facts, it may be judged in whatatate
if efficiency was Uie Legation at Madrid when the
ate Administration entrusted to it, in July last,
one of Uie most important, delieste, and difficult
negotiations which could bo placed in the hand*
of a diplomatist.
The statement* contained in tho letterof a cor
respondent of the N. Y. Herald, dnted Madrid,
Sept. 19th, 1849, amount to nn assertion that Mr.
Polk’* administration had given Mr. Saunders
instructions, under which Uiat Envoy conceived
himself authorized “to sound tho Spanish Gov
ernment on their dispositions to sell or cede the
island of Cuba to the United States,” und if so,
o buy itt that Mr. Saunders “made an informal
ised to state to that genUeman, (who, as I pre
sume, and as Mr. Saunders himself supposed,
carried Uie information immediately to Lord Ab
erdeen,) tHht Mr. M’Lane possessed in a higher
degree than Mr. Buchanan, the confidence of the
late President. I was aware also, that Mr. Saun
ders, on hi* arrival in Madrid^ luul urged his pre
decessor, after Uie presentation of bis letteis of
recall, to sue g -st to Uie Spanish Minister to tender
Her Catholic Majesty’s mediation between the
United States ana Mexico, but in theoffleial com
munications on the subject to the Department of
State, had omitted to make any allusion whatever
to the fact, that be himself was thus the origina
tor of the whole subsequent proceedings iu Uie
business. I therefore felt justified in supposing
Uiat Mr. Sauiidcrs had some auUiority from Mr.
Polk directly^, in the^premises.
Tho writer next discusses at some length the
ambiguous course of Mr. Saunders and Mr. Bu
chanan in reference to the negocialions; ex
plains the part the American LegaUon acted In
regard to the divorce and marriage of the Queen
of Spain and their connection with the Cuba
question; refers to Uie instructions given by Mr.
Forsyth, Secretary of State, under Mr. Van
Buren, touching the interests of the United States
in Cuba, and to the speech of Air. Cass, in 1817,
in Senate on the Yucatan question, in which these
instructions, hitherto kept secret, were divulged.
Mr. Reynolds alludes “darkly” to aome uncon-
stitutinal proceedings in connection with this L Uut
matter, and goes on to remark:
“Reasons, unnecessary here to mention, but
fbuudcd on considerations connected with the in
terests of the U. 8. induced me to postpone all ac-
tion in th^premiscs until I had learned the result
of the Piesidential election. Had Mr. Cass been
elected, I should, though I am and always have
been a derided member of the political party
which chiefly supported him, have felt constrain •
cd to take the advice of some eminent counsel,
learned in the law, concerning the proper legal
mode, (if any there bo for a simple citizen of the
United States,) of bringing to the cognizance of
the House of Represent **
ceediug, which 1 humb
beyond the constitutional power of tho President
or his agents, but violative of the constitutional
rights or every citiscn of the Union, contrary to
good faitta, doroguiory to tho dignity and eminent
ly detrimental to the interests or our common
country.
“In expressing this opinion and determination,
I am awsre that I may be charged with great pre-
sumption in differing from such high authorities
os Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Cass. I can only say. in
excuse, that I do so in all humility; but that living
in a land of freedom, I have an incorrigible habi,
of forming my opinions for myself, and being ed
ucated with lulle reverence for great names or
partisan dictation, I am prone to act upon the
opinion* 1 Ohm* form. But that thor* uninitiated
in the diplomatic secret* of the American Govern
ment, may not be .too readily misled by thor?
names, I will add that my opinion* are based, to
a great extent, on the fact Uiat the instructions
given under the administration of President Jack-
son to the U. S. LegaUon at Madrid, in reference
to our policy in Spain and Cuba, are such as I
conceive every citizen of Uiis Union would endorse.
The issue is not Mr. Cass, Mr. Forsyth and
Mr. Polk against the bumble citizen who pens
thia letter; ft is Andrew Jackson reran* (os I at
least am content it should be,) wliatevcr uarni
may be thrown ip to the scale against his.
******
But that the tree may be judged by its fruits,
there is no impropriety in my stating that on
one important subject, deeply Interesting a large
secUon of our Union, three notes of Air. Saun
ders to the Spanish Government remained entire
ly unanswered, and tho object of Uicm had final
ly to be attained through Uie influence of a private
individual, a Spaniard. Iu another case, affect
ing the convenience of our entire commerce with
Cuba, nn almost equal want of respect was shown,
and in no case were answers given at all satisfac
tory,.although as the then Minister of State wao
perfectly acquainted with the English lauguage,
Mr. Saunders had as fair an opportunity as any
oUier diplomatist, of advancing Uie interests of
his country and upholding the dignity of the
legation. The retired life led by Air. Saunders,
and his ignorance of any modern language
but his own, necessarily confined bis socialintcr-
course to the English residents at Madrid, and
the few members of tho Diplomatic Corps, or
Spaniards, who undeiscood Ids own tongue.—
The course of Air. Saunders in reference to the
mediation of Her Catholic Alajcsly between Alex-
ico aud tho United States, was calculated to in
spire the Spanish Cabinet, iu view of the recep.
those instructions. Of the substantial correctm—
of those assertions 1 have not the slightest doubt.
Tho Spanish Government, very properly confi
ning itself to its owu acts and availing itself of the
careless expression of the correspondent, hns do-
nird that there were any negotiation* on tiie sub-
, ect; for “negotiation” u u technical term with a
ixed meaning, and the Spnuish Government
could with'truth deny Us existence, for, as I nm
entirely sure, in answer tn tho inquiry of Air.
Saunders, the Duke of Valencia (General Nar-
vaez) gave the same answer whirh he gave
to the inquiry made of him iu tiie Cortes,
some months before, and which he has repeat-
! *d in reply to the same iunuiry when made of
din lately, as published in the American papers.
Had 1 laid any doubt of the correctness of the as
sertions of Uie Herald’s correspondent, it would
have been eutirely removed by the fact that the
official organ of the late administration confined
tself to ropying the denial of the Spanish Govnrn-
nent; by what 1 learned of the mnttcr in Cuba
ts-’lf; by the reason given by Air. Berrien iu the
U. 8. Senate for his request that Air. Aliller should
withdraw his resolution of inquiry on the matter;
by the tactics of Air. Rusk and Air. Foote in the
Senate debate thereon; ami by the fncUhnl though
Hr. Miller’s resolution was adopted, there lias
iceii no rrsponso to it on the port ofthe late Pres-
dent of the United States, unleu that renponu ha
been eommuniealed in tterel union of the Senate.
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1 have Uie honor to be,
Gentlemen, very rcrprclfully,
Your obedient servant,
THOSf CAUTE REYNOLDS.
A AIysYery about the Loss of the Frank
un.—The Boston papers state tint letters have
been washed ashore from the wreck of this unfor
tunate vessel, which render it quite probable that
the Captain had received instrucUons to run her
ou shore Great excitement lias consequently
been created iu the mercantile community. The
Franklin and cargo were insured in Bosluti, the
latter worth from 60 to GO,000 dollars. Tho Bos
ton lYanteripl lenrus f*~
“ That the offices which have insured the above
vessel mul freight have got possession of a num
ber of letters sigued J. W. W., the iuilial* of
Mr.- Wilson, one of the owners, who lives in
Charlcttown : and in which he writes lo Uie enp-
tain that he has got every thing well insured;
and expresses surprise Uiat he has not lost her be
fore, aud expects he will do so the first oppor
tunity ; and says that Mr. Crafts is looking over
as lie writes,” Itc.-
Tho following paragraph is from the Boston
Courier:
"John W. Crafts, of South Burton, one of the
owners of the ship Franklin, is under nccusation
in relation lo tho casting away of that vessel. He
says if there are any Tetters, purporting to be
sigued by him, advising Uie destruction of the
vcsrfcl, they are forgeries. There is no doubt that
James W. Wilson, of Charlestown, whose name
is also signed to the letters, absconded on Tues
day last, the day when the discovery of the letter*
was known at tnc insurance offices. He formerly
had an interest iu Uie ship.”
03* Tiie State of New-York has entered upon
a magnificent enterprise, in causing to be pre
pared and published, at her expense, on a scale
of unequalled magnificence, the Natural HUlory
of the State. In a late communication of Gov
ernor Fish to the Legislature, it is stated Uiat
$413,009 have already been expended on the
work, and Uiat additional appropriations are still
necessary for its completion. When finished, it
will be one of the must splendid scientific collec
tions ever issued from tho press. A State that
had Ute wisdom to take Uio start of ull Uie Union
with her grand canal, and now derives a largo
-portion of hor revenue from the profits of that
mighty work, whilst it distributes untold wealth
amongst her people, may well afford to lavish
money on a work of science, the cost of which no
treasury but that of au Emperor, or an Empire
Sfotr, could well afford to bear.
03- The work-sliops at the Washington Navy
Yurd (snya a correspondent of tho Baltimore
Sun) continue to present a lively appearance.
About400 inen are now employed in Uie manu
facture of chain cables, anchors, tanks, camboos-
es, and various descriptions of machinery for the
new foundry and ordnauce shops; besides which
they arc fitting up anoUier steain-faggotting
hammer, on the plan of Nasmyth. Lots of old
scrap iron, formerly sold by Uncle Sam, at two
mill* per pound, will soon be rc-manufactuied at
this yurd at an immense saving to the govern
ment.
AIissionabytoCalifornia.—The Rev. Flavel
S. AIines has taken passage in tho Crescent City
for Chagres, on his way to San Francis<&, whither
he goes to establish au Episcopal Church, beiug
sent out by means of the fund recently contribu
ted by several of Uie churches of New York. The
owners of Uie steamer, on learning tho object of
his mission, immediately refunded Uie passage
money. The Rev. Thomas Drives, pastor of the
Baptist Church at Stonbridgc, Mass., is also about
to leave for California.
[commusicated.J
“No-jlt Webster gud th*King’s English,”
Messrs, EditorsIf one half you say of NOA.lt
Webster in your article of Uio 14th Inst., under
Uio foregoing cnpUon, bo true, Uie said Noah is
a groat murderer of Qi« aforesaid “King’s En
glish.” The maxim, "judex damnalur eum no-
cm# absolvitor," may bo n* true in letters as in
law, but the edge ofthocriUc’s blade, like that
of the executioner's, may sometimes bo blunted
by the sev erity of the blow. Your eulogy of the
“ancient feudal casUe” of our lauguago is not
at all out of place, but although not given much
oflate to literary pursuits, 1 think 1 can, if you
will allow me the space In your columns, show
you, yourselves being judgos, that the author of tho
great American Dictionaiy* i* cnUtled to much
praise for his noble undertaking, and to a part
only, if any, of your cer.ninly ingenious criticism.
With QieHABFBaaandAIr.AlACAULAY 1 shall not
interfere—an author certainly is entitled to have
his works priuted just as he writes them, verbatim,
literatim H punctuatim, aud yet 1 would venture
two to one Uiat this little article will not appear in
the Republican precisely as I write and desire to
have it printed.
If I understand your objection to Air. Will-
ster’s orthography, which you call phonetic, it ia
“because it confessedly attempts to assimilate the
pronunciation aud spelling of words." If this ob
jection be tiuo to tho full extent of your state
ment, the fault of tho system would bo iu inde
fensible. But when you como to give exam
ples of tlvo fauUlncaa of Mr. Webster’s ays-
tern, it seems to me your objection is not sus
tained. Let us examine this point a little.—
In the examples you give, of theater, center and
miter, for theatre, centre, mitre, it is obvious that
the sound is not Varied by either mode of wri
ting—aud so with regard to ploto for plougA. In
the former word,oto 1s tho diphthong—as in noth
in the latter, the letters gh are silent after the
diphthong on. It is true, Air. Walker docs not
spell this word, p-l-O’tot nevertheless, Air. Web
ster Is hardly chargeable with lids as an inno
vation, for, if I mistake -uot, many* as good
orUiographere as Mr. Walker, both Eugliah and
American, spell it In Uie sane way. Air. Wei-
ster favors (excuse the wantyf a n in this last
word!) this spelling, but docs uot exclude the
oUier. And with regard tg the derivatives plough-
boy, tic., it may bo woll to noth that having re
commended Uie orthography ef the primitive,
ploto, of course the same rccomncndation follows
the derivatives, plowboy, plotoman, &c.—although
the other and more usual spqllng may bo re
tained us to the derivatives; otherwise, in a vol
ume of such size, Uio number^* references to
derivatives of words falling in th^samo category,
would swell the book to an uuwjcldy mass-as,
for instance, a person looking forflie words in Uie
old spelling, would find 1’loigii—see Plow,
Plouoh-boy-seb Plow-boy, ka &o., thus mak
ing the book very much a rcfcrcico dictionary.
These remark* will apply to icveral other ex
amples cited by you of alleged kid spelling, but
I hasten ou to other instances in which Air. Web
ster is uot only defensible, but'absolutely right.
Tako the enso of words derived from Uio Latin,
ending in or, as Itonor, favor, &c. It will be re
membered that lie has not ouly analogy but usage
in his favoi here, for 1 venture again, Quit few if
any men of literary pretensions, at Uie prcscut
day, spell these words with a u. Let it be
borne in miud, too, tint literature Uko every
thing else (unless U- bo Democracy, which, I
regret, hns received suiucUdugof a Buenu Vista
repulse of late) is progressive, so much so, that a
ceicbrhtcd English author (excuse the omission
of the u here—1 think it is derived from Uie Latin
uuclor) of great purity aud even elegance of style,
in speaking of the anriept Norman or law French
as compured with modern Gallic, says, “it dif
fers in its grammar and oKhogruphy as inuth from
Uie modern French, a*„4h'o> dicUon of Chaucer
and Gower dQea-fiom that 6f Addison or Pofb.”
And pray, Alessre. Editors, what would you think
ol a correspondent, who riiovtid appear beforo your
readers in tho orthography of Sfenseb, Chaucer,
or even some of the old Versions of thebiblc? The
truth is, in the nature of things, aucli changes
must occur, and while rash and doubtful innova
tions should be discountenanced, there is no good
reason wiiy any language, and particularly our
own, a well defined and most excellently developed
hybrid should uot undergo alterations for tho bet
ter. The French, Italian’, aud perhaps the Spanish
arealmosl more dialects of a pure original, and,
judging from the difficulty iu mastering Uie dia
lects of thul pci haps the hardest of all languages,
the Greek, it would probably havo been as well if
Uiose countries had adhered to the ancient Latin.
But wiUi regard to the English, no such difficulty
is likely to occur, for, so long as tho dead lan
guages upon which most of our degaut English
diction is founded, confinuo to bo studied, so long
will our own retain* the purity which is 'se
cured for it from the want and imposribility
of cliangc in tlioee on which it is based, and
which cannot be varied because they are no
longer spoken. 1 am not unmindful of tho fact
that perhaps a majority of our words arc of Ger
man (or Saxon) and French origin, combined,
bntsuch words are the less apt to be changed,
because their primitives, the old Saxon and the
ancient Norman, are by no means Uie presont
German or the modern French. Should such
change, however, occur—posterity can only say
of it as the writer above quoted remarks of the
present system ol remedial justice, “Uiat it re
sembles an old GoUiic Castle, erected in the days
of chivalry, but fitted up for a modern inhabitant.
Tho moated ramparts, the embattled towers, and
the trophied halls are magnificent and venerable,
but useless aud therefore neglected. The inferior
apartments, now accommodated to daily uso, are
cheerful and commodious, though their approach-
e* may be winding and difficult.”
But lo return to Mr. Webster and the Republi
can: you condemn hhri.for cutting off QicA in
in such words as public*, music* and physic*,
while he retains it in such words as meek, neck,
lick, stick, &c. But surely there is no inconsis
tency here. Tho former, words are of Greek and
Latin origin or extraction,"aiuTthdr derivation
r^|ulres no such app^ridago—the latter are of
Saxofi or Danish original, and the *, by analogy,
is a part of them. And so with regard to philter
and physiology— the first is derived from a Greek
root, and must not be confounded with filer, of
French origin, beginning with an/, and mean
ing a different tiling. Neither yourselves nor the
public will understand me na justifying. Air.
Wsbstah in introducing intohia diclumury many
barbarous word*, such M tote, kc. kc kc., but in
such a mass of good matter, we would be ns little
jusUficd in condemning the whole work fur such
little blemishes, os was the lady who thanked Dr.
Johnson for leaving out of a revised edition
of his dictionary, words of doubtful delicacy,
and our reward for such fault-finding would be
as well merited as was the reply pf the Doctor—
“Madam, I am sorry I cannot thank you for hav
ing hunted for them” / Provincialisms should have
no place in such works, and tho use of them in
good society would bo likely to meet the rebuke
administered to an American, who, stopping at
an English inn, und asking for cheese and crick-
ers, was furnished with the cheese and a dozen or
so of nut-ct ackers.
Your criticism on Mr. Websteb’s spelling of
such words as traveler, counselor, libeter, kc„ I
hopo to show you is also unjust. The rule ia this,
“ monosyllables i and words accented on the last syl
lable, ending with a tingle consonant, preceded by a
single vowel, double that consonant, when they lake
double the l, but tho word* bigoted, profiting, ham
mering,favoring, kc., must also double tho final
consonant of their primitives—which 1 respect
fully contend is not nlfowublc. The words
generally, gravelly, literally havo nothing to do
with this rule, and tho “quod t-olri u*us,” of
Horace, must govern in such cases, for in
ino3t, indeed all eases where positive rules or
analogy do not interfere, ills tho “jus et noma
scribendi,” as well as “ toquendi.” Tho fact is,
much pmiso is duo to Air. Webster for many
other improvements which you have not noticed,
and among them tho conversion of x into s iu
words of French origin, ns surprise, enterprise,
partisan, kc., and tiie elision of the final e in
words derived from move, sale, kc., as mov-abte,
sal-able, kb. Had he cut off the • in mile-age
also, nono but members of Congress Vould prob
ably have objected, that being a very important
word in their vocabulary. Air. Webster ia also
right, by nnnlogy, iu spelling such wotda ns con
nection, refection, kc. without the z.
But 1 find lam glowing lengthy, or as you would
say rather long. Not having read your nrtlclo for
somo days after iU publication, I find It impossi
ble, with Uie limited Uino at my command, to
note all your objecUons to Air. Webster’s phonol
ogy— nor is it necessary. If I shall bo instrumental
in awakening some attention to a subject inlim
atoly connected with the fume,of our great and
learned orthographer, Dr. Webster, and of dis
abusing even your minds of somo of the impres
sions concerning his dictionary, which, on reflec
tion, you ip*y cousldes unjust, my object will
have been more than accomplished. I firmly bo-
lieve ho has dono much for American literature
and Uie English language. Whether the archi
tectural beauty of his noble work mny be spoiled
or Impaired by the tinkering of Air. Goodrich
or any one else, may concern the public, but
has nothing to do with iny present task —
But before 1 conclude, let me ask you by what
authority you object to thoprouunciaU n of Trine
for Ttuunes. It is ceitalnly ns much tho one as the
other, if Uie Londoners will so havo it—and by
no process can tha bo made to spell ta, and accord
ing to strict rulo, tho word is neither the one nor
Uio other. This shows the danger of Interfering
with old customs and may in a measure justify your
ouslaught on Dr. Wedstfe. But in proper names
especially, wo must use the phonology ofthe per
sons and places entitled to these arbitrary names.
Lord CHOLMONDBLBvian* much Lord Chumley&slf
tills were the spelling; Edinburgh is Edinborough—
Chihuahua is Che-waw-toa, and Natchitoches is
Nak-e-tosh in England, Scotland, Aloxico, Louisi
ana and every where else. To be sure, Paris is
not always, if ever, pronounced Par-e, out of
France, but if France were as much tho world as
Paris is France, then Americans os well si
Frenchmen would give it Uio French pronuncla-
Uott.
1 havo done. Excuse vho freedom of my criti
cism. and attribute whatever majr appear
smack of the ex-cathedra style, to tho fact of my
having once been what 1 have not now tho honor
to be, (although your very humble servant) a
PEDAGOGUE.
New Mode or Financiering.—We understand
that tho Augusta Bauks have adopted a now
mothod of preparing for their approaching semi
annual report in April. Agents are stationed in
nil Uio villages in Western and Upper Georgia,
wiUi packages of Augusta Bank Notes, for the
purpose of excliuuging them for the notes of (ho
Savannah and other Batik*. Reports made upon
such a basis will of courso bo extremely reliable.
Is it any wonder that plain, unsophisticated men
should bccoino suspicious of Banks when they
sort to such measures l—Journal Messenger.
Gen. Taylor and a Revolutionary Soldier.
A veteran of the Revolution, a soldier in Napoleon’s
battles, and who bared his breast in our Inst war
with Great Britain, and who is 105 years old,
went to Washington on Alouday. Tho Whig nys*:
He made frequout efforts to uco the President,
but was not gratified until early yesterday morn
ing. Ho met Gen. Taylor coming out of one of
tiie chambers of the Executive mansion, and,
lifting bis hat. expressed the hope that Id* Excel-
the centennarian declined.
eagles.
Women among the Germans.—The follow
ing is an exUact from “tho Saxons in England,’ 1
a now historical work, by Air. John Mitchell
Kemble, brother of Mrs. Fanny Kcmblo But
ler
“The Gorman house was a holy thing, the bone
of marriage a sacred and symbolic engagement;
holy above inun was woman herself. Even in the
depths of their forests, Uie stern had assigned tc
scheme of Providence, qualitiet
ity. As an individual, woman was consider
beiug of a higher nature: ns a member of
State, she was necessarily represented by
upon whom naturo had imposed tho joyful
don of her support and the happy duty of her
tec lion ; a principle too little considered by t..w»v
who, with a scarcely pardonable offence, social-
' Sagacity of a Dog.—We have in our /lay,
seen many a tough story of tho canine race, bu'
yrfiare about tc tell one which will boat atW tidui
of the kind we hnvo ever seen or heard.
03-“Where is tho hoe,- Sambo?” “Wld de
rake, massn.” “Well, where is the rake?” Why
will dehoci” “Well, well—Whire arc they both?”
“Why, both together maraa—you ’pears to be
berry ’llclar dis morning!”
tyt thin, thinnish; lo abet, an abettor; to begin, a be
ginner. Rut if a diphthong precedes, or die accent is
on the preceding syllable, the consonant remains sin
gle; ae to toll, lolling; to offer, an offering; maid,
maiden, kc(See Limdley AIubbay’s large
Grammar, edition of 1832, page 24.) Now, If
Air. Wescter is wrong and you arc right, then
not only (raccltr, couturier, libthr, Itc., must
last year, and Is os modest and unussuming
the Governor hirnwdf itut u. our •tor?.
owner of dog was In tho habit of giving hiu
cent at accrtuin hour every day, and with it
dog would go to the market-house and buy
dinner. Ills master would carefully envelope
cent in * piece of pnper, and tho dog would gc
the market mau, place the cent In his fiai
and wait his cent’s worth of meat. Thedi
being a regular customer, generally got a pi
ty liberal slice, and went off contented. C...
day he went to his master at the usual hour,
and gave him to understand Uiat his din
had arrived. Seeing the dog’s uneasi , ...
thought ha-would let him wait u little while
whereupon the dog seized a niece of paper ant
bounded off in the direction of tho market. On
arriving at the stall at which he was regularly
served,Tio laid his paper quietly down a od stepped
forward for his supply of meat. The niarkc
man cut off and gavo him his usual supply, am
off ho ran. The,mnn stooped to pick up his money,
whcnlo! there was nothing but a piece of paper.
He related this circumstance lo the owner, who
on the following day offered tho dog a cent to buy
his dinner with, but the dog would not tako it.
He then attempted lo call the dog to tho market
house, but It was no go, and for months he could
not bo mado to go to the market. For the abso
lute truth of this story wo vouch. Thoso who dis
believe it may ask and answer this qpestion: If
a dt>g will steal, knowing tiie act to be theft, why
may ho not cheat? Both In our mind, indicate
the improvement incident to his companionship
with man.—Boston Museum.
Canine GaATiTunx.—Mr. Loonnrd.of tho Sen
ate, and Mr. Kellogg, of Pittsfield, of tho House,
have each received n handsome silver goblet,
richly chased,^rom some unknown friends ofthe
dogs, for their opposition to the bill concerning
dogs, recently before the Lcghristurc. This Is a
deserved compliment, and wo have no doubt that
if tho donors. were known, the recipients would
another syllable beginning with a vowel, as wit, wit- make to them thoir besl bow. Tho following is
theinscriptjan ou Uie goblet presented to Mr.
Leonard:
Presented to
Ala. C, Leonard, of Bristol,
As n tribute of respect and admiration for his
noble and humane efforts to prevent tho passago
of the Dog Law, in the Massachusetts
Legislature, Feb., 1849.
In behalf of Uie Dogs of Boston.
“A (fiend in need
!•% fnend indeed.”—(D##io* Mu,
FUNERAL INVITATION.
Tho Friends nnd Acquaintances of .Mr. and Mrs.
W. N. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. W. CR.MrrnLK, mul Mr. p
nnd Mrs. 8. It. Williams, are respectfully invited to nt- j!
tend tiio Funeral of tho DAUGHTER of Uio former, from 7
tho resiilcnco of tiio latter, (West end of tho Academy) d
This AftaRnoon (Saturday) al 4 o'clock.
Central Rail Roml A Banking Oo’y of On. ( ",
M1 nr ■■ .-1 1K4R ] J
The adjourned meeting ofthe Stockholder*,-for consld- U
crlng Die question of cld to tho Nashville nnd Chattanooga |j
Rail Road, will bo bold at Savannah on tiio (list Tuemlny
tn April next, In obedience to a resolution of Ute Stock h
ttOldsnl At the last niinunl meeting. £
innr 10 R. It. CUYLER, President. n
ft?- NOTICE.—Tho Conllgnec or 100 boxes, 95 casks 3.
and 40 band* Snlcnratus, marked (diamond) C., landeJ
fiom schooner Alvarado, from Roaton, will pi* n e call for n
the same. BRIGHAM fc KELLY. ti
innr 94 3 a
ft?- NOTICE.—Consignees per schr. Abby P. Chase, Ih
from New-Orleans, are requestfd to attend to the recep- J
lion or tholr Goods landing this day, on Jones’ wharf v
mar 94 WOOD, CL AG HORN, k CO. in
VICTORIA HOTEL, J
BY COOK 4* McCONNEL, «
King-Street, Charleston, (80. Cn.) q
fob 8 tiistu Umo 0
uxgntvy ,1. numvooDV, *
ATTORNEY COUNSELLOR AT LA!V, 1
Rome, Georgia. '
Will practice in all tiie Courts of the Cherokee Circuit, 1
tn the Supreme Court, and In the County of Cobb, or the 9
Coweta Circuit.
RaraaiNcni.—lion. C. J. McDonald, Gen. A. J. Han- h
sell, of Marietta. ly • miv99 ,
PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY j
^ . OF HARTFORD. CONN. • l
The undersigned, Agents of tne above Company, are
prepared to take risks against Fire on Buildings and their
contents. Also, Inland, AI trine and Sea Buka, on the fa
K KM , Iir . __ .
ACT.VA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN. .
The undersigned, Agents of the above Company, eon- \
tinue to take risks against Fire on Dulldlnga, Stocks, fcc. f ti
on tiie most fovomhle term*. 1
MPt 19 COHEN, NORRIS <i CO. •
PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY* s
OF NEW JER8F.Y.
Capitol 3300,000.
J *.y'Voo.UEX., Beo’ry. Wm.Thomson.Pres't.
1.8. Whitney, General Agent, 69 Wall N. Y.
Firr and Marine Risks are taken in this omce on tiie t
most liberal terms, by WM. P. YONOE, Agent,
J“"» 1° ly No. 94 Bar-street.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMP ANY-
OF NEW-YORK. ,
8>*’t IIannay, Sec’nr. Morris Robinson, President. 1
... , Applications received bv
fob 1—ly W. P. HUNTER, Agent.
NAUTILUS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
„ _ COMPANY, NEW-YORK.
Pliny Freeman, Actuary, a. A. 8Irxoiiaxt, President
, . AnpUcatfona received by
Jy 1 WM. B. GILES II CO.. 94 Bey street
HOWARD INSURANCE COMPANY,
^ . NEW-YORK.
The undersigned, Aicnt of the above Company, con-
Unues to Insure on liberal terms Dwelling Houses and
other Rulldinp, Vessels In Port and their Canoes, Mer-
chandise, and oilier personal Property, against Loea or
Damage b? Fire ; also, to Insure Vessels and Merchan
dise against tho hazard of Inland Navigation and Trans
portation. 8. C. DUNNING, Agent,
oct4 flmo Office in Whltnkcr-alrect.
HOPE MUTUAL LIFE INSUR’CE COMP'NY
OF STAMFORD, CONN.
The underlined. Agent* for the above Company, are
prepared to take risks on the mostfovorable tannaV In
thia office, the Lives of Slaves can also be insured.
COHEN. NORRIS k. CO., Agent*.
Dr. C. P. RiciuRDioNsq Medical Examiner. *
sept 19
FROM THE CIIEltOKEE COUNTRY.
„ „ . ^ Gsoaou, Fas. 17. ie48.
Opinion of Dr. J. B. Randall on tko merits of Hitler's
Balms of IPild Cherry.
Wn have been Induced, In consequence of the bene
fit received from this medicine, to add our testimony
In favor of lu extraordinary healing properties. We
take great pleasure In stating, that we have frequently
need it onndf and ndmintUerod it to oUuro during the past
year, In cases or oietinnU toughs, colds, sorts su vf the
chest,**, and nlways with tko most htnoy result. We there-
fo.-o cheerfully recommend to all afflicted with tiio above
diseases, to Tat tiio Uals-un of Wild Cherry.-AfarlsUs
None genuine unless signed I BUTTS.
For sale wholesale ami retail, by
THOMAS M. TURNER, k CO.,
Druggist*. Savannah.
And by Druggists generally throughout the United Status,
mar 94 niwfo
w/* rro nuiiM tuuui«7i)uu«r3tCHM^
, I? F v \*. r 9*8rr Re *. d * t™"* opm.
ton. “M’Makln’a Model American Courier,” any si
*‘Tho*e aulforing with Cough* or Cold*, will do well to
procure a supply of
Dtt WILEY’S COUGH CANDY.
We have bad a fair opportunity of testing the virtues of
the Candy In our own families, and unsolicited (except
by them,) we give our experience. It i* very pleasant to
tho bum without nausea In it* effect*, and almost MAGI
CAL in Us operation* on the affection.”
The above, from *uch a source, we think Is enough to
convince the moat skeptical. We bnvo hundred* of
ngggm from tiio most respectable citizen*, or tho Uni-
For Public Sneaker* it U a most capital article, In clea r
lng the voice almost immediately. It Is the very thin
or Children, being delicious to eat.
O*jo. W. Child* k Co., Sole Proprietor* of
Dr. Wiley’s celebrated Cough Candy, No. 1
ledger Building, Third at., Philadelphia.
Trice—19jg, 95 ana 50 cents per package.
•our wholesale and retail aoent for savannah,
A. A. SOLOMONS.
R. CARTER, Agent for Coldnsus, Ga.
mar 10 ftnw 3ino
AIiniVALS AT liOTEI.S-MAItC'II S3. ~
Pulaski House.
Rolit Johnston, New-York; Mr* A Ritchie and maid,
Boston; Ml*s Ritchie, do; Harrison Ritchie, do; 81 Til-
man, Ga.; J Win-hip, Macon; D W Simmons, Crawford
county; Hon 11 V Johnson and lady, 8!llledgevlllo; J C
Win ton, N C; D D Fickling, 8 C; B Darden, 8Iacon; Rev
II VV I’lerion, New-York; G W Waltiiour, Liberty coun
ty: 8!iss Kellender, do.
co.-vsicmibes.
Per schr. 8!lnmda, from New-York-J A Fawns, TR
Mills, TS Wayne, O Smith, WP Yongo, Hamilton k
Hardeman, J 8 Norris, N A Hardee, F Shlel*, W Goody,
C Schmidt, W Warner, O R Hendrickson k Co, O B
Harding, Collin* 4t Bulkley, I W Morrell, Brigham k
Kelly, A Haywood, aud Wood, Claghom k Co. • -
Per schr. A. P. Chase, from Now-Orleans—'T R Mills,
J A Fawns, T S Wayne, N A Hardee, Hamilton k Har-
demnn, Wood, Claghorn k Co, E L Hollis, A Welles, W
C O’Driscoll, E rarsons k Co, Way U King, Washburn
Wilder k Co.
Per sloop Samuel 8Iortin, from Combahoe—190 casks
Rice, to R Habersham & Son.
ret sleuui-pkckbl Win. Eeabnmk, from Charleston—
, Central Rail-Road, Iron Steam Boat Company, Florida
Boat, S Solomons k Co, 11 Gerdts, T Minis, P Wlltbor-
ger, J F Tucker &. Co, Bell, Abbott, P Burkinan, and J
Olm*toad.
PASSENGERS.
Per ateain-pocket Wm. Scabrook, fiom Charleston—
Mr- U .AIJciikmm, Mr. J O If«..)/, AlUa TO Ouycv, n«V II K
Sewell, Judge W Law, Judge W R King, Messrs D L
Yulec,K Boyce, J Devow, WD Fariss, LO Ward,T
Wilton, J Lablne, A D Cleckley, O Currell, T A Da-
mill, O P Hollis, J A Lazenby, T S Hardy, C H Ball, J H
Abbott, C Culver, Goo J Gale, and cloven deck.
ffiommcrcfttl KuteUfflcncc.
Latest Dates,
Liverpool,.Feb. 94. | Havre,..Feb. 93. | Havana,.Mnr. 8
1 ■■ y-.———
ii.<ncUoiu oflha Week raaolicd7,Q10 ball 1 *, UBmutt the
t ipi iu iliu blunt) Umn of 13,838 link-*. The huIcs com
prise ID hulo- ut 3.V| 035 M t»; 30nt (i\i 511 nt 0 V; «
0X| 849at0M» 411 ol O’,'-, 619at 0#} 7(1 nt 0 13-10:
HM 377 nl 7; 000 at 7 1-18] 017 at 7Jtf; 9,300 at lUt i
-I I., fi.i.l tfcjl l.nti ■ nl \V r « ....I, ... ...
CM at
i 07 at
7)Jand ftll’l.nh s nt TjgeV Wiquota’ordinary toVood or-
“ (n\OK; inlddlinaio good ntlilillli,*o\ nt,- n,j,t
i , 7^7 < i ,j (air 7J!( @ 7?*; nndfuUy f.dr7^c.
« 1—- •-on a boob inquiry for Hit*
il a fair amount of buil-
’ Kcin-iftf "f parti it t hang') nr
halt- having been redm-rd by
vy operations oi ihc prcviuiM ivot-kf, cnablmt
to bo more llrm in their ntklng prleei, whk-lr
rcrly met, and III some Instances y,e. advance
i realised. A large portion ofiho Mock it ia lliu
I.ono Com on.—Them bos
The m i mil Hoc
und for the extra flue and choice brands 30 (q,
IticB.—Wo Imvo no change to noilce In lliu Itico mar-
“ our niibllcnlion of tho lGtli inst. Prices havo
a little, according to the daily demand, but nu
former rntca have been fully su-lalncd. Tho
3 been equal to the receipts, which during Ilia
i reached 3,041 tierces. Tho tran.-nctlons have
Bouuau Ricr.—There has been n inotcilal falling og
pRKiniiT*.—Our (quotations of last week hnvo been
.ully sustained thruuthout tha week Just brought to a
close, viz ■ to Liverpool, Cotton In square and round bags,
«d.(rt) Kd-jand lo llavte-1 («t> lfcc., Including Hen Is
lands: wo qunto to New-York Me. for Cotton, and $I,12,'tf
Kc« for tlio formcrj arid
Wilmington, March HI.—We do not thiuk there
“ *■— my variation since last Wednesday In tiie prices
uoted. Turpentin# at, say $3,33 for soft, and
rd. The sales since that time amout to about
ii Hpirlt* Turpentine the ti
Unit I more, March 10,5 P. M.—Flour.—'There
— rery llttie movement In Howard street Floor.
inlet on Saturday of 400bbls. nl $4,75. To day
tclosed dull, with sales of 1,400 bbis. at $4,75.
alee of do. at 7«c. on time.
Wiuixav— 1 There ti a fair demand for bbls. with sake
Philadelphia, March 19,0 P, Pi-Flour Is Arm
- — -j... • shipping demand. Tire
i request. Red wheat 1 (3 $103
uujviiutv mill-K, mill*. Rye 66. Whiskey 23>$.
Provisions are unchanged,ai a!« jGroceries, there belne
“.W4KS!* 1 ^ “■ ’ r, ‘" N,i ’ rL “»
The Flour market Is steady, with prices about os they
losedon Salurdey~$!L37K to$5.fi0fbr Western (Oswe-
a snd Michigan)! $6 aud upwards for the pure* quality of
nelee; ana $3.18# to $9.55 for Southern.
Groceries are brisk with considerable activity In Supi-
nun the large supplies received by Uie trade.
Cotton continues In fair demand at unchanged prices.
Apalachicola, March 1T»—Cottoe.—The receipt*
luring the past week amount to 1,396 bales and the ex-
COTTOX STATEMENT.
-107,7-JJ
. 70,015
70,397
in tiie r
nace in
••nWiril
at present is quite sufflclent for all the cotton oflerlrig* for
Galveston. March 10.—Statement or Cotton.
Total, ...» 31,051
Ixported since 8epL 1, to date, viz:
To New-Orleans,....!. balsa.. 2,047
New-York
Baltimore, 3(7)
notion,... 1,09)
Remaining on hand and on thlp board,.... .bales.. 9,913
Shtpptno KntctHflcncc.
POUT OF SAVANNAH,..
...MARCH 91,1849b
a Hast, to
The Cotton murkci ycsierdny was more animated, tiie
sales amounting to 1,343 bales al OR to SR cent*. This
last was a selection drain a planter's crop In Greono county.
Savannah Imports—March S3.
Per Dr. ship Jes*ore,fiom I.lvcrpool-3,000 sacks Balt.
Savannah Exports-March 113.
Per Dr. bnrqno Evergreen, for-Llvorpool-1,700 bales
Upland and 918 do. 8ea Island Cotton, and 41,489 feet
Timber.
Per barque Znnobla, for notion—581 bale* Cotton, 186
casks Rice, 1,109 bushels Itlce Flour, and 11 pkg*. indze.
Per schr. Dart, for New-York-979 bale# Cotton, 68
casks Rico, 140 Hides, and 3 pkg*. Mdzo.
Griffin, Blnrcli 33.—Cotton.—No material change
has taken place In our'cotton mnrket for some weeks post.
The receipts are light from Uie fact that most of the cron
has already been brought to market and disposed of.
The following are our quotation* for to day. Inferior,
4N @ 5} ordinary, 5V@6N; middling, 5# @5*1 ftilr
this week ho* been lighter,
pully from SJf to 7 cents.
The sales have boon prlnct-
Georgetmvn, March 3I,-CoTroN.--17ierP is still
an animated demand and thesoica during tho week end
ing last evening were aa largo as usual for the season at
from 5 to $6,75. A superior lot ia on Uio market at a high
er prieo.
Fayetteville, March 30.—No change In prices of
product or merchandize, Colton soils at 6. to HR.
Alexandria, Alarch 30.—Flous.—Tho matkol Is
Inactive, demand very limited i we notice moderatn snlu
from stores,Haturdny. and yesterday $4MR <ffl $4A8JK.
The latter price for Extra Htralght Rrand. The wagon
price is $4,50, and fits market dosed dull.
Dr. ship Jessore. Oliver, Liverpool, to E. Molyncatu.
Sclir. Miranda, I’amilce, New-York, 7 days, to Cobea,
om* ii Go.
BI°op t'amne! Martin, Pleowlor. Combahee, tn Master.
Bohr. Harp, Ogden, Phlladelphla-Cohen, Norris Ii Co.
U. B. M. steam-packet Gen. Clinch, Peek, G’hailestoa-
Drooks Ii Tupper.
DEPARTED.
U. S. M. steam packet Gen. Clinch, Peck, Charleston.
MEMORANDA.
Drlg Macon, and schr. Alexander Mitchell, for this port,
:lenrrd ot New-York on the 19th Inst.
Brigs August, Nickerson, and Chinchilla, llaskill,hence,
it Cicnfucgoa on the93d ulL
Ilrlg Ohio, and achr. Grecian, from Dqrien, (Ga.) ar
rived at New-York on the 18th inst
Schr. Bca Flower, Studley, hence at Philadelphia on
tha 18tii inst.
Schr. Antoinette, from Doboy Island, (Ga.) arrived s
Now-York on the 18th Inst.
Schr. John Snow, from Jacksonville, (Fla.) arrived at
Now-York on Uie IBth Inst.
Charleston, Alarch 33.—Arr. brig Orch Ula, Chick,
Frankfort, 81e.
G'ld. steam-ship Columbus, Peek, Philadelphia; barque
Charles Uartietl, Bartlett, London,
llnltliuore, Alarch 31.—Arr. schr. Vrcote, Altos*
A !i?lUli C il!ripliI», March 10.—Arr. schre. JAW
Erricnon, Wcscott, Charleston! Florida, Corson, New-
Orleans. •
New-York, Alarch 10, I*. AI.—Arr. brig Georgi-
ann. Charleston; ochr. Coquette, do.
Cld. ship Hilas Holmes, New-Orlcnns; brig Macon, 8a-
MNN*A;schr. Alexander Milcncli, do.
FOR NEW YORK—BRIO LINE.
The faar sailing regular packet barquo
REFORM. D. Allen, master, having n portion of
' * ‘ immediate despatah. For
having very superior state
m board ol Telfldr’e -wharf,
WASHMJRN, WILDER U CO.
FOR NEW-ORLEANS.
Si Tho schr. ABBY P. CIIASE, Blye,
master, will havo despatch. For Freight or Pas
te, apply on board at Jnne’s nbarfl or to
mar 94 WOOD, ULAGllORN k CO.
FOR AUGUSTA AND IIAAIRURG.
Tho steam-packet H. L.
COOK. T. N. 1'hflpot, mo*ter, will
Icavo for tiie above and Jlntennediatfl
■ landings, Tutu Afternoon, 34th
Inst., at S o’clock. For Freight or Passago, apply oa
board, at Ando/iuivs lower wharf, or io
S. SOLOMONS k CO.,A«e»U-
(Kjp Way Freight livable by shippers. No Freight will
be received an board after 4 o’clock on Uie afternoon of
departure. Freight received In store during tho absence
or Uie treat free or charge.
Freight for Augusta of less amount than ono dollar must
be paid before It can be taken on board.
Tho II. L. COOK leaves Augusta every Wednesday
mar 91
morning nt 7 o’clock.
Hit*
FOR AUGUSTA.
Tho slcam-packot IVANHOE,
T _ J. Ml——. —... l.'.M.Oul.ka
T. E. Shaw, master, will leava for tho
abovo,and Intermediate landings/l'OM-
r*v, £6lhlust., at5 o’clock,p.M-, and
will continue to leave every Tusiday at the same hour.
For Freight or l’asaage, imply on board, nt Anderson’s
lower wharf, or to B. SOLOMONS It GO., Agent*...
0(jp Way Freight payable by shippers. No freight will
be received on board after 4 o’clock on the afternoon of
departure. Freight received in atore, during tho absenca
of Uio boat, free of charge. smtu mar 94
FOR AGUUfITA AJVD HAMBURG.'"
‘ The stcam-picket THOMAS
S. METCALF, Copt. Holmes, will
■■ leave for tin) above and Intermediate
places Tuesday EvsYiNa,at flvs o'lock.
and will hereafter leave Savannah every Tuesday «
anme hour, and Augusta every SatJrday Morning.
h Havannnht
and JOHN D. GU1EU, Augusta,
Agents Geo. Steam-boat Co.
ft?- No way freight received after ,4 o’clock on ih« d«y
of departure. «ntu mar 94
ATOTICE.—Three months after date appH-
XN ration will ho mado to the Bank of the Hide of
- ‘ " r Ui *'-■ * “'Pinii
eorgbi for payment ofjlie following Notca of sal I Dsnki
et 13, principal Hank, payable to N. A. Ilnrdec, signed
A. Porter, Cashier, left hand hnlf lost or destroyed, (for
Fifty Hollar*,) and No. 9,449, principal Jlnnk, sign*"
D. cummlna. President, right hand half lost or destroyed,
(forTon Dollars.) \ T&BIAII B. NUNNALDV,
Zetmlon, Piku connty, March 29,1849.
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