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1*0 Mariner*. BH0AL8 r JUKJKS, ISLANDS AND DANGERS. The following eomimipigation is from one of our most intelligent snd 'experienced shipmaster*. Su- lem Gazette, 19th instJ Enclosed is* die memorandum' of the situat.on or the severnl shbols, rocks island*, and dangers, not laid down In any chart or books within my knowledge. The principal part of them t have collected from newspapers, others have been eoinnmnicated to mo by my friends, and some of them aro from my own observation. Thinking it w0ui4.be for the greater safety of navigators to have them published togeth er in a column of your valuable paper, I hand them to you for flint purposo,* knowing how cheerfully you publish any tiling that will promote flic good of commerce, and the safety of the sailor. Memorandum of sundry rocks and shoals, not luid down in Horeburg’s Directory or Charts; Latitude. Longitude. Nautical Information. NationalObsebvatosy, I WASHINaTON.'d'RBRUAHY 119, 1850. 5 Sir43aptain Parsons, of the ship Amity, of Boston, roports that on the 22d of August last, being then bound, from Manilla to Boston, he discovemd and beut through a passage among the Thousand Islands. Although those islands aro at tho eastern entrance to tlm Htruits of Bunda, and, thcreforsdfcone ot the great thoroughfares of the oceun, there IS noacctirnte survey of them, and the position assigned them on tho charts is of doubtful accuracy. , , Captain Parsons determined the lattltudo ot tn middle of the passage by a meridian altitude ot l sun, and its longitude by bearings from the > o - Watcher. They are 5 deg, 2(1 min. B., 106 “ e 8- min. E. Name. Clayton’s Shoal. Purls. ,) Vergas >Per A Shoal. J Sylph Hocks.. Deg ps the same >-l‘ i 1] $•11 Min 26 S I .1 04 B 10 B L 04 8 3 25 N A*(3hoal 4 ION A Bank, 3 faflioms 4 24 N A Shoal 24 N A Rock ’.... 9 47 N Stormy Island 8 38 N Owen's Shoal...........,:.. 8 08N Albion’s Bank, 14 feet • 11 57 N A Shoal 758N A Shoal 9 54 N A spot green water, to appear ances a Bank or Sboal 9 26 N Roman's Slionl, 324 30 Deg' Min. 107 36 E 106 47 E 106 34 E 106 43 E 107 53 IS 108 04 E 107 57 E 107 40 E . 110 20 E 111 50 E 112 Of E 117 10 E 114 50 E 108 30 E 109 24 E 109 04 E 117 32 E 108 21 E corrected. 108 40 E 113 45 E 129 18 E HI 28 E 116 09 E 168 30 E 121 41 E 121 41 E 122 22 E 45 00 E 101 59 E 21 30 W 120 21 E 107 34 E 145 39 E 15 35 W 117 19 E 68 15 W 68 00 W 42 39 W A Shoal in Palawan.......... 11 00 N A Shoal in the China Sea,.... 9 48 N South Watcher,--, 5 37 8 Rob Roy Bh’l < Ship lost in I 2 52 N A Sliual,.... i Cilia pass, ’42 y 12 00 N Thomas Perkins’ Shoal, 00 30 N Bulk. C, S, 9 fathoms 7 36 N A Rock, 10 36 N Burrow's Island 21 59 S A Shoal off Punoy 9 58 52 N A Shoal 11 52 N A Shoal in Mindora sea. 11 50 N A Shoal 15 20 H A Rock—-l’ulo Losing. 7 17 30 N , A Rock 16 59 N l(Anothcr paper says Ion. 20 30 ith a reef extending from . cable lengths due East) ivernor Shoal, in Pitt’s Pas- sage...........---•-•••---••1 20 S A Shoal, (5 fHtliom to 9 fect)..0 40 N Ship Iauthe Shoal 5 54 N A Shoal, Oadtudc 1 52, Ion. 8J miles west of Caspar Islund) A Shoal. • • 21 26 N A Shoal ? 2? 5 A Sh£i,’{ Perhaps the same } \[ n A Shoal 33 19 N A Shoal, If miles Manclipa Eastern Pass A Shoal 6 57 S 121 31 E Another North point of Pancy ESE.. South pointof Mindora North 2i miles NNW from Raff on the high lands, balled tho Hammock,is a beacon painted white. May 8th, 1843. North point of Fancy F.NE 41 miles, ttl Southern Island of Cayosi Groune, bearing South 24 miles, passed over a coral »houl in 9 fathoms, in ship Naples of Salem. <1 Pulo Hupata, bearing WNW 15 miles, is a danger ous coral shoal, on which the ship Christopher Han son wao lost; crow brought into Manilla. A coral shoal in tho Straits of Sumly, N 631 W from the Button, N 371 E from tho south point of Shwart the way, and N 52 deg. *E from the north point of the same Island; from this ehoul tho most southerly point of Sulphis Island was just on with the most northerly poipt of Pulo Bessey 21 fathoms. Distance to the Button 11 miles. China Sea—new shoal Ion 107 27, lut laid down in paper 133 deg. S. (this is a misprint, perhaps, 13 03 W.) llooby Island, in Sorry Straits, is stored with pro visions and fresh water for nhipwrccked eeamen. Eng lish ship Ann Eliza, passed over two coral shoalw of banks, one lot 8 05, ion 110 27 E; the other in lat 7 47 N. ion 110 21 E., 1848, a rock lat 42*52 N.,' long, 26 11 W., Western Ocean—There is a light house erected on Cape Aqul- l& 1850, a shoal lat, 20 28 9„ Ion 37 28 W. Ott' Charleston Bar, South Edisto light ship N. by W. 12 miles, is a shoal of 17 feet There is said to be a shoal spot about half a mile from the cntranco point of Cape LaquUlas. A rook under water 15 dog. due N. from N. point of Island of Tillangchong, (Necobars.) A large rock under wator In the Prepnris passage. (Bay Bengal) lat 15 30, long. 92 58 E. A reef of half a mile was crossed by ship Louvre in Dec. 1848, whore the bottom was seen and suppos ed about 5 faflioms i nearby hnd the appearance of being noar tho surface of the water, lat. 4 04 N. Ion. 94'40. Tryal rocks, seen by a Dutch ship in 1836, lat 20. A rock was seen In 1824, in lat 0.25, long. 23 25 45, A sand bank was seen near the Equator, lat. 1.01 S., Ion. 19.00 W„ in the track of vessels outward bound. A rook was seen in August, 1834, lot. 38. 26 N., 10 Y’rock Vas seen in August, in 1840, lat. 37.56 20 sec. N., long. 33.48 W. UNITED 8TArEiTP08TA<3ih Uaderthe late treaty concluded with Great Britain and as modified by the aot approved March .1,1849. . The inland postage for three hundred miles and un- t deris 10 cent, an ounce; for half an ounce and leas i. The Island postage, for greater distance, than 300 miles, i. 20 cent, uuouuce; 10 ct.,for half an ounce and undor. . _ , . , , . The whole postage by the British or American mail steamars, from or to Great Britain or Ireland, is 48 cents an ounce; 24 centsTor a singlo half ounce or The United States inland postage, whatever may be the distance, on letters sent by tho British steamers to foreign countries, other than Great Britain or Ireland is 10 cents an ounce ; 5cents th#single half ounce. The postage, by tho Ameiican steamers, to foreign ..untrles other than Great Britain or Ireland, or lettera to be sent through tho British mail, is 42ceuta an JW. CARRIAGE ESTAR- Al L IS 11 MEN T.—T ho subscribers have this day formed themselves iuto a Copartnership in the Cuprnge Business, on the corner of Con- gress-streot, fronting Franklin-square,^ near the market, where all kinds of Carriage \\ ork will be ilone with despatch, and in a workmanlike man- net, mid on reasonable terms. HA.ttDCA.STLE & CARBUTIIERS. Oct 6 6m* L emon syrup. —100 boxes of J B. Bey’s superior Lemon Syrup, assort ed qualities! iust received and for sale by feb 11 G. R. HENDRICKSON &CO. CELLING AT COST.—The Sub gcrilpars, wishing to reduce-their Stock ot WINTER CLOTHING, will sell the balanc* of their Stock at cost for cash. They res pectfully invite the attenyon of their friends and (fILTON & SYMONS. tlio piibljk; gen mionxmuoil n /< an Va{n discovery, I make the following extract oi. P » . [0 ou , out lU iuu.u ,.. u .......... ...... Parson’s letter to me, with the remark „}.,i ounce, 21 cents the single lialfonuoe. P. Is represented to mo as a navigator oi_ >p 0 8n g Bremen, from tho post, and tho reverse, intelligence, whoso statements uro, in eve y I | cent* an ounce ; 21 tho single’half ounce. The in entitled to confidence. Account AuQUST 22—Ska account. “At 0 A M wind heading, stood for the 1 housand Island* j at W do!*pcrceived a wide passage tfoough them, stood for it. At 11 do. enteredi the Iavsian c with a boat ahead, witli the second othcer in It. At Meridian, wind came ahead, wlueieausedustolea through tlin passage, winch was about 1* roues wide. Lntitmlo observed at noon, being tlien in tho middle oftCnasswrowas 5 deg. 26 min south; allowing ihc ship fo be 6 miles west of tho South-Watcher, the longimdc, at the time of observation, would bo 106 111 "VuBSDAY^AutfUSt 23—Light airs from the 8. W. and pleasant weather; heating through the passage to the westward, boat ahead of the ship from ono side to the other, anil hnd nothing less than 11 la- thorns! and mostly from 16 to 18 Kept in a hue with the islands in heating through on both sides. This passage, from tho eastward, runs about 3 miles, east and west, and S. W. 2 miles clears the passage altogether. The reefs which extend from theso isl ands generally run cast and west, and can be ap proached within a quarter of a mile. Soundings will then bo from 16 to 18 faflioms, white sand, from 18 fathoms, 2 boat’s length nhcad, had a cast ot 2 feet. In proceeding through this,passage, found the .cur rent in the eastern entrance to set N. W. about If mile per hour; but after getting in the southwestern part found the current setting SW by WfW. 2 miles per hour. Left 9 islands to tho northward of the ship, also ono small island, about 4 feet above the level of the sen, with three remarkable trees upon it, two of which are uf>on the ends, the other in the centre of the island. This islnnd is seen before enter ing the passage from the eastward, a-d is to be left on the starboard hand. After getting through, enw the pnssago mentioned by Lieutenant Harding of the British Royal Navy, who passed through it July 19, 1830; also saw the four islands which tho same gen tleman said ho left to the northward of him; the pas sage v.'as about 5 miles wide.—At 6 P. M. took the bearings of several islands. West island bore NW by W J W One next “ NW IN, Ono next “ N by W. One next “ North. “The remainder of islands to tho northward boro about 'NE.j E. Most southern and western of the Thousand Islnnd, bore about S. by EJE. “At 9 P. M. came to anchor in 15 fathoms, ooze and mud, curreut setting SW. by W. 2 miles per hour. At 6 A. M. got under weigh with a light breezo from Southwest island. At 8 4. M. bore due north 7. mile, distant, most wqrstem of Thousand Islands in sightto the southward SEJE: at meridian St Nicholas point SWiS. West end of Pulo bay SfW. Lati tude observed 5 deg. 38 min. South. Longitude 106 deg. 15 min. East. Respectfully, &c. M. F. MAURY, Hon. W*. Ballabd 1’b.eston, Secretary ot the Navy. Doveb, Eng., Jan. 15.—“Tho masters of vessels coming from the westward, nnd bound to the Thames and Medway, are subject to heavy penalties if they do not hoist the UBital signal for a pilot on arriving off Dungeness, and keep it displayed until the ship has passedthe South Buoy of tho Brake, unless in the meantime a duly qualified Cinque Porta pilot should have corno on hoard. Masters are particularly warn ed to keep their jacks flying, although they may have taken a boatman on hoard, and engaged his boat and crew to procure a pilot from the shove. The pilot cutters enow a large green light during the night, and display a flare up every 15 minutes. ••N. B.—There aro now no licensed boatmen; their licenses have been long since revoked, and tho act au thorising their being granted repealed. Masters should avoid being Imposed upon by any persons pre tending to have licenses. “Masters should, on no account, pny the shipping money to the boat’s crew, but iu every case to the pilot only, or they will have to pay it twice. And it nos been decided in several cases, by the judge oi the Cotbity Court in Dover and Deal, that although the boat’s crew may have received the shipping money, or more, from the captnin, it is still due to the pilot, aiul from him to the boatmen.” Neuvxtas, (Cuba) Feb. 8.—Not having observed any notice of a new Lighthouse recently ereceted near the entrance of this bay, I take the liberty oi ctdling youv attention to the fact, as it will be of great importance to vessels sailing on the North side of the islund. A couple of English vessels lately arriv ed hero, having no knowledge of such a work, wore much confused, one of them lying oil’ and on tor 36 hours, and that iu tho vieiuity of ono oi the most dangerous reefs Ton tho whole coast. The Lighthouse is built on point Maternillos—long. 77 14, and lat. 21 40—of white limestone, and can easily he seen at twenty mile distance. It is to ho lighted for the first time, on the first of May. I believe it is the highest in America, being 186 Spanish feet (or 171 Eng.) in height, costing nearly $200,000 when finished. The lamp and machinery to be U3ed are French, nnd were exhibited nt the late Fair in Paris. It is now being placed by a French engineer. The whole struc ture is under the superintendence of Don Juan Com- )uznno, Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Corps of Engineers. It is to be called ‘Colon,’ the name being placed in large bronze letters, facing the sea, about half-way up the tower, so as to be seen some distance.. The liglifliouse will be of great utility to mariners in saving life unil property. The reef known here by the nnme of ‘Real ac los Catalanos' has been a fatal spot It runs nearly North a m twelve miles, extending out in solne places a lengj^ from the bead). In December, 1846, the New Q r leuns ship Creole, from Bordeaux to the for mer pluce, was lost here. The captain and more tbnn for ty passengers perished. The some Winter liie gp_ brig Zedorn, Br. brigs Maid of Mona, Terpsichore ami Achiever, were all lost within a mile of where the Creole struck. Point Maternillos is the starting point for veseels running down the channel, q’hp dangerous pussnge between Ginger and Wolf Keys on tho bank, ami Key Coniines on tho Cuba Coast, will not be feared any more, for as soon as this is finished the Government commences another on Key Confines, to lie similar in all respects to this on Mat- ternillos.—Cor. jof the Herald. bush dol 1-4 ..do 1 to 1 1-4 lbs 260 2-5 lbs 32 land postage to be added To ana from Havana 25 cents an ounce; 12 1-2 cents single. To and from Cliagros 40 cents »n ounce; 10 cts singlo. To and from Panama GO cents an ounce, 30 cts ingle. To and from othes places on the Pacific, 80 cents an ounce ; 40 cents single. To nnd from the West Indies (except Havana) nnd islandg in the Gulf of Mexico, 20 cents; 10 cents single; with inland postage. , Any fractional excess over an ounce is alwayB to bo regarded as an ounce. The above postage may be prepaid or not, at the op tion of the sender; except .to foreign countries, othor than Great Britain or Ireland. And where the lettera pass through the Bremen post office, in most cases, the whole postage may be prepaid. (Sen Table I, Exhib it D. Senate Document, Exeutive No. 25, 30th Con gress 2d session.) * A postage of 6 cents iachargcd on letters und pac- qaets brought into the United States in any pr ivate ship or vessel, or carried from one post therein to another, if they are to be delivered at the post offibe whore the same shall arrive; and two cents are ad ded to the rates of postage if destined to be convey ed to any plnce. And post-mastcrB are to receive one cent for every letter or pacquet received by them to be conveyed by ony (private) ship or vessel beynud sea, or from any port to another in the U. States. One cent is to be added to the rate of each way let ter. Way letters are those brought to a post office by the post riders, and ^ther carriers of the mail, whose duty it is to receive tnem, when presented more than one mile from a post office. There is eharged upon jettars and other matter be- livered from steam boats, except newspapers, pam phlets, magazines and periodicals, the samerateB as if they had been transmitted by mail. Drop letters, orlettcrs placed in. any post office for delivery, they are chargedtwocents each. Advertised itters aro charged with the cost of adver tising, which isnot to exceed four cents each tetter, in addition to the regular postage. No more than two eents is to be paid to the letter carriera employed in cities foDthe delivery of latters, or for receiving them to be deposited in thepost of fice Newspaperaof and under the superficies of 1900 quare inches aTe conveyed irom one post office to another in the same State for one cent, nnd any dis tances not more than 100 miles, at the same rate, and 11-2 cents for any greater distance. One quarter’s postage is always to be paid iu advance by those who receive newspapers by post. The sea postage on newspapers is three cents each, with the above rutes added when transported inland. Newspapers may be mailed ordelivered at any post office in tlie United States to or from Great Britain or Ireland, on the pay ment of two cents. Letter carriers employed in cities, are not to receive more than 132 cent for the delivery of newspapers. The postage on newspapers not sent from the office of publication is required to be prepaid: and the whole postage in all cases, when they are directed to foreign countries. Hand-bills, circulars and advertisements, not exceed ing one sheet, are subject to three cents postage each, whatever the distance [inland,] to be prepaid. The sea postage on price currents is three centd with in land postage added, when so transported. The law makes no distinction of hand-bills, circulars, adver tisements, or price currents when regulating sums to be paid to the letter carriera of citieB. Newspapers ore defined in the 16th section of the aset approved March 3c, 1845. When they exceed sheets or a superficies of 1900 square inches,they are to be charged with the same rates of postage as that, on magazines and pamphlets. All pamphlets, maga zines, periodicals, and every other kind of printed or other matters (except newspapers) are charged at tlie rate of 21-2 cents per copy, of no greater weight than one ounce, and 1 cent additional for each additional ounce, any fractional excess of not less than 1-2 ounce being regarded aB an ounce. The sea postage, on each pamphlet, is throe cents with the above rates added, when transported inland. There is to be paid on pamphlats sent to, or received from, Great Britain and Ireland, one cent for each ounce or fractional excess. Letter carriers employed in cities are notto receive more than l-2cent for the delivery of pamphlets. Post Office, Washington, D. C., 21st March, 1849 Weights and Mensnrrs Foreign Coitntricti. There arc denominations frequently met with in reports of'marke»s,J)«tfl" ,ir English value not al ways readily recollected/ The following table frill be found, we believe, corrirect S Ahm, in Rotterdwtf, ,....nearly mis 49 Almudo.’ln Portugal contains, gals 4.37 Almude, In Madeira ....do 4.68 Alquiere, Madeira over pka 1 5-8 to nearly 2 Alquiorc, In llohia .' Alquiere, in Marunham Alquiere, Rio Jep’o, Pemain Anna, Of rioc.in Ceylon Arrobt, in Portugal Arroba, in Spain .do 2 Arrobts in Spain (large) gals 4.246 Arroba, in Snain (small) do?3.337 Arrobn, in Malaga, of wine .about do 4 1-4 Arshecn, in Russia ...1... .inches 28 Bullin', in Batavia .peculs 3 to 4 12 Bale, of Cinnamon, in Ceylon; net lbs 104 5-8 Bnrili, in Naples equals about gain II Cantar, the Levant, contains 44 okeii lbs 118.8 Cantar, in Leghorn, of oil lbs 88 Cnntar, in Malta. do 174 1-2 Cantar, in Naples^ lbs 106 to 196 1-2 Cantar, in Sicily do 175 to 192 1-2 Carro, iu Naples is equal, to about bush 50 Cnrro, in Naples, of wine gals 264 Cattn, of tea, in China is about lba 1 1-2 Cayang, in Batavia -ib 8 3531 Chetwert, in Russia .nearly bush 6 Funegn, in Spain bush 1.599 Hectolitre, in France ......do 2.84 Killofamme, Franco and Netherlands ’.lbs 2.21 Lost in Amsterdam,.of grain bu*h 85 1-4 Last, in Bremen, of gram over do 80 2-3 Last, i» Cadiz, of salt do 75 4-5 Last, in Ilantzic, of grain nearly do 93 Last, in Flushing of groin ,.do 92 1-2 Lost, in Hamburg, ot grain f . /.... do 89.6 Last, in Lubec, of gram do 91 i v u-t, in Portugal, of salt do 70 Last, in Rotterdam, of grain do 85.136 Last, in Sweden , do 75 Last, in Utrechet, of grain ovet' do 59 Lispouud, in Hamburgh,. lbs 16 5 oz Lispound, in Holland i!o 18 4 oz Mark, iu Holland oz 9 Maud, in Calcutta lbs 75 to 84 Mina, in Genoa, of grain buBli 3.43 May, iu Lisbon do 24 Moy, in Oporto do 30 Moyo, of Portugal contains over bush 23 Oak, in Smyrna -t - lbs 11.83 Oma, in ’Priest, of wine gals 14.94 Onra, of oil do 17 Palmo, in Naples is a little over inches 10 Pecul, in Batavia and Madras lbs 133 1-2 Pecul, in Chi4 and Japun do 133 1-8 Pipe, in Spain, of wine gals 160 toJlH Pood, in Russia equal to 30 lba 2 oz nearly Quintal, in Portugal lbs 89J15 Quintal, in Smyrna do 129.‘ 18 Quintal, in Spain do ’ 1)6 Quintal, in Turkey do 167.3 oz Rottoli, in Portugal do 12,4 oz Itottolo, in Genoa..-V: do 1!4 Itottolo, in Leghorn:.. lbs 3 Salmn, in Sicily from bush 7.85 to 9.77 Scheffel, Ger varies from 11-2 to nearly bush 3 Ship-pound, Hamburg and Denmark... i lbs 31II Ship-pound, in Holland lbs 368.4 ciz Staro, in Trieste bush 2 3-8 €itg mrcdorji. Tale, in China oz 11-B Vara, in Rio Janeiro 1 1-4 yd nearly Vara,, in Spain 100 a.e equal to yds 920 West! in Russia feet 3500 ltntcs of 44ol«l. United States Eagle, old emission $10 66 “ “ new do 10 00 England, Guinea 5 07 “ Sovereign • 4 84 “ Seven Shilling piece 1 69 France, Double Louis, before 1786 9 69 “ Louis, do 4 84 “ Double Louis, since 1786 9 15 “ Louis, do 4 57 “ Double Napoleon, or 40 francs..;. 7 70 “ Napoleon, or 20francs....3 85 “ Same as new Louis Guinea 4 65 Frankfort-on-the-Maln, Ducat 227 Harnbug, do 2 27 Malta, Double Louis 9 27 TARRIFF OF CHARGES. WASHINGTON AND NEW-OBLKANS TELEGRAPH , COMPANY. Miles 1st 10 words. Each ad’l wd MALL ARRANGEMENT. NobtHehn Mail. Due doily at 6, A. M.—CIbses dally at 7 1-S p ■( Wkstedn Mail. Due daily at 7, P. M.—-Closes daily at 6, p, Except for Augusta, Hamburg, Macon, Milled, fill*,Griffin, Ilawkinsville, New Orleans and Mobil which are closed at 8, P. M„ but letters fort noiej’ Gees that are not in by that time, aro made up tra packages next morning at 6 o’clock, Southern Mail by Stkambb*. Dub Saturday and Wednesday at. 6, p. J[. Closes Tuesday and Saturday at 9, A. M. Southern Mail by Staob. Due Tuesday and Friday, at 8, P. M. Closes Thursday and Wednesday, at 8 P. M Northern Way Mail. Duo Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. Closes Monday, Wednesday and Friday GEORGE SCHLEY, Post Master. J. G. Doon, Deputy. CITY OFFICERS. RICHARD WAYNE, M. IF., Mayor. Aldermen...Thomas Purse, Solomon Cohen Rnb, H.Griffin, Thomas M. Turner, John F. Posey,’M n Robt. D. Walker, Joseph Lippman, John Alallirv" Montgomery Gumming, Jos. P. Screven, M. D. nick O’hyrne, and J. R. Saussy, M. 1). Clerk of Council—Edward G. Wilson, City Treasurer—Joseph Felt. City Marshall—Daniel H. Stewart. .City Surveyor, James W. D’Lyon Messenger of Council—F. F. Strobhart. Keeper of Guard IIouBe—Thomas Heffernan Clerk of tlie Market—John R. Johnson. ' Keeper of Powder Magazine—Jos. E. Silvisrs SuperintendentStreetsand Lanes—Owen O’Konrl Chimney Contractor—Edgar MoDonald. Six City Constables—Dennis Holland, John 1 Richardson, T. B. Maxwell, A.E. Jones, M'Bimini ’ and J. C. Blance. ' Superintendent City Watch—M. Sheftall, J r Deputy Superintendent City Watch—Henry G 01 iver. 1 ' Second Lieutenant City Wntch—James Kenned. Sergeants City Watcli—John Devany, H. c lei tons, J. B. B. Harley, and Thomas Ryan. ■ Keeper of thePeBt House—Anthony O. Segnr Port Wardens—Capt. John Hunter, Thomas fid combe,Handtord Knapp,W.II.Kelly, HenryW,8 ai i 1 i, - Inspector of Dry Culture—IVti. A. Pollard, Sexton—B. Lathrop Measurers and Inspectors of Lumber—Irvine & Wolf, Wm. Carson, Enooh Mills, AngustusBonlineH Tliomas Hoynes, John Boden, Robert A. Horniker Thomas Wylly, John F. O'Byrno, Jesse B. Dasher. ' Inspector of Salt—Robert N. Adams. - Doi Turpentine—Caleb Emery, Do. Wood -Joseph J. McDonald. Health Officer—DriCharles Ganalil. Harbor Master—Luke Christie. Jailor—Isaac D’Lyon. Deputy Jailor—Isaac M. D’Lyon. Clerk C. C. P. & O. & T. C. S.- Philip M. Russell, Sheriff do. John A. Staley. City Auctioneers—S. P. Bell, O. Cohen and T J Walsh. - ' Weigher of Hay—Francis Waver. Contractors to supply Sick Poor with Medicinei- nrner & Oden. Bump Contractors—Stibbs 4:, Davis. Contractor to lightthe City Lamps—James Dmin. Contractor to light the Market Lamps—James C Blance. Keeper of the City Clock—Moses Eastman. City Printer—E J Puise, and Jackson Punch, & Sibley. Louis . Demi Louis 4 85 2 33 Mexican, Doubloon i 15 53 Holland, Double Rix Dollar 12 21) “ Rix Dollar 6 04 “ Ducat 2 27 “ Ten Gilder Piece 4 00 Portugal, Dobraon.., 32 70 “ Dobra 17 DO “ Johannes 17 06 Spain, Doubloon,1772 16 02 “ “since 1772 15 35 “ Pistole 3 88 Colombia, floubloon 15 35 Specie Dollar of Norway nnd Sweden 1 Oti ~ 1 Oil JOHN A. 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Macon Columbus Montgomery Caliawba Mobile New Orleans Charleston Columbia Camden Clieraw Fayetteville Raleigh Petersburg Richmond Fredericksburg Alexandria Georgetown Washington 193 286 385 437 609 802 270 405 438 495 565 622 771 793 854 904 912 914 34 44 54 59 76 110 42 55 * 59 65 72 77 92 94 100 105 106 106 96 40 48 16 18 80 2 40 N EW MUSIC STORE.—The subscriber respect fully informs the public tbnt he will keep on hand n large stock of Music, of both Foreign and American publication, of the most favorite composers. Having engaged the services of Mr. S. Bergin its se lection, oil his recent visit to New York, lovers ofMu- sic will find at, his store all the newest Songs, Duetts, Waltzes, Polkas, Marches, &e.; compositions of the foreign Masters: Beethoveri, Mozart, Liszt, Thalberg, Hertz, Beyer, Rosellen, Ilnnten. and others; Music for the Guitar, Flute, Violin, Instruction Books of all kinds, Violin and Guitar, Strings, Bridges, Pegs, £c. He has also made arrangements; with Houses, both in. Now York and Philadelphia, to receive the newest pub. filiations immediately after their issue from the cress, oct 16 JOHN M. COOPER. P JACOBS, SEGARAND TOBAC- • CO STORE, No.27 Bull Street,(Sign of the Indian near Monument Square) Savannah, Geo. N. B.—Keeps constantly on hand, Spanish, Half Spanish and American Segars, at Whole sale and Retail. Also Chewing Tobacco, Snuff", &c. THE SUBSCRIBER has hand a large assortment of BONNETS, consisting of Tuscans, Pearls, Cobergs, Peddles, Fancy and Tulip Braids, &c; also, a large assorment of Ribbons and Flowers, at the lowest cash prices. ET Bonnets and Hats Bleached, Pressed and Altered to the Latest Style, at No. 15 Bar* nard-strect, South side Market-square, jan 29 S. TOMB, It will be noted th^t despatches going farther north than Washington, D. C., are forwarded from that post by another company, whose rates do not differ materi ally from those above. No charge for address, signature or date. Communi cations must be prepaid. An answer to a message to be sent may be afterpaid, if the person sending it in forms tBe office that he will also pny for the answer. Every message must have the address and signature in full~no figures allowed except for date. All commu nications strictly confidential. Communications des tined for any place beyond the termination of this line or for any place in the vicinity of any of the above ata- tions, will be faithfully written out and mailed as di rected. The offices will be opened at sunrise, and preparation made to coinidence business as soon af ter as any may be offeTed. A WORD TO OUR FRIENDS We cannot suffer the present opportunity to pass by without saying something for the very liberal patronage which you have extended to'us. Our success thus far, is without a parallel. For all this, however, we are-indebted to you, and for which y ou have our unfeigned thanks. We have now but one more request to moke, -and it is this—send all of your friends and your friends' friends to see us—tell them that our stock of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, BONNETS, RIBBONS, &c. is now completed. Tell them that we are offer ing daily great bargains—such as aro seldom met with ajuliiu season of thft year. Tell them that our stock of Dry Goods, is entirely new. Thht our lighfo are auperiSY to any establishment of the kind^n the city; so that they need not fear to buy, ns they can see exactly whnt the goods are. And, lastly, tell .them that we are doing business entirely on pie Cash. System—consequently we are compelled to sell low. dec 2$ CURRELL & BOGGS. W IRE DISH COVERS, for Covering dishes from flies and other in sect*. A full supply of the above useful arti cle*,' just received and for sale by feb 21 COLLINS & BULKLY. F ancy inkstands and i School dq,. Forsale by The Ohs in of Destiny, or the Adventures of a Vagabond i by the author of tlie Orange Girlol Vemce.T Mary Moretnn, or the Broken Promise; by T S. Arthur. jnn 15 J. B. CUBBEDGE. Specie Dollar of Denmark Thaler of Prussia and Northern States of Germany Florin of Southern States of Germany Florin of Austrian Empire and of the City of Augsburg , Lara of Limbardo-Venetian Kingdom and Tuscany... y- Franc of France and of Belgium, apd Livre of Sardina Ducat of Naples.... Ounce of Sicily Pound of the British Provinces of Nova Sco tia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland nnd Canada! 4 00 Legal Rates of Interest IN THE DIFFERENT STATES AND TERRITORIES. Maine, 6 per cent.; forfeit of the claim. New-Hampshire, 6 per cent.; forfeit of thrice the amount unlawfully taken. Vermont, 6 per cent; recovery in action nnd costs, Massachusetts, 6 per cent.; forfeit of thrice the usury. Rhode Island, 6 per cent; forfeit of the usury and interest on the debt Connecticut, 6 per cent; forfeit of the whole debt New-York, 7 per cent.; usurious contracts void. New-Jersey, 7 per cent.; forfeit of the whole debt. Pennsylvania, 6 per cent; forfeit of the whole debt, Delewore, 6 per cent; forfeit of the whole debt. Marylund, 6 per cent; on tobacco contracts 8; usu rious contracts void. Virginia, 6 per cent.; forfeit double tho usury. North Corolina, 6 per cent; contracts for usury void; forfeit double tho usury. South Caroliua, 7 per cent.; forfeit of interest nnd premium taken, with costs. Georgia, 7 per cent; forfeit thrice the usury. Alubama, 8 per cent; forfeit interest and usury. Mississippi, 8 per cent; by contract 10; usury re coverable in action for debt Louisiana, 5 per cent; Bank interest 6; contract 8; beyond contract, interest void. Tennessee, 6 per cent.; usurious contracts void. ' Kentucky, 6 per cent; usury recoverable with costs. Ohio, 6 per cent.; usurious contracts void. Indiana, G per cent.; a fine of double the excess. Illinois, 6 per cent; by contract 12; beyond, forfeit thrice the interest. Missouri, - 6 per cent; by contract 10; if beyond, forfeit of interest and usury. Michigan, 7 per cent; forfeit of usury l of debt Arkansas, 6 per cent; by agreement 10; uFury re coverable, hut, contract void. District Columbia, 6 per cent.; usurious contracts void. Florida, 8 per cent; forfeit interest nnd excess. Wisconsin, 7 per sent.; by contract 12; forfeit thrice the excess. Iowa, 7 per cent; by agreement 12; forfeit thrice the excess. On debts or judgments in favor of tlie United States, interest is computed at 6 per cent per an num. WASHINGTON HOUSE, (formerly hartvvell’s,) Chesnut Street. above Seventh, Philadelphia A. F. GLASS. BANKS IN SAVANNAH. BANK OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Capitol $1,500,000—appropriated to Savannah, $750 000. A. Porter, President, I. K. Tefft cashier. Offering days, Mondays and Thursdays. Discount days, Tuesdays and Fridays. Directors—Wm. T Williams, C. P. Richardsons, R. Hutchison, H. D. Weed, B. Snider, N. A. Hardee, Joseph Wushburn on the part of the individual* stock holders, and John Boston Director on art of the State. Teller—S. B. Williams. >'/ * Branches at Augusta Fatonton, Athens, Washington, and agencies at Macon, Griffin, and Columbus. PLANTERS BANK. Capital paid in, $535,400. Geo. W. Anderson, President; H. W. Mercer, Csih'r. Offering days, Tuesdays—Discount; Wednesdays. Directors—Francis Sorrel, J. C. Jtficoll, Isaac Cohenj W. H. Cuyler, John Williamson, Geo. Jones, Join Stoddard—J. C. Ferrell, Teller. Agency in Griffin. MARINE AND FIRE INSURANCE BANK. Capital paid in, $614,000—privileged to incieifie the some to $800,000. E. Padelford, President—J. Olumead, Cashier. Dit* count days, Tuesdays, Thursday** and Saturday. Pa per received up to 10 o’clock, on the mornings of dis count. Directors—Gerogo Hall,Elias Reed A. Champion, Octavus Cohen, N. B. Knapp, O. F. Mills,—C. F. Preston, Teller. Agencies in Griffin and Macon. C. R. n. AND BANKING COMPANY OF OA. J^apital, $2,549,165, all of wmen has been paid in— appropriated, for banking purposes, $205,000. R- K. Cuyler. President; Solomon Cohen, Caehior; George A. Ca}& J , Teller Offering days, Mondays, Discount days Taeauays. DdreDtors—J. W. Anderson, W. Ciantree, Andrew Low, John R. Wilder, H. McAlpin, Thomas Purie, Jos. S. Fay, W. B. Johnson. SAVANNAH INSTITUTE FOR SAVINGS. C. P: Richard8one, President; J. Oiansteaa, lrew* surer; Hiram Roberts, Secretary. Directors—H. D. Weed, I. W. Morrell, Beijnmin Snider, N. B. Knapp, G. R. Hendrickson, H. Lathrop, Thomas J. Walsh. The Investing. Conimittee is composed of H. D- Weed Benj. Snider, and Hiram Roberts. FIRE DISTRICTS. n 1st District—That part of the city East of Bod street and North of South-broad. Indicated by tie tolling of the Exchange bell. 2d District—That part of the city East of Bull end South of South-broad—the bell strikes twice witli short intervals. . 3d District—Thatpart of the city North of woum- broad street, between Bull and West-broaa it - —three strokes of the bell. _ 4th District—That part of the city South of Sov • broad, between Bull and West-broad streets— strokes of the bell. . .f 5th District—All that part of the city West West-broad street—five strokes of the bell. COMMISSIONERS, Residing in Savannah, for the taking of Depo >l ’ and for Acknowledgement and Proof of Deede, to be used in other States. George Schley, for the States of Maine, ^‘ 4F§ .. v . setts, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, a land, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisian. M H McAllister, for Massachusetts. Solomon Cohen, for South Carolina. A R Lawton, for South Carolina. Robert M Charlton, for Florida. Cbarlea E Teft, for North Carolina. Charles S. Henry, for Connecticut. L UBIN’S extracts for the hank etchief, Jules Hauel’s nymph soap* de pilatory powder fur removing superfluous hair without injury to the skin, shavirfg creams, om nibus soap, eau lustral, for the hair, colognes, ox- marrow, bear's oil, combs, brushes, and various other perfumeries aud fancy articles from this celebrated perfumer, iust received and for sale by J. A MAYER. Druggist, 154 Broughton street. Fresh Canr-ihine, for sale by J. A. M. dec 15 -Ihi.w flOTSLUOPf PARTIES- r- Just received a large assortment olladies white Kid Glove*, also black dark and light colored do- of all sizes. 3.S. MAGILL. T he plays, trose and poet ry of Charlotte M. S. Barnes. ., Iconogruphic Encyclopeedia of Science. ture and Art, systematically arranged by G. with Five Hundred Quarto Steel Plates, y most distinguished Artists of Germany. The Life and Writings of David "Wri , Editor of the Journal of Commerce, witu tions from his Miscellaneous Writings. . ^ Grecian and Roman Mythology; by Dwight. • nC n The Neighbors; by Fredricka Bremer edition, with a portrait of tho nutbort^e- . Miesellaneous Works of Oliver GoM^’ by James Prior, The American Almanac, for 1850. f Sl . Miller’s Planters’ und Merchants A" for 1850. , _ . T exicr’’ A copious and critical English Latin , [, bv Joseph Edmund Riddle, M. A. Ke g, janl JOHN M- COOFh*