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the morning news. BY JOHN M. COOPEK. WILLIAM T. THOMPSON-, EDITOR- T K R M 8 : Daily Paper, «4,00:::::Trl-weekly ® ao ° All new Advertisements appear in both papers. Stock of Cotton.—The stock of cotton, judging from present appearances, will bn unusually large at this port at the Clooc of our commercial year on the 31st of Auguot. This will bo caused by the indisposition of factors to sell unless at high prices and the scarcity of tonnage. According to the shipping list of last Saturday, „ The present amount of tonnage is tons, 1J o^J Deduct condemned vessels and those load- “ ing timber “ 2 ’ 02i Correspondence of the Daily Morning Dews. Nkw York. June 7, 1850. The iniquities of this city are unlimited, and cannot be circumscribed within any particular circle. Expe rience satisfies me of this fact, and, moreover, 1 am satisfied that politics arc a more fruitful source of evil than any thing else. It lias been snld that eve ry man lias his price, ami I don’t believe that a truer sentiment wus ever uttered—here every ntHD has his price, and the value is estimated in proportion to his political intlucncq. Tuke, for instance, the Common Council, now Whig, and, pf course, they desire to re tain the ascendancy,—think you they would stop short'of Rny thing, if calculated to secure it 7 No I I say emphatically, No. It is the goal fy which they are struggling—the secret motive of all their legisla tion. Every measure tliut is discussed is viewed with reference to itsetfectupon the public—politically; and its tendency to produce the desired effect. It is, in fact, all politics—politico-politics. Tuke one c..6e in point.: We have some eight or nine hundred police men—they are paid $10 a week for lounging about the Station Houses, or loafing in Bar Rooms. or sitting at the corners of streets reading the papers. But they are not satisfied with this, although poor laborers work like omnibus horses for a great deal less; and good mechanics earn no more. They wont $12, and havitfg by undue influence got a bill through the Leg islature, giving power to the Common Council to- reg ulate their salury, the subject is before that enlighten ed and independent body. Now, a reasonable and unprejudiced person would say (politics, mind you, being out of the question,) that they were very well paid- But politics steps in and suggests that these nine hundred men have votes, and their relatives and friends have votes, and they have their p rice, and it must be paid; so, of course, the demand will be ac ceded to, and they must vote the Whig ticket when called upon to do so. Take another instance, in another branch of City administration—a Criminal Court. A complaint was made a week since, by a Baker in the Bowery, against the infamously notorious Capt. Rynderr, (he was once Captain of a ship on the North River, hence the title,) that he and his party had induced him to enter low groggeries on different occasions, to play cards, and by this means they had fleeced him out of every dollar he hud, and reduced himself and family to destitution. The atiidavit was taken, and quietly put into the pock- er, of the Justicetile fact was carefully conceuled from the Reporters—he wa3 never arrested, but yes txrday was appointed for hearing the case, which was also a secret. The witnesses were present, and the complainant; but lo I the change that had been effee ted; he discovered that he had sworn to a mistake ; that Rynders hud nothing to do with it, and the com plaint wns dismissed, of course; and this ruflinn, this mercenary bravo and thief, is permitted to perpetrate • crime with impunity, because, forsooth, he has a number of equally unprincipled scoundrels at his command, who all have votes, and who can be very serviceable in any emergency. It is disgraceful in the extreme—*’ 'tis true, and pity ’tie, ’tis true.” The “Spiritual Knockings" are creating quite a 6ensutiou here, at Barnum's Hotel The mysterious Which leaves for cotton • tone, 11,60b Allowing three bales to the ton, which is a full calculation, the tonnage now in port can take only bnlcB, 34,818 Which, deducted from the stock uncleared “ 65,67b Leave a surplus to be provided for of.. .bales, 31,858 So, as but few arrivals are expected, tllie stock at the close of the season will proha ly be Lo a 30.00U bales. —Mobile Tribune. June 5. Public debt of the United States. 1 he whole amount of public debt on which interest is to be paid is as 01d°Debt (about) * 122,735 1 0 District cities - 960,000 00 1853 5 per cent loan ui ax 1856 6 per cent loan m 1862 6 percent loan... - W™. ”■) 1868 6 per cent loun (January) 27,618,350 55 1868 additional 149,828 00 1868 6 per cent loan (July) 1.V40.000 00 Treasury notes (about) 144,139 81 •w Wednesday Morning, June 12, lfiifl. Dolce Campasa Attachment. By reference to our advertising columns itwillbeseeti that Mr. Jones offers for sale u Piano with the dolce campano attach ment. This is the second piano of this kind that has been brought to our city, and the opportunity afford ed to possess such on instrument is rare. $93,704,693 7L Tiie interest accruing on this in July will be about 1,800.000. What portion of this debt is held abroad cannot be definitely ascertained, but probably about J of it. Arrival of the Liberia Packet. Tile Liberia Packet, Home, Me,i-ter, arrived at this port on Monday, from Liberia, whence she sailed on the 24th of April. We were yesterday called upon by a colored man, one of the passengers from Liberia, whose passport styled him the “Hon. E. J. Roy, Speaker ot the House of Representatives of Liberia.” He seems to be a most intelligent man, and represents the colony to be pros pering beyond the expectations of the most sanguine, and healthy to all who use ordinary prudence m not partaking too freely at first of the tropical fruits, lie is engaged largely in mercantile pursuits, and has merely visited the United Stutcs in the prosecution of liis business. The Packet brought 7 cabin and 2 steerage passen gers, among the latter two boys, natives of Liberia. The passengers come here on business mid on visits to their friends. The population of the colony is grad ually and stendilv increasing, and with the present flat tering prospect betore it, it is destined iu a score of years to bee me a rich and powerful republic—great in its influence for the regeneration of the African race.—Balt. Sun. Present to the Pope.—The clergy of France have sent a magnificent incense burner to tlie Pope, ns a present, in remembrance of his return to Rome. The Liverpool Times says of it. "It is one of the finest pieces of workmanship over displayed as a result of the tnstc of this century. It is of solid gold, adorned with carbuncles of extraor dinary size, said to be the gift of a great lady of the Faubourg St. Germain, whose wedding pantre they once adorned. The chasing of the vessel is most exquisite, representing the incidents of the life of St. Peter, while the lid is surmounted with the Gallic cock with expanded wings, composed of the most brilliant and costly gems of every color.” An Extraordinary Barometer.—All barometers yet invented require correction when, an observation is made, but the remote glen of Aliriachan can boast of one which can be more re’icd on thun even the Torri cellian experiment itself. It consists simply of a stone inside the wall of the liouaa occupied by the honest tenant of Achacuilinn, which, three daysbeforehnnd, prognosticates wet weather with mathematical pre cision. The sign is, that it oozes out drops of water. The natives hold that this wonderful 6tone has been Savannah Mutual Insurance Company.—We invite the attention of our readers to the card of this new Company, which will be found iu another col umn of our paper. This is the only Company in oar city, and as it is an association of Savannah cnpitnl for the mutual benefit of our citizens, it should receive a liberal patronage. The clear profits of Insurance are, under ordinary circumstances, very great, while the benefits which it confers in tlie protection of the property of individuals cannot bo over estimated. By insuring in a foreign office, the purchaser of the policy secures himself against loss, while by insuring at home he would not only ef- feet that object, but would give the profit derived from the risk to those who would use it in our city. Vast amounts of money go from ub annually to swell the immense profits of foreign Insurance Offices, which might be better kept among us. The holders of property and those interested in the welfare of our city ehould think of this. ladles are three in number, Mrs. Fish and two young er sisters, the Misses Fox. about 15 and 18 years old, Mrs. F. is about 25,1 should think. They are respec table looking ladies, and there is an air of sincerity about them perfectly irresistible. The exhibitions take place two or three times a day, in one of the rooms of the Hotel, but only a few persons are ad mitted; the price is $L each, do that the speculation is very profitable to the ladies, though it must be very tiresome to the Spirits—the rapping spirits, I mesn. I must admit that it is a most extraordinary affair how the effect is produced, I cannot imagine. Last night the three females were at a private house in the city, and introduced the Tappings’ to quite a distinguished party,—pov. Marcy, Bancroft, Cooper, Bryant.Willis and several others ; and as the,’ could not doubt the evidence of their senses, they almost became proselytes to the “spirit doctrine." I have not space to day to give you a particular account of my visit, so must reserve it for my next letter. Our Common Council has appropriated $2000 for the 4tb of July glorification. The boys commenced their sports early this year, with their crackers, to the horror of nervous old women; butthey were pre maturely checked by the arrest of two or three of the juvenile patriots. The charge against “one eyed Thompson” of send ing tliut “torpedo" was dismissed by the Justice. This is a curious - case—they are all rogues together, and ns they testify against each other, nud not one of them can be believed even on oath, I presume they will all get clear. Clinrlotte Cushman plays at Niblo's on Monday night, lining on her way to Boston to embark in the Asia for England. It is reported that the illness of her friend, Miss Cooke, lias hastened her departure.— But it is not so, she leaves disgusted with the people, because they did not support her better. Her first en gagement was very successful, but her bearing, her boast that she was going to spend the money she made here, in England, nnd certain aristocratic airs slip assumed became known, and the audience fell oti. She .goes back a disappointed woman. We are awaiting further advices from Cuba by the Georgia, which should lie here. The Viceroy should arrive at Halifax to-day from Galway and the Her mann has now been out 18 days. Tlie Atlantic is in liar 17th day, hut is not looked for with great expec tation. News is scarce to day. CIIARLEMAC'. of incalculable service to them. In harvest, when tlie crop is cut down but still unsecured, every eye in the glen is turned towards Tamasan Achacuilinn, and whenever be begiuB to gather in the stocks there is a simultaneous movement through the glen. lnd< id, it is not unusual to see such « scene of hurry mid bustle ns this take place in the finest day in hardest, nnd when noordinnry philosopher could sliy there wns a cloud of rain in tlie sky. Usage has transferred the mime of the barometer from the stone to tlie owner; so that, in that and the surrounding district, the wor thy of Achacuilinn is familiarly sahitpd as the “Abriac- hail barometer."—Inverness (Scotland) Courier. Washington, June 6. The Senate, ns you will see from the papers of this morning, have at length, taken the question on the amendments to the tentli sec tion of the adjustment bill. They were a month up on the section,nnd patience wns wearied witli .he con tinued discussion. Tlie result wns that Mr. Chase’s amendment, which was a quasi Wiimot, was xejected —25 to 30. Mr. Jefferson Davis’ amendment was re jected. Mr. Seward then moved tlio Wiimot Proviso and it wns rejected, yeas 23, nays 33. There were three absentees, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Bor land and Mr. Wales, nnd one vacancy. The result is very satisfactory. Mr. Whitcomb and Mr. Cooper voted for the Proviso under instructions, but will vote for Mr. Clay's adjustment bill. Mr. Turney, ot'Tennessee, who has been supposed to be hostile to the adjustment, declared his purpose yesterday, to vote for it. Mr. Sprunnce, of Dele- ware, wifi vote for it. The friends of the adjustment, are now more confident of its success in tlie Senate than they have hitherto been. Mr. Turney yester- dny, said there were 11 Southern Democratic Sena tors against it, nnd 5 for it. But, Mr. Foote denied that these 11 Senators would ultimately vote against the bill. Judge Sharkey's letters to Mr Foote in fa vor of tlie adjustment has grent influence here. The tentli section of the bill was finally so amended, as to prohibit the territorial legislature from passing any law eitherexeludingor admitting slavery. A motion to postpone tlie bill indefinitely will be made next week, but according to the present ap pearance, will fail. The House will commence ac tion upon the California bill, nud the various amend, ments to the same, on Tuesday next. After this vexed question slinil bedisposed of. Con gress will very rapidly dispose of every tiling else, and may be ready to adjourn early in August. Tlie President's original orders, in relation to Cu ban affairs, was that the naval force should intercept the expedition for Cuba, prevent the invaders from landing, nud bring them back to tlie United States for trinl. The orders since given tiro to demand of the Cuban government the surrender of tile prisoners taken in neutral territory, nnd on the high sea', for the pur pose of having them tried by our laws. Tlie men taken on neutral ground had abandoned the enterprize }tew York, June 7, 1850. Three officers of the late Cuba expedition have arrived in this city, and with two other agents here, are projecting plans for an other attempt to liberate Cuba. Many of the troops that landed at Cardenas are now in New Orleans still organized and recruiting, in expectation of the prop er moment soon arriving. General Lop- z has been superseded in his command, and his successor, it is siud, will lie on American. Destitution in Scotland. A distressing picture is given in a recent rpport of the amount of destitution in Scotland. Over one thousand persons reside in Glasgow, by.any oneot whom the large.-t amount earned in one week, was six shillings, while many of them earned only sixpence, and the most of them from one to three shilling*.—- 1 The places in which they lived are stated to be of the worst description- Cattle Killed by lightning. The Springfield Re publican says that live • young cattle, partly foreign Wood, were! killed by lightning on Monday morning lost. They were standing from IU to 40 feet from a ti de, scattered about in different places, ■ mid no trace cf.the lightning from one to the other was to be seen; bur where 4aeh fell there was a lnrge hole io the ground. Boston' Exports —The exports of cotton goods from Boston since the 1st January, amount in value to $3a9,9S9, an increase of $30.000 over the same Line last year, while the quantity is less. The ice e xports amount to 44.399 tema, an increase of 8,429. Exports to California, in May, of lumber 716,000 feet, ihifeglas 386,750, laths 228,5W. Virginia. The Voters of Virginia have decided, by a vote of more than two to one, in favor of a con- vevrioW to amend the constitution of the State. The election for delegates wid be held on the 22d of Au guyt, and the convention will meet at Washington In she 14th of October. Gigantic Marine Work.—The British Government is constructing a harbor on the Western coast ot Eug- Holy&ad, at an expense o$35,000000. It is to bo in the fprm ot a crescent, with « width between -he two Homs of throe fourths of a mile, while the ii of wstci V--.IH contain thro-? hv.nnre-t- suet -.v.to? Washington, June 7. 1 learn that Messrs. Benton and King had a person al difficulty yesterday while in committee on the Sen atorial Fracas between Messrs. Kootand Benton. Mr. King wns to-day, therefore, excused from serving further on said Committee. From Ifnvnna. The steamer Isabel arrived from Havana on Mon day night at 12 o'clock. Her dates are to the 8th inst, but she brings very little news that ha9 not reached us by other sources. The Havana papers received by the Republican give the following items : The merchants of Havana were about getting up a subscription to construct fourteen small wur steam ers to protect the coasts ol' the Island, each one to cost nhuut $40,000. About $4,000 hud been subscribed in Matanzns for the relief of the families of those Spaniards who fell at Cardenas. Don Juan P. Barrera and Don Francisco J. de la Cruz, twocitizens of Mntunzas, had been condemned to ten years’ imprisonment in Africa for be.ng con cerned iu tlie independence movement. The Faro Industrial and other papers are copying and commenting upon tlie articles relating to the in vasion, of several American journals. Ill the Gacetn de la Habana are numerous letters from the different parts of tlie Island, congratulating the Captain General on his victory over “ the pi rates." The U. S. steamer Saranac sailed from Havana on tlie 7th inst. From some cause we are without our usual letters from our attentive Havana correspondent. A friend, however, who came passenger in ihe Isabel from Ha vana, informs us that very little has transpired ofin- terest in that city during the past week or ten days All the movements of the governmentare conducted with great secrecy, and but little confidence is placed in tlie reports put out from time to time for effect by the officials. It is the opinion of the Americans in Havana that the government is only deterred by fear of our cruisers f rom putting the men illegally cap tured on board the Georgiana and Susan Loud to death. Our informant says that no one is allowed to see them or communicate with them, and that our Consul, Gen. Campbell, is treated very cavalierly by the Captain General and his subordinates. It is said that the number of prisoners is not so great as wns at first reported. Forty-four are all that are now con fined in tlie prison at Havana. Of this number tlie majority are said to be foreigners. It is also given out by the Spanish authorities that it is the intention to release all hut the Cnptnins of the two vessels, who are to be executed. No confidence, however, is putin this statement, which is supposed to be for the purpose of lulling the vigilance of the U. S. officers- The feeling of tlie government is extremely hostile to the Yankees, and it is believed that any clemency that may be exercised will be attributable to their fears rather than their forbearance, 1 Tlie Governor of Cardenas, who was released on his parole of honor by Lopez, under the assurance that he would see that no harm came to the men left nt that place, was tried at Havana, nnd dismissed from his office. Our friend did not know for what offence he was arrested—it was certainly not for the observ ance of his pledge of honor. A new Governor lias been appointed in his steud, and a large military lorce stationed at Cardenas. The Georgiana and the Susan Loud, which had been teken into n little out of the way port called Murid, to keep them out of the way of our vessels of war, arrived at Havana on Thursday morning last, and are strongly guarded. These vessels were cap tured while under American colors, out of the juris diction of the Spanish authorities, and with regular eleuruuces from the Custom House nt New Orleans, for Chagres. Being uuurmed they fell easy prizes to Spanish valor, which is now reluctant to surrender them. Our friend, who was at Cardenas two days af ter the nft'air at that place, ami who gave us many in teresting details of Lopez's operations, says that the number of his killed nnd wounded was 2-’, of whom 8 were killed, or liuvc since died ot their wounds. The Spaniards lost 15 killed and 15 wounded. Our informant snys that it is the opinion on tlie Island thut if Lotez had reached Matanzas, the expe dition would have been successful. A large majority of the people nt that pluce were ready to join him, nnd so soon as it was known that tlie revolutionists had made a stand, thousands would have flocked to join them. The feeling on the part of the citizens, both at Matanzas and Cardenas was strongly in favor of Lopez and his cause, but such is the strict serveil- ance of the government that the strictest caution is observed in giving expression to political opinions. It is said that Lopez expected to find a large gar rison of soldiers nt Curdenns, known to be favorable to the Csriists, and who would promptly join his stan- datfl, but unfortunntely for him, tho Cholera having made its appearance in tlie garrison only a short time before, the main body of tlie troops were removed to tlie interior, leaving only some fifty or n hundred soldiers iu the place and vicinity, about half of whom joined him, desperate ns were the chances ot hissuc- reprieved lor having assisted a wounded soldier. When told they were to be shot, they asked tor pen and paper, that they might write to their friends of their fate. This wns refused them. Ono of thorn wns a fine looking young fellow, about eighteen years old. His nattic wns George Wnliier, sou of Allison Warner, of Evansville, Indiana. He “protested his innocence, appealed to his passport for,Chagres, said lie had been forced to come with them, that lie had left them ns soon as he could get (to shore—hut it wus of no avtill. ■ Defence op Mb. Calhoun. Mr. Woodwnrd, ono of the representatives in Congress from South Caro lina, publishes a letter in the Republic, In order, ns hennys, to “correct a prevalent irtisconccption” ns to Mr. Calhoun's suggested “amendment of tho consti tution, as indispensable to the safety of tlie South, in the Union." He denies that Mr. C. contended for “the preservation or restoration of what they term the balance between the North and the South,” but al leging Chat this equilibrium no longer existed, or could not exist much longer, he declnred it to bo indispen sable to tho safety of tho South that some otWguar- imtry should be provided. Mr. Woodward adds: What was the provision Mr. Calhoun had in view, I shall not Pike iton myself to state. Tho world will shortly know through a much more authentic medi um than my pen. My purpose has been to show what he did not-Glean, and this, I submit, bus been satisfac torily done. I trust, therefore, that we shall hear no thing more, whether from ignorance or dishonesty, about the “fanciful idea" ot preserving the equilib rium of southern nnd northern States; or of the “cry ing injustice” of restricting the northern population to an even ratio of incrense witli the southern. One thing, however, it is proper to add : Mr. Cal houn thought that the South owed it to their snfety to oppose the admission into the Union of any more frpe States, with a view to maintain tho equilibrium as nearly as possible until such an amendment of the constitution as lie contemplated should be made. or Tlie following letter of instructions from Mr. Clayton to our consul at Havana will show the course which the Government nt Washington designs pursuing in relation to the illegal nrrest and impris onment of American citizens by the Spanish authori ties. It also accounts for delay ot the Captain Gen eral in putting his threats in execution against the prisoners in his possession. Department of State, ) , Washington, June, 1850, j The Secretary of State to Mr. Campbell, Consul at Ha vana. [Mr. Clayton instructs Mr. Campbell to impress upon the Count of Alcoy, tile distinction between prisoners who have committed a crime, and those captured under tlie appearance of an intention to com mit a crime.] ‘•The President menus to claim, for the American oc cupants of the Mexican island, that they are not guil ty oi any crime, for which, by the law of civilized nations, they should suffer death. They may have been, and probably were, guilty of crimes, for which this government ought, in good faith, to punish them under the act of Congress of April20,1818. But sup posing the facts relating to their capture to be as they are represented to us, the President hns resolved that, the eagle must and shnll protect them against any punishment but that which the tribunals oi their own nation may award. “ Tell the Count of Alcoy to send them home to en counter a punishment, which if they are honorable men, will be worse than any lie could inflict, in the in dignant frowns and denunciations of good men in their own country, for an attempt to violute the faith passengers. Per steam ship Isabel, from Havana v —Count Rcfael Montalbo and fafailv o' *”7 W e , t Ono of thorn Mrs J BBrowh, Mrs J Randolph, Mrs 1 r ’fw* vunt, Mrs Newton nud family, Mrs a nd «e r ! ter Gonzales, Mrs Wooleott and J&j®* Mas Estevau Aqi ino and lady, Tavlor ■>„ it " r °°lcotL Chapia, lady and son, E L«HnazL J Tan!? 1 ? 11 /’ G «i Bons. A Aristequcta and three sous, iflEVi 1 bin 1 ay lor and two daughters, E K Did n,„ii '““•t Aehaini T Smith, W Baker, W Broshkin. i rn ? s ‘ 'V Carios St John, A Spalkinits, and (ittyst, 1 ' tt 8 | “, Per steamer Jasper, from Char estoa Grath.C W Ames, F Clifford, B E B ro ~ .e, Mc ' ris, R G Norton, J A Fawns, and three on ,1' ’i.® Nor - Per ship Georg,a. for hW-A 8 , Cooke. lartr| age, \y Per ship Ilnrtford, for New-York-Mra M » n , two children and servant, Mrs Ncwcmnh si. , ollca > son, child and servant, Miss Wetherell Mi,,! I\'! nill ‘ r ' lor, Miss E Cohen, Mrs J E Johnson, M fVi 0 " 7 ' Mrs J P SfilWell, Mrs E S Kcmpton, child J? h ” 80n > Mrs Bull, two children and ser- ant, Mrs J n i d Wm . three children, John Stoddard, lady four i!?? lnd and servant, Miss J C Jackson, Mrs C s iL m drcu M DeVnncy, Miss 8 McIntosh, Miss M A AndSl' 1 ™ O’Byrne, Italy and Child, Lieut C C Oburchffi n?’’ ? son, M L Manville, S T Ball, G A Ball E P ~ J “ ck ' Mra Bright, and one steerage. * r Per steamer Ivanboe, from Burnt Fort jl. ». Bird, Mrs A F Faries, A F Furies, R H Bender*'!™ on deck. Luutr > “d I Per steamer Wm Seabrook, from Chariest™ » T Mims, Mrs Johnson, J_W_J Nil 0 s, N C Ithillgi7‘5 ™ A .1 Andersou Sc CONSIGNEES. Per sloop Engle, from Riceboro—22 hales S I -li, 1500 bushels Rough Rice, to G W Anders. Bro, N A Hardee & Co. Por steamer Jasper, from Charleston—Brook. a upper, C R R, Steamer DeKalb, Haywood’s ess Office, Dr J A Wragg, E J Jones. Per steamer Ivanlioe, from Burnt Fort,’&c—84 b! Spts Tupentine and Raw Turpentine, a lot of W«? Cow Hides, &c,to N A Hardee & Co, J Jones Sc Pm “ & H Hoyt & Co, E Reed, G W Owens R Lacff ,u, G W Anderson & Bro, It Habersham & 8™ Per steamer Wm Seubrook, from Charleston—C R Fla Boat, Snider, Lathrop & Nevitt, VV Bucknril Fire Co, F Zogbaum & Co, R Habersham, & 8 0 » Ludtcus, A Barnard, Plfflbrick Sc Bell, W Law. ' and honor of a nation which holds its character for in tegrity of more value and higher worth than ail the Antilles together. But warn him in the most friendly manner and in the true spirit of our ancient treaty that if he unjustly sheds one drop of American blood, at this exciting period, it may cost the two countries a sunguinury war." Slave-holders’ Meeting.—A meeting of the slave-holders of Queen Ann's county, Md., was held iu the court-house at Centreville, last week, for the purpose of organizing a society for the protection of sluve property. Officers were appointed, and a constitution and other measures adopted. Slave Trade Abolished on the whole Wind ward Coast of Liberia.—The subjoined extrnct of a letter from Governor Roberts, of Liberia, toAnsori G. Phelps, of New York city, published in the Jour nal of Commerce, gives intelligence of on important* extension of the territory of tho African republic by which it will be enabled to root out the slave trade from the whole wiudward coast of Africa. Tho letter is dated Monrovia, April 20th, 1850: "1 am happy to inform you that nothing has occur red since my last letter to you, to interrupt the even progress of our public affairs. By the Libera Pack et arid bHi-k Chieftain, Mr. McLain sent us a small amount of funds, to aid in tlie purchase of territory and wlrch we have turned to good account. We have just purchased three tracts of country in the neigh- hood of Gallinas, and paid the first instalment 1 am now about to visit Gnllinas myself, to conclude the purchase of that famous spot and two other tracts, which will give us all the territory lying between our present Northwest boundary line and the Bar; and which will enable us to extirpate, effectually, the slave trade from the whole Windward Coast. For Gall! nas we shall have to pay several thousand dollars therefore, we look with deep concern for assistance from Mr. McLain, by the return pucket." Tiie Forrest Divorce Case. An nttempt has recently been made to settle this affair privately ; but tlie negotiations having failed, Mr. Forrest lias com mened a siiit in one of tlie courts of Philadelphia. George M. Dallas and Josiali Randall, Esqrs., have been retained as Mr. Forrest's counsel." , The American Navy.—It appears by a table in the New York Tribune, that there are in the Navy 63 Cap tains nnd 97 Commanders. Of tlie former, 22 are on duty, and 46 not on duty. Of the latter class 42 are oil duty, and 55 not on duty. The aggregate salaries of the unemployed Captains nmount to $116,900; and ol the Commanders, $99,000. Things at Van Diman's Land.—Hobart Town jour nals to the 25th of January supply n few items of in telligence from that distant colony. The Commis sariat had.received instructions to furnish such a scale of allowance ns Mr. O’Brien’s previous p .sition and treatment entitled him to. O'Donoghue had started a paper which was progressing satisfactorily, nnd prom ised to afford the unfortunate gentleman the means of obtaining a repntublelivelibood. Further coal discov eries ure announced. Cholera at the West.—Four deaths by cholera occurred Inst week, at Bedford, Harrison county, In diana. At Columbia, Ky., on the 28th ult.. four persons were beyond recovery, with supposed cholera. TheCoriydon (la.) Gazette, of the ‘29th announ ces six deaths in the county, -he week previous, by cholera. They had been camping out nnd living upon fresh fish. Population of Q®.—By the return lately made to the Constitutional Convention of Ohio, by the Secre tary of State, it appears that by theccpsusof 1840, the State contgined 1,502,114 whites, and 17,353 col ored persous-i-totnl, 1,519.567. , The Secretary estimates tlie population this year at wbites2,035.731. colored 23,505—total, 2,009,356. This shows an aggregate increase of 039,769—an increase among the whites ot 533,607, and among the blacks of 6,152. Jijp 1 The lueifer ir. :- said to araouai to t trade ef the United States • thiol $2.000.U00 a year, i Our informant says tliut it was reported at Key West by the passengers of the Fanny, which arrived therefrom New Orlenns on Friday, that a most deci ded demonstration in favor of Gen. Lopez had tak en place at that place, his friends protesting against any attempt on the part of the U. S. authorities to arrest him. A public diuner was given to him nt the St. Charles, on which tiie Cuban flag wns displayed. Gen. Gonzales, nephew of Gen. Lopez, Maj. O’ Hara, oi Ky., Maj. Hawkins, Col. Pickett, and Capt. Lewis of tlie Creole, had been arrested by the U. S. Dist. Attorney at Key West, and were to be taken to N. O. for trial. They will' be as safe there as at New York- Nearly all of the men brought to Key West by tlie Creole have left the Island. The Spanish soldiers who joined the expedition nt Cardenas are still there. The Key West correspondent of the Republi can, gives the following account of the brutal exe cution of tiie Cardenas prisoners. The writer says : Five of tlie expedition, two Irishmen, a Scotchman, an Englishman and an American, a boy sixteen years of age, were shot at Matanzas a few days sipee, Tlie execution of tiie boy is described to have betn hor rible. Tlie first platoon fired without hittipg him, tlie second brought him tohis knees, the third, by order of theofficer, put their muskets to his head and blew it to pieces. These five are all we hear of being cap tured, of those left behind at Cardenas, though there were twenty or thirty of them. It is supposed tho others have escaped to the country. The Havana correspondent of the Charleston Mer cury speukingof thosir executions says: The men hud deserted from the Creole in tho mor ning, and applied to tlie American Consul there for protection. He told them he could do nothing lor | them. They were taken to Matanzas. and four of | them, wirhouttvon the form of a trial, without lieten- | ing to tneir protestation-!, were shot. Tbs: fifth was Money Found. The Trenton State Gazette says that a girl employed in tile paper mill of Duer, Mein & Cay, in that city, found among the rags, a note of the denomination of $3001), on one of the Vicks burg banks. We understand that the note has been pronounced genuine by competent judges. How ever found its way among a lot of rugs to the paper mill is a mystery. So far all is well man expectation I the bank bus been broken for some years. The Ohio Legislature, among other laws, have passed one changing tlie names of the county poor houses to "county infirmaries." The Boston Tran script suggests that it would be well to change the ugly name of prisons to “retreats for gentlemen com muuists.” PhivateCaltfornia Advices.—The N. York let ter of Thursday to the Pennsylvanian, says: “The private letters from St. Francisco speak not so favorably, as tlie printed accounts, of business pros- f loots there. Gold is said to lie as abundant as ever, lowever, but is is harder to be procured than it wns six months ago. A letter from a house doing a large commission business ntSt. Francisco, says, ‘all kinds of goods were hard to sell, save only nt prices below tlie original cost.’ 1 give you this for what it is worth. It is certainly tar from agreeing with the newspapers.” Commercial. Savannah Cotton Market, June 12. The sales yesterday were 573 bales, as follows- lie bnles at Ilf; 33 nt ll|; 72 at 1113-16; 122 at 111- ;ii at 12, and 39 at 12f cents. Savannnh Exports, June 11, Per ship Astracnn, for Ncw-York—1237 bales Cot ton, 20-1 casks Rice. Per Schr J H Holmes, for Philadelphia—384 bales Cotton, 100 casks Rice, 66 bales Yarn, 10 Pkgs Mdzc. Havana 7th June, 1850.—We beg reference to our 1 Repoi t of 21st May. Tlie excitement caused by tlie circumstances to which we then referred, did not af fect our SUGAR market. A very active onquirv ha9 been maintained during the past few weeks fur all descriptions, and prices buve somewhat advanced, particularly for whites, of which the quantity brought forward is not’adequate to meet the demand for Ruesia. We quote Whites, 91 a 10 rials; fine raid choice Whites, lOj a 11 rials; Y’ellows.6 a6$ rials; superior 'Yellows, 7 a 7 j rials; Browns, 5] a 5} rials. ' Muscpvndos are nt41 a 5 rials for, ordinary to mid dling, the better kinds nre worth 5J rials and very I scarce. Therein very little Ilhd. Sugar left lor sale * I on either side of the Island. The weather has lately been showery. There are but few estates which are still grinding, and they mil soon finish. The total result will shew a considers- ble falling oft' from the estimates originally made, and we have further advicea from the South Bide confirm ing tho report of a large deficiency iu the production there as compared with previous expectations. The last transactions in MOLASSES were at 1( ' rials, but dealers aro.now asking higher rates, both in I fhe harbor and in the outpprts. .... L The business in COFFEE is too insigniflcasttpsiSfl for any attention. I RICE. Three cargoes Rice sold irt.pl, 9) and 101 3-16 rs., and a small quantity wns retailed nt 10) r*,| lieingchiefly in bags. There are now on hand 12001 casks Carolina and 1200 quintals Brazil. I LUMBER. About 100,000 feet W. P. Lumber from 1 Portland realised $22 and $23, v end two cargoes Bath I which arrived late brought $24. There ure novr I three cargoes afloat A cargo of P. P. steam-sawed r form Georgetown wns placed nt $20 being very in terior both ns regards assortment and quality. A cargo has come in from Wilmington on contract A I considerable quantity , df Box Shooks has armed since our last advices, nil 1 ! the article is becoming I more and more depressed. Sales were made at 6«I 5F rials for good quality afloat on long credit raid at I lower rates for inferior; butthe dealers seeing more ] than 20,000 come in during the lost two day*,in wM- tion to the immense stock existing, lose all disposition even to moke offers. We fear that the most mitm- ■ ble results await a large proportion of wliat.u i ^SHOOKS. The Sugar crop yields much less than I was originally expected, and the imports ot a ■ Shooks have been by far too heavy. Sales have wn I made to a small extent ot Molasses Had. “ a °o I 14 a 16.J rials lor good to very supenor. for country.1 A, i _ -tfi-Ri. a „r „ia of in rmls. This ar-] made at U a 12 rials, and of old at 10 rials. - tide is i. limited request Some good New Hoops were pluced nt $40. Empty Casks ■ dined to 16 rials. There will be very little enguuy for Cooperage stock in general until Augu * te.nber. There is a good deal of 0fi te and hardly any buyers. Sperm Off is Spanish Oil is cheap just now. Caudles of boffin 111 FREIGHTS. Vessels adapted foa Su ^5 “““y’yi dimf. nnd tho last charters were at low rates, eny ^ but alas for hu- $4? gar. For Molasses $2j a 3 has been paid, the rates from distant outports: -m-emium; He* | EXCHANGE on London 11 pg premium, | York and Boston par to & Co S hipping Jntelligetue^ PORT OF SAVANNAH. • • - p o K T C A IiEN P J moon’s phases. ,, 14m, a I Last qr. 2d, lOh. 38m., M. I ^7' oftli, 9h. New Mn. 10 2h 11m., A. 1 F (jfjp Burnham &. Co.’s Circular of the 8th instant snys: —The dispersion and flight of the adventurers who landed ut Cardenas, followed immediately upon ourlast udvtces. Tlie excitement which those inci dents occasioned, has gradually been nssuaged, and we may hope tlint the course ot business generally will soon entirely recover from the interruption which it received, purtieulurly in the import trade.— There has not yet been any Decree removing the Blockade, ill which the Island was placed by our Gov ernment. but merchant vessels are not subjected to any inconvenience whatever. There are not many cases of Cholera in tlie city, but the diset.se has manifested, itself in some parts ot the interior, and we are sorry to say it hns broken out on several plantations, witli considerable mortality. The period of the y*ir, being commencement of the rainy season, is unfavorable to give it immediate check. v- J The Smith Family are nil well. CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. June. 8t and 10th.—719 bales Cotton, 64 do Domes tics, 20 boxes Bacon, nnd Mdze, to Einstein & Eek- man, N A Hardee & Co, Washburn, Wilder, & Co, W II Mav A Co, Hnmilton & Hardeman, E Parsons & Co, T S Wnyno, P Wiltbcrger. Harper & Stuart, Al len, Bali ec Co, Smith & Hopkins, Brigham, Kelly Sc Co, Boston & Gunby, Carswell & Sweat, Cooper & Gil liland, A W Mes Sc Co, A Holt, Hollis & Lawson, C Hartridge. SUN .1 min. Rises. Sets. 1 S 5 «. 12 Wednesday . 13 Thursday,-.- 14 Friday 15 Saturday,... 16 Sunday, .... 17 Monday, .... •18 Tuesday .... H. IU- 4 51 4 51 4 5t 4 51 4 51 4 51 4 51 H..M. 7 08 7 08 7 09 7 09 7 09 7 10 7 10 ARRIVED. Master ship Columbia, Clark, Chariest 0 "' y^tor. Sloop Eagle, Groveusti»e. Iticebor , ^ j Steamer Jasper, Dixon, Charleston, to a ^"steamer Ivanhoe, McNelty, Burnt Fort, C0 Steamer Wm Seabrook, Capt Peck, Ohar^ Brooks Sc Tuppe. .— CLEARED. Padcl ford. W| Ship Astracan, Smith, New-Yor ^Schr J H Holmes, Lodge, Philadelphia- 011 DEPARTED. Steamer Jasper, Dixon. Stennlor H L Cook. fc kay‘ - . K p 0 ) n tk8, Steamer Wm Gaston, Clnghoru, MEMORANDA. . New-York. June 7.—Cl'd star for for Pidirtka, Fla; ^ nah. Arr brig Whittaker, Handy- • G Brig Henry Marshall, Dwight®^ ' Cleared at HaVanaon ttoTthmst , foI t Schr CA L Lamar, Ligbburn,^ soon, was up «» Havana on the W »