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THE MORNING NEWS.
HY JOHN E COOpIrT
WILLi anTtT'thom~ps on, e PITOR.
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PIRATES OF THE INDIAN AKCIII-
PELAGO.
Between Australin nnd the mainland ot India lies
amisland region tlu.t benrs the palm oi beauty troin
nil other quarters of the world. It is alone in its ep.m-
dor Mid its wealth. Gre<n teles, without number,
rise above calm nnd biilliatit waters, in nil diversi
ty of outline, hue, and. aspect—now sepuiateil by
broad nnd sweeping seas, now clustered in brother
hood, nnd only divided by narrow winding chtuinels
Conets clothed with rich teitility, and studded with
towns and hamlets, meet everywhere the navigator's
view Lofty mountains, dim and blue, rear them-
selves into the air ; immense valley* and sloping pm -
tine-lands stretch on all sides, and the primeval tor-
re.tgrows on plains and hills, whore the traveller's
foot has never left its impress. Beautiful rivers flow
through these green and abundant lands, where
grains and fruits And flowers flourish in a profusion
only luiowu in Eastern soils. Every diversity of mag-
niticence, every rich material of commerce, and eve
ry form ot beauty is there to be seen, for in all the
world no more splendid region exists than the home
of the Indian Islanders, in the remote and glowing
East. ,
Commerce has sought them ns the crown of its
ambition, poetry has chosen them as the seat of its
wildest fable, nnd innbitionhns selected them for the
theatre of daring nnd bloody struggles. All nations
that have grown wealthy through trade, have flour
ished on the spoils of the exhnustlcss Em t. nnd fancy
could revel in no more glittering scenes than those
thnt abound among the wild Inman waters, while the
conqueror's sword never reaped a richer harvest than
from the plunder ot the Spice I-bonis. It is not mar
vellous, therefore, thnt in all ages, nnd by nil powers,
the supremacy of the further East should have been
contended for nnd prized as the rarest privilege oi
trade. Accordingly, from the period ol the Portu
guese discoveries until the present day, contest lias
never censed between the rival nations that have
once seized a share in the dominion of the Indian Is
lands. Thnt struggle has been carried on through
different courses. While the rivals were rich, pow
erful, vigorous, and reckless, they fought by laud and
sea for the empire ot the Archipelago; when their
resources of courage, energy and wealth were weak
ened, they concluded treaties of pence—mere hypo
critical conventions—and labored in the same spirit
through intrigues, conspiracies, and diplomatic notes.
In the course of time, patience mid pence became
wearisome, utid new wars broke out, until, at the pre-
rent dnv, it appear* probable, after n long succession
of events, that more than one civilized power is
sharpening the sword for a fresh conflict. Of course
this frequent interruption of tranquility has retarded
trade and civilization at the same time; but there lias
been another nnd n more formidable enemy to com
merce, on enemy which bus from the remotest period
preyed upon its vitals.
That great enemy was the piratical system. A
glance ntit will show its extent, it--, power, its great
nud elaborate organizations, its evils, nnd the impera
tive duty which attached tous. toroot up and destroy
it, It grew with the growth of time, and became so
formidable, that trade, in many quarters of the Arch
ipelago. wns swept off tho sens: whole tribes of peace
ful people were compelled to adopt in it self-defence,
umi it was rising to such rapid elevation, thnt even
some European powers became unequal to n conflict
with it. The, pirates of the Archipelago were not pet
ty sen thieves, that roved the waters in solitary barks,
nnd seized on the lonely unarmed trader, or plunder
ed the tishermau's hut on the shore. They dwelt in
large fortified towns; they peopled whole islands nnd
provinces; they swarmed along the coasts, and issu-.
edfrom their strongholds ill huge fieets, laying waste
the maritime districts, burning cities ami villages, enr- ,
rying off the-iwealth of whole communities, capturing i
fleets oi merchant prnlius. taking innumerable herds,
nnd seizing slaves without number. Some were gov
erned by kings, and exercised sovereignty over large
provinces; whilst others there were who dwelt in
diminutive hamlets, equipped a few small boats, niul
carried on Iheir petty operations by stealth. Between
these extremes of the system were many other classes,
occuyyingdifferent elevations of power, and com
mitting ravages in proportion to their capability.
Among the most formidable of the pirate communi
ties are the lllannuus ot Mngindiuiao.
They inhabit the shores of n great lake, situated
near a bay on tlie western const of thnt i-Innd. This
is divided from the sea hy n narrow strip of land,
densely clothed with a mangrove jungle, with groups
of tall trees planted nt intervals near the water.
Among the branches of these are erected small wood
en watch-houses, whore sentinels are stationed 6n the
look out for n prize or an enemy, whose appearance
they telegraph to the baccaneers below. Tho man
grove grows down to the brink of the waves, and
through its dense masses openings have been made,
which are concealed from the eye by piles of hushes.
Here ingeniously contrived escapes are constructed,
over which thefreebooting pi'uhu, when chased by a
superior force, is impelled by a simultaneous stroke
of all the oars, nnd then'ropes being suddenly attach
ed, Is hauled over wooden ways, rendered slippery
by n peculiar greasy substance, and launched in the
hidden lake. This feat lias been frequently accom
plished. On one occasion, a Spanish cruiser found on
the bench of n barren island a wreck, and some Dynk
sailors, who raid they had been plundered of all they
- possessed, and only escaped slavery by the appearance
of the Europenn sail, when the Illannun prnbu which
had attacked them, suddenly made off in the direction
of the Urea) Bity The Spaniards resolved t-i pursue
the piratm and soon saw him hearing rapidly away,
with his lirond sail extended, nnd Ills sixty oars in mo
tion, steering towards llliinmin. All the canvass was
spread, and "a swift pursuit was commenced. The
buccaneer evidently Inst ground, and the Spaniard
was congrntulnrnghim-elf on the prospect of a prize,
when It)! and heliold I the pralut. traversing tho wa
ters of the hay, ran headlong towards the shore ; the
jungle opened to receive her, and she vanished among
tho budte*.
No traveller has ever seen theeconemy of the Illan-
suu City of rlio Lake ; hut from the accounts of pris
oners who hnvg escaped, it appears a place ot most
extraordinary aspect. In the centre of the vast sheet
of water, the vessels of war are moored in formida
ble rap'lts, with their lottv double decks, their strange
contrivances for sailing, nnd their bulwarks bristling
witli*rmall guns. When required for service, the
prnhus are equipped ami stored, and when the light
ing men in their searli t attire have taken their stand
on the upper deck, are rowed to the shore of the lake,
r.nd dragged upwards on the tramway, over which,
impelled by numerous bands, they elide into the sen.
Around the margin of the water are arranged the old
vessels which are unlit for war, ami these form the
habitations of thntpart of the community which rests
at home while the others are abroad in quest of plun
der. The lllannuus possess considerable wealth, mid
enjoy much comfort in their secluded abode. They
i xtriui their depredations throughout the length anil
breadth of the Archipelago, robbing, murdering, cap
turing ships nnd slaves, mid not even confining their
attacks to native crafts, frequently assault the Euro
pean flag, mid sometimes with success.
Next in power and ferocity to these are the Bulnui-
ni.iiihnhiting rheisland whence they derive their name
which is merely a ring of land encloseing a lake,
screened froln Ob'nrvntioti like the hay of Il’amms,
by dense growths of mangrove. Instead of artificial
escapes, however, these pirates use a narrow channel
so bri be] with stake--, that only one vessel can pass
at a time, and that only when steered by u pilot so in
timately aft|Bnihtcd with the passage,"as to keep the
kqel exactly in tho centre. Thus tne -Spanish cruis
ers almost always fail to effect an entrance : and even
did they by chance succeed, batteries amounting to
more tlipn a hundred runs, which point directly on
the spot, would probably sink them without trouble.
. At certain seasons, how,.fur, tlio whole of the men fit
to carry arms emburk lu their warflrtrhus.-uuJ depart
on a plundering cruise, leaving the defence of their
ftrocLjhoId to nature, accident old men, women and
cripples. On one occasion, when Balnniit was thus
defected, two Spanish vessels actually passed the
channel, gild entered tlie lagoon: but the heroes fl it
their ardor damped hy the aspect of the pirate city .
on the lake, and effected, nothing but—a precipitate
re-trent.
The Sarcbas and Sake,rails—ferocious buccaneers
of Borneo, whom some sympathetic gentlemen per
sist io styling simple and innocent—with other tribes
and races, of whom an enumeration would exceed
our limits, swell the numbers of tho yast'pirate pop
ulation. of the Indian Archipelego. Some dwell in
enormous buildings on the banks of rivers, where
iqpvvpeud one portion of the year in retirement, liv
ing’in luxury on the fruits of plunder, aiid then lenv-
ng their hauuts’to pillage and massacre go wherever
ho. weakness or Wealth df the trader is sufficient to
; eiript or entourage their rtraeke. Others live in clus-
'ered hut? Maid the jungle on the beach : others in
habit email, remote islands; and others, building
urge towns nt the mouths of rivers, defied, until re
cently, every force brought against them. They
placed whole coasts in a shite of complete blockade ;
they intercepted the inerchnvt on the high seas; and
many branches of commerce were completely destroy
ed by their revnges. - To detail, however, nil the fila
ture's of the system, would require more space than
we can now bestow on the subject, nnd to describe it
imperfectly would be of little use. Perhaps, there
fore, the render will bn inte; ‘-ted hy a few anecdotes,
incidents and adventures, Tustrntitig the simple in
nocence of tlie pirates in the Indian Archipelago.
Some of these have already been told in other quar
ter*, but some we derive from private sources. I hey
may be related at random.
ltajn ilngn, a distinguished pirate chief, was aceus-
toim d, Bume yenrs ago, to devastate the const ot Java
and once attacked a large English brig,_ with. two
Europeans and thirty Javans on board, and captured
it. Emboldened by ibis euccess, he sailed towards
Celebes, and, when within one day's sen-journey ot
Macassar, saw a huge square-rigged vessel slowly
steering away. She npppnrpd some lo\ iathan inor*
chnntman. Not a sign of martial purpose appeared;
not agun, not even h swivel could bo seen, nnd slip
seemed desirous of escaping to Singapore.. Elated
by the prospect of so grand a prize, Baja ltngn load
ed all his cannons nnd small arms, ordered his crew
to make ready, and steered close beneath the shadow
of tlie strange ship. A shower of balls was poured
In, and the pirate perpared to hoard. But the next
moment a sight presented itselt at whicli his heart
must have sickened. Along the whole length of the
disguised man-of-war a double line of ports slowly
opened, mid the muzzles of her ponderous guns pro-
ti uiied with fearful significance. A tremendous vol
ley burst from the side of the English vessel, nnd she
sailed on Iter way alone,—for the pirate prahu wns nt
the bottom of the sen. leaving only on the surface a
few fragments of wreck, nnd two or three ef her
crew, who were picked up by some humane fisher
man. This is a commentary on the assertion made
by certain statesmen, that the freebooters lieverattack
square-rigged ships. They do attack them; and ves
sels sailing under Dutch, Spanish, American—ah. and
English dags, have been the prizes of their boldness.
The atrocities committed by the Hnrebns and Sa-
knran pirates are equal in ferocity, if not in extent,
to those of any clnse among the Indinti pirates. Any
traveller that sails up the Knluka river in Borneo may
observe the speaking evidence of their harmless in
nocence. The river rolls its broad current between
banks once beautiful and fertile, now red with blood,
ami black with ashes. Wasted fields alternate along
its course with forests of the sago palm, while gar
dens and plantations lie in neglected luxuriance,
without, a soul to tend them; at intervals, the char
red skeleton ruins of burnt towns mark the scenes
of former prosperity. The shores of this stream were
once peopled by peaceful and industrious tribes, who
annually collected the produce of their soils, floated
it down over the waters to the sea, ami delivered it
there to the change of the traders bound for Singa
pore. Twse transported it to that settlement, and
there exchanging it for articles of English or Indian
mnnui'actute, bore back to the tribes of Kaluka the
well-earned price of their hard industry. But the
Snrebas and Sakaran pirates, witnessing the flourish
ing condition of those communities, attacked them
by sen and land, and enforced a heavy tribute. This
wnsfrequently repented during a long period, until at
ipngth the Knluka people, robbed of their gains and
dispirited by frequently pillage, abandoned Uieirlands,
and lied era the next visit ol t he freebooters, who satia
ted their ferocity hy the destruction of nil the towns,
villages and plantations. The sago and cocoa groves
were left, but tlieir riches decay with every season, ns
none dare come to collect the fruit. At this day, there
fore, the hanks of the river present tlie melancholy
spectacle of an abandoned region, once fertile, and
the home ot a happy population, now desolated by
the irruptions ot "meek and harmless natives." Pro
bably the Kaluka tribes huvo at length themselves
turned pirates.
[Conclusion Tomorrow.]
Michigan Copper Block for the Washing-
toil National Monument.
The Legislature of Michigan, at its last session, au
thorized Governor Barry to procure and transmit tt>
I Washington a block of native copper Irom Lake Su
perior, to be placed in the Washington Nntiuunl Mon
ument. Honorable Andrew Harvin has been commis
sioned hy the Uoveuor to make the selection and to
prepare and forward the block from the mines.
Theexpose surface of the copper block is lobe 3
by ij- feet, and of indefinite thickness, bearing this
btymtiful and appropriate inscription, set in letters of
native silver]:
from
MICHIGAN :
AN EMBLEM OF HER TRUST IN T1IE UNION.
Michigan will have tlie honor of placing in this, our
Nation's noblest monument, the most valuable contri
bution, hearing an inscription emblematical of the
strength of her firm, tie,decaying trust in the Union,
We are copper fastened to tho Union, and as in this
mighty structure, now being erected to testily a na
tion’,, veneration for the memory of her noblest son,
the Copper block will he the last, to crumble to dust,
so may the faith and trust of our .State in tlie Union
be undying and the last to fail in I be hour of trial.—
Lake Superior Journal.
Seizure of a British Brio for. a.Violation
of the Passenger Laws.—We understand that
the British brig Ellen and Margaret, Capt. Gowin,
from Castletown, Ireland, has been detained at this
port, by the Collector, for a violation of the pnssen-
gcr act. She arrived nt this port u short time since,
with emigrants, two of whom secreted themselves
onboard, thus making more than the complement
she was allowed to bring under the passenger act.
The consignees have petitioned to headquarters for
information in regard to the case, nnd on account of
the two passengers being thus secreted, she will be
released.—Poston Traveller, June 5.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Washington, June 8.
The Senate is now making some progress with the
adjustment bill. The decided majorities by which
the Senate refuses to make any amendments to the
bill are indications of its strength. It it pass at all, it
will pass pretty much as it is. Yesterday, Mr. Clem
ens offered an amendment recognizing tho boundar
ies of Texas, ns fixed by Act of the Texas Congress
in 183fi, nnd it wns rejected by a vote of 17 to 37.
Several Senators voted in tlie negative from an unwil
lingness to embarrass the bill. Ml'. Webster give it
ns iiis opinion that the controversy could be brought
before the Supreme Court, but he did not regard that
ns a proper mode of settling it. It wns a high political
question and should he settled hy a legislative net or
hy a compromise. He thought it expedient to com
promise the question with Texas by paying her a lib
eral sum. It wns allowable, lie said, to Inty peace.—
The proposition to Texas is the most important feature
of rlie adjustment bill. The success of the whole
scheme' depends on that.
To-day, a proposition is to be offered by Mr. Foote,
recognizing the existence of slavery, by law, in the
whole region now claimed by Texas. Some of.the
Southern men have expressed the opinion that, if the
boundaries of Texas be reduced, ns proposed, the
right to hold slaves in the country ceded hy Texns
will he relinquished. The Senate will probably refuse
to recognize nr deny the right to hold slaves in the
territories, and leave the question for the federal tri
bunals. A motion has been made to prohibit peonage,
hut it failed.
Next Monday, Mr. Benton will move to postpone
the bill indefinitely. 1 do not think he will carry it,
beenuse nil the doubtful votes will he opposed to it.
Several Senators, who may ultimately vote against
the bill, are yet inclined to give it a fair and full consi
deration, and clianee for amendment.
There are but two more days for the continuance
of the debnte, in the House, on the California bill.
The proceedings of the Nashville Convention are
viewed, here, witu deep interest. It is expected that
they will recommend some compro nise.
The Department of State have information of a for
gery and sale of blank passports, and have given no
tice thnt blanks arenever issued, nnd no person is per
mitted to sell them.
Prospect of the Crops.—Tlie Ohio, Michigan nnd
Wisconsin papers are making sad complaints of tlie
effect of n long protracted drought on the prospects
for a good grain crop in that region. The Cleve
land Herald 'snys that the wheat is” filling, with but
here ami there a kernel. Tlie Detroit Advertiser
thinks thnt the wheat looks worse than it has since
1842, and is of opinion that even with copious nnd
seasonable rains hereafter, that not more than a two
thirds average crop will be realized. The Milwau-
kie Sentinel snys that the spring lias been uncommonly
backward, cold nnd dry, vegetation droops and with
ers, trees show few signs ot life nnd the grass wears
a sickly hue.
A friend who hns just returned from a short trip
to Canada West informs us that the ground ispnreb-
ed for want of rain. In some districts not a shower
has fallen for n month.—N. Y. Commercial
y Tho Nashville Convention.
We find the following dispatch of the proceedings
of the Nashville Convention in the Republican ot yes
terday.
Nashville., .Tune 10.—Committee anil resolutions
adopted unanimously, except one delegate from Vir
ginia. Conventiop will recommend tlie line oi thirty-
six thirty to the Pacific as tlie line between tile free
nnd slave States.
The Committee reported unanimously in favor oi
nine States now represented.
We must confess our utter inability to make any
thing certain out of this dispatch, more than that “ the
line of 30° 30" *' is to be adopted. What we are to
understand hy “ committee, and resolutions adopted
unanimously except" thnt “ otic delegate from Vir
ginia," will we think require some deliberation til de
termine. Wluit Committee bus broil adopted! What
resolutions f For we believe there have been Borne
dozen setts of resolutions offered by as many different
delegates. And '• the committee have reported unani
mously in favor of the nine StateB!” What is the
matter of "the nine States represented,” that a re
port in their favor lias been deemed necusstiryf Has
the great bugbear of disunion, indeed reared its bend
in tlie convention, and are the nine States alluded
to to form a Southern Confederacy ( Or lias it been
deemed necessary in order to absolve them from
he treason of having sent delegates to the convention
to pass a resolution approving of their course1 It is
all Greek to us.
Indeed tlie confused and disconnected reports tif
tlie proceedings of this body which reach us hy tele
graph nud through the papers arc so very nn-under-
standable, that we have ceased to publish them, nud
determined to wuit until tlie official report shall np-
penr when we will endeavor to make our readers
acquainted with tlie result of its deliberations. An
other reason for adopting this course is the fact thnt
the opposition which the convention hns received
from those who should have been its friends has had
tlie ett'ect virtually to defeat the measure, and even
its warmest supporters now look with little interest to
its proceedings.
It is expected that the convention will take South
ern ground, and that it will recommend some com
mon platform as a basis of Southern uction ; hut its
enactments, it must bo admitted, will lack authority,
and as a consequence, its measures will be adopted or
rejected ns they are approved or disapproved by the
cliques and coteries of trading politicians who as
sumo to direct public opinion among us. It is deeply
to bo regreted thnt the convention assembled at nil
since it is not wliut it should have been, a convention
representing tlie great body of the Southern people.
J J? 7 " The Washington correspondent of tlie Balti
more Patriot, under date of June 7, snys;
From all tlie indications by which one is led to
form a judgement upon the probable action of Con
gress, mid from all I can learn from various sources
of information, after some pains, I mn very near being
entirely convinced that the Compromise will pass
both houses.
The same writer, speaking of tlie debates in the
House, snys :
Mr. Jackson, of Georgia, mnile a strong, cnlm, nnd
conciliatory Union speech this morning, going for the
Compromise. Mr. Durkee, of Wisconsin, spoke as
much tlie other wny, opposing tlie Compromise and
the President's plan’ This makes 4 Northern speech
es, within t wo days, denouncing tlie President’s plan
nnd the action of administration with reference to
the boundaries of Texas and New Mexico.
B&TAKrKTAmo
Thursday Morning;, .Time 13, IS,TO.
ssy tELEGRAPII.
Transmitted tor the Daily Morning News.
THREE DAYS HATER FROM EUROPE 1
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA! .'
Export* from Great Britain
The Liverpool anil Manchester journals have been
for some time past representing trade in the manu
facturing districts to be iu n depressed condition; that
the weekly deliveries of cotton to the trade hud ma
terially decreased, and that many of the mills were
soon to commence working short time.
Tlie New York Courier and Enquirer furnishes the
following table from official returns to the Board of
Trade, for the first quarter of the year 1850, with a
comparison for 1849, which are as follows:
Exports of British and Irish produce nud manufac
tures from the United Kingdom, in the three months
ended 5th April, 1850, compared with those in the
corresponding months in the year IS40.
Manufactures. ■£_
Cotton piece goods 4,442.478
Gen. Lopez nt New Orlcn d K~~' ~
We learn, says the N. O. Picayune of Tin. s
irom reliable authority thnt Gen. Lopez hnv' " V '
informed that a writ bad been iaaued' t lv 'ti'^
Marshal for his arrest on a charge of haviL , 8
the fltli section of the act of Congress
April 20,1818, hns determined voluntarily t * > l lrov «i
der himself. He is expected to arrive in t , 8 . U,Tcn -
for this purpose to day or to-morrow f. ** ' ity
Christian, where he lias been rusticating Tl
end will request to be examined before a U q
missioner, nnd if the test! nony warrants W..I Ub '
tal, lie will be bound over until tlie next termTl’’
U. S. District Court, whenliis case will be laiitho- * 1 * ^
the grand jury by the U. 8. District Attorney t ?
decision. Wc would suggest, as Recorder 5 * jtl’ U
Baldwin still holds the office of an examining
trate of the United State*, that the case be br B “
betore him, as there is no gentleman more emireX
qualified, or who lias had more experience as a
From Mexico.
The New Orleans papers have dates from then-,
HZSZZX,"*'*
The cholera was making considerable ravons,;
Valladolid. Up to the 13th of May there were ®
deaths. The average number of deaths per day was
The Republicnno publishes the report of the Com
mittee on Credit on the English debt, which, it tm-
pears, amounts to $55,000,000. ’ ^
On tlie 28th of March a great snow storm took
place in Durango. The snow lay a footdeep on a lev-
The Congress hns been convoked to extra
sion, and the 20th of this month is named us the
dny for it to assemble. The most important busineis
before Congress will be the arrangement of the Tress,
ury.
Rome, Georgia.
This beautiful up-country town is represented to
be in a very flourishing condition, its iocationis cer
tainly a favorable one, and the enterprise nnd encrcv
of its citizens bids fair to render it a place of imp or .
tance, as the commercial mart of Cherokee Georgia
The Southerner says that a considerable amount of
capital Iras been invested in the erection of buildings,
during tlie past six months, and that the corporate au
thorities are taking well devised measures for the
general improvement of the city.
It is but a few yenrs since Rome was scarcely enti
tled to be called a village—its permanent inhabitants
hardly numbered a hundred souls, and the houses
were barely enough in number to define its location-
It is now a city vvitli 2,G50 inhabitants, with upwards
of $400,000 in real estate and merchandize, and yield
iug an annual City tax of $2,200.
lace and patentnet.
thread for sewing
stockings
of all other descriptions.
yam
118,943
. 92,070
. 20,135
. 110,710
1,380,075
£
4,910,048
144,022
100,229
21,053
57,977
1,225,390
Another Advance in Cotton!!!
Baltimore, June 12, 10 A. M.
The Royal Mail Steamer Canada has arrived nt
II ilifax, with Liverpool dates to the 1st inst, being
three days later titan the accounts brought by the
Atlantic.
There continued to be considerable excitement in
tlie English Cotton Market. The sales of the week
previous to the sailing of the Canada amounted to
05,000 bales.
An advance of Id^ad taken place in all descrip
tions except Mobile.
Corn bad slightly advanced, while Flour remained
unchanged.
The Russian Minister had been recalled from Lon
don.
A Royal Marriages.— I’he ill irriage ol the Princess
Charlotte, daughter of Prince Albrecht of Prussia,
to the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Meiningen, was cel
ebrated (in the 18th ult., with all the ceremonial of
the Prussian Court at the Palace of Charlottenburgh.
it was attended by ail the members of tlie Royal
Family, the Ministers, the diplomatic body, the offi
cers of the Court, and tlie generals and officers of the
garrison, as well as strangers who had been once
presented. TTiej- ervice was performed by the court
chaplain. Immediately before proceeding to the
chapel tlie King placed the Royal Crown on the head
of the youthful bride: at the moment the royal pair
exchanged rings a salute cf thirty-six cannon was
fired.
A Question of Lata.—Five British soldiers deserted
from Kingston,on Friday night, iu a boat, and landed
on the American shore of the river Bt. Lawrence, nt
French Creek, Jefferson county, N. 5’. They were
pursued mid arrested hy Canadian officers, on a com
plaint of larceny in taking the boat. The officers
claimed that they should be immediately taken back
to King ton. Under the Ashburton treaty, to stand
trial for larceny. Tho Watertown Union says they
were not given up. but are to'be examined there.—
The Union says no jury will convict them of larceny
in taking a boat to escape from on--country to another
without attempting to dispose of the same..
JVTp’ We are indebted to a commercial friend for
tlie following private dispatch.
Charleston, June 12, 2 I’. M.
Cottou market brisk, with a full quarter advance.
The sales of the day amount to 3000 bales. Fair is
quoted nt 124 cents.
The Compromise. We again tender our ac
knowledgments to Hon. Jos. W. Jackson, for valua
ble public documents.
More of Gen. Lopez’s Men.—The steamer Si.
Matthews. Cnpt. King, arrived yesterday from Flori
da, mid brought twenty-five more of the men lately
attached to Gen. Lopez's expedition to Cardenas
They came from Key West to Tampa Bay, and thence
through Florida, 'fhey report that there is no In
dian news, every thing being quiet. Gen. Twiggs
was still at Tampa Bay, and making arrangements to
leave.
Total Cotton goods
0,180,011 6,459,919
Linen goods and yarn
945,037 1,137,010
Silk do. do. and twist,..
187.431
281,980
Woolen iroods and yarn
1,697,211
,080,958
Wool, raw, sheep’s and lambs’..
91,148
114,379
Milinery and haberdashery
259.347
351,930
Leather mnnuiacturedand unmul
105,255
144.892
Metals, viz: Iron, pig
67,703
07,928
do. bar, bolt and rod..
405,341
660,881
do. wire and east.
42,167
59,887
do. wrought of all sorts
333,940
steel, unwrought
. 76,319
82,422
copper, in pigs and mdt.
. 389,240
424,001
brass, ol all sorts
25,412
23,832
lead
44,045
55,312
tin unwro’t tin plates...
189,437
257,599
Hardware and cutlery
443,123
591,211
Machinery of all kinds
78,018
182,407
Beer and ale
. 130,902
144,820
Candles and soup
. 58,163
70,951
Coals and calm
. 203,208
222,027
Cordage and cables
.. 35,706
45.397
Fish
24.825
24,481
Oils and colors
. 126.923
163.788
Stationery
.. 62.081
85,584
Sugar, refined
.. 103,330
90,724
Butter and Cheese
. 477,185
49,093
Soda
. 72,426
80,274
Glass
.. 57,402
70,942
Earthenware
.. 197,009
230,133
Salt
56,709
50,159
UP*” A penny subscription has been set on foot in
the various Sunday Schools of the city, for the pur
pose of raising a monument to Samuel Tindale, the
heroic lad who perished hy tho Hague street explo
sion.
Jenny Lind Concert Ticket.—We had the plea
sure yesterday ofseeing the design for the great Jen
ny Lind Concert Ticket.. The whole size of the ticket
is about 0 1-2 inches long hy I inches wide, giving
ample dimension for a splendid display of the engra
ving art. hi the centre is a medallion, containing a
most admirable portrait of the Sweedisli Nightingale
—-o pronounced by the most competent judges.—
bize of medallion, about 3 1-2 inches long; below, and
extending oni'-lhird wny up on each side of tlie por
trait. are elegant scrolls composed of leaves and Dow
ers interwoven in the most artistic manner— iccupy-
ing two-tnirds of tile space on each side of the portrait,
are two celestials with outspread wings, one arm of
each extended and grasping the side of the portrait,
and the other outstretched nud holding, suspended
Over the head of Jenny, a celestial crown, emblematical
of her rank as Queen of Song: iu short, tlio whole de
sign rolled* the highest credit on Mr. Everdell, the de
signer and engraver; mul if tlie arrangements are cur
ried out on tlie liberal scale originally intended, (which
we have no doubt they will be) must add greatly to
the renown of tlie already world-renowned Burnum.
Witchcraft in Camden.—A woman named Sa
rah A. Pearson wns examined before officer Burr of
Camden, N]U., on, Monday, having been charged with
bewitching a child of Mrs. Eliza Toy. 'Flip proceed
ings resulted in both parties being bound over to-
keep the peace.
JTj-p’An Episcopal Church hasLeeu built end conse
crated at Shanghai, Chino. Mr®ppletou, of Boston,
contributed $5,000 towards the structure.
The Bonnet in New York.—The Day Book,
speaking of the Dress Circle, on the occasion of a
late Opera fete, snys: Tho Indies, with admirable
sense and good taste, retained those charming plain
white crape bonnets, so many million times more fas
cinating than all the dowdy head-dresses in the world.
I "Jr" A tir^occurred in Augusta on Monday night,
which consumed the carpenter shop of Mr. Goodall,
unci other wooden building* on Centre street. Mr. G.
lost considerable property.
r Jp Wo learn from the Macon Messenger of yes
terday that Mr. Scott Gray, an old and prominent
citizen of that place, died on Friday In t.
A violent nnd very fatal species of dysentery
is prevailling extensively over tlie whole South. It is
attributed to the extreme vicissitudes of tlie weather.
—Newark Advertiser.
This is the first we have heard of the reported epi
demic in this region.
r-jp Judge Joseph H. Lusikin, of Georgia, has ac
cepted of an invitation extended to him to deliver the
oiieiiing address before tlie South-Cnrolinn Institute,
ut their second annual Fuir in Charleston in Novem
ber next
Fires in Cincinnati and Pittsburg.—A de.
RtTUctive fire occurred in Pittsburgh on tlie night of
tlie 7th inst.. by which some twelve buildings were
consumed, besides the Second Presbyterian Church
on Fifth-street Loss estimated at $100,000. In Cin
cinnati, on the snme night, ihe extensive Chnir Factory
of Messrs. Duncan Sc Co., was consumed. Loss
$40,000.
After tlie fire, a most disgraceful nud desperate riot
took place nmongthe fireman. Two companies were
most conspieous in the row. Several persons were
shot, some of whom, it is believed, are finally woun
ded.
Total declared, value £12,822.033 14,055,153
Increase for 3 months, over 1849 £1,833,120
By the above figures,it appears that there isan in
crease in the total amount of exports for the first
quarterof 1050, of nearly two millions pounds ster
ling. The increase, too. on almost every article of
Britrih manufacture, does not confirm that dull state
of trade, the Cotton Circulars, received by each
steamer, would have us believe. Neither do wothiuk
tlie quantity or value of goods retained for home con
sumption lias been diminished, or that the internal
trade of the kingdom has fallen oft'. The iaet is ap
parent, th it cheap food and steady employment thus
far, this year, must have given the working classes
the ability to increase and not decrease, their con
sumption of the courser fabrics, notwithstanding the
advance in price, caused by the higher rates demand
ed for the raw material.
The Exports to England. It will be seen from
the annexed comparative statement of the imports
of Breadstuff's into Liverpool, from tho 1st of Sep
tember, 1849, to the 15th of May, 1859, nnd during tlie
same time in 1848 and 1849, that there has been a large
decrease in some of the important articles of con
sumption, and a falling off’ in every article :
Texas Scrip. A Washington letter says there is a
large quantity of Texas- scrip iu that city, in the
hands of various holders, which lias risen within a
week or so from 10 to 15 per cent. This last is its
present quotation. If Texas obtains ten millions for
tin- disputed boundary, it will of course stand at par.
1849-’50.
1858-49
Pork,
Barrels,
15,068
21,740
lieef,
tierces,
15,318
24,414
Beef,
barrels,
957
1,417
ihicun
t, casks,
806
2,224
liacon
1 boxes,.-v....
27,927
31,432
Flour
, barrels,
177,255
728,256
Wheat, bushels,
412,327
898,522
Corn,
bushels,
2,740,443
5,036,902
Corn
Meal, barrtds,..
694
53,315
liras;
g’s Artillery.
A few days since Capt. Henry B. Judd, of the 3rd
Artillery, arrived nt Jefferson Barracks, Mo., with 22
men, the remnant of the boasted “ Bragg’s Artillery,”
from Santa l'e, New Mexico. These men were with
Gen. Taylor when he moved forward to the Rio
Grande, and served under him throughout the cam
paign. Under the gnllant Ringgold they participated
in the battle of Palo Alto; under Itiilgely at Resaca
nnd Monterey. They were again in the battle of Bue
na Vista, under tlie Captain now Lieut. Col. Bragg.—
After the war they passed round from the Rio Grande
and linve been employed against the Indians, being
divested of guns and used as cavalry, and so isolated
that they were without clothing and other convenien
ces, using skins, &c. The remnant of Capt. Bragg’s
company, now at Jefferson Barracks, is to form the
nucleus of a new battery, to be recruited, organized
and drilled by their old commander, the Colonel.
Washington, June 8—P. M. Mr. Phelps, of Mo.,
made a speech to-day: In alluding to the opposi
tion of ultra Southerners to Mr. Clay's compromise,
he demanded to vote for tlie immediate admission of
California. This has set politicians calculating to the
following effect, in order to anticipate the results :
In thp Houso, North Carolina, Tennessee, Delawnrc,
Maryland, mid Georgiu, will go for the compromise.
Agniust it are Virginia, South Carolina. Alabama, Mis
souri, Mississippi and Florida. Louisiana and Tex
ns will bo divided- California will certainly bo ad
mitted- There are forty majority in the House in
favor of admitting it, and two majority in the Senate.
Death of a Gueat Man—Gay Luasac, the emi
nent chemist, diedin Paris, on the 9tli of May, in his
73d yenr. Lussnc, whose whole life has been occu
pied by a series of great nnd useful labors in dujnis-
try and physics, gave very enrly promiso of the repu
tation he was to acquire. The friend nni pupil of
Berthollet, he first distinguished himself by a work
oil tlie gases nud vapors, which placed him nt once
by the side of Dalton. As a savant lie extended the
bounds of science by the most brilliant and startling
discoveries. Making his researches sometimes alone,
sometimes in connection with other eminent m;n-
Thenard and Humboldt, for instance—there is hardly
u branch of physical science ill which he hns not In-
bored with signal success. There is hardly a secant
in his study, or a manufacturer in his factory, but is
indebted to Gay L tissue for some invention, 6omc
apparatus, some scientific suggestion w.iich facilitates
bis labors and renders his results more perfect
Letter from Louis McLane.—The Washing
ton Union, of Friday, states that itlins seen a very in
teresting and able letter from Louis McLona* Esq.i
of Maryland—written in the true spirit of u statesman.
It explains frankly his position on the great question
of tlie day, nnd declares that the scheme of the Com
mittee of Thirteen lias his best wishes for its success.
y The Proposed New Coins. The North Ameri
can gives some farther particulars ill relation to the
new coins of the U. S. Mint. The weight ot the
cent piece is only 25 grains, while that of the copp ir
cent is 108 grains. The hole in the centre, whicli
makes tho coins annular, beside affording a distin
guishing mark by which it can be recognized in the
pocket, will also render it difficult to bo counter
feited.
.The weight of tho three cent piece is 12| S™ ! -
This coin is proposed ns a convenient adaption to t*
prices of many things, and to make c hange, but tue_
is also n special object contemplated in relation
The country is weary of the worn-out Spanisn •
noy which for the last century nearly, hns BM «
prominent a place in its currency, and which is l
apted to our decimal system. At the stuns time, e
ry pinn for forcing them to the crucible, ns ?
people hold them at their nominal value, or cm
slicht fraction under it, is sure to fail. The o j
source left is to coax them to the Mint, by ex 5^
ing them at tlie nominal value tor nations •
This, however could not be done with justic
public treasury, without issuing, ns u?any co
do, u minor coin with n legnl valuation .
higher than the intrinsic; as tho present cei
as thenew cent will also be. .
The Director of the mint issued circulars ^
ter to dealers in various parts ot the c h ^
tromtho answers it appears that there a .. cur .
millions of dollars worth ot email Spanish • ^
rency in our currency. The following t0 the be -
amount of small American silver, coined
ginning of this year: «3 713,075
In quarter dollars -• - • ‘3311,710
In dimes
Ill half-dimes ‘J —.
T j SS 620,700
The weight of the proposed three cent pmcesw^
adjusted as to enable the Government t^^
exchange without loss to itseli. and the ^ t |j e
to the party applying- The bill pr° b rt M int, and in
three cent piece shall be paid out ut 1 ot jj er v »-
branches in exchange lor those n . ud pnt s nio»S
rieties of small foreign silver coins
us, but for no other kinds ot coin or
Board of Health
’ Savannah June
All the Wards in the City reported. tsditf
Sexton's Report of Interments form
June 11,1850. Pifiinia Hernandez, -5 ye > h
tion Brain, St. Augustine, non-resident ,
sell, 02 years, Tumor, So. Ca., non-resid > ^ ^
Blount, 40 yenrs, general Debility, ’ farml )i,
dent; Mary Carlin, 9 years, Pysente y.
resident. Total 4. , >Tectbin?'•
Blacks and Colored. 1 nged 13 ' non “ ’ vpar5 ,01d
1 nged 3 years, general Debility; 1 “8“ - j aged
Age ; 1 aged 0 months, Inflamation Set.
82,years, Old Age. Total 5. h- A „ jj.
Joseph S. FAV.Chnn-
S. A. T. Lawrence, Scc'y- •*"*
BOAT FOUND—A Yawl Boat was^ck^,,
the subscriber near R umleys ca nha«'
Island,a lew days since. 0 u( ipaying
snme by identifying the^roiner^ z ?TTRO^
A note left at Mr. J. Murchison's store,-
will rcuoh the eubecribcr.
June 12
W ~ ANTED, BY A YOUNG LAID, “^tre*
a private family as dressmaker
Apply at this office. A
limo vt r w
, 12, li®
T>ACON .HIDES AND WHO^'J’Jd 0 -
IS Casks prime Bacon Shoulders, 91lleb y
iug for Schr. C. C. Stratton, GRf^j -
Ju“ R l 3 * CHARLLS_f
CELLING OFF AT COSTj^^ wc(* 9 .
O intending to leave Savunuahi aV Cos,
sell bis remaining stock soon
who want bargains win do well^ « MAGlh*g t0[e .
, , n Savannah h'wK
June 10. • •