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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS S A T U RD A Y, J U L Y 27; 1850. THE MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN M. COOPER. WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR terms: Daily Paper, $4,00:::::Tri-weekly $2.00 All new Advertisements appear in both papers. FROlTf CALIFORNIA. FIFTEEN DAYS LATER INTEL LIGENCE. SAN FKANCIHCfTlNRUINS! Loan by Fire, 95,000,000. ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY AT NEIF YORK. The Sleamor Crescent City arrived at New York on Monday afternoon, with later advices from Califor nla. Another tremendous conflagration hns occurred in the city of San Francisco. It broke out mi the 14th of June, and befdre the Haines could be subdued, about three hundred houses, stores, dwellings, hotels, &c- were burned to ashes. It is estimated that the loss, will reach $5,000,000. Supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. The Crescent City brings $140,000 worth of gold dust in the hands of passengers, besides a considerable amount of freight Within tho past few days business hns become aomewhut more active, but in general there are com plaints of dull times. Smutl sales nnd large profits have been the order of the day. This state of affairs is not confined alone to flan Francisco, but extends to nearly all the surrounding country, and to some extent throughout the mining regions, where much inactivity prevails in consequence of the streams be ing greutly swollen and the water too high to allow of successful mining operations. The great bulk of the miners are leisurely waiting a fall of the streams, and their number at the mines lias greatly decreased. Numerous new and rich minus have been discover ed since last season, and when operations shall again have fairly commenced, it is confidently believed that immense—almost untold quantities of gold will be discovered. The continued arrivals of lumber have kept the market for this article much depressed. A large cargo of fair quality was sold lecently at an average of $50 per M. Rough cannot be quoted over $30 per.M. The steamer Columbus arrived at Panama on the Btli instant, having left flan Francisco on the 18th of June. She brought over 150 passengers, and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of gold dust on freight The great fire in flan Francisco originated in the flacreraento baking establishment, a small wooden building in the rare of the Merchant’s Hotel. It is said to have been caused, not by incendiaries, but by a defect in the chimney. The flames quickly com municated to the Merchant's Hotel, the Waverly House, the Sacramento Hotel, and the theatre. It progressed with great rapidity, destroying all tho trailttings on the south side of Clay street, from Mar- cey street to the water on the north side of Clay street; also all the buildings between Harney and Montgomery streets, except Bathel's and Ellerade’a buildings. On Sacramento street, from Harney street to the water, not a solitary building has been left standi ng. California street, on the north side,, from the custom house to Harney street, is wholy destroyed, inclu ding all the most valuable buildings, llelow Mont gomery street, on the east side of Harney street, all* is in ruins ; also between Clay and California streets. Every building on Montgomery street, between Mr. Negol's and Mr. Cannon’s (of Baltimore) auction store, are burnt—likewise on the one side of these points, and Clay street wharf and Adam's & Co’s office on the other,’there is an entire ruin. That part of the city between Montgomery street and the water, has suffered much in the destruction of very valuable property, including all the buildings on Central wharf, and a very large quantity of lum ber. Among the buildings destroyed was that of the flan Francisco Journal office ; also the office of the pub lishers of the Herald. They lost a large quantity of -printing materials. In Evett &. Co’s warehouse u vast amount of property was Consumed. Commis sion merchants are losers to a very heavy amount The loss, it is believed, will fall most heavily upon shippers, nnd on houses established by persons from the Nev.’ England States nnd from New York. Congressional Proceedings. Washington, July 22. Senate. Mr. Houston presented the proceedings of a meeting of citizens of Matagorda county, Texas, in opposition to the interference of the United States government with the claims of Texas. The Compromise bill was tokeu up and Mr. Clay spoke at length. He took a view of the state of the question in a very lucid manner, and gave a summa ry of the argument in support of thebilL He considered the objections to General Taylor's plan, but passed a warm eulogium upon him as a statesman and patriot and soldier. He approved entirely of his foreign policy, and as to his domestic policy it was not fully developed. He spoke particularly and strongly on the subject of the dispute pending between Texas and New Mexioo. There was a prospect, if Congress did not interfere, of a civil and servile war. It would begin on the Rio Grande and soon reach the Potomac. He alluded to the daily conferences of Southern and Northern opponents of the bill. Mr. Mason remarked that the Southern men con ferred together with a view to the protection of Southern rights and interests. - Mr. Clay said that the bill was framed by those who conferred with a view to the protection of the interests of the whole country, the whole Union. Immense applause, cheering, clapping and thump ing, for some time. Thechair in vain interposed. Mr. Clay pictured the consequences of the failure of this bill—civil war ; and when war begins no one would see its end. He ridiculed the rhodomantado of some Southern disunionists—particularly of Mr. JiRhett, a member of the Nashville convention. As to a Southern confederacy, he argued that it would be impracticable, because thp people residing on the ' ' waters of the Mississippi, and its tributary ms, would never consent that the mouth of the ■iver should be controlled by any foreign power— f power alien to them. in appealed to the Senators from Virginia, Rhode Island and Delaware, to sustain that bill. He had been aware, for some days, that the bill was not cer tain to pass. But it was better calculated to main tain the honor and interests of the country than ary that could be devised. It might bo defeated. It would be a triumph of abolitionism—ofultraism. Mr. Barnwell spoke in explanation of the character of a valued friend, meaning Mr. Rhett—whose chre actor was above reproach. Mr. Clay did not intend to disparage Mr. Rhett— He knew him and hod some respect for him. But if he had made use of the declarations imputed to him ahthe meeting in Charleston, ho was a traitor—and I hope, said Mr. Clay he will meet with the fate of a “f raitor I [Loud applause] Mr Clay hoped that the VllUmsnta of disunion were confined to South Caro lina. There were men in other States as gallant as the people of South Carolina, and he would answer tor Kentucky that thousands and tens of thousands oi her noble sons would.rusb to arms in support of tae standard ot tho Union against the rebels. Mr. Barnwell said there were two ends to a rope. A rebel might die honorably in defence df the right. He did not doubt the gallantry of other States, but South Carolinia would defend justice at the hazard of safety. The 8enate adjourned. House op Representatives.—In the House af ter some miscellaneous business, the bill from the Senate granting the right of way through the pub lic lands to the state of Alabama, and donating lor the construction of a railroad, was taken up on a motion of reference. Mr. Meade advocated the reference of all bills of this character to a select Committee, whose object should be to bring in a general bill appropriating the lands to the States tor the purposes of internal im provements, instead of passing bills conferring bene - fits upon certaiu States only. He made the motion for a select committee and moved the previous ques tion thereon. Tending which, on motion, the House adjourned. txT Lord Calthorp, Lord Breatley, Lord Cook and some other English nobles, are encamped with a swarm of California emigrants at Council Bluff, Ne - braeka Territory, on their way to the land of gold, ail by way of a Summer pleasure jaunt. So says a. correspondent of the St. Louis Intelligencer. Hie Royal Highness, Prince Adolpus Frederic, Duke of Cambridge, died at Cambridge House ou the 9th. He was the seventh and youngest son of George the Third, and was in tho 77th yeur of his age. He was the uncle of Queen Victoria, and his death will of course require the usuui Cour ^mourn ing. Further Intelligence by the Atlantic. Italy. The French fleet continues ut Naples- The United States irigute, St. Luwrcnce has returned. Spain. The govornment lias sent dispstches to the Duke of Rivas, approving of his having protested against the marriage of Count Mounteinoin with the King of Naples' sister. The Duke Is to demand his passports in caso the marriage is persevered in. The Kapaus asserts that the Spnnish Ambassador in Paris has been authorized to enter into a treaty with the French Republic of mutual defence against any fu ture piratical attack that may be made against the colonies of either nation, by adventurers, who may avail themselves of the defective legislation of the U. 8. for that purpose. The English Government will be invited to join the alliance. Turkey—Vienna, July 2. Tho accounts which ap pear in the Vienna journals of the Insurrection in Bulgaria are very contradictory, butfroin all it is clear that several serious engagements have taken place, in most of which tile insergents were defeated. One buttle occurred in the neighborhood of Wid- den. The Turks defeated tile undisciplined horde opposed to them after a very short but sanguinary struggle ; most of the latter escaped into Servia.— Another engagement occurred ut Beogradatz, with a similar result. On this occasion one of the chief leaders of the insurgents was captured by the Turks. According to the Osservatore Palmate, the inhab itants of Bagnani are ripe for insurrection aguinst the Turkish rule. The same authority Btutes that the populations of Montenegro und Grabava are alsq in a very disturbed state. Rome. We have letters of the 30th ult„ from our correspondent in the Roman Stutcs. The peace of tho capital was well preserved, though a variety of absurd rumors were in circulation. The attention of the diplomatic corps at Rome had been much excited, on learning that the Pope, ut the ceremony of St. Pe ter's, modified tile protest usually read against the King of Naples, for refusing to pay tribute to the Holy See, and the belief prevails thatthe protest will be abandoned in future. The protest agaiust 1'armu and Piacenza was mude in the usual form. Spain. Our letters from Madrid of the 3d state that the Queen's confinement is daily expected, und that her majesty was in a satisfactory “tate. An at tempt on the part of the Carlists to issue a proclama tion, professing to eminate from the King, and di rected against tho legitimacy of the forthcoming Prince or Princess, hnd been discovered. Several persons have been arrested. France. The electoral lists for Paris, under the new lav>, are published. The number of electors for Paris is 74,000; under the old law they amounted to 224,1X10. On Friday afternoon a young man, named George Alfred Walker, compositor, was arrested near the Elysee under suspicious circumstances. A load ed pistol was found in his possession, and he confess ed that he had been for a long time watching an op portunity of assassinating the President of the Repub lic. Yesterday he was examined by the Prefect of Police. The culprit is supposed to be deranged, and the affair is notcouaidered of a political character. Gift to Louis Philippe.—The French minister for home affairs, has consented to give to Louis Philippe, the so called flpanish Gallery of the Louvre, consisting of from 1000 to 1200 pictures. The Gazette de France contradicts the report that the Comtesse de Chambord is enciente. M. Ledru Rollin’a new paper, Le Proscrit, has been seized by tho authorities. Sir Robert Peel was buried at Drayton Ma nor on the 9th inst. His funeral, though mt mill to be private, was attended by nil immense concourse, includingmuny distinguished men. Correspondence of the Dally Morning News. New-York, July 22, 1850. The people were startled about three o’clock yes terday morning by the booming of cannon, and all sorts of guesses were made as to the cause ; but per sons up town did not learn it, until the cry saluted them, “ 'Ere's the hextra 'Erald ! Got the arrival of the Atlantic 1” Of course there was great congratu lation and considerable crowing on the part of the Americans, for she has made the quickest passage ev er accomplished. From continent to continent, that is, irom Cape Clear to Cape Race, was performed in six days, one hour, and from port to port in ten days and fifteen hours! Curiously enough, too, we learn by the Atlantic that the America*} packet ship, South ampton, has made the quickest voyage on record, from New York to Falmouth; so that in sailing and steuming America has beat the world. That this re sult will bother John Bullis a matter of course ; but it should be stated that the Cunards may scarcely be considered as having tried their full potoers, the law being imperative that only so much steam to the square inch shall be used—an officer being expressly appointed to see it complied with, and a tell-tale is fixed in the engine room to give notice of a violation of the rule. It is therefore not a fair trial of speed, when one vessel can carry as much steam as she pleases, and the other is limited in that respect Some of tho newspapers, this morning, seem dispos ed to deprive Britannia of the glory ot “ ruling the waves ;" but 1 don’t exactly see how the extraordina ry voyage of the Atluntic over them is calculated to produce such a result. There is every indication of to-morrow being a memorable day in New York. The arrangements for the funeral pageant are on the most extensive scale. I have no doubt that it will be a most imposing spec tacle. The military will be but in full force, and ev ery society in the city will be numerously represen ted. No business will lie done during the day, and nothing will be wanted to give solemnity to the oc casion, and render it a fitting mark of respect to the memory of a great and good man. The solemnities at Brooklyn to day are very imposing. The city looks peculiarly mournful. Most of the houses have some emblem of woe. The procession is very large. Bauds of music are in great demand for to-morrow- Several have been engaged from distant cities. As much as $400 and their expenses have been paid by some of our military companies. The Washington left here on Saturday for South ampton and Bremen with a heavy freight, $25,000 in specie, and 68 passengers. The selection of the Cabinet by Mr. Fillmore seems to give very general satisfaction. The men are all known, and there can be no doubt as to their princi ples—they are all Whigs, and nothing else. The number of emigrants that arrived here last week was 12,591. The supposed slave ship, Martha Neil, was brought to this .port last week, has been libeled, and a war- rant issued for the arrest of the Captain. It is said that when captured a writing desk was thrown over board, but secured by the captors. In it were found letters proving the unholy business of the Captain.— His wages were to be $100 per month, and a percent age on each slave. I regret to learn that two cases of real cholera occurred in this city last week, and both proved fa tal. I fear that the exposure and exertion to morrow will envelope more cases There does not appear to be much alarm, however, though the deaths last week numbered -388, being an increase over the pre vious one of99. The result of Webster’s case does not excite much surprise here ; and sympathy for him seems almost entirely to have been withdrawn since his confession. Whether or not he will follow the example of Colt, and cheat the hangman at the laet moment, seems doubtful. That the means will be afforded biin I have no doubt; but be may cling to hope to the last, and delay it too long. For my own part, I can never be • lieve that he was legally convicted of murder ; and, viewing the matter in every light, there must still bo a doubt if the killing were premeditated. God help his disgraced and afflicted family. Our Methodist Christians are now holding nCamp Meeting at Sing Sing, and hundreds have left the city for the “ tented field.” The pickpockets attend such places in large numbers, and find, no doubt, a good hardest. CHARLEMAC. t P. S.—The steamer Asia has arrived at Halifax, having left Liverpool on the 13th instant—three days later than the Atlantic,—consequently has made the passage across the Atlantic in lels than nine days.— These are great times in steam navigation. The Crescent Jjity has arrived here with two weeks later ne\vs from California. 1 bars -not yot seen it, however. OAVAWSTASIo Hntnrdny Morning, July '27, 1850. PUBLIC MEETING. All persons, of whatever party, who are favorable to the passage of the Adjustment Bill reported in the Senate by the Committee of Thirteen, or of any other plan that may settle the vital and important question agitating the country, aro requested to meet ut tho Exchange Long Room ut 8 o’clock, on Monday Eve ning next, for the purpose of considering and giving expression to their opinions upon the subject . The Telegraph—Later from Europe. We received, about 11 o’clock yesterday morning, our dispatch from Baltimore of the news brought by the Asia, which arrived at Halifax on Monday. Our dispatch left Baltimore on the 24th, and Washington, on the 25th, ut 10 o'clock, P. M., und readied us just in time to bo of no service to us—after our coteinpo- ruries, whose arrangement enables them .to receive their dispatches from Charleston, had published the news. We aro awure that the telegraphic lines have been deranged by the late storm, which will account for the delay ; but this circumstance does not account satisfactorily to us for the fact of our disputch being some twelve hours behind those of our coteui- poraries, which- left Baltimore lor the Charleston Courier oil the 25th, one duy after our disputch hud been forwarded. The Asia brings Liverpool dates to the 13th instant being three days luter than those brought by the Atlantic. Cottou had experienced unothor advance of an }d oil middling qualities, with tho lurgest sales of tile season, being for the week 86,000 bales. The quo tations are for fair Upluud and Mobile, 7jd ; tor fair Orleuns, Bid. Americun breudatuffs remain firm.— Coffee and sugar firm. The Fate of the Compromise. Tlie final vote on the Compromise was to have been taken yesterduy. The prevalent opinion is that t will be defeated, since the amendments, so indie- pensible to make it acceptable to the Soutli, have all been rejected. The progress of the measure has been wutched with intense interest by thousands in the Southern Stales, who have hoped tliut it would be so altered and perfected as to serve the purpose for which it was intended—an equitable and perma nent adjustment of the dilliculties between the North and Soutli. In this they have been disappointed, and the consequence is that they have abandoned tho bill to its fate, and will look to other measures to give justice and security to the South. The fate of the Compromise, if defeated, will have the effect to unite und harmonize public sentiment at the South, which is more to be desired at this time than toe adoption of any measure of Compromise that hns yet been proposed. Once united on this question, as w e snould bo, there will no longer be any obstacle in the wuy ot the adjustment of our difficulties, satisfac torily, honorably, and permanently. Erg 5 "" A meeting called by some seventy prominent citizens of Clarke County is to be held to-day at Ath ens, to consider the propriety of ratifying the doings of the Nashville Convention. Dreadful Destruction ok Life. During the late storm, several trees were blown down near Trenton, N, J., killing in their fall twenty-seven tur keys which had taken lodging in their branches. The Difficult) with Fortugnl—The Merits of the Case. The Lisbon correspondence of the English pa. pers, received by the Atlantic, discusses at great length the claim of our government upon Portugal, for the enforcement of which our shipa-of-wnr—the Independence, of 56 guns, and the first-class steamer, Mississippi—have made their appearance in the Ta gus. These accounts confirm the statement that our Charge, Mr. Clay, has made a peremptory derannd, and given the government twenty days to make its an swer, when,should its reply be adverse to our rights, he will proceed to make reprisals. Alarmed at the appearance of our ships in their vicinity, the minis try held a council at which they invited the foreign ministers, and proposed an arbitration, to which Mr. Clay refused to submit the matter. The London Times says: It is supposed that the affair will be settled by an offer of payment by installments, which the Ameri cans can acurcely refuse to so needy a debtor. This matter formed a subject of discussion in the Cham ber of Deputies on the22d of June, when tile Presi dent of the Couneil in the absence of the Minister of Foreign Aflairs. made a long statement of the affair in which he denounced the claim of the Americans as unjust or excessive ; and concluded by saying that thePorWguese government would give,as requir ed, an answer in the time specified: but the house might depend upon it that the answer would be such as would be comformable to the honor and dignity of the nation. It is thought that, however just these demands may be, the refusal on the part of the Amer icans to submit to arbitration will entitle the Portu guese to consider this as a casus foederis, and to call on Great Britiun, under all treaties, to aid them in their extremities. Thus tho affair rests at present. British opinion is of course very much opposed to our proceedings in this matter, and their sympathy expressed for poor, weak Portugal,is truly character istic of the high-tonedphi lanthropy, which ever char acterises the government of Great Britian, when it happens uot to clash with her interests or policy. Tho merits of this indemnity case are stated in a few words. An American privateer vessel called the Armstrong, was captured at Fnyal, by the British, in 1814. The Armstrong was lying in that port, when a British cruiser, accompanied by a frigate, entered the harbor, and the same night endeavored to cut her out; but the boHts were repelled by the privateer’s crew. Another attack was made, at midnight, no less than fourteen launches participating in it; but this was also repelled, the British losing three boats, in one of which were fifty men, of whom but a single one was saved. Ill all the enemy lost 120 killed. The next morning despairing of further defence, for the British now hauled one of their ships up close to the Armstrong, the Americans abandoned their brig, when the foe burned her. As ail this took place within half a cuble's length of the Portuguese fort, the claim for indemnification is just, as tho author ities of Faya! ought to have protected the Armstrong. We do not believe this case will lead to the ultima tum mentioned, unless the Portuguese Government positively refuses to pay the claim, and tho reasons tor tlie conclusion we gave laet week. A dispatch in the N. Y. Express, states that Mr. Conrad, of La„ has been appointed in the place of Mr. Pearce, of Maryland, who has declined the Secretaryship of the Interior. The Storm. The Northern papers continue to bring us accounts of the ravages of the latestorm. The damuge done was chiefly to the. crops, very few marine disasters having occurred. The storm was felt severely in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and in a less degree farther north, in Boston the wind was light with a heavy tall of rain. tS** When the nows of General Taylor’s death reached Baton Rouge a meeting of the citizens in stantly convened. Philip Hickey presided, nnd ap- propriate resolutions were passed. A sad accident occurred during the evening, while a squad of the Washington Guard was engaged in firing minute guns. As Mr. Smith was in the actof ramminghome ilie • leventh charge, the gun went off. He was taken up with his right arm, trom his elbow to his wrist horribly mangled, and otherwise considerably in! J “ re f. Waiter, who washoiding vent, had SeW^injUa bW " 0 * Terrible Shipwreck ATFUtK I8LANP. Eight Lives Lost! SHIP ELIZABETH OF PHILA., MR. CALHOUN’S STATUE ON BOARD. The ship Elizabeth from the Mediterranean, last from Gibraltar, went ashore during the gnle on Fri day last, four miles cast of Fire Island Light House, and soon after went to pieces, proving a total wreck. We learn that eight lives were lost. The E. was load ed with marble <tc., and hnd on board the statue of John C. Calhoun, which was last reported lost in the Mediterranean. Of twenty three persons on board the vessel,eight of the number were drowned. The pnssengers and crew, after the vessel was helpless, took refuge in the forecastle, the stem having been broken up. They were Boon after driven forth from this place by tlie rushing in of the waters which came in like a de luge. Tho late Captain’s wife reached the shore on a plunk alone, and other passengers came to land alter extraordinary exertions, some however were drown ed in their efforts to escape. Tlie first information of the wreck was communi cated by a sailor at Fire Island Light House, about four miles from the wreck. The Light House keep er und some mechanics at work with him immediate ly took the life boat across the Beach, but notwith standing the greatest efforts they reached the shore too late to render her any assistance. They found mi Italian girl lying dead upon the bench with an in fant hoy of 18 months old lashed to her body,—the child was ulso dead. The father and mother of this child hnd previously been drowned. In twelve hours after the vessel struck she was a to tal wreck, the sea making a complete breach over her as she iny about 150 yards from the Beach. • Her Cargo consisted of Marble, Cnstile Soap,Wool Almonds, Oil, Leghorn Hats, &c. parts of this cargo were scattered all along tlie shore. The storm raged so violently on Friday morning that Fire Island was nearly covered with water. The mate mistook the Fire Island light for the light of the Highlands. There is a hope that the statue of Culhoun will be saved, as the lower timbers will hold together, and the statue was carefully packed at the bottom of the vessel. Among the passengers by this ill-fated vessel, we ienrn were the Count and the Countess Ossoli, with their child, all of whom were lo6t. The lady will be recognized as the late Miss Margaret Fuller, an au thoress of note and a foreign correspondent of the Tribune newspaper, under the signature of a star.— She was a native of Cambrige, Mass., a lady of line education and extraordinary intelIectuaI|endowments, which from a child, have ever made her a remarkable person in the circle in which she moved. It was about two years ago, if wc mistake not, thnt she went abroad to make the tour of Europe. At Rome she abode some time, and sent home many let ters of deep interest, having relations to tlie disturb ed state of tile papal Dominions. She was in the Im perial city when the revolution broke out. She was married there, and had one child, which, we doubt not, was the lifeless infant, found lashed to the Italian girl ; as described in the ubo,ve account. The following were among the pnssengers lost : Celeste Parolinn of Rome, Gen. Sandford of Swe den, Angelo Ossoli, (child,) passengers not found.— Margaret, and Aug. lo Ossoli of Florence, Horace Mann*of Boston, George Bates of England, steward, Henry Westervelt ot Germany, and others not recol lected. The News by tlie Asia. Our.dispatch gives us but a flash of the political news brought by the Asia. France Is quiet—Den- mai k and Prussia are quarreling—the Russians and Circassians are fighting. Two sanguinary battles had taken place iu which the loss on both sides was very great. Dress of the Daughter of Abbot Lawrence , Esq. In the uccount in the London papers of her Majesty’s last Drawing Room, we find the following description of the dress worn by the daughter of the American ambassador: Miss Lawrence—Train of rich white Moire, trim med with bouillones of tulle and bouquets of roses de Mai, lined with white glace, with three skirts of tulle, looped with chaldiiue of roses de Mai , blonde berthe Head-dress—Feathers, blonde lappets and diamonds. Ornaments—Diamonds. What a singular effect tlie atmosphere of Windsor Palace has upon the republican tastes of some of our country women. We doubt if the young lady’s grand-mama ever saw so much finery in her life. Reading of the Death Warrant. The death warrant was read on Monday to Professor Webster. During the reading of tho document, he is said to have been perfectly calm, and composed, and when tlie solemn ceremony was ended, be said-'* God’s will be done—I am reconciled to my fate ! ” Great Fresliet in Vermont—Extensive Dam age, Arc. Boston, July 22—9 P. M. A very destructive storm prevailed in Vermont during last week, sweeping awny bridges, &c. The embankments of the Vermont Central und Portland railroads have been badly injured, nnd no train hns reached Boston from Burlington, since Friday Inst. Effects of the Gale—Perilous Hescue of a Lndy. The steamer Kennebec from New York, went into Cape May on Saturday with the brig Me Main, of Warren, Maine, D. M. Lowry, Master, lashed behind The steamer fell in with the brig off Great Eg- Har bor, on the2lst inst The N. Y. Express says: She was on her first trip from New York to flavan- ? ah C ’*,' » to"* 1 of Cotton She had nothing on board but her crew the Captain’s lady and some lal last, and had started trom New York on Wednesday The Mr. Mam encountered tlie destructive storm off Chmcktee, on Thursday, between Cape Henry and Cape Hc-nlopen, and on the morning of the 19th fFri day) between two and three o'clock, her masts were broken off by the fury of the gale ami ri.e vessel sprung a ieax. One ol the large chains of the brig wa« also lost as wall as p.vory thing on deck. ° Uecrew inimdiatcly commenced pumping her up. and by using the most strenuous efforts*they managed to keep her from sinking, although her hold contained about six feet ot water. At this awful and exciting moment, Mrs Lowry, we understand wus •amT one 9* thf! St| ite Rooms, and was’ only saved trom an instantaneous watery grave by her husbHml, the Captain, rescuing her by means^of a «nfi e „| Wh!Ch WR8 thrnw " iln ' 1 tied around her body, and she jumping out of a window, while the raging tempestwas tossing the vessei about in every ® From Washing! on. President Washington, July 20,1850. ilouse" on u t0 ° k , Possesion of “the White turned over to “ nd and Col. Bliss has meut generally h 8erVR L' ta ’ ."! ld the establish- upon film T Te the vi5itor9 1,,9t evening tamgshas aiready arirem 6 ^ K. Hffli. oft Y°! White llouse'lhis 60 ^ ^liss^leaves^the at th!fEutaTHou 3 eT n n R^;i t0 J °‘ Q ‘!? e TB >' lnr '** m ily the family will nof i Ba * tim °re, where by the way, Qfhis P estat: h uTaiy^ Y c 0 tad e h^ ChiefmiUla « fmt>Dt Louis Napoleon, it is said, contemnlatea ass?"*“ d, ’“ Chm,g«ra“r P, hi i mse]f" id i t 'r U f f ,* lr0p06ed * General taken from the garrison of Pnr?*^ 6 a °r regiments 'Wer the Washington, July 22—9,p'V’~- It has been rumored to-day that Senator Pearce decline the post of Secretary of the Interior, and ratal his seat in the Senate. But 1 learn this evening «, this is by no means certain, as his friends arestron i urging his acceptance. gl J It was also rumored that Mr. Corwin would deciin but I learn that lie will positively enter on his duti ’ ns Secretary of the Treasury, to-morrow cp ’ The compromise bill seems to have improved t day, since tho speech of Mr. Clay, nnd its trienda n,!L regard it with some hope. w The members of the old Cabinet dine together tn morrow, at Governor Seward’s—the ruling mui. is strong in death. 8 P S8lo “ Governor Reed, of Massachusetts, will probably I, appointed to fill the seat vacated by Mr. Webster in the Senate. " General Scott is now acting ub Secretary of\V sr pro tern. ^ 1 Philadelphia Rowdyism. The Philadelphia' Correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, says : The rowdies wiih which Southwark and Moya mensing are cursed exercised their customary free dom of tlie streets during Saturday night, and even extended their incursions into the city. They have a perfect immunity from' arrest in th e supineuess of tlie authorities, who dread interfering from a fear of being defeated at the polls when they become enndi. dates lor re-election. The rowdiea are rapidly be coming ascendant, nnd what is to become of flip penceably disposed citizens it is hard to conjecture without they soon take a stand and maintain it- " ’ CONSIGNEES PER CENTRAL HAIL ROAdT July 26.—745 baies Cotton, 66 do Domestics, to H McAlpin, Yonge & Gammell, T S Wayne. Alien Sc Ball, Boston & Gunby, Washburn. Wilder Sc Co Hamilton & Hardeman, Rabun & Fulton, L J Myers Snider, Lnthrop Sc Nevitt, C Hartridge. ’ Commercial. LA’l’EST DATES. Liverpool, July 13 | Havre, July 4 ] Havana, July 32 Mnvunimh Market, July 27. COTTON.—Arrived since tlie'20th, inst., 2,688 bales Upland, (1,510 bales per Rail Road, 1,178 from Au gusta,). The exports for the same period have been 7,362 bales Upland, and 123 do. Sea Island, viz: To Liverpool 2.944 bales Upland, and 123 do. 8ea Island- To New York, 3,642 bales Upland ; To Philadelphia 242 bales Upland ; and to Boston 534 bales Upland, leaving on hand, and on shipboard not cleared last evening, a stock of 15,263 bales Upland, and 160 do. Sea Island, agninst 15,200 bales Upland, and 1,180 do. Sea Island same time last year. The receipts at all the ports up to the latest dates received, show a falling oil' of about 660,000 bales while the exports have decreased 775,000 bales. ' During the past week there lias been comparatively little demand, and our market has remained unusual ly quiet. On Saturday evening last the advices from Liverpool to the 6th inst., per steamer America, came to hand bv telegraph, noticing a further advance in that market of an id. on all tine qualities, and the sales 60,000 bales. These accounts had no effect on our market, and the sales on Monday were only 135 bales at previous prices. On Tuesday there was no disposition to operate, as the advices per steamer Atlantic, three days luter, were hourly looked for, and the sales of that day were only 23 bales—prices un changed. On Wednesday the sales were 540 bales, prices the same, and that night the accounts of the Atlantic, with Liverpool dates to the 10th, came to hand through the mail, (the telegraph wires being down,) announcing u further advance of }d on all descriptions oi cotton with a good demand in the Liverpool market, and sales during theprevious four days ot 54,000 bales. On Thursday the sales here were 285 bales without chmieein prices. The steam- er Asia's accounts came to linnd on Thursday nighl, with 3 days later dates, noticing a further advance, with sales during the week of 86,000 bales, hut her accounts have not effected our murket, the competi tion being very limited, and the sales yesterday (Friday) were 389 bales, viz : 95 at 12 ; 179 at 12}; 62 at lgj, and 53 at 121 cents. We repeat last week’s quotations : Ordinary to good Ordinary 11$ ® 11} Middling to good Middling 11} ® 12} Middling Fair 12} ® — Ptar 12} W 12| Good Fair nnd Fine 13 @ The sales of the week amount to only 1,372 ba]ei, at the following prices, viz; 34 bitles at 11} ; 2jrot II}; 435 at 12 ; 468 at 12} ; 90 at 12 316 ; 188 at 121; 62 at 12}. and 70 at 12} cents. SEA 18LANDS. The stock on hand is very light, and we have licard of no snles this week RtC'E. Tlie only sales have been by retail, by the single cask. There have been no exports. The stock is very light. FLOUR. Sales are confined to city trade, in small lots, nt 6 12} ® $6 25. CORN. There is but little in the market, nnd it is retailing from store at 70 ® 75 cents. BACON. The stock is small, hut equal to the de mand, which is confined to thecity trade. Shoulders are selling 5 Sc 6 cents, and Sides at 6} ® 7c. There is a good inquiry for prime Shouldors, which are scarce. SUGAR. We have heard of no sales this week, The last sales were New Orleans, at 6|c.; St. Croix and Porto Rico, at 5 ® 8c. V tb.; White Havana, at 8} ® 9c.; Loaf and Crashed at 9 ® 10 cents. Prices are stiffenim?. MOLASSES. The stock on hand is large for the season, and Cuba is selling from store nt 18c. by tho hhd. ; New Orleans, by the bbl, at 30 '3) 32c. <#>' gal. COFFEE. There is a good stock at present, and prices have slightly advanced. But few sales have been made during the past week, and those entirely 4o the retail trade. Good Hio brings 11 ® 11} cento. HAY. There have been no arrivals since our last, and the sales have been in small lots. There is a good stock of Northern iu the market, and we have heard of small lots being sold at 80 'cb 90 cts. East ern is scarce, and is selling at 1 3) Si 12}, in small lots. BAGGING. The market is well supplied with this article, and the quality is very superior, but up to the present time tew sales have been made. Dundee is selling at 16 ® 18c.; Kentucky at 14 & 15 cents. BALE HOPE. The supply is good, nnd sales have been made at!)} 7b 1 le. for a good article. NAVAL STORES. The last sales of Yellow Dip were at $1 90 dp* bbl. Spirits at28cent8dP , ^^«ll OI, • 1 here is some demand for Good Virgin, and It will bring 2 75 @ $3. LIME. There is but little in the market. The last cargo sold from the wharf at $L bbl. From store it is retailing at Jsl 25. LUMBER. There have been but few arrivals of 1 imber the past week. The exports are 157.700 feet Lumber. The demand from abroad is very limited, and the sales nre principally confined to home con sumption. Good Ranging Timber is worth 4 ® SB} thousand. Scantling and Plank continue scarce, and are selling nt 8 Tv $10 M. feet. Steam Sawed Lumber brings 12} 7b $14 W M. feet. Cypress Shin- ^ i/v* 11 ,*' 9e * Bn g at 3} ® S4-12' thousand. EXCHANGE.' Sterling is quoted at 9 ^centprem. 1 he Banks are selling Sight Checks on all the. North- cm Cities at } p c. Prom,, and are purchasing Sight to five days.drafts at par ; thirty days, i ® } AV c. disc.: sixty days, I ® 1} c. disc.; ninety days, 1} @ 1} ■}> cent discount. FREIGHTS. To Liverpool, 5-16d. for square, and r ou,ld bal™ Cotton. Coastwise: To N. York, 2(Jc. w hundred for square, 25 for round, and 62} cts. t ®a?k tor Rice; To Boston: 25 cts. for square, anil 5-16 tor round; To.Baltimore : 20c. for square, and far. for round; To Philadelphia: }c. for square, and o-16e. for round, and 62}c. 4jv cask for Rice. Savannah Exports, July 2fl, . Pe ” h ‘P I!nrtford > for New-York—1,080 Upl’d Cot tou, .5 hlids Sugar, 41 empty bbls, 80 casks Rice, and 4 packages. Per ship Chaos, for Liverpool—2,944 bales Upland Cotton, 123 do 8 I do. Per schr Julia Eliza, forPliilafielphia—242 bales Up land Cotton. 80 pigs Lead, 5 tons iron, 58 hales Yarns, 5 bxs Mdze, 196 dry Hides, 2 hhds Hides. Per schr S Morris Wain, for New-York -305 bald Cotton, 12 pkgs Mdze. AUGUSTA, July 25—Cotton.—The absence of Tfl" egraphic news has caused our murket for the past two orln 1, ve , r y quiet. The sales have not been over 200 bales both days. The stock on sale is increasing, and unless there is more inquiry very soon prices will give way. J FREIGHTS.—The River is in good order. f OST, on Wednesday evening, be*r. i i-A Wharf and the lower eudof Bryan Iha r Bracelet, with a miniitare in the clasp, will bo suitably rewarded b\r leaving PRENTICE'S 6aguerri«RooUTora 8 e: et. and Market square. ¥ ANDRETH’H Turnip fcoedu* v ■V' Just received ; B.uta Baca,Flat Dutc bird, White Hanover, Lorcra Norfolk -ind nip Seeds neatiy put up In whole and h: by J). Landrcth. For cgl* by Ju, y 56 Monmc.