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I SAVANNAH MORNING N E W S... j, .T U E S D A Y, AUGUST 20, 1850. THE MORNING NEAVS, nv John ni. cooviiH. Wit 1.1 AM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR T K R M S : Daily Paper ®4,00:::::Tr!-weckly $2 00 All new Adrrrtisancnts appear in, both papers- Admission of Cnllfornln. THE PROTEST OP SOUTHERN SENATORS. 'Pile following i< the protest of the Southern Son* Htors, (whose names are attached,) against thobillad mitting California into the Uftlnn. Wo, the undersigned Senators, deeply Impressed with the Importance of the occasion nnrlwithaBol- emu sense of the responsibility under which wo nra acting, respectfully submit the following pro test against ton bill admitting California as a State into this Union, and request that it may he entered upon the Journal of the Senate, We lecl that it is not enough to hare resisted in debate alone it hill so fraught with mischief to the Union andjthe States which we represent, with all the resources of nrgiunent which we possessed, but that it is also'due to ourselves, the people whose interests lir.vo been entrusted to oar Caro, and to posterity, which even in Its most dUkint generations mny feel its consequen ces, to leave, m whatovor form may ho most solemn and enduring, a memorial of the opposition which wo have made to this measure, and of the reasons by which we hnvo been governed. Upffii the pages of a journal which the Constitution requires to bo Kept so Icing as the Senate may have an existence, vgj- desire to place the reasons, upon which we are willing to he jitpged by generations living and yet to come, for our opposition to n bill whoso consequences mny he so durable anil portentious ns to inako it an object of deep iutereat to all who may come after ns. Wo have dissented froih this bill because it gives ‘the sanction of law, and thus imparts validity to the nnauthoriaod action of a portion of the inhabitants of California, icy which, an odious discrimination is made against the property of the fifteen slaveholding States of the Union, who are thus deprived of that position of equality Which the Constitution so mani festly designs, an i which constitutes the only sure and stubfo foundation on which this Union can re pose. Because the right of the slaveholding State's to a common and equal enjoyment of tho territory of the Union has been defeated by a system of measures which,- without the authority of precedent, of law, or of the Constitution, were manifestly contrived for that purpose, and which Congress must sanction and n- sloptshould this bill become a law. In sanctioning this system of measures, this Government will admit, that the inhabitants of its territories, whether perma nent or trnnscient, whether lawfully or unlawfully oc cupying the same, mny form a State without the pre vious authority of law, wilhout even the partial se curity of u territorial organization formed by Congress without any legal census or other eftleieht evidence of tiieir possessing the number of citizens necessary to authorize the representation which they may claim, and without any of tlioso safeguards ubout the ballot- box which can only he provide;) bylaw and which arc neqcssary to ascertain the true sc'Aso of a people. ItAvill admit, loo, that Congress having refused to provide a government, except upon tho condition of excluding slavery lfy law, the Executive branch of this government muy, at its own discretion, invite such inhabitants to meet iu convention, under such rules os it or its agents may prescribe, and to form a ccuistltutiqn affecting net only their own rights hut thorn also of fifteen States ot the Confed eracy, by including territory with the purpose of ex cluding those States from its enjoyment, and without regard to the natural fitness of boundary or any of the Considerations which should properly determine the limits of n State. It will also admit that tile convention, thus called into existence by tho Execu tive, mny be paid by him out of tho funds of the United States without the sanction of Congress, in vi olation not only of the'plain provisions of tho Con stitution, but of those principles of obvious proprie ty which would forbid any net calculated to make that convention dependent upon it; and last but not least in the sei-les of measures which this Govcrment must adopt and sanction in passing this bill, is the release ot tho authority of the United States by the Executive alone' to a government thus formed, and not presenting even sulhcient evidenen of its having tile ascent of a majority of tho people for whom it ci was designed. With a view of all tlioso considera tions, the undersigned nro constrained to believe that this Government could never be brought to admit a State presenting itself under such circumstances, if it were not for the purpose of excluding the people of the slnveholding Stnteg from nil opportunity of settling with their property in that Territory. Because to vote for a hill parsed under such clr- 'cumstancos would be to agree to a principle which may exclude forever hereafter, ns it does now, the States 'which we represent from all enjoyment of tho com mon territory of tho Uuiob; a principle which do- •Rtroys tho equal rights of their constituents, the equal ity of their States m the Confederacy, the equal d ig- lilsy of those whom they represent ns men and as .citizens ih the eye of thq law, and their cquid tide to .the protcctfon.oi. the Government and the Constitu tion. Beenueo all the propositions have bern rejected which hnvebeen made to obtain either a recognition of tlie right of the slaveholding States to n common enjoyment of all tho territory of tho United States, or to a fairdivisioivof that territory between the slave* holding and non-stnvoholding States of the Union; every effort having failed winch has been made to oli. r*}h .H fair division of the territory proposed to bo draught in US the State of California. But lastly, wo dissent from this hill, and solemnly protest against its passage, because, in sanctioning measures so contrary to former precedent., to obvious " policy, to the spirit and intent of the Constitution of the United States, for the purpose of excluding the ajttvelluldillg States from tho territory thus to be selected into n-Htate, this government in effect declares ..that tiie exclusion - of slavery from the territory of the United states ia nn object so high mid Important ns to justify a disregard, not only of all tho principles of sound pulley, hut also of the Constitution itself.— Against this conclusion we must now anil i -> aver pro- .test, us it is destructive of the safety ami liberties of those whoso rfghta Ugvo been committed to our euro —fatal to the peace and equality of the States which We represent—and mast lead.' if persisted til, to the 'dissolution of that Confederacy in which the slnvehold ing States ligve never sought more than equality,nml in which they will not be content to remain with lois. J. M. MAHON. ' It. M. T. HUNTER, Virginia. A. !>. BUTLER. It. 11. BARNWELL. So. Cnrolinn. II. L. TURN EY, Tennessee. BIERCE HOULE-. Louisiana. SCFFKRSON DAVIS, Mississippi. DAVID R. ATCHISON, Missouri. «* Jackson mokton, * I). L. YULEK, Florida. Senate Ciia.mii kb, 13th August, 1830. [Correspondence of the Baltimore Climior.) Wasiiikoton, Aug, is, 1830. A (hand Project—A Line of Steamships from Sacdn- vahta Liverpool—Another Line from Norfolk. rTie Georgia Exporting Company, incorporated at the last session of the Georgia Legislature, is about to memorialize Congress to aid it in carrying out its objects. Those objects are, the assistance of the Fe deral Government In enabling it to build nlineol five ocean steamships, of four thousand tons each, to run between Savannah and Liverpool, touching at Liver pool, and the payment by the Federal Government of a stipulated sum each trip for transporting the for eign mails iluit may go by that line. Each steamer Is to cost nine hundred thousand dollars, and the plan Is for the Federal Government to advance two thirds of tills uinpuntin U. States thirty years bonds. ThoUnit- ed States to retain alien upon the ships until too ad vance is re-paid. The firsttwo ships are to lie ready by tlie 1st of July, 18.)!, and tho other threo In two yenrs thereafter. They are to lie built under tlie di rection of tlie Navy Department, so that they con bo converted into war vessels at a moments notice, and are to lie under tlie command of an officer of our Navy. Fayal ia to be made a coaling depot out uud in. Tills arrangement will ennlilo the ships to carry freight ton much larger amount, than it they had to carry coals all tlie way. It is contemplated to make tlie trip to nnd from Liverpool, from mid to Savannah in fen to fifteen days, according to circumstances. The advantage of Savannah as an outport needs no demonstration. It now commands the produce of an interior country, rich in nil the products of the earth, and greater than nny port on the Atlantic bor der, by means of the immense iron lines of commu nication running neross the middle of Georgia and penetrating into Tennessee. Inn few yenrs, Savan nah will be tlie nearest sea port of all Tennessee, North Alabama, Georgia, part of South Carolina, nnd even Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and part of Ohio. The grain products of the North west, its lumber, liofses, mules, fat cattle; sheep, nnd nil other provisions furnished by tlie fertile soil of this vast region, will be able to reach a near, a sure, and always a steady market at Savannah, and at all times of tho year, regardless of snows and winter’s other delays. Only let there be steam communica tion from Savannah to Europe, and the South Atlan tic shore will have its New York, and the, competi tion of two New Yorks, on the Atlantic shore, is a thing of all things to be desired by the provision growing mid producing States of the interior. In addition, tlie cutton of Georgia, South Carolina, Flor ida, mid even part of Alabama, would seek Savannah and her steamships, and they could transport ill ten to fifteen days to Liverpool nnd a market; and cotton nnd all other articles of export sont by such a route would bo able to take advantage of prices, for tiino is now tli-j most important element in trade and the prices thereof. The five thousnnd hales of cotton going out by one of these steamers, would have a manifest advantage over the five thousnnd bales go ing outin a sailing vessel, for the former would ar rive at a given time, at Liverpool, and supply tlie mar ket, it muy lie, at high prices, while tile latter, would nrrivo uncertainly, mid tho probability would lie. nl- ways when tlie market was supplied and prices down. So of flour, and otuor provisions sent by this steam linn. It is to be hoped, nnd I am gratified in being able to express a belief, that such will he the action of Con gross upon this memorial, that the company’s prayer will bo acceded to at once, nnd Savannah will have its Collins' lino of steamers as well ns New York.— Now is tlie time for the Represet.tativea and Senators from the .States above mentioned, as more immedi ately interested, to unite in favor of this measure, and for nil the free States not immediately concern ed, to consent to tho estnhi slimcnt of tliis line, for it would ho un additional lit k iu tho eliuin of tlie Union. chants of Hnvreand Bordeafo, in consequence of the seizure of fifteen of their vijsels, by the Government of the United States, at San’ranctseo, Gnu. Lahltte replied that the title of thosiEronch subjects to satis faction was ineontestible, ai^tbat tlie French Gov ernment would prosecute the (flair so ns to obtain full compensation. Tlie bulk of the moderate are said to be getting tired of the sway of Louil Napoleon, and the be lief gains ground that, whenhis term of office censes lie will be succeeded by thc’rlnccdc Joinville. Paris is full of the sccrpt cabals q both factions. Spain. The Spanish gdernmont ia Bonding to Culm reinforcements to thekmount of 6,000 troops. Tho appointment of a Vicnpy of Cuba lias been re nounced by the cabinet Tie funds, on tho 28th, were heavy, owing to tho uncertainty as to what, were the views of the new ciiinet, at Washigton, rel ative to tho Cuban question.Tlic treaty of commerce liotwenn Spain and tho roiublic of Nicaragua was signed on the 23th, at Madia The papers furnish no lnta news from Portugal Austria. Tho state of sio|o at Vienna nnd Prague is to lie abolished on tho 18thof August, inst. There is a repetition of the report from Vienna, that a gene ral amnesty will shortly he gven to all the Hungarian prisoners now confined. Turkey. The Ottoman Pitte hns notified to tlie refugees at Schumla, that sMh of them ns mny bo willing to emigrate to Ameriit will rec live passports, and a sum of 1.000 piastres (about £10) in aid of their journey. q.ftVA: ; gjffAiBio Tuesday Motbiing, Ajigu-st ’AO, 1850. I Qutmjr, day morning, while tho remainder of tho*family wore absent at Church, tho room of one of the most respectable ladies in Northampton was entered by a luiui at tho Window,who made a violent attempt to out rage her person. The house had been under repairs and tho carpenters had left n ladder at one of tho second story windows. It is supposed that, at first, the scoundrel entered this room, Which joined that iu which tho lady, who has been in ill health, bud fall en asleep upon her bed. He could partly observe her through tiie key hole, and it is supposed that he then.'droolended)he ladder, moVed It ti/*the next win dow. ami mounting, entered it. When siie awoke, she sawn man standing by her bed, who immediately threw a newspaper und pil- Jow over her face, for tiie purpose ol’ smothering her s eries. The slrugaHt was so tierce nud well sustained. Upon the part of tho bid.v, that the fiendish attempt proved abortive, and lie undertook to choke her. lie cut quite a severe gash in her neck with his nail, which' bled profusely. Getting an opportunity to , she naked him if ho meant to kill her, to nndo some reply, mid evidently becoming the aiuomit of blood about her neck. iu- juir.-d who her physician was, and precipitately re tired. Idle house, though not fur retired from other ileuses on. any side, is pretty densely surrounded With ■dirnbhnry, and (ho Indy being smothered whs unable to give any ofliofont alarm. A public mooting ol citizens was held in til niug, and a Committee appointed to investigate the hintter. 'File general opinion is that the villain is one who wus familiar with tlie house, and tin- movements of thu lomily,.though no one as yet has been fixed upju with any strong degree of suqjictou. This is ..no of the boldest attempts ot high crime that has wqejl itunic iu our vicinity fur « long time. The Indy upon wii >ui she outrage vv is atleufpted is unmarried. S'vringjitdd Republican of Tuesday. Mne.ou Muss Meeting. i ursuant to public notice, (meeting of tho citizens of Chatham county, favorabhto sending a delegation to the Mass Meeting to be heldnt Macon, on the 22d Inst., was held at tho Long Riom in the Exchange, last evening. On motion of Col. Iseac D Lyon, seconded by C. A. I,. Lamar, Esq., Dr. Jas. P.flcrevcn, was called to the Chair, and Edward G. Wlaon, appointed Secre tary. C. A. L. Lamar, seconded by Thomas TIiijham t moved that the Chair appoiuta committee of five to select suitable delegates to utfcnd said Mass Meeting. The Chair appointed the following committee, viz : Charles A. L. Lamar, Dr. Itch aril Wayne, Dr. R.D. Arnold, George W. Adams, J.hn Murchison. The committee having retiled, John M. Millon nnd John Bilbo, Esqrs., upon lieitg called for, addressed the meeting, iu their usual ervid and enthusiastic manner. The committee returned aid reported that they had nominated tlie following delegation, wilfch was con firmed, to wit: The Tcxnn lLundiiry. A correspondent of tho Ne v-York Express, who writes from Connecticut, expresses the following views iu regard to the claims of Texas to the Territo ry east of the Rio Grande, now claimed by New Mex ico. Coming from a Northern man wo commend tho article to tho uttention of those of o ir readers who have not clearly established in their own minds the right of Texas to tlie Boundary In dispute. Public sentiment and the Press generally at the North, seems to ucquiesco in tho opinion, that Texas hns no just claim to any part of New Mexico,—no quitable title beyond the Neuces. Assuming this as tho true position, do wo not place ourselves in a sad predicament,and bring irretrieva ble disgrace on the U. Stntes, both by the ndvaneeof our troops to the Rio Grundn, and to Santo Fe, and carrying tiro nnd sword in their train, shooting down a patriotic people, because they attempted to defend their own tire sides. If wo any this was nn error of the then existing Administration, bucked by thp democratic party of tho country, nr call its Southern measure: what do the facts prove ? Dili not the Whigs' even of the North rush into tho hottest of the battles, mid the whole army cross the Rio Grande carrying war through the whole country of Mexico, nor stop till they raised tlie star spangled banner on tho Halls of the Montezumas ? Surely wo cunnotcnll this a sectional war. We cannot deny that we wore bound by the terms of the Annexation of Texas' to protect her in her rights nnd to protect her citizens. For what purpose was our army marched to the Rio Grande l Simply to protect Texas iu her claims and citizens to that River. Then it follows that we took it for Texns, and of course should deliver it up to her. in our treaty with Mexico how much land did we purchase aud where even did slio claim was the eas tern boundary to tlie country ceded 1 When tlie treaty was made we knew that Texas Claimed to tlie Rio Grande; and what evidence hnvo wo or lias Mexico, that we paid anything for it, east of that Jliver ? Wo paid §15.000,000 for what is probably worth more than a $100,000,000. Are we willing to take whntls worth to us $15,000,- OOU, and give Texas the remainder more or less ? ■Ought not ties Government to luf-satisfled with the Territory west ot tiie Rio Grande, now worth a hun dred millions of dollars, and for which and only for which, she has nn indisputed title. Can she grasp tlie few acres for which Texas has a claim ; aud for which file spilt freely much of her best blood, and on which claim she depends, to pay a heavy debt—a debt increased in the struggle to maintain her rights guaranteed in the Constitution ot 182-1, and lbr her Independence so gloriously achiev ed in the battle ot San Jacinto, and which was approv ed by the highest officer of the Mexican Government, that sanction made valid by the whole Mexican Ar my in retiring, according to the Treaty across the Rio Grande, aud, for ought we know, approved by every branch of tho government 1 Mexico made n good bargain ut that—far better than she has made with the U. S. She saved by it tho life of her idolized President and General in Chief—Santa Anna—and many 6f her brave officers and soldiers. While Texas, (and may I not say the whole coun try,) remembers the massacre of the Gnrrison of the Alamo, and of Fanning’s little Army, nnd many oth er valuable lives; and Till the sacrifices she has made, will she not sav she has paid dear for her Territory and for peace; and shall she not have it; or, if she is, willing to sell it to us—should we not feel willing to pay her debt in acquiring it, though it were fif ty mil lions. Dr. James P. Screven, Dr. C. P. Richardsono, Hon. Thos. Purso, Col. T. Verstilio, Jehu Boston, Charles Van Horn, Col. Geo. P. Harrison, John P. Kollar, Edward Borquin, Col. W. J. McIntosh, James T. Buckner, Isanc Bruner, W. C. Butler Dr. J. 11. Saussy, Joseph Felt, Dr. 9. A. T. Lawrence, John M. Millen, J. P. Neyland, Robt. H. Griffin, Thos. High am, John Bilbo, Charles S. Arnold, Josoph M. Turner, James E. Gaudry, Jessee Mount. Join F Tucker, W. Neyle Habersham, E. II. Moore, I. I,egrid, Julius Gnudry, George Webb, J. G. Levy, M. J. Buckner, W. T Thompson, J. Eltou Sturk, JohnT. Thomas, Edwird J. Purse, II. Styles Bell. Geo Robertson, Jr., Her. E. J. Harden, L.Cheves, Jr,, Willnce Camming, Cil. S. S. Sibley, J.T. Gunhy, FiC. Adams, 7.T. Smith, !tr. C. Ganahl. T. M. Turner, HJM. Davenport, nW Tlie News by the Niagara. DENMARK—TIIE BATTLE OF 1D3TEDT, Tho Danish report of the battle is published, from which it appears that they lost twelve officers killed and seventy-four wounded ; a hundred and four pri vates killed und two thousand three hundred wound ed. General WiUiuon, tho Schleswig general, does not state his loss, but regrets the large number of officers killed and wounded. [The numlior of wounded strikes us as very dis. proportionate to the number killed. Either tlio Danes arc hard to kill or tho Schleswigs have a taste for winging their enemies. | Tho Schleswig government has issued a proclama tion, in which it declares that its* army, though com pelled to .foil back, is not beaten—tlie courage of the army is unjiliiiniehod, and the troops stund prepared to renew the tight. Nothing is yet lost, and the Fa’tli- ruquiid expects that every man will do his duty.— There has been no change in tho relative positions of the hostile forces since the 27th, The Danes remain a! and about Trapp, nnd the Holsteiners behind the |VVultei;see. at Schsemt, at the junetinnof the Eyder with the ilul-Uin canal. ’Fite Holsteiners are mak ing every cflqrl to bring their army again into con- dition to recommence operations, and every batul- lion of tlie reserve has been called in. Martial law has been proclaimed for the Duchy of Schleswig. A fleetjff 18 men ol war lies before the harbor’s mouth at Kiel T. W. E. Beall On motion of John M. Milljn, it was Resolved, thnttho Committee of 5 be added to said delegation. Carried. ( Col. Isaac D'Lyon, seconded by Win. M Wilson, ollered the following ResoluSon, which was unani inously adopted, viz : Resolved, That every citizen of Chatham county who is in favor of Southern flights, and also ran make it convenient to go to the pmposed Mass Meieting at -Macon, bn requested to uttcu( as a delegntc, in addi tion to the delegates named ty this meeting. Dr. R. D. Arnold being called for, addressed the meeting in his usunl style. John Bilbo, seconded by Dr. R. D. Arnold, moved that the proceedings of this meeting he published in all the papers of the city of Sarannnh. Carried. The meeting adjourned givilg three hearty cheers JAS. P. SC RIVEN, Chairman. Edwaud G. Wilson, Secretary. Singular Source of Grntulatinn. The Republican of yesterday morning, fulling into the error committed by souu) blundering telegraphic operator at Washington or Ijiltimore, by which tho news was brought to the Soufri that the Texas Boun dary Bill had passed tlie Hogse, went off in a rhapso dy, congratulating its readeip upon the “auspicious event'-’ What our cotemporiry can discover in such an event that should gratify the South, vve arc unable to comprehend. A measure which gives up to free soil, territ iry which rightfully belongs to Texas—u measure by which the people of the Southern Stutes are indirectly made to purchase slave territory lot the purpose of making it free—a measure which is in open violation of the spirit of t^e Missouri Com promise, tuid of tlie doctrine of non-intervention, is, wo should think, but poorly calculated to give satis faction to the people of Georgit. Very true, it is one step towards the settlement ol our sectional difficul ties; but it is a step on tlie road which leads to the de gradation and subjection of the South, to an inferior position in the Union. In tho sntne way tho question might speedily be settled by tlie South censing >11 opposition to tile cn croachments of the North, and surrendering, atonce, all her Constitutional rights, and placing herself upon the mercy and forbearance of the North. When the people of Georgia are prepared for the adoption of such a course, it will be time enough to congratulate them upon tho triumphs of free Soil; but uutil then we think self respect demands that we should refrain from kissing the hand of the dispoiler. We are as desirous of a settlement of the difficulties which at present distract the public mind and threaten the peace of the country, as any one, but we ure fora just und equitable settlement, iu wliich neither our honor or our lights will be compromised. Sucli a settlement is the only kind worth making- tlie only kind on wliich any reliance can be placed Such a settlement is in tlie application of tho Mis souri Compromise Line, with protection to the South, or its equivalent On such an “event,’’ which there ia nothing but the will of tlie Nurth to prevent, wo would most heartily congratulate the country. Let us then unite as one mun, and iu the language of Judge Dovgiierty, “offer to our Northern brethren the Missouri ttNE, as a compromise of tho great question of Slavery, with protection South of it. 1 Ice.—Our citizens will be gratified to learn that there wus an arrival of a cargo of foe yesterday. Ow ing to the scarcity of the article, the price had consid erably advanced, and our soda fountains did notp.r- spire so freely as formerly. We hope that the new supply will bring tlie article down to the old tariff. It won't do to talk about non-intercourse with the North iu the summer time, until we cun freeze our own ice. However independent we may be in other matters, and we hope to see tlie day when we will man ufacture everything we need, from a mouse-trap to a Sloiiiri r>nt > _wn mil „t- U m. . ...l ... 1 . . , ,, ,, r . l-i • ,, ^f tCU ^I C °, r ,T W<! UIU ' <t I’^rmit Massachusetts to remain trance.—Iu tlie Assembly, M. Do Mavigny address- j (r.sMr. Webster said in his speech,) “the hewer id cn interrogation to tlie .Minister of Foreign Af- I ol ice aud the mauuluctUK'r.o* frozen water” for 'lie fairs, with regard to the reparation due to tlie uier 1 Correspondence of the Daily Morning Netos. New York, August 14th. There Is considerable satisfaction expressed hero, Bt the passage of the California blit by tho Senate, and by so decided a in ij rity which it is expected will influence its passage in the other branch of Con gress. I trust that the cloud which has darkened for a while our horizon, may n iw he considered as grad ually moving away; and that out of the darkness a groat moral light may lie brought, to add fresh glory to this confederacy. I perceive, talking of light, that soin ; h is b mu thrown u.i in the traitorous movement alluded to in a former letter, to separate this South from the North. Lop z, it seeqii,-convoyo 1 tho pro position to Sam Houston, who indignantly refused to countenance it, mid retained the paper, wliich pro bably containi the names of the conspirators. It is due to himself and to the country, that they should he exposed, and I trust that they will yet be branded, as they dea -rvo to he, and hold up to tho scorn ot their fellow citizens. As for Gen. Lopez, I think ho should be drummed out of the country, and not per mitted to enjoy oven the contomptiblo obscurity in which he now reposes in this city. I saw him a few nights since at Castle Garden; he was pointed out to some parties there, but was not generally observed. I was glad to mark that those who'did so, did not con vey by their looks, the least particle of admiration for tho felon; but on the contrary, tho scornful curve ot the lip, showed convincingly the estimation in w liich he is held. I believe he has not appeared there since. Poor Jenny Lind could not have known the pro'- fossionnl character of Bai num, I should think, when she engaged with him for her musical tour in Ameri ca. He is adopting precisely the same course with respect to her that he has done heretofore with Joyce Heth, the Mermaid, Tom Thumb, &c., &c. The latest bit of humbug is the publication of a letter from Mr. Benedict, who is to accompany hor. Judging from the following extract, 1 Bhould say that it was writted by Barnura himself: Mr. Wilton will bring you the programme for the first Concert—wliich caunot iail to produce the most thrilling sensation iu your noblo metropolis. You may depend on it, that sucli ft performance as hers— in the finest pieces oi her repertoire—must wnrrant an unprecedented excitement, aud justify all tile expec tations. Mile. Lind is very anxious to give a Wel come to America, in a kind ot National Song, which, if I can obtain the poetry of one of your first rate lite rary men, I shall set to music, and which she will sing in addition to the pieces origiually fixed upon.” Mr. Barnuin offers one hundred dollars for such a Song, from a first rate literary man, of course; but it by no menus follows that such a person sho uld be first rate" song writer. The Jenny Lind Hall is progressing rapidly, and is to bq completed by tbelst proximo, under a forfeiture of $20,000. The Hall is to be one hundred nnd twenty-eight feet long, fifty feet high, and ono hundred feet in width, exclusive of the stage, which will be fifty-eight feet in length, th-r- ty feet deep, and forty feet high. The whole edifice will be lighted with forty-eight windows, constructed after the Grecian style, each being fourteen feet high and seven wide. Twonty-four of these will look out on Mercer street, the others opening on a court nt the opposite side of the building. Eight dormitories or doors, forming the entrances, will give nn audience of five thousand persons time to get out of the house in the short space of five minutes at the utmost. Two of these entniuces will open into Broadway, from the rear of tlie building, throuah a grand passage way of white marble; tlie other four descending by lar; staircases, fifteen feet in width, to Mercer street. The Hall will ho gorgeous in the extreme. There will be a gallery on three sides, at an elevation of 25 feet from tlie floor, supported by iron columns, in tlie Italian style, witli gilt flutiugs aud capitals. The front will be of trellis work, elaborately finished. Tlie seats are to be of rose- wood, cushioned with crimson velvet. There is some curiosity as_to intended price of tickets, of which as yet, no official notico has been given ; I presume, however, that they will be fixed at $5, and ns the new Hull will accommodate three thousand persons, $15,001) per night may do pretty well I should think. Gen. l’uez and son, are now at Saratoga, and on their return purpose to. live in quiet unpretending style iu this city. Mrs. Paez has an independence 1 understand, sufficient with economy, to maintain the family. The fighting tailors aro still in prison, with the ex ception of two or three, win, more fortunate than their companions, obtained bondsmen. The sympa thy of Greeley of the Tribune, and of the fire-eating orators who held forth at the mass meetings, does not extend to this mark of confidence, it seems. The departure of three steamers yesterday nt the same hour, was au exciting nnd imposing scene. The Georgia, Gberokeevand Empire City, urenoble ves sels, und steamed down the bay in gallant style. They took nearly four hundred passengers between them The Canada left here nt nine to-day, for Halifax and Liverpool, with 98 passengers, uud $.102,254, in spe cio. The Niagara arrived at Halifax this morning, with intelligence to the 3d inst., three days later than the Pacific. It will be forwarded by telegraph to-night, and of course anticipate my letcer. The prospect ot a Union in. the D nn icratic party is further removed than ever. It is charged that Van llureu, Sen., an 1 Prince John, have been employing, base means to obtain control of the Syracuse Con vention, tor the nomination of State officers; to lie held on the llth Sept. Ot course this makes the breach between tlie Hunkers and Free Soilcrs wider than ever. C HARLEM AC. J,#" At the election hold yesterday ^ 7 gogue for offieora for tlie ensuing year, tho j- 0 » gentlemen wore elected. " ' nvil1 ,' M. SitKETALL, Sen., President. W. Barnett. Treasurer. Levi 8. Hart, Secretary, Vestrymen.—Sol, ShektaLl, P. M. Re,,-, - Bvch and W. Russell, C. Or/"* At the late Annual Commencement of the University of Georgia, the degree of LL. D. was conferred upon the Hon. Jno. McPherson Berrien. West Point Academe. Too report of the Board of Visitors Is published, nnd is commendato ry in "every department. Tho Committee on Instruc tion recommend the introduction of the study of the Spanish language—an addition of a year to the course of study, nnd any necessary increase of instructors. The Committee on Discipline advise that a new ridiug school be erected. The Committee on Police sug gest that the public road nenr the hospital ought to lie removed to a greater distance from tho building. The Committee on administration make some sug. gestions on tlie subject of salaries, and recommend that the salary aud local rank of the Superintendent of the Academy be that of a Colonel of Engineers. The Committee on Fiscal Aftiiirs, find that the pay of the cadets is not sufficient for their necessary ex penses,aud recommend that it be raised to'the. original amount ot $28 per month. The Board, unauimously concur in the views aud recommendations of tho Committee. Tlie three steamers which sailed from New York toi'J Cbagres on the 13th inst, took out for trans shipment at the Isthmus, the following amount of saleable merchandise, iu regular packages. Val ue :— Pckgs. Dom. Goods. Frgn. Goods. Stmr. Cherokee.. 140 25,735 9,482 “ Emp City 247 29,994 11,383 “ Georgia....188 31,778 7,235 575 $87,507 $28,106 Ireland.—The accounts from Ireland relative to the potato blight are extremely conflicting, but the general tone of the Irish papers is favorable. • Scotland.—-The Greenock Advertiser says a strong probability exists of a direct passenger com munication being opened bei ween Greenock and New York hy a line of screw steamers, the property of Greenock owners.. An awful railway collision receutly occurred at Glasgow, by which a number of persons lost their lives. Tho weather continues favorable for the growing crops. Raspberries.—Nathaniel Halfoek. of Milt,, . -7 CO, N. Y., has sent to New York, the ' ,l ' season, ten thousand baskets of Antwerp Raspl,,?"’" 1 each basket holding ono pint. He gathered l"" 1 ' thousand baskots from ono acre, and three thm Veft from a lot of two acres, which had just begun* 60 '* bear. The prices obtained were from eighteen w l ° to two shillings a barket. Dco Health op New- Orleans. Tho~Delta 0 f tv, 14th inst, says : Wo learned yesterday from one i the visiting physicians of the Charity Hospital th° out of more than a thousand patients in the bespit"; 1 only ono death had occurred ih the preceding « hours, and that there was not a single case of ™ fever reported. yelluw Runaway Slaves in Alabama. The Alnli papers contain accounts of frequent escapes of slare* Tho Montgomery Atlas, of tho 17th inst., says ; twenty-four negroes, who were engaged uiioirth' Plnuk Rond a lew miles above Wetumpka, and eight others, ran off on Sunday and Mondny In,!' and have not been heard from. It is supposed b' some that they wore enticed away by white persoij £3^* There is a regulation in tlie English Post Of flee department that would be a valuable one to eii ' graftupou our system of postal arrangements. |; a letter has the name of the writer on the seal or on the outs ide, and does not reach Us destination, instead of being sent to tho dead letter department, iti„ ro turned to tho party writing it. It has been likewise ^ proposed, iu this country, that the law should allow any Postmaster, after u letter has not been called for say six months, to open such letter aud scud it buck enclosed to the writer. Tho N. Y. “ Tribune" comments upon tfo departure of Hugh N. Smith for homo, (the Delegate to Congress from Now Mexico,) without pay or mite, age. It presumes that [he will next appear as a re presentative from the State of New Mexico, in which capacity it hopes he will be recognized and received Tlie non-interventionists look tor the admission of New Mexico ns a free Stqjp as confidently as they do for tlie admission of California with her prewnt boundaries. What then has tho South lo hope from uon intervention! Special Notices. superintendent s office, <j. it. k. , Savunuah, August 20, 1850. j The fare on the Central Rail Road will be reduced to two cents per mile, for persons attending the Nas« Meeting, to be held at -Macon, on tho 22d inst., and tho same to return until the 24th. aug 20 2t . W. M. WADLEY, Supt BOARD OF HEALTH. The Bonru oi Health will eon veuu to-morrow nt 12 o'clock. Members will examine their respective wards aud report accordingly Aug 20 S. A. T. LAWRENCE, Sec’y. 7 — : " *' 1 !g—IA. t Commercial. L A TE S T DA TE S. Liverpool, Aug, 3 | Havre, July 24 j Havana, Aug. 3. Savnunah Market, August 20. COTTON.—Car mnrket was very firm yesterday. Sales 472 bales, viz: 12 bales at 12; 242 ut 121; 178 at 122 i and 40 at 131 cents. Snvanunli Imports, August 19. Per Spanish sclir Seis Mnnuelas, from Cardenas, Cuba—219 hhds and 14 tea Molasses. MOBILE, August 13th—Colton.-—The sales to day reach about 1500 bales, the market as to prices re maining about as yesterday—say for middling 12c., per lb. New-York Jlry Goods Market. August 15 There is a little more stir among the merchants this week and a larger trade is doing. The southern houses aro turning out a great many" goods', and it is believed by those oonversnnt wi th the jobbing trnde, that a larger amount of goods are now being shipped to the Southern States than iu any other previous sea son. Tlie large stores on Broadway are crowded with goods from cellar to garret, and the advantages otter ed to country dealers were never greater than at this time. The auction sales huve commenced but buyers are scarce, as that particular clnsscome into the mar ket later than those who sell to far off dealers and who of late years import their own goods. Tho large stocks of goods on hand cannot be sold nt private sale, and we look forward to September ns a month when immense quantities of goodB will bo sold at auction to the highest bidder. The jobbers seem to be anticipating this, and are Belling their im ported goods nt u very low profit, so as not to bq caught when tlie rush comes. Bvowu & Shipley’.*! Circular. Liverpool, Augusts. The fnvornble report of the Manchester market, «t the sailing of tiie Pacific, gave an immediate impulse to Cotton. The sales of the day reached fully 40,000 bales, at au advance of J 'tb fd. 4'V lb. in American de scriptions. This has been'succeeded in the past two days, by a sternly demand for 12,000 ® 15,000 bales daily. The business for the week, ending last evening, amounting to 116,000 bnles, of which speculators havo taken the large quantity of 70,900 bales, and export era 11,810 bales. The market closing firmly at the following quotations, viz : Fair Orleans, 82 ; Fair Mo bile nnd Upland, 81; Middling 7J -jp ffi. ^ Havre Cotton Market. The Liverpool advances of Tuesday and Wednesday hud influenced tlie market very much; on Thursday more buying was going forvvpfrd, holders demanding higher prices; tho sules on that day being 5,000 bales, at a rise of 10 2 lruncs. Shipping 3niclligcn«. -PORT OF SAVANNAH. - . - AUGUST 20. POUT CALENDAR. MOON’a PHASES. Last qr. Id. Oh. 9m., m. | FllMri, 22d., 4h. 4m., A. New Mn. 7. 4h.25m., A. Lst qr. 30th, 9h. 10m., St First qr. 14. Oh. 38m., a. | 3 U N MOON High Water; August. Rises. Seta. Sets. Morn. Even: 1 8 5 0. 20 1 unaday, 21 Wednesday. 22 Thursdy,.,.. 23 Friday, H. M. 5 26 5 27 5 28 5 28 5 29 5 30 5 3(1 sicioioioiaoS H. M. 3 21 rises fi 43a 7 16 7 50 8 23 8 54 H. M. 06 55 07 34 08 10 08 44 09 15 09 47 10 19 H. M 07 H- 07 08 2T 08 59* 09 31 10 03 : 10 35- 24 Saturday,. .. 25 Sunday 26 Mondai”, ARRIVED. Schr Balance, Mathis, Boston, Ice, to P Wiltbcrgcr- Spanish schr Seis Manuelas, Quintero, 5 days Iron* Cardenus, Cuba, to W C O’Driseoll. , . Steamer H L Cook, Peek, Augusta, to Rowland * Washburn. , Steamer T S Metcalf, Poetell, Augusta, boats 1 am* 11, to S M Pond. „ Steamer Win Seabrook, Peck, Charleston, to Co* hens Sc Hertz. CLEARED. Schr J II Holmes, Lodge, Indian River, Fla, wA** Government stores— C A Greiner. DEPARTED. Steamer Gen Clinch, Dixon, Charleston. ^ B LOK LICK WATEll, forstdeby July 19 if VV. IlUMPrlE-k- ,