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SAVANNAH MOitNING NE W S..: g.. W fe D N E S D AY, AUGUST 21, 1850 4* THE MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN M. COOPER. WILLIAM T. _ TH6b4PSOB, EDITOR T ff B M f: Dally Paper, $4,00::::sTri-weekly $2.00 All new Advertisements appear in bath paper!. Correspondtncs of the Daily Morning Nstos. Daiiien, Auguat 13, 1850. My Dear Sir: Will yon oblige the planter* at .the South, by giving the enclosed letter a place in your Interesting paper f I Wish all who reside at the South, wuethor rlolr or poor, to road it. it 1b from a Northern gentleman with an Amorioan heart, who proves very conclusively that the labor of u slave ill California or Oregon tor a single year, would be Worth more than the price of the slave in the States. The attempt to put down Texas with the Federal Army, is'looked upon here, us a freo soil movement to tost tiro patriotism nnd tlrinuess of the .Southerners, anil to.establish a rendezvous on her border, for run away slaves. Itisduepty to be rogrettod that Mr. Conn, tlie speak or, voted' against slavery in Oregon, us its rejection there has established a precedent, wuich is the cuuse ot nit our troubles now, in the settleurjut of our Ter ritorial questions. The people in this section have very litttlo respect for his opinions on the slavery question. 1 have not boon much abroad, but! am told by those who have had an opportunity of knowing tiiu views of the people, thuiuioy are ulinost unanimously in fa vor ot the Missouri Compromise, us u peace measure. I believe u large mujority are in iuvor of uny plan of adjustment which will exclude California with her present boundaries, and ut the same time give the North satisfaction. 1 am tinnly of the opinion tiiat linr udmission with her present Constitution would not fail to involve tlie country in civil war in sixty days. The -South has assumed a position from which shecanuot recede with u shadow of honor. The pol. icy of this position is another question. Surely tlie Northern members will not rashly force any measure upon us which may dissolro tlie Union, aud ruin ail suctions of a greut and prosperous country. As sobii as the Constitution is overturned by revo lution, they should not forget that the African slave trade will be revived with all its horrors,aud that Cul jforniu, aud-that portion of Texas known as New Mexico, this aide tlie Rio Grande, will be peopled nud-cultivuted by a race now ut large in the wilds of that country. I have heard this subject freely discuss ed within tho last few months. May God, however, lmve mercy on tho American family, aud preserve us from such u combination of odversu circumstances. Yours truly, r Washington, June 10,1850. I received n.note from you somoduys ago, making Certain inquires, but which, up to this time, 1 have been unable to answer. 1 desire to take no part in the question'now dividing the country; but, us you havo asked ray judgment upon a matter which ap pears to he a disputed poiut, 1 cannot, consistently with the law of courtesy, refuse you nu answer. That answer will be in conformity witli what 1 have fre quently said, heretofore, in private conversation with gentlemen on this subject. Tho point of iuquiry seems to bo, whether slave labor could bo profitably employed in Oregon, Culi- - forma, Ijtnlr-and Now Mexico. If the nature of the climate and resources of these countries are such us to furnish a profitable market, for sluvo labor, it ap pears to be conceded, on all sides, that it would be in troduced, if'left freo to seek profitable investment, like other capital Tho whole point at issue, then, is dependent, ns it is conceived, upon tlie determination oi the first poiut of inquiry, lienee to that point only, it ia necessary for me to confine my answer. ' jp I need not remind you of the luw reguluting tlie in vestment of capital. It will always go where, under all circumstances it will yield the greatest return to the owner. Upon this principle 1 am very clear, that slave labor if unrestricted, could be employed in Ore gon, with at leuBt double the profit to the owner of the slave that it now yields in any State of the Union. 1 am uninformed as to the usual price of slave labor in the States, but the price paid to Indians in Oregon ditrinfrthe past year, for lulror, 1ms ranged from two to three dollars a day. Domestic negro servants, whether male or female, who understand the business of house-work, would command, readily, five or six hundred dollars o year. I recollect well, that there was a mulatto nu on board tho vessel in which I took pussage from Oregon to San Francisco, who wav paid one hundred and eighty doilnrs per month ior his services as eoofa' I will not stop to particu larize lurther, in regard to the inducements Oregon would offer to unrestricted stave' labor, but will sim ply add, that a very largSrinriiber of slaves might now be employed in Oregon at annual wages sufficiently large to purchase their freedom: "I think, therefore that the point is settled so far as Oregon Is.concerned' and that slave labor, if it had been left free to a tick Iwonf^Me employment, would readily fimf’itbwdjt to A» to Culitornia, I am equally clear. CidihSfnia will always be a mining country, nnd wnges Will tango' high. At present slave labor in California, would he mure profitable tiinu in Oregon. Audi baveidway, been of the opinion, that wherever there is a filming country ; if nut in a climate uncongenial to slave hilior. that species of labor wou'd be profits- bm. 1 h afrit Would be iii the California mines is evident. . ab ! c bodied slave, would have commanded In California, duhng the past year, from eight to ten hundred dulltaDper annum.' When it is recollected th«t one htiftdrdd dollars per annum, upon an aver age; is considered a good compensation for their la bor in the Southern States, it is idle, in my juditemenr iiS?EE 4 that slave* whuld not be carried to the Palifoniifc marksH*,'if protected by law. The greatest? impvdrident which white labor lms to encounter in the mines, is the intensity of tlie lttwt und the prevalence of billiou* disease. The one is almost insufferable, while tho other is pestilential. Against both of these the nigro is almost proof.— Now. whilelabtfr is so high, it is evident that no owe cun hirou white hiborer, except at a rat© that Would consume-hhi pintle-/ tfdt ko with negro labor. 1 hat species ot labor might* be obtftiued for halt the atiBiunt which yen would have to pay tor white la- bur. 1 he result will be a prufit alike to tlie hirer and seller of slave lalmr. There is uA doubt. in my judgment, Unit alrahst' any- number ' of slaves might bo mred outin California, we're the whites willing toallow.lt, at trdm eight to ten hundred u dollars a year. Tins is pay so much ubovo what their set- voces cotntiiiiml in the States, us to satisfy uny one, ttmt. coiilu this species ofservice be protected in Cali fornia, it would rusli to the Pacific in almost uny quantity. J Let us turn our attention to Utah and New Me'xi- co. 1 have no duubt, from what knowledge 1 lmve countries, tiiut they will turn out to be tilted with the richest mines. 1 clip the following from- Chihuuhu* Per ’ cont,,ini,, B tho ueW8 from Texus aud "Mr. ,'voces was informed, by Major Neighbors and Mr. Leo \ ining, that they had bedn shown by Mlijo'r btclu, some gold washed out by-his troops, on the .. i. i Ver ' “ ! ' 8llort excursion to that stream, it i» reported that, at the copper miues about El raso, there are about-100 tons ot pure copper lying r,n?a b «* been got out by Mexi- cans, and ahandonea When attacked by Indians. ’ ., al p** K1 Paso, in the hands of different per- ffP*mISL* ? rgo "mounts 1 of silver ore, taken from n f J ghhm-liood. With guaranties of H , luutection lYom Indians only a short fimfeWfl»lM elapse before all those mines Would be well worked, mid-wor would have large quiuitflties ot metal seeking a market through this place. ’ And if you consul! r remhnt's map, printed bv or der ot tho henute in 18-18, you will find £ear tlwsuurce ot one ol th i brauciicfccftliVGila River, --copper and gold mines ” laid down, Anil if] am not gready mistaken, it will turn out that tlie Mormons are in possession of the richest kind of mines, east or the Uterra Nevada. It is known, too, tiiat silver and copper mines have, for ninny years, been worked in N- w Mexico, and 1 am informed by Hush N. Smith, 1 Esq that there are in that Territory, gold, silver, copper lead, and zinc mines, of the richest quality, inf that die reason why they have not latterly been wdrked more extensively, is that it is prevented by the incur sions ot tUedndians. He is of the opinion, and he is borne«ut by.-what history we can get on tlie subject, hat when these mines shall come to be explored t)ieir wealth will turn out to be enormous. When "you have once cast your eyes over that country lying r West of the Rocky Mountains, and East ot the Sierra Nevada, and are informed of the peculiarity of the gold bearings region, you ut once be- -juMife convinced that tho United States is in posses sion of mineral Werilth so vast that ages will not be able to measure itiJ extent. And when these mines shall begin to bs developed, and their unquestionable richness known, population will set that Way, attend ed with the usual consequences ; high prices and a demand for labor. If slave labor is like other capi tal, If ft will go where It Is best paid, then we have a right to say it will seek .these mines and become a pnrttof the producing capital of the codntry where those mines are located. That these whole regions are tilled with rich mines, is little less than certain; that they can be profitably Worked by slave labor is sure. Hence, were I a Southern man, and my pro perty Invested in slaves, I should consider the mar ket* in New Mexico, Utah, and California, for slave labor, worthy of an hoilorabio contest to secure. I am, sir, with' due consideration, yours truly. Samuel R. Thurston. Uun. Horace. Mann. Wednesday .Horning, August til, 18.50. yr f ur eto.imbmtt advertisements Daring Houmkhv.—A must durulg robbory was perpetrated in this city on Mouduy night. Alaj. W. W. Starke, whose residence is on Orleans Square, sometime ultci rciiiing to iiis ciiumber, heard a noise i“ an u.ljuiiiiug room wuich sounded like the coughing ol a man. Hu rose and searched the liuuse without a light, out boding nobody, agaiu retired tu bed. A- bout 3 o’clock lie hoard toot-steps and when he reached the lower dower of ills residence, ho luund tnu trout dour open. He then procured a light when lie discovered mat ins clothes were missing, and ui searching the udjoiiiiug room again, he touqd ills piuituloous, from wlucu a pocket uouk, containing «W0J, had been taken. Close by lay a large club, winch the scoundrel nud left behind. Tuo robber must iiuvo i n.ered tile bed eiiumber and taken the clothes troui the bed-side, uud loured to tho udjoiu- mg room to soured the pockets and ubWuot tueir CoiUUUCd. Nnoao Timm in Limbo.—We loam from a gen tleman who arrived in this city yesterduy, from Util,, soiivillu, S. C., that there is now iu custody in tiiut place, a man who was a lew days sihee arrested ut i'uiyohurg, wheu about gottiug ou hoard u steuin- boui, with a sluve, Whom ue hud iuduced to ueooiu- puuy him, with tho promise of selling him ratios city aim sharing with him tlie proceehs ol sale. The Southern Confederacy.—This pitifui liuuxis kept Uhveby the Wusumgtoh letter writers aud Northern editors, wuo u,e u us a pretext for their uitter tirades ol abuse ugamst the Suum, uud to ex cite mo prejudice of me Northern people uguuist muse Ul me Southern States. We doubt if one ol Uioiu bus tlie remotest idea tiiut such u scheme wus ever eutcrtiuued or tiiut it would under any eircum- stuaces be countenanced tor u moment by me South ern people. it they have, as they boast, evidence ut tuo lact, why do tuey not give itto tho world that me traitors may be Imuwu. liie 1'hnudelphia Bulletin is fierce in its donun ciuuoh ol the infamous truitors. -Mark them I’ says the editor,-murk them out, citizens uud patriots, mark them out lor public ostracism ! (Jonler ou mem no olhees, show them uu couuteuuuee; bui wuen you eau, display ybur iudiguatiou towards them." Murk wuo i Who ure the traitors J Why so mueli furbeuruuce for the Southern Slavoocrats? Why not trumpet their names to the tour corners of the world! 1 ho nearest approach to say evidence in the matter thut wo have met, is the following from tho con es poudeur. of the i'uihulolphiu News. The writer says: -The statement made shout tho uttempt to estub. hsli u Southern Comedorney with the eupaul ut Alny. tee, is believed to Oe literally true. Gen. Houston li med it tu duy ;:i the oenum, but bus since admitted mat lie was mistukeu. A paper containing orooosi- tious lor u dissolution ot tee ljuiuii, and tlie estuinisli- meut ut u Soaiuern Coiiiederuoy, was handed tu imn but uut by Ceu. Lopez, us reported at hist. An in vestigation will likely Ue culled lor, and, if made the disclosures will sterile tlie Whole cuuntry Is hot tins a prububie story indeed ! It ia ridicu lous enough to charge Southern men with being con cerned m such a plot; but it is still more absurd to suppose thut they would entrust Uieir secret to the keeping ot such a man ns Gen. Sam Houston, who has proved himself wholly unworthy of their con- tidcuce. E3 5 * Benton, on tlie day after tho defeat of the compromise bill, it is said, while Mr. Clay wus accus ing and Mr. 1‘earce defending himself from being the cause of that fact, was seen striding up and down the lobby, in great scit-satisfaction. S„uie passer-by usked him wliut the debuto was ubout? “Oh, merely, sir," said ho “a small poet mortem examination of tlie compromise. It is a question who kiiled Cock Robin, sir: nothing else." The Washington Fugitive Slave Case.—The Albany Atlat furnishes tlie following information re lative to Mr. Chaplin, now under arrest at Washing ton City, for aiding in the late attempt at escape of two fugitive sluves:— Mr. Chaplin is a gentleman of fine personal charac ter and talents. He is attached to thut branch of the abolitiou party,of which Garret Smith is tlie head and which is hostile to the Liberty party in this State and tu tile Garrisun jiarty of New Englaud, In igqg it received 2,5-18 votes, running nu electoral ticket in opposition to the Fre“ Democratic, Cuss, and YVhig candidates, und iu concert with u national reform or ganization. Mr. Chaplin was the nominee for Governor nt the approaching election of this puny, or rather of this sect; for its action, its discussions, its wliolu tone of thought, sliow it to he u school of casuists, rather than an oruuiiizatiuii of politicians. The present nom inal residence of Mr. C. is iu this city, but helms spoilt nearly ull his time in Washington, as reporter lor the press, uud wo believe has discontinued the publication of tlie I’ortfoiio. lie was formerly editor »f the Albany Patriot, having succeeded at sumo in terval. Toney, who wus captured in Maryland for a like attempt to assist runuwuy slaves, and waasen- tencod to State Prison, where lie died. We trust that this second victim of an ill-omen- d and unguarded enterprise, limy realize a better fate. "lU-oinoned uud unguarded" indeed I Tlie “enter prize" would bn butter, characterized as a villainous piratical attempt upon tlie lives uud property of Southern citizens. Jt is said, tlie interesting captive seeks martyrdom. He deserves nut to be disappoint ed ill his iiiubiuun. American manufacture* in Ireland, A NEW PHASE OF NEW ENGLAND PHILAN- THROPY. The New York Etprua, which has recently fur nished some Very interesting articles on the condi tion of thelrish people, gives us an account of a new movement which ha* recently been set on foot by the manufacturing capitalists of this country, which it successfully earried out, will not only beneficially af fect the prosperity of the laboring classes of Ireland, but also work a radical change in the policy of the Northern manufacturers, who will become the most zealous and interested advocates of the free trade theory. Tho editor says : American manufacturers lmve been recently turning their attention to the province of Connaught, com monly considered the' most poverty-stricken section of tho Green Isle, though at tlie same time a section abounding in water power, cheap labor and every other desirable facility for most descriptions of man ufactures on a large scale. A London correspondent ot tlie Morning Post, we see, enters into some inter esting particulars concerning this now enterprise, or contemplated enterprise, which ure ol the utmost interest to the friends of Ireland, here and home, as well us to our own cuuntry uien, us showing the new phase a must important branch ui domestic trade is ere long destined to take. Our American merchants, it seems, have found out that it is just as cheap, if.iiot cheaper, to transport cotton to Galway, Limerick, or tSIigo, as to carry it to New Y'ork, Boston, or Phila delphia, whilst the labor required to niuiiulucture it in tlie westof Ireland will lie nearly forty per ceotless than at Manchester, and the vast water power exist ing every where in tiiut region, will enable them to dispense with tlie costly steam power British manu facture depends upon. The amount of water power in the west of Irelaud is prodigi us. Alexander Nim- ino, an emminent Scotch engineer, calculated that the water power which Hewed idly to the sea at Galway would sullice to turn all the machinery of Glusgow : and there is little doubt that tho Corrib and its tribu taries possess a power, now useless, equal to ull the steam power ol Lancashire. Influenced by these considerations, tho American manufacturers have detei mined to contend on Irish soil with Manchester, for tlie pusscssiun of tlie Brit ish markets ail over tlie glebe ; and, with the free action the present British turill uud navigation laws aflord then), there is little doubt, in so favorable a locality us the west of Irelund, they will do so with eminent success. Independently, however, ot mere pecuniary considerations,—not stopping to count the protits that could hurdly tail to ensue from an enter- prize of this character,—nor to calculate the changes it would belikely to create in certain departments of some ot our industrial interests at home,—there are many suggestions which crowd upon tlie mind in looking forward to this now era in the affairs of Ire- land. Once establish trade In the Western Districts, —trade of some kind, trade of any kind,—and the result, we think, could hardly fail to be of the most gratifying character so far us tlie lessening of the want and misery of the people in those benighted regions is kept in view. Doubtless, however, there would be many obstruc tions thrown in the way by British capitalists and British manufacturers, it not, in time even by the Bri tish Government itself; but if once a fair beginning is made, if tile starving people of Ireland have but one short lesson taught them iu the “art and mystery” of manufactures, tlie prosperity it confers, the em ployment it offers, tho wealth it bestows, it will be a lesson they will not soon forget,—but one they would afterwards learn und practice for themselves, without tho aid of America. For, numerous and ter rible as are tlie evils of the factory system, as pursu ed in most of tlie manufacturing districts of England there is no good reason why these objections could not be obviated in Irclnnd, if she follow the model of Lowell instead of Manchester. To Irelaud, any change of condition will not he for the worse, having already attained, apparently, the very lowest depth of degradation,—mental, physical aud social, tehe may he made better, therefore, hut certainly in event worse than she is now. And should the enter- prize, after all, be a failure, so far ns relates to the anticipated profits of our manufacturers, there will yet be this proud consolation left,—the high moral reflection,—thut America has done something towards showing Ireland how to redeem herself from the want and wretchedness, the demoralization, the ab ject barbarism, which makes her a standing reproach not only to her English Rulers, but to all Christen dom besides. "It is an ill wind that blows no body good." New England cupidity may thus work immense good for Ireland. But should the plan of ranking Irish pauper labor available,,be successful, what is to become of all the “fine-spun” arguments in fnvor of the Ameri can riystem I \Ve apprehend that when we of tlie South have got fairly under way with our man ufactures, the Yankees with their chenplrish labor and free trade (luties will give us u fierce competi tion ; but while we have tlie cotton lings on our side, we trust we shall be able to maintain our ground. Idfocv.—A careful exploration of one hundred towns in Massachusetts, brought to light five hundred and seventy-five cases of Idiocy. Of these, four hun dred and twenty were idiots from birth, ami of this number they obtained information respecting the pa rents of three hundred ami fifty-nine, in all but four el' those examined cases, it was found thut one parent or the other, or both, had in some way departed from the laws of life and health, being either scrofulous, predisposed to brain affections, intemperate, grossly sensual, or unnaturally intermarried with blood rela tions. Tho lessons taught by such disclosures should prove a warning. Iowa Congbessional Election.—Dispatches have been received in Washington from Iowa, which state that George G. Wright, the YY'hig candidate tor Congress in the first district, has beaten Bornheard llonn, the democratic candidate. This is the district contested ut this session of Congress. It is under, stood that the other district has chosen Lincoln Clark, Jem., and that the democratic State ticket is elected. The Captain-General oe Cuba at Nkw-Yobk —The Spanish steamer Pizarrp (the same that figured so conspicuously in the chase of the Creole) arrived at New York on Thursday having, on board Count do Alcoy, the Captain-General of Cuba. This distin gnished peraonagp.it is said, has come to try the influ cnee of the northern eliin ite upon an enervated con stitution, and not upon any business of an official character, tiiat we know of. His family are with him. ty A manufactory of linen thread has just been started at Lansingburgh by Fisher & Co., capable of producing. 1U0,(X1(J pounds annually. Tlie Mauufac- P™ article is strong aud beautiful. This is the first und onlyYel'tdblfshment of the kind in the country, and we trust it will prove successful. ty I" the Newt of Mo'nday, wo briefly alluded to a sad uccident at Lynntield’, Muss., by which fourteen women aud children w6ra drowned. The following account of the circumstances we' obtain from late pa pers. It seems that a large party, connected mostly with the first Christian' society of Lynn, proceeded to Lynntield ou a pic nic excursion, on tlie borders of a beautiful pOud. Aboht 2 o’clock, a j’lartv of 25 went on bonrd a lrfrge flnt-botturned rowboat, for an excur sion on thc'jiond, and when about 100 yards from die shore the boat upset, aud ubout fourteen of the party wore drowned. The following are thenahiek of those lost: Robert Shurtliff'and wife, recently married, and on a visit to friends in Lynn; they belonged to Medway; Mrs. MaVy-Hoiyard nnd daughter Alary Jane, (Mrs. Howard was the wife of Mr. J. B. How ard, of Sangur; the mother and child -were tukeu from the- water, clasped in each other* arms); Miss Catharine L. Adams; aged 19, belonging' to Buston; Miss Mary A. JolitisOn, of Lynn; Miss Elba Young, of Marblehead; Mrs. Mehittable Alley, of Lynn, aged 58; two children of John J. Garland, of Lynn, aged 6 nud if years ; two daughters of Mr. Ephhmn Brbwn, of Lynn; Miss Maria Cheevcr, of Lynn. All tho bo dies have been recovered, except two, Mias CheCvor and the drughter of Mr. Jubusoii. Fancy Ball. Tho tea of New York, or at least such of them as have not gone to the fashionable wa tering places, are making preparations to nttend the grand tancy hall at Saratoga on the twenty-first of this month. They will be there in full force, and ac cording to all accounts, the ball will be the greatest nnd grandest of the kind tiiat was ever given in Sara, toga. __ Sinoular Suicide. In Litchfield, N. II, Mr. Lyons committed suicide by hanging himself, after digging his grave, purchasing his coffin, and, ns it is supposed, lying in it over night in his grave clothes, with a portion of laudanum in his stomach, that, in stoad of acting fatally, only made him sleep. An Irish Heroine. Mrs. Bowden, formerly of Arlingford, Ireland, has arrived iu New York, with her son 11 years o!d._ She was a warm friend of Smith O’Brien’s, arid, during the troubles of 1848 rendered essential scrvicti to him and othe rs, by fur nishing them with money and secreting them from the government ollicero when they were on their track! fclie is going to keep a boarding house. Captive Lady among the Camanches. The Van Huron (Ark.) Intelligencer says a trader among the Lamanche Indians has discovered, in a camp of thut nation, a white woman, fair and comely in an- lieurance, who is intermarried among them, and says she is the sister of Lieut. Love of Lovett, who com- niuudcd a train which left Independence about three wTth"?l t '' r ‘T“ r* 8 " d tlmt6l,e W “ 8in °°rapany with the party when it was attacked by the Camara ches, and that her brother was badly wounded n urge number of the men vrere killed, and she with a numbero men, were carried off prisoner, ’by ^ Indians. She says she is well treated by her husband but tbe women are cruel to lier—that she Is anxious to icturn to her trieinla, and that four or five good riding horses will procure her ransom. * £9* Is the editor of the Augusta Constitutional- itt aware that his ppear uniformly reaches this city one day nfter the Republic of the same date. Such 1b the fact, and what is sometimes a serious annoy ance to us, it does not reach us at all. Like at Saratoga Springs. A New Y’ork letter says:—Suratoga is a strange place. A friend of mine has justurrivod from there, and tells ir(e one of the incidents of Saratoga life which occurred while he was sojourning there, it seems that one of the habi tues of tiie principal hotel is interested in a gaming house there, withaut the knowledge of his family, and business being dull one day last week, it occurred to him to try nnd coax his brother into tho estnbli sh- moiltami relievo him of some of his surplus funds . He succeeded, und tho result was, that the verdant brother was scorched to the tuna of nine thousand dollars. This story maybe relied upon, and it shotvs, iu vivid colors, life nt Saratoga, and the uffectiun which sometimes prevails in families. 13^" The Senate was not in session on Saturday, in the House nothing transpired of interest. General Lopez is out with a card, dated Bar- num’s Hotel, (New-York,) iu which he positively de nies the story that he had ever pioposed to Gen. Houston to join iu severing the Union,and establish ing u Southern Confederacy. There has been a big Jib iu the buisness somewhere. Late nnd Imporlnnt from Bio, TROUBLE BETWEEN BRAZIL ~AND GREAT BRITLAN. FOUR BRAZILIAN VESSELS BURNT BY A BRI TISH STEAMER. New Y’ork, August 17. The barquo Erastus, Corning, arrived at this pert this morning from Rio Januiru, whence she sailed on tho Utli ult; twelve days luter than the lust advi ces. 1 learn from passengers that a few days previous news had been received tiiat the British Admiral on the station, with the British steamer Cormorant, had entered the port of 1’aruguay, Lprobably l’uraiimbu or Turaihu Eds. Bulletin,J und burnt tour Brazilian vessels. 'The Captain of the,Brazilinnfortin the port open ed lire upon the steamer und killed one of the men. • it was supposed thut the Admiral wus acting under orders received from home for tho suppression of tlie sluve trade. There wus a great excitement in *Rio on tile subject and it wus tbougnt that a serious diliiculty would urise between the Brazilians uud the British. The sickness ut Rio had nearly suosided. No other news of interest. Washington, riuturday, Aug. 17. Col. McCall has been appointed Inspector General of the Army. A duel is talked of between General Wallace oil South Caroliuu und Gen. Houston of Texas, caused it is said, by u personal and abusive letter written by Wallace. The Propagandists threatened to leave the House in a body iu ease the Texas boundary, which has pass ed tlie Senate, shall be pushed as the first business in tlie House. Some queer chup says that grain is treated like infants—when the head becomes heavy, it is cradled,; und generally it is well thrashed to make it Ut for use. A Lady Shooting at and Challenging a Gen- tleman.—The New Orleanspupers give an account of a case of great interest and excitement which came off at Carrollton on the 7th instant: Mr. Benjamin Muson, an alderman of the city council of Carrollton, made an affidavit that a lady, who is living alone with her sister, and whose hus band is now in California, shot at him with u double barrelled gun, with the intention of taking his life on Sunday, the 4th instant, between 6 aud 7 o’clock in the morning, the shot striking close to him but doing him no injury. Deponent further stnted that the lady had threatened his life, and that he was in bodily tear ol her. The affidavit also charged one R. N. Avis with threatening to shoot deponent’s slave Maria. It appears that Mason was accused by the lady of having circulated certain slanderous reports about her. which reports he oblnined from his negro girl Maria. This so enraged the lady that she shot at (him, as above stated. But, finding that the shot had not taken effect, she sent Mr. Mason a note, of which the following is a copy: “Carrollton, August4'j 1850. “Mr. Mason—Sir: Having been grossly and vil lainously slandered by you and your accomplice, Maria, and furthermore molested by having spies set to watch my house at niaht, I demand satisfaction from you. I shall expect you to meet me with pistols us soon as possible, (Signed •> The examination took place. It was not attempted by the defence to deny tileshooting. It. was proved that the accused Was a iudy of unblemished character; but the Justice felt it to be his duty to bind her over to keep the pence for six months in the sum of $500. Avis was also tiound over. A suit for slander will be bfought by the lady for damages in this case. Sandwich Island Fashionable Bathing.—An assem Wage of native girls iu the Sandwich Islands will, in quick succession, leap from o precipice seventy feet high, into the foaming torrent below. Great people are the Sand wichers. YY r e go for an nexing thut country immediately. Fredkricksbuiig, Va., Aug. 16. A most brutal murder occurredyestorday at a plncc called YVliite Oak, uboutfive miles from here. A man by the name of Bill Brown, took aaharp axe, and, at the first blow nearly severed the head of a Mr, John Fueot from his body ; the second blow nearly sevr- ed his under jaw from liis head, and the third split his skull entirely open. The murderer then attemp ted to cut his own throat, but, at the time, was pre vented. Ue, however, last night fully effected his purpose, and both murderer and victim'are dead. The Abode of iHiiisie. YVliere does the soul of Music dwell; Say. is its spirit sound alone In harpstrings, or in silver hell-- And in tlie organ’s solemn tone ! It dwells in brooks that softly flow, And step ns if they went by stealth In sea shells as they whisper low, And tell of Ocean's secret wenlth. It lives in zephyr’s twilight song That speaks of birds and flowers rare, And where the thunder rolls along Upon the stormy midnight air. When birds pour forth their songs at even, No human voice is half so sweet, I'or nh 1 the birds dwell nearer heaven, , And they its music still repeat. Then, would you find sweet Music's home Go forth, and list to Nature fair, O’er rock, and hill, and valley roam, For Music d Welle th everywhere. Lawrence Divorce Cnee. Why this divorce? Because iny friend, ^Kentucky's laws are so inhuman, 1 hey won't allow a freo white man To marry with a colored woman. Boat. Post. Kentucky, statesmen, ’tia believed, , party’s teelings have regarded, For Mr.L.has,been relieved. And Mrs. L. has been re-Ward ed. Yankee Blade. ' The Boston wits are sharp indeed, Butin the argument are lacking ; Tlie lady, to hove won their praise, Bhyuld left her roa^e and took to blacking consignees." : KMlv & r Z om New-York-Brigham, Kelly Co, X 8 Wayne, Scranton, Johnston & Co Ji(S Dunn, S M Pond, Cohens & Hertz, H A Crane *’ Co, Y onge &. Gwnmell, I YV Morrell 1 Co tKin W YV Goodrich, J G Frilligant, H J Gilbert U Cran stou. Jus A Norris, K K Weed & Co SmtrtT* .. W\tD?vids6n h NViH Weed, J Hashbrock At Co, M J Reilly, H Robert* \V ^uwhind^-KT >,££,. J RD \ Yveses E S G Kemp e ton WOOd * s Solomons,7i Holcotr.lk, Flu Bouts. ! ° C ’ Special Notices. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that neither the c Consignees of schr. TRITON, willpav •**» or traeted by the crew. P V 8 " y nu g 21 BRIGHAM, KELLY. * CQ COFFEE AND PIES IN THEBiTTr^ L The subscriber begs to inform the puMI I will again commence selling Coffee and Pi ,l " 1 ^ I Market, at the Old Stand, on Fbiday Mo in “ ^ and solicits the patronage of his old frien,l.' f, ° tle * t - public. 01 Uu | i’BUENS FOR Sale. He has also for sale tyof German l’ruena, just brought over uV' 1 *' 11 ' which he will soil utl5 cents a pound. * “'nu-i' | Aug 21 4t* HENRY YVEI Gand Superintendent’s Office C h~ Savannah, August 20, 'w 1 The fare on the Central Rail Road will'be to two cents per mile, for persons attending th i ^ Meeting, to he held at Macon, on the 22d Inst ' I same to return until the 24th. ’ an ^t | aug 20 2t W. M—WADLEY, g Un ., BOARD OfYhSAEThT^^^ The Board of Health will convene *n,i 8 ( | 12 o'clock. Members will examine their res *?'■ 8 1 wards and report accordingly I Au 8 21 S. A. T. LAWRENCE, Sec’y Deport tire of From Asia, (Br.) Canada, (Br.)... Hermann, (Am.) Cambria, (Br.).. 1’ucific, (Am.) .. Niagara, (Br.)... Europa, (Br.)... America, (Br.).. Atlantic, (Am.).. Hibernia, (Br.).. Asia, (Br.) the Atlantic Steamer! Europe. New York. n' ..July 13.... ..July 20....Aug. 14"'" “ 87 ' ...July 20....Aug.20 ...July 27... • July 31....Aug.24 U *’’* -.Aug. 3....Aug. 28 .'.'Aug! i7:;;:sept.ii.\" SepM .Aug. 20....Sept. 7....'" iiAufit-iisept^:;^ 1 PASSENGERS. Per steamer Metamora, from Chnrlertnn—u- 8 Pope, Mrs Holcombe, Mrs Hogg, Mrs Jones, Mr. p«!l E Holcombe. J B Hogg.YV Bailey, F Hunnerrilletl F errand, R Hone, W Hays, C Durcon, YV Clarke j Pope, Jr, YV Adams, F Clair, and 4 on deck, ’ ® (Eommmial. LATEST DATES. Liverpool, Aug. 3 [ Havre, July 24 [ Havana, Aug. ■ Savannah Markets August 21, COTTON.—Our market yesterday advanced au; I nnd closed very firm. The sales were 342 bales tii I 53 bales nt 12; 36 12i; and 253 at 12f cents. ’ 1 AUGUSTA, Aug. 20—Cotton.—We have had an..., active week in our Cotton market, and a larger bt I siness has been done during the past week, than ft I any week this month. The gloomy prospect* of tk I growing crop in this neighborhood, and the coutir.v I ed high prices prevailing in Liverpool, have csuiel I several of our large dealers here, and in ether placet I to make large purchases in this market. The aaleigl the week reach about 2500 bales, and prices are da I eidedly fuller. Wc quote Middlings 11}; good Mid I 12 cents, and Mid. Fair 12} ® 121c. > Freights.—The River is getting low, and tlie l ,_ will have trouble i» reaching the wharf wiUi muril freight unless we lmve rain ere long. The ebipmeati [ of Cotton since the first of August have been to 1 principally to Charleston: say 7200 b ales in all-5tbi I to Charleston, undl,600 to Savantidh. CHARLESTON, Aug 19.—The sales on Saturday I footed ubout 600 bales, prices continuing in favor ui the buyer, ranging at 12 ’a) 13 cents. CHARLESTON. Aug. 20.—Cotton.—'The Cotton market continues depressed, and prices are almoit nominal. The sales yesterday were limited to 42() hales, at prices ranging from 11} to 12}c. NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 18.—The sales of Cotton for the prist two days, nave amounted to only 300 bales; prlees unchanged ; sales for the week 10,WO bales. The stock of Cotton on hand is estimated it 30,000 bale's, and the amount on sale at only 13,000. Freights hoVe advanced, Cotton to Liverpool Id; to Havre jc. Shipping intelligence. PORT OF SAVANNAH. • - - AUGUST 21. POUT <Ja LBN D Alt. MOON'S Last qr. Id. Oh. 9m., m. New Mn. 7. 4h.25m., a. First qr. 14. Oh. 38m., a. fFinffmoVd., 4h. 4m.,A. I Lst qr. 30th, 9b. 10m., M 8 U N MOON High Water August. Rises. Sets. Sets. Morn. Evn 1 8 5 0. H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. H.» Wednesday. 5 27 6 38 rises 07 34 07 3- Thursdy,.. .. 5 28 6 37 6 43a 00 10 08 27 F'riday 5 28 6 36 7 16 08 44j 08 59 Saturday,. .. 5 29 6 35 7 50 09 15 09 31 Sunday 5 30 6 34 8 23 09 47 10 01 Monday 5 30 6 33 8 54 10 19 10 35 T uesdny,.... 5 31 6 31 9 29 10 52 1110 ARRIVED. Brig Georgianna, Dubell, New-York, to Brigham, ] Kelly Sl Co. | Steamer Metamora, Barden, Charleston, to Coheni | Sc Hertz. DEPARTED. Stenmer YVm Seahrook, Peck, Charleston. Steamer YVm Gaston, Hebbtird, Palatka. MEMORANDA. New-York, Aug. 10.—Cld schrBolivar, Mitchell, for I Jacksonville, Fla. Charleston, Aug. 20.—The schr. Geo. E. Prescott, I 12 days out from Cnmden, (Me.) for Savannah, vvi j spoken off the Bar yesterday by the Pilot Host ”*11 metto. [ The Fanny.—Schr YVillow, Crowell, 4 days fro” Hatterras, arrived at Philadelphia on the lfith instant, I with sails, rigging nnd a portion of tlie cargo of *cM I Fanny, from Savannah, for Philadelphia, which I aehore_j»l Hatterras, 18th of July, uud subseqiic 11 ™ I went to pieces. PER NIAGARA : | Arr at Liverpool, July 30, Lancashire, fladly, I John A Albert, Hnrwnrd. Savannah. , j Havre, Aug. 1.—Ship Georgia, Mills, to sail forNe* H York, 5th. 9 " MAYOR’S OFFICE, City of Savannah) I August 20th, 1850. J A RKYVARD of 100 DOIiliARS is her*! offered for the apprehension and lodgment id I Jail, with proof to convict, of the person or P er,( ?!| engnged in perpetratingthe robberies and burglar 13 1 which have lately taken place in this city. . I Given under my official signature and to ■ [l. s.] Corporate Seal of said City, the date slot' j said. Attest, R, WAYNE, Mayor- _Edw. G. Wilson, Clk, of Council. aug 81™' IfitilNG TWINE, &c. A fresh^supriT' 1 Gilling, Nett, nnd Cotton Twine, also Drum , nnd Perch lines, just received and,for sale by ' Aug 21 G. R. HENDRICKSON & TNDEt,Ijir,E"lNK, with and without a prep | J- nrution, just rcceiy.ed and.for sale by nn Aug 21 ' G.' R- HENDRICKSON & CO_ SPERM AND SOiTaR DIE.—banding f™” 1 ; ^ brig Excel and for sale by, „ 1 LaRGCHE A GODritEV, feb 27 Gaudry’fl Building iSHEN RCTTER.-at) tubs first rate Gqt^ I Butte#, landing ’front schooner Georgians, for sale by .., Ang 21 . YV'. M. DAVID 30 * 1 '- ]V|cMUNN’S EI,IXERvi»t OpTE5^~ T1 “| ! ] -l*A is tho essential extract from the Native | contains all the valuable qualltif’s of Opium, wi j its deliterious and useless ".principles, ., n Aug 21 G. R. MnDRICKSON G*>B 8 u