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A ina too «MmUI deem it ray the Bound; •UUmenHi tkm. In ray Ott account of ujjjMJ UWMSiSng '3&1S& uni its erron. - j tat It U tm l to pr-wet Uu tahsWUnU rfU. - ■wm smUoiihu Mltaitotaut tint tts fin . rf ItamestltaMtoths tins wtiloh Uis n»4 to con- idtSn*«dtta a»lftta«U toko, ittttcm- j££u£tatata, oo»bt to ta tmlM.temiio UM to com., m rrtrmtnr* «nd uuucmmij, If not —Ljii»» On tnttatokm tailed uito taUm thJbrt< Matamahatta Hue would ta tta . ttataav. whether Albsny, Mottle, Feuuolt, BL AwCuVeBejor Tetahtoeewere to ta fixed upon tatta western terminus. It vu underatood :ttat tt wotld require uetrij, er quite, the nhole amount of tbe sotacilptloni slresdj nude, to complete tbs rood 'to tta further tanlt of tbe rirtr store mentioned— ttabtapoUrgr of the Compony scorned to os lobe, to proceed, wltb sll despatch, to tta Alatamaha, Isaring their Unotajood that tiror to ta determined tansflert-soldect, among otter oooUogencles, to tta Tory important consideration of the subscriptions whlelr rival rootes would hold ont to tbe company, af ' to adopt ono or another of them. . We axe bjno meana certain, even now, that this question ought to be agitated, bat as there acorns to bo ft strong disposition among many to have action ♦fWt. on ltat the meeting of Stockholder* on the 85th inst* and aa we think tbe extract copied above, con* vtja an erroneou* opinion, wo have determined to tike epme notice of It. Iweagreo with the writer, (Col. Tift,) that “a majority of the cnhacribere of stock, and of the clti- y»wf of Savannah,” are determined that the road shall be built to the Gulf: hat that a majority of either (daaahBT* aetenniuea uau Kansu oo built t>y Albany t we very confidently believe to be a mistake. We think that a very large majority of both, are in favor of a line Booth of Albany—provided tbe principal por tion of the means for its construction arc to be Burnish ed by this city. Should the Belgian Company, as was promised, to enhance the value of their lands, sub- ■cribe the amount necessary to carry it toAlbany,it will doubtless go there. But even In that event, we are clearly of the opinion that a branch should be run Into Florida from a point not much beyond tbe Alata- ritory was so* 1 The principal argument In favor of Albany, brought forward by those who advocate a connection with Mobile.' They seem to think tbe character and product* of the Intervening country minor considera tions, provided the*Eastem and Western termini, ore cities of as much importance ss Savannah and Mobile. To such,we reply that It, in making a connection with the Golf, we are to lose sight of tbe trade and travel of the counties lying on both aides of tbe Florida and Georgia line, why go to tbe expense of constructing a toad four hundred and fifty miles long, when wo can by either of two routes, bring about this connection by a road leas.than two hundred miles long ? If Mo bile to our" end and aim/’ the extension of the South western road from Americas by Fort Gains, will take ns there in less than two hundred miles. As regards the products of Baker and Early, they will come to us as surely bj the South-western road, extended to the Cbatahoocbie, as by a road running from Savannah by Albany to Chatshoocbie. Between the Alatamaba (at Beard’s Bluff) and Baker, we suppose little cot ton to raised—at least not enough to authorize the construction of a hundred and forty or fifty miles of railroad, to secure it. Or if tbe extension of the South Western road to Mobile please ns not, we have another alternative. There is the Girard road, commencing on the Chat- tshooohee river at the point opposito Columbus, and under contract to Union Springs, on its way to Mo bile. If our great object U the latter city, we will find the distance thither from Union Springs not half so great aa from Savannah. But we submit tho assertion that tbe great object which Savannah had in view in making her subscrip tion, was not to reach Mobile. It was to connect her self with a good port on the Gulf of Mexico, by a road that would bring to her tho products of southern Georgia, (products which a road to Albany would not command,) and tbe products of middle and west Flo* rids. To do tbil, the road must run near the Florida and Georgia lino, (on one side or tho other of it,) the whole breadth of Middle Florida. The desired port may be found, either at Pensacola, or at St. Andrews’ Bay, an hundred miles this side of Pensacola. By depressing tbe road southward as it approaches tbe Apalachloola or Chattahoochee, it will draw to itself all the cotton raised between it and tbe Gulf, while whatever is produced north of it will reach Savannah either by this road or the South Western and Central roads. In their present isolation, Clinch, Lowndes, Thom as and Decatur—the lost three largo and productive counties—are about as little connected with the State at large, or any seaport of Georgia, as if they belong ed to another commonwealth. A road running from this city to Pensacoia or St. Andrews, on cither sido of the southern line tof Georgia, will furnish these counties with facilities for reaching ffio markets of tho world, which no portion of the Union more great ly needs. Tho counties across the line—;Madison, Jefferson, Leon, and Gadsden, are alittlo more favora bly situated—enjoying tho navigation of the Gulf of Mexico. Yet it is not doubtful that, with the road built as we have proposed, all these counties would make Savannah, theirjnarket- - - * We reaervo some other considerations for to-raor- th* Proclamation separately. ssrfSS, the year 1861, this portion 'of the territory' #t tt be aruhln tbe limits tof New Mexico t but to tbb year 1851, the State of Chihuahua assumed jurisdiction over tbe same, without producing any au thority for this act from the Bepublfc of Mexico, and without having obtained the aitorat of the United State* or tbo Territory ofNew Mexico j and in defl- anoe of the remonstrances of 0 large portion of the in habitants or the disputed Territory, who then num bered 3,000 Bouto.’’ For this assertion Gov. Lane.doubtless relies upon a decree of the Mexican Government passed, in July, 1884, which *eyaJbat M tbe province of Ghlchuahua shall include auwatia comprehended between right lines drawn from east to west,from tbe point ortown celled Paso del Norte on one side, with the jurudic- tion it hat always possessed, and the hadenda of tho Itio Florida, on tbe side of Durango, with Its respeo- tlvo appurtenances.” . . „ _. On this old decree of Mexico, four years before Chi huahua had adopted her Constitution, and ten years before sbo had raado known her limits, rests tbe strongest claim of Gov. Lane to the disputed territo ry. But this decree says tho line shall bo drawn from El Paso, with the jurisdiction it has alteays possessed. What was, then, tbe jurisdiction of this town? and where is tbe evidence that it extended eight miles, more or less, north of the town, as Gov. Lane asserts ? As there was no town within fifty miles to the north of it in 1841, it doubtless extended that distance, or to the very limits of the State, agreeoblo to her Con stitution. It is well known that our country towns have an extension of ten miles or more, but the juris diction of the Mexican towns often extended fifty miles. So at tho south tbe territorial limits of Chi- hoahna extend to tbe “ hacienda of tho Rio Florida, with its appurtenances.” Now, having been at this hacienda,! can assert that “ its appurtenances ” or possessions extend some twenty miles to tho sooth, and that tho farthest extremity of these constitute the boundary of Chihuahua. . These limits, moreover, correspond with its boundaries os laid down on tho official map, and aa defined in Us Constitution. At tbe umethis decree was passed, all tbe north em provinces of Mexico, including Sonora, Chihna boa, New Mexico, Coaholia and Texas were embraced under one Government, without any defined acknowl edged territorial limits. Their boundaries, when laid down on maps, were according to tbe ideas of the map-makers—henco no two agree. In tbe year 1825. Chihuahua organized itself into a State, and adopted ita Constitution. In 1833, it ap pointed a corps of engineers, the two principal of which were Benor Pedro Garcia Conde and Mr. Sta ples, an American, to make a survey of tbo Stated— This was accordingly done, and a large and beautlfol map, the result of this snrvey, now hangs on the wall of toe Governor’s hall in the capitol. In 1830, Gen. Condo presented his official report, which embraced a statiscal account of tbo State. This was published by order of the Government in 1842, in a folio volume. In this report, not only are its territorial limits de fined with great precision, but every town over which it exercised jurisdiction is named, as well as its mines, rivers, mountains, etc. This official map, os well as the report, claim for its northern limits a lino cross ing tho Rio Grande at about 32° 30*, and thenco ex tending north to 32° 57' 43" north latitude,embracing tbe copper mines, and a territory nearly forty miles north of the line agreed upon by the Commissioners, and which forty miles of territory had always belong ed to and had been under the jurisdiction of Chihua hua. New Mexico never claimed, mocb less exercis ed, any jurisdiction over this territory. In 1847 the Constitution of Chihuahua was revis ed, and its limits defined with great precision. They arc embraced la the 2d article of the 1st Chapter, as follows: •• AnT. 2. The territory of Chihnahua is that which it has possessed, and which is now acknowledged to be between the parallel^ of 25° .53' 30", and 32° 57' 43" North Latitude: and between the meridians of 1° 30* 10", and 7? 17' 52" Longitudo West from the City of Mexico, according to the map of said State mado by Messrs. Staples and Garcia Condo, in tho year 1834.” The State of Chihuahua did exercise jurisdiction over tho'Mesilla valley in 1850, at the very time the Commissioners of the two Governments were at El Paso, for the purpose of fixing the boundary; and so far from that State "assuming jurisdiction over tho same,” as Gov.Lano asserts, "and without having obtainod the consent of tho United States or tho Ter ritory of New Mexico;” the latter never pretended to claim it, and, of course, no consent was necessary. Gov. Lane says this assumption was •* in defiance of tbo remonstrances of a largo portion of tho inhabi tants of the disputed territory, who then numbered 2,00(J souls.” When the boundary was determined on, tho "Me. silla Valley,” which includes tho whole populated portion of the disputed territory, numbered bnt 700 instead of 2,000 souls,among which there wore not 20 Americans. And when it was announced that this settlement would contlnuo in tho State of Chihuahua, according to Distumell’s Map, to which State it hod always belonged, there were firing of cannon aud public rejoicings on the occasion at tho town of Me- silla. In tho autumn of 1851, when in Sonora, I was in formed that some Americans had settled at Mosilla and endeavored to create among its quiet citizens a feeling of hostility towards Mexico, offering them great inducements to remonstrate against the estab lished boundary; but with what success I have never learned. But when it is known that of tho pop'-' tion which composes this valley, not more tlum. — in fifty can read and write, it will bo soon that an evil disposed person might induco them to affix their mark to what they could neither understand or read. I will speak hereafter of tho population of thp'Medl- la valley. " 3. During the discussion of the boundary question , under tho treaty of peace, tho Commissioner of Mexi co proposed to abandon a part ol tho disputed territo ry, by dividing it between tho two Republics. And during the year 1852 the United States virtually as serted a right of sovereignty over ail tho territory in dispute.” * • - The first assertion in tbe above cause is entirely without foundation, ns far as.tbe Joint Commission la connected with it; no proposal of tho kind ever liaving been made by the Mexican Commissioner, or by WiflTre*gnrd to the latter assertion, that "tho Uni ted States virtually asserted a right of sovereignty over all tho territory in dispute,” I will state the fob lowing : A Committee of tho Senate, npon state ments mado by a party who objected to tho line, and who withheld important facts in relation thereto, and. moreover, without hearing from mo in defcnco of the same, reported unfavorably to tho lino ; while, the other hand, tho President of tho United States to proteettoftr people from similart with toned to In, protection of too tta terntorjr (in In ttal* ('totliiied Bo _,_jtsof or person “Stt ! Bax 7 ’in*the admtolrtratioaof Jiutioel? „ jrtil* Velley. • But our authorities should say as littleaapossinteabout the protection ofths inhabi tants along tbe Rio Grande in their rights of proper ty, for apYteous tale oould be told at outrage* com mitted by Americans on the Mexican population on our aldo of tbe Rio Grande, which compelled them to abandon their homes In 1850. to seek an asylum with in Mexican territory, and found a colony In tbo Me* «DUValley. " 7. The proeenttevolutionary co can Republic preclude* tbe hope c. tion being afforded by that Rcpnbllo to the Inhabi tant* of this disputed territory for the timo being; and a large portion of the inhabitant* now claim tho protection of tho United Btatea, and solicit the rean nexation of their territory to New Mexico, from which tection, at a time when they think proper to make a change in their government, and bettor their condi tion. With regard to the statement that " a large portion oftbe inhabitants now claim the protection of the United States and solicit .the re-annexation of their territory to New Mexico,” I can assert on au thority obtained by me in New Mexico and Cbibanbna that toe whole population of tbo Meailla valley con- •late chiefly of people from New Mexico and Texaa, of 8panUh descent, wbo, failing to receive protection from our authorities after the late war with Mexico, colonized that place. Up to the present time nothing official has been ade public by the Government in explanation ofthe boundary established by me as Commissioner, on tho part of toe United States except what was contained In Mr. Bcoretary Stewart’s letter to tbo Preaidant in October last. On my return from the snrvey in Feb ruary last, I presented to the Department or the In- teriorsuch facts as I could hastily bring together in elucidation of the question, accompanied by five maps, which document was called for by tho Senate, ana ordered to be printed. Tbe letter contains the facte embraced above in extenso, with many others, and enters largely Into the question of wbat was un derstood by Mr. Secretary Buchanan and Mr. Triat as the boundary defined in the fifth article ofthe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. When this document appears I have no hesitation in saying that it would be conce ded by all that Gor. Lane’s pretensions cannot be sus tained. . Jonn R. Bartlett. Late U. S. Commissioner undfer the 5th article of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Providence, R.I., May 2,1853. Mrs. Stowe and Colonisation. One ofthe most valuable tributes to tbe principle of African Colonization that wo have heard fora long time, was offered in a conversation between Profes sor Stowe, the husband of tho authoress of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Mr. Jewett, tho publisher of that work. Professor btowo called on Jewett in Boston, and, while talking of the success of Unde Tom, Mr. Jewott ventured to inquire why it was that Mrs. Stowe bad sent her mulatto hero to Africa, and come out in favor of Colonization in the last chapter ? " I should suppose,” said Mr. Jewett, •* she wouldn’t want to do so I” " 8ho did not,” replied the Professor, " but she couldn’t find any other place to come ont at!” And this is the result with all who seek a platform npon which the liberated nogro can stand. If bis in dependence, equality and progress are honestly de sired by those who labor for his emancipation, they can only bo obtained in a country of which ho Is the exclusive master and occupant. In the words ofthe Professor." there’s no other place to come out at l” If we turn our eyes towards the British colonics, where co-equality has been tested since tho abolition of slavery, we will find that emancipation has not contributed to the advantage of cither race. In Ja maica are turn baa been laid before the colonial legisla ture which demonstrates this in figures that allow no denial nor argument This return shows all tho pro perties on tho island which have been wholly or par tially abandoned since tho 1st of January, 1848, to-, gether with the various assessments and taxation : Sugar estates totally abandoned, 128 ; Sugar es tates partially abandoned, 71; Coffee properties total ly abandoned, 30 ; Coffee properties partially aban doned, GO; Pens totally abandoned,30; Pens partial ly abandoned, 22 ; Number of acres, 391,187 ; As sessed annual value on tho 1st January, 1848, £91,439 Assessed annual value oh 28th March, 1852, £53,221,- 19s. fid.; Average amount of taxes paid annually for four years, prior to 1st January, 1848, £3,715 Is. fid.; Amount of of taxes assessed for 1852, £7,281 11s. 7d. —Baltimore American. Thunder and Hall Storm. A heavy shower visited our city and vicinity, yes terday, P. M.. accompanied by a high wind, lightning and thunder, terminating in a heavy foil of hail. The storm seemed to rise ia tbo south-east, aud accompa nied by frequent flashes of lightning and peala of thnnder, gradually moved to the north and west. At 3 o’clock, the rain commenced falling in large drops, finally increasing to a perfect torrent of water, mixed with hail, continning for about half an hour. During most of tho time, a high wind prevailed from tho south-east, driving the bail stones—somo of which were aa largo aa a pigeon’s egg—with great force against tho windows. Wo have not heard of any damage being sustained, yet from the small limbs cut from the trees throughout tho city, should not ho sur prised to hear that at least some slight injury had been visited upon the growing crops, and possibly ft few window glass broken. About four o’clock tbe skies becamo bright, the air cool, and all nature seemed to rojoico in the refreshing influences of tho shower. Nothing could have been more timely to vegetation in this region, or to tbe continued good health of the city. The German Volunteers. The Gorman Volunteers, Capt. Broom, celebrated tbeir aocustomed anniversary yesterday, which pasaod off in the most pleasing manner. The Company pa raded at the usual hour in the morning, and marched to the ffcrm of Messrs. Waco and and Baslxb, Lover’s Lane, where, after varied exercises, the Company presented their gallant commander with a portrait of himself, in uniform, executed by Mr. Pzter Law- xsnoi, of this city. A* a work of art and tribute of respect, it Is alike creditable to all parties. Tbe pre sentation ceremony was by First Sergeant Meter, tho reception by Capt. Steiqin in person. Tbe speeches on both sides were highly complimentary, and appro priate, after which a bountiful collation was served, to which ample Justice was done.- The next thing In order was the prizo shooting. Tho prizes thus contended for consisted of a handsome Gold Medal and ft White Flame. The former was won by First Lieut. Ba*u», in three shots, measuring twenty-ono and three quarter inches. The latter by Corporal Wtnara, in tho same nnmbor of shots, measuring twenty-seven and a half inches. Tho balance of the day wu passed in tbe merry dance, feasting, <fco- Tbe day throughout was one of unalloyed enjoyment, and will be remembered as among tbo brightest an niversaries of this accomplished corps. Cabeiagb Establishment.—There aro few that have bad dealings with Mr. Thornton since bis resi dence among ns, who will not regret to learn from bis card that he is about leaving the city. Theym»y, however, find some consolation in tbe fact that bis place has been taken by worthy successors. Mr. Thobnton bears high, but we are sure well merited, Isstiwmy to their character and qualifications. We hope that their honesty and fair dealing may bo lib erally rewarded. DjmoaiNo^-Mr. Baldwin, ol this city, yesterday -leftwith tuthe drawing of tbe ” Under Water Exca vator,” or steam dredging machine, tbo parts of which he has brought out from Now York, and ia now hav ing pot together. Ho will be prepared to commence the process of dreding the Savannah River In the cooiseef two or three weeks with a machine war- ■ ranted to remove fifty opWc yards of send or earth piffchwrr' virtually acknowledged the correctness of it through tho Secretary of tho Interior, as appears by hia offi cial letters to mo : "4. The claim of Chihuahua to this disputed territo ry is bolioTod to be based unou tho unwarrantable as- usmption that tho Board of Commissioners had agreed upon a boundary lino heiwecu Chihuahua and New Mexico, and that their agreement in the premises was binding, both upon tho United Btatcs and the Mexi can Republic, and therefore final; whereas a valid agreement had not been made, aud has not yet been made by said Board; and, moreover, tho action of the board has been virtually repudiated and nullified by the United States.” .... Tho claim of Chihuahua is baaed upon a jurisdic tion exercised by her over tho territory aa far north as 32° 57' 43" which embraced Santa Rita del Cobra, (the Copper mines.) But of this territory, aho waa compelled to relinquish to the United Statca, all north of 32° 22', which waa her limits according to tho map of Disturnell.aa determined by tho chief as tronomers, Lieut. Whipple, on the part of tho United Slates, and Sonor Salazar, on the part of Mexico; and, in conformity with their report, established by the Commissioners of the two Governments. The "unwarrantable aasumption” of Chihuahua, as Governor Lano is pleased (o call It, consists, there fore, in retaining possession of a district she had al ways possessed; over which Bbo had always exercis ed jurisdiction: which is accorded to her by tho Treaty map, ana all authorized aud authentic maps ; by the official report made by her engineers in 1836; by various printed workB on tho country previous to the war; and lastly, by her Constitution. Theso are tho grounds on which Chihnahua bases her right of occnpancy. , •• Tho assertion that “avalid agreement had not been made, and has not yet been made, by Bald Board.” ia contradicted by the official records of the Joint Commission. "The action ofthe Board has been virtually repu diated and nullified by the United StateB,” says Gov. Lane. Tills repudiation and nullification by tho United States, consists in an unfavorable report of a Commit tee of tho Senate, which had beard only one sido ol the qnestion. The following extract from tho 5th Articlo of tho Treaty of Goudalupe Hidalgo, will show wheth er a treaty stipulation con bo " repudiated and nulli fied ” by a report of a Committee ofthe United States Senate, which Governor Lane seems to imagine as tho final action of tho Government, and upon which he bases one of the grounds for hia proclamation. " The two Governments shall each appoint a Com missioner and a Surveyor, who, before the expiration of one year from the date of the exchange of ratifica tions of this treaty, shall meet at the port of San Diogo, and proceed to run and mark tho said bounda ry in its whole course to tho middle of tho IUo Bravo del Norte. They shall keep Journals, and moke out plana of their operations; and tho result agreed upon by them shall be deemed apart of this treaty ^nd shall have tho same force as if it were inserted therein.” " The boundary lino established br this article shall bo rdligiously respected by each of the two Republics, and no change snail ever be mado therein except by tho express and free consent of both nations, lawfully given by the General Government of each, in con formity with its own Constitution.” Gov. Lane continues: "5. Each of tbe high contracting parties to the Trea ty of Guadalupe, ex re necessitate, tacitly reserved tbe right to accept or reject the decisions or the Board of Boundary Commissioners: and if the Board assigned the city of Chihuahua and the country north or It to the United States, or the city' of Santa Fo and tho country south of it to tbo Mexican Republio. tho ac tion or tbe Board would certainly not have been re garded as final.” I know of no right by any individual ” to accept or rejeot tbe decisions xf the Board of tbe Boundary Commissioners.” Bat Gov. Lane ia quite right in supposing that ” if the Board had assigned the city of chihuahua and the country north of It to the Uni ted States, or tbe city of Banta Fe, and the country sooth of it to the Moxicon Republio, tbo action of the Board would certainly not have been regarded aa fi nal for sack anassignment would have been at.va- rlance with the Trerty and # the Treaty msp. ‘ “ 6. Ever alnoe the Territory in 1 all ofthe* that tin* couW wither, sleep* , And parbhe.amor* the dost w. tread? For I ahail feel the atlng of eeaaeleaa pain K then I moot thy gantl* aplrtt not; ■ No^ bear iha voice 1 lore,hot road again In thy aanmaat oyoa' th* tender thoajhi WlU Aot tby own mark heart demand mo there t That heart whoa* fondeetlhroba to mo ware given? My name eo earth waa am In thy prayer, Shall It be banlebad from thy tongue In heaven? In meadows Craned by heaven’* life breathing wind, In the reeplendenoe of that gtoriooa sphere, * And larger moremente ofthe unfettered mind. Wilt thon forget Uw lore that joined aa her* ? The love that lived through all the stormy peat, And meekly with thy harsher nature bore, And deeper grew, and tenderer to the but, Shall It expire with life, and be no more ? A happier lot than min*, and larger light, Await thee there; for thon haat bowed thy will In cheerful homage to the rulee of right 5 ♦ And lovret all, and rendait good for 111 For me, the sordid carta In which I dwell Shrink and consume tbe heat, aa heat the scroll; And wrath bath left ita scar—that tire of hell Has left it* frightful tear upon my soul. Yet, though thon we&riat the glory of the sky, Wilt thon keep the same beloved name, The same fair thoughtful brow, and gentlo eye, Lovelier in heaven’s aweet climate, yet the same 1 Shalt thon not teach me in the calmer home, The wisdom that I learned to ill in this— The wisdom which la lore—till I become Thy fit companion in that land of bllaa T From the Providence Journal. The Sandwich Islands. Ajipcal of the King for Protection against the De signs of France. Private letters of recent date from Peru bring very important intelligence concerning these islands. The independence of tbo young kingdom is seriously threatened, and urgent demands for assistance have been forwarded to Washington, asking protection against the impending danger. The French Govern ment have made demands npon that of Hawaii of an extortionato and totally inadmissible character, in compatible with the liberties of tbe nation. Perhaps with a view of taking possession of the whole archi pelago, these claims are to be supported by a squad ron, consisting of two 60 gun ships and four other vessels of war, a fleet fully capable of seizing tho isl ands and subverting the Government, aa waa done with the Socioty group a few years ago. The infamous conduct of France toward the defenceless Qu&n Po- mare, leads us to expect no better futo for the unfor tunate King Kamehamehs III., unless tho protection jiow so urgently asked la extended by our Govern ment or bv that of Great Britain. A pcopio so recently emerged from barbarism, now struggling into civili zation and laboring to sustain tbeTr independence, should be supported and protected by all civilized nations. To tbo United States the appeal comes with a double force, for to this country the Hawaiian Gov ernment owes-its existence, and its subjects their civilization, while the possession of those islands, Banking os they do the coast of California and Ore- S ra, furnishes the key to our Pacific seaboard. Like uba, so long as they remain subject to their present proprietors, their acquisition can only be attended with danger to onrselvea, but liko Cuba again, they must never fall into tho bands of anv great naval power which can confrol tbom to our injury. The designs of France upon tho Sandwich Islands have been pursued insidiously but steadily for many years. Their relative importance has rendered it im politic and impracticable for her to proceed, with the same open disregard to tho principles of justice and tbe rules of international law, that stamps with op- trobrium her recent acquisitions in tho Pacific. The tocicty Islands had not tho good fortune to be recog nized os a part of the family of nations, and some thing of the same audacity which originated the idea of " possession by tho right of discovery,” waa all that was needed to transfer that title to ita modern svnonym—possession by right of convenience. But the Sandwioh Islands hove u stronger claim than that of unavailing pity upon the sympathies of the world. Thoy are an organized and recognized Government. Tho Hawaiian kingdom U an integral member of the political family. Her geographical position and her internal progress have mado her Buch,and she can not bo extinguished without deranging, in somo de gree, the existing relations of State, lienee the cau tious manner with which tho measure, now threaten ing a speedy consummation, has been approached by Franco. For years have frivolous pretexts been found for presenting exorbitant claims against tbe Govern ment of the islands, and every concession mado with the hope of pe&co has been followed by yet more in solent demands. The latest movement is one calcu lated to produce alarm from various causes. Tho occupation of tho islands by Franco must be repelled, at whatever risk, by tho United States. Tho reasons The Annoyances off Poverty, It ia either Mr. Baymond himself, of tbe New York Times, or some equally capable hand, that throws off occasionally a capital thing ; the subjects, chosen at random, are clothed in terse and familiar language, and commend themselves to the reader’s attention, by an agreeable quaintneaa of style and an admirable moral tone. Here Is one of them :, It is one of tho wont annoyances of poverty that it debars a man from many privilages which, at firat glance,seem to be exclusively his.-*.A rich man can afford to dress more shabbily than a poor one. A wealthy merchant can wear a shabby coat, but hia clerk, on three hundred a year, must wear one of the latest style and having the exactest fit. A man own ing a block of city building cau afford to rent the second story of one cheaper than any of his own, for bis family residence; but hia penniless neighbor most take a whole house, have his name on tho door plate, and no body else’s sign on the front or give up his hopes of getting into bnsiness. A bankers wife can afford to receive calls in a sixpenny calico dress; but the lady of our friend, whose only earthly means are hia salary of a thousand per annum, must never be seen in her parlor but in silk or something equally costly. An heiress goes into the country with a three shilling bonnet,and looka "soneat and lovely,” with out a grain of jewelry about her; while the journey man milliner most wear her four dollar bonnet and be loaded with golden ornaments, all to come out of her three dollars wages per week. A rich man may amuse himsolf of a morning playing tho Croton upon hia sidewalk aud the plants iu his yard. If we, in our mediocrity, if not m our poverty, do it, we must rise with the sun, and be through with the refreshing exerciso before our neighbor looks out of his front door, or wo are degraded to the level of a " man ser vant.” Your millionaire can refuse to subscribe to a benevolent effort; we are mean if we decline. If he gives of his incomo a fraction whose numerator is a unit, and its denominator a sum larger than was ever entered in our account books, he is applauded. When we give to the amount oi a hundredth part of our salary, wo are ashamed. A doctor of divinity can afford to wear a " shock ing bad bat;” the young licentiate must alwayssport a new one, and not one bought in the Bowery either. A wealthy physician can afford to make hia calls on loot, os Dr. Jno. Mason Good always did, when his practice amounted to more than $10,000 per annum, or avail himself of an omnibus when it is ou his route. Tho young and unknown physician, who feels that he is aa rich as Croesus iu the remote prospet of $1,400, must make his calls in a gig, or cease to attend the patron out of whom he confidently expects to get ono-quarter of thatjvery respectable amount of money. A lawyer in good practice can afford to walk leisure ly across tho Park. A younger and briefless limb of the law must always cafry a phekage tied with red tape, always look heated, perplexed, and overrun with business. V And a wealth of reputation is sotpetimea no less serviceable than money. Geqeral Casa, when he ad dressed tho “ unterrified ” at Tammany, could afford to throw off his coat, stock and vest. \ our unknown orator, must buy a new coat for such an occasion, and spend an extra half hour at the barber’s before venturing his speech. Wantid-An Angel ffor Heaven. And so death closed those little eyes—shrouded their bright glances. Oh, that the sun would not come streaming in on hia shrouded form, as if there was no grief in the world. How sweetly he sleeps, that little coveted angel! How lightly curl tho glossy ringlets on his white forehead I You could weep your very soul away to think thoso cherub lips will never, never unclose. Vainly you clasp and unclasp that passive, darling band, that wandered so often over your cheek.— Vainly your anguished glance strives to road the dim oodctarmof pMj'U/.ror bnfaf L — vR night la fast tutve been (Use, yet tbe Nnr Code having taken away from the magistrate* all tbepow* ere heretofore granted /off the fasoal of admiralty pro cess, tbe oath itefif waa unwairantiffi-the mania- Irate having no right to administer it—and therefore that 'ho periuiv coaid have been committed, The Court sustained the motion, and laid down the rule that such waa not only tbe law, bnt that any magis trate who should assume such a responsibility would be liable both to an indictment and an action for dam age*. Tho prisoner was accordingly discharged,— Mobile Herald. Powers off Hemorjr, The Illustrated News says : Wo have often beard extraordlnatv anecdotes of tbe memory—of men who coaid commit long poems by heart on bearing them once read, and tbe like; bnt when tbe dryness of the subject is taken into consideration, we cannot remem ber any instance more singular than that of Herr Von Nienblin, the celebrated German scholar,',wbo waa once a clerk in the Bauk of Copenhagen; in that te nacity ho gave proof of the miraculous power of da memory, by restoring, from recollection alone, the whole contents of a leaf in the blank ledger, which bad been lost by fraud or accident. Boys are sometimes endowed with remarkable memories. Tbe Keen family, of tho State of Texas, consisted of three girl** and a boy—the latter only four years old. They were all sittlug round the fire one evening engaged in telling how far back they could recollect. One of tho girls recollected when she had 4 a doll that winked with both eyes.’ Anoth er recollected when she was" a little baby at the breast and Nancy tickled her feet” Johnny Keen, who was tbo last and the least of them all, said be re collected " if us* than that." How wus8?”aaid all the girls in a breath. . .. how ... mm OUR AXDlfouassA—'There vaeafrir demand for Bo wl th cates of 440 hbd*. of which 224 Common at 8M$ t Of Molaeeee hanly .105 bbU were dlspoeed of, In* . - ^ rwtdM «V1702OK4 ivn--. ■ • ''pout* ll w |T| I’orter, in store and for wile warranted pun fined, for sate in wonoancwl to bo cqoal to the Ba*u n iJS p d i!a?o fii «*'S$ marl "• UXa MlftHneataOj for BfEollod. v . .iv■ * ,.o*',.--" ,, - Y j. Rotm.—There waa test little Beperfine in tho market, and the sales wen limited to 1,200 Mite, Including 140 Ohio, Crain.—There wu only a limited stock of Core 00 hand, and prices wen firm Bate* A00Q sacks, Including 1*00 saoka Yellow (L800,700 and *00,) at 40, 830 prime White at the aame. and 200 Ordinary at 474 ft busbeC PROTHBOXS—Pork waa dull, with saw* of 40 bbU. unin spected Mms at $14^0.200 branded at eiS.eiKi and 100, without foraection. at *16.75 ft bbl. Retelling at $16.87#. Of Green Meat* 00 ceeki, In sir tight package*, sold oath* Levee at 7#4- for Hama, and #4Vft ft. torShouldere. Ba- l*re Marietta Advocate, March Sltvft eon waa in good requeat and 220 cask* were dtepoeed of; In- rocpt “d trapas*. from $10 to IS eluding 45 Ribbed Sdes at TM, 00 at tho eafoeTlOraak* «*«*■» * - Clear at 8#, and 60 eaak* prime Ehonlden at 0*. ft ft. Of Lard we noticed a eat* of 100 bbte. and tierce* No. 1 at ~ “” 1 a ’ ,M Rl ° K ""‘ wmsxr—Sate* 140 bbte., mostly Extra, at 10|310#,and 200 raw, In three lota, at 20#*. ft gallon. Fannin*—Wa heard of no new engagement. Exouxura—Demand limited at our quotations: Sterling, ...108#®100# France, 804 <95.20 Ncw-York Sixty-day Hite. 1#®1# ft 4 dte. “ud tresnam. from $10 to fortpaW, to secure attention. r »u., 0( „u k tlua ■yta.'hTE&nl J5H? SightCheckaon New-Yotk, .parto # ft 4 dte. Doaton8lxty-day HU*. .1X02 ft*di*. ■feTKw u<NilH.—Embroidered CONBIGNBMS’FBK CBlVTXLAIi HA1UROAD. ** Oh ! I recollect three weeks afore 1'ze born, and JWI cried all the time for fear Td be a girl /” A Good Man.—We have never met with a better definition of a truly benevolent man, (says the JV. 0. Courier) than the following in reference to our old friend, Maj. Tom Mull, of Marshall county, Mississip pi. We find it in the Holly Springs Guard: " Everybody in the county knows that he is very wealthy. Some or hia neighbors are in a different condition. Whenever hard times come along, he throws hia crib doors open, and saya to hia neighbors, " Now, all of you who have no money or credit, just pitch in anti help j ourselves to my corn." This is more expressive thauthe most elaborate panegyrics. The Hebrew Genealogies in the Bible.—Gene sis, eh. 5.—The Rev. Dr. Camming says, curiously, that " it la a remarkable fact that the names that are given in this chapter of memoirs and epitaphs, when literally translated from tbo Hebrew, contain a proph ecy of tho Gospel of Christ, each one conveying a great aud blessed truth. " Adam is the firat name, which means, 1 man, in the imago of God;’ Seth, ‘ substituted by •/ Enos, ‘frail man;’ Cainan, ‘lamenting;’ Mahalaleel, • the blessed God;’ Jared, * Bhall comedown;’ Enoch, ‘ teaching;’ Methuselah, ‘ bis death shall sendLa- mech, * to the humbleNoah, ‘ rest,’ or * consola tion.’ " It is thus that if you take the whole of the names, and simply in the oraer in which thoy arc recorded, you have this truth stated by them : "To man,once made in tho imago of God,now substituted by man, frail and full of Borrow, the bles sed God himself Bhall come down to tbe earth teach ing, and his death shall send to tho humble consola tion.” General IIaynau’s CoRrsE.-A most extraordin- ry account has reached ua in a letter from Vienna to a high personage hero, and has been tbe talk of our salons for the last few days. It appears that tho cir cumstance of the death of Gen^ Havuau presented a phenomenon of tho most awful kind on record. For many days after death the warmth'of life yet linger ed in tbe right arm and left leg of the corpse, which remained limp and moist, even bleeding sligatly when pricked. No delusion, notwithstanding, coaid be maintained os to the reality of death, for the other parts of the body were completely mortified, and in terment became necessary before the two limbs abovo mentioned had become either stiff or cold. The writ er of tho letter mentioned that this strange circum stance boa produced tho greatest awe in the minds of thoso who witnessed it, and that tho Emperor had been so impressed with it, that hia physicians had strictly forbidden tho subject to bo alluded to in his presence.—Pun* correspondent of the Atlas. Songs of Crispin.—The craft is rich in names which have become in greater or lesser degree house hold property. There waa tho eccentric Lackington who, m the title page of his autobiography, tells us that he entno to London with fivo pounds in his pocket and rose to be a book-seller, having an annual sale of a hundred thousand volumes ; he had been a shoe maker in tho west of England. There wasSirClonsea- ley Shovel, the redoubtable admiral. There waa Hans Sachs, tho poet of Nuremberg, and the friend of Lu ther. There were the learned Buudnuin and Jacob Robmen. There were the radical Hardy and tho as trological Partridge ; the powerful Gifford and tho gontle Bloomfield. There were Savage, aud many others—all sons of Crispin before thoy turned their thought and energies into new channels. A lucifer match, which has paned through seven processes, costa, by wholesale, about one-three-three- dredth of a cent. By tho most irajiroved machine, matches are split at the rato of sixty thousand per minute! KAY 0.—288 bales Cotton and Merchandise, to Chmrle* Hartridge, Rowland k Go, McMahon k Do vie. COHBIQlIKgB. Per brig Jovephus. from Baltimore—Ctaghorn k Co, 8 E Both well k Co. J A Brown, T S Wayne. Bancroft k Bryan. J Jones k Son, T M Turner k Co. H J Gilbert. G B Camming, A A Solomon* A Co. Scranton. Johnston k Co, JP Collins. Banker k Ogdon. W Woodbridge, 8 M Latfitean, Brigham, Kelly k Co. G H Johnston, Morse k Nichols, A Haywood. A Fawcett k Co, R Habersham k Son, John J Maurice, John A U&yer, J E DeFord, and J Hasbrook kCo. Per steamer D L Adams, from Angoaia—224 bales cotton to Starke k Bryson, Roberts k Foote, Aiken k Burns, M J 8olomoo«. S Solomons, Behn k Foster, Charleston Steam- boat Co, F B Baker, and J G FalHgant MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF SAVANNAH. MAY 10. 1863 ARRIVED SINCE OUR LAST^ Steamer DL Adams, Hubbard, Augusta, with boats Sand 9, to G 11 Johnston^ CLEARED. Schr Plnndome, Brown, New York—Rowland k Co. SchrLeRoy, Howell. New York—Washburn, Wilder k Co. U. S. M. steam-packet Gordon, King, Charleston—S. M. Lsffitean. * DEPARTED. U S M steam-packet Gordon, King. Charleston. EDWARD R. HARDEN, TRANSPORTATION AGENT, W. k A. RAILROAD, Ringgold, Walker County, Georgia, YX7UJ, attend to the purchasing on commission, Corn, T V Wheat and Bacon. The Ringgold Depot being situa ted in a region of country abounding in grain, it can usual ly be purchased upon more favorable terms than at almost any other point upon the W. k A. Railroad. Orders covering the cash, with limited or discretionary instructions, will receive prompt attention. Persons order ing grain will please forward sacks with order. References—Dr. Richard Wayne, Mr. Wm. M. Wadly, Sa vannah. maylO F IFTY DOLLARS REWARD will be paid by the under- signed, to any person who can furnish proof to convict any whiteman of tbe crime of purchasing corn, cotton, or any other description of merchandise from any of mr n< groes. maylO—lm JAMES SKINNER. DeWITTkg,. Tt 1 ?®* raasE—so UruHTTRSnar apl30 E. W ft AY ;T 125 bundles |f*y. landing fromTchTkr^l rale by ap!6 BRKilUM . ,|j128 orxg'ham. w, J B altimore n/)uiu.ioo b»mi, Ho^crr~!L PANTAID0N8—Just received in u '',J ne white drilling, duck. &c..br PRICE k VfcAPEB.li: L'S.Sfe? Ur! " ‘° m ' J ot «Wgl PRICE k TRADER, lft -53® SCRANTON. Joasmvs »■ T^LOIH, BACON AND LARD-200 u ^„ flonr '54 hhds prime bscon rifrffciS “afbr bbU * nd ^h‘4. -IPba sciUCTox.joirmr.r, J *’ .« crriP8 > <s boMt choice smoked do. for — p — • McMahon ico Ii. S. BENNETT A CO., SUCCESSORS TO J. C. THORNTON, x g qgl’fo/v Having purchased tho entire Interest of Mr. ^ftjSw.J. C. Tuokntox in his Carriage establishment in this city, most respectfully solicit a continuation of the ex tensive tAtronago so liberally bestowed on tho late proprie tor. It is our intention to keep a large and extensive as sortment of all kinds of Carriages, suited to this market. The late proprietor. Mr. J.C. Thornton, will act as onr agent at the north, for the purchase and supply of our estabUsh- ment. His experience of twonty years In tho business at the Sonth. will insure to our friends and patrons Bach a well selected stock as cannot foil to give entire satisfaction. . Mr. Bennett will give his personal attention to all kind of repairing, ns heretofore, LEWIS S. BENNETT. THOMAS A. BROWN. mnylO JUDGE \Y. HARRIS. A CARD.—It will be seen from the above, that I have cold out to Messrs. L. S. Bennett k Co., and I have every confi dence in the ability of,theso gentlemen, both In capability and capital, to successfully conduct the business, aud keep up the reputation of the establishment. Mr. Lewis H. Bennett has been my foreman for the last two years, and I take pleasure in recommending him to the public ns nn industrious, capable and deterring man, who, while looking to his own interact, will not neglect those of bis patrons. In relinquishing my bnsiness In this place, 1 tako the op portunity to say, that it is not from any dissatisfaction whatever. Fince my residence in the city of SaTannali, I have been kindly and gcnerontly treated, and haTe suc ceeded much better than I anticipated. In the course I have just taken, 1 have been prompted by considerations of a private character altogether; wherever 1 may be. 1 shall always carry with me the liveliest sense of obligation, and cherish the deepest interest in the pros perity and advancement of the cltr and its people. Noth ing will do more to effect this, than the sustaining of a healthy and honorable competition. Let the good people of — — tho Lily and State see to it. . J. C. THORNTON. QYRUR BOTTLES-Engrnved and plain, for uk>j 1 &IVANNAH. »th May. 1863. kJ apl2fi J. P. COLUNs, 100 Brru*t| *' - **- ” D.W.J ‘ — =3 -■ F IXJDR AXDIIAMS.-1M bbl. EitESfiSiSI ttaore cured Hum, rocelred ud ft, ** , P Lg MciSpox f mml bEGAltS.—Ju.l rneirM , n d fine IlbTBMRrgtra,T,nou. bmed,.™, utrl Jg-jUdg-UOMBM, U Fnnm, Si „ p^j *p 14 £^v. coyymnal C HATHAM MUTUAL WAS ASSOCUTm^S: for sale. Apply at this office. ' ,j? CUVANNAH MUTUAL WAX ASSOCIATIONS O for sale. Apply at tills office. ‘ A ugusta and WAYNEsnono~Rliuimir? 25 shares for sale. Apply at this offics. TO UTTER AND CHEE?eAw HrUiumnmlSni 4/ shen Butter; 60 boxes Cheese, rectirtd *pd for sale by 1 M »P 122 McMillOX k Miu| C ORNED BEEF, Ac.—Just received lOjaSUi^Zl Haws’Fulton Market Beef. 10 dodoRjRrt^l Hams. 100 Reynolds’ extra Hams, and 3 bbdiBtmtel tra sugar cured Shoulders, for sale by * ... „ DAVID ffOOSSBL rani? corner Broughton and I<nrv«m, N OTICE.—The firm of JIatwood A Fuai UtM dissolved by the death of Sieritt Flack. »n5| clue to said firm must be paid to the mUcriler rot co-partner. apllS—fm AIJKD Hi'mif H AVANA &EGARS.—15,000 Noriegas. RWUfo 10.000 Ia Guipuicoana, 5.0001a EnsBnlk.tr Silva. 5,000 La Augusta, just receivelsndfxnl«VT a r 113 _i Bocaj B LACKING.—1 bbl Mason’s cclebrsuJCHiu—h ing, Just received and for sale by *p 113 J.&mml S auces and coRDiAiA-i5'ha,ket*iv^l55r Cordial. 3 dozen Soho Sauce. 3 do SacrortKAlfl Worcestershire Sauce, just received and for skit ■Pll3 J.MBUB 1 1 W INDOW SHADES, a large aud fa&nlrcais just opened and for sale by mh7 AIKEN' k BOtt I TVTOSQUITO NETTING.—60pieces mosquito At.*, do bobinet do, for sale by apH3 KEMFTOX 4 11 vBsmii F IX)UR—73 bbfo Howard street Floor. lu&r frcakl Mary H. Chappell, and for sale by rah8 PORES'*rosW0L| t?INE SHIRTS.—Just received, a new mrJr </ to9i X 1 with or without collars. l’RICE k YEAPEB. _apl£ lti Eic-dMl P IG HAMS.—5 barrels new Pig Hams.2 Until at Tongues, 2 do smoked Beet just receirri inthrak feblS J. PACSifl ltoi7 of loTO in those Med orbs. The voice, bireet n« ✓'SnuMtoiT Housed.—Tbo steamboat UUa No. 1, VtnnB hlninniT Ihnmrrh vrrpfilhnii Dll nil ■ ■Ii.mKam 1—; 1 . . . . ■ . , . I can hardly hope to retain a throno won by tho magic of a namo, without doing something to prove him self, in the estimation of hia new-founa subjects, worthy of that name. That war in some direction must shortly succeed upon Ills coronation, seems to ns inevitable, and two powers, diamotricnlly opposed are disliked*bv' tho present Government of France^ appear moat likely, ono or both, to bo the choseu ob jects of tbe new crusade. Republican Franco would rojoico once more to pour across tho plains of Lom bardy, under the banner of a Napoleon, to re-enact at Lodi,Marengo, and Auateriitz, too rain of tho Aus trian. Imperial France wonld glndlymake herself the champion of despotism for the chance of hum bling the pride offreo America. Both elements would rush blindly to conflict with any power, thoughtless of principles and reckless nf results, under the mad dening snout of " la gloirt rt la vietoire." At the recent mamage of tbe Emperor the church of Notre Dame waa gorgeously decorated In drapery of green and gold, the colors of Napoleon I. The master of decorations, upon receiving his orders, ia said to have intimated that purple would be tbe prop er color for hia Imperial Majesty on that occasion.— “ No, wo will wait till we annex a province 1” waa tbo pompous but significant replv. Possibly the Sand wich Islands mav be intondod to furnish tho occasion for this Imperial display; and in truth there is not a Provinco adjacent to France whose forcible annexa tion would bo attended with results so Important to the iuteresta of the wholo world aa would that of tbo Hawaiian Kingdom. The consummation of this scheme in tbe mode attempted would furnish a suffi cient casus belli both to Great Britain and tbe United States. That it ia now rapidly assuming an attitude alarming to the friends of this feeble Island Btato. and is made the subject of urgent diplomatio appeal, we know from tbe highest sources. That a prompt and decided stand upon this question, assumed by our S ament, conjointly, if need be, with that of Great n, would bn the means of preserving tho inde pendence ofthe Islands without endangering tlie peace of the world, ia not improbable; bnt should the domestic policy of the Imperial Court require a foreign war, on occasion Is readily presented in tbo pending question. If a war be tbe consequence, let it come, but at all hazards, the independent of tho Hawaiian Kingdom must be maintained. How far the declaration, mado on tho 1st of February, by the new French Minister, at Honolulu, that "Franco enter tains no ambitious designs against tbo Islands,” ta calculated to allay tbo fears or the nation, depends npon the posltiop which that functionary may as- sumo with regard to the claims he is sent to enforce. Upon this point nothing has yet been made public. SuicidBv—An Individual—a stranger—whose name baa since been ascertained to be J. FT Amot, of Texas, walked into tbo coart bouso on Monday evening, and deliberately blew out his;brains with a pistol charge. Tho report waa beard, and.the body waa soon discov- id. it was a ghastlv object, weltering in the blood winds, blowing through wreathed shells, slumbers forevor. And still tha busy world knocks ntyonr door, and will let you have no peace. It ehouts ia your year; its chariots rumble by; it smiles broadly in your care-worn face ; it mocks you aa you new tbe shroud; it meets you at tbo coffin, at the grave; and Us heavy footsteps tramp up and down in tho empty rooms from whence yon have borne yonr dead. Hut it comes never in tho hush of night to wipe away your tears! Wanted, an angel for heaven I Can you look up ? Can you bear the splendor of that sight 7 Ten thou sand celestial beings, and yonr own radiant child an gel In their midst, “ In his ejfli a glory light On his brow a glory crown.’’ Wanted—angels for heaven I Cling not too closely to your beautiful treasures, children of earth 1 ••Inner Africa Opened.’* Tho following communication from Lieutenant W. H. Church, R. N., in charge of the Admiralty Survey of tho south-west coast of Ireland, is given in Cham bers'Journal. Lieutenant Church must bo consider ed very competent authority on the subject, having been engaged for seven years in tho Admiralty Sur vey of the African coast: with respect to snow-clad mountains, perpetual or otherwise, in tho equatorial regions of Africa, one fact is preferable to a boat-load of opinions; I there fore desire to inform you, that when employed as as sistant surveyor in Her Majesty’s steamer Fima, un der the command of Captain Alexander Vidal, sur veying in the Bight of Biafra.in February and March. 1836,1 beheld tbo mountain of Cameroons capped with snow. This magnificent mountain- rising quick ly from tho coast line, in tho bottom of tho bight, just eastward of tho low flat Delta of tho Quorra (Niger?) to the height of 13,000 feet, ot tho distance of sixteen or seventeen miles inland, was beautifully capped with snow on our arrival iu the neighbor hood; it vanished, to the best of ray recollection, in March; but aa I have not my journal of tho voyage by me, I cannot bo exactly sure os to the date. Now, the latitude of the Cameroons Mountains (4° 24' north) is nearly tbo Bamc as that of tbe moun tains described by Kropf and Rebmann; and the son was no very great distance from Its zenith at tho timo in question; and I cannot conceive why doubt should be thrown on tho statement of the travellers, that lofty snow-topped mountains exist in the plnce men tioned by them. Nor is It at all paradoxical to Bup- poso, that they might bo found amongst tho fountain- heads of the Nilo. Tho splendid mountain of the Cameroons, which I mentioned, is one noble head of a series, coming from the north-east, we know not how far, which here meets tho sea in the Bight of Bia- fra—submerges—again appearing in a southwest-by- south direction (true), in the islands of Fernando Po, Prince’s, S). Thomas and Anabon. Fernando Po is also a rangniflient mountain—its highest peak rising to about 10,000 feet abovo tho sea. Bnt it and the Cameroons mountain appear vory much liko volcanic cones. Fernando Po peak, from Home directions, ap pears nearly os sharp as the Peak of Teneriffe. On the sammitof the last mentioned, I have observed the lot. barometric height—round the angles to tbo other Canaries, Ac. Negroes In Delaware. The convention for revising the conititntion, at Dover, has passed the following section of the new constitution, by a vote of 19 yeas to 8 nays: " No free negro or mulatto, not now an inhabitant of the Stato, or who shall Icavo tho State with intent to change hia residence, ahail, after tho adoption of this constitution, settle iu this State, or come into aud remain within the Btate more than ten days. All contracts made with any freo negro or mulatto, com ing into tho Btato, contrary to the provisions of this section, shall be void; ana any penson who shall em ploy such freo negro or mulatto, or otherwise encour age him to remain in the State, shall bo fined in a sum not less than twenty, nor more than 11 vo hundred dollars.” Tho Hon. Mr. Bayard, in hia speech supporting this amendment, states that there are 18,000 neo negroes In the State of Delaware, making about one-third of the whole population. Consumption of Tobacco—If the population of the earth be taken at 1000 millions, and the consump tion reckoned aa equal to that of the Kingdom of Denmark, or seventy ounces a head, the produce of tho whole world wifi amount to near two millions of tons (1,953,125) a year. Beventy ounces a head, of course, far exceed* tho. averago consumption of Eu rope, in moat of tbe oountrics of .which Tobacco ia heavily taxed. It la certain, however, on the other hand, that it falls far abort of the consumption of Aria, containing tho majority of mankind, where wo men and children smoke aa well as men, aud where tbo artiole is, moreover, untaxed. Near half the Brit ish tonnage which ‘ entered inward ’ or' cleared out ward’ last year wonld bo required to convey the quan tity of this American weed, of which the value, at two-pence a pound will amount to nearly thirty-six and a half million aterling, (£36,462,500.)—Journal ofthe Statistical Society, vol. xv.,part 1. The new Bench of the Supreme Court met yester day, for the first time. There were present, the Hon. Thomas BHdoil, Chief Justice, and Associate Justices Voorhlca, Buchanan and Qgden. Jndge Campboll, Associate Joetlce for tho Fourth District, had not yet arrived, but la. expected to reach the city immedb The Court, after having organized, proocedad to the appointment of ft Clerk* and Eugene Luere, Esq. waa choten tor the efficacy. O. Cow. ^^ lying a abort distanco above Algiers, was destroyed by fire at 2 o’clock yesterday morning. The boat ia supposed to have been pnrposely set on fire. After burniugtothe water’s edgo she sank in deep water— Fins-A small dwelling, situate on Lover’s lane, near the city, occupied by colored persons, was en tirely consumed by fire, yesterday forenoon, together with ita contents, tho occupants being absent at Vh» time. Loss small. Pleasure Excursion—It will bo seen by an ad- vertUjmcnt, that tho steamer Planter, Capt. Cobb, leaves tho Union Wharf at 3, P. M.,on a pleasure ex cursion to Tybee, Music and refreshments provided. Of course a crowd will go. 43* Rheumatism can now be thoroughly cured by tbo use of Mortmohk's Rheumatic Compound and Blood Pvwiieb which bns crested the reputation of being the sole and re liable remedy foe this dire complaint. Physicians rarely undertake to eradicate Rboumatism and its effects from the system, as it has heretofore been considered an extra ordinary matter to effect a cure. Mortimore't Compound has thus far nerer been known to foil, an I lias received the endorsement of most of tho Faculty who lmve witnessed its hiiraculous offects —For salu in Savannah by A A. Solo mons & J. II. Carter. opU6 AUCTION SALKS THIS DAY. By T. J. Walsh, at 11 o’clock, in front of store. WASHINGTON DIVISION NO. 2— iORIIER OF THE 1X)XE STAR.—A regular meeting will bo held Tara Evening, at DeKalb Ixxigo Room, the Railroad Bank. By order. maylO ☆: N. B.—Mr. IL I). tV. Alexander fo my legally authorized agent for the transaction and doting up of my business. mnylO J. a THORNTON. P LAIN WHITE, BLUE AND BLACK BERAIZEj cambric and jaconet muslins; Nainsook and mull muslins; plaid and striped jaconet and Swiss muslins; plain and fig ured Swiss mu.-lin; embroidered Swlsa muslin; white and organda muslins; colored linen lustre*; and a fine assort ment of ladies’ and gentlemen’s linen cambric handker- driefo. m§ AIKEN k BURNS, JOHN Jl. COCHRANJfi, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Dublin, Inurens county, Ga., late junior partner of tho firm of A. k J. Cochrane, Irwinton. Ga.. will attend promptly to nil business entrusted to his care Partic ular attention paid to collecting. Reference—Dr. C. B. Guyton. l\ It. Rawe.DuhLkqGa.; M. Marsh, Savannah. may*—d&wly RUSH GROUND FLOUR.—28 bbls Hiram Bmith. 30 <L Canal aud pure Genesee, 30 half do extra do do, 150 bbfo St Louis and Baltimore, landing and for sale by may7 HOLCOMBE, JOHNSON k CO. B ACON.—50 casks choice new Sides, 10 do do Shoulders, 20 do do DuOlcld’s, Stag & Shay’s Haros, in store ana for sale by may7 HOLCOMBE, JOHNSON k CO. S UGAR. COFFEE, Ac.—150 bbfo Stuart’s A, B and C Su gar No. 1.20 hhds New Orleans Sugar. 10 do St Croix do. 16 do l’orto Rico do. 200 bogs prime Rio Coffee, 20 do Java do, 100 boxes assorted Tobacco, 100 do Sperm and Ad amantine Candles. 150 do Pale and No. 1 Soap. 25 packages Hyson Tea, 10 do Black do, 24 tiercos and 35 bbfo West In dia Molasses, 50 Mils Now Orleans do, 10 do Stuart’s Sugar House do, 10 do Georgia Syrup, in store and for sale by may* HOLCOMBE, JOHNSON A CO. A l.HATTA WARE. A SUBSTITUTE FOR SILVER.—Tbe at tention of the public is respectfullv called to the abovo named ware, as being a subtitutc, which for use is warrant ed to bo equally as good. It is a harder metal than silver, consequently will bear rougher usage. It is a combination of i«rfcctiy puro metals, and is as free from corrosion aa silver. Every articlo will be warranted to retain its origin al color. It consists in part of the following: table and dessert forks, tea, tablo and dessert spoons, Ac., just re ceived nud for sale by maj'7 J. P. COLLINS, 100 Bryan-street I Dust for cleaning knives, and Tripoli, (or eloziad gioss, Ac., for sale by apl22 J, P. CMiRl S ” AVANNAH AGENCY for the sale of TOiia 4*| Co's New York celebrated brands of ToWt*. lr 1 ap!27—12 R. MAYER, 8 VkitifoiM | E nvelope and wrapping paper, «f«„._ and quality. Also, Cotton Sampling aa! S4 TaH ning Paper, for sale by L mh3o j, r ami 1 IVf ATTING;—14, 5-4 and 6-4 white u/rAriaOk|| J.VA best quality.for sale br * I mh31 DiRTiUmiJ f T/’OR SA1JJ—A very likely familv of Xqwiiw aged 34, girl 17, girl 9, boy 7, and boy}]U-,e try raised and warranted sound. > opened and for sale by *J»17 AlKCUKBll QUGAR, WHISKY, Ac.—60 hhds.prims.i.ftSenr,M C3 bbls do. Whisky; 100 boxes AtUmsntine Cu5*;ll kegs Lard, landing per schr John Phillip*, froa Nn 41 leans, and for sale by febl7 COHEN' k Rett f T71EATHERS.—3,0001b Feathers for sale hr JF mh20 1 W. MOlUmtCtt l C OFFE A TEA.—700 bags common to atrietir prlraffsj Coffee, 60 prime white do do, 100 do Cs^d* 3*L chests HysorTea, 40 do Black do. lOdo'iswri* wl Black Tea, 120 do fi and 10 lbs. boxes Ilnon fo-W fob21 WELTER k I X?L0UR, LIQUORS, Ac.—100 bbls IhltimortftoSrtl JU do l’hs ps’ Gin, 30 do New Orlean* So<tr. Hd*W*B ses 10 boxe Cheese. 50 do Herring. 25 bbls gar Crackers 20hhds new Bacon, 50 kee* UnlluJj** for sale by mhl8 COHEX * UBTft ■ 1 Embroideries, Ac.—Muslin ami uo c^nwraejl J Collars, foco, muslin and cambric Sleen Swiss Edgings and Inserting*. Swim snd«alr>«JB lawn and cambric Handkerchiefs, bltck Valencia and thread Edgings and Inserting*. bons. etc., etc. for sale by ... _ F mli9 HENRY LATHMM®.! N EW GOODS-Henry Lnthren A’Co7 steamers Augusta and Florida an zdditkeunfljjp T O THE PUBLIC.—The undersigned haring this day en- ,steamers Augusta and Florida sn aWMeu. tored Into tho General Commission and Auctioneering U J* ns ’ prints, gingham*, rmbrcricti Business in Charleston, 8. C., for the purchase and sale of sleeves, handkerchiefs. Ac., for sale low. MEDICAL CARD.—Dr. C. II. Worn—Office 143 Broughton-strcet. near Barnard—Residence < of Stato and Montgomery-streets. 3m—apl23 NOTICE —AU persons having relatives or hav- ing charge of bodies deposited in the Gaston Tomb are requested to have them removed within thirty days. Those remaining after that timo will bo buried in the pub- lie cemetery. JOHN MAILERY, Chairman *pl-0 Committee Health and Cemetery. MEDICAL COPARTNERSHIP—Dr. E. H. MarI tlx and Dr n. L. Byrd, liaving associated them- selvos in tho practice of their Profession, may bo found at their office at the residence of I)r. B.,97 Broughton-strcet. south side, between Bull and Drayton itreet*. At night Dr. M. may bo found at bU residence in South Broad street, be- tween Barnard and Whittaker streets. not—6m DOCTOR WILDMAN haviogsettled permanent ly in Savannah, respectfully offers to its citlftus his services in the practico of Medicine ami Surgery. Residence and Office, No. 20 Abereom, orner of South Broad-street. Hours of consultation, from 8 till JO, A. M., and from 3 till 5. P. M. nolO . NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.—JicxsoxviuJi A.VD Alligator Pluck Road Compast.—The Direc tors having ordered an assessment of 20 per cent., stock holders in Savannah will pleaso make payment preriona to 1st June. apl29—eod9 HENRY R. FORT. tt The schr. Virginia, Enow, master, Is ready to •®''-Zs» receive charter for a cargo of timber or lumber, for a northern port. Apply to mays Business in Charleston, 8. C„ for the purchase and sale of Real Estate. Stocks, Notes, Bonds, Furniture, Ac., respect fully solicits the patronnge of his friends and the public generally. All business entrusted to hte care will be faith fully and promptly attended to W. S. GADSDEN, ' Offico No. 3fi North side of Broad-street. Refermcc*-71iotnai A N?Ga , Ibid r enf?IL cljohSkS j!‘b. A L S^ xm < 2 Jo ‘ etch > 8cotch * lc > f £ ‘f I Gtmhcll, W. C. Dukes, E. Carson, A. G. Magrath, Charles.- 1 1 ' 1 ton, 8. C.eodO—may 7 S ilks and french muslins.—we fo* tfjgJL coived per steamer, a very elegant sMortoMi***! i- and desirable styles of French Organdy s»**3*j llns, at a very reasonable price ; al»n, richJP 1 ® Mantilla Silks. M. PRENHERGAfTk®. 178 Brnughton-st., opposite St. AohtcriJ*, S TAPLE DRY GOODS.—Irish linen, linen and ^ i - - • . - ceivod and for sale by mayO McMAIION A OYLED. £csr\. WILLIS & BRUNDAGE. notice: to stockholders. OFFICE STEAMBOAT CO. OF GA.,\ Savannah, April 20,1853. j The annual meeting of tho stockholders of this Company, for the purpose of electing Directors, will be held at tbe Company’s Office, on Monday, 9th May next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. JAMES A. FAWNS, apl20 Secretary r.nd Treasurer. PROCLAMATION. ' MAYOR’S OFFICE, \ SavanxAH, May 9, 1853. J Whereas, Council at a regular meeting, held on the 27th January,1853, passed a resolution requiring me to tuue my Proclamation," closing the Old Cemetery for thejnupOMof interment after tbe first of July next”: Therefore, I do hereby proclaim, that after the first day' of Jnly next, the Old or Brick Cemetery #111 be closed for the purpose of interment. R. WAYNE, Mayor. [Attest] Edward G. Wimoy, c. o. ' COMMERCIAL. Bavtanali Kxports, May 0. NEW YORK.—Schr Pfondome—493 bales Upland and 107 bales Sea Island Cotton, 300 pkgs Mdse, 6 bales Wool NEW YORK.—Schr LeRoy—432 bales Cotton, 139 boxes Copper Ore, 173 Hides, 8 pkgs Mdse, and 100 empty BbU. Samnnah Market. May 10. COTTON.—Yesterday 40 bale* changed bands without any change in prices. The axles were as follow, rfo j 17 at 10, and 28 at 10#4- NFW ORLEANS, MAY 6—Cottojv—'The market continu ed qulot yesterday, and the sale* reached barely 1000 balsa at a reduction of #/S>#e from onr last quote lions. We alter our figures** follow*: WRIT ORLRiKS CUSHTHUtlOX. Inferior,. «#fS> 7 I Middling Fair,....11*® 12# Ordinary,... 7#® 8# Falr ..”...12 ®- Mlddlihg.......... 8#®10 (GoodFair..,,.,’., -r-®- OoodMiddling,....10#®U JOdodandtlne,.;. ,, Bt«k o» tod bin fcw* Cooper's Eastern Hay, 50,000 Brick, 50.000 Laths, 2,000 feet White Pine Lumber, cargo of bark Adafofo Cooper, from Bath, Me., for sale to arrive, by may5 E. W. BUKER. UMMKR CASSIMKRE8, dra etes, white and colored linen drills, coatings, cottonades, gaoM flannels, gents and boy’s linen and cotton half hose, ladies’ silk, cotton and thread hose, gauze merinos, silk vests. Ac., for sale by iuay5 DlWnT A MORGAN. T HE YOUNG MAROONERS, by Rev.F. R. Goulding. A further supply juit received and for sale at the book store of may6 8. 8. SIBLEY, 135 Congress-st. L ANDING per schr Leesbnrgh, from Philadelphia, 20 bb„ Bute A Collins crashed Sugar, 20 boxes do Iosif do, 24 bbls Messrork. 25 do prime do, 20 bbfo extr* superior Monongnhefo WbUky, 26 do Bute A Collins’ B Sugar, 20 do White Wine Vinegar, 40 do Phelps' Gin. for sale br jnh5 CRANE AHOLC B ~ UTTER AND CHEFSE—20 kegs selected Goshen Butter. 50 boxes English Dairy Cheese, received per steamer and for salo by apt SCRANTON.. J ” UST received. 60 bales Georgia Colton Os natures, to be sold very low. M. PRENDERGAST A 00., 178 Broughton-st., opposite St. Andrew’s Hall, mhl West side, OTICF!—Holders of claims against T. Porter, will please fllo the same without delay; and all indebted are requested to mako payment. mlt21—12 HENRY B. FORT, Assignee. S LATES.—An assortment of tho finest and cheapest 8fotea over in this market, just received; also, a specimen of tho best Roofing Slates, which can be furnished wholesale or retail, by 8. 8. SIBLEY, #pU6 . 135 Congress-street, E NGLISH VERMIN DESTROYER.—'Thu article U exten sively used in England for destroying all kinds of bugs, worms. Ac. For Roaches and Ants, there fo nothing equal io it. It lias been fitirly tested in this city, and can be re- Ked upon as an effectual exterminator of all kinds of vermin. Jnstreoeivcd, and for sale by W. W. LINCOLN, U lfi Monument-square. intSN A BURGS.—60 bales white and striped Oanaborgs, KJ just received and for sale by apl7 AIKIN A BURNS. K FA1PTON fc VKRSTILLF. have lost received, a fine lot of figured grenadines, crape d’artoU, silk tissues and bareges, which they are offering very low at their stand, next to F. Eogbaum’a music store, Waring’* range. apI2p I 'OR SALE—The following named Negroes: Berry, aged 19 and child 1 year, an excellent seamstress and cook; X 10 ana emia i year, an excellent seamstress ana coos, Dorcas, 18 years, a field hand; Hannah, 17 years, a cook, washer and ironer; Do reus 19 and Eliza 15, field bands; Lucy. 14 years, house eenrant and nurse • Ann. 12 years, do ^ ARE , u» NTILLAS.—A fow or tne uw" do; Adam, 1* yearn, ostler and field hand; 8»ily. J B Jr gm mantillas, eomethlng new. for sale bl sold hand. The above negroes are likely, and will be fold x minuu “> **» KEMPTON A » la :ln<T h ^W&^VsTUomy. _ shcoting, pillowcase linens. HuekabnrU.M- , aper. long lawns, 3-4. 7-8 and 4-4 damwk and 12-4 linen tablo damask, dowlas, damn* w musquito nets and lace, furniture frioge. hair flounce skirts, Ac., for salo attho lowest JU^'Liv may 5 IIzWlTT H ydraulic cement.—100 bbu HoffinWiB a superior description of Cement, landing w* Frances Batterly, and for sale by ^ B ' UTTER AND CHOSE.—10 kegs choice ItoahM®* 1 60 boxes superior Goshen Cheese. IbratisFf ■ mh21 CRAXK A TO ARCHITECTS. O NE HUNDRED DOLLARS will be paWtofo»*“»5 for suitable edifices for Laurel Grove plans must embrace a keeper’s dwelling. wl,h VTL*3 menta and suitable rooms for servants, * port* 1 **£3 a ehappeL They must be accompanied with «*“* a specifications. Persons desirous of submitting the above buildings, must hand them in to ths on or before the second day of May next. Tbssjirrji •ill obtain tho sufii offered above, by resolution « mm uAUja?. to&Zr apU2 Committee Health and I NDIAN BALSAM OF LIVERWORT ASP HOB®® This preparation fo from an Indian recipe ““ Its namo purports it to be. It is very ujefuiU cold* and all diseases of tho Jungs. For sals »J ■ may2 W. W, LINCOLN. MonnP*“!££g J UST KECHVED l’EK OTMHKR-W**]! Swiss muslins, needlo worked binds, do do P«* jA i*rs, black and white crapes, open worked and w’r’rft black net roita, caliooe, pavilion lace, *c.fror u may6 HxWnTAMUgSl CARRIAGE HORSES FOR SALE.-Al£ 1 JL N EW BACON—100 hhd* primebscoa sides,2 . gfewjom., r S OAP.—Unding per Frances Utterly, » % B AREGES and Grenadine*, organdie ana^JJS Scotch and French ginghams, lawns and brics. figured and plain 8wfoa India mull*, and other styles of dreugood*.** . '.ggpri^b, awnTt»r IIIIS Unen drilUog, e»lon>d to”'7 .1.1. limn,, gru> lioeiu, -^J’SJTSiW'l eloths,caialmeres.eottonsde*,chambrsj*,“0* B ■ for sale at tho lowest price, by psWTTTkJ^^ iAKIS UANTILLAB.—A lbw a C RAPE 8HAWI5—Just received at ths new storey fresh supply of plain and embroidered WhlteGran*Shawls, of every quality. The ladles are most respectfbUjr request ed to call and look at them, ae there I» noto»bUtoshow goods at 3- «• <™IEN A OT8, mh7 140 Brooghten street. TJUTTKB ANU mlUMt-JO' kt*» MNi JJ ur[ &ob9cMdo a«itoh.tab, 'ZmsiSlBSSt\y . scranton, jorarow K.oo. til' B ACON SIDFS-27 hhds bradlng frm from Philadelphia, and for sale bv tebl8 j-rj B ~ rrrnat AND CHEESE.—20 kegs chotc* 60 boxes do Cheeso, landing from *t**o ,- ‘ 1 SST*'* . UCBlMTOK,JOWag*r ■taWSMtQttUMHBl I SwhShBHBhBHb