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Newspaper Page TextVOL. XIV. < im JETFEBSOKUN. , frel ‘HKD ITFKT Tl:r. *T’ A Y ICCINIKO I sr/ wil l jam ci tnf, md Fifty Cents per cn .-ion:. r Two Collarfc ’paid in advance. * •>■-■ K'l ■ !•', V. I ]>• ~u- ii.rcrtrti at O XU ’ .’.V >•; ar ; . it*r tlir li M ins< 11:, ami ’,7 y • t ;; •mj :jic, tin •< li insertion ( ; ts;f j* • r. I i- *- ■>.• ‘. .•!•<*.icuon mill r.e matte to those! w i.v •}.• ¥*-■•>- > . - mfiti* r>..t otherwise ordered, will r ... • ; ~.r■ ‘ 1 ‘ < F \ t 9.YT>s l>v Adnvidslrr.torp, x *■ -r v!■. .!;.(••• in required lix Uw t<> tie ;r-t t’ ip-.lav in the month, between -• >!>,* !.t )mu nuti three in th* . • ■ f .•f ‘-HotiPf, in the county in t; i ■ < ‘■ iNotice naif, • - :v :> cn gaz* (li FCiillt DJI I>S 1* . HI ,ls 4liv. / ‘ .<>” .V/%G.‘O. I .S nmet to mat'e ot pnb < i.. , on die t'lsi I'm-sdny nfti’.e month, be- j •• • - 1 • *i'(ist ‘iniirn of ‘ale. at tlie place <>t ptih- I - ’*• n the rnaulv where the li'Crs Tests- j , :> oi A bno-i-Mr tit in or f iiiaicUanship may • i vtaided; first hieing FORTY i).‘lYs f ■*, S ••,•((* a: ton ■- .nrt house w lie • such salmrsc . .the s.h of Persona I Property must t*r r i i manner FORTY DJl\ S previous i :; * l >n!e. • ■ t i ’VMore ant ‘■'reni'ors of an eelste : FOli V DJflfS. -i arnhcation writ tie made to the Court I’ ,i • i’ir i.r.Afs To sei.i. land must be pub -• ■7 ir Mnxrita, e *or t.k a tv. to ki t. xroxers must he i * ■'! H’U before any order üb i ■ 4 h- ,'A !c liii'i'ei.n by the Court. s'l'.J: '•/;>.>• ii.r Leit-c* ot’ Administration, (•Oil \ to miration. H"N rilt.T SIX mokths; for i- •I--. •. u.ii Gm di.o-ship, rop. i t d*t . ‘i -.•ch.'iii<• of Mortfsae must he O ! M-3X7UI.T T OR FOUR MONTHS, I‘Hah i*.‘i >rr!.tjcrs lor Iftefu!) space ol tiirkk . ‘i tl to roiii.-elljiig iiflis t'rnni l.'siontoroia \ h i os i;. ‘ e.wh.ete a lio.’ and line been j;iven by rde ’l’ >1 f f ace of THARR M.iXTBR. Ko n :!,■ a-liineton S -nlinel. Wc sr'’ under frreat obligations for tlie privii of publithiiig the following ex tract? from n letter written by a proini • out and distinguished officer of the Uni- j * ,1 Mates navy, to bis estimable wife, i .. ‘l ici tof this < ity. The extracts contain j i . ■>* <r of interest and cannot fail to arrest tb- attention or our readers, a.though not ■ tended for pulilication, and written with ’ o fr< edos\ and minuteness which always .-i Mmirh em it correspondence; they it, t Her? sere, b>c perused with more avid : • baa if prepared purposely for the pres?. P~’r i.v tetter received fre.m an officer es the tqnndion, tided U. S si canter Susqm , * nm, ti” Or agave a, Iraga , Bay o . ~-< : d , iventv five mi es frovt the citu o J. - Friday, July 8,18 C-3. “Ti’ and s’ ir.ee lends enchantment to the .• v ’ il-Te we are in the harbor of Jed ■ ,r>. ‘*r r.inurug oyer ltearly 30,000 miles ’ f ... a- s-*.-s s.d various climates—l ere, : a ... r. four m les i.igiter up the buy ( u- ever yci anchored sihp bearing a - rl'h. .. ric.g Vvb- anchored at 3P. M , s is. on large boats, rowed cheerily with v .* twenty naen, and in each some man y’ iitbman, with two swords, neat i .7. v,tfascd, came swarming off, with ■ i-.-r.on ft.il to come on board.de j ... . antes, tne nation, and the in- i -of the four craft thus coming .id calm, iliey were met j k „ ;i, u *e hand, and ‘‘keep off, no i . . ..t votiie on board save the J ,ii ri;. ’• This iiterally took | . & . . x, but. they clustered togeth-j u,‘on admittance. At last, a I . i . t i)atcu, “do you speak Hol t . ii i ute ccn iiodure s clerk, ..i. i*o .. .a.:, ‘-as ut it:gh confab. ****** u por-aasion on their part , i.... H , ,; oay 01 them was a I . rtr” euVio or*; prvl® reu to I ... i.iv m;f rm, aud to receive him ana i, pr.. ;• r o.t bo.rd, and to represent I i ,<■ ■ mat oar mission is a friend w‘ ** ‘“J C r •*.(". We .ife ue bearers of a letter f t . t:.j Pre.-adeot of the United States . ; j .o• iv. : :'.v of Japan; that it was ne- i s -.i-sarv u> scud on board a high mandarin • i , r-,v.vj this letter, and the sooner the | : r, Again 1 was to ins st upon it j i t'jut boats BiiO.ild not lie by the hundred, j ii- ar aa-.i arotiud our ships, thus guarding j m.i i -.viitdi.u ; u<, as had been their cus-j iij.it. the C- iumbns and Vincennes having to u five hundred to one thousand bouts j o; u i them cous.autly, ad li iked togeth *hat wj would not submit to this, : .it wouid (invetiteiu off Here you have ;■ basis of my instructions Thus armed, i toui Mr. Mandarin and interpreter, juv two interpreters —Mr. Williams i; atid Mr. Postman in Dutch .. ‘0 toe tabu*. Aitcr be.ug seated a moment, Mr | mr.ii aro:o, made a satnan a in Jn i pir.tr, and then txtettde i luk han 1: we i mok hands; taca seated otyseives, using ! “4. # Dustman as interpreter, us tiie Japan ese interpreter spoke Dutch fluently. I t;i is opeae J: * Tell the lieutenant governor s :e.i -.vas tis mandarin) that I aui j t it- aid of our chief, the admiral, and am instructed to speak for him. We have { <• j.uu tiere on a Iriendly mission, with friendly intentions, to deliver a letter from tiio President oi tae United States to your sovereign, the 11 nperor ol Japan; that the letter is ready lor delivery by ‘J o’clock to-morrow, t.> any mandarin aullieienlly higii to receive it.” To this was replied: “it mast be referred to higher powers to : know who ca.i receive the letter.” I then 1 a.dnJ; “How long will it take to give us aa answer.''” “Tney could not toll ” i ► Aid: “the sooner the batter, as wo are anxious to be oil - .” ihe reply was: “I do not tnmk it will take long;” and it was men uudersiooi that in the morning a mttaiarm would be off to receive the Jet ut. ‘ y’ i tneu emphatically said: “Tire ship has aboard tut chief, there is his pennant. Ail messages from shore mast come here by a nigh mandarin. No boats must go to the other snips; their commanders have orders cot to permit intercourse; they have uo right to think, and must obey. Wi insist mat no bouts shall hang around oui vessels to watch them.” This was not paiatubK Taey said: “It is Japanese custom tuw and we must carry them out/ Savsi: “Tell dim, sir, that we too haw oir rn-doffi*, andVTCTi men of war one or the laws is, that no boat is allowed to eofne within a certain range.” There was r.o positive consent given as to what they wonld do; they evaded it by asking tp ,eSi lions. “Where are you from?” “From the United States of America.” “Yes, but. what part, Washington, New York, Boston? ’ My surprise was so great that I smiled and told him, “some from Wash ington. some from Now York, all parts; that the President of the United States lived in Washington.” “What is the name of the ship, how many people, guns, &c?” “Tell him, sir, that we are not tra ders, wo seek no trade, wc are armed ships, and our custom is never to answer such questions.” ‘I he questions wore again repeated in p;etty much the same way, when I told Mr. P. to make the same reply, and to | add that I have no curiosity to know how ! many men are either in the Emperor’s ar | my or in his navy; and, also, that he could see for himself that we had four ships; and that we had others in those waters “When will the others come?” “1 don’t know; it depends upon the answer to the letter.” “What are the contents of the letter?” “Tell him, sir, that the letter is from the President to the Emjsror of Ja pan, and it would be most indelicate in me to inquire into its contents.” This re buke was received in an apologetic man uer, and this questioning dropped. I then alluded to the boats which were still clus tering around our ships; told him that it was absolutely necessary that they be kept oC; this must be doue. ‘We shall be sorry with our kind and friendly feel ings to you, to do you any barm or to come into collision with you; but, if you do not order your boats off, we shall fire into theta and drive'them iff Our boats are now armed and ready, and we cannot give you more than fifteen minutes to give your orders and keep them off. At the end of that time you must suffer.” Mr. Mandarin went out, told this to the 1 oats, sent word to the other boats, and came in. “Now I must have au an jswer; what have you decided about the j boats?” “I have ordered them off from j all tlie ships, and with orders paly lo com municate with this.” “Yes, from all the ships; and if any come around you, send word to the Governor and he will punish them.” 1 bus was this point, never before yielded, conceded After a few more re marks, I bowed Mr. Mandarin off, and he went on shore taking the boats off with him. My interview with bit friend was again renewed in the evening, and in rather a different phase which does not promise to end so peaceably; but to-morrow will tell. ■>o tired, having been up rly hour—and here we ols loaded, our swords ned men and sentinels ks, guns loaded, and lose, for we lie down to le neighborhood of 10,- 000,000 of men brave, enterprising, ready, never conquered It behooves us to be watchful. So I Thrill go to bad and rest. X: * * * * * Sund tv, July 11, 12 M —This hallow ed day of quiet has again come around, and finds us lying quietly at oar anchors, enjoying a day of rest; our broadsides up on the towns and forts on the shores; our glasses watching the marches and counter marches of their troops on shore paraded by their different maudaiins. The spir t of preparation for resistance and defence is evidently ruling them The sounds of many guns away towards Jeddo conic fre quently booming on the ear. The coun try is evidently awaVi ig from it- long slum bers of peace. What excitement now in Jeddo 1 When, before, has the warlike trumpet been sounded in her walls, “to foot, to horse, arm!” “Hung out our ban ners on the outward wall, ttie cry is still they cornel” Long freedom, overbearing -d,ic’ other nations, a conviction of their wpuKon..,, tsui tfmakc these people prou'l, sensitive, “ ft 11 -■ > brave; but then again, a long peace, aiß use to war and it-3 horrors, have in a mea sure effeminated them; the effects of shot, shell, and earnest fighting, will doubtless shoes them; but yet, Uthink, they will re sist bravely; they are organizing with spi rit, showing cautiousness, but no fear Yet their downfall has commenced from the Bth of July, 1853. Yes, this day the cross waved above our colors, and under it we worshipped the Christian’s God, the Saviour. Yes, here, within twenty m les of the seat of the haughty tyrant, who has caused for centuries that emblem of mercy to be trampled under foot by his heathen subjects. Let me renew mv narrative of the e- , Touts of the Bth. In about one hour after the mandarin left I again received him with directions not to palaver much. 11l 1 a long, windy, set speech, he said that the I governor did not feel himself justified in | receiving the letter from the President to the emperor—that he had not the power —that Nagasaki was the place for the conduct of all foreign affairs—that it was I not Japanese custom—that indeed the go j vernor was much bothered to think why ! four ships should have come together— that fie appreciated very highly the great trouble wc had taken to come so very far to deliver the letter, but that he could not receive it. To which I replied: “Thedis tance, to bo sure, was very long, and we had come a great way—that we could not think of going io Nagasaki—that the letter was an important one, and that our Pre- I sklent had ordered us to deliver it as near j the city of Jeddo as possible; therefore we were here, and i trusted that the letter would be received ia the morning.” To this he answered: “No one here can receive it. It. would bring harm upon him —Nagasaki is the only place—that he did übt bjoiteye if the letter was received, that the Ifiriperor would answer it.” To this 1 replied: “Does your governor dare to take upon himself the responsibility to refuse to receive a letter written to his sovereign, and to forward it to him? It is a very grave responsibility to refuse to receive the letter sent from one sovereign to anoth er.” He then said: “The governor may receive it, but we can’t tell when the an swer may come;” but then added “that he had not the power to receive it, aud must wait and refer it.” i replied taat “this letter was a very important one—that it would be a great - - -• *” > ■>• ■< —— - - - —■ — _ t. “y— *— : ... ~ GRIFFIN, (GA.) THUKSDA/ V !!>, ING, Di4~E.>!BKR 1, 1853. insult to the President of the U. States not to receive it. That as .to the empe ror’s not answering it, that was not our business now, that would be settled after.” He said: “This is Japanese custom; you Americans don’t understand Japanese customs,” &c. I replied: “We Ameri ! cans do business decidedly, promptly.”—-’ At this point I went out, and referred this new phase of the discussion to the Com modore, and by his order 1 broke up the iuterview, telling him “that if the govern or did not send off for the letter in the morning, we would ourselves deliver it in the town of Orogama.” He was rather taken aback by this decision, and request ed permission to come off in the morning. To this I assented. He then tock his • leave. Before going off he stepped back to our long gun aft, which is all clear, and showing its massive proportions, and ex amining it, said, (looking interrogatively) “Paixhan?” If he has an acquaintance with “Paixhan,” I trust it is from reading and not from practice. At six o’clock the next morning I was called on deck to receive the mandarin; so I dressed hurriedly and went up. There was the same story, but he proposed to send to Jeddo for permission. We gave him until Tuseday 12 o’clock, saying, “If the letter was not received we would re gard it as an insult to the President, and act accordingly ” So it rests. July 17.—One week has passed since I have written a word, and a week of much excitement, and great events. And here we are, thank Heaven, safe; and in nine days we have effected much—so much, that the world will be gratified, and our country feel herself honored. We have landed in Japan, within twenty-five miles of Jeddo, with armed troops and armed men", and delivered our credentials, and the President's letter, to commissioners— two princes, one a councellor of the realm, and appointed by his Majesty to receive us. But lam ahead of events, and must more leisurely detail the interviews, ar rangements, &<\, which led to an issue so happy, so peaceful, so desirable, and which have reflected much eclat upon the firm ness and wisdom of Com. Perry. He has certainly selected a course of conduct 1 which reflects great credit upon himself. ****** I left off by telling you that we had giv en Tezemon, governor, or highest authority in Uraga, or by his other title, “the learn ed scholar who rides,” until Tuesday, at 12 o’clock, to get au answer from Jeddo to our propositions; that is, that the copies of the letters and credentials, with a letter of the commodore’s inclosed, were to be received by a high mandarin, accred ited by his master to receive them. On Monday we were to receive information from him of the advancement of matters. On that morning he came off quite pleased, and said that he thought the letters would be received. By the by, we showed him the letter, which is beautifully done up in a case, and the seal enclosed in a gold box costing $1,000; so also with the com modore’s credentials. We had talked and palavered over matters, answering many questions, and amongst others, diplomati sing about the propriety of surveying the harbor, &c. for iu the morning the boats, well armed, with the Mississippi to guard them, had preceded her up the bay, sound ing, and had advanced ten miles nearer ;to Jeddo, finding plenty of water, and a fine, large,capacious, magnificent harbor; when it has always been supposed that Uraga was about us far a6 vessels of any size could go, so great is the mystery that hangs around this laird. On the advance of the boats, the forts were, armed, the dungaree and canvass screens, behind which rested the pikes of the soldiery, fairly flapped with anger, and armed boats with about twenty live men each started out from every point by the hundreds, looking defiance; but onwaid went our little boats, throwing their leads and marking their soundings, and steadily | advanced the Mississippi on her purpose. Our was up, and the vessels hove short to tsllf hn- r UU to their assistance, and throw in —‘ dungaree, cotton, boats and all, a few My opinion is, that for thirty-six hours, (and more particularly for these six,) the Japanese hesitated whether or not they should at once resist, and try with us tlie fortunes of war But so steady was our determination, both in council and in con duct, so utterly careless of any action on their part, so perfectly confident of our own resources and. power, and so regard less of all danger, that they were para lyzed, and prudent and friendly measures were decided. It is well to remark here, that they have been making the most extensive prepara tions of forts, &c. lately, as is evident by tneii i)?w works and those not yet finish ed. Doubtless, there are fan 1,000 boats, averaging, with rowers and soldiers, 25 men. In these waters we have seen and could have counted, 500; some on the wa ter, their banners flying, forty and fifty together; others hauled upou the beach, ready to launch out—at first mistaken for villages. But anew era is marked in their history; they have been placed on the de fensive; they dared not begin the game, though 1 yet believe that any harsh mea sures, on our part, of encroaching or inju ry would cause a determined aud bloody resistance, for they are a free, frank, plea sing, sociable, fearless people, and would stand bravely to the slaughter. These traits may be expected in a land where b‘wives and mothers are proverbially vir tuous”—the exception being the rarity aud proving the rule. Well will it be if we cau make these people oar friends aud our allies. i r es, heretofore they have ar rogantly dictated to all others; but with us the game is changed. We have said: so much you do—this is our way. These steamers, too, moving without sails, a gainst wind and tide, have struck, if not terror, at least wonder aud wisdom into their souls! lint to the interviews—this of Monday evening ended. Tuesday morning, about noon, they again came off, and our “learn ed scholar,” evidently wore a more con tented air. • Bye-the-bye, Tezcman is a gentleman, clever, polished, well informed, a One large man, of most excellent counte nance, takes fiis wine freely, and is a boon companion. Ilia age is thirty-four. He told ns that (he fetter* would be received; thst the Empevuv ••is •-o'’ to i-" 1 -iowti a high priaev, nod a coil cillor to Tk them. “When?” Oa dtv nft(V t<> mor row We ate putting tip ft now l iMu*e to receive you, an l it cannot lie ready before then; nor will ihe prince be down t ttil to morrow.” It was now that we undorAoo T that they expected to receive'the ‘e'f-T the President, and the commodore’s sett of credence, instead of the copies of whi it was the intention to s?ud r ai*rst, reservi ; the last in hopes of forcitfi/an interv - W Jeddo. This was explained to the • when the change that came over them w-* plain—they persisted that they had mi- i tier stood that the letters were to be react ; ed, not the copies - the fear of ihe per .tv ; sicn to rip himself up (the Heri-Kami) was • evident in Ins face, yet tlie co nmo lo persisted in this point, and we sent him • T to give notice to higher powers that such was the fact. _ln the afternoon he again came, and the commodore at last agreed to dsliv • the originals and land at the plica. S>; -t upon. Tuesday July 14.—Early in the m r t ing we dropped our steamers down • u near in as possible. The bay is near! cular, with two small forts on each o 0: of the entrance. We went, off in our b • Ms, (in all,) officers, landsmen, and mar tes, 428 strong, armed to the teeth, each mar. carrying with him the lives of five Japan ese. It was a beautiful sight as we pulled in. We were in sight of a hundred armed Japanese boats, with banners flying, ave raging twenty five men each; then on the shores ahead were stretched linos of paint ed cloths, with various mottoes, for a ft;!’ mile in length—armed men, and cavalry and artillery in front, and human figures thick in tlie rear. 0;i advanced our boats, and our little band landed; drew up in line and formed, itfitfi, on sfiorlTuJloO tam, leaving 80 in the boats. ‘I he commodore and staff then landing, we formed a close line; and to the tune of Hail Columbia, with the American flag proudly waving over us, we marched up to the council house. There we halted— our little band drew up, and thus with twenty feet between us. face to face stood l the sons of America and the troops of Ja pan. Wc went into the council house, where sat the commissioner, with his co adjutor Prince of Iwami. Proudly we walked in, and bowed in our Way, which was returned by the commissioner rising and bowing. We were the i sea; ed Tans were delivered the credentials, and after a few words, we withdrew, formed our line, and to the tunes of Hail Columbia and Yankee Doodle, retired to our boats. We were a. e m anied off by ezemon and other madarins, and got under way and stood up the buy. We went within eight miles of Jeddo, carrying plenty of water, but could see nothing of the city. TRe ICS Paso Sl9ute to s.!se Pn-caSc. Tho follow tog account of the move- ! merits and discoveries ot • mTr Kusk j and patty? on lot Ei Pm> liu* >f the ;> r ”-j jee'ed Pacifi*- vriH\|. read w t t. interest. It is takv.; ii.un * th;u;c.oa p* per: Gen. Rusk was accompanied <>n ids trip by two of bis a.ins, Benj.io.iu L ami .1 C. Ru;-k, Coi. M. T. John-on, J. C. Harrisou, Esq., edit.>r of tho N ..c-i-ilui li es Chronicle, Captain O-.ven Lhaw, of this city, and Jon Shaw, the Df.ift.vato Chief, as guide. Col. Johnson did n t accompany the party to this city, having left them at Fort Ctiudbourne, to teiiim hon.s. He w ill he here about lot- cum-j mencement of the L gislaiute. We are indebted to Mr. Harrison for j the following particulais of the ixpedi-j lion: Gen Rusk and his paity left Nacogdn- i ches on the 20ih ot August, on a toot oi ! exploiation, as bur readers ate aware, of j a loute for the Pacific Railroad across tlie coun try from the Sardim m.d lied River in the direction ot E Paso on .he Rio Grande, as nearly as m be on the line of the23d parallel <h -y m.ve been out two months, navii.g is.act a thorough exploration as fai a ti e Colo j upwards of two buddre*. mm* j above uSiO in ti iiOlUi western di.vcd. n. t The route (ravelled by the c mp.m. j from Nacogd .ci.es i y t: c wry U tie.;mr son and TyWb', to P-ilbiif; w.cncv. Trinity on the t est sn.e,“io .im movt; o. the Clear Fork u F>dt ‘-Vomi; h. im u, that stream .o its head anu i o the Valley of the Bi<*.zt>s, stuking .nt I latter river at Fort beikm-p, about 15 miles above the juucmn ot n.e mam Br..z;is with the Clear Fo. k Uniea vm. Belknap, tlteu route lay up um Citai Fork by way of PtianlO ilm and oh. a> the litead ot C oar loin, and lisciicv in a South wester y rlirectiou m Uk XTc.-s, i a it ibutarv 'l Coiorutlo Fiom Oak i.*ree} tbv p*si-jr iftuft-vu by the way of PcCm Ib.you -du. hi. Croghan to tins city, Us am vt 1. e Os the cuumry .tuou-o v. ...c;. .no company passed, within the stWieu.e.iio. j i. is unuec. s.-ary tor-pe.ik pa.t > ui..;l ; inn j above, Gen. 11 isti and r 11. maim described in the most glowing ttmi> For fertility oi sod, sumo tunes* ui ui iact and beauty of seeuery, il>e coin.try through winch they travel.e.i is n,n to be surpassed by any region ofsimi. r rat ell! in Texas or elsewhere. i'ne spreading prairies, roiling valleys, ami level uot toms on Hie streams, are as non as toe heart of man couid des.r'-, sunounlen with postoak tr.noer of mu tn-si qn the whole distance—such i.moei a.-. in be particularly adap ed • - .n.u>u, > ~ - j structure and nos a r.i1.W... ls\ <.-•.-• where water oi me pue.- u.n i is -mu..- dant, and as a glazing coilin' \ rt* uu-jo passed U\ any in >fe worlu NolWitha'va truing “Old Bo li n"’ a.vu - ed that a wo i Cotvhi not oi .k ■ hu _ on the Uouldcin route, Wi; l at perfect confidence, lrom die *.u.u..e.u of Gen. aud those a m ..vco panted him on (lie expel, ‘io.., n.t more productive section <i conmiy c scarcely ne tohml in the Union ui.u •oc one m question. At Uak C nek Gen; Busk . o i met a company from El ibi.-O win* u explored carefully the rm .dider mint route, and reported that t>>r ait me clieap and expeditious construction ot a tadioai that portion of the route was equally as “• n-’ ct! >u rttrii-Dtl hv (In; 11 ‘ T I’ ‘ : f ibis oh’ Iv, all *i excellent ‘■ ”i ‘ v ‘ ■ i's i<y r r> t"ff rineens • ’-dvii G**n‘; Ro.*lf in i* • l ; < * rd to our pro's* ■ * - ; m rood over tl n-rno'i* I :o *;*■ -‘ivii. Ha k&ys .lie-ims ’ t ••••*’ Mwd is i iintil the j - • ■ ‘ e - mu. .‘m •jf'yghaiur rita’c.— i • 1 .‘i -iR *.ii|it n.u'’ I*, ii:!S • : <. ‘• ii , t.> (.;• p ---;;i • • * n ■I “ f 1 •• ‘■. •! H t IK* K. C I ,r iu , ■•-’ “ as.* ■ t- lit* um , i:>/ ;rn'.kdiilf-1 f ‘.'b ”.•(■, rfiui. ho- South j ‘ •'*• “ -a.* li ot . r..ute m TejCrts | ; ‘ ‘ “ ‘ ; r ■ ■ i jv.hr sort of I ‘ a .. the L-gl-’-atU!*-, I. j ‘ :t 1 “ ■’ 7 .'rr j ■ ■. m■, m s-. be . is- | • (••••*• :• •v;; ii or- the u•; ! . * •: d-J | *or i ... ~„t. v .* w reread-a i.i.i. OanfF> ........ (i.-s n/}. ! .....in •**: .r; i, ons u. ‘v< i “ •'••••• ‘Umi. ‘mi -s• i;t u■■ e. ■ Unit s!*-1 i ‘ii-tsr fiidiaos were periVeov | ’, - : • .*-*cn : v be parly gave tnoan o-eci! .<)( ‘ <*r jsrr-rt'fji*. ar.ii thev promised i , ‘■* dr* o *ns i- *>o -.1 a-i.il Iwy boys, t.'l | r;v.n n-, m, v iiv the LiusviiS. : * I'-iitv dl'iiv; Ib.*r*3#'ves U-fifieri u. . . w M,|, II w. Me>- “i •’ : o -..i0-.. ibng .. Foil iJc.kusn; ’t aj | H *• “•••o •■,i fP. tom fill', ui.J ( m ■’ ‘-‘.’ i F-r- Ciiigba;,, for their kind ; ■dioa.iMi. —— . i i Oin in- -j.iVHiiniui R ■|)'i , ill'. nii , “f •(aiiroadtioswpanffi I dio Senate of Georgia, or. Saturday ! ! r Mnspiev, i')( *'pa ; ub j, rdduc e ,| 1 a 1 I. to define tl e iifthiiittes of the sever al R R Com put.ins of this Slate, for in jiny i. slot h, or olhtsi- property, iu. tl cied L\ the operation and use of the <•••1 rs, engines, rn iohmery, etc , of said C Hispanic.-; to reguime the mode of proccedi.rr an i define the ‘cos's in such cases, and to repeal all >;uch conflicting laws, now in force. We prestTO hefow a synopsis of the h]l, not so much lor v. ant <>f space, as to I'i-encumbci it oi i>s legal vsi'boseties• ‘•lnch ibough neet*sß.ry in tho statute h‘.i iks i> no-. ss< tidal in a newspaper. >he re.iiv hie recognizes trie existence lids time, of laws (oi the protection off po-peny-owoets in cases of this kind,and ‘ictu s tiiein to have tu-eci drawn up with much cue and pieeidon; tint it pronoun ces il.Liti isieijvc uai, ci.iefly for toe fo;- i iwmg reasons, viz: a! Cr assessment of da ..ages, apt.-ed theiefroui ma. be enter ed l> ti.*- G ‘OiP'Uiy iuteresled, after it has refused to pay the assessment. Buh appeal must be wu'.erctd in the Cick’s office of ibe Superior Cour. of that county i.i which the headquatters oi cluet place of business of the Company is located thus livqutHilly btingmgon the trial at so *, real u distance from tlie party injured, Ia - to-make it impracticable, and often im ! pus -iine itir limi to aitend, or placing a uui t.f tug power to oidam Compensation, | t H-rovg, • v. cut of pecuniary means to hi temi. lo leoi-s-jy which .lifS.uliies it is ptoj-0.-a ci to p&8.( a new An: Sec. l<i. piovidcs; that the several R R. Companies of this Stale shall be held uabie under rules ticr.-inaftur prescribed, i.<r any damage to live s'oek of oilier property (x.cep; tor ansesa.uout of dan.n foi Figii. o( w .;y , iii tin ow net ihereol, i y l l.e rumm.g id cars, iocumoiives, m otiirr i.ftch.uery Upon tiieir roads respect ively; ior u-iii..gus, iii any person in ;hc- I eiiij.l o* oi s icii cm.; aand ‘*uir daai ! Mg- s iio.ie oy nt.y sncii com pans ! u.Ur.i u.eans vo.i suevei ’ I c>ec 2-., pi-.viUes, not only that C.m.- ! piillies snail Ot i!>-;id, but ci(l , un<i all id | their employ ee-.; that ibe parly ii.jureu ! hiiai. noiiiy me company tns tot; itio i.o ----: tier mu t spvcd . die kmd oi p.opciiy d.iin igto oi uea-iO e , me time an-i the place oi occi. 11 cuct-id such damage, ano may lie served pt isOUH *> upon any unite employee ot me si * vOmpatty, toi‘e days <.l I-a.-l Ofclo it ;r-.d; .. v tel- at lilt I'tsi j . e <, e nt any -w hi; e e.:<j -jyee .l s. id cuui ! pny face •yj- u w .r.a., (mt vsitk ; fuji/tee* d-tys *■■■>•.: t. e c.appemng m tu Ilij i. ; il :i ‘ . h'Uvt. lOilCt, so Is-'. > - > ;i : ■ <ii 11 .( :.’ auiuol <& - ! .I :C - |e# igiUclii rt.-i ! . C-i a. : . i'.T'S. fc-i • ’•*■• .UjC .f.Ciloi, ’MI .1 ■*•'• 111 *•:.'. erf.lJ.'. ..1.i.: HI. oi.OWt, i l-U “ * ia.nt ana an-unod* tin icm liii.i l uiic -6i i.i* • may ) vhaii be ae me Sli.ioto-i : (.tbOdcil.t, Coord r. I *> on Rani.ia i Comiw i, iiti.c.; Rvjl; Y-.n ~<• n-r -u, t• !.ii.•. 1 ..a! iv llhill the Util fir. le* n • ays; ••* >vi,n . liu ri.iy (nr niphtl Ol p.u i,.iii1,0,:;l live 611 rClli.er 11. M sum x. ni;.g i-.r .n l excctM.ing,) twenty dollar#, i by Mn ilg,> J • ng oi ii-ti-.n mg cie ease may , ‘ ••; o r* in. h“.'ni .< , n image cloij. , and jI e Kim: <• S].( eie - y p.oi.i riy i* ji.<<i or no.-f oy - J j i- ,) b . u ti In ,nn ti- |i. r, ii ,|j riUitHVig tl 0 j ‘■ i “ill o; (i>t*c a*., v or 01-ier inuclnin ivon | . .u. V :. ; an ot— n.i.o dial • ii<-amount ni UiUUa- I ■ ;,i.i rti ii .h.-.m i--i (I, ymi uru in-rel>\ r. <J:* I r>(t n> ii> ai atiori.") or in p. rent) lo ap,‘.<ai.at lilt.- Ji sue ’ Court trollin', in ih uisini I, ! li. <•., lln; iiiiiiibti nt tin- rli.-tiici in j wtiK-li lli> e .mat u doin-,) by lj oVltirk, A. ‘.i., on Tiiu.'silajr noil, lin n Mini linn: t>> show (nuaf, i. any -xis'si, why Ilia damage snail not be stsrUM.'il uccciiO.>£ lo law. Hus day of 18 . JOHN l)Uhi.” Suction 3-1, provides.; that where ihe part) injured oe.ieves itie damages to ex ceed tie .shall so stale in notice sti vt o; aid my apply to the Justice of Uit iV.ice in ttie District - wln-rein the damage Was done, whose duly it sliali he ii iliow a jury ot five, who may tie noli- I lied tiUur by a cm.stable m the put) in j.iic.: Justice and Jury shall be pi.es.anl \ “ ;,, e C iu.t gnmml at the time -pecifieti ‘• : .'.i'-'in.i .i notice, to hear evidence, .l UI I,e - fii’-'t sworn to do amply |U ad, and uponIIt: 1* verdict, the Jus'icc .•ti.o! tnu-i judgment tor damages and cost it i. e daiiinoes tall short of twenty dol i is, Hu J-us.rce.simply shall aiteod, anti ii if oca imo ihe evidence, enter judg ,,u ll,> Doe plaintifi’ be unable to Cl *” otner testimony than his own, ii ,-1 oi of material fads, lie irtay himself •cs ity , after’ oeiiig sworn that iie Cannot* isla'iosll Ills Case Save hy i* is OWL oath. Ju „iii ni entered ju accordance with ii-.ese reyyiiemeuts shall be final. Tut Justice shrift theu iiiuie ixecution for cosis gri damages,, which maybe execu ted by any levying officer in the State, it [ iuy county wher.e property of defetrdan I in iv bp. fooml. S c ions 4 and 5* provide for adveui siuj us *ale; for pavments of routs; for ; roinpcn>ation to officers and jurors; for fining ilie latter for neglect (rs duly, etc. htec 6, provulesi that any company w hich shall see fit to tertfler compensation i for damages, shall he protected from fur- I 1/itMitjgtlion, if such tend’ r he accepl j ed. ffoot, and the party refusing fail* | ’o recover a larger amount than was ten !da red, he thtrli pay all costs, the Com pany upon payme it of damages assessed shall he discharged. And where jury trial is made necessary, hy the claims ir.g of damages over S2O, in ea.;e lire amount as.-es-cd does not ..exceed that sun;, tire claimant shall pay the difference ;n cos's between jury and Justice trial, leaving the company responsible on!) ■or halartc* of cost and uamagts. Sec 7, provides: That in case of dam age* to property of partners or joint j owners, any one of such joint-owners or j partner* may institute sur-j likewise tlm. authorised agent of ao owner, may li st j tote suit, during the owner’s absence ( joilgmviit obtained in such cases, ha s j live further recovery of dan,ages by othei j jo nt-.owners, partner*, ei absent owner*;! See. 8, Fixe* the tans ami fines of ju- j ro s, wiinesses, officers, &c fur duenarpe j or neglect of duty. Bec. 9, Repeals all rn.Hinting acts! heretofore passed. • . j The Polar Pteaeavclsea. I Com Met line, of trie British ship ! Investigator, has sent home to the Bril j ish sdmiialiv, highly interesting despatch-. I<, detailing his movements in the North ern Polar regions, in sesich of Sir John j Franklin. t om. McClure is of opinion that ihe north west passage may he made by keeping atopg M-e A.mericaa sjjoie.— lielow we make a few ex'rads from lbs despatches, by which it will he 9eea that he had not obtained a.'V lielit.gs of Sit John Franklin: ,s The c.i!'rents along - the coast of else Po lar St-.a appear to be influenced in their | direction more or less by the winds; hm certainly upon the west side of Baring Island there is a permanent set to the eastward. At one time we found it as much as two knots during a perfect calm; and that the flood tides set from the westward we have ascertained btrond a doubt,as the opportunities afforded dur i.igour detention along the western shore of this island gave ample proof. “Tin* prevailing winds along die A mer man shore, and in the Piiuca of A ales Strait, we f und to he N. K , but upon ihe cons* 8 S. V\ . to N. W. “A ship stands’ no chfnce of getting to the westward h\ entering the Polar Sea, the water along sho e being very narrow and wind contrary, and the pack impene* trab'e; but through Prince of Wales Strait and by keeping along the American coast, I conceive it practicable. lbif! wood is in great abundance n. on the east coast of - Prince of Wales Strait, and on | the American shore, also much game. “in this vicinity the hills Dfrotir.d in reindeer and hares, which remain the en tire winter; w e have been very fortunate ir procuring upwards of 4,000 Ills. l ‘The health of the crew has been, end still continues, excellent, without any di minution of number", nor have we f*U the slightest trace cf scurvy. ,: 5t s rr.yi .teuton, if possible, to return to EnglanU this season, touching at Mel ville island and Port Leopold, Imt should v. e not be again heard of, in all probabili ty we shall have been carried into the Polar pack, or to the westward of MM vil e is:at;d, n either of v. h’ch cases any attempt to send succor would only be to increase the cvi 1 , as any ship that enters •he Po'ar pack must be inevitably crush ed; therefore, a depot of provisions, or a ship* at Winter Harbor is the best and on ly certainty for the safety of tire survey ing crew s. “No trace however has been met w ith, or any information obtained from ti e na tives, which could by any possibility lead j to ilie supposition ibai birJ Franklin, or any of bis crews, Lave ever reached j the shore we have visited or searched, tor l.uvo we been more foiluonte with respect to the Enterprise, n t having seen her since parting company at the Straits of Mageiien on the 20th of April, 1550.” The Reposted Filstal of t?#e Eiaa peioi'of cuiua. The fo'lowiiig ih hc letter from Dr. Parker, Score.ary to the United States Legation at Canton, rtferted to hj tele-| gr .pii yesterday. The New Yoik Com (ii- rciai, in which it appears, says it was written on the 3d of September, “I have what l am assuted is confab ed in a private letter from Pekin, that Keen Fudg, the present Emperor, on the 21 of August, fled .0 Gehul, m Tartary, and that PiiuCe VTC-: Chin, fifth brother oi Taou- Kwang, was left in charge of the Empire, and thill the iosUtgcal tioops w ere within six days march of Pekin at that date. ‘‘ibis news bears marks of probability , and the source of my information is as reliable as auy we can ordinarily get in China, la speaking with the Bcrfrolt Con sul, this evening, he informed me that he heard the same news tyro or three days since, which corresponds with the time my informant states the intelligence rt-ached this city. Mr. Robertson seem ed to teceive the inleliigeuce with some doubt. 1 can only say that l think it very likely to prove true, and that Piince Wei-chin is the man of ail others who would ne most likely to be called upon to lake the reins of government. He is the man is said to have written laou-Kwang’s answer to the President’s let.or, denve.ed in 1844 by Ai.. Cushing ” Mklancjiolk iViqiba,—oij Saturday nig: . t John 8. ‘Fate, a clerk in ihe house i t E. A. Glass & Cos , shut luintelf wit! a !evolver, near Bell’s Mills. We lean that he Inis been given to melancholy foi seveial dais past, but nothing seriout was suspected on the pa.t of h a fiieuos Chatianooqn Gozetie. “What are you crying for?” asked lap of a miser, who witnessed un execu lion lately. “ That’s one of my suspended debts,’ replied the mao. “That lellow with hit neck broke owed me fifty dollars.” Nattcj villfe.gllai t Cotihiy. These are names of a i4w county site and county proposed to be laid off from parts of the counties of Franklin end Eibert. TheJjill was passed In Senate on -ie 21st lust. In relation to this.*, new county, and its name, the Savannah’ re publican makes the following remarks: Aaxctvii.lk, llakt County, Ga Wc must refer the reader to our Milfedgevilte iottcr of tins morning, if they would sec the first mention that has ever been made in print of this new town and .county of Georgia. It is proposed in the LeMsla tare to form anew coanty from portions of Bioert and Franklin; the comity to be call ed ilarl and tlie county-town t \lS7cincyville f ail oi which it is proposed to do in from-’ or of Mrs Nancy Hart, one of the bravest ant. truest of women, and a patriotic (te -1 antler of her country’s riglits'in the dark days o. the Revolution, y rs. Hart li. ed in Elbert comity, and the mo and celebrated exploit of her life'was the*k!iling of a Bri tisir soldier, and the capture of four of his companions, who came to hr house in pursuit of an American ‘who had Acap-d tnmn, and white their hands were Vet reeking With the blood of a brave Amen can soldier —[Vide White’s Statistics.] . * ue btat3 of Georgia has honored maov statesmen, patriots, audjsoldiers hv! Mv ta| their names to places, counties. etc. and we trust the memory of Nancy Hart , llve ay l° n S as Georgia does, r sin the town and county of Nanevrii’e Hart county, Georgia. Farther from Mexico ft have been favored will, ihe üb jomyd exoact ir.im a jr vate letter to a ‘ inerm m tms city. It w ill doubtless he ■’b- mierea!; . Gadsden, our Minister is m I't'g a orig smootl.,y with this Oover.,'- ineiil. bis agreed (hat neither Arne, i- Mexican troops shall r ccupv the and spmei. territory in the Mesdia Va|| PV w u e negotiations ere ex; ected by Ge'r! Gaoscen. ihe best fee!dig at present seems t > prevail in the Government * - ward A.-nor,-ans. For instance an A rnencau vessel v, as detected in smoWic* ° r “ l ! f! ver y sl ‘Orrgly suspected,lu (U pm t m Aoapu.co: being detail el, tn J an omcer having been placed on hoard until an examination should take place the capum one night slipped his cable’ i M put out to sea with tlie .officer on board it a w as pur, ue I, overhauled and troueht b.,e*. and then with all his crew thrown Gen I’''* °. n * re P r *dalion from vaen. Gausden, however, ihe v;;c e t ... [ cap ‘.am wire released. ‘ • ‘‘Another case cceured at P >iSo Del Mex’cen ?! a ” f meric#n some ex.e. , cdtle, and vras p j tt - ecd ia isori I’ahM ‘ V.” f Ih, it4 In both r * iner,c ®o Minister interbred, la bom instances, 1 a mJ sa ttef lS(! Ujal ,-^ bt mo J s: . Ll ‘ l ,})e •hex.uua Gflvtru- Vlu Ism! H 7 nurr ; to our Muster mformed him that h - s v teh*s in HCC * de(iU '’ a ” d ‘*>*'*” Exc‘ne,r !in^ pecill( “W* for hi, ,W”p o&*i? “ * Stb ,b,)r * • rr “fan ni S . i, w „ 0 f A° f a g" r pbirajand not m Juubl s/oi-’a JUSI,c8 ’ Uul lliere is 0p..,.,r 0 „ n;‘"‘ fx ‘': ec ! s • li* by U,. ** l>™ mo.ll, U S.ht'f Th W tm aaJer ,1.0 a ,”i[;e „f thV’Tf’f ‘My of Gua<la!uj, e Ilidal-o ” \ r ’ Orleans Picayune. ~- V^ o . {* Marriage f.GaEMo’xv -—The Rev. Antoinette f ‘R rrtwn • . * ... .i,_ t-. . . e U.jbiovrn, tn:a mornnia , , ° delating clergy w-a i/ah, united a ha[i|;y couple in the bone's of h Iv e .’ ‘oik thus probably becoming t T, e -i - Worn in Ih, ia- lere, !' i , n ? department* of n,j .f. !he parties word >O,l nt r n an ;’ EHz * U DeGarimv U h member of the Society of Friends: 8 ® P re^nt state that the Rev. Antoi with Wer i. t througfi w ith the cer.mVpy ~th marked grace nnd proprie'y-omii tmp.’ ,u ' weve '-, allusion to the p i-r,e ----va. injunction. This is a progressive n-,> —when a man can he married well as to a t'irl an 1 it l, on i , ‘ ■ “* “> 011,1 when girl doctoia . ~ / r , dlV i nas ’ undertake the core of boil, bodjr ,J ~,,iIL Vm ~~ “ I” •■'■W 7mm ociALtaii.- . e find in A w‘astern pApur a statement that Brisbane, tie Fourio.ist, who studied the principle of association auu attract,ye industry under Fourier bim sei has come into possession by the death ot bis father, of a large property, amount m-to sacral hundred thousand dollars, w uich no has been inersastag hy judicious railroad speculations. Having in compa ny *ith \ iotorii* Cunsiuerant, the leading h mu jh socialist made a survey of north ern i exaa, during the past season, they ate ab ut buying a inilliou arras of land in the beautiful and fertile put-don of that coun ry. Considerant lias gvino back to France to raise a share of tne funds, an ! B.tsbane has a'ready employed one or two more agents to buy up soidter’s war rants. The proposed’ track lies in the probable route of ihe Great Pacific Rail road, and is described as one of the finest countries in the world. “1 here’s no ti lling what a day will bring forth,” as Mr. Day said wlien Mrs. Day had twins. How melancholy the moon must feci when it has enjoyed the fulness of pros perity, and got reduced ty i;s la-L quar ter. An old lady ia I. wa wki;e recently ia the woods, was bit ten on (lie end ol iivr uogo by a rattlesnake, I ire <!d lady ie covtred, but’ti.e snake diyti! (’orooei’s verdict—'“Poisoued.by; sutili {” What are 30U going to give me for a Christmas present.'” asked n gay dam sel o her lover. “1 have nothing to | give but my humble self,” was the reply, j *‘The smalhsi favur-sgratefully received,” Jw as the merry response of tlie. lath.. No. 48.