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VOL. XV. THE GEORGIA JEFFERSONIAN. 19 PUBLISHED EVEIIY THURSDAY MORNING BY WILLIAM CLINE, At Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per an nnm*. or Two Dollars paid in advance. \i) VKfTnSEMKNTS nr*- mert'cd at OXE f'OLLAR por sotinrc, for the first insertion, and FIFTH CENTS per square, for each insertion t Hereafter. A reaso'.*. .• deduction wilt tie made to those a ho adverts* : hy the yoar. All ndvr.tisements not otherwise ordered, wilt heeor tift'orf till fnrliiH. ’Tj T ‘.ALES OF LANDS hy Administrators, Ivy*-< itors or Guardian? are required !>) law to he Held on tho first Tuesday in the month, between the hours ot ten in Itie forenoon ttnd three in the afternoon, at the Court-Hou<' i in the county in wliifh the land is situated. Notice of ihrse sale, .oust he siren in a |*ihlic “nz'’tte FORTY DAYS previous ’o the dav of sale. .S i thl.vOP NEGROES must he made at pah he auction oil the lirst Tuesday of the month, be ; weftn the usual hours of sale, at the place of puli in: silos in the county where the letters Testa neoUry, of Adininistration or Guardianship inn In,we been planted; first “ivins FORTY DAY notice tl.cr.-ofin one of the public gazettes of th Sf.i*.-, and at the court house whe e such salearsi 1,.- K. he’d. Ne’ ce for ttie sale of Personal Property must >--■ given in like manner FORTY DAYS previous : f ! lie day of j>:ilc. Notice ta Debtor? and Creditors of an estate ..'last he published FORTY DAYS. Notion that application will he madeto the Court Ordinary for i.eave to sell land must be pali sh-I lor TIVO MONTHS , Notice for leave to sell negroes must he published TWO MONTHS before any order ab j.o'nie ahall be made thereon hy the Court. CITATIONS fur Letters of Administration must he published thirty days; for Dismission tb-un Administration, monthly six months; lor D>s ni*sinn Irom Guardianship, forty day •. • Hole* for ‘lie Foreclosure of Mortgage must he published monthly for four months, csta i filing lost papers, lor I lie full space of three months; for compelling titles from Executors to F f r n‘n , s'n*i.r whom a bond hnshei n ••iv'iian Fiom the Philadelphia Ledger, May 2d. Palestine Mostg;ed t the Roth cliilds. It is said, abroad, that Palestine has been mortgaged to the Rothschilds, as se curity for & loan advanced to the Sultan. The rumor further asserts, that, among the possibilities of the future, is the erec tion of Palestine, on the conclusion of a }K?ace, into the Jewish kingdom, under the dynasty of the Rothschilds. That serious territorial alterations will grow out of the pending war, is iucontcstible; and this snggestion regarding Palestine, however visionary it may seem, is, therefore, not quite absurd. That Palestine should fall into the pos - session of some other people than the Turks is desirable, on many accounts.— .Situated, as it is, at a distance from the central government, and liable continually to the exactions of Pachas, or the indif ferencc of Governors, it offers no sufficient inducements for capital to settle there, or industry to remain. It is, consequently, in a state of progressive decay. Agricul ture is neglected, trade finds “little to sup port it, and ignorance, superstition and vA-e domineer over the land. Prom the furthest shores of Nazareth to the South ern waters of the Dead Sea, a curse seems to hang over the country, blighting it like a pestilence, or a flight of Egyptian lo custs There was a time, however, when Pales tine was the most flourishing region, per haps, on the face of the globe. Its valleys were filled with the low of cattle—its terraced hill sides glowed with golden crops; the vine dotted the landscape with purple grapes; and an almost continuous j line of villages crowned the acclivities,- in j sight of each other, from tho desert of j Idumea on the South to Mount Libanus on the North. ‘Thereis a reason to be-! lieve, that at the beginning of the Chris tian era, the whole land was like a vast suburb. ‘1 he four Gospels are full of al lusions which warrant this conclusion But now desolation broods over the entire prospect. The foot-prints of successive invaders have deeply dented the surface of the country. The rotnud, battlematcd tow erg of the Crusaders, rise amid the ruins | of old Roman works, while modern Tur > fcish fortresses lift themselves above the! blackened walls of Roman castles. The j axe and fire have gone over this once fair region in repeated surges of blood and conflagration. Centuries of war and op pression have exhausted the spirit of the people, have destroyed the old improve 1 nents, have turned what was once a con tinuous garden and vineyard into a com parative desert. No man can remember what Palestine once was, aud recall what itisa tpresent, without wishing that equal laws aud liberal institutions might restore It to its former splendor. The creation of a Jewish kingdom promises the speediest method of arriving at this. There are millions of Hebrews scattered over Europe, who would avail themselves of such a restoration, to return to the land of their fathers. Poland and Russia, especially, swarm with them. The oppression under which they suffer, wher ever the Czar holds sway, would be an additional inducement for them to emi grate lo Palestine. A Jew in Russia cannot wear a beard as he wishes, cannot appear in certain garments, cannot import even the Hebrew Scriptures, cannot en joy the common rights of a citizen. When we consider the adventurous character of the rnee, and recall the great Jewish ex odus which is even now going on, we can not see any difficulty in the way of a Jewish emigration, such as would popu late Palestine in a very few years. There are difficulties iu the way, how ever, and serious ones. A small kingdom like Palestine proper would bo, would hardly sustain Itself against its mightier neighbors. But if, as appearances begin to indicate, the present war will end in tho reconstruction of Turkey; and if that reconstruction should be based on a fede ral Union, under the Sultan, of various independent provinces, then we see no reason why a Hebrew principality might not take its place in such a union, side by *idc with a Servian, a Russian, or an Al banian one. From llc Vermont Chronicle. Rothschild and Palestine. “It is rumored in Paris that M. do Rothschild had offered to accept the terras proposed for the Turkish loan, or even to ad ranee a larger smn, urovided a mort gage was given hi 11 on Palestine.” This rumor is highly suggestive. Every reflecting Christian must have had frequent thoughts of the Jews, of Palestine, and of the precious promises and prophecies laid up for them in the Bible, during the thickening of the war plot, which now must inevitably involve all Europe. The great battle of Armageddon—the angel standing in the sun calling all the fowls to the feast of the great God —the treading of the winepress without the city, and the blood coining to the horses’ bridles, are passages of holy writ that come up before the mind with awful grandeur, clothed with the idea of a possible fulfil ment within a short time! Palestine is the Lord’s inheritance, reserved for the seed of Abraham The Turkish power holds it. Its downfall is imminent.; and Who next shall own Palestine? Evidently the Jews. ‘I he World has wondered at the wealth of the Rothschilds. They are Jews Why has Providence raised them up and placed in their hands an amount of wealth equal to that of an entire kingdom? May it not be for such a time as this? The Turkish power straightened for money to fight against the Russians, comes to one of the Jew r s to borrow—he asks a mort gage on Palestine, and on this condition offers more money than Turkey asks. The Sultan knowing Palestine is one por tion of his dominions on which the Empe ror of Russia has fixed his covetous eyes, that he may command the Mediterranean and Red Seas, and also the mouths of the Nile, would the more readily mortgage it to Rothschild, to put it as far from the enemy as possible, and identify it with the interest of Western Europe, and by this means the more effectually secure the aid of England and France. In the event Turkey is swallowed up—the mortgage lies unredeemed —Palestine is once more the property of an Israelite. But Russia is determined to have it—but to obtain it she must fight all Europe—and the last great conflict is on this sacred ground.— New forms of government arise all over Europe, aud the Jews return to their fatherland under the deed of Rothschild. These are thoughts which quickly sprung in our minds upon reading the above few lines. There are other remarkable facts con nected with this subject, worthy of note. There is, for instance, scarcely a Hebrew of any wealth, either in this or any other country, but what possesses it in actual cash, or in valuables which can easily be converted into cash. Iu many if not most of the European nations they are not per mitted to hold landed property of any kind; and from the oppressive course of most of these nations towards them, in robbing them by exorbitant and oft re peated taxation, they are compelled to hide and secure their rarotiev, and frequent ly put on the appearance of extreme pov erty when they are quite wealthy. It is quite impossible to estimate the aggre gate amount of wealth in their possession. It is well known that many of them arc; money lenders to large amounts. The unjust and rapacious policy of the Euro pean governments causes their wealth to be retained among themselves and in crease rapidly; for while the other sub jects of the realm invest their money iu real estate, manufactories, rail-roads, ships and trade, and are heavily taxed for the ! support of government, the Jew feigns himself poor, invests nothing, pays as little tax as possible, and compounds his ready money cent per cent every few years. Thou sands and tens of thousands of them, while they pretend to be small dealers, peddlars of trinkets and the like, have their thou sands,-tern of thousands, if not millions out at twenty, thirty or forty per cent, interest. Any one can estimate what a vast sum will accumulate iu their hands in a few years by such extravagant gains. In connection with these facts, well known to be such, it may be asked, What is to become of the vast quantities of gold ! ‘-ow being dug from the earth iu Califor nia, Australia, and many other plaees, and coined into circulating medium? The casual observer can see no other result, as gold is the standard of value, than a ru inous appreciation of every marketable commodity, until a man’s dinner will cost its weight in coin. But the Great Govern or of All has, no doubt, wiser purposes to accomplish, and may not the repeopling of Palestine by a wealthy and powerful nation, and the spread of population, civil ization and refinement throughout the East, commencing at Palestine as the nu cleus of the resuscitation of the land of Paradise, be the mighty drain which is to curry off this immense surplus, no small portion of which will be carried to Pales tine by the Jews themselves? The tho’t is at least worth a moment’s reflection. Again, as to the gold—Can the gov ernment of Great Britain sustain that little island much longer as the head of a powerful nation? Will she not soon bend and break under Ler enormous load of debt and taxation? And when she does, what then becomes of her vast Indie pos sessions? Will they uot set up for them, selves, and become a powerful commercial nation iu her stead? As to the great bat tle of Armageddon and the tremendous fight between Gog and Magog,* we do not pretend to know much about them, and shall leave them to the learned Pandits who unravel prophecy. Wo have uot got that far yet. We are merely trying to trace cause and effect. * Note. —Are not those term* a corruption o! rn and “no 4J r ojj,’* and trioy not this great prophetic contest refer to the Maine Lqm.r GLocs tion, and the mighty war now waging between the liquor men and lire untie*? Where is Uncle ! Dlliii. y or u*ct<! I’.en, to cnti-ditcn u> ‘ THE GEORGIA JEFFERSONIAN. GRIFFIN, (GA.) THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 22, 1854. The following piece of intelligence in connection with the above subject, was published about two years Ago, by which it will be seen, that the project of selling the Holy Land to the Rothschilds is five years old at the least, if not older. The report, as published two years ag& was uot. true then, but that does not argue that it may not .be true now. Circum stances alter cases. The Sublime Porte was not in as tight a place then as he is now, and the extreme need of the Sultan may induce him to do now what he would uot listen to five years ago We copy the following from a New York paper of June, 1852. Rothschild the Head of Israel.—The Paris correspondent of the Evangelist writes as follows: “Strange news reaches us from Con stantinople. I should not mention these rumors, if something similar had uot been announced three years ago. I quote the report without guaranteeing its truth.— “Syria has been ceded to Mr. Rothschild for 500 millions of francs. It is not known yet whether he assumes the title of King or Pacha; it is certain that he proposes to rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple of Sol omon; there are to be chapels for all re ligions; a line of steamers from Beyrout to Marseilles, and a rail way from Alexan dria to Constantinople. The new States of M. Rothschild abouud in iron ore and forests of valuable timber. It is said that M. Rothschild will appeal to his co religionists to return to the land of their fathers, to possess the tents of Abraham and Jacob.”— Ed. Ga. Jeff From the Providence Journal, June G. A Furious Elephant at Largo. The large elephant Hannibal, attached lo the Broadway menagerie, which was on exhibition at Pawtucket on the 3d hist , got loose from his keener on the way from Pawtucket lo Fall River, eaN ly \ esterday morning. Before starting his keeper made him lift the hinder part of a wagon loaded w.lh 3,500 pounds, for the purpose of getting it into line.— b is supposed that this, although not un usual, might have suggested to him the mode of attack w hich he adopted after wards. When about seven miles from Pawtucket he became furious, turned up on his keeper, who h.ul to fly for his life and lake refuge in a house, got free, and rushed along tha road, destroying every thing iD his way. Meeting horse and wagon belonging to Mr. Stafford Short, lie thiusl Ins tusk into the horse and lift ed horse, wagon aud rider into the air.— He mangled the horse terribly and car ried him about fifty seer, and threw the dead body into a pond. The wagon was broken to pieces, and Mr. Short consid erably hurt. The elephant broke one off his enormous tusks in the encounter A mile further the elephant, now more furious, attacked in the same mans ner a horse and wagon, with Mr. Thnm as 11. Peck aud hi* sou. He broke the wagon and wounded ine horse, which ran away. Mr. Peck was pretty badiyt hurt in the hip. Wuiie the keepais w ere engaged ii; securing the smaller elephant, who had not, how eve., nianiiested any signs of in subordination, the larger one got off ftom them, and went through Barney vilie, when Mr. Mason Barney and a noth nr man mounted their horses and kepi on his track as near to him as was prudent, giving warning of the and inger to the pas sengers whom they met on the way The elephant would occasionally turn to ; look at them, but did not attempt to mo iest them. The next man in ti> path was Mr.i Pearce, wh > was riding wi;h hL litilei son in a one horse wag m. He was corn-; iug towards the elephaui, and being! warned by Mr. Barney, turned around 1 and put the horse to his speedy hat the ! elephant overtook him, and seizing the , wagon, threw it into the air, dashing i! to pieces, and breaking tho collar bone and arm of Mr. Pearce. The horse, dis engaged from the wagon, escaped with the fore wheels, and the elephant gave chase for eight miles, but did not caich him. Ihe elephant came back from hi j unsuccessful pursuit, and took up his march again on the main rord, where he next encountered Mr. J. Eddy, with a horse and wagon He threw up the whole establishment, in the same way. as before, smashed the wagon, killed the horse, and wounded Mr. Eddy. He threw’ the horse twenty feet over a fence into the adjoining lot, then broke down the fence, went over and picked up the dead horse and deposited him in the road, where he haJ first met him. He killed one other horse, and pursued’ an other, who fled to a barn; the elephant followed, but at the door was met by a fierce bulldog, which bit his leg and drove him off. Once on the route, the keeper being ahead of him, saw him plunge over a \va 1 and make fora house. The keeper got into the house first, hur ried the frightened people wi hin to the upper story,and providing himself with an axe, succeeded iu driving olFthe furi ous beast. Tire elephant finally exhaust ed his strength, and laid himself down in the hushes, about two miles from Slade’s Feriy. Here he was secured with chains and carried over the ferry to Fall River. A part of the time he ran at the rate of a mile in three miuutes. What will become of the country noio? — The Common Council of the city of Pro vidence have voted to make uo appropria tion for the public celebration of the 4th of July, and have directed the bells of the churches to be tolled for oue hour in the morning, one hour at noon, and one hour at sundown, on account of the passage of the Nebraska bill and the recent proceed ings under the Fugitive Slave act. a Nebraska. —Tlve German emigrants are pouring into Nebraska in crowds. Se ven hundred and thirty passed through Cincinnati one day last week, on their way , to the territory. c PREMIUM LIST For the Eighth Annual Fair OF THE Central AjncuUuval Society of the State O?GBOaaiA. To be held, at Augusta, n n the 23d to the 28 th October, 1854. y-Ut: . 1 For best speclrjua of Sewing Silk, $2 2 Fdr best do jvf Reeled do 2 3 For best do half bushel of Cocoons, N 3 4 For best Stocking®, <>r half hose, 2 5 For best Handkerchief or Shawl $ 5 6 For best specimen of Silk and Wool Cloth, 3 yds, ft 7 For best do” Cotton do do 5 NEEDLE, SHELL AND FANCY WORK. Knitting Netting and Crotchet, in Thread. 1 For best Collar and Chemisette, $5 2 For best Undersleeves, 3 3 For best Handkerchief, 3 4 For best inornjng Cap, 1 5 For best Infant’s do 1 6 For best Infant’s Waist, 1 7 For best Child’s Hat, 3 8 For best Child’s Socks, 1 9 For best Cradle Quilt, ft 10 For best Counterpane, 10 11 For best Fringe and Lace, 5 , 12 F’or best ‘‘Tiuy,” 3 13 For best Bonnet, ft 14 For best Cape (Beithe) 3 15 For best Shawl, ft F, ench Needlework. 1 For the most beautiful Collar and Chemisette, sft 2 For do do do Under sleeves, 3 3 For do do do Hand kerchief, 3 4 For do do d 0 Morn ing Cap, 1 5 For do do do Shawl, 3 6 For do do do Mantle 3 Patch Wo ktn Cotton , fyc. 1 For best patch work Quilt in Cotton, $lO 2 For best patch work Quilt in Silk, 10 3 do do raised work Quilt, 10 4 do do imitation of Marsailles, 10 3do dd Woven Counterpane maue,) 10 6 do do Cloak and Mantle, ft 7 do do Shawl, ft 8 do do Scarf for neck, 3 9 do do Pair of Undersleeves, 3 10 do do Head Dress, 3 11 do do Chilu’s Hat or Cap, 3 12 do do Child’s Spencer or Sack, 2 13 do do Counterpane, 10 14 do do Cradle Quilt, 5 15 do do Reticule, 2 16 do do Purse, 1 17 do do Gloves, 2 18 do do Hose, long or short, 5 19 do do Child’s Socks, 1 20 do do Lamp or Vase Mat, 2 Spanish and American Needlework. 1 For trest Collar and Chemisette, $5 2 do do UnfWsieeves, 2 3 do do Handkerchief, 3 4do do Berthe Cape, 3 5 do do Child’s Dress, 2 Straw or similar I'abrics. 1 Foi the best Bonnet, Hat or Cap, each, $5 Wax and Shell Work. 1 For best Was Work in fruit and flowers, $5 2do do specimen of Shell Work, 5 SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES O THER THAN DOMESTIC. 1 For best bale Osnaburgs, 8 oun ces to the yard, $lO 2 do do do Shirting, 10 3 do do do Sheeting, 10 4 do do do Kerseys, 10 5 do do do Stripes,’ 10 G do do do Plains, 10 7 do do do Bed Ticking, 5 Bdo do double Cotton Mattress, 5 9 do da do Shuck do 5 10 do dr do Moss do 10 11 do do do Hair do 10 12 do do coil Hemp Rope, South ern manufacture, 16 13 do do do Cotton do do do 10 14 do do ciw-DJkr Grass Rope do do 5 15 do do do Plow Lines, ft 16 do do aud greatest variety of Cotton Cordage, 10 17 do do Wrapping Twine, 5 IS do do sample Cotton Halting, 10 19 do do tfo Cotton Sacking, ftr 20 do do bale Colton Yarn, com prising all the Numbers, 10 21 do do piece of Bagging, made of Cotton, lo 22 do do do made of Long or Southern moss, 10 23 do do do Cashmere, South ern 1 ntfanuffacture, 10 24 do do do Plains, do do ft 25 do do do Satiuetts do do ft 26 do do do Lindseys or Kcr sevs, do do ft 27 do do do Serge, Southern manufacture, ft 28 do do case of Bleached Cotton Goods, 20 29 do do piece of Plain Flannel, Southern manufacture, 5 30 do do do Twilled do do do 5 31 do do bale ot Blankets, South ern wool and of Southern manufac ture, 20 32 do do piece of Broadcloth, 20 33 do do da Carpeting, 20 M USIC AL JL\S r RUME N rs. 1 Best made, $25 2 do Violin, do do 5 3 do Flute, do do 10 CLOTiiINO, &e. 1 For the best suit of Clothes, made at the South, to consist of O ver-coat, Dress coat, Vest and Pants, silver cup, 10 2 For the best suit of Clothes, made at the South, ami of material manufactured at the South, to con sist of Great coat, Dress coat, Vest and Pants, silver cup, 10 3 For the best Gent’s Hat, manu factured at the South, silver cup, 10 4 For the bert dozan Negro Itais, manufactured at the Sooth,. silver cup, 10 MaNUFACTURFS OF STONE, MARBLE, 4sC. 5 Best and largest exhibition of Stone Ware, 5$ 6 Best Georgia Mill Rock for grinding Indian Corn, 10 Important from Japan. The English papers received by the Arc* tic contain the important announcement; under date of Shanghai, April j. 2, that Commodore Perry has succeeded in the object of Ills visit to Jeddo, and that simi lar advantages have been obtained for the commerce of that country that had previ ously been conceded to Russia. The same condition is contained iu both treaties— namely, that three ports arc to be opened in a year. The latest advices from Shang hai, under date of March 27, stated that Coaunodore Perry was hourly expected there on his return from Jeddo, and it is probable, therefore, the statement of the English papers is correct. Such a result will fully vindicate the Japan expedition from the unmerited abuse expended upon it, and open to the commerce of our coun try an immense field for its profitable em ployment —Baltimore American , 9//t. The Jatav Trade.— Mr. Silas E. Bur rows, one of our most prominent merchants, immediately after the receipt of the news relative to the opening of the ports of Ja pan to the trade of the world, conceived the idea of making a voyage to Jeddo for the purpose of ascertaining the truth of the rumor, and if so to open a trade at enco with the Japanese. For this purpose he has fitted out one of his clippers—the Race Hound, but which, for the trip lie has named the Lady Pierce, in honor of our present Chief Magistrate—-and sailed yesterday. There is no question of the fact, that if the rumor be correct, San Fraucisco, from her position, is destined to enjoy a large share of the benefits to be derived from this new field of commercial enterprise; but so far as Mr. Burrows is concerned, we believe that with him, mon ey, at leflst in the present instance, is only a second consideration, and that his prin cipal object is to attaiu to the distinction of being set down as the pioneer of the Japan trade. To effect his object, Mr. Burrows has laid iu a large cargo of bijouterie, intended as presents for the Japanese, aud some 1,800 or 2,000 gold dollars for all who board the ship indiscriminately. He also takes with him two Japanese interpreters, and, in fact, lie has taken every means to ensure success. The Lady Pierce is a beautiful little clipper, fitted up iu the most costly and luxurious manner. Her cabins and general appointments fully e qual those of most magnificent of our floating palaces She also mounts five guns of small calibre, uot so much to intim idate, as for her owu protection in case of attack from any of the Hong Kong pirates who infect those waters Her mission is essentially pacific. It is expected she will make the voyage inside of forty days; and if Commodore Perry and his squadron should be anchored off Jeddo at the time of her arrival, it will no doubt be a joyful surprise for him to find an American mer chant the lirst to avail himself of the ne gotiation in-4i’hich he lias been engaged, but the honor of conducting which to a successful termination, if rumor be correct, is to be awarded to others. This expedi tion of Mr. Burrows.is to be regarded with considerable iute-est, and advices will be anxiously looked for from him. —San Francisco Herald , May 12. Important from Cuba. Late news from the “Queen of the An tilles” possesses considerable interest. The most important item is the proclamation of the Captain General, dated the 30th ult The following is a synopsis of it: “ I'he constant and concealed enemies of the Spanish race, who lose no opportu nity of fomenting by calumnies the discon tent of the inhabitants of Cuba, have for some time propagated the most ridiculous absurdities with respect to the supposed abolition intentions of the Government; misinterpreting the natural meaning of the words and phrases of the official documents, and of supposed secret treaties, which have never existed, and which never will exist. ! hey have succeeded in scattering some alarm among simple minded people. It is your duty, at tlie same time that you give the most punctual observance to the decrees of the Queen, hereby remitted, to punish with a strong hand the propagators of these subversive calumnies, ***** and to assure, at the same time, the’ pro prietors of slaves the legitimate and tran quil possession of their property. ” The proclamation goes on to state that the slaves in the Island are much better off than the poor white inhabitants of Eu rope; that the Spanish Government never was, and never would be the tool of any foreign power; and that humauity no less than public interest demands that the in stitutions of the Island shall remain in their present condition. Under the Span ish Government, it is sledged, the Is land has increased in wealth and happi ness, so as to become a special object of envy to a powerful people. The procla mation concludes by requesting the officers to impress on the people the propriety of being vigilant. “Perhaps even now, anew fiilibustering foray is preparing an occasion for the troops and Cabans to display that loyalty which, on previous occasions has been so triumphant.” Condition of Cuba.— A letter from a New Yorker in Cuba, says the Baltimore Sun, which we find in the Journal of Com merce, says that having seen the principal parts of that Island, and noted the fortifi cations and preparations for active war, he is satisfied that the people of the Uni ted States have been systematically de ceived by publications which have inten tionally misrepresented many things too obvious for'mistake. There are twenty four thousand regular troops on the island, and to these will soon be added three thousand uegro troops, to be attached to each battalion as flank companies The number of frigates, armed frigates and “guarda costas,” all manned, and on the coast and in the harbors, is four times greater than is generally known hero, and there are also a number of vessels which umy easily be converted into vessels of war of from ten to twenty guns, besides which, four steamers and six ships of the line are now on the way to Cuba, in con voy of transports, with six thousand regu lar troops, one thousand of whom are ar tillerists. This writer adds: “ A register of ail the landholder? and | royalists, and those suspeeted, is in the j hands of the Governor. AH those who j can be relied upon, and those suspected, I are noted. In the hands of the fofiitw, arms will bo placed in the event of inva sion, and all suspected will be immediately arrested. The ammunition and arms are carefully guarded, and arrangements ar< made in case of trouble to pass all public and private treasure into the Moro Castle. The foolish young fellows in the States who join the filibusters in expectation of plunder and easy conquest, will be disap pointed—and, instead of realizing these expectations, will find defeat-death--or imprisonment. The natives of the island supposed to be friendly to revolution are a feeble race, igrtorant of military matters, without organization, arms or concert— and will disappoint the expectations of their friends in the United States.” Interesting from Washington. Our Relations with Spain—Aspect of the Cuban Question —News from Madrid. Washington, June 9th, 1834. We learn from undoubted authority that Mr. Soule has written to the State De partment that the grouuds .assumed by the Spanish Government in relation to the Black Warrior affair, were—first, that that vessel violated the law, and was just ly fined; that the application for liberty to make a post entry of her cargo was not made within the time allowed by law. Finally, that, as her agents at Havana have coutossed their fault, and implored remission of forfeiture, the same had been remitted and that matter had been adjust ed. That the Cuban authorities, so far from having a disposition to annoy, are only, anxious, and will continue to manifest that anxiety to facilitate the trade of the United States, and that the Black Wrirrior has been placed upon the same footing with the United States mail steamers. It will be seen from this, that Spain places her remission of the $6,000 fine upon the ground of mercy, and not justice; that as the ownefs of the Black Warrior have ‘ confessed’ ’ their fault, and “implo red” forgiveness, they are forgiven. The words quoted appear in the original Span ish decree, and are given by Mr. Soule in his official despatch to the State Depart raent. The charges against the Cuban officials of being inimical to the United States, are repudiated by the Spanish government, and their conduct lauded in the highest degree. Such a “settlement” of the diffi culty is a triumph to Spain, aud will not be regarded as particularly flattering to the United States. We arc also informed that the sale of Cuba to the United States, is openly dis cussed by intelligent Spaniards, in private life, in Madrid; though as yet neither the papers or officials dare speak of it. The public mind, however, about the court is entertaining it. This is certainly a pro gressive step in the matter, and as such is entitled to be regarded as of sonic signili- ! canoe. All Spanish letters received here, agree in declaring that Mr. Soule, with that velvet coat exquisitely embroidered, is very intimate with Queen Isabel Seguuda, who drinks, flirts, smokes, &c &e. when, where, and with whom she pleases. Isa bel also wants money, and the two hun dred million Air. Soule lias hinted at as the sum which the United States are will ing to pay for Cuba, would find a greedy j acceptor in her, had she the power to take it. But the rumor that Spain lias agreed to sell Cuba, or has hinted such a thing, is, up to the present hour, entirely fabu lous, so far as the State Department has any knowledge There are symptom's that the President is giving way upon the idea of sending the Commissioners to Spain. It is still under discuss on. 1 lie President believes that the prepar atory steps for preserving Cuba in the hands of Spain, or making it African, as an alternative, have been taken This, lie thinks, does not admit of a doubt; and lie also believes it our duty to prevent the latter course at all hazards, lie declares that he wifi soon say as much to Congress, and ask its action.— N. Y. Herald. Terriffic Explosion. The following terriffic explosion, it will be seen from the date, occurred three weeks ago. ’ Our columns have been so crowded with foreign matter and the Bos ton riot, that we have not been able to fiud room for it earlier than tc-lay. Wilmington, Del. May 31.—About a quarter to 11 o’clock this morning, tliiee wagons loaded with five tons of powder, belonging to Messrs. Dupont & Cos. ex ploded at the corner of 14th and Orange streets, killing John Kcese, Tlios. Tailey and Chambers, the drivers, ayoun; man In the employ of James E. Price, and a colored servant woman at Bishop Lee’s Fifteen horses were also killed. John McLaughin’s child is missing.— Thomas Hughes’ wife and child were seri ously injured, and Win. McCoy and Mrs. iiichard Reynolds were badly hurt. The residence of Bishop Lee, James E. Price, and five others, with six stables, were completely destroyed, and seventy-five other houses badly damaged. Many per sons were slightly cut and hurt. The loss is estimated at $50,000. \ The scene where the explosion occur red exceeds description. The neighbor-! hood looks as though an earthquake had takeu place. There were three large teams, containing 450 kegs, estimated at five tons, on their way from the mills to be shipped at the wharf. The explosion took place opposite Bishop Lee’s elegant residence, the last wagon being opposite Orange street and the head one about sixty feet in advance. It is not known which exploded first. The Bishop’s house was terribly shat tered, the'roof being lifted off and broken in fragments, the front wall driven out. the floors broken up, every window aud i door torn from their places, and the beau tiful garden destroyed. A servant wo man and child were in the house, the latter of whom was slightly and the former bad ly cut. Bishop Lee and family were ab seut attending the convention of the Dio cese of St. Andrew’s church, a few sun ires off. ! Three houses on Orange, below 14th street, were completely destroyed. One of them, a frame structure, not a portion was left. A young frisfcmafi, boarding .with Mrs. VlcLanghin, was fatally injured and died shortly afterwards. McLaughin was badly i ;iit, his clothes being torn off of him, and nis wife very seriously hurt. His child fell into the cellar and was taken out of the ruins uninjured. The residence of James Canhy, at the corner ot Market and 14lh streets, was terribly shattered and will have to be torn down. The inmates were badly cut with glass and falling plaster. His brick stable and barn, together with his carriages and fine garden, were destroyed. On the opposite side the elegunt resi dence of James E. Price was so much in jured that it Will have to be rebuilt ’ Ou the South side the. barns aud sta ples of John E. Price, Joseph Price and ! Jas. E. Price were alt completely destroy ed. In the latter a colored man, named Henry was killed. The trees along the streets and in the gardens were stripped of their leave’s, and some of them torn up by the roots The fragments of the wag ons, and horses, and drivers were blown in various directions. A lmman arm was found at the distance of 300 foet. One of the drivers was blown over the trees, and the fragments lodged on the shores of the Brandywine, behind Bishop Lee’s house. All the walls and other objects in the buildings injured were driven towards the place of explosion The gfeut vacuum caused by the explosion, had caused the air in the house to burst them. In Price’s house, the heavy folding doors, which were closed at the time, were forced violently from their hinges, to the eud of the robm. The windows and doors iu every case were driven outward. The tire of one of the wagons, weighing 100 lbs., was thrown to a distance of 200 feet, and the fragments of another tire, 4 wiches broad, were driven nearly through the trunk of a large tree. Though nothing bat small pieces can be found of the wa gons, the places where each stood are marked iu the bed of the road, which has been sunk in nearly 2 feet. On Market street, adjoining the resi dence of Jas E. Price, the elegant dwell ings of J. R. Plates, J. H. Price, aud J. T Price have been greatly injured, and the furniture, &c broken. Seven dwellings on 13th street, called Bright’s Row, were much damaged in the windows aud walls. The explosion caused a terrible sensation in the city, and the people rushed out from their dwellings.— A gentleman riding on horseback at some distance felt the ground tremble and was lifted upon liis hdrsd, and seeing the win - dows falling into the street thought an earthquake had occurred. Many think that persons passing at the* time were killed and no traces of them left So far, those before mentioned are the only ones known to have been killed. The explosion was felt 33 miles south of Wilmington. The total loss is estimated at not less than $75,000, including the powder and teams, Valued at $5,000. Messrs. Dupont are oh the ground doing all they can to alleviate the distresses of the sufferers, and express their determination to pay for all damage done to property. •indse Douglas An entertainment was given the Bth inst (Thursday night,) to this distinguish ed Senator, at Delmonico’s Hotel, New York. On that occasion, Judge Douglas laid down the provisions and exemptions in relation to slavery, and the principles of the democratic party touching the same point, in a very few words. The following extract from his remarks will show that while there are such men to give tone and direction to Northern sentiment, we need uot despair of the preservation of the U nion, and of the rights which it was design ed to protect: “I will say also, that in our advocacy of this bill we only stand where we stood in 1848, and the opposition stand where the Wilinot men stood at the same time. It is the same principle, and it is the principle which this people will yet desire to see immovably established, that Congress shall not interfere with slavery, save in the two instances mentioned in the Constitution, to wit: The Constitution provides that the Slave Trade shall cease after tweuty years from its adoption. That power has beeu exercised. The Constitution also provides for the giving up of fugitive slaves; that has also been enforced. It contehJplates interference in no other instance There is nothing in the letter or spirit of the Constitution that would justify or tolerate it in any other case. Then I understand, with the platform of tjife National Democ racy, that Congre s is never to interfere witu this question, save in the instances mentioned in the Constitution, and In those instances, that the law is to be executed, no matter what the result may be. (Ap plause ) With this chart to guide us, it seems our path is very plain and simple; we have only to adhere lo our principles —to act with those who carry out those principles, and the democratic party is the only party that can be relied upon to car ry out the principles of the Constitution in their letter and in their spirit. “I believe that the democracy will soon be united throughout the length and breadth of this land—North- and South in favor of the great democratic creed up on this subject, and especially of the great principles to which I have referred. Mr. President, I will not detain you by making a speech on this occasion. I have been compelled to discuss tlie question so often this year, that really there is nothing new to be said. It is an easy subject ou which to speak—it is one upon which your heart opens out readily, and you really know not when to close your remarks * once you branch out upon it. I will dose what I have to say, by an expression of tlie firm conviction that, if we carry out the prin ciples of self government in the Territories, and equality in all the States, and a rigid enforcement of the laws in respect to fugi tives from labor, agitation will be banish ed from tho halls of Congress, and the ibolitionists will soon find that they bare lost their calling, and Ifctve no more.fuel |to fee I the lire.” [Loud a-pp! 1 . No. 25*