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CflMtitntiDMlrst k JUpuhlir. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR. OFFICE ON MeINTOSII-STREET, third door from tiik north-west corner of BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Dailypaper (if paid in advance) ....per annum. .$8 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 2 00 1 Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.] Arrival of the Steamer America. Halifax, Aug. 16th. The steamer America arrived this afternoon, bringing Liverpool dates of the 6th inst., and ] 14 passengers. She passed the Arabia going in. England. —Lord John Russell had brought forward in Parliament his plan for the settlement of the Jamaica grants. Lieut. Maury had explained his wind and tide theories to a meeting of Liverpool merchants and had been cordially recieved. Russia and Turkey. —The Eastern question was nearly decided one way or the other, but the aspect of affairs did not look promising of peace.it The Czar’s final answer could not be known until the 12th of August. It he accep ted the propositions of the three Powers, his troops must be withdrawn from the Piincipali ties. The conference at Vienna, in pursuance of arrangements, will conclude a treaty to protect Turkey, at all hazards, for all time to come. It the Czar refuses the ultimatum, or evades a reply .the allied fleets will enter the Bosphorus, and further active measures be taken to maintain the integ rity of Turkey. The conduct of the Russian General in the Principalities iodicates the intention to maintain permanent possession. Russia exhibits no signs of retraction. The bulk of the Russian army was advancing inta Wallachia. The Russian Admiral had gone to Sebastopool, to review the fleet there. The Russians were also Notifying Jassy and Eucha rist. The report that Turkey had already recalled the Hospodars is doubted. The warlike move ments of the Porte continue on an extensive scale. Fifty-two French field officers had en tered the Turkfsh service. A Turkish mob at i-aodicea had attempted the life of the Russian consul. The Druses and other mountaineers were ar riving, and it ws evident that in the event of war, all Mahomedanism would be arrayed against Russia. Austria —A Frankfort journal says that Austria will not only demand reparation from America for the Smyrna affair, but that Turkey shall immediately procure the extradition of Kosta. Letters from St. Petersburg say that when the Czar heard of the Kosta affair he ad vised Austria to do anything rather than give the United States a pretence for interfering in the affairs of Europe. France. —In France every thing' was tran quil. The Eastern question absorbed the pub lic attention. Spain. —The Mexican Minister had arrived at Madrid. The grape disease continues. Persia. —The cholera in Persia was increas ing and the plague had broken out in Khordes san. MARKETS. Liverpool , Aug. 6.—Cotton opened active at the beginning of the week, but fell off at the close. There were more sellers than buyers, and prices were unsteady. Middling and lower qualities had declined id. Sales of the week 4-1,200 bales—of which speculators took 3,950 bales and exporters 6,850 bales. The quotations were : Fair Orleans 7d., Middling 6}d., fair Mobile and Upland 6Jd., Middling 6d. At Manchester trade was firm. London Money Market . —U. S. stocks were quiet but firm. U.gS. s’s, 6S, 111*; ditto 67, 68, 110;a 111. Pennsylvania s’s, 88 a 89. Mary land s’s, 96J a 97J. Massachusetts s’s, 108 a 109. Consols had declined to 97i a 97 j. Furthsr News the America. The America from Liverpool the 6th inst., sailed from Halifax at six o’clock last evening, with a light wind and clear weather, for Boston, where she will be due at an early hour this morning. Russia and Turkey. —The Eastern difficulty is within a few days of being settled, either for peace or war. The public generally look on the state oi affairs as less satisfactory. The choice rests solely and wholly on the personal will of the Emperor Nicholas. As it required till the 10th or 12th of August to hear from him as to his acceptance or not of the Ulti matum of the four powers, we must disregard all rumors, either tavorable or unfavorable until then. No one but Nicholas himself can know what his intentions are, and the multitude of statements telegraphed from Vienna, Paris, and elsewhere, are for the mere purpose of inlluencing the markets. The state of affairs at Constantinople and in the Principalities remain unchanged. Only 6000 Russians will remain in Moldavia, the bulk of the army being advanced into Wallachia. Duke Constantine, the Czar’s son, Grand Admiral of the Russian fleet, had arrived at Odessa and proceeded to Sebastopol to review the squadron. Although the Hospodarsf nominally retain power, the Russians had appointed a board of three commissioners, nominated by the Czar, to decide on all political and administrative mea sures —their decisions being final. It was reported that the Porte had already re called the Hospodars, and that tbe Prince of Ghi ka had declared his independence of the Sultan, but both statements were doubted. It was also announced that the Prophet’s ban ner —the signal for a holy war—had been un furled -, but this too, was pronounced false. Warlike preparations, however, continued on both sides, without interruption. Syria is in a very disorganized state—the Christians were leaving Antioch and Aleppo for the coast. Drussas and other mountaineers were arming. In other parts of the Turkish Empire great confusion and disorder prevailed. Cholera in Persia is advancing towards Ta briz. Great Britain. —ln the House of Commons, Lord Jchn Russell stated the intentions of the Government in regard to Jamaica. The prin cipal feature of the plan is, that England guaran tees £550,000 sterlin g to adjust the difficulties, and appoints Sir Henry Barclay Governor. Mr Gibson’s motion for the committee on the subject of ocean penny postage is postponed till next session. Parliament is expected to be prorogued on the 18th or 20th August. The order prohibiting the slaughtering of cat tle at Buenos Ayres has alarmed the British im porters of hides, stocks being lower than for fif teen years past A correspondence between the Board of Trade and the London and Liverpool North American Screw- Steamship Company has been publish ed. It is not considered creditable to the Gov ernment. The Parliamentary report on decimal coinage had been published. The Stockport operatives have at length re turned to their work, and abandoned their formi dable,strike. The Duchess Olga, of Wurtemburg, daughter of the Czar, is in London, where she has been received wnth distinction. A: testimonial to Mrs. Chisholm, the patroness of Australian emigration, is progressing. Franck. —The Turkish question alone occu piesijfiublic attention—Government taking pre cautions to keep the public mind tranquil on all matters. Mi, Kasseloff, the Russian Minister, having irom the Government an explanation of an ihti-Russian article in the Constitutionnel, received for answer that the Moniteur alone ex pressed the opinion of the Cabinet. Fhty-tvvo French field officers were on hoard the steamer Ajaccio, to enter the Turkish ser vice. An immense loan of four hundred millions of francs is seriously entertained, to extend Paris beyond its present limits, and to erect market places and other public works designed by the Emperor. a Portugal. —The controversy between Por tugal and the Papal Court, respecting Ecclesi astical patronage in the East Indies, was con tinued. The grape disease continued to spread, and a public meeting W'as called on the subject at Lis bon. Brandy was selling at £3O per pipe. Charles B. Haddock, United States Charge at Lisbon, lady and niece, had arrived at South ampton. Italy. —The Roman police had discovered that the chief of the secret societies in the Ro man States was Aurelio Saffi, the triumvir. The principal members of these societies—all be longing to the higher classes—had fled. Several sentences had been passed at Venice on numerous persons found wrlh arms upon them. Denmark.—The cholera continued its rava ges at Copenhagen. The total number of cases to the latest dates was 4,700, of which 2,500 had proved fatal. Commercial Intelligence— Liverpool Cot ton Market. —Since Wednesday, the 3d, more warlike news, together with accounts of the cotton crop per Pacific, checked the demand and depressed the market. Holders offered freely, and prices of American were irregular and in favor of buyers, particularly the lower and in ferior grades, which have declined *d. The week’s business was 43,310 hales, (including 31,000 American,) leaving a stock on hand of 842,832, of which 571,000 bales were American. Liverpool Corn Market. —The warlike ap pearances tend to keep up, while fine weather and free imports depress the market, which is therefore inanimate, holders declining to accept lower rates, and buyers acting on the reserve. On the week, wheat is 2d. lower ; flour Is. low er, and Indian corn firm at full rates. The har vest in Great Britain will be late, and the wheat crops are expected to be deficient. London Money Maket. —Baring Brothers report money in great demand, and discounts dearer, out of doors. The bank’s minimum rate unchanged. The funds continue depressed. Silver in demand for India and China at &d. advance. Havre Markets. — Cotton dull— sales #f the week to the 3d inclusive, 4,000 bales. Imports same period 2,418, leaving a stock on hand of 118,000 bales, mostly American. Coffee gener ally well supported. Latest Intelligence. —The London Globe indicates the probable course of events, if the Czar rejects the proposition of the four powers, viz. No actual attack on the Russians will en sue ; the allied fleets will merely take up posi tions under the walls of Constantinople; nego tiations will be resumed; three months may elapse before they are completed, and war this year will then be impossible, and the whole winter will be available to discuss matters. This, doubtless, is only an ingenious guess. The morning mail brings no additional facts. AUGUSTA, GA SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 21. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. lIERHCHEL V. J Oil NSO N . Os Baldwin County. (concluded.! • Milledgeville, Aug. 16, 1853. The St. Nicholas, Metropolitan, and Prescott House, are kindred specimens of elegance and costliness, and on a larger scale. Taylor’s is merely an elegant restaurant—the headquarters of fashion—where the ladies, not less than the gentlemen, drop in every hour in the day for their broiled steaks and chickens, mutton chops, ham, tongue, sardines, macaronis, soups and salads, &c., to say nothing of the folio volume of recherche dishes taken from European cuisine. Also, for ftieir tea, chocolate and coffee, and truth requires us to add, their Sherry cobblers, cordials, champagne, and bottled ale. The others are palace-like hotels, with no less costly profu sion of mirrors pannelled in the walls and ceil ings of fresco and gold, and chandaliers of bronze and Bohemian glass, rosewood and papier mache, velvet and tapestry, &c. The art of the up holsterer and the cabinet-maker, and decorators in Carton Pierre, have combined to make the show rooms of these new hotels equal in ele gance to the most celebrated show rooms in European palaces, and apart from the historic associations which place the latter immeasura bly beyond rivalry, have succeeded. The Western and Southern people, who fur nish so large a portion of the transient custom of these large show hotels, are gregarious in their tastes. They like to be where the biggest crowd is to be four. 4, and a showy hotel, with its tinsel and glare, which can contain the popu lation of a whole village, or the crew of a first class line of battle ship, will be preferred by them to a more quiet and smaller establishment, where there is more comfort, but less display. This is, however, not to be wondered at, nor to be found fault with. Those who lead a quiet life, remote from.crowds and the bustle of great marts of trade, when they leave home for plea sure, go to see the world. They wish to see life in its contrasts to their every day experience. Thus the crowded hotel and theatre, the rushing throng of Broadway, the steamboats and cars crammed with human life, pressing on from city to city, and one watering place to another, all have an agreeable excitement and never ending novelty for the quiet townsman, and so ber villager, and the retired country gentleman, and their wives and daughteis, as well as those who are off, to spend their money and see the world for a few weeks of the hot summer. The number of these, during the present sum mer in New York city, is much greater than usual. The Broadway Hotels are all the time full with them, As soon as one set has seen the sights of New York, and satiated their eyes with the curious and beautiful congregated in the Crystal Palace and other show shops of the great emporium of American commerce, they are of! for the falls, the watering places, the lakes and the mountains, and set are knocking at the door for Off from Broadway, there are m&ny fihf and de lightful boarding houses, n;)t knbWn s c*b.§iovices in New York travel, but paigners have found out, atfd ,i'fto get a comfortable room and in table. Thousands upon thousands; foxy, r.':y'visit New York, and yet kn&w nothing hotel and boarding house life ofi| frc ,:n; fro i\Vay. Other visitors again know ,/iiake hem selves comfortable during the f'i dim mer, when musquitos are on the Win. ing forth their venomous oing'but of the city to a neighboring island,’. } \ fea sant place on one of the rivers, crUVppie; to steamboats and railroads,by one or-two ,ide; all of which is worthy the consideration? of those who like to be in the hustle of or are compelled by business to be henj in Maiden lane, Pearl or Front street, H on or Nassau, in the day, but sigh for the noiseless quiet and repose at night fall, which will re mind them of their distant home. This is es pecially the case during periods of such exces sively hot weather as New York has recently been visited with, and which has caused scores of deaths weekly. 1 here are doubtless already in Align ta num bers of citizens returned from the Crystal Pal ace exhibition and other places of public resort, who have supplied, by verbal description, the little left deficient by the newspapers. There were other objects of less notoriety, but to me suggestive of more that is interesting and really useful, which attiacted my attention. But to write a letter about New York and say nothing of the Crystal Palace, would seem to some like performing the play of Hamlet and leaving out the parts of Hamlet, and the ghost of “ buried Denmark.” The Crystal Palace, in shorf, then, is a vast advertising shop, more than answering the part of an omnium gatherum newspaper, which ad vertises every thing ever made, invented and told, which the wants, or fancies, or tastes of society might call for; and with this great dif ference, that here the very objects themselves are on exhibition. A world of elegant and in genious, and of useful things, is here spread out to feast the eyes and gratify the curiosity of the spectators. It is a concentration of the show windows of Broadway in New York, of Bond and Regent streets_, London, and of most cf the great cities of Europe. Not only superb bronze and marble statuary, and plaster casts from the great originals—not only oil paintings and co lored engravings, some good, but most of them so so—not only great works of imagination, but exquisite specimens of costly furniture and plate, combining taste and utility, and others gaudy show and prodigality of expense, serve to give splendor and richness to the show. Elegant porce lain and Bohemian and cut glass, and silver and gold plate, lent their attractions. Rare and cost ly jewelry and fancy articles glittered in the show cases—rich stuffs were draped and fes tooned upon the walls. Thread lace skirts, price SI,OOO, were spread upon a ground of black velvet—nets to catch the silly imitators of aris tocratic wastefulness. Every device extant to j decoy money from those who have more than \ they know what to do with, into pockets where j its value will be better appreciated, could in this j great curiosity shop be found represented. Very beautiful specimens of workmanship in the useful arts, and in the production of objects j of utility, were to be found*on all sides. Ido not ; embrace under this head such articles as an Ita- ; lian Centre Table of mosiac, formed of woods of every color and shade, elaborately inlaid so as to form tasteful scenes and fancy sketches, as ! this table was valued at the modest price ot S3OOO. This would seem to exclude it from the list of useful articles. Some objects were elaborately produced of the costliest materials, to exhibit skill and taste in manufacture. There were show cases contain ing elegant costumes from the Mantilla and Ball Dress of the belle, to the Lace Cape and Skirt of the cradle infant—the uniform of the Major General and the felt hat and embroidered jacket oi the school boy, and some of these costumes, par ticularly the female costumes —are displayed on wax figures as large as life, and twice as beautiful. Genin, you may be sure, the man who bought the first high priced Jenny Lind ticket, had oneiof these show cases, in which, in the American de partment, he showed ofl'his rich French goods on his wax figures. Others, tailors, dress makers and milliniers had their show cases. Others again had their show cases to show off fancy soaps and perfumeries. And so on to the end of the chapter. Coachimkers, Boat builders, Piano manufacturers and C abinet makers, Chandelier makers, Clock makers, workers in marble, brass and iron, in a hundred other pursuits, had their advertisements also, and here the eye and the mind would find some relief from the mere glitter and tinsel ol ostentatous finery and irip pery to that which partook of the useful com bined with the ornamental. The honorable rivalry of house against house and nation against nation in such departments is worthy the atten tion of enlightened minds. The competition among the mechanics and manufacturers of Eu rope and America, to produce the best articles and improve on useful machines, will bestow substantial good on mankind, and more than re pay ten times over the expense of these costly exhibitions. The true object of them has in some cases been perverted, and selfish cunning has availed itself of the opportunity to make money unfairly, out of the privileges of the exhi bition. It is not the advertising their wares lor sale in this way, and having their clerks on hand to distribute business cards. This is legitimate enough, though in some cases pushed toolar; but it is said, millions of Jewelry and fine goods have been brought into the coun try for sale, but nominally lor exhibition, and which have thus passed the custom house fiee. Whe'n the catalogue of articles on exhibition makes a considerable volume, it would of course be tolly in me to attempt to particularize. Nor will space permit a commentary on the several excellences of the different nations competing for the honors. It is an exhibition in which the state of the fine arts and industry in all nations is represented, not completely,nor perhaps to the best advantage, but still represented in an in teresting light. Ido not consider the exhibition a humbug. It is creditable to those who got it up in design—in their labors, and in the main, in the results. It is not yet what it is to be.— The exhibition is still incomplete. While visit ing it, from day to-day, the sound ot the ham mer was heard, new boxes were being opened and new objects brought to light. It will not be complete till about the Ist October. There fore, those who postpone their visit longest will be best pleased, up to the completion. I must close this prosy letter, yet I cannot promise that I will not in my next tonch on this or kindred topics : for when my pen dashes into the politics of the present canvass, it will not be withdrawn to return to themes suggested by my summer rambles, I was gratified on reaching Savannah and since my arrival here, at intelligence of the bright, and still brightening prospects of success for the Democratic party of Georgia. The De mocracy of the whole Union are warmly inter ested in this approaching election, and prepared to rejoice with us if we succeed. Let us not disappoint them. It is to the Democratic party the people of this country have entrusted the suc cess of American policy and American progress, and the glory of the American name. No other party has won for it prosperity at home and hon or abroad. G. A Parallel. Two wrongs never make aright, and it is good neither in ethics or politics to paliate one bad example by quoting another. But it is legitimate to expose the hypocrasy of those politicians who profess great abhorrance of all opponents who have shown any disposi tion to pander to abolitionism, and yet have winked at the same thing when done by the great men of their own party. For the benefit of that class in Georgia, who .are just now simulating a state of most riotorous indignation, at what they are pleased to term Gen. Pierce’s free soil appointments, yet, last year, would have voted for Millard Fillmore, for Presi dent, we copy the following parallel from the Tallahassee Floridian : “ A Rabid Free Soiler in Office." Hon. Wm. J. Brown, of Indiana, has been appointed as Post Office Mail Agent in Indiana a highly responsible office. He is a rabid free soiler of the rankest order. It was this same Hon. Win. J. Brown who pledged himself to the Hon. David Wilmot in 1849, when a candi date in Congress for the speakership of the House, that if elected Speaker, he would "con stitute the committees on Territories, District of Columbia, etc., in such a manner as would be satisfactory to him and his friends”—the free soilers. Yet the organs of the “ new order of things” loudly proclaim that no freesoilers have been appointed so office by General Pierce.— N. V. Bulletin. Poall this absurd and ridiculous twaddle, Mr. Brown himself replies conclusively. His reply is in the Indiana Sentinel, of which he is the ed itor. We quote : Ihe Louisville Journal gives the appoint ment ot W.n. J. Brown as an evidence that 1 resident Pierce is bestowing his patronage on lreesoilers. Does the editor of the 'Journal know that W m. J. Brown on all occasions voted against the VVilmot Proviso, whilst not more than eight Northern whigs voted with him; and that he voted lor the Compromise, the fugitive slave law inclusive, whilst but one Northern wnig, (Col. Taylor, of Ohio.) voted for all these measures ?” We should think such a reply w6uld silence forever the partisan hacks who speak of Mr. Brown as a “ rabid freesoiler.” But will it do so? We shall see. Will one single whig paper tell its readers that Mr. B. never voted for the Wilmot proviso, but that he did vote for the fu gitive slave law ? We shall see again how lar the whig press are willing to do justice to a man who, notwithstanding his pledge to the treesoilers about framing the Committee on Ter ritories, proved himself in the hour of need a friend to the South, while a united Whig party with only one exception, rallied under the black banner of the enemy. We admit that Mr. Brown’s bid to the freesoil member ot Congress was a most unfortunate step in his political his tory, but it has a paiallel in Mr. Fillmore’s fa mous letter to u the Abolition Society ol the county of Erie,” in 1838. Mr. F. wanted to go to Congress, and so bid for abolition votes— Mr. Brown wished to be speaker, and also bid for abolition support—a striking likeness in the two cases. Mr. Fillmore rigidly adhered to his Erie pledges—opposed the admission of Texas on the ground of slavery—favored abolition in the District, and did everything which a deter mined anti-slavery man might do; while Mr. Brown saw the error of his way—voted on all accasions against the Proviso, and finally, like an honest, conscientious man, obliteratad every remaining vestage or resemblance of freesoilism by voting for the fugitive slave law. Now, with this showing, we ask every candid man, which of these two persons has exhibited most “ rabid freesoilism ” —Mr. Fillmore or Mr. Brown ? Another. —Mr. Hughes, member of Congress from the Washington County District in New York, was charged with free-soilism, and with securing the large local patronage of his district exclusively to free-soilers. The Sandy Hill Herald, a national paper, puts the charge to rest, and says: “ Nearly every important Post Office in the county, (and we know of no other local pat ronage in the gift of Mr. H.) is filled with lead ing and influential Hunkers—men who support ed General Cass—who ever have and who ever will stand by the notional democracy, and will always be found ready to do battle against any ism that may present itself.” Relief to the New Orleans Sufferers, It will be seen by the proceedings ol our City Council, published this morning, that they have appropriated the sum of SSOO for the relief of the sufferers in New Orleans, and have appoint ed a committee of two from each ward to call on our citizens and receive their contributions for the sane praise-worthy object. The com mittees will go the rounds of the wards on Monday and Tuesday, and we hope that all-will contribute liberally. The City Council of Charleston, we have al ready mentioned, conti ibuted $2,000 for their relief, and W’e see by the Courier of yesterday that the citizens had left at that office alone, for the same purpose, $1,024, which has been promptly lor warded. The recent Accident on the State Road. We are indebted to a friend for the follow ing particulars, of,the recent disastrous explosion on the State Road. Railroad accidents are be coming too common of late, and those who have control of Railroads, should enquire closely in' to the causes. “On yesterday (Thursday,) between Ack worth and Marietta, say four miles from the for mer and eight miles from the latterjp'ace, the freight train stopped to take in water. The boilers being hot and empty caused an awfu explosion, tearing the locomotive into pieces’ and immediately killing the conductor and two others attached to the Highwassee Road; also wounding five others, one of whom will have to have his left arm taken off above the elbow. — The others sustained severe, but not dangerous injuries. You might have picked up frag ments of iron weighing from 75 to 100 pounds, 75 or SO yards off, where they were thrown. The T iron where the wheels of the engine stood, was bent into the ground. This detained the passen ger train so long as to lose the connection, as we did not get to Atlanta till 9 o’clock at night. The Conductor killed leaves a wife, and as I under stand, a family, who are living in Atlanta.— It was an awful sight to see the legs of the kill ed severed in twain and their bodies nearly in two with their bowels hanging out. How vhe engineer escaped, I cannot tell, as he was, I un derstand, standing at the time on the back end of the train.” Canvass Appointments The Hon. H. V. Johnson, and Charles J. Jen kins, the Democratic and Whig Candidates for Governor, we see by the up country papers, have taken the stump. Their appointments up to the 27th inst. are as follow : LaFayette, Monday, August 22 Dalton, Tuesday, w 23 Spring Place, Wednesday, “ 24 Calhoun, Thursday. “ 25 Cassville, Friday. ' “ 26 Canton, Saturday, “ 27 About forty ships are now on their passage from various ports in the East Indies and Pacific to Boston, most ot them being from Calcutta and Manilla. There are not so many vessels at the East Indies as last year, in consequence of the greater profit of Guano freights. At the last accounts there were upwards of one hundred American ships at the Cbincha Islands, or on their passage to Callao from San Francisco. Many of these were Boston vessels that would otherwise have proceeded to the East Indies in quest of business. Many ot the first ships in this trade from Boston are there now trading with Guano, and their homeward freights will run Irom 20 to 50 thousand dollars each. Ihe Washington Correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, says that Captain Gibson has been re ceived in that city by the Government in the most satisfactory manner—every evidence be ing given ot a desire to investigate his case, and protect his right as an American citizen.— To this end he has been requested to present an account of the matter for the purpose of inform ing the Government fully of the facts. The de partments already contain a mass of documents irom Colonel Humphrey Marshall, Commodore Aulick, Captain McGruder, United States Consul at Singapore, W. W. Shaw, &c., all corrobora tive of Captain GibsonVStatement of the case Mr. Belmont, our Minister to the Hague, was instructed to make inquiries into the matter. Since the Captain’s arrival, however, it has been determined to make Mr. Belmont’s instruc tions more precise, and that gentleman has been requested to delay his departure till they can be made out. There is little doubt that the instruc tions will be—first, to demand of the Dutch government the payment of the damages awar ded him by their Court of Justice at Batavia; second, the recognition of United States Consuls in the principal ports of the Dutch East Indies and a proper definition of the territory occupied by them in the Eastern Archipelago. General John Wilson, who now resides in San Francisco, has written a letter io Governor Foote,of Mississippi, about a group of islands in the Pacific known as Navigator’s Islands. With the letter General Wilson sends to Gover nor Foote some pickings of cotton taken from one of the cotton trees which grow on those islands. This tree attains the extraordinary height of thirty feet. The boll is about the size of a goose egg. When the cotton tree is in full bloom it presents a superb appearance, looking like an immense snow-ball tree, ot the kind that adorns so many of our gardens. It is reported that information has been re ceived from Judge Sharkey, the American Con sul at Havana, which corroborated to the fullest extent the statements published concerning the secret arrangements between England and Spain for the abolition of slavery in Cuba. This mat ter has not yet been acted upon by the Cabinet. The English and Spanish Abolition Trea ts. —The becret Treaty between Britain and Spain is, doubtless,jsays the Washington Star, the subject of more serious concern with the Government of the United States, than any other question now before the world. Indeed, it bids fair to prove to be the most important mat ter handled by the present Administration. England, in forcing or leading Spain into the treaty in question, has probably put her in a position in which, sooner or later, it will be in cumbent on the United States to treat her as though not a Government. If this treaty be consummated, she will stand, through England’s interference, just where Russia proposes to place Turkey. The conduct of England in this affair, is cot only offensive but dangerous to the interests of certain States of this confederacy and their citi zens, and bids fair to be so treated. We shall not be at all surprised, says the editor, to hear shortly, that Mr. Soule is instructed to say to Spain, that her conduct in submitting to Eng land’s dictation and protectorate over the ne groes of Cuba, is likely to compel the Govern ment of the United States to consider her as ab dicating her rights in and to that Island. The Late Hot Spell. —ln Boston the ther mometer on Saturday stood at 94 1-2, a tempe rature which, according to the Traveller, has been but once equalled in August, (on 6th, in 1846.) and never surpassed within the last twenty-nine years. On August sth, 1838, the thermometer rose to 94. On the 6th, 7th and Bth of the remarkable September, 1849, to 94, 94 and 93, and the average of the night of the 6th was very nearly the same as that of the last night. In these three days in September the thermometer rose in the country about twenty miles west of Boston, to 97, and on the Ist in New York to 99. At Albany the mercury last week crept up steadily and slowly from 39 on Monday to 99 on Saturday noon. A new gas company is about being organized in Charleston. A movement necessary against the abuses c. monopoly. The Jenkins Platform. Slump Speaker —“Fellow-Citizens: Is not one man as good as another? Patrick —“ Yes, be Jabers ! and a great deal better, too.” Mr. Jenkins and other stump orators and ed itors, put quite a Hibernian construction upon the fourth resolution of their convention, which denounced both parties as faithless to their pled ges. They argue that both parties are unsound, especially the democratic. They ask if Northern democrats are not as bad as Northern whigs; and in response to their own question, they shout at the top of their lungs, “ yes! and a great deal worse.” Mr. Jenkins had to try to prove that the New York Democracy were unsound on the rights of the South. According to his own show ing the reverse of his inference was carrect. He referred to the resolutions recently passed by the Democracy of the Legislature as evidence against them ! We shall comment upon these strange conclusions of Mr. Jenkins, when we can lay our hands upon the proceedings to which he referred. But besides this he had to step out of his way to defend Mr. Fillmore’s administration. He had to attack President Pierce’s appointments. He had to exclaim, “God forbid, that I should go to the Demo cratic party.” He had to inveigh against the Administration of President Pierce for the ap pointment of a mail agent , who was a free soiler, when he himself would have elevated to the Presidency a man who was a known and avowed freesoiler. That is just the way with all of these new-fangled conservatives who were the other day Whig.? and now are re publican citizens. They will abuse both par ties—the whigs a little, the Democrats a great deal. They will maintain that a Northern Whig is as good as a Northern Democrat— yea, and a great deal better. They will pro nounce both parties corrupt, especia'ly the Democrats. Will not the voters of Georgia deal with them as they deserve?— Marietta Ad vocate, IS//i inst. The Algerine Law. Section 2. And be it further enacted , That no person shall be allowed to vote for Aldermen , who, in addition to the qualifications now required ol voters, does not own real estate to the value of me thousand dollars , according to the annual tax as sessment next previously made by the authority ot the city Council, or has actually paid a tax to said city of twenty-five dollors on real or per sonal estate, or either, within the same year pro ceeding such election, and no person shall be eligible as Alderman, who does not possess the qualifications herein prescribed for voters. Os this law Mr. Jenkins gives the following account : “ Having carefully read and considered its pro visions, 1 gave it, with the exception of a single clause, my approval and support. With entire concurrence of Mr. Miller, I moved to strike out the objectionable section, and otherwise slightly to amend the bill, which motion prevailed. When it came upon its passage, j stated to the House that the measure was local, that it had been called for by a memorial then in my pos session, (which might be read at the clerk’s desk, if any member desired it.) and that there was no counter-memorial, nor (so far as 1 knew,) any other expression or indication of opposition to it at home. No one objecting, The bill passed the House as amended, and was returned to the Senate for concurrence in the amendments.” In the same letter he said : “ But it is proper that I should advert to the other alternative. As an individual, I must frankly say that lam opposed to the repeal of the act. Nothing has occurred to change the opinion I entertained when I voted for it.” In Marietta, on the 13th of August, 1853, Mr. Jenkins, in a public speech, said that he oelieved the principle ot the Algerine Law to he right when he voted for it, and that he be lieves so now. — lb. Curious Rklic.—We are indebted to Col. R. W. Pooler for the pleasure of examining an old and very curious medal, which was found a few days since in Drayton street, near Broughton, by a laboring man, while engaged in digging a' hole in which to deposit a post. On one side of this medal, which is of brass-plated, is the coat of arms of the Isle of Man, which consists of three legs of knights in full armor, pointing in different directions, and united by a triangle. Around these are the words: “ IVe stand firm to each other .” On the other side are the words: “ Sir Jn. Folie, Hd King att Arms , P:. C:r. 4* Tver, to the Knights of Laxcy. Aug. 13, 1749.” Surround ing the above is the following motto : In Love and Friendship.” The workmanship upon this model is quite good, and the engraving on the coat of arms would do credit to some of the celebrated artists of more modern times. How such a relic came to be buried in the sands of Savannah, is, of course, a mystery. The question now arises, whether we have a Sir John Folie, or decendant of Sir John Folie, among us? and it will, doubtless be discussed with interest. We invite the attention of the curious and learned to this question, and will be pleased if they will aid us in the work of enlightning our numerous read ers on the subject.— Savannah Cousier , 19 t/i inst Three Thousand Majority. —Our friends in other portions of the State are hearing of a good deal of disaffection among the democracy of the sth District. Notwithstanding all the disaffection that does exist, we say, (and we state what we know,) that the majority for Herschel V. Johnson in this district will be at least three thousand. The Democracy of the sth District is almost unanimous. The places of the few democrats who have bolted will be supplied by good and patriotic Whigs. We are, it is true, laboring under the embarrassment ot having two democratic candidates, in the field, Col. E. W. Chastain, the regular nominee of the party, and Dr. J. W. Lewis, the independent candidate ; but we trust that this embarrassment will be soon removed. The contest is growing warm, and the duty of every one is becoming more and more apparent that he should sacrifice whatever personal feeling, preference or desire he may have, for the good and success of his par ty.—Rome Southerner, 18f/i inst. Louisville, Aug. 15.— The Indian Battle — Defeat of the Sioux Indians. —A returned Cali fornian, who has reached Independence, give* the following account of the Indian battle, be fore reported as having occurred between the Sioux and Pawnes Indians. The Sioux were aided in the war by the Chey ennes Indians, and the combined forces were about 5,000 strong. The Pawnees were assisted by the lowas, Sacs and Pottawattamies, number ing in all about 3,000. The opposing forces met about fifty miles from FortKearney,and the battle lasted all day, resulting in the loss, on both sides, of from five to six hundred killed. The Sioux party, though the most numerous, were defeated. A person who has come in from Fort Lara mie says the above account is exaggerated, but says that a great demonstration is being made, and, had not the Pottawattomies interferred, the Pawnees would have been defeated. He thinks that hundreds insteadsof thousands would be nearer the mark as to the actual number en gaged, and the number killed was doubtless also much exaggerated. Mr. Jenkins on the Stump. But a few days since it was the boast of some of Mr. Jenkins’ friends that he would not take the stump, because, to do so, was beneath the dignity of a candidate for Governor. He has, however, condescended to make stump speeches like other candidates. Mr. Jenkins, on last Saturday, spoke in Marietta. After a little blarny, and a good deal of philosophising, he came to speak of himself and his platform. His remarks about himself were in too much of a beseeching and deprecating tone to be altogether in good taste. In his defence of the Algerine law, he showed himself an able lawyer and a shrewd tactician. But the case was too bad a one for even the ablest lawyer to sustain himself. The account of the origin of the law, which Mr. Jenkins gave, was substantially the same as we give in his own language in another part of this paper. In his labored defence of the law, he maintained that the Aldermen for whom ho man could vote unless he was worth a thousand dollars, had no power except to control the laying of taxes, the spending of money, and the finances of the city generally. Avery trifling affair, according to this view of Mr. Jenkins, was this matter of taxation and appropriation. But, in the next place, he contended that this control was neces sary for the protection of property holders, be cause the city authorities have the power to raise and dispose of large sums of money. He illustrated this view by reference to the railroad subscriptions of hundreds of thousands of dollars made by the citizens ol Savannah. This sec ond view made this same matter of taxation and appropriation an affair of no smail importance. How the two views can be consistent with each other, Mr. Jenkins and his friends will find it hard to show. A complete answer to the whole of his argument would be, that taxation and represents ion should go together. Mr. Jenkins compared the power of the board of Aldermen, to the check which a grand jury has over the Inferior court, forgetting that the Grand Jurors are not elected at all, much less elected by thousand dollar voters. In concluding this part of his speech, Mr. Jenkins announced emphatically that he be lieved the principle of the law a good one at the time, and that he believes so now. Here at least there is no room for mistake or misunderstand ing. He approved of this feature of the Alge rine law in IS 11, and he approves of it in 1853. Mr. Jenkins next took up portions of his cel ebrated letter of July, and endeavored to show that he had not been inconsistent. Os course he failed ; for no candid and reasonable man can compare that letter with his piesent position, without being convinced that the two are alto gether irreconcileable. Mr' Jenkins then proceeded to discuss portions of the platform—the platform of those who call themselves the Conservative men and Republi can citizens of Georgia, such as Toombs and Stephens. These portions of his speech we re fer to elsewhere. Mr. Jenkins is, in his man ner of speaking, plausible and insinuating. But he has now so bad a cause that with all his tal ents he will make an utter breakdown of it. The acknowledged purity and integiity of his private life will not begin to atone for the odi ousness of the political principles which he has always held. We condemn his politics and his political associations, leagued as he is with a most dangerous faction of reckless politicians and unscrupulous agitators. While we admit his private worth, we suggest to our political oppo nents, that justice requires that they should do the same for Judge Johnson, who is every whit the equal of Mr. Jenkins in talents, in integiity, in moral worth and the purity of his private life.— Marrietta Advocate, IS th inst. Providence, August IG.— The Late Railroad Disaster near Providence —The testimony before the Coroner’s jury was concluded to-day, and the verdict will be rendered to-morrow. The fol lowing are the latest reports from the wounded : Mr. Bolton is slightly better ; Mr. Marshall will probably recover-; Mr. Winslow and Mr. Jeffer sonjiare getting better; John Crane is well enough to walk about; Allery Goldsmith is im proving ; Mr. Plant is as well as yesterday.— The Sherman family continue without any ma terial change. PROCEEDINGS OP COUNCIL. Called Meeeing of Council,) Augusta, Aug. 19, 1853. J Present, Hon. Wm. E. Dearing, Mayor. Members—Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Thomp son, Conley, Harper, Gardiner. On motion, the reading of the minutes was dispensed with. His Honor stated that the object of the meet ing was to take into consideration the recom mendation of a meeting of citizens, held on yes terday, in relation to affording aid to the suffer ing sick and poor of the City of New Orleans. Mr. Thompson offered the following resolu tion : Resolved , That the Mayor be requested to call a meeting of the citizens on Tuesday, at 12 M. to take into consideration the best means of af fording relief to the suffering citizens of New Orleans. M Mr. Foster offered the following substitute : Resolved , That His Honor appoint a commit tee, to be composed of one member of Council and one citizen from each ward, to solicit sub scriptions for the relief of the sick and poor of the City of New Orleans. Mr. Conley offered the following substitute for the substitute offered by Mr. Foster, which was passed : Resolved , That his Honor the Mayor remit to the Mayor of New Orleans immediately, the sum of live hundred dollars, for the relief of the suffer ing sick and poor of the city ; and that a com mittee of one member of Council from each Ward, together with a committee of citizens, be appointed to solicit subscriptions from the citi zens for the same object. His Honor appointed the following committee under the above resolution : On the part of the Council—Messrs. Blodget, Phinizy, Conley, and Harper. On the part of the citizens—Messrs. H. R. Philpot, John C. Snead, Porter Fleming, and I. W Whitlock. On motion of Mr. Conley, Mrs. Hargroves was granted leave of absence for a few days. The resignation of James W. Dickson, one of the city watch, was read, and, on motion, ac cepted. - On motion of Mr. Conley, Council proceeded to fill the vacancy by said resignation, and. on counting the ballots, Wm. Datby was declared duly elected. Mr. Gardiner laid the following resolutions upon the clerk’s table, and gave notice that at a future day he would call them up for action : Resolved , That a committee be appointed to consider the best mode of establishing Dispen saries in the city for furnishing medicines to the poor, and report at a future meeting. Resolved , That it is the sense es this body that it may be expedient that the city should pay a sum not exceeding SSOO per annum for the above purpose, on condition that a like sum be contributed by private individuals. On motion ot Mr. Conley, the subject of rent ing the buildings on the Houghton Institute lot was referred to the Chairman of the Commttee on Houghton Institute, with power to act. On motion Council adjourned. L. L. ANTONY, Clerk Council. B\ TELEGRAPH^ Reporter! for the Cons tit lUonalivt Cholera in Maryland. Charleston, Aug. 20— p The cholera broke out in Cumberland M : !' land, on Wednesday last, and fourteen’dJ?' had occurred. It is now subsiding. 8 Mr. Mordecai, one of the Gardiner comm' sioners, arrived at Washington this morni,,* The collections in Charleston for the \ Orleans sufferers reaches the amount of !* five hundred dollars. thlft y- Nf.w-Ori.eans, August 19, P. Yellow Fever, &c. The interments yesterday were2l9 i n d„r 197 by Yellow Fever. Four were discharged and large quantities of tar hav! been burned to-night, for the purpose ol pun,!' ing the atmosphere. The steamer Prometheus sailed yestenW r New York. } lor New Orleans, Aug. _l9- P . m Cotton.— The sales of the week reach oni -700 bales. Prices nominal. The receipts 0 f the week reach SOO bales. Stock only 10,000 bales But ten bales of new cotton have been re ceived up to the present time, against 300 bai last year. • ' eS MARRIED. ~~~~~~ On the Bth inst., by the Rev. G. Duggan Dr F Girardey to MissEnzv M. Gallahkr, both nf this city. ’ uOl Commercial. Augusta, Aug. 20—6 P. The River—ls in good boating order with four feet mine inches of water in the channel. SAVANNAH, Aug. 19. —General Remarks—W almost every day for two weoks rain has fallen in many places in Georgia, and, though wo have no heard of any serious injury to the crops up to the present time, there is a general fear expressed that Cotton Will be seriously injured, if the present woathor should continue. The rain causes the weed to grow rank, and run to loaves ; and the hea vy showers break otf the blooms, and cause the bolls to rot. The rain has mostly been showers as we hear that the region of country on seaboard South of Darien, is still suffering with drought The weather has been warm, and line for tho growth of crops generally, and every part of Georgia, both town and oountry, is represented to be particularly healthy. J Cotton. —Arrived since the 11th instant, 343 bales Upland (all per Railroad,) and 00 Soa ’island.- The oxports for the same period amount to 151’ bales Upland, viz : to Boston, 379 bales Upland” to Now York, 599 do. Upland and to Charleston' 234 do. Upland—leaving on hand and on ship, board not cleared, a stock of 3,808 bales Upland and 149 do. Sea Islands; against 1,958 do. Upland, and 66 do. Sea Islands, at tho same time last year Two bales of new Cotton have been received hero, ono from tho plantation of U. M. Robert of Baker county, and the other from the plantation of Samuel Muner of South Carolina. One bale of the new crop has also been received at Tallahassee, and ono at Mobile. There has boon’but little business done this week. It is emphatically tho dull season, and so many of our citizens are now absent that there but little doing of any kind of business. The want of vossols, which interfered with the regular course of trado has been removed. We have now quite a tleet in port, though most of them have arrived so recently as to be barely ready to receive cargo. Since our last we havo had the news by three ar rivals from Europe—the Africa, the ‘Humboldt, and the America. The week's sales reported by the Africa were 75,000 bales at Liverpool, and 16,000 at Havre, and for three days by Humboldt 25,000 bales at Liverpool without change of rates. Tho advices by the America are not so favorable; fair Cottons being quoted at Jd. lower, viz: Or leans 5Jd , aqfl Upland with sales of 44,0ut) halos for the week ending August 6th. This de cline is no doubt caused by the war like news from Turkey, as the indications arc, that there will not be an immediate settlement of tho difficulties witli Russia, and war eventually is highly probable. The sales hero for the week sum up 183 bales, viz :23 at 7J, 10 at 9, 80 at 9 13-16, 57 at 9}, *8 at 10, and sat 10) cents. Tho transactions are too light to warrant quotations. Sea Islands. —This article has boon entirely neglected for tho past three weeks. Rice. —The sales of the week have been light. The only transactions coming under our notice are 150 casks Inferior at $3.50, and 70 casks Prime at $4.25 per 100 lbs. Corn. —Thero havo been three cargo arrivals since our last, ono of which was disposed of, to ar rive, at prices not made public,'part of the others have changed hands at 85 a 87 cents. Oats. —The stock of this article is sma4 and hol ders are asking 60 a 62 j cents por bushel. Bacon. —The market since our report of the 12th inst., has been very quiet. The stock of Primo is light. We repeat the quotations of last week. Sides 9 a 91 cents. Hay. —There have been some sales made this week in lots from wharf ar $1.50 a $1.62) for Eas tern, and $1.20 for Northern. Flour. —There is a fair enquiry for this article, and sales havo been made at 6.50 a $6.75 for Balti more. Thore is a moderate supply, several vessels having arrived from Northern ports. Bagging. —Thore has been some movement in Gunny this week, We hear of small sales at Uj cents. Rope. —The transactions in this article have been confined to small lots Kentucky from 8) to 8j cts. Coffee. —The demand for this article is limited to small lots. Wo hear of ono lot of 70 bags Rio at 9j- cents. Lime.— Two cargoes Rock landhave arrived since the 12th inst., ono of which has been disposed of at $1,37 a $1.50. Lumber. —S. Sawed, refuse per m.ft. 8 a H; Merchantable, 14 a 18 ; River Lumber, refuso 9 a 10 ; Merchantable to prime, 14 a 16 ; Rangia., do., for export, 9 ; Mill Ranging, 10 a 13 ; White Pine, clear, 30 a 40; Merchantable, 18 a 25; Cy press Shingles, 4 a 4 50 ; Sawed Cypress Shingles, 16 ; Red Oak Staves, 12 a *l6 : White do. pipe, 35 a 60 ; do. do. hhd. 25 a 35 ; do. do. bbl, 20 a 25. Molasses. — This article is entirely neglected thore have been no transactions since our last, we quote Cuba 22 a 23c. Freights. —The steamers arc asking |c. for Cot ton, and $1 per tierce for Rico. We hear of en gagements by sailing vessels at 750. per hale for Cotton, and 87)c. per cask for Rice. To Balti more ft for Cotton. Nothing up for Philadelphia, Exchange. —Sterling is quoted at 9j a 9] pc"ct promium. Domo.-tic.—Tho Banks are selling mgM Chocks on all Northern cities at j per cent pW' miuui; and purchasing Sight Bills at par; 30 day Bills at |a 2 por cent, discount; 60 day Bills Is a ■ por cent, discount; 90 day Bills, 1) a 2por cent discount. pipping jMrUigritrf. ARRIVALS FROM charleston. Ship Franchise, Robinson, Liverpool. Ship Southport, Wilson, Liverpool. Barque Isabella, Humphrey, Genoa. Brig Annandale, Pendleton, Providence Brig Waits till, Morse, Providence. Brig E. Hinas, Choeney, Providenco. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Ship Switzerland, Carter, at Liverpool. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Brig Coral, Kinsman, at Boston. Schr. Trader, Tarder, at New York. CHARLESTON, August 20.—Went to *»■ steam ship Palmotto.Baltimore; schr Helene, 3 New York. SAVANNAH. August 19.—Cleared, schr J- 11 Wilmington, Del. 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