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WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11.
The Northern Mail failed again last night, and
therefore cut us out of much interesting intelli
gence, both from Washington and New York.—
[it will be seen by the following paragraph from
the Charleston Courier of yesterday, that the
Steam Packet Liverpool had arrived at N. York,
on Friday evening last.
Later hi oh England.— The steamer Liv
erpool was below at New York, on the afternoon
of Thursday last, and our readers may expect to
see our columns occupied with such intelligence
as she may furnish, to-morrow morning. That
it will be interesting, there can be no doubt, as
she will bring advices of the effect which the sus
pension of specie payments in this country will
have on the stale of affairs in England.
Directory for Georgia and South
Carolina. —Mr. Fay, the publisher has laid on
our table a copy of the above publication. It is
printed on a single sheet and contains many mat
ters of interest to business men ; such as the rates
of Wharfage, at Augusta, the counties, towns
and post offices in both States, the Stage routes
in both, &c. &c. It is well worthy of preserva
tion for the purpose of information and reference.
The author of “Order” will please send in his
name. When that is done his article will appear.
The following correspondence from the Charles
ton Courier, contains the latest intelligence from
Congress. It will be seen that there is as yet
not much prospect of an early organization of
the House. This is all the result of the obstina
cy of’|the Clerk and his assumption of the au
thority to declare that members are not elected
i who bring with them credentials :
Washington, December G.
The House, it is feared, is as far from organi
zation as at the first day of the session, although
they have resolved themselves into a meeting,
and appointed a Chairman, and adopted rules of
proceeding. It was thought that a quorum
would bo ascertained to-day, and a Speaker cho
sen, the disputed election cases being laid over
for adjudication in the regular way ; and that, of
course, the Message would be received, to-mor
row. liut new embarrassments appear to present
themselves at every step. The spirit of compro
mise manifested on Tuesday has not shewn itself
to-day. It docs not appear in Mr. Wise’s resolu
tion of last evening, though it was so conspicu
ous in his proposition ofTucsday.
| The House opened with a storm. Alltheelc
||nents of strife and contention, which have been
«or four days brewing in the House, seemed to
mrst out at once. The reasonable and moder
ite portion of the House, scarcely dared to shew
hemselves. Mr. Rhetl came forward in a manly
md impressive manner, as a peace maker, and
rffered the same compromise which had found so
nuch favor with the House on Tuesday last, to
ivit—that the conflicting claimants should stand
iside till a quorum was formed; and that then the
House, before proceeding to any other business,
ihould determine which ofthe parties should take
the'seats in dispute. But there were few mem
3ers ready to listen to the proposition—whether
t was right or wrong.
The first question before the “ meeting,” for
so they now term it—was upon the proposition
iffered last evening by Mr. Wise, that the Clerk
ic directed to proceed with the call of the mem
icrs from the different States of the Union, in
he usual way ; calling the names of such mem
icrs funp New Jersey as held the regular and le
al commissions from the Executive of that State.
Ir. Rhett moved to lay it on the table, with a
icw to offer his proposition, as above indicated;
nd he made an appeal to the House, in favor of
mtual concession and compromise. Tellers were
ailed for on the vote, and Mr. Dromgoole of Va.
-as appointed one of the tollers. Mr. D. asked
ic Chair whose votes ho-was to take. If it was
ft to him, he would count all who presented
hemselves.
Mr. Adams (the Chairman) promptly decided
lat the Tollers wore to take the votes of the Ic
all// commissioned members from New Jersey,
nd no others. Mr. Vanderpool appealed from
us decision, and declared it to be a gross and
igh handed usurpation of power. The Chair
an, he said, had dacided the very question that
as in dispute, and to enable us to decide upon
Inch, was onr purpose in calling him to the
hair. That was the whole point at issue, and
c members of this uody, and not the Chair are
decide it.
ft was also objected to Mr. Adams’ decision,
at the members whose scats were in dispute
mid not, under the rules yesterday adopted, vote
a question in which they were personally in
rested. Mr. Adams decided that not they, but
cir constituents, were the parties interested.—
hot debate, which is still raging, arose on these
lestions; and, the merits of the original dec
mi were frequently brought into the discussion,
see not where all this is to end. There appears
be a firm determination that the members elect
am New Jersey, shall not take their seats, by
licir own vote.
A For the Chronicle 4" Sentinel.
Messrs. Editors. —l had the pleasure of ad
essing you a few lines, which you did me the
mor to publish on the 29th ult. What im
ossion that communication made on the public
ind, I am ignorant. "Whether it was read by
>y of the members of our General Assembly,
neither know nor care ; but one thing I do
low—if the members of that honorable body
id as much regard for the public good, and as
l, le interest in our Banking institutions as I have,
l e y would not want further proof of the neces
p of adopting some, if not all of my sugges-
P n £ It may not be remembered by many of
the representatives of the people, that such a
Bank as the Merchants & Planters’ Bank of this
city, had an existence but a few years ago. Do they
remember, or do they know all the secrets that
was brought to light, by the investigation of the
affairs of this Bank, before the Court I do they
know how easyyt is for Banks to make a pood
showing before the public, when but one side of
the question is heard 1 Do they know in all ca
ses what is meant by the item, in almost all of
the Bank reports of Exchange running to matu
rity 1 Do they know how- easy it is for Ato make
his draft on B in favor of C ? it may be endorsed
and payable tso in New York or Charleston, yet
all the parties may reside in Augusta, Macon or
Columbus, and the draft never leave the Bank
in which it was drawn, endorsed, discounted and
laid away in the vault It may bo that the pro
ceeds cf the draft went to pay for Cotton, and that
the Cotton was never shipped from the place
where it was purchased. But suppose, in the
mean time, some unsuspected disaster compels
the Bank to suspend cash payments, and the pco.
pic holding the bills call fur payment, and instead
of finding this large amount of Exchange, run
ning to maturity, they find the Board of Direc
tors good honest fellows, throwing all their pro
perty into the market, and taking in payment,
the hills of the Bank, over which they had been
presiding, for the benefit of the stockholders.—
Does the Legislature of the State believe that
such frauds would be practiced on the people, if
there was an honest Board of Bank Commissioners
to look well into the condition of our Banks? I
know the people need and expect protection at the
hands of their Representatives ; the situation of
things demands it. lam no enemy to the Banks >
nr the present Banking system, but as the Presi
dent of the Bank of Charleston says, I am an
enemy to the abuse of tbe system. When
Banks are restrained and kept within proper
bounds, and the people ean know that they arc
so, we shall not see the bills of one, ten per cent
discount, and another, five percent premium.—
Why is it, that we see a set of men contending
for Directorships in the Banks, but for the facili
ties it gives them for raising money ? It cannot
be for tbe large interest they have in the Banks,
if I may judge from the amount of stock some of
them own, as they very frequently own barely
enough to be eligible to a seat. I have by the
bye, remarked another thing. Bank Directors
generally get the name of being rich men very
soon after getting their appointments. People of
Georgia, are you not endowed with Yankceism
enough, to guess that they owe the Banks more
than they ought to, and that if the Banks
fail, in many cases, their means of redeeming
their bills, would depend greatly on the solvency
of the direction. Don’t be deceived by Ex
change running to maturity, or by notes discount
ed running to maturity, as it is not always the
best men in a city, t that owe the Banks the most
money. Publico.
The New York Evening Post states (hat Col.
Richard M. Johnson will not withdraw his name
as a candidate for the Vice Presidency; but his
friends will press his claims to a second elcction >
At a meeting of the Physicians of this city,
held on the 13th Nov. last, a Committee was ap
pointed to enqure into the causes which gave rise
to the late epidemic. On Tuesday Evening,
this committee made a report, which will be pub
lished at as early a day as practicable, and sub
mitted the following Resolutisns, which were
unanimously adopted : ,
Resolved , That from the facts disclosed in the
foregoing Report, we are of the opinion that the
cause of the late epidemic,was not introduced into
our city, in any manner whatever, from foreign
sources; nor do we believe the disease to have
exhibited, in the slightest degree, a contagious
nature.
Resolved, That, in our opinion, the cause of
the late epidemic arose from the accumulation,at
the upper “trash wharf,” between Lincoln and
Elbert streets, of upwards of 200,000 cubic feet
of vegetable and animal matter,collected from the
lots and streets of the city, since the year 1834,
which was opened and exposed to the action of
the sun in the months of May and June last.
Resolved, That we most earnestly urge upon
oui fellow-citizens, the necessity of having this
fountain of miasmata, and other similar collec
tions, thoroughly and effectually eradicated du
ring the present winter ; and, also, the importance
of having a system devised, the faithful execution
of which, shall, iti future, secure our inhabitants
from the direful effects of like accumulations in
our vicinity, and the deleterious consequences
arising from a general neglect of cleanliness,
which for some years past has been too common
in our city, owing to its unprecedented slate of
health.
Disasters on the Lakes. —There isa series
of disasters recorded in the Chicago Democrat of
the 13th November, as having occurred on lake
Michigan, near that harbor, on the 11th. We
confine ourselves to an abstract in the Detroit
Free Pro s of the 20tb;—
“The schr. Thomas Jefferson, belonging to L.
C. Hugunin, came in in a gale, and mistaking
the light of another vessel in port for that of the
light on the pier, dashed full sail against the end
of the pier, and made herself almost a perfect
wreck. She had on board about twenty persons,
crew and passengers, all but two of whom were
by groat exertions saved. A great portion of her
cargo was seriously damaged,
“The schr. Victory ran below the pier about
the same time, which was no sooner perceived
than the captain lied a rope around himself, leap
ed into the waves and swam several rods to the
pier, when he waited for a swell which left him
nearly half way up. There he held on for a se
cond swell which threw him so far that he got
his hands on the top, and the third threw him
clear up. He then fastened his rope, and by its
aid, all the crew reached the pier, where the ves
sel was safely fastened.
“The schr. Virginia, which had just got off the
shore, was again beached near Michigan city.
“The steamboat Fairport, which left a few days
previous, came back in the evening, the storm
being so great that it could get no wood at Mil
waukie.
“Thesteamboat Vermillion biokc her shaft on
her passage thither, just below the Manatoii Is
lands, and was blown over to St. Josephs, Michi
gan, full of passengers and freight for Chicago.
One of her passengers became deranged frqm
fear and jumped overboard. was out of
sight of land three days with no wheels.”
From the Watertown Jeffersonian, Nov. 27.
The schooner Caroline, of Oswego, bound for
Niagara, loaded with merchandise, was dismast
ed by running foul of another schooner on Sa
turday night, near Sodus. The crew were taken
off, ami the Caroline was left to float at random.
Cargo valued at from S7OOO to SIO,OOO.
The schooner Great Western, owned by Messrs.
Smith & Merrick, of French Creek, is reported to
have sunk at the Narrows, at the foot of the lake,
with about 4000 bushels of wheat on board.
The steam ferry boat Paul Pty, was driven
over the bar at the mouth of Black river on Mon
day last, and brought up against the pier—con-
siderably damaged.
The gale of Monday was one of unexampled
violence, and must have proved fatal to any ves
sel out ot harbor. Wo shall bo greallv hut hap
pily disappointed if the loss of life and property
has not been very great.
Emigration to Texas.— The Memphis
Enquirer thus notices the tide of emigration from
i enncssce to Texas. The fall emigration to
I exas through our town is now eonsiderable.
Scarcely a wagon passes destined for the promi
sing young Republic, without being embellished
with that family appurtenance, Western babies.
The Tennessee stock transplanted into the health
ful and vigorous climate west ofthe Sabine, will
grow up a race of Western giants! Many of
them in their prattling infancy, have lungs that
completely overwhelm the musical roarings of the
asinine teams that convey them.
R. W. Barton, the competitor fora seat in
Congress of Edward Lucas, of Virginia, has ad
dressed a circular to the People of tbe Fifteenth
Congressional District of Virginia, announcing
his determination not to contest the election bo
lore the House of Representatives. Mr. B. stales
in his circular that he is fully satisfied, from an
examination ot the poll books, that he received
over fifty majority of the legal votes given at the
election, but that he is induced not to interpose
further difficulties to Mr. Lucas taking his seat,
from the wanton objections made to the votes giv
on to him (Mr. B.) avowedly witli a view to de
lay a final decision, which could hardly he reach
ed by Congress during the ensuing session. Un
der these circumstances, Mr. B. deems it as well
to contest the matter before the people, and, with
this announces himself as a candidate
at the next election.— National Intelligencer.
U. S. Senator Linn of Missouri, who has re
cently returned from Europe, writes as follows to
the editor ofthe St. Louis Argus:
Taking into consideration the deranged condi
tion ofthe monetary system of England; the
broken up situation of credit, combined with an
almost entire want of confidence in American
stocks, securities, and property, Mr. Lamb and
myself succeeded much better in the object of our
visit than was thought possible on our arrival.
We have connected ourselves with a distinguish
ed and wealthy Banking house in London, and
disposed of one half of Mine La Motto for $250,-
000, contingent upon a Report (if favorable) to
be made by Professor Shepherd, of South Caroli
na, who will visit Missouri in the spring coining.
The English Company will furnish the most
skilful miners and smelters that can be procured.
Specimens of the Iron ore from the iron
Mountains, and Copper ores from the La Motte
mines, were the admiration of all who saw them,
and it was admitted by experienced judges that
Europe could not produce their equals. Portions
of them were placed in the British Museum, with
many thanks from the officers for the donation.
It is not to be doubted that when the present
storm shall pass away that threatens so much de
struction to the commercial world, capital to a
great amount will flow into our favored State to
aid in the development of onr extraordinary re
sources.
The Governor of Massachusetts has assigned
Monday, the 23d J uy of December, for anothe r
trial to elect a member of Congress in the Sixth
Congressional District of that State.
Another Mulberry Sale. —Forty thousand
trees were sold on Wednesday afternoon, in par
cels ol 10,000. The prices were higher than on
Tuesday, being one and one eight cent a tree, an
advance, which if it had taken place in the cot
ton, instead ot he mulberry market, might have
been sufficient to excite all England and Amer
ica.— Trenton Gazelle.
Touch of the Sublime —“lt wasa dark and
dismal night, the wind howled mournfully, the
lightning shook its fiery tresses through the air,
loud peals of thunder followed in quick succes’
sion, rain and hail fell from the clouds like gems
from an overburdened casket, and an awful sub
limity pervaded all nature, when Eugene Som
mers, with his horrid purpose at heart, and the
weapon of destruction firmly grasped in his hand,
stole forth, like an assassin, to kill —bed bugs.'" ’
An Invention. —Mr. Thomas Trench, of
Hanover, N. J., is now engaged in making a ma
chine, which will print two common bibles in one
minute. Jbe machinery is said nut to he com
plicated. The New York American states that
there is now in operation in Hanover, the inven
tion of the same gentleman, a printing and pa
per machine, in which the rags arc taken to the
mill and made into paper, the paper is then run
on a wheel and taken to the printing machine,
which prints six spelling books in one minute,
and three hundred books in an hour. The sheets
are printed on botli sides at one operation. The
types arc set on an iron cylinder, and one revo
lution prints a book. Tbe ink is supplied by a
roller moved by machinery.— l‘hit. Inq.
It is said that George M. Dallas, of Pennsyl
vania, late Minister to Russia, is to succeed Mr.
Grundy in the Office of Attorney General, It is
also said that Mr. C. Cambrelcng, will soon
be nominated as Minister to Russia.
Next to Mr. Scattering, Judge Morton has been
an unsuccessful candidate longer than any other
man in the United Slates.
The Philadelphia United States Gazette gives
the following:
“ Mr. Michael E. Israel, Cashier of (he Western
Dank, of tins city, and a highly respectable citizen,
w is met hy a gentleman, yesterday about noon, in
Third street, and discovered to be suffering much
Iromaome injury Ho was conducted to the bouse ,
of Dr. Parrish, Sen. and laid upon a sola, when it I
was found that he had received a pistol bullet in his
head. Afierseme inquiry, it was gathered that
Mr 1. had ilmt morning taken s pair of pistols and
gone to Camden, whore he entered the woods and
shot himself, lint the wound not proving fatal, ho I
had returned in a stale of exhaustion of mind and '
body. His remarks as to the cause wore hicohtr- :
em and unsatisfactory ; nor could wo leant, with I
accuracy, what had induced the act. Do spoke of |
the remarks of a committ'e; but wo did nut learn
tlm l any official wrong hod been imputed to Mr.
Israel."
Since the above was in typo wo have boon desi
red to publish the billowing notice ;
Western Hank, \
Plnlada. Dec. 4, 1839, 10 o’clock, A. M. i
At a meeting of the Hoard of Directors of this
Rank, hold yestoiday afternoon and evening, they
went into a full examination ofthe cash ami bills
discounted, and found all correct with tbe exception
ol a deficit in the Cashier’s funds of twelve I Uou
sand dollars, (fur which thesurelies are ample )
It is said that the sum slated above as a deficit,
has been vested in rail loud stuck, in the mime of
Mr. Israel, as Cashier of the Western Bank. Ho
still survives, but no hope is entertained ol his re
covery.
Missouri and lowa.— The aspect ol the quar
rel between these two powers, (says the Baltimore
Amerieim,) does not promise a speedy or u peaceful
settlement. Seven delegates from each party met
lately to negotiate some present agreement, until
the action of Congress might bo interposed to ef
fect a definite adjustment of the question The at
tempt was without success ; neither party would
accept the propositions of the oilier, since each in
sisted upon the supremacy of their respective Gov
ernments over the disputed district.
The Burlington (Iowa) Gazette, after detailing
the particulars of the unsuccessful negotiation,
odds:
“We are very certain that, if the authorities of
Missouri persist in exercising jurisdiction over the
territory in dispute, before the decision of Congress
is known, blood vi ill most a suredly he spilt. The
enicrpr.sing and hardy yeomanry of this counlry
will iiihmil to no other power than ilmt ol the Uni
ted Slates and their own loeal authorities, uur will
they payout their hard earnings to swell the nea
sury of any foreign Government."
Mr. Jonathan Davis, of Yarmouth, Mass., was
married to Miss Susannah Lewis, in April, 1771.
—They are now 90 years of age, and were burn
on the same day, and have lived together in the
nmrrogo state sixty eight years and six months.
At a Called Meeting of the Clinch Riflemen, held
on the fith instant, in this city, the following reso
lutions were submitted by Capl. Starnes, and unani
mously adopted.
Resolved, That it is with emotions too poignant
for language to utter, or acts to express that the
Clinch Riflemen mourn the deaths of their late
comrades and fellow-soldiers, Win. M Davis, Wil
son If. Grimes, Wm. Panion,Johr. Siansfield, Fran
cis O’Shea, Wm. Rankin, G. L. Lark, James U.
Jackson, Ira Leo, John Sloario, and Alexander Mat
thews, ny the epidemic which recently scourged
our city.
Resolved, That ns a tritmlo of respect to their
memory, and as an evidence of our sorrow lor their
loss—feeble though it bo—the members ofthe corps
do wear the usual badge of mourning, wnilo on du
ty, for the space of three months.
A true extract from the minutes of the Company.
A. ROWLAND, Sec’ry.
Augusta, December 9lh, 1839.
From the New York Hern hi of the 3d.
At tno approaching session ofthe Pennsylva
nia legislature, them will boa great struggle on the
part ofthe banks to have their Iradulent suspension
recognized, and on the part ofthe dominant party,
to put them down. It has been reported by the
frit nds ofthe U. S. Bank, that she would be sus
tained in a suspension, in consequence of the great
interest the state has in her welfare. The views
of the stale government on the subject of the sus
pension, are indicated in the (oliowing letter, ad
dressed by the slate treasurer to the cashier of a
bunk in the eastern part of the state.
Treasurer’s Office, Nov 20, 1839
Dear Sir —Enclosed I remrn you a check on the
Bank ofthe United Stales, it being fur the taxon
the amount of dividend declared by the bank ol
which you are an officer.
1 have two objections to receiving the check
The first is, the bank bad no authority by law to
declare a divdeml during the suspension of specie
payrnems; and second, the dividend declared in
May will be required in specie. See act of 27th
January, 1819. Vauits truly.
DAN’L STURGEON, State T 'rcas.
To , Esq , Cashier.
In ibis letter we perceive a (1 -in determination to
abide hy the slnet letter of the law in icgnrd to
bank huso nsions, and the U. S. Bank paper is dis
countenanced hy the stale government, notwith
standing the $6,000,000 surplus which certain
bought Philadelphia presses discovered m the mass
of figures put torth by that institution n» a state
ment of its affairs.
Ihe position of the suspended Pennsylvania
hanks is daily becoming worse. Specie is daily
arriving at New York from that city, while the force
other own influence in causing the hanks of the
south and south weal to suspend, prevents her hanks
from replenishing it. A large amount ols|ieeit has
gone out by the British Queen to meA the necessi
lies of the hank there while the debts of our mer
chants abroad are paid in the bills drawn against
produce, of which there is a plentiful supply.
Notwithstanding that the cro|s of both ihe
west and south are very large, the assets ofthe
speculating banks do not appear to tie available
On the former suspension of the hanks of the Uni
ted Slates, it was estimated that two or three crops
would bo necessary to settle up old affairs, and ,il
was recommended the bunks not to resume earlier
than tbaf period, because if they resumed w. ile
they were liable to a demand for specie from abroad
a more disastrous suspension would follow. This
was urged in tile view that the surplus crops were
alone to fie depended upon for the settlement of the
foreign balance. By the fielp ofstato slocks, how- J
over, scarce one year sufficed lo throw the balance I
in favor of this country, and enable the New York '
hanks to lake the lead inn resumption. In the !
mean time, however, it appeared that the United
Stales Bunk and others had realized hot little from
their southern debts, and could not resume for i
some months after, and then only hy the eld of
foreign loans The United States Bank was at the I
same time obliged lo increase the indebtedness in
the south hy loans, in order to assist those institu
tions to resume simultaneously, which was finally
effected. Now if we analyse Ihe assets of those
hanks, we will find that although the surplus crop
would have had au agency in settling the foreign
balance, it would have hut little effect in settling
the loans of the hanks, they were made to specula
tors, and spent in buying property that is now val
ueless, and the properly of the farmers and planters
will in no wise he an agent in their liquidation.
'I he following is a table of I lie capital, loans, and
cjiculation lorn scries of years.
BANKS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Year. Ijnms Cir. Cup.
1834, 324,119,499 91,839,570 200,005,%., |
1830, 3C,fi, 1C,3,834 103,692,495 231,350,33'
183fi, 407,500,080 J 40,300,038 201,676,29® .
1837, 525,115,702 149,186,890 290,772,091 i
1838, 480,031,037 110,138,910 317 030,778 ,
1839, 495,799,021 130,353,727 3IHJKHL 0) ,
Get. 1839, 480,000,000 90,000,000 318,000,000 I
In this table, we perceive, that from the Ist of i
January, 1835, to Ist January, 1837, which was
the period of speculation,
The increase of loans was 8158,946,868
“ “ “ capital, 59,521,754 .
“ ” “ circulation, 45,496,395 ,
This vast increase of loans was not warranted *
| hy die exuberance of the crop which should have :
been ihe basis of the business,nor were they loans
made to the producers of the wealth of the coun
try; but were made lo speculators. These per
i sens were not able to pay any thing of their old
debts to the hanks, in consequence of a large crop
being grown. On the contrary, so far as they are
■ concerned, the hanks remain in preci ely the same
position ns they did in 1837. At the same time, the
commercial position of the country is materially
altered. I hen is now hut n very small actual bill
i ance ol trade due Europe, while the commercial
, indebtedness ol the south lo the north, has also
] decreased, ami the crops come forward, the settle
' mem will goon until there arises, perhaps, n Iml
i ance in favor ol the south. This will bo dune
j "'rough the medium of tin* specie paving hanks
I only, and will he the effect of sales of the new
cron, not to old agents, and paid for in post notes
Binl bills ol suspended hanks, hut in actual sales
lor tunas on the New York standard. Hy this op
eration, the merchants of the north and east, are
| gradually realizing their southern assets, ami are
becoming daily more easy in their circumstances.
In the mean limp, the bonks of the south and west
depend upon the issue of fresh hatches of post
rn-tes, to get possession of cotton, mid thus realise
the means of meeting those of Inst year, when they
fall due. In this view the Union Bank of Missis
sippi has issued a fresh batch of six months post
notes, dated Nov. Land signed hy R. M. William
son, President, pro tern. The Agricultural Bank
and some other of the hanks have done the same
thing, but. the planters ns yet steadily refuse any
thing hut n sound currency. In this way, the crop
will, through the agency of the specie paying
hanks, form exclusively the basis of a new busi
ness, and effectually cut off from the irredeemables,
the means of prolonging their rickety existence. —
File event will probably be hastened by the effect
of tbe news expected by the Liuorpool, which is
now hourly expected.
One of the most extraordinary documents we have
ever seen is a Proclamation, issued on Monday lust,
- t‘ lL * Governor of the Stuto of Pennsylvania, do
during (J. J. IngorsoH to have been elected (at the
election held m4#e than a year ago) one ofthe Rep
resentatives from that Slate in Congress. The fea
ture in it w hich is in our eyes so extraordinary, is
not the decision of the Governor in favor ol Mr, In
gersoil’s right, hut the fort, ofthis proclamation ho
bit issued in the teeth ofthe proclamation issuec hy
Ihe former Governor of i lmt State, announcing the
diction ot Mr, Naylor from the same district; a
proclamation certainly excluding the effect of any
posterior proclamation, and especially of a proda
"auion issued by a Governor who had no official
existence at the lime of ihe occurrence which he as
sumes to proclaim '.—National Intelligencer.
The Navy of the United States.-Fi-obi its
infancy to its present state, most bravely, moat
gallantly, have the officers and men of the naval
profession in America, upheld the honor of their
flag; there is scarcely one action in which the
slightest imputation can he cast upon any individ
ual ; they have never avoided their enemies, ex
cepting where it would have been the height of
imprudence, to have litccd them; they have fought
with the most determined valor; they have in
many cases been successful over a nation which
held undisputed the command of the ocean ; and
this very circumstnnee ol combating an enemy,
flushed w ith almost universal|victiry,»«ddH a great
er laurel to the Navy of the United .Stales,--Lon
don United Service Journal.
Washington City. —The now buildings ore
now far advanced in construction. The exterior
of the new Patent Office is nearly finished, and it
will ho a superb building when its granite fasende
is completed. Tbe new Gene nil Post Office in
Guilt ns far as the lop ofthe basement. The exte
rior is ol white marble, of excellent quality, and
dazzling brightness Tbe work on it is stopped
lor the season.— Alexandria Gazelle.
Destructive Fire —Last night, about half
past nine a cluck, afire broke oof in Die cninniis
sion warehouse of Brown <fe Wilson, in Frederick
street, near Pratt. Before the fire was discovered,
it had obtained so groat a orogress that the efforts
of the firemen, zealous and energetic os they were,
could not quell it. The store being filled with
or'ides ot ihe most combustible nature, the flames
spread rapidly, and the entire contents wore soon
destroyed. North ofthe store was on extensive
chair factory, occupied by Mr. Stephens. 'I bis
also took firo, and suffered considerable injury
'I he warehouse of Benedict I. Sanders, which ad
joined iho last mentioned building and was on the
corner of the alley passing back ol the now cus
tom house, was at one time in imminent danger,
but itwassaved On the south of Brown and
V\ ilson’s stun , the wholesale grocery store of Oli
ver Norris, which was also considerably injured
Rail. Sun of the Glh
A New Article of Trarkic.—One of our
exchange papers contains the following paragraph:
i ho vlorus Multicaulis Speculation thrown in
the shade. A man down east, who is Ihe owner of
a very valuable breed ol hogs, has lately realized a
great profit by selling tboir mils at three cents h
cutting—kinks double price.
A locomotive steam engine has been arrested at
Bangor, for a violation of tbe Municipal law which
punishes smoking “in the streets or elsewhere.”
Consignee* per South Carolina Kail Koad.
Hamburg, December 10, 1839.
D. Waugh; A. W. Walton; F. turnback; W. [fat
tier; D’Antignac & Hill; T.J. Parmelce; T. Daw
sen; Haviland, Risley & Co.; T. N. Poullain <fe
•Son; Btravail, Simmons &,Co.; A. Frederick; Baird
& Rowland; W. K. Jackson; G. T. Dortic; T. St
W. Dotliaid; 8. Kneeland & Son; Rees & Beall;
Jeffers St Boiil ware; G. Parrott; J. F. Benson.
MAETKE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, December 8.
Cleared —Brig Freeman, Sparks, Cuba; brig New
Hanover, Uarty, Philadelphia; brigPhilura, Shear
man, New York; brig Augusta, Sherwood, do. schr
Emerald, Morgan, Boston; schr Samaritan, Carson,
Philadelphia.
Arrived since our last —Ship Cariolanus, Wells,
I Portland; brig Havre, Carpenter, Providence; brig
| Clinton, Lyon, New York; steamboat Chatham,
I Wray, Augusta
Went to sea —Ship Trenton, Bennet, New York;
i ship Medford, Thomas, Liverpool; brig Oglethorpe,
> Sanners, Havana; Hr. brig Belle, Bell, Dcmerara;
hng Philura, Shearman, New York; brig Augusta,
Sherwood, New York; schr Henrietta, Barker,
Baltimore; schr Emerald, Morgan, Boston; schr
Frances, Sears, Havana.
Charleston, Dec, 10.
Cleared —Bremen schooncrDelphin, Van Horton,
Breman.
Went to sea yesterday —Lino ship Calhoun,
I O’Neill, New York.
In the offing —Br barque Grace, Reid, Liverpool.
rr MU. J. C. SMITH'S DANCING ACADE
MY is now open at the Masonic Halt, for the re
ception of pupils. Days of Tuition—Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, from 3 for young La
dies, and from 7 o’clock for Gentlemen.
_d««_G trw3t
(ITT ffhc state of my health for the last four or
five weeks has been such, that, in all probability, I
should not be able, if elected, to perform the duties
of Sheriff for several months to come. I would
therefore respectfully decline, and withdiw my
name from the fist of candidates,
dec o trw3t ANDREW MACLEAN.
Ji-_ T TO RENT, from the Ist Oct. next,, 1
I STORK, No. 246 south-side Broad-street.
JjTJLJL recently occupied hy the late D W St
John. Apply lo JAMES GARDNER, Jr.
auglO trwtf
r|NO HIRE, RENT AND LEASE.
A 1° Hire.—l first rate Look, Washer and
Ironer.
T o Rent. 3 Dwelling Houses, at the lower part
of the city, all neatly finished.
To Lease for 3 years.—The Farm joining the
South Common, containing about 140 acres.
D. MORRISON, Temporary Adm’r
“c,: * ‘ IrivOt Estate of J. Morrison.
NOTICE. —Persons having claims or demands
on the estate of Edward Snook, deceased,
are requested to send them to the store of Havi
land Risley & Co.
dee 7 w~6t _ TriOS. Si BAKER, Ex’r,
NEGROES AND LAND FOK NALE.
I j MI AT valuable place in Seri ven county, known
• as the Moldy’s Pond Plantation, containing
about 1750 acres; a large portion of which is ex
cellent cotton and provision Land. With the land
will be sold, fifty two or throe Negroes. Por term*
apply to ROUT. HABERSHAM & SON.
»ov 29 wtlstfeb
f|NO PRINTERS AND
1 undersigned, agent for Lothian & Hagar’s
TYPE FOUNDEUY, New York, will contract to
supply any quantity or variety of Printing Type,to
the Printers of North and South Carolina,and Geor
gia, on as advantageous terms as they can be fur
nished by the manufacturers. The type made at
this establishment is all cast by hand, and the metal
equal, if not superior, to any in the counlry.
We are also agent for R. Hoe k Co.’s Machine
and Hand Presses, and all other articles manufactu
red hy them for Printers’and Binders’ use.
We also keep on hand, and contract for the regu
lar supply of Printing Paper, of any quality or size.
Johnson & Durant’s Printing Ink always on
hand. Fur sale by
BURGES k WALKER,
Stationers’ Hall, 85 East Bay, Charleston. S.C.
nov 22 " wilt
MANSION HOUSE,
Edgefield Court House, S. C.
MTHE undersigned takes pleasure in an
nouncing to his friends and the traveling
community, that ho has taken the Hotel
eld Village, formerly occupied by Mr. W.
Brunson, an 1 is prepared to accommodate travelers
and boarders, either families "r single persons.—
With his experience he flatters himself that those
who favor him with theirpatronage will be satisfied
and feel at borne; to produce these effects, no pains
will be spared. WM. V. DUNN,
nov 23 w4t
SELECT SCHOOL.
THE exercises of Mrs BOWEN'S SCHOOL
will be resumed on Monday, the 25th Inst.,
in the middle tenement of the Bridge Bank. The
number of pupils will be limited to thirty, and the
course of instruction will comprise all the branches
of a thorough and refined education.
TERMS AS FOLLOWS;
First Class, including Orthography and Reading,
$lO 00 per quarter.
Second Class, including ele
ments of Geography, Gram
mar and Arithmetic 12 00 “ <•
Third Class, the entire Flng
lish course, 11 00 “ “
Latin, French and Italian lan
guages, 10 00 “ “
Fuel, I 00 “ «
Music at the usual rates.
Pupils can be accommodated with board in Mrs.
B.’s family, where parental attention will be given
to their morals, manners and health.
nov 23 w3w
ATTENTION SEVENTY SIXTH BAT-'
TALION G. M.
AN Election will be held at Tarver’s, on the
first Monday in J anuary next, for a Major to
command the 76th Battalion (>. M. The polls wifi
be opened at 111 o’clock a. JH., and closed at I
o’clock f. m. Suitable persons will bo detailed to
superintend said election,
GEO. W. MORGAN,
Japt. 1 HHli Dist. Comp. G. M.
CHAS. H. KENNON,
Capt. 123 d Dist. Comp. G. M.
nov 21 wtd
WESTOVER FOR SAKE,
WILL bo sold at public sale, at the market
house in the city of Augusta, on the first
Tuesday in January next, that valuable tract of
Land on Rea’s Creek, in this county, well known
as Wostover. The tract of land embraces the beat
Mill-seat on the creek, contains near five hundred
acres, about one half of which is cleared, and the
rest wood land. There is a large and commodious
dwelling, with three framed kitchens, and other
convenient buildings, and a spacious, well built
barn upon the premises. AH the southern bounda
ry of the cleared land is under anew post and plank
fence.
Terms of sale. —One-fourth of the purchase mo
ney on the day of sale, and the rest in one, two
and three equal annual instalments,
dec 4 sw&wtd A. 11. LONGSTREET.
SUMMEIIVILLE ACADEMY.
riIHE Board of Trustees of the Academy of
X Richmond county will proceed, on Saturday,
the 14th of December next, to elect a Teacher for
the Branch at Summerville; previous to which
time applicants for the appointment will please
send in their names, together with their recom
mendations, to the undersigned.
The village of Summerville is situated upon the
Sand Hills, three miles from Augusta, and is un
surpassed for health by any other locality in the
country. There are upon the premises attached
lo the Academy a comfortable dwelling, sufficient
for the accommodation of the Teacher and a few
boarders, a never failing well of pure water, and
all necessary outbuildings.
The compensation of the Teacher will be the
whole of the tuition money; the rate of which per
quarter he will be at liberty to fix, and? (he use
of the Academy, dwelling and other buildings.
The object of the Trustees is to make the school
a permanent one; and considering tbe many advan
tages of the situation, they feel every confidence
that it may be made profitable under the manage
ment of a well qualified instructor.
A. CUNNINGHAM, President,
nov 22 sw td
GREENSBORO MALE AND FEMALE
ACADEMIES.
rpifE undersigned take this method of informing
X the public, that the exercises in the above
institutions will be resumed on the first Monday in
January next. The board have engaged the servi
ces of Mr. C. P. B. Martin, to take charge of the
Male Academy. Mr. Martin comes recommended
to the board as a gentleman of fine classical and
literary attainments, and who has had considerable
experience in the business of school teaching. In
the Female Department, the services of Miss A.
P. Hamilton have been retained. Miss Hamilton
lias had charge of this department for the but three
years, and has conducted tbo same with.great hon
or to herself and general satisfaction te.her patrons.
The department of Music will be filled by Mis*
Belcher, a pupil of Mr. Mason of Boston, the
great amateur and professor of music in that city.
She is recommended as eminently qualified to fill"
this department.
The board have procured, at considerable ex
pense, for the use of the Academies, a Philosophi
cal, Chemical and Astronomical apparatus.
With such auxiliaries and advantages, the board
confidently recommend these institutions as emi
nently deserving of public patronage.
Bates of tuition quite reasonable in each de
partment. The village of Greensboro is remarka
bly healthy.
JAMES F. FOSTER "I
JOHN CUNNINGHAM, f
JAMES J. JOHNSTON
JAMES B. NICKKLSON, I
Y. P. KING, j
dec 10 trwtlJ
(L/The Southern Recorder atJlWillcdgevllle, will
publish the above till Ist Monday in February ne*k