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en-lUedi!g eqromcU wScntind. . 1 " 1 WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Oa. THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1839. Voi„ 111 N„ 12 | m-'^SS^SSmiSimimSmmSmi^SimmSmSmSSSmSiSm^ —■ :. TilE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL PUBLISHED) f D i.ILY, TRI-WEKKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Broad-strect. terms: mil i paper. Ten Dollars per annum, in advance- Tri Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or 3|'S jven at the end of the year. 'weMy paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at M the end of year. ■ ■■... jag CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. Pr A.IJ RUST A. 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