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I ®tH3lcck!B CfiM^ide&SentmeL. WF l '“ — 1 K WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY, MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1840. Vot iv._No. 2 £tug chronicle and sentinel IS PUBLISHED ■ If DULY TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, ~ At No. 209 Broad-street, f terms: Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. k Tri- Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or w Seven at the end of the year. WjKfeikly paper, Three Dollars in advance,or r our at fV", the end of year. £HFU)NICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6. Likely Negro fellows are selling in New Or leans at from six to eight hundred dollars. The game would have brought, two years ago, from eleven to twelve hundred dollars. Here, there are but few selling, but they arc rated pretty near ly at old prices. The price of cotton generally controls the price of negroes, and as the former is veiy low, the latter must soon take the same foil. The following is an extract of a letter from a gentleman in New Orleans, to the Editor, dated 27th Dec. 1839. “ I have just seen a letter from a respectable source in Texas, staling that an Express had been received from Mexico. Matamoras had fal len into the hands of the Texians and the Feder ttls, and the Federals were triumphant through out Mexico. Bustamente and Santa Anna were put down,” &c. We have New Orleans papers of Dec. 28th, which make no mention of any public intelligence to that effect having reached that place. The following officers were elected by the City Council on Saturday last to serve for the ensuing year. S. H. Oliver, Clerk of Council and Police. J. H. Mann, Collector and Treasurer, F. Blodoet, City Marshall & Capt. of the Night Guard. L. T. Shopp, Jailor. O. Danforth, Keeper of Magazine. J W Meredith, Clerk of the Lower Market. Wm. Keener. Clerk of the Upper Market. K. H. Watson, City Constable. E. G. McGouliuck. do Thomas Tant, do WmD. Broom, do Victor Crkpu, Keeper of City Clock. Mrs. 0. Hargroves, “ Hall. Wm. Glendennino, Street Officer. Garvin & Haines, Lamp Contractors. Wm. Sindersine, Keeper of Hospital. B»bne* S. Brown, To keep Engines and appa ratus in order. The Legislature at its late session made some change in the time of holding the Courts of Rich mond county. The following will be the times of holding them. Superior Court— 2d Monday in January, and Ist Monday in June. Inferior Court— lst Monday in April, and 3d Monday in September. From the Charleston Patriot, of Laturday. Later from England and France. By the barque Ospray, Capt. Bartlett, ar rived this morning from New York, we have re ceived the papers of that place of last Monday morning.—Several of the English and French packet ships had arrived at New York since our last recounts by mail. The George Washington and Mediator, with dates from Liverpool to the 27th, and the Louis Philippe, with dates from Havre to the 20lh November. Another severe snow storm had commenced at New York on Friday last, and had not termina ted on Sunday morning. Sales of 100 shares U. S. Bank Stock last Sat urday (opening) 755. The New York Courier and Enquirer of last Monday says—‘That the Saturday previous money was excessively scarce, more than on the preceding day. Nothing was done in foreign exchange. 'The packet ship Siddons took out $30,000 in specie. FIVE DAIS LATER FROM EUROPE. New York, Dec. 30. We are indebted to Messrs. Grinneli, Minturn & Co., for London papers to the evening of Nov. 26th, and Liverpool to the 27th, brought by the fast sailing packet ship George Washing ton, which has arrived below, and is laying off and on until Ist January, that her goods may have the benefit of the reduction duties which goes into effect on that day. H. B. M. packet ship Swift arrived at London Nov. 26th, from Mexico, with $700,000 in spe cie. London, Nov. 26. The intelligence from the U. 8. (to Nov. 7lh, by the Patrick Henry) has not had any effect on the British market, nor is there much business doing at the present hour. The brokers and jobbers are arranging their accounts against next Thursday, which is settling day; Friday is set tling day in the Foreign Market. Money may he obtained in the house at 6 j per cent from one Account to another. Out of the house, for commercial purposes, it is at a high raie, and in demand. We have various opinions in respect to the in formation received this morning from New York. Some are of an opinion that affairs there are gradually improving; our accounts slate that things are in the same slate as by the previous accounts. Consuls may be quoted at present 90 J, for the Account have been 90|; Money 90$ §; Exche quer Bills 6,4, 7,5; India Bonds 7 dis; Bank Stock 178 i 178, lower. In the Foreign Market very little doing. From the London Morning Herald, Nov. 26. There has been no pressure for money on the English Stock Exchange, but the market for British Stocks has been dull all day and left off heavily. It has been rumored*at Lloyd’s this afternoon, that the Gazette of to-morrow evening will an nounce instructions for the blockade of the Chi nese seas. On strict inquiry we do not discover any confirmation of the report. From the London Times, Nov. 26. Money -continues greatly in demand, and ( much inconvenience is experienced out of doors from the difficulty of procuring accommodation in the way of discounts, ( Paris, Nov. 23. | It was reported on the Antwerp Exchange, i that the house of John Nagc’s & Sons, at Am- ( sterdam, had stopped payment. They are one of f the oldest houses in that capital. | Liverpool, Nov. 25. ( Cotton —The demand continued good up to ] Wednesday, and the quantity offered being limi- ] ted, holders were enabled_to obtain an advance of t fully $d per lb. on thejeommon to fair qualities of , American, ami the common kinds of 8u- f rat. The market subsequently has been well ( supplied, and the operations of speculators hav- , ing in a great mcaaure ceased, purchases have ( been made at a decline of id on previous rates, | The sales of the week amount to 31,590 hales, , (of which 9,500 American and 1,000 Surat are , to speculators, and 250 American lor shipment.) ( and comprise 120 Sea Island at 18d to3od, 6740 , bowed 6id to Biil, 7220 Mobile, Alabama and i Tennessee 6d The sales to-day amount to about 3,500 hags, including 200 or 300 of American on speculation. The market upon the whole is more steady than at the close of the week, less Colton being offer- ( cd for sale. 300 Surat at sjd to 5Jd, 200 Per nams at to 10id., 30 Maranham at Bsd, 20 Bahia at 9Jd, 40 Egyptian at 1 lid; the remain- 1 der American at 6sd, 9J for Orleans. On Sat- ( urday 3,000 bogs were sold. ( Manchester, Nov. 22. ( Cotton Market. —The little life which appear ed on Monday and Tuesday, in the Piece and I Yarn market, has since become nearly extinct, it 1 being found impossible to make sales to any ex- | tent at the trifling advance paid on the days in question. Although prices cannot be quoted 1 lower than on Tuesday, still there is less doing, < and a dullness exists for which no one was pre- ] pared three or four days ago. Both spinners and | manufacturers arc decidedly in a worse position than on this day week, on account of the advance in Cotton, i From the New London Price Current of No- c vernber 26. t Sugar—For yellow Havana 23s 6d to 27s has been obtained for middling, and goad dry quality; low to midding white at 22 to 26s Gd, good and 1 and fine brown 19s 6d to 2ls perewt. This as- i ternoon 28 chests 97 barrels Brazil at auction, ; were principally taken in at their full value. Coffee—Brazil 78 to 88s; 41 bags Ceylon at auction sold at 100 s for ord. mixed, 101 s 6d for gaod ord. pale, and triage 35s per cwt. Havre, Nov. 30. ( Cottons. —By the packet ship Burgundy, which vessel made an unusually rapid passage, ' we received on Monday last New York dates to I the Bth instant, the unfavorable tenor of which, ] connected with the gloomy accounts from the in terior, has not only had the effect of damping the demand with us, but has also created a strong de sire among importers to realize speedily. The aspect of our market, which last week assumed an upward tendency, has consequently entirely chan ged, and the reverse is now the case. Notwith standing however that prices have receded fully 2f on all United States descriptions the purchases are merely from hand to mouth, and appear to be made with considerable circumspection. The clouds which had before hung over the commer cial horizon, but which only a few days ago seemed on the eve of being dispelled, have there fore once more lowered, and our stock of Cottons, instead of diminishing, as was naturally expected has again accumulated, the arrivals during the present month having amounted to 18,759 bales , against 17,759 bales outgoings. As regards our actual quotations they are 2 a 3f below those at the commencement of the month. Rice. —Our market has been completely calm, and we have no sales worth mentioning to record, ( Carolina Rice remains quoted at 30f. a33f. The Burgundy had on board 71 tierces, and 60 bbls. have come in coastwise. December 2. P. S.—The market is flat, and all American import articles look downward. From the N. O. Sun, Dec. 26. From Texas. The steamer New York, Wright, -arrived at this port yesterday from Galveston. By her we have received the Galveston Gazcttee of the 21 st, from which we make the following extracts:— The sale of Galveston city lots was to have commenced on the 23d. A large attendance was expected. Alden A. M. Jackson has been appointed Col lector of the Port of Galveston. It will he re collected that he was the Commissioner appoint ed to examine the books of the late Collector, and that he made an unfavorable report. - It is-cstimated that there will he one hun dred thousand emigrants to Texas this fall and winter. A splendid hall was to have come off at the Tremont House on Christmas Eve. Upwards of one hundred ladies were invited. The Gazette says, “Our citizens frequently re ceive letters from their friends in the United States, regretting the wants of society and of the comforts of life, which the poor wretches in Gal veston labor under. Such espistles are frequent ly the source of much amusement. We believe that for morality and intelligence the people of this city will compare favorably with those of any place of similar size in the United States or elsewhere.” The bill to erect a light-house on the east end of Galveston has not yet passed. No appointment of Secretary of Slate has been made, nor was the matter talked of. A proposition to adopt the common law of England was under discussion, and would proba- ' bly pass. | General Hamilton was to have addressed both Houses of Congress, in secret session, on Thurs day, on the subject of his new proposition in re- 1 gard to the loan. It was understood that he would propose to furnish four millions of dol- i lars, taking the bonds of the Government for five < millions, bearing interest at ten per cent. It was < thought that the proposition would not be accept ed, and that the General’s mission would be per- i milted to terminate at the present point. i It was about to be proposed to lay up the navy in ordinary for the present, with the exception of one brig and a schooner, and to sell the steam i ship Zavalla. The Land Bill was progressing slowly, being read and adopted by sections, hut it was suppos- ' cd that it would finally pass. It proposes the ap pointment of five Commissioners by the Govern- 1 ment to take the Republic by Circuits, and with i three Commissioners on the part of the country, adjudicate the different land claims. Whether I their decision he final or not is a question which i had not been settled. ‘ The Island of San Louis has been attacliad to I the county of Brazoria. | Provisions were plenty at Austin. i The session of Congreia is not expected to dose before the middle of wou month* / Fatal Affrat. —A most fatal affair occurred at Americas, in Sumpter county, on the night of the 9th December. We will not attempt to nar rate the particulars. The quarrel appears to have originated respecting the ensuing election for Sheriff. Some previous difficulties had taken place, when the parties met at a quarrel between other individuals, and theirs was i enewed. George Robertson, a candidate for Sheriff, struck John Kimmey, the present Sheriff, across the head with a Bowie knife, and wounded him severely. Kim mey then shot Robertson through the body, and escaped into the yard of Mr. Gore’s Hotel, and crept under the house. He was pursued by James Shearn with a pistol, and after some search traced by the blood to his hiding place. Kimmey begged him not to kill him. but Shearn shot him deliberately through the body. Robertson survi ved his wound a few hours, and Kimmey about two days. Shearn made his escape, and also another individual by the name of Win. Sims, who was involved as accessary to the murder. To the Voters of Richmond County. Fellow-Citizens :—(approach you in the character of a supplicant. lam a candidate for the office of Coroner, at the election which takes place this day ; and as such, I do most earnestly and respectfully solicit you support. The utter destitution of my situation urges me, in the most strenuous manner, to make this appeal to the people among whom I was born. I speak plain ly, and I utter the simple truth. lam an unfor tunate man in many respects—blessed with none of the good things of this life—hardly in posses sion of its positive necessaries—struggling with fate—battling against want—almost crushed to the earth by the heavy pressure of adversity. 1 What can I do better than to fly to the good and generous people of this city and county, and claim at their hands the bestowal of an office, the emoluments of which, small though they may be, will tend greatly to mitigate the rigours of my distressed condition. Knowing so well, that the citizens of this community are ever feel ingly alive to the the sufferings of the poor, with the brightest hope of success, I cheerfully submit my cause to their keeping, with the remark, that indigence has no hand in making up the budget of this world’s comforts; and that, although pov erty may be exempt from the cares and perplexi ties attendant upon wealth, the man has yet to be born, who sighs to be poor. JOSHUA S. WALKER. January 6, 1840. From the New Orleans Bulletin ‘ of the 28(A ult. The Cherokees. Wo notice in the Little Rock Times, statements respecting the difficulties between the Ross and Ridge parties, among the Cherokees, which put a very different face on the affair from that gen erally received. Erronious impressions have, it seems, gone abroad, much to the prejudice of the Ross party. They constitute a large majority ol the nation. They were in favor of uniting the whole tribe under one head—a measure which met with general concurrence, and with opposi tion only from a few of the head men, and old settlers. In explanation of his conduct and that of his party, in not giving up the murderers at the requisition of our government. Ross, the chief, stated to the editor of the Times, that in the first place he did not know who the murder ers were and could not therefore surrender them. And in the second place, he was of opinion, that the laws and customs of the nation, would not justify him in delivering up to the United States the murderers of the Ridges, even if he knew them. Their lives had been forfeited by the murder of Double Head, and by betraying the nation at the emigration treaty. He says, contrary from what has been reported, that General A rbucklc never has demanded of him the murderers, but merely notified him that ho had received that he had received authority from Washington, to bring the murderers to justice. He believes our government misunderstands the nation, and feels confident that by making a proper representation at Washington, a different course will be pursued, and all feeling cease be tween the large body of the Cherokees and the Government. One proof that Mr. Ross and the Cherokees generally, are friendly to the whites, and have no wish to break that friendship is, that Mr. Ross is taking his own son to New Jersey, to give him an education, as are also several other Cherokees of wealth and influence in tne tribe. The Times remarks with truth and force: “ Is it polity, is it just, then, that this govern ment should interfere with quarrels entirely their own, and by supporting the minority, give just cause of offence to the majority. If the United Slates will only make ample preparations for protecting their own frontier, without interfering with the domestic concerns of the Che-okees, we have no doubt that peace and harmony will os long exist on the frontier, as on the Atlantic sea board.” Ilawkinsville Bank. The Georgia Argus of the Ist instant, says:— A rumor has been afloat here for several days, that the stock of this institution has been sold to a company from Alabama. So long as this insti tution was under the control of John Rawls, the late President, we had the most unlimited confi dence, that under the most untoward circumstan ces, the bill-holders would always be secure. If it be true, that this purchase has been effected, we think it advisable that the people should be cautious how they receive large amounts of them, until it shall be ascertained who are the purcha sers. If, however, the Bank, is still under the control of Mr. Rawls, we shall entertain no fears, cn the subject—for the man does not live, in whose integrity we have a stronger confidence than in his—a confidence founded upon a long and intimate acquaintance with him, during which we have seen him under circumstances which would have exposed his want of honeaty, if it bad existed. Perfection or Steam. —Jonathan says: “To such perfection they have got steam in Kentucky, that a grocer there has discharged all his shopmen, and actually has two engines to serve in their places. A cunning thief, obser ving this, thought it a good opportunity to help himself. He accordingly went in, secured a loaf of sugar, and was about to make off; but it was “no go,” for one of the engines collared him, gave him in charge, and, when I left the office, (con tinues Jonathan,) the engine was about to give its evidence.” * a* iWtaesgaegg--rn ii i, 1 "in t T *** ' • Already a new paper L** fcaap started in Pitts burg—the UonstiniUonaMat — to advance Thom as H. Benton to the Presidency in 1844. Private letters were received by the New York, ! fiom Texas, which give encouraging accounts of the prospects of the loan ncgociated by Gen. Hamilton, being sanctioned by the Texian Con gress. It is well known that Gen. Hamilton has contracted a loan of seven millions in Europe up on certain conditions, awaiting the concurrence of thcTcxian Government. The impression at Austii was, that the Congress of Texas would ratify the terms and accept the loan.—The ar rangement would certainly be a very happy one for the Republic. The holders of Texian funds may have especial reason for rejoicing. We un derstlnd that Gen. Hamilton is expected here on the .Tilth, when of course the result of hisnegocia tionswill bo fully ascertained. —New Orleans Bulletin. Gilbert Y. Francis, who lately died in this city, of yellow fever, led a most remarkable and romantic life. He has left a memoir for the press. In early life he was attached to the navy —then to the slaae—travelled over the four quar rel* of the globc-was for two years a prisoner in the great desert of Arabia—afterwards a slave k) the Bashaw of Tunis—then lieutenant of a guerilla party in Spain, and master of a Dutch lugger trading to the Malaccas. He was subse quently overseer of a sugar estate in Jamaica then engaged in cutting logwood in the forest of Campeachy—was for three months a prisoner among the Camancbes—was ransomed by some fur traders from the Oregon—was employed by governor of the Russian settlements to command a brig in the wheat tiade with Chili—Anally re visited his native stale and married, and was ex tensively engaged in Texian operations when' death arrested him, still in the prime of life. His education was defective, but he was a man of great energy of character. We glean the above particulars from the New York Evening Tattler. Shipwreck. —We have (says the St. Joseph Times,) perused a letter from Capt. 8. Haley, of the Schr. Hope, stating that she was capsized in a squall on the 20th inst., on her passage from Apalachicola to New Orleans. Seven of the crew and three passengers drowned—every thing on board lost, among which was $3,000 in specie, belonging to the Captain. The Hope was for merly used as a Mail boat, between Charleston and Key West. Capt. Haley is the only person saved from the wreck, and was picked up by a schooner bound for Mobile, and put ashore at Pensacola. New Mode op Preventing the spread of Small Pox.— A petition baa been presented to the British Parliament by a body of respectable physicians, proposing on the strength of recent experiments, to change the present system of vaccination or revaccination, by flrst communi cating the genuine small pox to the cow, and thence obtaining a more efficacious vaoeine vesi cles, the lymph of which is found to be secure protection. The Boston Advertiser thus con denses the facts of most importance : This petition states that it has been demon strated by direct experiment, that the small pox and cow pox are the same diseases. The experi ments here referred to, were made by Mr. Cecly, of Aylesbury. He inoculated two cows with the small pox virus, and it produced in eaeh case, in the animals a disease, from the vesicles of which q lymph was taken, with which human subjects were subsequently inoculated, and the true vaccine disease was produced, affording vac cine vesicles of a remarkably flne character. Many hundred persons were vaccinated from this source, and the efficacy of the lymph has been fully treated by infection and inoculation. It steadily resisted infection as well as repeated re inoculation and rc-vaccinatiou. From the Baltimore American. Mr. Grund, in his book on America, lately published in London, speaks of the excessive awkwardness of the American gentlemen in the society of ladies, which he thinks is produced by the unnatural position which the latter hold when ever they are brought into contact with the for mer. Thus, “in the first place,” says he, “Amer - ican ladies occupy from mere courtesy a rank in society which is not only opposed to that which they hold in private life, and in their own families, but which is actually incompatible with the ex ercise of direction on the part of the gentlemen. ‘The ladies must be wailed upon, the ladies must be helned,’ ‘the ladies must lie put into the car riage, &c. On every occasion they are treated as poor helpless creatures, who rather excite the pity than the admiration of man; and as the ser vices they require are numerous just in propor tion to the scarcity of hired servants, the gentle men are obliged to officiate in their stead.” Our social inodes it appears from this, do not please Mr. Grund. As they were adopted how ever without any thought of pleasing him, per haps it does not matter much. It is hard to be perfect; and if we must err in either extreme, touching our deportment towards women, it is better to do so in point of tenderness and too much courtesy than in the way of indifferent rudeness. Nevelhclcss the foreigner talks not without some justice and good sense. There is certainly something that needs to lie better ad justed in our social relations, but that the evil comes from the cause which Mr. Grund has as signed, we are not prepared to admit. He goes on, however, to say— “lf in any of these matters the men were al lowed to use their own discretion in bestowing attention to those only whom they like, all would lie well enough. The ladies would receive a great deal of voluntary tribute; and the gentle- j men, delighted with the privilege of a choice,! would be more prodigal of the petite soins to those who would have a smile in return for their devotion. But instead of this, a fashionable American is harrassed by an uninterrupted series of exactions, made for no other purpose than for gratifying “tne ladies,” while the rules of society are such that he can scarcely ever find a chance of making himself agreeable to a particular indi vidual. Hence an American salon exhibits nothing but generalities of men and women, in which no other merit j£ recognized but that which belongs to the sex. In this manner Amer ican ladies are worshipped; but the adoration consists in a species of polytheism, in which no particular goddess has a temple or an altar dedi cated to herself.” Fires.— There were three alarms of fire du ring the twenty-four hours preceding day light on Friday morning. One, above the store of Mr. Petit, in King street. One in the grocery store of Mr. Ulienbeck, corner of Coming and Beanfain streets. And another in the second story of Mr. Daly’s house, corner Market and Meeting streets. They were all accidental, and f believed to have occurred from want of care in leaving the fires, on retiring for the night. No great damage occurred in either instance; but I these occurrences should not only cause house | holders to caution their servants, but themselves to sec that their fires are properly extinguished. We Itearn that an incendiary attempt was made a day or two since, to fire the premises of Mr. Beckfey, near St. Paul's Church, which was dis covered in time to prevent material damage, and a negro taken up. who was supposed to be the per petrator.—Charleston Courier of Saturday, “ The Cincinnatians any how, are nothing but a two-penny, picayune, nutmeg-peddling set —perfect red-cent skinners. Forty of their young men will slop at a bar and call for twenty juleps—each one drink half a glass, and then each one draw out three red cents to pay for his portion. Every thing is on a small scale, all mixed up of Yankees, Irish, Dutch, Swedenbergers, Swiss, &c. dtc. skinning one another. The most scan dalous street in the world is Front street on Sun day. There are seen Jews peddling clothes— groggeries dealing out the bald-face, monkies dan cing to the tune of some organ-grinder, loafers, blacklegs—and to expect fair dealing from a city composed of such material, would be to expect an impossibility.”— lndiana Democrat. The London papers announce the death of John Lander, the brother and companion of Richard Lander in his African travels. He was only in his 33d year. Richard Lander died some two years ago in Africa. COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool, Nov. 27 ' Latest dates from Havre Nov. 30 Charleston, January 4. Cotton —During the early part of the present week an animated lemand existed for the various description of Upland Cotton, and operations were vigorously sustained at previously quoted prices, (the last intelligence from Liverpool having had no influence perceptibly on the trade,) subsequent ly, however, at the close of business, the enquiry became limited; ruling rate, could not be held, and the market closed heavily at our former quotations. We report sales of 6721 bags Uplands at from 7 j to 10J cents pet lb. Bice —The stock of this staple now on hand is very light: the sales have been good, and an ad vance of i per cwt realized on all grades. No prime now remains in our market, and the enquiry for that description was kept up to the last. The sales amounted to 2080 tierces at from s2 i to s3s per cwt. Flour —368 bbls Baltimore and Virginia Flour, were disposed of at S6J to s6j| per bbl. Grain—One cargo Corn was received this week amounting to 2700 bushals and sold at 66c per bush el. There were no receipts of Oats, Peas or Hay dur ing the week. Groceries —The wholesale business in Grocer ies is reduced o a very lew ebb. We have only to report sales of 140 hhds prime new crop New Orleans Sugar at 6$ to 6s; 76 hhds Muscovado at 6sc; 50 boxes brown at secret prices; and 40 bbls at do; 40 bags Cuba and Kio Coffee at same; 140 hhds Orleans at 6 to 6J per cwt. Salt —4oo sacks Liverpool sold at $1 75c a 1 87$. Bacon —Hams arc selling at 10 to 15c; Sides at 9c; and Shoulders at 8c per lb. Exchange —On England, 10 a 10$ perct prem. France, 6f. 15c; a 51. 25c. New York and Boston, Sight arc taken at 2 per ct premium 30 days, time off. Richmond, 60 days, 1 per ct, Bank of Charleston rates of Exchange, on the North, — New York,3 perct premium. Philadelphia, 2 perct. Savannah Bank notes,s perct discount. Spanish Doubloons, sl7; Mexican, sl6. Sovereigns, $4,95; Specie, 1 $ per ct premium. STATEMENT OF COTTON, DEC. 28. S. I. Upl’ds. Stock on hand Ist Oct. 1973 2733 Received this week, 481 10212 do. previously, 1799 7i066 4253 84011 Exported this week, 188 6431 do. previously, 2136 58063 On ship board, 469 12273 2793 76767 [ Stock on hand, 1460 7<:44,. New Orleans, December 28. j Cotton. —Arrived since the 24th inst. of Louisa na and Mississippi, 4728 bales; Tennessee and N. Alabama67l; Arkansas 232; Florida 168; together, 5799 bales Cleared in the same time : for Liver pool 3790; Havre 5141; Philadelphia 449; together, 9380 bales; making a reduction in stock of 3581 ba'es,and leaving on baud, inclusive of all on ship board nut cleared on the 27th instant, a stock of 131910 bales. In our review of last Wednesday morning, we observed that the cotton market closed remarkably firm on the evening bcfuie, at the prices then quo ted. The transactions of Wednesday, however, in consequence of that day being Christmas, when business of every kind is usually in a great measure suspended, were extremely light, amounting to on- ' ly about 800 bales, and at rates exhibiting no change in the market On Thursday the weather was very unfavorable to business, as it rained, with but little intermission, throughout the day; but the sales, i otwitlistanding, reached to about 2500 bales, and, in most instances, at very full prices. Yester day the market was very animated, the demand having become more active, and upwards of 7000 bales were so d, at rather better prices than could before be obtained. There is considerable diver- I sity of opinion among brokers as to prices, but, on the whole, we have deemed it advisable to leave them as they were, remarking, however, that sev eral sales have been made at rates a shade higher. The business has been chiefly confined to the mid dling and middling fiir qualities, the finer grades having been but little inquired fur. For a few days past the receipts have been comparatively light, and the stock on sale, owing to the large { transactions, is less now than foi some weeks pre -1 vious. The sales for the week amount to 27500 bales, and for the last three days to 10500 Louis iana and Mississippi, at from 7 to 9$ cents. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS. La. anti Miss. 'Venn, and N. Ala. Ordinary, 6) a 7 Ordinary, T Middling, 8a 8$ Middling, I Fair, 9 a 94 Fair, >6s a 10 I Good fair, 10 a!o| Good fair, extremes Good St fine Ilia— Good & fine j Fair crops, —a STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1839. Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824 Receipts last three days 5799 “ previously, 297248 303047 318871 Exports last three days, 9380 “ previously, 177681 186961 Stock on hand, 131910 Sugar — Louisiana. —Considerable sales on Tues day, and deliver es of lots previously disposed 01, have reduced the stock on the Levee, though a fair supply is still maintained by daily arrivals. Most of the purchases seem to have been for the north ern markets, and the prices have ranged from 4 to 5i cents. We still quote at 4a 6$ cents, as a choice article will command our highest, but there **’ J* none on the Lore*. Since Tuesday, owine Is the cause* stated in mu leading remark*. but Tittle hu been don*. Hmm twin as* withoutchange. Molasses. —There is still a rather large stock on the Levee, and only a limited demand. Prices, however, remain the same as last quoted; say 24 a 2o cents per gallon. We have heard of no sales on plantation. Large parcels are offered at 17 eta. but buyers still refuse to pay the price. Macon, January 2. Cotton. —Receipts in this market this season,up to the first of January, 1840, 50,060 bales. Stock on hand, 30,148 Receipts to same time last year, 40,277 Stock do do 17,000 Receipts do in 1837, 61,288 Stock do do 16,970 Prices at this time are principally from 7 to 7J c. Stained and'inferior cotton 6 to 7 cents. The river remains low, but considerable cotton is shipped by boxes. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, Jan 3. Chared— Brig Excel, Sherwood, N York, Schr Staunch, Smith, N Orleans. Arrived since our last —Brig Oglethorpe, Sanner, Hayanai steamboats Chatham, Wray, August*) John Randolph, Lyon, do. Went to sea —Ship Gov Troup, Butman, Liver* pool) bark Eliza Thornton, Foss, do. Charleston, January 4. Arrived yesterday —Ship Shaw, Chase, Ports* mouth, N. H. brig Solon, Ball, Portland, Me. schr Joseph Gorham, Matthews, New London. Cleared —Ship Oceanus, Bourne, Havre) Hercules, Gregerson, Antwerp. Went to sea yesterday —Brig Eliza ft Susan, Dy er, Bordeaux; C L brig Ashley, Pike, N York. T AW NOTICE.—A. K. BLACKWELL, Attor- M!jt ney at Law, will practice in the different counties in the Cherokee Circuit, also the Courts at Marietta, Cobb county 6tw* jan 6 1740 CR months after date, application will be . made to the honorable Inferior Court of Burke county, when sitting as a court of ordinary, for leave to sell two hundred and thirty acres of land in Burke county, belonging to the minor heirs of Robert Pior, for the benefit of said minors. E. McCROAN, Guardian, January 6, 1840. ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE. A GREEABLY to an order of the honorable thd Inferior Court of Burke county, when sitting tor ordinary purposes, will be sold, at the court house in Waynesboro, on the first Tuesday in March next, a tract of land containing one thou sand acres, more or less, lying on Rocky creek, be longing to the estate of the late John T. Forth,and adjoining lands of Andrew Carson, Eli McCroan, and others. Also, one negro boy, by the name of Fulwood, about ten years old) sold tor the benefit of the heirs and creditors. Terms of sale—The boy will be sold for cash—the land, one-fourth cash, the balance at one and two years, bearing interest from sale, with approved security. E. McCROAN, Adm’r. January 6,1840. ADMINISTRATORS’ SALE. \\f ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in March wf next, in the town of Crawfordville, at the courthouse of Taliaferro county at the risk of for mer purchasers, the lands belonging to the estate of Owen Holladay, dec’d, lying in said county, which were exposed to sale on the first Tuesday in November last, and the terms of which sale have not been complied with. The lands to he sold in the same parcels as before—possession to bis given on the 26th day of December next, and the payment to be one fourth cash, the balance at the time of giving possession. A. H. STEPHENS, 5 . . , A. W. GRIER, t Adnin - January 3, 1840. LAR(*E~SALE ' OF LAND AND NEOROES. IN conformity to a decree of the Court of Equity, will be sold on Tuesday, the 4th ot February next, all that Plantation on Savannah river, con? taming fourteen hundred acres more or less, ad joining lands of John Mosely, Silas Lanier, and others, and lying immediately on the river below the mouth of Stephens’ creek •, one third of which isfcleared and in good repair and in a fine state for immediate cultivation ( appurtenant to which is a valuable fishery, at Bull Slice. This tract will be sold entire, or in lots, to suit the convenience of purchasers. • The above property is distant seven miles from Hamburg, by the Martintown road, and has been i found to be as healthy as any in the countay. Also, that valuable Plantation on Stephens’creek ; and tlle Martintown road, well known as the Key * place,containing about nine hundred acres. 1 Also, another tract of land, adjoining the above, on the Martintown road, containing one hundred acres, more or less. Also, the plantation on Chavis’ creek,now in the i possession of Wm. J Wightman, including the homestead, containing about twelve hundred acres, more or less, on which is an excellent Grist Mill and Cotton Gin, all in good repair. All the above lands arc known and celebrated as being the finest and most fertile Cotton and Grain lands in the Dis trict. Also, a tract of pine land on the head of Sweet water, containing about live hundred and ninety acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Reason Lan harn and others. Also about TWENTY VALUABLE NEGROES. ■ Aho, Horses, Mules, Stock of Cattle, Hogs, Corn, Fodder, Farming Utensils, IfC. \c. The above sale will commence on the day above mentioned, at the river piantation, and continue from day to day until finished. Terms of sale The lands will be sold on a credit of one and two years, with interest from day of sale, and possession given immediately ) the ne groes for one-fourth cash, and the balance on a credit until the Ist day of January, 1841. Tor all other property—sums under one hundred dollars, cash. Sums over that amount, a credit of twelve months, without interest. Rcsurvey plats of the land will be exhibited on the day of sale. JOHN BAUSKETT, Trustee. Edgefield,B. G., Jan. 6. td JFFFEIIHUN (SHERIFF HALEB. WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Febru ary next, at the market house in the town of Louisville, within the legal hours of sale, 2354 acres,more or less, of first and second qualities mixed and pine land, lying upon the waters of Du hart’s creek, adjoining lands of McWatty and oth ers. Upon the place i< a first rate mill seat, with most of the timber ready for raising, and all other necessary buildings) also one blacksmith and wood shop and contents, with a good dwelling house near the same and four lots. Levied on u the property of Jonathan Roberson, to satisfy sun dry fi fas issued from the Superior court, in favor of Moore and Davis, Thomas Davis and others.— Property pointed out by defendant. Also, will be sold at the same time »nd place, one negro woman and child •, levied on as the pro perty of Moses Walden, to satisfy sundry fi fas is sued from the Justices’ couit, ! n favor of Henry Walden and others, vs said Moses Walden. Levy made and returned to me by a constable. WM. S. ALEXANDER, D. Sheriff. January 4, 1840. LAHNGIUE. JOHN JACOB SEIBELS, formerly of the Smith Carolina bar, has commenced the practice of Law at the city of Austin, the new seat of go vernment in Texas, and will promptly attend to all business intrusted to his charge, from this or any of the Southi rn States. All letter* addressed to him, must be post paid to New Orleans, and di rected to the care of Samuel Ricker, Jr„ agent of the Texas Post Office,at that city. dec 3 win*