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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22.
Our readers will find in this day’s paper the
particulars of the loss of the steamboat Lexing
ton, together with upwards of one hundred and
fifty passengers. She was lost on her passage
from New York to Providence.
The enterprising Manager of our Theatre has
eclipsed all former efforts to make it worthy of
patronage, by the production of the beautiful
Opera of La Bayadere, in a highly successful
manner. The new scenery prepared especially
for the occasion, is indeed beautiful. Miss Wells,
the celebrated opera danceuse, fully justified the
expectations which had been formed of her. She
greatly surpassed any one wo have ever seen,
and if Celeste or any one else can surpass her
they must be perfect fairies.
Congress.
We received such a quantity of Congressional
proceedings last night, which had been accumu
lating by the failuie of the mails, that it is im
possible for us to give it in detail.
In the Senate the Sub-Treasury bill had been
discussed for two or threo days, and was finally
ordered to be engrossed by a vote of 84 to 18.—
It has probably passed before this time.
In the House of Representatives a resolution
wag under discussion about the reception of Abo
lition petitions. It was introduced by Mr.
Thompson of South Carolina, and is as follows:
“Upon the presentation of any memorial or
petition praying foi the abolition of slavery or the
slave-trade in any District, Territory, or State of
the Union, and upon the presentation of any res
olution or other paper touching these subjects,
the question of the reception of such memorial,
petition, resolution, or paper shall be considered
as made, and the question of its reception shall
be laid upon the table without debate or further
action of the House.”
Several members have made speeches on the
subject, and among them Messrs. Cooper and
Colquitt of this State. We shall endeavor to
lay them before our readers when received.
Some disturbance had also been created in the
House in relation to the election of Printer to the
House, growing out o( some publications in the
, Madisonian s*»d Globe, We shall endeavor to
give such of the particulars to-morrow as will
make it understood try our readers. It is howev
er, not of much consequence.
The vote in joint meeting of both branches of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania for Senator of
the United States, at the late election of Mr.
Sturgeon to that station, was as follows: for Mr.
Sturgeon, 87; for Charles Ogle, 26; for Richard
Biddle, 17.
Cohen’s Rheumatic Embrocation.
We understand that its properties are so high
ly approved of by the Medical Faculty of the city
of New lork, that they have now generally
adopted it in their treatment of Rheumatism.
The advertisement in our paper to-day exhibits
some strong testimonials in its favor. For sale
by the sole agent, Mr. B. F. Kenrick, proprietor
of the Mansion House, in this city.
From the New York Journal of Commerce.
The Amistad Africans.— Judge Judson, on
Monday, pronounced his decision in the case of
these negroes. He declares them free, with the
exception of Antoine,and decides that, by virtue
of existing laws, fiey ought to be committed to
the care of the United Stales government, for
the purpose of being restored to the land from
which they were stolen.
Correspondence of the United States Gazette.
New York, January 15.
Stocks down again to day. U. S. Bank shares
84#.
The following is an authentic account of the
state es our market :
Cotton—A slight decline in rates having been
submitted to, purchases for export, have been
made to a greater extent.—The transactions of
the four days embrace 2800 bales; in which were
160 bales of Mobile, at 9# a 11 cents; 710 bales
New Orleans 9 a 11 cents; 1100 bales Upland,
8# a 10# cents; and 800 bales Florida, at 8# a
10# cents.
Coffee—There is a moderate demand for Cos.
fee, without any material variation in rales; 250
bags Laguayra have been taken at 11 a cts.;
500 bags Brazil at 9# a 10# cents, and 140 bags
old Government Java at 13# a 14 cts—on the
usual credit.
Flour—ln consequence of the Foreign orders
having been withdrawn, the market has again be
come inactive—sales being confined to small par
cels for the use of the trade. Western Flour,
(common to good brands) is held nominally at
$6.50; Ohio Canal do at $6,25 a $6.60, and
Georgetown at $0,25.
Sugars—There has been more enquiry for su
gars since our last. The sales consist of 50 hlids.
St Croix at 8# a 9; 50 do Porto Rico at 7c; 160
hhds New Orleans (new crop) at ss# a s#; 217
hhdsdo were sold this morning by auction at 5#
as# and 5,56; pr.ncipally, however, at 5# 4
mm. 900 boxes brown Havana and 100 hhds.
Porto Rico have been taken lor export on terras
not made public. Molasses remains without any
variation; 100 casks new crop Iberia has sold at
29 a 30#c. —3 and 4 mos; and 67 hhds new crop
New Orleans by auction this morning, at 25# a
20c cash.
Nothing further worth mentioning in business.
From the Baltimore American qf the 111 h.
AWFUL CALAMITY.
Loss of Steamboat Lexington, with
nearly every soul on board, iu number
from one hundred and filly to two
hundred persons.
By yesterday’s Eastern Mail we learn the par
ticulars of a most appalling calamity, involving
the loss of about one hundred and fifty lives in
consequence of the conflagration of the steamboat
Lexington, wl ile on her way from New York to
Providence. All the details which have reached
us are subjoined. It will be seen that panic and
terror in the extreme followed the annunciation
of the fact that the steamboat was on Are, and
that those who rushed into the small boat under
their influence, while the steamboat was under
full way, were all suddenly lost. The burning
of the hempen tiller ropes, soon after, rendered
the vessel unmanageable, and the use of this arti
cle, in defiance of the Act of Congress, doubtless
led to the loss of many lives.
Office of the Republican Standard.
Biiiiiokport, Jan. 14.
The Lexington left New York for Slonington,
on Monday, 3 o’clock, P. M. having, it is believ
ed, about one hundred and fifty passengers. A
large quantity of cotton was placed upon her
decks. At 7 o’clock, when about two miles from
Eaton's Neck, the cotton took fire near the smoke
pipe.
The boat was headed for the shore as soon as
the efforts to extinguish the fire proved unsuc
cessful. She was provided with three boats—
yet such was the panic which took possession of
all minds that they were hoisted out while the
boat was still under headway and immediately
swamped. The engine a few minutes after gave
way, leaving her utterly unmanageable. The
scene woich then ensued, is described as most ap
palling.
Capt. Chester Hilliard, of Norwich, a passen
ger on board from whom we have gathered these
few particulars, stales that soon after the engine
slopped, the passengeis began to leave the boat
on boxes, bales, &c. In company with one of
the Firemen he was so fortunate as to secure a
cotton bale, to which he lashed himself. He re
mained upon this bale, the wind blowing off
Long Island shore, until 11 o'clock this morning,
when he was taken up by the sloop Merchant, of
Southport.
His companion in the meantime had been re
leased by death from his sufferings. Two others
were taken up by the sloop, a fireman and the
pilot of the boat. Both were nearly insensible.
It is surprising that any should have survived the
exposure. There is too much reason to fear ..hat
the three are the only survivors. It is however
poe-dble. that others may have been saved.
The Boat drifted up the Sound with the tide,
and was off this harbor about midnight. Capt.
H. states that she sank at three o’clock, as he
marked the time hy his watch.
The efforts which last night were made, in ths
vicinity and at Southport, to go in aid of the suf
ferers, proved, owing to the ice in the harbors,
and to other untoward circumstances, entirely un
availing.
We learn thataboat which succeeded in getting
out of Southport harbo*, after reaching the mid
dle of the Sound was compelled to return.
The account which we have given of this aw
ful catastrophe, is exceedingly imperfect. It may
be well imagined that our informant is hardly in
a situation to furnish many details.
From the Republican Farmer.
Bridgeport, Jan. 15th.
Steamboat lexinoton burnt—one hun
dred and fiftt LIVE* lost.— Our citizens were
alarmed on Monday evening, hy the appearance
of a great light at some distance west, on the
Sound, which was generally believed to boa
steamboat on fire. Nothing conclusive, howev
er, was heard in regard to it till the arrival of our
boat from New York, on Tuesday afternoon,
which brought the melancholy intelligence that
the light was occasioned by the conflagration of
the steamboat Lexington, which was entirely de
stroyed, and that all on board except three per
ished. One of the survivors, Capt. Hilliard, of
Norwich, this State, whom we have seen and
conversed with, came on here in the boat.
The Lexington left New York at 3 o’clock, P.
M. for Stonington. About half past 7 o’clock,
when off Eaton’s Neck, L. 1., the wood-work, ca
sings, &c., about the flues, was discovered to be
on Are.
\n alarm was immediately given, and all ef
forts to subdue the flames, proving unavailing, the
pilot headed the boat directly for Long Island
shore. In about 15 minutes it was found the til
ler ropes were burnt in two, and the boat conse
quenlly unmanageable.
The engine, however, kept in operation, under
a heavy head of steam. The three smalt boats
were got nut with all possible haste, but they
swamped soon after they struck the water, in con
sequence of the speed at whica the steamer was
going towards the shore.
A life-boat, which was aboard, was also launch
ed, but by some means was in a few minutes un
fortunately lost. No relief, therefore, was obtain
ed from either of the boats.
When the Lexington had got within about two
miles of the shore, the engine suddenly stopped.
All hopes of escape to those on board, except by
clinging to such articles of freight as would sus
tain them, were cut off.
The freight of the Lexington consisted princi
pally of cotton, on which some of ihe passengers
tried to save themselves, but none succeded except
Capt. Hilliard and a fellow passenger, both of
whom got astride of a cotton bale, on which they
kept together till 6 o clock in the morning, when
the strength of Capt. Hilliard’s companion failed
him. and be fell off and was drowned.
Capt. H. continued on his bale of cotton till 11
o’clock, A.M., Tuesday, when he was taken off
by a sloop which went out from Southpert, ha
ving been thus exposed almut 15 hours. Two
others, clinging to a fragment of the boat, were
also rescued by ibis sloop—one the engineer, the
other a firemon of the unfortunate boat.
The bodies of two others, one a colored wo
man, were likewise taken from a part of the
wreck, on which they had perished with cold.
The number on hoard Capt. H. thinks, was
not less than 175, of whom 150 were passengers,
out of which, he believes himself to In) the only
one saved. Among the number, were five or six
women, and two or three children.
The scene on board was awful beyond descrip
tion. The fire being midway of the boat, cut off
all communication from one end to the other
The passengers crowded together in the bow and
stern, moaning and bewailing their fate, till com
pelled to east themselves into the watery deep, to
escape the fla.nes. j
The boat drifted with the tide, and sank at 3
o’clock, off our harbor.
Correspondence of the United States Gazelle.
New York, Wednesday, P. M.
1 enclose you a slip containing an account of
one ol the must appalling disasters that ever
occurred. I have procured for you—expressly—
the names of the following of the passengers and
the crew, who were on board, in addition to those
published, and which you thereby are at this time
only possessed of:
Dr. Follen and lady, formerly professor of
German literature at Harvard University,
J. Corley, Providence.
8. Henry, Manchester, England.
Henry Craig, of the house of Maitland, Ken
nedy A Co.
H. 8. Finn, of Newport, the Comedian.
Charles Woolsey, of Boston, some say with a
wife and seven children,
John Brown, of John Brown A Co. Boston.
Charles Lee, of Boston.
Mr. Mason, of Gloucester.
Geo. Child, ofStonington, Commander.
Jesse Comstock, of Providence, Clerk,
Capt. Stephen Mancho ter, pilot, (saved.)
N. P. Newman, Steward.
Ed. Thcrlier, Mate.
D. Crowly, 2d do.
Courtland Hempstead, Engineer.
Win. Quimby, 2d do
Martin Johnson, Wheelman.
Joseph Robinson, (colored) Cook.
Oliver Howell, do 2d do.
R. Peters, do 3d do.
Job Sands, head waiter, (colored.)
5 others.
8 deck hands, 1 boy.
4 firemen.
2 wood passers.
Susan Holcomb, Chambermaid.
Chas. H. Phelis, ofStonington.
Chas. Woolsey, wife, and 7 children.
John Cosley, of Providence.
I have no time to add further particulars, amid
the general excitement.
Electionof U. S. Senator. —R. J. Walker
has been elected Senator from the State of Mis
sissippi. Both Houses of the Mississippi Legis
lature assembled in the Hall of Representatives
on the 9th insc, and on the first voting (viva
voce) the following was found to be the result:
R J. Walker, - - • 70
S. S. Prentiss, • • • 37
John Smith, - - - • 3
John Black, - . . 2
George Poindexter, • . -1
Thos. H. Williams, - - - JL
H. S. Foote, .... 1
R. J. Walker was then declared duly elected
Senator of the United Slates Congress, for the
term of six years, beginning on the 4lh of March,
1940.
Norfolk, January 15.
Siiifwheck. —Theschr. Mary, (ot Wilming
ton, Del.) String, 31 days from Albany, with a
cargo of W. P. Lumber, bound to Baltimore,
went ashore on the Bulk-head Shoal, Ocracock
harbor, on the 22d Dec. last, and went to pieces
—the crew and part of the cargo were saved.—
Capt. String informs that five other vessels among
which was a brig, were lost at the same time and
place.
January 16.
Fr»m Africa. —By the arrival yesterday of
the packet ship Saluda, Capt. Waters, from Mon
rovia, whence she sailed on the 14th November,
we learnt that the health of the Colony was good
at the time of her departure. The Saluda brings
home a cargo of Cam Wood, Palm Oil, Ivory,
Ac.
We regret that the slave trade on the coast of
Africa is carried on as brisk as ever, in spite of
the untiring vigilance of the British cruisers, and
it is still more painful to know that the pirates
engaged in the tralliic are American citizens, and
their vessels built in this country.
We are informed that the schr. My Boy, Har
vey. master, of New Orleans, was seized in Sep
tember last, at British Acci, by H. B. M. brig
Lynx, Lt. Broadhead, and taken to Sierra Leone,
where she was duly condemned as a slaver, and
the Captain detained a prisoner. However, on
the 16th Nov. the Saluda spoke the Lynx, and
was boarded by Lt. Broadhead, who informed
Capt. Waters, that the Capt. of the My Bov was
then on board, and would be conveyed to Mon
rovia, for the delivery into the custody of the U.
S. Agent at that place.
Lieut. Broadhead also stated that there was a
great number of American vessels on the coast
for slaves, and that lit knew of three lying in a
river waiting a chance to take slaves on board.
From the Ist Nov. to the time when the Sa
luda sailed from Sierra Leone, there had been
twenty vessels under Portuguese, Spanish and
Brazilian colors, brought in by the British crui
sers and condemned.
Capt. Waters informs that several of the com
manders of the British armed vessels told him
that they had received strict orders from their go
vernment not to interfere with any American ves
sels, unless there was positive proof that slaves
were on hoaid, or the vessels were in British wa
ters, as was the case of the My Boy, where the
right of search was exercised. This caution was
used in order to avoid all ground of collission
with the United States.
The Colony is represented to b« in a flourish
ing condition.
On learning the state of things on the Coast
of Africa, the question forcibly suggests Itself,
why have not the United Stales a half dozen smart
clippers to repress the unlawful traffic in which
the vessels of this country are engaged ? It is
true that one U. 8. vessel has lately sailed for Af
rica, but the nature of the traffic demands a squa
dron of light craft. It is questionable whether a
single vessel will not promote the views of the
brigands, as she may be regularly dodged by one
of the pirate clippers, while the others are enga
ged in loading with slaves.— Beacon. j
Description of the Galvanic Telegraph j
at the Great Western Railwat. —The j
space occupied by the case containing the machin- ■
ery (which simply stands upon a table, and can
be removed at pleasure to any part of the room.)
is little more than that required for a gentleman’s
hat box. The telegraph is worked by merely
pressing small brass keys (similar to those on a
keyed bugle,) which acting by means of galvanic
power, upon various hands placed upon a dial
plate at the other end of the telegraphic line,as for
a« now opened, point not only to each letter of the
alphabet, as each key may be struck or pressed,
but the numerical are indicated by the same
means, as well as the various points, from a com
ma to a colon, with notes of admiration and in
terjection. There is likewise a cross (X) upon
the dial, which indicates that when this key is
struck, a mistake has been made in some part of
the sentence telegraphed, and that an “erasure” ia
, intended. A question—such, fur instance, as the
i following—“ How many passengers started from |
D r ayton by the 10 o'clock train 1” and the an
swer, would be transmitted from the terminus In
Drayton and back in less than two minutes. This
was proved on Saturday. This mode of commu
nication is only completed as far as th • West
Drayton station, which is about 13# miles from
Paddington. There are wire# (as may bo ima
gined) communicating with each end, thus far
completed, passing through a holloAr iron tulie,
not more than an inch and a half in diameter,
which is fixed about six inches above the ground,
running parallel with tile railway, and about two
or three feet distant froh it. It is the intention
of the Great Western Rail way Company to carry
the tube along the lino as fast as completion of the
rails takes place, and ultimately throughout the
whole distance to Bristol, The nr chincry and
the mode of working it, are so exceedingly simple
that a child who could real would, after an hour
or two’s instruction, ho enabled efficiently to
transmit and receive infbimation.— Observer.
-——* »•*; yy—
“pßOJirr” to enquire, and “Faithful” to re
ward.
We learn from the Boonsvillo (Mo.) Emi
grant, that the citizens of Brownsville in that
State and a large numbir of citizens living in the
neighborhood, petitioned the Postmaster General
to establish a post offio at that place, and at the
same time recommends] an individual living in
the town as a suitable person to take charge of
it. Amos wrote back immediately to inquire if
the individual named was a Whig or Tory, and
his letter is offered to pihlic inspection. In reply,
he was told he was a Whig, and the next news
the citizens heard, wai that a man living two or
three miles off who isa Tory, had received the
appointment.— Knox vile Times.
Resources of ths West.— The geological
su'vey of the miners! regions belonging to the
United States has led to some new and important
discoveries. The exploring party have returned
to New Harmony, Inda. The Disseminator of
the 12th December says that “the exact bounda
ry line of the lead region has been ascertained,
and the geological formation in which alone lead
occurs, has been determined. Sixteen new dis
coveries of lead have been made, where no dig
gings have heretofore been attempted. —And
some of these arc exceedingly rich, and render the
tracts in which they occur of great value. In
one locality, hitherto unnoticed, the lead was col
lected strewed on the su face, so pure that it was
readily run into bullets on the spot. These
valuable discoveries will, we presume, be reserved
by government, and it is supposed that they will
repay, throe or four limes over, the entire cost of
the expedition.”
A magnificent collection ofgeological and min
eralogicul specimens has been made,and forward
ed to Washington city. It is contained in sixty
or seventy boxes, and embraces probably four or
five thousand specimens.
Circulation or the London Press.—
Official returns show the average daily circula
tion of the following London papers:
Times, 11.190
Morning Chronicle, 6,830
Morning Herald, 6,394
Morning Advertiser, 4,936
Morning Post, 2,672
Sun, (evening) 3,678
Standard, 3,493
Globe, 2.965
Courier, ] ,363
The Weekly Despatch circulates in a
week, 51,413
Weekly Chronicle, 44,306
Bell’s Life in London, 18,615
The Weekly Despatch states that in the years
1837 and 1838, its aggregate amount of stumps
was 5,347,000 —an average weekly ol 54 418.
The number of stamped daily and weekly pub
lications in London, during the two years named
amounted to 149—with a circulation in the two
years of 58,045,201,
The revenue to the government amounted to
£24l,Bss. — tticlenell’s Reporter,
From Burton's Magazine.
Losing the Frigate’s Figure Head.
Society is composed of eccentricities and ordi
naries. Like an old Dutch clock, it has its big
weights and its little weights, its large wheels
and its small wheels, its hour and its minute
hands, its escapement and regulator, its keys and
its winding up affairs, and, above all, its enor
mous pendulum; and notwithstanding it is con
stantly running down, it never stops, but being
well oiled, it creaks, and licks, and wbizzes, and
strikes with a regularity oniv equalled by its con
stant want of repairs. Its face is brazen, its top
is all sun or moon, and its bottom is as useless as
its superstructure is valuable. Its solitary angel
is a gilded one, and its brightest polish a coat of
varnish. Under such circumstances is it strange
that some persons should be found ready to servo
the devil for fun’s sake—or to trip up their
grandmother’s heels just for the purpose of hav
ing a laugh at her awkwardness in rising 1
It was the 3d of July, 1834. Night was slow
ly settling upon the good people of Massachu
setts day, and dark rolling clouds, tossed hy the
whirlwind, and rent by the bursting water-spout,
hung over the harbor of Boston, and shut out the
beautiful islands, from the gaze of the spectator
Bright strcapis of liquid lightning, singled out the
most prominent objects in the distance, and the
long hollow thunder held an awful dialogue with
the breakers on Chelsea beach. A brassy cloud
hung over the setting sun, and the state house of
the neighboring city seemed melting into sky, as
the low, white breath of the thunder cloud play
ed with the chimney pots on the tops of the
houses, and wreathed around the little spire, like
whiffs of tobacco smoke around the peaked cap of
Souter Johnny,
Anxious mothers were seen looking out of
half closed doirs for truant children and lagging
husbands. Chamber windows were shut by
frightened chambermaids as if by magic. Tim
id matrons smothered themselves in huge feather
beds, and cowardly children put their fingers in
their cars and hid in the clothes-presses and dark
corners of their mothers’ bed rooms.
A few lamps glimmered, so as to let the people
see how wet they got in walking a given distance
as they passed along the streets. Lower-story
window blinds were closed, to prevent the light
ning from knowing that some people burnt can
dles during the thunder gust; and stray dogs,
with their tails ‘ hard up,” streaked it along the
streets, like express mails in the back settle
ments.
Take it all inall.it bid fair to lie a gulf-stream
night of the first water, and such an one as the
inhabitants of the earth undoubtedly experienced
before the morning watch of the ark of Noah took
a final departure from the highest mountain peak
of Asia, and scudded over a deluged world.
Old Ironsides—for we have come to her at last
—‘having been thoroughly repaired in her hull,
and having a splendid figure of Old Hickory stu-
tinned at her liow», now lay moored at the Nary !
* ttt Charlestown, between two seventy fouis I
i the Columbus and the Independence—and
awaited her commission. The cabin iiifht of the \
; commander of the Receiving Ship, fell broad up- !
on the threatened figure-head, and a marine, with j
a loaded musket, with fixed bayonet, paced along
the heel of her bowsprit. Surely in such a night,
ami with such safe-guards, no mortal could Ire j
silly enough to deem her in the least danger of a |
visit from the spoiler. Human reason, and hu- j
man experience went against such a supposition,
and therefore, when the ship’s bell tolled eight, !
“the sentry walked no more his rounds,” but, if
common fume be true, (which by the way, is of- j
ten an inveterate liar,) be pillowed his head on I
the softest plank in the solitary gun-deck, and
slept htatalh his post.
There was at that time in Boston, a perfect
dare-devil of a seaman, from Barnstable, or some
where else, who bad been a commander of a ves
sel, and whose propensity for a frolic often led him
into dangers as unnecessary as they were uncom
mon. This seaman, whose name was Dewey,
and who aait) he was friendly to the administra
tion, had heard a great deal about the figure-head,
and feeling a desire to see it closely, and wishing
at the same time, to prove to the natives that
some things could Ire done—even in a midnight
thunder-storm—as well as others, he waited until i
ten o’clock of the evening above mentioned, and I
then, with a tarpaulin hat and monkey jacket up
on his upper man, he put a hand-saw under his
arm, and took a stroll along the deserted wharves
of the thunder-echoing city.
Having taken a ship’s boat without sails, he
sculled up stream until the lightning showed him
the arches of the old Charlea River Bridge—
which, by the way, ore square—and then, ship
ping his rudder, and, sealing himself in the stern
sheets of the boat, he floated swiftly down upon
the top of the tide, and made fast to the gallant
frigate’s hawser.
The storm had now come on in its fury. Dark
ness, dreadful as the shades of Erebus, rested on
the scene, except when the chain lightning ran
down the mountain side of clouds, and crinkled
along the diverging conductors that protected the
roofs of the giant ship-houses. The rain fell in
buckets full, and puffs of almost resistless wind
rocked the old hulks beside the wharf, and rattled
their mooring chains in stormy glee.
Drenched with rain, baffled by the wind, and
almost baffled by the vivid lightning, the adventu
rous spoiler hauled hit boat under the bows, moun
ted to the bowsprit ofthe frigate, and sawed away
at the head of the wooden figure.
The rain, as it ran down the wood, made his
sow cut still and deep, and having scalped the
veteran, the dare-devil of the day, or (more cor
rectly speaking) (ho night, bagged the trophy,
and let himself down into his water-logged boat.
Soon he pulled across the river, and leaving his
boat at a great distance from its parent vessel, he
made for his hoarding-house, and, upon ascend
ing to his chamber, locked the head in his chest,
and went to sleep.
Morning came upon the sleeping city and its
environs, as beautiful and halmly as the evening
previous had been wild and cheerless; and when
the first rays of the rising sun tipped the heights
of Woburn and Cambridge, hundreds of heavy
cannon, and scores of deep-toned hells, ushered
in the anniversary of Freedom’s Jubilee. The
sentry on duty on hoard (he frigate now began to
cast suspicious glances towards the head. Saw
dust was thrown in rich profusion round the head
rail, and the flat neck showed evidence of a noc
turnl application of cold steel. Long and anx
iously did the guard look at the object of his so
licitude, and feeling certain that fnulpla r/had had
full play/ during his watch, ho said nothing about
the circumstance, hut shouldered his musket, sa
luted the corporal ofthe guard as he brought him
his relief, and followed him to the garrison.
Being desirous of hearing the morning salute
at the dock yaid, and being weary of the turmoil
of the night, the c aptain of the Receiving Ship
arose from his pillow, and looked out upon the
deep. A slight haze was flouting swiftly along
the water. The flags on the distant shipping
waved gracefully amid the fog, like banners amid
the clouda of battle; and now the Enc sloop of
war sheeted home her topsails, and swang round
upon her heel, while her parting thunder-note
died in echoes along the babbling shore. Having
looked around upon the gay scenes before him,
and having satisfied a seaman’s curiosity, which is
far inferior under any circumstance, to that of
the backwoodsman, the commander ol the Colum
bus was about to turn upon his heel, when bis
eye rested upon the mutilated figure-head of the
Constitution. He thought at first that it was an
optical illusion. He looked again—it could not
I*—• he top of the veteran’a shoulders was as flat
as a pancake, and the glory of the watch had de
parted. Soon an official report was inane to the
commanding officer of the station, and after a
fruitless endeavor to discover the perpetrator of
the midnight outrage, a piece of canvass was
nailed over the figure-head, and the sentinel was
sent to the barracks.
Some months afterwards Old Ironsides sailed
for New Vork. and as she left the port of Boston,
I discovered that a fine striped flag enveloped the
mutilated figure, and that her parting salute was
fired towards Williams’ Island. Whether these
things meant any thing or not, I leave for those
of more experience to guess. Upon her arrival
at New York, the covering was removed, a new
head piece was clapped upon the figure, and the
gallant frigate went upon her ocean way rejoicing.
But where was Dewey all this limel Where
the successful adventurer, who, in spite of rain
and wind, and the darkness and lightning, and
. leaping wave and rolling thunder, and sentinels
and sea-watches, had mounted the forecastle of
Old Ironsides undiscovered, and had sawed off, in
journeyman style, the mm h-talked-of-figure
head I
He tossed to and fro in his truckle bed, in bro
ken slumbers. Now half-awake, he began to re
■ fleet of the risk that he had run, of the crime that
he had committed—for it was a crime to mutilate
a national vessel. Then, as ho dozed more
soundly, disrict attorniesand IT. 8. marshals float
ed before his eyes, every shadow seemed to be
token the awful presence of deputy Bass, and the
hag of wool in the corner seemed to lie the dis- i
trict judge in his hob wig, while a row of empty ;
porter bottles, in an old lemon box by the fire j
place, seemed to lie the gentlemen of the jury, ;
duly impannelled, and wailing to be char/red. — ■
At length, a fl ish of lightning followed by the j
heavy roar of the morning gun, fully aroused |
him. lie started from his bed, put on his Sun- 1
day suit, pocketed a shirt from his trunk, called
in a brother lodger, and making known to him '
the circumstances of his midnight undertaking,
left the head in his charge, and repaired to the
J city of New York. In this mighty London of
the west, many adventures befel him, which I
purposely omit, hut which I may relate hereafter.
The Virginia House of Delegates have fixed
upon the 2:Jd inst. as the day for electing a Sen
ator of the U. S.
COMMERCIAL.
Jjdlett dates from Liverpool, Dec. 9
Latest dates from Havre .Dec. 7
New Orleans, J»n. 15-
Colton. —Arrived since the 10th instant: of Lou
isiana and Mississippi, 12675 bales—Tennessee dt.d
North Alabama. 618—Arkansas, 371—Florida, 100
1 —Texas,297 —together, 13961 bales Cleared in
the same time: for Liverpool, 4835 bales—Havre,
I 4459—Havana, 278—New York, 1202 —together,
1077 bales —making an addition to stock or 3187
bales—and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on
: skip-board, not cleared on the 14th instant, a stock
of 105143 baes.
The Transaetions in Cotton, on Saturday last,
amounted to about 3500 bales, at prices not essen
tially varying from these quoted in our publication
of that morning.
The news by the Havre packet ships Burgundy
and Louis Phiflipe, at New York, had the effect in
some degree, of further depressing in our market,
as buyers for France have not been operating to
any extent since its receip . The transactions of
: Monday scarcely amounted to 1800 bales, and at
prices, generally, indicating a downward tendency
! ii the market, for the lower qualities. Yesterday
there was n rather more general inquiry, and about
4500 bales changed hands; —prices for the lower
i sorts, however, again inclining in favor of the buy
er, though not so much so as to authorise
any reduction in our quotations. Qualities from
fair up, continue comparatively scarce, and former
prices arc we'l sustained. The sales for the three
i days amount to about 10,000 hales, and we notice
them as follows, via: 600 at 88—32 at 75—107 at
89 -16—33 at 8g—179 at 9—63 at 75—472 at B|
421 at 10—50 at 6J—25 at 74 —102 at 98—61 at
9—22 at Bjj—Bs at B*—ls at 85—164 at 9j a lOj
—3379 at 7 a 10$—300 at 7—308 at at Sj
—560 at 9 a 101—150 at 81 a 9J —23 at Bj—l9 at
9 —lo< at 9i —400 at 8J and i 100 at 7J cents, all
Louisiana* and Mississippis.
Liverpool Classifications. —Lousiana and Missis
sippi—Ordinary, Si a7; Middling, 7} a8 i Fait 9
a9s | Good Fair, 10 a10|; Good and Fine, Ilia
I Tennessee and North Alabama—Ordinary,
Middling, Fair, Good Fair, and Good and Fine, 6$
alO extremes; Fair crops —a —.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
1539. Oct. I,stock on hand, 16834
Receipts lasttlirre days 13961
“ previously, 349150 362111
378935
Exports last three days, 10TM
<• previously, 263018 273792
Stock on hand, 105143
Sugar. —Louisiana—The Levee has a better,
supply, though the stock is not large ; but the de
mand is extremely limited, and transactions are
confined to small parcels at former prices—say 4 a
cents —the latter figures being still obtained for
lots of very choice quality. We are advised of
but one sale on Plantation —a lot of 500 hhda. bal
ance of a crop, at 4$ cents.
Molasses. —Small sales from the Levee, in bbls.,
arc still made at 21 a22 cents per gallon. There
is but little doing in the article on Plantation. We
notice sales of 55,000 gallons, favorably situated
not far above the city, at 16 cents.
Mobile, January 16.
Cotton —The sales of the two preceding days
(Tuesday and Wednesday) maybe computed at
2000 bales—principal transactions on Tuesday.—
The market stands about the same as last week,
with a downward tendency. We hear of several
concessions, though not of sufficient importance to
warrant a notice of any decided falling,otr in rates.
Buyers wore inclined to hold back yesterday, and
wait for further advices, which are expected by
next mail. Letters from New York (no papers re
ceived) advise of two packets from Liverpool, being
in the offing.
Exchange —ln this department things remain in
active. Bills on New York at 60 days sight are
held at Ia I) per cent; 30 days at 3a 4; sight, 61
percent premium. New Orleans funds 4 aoprem.
—transactions limited. Specie 41 a 51 per cent
premium.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Savannah, Jan. 19.
Cleared —Ships Hilah, Hammond, Liverpool; Al
exander, Copie, do.
Went to f v a—Barque Tasso, Condy, Havre; brig
Win Taylor, Hoey, New York.
Charleston, Jan. 21,
Arrived yesterda y—Barques Abagun, Wright,
Boston; Gceola, Milliken, New York; brig Chili,
Rogers, Matanz.as; brig Malaga, Burges, New Lon
don; schr ( hickatabut, Coleman, Turks Island.
In the Offing —Ship Sarah Sheafe, Merry Liver
pool.
At Quarantine —Ship Stephen Phillips, Thomas,
from Boston.
Cleared —Barques Ohio, Levy, Bordeaux; Fran
cis Stanton. Lefavour, Havre; Henry Newell,Burn
ham, do; brigs C'ohanscy, Moore, New Orleans; J C
Calhoun, Bullen, Havana.
Went to sea yesterday —Ship Medora, Turner,
Bordeaux; brigs Kspalata,Sptoull, Dunkirk; Mon
tilla, Hynes, St. Joseph, Fa
MBLBEUUY AND SILK ClltllKE.
iIIWARD CHENEY k BROTHERS,
WvXjAand MASON SHAW, have now grow-
JWJSCC* ing, in the must flourishing condition, in
Augusta, Georgia, adjoining the Hamp-
Race Course, about 80,000 Morus
Multicaulis Trees, which they offer for sale in lots
to suit purchasers. For further information enqui
ry may be made of Messrs. Cheneys, at their cocoon
ery in Burlington, New Jersey, or of Mason Shaw,
at the Eagle and Phcenix Hotel in Augusta.
Having bad several years experience in cultiva
ting the morus multicaulis from buds, cuttings, Sic.
they will furnish each purchaser with printed In
structions of the best and most approved manner of.
planting and cultivating the trees, the kind of Soil
most suitable for growing the same ; and also for
rearing tie silk worms and reeling the silk. They
will also have for sale, Silk Worm Eggs of lira
most esteemed varieties, from moths selected with
great tare for their health, strength and perfection.
augS wSctnvtf
REMOVAL.
CONFECTIONARY ESTABLISHMENT.
BE. NKHR returns his thanks for former
a patronage, and would inform his friends
and tire public, that he has removed his Confection
ary from under the United States Hotel to the New
Store in Broad street, recently occupied by H- C.
Bryson tk Co, and nearly opposite the store of
i George U. Jessup.
He has now on hand, and will constantly keep a
good assortment of Candies, Cordials. Wines, &c.
which he will dispose of on moderate terms,
nov 11 trwl6
BOOK STORE.
11HE subscribers return their thanks to their
friends and the public generally fur the libe
ral patronage bestowed upon them the last year,
and would inform them that they are now opening
a new stock of Books,Stationary and Fancy Goods,
which with their former stock, will make theiras
sortment complete, and will be sold wholesale and
retail, on the best possible terms.
Their stock of binder’s materials are of the first
quality, and they are now prepared to manufac
ture Blank Books of every description, ruled to
any patern, having procured a Ruling machine not
to be surpassed by any in the United States. A
continuance of the favors heretofore bestowed is
solicited,and they assure their customers that satis
faction will be given in every respect.
Country merchants are invited to call and exatn
ne before they buy elsewhere.
J. W. dc T. S. STOY,
nov 11 No. 247 north side Broad-sL