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J - W - &W S JONES ' AUGUSTA, Ga. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1840. “ ' Vox.. IV—No. 27
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The Clay Dinner.
From the Richmond Compiler, wc extract a
short sketch of the splendid Dinner given by the
citizens of Richmond to Mr. Clay, which is said
by the Editor, to have been the greatest affair of
the kind ever seen in that city; more than one
thousand persons sat down to the table, at which
the Hon. B. Watkins Leigh, presided, assisted
by several distinguished gentlemen as Vice Pre
sidents.
Wc must on this occasion, content ourselves
with the sketch of Mr. Clay’s speech in reply to
the sentiment delivered by the President.
Many other sentiments were drunk, which call •
ed forth speeches from various gentlemen, among
whom, was one from that distinguished patriot
and son of Virginia, the Hon. John Tyler.
Mr. Leigh made some prefatory remarks, in
the happiest vein, before reading each of the
three toasts, which preceded that to Mr. Clay.
When he came to that, he indulged in a few
sentences of the most chaste and pathetic elo
quence vve. have evtr listened to—he touched the
tendercst chordsnf the heart, and made the tears
to chase each other down many a manly check.
He spoke of the object of Mr. Clay’s visit, his
present political relations, his past career, and of
the brief space on which in all human probability
we could calculate upon his services or his exis
tence; but pointed to him as a faithful sentinel of
the people, one on whom we might rely so long
as God spared him, for a vigilant and efficient
guardianship of the rights and liberties of the
people. He dre.v an admirable moral from Mr.
Clay's life, which he held up to the emulation of
the youth of our country.
Mr. Clay responded in the ablest and most el
oquent manner. We know not what deg ee of
comparison louse in speaking of his effort. It
is the first time we ever heard him, and we can
not therefore compare it with any other of Lis ef
forts. But it is unnecessary at this day in speak
ing of Henry Clay, to use comparisons at all.
His name is enough. In commencing his speech,
he added to the sensibilities of the company al
ready so deeply excited oy Mr. Leigh. Redrew
a picture of himself when ho left Richmond, a
lank lean youth of twenty, with sandy hair and
ruddy complexion, fatherless, homelesi, friendless
and pcnnyless, to seek his fortunes in the “far
West.” He gave a vivid and honied glance at
the changes which had since taken place, and
described his return at the ago of three score and
upwarrls, once more to look upon the hills o’er
which his youthful step had borne him, and
again to drink at those fountains, where in boy
hood he had so often slaked his thirst. The deep
pathos with which he described the feelings in
spired by his visit—and with which he alluded to
a few companions of his youth still remaining,
with farrowed cheeks, bended bodies and heads
silvered o’er with age, surpassed any thing we ev
er heard, and affected the audience greatly.
After ho had completed this branch of his
speech, he pas-cl) on to political topics, lie en
tered into an argument, which wc may he per
mitted to stylo most able, to shew that the ten
dency of the Federal Government, under the pre
sent and preceding Administrations was to a con
centration oi power in the Executive, and the
subjection of the Legislative and Judicial De
partments to his will and behests. Mr. C. spoke
of General Harrison, whom ho eulogised highly,
and animadverted on various political matters,
and upon the conduct of men in power. He
spoke for an hour and a half, wo suppose ; and
concluded with a sentiment.
Mr. < Bav’s -Speech called forth the most enthu
siastic demonstrations of applause. Never was
audience more enraptured with a speaker.
The Richmond Whig says—
“ The Dinner went oil in the finest style pos
sible. There were between a thousand and fif
teen hundred subscribers, from every quarter of
Virginia. Mr. Clay delivered a most brilliant and
captivating address. For an hour and a half the
fall of a pin might he heard throughout the spa
cious hall, except when the bursts of rapturous
applause, which were frequent and long contin
ued, drowned every thing. It was, all in a'l the
greatest dinner and the greatest speech ever had
or heard within the limits of the Corporation o.
Richmond. Besides Mr. Clay, Mr. Wise, Mr.
Bolts, Mr. Leigh, Mr. McFarland Mr. Wynd
ham Robertson, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Ration, and Mr.
W. U. Archer, addressed the company in e'o
i quent strains.
“ All who were present will remember it as an
epoch in their lives, and, in speaking to their
children of great national events, say they hap
pened before or after the Clay dinner.”
Pennsylvania Banks.
The Philadelphia Enquirer of the 28th ult.
says:—“The Bill to coerce specie payments by
the Banks, was ordered to bo transcribed for n
third reading, in the Senate, on Wednesday last.
This measure, says the Harrisburg Telegraph,
provides for an immediate resumption upon its
becoming a law, and should any Bank refuse, or
hereafter at any time refuse to pay specie for its
notes, the Governor is to issue his proclamation
declaring the charter forfeited; and to appoint
t tree commissioners to take possession of it and
settle up its business after thirty days—provided
the hank does not appoint trustees for that pur
pose previously. The hill also makes it a peni
| tentiary offence for the officers of any hank that
shall continue to do business after refusing to pay
speeic for their notes.
Iho Telegraph adds: “We expect the hill
will pass finally to-day, and he sent hack to the
House for their concurrence, it being entirely dif
ferent from the hill that passed that body.”
New Jersey Claimants.
In th“ House of Representatives, oh the 28th
nit. the resolution of Mr. Cave Johnson passed as
amended, as follows:
Resolved, That the Committee of Elections he
authorized to report to this House such papers,
and such of their proceedings, as they may desire
' to have printed by order of the House; and that
they he instructed also to report forthwith which
five of the ten individuals claiming seats from the
State of New Jersey, received the greatest num
ber of lawful votes from the whole State for Rep
resentatives in the Congress of the United Slates
at the election of 1838 in said State, with all the
evidence of that fact in their possession ; Provid
ed, That nothing herein contained shall he so
construed as to prevent or delay the action of
said committee in taking testimony, and deciding
the said case upon the merits of the election.
Matthew Jones, Esq. hai been appointed Post
Master, at Bark Camp, Burke county, and Well
born G. Davis Post Master at Pine Hill, Talbot
county.
The New Orleans Bee says:—The Von Bu
ren nominating convention in Tennessee have
not placed Gen. Jackson’s name at the head of
the doctoral ticket. They had a little respect
for his gory hairs and infirmities, and would not
subject aticket with his'nameupon it, to the pros
pect of a miserable defeat. The eleeters for the
State at large arc Messrs. Huntsman and Greene,
two very important personages, no doubt though
they are somewhat unknown to fame.
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York, Feb. 20, 1840.
Onr river is open, and a boat came down
from Albany last night.
A meeting upon the subject of a general bank
rupt law is to he held in the Exchange to-mor
row. Some of our most prominent men have
signed the call, 9nd the Mayor is to preside over
the meeting.
The Whig members of the New York Legis
lature held a Harrison meeting on the 22d, at
which they heartily concurred in the Harrisburg
nominations.
Stocks have advanced to-day. United States
Bank is 70$. Exchange on Philadelphia 73J.
The counter-movements of Ohio, Virginia, and
New York City upon the nomination of a can
didate to run on the ticket with Mr. Van Burcn
for the Vice Presidency attract some attention.
The Van Bttren party in New York Stite is op
posed to Col. Johnson, hut the city is decidedly
his, and the Van Burcn party in the city general
ly dragoons the Stale into obedience. The move
ments of the Old Dominion for Colonel Polk,
the Locofocos here say, arc laughable. The em
pire of “ Democracy,” nowadays, is not ir, that
Commonwealth, but in the dark rooms of Tam
many Hall. Richmond is dethroned, and the
back cellars about the Park carry the day. “ Ca
to,” “ Scipio, and “ Ctesar,” the while writers of
the Enquirer, give place to the motley ranks of
the Capitol here. The Locofocos of the Park
have not a greater pet than Col. Johnson, and
they will procure his nomination in spite of all
that can he done at Richmond rr in Washington;
and if there is any really dangerous opposition
in his way from the good society ranks of his
parly, they will vindicate his really patriotic ser
vices by making him President of the United
States,
New York, Feb. 28, 1840.
The weather is so unpleasant that out-donr bu
siness has been suspended. The stock market
was depressed, and sales few.
The Height of the Garrick packet ship, out,
was a curiosity. An immense ship, deep in the
water with valuable products, as she was, is in
deed a riclt argosy.
The detention of the packet ships due here
disarranges the lines, and compels the proprietors
to charter new ships. 'There arc no signs to-day
of any later arrival from Europe.
Reports from the British Provinces arc some
what squally as to the condition of things upon
and respecting the Northeastern Boundary, hut
they do not seem to indicate any thing alarming.
Exchange on England is at 108 to 108$, but
there is very little done in it.
There has been a great flood on the Connecti
cut river, which destroyed the bridge at North
ampton.
A large number of persons are upon the Ex
change to-day listening to addresses upon a gene
ral bankrupt law.
Correspordence of the North American.
New York, February 20, 3 p. v.
There is rather more movement in Cotton,
though prices yield slightly. Freights demand
ed, are 3-4 and 7-8 d per lh. to Liverpool, and I
doubt whether the article c uld be engaged at
less, for the accounts of high rates at the South
have made ship owners very sanguine. Flour
remains very dull. Sales of rye at 05 aO7 cts.
wgt. j
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Onr navigation north and cast is now all clear. I
Stocks sold largely to-day without any groat
change in prices. Domestic Exchanges are pretty
steady. The rates to-day are, Philadelphia 6} a
M; Baltimore 5$ as|; Richmond 0 a 7; Charles
ton 3 a 3s; Savannah 5$ a 6; Augusta 7 a 8;
Macon 9 a 10; Mobile? a 7A; N.Orleans44 a 4A;
Sterling 7$ a 8.
Appointments by the President.
% cll >d with the advice and consent of the Senate.
John C. Nieolls, to he United States Judge for
the district of Georgia.
R. U. Gilchrist, to he United Slates Judge for
the district of South Carolina.
I oiled states Bank of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Fleming, from the Judiciary Committee
has reported a Bill to the Senate of Pennsylvania,
to repeal the charter of the United States Bank.
Front the New Orleans lice, Feb. 26.
From Texas.
By the arrival of the steam ship Columbia,
Capt. Windle, wc have received Houston and
Galveston papers to the 23d insi. TheGahcs
ton Gazette of the 22d says, that the steamboat
Trinity has ju t returned from a trip up the Tri
nity river. She went as high as Alabama, 500
miles, and found die navigation uninterrupted.
The new tariff goes into operation on the Ist
May next. The following abstract of the bill will
he found of interest to those engaged in commerce
with Texas:
The rale of duty established is 15 per cent, ad
valorem on all goods, wares and merchandise im
ported, except spirituous liquors, wines and other
distilled spirits, which pay a specific duly, not
varying materially from the present tariff.-=-
French wines in cases, under the new tariff', will
pay a duly of 10 percent, and valorem; in cuks
10 cts per gallon. Cider and malt liquors 10 per
ct.ad valorem. Books free; and each emigrant
entitled to introduce, free from duty, farming
utensils and furniture, in use, to the value of
£SOO. Mechanic’s tools free to the amount of
£SOO.
All invoices of goods, wares or merchandise
imported into the republic, when from a place or
port where Texas has a consular agent, must
have a consular certificate attached to them, de
claring that the prices affixed to such goods,
wares or merchandise arc the just and current
prices of them on that day. Where there does
not exist a consular agent of the republic, all in
voices must have attached a ccrtiliealc of two re
putable merchants, (with a certificate of a judge
or notary public as to their respectable standing,)
ccrtifing the same facts as to prices.
The collector, when he is of opinion that there
lias been collusion or fraud, or when invoices are
unaccompanied by proper certificates, must ap
point two merchants as appraisers, and the duty
will he assessed upon the value of their appraise
ment. The collectors arc authorised to appoint
a sufficient number of inspectors for the protec
tion of, and just and proper collection of the re
venue. Duties to he paid in cash. Goods, wares
and merchandise may he deposited in the public
stores, and remain for three months, without du
ties being exacted. No goods can he delivered
unless the duties have been paid. At the end of
three months the collector to make sales of goods
on deposits to pay duties and charges on them.
All goods in the public stores to remain at the
risk of the owners. A draw back allowed on all
goods exported within twelve months from the
date of their entry, if in original packages. Offi
cers and inspectors to he placed at Point Bolivar
and at San Luis at the west pass of Galveston
Bay. for the protection of the revenue, and de
spatch of such business as may chance to offer.
All to be under the direction of the collector at
Galveston.
From the Charleston Courier of Monday.
From Havana.
The Spanish steamer Alrnondares, Gapt. B.
DeSoto, arrived here yesterdey, in GO hours from
Havana.
The Ahncndares has on hoard as passenger,
General Espelala late Governor General of Cu
ba, who has taken [edgings at the Charleston
Hotel. Gov. E. is on his way to New York,
from whence wc learn he will proceed to Spain.
We are indebted to a friend for u Havana Price
Current and Shipping List of the 22d ult., as also
for the extracts of letters which lollow:
“Havana, Feb. 22.
Molasses steady at 2s, although the supply is
barely equal to the demand. Exchange on Lon
don is declining; £4OOO sold yesterday at 9s.
February 20.
Sugars. —Till within a few days the market
has been extremely quiet, and prices have grad
ually recoded t 5 < a 0J a 6$ and 10$ rials for
middling t- 1 ir descriptions, and 0;} and
10$ a 7$ arm rs. for prime and very choice
qualities. At me moment however, there is ra
ther more activity and the market is steadier and
without appearances of any immediate further
reduction. Browns and Yellows alone wc quote
6 a 7$ as in quality (equal to 19s. Id. a 225. Id.
on board) and Whites 10 a 11$ rs. (28s. 7d. a
21s. 7d.)
Coffers have likewise declined and we reduce
our quotations toB $ a £9s for good middling to
very prime descriptions, and superior qualities 10
a £los, and the demand limited.
Molasses is selling at 2$ rials per keg (£l3 pc
hhd of 1 10 gallons on hoard) but not abundant
The Banks of New York.
The New York Express says.
“ There has been no subject before the legis
lature for a long lime, that will meet witli so
hearty a response as that introduced by Mr. Law
rence, to regulate the Bills of the various Bunks
of this State, and to provide for their redemption
in this city. The main features of this Bill is,
that all Banks in the First, Second and Third
Districts, or what may he more properly termed
River Counties, shall redeem their Bills in this
city at par—and the Bills in all other parts of
the State shall he redeemed at $ per cent. To
accomplish this object, the Safety Fund, now
amounting to eight, hundred thousand dollars
is to he devoted, and all the Banks arc to contri- j
hulca further sum of three per cent, on all their
capitals, to carry into effect this most desirable
object. The plan strikes us as exceedingly judi
cious, and such a plan as can not only he carried
into effect, Gut that will ffo very advantageous to
the banks. The Safety Fund now amounts to \
eight hundred thousand dollars. The capital of I
the “ Chartered” Banks in the State is £36,081,-
460.
From the New York Star of the 21th ult.
Perth Eastern Frontier.
Her Majesty's ship, the Vestal, has arrived at
Halifax, bringing intelligence that other ships of
war arc expected, with troops and ammunition !
for the use of the Provinces. The New Bruns- |
1 wick Courier states that orders have been coun- j
tennanded for the sailing of the 20th Regiment
ol Fusileers to India, and the Courier also states ;
“We are lurthcr informed, on good authority,
that the erection of barracks at Woodstock, in
this Province, for accommodation of a large mili
tary force, has been determined upon, and the
work is to commence immediately.”
On these events the Boston Atlas says :
“it is a notorious tact that the whole British
side ol the line is being fast put in n state of
warlike preparation.—Two forts have been re
cently erected, commanding the St. Lawrence,
the St. Johns, the St. Francis, and the military
road ol the Stale ol Maine, Those forts are
now garrisoned with three hundred and fifty
min, instead ol twenty-five, as stated by Sir John
Harvey. Onr own side utterly defenceless—our
defences worse than useless. What, then, is
our Government doing 1 Is it any nearer to a
settlement of the vexed question of the boundary
than it has been I What can he expected to ho
gained by farther delay 1 By us certainly nothing.
It is high time that something definite was done
by our Government, cither towards the adjust
ment of their boundary question, or, at least, to
wards putting our frontier in a stale of defence,
r I he Eastport Sentinel remarks with some truth:
—'Alter treating the claims of Maine with so
much neglect, it is due from the General Govern
ment to place her in an immediate state of de
fence, so that it worse should come worse, she
may not he wholly unprepared to defend what
territory she has left.’
1 he remark will apply to the whole extent of
our frontier.”
Floitu.—The Baltimore American of Satur
day Inst, says:—“ Our weekly report of the mar
ket shows that the inspections for the week end
ing Thurs lay evening were 25,000 barrels, of
which 20,000 were Howard street. Tuo store
price ol that description is now £5.
Fn m the Philad. North American of the 21th ult.
Another Fire at Wilmington, Del.
We have just been informed that a fire broke
out in the Swan Hotel, in Market street, Wil
mington, Del., about one o’clock P. M. to-day,
and we regret to stale that up to 4 P. M. it was
still progressing—having destroyed a number of
adjaect buddings, and much property. It had
reached the Union Bank, and was not subdued
when the mail left. No further particulars.
Another Fire.—We also learn that the barn,
stabling, and outbuildings of the Paoili Tavern
were destroyed by fire to-day. The fire is said
to have been communicated from the sparks of a
passing locomotive.
Defeat and Dispersion of the Federal
Army.
Thcschr. Frederick Arnet arrived in port yes
terday, in six days f,om Matagorda, in Texas;
and we arc indebted to the politeness of Captain
Hughes, for the Colorado Gazette of the Bth
mat., from which wo extract, the following an
nouncement of the defeat and dispersion of the
Mexican Federalists. Rumors to the same ef
fect, said to have come from Mexican ports, have
circulated for some days past; and now, with the
confirmation, there can remain no doubt that the
attempted revolution has failed.
“We slop the press to announce, that ten or
twelve Americans, late from the Federal army,
have arrived in Victoria. They state that the
Centralists threw a strong reinforcement into
Monlcroy just before the Federalists arrived be
fore it—whereupon the latter hacked out without
making an attempt upon the town. The Cen
tral troops pursued them, and an engagement
between the cavalry of both parties took place, in
which the Federalists were defeated, and their
whole army dispersed. One portion, some 250
Mexicans a id 50 Americans, wore in arms on
this side of the Rio Grande; the rest have stut
tered.”—New Orleans Bulletin, 22dult.
From the Huntsville Southern Advocate
The Rain for nine Years.
The results of Meteorological observations are
highly interesting and instructive. They belong
to the scientific world, and should he thrown in
to the general treasury of knowledge to enrich
those who love tq draw from an cxhaustless
source. The superficial observer may see little
to attract his attention in long columns of figures,
but there are minds that find food lor thought
among these ‘husks’ of philosophy.
The table below has been accurately calculated
from the valuable Register long kept by the Rev.
Dr. Allan. It exhibits the result of nine years
observation in reference to the amount of rain
which has fallen monthly at Huntsville, The
calculations appended may serve to assist the
mind in grasping truth well-nigh beyond its
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Expected Ren upon the N. York Banks.
—The Journal of Commerce says: “With all
this prostration of strength, we are told there are
plans forming to run upon New York, and bring
her to suspend. Some new croakings have al
ready been sent out. as prefaees to this assault
perhaps. Whatever may he meditated, the posi
tion of New York is impregnable, and incompar
ably better in every respect than if she had sus
pended.”
Hkalino a Character.—A respectable gro
cer in Aew \ ork recently having some dealings
with a Chatham street auctioneer, in which he
was worsted, called the auctioneer “a cowardly
robber, a swindler, and thief.” The auctioneer
sued for damages and the jury awarded six cents;
({uito a valuable character.
Tuk Best Jokk Ykt.—The Maysvillo Re
corder, a Van Huron paper, records the election
of lllair & Rives as printers to the House of Rep
resentatives under the head of “ Virtue Reward
ed /”
Mktkou Convents in Gukkck It appears
that M. Didron, Count Anatole de Saintc Able-
Krone, and M. Emmanuel Durand, who are enga
ged in exploring the Christian antiquities of
Greece, have lately traversed Thessaly, and ascen
ded to themetonrs. The meteors is a name given to
some famous Thessalian convents, reared on the
very peaks of inaccessible rocks, one hundred
and eighty feet in height. They are reached by
means of open nets drawn up by a cable and cap
stain. M. Pouqueville and Ali Pasha of Janina,
rema'ned at the base of these gigantic needles, un
willing to attempt the airy path of ascension.
The principal and most elevated of these monas
teries—that which has the name of Meteor par
excellence —possesses a refectory, collar, and kitch
en, three churches, and a chapel.
Tins AND CuttUKNT Watch Wheel.—F.
IT.Soutbworlh, a young mechanic, has invented
a wheel for using water power, which ho names
a Tide and Current Water Wheel. It is de
signed to he placed in an open stream, and to
work by the natural force of the current, without
an artificial head of water, ft is composed of a
drum attached to a perpendicular shaft and sur
rounded by swinging buckets connected by sli
ding bars. These so work as that the current
running on one side of the wheel opens the buck
ets on the other side, producing action and re
action, with an accumulation sufficient to move
(louring mills and all machinery of that class.—
Like most useful inventors, Mr. Soulhworlh is
without the means of making a practical expeti
inent effectually to test the value of his inven
tion. It successful, it must prove of great use
fulness.— Cin. Rrj).
Here is “.sic// a good ’un” from the N. Y. Sun
day Mercury :
A Blundkiiiiuss.—Kissing the cow instead
of the milk-maid.
Nor Dead.—They have been trying to kil
Matlilt in Louisville. The Gazette contradicts
the current report, and the last Maysville Eagle
says; “The distinguished Methodist divine—the
Ivev. John Newland Mallitt—is at present in this
city, preaching to large congregations.”— N. U.
Picayune.
I he Hon. John Rutherford, the last of tho U.
S. Senators under Washington, died recently at
Newark (N. J.) Mr. R. was a native of the city
of New-V ork and is said to have been a grandson
of the Earl of Sterling.
Transcendental, Sublimated, and Excruci
ating Poetry, —This is from the lioston Evening
Transcript: "
Like to the thundering tone of unspoke speeches,
Or like a lobster clad in leather breeches,
Or like the grey fur of a crimson cat,
Or like the mooncalf in a slipshod hat;
Even such is he who never was begotten
Until his children were both dead and rotten
1
“Ain t la llurster,” as the boiler said to the
Steam Boat Captain, when it blew him sky
high.
COMMERCIAL.
Latent dates from Liverpool Jan. 7
Latent dates from Havre Jnn, 10
New Orleans, Pehruary 20.
Cotton: —Arrived since the 21st instant,of Lou
isiana and Mississippi 1.0,8711 hales, Tennessee and
North Alabama, 2,373, Arkansas 178, Mobile 170,
together 18,609 hales. Cleared in the same time’
for Havre 1,08!) hales, Hordeaux 4(17, Hamburg 900
Oenoa 277, Trieste 974, New York 340, Ports
mouth. (N. II.) 900, together .0002 hales, making
an addition to stock of 13,007 bales,and leaving on
band, in. lusivc of all on shipboard not cleared on
the 26th instant, a stock of 123,416 hales
In our report of last Saturday morning, we ob
served that the cotton market closed very firm on
the evening previous, and with a pretty fair de
mand—since then, however, the inquiry has been
more limited, and transactions have been on a ve
ry moderate scale, the already high rales of freight
and the impossibility of procuring vessels without
acceding to the further advance claimed by mas
ters, having caused many of the principal opera
tors to withdraw from the market. The transac
tions of Saturday did not exceed 1800 hales, pur
chased in small lots, and generally on terms that
scarcely supported the rates before current. On
Monday the sales amounted to about 3,300 hales,
but the market was exceedingly heavy notwith
standing, and prices seemed more inclined to droop
than on Saturday. Yesterday the market was
again very flat, and most of the sales, which reach
ed to about 2500 bales, were at irregular and rather
drooping prices. Our quotations are the same as
previously. The sales during the last three days
amount to 7800 hales.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS.
Louisiana and Mississippi —Ordinary, 6| a 6;
Middling,C.J a 7j; Lair, 8j a 8;/; Hood fair, 9,j a!)j
--(loo I and line, 10| a—. Tennessee oml N, Alaba
ma —Ordinary, middling, fair, good fair, good and
tine, 6j a extremes.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
1839. Oct. I,stock on hand, 15524
Receipts last three days 18609
“ previously, 632631 651240
667064
Exports last three days, 6002
do. previously, 438646 413648
Stock on hand 123416
Sugar — Louisiana —The supply on the Levee
is further increased, and the demand slightly im
proved, though the transactions are still confined
to very limited lots, either for the city trade or for
the inferior. We have heard of no sales of large
parcels. Tho prices remain at our previous range,
say 3J a4j cts, with an occasional sale of very
choice at 5 cts. On plantation the prices are the
same as previously quoted, with but few transac
tions. Shipments to other markets, on planters’
account continue to he made both from the coast
and the Levee. Havana Sugars continue dull on
former prices.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Charleston, February 27.
Arrived yesterday— Lino ship Sutton, ilarkman,
New York; li L brig Tyhee, llerbest, do.
Cleared —Packet ship Victoria, Lennox, Liver
pool; brig Cervantes, Tufts, lioston.
Went to sm yesterday —Ship Stephen Phillips,
Thomas, London; schr Lydia, Konkeal, New York.
At Quarantine— Line brig Paul T. Jones, Ire
land, from Philadelphia.
In the Offing —A herm brig; a schooner; and
sshr Mary Hen from black River.
The Dawn In Breaking o’er ns.
BV T. HOOKE.
The dawn is breaking o’er us,
Sec, heaven hath caught its hue !
We’ve day’s long light before us,
What sport shall we pursue !
The hunt o’er hill and lea ?
The sail o’er summer sea ?
Oh let not hour so sweet
Unwing’d by pleasure fleet.
The dawn is breaking o’er us,
Nee, heaven hath caught its hue !
We’ve day’s long light before us.
What sport shall we pursue >
But see, while we’re deciding.
What morning sport to play,
The dial’s hand is gliding,
And morn hath passed away.
Ah, whe’d have thought that noon
Would o’er us steal so soon,
That morn’s sweet hour of prime
Would last so short a time ?
But come, we’ve day before us.
Still heaven looks bright and blue;
Quick, quick, e’er eve come o’er us,
What sport shall we pursue ?
Alas, why thus delaying >
We’re now at evening’s hourj
Its farewell beam Is playing
O’er hill and wave and bower.
That light we thought would last,
Behold, cv’n now ’tis past;
And all our morning dreams
Have vanish’d with its beams I
But come, ’twerc vain to borrow
A lesson from this lay,
Forman will be to-morrow,
Just what he’s been to-day.
From thf! New Orleans Picayune.
Jim llrowu and his Echo.
A LEVEE STORY*.
If an etching wore to he taken of all the cases
that are picked up by the watchmen on the Levee,
they would prove us varied, if not as interesting,
as Catlin’s gallery of Indian portraits. The Le
vee of New Orleans, about the “witching time of
night,” is to [offers what the Boulevards of Pa
ris, Bond street of London, or Broadway of New
York, is to dandies—it is their favorite prome
nade. It is there only the original characters are
to bo caught. You might ns well look for an
alligator in the Aroostook, as fur a regular loafer
in any other part of the city.
Jim Brown, a genius who lays claim to the
highest honors of the loafing brotherhood, waa
arrested on Thursday night, in what might be
called a peculiar situation. Jim’s countenance
and whole outer man would no doubt have a fine
effect if conveyed to canvass, hut both the artist
and the composition to bo used should be out of
the ordinary course. A scientific bill slicker,
with the aid of an admixture of Mississippi wa
ter, treacle and ground charcoal, could not fail to
give a living likeness of our hero; to be attempt
ed by any one else with other materials, it would
prove a dead failure.
Jim Brown having got ns blue, as “Kentucky
ketchup” could make him, and the cabaret being
an every day resort of Ins, ho sighed for change;
he sought novelty, looked out for some new slate
of existence, and finally found it in an old steam
boat boiler that lay on the Levee. Into it he in
troduced his person, and when inside, thinking it
impregnable to any assailing patty, he cut up
sundry and divers shines in the way of singing
and talking to himself. As the concave form of
his temporary habitation gave an echo to every
thing he said, the watch mat; who heard the noise
fancied there were two Jim Browns instead of
one Jim Brown in the boiler, and Jim himself
was somewhat puzzled to account for the pheno
menon .
“ Go ahead, steamboat,” shouted Brown.
“ Go ahead, steamboat,” responded the echo.
“ Fire up," said Mr. Brown, and “fire up,” an
swered the echo.
Charley was a believer in supernatural and
natural spirits, and debated for some time in his
mind whether or not he sh mid examine the boil
er, or go to the doggery and liquor.
At length he summoned up courage, proceed
ed to where the noise came from, and asked.
“ Who’s there 1”
Jim and Jim’s echo answered, “It's none of
your business,”
“ Oh, there’s a pair of ye there," says the watch
man.
“ No,” says Jim. and his echo endorsed every
word that ho uttered. “ No, sir, I’m of the sin
gle cylinder make, two hundred horse power, with
a strong stroke. I’m a regular buster, and no
mistake.”
“ You’re vagrants; come out of that,” said the
watchman.
“You’d belter get out yourself. I’ll blow up,
I’ll collapse in two minutes,” retorted the loafer,
who hail slcarn enough in him, at all events, to
warrant the assertion.
Charley finally go* Jim Brown out of his hi
ding place, hut was at a loss to discover where
Jirn Brown’s friend could have vanished to.—
Jim swore as much as would set a pile of pine
wood on fire, that he did’nt see no gein’man there
hut himself.”
* Well, I’m blowed,’ said Charley, “if there
war.i’t no inwisihle indiwidual there with you,
the sympathy that seems to exist between you
and that ere boiler, is the strongest case of hani
mal magnetism that I ever did see in all my wast
hobscrwatio.i.”
Jim Brown and Charley was seen moving
along towards the watchhouse, in Baronna street,
what has since become of him deponent know
cth not.
A Pi-ocs Theatre-oder.—While our old
acquaintance, Wills, waa convulsing the house,
a few evenings since by his performance of Pe
ter Spyk, a man from the country was so uproar
ious and vehement in his enjoyment of the scene,
that one of the police hinted that he was setting
just behind some ladies, he should be more mod
erate in his mirth.
“Oh well,” said he, “if I disturb the congre
gation, I’ll quit, but I reckon I can make it all
right.”
He forthwith betook himself to one of the ta
bles, purchased a tier of pies, returned to the box
and handing them over, said, “ Here gals, help
yourselves.” They indignantly refused this
courtesy from the well-meaning stranger, who
thus replied to their refusal, “ Well, don’t put
yourselves to any onplush about it, I guess lean
eat’em myself."— Natchez Courier.
A fellow asked the meaning of “ Reward,” the
other day:—“why,” said another,“it means some
times five dollars and sometimes ten, and I have
known it run up as high as fifty.”— Maumee Ex
press,
“Go it while you’re Yousq.” — A lad of
fifteen years of age has lately been sued for a breach
of promisie, by a girl in Maine, one year younger
t han himself.