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Ztys ©torgiatt< Rarnuunh Marne). M»r«h *< HMK HI0MCTH»»»*. eomH-Upl*ii4,nrt uaM.o Fair tw Prime, 14 4T IS I5$® 10 I6|® — a 5 ® 63 — ® - 47 « (ii . 31) ® 40 . 13 ® 18 .♦HI'S- — ..$13 ® — .. #9 ® — 13 ® 14 .$•20 ® 37 .$314® 33 .. II ® 13 .. 14 ® - .. 13 ® 14 .. 38 ® 31) .. C ® « — .. 16 ® 10 .. 38 ® — 30 ® — J1J Jt .~1 Vllglnli.. J • Jl corn— « * * l “ ™ _ oats J} * r; 1*1 a U WHMKKY-Frrf.Hn.lM, « « « OIN—North*™, (w »IU TOBACCO—Cavendish, Manufactured, blACKF.RKL-No. 1 9 !!*.!!!*. TAUOW-Pnr lb POfUC-Mess Prim* 1ACON HAMS S ARD UTTEH—Goshen SOAl’-Yrllow CIIEESK •;••••••• CANDLES—Northern Mould.... Spermaceti, Georgia . LUMBER—Yellow Plwi Raaglfii: Tim ber... C ® 10 Si. Sawed Flooring Uoarda$l8 'it 33 River Lumber, Hoards, Plauk end Scantling.... $14 ® 1C Quartered, 1$ Inch Flem ing Boards., .$16 ® 10 WhiUt Fine,cleor.... ....$33 ® — Merchantable $14 ® 16 Red Oak Stave* — ® White Oak Slave — ® Sbinglo*.,.,... $4 'it 6 ronciuN productions. RAGGING—Hemp ©SNABURGS BRANDY—Cognac BIN—Holland SALT—Cargo Sack...... JHJUAR—Havana, White Brown...... l’orto linn Muacovado St. Croix New Orleana..'.. Refined Loaf'. Lump................... COFFEE TEA—Hyson RUM—Jamaica New England MOLASSES—Havana * • *’' 'NewOrleane......... LONDON POUTER—lVrdown... HU S per dot. WON—Swede*.... JO ® 33 .. 8 ® 114 .. $14® 3 . $1 30® l| .. 38 ® 39 $1,60 ®J 76 13 ® — — ® — . 04® 11 .. 0 ® 104 ,. 10 ® 11 .. 8]® 04 .. HJA® 17 .. 144® — .. 114® 13 . 05 ® 75 . $1 ® 1 3 . 45 ® 47 . 30 ® 33 . 35 ® 38 $3 ® — $34® — -$UU ® 130 JCXCIMNOK. ON ENGLAND—04 a 8Jt»«r cent prem. RKW YORK—Draft* at tight 1 percent prem. 30 day* par ® - per'ennt prem. 00 day* - per cent. . FREIGHTS—To Liverpool jaD-lGd ; Havre —5 Raw York $14 porbale,— for Rice; Boston f n $ for cotton; Philadelphia fur cotton; Providence — far cotton. Pro.u the Saeannah Shipping and Commercial Uit, March 8. COTTON—Arrived tlnce tho let ln»t. 3534 hale* Upland and 357 hale* S. I. Cotton, & cleared at the came time, 6095 balm Upland and 394 bate* 8.1. Cottoa ] leaving a itock on hand, irtclunlva of all on ehip boanl not cleared nn the Pth hut. of 26000 bale# Upland and 1033 bale* Sea Itland. On Friday and Saturday thn demand for Upland continued unabated, and full price* were obtained, but slaon llie receipt on Sunday of the ateamer LI* verpool’* advice* the market ha* been fiat, and tho few sales effected have keen at a decline of 4 ■ 4 next per lb; thoule* ar#40Ul bale*, via: ff3 at 14jl 138 at 144; 08 at I4|l 30 at 14| 5 304 nt 15; 452 at 15$; 310at 15|| 852 at 154; 75 at 15|; 59 »t 18); 772 at 16; 552 at 164; 201 at 16 j ; 121 ut 16J. In Sea Itland no transaction* are reported. Receipt* of Cotton at the following placet aince October let. 1838 1837 Savannah, March 8,......., 144981 186184 South Carolina, March ,!•••. 131507 170003 Mobile,MerchS '. 203449 BI93I3 New-Orloan*,March 2...... 325853 409308 Florida, reb. 10, 42107 81614 North Carolina, Fab. 16, 5250 10035 Virginia, Feb. 1,.«... ...11500 16000 804670 1070517 The following I* a ilalcment of the ttock uf Cot* ton on hand at tho reapoctive place* tin mod. Savannah, March 8...... .. 27583 32035 South Carolina, March 1,. .. 43984 37008 Mobile, March 2... .. 1)4891 08431 New-Orlcans, Morch2,... .133335 139427 Virginia, Feb. 1 ... 0000 4000 North Carolina, Feb. 16,. ... 1000 3000 Augusta a Hamburg, Mar. 1,25091 24707 Macon, Mar. 1, Florida, Fab. .Philadelphia, Feb. 23,... ...10800 12589 .. 15000 12000 ;,..1500 ' 3000 N.wYodt Fob. SO ...48000 404032 20000 387237 RICE.—Three ha* been very littlo doing in tbit article during the weekt the principal tulce have bean from $44 a 4$, nt which rate* holder* are firm. FLOUR—The market continue* dull, and at do. dining price*. Sale* of 100 hbi*. Howard atreeti to arrive, at $9. CORN—I* plenty and dull. Sate* from itoro •ndah1p*boardnl85al00 ct*., according ta quality and quantity. GROCERIES.—In Coflee, Sugar and Molasses, era have no material variation tn notice. Sale* of 180 bags Lagulra Coffee, inferior at 11 cent*, caaht Cuba Molaue* at 311 Sugar at quotation*. HAY.—flala# of 200 bundle*, N. York, on tba whatf, at $1 26i NUll* from $1 25 il 50. BACON.—Salo* of 4000 lb*, old Side* at 11 peats] 200 Baltimore Ham* at 14 ct*. SALT.—Two cargoe*, about 20.000 buthel*. ar rived from Liverpool since our la*t, told at 38u39 wau, SPUttTS,—In domestic liquors, amall ule* of $LE. Rum nt 45*461 Whiskey at 47a48; Gin at SOaSO. EXCHANGES—Bill* on England, SJ i8| per ct. pram. Drafts on N. York, at tight, 1 per ct. prom. FREIGHTS—To Liverpool, 4da916d; to N York, $1$ per bale. Statement of Cotton, March 8. Upl’d*. 8.1. Bleak on hand, l*t October, 3164 35 Received this week.... 3524 357 Da. ptuviouly . 138293 2787 144981 EajartadthUivaak. 0595 394 Be. previously,-.112226 1182 118924 Stock on hand,including all on ship- boardn ot cleared.March 8,1839. 26060 3179 1350 For Freight or Charter. 1 <1* THE ftne caqipei fattened and coppered : SBk brig Mary Helon, Dill, matter. 160 ton*, in complete order and ready torveoive • « cargo. Apply to Capt- D. on board at June# up '• TiJr l ' 0fl LADDfUPPER A SISTARE. ■' 5 Frelfbt Wanted. jgki 500 bale* cojton wanted to complete the sft cargooftbeA. 1, BriUth bark GLEANER, for Liverpool. Apply w war*" D. HEID. Mew jrork.-OMB.ubl it had Line. THE (aft twiHag’packet whip Macon, 0«* i barn muter will have tmmeduu di»patoh, . * fiefclttor puugo Imving auparior accommotia* tkmi, Apply to maatar oa board at Anciaux witarf #1 COHEN MILLER & CO. ■foillre - ' A MULATTO U,, 13 im 14 ]r*.r* M, by 4% yrerct mpaih. Enquire at ihia offer. tho * ~om the IVnikiKfton Intelligencer of 9S/A »U. IIIK INVKH HUA I ISO COMMITTEE. Yntrnlay, the InvcatlRalins Commlltee of Ilia llo iNr of Reprciei.tativc* on Defalcation*, to wlitiec labor* the country hs* been Inoking with deep anxiety for *ome week* part, in.de * report to the Home, through their iltair* man, Mr. dorian, the rcp»n is voluminous, but so reduced to system tn if* compos lion and aiNngeuent of facta M will ruideril most convenient for use, as well ss cuy or comprehei siou. \Ve have the pleaaure of presenting to our readers, in the subjnii ed extract*, the pri f.tory remarks of the report, sml rite cunclnsions which the committee tie- dticnl from the testimony taken by riwm- Three speak in terms of aLrm.ng ivptehtn* son in regard to the manner in which liate been, uflde, executed the duties of several of the primary ofllcre „f the tiov* rumt nt, upon the elHciency of «hose adminiatrutiou the security of ‘ the nulionul (rresute must atardepend. But, not hating lud time to read attentively the body of the report, we cannot a tempt to * y liuw fur, if ».t *.11, the concluiiun exceed the stieijg.h ol ill. ir; re mis**. We con*<qui-nriy cannot do more now than prom ae a recurrence to the s-rbjcct at an enrl> day. 'lire Minority of rite con .mil tee also submit* led a rrpo t, PREFA I OUV REMARKS OK THE COM Mil l EL'S KhKOlir. 'I'he Select Comm.lice, chosen by the llnu»e of IUpic*enta ive* i n the I7tii m> cl 19th ul into, to litre aiigute the def Icalionsol U.muel Swarlwout, |.te collector i f rite ett* tom* at the poit of New York, nod of oilier olliccis, have devoted to the I'.tthful dia- ulmrge ul the du-ic* a*»ignrd them the limit ed tune allowed for the puipove by the ihurt* 11. as of the present st-*»ion of Congress. It wa* mu«t obvious, however, that the whole field of inquiry presented by the reso lution appointing the Commit.i c, could nut be properly lr..vcr»ed lj report thereon, ct- tliur Attti*r.ctoril) 10 the country or to the Committer, during the *li rl remainder ol the pie*em Congress. ‘IIlia impressed upon the Committee mi 01.ee a resolution, wh ch lius beo.i righlly itdhcicd to, of limiiing the invea. ligation to Modi brunches of the ktibjecis lc- lined to them ns h..d most dteply exci ed public aux.ety nod niurir, and to undertake only so much of these us in ght be thoroughly exhausted within the allotted period of tiie Committed* im-urches. Rut the imporuuil results which hnve been ittiuimd, itotwUh* standing the diSiidVMotuges ad veiled to, can not fiil to inspire the uountiy wi.lt u coufi* deni hope, thil the liigh oldi^uliun which will rest upon lhe,*iiiccasur of the present Congress in the Legiriiv urc of the untiuu, to resiiiuu and complete the great wot k of ill vcsligationnud rclorm of the aiariiung coii-lt tiott and ubuai-s of tlie Executive di paitmeuts of the Gove rumen*, from the highest to the lowest, mid Horn the tievrcsl to the remotest functionaries, will engage the prompt and if Hcieut atttini.n which it* tnagniiude do mauds. Guided solely by the character of develop, meuts which the investigation imposed upon them by tlie House hit* elite .dated, [toe Cum- nutlee cunnot resist the ronviciion, tlt.tat no period in tlie history of the Fiderul Govt-rii- intni lias there been deeper or better fouiul- ed cause titan exists ui me present moment, for eve ry patriot hr art to tlesire a prompt constimmutiuit of that signal " talk of refurm n which nubile icnlimenl many ycun tince in acribed on the Hit of Executive duties, in chit■ rueltra loo legible to be overlooked, requiring, “ particularly, the correction of those idurecs that hove brought the patronage uf the* Fede ral Government into conflict with the Ireedom of eltcio. s, a d the eounlerocliun of Ihoic cauace which have disturbed the rightful course of appointment, null have placed or continued tfotver in uarxinitui. or ixco.wri.Txvr rtAsni. ,,# Hie first projedtire of the committer, after org tniz ng itself lor huanica*, wua to visit the city ul New York, to inspect tin re, in per*uu, the original leeidtls and pupeis »f the tuv turn house, in ronjuctiuit witn the exuminari on of smli witnessrs as might be supposed capable of shedding light upon the inquiry invulved by the defalcations uf Mr. Bwart- w out, Thence fot ward this branch ol the in* vesligatinn was cunduoted jmrauant to rite resolution of the House, via t to ascertain “the cau-.es anti extent" of those ilelalca- tlonns t the length of lime they have existed t the currectne^a of the tetuma which have been made by Mr. Swartwinil, and by the naval officer at New York, and by other offi cers connected with the adjustment of his accounts. Concurrently with the investigation of Mr. Pwamvuui'a defalcation*, those of William M. Price, late district attorney in New York, were likewise kept in view 1 and the (idlest practicable extent of Information teapeeling them has been obtained, mid will be adverted to in the sequel uf this repot t. The correctness of the returns which have been made by the present collector of cus toms and the naval officer ut tne port of New York, wua n!an sought to be exa timed by the Committee while i t that city. “Considering that the customs collected at New York equal nearly two thirds of tl c whole amount in the United States," as staled in the special re- port of the Secretary of the Treasury on Mr. Swartwout's defalcation*, (House dec. 13, p. 6, of the present session,) rite Committee'did not suppose that they a oultl luithfndy dis charge their duty to to the I louse, or pay a proper deference to that pivriu-ic distrust which pnvadts the cuuidry m the present time in regard to the air irt of the curiom* house at New York, were they to limit the ir inquiries to the returns of tho lute collector anu naval officer, and neglect civiiciv those of their successors, which must, ut ull times, be to the country of eipirtl interest with the foimer, and, ot the present time, of even more immedhito impmtuice to the security of the national Treasury. II.d, in the execution of so much of this part of their inquiries as re lated to the present collector ul New York, they were compelled to encounter most tm expected obsiatlea, mterpused by the collec tor himself, and setting nt defiai.ee tile authority d legated to the C< mmit'ee by the House, rue lacs connected wi.lt the buffic.l endeavors of rite Co limittre to obtain ii.lor. nntioo for ihs House md country from tl.i* officer of tlie executive brunch oft lie Govern- men', who ia in immediate clurge of and con trol over pubic monejs that •*eouul nearly two thirds of the whole amount" collected from customs “m all the United States," will more specidly deluded in a subsequent pur ion of this report. The Cnmmittoo will remark here, that, in the ouvet of the io7e*'igxtion the) h ive made, they supposed it both proper and site tn place themselves somewhat confidingly under the ptidanee of the several aperln* reports wh ch tad been made to thn House up-m the subject of Mr. 8ivartwmil'a defalcations, by the Trea. sury officers, previous to the appointment of the Committee—Lumhlning, in th t view, re. ports fiom the Secretary of the Treasury, the First Comptroller, the Solicitor, and First au ditor ‘of the Treasury, ns exhibited in llmise document 13. It, ho»v ever, very smut became evident (hit those reports were not to be im pliedly relied on a* auxiliary in finding out either the law or the facts of the case ; and that nil the contrary, thry furnished ln.t an oh iqtie view of both the cause* mud duritiun of Mr, Swartwoul's defdcation*, as w'su of the law and many material facts which devrlon the true character of those defalcations. Of neci asity,. therefore, tlirse reports, although eitumding from the highest orders of official funcriomuL-s employed in the cnllcctiun and disbursement of the public rcVihues, became the subjects of as cautmhs'uiid critical examination aa any eth er nortlons ot evidence w hich the cn*e pi earn, ted, and ss * ( tch it will be oblijpriory upon the Cummitice to treat them in tins report. In reviewing the details of their tabors, so thorite progreas and results of them may be presented in the aimp'eat form, the Committee propore to consider— * Inaugural address of President Jscksmi, Mir. 4, 1629. Fast I. Ilia defalcations of Mr. HwsrUrotrt* I'*nt II. Ill* def*lcations of Mr. I’rir*. I'aar III. Th« corrtctneis of the relorul which have been mad* by the preterit collec tor and naval officer of the port of New York, respectively, . . Pant IV. Th« defaulters among tectlvtra uf rite public money, |»a«T V. I he tacts connrctcd with the fore* goii g dvfiicstions, and droned iintcri-d to develop their true chstscier. F.ach of tho itivnious llius pioposrd will properly involve the l*w appermimog to P* s* the appropriate adjunct of its fact*, And a* the language of the law itself will in curb in stance bu ciicil 10 dulad, that v» authorit) am* inju'iilinn may be toirccily undeiitood b) cwry one, au the language of rile individual leitiuiony re-lied .011 111 each instuiicc will he adduced, that its iu-puit and (nice n.uy he left iit-ithcr to oi>ctria.u ronitruci.uu or doubtful nh re nce. The int teased fidelity of their tc putt, in tlie rsiiuiutiuu 01 the Uoo.mi lee, will be, h» ltd* mode, mii ample t-fl'»et to its conse quent enlargement. llelure pi oceeding to the general topics ut this report, as alremd) laid tiuwn, it ii.u)' he pioper hereto express the deep sense ol dis- appoint men and r.-gret whi.h the Coiiimitue Ire', in not hen-g able to communicate to the lluiitc one document that wua elided lor ul an euriy d y, r.guided us having un important and interesting mliuence upon *lhe judgment which the IJcusc imglu Injib on the subject ul dclulcutious among public olliceis, and the causes which have led to their multiplication. It will he perceived iVnm the hdlowtug letter, dial the Cnmmiiue avtulvil itscll of the enru- tat period after tin r urganixitipn to make « cull vtp-m thu t'rcsideiit to twrnish a list ot the dcl'ulciAiioii* that have taken place among col let tors, receivers, and disbutsilig officeis ol public money, ami other publ.c officers, since the 4 l, ol March 18.9. showing the amount of eucli, he. More rinn four weeks lave now dipied fii.ee that cull via* made upon the President, and the mil) iiiti.rmuiiou which the Commit tee ln*» obtained to report upon to the lluuse >S contained ii) the following letter 1 the dia- 1 iiignisliihg feature of which inforinatiuri is, that still more time tliun even the whole re- rnaindci-of the stf-siuu will he requisite to an swer the cull. From tli.a tlie Guuimu tee arc compelled rchictuutly to Infer, eiilier.— 1st. Unit tlie accounts unci lecirds of the several Department*, in general, are so incom plete and defective as nut to exhibit, without greut l -bor and delay, the true relations of col lector*, receivers, uod dishurstr* of the public money, and of other officers uf the Govern* ment, as to distinguish debtors from defaulters, and creditors liom-hoth. 2dly. 'I hut rice nuuiher of the defaulter* hwe multiplied no rapidly s.nce 1829, under the system uf accountability pursued toward* collect ora, receivers, aid d-sbursers of the public tttmey,u id other officers,us to preclude the pruuiickbddy of receiving an account cur rent of their defalcation* wilt ull the clerical for re at the command of those Departments, under existing laws and appropriations. Ifei her inference he jus*, (ami nolle oilier of equal weight seems to be lairly oeducible from the letter of the Secret ryofriic Treasu ry,) it ma iilrs's a lax ly of adniiiiiatratiou which deuimida the earliest application of Mu table remedies witliui the reach of Congress and of the country. For the paper* Nos. 1 an I 2, referred to in the subjoined letter, reference is respectfully mule In rite journal ol the c mimitice, p. 470 ami onward. Trkasorv DxrAUTMKNT, February 18, 1039. Sint The Fre* ideal, on lh*- 23d uliiinu, referred tn this Department iho following resuluiina, putted by the Iuvciiigniinc Cununiitue : Rttolved, Thni the 1'ieaiduiilnfthii Untied State* la* requctied tn cuu«e 1I1U committee to hu fundah* t-d by the proper Executive Department with a la bia showing lliu defalcation* which occurred among tho collci-tor*, receiver*, ami di*tiiii‘«ura of pulillu mnnuy, and other public olficer*, tiiicn the 4ih day of Murah, 1839; tho name* uf the (Icfuolteis; ^hc amount of enflh defulcnihin { when eurli cine oc- curied; lliu length uf time euch ca*u ha* exiited t what step-hate bean taken by tho proper depart* muni a or officer* to prosecute ilia defaulter* and to rrciira lliu IJuitud Siatea, in eucli cate; and wlmtdufnuliortuir rninhied in tho «amo nflire* in wliii-h they bucutite defaulter*, or liuvo been np- pointed to other offlc«»." lluaucninpiinied it wilh a request ihnl all the hi- formntiun desired almuld lie procured early a* prnc- tlcnble, and aithmitted by me to tho commltteo.— Accordingly, on tho tame day I endured copies of it to the otli. r Department*, and ulao in the proper bureau* in the Ttoiwury Diipnrlmeai, and de-ired that repliu* might bo liirnivlied, *o far na in their power, to tin* *«veru! inqiiirie* made. I furdu-r re quested the bureau* uounucu-d with thi* Depart meat to umplny tiny extra ii*ri*tnimciltiit con d be adviintagenasly applied in hnneniiii! their un«wor*. I wimld now inform tho comuiiil.-e that great prog res* ha* been made ia ro*pect to iho.01 p>n* of the aiMvvei* connected with the Regisiei'a of* fice, and all which could ho made. c<m*intent w ith ilia difficulty -iml extent of thn lahnr, ill llie Third Audilnr*'* office. Hut it i-feared that, on account of the labor, and the great nm»* ot* previous cal'* by eoniniiltt-ii* and !>\ llie two Hoimoi of Ctoigie**, which ore nl»o to he unsw-nred, besides ttnnxiictiag the current liusines* in (hfTereiit hiiienu*, llm whole detail* and tho tabular stub-meat required cannot l>o completed dm mg tlie *e*ai.in. Eveiy elfoit, how. ever, which, under nil tho circumstances, can bo made, i« believed to hcnxoilcd to meet iho call at tho cnrlicM day practicable, In Aspect to lliu ln«i branch of the resnlption, asking " wlml defimltt'l* mo retained In tho’same oflice* in which thoy became ileiiiuliers, or hnvn huoii appointed to nihi l office*," 1 am ahlo to pre sent the report of tho Register, from hi* i.llice, which exliihi;* such name* a* are oa hi* hook* con nected with theStato and Tieasuiy Depaitmem*. It it unnexed, and contain* no name n* to this, and hut one u» to ihoS'ute Depanmem. That nno i* Coaimndore D- Voru-r; and by the curraxpomleaea annexed, it will lie *euii tint h>« do.-* 'not .consider binin-lfa d< liuilter, though ho stand* charged on the RcgUter's hook* for acunsiderahte *«m on ac count of prito money, u* explained in tho paper* (No*, land2.) Rcsneetiullv, Levi woodbury, Secretary of the Treaiury. Hon. Jamix Harlan, Chairman of the Invtiliga/ing Committee. Part I—THE DEFALCATIONS OF MR. SlVARTWOUr. 1- tux rxTCNT or »in. xtvAtmvouT’s dexalca- TIONS. Cottclution* of the Committee. I*t. Tliai Mr. Swarlwout i* a del'aalier to Gov- eminent, a*uppear* hv hi* own rwiinn*, n« «djo»t. ed fiom time to time at tho Trea-ury Department, in the sum of one million two hundred ami twenty- five thousand seven hundred und fi»e dollar* und *ixi)-nine cent*. 2d. Hint thi* amount of indebtedness has ac cumulated upon the fuce of the noaiieily account* regularly returned hy him fir adjustment nt the Treasury Department,without the omission of any ul riihurib-m*, debit or credit ihereun, until it be came an absolute dcfalrutiuit. 2. TIIK DURATION OT MU. SWARTWOOt'* DEFAL- CATIONS. Conelniiom of the Committee. l*t. Tlmt all money* received hy Mr. Swnrtwoiit a* collector prior to 1837, were reguhirly account, ed for by him in hi* quarterly re-liir»i* to tho Trea sury Department. 2i|.^ That so much uf ull lint moneys received by Mr Swart wout prior to 1837, and accounted f»r to tho Treasury Department in hi* quaionly return*, ns were not poiJ by him into tho Treasniy, were retaine-.! hy him under the tacit acquietcenen uf the accounting officer* of tho Treasury; and rego!arly Ifth * MieTtMMiry Drpaitm«ni,lhe a^, Mtqneo of all mlKmllnain aelowi »h# custom house, inrludlpg holh-ti and *o»p< ti*eiir.riiu-it, unifoimly, pri#Ftw •—* carried into Id* qumirrry account umlv-r tha l{cm of "eaih.anduHieiihil acconntl " « 4*1*. That the defalcation* t>r Mr. BiriPfwnt' •*> mean* Ilf fraud and false rHurn** coiRmcnJSrel in 1837, and not *minei,„^d \f$\t esUirace since ileii period; and the drifaalmni lliu* acciuing, aildwl tu the jnunryx, pravtously irUinfJ by him, acturdioK to his r< turns to thn Trea.ury |)e|’-»rt- mtnt, and by the silent ,ncquh *wnjta of ihf officer* oflhal Department until the owbrof hi* tertn of office, coastiiota the aggrrgnte of hi* dvfilcation* at tMpmeut period. .*•**"■■•* i««" . 3. nit causes or hr awARTWowT*# ex- w roaaiir carried forward, debiied to himself in the bulanvo of each *uh*uqu*ut quarterly nccount rendered hy him to the Trenotry Dupat uncut tu the close uf the turm of hi* office. 3d. That hi* omission to carry a debit to himself of the manoy* received by him from the Treasury,, or from other source*, prior to 1837, to the close of accounts kept only at the custom house, called hi* e<rih aeeonnte, and hi* carrying a debit to himself of any *ooh item* to any other cits* of accounts kept only at the caRost home, cnllrd tuipense and un fitted aeeounti, or by any oilier name, would not n|wrute a* a concealment, innocent or fraudu lent, from tho Treasury Denarimem, of the true cost luluace in iii* hand*. Firit, becao.o neither his caih aecount, u-»r hi* suspense nnd unsettled account, nor any other subnidiant* Aorouat, kept nt the custom house, was over exhibit to, nr formrii the basis uf any quarterly •eiilemm made by him whh the aocouming officer* uf tho Treaiury. £*. eendty, itcraqie, in hi* qotttcrly account* settled at rALcm<x*. Cauir. 1 The Irrcapnnribilliy of Mr. Swsriwnut in pecnnbrv «liar ctcr at the time of lot appoint oient to • ffice. • Conelutiont of the Ccmmittee. 1st. That at rile time of Mr. Swsrtwouri. Hniioitiimcni, ami of ina r»app* iolnitnt to office, he wm wholly irreapoiiMble in pecuni ary icplituiirin, aliil Via* involved in debt. 2d. That at the time of bix appointment and of Ilia n-i<ppoiotnieu< t and for the whole period lie was m office, he wa* noii r.ouriy engaged jo large hi U hazard* ii* apeculutiona, and deeply embarrassed by tl*cm. 3d. ‘I Imi hi* prctniit-ry rexponsibility and conseqiii'iit involvenienU by iiuzardoux ape- ctdalois, ronfetitntc one of the primary cattsea of h a dc-lalca'ions to tlie Governniciit. Came II. Culpable «!iir»g»id of 1. and in gleet of nfficiul duty, by the late tuval officer at New 5*< rk. CoHChniont of the Committee. lit. Thai tlie fare* naval officer at the port of New Yo.k, riirongle-ut the teim ol his, service, Iron. 1820 to 163.9,.-wholly ((••regard ed rite requirement ol law preactibing the dtPii-s of lui office. . 2d. That said naval officer, for live time period, wliolly disregarded the instructions of the Comptroller of the t reasury ol Novem ber 10, 1821. 3d. Tl;at said naval offierr, by xo disre garding the requirements of luw and inatroc- lions of the Treasury Department, culpably neglected to keep up- accounts and records appertaining iohi*ofli(e, and thereby ren dered the office nugatory as • check on the account* ol the collector. 4th. 'That il the duties of said naval officer, us uuritoriztd and directed hy existing laws, hud been ex* c*ite<l with proper rare anti vigiluitre, they would have rendered it im- pi uctic.ibie (or any fraud or error lit any of rile accounts of the collector of auid port to escape immediate detection, Stl*. That tl*e culpable disregard of the plain requirements of law and ol Treaoaury in* ruction, prescribing the tlniica of naval officers, hy »nd naval officer anti, his conti- lined neglect of official dmy, is a primaiy cause of rile immem-e delalcaiiona of the lure colh ctor ot Now Y-*rk. * Cunac. HI. Ctripah’e d *regard of luw and neglect of offi ml duty by (he Pint Au ditor of ihe Trea-uiy. Concluii-nt of the Committee.' 1st. Thiii the Fret Auditor ol • lie Treasu ry has been guilty of culp iblc disregard of law, and neglect ol duty, in examining and certifying Hie correctness or rite accounts of ihe l.»te collector ut New Y*»rk wlritoui having compared them thoroughly with the vouclteta accompany the same s und also in trutismitiiog shui a ecu tm'a to the First Comptroller, cern. lied, lor revision, \v4ido the most tmpottaiit vouchers therefor were retained in (liaown oftic.-, 2*1, Thai no fraud practised by the said collector m Ina weekly returns of cash to the Secretary of the Treasury could affect the just ami |tmc settlement of die accounts of said collector at the Auditor's office, aa said weekly ietuma form no part of the basin of the settlement of said quarterly accbuuta by iheAudi'ur; *i\d therelore furnish no apolo. g> for the in gleet of the Auditor to examine the a*me thoumgh y. 3*1. That, without the aid of the regia er of bond actuontaofcollectors, required, by l.iw uml Treiauiy cimd*rtobe Kept by the Au- ■jitor, tn enable hi h to detect f and* and de- laical.ons, if any fX*sl, the said Auditor could have tiioMuiglily exam ini d said Bvv.vrtwoni quarterly acemuds during any quarter said Auditor bus been mi oflice, inasmuch us thc origmal quarterly accouit « were retained, against l.*w, in Ins office, a ltd furnished the ».*rne mentis of coiiipuribOii us a register would have luii.ixhed. 4 ii. lint, in ihe culpable disregard oflow uml neglect of dut.v, a* afuresuid, by axid Auditor, is f.iiiiidtt primary came why the deliilcuiions of sgid Swarlwout ill 1837, and suDscqueitlly, escaped early detection, xml have rcMtUed iu ll*e probable los* of (In public treasure. * L’-itise IV. Culbub'e dorcganl of l.*w and negh et t fduty hy the Ute a.id present Com- proherof the Treasury. Coitcluiioui of the Committee. 1st. Thai the late Comptroller of the Treasury, George Wolf, Esq., now collecior oi die port ol Phila iilphia, was gtiiliy, whd-: m said office of Goinptroller, of culpable dis regard of law ami nc„Kct of du'y, both in regard iu the bund* of cuileciors filed in his office, and the records thermf required by law, ami in settling mid certifying io the Register tlie accounts of 8.invicl bwartWuut late collector,.without having tr.otsuiiltted to him the vouchers therefor required by posit ive injunctions of luw. 2.1. That the present Comptroller of the Treasury Imi been guilty of culpable dim gml ol law and neglect of dut. in settling mi.l Certifying to toe Register the quarterly uciuimta of samutl Swaitwuut, late collector, with >ut having transmitted to him the vouchers licrclur required by p*.si.ive injm liiill ol law. 3d. I lint said compttoller is also guilty of Culpable disregard of law and neglect of dut)—1st. Iii liot liavrg rough' and ascer- tamed from rile 4 'invoices amt appraisements" at the custom-house, either through the .‘•oh. ritor of the Treasury or otherwise, the true amount ol Swartwoul's claim upon the ’$201, 000, retained by him in going out of office, aa suggested in the letter ot the district attorney that was before hint, dated April 23, 18J6.— 2diy. In tint causing the accuuitts of ra d Swart* out to be lorihwtrit stated, or' instituting measures therefor, immediately on the neglect of said Swarlwout to return and settle Ilia ac counts at thei exi>irwiiuM.ol.the time allowed by luw lor ritut popose, to w.l: in the early pari of July, 1838. SJIy. In cun bluing the s uite neglect, and io; bearing to issue warrants uf dUtri.83 uguuist said Swaitwout and hia sureries from the Sltt of August, 1838, when apprized by the'let er of the Fi st Auditor that ouict accounts still r nuined unsettled, until the month of November, when the de- lection of Swartwoul’s larger delalcation wax Cuinmunicaicd from New York. 4rii. That the udiniiiistraiion of it is marked with such signal inefficiency, as Well as neg lect oft uly, as render nugatory many of the most important clu cks upon ihe First Avditor, and collectors, recetvi rs, auddisburaeis of tlie public inoiiiyr, which the laws creating and regulating its dull* s contetnpla ed and have sufficiently provided. 5th. Thai, ut jaid disregard *f law and neg lect or duty by the tad Cump'rollirs. and m* ificiency of tne office as now udm.mstered, i» tn be li.uitd u primaiy cause ol the immense drlulcaiioiisoi the. late collector at rite purl of New.York, and consequent loss of public uiimey. Cause V. Thp discontinuance .»f the use o| banka axdi positorie* uf the publ o money#, ami pi rmi' ting the same tu accumulate in tftg IvAtidtui Mr. Swarwont. Cause VI.* Ihe negligence#nd failure of he Secreraiy uf rite Treasury to d acharge his duly, as the head of the Treasury Department, cliargsd by hvr with the superintendence of rite coi'tstioii uf ihe revenue.* Conclusion of ihs Committee. 1*1. That, ot Iite years* important book# of record*, d< s.gned to emAmo • condensed statement ol the accounts sod liabilities ol eol lecture of customs, weekly, monthly* and quar terly, l.vve bjen permitted Io U\\ into duure in the Drpjrunettt of Ik* icenMary of the Treasury, ami thereby retujyf Migalory many ol the eiscntlsl check# Up6n the defslrstiom of that clsss * f officef# arising from caikting lacs a»««i Treasury regnlstions. 2d,' lire negligence and failure of the Se cretary of the Tresiunr to diiehtre Ids duty, Is tlie head of the Treaaoiy Department, charged by law with the superintendence ol the collection of the rriehtlr, and his want of a correct appriciarionof rite belt renamed re- cotds in the supirmtemle ore of the coilecliun ofth* public retenper and the coost-qoeui tu gleet to continue ami complete them, are jiixUyvegurdrd ss a primary cause of the rs- rape from de'ectmn, li.r so lung a period, of the immense defalcations of the late collector st the port of New York. 3d. T ho the Secretary of the Treasury Ilia been vvuulihg ins proper discharge of his dtry in office, in permUritig Sum.id Swart worn i late collector uf N*w York, quietly tu retain the rum of g201 000 after hettfg out of office; under pretext of in-lemnifylng himself against claims of importers lor dudes paid him under protest, and liable by him to be refunded, while it Was known to the Secretary of the Yrrmury, vsithm a few- weeks tlvv-rewftcr, that and Swuitwont was neglecting to refund such protrat money, us he clam ed to do, and tint the vane were heing.refonded, from nt-ceasiiy out of other arciuii.g resources of the Govern ment by raid SwariWout’a successor in office. 4th. That the Secretary of the TressUiy has been wanting in a proper discharge of hia duty in office, in permitting the present co'lector at New York to reraiu under Ins own control, mid subject of liis own u*e, commingled with s dii collector’s private lumls, large andacctt- moisting sums of the public money co lected lor duties paid under prote-t, and against (lie declared upinion uf said Secretary, and the declared opinion of ihe Attorney General ol rite Unitid Stales on the subject, also against the foimer usages of the Department and in stead of causing the s.me to be paid into the Treasury of tlie United State*. ( To be eontimud ) From the Charleston Mercury. FROM NEW Y'ritK. By tin- brig Sun, Cup'l. Brown, arrived yesterday, we have received the New York Guzi-tie uf Friday last. The Hon. E V B. Buttsford pasted ihroueh New York on tho 28th ult. witltdespoielie*fr»m Sir John Harvey, Lieut. Governor of New Brunswisk, to tlie British Ministcrnt lYa-hington. Thk Weather ii* Nkvv York.—We arc well acquuinte.l, say* tho Gazette uf (be 1st inst., with wentliei, we have seen it snow fn-qnomly, but we never saw It come down so liberally us we did la-t night. The uixial operation bus been frequently compared in a •bower of f.-ntliers, but we never un lit lust evening saw an exhibit I iii where every fluke looked like h grant coose matting nil her plumage at mice. It rained like fury at first, but the amrrn soon altered it* mind into snow, ami such snow we have not seen before. It would be fmty feet deep by morning, if the wintry visitor met with any en couragement upon enrili, but it melts a* fu.-t u« U falls, nnd we have very considerable doubt* whether any tiling is seen of it when this paper come* to its rentiers. _ ... From Main*.—The Boston Daily Advertiser of llio 28ih ult. says By ihe eastern mail of lust eve ning, we learn that the Maine army had moved for ward In the disputed territory to tho junction of Aroostook, and Littlo Aroostook Rivers, ihi<* being a point wheru tho trespassers had bosn cutting tim ber. It wm expected that the Maine tronp* would pro- need in ihe. month uf the Maduwaskn, and there rxtiiklish themselves. It was reporied that there wero nhout 3(10 British regulars opposite tho mouth of ihe Arrow rank. the eastern side of St. John. The number of thi* detachment Im* beon heretofore •luted at 200, mn-tming of the troop* which were in garrison nt Frederickton. Thoro will probubly bo nu fighting at present. had concluded tn alv# tbs parole required of him, and wa* to Wore Bangor nn Morels*. A gentleman fiom Woodsioek (red brought in ormation that Sir Jolip Harvey would take no deci sive steps, until after the arrival of advices from the Dtiiisii minister at Washlngion. The following resolbtiuns were reported in th# Massachusetts Senate, by the committee to which GuvrrnDr Kveteti’s mjiMSge was refertvd. Rttolved, That the'present atateof aff.iir* in re lation unite Northeastern boundary, sscummutiira- t. d to (tin Executive of thi* Cummunwenltli by the Giivt-rnnr uf the slat# of Maine, furul-br* a strong reitson fur ag -in assarting our right*, and for rc-af- firming the ooiitiun heirtoforu afiunied by the Le gislature of rid* staio against the unwarrantable claims of Great Britain, and In fnvor of strong uml vigorous meusures by the government of tho United States, for n speedy adjustment or the existing dif ficulties in such a manner as shall. protect Mosia* chu-etts and Maine in tlie possession of the large tract of territory guaranteed to them hy the treaty of peuce of 1783. Rttolved, That the active measures authorised by*> resolve of the Legislature uf the atateof Maine, passed January 24, 1839, fi.r the prevention of dc- pteduliou* upun the laud* uf Massachusetts and Maine, wcio required by the exigoncies of the case, and a wise regard fur the preservation of their in let ests in thoM-lands, and acre similar in character to the measure* adopted by iho land agent* of Massachusetts nnd M aine,in Ucluber Inal, and i eceg* nized und approved, through their agent, hy ihe gov ernment ut lhi* province of New Brunswick. Knotted, That the claim of Great Britain to the exclusive jurisdiction of the whole of thu disputed territory, us recently Hsserted hy the Lt. Governor of New Brunswick, and his avowal of a determina tion to sustuiu tlmt claim by a military furce, and Iii* denial ot the right of ihe ..late of Maine to protect from the lawless depredations of trespassers, the land* w liich have lung been hi the pumssbm of Mas sachusetts and Muina, call baldly for the immediate interference uf the Federal"Government; and that the crisis im* now arrived, when the honor uf tlie na tion demun.U lliu udupiiun uf decisive measure* fur the protection of her citizens, und foi the preserva tion of ti e rights and inter* stsuf two of the members uf our confederacy. Retolved, Thut this commonwealth will co-ope< rule wilh the state of Muinrin ull constitutional measure* for the 'preservation of thi) interests of both stales iu the lands iu thu disputed territory, and fur llio speedy adjustment uf the existing con troversy. Retched, That hi* Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy uf these resolutions to the Executive of the United Suites and of the state uf Maine, au I tu each of our Senators mid Represen tatives in Congress. Washington, Feb.27. 1039, To the Houit of Representatives of the U. States: I transmit to Congress copies of various ottici documents received IVnm the Governor of Maine, relating to tlm dispute between that State and tlie province of New Brunswick, which formed the subject of my Message on the 20lh hist, tsn.l also n copy of a memorandum signed by thn Secretary of the United Suites und her Britunic Majesty’* En voy Kxtmurdlnnry nnd Minister Plenipotentiary near llie United State*, of iha term* upon which it is believed all collision can be avoided un the fron tier* consisiently with, and respecting the claim* on either side. A* the British Minister acts without specific authority from hi* Government, it will bo observed that till* memorandum has but the force of recommendation an tho provincial authorities and on the Guvernmuntof the State. M. VAN BUREN. MEMORANDUM. Her Majesty’s authorities consider it to hnvu been umiurstnod nnd agreed upon by the two Gov- erntiwnte that tho territory in dispute between 'Great Britain and the United States, on thn North eastern frontiers, should remain exclusively under Britishjurisdicuon until the final settlement of lliu boundary question. Tho United States Government have not under stood the abuve-iigreemenl in the same sense, but c-nisider, on lljc contrary, that there hud been no argument whatever for the exercise, by G eat Bri tain, of exclusive jurisdiction over thedi-poteil ter ritory, or any portion tberi-uf, but a mutuul under standing that, pending tho negociation, the jurisdic tion then raised by aithrrpnrry. over amall ponton* of the territory in dispute, should not Ini enlarged but bo continued merely for tba preservation of lo cal tranquility nod iho public property, both forbear ing. ns (liras pructicablo tu exert any authority, nn when any should be exercised by either, placing upon the conduct of each other the must fuvorahle cunttiuction. A complete understanding upon the question, thus placed at issue of present jurisdiction, can only bu arrived at by friendly discus-ion In-tween the Governments of the Uniled States and Grent Britain ; and. as il is confidently hoped that lliern will be an early settlement of the question, this sub ordinate point of difference can bo uf but little mo ment. In the meantime, the Governor of the Province of New Brunswick and the Government of the State of Maine will net as follows t Her Majesty’s officers will not seek to expel, by military force, the armed party which has been sent bv Maine into the district bordering on the Aroos took river, but the Government of Maine will, vol untarily, and without needless delay, withdraw be yond tlitbnunds uf the disputed territory, any arm ed three now within them; mil if future necessity shall arise for dispersing notorious trespasser* uf protecting public property from depredation, by arm ed loro-, tim operation. sjiall be conducted by con cert, jointly or separately, according to the agree ment between the Government* of Maine and New Brunswick. The civil officer* in tha service respectively of New Brunswick and .Maine, who have been tuken into custody -by the opposite parties, shall be re leased. Nothing in the*e memoranda shall he constru- d to fortify nr weaken, in any respect whatever, the claim of either party to the ultimate possession uf thu disputed territory. . The Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty having nn specific authority to make any airangemi-nton thi* subject, thu undesigned can only recommend, as they most earnestly do, to the Governmr ms uf New Brunswick and Mnine, to reg ulate their future pioceeding* according to thn term* hi-rejn set forth, until thefinal settlement of the tei- ritnriui dispute, or until ihn Government* of the United Stale* and GrcatBritain shall ponje to -onto definite conclusion on tho subordinate point upon which they ara rioM-'Xt'itiue. • v *' JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State of the U. S. H. S. FOX, H. B. M. En. Ex. and Mm. Plen. Washington, February 27,1839. FROM MAINE. Nxw York, Feb. 29. Our intelligence from the "seat of war," this moruiujf, amount* to but little. The date* are frum Augusta to tke 25th, and from thn Aroostook to the 22*1, inclusive. Mr. Javis ha* divided hia force, conxi-tfng of about 700 men, into th^eo bo- die*', will, ono of which lie had gone to the Fish River, to look nft*r trespasser*, while « second wh ig go down the Arflo«took to the month of the Lit tle Mudawaske, and the third in remain st •• No. 10." Tli# British were exceedingly quiet, In the vieinity of ib# disputed tcriltoiy, and MG attack from them wa* expected. Nearly • ibousanJ of the militia tjr#re #s*#mbled at Augusta, to march on the 20ib ir 27ib. Tire excitement was aubehiiag, Uit l$# movement* »•(* mUliuiaf mi wiili great activity. Col. McLaughlin, the New Bruaiwick w#r»l##, CONGRESSIONAL. ( Correspondence of the Southern Patriot.) WASHINGTON, Vla.ch 1, 1839. SENA TE. La«t evening tho Scnuu- pHssuil thu House Bill, ■utit- rizing ihe re-issue of Treasury Note* to the umonnt nutliorizud by the act uf May, 1837. The Army Ui.l was ulsu passed, wilh about fifty priva e bills. Thi* morning a warm debate nru»*t on the sub- j-ct of h communication from the i’oit Master General, in answer to a esulution requiring him tu store the reason why he has not answered a for mer resolution calling upon him to give a state ment of thu number of Post Musters who have been removed during thu past year. T. e 1’ostmuatcr stated ihui the Department bad not had sufficient time tu muke up tlie siutement, und tlmt was the only reason lie had to give. This vns denounced as disrespectful to tbe Sen ate, und after much discussiun u resolution hui udupted censuring him f.-r lliu same. Mr. Kundnll could liuvo ment no disrespect to the Semite in his inudvertont reply; und it ought to bo known thut Iii* Department in common with the others, i* liferully deluged with calls fur infor mation of one kind or other, and which whun an swered cun have no pussiblu tendency to benefit thu country. The object of these numerous call* for informs- lion is imw well understood. The Whig* were ful ly aware that they could nut be possibly answered f-ir -iana mouth* alter tho adjournment «f Congress, but they wished the people to believe thut uuivei- sal corruption existed, and which ms e such cal'* necessaiy. The Clerks are at wurk night and day und have not been able to furnish a *ixte-mh purl of wlmtis required—lira Whigs refuse to vote fur an extra force, and yet they are loud in tbeir cumpluiut* thut they are not answered. Thu Seattle took up the special order, being the following resuluiiuiis reported Irani.(he Cuianiiltue on Foreign Rotations on tlm subject uf tho TROUBLES IN MAINE. That the Committee cunnot find in the wholu correspondence between thu uiulioritie* of tlm U, Slate* und Great Britain, a trace of au agreement to allow exclusive jurisdiction to Great Briiuiu over the disputed Territory; But on the contrary, it dis covers nn agreement thut eucli party should ubsiain from exercLiug jurisdiction, except over such part* as were already in their possession respectively. That the Cummittoe cannot perceive that Maine Im* violated thu spirit of any agreement by sending « Lund Agent to drive off Tresspusscrs, both par ties liuvmg that right, taking care tu retire upun the aceoinplislinn-nt of that object. Tlmt il the British Authorities persist in main taining exclusive jurisdiction by military furce, the 'exigency will huve occurred, in which, under the -Constitution, it will become the duty of the Freii- dent to repel iiivas.on. That it the Government of Nhw Brunswick shall refrain Irotn executing its threat of enforcing ex- cliisivojurisdiciioii, and Mamo refuse* to withdraw her troop., Muine will nut limn be entitled to the Military u.d uf the United States. Air. William* of Maine moved to amend by •tiiking out. the last rvtoluuun and modifying tta first. The debate was continued by Messrs. Clay and Buchanan. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. . Last evening Mr. Mom* Irum the Cununmee of Accounts, rguda a statement shewing the causa of their refusing to pay the extravagant bill of the “Investigating Committee," Had which led to the adoption of mo resolution of yesteiduy murnii.g, requiring the compensation to be made in the sume principle as that oa which the Bunk Investigating Cummiitee were paid. Mr. Morris stated that tho Committee of Inves tigation, just returned from New Yurk, and q.insist ing of ui no members, had charged Cungreit Mile age, so that fur tho single iiem of traveling ex pense* they bad demanded eighteen hundred dol lars, or two hundred duilais u. ( ch. Air. Morriisuid it hud (men ascertained that u gonriemun might go io iNt-w-Yurk und hack for $25, and they lia-refere had ^determined not to sanction such a demand. 'I he whole amount ol the bill including all expenses, wu* $2,70(1, which not including ihe eiiurmou* sum charged fur travelling expenses, gave lueach mom- bor of tbe Committee of eleven debars per day in addition to his per diem ulluwunce of eight dollars. Air. M. said the Committee un Account* were wil- ling io pay ull reusonuble expenses as they wished membrrs sent on such business to live as became gentlemen and members of thu House, but they could not sanction such an enormous charge. \Yr. Wise replied and alluded to tlie labor per formed by the Cummiitee. He said that when he left (bis city for Now York he had $200 in his pock et, and on hi* return it was uearly all gone. He cunlvmled thut the Committee bud eburged no more than their actual expensea. With regard to ibis $200 exp'-nd.-d by Air. Wise, it amounts to nothing unless ho will tell the House ia what manner he ex pended it. The House went again into Committee of tho Whole on the bill providing for the next census, and after some debute, it was reputted to tbe House, read a third time passed. Tbe House then went again into Committee, and considered the Cumberland Road Dill, wh n with out coming tu any decision, at a late hour tbs Com mittee rase, and the House adjourned. This morning after (he disposal uf some private bu-iuu** an uninteresting debate uruse on a report relating to the paymeut of Uerolutiuaaiy Soldiers in Virginia. MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK. At eleven o’clock,'in pursuance of an order of yesterday, tho House, in Committee of the Whole, took up the Bill giving the Fresidem additional pow- er to raire troops &c. in case of an invasion ol our Northern Frontier. A message was received frum ill# President .trans mitting frum the Secretary of State some additional documents relating to llm Northern Frontier, which w#ro ordered to be primed. Mr. Pickens intimated that ha would move to strikd'out th# 2d s#cth»n of ilia bill. Th# 1st section of th# bill was then read, •• fol lows, •• That tho President uf ill# United States be, and hereby is, au’horised tu resist any atiempi on the part <d Great Britain, to enforce by arms, her claim iu exclusive jurisdiction over that part of ilia State of Maine which is in dispute between lh# Uni. ted Stales and Grist Britain, sad for lint purnaso t o empby ihs Naval and Military feecss #f lb# Uni- tedStatas,and inch penlclli«fUMttUk!#M beats d##m II Mtitabl# la call Im# aervk#*" 1 After soft* desultory debate on tbe weenie* nnd B*ritaht^ iC#,k * * ^ l»n ofGrvat Mr. Naylor waved to amend by adding •• er by • bar principal authorities." Mr. Kenhcdy read • letter which hid been w rit* tantotheDukaofWelImgti.fi, to show that Great Britain And and did claim eaaluaive jurisdiction over tbe disputed teritnry. Mr. K. said that from this and malty other letters written from th* Bri tish Provinces tn their Government, it was his firm cunviction tlmt when the subject came to be Inm* ligated, it wojldbe found that Governor Harvey was acting under the most explicit orders of hi* Go* vernment. He did not, howt ver, believe that a sin* gla iota of proof exisied that Great Britain had any rich! to such jurisdiction. He concluded fay moving the printing ot the letter. Aft. Legnre maintained tlmt thn net of Governor Harvey was the ad of, this Government, a* his hiv* ing been invested wilh thn exclusive control of ths Province, thn Government Of Great Britain was bound to recognise what ho did in that eapecity.** Owing to tho noise a portion of Mr. Legate's r*» marks could not lie distinctly heard. Air. Biddle nlluded to the'great importance of this subject, and urged the necessity of prudence nnd caution before we made the least mnViflneM.— He wished thu public sentiment of this country tobe } uniied on the mutter before we committnd ourselvesJ, in a long nnd bloody wire ns ft necessarily would be with that great nnd insolent power. He wished it to appear thut we were perfectly right before we made the least demonstration of hostilities. He said wo greatly mistook the chancier uf Great Bri* tain, if wo thought we could make experiments with impunity and use bravado language. Mr. B. then alluded to the course of the Admlnlstratioh of the tasi Session in rrluiion tu Mexico, and said that it wa* finally decided that instead of going to war with her after all our hold language and enforcing our rluims, the affair hud ended in the making of a cou ple of wnrspeerhe*. He'suid tlint "after -ill' that blustering language, we were now the object ofcofts tempi with even such a paltry power as Mexico^iml ull our threats were laughed in. He hoped, there fore. wo should make no display of bold w ords., and threatening InngUHgn with a view of intimidating the enemy and accomplishing our ends by that means- Hu hoped that before we enien*d"upon so snngiiinnryn struggle, wo should wait for some broad nnd flagrant outrage w hich wnfild have the effect of producing unanimity of opinion, und secure thn un- dividvd co-operation of the people, But he urged wo must have the clearest case before we engaged in a war, so n* to secure the willing obedience of the country, and more especially wlien they should come to suffer tlm privations attendant on every such con flict Mr. B-then went into n critical examination of the ground* on which we imagined wn had cause for war. He nlluded tu tlm light andcarelrss manner In which this question of the disputed boundary had invariably lienn treated by the members nnd ‘ Com mittee* who had at various times put it under con sideration. He wu* nware the peru*ul of so many long and tedious documents wa* very laborious, but owing to that carelessness a great advantage had been taken by tbe Biftish Government. He adver ted to the fact of her having repeatedly sotted our- land agent*and Imprisoning them, while although •he released them on the application of our Govern ment, we had not insisted on n proper atonement for tho outrage. He then alluded to 'he speeches which had been made un thn subject., nnd asked If iha British Authorities had not some ground to Iqj* - fer, from the tone ofthesn speechr*. that the exclu- sivnjurisdiction of the disputed territory had been conceded to thorn. Hn Regretted to see the attempts ofi-omn gentlemen to fnitrn the blame upon parti cular Administration*. He said that whether tho hlnmn was attributable to one Administration or another, was tint a question to he considered now, for thn rowntry was responsible for the nets ofrirh. Ho asked gentlemen to consider If in rase the affair should Im referred for Arhlt ration tu the Emperor of Russia, that power would ask under what Adminis tration such and such things had been done.- No one would for n moment suppose it. The Emperor in reviewing the matter would look at onr course as a country and nnt with reference to a particular par ty He hoped, therefore, that gentlemen would no longer mlk in that way. Mr. B. then adverted to thn many Instance)) in which we h id given a color to thn right of Great Britain to exercise exclusive jurisdiction. He allu ded in particular tncrrtain Resolutions uf the Legis lature nf Massachusetts, in which ft waa feudally conceded ia direct Inngtiage, that the Territory had hern relinquished to Great Britain. Here raid Mr. B. is the language of Massachusetts hefystft plucing that construction upon il. and urging ifai a strong reason for a settlement of the affair, andw re instatement of Maine and Massachusetts to thslr former fights.—After adverting toother instance*. Mr. B. nskwd whether we ought n»t to pnuSe and consider, whether n plau-ihle e-ise could not he made out ngninstu*. He asked gentlemen in con sider the evil cnnsiquenc.es of being placed in r false position, and our humiliation should a cast be made out against us Mr. Howard hoped the gentleman from Psnnnrl- vnnln would withdraw his amendment, as ha Mr. H., thought the language of tho bill waa sufficiently comprehensive. He then proceeded tn reply to the remarks of. Air. Biddle. He begged to remind that gentlemsrt v that every item of the Bill was hosed upon a cna/ia- grncy, nnd that if there should be no invasion, there would bo no need of *irrying its provision* in to effect. Mr. H. thon drew a glowing picture of the proba ble consequences which would be the result, in cats there should l«o an Invasion after Congress shall hava adjourned, if the Bill Hid not pais. He gave notice, that on a.prirper opportunity be would move under the direction of the Committee, to fill up the blank in thn Bill by Inserting “ten millions of dollars." Mr. Evans, of Maine, followed, and had nat een- cluded when tho House took a recess. Military PRxrARATiotr.—Tbe bill which has been reported in the Hoiiseof Representatives rela ting the. Boundary Troubles authorises tbe raising ef the following troops: 16 Regiment* of Infantry. 2 Regiment* of Artillery. 2 Regiment* of Riflemen. 1 Regiment of Cavalry. The troop* to be. raised, if necessary, and dis charged if necessary, during the recess of Congress —to enlist for five year*, and to serve for that tlma or during the war, if war there should be. The troops are to boa provUionary army, to be employed by tho President of tWDnited States to repel invasion. Tbe possession of the disputed ter ritory by British soldiers, according to the claim and determination set up by Sir John Harvey, is to ha considered an invasion^ —; . Connecticut.-The Democratic State Convention of Connecticut met in Hartford, on tba 20th Inst, and made the following nominations— For Governor—John M Niles. Lieut. Governor—-John Stewart. S.'cremry—Jnbe* T> White, Jr.' " Treasurer—Jeremiah Brown. Comptroller—Charlea H. Pend. The Whigs have nominated the following ticket: ^ For Governor—Wm. W. Ellsworth- Lieut. Governor—Charlea Hawley. Treasurer—Hiram Rider. Secretary—Royal R. Hinman* Comptroller—Henry Kilbourn. The election takes place on the first Meadsy i» April. INDIANS. DARIEN, March 5. Extractor e letter to tho Editor dated, WARX CuONTt, Feb. 24th, 1839. A party of several individuals have been for •omo days past io ihe Okefinoke swamp.—We fojnd no Indians, but plainly could perceive signs where they had been but a few days before. We follow-- ed their trail for some miles and then Inst ft. We eamo to a spot where they had killed three beaver —and from appearances could not have left any length of time. It 1* pra-uinad that there are sav** rral small gangs of Indians in tbe M'gbborbood, but tbe inhabitants feel but little uneasinasa.—Thr g force at present near the swamp ia very small.- f From ihs St. Augustine yarns, of 2nd inst. The simmer Santas, wilbCtpt. Davidson's Cent* pony, (K.) 3d Artillery, on approaching New Rretr r to garrison Fort Lauderdale, was unable to crosa- ths bar, and a detachment were landed io guard lb# provisions being sent from the host.—Scouts were sent out to make an examination, and on lb# eve- aiug of the second day, as Lieut, Msseball and Cept. Poinsett, of the boat, were walking the beach, they were fired upon by three Indians, who brandished their rifles in great file# ai ibis neeurreace, Llsut.- Msckall received iwo balls, and nailed eel to tbe award, frum whom they ware separated hy a deep* but narrow stream—but was unfortunately not lieard. He limn plunged in and swam across, cad* returned with ihe guerd la quasi of Cept, Polssstt.. Csp4. P. we# found uninjured. Tbe Indians eeuld