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m T. of l.ylni the»e popcr. Were ™r nrfen—■
well as the MCtrtJeiit letter, which Mr. Steven ran
hit adirersed tfl Mr. FanyiK, on the Tobacco qt*s-
tiitn. In that able Inter, Mr. S. ha> n<« only aster-
ted the interest* of hit ow w country, In pressing Ihn
reduction of ilwEnglishduty nntnba-ro, whirlin'
w units to the enormous sum of 50 cent* n pound,
but hr prove* it In be the Interest of Cl. Britain her-
aclf, which low* more by smuggling in tlw article,
than it main* by the duty.
Wo fool ourselves compelled to notice an insidious
remirk of tho Bo»ton Atl*», that whiUt Mr. Steven*
•on wa« jilting care of tho intcrc*t« of the South (in
ths case of the shipwrecked *|avrt.)hn was neglect-
|n( thoto of tho North (in the raw of tho boundary
of Malno ) This gratuitious and insidious ntterlinn
of tho Whig press it false. What dq«* tlw Allas
know eIhiui Mr. Stevenson's despatches! Mow
dare* ho to any, that Mr. 8. ha*, done nothin* for
Maine, when ho doe* not know what be Im* done t
Wj hippon to bo better informed ii|M»n tho aubjert
than tho Atlaa it. Wcaro in possession of n copy
of tlm paper* which were printed nt tho Queen's
preuin London, for llio information of Parliament.
AVp have in that form copie* of hi* lplter* to Vi*,
count Paimoriton, of August 10, 1037—of Nov. IB,
1837—'of Feb. 2(i. I8J3—of March 20, 1B38—of
April 21,1030. Wo are delighted with tholr spir*
it; and we have no doubt, that *uch will be tho ye.
neral *ontiment of America. But we are compelled
to lay them over for a *ca*on of greater leisure.
Thews Document a prove, how absurd am mhny of
the »tatcmnnt«, which hnve been marie in tho II. of
R. a* w oil a* elsewhere. A* far back na the cn»e of
Greely, in August, 1837, Mr. S. promptly resisted
the Haim ofpacludvo jurisdiction in tho ditputed
Territory which Lord Palmerston had asserted,
and aaid* would be enforced. Tho lloium Atlaa
ahnuH wait for tho facts, before it m«ho* to con*
elusion*. which pro altogether untrue, unjust to'
our Miuliter. and inaidiou* toward* the South.
• • For Ike Enquirer.
Mon. JOHN KOR8YTII,
Among tho many document* printed by order of
Congrc** during iu recent *ea*ion, tho one in rela*
tion to tho aeituro of tho brig* Entcrprizo, Ehcomi*
urn and Comet, wrecked on tho const of Bnrmiidn
and tho Key* of Balmmu, and tho forcible detention
of tho cargoes of slaves, by tho English authorities,
Is well calculated to Mcito a peculiar degree of in
terest in thoSouthorNiwtioii of our Union) nud no
one, whole heart D aura to tho honor and dignity of
our country, can rise from thuprrusul of this report,
without feeling that Mr. Forsyth, by a manly, cour
teous, and Independent course, in sustaining his
countrv • cnn*o, has exposed tho inlr|ulty«if the judi
cial robbery, and tho rotten diplomacy, of Lord Pal-
mors ton.
In tho year 1835, the Enterprise, with a cargo of
slaves, bound to Now Oi lcan*, was driven by »lre*»
o: weather and want of provisions, into one of tho
port* of the Island of Bermuda. At this period,
slavery had boon abolished, throughout tho British
Empire, and the moment tho Enterprise touched the
shores of Bermuda, every menus of seduction and
brand, and oven tho execution of n writ of Habeas
Carpus, were used to detach tho slave* from tint
VP V i Awofdlngly, most of them went kidnapped,
•ltddetained under tho delusive argument, that n
Brilldi soil mnde them freemen. Tho owner in vain
attempted to obtain n liiir adjudication of his rights,
and ho was nt Inst compelled to quit tho inliospi*
tame shore, robbed nod plundered of Ilia properly,
A similar misfortune be (el the Encomium und Co
met. Yet their cargoes, though felted in the same
manner, went not considered a* timing under the
rulo which sanctioned tho piracy no. tho Enterprito,
because those vessel* had arrived ik» die English ter
ritories, bofore the act nfl'arliamlut abolishing sla
very was passed.
This subject was brought to thfpltentinn of Con-
jpvia by tnora than one Presidential Message, niul it
i wRicli • • •
lotpnor
lormpd one oftlio questions on which particular in
structions were given to Mr. StovWsnn. He prompt-
ly submit led the claim of our Government for dam-
■goa to tho consideration of Lord l'nimorston the
Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Adair*) nnd
nftor tho usual delays of Britishdlplumncy, this no-
.blemun, on 7ih Jnuunry, 1837, Inn letter to Mr.
Stevenson detailed tho course of action tho Cabinet
ofSt. James would taka on tho subject. This let-
ter, singular for its sophistry, nnd remnrknlde for its
cuntempt of all the obligations nr tlnttnim) law,
opPnly contends, that' thn slaves nci|tiircil rights
vfhlch tho local curt* of BeriuMdn were bound to
recognize, nnd obliged to protect, nnd with much
.casuistry draw* a distinction between tho laws
bearing upon Uie personal IllVrty of man, nud (lie
laws bearing upon tho property widen mail may
cinim in irrational animals or in iuqnimi.to things.
Dt the liUtor case Lord P. admits the well establish
ed law of nations, that if a ship Im driven liy stress
of weather into * foreign port, tho owner cannot ho
deprived nfhis properly by any law which might ^io
In existence in that port, nnd thnt it would Im highly
uqjust.thnt tho owner should Im stripped ofliispro-
K through tho forcible application of n municipal
> which "ho had not voluntarily submitted
himself.' In the former ense, Lord ’Palmerston,
with the ingenuity ofa special pleader, contends,
that "tho slave become* u party concerned j" and
though tho flag under which the ship sails, and tho
laws of that country to which tho ship belongs,
make tho slave property, yul, by "tho very nature
of things, he is placed in the situation of an alien,
who has at uii time* from Ids birth been free." With
much wiredrawn sophistry of lids character, tho let
ter is filled ; and now, since Great Britain hns abol
ished black, forgetful of her white slavery, Lord Pal
merston argues that this legnliretl pillnge on a friend
ly power, by the laws of Bermuda, is right, because
D ia in arcurdnnco with a law grantor than tho Law
of Nations—-tho Law of Nature!
This loiter was immediately transmitted by Mr.
Stevenum to Mr. Forsyth, end on tho 27Mi Match,
1837, tho latter communicated to Mr. S. n series
of initruriioiis, in which the arguments of Lord
Palmerston are thoroughly examined and rebutted.
replying to the views of the Hillisli Cabinet, Mr.
roisyth clearly shows the inconsistency of principle
which protected our right* in the case of the Enco
mium and Comet, nnd which violated them in tlmt
of tho Enterprise—while lie iillude* with much
f-ireo to the adodsiion, that it would bo highly un
just, thnt tho owner should be stripped of hi* pro
perty through ilia forcible application of the muni
cipal law of a Stnto to which he had not voluntari
ly submitted himself, Thu allegation, that tho ac
tion of the authorities of Bermuda wo* in accord
ance with thn Law of Nation*, is nDo exposed,
" I* •would be impossible (says Mr. Forsyth) to look
back on the history of nation*, without feeling sur»
prited at U«o position* assumed by Lord Palmerston,
weie they oven a«sumud by n country, if «uch an
one could bo found, in which slavery lias never ex
isted. But how much more extraordinary they
must appear, when it ia considered, thnt they are
advanced by n nation during whose dominion over
these Slates, the existing institution of domestic
slavery in some *f them had its origin; within
whoso dominions, slavery has for nearly throe cen
turies been allowed nnd protected by law, qnd-in a
portion of whoso territories a species of servitude
still exist*, which, though limited in Its duration,
•nd regulated by laws to guard against abuses, is
not to be'distinguished from slavery itself, although
desijnated by the milder nnme of apprenticeship.
Under such circumstances, Great Britain i* as much
hound to admit the existence of property In slave*
for life, 1 in the U. S., as the U. States are hound to
admit a on ilifimj property in slave# for years, in the
British West Indian Colonic*-.".
Thu distinction made by. Lord Palmerston be
tween« property in things and a property in the
njysons of slaves, is examined at length by Mr.
rorsyth, who contends that the position cannot be
. maintained by a Government, whose statue law and
judicial decisions have established tho re/visa—fur,
the act of Parliament almlishing slavery it founded
on a previous right uf property in slave* for life,
and tba system of apprenticeship, which declares
‘the negro a slave fur a term of years, remb-r* him
liable, to be seised by execution or ditties*, was
m tde without the coairiU of the slavr, who Lnrd
Palmerston contends is a " party concerned," with
flu rights nfen nlien. On thi* point e case is nis-
nd by Mr, Forsyth, of tho shipwreck of one of the**
nopieatieed slaves on shore* of min’ her Colony,
than that to which ho belonged, and tho applica
tion of Lord Pelmorstnn's arguments to him are
shown in all their almurdity.
On tba great principles of the taw of Nulion*
which protect oar property lq a «a«t similar to that
ofibo E'l'.erpria, tho.instructions of Mr. Forsyth
are full of [tower, learning and argument, and he
bring* ta tba eoaiMrratlon of Lord Palmerston the
law <.f Ns thin* as eoastruod in an analogous casu by
•Clntal Britain In tlw yea*; 1745. In that year
when fijttln possessed thn FIimUss, and .(Irani Bri
tain the C .rolini>, thn retention *aqd liUoratlrai of
n'nmwkn fl-pj /w*H thg BrlrieJ into Spanish tetri,
lories wjie gt««pWne4 of by thaflovernorol Smith
<Mlnd, intlng.a»4b» fpncial commissioner t»f ihe
King, as a •' IsraaSt of jtaiinail honor and faith'
•eta lihMaadlng (Hat, In all iMb «*rs, fompqa*
HHHHfe I - .a
lion was promised by a decree of the King nf Spall .
to the *»«nef fir thn property ha had lost. In eon*
elusion, Mr. Forsyth appeals to the peculiar delica
cy i*f rim subject, us Mtr, involvhm In an eminent de-
glee. Ihn Interest*, the pride, and even lira rrligioua
sensiMiitle* of the parties ronrerned, and which
from h« repeateil agitation must engender h-ellng*
at varhmro with that spirit of muitml friendship end
hospitality which I* thepdlry of l»oth nations to ex
tend in each other. These views, of which wn
have given but an impmfcri outline, were nunmu-
nicated to Mr. Stevenson, ami on the 13th May,
iBSf.^ie Did a literal transcript t.f Mr. Forsyth's
despatch brfote lend I'almestdn.
It it not Mir purpose to weary the reader with
minute detail nf the protracted negotiations on ilia
suhjrrt, and to ntT.-r reasons why (ilespite the ar>
llviry of Mr. Strveninti) th'a matter, like tbn bourn
daty qiiH-llon, still slumlHTs" in the poitofulins nf
Downing street. Our only object is, to invite pub
lic attention to tho masterly letter nf Mr. For-ylh,
and'to its spirited vindication of the rights nf the
American eiliten. The rapuiulion won by him, In
III* negotiations with Spain, and our acquisition of
Florida, due solely to the firmness of Id* diplomacy,
ore deeply.w ritten on the heart* of our people, and
his course in ihn present •matirr, and on tire Boun
dary question, must add another laurel to the
wreath of his spoil*** fume. M.
[From Ike Philadelphia World."]
. On Wednesday afternoon, while Commodore Kl
imt was coming in the rail road cars to this city to
attend the Court of Inquiry to be belli at the Navy
Yard, a person who is culled Major M’Dnnutd, «.f
Louisiana spoke vriy disrespectfully of General*
Gaines and Jesup, and of ilia commanding •itlicrr*
ofibo Navy; and especially Com. Elliott, whom im
represented ns n coward in the butt's of Lake Erie,
nnd n tyrant in tint Mediterranean.—Com. Elliott
observed tlmt be was mi.tnken in the fuel*, that u
Court of Inquiry upon I be buttle nf Lika Erie, in
1818, tba record of which waa now in the Navy De
partment, bad settled the cose very differently.
Mnjor M'Dtuinld denied this and continued bis
vituperations nf Com. Ellinit. The hitter then an-
nnoncrrl him-olf, nnd remnrkrd that if Mr. JV1'Don
ald wera a gentleman, be would refer ilia dispute
to another opportunity. Not w iiliing to di.ttirb the
ladies in the car. Com. Elliot then requeued a
gentleman in an under tone, to deliver hi* card to
M'Donald, with n request that he would tint leave
the c'ty till he heard fiom tint Commodore. He
refused to rccuiva the card, ami continued his
abuse.
When the car stopped in Brond-ajract, several
gentlemen requested the Commodore to mko no
notice of thi* mutt, u» he seemed unworthy id it, or
if he did, merely to give him u caning He replied
that such wn* hi* intention, hut that ha firat wished
to make n genitemun of th* man, hy thu offer of his
cwUr ‘ card ; and that as he had rafu.ed tlmt. a caning w ns
duo. He then approached M'Donald nnd| struck
him with tho cane. A scufilii ensued, in which
M'Doiitihl's rand was broken to pieces, and El
liott's hioken nenr the end. M'Donald seizing min
end uf Elliott's cane, draw off tho whrntli from the
fword. Some gentlemen present, nppreliending
that tbo Commodore would wound him, seized Ids
arm. Inn released him mi his saying tlmt ho should
not Injure, Init merely flog his adversary.
They then released him, and lie pursued M'Don-
tild, who ran off, calling nnmn*, while the Commo
dore applied his blows. The Commndora then rc-
tut mill, nnd'jirucneded tu his lodgings at Gutioral
Irvine's in High street.
We obtained this arcdlnt through a gentleman
who cam* in the car*, witnessed tho whole affair,
trail stated it los.itnn Naval officer* at tho Man-ion
House ; and the account of tile hrtr llu is corrnlinrn-
led hy information which wu ubtulned nt tho rail
ruud dejiot.
We copy the following artlclo from the Louisian
ian, to which we cull the attention oftlio democrat
ic party in Georgia.
COL II. M. JOHNSON AND THE VICE-
PRESIDENCY.
Tiiougli ii has not positively been nnnonnced from
under thn signature of this rcspnciod soldier and
patriot thntno is not a candidatu for the office of
vice-president of the United Stales hi tho next elec
tion, yet it hns so frequently been asserted In news-
punart published in thu immediate vicinity of the
colonel'* residence, wiilimit cmurndictlnn on his
part, that wlintever our siiiitimenu in relntion to
him may he, thn public would seem in lie autborb
zed nnd in some munsuie bound to tnke it foi^iant
ed. Tho colonel has tilled a large space in thu eyes
of III* countrymen during thn lun thirty vears, nnd
■ here is no man who enjoys u greater portion of pub
lic. esteem than liu dues lor good smite and sincere
(tevotion In the welfare of his country.
If in renlity thu colonel intend* to tutiro to thu
shinies of private life hi thu expirnihm ufhi* nfll-iul
term, we presun.iihe attention of thn democratic
party will he turned to Mr. John Forsyth, the pres
ent secretory of slain of tliu United States, a* thu
individual must filling and worthy to succeed him.
Col. Benton it ml Mr. Uuchnnon were both brought
forward hy ilioir respective friends its ennd dales,
whusochiiin* lothut high office were to bo decided
by tho democratic convention which is to assemble
next year. But both lhn»o gentlemen have puiemp-
loriiy declared that they will not consent tmdor
piescnt circumstance* that their mimes shall he
brought hrfora the nation wilh a view to such elec
tion. Mr. Fuisyth ha* not dcclin -d, nnd fortunate
ly he D admitted liv all panin* to combine in hi*
person the riiiulilionlion* which In-cornu the station.
Wesuy nothing nf Mr. Koisyl It’s powers as a slates-
mini, because every American citizen, not blinded
hy factious picjudice*. c-mccdes that they arc equal
to uny post in thecivil government of tho rmiiury.
Ho will hnopposed hy the federalists, because hi*
political principle* are diuntetrically opposed to
their*—hi* principles aro those which are cherish
ed in the South w ilh peculinraffection—thosu wide i
Jcffrson and tho fuller* of the constitution esteem
ed best adnptcd to the muiiiiennmm of the lyitum
nfliberly ingrafted on our iii-tiiutiuiio.
M. Forsyth D, heaidec a man of grant experi
ence in public affairs. He hns discharged the func
tions of every specie* of employment under the
government—legislative, judicial, diplomatic and
rxeculive. In rnchnnd all uf these various posts
ho acquitted himself with honor—in each and nil
ho ocrasinn-d no regret except when he quitted
thorn. Some of them wera of the most delicate
and important character. In tlioomhussy to Spain,
nt n critical juncture in our relation* with that coun
try, Ids extenrivo information, his wise, firm nnd
independent deportment, was the object of admira
tion throughout Europe at wull ns thi* country.
While a member nf tho sonate of tho United Stales,
he was admitted hy friend and too to be tho most
adroit and tha mutt agreeablodebater in that assem
bly, filled at it then was nnd still it with men of the
very first gradu of tn',mjt. The people of tho Unit
ed State* aro so well acquainted with tho manner
in which be has home himself, at secretary of state,
that it would he utterly superfluous to into detail
to prove that ha hat discharged iu difficult func
tions with greater ability and power limn any man
that ever occupied it except Mr, Jefferson himself.
John Forsyth is thu man, who combines in an
eminent degree ull thn req-.i-il* qualifications, and
hi* name, already prnchiim.-d tlnoughout the union,
in connexion with the vice presidency, has been
nt
universally re-echoed by tho Hsmocrucy.
SEVERE GALE.
A severe gale was experienced on our coast on
tins night ofSarunl iy the JOth ult. which continued
till Sunday night the 31*t.
A letter from.8. Brown, esq. Collector of Ports
mouth, Virg. to tit-- editor of the Washington N'. C.
Republican, gives, an arenunt of thn damage done
io ilut quarter, which wo* very considerable. The
schiainer Farmer'# Priae, from tho north counties,
sunk and went to piece*. Tho Climax, from Wash
ington wa* also wr.-rk«-d ? the cargo will bo partly
saved. Several mb*r ve*»el* ware on shore, bu’t
will be probably got off.
We gather «thar particular* from the Whig and
tho Republican:
The achr. Pearl, Capt. Davis, of Newborn, full
•>f good*, was high at.d dry at Cape Hatlrras—the
good* expected lobe-saved—during tho gale, one
man was washed nectbnaid and drowned.
At the Bar, ut the mou h of 1'Hr River, the sebr.
Caroline. Biooks, of Washington, bound for the
West Indies, arimro, cargo sav.-d; nDo, schr. Queen
Staples, fium Newborn, a-horc—cargo nf cotton,
and navafstorus—Vottnn ila.naged; British ves-ei
Primrose, Sanders, from Washington, bound to An
tigua j sebr. Southerner, Conklin, from New Or
leans, with a cargo of corn, bacon and p*>tk, bound
to New Yoik, experienced *tre#* of weather at sea,
lost part of her Heck load, and one man wa* washed
ovcrhoanli put intoOcruenkeindistra**.
The Norfolk Deacon of the 3d inst. likewise men
tion's the stranding el iltrao vessels, with full cargoes
to the Southward of Cepe Henry in the above gale,
—Raleigh (ft. F.) Standard 17Ik inti.
Flint AT Grkat Barrikqton, (Ma«*.)—Tha
store occupied hy 3Ie**rs. (Mreon end Sterling, at
Greet Barrington, ( Mas* ) was destroyed by fire on
the morning oftlio I0tb Inst..'together with the print
ing office of J. D. Cushing, Tb« building* elsucon-
Ulncd eevartl inilora' and jewellers' shops. Los*
fliOOO Inauienra 11,500.
From Ik* 1 eoil!anion.
TRADE OF NEW ORLEANS.
We are InslHitcd to the kindness nf tha collector,
Mr. Rreedlove, for the following statements, show
ing the vauD of domestie pmducta eapo«1r«l from
New Orleans In the first quarter of the present year,
to wit, fnon the tat January to the 3lei March,
both Inclusive. This It another proof of tlio ruin
brought upon the country by the Loco Focos; eigh
teen millions ofdollar* in American producealilpiw-d
from one port in tlirao months, end only one-ninth
of that amount in foreign vessels! What awful des
truction to American commerce! Tho export* am)
imtmrls of n country, wn hnve been told, furnidi the
only trun data from whirh to judge of tin- condition
of the trade. What, tiien, shall wo think of these
statement* f A hi* I alas i ruin, deitruction, miiery,
Loco Focoism! alas! ala«!
NO. I.
Statement of export*, tlm growth, produce, and ma
nufacture of thn United States, from the port of
New Orleans, during tho quarter ending the 31st
day of March, 1839.
BANK OP DARIBN.
The //weld of Tuesday last eeauiM the late B«ml.
aaaaal Report of tha Bank nf Darien, which wt forth
with spread la.fore our Headers, believing, that we
can furnish nothing of mra# general interest, many of
our readcra hold bills of this Bank, and wtbava bad
frequent inquiries made of us sa to (liair vale*. Tbosa
Raiders esn Row judge for themselves.
DARIEN, April «3.
CONSOLIDATED REPORT of the state and «»n-
ditk-n of the Bank of Darien, and of iu Branches
on Moofsy, tlw Dt of April 1839.
To Rank Nntea Issued. 1.109,803 -
Amount oil hand, 008,870
Now York
- $3,530,342
no
Huston
- 2,439.348
61
Philadelphia •
504,291
00
Baltimore
467,957
26
Charleston
186.316
00
Su vannub
94,718
06
Kich'uotid
113,460
50
Providence, It.
- 265,952
03
Portsmouth, N.
H. •
219,996
72
New Haven •
10,209
96
llurtforii
92,84 >
70
Nantucket
17.102
78
New Bedford •
8,80*
67
Portland
15.383
94
Wilmington, N.
C. •
3,645
14
Mobile, via the river •
179,587
54
Pensacola
- 182,261
83
Total •
- $8,357,783
51
NO. II.
Statement, allowing thu valuo of Exports, of tlto
growth, produce, nnd manufacture of tho United
States, exported in Amaricnn vessel* to foreign
ports, from thu port of New Orleans, during the
quarter ending 3|st March, 1839.
To DanDli West Indies
Dutch do
England •
.Scotland • • •
Ireland
Gibraltar •
British West Indie*
Franco, on tho Atlnntic •
do on tho Mediterranean
French West Indies
Hayti
Cuba
Trieste
Africa •
Mexico
Texas
Total - - $7,000,050 00
NO. III.
Statement,showing the value nf Exports, tho growth,
produce, ami ninnufncturo of tho United States,
•hipped in foreign vessels to foreign ports, from
the port of New Orleans, during the quarter end
ing tbo 31slday of Mnrch, 1839.
To England - - - $1,000,124 00
.Scotland • • • 40.13(1 00
Ireland - - 03,847 00
Gibraltar ... 15,057 00
British American Colonics • • 0,557 00
Ilanso Towns • • 305 00
Franco on the Atlantic • 530,334 00
do on the Mediterranean 147,011 00
French West Indies • • 5,047 00
Spuiii on tho Atlantic • -15,180 00
Cuba - . - 122,039 00
Mexico - - . 40,588 00
Texas . ... 4,043 00
$2,007,478 00
Total amount of Exports of Domestic Produce
during Ike quarter, viz :
Coastwlso • - $8,357,788 51
To foreign ports, in American ves
sel* .... 7,800,850 (10
To ditto, in foreign vessels • 2,007,478 00
Totnl valuo, $18,220,110 51
NoTt.—Tito above statement* do not in dude the
vast amount of goods shipped tip tho Mississippi
river. .!. W. BREEDLOVE, Collector.
Collectors Orncx, New Orlcnn*,
April 8, 1839.
FINANCIAL STATE OF EUROPE.
The nggregnto of debts contracted in tho princi
pal states of Kuropo is upwards of 30 billions of
franc# (1 billion 440 million pounds sterling,)
vial—
Francs.
21,000.000.000
4,000,000,000
Great Britain
Holland nnd Belgium
Spain (foreign and domestic debt
bearing interest).
Spnin (debt without Interest, hut
in circulation in till parts of Eu-
repo)
Franco
Russia (foreign debt circulating
England and Holland)
Prussia
Austria
Portugal
Denmark, Bavaria, Wnrtcmburg,
Baden, Sweden, nnd Norway,
Piedmont, and tho PapnlStatcs
2,000,000,000
2,000,000.000
4,000,000,000
1,000,000,000
500,000.000
1,000,000,000
500,000,000
750,000,000
30,700,500.000
principal nntions of
7 billions 500 mil-
3,500,000,000
2,300,000,000
450.000,000
300,000,000
275,000,000
2-50,000,000
220,000,000
240,000,000
150,000,000
Total
Tim metallic currency of tbo
Kuropo is estimated to be nbout
lion* of fracs, viz
Franco
Great Britain
Snnin
Holland nnd Belgium
Austria
Italy
Prussia
Germany and Switzerland
Portugal
Total 7,555,300.000
It is necessary to deduct 5 to 600 millions, the
nmotint of sums exported from England between
1816 nud 1825, nnd absorbed .by tho loans of Mexi
co, Columhin, Chili, Poynit, Peru, Australia, Guate
mala, nml Onudnlnxnrn, nnd 4 to 500 millions ex
ported of Into years to Russia. Spnin, nnd tho Uni
ted States. Tho gross amount of the metnllic cur-
•rency of Europe is therefore 6 billions 500 millions
francs (260 millions of pounds.) With this sum it
is necessary to sustain nn nggregnto of 36 billions
of public debt, nnd 20 billions of bank shares and
notes, cannl, railway, nnd otlter ns well a*all tho bill*
of exchange in circulation.—French paper.
Silk bounty in Massachusetts.—From an offi
cial document, published by order nf the Legislature
we find that since the passage of the art of April.
1838. to encourage the culture of Silk, there ha* hem
paid from the State Treasury the following amounta
of bounty, viz:
For 1836 $95 50
187 51
D°8 52
1839, to Dt March 397 99
. Total $1,021 22
The largest amount paid to an individual wa*8l50
35. The amount of cocoona raised in theaame time
was 760} [minds. The amount of silk teeled and
thrown, on which the bounty waa paid, was 8221
pounds.—A’nr Deifford Mercury.
An officer of tho United States sloop of war Nat
chez has lately sent to the editor of the Pensncoln
Gazette some observation* mado during a recent
visit to Jamaica. Wo copy tho concluding para
graph, as giving an inkling of tho designs of tha Brit
ish government: '
Tho state ot tho country is already such a* to in
duce tho governor to abolish tho militia, he deem
ing it unsafe that a part of the population should be
entrusted with arms where so much excitement ex
ist*. I learned that it was in contemplation to man
the fort# on tho sea coast with black soldiers, regu
larly enlisted, and remove the English to tho moun
tain barracks, by which their health and- comfort
would be promoted. This may be but tho begin-
ning of a mops general uso of tho black* for soldiers,
and in a particular emergency they might avail the
English something, as their sacrifice would be nn
object of but small consideration wilh thoso who
have taken them under their fostering care.
F.xra Wooster, whitomo a server of the Bay
State in tho institution at ChnriJifown, nnd a man
of much celebrity, for hi* combination of talent and
villainy throughout that commonwealth, has been
enught in Texai, at_something *0 far beyond oniinn-
rilyrascality.tliathe'wa* reollv"smote with stripes,"
two hundred in number, aud lashed beyond the bor
der of " tbo grant volley of rascals." " Rathe la-
feat" only D encouraged In that aweet republic.
In circulation,
Capital Stork paid in. 051,050
Amount redeemed,. 211.510
Dividend* unclaimed,
D'-p<**iu.
Due other Banks,
Certificates payable in
New York,
Check* 011 time,
Balance re*crved fundafter deduct-
ing all losses, depreciation of
Real Estate, and expenses to
439.540 .
2,150 78
33.139 19
100,044 49
0.000
59,804 02
CR.
Dy Specie-in Cold, 28.951 59
"Silver, 25,222 02
54,17.1 01
Bills nf oilier Banks, 10,709
Due by other Banks,
" " Agents, and Branches,
Exchange, deducting all bad,
Note«, do do do
Real Estate, deducting deprecia
tion,
Stocks of oilier Banks,
Protest account,
04.942 01
21.340 43
00.103 04
170,576 49
070,370 19
02,024 73
23,851 75
679 11
tl 113,760 33
Bank of Darien, April 20, 1839.
ALEXANDER MITCH EL, President.
E. S. REES Cashier.
STATEMENT OF BILLS of Exchange, and or
Notes discontinued at the Bank of Darien and its
Branches, showing amount considered bid, doubt
ful, and good—Also amount in suit, under proteit,
and rumiing to maturity on Monday, 1st of April
Amount of Exchange discounted, $186,170 49
Amount considered bad, 15,000
" doubtful, 3,500
" good, 167,070 49—170.570 49
186,176 49
Amount in euit, 44,168 09
" Under protest, 3 000
" Running to maturity, 138,9b8 40
180.176 49
Amount Notes discounted, $728,964 87
Considered bad, 58.588 68
" doubtful, 41.573 40
" good 628,802 79-670,370 19
^ 728,904 87
Amount in suit, 231.635 60
" Under protest, 73,407 57
" Running to maturity, 423,861 64
728,964 87
Bank of Darien, April 20, 1839.
ALEXANDER MITCUEL, President.
E. S. REES. Cashier.
ABSTRACT of items taken from the Semi-Annuul
Reports of thu Bunk of Duriun and its Brunches,
April l, 1831).
PRINCIPAL BANK.
Dr.
Circulation, 43,113
Deposits, 13,658 29
Due to other Banks, 17,416 93
Now Y-ik Certificate, 6,660
Dividend* unclaimed, 2,156 78
Specie and other Bank Bills,
Due by other Banks,
Exchange,
Note*,
$32,359
a.
23,018 71
5,222 62
46,596 66
166,217 28
$2.i5,654 01
SAVANNAH OFFICE.
On
Circulation,
De|io*us,
Due to uther Bunk*,
1 ime Checks,
Specie nnd other Bill*,
( Du* hy oilier Bank*,
Exchange,
Notes,
Ollier Bank Slock*,
Reul E*tnte,
$138,767 01
Losses by had debts, and compromises, t fc. not ad
ded
AUGUSTA OFFICE.
On.
Circulation,
Deposits,
Duo to othei Banks,
47.675
74 99
2.869 61
Specie and other Bills,
Dun by oiltur Bunks,
Exchange,
Notes,
$36,559 66
t.
1,535 96
2.543 46
5,721 35
41,373 48
$51,174 25
MILLF.DGEVILLE OFFICE—OM and new
Organisation.
Circu.ution,
Deposits,
Due to oilier Banks,
Specie.
Due by other Banks,
Nutes,
67,118
206 24
32,698 33
$99,416 57
:r.
67 39
2,710 03
146,292 48
$149,069 95
MACON OFFICE.
Circulation,
Deposits,
Due to other Banks,
Time Checks,
Specie end other Bill*,
Due hy other Banks,
Exchange,
Notes,
OihurBenk Stock*,
$236,497 lb
DAHLONEGA OFFICE.
Dr,
Circulation, 66,950
Deposit*, 10,517 76
77,467 76
Cn.
14.001 88
97,256 50
Sperie end other Bills,
Notes,
$111,258 38
N»te.—The Bills of tho dlflVrent Bruncho* held
by each aro included in the consolidated rc|Hirt,
but not in this abstract of the Circulation.
E- S. REES, Cashier.
The Norfolk Herald, of tho 17th inst. makes the
following comments upm tho interesting men be
tween Boston nnd Portsmouth, over the New Mar
ket (Va.)Courio:—
" Never was judgment in horse flesh so com
pletely at fault as on this occasion. Tho bets were
2 and3 to 1 on Boston, until the first heat was run;
and the sums lost, independent of »he stakes, were
immense some supposo $100,000 nt least. Both
horses were in elegant order. Portsmouth gaily
coursed hi* round* without a touch of tho whip;
while Boston was punished ut every step; but the
beat was not in him and cquld not be whipped out.
It is tha general opinion that'ha would have been
distanced if Portsmouth had been pushed.
The course wu* heavy in aorae parts from tho sand;
and it is believed Portsmouth could have performed
the two' miles oh tho Norfolk course, in lest time by
8 or 10 second*.
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce.
Valparaiso. Jan. 7th,
We have datei from Lima to the 3d inat. The
troop* ofGon Santa Crus were going to lh«- country
In recruit. It was found Impoasibie to control tin*
Chilians while their ship* bad command of the
ocean. Tho country iMwj»ed in an uniotlied
rial*.
Tmunox sit.amdoat.
Wo And th* following notice of tbr DrUnsmt, In
the Wilmington (N. C.) Chronicle of the 23d
inst.
The Iran Steamer D Iln#set, Capt. Wamber*ec,
arrived in our harbor on Wediie*dny last, from Bal
timore, via Norfolk. She experienced a very heavy
blow off Lookout, and worked .remarkably Well.—
Till* l>einf the fir#t Iron built Strain boat over teen
here, she attracted crowd* nf visiter*. She is own
ed by Mr. G. B. Lamar of Savannah, who very
courteoutly directed her to tourii here on her way
to that port, for tbo purpose of giving n pleasure rx-
carrion to tbo inhabitant* of Wilmington—which
wa* made on Friday, ns far ns Smithvilln. A grant
number joined tlw party, who rxpn-«*rd high grati
fication with thn amp!" provirion made for their
enjoyment, nnd with the urbanity nud pnlitenc** of
the Captain.
Tho DoRuMCt was constructed in Baltimore, of
imported Iron She is 107 fret in length, 21 ft 9
in. in width, with 7 ft. 9 in. depth of hold, nnd men-
suras 186 ton* draft of water, light, 32 inchc*. The
shoot* of iron of which lt-»r hull is composed, nre n-
bout 24 by 18 inches, and nbout { in. thick. They
overlay each othcrfroin 2 to2J incites, nnd arc* thick
ly riveted together, with strong, wrought iron rib*,
running transversely, eighteen inches npart from stem
to stern.
GENERAL SESSIONS. April 17.
Trial op Dixon.—This Court has been, occu
pied during the past three days with the trial nf
George W. Dixon, proprietor nfu new spaper called
the Polyanthus, for publishing n libel on the into
Rowland R. Mintnrn. The libel nccu«cd Mr. Min-
turn of having seduced the wife of a man nnmod
James II. Rnome, formerly a slop muster of this
city, ami by doing so broken up ids fumily nnd do
strayed hi* happiness.
The defence set up was tint the alleged libel
was true, nnd hud been published with justifiable mo
tive*. In support of the allegation tlmt the publica
tion contained the truth, Ilootne and several other
witnesses testified to different circumstances nf a
suspicious nature, ns regarded Mr. MintunTscnnnee-
tinn with Mrs. Roomc, and one witness deposed
positively to having scon the parties in snch 11 por
tion ns could leave no doubt of their criminality On
tho other side, tho evidence for the prosecution',
which was composed nf w ritten documents aud riva
Voce testimony, so neutralized the evidence of Mr.
Minttirn’s nllogcd guilt, as to render it doubtful that
his connection with Mrs. Rnomo had ever nmounted
to any tiling more tiinn spenking to nr visiting iter.
Among the evidence in favor uf the lntter supposi
tion, wns thnt of Mrs. Roome, who deposed posi- f
lively thut Mr. Mintnrn never had nny improper con
nection with her. Mr. Mintnrn also, when on the
point of dentil, which is said to Imvc been enused, or
nt least accelerated, hy a prior libel, containing sub
stantially tho same charge, declared to hi* brother
that he never jtnd nny improper connection what
ever with Mrs. llnntne.—Journal of Commerce.
From the Times.
Tho Court charged the jury nt grant length.
Tho jury, ufter nn absence of two hours, returned
into court and said that they could nut agree; thnt
there wus no probability of theirdoing so, and asked
to be discharged.
The Court said thnt they must endeavor to agree,
and that they could not be discharged yet.
A juror then addressed tho court, nnd said that it
wa# useless to send thutn bank, ns several oftlio mem
bers had expressed their decided conviction thnt
they could not awervo from tho opinion entertained
by litem.
Another juror rose nnd said thnt lie wished to
know if the verdict could lie “ split," ns i-onte of thorn
doubted the truth of tho libel, while others were of n
contrary opinion, but tlmt they all doubted whether
it wus published from good motives, nml for justifi-
able ends. On this point the court gnvc t|tom some
written instructions, to which the prisoner except
ed, in'tiic ubscnce ofliis counsel, and the jury again
retired. It was now 2 o’clock.
They were subsequently discharged, nml stood, ns
wo were informed, eight for a conviction, nnd four
for an acquittal. Tho mimes of the jury wore ns
follows;—
Charles G. Wilson, Lewis Jennings, Samuel
Queripcl, John S. Fisher, Abraham Crochcron. Ar
thur Harrison, William C. Russell, Benjamin Gale,
Freemen Bartholomew, Peter Morris, George M.
Tracy, and John C. Downing.
GnKAT Ftnc at UonENsuuita.—On Tu«*«duy
night, nbout 11 o'clock, 11 lira ImuKo ou> in 11 burn
behind iliiskin*' old tavern 111 Ford # reel, which in
its programs deal 1 eyed tho B-mk, ilm Post Ullice,
nml a large purl ion fl’lliehusi.ie** put of in • place.
All thu budding* on liotli »ide- Font st. between
Isuhcila ami Srate #t*., one *ulc ut 2>.n>c »t. to Green
one *ide id G cell si. to Isabella st. und one side
of Isahellii to Ford el., including P. Utlije, Ogil'h
Bank, 7 Dry Good Siures, I I Groeeiy S.oics, 1
Tavern.
TIih wliolo loss is esiimoted nt about $106 606.
The Cotnmnroiul Advertiser »uy,
Toe building (formerly Hash in's Hotel) where
it commenced was occupied as offi.es—next 10
which wu* ihosliopof .\|r. Si rick hind, gohU-nih;
Sweet and Warner, dry good-.' shoe; Pomum. do.;
Edwin Clark, do.; George N. Seymour, do ; pi hiring
office nnd book slinv, (believed In tiuv* been unoc
cupied,) Mr. Gilbert's store, 011 tlic corner of Mute
street— the two last large concerns.
On thn oppositoiir suiilli side, live or six liuild-
ing#, owned by the Hun. Preston King, postmaster,
und occupied hy sundry person- for cilices, stores,
&o.; next wns Mr. Daniel's tavern, and then, inward
•State street.; Mr. Flagg's extensive three rtoiy
building; thn bookstore, printing office, &c, nf the
loco-loco paper, Mr. Gilictl'slurge t hree story store,
which contained a very valuable ussOrtment of
goods; Mr. Eliioit'*store.
On tho south sideof Ford street, we believe, were
•h* following; thu offices of Judge Fine, Gilloll &
Myers, the store of Mr. Averill, two or three.milli-
"era' shops, Ur. Sliermun's office, tho largo dry
goods, &c. establishment of Lincoln Morris & Co.
Afrar destroying on both si'ics of Ford street it
tooku southerly dir ction on Stale street, destroy
ing the post office, bank, Mr*. Scott’* residence,
Judge Stillwell’s residence, und when the mail left,
ii wu# appro aching that of Mr. Allen.—N. York
Joufn. 26/4 inst.
Correspondence of the Albany D. Advertiser
UooxNaUURUII, Saturday evening, (
April 14, 18-19, j
At 5 o'clock this afternoon, 1 ho steimer "Uni
ted State*’’ started upward on her first trip, having
or board a great number of passengers, among
whom were several women und children. Uo strik
ing out into the river, being then neariy ' opposite
Piescot, fiveorsixeunnons wera di-clnnged ut her
tram the wliaifa- Piescnt, loaded us is uverred with
ImII, tlucoor which wore plainly seen by m ire than
56 people to strike tho water near her. As she dal
not turn abuot, wo cannot toll whether nny of the
shot struck her, but it is supposed they daL.ot. Se
veral nt ihecitizeii* have, however, gone on horse
buck to M iristown, 12 mdesubove. here, in liopo of
mooting the bout und ascertaining whether uny dam
age wa# dona
Tho cause of this outrage is well known. The
Ciinudian* nre incensed against the boat on account
oftlio part she took in ion ing thu Patriots in Pros-
col last full; which was domi without the know
ledge or consnnt oftlio owners. Tho officot # thou
in charge of the boat have been dUchirgod, and
yot.to gnilily a siliy rugo they have cometvod
against tho boat, they fiio on her und tliusendango r
tho lives of tho umitVemling passengers, in the hope
of destroying the boat.
From the Os to-go Herald of April 17
Tho United Stale* came lip the lake on Monday,
under tho command of the veteran Captain Whit
ney, Into of the Great Britnin, an I left at niueo’clock
in the evening for Lewiston. We umlcrMand fin
is to run regularly between Lewiston and Ogdens--
burgh, touching ut tho intermediate ports on the
American tide>
We regret to learn that on leaving Ogdcnshurgh
Su niuy evening a fi.-o of musketry was op -m-d
upon tho Stain* fra-n Prescott, the shot falling »hort
Site wa* also fir.-d ut while passing Broekvide, but
at ton groat a distance from the G tnuda shore for
the shut in take effect.
If this treittmentof American boats is tube a’low-
ed by tho Canadian nuthnrith-*, it u useless to
strive for the restoration of a friendly intercourae,
and thu sooner we have war the better.
SurrosxnMAtL Roubert.—The Louisville AH-
vertiser of the I2ih insi., says:-Large quantities
of newspapers and packages of letter* were picked
up on Friday morning, ilia 5ili in«t., on the side of
the road about a tnilu and a half from Elizabethtown.
Win-n the stage left Louisville it hud no one in it
but a negro—but four raughlooking men were luken
in from a staatnboai at ilia mouth -of Sait river.
Fir* —Between 6 and 7 o’clock, ln«t evening,
a fire brake out in a two story brick staldo in Mcrrrr
street, between Houston und Blcerker »lreels,
owned by Mr. J. G. Coster, mai occupied by Mr.
John Beektntn. The roof, and contents of the
building wera destroyed.
f Correspondence of H* Pouf hem Patriot 1'
KBY WERT, April 5.1030.
J *-nd you th* fdlow in* Decree •• it ha*just hrvn
given by hi* linn. Win. Man in, Judge oft lie .Supreme
Court.
Sawyer ot. a!., vs. brig Black Hawk and cargo,
in Admiralty.
April'4, 1839.—The almve ca*o came before hi*
Hon. William Marvin, Judge of the Superior Court
—who, after hearing testimony produced,awnrdcd.
m salvage for sen ifip* rendered, tbo sum of 40 per
cent on vessel and cargo, which wn# vnlurd at $11,-
360. As tho libellant* requested to Ik? pnid salvage
in kind, tlte Court lias ordered tlmt 190 hhd*. Mo-
ln«te* be delivered to libellant* nnd tlmt the Mar
shal sail enough ns will Im? sufficient to pay ex
pense*.
The next enfp, which is the ship Alhnre, is *Pt for
Monday tlm 0th of April—as sunn as all tbo cases
are disposed of, I shall send accounts to you.
P. 8-—About 5 or 6 thousand dollar* worth of
Merchandize, Mousing to wrecked ship Alabami
an has been picked nnd drove up, nnd sold at Auc
tion hero within the last three or four days. The
ship nnd cargo will lie libelled flu-salvage, her situa
tion as yet i* not known. She is to bo h-ivc out as
sooq ns possible.
NAVY ORDERS.
April 13—Lieut*. C. II. Kennedy, Cicero Price,
C. C. Turner, Passed Mid, E. G. Parrott, W. P.
McArthur, steamship Fulton.
5— Comnt’r. Isaac Mayo, to command the naval
forces destined to cu-opcratc with tho land forces in
suppressing hostilities in Florida.
Surgeon S. Rnnnlrjc, Naval Hospital, New York.
Surgeon W. Johnson, Navy Yarn, do.
6— Mid. M. C. Perry, steamship Fulton.—/-Voir
the At my and Navy Chroielt.
POLICE OFFICE, April 19.
RontltNn A MAN OF Ills WIFE AND MONKT.—A
mnn named Abraham Wolfe, was yesterday arrested
nnd committed to prison, chnrgod with eloping, In
Octolier last with tho wifenf John O'Conner, nf De
troit, nml aiding liertocnrry off $700 belonging to
her husband.—Journal oj Commerce.
An nld nml’est. omed friend writ'ng to lit, snyft
—" Do not forget the 30/4 of April. It watt the
day on which the nnlde machine, tho Constitution
received it* first impqUe, nnd hns proceeded so hap
pily ever >inc*». Tho 4th of Mmrli wns to Imvc
In-en tiie day for commencing ihe grand Ex peri-
moot; bill the rand* were so Imd, and i lie Conscript
Fathers nio-ily travelled on horseback, in those
primitive days of the Republic that n quorum could
not ho had till the 30/4 of April 1789, when the
first iimginntion of n President of the United S nte*
took plnee in the old Federal Hall, New York—und
nn niigiist ceremonial it yvi*.—On lint occasion,
1 lie fir-1 President wns dressed wholly in Ameri
can .Manufacture*. When ihc36i|i of April nirives,
I will have seen fiftv years of the success of the
grout t*xperiment of Sell Government, Equal Rights,
nnd Equal Laws ."—Alexandria (Sasctte,
'Death of LuTiiKn Lawrence.—Wo regret to
rienrn Mini a most di-lressieg Occident occurred nt
Lowell, Mu*s., on Wi dnesdnv morning, 17th inst.,
by which Luther Lawrence, K*q. was almost in-
•inntly killed His ileuih was occasioned by 11 fall
from 11 new. building, but tbo letter we have seen
does nut stnto precisely in what manner the ucci-
•lent nrrurred.
Mr. Lnwtonce was Mayor nftlie town nf Lowell,
nnd being much engaged in philanthropic efloris*
benefit not only Ids own town, hut society nt large,
his whole time was occupied in work# of public
usefulness. He was nbout 66 yenrs of ago.—iV. K.
Jour. Com. tilth inst
3 ATAYTYf
SAtUSDAf, AfRn.lir.ISM.
Pl*g ofihefree! still hear thy sway,
Undimm'dthreugh ages yet untold j
O'er earth’* proud realms thy stars display,
Like morning's radiant clouds unrolled.
Flag of the skies! still peerless shine,
Through ether's azure vault unfartevh
Till every hand nnd heart entwine,
To sweep oppression from the world.
WEEKLY PAPER-TERMS IN TIIE CITY.
To daily subscribers $9 50 in advance.
Toother do a »• «
" Director* Personally Rrsponsirlr.’’—
The New York Sun «ny#: this clnusc in the chnrtei
of the Bclleviln Bank, duly displayed nn the face of
iisldlls to gain them confidence, has boon adroitly
frustrated by nn expedient worthy of the whole
rhnmcierof the institution. The regular annual
appointment of directors took place in February
last, and, to evade Min rospon-ihiliiy which would
fall upon them when tho burst up, ondonhiedly
foreseen hv Maun, should lake place, they neglect' d
being sworn into the direction,nod now claim the
immunity fc on rospon-ihiliiy which they allege they
have Mui- s.-curod in themselves. If Gov. Penning
ton und the receivers Im lias appointed for tltii
swindling concern, do not proceed to tho extrcmesl
verge ofMtelnw in dealing with Me-se genii •men,
they will show tlicnt<c|\c* unlit for tlmir station
We much mistake, if the criminal law cm ccritin.
fraud* line* tint completely envelope lltuso patent
directors neck and ImeD.
Atrocious Murder.—Wo learn from the Nat
chez Courier of the IQtlt, thnt nn atrocious murder
was committed ut Richmond, Madison Parish, in
this Stale, on tlto 15tlt inst. A lew days before, a
dispute had taken place between n Mr. Booth and n
Mr. Rusk, relative to Mie shipment of some cotton
On that day, Booth, with pistol in hand, suddenly
accosted Rusk, with, " Sir, I utiderstnnd you have
threatened my life," nnd inatnntiy shot him. Rusk
fell nnd expired. Bootlt was immediately arrested
hy the Sheriff, and committed for trial.—.V. O. Sun,
26/4 inst.
FIUKS.
Last evening between 7 and 8 o’clock, tlte roof
of II two Story brick build ng in the p-.ii of No. 63
Spring street, owned und occupied by Mr. M. P.
l’rout, 11* a priming ink manufactory, was slightly
damaged hy fire.
An unoccupied dwelling, nenr Union wharf
Poughkeepsie, was'destroyed by lire on Tuesday
oveninir. It was owned by Mr. Gregory.
An unusual number oflinrs have occurred recent
ly in nil directions. Since Mie fires in this city Inst
Saturday und Sunday morning week, another at
tempt was made, on Friday morning last, to fire n
small barn in Cherry Alley, near Front street, hut
which was discovered in time to prevent its spread
ing hey 1 mil tlmt budding.
On Tue-dny night hist, the Glencoe Cotton Fnc-
ctory, about seven miles tomh from thi-, was totally
destroyed t whether hy accident or otherwise we
have.not learned. On Tuesday morning, a dwelling
homo near Kiudrrlmnk, owned by Mrs. llolsnpple,
nnd occupied by two families, wns destroyed to-
getlmr with mo t of ii* contents.—Hudson llcpnb*
On Mie night of the Gih instant, tlte largo and va|.
uabln barn of James Clark, Esq. of Greenfield, nenr
Bangui, .Maine, wns burnt with all it* contents.—
Tun family were asleep, and awoke in consequence
of 1 let lowing of the cnttl.^too Into to save any thing
front Mie bam. S.-vcnieen bend of cuttle, lour
horses and a num'-erof sheep perished, nud fifteen
toc.s nf bay and oilier property were dc.truved.—
A’. Y. Com. Ado 18/4, inst.
fire, which enused considerable damage Vo'tim Hotel",
before the flames were subdued.—Phil. Gat IStk inst.
Frank Johnson, a colored ."gentmen," who is
said to have acquired some notorr ty in England nnd
Franco, ns a musician, has been making extensive
arrangement's in Bnl imore, for getting up a splen
did concert there; but was informed (after an out
lay oft wo or three hundred dollars) by tho fttnvor,
that hi* soirees wotild not suit the latitude of Mnrv-
land—some disturbance wns tlirentened; otherwise
Frank might have fiddled or diddled, the denizens
of Uie monumental city, out ofa reasonable share of
small change.
Thf. Mormon Prisoner*.—A friend writing
fromLibcrty, Mo., give* u* the following informa
tion:
“ Tift Mormons nre still in confinement—Jo*
Smith and the rest of the leader*, with tho excep
tion of Sidney Higdon. Ho was li(*emted on giving
bail, und, n* might have been expected, immediate
ly took flight to Illinois. Whether the bird will re
turn to iu cage or not is uncertain, though'in all
probability we shall not see Sidney Rigdon on the
west sideof the Mi*-i«rippi ngnin. His companions
in durance are trented wilh humanity'and every
kindness suitable totbeir condition.”—St.J^ouis Re
publican..
Snow.—A driving storm of snow and sleet com
menced yesterday at noon, and continued at inter
val* during « greater portion *»f the day. The snow
flake* were unusually large aud hfavv. several of
them being nearly sufficient to rover the window-
lime* ; and lire quantity w hich fell daring tbo after*
noon iris not probably been exceeded by uny previ-
ou« fall of snow .during Mm past winter.—Sett
Bedford Meremy of Thursday.
THE WEEKLY GEORGIAN.
Subscriber* throughout the Stale, to the Gtoeyhn,
ill have nn opportunity of remitting their subscription,
through their Delegate* to the May Convention, at Mil-
ledge ville, as the editor vrill be present at said time and
place..
We give lids early notice, tint those readers, who, it
late patrons of the Darien 7V/ryr«p».receive the Week. •
ly Georyinn, may have another up|K>ttunity to diacomin-
uc the paper, utileta they find it worth their money, the
publisher desiring, if possible, tnhave noneon hit Leytr
who ore not satisfied with tlm paper, as tfaMpre yim.
THE BRIDGE ACROSS SAVANNAH UIVF.R.
Thi* enterpri*e, so important to our neighboring
fellow citizens of Smith Carolina, and to ailvanta*
genu*, when completed, (a* it should sunn be) to
tho prosperity of Savannah, has nut been forgotten
by our neighbours across tlm river. Neither caq it
over ho Inst sight of hy thn*o planters whose vicini
ty to our city compol* thorn,more or less,to seek this
mnrkd fur their produce, and w hich, ns wo are ad
vised, in tlte absence of such fuciiitie* nt no planter
should bo deprived of, they are compelled, In many
instances, to transport to our city via " Thn Sister'*
Ferry." They tire fully aware of tlm lalmr, time
nnd money which they would *uve by a direct com*
muiiicnt on with our city.
Our own citizens of Snvnnnnh hnve also exhibited
an ardent desire tu meet tlmm in Mioir wants. Tho
respectable nnd responsible signers, to tho call
fur 11 meeting last summer—tho subsequent meeting
nt tin? Exchange—tlm successful application to oar
Legislature, nt the l««t session, fora charter to for
ward such a prqjost, evince M10 disposition of tht
citizen* to tnke up tho subject seriatim, and to*
adopt every measure calculated to insure such ft
trade to our city which her position commands.
In thi* project every eitisen of Savannah is more
or less interested.
The Itouse holder is interested; for increase the
travelling to our city, and nur landlord* derive ft
benefit which enable* them at rent day to pay up
punctually their due*.
The Cotton nwrchnM ia interested, for ono of th*
staples uf our sister State will bo brought to Ida
warehouse with facility and despatch—ami It will
••nahlo him to return the best prices of nn early
market to hi* customer#, and pocket fur himself ft
hnniLomo commission.
Tlm Grocer is interested; for he can Increase his
stock of Biteon, &c. nt less value, a* competition is
increased, while he find* an increased demand for
hi* sugar nnd coffee, hi* wine-, his tobacco, and all
those necessaries of life under wldclt tho limbers of
iii* store do groan.
Tin* Dry Good merchant i* interested; for the fair
daiiglitei* of Carolina love,its tlmir mother* did, to
heighten their charm*, with the rich silks ami va
riegat'd dresses'which nre spread so temptingly on
the shelve* and counter* of Ilm merchant.
Tlm ship-owner is interested, (nnd we remark
with pride that the merchants of Savannah hare
embarked considerable of tlmir capital in ships,)
for his freight for foreign shores as also his home
freight * are augmented. Tito clergyman, too, I* in
terested for an intercourse between Carolina and
our own State will !h? promoted, which must con
duce to tlmt sociability between the two sexes which
will load them eventually to llio altar of Hymen,and
cull on lira man of God to tie tha indissolublo knot
of nlliviinn. #
Tlte wagoner, drayman, nnd every sou nml daugh
ter of. the city tifOglcthorpo.wUI fijel n fresh impulse N
from this improvement, while our State, already
deriving tlm largest tax front'Chatham county, will
set* tlmt tax augmented by tlto increased value of
property in our midst.
Last, though, with nil humility, not least, the
Editor will he compensated for urging on tho work,
when ho shall #*ec a cart load of fine water melons
arrive at his door, nml tho luscious strawberry
bursting with ri|>oness tempt his appetite for good
things.
But not to bottler on digression.
Tho spirit mntuully pervading tho inhabitants of
tbo opposite shores has been checked by tho action
(or wo might say passion) of tlm Legislature of S.
Carolina.
But that spirit is not paralyzed.
The difference* of opinion in S. Carolina which
hare delayed the commencement of tho work aro
disappearing, we trust, andjtll will,meet, erelong,
on one common ground.
We understand that commissioners hare been ap
pointed on tho p *rt of the Delegates from St. IV .
ter* nnd St. Lukes pnrislms in S. Carolina, and tho
River Planter*, composing the Back Rirer Boon!
A lie. linikno.it >o.tnnlnynlletnoon, nbont 3 CMmining into ihn propriMJ oT
clock in tlm garret of tlm wtuvlmtuo occupied by *“ ** ’ " ' * *
Messrs. Hanlo-lcr, Hooper »Vt Co. on Buoly’s
wharf, and extended to the adjoining house, m-cii-
pied hy Samuel Brady, us n general painting estab
lishment. Although at one time it threatened des
truction to the adjacent buildings, the prompt .nc-
tion nf the firemen, nnd a plentiful *u -ply of witter,
confined it to the upper purls of the building* men
tioned above. The fire having originated in u bun
dle of rug* in the upper story of tlm first named
house, it is supposed by soma, to hnve hren ocenrion*
ed hy spontaneous comhu-timi. Wo learn thnt
there wn* nn insurance on part of tlto property des*
troved.—Balt. Republican, 19/4 inst.
Fire.—About 12 o’clock to-Ray, the back buildings
attached to the Washington Hotel, at Washington and
Swanson streets. Southwark, were discovered to boon
purchasing tho Union Road or of making anew one
nnd to report to tlto next Legislature of that State,
and also to ascertain what the inhabitants ofSa-
vannah intend to do to fonvunl the erection of a
bridge across the rirer at thircity.
The following gentlemen compose the commis
sion.
W. Heyward, of St. Lukes,
Col. Ash & Major Ltx ah, of Charleston,
Col. Lawton, of Robcttsville,
Dr. .1. Fickli no, of Now Hirer,
N. P. Crowell, of May Hirer.
We congratulate our Carolina friends on the prob
ability of a now road, ami doubting not the great
advantages which will flow from it, trust they will
succeed, for wo aro advised the present communica
tion almost amounts to a non-iutercourse.
Wo suggest to our own citizens tho propriety of
tostiny their feelings on the subject by a subscrip
tion, to insure the completion of the project, which
will not be Required until South Carolina, through
her Legislature, meets our citizens in that spirit of
comity which sboukl ever be cultivated between citi
zens of adjoining States. We have but now glan
ced at the subject. When certain document* aro
received,** shall be able to speak more advisedly.
RAIN! RAIN!!
We shall give up if this rain continue*. ’’— 7?ox-
ton Herald.
Wo shall hare to "sire up” all idea of raising the
Morus Multicaulis—or what is better, CoUn—or
more grateful to Sambo, than cither. Corn, if we do
soon get rain. Why, if it raised fora week, we
should be thankful, and repine not. Bat, nm or
shinty well never “ give up the ship” while a spsr
ora sail will scad her through the deep—(or
"There’s a sweet little cherub, that mzs ap akfi.
And keeps wzteh far tbc life of poor Jack/*
Sac. Georgian.
Col. A ARO* Oo de* died at EKzahetbtowa, on
Fridsy evening, Jdtfa in*-, aged 82 yemn. CoL
Ogden has been Governor cf New Jersey, front*
Congress, since the declaration of American la-
dependence, ia tba ostaUtsbsbmt of a lick b«ac«<4
a coespirwous jmt.