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|i ' ' HB gijjr aateefclg ©reoegfera. .Sm'li grant*, •tfnra* coulil Ini ascertained fn»in tlm record*, were cxrepted in Ihe ronvrjunr c to the Land Company, and hatw* it l* that wrvrrjr H four usher ol ll* mil ", 0 rrf1(l | n *-ldom com* Into collision with State grant. — kshSRS t Si""“J.1w ultimo. #— *«“ •pm* *«* r "r°. r: l0 „ Talks KJUor of the Hrnnsadek Adeocol-I ^ Bllt.-My nttnnli n I* «a!W M a •> ,.~r,..,. r r «ro r .«h in... i.molding, hud In lltla town "*» **»« **'* uUl '". It i* my mi.(bunno, Sir. a« Ag-M of iho Brunswick Lmd Company, to ho alnglml "Ut ft"™ W Irllow citireii*,nnd lobrcharged wllhtho discredit, which in tha opinion* of lire writnt* i# due to thr course adopted In n*. Such being llio case, it *crm« proper tlmt I should explain llio conduct ol tln io whoartad inconett with mo; and a* measure# have been attributed to inr, of which I am not the •ole and re«ponsibk* autlwr. I wi.li to be board in my own defence, after which Ihape I may bn per* mlttad to descend from a position ns film n* it ■» cuQspicuousand disagreeable, and to mingle again with the crowd. I In** no preien.Mis Sir, to ,h..i weight of character and influence which is ru- qnisite in order tornniml nnd regulate tbenpim* ,M wodmovement#ofih.se who ivv.dve in Uiu «utn aphein with myself. . Tire MtOMappeiatmI to our resolutions, are those of men wltoar.i, and . ( renk, and think for |h m* • ves. I l.avo“iievnr #ouglit to purchase their tllegi- am a eitlier by smllo., money or lareessns. On llio contrary, In my capacity of Agent, I Imvo come in* to direct colli.iun with lire imorest of the , of them, on account uf what is termed the * ' " *-'■ * niMi , 1 accommodating policy" of the Brunswick Lana Co. and loroihur reasons. Being then but n frnr- tioo ot this living and moving mass, let mo not co regarded as the unit into which is compressed the strength and vitality of the whole. What Sir, was the declared object of «ur resiriti- tloas t certainly not to assail ihn character of an In- ftooent gentleman—but to sustain me in any legal steps I migk take in rcsi.ling an act of violence— to meat an vmergeuey which it was supposed would eaisu Our proceeding* wera contingent upon nir event which wu# expected to happen, nnd wen therefore, perfectly proper. It was the pnblie. Ih- lief that an act of violence wes medilntrd—il •* . wot mataHal how this opinion was formed, whether from demonstrative facts, well groumlo.l impies- skins,or unju-tifiablu Inferences. It was rnudu up, peihap., of the samo staple which usually outers in to the composition of public opinion in tirnu* of ex citement. Wo appeal to angry passion# wu* ne cessary. There is in tho breast of every man n prin ciple which acts in suppurt of law and good order, without any appeal being made to it, tiinl which i* •ver prompt to take tin alarm at lite pros|iect of violence and misrule. We are now told Hint no vh»- lent measures were contemplated. Well then.' hem U the holm and solace for nil those gentlemen who think themselves aggrieved. Our proceeding# fell harmless to the ground, and have in. possible np- piioetion to them. They stand perfectly exonerated from blame, and we appear rattier ridiculous, if you please, for having wasted our strength in fighting shadows. I hope, however, that wo sluill not be charged will) being dittirgnnizcrs, when we unite together for lite prevention of inl-cldef— tint we •hall not bo held to have set those law s at dviinuco, which it was our object to vindicate But the Boston Company and its Agent urc accus ed with having brought this subject ln f-»e the pub- lie. I have sins onougb of my own to nnswer for, Sir, and you will excuse mu if I throw u»idc u pnrl of this burdan Imposed upon mo. Whon sumo weeks since ] stepped upou tlm wharfon landing in Savannah, It. W. Holman, Esq. waited on mu to inform me that tho gentleman who has been regard ed as the Agant of Messrs. Knstmun Sc Dunning, had told him that he was going to Brunswick with a force to throw down tlm fences of tho Brunswick Laad Company, and tuko possession of their pin- Jierty. It was uncertain whether I ought, or ought not to regatd tills infeiiivitiun ns of n surious character. I however, romainud in 8uvannah tendny. without acting upon it, and nulhlng wusdonu fei a week af ter my arrival hero. It was not until iumlligeucu to tho saina effect was received, time after time, hytho steamboats arriving hero, Unit tho public feeling became serlnuly excited, und it wns thought proper to adopt somu piuvidunnl measures. On the morning of UtoC'id ult. I consulted two of my frien Is (nno of thuin the chairmnu o| thu reacting) on the propriety of procuring nu nxpronlon oitha public Mt^ttcut—tire moaturo was thought ’ to he pnmiaiare^ I relinquished tho idea. It »a. on the afternoua of tint samo day, nt the opening of tho new steam mill, Unit several gentlemen rosulvcd themselves into a meeting on this subject. I my- selfreUred as soon as order was colled. It wus ut an adjourned meeting held on tho same evening ot t ..the Court House, that our resolutions wore puss- ad,—did 1 thou roll that mooting t No Sit! Was I on the commit too which ferine I the resolutions, or did 1 fiutilu thin out ofilimr# f No Sir! Then does it appear that 1 have nt tempted to concentrate public feeling against.iny individual, or to assail •ny one's fair feme! 1 have not yotdono with this pait of the subject. The meeting wav addressed by myself und several other gemlo.uen, and tint a word fell from either or us except in explan .lion of the claims of Messrs. Kastman and Dunning ns computed with those of tho Brunswick Land Company. The resolution* bad reference to tliosu claims alone, and no others were thought of by any one present. . I had bad Iriuudly conveisattoii with all the gun- Ueareu, exuopt those above named, on the subject of llioir titles, and a goml understanding existed be- . I w een us, which I wus by no me ins disposed to in terrupt. One of them 1 had reason toexpect inten ded to bring an actiun of ejectment against us, ano- ther had tvqoosted a gentleman now in this place to act as his agent, but nuono hero knuw that any agent had been selactod to represent the remaining tits rests. I uke pleasure in stating that tltbso gentlemen have ever treated mo with lienurahlo couitesy, hut ,they have dotio mo scant justice, if they aupp -se that at any time in my life, l huvo ever written ot Spoken a word to thoir prejudice. These remarks are made, not in order to draw a Hue of demnrka- Uon betwvun the gentlemen first iiaimtl, and the others, nor to attribute unworthy motives to any,hut ' represent tho facts nt lltoy nrej to show how natu rally one hasty step induces another; for if wo were precipitate in acting upon vague remurs.lliete gen- tlem.-n have not been less strut timliug an applica bility in our proccudings to tlteii cute, wlifeli cer tainly did not exist, how much soever the complex ion of affairs muy have justified thoir conclu sions. There are one or two remarks its the communica tion you have published to which 1 shall give a pas ting notice. It is slated that tho agent of tho Bus- to* Company watilia first to adopt violent meas ures— the fact* are correctly statist us far as they . go; but a mater ial pat t of the history it omitted—it is as fellows:—Dutlug my absence in Millcdgevillc in November or December, 11)37. Quo. llourtoun, E#q. cameto Brunswick and proceeded to enclose . certain lots claimed by him. Un the morning alter his arrival, be feu .d that he had Ikmmi anticip «l by Mr. Smith, Assistant Engineer, acting lor me in soy absence, who had sum eded in enclosing one -«the lots claimed by die com puny before ho came oo (be ground. This enclosare was thrown down *Mr. Hou*toun,and u« your corres|>uiidviits state,I caused bis fences to be thru wn down when they were entered the ensuing spring. . Mr. Ilmittnun's defence is, that he w <t in pn*. •salon of the lot, having landed Id* fencing maturi- also* it, and having ord ered hi* negroes to Sncamp there. If hit defence is good, 1 nm doubtloss the first aggressor. If no.—not. Hut if it is decided that I am the aggretror, still, it was ti.-i in pulling dnwn the enclosure of other*; but in setting up my ore, where 1 had no right to do to. It ii a <| ies- tion for lawyers to deci-le whether such temporary possession would be recognised hy.Uie law; lor my • own part in my ignorance of such subjects, I sup- . posed his possession not to be legal. : Again, my attention is jlrawn to a notice ad dressed to the public by Messrs. Davis & Dart, : svlren they placed Uteir huad-Hxhts niton die situ of '..Brunswick; the purport of wliich u that ‘•they plaimod only what tho Sure had u right to convev, vie. lands recant and uttcouveyed; all to which Mas lido title infoo simple could not he exhibited, die.” Tb* Inference which seems to he drawn is, that the notice published by those gentlemen amounted to * publio confession dust their tides - Aire not valid, and that these same ti es having S i into possession of the Bruns. Land Company, •till retain, infirmities once .acknowledged to , Allow me re ask. Sir, what was probably tha object of such a notice f was It re exhibit the , weakness of their titles F or was it to perfect those which they have retained by yielding re other* con- •Vbtrvd as food as thHr own f Undoubred ly they hod tha latter object in view, for tha whole sire of , Brunswick is overlaid with grants of various d*> irripdons, and unless they Inteod to admit rente wxmos of grxnu, a»t take axceiidons re uthers» they would have had nothing left. They never pro- - however, la yield re crown grants the con- \ oktore aimsxad re srMeh hare not beta comjdiad -with, nor to tha jwssresloa tide of those who orcu- for pUnring purposes; because . aid net M run against the hut*." admitted re have equal or superior v»- OWN are tfe se jrrunUd by Ute Stale are than a half twniury jail re various he umfer heud-riKhts— 4 the same * harac- m as Usuas UmuvCwu, hut of wUredsU- tho eommissionnrs for the solo of roiifiK'ureil lot# but there an- few of these in existence. The qunslion is asked, if our purchase entitles us to endow lots f**r which we have no title, and thus eompe tho riglitflil owner to bring a suit at law for the recovery of his property? No sir! certainly not! In order to save several thousand feet of fences, we have embraced a few Isolated lots within our mdosurrs, ami for the same ol»- ject, with Ihn imrniissionofaiuneil, we have crossed « reels with our fences in ccrtnln ivtnote situations. 0«o of the gentlemen who signed the communi cation, will ilonbllos# reoHrmUir Hint no ohslncle was presented U» tlie occupancy l»y his agent of a lot which we Imd thus enclosed, and which wns not claimed l»y us. Another of thorn will likew ise rf- mcmlM-r that while I wa* in Suvutinuh, I prirtnlMul him uu acknowledgement of lease of uny one of his lot* enclosed umh-r similar circumstances. As tinin a.* lie sent a li*t of tlioso claimed by him, I com plied with tny promise, ami f rwarded him a lease for one which wo hud no claim to. 1 assure you, lir, that wu have not. and will not set op a claim to ~ iv lot whatever, wliich we have not purcluscd. It is asserted that some of the largest lot holder# in Savannah voluntarily offered to relinquish to the Brunswick Iniod Company a part of their lot*, in consideration of the increased value which the oper ations of tho company were expected to confer n;»- on tire other*. A d it it added that this offer wu* repented to the agent, who trnnted it with silent contempt. I have no knowledge of any oiler of this kind except that of Messrs. Kastman Sr. Dunning, who, ns I atu informed, did propose to relinquish u part of tlreir land on condition that the Company would ncknuwlcdga tlreir litln to be goml and valid lor llio remaining portion. I presume, Sir, Uint your renders w ill hnrdly deem tlint a roninreudublo liberality, wlncli secks profit, instead of making sacrifice#; nor will they regatd a* miHlest or generous, a proposition wliich aims to substitute u good title lor n questionable one. by re linquishing to tho Company that to w hich they al ready think they have a sound title.—Tho Bruns wick Lnnd Company has never exhibited n want, of conlidoncu in their titles either by proposieg compro mises or listening to them when coming from uth- s. I am not aware, Sir, of lire nature of tho over ture# sinco made to tire present general agent, and can therefore sny nothing nbont them. In conclusion, Sir, It is hardly necessary for tno to state, that the gentlemen whoso interest I am ap pointed to prou-el, are too much tire friends of law und goml order to counsel violent measures, or seize forcildy wlint thu majesty nf law withholds from them. Their propo.ty in this plnco d»os lint de scend to them from ancestors wire huvo defended it during tho revolutionary struggle; Urey hove uc- quired it through tho less honorable, though not loss legnl way of pitreliuso. If tlreir claims nra contested by those holding ti tles nd verse to their own, they ox|rert that tire sear ching power of tire law will nscerlnin who has the right; and they are content to awuit the decision of the judirinl tribunals 1 am, Sir, vory respectfully, Your oUtiient seivunt, J. L. LOCKE, Juno 11 IWt Ag'l Biuns. Lund Co. Fromlht New York American. Wo have received for iiublirnlion, nnd cheerfully give place to the niurexco testimonial to the charac ter nnd ellieiency, ns u naval commander, of Lieut. Slidell Muckemtiei Montkvidko, Marcli 29, 1B99. Tho U. S brigantine Dolphin, Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, cummntidor, left tills on the 21st in stant, bound to various ports in Brazil mid thence to tire United States. Although hound to hi* own loved home, where many and dnnr ft lends nro anxiously waiting to greet and welcome him, we cannot allow tire irecusimi to pass without expressing our sincere regret nt lire de parture of this efficient nnd gentlemanly comman der During the whole of his stay oil this station, Ire has been eminently useful to his country men, ami bus afforded assistance to many of the natives wlm nxpiirod his protection in the various political chan ges ol those countries. Ilo carries with him, with scarcely a dissenting voice, tho (rest wishes of ail who know him, cither |>crsennllv or by reputation. Without reference to tire conduct of any previous commanders, we do hope that in future the " Bra zilian Station" tuny be favored with meii, wire, like Lieut. Mackenzie will not allow the right# nf their countrymen to Ire inunnled upon with impunity — In no instance during liis brief cdhtmnnd hero did he sillier a foreign power to obtain n single lulvan- logo over thoir flair, although''Ills force wn# compar atively trilling. All whouivcniiversant with, nr in terested in, the business of the river La I'latn, will remember Ids division and firmness in tint case# of thu Amvricno barque Madonna nnd sclir. Fleet, and the good results olitniucd by the steps liu look in regard to these vessels. A* we said Irefeiv, wean* soriy to pnrl with Lieut. .Mackenzie, mid wu with him wril wherever fate may lead him. Wn are uu propliets if Ids future career be nut a brilliant one, should circumstances call him to unsheathe id* sword in dcfonco of Ids country's rights. Sent ligate & Co. Zimmermann Frazier Sc Co. Alfred 1'nnlMHly, Edward Davison, Win. A- Hlumdvs, James ]'. Flirci, Armory Edwards. MU. STEVENSON. A gentleman of this city has furnished the an nexed account of an occiiirouco which reflects great lustre on tho Ireidguiiy of the British Queen and tho active Irenevolence of Mr. Stevenson. Tlie circum stances shew Uiu high personal estimation in w hich Mr. Stevenson is held by )ho young nud popular sovereign of England.—(Jiobc. “ Some (into during thu hist year, Reynolds, alius David Deal, son of Mr. David Deal ufSl'iipiHui-hurg, I’cnn. a promising youth of 19, visited Buffalo, in t he Slate of New York, where lie wo# persuaded jO enlist with a company of volunteers to join thu TatrioU in llio.Invasion of Canada. Young Deal, with several ethers was seen captured by tt compa ny of British Lxuccr*, wu# triixl nnd sentenced to death. Ills sit mu ion was made known to Ids friends, by whose entreaty Sir Uvovgo Arthur was induced to i>uqreit(lliic exeimtienjof tho sent- nce for a time, ami tire young mutt was tout to Knglaud and com mitted to prison, there to await the approval of tire sentence pa*#cd upon him in Cnmuln, and its final execution. Tire Rev. Mr. Cookman, Judgo Mc Lean ami Dr. Suwull, who wore informud of lire sit- nation of young Deal, nud the distress nf Ids family, addressed letter# to Mr. Stoveusen setting forth lire cireuinstaiiccs of the rase, mul requesting his in fluence with lire aulliorities of the British Ciovcrn- mail to save, if possible, theyonn - man’s life. Mr. Stuvcnsou made every effort In his official capacity but in vain ; when lie applied to tire Queen, and reqocs- tedld* release nt a personal favor, upon which she promptly granted a Irec pardon, and tho young man M now on hit passage home. And thus an aged father and mother, und a large cirelo of oilier fami ly connection#, are made to rejoice in the restora tion of a favorite boy; who, wo hope, will learn a Military lesson from tire consequences of his indis cretion, nnd long live to thank Mr. Stevenson for his disinterested exertions, and bless Queen Victo ria for lire exercise nf her clemency." Eiiom Rto JsttctRn.—By an arrival ot Baltimore wo have received Rio Janeiro paper* to lire 17th of April. Wo are indebted to a Baltimore correspond ent for particulars in regard to commercial affairs. , Change of .t/imj*ry.—Tlre Jorual do Cummer- eta of the loth says, “ The Ministers have sent in their re*iguali»n, and his Ex. lire Regent is occupied with tire formation of a new ministry." Tire Jorual of the I7ih announces the appointment id Francisco do l'aula ile Ahnciila r Albu<pK*npie as Minister of Justice and of the Interior; Candida Bapii.u, de Olivoira, is minister of Foreign Affsirs and of the Treasury; Jacinto Roque do Senna l'ereira, as Minister of War and .\larine. Rio Janeiro, April Hi — A» the terms of the de cree estuhlidiing the blockade of the |»ort* am! shore of the Argentine Republic have occasioned some doubts as to the limit* nf said blockade, Ad mit*! La Bltn<* lus just notified the Foreign AgenU that the Argentine ports on iIm- »<-a cua*t to the south of Csjm Antouio nru im luded iu it. / T. J. Sutherland lire Cmxdian I'atthN in Uw in- dnkwt move man ts of tire llev.dutiun of Ipjo-, Can ada, has at rived in Ocdeiwburgli. lie at* captur ed about IA months sinca, by John I'rinee, with an arotnl party of lire Canadian suiliiia, on the Usdeis nf Michigan, thro# or four miles withiu the lines of lh« Foiled Hut**, and carried off to Fort Malden, and (rum tkaoca romayad la irons loToruaia.a burs Im was triad by a Ciwrt Martisl, under tha iaa» of Urn Provide*, and mu found guilty nnd samane* d in transpartsti<xi fer life, nnd than sent In chains ta Qttahac, where ha rents load fer nesriy a vaar. Sir Ji»hoColbourn«hsvinf tpfosed tokseplilm in cus tody any lunger, the Lieut, tiovnrpcr vf Upper Can ada has tvstuiad him tw Hbaity. CvtrriponJrhcr of Ike Junrhol of f.'ewatrrcr. KEY WEST, Muy v»9. IH39. Brig Augusts, of Savannah, (.’apt. Crab 're, from Trinidsd <!c Culm, lerend to I'hilsdelpliia with a cargo of MnlasrtS, hist pait nf her sails in tire fsulf in tire heavy thick weather of Sunday last, r, »» 0 to anchor war ill'* Washerwoman Shunt on the coa*t of F.orida. Sire had In fete this part' d Irer chain ami lost one anchor, ami waa riding with her best leiwcr in a small channel with breiktit around irer, when tire wrecking sloop Iteferrn went to her as i-l'ince. She wasasdrlcd into jrert by the mat- let ami two men of tire sloop, ami in heaving up her anchor lire wimilaas capsized nnd pells broke, nnd she wns cotii|>dled to slip her c.al»!o. She at rived safely, nnd the court dccn«d(900 nt compensa tion In ihn n;ituni of salvage. The I'ort Wordens liovo ordered new sails, anchors and cubic#, nod thu windlass repaired. Sire it consign'd to F. A Brown, K*q. Dining Saturday and Sunday last ihn wind wns very strong, with heavy shower- and violent quails. A Vrssxr. rirarnsct.r sunk—Our mercantile readers will doubt less readier t tl «-luU- trial of Field vs, the Ocean Office for tire insurance of tire brig Francis wliich spnma aleak, tuid wus ran nslmre on Cranberry Head. Field wn*master und part owner, and recovered Ids insurance against tlreoffrec, which set up fraud as u defence. About f 1000 of ihn in surance haslreen paid—nnd tire nlmudoneil briglina lung since pu-sed into other hands. Sire is now nt Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, undergoing repairs. While examining IrerlHittom lire carjrenter* found tliatfiv large holes hud Ihh-ii Inoed in one of her main tim ber# below. Tire holes were stopp'd up by mini- aide plugs. Oil tire inside llio plugs were bid by n short piece of wired “grated in,', over the holes.— Tire unppo-dtion is. Hint after the brig was lire !ir#l time rnn ndiore, thi* piece of wixwl wn* removed by a chisel, til n* being oo nails in it, ntul lire plugs driven through tho bottom. Fire then of course leaked very fast—nu ulnriii wns raised and all haste wns iniido to get her into shoal wnter. Tiiis was effected and us sire lay high und dry. at low tide tire holes wure replugged on tho outside, sons not to at tract lire attention of the mirvcyurs, who exatnln -d Irer. A merchant iu Ynrmoiilh, nnd lire United .Sidle* Consul there, upon letirniug these fact* ap priz'd Col. Adams, President of the Ocean Oflire, of them, and sen’ him up fragments of the timber thus bored and it may nuw ho seen in this offic Hoiton Foil. Parkicidk.—A black man of about 24 or 25 yenrs of age, nnmed Perry, tho property of Mr. Ed ward Harvey, on Smith River, Anna Anmdell Comity, about to run uwuy, was pursued by his umtln-r and muster, ami when attempting to ireixu him lie stabbed his mother with a butcher’s knife, wire fell dead*; llio matter, attempting to save tire woman, was next assaulted nnd stnhlred in four pluccs. Thuliirtuiiutniiiterfmoucc of Mr. Chap man Harwood, at that moment, witli n gun in his hand, saved tire life of thu master. Thu fellow caticd fer thu titnu, hut wn* subsequently taken hy Sol. G. Chancy, Esq., Beqj. Elliott, and Col. Kent, and is secured in jail.—Annapolit ltrpublican. Tiik New Eaolk Tiikatric,Chatham sthklt. —.Mrs. Flynn <!Ct Thorn, the enterprising proprie tor# of tins concern, nro urging on tire work with great rapidity. It will, probable, ho ready by tho first of August. This House, wlicncniiipit-u-d, will C 'ssess un udvnntnge oflocntiun not surpass'd, per- ips, by anv other Vstnhlishtm-nt in tho city. Wo huvo aeon thu dralia nnd plana fin the construction nud oninniniitlngof tire interior, ami llml them, in many rmqreeta quite nnvnl mid original. For in stance, tho Stage, which is built under (ho Hi ruction of an excellent machinist, Mr. J. John-on, is in it- sclfunueompluto trap, nnd can Ire tundn to sink en tirely out of sight in an instant. No stage in this country has over lieun built after this matter. • The ornamental work i* hi the hands of Mr. Duke White, an excellent artist. Tire Dunie, be ginning with the centre, n radiant ami, is eight feet high, and divided into five comportment*, repre senting tire gunius of America surround'd by tho Seasons. Tire Proscenium recedes with heavy carved trusses, nnd liasu nf burnishcil gold. ’Ihe g and tin-* of the lionsc, u blusli color. Tire third tier front, alternato paiinel#ofcumofj. Second tier, ilht-lrntions to the “ Tain of Love." The first tier, the Heathen Deities, imliug with Cliuton Furrv- iiieu'ifStjx. 1 lie moulding# all of the deep nml heavy order. The lights in front will Ire, iu place of cliaiideliers, a bracket siotiiinitig a (irueian dish nud a richly cut globe. The hiiildiiig I#, iu tire door, n total depth of ICO feet by fill feet wide. The Prosceuiiini is 32 fi et in width, nml depllt of stago 53 feet. Tire Stren -ty in precisely the size of that of ihe l’ark Theatre. 1 he lobby iu front is 19 feel in width.—Star. Want or a mint, a kick question.—An inge nious expedient w as resoi to.1 to, to save ii prisoner, chnrg'-d with robbery in tho erimiunl court ut Duh- iu. l ire principal tiling that np|»ciii"il in evidence ngaiiist him wn* a eoufession alleged hi have treen ui'ide hy him nt lire police office, nml luk'-n down in writing l.y a pvnro officer. The dociim-ni put- porting fa contain ihissairuriininaliiigncknowlmlge. ineni, was produc'd hy lire otlicer, ami tire follow ing passage wns read from it; * “ Mangan S lid Ire never robbed but twice Said it waz Crawford." Tills, it will Ire observed, hns no mark of the wri ter's Imving n notion of punctuation, but lire tireuii- Sag he attach'd toil wa*,tlmt, “ Mangan said Ire never robin d hut twice. Said it was Crawfiird." Mr. O'Gornmn, lire counsel for tire prisoner, beg ged to hrek nt ilia pnper. He |M*ruscd it, nnd rather astonished tho peace officer l»y asserting that so fat from proving the man's guilt, it clearly established his innocences. “ This said the Icarne'l gentleman, is tire clunr tad obvious rending of tho sontcnco; *’ Mangan snid Ire never robbed. But tw ico said it was Crawford." This interpretation liud its uffect an the jury and llio man wus ucquittrd. A boarding school miss, Ireing unwell, thought it w us not genteel to say she was Dilloui, #o tire -uiiq'lainid of being WilUam-wu. These are tire hiy# of refinement." Air. Smith, said Bill, n worthy servant, my mas ter wiilinsy-'U to discharge hi* bill as toou&s pt>#Ai- blc. Mr Smitli, who construes every thing literally, duclmrged master's Bill by kicking him oi^^tlre lion so. Bill is an ugly name, and *ouicwlia|HKpp- ulur ut lire nreseui age of the world. Tmlffiiiie Bill is sometliiug of u big wag. though coiporeally small, lie culled on Mr. Smith, a second time, anil to show that he was resolved on liaving the claim satisfied, took a sent. Why do yon ait tliere f Why, 1 wish you to pity this small hill. I think 1 did pay that small Bill, on a former occasion, nndjfyou doi/t vanish 1 will do it again. Well, Mr. Smith, if you do pay this small Bill again, in the samo way, that will not make me vanish—(leaving his seat)—when a bill is puid—(tuking it again)—it should always Ire re-seated. 1 take it for granted Hint 1 have re- reived payment in full. Mr. Smith was an inexora ble vagalreud—he did not do the decent thing, lor he had uo money.—Fhila. Herald. Not par Wrong—Tho •' Bowie Knife,” says there is not a greater pack of thieves known to ihe annals ot vil ainv, than the big family newspaper* which hail from the City of Philadelphia. They filch all tire good things iu their broad surface dis played from lire South and West, ami then, like •mall fry sch»l*»tic*, or iln-qiincU literati, conceal lire sourco fioin wlicnce they obtain tlreir wit." If ihe subscribers to the papers alluded to, suppo-e the whole of the “ leaded matier" which appears 11 tlreir ro'tiiuns weekly is original, Urey are »ailly mistaken. It is generally ma.le up with extract* filched from the colu mn of other papers wiUiout credit, arid yet none are more proi.e to complain nf thi* spccicsuf meanness, than the big family n«w,- paper* of Philadelphia. We therefore agree with tho Bowie Knife ihat,“ as to the cheap literature of Philadelphia, it is a perfect abomination, made up of blamy and thievery"—at least so far a* tire " big family newspaper#" arc concerned.—DH. Ga• telle. A Blibd Ttiur pinxoxkp.—Courtney, tire blind man, at Boston, famous fei his organ ol local ity, who ha* travelled all over the U. State#, aad kuuw* the street# of our ritiea like t hoak.and who farther mote, when David Crocket wa# at Bo.u»n, fed him to tire Blind Isuiilutnm, ha# treen taken « •ml impriaorwJ for making off, in a steamboat, *rri}J |50 entrusted tq,him to get changed. Courtney •aid ha “only vauled to too tire Vorisi agin, and to# nuka another tour.—JY. Y.Rtnr. THIRD SEMI-ANNUAL REPURT, Of Engineer of Ike Central Rail Road and Dankimif Company of Georgia, to Ike Prtti de nt, Hircclun and til'<Uu>ldeie. LNOIKKr.R's DxrARTNLNTur TMC ) Ckntkal Bail Roar, M«y , 1839. J To W. IP. Gordon, ICiij., Freiidtnl. Sir:—I have the limmi to preomt you wiUi Hie third >em : -anmuil Rep'irt "f tire comlition and pn»- grc#s of lire work under my that go. Since tho (Into of tny !u*i RiqMirt, conlract# for grading Imvo In en vxtctulcd to u |*oint 133 mile# from the city, and opposite the town of Sundi-rsville, which plnco the road upproaclir* within four mile#. Tire road M i* comp etnl fi.r u distance of 114 miles, and n contract U made for a bridge over tire Ojrocchca river. Tire track is laid, and the road completed 7C miles, and tire laying of Hie *u|>er»fruciuru it in cnnstnnt progress, nt the rate of about one mile jrer week. . The *ito of tin* 80 mile depot has Ireen designnt- ted, and pn>paratiozs arc now making to.en.-rt a Itrge slon'-h'iii»e for the n*cri; t and forwarding of produce and merchandise.—This will Ire completed early iu the month of July. Tim building* ut llio depot in thi* city are iu ij stale of forwai'lues*, nnd will Ire urged to comple tion as rapidly as m iteriultrnii bo procured. By a Vcfrrence to the last Re|mrt, yon will per ceive that 33 mil'-# of grading, nnd 30 mile* of so- jrerstrueturc, lm\u Ihxju accomplished within thu lust half year. *1 lie line will Ire definitively locnied ami ready for contract to til" Ocoii* 1 " Kivvr, a distance of Mii mile*, in six week# fnnn the pn sent time. It atroiils me pleusuru to inform you, that thote- dimi* nml lahorioiit examination# of the country from the Sandcikvillc summit to the Oconee river, huve resulted in the discovery of a line, aitogetli'ef moro favourable, biuli in respect to ulligninent nml cost of coiKtroctiou, than we had reason to extrect. \\ a make thu dosccut to lire Oconco valley, ns l have Irefiore rnuntioued, hy means of one of the prong* of Sand-Hill creek. This str nm lias many branch es, which flow out of n section of cuitntry vety bro ken nnd hilly. It wn# indispensable that several of these brunches aliould recuivc mi instrumental exa mination, in order to obtain full data fora judicious •election. Tiiis labour has been most thoroughly performed; und every route presenting any claims to favour, hns been examined. To unsure lire adoption of the most advantage ous position for every part of tire line, in a country of such complicated topography, it was deemed ne cessary to run across sections nt short intervals throughout tho wtiolu extent of the valley, which, wlieu laid down on a map, would present n perfect analysis, of the topognipliicur features of the sec tion under examination, and afford tire data for pro jecting n locution, without the least apprehension of overlooking the most advantageous route of w liich the country wus susceptible. 1 am perfectly satisfied from experience, in seve ral instances in the enurse of the surv<a* for this road, that a grant snvit g may always Ire mudo. and great improvement* in location, hy pursuing the above plan in all complex and difficult portion# of the line. The surveys of the line from tire Oconee to tho Ocmnlsee had just Ireen completed ut the date of my last report. The maps, profiles, and estimates wera soon after mudo up, nud the result will Ire found iu a subsequent pnrl of this report. I will however remnrk, in relation to tlint portion of the line, that, n* much of it i# of ti character similar to the line down Sand-Hill creek, n similar course will Ire pursued in making the final location#; nml we may reasonably expect tlint in establishing Hie line with precision, many improvement# tuny Ire made. Our fund locution to the Oconee river, shortens tho distnirea to that point from previous surveys, three miles; making ihe total distance t" .Macon 193 miles, provided no change is made in tin* length nf lire lino between the Oconee und lire Ocmulgi rivers. ' The precise direction in which the Hne will enter tire City of Macon, has not Ireen determined. It is presumed that no benefit would result from hast ening the ah vision of thi* question. 1 nm satisfied that in Ihe nxcavntinns of the wo'tern division of the line, no rock wWire ciicouu- lived, and tlint for llio most part lire earth will Ire of easy removal. In the grading, we have during the last half year, hcenn* usual on thi* w ork, fin innate in having con tractor# gem-rally responsible uial faithful. I am pleased to he able still to say. lint we have not. since tire roinmni'Viirent of the work, had a con tract forfeited or nliaudoucd In-fora completion. A fb.v weeks since, some «listurl*miccs originated from sectional difference# nmong the lalreiircrs; in terrupted for a short time, tho harmony which pn- viondy prevailed throughout tho whole litre, this lia< led somo of lire coo tractors to.resort to the em ployment of blacks nltogetlier; ami I nm much pleased Ut |H>twivo u dispnvtmn on the part tif several of the planters residing nlnng the line, to engage in co tract#; | have no doubt tho effect will Ire, to oonhle us for lire future to keep up a more uniform scale of "pcmti'ius during the whole year, nud ulso to render the work more popular, hy dilVusiug tin) iM'iiefit* attending its construction, nm v generally among ..ur own citizens, than if the InlHiur were performed hy strangers. I hat negro labour i* perfectly ndupted to tho con struction of works of internal improvement, is now a well established fact; and when this fact comes to Ire more generally acted 'qnin, the public works •if thi# section of tire union, will Ire placed on a ba sis Hint will, in a great degree, exempt llrem from tlieetVects of the linetuutiuns mid vlrissitude# iu the financial uffiiirs oflliecoiuity, sodctrimcutal to such uiMlertnkings clscwlrere. St» far a# inv kuowleilge on tire #uhi<vt extends, I have found that such of our citizens ns have en gaged in contracts, liavo - iu nearly every iu<tauce, realized fair profit*, ami haw generally been dejir- ous of coiitl.iuing iu the business. In tvlation to our plan of •iqMvs'nicture, I still satisfied that we have adopted the (rest mode of applying tho " plate rail." it gives lire pleasure, hmvevtr, <o say. that in the late resolution of llio Board, adontiug nnd or dering a largo quantity of the edge rail of tire inver ted T pattern, Urey have obviously consulted the best iutvyvsts of tho Comimny; for although exam ples are not wnutiug to strew, that n giuN) road, ca pable of su*taiiiiiig a go utamount oftransportati'm, may he made with tire flat bar.—yet it B i* nlmo-t universally cuncetled, that the extp CMt of tire edge rail is untidy repaid by the saving in repairs of road utul machinery, und hyllie increased comfort to the passengers. We propose to use this rail in connexion with our pivsent longittnliual timbers—to he laid along lire contra of the ton surface, nnd confined hr chairs at the jointing*, and intermediately hy brad spikes. Having a siring piece of so large dimensions, we nra enabled t«» use a rail of much less weight tlinn wlren it is laid only on cross tie#. Tire rail we have adopted will. eigh abo it 32 lbs. per yard, or ulmiit 51 tons per mile, exclusive of cliuirs nnd spikes.— The wiNidcn structure to lw the same os at pn-s«'nt, excepting the top ribhfin. For a deict ip! ion of it, irefirtl Rrp-trt. The iron already on hand will extend the track about 109 miles. An ndditional quantity is entered to bo dolircrad in tire fall, sufficient to teach about 10 miles further, and a* tire grading for that dis tance will ho finished hy tho time tire iron i* received we may reasonably exjrect the road to lw in from 135 to 140 mile* from this city early in tire next season. The following shews tho expenditure* on acc.mnt of the road up to May 22d, 1839 : For Engineering, .... $90,334 18 Grading, including budges and culvert*. .... 474,238 41 Supcrstructun*, - - - - 110,312 20 Iron rail*, spikes and plates • • 150,505 33 Right of wav, houses und lots, • 12.034 59 Carjrentrv, • • 19,304 Smithry, .... 12,020 59 Negroes, .... 922 U Locomotive Engines, • . 31,241 ft L.mibor, .... 27JhI4 32 Iron fer Smithry. - - - 17,499 21 Team# and Eursgr. . . • 18,045 £2 Expenses for Transportation, ♦ 4,193 53 • Repairs of road, - - - 2,433 36 Impfertrents. ... 27,187 61 lUtl-ruitd Car*, ... 16 72(1 31 Depot-ii Spring Hill, . - 4.1Q3 78 Brick Yarn, - • IJ2I 25 Incidental Expenses, - . 31,909 16 A lion List Datum run— A young ... •d 11 satreh Dullirna, was prusecuiad in tire Hanoi an this city fer ttiealiug krr.iatWa •bins, (taring lrecanw|«ifectly adaatfesred from it ink, and ihnv ttnres Unpnsaaad In lire psrebaauary. Ife father bad ulren bar honre Iresdag aba would nCorm, hot it mu of nu availAid. Tire death at • ywiatar 4a tires chruafedod io an EoglUh |Mpar: ••Ufinu H>»I»4SS «, tire * at inutresiosi, tire lope at hrereny, ttre 1 of all; and although tire KT of dottb list put a ■ <*j hi# «at* 4t!M*,CUI) f Uflushfe WU#Utlli t )Ul«|l." Total axTMwatcxpnvhri, - $1^)53,395 31 Oftlre sires antsMii* tire Cwntreay Item uh hasoJ.TeasMs, ImpL- urents, \Funfo, IVssvispire, Irem'rer, Iron. Orel, dec,, #*>119,909, .... | OjOOOOO %*U Exiressditara, - . #1,0 43,395 31 A« I has*' tn-Ufai%nani%»A, tire a-nk, Un lire dot 17 wills)#/ woe duua un tire Cssrepuay's neooaM,,«uA • l ids ksun srf mreir* la ss«yn#tMsre4 hy tsnrlni tre loAoy 0 fnnuau J Ote Irask, iu creingireuf Ulni using run**.! »ig fdores ut fail teoo, »burb man fuuisd Uj U- red.; l* lire j-vupu#* ■ in tho ouvenil Items nf cost in the foregoing table, that portion of Hie work is of coor re blended with tho part wliich has since besvi done hy contract. The following'# a statement of thu cst of tire grading and superstructure, exclusive of iron from the 17th mile upward*: Grading—Excav'n nm! embnnk’l,..,...... 224,704 66 (iruldiiiig and ch-ar'g, 39,501 U9 Culverts nnd bridges, 12,524 29 Road crosiings, G89 75 $268,420 41 SuiMvotructuri—Tim- her. 55,413 37 Lnyingaml filling track, including turn nut* and Water Stations, 43,307 79 Right of way,....'....,, 98,751 10 5,985 47 $373,157 02 Tin* following is nn estimate of the cost of the whole road, including expenditures already made, ami the amount raqiiirad to cunipletn it to Moron. That pnrt of tho line between tire Ocimeo and the Ocinulgiv, as I have before remarked, hns only Ireen approximately located, nml it may be expect ed, that on a definite and careful loention, such im provement* may bo made ns to reduce somewhat thcrost. I state the estimate, however, without making nny all >wancc for improvements: ESTIMATE. Amount nlreadv expen ded, $1,052,395 00 Anumul required to complete IIm* grading to Hu* i*nd of present runt met*, 133 mifes, 93,090 00 Timber for sujKTstruc- tun-,. 55,000 00 Laying do, nuil filling track, 43,000 no Iron fire 31 miles, (edge rail) 122,4*10 00 Turnout.'’ and Wuter Stations, .... 2,500 00 Right of wny, say 3 000 (III $320,900 00 To cnmpletu the grad ing from tlw eml of present contracts to the Uconee river, ile eluding bridge over that river, (15 miles) 108,262 00 Land damages, suy - 1,009 09 $199,262 00 Grading from Oconee to Ocmulgec, (45 miles.) Excavation und em bankment, - * • 332.775 00 Culverts, 11,340 00 Bri'lgcs, including one over Ocmulgec, - - 23 060 00 Grabbing und clearing, 17,507 Oil $381,628 00 Wo. “Turn outs" i ter Stations, ... Luiul duindges, say - • Superstructure 60 miles, with edge rail, at $6,- 409 per mile, - • Add for Engineering and contingencies, 5,000 00 111,090 00 $334,060 69 $2,267,185 00 32,815 00 Total estimate • - • • $2,3011,900 00 In the various scheme* nnd speculations that have lately been presented to tho public, on the subject of the cliiinncl# to lie tnken hy the South-Western trade of thi* Union to reach the AUnntir, it has Ireen customary to lenve this Rail Road entirely out of view. Win-tiler this hns Ireen induced hy u lie. lief tlmt the rood itself wuuhl not ullbrdn means df conveyance for tlm produce, merchandise nnd |ms- seiigers, e*|iinlly giMal with other projects in vogue, •»r wlrellier it has arisen from us'ip|M»«ition Hint tho city lit itsciutern teriuiniu is not an uligihlc place lor the great mart nud depot of tho South Atlantic Slutes, ur from n couiliinntion of IniiIi llrese causes, I nin not able to say; hnt lest such an impressimi muy have fouiul its way into Hie counsels of tho ad vocate* of iuternnl iinprovemeut, we will examine the ineritsv'f the route of which this road is to form an im|»irt:inl pnrt, and rumpnro it with others ut pr- sent occupying ^jie atteiitlhn of the public. r*ll has long luvn eontidvrad a desideratum to cf- fi*ct nil iuteninl coiuinunication hy menus nf n Rail Itiiad, between the Slute of Ohio und a Southern A limnic pu t. Charleston bus Ireen selectixl us the great port of dehouclH*, and two routes have been iN-fore the | uldie, in a po.'iiiou of rivalry for cftcct- ing this gn-ut cominuuicatiou. Both ara common ns fur us Knoxville in I’nnucsseo, here they diverge; the grant Louisville, Charleston nnd Cincinnati route takes the French Broad river, nnd passing ihnnigli Ashville, N. C. nml Columbia, S. C., joins the South Carolina Rail Rn id nt Bnincliville, nnd pursues tlmt road to Charleston making a total dis tance from Cincinnati of nlwiul 729 miles. Tho oilier route, which we will mil the “Georgia rouU*," pursues tire Hivvossee Rail Road to the Georgia State line, thence hythe Western nud At- lantie Rail Rend it reacln s Di'Knlli county, thence by the Guorgia Rail Road via Madison and Greens- borough tn Augustfl, und by Hie South Carolina nmd, it ends at Charleston—distance from Ciucin- nuti alumt 750 miles. Them two, Imvo hithoitu liren cnn.'iijufhd the great rival routes; hut, as thu probability of the Lou : svJle, Chore-toil, and Cincinnati road boing con- liiiiii-il fnrtiier than Coliimhiii, S. C., appears to be fa.t fading a wny, tha “Georgia route"i# left ill pos session uf ihe field, unless thu routo via Macon to Savannah, is found to posse.t sufficient advantage* to entitlu it to a claim to puMic fevor. We will de signate this Inst a* lire “Ccnir d route," ami mukpn bucf rompurisou between it and thu “Georgia rout**." Taking ih* eastern terminus oft ho Western nnd Atinnlin Kail Rond in De Kalb county, n* n com mon point, the distance* respectively to Clmrleston ami Suv.itinuh, w ill Ire is follows: GEOROIA ROUT'*. From tlm enttcru terminus of the Western and Atlantic Kail Rind in D<- Knlb'couuty— Milei. To Madison 5 From Madison toGicrni- ! I r 65 bornu-h i Geo. R. R. \ ! 25 From Greenshorough to Augu«ta J 1 i L 79 From Augusta to Chuilcs- ton S. C. R.R. 137-306 ■“•MS CENTRA!. ROUTE. From tho eastern terminus of the Wcstrrn nnd Atlantic Rail Ruud iu Dc Kalb county— ToForsvb,.. ) .. b From Forsyth to Macon, f ‘ ,,nr,,u From Mucon to Savan nah, Central R. R j93 287 Difference in favor ofCentt 11 ! route, J9 This difference in distance is so small as to be o( httle consequence. Let us however carry the com parison a little lurher, ami examine tho rolntive capacity for transportation, Sic., of the two routes. The Central Rnil Rond presents an uncommonly favourable profile, having no inclination of grade ex ceeding 30 feet per mile, and no curvature on a less radius than 2000 ’ret. The allignmwnt consists for the most part, of straight linos; in some instances 16 miles in extent—end is in all other respects ca pable of sustaining ns much traffic as any other rail road in the Southern S:ate«. The Monroe Rail Rondiis fini-hed, and now use from Mnon in Forsyth. 25 miles,and is simi lar in point of alignment and grades, to the Gcur- cia Rail flood. The remainder of the distance to tire State rood in De Kalb county, is known to pos sess uncommonly favorable features fer a rail road route. Taking the “Georgia routo,"—the Stimli Carolina Rnil Rond, although generally free from frequent carvatures, has several of less radii than 2000 feet. Tt e maximum of inclination of grade is 36 feat per mile, ami the Toad is moreover burden ed with an inclined plane tequiring a stationary •team engine. Tha Georgia ro*d In* n great number of curves, and a small proportion of straight line, though none of ihe curves are on radii of much less than 2099 feet. The road is in all otlrer respects exccll. iit— completed as far as Green.borough, 79 miles. Tha d stance thence *0 Midi-o-v.M mi!e«,i# under cm- tract, an-i If is presumed may Ire compared with ilia irert finished as Vi grades and curves. From Mad- Issm 10 fhs> Western and Atlantic n»d, tire routo is RKMidiOcoIt. sod tire construction will bo very ax- pmsiva, though it is supposad a location Is practl- cahla without guarding aa ascent oi 36 feet par mil*. . 1 Ta 'vmpara lire cost of tha two routes, tire “Guar- gia tea tv" may ha a.timsted as fellows j Vtum tha 1 a.tera terminus of lire Wetirro aad At- lamia toad la Maslreaa, $1,209,000 MadswretoOiemdsoraagh, C99,90(J (Laemslsareregh tuAmatu, l.tUOJnM law* Cudiua Had ttaad, 3JW0^90-$6A» K)/)00 OSTKsL Mtl. CamealHoUHaod * - fl^ooon0 uYal*)'h, # • • 459,099 Forsyth to Wasttm and At lantic road, .... 1,000,000 $3,750,000 Difference in favor Central route, $3,250,000 In tire above statements, great accuracy either in distances nr amounts, is not aimed a'; but whatev. er errors there may be, will not affect naturally the result of tin* comparison. It will of course Ire admitted that the expenso of keeping tho mails in repair *n the Central route, will not exceed that oftlre other, ns the proportion nf dorp cutring and heavy embankments, is lar lets on lire former than the latter. It fellows then, that with the some amount of hu-incss; tin* Stocklmld' rs nf the Central route may reduce tlreir rate nf freight, to at least one third lessilinn ihnse of the Georgia route, and realize equal profit*. In lolation tn tire merits of Hie city of Savannah as a commercial marl, I will only remark, that tho burnt thu entrance of rim river is not excelled by anv south of tho Potomac. 1 huvo icuii ships draw mg 20 li et water puss over it; Thu city is less than 20 miles from the ocean, nnd •hips curiying 20U0 bales of cotton have loaded at llio wharves, and by dropping down 3 j nidus muy tube in 280()i.r upwaidr. It is inJced unnecessary to say mnro in favourof Suvnrinuli as an outlet for the great Southern staple, than to mention thu fact, thut her exports of cotton have for several year# past exceeded tliosu uf Char leston, by many tliuusnrid huluspnr annum. Oil llio sroru uf liciillli, it nmy Ire confidently affirmed, that no city in thu Southern Slate* cun sliuw mute favourable bill* of mortality in propor tion to the population, fertile lust twelve years,^thun ilia city of Suvunnuh. A Courier wns granted nt His last session of ihe Legislutue, for a branch Rail Rond to coum-el ibis mud with the city of Augusta; nnd in cuntplimicc with a request from a cominiiteo of the citizens of Uurkocuumy, a survey wus mudo under tho rliri c- lion nf this'hjiartniuiil,fur the purpuso of ascertain ing tire co*., Arc. of that puriiuu of tire route be tween tire Central Rail Ruud nnd Waynesburough. A ii'port with estimates and mops in detail, shew ing thu result of this survey, whs communicated to tire ubuve named Committee. As that Report has not Ireen published, the (allowing syuupsys may be made: The route surveyed diverge* from tha line of tire Central Rail Road about 3-4 of a milo below tire point where this road crosso* Big Buckheod creek, and pursues the general diiectiun nf the valley of this creek for about 13 miles, to Rosemerry creak —here bending to the right it assumes the dividing ridgo between the waters of Buckheod nnd Briar creeks, and follows this ridge over n moderately un dulaliiiE country to Wnynvshoruugh. Tire ili-tancu is 22$ miles—which, added to tho distance from the point nf junction to thu city of Savannah, 79 miles; and ilia distance from Wuyues- borough to Augusta, 32$ miles—makes a total disinncc of 134 mile* from Suvannnhto Augusta hy Rail Rou I, being only 12 miles lunger than ihe direct stage route. There will Ik* no inclination of grade exceeding 30 It. per mile, and 110 curvuiura on a radius uf less than 2900 feet. The cost oftlre road from tho Central Rail Rond to Wnynesborough is estimated at $182,800, exclu sive of Locomotivo Engines, Cars, itn.—and con templating a superstructure similar to Hint of the Central road, with a pfeto rail supported by longi tudinal string-pieces. TI10 cilCens nf Sitv;innn|t, hy n unanimous vote in town meeting, requested lire corporate authori ties tn subscribe $190,000 to Hie Capital Slock of this road—and should the city nf Augusta taka a like sum, there isovury n-ainn to expect tlint thn largo resources nf the county of Buiko, and tho pub lic spirit of it* citizen*, with tliosu of Hie two cities, will supply tho n*m"ind"r of lire required funds, nnd that we shall soon soe (his branch in pro gress. That it would he nf groat udvnntnge to tho cities of Augusta and Savannah nml ih • intervening coun ty. and udd greatly to tho basin'**# of thn two rnil nuuls already in progress, no mm will doubt, and that lire estimiled cost bear# a small propoitinn to the great advantage*and revenue that might be ex pected,-will 11U0 he readily mlmiued. In shusenumerating tlm advantage# to be reu- sunah.y expect.-d to result from the completion thu Central Bml U ml. it is with 11 view of showing to tlm Stockholders, that although ih-y have ib traverse a great extent of Imrren and nnproducthe country with 1 hoii roml, bofnru they can reap largo returns •or their invastinon:; yet lie co-t "f making ihe road pur mile, w hen cotnparad with that of most of the rail roads in tho c<ninny, it vury small, nnd the nmd wi.l Ire maintained ut u small cost, as there nro very few heuvy rut* and embankments; nnd ns lire toll* are in proportion to tire miles travelled—lire great length nf lire road in prop'-rtinn to ilia enpi: Ial invitsicil, will he nn advantage in the end. There is good reason to expect, that when we shall liavu finished tha road as lar ns wo now Imvo it under contract, it willpuy a good interest nn the imestmeni, and tlint the time w'll soon cumo, wlren it ill bo as profenble to iu Stockholders a# any rond In the Southern Slates. Preparations bio being mudo for lire opening of u large transportation bu«ii o-s in the fall. Wc have now five Locomotive Engines, and expect two morntiy the first ofScptemlwr^and n stiflieient num- Irer of Freight und Pussonger Curs will bo provi ded, to meet tiny amount ol business thut may offer. 1 am, sir, vory respectfully. Your obedient servant. L. O. REYNOLDS. - Chief Engineer. Fromike Knickerbocker for Jnne. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE ALHAMBRA. BT THE AUTHOR Uf TIIE SKETCH BOOK. During a summer's residence in the old Moorish p.ilncu oftlre Alhambra, of which I Imvo nlreudy gi ven numerous anecdotes to the public, 1 used to pass nturli of iny time in the bountiful bull of the Abell- corrages, beside tha fountain celebrated in tho tra-, gi.) story of dial devoted race. Hero it wns that thirtv-six cavaliers of that heroic linn were tremlie- musty sacrificed, to appease the jealousy or allay lire fears of a tyrant. The fminiain which now throws up its sparkling jet, and sheds a dewy fresh ness around, ran red with the noblest blood of Gran ada, and a deep stain on tho mm Ido pavement is still pointed out, by the circrones of lire pile, e« a sanguinary record of the massacre I have regar ded it with H10 same determined feith with which I have r?gaed'-d tire ttndiHoiml stains of Rizzio’t blond nn the floor of ;he chamlier of the unfortunate •Mary, at I Inly rood* I thank no ono for endeavor ing to enlighten my credulity, onsurh points of pop ular belief.. Ititlikobrenking up tire shrine of tire pirgrim, it is nibbing a poor traveller of hull the re ward of hi* (oil*, for, strip travelling of its histo rical illusions, and whut a mere fag you make of it! For mv pnrt, T gave tnytelfup, during my sojourn in tho Alhambra, to alt the romantic nml fabulous traditions connected witli tho pile. I lived in tho midst of an Arabian tale, andsliutmyeyos,as much ns possible, to every thing tlmt called mo hack In every-day life; and if there is any country in Europe where ono can do so, it is in poor, wild,'legendary, proud-spirited, romantic Spain; where the old mng- uificient barbaric spirit still contends against tire util.inrianitm of modern civilization. In the silent and deserted halls of the Alhnmbrn, surrounded with tho insignia of regal sway, and tho •till vivid, though dilapidated traces of orientul voluptuousness, I was in tho strong-hold of Moor ish story, and every thing spoke and breathed of tho glorious days of Grcuada, when under tho dominion of tho crescent. When I sat in tho hall of the Abcncerrages, I suffered my mind to conjure up nil tint I had read of that illustrious lino. In Uiu proudest days of Moslem domination, tho ALcn- cerruges were tho soul of every thing noble and chivalrous. Tire veterans of thu fumily, who sat in the royal council, were lire foremost to devise tlioso heroic enterprises, which carried dismay into tho lumtorie# ol the Christians; and what the sages of tho fumily dcvlsod, the young men of the name wera tho foremost to oxccuto. In all services of hazard; in all adventurous forays, and Imir-bruadth haznrdk; the Abcncerrages were sure to win tho brightest laurels. In those noble recreations, too, which <bcnr so close an affiuity to wur; in tho till and tnuincy, the riding nt tho ring, and tho dnring hull-fight; still tho Abencerrege# carried off Ure palm. None could equnl them for Hw splendor of tlreir array, tire gallnu ry of tlreir devices; for their noble bearing nud glorious horsemanship. Tlreir ojwn-lmnded ntunifionco madu them tho Idols of tho populoA. while their lofty magnanimity, and per fect faith, fainad them golden opinions from tho getwrous and high-minded. Never were Huy ■ known to decry tho merit* uf a rival, or to betray tire confiding# of a friend; and lire “ word of an Ahonerrragn" was a guarantee that never admitted of a doubt. . And then (heir devotion Ui the fair! Never did Moorish beauty consider lire feme of her charms established, until sire Itad an Alrenorrngo for Irer lover; and never did an Alrenmtrraga prove re- anusut to hit vows. Lovely Grenada» City of de light#! Wire aver bore the favors of thy damages ni ne proudly on tlreir casques, or rlisriipimred llrem urefw fidhuill/ in lire chiralivui ulis of the Viva- ramblaT Orw hoover made thy moott-Ut balcimics thy gardans of myrtles and roses, oforanfw.citroiir and pomegranates, respond to moro tandor so- nodes. I speak with enthusiasm nn this theme, for it it connected with the recollection of one of the sweet est evenings and sweetest scones that ever I enjoyed in 8paip. One of the greatest pleasures of tho Spaniards It, to sit In the beautiful summer evenings and lUten to traditional ballads, and tales about tha wars of the Moore and Christians, and the“buenas andanxas" and “gmndes Irechos?’ the good for tunes" and “grout cxpliit*" of the hardy warrior* of yore. It is worthy uf remark, alto, that many of Hicse songs, or rnmni.ee*, n» they are called,, cele brate the prowess and mngnnnimity in wai.and tba leiuletness trail fidi-iity In love of tho Moorish cava liers, onco their most formidable and hated foes,— but centuries have ulnpsed, larniingvishthc bigotry of the zealot; and the once detested warrior* of Gre nada ore now held up by Spanish poets as the mil- rors of chivulric virtue. Such wilt tire amusements of the evening tn ques tion. A number of us were seated in tho Hall of tho Abcnrcrrnges, listening to ono of tho most gift ed nnd fnscinaling bub gs tlint I had ever, met with in my wnnduriiigs. Sire wns young’ and beautiful; . and light ellieiial; full nf tiro, and spirit, nnd enthu-^w siatm. Site wore tho fanciful Andalutlnn dressy touched thn guitar with speaking eloquence; im provised with wonderful facility: nml, ns she bccamn excited byTn-r lliome, or by tho rapt attentions of her auditors, would pour forth, in tire richest nnd most melodious Ntniins, a succession of couplets, full of striking description, or stirring narration, nriJ composc-l, ns I was nssun-d, at thn moment.— Most of these wera suggested hy the plnco, nnd relat ed 10 tire ancient glories of G.eitiido, nnd the prow ess of her chivalry. Ahencorrngc* were her faypr- lie heroes, sliofelta woman's admiration of their gallant courtesy nnd high-soulod honor; nnd it was totirfiing and inspiring to hear tho praises of that generous l-ut devoted rare, chanted In this fated hall of tlreir calumity, hy the lips of Spanish lieonty. Among the subjects of which sire treated, wns a tnlo of A'os’em honor nnd old-fashioned Spanish courtesy, which mndo a si rang impression on me. She disclaimed nil merit of invention, however,nnd •niJ sho hud merely dilated into verse n popular tradition; and, indeed, 1 Imvo since found the main facts inserted ntthe end of Conde'a History of tho Domination of Hie Arabs, nnd thu story itself embo died in tho form ofun episode in the Diuna of Munte mayor. From these sources, I have drawn itforth, and endeavored to shape it uccording to my recol lection of thn version of the beautiful minstrel; but nlns! what can supply tho want of that voice, that lo k, that form, that action, which gavo magical ef fect to her chant, nnd hold every ono rapt in breath- loss admiration! Should this mere travest ie of her inspired numbers ever meet her eye, in Iter stately ulmde at Gniundn, mny it moot with that indulgence which holungs to her henignnnt nature. Hnppy should I ho, if it could tflvnken in her bosom one kind recollection oftho lonely strnngnr and sojourn er, for whose gratification sho did not think it bo- nentlt her to exert those fascinating powers, which were tire delight of brilliant eireles; nnd who will over recnl with onihusinsni tho hnppy eveneng pnsa ed in listening to her aliuinr in tire moonlit holla of the Alhambra. GKomtxr Crayon. Profits of Authors in England.—Mr. Tegg tho bookseller, of London, Im* published a letter In answer to Sergeant Tulfourd’s ropywright bill now before parliament. The design of the bill is to secure to nut hois a greater share of profit from their works than they now enjoy. Mi. Tegg’s fet ter nltempts to show tlmt the profits of authorship urn already sufficiently Inrge, nnd ho exhibits sumo interesting statistics of tho hook tnnking nnd honk selling trade, which certainly benr him nut in many of his |Hisitions. The nu»it successful pnlilirntions, in the money making wny, nra the following :— Charles James Fox's Fragments of English Histoiy wliich was sold to the pulilMier for 5 960 gonioiiH ; Sir J. Mackimosh’s £5,999 ; Liugard's History 4,633: Lord Byron's Works 20,009; Moore's Lnlln Itookh 3,000; Bulwor's Novi# 1,200 to 1,500; Ni- cholns Nii-kleb) 3,000; LocIThnrt’s Life nf Scott, £ 12.500 for the first iwoyenrs only ; Southey, Mu- ciiuley, Hutronuhd others, 100guineas, fin n sitiglo 111 tide in the Edinburg nud Qu rterly Reviews, • But nil tin- nlnive, of course, nro stirpnssed^ hy Sir Walter Sen t. who received for his numerous writing# nhnvo £25.0,000 sterling, ornhout a mil lion two hundred tliousnnd dollars! Tho Life of Napoleon uluire brought him 23,000 piiuitd#.—Hol ton Ado. LITERARY IMPOSTOR. Town rife tire end of last century, Sicily exhibited mi instance of literary impnxttire that lias randy been equalled. A mini named Vella, who entire from oiiiIiii, pn'lcuifed loan intimate ncqiminlnnro with Arabic, though ho knuw not u word of that language, unr so much us ill' ulplmbct, k Imppeueil that the government wus just then solicitous lo in form itself on the subject of tire history of the king dom, in tire time of the Saracens; this wns n point of some importance in tho dispute# with the Sicilian Imrons, in regard to their feudal rights nnd clnfrAs. Vella con 1 rived to pluy Ills cunls so nkiHulIy thut Im wns employed u» translate an Arabic manuscript, found in H10 old archives; nnd ho performed his part lor a length of thmn with such cortsunmtu mldres, us to obtain honor*, .dignities, und evon the profes sorship of tire Arabic language und literature in the university of Pulurmu! Hi* translation of tho Ara bic manuscript was nothing but n tissue of his own inventions. TIo oven wcnt[so fur a* to bring for ward a Norman manuscript, which ho gave out he had found in nn anciont collection, The Ciciliiin literati, however, began nt length to smell n rat, nnd strovo to tear tho tnnsk from tho impostor.— This proved to Ire no easy task—for tho juggler hail found means to gain powerful protection. At last hu was brought before the regular tribunal on it charge of fraud, convicted, and sentenced to fifteen years’ imprisonment..—Deiultory Foreign Read- ing. , WHEAT*AND MARRIAGE. Ono of the modern dbcoverics of the politicians of the day is, that tire high price of agricultural pro ductions diminishes tho numberofmotrimoninlcon tracts. Tito proof is sought In tho statistics of Eng- laml, and a table wn* exhibited by Mr. .Rantoul ht one of his lectures, showing that lovo rose and (ell with tho market value of grain. Tho ovidenco is contained in tire columns of figures below, express ing tire price of wheat and tire number of marriages in the United Kingdoms uf Grout Britain.. Years. Price. Marriages. 1794 50s. 8d. 71,796 1795 ' 72s. lid. 68,830 1798 60'. 4d. 79,477 1709 66*. lid. 77,557 I860 110s. 5d. 67,851 1801 115s. lid. 67,288 1802 G7*. 9d. 00 306 1803 57s. Id. 94,379 1815 63s. 8d. 99.444 1816 76s. 2d. 98.94T 1817 94*.. 9d. 88,234 The avnrngn price of wheat in each year above slated, is 75*.; of marriages, 81,791. - 11 Apflk Butter.—Being ntthe house of a good ohl German friend, in September last, we noticed upon lire table what we cnllnpple butter; wo inqi'lred into the modm operandi of making it, which wo give foi thu gratiricaHouofsucli as mny wish to en joy the luxuiy ol lVnnsylvunia opplo butter. To make this article, according to Germon law, the host should, in tho autumn, invito his neighbors, particularly the young inon .und maidens, to mako an upplo butter party. Being nsseiubled, let tbreo bushels of fair sweet apples be pared, quartered, and the cores n moved. Meanwhilo let two barrels of new cider be boiled down to ono half. When it is done, commill the prepared apples to the cider, and hencefurth lut tho boiling go on briskly and sys tematically. But to accomplish the main design, lire party must tako turns at stilting the contcnta without cessation, that they do not become attuclioR to tho side oftlre kettle, and ho hurned. Let tfio stirring go on ‘till tha liquid becomes concrete—in oriiurwoid*, till thu amalgamated cider and applca becomes at thick as hasty pudding—then throw : tt seasoning of pulvunsi il ali-tpico, whon it mny be considered at finished, and cuinmlttedto pot# fur fu ture use. Thi* is apple butter— und It is ill keep sweet fur many years.. And ifepeud upon it, il is a capital artii-fe fer the table—verv mualt superior to any tiling tlmt comes under tho mono of nppla sauce. Orioin oftiie Word Texas.—It has exceeding ly puzzled many persons to determine thd real mean ing oftho mud Texai. It originated in a couplet used by tha cutlicr emigrants, to that “ hind ofpto- Wltan every other fend rejrcts us. Tills is thu soil lit it ftMly lakei hi. The word Texas is a corruption of'ike phrasa used in lire last line.—Via. Rep, •' Tom, what make# your nos# so red 1" " Why, lite fact is. Huh,| bluu H two hard," was tire equi vocal reply.