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WltlUN II. BULLOCH,
reai.iiiira or m uwaor m trams, ahu
CITY AND COUNTY PHINYKH.
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SUNDAY, ArmI. 5. 1840.
THIS WHIG CANDIDATE.
Ti t Whift of 1840 drain* the people lo aiippon
'lor President, a cun-ltd tie wbodrink* so mu-li hard
cider a* to deprive him of the ability lo lens"#.—
Well, if tint "old General'' (we use tlm term ao
obnoxious to theae Whigs win n llie lleroof Nrw
Orleans, tlie successor of Harrison si a peri-dof the
war, when a nertoua mind wna trqnlred to plan, wtal
a hirkory nrm to execute the Id-w. ao tlnit beauty
might In* protected fioni an insolrnt soldiery)could
possibly lieeln t d, we wnu'd IlMtre a lliitikin^ cold-
nrt installed, who woo'd tnkc the rospoiisihlli y of
the Bunk,—Tarifl,—a-lllng whim men for fine-, &c.
&c.,candidate's measure*. flit it. TlP—go it, hard
cider—gob, Log Cabin. When linn Ison gets to
Wa.hingtop, we expect to are the Picsd nl’» man*
aloii deserted for n cuhiti, and Cht, Wel-s'er and
Ike reel— men following at u long distant:*—making
rueful face, at the kurd cider of the old Hero of
Tipptcanoe. _______
03Mi»dge Whit*'# famth hp* been j*s*wme|y
precarious, since ho reached home from \\««hing-
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A, ~a>>
Vat.. II.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, APIUI. It, 1840,
No. 7.
We learn fiom tin* New Hiivm l.lernld, that
* Hen. Perry Smith, U.S. Sen.iorfrirm Connecti
cut, lie. dungimoslyi lat Ms residence in New
Milford.
Treasury Notes.—Tlie hill enipoprrr* the Secre
tary to ia*ue fire million* of Didlara of 1 r»*n»ury
Notes,-recording to tlie provisions of former laws ;
and to re-issue th--m «« llioy mty he rudeemrd. or
raid into the -Treasury: hut not m-re th -n five
millions to he outstanding at any time} and tin*
duration of th" law i* limited to one year.
NEW MAH. AllR A NO EM ENT.
On and after Wednesday, the Slrutfa rn Midi
which leaves New Yolk nt 5 P. M . will bo in
Washington the next forenoun. The mail i* not to
far delayed In Philadelphia I burnt 1 u'cl ok. A.
M. Is to Umyu that city for Baltimore. Travelicis*
also, can go with the name rapidity.
There are to be two.nrnil* every day to and from
New York and Wnsbfaglnn. P.i*.enger* can leirv-
Baltimore at 3J o’chwk P.M., nnd come oh from
Philadelphia to New York. Passengers who leave
New York at 7-A. M. can lie in Bulllmore at 11
J\ M.—N. r. Erprtn.mh alt.
The Philadelphia dinette doubts the exigence
.✓bflhe Hariisoninn " Thinking Commbl-e," n:-d
culls It a '• figment" of our*. Th" Onx-tte should
look sharper before ii makes such assertions. It Is
only a day 01 two since licit we published the full
currsspondciire between the Oaw-gn Union Ah»...
ciatinn ami the s.dd Committee, wldeli consists of
Messrs. D«vkl Gwynne, J. (f. Wright, and O. .M.
8|*encer of Ohio—II. K. Spencer, corr .ponding
Secretary Tlir se genii men do tint allow 11 irri«on
to answer question*, it being runtrary to ilieir j*s*!i«
ry, which policy i« thil* defined imhoir l.-ttor, '•ifait
the General make no further declara ion of hi*
principles for the piddle eye, whilst occupying Id
present position." This -s no fi^ment, though *di-
viously such a non-comiu'-tt J dulling ninnra-tv,
that it seems to require pigment todisguisa it uud
give it a color.—Pennsylvanian, 31s/ nil.
GENERAL !JANifISDN'S THiNKING CUM'
Mi l TEE.
The Persian An.biiasndrr*, when they vlslorl u
gay Kiiropenii Cepital, w«r-* lnvlt. il to u bull, on |
whena-ked wbut rb-y tlooi.lit of ilie d • i-efag,i—
plieil tlnit it was v.rv prefy. hut wonderetl why
the ladies end gentlemen did not old go ilicir>ei-
wants to per f rtn such fatiguing exerrl*e» instead
of doing it them«e|ves. The extract fr»m the <J~
weg.* Pnlladinni ptihlMi* d in this paper a few day.
■face,shews that the friends of General lliir-fann
have taken a hint from the remark of the enst. io
grandees, nr ra»licrlhey have c- mpounded it with
the practice oftlio tribe of .emiuoles, nin yofwlio-c
chieftains Iniv an officer in their retinue known
a, a “sense-heart r," an acute frlh-w who lumi-li
es his principal with iilens nnd advice upon nn
emergency. Tlie Hni families will ill se exam
ple, before iItem, have pinned tin ir available un-
der .he enrful guardianship of a Committee of
Thire—atliinking eomntltlre, who. if tiny do not
dance for the General, und do his 'mull tnlkat ten
[ mriies and other social as-ctnbiages, have on-
innwledged Unit they leculve, tend and answer his
political letters, wlieroln the General Im* tlie nil-
vantage over Mieanopy and his “s ns.* beur-r,"
Abraham, of Floridian fume, the gentlemen at
N„rli Bent I having three " sonse-benier#" in*i"ud
of one, and is therefore .trebly win*. Now, ns Cassia
hath it. m aning “no oili-nee to th • <1 n-ml or any
other mao ofquality,*’ w« feel,constrained t<» say
that this, thoi.gli a very safe und d-uhtlcs* n very
convenient arransement, furnishes rather a curious
illu.tration of the opposition pud's of Harrison's
j peculiar Illness for tlie I'tvahl- ncy, and is n broad
dites f-ir that high office, espei i i'ly
that the thinking, or sen-e-bcaring comnditee, re
fuse either to permit their wrd-to answer qurs-
tiont of vital im|iuit, nr to nnswer sticli queries
themselves. Are tlie pn»ple to understanil ti nt
if General Harrison should by any ui.f reseen eon-
catenation of events icnch thn exeentivo r.liu'n, In*
will continue in tliia state of pupillage ? If ».
who are loconstnnto the Comm fee of Urgency ?
The correspondence recently brought fiirwnnl in
th'e*Oswpgo I'allndium, exposingtho arrangement
referied to above may be siimmcil up ns follows:
Once go Union Attoeialion—Vrny, (inner I wli n
do you think of ii National Bank, of the mu,In
of disposing of petitions fin the abolition of sla-
veiy In tho District of Coluinhiii, and of a gene
ral Bnnkiupl Lnw ? '
General Uaniton—WUnl do I think—eli t
think 1 Uu you want me lo think myself to ilomh 7
Here, C-.nimitlie, what do 1 tniuk about the.o
things 7 Tell Vm committee.
Thinking OrnmiUee—The Generullia«tlio'ight
•gooddeal wh-n in situations which allowed of *lini
haxaiduus amusemen- {but it is not proper fir can
didate* in training to indulge in lli nkii.g. e.pcdajly
in thinking aloud; fur they may think wmng< and
|<wn votes, ns it is not easy io think in n pnpnlsr
manner, wheu pe-ple arc so »j t to th nk in diff •
rent way*.
General II —No, bs **ui of ill- question. I.ei
one siiain hi* thinkers ever so much, h- can't think
ti|Hin two horse* at thn same time, like a cinv.s
rider There lire too miinyrthiuks ubout jn-t now*
to make it jMisi-ible for mu to Ini unanimous, and J
therefore prefer remaining suit of nnoliymous.
Thinking CommiUet—Exactly so—tho banks
h .ve suspended s;h cio puymi n s for fe-r *.f being
used up, and Gem ral Hairisnn suspended thinking
.for the same reason. Wlien he re«iimi«, we’il lot
* know. But to satisfy y-U ns lo his opinions,
we wish you di.tinc ly understand »lmt ticneml
linn ison having d-ne no new l hinkiug of lute, t liinks
just as he did before.
Ottcego Union Auoeialion—But lliere are new
questions—
Thinking Committee—Do " mmifi*st a lit b*
generous confidence," and think that the General
■ thinks about th .m just a* you woi.i l have him
think. Why don’t you genemliae in a h iriiioid- ii*
manner, and cry, " G-* it Tip. und come it.Tyler1”
'Ihi* modertrwominenduiinn of the“ lldnkiti’g
Committee," to shew a lltll# generous cnlid- iae,
aid logo fur llarris-n, witlmut asking questions,
{s pre ty well versified in the lid nwin« chorus to the
last ‘hard cider’ song, as given in lh«i Madi*onioa:
Ck'orni We'll go for Harrison, therefore,
Without a why or o wlieiefur*.
And him we w ill hurrah fi*r,
Hunuh, huriah, hurrah.
Venntyloanian, Murrk 30.
Tlte Swedish sloop of war N- judcii, ar-lvd Kri*
dav from Lat'Utyi*. final •» •»l« , f ®" **«turd»v
morning. Thi* U the first Swedish a med vo,«r|
ih it hits visited New York for *.wne years.—,\sr
York Morning Chronicle */Monday.
... Kjpcutivr Omamthkat, f
.Milledgeilll .aftili Ma.cli, 1040. J
lion. Matk A. Cooper.
Sint—I Imve the lion-r to acknowledge the ra-
c-ipt oi your communication, making known your
determ.nation not turonipiy with tins nitunst oftlie
le*giflnti.iv, made of you a* one of tlie ltcpr-'senU-
lives of tin-|N*op|o of Giairgin, ill 11 to. lesulnlion*
fiirwnnl- d to you on the H Ii of Juihtar^r last, and
as-igniug your n nsons for it.
It would ilouhth'ss liuve Veen gratifying to tho»s,
by whom this request wus m»do, til Imve found that
your opinions hmli ol'tliovxiaHiiencyof thn measure
pitipori-ii and the Consiiiuiionul power of Co. gres*
to adopt it, so fnr coincided with their own, as to
h*»ve jiutdied yen in urging it.
In your urguuinnt.you iS-fer ton snggesiIon mode
by my sell, and which accompanied the rvroluiions,
vis: *'i hot the third ir.-olul.uii if runted out by hii
ne • fKests'ial l.- J-lation will dnprivnllirnutliori-
ii .if nay St*te *-f th- pow- r of refusing t- surren-
der u fugitive upon-li'inui.d, lH-caii4etbooct,cbnrged
upon him ns ii crime, may not be ireoguited as a
crime in a State or Territory to which lie mny Imve
fit-d;" and yoiisny 11 u> ilie pri-eipb* u sumed by me
is nne mi vv-deh you ciuini't mil, bre.vii*.- you do not
b-*ii«ve that C-ngress can ilepilve' the States of any
|hiwi-i tlint may have.
Have the nutliorities of one S at- the right to re-
l'n*n to vu'ijrendci t-i tho Executive iiutlt-uity of
anoihei upon ilcin-nd, ii fugitive lioni jusiieet
Have tin y the legal, i>r coustilutii-niil power to do
it? Have the Slates not sum rnlered ‘lie peterr of
ft lit ul, hy ihi* udo| tiou of ili.- roindiiuti»n, contain-
me the provision, dial '* ii person cliurged in any
St -te with In-iison, felony, nr other crime, who shall
llo.; from ju-tiee. m.d lie found in Hiiotlinr state,
shall, an dein uid of the Executive i.udioriiy of die
stale, from wldeli In* ll d, bo delivered Up” Ate T
If tin- suite* ihvn, l.y adopting tho Ivdernl contti ii-
lion, yielded this power und right of relii-al, Imve
they »t any suits, ipient time rc-nmed ii f "I hero
li.is hem no leMitiipiioii of it,and tho amen Irnent of
die siatu'e o die Uniimi 8 ills**, ns proposed hy tie*
l.egislkiuio of Georgia, -vould not deprive a stair
of nny power which .-ho possesses, nnd c-mld not
tliert-i'uio c tifllet, in the slightest degree, with the
principle which you liuve lui-l down, nnd which 1
admit io be a sound on *, '* that Congress r.annni
sleptivs* tin- st .te* of .ray purer they mn> Imve."
It eaiiaoi have csonpcil vuu* ubsvrvniion,-that tlie
Guveriinr of one of tlie talc* uf tho Union, ins
ipfoscd to *u. rviidei .v fugitive linm just ire, b. cause
die act clmrgvil ns an olfi-iice, is not constiiuied a
ciuni* by the laws id tli state wliu-e s*x drive
officer he is. It mu* be a 'mill- d. that each suie
of tho cMi ibil*rucy Ims p wor to * art nil la-*
necessary to pioi«-ct it* citixen*, in the ei.j-.yineni
of tin ir civil rigli *. Thu *‘iite* hnve conceded uo
such power u* till . A* die objects of proper*)-
an* ilitlen-nl in smile of diost tea, the laws mtcndo-l
to protect the rights -1' th** cilix. ii mii-l vary. What
i» iiuide |enul liv tli.* law* of G-orgiu and Virginia,
is uo ci line in Maine or New York. Bui it was
iiev. r intend'd by tlir frmt-rs of the ciuisthutim-,
nor tie; statu* wliicli ndopted it, lhut Georgia nr
Virgipiu, should not in ml respect* hnve tho sumo
m ims ol giving i lllci ney to their lnw*. prmeitiu;
th* property of their citir. its respectively, a* tin
state* iiul no n ioiird, b e..li-e tli-se stairs have no
neee-sity Ibr rimcting the sunn- pan 1 laws.
Hence the prnpri- ty - f llie,itn.*ndtneiit pr posed
l-y -lie tl-l resolution, tlmi wlieii.henui c. urg* d
a ciim* is so dii’l-ired by tlie Inwsnfilie State
T riiiory when tne aceii«iition is mude, die fngi-
ive s-mll be surrender d. It leuv.-s nodi-errthiu.
uud cprivts die iuitlioriti.-s of vvliom die -It-niund
i* made of ill- power of raying that the act charg
ed in tlio iilliduv.t nr bill of ii.iliciment U no of-
fence h) tin* law* of tin- S:u’e or Terrilorv In
which the criminal Ini* taken r fugo. As 1 think
I have on-weri d your i bji-ft'ou* io the suggest ii
•nn-jo hj lit; selfl might * oplu rr J hnt«* 1 belb-ve
you miraiipieloiiil-d the nb|i*ot of the l.egislitur-*,
I will ullcru fo»v hi ip tt'in-rk* I'm* your consi
deration, . .
The Constitution oftlu- United Slates is explicit,
dm: tin-deuni.d ol'u fogitiv, fiom justice, shall la-
made by 'he Kiecutire imiliorli* ol the 8 nt»* IV in
wldeli Im fi-'-l, but it d-N-s not d.-ciuro upon whom
ill" ii maud -ho I be mode.
Tim a i of I7y.'l, w Id b von consider nugatory, re
quire* die ib-nmud to l*c n.nilo upon the Go vet ion
of the S-ate.to w jiicli the criminal may Imve Ileal.
'I lipo.t*ps to wli i liief-icnee I* nmdo in the l’renni-
Ido lo ihe reso'odoi.s, e-rtaiidy “ deiin.ii»tinto die
ult- r io. rtici* n *y of die law for carrying into i fleet
the pi,-vision of'ihe(*on»tiiini,iii," on this subject.
It lm« been ill-regnrdetl, und you u*«cit dmi“u
Slier bus tlie right, iin.h rit* sen-r of* h ignli » ""d
dat e to judge when nil ull-'dg- d fugitive eliull la- do-
livertal." 1 cannot iiilmit tho correctness of this
pod ion,—-fi.r if one Suite hit* the right to refuse,
tho demanding S um Ims nn right to complain.
The light to demand und the obligation m deliver
must be reciprocal. These uutugoii'st und inc-nsis-
tei t right* ioi/cl/i'i»duud refute, cannot b« d-*rived
Iroiii the same suprumchw. Tin State making tho
drnirnid,d.-es it under theCon-liliiiioli; nnd tho oh-
ligati.m io ileliever is imposed by hut iustroim nt,&
doe* no: rest ii|hii. implieiition—dielnugiingeHim-
r*iivi-. *shall Im* ilclivpreil.’AiC. But who shall *le-
iive.? Coiigft as, it was K*li. vnl by the Legislature
mold, wi.hout an ti-urpotion efpower, or nn infra*
-lion of the r**SiT-eil lights of tho States, enforce this
eiaose of die Constitution. The nmeudimni* pro
pon'd, il'pn**e t hy Congies*. would euiifer no nil-
ililiiiiii.ljm/ici;/ uudiorliy. 'J'lie Judges would be
r< qui ed to pei form ii ministerial nut a judicial uet.
The commitment • f un offi-nder is a minWteinl net.
l hu Cimilt nr District.Judge would be required to
contras: to t-o couise pursued by uli other enndi- cuuse tin* individual ehurged. lo ho nrn'sii-d. nnd
dates for that high’office, esperiVly when we find committed or delivered lo the uudioiitics of tlie
Stale where the offence was eommiltid. Thenn-
ttiie of tliecuse exciud<s the id. a of a judical in
vest ignlb-n.
Tlie W'.iftitiit won d h>* issued against the culprit,
who, I nppieliend, it will mu l>e contendial,consti
tutes tliu Mute,nnd whose tun*.I und delivery to
the iifl'ended Slate, cannot Im-.tortured int«» an in
fract on *if Sluts* rigli *, No procss* would be di
rected n.-ib st a Sluti, or the Ex‘-ciitivc Officer of
ii Stale, n* io lhu Ta sell* and Missionary ca*e«.
Ii wno.d pr*HH-ei ng -ins! ilu- iuiliii-Jiml ll is line,
a Slate might eonstilinu its.-lf nn ncse*s -ry to *i-l-
unies eoniuiitted out of it* juil-dicti-n, l«y ••nnctiug
a law, that it will give protection to all boons who
will i scape fc m a Sinlo.where they ore accused,
and laken r. fuge within its limits, it is »eurce y
conjvctlir. ble lliiit liny Smto ol'tiii* confederacy
wornd enact such a law. Ii will be time to con
sider ilmi cii-e when it arises,
1 cuiitiut usseiit to ihe soundness of ihn nrgu-
m lit, whichi* drawn from tin* supposed pivjudica
«>r corruption of the ufficer who may Im charged
with the execution ofthc luwr. Ad laws arc pm-ed
upon iIn* presu-npti- n-li.ii the public funrtiuiiari.*-.
towlium i« c-imnntted llied ity ofoxccuiing thmn,
will disckirge tli ir trust with lideliiy. If th-law
maker bad ati-luiiied in all cases from the enact-
mini ol wholixMin- laws,from it fear bf ih ir mul-
udriiiii-truiion, many ol the statutes contained in
our own Dig- »t iniended to promolu tht> happi-
iicss ofthc siM'icty in wh eh wo liv**, would never
have obtained u plucc tlier-, (Ju«; depniimciit of
the Government sli-utd never shrink from tho pei
formunc.■ olils duly, from nil opprnlieosion tlnit
anoibei to wh-nt is co- fi-'c-l the power of giving
elTctlo Ms mt« may bo mo im Hie ient, prejudiced
or corrupt, to cuiry uni it- measuir*.
1 caii'ioi coiiecivo that (ieorgia 1ms weukenrd
l*-r cuuse, l*y her cfl'ort* toobtdn her c->us!itutional
rights, by tin*use of psciflic mi nus. She Im* nc-
quiied s r* tig ll- by her enur-e; und whatever m*a-
sum’s it may bo h- r policy beio.ill**r to adopt, slie
cannot full to luivi ibo approval, if not sup|Hnt, of
tier sister Sia cs of lie.* Union.
1 liHVa the honor tube,
Yen re#peetfnlla,yoiir«l-dl. *crvt,
ctiari.es j. McDonald.
vote on’nionuf these highest in authority that go «"** m* 1 ** •" -t*** T" , '
i.-ulty «lll finally oxii.rln.cnl In bllntin, , b.l e mi,cl. -roclfd ,i«l lorn >• |.l«or.,*lilcr. .tan
and kept us ndeep litimr seats until 11 o'clock. A
short time before t he quest bins were put on the
amendments, which ennunted lo about a doxen,
nnd all were negatived, ami tlie hill (tba Ttraseiy
Note Bill) was tepUrtrd lo ihe House wltloHM
amendm -ni, wh- u the previmi- question was called
for hy Mr. Jones, ami sustained The mqjoiity ihi
its passage was between 40 und All.
One ofthe montextraordinary emondm-nts pro*
po*ed, was that suhmitted by Mr. l'niffit. appro
priating $150,000 of the*e notos towurda th
fiimpU'liuii of ill-Cula-rltnd Ifoudf On this, tins
voto wnstnk-.iihy Tell r«, ami l undeisloml that
■liree Southern members—Me**rs. Dill-tt, of Ala
bama. Stnuly, of N. C. and Thompson, of 8. C,
votsdinlt* favor! How this came about I know
not, and sincor- ly bop* it is n mi**ako—though I
urn assort duf it by one of ila-ir colleagues. Thank
Ucavi-n, the mot in f.ilctl, and tlir Road lusgone
a begging once mure. *
The l'rinting Committee has not yet hid their
report pr'nti-d; they recomm-*lid 15 i-er cent deduc*
jion from tie* pieseut prices—hut tlie House will
not agree to more then, ten pore, nt, as far a* 1 can
learn. A* lids will l-e part ili si-ecie, tli- re will be
loss to tlie w-.rthy edii«rsoftlie Globe—much to
tho moitlUeutioii of their purs -cutnrs.
You will midmiht be Iiiui dated with war rumoi*
about this time, hut the whole affair will ebdln
snvike, If things remain as they lira,** it Is the prb
difficulty will be finally experienced in biinging
mallei* to a p-nneahlv sinte. All the newspaper
pow dor you sec on the subject Is therefore useless.
The liiudligi-nrer of this morning is very dolctul
nlamt i*, mill the Mudisilniuu will doubtless b-t slip
its dogs, us in duty bound, not to the country, but
to the patty tlnit hires it. ‘
Corre*pondei-re of ihe U. S. Gnxette.
U. S. Smr It CM».r, orr New Y<*M \
March Sfilh, 1840. 5
I liii*fcnto lufaim you of our safe ariivalat this
p*.'rt. We left Sidney, New South Wales, on th#
evening of the 19 NovemlM-r, 18.19, and arrived at
RiodeJnnieiu'J6 Jan., 1840.nil well. We nn'y
hud 39 du>s passage from Sidney to Cnpe Horn,
which is tue quickest passage that has been nude-
some part of the lime going nt the rutu of 10 knot*
(or uhle*) per hour.
The Relief is a linn sen hunt, and belt uvea re-
in .ikuMy well in a heavy sen, und very easy. We
left nt Sidney llio buiniiu Shophenles,, of Boston,
loading for Boston. The ship Logan, of Boston.
snKe.lfinm Shin y Ifltli Noxem'r 1839, for Manilla
Spoke on our pnsragn from III" Jnnicro, March 11,
I it. ‘-'4 50 N. long. A9 25 W. brig Jolm C-a ly, from
Wilmington, N. C- bound to some of ihe West !n*lie
Island*; on the some d iy, between the hoars of 8
and 9.it night, spoke the irlir franklin, of N. C.,
Cnpt- Blount, bound io Gandetoiq-e. W. hsve bi*
10 or 12 days calm, or else we should have arrived
uhnut the 14»li or 15th March. • 1 nev*rs*iw such
wi-nther fur this season of the year. I hope in the
course of a few days, to have li.e pleasure of seeing
y-tt.
1 soml you n ll*i of offin.-r* t Lieut Commandant
A K. Levy; Connnamlej; M. G. L GI*l‘*orne, l*t
Lh-ut; II.' J. Hnrisbue, 2d do; J B. Dale, 3d do;
K. J. Sickles SuigponpW. Black, Boatswain; J.
D. And*rton, Gunnei; W, Leigloon, Caritenlert J.
Join-s, Ssilmnki r; W. Bright, Gunner. la*e of the
Vima-nne*; J. I’crclvul, Matter's Mate; G. W.
Klli* do; W, II InsVv, Capt.ln’* Cleik. ■
I’nskilig-TS—l.lrul. Ingrah|*ro,lntenfthe Mai ion
sloop uf war: J. Abbot, Captain'* Cleik, do do.
Captain Tucker, fiom Sidney,New South Wales,
eon-mnmler *-f ihe «ldp Richmond of New Bedford.
We I- ft nt Rio U. 8 sloop Marion, Capt. Bell.
The liideie-udeiice mice, and sloop of war Fair
field, art iveti on 3.iturday.'' 1st February fiom Mote
-evideo, all well. Tlie Independence waiting for
lu-r relief, tln-wai still rontiauing up at thn Mtuni
N* Yi-rk l.letjikl—gt J copied only lor t$# pttrpnise
of exploiting duoht of its corte-tnes*. Crrtsloly
if we Ita4 known the origin ut llw tale we sln-uld
newt have plserd in it ilia smallest c-Hfidenee.—
N. Y.Vom. Adr.MIk nil,
('oNii!l.#-—The 1’resldrnt has offieiall} reri-gtiix.
ed the appointment of Hermann tb liich-, as Con
sul of the FreeHanseRtic city of Bn-meh, (hr New
York. Also, of Beniamin Aymer, as Consul nf
Denmark, Ibr New' York, Cunnreticur, sad such
pails ftfNew Jersey a* #re nearer to New York
than Philadelphia. •
[Correspondence of the Baltimore PatriotA
NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 18.
Th n> Is tame eneilemoM a curious »«;;*•
action of one i-f ourlurgesl c-.'tnm-iclu! hotijci. It
seem* lint on Friday last th-Ir note* laid uv. r for
the fir t time, nnd on h«r day one of the members
ofilie firm purchased $30,000 worth of rniion,
wlt.cli lie was to pay foi in a day or two after
wards ; and os soon as l|ie punlisM w as odoU ihe i
cotton was a^iiin tmn*f*rreif io a out tier, ut a low
rate for cosh, nml the money from the broken firm
to ihe original holder wa« not fuitheomim;. 'Ihe
report is tint the cusu will he brought before the
Criminal Court.
NEW YUlIK April L
Bis Onjrs Ul.r n-om Csr,|K.
Me have just received leod n pa|«rs to the
evening of Match 6th. brought by llw packet ship
Montreal, Capt. Griffin. .
Thai# was talk of a war between England ami
I’mtujal. Or rather, such wa* tlie elk at Id**
****** hfllte last advhtes, which werw to lU a4thof
February.
TUESDAY, AP1HL 7, 1840.
The Washington G'oba says—“Th# statement
of the Detroit paper, that letters h»d been Inter
cepted passing lietween tlm Biiiidi authorities in
Upper Canada to raise th# frontier trihesoflmlisns.
we arc glad to find is not confirmed. It uriginatrd,
w#presume, In the circumstance of tho American
Indian* having been invited to the British t*i ritmirs
to receive presents-" , ! k .
Capt. Risley, of brig G. B. Lamar, arrived at
this port nn Tuesday evauing, report* that during
the gale ofSAthult ha saw* vessfl :sapp-!*edI frthr-..
after disappesreii.—A’of/u/A Ilf aeon, 2d inti,
SHIPWRECK.
Theachr Wllmnt, Jr»4**ph Marshall, Master, of
ami from Boston wiih an assorted cargo' bound. ps
Savannah, was driven adi-ie in Lynnhavm Bay,
about twr-*ndles (tom the Light House in th# blow
on Monday night last, W# learn ih .1 Capt, Mar
shal! had put into this Bay to re|»air damagas sus
tained hy his vessel in ih# gale of th# 26th ult,—
Ibid.
THE INDIANS AT WORK.
Our latast intrlligencw Is, that a train nf gnseTo-
mam wagons, consisting of sis. was captuied Isy
12 Indians,bet ween Kurts Macumhaud Barker a few
days ago,nml one sergeant tmn tally w ounded. A ser
geant w a* fired on near Fort Pleasant,in tint neighbor"
hood of Col. Davenport's cump. and escaped barely
with ids life; and also, that an Indian camp had been
discovered within about four miles of Colonel Ro
bert Ganddo’s residence, w here they had left their
fires burning ,nnd appearannees which indiefcfed that
some four or five cattle had b-eq slaughtered—
These degradations have all l>een commitird in th*
immediate vicinity of where the troups are must
thickly stationed-in that (-onion of c- urttry which
is runiideird as most se< ureiy guardrdl How are
these vnealmnds lo lie whipped and su'd ml/We
ask for iulbimaiion.—Tallahassee Slttr L 23<A ult
DELEGATE TO BALTIMORE.
The deleg-tea from Orange, Wake and Pttsony
ass-'inbledarHillsboro on Thursday tha IStliof
March toai p-dnta rcprrsen'ativw from this Con-
sres*ional District to attead tlie Baltimore Con-
venti-n in May next. At thi# District Convfeat on
Jamas B.Shepherd Esq. was chosen and w# are
gratified to learn has accept.:! tha appointment.—
Raleigh Standard, Is/ inst.
The British Queen,—'This splendid packet took,
her departure at 2 o’plnck. Among the pas-rpgeis
is tlie R»v. Dr. Enstl-urn, of this city. This g#n
tinman will represent Ike American Bibl# Society,
at the m xt anniversary of tb# British arid Foreign
WbJc Society, to be -IwUIai -X*etct.li*ii.tai^-ln,
M»y.—S. >*- JoHrn.of Com: 1st {ml.
Pennsylvania Resumption Isiw.—Tlm Harris-
burgh Reporter of Tuesday brings us ibeMesrimpt/ae
Bill a* ll pas-ed rln* Senate of P«juu>juVaula j on
.Monday by a vo*a of 17 to 14. W# j resume ii will
March 4.—1h« arrivals are mo-1 crate from Mint*
''V* . Tieta4s no variation to nolle# in prk?i s from
that day.
Lon n-n, Ma ch 4.—In Tea* thaie is aot quite §o (
muck doing, as most p -ities are aualtma to obtain
rat# information Ilf wh*( is going on at Csnlim.—
loera have hern some entries of Urillsh msnnt'sc-
tur- a at Hang Knag.
NEW-YORK, March 39.
Fifty sliaies Unil-'d Stales Bank Stock sold at—
i CO days 73|; All d i. Ho. d-i. *60 day* 73j.
A fair am-unt of ho*inn*s was trai-sai-rnl ml the
itookexelmngellds in--ruing. The principal feature
In the market was the fall ■ f North American Tiu«t
Company, which closed at a decline of 3| |-crc#tit,
on the final sale q-n-lrd on Sntmday. There were
no sales of Manhattan bank »t- ck; 8HJ was uffi-red
nml 99 aski d for it-
Exehnnee—There Is some hiisinea* doing In bills
England nt 8^ a 8 per cent pr-*miti-n.
A hi.I nn I'hiladelphiu for $5,990 sold nt the
hi and till* moraine nt 9lj. Bihson Baltimore are
quoted nt 94] ii 95.
The LcgMutuie of Maine have passed acts ac-
c.r-piing tlo* surrender* of tint chart- rs of tl-e City
Hank of l'ortland, nnd nf the Exchange llsnk.
Tw o years are allowed foi the ins'itutions to settlo
th-'ir utfnirs.
Correspondem c of the Augusta Constitutionalist.
WASHINGTON. Muryh 23.
When I lo-k hack m the proceedingsnftliv past
week, I find that ull your delegation hnve been
p*fr|>* irating speeches. In fact if atking makes
any state great, thmughhor repres--niath*n, Georg-a
u i'u-nulled wi It u tjnantum sufficit of power her*.
Thus: h re i« Mi. Dawson in ihe clmii s und
Messrs. King. Wnnvn, Habersham, Alfnid.Cuoem,
Black, Nisla-t, curb saying more m less—Mr. Col-
quiu was the only nil •*! one, but Mr. Alford ma '#
op for him, b) luoncliingextensively into uli sort* of
tilings. In his speech, which kept the finor nml gal
leries in a roar. It wa. a *»•>• fi-nny uflatr. Mr.
A. commenced speaking at early oamllelight last
•railing, ami continued a little m-re than an hour,
when soma two or three other members follow* d,
NEW‘ORLEANS, March 27.
From Trras.—lij the steam packet Columbia,
Capt. Wimile, we have received our files uf Texas
paprrs to the 23d Inst, inclusive.
The Gulve-touiun, a daily paper, has made its
appearance mid bids I'uir to be conducicd with
Henry J. JeWl-tt, formerly editor of tha Hons-
ton Intelligencer, has been appointed private secre
tary hy Ihe president.
'lhu steamboat Brighton, fiom New Orleans;
struck a snag in Bayou Buflirlo a few days sh.ro
and sunk. Very liiilohnpc is enteiiainnl of rais
ing her.
The Gu’voUonian give* some Information with
regard to tlie boundary line between Texas and
the United States. Sumediflernreof opinion had
arisen between the c-mmi-sioner* as to where the
line should commence. Judge Overton, from the
United Slates, think* it should Login at the mouth
of the Sabine lake w In-re it empli* s into the gtilf.
General Hunt on tli#Contrary, contends that the Hue
should com ms nee at the m-uth of lire Sabine river
where ii empties in'o tire lukr. A voluminous cor
respondence has resulted, which will probably be
pub'ished. The commissioners Imve temporarily
su«prnd-'d til-dr operation on nceount of nor having
a proper *t- am conveyance. Tin y nn-to martagain
on the 15th April, wlien if the difficulty is not set-
tied,tliey*ill piccard to tun tha line, commencing
where the Sabin# river empties into tha lake, and
I- uving the other m-itler for future discussion.
A tnun oaoiR.I Brown was m»rtnl!y wounded no
tlie IClh instant, by anoilirr named Lewis. The
weapon w*-<« a Bowie kntfe. The murderer has
been aiti'Sli d.
Tho Indians are raid to l-e trosldesom** about
Austin, the n-*w sent of Government in il-#way of
sionling hurst** iumI killing men. The Cummanehes
hnve «*ntetud San Antonio in large numbers bring*
ingwi'h llo in and ofluiing lo surrender a.I tin*'
whi'e prisoners in th- ir pn.*«:*iiuii.
Scvi-nty-nine lot* in Austin have been forfeited
for non-payment • f the firs' instalment.
Robbery of the Georgetown Post Off re —An
I-divi-rinl hy tlie name ol James Ssralerlin, was a -
rested ill this city Iasi night, und-r ■ charge of Roll-
l-ing, *o aiding and aliening n Clerk in lire Post Of
fice in Georgetown, S C.. in robbing th- Mail, or
in HhsiniJtiiix a letter contni-iitg money. Tlra I'*»r
Mns'cr in this city had r*:cei ed information that
-licit n letlor wssm-s-irig.aud -ho community are in
debted t- the activity andenergy of Marshal Moses
for the prompt action which l-trs resulted in the cap-
iHro of the stipposo'l -lepre-lnt-r. Th# sum stolen
wn« n nr $309, pari of which has been recovered.
—Charleston Patriot, 2d inst.
Seedful Correction —Soma d ys ego,in on nr-
tlcto is|miii the ln-und-iy afl'oir*, we stated-k.it t
reinforcement of259 men, under Col. Goldi-'.lnH
Inn n ordered fiom St.John, N, B.,to Temlscoo-la;
and rito-l tho St.John Courier as authority. We
did not see the )osra|raph in tho Si. J.-ltri Cuori- r,
bnt saw it in diver* oilier popet* credited to that
iodrasl, and naturally su|qv.sed it tn be correct,
Wa n»w learn from the St John Courier it* If, that
t he patagraph wa* eopiid by that ps^tt Irunjtka
Im concurrd in l-y tlm I1--U***, and Ural nothing more
io relation to the Banks, except as connected with
tin/proposed $3,990,090 loan, with# dona l-y the
present session. By this Bill resumption of specie
payments Is postponed to tho lolhnf January naxt,
(about 9J mouth*.)— Ibid.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
The brig Escambia, Cnpt, Dunham, helnngijig
Messrs,. V.. D. Huilbut <Si Co. wa* 1-ist at res, bn
the 25th of March, while nn her passage from
Clin lestnn (o Nt w York, and aot of sixte-n persuss
wh- were nn hoard, only una is known to be ssrrd.
The E. left Charleston on tlm 24-h, On the
next d-y, while under liare pnl**«. and bring lietween
FryhicpHii Shoals and Ciqx* Look-out, tlm win-C
comm- need blowing from tlm N. E. and increased
until 7 o'clock, when she was knocked down on her
Imam ends.
In this situation the brig continued until 9 "'clock,
when she began to go d-wn. Tlir \vlnift*blowUg
violently, and tlm sea running very high, and making
n complete breach avci the vessel.
Every imo was washed from the wreck. The
m*|e clung to the tafliel,and after the ve-se| bad
entirely distpneatrd. be sucea-iied in reselling a
part of the pimp -leek, which hxd Item disengaged
by the vln'eneu of the sra, upon which lie remained
until Saturtlsy, the 28lh oil, at 3 I'. M when ha
was at tlmt time lakaa off by Capt. Whistlan, of
the schiMinei Marietta Hy.m.
The perstHts on hoard were,Capt. Rufus Dunham,
lha mate Win Bulkley; 2d ma n Edwin Hull; J.
Chamberlain, cook; au-l steward Is-ac Tridle;
Henry Johns!--n, John Williams, John Peters,
Jnma* Lucas, and Allen -la--k*on, seamen; Mr.
W filter, of New("«t, R- 1. and two a titers, name*
unknown, para-nger*. Ve«s-*l insured in this city
for $10,090.—A’ Y. Com. Ado. April I.
From Ike Si, Augustine Herald, 2d in it.
The gentleman who escaped tram the Indians
wh n Rev. Mr. McRae was shot, wa* Major A.
Mt'Nral. of Af-r.hu*, and not Rev. Mr.' McVdil, as
repaired in our last paper, '*
(From the same )
INDIANS. *
Information had been eec-jvrd fr»m Garry's
Kerry on Tuvsdav, from Col. Twiggs' axped-thin.—
Hawns at Fort Fowle, somewhere in the neighbor
hood of Fort King. N-* Indian* or Indian signs
had been di-covered.and consequently no opportu
nity t«s try tlm virtue uf ihe dog*. What were lo he
lire future movement* of the expedition wrt* nn*
known. The simmer Cincinnati had gone tO'Lake
Monroe.
Anoffirer wa* fired upon and severely wounded
hy Indians, at tlm St-enehatchi#, an the 29th uli.
Two soldiers ware killed near Fort King an the
26th ull.
The following are the iitatio s of the 2d Regiment
of Drgoons:
Comp A Lt Lawton rom’dg.,arrived from Fret
Stiinslniry, M F 17th March; stationed nfi Fort
Lawton, K Ft ■
Comp B Caj»t fniton, at Fort Fulton, f ’ F.
Comp 2 Lt Graham, at Fmt Downing.
Comp D Major Ashby. Palatka, Sr. Johns' Ri*
ver.
Comp E Cant Bullock, Fort Pre.ton, M F.
Comp F L Huntei.F-ri Hunter on ibeSt Johns.
Comp G Lt M -y, Fort Braden, M F.
Con p 11 Capt Fowler, nn the Suw -nnra river.
Comp I Capt B L Beall, " •* "
Comp K Lt Darling, Furt Heilemsa E F.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE I’BFJffDKNr.
By and with the adrift and consent of the Senate.
E'A V Lavalh-tte (f-nmerly Vallc/le) In he a
Captain hi the Navy from lire 2Jd ol'Fcbtuetr,
1049.
’Joshua R Solid* tit ba n Commander from tlm
23d of F-'bniatv, 1849.
II J Hartstene to haal-iautensat from lha 23-1
of Fehruaty, 1840.
Danjomin F Sand* to ba a Li- utenant from th#
Ifithof March, 1849.
Frost.— A prettylieavyfr-*lfell lathis District,
on th#26th ult. Great db-ti-ticiinn was made in Urn
fruit, reaches, Apples, and Plums, are nearly all
cut vB^Rdgefcld (S. V ) Ads. 2d inst.
In tlm Hons# wf Commons, Match 2d. Sir James
Graham gave notice that If tlm d-ciim**iits ie*|tto*
ting China were not laid Iml'-.re the llousa by 'I hurs-
day n- xt, he tltould move an a dress lur the phi*
sentn'i-n ol sill papers relating io our commt rclal in
n-re un# wtili that country.*
Da the same day. L-tdJ, Russell stated that he
liadnoolijrrtionte lay I*fare tlm house all tha pa
pers that had been ten Iv'ad on tlm sul j- ct of thr
••Nhrth American Boundary t" but observed that
the question was scagrely fit yet lu be discussed in
I'aihanmi-t.
There is nutliing of importance from AlgL-rs.
Tlte French fare*• in Attica oumbrrvd near 59,-
099 men. An expedition age'-nsi Abd-wl*Kadrr was
t-be nmlntaken soon.
There badb«en a riot at Madrid, (Feb 24to,)
in tlte Hall of theCniies, but it appeared lo bavt
no ratification among tlm nenpla. Tlm city was
ilerlared to l-e lira state ofsriga.
Th# iVertgav-fWlmat for Urn weak dndit*g. Felu
21, was 60s. 4d.—aggregate for 6 wepks, 65s. 6
—duty, 8I-.8H.
A new French Ministry had l-eea cvmstituffd.
asft-llnwst ‘ t
M. Thier*, President of tba Council and Minister
for Foreign Aff*its.
M. Vivien, Ministwi of Jusiice.
M. de llemusat, Minister *if the Interior.
M.da Malles tile, Sub Secretary.
M. Jaubeit, Minister of Public Wuiks,
(feneral Culde- •*, Minister of War.
Admiral Kourin, .Minister of Marine.
Pelit d- lu L-xere, Minister of Commerce.
M. Cousin. Miidster of Public lustruc inn.
M. Couin. Minister of Finance.
Th# Uebats adds, that M. Lacavr LapUua was
offered tlm portfolio of finance, l-ul refused.
London, March 5—( Evening.)—Th# gi-mir-
which ha* prevailed lor someday* past in ilt>*M«iray
Market appears rather t# increase theft otherwise,
Th- s-les of stuck to»lay have not hewn upon nearly
sqexteiisiva a scale ns they were ycrlerday and the
day ptwv<ling. This however, U the remit of gr- at
apparent caution exhibited, on the part of the job
ber*, who appear but li'.tla dltpns-d at present to
inrreas • the amount nf stock in their possession.
The value uf money has been steadily niaintained,
at about 5 per cent, on stock, which may Im laken
as tke average charge hi the city genet ally fur tlm
discotui of dm first class of tnurcanlile paper.
Not a hint has yet tr -nspiird fiom the weal end
«f tlte town of tl-e intention of the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in re*pect to tlm tlm nlsn he intend \ lo
adopt t-make up the acknowledg'd definclrcy lu
tlm public revenue. Opinion continues to be much
diversified as to whether'a funding af Exchequer
Bond* will Im r* sorted to, or an npen loan negoil
•tad. It had hardly been slated that lha capitalist*
o* Ills* city, who h-va usually taken patt* in loans,
ate desirous that the Finance Master should obtain
the “ means" he requires to complete his budget,
by an applicnt.oi. to th-m for advancre. In the ol.
taimnent of any *um that uiay be required, there
would not be tho least -lifficul'y.
The quotation afC-nsols for Account, at th# ter
mination of buiinrs* this afirrnuoii, was 90)j. and
f«r money 99|. It will be perceived that tha Con»
stango is rather invraasing, and should lha fopply
uf Muney Stock c-ntiaue, a farther alvsnea may
Imexpvctrd. especially if to# Bull part) continue
th-ir nperaiioas for an impiovrmantinihe prires of
stoi^k. The *#docti..n in the value nf C'unvolt for
Account t-s day hs* amounted only to about | per
cent., while for immediate transfer it ha* beenfiutn
4 to | per cent., some sales having btea m«da in
thi course uf tl-e m ruing at 90) in
Closing uflh Three and a Half par Cent
Reilu e-l Annuities, this afternoon, did not produce
nny ronshierabjo iimress# ol business ia.llm Trans.
ler officn. fr rid* stock. Tlm lost bargain fa ibis
Sl -ck wa* n-a-fa mi 994. or f percent below tha open*'
Ing lwires. 1 be ptfco W Kseltewr OUlobmo inn*.
ngpri ....
su'-j'c ml to a furteer drpreciaii <n) l'n*ta 3s pren-l im
this specie* of security fall to | iaM in the afternoon.
India Uo -d* decline d also to 2s dise-unt, but they
aftei wards rallied to par.
Tltepr valence of alvei se winds cohtinim to re.
tard arrivals from tke westward. The me.chant*
connected with the Un.tad States are rn -si a xinnaly-
awailing advices from lha othersidtul'tlie Atlantic,
.in th- Imps* that more favorable inf-rmalh-n will be
convoyed on the subject of trade. Th#Caaadiati
merchants too are looking for letters with sol citude,
as the important change* now in ptogteis la ths
colony err likely lo affect t o value of property fa
pails of the Lower 1'rovince.
M YRKET8.
London, March 4.—Tlm lata accounts from
Havre, si-eaking of tin cotfun trade, *t> ( u lint bod-
ne.s, without bring very act Vr. had m-.ved on a fait
scale, considering the largo sales that had taken
place in tlm early part of tlm year. L'p to the 29th
ult tho stock In hand was estimated at 73.900 Imles,
of which 66,000 were American descriptions. The
•Mies of tlir week had reached 7,813 l-ales.
From Milan, under data of the IStli ult, it ia sta
ted hat within the last few day* a decline had taken
pl-ico in thn prices of silk. *1 ho raw ailHe, bring
always in request hy the spir.nors, was bolter sup
ported than th* wo led.
The qmniiiy of flaxseed imported into London
derry this season amounts to 10,415 barrels frem
Riga, and 50 > hogsheads from Holland. Another
cargo rtf Dutch is exn-cted. No arrivals of Amrri
can seed as yet; fan is probable that a supply from
that quartnr wid arrive as aiuitt.
A gtrod m ray of the farmers, a* wall as snma spec u-
lat »r*. have msda purchase* during the week, and
rice* appear at present looking up. Wf give tl-e
i-1,owing a* the latast quotation*: Riga, 42s In 45*
I*#r Isrl.J Duch 80s t--K4-p<-rh g.lirarl,of-helatter
100 h'-gilo-adi were b»ught un Thnrsrlay evening
fur 83* per l-ogriiead.—I^ndonderry Sentinel.
Paris, Wednesday, March 4—Coffee—Large
I'lrcliasos h*vo Irnen made fa M vrtinicnand Goada-
oope, at I’arls, Bordeaux, Havre, and Marseille*.
Stock un hand 1,000.090 bat rel*. This article is hi
great request.
Cotton—Stock on hand fa (Is- five towns above
mentioned, 76,999 bales, making 16,000 bah# more
than there were at the tamn period last year.
Tlm Money market his o|-eord with • gr-ar
Icmlency to rise, « d I'rvocli Uuiilca aralit graas
requo-t.
Tlm Paris Savins* Bank received an Sunday
nnd Monday last 645.900f>. whereas it paid out
lint 533 000; tkos Keeping fa Us hands a l-aionce of
112 000.
Half past four.—Hits rise i« cimtinued, and the
Bears have met with itn-tienso loesses. Another
failure tow Urge amount has rmen aunoanred shi«
a'lein-a-n. A certain degree of consternaihm Inis
bo n ean*ed by this intelligence, as this failure wil
probably be a prelude to many ntlirrs.
In the m-dst of this money crisis little altentfan
is p id to politic*. Th • new ministry is recruiting
a majority, lt is re|"-ned that the S-rret Supply
Bi I will Ire moved nn Friday, ami this will pr-vr
a uriti ri-rn fur th# strength of tlm Tlder* Cabinet
in tlm Chamber of Deputies.
The 5 per Cents far c«*b. are at U4f. and at
114135c. for account. 1 here per Cent*, for cash
areat 82f85c. and at S3f lor see-out.
LIVERPOOL, March 2 —Cotton.—A rood era is
amount of business was iran-aeied in C**tt**n this
•lay; the market was, however, rathor drill. Egyp
liur.s were 44 to 4d per lower. American sorts
were unvaried in price. 3000 l-ags were.--Id.
Litrmp.iol, March 3.—Our rnark-t this work i*
very steady, and American a little dean r than fas'
rek.
11m business lo dav amount* to 2000 hag*, all to
tlmir.ide, crMisi*ting -f2b0 Brasil*. 8| a 9d; 59
Egyptian*, 8] <*W|j 100 Kumts, 4| a 5*1; and the
rerrtsitHlt'r Arnor lean, 51 a 7|*l.
\Yrdne*day, March 4.—No alter itinn haa taken
place in our market sine# yest- rrley. Th# demand
continues moderate; 3100 bugs met with purchaser*,
and irrevi-m* rates wen- maintained. 190 Ifahi-r.
61 nflii; 120 Pertum.li a fall 209 Snret.H a 4| I;
40 Egyptian, lid; 2540 American, 5} a 7|d.
LONDON, March 2.—Corn Exchange.—llm
supply of Wheat from Essex, Kent and Suffolk,™*,-
tin •#* moderate, hut tlm eoaditlun I- s m-rcli fat*
proved, w hich eaakfad the fxrtur* to realist an
advartc- nf Is to 2* perqnnter. Foreign is in U-l*
uc demand at fully last week's pri t a.
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
Gn Wednesday, tat inst, in Seuai**, Mr. Web
ster |ite*ant*d a n-ernorial, slgiud hy a large num
ber of t itisens of Ui-.t- n, praving lor tlte pa«sag*H
uf a general bankrupt law; which was referred m
the Committee an the Ju -Iciary
Mr. W. said, that with |H*rini*ahm of tire Senate,
he would now ask leave to bring fa tlm bill on this
*nlti«cl, of which he gava notice two or thine day*
since. He did not w ish lobe undrrst-n-d as intend
ing to interfere w.th tlm lat-ors ol the committer
who had tlda airby el hefora tlmm lie had devot
ed c-oitidrrable attention to this matter, and had
rxamlhrd tin- various British statute* in relation
to it, and had endeavored to frame w hill which
wauldi-omhfae the detiralde qualities of brevity,
rfaapneai, .-nd de-patch. The hill ronsi-t-d of
thin*an sections, which wi re not long, and were
'ery simple In thier provisions. 'I'hay embrace
tlm case* of voluntary bankruptcy ami Ittvulnntary
tiankrur»tc7t -w*"l il- .iff*i» that ft w«uid ensure the
clieapanil sneedy distribution ufib# ass-1*. Ifth#
bill mat with-ha approbatirn tif tha Comndtitw to
whit h -t would Im referred, it would give him.much
pi a*u.e;il'they tfa-ught it needed amendment,they
would of course amend it; and if its only 1 fleet
would hetowssist the tub rs of the Ci'mmitta#i-i
perfecting a l.iU, he would Ira satisfied, Ids great
•d-j' ct Ire in* to funh-1 the pn-gresa of tlm measure.
II# moved that the bill l-a read, and referred to the
Co n. m in re-n the JudcUry.
Mr. Wall said that we was gratified (hit th# Sen.
arer/ntm .Ma,sarhu*o ts had{atrudoced his pruts,
ised bill, and he would I-eg Ira vs to ask lire Sena.
t#r from New York [Mr.Tallmsdge] if he was pre
pared ta inirraluce lhu bill of whieh Ire lisrl given no
tice. Ttrere could Im but one object in relation to
this measure, and that was to have it «• t-eifrcl as
possible. He pad that the bill sal mined hy ih*
Sraiior from Mssrachnsell* might im printed, *1*
that Senators might have their attention direct'd to
the subject befaia they were called upon to act on
Mr. Talimndg# made sum# remarks fa reply, fail
fa so low a tone as not t-s Im heard by the Reporter.
He was understood tn say, however, tlmt he would
tna few days ask leave ta introduce a bill on tlm
subject.
The hill was th-n referred to the Committee on
ths Judiciary, and ordered to l-e printed.
The l-anpie Fanny, from Liverpool, has. we are
I'.farmed, brought Inin this p-rt two of th- crew,
wha had farmed a plot to murder till on fa-ard and
to n-h th" vrs*el ofwkat money It containad. The
plot was confessed bv ous of tlm mutineers. Among
them, i« said to he the ncrompllce nf l.arkfa fa tire
mail ro'-hefy and murder n at Stockton.—Mobile
Commercial Register,2Qth ult,
•WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1849,
FROM CHARLESTON.
AKOTHER FIRE IN MOBILE,
Tha *t»am packet Southerner,Capt. Dunn, at-
riv-d last evening from Charleston. W# recrlvarl
tit# Courier, and tha Mercury, of yesterday morn*
ing.
We extract th# following t
AIILK8TON, April 7
Alteration in Ihe arrival and departure of Ihe
Northern Mail.—Th# Noithem Mail is to arrive
here at half past Meridian and cl|i*e at A I'. M.
Ths Ifaif wi l Ir# shortened lu tuty seven hours
frsmNew York.—'fh# new arrugemstit will ga
fain efl>ct very skt-r ly, perhaps In a ds, or two.—
Mercury.
From the Courier,
. ANOTHER HUE IN MOBILE.
TIIE M(K$Tfl CV .<IAt.
ri* «w—Vi.* ww.li .11 .. I*
A ivatmah, wdk mure In
" anrletu t'//> of OgHHhrpr'Ubin Ifa4 for occur'
ml wHldh.-ur nafall f|km,iinfartdal^fffid retMtiH;
An favitatbm Jtavlng fa-«o tomlripd by tba Vofuri-
tver C*trp* of our City, thrreigh a Committee, tq
ravarel Cnrps, nvgnttiaed fa Mirer p<Xtfo*a «T
State, to visit 8sv«nMlr,w# are cnnld'if ttf spife, aii»t
wa do it with ahrore j-l#*,ura / ;ba| Dr# CoVrtj-nnicg
have responded to ihe invkatforr*. Tlray are-*
The Macon Voto niters—Cant. I. 0. SvyrnotiT,
Tke Metropolitan Grrji.ofMillodgeviU,—Cflf.
At. J. Kenan.
the Augusta Artillery Guards—Cup.
Gould.
Thr Clineh Riflemen—(At»jnsti»,)Cnpt.Star.ief,
Tkt Liberty Troop— Capt. Anderson?
.-These Compatflcs will constitute a body of qhoat
250 men, and .will arrive Imre, h ia expected, uu the
last day of this mrmifh
Tlm Direct fan of the Contral Rail Road Cfortt*
Piny have, we are inf-rrmnd, hundsomrjly ton-lered ,
to tlm Committee uf unf Yduntear Companief,
transportation on the Udud, for tfadr iMvitfdgueolg,
w ithout ally drarg", to and from tiro City,
This contemplated visit, we believe,' will nor only
tend to encourage military discipline; and perfect
the Volunteers or our City, and those who are to ba
oargua-tsin May, fa thn duties of the cilieeti soldier, *
but tire interchange of friendly intercourse^ which
will be promoted, t-y bringing the chiton of apper
Georgia, and him of. ih.» te-ofa-ard t*>getlmr, will
enable them to ho p-rsonaliy conversant with tho
(feelings and atpit uiionsof one anothor, far the pros-
|»erlty of a State, their mother by nature, or by
adopt fan. The intri.'sts wliicli ore ikiking uU
Georgian* ni.ire cfa-a , tylll ho riv-Htd./' hy tho
spontminiu* gush of athvtlnn, which pfersniiunntflr-
course will causa to How with undisturbed harmony {
and the .spirit tof State pride, now burning in brawsia
of Individuals, will derive a fresh impulse from befag
blondrtl in faltuwship on tire altar of a mutual sen
timent.
The Volunteers of ourclty Imve sel a good exam
ple In extending such an invitation They have
arriad out tire esprit 4u corps which lids ever
identified thorn with n city's increasing pro-parity,
and rejoiced are we, that out fellow-chitons have
responded 1.1 promptly in a call to mingle hurmoai
ou*ly on tha field, as soldiers—fa the parlour, ac •
friends
Our young man, who littvd Hot, as yel, connected
th-unst-lves whh Volunteer Comp-nles sln-uld not
put off the day,hut assuming the panoply ofthc chi-
xen soldier, participate in welcoming to our city tho
sons of those, who, in tho wur of 1812, at the call pf.
their count ry, fl-ckrd, whh or without arms, to re.
pel the invader* nf our *horas, threatening to repent
at Savannah, the arrr.es of Washington, Hampton
and Havre de Grace,
If similarly situated in this our d ry, (and who
knows but the wnr-cfaud may eie long burst,) these
anticipated guests are the friends in arms, who will
rallyln our d- fence; who will contend, side by side,
with our spirited.Vnltiiitefera in bo-itfag back the in
vaders, and with no other defence* perhaps bwi our
cotton lings, a* on ilia plain* of Orleans, send lha
enemies of a free Government hock to their ships,
with the missiles, which proclaim that we nre " ano
mies, in war," though “In ponce, friends."
Marian, ora Young Maid's Fortum t—by Mr a.
S. C. Hull, Author of "Sketches of Irish Charac
ter," “Uncle Horace," New Yurk. Harper &
Diother*.—There Is now in Engluud quite a galaxy
of Femala Talent, distinguished for th- ir power in
d-lin 'ating cliarscUr. The names of Mies Austen,
Mrs. (4-re, Mr*. Norton and Mrs. Hull, display nn
array of ulont which challenges a comparison with
any equal numlroruf this opposite sex. Mrs. Hell's
reputation was built U|ton har.happy nad grnpbio
delineations of Irish characier. Snmucl 'Lovir
himself does not excaerl hef fa t^tn fa-W end'd
ft lief in whieh site makai'hnr 'cindacterXAlabd' uut-
on lief pages;"
The scene of'this, her last ndve//li:juldln Loft*
rftm, but one of the happiest cknrucfars ?n it is an
Irish one, K. tty .Macsne. Thv warm fatsricd Itbh
fltifrse is drawn with a masterly pencl!, and Is Mlbf
"MOBILE, April 1,1810
"Ifht. 11 o’clock, alarm offire took place
fa Milkina new rang# of brick stores, accupl. d by
W H. K- Hv and Braul A Given, as furnhure waie-
h--liras, and J K. Smith, as crockery ware-nou*#—
the op staris ocrnpiH as cnniithig ll-otns l-y Mr.
Brown, co partner of W. A J. Brown's, Liverp -ol,
Gea. Cleveland and R. Stebbin* & Co.—farlnw all
fatral Brown and Cfafand, lost books, papers, See.
otebbins AC'o. saved thslr hooka. This range of
si-re* is r-n Ft. Franris street, smith of llreni'li
Bank. Wo-nlrufl ik Watkins' large drug store burnt.
Very little saved. Tho inffereti 1 understand, ip-
i'trvd."
lire Mobile Chronicla of Wednesday last, has the
f-'llo ring fa reference tnlhealrove fire:
•' Another Fire — Just as our |«per was going
to pre*s alruut half put 11 o'clock, a firebn-ka out
in the new brick huilrling own* d hy Mr. Wilkins,
iN-cupho! by Mr. Wtn II. Kelly, on 8t. Ftanci-
street. The Vow of brick buildings adjoining weie
also destruyad, and tha building un the corner of
Water-street, and two nr throe s-uth of it ware
ttmcli Crtjnfrd. A large am-unt of jtrororiy has been
•B- nficed. Tire fire deslnwed the Carriage ware-
bous# nf A. I'. Ho well,-n At Frauds street, nn tfa*
resrnf which was a w-nn-house of W. it E. Smith
Crockery rlesler*, which was also rlesiryid, frtmi
whirh ihe fire was rnmmuuicatml to lire Ding store
of Woodruff A Waiki- *,nn Water street,which was
entirely rnnsnmcil. H--te thr fire tvas unexpeetedli
arrested hy the extra irdhrary exertions of the fire
men.
lib and humor. Tlra Ibleflly and kfadrimi with
which aim watches over tlm varying fortunes of the
fuimillfag .Marian, are aifmlrehlyportrayedi
This ia nut what is called a fashionable novel,
giving us a*i account of rrniea and demi-fep., of tlm
hautlnti, ha-hrd.up fortheiwentlerh tim*. (l* hero*
Ine is a foundling, who Is adopted hy a week and
silly woman, who afterwords abandons her. Tba
vicissitudes of liar life, as well while she was under'
the si*Uuh Mr*. Jones, as wlien .fa* was eus( opoo
tire world, w ith no siny but tho faithful Kat(y, aiv
vsrleus arid lntere*ilng. Thn columns of a dully
joftrnsl do nut admit af any analytical review, hog
merely of cnnclosinni arrived at on peru-nl. In this
cs*a, they are all fa favor of tire book before us# l(
Isa very amu-ing and Inter-sting one, nml will afford
a pleasant recreation to any who will peruse it. It
is puhlisht-d hy the Harpers, and may be obtained
at the Bm-k Store uf Mr. Thomas l'oiw.
A CHANGE.
Y'esirrUy morning warm Spring weather— for- •
it-Kin, ac-4-l North Ka*trr, which, at night, rendered
fir* a comfortable. I'-tt on your winter clothing, if
you'd save a Doctor's bill.
COL. TWIGGS’ EXPEDITION.
W# hive been favored with th# extract of a latte'
which advises us of the return ofib# detachment o
about 300 men, under the command ofCol. Twigg*.
2nd Dragoon*, to Fort Butler nn tire St. Johns, on
the 3-1 inst., from ■ faliguaing trout fa tlie Ock-ln-
wadis Swamp nml the country about Lake A ha-
p.. r *-L a
They met whir fait liitl# sucres*. Many signs
Were sben—•two Indians were killed,—sev nil
huts, far#'* and fi-ld* defrayed, and a few pools*
ami rifles captured. Tha dog* were found to be
(nod for nothing. Tliey were plserd on fresh trails
•evrral times to no purpose. Indeed, they were fa
lira way.
A list of the Officers sngage.1 fa lids expedition
we annex.
C-l. D. E. Twiggs, rommanding.
Lt. R. C. Ashet-n, A-Ij't.
Capt. I). J. Miles, Assisi. Qr. Master.
Dr. Foot, Surgeon.
Dr. Cuyler, Asst. Surgeon
Maj. Ashby, commrinHing Dragoons.
Lieutenants Hardee, Mertil ami Arnold, of tlie
Dragoon*.
Capt. Garner, commanding Arti'f ry.
Linn. Rankin, Artillery.
Capt. Holmes, commanding lufan ry.
Li-ntenanta Dawson, Hoffman, Geis-e and Scott,
of the Ir f ntry.
Col. Sanclrex, commanding Volunteers#
• Tb# Charleston Courier ofylMtrrday slates dial
th# two Indian* were di-covered in a boat and sho:
—one"f(Insmsaid taboo brother to 8am Junes.
On referring lo owr marine head it will b# seen
thtt vessels, which srrstafned tho gale of tie* 2flih
ult. still continue to arrive# Wa (rareeive from the
Klnabeih City I'lrania, that several vessel bare
been driven asU-rre near Ocrwcocke, and lira New
Y*rk p-per* report other* arriving there seriously
fajorvd by lha same gab-, All agree that it wns one
uf tha rnn-t saver# storms #var fall #n our ewrt.-
Norfolk Btaton, 3d inst.
The New York Herald states an the autfinfl*
ty of some of tha crew of the U, S. Ship Relief, that
there nre nearly two thousand Am- rirau and Em
glish sailors—at least fifteen hftndrerf—on.tlre vori*
ous islundsin the Pacific, who were enticed awny
from tli« different whalers and other vessels, by tlm
native women, and lauded for mutinous conduct.
Tha main portion of ilresa poor fallows ate Com
pelled to sleep on the ground which is slr-nglv Im.-
pregnali d with snlipotre. After being six months
a*hore, completely naked and exposed, drinkfaga
peculiar intoxicating //q«or, usrf itr these regionC,
their legs swell and they become blunted nnd pofled
up till they look like so m -ny Inrge oblong bladders.
When once on shore they seldnm leave, far they are
thenceforth not worth a fig. They become mhefift
bly indolent and laxy, nre treated like dogs by tiW
natives, with, perhups, few exceptions.
Many curious iinhnai* huvo orrived fa this vessof,
Lieut. I#>rng fats brought home two 1 rmnrknb/o dogs#
One he picked up at Sydney, und tlie other at Turns
del Fuego—also asplendid whitocock-Moo, with a
long queue like ■ 4.**-l**tl-l—a rare hint, obtainable
only at New IflullitiMl. Tires* are or great Valtlfe to
this country, and |rerhaps their Jiko huve never bo*
faro been seen here.
THE* BRIG G. B LAMAR.
The Norfolk Herald of Friday frarclved yester- .
day)gives tke following pnrticulaia ofthc melan
choly disaster which befrl soinn of the erew awl
pnssengers on board, on the25th,ult#
Marine Disaster and Loss of Lives.—Ihn brig
G. B. Lamor, Rid-v, from Savannah bound to New
Yrnk, Im* nut into this po- t in distress, having been
dismasted in the gale of tire 25th—was knocked
down on iter beam 1 mis, and in order to right her#
nit ibh lashings of the deck l-ad . of Cotton which
failover, ami Mr. Frederick Dudley, mate,n native
-f Nt w -Hav-n, was unl-rtunRIely precipitated
overboard wiih'the bales, and lost; two steerirgo
pasrangria were nl-o missed, supposed to hava
parishrd in lire some wav; one of tha hands wa#
killed by the falling of tha m-dn rigging;
A Utter published in the N# Y. Ewning Pbst off’tT*.
Wednesday, coftirngfrnm • reputubla source af
Washington, Contradicts onrqoivueahy the rum dr'
of a peiftonrrl eonfaess batwaeiv Mf. Fvm and Mf#
Fr-tsyth amlndifa,f/wl those gentlemen are not on
ly on cordial term*, but that rh# boumlaiy questiow
would ba sallied«» ooCe.lf left to them#
Naval Court Martial.—Th# ftdfadelpfcfa North
American, nffflst ult#, says that a e-orf martini w f
shortly l»# WI hr tlrat oily far lha trial of Comoro-
•lor# tlUu
Tho Boston Advertiser says t “Wa onAerefund
that therms John Whitatn -n,'- f F^«f Brhlgvwntay,
enter# epoo his a-re hundred and sixth y ear thi*
day in gn«d health.
