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•fHH AVEEKLY UEoHGIAN It PUMI.IlHKO IN TNK City or InvonuDh^ Of WILLIAM II. BVLLdcn, rUNI.mil:R UP THR I.AWl OP THE ORloX, AND CITf AND COUNTT Mil*THU. AVfiKKLY PAPER*—Turn a l Dollaiu, per on item,—Payable In advene** ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the Chatlcs- 'ton rutea, KT I’oiircp rntiube paid on all Comm'Onica- Tins*, and Idler* nfbtlslness. i, i WNPAY, JANTAIIY 24, 1041. OGLETHORPE COURSE. . .1 Fifth and Latt Day. Juckey Club Purse,$300—Milo Heats—heal 3 in 5 We were disappointed yesterday In not boing on the ground,hut all wo have »eencxpte»a ilielrpcati. ticaijon at the fine aport nffuidcd. The course wo* well attended, beauty nod fashion contributing by ilioir presence to heighten tho enchantment of the hour. Mr. Brown's Alice Ann again showed her heel to ‘liar competitors, and had the honor of proving victor 6ver the blood of Kclipao oad Honry. The •following was the RESULT* Mr. A. L. Brown'* gr. m. Alice Ann, by Director, dum hy Gnllutiu, G yents old— 117 pounds. Ill •Col. Crowell'*ch. It. Highland Henry, hy ’Henry, dun* hy Eclipse, 5 year* old— 1 IS pound*. 2 2 2 ‘Mr.'L. Level fa gr.-h. Arc A Mu, by Bochor, dam unknown, Y yerfr* old—902 pound#. 3 dl*t. Time, l*e beat. Im.50d«. 2d bent,2m.2f. 3d ■heat, 8m. 5*. ’ Track very heavy. A purro wna mode lip by the Club for n saddle rice, to which wa* added entrance money, far n dash tif a mllo. Three horses wore entered. Mr. L. Lovell's Lillie Isabella—Mr. Tickanl** Jtasiflae, and Mr. Wtrat’* Lady Corsetl. Utile Isabella won this purae with eu*e. Tlmo^-Qm. 4*. •The next, purse wa* made up by the Proprietor* •for all winning raddle horses of the previous dsys.^ Mr.‘ Lovell’s horse Diamond—Mr. Wntnor’s •hors# Bachelor, Mr. Stewin'* Itorre, Devil and Mr. placard's horse, Georgia Cracker esma to the starting post. This theb was closely contested end won by Dio tnond. ' Timo—2m. 5s. The races are over. What shall wo do next week. Why, return, we suppose to the doll i pur suits of every dky life, and console ouraolvoa with the reflection that another year will bring more taeiiig. ; The Jockey Cum or Savannah has commune ed under favorable auspices. About one hundred number* ere enrolled. Noxt meeting we hope the times will be better, and many of our friends at the South, will increase the list. Vol. II—No. 47. SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, JANUARY &V1841. Whole No. 00. *18 Norvell, which was agreed to—ayes 33 ( as ft*.lows: Kras—Messrs. Allen, Anderson. Renton Drawn, Culhunn, Clay of A Inborn*, Cuthbett, Fulton, Grttn dy, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mo..ton, Nicholas, Nor veil, Roane, Robinson, Sevier, Strange, Sturgi Tappon, Well,Williams, and Wiight—25. flays—Messrs. Buchannn, Clay of Kentucky, Crittenden, Duvis, Dixon, 1 lfiislers.su, Knight,Mer rick, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Preston, Buggies, Smith of Indiana, Southard, Spencer, Webster ami White—18. The question then being on tho adoption of Mr. Bucliunan'* motion us untended, ufter some remark* by Messrs. Smith of Indiana, Crittenden, Norvell, Webster and King, ■ On motion of Mr. King, and by unanimous con sent, It was considered as withdrawn for the pres- Tho substitute proposed hy Mr. Crittenden fur tho resolution* of the committee, wm then taken up, nnd was as follows: Resolved, That the debt of tho several States,so fur ns they nro known to tho Sonate, Imvo been con traded in the exercise of the undoubted tight mid constitutional power of said States rosperlivuiy, uud that there U no ground to warrant any doubt of the ability or disposition of theso Slates to fulfil their contracts. Resolved, Thnt j| won id ho Just and proper to ill* tribute tho proceeds of the sale* of tho public lund* among tho several States, in fair ami rateable pro onions, and that tho condition of such of the Itntos os hove contracted debts is such nt the pro* tent moment of pressure nnrl dlflicully ns tu render suchdistributiun especially expcdientnnd important. After soma remarks by Mr. Preston, the question on tho suhstitutfl’was taken, and it was rejected- aye* 17, nnes 28, os follows; ani, Spence, Tallmmige, Webster, and White—17 Hays.—Messrs Alien, Anderson, Renton, Brown, Calhoun,' Clay of Alnhnma. Cuthbcrt, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Hubbard. King, Linn, Lump kin, Moutnn, Nicholas. Norvell, Pierce, Preston, Ronnn, Robinson, Sevier, Strange, Sturgeon, 'fop pan, Wall, Williams, and .Wright—98, Mr. l’reston then moved to amend tho resolutions of the commiilce hy striking out. oil after tiro word resolved, and inserting the following as asnhstitun: Resolved, That tho debts of tho several States, so far a* they nro known to tho Senate, have been dintroctud In tlra exrrciso of the undoubted right am| consiiluliounl power of said States respectively, nnd liist there is no ground to warrant any doubt of the ribility ordisposiiiiinorihosoStuics to fulfil ihoir contracts. > After somo remarks hy Messrs. Wuhstcr and dra. OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT. This gentleman will* doubtlo**, bo much indebted to tho Editors of the Repnbliean, for the compli mentary notice tho latter bus bestowed on |»lm In yesterday’s Republican. Wo doom him fully cops. Ido to respond In a stylo at once courteous and man ly. It Is not our intention to take op tho gauntlet for him, for wo beliuvo film prepared to take the responsibility of his assertions, and opposed as wa ate to tho assumption oj Stale debts, we nro as reluctant to Ire a volunteer and nssumo a task where our sorvlcns would nut bo desired. Wo merely design to oxtrncl from tho Congros. tional Report of tho Gth of March, 1040. so as to exhibit tho action of the lenders of tho Whig Party In tho Sonata on tho subject alluded to—assumption of Stale debts. '' ‘ Wo must however, for the benefit of our Corros. pondent at Washington, who may not see tha Re publican, extract from that paper of Monday las* the following editorial paragraph. From the Savannah Rtpubliean, IflfA Jan. •• Tho Washixotom CnnnxsronDRRT or the Georoiax.—Wo have every pluln and simple ques tion to propound to this gentleman, whoever Iro may be,and wo would call Ids particular a'lonlion to it. Does lie mean to pledge Ids personal veracity to the truth of his statement in tiro Georgian of Friday, that assumption of Stato debts is one of tiro Whig measures t Yfe pause for a reply." ' On turning to the Georgian of Friday (15th,) we find that our Correspondent in alluding to the «' Federal" Forty, remarks—" They can never hide their tail: It pops through at every turn they moke. In tho shape of a National Bank—a High Tariff— Internal Improvement*—AssumptioaofStato Debt** nnd tho recepilon of Abulhioa Petitions." This is tho sentence to which, wo presume, the Editor* of the Republican allude, nnd we cxlrac* it, Hko the other, that onr Correspondent may read what ho has written. From a reluctance to engogo in newspaper contro versy with n contemporary, for we deem such con troversies productive of little good, wltilo they may lead to evil consequences,' wo liavo refrained from noticing chesensitiveness with which hi* communi cation* have been received by one of our presses. We will soy, however, thus much forour Corres pondent, that bold in his assertions ho wants not the talent* to defend them, and it would be supereroga tory, as wo before remarked, to volunteer in com batting objections to (hoir (ruth or voracity, •’ We loavs his reply to hlmrelf and proceed to cal' the attention of our readers to Else resolutions which passed the Senate, and tho vole of Messrs. Clay, of Ky,.Crittenden,p'avis,Porter,Preston,Southard and Webster, leading IVkigs. It will bo observed that those Senators voted against Mr. Nurvell’s substi tute which recognized the principles of the resolu lions, which passed the Senate, ' wlillo with one exception (Mr. Preston,) tlsoy voted for Mr. CrlL tendon’s substitute for llsu resolution* of the Com mittee; • This vote evince* tlrnt they were willing to do indirectly, what they were afraid to advocate direct ly. Mr. Preston turned from them tho moment they introduced a resolution, advocating the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands among tho seve ral'States. When llie vote on Mr. Prentiss' amendment wa* taken the above named Senators did not votent all,' which with their refusal to vote on subsequent amendments evinces a hostility,we would soy, to the resolutions adopted hy tho Senate. tJflTH CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION. I V In Senate. Fridoy, March G, 1840. ...The report of the Select Committee, on tho as sumption of State debts, was than taken up, and af tar aaaaimated <Ubeto, in which Messrs. Davis, Buehasan, Preston, Jiing, Norvell, CLy.ofKentuc ky. Brown, and Calhoun, participated, • Mr. Webstar moved au adjournment, which was deckled la tbo negmlvo. Tire question tlion coming up on tha resolutions reported by tlio Snivel Committee, Tha Chair stated tho question as follows: Tbo Senator from Pennsylvania, Mr. Buchanan, bad moved to amend tits resolutions of (ho commit me, by adding dm following: Revolved, That dm debts of tha several States, so fares they are knows to dm Senate, have been contracted In the exercise of the undoubted right aud ewistltutinnsl power of said Stains respectively, oad that there is no ground to warrant any doultt of tha ability or disposition of tbosa Swiss to fulfil their For which om*Mment, Mr. Norvell offered the following as 0 substitute: RsssIneJ. That while die Sonata uf the United fuiea la fully Impressed with (be impudence and •MFMUM.JlWl-riMinl.. en«l.lMil in »h* hr.g. Of wMw, * I. ...I l.lr«W <\mS/ *» «"»!. •inr 4wbt of llw cun,lllnlon«l li|hl of llw Hum knuiMo, M, ofU»lr i.iwhcm, il.ou.mun, « iUm, la Mil Ik. •«,,,.*•«• • hWi «b-jr lm. a—4 far fWI-MM WImmmI la>imwiarM,M (MNMfafMliai o^rau-UUa lU mf, of Mr fesnsa puwoss, Tk< M> M Uw WUthMO U Ml JWt I,Si Yeas—Messrs. Holts, Clny, of Kentucky, Crit tendon, Davis, Dixmi, Knight, Mrrrick, Phelps, Porter, Prentiss, Bungles, Smith of Indiana, South idge, r * Noi veil said tlrnt llw amendment offered hv ru, and voted.only the Senate, had been with ■awh, with the general understanding that no oth Or amendment should bo offered until a vote was tn ken on tho resolutions of lira commit lira Tho courso taken hy tho Senator from South Carolina would compel him to move die proposition which lie had withdrawn, ns o substitute for die Senator's amend menu nnd ho accordingly ntadn that motion. Mr. Preston then withdrew Ids motion to amend. The first resolution of tho Select Commluco was than read, as follows:. 1. Resolved, Tlmt tha assumption, directly or indirectly, by tho Gottorn! Government, of the debts whluli have boon, or mny he, contracted hy tho States for locnl objects or State purposes, would bo unjust, both to the Stales and to the people. Mr. Prentiss moved to strike out die words 'Mi roctly or Indirectly," nnd Insert" or giinrnntoe." Aftor somo remarks hy Messrs. 1’rontlss, Knight and Grundy, Mr. Webster moved un adjournment, which was negatived—ayen 10, nop* 27. Tho question wot then inken on tint amendment proposed by Mr. Prentiss, nnd decided In the no- gativn—yens G, nays Cl’,as follows: Picas—Messrs, Hrtts, Dixon, Kidght, Phelps, Prentiss and Buggies—D. Hays.—Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Benton, Buch anon, Calhoun, Clay of Alubumn, Ctiihbnri, Fulton, Grundy, Huhbnrd, King, Linn, Lumpkin, Mutitnn, Nicholas, Norvell, Pierce, Itnuno, Rnldnson, Sevier, Smith of Indiana, Strange, Sturgeon, Topp*n,Wall, Williams, and Wright-37. Wo append tho resdluiiuns which were agreed to by the Sonata. 1. Resolved, That tho assumption, directly or indirectly, hy tho Gunrrtd Government, »f lire debts which bnVa l>r'«h or may ho contracted by tho Slates for lucul object* or Stato purpose*, would ho unjust, both lb die States uml to tho Ponple. 2. Resolved, That such assumption would be highly inexpedient, and dangetuof tu lit» Union of tho Stales 3. Resolved, That such assumption would lu wholly unauthorized by* ami in violation of the Con slitulion of the United Slate*, ami utterly repugnant to all tho object* and purposes for which die Feder el Union was formed. 4. Resolved, That tho assumption ufsuchdohti either openly, by a direct premise tu pity them, r dWguistdly, by giving them security > fur their pay ineni, or hy creating surplus revenue, or hy applying iho national fund* to puy them,, would Lo n gross nnd flagrant violation of tho Constitution, and whul ly unwarranted by tho loiter or spirit 61 thut Ihstru From the Savannah Republican, vfMd t«*l INDIANS KILLED BY GEORGIA VOLUN. TERRS. Wo nro happy to lay before our readers tho ful. lowing interesting letter frum a cot respondent. Wa concur fully in opinion with tl.o writer that an at my of 50,000 men will he irqahcd to rid Florida of the onemy. Unless Indeed thvybaYa already suitcr deied voluntarily. The thoutru of warcmhraces a let ritury of47,000 square miles. Three or four thou snnd men is n more hundful for such« service. Thadeu's HiLb, Go., Jan 10,1841. Gentlemen:—An every incident linvlng oven a Such wa assure them is not tlra casa. In fact, we do not besitato to say that, upon the whole, the mo ney would ba milter a ronventonco lima oiherwlre, and wo hope our word will bo deemed pufikiept for this, without Iho endorsement of n liwytr. TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1841. i emote or collateral influence In bringing tun speedy this most unproi'iiioun Florida and successful i.sue contest, must bo regarded with interest, 1 take p'eas uro in communicating to you dio following inielli- gcncc: On or nbout tho 12th Inst, whilo Copt. Jcmlgan of tho Georgia Trmqis.wUh n small detachment of ids company were scouting between Foils Maniac uud Taylor, tenor liftnrn tnilos south of the Okehi- unko, they discovored a smnll Indian comp fire on tho border of n swamp wbichappcuied tohavabeen very recently left by tho Indians. On fur.her exam inatiun their trail was found leading into the swamp. Copt. J. leaving their horses in charge of a lew men, entered with from six to ten men on iho naif. Tha porty in pursuit travelled through mud end water, from two to ilireo feel deep a great portion of thn distance, until they hud penetrated threo or four miles, wlum suddenly an Indian warrior sprang up within u few paces of thn Captuln nnd lend ing men nml levelled his rifle at one of the foremost —happily his r>flo missed fire! Not so with the more fuilunnio vuluutcer, iho crack uf whose riflo n moment af or told the tale for this Indinn. At this juncture a large muscular savugo showed him •elf in hostile utiitude near at hand, when ho end Cnpt. Jernignn levelled their rifles at each other. Hricugnin lira dexterity of tho while men was destined to prevail aguinst »ho savage. Jernignn flred anil ihc Indinn fell mortuily wounded, hut still attempting to rise{ the Captain mounted him with his knifo and Siam ended tho struggle. Still a third Indian (lielievrd to Ira thn lust of thn pony) was now seen, fired on, wounded, but oflcclvd Ills us capo. • J'ho two scalps with two rifles end pouches, a few dollars ill silver (found In ono of ihc pouches,) nnd a handsome Bowie Knifo, were brought in as tinphir*. They ware armed also with hows nnd arrows nnd were well supplied with ammunition. It is hern thought (fin* they were spies, sent up to ascertain whnt opening* existed lor another Indian adventure. Should tho wounded Indinn suivivo to itntch his people South, 1:0 will no doubt hear upon hi* own person conclusive uvidonce uf tho suhject'uf his mis •ion. Tho event noticed here, hi itself considered, wo know is cumpnrutivuly of fittlo importance; but when wo consider that it is hy this and similar los suns, tluit tho Indian istuught that lie has no resting place—that neither tho evcrgludu* of tho South, or tlio dense and oxiensivo morasses uf tho tyirth,cnn any longer uffoid him a secure rodent, wo mny rationally conclude that the moral effect must bo such us will torn! much to tho accomplishment or tho object of lira wnr; and licnca wo may l/o josttii ed in regarding every incident of tlio kind above narrated, ns an important link in iho chain ofovents which is to bring ubmit no desirable a result. And hero may he Jicitoivcd lira grout imporinnre of occupying at nn« and lira somo time all iho prin cipal fustnossesuf tho ludiun—if to effect this,fifty thouiund men Ira necessary, so Ira it. I think that number would,ho necessary und sufficient \ and if thn Italian* are to bo removed in tolo from Florida 1 vonture my huinblu opinion, that bulb public neon omy and genuine humanity would Sanction a resort to the means above suggested, . FANNY..ELLSLEB. ...... -A Havana correspondent of a New OWonns pa per,''writes (Jxn. 'O)—Fonny Ellsler is daily expected ,hpre, and tho ninnngeincnt of tho Tacon Thoulro hnvo engaged bar to perform 11) night* at ,000 dollars per night. She will then havo a benefit which will yiold probably 4 lo 5,000 dollars, as our •' nobleza" always stilvo to ho pro eminent in their charitjkto actrcssos, and deal nut thei r doublonns without tho trouble of reckoning dollars and cents." 5. Resolved, Tbatwhih the Senate of tbo United State* is fully Impressed, with lira importance and correctness nf tho principles contained In the forego Ing resolutions, it is not ih'tendcd thereby to cream uny doubt of lira Constitutional right of the States tu contract debts, nor of tlieir resources, disposition, or obility tu fulfil tha engagements which they havo contracted for tho purpose* oflnternal Improvement, as well as for othar subjects within ihu range of their reserved powers.' THE MOBILE REGISTER Was received last evening in a now.dress and an improved form. MOBILE RACES. The races ovor tho Dascomb Courso commenced on the 11th last. The first day’s race was run hy Hoad & Smith's chesnut marc Old Mistress, beat* ing Sir Charles and Eloise. The great sweepstakes of e thousand dollars nr trance, four subscribers, with tlra addition of a cup valued nt-6500, hy iho proprietor, coma offovrtthu Batcomb course,in Mobile,on Tuesday week. Three horses came to the post: viz: Westwiud, by Chateau Morgaux; Wagner, by Sir Charles; nod Ruby, l»y Rfddfasworth. Tho rnco was won by Westwihd in two heau; timo 8,21—8,20. Track exceedingly heavy, POWER Was playing in Mobile his humorous character* on the 16th ihst; on lira eve uf his departure for Havana. The Register s*ys—'• Ho Is o-jewel of an Irishman,(lint same Powers " Wa wish that we hail reflected on us in Savan- nsh some of tlra lustre nf this gem in comedy. Escape of Dr. Jlines.—Wo learn that lira notoij out Dr. (linos, who «?*• sent Ui the penitentiary a Baton Ilougo lost summer for fourteen years, bus escaped nnd is again at largo. , riy »omn means hi get possession of falsa keys, mad* hi*, way hy lira aid of them to lira cigar shop in tlra upper part of the prison, cut a hole in tlra roof and then let him. self down by means of cold*. A fellow prisoner escaped at tho sumo time but was sflct wards re taken. It seems that the runaways kept compaay, with die prison chains still fast lo llrain, for sonin six miles back of Baton Rouge. On reaching the high Und* lira dank of the chains was hoard hy some negrass belonging tu a plantation, who immsdiutely gavatho alarm. A pack ofdng* wore put upon thu trail and after a abort rua surroodad In capturing his firliow prisoner, but Ultras made Ills osen|io. II nml reds of lira cbiraas uf ll-tiou Ruugo, booster, ware In pursuit, and uur Informant »ui*s ibnt limy were sangulno uf again Mplurlwg him. We amid *ot leemU-tw lllnas eeme la pussassMa if bag* oadsards.bat M waal-) rappasr Ural Ui mostls*** WftWi O, l l if MONROE RAIL ItOAtt,RILLS. It seems to us that holders uf Monrno R. II Bill* are submitting to unreasonable sacrifices, with out duo reflection. It Is very true that the Merchant who lift* his nolo to pay in Bank, mint exchange his Monroe money for bankable funds, wlmievui maybe lira cost of tlra exchange. But is not tho Planter, tncrrhnnic or laborer, who Iras no hank credit to, us tain nt nil hnzznrdu, submitting to too great a shave, when ho port* with Ids 'Monroe R R. bills In ex change fur Control llauk hills, at u discount of ten per rent. Wo know no more of the condition of tlra Dank, thn n any other individual of this community, Its Iht bilitiesand assets are to us a snuled book, therefore, wo are not counselling our distant readers advisedly. Wo tako th« money thankfully, in pnyment r-fdobs to lira office, aud our creditors willingly ttiko it from i. And if wo hud nn nmount of it on huud,nnd could afford to krep it, we should d • so. rather than ba shaved at u rulo of ton per cent 1 , «lnd wo would pursue this course, hecauso wo hove confidence in tho statements of the President, (Gen. Griffin,) who has again and egnin nserted publicly, through tlra newspapers, nnd privately to many of our citizens, that ho would rutumo spedo payment* on tho 1st of February.' 1 • We believe fui liter, that alt the bills of tills Dank are oveniually good, from iho character oflts Stock holders. In addition to tho rond, its revenue* and all its nppm durances being subject—lira property jrnd individual person of tlra Stockholders nro pledged by lira charter for the redemption of rlra hills. Tlio Stockholders number over threo hun* clretl, atul wo hazard nothing hi saying, that a ntoro .pspcctublc and responsible list of Stockholders can nut bo found iiitnche.l to unwftnnk in lira Slatn. Wo nro woll awaru how cnucnlly examined and commented upon, nro any remark* that mny bo made touching the credit uf a Bunk nt this particu lar crisis. Wo repeal, wo say nothing upon this subject advisedly or authoritatively. Wo odvisa no unu to hazard it dollar upon our opinion, wo only peak for ourselves, and to suppren if pnssihlo an unnecessary panic, which no doubt originated out uf Mscon, and has been got tip by thosa who are not so much inimicaltothi»pariicularin*litution,as to tho city itsulf, its trade, nnd our works of Inter rial Improvement. Our Merchants know tlieir own business best, such as d (credit the bills of this Bank hy refusing lo ttiko them, doubtless do •», hecauso (hoy ore unxhlo (ouso them, In payment of their debts, which aro generally collected through Bank, nnd not from any lll'wlll to tlra institution. Tbolrcourso is onnofne ccssity and not of choice. But this difficulty will soon ho removed, for the Monrno Hull Road Bank on tho authority of lira President, Grit. Griffin, will rcsomo specie payments, whit lira oilier Banka or the 1st uf Fahtuary next.—.Varan Messenger,Hist ins/. FROM FLORIDA. Ily tho steam packet Chntle* Downing, Captnlit Dent, from St. Augustine, we have received lira fol lowing t From our Oorrespondsnt. OFFICE OF THE HERALD. * St. Augustine, Jen. 18, 1841. ) Our news from tin* interior amounts to a Irlior received by an officer from another officer at Fort King, which stato* that thero is a report that Tiger, tail and 30 or 40 Tallahassees had gonn in at Fort Fanning. This is perhaps somo thing—perhaps no thing; but it is just such a story as has been writ* ten from Florida every week for the last three fettn' to makon paragraph for northern newspapers. Who tho writers of these communications are. we know not, but wo know the toilers are mighty sickening when they eotno back upon sn * ~*~ Every depiedutlonoommtUrd west nf tha Suwon- nee is said to bo committed by Tigvt Tail's party, though there is no shaddnw of evidence of hi* hav ing been in that quarrir Tor year* pAst. Every de« predation cOmmit'tod in this neighborhood Is said to be committed by Wild Cat's party, which Is sumo- limns true, at this adventurous gentleman is well known, and every trouble at the south is occasioned by Sum Jnnss* party, though the old fishermnn may bo at ignorant of It, aa that par value of ignorant folks, the man in the moon. Tiprtall among the Indiana corresponds as a name with our "John Smith—thero are many who rejoice in it; nnd the some may be sold of other cognomens, which bare Created much confusion: but the truth is, the remnant* of tribes remaining ore without loader*. Their old bend-won having been shipped to the west, nnd hsvingliltlo confidence In the mure prominent warriora left behind, they ore scattered nbout in little communities offromtwoiofivo fami lies, acting Independently nnd nover united, unless it is convuitlent to form a small war party, and make nn inroad for a fortnight into tho sslf lenient*. Tlra farm continually foing forward ii this: nn Indian either because ho Is hungty, or because ho la lazy, or.bocauso he wnrttt information telp&ting ttttr movemonis, comes in at a pdsk, and expresses a most friendly disposition. These people are very cautious about telling theft ntitos, but this Indivldu" at soon figures in tho mMspapers with one uf lYidst respectable tongth, ending with Tus Ic nttg-gc (dVo title of a tub-chief) and furthermore, he is allied efi-haml to a dislinguLhed family, by being styled the " Nophow of 86m Janos," tho " Uncle of Wild cat/ 1 or llw " Brother of Tigertall." So ends Inter number ono. In about a fwit night letter number two D despatch, ed to lufurm tlra Northern Press tlrnt this important Ambassador, ungrateful for tho great name and family olllances, mado In his behalf, hat returned after n few days absence, to say thut hie friends havo changed their mind, or that lie hee Hipped away without sounding a retreat, to be heard uf no more. Then goes letter number three, whkh It simply tha thousand and first homily upon lira mendacity, treachery and bod fulth of Indians in gsnvnil, but more especially the &mlnolos nnd tlw aforesaid Ambassador, and for the utne hundnsl aud ninety- ninth time we are gravely assured as something now, that " the war can never be ended unless lira summer’* hast and winter’s cold, swamps nnd ham mocks, alligators, rattlesnakes, tree-toads nnd turkey buzzards bo all disregarded, and the euemy driven frum his fastnesses, by the balls and buckshot of our gnllunt army." It Is needless to add thut these communications usually proceed from person* of lit tle information and less discrimination. Wo are exceedingly noxious to hear from Colonel Harnoy'* second ( expedition. Unfortunately the Indium who escaped him before, Imve sntimlcd lira alarm, and tlw large party about Sain Jones, may either concentrate in n dangerous ambuscade, fur which the Country offers no many farllilios, or they may retire to too gteui u distance fur a small foroo >o follow khrm: Had tho ardent military enthusiasm of Col, liar ney been morn general, the bleached bones nf Dude'* Command would not huvo Julo fivoyrars unrvvcng- ed. The steamer Wits. Gallon, Capt. Barden, pro ceeded South on Sunday morning. Schr. Stephen & Francos, Mugoo, from Clrarlcslort arrived oh Friday. The editor of lira Providence Journal communes with Me readers eftsr the following fashion, We will remind our reedera of n very excellent practice which prevails with many, of settling their newspaper bills nt the beglnnlna of llwyeer. life (keenly way in get along eomfinMy, fee no men WlOl Wf • I— „« — <•*., untaMhU w. I>M» •)-> •• l»— l.ilwmU.MSllMllKMbl, llaakn m nM »• ui'Hy sEssm tween 60 end 00, who were icedy to coma In nnd Mm on the subject of emigration, but, I - - ' — —y*»t wi niM|i*inn, I'ui, ■eerning that n bosly ofmwps were ipproachlne the pidnt wliere they were cutlrcfod.tltey took thn alarm and dispersed iheimtlttb tn k),, W o«l* agnlat and. • , ■ _ - - Ml* l»r'"l-l fallU. it Is expected, hy the 4 th of January itss-y will be all in at Sara Sotah, when tho Drlrgation will meet them. One or the lMe«ath>n went after Echo Em ntbiA, tho chief nf tha Tallahassee*, who was ht* nephew, who, fimllng the old man; brought Mm in to rort No. 4, near Cedar Key., with all Ms family and soma other Indian*. Th*» old chief is sending out for tlw Ira lance of the tribe anddeelnrae himself wi ling to emigrate. 1 lm Gaston loft Imre on SundsY lest for Southern Potts. ' Tbo Wilmingmn Advertiser of Thursday lost •eye^lhe Htto. Wm, C. Rives has been elected U. S. Senator from llw Suta or Virginia, by G me. Joiity. Prom Havana.-*We learn, says the Charleston Cnuricrof Saturday lestv hy tha schr Virginia An- loinctievCaptnin Place, which arrived last evening from Havana, that lira last sale of Rice at that place, was at 11 rials and two cargoes afloat. Tlra V. A. brought no letters, not Intending ta come tu Charles- tod. She left on Sunday, 17th Inst. I«kuw End Maryland ought, If not Virginia, lira Cit IW-m «Uinml, tha remarks, we have Mi ll our duty to animadvert op y* M ill. bku.l huur y„Kr> -J.y, .ml an extr. numlj-r of clork. Wtt. I,i alien •limcn. Mini pm.l.leil villi abounllM .Ul-nly i>r.l. 01. lo rnlriyn all nolo, preiomml for llml hurpoio. 5* *; ra,n i »“ —*•« '«> pHnolpolly In moll nrAooma. Tho oilier loatltuilno. wrro poyln, out '?•? °- n for chock, nml draflo, hut arvornl $M%cv£k “" l,,llm r ° r rpwl» WKIINllSDAY, JANUA»V», 1841. -Jnr.ctm. Denlte held ■ rawing |» that city on the JCth trel. m the subject nf resumption of Rceolutlont were offered end adi >kat the Richmond Hanks Would . ously with thus* of Baltimore, and Millet consisting nf tlw President* nf the Bank of Vl-glnle, and Farmer* Rank, to confer with the Bal llmore Bank* for th-purpose. Resumption in Delaware.—All thn BinVe to Wllllngton, Delaware resumed specie peymsatena tltu 15th. There wee no ran upon them, nnd all passed offquleily. <jm NEW ORLEANS, Jsn. 16. O' LATEST FROM TEXAS. Tlw stonm ship Snvunnah, Capt. Wads, nrrtved gt a Into hour last night In 32 hours from Gs(veston> bringing dates t6 the 13th Inat, Later news hud been received from tho Western frontier nnd it seem* that Arista still continued his threat* ofinvurioh, although it wus known that he had not 2,000 men under hi* command. Mr, Van Nee* and Col. Seguh bed arrived et Austin from Sun Antonio. They state that the general opinion was thnt Arista would attempt nn Invasion, hut not until lielrad received reinforcements. He has stated thnt Ira shall carry on the war with more ctrcumspec. lion than Santa Anna did, but the Texlans Jeugh a t hie .threat#.. A joint resolution haa been introduced by Mr. Mayfield, one of the msmbere of iki Texian House of Representatives, " to adopt measures for an of* fenslvo wet-against Mnxloo." It passed its first reeding, but on a mution to auspend lira rttfee and pass it to a tecond reading, Iho aye* end iioes Weito called, end although the motion Wee lost—It re quiring a majority of two thirds to suspend a ruin of tha bouse—yol it Is regarded as a lost voto on U* passage, thorn bring 22 in favor of and . 14 against tlw sul|>6nsMn. iLjfeUI hot however be hur. rird through just at this juncture, and will not prob ably pass until certain and official Intelligrrfcu cuh Ira had in relation to llie rumorod trraty between Greet Britain nnd Texas.—F/eayune. The hrlg Sum Jones, of the Texes NeVy> w*» wrecked on the bar of tho Muhins islnnds, und to. lolly lost.—Dee. THE MAGNOLIA. Wnare gratified tu Inform our readers that tho Southern Ladles' Book, formerly published at Mb. con In this Slate, willheteaftar Ira published in this City. The Y)6w aeries will be hohtmcnced hern, hmlor tha iltl. of Hot Bouthco Monthly, a name selected by a committee or liter* ,r Y l* B, l* rn en of this place, Wn hope tbo fuir daughters of Georgia, and particularly of Savannah, will contlnan towards it their,' patronage. It has beeh reihoYed expressly to improve its mochenicn' ap|MeVenCe, as well it to obtain n greater list of contributors among iho tnlented of8nvenhuh nnd •be lower pert of Georgia: and in fioilitate its regu lar and early appearanoe. Those who may wish to subscribe tn the work, can letvn their names at rlthof of iho bobkatores, or.at nurnows roora. Wehopo to Sro that liberality which the cltixons of Savan. nelt have ever menifeeted tdwards that which la ho- bl# end praise wot thy,extended also In this Instance,. Wards a work which promises to.be creditable both to our city and State. Those who may bo dis posed to contribute to Ita pages, can address tlw editor through the posttffico. lira work maybe expected during ibe next. w¥eV. 03* Commodore T, H. Stevens, Commander of tlra NeVy Yard and atntlon at Washington city, died on ihwQIst Inst, of apoplexy, having retired to rest lira owning previous in good health. Resumption in Penesyleantav-tho Harrisburg Intelligencer of the (Oth, after three day# proof or expvrionne of the offset oft hi meat n res says:—Thn Banks pfPrm’jylvanlaresu mid specie payment Da Friday last. Wa do not belipvn there was toy se rious "run" on any of them. The banka of this place paid nut a comparatively email amooat af tha precious metals. The New York Gezatta of yesterday MssrksN the semn subjoett—W6 believe that llw of specie peyYn'ents on Friday last, among tlio banks of Pennsylvania, Wa heard of an exception. The York Bank oommenoed redeeming he Lease with specie some days before the time fixed by law •—end un Friday and Saterdey was not called upon for more thin abuui $70ft. 1 m Resumption and Bleckh.he drafts for specie Upon the city hanks, so far a* If regards our own dtitens, he*, we believe, ceased, and we Inellna to tho opinion thut the receipts nf gold and diver at the countor exceed considerably the payment. Tba broken, wo boiler-, tnlra ndrsnrdg e of the dISatvnem tif exohango IwiWheh this city And New York, and draw spocie to meet tho drafts whkdt they sell. This L only temporary, and, so for as wa can learn, not very extensive. Tho price of United 8tntos Batik stock continue* to advened, he will be seen by qaotatMfc. IU. 8. Gazelle,Met inst. The Weather,—Our city was again visited wills an uld fashioned snow storm yesterday—the straw* at it* commencement, falling thinly, and gradually Increating until It became a pretty heavy storm; and at this point it remained during tmt afternoon, tlw wind blowing strong from lira N. W, Tho river ia pirtiafiy flUid with soft or Slush lea, but, as yat, lb# navigation L quite tree.—Ibid. \OT EdmunA D. GUlcock bis been ro-tppoint* ed Poet Master at Augusta,Qeorgii. VIRGINIA U. 8. SENATOR. The vote stood wa follows t—For Wsn.C, Rives, 85—John Y. Meson, 4fl—James McDowell, 30— Scattering, 3. R.tNk STOCK. The Stock of United States Bank 6f Pennsylva nia It will bo 4tran, hat somewhat Improved In NUritain cltfus since iho resumption. s’ Norfolk, jan. ig. Missing Fessefs.rrThu.hrlg Colorado, Minor,of and for this port, sailed from Turk's Island ubout the Slat Oct., with a cargo of salt, and tloop Union, Russell, froth Nantucket, with a cargo nf oil and camitos, bound to Norfulki the latter Ivft Nowpori on the 4 th Dect (where she put In on account of the weather) in company with eebr. Emily, Cnpt. BaV. nard, arrived lOtb Dec„ end wee la company with tlra Emily goring the gale of lira 7ih and 8th, after which Cnpt. iiurnnrd saw oil casks afloat, but in consequence of the severity of ilia weather could not distinguish the ffiArks. As neither of l)w above vessels have been beard from since, it Is probable I. ”'*! 01,1 W ” faHtkn.famfaml. »—*»?• The crow of lira Colorado when sbe sailed from this port Slat AugUst lust, was composed of the fol (owing personii Robert H. Miner of Mathews co, Vn., mnitor; Guorge Le*|io, of I'orismouth, Vq-v mnti*{ Snmuol King (slave) of do. Couft teaman: Samuel Ciirwilh Suffolk co; ff. Y.; Samuel Evan*, Boston, Mass: John Owen, Oiango co. N.Y.j Joseph Irasley, Bal timuro, Md{ Wm M. Doty, I'rovhiynce, R. I. A exsndvr .McSlrlmm cf Scotland. Hovel.—Tlra U S sloop of wnr Levnnt, Cunimeh der Fiizhugh, houml to rensacola, sailed from llumpton Ruuds ycsienlay, with a fresh breczb frottt N. W. • .. . CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS. We have the proceedings of fire dijs In Congress. The merits of tho bill to establish a pnrmnnent pro* spcctive pre-emption system, were dheussed on tho 18th by Mr. Clay of Ala,, in favor, end on tha 10th l»y Mr. White, In opposition to Mr. Calhoun's amendment, proposing a cession of the public lands to the Btetrs In which they lie on cortaln conditions. The question was then taken on Mr. Calhoun's amendment, which was rejected. Ayes 18—noes 23. The vote on Mr. Cvltienden's proposition’to ro' cotAmlt the bill, with insthtctlons io report a bill to distribute tbo proceeds of the sales of the pubJJo lands among the several States, was tbaix-taken.— Aye* ir-noei24. The Sonatathtn rejectrd a substitute offered by Mr. 1'raotiss. Ayes 17—noos 26. Next day the bill was engrossed fiir a third read- b-B Senator.—House of Detsjfales,—Yesief. day, Mr. Gregory In compliance With previous w lice, Introduced a resolution for |6lng Into tbo elec* tlon of an U. 8. Senator fd Supply thn vaoteey to bn ’ occasioned by tha explratlun of the term of service of Wm. H. Roane, P,tq. on tba 4th of Marrhntftt. The resolution was amended so ai to fix tba elee- on the 12th day of Febrttary, in wblob shape It pasted.—Rich. Comp. 22d inst. Wo have little doubt, ssys that paper) that tho resolution will ba defeated tn the 8enate, and tbo question of tlra election or a 8eaator will ba ad journed fur lira decision of the people* to cany Its exciting influence into tho spring canvass* (From the Bime.) ST. AUGUSTINE, Jin. 22. 1841. Sinco writing you on tlra I8lh, uur only intelli gence from the interim it, that Gen. Armistcad haa {•sued orders that the Indians shall not Ira molested Yfi.aGcnarat commanding 4500 ref alar*, com prising the most efficient nnd best provided army tho United Stales ever had in tits field, and sent to Flor ida not to protect tho inhabitants (that isNlloUrd lo thn voluntevr* under Gen. Reid) but to whip the Anrmy, has issued orders llidt this enemy shall not he molested! And why? Because a few Indians have from time to time coma in, protending friendly intentions, and stating that tho fear nf being interrupted by «couts, preven ted others Bom coming. Whnt can he mors pus- rile. If tbo In Jhm* were serious, whnt difference could if make to them whether they fell into lira hands of one party of regulars or another, so long as thoy were treated ullko by nil f And recollect too, tliisonler comes from tbo sama Gonerul whoa few days ago, wruta a letter to the Secretary of war, charging the Seminole* with all aorta of dupll. city nnd Curthngenion perfidy. I thought tlra charge iit lira lime rather "small beer" business, (for who would ever iru*lan Indian beyond securi ty held for tlra performance) but hy wlwt procss has good faith been infused into them now f I might write you a deal about Tiger-Tad, Wild* Cat, and their relations, who come in at tlw posts, but you con bet ter got such information from the Northern papers, which, if hot more knowing than ourselves upon proceedings in Florida, area heap more gullible—our eyas are by cvety not (hern mai) quite delighted by siatatncnis of events that to the |,est of our knowledge, never occurred. Thestaemer having been drtatnod by stormy weather, I add to what 1 wrote on Monday. OFFJCF. OF THE NEWS, ) 8t. Augustine, Jan. 22—7 A. M- f From an notlrantie source at Tampa Bay, under date of lira 34th Dee., w# Warn that, on tba J9th, an Indian came In with tba while flag, bringing with bins two of hi* children, which he Lft ns an evi dence ofthe sincerity by which Ira was fnflueoocd, and went nut to bring imho balence of Ms cunnea thins. After kringim them in, Ira 1-logo U pursuit rancher, or Wild Cat, wham bn mm hafnls ••re ha esn Indue* to oam In slto. This pretty sura bn esn indue* to cam in sis*. This Indian giVElnlhrmatlnnofn party nfU negroes and 3 Indians being established on tba Wlihlaetraebetj k*rbeen there fur same tlnvj mention if of tlw negroes man slaves ofCW. . iHeprissIpalsbLfefibe M*get\a\ Arkansas, has been some lima nt fern Hotel Bay, nbout 60 mibw to tlw •. E nf Tnmpn.nnnlilnf a-jntnlrfi*-* MMb *!*•■! vimmrninvirMn * lUiMllMfal, •*. H, air"** fa. ■ PSmmO* Wn Wn —, ttm k ■, iiiw wmW U wllMOnW. (Correspondence of thvCbarles'on Fstriot) WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Itbelfig undersluiHl thailhb'cotb ofthe •Amnstnd' negroes was Income on tids morning to,(he Supremo Court, thn Chamber was crowded lo excess by mem hereof Congress end others, aminos to hear the pro'ceilings in this most extraordinary case. But the counsel noi bkiiig ready lb proceed) on motion thn case wns postpon'd Ontll smnoduy next week. L-hvitt, the editor of tlw 'Emancipator,' and a host of tlw leading abolitionists were in attendance. In the Sepnte tho pre-emption land bill wa# again taken up, the question being on tho substitute 6fMr Calhoun lo tlra amendment of Mr. Crittenden. Mr. Soujhanl resumed and concluded his remarks from yesterday against the substitute. Mr. Clay followed, hut tho hour being lato the Senate adjourned to Monday. It is said thut Mr. Wahster will resign his seat in tba Senate, early next month. In the House of Representatives, a motion was submitted hy Mr. Campbell providing fur the nay nnd mileage of Mr. IngrrsoIf, up lo iho term wnvn he was declared nut elected: but objection being made ilia resolution was not considered. Mr. Holmes asked leave to submit a resolution referring so much of the report of tha Secretary of the Treasury ns rchitnd to thn H ntbor of Charleston, S. C ,to thoCornpiiita* on Military Affaire, Ob jectfan being mado, it could nut ho received. Mr. Habersham from thn Committee on Com merce, reported a hill, amendatory to the Act for ex tonding the port ofNcw Orleans, which was read twice and referred. The remaudrr of tlio day was occupied lo the con •idsrat-'oa of private bills. On Monday the Treasury Note biU ' ' ' VVqi* the special order. Wq shall havo n warm debate. "k Express, MONEY MARKET-CITY NEWS. Saturday, 1*. M. We regret lo see that the movement of tha I'enn •yfv-mia Banks for* resumption of specie payments is nut followed up in Maryland and Virginia,or els# where—bat we regret more lo see, tlwt no satisfae lory reason is offered therefor. Ii is argued there will be a pressure in tba money market if rssuptlon is undertaken, to which ought to have been added, there must be a pressure whenever resumption comes—and thus if the reason be good so far, tba reason L goad for paper money forever. It is quite time, ns it seems tout, for lira Banks uf Maryland ro l-e in the process of resumption.— Baltimore has been in a better position for rosunip lion than Pbiladelnlia—and yet Baltimore bolds out, v>hh reasons, however sat Ii factory they may seem in that city, that can satisfy but few elsewhere. One presumptive argument for non-resumption is, though of course now avowed, that Baltimore ax Frofh ihA CoWhspondencs ofthe Charleston Pa triot, we learn that next day (2Jst) Its consfie tlon was resumed, ami Mr. Crittenden renewed.... motion, lost In Committee, bit a mdtlin to adjourn* Miliolll taking the questldn, tkas carried. On Ibe 22d tlte seme quesioo pending, Messrs. Buchansn, Webster end Calhoun addressed the Senate at much length, and ponding lira remarks of ibe latter, a motion to qdjuurn prevulled. In tho Hiiuse, on tlra i8th Ml. Junor, of Va. poke at length In favor of lira Treasury Note Bill. Mr. Barnard followed In opposition, and next day concluded by moving tn strike out the enacting clssasea of Utn bill. Mr. Evans took the floor on tlra same side', Mr. Bell followed. On thb 20th Ira concluded Ills speech. On lira 21st Mr. Waddy Thompson " gavo his views at some length on tho maims, which, hi IIL opinion ought to bo adopted, to supply lira deficiency In the revenue." •• Mr. Rhelt followed, and was about to show tlmt ihoro would be no necessity for a loan, neitbef fur any new tariff to raliuvo the Treasury: whan the hour being Jafe the Committee riiO end the bouse adjourn*!." On the 33d tho Correspondent of the Charleston Patriot writes—In the lliiuse, after an inaffuctao) attempt to call up tho abolition potitlons, which ere uted so milch ndlso in yesterday, the Troisary Note Bl (I was again considered in committee ofthe wboIA. Mr. Rhett having tlra floor, contended that there was no new salty for either a loan or the imposition of a Trriff on silk as had been proposed; but that tho pteseftt bill would afford ample means for relieving the Treasury. Mr. R. said be did not understand until yesterday why this project of a duty on silk had boon started- But the speech of Mr. Crltton- den in the Senein had solved the mystery. It ap peared that the silk tariff was to supply the deficien cy which Would arise, in ease ike proceeds from the public hinds should Ira distributed among the States. Mr. R.ut some length argued that a duty on silks woo'd bale Ibe effect of checking tho exports of Cet ton frum tlra Southern States tu Franco. Mr. Nisbet contended that tha argument of Mr. R. amounted to nothing unless he could shew that a light duty on silks would amount to a prohibition of that artiele. No question trad been taken wheniue housa ad journal). But it is understood that eh effort will be made to get the bill through to morrow. 8nme amusement was furnished to day by the ap pcarance of a Chinese scholar of Dr. Barker, in his national dress on tlw floor ofthe House, Doctor Parker has recently returned frees China, and the young roan bos come out with him to see the coon try, Tha hue Commodore 8tevens will bo hurried t* morrow^ |wet* to profit by a depreciated paper. It may ba presumed, that as Excbebga with tba West and South will ba nearly on a par at Baltinwre, and at a specie premium un Now York end I’failadelpbia.tbe spec.- —....... .... Snath and West will make ita spring purchases la Bahimora. Tha Banks of the Foeth and West must ba well aware that en excludes paper currency is an evil to be botn an longer than It ran Ira e<unrated. The ' OPlP •ed eondltkra Into wMsh the oarreney of the earns Uyhssheeapheaml by a series et experiments, awds *or pension wfceuary, IratibnbsnVa are to honor a# wall m Irduty boned to rorrvet the evil doty Uraed ,* mmmmiiImj I. Ih.la.tff ,1k, .fib. Mil ilHlfplwiOW-,Nm OtlMM.ic.pl, iMujrelr riimiiiiiresroseur in alike Imme-Jiste tesoieutloi 44—, K mc ImimiIMm. ,m .to. W«. jl^M* m4m wrfrf MpMlfa. < Nv* YirilusfrnasfhmU peftpeek,Obfc Lew Hathetefutethinks Tbi Rochester Democrat repdrts on tha authori ty of passenger* from Lockport', that M’Lcodwss about lo be romoled Id hoehestel for sofa keeping; to be escorted by twocempanles'ofU. States troops. The Buffalo Republican state* that two companies ’orartillery havo been ordered Horn that station to Lockport: on account, as rumor said, of an antielpa ted attempt of tlio CanedLns to rescue M’Leod, Case qf ike Tigris,—Wo Lara from the Boston Dally Advertiser, that four ofthe seamen who were brought home fn the Tigris ehd were discharged, have commenced action* against Mr. Jackson, tba British midshipman, for a trespass to bringing tlram home In custody. Mr. Jackson was arrested on Sat urday night, end bail was dentihded In ibe sum af, $4000. He was suffered td remain Mlarga on hie parol# of honor: and on Monday a writ of habeas corpus was sued out by 0.8. Hillard, Esq. for tba purpose of having the ball reduced. Buiden Deaths-WUJiem WlJHetason, mate of the brig General 8umtar, died suddenly on' tho morning of the 34tb Inst,, abodt six o'clock. Tba circumstances attending his death being aottMWhat remarkable, * post merteni exhibition was made by 1'iofiHsor Strabel, In (hi plesvnce of Dm D'Avig ny, nod L. L. lie, tho Phyticlinoftbo Marine Hoe pltal, when It was dlseoverad thet he had labored andsr an erraurismof tba aorta, extending from lid juncture with the heart beyond its erch, the sae be ing large enough to admit the fist. From ulcetatiow the walls ofthe sac had burst* so as to permit the effusion of a largo quantity bf blood Into the rrarlcar dium, which of course terminated speedily the Ufie of the patient—the result of the autopsy establishing most dourly and conclusively tho cause of death. 1 CONGRESS. In the Senate on the 19th inst. Mr. Lumpkiepr* •anted resolutions ofthe Lcgi-lsturo of the State of Georgia to relation to toe depredations of tho Creek Indians In 1836, and asking compensation there ftrr» Abe, resolutions ofthe same body to relation to the claim nf Dannie Hills. Tbe resolution* were severally referred to Uw Cornmittaeoe Claims. Mr. Lumpkin also presented varisue resolutions ofthe Legislature of Georgia, asking forth# estab lishment of mail routes from Dahlonega to Blelra* vilfri from Bnidswlck, Us. to Tallahassee or Chat- tahocohle, In Florida: from Lafayette to tlw county seat 1a Dade ominljl firem ClarketvlIL.Ga. to Asb- ville, N. C.J from Irwlasville to Pendeneet from Aagesta to CaieeevtiL: front Newman, Ga. to La f»)aua, Ala. Tha resolutions ware referred to tba Committee ow tha Vo* Ottaie and Poet Reads. Splendid Donation.—It gives os pleasure to state, says the Boston Courier, that Judah Tauto, Esq. of Now Orleans, has fivan a contribution bf tan thousand dollars to tho ftind fur completing tba Bunker 111!! Monument—a draft for that amount having bern received by tha Treasurer of tha Curpo ration. It may be g ratifying to soma of our reedera to know that this liberal contributor b emphatically, a " Boston Boy," Ha was tot, Indeed, bum to Boa ton, but to Newport, R. I. Having lost bis pan au when very young, he was taken into the family of his uncle, Judah Hayes—a gentleman of high stand fng and great respectability fa Boston, fifty years ago, as is woll known to many of our elder fellow citizens. Mr. tauro received bis commercial edu cation in the counting house of Mr. Hayes, and went to Now Orleans about tlw year 1600, and com men. ced business as a merchant.—Louisiana, It will be recollected wee then a foreign State, and New Orl eans a Spanish city.—Ho haa resided there flow that time to tlra present, and so Indefatigable haa - been bis Industry and attention toburinoss,. that he has never bean known to go without tbo bounds of the city, except during Ibe Invasion of the State by too British to 1814,on which occasion he took aw active part la opposing the enemy, and received « / dangerous wound, which confined him to bb bed ’ • and chamber for twelve'months, mod from tbe ef fects of which he haa not, to this day, recovtrqd, - Mr. Taurblsof Jewish descent, was brought tip ia that pur suasion, and cooctoctlously Uvea In the faith of hb ancestors! yet there are few men to cny coun try. who have done more, by aeta ofliberality, to sU, tain and build up Christian c and unostenuriotts mode of life is r b retiring to bU.babUa and manners, but a man mndeWtwr friend does not eibt on the earth. Long ro»y be live to enjoy that respect citizens, and to ban witness of the hap hb generous disposition has Created. NEW YOU The sales of Cotton this rooming a the market very f babs Mobile bit a of It wisest A letter feme aaelber ofthe U.S. frigate llaae. deeb, ata'ee that ta a Wew dertog Uw bit embt of Mid ship, she made 240 miles to 24 sraesecctlve town, and has repeatedly gee# nine kaotaen • rnwHlM under reefed twpsaib, eeerm mad top gtl* .1 .L,. ■ueiwi oseanjee* I