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V r I Cftwmfcl* m\V - r **~ p * 9mM * ' ,IW -* |L ’*~ mmm^rmm *rr**ytf~i r wvnnnrrm~*rt~ti —i rrnnnrnmurtMr innmii—ii imw ■iwm^—ln laßMii—■! win i i n i—t—tm—-iwm—TM-m—- . 1 ~- - .(7~^vviiVVai9PISBQHHMQBM| CO,\GItEB f» tON AI i. Tuesday, Dkcehbrii?, 18J0. IN BKX ATE. \ tnessftge was received from the House Qf Representatives by Mr. Clark, infor ming the 81-01110 that a quorum of the House hail assembled, uml was ready to proceed to-busincss. On motion of Mr. Woodbury, it was Unsolvedunanimmutly, Tliat the Jl4*h Kale for conducting tbu business of the Senate be snsjiendcd, and that the Senate pro ceed to the election of the Chairman of the Committee on Finance. On the first l>allot, Air, Smith of Alary land, was re-elected Chairman of said Committee. The following Committees were then On Foreign filiations. —Messrs Ta*o- YVcII, Sanford, White, Hell, and King. Ori Fiminee. —Messrs Smith, of .Mil. tfmilh, of S..C. Silsbee, King, and John ston. On Commerce.— Messrs. Woodbury, Johnston, Silsbce, Sanford, and Fnr- Jsy»h. On Jjfo/ti \fartures. — Messrs. Dickerson, Jliorgied. Krtljfht. Seymour, and Bibb. Oil iJricii Messrs. Marks, Wil ley. Noble, I {.own, Otnt S^moOv. On .Win,,., ’lt" ton. Barnard, Troup, i\a." JllU! i ,int ’ ,r< ‘‘ dell. . .* „ O-i the.WlHla Messrs Bfiriinn. Clayton, Noble and Hibb. On .y.ivul Affairs.—Mimßi'n. Ilayne, [ Tazewell, Bobbins, Livingston, and Webster. Oa Public Lunds. —Messrs. Barton, Mc- Kinley. Kane, Ellis. and Sprague. On Ft irate Land Claims. —Messrs Knne, Darnel, Poindexter, Grundy, uint \au iluia. On Indian Affairs. —Messrs. White Troap, Kendricks, Dudley, and Benton. On Claim'!. Messrs. Buggies, Bell, Chase. Fool, nod Brown. On the. Jndiaari /. —Messrs. Bownn, McKinley, Webster, Ilayne, und l-Ve liaghtiysen. On hie Past Office and Past Roads.— -Ales rrs. Grundy, Burnet, Forsyth, Dllis and Seymour On Pensions.— . Messrs. Foot, lloiincs, Jlariis, Chase, and Chambers. On the District of Columbia. —Messrs. Cb minors, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, uml Sprague. On the ConJinfruit Fund.— Messrs. Ire dell. Baker, and Knight. * On Jin grossed Utils. —Alessrs. Marks. Willev. and Baker. Oil 7 toads and Canals.— Messrs. Men rlrieks, Tyler, Buggies, Dudley, and I’o.udexler. A message was reeeived from the House Os Ueprese.datives by Mr. Clark, m for mig the Senate ll.at a joint Kesoln tloa had been Adopted on the part ol me lloi.se, appointing a committee to anile with n similar committee tronDlic Sea fUc. to wait on the President id the I ui lea bales, and Inform him that < ongress was ready to receive nay communion - lion be might be prepared to make; ami that Messrs. lI.iYM-s, ol Georgia. n.c Jon.'suv of Kentneky, composed said committee. On motion of Mr Woopncnv, this ro ■ST.-Tfiiui iv.iJ~miiS‘nTitfjsty ttjrrmV Vtr. and Messrs. Woodbury, ami Grundy. wen* appointed llioeominiUcc outlie purl of the Senate. Alter walling ohlhe Pre sident of the United .Stales, the Commit fee returned, when Air. Grundy inform f;tl the Senate that the President bad gn n for answer, that he would make a < oinmmuoatioa to both Houses of t on.' gressnt half past one o’clock. \ t pint hour, the annual message ol the President was received, alter it was ic.ul In tic- Secretary A his Chlel Clerk. On motion of Mr. Ivis'o, it was UrsulevS unanimously, ‘Flint O.tHlO eo pies of the President’s Message, be print « d for the use of the Senate. On .notion of Mr. King, it was He.solved unanimously, That 1,500 copies of the documents neeo.i.panying tb. President’s Message, be printed lor tin use of the Senate. The bill authorizing an appropriation to the. stock of the lamisville and Poet j:i n<I 'ail'd Company, retained by the l*i —:■ l-.-nt a. the last session, and aeeom pc i:ig Ins message, was ordered to jie on the table V. onrsoat, Of,cumber Bth. IN s.’EWTE. The Prusiijen r pro te„. communicated tin ai.nna! n port of the Heei'clary •>! the 8 a ne on the Contingent Fund, pi boi,' II uses of Congress; and. O i motion of .Mr Kins, it wnt: ordered to be printed for the i.-e of the Semite, A referred to the Co.n.nittee on the Coniio g"ut l and. On .notion of Air. White, that part of, the President s message which rilnted to Indian a Hail's, was referred to the Com mittee on iinlina Alfairs. On mation of Air. Troup, that perl ol t’c message which alludes to our milita ry iift’urs, was- referred totlie Committie t: . i.litarv Aflliirs B M si; OF KBI'MESEXTATIVBs. Air T.ivi.or moved that the Housea ikipl the following resolution: Orde red, That tin* House proceed to the appuiulrtuuil of the (Standing Com niittces. The Bi*raker said, that lie had not even ft list of the members of the House: und. >4O therefore, from that eireumslanee singly independently of the state of Ins health <t could not be. in his power to appoint tin committees then; he trusted, lummr Unit hetilioelU be enabled to do so to «iorrbw. ' pudhuito tey the resolution on tbe I liif tieried hnanirnoiisly. V -fflhfrfAS susi that pending the in . _«!' tlie casf of hml confined to We i\wurtm£t%y il!:»<r>ir, and bonscuneriliy te r, him not matte blunged' .urtien udy jPymioU'it a '■^J'mciiibefSofA>e Ilou-c werepls. ed e. ~ ]IL ofllrcn, he sidd, was to nseerlmi fe. euSdent number ca,s< ’ rihr < it* rk. v**- ■ »v*tii brrxjaQnaHußMaSKXaflirßißßiinsssKtMresßi in the tSennle, on l!ie bill mst. little bu : sjiiess of importance was transacted.— Alter the presentation of a low petitions by (Messrs. Baktu.n und llendricra, and . the organization of a committee to take into consideration Hit* subject of our cur . rent coins, the Wenate went into Kxecu , live business. VS ben the doors were opened, Alessrs. lb,us, of .Mississippi, mid K vm% of Illinois, ottered resolutions of condolence for the dentil of their late colleagues, the Hon. Houert 11. Adams uml the Hon. John .M'Jjean, accompan • ied by Home very eloquent and highly complimentary remark on the character and i|unlitieations of the deceased gentle men. The resolutions were nnaiiiino'.is ly adopted; and, as an additional mark of respect for the memory of the lute Senators, the Senate resolved to adjourn over till .Monday next, Utliitisl. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Hot t.man saoiaitted a series of resolu tions in it Committee of the Whole on the slate of the Union. Mr. Wn.Ki.irrK in the Chair, referring the various sub jects eaiitnined in the l*resident’s .Mes sage. to the usual committee*. To the one which proposed to refer the subject of the 11. W. Bank to the Committee of Ways and .Means, Mr. Wayne moved an amendment, Unit it be submitted to n .Se lect Committee. An interesting discus sion arose out of this motion, belli in the Committee of the Whole und afterwards in tile lloitee, in which Alessrs, Wayne, HomiAN,Tayi.or, Dams, (ofS.Carolina.) ..'mi Camkheleno, took part. The pro p,, H i l ,, ‘il was ultimately negatived, on a division b v J' , ‘ as ‘V nays, by a vote of UW , , **CJ " to 07. 6. /V - ' ■i'tlfer' Till: PIIESIDfH’S MESSAGE* It is tin* highest praise to say. Unit tins document is e</a;i/. .1 ant superior, to the lirsf. n.eimaable Afcssage. An oiiposi lion print in Bahimore declines it to bo belter. /Vs a composition, it is ns lumin ous ns the most appropriate* words and the clearest tboughta can make it—digni fied in its manner—and passnges are in terspersed throughout it of commanding eloquence. The whole disquisition upon the condition of the Indians is one of the in ist beauilfnl pieces of composition, which we have ever seen in any state pa ,icr. The views throughout the iMes- Jiige are striking uml powerful—mnoy new propositions are udvuneed —hut the m hole is supported with an ability u liii.lt ."lights the mind and must command re •n * t from nil impartial persons—even 11*0111 bis politieul enemies And there is •tie feature about ii wbii-h is entitled to lie highest commendation. Nothing can ie more explicit, more direct, more frank, diaii nil its statements. There is no ehi • anery. no inisliticntion, no Stale trick.— Cvery body se< s tho man's heart—He •ivies it in his hand—and nil the pro ver nal subtlety of (be politician is exi hnng •d for the noble frankness of the mini.— iveii bis enemies are compelled to do on justice in this respect. The Ualti iore Chronicle, which predicted that Inc Message would be ambiguous and Iceeptive, is now compelled to admit (bat "llie sentiments of the Fresidenl are Icarly and intelligibly staled ’ —lt is u <i*ite Paper which abroad will shed n new lustre on the literary .pnd puiiikai '•’.WM'WCWeen**A)*y, - Ibchviond 'tiitq. ■-S4H - President's Message. —The Message w ns nn ied to Unlliinoi-c in S hours and K ini iinl.es, in ii light mail-wagon, with I hor ses, driven by Air. A. Fuller, the agent ol the L'nn ii 1 j'no. The express met with aeeideal until it reached Baltimore, when in turning a corner, three of tin orses w ere thrown. No injury was sus tained.— U. S. '"tlegrajih. Fires.—About two o'clock, I’. M. on Jsiitnrday, a Fire was discovered in the brick store and itorksliop in l)ey *treet. near Broadway, The principal portion of (bo plank m the e-sltiblishiiient was saved. The roof ■ oftbe adjusting house. No. J>, was eon -4 —l-.rubiv injured, and saved from eoin ,.lce"eo’iinfrt'iliou by tl'e very active cxirtio sot theflrf!t>etl engaged. 1 uere enlcrlioned at one for the large brick house No. 11—it, hoiVCver, sullered but very little damage. About tio’eloek in the atlernoon ol'lhe ' - line day. the printing olliee of Air. Pier ey. ill the rear of *<;s Bowery, wus en •r. Jy destroyed by lire. The building ivns of wood iwostorn’s in height; the I tire was discovered very soon alter it o ’ rigiaaled. n man being at work ilirectly ‘ u.aler it. The building we iniderstaml I biji'nged to the Rev. Air. Clough, and Ws,' ini-i:"ed The other property was not ii;nu.' ed.-vV. V. Fretting Journal. Yesterday ave. v interesting race was ' run out tho Tree’lt.'. 1 Course fort*«ot)(), by.Mr Johnson's Rif. Alinges P.dly Jones. Air. Doswells and Mr. Bilker's John .'lielmrda, ntiJ "its won in three heats by Air. Doswell s f n okniiui. Air. ASingc’s mare taking the lirst heat. —lUchmo id C inputs, 11 thinst. uOo— duel was fought on the east side of the Alississipj i.opposilelhe mouth if VV Idle River, hetwren John ll.Cocke, mid Aloj. VV F. Hope both of tide place, w hich Jhappily terminated without se : ions injury to either party—three shots were exchanged. At the second lire, the ball of Dr. C. passed through the ■•bulling of ids antagonist, and broke the skiitoflhe abdomen —be fell, but imme dialelv arose, and alter the third fire, wliidi \v.-*>- without ettcet. a compromise wnselfeeteil. mid nil dittieulties nrrung cii.—Lillte lloCn • Idm cale. —l>3?© p,. a m tin- Jt .lmuorc Kepiiblicnn. A fact has ec.me to our knowledge rc ecuily. which iilu.-lr«tes, strikingly, the force of ihitipatby n, on the animal spir it*. A child in this city about six years old. having red hair, had contracted an aversion so strong for that appendage ol its pfpnun, that the most unconquerable rupngnaiiee to see itself refleelr.il in a linrrer was emit meted. Anil sneii was the fon’e and ettiel of (be anlipatby. that the child pined and fretted ilsell to death. Every expedient hud been resorted to. inorderto divert its attention front (he object of its aversion, the most etteelual • of which wns dying the hair; but Iheeßeel of.’tlm eoloi whs hut temporary, the child relapsed into its wonted slate ol ■ 'depression This is a eircumstiinee so i' •reniurtcablo th.ih.we have thought it wot . thy srf notice. Hi* a counterpart lor the table f Narcissus? who is described us I pining aw«j’ joA V for jtiniseik From the Boston Putrioi. PIRACY AND AIUUDEK. * Croat excitement has been occasioneo 1 in New-York by a case of piracy an : 5 murder, near N. York harbor, on board - the brig Vineyard, of this city, comntund - ed by Capt. Thornby. This vessel cleared from Ncw-Orlenns , for Philadelphia October 7, with u cargo * of sugar, Ac. und, it is said, ig5.50,000 in > specie. * ? The history of the whole transaction is - detniled in the following examination ol ’ Roliert Dawes, one of the prisoners. - Four of the crew tiro in prison. Three - were drowned in the jolly boat. The Vineyard und cargo were insured in N. 1 York for more (bun $0(1,000. Robert Dawes, one of the prisoners, i was brought up for examination, and gave the following statement:—Six men . including examinant, shipped on board the brig Vineyard, Capt. Win. Thornby, i bound for Philadelphia. The unites i inline li as Win. Roberts. On the pas - sage, one day in the latter part of \o * veinber, when they hud been at sea about * 0 days, as the hands were at work in the t forepart of tho vessel, the steward came I forward nnd said there was money on i board. The crew began to talk among ■ themselves, and concluded to kill the * captain and mate and take charge of the ! ves.tel. The men's names were Charles * tiibbs, A. Church, Sc the steward. They . asked Jas. Talbot Ac Jack (Riowiirigg) I if they would Join, bat they relaxed, when they concluded to kill them in'so. They determined, one night, alter that, to eoni -1 inence the business, and witness was afraid to say any thing, us they threaten ed to kill him also. TtSEy got their deck ready, but concluded to (Mil It oil' till ano ther night, because they tliil not wish to kill Talbot and Jack ,< B.'oivnrigg.) On tlicthhl of Nov. they g it every thing rea dy at night, bat did not idng. On the <i‘Jd, between 1:1 and 2.4. A 1 while Jack was aloll, witness loiil the steward to conic all trim the light. 'l'liestewiird. enine with n knife ia bis liano , which lie drop ped and picked up the p amp brake. The ( aptain at the time wn < t landing along side of witness. Tlic steward then struck the Captain on the back of the neck with the pump brake, which stag gered him—he then full owed up the blow und struck him on th :* oilier side—the captain called out murder and oh.— < bai'lcs Oibbs A. the Hlewurd then riiri'w him overboard. At this time Henry At well and A. Church stood at the head of the companion way waiting-for tin* unite, who ut that moment came up without his coat und asked what was the matter Atwell then struck him on (he head with a club, on which he run dawn into the cabin again, and Charles tibbsfollowed him down, hot it being dark, lie could not And him. He then returned on deck, took the light out of the linnm-le, and went buck again. He fomd the mate bleeding, and took liold of him. Atwell anil Cliureh followed into (he cabin, «■>,.! each struck the mate several blows w i.h the pump brake nnd n elite, while C.b(.s held him. They then deceit him on deck, still ajiie, and failed liir witness. He came and the mute inimMliately seiz ed hob) of his wrist with n death* grip, when the other men caught bald of him /Hid throw Inin overboard, tin- male did not sink inmedialely, hut called out several times, ‘ Oliloh!’’—but hent last sunk.' One ofthe men told witness to go forward A call up Talbot. He came 1 all, when they told him nut to hr afraid as they w ould not hurt him, if he proved true to them. They then gave him some grog and sent him to bed. They told Jack the same thing, (iihbs then tuck charge ofthe vessel, and told witness tq 1 take the helm and styer py p Tin y then wont.below and got the money out. They then overhauled the captain's trunk and took from it about $-10 in money und n gold waleb. Talbot, Jack and witness were compelled to do as they did, but talked several limes of re-taking the ves sel. The next day they divided the con . tents of,{ kegs, each of which contained i about *StMO. The balance were all slurt , eil into lu gs. 4 V; ■'“••••duv evening, w lien Inc brig was about 16 miles 8. ot .Boiho Hampton Light, they scuttled tin* lu-ig, . set her on lire, and took to the boats.— There was B*‘IS,INH) in the long boat, and $15,000 in tho jolly boat. The money , belonged to Stephen ttirard, of I’liilailel phin, as appeared by the papers. Stood in for the shore, and made the land jn>t before daylight on Alotuloy morning. Jt then came on to blow fresh from N, j' \ the /oily boat swamped, and all the men w ere drowned. They still continued to stand in anil struck the bar, when they threw overboard i'll tin* money but about S3OOO. They then heat over and landed on Felicun or Barron Island, where they buried the money—met a man on the bench, whom they asked if he could give them any refreshment. He took Jhfin to his house, and gave them some thing to cat. 'file man’s name was John. on. In the evening witness went to bed, m..* Jack sat up, and told John son that lit libs A the steward were mur derers, and that behave himtelfaml wit ness up ns informers. Witness is J 8 years of age, a native of Lancaster, Eng land. Has sailed with Libia* and Church before, in the ship Lexington, from Bos ton to Ncw-Orleans. where ’hey left her. Arter they had landed, they saw n man gunning on the bench, who came up to them, ami Uihhs told him that they hail lert the brig William, four days before, that the Captain was lost, and they want ed to get to the town of Brooklyn, nml to New-York. Henry Atwell, Church and the steward threatened to kill witness if he made any disclosure. Uihhs told witness to keep tip his spirits, nml said the others should not injure him. Wit ness did not know that they gave John son any money Witness knew that they intended to murder the Captain * and mate a week before it was commit ted. Did not dure to tell the captain for four they would take his life. The only motive for killing them was to get pos session ofthe money. The captain and mate were both very fine men. If it had not been for the steward and Gibbs, the deeil would not have been committed.— The steward was the only one who saw the money pat on board, and Gibbs wus the only one who understood navigation. The names ofthe prisoners are Charles Gibbs. Thomas Williams, (steward.) John Brownrigg ami Robert Dawes.— The names of those lost with the jolly boat were James Talbot, Henry Atwell und •—*- Vhwch, «t colored mud j In possession of Thomas \\ illianis, . lovvever, a protection was found, dated i it the district of Norfolk A Porteraoiitli, fit, Feb. loth, signed by A loses Alyrca. 1 i ’ollector, and tilled up in the name ol Thomas J. W’ansley. a mulatto, horn in Milford, Del. aged ‘Zi. Its description if person corresponds with the appear , nnee of the steward. The money, said to he buried in the and. had not been found. The officers s found the [dace, according to the de , seription given, with the corresponding ‘marks, but not the money. The house of . Johnson, the only innn living on the is . land, wus then searched from garret to cellar, anil nothing was found but what he (Johnson) shewed to them:—This consisted of H Mexican dollars; a five 1 dollar bill of the U. 8. Bank ; a sword cane, a spy-glass, cud a silver Watch, 1 which Johnson stated the sailors to have given him to pay for bringing them olf I the Island. —-•*•«*- Shi? Perfect. —A letter from a pas senger on board this ship, dated at Bo ■ dy's Island, coast of North Carolina, Nov. JJfith. snys—“Our ship was strand* i ed on the betlch of this island, on the ■ night of the 37th. She was in ballast, Almd sails A stores and for the Mary ij • Sms. n, with some cabin furniture for the i ship Dover. Crew and passengers all saved ; also the rigging and most of the i stores.’’ Air. Charles Barton, Mr. J as. L. Krvß M.f,, A a youth, not named, were the only passengers. —Charleston Courier. Baltimore, December 4. By the Ganges, Which came up yes terday from Buenos Ayres, the editors of the Ameriean have received their let ters and papers to the Ist October. The Gaceta Mercantil of the jOlh, states that the expedition sent up the river in search nf tin* national schooner Sarmuli, return ed on the September, having found the vessel in die river Uruguay Colo nel Cue, who headed the expedition, was received with public demonstrations of gratitude. Rosales had secreted him self titling the islands that nboitr.d in that river One of the letters to the editors, under date of Sf'ilh September, says ;—“ 1 nm very much afraid of another revolution, as the measures of the present govern incut are rather beyond the bounds which characterise n republic. A few days n go I saw at the prison upwards of sixty persons of the first respectability, who had been confined on suspicion of en tertaining politieul sentiments opposed to the present rulers. The less one speaks of politics here, the better.” Fxtracl of a Letter, dated Cui/shorough, .Vo t>a Scotia, October 37. “ The catch of mackerel has been very great -more abundant than lor many years back. The importance ofthe mack erel fir’ -ry of this bay is ex ident, from me number of vessels that conic from Newfoundland, New Rranswick, Prince Edward’s Island, and the coast of Nova Scotia. Lust week the number in Crow Harbor was KHI, in Fox Island 50, Can so and Tittle 70. Their tonnage aver aging from 70 to 100. allot’ which came Ibr mackerel, and with a few exceptions, will be supplied.” "**#lt M - The Solar Eclipse oj February next. —The American Almanac, just published, con tains n great variety of calculations rela tive to the great solar eclipse which will lie visible throughout the lin*t«*d £lmes on the 13th of February n.,- x t These Calculations exhibit rry minutely the pad* ofthe crural eclipse, nml of sover ,«i ut (he digcls and the phases of the eclipse at a large* number of places in the IJ. [Stales. The path ofthe eclipse is still more clearly marked out upon u map of the United Stales, attached to the Alum nae for the purpose. The central eclipse will enter the Uni ted States from Mexico, anil will pass through the states of Louisiana, Missis sippi und Alabama, the north part of Georgia and.Soulh Carolina, North Car olina, and the southeastern parts of Vir ginia and .Maryland; (hence proceeding ••inug the Atlantic at a distance of 50 or (it) miles from Long Island, it will pass through the southeastern part ofthe isl and of Nauturket, and thence to Halifax, in Nova Scotia. The nnobscurod parts of lliesun will present an annular appenr ir.ee at all places within about !)5 miles nn each side of this track, und the ring will become more or less uniform in pro portion ns the place is nearer to the ei'Mlfi’.l truck. The duration of the an nuiar ellipse, in places where it is ecu (nil, tviJ he a little over two minutes. The path of tin? *nniular eclipse w ill ex tend to the to wit of Chatham, in the coun ty of Barnstable, hut to no other part of the continent in the New England states, and to no part of the middle states, ex cept the southern extremity of New Jer sey nml Delaware. The eclipse will begin in Boston at 11 o'clock 4!>ni.3(!s. A. IM. The time ofthe greatest obscuration will he lli. 31m. 11s. the end will be3h. 4Gm. 18(js. uml thedn rution will be 3b- 37m The digits eclipsed will be 11 17’ 3Tdeg. —Boston Daily Advci ltser. VIVE LA LIIJEUTE. On Saturday evening the western w ing nftlic old Bridewell was illuminated, the lights broke through the bars ofthe w bi llows nntl sounds of hilarity and frequent huzzars “pierced the nights dull ear.” (In i nquiring into the cause we found that the imprisoned debtors were cele brating the glorious liberty achieved by the French Revolution! The remains ofthe dinners—l he half emptied decan ters and pitchers of punch of the day previous, the “funeral baked meats” were kindly served up to them. Poor fellows—what a commentary on Liber ty! The rich rogue lives on the limits, hut he who has no money to pay his debts, is locked up in prison—w here Le may enjoy every bodys liberty but his own. 8o far so well for one day ; hut what is to be done for the future ( The winter is approaching. There are at this mo ment thirty poor debtors, locked up hi Bridewell, many of whom arc in want ofthe necessary clothing Ibr the season. Who has un old coat? Here is a shiv-, ering back for it. Who has an old pair of pantaloons? shoes? garments? As tho inside has been lined for one day, let the charitable and linmane try to line the outside for the season.—.y.. y, Cwtiicr ij- s, A bill reported last winter in Congress, d by the Judiciary Committee, authorising i, the Secretary ofthe Treasury to coin 1, pound and discharge all government f debts due from insolvents, will probably i be acted upon ut the approaching ses i sion. Tho bill is merely retrospective - in its provisions, Including only insol vents whose debts were contracted prior e* to passing the act, excluding all govern ■> meat defaulters, and in tiict being mainly confined to persons whose debts wore f contracted with the Custom Houses, nnd f in other commercial transactions with ■ the government. There are in this city i many hard cases of this kind, nnd wel! ; deserving the relief which such u bill • would extend.—,V. Y- Post. I An old cavern in the state of Conner , ticut, known ns an abandoned copper ■ mine, has recently been purchased by n f company of individuals from New York. who intend to employ n capital of {JO,OOO dollars in erecting works and bringing . the ore into play. They have procured two skilful miners from England to ex amine it; who have given it as their opin , ion that it contains a rich and extensive • bed of copper ore, which will yield GO , percent. Bucli is the confidence of other • judges in the wealth ofthe mine, that the i purchasers hnx’e hml several oilers for their bargain. —o£*v The Season. —As evidence ofthe extra ordinary mildness of the season, wc will state, that one ofthe editors of this pa per linsa line crop oflrisli Polatoes.being the second which he has cultivated this year—many of them measuring from 10 to 1; inches in circumference; mid that there is an Apple tree in his yard, which has produced fruit the second time since Inst spring. The Apples of the second growth are considerably smaller than those of the first, hnt perfectly ripe. A*. C. Slate Gazette. ■ IC9“- Tho New York Post states that the prize altered several months ago l»y Mr, Hacked, for n comedy in three acts, has 1 been adjudged to (he author of a piece entitled “The Linn ofthe West, or a Trip to Washington.” The successful candi date is understood to bo James K. Paul ding, Esq. The hero of this production is a Congressman from Kentucky, “half horse, half alligator, and a little touch of the snapping turtle.” There were eight or nine competitors for .Mr. Hacked's prize.— lb. *9«" MBS. FITZIIEUBERT. This lady, who once exercised such an important inllncnce on the fortunes of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV was so deeply affected when inform ed of his lute Majesty's death, that she has ever since been confined to her chamber, very seriously ill; and from her advanced age and consequent infirmities, her .recovery is considered doubtful.— Her maiden name was Smith; her father n Roman Catholic gentleman of nn an cient and respectable family; and pre viously to her connexion with the Prince, she had been twice married—on the first occasion, when only 15 years of age, to 1 .Mr. Weld, the proprietor of Lulworth castle (the place assigned to the ex-King Charles X. us a residence.) who was dt- , •irons of an heir to his extensive estates. In this, however, ho was disappointed, for he died without issue in less than a 1 i year utter marriage and his estates puss 1 1 eil to his brother Thomas, father of Dr. j Weld, whom the Pope has lately invest-* I ■ ed with the dignity of Cardinal. The i lady was again married before she had ! completed her 30th year, to Mr. Fitzher • bert, but in little more than three years 1 1 she wus again a widow, anil remalficii i' single until the period when the heir ap ■ parent to the Crown saw and was fas cinated by her charms, then ripened into maturity. Her virtue, however, was proof against the temptations of becom ing the mere mistress of n Prince, nn.' I" they were privately married, arcor • ding to the form both of the Protestant anil Catholic church. The Roman Ca l' tholir priest who married them consult • ed his sandy by quitting England iinine i (Lately alterwards, uml he was well pro vide,'for in another country. A sepnr , at ion induced by prudential considcrn > linns, iirtenvurds took place; but there - seems, notwithstanding, to have been a : strong mutual attachment; and alter the : Prince's unhappy marriage with, nndse - partition from, the Princess Caroline of ■ Brunswick, the connexion was renewed. The lady lias for many years lived in comparative retirement; she hud an al , lowancc of iGfltlO a year from the King. ■ the continuance of which has been seem ed to her upon his Majesty's death. Hie f has been on terms of intimacy with most , ofthe other members of tho Royal fami ly. both mule and lemalc, and has receiv ed from them i isits of condolence since the death of their Royal brother. ('uledonian Mercury. —- IIONTIMTIE* OX A SHALL SCALE. A letter from R;o Janeiro of .'•eptem i her 30th, gives the particulars of n spree i ofu brace of French Midshipmen, which has caused some excitement among the people. It appears that the Middies in question went on short*, for the purpose : of gunning. They went about shooting ■ oyer a gentleman's plantation, until they were ordered olf, lest they should kill i L some of the negroes to surround them ! and give them a heating. This job was I soon done, & the Middies went un board. ■ But they returned soon afterwards to the shore, with forty men, surrounded the ] > planter's house, took him on hoard the ■ ship, and gave him thirty lashes with the ■ “('(»?.” The Emperor called a council to deliberate on (lie oflence, and demand 1 ■ was made upon the French Admiral to deliver the offenders up for trial. The admiral has refused this demand, upon ; the ground that such is the excitement of , the people, there would be no safety for the ulfenders on shore; but it was propos ed that they should be tried upon neutral ground—that is, on board of a British ■ ship. Meantime the people ore very turbulent, and it is rumored that tlu* i French Minister and Consul have de -1 nuinded their passports in consequence , of it; which tho Emperor not only refus ed. likewise has detained the men of war • from leaving the port.—.V. I*. Commercial i Advertiser. t Tho Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter, at Columbia, was to have been dedicated, on-Sun astf Bghoji J Ar<iil T STAB I SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1830. I “ Eo jvst, and fear not." ' I We are indebted to our Representatives ij Congress, the lion. Messrs. Lcmpkin and L». »un, for copies of the President’s Mossane ty pamphlet form. Prom a report current in this city, which w# presume is correct, wo understand that oar worthy Post Muster, James Fi rVq. ,y about to r.sign his office, which be has held fop th« last tvvenly years, with credit to himself and the department; and to the general satisfaction of the community. The River. —For a few days past, there hnj been a rapid rise in the River, and from the drift of limber, boards, &.c. no doubt there has been considerable damage done above this place. Our Merchants may now complain of its heigh* as much as they have done of its being too low for nearly the last seven months. At 6 o’ctocS on Wednesday morning last, the River was tajt low for Steam lloat navigation, about which hour it commenced rising rapidly, and coatinued to do so, until Thursday night. Tho water roao about 22 or 23 foct, which may ho said to bo 14 or 15 feet higher than a good navigable river. At some periods, r. o arc Informed it rose at rate of one inchin a minute. On Wednesday night, a boat drifted dotm the River, and struck against one of tho peersef the Biidgc, with such force as to cause consider* abla damage to it; some say at least SI,OOO-,- and another boat called the Eagle, belonging Us the State of Georgia, which had been laying idle some time past, above the city, parted hc« fastening on Thursday, and also came down in contact with the Bridge, and suuk during lha night directly across the channel of the River.. The wharves are supposed to have received conj sidcruhln damage, to what extent is not known, being now overflowed. The low ground* on the other side of thoftivor are inundated, and a great number of Cattle, &c. are said tp> have been drowned or washed away. At dark last evening, tho water had fullejy three feet, and was rapidly filling. We loam from tho New York papers, tIuTJ J. J. Ajiams, Esq. formerly manager of tho Aui giista Theatre, who has lately returned from a tour of Theatrical performance in England, is about to deliver a course of Lectures on Drama; tic Poetry and Elocution, at the Masonic Hall in that city; previous to his engaging in mercantile pursuits. ron the curoxici.e akp advertiser Cll’iwrio • \VI» A.'iSWERSIj (FOR EVERY DAY VSE.) JVhat is Lores An illusion—a dream froii£ which to awnko dissatisfied. Important only when it concerns ourselves—ndicnlons wlteflr we observe it in others. Can it be bought? Nohut though os tremely precious, is generally thrown away.-*- When it is oflbred it is genuine ; when asked; the commodity rendered will generally bo gratj* tilde. ft here does it come from? Heavenif purtf it mounts thither again. It is too exquisite fur earth, and seldom rests on it long. What is beauty? A key to the heart of tlat? beholder, the apology for many follies, and thO inducement to many more. Can I buy it7 Not the thing itself, but you may buy the person who has it. tl'hat is wedded happiness made nf? MuliiaJ forbearance, tenderness and respect. Is it dear? It cannot be dear at any price. IT ill it break? When it is broken by dualjf, it is rejoined in Heaven. B hat is flattery? The act of deceiving oth ers, in order to ingratiate ourselves in their goo{J opinion. if hut is necessary to happiness? A sounS body, an easy fortune, and an enlightened mind. II hat method must iro take to lead an irre proachable life? Do nothing winch we should condemn in others. R hat is disappointment made of? Hope. H hnt is hope made of ? Our wishes—it dari ecs before our path, hut flies when w-e attempt to grasp it: like the rainbow which seems fo rest on earth, bat is only the creation of our Vision. I Vhat is most powerful? Necessity; bocaust - ’ it triumphs over all things. What is most difficult? To know thyself. What is most easy? To give advice. What is pity? Tho uneasy sensation we feet when we look at suffering. Rhat is it good flst? Nothing: Unless ad* companicd by active benevolence. II hat is Justice? The principle and cause of all virtue, as light is the principal and cause gs all Coluttr. Can it be sold ? Yos: but it is very dear. St FOB THE CniIOSICLE A-VP ADVERTISER, X. I Mr, Eslilor —Should tlio following calculations* and observations bo deemed interesting to ynu'r readers, and worthy of a phtoe in your paper, be pleased to insert thorn there. This State contains (hi round nmnbeis) ' four hundred thousand inhabitants, forty thou sand families, allowing ten persons to a family: now it is within reasonable bounds to calculate that one third of tlioso fami lies, thirteen thousand three hundred and thirty three, or in other words, one thirtieth part of four hundred thousand, purchases annually from the drovers of Kentucky and Tennessee, pork ta‘ lue average amount of two thousand pounds each, and at the average price of font cents ai:i* a half a pound. The statement I make thus j. 10)400,00(0 inhabitants. 3)40,000 families. 13,333 purchasers of pork. 2000 wt. cjicfa. W 20,WX),000 wt, of pork. 4 12 els. a pounft.j 1 Ofi, 054,000 13,333,000 l™)lHM>p7,n(<jj) cents—pr.rtie qjillid’b