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REPORT OF TUi* P. MASTER GENERAL.
i c Ornc. I>j.i’ar
3dlh November, 1830. S
To the President of the United Slates:
gir—| have the honor to submit the
following' report of the transactions, con
clition, anil prospects oft Ids Department:
Tin* expenditures of the Department,
for the year commencing with tho Ist
of.f. l>, l-'S?, and extending to the Ist
ofjuiy, 1828, were # 1,023,833 80
The receipts, being the a
mount ofpostal'sn*tiirn
eJ lor the bimic period
were 1.C98.977 00
Shewing an excess of ex
penditure beyond the re
venue. for that year, of 25,015 K>
The expenditures from the Ist ol July,
to the Ist of July. 1829, "ere
*1,70-2,132 57
The amount of postages
returned for the same pe
riod wus 1,707,418 12
showing an excess for ex
penditure, for that year, of 74,"14 15
The total expenditures from the Ist ol Ju
ly. 1H29. to the Ist ol July, lb.lo, were
1 * 1,1)32,707 !*
To wit—
Compensation
to iiosl mas
ters, 5:15.231 93
Transportation
of the until, 1,274,000 88
Incidental ex
penses, 03,403 04
The amount of postages rtv
ui .ail for i. e same peri
c«l, was
Exhibiting nil excess of ex
penditure beyond the re-
vcmie, fiir the Inst year, of 82,121 85
The defied of the eurrent receipt oft he
'.ast-year to meet the expenditures of the
Department, it will be observed, has not
increased, above that, of the preceding
, t ear, in so great a ratio as that of the
preceding year increased beyond the de
limit of the year anterior to the 1-1 ol Ju
ly, I'viH. The inference deduced from
tliis fact, ns well us the increasing pros
perity of the Department. will he shown
more distinctly in an exhibit of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the Depart
. meat, hy half years, for the two pieced
ing years. Tims the regular increase of
elm 'revenue of the Department willsnili.
cienlly demonstrate its ability. by its In
tnro receipts, to fnllil its extensive en
gagements, should no coasiileruble char
/P‘s he created, for u few years more, in
addition to those incident to the present
establishment.
The expenditures for the latter half ol
the year I*2*. were #B5l UK) !M
The receipts fur the same
period, 820,255 ,s
JGxeess ofevpendilure, 21,11 JO (X
The exiM.'n blares ofthe first hull yriii i.
1 ■s2J .Vb,e V ij<UiO ill til
I f?f rr 7oceipt«, ~
Exec's of expenditure, 411.778 05
Tho expemlitun x of the sceond linlfy ear
c-lTbtW, were #!)48,:53;> 71
The receipts, 892,827 00
Excess of expenditure for
lout half year, 05.53!' 11
The ■ Xpenditures of tiie first linlfy ear ol
lb at. were #981.3 II 21
Tin ■ receipts, 957,753 ,K>
Etc as for tho last hnlfyenr. 20.555 71
(It should he noted tlint the excess of
tins last hall year would have iiopearod,
ns it ocluidty was. Inti #17,018 111 a.ol
not i portion of the current expenditure
that were made in the preceding year
been entered in the accounts "f the (irsl
half of t!ie present year.)
Tlie whole ninonni of postages from the
Ist >f July. 1829, to the Ist
ol'Jaly ofthe present y ear,
its presented in the fore
going >4.dement, is #1,850,583 10
Tiie ain't, of postage from
the Ist of July, 1828, to tiie
Ist of,lnly. 1820, was 1,707.118 42
On mg an 'increase in this
*ne year, of 113.1(51
Theaniouiit Os available fluids at the dis
posal of the Depart me lit
on the Ist of July, 182.1,
wfi- reported to he #230.810 07
Deduct the excess of expen
diture far the lust your 82,121 .85
Xu'avesiiliis mn't. ofsurplus 118,723 22
Tin* system of financial operations, as
mentioned in my report ofthe last year,
h - I'dlllled nil the uatieiantions of its in
••il\ u ncy. The promptitude e\ ineed by
til, 1 positing I’ostninsters’ in .general,
■ir,,! :ne entire certainly <>f the uecounls,
hold ivilii the banks and those post aas
exclusive ofllie security in nil these
r.tiis.tilions deriv ed to the public from
sjds system, have, in no small degree,
i contributed to the übiidy ol the Depnrt
\ meat I , meet its extensive demands.
>. In flic several Slates, improvements in
-mail facilities have been loudly called
CM-; end in many iustances, the growing
f poTViiatiotr and extending settlements ■>!
the .country have absolutely required
Arm. In making such improvements,
•si#3f<ihos been taken so In extend them as
■ tn\ive the greatoetypossible neeoniiiio
dutVnr nt the least Abeiise. m,. 1 in sue!)
■ 2 « Mia# u» would* most likely t.> i i
Vnflrna* theneveilue Wm is in part owing
to th«e improvements that the nmonni
ajflxwAucis so inuch augmented, tliongh
' haLe, at tho same time, consider!!-
res ofthe l»o-
M&etwaAj the. Ist of July, 182!). and the
' Jf: ol'Ja!y\I810, ihotrnnsporUvtion ■ T the
~. luidj was Aw*eiwed, in stages, equal t
* inljA n year; oil horseback and in
miles a year; making an
awamfi lnoj*e%e of transportation, equal
to H&8J1 «MH a year, beyond the a
. ■ Thl aimaaljhsnnspOrtaiioii of the mail;
a» thalot ofJWflnst. was about 9,331,-
577 laDsa la stagw: and the whole year(g
fmwlptßtatloa I* Hpoaehes, steam boats,
exp ire with
M ■.aaTwicalaoq.. w
I 1,502 miles of post roads, on widen tin
' mail hits hitherto been carried on horses
only, or In sulkies* and en which the an
nual transportation In stages will, from
the first of January next, unto tint to 278,-
! 050 miles. ’l'hc frequency of trips will
also be increased on SOI miles of existing
singe routes, to the annual increase ol
138.358 miles; mulling, together, an in
crease of Wage trnnsjiortation ol the mail,
from the Ist of January next, of 417,014
I miles a year.
Provision is also made for tiie more
frequent transportation of tiie mail on
different routes, aw follows :
* Increase of trips on
horse routes, 31,924 miles a year;
Increase of trips on
existing routes,
changed from
’ horse, to stage
routes. 118,13® do.
Increase of trips on
stage, routes, 131.348 do.
’ linking together n
' total increase of 288,638 miles ol
transportation of mails, in it year, beyond
’ tiie amount of present transportation in
that division, besides tiie improvement ol
* substituting stages litr horse traiisporta
’ lion.
Among these improvements are in
cluded, a line of stages from Kdonton to
Washington, N. 0.; from N'ewhern to
Wilmington, JV. O.; a steam-bout line
from Wilmington to Smithville; and a
line of stages from fSmllhville, -\. I ■ to
Georgetown, 8. CJ.: nil ol which ai'c to
nm twice a week each way. These ar
rangements will complete the regular
. ..omiiiuiiiention. hy stcuin-honts and sta
ges, between llaltimore, Md. & Charles
ton, S. along the seaboard, hy way
of Norfolk, Vu . Mli*utie'll ( ity, Mdeiiton,
. Washington, Newborn. Wilmington. iV
> Sniithvillo. N. f'., and Georgetown, 8. (
—an neeoiiiinoilnlioii desired alike by the
s pnblle nml (lie Department
* Irrovision is also made for expediting
■ the until on many important routes:
among which is the whole rente betwemi
this place and Port Vliteheil. vin Itieli
" moiid. Va.. Italeigb, V <5., Columbia, H.
1 C.. and tlilledgevi; e. tin.; which line
u ill he traversed in two days less time
* than at present ; so that, tho mail will run
from this city to Nc • «>i leans in 13 days,
after the Ist of Jan - try next
Allowing the average expense oftralis
porta lion, hy horse or snlkey. to he live
cents per mile, and hy stages to he thir
teen reals per mile, which is about th<
mean rale paid in the southern division,
the value of .hese improvements, exclu
1 sive ofthe value of increased expedition,
I will he us follows :
,C Annua! amount of trnns
iji portation itlmrged trom
horses to stages, 278,(»56
miles, nt Bcents per mile,
_ (themean difference) #23,29i. 41
jy To he added for incroased
(• miniher of trips on tho
K Hume amounting, nnnii
% >» «"iles. ,nt_C
wills (.i-.Tnlie
; Increased nM.'.her of trips
. on firmer stage routes,
amounting, annually, to
i 1'f8.35S miles, at 13 cents
per mile 17,08(5 54
I'icvimsod mtmlier of trips
; On horsi* snlkey routes,
I amounting ipimndly. to
31,824 miles, ut 0 cents
■ pc; icilo 1.591 V.O
I Making the total nuniml
C vahieoflliyimprovements #l7,*))'i 0-
j The eontrnets hnvo lire i inde for tin
ensuing t■ .tit years aeiri tin* Istol ,laim
, ary next, iin-hnling all tiics,- improve
-1 meats, at a sum less than tho amount
now paid lor (rallsporLing the iimitN in
k > that division, hy #25,04, Hi
To this sum add the esti
maled value ofjhe iinprovo
meiits, ns before stated 47,793 f/2
) , .
And the actual saving to
the Depmtmeii’l i.i the re
-2 Hewing of the eontraefa,
_v\ ill amount, annually, b» 72,*810 89
, P.esides the very collHidernble amount
. gained in the increased expedition ofthe
mulls on many ronton of great interest to
iliei onninmilv, the value of which enn
; not. lie well e-timated.
In this saving in t n« cxjH-nso of the
conli-iiets. and the additional revenue
_ which may he anticipated from the im
> proveinents they so are. together xvdh
” the geuerid iuer'ense of postages. _ which
issiiil progressive, xvill he seen a foumla
lton for tho belief which has been ex
v pressed, that the current revenue of the
1 Depanmenl for the succeeding year will
he snifieient for its dishurseinenis.
’ 'Fi„> rules that have been adopted in
relation to tiie conduct of postmasters,
, placing the luvesngauoii of all oßicinl
delinqiieneies antler the immediate su
perinteinlcnee ol an Assistant, nml sub
jecting them to tiie strict scr > n
„ Assistant, and subjecting i r- to tiie
I strict scrutiny of an able nni t. igihuit 018,,
~ rcv , has lieeu productive oi the happiest
j. rostills. There are, nt th* present time,
, in the fu'ted States. 8.401 post offices;
. and uniting that number, -a-. tiered over
J the whole t'nion. it is not possible to
prevent disorders, to til great loss oh
; iudividanls, and sometimes of Ihc De
partment, without the iitlremillcil and
, r nadiviih d attention of a competent otli
a cor. The duties of this branch of the
I, Department, under its present orgnnmi
. lion; have, however, been so discharged
na to secure as great a degree of confi
dence in the fidelity of its officers, pene
e rally, ns could have existed in nnyfor
e titer period, w hen the number was com
„ paratively small,
n * ]L have the honor te be,
u Willi respect,
il Your very «»li l. servant,
W.T. BAKKV.
•%»» M •
ilto>KATn or Gi;>-. Trottkii.—Our vener-
citizen General Mathew
'..nHKMpirol suddenly b.-tw ♦•en 5 \ (’
I HHBHlßißlWllitlff• il'’ had
“ ms ftijHbiir nml i i his usual good
- seized n ward-.
| probaßliHWt apoplexy, and survived
5 iHily d HHpiuutes. General Trollei
f was upxvSK*f.7o y»urs of age; was an
t ■ officer of tltWhevolntioii with Col. Willett
s at the battle of Fort Staaw ix. and other
I k engagtsnenls; ho xvus ti respectable citi
».l an jKMiest tl!»l).~.-.' w; .Irguf,
COvofttel.t awfl
W/.SHINOTOM C'ITV, Dec. J•
CONGRESS.
In the (Senate, yesterday, after rewlu
i tions, memorials, and petitions were pre
sented hy Messrs. Hendricks, King. ISils
bee, Poindexter, Boggles, SANDroaD, A
W oodburY, Ac.. Ac., the Senate ballot
cd tor a Chaplain, and the Reverend Mr.
Johns was re-elected. So much of the
President's message as relates to the sur
plus revenue, was referred to a select
committee, composed of Messrs. Dkk
. f.rson, Ha.vdfokd, Woodbury, (Seymour,
, and Grundy. Several hills were read it
first and second time. A resolution was
submitted hy Mr. Clayton, requiring the
appointment of n committee to examine
and report on the present condition of the
Post <mice Department; the manner in
which the laws in relation toil have been
administered: the distribution of labor; the
number of officers and their duties; the
agents and how employed; contractors,
An., Ac., as well as the entire manage
ment of the Post Office Deportment. Af
ter a short ti.no spent in Executive Uusi
. ness, the (Senate adjourned.
‘ In the House of Representatives, after
the presentation of n nninher of petitions
V and memorials, various reports and re
-1 solutions were submitted: among the lat
ter of which was one by Mr. Barringer,
to the following purport:
H<solved, That the Committee of Ways
’ and Means bo instructed to report n bill,
’ reducing the duty on bur iron made by
hammering, to the amount of duty paid
1 by the law ofIBKJ.
1 .1 Iso, to reduce the duty on rollon bug
’ ging to 2 cents per square yard.
Also, to reduce the duty on course wool
r lon goods, costing less limn fifty rs ills per.
square yard at the place whence import
ed, to nn ad vulorum duty of 2o per cen
’ I u in.
> JlLn, to reduce the duty on coarse wool,
r costing less than ten cents per pound, at
the place whence imported, to uti ad vu
ioriun duty of 20 per edit.
Also. to reduce the duly on brown su
! gar to two cents per pound.
Upon the question of its adoption, it
1 was rejected by n vote of 111 to (Mi.
After some further business had been
■ transacted, the House adjourned.
1 ‘ December 17.
’ In the Senate, on the Ifilh, nftJrthc* usu
al presentation of memorials, fictitious,
and resoluti ns, the following (ills were
’ rend a second time and referred to (heir
'■ appropriate, committees: The till for the
establishment of a port of delivery on
' Lake Ponehartrain; forthe n lii I'of Dc.n
Carlos Dehl liaise; Uenrge Johnson;
die improvement of the nuvigni an of die
'• > llcglimiy A Mfinengnheln rlvi rs; John
Bronson : or prescribing the node of
commencing, prosecuting and deciding
v introverflies bet ween States. The bills
in relation to the gold coins, and, for the
"lief ofthe legal representatives®!" Gen,
Moses Hnzen. deceased, were, ofthe re
quest ofthe movers, ordered to lie on the
able. The bill for the rslief oil Lueien
Harper, was oi dered to be engrossed and
rend a third time. After the ronsidera-
don of Executive business, ti«_ (Senate
■ djourned. I
Numerous resolutions wc re subinltti d
n the House of Representatives ami re
ferred to (he committees. Among them
was one hy Mr. Rich aiuison. for the ap
pointment of a select eommilleeou edu
cation; which, on the motion of Mr.
Archer, was laid up m the table, idler i
n d.i ision hy yens an nays, hy a vote of |
1 ill to SO. Mr. Dratton gave notice that 1
' fie should, on Mon lay. rail up the bill
lor the regulation of the pay ofthe of
ficers ofthe army? and Mr. Irwin, of
Ohio, gave o similar notice* that he should,
on the same day. move the House to go
into a Committee of the Whole on the
bill fur (lie establishment of an armory
on the Western waters. A message was
[ received from he President, staling'.li.it
the Marshals of the United Stales had
not hud time to prepare their I’Oturiis of
the census of the population : it was, on
■ motion of.Mr Potivh, relerrcd to a select
■ committee of seven. Mr. Powers obtain
ed leave to be excused from serving on
the Committee of the District ofCohim
hhi, on account of ili health. The niiiuiiil
' Report of Ihe (Secretary of the Treasury
was presented, and (»,(HM) co|des of it or
dered to he printed. The House then
' vv enl into a ('ommittee ol the Whole. .Mr.
• Haynes In the Chair, on the hill to estah
• iih.li certain post roads. The considera
tion of tills bill and the numerous amend
ments proposed to it, occupied theCom
' mitteetill (f o'clock; when they rose and
reported, and the House adjourned,
I ———
i r.-nir. l’ii' Butli. (.ttr.) Tnqulivt,
Onlvngr, —The brig Elizabeth, Cnpt.
Sanborn, arrived here on (Saturday from
• Malnnzns. and reports the particulars of
1 u wanton mid cruel outrage committed
on his vessel and crew, «laic railing out
i of that harbor. II appears hy the protest
, of Cupt. Sanborn, (a copy of vv Inch has
I been shewn us by Coi XViMiuiaa, apart
vvtier ofthe Vessel,) Unit having regu
• larly cleared at the Custom House, ot>-
i q. > o his pass, and deposited the same,
• as usual in the !■ on. lie made ready for
- sea, and on the night following, while
t passing the Fort, returned the hail, which
, was made from the Foit in Spanish by
; answering—‘American brig Elizabeth,
r for Hath"—that the hail was several
> times repeated, and as often answered by
1' Cnpt. ('■unborn, as ah.iv e : that a blank
• shot was then fired from the Fort, vv hen
1 Capt. S. ordered the crew toletgothe
- chain cable and nnch .r ns scon aspossi
; hie, which was done arercrvlingly, and
the sails all lowered to the masts; this
1 proceeding must have been heard, ns
well as observed in the Fort, still the
- bulling was continued, mid to the usual
- answer, Capt. t*. added—“my vessel is
at anchor." Notwithstanding nil this, a
24 pound round shot was almost imme
diately after fired into the vessel, and
passed through the bulwarks, steerage
mid cabin, doing considerable damage,
m.d w ounding the mate (Jerso Holbrook)
mid two seamen. On receiving the
shot Cnpt. (8. hailed the fort, saying—
"for Cod's sake fire nc more, or you w ill
i sink me," which he also requested a
v fisherman near the vessel, to communi
-1 cute to the fort. After which Capt. IS.
I procured a burgeon from the shore, had
, the wounds of his mate and " seamen
I dressed, mid the former removed; and
on the following day. made an nutheli
i limited eornpiaibt, to the proper nuthori
t lies, of the outrage committed on his
- vessel, leaving the prosecution to the
management of our government agent ut
, that place,.
THE SURVIVING CAPTOR OF ANDRE.
On the . veiling preceding die me ce
lehration in the city of Nevv-\ ork, the
republican citizens of the Ninth Ward
assembled at a public supper, in comme
moration ofthe memorable events ofthe
Three Day’s (Struggle in France. The
attendance was general, anti the evening
passed with a well-ordered hilarity, and
witli a decorum becoming the meet po
pulous ward of the metropolis and the
stronghold of its democracy. Among
the invited guests on that occasion, was
David Williams, the only survivor ofthe
| captors ol* Major Andre, (Seated on the
left of the President, Thomas Morris,
, Esq. the veneruble participator in one ol
the noblest acts of our own Revolution,
was an object of peculiar interest. lie is
in bis 77th year, and although the infirmi
ties of age are upon him, be en joys sound
health and is in the full possession ol his
mental faculties.
On this occasion nt the request ol the
company, the aged veteran repeated the
particulars ofthe important act above al
luded to; and we had the grutilieution to
be among the listeners. ‘
The three Americans, Pntilding, Wil
liams and Van Wart, having agreed to
act tbgciuer lor the common defence,
ehowc I*. adding as im ir leader, anil ac
tually if not nominally enrolled them
selves among the volunteer militia that
served as the patrol ofthe lines. After
several days reconnoitering to little effect,
they passed from the main road near the
border village of Tarrytown. into a
thicket, where, after having discussed a
brief repast, they fell to playing cards,—
Their attention was soon arrested hythe
tramp of a horse, rapidly approaching
'They sprang to their feet, seized their
muskets, and regaining the road, were in
season to intercept n person in a citizen's
dress, well-mounted, and riding at high
speed; and with the exclamation, “where
are you hound?” seized his hridle-rehi.
Andre, then within a abort distance of
the British lines, and within sight ofthe
ground occupied hy the liritish videltes,
w as impressed with the belief (hut if
lianisaiid his comrades were of his own
i parly, and replied, "I mu a friend, and I
hope yon are such ; where do you be
long? 1 ’ They answered “To below,” a
« reply which seemed to confirm bis im
pression, the English army lying a few
miles dow n the river. He immediately
. rejoined, with a fatal precipitancy, “(So
■ do I. lam (said he. assuming nn air of
. command) a British officer, on urgent
i business, and 1 must not he detained."—
“You belong to our enemies then," was
(he rejoinder, “and we arrest you in the
. name of the American Congress.” “E
--, ven so," said Andre, after a momentary
f exhibition of surprise, “and am 1 among
•my Antenr<ih friends? In these times, u
[ little deception is excusable. Rend that;”
.i building a pass from Wen Arnold Thai
officer, then emnmnnding at West Foint,
. having regained the confidence of (fen.
, Washington, which his previous trial and
, reprimand had alienated for a season
I was held in high estimation in the army,
. and no pretence for farther detenti n
5 ! of Andre c aid have been urged, if the
■ sis
the Itl-coneeufed anxiety of the captive,
ins lirst Mulatatlon, and his fatal admis
sion, oxeited suspicion, and they proceed
ed to search him. Neatly his entire per-;
son was thoroughly examined, without j
the discovery of any tiling material It :
\ was at last insisted that he should re
j move liis hose; and from (hence, under
i the soke ofthe loot, dropped several pa
pers [the draughts prepared by Arnold of
the works at West Point, returns of the
garrisons, force ofthe army, advices f.s
to the mode of Inking possession, Ac.
Ac.] which the captors deemed at once
to he matters of importance to their
country and the army.
Then came (he trial: and nobody did
they bear themselves through it. These
men, having been deprived hy the war of
tlieir ordinary employment, that offurtn
ing laborers, bad obtained for months,
perhaps years, a scanty subsistence hy
grubbing, a term used hy the veteran. A
signifying occasional mid transient em
ployment from farm to farm. They w ere
extremely pour; and found little else than
poverty in the service of their country;
but they partook ofthe spirit ofthe times,
ami neither poverty nor deprivation could
diminish their zeal and shake tkeir fidel
ity. Seeing that all was discovered,
Auilre offered them, at first, a gold watch,
of rare workmanship, and of considera
ble value; und then one hundred guineas;
both of w Inch being refused, he increas
ed the offer to one thousand guineas, with
a quantity of merchandise, and a pass
for the sale ol it. This being so refused
he proffered ten thousand guineas, (near
ly ij>50,004,) pledging a draft forthe a
iiioiint on (Sir Henry Clinton, mid pro
posing to remain a hostage with two of
the parly until one of them could ride his
own horse, to the Drib, h quarters, uml
return v\ itti the money.
Dul these high temptations were all
rejected, and the three volunteer militia
men conducted their prisoner to Co!.
Jameson, who commanded the outposts.
'The gr nt value of this discovery, and
the fate of the captive, every render is
acquainted with. Doth remain a monu
ment of American patriotism uml fideli
ty. ■ •
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
“The topic of the Colonial Trade is
discussed with a manliness, candor, and
good feeling, that must prove gratifying
to all those who have taken nn interest
in that complicated, and heretofore em
barrassing question—now nt last happi
ly settled. The advantages which the
Colonies are supposed to have obtained,
in consequence of the American ports
having been opened previous to those of
the (’olonies, is. it is fairly enough staled,
but nn equitable sett-off’ against the ad
vantages conceded to the United (Mates
by England, when she opened her ports
in IS2o, without a corresponding opera
tion on the part of Ainerirn.
“It is satisfactory to learn that the set-1
tleraent of the boundary question, now
under the arbitration of the king ofthe
Netherlands, will, in nil probability, take
place nt the period anticipated, notwith
standing ihgdiflienlties in Belgium. We
can readily be*.'eve, too, the observation
ofthe President, that the Government of
Great Britain has in this question, as in
others, conducted herself with the gen
erosity and candor that become her high
station among the nnlionsof the earth.
“Wc risk nothing in saying, that the
present message, like the lust, will he
exceedingly well received by all classes j
people Lu England."—l
mi “TT_-• x ' '
Hhnjamin Eat o s Fraser wan tried at
Mobile on the 4th hist, for the murder ;«!'
Isaac Elllso.v bo lung ago as The
I principal witness was the? son of Hie <ie
- ceased, who it appeared in evidence had
j several times since the act was coininit
» ted, expressed ilia determination when
f arrived at manhood, to 1 Ibllnv’the man
I who hud killed his lather' The prisoner
was nppreiiended soon alter the marker,
3 but escaped from jail and b*'*♦' remained
' oat of the slate several years, lie tv.is
» found guilty but recommended to the
s mercy of the executive —Hrv Georgian.
, To the editor of the .Notional Gazette,
f Be.iW.v, Dec. 4, liSJO,
’ fame on shore on Synnpuxont Beach,
• in Worcester county. Mil. on BOth Nov
I last, a wreck, supposed to have been
1 a brig; she had gone to pieces when she
was first discovered, tin her stern is
“Samaritan, of Ncwbun port," and on
3 her boat’s stern “Samaritan, of.V York."
B The boiiies of 6 men, who appeared to
liuvc been drowned some time, have
’ drilled on slmre —1 of them ore while
men, and the other Sure black. No pa
pers have been found. A quantify of
• logwood uni! mahogany logs have come
’ ashore, supposed to come cut of the
wreck—on part of the logs are the letters
I. C. anil on the balance the letter 11.
\ JOHN POWELL,
Wreck Muster, Enst’n. Hiorc nf.Mary'd.
’ [The N. York Mercantile Advertiser.
‘ stales that the S. was from Honduras
1 and Havana, bound to N. V]
ALABAMA SILK.
We have been shown u beautiful pair
r socks made of native silk, grown this
i season on the plantation of Hr. I’vrnel.
i of Green County. They equal in ap
i pcurance mid workmanship, the best
. imported of the kind, and a:, a specimen
. ol household manufacture, are creditable
f of the (State. —.Habile Cainrnricial Register.
From tits Attiens Atticaum, tbl iiist.
, <lll EAT li t IN. *
| After a season of unusually dry wenth
er, the heavens have again opened upon
i us. and poured fonli their contents in
. piteous orofusiun. not only restoriog the
empty channels to tlieir wonted fulness
/ and fdling the earth with its needful mots
, lure, but, up if to make amends for lost
f time, overflowing the banks of the
t streams, und, in some places literally
_ inundating the country. The rain com
s menccd on Sunday morning, die I Sit V,
a inst. and continued, with little cessation
- till Tuesday night, win n the clouds, la
y their laat effort, threw down njx.n ns n
: succession of rapid showers, actompahi
j ed with thunder und lightning In eon
" sequence of this sudden and unexpected
i flood, nem-ly nil the bridges <n this vicin
l, I ily have been carried sway, and a ton
i. sidcrahle loss sustained by the ow ners
i of mills and oilier propei ty near the ri
i vers. Apprehensions were entertained
, for the safety of the brl- ’ges at this place,
j but though tiicy were for some lime In
b‘ imminent dnugei .they h‘ii , v.y’'.r..'usto6il ]
I Ui**VlSmh without suslainii g se- .
rious injury. The river here rose highei
limn has been know n for several years,
and tve believe the other streams in the
• neighborhood have been proportionably
i high On Thursday on attempt war
made to convey the mail to Monroe,
(Walton Co.) mul on Saturday to i\lii
icdgcviile. but without success. W an
•lerstand, however, that the Jclli rson,
1 DuniolsviUc and Augusta roads arc pus
snbl .
The following is a list of the toes ofhrid
ges. us fur ns we have been able to us
certain the facts:
Outlie North Oconre. Border’s. Kings',
Chnndlev's, Pinkos’ ami Pnrtahe'a —on
flic Mulberry Fork oft lie Oconee. Dough
erty’s Bridge, Boren's Bridge and
Mills, Und Lyles Mills—on the Mitkllt
River, Vartium's or Lowrey's (at Han
cocks Mills.) Pickens' Mhoals, Aca
demy, Prince's, Simonton's and Tate’s
Bridge and Mills.
••“A®**—
J List of Acts passed sit the Session of
the Legislature of &)outh Carolina, Dee.
IH30:
An Act to alter and amend the law a-
I gainst Horse Stealing.
An Act giving the Town Council of
, Camden the power of regulating tin
, petforinanee of Patrol duty, and for otli
• er purposes theiein mentioned.
An Art to uuthorize the formation of a
• Company, fur the purpose of eunstrnct
i ing a Turnpike Bond from Edgefield
i Court House to the town of iltimhui-g.
I An Act for the further regulation of
Ala gist rales mid Constables of tiie Par- !
ishes oftSl. Philip and fc?t. .Michael.
An Act to contirm tlie saleofthc Glebe
fioftlie Parish of St. James. Suntce, to
i Wm. Luens, and to nulhorise the two
I Vestries of the said Parish to make him
lilies thereof.
1 An Act to niter nnd amend the laws
■ in relation to interest and Usury.
An Act to incorporate the Village of
. Edgefield.
I Au Aft to enlarge tlie •powers and in
i | i reuse the duties i f Masters nod Coin
- inissioiirrs in Equily in this .State.
An Act to authorize the President and
Directors of tlie Bank of tlie State of
South Carolina, to establish a Brunch of
! the said Bank at Hamburg.
I An Act to incorporate certain Socic
r | tics.
II An Art to authorize the City Connell
-of Charleston, to fill up low lots und
j grounds, in the City of Charleston in cor- j
“ I tain cases, and for other purposes.
.' An Act to establish certain Roads,
i Bridges and Ferries.
1 An Act to establish the di.iding line
between SJfllh unci 27th Regiments of Mil
itia, mid to lay ott’n new Beat Company
f.tjancl around Sumterville.
An Act to incorporate the Village of
Lancaster.
An Act to vest in Ann Breen and Eliz
abeth Breen her daughter, certain real
estate in the city, of Charleston.
An Art to form n Squadron of Caval
ry in the Slh Brigade.
An Act to change the place of Com
pany Muster in St. James,’ Santee,
[ An Art concern 1 ; g Fnplic Works.
An Art to dispose of certain escheated
estates.
An Art to authorise the Commission
erp of the Poor to bind to service ilWi
timnte children.
An Act to renew tlie charters of the
Planters’ and Merchants’ Bank, and tlie
Union Bunk of South Carolina.
H Ao Act to raise fey the year
I ill n«i to—
IKK), and for other purposes therein tneir
tinned,
An Act to make appropriations for the
year !Bj|o, and for other purposes therein
mentioned.
An Act to confirm the Military to the
Judicial divisions of the District of Pell*
dleton, tiJWfor other purposes.
AI'CISVAi
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1830.
“ Be jwf, and fear not."
The Hotl. Richard H. Wilde, our Repre
sentative in Congress, who has been detained
from |iis scat by sickness, arrived at Norfolk on
‘.be 15lb instant, and would proceed to Wash*
ington next morning.
The Legislature of South Carolina, adjourn*
od at 3 o'clock on Sunday morning last. A list
of Acts passed, will be found in another column.
The Dill for calling a Convention, had failed, for
Want of a constitutional majority—two thirds
ofthc members in each House, being necessa*
ry to carry the measure. One of the Acts audio
rises the- establishment of n Brunch of the Bant
of the Stale of S. Carolina in Hamburg.
Darien Hunk. —The following Rsport was
taken up and agreed to, in the House ofKepre#-
Kentativcs, on the 18th instant, viz :
“ The Commiltoo on Banks, to whom was
referred the Report of the Lank of Varii.ti,
have had the same under consideration, mid
report: That on a careful examination of the
exhibit of the affairs of said Bank, (as disclosed
by said report) they take pleasure in saying, that
the said Hank, ns they believe, is entitled to aiv4
continues to enjoy pnhlic confidence. Its affairs
appear to ho correctly and satisfactorily man
aged ; Sind the very small amount of bills of tRo
said Bank, now in circulation, is a full guaranty
to ike holders, of the prudent management of
said Bank, und the ability to redeem all or any
promptly.—Your committee are unwilling t»
close this report, without adverting to the fact,
that the Bank of Darien had, atone time, mor®
than one million eight hundred thousand dollars
of hills, in circulation ; and at the da’* of the so
port now before your committee, the hills of
said Bank in circulation, amounted to little iporo
than two hundred thousand dollars, and that (I
must he gratifying to the p uhlic, that tile Bunjl
of Darien is now entitled to us much ronlidcixj.
as the other Bank* in this State.”
Mili.edof.vii.i e, Monday, )
December 20, 1830. y
In tho Sr vat r, this morning on motion of Mr:
Da mkll of Chatham, the journal of jcstcrdnjf
was reconsidered, so far ns relates to the rcjdo
lion of the Ihil for the encouragement of volume*
tecr coin panics.
Tl * bill from tbs Hon sc, to prohibit the CTy'
Council of Augusta, from imposing any tax on
persons vending provisions, -&—_■
time or place than the Market House, during
Market hours, was referred to a committee tr
iune next.
The reconsidered bill, from the House, Wats
amended so as to limit its operation to the- Ist
Brigade, Ist Division, and to Richmond County,
and then passed. It provides that nil persona
within such limits, who have already fcrteol
five years in a volunteer company, and shall
servo eight yours hereafter, and those who have
not served five years in such company, and
shall hereafter servo ten years therein, shall
thereafter bo entirely exempt from militia duty,
except in times of invasion, insurrection, &e.
The hills from the House, to alter and fix thrt
timo of holding tho Superior Courts of the Mid
dle District—to provide for the payment of ox
penccs which have been, or may be, incurred
by the Counties of Carroll, DeKalb, Gwinnett,,
Ha'k and Habersham, in die prosecution of
crimes committed in tho Cherokee Territory—
to provide an additional district in the County
of Jefferson—to amend an act entitled an act to
regulate the admission of evidence, in certain
cases, in the several counrls of Law and Equity
—to alter a part of the lino which divides tho
cdunlies of Hancock and Washington— to amend
an net of 1820 providing for the payment of
costs in certain cases—to incorporate the Me- I
chanics Bonk in tho City of Augusta— to com- J
pel purchasers of Mortgaged property .life estates J
and estates for a term of years, in person-,1 prt>- I
perty.at Sheriff"SjCoronor's,or Constable’s sales,
to give bond—for the relief of purchasers of 11/6
.Stale’s interest in Lands condemned as frnudu
lently drawn in the Counties of Bibb, Houston, |
Crawford, Monroe, Upson, Ihke, Henry, Fay- I
cite, Doivalb, and Newton—to legalize tho lat® I
election el Mayor of Savannah—to authorize ilia §
several Courts of Law and Lquity to award f
judgment against Garnishees in certain cases,
and pointing out tho mode by which such Gar* F
nwliues may be relieved ironi the operation of 1
said judgment—to amend tlie act of 1889, pro. j|
vidmg for improvement of tlie Roads and Kiw.
ers, (allcr being so amended, as to appropriate L
the §5,000, heretofore appropriated for the un. i'
provenieul of Broad River, to tho purchase of h
slaves, to v. ork on the road leading from August I
is, via Goshen, I’etorslmrg, Liberton, Carnes-- 1
ville, and ClarkosviDe, to Clayton, in Rabuu §
County)—were severally read the third lime and f'
passed,
The bill from the House, to defin* the duties F'
of Justices of the Reace, and Clerks of tho In* le
ferior Court, in relation to County funds, Was Bfit
laid on the table for the present, I (,
The bid from the House, to emancipate ref, I u
lain slaves, belonging to tlie estate of the late I :i
Thomas W. Cobb, and also two other slaves of 1 *
Bibb County, the wife and father of .Solomoft
Humphries, was rejected. J *
A message wa“s received from (he Governor, ft"
staling, m accordance with a resolution of the 11
Senate, that tho unexpended balance, remains
ing in tlie hands of the Commissioners of tfip f
3’ugalo River, was §GG7 32. '
A ngather of bids fi om the I(ouse, wore read, j"
Some the first mid soptc the second tmie, during 1,
the afternoon oud night aiuiiig, in
In the House, this afternoon, the bill to exempt 10
Augustus 11. Kenan from the operation of iii« r ]
duelling law, after being amended to include
e iuJ V 6 - r Hw sotjo L,