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22=5 HEPUBLICAK. FREDERICK S. FELL, CITT PRINTER. Dull* i’npcr eight dollar! per annum. Count: Paper.„n...six dollars-per aimuin. PATAULE IN ADVANCE. All Nows, and No* Advertlsoinenls ap pear In lioth pa pets. > 05“ Office in 'Dickson’s three Story ■Brick building, on tho Hay, near tlio Ex change, between Hull and Droyton-strects. SAVATJJfAH. 'TUESDAY EVENING, Dec. it. 05“ No Washington or Baltimore pit- .pen were received liy this morning's mail. To nor attentive oorfeipondoOt. the ed itor of the Charleston Mcnairy, no aro In debted for a Now York paper of the |6ih Inst. It contains however, nothin;: in ad dition to the extracts published in nnother column, received in a slip from the office •f the Charleston Courier, The. United States BAtil-,—The Ties!- dent, in Ids message,lus broadly expressed hill hostility to the principles of this insti tution. His opinion, In a practical point of view, Is valuable, because the question 1s seized wilhteforence to the actual ef Run*produced by the operation of the in Slitution, discarding all cavil in respect to the constitutionality of its origin. It i said, and «e believe it sooth, that most Important general interests are inynlvcd.ju the determination that shall bo made on llioroclitrler of the Hank. Hut will it be 0*>niended that these interests are necessa rily connected with tho prosperity of the •country, or have they Rtowm artificially, from an artificial impulse. Are they nol the result the establishment of the insti tution, ami must thev nut sink with tin conviction that their souicc yielded not tic stutenanco than was expected, but like a Very step mother lias sustained its own off spring to tho exclusion of tho untsi-e but honest hearts which s'dopted il. Does it not prey npnn tho very vitals of similar stale institutions, not fur any public bene fit. nor to reach the purposes fer sshtih it svos designed—hut merely to enrich, by its potver, tho individual stockholders, most nr whom arc foreigners in both principle and location. -. * As regards the recommendation of the President, to establish, as a substitute for the United States Rank, a National llanlt, based upon the surplus funds of the Trea sury, we arc disposed to think, that under h jiidieious arrangement, it would efr-'-t the objects lie contemplate!. This pi n, would also relieve the government from the very novel, or rather unexampled difficul ty, oT a plethora in the Treasury. From a very reasonable calculation, it will bn found lh.it in 18.11 allot our nation R| debt will be wiped of, and wlthoul refer once to the natural, and certain increase of population, and necessary increase of re Venue frOtn increased cnhsilinptinn, the sum of twelve millions, will from the ne riod stated above, aecitle, annually, of tin appropriated fund in the national coffers. We wish not. like the Turks, to retain a Sacred treasure of coin, for we have a much more efficient, and sacred deposit, in the hearts of the nation. I.et the ninney.then which has been derived from national id ijustiy. and enterprise, be employed in sus 'taming that which (healed It—tn equalising' its means of operation—in yielding it all facilities—in making (he dollar of Maino Worth a hundred cent* in Blivsourl, A friend pursuing Ihe view! we have ta ken, has made the dalculrabn, that in ten years the capital of the National .Bank would be at least 2120.000,000, and assu ming 283 as Ihe number Of Beprcscnta tires front the states la the Federal Con grcsl, Georgia would be erttitled to Ihe use of more titan $4,000,000. This, he adds, to the state, is a trifle, hut as a loan to individuals a benefit. The Government oniie United Slates, would in every case be provided w ith funds to resist aggression, without resorting to direct, taxes, of any other oppressive measure. CITY AFFAIRS. The undersigned, in compliance with (he resolution of (he 5th November, sub nth (he following report : The resolution calls for a detailed re port in relation to the Dry C ihiiro' Con tracts, uf the monies paid or borrowed, and to whom ; of the disposition made of the rcnts.of city lot*, mill' of the other appro priations by Council, for the extinguish nient of the Debt incurred; and of all iitlt or matters which il may by the Committee be deemed necessary and expedient to re port upon It will not lie requisite in the elucidation of this subject to recur to the many fruitless and unavailing efforts which had, at vari tills limes,been made to imiueo the nwnoi of lauds in the neighborhood of the city lo abandon' the cultivation of rice, and to chant's it for one which might be less dele Uriuus. The anxiety which preyed upon the ‘public mnid, however, increased yen after year, until at length a meeting nf ci tizens was called on lltc 18th March,1817 and sundry resolutions were p issed, instate ting the Corporation to contract with the proprietors of rice lands, for a change of culture.- Atvordinnnce in compliance with {fits expression of tho people's will, was in oonsequcnco'paStcd 61i ilio kith of that month, appropriating 270,800 to be raised by loan, anti converted into a‘stock, to hr colled '•’City Land'Stock," for-w hich cer tificates were to be issued, bearing 7 per -coat. interest* Tho payment of this stock Ivasgnmrameotl upon the faith of the city property, and the rents of the city lot*, to getlrer with the surplus revenue of tho city set apart for tho payment of the Interest, and the gradual extinguishment of the principal, in the amount of SlO.OOO nnmi ally,'to bn phhlnver to tho Commissioners liy'the City Treasurer. The board of com -iliissinnert, consisting nf nine, including the Mayor, were requlrotl sis give band and seenrily In tho aiim nf fiUO.OdO '“for the faithful performance of the duties tmpoied on them, and fur tho 'just and faithful up plication of the thuds placed at their rtispo- sal.” Nrghclations were immediately com menced, and after encountering numerous and varied difficulties, tho Boerd nuceee ded in making contracts fot a change nf B litnre vvihtti most of tiro proprietors of the low lands in the vicinity of the city at fidO per acre.es follows! Mrs. Dnehell for 87 kcres, <1.110 00 Wm. Mein <00 41.000 00 F.han; Jackson tOS St mill, .8,040 00 Dr. N. S. Bayard 40b St mill, 0,700 00 James .ml llemi- , etra Bilim IfS 1-4 4.0(0 00 Joenili Stiles its Sk mill, 12.664 90 !!<lr- f Gener al James Jack son. 0* VTui. U. Wayno J. Hunter Drawing titles, planting trees surVoving, See. Jas. llilbo lor ihr pur chase of one moiety of Fig Island, Jas. Bilhn for the pur* chase of one moiety of Fig Island, Wm, Scaiborough for SO acres h,4 io nb 2,500 00 S.nod oo 1,124 SO so* 700—1,200 00 fi71,497 00 1,040 00 874.537 00. The contracts obtained from tiro clerk of council, arc herewith submitted. Scrip in Ihe City Land Slock lo the mount nl 2911.090 only was Issued by the commissioners, the remainder was obtained ill cash from Ihe city treasury. Document No. 1, appended lo this -report, is n copy of the account filed among the papers of lho]coiu imsuners, of the disbursement or Ihe amount received for scrip. Document No. C. of iliat received from the treasury The sum of fil.oto paid to W. Scarhn rnugh is nnl in ciiiioi of those accounts, lull was paid out of the city- treasury— J5o0 on the tld of Dutfcinber, 1818, and 5540 on Ihe 19th of February, 1810. In relation lo tire sums paid <o J. Hunter and W. Wayne, ill* following entry ap pears Upon tiro minutes uf the commission ers at a meeting on the I Oils of .March, 1819, viz: “Resolved. That Ihe sum of twenty-five “hundred dollars be advanced to each of "the proprietors of tiro low lands belong- “Ing lo Ihe estate of Gen. James Jackion “aniLW. C. Wayne." Application, il is presumed, must then have lieeii tHnde lo tho Corporation; as on its minutes al a meeting on the 5th of A fir il. 1810. appears the following; Resolved, Thai ihe City Treasurer be authorized tn pay ovei to (lie chairman of "tho committee of Health and Dry Cid- “ture, the sum of 85,000 as part of lire art- “oual appropriation of filfl.ooo fur dischar ging lire expense of plaiting in a state of Dry Cul'ii c. the lands of W. C, Woy’nC and the estate of den. Jackson ” The payment in those gentlemen is char ged on Ihe sairte day in the account of the commissioners' Document No. 2.Mr. Hun ter lias since paid 500 dollars of this amount, and his notes aro in possession of Ihe Trcastircr for (lie balance, payable at various periods hereafter. The lauds of the heirs of Gen. Jackson, art) under the Dry Culture contract, the payment for which is charged May list, 1849. For the amount received by W.C. Wayne, a Ignrenl Was obtained sir Bcrivei) county Superior Court, April Term, >812, ns will moro particularly appear by lire Idler of James Morrison, Esq. Document No. 3, Mr; Wayne was St the time (his money was paid toliFjjjf the proprietor uf a tract of iund culled Twickenham, adjoining that of the heirs of Gen. Jackson. The pur chase Was made by him, as it appears by tho records of Chatham county, (a certi fied transcript of which • forms Document No. 4,)'on tire 27ih of January. 1010, and recorded on lire I Stb of May, 1820. A Contract for placing these lands in Dry Culture does not appear fo have been exo- ciiieil, <rs none can lie found among Ihe p ipers of tac Commissioners or elsewhere, mid it is well ascertained, that none was executed, Imt that the money was advanc ed to him fur that purpose, does not admit of a do'ubt-taijie (act of the Commissioners h- ving by their resolution authorized it, *.nd the appropriation liy Cooneil beingin express terms “/or j;lacing in a slate of Dry Culture, the lands oj IF. C. IFaym, idle.” prove incnnteitibly.-thal an agree ment to that effect must Have been made, -inrfthe undersigned recommend that an investigation be forthwith made into the a flair by Ihe Recorder. The Resolution requires dial Ibis Re port should stale “What disposition has fie'kn made of the refits or dWltW, andlhe 45 |ier cum. Tax, levied ifhder ;the Ordi nance, expressly fur iho extinguishment ot tho Hold incurred on the said Dry Culture system, whether tho aeme has been appro . printed to. that object, If not fpt what pur pose IKe same has booh used.” The Or- rilnanio of tho 24th of March, 1817, before quoted, sets apart " tho tents of oily lots and tho surplus revenue of tire oily lo tho amount of filO.OOO annually, to bo paid ovor to the board of commissiooers-hy the city Treasurer.” Tho S3 per cent, tax was laid hy an Ordinance of April list, 1817. “ far the purpose of aiding Ihe pres i nl funds, and meeting necessary expend! hires," but nothing is said of its being " expressly for Ilia extinguishment of the dry culture debt." The amounts received from these sources-I live gone Into In* gen eral mass of inonoys paid into the Transit- IV. and no separate account Iras been kept of their dishin-soinont. Ilui it is shewn in a preceding part of this Report, tluitfidS.- 737 was paid out of tho Treasury to the cOtninissiniicrs, rid that iho balance of 3.48,8000 was obtained upon scrip In the “City Land -Stock."" The resolution nf April Sth, 1819, before quoted, authorized the payment (if fiaOOO, and another recur- ded on the Minutes of March 43d. 1818, required the payment of fil 4 000. It must be evident hnwaver v by a recurrence to the accounts of reoeipts and expenditures of 1*18, arid several of the succeeding years, that there was no." surplus m*enue" to ho appropriated. For although tho Income from that period 16 lire year ending In July 1843, was nliom fi48,000 per Annum, yet the public debt during that lime increased about 850,000. The committee of clti zens who reported on the lOlli ofFetnua- ry. 1821, estlmated'lhe debt in July, 1810, at 853.450—tills it will he pe.ceived, was alter all the Dry Culture contracts had been paid. In September. 1814, u coni mittcc of council reported tiro rich! to lie 8103,458. It is cv'ilent tlieicforc, that had the reins of ihe ciiy LnWbeen appropriat ed for the extinguishment of the Dry Cul ture Debt, that other debts most have been created to supplynhe deficiency in the Treasury. The annual rovenne from I8S3 to this time, has fruit) varlhriicnii-es. considerably decreased. The report nf the committee of Finance in Nntcmber, t027, indicates somo of llieso causes—in that year ilia re ceipt! amounted t> less than 835,000, lire last year yielded about the same sum, bill there will notwithstanding, in all probabil ity, he a surplus during iho present year of about fi)0,000, Si it is ilcsirulile the Hoard should determine whether thill sum shall ho assigned for the payment nf a parr ol the City Lnml StO’.it or not. The fill,600 paid during the last year, was, for some particular iletiis of dent which ittvos ileum- eil judicious to extinguish—the same inn tiles may not operate this year tu divert the payment from this desirable object, und it is iherefore recommended llinl it he appropriated f r that purpose. Tho Hood which Iho OrdiwVnce required ot the comniissitiiicfs wn* duly executed, and afterwards II is presumed riilist hart; been cancelled, in coinpli.mct>wilh there. commendation nf a commitice of council of record on rile minutes February 40th 1844.,That committee was appointed to ex amine and report upon ihe accounts of the commissioners, and concludes with Iho following: « Your comririlUte ill) llicrcforo recommend that the. Bond given hy said Hoard of Health and Diy Culture, for the proper application of tho said funds, he can cllcil, and that (lie thanks nf tiro C pnration lie tendered 10 (ho said Cominis sinners of Health and Diy Culture, for rise faithful discharge of the duties imposed upon them.” No reports by tho Cnnniiis«ioners of their proceedings, appear ripoii the niinutes of Council. The certificates of Stock which were relriroed tn Council as not required hy lire commissioners, yet remain ill the vaults of the Hank of Georgia, and it is recommend ed that the Dry Culture Committee ho in structed to destroy rlicin after making an inventory to be entered on the Minutes of council In the two sums charged for ilio purchase of a part of Fig Island, there seems that an error of some kind must have occurred— an investigation is in progress, tile result of which will bo laid before Council in proper time. Wm. T. WILLIAMS, Major, ft. R.CUYLF.R. BAM’L. M BOND. GEO. W. ANDERSON, Committee on. Diy Culture; Sityannah.Dec. 3d, 1829. Adopted in Council, tith Dec. 1829. Wat. T. WILLIAMS. Mayor. proprlafe iostumol. T)>« piece pruning, but wo vonture lo predict (or It a run beyond any piece lit »UW> Mr. Furrest appeals. . After thOejiiWue, Mr. Forrest was cal led for, but frpm tho extensive, (sucll they certainly wrrejVxertiims of the evening, he pail retired to rest iinmedietoly J” l *r the termination of Hie tragedy. Mr Stone Siinscqueotly appeared, and Modeled his iha'nks to the utilise ip a warm, speech- We cannot omit snying that a pair of rite Queen of M.il.inibr.i was admirably played bv Mrs, -Shkrpe, and that of Oceana by fills. Hilsim, In, her happiest manner. 1 hi other performers sustained their parts With wonted talent. From ot’R Cpiiresi-onoent. Office of jld Courier, CHARLESTON, Dec. 20—7 p. si. Hy the Union Line Sclir. Spy. Captain Jocelin, arrived this day. from New York, we received papers of tint city of Monday ami Wednesday last. Tliey contain notli- ing later from Europe. There woro no papers of Tuesday.received by tlr'4 Spy. A few extracts follow •— . . NEW YORK. Dee Id, A letter from Boston, states tile brig Which plundered tho Candace, Was fuf rigged. Two of ihe crew of the C saw Inrr in lliyrana a few months smeo, when slie was preparing to sail finm thence with- mil any cargo. The pirate nppe.ircil t'n lie deep, and it is probaldo she hatl made a successful cruize. The Briiish Nurlli American anil Wosf India Naval commends are fo lie united, ami Bermuda made tire head quarters'.— This arrangemenr is tn go into olivet in the Spring, when Vice Adipirul Griffith Col poys w ill lake the cqmmnnif. Disaster—The I’hil .delphia'papcrsiates, that rile Woodhrrry packet slnop DclewarC- Cnpt. Murphy, of Sulam, N. J, was cap sized and sunii on Satuiday night l-i.i, with .fivd persons oh Imnrd—filarnunliike Wood, Esq. and son, of New Jersey, Cnpt, Morphy, J. Build, and ono named Miller, were on hoard, all missing, supposed lost The sloop now lies on the Horse Shoe.— The head of her mast is to he seen—The sloop Cap Sheaf, Cnpt Wilkins, went ashore at the same lime. A number of- passengers on heard, all saved.. Metamora,—Tlii, Tragedy nar corn ; plctely and triumplian.iy successful" Iasi overling, both in regard fo ilife aulhnr, M John A. Stone, and the horn, personated by filr. Forrest, The play was tmnouii- ced by a neat prologue ,, rltten by Mr, P. il, Wetltiora. and well ileliveaed' by filr -Hnriclt j and was dosed by a luimorous epilogue, written by Mr. James Lawson and very effectively pronounced by Mrs llils'on. Much crodit is due (o Ilia Mima gdrs for the excellent scenery, and very up From the Charleston Southern Patriot Post Master General's Report — The condition nftUs Department, judging,from the statements nf ilio above Discunicn', seems highly prosperous.- ,We will con dense the most -material pstt nf this tale- mum so as to a fibril u genora) view of Its situation. Subjoined in our abilinct is n inn of tiie Report which on account of Hi aitcrest, find iinpoituncv is no, proper foi ahriiigvmeiil. ... '('lie trMiisportalion of llie Mail In coach es amounts -siSills rime to 8,507,818 miles in one year, and from (ho lsr ol January nekt, il will be increased lo 6,786.810 miles. Tim »hole yearly trajtsportarlori in Vehicles of every deseriplion amimnls lo 13,700.000 miles. In 1790rhoro were on ly 75 Post OffieeVm tlio United Stale*.and the extent of 'lie Post U.nads amounted then lo 1875 miles. No" the nitmlin of Post Offices is 8004, mid (ho Post Roads exit nil to 115,000 miles, From the sratemenl of tiro Revenue of the Department fr< m 1789 to 18:0. it ap pears tiint it has always been, sustained from lleoieqrerouted. There was u bal ance nh lire 1st oPJanuary, 1820. org5tl,- 680iIiih from Post Masters ami others which lias been accumulating fur fluty years. Of this amount 3284,489. is suit ed to be culler desperate or of so uncertain a character that no 'riiliane'e can lie placed on any pan of il.—Tito losses from had ami counterfeit mnnoy. notes of broken hanks, See. swells the umotmt of totul loss to 3310,830 Tim excessof tire expenditure over Iho revenue of the office flu ihe year ending with the 1st July, 182.1, was 571,714.15. Tho expense of trapspnrlallou for lire first six months of tins present year exceeded (lie expense fur Ihe corresponding period of tiro previous year, in Ihe sum of 807,333, und iliu expenditures for the same period of the Department, had there been no In crease of postages, would have exceeded its revenue 3UB,Gi)t, equal to fil37,3C2 Tor the whole year. The actual excess how- over, owing to Iho increase of revenue, fur tho half year ending July 1st, 1849, a- mounts tu but 840,718,55. 'File Report st.itostlinl us iho contracts had been lorinuil anil tiro responsibilities incurred for tWwIi'olo of the current year, noil from one to four years in prospect, in the iiiost expensive sections of the country it was necessary to direct Ihe whole ener gies of tire Department to tile object of sustaining it friini its own resources. By enforcing a strict observance of the law on tire pint of i'ost M.tstcis. by cheeking abu ses and accniinring rcgiHarly for nil the money coining into llicir hands; by guar ding ng- inst further increase of expsnso j hy in*titmlng checks in the inode uf trans acting 111" business uf tiro department, null by curtailing abuses, in iliu privilege uf franking, this etui lire Report states, bus I>eeo effected. Tile PutlageS ura aceuimi taring in an in'icaseil ratio. Tho pro ceeds of Posiages for tiro quarter ending June 30, 18*20, excoed tiro all.mint for the corresponding quarter of tb29, by 330,376 50 The quarter ending with the 3Utli .September promises equally adlranlagcoos results. It appears, also, that tiro new contracts have born mndo for 319.195 37 perannum less than the sum paid under tiro expiring contracts for the transportation of the mail in lire western section of the Union, while tile facilities of commuriieution between its different parts anil the Atlantic section have been greatly multiplied Oneifterlng the Department,.rtly alien tinn was at all cqrly day, drawn to the manner in which its funds wore recci veil anil disbursed. Circumstances transpired at the very threshold of this inquiry, which indicated a looseness and irtesponsibllity entirely incompatible, with that system which ought to characterize efeiy bran’ch of tiro public service. Monies had been advanced to different persons contrary to law; and persons in the immediate em ployment of tin- Dcpmtoieiit, who receive stipulated salaries, defined 1111J appropria ted by law, had received moneys in ad vance from the funds of tho Department, beyond the allowance <0 provided, and wliitli had nnl been' appropriated. There stands’at tills day, oil the Books ot llin Dcpaiunent, a lialanco of 32,104 10, formerly advanced out of tho funds of the Department, beyond lire compensation provided by law, to different officers end clerks, 11 ho had boeii cinployed Imt who linvc left.thesorvico ; the gfeater' paft of which will probably never liu collected.— A considerable tiuinhor of accounts stand open ng-iinii oilier individuals for moneys advanced,somo of wham arq now un known to the Department, An Act of Congress, April 21, 180(1. appropriated 36.490 fin repairing tho road from Athens on tile roflie lo New Orleans, and 30006 for lire road between Nashville and Natch- uz.'le lie extended under tiro (lire firm of ilio President, win; designated tliii Posi M ister General to carry the law into effect The moneys appropriated were mingled V'i'IUjhAgyneral fiindsnftlie Department om of tffiich the expenses nf tjie road were defrayed ;• and there me now standing on the hooks of the office, a balance of 31,405 07against the first, and ngainst'the other oftlies'e other roads a balance of ft,910 09 ; making togalber, tile nun of 83,854, 32 on account of moneys advanced hy the Department, anil for which it is still nc count,ride as so iiiucli money in hand, tho’ these accounts originated 23 years since 1 liesa facia evinced a rrsilic.il defect in tlia system of financial operations of the Department. - - It appeared flint aH lhc funds nftlic Do partinent were received and disbursed hy one of tlia.Ass',*t»Hts while tint Postmaster General was held responsible in law, for L l ’ rn|1 '! r npi'Hcation. The Assisiam hnd'il in liis pnwnr nt nil limes to withdraw, nr faniislr for tile use of others, the funds of Ihe Department, to a large amouni, without the knowledge of its Iliad, or of u- ny oilier person attached to it. There was no chock upon any such transactions nor any tiling' connected whir the svstem calculated 10 bring ilium to light; The Assistant made fieposrtes of part of the funds In dlll'ofonl banks) »ubj*ct to Ills individual checks! and retained a patl In Iris own hands, but to what amouni is not shewn by any document or record in the Department. On the change of tiro system, there was found in an Iron'uoffer in his pos session, the sum of 310,8TB 80. consisting of 8104 1-2 In specie,and SI0.8U7 70 I-* in hank noles ceitUlcalos and chocks. Of this sum ft,639 77 were found to bu coun terfeit, and g .67* 0* wqre in notes or bras ken banks, and of no value. A pan of tho ri molmler is ol very floOblftil olinruotor.— Birch at was not ascertained to be good has boeii sent to the different Slates Rom which it issued, Tor tho purpose of dctcrmiiMng ils vnluo. ami rendering it available; but wdrat proportion of it will bo'found worth* less or depreciated Is not learned. The necessity of ail entile charge in tire mode of ciihductlng this business, was most obvious, Dirccliims have bo'en given, lira! llru money appropriated hy law for (lie pay ment,of snUrifi, shall hover be miitnl with with funds nf tiro Department, hut it shall be drawn hy an agent-appointed for that purpose, and applied direclly to Ihe object lor Which it is appropriated! so that the persons receiving it shall tmvcifo accoonls opened no the books of tiro Department. Tills will effectually prevent advances and over payment! on that bund in fmure Il was important to devise a system hy Which moneys should lie Veceived or dis I ursoil. or .III any manner com* within ilio coni roll i of any one individual; but that all iifueys should bo paid into tin* Depart- muiVl hy certificates of sleposite in banks, and tlsct nothing, could ho drawn from such dui'olitu!, not even hy (lie head ol (he Do partment, without ihe signature of two dis tinct officers uf the Departin'nt, each act ing independently ol tile other,At both c.Vr ti’fying follie correctness nf lira act. Alsu, that Ilio transfers nf money’s, from P 1st masters tn Cnnlraciors should be subject tn tile same gum.I, ami require, in like manner, tho nivestigatinn and signature of 1 Jvo distinct officers of (ho rlopaiiment. It was likewise necessary that the system should embrace a rule which should Vequlr Pnslinesters 10 account prmitplly for the proceeds of their ofli'ces, and prevent an accumul itlnn «f jlostage in tn* it hands — This lias been done; and it islielievcd that the moneys of this Dcpailinem are now ns effectually pinteMcd, ns |lmse el any other Department in the Government Tho observance of 1 he system whic*, lias boon adopted, will require iiridilionul labor, but il is deemed essential to tliii. suuuniy anil prnspeiily uf this Dcp 11 uncut, I liavn Iliu honor to he with great Tegnrd your obedient servant. W.T. BARRY; Inttoft of (birds to effect this object. fuL peril ion to Cnnncll for the grant of a silt*, hie spot, on which to erect a place ot sliip, WBs roccived, and acted upon by tut body wills tire liberality that chnrnr.uttsw.* it, anil two lots In a must eligible sUiintliq were bestowed ppmi them, coupled though with a proviso, that their intentions should ho effectuated within a given time, under a forfeiture of tlioir boon, if they railed t a \ comply avith it. \ Bomo porlion Of the specified lime his \ already elapsed, and during that period 1 tho oxertlons of those immediately l H t e ,.' esied, linvo not slumbered. But it is only now that they feel their efforts in sufficient train, to nsk from their fellow citizens gen orally, their cu-opcrj)tlon in completing tlieif Iqng cherished design, They mur find themselves at the very threshholdof Subnets, und only beg a friendly Inipulie from lie piddle, loonier rho duor. Willi an entire confidence—a confidence resulting from the alacrity with which fin, Indies of tills city, of every creed, havo vo|. iinteereil tlioir time, and their talents, to give full effecl 10 (lie exhibition ill it will ke nffereil—llrn't iheii appeal will meet with a corresponding feeling,from all that ate dis, posed lo iidViuicu lire privileges uf cluinj, nnity. they respectfully submit liieir,ptcUn. sitin'. lire pnpvrs m AHgusln. Mllleilgcri|| t Beaufort arid Chorlestiin; will confer a ft! vor on tlio l.iidios or tile Atsoclaliun, bk glriiig liiis notice a ft*-* Insertions. ’ (fig* “ The F.piscopnl So* oVjr fnr tlio htlvatrccnteiil n( Ohrluisofir iii uerirgln.'.’ Iiifnlpt.llie public, that the'r inis'inl li,lying an Exhllriiinn nt Ua&v clnngbnil Tlinrsday 3l»t of DecemWi, fur the talc Of no extensive variety nf ben! tiftri anil nscfitl nvtieics, iiiany of them no to lie procnrcil in tltii Bouilinin Country. 'IT 0 l.aiii's of Suvajinab u ho are depo sed so aid tire Kocicry in lhs-ir intended exhibition, aid respectfully solicited tog. loud n Hireling nt the (free ^clintil, 11* Wednesday next, nt 3 o’cluyk, P- M. Tu I uitits nf tin* Episcopal Church are pa. lii'tilm'ly 1 qucsteil In ntteriil. D* ors t * b" opened on the day nf To hildlhm, ui S it'i'liick, I', fit. anil Tii-lnu of ndinissiifn in lie prncureil at lire dan. COMMERCIAL. Dates - Dates r nit l.iVKiirooL.:!ii:i:il3Tii Not, dm 11 jtvi'E.m::;:i:::iml4i 11 b'or. I Savannah. Exini'.Ts. Dec.il. Blrip tlcfoiiie* A-* Lireipuol. 7llt bpfes U|diihd Cotton, 102 do S. I, do. RICHMOND, Dec. 14. The C.onvnmiiiii met nt (I o'clock and fns opened wlth/prayer by the Rev. M Lee nf,rhe Episcopal Church. Mr. filercer said it wns with.unfeigned regret, which he was sure would bcihnrcd by tlio Convention, that lie rose to -an nnunce tlio lesigimtion of Iris vcoerabl* friend and colleague (filr filmmioj as l'res idem of ibis liudy. Ilis present itulisposi lion rendered hill) linable to discharge the dulicl of that ■illsolidii, an l t.e fell il his doty lo Iris constituents to louder Its resig nation. Mr.,SI presented to the President pro ton. (Mr. I*. P. Halbuurj the following let ler r Sir—illy indisposition remit)ring it iin possible fur me lo perform my duties, citli cr ns presiding officer or ns n member uf the t'oiivemiim, (owe il lo that body, to my constituents,and to tho Commonwealth to resign my seal, to enable my colleagues to devolve on some other person Iho duties that I ani profciltcd Lorn perforhring. I avail myself of ihe opportunity 10 ex jives* my grleful sense of Hie generous con fidence of constituent*, evinced by their e lection of me tu an iiiijibriant trust,&ul'their support of uio in lire course that uiy con scientious convictions cave Induced me to lake in rim. execution of llinl trust, thougli il differed in some degice with tiro semi nieh’ts they had entertained. For tile distihetibn with tvliich I have been honored by tlio Convention, hy its e lection of mo to preside over its dclihcra tions, I hove already uffored my grnleful acknowledgements, uml 1 beg again to ten der them, and to add, that as a tcsiiniuny of approbation of my conduct iir tire many important trusts I have hold, miller the Btalo and Federal GoVornincnt al home, and abroad, it trill continue to be n source of consolation to mo 10 tliC latest mrnicni of my life. ; . In separating myself from the Convcn lion, I cannot refrain from the expression of my ardent a d anxious hopes, that tire result of its deliberations nmy correspond with lire expectation's so fondly cherished before its session commenced,-aqd that u Conititutiun will bo framed, that will se- c'uro the rights and protect tile interests of all, command the public approbation, null promote the Iruppinoss and prosperity of the Slate. I hog you to tcndei to the memhera ot the Convention, individually, niy.inost res pectfol saiutHtions, and to tie assured of the high esteem with which 1 am, your most obedient servant, , ' JAiilEB KIONUOE. To Philip P. Harbour, Esq. Tho lion. William A Duor. L. L. D Judge of tho Cirimji Court cT New' York, has been elected President of Cuhimbrn Collego, hy a majority of-tlre votos of tho hoard. Tho President's Message rfc-vcIiotT Bos- ton at hnif past 7 o’olock on Wcjlrtesday evening,the 1.6th inst. iff.31 hours, anil a half from Washington, 18 hours from N. Y'*rk, and six hours from, Hanford—100 miles. . FAIR To aid in the erection oj ti baptist Church in the city of Savunnuh. rise Lndioa, who linvo associated ilient selves, to aid In tho erection of a now Bap tist church,, in this-city, encouraged hy the .very liberal'pntronugo which has been ex tended lo n similar exhibition, that Inis .just closed, for tlio benefit of that valttnblo inslltmint* tlioT'omalo Asylum, take leave to iimiomico to the public, that in ftmher- ancc of lh- otijcct of their association, a great variety of iirudiis tlio productions, nf ilimr industry, and that of tltoii ffflmeioils f 1 lauds, "HI ho disposed of at a fair try lie Mil ill February nexf. Tire decayed con dilion of tho building that is now devoted In iltu purposes of worship hy tills (ienimriii ation, loinily claims a more approprialc substitute, and tjie attention of it* mem borsTias long been directed to tho aocuruu- •iiA'iii f a is 1 r j . P IIT OF SiVANSAll. ARRIPKD. ’ Si hr Leader, Williums, Piovidcncrlt with Northern produce, bound lo Bt. , gnillne. The L put into this port in (si tress with loss of sails, spars and liimi.Tkl I,,, measures but tevob Itriis.anil is maccctl »itli o'crow of two then who havo tulip-1 led her all tho wav from Providence I Sclir Alaillin liasileo, Peily, 1 lurirrtog I 3 d-i. Flour 10 llnyartl Si Hunter. Ikk I imt. north of Tyhcr, spoke but Cimios(M| let of Klisiun. fin rit Thomas, umler juiy J llinsl, inakiug for tliis pint. | Bi.-hr New Y rk. Sanford, Darien ids j 415 bales Cullim ll.iii* Shujiler Ac Topj Iajw. Tay.l >r Stpo-, , ' Nlnop Two Friends, Rt-ntir.iiorrit'ntck I 60 bales B. I Ooltuu 10 suiuhy pcrions I Sloop Angel, Luce, liaiicn 2 ds Sh hales Colton lb T linller Aw miles t Fani) it. . ,, Sloop Ann. Marin, Briggs, D>nm »a ids bales Colton and 1350 bash il. i to BlilosSi Fanuiri, Bultnoli (kUasmt Sloop Meroliant, llurr. Darien Ids! bales Cution lo.eWles it-Funuln. B#l( King. Mr Amtcisdii.. Blimp 'i’iircc llflilneri, Dcsni Dims' ill. 2U0 luiles Collon lo U fil’Cdl- Sloop iloKvar, Uhwlxtfri, Dories ids 31.1 bitles Cotton i6'4l M’Call, W kill 8°oop Wave, 11 ftitliionsllip.fni Qu/f I 2000 bush. 11. Rice'qml 9 biles 3 I-W I ton to ft llahorsln.ifi’.. . . T Sloop Atgo, Ln*vron,.p.riien 2 *'< I Alafslinil, 118 bsltf cotton to Low, lij-1 lor &c6 t ’• ■ ' , | Steamboat Fcnillcton, Davie, fm Wj 1 1 ra C Lippitt. 753 bulbs culton D »>■ Adams itcoj 81011c. E Bliss. CLEAR FI). Sliip Heroine, Hunker, Llrctp*^ Urig Eagle, fluuran. PI, Al,*' , , SAILED. Sio'op Eclipse, Brown, Darien. . - Steam packed jlfm D/filongin; Du! Charleston. .. . r Steam' packet God. Mufliinet™, 1 - Steamboat Charleston, Hoin)cl,Pv , ' lit | memorasda: The iclir W. II, Crawford, hence*' PiurrCS, Atari, spoifcEft. ioth justs'off Charleston, biig Lno * | Now York Tortlii* port. From our Corii^sponden ^ Offices oj the Caurifr, Mercury CiiAiii-EUTON, December 20.—v | AlttllVKD. Ilrig Good Hope. Hnvam 10 d<- Brig Allas, No Orleans >6 as. Sclir Spy, Now York 0 t'»i For New York. Tin) fast sailing liwW tf *W ELIZAS AOHKV. Xvitcheste'. y. Will ho ilcspatelteif 1mBis«i Jle y' Doiglit of 200 hales Cutlipi urB 1 "’” 8 ply to tliq ciipluiu on huarilj ^.j.fjNfi* For sale! 90 casks Lime, deo 22 For New York. The brig TRIO, ,i„,ftr, For I'iciglit apply 40 tlie , «“‘ ■>rui . nAVlE 0 ” dec ^4 CANDLER* PA