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rial he dr< ms the public Credulous, cannot o doubted, when it is remembered, that he •as re peatedly imposed hiius. If upon it at a .er exaggerated value, lake every other .olitical mountebank who maintains himself 6 !’wc the public only by a con.-tant change if position lie overrules Ins own skili, as much a- ie undervalues the discernment of the spectators—The good nature which prompts is to believe a man to be what he professes, y: Ids afterwards to tint self-respect which claims the fulfilment of promises made and believed. Then justice is rendered and the mountebank sinks into his original insignifi- cance. Judge Wayne lias, with his usual accuracy charged me with deserting inv party when ' last power. As this declaration is designed to bear upon the ensuing election for the le gislature, I will state that subsequent te his election in ISI9, in his general order, Gover nor Clark included me in the number of hi-: stall’. This was unsolicited and unexpected on my part. I had not i:i any way favored his election—l had never been, by myself or others who knew mo, recognised as a mem ber of his party. In the fall of 1821, there v.as an animated contest in this comity for a -eat in the Senate between General (then Colonel) Harden and l)r. M. Sheftall. It was known that the form r would vote-against and the latter for Governor Clark, for a rc * lection. I voted for Col. Harden, as was known at the time to those who felt an inter est in the matter. As Col. Harden and my self were avowed candidates to fill the vacan cy in the command of this Brigade, occasion ed by the death of General Hopkins, I would in the opinion of some have been justified in voting against him and opposing his election, which was effected by a very lean majority— because his election to the Senate would give him a decided advantage over me in the con test for the command .of this Brigade, before the Legislature, In which he was finally suc cessful. Learning that iqy support of Col. Harden for the Senate had been viewed with dissatis faction by some of Gov. Clark’s friends: up on his re-election, in November 18:21,1 ad dressed him a note (being at the time in Milledgeville) requesting that in the selec tion of his new staff he would omit inv name, tvhich was accordingly done. Cut the charge of political inconsistency comes with a very ill grace from one who could balance the merits or demerits ofThos. Jefferson and Aaron Burr—making Jefferson as bad as Burr, or Burr as good as Jefferson, and that too after the arrest and trial of the former—and who now claims to have been always a republican. That Judge "Wayne has been a thrifty politician cannot be doubt ed and that he will continue to he*a success ful candidate for public favor so long as the people will believe in his professions of pat riotism is equally certain—nor w ill those who know him well, apprehend any danger of his ever being found with the weaker party, even when he cannot discover which is the stron gs In the foregoing statements, I presume it Will be readily admitted that 1 have furnish ed ample evidence of Judge Wayne’s want of integrity, & of his disposition to injure me without regard to truth or justice and there 1 leave him, as I would turn from a reptile, Which is more easily deprived of his poison than divested of his corruption. W. C. DANIELL. Sarantmh, 24th June 1631. CCa* It is requested that those Editors who liave published Judge Wayne’s address, will copy this. W. C. D. (No. 1.) House of Reprcscntati res, February 22d, 1830. Dear Secretary of the Treasury has informed ine that there will remain about ten thousand dollars of the fund which was appropriated for clearing out obstructions in Susannah River, below the city, after the dam shall have been completed between l'ig and Hutchinson’s Island, and which by a report, from Doctor Daniell is to be finished in this mouth. He is willing that the balance sh;;H be applied under the directions of the com* nussio*’*: rs of pilotage to the opt rations of t lie dredging machine, upon such points of the Hiver as they may designate. Believing von to be one of them, 1 shall be glad to have the opinion of the board if the unexpended a mount could be more advantageously applied than in the way suggest and. If so, as the dredging machine cost twelve thousand dol lars and the secretary claims it as the proper ty of the "United States to be carried to any oth. r jioiat for public purposes, when it shall be no longer wanted at Savannah, we s' all have a fund of twenty two thousand to be ap plied hereafter as may be most advisable.— The cost of working the machine is by Or. Daniell’s computation thirty dollars per day, -exclusive of ms six for supcrintcndance as commissioner. Would it not be well to as certain its efficiency-anti condition, and if it l;e not altogether suited to our wants, to sur arend r it to the government, and claim a crcd it for its cost? Will the commissioners un -dertake this work and the application of the i‘uiul unspent, with any other appropriations which may be made ? It will indeed give me pleasure by any information from yourself or the commissioners to serve on local interests. 1 do not much like to anticipate events, but think I may venture to say that Mallerv’s bill to enforce tit tariff of 1829 will be defeated. I am, dear sir, Very sincerely, Your ob't. serv't. (Signed) JAMES M. WAYNE. To JOHN r. IV-NRY, Esq. <No. 2.) House of Reprrscntatires, • April tfth, 1630. Ti -nr -Sir —Ten day* since, the Secretary of the Treasury informed me he would direct tie. •.xnonditure of.the Andfor clearing out nV. in our Rivet to be discontinued, a:.'! i have this moment h en informed by the auditor, Mr. Pleasanton, t\at he had done so. i,r. l>ai.itll, he sav-v, has ordered to com mune at< to your body the letter written to bin. with a request tha’ the Commissioners of ;>;ietugo would express thrift opinion upon Abe -JEcioacy of *hc work don 4 to deepen oui THE MACON ADVERTISER, AND AGRICULTURAL AND MERCANTILE INTELLIGENCER. River; and upon the suitableness of the dredg ng machine for future operations. To ena ble you to do both, l shall send as soon as lhey arc published, which has been or der and by Congress, a printed report of all that has been done, with an account of dis-j bursements, that you may be entirely masters] of the subject, and I am not withopt hope of getting an engineer or hydrographtr of repu tation in the service of the L’ited bfrhtes sent on to attest your enquiries, and to act h con cert with you. Future appropriations, and the balance of the last, will be applied here after under tlie direction of the commission ers, and of this you will have notice after a re turn shall be made of what has been done & of its likelihood to effect our wishes. It is not necessary for you to proceed in this busi ness at once, without proper assistance, and it ] is my wish that whatever report may be made it may shew minutely all that our river and j harbor needs; for I do not doubt that Congress: will supply the means for any practicable im pfovement. The -subject of harbor improve-' ment is popular here now, and if properly im proved by us, our city will be greatly benefit ted. The subject is confided to the commit tee of commerce; and as regards our own riv er, 1 have marked out a course for myself in, relation to all future expenditures upon it, the agency for their disbursement demanded by the responsibility of my attitude to our people, and without which I will have noth ing to do with the subject,! liave never made myself responsible for what 1 cannot direct. In this business however, I tlo not intend to be understood as censuring I)r. D.ioicll for any want of attention to his duty as coinmis-j sioncr, but front a survey of our river v shew ing apian of tlie dam from Hutchinson’s to Fig Island, and testing its effects upon plain- j sophical principles, it is my own opinion as! well as that of Mr. Ingham’s, who has paid ! much attention to it, that any good arising, from the construction can be but temporary, j We have too much at stake for further risk. 1 anr, sir, Very respectfully, Your obd’t. serv’t. (Signed) JAMES M. WAYNE. To William Crabtree, Esq. Chairman of Ihc Com'rs of Pilotage. (No. 3.) THURSDAY, 11th March, 1830. Commissioners of Pilotage, nu t. present: J. B. Herbert, D. Chandler, Joseph Auze, B. E. Stiles, Joseph Ganalil, F- 11. Wcluian. Win. Crabtree, Jr. Chairman. Minutes of last meeting read and confirm ed. In reply to the letter of the ITon. Judge Wayne, now on file: Be it rcsolrcd, That a copy of the correspondence of this Board with the Treasury Department, relative to the appropriation of the 850,000 grant for the benefit of the Savannah river, and also the resolutions of the Board in regard thereto, be immediately sent to Mr. Wayne, that he be addressed by the Chairmain, and informed that the Board were of opinion, and are so still; that it was their duty to deliberate upon and superintend all works, that had for their object the improvement of the navigation of said river, within too upper point of the South end of Argyle Island, on the main stream of said river, and to the mouth thereof, the care of which being intrusted to them by tno State: and that they are ready to perform whatever may be within that duty, and to receive what ever appropriation has or may be made foy that purpose, and direct its disbursement free of any charge on thew part. They are confi dent, that a mmipetent person for that pur pose may he had, who would devote his whole time to any work that might be deemed ad visable, for a less sum than six dollars per; day, and that this Board have the dredging machine inspected, and its efficiency report ed to Judge Wayne, as soon as the same is turned ova r by l>r. Daniell; that the thanks of the Board be i pressed by the Chairman, to Mr. Wayne, for his attention to the interests of this river- THURSDAY, 27th Dec. 1827. Commissioners of Pilotage, met. PRESENT : J. P. Ilenry, Chairman, Bcnj. E. Stiles, W. J. Hunter, John 11. Long. Francis Sorrt 1, Absent: G. W. Anderson. Whereas the charge of the .Savannah river, and the power of preventing and removing obstructions, and of stopping up and cutting canals, is vested in the Board of the Commis sioners of Pilotage; and it having been un derstood that an appropriation has been made by Congress for the above purposes, and that the work is now in progress, without tire ad vice and consent of said Board; and, inas much ns the former Chairman of said Board, and his predecessor in office, vv< re appointed on the part of the United States Commission ers to improve the navigation of the rive r; A whereas neither of them are now acting : lie. it further resolved, That this Board respect fully apply to the Secretary of the Treasury, soliciting him to fill the'vacancies by the ap pointment of one or more inembers from this Board. Adjourned. •Savannah, Jan. 10, 1928. The Honorable, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington. Sir : In compliance with instructions of the Board of Comini.-sioners of Tilotage, I have the honor to herein enclose you their res-' ol lit ion, which I havs respectfully to ask your! early attention to. For your information I also hand you the names of the gentlemen composing the board. I have the honor to be Sir, very respoctful ly, your obedient servant. J. T. HENRY, Chairman. Members of the Board. —Geo. W. Ander-j son, Benj. E. Stiles, Francis -Sorrel, John 11. I.ong, George Hull, \\ iinberly J. Hunter. Treasure Department. Fifth Auditor's Ojfiec, Jan. 26? 1926. Srn : The Secretary of the T reasury has re ■' ived and referred to me, your letter of the iQth ia;t- &jpr*aaible agdiefolution< of the Commissioners of I‘ilotago, in which it is stated, that the charge ol the Savannah ri ver, and the power of preventing and remov ing obstructions, of stopping up and cutting canals, is vested in them; that Congress has made an appropriation lor improving the nav igation of the river, and that the work is in progress without the advice and consent of the Board.- That the foimcr Chairman of the Board, and his predecessor in office, were ap pointed on the part of the United States, Com missioners to improve the navigation of the river; that neither of them are now acting; and that, in consequence thereof, they solicit th<r Secretary of the Treasury to fiil the va cancies by the appointment of one or more members from their Board. As I am not aware of any attempt which may have been made heretofore by the United States to improve the navigation of Savannah river, nor of the inode in which the busiucss was transacted, I should be obliged to you to inform me when it was that the two chairmen of the Board of Pilotage alluded to were suc cessively appointed by the Commissioners of the United States, to improve the navigation of the river, and who the Commissioners on the part of the United States were, who-con ferred the appointment. I should he Unppy to he informed, too, whether the Commissioners of Pilotage, claim the right to direct and superintend the work of removing the obstructions in the river, and of disbursing the sum appropriated by Con gress for the purpose, and if so, whence they derive-the right, for I can find no law of the U nited-States from which it. cannot emanate. The only law of the United States in which the aid of the Commissioners of Pilotage is invoked, which 1 have been able to discover, is one of the 3d March, 1817, which provides that six beacons and four buoys shall be pla-, ced on such sites and at such points ns the Commissioners of Pilotage, residing at .Sa vannah, shall fix on. 1 have the honor to be, respectfully, Sir, your obedient servant, S. PLEASANTON. Fifth Auditor and acting Commissioner of the Revenue. J. P. Heart, Esq. Chairman of the Corns, of Pilotage, Savan nah Ca. THURSDAY, 20th March, 1926. Commissioners of Pilotage, met. Present: Francis Sorrel, Chairman, P. 7\ Peter \\ ilberger, jiin. George Hull, Benj. E. Stiles. 'l’he Board proceeded to the election of Chairman, when, on counting tlie votes, it appeared that*Cptain William Crabtree jun. was unanimously elected. Resolved, As the Chairman of the Board was not a member of the Board when the correspondence was commenced with the Secretary of the Treasury, that Mr. Sorrel, the ac ting Chairman since the resignation of the former Chairman, be associated with the Chairman, to reply to the letter received from the- Treasury Department. Board adjourned. SAVANNAH, fie/, April, 1928. Sir : Your letter of the 2§th January last, directed to the chairman of the commission ers of pilotage for this port, was duly receiv ed and laid before the Board. You desire to be informed when it was that the two chair men of tiie board of pilotage alluded to in the resolution of the board, under date of 10th January, forwarded to the Treasury Depart ment, were successively appointed by the commissioners of the United States to im prove the navigation of the river, and who the commissioners on the part of the United States were who conferred the appointment. In reply, I answer, that in the Autumn of 1826, a commission was received appointing Samuel 13. Turkman, Esq. and Captain Abra ham Nicholls, in conjunction with Dr. W. C. Daniel, to report on the obstructions to be rc j moved in the Savannah river, in consequence of an appropriation having been made; by Con gress lor that purpose, 'j his commission was signed by the Secretary, the Treasuary and dated 13th Se ptember, 1826. Mr. Turkman had been for a short time previous to the ap pointment, the chairman of the board ; he 1 did not hovveve-r, accept the appointment.— Captain Nichoiis succeedcel Mr. Turkman, but soon after went out of office, and hence the general interest of the port and city lost all representation in the work‘d going on for the purpose of improving the navigable wa ters of the river. This circumstance the board respectfully presented in their resolu ; tion of the 10th January last, as a sufficient raason that the vacancies in the commission of the 1 th September should be filled by the appointment of two members from th£ board of pilotage; and without any diminution of that feeling of deference, the board again most respectfully request the honorable tlie Secre tary of the Treasury to take-the subject into consideration. We think it but justice to ourselves to observe, that, inasmuch as this Board have ever considered it a primary to in quire into the obstacles of the navigation ap proaching this city, and seek out expedients for the removal or amelioration of the same that it is but reasonable, and even a matter of just confidence to suppose that they possess information on the subject little known to others, and that it is in their power to render the appropriation of Congress more effectual by their advice and joint superintendance.— They would further remark —although they ! do not pretend to state, that the repeated mis ! carriages attending the prosecution of the works intended for ttic improvement of the | navigation of the Savannah river, have arisen solely from the want of such information and experience in this matter as the Board pos sess; yet it is a fair inference to suppose that a complete knowledge of the difficulties and their best remedies, would have atlbrdcd them | great advantages and in all probability cna j bled them in a great measure, to have escap i ed the losses which have been sustained.— This reply has been unavoidably delayed in consequence of the resignation of J. T. Hen ry, Esq, as chairman of the board a short time previous to the receipt of your letter, and the absence of several of the members of the board. If it should please the honorable the Sec retary of the Treasury to fill the vacancies gs stated in this communication I am autliorized by the Board tonaine Captain William Crab tree, jr. Chairman elect, and Capt. I. Will hcrgtr, jun. as fit members or the Beard of Pilotage for thp appointment, i remain, very respectfully Your most obedient servant, FRANCIS SORREL, Chairman pro. tcm. S. Pleasonton, Esq. Fifth Auditor & acting Commissioners of the Revenue of the Treasury Department of the United Stales. Treasury Department. Fifth Auditor’s Office, 2d April, 1828. Sir: I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 3d April. When two of the gentlemen of your Board were associated with Dr. Daniel!, then Mayor of Savannah, to examine the obstructions in Savannah river, and report upon the best mode of their remo vals, and the expense attending it, it was not contemplated to employ in the execution of the work more than one of that number. The object for which that commission was institut ed being accomplished, and Dr. Daniell be ing highly recommended as superintendent of the work, the choice fell upon him and he is now charged solely with t!>c super in tendance and direction of the work contemplated by the appropriation ; and the Secretary of the Treasury, to whom I have submitted voiit let ter, does not perceive any good reason for in creasing the.iimriber. Had it been thought necessary to enipky more than one person as the agents of the United States in this case, tjie claims of the Board of Pilotage founded on their experience and respectability, would have been entitled to and receive a respectful consideration. 1 have the honor to be, Very respectfully, sir., Your most obedient servant. S. PLEASONTON. . Fifth Auditor end acting Commissioner of the Reroute, Francis Sorrel, Esq. Extract from the Minutes of the Board. V M. L. A. BULLOCH. Sec’ry Com. Pilotage. (No. 4) HOUSE OF Representatives. March 25. IS3O. Sir : I received tiiis morning the enclosed correspondence between the late Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioners of Tilot age of Savannah river. It will be seen by an examination of the expenditure of the appro priation to remove obstructions in that river below the city, that, if the offer of the Com missioners to superintend the work and dis burse the fund? had keen accepted there would have been a saving a more than five thousand dollars, which has been paid for the last two years, as a pr rdiern allowance to the Commissioner, Dr. Daniel!. Believing my si If that such an appointment was never need ed, and that, in tire present state of the work, and exhausted condition of the appropriation,: its continuance is altogether improper, and urged by a very respectable portion of my constituents, who are immediately interested to make such a representation, I recommend that further disbursements be for the present, discontinued, and that its future application be under the Commissioners of Tilotage.— I also suggest the propriety of examination of the work which have been done, and a survey upon the dredging machine, to ascertain its present condition and suitableness for opera tion in Savannah river; and the first to do without intending to insinuate any thing a gainst the Commissioner, Dr. Daniell, as I apprehend it will be found, if the money ex pended promises to be productive of no bene fit, it will arise more from a defect in the plan of the work, than from the Commissioner’s inattention to its execution. Of his agency in the plan lam ignorant. The adaption of the dredging machine for future opperations the river can only be known by a survey of it by those who know the obstructions to be removed, and the depth of water over them. It v ill give ine pleasure to call at the de partment upon the subject, whenever it shall be convenient for you to give mean inter vievv. I am, sir, with sincere respect, Your obedient servant, JAMES M. WAYNE. To the lion. Sami ei. D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury. (No. 5) Savannah. 7 :h April, IS3O. Sir: I have just received your letter of the 30th instant, and shall forthwith comply with its requisitions. I must await instructions from you, as to how I shall proceed in paying off the captain, engineer, and hands engaged in the dredge boat. The officers mentioned, and two or three hands were engaged bv the month, and their time will not expire until Ist May.— not seen them. Such as insist upon being paid up to that time will have to wait! your decision. The remainder of the hands, about seven, were engaged until Ist July.— By making that engagement, 1 procured them for twelve dollars per month, instead of fifteen dollars, which was the least 1 could get them at by the month- l’lcase tell me iiovv I shall proceed. I must beg, in common justice to myself that some other than my accusers Ire appoint ed to examine how far I have succeeded in the objects of my appointment. 1 understand that the commissioners of Tilotage have made the representations which have induced the Secretary of the Treasury to order a suspen sion of my proceedings. They have never called on mo for information, nor given me the j slightest intimation of their proceedings ini regard to ine. Feeling, as I do, tiiat these. who have taken the lead in this business,! have been actuated by other motives than a] regard to public good, I must protest against j their being my judges. 1 care not who that are honorable and just men, be intrusted j with the examination ; but they will not, in j my humble opinion, be disposed to render ! me justice. That justice lam centainly en titled to, and claim it at the hands of Govern ment. I must request a copy of all eommunica tions which have been made on the subject whether written or oral. 1 am, very respectfully, Your obedient servant; w. c. daniell. S. Pleascntos, Esq. Fifth Auditor, Ac. (No. 6) . Sarannah, 14th April, 1830. Fir a I herewith send you a letter from Cap tain Sassaid, (who hu3 been in command of the dredge boat, for some months) shewing' that he unintentionally misled me to report ing an improvement on the wrecks of three feet water, when there was only two. If de sirable, evidences, I believe he has furnish ed of Captain Sassard’s standing in this place, Augusta and Charleston, which will place whatever he says above suspicion. He has been so constantly occupied in laying up the dredge boat, since your orders that he has not been enabled to furnish the statement ear lier. I have to beg your indulgence in forward ing my accounts,-until I receive a voucher from Baltimore. In niv lette r to you and the Secretary of the Treasuarv, of 7th inst. I took leave to protest against the commissioners of pilotage being made my judges. I will now state some additional reasons. Herewith enclose, you a Utter from the chairman without date and not even inform ing me who constituted the committee, which was sent to my house about 4 o’clock P. M. on Saturday 10th inst. and after the examina tion, as I understand had commenced. By an act of the Legislature of Georgia pass ed 10th February, 1787, certain persons therein named were appointed commissioners of pilotage, to whom, in addition their regu lar duties, was assigned the money, to be rais ed by the same act, from a duty of three pence per ton upon all vessels arriving in this port, which money was “appropriated and set apart for clearing the said (Savannah) river of the said wrecks,” the same upon which the dredge boat has been operating. Upon the organi zation of the present Government, an aci was passed by Congress, (lltli August, 1790) sanctioning the act of Georgia, imposing the duty of three pence per ton upon vessels ar riving in this port. Various sanctions has been made to this act by Congress, by which it has been kept constantly in force, up to the 19th December, 1823, when it was repealed by an act of the Legislature ofGeorgia— What has been the amount of money received under it, I cannot ascertain; but I do not think it has 1- cn much under 8100,000. — For this - is far as I can learn and be lieve, t _ com a.;.- ••lonrrs of pilotage liave ne ver accounted, < ither to the U. States or to the State of Georgia. It is known that some of it has been lost, by a loan to a member of the boar 1. It is also known that they have invested several thousand dollars in Plan ttrs’ Bank stock, and some has been loaned ta private persons, upon a pledge of Bank stock. The act of the Legislature of the State of Georgia, passed 19th December, 1823 repeal ing the act of 10th February, 1787 enacts that “they (the commissioners of pilotage) are hereby authorized and required to apply any unexpended bala* ce in their hands, or which may come into their hand, to the pur pose of removing obstructions in the Savan nah river, between said city and Five Fathom Hole.” This, it will be perceived, embiaccs' the wrecks. Upwards of six years have transpired since the passage of this act, yet the commissioners of pilotage have several thousand dollars invested in -different secu-, rities, of the public money, which have not been applied as directed by law. This can be explained only upon the supposition that the-obstructions have been removed; or that they have wilfully neglected the ir duty. Up on cither supposition, I do contend that they are not qualified tojudge of what I have been doing. I attribute much of the opposition that has, in various modes, been manifested towards me in the business in which I have been cn gaged, to have arisen from a feeling in sun dry members of the oonmiisioners of pilotage, that they ought to have had thedisbursingof the money. You better know that Ido the extent of the applications tjiat have been made on this subject. But 1 know that mv appointment has been a source of annoyance and chagrin to some of these river gods, who coidd ill brook that any other should be al lowed to enter tin ir troubled waters. I be lieve, however, that the applications for the order to suspend operations, have originated i.. an expectation tlrat, in the event of such suspension the balance of money remaining would be disbursed here to certain persons, assignees of Teter Bargy, who failed in his contract to build the dam between Fig and Hutchinson Islands. The late Secretary of the Treasury made a promise to Bargy that, if there should be a balance left, after the completion of the work, it should he allowed to him; so Bargy informed me. And, if 1 had consented to make the representations requested again and again, as to the cause of Bargy’s failure in his contract, I do not doubt but 1 should have ban saved the writing of this letter. Further, lam satisfied that the part that certain persons have taken, origina ted in a disposition to injure iijc in the only way in which it was thought it could safely be done. I am not to be understood as expressm" the belief that all the commissioners of pilot" ! age have been, or could be, governed by mi- j worthy motives. There are some amongst them from whom I feel all respect. But 1 protest against being subjected to the inquisi sition of any irresponsible l-.odv, whose pro ceedings arc private, and where, c.f nine or ten members, the chairman and two ethers constitute a quorum to transact business, b v which it follows that two members (p IH j j have more than two enemies in that 'board) may decide any question before jj len , n , where a designing chairman iiVay select V" men for the occasion. ‘ * I owe you an apology for tre -v witli my private feelings, and * „ you others to me; but I hope it rt :n you that the occasion wiR , ,' C k t I have the honor to be, Sir J S ‘ ,fy Very yoar oho , j>t scn ., f< -r c r. W * c - DANIELL. To 9. TlSasoxton, Esq. Auditor, Ac. Washington, D. (f. (No. 7.) Treasury Department, Fifth Auditors Office, March 30, 1830. Sir — l herewith enclose u copy of a letter just received from the Secretary of the Treac. ury, by which you will perceive that it ha 3 ' beentflttermiiwd by the Executive to s U s. pend the further progress of the work in Va! van nib liiver, in removing obstructions to the navigation, and in erecting a dam f rom rig to Hutchinson Island, as authorized by jii appreciation made in the year lt<26, Jf 50,009 dollars. You will accordingly forth with suspend the whole of the work, pay ail( j discharge the men employed, and cause the dredge boat to he laid up in a secure situa tion. You will also render your accounts with the necessary vouchers, up to tlie time the work shall he discontinued. I have the honor to be, respectfully, Sir, your obedient servant, S. PLEASONTON, Fifth Auditor, And acting Commissioner of the Revenue William C. Daniell, Esq. (Copy.) Treasury Department. 29th March 1830. Sir—lt appears from the Representations made to the Department, that there is good reason to doubt the clliciency of the work now in progress l'or the removal of the obstruc tions in the Savannah River. You will there fore direct that all further expenditures be suspended for the present, and iu the mean time request the Commissioners of Pilotage oi the City of Savannah to reports whether any improvement have been, or is likely to bo made by the work done; to state what was the usual depth of water before it was com mcnccd, and what it is now, at the same height of tide ; also to state their opiuion of the usefulness of the dredging machine which has been employed. 1 am, A:c. (Signed) S. D. INGHAM. Secretary o f the Treasury. Stephen Plkasonton, Esq. Fifth Auditor of the 'Treasury. (No. 8.) House of Representatives, > April, 3 0th 1830. Dear Sir: The enclosed documents were printed upon iny motion and were laid upon our tables this morning. Should the affida vits annexed to the petition of Bargy—tiio petition itself of Mr. Martineare’s letter con tain any thing inconsistent with the real state of facts, I will receive with pleasure the cor rection from you; at all events, you may be assured the discussion of the claim shall nqt be bro’t on until you should have been heard from either by himself or some other of the delegation. It is not probable now that Co ngress w ill adjourn before the Ist of June, asit is understood that Judge Peck will demand his trial. 1 shall, as soon asit shall be prin ted forward to yourself ic the principal wharf holders in Savannah—the information fur nished upon, may call in regard to the appro priation of May, 1626 to clear out obstruc tions in Savannah river below the city—that general information may be had by those im mediately interested upon a subject material to the welfare of our city—it may be as well for me to say, as Mr. Tlcasonton may not have done so that it was at my request —in- duced by a survey forwarded to me, that the further disbursement of the fund has been discontinued for the present. 1 am Sir, very respectfully, your ob’t servf. JAMES M. WAYNE. Da. Wm. C. Dakieil. [No 9.] If reasvry Department . 3d September 183 - Srn : A careful examination of tiie evi dence in this satisfied me that the shoal over the wrecks has been particularly deep ened by the operation of the dredging ma chine, but not of sufficient width or length to justify the pilots in attempting to take over vessels of deeper draughts than formerly. I am persuaded, however, that what is proved to have been done, exclusive of the weight o the opinion of nearly all the witnesses in fa vor the continued use of the dredging ma chine, clearly justifn s the commissioner ni tiie application of it, and requires that it should be resumed with as little delay as pos sible, As to the dam from Fig Island to flute!:* inson’s Island, that measure appears to have been regarded by the commissioners of pilot age many years since as one means of deep ening the southern channel; it was also re* commended by the United States’ engincct employed to examine the river, and proposed plan of improvement; which apian was c doptrd by the Treasury Department and Ik. Daniel, the superintendant directed to exe cute it accordingly. Whatever error of judgment may have directed the expenditure of the money in making such a dam, Pv. Iktß iell is not amenable to censure e\i that jk-. count. The execution of the work is no t complained of; it appears from the tes' jn , r <o be well built but in the pursue s j on there is not certainty of any ben-- j| t^ lil rived from its completion, and *ol>c elf in its present state, is less j-M - ‘ - the work) tion from the force of tb , ‘ ’ ' <c t 0 <lil rJ’tda sluice were closed m , a p ■ -rent, that it the their remains bn' ~i!’ ‘ Jniore especially ar priation, not r , " - f 85.060 of the appro complete ♦* llc “ nrr - ftil sufficient, perhaps, 0 the wremj- P ] JO . ■ -cssary work to be done -• ougk t no , j aI ’ f think the work at the dan u- nrrmri • • J be rcsufft fd, but the whole of Ik thiMlrr " ron ,n - a y *' c expended in worltinj' j, -dging machine at flic wrecks. I *, n order to avpid the necessity of It* mi ions investigations jn future, to ascertain acts winch may be determined with the gri>• test case and certainty, you will direct tu commissioners to establish a mark or sons I h*od object (lifyc a tree or if-there be none, i a P*h’ driven into the ground) opposite,to tin* I -shpaj, from tiie level of which mark he will ound the depths of the channel throughout the whole space on which ho jnay determine to work ; cause a drawing of the bottom of the river to be made from such soundings, and a copy it sent to the department ; this being •10,’w in ;!■" presence of f and attested bv ru*