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u case, The ct»« !*r.ite<t Sarcop
hagus of Alcxumh r, viewed w ith so* much
admiration at the British Museum, would
nr»t nearly contain this immense sheer
hul£ -
“The coffin, w hich consists of 112 su
perficial feet of elm, is built upon 2 axlet- '
reei and 4 cogwheels; and ujvon these tin
remains of the jnM man wqll he filled in
to lus grave; which weTunJerstand is to be
in the new burial-ground at the hack of j
8t Martin’s church. A regular descent]
will be made by cutting away the earth
. slopiugly for some distance—the window i
and wall of the room in which lie Jies
must be taken down to allow his ex—
# FROM EUROPE.
The packet ship Napoleon, firmed at i
’ New-York from Liverpool, brings Lon-j
don papers to the 23d and Liverpool to ;
the-21di August, both inclusive. The j
following extracts ure made from the I
Courier mid Journal of Commerce.
The London Sun of the evening of the
.. 22d says “that the Courier Francaise
lneiilions in n tone ot confidence that the
great Powers have at length decided on
recognizing the independence of Po
land.” The Tunes of the 23d, the latest
London paper, is wholly silent on die sub
ject, from which we infer that little or
no credit was attached to the ru
mor.
The accounts from Poland arc of a ve
ry meagre kind. That hemic people
appear, however, to be still sanguine,
and are resolved upon achieving their
independence, or dying nobly in her de
fence/
Accounts from Warsaw, says the 1 ler
nld, have been received up to the 22th
August- They state that the Russian
'General, Field Marshal Count Paske
wlteh, kept the grand arm v at a cautious
distance from the Polish capital (fully oil
Miles,) and as cautiously avoided coming
to ail engagement, it was thought that
his plan was to cut offthe supplies from
Warsaw. He was said to be expecting
reinforcements of troops from the Rus
sian Asiatic provinces, and fears were en
fert lined of tuese troops bringing in their
train 'he plague, Much had, it is stated,
souk time ago broken out amongst them
7 —The greatest unanimity prevails m the
Polish capital, and all feelings of par
ty spirit have given way to patriot
ism.
The Polish army, at the date of these
-accounts, was m sight of the Russians,
and a great battle was hourly expected.
Despatches had been received ut Warsaw
from Colonel Ivons, who accotupan led
Gielguik to Lithuania, and who was de
tnenud towards Pol.iiigen. The Colonel
i outlined to mau.tain nimself m the Cov
en .lent .Mobil ew. The number of the
unity lUSingciits ilivii , ~,,(1 m till, vii-mlry
of Witepsk, was estimated at 10,000
men. General iSolstoi had broken up
from Pilna to innrcli against them. The
report that a part of General Rudiger’s
corps had crossed the V istuln-lind not been
continued. General Dembinski hail
been appointed Covernor of Warsaw,
and had already begun to act in that char
acter.
The Archbishop of Ireland, Dr. Magee
d;ed on the 20th August.
GREAT BRITAIN.
The harvest in the North of England
and in Scotland, hud become general
and in the South was nearly iimshed.
The corps were every where represented
to be a toll average in quantity, and
tilt quality very superior to that of last
year.
The crops throughout Wales were ve
ry abundant.
'1 lie Reform ltill is still undecided, but
all parties agree that a most serious blow
h is been struck against the principle of
the measure, by the success of the mo
tion which gives the right of voting to
farm tc a.ns ut will, paying an annual
rent oi S.'n).
The Commandant has been promoted
to the rank of \ ice Admiral; and hoisted
hjs li:ig accordingly.
FRANCE
The harvest throughout France is re
presented as unusually productive. The
quality of the grain is also declared to he
very line. The hopes of the vine-grow
ers has cocivedj a check. The quantity
of wine expected from the approaching
vintage, will, it was feared, fall short of
that.of average season, hut at will be su
perior in quality to any obtained during
several preceding ones.
In France all is comparatively quiet.
The Liberal party seeui not to have re
cover and from die surprise incident to
their unexpected defeat by the Minis
ters.
iraXVTURAI. AND HORRID Mt"RDF.R.
Jackson, Ten. Sept. lf»—Oil Wednes
day night last a negro woman, the proper
ty of Col. Tims. Loi’tiii, near tins
place, destroyed three of her children by
drowning; one a boy aged about seven
years, ami two ga ls, one an infant at the
breast. Oa the evening of that day she
had been chastised by lier master, the first
■time it is said, that lie had ever corrected
her. At a late hour of the night, she ac
cording to her own ackuoledgment, delib
erately took them to a pool of w ater, one
at a time, and held them in it until life be
came extinct. In tbe not of taking her
fourth child for the same purpose, site
w as discovered hv her husband, when an
alarm was made. The drow /ed chil
dren were found about two hours after
the act was committed but every exertion
m resuscitate them proved ineffectual.
The woman stands coinpuitcdfor trail.
FREE TRADE CONVENTION,
DAV. - f
A good deal of discussion took place
on questions arising as to the precise du- i
ties of the committee; and on other im
j portant iMiints. The followingcomprises
; the essential business of the day:
-
Mr. I’oindexter moved for leave to 1
; read a remonstrance, which he had recei
ved from the city of Florence, in Alabaiu
. , which had been passed at a Conven
tion held in that city, and which they pre
ferred sending to the present Convention,
rather than delegates. The renton
i stratice was to the <etFect, that the tarilF
| laws were a national evil. That the du
ties which were imposed by them were
i unconstitutional and Unjust, because they
i imposed duties in favor of the manufne
: tun s to Ik- paid hv the productive classes.
I That they viewed the tariff laws as an a
l>use of the power vested in Congress,
; which was calculated to impair the per
manency of the Union. They disclaim
i ed any thing like a feeling of nullification,
I hut were not to he deterred by any rumors
i or suspicions which might get afloat from
I assembling and niaiiitaininsr their just
’ rights. Ordered to he laid on the table.
°
Mr. Gidiauii moved lorn recess ol all
i hour, in order to give time to the G'oin
uiittee to prepare their report and to wake
i other arrangements.
Adjourned a quarter before one.
Wh en the house resinned, it was mov
! ed that an address he prepared, setting
1 forth the evils of the present taritf, anil
; recommending such a modification of it
as to reduce it to the true purposes of the
’ revenue.
To this an amendment was moved, but
i the original proposition was carried.
| Mr. Jones of Georgia, moved that the
: existing tariff laws, so far as they opera
! ted to the benefiting of the uiuiiufucturer,
and the detriment of other classes, were
I unjust in their operations, and injurious
! in their effect.
To this resolution an amendment was
j proposed, to the effect that the present
| tariff is unjust and oppressive, inasmuch
| as it is unequal in its operation, favoring
the manufacturers, whilst it imposes a
| heavy tux on those who cultivated the
| soil and supplied both the export trade and
! the manufacturer; ordered to he laid on
| the table.
A gentleman fropi Alabama said that
i justice and patriotism required of this con
j ventiou, tlmt a remonstrance, pointing out
} the propriety of such a moderate repeal
| of the duties of the present tariff’, as would
satisfy the just and reasonable demand of
the people, be made out and presented to
the Congress in the next session.
A gentleman of South Carolina argu
ed that it was obviously improper that
these resolutions should have been laid
j upon the table.
I t'-tge llill observed, that iftli- -»om
j mittcc were tu nu upon me respective res
; oliitions, it wa§ proper that they should
he laid before them. He should, if he
| had known the object of laying them on
| the table, that it was no more than to gain
time, have opposed that measure. He
; was prepared to take his stand upon the
| principle, that the acts of the tariff’ were
unconstitutional; and bail as our burdens
were now, they were not so had as they
might be, if the tariff laws were persever
ed in.
A gentleman from Alabama said, that
if tlie public thought that the meeting did
no* intend to debate which
they had come together to consider, they
would hardly give them credit for having
discharged the trust which was reposed
in them. For his own part, he came
hither impressed with a spirit of compro
mise, ns tar as compromise was conform
able with,justice. But he could not go
hack without touching upon the question.
He came instructed to have tlie opinion
I *>f that body upon the important subject
]of the import duties, and he could not
: return without having at least done his ut
j most to elicit that opinion. The only
i object lor delaying the consideration of
j the resolutions was to keep off’, if possible,
I the unpleasant feelings which must anse
| m discussing them. But they must, be
i discussed. Their constituents would not
;he satisfied without such discussion. The
! law of tlie tariff was a breach of freedom,
j and it was enough for freemen to know
that, to demand that the subject should
be fairly discussed, lie was perfectly
satisfied, at the same time, that a form of
language would he adopted, which would
he perfectly satisfactory to the commit
tee.
Mr. Clieves observed, that when reso
i lotions were presented to Congress, they
] had the choice <*f two courses for adop-
I tion, one to debate upon a distinct reso
lution, and then refer it to a Committee,
hut the more general custom was first to
refer it to the Committee, and the body to
review the report. It was matter of little
consequence which mode was adopted.
The object was to save time.
One thing certain was, that the ques
tion must he agitated, w hether the tariff
laws or the American System was I— tier
calculated for the general good, and he
hoped they might nea t it in harmony.
The question must he met, hut the querrv
is how it may he best met. Otrr object is
to discuss tlie question in some way or
other.
It was thi’ii agreed, that the host mode
of sav mg time would be not to discuss the
respective resolutions in the first stage,
hut to wait for the report of the com
mittee.
Mr. Gallatin stated that inconsequence
of the quantity of business, now before
the committee,they could not report mi- j
til ihe day after to-morrow, and moved
an aujourmneut until that day. Corn-1
ed.
Tbe Convention then adjourned at 3|
oMock, till 12 on Wednesday.
Pr-.m the Augusta Chronicle.
PUBLIC MEETING,
At v meeting of a number of the Citi- !
/.ens of the comity of Richmond, for the .
purpose of taking into consideration the]
situation of the slave population of tlie-j
said comity of Richmond, Gen. Valen
tine Walker was called to the Chair, ami
Col. M ichael F. llmsclair appointed Sec
retary. After exchanging their views,]
the Meeting adopted the following Pream
ble and Resolutions: —
'Whereas, from the disturbed and agi
tated condition of the slave population in ]
the States of Virginia and North Caroli
na, and the many base and incendiary at-!
| tempts of evil men, and ignorant fanat- j
ics, to create a spirit of insiiliordiuatiou !
and revolt among the slaves, throughout j
] the Southern States, by disseminating in
flammatory printed Pamphlets and other
| publications among them, we deem it!
highly accessary to adopt a uniform sys
tem of police iu tins county, not only for
] our own safety, hut to preserve oursiaves
1 from the consequences that may ru'ise from
the efforts daily making to render them
. dissatisfied with their present condition,
i Therefore, Resolved , That we pi dge
I ourselves to prosecute with the utmost ri-
I gour, any person who may attempt Xp dis
seminate the Liberator, or I Vulkcr pam
phlet, or any such publication in our
i State.
j 2nd. Resolved, That we deem it es
i seated to the good order of this county,
1 that slaves should not lie allowed to leave
I the Plantation, or residence of their mvn
! ers, or employers, without a written per
mission given fora limited period, not c.\-
] ceediug live days, except when upon the
immediate business of the owner or cui
; plover, and stating particularly to what
! place the bearer has permission to go;
| and we deem it the duty of every good cit
i izeu, to stop and punish,any slave or free
person of color found absent from lus res
j idence without such permission; •and we
I pledge ourselves to support not only the
; Patrols hut all other Citizens, in enl’orc
] mg this Resolution.
3rd. Resolved, That we consider the
| unrestrained intercourse tlup at present
1 exists between the slaves and free persons
I of color, living in Town, and those m the
I country, as highly injurious to this class of
! our population. It shall he the duty of
i the Patrols and other citizens to arrest
j and punish any slave or free persons ot
j color living m Augusta, who may be
j found beyond the limits of said city, un
j less such slav e or free person of color shall
tie upon the business of his or her owner,
employer, or guar ian of such free per
sons of color.
4th. Resolved , That in the present
„e ofours, we ueem an cuncuiiim, ut
slaves, and free persons of color, dauger-
I ous to tiie peace of the county, and mju
| l ions to themselves; we consider it there
j fore the tuty of every citizen to disperse
j any such assemblage wherever it may bo,
j during the night or day, and whether as
j seiubled under the pretext of religions
] worship, or any other, unless sueh assem
i binge be by permission of their owner or
] employer, on their own premises, and by
tiieir own slaves.
sth. Resolved, That we earnestly re
commend to all male citizens, living with
! m convenient distance of each other, to
1 form themselves into Volunteer Patrols
; for the purpose of carrying into effect
these resolutions.
oth. Resolved, That we recommend
to our Senator and Representatives to
endeavor to have a law passed at the next
session of the Legislature, which shall
| prevent any slave or free person of color
I who shall travel north of the river Poto
j muc, from ever returning to the state of
Georgia, and that a copy of this Resolu
tion be furnished to our Senator and eacli
of our Representatives.
7th. Resolved, That, as the slaves &
free persons of color, have free access to
the churches of the whites, for the pur
pose of religious worship, there can exist
! no necessity for places of worship appro
i printed to themselves, and as such ineet
-1 mgs may be perverted to evil purposes,
j injurious to the peace of this county; vve
do resolve, that all churches so appropri
ated, shall in future be closed, and the
meetings dispersed, and as the aforesaid
church in Augusta is considered by (he
blacks as the head of nil their other
churches in this county, vve earnestly re
commend to the City Council of Augus
ta to close that church; and that our
Chairman send a copy of this Resolution
to the Mayor, to be submitted to the City
council.
Bth. Resolved, That a committee he
appointed to wait on the Mayor and City
Council of Augusta, and request, that all
night .meetings of the blacks within the
said city, he abolished, and that slaves he
no longer permitted to nire their own
time, own horses or drays, or occupy hou
ses apart from their owners or employers,
within the limits of .the said city.
Otb. Resolved, That this meeting be
lieve that most of ihe existing evils anions
our negro population, arise from the
knowledge of reading and writing which
exists with them, and therefore recom
mend to the Legislature, the adoption of
some measure for the removal from the
State, as for as practicable, of all negroes
who cun read and write, and particularly
of nil free negroes whatever.
10th. Resolved, That our senator and
Representatives hr, and they ure hereby
quested, to use their influence am! exer
tions to have the law preventing slaves
and tree prisons us color ir»nu setiiug no j
type, in |vrmliug offices, so amended, a?
to prerex t the employment ol such per
sons, who cun read or write, in or about
a piinting office, in any way whatever.
On motion, Gen. Wm. \V. Montgom-j
erv, Gen. Val. Walker, and Maj. George
L. Twin's, were appointed a Committee'
to carry into effect the feth Resolution. i
On motion, Resolved, '1 hat ilie* pro
ceedings of tins meetiuag be published in
the newspapers, and that oOU copies
he printed iu hand-bill form.
VAL. WALKER, Chairman.
Michael F. Ihusei aih, Sec'p.
Appearand of anew Island in the !
Mediterranean. —The Messagcrdcs chain- ,
hies, of Paris, contains ail interesting ar- ;
tide, of which the following is a transla
tion.
Towards II o’dock of the 10 of July, j
1831, Captain John Coran, commander j
of the brig Thercsine, going from Tra
panito Girgenti, in Sicily, at the distance I
of about 20 miles from Cape St. Mark 1
perceived, at the distance of a gun shot,
a mass of water which arose (10 feet above
, the level of the sea, and presented a cir
, cuuifercncb of nearly 400 fathoms—a
] smoke proceeded t'lom it, exhaling an o
i dour ofsulphcr. The proceeding day, in
| tbe Gulf ot’Trois Fontaines, be. had seen
jagr-at quantity of dead lish and black
] matter floating on the water,ami he heard
| a noise like thunder, which (lie Captain
attributes to a volcanic eruption. He
continued Ins voyage to Girgenti; and all
the time that he was occupied iu lading
his ship he saw a thick smoke rise inces
santly from the same point, before which
he arrived on the ltiili on lus return from
: Girgenti. Anew spectacle was then
j presented to him—namely, a tract of land
iof the same circumference as that of
! the mass of water which he had remarked
]in his first passage. This Island (which
i we shall call Corrao, from the name of
| him who saw it formed) is elevated about
12 feet above the surface of the sea; it has
] in the middle a kind of Plain, and the
j crater of a volcano whence a burning
i lava is soen to proceed during the night,
j The Island is bordered by a girdle of
j smoke. The sounding all aiound the Is
] land gives a depth of 106 fathoms; ns lati
i tilde is 37 ti N, and longitude 10 26 from
j the meridian ot Paris. Such is tlie rda
! tion ofG'npt. Corrao himself, who enter
ed the port of Marseilles the 30th of last
July. This volcano has also been seen
by several Captains going from Malta
and Taganroc to Genoa; the Pilots have
learnt from a fisherman, that on the day
of the eruption of this volcano lie laid
sPen a brig perish, and also a fishing boat,
his companion; and that he consider his
own escape miraculous.
Fiovt ihe Daily Mocon Telegraph
The 1 icavy failures in the mercantile
community ofthelust season. m»y have
induced many of our planters to believe,
that no purchasers would offer this season
that competition would lte dull, mid that
consequently Cotton w ould be worth al
most nothing. We are happy however
to inform them, that their fours are entire
ly groundless. There will k e “lots of
money,” and no lack of Cotton Gmihlcts
iu the market. Business is already look
ing up, and promises to be as brisk ns at
any former season. Great crops of Cot
ton, it is certain will he made; which,
even at a low jmoe, will bring a “power
of cash” to tlie planter. But the present
prices cannot Uc considered low—they
are about on an average with the prices,
at this season, for the last ten years; and
considering the low price of groceries and
dry goods, may be considered fair; It is
not so much the low prices of cotton, that
have brought distress upon the country,
as the temporary high prices, ami the
consequent extravagance in living. A
fair remuneration for his labor, is all that
ought to he desired, by the planter or mer
chant. It is the interest of both, that
both should prosper; and one cannot ma
terially suffer, without the injury reacting
upon the other.
Strong reasons exist for believing, that
in the last few days, a caucus has been
held at Millcdgeville with the view of
expelling from office and power such lea
ders of the Troup party as have dared to
express dissatisfaction at the policy of Gov
ernor Giliner and declined subscription to
the new ultra principles.
It is currently reported and commonly
believed, thus; in accordance with the flat
of that conclave, Colonel Robert A. Beall
of Twiggs county, is a candidate for the
vacancy in Congress caused by the elec
tion of Mr. Lumpkin to the Executive
Chair; that Lott Warren Esq. of Twiggs
county, offers tor the judgeship of tlie
Southern Circuit in opposition to Judge
Holt; and that Charles Dougherty Esq.
has resigned as one of the representatives
elect of Hall county, in order to oppose
Judge Clayton for the judgeship of the
Western Circuit. Clayton’s overt act of
mutiny is understood to be his having, on
the first Monday of the .current month,
voted a black ticket for governor, and his
having called on some of his political as
sociates to witness that he did not vote for
Gilmer. It is also said that Judge Harris
of Walton county, will compete with Clay
ton and Dougherty.
In addition to the forego;,ng, it j 3 asser
ted, on what we dec.n good authority,
tlmt Dr, O. E- of Ifancuck coun
ty,,s !l candidate for the vacancy in Con
gicss, mi.; that M ijjiani C. Dawson Esq.
ol Greene county, will probably offer for
lhe same station.
Ris surmised, that Governor Gilmer
will be brought forward in opposition to
the Honorable WjJl uti II Cr.'tvvford and
Colonel Nathan C. Sayre for the judge
-l4p of the Northern Circuit.
Should the preceding intelligence
he confirmed, the candidates will fi,
for.
Congress —Dr. Clmrlcs E. Hat nr*:
Colonel Robert A. Beall, and William C.
Dawson. -
Sou'hern Circmt— Ilowell CoLl»,Thadw
deusG. Holt, and faitt M utgii.
ir«fer« Circuit —Augie tin S. Clayton
Thomas W. Harris, and Charles Dough
erty.
Northern Circuit —Hon. William If.
Crawford, Colonel Nathan C. Sayre, and
lion. George R. Gilmer.
lb.
Sheep and Cattle are sometimes poi
soned bv eating the leaves of the wild
cherrv. Dr. Tally of Connecticut recom
mends the following remedy;—Take the
leaves of common plantain bruise and
Dour on a little water, strain die liquor,
and as soon ns it is cool enough it may he
used. 1 lmve had sheep apparently iu
the agonies of death, insta' tly relieved,
] and iu a few hours entirely cured by the
above remedy. One gill is generally a
sufficient dose for a sheep. Having nev
er seen a bullock poisoned in a similar
manner, cannot answer for the success of
it, but have no doubt but it would prove an
I effectual cure.”
; A Post Mis press. —OiTr political knee
I deep immersed contemporaries have mut
j ually indulged in party-colored pleasant
j ries o.i the aptioiutincnt of a Miss Rider
]as jiost master at Coventry, R. I. Her
! appointment was, indisputably, a glori
| ous “loop to bang a” joke upon, but we
discover no pertinency in tbe remarks eli
j cited by the circumstance- We know no
; part of the duty of a post master, in towns
: of the magnitude and -"importance, of Cov-
I entry, It. I. which may not be filled, as
| well by women ns by men, and one tiling
i is Certain, that females are more likely
|to be obliging am! attentive than their
j self sufficient lords, who would monopo
lize all the living, even to tlfe right of
] retailingpLnsand needles. —Boston I’raN
I script
i
| A few years since an ingenious gang of
j swindlers obtained goods to the amount
] of some thousand pounds from tlie pious
| shopkeepers of Lima, by means of the
| following contrivances-—They got hold of
] a poor idiot whose .solitary exclamation,
| upon all occasions, was “It is very good,'
; and having attired him in tlie custom of
a Bishop, they procured a iwmisome
coach and drove his Excellency to the
principal shops in tlie city, from which
they selected a variety of cosily church
decortffions, carrying each article to the
door of the coaeh for the approval ot the
sham I’relate, who continued to reiterate
his favourite expression, ‘lt is very good.’
i They represented him ns the Bishop of
Guaynquni, residing as the Franciscan
; convent, and ap|>ointed the next with val
uables, they embarked with tlieirlxioty at
I Callao that evening, and were never heard
|°f after. The person from whom they
j hired the 1 coach, and the l'ool, whom they
left behind, in full cononicals, afforded
! die only clue to this ingenious fraud.
F ICTO fiS AGK^
Commfssfotr Siusfnrss,
■' T
APPALACHICOI.A, FLORIDA.
FWIUF, subscribers tender their thanks
* to tlierr friends and the public, for
the very liberal patronage which they have ie
ceived heretofore, and respectfully solicit n
continuance of the same. The comparativ e re
moteness oftheir Ware-Houses from other build
ings, together with numerous other up rior
advantages, render th<fm measurably exempt
from danger by fire; and connected with thorn
are large and commodious close storages v\ Inch,
for convenience and safety, are not surpassed
by any in the place. They will extend liberal
facilities to their patrons by making advances
on produce addressed to them for sale, or on
shipments to their friends in any differ
ent markets in the U. States. All business
confided to 'heir care will have their prompt
and undivided attention, whereby they hope to
meet a share of the public patronage
Bills of Exchange, Drafts and Checks on
New-Ynrk. Providence, Boston. Orleans
and Mobile will be negotiated at a ftroderato
premium BROOKS, LATHROP & Cos.
Sep 3. IB3J- 2rtt.
FACForage
Al«©
€J o m m i $ s i o 11
BUSINESS,
AT
APPALACHICOLA, FLORIDA.
PWMIF, undersigned begs leave to teß
™ der bis friends and customers j|f s
most grateful acknowledgements f, , r verv
liberal patronage extended to pin, during the
past season, a«d would nn„ t solicit
a continuance of tho s^fp o
Ile has the pleasure to inform @ll those who
may favor b'.nt with their custom, that las clo?o
Stores Carton Warehouses will ba large and
sr vtiro from the H eather and Fire, and that he
Will bo prepared at a!) times to mako liberal ad
vances up Produce. C (joint* consigned for sale,
as well as Produce sliipcd to his trioitd.rin A'cv>
I'ai L, JWx-tJrlcuvs, or M"tiic.
BfLLS OF EX'iIANGK drawn on good
I louses in ilie abovo places, will be purchased,
and checks sold on fair terms
f.DW J |IARDIN T .
Aug. 20,—do—8m
<■<»i,Li vs is. </<>•*:
C„9ST» STICK l. AXES.
V Large consignment of this celebrated arti-<
ole direct from the maker s, received by
GEO. W DILI.INGHAM,
June Si, 1831
