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The Fairy Elopement-
BY G. G. FOSTER.
I dreamed a fairy bride was mine.
With llower-l'ke eye and fragrant hair;
II er wings were made of pale moonshine,
And soft as sighs of lovers are.
Her brow was like a clear white stone,
Discloscd.by brooks whene'er they smile;
And through it thoughts of beauty shone,
Like lamp-light fed with perfumed oil.
Oh. well I loved my fairy bride,
For she was tender, bright and true,
And to my heart each night did glide—
A wondrous flower-gem rich with dew.
Oh, worshipped I this fairy girl,
• As flowers the stars, as stars the sun—
But sleep—oh spiteful, envious churl!
Eloped—and lo ! my bride was gone.
{Fro/a our Correspondent .]
DELTA AM) PICAYUNE OFFICES, >
New Orleans, Nov. o, Ip. m. }
Arrival of the Steamship NTow Orleans.
The steamship New Orleans,Capt. Aulcl, ar
rived this morning, having left Vera Cruz on
the Ist inst.
The British courier arrived at Yera Cruz on
the 31st of October, having left Mexico on the
29th, to which date we have letters and pa
pers.
Gen. Lane entered Puebla on the 13th ult*,
with 3000 men and six pieces of artillery— so
says a despatch of Santa Anna. The latter
could effect nothing against him on the Pinal.
Gen. Smith has been appointed Governor of
the city of Mexico. Gen. Quitman is about to
return to the XT. States Gen. Shields, Capt.
Phil. Kearney, Capt. Davis, Lieut. Kiger and
Other officers will accompany him.
From the Durango Journal of the 11th ult.,
is derived the information,that the U. S. frigate
Portsmouth arrived iu the waters of Mazatlan
on the 22d of September, from Monterey in
California. The U. S. squadron, consisting of
the frigates Congress, Dale, the Cyanc, and a
transport, left Monterey on the Ist of Septem
ber, for Maxatlan, and San Bias, and for those
of Guaymas and Acapulco.
The health of the army is far from being good.
The climate of the valley of Mexico is not, as
it appears, congenial to the constitutions of
the South. It is just as enervating and fatal
to the southern, as is that of Vera Cruz to the
northern constitutions. The effective force of
the entire army is reduced ten or fifteen per
cent.
The city of Mexico was filled with rumors
of peace. It was said that a quorum had met
at Queretaro, and that the majority decided in
favor of an amicable adjustment of difficulties.
The train which is to come down will be
under the command of Col. Harney. A great
number of wounded officers- arc to accompany.
Major Gaines, Capt. Cassius M. Clay, Capt
Heady, Major Borland, Capt. Danley and Mid
shipman Rogers come home, and we arc hap
py to add our associate, Mr. Kendall.
Mr. Bankhead, the British Minister, arrived
at Yera Cruz on the 30th nit.and was received
with military honors.
A letter from an-English house dated Puebla,
October 20th, has been received at Yera Cruz
from which our correspondent makes the fol
lowing extract:
Pueula, Oct. 20, 1817.
* * * However, we may soon have our
communication open, for 1-300 Americans left
yesterday with eight pieces of artillery, and
entered Atlisco, as we understand, Avith very
slight resistance. Particulars have not yet
transpired.
This Avill make our State GoA’ernment re
move to a distance, and carry along with it the
guerillas which have been dong so much in
jury. They all (guerrillas) came from a distance
—the population in our immediate neighbor
hood never having shown any great disposition
to take up arms in this present war.
The principal part of the force recently under
Sant» Anna is understood to have marched for
Puebla. Being entirely unprovided for, they
subsist by rapine and plunder.
Lieut. E. i». Daniels, of the 2d Artillery, has
died of his wounds.
It is said, and avc believe truly, that Capt.
Walker, of the Rifi.es, av;is killed in the affair at
Huamantla. Capt. W. left the castle of Perotc
in command of three companies in advance of
Gen. Lane’s train. Nine miles south of Pue
bla he met 900 Mexicans, said to bo under the
immediate command of Santa Anna. In charg
ing, Capt. W. received a lance Avound entirely
through, the body, and also lost a leg by a can
non shot. His personal antagonist in the charge,
and who lanced him, was a calibrated guerrilla
chief; it is said ho had sworn A r cngcan.ce against
Capt.. W. But he, too, fell in the conflict, and
by Walker’s hands, receiving tAvo balls from
his revolver.
Capt. Layall, and eighteen men of his com
pany of mounted Georgians, and from six to
ten of the Rifles, arc also known to haA’C been
killed in the charge .of Capt. Walker. A man
named Raborg, of Baltimore, interpreter for
Capt. Walker, lost a leg trom a discharge of
artillery. CoL Wankoop Avrites that the Mexi
cans av ere slaughtered after this like sheep.
Torres, the editor of the Monitor Ilcpuhlicano,
was cowhidcd for aspersing the character of a
lady.
A duel was fought near Yera Cruz, outside
the Gate of Mercy, on the Ist inst., betAvcon
Capts. Warrington and White, with muskets,
of sixty paces. At the first fire Capt. Warring
ton receiA’ed a ball through the fleshy part of
both logs below the knee.
The steamer AnnChaso and tAvo three-mas
ted schooners have gone ashore in the harbor of
Vara Cruz. All, it is supposed, Avilibe totally
lost.
A duel was fought about the 24th ult. be
tween Capt. Porter of the rifles, and Capt Ar
cher of the voltigeus. At the second fire Capt.
Archer Avas shot in the abdomen — a severe but
not a dangerous wound. We will give full
particulars to-morroAv.
Gen. Mora y Yillamil has been appointed
Mexican Secretary of War.
Lieut. Shackelford, of the 2d Artillery, has
died of his w ounds.
* As far back as the 14th ult. Gens. Pillow and
Shields Avere able be about.
The political intelligence by this arrival is
vague and unsatisfactory, though as yet wo
have not had time to read a tithe of our letters
or papers.
The “Leonidas” letter made a great stir in
the army. We shall givu ample details about
it. One of the above duels greAV out of it.
The American Star says that the Americans
have entered Orizaba. Their force was about
400 —we suppose principally mounted men.
No opposition Avas made to them. Many mcr- i
chants went in with them. ]
The steam frigate Mississippi arrived at Yera ,
Cruz on the 22d ult. J
Gen. Patterson’s command has not left Vera J
Cruz. It will be composed of at least 5000 (
men. The Texan Rangers go up Avith him. ]
Assistant Surgeon Tredwell, died at Yera ]
Cruz on the 24th ult. of the vomilo.
A court martial was in session at Yera Cruz
on the 28th for the trhd of Capt. John 11. King, (
Military Storekeeper. (
Gen. Marshall is ill at Yera Cruz and will
not be able to go up Avith Gen. Patterson, lie ;
we wait till Gen. Butler’s division arrives.
The steamer A. R. lletzel, Capt. Baker, ar
rived at Yera Cruz from Mobile on the 30th. i
He had to throw overboard all his horses hav
ing encountered awful Avcathcr.
We regret to learn from the Star that Col.
Roberts, of the 2d Pennsylvania regiment of
volunteers, died at the capital on the 2d ol Oc
tober.
Lieut. Joseph D. Bacon, of the 6th Infan
try, died on the 12th ult. of wounds received
at the battle of Churubusco.
The newspaper El Mcxicana of the 11th ult.
says it has received letters from Queretaro, in
which it is stated that Gen. Almonte has been
received there with marked courtesy by the
persons Avho “appeared to be most in power,”
and it was feared that they Avere concocting a
pronunciameuto against the lawful Govern
ment.
The North American, a neAv paper estab
lished in the capital, and published in both
Spanish and English, says, on the 15th ult. :
“It appears that a large number of Deputies
of the Congress, forming a junta, have got up
a protest against Pena y Pena holding the
Presidential power.
Dr. William Roberts, of the Medical Staff,
and attached to the sth Infantry as Surgeon,
died on the 12th ult., of a Avound received at
the King’s Mills.
Capt. C. T. Huddleson, of the 14th Infan
try, died at Mexico on the 11th ult., of'di
arrhoea. He Avas in bad health from the time
he left Yera Cruz.
Capt* Pierson of the Xcav York Regiment of
Volunteers, died on the 10th ult. of wounds
received in storming Chapultcpec.
Senor Rosa, the Mexican Secretary of State,
has, under the instructions of Pena y Pena,
addressed Santa Anna a note from Toluca, or
dering him to give up the command of the
army to Gen. Rincon, until his conduct in the
late battles shall have been investigated by a
military council or court martial.
The officers of the Mexican army, avlio had
gone to Queretaro and Toluca Avere hooted, it
is said, by the population, b >th men and avo
mcn, and scarcely dared to appear in the streets
for fear of being shot.
The guerrillas arc on the road betAveen Que
rctaro and the capital and are plundering every
traA'cllcr they meet.
A letter dated the 12th ult., received at the
capital from Queretaro, says Pena y Pena had
just arrived, in company Avith a fcAV deputies,
making the total number in the capital about
fifty. It was thought,says the Star ,endeavors
Avould be made at once to organize a Govern
ment, Avhich would settle the question of
, | peace or Avar. If a quorum of Congress could
be assembled, the first question which Avould
be brought up Avould be the presidency. Al
monte Avas spoken of as the candidate of the
Puros and some of the Modenidcfls, and Ola
i guibcl, Governor of the State of Mexico, as
I the candidate of the opposing parties. Nearly
; all the officers of the dispersed ami}’ Avere at
Queretaro, and it is said found it hard to ob
tain subsistence.
The military force at Queretaro consisted of
about 1000 cavalry and infantry, Avith six
pieces of artillery from Guadalajara, under the
command of Gen.-Heredia.
The Star is assured by a Mexican that the
cathedral of Guadalajara had been sacked by
the party opposing- the church. The Star
thinks there is something important and “deep
\ rooted” in this.
The steamer Florida was in the. same gale
and had to throw overboard all her mules.
Lieut. Steen/ of the South Carolina Regi
ment, and Capt. Huddleson, of the 11 th In
fantry, are dead; tire former of his Avounds,
and the latter of a boAvcl complaint.
There Avere several shocks of an earthquake
at the city of Mexico on the morning of the
2d of October, and again at midnight on the
sth. They do not appear to have been A’ery
severe, as no damage Avas done in the city
Avith the exception of cracking a fe\v Avails.
A new paper has been established in the
capital entitled La Razon. It is published cn
r lively in Spanish, is a democratic paper and
advocates the re-establishment of the consti
; tut ion of ’24.
The Star of the 16th says the assasination
. 1 of American soldiers by the Mexicans had
j again commenced. Sergeant Sutlilfe, of the
• j Rifles, Avas killed the night before. A private
■ ? of one of the infantry regiments, was also killed
the same night, and it was reported that two
others Avere killed.
They haA’c an Italian opera at the capital,
an American and Spanish theatre, several cir
. cusoss and besides these amusements, concerts
, and balls arc frequent.
; Earthquakes, says the North American of
F ! the 29th ult., are at the present time of very
■ | frequent occurrence in this beautiful countrv.
! A few days ago the village of Ocotla was to
• I tall} destroyed. Ihe Canton de la Berea has
■ also suffered a severe shake, throwing down
houses and the tower of the principal church.
We have had four of these unpleasent visitors
, in this city since our occupation of it.
The “Mexican Eagle,” is the nameofancAv
Mexican journal, just commenced at the capi
tal. Ihe editor docs not belicA’c in opposing
obstacles to any negotiations that may lead to
an amicable adjustment of the differences, and
says that Providence has decreed the desti
ny of the nation. The following is the sub
stance of a motto at the head of the Eagle:
“An honorable peace ennobles nations, and
the magnanimity of the north Avill not let
them otter us terms other than honorable.”
The North American says the folioAving offi
cers have leave of absence and proceed to the
United states —those who arc not incapacitated
by AA r ounds or sickness to recruit for their re
spective regiments:
Brevet Col. J. Garland, sth Infantry; Cols.
G. W. Morgan, 14th Infantry; Ward B. Bur
nett, New York Volunteers; T. I*. Andrews,
Yoltigeurs; Lieut. Col. Samuel E. Watson,
Marine Corps; Brevet Major R. D. A. Wade,
3d Artillery; Major W. W. Loring, Mounted
Riflemen; Capts. Robert Anderson, 4th Ar
tillery; Philip Kearny, Ist Dragoons; A. F.
Mcßeynods, 3d Dragoons; James W. Denver,
12th Infantry; P. R. Anderson, 14th Infantry;
Garret Dykeman, New York Volunteers; Ed-
AvardA. King, 17th Infantry; Robt. Porter, 2d
Pennsylvania Volunteers; Win. H. Irwin, 14th
Infantry; Eugene Yandeventer, 15th Infantry;
James Miller, 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers; Jas.
Murry, do.;A. P. Churchill, Volunteers;Licuts.
H. Prince, 4th Infantry;. William Moralle,
Louisiana MountedVolunteersjDavid Hopkins,
2d Pennsylvania Volunteers; James D. Potter,
Ncav York Volunteers; Charles A. Cooper;
Thornton T. Brodhead, Adjutant 15th Infan
try; John T. BroAvn, 3d Dragoons; H. D. Cod
ender, Ordnance Corps; Thomas W. Sweeney,
Newhork \ oluntcers; Lamer Graham, 10th
Infantry; Y\ m. A. NeAAham; 9th Infantry; Win.
H- Goodloe, loth Infantry; John W. Hatha
way, 9th Infantry; Henry De Wolf, Oth In
fantry; Mortimer Roscncrants, sth Infantry;
Alphonse F. Palmer, Oth Infantry; Edward
; Johnson, 4th Infantry; Edward C. Brynton, Ist
Artillery; Charles H. Jones, New York Yol
uutecrs; Wra. Brown, do.; licwcllyn Jones,
Mounted M. A. Van Buren, do.; Henry
A. M. Filmore, 2d Pennsylvania Volunteers;
1). D. Baker, Marine Corps; John W. Stewart,
South Carolina Volunteers; W. C. Comorsyne,
do.; G. Kinsing, Voltigeurs; G. 11. Kiger, do.;
11. 11. Archer, do.; F. 11. Lamed, do.; Wm.
Mcrrihew, 3d Dragoons, Julian P. Breedlove,
11th Infantry.
Gens, llincon and Bravo have been ex
changed for Capts. Heady and C. M. Clay, and
other Encarnaeion prisoners.
There has been a revolution in Guadalajara.
Mr. Kendall thinks Gomez Farias is at the
bottom of it.
We have thrown the above items together
in the utmost haste, and without an oppoi tri
nity to arrange or revise them. In our next
papers our details of events will be more
ample and we hope more consistent.
Failures of Mercantile Firms*
IN ENGLAND AND OTHER PARTS OF EUROPE SINCE THE
PUBLICATION OF THE “ EUROPEAN TIMES,” OF
THE STH OCT.
Andrews, E. & J., calico printers Manchester.
Barclay, Brothers & Co., merchants London.
Barnes, F. & Co., hardware im-n,
London, Birmingham and Sheffield.
Bernouilli, E., merchant London. I
Bradley & Parker, stock brokers Manchester. |
Browb, Todd & Co., provision merchants... .Liverpool. |
Clagelt, W. T., American merchant London. ■
Cornthwaite, P., wholesale grocer Liver(K»ol. j
Me Jersey &. Co., merchants Manchester, j
Gcisler, VVeiber & Co., merchants Manchester. *
Hadlow, S. J., Stock Exchange London, j
Howell, James &. Co., warehousemen London.
James, Nephew &. Co., men h ints Manchester. ;
Knapp, Henry, banker ....Abingdon. |
Legrille & Co., bankers Brussels, j
Mitchell, A. Co., American merchants.... Liverpool, j
Mocatta Son, merchants Liverpool, j
Mocatta, r. & J. L., West India merchants. .Liverpool.
Morley, J. & W., warehouseman London, j
Murphy, Thomas, provision merchant Waterford.
Nash, Win., Manchester warehousemen London.
Oakley, R. R., Stock Exchange Guidon.
Oldham Joint Stock Banking Company Oldham.
Pearce, VV. 6c Co., merchants LiverjH»ol.
Pelnnoiier & 'Pollens, merchants Hamburgh.
Phillips, L. & Sons, East Indian meachints.... London.
Platt, Hainmel & Co., East India merchants. .Liverpool.
Rickard, Lillie &. Co., merchants London.
Roshig Sc, Co., merchants Bremen.
Royal Bank .Liverpool.
Soares, M. J., Portuguese merchants London.
Steele, M. &, Son, soap manufacturers Liverpool.
Syia.t, M. S., ship-owner Liverpool.
Sruthum, Messrs., cotton spinners. .Ashton under-Lyne.
'J'ehh’iit, T. R , soap boiler .Manchester.
Thoaias. J , Sonic Lefevre,merchants London.
Vau/.eller, F. ' , Portuguese merchant London.
White 6c Ct.. tmihnr ami corn merchants... .Waterford.
WmgMe, A. Sc J , criico printers Glasgow.
Witteiiatem Jc Co., Spinners... Burman, near Elberticld.
Troops for Vera. Cruz.—The 3d Ilcgi
ment Tennessee Voluntears, mustering about
950 men, left last evening for Vera Cruz —four
companies, under command of Col. Cheatham,
on ship Ferax; throe companies on barque
Latrobe, under command of Lieut. Col. Whit
ficld, and three companies on the barque Texi
ddr, titider command of Maj. Soloman. Capt.
Little’s company of Mounted Volunteers,num
bering 90 men, ■ and Capt. Kenneally’s com
pany of Ohio Infantry, also yesterday, on the
steamer Gen. Butler, for Vera Cruz.— O. N.
Delta, sth inst.
“Massachusetts—Always Faithful V*
Here is another specimen of whig patriotism ,
(as the Journal would call it) in Massachu
setts. We once gave the language of the
Boston Chronotype, wishing that our army
might be exterminated in Mexico. We now
give the language of the Lowell Courier, a
Massachusetts whig paper:
“We hold, that taking the country between
the Bio Grande and the Nueces, is nothing
but stealing, and the worst kind of stealing;
at the same time we believe there is not one
chance in a million that that territory will be
given up to Mexico, to whom it rightly be
longs, and always will belong. We hope she
may get it —nay more, we are willing that she
should re-annex Texas, Sam Houston and all,
and should be (/lad to see such a star erased from
our banner!”
In reply to this, unless it thinks it wiser to
bfc silent, the Journal will, no doubt, exclaim,
“It is time those assaults on whig patriotism
should cease.” Yes, this is the very kind of
patriotism wc have no sympathy with, and we
shall never cease to assault it wherever we
find it. Major General Ho \vc, cf the Massa
chusetts militia, according so the Journal, was
a nameless, obscure individual. Well! what
is the Lowell Courier: —Tuscaloosa Flafft
When is he right?'—There is nothing that
Mr. Folk can do that can please the Whigs.
If he recommend xvar to maintain the honor
of the country, though both houses of Con
gress sanction his recommendation, Mr. Folk
is Avrong, and whatever happens is Mr. Folk's
fault. {Should Mr. Folk in his anxiety to
bring about a peace, send a minister Avith Gen.
Scott’s army, he is wrong again; Avhy docs he
interfere with the movements of the army,
why continually oiler peace ? Should he find
the terms of the enemy such as the country
ought not to admit, and accordingly refuse
them, he is wrong again, why did he refuse
their terms ? So difficult is it to satisfy these
gentlemen. lloAvcvcr, in sending Air. Trist to
Mexico, Mr. Folk had some high Whig au
thority to support him. Hear what Mr. Crit
tenden said, May 12, 1846 :
“Great consequences might be involved in
this war. Wc Avould, therefore, make it as
compendious as possible. He would , even if he
had his way, send a Minister Plenipotentiary
with ottr General , and BETWEEN EVERY
BLOW HOLD OUT THE OFFER OF
PEACE.”
Florensic Eloquence.—“ What!” says an
Illinois lawyer, throAving into the monosyllabic
the Avholo high-pressure of his indignation,
“does the plaintiff in this case think—docs
this honorable court imagine—can the Avorld
believe that my client, with thoughts tower
ing above the Allcghanics—with ideas not ex
ceeded in sublimity by the cataract of Niagara
—with principles as pure as the snows that
form a perpetual sombrero for the Rocky
Mountains —would turn repudiator for the
price of a dozen drinks and a pound of to
bacccr ? Gentlemen of the Jury, I can only
say that if they docs, the plaintiff, this court
and the world arc darnder jackasses than I
took them to be.” There was a general cry of
“order,” “orderthe learned gentleman was
arrested and confined for contempt,
“Make Avay for a hindependent woter,” said
a fellow at the Third District poll on Monday,
Avhosc breath was strongly tinctured with the
aroma of tobacco and cheap whisky. “Make
way, there,” is repeated, “for a hindependent
Avoter.’ ’
“Why, my good follow, it is not more than
an hour ago since you deposited your vote at
this very pole.”
‘T kuoAVs it, I knoAvs it,” said the indepen
dent republican, “but that 'ere Avas the demo
cratic ticket, this’ere is the Avhig.”
“It you attempt to vote twice,” said the
questioner, “I shall have you arrested for the
violation of the election law.”
“You Avill, Avill you,” said the sovereign,
“then, I says, if I am denied the right of woting
for the Avhigs after havin' gone the whole ticket
for the democrats, there ain't no universal suf
frage that s all —it’s a darn’d one-sided busi
ness, take it all ’round.”— N. O. Delta,
A Large Cornfield.—We have conversed
with a gentleman lately returned from the
Western States, who informed us that he satv
one field of corn in the State of Ohio which
contained fifteen thousand acres of land I It had
never been hoed, and yet it was calculated
that the crops would average 3d bushels to
the acre. The gentleman rode 15 miles by
the side of it. —Exchange paper.
51 ngu 5 1 a, 0 1 org la .
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 13
The Theatre-
Wc had anticipated much from the perform
ance of Mrs. Mowatt’s play of “Fashion” last
evening, and our expectations Avero exceeded.
No piece has ever been put upon the Augusta
stage with more attention to effect, and none
has been better supported in every part. Wc
Avill not particularize where all were excel
lent—the loud and reiterated applause of a
crowded auditory was a tribute at once to the
talents of the author and the successful efforts
of those engaged in the representation. It
AvilJ be repeated this evening.
[Editorial Correspondence of the. Constitutionalist
MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 9, 1817.
The Senate and House convened yesterday
morning at 10 o’clock, in their respective cham
bers, and Avcre severally occupied for a short
time in legislative business. A few local bills
Averc read and laid upon the tabic in each, af
ter Avhich the Senate repaired to the llcprc
| sentative Hall, and the tAvo Houses proceeded
|to the unfinished business of Saturday. The
! first in order Avas the election of a Solicitor i
General of the Cherokee Circuit. The re
markable number of fifteen candidates in all
! Avere started. The balloting commenced on
| Saturday with twelve, and three additional
names Avcre subsequently announced. The
prominent candidates, hoAvever, Avcre John J.
Word, elected, and A. B. Culberson and Edw.
Chisholm. Chisholm received 83 v r otcs on the
first ballot, and 86 on the tenth, which brought
him Avithin one of election. Culbertson re
ceived 85 on the sixth ballot. Finally, Word
was elected on the seventeenth ballot, receivT
ing 95 votes.
Next came the election for Solicitor Gen
eral of the Eastern Circuit. The following
was the result;
Ist ballot, 2nd 3d
Gaulding,... 23 78 85 elected.
Williams, ...42....... G 2 63
White, 26 24 13
N ishet 81 withdrawn.
Blank, 2 3
The next and last election for Solicitors,
was for a Solicitor General for the Ockmulgec
Circuit. The following was the result:
Ist ballot, 2nd
Barttell .44 84 elected.
Varner , 82 1
Grimes, 7 .26
Day, 9 6
Brown, 29 49
Murphcy, 1 00
Blank, I
Thus closed the elections for Judges and
Solicitors. After much industrious election
eering and all sorts of bargaining, swapping
and trading for the latter class of offices, and
some very tedious balloting.?, which became so
disgusting that the aggregate vote on joint
j ballot began to fall off towards the last by rca
! son of several members retiring from the nau
-1 seating squabble. An entire set of whigeaudi-
I dates was elected. Several democratic candi
j dates came within one vote—-just one vote of
j being elected. But that one vote necessary to
I crown the anxious hopes of the aspirant, who
i peradventure was listening with strained at
i tention, and standing at the Bar with trem
| bling knees and a palpitating heart, was never
destined to be announced from the Chair. The
President's hammer, in.every instance, came
down with an ominous sound to proclaim the j
election of a whig. The good book saith, “i’ut j
not your trust in Princes.” The result of t
these elections has told the too credulous de
mocratic candidate, in language not to be mis
taken—put not your trust in promises of
whig votes. Every democratic candidate al
most was certain that he had whig votes
enough pledged to elect him, and calculated
to run through the first ballot. But the whig
votes invariably came up missing—or at least
the whole' number pledged in no case was ac
tually given.
In connection with the election of Judge of
tho Coweta Circuit, I take occasion to state,
that the Hon. Charles Murphcy, who was run
by the democrats, was not a candidate—it was
not known that ho would be run, and Judge
Hill, in the absence of any anticipated oppo
sition received, in advance the promise of
many democratic A'otcs. The democrats who
made these promises were as good as their
word. Hence his largo vote of 106 on the
first and only ballot. I state this in justice to
Mr. Murphcy—a sound lawyer, a most excel
lent man, and one standing very high with
his party. But for this explanation, it might
be inferred, from the smallness of his vote, that
he was not popular AMtli the democrats.
The House adjourned after the elections,
which were finished in the morning, until to
day, 10 o’clock. The Senate convened at 3
P. M. yesterday, and received the President
and Trustees of the University of Georgia in
their chamber. These bodies united, with
Goal downs, President ex-officio , constituted
the Scnatus Academicus.
The President of the University, Dr. Church,
read his report; a long and well written paper. |
In this wore some excellent suggestions for i
the benefit of the cause of education in our
State, and for the interest of the College.
Among them was the suggestion of the en
dowment of a Professorship of Agricultural
Chemistry. We understand that it is in con
templation of a member of the House, to in
troduce a bill for that purpose. What its fate
will bo, I am unprepared to say, but I rather
think that it will be concluded that the State
is still too much in debt to go to additional
expense for the present, in promoting the Arts
and Sciences. Yet this would seem as judi
cious an appropriation, with a-view to develope
the physical resources of our country, as the
construction of Bail Eoads. The one is de
signed to enhance the price of produce by
bringing it within reach of markets. The
other aims to increase the amount of produce
by the application of Science to Agriculture.
Judge Berrien and Judge Dawson, both be
ing Trustees, made speeches before the Sena
tes Academicus. They seemed to be inspired,
just at this juncture, with very remarkable
zcul in the cause of education. I could not
f but, bear in mind, while they were speaking,
I that they were candidates for the United
States Seuate, and perhaps were indulging in
pleasing speculations in the effect this expres
sion of patriotic and philanthropic sentiments
in the cause of education might have upon the
listening voters.
There seemed to be gross and culpable neg
lect of duty on the part of the Senators, in
not being prepared with reports, verbal or
written, of the state of education in their rc
j spectivc districts. It is their duty, under the
charter of the University, to make such re- j
ports to the Senatus Academicus. But three i
or four were handed in.
J iidgc Berrien concluded his speech, which
was addressed solely to this point, with a re
solution to the effect that the Senators elect
to the Legislature of 1819, bo requested to
come prepared at the next biennial session of
the Legislature with full reports and statisti
cal information of the state of education in
their respective districts.
Among the proceedings, I should have men
tioned the reading of the report of the Secrc
; tary to the Board of Trustees. This related
i solely to the receipts and disbursements of the
College since the meeting of the Board in Au
gust last.
After a session of about two hours the Sen
atus Academicus adjourned to its next bienni
al meeting, and the Senate adjourned to this
morning.
It is thought that the discussion of Mr.
Dunnegau's resolution will come up in the
Senate this morning. This contemplates the
election of only one United States Senator at
this session. An effort will be made, and will
probably succeed, to amend, so as to embrace
the election of two Senators ; one for the va
cancy, Judge Berrien’s term having expired
lust March; the other to succeed Judge Col
quitt, whose term will expire March 4th, 1849.
The Whigs have a caucus to-night to nom
inate Senatorial candidates. (j.
Georgia Legislature-
In addition to the daily proceedings furnish
ed by our correspondent at Milledgcvillc, we
extract from the lost Southern Recorder, the
following :
la the Senate, on the sth inst., the Presi
dent announced the following Standing Com
mittees :
On Privileges find Elections. —Messrs. Sim
mons, Holloway, Hilliard, Willingham and
1). B. Johnson.
On Petitions , —Messrs. Stapleton, Barclay,
Little, Camp and McArthur.
On Enrolments. —Messrs, Chastain, Moore,
Henderson, Maxwell and Ibiiford.
On Journals. —Messrs. Collins, Camp, Mc-
Leod, Smith and Duncan.
In the Senate, on the 6th, the following ad
ditional Standing Committees were announ
ced : , .
On the State of the Republic. —Messrs. Wil
liamson, Wiggins, Martin, Lawton and Smith.
On Finance. —Messrs. Boynton, Hunter,
Maxwell, Cochran and McLeod.,
On Banks. —Messrs. Snider, Fort, Willing
ham, Simmons and Henderson.
On the Military. —Messrs. Hilliard, Little,
Coffee, Collins and Watters.
On the Judiciary.-- Messrs. Wales, Glenn,
Reese, Moore and Chastain,
i On Internal Improvement. —Messrs. Terrell, '
i Farris, Montgomery, Forman and Parks.
On Public Printing, —Messrs, Camp, Hollo
way, Raiford, Martin and McArthur.
On I'ublic Education. —Messrs, Hunt, Marks,
Duncan, Darden and Barclay,
On the Penitentiary. —Messrs. Dunagan, Ir
win, Clayton, .Stapleton, and S. C, Johnson.
On the Lunatic Asylum. —Messrs. Terrell,
i W. J; Johnson, Reese, Stewart and Parks.
On the same dajq in the Senate, Mr. Fort
; offered a resolution requesting His Excellency
the Governor to issue his proclamation, ap
pointing Thursday, the 25th inst;, as a day of
Prayer and Thanksgiving.
* O O
In the Senate, on the Bth, Mr. Wales report
ed a bill for the relief of Simon Ward, of
Richmond county. Read first time.
In the House, on the 6th inst., Mn Shock
ley, of Columbia, introduced a bill for the re
lief of John 11. Mann, Executor of James G.
Stallings, deceased. Read the first time.
Louisiana Election-
We have not before us sufficient returns from
the third and fourth districts to form an opin
ion of the result of the recent election for
Congressmen from this State. As far as re
ceived, the returns arc favorable to the Dem
ocratic candidates. The Legislature, accord
ing to the Delta of the sth, as fur as heard
from, stands,;
Senate. Whig. Gain. Dem. Gain.
Orleans 2
St. James 11
Jefferson 1
Representatives.
Orleans .... 10 J(>
St. Bernard 11
St. James 2 1
St. John the Baptist. I 1
Ascension... 1
Assumption 2
Iberville 1 11
E. Baton Itorge.... 3 1
E. Feliciana...,...» 3 1
Jefferson....... .... 2 11
17 3 22 3
The Fremoat Trial-
The Court Martial in the ease of Lieut, Col.
Fremont, did not sit on Saturday, on account
of the death of Capt. Wm. 11. Churchill, son
of Col. Churchill, one of the members of the
Court,
New Orleans Cotton, Plonr Market, &c-,
The New Orleans Delta, of the oth inst., j
says—“ The Cotton market opened with an !
active demand yesterday, and the inquiry was
freely met, the sales ran up to fully 6000 bales,
principally for the Continent of Europe and
the North, Prices arc still feebly supported,
and the stock is rather increasing, notwith
standing the large daily sales; Middling GJ to
7c. per lb. The Flour market is heavy, and
the only sales of much note were 500 bbls,
Ohio, in two lots, at $5 per bbl. Os Corn |
nearly 5060 sacks were disposed of at 41 to 43
for new, and 45 to 46c. per bushel for old. A
sale of 605 bushels Oats in bulk was made at 1
27i, and 250 sacks St. Louis at 34c. per bushel. ,
Small sales of Pork at sl2 25 for Mess, and
sll, to sll 25 for Prime, and of Mess Beef at
$9 in half bbls. Os Sugar about 60 hhds.
taken at former rates. Sales of Molasses, 250
bbls. at 23 a 23£ per gallon. In Freights a
British barque taken for Liverpool at 9-l Gd.
for cotton, a slight decline.”
. Thc Orleans Delta ~~
Ims valuable paper, one among the best
published m New Orleans, and to thc editors
ol which we arc indebted for many favors in
the way of Mexican intelligence, came to us
yesterday in an entire new dress, and is now
one of thc handsomest sheets published in
that city. Should any of our readers feel dis
posed to take a New Orleans paper, we can re
| commend with confidence the Delta. The
Mexican correspondents of that paper have
always been found to confine themselves to
i facts, and have given impartial statements of
j thc transactions occurring in that region. A>
{ a commercial paper it stands No. 1.
Scarcity of Coal at Halifax-
Halifax papers state that the reduction of the
duty on foreign coal has so increased the im
ports from Sidney and Pictou to thc United
States that very little has been brought to that
place, and they are fearful that before the win
ter is out it will bo brought there from Boston.
Special Notices.
TAXES, TAX S 3, —LAST NOTICE.
GEORGIA, Richmond County.
d p Ordered, That the Tax Collector for Rich
mond County be, and he is hereby required to
pay over to the county Treasurer ol said county,
thc amount ol Taxes levied for county purposes for
the year 1017, on or before thc first Monday in De
cember next, and that thc clerk serve said collec
tor with a copy of this notice.
JESSE KENT, j. i. r. n. c.
I- P. GARVIN, j. i. c. r. c .
JAMES HARPER, j. i. r. k. c.
A true copy from the minutes, this the Ist day of
November, 1817.
For the accommodation of those who have not
paid their TAXES, the Digest will be open until
Saturday next, after which, executions will be is
sued against ail defaulters—East Notice.
R. A. WATKINS, T. C., R. C.
Nov. 2
JOHNSON’S
ROOMS.
MR. C. E. JOHNSON has thc hpnor to in
form his old patrons of last year, and the pub
lic generally, that he is again AT HIS OLD
STAND, over'Messrs. Clark. Racket Co.'s Jewelry
Store, where he is prepared to execute MINIA
TURES m a style superior to any thing he has,
done heretofore.
Mr. J, thankful for the very liberal patronage of
last season, asks a continuance of the same.
Oct. 21 —3,ii
FRENCH AND SPANISH
LANGUAGES.
E. LE BARBIER gives lessons in the FRENCH
(his native language) and SPANISH, either in
private families, or at his residence. For terms,
apply to him, at the United States Hotel, every
morning before fen o’clock, or in the afternoon, be
tween three and live.
REFERENCES:
11. Cummixg, G. T. Dortic,
J. Adams, Dr. Dugas,
J. Gardner, N. Dki.vigj.ii,
Gardeli. &. Riiixd.
Oet. I in
PLEASANT STOVALL.
Renews the tender of his services in tin? STO
AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTH
ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof W arehouse
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1817. 8 mos. 33
r/ DU. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, w ill at
tend to thc practice of Medicine and Surgery, in
Augusta and its vicinity.
Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance
one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store.
June 13 6m 213
Chas. P. M’CaliA. I Gust \ vk Komai.x
McC ALLA & ROM AIN,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
APA L ACHICO I. A, F LOIIIDA.
Nov. 7 ly
(Eo m m e i* c i a L
SAVANNAH IMPORTS, Nov.B.
Perschr. Gen. Washington, Irom Baracoa—l3o,oo
Segars, and a lot. of Fruit,
[ Erirarls of letters received in Charleston.]
“ LIVERPOOL, Oct. 16.— ’Cotton. —-Though the
pressu re in the Cotton market has not been so
great during the past fortnight as in the preceding
weeks, the market has been very dull, ami closes
fully $d per lb. lower than on the sailing of thc
last steamer. The sales of tlie fortnight amount
to 4t,000 bales, ot which 7,1-t‘J bales are on specu
lation. and 2,400 bales for export; the trade thus
taking only about 17,000 bales per week.
“.There is still much uncertainty as to the ex
tent of the growing crop; with line weather and
a late frost, a good average crop might be gather
ed, while,- in consequence of the backwardness «f
the season, bad weather and an early frost would
cause it to be very short. Fair Orleans 6|d, mid
dling old ; fair Mobiles 3|d, middling old; fair Up
lands o|d, middling S jd.”
“LI V EH.POOL. OCT. 18.—We beg to refer you
to the very unfavorable advices which were con
tained in our last circular, dated 4th inst., and to
give you some further remarks regarding our pre
sent commercial position, which, in some points of
view, is quite as critical as it was then, but not
so in others; thus money is even scarcer, foreign
bills are so difficult to negotiate for large amounts,
and thc bank rate of discount, although not nomi
nally higher, is so in reality; however,on thc other
hand, we have had feAver failures, only twoot some
importance; Vast amounts of engagements have run
off, and few new being entered into, old ones can
be more easily dealt with; thus wo may look con
fidently to a gradual restoration of confidence, al
though with such competitors for money as Rail
way Companies, it must remain dear for a long
time to come. The decline in Consols since the 4th
inst., has been a 4 per cent; in Railway, Bank
and other Shares, even in those considered as the
safest investments, tho fall has been much greater,
and the shares of many Companies not in high
repute, have been freely offered, without finding
buyers at any prices. But few transactions have
taken place in any kind of produce, and those few
at irregular and lower prices, and chiefly for cash
payments. For Cotton, the home demand has
been extremely limited and foreign orders have
only been partially executed, in consequence of
the scarcity of bills on London, on the Continent,
and of the difficulty of negotiating foreign paper.
We cannot, from actual business, quote middling
j Boweds or Mobile above 3d per lb., and Orleans
' per lb. Sales on thc 13th, 2000 bales; to-day 1300.
In Manchester, very little has been done, and there
also for cash, at lower prices.
“The fhilures of De Jersey & Co,, in that place,
and Thomas, Son & Le/evre and Barclay &
Brothers, in London, have, in addition to the pre
ceding ones, almost suspended ail confidence; thus
the great decline in prices for the raw material
has not, as yet, led to a greater consumption; how
ever, spinners and manufacturers hold no stock of
Cotton and very li|ht ones of goods,-and in this we
have an clement of improvement, so soon as’eapital,
now hoarded to a considerable extent, flows again
i into its habitual and legitimate channel. We must,
however, add, that should the application now ma
king from Liverpool to Government lor loans on
produce, and other assistance, be successful, of
which there does not appear to us the smallest pro
bability, we should look upon thc future with great
, anxiety. Thc Corn market has been extremely
flat, and prices, xvhich had advanced since our last*
have receded even lower than they were before.
We quote best W. C. Flour 27s her bbl.; best
American Wheat 7s 4 a 7s 6 per 70 lbs.; and In
dian Corn 30s a 32s per 480 lbs. Sour Flour 20s a
21s per bbj. . .1:
“P, S. —We have written thus far on Saturday*
this morning our town is throwudnto the greatest
state of consternation the unexpect
ed stoppage of the Joint Stock Royal Bank, which