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tße constitijtiohalist! ! JAMES GARDNER, JR. tbebks. Daily. per annum 00 Tri-Weekly, tier axnum G 00 If paid in advance 5 C > Weekly, per annum 0 00 If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting £lO im advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. (n/*Subscribcrs who will pat up arrearage?, and **nd four new subscribers, with the money, cau gel i the paper at $2 JO. [TT’AII new subscription* must be paid in ad- j Vance. UPTrostage must be paid on all communications | and letters of business. MY OUfl PONY EXPRESS. 24 HOURS l.\ ADVANCE OF THE MATE. V),:— [From the .V. O. Picayune, 1 iih i \st.\ Later freta Vera Crarr- The U. S. transport schooner Sarah, arrived , Yesterday from V era Cruz, having sailed thence | Ist inst. By her wc have received the Tree , American of the 3lit uli. There had boon no later arrival at Vera Cruz | from the interior, so far as wo can learn. Th? : American says that Cant. J. K. Taylor was to 1 start that day, the 31st, with Iris company, j “Twisg’s Itillcs,” for Julapa, with a few wa gons. This company tvas going up in ad- I ▼ance of the principal train, shortly to leave. ! Lieut. Col. allies being about to leave for the interior, was entertained at a public dinner on the 28th tilt. At the dinner, Capt. White gave the health of Col. Miles in the following toast: Lieut. Col. Dixon S. Miles, U. so. A. the f. lend of the volunteer soldier, the brave and gallant ofacer and accomplished gentleman. Col. Milos, in eloquent terms, returned thanks for this public mark of tire approbation of his late associates and fellow-citizens. Col. Miles gave: The Patriotic State of Louisiana: Her gal lant sons were the tirst to volunteer for the ■war. My knowledge of loose here causes me to believe they will be the last to leave the i field while our country needs their services. Gen. Twiggs entered during the evening and was cordially received. He gave the fol lowing “salty” sentiment. By Brig. Gen. 1>- E. Twiggs: Honor to the citizen soldier who stevs for ward to battle for his country! Shame to tue knaves at homo who give aid and comfort to our enemies. We have room only for two more toasts. Isaac Johnson, the Patriotic Governor of the State wc represent. By Lieut. Crittenden: Gen. Persifor F. Smith, Son cf Louisiana and Hero of Contrcas. Capt. Bryant furnishes us with the follow ing shipping report; Vera Cucz, Jan. 1, ISIS —L'st of of vessels to sail in a short time for New Orleans:—U. S. transport ship America; bark RothchilJs; brig i Gen. Wool; U. S. transport schooner Blanch ! E. Soar; schooners Fredinand, Brazos and i Mississippi. Passed on the 7th at sea, a steam er, supposed to be the Maria Burt, lat. 21 53 N. i lon. 9110 W. Passed on the Sth, A. M. steam- j er New Orleans, lat. 2G 38 N., ion. 91 51 W. [Since the above was in type we have re ceived later advices from Mexico.] I*ntcr from IVlesicrv There were several arrivals in the river from Vera Cruz yesterday, the latest being the steamship Virginia, Capt. Tucker, which left on. the 4th inst. and touched at Tampico. The most important intelligence by this ar rival consists of an indefinite, but very current rumor that secret negotiations are on foot which ! promise peace. It comes to ns from several ; sources, and such as are usu illy well inform- ! cd We liavc nothing very tangible to give color to it, but note below such circumstances as favor it. For ourselves, we can only vouch for the fact that such an impression was very strong and general at Tampico. Capt. Tucker reports the total loss of the . brig Rupert on Tampico bar on the Ist inst. She was bound from Pensacola for Tampico, with a cargo of lumber for r.he Government. The ship America left Vera Cruz t r this port on the -Ith inst. Capt. L. G. IklYtt; As sistant Quartermaster, Capt. Croghan Ker, 2d Dragoons, Cant. T. G. Ring, and Lieut. Prince arc passengers on her. The propeller Washington, Capt. Pratt, which was among the arrivals yesterday, brought over Lieut. S. G. Hicks of the 2d Illi nois Volunteers. We now proceed to details of the news. It appears that despatches were received at Vera Cruz the night of the 31st ulfc., by a courier from Mr. Doyle, the British Charge. They were at once despatched to this port by the brig of war Daring, which arrived here 1 several days since. Though nothing is known ns to these despatches, the opinion formed at Vera Cruz, from the fact that they were for warded by a vessel of war, instead of a waiting a steamer, was t at they wore of groat conse quence. They even jumped to the conclusion that secret negotiations were going on between Mr. Trist and the Mexican commissioners un der English auspices. Nay, one of our cor respondents is confi lent that the Saratoga brought over despatches Pom Mr. Trist if ; the Government at Washington, asking to have his powers renewed. The evening of tlie 2d inst. a detach nerd - ‘ about twenty-five dragoon?, under C.W. < ’ og lian Krr, arrived from Mexico, h v mg leU there the 27th of December. Mr. Trist slid n . accompany the train. Captain Ker brought down despatches for Washington. Lieutenant Waters, of the Louisiana Mounted Men, came down with Ca;Main Ker from Puebla, *nd brought with him packages which KM been sent down as far as Puebla by ( tpt. Lewis, ot the same corps, who left Mexico the r■' lay with Capt. Ker. Through tl is chr. ...1 v . have received full files of papers from the city of Mexico to the 201 k , - eoeinber, but, un accountably, our correspondence did not reach Vera Cruz, and is, we fear, lost for us. Capt. Clinch, of the 13th Infantry, came down with Capt. Ker’s train. Coh Miles* with a force of from 1000 to 1500 troops, left Vera Cruz on the 2d inst. for the citv of Mexico. Gen. Scott was anxious for its arrival, which it was supposed would not be iater than two weeks. As soon as another column 1500 strong can be collected at Vera Cruz, it is expected to uxoro thence for Orizaba, under command of Col. Bankhead. In Vera Cruz this is expect ed to be a delightful excursion, from the beau ty of the country, the fine roads and the kind ness of the people, who have repeatedly so licited th'at troops should be sent thither. A small command had been despatched from the city of Mexico, composed principally of the 9ch Infantry, under CoL Withers, for the mining district of Heal del Monte, on the road towards Tampico, tor the purpose of col lecting the revenues from the mining com panies. Another was expected to leave in & fhtt day* for Toluca, the capital of the State or^exieo. 1 Gen. Marshall was still at Julapa on the 29th ult., awaiting the arrival of Col. Miles’s train. Upon its arrival, Sis force would be ! 3500 men, according to the Free American. The President’s message reached Mexico on the 25th ult., having been despatched from ; Vera Cruz to the capital in seventy hours, for the American o-tar. It left Washington on the Bth, and was consequently but seventeen days in reaching Mexico. It was immediate ly published by the Star at length. On the 20:h ult. John Reynolds, cf com pany D, Sth Infantry, was hung for murder ing a Mexican woman, ■ Mr. Webster’s V.’arbester speech is publish : ei in the A n >rican Star, in order to couuter ; net the perversions made of certain passages' in it by Mexican papers. Gen, Smith, Governor of the city, has had a serious niisun icrstandmg with the ayuoia • r.Mnh) or munlM al council, and cor.se ment !ly unsolved It. The document 3 arc published , a. len - th, b-t would hardly 1 ate rest our read ; ers. A n v conntll was p -oruytiy Installed. There la arv in Etc Mex ran papers that Santa Anna had embarked at A-ayuioo for ’ las port of Ban . Upon this ih Monitor esc! In*.a; “If this should be t-n, as wc bn** e not, map Gad protect the peace cf Jalisco.” The d I-.niTor’s corresnondeut states, says the Ame rican Afar of the 23d December, that the Gov ernment is mu :h embarrassed for want of re source'. The Ft n? of Jalisco had not paid ; M contingent vnt Iby the recent council of j Governor:-:. It had lost the tobacco rout, also, ' hi p-.vng unlimited freedom in planting. Gen. j Bcort’s order of the 15th had arrived, and a I i mooting of the Ministers was hold iucor.sc-: • quor.ee. There was considerable alarm lost the i ; .Americans would go to Gueretaro to occupy that city, and families were beginning to move I away. There was much talk of a pronuncia rieuD, but none had taken place. The Santa • AunTsts and Puns were in full union, and ■ were doing all in tkor power against the Gov ernment, and to bring about a revolution.— Thc-lr utmost efforts wore directed towards destroying the credit of the Government. We proceed to extract copiously from the dies of papers wc have received. [Fi era (he American Scar, of December 21.] Moan Auiuyals.—Yesterday morning Col. Johnson arrived in the city in command of the troops who went down with. Col. Harney on the Ist ult. A very large number of recruits for the different regiments came in also under command, we behove, cf Major Gray. The oth r,u i 12th, an I several other regiments, re ceive largo accession by this arrival. A large I train of wagons accompanied tiie troops. Brig. Gen. Lane, with his staff, reached the chy on Shu -dry, and wo have heard that Queretaro is his destination. In consequence of these arrivals for the last few days, the city presents quite an ani mated appearance. Many of t.io streets are bloked uy with wagons and soldiers on their way to their quarters. In most cases entire 1 new barracks have to be taken. [From the fame paper of December 27.] Qt*ERETA.r.o. —The Monitor of y.'Meruay has ’ a lyh.Pi Bom Queretaro which states that ! the Government is doing all in its power to get the new Congress together. It is believed it will assemble about the middle of January. The fate of the country is represented as being 1 in its hands. The vronunciarn ■ nto had not | taken place; the chiefs and leaders not being 1 disposed to take part in the new disorder.— | The writer a ope irs to think, that however j j great the difiTCuhies which beset the Repub : lie, they are nothing in comparison with those i which would follow a termination of the war. ! Parties, then, he adds, will have time to take | ! breath before commencing with greater vio { lence their fratricidal dissension which has re- j duced the country to the condition in which it is now placed, lie attributes whatever want of energy has been exhibited by the Gov ernment to the anarchical and disorganizing course of some high functionaries, and princi -1 pally of certain military chieftains, who have | been liarrassing the Government while j threatened with invasion. Gen. Cushing’s brigade, comprising the Ist and 2d Pennsylvania Regiments. New York, South Carolina and Massachusetts I Volunteers, went to Ban Aug-I on Sunday last ( Doc. 19.) We presume they will have another place of destination shortly. The Star translates the following pa-sage of a letter written in the city of Mexico and pub -1 lished in the Monel Unto of the IGth ult: The Americans who have been exoocted i have arrived, after committing a thousand ex cusses in every place through which they have passed. In this city they have occupied by force the Coo vent de las Vascaines. the houses of E dieverria ami Toran, who. they say, are agents of the Government. A body of Texans has arrived, who, haltered with the idea of avenging their brethren killed it 1853, are . ! committing all kinds of evils at id excesses. — i This is on longer to be borne, and it waul 1 be far better to have ale rion of demons here than these criminal, ferocious and atrocious men. For myself, 1 intend to leave immediately, with my family, to go and live in the woods, Mr ic is mucin preferable living among wild beasts than with such fellows. The Tlj r Scatt oppresses the proprietors because ho sup- ; poses they v> 111 be influential in bringing about a peace. I hare ncithar time nor temper to j tell you all that our iuusirious conquerors are loin - her?. Pray God this rabble may not go t> your place. If they do, don’t wait for i them. The Star then comments with great severi ty upon tue letter and upon the represen-ta : tious of Mexicans generally in regard to the deportment of our troops in Mexico. [ From t ie same paper cf Dmember hi.]- Turn Mexican Piusomlrs.— Vfo alluded vester lay to the liberalby order of the American commander-in-chief, of the Mcxi can sokhers *who hare been in con ’moment sines they were tak m priseners of war in the at lies before tins cap rui. x... number libe rate are told, is not far from five hun drt. I. They all bear with them a p; oer,sign c i by the Arel;M.shop of Mexico and the pre sident of the Ayuntiamcnto, certifying that they havch und themselves by an oath not ag ■ ' to as- ,q> arms in the existing war, xiit.*. Y'r-p have been duly exchanged. It v : ' .seen, therefore, that the church has saotion. to this step, and that these tmwiers go forth under its protection and au thority. Os course no attempt will be mads to impress them again into the Mexican service. They cannot themselves be too careful that j they do nothing at varian-e with the obliga- | tious which they and theft spiritual father i have contracted. We huve noticed many oi i the liberated prisoners in the streets and shops l asking alms, with their certificates, in their hands. Whether worthy objects of charity cr not, we are not advised. Being able bodied men, however, who have fared well since ther confinement, those who axe industrious can no doubt find employment, and thus support themselves and their families. Loweu California.— Advices from Mazatlan have been received to the 30th ult. The guer rillas, under Miiares, made an attack upon the Cape (Lower California) and were completely I routed—Miiares and many other Mexicans being killed. La Paz, farther north in the ; Peninsula, was also the scene of a sanguinary : conflict between the guerrillas, under Capt. | Pined a, and the Americans. The place was reduced to ashes by the fire that took place be | tween the combatants. The Mexicans were I finally compelled to retire. There are rumors i of other engagements, but nothing to be relied ■ c-n. TCTM* Hint-11l Tll'ilf U'IIWBBBBgSJBMMag—BfBmBtPB—aa [From the American Star of Dec. 25] Qu2RETaro. —Seventeen Deputies were at Queretaro, ready for the assembling of the new Congress. The Monitor publishes a list of those who were present at a preliminary meet ing. The revolutionists are brought to a stand, public opinion bnng too strong for them. Man v of the chiefs had given in their adhesion to the Government, and avowed their determination to aid it to the best of their means and ability. 1 Ivey tnmii it the best and surest course t j leave the General Government and the State at liberty to lorni their own o■ miens in regard to peace, or war —thus submitting to the ex- i igentries of the time and to the will of the ma jority. The Monitor’s correspondent thinks the members of the new Congress avid readily ■:\ i eminently work together, inasmuch as lacy w.a cast aside every t.kiiig like the gra uheation of personal interest or unworthv prejudices. We really hope such may bo the case. The new Congress will meet in a few weeks, and wc shall watchits proceedings with a good deal of interest. The I'-i g ox freedom is a naper pu dished in Puebie. Prom the number for the both of Deciiaber wc make the following extract 1 : ItMeiiDmoN ro C:toi.u.s.v, —On the night of t -o Mstin h. an expedition, consisting of about 26 dm goons, 13 quartermaster men, and the toy Company, the whole commanded by Lieut. v> aehler acting assistant ad utant general to this Department, wont to t k- town of Cholula for tli y purpose of apprehending some Mexican officers who w ere sa.d to be tiiero. The party started about (i o clock and arrived in Cholula a little enter 7; they entered the town without opposition, but when arrived on the plaza, a severe lire we: e opened upon them from one of tine houses. One half of the command was or dered to dismount and take possession of the house; tins was promptly don.', while the enemy kept up th nr are. The house was then i tnorougwiy .searched, but most of the Mexicans nad ehucted their escape; three, however, 1 were killed, and three brouglit in as prisoners, 1 with a loss on our side of three horses and one man slightly wounded. The house in 1 which the ollicsrs were supposed to be was afterwards gone into, but they were not found as was expected, after all the noise sccasioned by the shooting and entering of the house first spoken oh Tno party raaiaiuecl in the town I about three hours, when, not finding anything ; further to do, they returned to this cite. Lieut. V, aßder speaks in the highest terms of the conduct of the men under his command on this occasion; they carried out every order 1 romplly and gallant 1;.% Accompanying the above part’/ there were also Lieut. Pcntz, Moses and M irohead, and butler Mason of the 2d Ohio Regiment, quar- j lercd at San Jose, who gallantly volunteered th dr services on the occasion. The American prisoners who have been taken by the Mexican sal various times and ; places, were yesterday sent here from Zacatlan i by Mr. Isunza, the present Mexican Governor ot tno State id Puebla; they wore conducted by Col. Iborcja and formally delivered to Col. Childs, comr.a.uling this Department. Mr. Isunza asked, in exchange for those pri -1 soners, Co!. Pavon; it this was not admissible, an equal number of Mexican prisoners, or, if the hitter could not bo done.to accept thorn as voluntarily restart i to the U. S. This act of the Mexican Government is cer- i talnly a humane and commendable one; in ad ; datum, the prisoners state that they were kind ly treated while confined. | The answer of Col. Childs, however, was in the proper American spirit. Me wrote to Mr. ; Isunza, as we understand from good authority, j that he could not accede to the lirst proposition, | from the face that the Republic of Mexico is , ; largely indebted to the Li. S. for returned and i paroled prisoners and many sot at liberty un j conditionally, of the same grade as those re- j j coived; that within the last two months a much larger number of prison -T-s of war than now i received, had been liberated, simply as an act j of humanity, they being extremely anxious to return to th-ir families ami friends; that, in fact, the extent to which Mexican prisoners , had been restored to liberty, deprived him of the pleasure of complying with the soeou i part of the proposition. lie farther thanked j tiv-Governor lor kindness and attention to : the prisoners just voluntarily restored and. MOBILE. J m. 11. P. M.— Cation. — Tire arrivals since the bth ins;, inclusive. amount to 18.737 bales | and tiie exports for tin; same peri d t«> 6493 bales, ; via : to Liverpool 1761, li..vrr Barcelona j i ,b. Providence 1076 and to Philadelphia 572 — le iviug a stock on hand nut cleat ed la -t evening of 115.! 15 i bales against 67.1101 same time las! year. After the transaction of a very moderate busi ness our market left off last week quietly but firm at GA a (Re. per lb. for middling cottons. On Sa i tardr.y and Monday of (lie current week there was an improved demand, though not general, and ssies c I lu a much larger extent at the same rates. ’ Put on Tuesday after the *a'e of some if! hair s, a ■ v, rv meagre telegraphic summary ot tae C ale do- l i nia s ns vvs came to hand, which, although it only I checked the inquiry for a mom nt, hud the cited j ; of i’.ightiv lowering prices, say t hee; ic. middling being rated at G« a— per ib. — sales ol the day es timated at 15*.)0 bales. Owing to the irregularity of live mail the full accounts per steamer did not reach us until Thursday, and the letters are still , behind. But a numb, r c' lac tors male up their minds at once to close such parcels as had been ! waiting the news, ana there being at the same time a verv goon and general demand, the sales, ail tilings considered, have been large during the ' past three da vs. The market has been charac terized by some irregularity, but nevertheless closed last evening quUe finr at our quotations, i which stand nearly as they uid before the arrival o' the steamer. At present there is a fair supply 1 one ring, but a large portion of tiie stock is held under higher limits than the current rates. The sales of the week have been — 2600 bales on ' Saturday, Monday 1500, Tuesday 1500, "Wednes day 35 >O, Thursday 4000 and > esterday 2000, ma xing in all la l ‘oo bales. The buying latterly has been general, the largest quantity f*>r France and the Continent, wit ■ a portion tor England and a Little for coastwise ports. LIVERPOOL CLASS IT! C A TIO ft. Jan. 14. IS 15. Ordinary 6 a GJ Midling (i^ Mid. fair a i Fair ~Aa Freights. —The foreign engagements this week have been —a ship for Liverpool at £d. one lor Ha vre at Ic. one for • rie-ste at 1 3-16 c. and one for Eamburg at jtd. Coastwise, a bark has been ta ken for Boston atand one for Providence at the same rate. Two barks and a brig.with a large por tion of their cargoes engaged, have been put up for New York at Ac. British vessels on the berth for Liverpool obtain Ad. w Inch rate American masters refuse. The rates to ail ports are firm. j NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 15, P. M.— Cotton.— ; Tiiere was a good deal ot inquiry, but it resulted in the sale oi only 3000 hales at G§ a for Mid dling. and (M a 7c. for Good Middling. Sugar. —The stock on sale being small the sales i were limited to 500 hhds. at full prices. jfo/asset. —SaDs 600 bbis. at 18A a R^c. Flour. —The market continues without anima- I tion. ISales 500 bbls. Ohio at $5 60; 200 bids. St. Louis at $6 90; 1400 bbls. Ohio from flatboat at | £6 50. Corn. —Sale* 650 sacks Yellow at 66; 700 White at 66c; and 062 at 60 a 62c. Bacon. —Sales 30 casks Sides at and 10 casks Shoulders at 4c. Lard. —The demand has been animated and we only hear of the sale of 52 bbls. Prime at tierces at G3 bbis at G jc.; 20 tierces at 6 1-16; and 20 bhls. and 170 kegs at Gjc. Freights. —No new engagement has transpired. Important Eccision [ Correspondence of the A/asrisan.] "Washington, Jan. 13. | The Supreme Court to-day gave its decision t in the celebrated case of Mrs. Gaines, go long • i ending in tie State sad other Courts, and AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, JANUARY 19, 184a ARTICLES. Per,' IVhulcscUe. r Duty. p BAGGLS'G —Gunny, .... 21 (ub 23 Uq pr. a. Kentucky 17 ;ai 19 BALE HOPE — .'.kmilia... lh id feu 18 aj pr, ct. Kentucky ;<i It) BACO.V —Hams Ou 10 -. i5ide5.............. l-'O 10 .20 pr, ct. Shoulders 7 d> 8i J BUTTER— Goshen, prune R, 23 tt 25 20 pr. ct. Country 12 h# 16 C.2.VDLLS —fcperniacetti. .... 34 a 37- 20 pr. C t. Georgia made 13 .a ! 15 , Northern “.. .... 17 u» Is ■ 20pr. ct. CHEESE^- Noithoru ..... a a, lu 3.J p r . c t Java ..,.! 12.; a 15 < ‘ rce - La iyura.......... 8 yd t 9 \ j f Shirtings, brown, 3-i. vd. SJ) b‘ .4 j - ‘ ! 7-S. ;... TRz) 8 “ “yd. wale. 3 7G> 20 ii J Sheetings, brown, 54. 12 r& 13 u -J “ bleached, 5-i 18 >ct 20 q | Checks ..• 10 (efi 16 S , Lied Tick 12 (a) 18 5 J Ckiiaburgs ouZ id h.*) IJ^ *4 L Yarn (assorted 1 ‘3 17 OIV F/Sfl —kiackercl. No. 1... bbl. 19 cC 14 , • -<o. 2 9 COl .ay pr ct. Oj. N'o. 3 7 j 6 ) FLOUR —New Orlean none. Cant’d J 00 d 8 50 '. 20 nr ct Georgia 5 00 <a> 5 50 S ! ORALV —Corn, loose liu.s. 45 ((.h 48 ; L)o. sack 50 <a 53 i i ,r- ct< nr.YPOWOEK- keg. 5 50 iC 5 75 HIDES —Dry 'cd j „ j I fry, stdted 84# 9 j 2O P r - cl - it HA Y— Eastern <-.l> . , N'or.ii River ia) ( l ,r - rt lit OA if,; 10C. K& 3 j pr- ct. Swedes, assorted. ton. 4 J <*> 51 30 pr. et ifijon 103. bid- 7 ; i Shi ct in j 8 rjb 19 p°l >r * ct ‘ : N ail Rods G fas 7 , LEAD —l‘igand Bar 100. 6 7 I \ Siiccl Gi'rf S ; ■2O pr. 6t. White Lead 9 !) LIME— bbl.. 1 50 & 2 50< M OLA US L Si —-Cuba gal.. 28 i«j> 30 ) „ I V. Orleans 3740 P’-ct- | .VAILS —Cut, 4d to 20d I 5] A 5| j3O pr. ct. r:- nm. - lzajp --at- a>»m^r!»!Lgag«sgaeL^asaH^ae-^w>^g>a^^^i?g?xjr=is^j3g«gg» l —■■ ■>> rim * it i '■! JW?anss=zr™usms?aszr=2^'SK”*&zsnzzssr*:sr7zr’£* l f~ ?c T'i tw n ■cwnaipra—awMßi EXPORTS OF COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS. COMMENCING IST. SEPTEMBER, 1846. SAVANNAH. CHARLESTON. MOBILE. N. OJtJLJEANS. SEW YORK. UTUEit POKTS. TOTAL. WHITHER E XPORTKD. ; 7~ 1547. 1846. 1847. 1345. 1847- 1846_ 1847. 1846. 1847. JLB46. 1847. 1846. 1847. DM6. Liverpool 11,620 29,529 27,092 45,806 J 3,045 6,689 96,876 61,297 22.i22. 25,4175 5.439 851 .i Hell Glasgow and Greenock 3,082 i,040 750 J,148 3,401 2,220 ■ 936 290 ' Cork and a Market :1355 1,850 4,044 3,069 733 373 Total to Great Britain 1J,*190 26,6 H 29,057 “‘48,I*oo 13,76.7 7,825 Havre a,072 TL62J' 24,774 ” Td/LS 5,836 . _ 55,152 28,31.7 ~ 95,021 Bordeaux i ,376 119 50 .Marseilles 482 j 3JX. 2,971- 1,803 2,425 Nantes 159 ~.., 2,163 745 466 ' TotaJtoFrar.ee 2,672 f 7 ,900 14'779 ~ -,903 “ 8,836 ~ 02,446 32,150 . ~ 25,990 1>.945 7,355 7 ‘22,805 77,586 Amsterdam 7....... 77 777. 1 777777. 77.7777 7777777. 7777777 1,311 075 7777777. 777777. 7777777 Rotterdam ],755 634 1 Antwerp 167 G: ‘,645 1,002 C 36 7,382 1,832 C,425 4,096 I Hamburg 9,092. 5,979 2,907 Bremen 2.843 169 3,207 2.143 : Barcelona 1,96,6 3,210 Havana, &c I 90 14,620 10.572 503 82 Gsnoa, Trivsta, Uc 987 .... 940 525 4io 1,213 24,127 11,690 1,U41 2.607 Client. &.c i,sSa* J.SOU 3.113 (177 Otkcr Ports 2234 . 7.-. 4,220 1,129 1,239 177 1,557 492 Total to other foreign Ports 937 940 2201 4.283 5*G3 5,346 5-7>2C ~25,385 “94.030 7,440 1.557 492 90,6.4 50,999 N'svr York i( “7 !,491 ' 03,344 77740, 42,320 6,03- 5,652 19,117 ~ IM6O 77777 1,321 ~3345 777777 B-J-ston 4,030 7,815 5,439 12.148 5,220 2,337 37,23 s 22,555 9557 378 ! Providence j j 2,315 t 62 12(>0 i 2b3 1,179 ! - 2SB ’ Philadelphia ; ESO 1,031 4,57- 7,077 ]6tV 512 3,553, 2,148 . Baltimore 573 874 2,370 2, !97 633 816 2,661: SB2 1 Other Torts jj 7,301 ! 7,713 133 253 88! 3,474 115; 1,767 . 168 2,832 j._. Total Coastwise ! "00,677 ~43'1t« 32,0*52 “65.055 Grand Total ll” 41,955 82,473 78,659 “l 43,693 "49,144 _ ~ the decision of which was ag linst her in the Circuit of Louisiana. Judge Wayne read the decision of the Court. The opinion is very long, and very carefully | drawn. It establishes the legitimacy of Mrs. v lames, or the legality of the marriage of which site is the offspring, and gives Iter four-fifths of an estate, the whole of which is estimated as worth many millions of dollars, — seventeen or twenty millions of dollars. Imtortaxt IlfMou.—There is a report cur rent at Washington, among military men, ami generally belived, that Generals Jcsup and Twiggs have exchanged commissions, and that the latter will return to the U. S. as Quar termaster General. The former, an odd Buga- 1 cier, is senior to every general odicer in the regular annv, except Scott, Taylor and Games, and will doubtless, be assigned to command with his brevet rank, dating, we believe, irom 1324. 'This, in case of accident to Gen Scott, or his recall, would place tho command of the anuv in Mexico in the hands of Gen. Je»up instead of one of the temporary officers. —-V. FI r (Jl'hs* 71 u9ns t a, & e ora ia . Wednesday morning, jan. is. [ ’W' AH the mails due last evening cams to hand. [TWf are indebted to lion. John C, Cal houn, for a pamphlet cony of his late Speech. By Telegraph -2t HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MAIL. .r» _ ;:T~ fc. ARRIVAL or THE STEAMSHIP WASHINGTON. A despatch from our correspondent at Pe tersburg, dated New York, January IG, gives us the gratifying intelligence of the safe ar rival of the steamer Washington at that port cm Saturday night last, much disabled by ter rific storms. She put into Halifax on the 10th, and sailed from thence on the 12th. The I Washington sailed from Southampton on the j 19th, and brings no news of importance. ! The Havre packet ship Duchess, for New Orleans, got ashore on Sandy Point, on Friday night in a fog. The passengers were taken off in safety, and the vessel will probably be saved | if the weather is favorable. The mail from the south failed to reach Boston in time for tire steamer Caledonia, The Caledonia took out $200,000 Ln specie. Darings Kig’hway Robbery i One of the most daring acts of highway robberv every committed in ibis State, trans pired yesterday in this city. A young man ! f rom Newton county, by the name of Francis D. Weaver, who had drawn some money from one of our banks, took a walk to look at tuc machine shops of the Georgia Hail Hoad Company. Just as he was about returning he was accosted by a decently dressed man, who gave bis name as V\ rignt, and entering into conversation with him, W caver s friend 1 passed on. Wright stated that he was a mer | chant at Atlanta, and having got through | with his business, proposed to take a walk and look at the burying ground. After some persuasion Weaver agreed to accompany him, and they proceeded to the ccmetry. After looking at the different tablets, and avoiding i two young gentlemen who were seated there, Wright proposed that they should visit, what he called the Catholic Cemetry, but no sooner had thev entered than they discovered what Weaver thought a drunken man, and he was for avoiding him, but Wright said it was a pity to leave such a man so far from the city, and proposed that they should let him accom pany them. They had not got far before Wright jerked the pocket book out of Wea ! rer’s pocket, wh’cb he had nc sooner done j ARTICLES. Ptr. H’kulcsale. Dnty. OlLS —Sperm,VV,Stnunee .... 1 30 <iv I ti> free. Fall strained ■ • • • I ~‘s k£ Summer do 1 00 'n? 1 1.2 Linseed ibbl. 5714 t) 20 pr cL 'i ai.tiers 55 U) Lard ; 1 20 <co POTATOES j bid. 3 50 lit 4 00; PIPES 02 tdf 1 00; PORTER jdoz. 2 25 i£ 3 50, PEPPER i tt> 10 (a 12 PIME.VTO | 12.Wi.13 , R.JJSJ.VS —idalaga, bunchiUox. 2 »5 ici! 3 ; Muscatel 3 tt 250 j cl - BlCE —Ordinary jiOO. 4 00 iu» 4 'IB Fair j.... 4 37 ,a 4 50 Good and Prime..’.... 4 75 <<i 5 00 {■French Brandies gal. 150,v 2 100 pr. ct. Il.eger Fre-res 2 77, nv 3 Holland Gin ;—. 1 25 <d 1 5 > 100 pr. et. American G;ii 40 »tOO " N.E.Rum, lids. 5c bria 37 -t U) 7i i W'hiskcy ,Fhil. ft Halt 30 <il32 j Uo. -New Orleans 30 <tr32 j (Peach Brandy 75 ir I 00 iqo pr. ct. St/G.2it-Cuba .Muscovado lb ,c St 1 PU. &, St. i r i.\ , 8 ciioj Havana, white 91 «TJ9f I . New Orleans 9’ { 3O » ,r ct ‘ Loaf. ; llpd>l2J ( Lump 11 k 612 , J S.ILT Liverpool sack 1 02 (d) U 01) 1 Loose i»us. 40 U 45 J-0 l>r. ct. SOAP —American, yellow Jb sc t 0 30 pi. ct. SHOT —AII sizes J 62 at 1 75 20 pr. cl. SEGAJlS —Spanish -1 20 00'it30 00 40 pr. ct. American B 'dHO TALLOW- —American... .1....! 10 ks 00 10 pr. ct. TOBACCO —Georgia lb 4 d) Cavendish 13 did J cl TWI.YE- Basing f «.25 t wCiue * .. 4 . t>J Ud) \ * TE.lS— Pouchong 60 ®75 1 Gunp’der k Imp 75 Si i 0J J Jl> son 75 to 83 ; fr*e Young i1y50n....... . 60 4J575 J m.YES—^ Madeira. gal. 2 00 (et 2 25 30 pr. «t. Claret, Mars’lles cast. 25 @6O 40 pr. «t. I >O. Bordeaux doz. 3 00 -a) 3 50 40 pr. et. Champagne 9 00 @ls 00 40 pr. ct. Malaga I. 56 @G2 >4O pr.cL titan tlxe supposed drunken man presented a 1 pistol at Weaver’s breast, and kcj t him at bay until Wright got oil with the money, lie back*.! himself, threatening to shoot if A\ ca ver gave tiie alarm; as soon as he got out ct pistol shot, Weaver broke for the city, giving tiie alarm to the two young men in the grave yard. lie hurried to the city and communi cated the robbery to Mr. Blodget, our efficient Marshal, who immediately went in pursuit, and succeeded in arresting the two scoundrels as they came out of Course’s Lane. , They were examined yesterday afternoon before his Honor the Mayor, and were fully committed to jail. On examining them Mr. Weaver’s money was found, and one or too packs of broken bank and counterfeit bills, labeled SIOOO, S2OOO, and S3OOO. They gave in their names before the Mayor ct Lydc-a Williams and Henry Beach. The Su ferior Court is now in session in this ! City, and wc hope these chaps will speedily receive such punishment their dairing act deserves. They arc no doubt the same men who recently committed several robberies in Charleston. Since the above was written, we learn that | another individual, supposed to belong to the gang, who had taken up his quarters at the Globe Hotel, has been arrested on suspicion, ! and put in jail. His 1 name is Miller. The Boston Journal states that the Naval | Court Martial which was to have been held at j the Charlestown Navy Yard on Monday week, for the trial of Commander R. S. Pinckney, has been adjourned sine die. The Philadelphia Ledger says that arrange ments arc in progress for the formation of a joint stock company, with a capital of $300,- pOO, to establish a line of steam ships between j Philadelphia and Charleston. In the Senate of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, the joint resolution awarding a vote of thanks by the Legislature to Gen. Scott and the Am erican army, was passed unanimously, Gen Taylor- Gen. Taylor has written to the Governor of Alabama declining the invitation of the Lcgis- j laturc to become the guest of that State. He j says in his letter: j “In aviling myself of the leave of absence granted by the AVar Department, it was with the understanding that 1 would be ready to return to Mexico at any moment that my scr l vices might be required with the army in the field. The period of my absence from duty is j therefore uncertain, and the necessity of at- ; tending to my priv..le affairs prompts me, at ! least for the present, from accepting distant invitations.” Special Notices. Presentments of the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury for the first week of the Janua ry Term of the Superior Court for the County of Richmond, respectfully report'. That they have, by a committee of their body, examined the books and accounts of the County Treasurer, and find that his books are neatly kept, and that the various items therein contained, are supported by proper vouchers. It appears that the county tax for the year, 1817, amounts to 53,31 G 46 cents,of which sum the tax collector has paid over to the Treasurer $(5-100, leaving a balance due by the Tax Collector of $ 2.?1G 46 cents, out of which remaining sum the insolvent list, and the Commis sions of the Tax Collector are to be deducted. Their Committee charged with the examination of the Jail, found the building clean and in good condition, with the exception of the gutters, which ne*d immediate repair. All of the inmates of the ‘ BANK NOTE TABLE. Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, p Bank of Augusta, " j Branch State of Georgia, Augusta,.. * Bank of Brunswick, Georgia Rail Road, “ Mechanics’ Bank, “ Bank of St. Mary’s, “ Bank of Miilodgeville, . . Bank of the State of Georgia, at Savannah,...... “ Brandies ofd itto, “ Marine and fire Insurance Bank, Savannah, “ Brandi of ditto, at Macon, “ Planters’ Bank, Savannah, “ Central Bank of Georgia, “ Centra) K. 11. and Banking Company, Savannah,.... “ Charleston Banks, ** Bank of Camden, ** Bank of Georgetown, “ Commercial, Columbia, “ Merchants’, at Chcraw , “ Bank of Hamburg, “ Alabama Notes 2 <'U die Commercial Bank ol Macon,.. faded NO SALE OK UNCERTAIN. Merchants’ Bank of Macon.* Dank ofDar.en and Branches. Bank of Columbus. Chattahoochee Kail Road and Banking Company Monroe Bail Road and Bank.fig Company. Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Columbus, exchange Bank, Brunswick. Insurance Bank of Columbus, at Macon. PhoenLi Bank of Columbus. EXCHANGE On New York, 1 peers Philadelphia, “ Boston, Charleston and Savannah, par Lexington, Kentucky, 4< Naslivdlc, Tennessee, “ STOCKS. Georgia, 8 per cents no sale*. Georgia, 0 per cents 93 *N'ot taken by <>ur banks, but redeemable at the Plant ers’ Bank, Savannah at par. ; Jail, except one, are as comfortably provided for as the nat'ire of their situation will permit. The discomfort of that exception is not attributable to any neglect on the part of the Jailor. They have, by Committee, examined the record* of the Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Court* of this county. The books arc neatly kept, the doc uments of the office appear t » be properly filed and labeled, and »o arranged as lo be re adily found. In their investigation of the record of license* for the retail of ar lent spirits, they find that but eight individual* were licensed during the past vent! A* the number of persons engaged in this trafiir r in ti.is County, undoubtedly far exceeds the numbe stated,they have embodied in tin* report the name* of the i id.vi luai» so liceaacd, in order that the violators of this law may he the more rea lily dt - covere i by the citizens of the county, who it i* hoped will aid the proper autooritie* in bringing such o.Tcnders w'lhin the reach of the law . Toe following persons, just referred to. have ta ken out licenses which wdl expire during lh* pre sent year namely; JOHN LIVINGSTON, to May 5, 1818. HENRIETTA POOL, “ •* 2t, “ LOUIS LOVELL. “ “ It, " GEOU.GR N. COGIL. “ June 1. “ KOBERT STOODLV, “ “ iO, “ JOSEPH GRAVES, •• “ TO, “ TERENCE CONNOR, <• Scpt.st'», “ JASON WATKINS, “ Dec. 29, “ The Jury have had suggested to them a plan for closing the county pbor house, and making other provision than that of the present system, for the reallv destitute within the County. Aware as they are that the benevolent purposes of the public i are too often perverted by the misrepresentation* of the idle and improvident, they feel neverthele** unprepared, from the very imperfect consideration they have given to the subject, to express any I opinion as to the propriety of such a measure or its expediency. The Committee on Roads found these generally in good condition. They, however, report that the Agent for the Telegraph Company in the prepar ation and erection of his posts has obstructed the ; ditches on the Savannah road; and the Jury rc i commend that the Inferior Court hare the ob structions removed at the expense of the Tele graph Company. The road leading from the south east corner of the City Common to the Sandbar Ferry Road, needs immediate attention. The Jury leave the examination of the Po* , House to the Jury of the coming week. The Tax Collector has slated to this body that he will be unable to make his return until next * week. The Jury return their thbnks to his Honor Judge Holt, for hi* kindness and courtesy to them. They thankfully acknowledge the aid they hare received from the Attorney General. JOSEPH MILLIGAN, Foreman.- WILLIAM F. PEMBERTON, CHARLES McCOY, WILLIAM DOYLE, JAMES P. ALLEN, CHARLES E. CLARK, CHARLES BAKER, WILLIAM J. C. SAMS. NATHANIEL W. HOOKER, SAMUEL C. WILSON, THOMAS L. WALTON, LYMAN C. CATLIN, HORACE CLARK,* JOSEPH M. NEWBY, DANIEL MIXER, WILLIAM WOODBURY, Jr. HILLERY B FRAZER, WILLIAM R. FLEMING. On motion of the Attorney General, it i* orders ed that the foregoing Presentments be published in the several Gazetcs of the city. A true Copy from the minutes of the Court, Jan uary 15th, 1818. JAMES McLAWS, Clerk. The County Treasurer in account with the C-<untyof Richmond. 18*7. Dp. \ J»n. 9-Balance 591 37