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ANSWER TO 4R. CL'AY’S CXLL.
Report from the Secretary of State to the Pre
sident.
Department or State.
Washington, January 13, 1836.
To the President of the United States :
The Secretary of State has the honor to lay
before the President a copy of a report made to
him in June last, and of a letter addressed to this
Department by the late Minister of the Govern,
ment of France, with the correspondence con
nected with that communication, which, togeth.
er with a late correspondence between the Sec.
retary of State and the French charge d'affaires,
and a recent correspondence between the charge
d’affaires of the United States, at Paris, snd
the Duke de Broglie, alseadv transmitted to the
President to be communicated to Congress with
his special message relative thereto, are the only
papers in the Department of State supposed to
be called for by the resolutions of the Senate of
the 12th instant.
It will be seen by the correspondence with
the charge d’affaires of France, that a despatch
to him from the Duke de Broglie was read to
the Secretary, at the Department, in September
last. It concluded with an authority to permit
a copy to be taken if it was desired. That des
patch being an argumentative answer to the last
letter of Mr. Livingston to the French Govern
ment, and in affirmance of the right of France
to expect explanations of the message of the
President, which France had been distinctly and
timely informed could not be given without a
disregard by the Chief Magistrate of his con.
•titutional obligations, no desire was expressed
to obtain a copy : it being obviously improper to
receive an argument in a form which admitted
of no reply, and necessarily unavailing to inquire
hew much or how little would satisfy France,
when her right to any such explanation hud been,
beforehand, so distinctly and formaliv denied.
All vihich is respectfully submitted.
JOHN FORSYTH.
Department of State,
Washington, June 18, 1835.
I have the honor to present for the examina
tion of the President, three letters received at
the Department from , dated at Paris,
the 19th, 23d, and 30th of April, The last two
I found here on my recent return from Georgia.
They were received on the9ih and 10th of June;
the last came to my own hand yesterday. Se
veral communications have been previously re
ceived from the same quarter, all of them vo.
luntesred ; none of them have been acknowl
edged. The unsolicited communications to the
Department by citizens of the United States of
facts that may come to their knowledge while
residing abroad, likely to be interesting to their
country, are always received with pleasure, and
carefully preserved on the files of the Govern
ment. Even opinions on foreign topics are re
ceived with proper respect for the motives and
character of those who may choose to express
them.
But holding it both improper and dangerous
to countenance any of onr citizens, occupying
no public station, in sending confidential com
munications on our affairs with a foreign Gov.
ernment, at which we have an accredited agent,
upon subjects involving the honor of the country,
without the Knowledge of such agent, and vir.
tnally substituting himself a* the channel of
communication between that Government and
his own, I considered it my duty to invite Mr.
Fageot tnfthe Department to apprize him of the
contents of Mr. *• letter of the 23d of A
pnl. and, at the same time, to inform him, that
he might communicate the fact to the Duke de
Brogli#, that no notice could be taken of Mr.
■ - and hie communications.
The extreme and culpable indiscretion of Mr.
r——— w this transaction was strikingly Ulus
trated by a remark of Mr. Pngeof, after a care
ful examination of the letters of 23d April, that,
although without instructions from his Govern
ment, he would venture to assure me that the
Duke de Broglie could not have expected Mr.
to make such a communication to the Se
cretary of State,
Declining to enter into the consideration of
whit the Duke might have expected or intended,
1 Was satisfied with the assurances Mr. Pageot
gave me. that he would immediately state what
had occurred to his Government.
All which is respectfully submitted, with the
hope, if the course pursued is approved by the
President, that this report may be filed in this
Department with the letters to which it refers.
JOHN FORSYTH.
To the President of the United States.
No. SO — Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Livingston.—[Ex
tract.]
Department of State,
Washington, sih March, 1835.
Sir: In mv note. No. 49, you were informed
thatt ie last letter of M. Scrruricr would be made
the subject of separate and particular instruc
tions to you. Unwilling to add to the irritation
produced by recent incidents in our relations
with France, the President will not Like for
granted that the very exceptionable language of
the French Minister was used by the orders or
will be countenanced by th e authority of the
King of Prance. You will, therefore, as early
as practicable after this reaches you, call the
attention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to
the following passage in M. Serrurier’s letters
’•Lee plaintesnue porte M. Ie President centre
le pretendu non accomplissement des engage,
mens pris par le Gouvernement du Roi a lawsuits
du vote du ler Avril, 1834, ne sont pas seule
ment etrange par I’entiere inexactitude des al
legations sur lesquelles dies reposent, mais aussi
pareeque Ics explications, qu’a revues a Paris,
M. Livingston, et celles que le soussigne a don'
Dees directement au cabinet de Washington,
semblaienl ne pas laisser nieme la poasibilite
d’un malentendu, sur des points aussi dehcats.”
In all discussions between Government and
Government, whatever may be the differences
of opinion on the facts or principles brought into
view, the invariable rule of courtesy and justice
detpands that the sincerity of the opposing party
in the views which it entertains should never be
called in question. Facts may be denied, de
ductions examined, disproved and condemned,
without just causa of offence; but no impeach
ment of the integrity of the Government in its
relianap on the correctness of its own views, can
be permitted, without a total forgetfulness of
•elf-re*peet. In the sentence quoted from M.
•erurier’s letter, no exception is taken to the
M*eruoo that the complaints of this Government
aretounded upon allegations entirely inexact,
: ****'k* L * >!U w kich declares the explanations
.even th.!** ° r V appeared not to have left
ou „„
assertions «. jl ~ . 1 h *. correctness of these
focords of the two
find no difficulty ** 1
Xslevkut when M. Ssrurifl ar * *ro,,®d
•srurt.r choo&ss *o qualify
ths non-accomplishment of the engagements
made by France, to which the President refers,
as a pretended non accomplishment, he conveys
the idea that the Chief Magistrate knows, or
believes, that lie is in error, and, acting upon this
known error, seeks to impose it upon Congress
ahff'iho'wbfrtl; ’a's truth. In thfff ’sense, it is a
direct attack upon the integrity of the Chief
the Republic. As such It must be
indignantly repelled; and itterng a question of
moral delinquency between the two Govern
ment?, the evidence against France, by whom it
is raised, muat be sternly arrayed. You will
ascenain, therefore, if it has been used by the
authority, or receives the sanction, of the Gov-'
ernment of France in that sense. Should it be
disavowed or explained, as from the note of the
Count de Riguy to you, written at the moment of
great excitement, and in its mutter not differing
Iroin M. Serurier’s it is presume it will be, you
will then use the materials herewith communi
cated, or already in your power, in a temper of
great forbearance, but with a firmness of tone
not to be mistaken, to answer the substance of
the note itself.
M. Serurier to Mr. Forsyth.
[TRANSLATION.]
Washington, February 23,lß3s.
The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the King
of the French, at Washington, has received or
ders to present the following note to the Secre.
tary of State of the Government of the United
States.
It would be superfluous to say that the message
addressed on the Ist of December. 1834, to the
Congress of the United States, by President
Jackson, was received at Paris with a sentiment
of painful surprise.
The King’s Government is far from supposing
that the measures recommended in this message
to the attention of Congress can be adopted
[voices) by that Assembly; but even considering
the document in question as a mere manifesta
tion of the opinion which the President wishes
to express, with regard to the course taken in
this affair, it is impossible nut to consider its
publication as a fact of a most serious nature.
The complaints brought forward by the Pre
sident, on account of the pretended non.fulfilment
of the engagements entered into by the Kind’s
Government after the vote ol the Ist of April, are
strange, not only from the total inaccuracy of the
allegations on which they are based, but, also,
because the explanations received by Mr. Living
ston, at Paris and those which the undersigned
has given directly to the cabinet of Washington,
seemed not to leave the slighest possibility of
misunderstanding on points so delicate.
It appeared, indeed, from these explanations,
that although the session of the French Cham,
hers, which was opened on the 31st of Ju’v last,
in compliance with an express provision of the
charter, was prorogued at the en.i of a fortnight,
before the bill relative to the American claims,
announced in the discourse from the throne,
could be placed under discussion, this proroga
tion arose (tendit) entirely from the absolute
impossibility of commencing at so premature a
period the legislative labors belonging to the
year 1835.
It also appeared that tiie motives which had
hindered the formal presentation to the Cham
bers of the bill in question, during this first
space of a fortnight, originated chiefly in the
desire more effectually to secure the success of
this important affair, by choosing the most op.
portune moment of offering it to tlhe delibera
tions of the Deputies newly elected, who per
hape might have been unfavorably impressed,
by this unusual haste in submitting it to them so
long before the period at which they could enter
upon an examination of it.
The undersigned will add, that it is moreover
difficult to comprehend what advantage could
have resulted from such a measure, since it could
not evidently have produced the effect which
the President declares that he had in view, of
enabling him to state, at the opening of Congress,
that these long pending negotiations were defin
itively closed. The President supposes, it is true,
that the Chambers might have been called to
gether anew before the last month of 1834 ; but
even though the session had been opened
months earlier, which, for several reasons,
would have been impossible, the simplest calcu.
lation will serve to show that in no case could
the decision of the Chambers have hpen taken,
much less made known at Washington, before
the Ist of December.
The King’s Government had a right fdevait)
to believe that considerations so striking would
have proved convincing with the cabinet of the
United States, and the more so as no diie< t
communication made to the undersigned by this
cabinet, or transmitted at Paris by Mr, Living,
ston, had given token of the irritation and mis
understandings which the message of Decern,
ber 1 has thus deplorably revealed; and as Mr.
Livingston, with that judicious spirit which
characterizes him, coinciding with the system
of ( managemens ) precautions and temporizing
prudence, adopted by the cabinet of the Tuil
leries, with a view to the common interests, had
even requested, at the moment of the meeting
of the Chambers, that the presentation of the
bill in question might be deferred, in order that
its discussion should not bo mingled with debates
of another nature, with which its coincidence
might place it in jeopardy.
This last obstacle had just been removed, and
(he bill was about to be presented to the Cham
ber of Deputies, when the arrival of the mes
sage, by creating m the minds of all a degree of
astonishmnnt nt least equal to the just irritation
which it could not fail to produce, has forced
the Government of the King to deliberate on the
part which it hid to adopt.
Strong in its own right and dignity, it did not
conceue that the inexplicable act of the Presi.
dent ought localise it to renounce, absolutely, a
determination, the origin of which had been its
respect for engagements (loyaute) and its good
feelings towards a friendly nation. Although
it not conceal from itself that the provocation
given at Washington has materially increased the
difficulties of the case, already so great, yet it
does has determinated to ask from (he Chambers
an appropriation of twenty.five millions, to meet
the engagements of the treaty of July 4.
But His Majesty has at the same time resolv.
ed no longer to expose his minister to bear such
language as that held on December 1. The
undersigned has received orders to return to
France, and the despatch of this order has been
made known to Mr. Livingston.
The undersigned has the honor to present to
the Secretary of State the assurance of his high
consideration.
SERURIER.
To the Hon. John Forsyth,
Secretaty of State.
Mr. Livingston to the Duke de Broglie.
Legation of the U. States, of America, )
Paris, April 18, 1835. (
M. le Due: I am specially directed to call
the attention of His Majesty’s Government to
the following passage in the note presented by
M. Serurier to the Secretary of State at Wash
ington:
“Le* plaimes que porte Monsieur le President
contre Ie pretendu non accomplissement des
engagemena pris par le Gouvernement du Roi a
la suit du vote du ler, Avril. 1834. na sont pas
seulement etrange par I’entiere inexactitude des
allegations sur lesquelles elles reposent, mais
aussi pareeque les explications qu’a regues a Pa.
ris, M. Livingston, et celles que le sous eignea
dormeet directement, au Cabinet de Washington,
•embiaient ne pass laieser meets la posiubilite’
d’tm malentendu sur des points aussi delicate.”
Each party, in a discussion of this nature, has
an uncontaated right to make its own statement
of facts, and draw ita own conclusions from
them; to acknowledge or deny the accuracy of
counter-proof, or the force of objecting argu
ments, with no other restraints than those which
respect for his own convictions, the opinion of
the world, and the rules of common courtesy,
impose. This freedom of argument is issentul
to the discussion of ail national concerns and
cannot be objected to without showing an im
proper and irritating susceptibility. It ts for tins
reason that the Government ot the United States
make no complaint ot the assertion in the note
presented by M. Serurier, that the statement of
facts-contained in the President’s message it in
accurate, and that the causes assigned for the
delay in presenting the law ought to have satis
fied them; on their part, they contest the facts,
deny the accuracy of the conclusions, and ap
peal to the record, to reason, and to the sense
ot justice of His Majesty’s Government, on a
more matureco isideration of the ease, for their
justification. But I am further instructed to
say that there is one expression in the passage
I have quoted, which, in one signification, could
no: be admitted even within the broad limits
which are allowed to discussions of this nature
and which therefore, the President will not be
lieve to have been used in the offensive sense
that might be attributed to if. The word il pre
tenduf sometimes, it is believed, in French,
and its translation always in English, implies
not only that the assertion which it qualifies is
untrue, but that the party making it knows it to
be so, and uses it for the purpose of deception.
Although the President cannot believe that
the term was employed in this injurious sense,
yet the bare possibility of a construction being
put upon it which it would be incumbent on h.m
to repel with indignation, obliges him to ask for
the necessary explanation.
I have the honor to be, &c.
EDWARD LIVINGSTON.
Mr. Livingston to Mr. Forsyth. — [Extract.]
Washington, June 29, 1835.
“ Having received my passports, I left Paris
on the 29th of April. At the lime of my depar
ture, the note of which a copy has been trans
mined to you, asking an explanation of the terms
used in M. Serurier’s communication to the De
partment, remained unanswered, but 1 have
reason to believe that the answer, when given,
will be satisfactory.”
SAVANNAH, January 26.—The citizens in
public meeting, yesterday, approved of the pro
ceedings of Council in relation to the aid to be
afforded to Florida.— Georgian.
Another corps of Volunteers for Florida has
been raised in this city.— lb.
We understand that Capt. Merchant has re
ceived orders to repair with his Company to
St. Augustine.— lb.
Yesterday was really quite a military day.
The Liberty Troop of Horse, Capt. Peter VV.
Fleming, and the Chatham Hussars, Lt. Kel.
lock, paraded in Squadron, under the command
of Capt. W. W. Gordon. They exercised on
the South Common and made a most imposing
appearance.— lb.
Augusta Volunteers. —This fine body of vo.
lunteers for Florida under the command of
Capt, F. M. Robertson, reached our city yes
terday in the Steamboat George Washington.
They presented a remarkably fine appearance,
being composed of the elite of the young men of
Augusta- On their arrival they wsre saluted by
the Chatham Artillery and by Republican Blues
and Volunteer Guards, they wore under the
command o‘ Liem, Col Robertson. The Vo.
lunteers then left the boat and were escorted by
the above companies through several of the
principal streets and to the Exchange where a
collation had hpen prepared for them by the
Committee of Citizens. They were then escort
ed by the Savannah companies to the Barracks
which had been selected as their quarters for the
night. We understand th?y start to.morrow for
Picolata
They were mustered info the service of the
United States before they left Augusta, and they
were addressed by Col. Lindsey, the command
ant of that post, prior to their leaving that place.
To.morrow we will give the eloquent address
of Col, Lindsey to the Volunteer-and the names
of all those who have thus gen“rously left all
the comforts of home to protect their defenceless
brethren in Florida.— lb.
LATEST FROM PICOLATA.
Attempt of the Indians to take the two pieces of
Ordance last tent from this city.
We hre indebted to a volunteer, whose term
of service had expired, just returned from Pico
lata, for the following particulars of an attempt
made by the Indians to surprise the two pieces
of Ordnance last sent from this city to Picolata.
It occurred just as the boat was about leaving
Picolata; of course after the editor of this paper
had closed his letter.
On Friday, 22d inst. about two o’clock, P. M.
while the guard of 19 men from Picolata was
escorting the two pieces of Ordnance sent from
this city by the steamboat Florida for the garri
son at Picolata, an attempt was made by admail
party of Indians to cut them off. In order to
delude the guard, the Indians sent two of their
number into an open field which is at the head
of ths wharf, about 100 yards distant, in order to
attract attention and induce the expectation of
an attack from that quarter, but being on the
alert, they reserved their fire, expecting an at
tack from a hammock on the left, which proved
that they were correct, and immediately as they
fired, a war.hoop was given. The guard then
charged the hammock and fired upon them, but
returned after going about 400 yards, on account
of the thicket being almost impenetrable. The
number of Indians is estimated at about twenty.
On Wednesday, 20th inst. the schooner Alert,
Capt Raichard, arrived at Picolata, bound to
Lake George, for the purpose of destroying all
Indian boats and canoes on the river. On 'he
21st, about half past 10 o’clock, a heavy firing
was heard in that direction, supposed to be from
the Alert, then about 9 miles distant from Pico.
lata, which lasted about one hour and a half.
No doubt she had been attacked ane engaged by
the Indians on the eastern side of the river. lb.
More Indian Difficulties We are indebted
to a gentleman of this city for the use of a letter
addressed to him, and dated Columbus, Geo.
January 20th.
The letter states that apian of the Creek In
dians supposed to be friendly, to fire the city of
Columbus, and attack it during the confusion
had just been discovered, by the confession of a
half-breed, named Marshal.
Great excitement had been created, and
prompt measeres for safety adopted.
Perhaps Mr. John Howard Payne’s philan.
thropy will receive a severe blow from the fail
ure of the plan.— lb.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Jan. 26.—W e regret to
learn that a wagon load of arms, sent by the Go
vernor some time ago, for the use of the citizens
of Early, and the adjoining counties, have been
intercepted, and have fallen into the hands of the
Creek Indians. We understand that although
they used the wagoners with some violence, yet
they did not carry it to the extent of murder.
In addition, we leant, in violation of the late
law of the Legislature, Col. Wm. Harden invited
the Indians, among whom was a Chief, over the
river, to help him to pick hi* cotton; against
which hi* neighbors' seriously remonstrated,
iritboct affect; upon which they collected to-
gether to drive them off, when a rencontre
ensued, in which it is said the Chief and another
Indian were killed.
From the Savannah Georgian.
STATEMENT OF MR. WILLIAMS.
He is only about 18 years old, a Georgian.
Picolata, Camp Charley O’Mathla, )
January 21 st, 1836. $
Oa Monday evening last, the 18th instant, I
took a double barrel gun and left the ganison
for the purpose of Squirrelling, I proceeded
about two or three.hundred yards from.the gar
rison and stopped at the edge of a hammock, I
was not there long before one Mr.-Hatch came
along with an ox cart loaded with wood, the said
Mr. Hatch was employed in getting wood for
the Steamboat Florida—l had seen Mr. Hatch
about the garrison frequently, and was slightly
acquainted with him. and as soon as he came up
to me I spoke to Kim. and he returned it, and
enquired how far I was going—l told him that I
was going to shoot Squirrels but was at a loss
where to find them, be told me that there was a
Swamp above the landing where he was deliver
ing his wood, which was a very good place for
Squirrels. I went on with him to the landing,
which I suppose is not more than four or five
hundred yards from the garrison, ho pointed out
the direction which he said he thought I had best
take, I told him that I did not like to go in the
Swamp, that I thought it was too good an ambush
for Indians, he said that I need not be afraid of
the Indians for there was not on* in ten miles of
Picolata. I left him discharging his wood
and went in the Swamp, I did not proceed
far before I discharged one barrel of my
gun, and slopped to re-load, when I heard
a gun fire apparently not more than a
quaner of a mile distant, which caused me
to return sooner than I would have done—l
came out the same way that I went in, and
found Mr. Hatch still discharging his cart of
wood, I suppose he had thrown out about three
foarths of it—he enquired what I had shot at, I
told him that I had killed a Squirrel, he asked
me why I returned so soon, if I had got scared,
I told him no—that it was getting late and that
I had to be back before the roll was called, while
I was talking to him the cannon fired—which is
done every evening at sun down before the roll
is called. I now left him, and proceeded about
a hundred and fifty yards towards the garrison
when I turned out of the road and shot a Squir
re!, then came in the road and stopped to load
my gun—when I heard a gun fire and some one
scream si-veral times. I then took up my gun
and ran toward the garrison, which I suppose
was not more than two or three hundred yards
distant, before I reached the garrison I heard
the second gun fire and some one scream—the
Sentinel on-post No. 1, facing the road said he
saw the flash of the gun and heard the report,
and then heard the Indians yell ; in an instant
every man was under arms, and a partv ot men
under the command of Lieut. A. Y. Nicoll
marched to the spot from whence they heard
the yells of the Indians, and found the said Mr.
Hatch lying on his face dead, shot through the
body, and scalpt—every man with his finger on
the trigger of his musket waited several minutes
expecting the Savages to fire upon them—but
shortly we heard the war.hoop sounding in the
Swamp which I had so recently left.
GILBERT M. WILLIAMS.
AUGUSTA, GA«
Thursday Morning;, Jan. 28, 1836.
O* It will be seen by the Advertisement of
Messrs. Bailey, Ludington Sc Smith, that they
intend opening their exhibition in this city on
Monday Evening next. Independent »• f the
performances of the Company, they have also
for exhibition a large collection of rare Beasts
and Birds. Attached to the establishment, they
have the New York Lafayette Band.
Richmond Hussars.
The following aro the Officers of the Rich
mond Hussars:
SAMUEL BONES, Captain.
CALVIN WILLEY, Ist Lieutenant.
JAMES T. GRAY, 2nd Lieutenant.
JOSEPH COLLINS, Cornet.
Capt. Bones has, we understand, received or
ders to march to Picolata, as infantry, and will
proceed immediately.
We are requested to state that the Company will
• meet this morning, at 10 o’clock, before the United
States Hotel for the purposeof drilling, at which hoar
Volunteers will be received. A list will also be found
at the United States Hotel, where such persons as
are desirous of joining the Corps, can register their
names.
Volunteers to Florida.
Four Companies, viz; the Washington Vol
unteerss, the Washington Light Infantry, the
German Fusiliers, and the Hamburg Riflemen,
in all 190 men, including officers, were to have
left Charleston on Tuesday last for St. Augus.
tine, in the steamers Dolphin and Santee.
Maryland.
The Baltimore American furnishes the fol
lowing statement of the inspection of flour in
the city of Baltimore, for the year 1834 and 35.
bbls. hf. bbls
Inspections in 1834, 480,733 17,264
Do. 1835, 516.600 21,333
35,867 4,069
Showing an excess of upwards of 37,000 bbls.
overhe inspection of 1834.
Banks in Pennsylvania.
In Bickndl’s Reporter, we find the returns
of 44 banks, made by the Auditor General to the
Pennsylvania Legislature, Jan. 5, 1835* The
following results are disclosed by the returns.
Capital stock $19,158,482
Notes in circulation 10,932,023
Due to depositors 12.564,154
Due toother banks 4,111,551
Due by other banks 2,771,591
Specie 3,936,865
Notes of other banks 3,960.354
Notes discounted 33,772,379
Contingent fund 1,863.190
To Arms ! To Arms !!
From the Standard of Union of the 26th inst.,
we take the following information:
“ The Governor has ordered six companies
of brave volunteers to rendezvous at this place
without delay. The
Macon Volunteers— Capt. J. Seymore;
Hancock Blues—Capt. A. S. Brown;
State Fencibles, from Putnam—Capt. J.
Merriwether;
Morgan Guards— Capt. N. G. Foster;
The Washington Troop—Capt. C. J Malone
And Monroe Musketeers—Capt. Cureton;
having all tendered their services to march to
the relief of our suffering brethren, at a mo
ments warning, will all assemble here in a few
days, to receive their equipment and supplies
for an immediate march.
The Baldwin County Cavalry, commanded
by Capt. Win. F. Scott, we learn, baa been or
dered into the service.
The Governor has also ordered a draft of three
thousand five-hundred men from the Ist, 3d. 3rd,
sth, 6th, Bth, 9th, and 10th Divisions, G. M.»
which is believed will require about every tenth
man, to be held in readiness for future emergen
cies.”
[FROM A CORRESPONDENT,]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
“ I received this morning, the enclosed New
York paper, containing the letter from the Duke
de Broglie to M. Pageot, about which the Na
tional Intelligencer has, of late, been holding
such pregnant hints. Not knowing if you ex
change with the Journal of Commerce, and as
this is the only paper in which it has, as yet,
appeared, I hasten to send it to you. It ie sup
posed that Pageot left a copy of the despatch
in New York before he sailed.
Nothing new here since mine to you of Mon.
day last. It is my opinion, decidedly, that the
Senate will support no measures either of War,
or Non.lntercourse.”
O" In our next, we will give the letter of
the Duke de Broglie to M. Pageot.
South Carolina Kail Road.
per Rail Road, Jan. 27.—M Nel
son, T Richards, W Gatlin, Ralhbone & Baker, J &
D Morrison, J & W Harper, W J Hobby, Jones &
Ware, Roberts & Moulding, C P Beman, R. & M._
H M Cook, Dr. W C Norwood, Benson & Cheatham,
-J Sale, G Parrott & Co. and J Tool & Co.
MARRIED,
On Tuesday evening, the 19th instant, by the Rev.
Wm. Kennedy, JUDGE WM. CONE, of Greene
county, Ga. to Mrs. REBECCA RUSSELL, of Co
lumbia county.
CO M ME RC I AL.
LATEST DATE FROM LIVERPOOL : : : DEC. 18
Latest date from Havre ; : : ; dec. 15
AUgutta Market, January 38.
COTTON.—Since our last review, there has been
a good demand for this article it our market, and
prices are about the same as last noticed. The re
ceipts continue light for the season, and very little
coming in is fine Cotton. Prime and choice continue
scarce, are much sought after and meet with ready
sale at our highest quotations—common and mid
dling are plenty, and also in fiair demand, —the quan
tity offering is very limited. The sales from ware
houses as far as they have come to our knowledge,
were as follow : 12 bales at 101 cents, 21 at 11, 37
1U,21 at 12, 86 at 121, 25 at 121, 102 at 13,61 at 13},
10 at 131, 133 at 131; 72 at 131, 120 at 14, 15 at 14},
179 at 141, 8 at 14i, 16 at 14}, 8 at 14}, i 93 at 15, 30
at 15}, and a choice lot of 29 bales, favorite brand, at
15} cents. We continue to quote, inferior 11 a 12};
fair to good, 12} a 13}; very good and prime, 14
a 14}; choice, 15 a 15} cents—fair demand.
Statement off Cotton.
Crop of 1834-35.
Louisiana, : ' : 511,146
Alabama, : : : : 197,692
Georgia, : : : 222,670
South Carolina, : : : 203,166
1,134,674
Received of the Crop of 1835-36.
N. Orleans, to Jan. 16, 183,501
Detl’l. rec’d. from, and
incliuied in the re
ceipts of Mobile, 7.196—176.305 259,524
Mobile, to Jan. 16, 72,596 106,128
Charleston,to Jan. 23, 115.039
Ded’l. rec'cl. iron), and
included in the re
ceipts of Savannah, 4,724—110,315 107,188
Savannah, to Jan. 21, 117.525 107,977
476,741 590,817
To he received to make up the Crop of 1835-36, equal
to that of 1834-35.
New Orleans, s ; : 334,841
Mobile, s : : ; 125,096
Charleston, : : : 92,851
Savannah, : ; : 105,145
657,933
Exported during the year ending Oct. 1, 1835.
From New Orleans 534,765
Ded’t. rec’d. & included
in the ezp’ts of Mobile, 17,456 —517,309
Mobile, 197,770
Charleston, 214,606
Deduct received and in
cluded in the exports
of Savannah, 11,386 —203,222
Savannah, 224,001
1,142,302
Exported from Oct. I, 1835, to date fas^year.^
From N.Oris,to Jan. 16, 106,899
Deduct rec’d. and
included in the ex
ports of Mobile, 7,196—99.703 166,460
Mobile, to Jan. 16, 36,328 37,700
Charleston, Jan. 23, 100,943
Deduct rac’d, and
included in the ex
ports of Savannah, 4,724 —96,219 81,976
Savannah, to Jan. 21, 82,183 72,945
314,433 359,081
To he Exported to make up the Exports of 1835-36
equal to those of 1834-35, Jrom which we have
deducted the Stock remaining on hand
on the days specified.
New Orleans, 417 606
Stuck, 81,444
Mobile, 161,442
Stock, 36,756
Charleston, 107,003
Stock, 17.117
Savannah, 141,818
Stock, 26,369
666,183
Exports from the following places, from Oct. 1,1835,
to dale , compared with same time last year.
G.Britain, France. C’stwise
N. Orleans, to Jan. 16, 46,328 47,017 9,651
Last season, 76,684 50,88 1 35,640
Mobile, to Jan. 16, 13.207 8,667 14.454
Last season, 8,20S < 9,475 37,770
Charleston, to Jan 23. 44,974 31,675 15,554
Last season, 32,759 18,395 19,772
Savannah, to Jan. 21, 48,277 12,518 21,060
Last season, 33,946 6,726 27,193
FREIGHTS—To Savannah have been reduced to
50 cents per bale; to Charleston, by Rail Road, sl—
boats up.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 — Cotton. —Accounts were
received yesterday from Havre, by the ship Sully, to
17th Dec. inclusive. That market remained without
material change. The demand up to■ the 15th had
been good, nnJ the sales for the preceding week
amounted to 7,645 bales. Stock further reduced to
14,862 bales of all sorts, of which only 7861 were
United States. On the ISihand 17th, the market was
, less active, and but little sold. In our own market
the demand baa been more animated, and the stock
being •mail, the decline noticed in our last report hat
bean recovered; and Uplands, more particularly new
command the rate* which were current ten day* ago!
The transactions from 16th to 19th inst. amount to
about 1200 bales, of which 650 were Upland at 13|
a 16 cents; 250 Florida. 151 a 16*; ISO New Orleans.
15* a 17; and 250 Alabama, 16* a 17*. A large pro*
portion of the business has been for export.
HAVRE, Dec. 13— Cotton. —The sales of new
Uplands to arrive hive ceased; several parcels of
these Cottons of good fair quality landing from skips
in port, have found buyers at 145 f.; 1416 new Louisi
ana arrived from New Orleans by the Rubicon,of
which about 500 have been sold without guarantee
of quality fur the whole, at 147 f. 50.—1 n other trans
actions which have taken place, there has been no
change in prices.
The sales, from the 7th to the 14th inst. inclusive,
amount to 7645 bales, —consisting 0f2573 bales I,cui
sianaat 110 50f. to 165 f.; 4658 bales Upland, Mobilc r
Alabama and Tennessee, at 90f. to 149 f.; (the firmer
price for low Tennessee, and the latter for a small lot*,
of 15 bales new Uplands); 207 hales Pernambuco, at
150 f. to 177 50f; 78 bales Bahia, at 135; and 129 bales
St. Domingo, at 135 f.; the whole duty paid. The
arrivals within the same perierd, have been 4102 bales;
of which 3014 bales United States Cottons, and 1088
bales Brazils.
m VUIXE INTELLIGENCE.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 26.—Arr. steamers Florida,
Hubbard, Picolata ; Georgia, Holmes, Augusta; Jno
D. Mongin, Curry, do ; John Stoney, Curry, St. Au*
gustine; Geo Washington, Freeland, Augusts'.
Cl’d, schr. Marion, McDonald, Baltimore.
Went to sea, brigs Harry, Parlow, W Indies; An -
gols, Binney, Bordeaux; Sadi, Donne, NYork; Sp
schr. Rosetta, Roez, Wlndies; sehr. Marion, Mc-
Donald, Bahimore.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 96.—1 n the Offing, ship
N«w England, Davis, from Boston, struck on Bull’s
Breakers on Saturday night, and is leaking badly.—
Capt. D. came to town yesterday morning for the
purpose of procuring men to keep the ship free.
Br. ship Albion, Brown, St. Johns, NB. 21 days;
ship Caravan, from NYork.
Cl’d, Fr. barque Industrie), Bosquie, Rouen.
Went to sea, line ship Niagara, Besher, New York;
brigs Brilliant. Gill, Bordeaux; Eagle. Evans, Provi
dence; Gen. Marion, Chapman, Baltimore; Cervan
tes, Kendrick, Boston; Br. schr. Nimble, Hudson,
Nassau; schrs. Clementina, Allen, Mobile; Only
Daughter, Stoddard, do.; George & Mary, Willey,
Jacksonville, E F.; Polly, Folker, Boston; March,
Donne, Darien.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 21.—Arr. schr. Virginia,
Morgan, Port au Prince, 14 days.
Cl’d, brig Eagle, Whitney,St. Jago deCuba; schrs.
John. Oliver, Lagnira; Mount Hope,Gorham,Mobile.
The ice extends only to the Fort, the river is open
—the brigs Ceceha, and Cashier, from Boston, and
Howell, from Savannah; a schr. and an Eastern
sloop are off the Fort.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20. Arr. ships Sarah & Arsil
lia, Forsyth, Liverpool, via Bermuda, Dec.2B; Vicks
burg, NOrleans, 18: St. John, Williams,
Mobde, 22; barque Prudent, Moriarty, Palermo; brigs
Louisa, Brewer, Amsterdam, 61 days; Harbinger,
Savage, Fayal, Dec. 12.
Cleared, Azelia, Handy. Rio Janeiro; brigs Omar,
Howes, Berbtce; Lincoln,JSpear, NOrleans; Courier,
Hull, Charleston; Grecian, Rhodes, Matanzas; schrs
Cassius, Crosby, St. John’s E.F.; Amaranth, Fish,
Porto Rico; Havest, Ellis, Apalachicola.
Below, 3 ships and 6 brigs; wind N.
Sailed, ships Republic, Liverpool; St. James, Lon
don; Shakspeare, NOrleans;’ Berwick, Charleston;
brigs Dalmarnock, Greenock; Maria, Lnguayro; Cad
mus, Neuvilas; Mary, Mobile, and others.
Considerable drift ice in the North and East River.
BOSTON, Jan. 18.~Arr. schr Alderman, Snow,
Lanzarotte, last from Orntava, Teneriffe.
Teleg’d, br g Choctaw, Charleston.
Cl’d, ship H. Allen, NOrleans; h' igs Eliza, Ann,
Marseilles; Chas. Wells, Havana; Franklin, do.
IXIPThe Anniversary Meeting
of the Augusta Tract Society, will be held in
the Presbyterian Lecture Room THIS EVEN.
ING at 7 o’clock—several addresses may be
expected.
Jan 28 99
[CP Theatre.— 'Fhree nights
more. —Owing to the inclemency of the weather
last week, the PANORAMA OF THE BAT
TLE OF N AVARING, <Scc., will remain open
three nights more ; commencing each evening at
half past 7 o’clock. Doors open half an hour
previous. Admittance 50 cents ; Children half
price.
Jan. 23 mtn(hs4 96
O” We Pave been requested to state, tor the
information of the public, that the Notes of the
Bank of Augusta, (Georgia,) are received, at
par, in payment for land, at all the land offices
in the United States. Also, that checks at sight
may be obtained at the Bank of Augusta, on the
following places:
Savannah, Lexington, Ky.
Charleston, Nashville, Ten
Petersburg, Va. Natchez, Miss.
New York, Mobile, and
Cincinnati, Ohio. New Orleans.
Oct. 2
[CPThe Stage Office of the
FLORIDA LINE for Mobile, Ala., and qf the
Athens Line via Washington, has been chan,
ged from the Globe, to the BAR ROOM of the
Eagle and Phoenix Hotel.
For Seats apply as above.
V. RIPLEY,or
R. W. TATE, for either Line.
Jan 29 3m 92
The Augusta Chronicle will insert the above
tor the months.
DCT During my absence, Dr.
Patterson will attend to my professional busi
ness. F. M. ROBERTSON.
Jan 25 t 3 m 96
The City papers will insert the above once
a month.
[CP During the absence of J.
A. BEARD from the State, Mr. Charles Pitts
is his duly authorized Attorney.
Jan. 25 tt 96
□CPWe are authorized to an
nounce, GEORGE D.COMBS, a candidate for
Captain of the 600th District Company, Georgia
Militia.
Jan. 25 ts 96
DCPWe are authorized to an
nounce JAMES M. PARK, Esq. as candidate
for Captain in District Company No. 398, Geor*
gia militia.
Jan. 25 ts 96
OCT During my temporary absence
from Augusta, P. H MANTZ, Esq. will act as
my Lawful Agent. All persons wishing to use
Reid's Improved Independent Spring Truss,
will do well to apply to Mr. Mantz, who under,
stands how to apply it; and who will keep on
hand a constant supply of instruments.
H. REID.
Dec 17 the 66
ICASE PICKLED CLAMS
1 do do Lobsters
1 do do Muscles
Just received by N. SMITH CO.
January 6 gg
Hams andT^amaT^loiii^
SUPERIOR Bacon HAMS in tierces
40 bbls Canal Flour
4 cases old Segars of various quality, just
landed. WJI. AI>AMS & CO.
289 Broad-st,
Jan 26 97
Cream Ale & Cider.
BBLS CREAM ALE,
20 do Cider For sale by
G. D. COMBS.
Jan 26 97