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Addressed to the ( him he* within (he
bounds of Hopewell Presbytery.
( Concluded. J
My own mind is a* dearly convinced, as it ia !
■of any other liulh that wo have gamed nothing
of permanent advantage to our domestic Institu
tions by the recent acta ol the Assembly, De
pend upon it, thy ‘lirelheren, though the Old
Mcbool patty may'from liar forbear to press ua lor
The present upon lb's point,they will he forced, in
the course of a very le«v years, hy. the rivet whel
ming weight ol public aentiinenl at the North,
to apeak and act differently in icgard toslrvo-hol
deta, w ithin their communion, 'i'he tmth need
'not he disguised. The whole chnarimi world |
are agaihai ua upon this subject. He It ao, wlien i
we feel that we bio 'tiding light, not oien this;
> tremendous array of moral power shall move ua I
You must however perceive im influence upon
e party, entertaining at heart the sunn senti
ments, withheld from llitnr expression hy piudcn
denlisl motives, ami struggling 'for the jierpetua
lion ofa'now preeationa ascendency in itur high
rat eccleaiaatical judicatory. When the time
shall come, and it must come, utileHa a plain pre
cautionary measure is adopted, that slave-holders
hy act of the Assembly are excluded Irom the
Church, our'beloved ‘Zion is divided by geogra
phical lines. And when 'thin is done, the lair
eiruetura of out political union, framed in its
■faultless symmetry by the wisdom ol our forma-
Vhars, and cemented hy their blood, a splendid ru'
in, will crumble to fragments, at hy the upheav
ing of an earthquake.
The question may he asked, if this evil day
mutt come why necdwolako this measure of in
dependency now—why not wail until tve. are
■NVfhpelled ta xl tiy a pinnM ne< easily ' Tire an
ewer ia fdaia, Uccauae now, wo may place lie
fort the world aa the prominent ground of our
separation, ilia miserable controversies whieh are
now agitating the Church, and from whieh we
•deairo to Ire freed. Wv, rdtonM not now eejrciate
from the North, text Ikoin tho .tmetn/ily. This
will reliuve the acperalmn from Us tipparetilly
vlangcieuapolitical aspect. And it is a position,
Which tve may laVo with truth; for now the neciv.
aity for division on tho slavery question is mil in
dispensable, at at present the Month is 100 much
of a make weight in the controversy to he ollen
rled, save hy negative stna, hy one of tba parlies
at least.
The objection may now he u gvd, tliat this
step wi I ire as faul tn Its pahlicHl hearing, as if
the whole Southern Church should unitedly and |
simultaneously declare itself independent. This ■
objection is nut well founded. Suppose the As- |
Minibly hy a formal net, should declare slave-hol
tiers excluded from Ihfl Church. fVou me per
haps not aware fiat a pamphlet proposing tins
step has already been before the l
mmediately upon this act, the South would form
an extended Southern Assembly The whole
South, bound together hy the common bond
which always unites men equally oppressed,
would ho indignant in l icit feelings towards the
North, and the world would take tip the quarrel
of the Church. The results of such an event
hove been stall'd, mid it has liecti argued, that
save hy one course they will occur.
I.el ua consider on the other hand, the proba
ble results of the proposed measure of independ
ency, You will observe, that it does net suggest
an organisation which will Cover the whole
Mouth. Tins would lie at the present lime im
practicable. Some Southern Presbyteries wish
to sustain the Assembly, and others to condemn
it. The distinction between Old and Now school
obtains likewise in some of these judicatories. All
entire union of the South would therefore ho out
of the question. Now suppose that Georgia and
a part of Mouth Carolina, and a part of Tennes
aor, should form an independent connection;
that part of South Carolina and North Carolina,
should do likewise; that Virginia and Maryland
become severally independent. Is it not evident
Hint declarations of independency made hy those
comparatively small bodies, assigning ns their
prominent reason, either Theological dilleiences,
or dislike ol controversy, would he less fatal in
their political effects, Ilian was supposed in the
■other easel
And ifwc must ultimately divide, why not do
it now, when hy so doing we shall only anticipate
a painful du'y, and hy (lie same act, nJ ourselves
ofa controversy, which threatens to destroy our
Churrhss, The question is repeated—li wo
must soon divide, why not do it now, when we
shall he so much the gainers hy the act !
My lifelhreii, Presbyterians in (iuoigia are too
few for strife, wxj have not tune for it, our field
of labor is 100 large; our numbers uro 100 small;
our duties low onerous to allow us to waste onr
energies in profitless controvcsy. In the name
of our beloved Churches, hit Us fall upon some
plan which will dolivet us thrtm Hits scourge of
chislsin spirituality and iisefulnoas.
In conclusion, let us briefly review the argu
ment which has keen submitted in hclmll ol the
plan of Indej rndency.
It has been attempted to prove that we rannol
possibly foretell when the present conUuvcisy
between tho Old and New School will termi
nate —that wo must ho dmwn into it if we con
smao our connection with the Asssmbly, as we
shall next April bo compelled to elect delegates
ta that body; which will raise in their most ex
ploiting forms the questions of thu controversy;
(hat the Assembly for a number ofyenis, inis been
an injury rather than a bloating to us—that our
connection with that body involves ns in an an
nual expense ol lime and money, for which we
receive no equivalent,—that our becoming an
independent body will nut change n single fea
ture in our Presbyterian,character, save that we
wend no delegate to the Assembly, and that our
efficiency and usfulnesa will not in the least
be crippled by this sepaialion.
it haa been further attempted to eltow that in I
the ordinary course of events, in a few years the |
■Southern Presbyterian Church must withdraw in i
mass from tho AssrmUy, because the general sen. I
liment uribe ohrnilian world as evinced by recent
•els offereign 'ecclrmastical and especial
ly the increasing Anti-slavery sentiment* oflho
people of tire North, will force the Assembly to
exclude slave-holders firm their communion—
that tho Old School patty, in caeo of the forma
tion of two Assemblies next year, cannot live un
der tha imputation of having gamed the aseon
dency hy the co-operation of slave holders, and
WWfcstTherefore speedily repudiate the men, who
have lifted them into power—that the political
evils of a dissolution of our ecclesiastical relations,
will be mitigated by this separation taking place
ia fragment of the Southern Church, at different
intervals, and upon the ground either ofThco.
logical ditfeiences or dislike of controversy ; ami
that by anneipating this unhappy event which the
madneasof tbe Abolitionists and the timidity of
the Church hive rendered so probable, wo shall
not only decrease x Hail perhaps remove, those civ.
il disasters, and certainly save our Churches from
confusion and strife.
These views are now presented, dear brethren
for your calm dispsasionate consideration. They
involve serious affairs, and arc therefore worthy
of daily and close thought. If they seem to you
sustained by truth, it is hoped that you will adopt
them t if they arc false they will of course be re
jected. Tho author of the substitute and those
who hold tho same sentiments are not so wedded
to the plan which ir proposes, as to he unwilling
to adopt any other plan which will more speed!.
Jy and ceitainly secure the end in view, which is
rhe preservation of peace amongst us. ft is our
ddsiroto avoid controversy, than which nothing
is more ruinous to pcisenal picty,or destructive
to the usefulness of religious bodies.
in tin' close or this communication, you
will forgiv# m« for indulging in *01111; remarks
which nmy appear too egotistical lo offer with
eut apology.
You may perhaps infer from the (-train o(
some pan* of till* communication, that I am
opposed particularly to (he Old .School party
in the Presbyterian Church. I am free to
say, that I am no party man either New or
Old School. It lias always seemed to me,
that it w«h it thing anomalous, to speak of
parties 111 a Christian Church. I had always
supposed that there were hut two parties spo
ken ot in the liible, as arrayed against each
other, and that those parties wore the Church
and the world, and that all strife in the arm
lies of the Lord, must result in injury to the
| cause in which they had enlisted, amt tri
| 111111 h to the adversary.
It must however,clear awayjlhe suspicion of
ruy being attached-in feeling to 1 lie New School
parly, rather than (he other, when you are in.
formed, that Bs a moodier of 1110 Convention, I
voted cordially Willi that body in all ils nets, prc.
vioua In the meeting Os tho Assembly, and for
the mime ads when subsequently brought for.
ward'll! the Assembly. I saw ilia! llieic were
disorders in rhe Presbyterian Church, which,
needed, no I /ho knife” of Mr. Hreckenridge /o
cut /hem off, nor /ho “/es/udo” of Dr. .lunkin in
hs//or /hern down, bu/ fhc m ml prompt and
rtllcienl measures, which chrislian kindness and
our cons/i/u/ion would evarran/,
1/ was wi/h /lieso views: /ha/ 1 vo/ed for tho
shrogation t.f the plan of union of 4 801, and lor
/hcetta/ion of'Those bodies I)o.'ore the bar of the
lonise, concerning whom these charges of disor
dot were alleged.
Rut Whe/i 'it seemed to rhy mind, that life
party with Whom I had acted, gave evidence
of a determination to reform the-'Church at the
expense of the constitution, and to'cleanse it
of errors of the head, by perpetuating in
it, eri’ot'S of the heart ; I voted against them.
It was a painful necessity, as almost all of
my friends and associates were of the Old
School parly —yet’il was a necessity to which
principle compelled me. Much as I wished
to see the /’rcsbyterian Church delivered
from this Western mixture of Presbyterianism
and Congregationalism, it was impossible fel
ine to vote for the excision of these Synods,
until they had received the benefit of a fair
and impartial triali especially as the Union
was earnestly solicited by the Presbyterian
Church, and was the result of her own appli
cation to the Association of Connecticut.
I voted for the abrogation of the plan of
Union, with (he general understanding of the
house at the time of its passage, as explained
by Dr. Alexander, which was, that this abro
gation should not he immediate in its effects,
hut that the Churches which had grown up
under the plan of Union, should he allowed
two or three years to effect a more perfect
organisation, cither entirely Congregational
or Presbyterian. It bore the appearance of
an ecclesiastical finesse to give it. afterwards
another meaning. I felt myself acting con
sistently therefore, in voting for the abroga
tion act, and afterwards against the excision
nfthe lour Synods.
It has been a principle taught me itt tit';
domestic training, and 1 humbly tru"*, like
wise by the word of divine 'Tilth, that it is
always right to act jusllv, a t a ll hazards, even
to an enemy; tbo'.tgh every earthly friend
should ncrs'Tade me otherwise. My friends
in the Assembly, did not think themselves
acti’.g unjustly towards their brethren; it
1 struck me that they were pursuing such a
■ course, and at whatever cost of personal feel
ing, this belief compelled me to vote against
their closing deeds.
’ The thoughts which have now been sngges
-1 ted, may cdl forth remarks from brethren
JfVfliAhWArtWWf tf«seVVao n nor?xpccrto
oflrr a reply, iimlcsm there should be serious
misrepresentation of the views here expressed.
In answer to a public call made by name
upon me, in the Charleston observer; 1 have
fp' en respectfully, y et fearlessly my reasons,
lot* what is considered by some an extraordi
nary movement. With these reasons before
you, it will he easy to determine whether the
comments which may be made upon them
arc sound or fallacious.
I had originally intended to have requested
the publication of those reasons in the Ohscr
ver, in order that in the columns of that
newspaper, it might he seen, "what was the
motive” which actuated those who offered
ami sustained the substitute. Hut in the
course of the argument, it became necessary
to say so much more, than was anticipated, ,
that it was thought better to reply in pamph
let form.
And now dear brethren, you are entreated
to ponder well these things, Let us retnern
bel 1 that strife between the Ministry and
Cnhrches In Unp'eWell PreshyUTy, will ruin
the cause of Presbyterianism within out
bounds, and expose our beloved church to
the scorn of a cavilling world. Let it be
the sub ject of our earnest endeavors to ascer
tain the best method of preserving the uhin
teimpted harmony of our body. That the
father 0/ mercies will so enlighten our
understandings, that we may be enabled to
accomplish this desirable result, is the fern
vent prayer of your brother in Christ.
U. W. HOWARD.
BY EXPRESS MAIL.
rtlOM Oil It Conti t.SPOMIKXT.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 1838.
To-day tho Senate did not sit.
Iho House ol Representatives resumed the
consideration ol the following resolution, ollbicd
I on Thursday by Mr. Adams of Mass,
I “Jietolved, That the President of tho United
I S ates be requested to communicate lo this House
a copy, and translation, of the pamphlet in tho
Spanish language, slated in the repot t of Ike Sec
retary ol State, lo this House, lo have been print
ed and circulated, by the lute Minister from Mox
ico, Goroshza, before his departure from thig
country, and tho name of tho Diplomatic func
tionary, froKi a foreign Government, who com
municated a copy of aatd pamphlet lo tho Secreta
ry of State.”
Mr. SHIELDS of Tennessee, rose and replied
at length to some remarks made by Mr. Monifes
of Kentucky, when the subject was last under
consideration. That gentleman hud charged the
Executive administration with gross negligence
of duly, iu allowing the neutrality of the United
States, lo be so frequently violated on the South
ern Boundary. Ho declared that from the first
stage ol the 1 exatt revolt, to the recognition ol its
independence, military array, in no concealed
*orm, but in all the pomp and circumstance ol
war, was the spectacle every day—that there was
avowed military recruiting by commissioned ofli
ccrs, for the defence of Texas: that bodies of
armed men, breathing war and vengeance against
Mexico, were displayed in many cities and villa
ges in the been of the country. All this, he said
was known from tire beginning.
Mr. SHIELDS vindicated the citizens 0 f Tsx
vxssxr; from these charges of having violated
their nritlra! obligations, and contended that b« t .
mg chosen Tct*« for their ‘country, they had u
right to lake the arms necessary fur their protec
tion.
Mr. HOLBEY of Georgia, defended the course I
of the Administration. Ho maintained that the I
treaty between the United [State* and Mexico, was
merely a treaty of amity and commerce and nav- i
igation, and imposed no obligations, t
Mr. CUSHING advocated the propriety of the i
call, in both respects. Ho expressed the strongest |
reprobation of (ho conduct of Uorostiza, and was <
proceeding to comment on the importance of hav- I
ing the name of the Foreign Minister alluded to, (
when the Speaker interposed and announced the (
order of the day. i
The remainder of the sitting was consumed in !
private buainesa. I
It is probable that this cal! for information wilj i
be refused. It is understood, that the Minister, i
who communicated the pamphlet of Gorostiza to
Mr. Forsyth, is Mr. Fox, the British Ambassador
But it is also sard, that he positively denies hav *
ing used the language attributed to a ‘Diplomatic *
functionary,” in Mr. Forsyth’s report. Every '
member of diplomatic corps, it is said, denies J
having expressed “surprise and disgust” at Mr. '
Gorostiza's condudt Ido not believe, however, '
lhat there is any question of veracity between I
the Secretary and one of the Foreign Ministers. 1
There is probably some mistake—or the rumor,
though very durrent, of the Minister having de
nied the employment of any such terms as are '(
imputed by the Secretary, is unfounded. Mr- j
Cushing of Mass, to-day assumed the fact tube (
a- staled by Mr. Forsyth, on bis responsibility, ,
and urged the importance of obtaining the name I
of the Minister : for if it were Mr. Fox, a ques
tion might arise respecting the propriety of his
conduct, in urging, in the present delicate stale
of our relations with Git eat BttiTAt.v, an incen
tive to the Administration against Mexico. Mr.
Cushing said ho would hold Mr. Fox to be the J
Minister referred to, if this call was void down (
by the Adm'iimt ration majority. i
Mr. Calhoun’s resolutions having been dispos- i
ed of in the Senate, it is to be hoped that the j
public business will now be proceeded with. Six I
weeks have elapsed —and the most momentous
questions of this country —of tho age, those having 1
reference to our finances—have been, as yet,
untouched, while the legislators have been passing
resolves about their powers and duties. It is to
be hoped they will, after all this useless excile'uonl,
and agitation, bestir themselves h'bout practical
matters ; and commence Ip j 0 u IC people’s work
in earnest. They were not sent hero to talk
about ttbol , * l0 | 1| sdavciy, anil polilical creeds, but
b> exercise their Constitutional powers for the
best interests of the whole country. M.
From the N. Y. Commercial Ada. Jan 12.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
The packet ship Francis I at., capt. Pell, ar
rived this ir.uining from Havre —sailed the Olh
December. Our Paris papers are to the 7th and
Havie to the Bth, both inclusive.
We translate the following from the Journal
du Havre, M. Euserbe de la Salle, charged with
a scientific mission to Egypt, Arabia, Persia,
and the Eeasl Indies, has left Marseilles for Al
exandria. Among his other objects of research,
he is instructed to investigate the progress of ep
uiomie diseases in Africa and Asia, and to make
himself oertuninip.l with the commercial advan
lagea likely to result from the now routes to thu
lied Sea and the rjvcr Euphrates.
It is reported that two Greenlanders have
given information to the Danish government,
that on the Eastern coast of Greenland, in la'-.
about 03 Norm, they had found a hewn stone,
having on it an inscription, evidently of recent ,
date—supposed to contain some intimation re- (
spooring tho crew of the Fr. brig-of-wur Lilloiso, t
which left Iceland in August, 1833, on a voyage
of discovery, and has never been heard of since. 1
The Chamber of Commerce of Havre having j
been consulted by the minister, on the propriety ,
of allowing the Fronc.'f colonies the privilege of 1
freely exporting sugars ami other produce, has I
come to a determination in the negative by a ma' 1
jotily of 10 to 3. J
(MniONICIsK AND SKNTINKITT 1
AVGUSTA. " 1
Tim rsdn > Morning, Jan. 18, t
The weather has been alarm ugly warm lor n 9
day or two Wo have no need of tire to be condor- *
table, and yesterday would have been considered *
a fiuo day for the first o( May, l
Sxtn Os Pail Ivoaii Stock.—The Athens v
Banner eays: “A sale of 1,000 shares of stock 1
in the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, c
took place at their Banking House In Athens, on [
1 uesday last. The whole was taken at an ad- ,
vance of $6 per share. Wo have not ycl heard *
the result of the sale in Augusta on (he same I
day.” i
Quick Passaok.—'l'ho ship Lancashire, i
Captain Alexander, sailed from Savannah, on 1
the sth of November, was up with Tuskar in 17 i
daya, and arrived at Liverpool on the evening of
the 20th; making a passage of 21 days from
wharf to wharf
I
Tvs MOST UURKIMI.E VET—Of all (he horrible
tails from the West which have yet reached us,
one contained in the Louisville (Ky.) Journal of
Saturday, the 6th iasl., caps the climax. It is
no less than the murder o( 1L 8, Juliax, the
Treasurer, and Mr. Owem Pahkeu the Clerk of
the Mechanics Saving’s Institution of that city,
at 1- o clock in the day, in the Banking house
by Capt. C la nex non E.DiK,lor the purpose of
robbing the money drawers and ho closad the
drcadtul tragedy by blowing out his own brains.
The death of Julian and Parker was achieved by
beating in their skulls with the cancelling ham
mer of the hank. Dix had been esteemed gen
erally as a respectable young gentleman, and but
recently married his victims were of the most
unexceptionable character, and left dependent
li indies.
[rOMMCMf*™.]
I noticed the advertisement of a public sale of
certain lots in the city of Augusta, to tike place
on the 25th inst. The circumstance recalls to
my mind, the fact, that the individual offering
this property, holds an exclusive privilege for 1
conveying water into the city, which I have un- \
derstood is offered also, at private sale. It U ;
well known that the enterprise, which is one ol 1
vast importance to the city, was undertaken and !
accomplished by the individual j„ quo ,,j onj a( t
hi* own expense, after urcing council for years i
to Jo it, at the expense ot thu city ; am) it i»
known to llie writer, that after the work was
finished, and ita success certain, it was oll'eicJ
by him to the city council at a fair compensation
lor the labor and the hazard of the undertaking.
Considering its importance to the city at large,
and interested as I am in the future welfare ol
the place, I feel anxious lest the present oppoitu
inly should be lost, of taking the monopoly out ot
private hands. The city never should have part
ed with this right. The inhabitants never should
have been placed in a situation where the want
ofenergy or the caprice of an individual, could
deprive them of pure water. It is understood,
that the purchase cun be made at a price which
at the present moment, will yield twelve and a
half pet cent, per annum, and, with a little atten ■
lion, might be made to yield a much larger rev
enue. A CITIZEN.
llie following is the British account of the
capture and distinction of the Steam Boat Car.
oline, at Schlosser. It thus turns out that the
outrage was committed under orders from Mc-
Nabb,lhe commander of the British forces,and
he even boastsofit as a gallant affair,to take an
unarmed steam boat and murder her Crew and
passengers at the dead and ’silent hour of mid
night.
From the. Ncm \ (irk Commercial Ail rertiser.
THE SCHLOSSER Al PAIR.
Wc have the Toronto Patriot of the 2d inst.
containing a number of official documents,
relating to the destruction of the steamer
Caroline, selling forth the grounds on which
the enterprise was undertaken, and on which
the parties engaged in it will rest their justi
fication.
First of these is the despatch of Col. McNabh
to the Oovrnor’said, which we copy.
Head Quarters,
Chippewa, 30th, Dec. 1837.
Saturday morning, 3 o’clock.
Sir—l have the honour to report for y] ic
information of his excellency tlie I.'.eut. Gov.
that having received positive information that
the pirates and rebels at N aV y Island had pur
chased a steamboat ca.Vicd the Caroline,to fact!
itate their inlende.;, invasion of this {country, J,
being confirmed in my information yesttrdui
by the boat (which sailed under British colors,
&pparing at the island,[l determined upon cut
ting her out: and haying sent Captain Drew
ot the ntyal navy,he '.Vi a,most gallant manner
with a crew of Volunteers (whose names
shall hcrea.ti.er mention) performed danger
ous service, which was handsomely effected.
In consequence of the swift current it Wa
found to he impossible to get the vessel ove
to this place,and it was therefore necessary t<
set her on fire. Her colors are in my posses
sion. I have the honor to be sir,
Your oh’t humble servant.
A. N. McNABB, Col.cOm’ng.
P.,8-. We haVe two or three wounded — am
the pirates about the same number killed.
A. N. McNABB.
Thou comes a lettorfrom Lieutenant J. Elmslei
oflhe royal navy,dated Chippewa, Doc. 29, statin
that on the morning of that day, be distinctly sai
an eight-oared gig, belonging to Chippewa, whie
was passing nbrer.st of Schlosser, twice fired at b
heavy ordnance, from the mam shore on the Amei
ican side, near that place.
Next (allows a letter from Lieut. IF. Lockwood
dated Olii(,powo, Doc. 29t lx, slating that at 8 S oloel
of the morning oflnat day a volley ol mustetry wa
fired at a parly of men on the Canada shore, by i
party of about twenty men on Grand Island.
Then follows the affidavit of 8 F. Wrigley, ri
Dumfries, in die District of Berth stating that !u
enlisted with Dr. Duncombe. nod joined him in tin
l.ondon District—that after the dispersion of Dun
combo’s men, he went wiili Alfred Dorr, unoiliui
of the insurgents, lo Chippewa, whence they cross
cd lo join the Navy Islanders—that they were or
board the Caroline at the time of the attaek—that
he understood the boat to belong to tlu Navy Is
landers—that in llio course of the day she had la
ken from Schlosser lo the island a six-poundcr, pro
visions and other supplies (or the insiirgenfs—that
when the boats approached the steamer lo make
the attack, a rifle was fired at them from the si earn
er—that l.neo was killed in the engagement, and
that himself Was made prisoner.
Next Iho affidavit ofGeorgo Nolop, of Brantford,
in the Gore _diatict, stating that on iho 25th De
cember be was at Nlilosser, on business —was ta
ken prisoner by n bo ly of armed men, calling them
sclV’or citizens of the United Mates—l lint ho .was
kept under guard twenty-four hours, during which
lime ho saw a six-pounder, belonging, as bis guard
told him, lo the United States, taken on board tlio
Caroline—that ho beard the men belonging to tlio
boat say that she belonged to the “patriots," and
was lo be employed m taking guns and slores to ATa
vy Island—that lie learned from Ins guard that there
were thirty armed men on board the boat, who
turned out ami tired upon the “lories"—that during
the confusion lie made bis escape—and that in the
guard room where be wis confined ilmre were two
casks of grape and cannier, undone of six-pound
shot, which the men said bud been taken fnmitbe
arsenal at Buffalo, and wore to bo sent to Navy Is
land.
Last comes tho affidavit of Luke Walker—the
hoy who was captured on board tlio boat, taken lo
Chippewa, mid subsequently returned to Buffalo;
which we copy in full.
Upi'SK Canada, District of Niagara, to wit;
Luke Walker of the city of Buffalo, in the Slate
of NcW York, in llie United States of America, la
borer, makcthonih and saith, thin ho was on board
the Steamboat Caroline last night when she was
captured; that there was about 30 armed men on
hoard; that the said bout* as ho understood, was
the property of the patriots on Navy Island; sho had
been employed during tlio day in Inking provisions
and stores lo the Island; the deponent was in the
cabin lying down,when bo heurdthe watch on dock
cry out, “//urra, boys, here comes the enemy;"
that he heard iho captain say lo the men, “sleep
well to-night, fir wo shall have hard work tomorrow
—there are many gentlemen coming from Roches
ter, mid wo shall havato take them over."
his
LUKE * WALKER,
mark
Sworn before mo at Chippewa, first having been
fully read and explained to him, the 30rh December.
1837. W. iJAMILTUM MERUIT,
Justice Peace.
The Patriot gives the proceedings in the Provin
cial parliament to the 30th Dec. inclusive. The
principal matters in agitation were an address to the
Queen in favor of uniting the two Provinces, and
a proposed suspension ol tho habeas corpus act.
The Patriot gives ,the following account ot the
affair, derived from fin informant at Chippewa :
Oulriday last, a steamer called the Caroline,
which hail been given, lent, chartered or sold by
the Bullalonians to the pirates on Navy Island,
dropped] down from Bnlialo to Schlosser. A pro
ject was immediately formed to cut her our, and
nine boats with nine volunteers in each were pre
pared in Chippewa Creek, with intent to start on
that set vice at 9 o’clock, but they did not depart
on i! 10. Thetnterpriso was commanded by Capt.
Drew oflhe royal navy- Four only ot tlio boats
made good their way to the steamer, which us ap
proached were bailed by a sentry, when no answer
being given the sentry ogam hailed, and the answer
returned was “Friends." butlhe countersign being
demanded and not given, the sentry fired at llie
leading boat, which ho missed, and was instancy
shot dead by a young sailor of the name of Arnold;
twelve or fifteen of our brave volunteers wore
on the deck ot the steamer; Capr. Drew being the
first on board, when commenced the tug of war.
The pirates lost 3 men ki..cd, several ol their
wounded got away, so that we made but few p.iso
nors. The number of pirates on board was aboul
30 well armed, but a great number of them were on
shore firing rifles from a distance in tho dark, regards
less whether they killed friends or foes Bu?h is
the courage of criminals. The same young sailor
who had shot the sentry, was wounded in the left
arm die moment he reached ihe deck, but he gal
lanilv with Ins right knocked down the pirate, who
had wounded him, and killed him with the hint end
ol his unloaded pistol. Tho pirate flag, being a
tricolor, with two stars, was taken by a gallant
young gentleman of ihe name of Finlaison, of the
Cobourg volunteers. Japtain McCormick, a lake
t captain who commanded the gerund boat, was sc- :
verely, thuiigb not dangerously wounded. Two
balls passed through his left wrist, aud one enter
-1 ed his left shoulder, lie hail, however, the satisfac
-1 lion of killing on the spot the pirate who shot him
m the shoulder. The gallant C’apl. Warren, latcof
'■ the 661 h regiment, who was in the same boat with
, captain McCormick, we are sorry to say was also
’ wounded by tw o sabre cuts and a pistol shot.
i- Navy Yard, Charleston S. C.
j Letter from the Secretary of the Navy in re
lation to tlie establishment of a Navy Yard at
' Charleston, South Carolina. December 27,
d 1837. —Refencd to the committee on Naval Af
il fairs.
j Navi Depaiit.me.vt, £
December 26, 1837. 5
’> Sir: In obedience to the resolution Os the
h House of Representatives on the 14th of October
a last, directing the Secretary of the Navy to re
, port to the House, at its next session, his opinion
hs to the expediency of establishing a navy yanl
' fur sloops of war, utnl other ships of a similar
class, at Charleston, South Carolina, or some
other portion of the southern coist, together with
5 such other information as he may possess oh
.. that subject, I beg leave to report;
e That in a printed document, of the Sehfeto of
the U. States, of the Clh of May, 1836, 24th
Congress, Ist session, No. 360, will he found a
I report of the Secretary of the Navy, communi
n catedtothe Senate on the 23d of January 1836,
I j with two letters and a report from captain Kcar
i ney, as tho United States Navy, and an extract
from the report on the survey of the coast of
Florida, made by Lieut, James Damage, of the
said Navy, together with documents accompany
ing the report of the Secretary of the Navy.con
. tabling valuable informatWh as to the propriety
, of establishing a navy yard at Charleston, for tlie
v building and repairing sloops of war, and stp ia j. |
h ler vessels, upon a consideration of which, I f aVe
It heretofore expressed the opinion ‘hat ‘he harbor
i- of Charleston might he judicio- : ; iy selected for
a Navy \ art! lor the bulldog an j re p airing such
) vessels; and that “, ne position.. of that harbor,
in ic.-pcct to Tuf squadron in the West Indies and
t.ie uu 1 ' n f Mexico, affords a strong argument
111 .avor of sleeting it as a naval station, inasmuch
ns it is often important to obtain recruits of sea
c men and supplies of provisions and stoics for Cur
vessels, without the inconvenience and delay cf
Lt visiting our Northern ports.”
It oppearn to me that the harbor of Charleston
presents many advantages, arising from the
wealth of business of the place, its number of
i y mechanics and laborers, its facilities for recruit.
>) ing seamen, and for obtaining supplies and pro.
t' visions for the navy; all which are entitled to
w much consideration in selecting a proper station,
•’> The growing importance of employing a large
1 sqadron in the West todies affords additional cv
r' idence of the expediency of establishing a tiavy
• yard at Charleston, cr same other portion of the
LIS eiouthteru coast between the Chesapeake and
cr Pensacola. The selection of such staiion must
° depend upon a view of all the comparative ad
s> vantages of the eilierent porta examined and to
be examined.
I beg to refer to a report from this Department
of the 28th of December last, to the Senate of
'd the United Stales (24th Congress, 2d scsssion,
No. 194,) under a resolution of that body of the
24th of May, 1836, requesting the Executive to
cause lobe made tho necessity examinations ahd
hy surveys of the severd! harbors south of the Clics
■ h apeake bay, and a report Upon the ctlmfhralive
by facilities and advantages of the slthe for thb es
-r- tablishmenl of a navy yard; under which rcsolu-
I lion, Commodore WooUey, Ciplain Olakloti,
■|j.’ aud Commander Shubrick, of the navy, were ap
ll-s pointed commissioners to make such examina
a lions; tngcthei with their report upon the same,
by which it will a[ pear that those commissioners
rt< give a preference to the harbor of Brunswick,
J® Georgia.
The documents referred to contain the inform
er aiion called tor.
s- Lieut. Wilkes, of the Navy, is now engaged
u upon a survey of the harbors of Beaufort and
II Wilmington, in Norib Carolina, and a survey of
” May river, from Tybee bar to the Hunting
j. Island. His report, as soon as it can ho obtained
it will be communicated to Congress.
e • I have the honor to he, Sir,
Very respect fully, your obedient,
d MAHLON DICKERSON-
I Hon. James K. Polk.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, IT. S.
COMMERCIAIii
,* AUGUSTA MARKET,
d Cotton.—The late accounts from Liverpool
keep our market for this article in quite an anima.
i) tod stale, and prices continue, firm nl the prices quo
i- tod bsluvv—tho sobs so far this week bate been
e quite heavy; the den'andis confined to no parlicu
„ larqualily. We now quote 9 a 11 cents ns the
u extremes nf the market, while most crop lots arc
u gold at from 10 a 101 cents.
'* Groceries—Continue vvillisilt Change; thelnisi
. ness doing with tho interior is now quite light; Mo
lasses is quite scarce and sales have been made
c from tho wharf at. 43 cents, cash.
° Exciiangk—Cheeks on New York continue in
demand at 3pr cent premium—on Charleston 1 per
cent.
0 Freights—to Savannah me now 50 echts per
,[ halo; to Charleston ic pr lb.
s
1 HAVRE MARKET, DEO 7
is Cottjn —Wo have had a limited demand during
d the last eight days, and our rates for United Stales
s short staples have experienced a decline of 1 a 2
0 centimes per I kilo. In other hands wo have no
k change to notice.
The sales have been 2739 bales, consisting of
P 196 b New Orleans, of which 24 tit 90,438 at 91 a
tv 101, )0 at 107 i, and 24 a choice lot at 120; 265
s- bales Mobile, oi which 49 at 80, 40 at 90, 129 at
974 a 98, and 47 at 102; 933 hales Upland, of which
53 at 90,228 at 1021 a 103; 915 hales Pernambuco
at 110 a 122; and 131 Patna at 93 a 99—the whole
duty paid. <S'lock 38,000, bales, of which 29,856 are
n United Slates.
r, Sales on the 7th.— Cotton.— 34 bales of Georgia,
100; 100 do. 92,50; 66, 90; 77,87,50; 189 Bahia, 95,
29 do. 95; 18 do. 93.
10 MARSEILLES MARKET, DEC. 2.
c Colton. — i’he market continues to he sustained,
( ) and since the reception of tho intelligence of the
rise at Liverpool, the transactions have been more
, e active. There is now no American on hand
'! MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
,* 16.—I’I’d. ships Angelique, \ich
j ? s » * V \ o,k ; Gov * Troup, Miller, Greenock; St. Marks,
11 Holmes, Liverpool; Paetolus, Harding*, do.; ithrs. Earle,
) '» s'lie, Havana; Evelina, Baker, St. Marks.
1 Arr. sc hr. Extra, Wilson, Philadelphia.
r l t() a » Propontis, Howts, Liverpool; Thra
t i\ IUII i 1 ,m !f r * c,O ; . bark woman-, Davis, Boston; brics
• 1 aiidorn, dheppanl, Providence; Orson, Smith, Kinjr
-4 ® lo . n » Jam.; falcon banners, Baltimore; schrs. Tripoli,
i- skinner, do.; George, Heard, Charleston; Warwick,
r Snow, Cuba. ’
r r,f.tJ'f: U< !t- Steil, ? hoats Wood. Augusta*
p ciiainam, \\ ray, do.
e CItAKLI'.SI'ON, Jan. 17—Arrived vesterdav, |hr
y barque: Isabel la, Auld, i rccnoek, sailed lath Niiv. l, r
■ < "lU"ne, barrell, Kingston, Jan. .1 days, schrs
s Richmond V.VY"' V rk 5 Pacific, faddhford.
• nne wa Sa '.nn’h; J «■«. «• A»gus,
Heart'd, hr shi) l John Taylor, Mcffuren, Liverpool
• ss
” *•>“ '“ srii yesterday, L’ S .Mail schr Hope, Griffiths
1 nafu^rM^iS 81 " 1 " '-‘Oh:
s 111 ■■mi,
r o married,
. OnthecvemngoHhe9lh,hytheßev. -r Gold
' ri, sV , A ’ .fftoghter of .Mr. James U'ji..
( field. " oslungton, Wilkes Co. S ,
‘ p 1,1 Cl | arlesl " n -Ihf Hilh inst. by the Rev, I
1 , M P ° B ‘ls Mr - WEL C-Wnsstrv.ofthis city,
• iw!2s ß. S ;
The friends and acquaintances of Mr. William
Diux, Mis. Latino, and Mrs. Leon Drux, are re
spectfully invited, to attend the funeral of the
infant ion of the latter,“Ahmand Lrwis,” from
their residence on Ellis street, Thit Morning at
9 o’clock, without further inflation. Jan. 18.
————^l— l ———■
AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. /
Committees appointed for the present month.
Committee , Dhision Mo. I.—Mr. P. H.
Mantz, Mr. John Knight, Mrs. Nancy Jones, Mrs.
Thomas Gardner.
Committee, Division Mo. 2.—Doc!. Paul F
Eve, Mr. M. M. Drown, Mrs. Elizabeth Colo
Mrs. Anna Manri Sloy.
Committee, Division Mo. 3.—Mr. Porter
Fleming, Mr. Marlin Wilcox, Mrs, Darna Mc-
Kinne, Mrs. Ann Berry hill.
All cases of sickness and distress please report
to them. M. M. DROWN, Sec'y pro tern
dec Hi Ini 299
The Constitutionalist will please copy this.
CO" A CARD.— A report having gained cir
culation that I had relinquished rny Professional
cn"gagements, I take this method ofcorrecting
such a mistake, as my intention is, and alwava
has been to wait on all Ladies and Gentleman
who may require my services as an instructor of
Music on the Piano Forte and Guitar.
Terms j per quarter.
Piano Fortes Tuned.
W. H. ORCHARD.
Application to be made at A. Ivetson’s Music
Store, No 217 Broad, street,
dec 9 288
WAAriTtIT). —A person wild is in every res
i » # pect qualified fb act As Book-keeper or
Sulcsinnn is desirous of obtaining a situation in
some respectable establishment. The advertiser
possessing a thorough knowledge of business froth
an exneriomo of eight or nine years, in various
branches of the mercantile line, and being well ac
quainted in this city, is confident ho could render
every satisfaction Id any one who may engage his
services A lino addressed to AB, box 73 post of.
lice will meet with attention. Jan 18. 1 hemlfit
STOP THAT DOG !
(T . Strayed or Stolen.—A Slut
vv Drey-hound, black, with feet and
/fT LiifSnpS?dm extreme point of die tail tip-
M ped wilh white. Any person who
will restore her to the owner
shall be liberally rewarded. Enquire at tins office,
jan 18 2t It £r:
ROSE OINTMENT for Tetters,
Pimples on the face, and other cutaneous ei
uptions,for se.lu by ANTONY A: HALVES,
■lan 18 14 232 Broad .treat.
C'IELATINE CAPSULES OF PURE
ft BALSAM of COPAUIA.—This elegant pre
pnrmiort in which the Balsam of Copaiba is now
administered, and which has received the decided
approbation ofthe Royal Academy of Medicine at
Paris, is now for sale at Apothecary Hal], No.
232 Broad street. Every patient under the neces
sity of taking this valuable, lint disagreeable med
icine, will readily appreciate the value of a plan of
ndlhinistiatbn, as in Galatino Capsules, whereby
the unpleasantness of the dose is entirely prevented.
Jan 18 14 ANTONY & HAINES.
MONTH!} after date, application will
ho made to the Honorable, the Inferior Court
of Richmond county, when silting for ordinary pur
poses, for leave to sell the real estate of 1. J.
Brown, deceased. P FLEMING,
Jnn 18 )4;wfmo Administrator’^
tniUd States TSail Line,
Fine four horse Coaches to Athens, Georgia
(Fifty miles travel on the Georgia Rail Road.)
nIRAM N. WILSON returns his thanks to the
public for their liberal patronage since ho has
commenced running the above line, and would in
form them, that he tins purchaser: the interest of
bis late partner in the line and will hereafter run ii
on bis own account. He has made every arrange
ment fur the public accommodation, and in addition
to his mail lino has added an accommodation line—
travellers by noth will he conveyed 50 miles on the
Georgia Rail Road. His coaches are all new, and
made of the Peal materials ; his drivers careful, and
horses gentle.
The mail Line
Will leave Aligusla every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday mornings, at Half part 8 o’clock, vi i Rail
Road, for Washington, Lexington, Athens, Jeffer
son ami Gaihesvillß.
THE ACCOMMODATION LINE
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings,
nt the snhin hour, and by the Rail Road, vm Craw
fordsvilie, Greensboro, Poland’s Bridge, and Wat
kinsville to Alliens
RETURNING.
The Mall line Will Ibave Athens every Monday
Wednesday and Friday, at half past II o’clock,.•.
m., and the Accommodation lino every Tnc
Thursday and Saturday, at the same hour, andar!
rive at Augusta next afternoon by 8 o’clock, p, m,
by the Georgia Rail Road.
Passengers from Augusta Id Spring Place, should
leave Augusta on Mondays and Fridays ; on arriv
ing nt .Spring Place, they will intersect n fine of
four horse post coaches to Nashville, Tonn., which
runs three times a week.
JKr'Plio Office in Augusta is kept at the General
Stage Office, in one of the front rooms of the Eagle
and Piicemx Hotel. -«
Sir All Parcels, Bundles, &c. nt the risk of the
owner.
&s“Fare to Washington 85, Athens 89, and to
all other points in proportion
Augusta, Ga. Jnu 0, 1838 w6m 3
oVolicc.
Office Iron Steamboat Co. Augiata, Ga.
AA/EETING of the Stockholders of this Com
pany, will he held at the Company’s office,
on Monday,the sth day ot February next, to elect
twelve Directors to manage the affairs of the Com
pany for twelve months irom (bat date. The Pell
willjbc opened from 3 to 5, I’. M.
■AS. A. FAWNS, Sec’y & Treas’r.
Jen 6 wtd 4
Police.
THE co-partnership heretofore existing unde
the firm of Carson Hamilton, was dissolved
on the Ist instant, in consequence of the death of
Mr Jlt Hamilton. As it is necessary that the bu
siness of the late firm should be brought to a close,
it is earnestly requested that all persons indebted’
in any way, will make payment ns early as possible,
to the subscriber, surviving eo-partner, who will
continue the business on his own individual ac
co'V?'’ , ELISHA CARSON.
Charlcston.Dee 19. [dec 23 3tw 300
(xi’ocerics.
r J'HF. Grocery business heretofore conducted un
der the fimiof Skinner & Hamilton (which was
disso.vcd on the 20th inst. in consequence of the
death of Mr. Hamilton's brother in Charleston,)
will be continued by the undersigned at the <M
stand, and they solicit the very liberal patronage i
heretofore extended to the late firm of S* l[
dec 23 3tw E SKINNER & CO.
A Ciii-d.
I%| ONS. P. GEAY, a native of Paris, respectful
*7 tenders his services to this community, as a
I cacher of the French Language. His deep know
ledge ot the English language,and that of'the differ
ent sv. terns of teaching French, enable him lo ren-/
der tfiat study easy and pleasing. He gives lessons'
either at the students Rouse or in seminaries He
will also open a nigbt school as soon as six persons
shall have subscribed. Apply to him at Airs. Sa
vage's boarding house.
Refer to Air. Egerlon, (who employs him,) Air
AlcLaws, Air. G. T. Dortic, and Hr. L. A Dueas
dec 4 283 wt f
Strayed or ”
PROA/ the subscriber’s wagon at Appling, Col
* iiinbiacounty, Geo.,a Yellow N'orrelHOKSE
about nine years of age, large frame, heavily built;
other particulars not remembered. A reward o
J wenty Dollars Hill be paid or his delivery, or any
information that may be given will be timok'ully re
ce'yed - HIRAM N, WILSON
Augusta, june „ j-jj