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~ RFM Vft Ks " 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