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From the \tw- 1 urk Su i./o y Morning Nrut. niE niiKr.. The recent duel at Washington, which hut wound up the feelings of ihe community lo the highest pilch of excitement, origiitslcd in the following manner: The Hon. Mr. Giavcs, of Kentucky, was the hearer of » vary courteous note from Col. James Watson Wchh to I lie Hon. Mr. Cilley, of Maine. We subjoin it:- (iiMtir's Hotel. / Washington, Fob. 21, 1838. S To o le Hon. Jonathan Cilley; Sm —In lit# Washington Globe, of the 12th inst. you Uro reported to have said in the course of the debate which look place in the House ol Representatives on that day, growing out of a publication made in the Ncw-York Courier At Enquirer—“ He (you) knew nothing of thisedi tor; but if it was the same editor who had once made grave charges against an institution of this country, and afterward* was said to have received bt.alums to the amount of soma $52,000 from the ■snne institution, ami gave It his hearty support, fce did not think hie charges were entitled to much credit in an American f Congress.” I deem it my duly to apprise yon, sir, that I am the editor ot the paper lit which the letter of the “ Hpy in Washington,” charging a member of Congress with corruption, was first published’ and the object o< this communication is to in quire of you, whether I am the editor to whom you alluded, and tl so, to a*k thd explanation which tho character of your remarks render* necessary. Very respectfully, your oh’t. serv'r, J WATSON WEBR. Mr. Cilley, after taking the nolo in his hand ntnl being apprised ot Its contents, declined ic ectving it. Mr. litavcs again tendered it, and aaid ; ' If you do not receive this note from Col. Webb, you will place me in an unpleasant pre dicament, and compel ntu to lender you one from myself.” Mr. Gilley replied that he hoped not. Mr. firaves said it won Id he, unavoidable —whereupon Mr. Cilley asked half an hour lor consideration. At the expiration of the appointed lime ,Mr. Cilley said to Mr. Craves : •• I have determined not to lake tho nolo ol Col. Webb, became I will not hohl mg tel/ re epontihle to any conductor of'a public /trait fur worth tt/token in itehmeuil thh floor, Mr Mr. Craves answered ; <• Then I am to understand that yon do not place the rejection of Col. Webb's note on the ground that yon do not consider him u gentle man.’ To which Mr. Cilley responded : “Ceiluinly not —1 do not know Col. Webb even by sight, and know nothing against ins character as a gnmleinan.” ) Mr. Graves said he thought this would he sal •isfuclory ; hut asked a few minutes to relied upon it. ' Immediately after this interview Mr. Graves mid leased a letter to Mr. Cilley recapitulating the substance of the, conversation, ami requesting him to reduce it to writing. Mr. Cilley then r illed in ami consulted with Mr. Duncan, ol the House, ami Mr. Lteinon; of the Henute, and some others, the result of which was a reply, late in the evening, in which Mr. Cilley refused to recog mm so much ot Mr, Grnvoa’ report of their cons vernation as related to Col. Webb, and aaid that he had neither admitted nor d nied his claim to ioo considered us u gentleman. This was con sidered by Mr. Graves »n quettioning hi* veracity, nml he demanded an admission in writing ol what had occurred in their personal interview.— This was refused; whereupon Mr, Graves eenl a note, by Mr, Wise, to Mr. Gilley. (Hero follows the cot respondent* between Messrs. Graves snd Cilley. and the statement o 1 the seconds already published in the Chronicle and Sentinel.] Having now gone through the details of this unfortunate nllair, and placed them on record • part and parcels of history, as events ol (lie limes, it will he expected by our readers that we should spread hclote them our own views of the , rite, progress and termination of this unpleasant ; and unhappy occurrence. We would premise, t however, that in all such events, sympathy fol- [ lowa the victim—it u a kind and natural tm- j. pulse, although there may ho case* where sym pathy is justly due to the survivor. Mr. Cilley p came from a section of our own country, where ( duelling receives no sanction : lew, it any ot his ( constituents would have approve I his appeal l» arms, even in his own justification t the moral sense and moral practice of the people at the cast am against duelling. He could, therefore, have doubly fortified himself against accepting a chal lenge; first, on the ground dial ho was not called upon to answe[.for wo ds spoken on Ihe Uoor ol the House ; and secondly, dial participating in u ' duel would forfeit the confidence of Ids conslitu- I enls. We regret to say that he availed himself 1 ol neither excuse, hut placed his refusal to reply I to the invitation ol Col. Webb on tho vague avid t indefinite ground that he was not a gentleman, s perfectly aware dial such an answer would bring i him in personal conflict with that friend, who, i believing Col. Webb lobe a mall of honor, had 1 consented to be die bearer of Ins message —and ( although ho had a great respect for Mi. G. ives, | and admitted that he entertained tho la-si eelmgs , towards him, yet ho would rather lake tho alter- | unlive of fighting and probably killing Mr. Graves, | rather than to withdraw an ollensivo remaik re flecting on Col. Webb, whom ho admitted that j he did not even know personally. We are eon- | strained, therefsro, to t-ay that so fur from poor ( Cilley wishing to avoids duel, or so far bom bis b -mg driven into n as alleged, bo rather di sited n than otherwise, nml selected ihe rdle because lie foil he was expert in die use ol tGut weapon, snd practised for die purpose of killing Guives scveial hours with success, and in all probability would have kill ’d him had die wind been less high and boisterous. Wo are also constrained, I in suppoit of our position, lo stale what has reached us in a shape which wc deem authentic 1 When Mr, Jarvis, of Maine, last year challenged ' Mr. F. O. J, Smith, of the same s ate, Mr. Cilley ' was of opinion dial the parties should have > fought, 't his evidently proves that ha was not 1 as averse to duelling ss some of the community i suppose him to have been. I With respect to tbu question, how tar a i member of congress should be called upon to I answer for language used in debate, H is a difficult and delicate point. Freedom ol de- i bate is closely connected with tne freedom of our ins tuitions and great latitude should ho allowed to such discussion. We, who claim and are ready to defend the great and sacred I privilege of the freedom ot t:i• • press, slum d he ready l.kv.vsc to sustain freedom ul - speech, but if they are identified—if they should stand or tail together, the same pro- i lection and the same checks should he mutu ally interposed. It'the press libels a citizen, he seeks redress in a court ul pislice and ob tains damages lor the slander, it a member of congress charges a citizen with corruption —showers on Ins head the most ignominious epithets—has him branded throughout the Union, by the force ol lus remarks and the influence of Ins station, as an outca-’t and a vagabond, that member shields himself from the legal consequences by claim ng his privi lege and Its exemption from responsibility fur words uttered in debate, ile sacrifices a fellow citizen, the mention of whoso mine is not, probably, demanded by the political char acter of the subject in debate, and when that j citizen asks lor redress according to the laws' ! of honor, salsa li > mr or true, no matter; lit 1 is answered, ‘your character is bad, you are no gentleman, and I will not fight you.’ Here we at once perceive that freedom of llie pro-'H and freedom of debate are vr'rv d flercnl matters; it. the one the editor is held Ifg.il'y and personally responsible, but in debate there is no redress, no responsibility to the injured | arty A member of congress may, however, decline giving explanations for words spoken m debate, bn', unless Ins antagonist be a convicted felon, or lias done some net Trdnch places Inin out of the pale ot civilized society, llie excuse never sbon d be offered that be isn > gentleman. Col. Webb, it m well known, baa made many enemies by acting from impulse—be lias niado more lrorn bis political position, and may make others from certain peculiarities of temper;—Who is taulib.'R.a? Hot that bis family arc respectable on more accounts limn one, and that Ins as sociates arc gentlemen—that Ins appearance and manners —bis mode of file, habits and characteristics give Inin an equal claim to the title of a gentlemen with any other who is ad mitted to hold that rank, no one boro, we bid eve, will deny. In private life wo know him to be generous, benevolent and kind hearted; one who would wilfully injuin neitb. er friend nor foe; and who would go far to do another a service—treating all who come in contact with him, no matter what Ins position in life,as a gentleman should. There was n » j'Hiifleatmn therefore, for refusing to g.ve the simple explanation asked for, on the ground assumed by Mr. Cdley. It lias been said tint lliere are members of congress who hive the privilege of charg.ng any citizen with being no gentleman, and yet are fur Irom long gentleman themselves. Tins we not only fully believe, but we have an instance in direct proof of ttio position. Wo allude to a Mr. Duncan; of Ohio. It will be recollected by our lenders (bat ibis aff.ir bod its origin in a letter liom the Spy at Washing ton, who, it seems, throw out an insinuation winch reflected on the integrity of a member of congress not named. Mr, W ice, ol Vir ginin, vitbout any consultation with the Spy, cunueo i d it to lie Ins duty, as a member of the house, to propose the appointment of a committee of investigation. On this rerobi tiou lor the appointment of a committee, Mr. Hynuin, of North Carolina, indulged in ibe must gross and slanderous attacks on the character ot the press generally; they were such as are some'lines heard from a drunken tap-room politician —such, in short, as might be expected Irom that grade of character in festing the Five l*o ills of ibis city. He was billowed by Duncan, of Ohio who attacked the Spy personal.y, in the following language: ( Here follows some remarks of Mr. Duncan very abusive Ot iho Spy in W ohi igtion, but Haying not a word about Col. Webb j ft is very evident from the loregoing re marks of Mr. Dundan, that ho selected the Imigunge aud terms used by him for the pur pose of gelling rid of personal responsibility. It was an ingenious device of the honorable and courageous meniher to place himself so low, so degru cd ami so debased by liih lan guage and vituperation, that tip gentleman— indeed no man pretending to bo remotely a gentleman—could possibly, by any conven tional rules or contingency call him out His slander, therefore, hud free scope; aim he has by ibis ambidexter movement succeed ed in getting clear. The case of Duncan is tbn reverse of that of Mr. Cdley. We know no editor in our country who would not be disgraced in (ending him a challenge. It may said in extenuation of the above gross abuse, that this Duncan only knew 'lie “Sfiy" by general reputation; and that pcr.-onaliy bo made no charge against him from bis own knowledge: but bo did not portray the gener al reputation of the Spy at Was.i ngton— no man has ever expressed similar opinions of , bun ; consequently the slander has been fubri- , cite I out o' whole cloth, as it is termed, the , Spy in bis peregrinations having probably . stumbled over some truth against this very | Mr. Duncan, and he availed himself of Ins t privilege, to abuse and vilify him. g That tins particular occasion should be , seized upon to denounce all concerned in ibis | unhappy affair as murderers, with the single , exception of tHe dec ‘used Mr. Gilley, is m our ‘ estimation supremely ridiculous. We do not | intend in any way to uphold the barbarous and , wicked practice of duelling, and we have ever raised our voice against the false notions of honor which prompt it ; but we insist, that il Mr. Graves and b s seconds, and tbo seconds of Mr. Gilley, are murderers then is Mr Oil ley a murderer, aye and a suicide to boot, and ( baa died a murderers death—a death ofvio- ( lenc ■ / for did be not promote, did lie not abet the foul act I Whence, then, tins mawkisk ( sens bilily, Ibis sympathy with him who pro- ( voiced lb ; quarrel, and refused to meet tbo | injured party ! If those men against whom , tne hue and cry is now raised, are murderers, as is alleged, then ate there many murdereis now silting in our congressional ball—yes— record the names <>f all the highest men who • tiuve held honor ib e rank in our country— ransack the pages of our national history, and you will find that at least one third ot our mist revered patriots worn murderers ! ! hot tie majority of our countrymen justify them- ‘ solves—let the major-ty ot that portion ol the press now most clamorous in fixing the nig- ': inn ol crime upon the actors in tins bloody i dram', b ush ibat they contributed to elevate | a murderer t> the ctiief mag.piracy of our country. Mr. Gilley saw fit. to put himself under the I government ot the code of honor, as be chose to recognize it; under the dictates ot that code bo went out, deteimilled to kill Ins opponent —several shots were exchanged before ho was hit: it is now urged that the seconds | should have prevented Hie exchanging of the i final and latal shot! Why! Did the parties go out to got through a mere ceremony, or did | they go to kill! If it was a farce which they 1 were to perform, why load their rifles with balls'? if a tragedy, why not shed blood. For our ow n part, we think that politic j opinion is not sufficiently liberal on tins | occasion —we do not, m tins case nt least, | attempt to follow the views of most of our j porso ial and reading friends, but we express the honest dictates ot our heart and judgment, j Willi regard to duelling, we say, reform it altogether —-l is a practice unchristian, and J partaking 100 much ot the character of the dark days of barbarism; nod but little, if any | justification of it can be argued—ujis an un- J fairway of settling a dispute; as much so as j to to.-t the just ce of a cause by comparison of personal beauty, oglim IBB| talent, or expert- ! ness in any sport or exercise—of weight, height, or, indeed, of any quality or p sses sion which men may see lit to boast of. The bravest man m tae worn! may be a bad shot— may be nervous, and, in a thousand oilier ways, bo an unfit match for the practised j adept We are glad to preceivc that public opinion [, lias,on Hus occasion, taken one very proper , d rectum —that the cusmm of duelling is ! utout to receive its dealbb ow from tne proper ‘ j source; —the moral sense of the community I ■ will crush it; for that moral sense lias at last * boon aroused. Miy the work fc" 1 until it aha I be as disgrace ul in tin: caliim. lion of tbo whole people to violate lire aixth, as the eighth commandment We must not, in these afong parly limes, and limes of high excilemett, expeel to see men elected to congress ‘or their virtues merit and talent alone. Wien certain votes’ and nu-a Hires are required, certain men must be chosen as instruments; am, from such men, wlnt are we to look tor! With it if the v rtuc. the p’llnolim, the high intellectual worth found lit tiio seat of government, Washington city contains men whoso mornings are pass i ed m the bar room—whose evenings are spent at the gambling tables, and whose nights are eassed at the negro dances;—yet, such men have privileges. and claim to tie gentlemen. In conclusion, we cannot hut advert to the position of col. Wehb, and to lire motives winch have goaerned his conduct throughout the whole affair. The exposition which lie has himself made in the Conner and Enquirer of .Friday morning must be perfecily satisfa?' tory to every man of honor and feeling. For 1 years l,e has been the sidy-jut of the most gross imputations, affecting Ins political char acter, and calculated to destroy hie personal repiralion. From his prominent position, lie 1 lias been a favort’e mark for all the pension ed retainers of the administration. The language has furnished no iqulml s giiificaiit of meanness and profligacy 100 violent to be applied to him. The malignity of Ins politic al adversaries has known neither hint nor degree. As long us ihs vituperation via general, and was confined to ‘.lie subordinate agents and hirelings of the government, such as the Evening I’ost, and the lhaindoaler, he very properly treated it with silent con tempt. But, he formed an early determina tion that no specific charge of a derogatory character should he made agains’ him Irom 1 I a rcsposible source, witnout the demand for » ! suitable reparation. Mr. Cilley charged him’ 1 j m effect, with having been bribed by me Uni ted States bank in the su n of $52,1)00 Tins was an old calumny, but none the less - injurious on that account, and none the less painful to a man of mnorahlo feelings and proper sensibilities. —lie is a husband and a fattier, as well as a member «sf society, a ;d the conductor of a political journal. —lie tell that he owed a duty to Ins family. On their account, as well as his own, he was determi ned to vindicate his reputation; and is there a husband and a father who fails to sympathize in this most nut unit and most honorable soli citude? Where is the man who would rest quietly under such gross and disgrticelul char ges/ lie is not worthy the form ho bears vVliere is llie man who would seek for expla nation and redress in language more courte ous, or in a less vindictive lemper? We con smer the original note of col. Webb, to Air. Cilley, the best proof of Ins forbearance, Ins manliness, and Ins niagnuii rnity. —lt afforded every opportunity to itia! gentleman to explain orroiract Ins offensive language, without any imputation upon Ins own spirit or courage. In this respect colonel Webb was exceeding ly liberal and generous. There was nothing m Ins note at which the most jealous and t is t.dious pride could have taken offence. II Mr. Cilley hud but read it, we are satisfied that hie animosity or prejudice would have been disarmed, and that he would never have defied the justice that was so courteously and so temperately demanded. There was no menace- - no harsh expression —no inlnn til iuii of hostility. it desired an explanation of his language, ii asked merely it Air. Cil ley intended to endorse the accusation set forth m his name to the World. Will any man—with the soul of a man —pretend to de ny that colonel Webb was bound .V 1 self-res pect to call (or the explanation —and liijt Mr. Cilley was equally bound to grant it! I’o'r the subsequent occurrences, colonel Webb is mno wise responsible. The inoi ting of Mr Graves will) Mr. Cilley, lie was anxious to prevent. Os this there is abundant evidence. But how could he have anticipated or averted the catastrophe? How could ho have fore- 1 seen that Mr. Cilley —instead of receiving Ins 1 request for explanation—would add contume ly lo injury, and aggravate a wrong by an in sult? On tins point we have had but one opinion—and we are satisfied that the public mind will ultimately arrive at the same con violion. Whatever censures may ho heaped upon other actors in this affair, colonel Wehb stands unimpoached before the community. Far y malice, no doubt, will assail and stig m.riize him—but we are confident, on a calm review of bis conduct, nod of all the circum stances in the affair —that every man of feeling of intelligence and of honor will not only ac quit him of all impropriety, bur, respect him the more for his prompt solicitude to vindic ate his character before the country, and to leave it unsul ied in the eyes of liis children. CHRUNIULhJ AND SEiN l'liM c.u. Thursday Moraine, March 15. (!_)■ We are requested U> stale that the An nivoisary Meeting of the Georgia Stale Bible Society, will he held in the Lecture room of thej I’iCshyterinn Church, this evening at 7 o’clock, j Several addresses may be expected. The public are respectfully invited to attend- Wo are glad to learn from the Charleston papers that the Steam packet New York, which ! left New Y-rk on the 3d inst., and had not been t heard of before, is not 1 , though mucidatn nged by a severe gale. Sire had lo pul into Norfolk, whence some of Irer passengers sailed for Charleston in another boat. Tits Charleston Courier slates, that Boothe, the tragedian now in that city, came very near killing Flynn, another actor, while in bed, on I Monday night last, in a fit of delirium. He ! broke a cast iron fire-dog over his head, and oil), eiwiso severely bruised him. His wounds arc | S not dangerous, By Express Mail yesterday morning we have lln vr accounts from Liverpool, to Feb 1, Th>’ i Cotton market had revived a little, and was firm. The London papers speak of the great abun dance of money lobe had in that place at very 1 low rates of interest. It is said that capitalists j can gel nothing for the use of their funds. If j | they will only gel Doctor Jackson, cr the ‘'fol- I lower of his footsteps” lo reign ovei them instead' of Queen Victoria, long enough to make a few I experiments, a scarcity could easily bis produced. We could dispense with the services of these learned theorists and skilful practitioners on this side of the water, but have it not in our hearts 1 to wish any nation cursed with their quackery, j without sending along the Editor of the Glebe to j damonstrsto to’their victims that their system | produces •* a pressure which no hunr t man should regicl.” [aonxcsiCATt*.] PHRENOLOGY. Mj, EuiToa—l find the nun row this morn ing at si* minutes put five o'cluck j if any of our astronomical chaps can account for it, please give them the use of your columns, and oblige Erratic. P.'S. The piesent incumbents of Ward No. 3 will be supported by their f old friends, except A. J. Miller, Esq. removed out of the limits. BY EXPRESS MAIL. • from tia N It Com. Adv. Mutch JO Important from Europe. Wc yesterday announced as below, the packet ship independence, Captain Nye, rom Liver pool. About si* o’clock received our files— London to the 23d, and Liverpool to the 241 h inclusive. Subsequently the packet ship Oxford, Captain Raihbone, was announced as below, and at a very early hour tins morning, wo received our tiles, brought by this vessel —London to theSUt January, and Liverpool to the Ist of February, both inclusive, with commercial and marine in telligence to the latest dates. The parliamentary proceedings on Canadian alfiirs are of high interest. The Earl of Durham has been appointed Governor general of all the llnlish Provinces in North America, and was to sail for Quebec in season for the opening of the Hi Lawrence. It affords us great pleasure to slate that the earl will come out clothed with lull powers to grant a general amnesty. Our London correspondent writes us as fob ows’ “,Ii is currently reported in the clubs, this evening, that the reason of the adjournment of the Commons to Friday, Feb 3d, is a split in the mhiLliy; and that the Duke Wellington has been applied to on the subject.” CANADA AFFAIRS. Proceedings of Pariiamcut. Parliament met on the Ibdi January, pursuant to adjournment. In the House of Lords, the papers rela ing to the state of Canada were laid on the table by Lord Glenelg, who submitted it to the House whether the discussion of the pro posed measures should be commenced at once, or whether he should give notice for an address to the throne, to be moved the next day but one. Inihe House of Commons Lord John Russell said it was his duly to propose, first, that an ad dress be sent to the Queen, pledging the House to assist her Majesty in restoring tranquility to Lower Canada; and, second, to move to bring in a bill by which, lor a certain time, the culling of an Assembly in that province may be sus pended, and authority provided to meet the emer gency and provide for the future government of ilia province. Lord John Russell then went at great length into a history of the administration of the pro vince, contending that there had been no injus tice or oppression in the course of the mo her country, ami condemning wnli great severity the disloyal sentiments that bad been uttered in that llou.-o by certain members. His lordship then proceeded as follows.— I come now to a question which has been ar gued in a very different temper —it is a question whether it is for our interest to abandon Lower Canada altogether. I say, at once, 1 cannot bring . my mind to the conclusion that it would be so. 1 say, at once, that the single motive of the at. tavhuienl of a considerable portion of the popu lation to the British constitution, and the sttua. lion in which they would be left if we abandoned the province to the French party. that motive alone would be sufiicirnl reason with me tor em phatically saying “No” to such a proposition. — [Cheers j Hut if the reasons 1 have mentioned were insufficient, there are oilier considerations which would induce the Government to oppose any project of abandonment, Supposing the Hi. Lawrence under the command ot the United H ales, and a Canadian republic established at Quebec, does any one bel eve that the other pro vinces, the provinces of Nova Hcolia and Now Brunswick, could be kept under control 1 No, sir, I am convinced, if such a s ate of things should liv any mischance coma round, ibe ques tion would “rise whether we Ihould nut try to regain Lower Canada, or abandon North Ameiica altogether. Was England prepared for such an alternative 1 Ido belie ye that the possession of our colonies tends materially to jhe prosperity ot tins empire. On the preservation ot our colonies depends the continuance of our commercial ma rine, and on our commercial marine mainly de pends our naval power, and on out naval power mainly depend the strength and supremacy of our arms. 1 Hunk, then, 1 may say, without arguing the question any farther, that it is our policy, as well as but fairness and justice to our fellow-sub jects, that we should nut think of abandoning these provinces. [Hear, hear, hear.] With respect lo lorce, it will be, 1 think, abso lutely necessaiy that a very sufficient force should bo in the Hi, Lawrence in the spring, as soon as the navigation opens. [Hear.] For my own part, 1 may say ibat 1 entertain no apprehensi ms as lo what may have hitherto been done by these insurgents, abamloned as they seem to have been by the great body o( the British, and even French Canadians. But it is obvious, at the same time, that, an insurrection having once broken out, a temp tation is by toe very circumstance presented, to many a temptation not to be resisted, to endeavor to shake the British pu#er m Cau j ada. Let me be understood us not meaning j to say Hint any treaties of Inendsliip wan I this country are likely to be forgotten on the ! present occasion, enher by the great powers j cl J.urope or by Ameiica. 1 have no intention I of even insinuating Hie possiuihiy of such an occurrence, and tne conduct ot the United Hiatus Government, since the commencement of ti e disturbances m t. a.ieda, strongly lends ! to convice ns tna' Irom me United H,ates the I Canada rebels will meet wild neither eympa- I thy nor assistance. Mr. Hume replied, contending that the discon tents in Lower Canada hud been caused not by the Assembly, but by lire Legislative Commit and the Executive. He comeded, however, tliat the mission ol Lord Durham was wise, and likely lo be attended with the best effects, provided bo went out w ith full power to redress grievances and effect the necessary refill me. Mr. Hume in sisted .hat ttie Legislative Council must bo either abolished or made elective. Mr. Grote affirmed that no measures of pacifi cation would be effectual, snort of a total change | in die constitution of the Legislative Council. Hir Robert Pet 1 censured ministers for the loss of tuna that hud been -uttered to take place, but declared Ins intention to give them Ins cordial | support in attempting at all hazards to put down t ttie icvolt. Ho would not say that IHo Canadians bad not causes of complaint, but ho would say that there was nothing justifying them m an ap peal to arms. Lord John Russell read the Queen’s answer to the address, which was to the following ef fect. Her Majesty thanked her faithful commons for the B-surance given her lo support her elforts lor the resiuialiuA of the tranquillity of Lower Canada. The unfortunate events that had taken place there had given her the deepest concern; and her Majesty looked forward with anxiety to the period when the re eslablihmenl of order would enable her lo lay Ibe foundation of las ting peace. The spirit ot concord mamrested, and tne ex rrlions made by llieNoilh Aanierican provinnes in support of tier authority, demanded her war mest acknowledgements. Lord John Russell then a.kcd leave l« intro duce his bill, the provisions of which are stated in hU speech; quoted above. He added that the powers confided by the bill would be exercised by Sir John Colborne until the arrival of Lord Durham; the latter would be clothed with lull powers to act as he saw fit, and if circumstances required it, to grant a general amnesty. This announcement was received with cheers. Mr. VVarburton applauded the amnesty, but severely censured the oHiccrs employed in put ting down the revolt in Lower Canada, whom be accused of vanton and unnecessary cruelty. Her argued in favor of emancipation the colonies contending that such a course would be advanta geous to the mother country as well as to the colonies. He maintained that there was great danger of the colonies uniting witli the republic of the United Slates, and the wisdom rather of setting up an independent republic which should counterbalance the enorraour power of that confederacy. He avirred that the separation must lake place, sooner or later, and it was best to have it come at once, while it could ba effect ted so as to be advantageous to Great Britain. Mr. Hume admitted that be had predicted the revolt, but repelled the charge that he had been instrumental in causing it. He denied that ba had ever held any correspondence with I’apin eau, and defended the conduct of Mackenzie. MrGrote moved that Mr Roebuck be allowed to speak on the bill, it was agreed to. The bill was then read, and Mi Roebuck argu ed against it at great length, contending that the whole conduct of the House of Assembly had been wise, just and patriotic—that the course of the provincial government bad been foolish and tyrannical—that Papineau bad done nothing deserving of reprehension—that the organs of the government bad stirred the people up to in surrection—that an unllimale separation of the Canadas from Great Britain was inevitable— that the United States had already become 100 powerful for the welfare of England—that the Canadians would unite with this too powerful republic—and that the course proposed would bring down upon the beads of the proposers the execrations of insulted millions, Mr Roebuck then withdrew, On the 2fiih the debate was resumed. Sir R IT-ai’s amendments were conceded by Lord John Russell—and the kill thus 'kmended was agreed to in committee and reported to the House; and on the 27th was passed, 110 to 8. On the same day it was brought up to the House of Lords, read and ordered to its second reading on 2d Feb. Great Britain. The latest advices from .Now V'ork were to the 2nd of January, at which lime the Navy Island folly was in full tide of operation. We are glad, on many accounts, to perceive that the tone ol the papers is discreet and moderate toward this country, and tba. of the speakers in Parliament still more so. John Reeve the comedian is dead. He died on the 21th January Lord brougham made a tremendous speech on the slave trade, in the House of Lords, on the 2‘Jth of January. His lordship admitted that the emancipation act was a failure. Dr, John Rolpb, for whose apprehension the government in upper Canada has offered the sum of £5OO, was practising at Rochford, in Essex, about three years since. He distinguished him self in the gieat contests for that country, as an active and eloquent partisan of Mr. Wellesley ; and he seconded the celebrated resolutions moved by Mr. Hairy at a county meeting, convened by Mr. Western and the whigs, and which were car ried by a great majjiily, to the infinite discomfit ure of that parly Dr. Rolph is small in statue, but very energetic in whatever tie embarks- Weekly True Sun [Doctor Rolpb is now settled in New Vork, in the practice of medicine—having reaeived a li cence for that purpose, by the Stale Society.— Cam Adv.] London, January 30. The abundance of money is producing the greatest inconvenience to all who live upon their capital, or upon the lending out of mo ney which is deposited with them by others- That which is usually distinguished by the term of the “moneyed interest,” has become in fact, for a time, the distressed interest of the City. Contrasted with what was passing less than twelve month ago, the change in the stale of money is a very remarkable one. Then 5 per cent, was currently obtained on ali bills, and on those for short dales, and not the very best of credit, a much higher rate of interest was paid, amountmglo 11) or 12 per cent, or more. The hankers and capitalists made an excellent harvest on that occasion, and can afford a little reverse, if that were the only matter lobe considered. The evil is what lias been pointed out, to our commerce 6 our industry,which are reduced,instead of a steady pursuit,to a state of gambling or mere chance, by the vicissitudes in the cur.ency. The period which is about to come on must be one of violent excitement. From the Mobile Kxaminer March 11. Dreadful Catastrophe. The steamboat Ouachita, Capt Hutchins, last evening at half past cix o’clock, about 16 miles below ibis city, burst her second starboard boiler and dreadfully wounded and scalded several of the deck passengers and boat hands. Wm. J Stil. well, leaped overhoord to save himself and was drowned. His body has not yet been recovered, The deck of the boat was dreadfully torn, and the bailors and pipes thrown belter skelter, on every side. Wo witnessed several of the wound ed individuals, as they were borne from the boat to the hospital, and they presented a most mov ing sitht. The Ouachita was an old boat, totally unfit for nuv purpose but destruc ion, and it is most astonishing that individuals should have bien hardy enough to venture within her. She had on board too, a now engineer, who we arc in formed was incapable of performing his duty, and to him in a great measure is attributed the sad accident. It is certain, however, that the recklessness of many of those who have in keep ing the safe'y ami lives of travellers, is the sole cause ol those catastrophes. For a trifling profit hero have a half dozen individuals been wounded for life, and one killed, and misery incalculable produced. When will the public take this mat ter in band, and condemn in a voice that can not be misinterpreted, those who will sport so with the existence of the.r fellow creatures. Cabin Passengers, all safe—Deck Passengers, 7 safe, 3 scalded, and 1 drowned—Firemen, all scalded—Deck hands, all scalded. COMMER CUV 1,. _ 1.l VF. R POOL COTTONMARK KJT AN. 19. Cotton. —The demaud for Cotton in the early part of the week was very limited; toward the close, however, ralher more business has been done, but the prices of American havo declined {d anJ most oilier descriptions per lb.—The sales of the week amount to about 12,400 bales, and include 220 Sea Island 14 to 20d, with 20 Stained at 6 la 13d; 6200 Bowed; to 6BO Mobile, Alabama nud Tennessee, 6$ to 8i; 2350 Orleans. to 9Jd. Januaiit 26. Cotton. —The necessities cf the trade have compelled them to purchase more freely I his week but the business still has probably been checked by the continued interruption of the ca nals by the frost. Tito market having been par tially cleared of the late imports, the decline in American $d per lb noticed in the circular o f last week, ba? nearly recovered, tho’ perhaps llieim provement has been somewhat more difficult realize yesterday and to-day; other description! are without alteration. There have he en ' on speculation 1000 American and 500 Cariha! gena. The rales sot the week amount to 21 745 bales, of which 190 were Sea Islands at 141’j 27d; 9220 Bowed Georgia 64 to 84; 1820 Mobil! Ac. 7 to 8?: 7100 New Orleans 64 to 9i- 230 Periiums 94 a 10j; 380 Baluas.&c. 7J a BJ-, 070 Egyptian, 9 a 124,610 Sural; 4J a fij; estimate/ stock, 155,510; same time in 1837,224,520, Cotton. —Sales en Friday were 3000 bag s . Saturday, 2500; Monday, 4000; Tuesday, 2500- and to-day, 4000. There has been a fait- demand since last week, which holders have met willing ly; prices remain without change, and the market closed steadily. The week's imports, 11,288 bags. Februart 1, 1838. “Our market continues steady at our queta* tions, and Colton is freely offered as it arrives and the trade buy to a moderate extent at the pri ces asked. It may be some time before any i m . provement is obtained, for though the demand is expected to improve yet large arrivals are looked for as soon as a change of weather takes place.'' lIAVRK MARKET, JAN. S 6. « A revival had taken place in Colton, and the sales on tho above dale were nearly 1600 bales, at about former prices, holders showing more confidence upon the receipt of the news from New York with the American packat “Sully,” bearing dates of the 251 h Dec. " MABINE INTELLIGENCE. SAV \NNAH, March 14.—Cleared, brig Ceres, Ulan chard, Lverpool. Arr; B.i bark Chieftain, Norman, Cork; brig Edicon Jones, Baltimore; steamboat t ree Trade, Creswoil, Au gcstiu Went to sea, hr barque .Slack, Liverpool— brig Waltham: Boston, do: schr Engle, Wylie, Havana* Warwick, Snow, Mantanzas. t HAUI.KSiON, March 13.— Arr yesterday, steam packet North Carolina, /Reynolds, Wilmington:* Cleared, ship Madison: Batteraon, Liv* rpool; schr Pensacola, Hose Philadelphia. Went to sea, U L brig Tinnier, Bunkly, N Y; steam packet Nort'i Carolina, Reynolds. to———■—f Mr. Editor—ls the following gentlemen will suffer their names to be run for members ol Council in Ward No. 2 at the approaching dec. lion, they will receive the support of a msjoriiy of the voters. ROBERT BARBER. WM V. KEK, WM.E. JONES. We feel grateful for the good opinion of tjfn friend who communicated the above, and pub lish it at his request, but desire to decline being a candidate, as there are many othcia injtho ward better qualified and having more time to devote to the office—Ed. Chron. & Sent. Qfj' The following gentlemen will be supported for members of Council, for Ward No. 3, by Manx Voters. JOHN KERR, WM. W. HOLT, THOMAS KICHABDS. djr" The following gentlemen will servo as members of Council in Ward No. 1, if elected on the first Monday in April next: PHILIP CRUMP, K. F. BUSH, MITCHELL NELSON. Mr. Jones, we should be gratified to be repre sealed in Council by the following gentlemen, viz; A. GUMMING, MARTIN M. DYE, JOHN BONES, and hope they will sutler their names to be ans nounced as candidates atthe approaching election. Manx Voter* or 2u Ward. Mr. Joses—Please announce the following gentlemen as candidates for Conncil in the first Ward at the approaching election in April. GAKEY F. PARISH, PHILIP CRUMP, WILLIAM E. JACKSON. UR. COLL YE H, Phrenologist, now lecturing it. this city, takes pleasure in laying before the citizens of the place, the following testimonial of his competency and qualifications in his pro fession. Augusta, March 7th, 1838. I lake pleasure in staling that Dr. Collyer ex amined my head when a perfect stranger to me, and so far as I know my own character, present ed even the shades of it. Geo McDuffie. Benevolent Society. A regular monthly meeting of the Augusta Benevolent Society, will be held in the Methodist Sunday School nunse, in the rear of theMeiho dist church, on Friday evening, the 16th inst at 1 past 7 o’clock. A punctual nttendenco of th» mebmors iafdesired; the publtcare march 12 Horse for Sale. A lino Tennessee Poney 4 years old; . ivSb; sound in every respect and in fine fc: order, for sale cheap. (iZJiAA (l| Enquire of \yyj! ANTONY HAINES. CSS^ : csaaS36| march 13 YjBI’OBACCO. —On consignment 80 boxes To- JT bacco, manufactured by Touch & Steagall, for .ale low by JOHN M COOPER, & Son. ry OWER’S an dol her Domes ti e {Brand y. M. 10 bis Tower's linrndy; 3 half Pipes domestic Brandy. For sale low. march 13_ JOHN U COOPER, & Son. ijt TEEL PENS.—A groat variety,just receiv ed ed !>• 1 fur sale by RICHARDS &STOV. march 6 fTJ IAAIPAUiNE CIDER.-25boxes Cham -_y paigne cider, first quality, ior sale by march 8 N SMITH. A Co. C'URTIS* Superior Blue Black Ink. /—This ink is ready made, highly concentrated, entirely soluble, free irora sediment, and may be so diiut(-cl without impairing its color as to prevent its furring the pens and inkstand; it hasjno copperas or mineral acid, will ml injure the pen, flows free ly, makes a clean delicate mark, retains its quali ties, and is the best copying ink. A supply ol the above just received and for sal ■ by march 14 ANTONY & HAINES. •Igcncy, SaraiiNn.il Insurance St- Trust Co. undersigned, Agent of the above compa nv, will take risks on shipments of Cotton or Merchandize from this place to Savannah, Charles on, and Northern ports. JNO. F. LLOV'D, dec 15 29 * Just Received S 1 A HBLS excellent Potatoes; H--B CF oO do * Muckers! ; 150 Bags prime Green Coffer; 25 do Java do. * For sale low by CLARKE McTIER, Ac. fob 15 39 ON CONSIGNMENT. 1000 pieces heavy lb mp Bagging; lor sale low by Jan2tl if 16 H.C. BRYSON & CO. $33 Reward. gj. RAN A WAY on the 9th Jan last, a • negro woman named ABBE; ownjfd forseveral years past by Mr Jacob forth of this place, and formerly by Bam- F uel or Thomas Unnforth of Wilkes or Lin coin county. Bbe is aboil 45 years of age, walks lame, parlieulutrly in her left rtJßcSftq foot; upper front tcelh out She is well nccpjunilcd in Columbia, Wilkes ami Lincoln coun ties, and may say she is hiring her own time. It is likely she has a pass. Twenty five dollars will be given for her delivery lonie in Augusta, or lor such in mmation as will lead to her recovery, march 7 J G DUNLAP. The Washington Spy will publish theabo\efcr 2 mo and Ibrwurd the account to J (r D.