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TWENTY-FIPTH CONGRESS. THIRD SESSION. Wi«n iso tow, Dor, 10, 1838. united STATE* senate. Messrs. Clay of Kentucky, ami Preston, ap peared in their places with several other (Sens ors. The Rev. Mr. Sheer was chosen Chaplain of the Senate by a majority of one vole. Forty one Senator* were present, and Mr. Sheer received Cl votes. Mr. 'fusion, of Virginia, was the op ■posrng candidate. Mr. Sheer was chaplain at the special and the long sessions. Some unimportant business was then transac ted, and the Senate went into Executive Ses sion upon the nomination, as has been rumoured, of a candidate for the District Attorneyship of New York. house or representative*. The Clerk of the House read the names of the several standing Committees appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committees are mainly as they were at the lust ses session—no important alterations. The President sent documents to the House in reference to the Smithsonian Bequest, which on motion of Mr. Adams, were referred to a select committee of nine members. The Treasurer’s Report was referred to the Committee of Finance, with the exception of the part relative to defalcations. Special Reports were received and ordered to he printed. One of them was from the President of the United States in relation to the lute defal cations in New York, and embodied all the com munications received from New York relative to Mr. Swartwout’s case, and the departure of Mr. Price. Mr. Cambreleng introduced two resolutions in reference to the message, one referring the facts relative to the monetary condition of the country to the Committee of Ways and Means, and the oilier proposing to refer all of the message, rela ting to the defalcation to a select committee. On motion of Mr. Mer.cr, this resolution was postponed till to-morrow, when it will be taken up. On motion of Mr. Crapy, the claims of the members from Wisconsin were referred to the Committee on Elections. IN SENATE. Tuesdat, Dec. 11. Mr. Calhoun presented the memorial of sun dry citizens ol Charleston, (N. C.) praying that an appropriation may be made for the erection of a hght-houie at Indian Key, Florida; and also ask ing for the establishment of a port of entry and de livery at that place: referred to the Committee on Commerce. Mr. Lumpkin presented the petition of Alfred ■Stewart, asking compensation for property taken from his late father in 1780, by the Cherokee In dians : referred to the Committee on Indian Af fairs. Mr. Clay of Alabama, from the Committee on Public Lands, to which had been referred the bill to establish an additional land district in the State of Alabama, reported the same without amend ment. Mr. Clay of Alabama gave notice that he would to-morrow ask leave to introduce the following bills : A bill for the benefit of the Alabama, Florida and Georgia Railroad Company ; and A bill for the benefit of the Selma and Tennes see Railroad Company. i Also, a bill to confirm claims to land in the dis trict between the Rio Hando and Sabine rivers : referred to the Committee on Private Land Claims. ' On motion by M r. Davis, 1 The Senate went into Executive business, and 1 afterwards adjourned. t tiorsE or hepresshtattves. ' t A* soon as the journal was read, ti Mr. Haynes roso anti said, that us the commit- ] teas were appointed, he asked leave to move that the House go into Committee of the Whole on the President’s Message. Mr. Mercer objecting, I Mr. Haynes moved a suspension of the rules, t but it did not prevail. v Petitions and memorials were then called for in , the order of (Slates, and wore presented as follows: ' Messrs. Evans and Noyes, of Maine. r IIIOIITH OF THE SOUTH. I When New Hampshire was called on, , Mr. Atherton rose and asked leave to submit < the following resolutions; Resolved, That this Government is a Govern- ' meat of limited powers, and that, by the Consti tution ol the United .States, Congress lias no ju risdiction whatever over the institution of slavery in the several States of the Confederacy. Resolved, That petitions for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia and the Ter ritories of the United (States, and against the re moval of slaves from one (State to another, are a part of a plan of operations set on foot to affect the institution of slavery in the several Stales, and thus indirectly to destroy that institution within their limits. Keiolved, That Congress has no right to do that indirectly which it cannot do directly; and that the agitation of the subject of slavery in the District of Columbia, or the Territories, ns a . meant, and with the view, of disturbing or over throwing that institution in the several Stales, is against the true spirit and meaning of the Con stitution, an infringement of the rights of the States alfected. and a breach of the public faith upon which they entered into the Confederacy. Resolved, That the Constitution rests on* the broad principle of equality among the members of this Confederacy, and that Congress, in the exercise of its acknowledged powers, has no right to discriminate between the institutions of one portion of the States and another, with a view of abolishing the one and promoting the other. Resolved, therefore, That all attempts on the part of Congress, to alntlish slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia, or the Territories, or to pro hibit the removal of slaves from State to Slate, or to discriminate between the institutions of one portion of the Confederacy and another, with the views aforesaid, are in violation of the Con stitution, destructive of the fundamental princi ple on which the Union of these Stales rests, and beyond the jurisdiction of Congress: ami That every petition, memorial, resolution, proposi tion, or paper, touching or relating in any way, or to any extent whatever, to slavery as aforesaid, or the abolition thereof, shall, on the presentation thereof, without any further action thereon, be laid on the table, without being detailed, printed, or referred. Mr. Cushing objected to their introduction at this time. Mr. Atherton thereupon moved a suspension of the rules. Mr. Adams and Mr. Cushman simultaneously demanded the yeas and nays; which l>eing or- V.detcd, were—yeas 137, nays 06,-wo follows.,; Yeas —Messrs. Anderson. Andrews, Atherton, Banks, Beatty, Beers, Beirne, Bell, Bicknell, Birdsall, Brodhead, Buchanan, Bynum, John Cal houn. Cambreleng. William B. Cambell, John Campbell, Carter, Chambers, Chapman, Cheath am. Clowney, Coles, Connor, Crabb, Craig, Car ley, Crockett, Cushman, Dawson, Deberry, U« Graff, Dromgoolc, Elmore, Farrington, Fairfield, Foster, Fry, Gallup, James Garland, Rice Gar and, Glascock, James Graham, Grantland, Grant, Gray, Griffin. Hammond. Hamer, Harlan, Har rison, Hawci. Hawkins, Haynes, Holt, Hopkins, Howard, Hubley, William H. Hunter. Robert M. . Hunter, 1 homas B. Jackson. Juber Jackson, Menry Johnson, Joseph Johnson, William Cost KemWe ' W. John W. Jones, Kenn. V^r BeM x?' th ’ Lewig ’ Lo * an ’ Loomis, Uyon, Mallory, Martin, May, McKay, Robert McClellan, Abraham McClellan, McClure, Mc- Kennon, Mencfec, Mercer, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Morgan, Samuel B. Morris, Murray, No ble, Palmer, Parker, Paynlcr, Pearce, Penny back er, Pctrikin, Phelps, Pickens, Plumer, Pope, Pratt, Kelly, Readier, Illicit, Hiv's, lloliertson, Rumsey, Augustine H. Shepperd, Charles Shep ard, Shields, Shcplor, Snyder, Southgate, Spen cer, St inly, Stuart, Stone,Swearingen, Tnhafero, Taylor, Thomas, Titus, Touccy, Towns, Turney, Underwood, Vail, W’agcncr, Welwler, Weeks, John White, Whittlesey, Sherrod W’illiams, Jared W. Williams, Joseph L. Williams, Christopher H. Williams, Wise, Wood and Ye 11.—137. N i vs—Messrs. Adams, Alexander, lie nan A1 fen, John W. Allen, Aycrigg, Bouldin, Briggs, W’tlliam B. Calhoun, Casey, Childs, Clark, Cof fin, Corwin, Cranston, Curtis, Cushing, Darling ton, Davec, Davies, Dunn,Edwards, Evans, Eve rett, Ewing, Richard Fletcher, Isaac Fletcher Fillmore, Oiddings, Goode, William Graham, Grenncll, Haley, Hall, Harper, Hastings, Herod, Ingham, Lincoln, Marvin,Samson Mason,Mitch ell, Calvary Morris, Naylor, Naves, Parraenter, Peck, Potts, Putnam, Kariden, Randolph, Reed, Ridgwuy, Robinson, Russell, Saltonstall, Sergeant Sibley, Slade, Smith, Stratton, Tillinghasl,Poland, Albert S. While, and Yorke—6o. So the rules were suspended. The resolutions being before the House, Mr Atherton addressed the Chair. CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA, SATURDAY MOKMMI, DECEMBER 16. In the Congressional proceedings in our paper to-day, will be found some resolutions on the sub ject of Abolition, introduced into the House of Representatives, by Mr. Atherton, of New Ham|>- shiro. They occupy on almost every point, the true grounds. We have given only that portion of the pro ceedings embracing the resolutions and the yeas and nays, on the motion to suspend the rule in order to take them. /The rule being suspended’ air. Atherton addressed the House, and in conclu sion moved the previous question. On this mo tion the yeas were 103 nays 102. The resolu tions were then taken up separately, and on the passage of the first resolution, the yeas were IDS. ( Nays (I. The House then adjourned. The number of deaths in Charleston during the week ending on the 9th hist., were 17. W’hites 5, black and colored 12. The whole amount of Cotton shipped from tne port of St. Marks, (Fla.) from the Ist of Oct. 1H37, to the lst of Oct. 1838, according to the re port of the Collector of that port, was 28,055 bales. New Orleans Hank*. By u statement published in the New Orleans Bee, it appears the circulation of the Banks in that city on the 3d inst, was #4,567,309, and the amount of specie held by them was 53,987,697. By comparing this statement with that published in November, it will he seen that a considerable diminution in the circulation of these institutions has taken place. The amount of circulation on the sth Nov. was 54,792,739; dimunition up to the 3d Dec., 5225,430. On the other hand their amount of specie has increased since the sth Nov., 5161,637. According to the Report of the Secretary of the i Treasury, dated Dec. 3, 1838, the total exports of this year ending on the 30th of September last, were estimated at 5193,130,000; of which 590,666,000 were domestic, and 512,470,000 fo reign goods and products. The former have di minished 54,898,4 14 ; and the latter 59,384,962 since the previous year. The total imports are 5112,000,000; being 528,989,217 less than the previous year, and $78,000,000 less than 1836. The reduction in the price of cotton will account for much of this difference—it being an average full from 19 to 11 cents, $86,000,000 annually, or an average of nine-tenths of our exports arc from agriculture, which employs seven-tenths of our population. ' The Legislature of the State of Ohio met at Columbus on Monday, the 3d inst.; all the mem ben present, except one in each House—a rare and remarkable punctuality. In both Houses, officers pro lent, were chosen of Van Buren poli’ tics; in the Senate by a majority of three volt's, and the lower House by a majority of four votes. We sec by the South Carolinian, that a public meeting was held in Columbia on the 6th inst. at which resolutions were adopted recommending the formation of a Company for the construction of a Turnpike Hoad from Hamburg, to the most practicable and convenient routes to the Saluda mountains. The public land sales at Chicago, to Nov. 21, though they amounted to 5100,000, hud not in any ease exceeded the minimum price by law, $1.25 per acre. Deaths in Philadelphia, the past week, 75 ; of which 23 were under two years of ago. Thir teen died of consumption. The New York Courier estimates the proba ble defalcation by officers of Government, since the first election of General Jackson, at 520,000,- 000. The St. Augustine Herald of the 6th inst. says : a wreck, totally dismasted, was seen on Monday from the North Beach, floating at the mercy of the winds and waves. The pilot boat went out in search of it, but wc have not hoard with what success. Several barrels of apples have boon found, wc arc informed, which had come ashore. From Harrisburg. The correspondent of the Philadelphia Spirit of the Times, (a democratic paper) writing from Hatrisburg.on Saturday evening, stales that John W. Ryan and Charles Pray, two of those who contend for seats in the House, from Philadelphia county, John J. M’Cahcn and John Savage, of Philadelphia, Mr. Hall, of the Railroad Hotel, Northern Liberties, George W. Barton, of Lan caster, and others, have been charged on the oath of James Hanna, a Senator from Philadelphia county, with “encouraging a lawless assembly to - nctn of riot and violence in the Senate rliamher.’ > > Messrs. Prnv, Ryan and Savage had surrendered themselves and were admitted to bail—the others were not present at Harrisburg. , The correspondent of Poulson’s Advertiser, (a whig paper) of the same date, slates that the Senate had recognized the whig portion of the , House of Representatives, as the legal and law . making branch. Mr. Hanna, in the Senate, asked J that himself and Mr. Wagner might ho excused from voting until all doubts were removed as to their right to retain their scuts. There are still ’ rumors of the desire to take life. A party of gentlemen were fired upon last night with a pis tol. It is believed that the ball was aimed at onc j supposed to be Mr. Penrose. He does not ap pear in public. There is still no prospect of an union of the two portions of the House. The Free Dunking Law, The Milledgeville Journal speaking of the Free Ranking Kill, says: “ By the provisions of lies bill as reported, associations might be formed for Bark ing purposes, by securing the capital stoi k of each company by the doposilo of State Stocks, bearing an interest of six per cent, equal to the amount, or bonds and mortgages on i mproved real estate equal to twine the amount, or on freehold or negro pro perly to four times the am unit. An unsuccessful motion was made to strike out from the bill negro properly. In tbo course of the animated debate which this motion excited, Mr. Crawford, of Uicll r mond, who spoke in favor of the motion, alluded . to the Federal basis of Representation, and ohserv j. ed ho had heard of hanking iqo'i specie, banking upon real estate, hanking on paper, ami oven of hanking upon nothing ; lint this was I lie first time ho had beard of banking on our constituent»! when the House had concluded thn consideration of the 12lh section of the hill, Mr. Howard moved s to add a section, prohibit mg the stockholders from i borrowing any money from the institution m which they might he concerned. Mr. Porter moved to lay the whole matter on the tiblo, which was lost; Mr Howard’s additional section was then rejected. On motion of Mr Pryor, n proviso was adopted, prohibiting stockholders from borrowing from the institution on tbo pledge of the stock, req Hiring y litem to give the usual collateral security, w Inch se curity should not boa director or other officer. The 14th section was amended on Thursday I by Mr. Hines, providing that the sum requisite to procure the plates, dies, materials, &r. shall he advanced by the association. Mr. Howard moved to add to the section a proviso, that they shall not commence operations until they shall have in their vaults 33] per cent, in gold and silver.— Mr. Rockwell moved to strike out the per cent, which was carried; 25 per cent, was inserted.— Mr. Howard’s motion was then put and lost, ayes 60, nocs 99. The 15th section was agreed to.— Mr. Freeman moved to strike out the sum of $ 100,000, which limited the capital stock of the company in the bill, for the purpose of inserting a Jess sum, which was lost by a large majority. On refusal to pay specie, damages to be recovered to 18 per cent. In settlements between banks and the association under this law, thn chartered banks shall be compelled to receive their bills and the bills of their branches. The bill provides that no nsociutions shall at any time have on hand For the space of3 o days, less than 25 percent, in specie on the amount of the bills or notes in circulation. Mr. Jenkins offered an amendment to the last sec tion, providing that the Legislature might at any time alter, amend or repeal the act, and if repealed the associations formed under the act, should forthwith erase and determine, which was lost. The bill was then passed—ayes 85, noes 69. On Friday a reconsideration was moved, which failed, ayes 65, noes 95. From Harrisburg. Correspondence of the Herald and Sentinel. Hiiirisbuuo, Dec. 9. Yesterday evening Mr. Pray and Mr. Ryan, the Democratic candidates for seats in the Legis lature, were arrested on charges of having dis turbed the House of Representatives, and pre venting their proceeding to business. The last named person was also charged with having used threatening language, (so understood,) towards Mr. Hanna, the Wh g member from the county of Philadelphia. The first procured bail; the latter went to the strong house, and there remain ed for two or three hours, (although he might have been bailed out but refused, for reason* easily understood, effect out of doors.) Tho vo lunteers arrived about 9 o’clock, which caused considerable excitement. From the representa tions made in Philadelphia, they expected hii work. The democrats laughed heartily at Gen. Patterson’s good management in sending so few troops, and say he ought to be, tried by a court martial. They say they did not think the Gov ernor would have gone this length. McCahcn, who went to Philaddlphia, it is said, will return to-night. It is supposed lie will be arrested the moment he arrives. The Governor is sard to have sent olVnn express to the President of the United States for aid. This I do not believe. Pennsylvania can take care of horeelf. The Whig party will proceed to business hereafter unmolested by the rebels. Apropos of the troops —they mode a beautiful appearance. They are quartered at the Court House, the Arsenal, Laiicosterian School House, Exchange, and at the some of the pul die houses. They are, indeed, fine looking men, and have net only pro duced tremendous panic amongst the rioters, but have made a most favorable impression amongst our citizens. To-morrow weexpeet that a change in the state of the Provisional Government will take place. You may look for some news about Tuesday or Wednesday, which will decide the i complexion of things. From the Baltimore American. Latest Accounts. By the Rail Road cars from York, last night, we learn verbally that about 1200 troops were i assembled in Harrisburg, and that every tiring re mained perfectly quiet. By the same conveyance we received several slips from Harrisburg, one of which is dated ves l terday morning, but they mention no occurrence , as having taken place to disturb the public peace. 1 We understand that a new post is to be esta blished by a com pony of U. S. Troops on {he Stenhafchce, near Deadman’s Bay. Last week the troops embarked on board the steamer Izard, t at St. Marks, for the above place. We learn i that it is the intention of Gen. Taylor, to cut a road from the post to the St. Augustine road, and 1 thus open the country for the free ingress of the j troops from the settlement. We have no doubt , that such a course would be productive of benefit in keeping oti the Indians, as it must weaken their confidence in the security of their former - haunts, and induce them to retire farther from . the settlements. ! We have no further news from the East. The expedition against the Indians in the Ocofinokee Swamp, has not been heard from.— Tul/ahaoe 3 1 I 'aridhim. From the S'. 0. Bee. Dec. 19. From Mexico. The Woodbury, which wag ordered to this sta tion for the purpose of transporting government despatches and private letters, arrived at the lia lizc on Friday last, from Vera Cruz, which she left a few days after the aelion which took place near that town. The details of this affair givm by the officers, are entirely similar to those we have already communicated to our readers. We have received by the Woodbury a file of Vc a Cruz papers, for which wc arc indebted to the po lite attention of the American Consul: their dates are not beyond the 26th November, and consequently they give no account of the attack of the French Squadron upon the fort. We learn by these journals that General Santa Ana had offered his services to the government, but it was uncertain whether they had been accepted. The paper containing the official intelligence of the capture of the Bar of Tampico by the govern ment troops, is unfortunately not included in our file. Nearly every thing in relation to the affairs of this town, in which our commerce is so directly and deeply interested, has already been published. We, however, subjoin a few details which are worthy the trouble of transcribing. During the night of the 10th November, Urrea entered the town of Tampico, on foot and dis guised, and was the next morning received and ac knowledged commander of the place. General Canalizo, after having taken possession of the exposed and undefended points, and having in vested the town still more closely, signified to Montenegro that he had no alternative but to sur render at discretion. The letter replied that he had abandoned the command to Urrea, who at the same time despatched a confidential letter de manding an interview with Canalizo. The pro position was accepted, and a spot was designated for the conference intermediate between the posts occupied by the two armies. Urrea, however, declared that being unwell, he was unaided to at tend the proposed meeting at the place indicated, but that he would be happy to receive Canalizo at Tampico. Tho sense of dignify of the latter preventing him from consenting to this proposal, he insisted upon the interview taking place at the spot originally specified, with commissioners to be appointed on both sides. This was in fine agreed to. Urrea deputed a lawyer named Mora, but the terms of the capitulation being considered inadmissible, the convoys departed without arriv ing at any definite understanding. In conse quence of this, General Canalizo adopted meas ures for pressing the siege with greater vigor, and reducing the place. He informed tho different consuls at Tampico, that he would permit packets and vessels of war, as well as merchant vessels and their consignees, to pass the bar, but (hat un der no pretext whatever would he suffer any pas senger to enter the city, although he would grant protection to those who were desirous of leaving Tampico, with a view to quit the country, or to repair to the interior, and that letter bags might he received at the bar. He added that should an at tack be made during the day, the display of the national standard from the dwellings of the vari ous consuls would secure their persons and com patriots from any insult, and that if it occurred during the night, a lantern placed before each house would be attended with the same ample guarantee. Ho likewise assured foreigners of every description, that they would remain unmo lested, as long as they refrained from taking up arms against the government. Hurricane off Vera Cruz. We are indebted to the politeness of Mr. Breed love, the collector of the customs, for the follow ing interesting communication. Collector’s Office, New Orleans, Dec 8, 1838. S To the Editor of the Bee, Sib—You are at liberty to give publicity to the enclosed, received this day by the cuitct ‘Wood bury, from Vera Cruz. Your obt. serve. JAMES W. BREEDLOVE, Col. COPY. Consulate of the U. S. of America, ) Mazatlan, 6lh Nov. 1838. 5 Sir—l have to inform you that one of the most violent hurricanes took place on the Ist instant within the recollection cf the older inhabitants ; the whole of the shipping was lost, and driven on shore. The following American vessels were wrecked and driven on shore, viz : Brig Griffin, Boston, totally wrecked, with loss of captain ; brig Mary, New York, totally wreck ed, with loss of second mate and steward; brig Splendid, of New York, driven on shore, and has been condemned and will be sold for account of whom it may concern ; brig Indus, of New York, driven on shore, and since got off and will prob bly be repaired sufficiently here to enable her to proceed to a port for further repairs. I have forty five destitute American seamen on my hands, one halfof the number badly wounded, without clothing or any of the comforts of life.— I have actually been obliged to furnish clothing from my own wardrobe, not being able to find any ready made in the place. The want of time prevents me from giving the details ofthis unfortunate occurrence to the depart ment of state, by this post, having been employed both day and night saving the wrecks, &c. I have the honor to be, Your obt. servt. JOHN PARROTT. Wm. D. Jones, Esq. U. S. consul, Mexico. On Saturday night last a party of six Indians made their appearance at the house of a family named Blitz at a place called Bull Creek, four miles distant from tho post at Garcy’s Ferry. The only inmates were a lad from 12 to 16 years of age and four children. The lad was warned by a voice in English to leave the house or ho would be killed. He seized bis gun and fired and es caped. Ho reported the matter the next day about 11 o’clock to the commanding officers of the post who forthwith sent out a scout after them. They found the house burnt and following their trail several miles they discovered their camp fire, and the remains of a calf which they had killed, and upon which they had regaled themselves— hut no Indians. — St. Augustine Herald, Dec. 8. M o find the following paragraph in the George town D. C. Advocate. The circumstance is not mentioned in any other of the District papers, and wc sincerely hope that it may prove to be a mistake: “ We understand that General Gratiot, Chief Engineer of the United States, has been suspend ed in consequence of his being discovered to be a defaulter to the Government to a large amount.” Since tile above was in type, we see that the iactol the dismissal of Gen. G. is stated in va rious letters from Washington, published in the papers of different cities, but they concur in sta ting that he denies being a defaulter. The money which, according to report, he admits to lie in his possession, he holds, it is said, to secure to him scll the payment of claims for commissions alleged I to be due him by Government.— Baltimore Am. Affecting Trial. —An old man, almost a century, was tried in the Circuit Court, Mobile, on Saturday last, for the murder of his grand-son, a young man aged about nineteen years. His I own daughter; the mother of the murdered young I man, was the only witness on the part of the state j against him. In the course of the examination she said it was “ her own dear father who had i killed her beloved child 1” She said her father ! “ had been drinking”—that he was lying on his i bed asleep, t.iat tho young man came in and made ; a considerable noise, that the old man sprang from his bed—drew his knife from his pocket—and j stabbed her son to the heart: j While she was giving her evidence the tears . plentitully trickled down the furrowed cheeks of the Borrowing anJ enfeebled old man, and excite.! much sympathy. A. verdict of manslaughter was given, and the prisoner sentenced to twen y ; days confinenunt. Evidence having been addu , cid of his honesty and industry through life. He 1 a 1 been a revolutionary soldier, and served un ; d r Gren. Marion, in South Carolina. Being in his dotage, ardent spirits, no doubt, produced in sanity ; for, it is evident, that in more sober mo ments he would, instead of depriving his grand i 'Onot life, protect it at the sacrifice of his own. A gentleman whose lady had absconded from [ him. cautioned the public against trusting her in these words : “My wife has eloped from me without rhyme or reason, and I desire no one will . trust her on my account, lor lam not married to . her.” fMARR I E U, ~ In Danville, Va., on Tuesday, the 4th hist., by' tbe Rev. John Kerr, Mr. John 11. Turpin, of this i Clf -V. 1° Miss Elizabeth Ross, of the former place. DIED, ; In Montgomery, Ala., on the 13th inst., in the 23d year of her age, Mrs. Augusta, wife of Wm h uller, and daughter of Cienl. Erastus Root ofNew 1 York. I Consignees per South Carolina Rail Road* , Hamburg, December 14. ' A. Gumming, I. S’. Beers & Co., W. Shivers, S. Kneeland &It Son, G. T. Dortic, E. D. Cooke, W. K. &.I. U. Jackson, 1. Moisc, Clarke, McTeir& Co., J. 8. Hutchinson, G. W. Moore, Stovall, Simmons, & ; Co., Paul, Fitsimons, J. & ]!. Badcy, J. &S. Bones, > J. Richards, F. If. Cooke, J. VV. Houghton, G. H. . Noble & Co. Rees & Beall, Clark, Rackett & Co., . M. Frederick, J. P. Perritt, Rankin, Boggs & Co. 1 i)I • j Mal , ler >:> Hand & Scranton, T. H. Plant, J. i ui V » Carr i e , II- Jessup, Perritt & Young, H. L. Jeffers, J. F. Benson, (i. Parrott. COM MERC laL > , J New Orleans, December 10. Cotton. —Received from the 2d to the Bth inst. > 13,289 bales, exported 9237 bales, stock on hand > not cleared 54,909 bales. , The sales up to Wednesday evening in the past , week, from the unfavorable state of the weather p and firmness of holders, did not exceed 2,000 bales 10l all kinds—on Thursday it brightened up, with a good demand, which took oil’on that day and Friday full 4,500 bales, and in most instances an advance ■ of ia i ct. per lb. was established on the middling ■ qualities of Mississippi and Louisiana, a few lots of cotton that had been taken on speculation also . changed hands at a profit; the transactions have | been principally for the northern manufacturers and the French markets, little having been done on ' English account. On Saturday the market was calm with few sales, holders showing no anxiety for the future. The week’s business will sum up to 7,000 bales—round lists of Mississippi and Lou isiana at 123 a cts., extremes 11 a 16 cts., fair 13 cents. Liverpool Classifications.—Louisiana and Missis sippi, ordinary, 10J all ; middling, a 12; fair, 12; good fair, 14 a 14£ ; good and fine, 13£ a 16. Tallahassee, December 10. Cotton arrives daily in considerable quantities, and sells readily at 11 a cents. Twelve cents is asked and we have heard of one fancy lot sold for that price. Apalachicola, Dec. 4. Receipt of Cotton, up to this date, this season, 2,005 bales. ’ Shipped and cleared, per barque Lagrange, for N. York, 416 bales. On ship-board, in port, ] 400 Stock in warehouse, ’ 153 „. , 2.005 Hitherto, the low state of the rivers has prevented the steamers from bringing down Cotton to any ex tent, and consequently retarded business here. As there have been rains up the country for two or tliroo days past, we may soon expect a good navi gable river. MARINE intelligence:. Savannah, December 13. Cleared —Ship Timoleon, Winsor, Liverpool; bark Potomac, Gorham, Marseilles; bark R. H. Douglass Collins, Baltimore. Arrived Steamboat Santee, Poinsett, Garey’s I- erry. Went to sea —Ship Orbit, Jackson, New York • ship Cabot, Sommers, Europe; ship Admittance, Smith, Havre. Charleston, December 14. Arr. yesterday. —Line ship H Allen, Besher N Y. brig Commerce, Read, Baltimore : schr Mediterra nean, Henry, Philadelphia. Cleared Ship Nimrod, Manning, Liverpool ; Fr. ■ barque Grande Conde, Aubcrt, Caen ; Fr brig Lou ixe, Estor, Bordeaux ; Line brig Arabian, Welch N. Orleans; Line brig Angola, Tufts, Boston, Went to sea yesterday— Barque Alason, Lcmw, Boston; lings Hunter,Bonncy.Matanzas ; Esther Ncwcombe, N. Orleans ; schrs Ostrich, Ellis, Trin idad, Cuba ; schr Phoebe & Margaret, Smith, Jack sonville. CCf* We are requested to state that the Rev. Alex. Campbell,of Virginia, will preach in the Methodist Uiurch, on Tuesday evening next, 18th inst., at 7 0 clock. ( itizcns generally arc invited to attend. (ET Tl,e Election which was ordered to take place for a keeper of the Poor House for the County of Richmond on Monday the 3d of December inst is postponed to the 17th inst. By order JAMES McLAWS, Clerk, 1. c. r. c. dec 15 2t Benevolent Society. The next regular meeting of this Society will be held in the Presbyterian Lecture Room, on Friday evening next, at 7 o’clock. dec 13 td C. F. STURGIS, Sec’y. (O’ We are authorized to announce COSBY DICKINSON as a candidate for re-election to the office of Receiver of Tax Returns for Richmond county, at the election on the first Monday in Jan uary next. dec 4 td* OO JOSHUA S. WALKER, respectfulTyotihrs himself to the people of Richmond county, as a Candidate lor the Receiver of Tax Returns • and solemnly pledges himself faithfully, seduously! aud indulgently, to discharge the duties of the sta tion, should his I- ellow-citizens be so kind as to elect him. t( j CLINCH RIFLEMEN. j ATTENTION ! ■ Appear on your Parade ground I This Keening, Dec. 15, at 3 o’clock, f . P. M., armed and equipped as your A 3 constitution directs. "B Those members who canno W parade on Saturday, will please, be ar fore that time, leave their uniforms J at the store of Messrs. Davis, G rimes ■ & Co. By order of the Captain. i F. G. CURTISS Acting O. S dec 15 3t Augusta Artilley Guards.^ | ATTENTION! A Appear on your Parade ground in ■t.} front of the Engine House, in .geXraarf Washington-street, This Evening, the 15th inst., at 3 o’clock, P. M., armed and equipped, as your By- Kl J Laws direct. ||L/ Captain GOULD. M.A. Stovall, Ist Serg’t- RE. MARTIN, DENTIST, has returned to >• this city Room N0.45,in the private part 01 the U. S. Hotel. ts nov 27 Richmond academy.—The T:>.,tecs of , this institution will, on the 15th day of De cember next, proceed to the election of a Rector, , and first and second English Teacher ; also, for a leacher for the Branch at Summerville. Appli cants for either of these situations will please ad- 1 dress the President of the Board of Trustees. ALEX. CUNNINGHAM, . nov 20 tj President, * DIVIDEND No. 13. Mechanics’ Bank, August; ■ riNHE Board of Directors hav. I J- fiend of J- our Dol a s per share f,l « ■ plus profits of the Bank, which will b e Vi'! ; 1 Stockholders or their legal representatives 4 after Tuesday, the 18th inst s ’ 0,1 -9 3t___GEi). W. LAMAR, CashiJ IN Habersham Hotel, Clarkesville Hn . 1 U Bridle and Martingale ., enclosed in a sac®* have been left by some person about eiM months since. The owner is requested to Dim property, pay expenses, and remove it, or it sold oil the first Tuesday in January, for the bell ° .l' cTr eine LKWIS LEVV . PioprioLjß ’VTOTICE.—The Trustees of Columbia cwkj 11 Academy are happy to announce to the nS that they have secured the services of Mr U Potter, from one of the oldest Colleges in vS England. He has had ample experience in u ■ ing, and will give instruction in the Latin Greek Languages, so far as to fit young men 9 College, or further if desired, and in all the bran J of English usually taught in Academies. He ’• | also give a course of Lectures on Natural PhilJl phy and Astronomy. The Academy is furniiHi with a good apparatus. Ti e School will be optfl on the Istdav of January. ‘ NATHAN CRAWFORD,-x JURIAH HARRISS, LTrusviJi NATHANIEL UAIEY, 5 1 wtf 9 inform ation Wanted ' » W ! r L1 1 2 K «’ f ° rmerlv of Fayetteville #■ C., left North Carolina about sc veil years ago, and went to the State of Georgia V I he died about txvo years ago, leaving as it’is considerable property, but in what part of the s9k it is not known. He had resided aboutelevcn v 9 in Augusta, up to six or seven years ago, when* * learnt the carriage maker’s business, and atterwiOJ owned a Grocery store. His mother, an a'ed jfiß poorwooman, is anxious to learn where he i|9 and such particulars in relation to his properu|9 may enable her to obtain it. He was aboutth'ir9 seven years of ago at the time of his death, and 9 no family. Any information will bc thankfullvfß ceived by Mrs. Alary Brown, at Fayetteville. dec 15 ’ j t COM MISSI ON HOUSE In Baltimore, Md. riNH F, undersigned respectfully announce toj|9 X friends and acquaintances, and the erally, in Georgia, and in the other Southern that they have opened a Commission House in f 9 more, under the firm of RUTHERFORD & mil BUT, for tlie transaction of a General Business. They will be prepared to fill orders, do business according to the most liberal cu?tor9 the place. They will take occasion to inform all feel interested, that there are regular lines of sels running between Baltimore and CUvle«* Savannah, St. Marks, Apalachicola,am] sil i.,,,..W Mobile and New Orleans; and that trim,lent ve,W can always be had for other places where, as B there are not regular lines from Baltimore. Til store is No. 11, Bowly’s wharf. JOHN RUTHERFORD, I Formerly of Macon, dJS 1 SAM’L. HURLBUT. Baltimore, November 6, 1838. tnv6v,B NOTICE ~0 the creditors of the firms of Shol9 Sc Lambert, Shclman & Deighl, Sholma.9 Cloud, and the late Augustus G. Shelman,decea9 Lipon a bill filed by the administrators Doctor Augustus G. Shelman, to have the cstal9 their said intestate marshalled and paid to tors, and in the investigation of said ease it appeal that the assets in the hands of the administrs9 had been derived from the several firms in the deceased had been concerned in his life Bl as well as from his individual property; a9 moreover appearing that there will be a deticiH of assets to the whole of the several claims, it|T| ordered by the court, that there should bealli9 further time, until the 17th day of January nextL the several claimants to render in their claims perly authenticated, so that on the said day ;K may be a distribution of the funds now on liß and it was further ordered that all claims dered in by or before that day, do lose their. any part or portion of the assets then to be tod, and the undersigned Clerk of the Si; Court of the county of Jeflerson, was ditor, to whom the said several claims n-' handed in, on or before that time, with a the payment thereof in accordance with the |9 of the court in the said case. EBENEZER BOTHW-lJ* Louisville, November 30, 183 S. nsfl "Land and \e«rojrsT’im sALt^B WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in J3IH next, at the lower Market-house, in of Augusta, at the usual hours, all the undit9 balance of the wood-land tract adjoining the c 9 rate limits of Augusta, containing about loOiß more or less. Also several boat hands accire ■ to planting, belonging to tbe estate of the late Eliza Clayton, deceased. Also one Woman Charlotte, and her two children. Also, alot ' Sand Hills, containing ten acres, with the imp* ments. Terms made known on the day Purchasers to pay for titles. A. S. CLAYTON, Trus9 CHARLES CARTEIi, JBI decS sw for Mrs.A.Carr® IKON FOUNDRY &Ai A lIINMSiI THE undersigned has the pleasure friends and the public, that he has (m cessful operation, his NEW on the latest and most improved principle, prepared ro receive orders for CASTINGS m descriptions, which he execute neatness anddespatch, and at prices that niSH exceed in expense, any that may be importdm V His MACHINE SHOP will be in operational the middle of November, and will then bc iI'ImI to receive orders for STATIONARY and UK* TIVE ENGINES. All kinds of MILL and MACHINERY « All orders from the country- will be regulrfß tended to. Apply at the Establishment, corner ofw9 and Nassau streets, Hampstead, or at Mr. K-f ; l ton’s counting house, Fitzsimons’ wharf, wfeH ders and notes may be left, which will be aitflßß dec l'sw4w THOMAS DOTfK^B THE Co-partnership formerly existing f'9 S. Kneeland & J. K. Kilburn, under of S. Kneeland fk Co. expired by its own on the Ist inst. The unsettled business will be attended to by- the subscriber. nov 14 3msw S. KNEEUjH GENTLEAIEN’S FUMNISIIINGST* No. 238 Broad street. THE subscriber has just opened 3 doz Gents’ super Cloth Caps, of 2 doz Boys’ and Youth’s Cloth and SeaUkaß 25 doz Neck Stocks, of Satin, Bombazin and of Tennant & Carter’s celebrated mat® 30 doz round and square Linen Shirt Collars 9 Ruffied and Plain Linen Bosoms Huffied Black Satin Bosoms A constant supply of colored Shirts, for Tr-’H Gents’ superior black and colored Neck Slia-H A few doz real Madrass Cravats. Silk and Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs. Gloves and half hose of the various qualitk- H Philadelphia made Umbrellas j 9 Also, another invoice on consignment c ,: H super Cassimere Pants and Vests, which such universal satisfaction. (Lj 1 Gentlemen will find at this every article appertaining to their the subscriber will spare no pains or exp render his assortment of gentlemen’s wear vBH any in the city, as regards fashion, quality, not least, moderate prices. .jB L dec 1 sw3w WM. CLAPhjJ^^E A CARO. '' a The subscriber having fitted tensive three story house, 301 x 'S|9 a few doors below George TE BOAIIDING HOUSE, with beds, bedding, &c. entirely new, is able families, or single gentlemen, as permanent, and such transient visiters as contemplate ing in the city more than one day, good clous accommodations, During the past summer the house lias considerable alterations, which will addto ,: *ll fort and convenience of visiters. > ,| His table will at all times be furnished • best the market affords. t ■ His Wines are of direct importations, choicest kinds. O. A, ROOH Ch’rteston, November 30, 1838. V