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1 WILLIAM E. JONES. AUGUSTA, Gv TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1838. Vol, lI.—No 16*
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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
MONDAY MORNING, DKCKMHF.It 24.
We understand that the hill creating a General
Banking Law passed the Senate of this state on
Saturday last, at 9 o’clock, P. hi., by a vote of 42
to 38.
The following gentlemen, were on Tuesday
ast, elected by the legislature, of this State, Com
missioners of the Western and Atlantic Kail Road.
Joseph Crawford, Samuel Farris, and Thomas
Hamilton.
Messrs. Troup, Mitchell, Palmer, Holmes,
Snow, Rockenhaugh, and Hopkins, wore at the
same, time elected Directors ot the Bank ol Da
rien, on the part of the State.
On the following day, Messrs. Bulloch, McAl
lister, Lamar, and Milieu, were elected Directors
of the Bank of the State, of Georgia, on the part
of the State.
Messrs. Styles and Myers, were also on that
day, elected Directors of the Planters Bank of
the State of Georgia, on the part ot the State.
and Atlantic Uailroad.
The following is an extract of a letter received
in this city, from a contractor on this road, dated
Cobb County, Dec. 13th, 1838.
<• Perhaps it would not be uninteresting to in.
form you of our progress since our commence
ment. The 3d section, in DeKalb, (if we are. fa
vored with good weather and our present force.)
can be completed in from four to six weeks. The
sth section, in Do Kalb, will take from eight to
ten weeks. We have been retarded in our ope
rations here, by many of the hands taking the
measles, but fortunately it has not proved fatal in
no instance. The Ist section, m Cobb, will re
quire some considerable time, as it. is the largest
and was the last commenced; but to make up
for these defects, we will put on an increased
force. We h ve completed three Piers of the
Chattahoochee Bridge—a fourth one is nearly
done, and the abutment in Cobb is in prosperous
advancement. The whole line of th» ™.,1 far
as commenced, (and very little of itisotherw.se,)
generally speaking, i« in a prosperous way, there
being two or three sections finished.”
The Liverpool steamship was spoken on the
Bth inst. (two days out) in latitude 40 2. r ), long.-
tude 67 53. She had thus made about 350 miles
in 48 hours.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
New Bridge ut Augusta.
Mb, Enirou —Much interest having been ex
cited on both sides of the Savannah river, by the
recent proceedings of the legislature of South Car-
Carolina, in relation to the application of the pro
prietors of the new bridge, at Augusta, to that hon
orable body for a charter, to relieve them from the
y'mbarrasment which they have experienced from
In exclusive privilege attempted to be conferred
on the old bridge, by an act of South Carolina
alone, in opposition to an act of the State of
Georgia ; the following statement is submitted
for the purpose of diffusing correct information
on the subject, and preventing the circulation
of erroneous reports.
It may be necessary to premise that the new
bridge was built under a charter from Georgia,
and that during the progress of the work, it was
first decided by .Chancellor Dcsaussurc, then by
Chancellor Johnston, and aftewards by the Equity
Court of Appeals, that the parties to the enter
prize had a right to proceed, and the repeated ap
plications for an injunction by the Bank of the
Slate of Georgia, were thus three times rejected.
But the Equity Court of Appeals, having been
equally divided in opinion on this question, the
ease was carried by the. Bank to the Court of
Errors, of that State, which after having been also
for a time equally divided in opinion, in Dec.
1837, after one of the Chancellors who was op
posed to the injunction had resigned his office,
and before his successor was appointed, decided
by a majority of one, that for want of a charter
from South Carolina, an injunction should issue,
restraining the defendants from keeping or em.
ploying their bridge for public use. The five
Judges of the Court of Errors, who were op
posed to this decision, were Chancellor Desaus
surc, Judge Job Johnston, Judge Richardson,
Judge Gantt, and Judge O’Neall, and the five in
favor of it, were Chancellor Harper, Judge David
Johnson, Judge Ear!, Judge Evans, and Judge
Butler.
Yet with such weight of authority in favor of
the rights of citizens of Georgia, with a charter
from their own State, and without one from South
Carolina, to the use of the Savannah river, the
Hon. Edmund Bellinger, jr., of Barnwell, stated
in his place in the House of Representatives of
South Carolina, on the 15th of Dec. 1838, that
he for one would not grant a charter to the new
bridge, if in consequence of ins refusal, the Sa
vannah river should run with blood, or words to
that effect. The honorable gentleman, no doubt, i
is of opinion, that there are a great many submis- j
sionists in Georgia. Before this decision was ;
pronounced, the proprietors of the new bridge, i
fearing that the vexatious litigation which the j i
bank had instituted would continue long, that the i
scries of decisions in their favor might be reversed,
applied to the Legislature of South Carolina, for i
a charter, which they had learned, for the first I
time, in the summer of 1837, that State had re
served to itself the right of granting at any time
by a general law passed in 1827, three years be
fore the act, renewing the monopoly in favor of
file old bridge was enacted. The application
however, was refused, and soon afterwards the
decision of the Court of Errors, was pronounced
by which the injunction was ordered to issue.
That process was served on the principal proprie
tors in Georgia, in March last, and was strictly
obeyed at much inconvenience to the propirctors
and public. Tbc owners were permitted to use
it, but they were so few in number, and had so
little occasion to pass it, that the benefit they de
rived from this permission was not equal to the
salary of the bridge keeper whose employment
was necessary to prevent the public from passing.
The refusal of the charter by South Carolina,
in 1837, appeared so extraordinary, that the pro
prietors of the new bridge were easily induced to
believe what they were told by several distinguish
ed citizens of that State, that in 1837, their up"
plication was not sufficiently understood, and that
on a second application in 1838, the Legislature
of South Carolina, would probably avail them
selves with pleasure, of the opportunity of re
moving all cause of collision with the State op
Georgia and her citizens, by respecting their riglq
of way over the Savannah river, when assorted
by the authority of their own State. According
ly after all the necessary steps had been taken
which the law of South Carolina requires to be
observed in such cases, u petition for a charter for
the new bridge was presented to both houses du
ring the last week it. November, 1838, which was
referred by each to its Committees of Roads,
Bridges ami Ferries. A printed statement of nil
the facts, with copies of all the material documents
relating to the subject was placed within the
reach of every member. After much delay and
the hearing of counsel for and against the appli
cation, the committee of the House reported fa
vorably, and that of the Senate unfavorably
The Committee of the House reported a bill
which was read a first lime, and made the order
of the day, for Saturday, the 15th December. It
was taken up, at the appointed time, and ably
supported, by the Hon. John A. Calhoun of Ab
beville, Col. B. F. Perry, of Greenville, Col. C.
G. Memminger,of Charleston, and the Hon. W-
V'. ° r Columbia, and opposed..!)} the
Hon. John Philips, of Charleston, the lion, A.
Burt, of Abbeville, the Hon. F. H. Ward law, of
Edgefield, the Hon. F. N. Dawkins of Unioi;>
the Hon. Edmund Bellinger, Jnn., of Barnwell,
and the Hon. Edward Frost, of Charleston.
The Hon. F. H. Wardlaw, who had been
counsel for the bank, and the Hon. N. 1,. Griffin,
who had been counsel for the owners of the new
bridge, were excused by the House, from voting.
The question was taken after nearly three hours
debate, by yeas and nays, when the hill was re
jected, by avote of 78, to 31. Thus proving
conclusively, that the Stale of South Carolina,
notwithstanding her professions of attachment,
for the principles of free trade, persists in con
tinuing a monopoly, over the Savannah river, in
direct opposition to a law of the. State of Georgia
and furnishing pretty good evidence, that she will
renew the monopoly, in favor of the old bridge,
at its termination, if not sooner.
If this assumption of power is quietly submit
ted to, by those whose rights it invades, the State
of South Carolina will have the entire control of
the Savannah river, and no bridge will be permit
ted to span it, without her leave. It is worthy
of remark, that the exclusive privilege from South
Carolina, in favor of the old bridge, extends only
over the Savannah river, and has no reference to
any bridge, or part of a bridge, which may not be
over that stream, and that no part of the new
bridge extends beyond the Savannah river, when
ft is full. In fact in high river, the water of the
river passes the northern end of it, in a strong
current. -No law has yet been made by South
Carolina, to prohibit the building of any number
of bridges in that state, by any proprietor on bis
own land, except over Savannah river, and here
t he citizens of Georgia, has the right of way, by
the Convention of Beaufort, and his property on
either side of that stream, whether it consists of
boats, bridges, or other possessions, cannot be
lawfully assailed or interrupted, merely because
it is found there. According to the doctrine
maintained by the legislature of South Carolina,
and by an accidental majority, of the judges of
her Court of Errors, neither state can authorize the
building of a bridge over the Savannah river, but
each may build a structure half way across, which
in point of fact, would bui d no bridge at all, but
merely a wharf. Whereas the doctrine hereto
fore maintained for fifty years has been that either
state could charter a ferry ora bridge, but neither
could give without the consent of the other an
exclusive privilege, and in the grant to one of the
Steamboat Companies it lias been decided, that
even botli States, could not lawfully give a mo
nopoly.
But it has been said that the faith of the state
was pledged to the owners of the old bridge, and
their charter to the new bridge could not be grant
ed without the breach of it. Few persons who
examine attentively the general Act of South
Carolina, of 1827, respecting bridges ferries and
turnpike roads, will he sincerely of that opinion.
Col. Memininircr, and the Hon. W. F. Desaas
sure whose legal acquirements are equal to those
of any other members. of the present legislature.
as well as many other distinguished me in Ivors are
of a different opinion. But if tier faith were truly
so pledged, it was long before pledged to Gcorgja,
and her citizens, and her course would l>e to buy
from her own grantees the exclusive privilege,
and leave the rights of the citizens of Georgia’
uninvaded.
But the supposed pledge of the faith of the
state to monopolists, which was no doubt, sin
cerely believed by some, was by others only used
as plausible excuse for encouraging the trade of
Hamburg, at the expense of the citizens of the
upper districts, whereas, those citizens have as
good a right to trade to Augusta, if they prefer
to do so, as the citizens of Hamburg, have to trade
to Savannah, or the citizens of Charleston, have
to trade to New York. The prosperity of the
whole state, is hut promoted, Ivy leaving each sec
tion of it free to trade, where its interest requires.
But admitting for the sake of argument, that this
position was union ible, still it, would be improper
for South Carolina to interrupt the citizen tS
Tennessee, North Carolina, or Virginia, in his
passage through th it state to Georgia, or any state
beyond her limits.
But 1 leave farther comment to others only ex
pressing the hope that the result of these startling
proceedings miy be to discourage monopoly and
to strengthen and support the imperishable priu
. iplcs of
FREE TRADE AND EQUAL RIGHTS,
Mu. Junks: I am pleased to see by the circular
of the Faculty of Franklin College that they have
made arrangements for a course of study exclud
ing the ancient languages. In the period of
three years a student may pass through all the
branches of Mathematics that arc taught in the
University ; he may attend the lectures and ex
periments on Natural Philosophy and Chemis
try, Mental and Moral Philosophy, Natural His
tory and French, and in fact all the studies of
college which relate to the moral or natural scien
ces may be pursued, without drudging one’s way
through the languages of nations and people who
have long since ceased to be. I confess 1 am re
joiced at this plan. Tho’ I may lie singular in
my opinions, Latin and'Greck seem to me unne
cessary and barbarous appendages to our system
of education. Oar age demands the useful at.d
the practical. To our people it is not sufficient
to say that, the literature of Greece and Rome al
ways have been parts of the system of liberal
education; wo think for ourselves and ask, why
are they now 1 The spirit of our time is ulilita
r.au, and justly so: Why shall we not then se*
*eet those subjects of study, which, while they
devclope the understanding and all the powers of
the mind, have at the same time a hearing on the
every day business of life. But perhaps it is use
less to reason on this matter in order to show
which is best; it is enough to say that the pro
posed course of study, by concentrating the mo.J
important of the college studies so as to be pur
sued in a short time and without previous prepa
ration, deserves the approbation and favor of the
public. Through the medium of your paper.
Mr. Editor, I would express my hearty approval,
and recommend it to the friends of education
generally.
BENTHAM.
Affairs in Canada.
A letter to the editor of the N. York Commer
cial Advertiser, dated at Montreal, Dec. 10, says
that the Court Martial sitting there had adjourned,
at the wish of Sir John Colbornc. There ap
pears to lie but little doubt that its creation and
proceedings are illegal, extraordinary tribunals of
this character, for the trial of civil offences, hav
ing been expressly prohibited by a late Act of
Parliament.
The news of the Detroit invasion had reached
Montreal, as early as Tuesday, the 11th, at To
ronto on the 7th.
On receipt of the intelligence at Toronto, the
right wing of the 73J regiment was despatched
to Brantford, and the left wing marched from
Kingston on the 9th for same destination. These
movements are said to have been caused by a ru
mor that two thousand Kentuckians were march
ing to the frontier, for the invasion of Upper
Canada.
The Detroit Advertiser, of the 10th, mentions
the detention of Governor Mason, at Huron, by
severe illness, which makes it doubtful whether
lie will be aide to reach Detroit for some time to
come.
General Scott, arrived at Detroit, on the morn
ing of the 9th.
The following is the only notice we find, con
nected with Canada or the enemies thereof.
Patriot Movements. —We learn that the lead
ers of the Patriot forces have resolved to abandon
their enterprise for the present, and a good por
tion of their men have gone to their homes. The
result we arc informed has been brought about
by quiet influence ; judging from the character
’ of the men who have been instrumental in effec
ting it, wc are inclined to believe that reliance
may he placed on the present determination. It
is pretty certain that whatever may he their de
termination, the authorities on this side will keep
a sharp eye upon any movements that may here
after cause disturbance.
Later from England.
The Caledonia, arrived this morning, brings
1 Liverpool advices to the 7th November. We
! have been permitted to copy from the tiles of the
I Merchants Exchange, the following synopsis of
| news from the Times of the 7th November.
'Pile number of bankruptcies in the department
I of the Seine, for the first nine months of 1838,
1 was 323, and 37 more declared, in October, so
■ that the whole number in ten months was 300.
I The amount of the 37 failures of October was
| 1,800,000 f. and that of the ten months exceeded
| 22,000,000 francs.
The war in Spain is attended with the most
1 unheard ol butcheries—the prisoners on both
i sides undergo the most appalling sufferings before
| death comes to them as a relief.
The Paris papers denominate lioth parties in
I Spun as cowardly and bloodthirsty assassins.
The intelligence from Russia is destitute of
importance.
tßiimsini in i • ■■ - i TT-naaaa
According to the Augsburg Gazette, the inoun- ?'
tuineers of the t aucusses were retreating before
the conquering armies of tho Russians.
_ Positive information has been reeeh ed that the
■' rencli intend to evacuate Ancona, and the with
■drawal ol the Austrian troops, Iroiti the states of
the church.
'i'he Russian government, according to a Puri* ■'
paper iiialluding tothe allairs of Poland, remarks: "
” will leave nothing us a pretext for completing
the oppression of the last wreck of Poland. 11
Cabrera, file Carlist duel, after the affair of
Madia, commanded 80 of the insurgents of the
division of Purdenas to step out of the ranks, and
offered them the alternative ot being shot or tak
ing service with Don Carlos, which on being re
fuse,!, they were inlininanly executed, 10 by 10. F
Ihc Paris journals con tain noil uuestic news of
importance.
From the Baltimore American, Dee. 19. ()
4 cry Late from Brazil. /
Ihe fast sailing brig Argyle, eapt. Codman, nr- a
rived at this port yesterday morning in the short »i
passage of-tliirty-lour days from Rio do Jant-rio,
whence she sailed on the 11 th November. Hhe s
left at that port the U. H. ships Fairfield, Com- I
in.indent Purviance, and Independence, Commo- t
‘lore Nicholson, both bound to Montevideo soon. I
Captain Codman makes the following report of 1
some uiiceremonions treatment he received at the r
hands of the commander of a British Govern- i
ment vessel:—
“On the 20th Novemlier, at 6 o’clock. P. M. in <
15 fathoms water, off Pernambuco; Ihc Argyle *
was fired into by a vessel called Her Britliiiiie
Majesty’s Brig Wirzard, brought to anil was t
hoarded and over-hauled and after an hour dctcu- t
1 hon was permitted to proceed. The only excuse i
for this high handed conduct was that the captain
ol the 4V izznrd took the Argyle f/r a slaver- Whc i
fired two blanks at the A, Isdiire hoisting her col- 1
ors, and one shotted gun afterwards; tho allot of I
which past just ahead. In rorvseqiienee of this
detention the Argyle had to tack otf shore, and ]
could not fetch past Oltnda Shoals until next l
morning at 8 o’clock, thereby detaining her four- 1
teen hours on tho passage.”
Rio Grandk, Oct. 19.—According to the ad
vices from Rio Grande, nothing of importance hud
occurred, and the con tending forces occupied their
previous positions. The season for opening tile
campaign is now at hand, and further advices are
looked for with much interest. Hides 180 a 100 rs.
ihe intelligence frena. Oliver provinces of the
empire is, on the whole, satisfactory.
Bahia, 27 th October.,—There had been reports
current in Hah'a. of am intended l rising of the
ne goes, but they proved to be unfounded. The
needful prccjutic ns were taken, however, to ren
der such an attempt abortive.
Buenos Ayr >:s, I7tli Oct.—The blockade
continues; hostilities have commenced hy the
1' rcnch having ta ten the-(stand of Marlin Garcia,
after a heroic resonance by a handful of men un
der the gallant C »lonel Costa.
Montkvi iiko, 26th October The President,
Grille, has abdicated and proceeded to Buenos
Ayresi in H. M. brig Sparrow Hawk. D. Fruc
mnso Hlv ora h «M, marched into the town, the
I ice President remaining for the pr^, vl at llle
head of the government.
From the ,V. 0. Courier,.me IS.
Latest from Moxivm
'l’he statement which wc published yesterday
relative to the intestine troubles in Mexico, are
confirmed by the arrival, this morning, of tiie schr.
ttarah Ann, Capt. Boivlfinpa, from Tampico. It
appears, that on the 30th ult. a sanguinary battle
took place at Tampico, lictween the adherents of
the government and its troops, and the federalists
commandee by Gen. Ifrrea, in which the former
were defeated, with the loss of 1500 men. killed
■ i ami wounded, Among the prisoners taken by
the .edorahsts, was Gen. Piedra, the commander
of the government troops, who was shot imme
diately alter his capture.
The federal government had refused to acknow
the treaty of V era Crux.
About fifty yards of the Levee, fronting the
3d Municipality, nearly opposite Mandeville
street, sunk one or two feet this morning. This
is the more to he regretted as the municipality
had just completed a splendid wharf on the spot.
lb. '
Proceedings in Congress.
Correspondence of the Haiti more American. }
Washington, December 17. 5
IX HEX ATE.
Mr. Preston made a few remarks in reply to
tW made hy Mr. Brown ofN.C. on Thursday,
™ relation to the postponement of the payment of
the fourth instalment.
Mr. Brown rejoined briefly, when tho Yeas
awl Nays were onfered upon Mr. Cloy’.r amond
.ment to postpone the payment of the fourth in
stalment until the Ist of January, 1840.—The
yeas were 17 ; nays 2fl.
The Bill as reported by Mr. Wright, was then
ordered to r»e cngrosKed..
The Bill for continuing the Cumberland road
was then taken up and postponed until 10-mo -
TOW,
The Land Bill, upon-which Mr. Clay was ex
pected to speak, was not before the .Senate.
or HKmKSKNTaTI vkh.
As soon as the Journal wjis read this morning.
Ms. fry, of Pa. asked leave to,oiler a resolution,
■Galling on the President of the U. rt. for informa
tion as to the fact whether or not ho had sent or
•ordered to lie sent an armed force to Pennsylva
.nia, with Ihc view of suppressing the riots at
Harrisburg. The resolution further cailfed for all
•conespondenee in the possession of the President
aiiif all the information he had in relation thereto,
ifj;ot incompatible with the public interest.
Objections were made to the reception of the
MMolution.
A motion to manpeml the mien was then made.
The yeas and nays were Called, and two-thirds
«f the members were for the introduction of the
resolution—ayes 138, uavs 58.
Petitions were then in order, and Mr. Read, of
Massachusetts presented one for admitting the
Government ot Hayti into- a free commercial in-*
tm ourse with the United States, which was un
der discussion when the House adjourned.
Washington, December 18, 1838.
IV senate..
The Bill appropriating certain sums of the ,
public money for the mileage and per diem of
Members of Congress, came up from the Commit
tee of Finance, being the same Bill which passed
the House ot Representatives on Friday.
Mr. VV all, of New Jersey, proposed r.ll amend
ment to the Bill, making an appropriation for the
Pension Fund, and for the jay ment of the Pen
sions due on the Ist of January.
Mr. Wall’s amendment proposed the appropria
-1 tion of £250,000 to pay the pensions due to the
widows ol the soldiers of the Revolution who
I | have married since the year 1794.
Mr. Crittenden, of Kv. before tba adjournment. •
iroposod an additional amendment—no question
nken.
HOI'S* OF HKFRKSKNTATIV VIA.
The debate on the reception of the petition for
he establishment of a civil and diplomatic inter
•ourse between this government and Hayti, was
jgaiti resumed, and after considerable debate, the
leas and nays were ordered, whieh were yeas 157;
aoy» 32. So the petition was received.
Mr. Reed, of Mass, who presented the petition
then moved that it be committed to the Commit
lee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Wise moved that it he laid on the table.
Mr. Kee l asked for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
The vote whs yeas 84, noes 105, and no the
petition was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Afiiiirn.
From the Buffalo Mercury, Dec. 11.
Pont cn 1 r r!— One o'clock, A. M.—Miwemenl
on the Niagara Frontier—(treat Alarm at
Mack Hack —\\ e stop the press to announce the
astounding intelligence, which has just reached
us ol u Patriot movement in our neighborhood.
An express has arrived to the 1 . !8. officers
stating that a Isrge number of people were assem
bled at Black Rock, ami that a body of armed
men, supposed to lie. Patriots, amoui ting to from
five to seven hundred, were seen in the neighbor
hood, and it whs vupposed were about to cross tho
river. Bill Johnson, is said to Ic one ol the
number.
Signal fires were seen in different directions
on both sides of the river. Another body was
said to be below.
There was the greatest alarm at the Rook, and
the cry ot fire was, raised, probably to draw at
tention from the Patriots, if any crossing vvn»
intended.
k\ e suppose our officers will exert themselves
as usual, to preserve the neautrality, and the
Guards will probably be ordered out to assist
them. We await the result with anxiety.
It the number of Patriots be us great as re
presented, wc doobt if there is force enough on
the frontier, to prevent them crossing over
“Neutrality” will fare hard. There was a shoot
'at' match at Tonuwondu Swamp, yesterday.
From the Nett York Herald, Dec. 17.
Eight Days Later from France.
The packet ship Villc de Lyons arrived from
Havre last night. She sailed on the Bth Novem
ber. By her we have received full tiles of papers
from Havre up to tho Bth, am) Paris to the f»th,
with London dates to the 4th. We give transla
tions and extracts. Letters from our Havre mid
Paris correspondents have also arrived ami will
he published to-morrow.
Wc leurn by this arrival thnt the news of Lord
Durham’s resignation and his Proclamation reach
ed Paris by the !Bjlvie dc Grasse, in 18 days from
this city. The French papers copied from tin
New York Herald the Proclamation with our re
marks in full. This document created considera
ble sensation in Paris. The Paris money market
is without change, in England, nothing has oc
curred of importance since our last advices, per
the Liverpool..
The rail-road hpeculations do not seem to meet
with rmWu encouragement at the hands of the
French Ministry. The Editor of“l.oCommerce”
deplores the infatuation of the Government in not
justly appreciating the importance which such
grand enterprises are calculated to give to die na
tional industry of tiie people. 'l’he writer sa\>
that the principal companies ought to hove receiv
ed their charters of incorporation ut the lust ses
sion of the Chambers, and infers that if they had,
the grand lines would have made considerable
progress by this time.
Wo find the following in the latest Paris pa
pers :
A letter from Constantinople of the filh ult.
(our more recent advices are silent on the subject)
is quoted by the “Pariser Zeitung” to the follow
ing effect:—“England had just signified to the
Viceroy of Egypt that if he does not desist from
his hostilitissaguinst the Sublime Porte, Admiral
Stopford has been instructed to assemble his fleet
off Alexandria in order to maintain the rights of the
Sultan. It is added that France has declared that
she will remain totally neutral on this question.”
'i’he “Scntinelledes Pyrenees” any a (hat one of
the principal topics-of conversation in Madrid re
lates to nrgociafions entered into in London by
order of the Ministry, for contracting u losn under
tbr guarantee of the English government. The
amount, though said to be considerable, is not sta
ted, but the following are said to be the conditions
proposed by the English government:—lst. That
all English goods shall be admitted into Spain on
payment of a duty, the duration of which shall
be fixed at a latter period. 2dly. That English
factories shall lie established in the Spanish sea
ports to receive the duty laid on English merchan
dize during a number of years sufficient to oper
ate Ihc return of tiie advance mode.
England.
The following minors as to official changes are
in circulation:—Mr, diaries Wood, from the Ad
mirably to the Secretaryship of the Treasury.—
Mr. Stanley, from the Treasury to the Chief Sec
retaryship of Ireland. Lord Mopeth.from Ireland
to the Colonial Office. Capt. Deans Dundas to
be Secretary to the Admirably. We attach no
importance to these rumors.— tilohe.
Mkktivg of Pauli a m f.nt. — Several of our
contemporaries have stated it to be the intention
of government to call Parliament together at a
much earlier period than usual ; as at present in
tended, it is likely to meet about the middle of
January, not earlier.
Prince Napoleon and his suite left Fenton’s
Hotel this morning in two carriages and four, and
set off for Leamington at 11 o’clock, hy the Bir
mingham railway. A crowd was collected to see
the Prince depart, by whom he was repeatedly
cheered, a romjdimcnt which appeared to afford
him gratification.—Star.
Ijonihin Stock Exckangk, Nov. 3, Twelve
o’clock. —Consols are 93j( to \ for Money and Ac
count. Exchequer Hills 66 to 68 pm. India
Bonds 61 to 63. Bank Stock 201 hto 202 Span
ish Bonds arc 17J J with Coupon ; Def. 7$ to i;
Pass. 4to i. Portugese arc 31 <to32 ; Threes
20J to 21. Brazilian 73 to j ; Columbian 24 J
to 25A ; Mexican 23 to $.
Turn o’clock. —Consols are 93] buyers for Mo
ney and Account.
Four o’clock. —Consols for Acc. closed at 98].
Paris Stock Exchange. — Nov. 3,
four. — Prices have remained without much vari
ation ; an aveiage quantity of business lias been
transacted. For cash Fives and Threes have fal
len sc; Roman, ] ; Neapolitan have risen 20c.
Spanish are unvaried. For the end of the month
Fives are unvaried; Threes have risen 10c; Ne
apolitan 29c; Rail Road shares have been ex
tremely heavy.
MARRIED,
fin Thursday evening, the 20th inst., by the Rev.
William Kennedy,Mr. Minor T.Cmett.of Colum
bia county, to Mis- Sarah A. Smith, of Ui, lummd :
1 county.
DIED.
In ftnrkc county ou the 7th in«t., Mr, Nmt J.
It. Moore.
.MU.—., j—i.u. a i.j nuagaaiwi
COMMERCIAL.
Charleston, Dee. 22.
Cotton —During the early part of the week,our
Upland market was brisk, and the prices quoted in
our previous report, fully sustained on every de
scription. From Wednesday last there was less
doing, and operators appeared disposed to ho d dff,
in anticipation of a reduction in ;triee k but the
stock remaining for sale being very small, and the
quantity averaging less than for some lime past,
I ohlers are firm, and there is little < bance es their
} ielding to the views of buyers.
In fact there in no change in prices from U»(
week, our quotations will therefor* remain.
J he sales amounted to 6255 bags- at 8$ a 14 cent*
per lb. There, is nothing doing in Long Cottons,
Baltimore, Dec. 18,
Flour —We have no rhange to note in the prices
of lloward-street Flour, and the transactions aj>-
pear to be on a limited scale only. W« continue to
quote the uniform store price at £8 island the
wagon price at £7 87 j,
A sale of 800 bblsv City Mills flour,yesterday,
atfiS 25, full, and of another parcel of 40(fbbis. at
the same price. To-day a lot of 500 bbls. was sold
at £8 121,, cash.
Whiskey —We quote bhds. us 411 J a4l cents, and
bills, at 44 els. The wagon price of bh's is 40 cU.,
43 cts.* exclusive ut the barrel.
Havre, Nov. 7.
Cotton— -Little worth particular notice has oc
curred in the t otton Market since our preceding
eircu ar, transactions having been, as is usually the
case afteran extensive business, on a very confined
scale; the extraordinary bad weather has also con
tributed in a great measure to the present inactivity,
occasioning at intervals a total suspension. But
notwithstanding this want of animation, price*
have continued to be fully supported, and, in fact,
there is no plausible reason for altering the opinion
which predominated last week, the stock in private
hands being trifling, and ordinary descriptions now
becoming scarce. In the inferior, as might be an
ticipated, the low price of Yarns gave rise to some
speculation, alter the recent large operations in
lotions, and although the news from the manufac
turing districts arc not equally encouraging, the as
pect of trade in general induces the belief that there
will he a regular current of business till the close
ol the year. We are just informed that the first
bale I pland, new crop, received by one ȣ Sie* lest
packets, has been sold at 197 f. 50. The Sylvie de
(• rouse, arrived on Sunday, brought advices from
New-York to 16th ultimo, which have had no in
fluence whatever on our market. Sales from 31st
Oct. to 7th Nov.; 1350 bain* Ncw-Orleans, at 90f a
106 f; 249 Mobile,9l fa!o6f; 867 Upland,96f«loßt;
201 Florida, 93fa»8f. Imports, 1,009 hales.
Havre, Nov. Bth.
Cotton— The receipts of the week were 1,004
bales. The sales reach 7,420 hales. Os these
1,615 bales Louisiana, very ordinary a fair, brought
fr 87a 115 ; 1,352 bales Mobile ord. and very orl*. a
mid. fair and fair, fftwalOo; 2,308 bales Georgia
very ord. a mid. fair and fair, fr 8fl.50al06; 251
bales Florida middling a middling fair fr 98a 1000.
During the first few days of the week, the news
from New-York to the 9th October, caused brokers
to operate largely. 3 he demand fell oil' towards the
c ose of the week. Prices have been fully main
tained, and in some cases nn advance was effected,
and the prospect is favorable.
Havre, Nov. 8, 1 I>. M.
There has been quite a stir in our Cotton market
this morning, and nearly 5000 bales have been sold,
principally by the Hank agents, at prices which sr*
considered a shade below our previous currency „
thvsv purchases have been made by one House wiw
j has already bought largely- ou speculation.
Liverpool, Nov. 6th.
3 he Cotton market opened with a good demand
Iml very (inn prices. The sales are upwards of
5,000 bags of the following descriptions—Surat a,
4.}(lasi ; llahias BdaSj ; Egyptian 10|dal2A; Ameri
can fiAdsSA.
London, Nov. 6tli.
luTO ba'cs Surat were publicly offered for sale,
of which, 8,000 bales found buyers at 4ida6j foe
good ordinal y to good, and of 333 bales Madras
250 were sold at s<las| for good fair, being an ad
vance on the prices of jdai per 'b. obtained on the
19th of last mouth.
New-York, N0v..187.
Cotton —Within the past two days a more ex
tensive demand has sprung up for the better quali
ties of this article for manufacturing purposes; on
these descriptions a small advance has been obtain
ed, other qualities remaining firm at former quota
lions. The sales of the week reach about 3,600
bales, at lljallj for Uplands j New-Orleans at
been 1900 bales.
"VTOTICE.—AII persons indebted to the estate of
iNI James Roberts, of B’criven county, deceased,
are required to come forward and make immediate
payment, and those having demands are required to
render them in according to the requisitions of this
law. JOHN S. MANKR, Administrator.
December 22,1838. W 6t
1 LL persons indebted to the estate of Emily
j. V Roberts, of Scriven county, deceased, are re
quired to come foi ward and make immediate pay
ment, end those having demands are required to.
render them in according to the requisitions of tha
law. JOHN 8. .MANEIi, Administrator,
December 22, 1838. w(jt
Georgia, Semen comity:
WHEREAS Anry Ceansseaux applies for let
ters of administration on the estate of
ftcter Ceansseaux, deceased, of this county.
There are therefore to cite and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of said deceased,
0 he and appear at my office, within tire time pra
a ribed by law, to show cause, if any they have,
why said letters should nothegranted.
Given under my hand,at office, this 19th Decera
her, 1838. [dec 22] JOSHUA ftERRY,CIerk.
'IJUBLIf NOTICE.—AII persona are hereby no-
Jl tilled that the firm of SMITH, BA3’EMAN
Ik Co., of Perry, Houston county, Georgia, was dis
solved by mutual consent, on the first of March last.
Perry, Dee. 5 w3t SIMON BATEMAN.
fe juiaa CUTTINGSofthe Mores Mni
lUUU ticaulis, warranted genuine, and
well put up, may be had if early application it
made to the subscriber. .TAS. PERKY,
dec 4 w3t Tatnall county, Ga.
WIMBERLY A JONES.
INHF. subscribers having located themselves in
the city of Savannah for the purpose of car
rying on a general FACTOHACK .lA/> COMMIS
SION BUSINESS, under the firm and style of
Wimberly k Jones, tender their services to their
friends and the public. Our exertions shall be>tr«
rlusively for the interest of those who may confide
to ns the transaction of their business, aaa <*ur ut
most and unwavering adherence to instruction), ri
gidly observed. EDWARD WLMBKRLS.
JAMES V. JONES.
WF.ir.RBNCr.B.
Sm-auneh. Augusta.
Jackson * Marlow, C. J. Jenkins, Esq.,
Dr. ('. ft. Richardson, Col. H. 11. Cummiiig,
Col. Wm. C. Harris. J. 4tD. Morrison*.
Milledgeville. Twiggs county.
Hines & Harris, Gen.. E. Wimberly.
Maj. Jeremiah Beall, Charleston.
James 3'. Lane. Wiley, Lane & C*.
I.ouiivill,. New Orleans.
Col. R. L. Callable, Wood Ifc Simmons.
Macon. Mobile.
A. H. Chappel, Esq., Daniel Chandler.
Solomon, Griffin <t Land,
t. 4 W. Cowles. aov 44 Jmsw-Jiar