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FROM T. MOOBE’s NEW MELODIES.
If thou would’st have me sing and play.
As once I played and sung,
First lake this time-worn lute away,
And bring one freshly strung.
Call bark the time when Pleasure’s sigh
First breathed among the strings;
And lime himself, in flitting by,
Made music with his wings.
Take, lake the w orn out Into away,
And bring one newly strung,
If thou would’st have me sing and play
As once I played and sung.
But how is this? though new the lute,
And shining fresh the chords,
Beneath this hand they slumber mute,
Or speak but dreamy words.
In vain I seek the soul that dwell,
Within that once sweet shell,
Which told so warmly what it felt,
And felt, what nought could tell.
Oh ask not then, for passion's lay
From lute so coldly strung;
With this I ne’er can sing or play
As once 1 played and snug.
No I bring that long loved lute again,
Though chilled by years it Ire,
If thou wilt call the slumbering strain
’Twill wake again for thee.
Though time have frozen the tuneful stream
Os thoughts that gusli along,
One look from thee, like summer’s beam,
Will thaw them into song.
Then give, oh give that wakening ray,
And,once more blithe and young,
Thy bard again will sing and play
As once he played and sung.
From the Baltimore American.
Portuguese legation unit Consulate
General.
Gentlemen —An article having been publish
ed in the JVcw-Vork Times of the 9th July last,
upon “Imitation Wines,” made in the ports of
Cette and Marseilles, which was copied and pub
lished in the Courier of the. Kith of the same
month, the Commercial Association of Funchal,
in the Island of Madeira, on reading its contents,
perceived in it the intention of ruining the cre
dit which their Wines and those of Oporto, have
obtained, and of causing by this, diminution in
their importations. In consequence of this, and
noticing also, that the same article had appeared
in the newspapers of the United Stales, tlie As
sociation, in one of their meetings, passed the
following resolutions, which were handed to me
lately, for the purpose- of seeing them published
in this country, it being one with which the lar
gest commerce in their Wines is carried on, and
that it may quiet the tears ol those who are con
cerned in their importations.
Baltimore, I3lh Dec. 1838.
•hIAO ll’ AIMEIUA UK LA FIGANIKUE,
Charge d’Aliuires and Consul General of
Portugal in the U. hi.
The Commercial Association of Funchal, in
the Island of Madeira, in consequence of an ar
ticle on “Imitation Wines,” inserted in the Times
ol the 9lh of July lust, and copied on the follow
ing day by the Courier, have charged the Direc
tion to publish and make known the following
resolution s.
Resolved unanimous!;/, That the Commercial
Association of Funchal, is of opinion that the
article published in the Times of the 9th of July,
in relation to the clandestine introduction of
French Wines into this Island, is in every re
spect false, mid inserted with improper views,
and with the intention of ruining the great cre
dit which Madeira Wines, have obtained.
Resolved, unanimous/;/, That the Association
knows that it is impossible for the said Wines to
be introduced and re-exported, for the profits on
the transactions, even if they were true, could
never compensate the great and severe risks and
expenses which it would require, particularly
when all the inhabitants of this Island, are inte
rested in preventing smuggling of such u nature.
Resolved, unanimously. That it is necessary,
and must be made public for the information mid
interval of the iVatlons with whom Madeira has
com uorcial relations, that the importations of any
National or Foreign Wines or Brandies, is not
permitted in this Island, and that the first can
only be permitted in bottles, paying the very just
and enormous duty of thirty-seven and u half
cents per bottle. That the very same Wine of
Madeira, once embarked, cannot be returned again
to the Island, and that all these prohibitions are
rigidly enforced under very severe penalties.
Funchal, 291 h August, 1838.
Jous Antonis dr Uomca, Kego, Vice-President
—Edmund Ellicott, Cashier—Christovao Jose
d’Olfvoira, Alexandre d’Olivcira, Itoque Gaetano
d’Aranjo, Jos. Maria Bernes, Directors.
From the New York Star.
Symptoms uv hacking out— Coming to our
senses—A new view of things —Your ballot box
after all is the true touchstone ; how it sets polit
ical men right as to public opinion—how it leads
to reflection—recantation of error, and to sober
second thoughts. When we preached sound
doctrines to our friends, they said “begone your
views arc not democratic ;’’ now they begin to
think that, after all, we were not much out'of the
way. The Utica Democrat, a Van Uurcn print,
whose editor is a member of Congress elect, speaks
very much like a sensible man, who is about ta
king a now view of things. Hear him :
“Away say we, with all parly paupers, who
claim a living from the political party to which
they belong, and who, in too many instances,
have shown that they bad no oilier attachment to
the party than they have love of office. That the
party has suffered by tins ruinous policy none can
doubt—so palpable lias (bis seemed to us, that
we saw with much surprise in the Eve. Post, a
paper generally right, an expression or regret that
we should be unable, not having a majority in
joint ballot, to send Mr. Catubroleng to the U. S.
Senate ! as it none could be selected for that sta
tion but one who had already been in office for a
great number of years in succession—and it is
with equal astonishment that we hoar from ditfer
ent quarters that certain gentlemen, now high in
office, and who will by the lute election lose their
places, must be otherwise provided for. Let them
provide for themselves, say we—“they have the
same means of obtaining a living that lircetijoved
by the millions who never held office.”
Disguise it as we may, the recent election is a
“loud call” upon us for reformation—let us set
about it—let us profit by experience—and not de
vote our remaining energies to sustain a system
which has proved so ruinous. We entertain no
political opinions which may not be freely spoken
to friend and toe, and we hesitate not to say, if
this desirable change of officers, this long looked
for reform of a system which has made our par
ty hut little better than a close corporation, choo
sing its own successors, could not have been
brought about in any other way. we rejoice that
it has been in a measure effected by an opposition
triumph.”
Department of State,
Washington, Dec. 20, 1838.
Information lias been received at this Depart
ment that all vessels arriving at Genoa from any
part of America, including the West India Islands
and Cuba, will in future have free pratique, pro
vided they carry clean bills of health, and certifi
cates from the Sardinian Consul, or, in his ab
sence, from any European Consul, that the port
from whence the vessel cleared is free from all
contagious diseases, and especially from the yel
low fever.
Rem a ixa ais Coincidence.-—Our readers will
recollect that the notorious Rebel Leader, Colonel
James Philips, murdered a poor man, named Ed
ward Cusac, a native of the County ol Armagh,
Ireland, about four years ago; and was conse
quently tried for, and acquitted of, the said Mur
der, by a Jury of Radicals, in this District.
The Widow and Family of Cusac, since emi
grated to this country, and Ins two eldest sons,
(William and George,) are Volunteers in Lieut.
Colonel Oowan’s Regiment,
At the battle of Johnstown, these young lads,
with about 18 or 20 others, were amongst the first
to cross the stone wall behind which the Brigands
were entrenched. Philips the murderer of their
Father, not more than twenty yards from them,
and in the act of rallying his men, to resist the
charge; when the two young men, with a third
person, named Crawford, fired at him, and he fell.
Upon examination, It was found that one of the
shots pierced his body, and the other his right
temple. Thus we find that murder will never be
unrewarded; and that although excited and par
tizan Jurors may acquit, yet that an Allwise Pro
vidence that never sleeps, will not suffer the guil
ty to go unpunished. Strange that after the lapse
of so long a period, the Hons of Cusac, should
come a distance of4ooo miles to avenge the death
of their murdered Parent.
“God sees with equal eye, as Lord of all,
“The Hero perish and the Sparrow fall,”
Hrockville fi/a/esman.
From the Natchitoches (Texas J Herald.
The Times, —It is a subject of universal re
mark, that the times were never harder than now
This is true in many respects. Money, certainly,
was never scarcer, or more difficult to obtain.—
But still we think we have many reasons for ex
pecting soon a change for the better. Wc have
now, in the Parish, ready for market, full half a
million of dollars worth of cotton, the avails of
which will give great and immediate relief to the
community. 'Flic land sales advertised for the
28th Jan. will attract here, doubtless, many capi
talists, who, when they sec the lovely country, in
which we dwell, will be induced to make invest
ments. not by purchasing land only from the gov
ernment, but from private individuals. There arc
thousands of men of capital, who if they knew the
unsurpassed fertility of the Red River lands, would
make settlements here; but who, laboring under
the false idea that the country is not only a mo
rass, but so sickly as to be almost uninhabitable,
they remain at home, winning from the sterile
regions in which they live, about one fourth as
much us they could make here. This impression,
however, is being fast removed, for already, many
have come on, and arc delighted with the country.
Our river is rising above, has risen below, and
the mouth is cut out to six feet, so that the hard
limes wliichjhavc elongated the phizzes of our
friends, wili begin to wear away, the moment our
eyes are gladdened with the appearance of a
steam boat in opr waters.
Outrage, —On Sunday last the Steamboat
Kingston, Capt. Schultz, arrived here, via Charles
ton from New York, hound to Mobile. She de
parted again about noon of the same day. One
ol the pilots, Lopez by name, was put on board,
and the pilot boat, a small whale boat made fast
to the steamboat, and lowed astern by their own
rope. In approaching the bar, the steamboat went
at such a rapid rate that the pilots were in immi
nent danger of being towed under and losing their
lives. The boat was some distance on the bar,
and nearly swamped twice, being nearly half filled
with water. J fie pilot hailed the captain, and
begged him to curry less steam and go slower, oth
erwise (as he could distinctly see,) their boat
would be swamped, and they should lose their
live,v, but lie paid them no attention. They then
asked of him to cast oil’their rope, as it would
probably sink the boat if either of them went for
ward to do so, I’he captain instead of complying
with their request held up to them a piece of iron
bar which he had in his hand, in a threatening
manner, and did not answer them. They again
begged ot him to go slower or to cast off their
rope, hut he would not comply—go that they had
to let it go in the boat at the risk ol' being «w.v,up
cd, the boat being hull full of water, and (hey
were in the greatest danger of losing their lives,
being on the bar, and a high sea running. When
the steamboat had crossed the bur some distance,
she lay too, to put the pilot into their boat.
When they asked the captain for their rope, which
he positively refused to give them, and he further
refused to pay them the full amount of the pilot
age, retaining therefrom two dollars. The pilot
on hoard the steamboat seeing his comrades in
such a perilous situation, and expecting every
moment to see the boat sunk, wanted to go aft
to lot go the line, but he was prevented by the
captain of the steamboat.
The conduct of the captain was extremely re
prehensible, if the statement be true, and we arc
not inclined to doubt its correctness. If there be
any mode of punishing such outrageous conduct,
it should be done. Lite should never be jeopardi
zed by the whims and caprices ofany commander.
— St, Augustine Herald,
London Police.—A brace of fools.—On
Wednesday, James Steel, a tradesman, residing
in Broad street, Golden square, was brought be
fore Mr. Chambers, charged with assaulting his
wife. The complainant a very respectable looking
female, stated, that on Sunday evening her hus
band told her to dress herself for the purpose of
taking a walk, but when she had dressed herself
he refused to go out and not liking to-be made a
fool of, she told him if he would not go out with
her she would go alone, ami so she did, and after
taking a very delightful walk, she returned home
soon after eight o’clock, when her husband, being
out of humor, vented his wrath upon her by in
flicting sundry blows over her face, and not sutisli
cd with that, took a razor out of the drawer, and
holding it to her throat, swore ho would do for
her. In answer to the charge, the defendant sta
ted, that when his wife came home she was in a
rather more elevated condition than when she
went out, and which certainly did not tend to
calm his previous excitement (for he was excited
by her going out without his sanction,) and then
she used some flippant expressions, which indu
ced him to correct her by sundry slaps on the
cars. Mr. Chambers—“ But what can you say
to the razor 1” Tfie deieiicaiit said nothing, but
shook his head. Complainant—“lsay, Jem, you
should not tell falsehoods, I was not “ how came
you so,” and you know it.”—Defendant—“ 1 think
you was."—Mr. Chambers think you arc
two very foolish persons to come here at all. 1
suppose the best thing will be for you to separate.”
Defendant (faltering)—“ Yes, your Worship, I
think so,” Complainant.—" Don’t talk nonsense,
Jem; you know it we were purled now, you
would be after me again before night,” (Laugh
ter.) The complainant’s sister, who was stand
ing by, said, “talk about parting them, vour
Worship, it's all nonsense—they are eternally
parting, but still they are never separated. (Loud
laughter.) If fie don’t go after her, she is sure
to be after him, and it’s generally a race which
| shall seek each other first.” The complainant
here burst into a hearty laugh, which was echoed
by the defendant, and the mania very soon ap
peared to have attracted every person in the office,
the worthy Magistrate notexceptcd. Mr. Cham
bers (laughing)—“ and pray what are you all
laughing at?” Complainant—“To think what
a parcel ot fools wc all are to come here.” Mr.
Chambers,—“Well, I shall decide this warrant
by ordering you to go away and kiss each other
immediately.” The worthy Magistrate's advice
was instantly adopted, and the “ happy couple"
left the office arm in arm; and proceeded towards
home, the complainant declaring that Mr. Cham
bers had the best notions of deciding a ease ac
cording to its merits of any person she ever met
with, and she should certainly respect him as long
as she lived.
\ CHIIuNICLS AND SENTINEL,
, AUGUSTA.
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 29.
dj- The X urthern Express Mail yesterday mor
ning brought us no nows from Washington, and
but one slip from -Sew York, of the 22d.
We would call the attention of readers to
the advertisement of Paper Hangings, in anoth° r
column.
The Giraffe, Menagerie, and Circus, have
united, and are now exhibiting at the corner
of Ellis and Centre-streets, near the lower mar
ket, where all can be seen for lifty cents only.
Give them a call.
The number ofdeaths in the city of Charleston,
during the week ending on the 23d December, as
reported by the hoard of health, were 6—whites
2, blacks 4.
European News at hand.
The packet ship Gladiator, from London, and
Portsmouth, was telegraphed below, at New York,
on the 22d. Her regular day of sailing was on
the 1 Oth ult. Wc shall probably receive the news
here to-day.
Murder.
A letter to the editors of the Macon Telegraph,
from Pond Town, Geo., states, that a wilful
murder was committed in that village, on the
night of the 12th inst., on the body of a traveller,
named Charles 11. Harden, a citizen of Paulding
county. He was about 45 years of age, one eye
out; stated that he had left a wife and six child
ren, and many relations in Paulding. Ho had a
Road Wagon, and a number of articles in it.—His
money was taken from him by some pickpocket.
He was murdered by a man of the name of Jacob
Carter, of Marion county, without any provoca
tion. The murderer has been apprehended and
lodged in jail.
It is said, in one of the new Almanac’s, that
the year 1838 completes the three hundredth an
niversary of the introduction of printing into the
United States.
The t onslit ulional Convention ol the Territory
es Florida assent!) led ut St Josephs on the 3d inst.
and organized by Electing the Hon. R. R. Reid
President—Fm y-stx delegates were in attendance.
The objects ol the convention are to lake into
consideration the propriety ol applying for admission
into tho.l'mon, &c.
Wm. S. Rockwell, Esq. present editor and pro
prietor of the (Georgia Journal, has disposed of that
establishment to Mr. James H. R Washington,
who will take charge of it about the first of Febru
ary next.
The New Orleans Hoe slates that Smith, the
young man who, a short lime since, robbed tbo
post office tr. that city, by calling for a letter not his
own, and extracting its contents (a 8100 bill,) has
been found guilty, and sentenced, we understand
by Judge Lawrence, ol the United States District
Court, to ton years imprisonment, at hard 1 ibor.
sugar crop.
The Planter’s Banner of Franklin (Atlakapas) of
the 13lh stales that in three weeks the process of su
gar making will be completed. Many of the plan
ters have already finished and are busily engaged
in shipping. Although the crop is considered a
good one, still it will fall abort of what was, some
weeks ago, anticipated ; as the loss by frost, partic
ularly on the coast, has been severe. The sugar
which has been manufactured m Atlakapas, is said
to boos it very fine quality—finer than that ol any
former season.
The Canal tolls of the State of Ohio,’for the
last year are stated to be $415,000, showing an
increase of nearly SIOO,OOO over those of the
preceding twelve months. What a picture does
this present of the prosperity of a commonwealth
in which lifty years since scarcely a white man
resided. Such however arc the necessary conse
quences of free institutions sustained by entcr
prize, and they speak volumes in favor of govern,
raents that only interfere with their people so far
us to aid ami protect their industry. Here we
have the internal improvements of a young state
furnishing not far from half a million of interest
a year on its investments.
From Canada.
By yesterday's Express mail, wc received the
New York Herald slip of the 22d, containing
the following account of another expected out,
break in the ill-fated Canadas.
On Saturday last letters were received at Mon
treal from the neighborhood of Caldwell's Manor,
conveying reports that the Patriots and sympa
-1 thisers were mustering in large numbers along
1 the frontier, at Champlain, Alburgh, Swanton,
St. Alban's &e.; and on Sunday the Counnand
i er-in-Chief received intelligence that a very strong
• force was assembled on the other side of the line
! opposite Missisquoi Bay. After this information
reached town, Major M’Gord was sent off to La
prairie, St. Pierre, and Chambly, to order a por
i tiou of the troops stationed at those places to pro
' eeed in the direction of the points where attacks
. are supposed to be contemplated.
We have at length something to communicate
in an authentic shape, respecting the proceedings'
or rather the results, of the Court Martial, as will
be seen by the following from the Montreal Ga
i zette of Saturday lust:—
The sentence of the Court Martial, having
been submitted to His Excellency the Adminis
trator of the Government and commander of the
Forces, has been approved of in General Orders,
issued to day. By this sentence four have been
acquitted, ten sentenced to death, six of which
have been recommended for a commutation of
the sentence of death, and four left for execution.
We understand, that the fate of the prisoners
will be communicated to them to day by the Judge
Advocate; and we believe that no time will be
lost in carrying the sentence into execution.
It will thus appear, that any doubts which may
have arisen, with respect to the constitution and
legality of the Court Martial, have been com
pletely obviated and set at rest.
Eight prisoners were brought into Montreal
on Sunday last from Bcauharnois, in charge of a
few volunteers.
The tour prisoners, Cardinal, Duquette, Lopa
-1 lieur and one of the Thiberts, sentenced to be
■ hanged, were officially informed, of their fate last
■ Saturday afternoon, by the Judge Advocate.
Goddu. one of the Bermuda exiles, was nr
: rested a few days ago at St. Hyacinthe, and since
brought into Montreal. It is not, we hear, for
I any offence he has committed since his return, as i
it is said he wrote Sir John Colborne where he
might be found, should the government require
any information from him respecting the future
plans of his fellow exiles, which he had opportu
nities of ascertaining while attending the meet
ings with them in the United States.
The official account of the battle of Sandwich
says, that five of the Hritish were killed.—Mr.
Hume, a French Canadian, the colored barber,
and two militia men, burned to death in the bar
racks. Twenty one of the patriots were killed in
the fight; four were shot by order of Colonel
Prince, and twenty-six taken prisoners. A num
ber of papers were found on the pirates implicat
ing numerous persons of high standing in the
states.
The following is a list of prisoners captured
after the action at Windsor, near Sandwich, 4th
December, 1838:
Daniel Swoctman, United States; Daniel Ken
nedy, do. do ; Israel Allwood, do. do; James M.
Atchison, Scotland; Abram U. Sweet, United
States; William Jones, do. do; Chancey Keldon,
do. do; Robert Marsh, do. do; Joseph Hcrton,
do. do; Israel Hcrton, do. do; Edward Armstrong,
do. do; Charles Reed, England; Josiah Doan,
Yarmouth, U. C.; James Williams, United
Stales; David Hay, Moore, U. C.; John Springs,
Waterloo, U. C.; Michael Mortin, Lower Canada;
Harrison P. Goodrich, United States; Oliver
Crandcll, Kingston, U. C.; E. C. Goodman, Uni
ted States; Amos Parley, St. John, N. B. Rcdy,
M. Stewart, United States; Cornelius Cunning
ham, do. do; Abraham Tiffany, do. do.
Sir George Arthur is angry with Col. Prince
for shooting the prisoners. Dr. Morrison who
was tried for treason intends to take his seat at the
next meeting of the Provincial Parliament. The
brigands at Prescott did not shoot two woman as
stated. They were shot by the Canadian militia.
The man whose wife and daughter were shot,
was coining away from his house with a child three
years old in his arms and his wife and daughter
and a little boy by his side. They had no sooner
appeared from the house, than the militia fired on
them and shot his wife and daughter. Ho had a
very narrow escape himself. One of the militia
happened on the instant to recognize him, and
knocked up the musket of his comrade who was
aiming at him, so that the ball passed over him.
The soldiers of the 83d, seeing the danger the
man and his family were in from our own fire,
beckoned him to come to them; he did so, and
they told him they would protect him if he would
stay with them. He stayed a few minutes, but
as his wife was dying, he managed to get her down
below, where she expired in two hours. The
daughter is likely to recover. Besides these wo
men and Captain Drummond, two of their own
men were also shot by the militia through mistake.
Bill Johnson effected his escape as follows:
Johnson and Birge wore in the custody of the
deputy marshals, McCulloch, Robbins and Mal
colm; the former having some business to trans
act at the Post Office, left the prisoners in charge
of the two latter, in a room at the American (Au
burn.) After Mr. McCulloch left the room, Mr.
Robbins went to bed in a room opening into the
one in which were the prisoners, the latter having
previously taken off their boots and Johnson his
coat. The'prisoncrs quietly pulled on their boots,
Johnson his coat, both took their hats and deliber
ately walked out, leaving their keepers—one in
bed, the other sitting by the fire.
Colonel Von Schoultz has left by hiswills4ooo
to a young lady whom he was to marry—s4oo
to the widows and children of the Canadian mi
litia who fell at Prescott.
A narrow escape from tire occurred in this
city on Friday night last. One of the clerks in
tlie store of Jeremiah Smith, on Cotton Avenue,
who slept in the hack room, was awakened in
the middle of the night, by a sense of suffocation.
On rising from his bed, ho found the room filled
with smoke, and (ho flames bursting up by the
side of the wall through the floor! A bucket of
water, wVicli w,v« utility at hand, served
to extingush the fire. On search, it was found
the tiro had communicated from the hearth of the
adjoining tenement to the sleepers of this; and
had it not been fortunately discovered at the time
it was, not only the whole block, but probably all
Cotton Avenue, would have been reduced to
ashes.
On Sunday night, the upper floor of the store
of Messrs. Harwell and Obcar, next door to the
above, was discovered to bo on fire, but owing to
the time of night it happened, (about 8 o’clock)
and the exertions of those who discovered it,
it was subdued before any material damage was
sustained. Had not the flames been discovered
at so early a period, they would not have stopped
short of the river, us it was a very blustering,
windy night. We understand the (lie caught in
consequence of some imperfection in the fire
place.—Macon Telegraph .
A melancholly accident happened on our
river last Thursday, as Messrs. Conant, Kidd,
and Stephen Smith, were on their way from a
fish trap in the river, the canoe run against a
sappling and over-set, the latter gentleman was
drowned in attempting to swim ashore, leaving
a wife and several children to mourn his un
timely loss; the other two after hanging to the
limbs of a tree for a considerable time, were
finally brought ashore in a canoe, by Mr. Gideon
Houghton. The body of Mr. Smith, has not
yet been found.— Wetumpka Argus.
From the New York Herald, Dec. 21.
Moxkt Market—The bank manta in the in
terior is progressing with great rapidity. Every
mail brings news of some new institution starting
up, all of them with large capitals. Twenty
seven new banks have been started, the proposed
capital of which is $286,650,000—511,000,000
of which have been paid in.
Hero is an increase of bank capital truly as
tonishing; but this is only a beginning. In the
interior of the State the current of speculation is
setting in this direction with a strength never be
fore equalled. This feeling has reached a class of
men seldom influenced by the spirit of speculation.
The popularity of the new law, and the case with
which good farms may be turned into bank capi
tal, seems to have excited the farmers in an ex.
traordinarv degree. As the new law allows only
one half of the security to be real estate, bonds
and mortgages are taken to this city and ex
changed for Stale stocks, which are deposited
with the Comptroller. The amount of bills al
ready issued by these institutions is not large,
from the tardiness attending their issues by the
Comptroller. The amount of bills of circulation
already ordered and in preparation, is hardly
$1,000,000. These bills arc sought after with
great avidity by the public at large, and are al
ready producing case in the money market. This
ease lends to new operations and speculations,
which in turn create a fresh demand for money,
and further expansions of circulation beyond
what the wants of legitimate trade require. The
currency then becomes depreciated. These banks
based on real estate offer no remedy for this, and
a general crush must be the sure result. Thus
the new law. although it may provide ample se
curity to the bill holders against ultimate loss, yet
the great body of the people are not protected
from loss arising from unsteadiness of prices and
fluctuation of values.
The Boston Daily Advertiser mentions the to
tal destruction by fire on Monday night of the
large Saw Mill situated on the “Dyke,” leading
from the Roxbury Branch of the Mill Dam to
Tremont street, and known as Baldwin’s Mills.
1 he fire is supposed to have been communicated
by the sparks from the Locomotive of the Evening
train on the Providence Railroad which passes
dose by. Estimated loss $20,000 N. Y. Cour. j
Tlie following is a statement of the condition
of all the Banks in the State of Massachusetts on
the first Saturday in October last, and is interest- -
ing as the first exhibit made by the Banks since
their resumption of specie payments:
The whole number of Banks is 130, of which
28 are in Boston, and 92 in other towns of the
State. This number is less by nine than were
embraced in the returns of October, 183'/, the
present number in Boston being six less than were
in operation at that time. The reduction in the
amount of capital is §3,659,000. The present
amount of capital stock of Banks in the State, is
$34,680,000. The capital of the Banks in Bos
ton, $18,450,000. The whole circulation is
9,400,512 —of Banks in Boston, $3,388,038.
Deposites not on interest, $7,133,642—in Boston
hanks, $5,005,966, Balances due to other banks,
$3,536,686—in Boston, $3,279,124. Cash de
posited bearing interest, $2,498,575—in Boston,
$1,753,983. Amount due from the banks, in
cluding net profits on hand, $59,059,549—in
Boston, 3.3,234,385. Specie in the Banking
Houses, $2,394,634—in banks in Boston, sl,-
690,169. Real estate, $1,060,327—by banks in
Boston, $619,401. Bills of other banks in the
State, $3,15/,77l—by hanks in Boston, $1,921,-
137. Bills ot other banks out of the State,
s2ol,6l6—banks in Boston, $148,185. Balan
ces due from other banka, $5,027,800—t0 banks
in Boston, $2,718,022. Notes and hills discount
ed, and other debts due, s4B,2o6,Boß—banks in
Boston, $26,128,195.
Total resources, $59,059,548—0f hanks in
Boston, $33,225,111; amount of last semi-an
nual dividend $1,030,650, being a fraction over
$2,97-100 per cent —by banks in 805t0n,5541,-
250, being a fraction over $3 93-100 per cent—
the dividends ot the banks out of town averaging
a fraction over v s 3 200 per cent.
Amount ot reserved profits at the time of the
last dividend, $1,663,498—by hanks in Boston
$1,194,898. — N. Y. Courier,
Morhok Massacue. —The worst and most
barbarous attrocities reported of the Missourians
toward the Mormons, are, we are sorry to say,
confirmed. What can exhibit a more fiendish
spirit, than the inhuman conduct related in the
Louis Republican. That paper says, “vve
understand that the company engaged in the at
tack at bplawn’s creek, was not attached to any
division of the army, hut was fighting on its own
hook. The men were principally from Chariton
county, and among the number was at least one
member ot the Legislature, The enemy had ap
proached within eighty yards of the Mormons be
fore they were apprized of their approach. The
Mormons had their families with them and to pre
serve their lives, the men separated from them
and took retuge in a blacksmith shop. Here the)'
were murdered ! It is said that the Mormons
had arms hut it is a little singular that they should
have used them so ineffectually as not to have
touched one of the assailants. The latter, in some
instances, placed their guns between the logs of
the house, and deliberately fired at the victims
within. These reports are founded upon state
ments of persons engaged in the attack ; and, bad
as they are, arc not likely to be overcharged.
Will the actors in the tragedy be suffered by the
courts of that district, to go unpunished.”— Cleve.
Her.
Some excitement was caused in Boston on Sat
urday, by the discovery that two dead bodies wore
packed in a cask, received from Now York some
three weeks since.— Phil. Gaz.
Two sons of Rev. M. Dcmund.ofPompton N.
J. aged 10 and 12 years, were drowned in Pomp
ton River, on Saturday, by breaking through the
ice,— lbid.
Portsmouth in N. H. is infested with incendi
aries to such a degree as to call out the citizens to
the number of twenty every night in addition to
the town watch to guard against them.— lbid.
Anoth eh Father Gone. —Died at his resi
dence, in Bennington. Vt., in the 82d year ofhis
i>ku,ilic lion. VtmiK- Tlchenor, an officer of the re
volution, Judge of the Supreme Court, and for
many years Governor of the State of Vermont.
He was also twice ejected to the United States
Senate, his last term closing in the year 1824
since which time he has lived in retirement. —Ur
To the Voters of Richmond County.
Fellow Citizens —The period for the new
election of a citizen to discharge the duties ap
pertaining to the office of Receiver of Tax Re
turns, being near at hand, you will be called upon
to select one of two gentlemen, who stand be
fore you solicitants for your suffrages. One is
the incumbent of the place, concerning whom I
have but little to say, more than that from my
earliest recollection, and I am no child, he has
been a holder of otlicc of some sort or other, —“Jus-
tice of the Peace,” or something else. Being
myself a plain homespun Democrat, I imbibed
in my early youth a strong attachment for that
sterling feature in political economy of rotation
in office ; I cannot therefore, upon the ground of
principle, vote for him who is now in possession
ot the office, and I have too firm a faith|in the
purity of the yeomanry of this county, to suficr
myself to believe for an instant that they cherish
dissimilar views, in relation to this fundamental
axiom of popular government, from this writer.
Should the people of Richmond, in their wisdom
be pleased to deposite their ballots at the ensuing
election, in view of this grand element in the
composition of our peculiar institutions, the gen
tleman w ho has been for so many years a receiver
of the perquisites of office, (I do not speak with
reference peculiarly to his present one,) will bo
admonished promptly but graciously to retire and
make way for another.
The candidate of my unqualified choice, and
whom I do hope will be in good odour with the
major part of our citizens, is, J. S. Walker.—
He, it is, who is the opponent of the now Tax
Receiver. I shall vote for him for other reasons
in addition to the one already adduced; which,
however, is to my mind, about the most cogent
that could lie urged. I shall simply remark here,
and it is spoken seriously, that Mr. Walker, is as
fully competent to fill the station as is his com
petitor. I trust that saying thus much of him will
he deemed as no disparagement to the qualifica-
the respectable, aged gentleman standing
in the opposition. Mr. Walker, is a needy man,
he has no property, from the income of which he
may minister to his wants, and to the wants
I and comforts of those around him. For reasons
| best know to themselves, his parents, or those
who had charge of his youth, thought proper to
have him initiated to the mysteries of no trade,
or taught no profession ; consequently, he is cut
off from all reliance upon these sources for the
procurement of food aad raiment. The sunshine
of prosperity once shone brightly upon him,
but the thick gloom of misfortune settled upon
his prospects, and he is now scarcely able by
dint of the merest drudgery to obtain the bare
necessaries of life. Will you not then, people of
Richmond, —can you not be induced to vote for
this individual for an office, the emoluments of
which, would render himself and his family, com
paratively comfortable. Give him,fellow-citizens,
the appointment which he seeks at vour hands.
I can sec no valid reason, why you should not
do so. He can and will execute the trust,
should you see proper to commit it to his charge.
Go to the polls on the first Monday in January
next, with the firm resolve that Joshua S.
Walker shall be your next Receiver of Tax
Returns, and you will have done that for which
the destitute shall rise up and call you blessed.
December 24, 1838. ’ r.
(E/’ Mr. CAMPBELL will preach in Augusta,
on the 4th, sth and 6th days of January next.
dec 22 trwtd
file friends and acquaintances of the i ali , „
Catharine M. Carlin, are invited to attend k
Mineral this morning at 11 o’clock, from p lc
dence of William Harper, to the Sand Hills, *
O BIT II AR V.
Departed this life on the 23d inst on,to.
attack which she survived but a t ew h SE:
Nancv Snead, In the 66th year ofl “T’ 1
had with the exception of a short interval'':
resident of tins city for the last forty-one y^ 1
Consignees per South Carolina Rai l
Stovall k Simmons, WrfoliMfon x-'r •'
ards.Md. Sharp, J. Purse, 8 ! ’. “p
Bea . F. H. Cooke, 6. w! Force, A W T
M. H. Livingston, Ji. L. Gidney, J. jr B '"
nigan Stlßooney, H. L. Jeffers. ’** on ’'
o2^r-Tr ßeCeived W the"lUth'fo^ii
22,860 hales s exported 8,631 bales - stoc I ',
including all on ship board not cleared 70 (jvn
Since our review of 17th ult. sales have ■
made to the extent of 1,000 bales per day »
t m the market had a quiet appearance / e d«
note any change in prices. The operations :
been confined to few hands and principally fj
northern manufacturers. Hut few of our I
or Europe have yet entered the market an"!
have purchased very sparingly and with relun
prices being considerably above their limits
determination of our banks to resume sped,
ments immediately has the effect of causKi
city of money and making it , '
ern and foreign exchange s tw pa ?
cumulating tni
evinced a greater disposition to effect sales ri
some weeks past. 03 tldi
Cleared— Ships Trenton, Bennett' Xew‘<'
Gaston, Whittlesey, do; Charlotte, Gorham I
pool ;brigs Savannah. Hubbard, N\. p o ’|'
Girdler, Marseilles. ’ owil
Arr —Ship Milledgeville. Porter N v ■
Neptune,Pickett, Poston ; schr Hopeffiowei
tunore ; steamboats Oglethorpe, Hubbard \ip
D W St. John. Pundt, do.
Charleston, December 1
Arr yesterday —Ship Superb, GatchcX ,\ \
brig London Packet, Vessey, Kingston,(Jam)
CPd —Schr Rasselas, M ’ WUlan, Sav, steam,
et Wm Seabrook, King, do.
Went to sea —Ships Monticello, Lawton Li
pool ; Canton, Riley, N Orleans ; Hr lianjue I
ges, Corken, Liverpool ; barque Gaum, 1
Marseilles ; Hr brig Somerset, Williams, Win
line bng Gen Pinckney, Ford, Baltimore;lm
pian, Swasey, Apalachicola.
n °i7 r vr Vl L are
°; . 'V?, 7 a candldate lol ' office o£ lid
of Tax Returns. id
CCT We are authorized to an not,, fjfyj
M. WALKER, as a candidate for the office c
ceiver of Tax Returns. de( ,
(Tj“ We are authorised to announce El
DU ED J. TARVER, as a candidate fort
Surveyor of Richmond County, at the appn
election in January. td
1 If) We are authorized to announce
DICKINSON as a candidate for re-elcctM®!
office of Receiver of Tax Returns for K B
county, at the election on the first Momlaj®
uary next. dec 4 td* I
(Yj Wc arc authorised to announce
KENNEDY as a candidate for re-electkiiHj
office of Tax Collector fur Richmond comm,®
election on the lirstMonday in January noil
dec 17 ' ®
i'C y -l o sifl/A S~IVALKEIi , res pec!,, I
himself to the good people of Richmond fl
as a Candidate for the Receiver of Tax I®
and solemnly pledges himself faithfully, sei®
aud indulgently, to discharge the duties m ®
tion, should his Fellow-citizens be so
elect him. td rs
PAPER HANGINGS. [I
,A LARGE variety of the latest pan®
71 Philadelphia Paper Hangings. Sun®
be seen at Mr. E. Must in’s Crockery
street. Competent workmen will remain
city a short time, to execute any orders
dec 29 3t* ■
Georgia, J cHerson County. I
PLEASANT WALDEN, of the 79th I
Cr. SI., Tolls neforeme one Bay Mare, ®
years old, lame in her right hind foot, so as’®
nearly upon the point of her hoof; her g®
trot; -a small saddle spot on each side of lii|
about fom teen and half hands high. Taktl
November last at the Plantation of said WkH
Michell Davis, at the Cross Roads between l®
and Rocky Comfort Creek, in said counlv®
trict, and appraised by Lewis Sammons aml.i®
Johnston, to be wmitli Twenty-Five Dollar®
Bth, 1838. PHILIP M. WASDEX,®
A true extract from the Estray Rook ®
county, this 29tb Dec., 1838. f?
E. BOTHWELL, Clerk,l
J JEFFERSON SUERIFF NAll
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday inl|
ary next, at the Market House, in Kill
of Louisville, within the legal hours of sal|
Negro Woman, Eliza, levied on as the prep®
James Crop, to satisfy several li fas issued®
Justices court of said county, in favor
Philips vs. the said James Crop, lev)? rmJ®
returned to me by a constable. DereWiherU®
WM. J. ALEXANDER, Dcptysi®
J EI I’FE 1 ’FE RSON SHTeRIPF S \l.l
/ ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in ft®
» » next, at the Market House in the I®
Louisville, within the usual hours of sale®
Hundred and Eighty-Seven and a Half Acre®
and River Land on the Ogeechy River,
lands of Doct. E. C. Williamson and others,®
on as the properly of Charles Harrison, to <®
fi fa in lavor of Elizabeth Harrison, propeitjfl
ed out by John H. Hinton, ex.T of the efl
Thos. Lightfoot, deceased. Dec. 29,1835-®
R. J. FARXIEIt.®
COLUMBIA SH ERIF FS A Idl
WILL be sold at the Court-House
county on the first Tuesday in
agiceable to an order of the Superior (
county, when sitting for ordinary p : .<’
Hundred Acres of Land more or less, liels®
the estate of Benjamin E. Winfry, den -I®
on the road lending from Augusta to Colnm®
House, and about five miles below si>®
House, on the waters of Little Kookce Cre®
ing lands of Martin Haggle and others. B
made known on the day of sale. B
figc29 w. P. BEALE, Adi|
« CLINCH RIFLE Ml®
| TENTION !—Appear
0 Parade Ground, on Monday iH
H inst., at It o’clock, a. ai-,ara^B
M equipped, as your constiun®
reels, with thirteen rounds oB
cartridges, to celebrate the B
honor of Gen. Duncan L. C'B
You will also be prepaa®
Wl j powder and ball to fire fora®
tri I marksmanship. Sucli mcirßi
kJL* are not in uniform, will ai®
HH the place of Target shootinßj
arms and ammunition, anii^Bt
the contest for the prize. Bflt
of the Captain. F. G. CURTISS, Adß
dec 28. B
P. S. Members will attend a quarterly Bf
at the Globe Hotel, at 7 o’clock, the same ej.
AUGUSTA SEED STORE®
Removed to six doors above the Rail It
WARRANTED GARDEN SEED justW
from the Shakers by I. H. I'M
A fresh supply of Garden Seeds, Bird
ver, Lucerne, Potato Unions, Onion Setts, Bn
CORN, &c. \ , B
'Flic usual allowance made to coiltitry l l ’ a ß
A few Brushes, Sieves, Swifts, A4 ',nl so
tiful eollection of Bulbs, Plants, Flower t-eßt
nov 27
V" N Election will take place on the first By
in January next, for a County SurVf ß*
Richmond county, to fill the vacancy occasiwiy
the resignation of A. G. Raiford. B
V. WALKER, J ‘B
A. RHODES. J I B
nov 9 wtd JNO. SKl^NE^'®