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Treat the Tern Telegraph.
Cation de Cbalde.
This term des g lates a beautiful valley in the
Commanche country, situated north west of
Bexar, and about sixty nnlos distant from that
<ity From its pro. t iar situation, embosomed
ain-jiig - hijjtveni prect dtous hills, and within the
hunting groon BOf i.istile savages, it has been,
until within a lew months almost entirely un
known to onr citizens. Recently, several parties
of tho citizens of Bexar and other places have
visited it, and have furnished such glowing de
scriptions of the beauty of its scenery and the
surpassing fertility of Us toil, that we are induced
to believe it rivals in beauty and seclusion the
fancied “ happy valley" of Ainhara. It is about
twenty miles long, and varies in width from two
to live miles,—its greatest length being from north
to south. The hills on every side rise abruptly
from the bottom ol tfie valley, mid present in many
places, perpendicular ' all < if rock several hun
dred feet high. At t. c£s of these hills, nu
merous springs issuing imu> rills which unite
near the middle of the valley in a beautiful rivu
let, that niter meandering throughout nearly its
whole extent, at length (lows through a deep gorge
aliu southern extremity. A narrow belt of woods
extends along the margin of this stream, and
small islets of limber are scattered at intervals
over the surface ol the valley, forming a pleasing
contrast with the open grassy plains ol the prairie
and the grey rugged precipices of the surrounding
hills. Th» outy pansnirc from the valley towards
the north, is a narrow cleft in me about
eight feet wide, winding through dill's three or
four hundred feet high. The path through this
cleft gradually ascends until at the distance of
about three mules from the valley, it opens upon
the extensive table lands northwardly above, and
which arc apparently illimitable in extent. 1 his
narrow pass alVords the only convenient path
within the distance of many miles, by which the
Conunanches can descend with their horses to the
country bordering the sea coast. A tradition is
current at II >xsr, that many years since a parly
of Spanish soldiers who had defeated a company
of Comm.inches, pursued them through the Ca
non de Übalde nearly to the middle ol this pass,
when they found the passage completely obstruct
ed by tiie carcases id four or five dead horses,
which these Indians hud killed, and in this man
ner, prevented (lie further progress of their pur
suers. This valley is the great thoroughfare of
the Indians. Col. Karnes has informed us, that
parlies of Indians may he seen in it almost eon
stnntlv ascending or descending. I hr* outlet ol
this valley towards the south is a narrow gorge
between the hills, and is about three hundred yards
wide, affording a passage fur the rivulet, which
11 iws into the llio Frio. An opinion prevails in
Bexar, that there is a rich vein ol native silver in
one of the rifts or gorges opening into this valley,
and it is said, Beat Smith obtained a large piece
of this silver from the vein which was shewn to
him by an Indian whom he found wounded in
the prairie, and whose affections he won by kind
treatment. This, however, is altogether impro
bable, as tho geological features ot the conlltry do
not indicate the presence ot native silver. Ihe
rocks of this region belong to the secondary for
motion, and consist chiefly ol grey limestone, ar
ranged in horizontal beds. This valley will form
one of the best situations (or the trontier force.
Col. Karnes has informed us, that fifty bravo men
could easily defend the pass at its northern ex
tremity against the united warriors of the whole
Commanehe tribe. If n small fort were erected
at this place, tho valley would soon be settled by
enterprising and industrious planters, and what
has been from lime immemorial a heautliul desert,
would soon be transformed to a modern Eden.
Train the Journal of the American Silk Society.
Prices ot .Morns .timmumi-, t,vc«
It is the prevailing opinion that tho prices at
which mo us mnllicaulis trees, cuttings and buds,
have been sold during the past year, and even up
to tho present time, are enormously high. A lit
tle reflection will show this to he an error. In the
first place, the cuttings have generally been sold
at four cents each, (two buds) for many years past.
There is, therefore, only an advance of twenty-live
per cent, on tho buds. The trees, it is true, have
advanced from about twenty-live cents to one dol
lar. But even at five dollars a pie eit can easily
be shown that they arc very cheap—cheap ac
cording to the scale of value of ordinary articles of
trade. Let us examine the subject. Merchants
generally are satisfied with twenty-five to fifty
per cent, profit on their goods, and very few of
them realize the minimum rate. Mechanics gen
erally are satisfied with the cost of the materials
they work up, and a moderate remuneration for
their work. It is believed that every body will he
satisfied with receiving double the cost of the raw
material, except where labor forms the principal
cost ol the article. With farmers labor generally
constitutes tho principal expense of the crop, and
ills important that the crop that will produce the
greatest amount of gain with the least expense fur
labor, should receive the first attention. Now to
bring these reflections to hear upon our subject:
An acre of morus inultiriiulis trees can he reared
for about the same expense of labor that an aero
of corn can. Ten thousand of these trees ran be
raised upon one acre. The cost of the 10.000
bu Is at two and a half cents, will he two hundred
and fifty dollars. The cost of labor, say twenty
five dollars, added, makes two hundred and sev
enty-live dollars. The produce, 10,000 trees at
only five cents each, will be five hundred dollars—
and the profits of the acre will he two hundred
and twenty-five dollars. Need the profits of an
acre of corn he estimated to shew tho difference 1
Well, any article capable of producing such a re
sult, cannot surely he considered high at the pri
ces now current. Neither can tho trees bo con
sidered high when intended to ho used for feed
ing silk worms, and not for sale. Let us suppose
a person contemplating the culture of silk, purcha
ses a single morns mullicauhs tree, for which ho
gives five mi Li, ars, and on cutting it up for pro
pagation he finds it only contains l()(l buds. Mo
has then paid double what the trees have hereto
fore sold lor. lie plants the one hundred buds
in the spring of 18311.
In the spring of 1810, he has fifty trees, al
lowing half to have failed, with, each fifty buds;
which he again plants, and from which he raises
twelve bundled and fifty trees, allowing half to
have failed again. The third year, if he plants
them all, and meets w ith like results, he will raise
thirty-one thousand two hundred and fifty trees.
But suppose he only succeeds in producing twen
ty-five trees the first year, and multiplies them by
only twenty-five each ot the two succeeding years,
he will then have realized at tho end of the third
year, fifteen thousand one hundred and one trees.
Now, surely, the price he paid for the first tree
cannot be considered high—nor would it he even
at fifty dollars instead of five. He is thus, with
the expenditure of five dollars originally, and a
few hours labour each year, in three years in pos
session ol a mulberry orchard rnpahle of making
one thousand dollars worth of silk a year.
Monr.nv Sociktt.—Bcnnet, in one of his let
ters from Washington city, relates the following
good story about a very handsome young man,
who went the rounds of the fashionable parties.
He danced, talked, flirted, with equal grace and
elegance. Every one was in raptures with him.
‘ W ho is that young gentleman in the waltz with
that ds' ague belle V asked a gentleman from
New \ orkol a lady. ‘’That is Mr. So-and-so—
qu'te a favorite among the ladies; don't you know
him heis f N, irk. The gentl man
1 ! • ' '■ • replied the Inter, ‘ I have
seen him before. —“ 11c is a very superior artist,
I am told, said the lady —1 quite a mall of genius
etil intellect.” “ Til V s WO tn he „ an ist.”
(mid the gentleman ; “ for, if I am not mistaken,
he is a very superior artist, who look measure of
me for this coat I wear, ami made it. He is a ca
pital a tailor as ever threaded a needle or warmed
a goose.” “A tailor!” replied the. Indy —"my
Hod, a tailor!" Next day, the fashionable
young artist was not to be seen.
CIIKONKJI.K AND SKNTINF.L.
A V (HIST A.
TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH !9.
New Hampshire Election.
A Boston correspi ndoat of the New York Cou
ricrand Enquire/, under date of March 13th says;
We have intelligence from about one-hall the
whole State. The Loco boros have succeeded by
about their usual majority—say 4000. Tire ag
gregate vote is smaller than it was last year. The
whole Loco Foco Congress ticket is elected, hy
about the same majority as the Governor. Con
cord, Hover, Nashua and Portsmouth, have chosen
Whig representatives. It is not quite certain
whether the Locos have carried a majority of the
House of Representatives, hut we give up every
thing.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, of the 1 ilk.
'"roni Maine and the Holder.
The Boston Atlas of ycslorr.ay conmic ItVVu iu I
daily column of intelligence 'and rumor Irom the
Bast, with the following announcement.
The mail of last evening brought no news
from tins East, except a contradiction of the report
that the llnlish had commenced fortifying Mars
Hill. The Governor of Maine had not yet sent
his expected messages to the Legislature.
'i'he contradictio n therein mentioned is not the
only one hy a many, we suspect, which it will
soon be needful to make touching the movements
in the present (scene of agitation.
At last, w? are gladjo see, the letter writers in
Maine have found out that the lllh regiment,
from Quebec, hud not Arrived at Maduwaskn.
The Augusta correspondent of the Allas says
“ that the reports were not, probably, correct.”
Ho adds;—
Sir John Caldwell, fiom the province of New
Brunswick, arrived here last evening. 1 under
stand he left Fredericton on Thursday last. Ho
brings a communication from Sir John Harvey to
Governor Fairfield, the contents ol which have
not been made public. !Sir John Caldwell con
tiadicts the report that any forces lire now sta
tioned, or that any will lie stationed, at Mars Hill.
A message from the Governor to the Legisla
ture, on the subject of our border troubles, was
confidently expected this morning, hut none has
been sent in. I learn that it has been delayed
that the Governor may have an opportunity lor
free consultation with our delegation in Congress, i
the most of whom are now here or expected here ,
to-day. We shall have the message, T have no ;
doubt, to-morrow. i
We copy ihe following letter from the Journal t
of Commerce of this morning. The arrival of t
Sir John Caldwell at Augusta, if he has really ]
arrived there, may perhaps all’ord sonic confimia- a
tion of the statement in the letter. I
Boston, Ulh March, 1839.
A letter has been received here Irom Mr. Ham- o
lin, formerly land agent of Maine, hut now aid to r
Gen. Hodsdon, dated at the seat of war, which c
srys "a proposal is about to be made to the stale ;
of Maine hy Sir John Harvey, which in this — [
that the British Government will give Maine the
tight of navigating the river St. Johns and other i
equivalents, for the land which lies north ol the I
dm highlands,” which you know is |
according to Ihe King of Holland's line.
1 nlelligont gentlemen here, think Maine will
accept this proposal at once, should it he made*
Massachusetts and Maine have both been engaged
for many years in endeavoring to secure the right
ol navigating the 81. Johns, and desire it upon
the condition of giving up this tract. It is also
stated in the letter that Sir John told Mr. Lom
bard, of Bangor, that he had been too hasty in his
proclamation, and used language which was too
strong, ami that he fell sorry lor it, and would as
soon as possible send a committee of the Assem
bly to make the above mentioned proposals to
Maine. The letter from Hamlin has been com
municated, as 1 understand, to Governor Everett.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce notices a rumor,
which he thinks is entitled I. - n credit, that i
Mr. Forsyth will lie selected for the Special Mis
sion to England. He adds—
-1 hive i, . to>bt that ’be Special Minister will
lie ap|M)inteil and sent wry s, , i, an,; that the ne
gotiation will be brought promptly to a close ;
instead ol being protracted, as Mr. Adams hinted
that it would he, like s Hpanisbnegotiation. Fbe
temper of Maine, the In.-hug ol the country, will
will nut brook any further triffling. Great j
Britain would doubtless yield every thing were- 1
quire, provided wc would give her a road Irom j
New Brunswick to Canada.
The New York Commercial Advertiser, in al
luding to the old fort at Rouse's Point, an ac
count of which having been taken possession
of by the British we published yesterday
morning, states that it was built by the United
States, during the last war at great expense’
It was never of any use, however, to this coun
try, as it was soon after discovered that the eugiu.
eer had placed the fort some half a mile within the
territory of Great Britain. It was immediately
abandoned, and from that time has been known as
“ Fort Blunder."
The Molt Spirit at lliiiTisiiiirgli !
By the following extract from a letter from liar,
rishurgli, written on Thursday the 7lh, it will be
seen that the embers of another "excitement,”
are smouldering, and almost ready to break forth: —
In the House, we had a debate on the subject
of the mob disturbances in December. The
House deeply implicated in these dilllcullies and
fearful, many of them, of the elici t of the evi
dence now taking hclore the Senate Committee, |
want a committee to give them a while-washing; |
for this pm pose some weeks ago, a resolution was
introduced by Mr. Snowden, from Venango, to
appoint a committee to inquire into those nutters;
the resolution was again called up this morning
when the question recurred upon the amendment
formerly ottered by Mr. Spaekmon, imposing the
additional duty upon the committee of inquiring
"whether a conspiracy had not been entered into
by the then Clerk of the House, Mr. Shuuk, since
made Secretary of State, and certain members of
the House to overthrow the existing form of go
vernment.” This amendment was every unpala
table to the House. Mr. M’Elwco pronounced
the amendment an insult to the democracy, and
that the time was fast approaching when such in
sinuations against distinguished membcis of the
ihi:i'icralic party will no lunger be home; that
pally would rise up in its strength and crush, as
you crush a snail, their federal opponents. It hud
b vii intimated that the committee would be called
I i to inquire whether members oi that JL.usc
had not been tampering wall the volunteers. Now
he would declare ia the hearing of all that he had j
done all in his power to seduce the troops from |
l
their duty, and he was proud of it. He said he
made speeches to these men. and had things so
well arranged with them, that if orders had been
given to fire upon the rioters, they would have
fired upon their officers. This is no exaggera
tion, it is the speech delivered almost word for
word—and the speaker is the leader of the demo
cracy of the House. 0 tempura.
Mr. Fisher wanted the country to know that
the men who advocated this-resolution, had a pro
clamation prepared ready to be issued, if th'a Se
nate bad not recognized them, calling upon the
people (their partizens they meant) to rise and
abolish the existing government. And when this
committee was raised be would have them inquire
whether Judge Fox had not written that procla
niatiou, and if so, he would move impeachment
for high treason. The debate wart cut short by
the adjournment.
From the N. O. Loutmunian of the Wth,
Late f rom Mexico.
Uy the arrival of the schooner ( ora, vre have
received dales from Tampico, which inform us
that the infantry of general Urrcahad experienced
a check in the val'.ey del Maiz, state ot Sar. Louis
Potosi, on the I.3th ult., hut they retrieved them
selves on the ’morning of the 14th, and LTtea had
recovered all the ground lie had lust.
Our regular files, unfortunately, were placed on
board tb.e schooner Lona, which lell i ampico the
same'Jay with the Cora: all our intelligence, con
sequently is derived from private tetters.
General Mexia was marching rapidly upon
Puebla, and it was believed that state would be
come the centre of military opcmiione. The oc
cupation of Puebla by the federal troops would be
important for tbc result of the civil war, in ccnsc
quence of its vicinity to Mexico; but still more
important is tho occupation ol San Louis Potosi.
Once in possession of that place, the federal army
would have unbounded resources in money and
provision, and all communications being cut off
between (lie interior and the coast, Urrea might
dictate his own terms to the capital.
Col. Fedraza, commandant of Tampico, was
about to join the army of Urrea.
A passenger in the Cora says that a schooner
bound from this place to Tuspan, loaded with arms
ammunition and provisions for the army of gener
al Mexia, was seized by the government, and that
general Mcxia’sarmy was hard pushed by gener
al Cos with 1300 troops near Tuspan. Such was
the report at Tampico, and we doubt its accuracy:
for at the last dates < 'os was at Papantla, which
is a long way from Tuspan.
The following letter from an officer of the fed
eral army, to ono of his friends in this city, may
he relied upon for the truth of its statements.
Tampico, Feb. 311, 1839.
My Dear Friend—
“ Urrea, or rather the infantry of his corps, had
a rencontre on the 13th hist, in the valley de Maiz,
with the government forces, commanded by Col.
Romero, the result of which was not fortunate for
us. The infantry, commanded by Baragan, and
composed of the people of the valley, took to flight
at the first lire. Urrea, at the head of his caval
ry, tried to stop the rout, lint it was already late,
and Romero succeeded in keeping possession of
tho valley, though roughly handled in the action.
Early in the morning of the 14th, the enemy made
a movement towards Hia Verde, and our men took
possession of the ground.
Tho general ottrihu'es this check to (he want of
officers to aid him, and ho has earnestly invited
me to join him in order that he may resume the
offensive. I shall march in fifteen or twenty days,
and shall take the infantry with me. The jrinci
pal object of our operations will be San Luis.
“ Martin de Cos is marching towards Papantla
with about 700 men. I yesterday received news
from Mexia, who was in good spirits and was
going to attack him.
The revolution makes great progress in the in
terior. I have reason to believe, that Corlaznr will
soon espouse it openly. Uustamentc and Santa
Anna, are at swords points. The former fears to
give the command to the latter because he is per
suaded that the plan is to place the government in
the hands of Santa Anna. All this is gold bars
for us!
After we had written so far of the preceding,
we received the following letter, which assists in
explaining some doubtful points in our remarks:
T ampico, Feb. 87, 1839.
Mexia is as yet at Tuspan not having up to this
moment effected his march on Puebla, as he for
merly desired, in consequenceo( the proximity of
Cos’ forces which have approached and already
occupy Papantla. Mexia writes me, under date
ol the 19th instant, and tells me that he calculated
on 1,000 men more, well accoutred and filled
with enthusiasm—that dcspomleney had seized
upon the army of (Jos, part of which had deserted
to Tuspan. These deserters have declared that
the enemy's forces are composed of 700 or 800
n ruits, consequently we may every moment ex
pect to bear that Mexia has obtained a victory.
General Urrea lias lern a little uiiloniiiiatc in
the valley ot Del Maiz; foi in consequence of the
;, id measures which General Martini z had taken.
His Infantry was attacked and routed to this place
ion the Pith instant. This event was, however
j of no importance, as on the day after the engaoe
j m int the enemy retired, bringing with them their
chief ('olonel Homero, w ho was severely wounded.
“The operations of thccampaign should he di
rected on San Luis, which is at present by far the
most important point.”
“A courier extra ordinary sent by Urrea and
who arrived yesterday or to-dav, brings us intel
ligence that the enemy hail abandoned Rio Verde
and lied back to San Luis, against which place
the general will proceed us soon as the reinforce
ment which he expected will have arrived.
“Santa Anna must have entered Mexico on the
17th instant, for tho purpose ol taking charge of
the presidency, which Bustamentc had yielded
I with the design of going to fight the Fhknch at
i ampico. Formerly we were Texians, now wo
are French. Perhaps before long we will bc
TllVkS Without Ollr t
“ It is yet said here that an arrangement will be
made with France, hut I believe nothing of it—as
it will appear that the admiral Baudin does not
wish to treat with the actual administra ion which,
is devoid of good faith and offers no guarantee for
the fulfilment.
“The result of all this is that we are involved
in numerous and complicated questions. But if
as 1 believe the federalist cause gains ground, it
is to he supposed that when once re-o-lablished
every thing will he arranged without diliiculty.
We think it our duty to cull the atten'ron of
j our readers to the two last paragraphs of this let—
| ter. and to remark, that it is written by one of the
superior officers of the liberating army.
In one ofthe London papers of last month, no
tice is taken of a letter from Madrid, which men
tioned that a project was then entertained for ter
minating the civil war, by marrying the eldest son
of Don Carlos to the infant Queen of Spain, and
placing another member of the Spanish Bourbon
family on a throne to be erected for him in Mexi
co. Wo are inclined to think that the incapacity
for self-government, so manifest among the .Mex
icans. combined with the unprincipled audacity
with which they plunder and abuse the people of
other countries, must, in the end, make it a matter
ot necessity that they should receive a master
from some quarter; still, we must confess, the ap
pearance of u Bourbon prince in this part ofthe
world, especially one of the .Spanish branch,
would not he hailed with pleasure by the. friends
of civil liberty.
In Il .i'. th ■ ivi;, I- r .■[ ul.iti'gi ot wl; *'s now
Wisconsin and lowa, was 3GG6. \i ahiu the
ast two rears it has increased to 70 000.
1 1 1
from the Tallahassee Star of the \'ith.
Another Massacre.
We were resting in quiet under the impression
that the Indians had passed to the eastward oithe
Suwannee, and that Middle Florida would,at least
for the present, enjoy repose and safety, liut
when the foe is least expected, lu! he is here.
Un Friday night lust a party,supposed to num
ber from 3'/to 40, attacked the dwelling of Mr.
Edmond Gray, in Jefferson county, within nine
miles of Monticello ; killed Mr. G. and two chil
dren, and heat and stabbed a third child horribly,
leaving it in a state of insensibility. The house
of Mr. G. was burned to ashes, and the plantation
plundered of whatever was of value.
The eldest child, a daughter, about 12 years
old, succeeded iu making her escape, in the dark
ness of the night, although pursued by the Indians
and fired at several times; she stated that the
y trd and house were full of Indians, and that they
fired often.
The citizens of Monticello, we b arn, volun
teered immediately on hearing the news, and to
gether with Capt. Howell’s company of Florida
Militia, went in pursuit—the Indians fled and
concealed themselves in the 0. ilia hammocks
Query —can these hammocks be travelled only by
the Indians.
Mr. Gray was one of the early settlers of this
section of country —an old man, poor, but of ex
cellent character.
The Indians appear to gather boldness from
each fresh attack; they, have ventured into the ve
ry heart of the country —into old and thickly set
lied neighborhoods; nor should we be astonished
if T gcriail should lead on his forces to the attack
of the Capitol itself.
We have, however, a new and strong security
in the arrival at St. Marks, of four companies of
regulars under the command of Col. Davenport,
whose object we learn, is to scour Middle Florida
and afford protection to the citizens.
Col. Davenport, when ordered to St. Marks
had just returned from a long scout upon the
Coosahatchic. The Indians, it is said, will re
ceive no messages of peace from the whites, and
threaten death to any runner who approaches
them-
The Presbyterian Church Case.
The interesting ease on trial before the Court
nf Nisi Prius, now hidden by tire Hon. Motion C.
Kogers, one of the .1 udges of the Supreme Court
of the Stale, is founded on a writ of Quo War
ranto, issued at the instance of the Hon. James
Tod, Thomas Fleming, William Darling. George
W.M’Clcllami, John H. Nell’, and Frederick A.
Hnybold, against the Kev. Dr. Ashbel Green,
liev. Dr. C. C. Cuylcr, Rev. William Latta.Thos.
Bradfotd and Solomon A den, by which the plain
tiffs who are styled Relators, called upon the de
fendants to show by whataulbority they hold and
use flic office of Trustee* of the General Assem
bly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America. The defendants in their
pleadings, state that Dr. Green was appointed in
the year 1799 a Trustee under an act for incorpo
rating the Trustees of the Ministers and Elders
constituting the General Assembly of the Presby
terian Church in the United States, which office
he has held since that pciiod to the present time,
and that the other defendants were duly elected by
the General Assembly according to the provisions
of the charter. To this the Relators reply, that
they admit that the defendants were duly appoin
ted and elected, but that the General Assembly
did in May ast remove them from office and ap
point the Relatois in their places. The defend
ants rejoin and say that the General Assembly
did not at their session in this city in May last
remove them from office and appoint the Relators
in their place. It is known to our readers that
there was last Spring in this city a meeting of
Ministers and Elders of the Presbyterian Church
convened in the Seventh Presbyterian church in
linnslead Court, which was called the General As
sembly, and that another body under the same
name mot in >bc First Presbyterian Church on
Wash ngton Square. The first is usually desig
nated the Old School, the latter the New School,
and the question in issue is, which is the true
General Assembly. The Relators affirm that the
New School Assembly, and that their acts are va
lid—the Old School party, who are represented by
the defendants, deny this, and say that the New
School parly seceded and withdrew from the Gen
eral Assembly, and arc no longer a part of the
Presbyterian Church. We forbear at present to
notice the evidence which has so far liecn addu
ced ; when the case is concluded we may be ena
bled to present a detailed account. The Counsel
fur the Relators arc Messrs. Randall, Meredith,
and Wood of New York—for Defendants, Messrs.
F. W. Hubbell, J. R. Ingersoll, Colonel Preston
of the Senate of the United Stales, and John Ser
geant of this city. A number of witnesses from
different parts of the Union arc in attendance, and
it is supposed the trial will occupy considerable
time. — Nut. Gar.
A correspondent of the New York Journal of
Commerce, whose means of information are said
to bo the very best, denies that the Maine delega
tion in Congress had recommended Mr. Webster
for the Special Mission to England. It was true
only that they had unanimously advised the Pre
sident lu make the select lan from their State or
from Massachusetts. He also denies that the
appointment had been offered to Mr, Calhoun.
He adds that—
“ Mr. Fox, the British Minister, dined with
Mr. Poinsett on Tuesday, and remarked at table
that he bad not a shadow of doubt that the diffi
culties between the two countriescould and would
be adjusted without war. 1 know it to be the
opinion of Mr. Adams, Mr. Legate, and Mr. Cush
ing, whom I place at the very head of our Legis
lators, for knowledge of diplomacy, that there will
be no war.—l mean the Legislators of the House
of Representatives,
From the New Orleans Bee nf the 13 th.
Distbkssixo Casualty.—Major Nof.l. —
A letter was received from Florida a few days
sinee, which stated, that Maj. Noel, of the Cth in
fantry, U. S. army, whilst in pursuit of a party
I of Indians, who were supposed to be a short dis
tance in advance, drew and cocked his pistol for
the purpose of being inreadincs when the troops
should overtake them, and that rushing through
the thicket, a twig struck the barrel of his pistol
turning the muzzle towards his abdomen, in which
position it accidentally went off, inflicting upon
that gallant soldier a mortal wound.
The New-Orleans Louisianian of the 13th
states that the steam-boat Galenian was burned to
the waters edge on the morning of the 7th, in
Bayou Plaqucmine. The vessel and cargo are a
total loss—passengers all saved.
The Legislature of Mississippi has passed a lull
which relieves all Revolutionary soldiers from tax
ation. and allows each of them $lOO per annum
from the Treasury.
Impiiisoxmcvt ion Dkiit,—The legislature
ot Mississippi have passed an act abolishing im
prisonment lor debt. It contains the usual pre
cautions against fraud. When an individual ap
plies for the arrest of his debtor, he shall first give
a bond in double the amount of the sum sued lor
in the payment of all damages which the debtor
nutj sustain from thn issuing ol the writ; Per
•a. i o-' v ■ n ■ ‘ is a ! s.it'sf.iciendum ,
shall bo issued under the restrictions of this act, i
shall be entitled to the liberty of the prison bonds, I
1
which are evtcmlccfflni::- ihm^ N
county, he first giving security that he will not
go beyon'l them, and while in such bounds be may
require the jailor to furnish him with food and
lodging, for which the perron, at whose suit he is
committed, shall pay Jo cents per day.—Ex
change Paper.
The Farmer’s Daughter.
A few years ago a fanner living a few miles
from Easton, sent his daughter on horseback to
that town to procure from the bank small notes
for one of 100 dollars. When she arrived there
the bunk had closed, and she endeavored to effect
her object by offering it at several stores, but
could not get her note changed. She had not
gone far on liar return, when a stranger rode up
to her and accosted her with so much politeness,
that she had not the slightest suspicion of any
evil intention on his part. After a ride of u mile
or two, employed in a very social conversation,
they came to u retired part of the road, and the
gentleman commanded her to give him the bank
note. It was with some difficulty that she could
be made to believe him in earnest, as Ills demean
or had been so friendly—hut the presentation of
a pistol placed this matter beyond a doubt, and she
yielded to necessity. Just as she held the note
to him, a sudden puff of wind blew the note into
the road, and carried it gently several yards from
them. The discourteous knight alighted to over
take it and the lady whipped her horse to get out
of his power, and the other horse who hail been left
standing by her side, started with her. His owner
fired a pistol, which only tended to increase the
speed of all parties, and the young lady arrived
safely at home with the horse of the robber, on
which was a pair of saddle bags. When these
were opened, they were found to contain, besides
a quantity of counterfeit bank notes, fifteen hun
dred dollars in good money ! The horse was a
good one, and when saddled and bridled, was
thought to ho worth at least as much ns the bank
note that was stolen.
A new way to ni:r cp a Bank.—A cu
rious story is related by the bank commissioners
appoinied by the legislature of Michigan, in their
report, of the manner in which the Bank of Oak
land was established. It appears that one W. S.
Stevens, the principal owner of the concern, bor
rowed $5,000 in specie of a neighboring b ink, and
sent it to the Oakland institution, to he duly credit
ed by the cashier ns capital stock paid in. He
then immediately drew it out on his account, and
afterward sent his hired man with it to lie credited
a second time as paid capital. This manoeuvre
he again repeated—thus enabling the cashier to
swear that fifteen thousand dollars in specie had
been paid in. and consequently to set the Bank in
operation. This accomplished, the $5,000 was
restored to its original owner.— Baltimore Sun.
The only Fresh Oysters in Town.
Michael has the pleasure of informing his friends
and customers that he has received this morning, per
steamer St. John, in thiity hours from Savannah,
a very prime lot of Oysters, which will be served uP
in the finest style at the Cornucopia, opposite the
Post Office. Families supplied either by the quar 1
or bushel. mar 19-lt
Qj’We are requeued to say that the subscribers
to the New-Vork Albion can be furnished with the
plate of Queen Victoria by calling at the store o f
the Agent, Mr. Wm. 11. M’Kee. Persons who ar c
not subscribers and desirous of supplying themselves
with copies, can do so by making early application
as above. mar 19-6 t
fry The following gentlemen will be supported
for Members of < ouneil in \V ard No. 2.
JOHN BONES, MOSES HOFF, Jr.
B. H. WARREN. mar 19
try The so lowing gentlemen will be supported
in Ward No. 3, for Members of Council:
FOR MAYOR,
A. GUMMING.
FOR ALDERMEN,
BENJ. BAIRD, D. W. ST. JOHN,
•lAS. B. BISHOP. mar 19
{C? Ihe so lowing gentlemen will be supported
for Mayor and Membcis of Council, in Ward No. 1.
FOR MAYOR,
A. GUMMING.
FOR ALDERMEN,
w. E. JACKSON, G. F. PARISH,
PHILIP CHUMP. _mar 13
The following gentlemen will he supparted
for Mayor and Members of Council in ward No. 4,
l,y Many Voters.
for MAYOR.
WILLIAM VV. HOLT.
FOR ALDERMEN.
MATTHEW NELSON, JAMES HARPER,
LEON P. DUGAS. mar 4
(Tj’ We are requested to announce RICHARD F.
BUSH, Esq., as a candidate for member of Council
in Ward No. I. at the approaching election, mar 1 2
Q-j- The following gentlemen will be supported
for Mayor and Members of Council, forWard No. 4.
FOR MAYOR,
W. w. HOLT.
FOR MEMUERS OF COUNCIL,
JAMES HARPER, E. B. BELL.
marS
The following gentlemen will be supported
for members of Council for ward ho. 4, at the en
■ suing election, by Many Voters.
JAMES HARPER, Maj.E.B. BEALL.
mar 4
We arc authorised to announce the follow
• mg Gentlemen as candidates for Members of
Council, for Ward No. 1.
WM. E. JACKSON,
1 G. F. PARISH, U. L. HOLLIDAY,
mar 2
gj* The following gentlemen will be supported
1 for members of Council in the Third Ward:
3 D. W, ST. JOHN, JAS. B BISHOP,
WILLIAM RANKIN. mar l
• (£j • The following gentlemen will be supported
1 for members of Council in the Second Ward :
. MARTIN M. DIE, JOHN Hu-1,,
SAMUEL THOMPSON mat >
cj • : ne ibiioiviirggermcmvinv-ia be supported
for members of Council, for Ward No. 2.
M. M. DYE, B. H. WARREN,
• fob 26 JOHN HILL.
’ {r'p We are authorized to say that ALFPJD
CUMMINC. Esq.. will, at the approaching
be a candidate for the oliicc of Mayor of thejfcyof
Augusta. rJyis
We are authorised to say that
1 IK. HOLT, Esq., will, at the
i be a candidate for the otlice of Mayorscity of
I Augusta. td 7
i (jrj \V<> are authorised to auno>rjHF. i RUMP
i as a candidate for member ol ( ejajlnor Ward No
1, at the approaching election, 'jf mar 12
£j DEXITSTU\. —II. E. has returned
to the city, and can be consult^ MVl'.S, Hotel—
private entrance on No. 45,
’ econd door. M fob u-ts
| (j 3» RESWE.vr 'hTTto-^s
operating rooms, second »r»m Broad-street, on
Mclntosh-st, opposite the (Jhstitutionalist otlice.
march 13 . Jr
. Consignees arolinu Hail Hoad
M JnaußG, Match IS, IS3S).
Sr. Simmons, T. Dawson,
l/nwand, Antony & Haines. E. d!
mi, J- W. 6t T. S. Stoy, Rankin &
ml, G. St H. Ives, W. H. Crane, T.
'S., Mrs. Sera, Davis & Grimes, S.
be, Swift, N. 11. Whitlaw, E. Webb,
and, llisly & Co., E. W. Spofford,
lill, Haird S’ Howland, May St Kur
il. H. L. defiers, Geo. Parrott, Pcr-
I. W. Sullivan, J. E. McDonald,
om,T. H. Plant, Snowden St Shear,
K. VV, Force, F. U, Cooke, T. Da
vis ,i. w. a ■■:. Adams. T. ichnrda, Hungerlord Sc
I I risby, A. B. Malicry, Gould At tiulkly, J. S. Hutch-
I inson,Kerr? St Hope..!. P. Setgo, J. Anderson.
PRESENTMENTS.
Mon&Aiii)^ I ‘ FRIOB Court, >
M roh Term, 1 39. 3
WE, the Grand Jury of tli.s county, in the pur
suance of those duties which iclate to the general
concerns of its (itizens would also respectfully no
tice some matters in which the inhabitants ol our
State ere deeply interested. We regret to find
that the Legislature nan, for two sessions, dec ined
to pass an act organising a Court lor the e orrr etion
of Errors. Such a Court is recognised and aut ic-
I rizod by the Constitution, and is deemed by com
petent judges, essentially necessary to effect a
uniform construction and administration of the
law. Various dissimilar constructions, produce vir
tually, different systems. Eminent Jurists are of
opinion, tliatit is equally as important that the laws
shot! d be settled and fixed, as that they should be
founded upon correct principles —uncertainty in
them is an attribute of Despotism.
The General Assembly arc sworn to support the
Constitution—but solemn duty may be violated by
omission as well as commission. In the expres
sion of our opinion upon the great works of Internal
; Improvements now in progression in this State,
they have our hearty approval. We consider the
true wealth and welfare of the country to be deep
ly interested in a judicious appropriation ol the
funds of this State in creating an intercourse with
the Valley of the Mississippi, to bring Us immense
resources to our common benefit, as well as to fa
cilitate their intercourse with our Atlantic ports
It is very evident that the Georgia Rai Road pre
sents to tile Western and Atlantic Rail Road the
most inviting and profitable connexion—being upon
the line of tiie great thoroughfare of our country.. '(
In making this remark, wc think we are not selfish,
but are urging a prudent and profitable connexion
for the State. It would seem prudent and wise
that in all cases where it can be done with pro
priety, that our State funds should be expended
amongst our own people. We would also lecom
mend that wherever a judicious connexion can be
formed with any private corporation whereby a
mutual benefit will result, that the State, from the
great trunk of her operations, stretch fourth her
arms to the interests of the whole community.
We also notice with much satisfaction the in
creased efforts of our Southern Merchants in U <
direct importations j and we tiust the time is nor
far distant when the South, true to her interest, will
be enabled to avoid the indirect taxation she now
pays to our No. them cities through our want of
energy and management in doing our own busincs ,
with sur own means.
ft is ourdesire that our Senators and ■
tatives in the next Legislature use their best on
to ell’ect a change in the time of ho ding our Su
perior Courts, and that they he so changed as
meet on the second Monday in April and G'rtubr .
That they also endeavor to have the act author
sing an extra tax upon our citizens for the pur;; •
of building a Jail in this county, so amended a.: i
altered, as to authorise the lion, inferior Court lo
appropriate a part of said fund to aid in bu ilding a
t ourt rlousc, and that said Court be also autbo.ised
to levy an extra tax to complete the same. We
also recommend that the lion. Inferior Court do
forthwith carry into eiiect the building of anew
Court-House and Jai, inasmuch as hinds wib be
• available in duo time from the sale of town lots,
amounting to four thousand seven hundred dollars
intended ior the building of the ■ ourt-House a one.
cur funds for the purpose of building the contem
plated Jail are now, in aggregate principal and in
terest, four thousand eight hundred and twenty
six dollars. Our county funds in the hands of the
county Treasurer is sixteen hundred and t.vcnty
one cents, unappropriated.
Upon examination of the books of the Clerks of
the hupeiior and inferior onrls, and those of the
County Treasurer, their cxliiuils arc most satisfac
tory—being neatly and correctly kept, and reflect
ing upon tnem the utmost credit, cur County
through the benevolent Will of the late Benjamin
Braswe.l, deceased, is possessed of an ample fund,
the interest of which is designed for the education
of the indigent orphans of said county. It is to be
regretted that due regard lias not been paid by
those who might have participated in its great ben
elits. The principal of the fund in Bank stock ami A
money loaned out at interest, is fourteen thousand
seven hundred dol ars per annum—a sum suliicient
to educate every orphan whose circumstances re
quire it, in the county. And we suggest to the citi
zens generally, the pi opriety of lending their aid
in lorwarding the object of the benevolent Testator.
So far as applications have been made, its jut n
tions have Been fu ly carried nut. Great credit ii
due to the Hon. Inferior Court and the Ago.it in
the judicious appropriations, and the increased state
ol tne fund. Their exhiuits of the same have our
enti.e sanction.
We recommend to his honor the Judge, the pro
priety and necessity of holding an adjourned Court
at as early a period as practicable, that the accu
mulated business now in our Court may be settled.
To his honor Judge Hil , and the Solicitor General,
N. G. f oster, Esq., wc tender our sincere than's for
the dignity and ability manifested in the discharge
of their official duties.
Vv e request that our Presentments be published
in the Southern Recorder and Augusta Chronicle St
Sentinel.
Elijah E. Jones, Foreman.
Wm. S. Stokes, John Johnston, Sen.
Reuben Mann, Seaborn J. Sallb d,
Edmund W alker, Robert A. Freer,
John X. McNiel, Thomas Shepherd,
John Robson, Milton G.Davis,
John Emerson, Robert J. D. Barkly,
My les G. Askew, Washington baber,
William Johnston, John Stovall,
William Cox, Joseph P. Penick.
Robert Crawley,
F. W. Arnold, Secretary.
I dissent from that part of the Presentment which
relates to the Court for the Correction of Knots,
and internal Improvements.
.MILTON G. DAVIS.
I rue extract from the minutes of the Superior
( oiiitot Morgan County.
Given under my hand at office, this 12th of March,
1539 - JOHN C. REES, Clerk,
mar 19
M All INI3 INTE L L1 (i
i
Charleston,\ ~ ■
Arrivedon Saturday. —Ship Jupiter. C Jr !r ’ 1 ", 1
land; m hr. seiuio, Cuitreil, New Yolk; Jbhr. John dj
Colson, Bnllimore. .
Cleared. —Ship Florence, Er.dicotf, >l , f rs ' Vi
burg; hr ship Erin .M’.Wlhue, Liverpool • line J
big Gen. Pinckney; Ford, Baltimore; M ur ' m
rency, Wording, Boston; schr Honry, i eppor, |
Apalachicola. . , 3
Went to sen on BfttuTday*~~dtu% Ann izi j
T yl«., Mninnzus • Daniel Wcbsicr. Adams, Ma- n
tan/, is : arhr Susan, Tnvlor, Malimzas.
Wrnt to sea yesterday —U. L. hrii» Sun, Brown, V
New York ; IJ. I, hng Lawrence, Hull, New York; -1
/Hie brig (Jm. Pinckney l ord, Baltimore; schr a9
Currency, Wording, B< sfon ; Schr. Canton, Brown, M
Duxhury, (Mass ;) schr. iumdolph, Goldsmith m
Philadelphia.
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ADMINISTII ATIIIX’S NOTIC 10.
4 LL persons having claims against Noah Smillh B
fl. deceased, late of Augusta, Georgia, are hetec H
required to hand in an account of their demands, ■
within twelve months from this date, to A. J. & P. H
W. Miller, Esq., or to the undersigned.
MATILDA A. SMITH, AdmV B
Augusta, March 19, 1539. C
TEN DOLT.AKS BBWAIUO.
S RUNAWAY from the subscriber it '
Sandersville, Ga., on the night of •' l '*
27thult.,my Negro nun BRUMSi • M
( about 52 years of age, of very dark com-j®
plexion, about six feet high, wore oliHg
, when he left, a round coat of common HI
coarse Negio cloth, and pantaloons
> same. It is pio'.ablo Unit lie may ti'j»' ) I
j make his way to Moorcounty, N C., from whw* I
recent y brought him. I will give the above ie
ward to any person that will apprehend him •• ■hr
lodge him in some safe Jail so that I can get b' lo H -
I again. JOHN U. PEltiM • Wj
j Sandersville, March 19. w2t nH
Cl OF FEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES, &c., Sic.
J 50 bbls prime New-Orleans Molasses
56 hhds do Huadaioupe do in fine ordw jM
40 bags St. Jago ile Cuba Coffee ws
250 do Rio Uo
250 bb s Canal Flour Mm
20 libds St. Croix and Porto Rico Sugars
20 bb s Phelps’ Gin
20 casks i.i.e—for sale by
JA ES RHIND, ...1
feb 19-trwtf Mcintosh-strect. . J
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