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HANK REPORTS. Ornrß Aioisi » Ins. A Hi.'n Co. 7 15th April. I h;»0. 5 Eo Ills Execllcn y Gin mu; li. Uii.mi.u ; S u :—ln Compliance with law and usage, 1 have (he honor to hand you the semi-annual statement of the actual condition of this Institu tion on the Ist mst. The aggregate receipts of the olTicc for the Inst half year, with iho amount at the credit of profit and loss, is 106,644 dollars and 40 rents, a min giving the best evidence of its good condi tion and general prosperity. There are, how ever, claims against this ollico, to amount nearly 60.000 dollars, not yet adjusted—springing chiefly from the late disastrous tire at Mobile. 1 have the honor, Ate. PETER BENNOCH, Pros’t. Statement of the Augusta Insurance and Bonking Coupiny, un Monday, I*/ April, 1839. To Capital Mock, 500,000 00 “ depositee, 43,740 69 41 dividends unpaid 1,403 00 “ surplus and gross profits 100,044 40 “ amount duo to other banks 102,237 73 “ damaged cotton account 115 31 “ bills issued 062,000 “ on hand 387,090 In circulation 274,910 00 $1,089,062 09 By notes payable at Augusta 470,587 15 “ bills and notes lying over 39,748 43 « do in suit 14,210 27 >• do receivable 10,519 04 “ exchange in New York, Phila delphia, Charleston, and (Sa vannah 202,711 43 “ Mechanic’s bank stock 2,000 00 “ Insurance do 58,429 00 * l amount due by nthot banks and agents 30,550 38 “ real estate in Augusta and Mo bile 40,125 30 “ suspended debt in Mobile 921 07 “ protest aheount 90 50 “ losses paid, incidental charges, &c. 12,590 07 “ insurance dues 12,960 75 « bills of other Hanks, (including eh. 8,000 in checks b’k,) 90,341 13 Cold and silver in vault 43,277 4*o 133,013 13 1,089,002 09 Personally appeared before me, the President nrd Cashier i f the Augusta Insurance and Hanking Company, who being duly sworn, cer tify that the foregoing statement and list of (Stockholders annexed, arc correct—unsettled ac counts and claims excepted. PETER DENNOCH, President. ROBERT WALTON, Cashier. ■Sworn to before me this 15th day of April, 1839. OBOROE W .SUMMERS, Not. Pub. At a meeting of the Board, the following re port was presented and accepted : The undersigned committee, appointed to ex amine the Hills of Exchange and Notes of the Augusta Insurance and Hanking Company, on hand, have performed that duty, and are of opinion that there is the sum of three thousand eight hundred and fifty-two 15-100 dollars, in doubtful paper, and five hundred and nine 46-100 dollars in had paper. WM. HARPER, ) •ItIS. DAVIS, CCommittee. 1). VV.St. JOHN, j List of Stockholders of Ihe Augusta Insurance and Hanking Company. SITAUFS. A. T. Alexander, 100 Hom e, VV. ,1. 50 Iteiindch, Peler 12 Hones, John 25 do Trustee to T. A. Hones, 13 do do M. O. W.B. 13 do do H. E. As Campbell, estate John 50 Campbell, Robert 50 Campbell. James 140 Campbell, J., Trustee C. W.C. 170 do do W. C. 10 Conner. 11. W. 40 Crump. Philip 10 Camming, Mrs. Ann 85 Camming, Win. Trustee, S. C. 83 Cumming, 11. If. Trustee Mrs. Smith 33 Camming, Win. and others, Trustee H, 11. C.|33 Cumming, H. 11. and others, Trustee J. 11. C. 33 Poe, Robert, trustee Mrs. S. Davis 33 do Cashier Hank of Augusta, 50 Cox. Edward [155 Crawford, C. A. 40 ('.racy. T (J. 27 Carmichael, J. C. 30 Coskay. John 05 Davis, Jos, 50 D’Antigone, Wm. M. 20 Fox, estate of John 100 Eraier, James 210 (ilendiuniug, Wm. 25 Harper, J. and W. 27 Herbert - , estate Joseph 10 King, John P., (iunrd.ch. of E. K., dec’d., 50 Walt >rt, Robert, Cashier 555 Kerr, Andrew 70 Lawrence, 6. 25 Harris, J Uriah 30 do Trustee, 5 Hamilton, T. N. 90 Mealing, Henry 25 Moore, John 100 Nisbet, estate H. 100 Purmeleo, T. J. 185 Purse, Thomas, Trustee S. B. E. Qnnehl, 50 Potter, John 50 Lamar, G. W. Cashier 02 Turpin & D’Antigime, 100 Tubman, Mrs. Emily, Ex’rx. 50 Tubman, estate R. 100 Turpin, W. 11. 140 While, George O. K. 25 White, Anna E. 75 Wnrdlaw. James 25 Turpin. W. H. and W. M. D’Antignac, 115 Coleock. J. and D. Raveuel and others, 310 Smith, H. 200 Nimmo, W. O. 14 Metcalf, T. S. 50 Webster. H. . 25 Moore, Mrs. Frances, 20 Allen, W.J.C. 130 Fox, John, Ex’or. of 5 0 Waters. J., Trustee of A. E, Jackson. 100 Keith, M. 50 Harris, Wm. 125 Pillot A: Lcßarbier, 27 Number of Shares, 5000 Hank ok Brunswick, ? Him nswu k, April 23d, 1839. y To his Excellency G. K. Gicmkii, Governor: Sir —Herein 1 have the honor to enclose an exhibit of the Mate o( this Hank, on Monday, hi first of April, 1839, and a list of the slock h .Ide s therein, agreeable to the law of the State of Georgia. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, HENRY DUDIGNON, President. Statement of the Condition of the Hank if Hrunsw rk. Oeorgiu.on Monday the Is/ day of April. 1839, nf the clue of the lai.siucs •>, rendered in coif nail// to the Act of the 2 Mh of f):ce nice, 1832 TiAHiirnr'! Capital Slock, *200,000 Circulation, 07,765 Iliiu to other Hanks, 0,0211 2-, line to individual ])■ positors, 22,750 I I Ciosc I’rofils, 1.1,510 01 {5337,100 27 IIESOUIICIiS. Notes discounted running to ma turity, all good $109,805 35 Hills ul exchange, running to ma turity in Richmond, Charles ton, New York, and Savan nah, all good 83,254 .10 Due from other Banks in this Stale, 2,231 39 Expenses, 2,115 99 Personal property, 2,375 88 Cash balances due in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston, 15,807 71 Notes of other Hanks, 10,748 00 Specie Certificates, 2,830 00 do in Gold and Sil ver Coin in Vaults of this Bank, 107,706 19 Uullion, 101 74 110,097 93 $337,100 27 Geo no i x—Glynn Counly. Before me John M. Kunze, a Notary Public for the county of Glynn, personally came, Henry Uuhignon, Esq., President of the Hank of Brunswick, and I. C. Plant, Esq., cashier of the said Bank, who being sworn, depose and say, that the annexed returns exhibit a correct account of the condition of the Bank of Brunswick on the first day of this month, according to the books of the said Hank. HENRY DITBIGNON, President. I. C. PI.ANT, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23d day of April, 1839. JOHN M. KUNZE, Not. Pub. List of Stockholders of the. Rank of Bruns wick, Ga. Names. Shares. Paid in. John G. Winter, 1,200 120,600 Henry Uuhignon, 102 10,200 I. C. Plant, 50 5,000 I. 1,. Locke. 12 1,200 Maxwell & Co., 120 12,00(1 .1. D. Bugbee, 20 2,000 E. W. Clark & Co., 80 8,000 E. Withington, 40 4,000 Henry H. Tucker, 100 10,000 Elisha J. Winter, 100 10,000 Miss Elizabeth Winter, 50 5,000 Plant & Norton, 20 2,000 Hilliard, Wade & Co., 100 10,000 2,000 $200,000 CIIUONICL.K AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 11. The Convention. The apprehensions under which many have labored in referaneo to the political tendency of the measures of this body, will it is feared, from the letters of our correspondents be fully con firmed. The object upon which they have been called to deliberate, being one which addresses itself to all parties and all interests, it was hoped that its deliberations would he marked by a spirit of patriotism—unmixed with that party selfish ness which has too often given tone and charac ter to other measures in which the entire people ol Georgia have before been interested. In this, we fear, we are destined to he disappointed; and the evil so long sought to be amended, must, if corrected at all, be corrected under the domin ion oi cohsiueruiioim tvitton ran neitnct com mend themselves to the feelings nor principles of those acting under their influence. That it is one of magnitude is admitted by the efforts made for its correction, and carrying with it ns it has done, its baneful influence, not to this or that parly, but to the whole interests of the body politic! it was justly expected that its correction upon fair and equitable principles, would meet the sanction of its members, without reference to party principles or considerations. From our Correspondent. Miu.LiioEvn.LK, May 8, 1839. The Convention met at 3 o’clock this evening, in pursuance of previous adjournment, and after remaining in session a short time, the Committee of 30 not being yet ready to report, adjourned till 10 o’clock to-morrow. The Committee of 30 held a long session this afternoon, and much de bate upon some unimportant questions about print, ing. The Sub-Committee reported the plan, the outlines of which Isketched in my letter to vou this morning; several substitutes were offered and laid on the table, with a view to have them print ed. The Committee, without agreeing to any report, adjourned till 9 o’clock to-morrow morning. May 9th. The Committee met at 10 o’clock. A resolu tion was passed, calling on the Comptroller Gen eral for the amount of taxes paid by each county in 1837. A resolution was passed, appointing a Committee of three to wait on the Committee of 30, to ascertain at whaftimcjthcy would probably be able to report. The Committee of three after an absence, re turn* 1 and reported that the Committee of 30 had made some progress and hoped to be able to report at 3 o'clock, this afternoon. The Con vention then adjourned until that time. 12 o’clock. .Since the adjournment of the Convention, the Committee of 30 have adopted the following re port. which will bo submitted to the Convention this afternoon. The Committee to whom was retorted the res olution of the Convention, requiring them to re port a plan for the reduction of the number of the Members of the General Assembly oi this Stale, beg leave to report the following as a sub stitute for the seventh section of (he first article ofthc Constitution now in force: The House of Represent,uivesshall be compo sed of members from all the. counties which now are, or hereafter may he included within this State, according to their respective numbers offree while persons, and including threu-liftlts of all the people of color, to be ascertained by an actual enumeration* to be made from lime to lime, at intervals of seven years, as now by law provided. Each county shall be entitled to one member.— Each county having a representative population as above specified, of five thousand persons, shall bo entitled to one additional member, and each cnintv having such representative population of twelve thousand persons, shall be entitled to two I additional members, but no county shall have t more than three members. The number of members of which the House of Representatives will he composed according to the aforesaid ratio, and the last census, shall not hen-alb i be increased, except when a new County created: tttid it shall he the duty of the Legislature at their session, to he llolden next after the enu meration provided for hy law, so to regulate the ratio of representation, as to prevent such increase. The Representatives shall he chosen annually, on the first Monday of October, until such day of election shall he allured hy law. The Committee report the following ns a sub stitute for the' third section of the first article of the Constitution now in force. 1 The Senate shall consist of forty-six members, who shall he respectively resident in the Senato rial districts for which they sliall he elected, but this number may he increased by the creation ot new counties, in the ratio of one Senator for eve ry two counties, and if at any time the number of counties shall not admit of such division with out leaving a surplus, such remaining county shall he attached to some contiguous Senatorial district. The following shall he the Third Section of the First Article of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The Senate shall he elected annually on thr first Monday in October, and sliall be compose! of one member from each of the forty-six Sena torial Districts following: 1 Chatham and Effingham. 2 Scriven and Burke. 3 Richmond and Columbia. 4 Lincoln and Wilkes. 0 Elbert and Madison. G Habersham and Lumpkin. 7 Union and Rabun. 8 Forsyth and Hall. 9 Jackson and Franklin. 10 Clark and Oglethorpe. 11 Greene and Putnam. 12 Taliaferro and Warren. 13 Hancock and Baldwin. 14 Washington and Jefferson. 15 Emmanuel and Montgomery. 10 lluHnidi and Bryan. 17 Tatnall and Liberty. 18 Mclntosh and Glynn. ID Camden and Wayne. 20 Ware and Lowndes. 21 Telfair and Appling. 22 Laurens and Wilkinson. 23 Pulaski and Twiggs. 24 Bibb and Crawford. 25 Jones and Jasper. 20 Butts and Monroe, 27 Morgan and Walton. 28 Newton and Henry. 29 Dc Kalk and Gwinnett. 30 Gilmer and Murray. 31 Cass and Cherokee. 32 Cobh end Campbell. 33 Coweta and Fayette. 34 Merriwcthcr and Talbot. 35 Pike and Upson. 30 Houston and Macon. 37 Dooly and Irwin. 38 Thomas and Decatur. 39 Baker and Early. 40 Lee and Sumpter. 4 1 Randolph and Stewart. 42 Mnseogce and Marion, 43 Harris and Troup. 44 Heard and Carroll. 45 Paulding and Floyd. 46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade. You will readily perceive that the business of reduction Ims been made a party question by the Union party. The Senatorial districts arc so ar ranged as to give that party a majority of ten in the Senate, and the scale of representation in the lower house, is to he regulated hy a ratio of popu lation for two and three members in the populous counties, so as to give them a majority of 12 to 18 in the House. That party lias a majority in the Convention, and from every indication which 1 ,u - • - .v., power, as to secure a permanentaud fixed majorit in both branches of the legislature. In relation to the collision between the Steam Packets Vanderbilt and North Carolina the Wil mington Chronicle of -the 7th hist, says—“Wo have heard various accounts of this unfortunate occurrence, and of the causes which led to it, but forbear at present any notice of them, as we are assured that the most prompt measures are now taking by the Company’s Directors, to investi gate the affair thoroughly, ami that such action will he had, as will strongly guard against any thing of the kind in future. There will not be, iu consequence of this accident, any inter ruption to travel upon the line, as other boats will take the places of the injured ones, until they undergo the proper repairs.” From the New York Herald of the 6th. I-’ranee. In Franco, matters assume mi important and alarming aspect, LoutsPhilippehasingeniously stitched together a patch work cabinet, and yet has not touched the ministerial crisis. The fol lowing is the personnel of the new administra tion; it is not expected to hang together more than it few days, and has already received the snubrii/uct of the “April Fool Ministry.” Interior Dc Gasparin, Peer Justice and Religion Girod (del'Ain.) Peer. Foreign Affairs Due de Montebello, Peer. War General Despans-Cubicr. Marino Baron Tupinicr, Deputy. Public Instruction Parent, Deputy. , Finance Gautier, Peer. . Commerce and Public Works Gasparin, (ad interim.) Things in France arc apparently fast verging towards a serious crisis. Thousands of laborers and artificers were parading the streets of Paris in search of employment, and uttering curses on the king. All the lines of railroads in the vicinity 1 of the capital were beginning to be aband oned, the overseers not having money to pay the workmen. Those were flocking into Paris, and entering into communication with sev eral notorious Republicans, who are never i I backward when an entente is to be organ ized. On the other hand, the deputies were murmuring loudly at the slowiKtss with which 1 the Ministerial arrangements progressed. To progress the Chamber again would have been to . heighten their irritation, and, perhaps, to drive . them into some violent course. These and other f | reasons appear to have suggested the singular i step which the King has taken. The session of the French Chambers was open ■ j ed on Monday, the 4th of April, by commission. : In the Chambers of Peers, the Commissioners ■ j were the Duke de Montebello, Girod dc I’Ain, ■ ! and Parant. Gasparin, as minister of the Inte : rior, read the royal ordinance in the Chamber of ■ : Deputies. M.Gras Provide, the Senior Deputy 1 | took the chair. The Lett and Left Centre hen -1 | dies were crowded ; hut on the right, occupied hy the laic Ministerialists and King’s friends, there , : were many vacancies. Provide, according to I custom, drew forth the names of members to i j form the Bureaus or standing Committees.— 1 j proceeded to elect Presidents —with the follow i ing results—four were “Old Ministerialists,” four l i Opp s.tum. ami four neuter. The Doclrinaries i had agreed to vote for the oldest member in each ■ j Beaureatt for President: and it so happened, that they decided the election of one President of each party; so that their neutrality was practically, though accidentally, evinced, lint, it is said. m> conclusion ns to the strength of parties ran he drawn from elections in Burtons, An immense crowd of angry people hoset the Chambers, and the usual number of military and police showed fear of disturbance, but none took place.—The Times correspondent says, "The air and attitude of the popular assemblage were truly alarming.” Moult had recommenced his endeavors to form a Ministry, lie is said to have been completely gained over, with his son, by the King. Odillon Barron is the candidate of the I,eft and the Left Centre for the Presidency of the Chamber of De * putics; the old Ministerialists arc divided between Uuchatel and Cunin Gridaine. Mr. James 11. R. Washington, late editor and proprietor of the Ala. Journal, has disposed of his interest in that establishment, to Major John F. Steele'and Peterson Thweatt, Jim., Esq., by whom it will in future be conducted. From the A'. 0. Louisianun us the 6th. Texas. We have received Houston papers of the 20th ulu One of these journals contains an article on the embassy which has lately been sent to Mexi co from the government of the new republic.— This writer justly infers from the attempt of Gor ostiza, the Mexican secretary of state, to play off an act of gross deception and treachery in his ne gotiations with Admiral Baudin, that nothing is to be expected from diplomatic mission of Texas. Santa Anna, who now holds the reins of power in Mexico, is personally inimical to General La mar, the president of Texas, because Lamar wish ed to visit upon Santa Anna’s person while a pris oner in Texas the cruelties and murders he had inflicted upon the Texian soldiers who had been taken in battle. Santa Anna is a man upon whose good faith and good feeling no reliance can he placed. IJuslamcnte, the militaiy chief, says the Houston journal, is known to be our determined enemy. Nothing is.to be anticipated from nego e.iation with such a government, hut what is ex torted by fear. As to an acknowledgment of the independence of Texas, it is a matter of no mo ment whatever underprcsentcircunistanres. Ac knowledged or not, the only security of Texian independence lies in the courage and patriotism of the citizens. The conduct of Gorosliza to wards Admiral Baudin shows that the Mexican government would deem no act of recognition binding, and that they would embrace the first opportunity of violating it and of invading Texas, if they thought they could do it with effect. Mr. M. He st has resigned the office of secre tary of the navy of (he republic of Texas. It is stated that the absolute necessity of attending to his private affairs, which have been entirely ne glected during the last three years, is the cause of his resignation. The following glowing description of the loca tion lately selected for the capital of Texas, is ta ken from Houston Intelligencer of the 25th ult : Camp or Welukiigeus Prairie. I have just returned from Waterloo, the con templated new seat of Government, which I vis ited in company with General Burleson. It is the most beautiful and at the same time the most sublime scene I ever saw. I know that yon will , he delighted with it, and I frequently wished that you were present to enjoy the scenery, as I saw it, in all the majesty of nature and the verdure of spring. The atmosphere was charged with the most delightful perfume—and every shrub, every hill and every flower seemed to extend a welcome to the weary traveller. I never expected to rc nlizo your eloquent description of Texas, till I saw the lands of the upper Colorado. There are hun dreds of the most beautiful sites for building round the town level, and Homo itself, with all its fa mous hills, could not have surpassed the natural scenery of Waterloo. When 1 have a better op portunity I will send you a landscape of the spot anc the surrounding country. fin. c >• * ‘ 1 t ** c The valley from La Grange to the mountains * presents a beautiful prospect to the eye of the tra veller. All fears of an Indian invasion arc now dissipated, and the people are actively employed in planting and tending their crops. The inhab itants say they have not felt as safe in three years. Burleson has acted like a hero and a skilful offi cer. He has defeated the Indians and routed the Mexicans, all without expense to government of injury to the planting interest. The new city to have the name of Austin, af ter the founder of the first colony that emigrated from this country to Texas. A IJritish Exploring Expedition. The Liverpool correspondent of the New York Star writes: It is understood that, at the /special and express instance of the Queen, an Expedition will im mediately go to the Antarctic circle, to make mag netic observations in the Southern hemisphere. This will he ihc ostensible purpose—hut it is be lieved that an attempt will he made to push dis covery in that quarter. The Expedition will be under the command of Captain James Ross. His uncle. Sir John Ross, applied for it, and to put him on the shelf, quietly, he was made Con sul in Stockholm, 'The second in command will he Commander F. R. M. Crozier. The two ships fitting out are the Erchus and the Terror. The expedition from the U. States has probably suggested this one. Fm label mi a, May 2. I Accident and Loss of Life.— An accident occurred yesterday morning about nine o’clock, in Strawberry Alloy, near Market Street, which caused the death of two men, and severely in jured three more. For the purpose of erecting a double building in the modern style, it appears that an old tene ment belonging to the Society of Friends of Arch street meeting had been torn down, with the exception of the north wall, which had been left standing us high as the second story. The centre wall had been raised to the top of the sto ry, and joist placed upon it.—The carpenters, nine in number, had commenced their daily oc cupation, and supposing that the north wall would sustain, commenced removing the two girders that extended across from the sides of (he adjoining house on the soutli sine, to the top of the old wall. On moving the second girder, the north wall fell in with a tremendous crash, carry ing the men, joist, and part of the centre wall with it. Upon removing the upper rubbish, two of the carpenters were taken out nearly lifeless, who died in a short time after; one named Isaac C. Uomhcs, the other John Dye. Mr. Jacob Prime had his shoulder dislocated which was immediate ly put in place, by one of the physicians who had been called to the spot. —Mr. Amos Packer, ano ther carpenter, was severely injured on the head and breast; as also Mark Ualderston, (an appren tice of Mr. George Bilks, the master carpenter of the building,) both of whom were taken to the Hospital and wo learned last evening were in a fairway of recovery. One or two other persons were slightly inju red. The masons had notcommcneed their daily operations on the building, and thus escaped inju ry. Anhiae flower. —The inhabitants of St. Lu eia have discovered a most singular plant. In a cavern of that isle, near the sea, is a large basin of water, which is brackish, and its bottom com posed of rocks ; from these proceed beautiful flow- raocmbUng cur marigolds. These s-' : nfg fleers, on the •’ approach of n hand, retire like the sundial, out of | sight. On examining their substance closely, there appears, in lhe middle of the dill, fourbrown ‘ filaments resembling spiders’ legs. These legs have pincers to seize their prey, and upon suits- ( ingit, the yellow petals immediately close. The body of the animal is about the size of a raven’s bill. From the Alexandria Gazette. Criminal Court. United States vs. Philip Cranuell. — The prisoner was arraigned on two indictments. The first, founded on the act of Congress of 1804 charged him with having wilfully, corruptly, and feloniously cast away a certain vessel, called the Joseph Stewart, of which he was part owner, by making and boring certain holes in the bottom and hull of said vessel, and leaving her to sink, with intent and design to prejudice certain per sons, being the “Georgia Insurance & Trust Company,” which said Company had underwrit ten a policy of insurance on the said vessel, in suring the same at and for the sum of two thou sand dollars. The second indictment, found, on the act of Congress of March 3d, 1825, charged the prison er and a person named in the indictment, but who has not yet been apprehended, with having unlawfully, feloniously, wilfully and corruptly, conspired, combined, and confederated together, being then in a vessel called the Joseph Stewart, on the high seas, to cast away, sink and destroy the said vessel, with intent to injure a certain Company and body politic called the “Georgia Insurance & Trust Company,” that had, before then, underwritten a policy of Insurance on the said vessel, in the sum of two thousand dollars. The prisoner was tried separately on these in ( dictments. In the first ease, the Jury, on Mon day, returned a verdict of “Not Guilty.” In the second case, after a long and patient in vestigation of three days, the Jury were unable to agree ; and, with the cons nt of all parties, a juror was withdrawn, and the c ase continued until the November term of this Court. A PAINFUL N1 OUT SCENE ON HOAIin A Steam Boat. —A portion of the passengers on board the steam boat Alabama, Captain Sutton, were not a little alarmed on Sunday last. The boat left Baltimore for Norfolk at four o’clock on Saturday afternoon, and by two o’clock the next morning had accomplished the greater part of her voyage. At that solemn and quiet hour, howev er, and when she was out in Chesapeake Bay, several miles from land, a report reached the gen tleman’s cabin that the boat was on fire ! Thecft’cctof such intelligence at such an hour, and under the circumstances described, was pain ful and unnerving in no ordinary degree. In an instant every individual whose cars were open to the appaling alarm, started from his pillow, and hurrying on snob clothing us could be discovered in the darkness and confusion, proceeded on deck. The number embraced but a small portion of the passengers, and it was perhaps fortunate that so few were awake. The firemen were observed busily engaged in dragging the wood from be neath one of the boilers, and dashing water upon it; while one or two of the passengers, more active 1 than the rest, had already seized the water buck ets, in readiness for such occasions, and made their way towards the furnace between decks. For the space of a few minutes the scene was full of danger, horror and despair. Some threw doubts upon the story—others confirmed it—while all were dreadfully agitated. The shore, on cither side, was shrouded in darkness and distance, and the waves as they leaped and gambolled along, looked to the affrighted eye and mind like so many huge and living monsters ready to swallow up the unfortunate traveller who might be consigned to their tender mercies. Various expressions passed from blood-deserted and trembling lips, while a few stout hearts grew bravo amid the danger, and endeavored, by kindly and conciliato ry language, to cheer the timid and desponding. It was, indeed, a moment of peril, and suited to , test the courage, the virtue and philosophy of frail human nature. , A party of four, engaged in the forward cabin I playing cards, were among the most terrified. No wonder! The visage of Death, always terrible, must have been especially so to such a group. | They rushed wildly on deck, and in a condition of , almost breathless agitation. Their feelings may j he belter imagined than described, when wo re member that two hours of the Sabbath had al ready gone by! Fortunately the danger had been somewhat ex aggeration. The boat was not on lire—but one of the boilers was in a very precarious condition, and it had been deemed essential to extinguish the sue under it, in order to prevent an explosion. , The waste stop cock had been opened, with the object of letting off the surplus steam, and had not hern effectually / closed again. Some time ! after, the Engineer, seeing the boiler become unu ' sually heated, tried the upper cock and then the ' lower, and discovered with much alarm, that the ■ water had fallen below both, while the boiler had attained a dangerous heat! Had he introduced cold water at this crisis, an explosion must have ! been inevitable. But he saw the difficulty, and ■ immediately ordered the hands to pull out the 1 wood and extinguish the fire beneath the boiler. This they did, under some excitement, but with l out serious difficulty. The passengers, seeing them throw water upon the blazing wood, natu • rally enough thought the boat on fire and so gave ’ the alarm. In'thc confusion and darkness, some time elapsed before the real difficulty was made known gener ally, and not indeed until more than one had turned a thought inward and upward, and had looked out upon the broad and billowy bay with well ' founded alarm. ‘ Captain Sutton was perfectly cool and self-pos sessed throughout the crisis, and it was discovered with pleasure, even after the danger had passed away, that the boat was liberally provided with 1 life-preservers. —Philadelphia Inquirer. ' Soil for the Culture, of Cotton. —At 1 a meeting of the Asiatic Society, Mr. Solly read a report on the chemical examination of a series i of soils from some of the principal cotton planta tions of Georgia, which had been procmcd by I Viscount Palmerston, at the request of the com -1 mittee of commerce and agriculture of the society. 1 The examination of these soils was undertaken I with a view to ascertain some of the circumstan '■ ccs found to he most favourable to the cultivation of cotton in Georgia, and thus indicate the best 1 manner of improving the cultivation of cotton in India. Mr. Solly stated, that, in order to render 1 a comparison of this kind of any practical value, • it was absolutely necessary to take into account ■ a variety of circumstances connected with the na ! ture of the climates of the countries so compared, • —such ns the limits of temperature, the rapidity I of evaporation, the form of the surface of the coun • try, the radiating power of the soil, the retentive 1 power for water, and many other points. These were all of the utmost importance and would I - 1 completely modify the ad ion of the soil, so that a • j soil which in one situation would be excellent for the cut iva i in of cotton, would in another cli m ile In- totally unfit. The result of the chemi c d examination of these specimens showed them all to be of a light, sandy, and rather pour de -1 sription, consisting principally of a fine sand, held together by a small quantity of alumina, or clay, and coloured with oxides of iron and man ganese. The quantity of organic matter which they contained was small. One of the most im- I portant farts observed was, the extremely small j portion of carbonate, or indeed, any form of lino I which they contained, showing that the presence I iOf Ojh substance is not so essential to a good oot lins 'il. as has he si thought by some writers on the cullivat on of cotton. The great difl’nreneo also hctweeulhn black cotton soil of America, and that of India, was pointed out ; the former being composed of a lino, white, silicious sand, containing hut very little alumini, and coloured j wholly by organic matter: whilst the latter con sisted apparently of the debris of volcanic rocks, j Mr. Solly concluded by remarking, that the good ness of the soils from Georgia depended probably far more on the mechanical structure, than on the I chemical composition; and that the presence of time or any other substance, was of far less im portance, than that it should boos a light, porous ami not too rich a character.— London Athenian Zeiiaii OoLiiuiiv.—The editor of the Buflnlo Journal gives an interesting reminiscence of this once arithmetical progeny, recently deceased at a premature age in Vermont, where ho was a pro fessor of mathematics in the college at Norwich His extraordinary precocity while a youth in ar ising suddenly, as if by intuition, at complex re sults, in arithmetical calculations, entirely ceased at the age of 21, and became to him a “lost Pleiad.” Other protuberance of the brain speaking phren ologically, seem to have overgrown and overlaid his organ of calculation. He could never tell jl how, and we know not if the popular arithmetic be published, supplied the want of language hiK complained of to explain himself. He plunged into the latin classics, and that may have warped other faculties, as it is believed it would have done to Shukspearc and other minds which were left free. He tried dramatic writing and failed in that. Poetic imagination is not mathematical in vention, He wae a man of interesting person— pale and slender—full of anecdote—gathered in his exhibitions in Europe hut little conversant in practical life. In his temperament he was warm and affectionate. His imagination was vivid and his memory extensive. His history forms a puz zle for the disciples of Gall and Spurzheim, and his head would he probably an interesting study Puor.iiKss of Steam. — We learn that the steam frigate Pulton, for some time in port, has been assigned for the special service of a practice and experiment ship, under Commodore Perry, with an additional number of officers. Captain Perry will thus create an able corps of engineers for the steam vessels of war budding a class of craft which we have no doubt will Blithely super cede all others, both in the war and merchant ser vice. The first lieutenant is Mr. Lynch; tho surgeon, Ur. Dubarry.—iV. Y. Star. A Venkuabi.e Consul. —Miss Hail, in her “Ramblesin Europe,” (a very interesting work, by tho way,) in 1836, while at Leghorn, was waited upon by the American consul, at that port. He holds his office by tho appointment and un der the hard of Washington. If stilt living, he is doubtless the only man in existence who can exhibit the signature of tho immortal father of his country as the seal of ids office. In 1836, ac cording to Miss Hall, ids form was erect, and his face but slightly wrinkled. “He would,” she says, “ pass readily for fifty-five or sixty, and yet he must be verging upon ninety. It is more than half a century since he has looked upon ids native land. F aoos.—These arc animals greatly to be en vied, they live at ease, enjoying themselves to tho utmost. They are never dry like a loafer; and, unlike Bim, are always furnished with breeches. They are wise. too. They always “look before i they leap.'’ They are somewhat visited, howev er with tho bad doctrines of the day—they fear a run upon the banks, and are afraid of internal improvements—the one infringes upon their “ capital,” and the other invades their water privi leges. Frogs arc great lovers of music, and they famish their own supply. Most that we have heard, is rather base, but we deprecate its being trebled. If ever they concluded to leave the even “ tenor of their way,” in this matter, wc shall be sure to run counter, and, perhaps, at the same lime visit them with a staff Jog says they ought to go by the name of “bull rushers”—first, be cause, like the infant Moses, they arc hid in these delightlul weeds; and secondly, because one of the patriarchal frogs once attempted to rival a bull in size. He says, if this aforesaid frog had suc ceeded, he would have been a “ rusher,” and de serves the name any how.— N. O. Times. From the Louisville Public Advertiser. Woman. ; Oli, Woman! truth and passion rear the throne Where tlioudost sit triumphant and alone; Bright shapes of fitful fancies throw Prismatic colors o’er thy beauty’s glow— Betuie a thousand shrines thy feelings burn, As vestals wave their tapers o’er the urn ; A seeming fickle nature oft imbues The color ol the mind with rainbow hues, —• Yet, when awakened to some daring deed, When grief and trials come, and nations bleed— When fields ol blood re-echo shrieking cries, And Hope’s lone star hath left the shrouded skies : ’Pis then thy mighty heart shall fully prove The strength of all thy constancy and love 1 Who longest lingers at the bed of death, With kisses winning hack the fleeting breath > VV ho longest at the chill, lone tomb shall stay' 1 ale sentinel o’er cold and paler clay ? “ hast at the cross, and earliest at the grave ”> Oh, Woman ! ’tis thy chosen hour to save, When manhood’s haughty crest is fallen low, * Shattered and broken by the stunning blow. John N. Mapfit. 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DT Subscript! ons received at this office. ap 9 Tiie following gentlemen have been ap pointed' by his Honor the Mayor, as Health Com mittees in the Wards respectively attached to their names;— Messrs, G. F. PARISH, -j P. 11. MANTZ, Ward No. 1. S. II OLIVER, J M. M. DYE, T. I. WRAY, i. Ward No. 2. J. U. DUNLAP, J J. B. BISHOP, B. W. FORCE, i- Ward No. 3. T. RICHARDS. J C. V. HITT, -v , E. B. BEALL, - Ward No. 4. J. J. COHEN. J May 1 , ffj’ BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, for the benefit of the Sick Poor of Augusta and ils vicinity. — The Visiting Committees for theensuing month are as follows: Division No. I.—Mr. A. McLaue, Mr. C. Pike, Mrs. Crump, Miss E. Marshall. Division No. 2.—Mr. Jno. W. Stoy, Mr. George Cocke, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Boggs. Division No 3.—Mr. E. W. Doughty, Mr. J. B. Hart, Mrs. B. McKinnic, Mrs. Berryhill. C. F. STURGIS. (Jj“The President and 1 ice President being ab sent these committees will call upon the Secretary for funds. ap 23-U