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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 13.
It will bo seen by a reference to our Foreign
News, that we have, by the arrival of the Steam
Ship Liverpool, Liverpool dates to the 20th,
and London to the I9th ult. The political intel
ligence from France, from which, we have also
dates to the 17th ult. is decidedly more favorable
than that brought by the United States.
The New Orleans Bee says : The corn and
cotton crops in the Northern part of Mississippi
arc represented to be in a prosperous condition.
The planters in that section anticipate a larger
crop this season than they have had for several
years.
HunniCANE ox the Mississippi. —The
Natchez Free Trader states, that on the morning
of the Ist inst. the steamer Gen. Brown expe
rienced a violent hurricane, fifteen miles below
Memphis, which carried away the chimney and a
considerable portion of the roof, besides doing
other damage to the boat. Fortunately no per
son was injured, although several were in immi
nent danger.
———
From our Correspondent.
Milleuoeville, May 10, 1839.
The session of the Convention yesterday eve
ning was very short. The Committee of 30 re
ported ; a copy of that report, in substance the
same, I have already sent to you. After the re
port of the Committee was read a number of
amendments and substitutes were offered and read
and all laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
The Convention then adjourned till this morning.
The Convention met to day at 10 as usual.
All the substitutes and amendments which had
Ibcen ordered to be printed were again read by the
Secretary. A large number of additional amend
ments and substitutes were offered and also or
dered to be printed.
Mr. Wofford moved that the Convention go
into Committee of the whole upon the report of
the Committee. Here a considerable debate arose
upon points of order, which resulted in the House
resolving itself into Committee of the Whole,
Mr. Stocks of Greene in the chair. The report
of the Committee was then taken up, by para*
| graphs.
Mr. Chastain of Gilmer, moved to strike out
the Federal basis, for the purpose of inserting the
Jf white basis—this motion was rejected on a do
ji. cision by a large majority, only 02 voting in the
i| affirmative. The sense of the Convention is thus
f tested on this important question, although th e
same point may be made again in the Conven
tion for the purpose of recording the yeas and
r nays—and no doubt will.
Sa’ On motion of Mr. Hutchins, that paragraph
|B|in the report was then agreed to without a divi
'Hr 8 * on "
The next paragraph declaring that each county
( ' : shall he entitled to one member of the House of
\ (( Representatives, was then read and adopted, by
a large majority.
The second paragraph fixing upon 5000 as
\ the ratio for two Representatives was then read.
sjfltt On motion to strike out 5000, a division was
called for, and the Tellers reported 140 in favor of
Striking out, and 131 against. So the motion
■strikeout prevailed.
Mr. Hutchins moved to insert 8000—lost by a
large majority.
Mr. Mitchell of Clark, moved to insert 7000—
lost, also by a considerable majority.
Judge Berrien moved to insert 0000—carried
on a division, yeas 144 nays 122.
The paragraph fixing 12,000 as the ratio for
three Representatives, was then read, and adopt
ed by a large majority.
The Convention then adjourned till 9 o’clock
to*morrow morning.
There has thus far been little or no discussion
except upon collateral and immaterial questions
and points of order. When the committee of the
whole shall have gone through and its labors
submitted to the Convention, I think there will 1
bo discussion, but not so much as has been an- ]
K ticipafcd. I send several of the printed plans of I
$ reduction, some of which may bo interesting to
1 your readers.
Mr. Barclay's Substitute.
The House of Representatives shall be com
posed of members from all the counties, which
now are or hereafter may he included within this
fVState i Each county shall be entitled to one mem*
"her, and to an additional member, or members ac
cording to their respective number of free white
pc*»ons, and colored people, viz: each county
cofttaining six thousand free white persons shall
he entitled to two members; each county con
taining in the aggregate seven thousand free
white persons and colored people, shall be entitled
to two members; and each county containing ten
thousand free white persons shall be entitled to
three members, and no county shall have more
than three members.
The State belaid off into Senatorial Districts, |
two adjoining counties to constitute a District, and
that Senators (and Representatives) be elected
annually on the first Monday of October, until
such day of election be altered by Law; and shall
be composed of one Senator from each District,
to be Chosen by the electors thereof,' and when
the connlies are odd the odd counties shall be at-
tached to an adjoining Senatorial District, until
by the increase of counties it shall bn necessary to
classify them into new Districts, which shall be
in all eases, of adjoining counties.
The following classification of counties into
Senatorial Districts be adopted, and remain until
• the creation of a new county or counties by law.
r 1 Chatham and Effingham.
3 Scriven and Burke,
1 3 Richmond and Columbia.
4 Lincoln and Wilkes.
5 Elbert and Madison.
(5 Habersham and Lumpkin.
7 Union and Rabun.
8 Forsyth and Hall.
9 Jackson and Franklin.
10 Clark and Oglethorpe.
11 Greene and Putnam.
1 13 Taliaferro and Warren,
i 13 Hancock and Baldwin.
14 Washington and Jefferson.
15 Emmanuel and Montgomery.
10 Bulloch and Bryan.
17 Tatnall and Liberty.
18 Mclntosh and Glynn.
10 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.
26 Butts and Monroe.
27 Morgan and Walton.
28 Newton and Henry.
29 De Kalk and Gwinnett.
30 Gilmer and Murray.
31 Cass and Cherokee.
38 Cobb and Campbell.
33 Coweta and Fayette.
34 Mcrriwethcr and Talbot.
35 Pike and Upson.
36 Houston and Macon.
37 Dooly and Irwin.
38 Thomas and Decatur.
39 Baker and Early.
40 Lee and Sumpter.
41 Randolph and Stewart.
42 Muscogee ar.d Marion.
43 Harris and Troup.
44 Heard and Carroll.
45 Paulding and Floyd.
46 Chattooga, Walker and Dade.
No new county bo hereafter created, so as to
reduce the free white people of the county or
counties, out of which it is taken, below one
thousand five hundred, nor unless one thousand
five hundred free while people be included in the
territory out of which it is proposed to be made.
Substitute by Mr. Marsh of Burke.
The Senate shall consist offour Senators from
each Judicial District of this State, to be elected
annually on the first Monday in October, until
some other day be appointed by law. Not more
than one Senator shall be elected residing in the
same County. The manner of holding and cer
tifying the elections for Senators shall be prescri
bed by the Legislature.
No person shall be a Senator who shall r»o*
have attained the age ot twenty-live years, and
who is not a citizen of the United States, and
shall have resided in this State at least three
years, and in the District from which ho is return
ed, at least one year immediately preceding his
election, unless absent upon lawful business ofthe
United of this Stale.
The following is the order of proceedings in
the Convention, of the substitute (No. 3,) of Mr.
Jones of Muscogee, proposing l>at the Senate
shall consist of 28 members, respectively the resi
dents of an cijual number of Senatorial Districts.
The number of counties composing these electo
ral districts varying in number, in proportion to
the density or diffusion of population. The se
cond Senatorial District embraces eight counties
the 16th, and 17th, consist of Upson and Mon
roe ; Harris and Meriwether, only.
Mr. Jenkins' substitute for so much oj the Re
port, us contemplates laying off the Stale into
Senatorial Districts.
The Senate shall be elected, annually, on the
first Monday in October, and shall be composed
of forty-two Senators, to be chosen from the sev
eral judicial districts of the State, as now organi
sed as follows: The Eastern, Southern and
Cherokee judicial Districts, sha'l be entitled each
to three Senators; the Middle, Ocmulgec, and Nor
thern judicial districts shall be entitled each to
four Senators; the Western, Chattahoochee,
and Coweta, judicial districts shall be entitled
each to five Senators; the Flint district shall be
entitled to six Senators. It shall be the duty of
the General Assembly to lay off each judicial dis
trict into so many Senatorial districts as there
are Senators herein above allotted to it; having re
ference to Representative population, upon the
Constitutional basis, and to existing county lines;
and until that shall be done by the General As
sembly, there shall be elected annually on the
first Monday in October by general ticket in each
judicial district, the number of Senators herein
before allotted to it, which elections shall be held
and the returns consolidated and certified as the
General Assembly may by law direct. No fu
ture change in the judicial districts now existing
shall effect any change in the arrangement herein
above made; but, for purposes of representation in
the Senate, the districts shall remain the same,
It shall bo the duty of the General Assembly
once in seven years, to wit, at its session imme
i dlately succeeding the taking of each census to
j make a new apportionment of Senators among
I the several judicial districts aforementioned and
to re-organize (so far as may be deemed necessa
ry) the smaller districts aforementioned, having
reference to representative population upon the
basis herein before prescribed.
A table shewing the ratio of representation in
the Senate upon the plan of the above amend
ment.
40,437 Eastern ~)
39,974 Southern 119,764 —3 Senators each; 9.
39,353 Cherokee J Ratio, 13,307,
51,208 Middle A
52,328 Ocmulgec v 158,373 —4 do do—l 2.
5 4,837 Northern j Ratio, 13,197.
03,324 Western A 195,778 —5 do do—ls.
65,889 Chattahoochee C
00,565 Coweta j Ratio, 13,051.
Flint 74,975—0 do do—ls.
Ratio, 12,495.
The first column of numbers, shews the rep
resentative population of each district; the 2nd,
the aggregate representative population of the
several classes and the last column the ratio of
representation in each.
Mr. Stark of Butts, submitted to the conven
tion a substitute (No. 5) proposing to divide the
state into 10 Senatorial Districts; each district!
I to lio entitled to 4 members—the votes to bo ta
] ken by counties, each county being entitled to
one vote, and the majority of all the counties in
i each district necessary to a choice.
Also, that the House of Representatives should
be composed ot members horn certain counties
and Representative Districts therein named, accor
ding to the Representative number of Free White
persons, including three fifths of all the people of
color: the enumeration to be made at intervals
of seven years, as is now by law provided. Each
county having a representative population of
4000 or upwards, one member; 8000, two mem
bers; and 12,000, three members; but that no
county shall be entitled to more than three mem
bers. Our limits prevent ns from submitting the
order of the counties which form the basis of the
plan either for the Senatorial District or Repre
sentative branch. The plan of Mr. Stark, also
provides against any increase of members by tb®
formation of new counties—and in ease of such
formation that they be attached to the most con
tiguous Senatorial Districts, and continue to be
a part of the county or counties tom which they
may have been taken.
Mr. Hudson, of Putnam,
offers the following as a subs Hate for the whole.
The Senate shall consist of forty members, and
no more, who shall be elected in the following
manner: The State shall be laiioff, by the next
General Assembly, into ten sepurate districts, to
be. called Senatorial Districts, aad to be composed
of contiguous counties which will make the dis
tricts the most compact, and to contain, as nearly
as can be done, an entire equality of free white
persons, and including three-fifths of all the peo
ple ol color, agreeable to the last census taken
agreeably to law, and each of the said ten Dis
tricts shall be entitled to four Senators; but no
county in any District shall have or be entitled to
but one Senator—the first election for Senators
to take place on the first Monday in October, 1840.
The ten Senatorial Districts herein provided for,
shall be reorganized statedly during the annual
session ot the General Assembly next after the
census hereafter shall be taken according to law,
so that an equality of Representative population,
and contiguous and compact counties shall, at the
time ot their organization, constitute the said
Senatorial Districts as nearly equal as can without
dividing counties.
The House of Representatives shall be com
posed of three members each from the five coun
ties having the largest number of free white per
sons, and including three-fifths of all the people
of color, agreeable to the last census taken agreea
bly to law; and the thirty-five counties having
the next largest number of free white persons,
and including three-fifths of all persons of color,
agreeably to the last census taken, shall have two
members each ; and all the balance of the coun
ties which now arc, or hereafter may be in this
outtc, oHnu uo entitle a .w. waui; luc
first election for members to the House of Repre
sentatives shall take place on the first Monday in
October, 1840, and statedly thereafter. At the
first annual session of the General Assembly af
ter the census shall be taken, a new apportion
ment of the members of the House of Represen
tatives shall be made; so that the five counties
containing the largest representative population
at the time of the apportionment, according to
the census last taken, shall always be entitled to
three members each; and the thirty-five counties
containing the next largest Representative popu
lation, shail bo cnlillcd'to two members each; and
all the balance of the counties in this Stale which
now arc, or hereafter may be, shall be entitled to
one member each, and no more.
Mh.leiiuevili.s, May 11,1839.
The convention met this morning at 9 o’clock,
and immediately went into Committee of the
Whole Mr. Stocks of Greene, in the Chair.
The Secretary read that section of the report
which organizes the Senate.
Mr. Berrien of Chatham moved to agree to
the report.
Mr. Dawson, of Greene, hoped the report
would not be agreed to, and expressed himself
in favor of having the population more nearly re
presented in the senate. He made a few remarks
explanatory of his views.
Mr. Gamble, of Jefferson, following in a short
speech in opposition to the views of Mr. Daw
son, and in favor of laying oil’the state into dis
tricts as provided by the act of the Legislature.
Mr. Hopkins, of Mclntosh, also took the same
side of the question in ashort speech.
Mr. Jenkins, of Richmond, made a speech of
some length in favor ofhaving the population re
presented in the Senate, because as he contended,
in the plan of the House of Representatives,
which had been adopted, territory already had the
preponderance, and he thought it should notin
both branches.
Mr. WoFFono, of Habersham, addressed the
House upon the general question of reduction,
insisting upon the white basis for the House and
territory for the Senate.
Mr. St a iik, of Butts, followed Mr. Wolford,
and agreed with him upon the white basis plan,
but was willing to forego his opinions upon that
point. He argued in favor of population having
weight either in the House or Senate ; he pre
ferred the House, but the organization of the
House as already fixed, gave the power up to
territory.
Mr. Hunteb, of Crawford, opposed all re
duction and thought the present convention un
called for and unnecessary.
Mr. SrENCEn,of Liberty, followed in aspeech
of considerable length, warmly in favor of hav
ing territory oidy represented in the Senate, but
expressing a willingness for population to be
represented in the House.
Mr. Harmon, of Monroe, opposed the plan
reported by the Committee of3o, and declared
that unless the large and populous counties were
more strongly represented in one branch or the
other, they would vote down the acts of the con
vention.
Judge Wayne, of Chatham, (the President) .
made a very long speech in favor of the report,
and in favor of having nothing but territory repre-
sensed in the Senate. He fell very far short of
general expectation, both in the matter of bis
speech and his delivery. I think his voice, which
in conversation is good, very bad in delivering a
speech—it become sharsh and grunting. His ideas
appear to be confused and clouded, and he seems
incapable of expressing them with clearness and
force. The hearer is often ata loss to understand
the drift of his argument—the point he aims at
and the conclusion he would have you to draw
from his remarks. The strong positions of his
argument, are often destroyed or weakened either
by the confused manner in which he places
them before you, or by futile attempts to clothe
them in beautiful language, or by equally futile
and ever failing attempts to give additional force
to them by oratorial flourishes.—Judge Wayne
is far from being an orator—and if I uliouldjudgo
/Tom the speech of to-day as a specimen, I should
say his mind is neither logical nor very strong—
He presides with much impartiality and dignity,
and has lost a great deal of ground by venturing
in debate. He closed his speech at half past 12
and the convention adjourned till 3 o’clock, this
evening—Judge Berrien has the floor.
1 have taken notes of all those speeches and
will endeavor to send you some of them to-morrow.
As the mail is ready to close and the convention
about to go into session again, I must close this
letter.
From the I V. Y. Erpress of the Sth.
Twelve Days hater from Europe.
Tim UVKRPOOL AHIMVED.
The steam-ship Liverpool was Telegraphed
ahoutb o’clork yesterday afternoon, and was de
tained at the Quarantine Ground, so that our flics
of papers did not reach us till late in the evening,
ami then it was too late to obtain our correspon
dence through the Post Office. The Liverpool
brings 8(> Passengers, who came up to the city
about 9 o’clock. The Liverpool sailed on tiro
80th April, fiom Liverpool, bringing dates from
London of the evening of the 19th.
The political news is of no importance. France
is quiet, and Louis Phillippe adroitly manages to
keep a Ministry, and guide the Chamber of De
puties,
The peaceable termination of the Maine con
troversy was known in London, and gave great
satisfaction. All fear of a rupture was entirely
over, and the subject ceased to occupy public at
tention. The British Money Market seemed to
be in a more promising condition than by the
last arrival.
From France.
M. Passy, the Court Candidate, has been cho
sen President of the Chamber, over M. Odillon
Barrot. The number of members present was
431,80 that the absolute majority requisite for the
agination of a candidate was 21(>. On au cx
favor ofthe respective candidates were found to
be as follows : —in favoi of M. Passy, 323; Odil-
Jon Barrot, 193; Dupin, 9; Uufaurc, 3.
From the New Orleans Courier, May 6.
“Bato.v Rouok, May 4, 1839.
“ Yesterday, a little before noon, three con
victs who were at work in the same shop in the
Penitentiary, took by surprise the sentinel placed
over them, knocked him down by a blow on the
head from a cudgel, and then seized his pistols.
They repaired to the shop up-stairs to disarm
another guard, but he defended himself vigorous
ly, although they got his arms.
“ They then tried, but in vain, to excite a re
volt among the other prisoners. Seeing that the
convicts would not join them, and that people
wore running to attack them, they fired off the
four pistols they held, but wounded nobody. One
of them received a ball in the side, which has
caused his death, and another was wounded in
the leg. Order was restored in five minutes.
The other convicts remained quietly at their work
the whole time. During the short time the alarm
bell rung, more than ISO armed citizens repaired
to and filled the yards of the penitentiary.”
'The names ol the three rcvolters are Monroe
Murray, and Pierce. Murray is the one who was
killed.
From the New Orleans Picayune, of t/ieJSt/i.
Terrible Steamboat Disaster ! !
Great destruction of life.
The painful duty devolves upon us of chroni
cling another shocking steamboat accident.
The steamboat George Collier left this port,
Saturday afternoon, at half past 5 o’clock, for St.
Louis. At half past 1 o’clock on Sunday morn
ing, tith inst., when within about 80 miles of
Natchez, the piston-rod gave way where the key
passes through the T. head, which broke the for
ward cylinder head, and carried away a part of the
boiler stands; the steam which escaped scalding
45 persons who were in the after cabin, 2(i of
whom died the same day.
The following is the melancholy record of the
dead and scalded :
NAMES OF THOSE WIKI DIED.
T. J. Spaulding, fireman, of St. Charles, Mo.
Charles Drouks, deck pass, residence unknown.
Wm. I*l ke, do of Boston, Mass.
Crissen Herring, do Germany.
Mrs. E. Welshand v , ~ ,
2 children, 5 ' lo NoW orlcans ’
J. O’Brien and wife, do New Orleans.
Selen J. Brocqua, do Poland, Ky.
John Ideda, do France.
David J. Kose, do New Orleans.
Dedcriek Groe, do Germany.
Dcdcrick Cross, do Boston, Mass.
Joseph B. Bossuet, do Boston, Mass.
Joseph Lawrence, do Park Co. la.
Peter Smith, do New Orleans.
Charlotte Fletcher > , „ , ,
and brother, 5 d ° England.
Bilch, fireman, unknown.
Six persons whose names are unknown.
LIST OF SCAIDF.II.
Hussclmongcr, deck pass. Germany, badly.
Mrs. C. Herring, do Germany, do
Thos.|Flctchcrand wife, do England, do
Francis Kuan and wife, do utik’n, slightly.
Francis’Scrunclly, do St. Louis, do
Thomas Butler, do unknown, do
Isaac Raney, do do do
Alfred Davis, deck hand, do do
John Browne, fireman, do badly.
James Macd i nald, do do do
Isaac Ideda, deck passenger, France, do
Five children of Adam Woolridgc on board—
some of them badly scalded.
Slave of Thomas Johnston on board, slightly
scalded.
Twelve of the unfortunates were buried in the
neighborhood of die disaster. The George Wash
ington shortly came along on her way down, and j
took the George Collier in tow. The other four
ecn, who survived hut a few hours, were interred
at a wood yard nearer to this city.
i he boat was built in Pittsburg some four years
since , t ic piston rod, now broken, has been since
in use.
COMMERCIAL.
Latest (Jutes from Liverpool, April 19
Latest dates from Havre April 13
Charleston Mbit 11.
Colton, We have closed another week of limi
tcl business in Upland Cotton, as the sales reach
out 3758 hags. I’he European intelligence received
on Sunday from Liverpool to the 28tb, and Havre
to 2.id March, had no ell'ccl, whatever, on dealers •
on the contrary, in the early part of the present
week, there was some excitement in the market
when the hulk of the transactions reported, -..ciJ
taken hy shippers, at the full prices minted in our
review of the 4th instant. On Thursday, however,
still further advices came to hand, shewing a de
cline on the other sideof the water, which checked
operations here, as buyers were asking a reduction
baaed on these receipts, which holders generally
would not submit to—-jt is true, however, that hol
ders of heavy stocks have sold at a decline of $ a $
cent per lb. We quote the extremes of the market,
11a 18 cents; hut it will he seen that an extra
prime lot has brought something above these rates.
The sales i i Long Cotton sue : 100 bags white
Sea Island, from 42 to 70 ; 52 stained do. from 12$
to 30; 50 Maines from 42 to 60; some stained do.
from 16 a 18; and 140 hags Santees from 38 to 43
cents per lb.
Rice. —We have an improved market for this ar
ticle. The transacts ns, although limited, have
been at an advance in price of fully $ a $ per 100,
on the transactions of the previous week. The sales
arc: 68 tierces at fl 3 16 ; 9at-l|; 497at4(j; 137
at 47-16; 134 at -1$ ;65at 4J , 100 at 4j; and 65
tierces at 4 13-16. We quote inferior 4j{ a4s ; fair
to prime 4$ a 4j); choice -1$ a 4 81$ per 100.
Flour. —There is nothing doing in any descrip
tion of Flour, except North Carolina, which has
been taken in small parcels al $7 per barrel.
Groceries. —The transactions in tlroceries con
tinue light. About 200 bags Cuba Coffee have been
taken at 11$, 11$ and.l2 cents per lb. We have
no sales to report in Sugars. Os Molasses, a lot Cu
ba has been taken at 28 and 30 cents per gallon.
Baron. —Wo have had no arrivals, and conse
quently have no sales to report.
Lord.—\V r estern has been sold from second hands
in small lots at 12. f a 13 cents per lb.
Salt. —None afloat. Liverpool sack, from store,
is held at sls aIJ per sack.
Exchange. —Slight Checks on New York 1 $ per
cent, premium.
Mobile, May 8.
Cotton. —Arrived since our last 144 S bales, and
exported in the same period to Liverpool 1976 ; N.
York, 151, and Newport, 11. I. 1, together 2128
bales; reducing stock 680 hales, and leaving for
stock on hand and on shipboard 31,894 bales, against
78,694 last season.
The operations of the past week have been rather
larger than the preceding, and arc set down by bro
kers at 5000 bales. Prices have fluctuated some
what, and the majority of the above rates were ef
fected at a decline of $ cent from present quotations.
The cause of this temporary depression, for holders
have regained their former, wsitoi, iRa.MriWH.ly
want of confidence on the part of sellers. The pre
vailing opinion amongst dealers is that the season
, ■'is drawing to a close, which taken in connexion
with the very' meagre stock on the market, and the
sanguine anticipations of good accounts to be re
ceived per steam ship Liverpool, from the English
market, have all influenced holders, who are, if pos
sible, more firm at the close of this, than at that of
the preceding week.
The advices pertleorge Washington, from Liver
pool, arc to the 29th March. The accounts arc
somewhat contradictory; in one statement a de
cline is said to have taken place during the week of
j)d. per lb.; another states prices were without
change, while a third says, Egyptian has advanced
Id. per lb. and all other kinds sto $d per lb. We
incline to the belief that there had been a slight
reaction. Sales were quite light compared with
the business of the preceding week. .Sales on
Thursday (21st.) 8000 bags ; Friday 6000 ; .Satur
day 2500; Monday 3000; Tuesday 4001); Wednes
day 2500. The absence of a brisk demand, attribu
ted to the unfavorable accounts from the manufac
turing districts. W'e note particulars of sale: 800
bales Mobile cotton at 7jj to lOjd.j
New Orleans, May 8.
Cotton. —Received since 3d instant 2,827 bales;
exported to Liverpool 3,703 do Philadelphia 65 do
in all 3,768 bales; making a reduction in the stock
of 2,713 bales, and leaving a balance on hand of
126,221 bales including all on ship board nut cleared.
The cotton market was exceedingly quiet and
dull on Saturday last—indeed, we believe that
there was not a single sale made throughout the
day, which is a rather rare occurrence for this pe
riod of the season—since Monday morning, how
ever, the demand has revived, and a fair business
has been doing at prices fully as high as our previ
ous quotations, which we continue, and at w hich
the market may be regarded as very firm. The in
quiry extends to all descriptions, though the sales
since our last, which amount to fully 600(1 bales,
have been chiefly composed of middling and mid
ling fair cottons —we give particulars as follows,
viz: of Louisiana and Mississippi 258 bales at 15$;
46, 14/; 350, 14} ; 439,16$ ; 182, 14jf , 111,11;);
116,155; 218,15 j; 1500,14 7, 126, 14 j ; 200, 11/?;
90, 14$ ; 488, 15,5 ; 51, 14 ; 39, 14$ ; 27, 1 11; 119,
15$; 28, 16; 315, 15$; 150 Mississippi and North
Alabama, at 13 cents ; of Mobile 262 at 15$ and
2 )8 at 15$ cents.
Liverpool Classifications. —Louisiana and
Mississippi, Ordinary 13 a 13$; Middling 14$ a
Fair 15$ a 16; (iood fair 16$ a 17; flood and
fine 18a —; Tennessee and North Alabama,Or
dinary. Middling, Fair, 12$ a 16$, extremes ; (iood
fair, flood and line, fair crops, 15$ a—.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
1838, Oct. I, stock on hand bales 8.000
1839, May 7, rec’d since'3d ult. 2827
“ “ “ previously 520612 523439
632339
“ “ exports since 3d ult 3768
« « ‘ previously 402350 406118
Leavings balance of siock of 126221
including all on shipboard not cleared.
Savannah, May 10.
Cotton. —Arrived since the 3d inst. 2829 bales
Upland aud 25 bales Bea Island Cotton, and cleared
at the same time, 2768 ba'es Upland and 145 bales
Sea Island Cotton ; leaving a stock on hand, inclu
sive of all on ship board not cleared on the 10th
inst. of 18769 bales Upland and 992 bales Sea Isl
and Cotton.
From the date of our last report until to-day, Up
land lias continued in moderate demand at steady
prices. This morning’s mail brought Liverpool in
telligence to the 6th nit,unexpectedly statingade
clinc in that market; the sales of the week are 2630
bales,at from 14; to 16$. Sea Island has been
much sought after at higher rates; the sales arc
403 bags white, viz i 5 at 35 ; 36 at 40 ; 18 at 41 ;
25 at 42 ; 15 at 44 ; 40 at 45 ; 20 at 46 ; 95 at 48 ;
28 at 48$; 6.3 at 49; 43 at 50; 15 at 50, and 71
stained at 15 a 22.
litre. —In this article the demand continues mo
derate, without any alteration in price. The prin
cipal sales have been at 4s. Stock light.
Flour —Continues dull. Sales of lloward-strcct
at 8$ ; Canal 9s.
Corn —ls sellingfrom store at 90a 100 cents,ac
cording to quantity.
Huron. —Sales of 0000 lbs. Western Hams, can
vassed, at lliccnts ; Sides 12$; Shoulders 10 cents.
lino. —-Sales of 260 bundles at 96 a 120 cents.
VOL. lli.-~.No. 54.
Liverpool, April 12.
Cotton. The demand from the trade has been
moderate, but speculators have purchased more
freely than for some time past, and the market
closed steadily at an advance of jd a jd per lb. un.
on American, but without change in oilier descrip-
Speculators have taken 6000 American arid
1000 .Surat. The sales of the week are 19,:)50
bales; including 110 bales Sea Island at 22 a 27d*
i 13<li 8480 I 1 * o "' 6 ' l (; co‘S'ia, 8* a 94d
HlO Mobile, Alabama and Tennessee, 7j a Sjd
-6800 New Orleans, S a I Id; 380 Pernambuco and
11 Aricatiand Ccara, 9jj a lOjd;
370 Bahia and Maecio, 9 a lOjfd; (100 Maranhnm,
oawgmncd, 9 alfjd. Import of Die week 31504
bales. ’
Livehpool, April 19.
Cotton. —The transactions during the week have
been exceedingly light; and, judging from the con
tinued discouraging accounts from the manof«cti«
mg districts, we arc lujt.'ajmfi*''-* *»t tKc
i*o —yet this inartirri, in our market
seems to make little or no Impression on the prices
of American descriptions, the holdors of which,
particularly importers, show little eagerness to sell
under previous prices—therefore we cannot reduce,
our quotations for them. In Brazils we find, that
whilst Bahias arc exceedingly firm in prices, the
stock being exceedingly small, Pcrnams andMar
anhams are heavy of sales, and have been rather
pressed upon the market at a decline of i a jd.
per pound, particularly the latter. Kgyptians
and Surats are also easier; Sea Islands with
out alteration. Speculators have taken 760 bales
of Amcricin, and exporters 200 American, 50 Pcr
nams and 50 Maranhams. It is conceded that the
average consumption so far this year is at least 12
per rent, less than the average of last year; and if
it continues on this diminished scale, we may be
prepared to estimate the falling oil'for the year 100,-
000 hales of all kinds at least. The trade have on
ly taken this year from this port 264,110 bales
against 322,830 bales at the same time last year—
shewing a difference of 3770 hales per week. The
sales to-day arc 1500 hags ohly. The import this
week is 33,819 hales, and the sales are 10,770
bales;, including 240 bales Sea Island at 20 a 31d;
150 Stained, 8 a 17d; 2820 Upland, 8j a 1 Od; 8110
N. Orleans, Tj a 10jd; 1010 Alabama,&c. Sj a lOjd;
700 Pernambuco, 10 a lid ; 880 Bahia and Maccio,
a 10 jd; and 010 Maranhain; Hjj a Uld.
Havre, April 6. j1
Wehad some hopes in the heginningof the week
that a reaction in Cotton would take place, hut were
disappointed—and it has now the appearance that
the present inactivity may continue for some time
longer. Our sales from the 30th ult. to this day,
amounted to only 3679 bales, viz i 1132 bales Lou
isiana at 107 f 50 a 133 f; 524 Mobile 107 f a 128 f;
471 Georgia, ( S, 112 f a 135 f 50; 7 Pernambuco.
130 f; 131 Bahia 25jf. Oursfoek on the Ist ol
April consisted of 07,400 bales, of which 63,919'
bales were of the United States ; in 1838, at the
same period, we had 42,000 bales, including 38,087
hales of American origin.
April 13.
Cotton —The transactions in Cotton from the 6th
to the 12th Instant,have been of little or no im
portant c, and were confined to only 2400 bales, viz;
686 bales Louisiana at 112 to 119.
32 “ damaged Mobile at 93 to 102;
1298 “ Georgia C S at 110 to 114.
12 “ Pernambuco at 140.
360 “ Cumaua at 117 A.
62 “ Madras at 75 £r.
iis' T Hlghes\ elevation last month, we estimate at 5
cents, which,however, principally falls on those
sorts paid with 110 to 120 francs. By the latest
advices from the United States, we must expect to
receive, within six weeks, about 40,000 hales more,
besides the 4727 arrived this week ; our present
stock we calculate to be 71 to 72,000 bales.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Charleston, May 11.
Arrived y enter day —brig Howell, Smith, Matan
zas.
Cleared —br. barque Jupiter, McEwin, Liverpool;
U. L. brig Planter, Sturges, New York.
Went to sea yesterday —ship Congarcc, Doanc,
Boston ; ship Switzerland, Hunt, Havre; br. barque
Ganges, < orken, Liverpool; br. brig Isabella,
Liverpool; br. brig Isla, Norie, Liverpool; U. L.,
brig Planter, Sturges, New York.
Savannah, May 11,.
Arrived yesterday. —steamboat Charleston, Hub
hard, Gareys Perry.
Below —hr. hark Clio.
Sailed —ship Alfred, Chcvcr, Liverpool.
FIFTY DOLLARS) RKIVAKI).
Kanaway frmo the subscriber, in
the early part of September last, his
Negro boy TOM, 17 «r IS years oldl
Wk and about five feet four or livc inches
high, lie is well formed and remark-
Vlaldy likely, with a smooth black
skin and bushy head of hair. Me
was purchased by me last spring in
Hamburg, K. C., of Thomas Norris, a trader, for
whom he was purchased by Mr. Hull, the trader of,
Mr. John Stone, of Norfolk, Virginia. I will give
fifty dollars lor the apprehension and delivery of
said boy at the jail in this city, or twenty-five dol
lars for his confinement in any other jail so that I
get him. JOHN CARTER.
Augusta, DcecmbcrSl, 1838. swtf
The Greenville, Mountaineer, Macon Mes
senger, and Raleigh Register, will publish the above
weekly one month and charge this office.
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diately over the Rail Road Hank, in Athens, will
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deems it only ncrcssary to announce his return to
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in connexion with that pleasant and fashionable
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commodious, and situated in a central position in
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Athens, Ga. May lf JOHN J VCKSON.
r|lIlE HOWARD INSURANCE COMPANY
JL New Capital of s3oo,ooo—Office No. 54 Wall
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DIRECTORS.
R. Havens, President, Cornelius W. Lawrence,
Najah Taylor, Wm. Couch,
J. Phillips Phcnix, John Morrison,
David Lee, Caleb O. Ilalsted,
Wm. W. Todd, Jehicl Jaggar,
Moses Allen, R. L. Woolley
Mioah Baldwin, Joseph Otis,
Fanning-. Tucker, Meigs D. Benjamin,
John Rankin, John I). Wolfe.
G. B. Varnum,
LEWIS PHILLIPS, Secretary.
The subscriber is prepared to take Fire and Rive
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rent rates of premium
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