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ill eeklto Ctyronick &ocmtincL WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 18. \839. Vol lII.—No. 56 ■ THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL ■ PUBLISHED, !l DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, B At No. Broad-street. t e n ai s: Hf Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. ■ Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year. ■■ paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at ■■ u the end of year. V ' •• -j m CIIRONICLK AND SENTINEL. f AUGUSTA. ■ DE Sf FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 17. Y.»: From our Correspondent. Milledgeville, May 14th, 1839. s » The Convention met at 3 o’clock. It was ex -1 {Bibcted that a vole would be taken on Mr. Stake's Bptbstitute; but in this, the House was disap- \ Wfointcd. Mr. Stark accepted an amendment HSroposed by Mr. Wopfokd, to strike out the fed &i|iSral basis, and insert the white basis. Mr. D*w- objected to the right of Mr. Stauk to accept Keuch an amendment without the consent of the Bf House. The President decided that he had that Rj| right; from which decision Mr. Jenkins took Han appeal. The House, by a vote almost strictly BPg party in its character, sustained the decision of the Chair. Yeas 143, nays 133. Mr. Jones, of Muscogee, then moved to re-insert the federal basis in Mr. Stark’s substitute, on which mo- W tion the yeas and nays were recorded. Yeas 192, Wh nays 83. This placed the substitute of Stauk before the House in its original form, but the an gry debate which had followed that gentleman’s I untimely acceptance of the proposition to strike Map out the federal basis, had so distracted the friends I of the substitute, that a vote could not be takem Mr. Haynes, of Hancock, for the purpose of further embarrassing the substitute, moved an r th- JR er substitute, giving to each county one Senator and one Representative; to those counties hav ing a population of 7000, one additional member, and to those having 11000, two additional mem bers. Mr. Oliver, of Elbert, moved to lay Mr. ' ! |%Hatne’s substitute on the table for the present. Yeas 139, nays 142. Judge Berrien then moved to strike out “one : Senator from each county” and insert “forty six ■yiv r " Senators from two contiguous counties.” On > this motion a warm and animated debate arose, in which Messrs. Berrien, Dougherty of Troup, Jones of Muscogee, Davis of Lee, Hunter and Jjjß Springer participated. At a late hour in the as- B ternoon a vote was taken on the motion of J udge Berrien, and the yeas were 143, nays 142.—The M t. Convention then adjourned till nine o’clock, to. morrow morning, It is proper to say that very many voted against striking out 93 Senators and inserting 46, be cause the latter plan would bo associated with a I very objectionable organization of the House of Representatives, by which the injustice and ine || quality already existing would be increased; IS while on the other hand, the plan of giving each 'v. county one Senator, was connected with a plan lor the House of Representatives, based on prin ciples of equality and population, and therefore, altho’ not giving reduction enough, was prefera ble, because as far as it went it proceeded upon the proper principle. Wednesday, May 15th, 1839. The Convention met this morning at 9 o’clock. Judge Berrien rose and said that it was desira ble to have a recess of the Convention for one $ hour, inasmuch as some conferences had been w jj a( j between gentlemen ol both parties in the ■0 Convention, for the purpose of devising a plan acceptable to both parties, and it was believed that an understanding could be effected in an hour, by which the labors of the Convention might be brought to a close. In compliance with this re quest, the Convention adjourned till 11 o’clock. After the lapse of time for the recess, the members again assembled, when Judge Berrien offered a substitute as the result of the Confer ence, and which is in substance as follows: That there shall be 46 Senators from the same number of districts formed by two contiguous counties—that there shall be 142 Representatives, of which each county shall have one. The ar rangement of the details for both Houses to be left to the next Legislature, and to each Legisla ture first after every census. Judge B. enforced the adoption of his substitute, in a strong, effec tive, and beautiful speech. Mr. Dougherty, of Troup, offered a substi tute for that of Judge Berrien, except that it did not secure to each county one member in the House of Representatives. Mr. Hutchins, of Gwinnett, opposed both substitutes in a short speech in which he express ed the grounds of his opposition. Mr. Stephens, of Taliaferro, also opposed the project and the manner in which it was concoct | ed. His speech was a handsome and forcible one, clear in its views, clear in its enunciation, and was listened to with the most profound si lence and attention. Mr. Strickland, of Madison, took the same side of the question in a few remarks. Mr. Springer also made a short speech against both substitutes. Mr. Buanham, of Putnam, advocated in a few words, the substitute of Judge Berrien, with con siderable warmth. Mr. Jones, of Muscogee, opposed in a speech of some length, the substitutes of Berrien and Dougherty, expressing a hope that the house would once more gel back to the substitute of Mr. Stark, and pass it. Mr. Barclay, of Habersham, opposed »he substitute of Mr. Dougiiebtt, but expressed his willingness to take that of Judge Berrien, in the event that he cannot get the original report of the Committee of 30. Mr. Gamble, addressed the House in favor of Judge Berrien’s substitute in a lengthy and an imated speech, and the Convention adjourned till 3 o’clock. y' The Charleston Courier of ywtdwlKffi says ' “We learn from our attentive correspondent at Columbia, under date of the 14th inst. that the Appeal Court, silting at that place, had passed sentence of death on the following persons, for negro stealing, viz : Win. Ford, and Jesse M. Hincman, of Spartanburg—sentence to be car ried into execution on the 2d August next; also John Adams, a Foreigner, was sentenced to be. executed on the 31st inst. for the murder of Mrs McVoy, of that place.” The new work of Cheveley or the Man of Honor, by Lady Lytton Bulwcr, has been pub lished by the Messrs. Harpers, and will serve to allay the highly excited curiosity of the public. The New-York Commercial Advertiser thus speaks of it: A book, the distinguished qualities of which arc talent, bitterness and bad taste. It seems to have been written, chiefly, to “show up” the conjugal enormities of some body’s husband and his family; and scandal says that the somebody in question is Lady Lytton Bulwcr. If the por trait is Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer’s, and any thing like a likeness, he must be set down for a precious rascal; but there are always two sides to a story, and the spirit Lady Bulwer exhibits in her book is any thing but amiable. She is said to be extremely beautiful, and no beautiful woman has a right to make venomous books, even under heavy provocation. / , /' Rail Road Acclden^— The Charleston Courier of yeffiaKyL^ays;—As the cars were moving off on Tuesday morning, just above Branchville, on their way up, the loeometive came in contact with a cow, (which was crushed and killed,) whereby the train was thrown off the road, and one of the firemen was also thrown off and killed, the engine falling on him. Previous to this sad occurrence, no serious accident, we learn, has occurred on the road for eighteen months. Death of Judge Puioleau. —A letter recei ved in Charleston from Pendleton (S. C.) dated 10th inst. says: “That the Hon. S. Puioleau died in that place on the night of the Bth inst. Judge Puioleau has filled several conspicuous situations in Legislative and Judicial departments in this State. He was for several sessions a lead ing and influential member of tha Legislature and occupied the office of Judge of the City Court for many years, in which situations the soundness of his opinions, the extent of his in formation, the integrity of his character and the uniform courtesy of his manners, have ensured for him the respect and admiration of this com munity.” Famine. —The most appalling distress exists in the island of New Foundland. Hundreds of families are in a state of starvation. The accounts of the suffering of these people are.truly harrow ing. The wretchedness to which they are redu ced, without food or clothing, living on one mise rable meal a day, and that consisting of putrid &c. / Destructive Fire. —The extensive bleach ing establishment, 300 feet long, at Warwick, It. L, has been totally destroyed by fire. Loss, $40,000, —only $12,000 insured. Fifteen hundred dollars were promptly collected at St. Louis, (Mo.) for the sufferers by the burn ing of the Glasgow steamer, the day after the event happened. From the Savannah Republican. The ship Robert Isaac of Savannah, sailed from Liverpool for New York on 21st Jan. On Ist Feb. experienced a severe gale from S. S. W., and a heavy sea—which caused the vessel to labor much and ship a great deal of water. From the Ist to the 6th Feb. we sustained almost daily los ses in sails and rigging, but on the latter date at 2 P. M., being then under close reefed fore and aft maintopsails only, the ship was suddenly struck with a squall, exceeding in violence any that had ever been experienced by the oldest seaman on board. Onr fore, main and mizen topmasts, with all their rigging and sails, were carried away, and the fore and mizen rigging greatly injured by the falling of the spars. The lower yards in falling, stnu-k two of our boats and rendered both unfit for repair. The jib-boom and bowsprit were also sprung. The sea at this time rose prodigously, and the heavy rolling of the ship rendered it im possible for a long lime to clear away the broken spars. A jury foretopmast being rigged in a few days we endeavored to proceed on our voyage, being then in lon. 36 W.—but during the suc ceeding three weeks, we had little else than a continuance of gales of wind which carried away almost all our sales, and the heavy laboring of the ship caused great apprehension of foundering. On the 4th March the rudder and bolts broke, and after every attempt to strengthen it by hawser and chains, it was finally carried away on the 6th by a tremendous sea, which at same time broke open the rudder case, and the water rushing in when the ship rolled, it was the opinion of all on board that but little chance ofour escape remained. As a last resort, it was determined to lighten the ship by throwing part of the cargo overboard, but little could be effected at that lime, owing to the sea frequently breaking over the ship. On the 10th the weather having moderated, we recom mend discharging the ship, and continued doing so until the 23d, when about half or two-thirds had been thrown overboard. From the 4th lo the 10th March the vessel drifted at the mercy of the j w inds —all attempts to replace a rudder having proved ineffectual. On the latter dale, however, a hawser, with a number of drags attached, bav- j ing been put overboard, it was found in some de gree to place the ship under control; and all hope I of being able to proceed to the Westward having been long abandoned,it was determined toendeavor to reach I ayal—having been compelled to pass that Island, owing to the temporary rudder being out ot place, vve finally reached Angra Bay on the 30th ultimo. From the Mobile Journal. The Treasurer of the State of Indiana, has made a formal demand on the Secretary of the Treasury for the payment of the fourth instalment of the surplus revenue. That matter is in a ve ry awkward position. In the original deposite law there was a power reserved to the Secretary of the Treasury to recall the amount of the de positc in certain cases, and in a defined manner. When the fourth instalment, which should have been deposited on the Ist of January, 1838, was withheld, and a law passed postponing the de posite for one year, the ([discretion given to the Secretary was revoked—so that no executive power could withdraw any portion of the money after it had been once paid over. An actofCon ,''gross would be required for that purpose. At the late session of Congress it was found that the state of the treasury would not enable it to meet even the deferred payment. The last fourth of what had been the surplus revenue in 1837, had been exhausted in carrying on the government before the Ist of January 1839, and there was no money to be deposited. An act of Congress was thought necessary, to defer the expected payment to some future day certain, or to defer it indefi nitely, leaving it subject to the future disposal of Congress, or to repeal absolutely that much of the deposite law. An act passed the Senate postponing the payment indefinitely, but|Con gress adjourned before the bill was acted upon by the House of Representatives. The law of 1838, extending the time for this deposite to the Ist of January, 1839, accordingly remains in force. It follows, if the deposite law was Itona fide, a distribution law, appropriating this specific sum to the use of the States, without regard to the fact of its being a surplus revenue, actually in the treasury, supposing such a law to be constitution al, that the States have a clear right to demand y payment. But it will, we think, be exceedingly i difficult to satisfy Congress that a law which, on its face, provides for the temporary custody of the public money by the States, creates such a binding obligation, that even if the money in the treasury fails, a public debt must be contracted to supply the deficiency for the benefit of the custo diers, and that the Secretary of the Treasury should be sustained in complying with the re quest of any State to pay its proportion in treasu ry notes, which are but a form of un I’uiWl‘d debt. The Treasurer of Indiana, however, has given the Secretary to understand that he will take treasury notes bearing interest if specie cannot be fur nished; that is, if the United States have no mo ney to deposite with the State of Indiana, she will bo obliged to them for the interest of the money that they ought to have had for her to keep for them. From the New York Express, May 11. Important from Peru. THE VICTORY OF THE CHILIAN ARMY. We have been politely furnished by a highly respectable Commercial House with the follow ing late and important letter, which has been re ceived via Jamaica. It will be seen that the rc , cent report of the Victory of the Chilian army over that of the Protector, is confirmed. Lima has, before this, fallen. Lima, January 22, 1839. The army of the Confederation, commanded by the Protector in person, was entirely destroy ed by the Chilian Peruvian army at Yungay on the 20th inst. The Protector and several of the Provincial officers arrived at Lima on the 24th inst,. and have since gone to the South. Wcex ■ pcct the Chilians daily, their advance guard hav ing been for two days within fifteen leagues of the 1 city. No opposition will be made to their en trance. The castles of Callao have a garrison of about one thousand men, and are being hastily provis ioned for a siege. Most of the foreign merchants /(ourselves amongst the number) arc embarking t as many of their goods now at Callao as they can before the castles are invested. The goods to our consignment will be deposi ted on board the American brig Richard Alsop, J. E. Engle, master, to remain in the bay ofCal lao, or proceed toChorrilos as may be determined on hereafter. We consider the destruction of the Federal ar my at Yungay (for it is complete) as a death blow to the Confederation, and hope it may lead to a general pacification of the States composing it, and a peace with Chili. Its immediate effects will be to remove the Seat of War from North Peru, for the Castles of Callao arc the only forts which can be held by the Protector, and they will probably be reduced in a few weeks. In a few days we shall probably be able to judge of the probable result of this decisive and unexpec ted defeat of the Protectoral army. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, of the fOtA Anniversary of the American Bihle Society. —The meeting of this society to cele brate its twenty-third anniversary yesterday, was the most interesting of the meetings that have been held this week. The Hon. John Cotton Smith of Connecticut presided, assisted by a large number of Vice Pre sidents.—His Excellency Gov. Seward was pre sent, having arrived in town expressly to attend the meeting. The exercises were commenced by the reading of the Scriptures by the Rev. Dr. Sharpe of Bos ton, after which the President delivered an ad dress. The report of the Treasurer and the report of the Board of Managers were then read, an ab stract of which will be found below. During the year three officers of the society have died, viz: Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer of Albany,and John Bolton, Esq.,and Samuel Boyd, Esq., of this city. Several resolutions were then read and adopted. The Speakers were the Rev. Dr. Breckenridgo of Baltimore, Rev. Dr. Vermilyea of Albany, Rev. Mr. Ayres of Newark, Rev. Mr. Holmes of New Bedford, Rev. Dr. Tyng of Philadelphia, Rev Dr. Alder of London, and Hon. H. W. Taylor of Ontario county, each of whom delivered highly interesting addresses. The receipts of the society the last year were $95,427, nearly $lO,OOO more than those of any year previous, but less by about one-third than l the demands of the society. The expenditures were $98,205,31. The number of new auxiliaries formed the last I year was 25. The issues the past year were 134,937 vol- I umes, —making since the formation of the society | a total of 2,588,235 volumes. These were in I seventeen different languages, i Local depositories have been established at De- I troit, Buffalo, Chicago, St. Louis and Alton. These depositories are not to interfere with the operations of the auxiliary societies, and the books are to be delivered only by order of the pa’ rent society. Owing to the great number of foreign residents in this country, Bibles arc often called for that the society do not publish; and to meet this want they have imported them in Italian, Dutch, Por tuguese, Danish, Welsh, Swedish, Arabic and Syriac. Arrangements for printing Portuguese testaments have been made. The report then gives a sketch of the Bible operations in different sections of the country. The distributions have been in Brazil and Buenos Ayres 182,'> Bibles and Testaments, in French, Spanish and Portuguese; $5OO have been paid to aid in preparing Indian and other scrip tures ; $ 1000 towards printing the scriptures in Northern India; £2OO for Testaments to distrib ute in Southern Russia; $5OO lowaedb printing the scriptures in the Sandwich Islands, and $4OOO for the same purpose in Madras. At' Smyrna, $8465 have been expended itr printing Tesla ments for distribution in Greece, Turkey and Syria. The ancient Armenian New Testament has recently been published at Smyrna, and the modern Armenian Old Testament is in course of publication at Constantinople. Some portions of the Syriac Scriptures, have been, published at Beyroot. About 1000 New Testaments-have been circulated in China. From the Washington Globe. It is gratifyingto perceive what a single vessel' belonging to the War Department, manned and conducted by her officers with zeal and energy has accomplished: U. 8-.. Schooner Wave,? St. Augustine, April 30, 1839. 5 Sir.— l have the honor to report to you the arrival of the Wave at, this place, from an ex amination of the eastern coast of Florida, with the result of her operations on this coast, under your order of July, 1838. The barges Sbocco and Emmit, with which tills vessel was furnished, commenced their opera tions within the Florida reef on the 2d Septem ber last, and with the aid of the sloop Panther, (chartered with the approbation of Gen. Taylor, and now succeeded by the schooner Otsego,) it is believed that the W ave’s force has penetrated every inlet and indentation of the southern coast of Florida, susceptible of approach in boats. These continuous expeditions, if they have not resulted in the capture of any of the illicit tfaffi cers witli the hostile Indians, have been eminently successful in driving them txom the coast. A suspicious vessel lias not been inside of the Flo rida keys since November last, and but one since the object of the Wave’s visit to the coast was known. Connected with the suppression of this traffic, the Wave has been enabled to render im portant service to the interests of navigation, in determining accurately doubtful points of the Florida coast, as well as the position of tho west ern portion of it, which hail never bsfore been subjected to the examination of the surveyor.— The enterprise of the Messrs. Blunt, of New- York, placed at my disposal the means to effect this. In connection with these du’ics, the discharge of others of a more pleasing clmraetcr devolved )'V»n us. Seventy follow beings,, wlwi, amidst the horrors of the tempest, hunt l*Cil east upon the eastern coast of Florida, were rescued from tire doom which awaited them from the Indians, and transporter) to Key West. They were tire crews and passengers of the steamer W'ilminglon, and the Spanish brig Triumfante. Assistance was likewise rendered to the following vessels in distress: The brig Bogota, bound to Key West from New Orleans, knocked her rudder off on Carys ford reef: bung it for her, and sent her to sea. Found the wreck of the brig Ann, Capt. Thomas, of Portland, Maine, on the eastern const, about twenty-five miles north of Cape Florida, in possession of a small party of Indians. Hcrcrcw bad been murdered, with the exception of two. We killed three and wounded two of the Indians in their flight, and destroyed three canoes,. Found the bodies of two of the brig’s crew, and burnt her. The brig Exit, from Baltimore for New Or leans, via St. Marks, was ashore on Sombecrro reef, in October: assisted her to get off, and saw her safe through the reef. The steamer Wilmington, ashore 50'miles north of Cape Florida was a. t station; saved the crew and passengers, thirty in number, with their personal effects, and landed them in Key West. Saved the crew and passengers, forty in num ber, with their personal effects, of the Spanish brig Triumfante, ashore sixty,miles north of Capo Florida. Took from her sixty muskets, fifteen hundred pounds of lead, two hundred and eighty hales of cotton, and moveables appertaining to her equipment—trailsjiorted them to Key West, and burnt the vessel. In January, found the U. S. schooner Grampus inside the reef, having beaten over Pickle’s reef: furnished her a pilot, and such assistance as was required to take her to sea. Such, sir, is the result of the Wave’s operations on the coast up to-the present date, and -if a self denying perseverance and untiring energy- insurn success, then have the officers and crew I have the honor to command eflseted all that could bo an ticipated from sosmall a force. To them, through - f you, sir, I would take this occasion to tender my sincere thanks for the cheerful and able manner in which they hare executed every order and ser , vice required of them. ' ' The Wave will sail to morrow for the reef, ex amining in our route, the eastern coast. She will then relieve the Otsego on the western coast, and be replaced by her on this. The revenue cutler Campbell, Lieut. Com. N-. C. Coste, placed under my orders in December last, is retained -asthin the reef, where, with the boats, she ran be most ad vantageously employed- This vessel is so far decayed that her commander reports her wholly unfit for sea service or duty on the coast. Very respectfully, &c. I have the honor to be, joun j, McLaughlin, Lieut. Comdt. The Hon. J. R. Poinsett, •Secretary of War, Washington City. Boa tuieiis at Hotels.— -The following hit at tile men and manners of our country is as true as it is disgraceful. It is copied trorn. the Notes on a tour through Tennessee, in 1838, by the Rev. H. Kuffner, of Virginia. This practice is not confined to the City Hotel in Nashville, (of which tlie picture is drawn,) but if tllnt gentle man will travel North, East and Houth, as well in tlie West, he may witness feats of the “ cut, gape, and swallow” system performed that would astonish a community of regulated and well-bred four legged animals;— “I may as well here, as elsewhere, notice tv j certain custom of boarders at public houses—a j custom which 1 observed at almost every place in my tour, but more particularly in Tennessee. It i may be thus described in general. You arrive, a stranger at a public house : you; | wisli to see men and tilings, so you keep a good I# deal atiout the bar-room and door. Near meal- i time, yon observe the company increase ; young , i men and middle aged men come in; and us the minutes wear away, they become restless, pacing the room near the door that leads to the dining hall, and seeming frequently to listen, as if they watched for tokens ol a coming person or event. If ignorant of this custom, your curiosity is ex cited to learn the cause of their movements and gestures, wait a little, and you will see them si multaneously rush through the door, and hurry into the dining room, almost before you hear die dinner belli You' and other strangers begin to follow. Before you have time to entjr the dining room, you hear a thundering of chairs, succeeded instantly by a sharp confused clatter of plates, dishes, knives and forks. When you enter the room, you find all the most convenient seats at the table, occupied by a set of men, with heads down and mouth* open ; and pieces rap idly disappearing from their plates by the quick three-fold operation of a cut—a gape —and a swallow. You may take your scat where you can, and eat as you list—what is it to them 1 They see you not, their eyes arc on their plates— they hear you not, their curs are filled with the music of their knives, forks and glasses. By the time you are fairly under way with your meal, you again hear the frequent grating of chairs on the floor as they rise and depart.” Statement showing the amount of expenditures of the United States, exclusive of public debt, for each year, from 1834 to 1837 inclusive, slated in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th June, 1838. for the year 1824, $15,330,141 71 Do 1825, 11,490,450 94 Do 1836, 13,163,310 37 Do 1827, 12,663,095 05 Do 1828, 13,290,041 45 Do 1829, 12,600,460 02 Do 1830, 13,229,533 33 Do 1831, 13,804,067 90 Do 1832, 16,516,388 77 Do 1833, 22,713,755 11 Do 1834, 18,425,417 25 Do 1835, 17,514,950 20 Do 1830, 30,868,164 04 Do 1837, •39,104,045 37 Note. — The above sums include payments for trust funds and indemnities, which, m 1827, was #5,010,404 30. T. L. SMITH, Register. Treasury Department, Register’s Office, June 27, 1838. * This sum is subject to small variation on the settlement of the accounts of the Treasurer. [The expenditures fur the three first quarters of 1838, (according to the Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury made to Congress De cember, 1838,) amounted to $28,427,218.] — National Intelligencer, f’nor. Concert. —The vocal powers of frogs if not appreciated in this country, where they are so plenty, receive due approbation in the east. Speaking of frog concerts, in American swamps, a late traveller says, that one of the Russian Prin cesses was so charmed with his published descrip tion of it, that she had a spacious froggery built, covering half an acre and actually filled it with vKc*«» musical Utile animals. The enlnny soon [ increased, and in a short time her agent was en abled to supply a considerable demand to certain ’ French residents, who esteemed a dish of frogs above any other. From the Ladies' Companion. The Cheat, —Ur the Old Man outdone. “ Well, Julia, suppose you ask your father, any how ;.his refusal cannot make things much worse than they are at present. 'Suspense, Julia, is the cause of the most miserable feelings.” “ We must not be hasty, Robert, our situation requires caution ; by a little management we may possibly succeed, gloomy as the prospect appears to be.— “Now don’t say anything to pa about it yet— I had much rather you would not. The best pos sible way for us to accomplish our wishes is for us not to advance too soon.” “Too soon, too soon, Julia. Have we not waited two years and morel and have you not been preaching the doctrine of “too soon,” all the while 1 Too soon indeed!” “ Well mm , don’t he angry, throw that frown from your countenance and look pleasant; and we’ll immediately sot about some plan, by which to effect what you so much desire.—Come, smile away your anger—the skies of love are sometimes clear.” Robert Moultrie had loved Julia Hallowed, and she had loved him, about four years and a half, more or less; two years and more had passed since they had agreed, come weal, come wo, they would trudge through life together. Two long, long years!—no wonder Robert had lost his pa tience ; the only wonder is that Julia had not lost hers. Two years would seem to bo an eternity to wait upon the eve of bliss, and yet delay the happy consummation. Julians father was a wealthy shipper of the port of Charleston, South Carolina. Some old inhab itants may remember the firm of Hallowed and Haddington. He. was an upright and highly hon orable man, but withal an old school aristocrat, whose ipse dixit was law supreme wherever its power could he exercised. Robert Moultrie was a clerk in acounting room, and his salary, though far above the pittance al lowed for the service of young men similarly sit uated, and amply sufficient to warrant him in as suming the expense of a family, did not elevate him to that importance in society which would justify him in presuming upon the luind and heart of a daughter of a wealthy shipper. The character of this young gentleman was un impeachable, and he was as much rcs|)ceted for his talents as he was for Ins correct deportment, hut (hut is a wicked word) the curse of (lingau kia was upon him, he was poor. Robert had been in the counting room of Mr. Hallowed since he was 14 years of age; he had grown up in his family and by the side of this lovely heiress who had been promised to a thing of wealth and show; that thing was in the In dies amassing riches to lay at the feet of his beau tiful bride, hut his soul had on it the stain of dis honor, and Julia had vowed before her (Jod he should never cad her wife. Mr. Hallowed knew Robert generally attended his daughter to church, went and came with her when she visited her friends. And so on; hut he never dreamed that the wily Cupid was wielding his darts success fully in tlie bosom of both ; and the arrows of the little god were (irmly fixed, and he dealt out the silken cord until they were far out upon the sea of love, too far to proceed or return without each other. “ Do ted me, Robert, what is the matter with you ! I have been a witness of your downcast looks and sorrowful appearance until 1 have grown melancholy myself. What’s the matter, boy. 1” This question was asked by Mr. Hallowed lime day, when he and Robert were in the count ing-room alone, and if any individual has ever paired through a like fiei*y trial, he can ha ,- e i ; - r rajß some idea of Robert’o feeling’s when the man whose daughter he loved and was contriving the best plan to get from him, addressed him in such kind and affectionate language. It went toodeep into the secret ot Kobert’s bosom for him to re turn a quick reply. Mr. Hallowcll plainly saw that something was working upon his mind that made him unhappy, and he wished, if possible, to remove the cause; he urged a candid revela tion of all that affected his feelings, and promised his assistance to relieve him to Whatever amount it required. Robert succeeded, however, in put' ling him otf for that time, and trembled at : the thought, when at the neat meeting he related the matter to Julia. “ I thought,” said she, laughing, “ you were not as anxious to ask the old gentleman as you appeared to be; now that was a stumper Robert. Why did you not tell him 1 Why did you not! Ha! ha! “Julia, do you think he suspects us 1” “ Not a whit more than ho does the King of the French.” “ Well, Julia, to tell you the truth about the' matter, I left you this morning with the intention” of telling him all about our affection for each other; and if he refused, I was determined to act for myself without further advice; but when I came before him, I felt something in my throat choaking me, and I could scarcely talk to him about business, much less love affairs.” The lovers met often, the voyage from the In dies being threatened, it became necessary that* they should prepare for the trials that seemed to await them. In the mean time, Mr. Hallowell was endeavoring to ascertain the cause of* bis clerk’s unhappiness, more for the good of the young man than that ho cared about the unim portant mistakes made by him in his accounts. The next opportunity that offered, ho repeated his former question, ami insisted on an immediate reply. Robert stuttered and stammered a good deal, and at last came out with it: I am attached to a young lady in this city, sir, and have reason to believe she is attached to me ; but there is an-' obstacle in the way” “ Aye, indeed. And does the obstacle amount' to more than a thousand dollars'! If it does not you shall not want it. I’ll fill you up a check now. Have all the parlies consented 1” “ Why, sir, the cause of my—the cause—the, that is—the cause of my uneasiness is, I am afraid her father wont consent." “Will not consent! Why? Who is he?— Refer him to me, I'll settle the matter.” “ He is a rich man and 1 arn not rich.” “ His daughter loves you ? docs she ? “ Why, I, yes—she—she—she—yes, sir, she has said as much ” “ Is the old fellow very rich ?” “ I believe he is tol—tolerable well off.” “ And he wont consent ? By the powers of love lie must he un old Turk—be wont, hey ? Here give me his name, I’ll soon settle the mat ter: hut slop, has he any thing against you ? Is he acquainted with your character? Hoes he know me?” here the old gentleman went over a string of questions which Robert felt no dispo sition to answer, and which it is not worth while to relate. The conclusion of the conference loft Robert in the possession of a cheek for one thou-- »nm\ tUiUom, «\ Wrl%r r ©4’ W liWi»on v Green, of the Presbyterian Church','and thb fol lowing advice Irom his father-in-law in PERsetc tfve. He was to run away with the girl—to use his (HallowcU’s) carriage, and George, his black waiter, was to drive, &c. Robert governed himself in strict accordance witli tlie advice given, and before dark the par ties were before Parson Green, whose scruples of conscience were quieted by the introductory let ter. They wore soon pronounced husband and wife, jumped into I lie carriage, followed by the blessings of Parson Green, whose fee was but a small part of the thousand dollar check* George, was directed to drive the carriage to a rich old childless uncle of Robert’s, who lived about five miles from the city, to whom the secret was told. . The old man thought the joke too good a one not to be enjoyed, and sent out for some of his neighbors. Midnight found the jovial assembly destroying the good things aunt had provided, and laughing over the trick so successfully played upon the wealthiest shipper of the south. Early in the morning, Robert and Mrs. Moul trie were attended by their uncle and aunt to the house of Hallowed, the young couple anxious fur the effervescence of a father’s wrath to be over, . and the antiquated pair to witness the reception, and act ns nvodilicators on the question ! They were met in the parlor by Mr. Hallowcll. The first words wi*c: “ You young rogue you ; little did I knowhow my advice was to act upon me. “ Well Robert,” ho added, laughing heartily, “you caught me that time, and you deserve to he rewarded for the generalship you have displayed. Here my boy ; my son, I suppose I must say, here, is a deed for property worth eleven thousand dollars, and from henceforth you are my partner in business.” from the New York Mirror. liincs for Music. They tell me she’s no longer fair, That time has swept aside The lustre of her youthful brow, Her beauty’s blooming pride . But if her heart be still the same, Still gentle as of yore, Then is she beautiful to me, More lovely th in before. They tell rne that her check is pale As is the twilight hour, And that her eye has lost its light, Her glance its former power. Jtut if her soul be still as chaste. Still gentleness is there, Then is her eye to me still bright. Her cheek to me still fair. For oh ! ’t is in the shrined .sou) Where beauty truly dwells, Where virtue Jives, and faith exists,. Like pearls in ocean shells. Give mo a feeling, faithful heart; Perfection’s richest price—. This is the temple of all love, Where beauty never dies. Consignees per South-Carolina Kail Road.. Hamuoitu, May 16, 1839. D’Antignac & Hill, Hadley & Owens, Reese & Beall, I!. W. Force, L. Owellc, J. W. llaughton, Antony (k Haines, H. Philips, G. It. Jessup, P. Carre,Stovall, Simmons,h Co ,W.K<V J. U. Jack son, VV. Hatticr, A. J. Huntington, J. F. Benson,G. I’arrott, liollin i Howard, H. W. Sullivan. • MAKI N K INTELLIGENCE. Savannah, May 15. Cleared. —Ship Charlotte. Gorham, Liverpool; trig Excel, Sherwood, New-York; brig New-York, Faker, Trinidad. Arrived yesterday. —Barque LaGrange, Sarnie-, rnan, New-York. Charleston, May 16, Arrived yeslerdiy —S' cl i r Penobscot, Thompson*. New York. Cleared —Br barque Attick, M'Kay, London; **• L. brig Cordelia, Sherwood, New York.