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Sri-tUeehljj €l|r guide & Sentinel. WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1839. Vol. lII.— No. 72. THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL PUBLISHED, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Brand-street, teems; Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year. Weekly paper. Three Dollars in advance, or Four at, the end of year. CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 21. ; OCj’The following gentlemen have been ap pointed by the Chairman of the Public Meeting held on Saturday last at the City Hall, to com pose the Committee of Nine, to whom will be re ferred the several preambles and resolutions sub mitted to the Meeting, and whose duty it will be to repoit upon the same to the adjourned meeting, to be held on Saturday next. James Harpeu, Jno. P. Kind, Chas. J. Jenkins, A. Si n let, Jno. Pmni zt, Wm. M. D’Antignac, B. H. Warren, Wm. Gumming, Adam Johnston. Yellow Fever in Charleston. The Charleston papers of Saturday morning, , contain the procedings of the Board of Health of that city, from June 19th to Blst inclusive, which we copy below in full. The first cases of yellow fever occurred sometime since on hoard the ship Burmah, from Havana, arrived on the Bth, from which place the disease was evidently imported. Subsequently, to-wit, on the 19th inst., three other cases were discovered on hoard of vessels from New York and Boston, which had been ly ing in the hay some ten or twelve days, the crews of which were all well, and the vessels clean and in good order on their arrival. The Medical \ Committee of the Board express the opinion that the disease was not imported by these vessels, and of course must have been generated since | their arrival. The Committee reported on the 21st, three additional new cases on vessels lying in port, but do not state particulars. We see I) o statement of any cases having occurred except upon vessels. Although we have heard a number of rumors, we have heretofore said nothing on this subject. It is one of great delicacy, and Editors should be cautious in giving currency to rumors by which f false alarms arc created, and the business of a city seriously injured. The Charleston Board of ; Health have undoubtedly adopted the proper course in making public the true condition of : matters. By this means exaggerated rumors ate dipt of the irpower to do mischief, and the public, by being put in possession of true and authentic information, are enabled to form a correct esti mate of the danger of visiting or passing through j the place. BOARD Os HEALTH. Wednesday, June 19, 1839. At a Special Meeting held this day, The Mayor stated that he had convened the Board, in consequence of the existence of certain I cases of fever in the Marino Hospital, the charac ter and circumstances connected with which he ) considered it his duly to lay before them. The 4 Mayor then presented to the Board the following ji Report: Mayor’s Office, June 10, 1839. Gentlemen —I deem it my duty to inviteyour attention to the following statement, respecting the existence of certain cases of fever in the Ma s rine Hospital. By the invitation of Dr. Strohel, A Physician of the Hospital, 1 attended at that insti | tution this morning, for the purpose of ascertain i ing the circumstances connected with the said J; cases, and had the pleasure of finding Drs. How s ard and Mackey also in attendance for the same 1 object. Dr. Strobcl stated that the cases alluded i to had occurred on hoard the ships Lconore and Chatham, from Boston, and Elizabeth Bruce, from New-York; all of which, vessels arc now ly ing in the stream. The Leonore arrived on the Si Bth instant, after a passage often clays from Bos ft ton, and has consequently been in this port elev m en days. Three men were brought from her to H the Hospital, viz : George Thom, George R. Ki- I der, and L. Sshmidt, all of whom were taken ill lon Sunday morning last, the 16th inst. Rider s* and Thorn were admitted into the Hospital at 11 iW o’clock on that day. Rider was taken with black M vomit in an hour after his admission, and died in H about twenty four hours afterwards. L. Schmidt I was received into the Hospital this morning. E. t Agary was brought in from the ship Chatham, ■ on the 17th inst., but this patient having been till constantly delirious, and incapable of answering la interrogatories, the physician was unable to as | certain the facts relating to this case, or to give 1 any definite information concerning him. F. j Dorft, from the ship Elizabeth Bruce, was rcceiv | cd into the Hospital this morning. That vessel H left New-York on the 30th May last, and has J been in out harbour about eleven days.—Having J received the foregoing information from Dr. Stro ll bel, I requested the medical gentlemen present to I examine all the cases, and to furnish me with I their opinions concerning them. They proceed- J ed, accordingly, to an examination of them, and, after having investigated the condition of each I and every of the patients, came to the following 3 conclusions concerning them. The case of Ki- I der was regarded as exhibiting the most decisive ■m- indications of yellow fever. They were also of I' opinion that the case of Agary is strongly and un- I equivocally marked by all the symptoms of the 'S same disease. With respect to the other cases, I they considered them as less violent in their char- I ncter, but still partaking the nature and exhihit- I ing the livery of the same fatal malady. Under I these circumstances, I have deemed it proper to I lay this information before vou. and have caused I your Board to he convened for the purpose of .fl consulting as to the measmes that ought to he " adopted. I think it proper also to slate that im- ■ mediately upon the devclopcment of the foregoing Circumstances, I ordered the vessels above named P ! erforra Quarantine for thirtvfdavs if necostarv, J and directed the Port Physician to examine their condition forthwith, anil to report minutely all the information he may he able to obtain, touch ing the origin of the above reported cases, as well as the existence of any new ones, if any such shall unfortunately have occurred. The subject is now left with the Board for such furher action as they may deem expedient. Ihavethe honortobe, Gentlemen, Respectfully, your obedient servant, H. L. PINCKNEY, Mayor The communication was referred to the Medi cal Committee, with instructions to examine the cases referred to, and to report specifically con cerning them at*the next meeting. The Board then adjourned. Thursday, June *0 1839. The Board mot pursuant to adjournment. The Chairman read to the Board, a copy of a letter which, as Port Physician, he had addressed to the Mayor, in reply to the instructions given to him by the Mayor to quarantine the vessels mentioned in the Mayor’s communication to the Board, and to examine their condition, and to re port concerning it. The letter alluded to is as follows: Charleston, June 20. To the Hon. H. L. Pinckney, Mayor of Charleston. Sir, —In accordance with your instructions, I visited the ships Chatham, Elizabeth Bruce, and Eleonore. The Chatham arrived in Charleston on the sth June, in ballast, from Boston—all well. The Elizabetli Bruce arrived at Charleston on the 7th June. Sailed from New York on 31st May, injiallast—all well on arrival. The Eleonore arrived in Charleston on the 7th June. Sailed from Boston on the 26th May in ballast; all the crew well on her arrival, and has been and is now lying in the stream. All these vessels are in a very cleanly condi tion, and contain nothing which could, in my opinion, produce malignant disease. Under such circumstances I deem it my duty to recommend that it is inexpedient and unnecessary, that these vessels should be quarantined. I have the honor to bo, Sir, very respectfully, Tuos. Y. Simons, M. D., Port Physician. The Mayor then slated to the Board that in consequence of having received this letter from the Port Physician, and having also understood that the vessels referred to had been examined by several members of the Medical Committee, and that they concurred with the Port Physician as to the cleanly condition of the said vessels, and that there was no necessity to quarantine them, he had acquiesced in the opinion of those gentle men, and countermanded the order to subject (them to quarantine. The Chairman stated that after having examined the vessels, he had had . three cases transferred from the ship Eleonore, to the Lazaretto, at Morris’ Island. The Chairman of the Board then presented the following Report from the Medical Commit tee, of which ho also acts as Chairman. lx Medical Committer, } Juno 30, 1839. 5 The undersigned members of the Medical Committee of the Board of Health, beg leave to report that they have examined the cases men tioned by the Mayor in his communication, and find that they are as reported by him, and that Agery has since died, with confirmed symptoms of Yellow Fever. Your Committee would farther add that the Port Physician has examined the vessels and re ported on their condition. The Committee there fore recommend that as the vessels have been found dean, and as no causes exist in them to generate fever, they should not be quarantined. The Committee arc not prepared at this time to determine whether these cases have arisen from local or general causes; but it is certain that they have originated on board of vessels in the harbor, and were not imported. The Committee have resolved to meet every day, for the purpose of receiving and communi cating information on this subject. Taos. Y. Simons, M.D. Chairman, Port Physician. Geo. Logan, M. 1)., Physician of the Orphan House. B. B. Sthoiiel, M. D., Physician of the Marine Hospital. At.beht G. Mackf.y, M. I)., Physician of the Poor House. A.G. Howard, M. l)., City Inspector. On motion of the Mayor, Resolved, That the report of the Medical Committee, in relation to the cases of fever, which were examined at the Marine Hospital, be laid over to the next meeting, for the final ac tion of the Board thereon; and that the Medical Committee be instructed, in the meantime, to re port any other facts that may come within their knowledge,and which they may deem important to be communicated to the Board. The Board then adjourned. June 21, 1839. The Board met at the request of the Medical Committee. A report was received from the Medical Committee communicating the extension of the disease in the occurrence (of three new cases on board of vessels at the wharves and in the stream; whereupon it was Resolved, That the foregoing proceedings of the Board be published for general information. The Board then adjourned. T. Y. SIMONS, M. 1). Chairman. A. G. Howard, M.D.City Inspector. “The Young Lady’s Home” is title of a beautiful and interesting volume laid on our ta ble by the publisher, Mr. S. Babcock, of New Ha ven, through Mr. T. 11. Plant, of this place, by whom it is for sale. It is from the pen of the au thoress of the Young Lady’s Reader, a work which we noticed so favorably sometime since.— It is intended for young ladies who have arrived at that interesting period of life which approach es womanhood, and is designed to aid them “in estimating the value of knowledge alreat/y ac quired, and to assist them in that most momen tous part of education, namely, self-education." The execution of the work is a credit to any city or country. At a meeting of the citizens of Augusta, hold en at the City Hall, on Saturday, 22d June, 1839. His Honor the Mayor, was called to the Chair and William T. Gould, appointed Secretary. The Chairman staled the object of the meeting to be to consider a communication from the City Council of Savannah, to the City Commit of I Augusta, in relation to a Rail Road between the 1 two places. 11 ' —' Charles J. Jenkins, Esq., offered a preamble and resolutions, which, alter debate, were with drawn by the mover and the following resolution offered as a substitute, by Mr. James Harper, was adopted. Resolved. That a committee of nine be ap pointed by this meeting, to take into considera tion the application from the l ily Council of Savannah, and any other important subject which may be laid before them, and report to an adjourned meeting of the citizens of Augusta, to be held on Saturday, the 29th hist, at 13 o’clock, at noon. On motion of Judge Holt, it was Ordered, I hat the chair appoint the Committee, to be announced on Monday. John P. King, Esq. offered a preamble and re solutions, in reference to the Georgia Rail Road, which, together with those previously offered by Mr. Jenkins, were referred to the above commit tee. Henry 11. Gumming, Esq. offered the follow ing resolution: r Resolved, That it is expedient that the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company should he permitted to extend their road over the Savan nah river, into the corporate limits of the city of Augusta, should it he desired by said company. Mr. Win MCD’Antignac, offered the follow ing; Resolved, That it is not expedient to allow the. South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Com pany to cross the Savannah river. On motion, both the resolutions were laid on the table for the present. The Mayor informed the meeting that he had received a memorial, addressed to the City Coun cil, by the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, requesting permission to bring their road into this city ; which would he laid before the Council. Whereupon, on motion of Mr. Pe ter Bennoch, it was Resolved, That the City Council he request ed after their next meeting, to furnish the com mittee this day appointed, by order of the meet ing, with a copy of said memorial. And tho meeting adjourned. A. GUMMING, Chairman. W.m. T, Gould, Secretary. Mr Jenkins’ Resolutions;— The citizens of Augusta, fully sensible of the i benefits likely to result from the leading works i of internal improvement, now progressing in the i State of Georgia, look with lively interest to that ! enterprise which proposes to complete a Rail-road 1 communication between this city Savannah.— s Earnestly desiring that Georgia should secure to 1 her own sea port, the fostering influence of her , commerce, they at the same time appreciate the • advantages which would result to Augusta, from t the proposed connection. They therefore wit t uessed with no ordinary pleasure the late popu -1 lar movement of the former inviting the latter, > to united efforts in effecting a common object.— They regard as an earnest of friendly co-opera- I tion, and a guaranty of reciprocal benefits, tho ■ opening of a correspondence between the consti tuted authorities of the two cities. In the pre sent pecuniary embarrassments of the country, when its monied institutions are unable to fur -1 nish adequate facilities for ordinary commercial J operations, the connection is irresistable that ■ the most important public enterprises, those upon 1 which the hopes of southern commerce, strug -1 gling for emancipation depend, must be suspend -6 ed unless capital be drawn from abroad. That abundant capital may he found, waiting for in. 3 vestment, and demanding only reasonable secu ’ rity for its ultimate return is sufficiently obvious. ■ That it is the true policy of the State to loan its 1 paramount credit within prudent limits, and with 1 the most ample guaranties against loss ; in fur therance, of general prosperity will not be ques tioned, nor can it he doubted that she would haz -1 zard nothing in pledging her resources for the pe -1 cuniary responsibility and good faith of Savan nah or Augusta, to the extent contemplated. Therefore Resolved, That a closer commercial union between the cities of Savannah and Au gusta, would promote the prosperity and redound to the honor of both cities, and of the State of Georgia. Resolved further. That for the attainment of this object, a Rail-road from the city of Augusta, to some convenient point of intersection with the Central Rail-road, for which a charter has already been obtained, should be constructed as speedily as practicable. Resolved further, That the City Council of Augusta he, and they are hereby respectfully re quested to unite with the corporate authorities of Savannah, in a memorial to the General Assem bly at its next session, praying for the State’s aid 1 by a loan of its bonds for the sum of one hundred 1 thousand dollars, to each city, to beused if deem | cd expedient, in the contemplated work. Resolved further, That public spirit and self interest unite in claiming from the citizens of Chatham, Burke and Richmond counties, liberal investments of private capital in aid of the en terprise. Resolved farther, That a copy of these reso lutions be handed to his honor the Mayor, to he presented to the City Council, and that they he published in the city gazettes. Mr. Kind’s Resolutions. In view of tho great accession to the com merce of Augusta, which may be anticipated , from the completion of the Georgia Rail-Road, and the energy with which that great work has been prosecuted, the citizens of Augusta regret to observe tlie paralysing Influence exerted upon it, in carnmon with all enterprises of a like character, by the general pecuniary embarrassments of the country. They would deprecate even a tempo rary suspension of the work, as alike prejudicial to the Company, to themselves, and to the whole Southern country. Nothing can be hoped from offering new stock in a market lamentably desti tute of present available means. The imprudent use of its hanking franchise, in the work of con struction, would be an experiment no less dan gerous and novel to the Company, than faithless to the public. The alternatives, it is believed, the corporation may avoid by a prudent use of that credit to which its large capital, the fortu nate location of its road, and its skilful adminis tration so justly entitle it. Therefore Resolved, That the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company he respectfully advised to ef fect such a loan abroad as will enable them to ex tend their road westwardly with unahating ener gy- Resolved, That confiding in the responsibility of the Company and the success of the comprise of the City Council of Augusta be respectfully requested to offer them their guaranty of the bond or bonds of the Georgia Rail Road and BankingCnmpany, for an amount not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars, and payable within not less than ten years. Philadelphia. —A bill authorizing the people of this city to elect their Mayor has passed the legislature, and received the signature of th* Go vernor of Pennsylvania. Oj- If it he true that tl>e Sub-Treasury system is the old Jeffersonian plan—the only eousti lutiorml plan—of keeping lho»public money, it follows that John Adams, who voted fori Jor don's proposition in 1835, was then a good Jef fersonian Demoerat, while (Jen. Jackson anil his parly, who then opposed the Constitutional Treasury, were Hamiltonian Federalists! This is the result of the logic of the Sub-Treasury men. Hut Gen. Jackson and his friends claimed to be Jeffersonian Democrats in 1835, just ns they do now. Their claim was evidently spuri ous at that time, or it is at the present. When were they Federalists—in 1835 or in 1833! Lynchburg Virginian. From the N. O. Louisianian of the 10th. From Tampico. The U. 9. sloop of war Warren, having sailed from Tampico the 7th instant, arrived at the mouth of the river on the 14 th. After having left her letter bag on board the towboat Pilot, the Warren sailed for Vera Crur.. Hy this arrival we have received a copy of the recapitulation of Tampico, which was signed the 4th and ratified the lith, on which day General Arista took possession of the place. Here follow the articles of capitulation, which we copy from the Courier of last evening, thus saving the trouble of translating them ; CAPITULATION OF TAMPICO. At the ferry of Donna Cecilia, on the. 4th of June, 183!), the first adjutant of the battalion of Tlaxcala, Don Jose B. Huerta, Col. Don M. M. Iturria, Col. Don Mariano Fernandez, ('apt. Jose Martin Castanares, and 1,. Don Miguel Lazo, at torney, having met for the pvrpose of putting an end to civil dissensions, and exchanged their full powers from Gen. Arista and the commander-in chief at Tampico, agree as follows: That General Urrea having left Tampico on business, and the place being now in a difficult situation, the garrison fears a longer resistance would be unavailing; wherefore, to avoid the shedding of Mexican blood, and to end the civil war, they have agreed to the following articles: Art. 1. The garrison of Tampico will lay down their arms in the centre of the place, which shall immediately be occupied by the troops of Don Maiiana Arista to-morrow. Art. 2. Every person residing in Tampico at the moment of signing this capitulation, shall be protected ns to life, liberty, property, employment, and pursuits, which he may have enjoyed under the supreme government, excepting those accused of other than political crimes. Art. 3. Should any prisoners be found, in the hands of the soldiers of General Arista, they shall he set at liberty. Art. 4. The chiefs, officers and soldiers of the regular army now in Tampico, shall contin ue in the service or not, as they may determine. The militia shall retire to their homes with pass ports of safe conduct. Art. 5. The officers and soldiers now in the hospital shall he supported by the national gov ernment until they recover, when they shall re ceive aid to reach home. Art. 0. Should Gen. Urrea wish to accede to this capitulation, he shall be free, to do so, provi ded he does not continue in any place occupied by the federal forces, and answers within a suita ble delay, according to the distance he may be at. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE. The officers and troops who may he at a dis tance from Tampico when this convention is rat ified, shall have the privilege of being included therein, provided they make application without delay to the officers of the supreme government, near where they arc. (Approved) MARIANO ARISTA, IGNACIO ESCALADA. The troops at Tampico expressed the utmost indignation at the terms of the surrender, ex claiming against their chiefs, whom they accused of having sold the M«od of thefcderalisls to their enemies. The soldiers remained firm and reso lute at their posts during twenty-four hours, with their arms and ammunition., menacing the gov ernment party with death, and declaring that they would pillage the town in case they were attack ed. They were r.l length brought to reason, and convinced that nil resistance was useless. IXTIIACT or A LHTTF.iI FROM TAMPICO. In the night of June 3 there was a meeting of the officers of the garrison, in which they threat ened to massacre and pillage the Spanish resi dents—but a majority was found to he in favor of good order. And yet the incendiary party succeeded in distributing foxjr hundred daggers among the soldiers, and a good d-aai of money, to promote that dreadful project. They would have succeeded, had it not been for the commander, Colonel Escalada, who, hearing the noise of musketry and artillery at 10 o’clock at night, came down upon them with a body of cavalry, *nd sent patrols in all directions. We are also much indebted to to the American and French ships of war off the harbor—which furnished armed parties who patrolled all-night. We arc indebted to Mr. Breedlove for a copy * of a letter dated Consulate of tiikU. S. oi America,? Tampico, June (5, 1839. 5 James W. Breedlove, Esq,, Collector of the Customs, New Orleans. B>ir, —I have the honor to inform you that the federal party capitulated to the government troops, under command of General Arista, on the 4th instant; and that the forces of Arista entered the town under the articles of capitulation on the sth inst. at 2 o’clock I’. -M. All goods that are sent to the port will of course he accompanied hy the necessary documents in the strictest form, and in complete conformity with the provisions of the tariff, in which case nodifficclty will be experienced in their introduc tion. The Mexican consul in your post will of course give bis clearances for this port in the pre sent state of affairs. We have had no disturbance at the time of en try of the troops, and things have gone on more quietly than we could have expected. Your obedient servant, JNO. G. McGALL. From the Newhern Spectator. A Precious Confusion.— TheGlobe makes » confession to be remembered. In an article ad mitting that the defalcations of the officers of the government have produced great effect upon pub lic opinion throughout Virginia, that journal has this remarkable sentence. “ Were it nut for frauds and peculations, the Whig party waul'd at this moment he wholln disbanded. A good reason truly why the Whig party should not be disbanded ! To prevent “frauds and peculations” hy a corrupt administration, the Whigs will struggle manfully until they have driven the plunderers from power. And" nobly will they be sustained in this patriotic underta king by the honest yeomanry of the country ! M hat a nad confession the Globe lias made ! W e I have always charged li upon the Loco Focoh that their only object in maintaining their ascendancy was to rob the people, and now the (ilohe con linns it. “Were it nut fur frauds and pecula tions,' says the (ilohe, there would he no oppo sition to Mr. Van Huron, and what then 1 Aye —what if no opposition to Mr. Van Hnrrn I “ Tell not the v.eeiis in (lath. Publish them not in Askelon.” Intkukstino Facts. —The firstdecked vessel ever built within the limits of the United States, was constructed on the hanks of the Hudson, by Adrian It lock, in the summer of 1014. She Was called a yacht, and her first voyage was made through Hell Gate, into the Sound, and as far east as (tape Cod, by the Vineyard passage. It was in this voyage that Hlock Island was dis covered. Within forty-six years alter the settle, incut of Massachusetts, they were built in Boston, and its vicinity 730 vessels, varying from 6 to 250 tons burthen. One of these, the Blessing of the Hay, a hark of 130 tons, was built in 1031. The celebrated Hnglish patriot and i i i vine, Hugh Peters, caused a vessel of 300 tons j to be constructed at Salem, ini HI I. The first schooner launched is said to have been built at Cape Ann, in 1714. Her name is not known. In 1713, Connecticut had but Z brigs, 20 sloops, f and a few smaller craft, employing but 120 sea men; while Massachusetts, about the same time, had 493 vessels, the tonnage of which was 25,- 506, and eroiploycd 3493 seamen. The fust en sign ever uftown by a regular American man-of war, was hoisted on boa id l the frigate Alfred, in the Delaware, by the hands of Paul Jones, in the latter part of December 1775. What this ensign was is not precisely known. The first regular American cruiser that went to sea was the Lexington, a little bttig of H guns, commanded by Capt. John Harry, of Philadelphia. She sailed some time in the winter of 1776. The first American man-of-war that got to sea after the adoption of present form of government. 1 was the Ganges, She was originally an India i man, but was purchased by the Government and converted into a cruiser, having an armament of , 24 gnus. She sailed in May, 1798, under the r command of Oapt. Richard Dale, who was first , lieutenant of the Don Homme Kichard, when that ship captured the Scrapis. The Constella tion was the first of (lie new built vessels that went to sea, under Copt. Truxtou. She sailed in June 1798, and was followed by the United Stales, and a little later by the Constitution, both these latter sailing in July, the same year. The first prize made under our present naval organiza tion, was the French privateer Lo Croyable; she was schooner of 14 guns, and was captured by the sloop-of-war DePswait, Captain Decatur. The above historical facts we have gleaned from Mr. Cooper’s excellent Naval History of the United Slates. — Bunt on Putt. A Mathimovtai. Aiivrkturk—An unpar ' alleled matrimonial adventure has taken place j during the last week in Dudley. A Mr. Wragg, 1 patent smoke-bottle maker, a few years ago, paid his addresses to a Mrs. Bradley, in Birmingham street, Dudley, but after a long intimacy he pro ved faithless, and a few weeks ago commenced paying his addresses So Mrs. Lane, of the same - town. Mrs, Lane, happening to he on terms of - friendship with her fair rival, was determined to I punish Mr. Wragg for his faithlessness. Feign -1 ihg to receive his addresses with tenderness, she , consented that the bans of marriage should be published in Wordslcy Church, and being expe rienced in the forms necessary to be undergone, she undertook to have them published herself. This she did; lint instead of giving her own name, she gave that of Mrs. Lydia Bradley. So far all went well; hut the difficulties lo he overcome were greater. The morning for the celebration came, and with it came Mr. Wragg to the house of his new love. Mrs. Lane received him with smiles, ready attired in her wedding-dress, and informed him that if bo would wait ten minutes wjiilst she. made some little preparation, and put on her veil, she would accompany him. She, then went up stairs and transferred her wedding garments to Mrs. Bradley, who descended duly vailed and decorated tor the ceremony, It is cus tomary in Dudley for the bridegroom to lead the way to church, accompanied by the bridesmaid, the father and bride bringing up the cortege. In this order the party arrived at church. The trepidation of the representative of Mrs. Lane may be more easily conceived than described. The ceremony was entered upon; aye. and such was the modest trepidation of poor Wragg, that he went through it without raising his eyes, or noticing that the name of his bride was Lydia Bradley, and not Nancy Lane. After leaving the altar, recovering his spirits, the gay Benedict attempted to Meal a kiss. He was successful; hut what words can depict his astonishment, his in dignation, to behold the face was not Nancy’s hut Lydia’s ! The sequel only remains to he told ; the bridegroom, who had been audibly consoling himself upon the prospect of being “independent for life” with Mrs, Lane’s property, sought instant redress by applying to an attorney. Alas! tho gentleman of the law told him that his only rem edy was an application for a divorce, hu; he would not he answerable for the amount of the costs, so the faithless Mr. Wragg has been obliged to put »p with hia misfortune, to the no small amuse ment of the whole town.— Hell's Lifeyin London Is av x Mr. ain 1 Lkt him siho Psalms.— “He who hath not music in his soul, is only fit companion for the We never knew hut one man who said ho haled music, and he was unworthy the name of man—he would not go to meeting because they sung psalms there— and we suppose he will stay out of Heaven for the same cause. Sing at your work—'twill lighten The labors of the day ; Sing at your work—’twill brighten The darkness of the way; ■Sing at your work—though sorrow Its lengthened shade may cast, Joy cumetb on the morrow, A sunbeam cheers the blast. I'o pain a brief dominion Is o'er the spirit given. But music nerves tile pinion That hears it up to Heaven. No Ratiucatios. —We learn from an intel ligent and respectable citizen oflhiscity, recently from the Cherokee counties, that the proposition of the Convention on the subject of Reduction does not find favor in that section of the State. The gross inequality of the proposed system, on the otic hand, and the many local and sectional objections on the other, will have their full influ ence in those, as well ns other counties, lo defeat ralilieaticn. Our informant is decidi dly of opin ion, from all the information hecould obtain, that a majority of the people in the upper partofthc would vote no “ratification.”— Columbus I Enquirer, COMMERCIAL. Lalett i/nlesjium Liverpool , May 17 Latest dnles from Havre. May 15 Savannah, June 21. lotion. —Aniveil since the 14th inst. 685 hales Upland and 2 I ales S. I. Colton, and cleared at tin same time, 3230 bales Upland and 00 bales S. I ( otton; leaving a stock on band, inclusive of all on ship board not cleared on the 21st inst. of 7243 bab*s t plant! and 298 Sea Island Cotton. I he market for I plane! having assumed a steadier character, we resume quotations; the quantity of this description for sale is exceedingly limited, but so also is the demand, and the week closes with a still declining tendency in price ; the sale consist ot 711 bales, viz; 25 hu es at 13; 33 at I3j; 14S at liji; 10 at 13(1; 98 at 134; 40 at 13k; 27 at dial II; /Oat 11.1; 150 at 14J. In Bea Island no transactions. Ucceips of Colton at the following places since Cc(o‘ er Ist. 1838 jS37^ Georgia,June 21, I!)7,!I0 290888 - South Carolina. June 14, 202016 270323 Mobile, June 14, 251663 31.7066 New Orleans, June 14. 546003 655000 Florida, May 28, 77661 105625 North Carolina, May 26, 10859 16593 Virginia, May 10, 2100(1 24200' 1306482 1669695 I he following is a statement of the stock of Cotton on hand at the respective places named. Savannah, June 21, 7541 23132 Boioh Carolina, June 14, 27612 23208 Mobi e, June 14, 18346 28680 New Orleans, June 14, 61969 53184 Virginia, May 10, 2600 4500 North Carolina, May 25, 1200 3360 Augusta ft Hamburg, June 1,1( 921 211(6 Macon, May 1, 3854 77UP' Florida, May 28, 5656 17500' Philadelphia, June 8, 2402 2935 New York, June 5, 70000 20000 212(31 2(6054 /(//>. —In this article there is very little doing, a fe v small lots changed hands at ■!{, at which, price holders arc willing to sell. C urn. —ls retailing from store at 90 a 100 est., according to quantity. Hour. —ls dull and sales small at S7A asB fop Baltimore. Hay. —Sales of 200 bundles, on the wharf at l 40 cents. Union. —Small sales of sides at 121; shoulders, at I0A; hams at 15 cts. Spirits —ln domestic liquors, small sales of N. K. Hum, at 45; Whiskey, at 46 a 46; Gin at 48 a 60, Fxrhange, —On Kngland, 9.} peret. prem.f Eflsaftk on New V ork, at sight, 1 per ct. prein. Freights. —To l.ivcrpool, at 0-1-M ;to New Yotk, $1 per bale. STATEMENT OF COTTON, June 12. Upl’ds. S. I. Stock on hand, Ist Oct. 3164 35> Received this week, 685' A' do. previously 185520 4853- 189369 4840 Kxpot ted this week, 3226 00 do. previously, 178900 4542 182126 4542 Stock on hand, including all on ship board not cleared on the 21st inst. 7243 298 CiiAßi.r.sTON, June 22. Colton. —l.angourand inactivity still continue/ to brood over the business of our Cotton marker, and this week, is but a counterpart of the last. The desire to refrain from operating in any us the sta pes seems to pervade onr commercial community, and the few trifling sales that were effected cut/ down prices about3 cents per lb. on Uplands, and those bolding stocks, unwilling tosubmit to farther sacrifices, decline selling for the present/ and hold back for more favorable opportunities. Many are at this time actually employed in shipping at the present low rale of freight, viz 1 farthing per lb. to l.ivcrpool, but several vessels have left our port to look lor belter prospects elsewhere. We report' sales of only 423 bags, at from 13 to 11 cents per lb. In Long Lotions there is nothing to record, the sales being toolimited for our notice. Ate—lt will be perceived that the aspect'of the Rice market is similar to the last week. There is however, a tendency to advance in all descriptions; ■ the sales that we obtained were at full prices, and mostly for the West India market. Strictly prime, would command $6 per cwt., none of this descrip tion remains in market, operations being confined to second qualities. The sales comprise 928 tier res, viz: 23 at $4; 40, s4s; 264,54j|;221, *4 7-16. and 403, f4j. Hour. —.Bo hhls. old Baltimore brought $7, and 200 barrels inferior at same price ; 40 barrels first ground at $B, and 50 baanols Howard street at ditto (train. — Two cargoes of Corn were received this week, amounting to 4000 bushels, and sold at 90c. to $1; and 2000 bushels I’cas, which brought $1 10 per hushe . Hay. —About 650 bundles Hay come to hand and apart were disposed of at under $1 per cwt.—the hallance stored. Hroceries. —The leading articles are still firmly, held at previously quoted rates, in the face of a., very limited demand, although sales to a greater/ extent could have been made at reduced prices, which holders will not accede to. A few country merchants are in town, hut they purchase very sparingly, to supply actual wants. We would state that the stocks on hand are very light, and the arrivals few. 30 hhds prime Muscovado Sugar sold at 10c. 'I here was one arrival of the at tide/ this week, which was put into store. 100 bags Cuba Coffee, sold, prices not transpired. A lot of Molasses was received and re-shipped to a North ern port. Huron —3oo prime Baltimore Hams were, sold at 17 cents; many sales were effected within our limits. We quote hams at 15 a 17; sides 12 t« 1 ami shoulders 10 to cents per lb. hint. —Is dispo*ed of at retail for 14 to 15 cents. Nall. —2700 sa:ks Liverpool brought $1,65 a $1,75 per sack; and 500 sacks at $1,75. Freights. —To Liverpool 1 farthing to jd. per lb. for cotton; to New York 50 cents perbag; to Havre nothing offering. Exchange. —Sterling bills a 10; France sa. 10. Bank of Charleston —Sight exchanges on the North lj per cent, takes Bills on New York, Bos ton, Baltimore, and Richmond, 30 days par; 60' do. J His,; 90, It do.; Philadelphia do. ; on New Orleans and Mobile per cent. STATEMENT OF COTTON. 8. Island. Upland'. Stock on hand Ist Oat. 1838, 924 2219 Received this week., 8 357 Previously, 10967 196318 11899 198904' exported this week, 10 291 Previously, 9082 173265 On shipboard not cleared, 350 1040O 1 . , , 9442 183956, Stock on hand 2157 14948 MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Charleston, June 22. Arrived yesterday.— Ship Merchant, Jordan Ha vanna. Cleared —Brig Caspian,Swascy, New York. Went In sea —Brig Globe, Fessendcr, Baltimore . Savannah, June 21. Uearett —Brig Sea Island, Hobart, Boston. Went to sen —Brig Sea Island, Hobart, Boston • brig Planet, Kcnncar, Portsmouth. June 2?. Cleared —Hr. ship Courtnay, Kllis, New York • ship Gaston, Whittlesey, New York; Brbark ( lie’ Smith, Halifax; brig Opelousas, Fem), B»ltinror#J Snlhl —Brig Tantivy, Johnson, New York.