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WILLIAM E. JONES fc Co. AUGUSTA, 6a. SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1839. Vol 111 No THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL PUBLISHED, DAILY, Till-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, j At No. Broad-street. terms: Doily 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 Dollarsin advance,or Four at the end of year. —~~ I CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A U. (1 U S T A. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9. “Swartwout’s nomination, for the Vice Resi dency, says the Salem Advertiser appeared not only in the N. Y. Commercial, but in several other papers in the interior or New York —one of which was the Ontario Repository. The truth is, Swartwout was, at that time one of the “head c ;puns” of the Federal party, and the attempt of some of their papers to disown him. since the exposure of his “pecuniary irresponsibility,” is ungenerous in the extreme.” The above is from the Savannah Georgian. The attempt on the part of the Administration presses to create the impression that Swartwout and Price were Whigs, is certainly the most contemptible subterfuge, ever resorted to by any party. Swartwout’s nomination was voted against by every Whig in the Senate at the time it was made. How much more manly and hon orable would it be to admit what they know to be the truth, and defend the administration on the ground that it had been deceived in the man.— There is no criminality in being deceived in a man’s honesty, but there is a deep degradation in attempting to excuse a party from the crimi nality of appointing dishonest men to office on the ground that they belonged to the opposition. It is not only unmanly, but it is low and disgust ing in the last degree. A (ire occurred in Charleston two nights ago. Several houses burned —loss five or six thousand dollars. Occurred on Wall street near Boundary. Communicated. Messrs. Euitus:—ln noticing the hag of new Cotton brought to this market, the Editors of the Constitutionalist speak of its quality ns This is a mistake. It has been examined by competent judges and pronounced to be ordi nary to middling fair, according to Liverpool classification. It cannot be considered merchanta ble, being green and damp and liable to rot. L ... Acousta, Ga., August 7th, 1839. Capt. F; M. Robkutsox. Sib:—The pleasing duty has devolved upon us, (the undersigned Committee,) to express, in behalf of the officers and members oi the late corps of Richmond Blues, their sincere senti ments of esteem and respect tor you, their late commander. Identified with them during many years, under various circumstances, many of which were very trying, you have during that time, fully sustained the confidence reposed in you, not only as an able and efficient officer, but as a friend. The arduous and difficult task of drilling and disci plining the corps, you fully accomplished, there by securing to it a name and reputation, of which, but very few could boast. \ our indefa tigable zeal and devotion in its service, up to the very hour of its dissolution, has gained you the affection of your comrades which will end only in death. With regard to your resignation as comman der, and the dissolution of the corps, we would remark, that it is a source of deep and lasting re gret to every member; but, sir, the course you .adopted and pursued, was fully sanctioned and 'approved by your comrades, and we felt convinced that wo could not any longer honorably exist as a corps. Many of our fellow-citizens,*no doubt, censured us for taking this step; but, sir, they are ignorant of the causes out of which grew our late difficulty, and which produced the results which have transpired. Those that have a know ledge of all the facts, and free from prejudice, have approved our course ; and, sir, those that had not all the tacts, in our humble views, could not form a correct opinion or award a just verdict in the case. Wo were under your command, and we had perfect confidence in your sense of honor, dignity and ability to command, and that you would sustain the honor and dignity of your command, and you have. Our confidence in you as an officer, is still in its primitive strength, and undiminished, and you may still command if you desire. As a token of their esteem and respect and in remembrance of your valuable services as their commander, the officers and members of the Richmond Blues, respectfully present you the accompanying pair of Silver Pitchers, with ap propriate inscription and motto—use them as their gift and as a solemn pledge of their demo tion. and may your future career he as bright as their polished exterior and pure us the metal of which they are composed. . With great respect, &c., we are, ' Yours, &c. JOHN W. STOV, 0 U, W. ST. JOHN, Committee. \VM. I’. ADAMS, j Auoi sta, 7th August, 1839. —Your communication, accom- LfENTL**-' 1 * . nanyin" the handsome token of the esteem an Lard of the members of the company, which I IJe,y had the honor to command, is now belorc 111 Um at a loss, gentlemen, for language to cx- j press the emotions that swell my bosom. \ou | have thus, brought suddenly before me, many of the most trying scenes of my life. That, through out our long connection, and these trying scones, I should have retained the unshaken confidence of my companions in arms, is more than ordinarily, tails to the lot of u commander, and is, certainly, a reward rich beyond price. \ou, gentlemen, have been pleased to allude to the circumstances which gave rise to my resigna tion, as your commander, and the dissolution of the company ; and, in thus shaking hands, for the last time, we may bo permitted, as old friends* j to say a word or two in parting in relation to the matter. So far as my fellow-citizens are concern ed, as to their approval or non-approval of the course we have adopted, I stand unmoved bv the judgment of those whose opinions, in the case, | have been warped by prejudice. Those who arc ignorant of all the facts have no right to censure. That, as a commander, I have, at all times,scru pulously avoided requiring more than justice, j and the rules, by which honorable men are actua ted in their intercourse with each other, would demand, I appeal to my comrades in arms, both, superior and subordinates ; nor did 1, in the con troversy, which led to my resignation, as com mander of the Richmond Blues, ask more than could have been honorably granted. So have I, at all times, most cheerfully accorded to my supe riors as well as inferiors in rank, all that the rules of the service and etiquette demanded, without any regard whatever to personal con siderations. That I have not been met in the same spirit of candor, indubitable testimony which I have in my possession, and which was obtained since the decision of the referees, most clearly shows. The members of the company have acted in the matter, in accordance with that high sense of honor and justice, which has ever cha racterised them, and “ without which a soldier deceives not the. name." They met the question fairly and openly, and were not willing to shield themselves behind barren technicalities. “Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just 5 And he but naked though lock’d up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted,” Rather than avail themselves of any subterfuge they fell martyrs to truth and justice. For this they deserve my highest esteem—they have my deep and lasting gratitude. So far as regards my efforts to communicate to the Blues that state of discipline which has placed them so high in the estimation of their fellow-citizens, they have been more than repaid by the manner in which the corps acquitted itself in the field, and the high testimonials which have been voluntarily awarded, by such men as Scott, Gaines, Clinch, and all the officers with whom we had the honor to serve. These laurels can never be tarnished by the breath of envy— calumny cannot rob you of them. You say, gentlemen, that “I can still command if I desire.” This I have never sought; and, have repeatedly stated that my highest ambition was to command the Richmond Blues. It was not because a com mand, to which I was entitled, was refused me, on a public day, that I resigned my commission; but because an effort was made to establish a rule, which I did not believe, the principles of honor and justice sanctioned. I never could consent to extend courtesies to (hose who refused to accord to me, as commander, that which was | justly my due. It is true some have “said, that ' they never would voluntarily come under my | command.” For the authors of such sentiments, { whoever they may be, I feel nothing but con tempt. Though some may have declined coming under my command in a Broad-street pageant, yet I have seen the day, where dangers were, to be nut, that I was compelled to assume a com mand, of no ordinary responsibility, by the una nimous acclamation of Ike members of the | company. In remaining so long as your commander, I yielded to your earnest wishes, and a desire to discharge my duty to my fellow-citizens; and though I have now retired to private life, where the cares of a family and the duties of an arduous profession, demand all my personal energies, yet I shall always hold myself ready to answer to the j call of my country, when she has need of my services. For the very handsome plate, with which you have presented me, in the name of the late Richmond Bines, and the assurances of their confidence and personal friendship, accept my sincere and heartfelt thanks. Long will I cherish the recollection of your kindness and devotion. Accept for yourselves, gentlemen, and each member of the company, the assurances of my high esteem and lasting friendship. F. M. ROBERTSON. To Messrs. .1. W. Stoy, \ 1). VV. St. Joiiv, ( Committee. W. T. Adams. S From the Richmond Whig. The Prerogative i arty. We yesterday gave an extract from Mr. Cal houn’s Speech on the President’s Protest, to show the propriety of the use of the Revolution ary term Whig, to designate those who were contending against Executive Power. A friend, who heard the speech delivered, thinks the report of it strips it of much of its power. He well re collects the emphasis v/ith which Mr. C. desig nated the supporters of the President’s high-hand ed measures, as the Prerogative. Party’, who were sustaining power in all its absurd and lawless claims; and he seemed to exhibit a peculiarani mation, not only in support of the doctrines, but in commendation of the spirit of the Whig Party. In casting back to a speech of the same gen tleman on the removal of the deposites, we find some remarkable passages in reference to the en croachments of the Executive, and the aim of the President to get a complete control of the purse of the nation. W hat was then urged against the removal ot the deposites, might bo pressed with i •'quill power against the now scheme of the Pres ident. Mr. Calhoun agreed with Mr. ('lay ns to hoing’ in the “midst ot a revolution,” but net us j to the period of its commencement. He ridi [ euled the idea of the men in power being the I guardian and defenders of the rights of the States, | and scarcely knew whether to characterize such | pretension by the term audacity or hypocrisy.— 1 Out let us give an extract: “Mr. Calhoun said the Senator from Ken tucky, in connection with this part of the dis cussion, read a striking passage from one of the most pleasing and instructive writers in any lan- I guage, (Plutarch)—the description of Caisar t forcing himself sword in baud, into the Treasury of the Roman Commonwealth. We arc at the same stage of our political revolution, and the analogy between the two cases is complete, vari ed only by the character of the actors and the cir cumstances of the times. That was the case of j an intrepid and bold warrior, as an open plunder er* seizing forcibly the treasury of the country, j which, in that republic, as we 11 as ours, was con- I sided to the Legislative Department of the Gov j eminent. The actors in uur case are of a dis -1 f eren { character — artful , cunning and corrupt politicians , and not fearless warriors. They have entered the Treasury, not sword in hand, as public plunderers, hut with the false keys of sophistry, as pilferers, under the silence of! midnight. Ihe motive and object are the same, j varied in like manner by character and circum stances. ‘With money I will get men, and w ith men power, was the maxim of the Roman plun derer. \\ itftymoney we will get pnrtizans, with partizans votes, and with votes money, is the maxim of our pilferers. With men and money J Caisur struck down Roman liberty at the fatal battle ol Philippi, never to rise again—from that disastrous hour, all the powers of the Roman Republic were consolidated in the person of Cresar, and perpetuated in his line. With mon ey and corrupt pnrtizans, a great effort is now making to choke and stifle American liberty, through all its natural organs, by corrupting the press; by overawing the other departments; and finally, by setting up a new and polluted organ, composed of office-holders and corrupt partizans, under the name of a National Convention, which, counterfeiting the voire of the people, will, if not resisted, in their name dictate the succession— when the deed will he done—the revolution he completed—and all the power of our Republic, in like manner, be consolidated in the President, and perpetuated by his dictation.” We have not room to enlarge our extracts, but Mr. Calhoun proceeded to tell where his small hand would be found in such a crisis—“standing in the front rank, and manfully resisting the ad vance of despotic power.” Less than four years rolled around, and where was Mr. Calhoun then found, and where did he lead such of his little band as would follow him ? Where is he now ? On the side of the Preroga tive Party, in the midst of the herd of partizans whom he stigmatized as corrupt, and as being the slaves of Executive Power! No one pretends that money wrought the wonderful change in him, for he is esteemccd above all mercenary in fluences; hut is it not mortifying to see him in the throng of those who now claim fur the Presi dent the custody of the nation’s treasure? Are the crew less corrupt than when he drew their picture? Are their objects less audacious ? Impartial truth will decide these questions. From the Columbus Enquirer. Governor’s Election. Out friends of the opposition have always been distinguished for the bold front which they present in the early part of the campaign. They are fully supplied with trumpeters who are not over conscientious about the false and discordant sounds which fall from their brazen instruments. In proof of all this, we remember last year to have heard of their brightening prospects in the Cherokee and upper counties. We forewarned onr readers then, of the existence of false proph ets in the land. The same strange announce ments are again made notwithstanding their de j feat of last year is yet fresh in their memory. ■ In a late number of that most veritable Journal, i the “Constitutionalist,” the good natured prosing editor, makes one of his correspondents from the I up country, affirm, “That tiny arc all poor men ; there, and of course desire a Democratic Govern or!” This does tolerably well, but mark the conclusion! “McDonald and Ratification arc all the go!” Well! well! Truly, the world is be coming wiser rapidly ! McDonald a Democrat! We should as soon think of calling Alex. Ham ilton, nr John Adams, or any of the blue-lights of the last war Democrats! The fact is, that Me Donald is not only as great a federalist as any of the above, but he is infinitely more culpable for his heresies. Ho was raised in a school, the Southern, where correct principles were taught, and where it must have required more than the usual tendency to federalism, to have led him thus astray. And had it ever been the result of his youthful waywardness, it might possibly have been excused. Hut no, he carried it with him to the bar, and upon the bench, and even to the | Halls of uur Legislature. The open and avowed I friend of Jno. Quincy Adams, in his memorable conflict with Tho up, this same Charles J. Me Donald distinctly asserted in his place, the tyran nical powers of the Supreme Court of the United States. A lutitudinarian in the broadest sense of that term, he was there the advocate of a Uni ted State# Hank, both on the ground of its Con stitutionality and expediency. Does his letter, which is contained in this day’s paper, show any change on this subject. Wo heard that letter read before the Convention. There was not a word in it then, nor is there still, on the question of the Constitutionality of such an Institution. The fact is, his mind remains unchanged—he dodges the question. Unlike a statesman of high minded, dignified views, he skulks, becomes not up to the mark, hut glides off gently and abuses such an institution, ou the ground of expediency. Until then, we confess we had respected Judge Md). as a man of intellect, of honesty and in dependence. Hut our faith has been immensely staggered. What, we ask the honest anti Bank Union man, what security have you that your candidate is not an avowed Bank man in three days from this time? Expediency! Men’s ideas of expediency change sometimes with great fa cility. How do you know that expediency may not induce your Democratic candidate to shift j his colors with every change of the moon ?—The \ fact is, that in a cross road, grog shop Demagogue, | such principles would do ; but when it comes to j making a man Governor of a sovereign State, it | wont do. He must be composed of better rna i terials. We have said thus much, because Judge Mr. Donald is the candidate of that Party, which of ' late, have arrogated to themselves the virtue of sole consistency ! Ho was nominated we arc aware, with a view of securing the Bank influ \ encc of the State. In this too, will they be dis appointed. To catch the ear of his democratic I brethren, the wily Judge was forced to abuse the ! , Bank like a pick-pocket. This has been seen j 1 through. The Bank influence is already domi mint in many places. In others, it is active and efficient in the cause of State Rights. We are , most happy therefore, in being aide to assure our friends, that the Democracy in this region, prefer I that good, able Republican, diaries Dougherty. I 1 hey believe in him, as honest, independent, i able, patriotic and efficient. His history is fa miliar to them. He was raised in their midst ] and never imbibed in early youth the waters of i federalism. They have marked his steady and i honorable rise, until ho has tilled some of the i most important offices in the Stale. They are I now ready to tender the chair which has been so i ably filled by their favourite and much cherished I Gilmer; than whom a worthier successor the i Stale could not produce. , Frnsa the AT. (>. I’icai/iwe of tit,' j The Tkxiah Schoonkb.—The Texinu selir, 1 of war Sau Jacinto, J. T. R. Lnthrop, Esq. Com- 1 mander, came up to town on Thursday morning 1 and anchored near Slaughter House Point. She is from Galveston direct, ami is a new and beau tiful vessel of MO tons burthen, recently built at Baltimore expressly for the Texas navy, carrying four six pound earronades, and a long eighteen amidships. We understand the San Jacinto is shortly des tined lor a voyage in the Gulf of Mexico, and may possibly prove an unwelcome visiter in the vicinity of some of the Mexican ports. From the Nat tonal Magazine .v Republican Review. Scenic and Characteristic Outlines. Mu. Lmiuu:.—How we do love the House of Represent a lives. It is the place of all others on this continent. There is nothing to equal it,* here, or elsewhere. How turbulent, like a foam ing ocean—how calm, like a hill o’ershadowed lake—how mean, like a flock of frightened spar rows—how sublime, like a mighty army of oaks, pointing, like the finger of destiny, with their branches to heaven. Verily it can be compared to any thing, yet nothing is like it. So wild—so tame—so wicked—so virtuous—so ridiculous— so wise. It is a rare hall, and often and often do we half close our eyes and gaze over the hundred heads that grow upon the eclipsed vision, like so many giants. How various the countenances — how wonderfully exemplified the genius of the Omnipotent. There are no two faces alike— none that approach a similarity—all different, va rious, unique and singular; and all are men of sense; for how could forty odd thousand freemen, exercising the deliberation incident to our form of government—a deliberation and a judgment springing from the interest of all, in the weal of the whole—send a ninny to Congress ? We have already hinted our intention to alter nate between the Senate Chamber and the House of Representatives; and on this occasion we have forborne the pleasure of depicting Mr. (Bay, in order to lounge with our old friends, the members of the Lower House; and we will at tempt to sketch yon a gentleman who has just arisen to address the Chair. We hear the loungers ask who is lie? We see, that the members near ns pause in their common placisms, to listen to the stranger. We see alar oil, away over the Hall, a number of heads spring up—and great eyes, fixed and brilliant, stare over the assembly. The reporters all seize their pens, and the hon orable speaker turns in his morocco chair to catch a lull view o( the ample and intellectual face. In the gallery there is quite a sensation. Necks are stretched over, and lingers pointed, and ladies are whispering to their beaux, and beaux are simper ing to the lair ones. There is a general sensation throughout the lobbies—the members—the gal leries—and even we, accustomed as wo are to all manner of eloquence, feel quite a tumult within us. And we are right glad that admiration opens a path to a man so gifted as Lcgare of South Car olina. It is not for us to moralize. We travel at too rapid a pace for that; jumping from desk to desk, we gaze up into each member’s face—scrib ble away—turn our car to catch the sound of his voice—clothe it in ink, and immortalize it on pa per—setting it to music in those, the Outlines— that is our business. We dare not soar into the higher regions of philosophy, though we long to say, that all this admiration—this hush over the multitude of men and women—springs from the literary character of Legate: from his high wrought and able reviews—for whilst in Charles ton, South Carolina, ho gave his genius and his heart to the great Review of the South. In the annals of forensic politics, his name is not conspi cuous. He has never, until now, thundered as a popular Representative—visible to the mass— tangible lo the grasp of every stranger; but here tofore he lias been a student, poring over the iron clasped and spider sanctified tomes; pondering on the past to enlighten the present; giving forth, through the agency of the mule, but omnipotent Brnss, his views on all subjects; and treating eve ry thing with vigor, originality and taste. He has travelled much in foreign climes, whence, doubtless, he has gathered food for his deep fan cies—sights for his picturesque pen—towers and mouldering forts upon the famous Rhine, for his love of liberty to strengthen herself with ; and he has returned to his native land, imbued over again with a love of her institutions, and ready, when the occasion calls him forth, to hare his good right arm for the domestic peace and tranquility of the nation. In person Mr. Legare is not tall; hut he is stout, his shoulders exhibiting signs of strength; his head is remarkably large; his brows projecting; his eye proud, hut not overbearing; his mouth large, eloquent and singular; the under lip projecting in such away as to give him astern, but not unplea sant appearance, it is rather the sternness of thought, than the sulkiness of a haughty man. He dresses well, and is very neat in his perso nal habiliments, a little lame withal. He is so curious in his physical conformation, that we are almost afraid logo on; for though we feel nothing but respect for him, yet wo are afraid that our readers would accuse us of caricaturing. Mr. Legare is striking in his appearance; there is an air of originality about him that makes you turn in the street to watch his retiring figure. His short stature—his broad shoulders—his high heeled and highly polished boots—and then his bold, un daunted look, mark him as a man in a thousand. In debate Mr. Legare is animated to the full ex tent of the word; he leans over his desk, he moves his brows—his eyes wave about—his figure ex pands—he rises to the topmost height of the im agination—and with a rapid and hawk-like flight, he sweeps to objects of minor importance, but germain to his topic. His voice is sui generis strong, and almost harsh—full toned and dramat ic. Sometimes he flies over the heads of his dis course, gathering strength and beauty as he goes, and anon he settles upon a hold and commanding point, and spins round and round in fanciful but I vivifying buoyancy. His order of mind is picturesque and general, j He loves the wide and wierd fields of human spec | ulation. From the closest he has emerged upon a busy, mechanical, and muscular age, wrapt in his own peculiar and individual mantle. He has been a moral speculator among books, led on from I dream to dream—from majesty to majesty—until 1 he deems the world one widespread and glorious surface, wherein arc reflected ti e stars of poetry, ot beauty, and of grandeur. There is nothing rough and unpleasant in his intellect; but there is that which, like the mechanism of the rocket, throws far over the heads of all his brilliant shafts ol rhetoric and eloquence. Mr. Legate can never he a useful man to the • physical condition of the mass, in a direct and immediate manner. He cannot dive at once into the wants ol the millioned multitude, hut he is calculated to shine in the higher walks of litera ture, imparting a beautiful tone to letters, and awakening and chastening, crushing and creating the energies ot thought, the daring flight of the ambitious mind. As yet, we do not think Mr. l.c gure has given a full sample of his power in the Hall. llis speech at the extra session was bril liant and highwronght.and evidenced the thought (ul composer, more than it did the political think er. It scented like a review uttered by a review er; hut Mr. Legate is young in politics. It is a hardened and ungrateful task for a man who has wielded the editorial pen of one of the most spirit ed and aid- reviews in this country, to throw aside that peaceful pen—to forget his familiar ink—the sanctity of bis closest—its peace—its melodious silence-—and rush forth into the battle burst of political opinion—but yet, with his honesty and his ability, ho will do good service to the cause of the people. He can generalise in a peculiarly forcible manner, and his opinions may become the texts ot other and more practical men. U o have alluded to his connexion with the Southern Review. For many years he labored in that great vineyard ofletlers, with his intellect ev er bright and vigilant. Frequently the publisher would enter his study, with fear and anxiety de picted on his countenance, and implore Mr. Le gate to furnish him matter for the Review, decla ring that he had been disappointed in some oth er contributor, and that the work would not be forthcoming, if so many pages were not filled up. The publisher always left him satisfied that the desired work would be accomplished, ami .Mr. Legate ever proved faithful to his need. Glancing around his library, lie would take down any work—Pluto, Aristotle, Livy, Cicero— any thing—Creek, Latin, French, (Spanish or Italian; and the midnight hour would find him pouring forth one of those brilliant sketches that so adorned the pages of the Review and modelled it into a standard of literature. But we must has ten to others who demand our attention. We have sketched Mr. Legate at length, because he is, to our mind, pure and untainted—a highsouled scholar, if not able to lay claim to the title ofu cunning politician. It so happened that in an evil hour Charleston has been unfaithful to her distinguished son. An edict was issued prior to the lute election, from the unin/erferhif' Administration, to its liege sub jects in that venerable and gallant city, and a whisper of proscription was heard along her streets and by ways. Logarc was to he sacrificed to the wrath ot parly—to the unadulterated democracy ol the (Simon Pure Administration, and all, tor sooth, because he was an independent man, be cause be opposed the Sub Treasury, the direful ami extraordinary means of wasting the public ticusuro. The case of Mr. Legare presents a singular subject for reflection; it is vividly illustrative of the false pre ensions of the Administration to tie high title of Democratic, or lover of the people, or believer in the people’s intelligence—forty odd thousand national men, men who can read, write, eat and drink, who glorified in their superior in telligence, in former times, are upon the eve of electing an honest and able gentleman to repre sent their wishesin the National Councils. They had gathered together for that republican purpose; suddenly, however, a messenger arrives in hot haste from Washington; ho is stamped with all the authenticity of despotism; he reeks from the blessings and benedictions of the Lx press Post Office, and ho unfurls to the republicans of Charleston the edict of power: ''Legare must not bo returned to Congress; he is no longer a boun den slave to our will; he is a conservative—crush him now and forever!” () horror of horrors! The republican ranks of old Charleston heard the or der, and Legare was left out, and we, and all oth ers who love high suuled men, and Irate despotism are left to mourn his loss, and take warning from his sacrifice. From the Jackson (La.) Republican , July 27. Si-niNon Occultuknck.—Amongst the ap parently endless catalogue of strange occurences and crimes with which the press has teemed, the following, which has been communicated in a letter from a lady residing near the scene of ac tion to her friend in this vicinity, is a little the strangest we have met with. Not having seen the letter, we arc under the necessity of giving a second hand account of the affair, and may con sequently he inacurale in some of our details ; hut the substantial facts are as furnished to us. Being personally acquainted with the writer of the letter, we have no hesitation in expressing our heliefof her statements. Here is the strange tragic talc:— Some time since the sheriff of a county in the southern part of Mississippi had received, in his official character, a large sum of money—say fifteen or twenty thousand dollars. Under pre text of a call from homo for a day ot two, he placed the money in the keeping of his wife, whom he charged to take good care of it. Late in the evening of the day on which he left home, a stranger of genteel appearance called at the house, and asked permision to remain over night. Disliking to entertain a stranger during her husbands absence, the wife of the sheriff'de nied the request, and the stranger rude on. Di rectly after his departure, however, the lady came to the conclusion that she had done wrong in refusing to take him in, and sent a servant to : recall him. The gentleman returned, and soon after retired to rest. • Late in the night, three men disguised as ne i groes, came to the house, called up the lady, and i demanded possession of the money Lit in her t charge. Believing that there was no help for it, 1 she at length told them that the money was in • another room, and that she would go and get it • for them. ft so happened that the money had been de -1 posited in the room occupied by the sttanger; • and on her going lor it she found him up and loading his pistols. He had been awakened by • the noise, and had overheard moat of the conver - Ration between his hostess and the robbers. Tolling the lady to he of good heart, he gave • her a loaded pistol, and instructed her to go out ■ and present the money to one of the robbers, and > to shoot the fellow whilst in the act of doing so ' —on her doing which, lie (the stranger) would i - bo ready for the other two. With a coolness and courage that it is diffi- ! • cult to conceive of in a woman, she did as direct • cd, and the robber who received the money fell 1 dead at her feet. Anotherinstant, and the strnn -1 ger’s bullet had floored a second robber. The • third attempted to escape, hut was overtaken at 1 the gate by the stranger, and fell under the I thrust of his knife! 1 i Soon as practicable, the neighbors were alarm ctl, ami on washing the paint from the faces of the (lend robbers, tiro one killed by the lady prov ed to be her own husband, and the other two a couple of near neighbors! Such is the story, in substance. As before stated, it comes in a letter from a lady for whose credibility wearo willing to vouch* If error ex ists in the statement, either the writer of the let ter was misinformed o. we have been niostegre giously hoaxed. I HR Di.tir op Ohio,—The Cincinnati Gazette calculates that the debt of Ohio, “actually incurr ed, with that for which the State is committed, amounts to $14,087,145.'’ Thirteen millions five hundred and seventy-two thousand and nine teen dollars ol this sum are due on the cost of the canals and feeders of the Miami, Wabash, Wal hnnding, Hocking, Muskingum, Ohio canal, and the Maumee road. To these are added the Slate subscriptions to certain public works, principally turnpike roads, making the sum above reported, with the exception ol $20,849 in loans of credit on two railroads in the northern part of the State.. It is easy enough to arrive, ut the time of ma king the calculation, at the amount of debt “nctn ally incurred,” hut not so easy to ascertain “that for which the State is committed.” I’ndcr the law authorising loans ol credit to turnpike com panies, the. liabilities of the State must be increas ing apace, and the State may he considered ro//i -milled to a much larger amount than is above, specified, lor she is bound to subscribe on certain terms to such companies until the law be repeated which cannot he done until next I’eccmbcr nl least. We should not bo disappointed if, ere that time, the Stale debt amount to nearly $20,- 000,000.— Chilicothc <•uzctle. COMMERCIAL. Latest (lutesfrom Liverpool fitly 10 Latest ilulesfrom Havre July IJ* Nr.w-Om.PANs, August 0. Cotton. —Deceived since 2Gth ult., 420 bales, ex ported to Liverpool I)G3, West Indies 400, N. York 170, lloston 2, in all 1610 bales i making a. reduc tion in stor'k ol 1164 bales, and leaving a balance on band, including all on shipboard of 17,710 bales. A few small parcels were sold, in the early part of the week, amounting in all to about 600 bales, at the prices previously current. Sugar — Louisiana. —A limited business is doing in the city, at .the same prices so long prevalent— say 4 a s,'t cents, for inferior to common, 0 a G‘J for prime and 7 cents for extra prime. We can learn of no transactions on plantation. Havana sugar,- arc without change. Arrived since 20th ult, 70 hlids and 4 bbls sugar—cleared for New York, 201 hhds. Molds vs.—There is but a limited demand and small sales are made from the Levee at the prices ol last week—say 31 a33 cents. We know of no sale on plantation. Arrived since 26th ult., 114 bbls —cleared for New V ork, 30 do. flour. —The market exhibits a further advance in this article, the sales, for the last few days having been, pretty generally, at $0 50 for super fine. The transactions are limited to the usual demand lor consumption, an d we quote superfine at $6 50 a 6 02,}, fine $5 87} a 6 00. Some ol the dealers are holding their stm i.s at $7 00 Mma«>inai*<r. u»u-inwn-* ,ni,w,„ mut - n l[L ftl , •MARINE IVi’EEEK.E’NCE. ~ Savannah, August 6. Clean'll. —Brig Exit, Sisson, Baltimore. C'JIAHI.ESTON, AugUStB. Arrived yesterday.—V L brig Lawrence, Cobb, New York ; Brig Veto, Pearson, New York ; Schr. America, Somers, Philadelphia. Cleared. —Ship Walker, Faulk, Liverpool; Line ship Catharine, Stein, New York. GLORGiA AG RICH IjTI!IS A I* xTIHV )S IT() ISY •fv V ■ -a ." I • 4*3, / y "V-SLL ; *,— X ; . _ -TfLyAfiS&P" ' s.,g -. a- "■'' IRON AND IUtASS FOUNDRY, Cornerof Jones and Gumming streets, first corner above the ruins of the Planters’ Hotel. The subscribers oiler for sale a large and exten sive assortment of Agricultural Implements, com prising all that is required to stock the most exten sive plantations; Ploughs, Wood’s patent, Freeborn, Davis’, Howard’s, double mould board, fee.; Culti vators, for corn and cotton; Harrows of all kinds and sizes; Wheat Fans; Watkins’ patent and Dutch Cylindrical Straw Cutters, of dillercnt sizes; Com Shelters ; Corn and Cob Crackers; Thrashing Ma chines, Horse Powers; Turning Lathes, Tyre Bending Machines, &c. Our [RON and HR ASS FOUNDRY is now in complete operation ; having a large stock of mate rials, and lirst rate workmen, we are able to fur nish all kinds.of Castings, sere, of a superior quality at short notice. ROBERT PHILIP &. SON. July 31 trw4w \CADEMY OF RICHMOND COUNTY.—Ac bordiug to a resolution of the Hoard of Trus tees, on the oth July, 183!) the election of an Eng lish Teacher in this institution, for the ensuing year, is postponed until the second Saturday in August next. By order of the President, HENRY ROBERT, July 15 tvwtd Clerk and Steward*^. 113011 SALE, cheap, an elegant Sofa, almost new; _ 1 set of Dining Tables; i sots Brasses; 1 fine Bureau with a glass; an excellent Guitar, with double sounding board and patent keys; 1 Work Table; 1 Maple Bedstead and Maple Chairs; 1 pair elegant Mantel Lamps. Apply at this office, aug 3 trw3t* 2 ZEPHYR WORSTED and CRENELLE CORD. i Received at C. HOFFMAN’S Fancy Dry Goods and Millinery Store, 1 case, 00 lbs Zephyr Worsted, assorted, 100 pieces large Cheneile Cord, do 100 pieces small do do do Which D offered for sale at wholesale and retail on very accommodating terms. trwOt-july 29 "VJOTICE.' —The undersigned having sold out his enlirestook of Diy Goods to Mr. L. ROLL, who will continue the business at the same stand. No. 254 Broad-street, very thankful for tHe liberal patronage heretofore extended to him, solicits a share of the same to his successor. The notes aniL book accounts are left in the hands of MtviwlWfr who is duly authorised to collect the same, aug 3 ' trwOt S. K. ROLL. „ f, MORTIS MIJIiTICAULIS. | H The subscriber offers for sab? his house -1 JLU. and Lot in the village of Sparta. The lop contains eleven or twelve acres of land—also, | twenty five acres of wood land adjoining the vil lage, and not more than a half mile from the dwel ling. The subscriber has also on said premises, be tween eight and ten thousand MORI S MULTI - C ALLIS, now from two to lour feet high, which Be would likewise dispose of to the purchaser of the jot. The soil of which being a sandy loam, is well/ adapted to the cultivation of the Mulberry. If more Hnd than 1 have should be desired, lands ad joining may bo bought on reasonable terms, j July 14 wim u. Hulsey