‘rvrww -‘:._-r.“" ‘vy----
he makes the receipts for Customs this year
between 812 and 6l4.000.000, and While the
operation of the Compromise Act will sign- '
ally reduce the rates of duties, ha estimates
that the Customs will next year amount to
$19,000,000! Is this probable? Not. it
appears to us, without a decided augmenta-
l-ionofthe Tariff. _
The Secretary states, with considerable
circumlocution. that the present rates of du-
ties will not afford a sufficient revenue to sat-
isfy the probable wants of the Government
after 1841. and that new sources must be
sought. The most obvious of these are--l.
Treasury Notes. or a Loan,neither of which
is to be thought of: 2. To call on the States
to return thesurplus Revenue.of l836,which
“ appears not very likely to be adopted :”
3. Direct Taxation. which is so “ unsuited to
the general habits and so uncongenial to the
operations [what does he mean '2] of our citi-
zens, that its adoption is not to be anticipated."
4. Last of all. which might as well have
come sooner, is “some extensive modification
of , the present Tariff.” This is the course
which will be adopted. _ , _, _,
The Secretary asserts'_that the Sub-Treas-
ury latti has "ttusweredthe expectations of
the Department; but experience has discov-
ered some defects in the details. which will
require legislative correction." A princi-
pal clerk in N. Y. is needed.
We have kept the most gratifying portion
of the Report for the last. “lo quote the
Secretary’s language: -
"The exports during the year are computed to
have been $131,581,950. This amount is quite
8l0.543.534[moro than in I839,notwitbstanding
the reduced price. of some of our great staples,
and is larger than ever existed before in our his-
tor .
'l'0n the‘ whole exports. only 817809.331
were offnraigu nrigip. , hi_s leftthose of domes-
tic origin as s1.1a',762_,o17, being $6,845,937
more than in any previous year.
"The im ports during 1840 were about 8104.-
805,891. This showed the great falling offfrom
the previous year. of$57.2S6.2-11' It furnishes.
likewise. the principal explanations of the ox-
traordinary diminution which has occurred in
the revenue from Customs : a dimunition, how-
ever, which has been caused. in part. by evas-
ions ofthe laws, new radical constructions left
Uncorrected. and the payment of too large sums
for the bounties and drawbacks, under an omis-
sion in the existing tariffto reduce them in a ra-
tio equal to the reduction going on the duties.
“ The difference between our exports and itn-
ports. has usually been in favor of the latter.—
Several years ago it ranged that way about so-
len millions ofdollars annually; but oflatc the
average has risen to near twenty millions an-
nually: the axcess of imports having been in
1836. even.$6I.34fi.995. and in 1839. $41,063.-
716. But during 1840. the extraordinary occur-
rence of a reverse of this state of things has taken
place, such a circumstance as the exports at
all exceeding the imports. is l.“3“8V=d I0 ha‘/'3
happened previouslyonly six times since the
Constitution was. adopted; and than. never to
an extent beyond $7,916.831. Now. however.
without any inflation. and some important ar-
ticles under acontraction of prices: the excess of
exports is not only more than over was known
before. but quite three-fold greater. being com-
puted to equal 826.766.0593’
"" . ~. - w.-tary does not distinctly recom'
1 . -.1; increase of duties on the silk.win‘es.
__-as.-.-~;r --ies which ‘systematically ex-
-~.-.. -. 2. _ irtant staples, but we trust that
5... will tnterpose no objection. He declares
himself warmly favorable to Free Banking.
to a suppression of Small Notes. [rather a
contradiction] and exhibits an intense though
suppressed hostility to a General Bankrupt
Law. The ominous silence of the President’s
Message was significant of the state of ‘feel-
ing at head quarters on this point.
P 0 It‘1“-if (iii: N E WS.
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ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIA.
By the steamer Acadia at Boston, we have
London and Liverpool dates to the 4th inst.
both inclusive. The most important news’
which they bring. is the bombardment and
capture of the strong fortress St. Jeane d'Acre
by the fleet ofthe allied powers. _
The President steam-ship. arrived safely at
Liverpool on the 27th. Her day of starting
again is fixed for the 10th of February. In
the meantime the machinery is to be over-
Itzrtuled. and the power increased.
A very severe gale was experienced in
England on the 21st of November. Many
-.-esscls and lives were lost. 0 '
The French Maditdrranean fleet had re-
zurned to Toulon. W ,
Destructive intmdations had taken place in
France, Swit-zerland. and-Italy. The village
of Verres,’-.‘inj’Itally, was nearly swe t away,
and eightyfofihe inhabitants were t-owned.
At Brisogna four lives were lost. and Ema-
rosethree. InFrance.theRhone,Saone,Meuse.
and Marne, had overflowed their banks. and
swept away immense numbers of sheep,
horned cattle, horses, hogs, and much other
valuable property. At Arles the Rhonerose
‘.26 feet above its level, and the whold popu-
lation of the village fled for their lives. Sev-
eral villages,'the houses being of mud, were
literally washed away. The calamity was
extensive and great. The Chamber of De-
puties had voted a loan of 5,000,000 for the
relief of the suficers. -
Accounts from Bcyrout to Nov. 6th, state
that the plague had broken out in the neigh-
_ borhood, and had proved fatalto several Eu-
ropeans. . .
There is nothing later from China.
- The French shipAstrolobe. commanded by
Captain Dumont D’Urville. at the Zelee,
have arrived safe at Toulon, from their voy-
age of discovery and circum-navigation.
The Ex-Queen ofspain had arrived in
Paris,-and was received in the most cordial
manner by the royal family. It was ru-
mored that a marriage had been negotiated
between His Majesty’s youngest son, the
Duke de Montpensier, and the actualQueen
of Spain (daughter to the Ex-Queen.) so far
at least as the consent of the mother could
go towards the completion of such an ar-
rangement. The youthful Queen is now
‘ under the surveillance of a Regency, with
whose administration by the way the people
seem to be dissatisfied. ,
RUCKINGHAM Panana, Nov. 21 1840.
°‘ This afternoon, at ten minutes before two.
the Queen was happily delivered of a Prin. .
cess. His Royal Highness Prince Albert,’-'
her Royal Highness the Dutchess of "Kent.
several Lords of her Majesty’: most Honour-
able Privy Councils. and the Ladies of her
M.l_jes.°.y's Bed-Chamber, being present.
' __ in That the first offspring of the royal mar-
- tYilh°9* .“‘.“'~‘.“d.'.“‘:".“.'c
..-__..._.... - .. .._._.. -.__.
riage should be it female no one will regret;
the‘ constitution of this country has so provi-
tied for the transmission of the royal dignity,
that it becomes a matter of slight importance '
indeed, to the nation. — The young Princess
becomes the heir apparent. and in default of
male issue, succeeds to the Crown, ‘as did
her mother.- From the moment of her birth
she takes the style andtitle of Princess Roy-
al: and as next in succession to the throne,
‘she enjoys, as a matter of right. all the im-
munities and privileges of that exalted sta-
tion. In the event of male issue, however,
her claim is at -once superseded; and she
then subsides into the station of the first fe-
male of the royal family. still retaining the
title of Princess-Royal. of which nothing can
deprive her.
On the 28th ult there was a thick fog in
London which greatly retarded the progress
of business in the metropolis and on -the riv-
er Thamesf Several serious accidents, at-
tended with loss of life, took place. Many
carried lighted flatnbeaus to find their way
so dense was the fog. There had not been
such an one known in London for nearly 20
years. . ' .
Recognition of P Tsziaut Ind cpendencc by
Engln.nd.—-The London Times of Nov.
18th says—-"We understand that a commer-
cial treaty bettveen Great Britain and the re-
public of Texas was signed at the Foreign-
ofiice on Monday evening b Lord Palmers-
ton and General James Hamilton. the Envoy
from that republic.
‘London. Dec. 3.--We understand that
Austria, Persia. and the other Germanic
powers, irritated by the military preparations
of France. but unwilling to incur the ex-
pense of increasing their troops to a war cs-
_tablisbment,have silently b_ut efibctually com-
pleted such a skeleton organization that at
any moment a force can be got under arms
superior to that prepared by France.
Remonstrances have in the mean time been
made to the Government of France against
her continued armaments, in which England
has indtrectly concurred ; but if these re-
ntonstranc-:s should not be attended to. the
great powers will be able to show in the
spring such an overwhelming force that, if
necessary. the initiative in hostilites can be
taken by them. .
It is generally understood that the sub-
mission of Mehcmet All has been made.
London Mom. Herald.
La Presss published a letter from Bey-
rout. which states that the British Govern-
ment had obtained from the Sultan a mort-
gage of the island of‘Cyprus as a guarantee
for the repayment of her advances in his ser-
vice. and. calculating on the inability of His
Highness ever to reimburse them, regards
that island as the property of the English.
The result of this affair. says the."Malta
Times of the 15th ult. is the reductton ofa
fortress, declared by the French incendtartes
to be irnprcgnable, to a heap of ruins. with
a loss to the enemy of upwards of 2000
wounded. the precise amount of which has
not been yet ascsrtained;~be-sides a large
quantity of artill' and 200.000l in specie .
Acre having be the grand depot and or!
senal of Mehemet Ali. The garrison was
supposed to have consisted originaly of -6.000
men. . _
The town is one mass of ruins; the bat-
teries and most “of the houses are literally
riddled all over; the killed and wounded
lying about in all directions, lifeless trunks
cut asunder. some without heads. others
without legs and arms. Hundreds dying
from the blocd flowing from their wounds.
and no one near to help them. The scene
truly awful l"
Such is the account of the taking of Acre,
written twenty-four hours after the attack
began. a city which baffled Bonaparte and a
French army. and has undergone, both in
ancient and modern history. -more numerous
and desperate siege: than any other city in
the world. ' .
' HOLLAND.
Inauguration of the King.-The inau-
guration of the new King is given in a let-
ter from Amsterdam. of the 28th ult. on
which day the ceremony took place.
CONGRESSIONAL
In Senate on Tuesday. Mr.Fulton, of Ark.
Mr. Novell of Mich. and Mr. Clay of Ala.
each reported several bills to cede Public
Lands to states and individuals, to extend
Preemption Rights, doc. dcc. Alabama.
Michigan andArkansas ofcourse come in for
a large share of the spoils. No action was
had on these bills.
_The resolution of inquiry in relation to
the PublicLancls generally submitted by Mr.
Clay of Ky. came up,. and. after being a.
mended on motion of Mr. Clay of Ala. was
adopted. . . 4’ ; _;.
'I‘h_e resolution of Mr. Clay of Ky. de-
cluring that the Sub-Treasury Act ought to
be repealed was taken _up in order; and an
animated debate ensued between Messrs.—-,-
Clay of Ky. Wright. Calhoun, Anderson &
Hubbard-the four last against Mr. Clay.-
Mr. Allen of Ohio offered six counter-reso-
lutions as a substitute for Mr. Clay’s, The
subject was finally laid. ‘over and the Senate
adjourned. ‘
‘-In the House. Mr. Hand of New-York
brought in a bi ll to repeal the present Nat-
uralization Laws and enact one of a simple
character. which is understood to reduce the
term of probation required of emigrants from‘
foreign countries to twoyears. He moved
that this bill be sent directly to the Commit-
tee ofthe whole.
Mr. Russel of N- Y. objected, and moved
its reference to the Committe on Judiciary.
The House proceeded to the election of a
Chaplain; and on the second ballot Rev. Mr.
Braxton of Va. was chosen.
Mr. Duncan of Ohio. gave" notice of a
bill fixing'a uniform day for the choice of
Electors of President : also one for electing
members of Congress throughout the Union.
A great number of reports were received
and notices of bills to be .introduced "were
given. Adjourned.
On Wednesday. Hon. R. M. Johnson.
Vice President of the U. S. appeared in-the
Senate and took the chair. ’
' Mr. Williams, from‘ the Committee on
Naval Affairs. reported the following bills
sci
killed.3000 prisoners. and a large number of
““ "“‘ ""“ ‘ av--2--.-
A bill to, regulate the pay. and-emolurnents
of paupers in the Navy. ‘
A bill to regulate and establish the Navy
rations. ‘ ’
diciary. reported the following -bills:
A bill supplementary to an act to-abolish
imprisonment for debt in certain cases._
A bill to prevent the counterfeiting of
any foreign copper, gold, silver, or other
coin.and to prevent the bringing into theUni-
ted States or uttering any such foreign cop-
per, gold, silver or other coin. *
After a great number of bills. 656., had
been introduced, the Senate took up in order
the resolution of Mr. Wright, proposing a
referrence of the -Financial portion of the
President's Message. and
Mr. Webster addressed the Senate with
great force thereupon at some length.
Mr. Wright felt it his duty to replyto Mr.
Webster, but wished time to procure the ne-
cessary documents. He asked a postpone-
ment. ,
Mr. Calhoun moved an adjourttment.which
prevailed, so Mr. C. has the floor for a re-
ply to Mr. VVebster-
In the House a great number of petitions.
resolutions, &c. were received and notice
given.
A resolution yesterday introduced by Mr.
Adams. inquiring into the history and state
ofour relations with China, was takenyp, a-
mended and adopted. H
On motion of Mr. Lincoln of Mass. the
Secretary ofthe Treasury was requested to
report to the House the specification of the
retrenchments reported to have been made
by him in his department for the public ser-
vtce.
A resolution offered by Mr. Tillinghast of
R. I. calling on the Secretary of the Treasu-
ry for specific information respecting the
manner in which the Sub-Treasury act
has been enforced. next came up, and a po-
litical debate arose which lasted till the ad-
adjournment; Messrs. _Vanderpoel of N. Y.
Tillinghast of R. I. Morgan of N. _Y. and
,Duncan of Ohio. were the speakers. At
length, a motion was made to lay the resolu-
tion on the table; but no quorum appearing
the House adjourned.
THURSDAY. Dec. 17.
IN SENATE, Mr. Merrick, of Md. ‘from
the Detroit Committe. reported a billtochar-
ter the Banks ofthe District of Columbia.
Mr. White of Ind., moved a resolution in-
quiring iutothe late reported sale by the Gov-
ernment of implements, materials. doc. pre-
pared for the improvement of Rivcrs, har-
bors, occ. Adopted.
The question of reference on the financial
portion of the President's Message was at
length reached, and Mr. Wright. of N. Y.,
spoke in reply to Mr. Webster's remarks on
the proceeding day. Mr. VVebster briefly
rejoined; and the reference to the Committee
on Finance was then agreed to.
The Senate had a short Executive session,
and adjourned over till Monday.
In the House. Mr. Tillinghasfs resolution
of inquiry into the mannerin which the Sub-
Treasury Act had been carried into effect
came up; and Mr. Beaty withdrew his mo-
tion to lay on the table. The.resolt;g§.’§Vzis
‘then adopted. ' “
Mr. Truntbull, of Connecticut. then pre-
sented the rsolutions of theLcgislature of that
State in favor of a distribution of the proceeds
of the Public Landsamong the several States
of the Union, and protesting against any re-
duction of the price of said land.
_ Mr. Morgan, of N. Y. offered the follow-
ing: -
Resolved. That the Postmaster General be re-
quested to communicate to this House a state-
ment ofthe amount expended by the Post Ofli as
Department for special agents employed by the
Department; the names of the agents employ-
ed; the sum paid to each. and for what service
rendered.
Consideration objected to by Mr. M’Kay :
Lies over.
Mr. Hunt. of N. Y. submitted a Joint res-
olution identical with that laid. before the
Senate by Mr. Tallmadge. looking to a con-
stitutional amendment which shall restrict
the service of a President to a single term of
four years.
Mr. Randolph. of N. J. moved that the
. Clerk ofthe House pay to the ‘ Broad Seal’
Members of the House from New-J‘et:sey,,the
compensation to which would have bebn en-
titled had they been in their seats.
Mr.Turney moved a reference to the Com.
on Claims.
Mr. Randolph moved the previous ques-
tion : carried.
Mr. Vanderpoel moved that the resolution
do lie on the table: Lost: Yeas 62; Nays I27.
The question now recurring on the reso-
lution. Mr. Wise refused to vote. alleging
that the House had not yet heard the testi-
mony in the New Jersey case.
Mr.i Randolph's resolution prevailed :
Yeas ll8-'; Nays .67.
Mr. Cooper. of Ga.. asked leave to intro-
duceabillabolishingthe salaries paid toChap-
kilos of Congress. For granting le‘ave'.2l ;
against it. 140.
A great number of resolutions of inquiry,
&c.. were oflbred. many of them referring to
the Treasury mangcment of the past year.-
Such as were not objected to weregadopted;
the others lie over. Adjourned.
On Friday. the new Candelier suspend-
ed in the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives fell. The House in consequence barely
met and adjourned over toMonday to give an
opportunity to repair damages.
In Senate, Mr. Clay of Ala, from the
Committe on Public Lands, reported the bill
to establish a prospective and permanent
Preemption system. (Mr. Benton’s Log
Cabin bill.) Made the order of the day for
Monda next.
Mr. right of N. Y.. from the Commit-
tee on Finance, reported the bill (Mr. Ala.
Clay's) to graduate and reduce the price of
the Public Lands.
Mr. Calhoun gave notice of a bill to cede
the Public Lands to the States in which they
lie. on certain conditions. ' i
A partial and retrospective Preemption
bill was passed to be engrossed for a third
reading.
tance_:_.w_-ero_ introduced or passed through in-
t.ermad;inte§ta.g_es. ~ ' -~ ‘ ,- ' '
/The following‘ bill passcdfo uthird reading:
- A
Alarge number of bills of minorimpor-_ man. of
Be it enacted by rlte_Senat_e and House};/’ thtrplain, which is about sixty ‘feet to‘ the
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Representative: of the United
merica. in CongressAssemebled. That the act p
entitled “ An act to abolish imprisonment for u
debt in certain cases.”
Mr. Wall, from the Committee on the Ju- twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and thirty- p
cine, shall be so construed as to abolish im-
prisonment for debt, on process issuing out
of any court ofthe United States. in all cases
hereafter be abolished.
Thesenate held a shortExecutive session:
Adjourned;
In the House, the motion of Mr. Davis of
Ind., to reconsider the vote by which Mr.
Hand's Naturalization bill had been refer-
red to the Judiciary Committee came up,and
Mr D. moved the Previous Question. Mr.
Stanly moved a call of the House. The
Speaker decided the motion out of order af-
ter the Previous Question had been ordered.
So the Maine Question was put, and the
House refused to reconsider the reference by
a pretty -strict party vote: Yeas 90, (V. B.)
Nays 93.
Some time was wasted in discussing the
conduct of the Clerk and Chairman ofthe
Committee on Public Accottnts (Mr. J.John-
son. of Va.) in paying a sum of 8l.l28 to
C. J. Ingersoll’s witnesses last winter. in the
contested election. vs. Naylor without any
authority from the House. A resolution of
inquiry moved by Mr. Botts was adopted.
Mr. Utidérittood. of ’Ky.. presented five
petitions from different sections, praying
Congress to act upon the subject of prevent-
ing steamboat disasters. A select Commit-
tee was raised to consider andjreport on the
subject.
Mr. Stanly gave notice ofa bill to provide
for the payment to the States of the fourth
instalment of the surplus revenue as soon as
praticable, and to relieve the States from all
obligation to return the instalment already
received.
Mr. Barnard of N.Y. gave notice of a bill
to establish a uniform system of Bankruptcy;
also one providing for the iurthur improve-
ment of the Hudson River.
Mr. Monroe of N. Y. introduced a bill to
abolish imprisonment for debt in certain cas-
es. (nearly identical withthat of the Senate.)
Sent to the Judiciary Cotn.
Mr. Davis of Ky.. introduced a bill “to
regulate the form and modes of proceeding
in the courts of the United States, to regu-
late the fee bills, and to limitthe emoluments
of ofiicers,” which was read. and referred to
the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.Fillmore of N.Y. moved that thePres-
ident be requested to communicate (if he
thtnk proper.) the correspondence between
this Government and that of Great Britain,
with respect to the Burning ofthe Caroline.
the imprisonment of McLeod, &.c. Agreed
to.
Mr. Fillmore also introduced a joint reso-
lution proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States. to change the
time for the commencement of the term of
Senators and Representatives in Congress
from the 4th of March to the lst of Decem-
ber; which was committed to the Commit-
tee ot the Whole on the State of the Union.
-e1di- .. .
‘ "‘ Tucsnsv. Dec. 22. 1840.
In Senate. Mr. Buchanan of Pa. presented
a memorial praying for indemnity for French
Spoliations prior to 1800. He briefly urged
upon the Senate the justice of these claims,
and the hardship of adding further delay to
the forty years’ neglect they had already en-
countered.
llfr. \Vebster expressed his concurrence in
the views of llfr. B. 'l'hc memorial was re-
ferred. _ _,
The bill supplimentary to the act abolish-
ing Imprisonment for Debt, came up on its
third reading, and passed.
_In the House. the authorized payment of
witnessed in the case of Ingersoll vs. Nay-
lor was again discussed. No decisive action.
The report of the Committe on Elections in
the case oflngersoll and Naylor was made
the Special Order for the first Tuesday in
January.
A resolution offered by ‘Mr. Rariden of
Ind. inquiring into the expediency of ap-
propriating $300,000 per annum for contin-
uing the Cumberland Road and dividing the
Proceeds of the PublicLands. came up. Mr.
Crabb of Ala. moved that it do lie on the ta-
ble. Carried: Yeas I05; Nays 8!.
Mr. Profiit of Ind. ‘now moved ,$l50.000
for the National Road in the States of Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois. lllr. W. Cosi Johnson
moved to add $80,000 for that part of it in
Maryland. Mr. VVisc of Va. moved that the
whole subject do lie on the table. Carried:
Yeas 94; Nays 92.
Mr. W.C. Johnson. from theDistrict Com-
mittee. reported a bill to revive the Banks
of the District of Columbia; Referred to the
Committee of the Whole on the State of the
Union. - Adjourned.
Accident on the Worcester and Springfield
Rail Road-oFour Persons instantly killed.-
lican of Saturday :—
count of a most shocking accident at the
Rail Road. Depot in this town, last evening,
about 9 o’cloclr. - The freight train of thir-
ty-three cars, led by the great locomotive
Massachusetts. came down the inclined plane
with uncontrolable, force. The passenger
house being open, thejengine passed through
it without injury. The engineer. conduc-
tor. fireman. and one other. jumped off and
saved themselves just before the locomotive
struck the engine house. Mr. Erastus Noyes,
carpenter. and Mr. Abel Willard. ma-
chinist. being at the door of the engine house,
were instantly killed and mutilated in the
most shocking manner.
In passing through the engine house. the
Massachusetts, struck the Hatnpden andd rove
the whole through the brick wall of the
building onto a wood pile. where the two
locomotives being broken to peices, stopped.
The freight cars behind in the engine house,
mass ‘of ruins.
brakeman. of Worcester, wereinstantly kill- c
ed in the concussion.
: The engineer says that as they descended
approved February the train.
imprisonment for debt has been. ;or shal] d
brinrrincr the vast
adelphia.
were smashed and heaped together in a d
West Brookfield. and Mr. Bacon, men.
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States of A- mile. the engine was
layed backwards ,
D 3
try to the defence of the coast, :=..~.'l :;
when there, in the
be the (mly dcfenr:
to present a small
enemy. should be
lain.
to about 2000.
season.
rope.
F R0
to decide.
Permanent works. he lllll'll\"_:, si.--.;c~.
to the Department.
reversed and the wheels
but. all, even with the
se of the brakes. was not sufficient to stop
The frosty surface of the rails,
robably. increased the difficulty.
Report of the Secretary of War.—Mr.
Poinsett, in his Annual Report to Congress.
rrives a full account
whatever where by the laws of any State. Ermy dmingthe pas, },ear__He says, we
esign entertained by the Department, of
keeping the regiments entire, and concen-
trating the troc ps whenener it is practicable
to do so, has been persevered in with the
most beneficial results.
that the quarters for the men he built of du
rable materials. and permanently furnished
with iron single bedsteads, in lieuof the dou-
ble and treble wooden bunks now in usc.—
In regard tothe maratime frontier of theGulf
of Mexico, it is recommended that in addition
to the permanent fortifications planned for its
defence. and now being erected,the establish-
ment ofa depot, somewh .
of the Ohio, for armed steam vessels. This
would seem to furnish the best means ol
power of the unnercotl
ofthe operations of the
He recommends
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most cfiicir 1 .;~.~.«u~-..— 2‘.
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es called rt, ‘-
surface
used.
of respect will be expressed’ in some other
manner.-—Bosto/t. Transcript.
I.‘
ere below the falls
, SELECTED SUMMARY.
Disasters at Sea. in the year. l040.—A
record of disasters at sea has been kept at the
American Seamen’s Friend Society. during
the year past, as in former years. Such only
have been noted as have resulted in the total
loss ofthe vessel. The greater part were
wrecked on the coast of the United States.
and the most of them were Atnerican ves-
3
sels. The followingis the result:
Ships and barques. 57 l
Brigs. 140
Schooners, 233
Sloops. 14 ‘s
Ste-amboats, _ '5
Class unknown; ' 81
Total, 521.
Painful AccirIent.——Thc Harrisburg Tel-
egraph states that as Mr. J. H. Hickock an
esteemed citizen of that Borough. attempted
to jump on the cars as the Cumberland Val-
ley train from Carlisle was passing, his foot
slipped and he fell on the rails and the train
passed over both his legs. Surgical attend-
11.
vessels, of light draught of water, capable gr
carring two guns for throwing shells of eight
or ten inches diameter. and so constructed as
to the fire of the
The enlistment of
boys. the same as for the Navy, is consider-
ed to be worthy the attention of Congress.—-
He recommends the erection of barracks at‘
diflbrent points on the Northern frontier, and
also a strong wall at the outlet ofLakcCham-
The regular troops now in Florida,umount
to about 4500 men. and the militia in service
He recommends that author-
ity be given to the Executive to engage the
services of this description of troops for a
twelvemonth. or during the continuance of
hostilities in Florida.
months is much too short to ensure efficien-
cy; and frequent enlistments are a fruitful
source of insubordination._as well as of great
additional expense.
The number of Indians emigrated from
the interior to the west, since the year 1836,
amounts to very nearly 41,000, of which a-
bout 5000 were removed during the past
The term ,of three
The number of pensioners of every de-
scription now on the rolls in all the States
and Territories. and in the District of Co-
lumbia. (except those paid out of the Navy
pension fund.) amounts to forty-four thousand
three hundred and ninety-four; of which
two thousand and seventy two cases have
been admitted since the period of the last an-
nual report. The total sum drawn from the
Treasury during the past year, to pay pen-
sions, amounts to two million forty eight
thousand six hundred and ninety-three doll-
ars, exclusive of Navy pensions.
The Military Academy. at Vl'cst Point,
has been conducted in a manner highly cred-
itable to the superintendent, and satifactcry
Every effort has been
made to enforce discipline, and to instilinto
the minds of the cadets a love of order and
high sense of their moral and religious du-
ties; and it is believed that the standard of
discipline. morality, and religion, at this in-
stitution. is equal to that of any other college
or academy inthe United States while the
mathematical and military studies, as far as
the theory is concerned, are as complete as
those taught in any school in America orEu-
From Meta.moras—-By a late arrival from
Metamoras. we are imformed that Gonzales.
leader of the pirates who took possession of
the American schooner at Corpus Christi
Bay, and murdered her crew, has been ar-
rested through the exertions of Major Smith
American Consul, residing at Mctamoras.
Several others have also been arrested. and
confined as being accomplices.—E:z:press.
M TEXAS.
" ‘Vs find the following in the Glayeston
Courier of the 13th :— '
‘- HOUSTON-IIOUSE, Dec. 6th,--3 o’clock
p. m.—-‘' Marshal Busby has jest arrested
the absconding Postmaster from New Or-
leans. Mr. McQueen—-and has him in safe
keeping. He,'_is a fine looking man. and
there appears to be some sytnpathyjn his
behalf but what will be his late I am unable
It does Texas credit, however, to
show such promptitude in the arrest of fugi-
tives from justice in the United States.”
The treacherous attempt of Cunales to
massacre his 'I‘exian auxiliaries, is spoken
ofby the Texians in indignation.
Conoress has indefinately postpone
bill crediting a system ofbankruptcy and reg-
ulating the collection of foreign debts. The
salary of the Chief Justice of the Republic
has been fixed at $3,000. A resolution has
been passed by the House of Representatives
A serious and most distressing accident occurred directing the rniljtary committee to inquire
8‘ "19 Spflnflfield R0” RON‘ D°P9'- 0" F73‘ into the expediency dfauthorizing the Pres-
dny evening the 18th iost_.the f'u_llowtng account idem ,0 accep, of ihe st.,,.,,;ceS of '5 000 men‘
"fwhich we ml’-V form we slmngfield Rep"b' for the invasion of Mexico, allowing them
_ t h ve vhat tl e take from the en mv. and
‘V9 ha“ the lmmful dull’ lo add‘ an ac’ aoleaagllelof land o)i1tofar|YtheY tnayecor/lfluer.
d the
General Harrison‘: Ca.rn'age.—\Ve see it
stated in the papers that several gentlemen in
Baltitnore intended to present an elegant car-
riage to Gen. Harrison; also, that one is to
be presented to him by some citizens ofPltil-
We hope they will do no such
thing. We hope a log cabin President will
not aspire to the style of riding in the most
splendid carriage ever made in this country,
as it issaid the Philadelphia one is to be. We
have heard enough about Mr. Van Buren’s
royal equipags, which has received more or
less condemnationfrom one end of the coun-
try to the other.
A Republican President should be repub-
lican in his mode oflife.
carriages are ofiered to Gen. Harrison, he
cannot. of course, well refuse to accept of
them ; but we think some less objectionable
mode of testifying respect to the Presi-
ent elect can be adopted than trying to
_A Mr, Marcy. assistant fire- make him ape the style of foreign noble-
These are all very well in their pla-
es,but as we have no nobility but of talent and
atriotism, we hope the well intended token
If these splendid
' zmn submitted to the amputation of both
mice was promtly obtained and the unfortun-
His situation at pres-
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The ]lIu7'1lcrcr oj : » . A ;
inson, (says the Albany Evening .tu..xa._:':,s-
the murderer of Ellen Jewctt, whose trial
and acquittal left an indelible stain upon the
tribunal before which he was arraigned,
went to Texas, where he has since lost his
right arm with, which be planted a hatchet
into the forehead of a frail, but to him an
unoffending girl, and with which, he then
applied an incendiary torch to the bed where
she lay weltcring in blood, thus attempting
to conceal the murder by committing arson
—that right arm, we say, has been cleftfrom
his shoulder. in a fight with the Mexicans!
]lIurdcr.—-—The papers abound in notices
of murders and suicides. to an extent unpar-
alleled in the history of our country. The
Portsmouth (Vita) Times of the ffitlt inst. ,
gives the particulars of the cold blooded
murder of a family of five persons in South-
ampton county, in that State. on the 14th ,
tnst. by a miscrcant who resided in the neigh-
borhood, for the purpose of robbing the house
A negro girl belonging to the family cscap-,
ed to tell the dreadful tale, and the murderer
was secured before he had accomplished his
purpose of robbery.
The trial of Mrs. Kinney at Boston. on the
charge of poisoning her husband. which had
occupied the Supreme court from Monday
morning, closed on Friday night. The Chief
Justice Shaw occupied a little over two hours
in summing up the testimony and charging
the Jury. and fifteen minutes past ten o'clock,
submitted the case. The Jurv, after an ab-
sence of only five minutes, ‘returned into
Court with a verdict of acquittal.
J. of Com.
Sugar Crop.—It is established beyond :1 ’~..
doubt that the crop olsugar now gathering,
will be fully 25 per cent short of the last seas-
on’s yield. -‘What we here state is no“ crop-
croaking.” It is the result of information
derivtd front the most authentic sources.
N. 0. Adv.
The news by the steam-ship Acadia, at
Boston, was received. direct by land, in Al-
bany tn 24 hours. The Albany Daily Ad-
Vt'.’I'llSt r says that by the old way, it would
have leen received at least 24 hours later.
Professor Proudfit, of this city, has been 7
unammosuly elected by the Board of Rutgers
College to the Professorship of Languages
in that Institution. This Chair has been
recently vacated by Professor Ogilby, who
has succeeded the Right Rev. Bishop Whit-
ttngham tn the Chair ofEcclesiastical Histo-
ry tn the Episcopal Seminary in this city.
Jam‘. of Com.
The steamboat Cherokee. burst her boil-
er on the 13th inst. just as she was leaving
the landing at Louisburg. ()n the Arkansas,
killing twelve persons. Among the num-
her, is a Mr. R. L. Hubbard, of Conn. Sev-
eral persons on the shore, were more or less 9*
injured. The boat is a total loss.
Kentucky Slat:es.—The tax-list of Ken-
tucky among other items, enumerates as the
value ofslaves in that state, sixty-two mil-
lions two hundred and eighteen thousand
dollars—-the number being one hundred and
sixty-six thousand. The total taxable prop-
erty in the State is $272,250, and its revenue
$275,353. ,
A Polish noble, Sclawuskowski. who was
banished to Siberia, but afterwards received
permission to visit China, has established a I
school at Maimotsky,; where he teaches’ the .
French ‘and Polish languages to between
four or five hundred scholars. among which
are many ofthe sons of the Mandarins and
Tartar nobles. .'-,,,;, -
It has often been remarked, that the great
fault of American I-lI'fIIC‘l'S lies in the eager
desire to add field to field; which often im-
poverishes thorn. keeps them in dxbt, and
renders them unable to bring am; part of
their land into the highest and most profim-
ble state ofcultivation. - Q’
Very Gralifg/in.g.—General .Iaclrson‘has
lived to see the first man be turned out-' of "
office for opinion’s sake, almost unanimous-
ly elected President of the United‘ States,
and the follower in his “footsteps” quite 33
unanimously rejected. A .
The Charleston Mercury of the li2thi "
states thattwo full sized whales had cm
the harbor, and were amusing themselvg
front of the wharves of that city.
We regret to hear of the continued
severe illness of the Hon. Felix Gu-
who has been confined to his home in
city, from indisposition. for six or I
weeks past. His case is understood to
to be a very critical one.—Naslu:ille Ii
An effort is about beino m de ' A1
to form a Cotnpany to light fhat"¢]_.';3..Da}l¥’
gas. .
Three thousand shares of {P Mic
Norwich and Worcester’ "" ma‘d.70§ dc
in New York last gab’ ' .' v
.4 at 7,o’*"“
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lars per share of lmammkes you, no
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80 red -1 is Bob Iblow it alittlett
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