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Crreeadnae of the Charleston Courier.. WAsHINOTON, April 24 There is, evidently, a strong disposition nu the part of the Senate, to settrefhe Or egon question speedily by a-fairtaid liber alcomprotbise' A bratich mdhli -is'to be establisked at Charleston before the Sub-Treasury gore into operation.- The mint will receive de Wioits ab'd'issne'certificates of -leposite, which will'be used in all'transactions with the Government. There will be no actual ing and-Counting of specie, as the-House Bill intended, an'd bch every bne'kne to be itnejraeticgble. Tha surplus now in the depoiste Banks Will be drawn xout- and used before tb Sub-Treasury goes into operatidh. The notice has now finally passed botn Houses of Congress, and substantially of the form chosen by the Senate. It passed by -a vote of four to one in the Senato, aus. three to one in the House. The President will of course sign the resolution. and there is little doubt that he will soon give it effect. Mr. Berrien reported in the-Senate, and Mr. Ingersoll in the House, that'the Cmu mittee of Conference had agreed unani mously. The following is the joint resolution re prted : JOINT RESOLUTION concerning the Oregon Territory. "" Whereas. by the con-entiob-ednchtd el on the 20th day of October, eighteen hundred and eighteen, between the United States of America and the King of the U nited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land. for the period of ten yeers, and after wards indefinitely extended and-continued in force by atother-codvebtion "f the same parties. concludedl the sixth day of Au gust, in the yeartf dur Lord one thousand eight hundred and-twentyaseven, 'it was agreed that any countryThat #uay beclaiin ed by either' party ot the north-west coasit of America westward of the Stony orRoc ky Mountains, now commonly called the Oregon terr-torv. shou-d, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the-arvi gation of all rivers within the -same. be 'free and open' to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers. but without prejudice to any claim whic'h-eiiher of the parties might have to bty 'part of said country; and with this further provision, in the second article of the said conven tion, 0 giving due notice of twelve months to the other contracting party: " And whereas it has now become desir able that the respective claims of the Unit ed States and Great Britai should be de-, - fiitely settled, and the raid territory may no longer than need be remain subject to the evil consequencesof the divided alle giance of its American and British popu lation, aid of the confusion and conflict of national jiriedictL. , dangerous to; the cherished peace ind good understanding of the.two countries: " With a vi'ew, therefore, that steps be taken for the abrogation of the. said con vention of the sixth ,of August, eighteen bundredand -twenty-seven. in the mode prescribed in, its. second article, -and. that countries may be the more earnestly .d-. rected to the adoption of all proper mea sores for a speedy and amicable adjust out of the differences and disputes in re gard to the said territory Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the' United States of America in Congrs assembled, That the President of the United States he and he is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to give to the Government of Great Brttatn tihe notice required by the seconid article of the said convenltionm of the sixth of Au gust. eighteen hunidred anid twenty-seven, for the abrogatiotn of the same." The Senate ~>oncurt'ed in the report -yeas 42, nays 10, as follon st Yeas.-aMessrs. Archer, Ashley, Ather ton, Bagby, Barrow, Bentom, Berrien, Calhoun, Cameron, Thomas Clayton, Jno. M. Clayton, Colquiti, Cor win, Crittenden, Davis, Dix, Evans, Greene, H-ay wood. Houston, Huntington. Jarnagin, Johmson of Maryland, Johnson of Louisiana, Lew ii, .McDtfioe, .Mangum, Miller, Moore head, Niles, Pearce Pcnny backer, Phelps, Rush, Sevier, Simmotns, Speight, 'rur ney, Upham, Webster, Woodbridge, Yu lee-42. Nays.-Messrs. Allen. Atchison,Brees'-, Bright. Cass, Dickinson, Fairfield, Jen nes., Semple, Westcott--1. The House allowed. no debate on the report. but the previus question wvas or dered. Several members iniquired what was the difference between the resolution reported by the Conference, and time origi nal Senate resolution. Others exclaimed that they gained nothing by the Confer ence, A pril 25. ft is rumoi-ed that the P'resident has ap prove.i of the Joint Resolutions for gih'og the notice and that he will give it forth with. It wvill, probably, be announced to the House to-day that he bas approved or signed thme act in the House, the bill making appropri ations for the support of the Post Office Department, for the next fiscal year. was taken up. This bill appropriates S4.566, 000 for the service of the departtment ; and provides that if the revenue of the depart tnent be insufficient, the deficiency be paid out of the Treasury. An inquiry was made of the chairman of the Committee of thme Post Office and Post Roads, whether 'it wams intended to propose any increase of the rates of post age on letters. Mr. Htopkins replied that the Committee would neit week report a bill proposing a small increase-of the rates. ' Prom the Charleston Patriof. A pril. 2'7. Ina the Senate there were t wo execn tive- communicatins received im answer to res Ontione-one from the Department of stare, giving a detailed nccount of the claims -presented, allowed, and rejected under the treaty of Paris- 1831. and the . other a most volumnious doeutment in re lation to matters connected with the treat - between the Choctaw Indians and the 1.. States, at-the rtrolffofWin g Rabbit Creek. -ilto eotdf~f A joint -eouto a ryredfo the committee, on .the librat, authormztng the employmnent of HiramPowere to oNe ;...ni stat's for thg..-tates T 'b niotion of Mr.' reese to reconsider thivbto rferriug the' bill to extend our juri Uleiion otter the- territory of Oregon,, 'cnatie'uifdr ebasiiderationg when Mr. -' Idn desired !bba'vm'it 'tefetred to soine e6mmitfte,be,'dd.t'ih,'teWbicb io that there wag prOd*ipt 'etion 'do the 'Ytibjdt. As soft, n9_ the'-convention:. of 1827 wtaat an d6d, our citizenswould be lift withdut the protection ot' our- laws; and hewee the comniittee must see the necessity for some speedy action. There was a brief discussion as tb which Committee:it should go, when Mr. Breese withdrew his motion, and left the bill with'lbe'Comniittee, tb wliich it was onig. .nally 'referred-whlih'I presume under the 'di-cumstauces, will report at once, The hijlito 'indeimnify claitnali to French Spoliationi, 'prior to 1 9, was -aken up at one'b'clonk, and Mr. Dix, addressed- the -'Senate. at :great -length, *egainst the validity of the'elaims. . The 'House of 'Represdbtaivea, 'was the great point of altradtioh'to--iy.--and although there was 'so much difficulty'bn Saturday, to get a .quorum'to vote,'it ta's full enough to day, galleries dad all. Even the ladies,'seem 'to-take especial pleasure in-these personal reteounners, where he who most succeeds in blacking his neighbor's -character, -is sure to'come of victor. Mr. Haralson protested against the time of the public, being wasted in profitless controverdies, neverthteless,'the rules were sgspendEl, and Mr.'Ingersoll went on to make direct charges against Mr. Web ster, which if ttue, should cause him to be impeached,'and if false, his accuser to he expelled. The worst thing I see about this whole matter, is $1000 given to a man by thename of Alexander Powell, whose character was as 'well and as generally knoten here, as that of any other man in the-eountry-and what inTotmition'such a being coiuld furnish the President, to make lis-seirices worth a $1000, passeth' my coinprehension--bat what is still more astonishing, is 'how things which ought to'be hidden from all'eyes, find their way to 'the .public-these'irenrs were matter of common rumor here,'years'iigb. -1t is evident from the remarks'df Mr. Ingersoll, 'that he has-been allowed ready access, to what should halvb bcen"consid" ered sacred, and it is now come to that pass, that the President will be bodihd to dismiss 'the delinquent in the State De partment, who permitted the secret Ser 'vice-Fund, to be investigated. Mir. Ashman,-of assac bussits.-'replied 'o Mt. [ngersoll, 'ihe rules having been. again 'suspendea. for that very purpose.. Hle defended M1r. Webhster, 'With great. eartdestuess itid zeal, and'the 'inatter'will interest you-if you are at all fond of such displays. The result of the' whole,' is that tire Chmtnittees have-been 'ordered to consist of five -eacb, with power to send: for pe'sous and. 'papers, and books and vouches, so between the two, we shalb have the whdie truth, till which time, let opinion be'sitspetided. One of the Resoluiios, directs its select Committee, to inqdire how 'the 'seal -of' confidence -in relation toae Secret Purd' came to'be brokeh. 'and. ho.w Mr. tuger-:. . g t a ui~wamaddl W.ebt indiiett to'the House; &c. Tijiawas -amended,' s as to inquire into the truth of the charges. this day made in the House, by C. J. in. gesoll. against Daniel Webster, with a view to find an impeachment against him. Froi'the 'Charleston Courier April 29. The President sent. a Me6age t the two H-ouses, ro-day, advisius tflem'that'be had approved and signed the joint res lution for giving uotice of the termination of the Convention with Great Britain, in relation to the Or'-gon territory. It is said, and believed, that the notice will be given through Mr. M'Lane, at the earliest possile day. The year's no tice will date from the QAne when it shall be colmunicated totlfBritish Govern ment. which will be about the '15th of May. The Senate, it is tnow certain, as not disposed to act irnmuediately on the Ore gon Jurisdictin Bill. Though pressed through the House, wvith so much hastes and under thb previous question, it is likely to hang a long time in the Senate. It has not vet been reported. The private 'fund, which Cblfg'es has taken up), wvill afford ample topics for per sonal crimination and recrimination, in which the House seems so much to de light, and for which'that body has be' come so suit able i theatre. The Select Committee upon the Web ster and Ingersoll quarrel, were aunouin cd to-day, and are selected in a judicious and impartial manggr. The Committee upon Ingersoll's con duct in violating, or procuring to be vio lated, the seal of confidence in regard to the secret service fund, consist of a ma jority of whigs, u-wit : AMr. Schenck, of 0., (whig.) AMr. Dobbhin, of N. C., (dem.,) Mr. M'llvane, of Pa., (whig.) Mr. Strat ton, of Tenn., (dent.) and Mr. Rockwell, ofCotn., (Whig.) The Cotmmittee on the chsi-ges of Mr. Itgersll against Mr. Webeter, consists of Messrs. Petit, of lnd., (dem.) Vinton 'of 0., (whig,) Cavis of Miss., (dem.) King, of is., (whig,) and W~ilmotof Pa., (d.:) Mr. Jarnagan has giveu notice of an in tention to introduce a hill, to establish a comission to ascertain the amount of Mexican indemnities due to the American citizens. The Senate ieds ocepied to day, *itn private' -hills, and t he bill in relauion to French Sipoliatione p'rior to 1800. The Hoose wa.exetlusively engaged pon the bill to establish the Smithuonian Iostittin, They camne to no concluision opon ht. Though eight years hase passed sin~ce the Government assumed this trust, and received somne haif a million of dollars; in British sovereigns,, for the, purpose of es tablishing, in thie city of.Nashington, "an Instiiution.. for the diff'usion of know ledge among u-en, n othl'ug'hes beenr done witt il,-t is likely to be. Rapid Increase - 'Dekocracy !- A Kentucky paper states -A-'ladyresid ing within ftfy'mile-of-this' pleo, has recently given birth to'four sons wb'ln-an' hour. They have been named Polk, Dallas, 'Te....ad nraon,. d all in * -thriviwg LATE FROM E OPE. .frival of the Gretd Wfstern. NtEWv.Yoari April28. The'7eat Westerb arrived to-day, at I o'elock.'bring'European advices to the 11th inst. :You will-see that the news, altbbugh sot of Very gfeat itpflanCeis -yet highly 'satisfactory. -'here remains scarcely a dubt, 'that ihe 'recent peaceful indicatibds of'Ctingfess'ob tie iujectof Oregon. will be cordially responded to'by the British Government. The Cotton marker h ~i'iproved since the sailing of the Caibri. ; ihe firm ad vance -being nearly '-18L on A merican descripitns. In other respects 1he'corn mercial intelligenceis not favorable. *'Parlianeut had adjuried over to Fas ter, and its proceedings had been marked by-great dullness. - Mr.'Barnum, of the Amerienti Muse um, andtlessee of Ge. Tom Thumb, re turns in -the treat ' tern. 'He--has amassed li fortune by exhibition of Toihuahnbin Europe. .: 'Of local hews there-iwnoe to-day. A caule of-1awfers had -afight jesterday in the Comthob Pleas, and 1[have a severe tobth:ach'e.. These ar. tI.e mostimpo - tant matters i koowiof .S ' Thirie-is nbtlinig netviiiour :mrtets to day. The effect of the Great Western's advicer has not of course,-yet-made itself perceptible. -N. Y. Fron the Chas. ?iening News. IIIGHLY IMPoaTrANT 'i TI E We have received u oi er mail to cday from New York. Wie o y -the -follow ing from the Philadelpliia Eve iug News of Wednfesiay, and would express the opinion that althoagh ali arrangemdent such as is indicated below is probable, we think the intelligedce premature. We gibe the article for What'i- is worth'. 'By this raf(dinoon's mail. THE ORaEOr COs-tROVERsT SEiTTL'D. Letters by the Great )Vestern from high sources, say tharfhb'Oregn-question is settled, and give the .details. vizt lat. 49to the Straits of Firea, and thea-ce thin' said Straits to the Pacifi, leavihu the whole of Vancouver's 1land to Great Britain, the navigation of <the -Columbia for a term of years, &. We understand the fact to be, that the arrai ement made through the medium of sov 'l gentlemen at Washington, and whici-we-aunounced perhaps two months ago,. but which was retarded by the uneaurteous manner in which the offer of arbitiSIo vas rejected. has now been- recognized: ld confirmed. The forms of.diploman swill be gone 'through with at Vashioj , as we pre sumre- for the formal negotiation has aneerby our government.been committed to.M4r. McLane, -though the.generous con fidedce existing between him and Lord Aberdeen has doubtless eijabled him to rebder important aid in -hr'nging the oin tro'ersy to a favorable iss4 The President, wve 1"ilve reason to know, is ready and will be nompt to ac cept tbe terms stated ahov ~and the Sen ato nbt 'less prompt in eo iug what be does ..Now. let thedo rAr ball tJ 'g8%oW4'U:=fhe. prey - escaped theirm Tliie natiooal heart' needd not now to ."be' pfcpared -for wkir." -A pdragraph from a Liverpool paper of the I1th, mentions the abbve intelligence as having been rumored on' 'Change, but does 'ot speak confidently of its correct-' uess. Our regolar correbf;ondenr writes us under date n1 thie l~th insiant, that the 'war pariy inl England, as well as here, was edijitelydown1, but does not a ppear to have been aware that the ternmsuf an arrangement had been agreed to.-'-N. Y'. Journal of Commerce. From &eico.-The Mexican sehr. Ventura 'arrived -at New Orleans from Vera Cruz., which place she lelt on the 10th-ult. She brought no iet'elligeines of interest since the last daeas.- Paredms has ptublished a matnifesto, iis which lie says that he has not the power to declare war againSt the United Sates, but that he leaves it to the Congress when they assemble, to take 'the consequences of spech a conflict into consideration. Tlhe Government is dleteramed to be ready to meet Samta A nna ahttld he dhtermint to returd. The dup reins Cbui't has puBlished the p'oceedings in the criminal suit instituted against the ex-President, just prior to the revolutioin which hurled him from power. A generaul circulaionu of these utay, it is thoughbt, have some influence on the midst of people, and prepare them for any measure of severity which the Government may tpke against Sant a A nna.-Chasrleston Neios IIO LLLA1 EOUJS. Disappearance of an aimerican.- (ffeer from Genvral Taylor's krmy.-Priyuite let ters received in Char'lestou, dated Point Isabella. A pril 16th,state that Col. Cross, Quarier-Master General of 'he U. State~s Armay, left General Taylor'i Camp at 10 to'clock on the morning oftnie 11th inst., to take a ride for exdreise, and had not been heard from up to the time of writing the letter. Anoa her letter states thai a nearo had given informatlion thda body of Ran-. cheros had csptur'sd and cdrried off ano ficer from a hut', a short distan'ce from. the Camp, and it is snpposed that Cot. Cross was the pe~son. Since writing the above, we have re ceived New Orleans papers, and copy the folowing statement of the .affair from the Picayune or Wednesday.. "Another untoward event in the ser vite we have to chi-onicle. On the morn ing of the 10th inst., Cole Cross, the act ing Quartermaster Gsneral of the Arey, left the camp on horseback unattended, ob business int his department. Noi retuirning within: a reasonable time, alarm was ex cited in regard to his safety, and parties wete sehu out fur him, 6ut could obtain no saiisfactoty tidings of-him. Three or four days elapsed, and the gravest fears were eutettained for his life, *hen happily, throughr thbe energy and adroitness of an officer of the dragoons, it was ascertained that Cok. Cross had beets taken prisotner by a party of Mexican i-oncheros, consisting of a captain,' lieutenant and-five men, and carried off.. Not the least apprehenion is neretained, of -the. personal safety~of Cdi,. Cross, but itiis iot kno4rn i5 General Taylor's- camp where he-is. -Mevieaneff core 3'.:dtey-dhoy-at.1s in -in Matn. moras, and We must wait patiently a lutte while for the mystery to be - unravelled. But let us repeat, that, at.latt actounts, the officers in Gen. Taylor's camp felt no alarm whatever as to the personal safety of Col. Cross." This high handed outrage will go far to. bring af'airs to a crisis on the banks of the Rio Grande. if the Mexican authorities do not take prompt measures to restore Col. Cross to liberty, and punish the perpetra-. tors of the act. We have not yet seen any account that rhe demand for the two mis sing dregoons has been complied with. Are they still in the.podessian of the Mex icans, or hits it been ascertained that they voluntally decamped ? We shoutd like to learu.--'Cher. Courier. Mr. Cdlhok.-Tate New York'Cduier & Inquirer thus speaks of Mr. Calhoun's influence and parribtic Sfforts with ihose of his friends in the Sehate. to arrest that course of rash legislarion which threatened to involve the country in war:. To thati body, (the Senate) it is only justice to say, we are indebiedI for the improved hopel and appearances ofiliings; nor will it he deemed invidious we trust. to add, that to Mr. Calhoun and his friends in the Senate, and to their decisive course in aiding to resist all headlong legislation --and thus given effect to the couservative 'action of ahe gallant Whigs-the coontr is very largely indebted for its actual safety from evil. We have not been admirers bfMr. Chlhodn-have often taken ocea sion to dissent from. and condemn, his courtte;hut in the great emergency in which the Commonwealth has been, and still measurably is placed, we feel that Mr. Calhoun is a tower of strength for the right cause, and thet he does as he does for the couuiry, and not without imminent hazard to that popularity which subserviency to party confers. He looks higher-he looks to the public good-and therefore we.. honor him, and those who act with him. Complimentary.-The following para graph is copied from the London League, a paper sustained by the Anti-Corn Law L-eague in Englantt: T HE AM-.RICAN FRE TRADE LEADERS. .--We have the plea-ure to announce tha receipt by the League of a gratifying pres ett from America.-Henry Gourdin, Esq; of Charleston. South Carolina. has pres ented to the Council the husts of the Hon J. C. Calhoun ant the Hou. Geo. McDuffi' the Villiers and Cobden of America. These busts of the distinguished leaders ofthe-Free Trade party in America, and the advocates nf leace, have been placed in the Council Room, surrounded by the various portraits of their cotetnporary lanourers in the same good cauce in England. We ho;pe this is lhe com meucement of a collection of distingtiished Free Traders of all nations. _?J NEW YoRK, April237i846r . Ifyou believe in omens. you will ibe glid to hear'that the steamboat--Oregoi;" was surfely got off the rocks at liellgate, with Won damage beyond a hole in her hull and, a" pfety severe wrenching in her fancy :iotk. -.The hole is. tho resuli of the con wrenching of t'he ornareutal' work ap pears to be typical of tlth famous speech of Mr. Me Dutlie, who, if he did not throw cold water on Northern Oregon, certainly piled up the scow banks to an unconifbr 'able height. NEuw YoRK. April27. A singular discovery has been made in this city, and has created no little gossi p. it appears that a person who has been driving an omnsibos through the Bowery, for te last t wo ot- three years, unidet the-< soubriquei of Johny, is actually a woman. She would ptobably have been successful in maintaining tihe disguise of her sex an til den th, had not her leg beetn broken in a scuffle with a fe-llowv driver a fciv d1a s. ago. After the accident "Johny"' was taken in the Hospital, and there th.e fore going dliscovery was made. The cause of her assuming this disguise is not kmtwn.I Tei-rible Fire on Long :sland-T here has been a tremendous fire 0o) Long Ia land It com tensed at 10 ().'clock tin Sunday, says the N. Y. H'erasld, rant nbout sit miles, and would reach the South Turnpike, about two miles west of Raby. on village, It is saId to be the most de stubtive fire which has occurred for many ears. It startedl nearly twti miles away irom the Rail Road, dtod Oie fact that no trainis run oh Sunday, tends to exonerate the company in this case. It has burt-t over the lands of Platt Oarel, :Mr. Fleet. Doctor Carle, andt ttany others. It be gan in the tow n of H amburg. Suffolk Co., and escaped from a~crial pit, (itt chai-ge atnd owned by Da;niel Beddle.) We leartn that over three thousand acres of woods have been destroyedl. The Value of Sm<.ke.-A striking instance of eedrsomic talent catme Wo o'ur know ledg6 in the district of Aistotn Modr. -From the semilting hearths of one house. an arched tunnel conducts the smoke to an outlet, at a distance from the works, in a waste spot. where no otne can complainz of it. Thme gathering matter or fume reculting from the passages of thme stnoke, is annually submitted to a process. by which it, at that time. had yielded enough to pay for the coustruction of a chimndey. A similar tunnelechimney, thrmee miles in enhwas erecting in Allendale. Its fumes will yield thousansds of pounds sterlina, per aptrum. Truly here it may be said that smnoke does not end itn smoke. --'English paper. Burned to Death-Mr. Simeon Knight, an aged citizen ofSmrykersville, Wyoming couJ~nty,. Was hurned to death, by his house taking fire on Wednesday last. He was very feebl-, and probably went to rest leaving a fire burning. Whent first discov ered, the house was past all hopes of sa ving, sed its inmate was seen lyinmg on his, bed, in the position in which he retired. Death of Jeremiah . -. Yates, Esq ---W e announce with much regret the steath of this aged and - respectable citizen. Mr. Yates was. for many years engaged in business pursuits in this city, and in ev-ery relation of life sustained a high character for honor'and integrity. H e was int his EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 1816 We send this number of the Advertiser to a few of our friends, who, we have good reasons to believe, will be glad to become its regular subscribers. if,'however, any of them think that they al. ready take as many papers as their circumstan ees'will admit of, we shall not feel wounded in the slightest, iftliey return it to us by the first or'second mail; on the contrary.-we shall be glad to see it coming back. Many men suffer themselves to be inposed upon. from an ina bility to say no'to their friends; and we should be sorry indeed, if we thought we were the in hocent cause of inflicting 'the slightest burden upon any man. .Any ofourfaiends who may not be disposed to subscribe io our paper themselves, by en leavoring to extend its circulation 'to others, will confer a favor. We feel grateful toour nidch esfe'ned friend, Mrs. ADDISON, of this gillage, for the first plate f Strawberries we have - had this season. If we were to say, they ivere delicious, we would not half praise them %-we would add, that they were the 'very largest and best that We ever aw. We defy the whole coufntry to beat them. ro satisfy our cnsiosity, we weighed two 'r hreo of them, and their weight was froi nine y. to one hundred and one grains each. They ould have averaged shoiut ninety-five grains. [t is no exaggeration to say. that Many of them were nearly of the size of our common Partridge rgg. Upon the *hole, they made'a delightful )resent, which was mlore highly relished on ac rount of the giver. The short communication of Mr. "Too'cn as Nor." which appears in our columns to. lay, might seem, at the first glance, to be 1ev. tiled at some particular person or persons, ith a rather malevolent aim, but we dre sure iat, that is not the case. Its author is a merry. hearted good-natured fellow, and he intended it is the most playful thir.g in the world We vould suffer nothing to appear in our paper which we thought had a personal direction. nd we are proud to say, that our gallantry ould never permit us to be made the insru nients, either of ahn.ing the women, or of iving them even the slightest cause of mortifi :tion or pain, 0t vexation. As frn the Old Maids, God bless thiest, we vould not hurt a hair of their heads for & little singdui. Their afflictions a'~ airsd gorea t lilinthenniintaiiris 8i >tfii Ti' ntils heart to aggraifate thathmle T'lie gnrdens in this gade and Its v ncty,. re equally as promising as the 'heat fields nd other crops. We have lately been invited' ty several of oui- villagers, to luk. at their uhbages, peas. beans, Irish potatoes, &c., and hi forwardness and luxumiance of the ;rowth f these vegetables have frequently given us no' ittle sumrprire. Mr. Samuel Guodtman of the village, intro Iced ius, a day or two ago, into a garden which i cultivates wit h his own hands ; and the rich ess and variety of the very best of culinary ierbs, with which it abounds, really delighted is. We were equatlly pleased with the taste naiifested in the arrarugernent of thre different valks and squares, into which it is laid off. It ill certainly be to hint a source ofconsidera >te profit as well as ple-isure. We mention this gentleman particularly, that ye may express the hope, that many others of mr citizenus, for tire benefit of their health, and 'or thre initerest and comfort of their families. nay likewise be indueed to amuse themselrcs, 'or one or two hours each day, in the delightful >ccupation of horticulture. A friend hac presented as with a few stalks >f Rye. taken from the field of Dr. Atndrews of his District, measuring about nine feet in engthi; and he assures us, that the average eight of the whole field cannot be less than ner eight feet. We are also infrmed hj the same gentleman. that the Dr. has a wheat field which would genierally measure in heigh ,lrom our anu a ballf to five fiet. We merely mention this, to show that our cops ofsmalgrain, are in reality untstirpassued. Florida Crops.-The Tallahassee Flor'dian of the 25th tilt says that the croips in Leon and Jeferson counties are in a forward state, and that the cotton and corn fields present the pros pect of a rich reward to the planter. Freslaet at Columbus.-The Columbusi, (Ga.) Enngnirer states, that there was a tremendous fall of rain there on Monday the 27th ult., and that great danger was ap prehe!nded of a fresh et. Tihe river opposite the city was rising at a rapid rate, and every branch was so swollen as to put a stop to travelling. Dr. Taylor's Cot ton Gin Factory, on afill Creek, had been car. red away. The Fufalge stage returned 0n Tuesday. having heen unable to-cross tire sau all branches. Newo York City' Etetion.aThe eletion in the city of New York Ihr delegates to the state Convention to amend thre Constitution. haa resulted in the complete .inecess of the Demo catie tioket. The number oh' votes polled was very small, showing that the Citizens in general took but little interest in the election. A negro, in Columbia. muwdered his wife a. few days ago. He has been sentenced to be hanged on Friday the 22d of May. -The whit9 of an egg is good -to clear -fisha bones from. the throat. We have frequently seen It recommended in the papers-, arid have no-doubt afits effiacye. - - MqfaDay.-4he rst la o a y b9sge:4* Dry (ftletly withis,:aid. we scelygiadra? thought about it, until next morning. wht proceeding to our office, we beheldo'irthep azzaimmediataiy in front of it, abefantifiul'ant shady grove.that had arisen the niaht'previoou. Exactly in front ofeacli windew of the.4fe was an oak or a sweet gum standing perfectly erect. The young trees were cannacted ard. confined to their places,.by awire which paus ed from one to another; aroend which wire. roses and other delicious lowers-had beeu en twined, most nsptly and -prettily. We were almost willing to flatter ourselves that it had been done by the hands of thefair The design of ilie -whole thing Was most graceful; and it was tastefully executed. When we saw it, we were induced to-feel that there were some green spots. even for newspaper edi tots. Whether it was inteodea fora compli. inent'Or -not, we are disposed to take itas such; and we evebhlave thevanity,.to esteem it a very handsome compliment. The news by the Great Western, is only im portant As confirming the'news by thei Uniorn and Caledoia:. It shows that the British nation is still ed to peacb with the United States, -a we may expect. by a prudest course o duct, to have all our difficulties, amicabiy Sir Robert Peele's Free Trade ea ldwly progressing, and the attention "fiome . other nations. of Europe has been lately .more particularly turned towards the same policy. TiiE ;OAR Is ACTUALLY EGt1 " 'he extreme's to which' Amercans are di' posed to drive every thing is somedmesa.larm ing, aud somhetimeshnpremely.amuing. Many ofihe papers in the upper part of thi.Siihta're speaking of our affairs with Meifegas if war had really'comiinenc.sd between thetwonations. Their colbzmans are te'eing wiih theiaat her. vent and patriotic addresses to their fefloweiti lens. ballitig upon them, by all that is dear, to iwake frdm 'their sI aburis of sectirity, and to prepare themselves for battle..-The blood of the Alano, and the glories of St. Jacinto, and the Halls of the Monitetnmas, and the 4i E can Eagle, find the footsteps of ferocious inva. - ders, are blazing iii th'd largest dapitals in-half the editorials that issue from that quarter. And so deepty iwpseiesed are many of our fellow citizens ietWeen this and theaountains; , with the belief that har is .ingjtiable, that Majors and tolonels of Regiments, at their.. sprint *iiewhsard, cotapletely overflowifig with courage and patrotisloquence: They are warlaiig their "bi-ther dfficersii felloti - soldiers," wui ind'ar'stanrid, in the' inamsiotaed and energetic language of perfect heroes, never. to stiffer their contitry's soil to be polluted by the foot prints of at astadrlyfoe, but to meet him on the border iresparediite.true-men to sacaifice their liV for their wivesthrdau h terntheir hearh stones and -their fir Some of.tlfent $ eern, nis ot ardor, ad ithe st a magie he mss-tn . They proclaifto mi e o a4 i.ihTI~ilu. triois predecessori'1iii -t r'is Jnevithlb) and t..y sai; - leit come They. ,ay, that the" very next ;gale that sweeps from-the South, will biiug to bir vars. the clash ofre' sounding arnis." We are afraid, thdt olirgal* lant officers after having vwrought up the ibbtr. age of tbeir men to "the sticking point,". and_ after having gained theif consentrro bonb pub lico. to leave their tender we~epii~g spbtnse, like -.4 the niore vallant ehiefs of Mexico~ivill be ander the direful neoessity of "waiting foi-the-orders of theijr govornmnent." The trutha is, our relations w.~ith Mheuico are - bad enatgh, but they are assuming a- more fa vi able aspect ; and every day more and more - convincedi 6aa, that there is no danger to be ap prehended frotn ihat quarter, dnless wve become involved in hos9tilties with England~ We give our readers ihe latest Mleican intelligence. which thiey can read aid ejanmine for them' selves.4 W~e have just received the first bumber of the Manson Ntas, a tiemocratic journal. pulished weekly. at Mariant, Al's., by Sanstc Y A. Townscs. It is a good looking paper, and its contenti give evidence of the knowvn ability of its editor. Gentlemen.here, who take a - interest in the affairs of Alabama, and who are food of rending good papeis, would do well to patronir~e Mr. Townes. The Neros is cheaf 4 enough at three dollars per annum, if paid ing4 advance, three dollars atnd fifty cents, if. paid. within six months, and four dollars, if not paid. until the expiration of the year. If we are not mistaken, Mr. SanmelA. Towntes is a native of South Carolin a~ one of those trite hearted sons of hers tft manfully stood to thteireams in the days of~l lification. We are glad to recognine him a the foarmer editor of the Abbeville Wii,~ gallatnt liutle paper, that stodd in the 'very Iao3 test of. our war for State Rights. We'are . pleased to hear fromn overy soamand eyesyson' soni of Carolina, into whatever region hiadesit ny may have carried himi, and that joy is still heightened lay the reflection, while we areread. ing his sentiments. ihat we are readingaitesen. timents of a brother--of a faith~lt soldierytwhe foght in the same forldrnuhope with ourselves,. and whlo-breasted the same shock of thie ee my's Ire We shall therefore, always reaid the " Marion Neira," with tle greatest plieasure krest oa Countefeiter'..,-A notorious e'ouc' tefeiter, named Jameca Hewett or Nelson-. was arrested in Newv fork, a week or two ago. Hie had in his possesibna lage nutm ber of engraiyed plae for it orhaingo.ffbaok. notes. H e had .a well e~geented' plate of tbe Mechanic's Bank of Clieraw, In this State. hemu, that on Suniday the 19th. itst.,. , hadred persons became'. mentlersu.orfhe byterian .Charch, of w hille Rev.; Smh is Pasfor. and thai'-there alou~ ' to hie Na age iugathe'riag of new- -i1 the Churohes of other denoinao&74 "Shoot Tolly as 'shi flis,-1 -Wuo .~ st) h bpb printer'.-"he'ot'Polly as sh~