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mg nn important and interesting inffueuco upon the judgment which the House* might form on tue subject ol defalcations among publ c officers, a id the cuu-es which have led to th< ir multiplication. It will he perceived from the following h*t or, that the Committee availed itself of tiie earliest period a her their organization to make a call upon the President to furnish a 1st of the defalcations that Inve taken place among collectors, receivers, and disbursing officers of public mon^y, and other public officers, since t ic 4th of M irch 1829, showing the amount of each, <fcc. M ore ?i? ?n four wcks have now elapse J since thai call was ma le upon the President, and the only information v\li'cii the Comm ti< e his obtain* d to report upon to the Ho use .s contained in the folio ving letter; the distinguishing feature of which information "S, that slid more time than even the whole remainder of the session w II he requisite to answer the call. From this the Committee arc coinpeliou reiucunuy iu a.fer. either? 1st. Tt?a: the accounts and records ol the several Departments, in general, an- so incomplete and detective as not to exhibit, without great labor and delay, the true relations of collectors, receivers, and disburses of the public money, and of other offi. cersofthe Government, as to distinguish debtors from defaulters, and creditors from bo b. 2 ily. Teat the number of the defaulters multiplied so rapidly siii'-e 1829. under the system of accountab lity pursued towards collec.ors, receivers, and disburscrs of the publ.c money, and odier officers, as to preelude the practicability of receiving an account current of their defalcations wi ll all the clerical force at the command of those Departments, under existing laws and up A./.rvrl'if'ono J""K Ifenher inf-rencc bo im . ( n I none oher equal weight seems t > be e r y jo?lun"b!e ffom the letter of ;hc Secretary 01 the Trcasurv.) it manifests a lax t\ of administration wmch^dem tnds :iie evrl.cst pphcation of suitable romedios \\ .thm u?e reach of Congress and of the cou try. For the p.qvr.s Nos. I ;,"d 2, referred to in the subjoined % ;*.- r. reS renoc is respec'fu.'iv made to K\ r*.\i ol fio committee* p. 470 an I onward. ' reasury Department. Fe ruary IS, J 839. vSiR : The IV;-,. ] tit on the 2od ultimo, rtlerr.d to this Department the following resolution, passed by the Investigating Committee : "Resolved, Tnat t!ie President of the Utu ed S at's be requested to cause this -coinuu tee to be furnished by tiie proper E\e- utive D par.inent wi'ha table showing .e .?< locutions which have occurred among he collectors, receivers, and disb.?rsors of public money, and oilier public officers, since the 4th day of March, 1829; the names of the default' rs ; the amount of ?ach defalcation ; when each case occurred ; he length of time each case has exish d ; u hat steps have been taken by the proper departments or officers to prosecu'c the defaulters and to s cure the United States, in each case ; and what defaulters are retained in the same offices in which they became defaulters, or have been appointed to other offices." He accompanied it with a request tha* all the information desired should b * procured early as practicable, and submitted by me to tho committee. Accordingly, on tho same day. I enclosed copies of it to the oth-er Departments, and also to the proper bureaus in the Treasury Department, and desired that replies might he furnished, so far as in their power, and soon as in their .power, to the several inquiries made. I further requested the bureaus connected with this Department to employ any ex ra assistance that could be advantageously ap. plied in hastening heir answers. I would now inform the committee that great progress has been made in respect to those parts of the answi is connected w. h the R- gister's office, and all" which could be ade, consis.ent wtih the drffi ulty and .? rii i * i extent oi ine luDor, >n mo i n.ru Alienor s office. But it is feard that, on account of this labor, and the great mass of previous calls by committees and bv 'he two Houses of Congress, which are al-o to by miis a re.l, besides transacting the current business in the dltF-ren; bureaus, 'lie whole detai s and the tabular statewnt required cannot be completed during the session. Every effort, however, which, under all t'.iecircumstances, can bo made, is believed to 1 e excried to meet the call at the earl.est day practicable. In respect to the last branch of the resolution, asking "what defaulters are retained in the samy offices in which th y became defaulters, or have been appointed to other offices," I am able to present the report ot the Register, from h s office, which exhibits such names as arc o his books connected ^^wilh the State and Treasury Departments. It is annexed, and contains no name as to . I - II. ? ^ mis, anu out one as io tne fttate Department. That one is Commodore D. Porter, and by the r orrespondence annexed, it will be seen that he does not consider himself a defaulter, though he stands charged on the Register's books for a considerable sum on account of prize money, as explained n the papers (Nos. 1 and 2.) Respectfully, LEVI WOODBURY, Secretary of the Treasury. Hon, James Harlan, Chairman of Investigating Committee. Part I.?THE DEFALCATION'S OF MR SWARTWOUT. I. THE EXTENNT F MR. SWARTWOUT's DEFALCATIONS. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. Th- Mr. Swartwout is a defaulter to Government, as appears by his ou n returns, as adjusted from time to time at the -Treasury Department, in the sum of one million two hundred and twenty-five thousand seven hundred aud five dollars and s.xty-Dine cents. 2d. That this amount of indebtedness has accumulated upon the face of tire quar. J ferly accounts regularly return'd by him ' lor adjustment at the Treasury Department, i without the omission of any of either items, j j debt or credit thereon, untii ii became on : absolute defalcation. : l ? i 2. ti:?: duaatio.n* or jir. swaktwotts re- j FALCATIOXS. Conclusions of the Committee, j 1st. That all moneys received by Mr. : ! Swartwout as collector prior to 1S37, were i ' j regularly accounted for by liim in bis qunr. j j tcrly returns to the Treasury Department. ! 2d. That so much of all moneys receive J j by Mr. Swartwout priorto 1837. and ncj counted for to the Treasury Department in . ' Ins quarterly returns, as were not paid by j him into the Treasury were retained by him j under the tacit acquiescence of the account- ! I ing officers of the Treasury ; and regularly ! carried forward debi'ed to himself, in the ; balance of each subsequent quarterly ac| count rendered by him to ttic Treasury IV! partmcnt to die close of the term of his of- j ! fice. 3d. That bis omission to carry a d- bit to himself of H e moneys receive I by bim from ? the Treasury, or from other sources, prior , to 1S37, to the close of accounts kept only j at the custom-house, called his cash ae. j | counts, and bis carrying a debit to himself j i of any such items to any other class of nc-1 ! counts kept only at the custom house, called ; suspense and unsettled accounts, or by any i other name, would not operate as a conceal. ' ment, or fraudulent, from the Treasury Do. i partment. of the true cash balance in his ! hands. First, because neither his cash ac. ( | count, nor his suspense and unsettled ac- ! ; coupj, nor any other subordinate account,! ] kept at the custom-house, was ever exhibited J 1 to, or formed the basis cf any quarterly set.; i ilonie t made, by him with the accounting officers of the Treasury. Secondly, because, j in his quarterly accounts settled at the j ! Treasury Department, the aggregate and j true balance of all his subordinate accounts J kept at thecusiom-house, including both Ids , cash account, was uniformly, prior to 1837, ] carried 111:0 his quarteily account under the , it m of "cash, and unsettled accounts." 4:h. That the defalcations of Mr. Swart- 1 worn, by means of fraud and false returns, | commenced in 1937, and not sooner, and j have existence since that period ; and the I I defalcations thus according, added to the ! ' moneys previously retained by him, accord, j ling to his reurns to the Treusury Depart, i ' men!, and hy the silent acqu.escence of the ' officers of that Department until the close of | ! his term of office cons'itute tho aggregate of ' h s defalcations at the present period. j 3. THE CAUSES OK .MR. SWARTWOUT's DEpATi- 1 I cations. I Cause I. The irresponsibili y of Mr. | ISwar.wout in pecuniary character at the! time of his appointment to office. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That at the time of Mr. Swarlout's appointment, and of Irs reappointment to office, he was wholly irresponsible in pecu. niary reputation, and was involved in debt, j 2d. That at the time of his appointment } and of his reappointment, and for the j j whole period he was in office, he was nolo. | I riously. engaged and hazardous in large ! speulatious, and deeply embarrassed by | them. 3d. That his pecuniary responsibility , and consequent involvements by hazardoua ! ^peculations, cons itute one of the primary j causes of his defalcations to the Government. Cause II. Culpabable disregard of law, j and neglect o' official duty by the late naval ; officer at New York. Conclusions of the Committee, i 1st. That the late naval officer at the I port of New York, throughout the t? rin of ins sc, vice, from 1929 to 1839, wholly dis., regard d the requirements of law prescribing the duties of his offiee. 2d. Tat said naval officer, for the samt period wholly disregarded the instructions of the Comptroller of the Treasury of November 10, 1821 3d. T..ut said naval offieor, by so disre.. girding thu r< quirements of law and the inj strucuons of ihe Treasury Department, cut pably neglected o keep the accounts and tecords apperainingto his office, and there, by rendered the office nuga'ory as a check on Hie accounts of the codec or. | 4 h. That if the duties of said naval ofti cer, as auhorzed and directed by exisirig laws, had been executed wi h proper care and vigilance, thev would have rendcied it I impracticable for fraud or error in any of j the accounts of the collector of s.dd port to escape immediate detection, j 5 h.That ht| ulpabledisregard of the plain | ! requirements ofiawand ofTreasnry instruc- 1 1 tions prescribing the duties of naval officers, j ; by said naval officer and his coutinued tu g- ! lect of official duty, is a primary cause of! | immense defalcations of the late collector o^ j ' New York. j Cause 111. Culpable disregard of law | I and neglect of official duty by the First Au- j thor oftheTreasury. Conclusions of the Commirec. 1st. That the First Auditor of tne Treas- j j ury Ins been guilty of culpable disregard of! j 'iw, and neglect ofduty, in examining and j certifying the correctness of the accounts of j the late collector at New York without I having compared tlinm thnrntifrhlv with til ? ~ ~ j vouchers accompanying the same; and al- . so in transmitting said accounts to the First | Comptroller, certified, for revision, while j the most important vouchers therefor were i retained in his own office. \ 2d. That no fraud practised by the said j collector in his weekly returns of cash to the; Seci? tary of the Treasury could affect the j just and true set dement of the accounts of sni?l coiNvtor at tl??- Auditor's office, as said j weekly reiurns form no part < ftlic Oasis of: | the settlement ofsaiJ quarterly accounts by j i the AutJitor ; and therefore furnish no apolo1 gy tor th?; neglect of the Auditor to examine , thf same thoroughly. I 3d. That, without the aid of the register; ! of bond accounts of collectors, required by I law and Treasury circular to be kept by the Auditor,to enable him to detect frauds and | defolcH'ioj^, any exist, the said Auditor i could have thoroughly examined said Swartwout s quarterly accounts dufng any qmr- i fersaid Auditor has been in office, inasmuch as the original quarterly accounts were retained, against law in his office, and furn'shed the same means of comparison as a register would have furnished. 4th. That, in the culpable disregard of law .and neglect of duty, as aforesaid, by said Auditor, is found a primary cause why die defalcations ol said Sivnnvvout in 1837, and subsequently, escaped early detection and have resulted in the probable loss of the public treasure. Cause IV. Culpnble disregard of law and neglect of (lu y bv the late and present Comptrollers of the Treasury. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st That the lateComptroller oftheTreasury, George Wolf, Esq... now collector of the port of Philadelphia, was guiliy, while in said office ofComptroiler, of culpable disregard of law and neglect of duty both in icgard lo the bonds of collectors filed i:i his office, and the records thereof tequircJ by law, and in setting and certifying to the Register the accounts of Samuel Swnrtwout, late collecot. without having transmitted to Itirn the vouchers therefor required by positive injunctions of law. 2'J. That the present Comptroller of the Treasury has been guilty of culpable disregard of law and neglect of duty in settling and certifying to the Register the quarterly acounts of Samuel Swartwout, late codector, without having transmitted to him the \ouchcts 'herefor required by positive injunction of law. 3d. That said Comptroll' r is also guiitv of culpable disregard of law and neglect of, duty?Is?. In no' having sought and ascertained from the "invoices and appraisements"' at tho custom-liiiu.se, either through the Treasury or otherwise, the true amount ofj Swartwout's claim upon the 201,000, retaincd by him in going out of office, as suggested in the le ter of the dis'rict attorney taat was before him dated April 25,183S. 2Jl}v j In not causing the accounts of said Swart- j wout to be forthwith stated, or instituting : measures therefor, immediately on the ricg lect of said Swartwout to return and settle ' his accounts at the expiration of the time a!- j lowed him by law for that purpose, to wit : - *- r l I.. In i id me cariy pari 01 juiy, iow. ... ] continuing the same neglect, and forbearing to issue warrants of distress against said Swartwout and his sureties from the 3lat of ; August, 1838, when apprized by the letter j of the First Audilor that said accounts still. remained unsettled, until the month of No- 1 vember, when the detection of Swart wout's larger defalcation was communicated from ' New York. 4 b. That theadmimV ration of it is mark.; ed with such signal inefficiency, as well as neglect of du*y, as render nugatory many ; of the most important checks upon the First: Auditor, and collectors, icceivers, and dis, j bu sers of the public moneys, which the laws I creating and regulating its duties content! plated and have sufficiently provided. 5th. That, in said disregard of taw and j neglect of duty by the said Comptrollers, j and inefficiency of the office as now admin. j istered. is to he found a primary cause of! the i nmense defalcations of the late collec- ; tor at the port of New York, and consequent j loss of public money. Cause V. The discontinuance of the use j of banks as depositories of the public mon-1 oys, and permitting the same to accumulate in the hands of Mr. Swartwouf. Cause VI. The negligence and failure of the Secretary of the Treasury to dis. charge his duty, as the head of the Treasury Department, charged by law with the superintendence of the collection of ihe revenue. Conclusions of the Committee. 1st. That, of la e years, important books ! of records, designed to contain a condensed i statement of the accounts and liabilities of collectors cfcustoms; weekly, monthly, and i quarterly, have been permitted to fail into ' disuse in the Department of the Secretary ! of the Treasury, and thereby render nugator> many of the essential checks upon the ! definitions of that class of officers arising f o'ti evicting laws and Treasury regula? tioas. 2d. Tiie negligence and failure of the Se crctarv of the Treasury to discharge his duly, as the head of the Treasury Depart, ment, charged by law with the superinten- j dence of The collection of the revenue, and j his want of a correct appreciation of the j before-named records in the superintcn- j dence of the collection of the public reven- ! ues, and the consequent neglect to continue j and complete them, are justly regarded as a primary cause of the escape from detection, for so long a perivd, of the immense defalcations of the late collector at the port of New York. 3d. That the Secretary of the Treasury j has been wanting in a proper discharge of. his duty in office, ij> permitting SamueV; Swart wour, late collector of New York, { quietly to retain the sum of 8201,000 after j bring out of office, under pretext of indem- ! nifving himself against claims of importers i for duties paid him under protest, and liable I by him to be refunded, while it was known | to the Secretary of the Treasury, within aj few weeks thereafier, that said Swartwout I was neglecting to refund such protest mon-! ey, as ho claimed to do, and that the same | were beinsr refunded, from necessity, out of; o'.her accruing resources of the Govern- 1 ment by said Swariwoul's successor in ( office. 4th. That the Secretary of the Treasury has been wanting in a proper discharge of his duty in office, in permitting the present collector at New York to retain under his own control, and subject to his own use,. commingled with said collector's private i funds, large and accumulating sums of the public money collected for duties paid under ?... >1 ! . . I J _ _ 1 1 l. j'l uuii againsr uic ceciarea opinion 01 said Secretary. and the declared opinion of the At'orney General of the United States j on the subject, also against the former us-! ages of the Department, and instead of causing the same to be paid into the Treasury of the Urv'ed S'ates. 1 Part II. tup. defalcations ok willia.m m. ! PRICE. Crnclusions of the Committee. . . 1 1st. That William M. Price, as district j attorney, is a defaulter to die Government! ! in a large sum. * 2d. Tha' his defalcations are attributable I to the notorious irresponsibility and want of! i character of said Price at the period of his i j appointment, and re-appointnieirt, and dur-} : in;* his en'iro terms of office, and to the J continued neglect of a proper and ofticient discharge offJutics at the office of Solicitor > , of the Treasury by the late and present in. j. cunibents of that office. [To be continued] ' , LIST oFPULLlC AC PS I : Passed at the Third Session oi the Twenty- j1 fifth Congress. !' An net making appropriations in part |: 1 for the support of Government for 1839. j I An act making appropriations for the! I current and contingent expenses of the; I Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty i stipulations with the various Indian tribes for 1839. , An act making appropriation for pre-1 venting and suppressing Indian hostil ties ' for the year 1839. . < An act making appropriations for the I Naval service for the year 1839. j I An act making appropriations for the ! ? payment of the Revolutionary and other ; pensioners of the United States for 1839. ;c An act in addition to an act to promote r the progress of the useful arts. An act to prohibit thr giving or accepting j i within the District of Columbia, of a chal- j * iengc to fight a duel, and for the punish- j t nient thereof. I An act to provide for carrying into C fleet j the convention between the United Slates of s America and ihe republic of Texas for mark- 1 ing the boundary bet Aecn them. IL An act to proviJe for the location and;' lemnorarv sunnort of the Seminole Indians 1 ~ J - 1 j . removed from Florida. 1 An act to revive and extend nn act to authorize the issuing of Treasury notes to1 meet the current cxpensos of the Govern- ? ment, approved 21st May, 1838. j An act to repeal the proviso to the 2d. section of an act approved 3d March, 1S37, J which authorized the Secretary of the Trea-! sury tocomprornise the claims of the Uni. j ted States against certain banks. I An act giving to the President of the j United Slates additional powers for the do*; fence of the United States in certain cassc ' aganist invasion and for other purposes. An act providiug for the erection of a : fire-proof building f-r the use of the 'Gen-1 eral Post Office Department. J An act to providing for taking the sixth census or. enumeration of the inhabitants of I the United States. A resolution to authorize the purchase of an jslaad in the river Delaware, called the j Pea Patch, and for other purposes. A resolution presenting the thanks of Congress to George Washington Lay fay. et'e, the son, and to the surviving family of Gen. Lafayette. ILOBIDA.? INDIAN DEPREDATION'S# Through the politeness of Mr. Lee, just from Tallahassee, we have received the following particulars, in relation to very recent depredations, committed by bands of skulk*; ing savages in that neighborhood. On Mondcy night, the 10'Ji instant, a > family of four Dersons bv the name of i White, were killed, twelve miles below j t Tallahassee, near the St. Marks road. |. On Friday night following, Mr. Pindaris, \ f his wife, son 17 years old, and a young, j, child, were killed, in llichardsoa's neigh- i ^ borhood, near Magnolia. Mr. Pindaris t and his son were burnt in the house, and his ( wife who attempted an escape, was mur- j dered and scalped a few rods from the j hous?. Three daughters made their es-1 f cape, although one of them was wounded j? severely. About one thousand dollars in f paper money was taken from the house by the Indians, some of which was found their ^ in rail afterwarJs. * t A number of volunteers started from c Tulahassoe on Saturday in pursuit of this s hand of Indians, and it is reported that on c Monday they had a fight in which one white ( man and one Indian were killed. The fl whites had to give ground from the superior number of the enemy?and Colonel t a .1 /"? Kichardson sent an express to tne governor fl nskins mere men to assist him in a further t pursuit of the Indians. It is said that the v little band under Colonel Richardson acted e bravely, particularly Mr* Hutchins and Mr. ? Bailey, by whom an Indian was killed after j he himself had been wounded. On Tuesday night or Wednesday morning, lour or five persons were murdered near t Camp Wacissa, two wagons were destroyed, and one kegef powder and some lead taken by the Indians. General Read had gone out with sixty or seventy volunteers ; but it was feared he would not be able to find the Indians, in as, j whenever danger approaches, they retire into the swamps and came brakes, or disperse in small hands, to meet in some distant sec ion of the conntry, where ttie firs- J intelligence heard from them is the murderj ofsomo unprotected family. Reports were various as to the number G of Indians, and ranged from ten to sixiv? jv any one acquainted with their method of P border war knows the difficulty and unccr- IJ tainty of ascertaining theii number correct- j1 ly ; it may be ten to-day and fifty to morrow. '* The Governor has ordered a heavy draft. 11 and was making every cfTort for the de-! [\ fence and protection of the country. Much confusion prevailed at Tallahassee, i11 and great fears were ci'ertained for the jt( safety of tha place. It is believed by many ! c persons there that the Indians will attempt ;c to take i'.?Columlus (Ga.) Enquirer. j GREAT RbTtaTn, jo Opk.\i>c? or Parliament.?The queens hi Speech. jI London, Feb. 5. j o Tins afternoon, at two o'clock, tho Queen . v went in state to tiie I louse of Lords, to open p 'he session of Pa-T'lnmen! A boo! ten m:n--' utcs past two, t.or Majesty was announced in the usual way ; and after a short interval, the Queen, proceeded by theCltiufofficers of Stat", entered tlie House and ascended the throne. Nothing could surpass the splendor which die scene presented as the peers, peeresses and beautiful gazers from the galleries all arose and filled the initid with a sense of the power and iovelme>s over which the Royal occupant of the Throne so appropriately presided. Her Majesty having commanded their Lordships to be seated, a un-ssage was sent requiring the presence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, who, accompanied 1)v various members, forthwith annearr d at ilia bar. All new was hushed ; and then, ilie speech having been delivered to the Queen by the Lord Chancellor, her Majesty read it?in a voice which was at first rather licmtrious and not very audible?but as the reading proceeded the enunciation became more distinct, the tones clearer, and lie soft sweetness of their sound was heard by every listener in that crowded and magnificent assembly. The Speech was as follows ;? ' My Lords and Gentlemen, u I rejoice to meet you again in Parlianenf. I am particularly desirous of re:urring to your advice and assistance at a leriod when many mailers of great imporanco demand your serious and deliberate mention. 4> I con'inuc to receive from foreign pow:rs gratifying assurances of th-ir desire to nain'ain with me I lie most friendly relations. " 1 have conc'uded with the Emperor of Vustiia a[ireaty ofcommerce, which, 1 trus', vill extend and improve the inteicourse l>eryvip ,'iilno^fc Iinrl Tin. r??, ?T I 1 i > VV/WW W I |'IV Mill >eror. "I Inve also concluded a treaty of the iame kind with the Sultnn, calculated to >lacc tlie commercial relations between my lomiuions and the Turkish empire upon a letter and more secure footing. 44 I have directed copies of those treaties o he laid before you. 4< I have been engaged, in cone Tt with \ustria, France, Prussia, and llussia, in ncjotiations, with a view :o a final settlement >f the differences oetween Holland and Deljium. 44 A definite treaty of peace, founded ipon anterior arrangements, which have ?een acceded to by both parties, has, in ronsequencc, been proposed to the Dutch md Ifelgian governments, I have the sat. sfaction to inform you, that the Dutch gov:rnment has already signified to the Concrcnce its acceptance of that treaty, and I rust that a similar announcement from the 3elgian government will put an end to ihai Jisquietude which the present unsettled pate of these affairs has necessarily produc. :d. 44 The warranty cf die five Allied Powers afford satisfactory securiiy for the prescrvaion of peace. " I lament the continuance of t??c civil var id Spain, wnich engages my anxious and indiminished attention. " Differences w hich have arisen have octasioned the retirement of my Miuist' rfrom he Court of Teheran. I indulge however, he hope of learning that a sutisfuct ?ry adustment of these differences will allow of he re-establishment of my relations u i h Persia upon their former footing of friend;hip. 11 Kvents connected with the same diflcr. mces have induced the Governor-General India to take measures for piotcct ng Iiri ish interests in that quarter of the world, and to enter into engagements, the fulfilnent of which may render mili'ary operaions necessary. For this purpose such >reparations have been made as may be sufficient to resist aggression from any juartcr, and to maintain the integrity of my Eastern dominions. " The Reform and Amendment of the Municipal Corporations of Irelan 1 are es:ential to the interests oft..at part of my do. ninions. " It is also urged that you should apply -ourselves to the prosecution and complex ion of those measures which have been rc:ommended bv the Ecclesiastical Commisw ioners of England, for the purpose of inTeasing the efficiency of the Established /hurcl.. atid of confirming its hold upon tbe iffection and respect of my people ? The better enforcement of the law,and be more speedy administration of justice, ire of the first importance to the welfare of he community ; and I fee 1 assured that you vill be anxious to devo'.e yourselves to the ixamiiiation of tiie measures which will be iubmitted to you for the purpose ofnttainng these beneficial results" Gentleman of the House of Commons, " I have directed the annual Estima es o be prepared and laid before you. Adnenng lotue principles o( economy vhicli it is my desire to enforce into every lepartmont of the Stu e. I (1**1 it my duty o recommend that adequate provision be nade for the exigencies of the pnblic service, fully rely or your Joyality and patriotism to namiain the efficiency of those Establish* nents, which are essentia! to the strength ind security of the country. " My "Lords and Gentleman, M It :s with great sitisfac.ron, that I am maided to inform you that, throughout the rliole of my West Indian Possessions, the lerio J fixed by law lor to final and compete Emancipation of the Negroes has been nticapaicd by Acts of the Colonial Legisilures : and taut the transition from the ; nmnAfot'i' ct'cf/im nnncr'nlirPvlill^ ftfl_ ! f UJ|/UI (1 I ^ iu KT* V lli.w i* ?|' "" ire* freedom has taken place without any listurbance of public tranquility. Any nensures which may be necessary, in order a give full effect t? this great and beneficial hange, will, I have no doubt, receive your arcful atten ion. " I have to acquaint you with deop co t'rns that the province ol Lower Canada has gain been disturbed by insurrection and lat hostile incursions have been made into ppcr Canada by certain lawless inhabitants f the IT. States of North America. T hose iolations of the public peace have been j romptly suppressed by the valour of nay >rces and the lovably of mv Canadian c,?h. n ! jocls.?The President of the United States lias called upon the citizens of the Union to abstain from proceedings so incompatij ble with the friendly relations'which subsist between Great Britain and the United ; States. M I have directed full information Upon all ] these matters to he laid before yotf, and 1 j recommend tbo present state of these provinces to j our serious consideration. I rely j upon you to support my firm determination ; o maintain the authority of my Crown, and ; I trust that your wisdom will adopt such measures as will secure to those parts of mv | empire tiie ben* fit of intft nal iranqu'Ity, and | the full advantages of .heir own great naI tural rcsourc s. j " 1 have observed, w ith pain, the* persei vering efforts which have been made, in * i some parts of the country, to excite my i subjects to d.sobcdience and resistance to I tiie law, and lo recommend dangerous ! and illegal practices- For the counteraction ofall such des'gns 1 depend upon the efficacy of the law, which it will be my duty to enforce?,.pon the good sense and right disposition of my people?upon their 'attachment to the principles of justice, and I their ubhorcnce of violence and disorder. i " Ifconfidently commit all these great in! terests to your wisdom, and I implore Al\ migi ty God to assist and prosper your ! coims? is." FRANCE. . Tiie King of the Fr< nch 1ms desolved ! the Chambers of Deputies, and "convoked j the electoral colleges" that is, ordered a new j election, on the second of March. CHr.uAW GAZETlE "WEDNESDAY. MARCH 13, 1839. 'IStc lamentation of "F. T. K. *f.H we are obliged to postpone till next week. -Q. K. fc>." and the foasts at the dinner of the Cbcraw Light Infantry arc in type, but want of room compels us to postpone them again. The Mulberry trees whtch we last week | stated we were authorised to sell, we have since learnt are not the MuUicaulis, but the Alpine. In the letter authorizing us to sety ; them they were denominated "Chinese ' Mulberry trees." As the Multicaulis is the ; popular variety of the Chinese Mulberry, aqji ' that best known, we took it for granted they were of this variety. As soon as the gentlej man who has them saw our notice, ho wrote" to us correcting the mistake. We had sold ; more before we received his correction. The message of the President to Congress on the border question, cannot but prove 'satisfactory o every sober minded patriot, whatever his party predilections. The message, it will be seen, was delivered | on the 26th Feb. We ou.'ht therefore to have . rec ived it omc diys before t.be publication of lour last week's paper; instead of which we j did not receive it till the 7th inst. nine days ' after it was publi>hed at Washington, and ' then it carnc tu us by the Southern maiU in the : National Intelligencer, along with the Charles; ton papers, a:so containing it. The fault lies with some delinquent Post Master, or Pest Masters along the route. We are often a week, anu sometimes ten or twelve days witlr. out a paper from Washington. > The Dr tisli Minister at Washington and the j Secretary of State have entered into a tcmpo| rary arrangement to be recommended to the j Governments ot Maine and New Brunswick during the negotiation between the United . States and tin British Government, on the I boundary question. The substance of this | arrangement is that Military forces are to be withdrawn, and prisoners released ; and that i any movements necessary to expel trespassers i from the territory in dispute shall be made | Jointly by the local governments, or by concert. : The 1 itcst accounts from Maine and Canada lessen the probability of any serious conflict.? ; The people, official and non-official, of Maine | bluster somcwhdt; but Sir Jolin Colborni, Gov. ernor General of the Canada*, and Sir John J Harvey, Governor oP Xcw Jtranswiek. demean j themselves more oomposedly and sensibly. I The communic ton 10 be found in a i subsequent calumn on the subject of the j Mail Contracts between Raleigh and Columbia, fully justifies the course of the Post : Offi e Department. We understand a contract Ins been i made by the Raleigi and Gaston Rail. | road Company tu carry the mail daily on ' this joutc in f>tir horse coaches. We trust they will continue to do so till the "Ra. i Ici'di and Columbia" and the "Metropolis ! 4~* 1 tan" Railroads shall be constructed; after ! which thf great daily mail will doubtless be i restored to this route. Congress by a vote quite unanimous in the Senate and nearly unanimous in the House, passed an act appropriating $10,0(0,000 to* enable the President to defend the country against any aggressions which may arise out of the border troubles. The genera! cxpecta. tion however is that there will be no occasion to use the money. If there 6hould be, it is to bo borrowed. An appropriation ha9 also been made to enable the President to despatch ar special Minister to join Mr Stevenson in England, if in his judgment, it should be necessary. Aero Religious Paper.?A ntw paper has befce commenced in Charleston, called the Southern ! Christian" Sent inch It is edited l?y the Rev. T. | Magrudcr, and will be 1 he organ of Lhasa minis* i tors and mcmb rs of the Presbyterian Church, in ; the Southern rtatcs who were opposed to the , measures adopted by that church for separating , from its communion a large party who had , departed from its doctrines and Government. Th* Rev. Wilber Fisk D D. a distinguished i minister of the Methodist Church, and President 1 of the Wee ley an University at Midd!*tpwn. Conn die' on the?9r! J'Vhrtmrv.