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Domestic u . % 4 .< ?? * Bhownsvii<lb? (pa, J Feb. TV The Silver Jge. ? Since the dig . cpvery of the silver imoeuar Zanes ?jlte (an account of which was pub lished in* late number of the Regis ter) expectation bar been 'on the tip toe,' among the salt horeri^jFQiis neighborhood. We have heaoHer- { ' eral accounts of their having paused J through hard metallic- substances ijjt surface of the earth, th thai discovered by Mr. r, in Ohio? but they never 1 ight of having their borings examined, i. It, is expected, however, that they will hereafter be on the a lert? and very important discoveries^ may be made. If Chandler 1ms ac tually found the preciouft metal, as ^represented-^ and wftgan see ho ren ?oflfto^doubt it? the probability is, that the country abounds with it A few years ago, the man who would , have oUdfriaken to bore for salt w*- . ter in tVw nelfebborhood, would Say# been consiftred; notv almost every farmeR?bn and if; a few years hence, silver ore may be itS' ? S is 111 as ofirOu. Since ailvl^ mines have become the topic of the' day, we have heard the following fact related 4; I a gentleman of veracity, which awssgJL, where on the onfl black- 1 extract <*BtSof thiug should and that if hewwld on which A had | receive, one ich was agreed together to five examination* delirious and died i#e few da; f This casualty prevailed the blac smith, Mfho had not b?*n particular my?F>i ; and to Mtab met in this city, agreeably | Hi?ndev the ?ci ofdajflT I " * 1 i i ct ? to create ' ?. ? Yemenis, for the man 1 thereof# ; . Ptaaent ?? ??> esident of rj Durant > Esqrs. dkas this is a tionaK Magni ihe opinion of the KftJ^rd; Kg mm HatcK and _ Commission TliefJoard jUton Fulton i the Stale, tylBSt Albemarle Sound and endwivdr tft fotin ait opinion as to tlje practicability of opening an Inlet at the lower end of tlie Sound, which will be permanent and bare 1 '* sufficient depth of Water for coni mercial pi " * ?-??bject of mm *55^ several Engineers may Ins desired, the Board have, upon the suggestion U of Mw^Pulton, requested him to - collect -and ai range facts with the Of consulting some of (he moat .eminent Engiueers in Europe on this V'mt , From "Albemarle,' Mr.^ Fulton will proceed to Ocracock and ex amine the Inlet at (hat place ; from tlietice to Washington to inspect tiro Stwal Uh>w tlml UN* ft, ami report whether the channel acroffe it can be permanently deepened. From Wash ington, lie wfH go to the in?et at bwutisborough, ft port iU-xoinlitioo, anil whether it c^u oe improved. In fSBifeto, 8wmbw.airiu -flfci En gineer will exam** the and ' run a line of levels from tufc bead Instable wafers uf -that river (in those of "White Ojtk ; lie will also examine Hie New Uiver nud the In let at its mouth. ?? jig ' ? in his way to the Alltemijrle, Mr. Fnlton will visit the Worfcsnow in progress ou the Roanoke, and give 4o the Oumpauy incorporated for the' improve mentor that River, such ad id" instruction! He is alse dire^S to! out -Reports of , his fateH5urveyrnTlttm Clubfoot and Harlow's Creeks Canal and of the Inlets at the Cape- Fear f . and to report' particularly on the | Buoys which are necessaqr J ttf he ^plicaUfoimay'jbeTOnde to the Be aetaryof theTreasury, th&ghour Senators and ^Representatives jn Congresi to have such Buoys iinme- . diately erected. - The Board resolved (o address a Circular Letter to each of the incor ?w?vH v^?j|ittuiEB iui MtiuruiifKLtftt: Navigation of the Risers of the State,, requesting from them, at least; once a year an account of their fui tlfe state of their Works, Ice. and I what aid they requite from the State, 4 Mjkrotn the State' Engineer. AJetterwa* ahm written to the* out I the North- Eastern County to tlie Sonth iidary of the State, re j i'to proceed as soon as ou* said :? Road.? uent was also ordered d for Contractors for *? ? - of, tir11' 2?b3?? VtlWt A UTT ICI ^an^agonist, and wm EN*: . r*R# thru die fit ?,(the ands and "had recourse to stones, with i threatened to assail Fowfl ' regai <1 less 'fThia J } when Bo%3 lasped KnifeJ ??PI imi ^ in lhe wllh It two or three times, so des|fcrate|)', that he instantly died ! ia 4 . nutfier fatal instance ?f the drefdfot J arising from freupent- i I <W? heartily Wish ; no such places in the Buddie baa made hb (gi* | cape. CHARLESTON, FEB. 19. The Execution of John and Lavinia. Fisher, for Highway Rob-, bery, took place yesterday, in the suburbs of the city, agreeably to their sentence. | Tliey were taken from the jail altout a quarter liefote 1 o'clock, In a carriage, in which, liesides the. prisoners, waa the He*. Dr. Vuhman, and an officer of po rB^-I^They were %oarded bit, the HherifF%f the District, with hia as sistants, anil a small detachment of cavalry. j? Arrived at the fatal spot, s<Mne time was spent in conversation lad prayer. Fisheh protested his iiinocence of the crime for which lie was to die to (lie last, but admitted that he lutd .lived ? wicked and abandoned life. li? met his fate with great firmness ; and expressed his obligations to the. new SheriXjor his kindness ami humanity. Hh I wife did. aol display so much of fbr ? titude or resignation ? She appeared] to be impressed with a he lief, to die last moment, that sbe w on hi be par doned. A little past fo'cWk the husband and wife embraced earb <fther upon the platform, for the las! time in this workl, wheur the fatal signal was given ? the drop fell ? and they were 'launched into eternity. ? She died w it h out a struggle or a groan ; 'but it was some minutes be fore lie expired and ceasetHb strug gle. After hanging; the usual tiuie, their bodies were taken down and convey ed"to "Potter^ they were interred. , ' The concourse that attended the execution was immense. May Jbe. awful example strike deep intoilieirj hearts; ajuCtuay it hav^e the effect intended, by deterring others frooj ! pursumg those vicious paths w hich] end iiritifamy and deatL |9 > & J? Sb9R FBBHUAKY, US. >V-: We understand that a pretty siiai corresnpndence topic place fetwet (Japtam ttamage, of the IT while i* Havana, > and the Com der of rtlie British sloop of Wasp, u> consequent* of the Mm ypre&ment, hy the latter, of an ^ menean Seaman, ' Baltimore vessel. was alKHrt Jlo sail 1 1 Captain Raroage forward meat' of the circumstances, to i Patterson, who coi station ; auS/ baa a similar statement to the |th? *f?Vy^ ? Waabingtow. ?T , , < js'/ itf-aA "> ? m?* THURSDAY , MA1.CH 2, t8S?, ion of our MR ance arising from adopt pi ro?4i#l? h?v<y- expressed oigli^ it* wltotlcaiion iUeied, go est Space of time, we would beg to SUte, ?w*?2 SffiSJwSiS to eontmiV tp lay them on (be table. 1 be (fkussion was long and earnest, because ibe merits of the a mendnieuts were somewhat involved, particularly the question oa the oni on of the two bill.. The proceed, fig* . ended in postponing the sub ject to Tuesday, and ordering the "? ^mwvun a#iu |>Hr>c>uu Senate, with the following amend f%_ " And be it further enacted, Thai it) alfrilh.it territory ceded by Krancfe to the United States, under the name of Xouisiana^ which lies north o{ thirty -six degree* and thirty minutes | no?(Ji latitude^ excepting onl$ finch part thereof aa isincluded within thc^m^tl O^the shftA "contemplated i by this act, ^ slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise that) In ihe pilq ishment of crimcs whereof the part) shall have been duly convicted, shall l?e and it hereby forever prohibited: * Provided always , That anj^persot esca|ting inty the same, fr<& ' whom labor or service is lawfully* claimed in any state or territory of the United States, such fugitive may lie lawful ly reclaimed, and conveyed to th< person claiming; his or her labor o< service, as aforesaid." The Yeas ami Kays on the pas sage of (he hill, were, * Y E A Messrs. Harbour, Hrovrn Baton, Edwards, Elliot, Gaillard, ilorsev, Hunler, Johnson, *f Ky. Johnson, of jLou. Kin-, of Alabama, Leake, Lloyd, Login, Parrott. Pbik iiey, Pleasants, htokes, Ttionbfts, Van I)yke, Walker, of Alabama, Walker of Geo. Williams, *of Mis*. ^Williams, of-Tenn ? 84. NAYS ? Messrs. Bumll, Dann, Dickerson, King, or N. Y. Lanninn, Low t ic, Alaeon, Mellen, Morrill, Sfg5&.^IK5;SS?,*?* nor, tumble, Wilson-? So. ? : , * . discoveries irtaih^inee the organiza [fen of the Company. We h*t*J| sSi mm :JMatch?egainat T/me.?We ?n-rj ilerstand, m a .Mr. Armstrong 'ojinecltoit, to U?s city ? J V di*ta.K*vtf tfy-jive mile* |tt two" $ hours and a half. A W of 8 thou sand dollars war depending on his iierfurraing the distahce in lluce rors. lie had right, first rate ai'fiPB >vii*vious)y stationed on the ?, ;iuk. lost probably not *idre ban two minutes in mounting and _ ; and witfe this small was in full speed from the ' starting until he reached Tf there is aby eitor in * our inTSrmant, who I with the rider of luttf ismotiflttS to deceive us. t . ? ?? ? man living IIP UOftbu f 7 Wli ?went of t,he Armorer af -S ?fiel$p|aMljere l men employed at that Armory, ; manufacture about 40*hWsket? of expetiditu mept ?f tike li - in " 11 i y DtED ? In this Totfl( Mrs. Ki.iz \ Caht*h, wife of John Carter, Esq, leav- * ing an infant child and an aflcotionate hus band to deplore her ions. * \ On the ttthtilt. Dwio, the ton 01 Doctor D. George of Kereh^w District? aKed 3 months. * ? Transient* bright, cbaate aa morning- . Hfew, was exhaled and went to Heaven. > ? ? fUr Charleston, the Rev. Av&a* \rj t' LiNM, D. D. Pastor of the 2d Presbytc f ?*t?D Church In that City. I f -1? .In Newport* It/ I. the Hon; WiL mam Etxtnv, a^ed ninety-foui ? a Mrrfi ?er of the Revolutionary Congres*~-?ti?f ' ?ne of the siqnAs of*the Declaration oi 1 \mcrican Independence. lie huafbecn, bf 30 ycats, Collector Of the OuM **?* iewpcrt. JLle aaumUirs lMMSjf StijlS aor, C :i? :cro, whfn he indHenl? M f'MM* tue cfi?tr anii>j*^ij oU. " ' /