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Conunue cations. Mr. Editor: By the communication of Col. Lewis T. Wigfall, published in your paper of the 22d uit., it is nade to appear, that I have uttered incorrect statements. in regard to the adjustment of the recent difficulty be tween that gentleman and myself. The titisstatements imputed to me, I purpose briefly and rapidly to dispose of, beginning with those of least consequence. 1st. That Col. W. did speak of my ra bcr, in terms of compliment and respect, I have alfirmed, and do still aflirm, but Messrs. Bacon and Gallman, are mistaken in supposing that I stated that those re marks were made to the Board of Refer ees. The observation made by me. was, that they were mado to "one of the Board." The concluding portion of Mr. Bacon's statement hereto subjoined, shows that he is uncertain, whether I declared that Cot. W.'s remarks were made to the Board, or to one of them, and I am informed ttat Mr. Gall-nan, a few days since, in conver sation, declared that he laboured under the same uncertainty. 2d. I certainly never could have intend ed to assert that there wais no written set tlement of the quarrel, between Col. V. and myself. What motive could I ha .e had for sayine that there was none? Up on that adjutmenut, I relied for the vindi cation of my honor, as nech as Col. Vig fall could have done. Had I deemed it Unsatisfictory, it wouldi never have have been signed by my friend, Dr. Johnson. Is it possible. to suppose that I would have been guilty of an act of such drivelling folly, as to assert, without motive 'or oh ject, a glaring falsehood, certain to he de tected in the course ort hree or four days at the farthest! It is obvious, that a palpa ble misapprehension existed onl the part of Messrs. Gallman ai Biacoit. the tfortmer of whom obtained from my Uncle, Col. Carroll, a copy of the terms of ajustmeint, within a very l'ew days after his conversa tion with me. Both those gentlemen have rendered me the jnstice, however, to ac quit ine of all intentional mifsrepresen tation, as Will appear by their statements appended hereto. I cannot account for the misapprehension whict: arose, unless by sipposing that it resulted from my ro plying. when aske.d for a copy of the termts of adjuistmenr. '* that I had none," for in conslequence of my inexperience in sneh matters. I hat carelessly omitted to bring with me a copy. That I ide not pre tend to conceal from other persone, the fact, that there was a written settlement, is apparent f'rom the st Atementi of Captain Bouham and Co!. Carroll, which will be ftand helow.i 3d. I have ;tsserted, ,and do mnnintain, that the ditrlientty hetween Col. Wigfall and tyself, xts adjusted by his retracting " C'very thin," or all otl'ensive language, anil that in so doing, Col. W. did - ac knowledge, ill the settlement, that he hail pronounce.1 Mr. Glover to be a conard." The "ol'eusive lanaage." used ly Col. I W., which constitutel " ever) thing," that , was the immediate cause of the quarrel between us, was his pronouncing me a li:r, upon asserting t hat he had said to tie. that Mr. Glover was a coward. lin the settletment, it is in substanco stated, that Col. WiLf'all. in pronotnncing me a liar, supposed I hadl airtmed that Ie had mado the ahove mentiined reiark concerning I Mr. G., AFTER the reconciliation between them. This, Col. W. denied having ever done; but Col. W. was now apprised that may assertion wvas, that he hatd made the above remark cotncerning Mr. Glover, to mec in Columbia. which proved to lbe DE~ FORE their reconciliation, andl this Cot. W. admitted to be true: the epithet "liar" was thterefore inapplicabile, and beinig the result of misapprehension on the piurt of' Col. WV.. was tberefore withdrawn. This, though not all expressed in so many w~ords, is the direct and itnevitable implication arisinig fronm the terms of' the "settlemiet,"~ and from it there is no escape. Ia con-~ fimation of this, I refer to the subjoined correspondence betweetn myaelf atnd the gentlemen composinig the'iBuard, as also to the following extract frotm the settlement, SWe have ascertainedt that Mr. Brooks, in the conversation wvith Mr. Glover, mn which he statedl to him that Cot. Wigtfall had spoken in unfrietidly :ermns of' him. had reference, in poitnt of time, to a period an-, tecedent to the reconciliation which had I taken place between Col. Wigfall and Mr. Glover;iiiid that Cot. WVigf-ul, itn ap plying to Mr. Brooks, the epithet "liar,"i supposed that Mr. Brooks' statemett had reference to a point of time subisequent toI that reconciliam ion. The origin and cause of' the present difliculhy is this charge ofr falsehood, andI it springs from, and is catised, *by a total misapprehension as to time."1 - If the construction I have givent to tbe "settlement" be correct, then I am thor-. oughty justified in all I have saidl. By ac ceptitng t he terms of adtjustment, submitted, by the Board, Cot. Wigfall admitted theI tiuth of the facts thereini set forth. if they be untrue, his permitting them to passj as true, was craven and dastardly : if they be true, his attempting now to dotty themi,< is despicable to the last degree.| Had Col. W. allowed me an opportuni- I ty of amnending anty injury I may have done him, it would have been eagerly etm braced by me. But no warninig, no op- I portunity of explanation was allowed me. I I knew nothing of' his alleged grievances I until I read his publication itn this paper. I In that publication, he insinuates that he< "did nothing," and thtat the net'er pro nounced Mr. Glover to be a coward, at 1 any time. As has been stated in the ad justment, the cause of difficulty was an imputation of falsehood, relative to this statement. I requested him to meet me in the mountains, in consequence of this imputation. Four gentlemetn initerpose,j and submit terms of "settlenmetut," in which they say that "no itmputation" was1 left otn the character of' Mr. Brooks. This I settlement was acceded oby Cot. Wigfall, throtugh his friend, Capt. Gregg. It there. by becatne his act. if this evidence is not conclusive, that Cot. Wighall did protnuce Mr, Glover to be a coward, I can proce thathe did, I am now willing for the community to judge between us. PRESTON S. BROOKS. Edgefield C. HI.. 2d Nov. Maj. T. G. Bacon's Statement. In the conversation I had with Mr. P. S. Brooks, concerning the adjustment of the difficulty between himself and Col. Wig fall, (of which conversation I have given Col. Wigfall a certificate,) I requested to be shown a statement of that adjustment, when a misunderstitding must have oc curred, lbr I believe Mr. Brooks to be a gentleman, and that he did not intend to represent the aflir in an improper manner. In justice to Mr. P. S. Brooks I iust say I am not certain whether Mr. P. S Brooks stated that Col. Wiagrall's remarks concerning Mir. Whitfield Brooks, were made in person. to one of the gentlemen of the board, or to the whole. THOS. G. BACON. Mr. W. G. Gallnan's, Slatenent. In the conversation I had with Mr. P. S. Brooks, upon the adjustment of the dif iculty between Col. Wigfall and himself, I asked fir the settlenctt or instrument of writing between them, I was under the impression at the time, that he stated there was none. Aithough under that impres ;ion still, since Mr. Brooks says that his remark was that he had none, and not that there was none, I am bound to believe it. ,s I think that Gentleman would not have iade a false representation. In justice o Mr. Brooks, I think nproper -i-te o t: a I obtained a copy of the.adjustment from me of the friends of Mr. Brooks, before I taw Col. Wigfall. W. G. GALLM AN. Capt. 1. L. Bonhtam's Statement. DtAin Sma,-In aecordance with your -equest, I vill state in writing, a conversa ion held between us some :ine in August ast,-I think, a few (lays after Sale-day. We were speakio of the settlement of lie difficulty between 3 ourself and Col. L. '. Wigfall, when I asked you where the orticles of settlement were. You replied. ou had none, I asked yon again, if you iad not a written settlement, and yon an wered, no. I thein asked you if there vas no written settlement. Yotn said here was. hut that Dr. Juhnson had it. This is as nearly as I remember it, the -ouversnaion tliat transpired. Yours respetinully, Ml. L. BON[A.11, Mr. P. S. BROOKS, Oct. 24, 181U. Cot J. P. Carroll's Statement. In -t conversation that occurred between de. P. S. Brooks and inysell. in August ost, very soon after his return from the 4imestone Springs, I remember distinct y blamin2 him for his carelessness in hav brought with hin no copy of the set ,ment, of his and Col. Wigfall's quarrel, id recollect well. nurging him to write, viahout delay, to his frieml Dr. Johnson. or a copy. J. P. CAR ROLL. November 2nd, 1810. CoLUtuA. 2.5th Oct. IS-0. Gentleen.-In a recent communica ion from Col. W igflall, to the Editor of the adgefwivld Advertiser, it seems to be his vish to create the impression upon the iublic. that the adjustuent, stggested by eon, and acceded to by his friend. Capt. 3regg, was baed on something different roi an 1acquittal of the charge f fallse tood. Believing that YoU Wonfl ncve'r ave recommended auy accommodatiot:. n the slightest de-gree compromitting the ionor of either. and supposing. as I did. hat the set tlement was in conseqIence of i withdrawal of the epithet "liar," which vas the cause of quarrel, you will oblig. nie, by stating distinctly in your repuly w'hether, in the adjust ment, you dho not un lerstatad Col. Wigfall to have withdrawn Very respectfutlly youts, &c. P. S. BROOKS, Me~ssrs. 1Ilarpe'r, llammpton, Elmore and Means. ComutA, Oct. 28, 1840. r'o P. S. Baoots, Esq. .Sir, -WVithout expressing atny opitnion, as to the true construction oft that part of 3o1. Wigfatll's publication itn the EdgeieM. edvertiser of' the 22nd instant, itn which fou state. that *- it seems to be his wish o create the impression upont tihe plulic, hat the' adjustmient suiggestedl by you, au:.dl scceded to by his frietnd, Capt. Gregg, was uasedl on somaethaing diflerentfm atn ae jnittal ofthtle chtarg~e of fatlsehood," we give ariefly our views ol' the adjnstmenmt made >y us, on the 29th July last, at Limestone springs. We, accidentally present at the timedcesig aatedl at the Limestone Spring's, were in luced to offer our miedliatiota, to prevent t he lostile meeting understood ton be nrranuged ir, between Col. WVigftall and youtr.-elf. rhe consent of all parties being obtasinedl. .re proceededl to inquire into the facts. Frm sources, atnd by means whichs thec >pposing parties could not resort to, by in luiries which the parties could not make, we ascertained no our entire satisfactions, a tate of facts which we detailed in the pa yer which is ptblished itn the Edgefield Udvertiser of the 22d itnst., etntitled ad usttment of an affa~ir of honor, beetweer. f r. P. S. Brooks and Col. L. T. Wiefaull," lated "Litmestone Sprinags, Jutly 29, 18.10" nt that statement, we statedl distirnctly, tat tie charge made by Col. Wigraiil, against Ilr. Brooks, of~ havinig stated what wans ailse to Mr. G lover, was made unader a to a! tmisaplprehenlsion of facts-under a mis take. That of course, sutch a charge was lot applicabJle, and therefore, of ntecessity eft no impuatation of falsefhoud otn the rharacter of Mr. Brooks. Thtis statement vas acceded to by both sides, atnd was hereby tho act of the parties, as well as >ur own. In this adjustment, wye disregarded all hose forms whicht would cembarrass the ,arties themselves, and sought fort, and >btainied the truth ini a way they could niot. [n the same way, we sought substance ather that) form, itn settling the ditticultv. [Jnder the tmost solemn convictiona of its ruth, and our responsibilities, we said in hte adjustment, that " we are fully and se iously of opinion,. that there is not atay hitng in thte quarrel between Col. Wig. aill and Mr. Brooks, wvhicfh mtay not b accommodated with honaor to botth parties, mnd should, certaittly, not recommeund atv >ther sort of accommnodation. If there is ay circumstatnce, phrase, or expression ta what we have said, which coutld give rests with us. [ot with them." We have only to add, that we remain of the same opinion still. We are very respectrfilly, Your obedient servants, F. 11. ELMORE, W. 1HAMPTON, WVM. I IAtPR 1 sR, J. H. MEANS. EDGEFIELD C. 1H. Titusso., NovEMBEa 5, 1840. Patal Afray.-A sudden rencontre oc curred in the streets of this Village. Friuldey evening last, between Mr. Thomas B. Bird, amid Col. Louis T. Whigall, in the course of which. pistols were mutually dis charged. One of the shots iuflicted a mor tal wound upon the former of these young genlemen, of which he died Sunday mont ing. We forbear to give any detail of circumstances, or to make any comments, concerning nu all'air which will probably he judicially investigated. The subjoined concerning the Congres sional elections in South Carolina,we copy from the South Carolinian. It will be found utseful to many of our readers for reference hereafier. It will be seen that the entire Delegation of our State, in Con gress, except Dr. Butler, is composed of the Democratic party. This gentleman, says the Greenville Mountaineer, was e lected by accident, and by a very small tatjority. It will be remembered that Ger.eral Thon-nn. ihe present nember from Green ville and Pendleton, was elected by an overwhelming mtajority. over Gen. Whit ner, his conpetitor. T-u tr is evident, that the cause oh Democracy, has gained areatly in our State. ELECTIONS IN S. CAROLINA. FOR coNGRFIs. Ist District, composed of Charleston, &c. 1. E. Holmes. No opposition. 2d " Georgetown.Darlingon, Wil liamshurg, Marion, Ilorry and Marlbor'-John Campbell. 3rd " Lancaster, Sumter, Ker sha~w. Chesieifield-T. D. Sutniter. 4dth " Spartanburg, Uition, York, aind Chester-James a Rogers. No oppoiion. 5th1 " Greenville and Pendleton Dr Wn. liutler, lfhig.* -; a6 Edeldfield and Ablieville-F. W. Pickene. No opposition. 7th " Laurens, Nen% herry and fair field.-Patrick C. Caldwell. sth "Richland, Lexin::ton. Or anetlmrg. and Barnell Samtpson 11. Butler. No op. '"ostt.on. th " otlcetou and Beaufort.-R. B1arnwell Rtheit. No op. All Republicans. except Dr. Butler, of lie 50t Diktrict, who is said to be a very m,oder~ste Whig, not filly concurring with the Whi, partv. And toll old members, except Dr. Butler. and Col. Caldwell of' the 5th and.tih District. *The Greenville Mountaineer says "Dr. Btler is electedl by a tmajority of 147 votes over Col, Norris;" and "'1 he votes givent to the lowest candidate, [Joseph Powell.] were chieily taken frotm the Democratic side." lu Greenville Dist rict the votes given were, for Norrie, 975, Bit Ir. 603. Powvell, 354. in Petmlletmtt. for Norris, 1,59G. lEnt fer. 2.115. Pmvell. 199. Totals. Butler, 2.718, Norris. 2.5 I. Pow. eli, 523. Majority for Buttler, 1417. We ptublishied somnetimne since, an ex tract giving an account of the timte wvhen the election of Electors of President and Vice Presidentt oif the U. states, wouild take place in the several States. Somne dotibts as to the correctness of this ac count, have beeni entertained itt some of te par -rs. We miigy the follow ing. from the Boson Daily Advertiser. EEeCTION OF ELtscToas.--By a law 'Congrness the electors of President mtust ae chosen, itn such tannter, as the Legis :'mutres shatll direct within thirty-four days preeding2 the first Waeda~~y in Deccem-i her, which this yenr fulls ott the 2d. Thte electors may therefere he chioseni this year on aniy dlayafter the 28th of October. The whtole numbheris 204, (1.13 maijurit y.) all of wvhotm willI be elected by the people by General Tlicket, except 11 ini Soutth drolinia; who will lie choseni by the Le aislature, which tmeets on Novembter 23d. Ocmhlet 30th-Ohio 21, and Penn sylvania 30 SI Nov. 2d-Arkanisas 3, Connecticut 8, Georgia I I, Illinois 5, Indiania 9, Kentucky 15, Maine 10,Michiatn 3, Mississippi 4, Muissotnri 41. New llamipsiret 7, New-York 42, Rhode Islauid 4. Virginia 23. 148 Nov. 3d-Louisiania5, Ne w-Jersey S8, Teninessec 15, :2 Nov. 9th-Massachusetts 14. Mary land 10, Alabama 7. 31 N'v. 10th-Delawaren 3, Vermont 7, 10 Nov. l3tht-North-Caro)linai, 15 Aftr 23d-8o0tth-Carolinia, I I Int the City of~ New-York the election is held one day. Nov. 4th; in thte rest of the States, on the 2d, 3d andit 4th and it has been stated thtat the elections in Mississip pi auml Newv Jersey are also held twotdays; but with these excptions the electionts are copleted in one day. MULTIBOL~US CORN. "Wre can buat thme beater, says the H1am burg Journa."-Wait for the wvagon Mr. Editor if~ you please; you hatv'tt hteard frotm old Ninety Sixr. WVe were yest-erday shown two ears of Corn, from the pdamia Itions of outr friends Dr. It. C. Grillin tand~ K. M. White of this nei;;hhorhtod. One cotainitng 1538 and thte other 1508 grains to the car, we do niot brag ot noutr itne Corn Mr. Editor, but would say to the Editor f the Journial. that we have some nuLbbins containing 1250 gr'hins to the ear. Your I Multibole Corn cant Shine in this crowd. Mr. Editors, try again if you please; by inserting the above you will oblige a CORN PLANTER. Oct. 24, 1840. The Camden Journal of the 28th inst. snys:-The Court of Common.Pleas and General Sessions conineuced its fall sit ting for this District on Monday last, the Ion. Judge Richardson presiding. Dinner to Gen. McDitflc.-Tho gr-at lengti of our reply to the calumnjies of the Harrison paper in this place, so necessar. to disabuse the lublic mind at a dis'stnce, of the impressions they were calculated to produce, has rendered it impossible to publish to.(v, the proceedings of the late Barberue Dinner to Gen, bleDuflie, wihich are already in tyle. The dinner was attended by a large and highly re spectable and intelligent concourse of peo ple, to the number or, we presume, nearly one thousand; and the speech of Gen. McDuffie, which occupied about mo hours and a hall' was one of the most splendid and eloquent productions of the kitid, that we have ever had the good for tune to see and hear; and a most triumph ant vindication ofhis late course. and in dced of his whole life and character, from ohe outrageous calnttties that have been so gratuitously and uinprovokedly heaped on theta by the little -Presion Faction" in this Statc.-Soul/s Carolinian. Rare Vegetables.-Mr. John Michel, whose tnt ommon btecess in theenlture of fruit. flowers and vegetables has often challenged ouir editorial commendation, has entitled himself to the credit of intro luciog a new vegetable into our horticul jure. lie exhibited to us, yesterday, a fine sp'ciiien of the Yam Massicot, or 61. Do ningo potatoe. raised in the open air, in his garden on tho Neck. This potatoe grows on a rich and luxuriant vine with large arid heautiftl heart shaped leaves, the vine itself, at( not the root, hearing the fruit. We are told by A]r. 1. tat the potatue vien cooked exhibits bright gan hoge color, and is stiperior in flavor to the Irish potatoe. 11r. M. has also succeeded iii raising this new vegetable from the seed -the common mode of planting being by cuttings of the fruit.-Char. Cour. GREENVILLE, Oct. 30. The Court of Sessions aid Cotitmon Pleas for this District commenced its fall term on Monday last, Judge Butler presi dmng. Although there is a great deal of husine-s n tie settled, we do not learn that there is ay case upon the docket whicl is of nuach imiatii:me. except to the par ties iiterested. An adjmirnmet will not probably take phare unutl thie close of the week .- Greenclle Mountaineer. Frost.-On last Suanaday and Monalay tit-hts we were visited with heavy frist and ice, the first we have had this fall. For two or thre days the weather was very cold, the Therimometer standing at 351 on Tuesday at stunrise. Our farmers have haid a fine time for harvesting their crops ofcorni. which are unustudly fine throughout the upper coun try, so fIar as we have heard. The Cotton crop oftlhe middle Disitricts is represented as being very light-not nuch more than one half thac usual yield.-Ibid. The SubTreasur.-A sound Currency. Tie mechanic's Bank, (Augusla. Geo.) is now eckin2t on New York at par, for 'aee. and at A lier iei I. pareni um, fr the ntets afspecie (Ge'orgini) paying banks, ad in C harleston andl Ilamhunrg. S. C., antd will likewise give her own niotes liar chrecks oan New York. Dit 'i l'tited S iata~ Baink ever ido tucha bea ier for the peoaple ? Let the Banks re sumne, and exchanige will be easv Hamburg Jnau-nal. Resumpion.-We perceive f'rom thei Autgusat-a Charotnicle and Semtinael, of Tes daty Iast, tat ''the Bliak of ilanmhirg, S. C. is checking oan New York at futr per. ent. for Augusta tntred." Would it not le btettetr lfar auir Il :ilaharg Batnk to ssave heur Newv York checks to buty specie wvitha, itnstead of conaverting~ them into irredeemh abale notes, as we behelid sonme of the pare cinus metal cnrriedal'mitn boaxes ont a draty this wveek, and their acts may elicit a repe titiatn very often'.-Ibidl. Pennsylvania Election.-The Pe"n-ylva niana of the 2-2d itast., publishes a table of thme vot's of rhat State at the Iate election, fromn the orlicial returns. The vote ertands aeeirding to that paper. 115,165, far thet Democeratic tieket, and 108,853 fur the Feideral ticket-Demoutcratie majority 6, 3l12! lit 18:36, the vote was ais follows: lfor Vatn Butren 91,475: for Ilarriso.., 87, I1l Democratic majority ini 1836, -1,36-1. 1Mat E s OF CoNGRrss FROMi SoUru GARoIsya.-Th'le folliowing aire i le mtema hers elect ha thle Cong~ress, from this State -bssac E. Hohnites, It Bartawell hthiett, Johnt Coutphell. F. WV. Pitckens . T'htam a. D). Siert . Samnpsou hi. Butder. Pattric~k C. Caldwell, Jiamtes Rogers, and WVm. Bitler. Messrs. Cak' well, anal Btler are new membiers, electedl respertively in the pin res of the [liin. J. K. Grillita and the lIon. Waddiy Thtomapsona, th Iiof who It dcleitied a re-electiont, Dr. Butler is Ithe otaly Whtig in the lat.-Courier. Itn Dr. Battler's District there wvere two Republicain Catndidlates w~hose joinat vote exceeded hais, anad Mr. Caldwell was elect ed aver Col. Irhv the WVhig candidato in has District atlthougha thaerei was another Rieptublicani Candlidate to divideo the maa jority. Tlhe oppotsitiont wero our numn bered in every Cotagressional Dis.rier ini the State.-Mercury. A distitnguishaed gentletmatn ofNe w York, states that less thana forty yours. since hte dined with Chiancellar Livingston at Paris. TIhae patience of the guests wvas exhausted by a visionary youth nsatmed Fullons, whto etngrossedl the conuversationa hyatt airgumxet to parove trhar if lie could ohtitin a small funad, he could conxstruact a boat to he pro pelled by the power ofstesam. and tnavigate he Hludsoni River with the volceity of four mile tan hnor. Prom St. Au;ustine.-We had two ar rivals from St. Augustine yesterday, which furnished us with papers fromif that place lo the 25th inst, from which we cory the following it paragrapht: Sr. AUGUSTINE. Oct. 25. From the South.-The schr. Wa\ln-r M. I rings to news ft lihe I oItherni Po-:s. The garri oin coitiinus hel lby, but It. ih lim'i;Ied foree prevents any demoniration against the 1tidians. who are known io be iii large force in their several neighbor Indian fires were seen in large nurnhers along the coast South of Cape Catavaral. byT the Capiain of the Walter M., and three ludians on the beach near New River. On the 18th the schr. W aler M., sent in her boat to New Srnyrna, fi the garri soin dispaiches. and whilkt cros.,ing Nus. (iuito bar she was ctpsized, by n hich U-' cident a man named Ferguson. lately dis charged from the U. States Army. was drowned. SAVANNAH. Oct. 26. From Florida.-The steamer l orre-ter, Capt. Wray, arrived last evening from Florida. Capt. V. infrumns us that there was no Indian news or any movements of the army. except what we have already noticed. We however learn from hin, that the schr. Ileury Barger, Capt Case, nf New York, from Baltimore. hound to Pilatka with Government stores, was wrecked oin St. John's Bar, on Monday last. 19th iust. Part of the carao sails and rigging saved-vessel total loss-Repub lican, Nyw-ORLANs, Oct.22. Arrico.-We are indebted to a coim tnercial house in this city for t copy of t io rlecrees, recent p13' trom ulg ated by A nave, the commander-in-chiefl of he Federal roops in Tabas-o. in relation it) maritime commerce. The flrst provides for the ex emption of ntional vessels from the ton nage dty, for a redurtion of one-firih of the du-ies levied otl good1s imfiported by vc s. sels coming from any port in America. or of two fifths if arriving frot any European irr. Those vessels only are cousidered, iational which have confrmed to the law. of 1833-34, on the subject of a unational marine. The second decree contaiis eight pmovi sions. The first abolishes the duty on anchorage, and provides a tonnage duty ofotie dollar and a htalfon foreign vessels. The -econd prohibits foreign vessels from carrying on the coast trade, but permits them to take cargors of domestic tner chundi.'e, on complying with the necessary formalities. The third pern'ts the free transport of cnrrent coin in foreign vessels, when it is destined to be employed as capi tal in the market. The fourth compels foreign vesseis to furnish a triplicate mani festo. a list of the provisions, crew and pa-sengers. The fifth provides for the levy of three fifths of th- unies requiredt by the law ofl1d27. The sixth abolishes all the eustot houses in the interior, and removes the duty on goods circilated in the country. The seventh permiis the introdurtion of gois prohibitet by the law of 1827, pro vidted a tax of fifty per cent on the value ofrsuch goodfs, be paid. The eighth ex eipts fon all importing dities, the fol lowing articles:-powde-. shot and every kintl of weapon of war, and provisions of all kinds. Commercial Ilusiness in New Orleans. The annial statement of the commerce of New Orleatis exhibits the exports for the last year to have heo of Cotton 9(i8.702 bales. Sutgar (cinjjettured) 115.000 bthtts.; 'lTobatceo. 413,897 tdo.. Corn, 800,000) bush els; and Lead. 320,000O gliintals. Beshiecs a1 variety of othter artin-les, the ni hle of whticht ar-e valued at sixty tmillions of dol. !ars. These valuab.le prodnets have afiorded fr-ighits to l1,22 sea vessels atnd 19.58 team. hoats, besiides t hutnsands of flatt boats, bar ps amtd prognes They have, ptrobiably, intduced tore than 50.000 mariners, boat metn a&nd stranigers, to visit New O rleans dlur-ing the bustintess seasoni, andil pr-obabily pu hettneen fo'ir andl five traillions of dnol lars itito the pockets of merchants aind others etnployed. Fromt the llumburg Journal. Our Sociey.-There are some persons who rnatke it a case of cotisitderation about the society ofour cit3y, anti complain that itlls no btetter. For our own part, we think it good eniotugh, at least "we aire coni tetnted, perhaps it mayt lbe miniing to thne circumistaince of our tnot betintg raised to better, there is a great deal ini that. Ot'e thinti we kitoni, and that is. we- tnfke our mtoney liere, andit respect the3 plaice, andi tioreover, are willinsg to take it fhr hettet or ni orse, ais the catse mayv be. H ut who are those that conmplain of our society ? They atre the idi-id uals wh Io intkei iheir fortuntes here, antd emt, sleep. drini k. and spendtt it else-n here. TJhey aren the' very people wvhio have such at disaate frn nut city, thatt they catnnot condlecetnd to place their famnilies here, but look for a residence morte' -otmpjatiblet with ntoltluns of high life ft! irantd atppeatrancies. Fudimge for such people. Intsteftd of tiphlin g the phlice that gives thetm bread, they reinse to bed our pieople-their mone-y is mtarde here,t bitt their hefarts fire elsewher-e. They arc nur opponlueiis, atnd w e think it ft poor coin stolatiotn, that tient bsthId ntot stiaaitn the plac-e wh'ere they tma~ke their bread, and eat it somtewhe.re else. TAL.it.usi:s, Oct. 20. Ml'ore Indian Depredatiouns. A pa:rty rif Itndians shiowedl themtseh es at Cohotnel Gmtble's p)lanitationu at WV.launce, in Jef fersoni County, Ott Sat urda ;y fast . They took a negro womain, andh forced her to accompanuly them. But beiniz surprisedi by nmeeting at pairty of wiu-tes, they fledI priecipitately, aind thle woan ehreeted lier u~scapte. The humbtugs were somec fewj milets distat, watchitig the progress of the' election.-$tar. Price Albiert reached the age of 2l otn lie 20th oh., wit-ich event was duly cele brated ini Londou. The motrnitng was itsh ered in by the rmtgitng of bells. andt~ in the evening niany of the club htou-ses arid other buildings presenttedl a ve-ry splendid ag-i. .earannC fom the illumrinfatiotns. . 0 Fris -lhe Ililiaimrg Jfnrnnil. To Crqy Victory,. is tihe Qd r :fthe Do. --Some cry victiry for Vm H uretn, mist bi cry vicoty flor llurrison. I cry tictory for H a mbuarg. llamhur:; has been a :hil of persccu tini root n birh.1 Ila-e beei a IrsCu dman,* frumo the h.y of- its f1 e4du daition - a;d 'i;:H out l tit of these lerseetlors are diwad, brok. i. or rI: na n a, aIid I jaR) here ;Ilie, inl good ealth, nid the tonay prosper us. The takin'g of ity bridge was the hait diug of li anilir; haqd not t his been taken, there nson'd have hien, I am sure, ito Hanbt:trg at the lires nt day. and perhaps no Rail Ruad, and Augusta wctld have enjoyed all the South Carolina trade, as thereftore. And this taking, Augusta will rrpeni to the endi of time ; for I shall be a ble with permission of the Great Ruler, to leach that finlce great city a lesson ever to lie remembered hin if) iiami'per with cem ion sense, and the hard earnings of an hores; man. One more act. and her fate is sealed. They have nade the Bridge loll free. to giei inr cottn, and I am hear tilv tickled at their stupidity. .Build anoth er, and make it free toqand you wiU not eet iot.r cottion then. Savannah mas en joy the t.cuteit ofour cottou, bur Au'gu.ta will nt, There is one way that you can get rt, and that is for you to come with gaiod wnon ey to Hamburg. und buy it. My Bridge is nearly reinstated, and that cursed thing above, caled tile Nen w Bridge, ie gone, nev er to be re-huil-. for ('toinlon sense forbids. it. As to the town of Aiken. it may be a go-d ain immer retreat, hnt, to tell me that it nill be niade a successful town for com tnerre, they might as well tell me that they can miake a successful mill to go by n ater on tie top of a mountain. The iiduicenients I'm planters to trade to tarmur. are rnofold-uhey can trade to Augusta, as free aq to Ilanibure, pay inig no loll. and therefore have in o mtar kets lir their' seleetiotn. This, I think, % ill satisfy them. The town of Hamburg has also iwo markers, (Savannah and Charleston.) and a goud road to either; the river to one, and the Rail Road to the other,'this will sustain her. And as for an inundation, Hamburg is gutarded, not only aaainar ordir.ary but ex triordinary fireshtets. by a dyke and flood gates. and only reguires for the Town Council of Hambiurg to keep the1 m, as I made them and left them. As to the lorl, no human foresight could possibly guard against a youtg No ah, anl, as to -otmle of our merchants be ing broke by it, % has signifies that? Suppose the s% hole of them had been broke, others would have come in and supplied their places. As a commercial M u, Hamburg is established beyond a doubt, for where there is commerce, the merchants will go. husiness willcarry hitm atwv. Look at New-Orloans, there. hundreds die of a day by yellow fever, yet their places are filled up. There are now only three things neces sary for the prosperity of Hamburg, Ist. A fullsupply of goods. 2nd. Pleuty of sound money to pay for Cotton. And 3dly. - Fair dealing. We have the two first and we will endeavor to perform the last. H ENRY SHULTZ, Founder of the Town of Ilatmburg, S. C. October 31, 1840. The Democratic celebration of the anUL versamy of the battle of King's mountain on the battle ground, on the 7th tit. was attended. according to the Western Caro littian, by at least 15,000) men, from the Stlttes of~ North atnd S. Carolina. Thero wvere nlo log cabina nor eider barrels-no hatnners with "Tip, Ty'~ler and the Tariff" inscribed-but it wias liter ally ani outpour inig ofi the pteople, "to celebrate a tiuemo ruble daty, oan a sacred spot." Col. Heat iv aof York, S. C.. antd Col. Hloke of Lin ecola, N. C., actcd as Marshals. The pepewere addressed by Colonel Davie, Hn. HI. W. Cunnor, lIon. Chas. Fisher, li. 1B. Browni, (Geni. J;as. Rogers, Bur ton Craige, Esq atnd others. The cele bratiott contiotned for~ two days.-Pendle. ton Melssenger. From the Nere York Journal of Comerce. NTATE OF ALABAMA.-No member of ,he~ ttiion has fulfilled her engagements with greater ptunctuality than the State of~ Alabama. The only debt sIe owes, is that invested in the. capital stock of her Banks. The first half mnillioni el h'er llands became dne in Lotidon the presenot s ear; and al thuntt:h the dtime reset ved its right to ex tentd t he r'tod of their redemp iijut, the whole sutm due ns atnticipated and paid by the iatnks. for which it wvs i4sure~d. 'Te interest iuponti a nother.portin of lie debtt. pas able at iNwe Yourk and New Or~e; is int Nouvember and D ember, is already providlet. A Part o hat due ina Lotndon itt Jsuairy niext. has gote forward; antd the (sear n estern carries with her to day. remlit tttnces to cover the residue. In deed all ithe pay teents of the Srate prior to A pi. I 141, * et thuts aneticipatied, Th'le Legislaiture of Alabaa. at its last session, passedl an act recalling the whole of theu Statec l',onds issued an~d still unsold. Thhese have all becco aiccordingly returned atnd cancelled, rhus leaiviug the State debt Sh0,560.0ii0. The Guovernior also in hi. last 3lessage to the Legi-lature, recoim mnendted the establuishmnt of a sinking fund h>r the graduoal extinguishment of this dlebt, antd t hisjudtic~ii omasutre will f5aall prob ability tie ntd'ptedl the ensniiog session. With Itnn tannonil expdh ofCot;6n, uorth t ils presea low pice, twenty 'dnillitats of Jollars twith a viery trihlntt amnouut of im piorts dusring thie past andl present year, toil with a Vailbhre id andcooica l pollicy it tihe utantagetment of her finaners. the Siute~ oflAlabamna ought to rank among the tighest in credit, as she is in her i-sources. i is a safe calenlarionu, thtat t la st five httndred wh-ig traitors, are now parading the c'ountry, and retailing Iran village to, village, their stadb; fialsehloods agaist the aidmtinistrationi. Who pays the cipeuase ? Thei American htaiks or ruag barons on the luther side of the Ala*t Ign~orance.-.Dorinig tile moths of Jury Auiglst, andt Septembter, 183$, ihee wvere 26,7t8 couple married itt Enlandc aund WVales, of whott S,733 mna- and. 13,03 u-omnen si'itued the register teiamak