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No.2 af 40 Isa Basnkruqpt ., * 3 EIf Subscriber bas been, by eLL Judp-. of Lthe District Court for Scotha Carolina Disttist; appo ited Commizsionerfor tdgelield Dsrt pursuant to the pruwisiomrs of the Act o(Cengress, madte, itnd now in force, concern itig Banakrupts. Therefore. any person wish ngtaalim-ilf orial Act, waell p.lease call taot the undersigned, at Hamburg, s C.,.who wiN ~r re all the papers inecemry to a final al .tas rtberal terms as any other per. son, avnprocured all the Rules and Blanks of said Court required, &c. ROB IT'ANDERSON, _H."ng, Jonwe 2t1842 tf se Dr@ught. to the Jan ?0F this D~istrlot, a negro nsa who says bis Inamse as Josepbs, and tbat hoeheloegsto John Panterson. of Minckies Island, 8. V., ol ight complexion, large whiskers frosa- ear to ear.5 feet 6 inches high. The owner is requcstcd to come forward, prove propety. po(chatrges and takhimeuway. T-, 99 if 419 Foreign Intehigence. A .w OsiLIA.. Nov. 30. lfteralia from Camprchy.-By the arrival iii thastit of Mr. J. R. Clark, from Canipeachy'via Havana. our neighbors of the Tropic ha ,e received udates from the former place as laie as the 4th inst. Tothe editirs of the Tropic 'e aro indebted for a slip containing the following intelli. genre. It seems that onl the 4th instant the 3leticans. under Gen. Morales, were still at the distance of abort six leagues rrom Campeachy, upon the coast. Ont the 3J mtsiact a force of fifteen hundred men, marched front Campeacby fur the purpose of hazarding a general engagement.-The Mexicans iere supposed to be about 2300 strong. it case it was thought improper to a tack thi Mexicatts. Ont account of the strength of their position, the Cam pehnnos nould retreat to the city and wait at assault. 31r. Clark descriltes Cam peachy as splendidly fortified in every re spect,. al.d fuily capable of resisting all the Mexican Iotce tlat could be brought against It. Three thoustnd troops wvere under arnis in the city, and was represen ted that the citizens w ould turn out te a man in drfencc of their preperty.-The Mexican fleet, it w as reported. % as W'tle coast. neacr the position of the army. The general ittpre!son at Catripeachy wias that a deci-sive e-ngenent between the two ar ics we uld take place on the 4th ust. By a letter dated on board the steamtr Champion. and addtressel to the editors ot the Tropic. it would seem that vessel was fired into from the fort at. Campeachy ott the niught of the 3lst tlt. It appears that the Champion ctcountered very se vere weather in the Gulf while on her passage from this place to Tobascc; and getting out of fuel was obligei to run into Campeachy to replenish. It eeiag dark the Governor mistook the Chanipion for one of the blexican invading fleet, and opened a fire upon her from a battery of 24 pounders. Several shot struck her, the mainmast iass split and her jib andlore sailhadlycqt; bu although exposed. te this severe fire, during which- gapeahot were .used. fortunately. tint one *l those i .aseit re wousded or mise- . Ou and our consul there, Mr. MeGregor, has deianded and will doubtless receive full indemnity fur the dathage sustained by the Camupiou. The shot which did the most injut3 were fired from a gun boat.-I'ca yune. NEw ORLEAS. Dec. 1. Late and importart from Yucatan. News was yesterday received from Campeachy tetn days la'er. hrought .by tlte Yucatan schooner Velador. We are indebted to our friends of the -Hee for a summary ot the intelligence, which is of an imlotirtant nature. It seems that the whole state of Yuca tan is in a perfect ferment otn account of the invasion hy Mexico. The latest Madeira ptaper says that nothing can ex eeedl tle enthusa-n of the people in the init. ir, and their batted of our infamous enetnies. If. contintes that patter, the "Hatner of Five Stars" has ttnt yet been displuved. it is the fault of the ene-my. whoseicowardice resrnios him from suit mniiting tle isstue to a ieciive action. A large detachment of troops had left Madeira te succor the beleagued city of Camtpeachy. The Yucatanese cspies reported that the Alexicatt Genecral. Morales, wvat dange~ur iusly tIl, atnd that the tratter Vntlay wouceldl preb'ably be chot, for harin;: given, false intilrotuatiott respectintg tie allatirs oif Yu The follow~ int~ official d-entrh, giving partic:; lare of an ent~igement betwreet:the Ynctanhese troops witit a porftiont tf the army, appears see the Mleridan Siglee ef the 15th Novteber. It wats adldrese-d to the Secretary oftWar and the Navy by Col. Gaeoa: CAt PEAic HT, Nov. 12. lS42. "Sir-Hetween the hours of 8 and 9 this mrtittg the enetmy's troops were comn pltely routed by thc forces under my cmmttanil. Ont otur side there were Itut ive woumded uandlnoe killed. The slutghtter cf the enemy was much greater. The detatils 1 reserve for another opportnu it', fromt press olf ti-ne. I have the hror of acccomp~lany) ing this despatcht withc the equip'ments of a soldier of the enemy, consieting c.f a huemlet anti musket. I wiishs you to make knownt to his ex cllency chhe t.overtnor this triumph of .the arme~ of the state through the patriotitm acid dlecieion of.the troops untder my comn mand." By all account, dhe Melxican, trnops are suteritng much fronm sickntess, being un aceinated. Private letters mtention frequcent dleser ions fromt the Mexican linec, andI that tht trops. aboiut 41)00 in number, are disgus ted wime thce war. i'Tey add thtat the sol diers of the battalion frotm which they de serted took sides with the federalists, ant tat they were e-cttmanded by a Colone Adrade', w hom they greatly abhtorretd that many mtore would have desered bu for the fact that theyv were assured tha those n ho had already left tin Mexicant had been! loaded by the Yucasanese- witl ebas, and comtpelled to break stones ii ~the streets. In the action at Humaul tmort than forty of this batallion had refused. t abdbt700 .yomeu, (a custom very much - = in vogue with soldiers of that country.) sy7 whereupon the Yucawanese assert that the saO whole force is made up of women, ofwhom ry those in peticoats are the most courage- ing oUn. re The YLcatan journals are full of patri- eUl olic appeals to ihe people, and - the ut- - most enbheas ljm prevails among all clas- for ses. The same papers contain long lists ny of coutriutions in money and provision. pro hestoweil by the citizens for the purpose aW of sussitaing the army. From all these 4W evidences we hazard but little in saying tf 5 that the present Mexican expeditiou wili 5o shorly be compelled to evacuate the coun- jie iry.-Picayune. int tygi Important f om IHncana.-A letter ceii rrom linvana was received last evening chl by our nesghhors of the Tropic. from oft which we have been politely allowed to ' copy. No It seems that an expedion has been rad fitted out at Havana to act against St. whi Domingo. The caiuse is as4 1l4lows:- wei Some time siuce the Ilaytiens. contrary 1 to the provisions in the recngnitiont of their trid independence by the several European Setd poweis, fitted out a small armed vessel, tei which, cruizing in these seas. put into Por- this 1o Rico. The atihoritie4 immtiediately iig took possession of her. and the Haytiens. aud to retaliate, have fined out a corveueoand Mr. taken-several Spanish merchantmuen. On thci learning these facts the governor of Cuba tion immediate ordered all tih Spanish-men. Thi o-war in the West Indies to rendezvous day at Porto Rico, and theta to act according tab[ to order and as circumstances may re- Isitii quire. The force of the squadron will be tio: a 50.gun friga:e. four brigs of froma 18 to S 28Vgns tw steamers with 4 carronades rep and a 68 pound 'aixihan each. and several ordi schoners. The only force possessed by the the-haytiens is said to be a sloop or war gr~i mounting 24 .Uie. eS i The writer of the letter c:sei by say- con ing-'"You may expect to hear of some deri bloody scenes yeN."-Ibid. Sin CONGRESSIONAL. 't's"" Conm'pondence of I Charlaro Coxmr. Set - A-U1s'rosT, Dec..'.'~ was i. k excites little remark. The passage clos concerning the Exchequer is estimated -as une myutical. and the views and recommenda tions on that subiject. will not mheet the up. 3 proval of any party in Con;rese,. beyond ace the limitsof what is known as-0 the guard," ken and not even of all of the-n. thei :The President is not in good health. Ccal lie has appeared unwell of late, and wit. 31o, in a day or two has been much indisposed. I1 It is stated that .1r. Butts has declared nal t a determination. of late, to prosecute the ina Iim eachment of Mr. Tyler at this session. ot n the Senate, io-day. Mr. Benton gave ly, unice that lae would introduce a bill to re- mtc peal the Bankirupt act. piesi 51lr. Talknadge gave notice that ie would the call up his bill of the last sessiot to after zar and amend the laws cstablishing the Trea- ipce, sury Department. Mr. Mr. Adames' proposition it repeal the lu 21st rule of the llouse. which excludes pres abolitioa petitions, will be proelactivo of T much loss of tine and embarrassmna In wi te Ilouse. It '!ane up to day. as the first enl: usitness in order, andol another motion to cou lay it on ilt table was lost by a anjori:y me of one-there heimt: loer lnyimag it ont the ta- slini ble t. againtst it 91. pro The question recurring, sha!l the main for quetion (ont adoptio) lhe now put. it w par decided in the negative-yeas 91. nays 93- lor Trhis decisiotn only dlefers the matter until na to-mourrow, whcen it comes up 'again. It Mr is ton evidenat that the matter is to be a troubclesei onte, a: ts i sssinn. V Manay of tlhe members have broutghat with hem their facvorite finatncial proj~ct,. Ad p the headh of these. hnt h in talent andt perse- Fri veratnce, stanads Wialliam Cost Johntson, oft Mr Maryliand, thec antagontist of repudiacion- frie whecther actual or virtual. Mr. Juohntson aum has issued a circular address on the- cub- die ject of state debts and the mean' of pay ing; thtem, whcich has attracted much at ten- . tiona. lie is about to bring itt a ball foar dis- thta tribmuting among to States a National It Government Stuck of 200) millions, based I hit on the public lands. To-day, he present- sti ed several papers concerecima ahe State toa Debts. atnd mnoved the printing of56000 ex- . tra enpjies of them. Ilis motion was lost by only one vote. Mr. Johnscon will no: long baned "solitary and alone" on this subject. Pa Mr. Barnard, of N. Y., has given notice aI of a haill authorizing the issue of Exche. fol quzer Bills itt paymiet of dues by alhe Go- I vernmrent. This is perhaps the best part the of the Exchequer scheme. bua Mr. McKeon, of N. Y., gave notice of a up bill to establish a general Warehousitng cet system. It seems probablo tat this tmen- lea sure will prevail. ari Mr. harris, of Va., will offer a bill to repeal th0 Tarilf' law oaf the late session. fra But that will find, at present, few advo- UIt cates. It is almost as difficult to act rid ou of a law of thmis kind as to make ne. of Dec. 8. The message of the President is, on the Ur whole, mnore acceptable to the whigs gen- er erally thtan was to htave beena expected. da aStill, there is ntot a single recommendation Di int it thtat meets general approval. The atr proposit iota for a moderate and stable :a- p' rift, though so reasonable itn itself, will co find few supporters-all the tltra protec- en tives and ultra Jnon-protectives being oppos- p'a ai ant it- Nathin; will be done with the 'vi pt to establish a warehonsin r en the ineonlsistencies and ob- a i the measure which. it the hur s of the close of an exhaust escaped notce, will have to p rmanendy as the system it- is equer scheme is again brought i a manner so plautible that ma- a w bein to approve it. so far as to Iq V thet Sub-Treasury. which c, I hreafter. But, as the exchange 11 1o be modified anal readuced to o1 at all. in order to conciliate I oAote,. it ii doubtful whe heme will get a respectable vote in Ouse. It vs a matierofcertain a ill not be adopted, in any con- tr . The interests of all politi- n are opposed to the aijuittnent h. uses havo adjonrned over to in -order to afford titte for the ar- cc of the Standing Committees- fu I presuie, bu much as they if, in. th sehas spent the whole time in Y( h Mr. Adian's motion for re- w 21st rule. Fromt the -first u a great reluctance to meet. 1 a nad many neibers are play- yo f game. Some Pennsylvanians C, oukers first vote ag.inst layinge w i's nitiu.a on the table, and c, a gainst putting the i-itin quos- of . adoptiki of !he resolution. i happened to-day, and every ,h 6, House refuses to, lay on the jj i would be to reject the prolio. ba refuses to order the main flues- 1XI n has irtroducel his bill to ankrupt Act. The bill was a secoutl realin;. It repealis t soc far as trial4 nnw in pro ,eerned, and allews these cas- a ted to termination only on ch bich prevent any ono from II benefit whatever fron the act. , after a silence of two aS- th a-osbject of his special'insiraic ryt1-. brought forward a resolution for se qi* 'he expanging resolution of the dc r. ayard said the SEate [M nthin to do for some time. mune, and he wished to have so errid' and. dispaced of. i on would la i happy "lode af g t -.Ad year ant greeting the new at th December, 9. either liouse was in Session to-day. T rdin~ to custom both [louses have tn- tv a recess till Monday, in oalder to allow or r .re.idian officers time top arrange the ca imintees, which will be announcel on in aday. E 'he House is now very equally divided he qjuestion of receiving and consider- b boition petitions. rhe subject loe all ereate so much excitement as former- ch A very large majority of Northern m nbers would be glad tl get ril fif the tios it they cnul1. without increasing al zeal or abolitionitos at homse and ha- Ie ling their own popularity. It is ex- er Ced that on lolay. the resolution of ta Adams will be laidlon the table, and ,p the question will bo quieted fur the ha eat sesiwon. so 'he sulbject of commercial regulaitoins i I foreign countries with a view to -the ci, rgementof the basis of roreign inter- at r," is hinted at in the President's i sa, and begins to attract a laree -e of attention. Some say tha"t ' np- i. iritiun will be propostese. this asio bi x special mission to England. tier the poe or procairing a morc liberal sharc a' he Uttited States in the llritish Cao trade sind (or other puarpose's, and that at Wbster is tan take that mi:sion. Bait, th ve heard! on the other hnahl, that Mr. to ber has expressed a diaiuclinationl to c radn. pes. has ats yet been namead fe'ra net. It is not teo be presedea that it Tyler will appoint one of hisi Whig - , nets, undert the present circumOstuIces, ni the deadly hostility of the locos, as in- c ted by the Globe, will prevent the amp- at ament of~ a decided Deneria, If a cc oer mantcannot be found. I presume a ta Calhoun man will have the ofier. itot disgnisedl here that the sympta s of the p resent admniisiriat are ugly with Mr. Calhoun. In preference kir. Van liuren or hMr. Clay. o Ga. run and Womana's Rights i riy.-.A Convention oaf meni andl women b c days ago, ini Boston, passed the t awing resolutions : I' esolve; That the assumption of an- 0 rmy by utan over man, in the form ofa non governments a groos implosition i the human family, which far trans- C d in wickedness any of the actq of vio. t ce od wrong which such governments ~ institued to punish. lesolved, That the use af the elective nehis, under the Constitutini of the I ited States, involves the sacrifice of 1 commoit humanity, anad the rejection F he Gospel of peace. Resolved. That the Constitution of the ited States, and the Constientions of -y State in the Union, according to the nocratie theory ofGoverment, and the claition or American! tndependece, sbased on usuration, inasmuch as they iseribe one halt to the people .on ae-', ntoaf their sex from the exercise and joment of what are called cisil and litical rights; and, ennsequently, that, - v? iotea to- sustainD thesa iastru sents, votes to uphold and perpetuate an trocions deispotismh. The following letter of Gen. Jackson, ublisbed in the last Cineinnati Inquirer, a reply to some queriesiaddressed to him y Mr. Dawson about his once talked of -heme of a Government Bank. It was ditFerent sort of thing'from the Exche ter. and aimed only at giving a paper arreacy strictly representing specie, and ius to some extent saving the premium : exchange. IIERMtTAoE. Mov. 24, 1842. My Der Sir.-Your letter of the i8tn ist. has just been received, in which you ik permissio'n to publish my letter, or ex acts from it, to which you refer. I have i copy of that letter, and when written. ad no ilea of its being published, and as wrote in haste, there may be errors both grammar and spelling, which may need irrection; still, as yon- say it may be use I lar information to she public, having e greatest confidence in your judgment. T permission you ask is freely given to iu. I never put its paper any thing but hat are my matured opinion, As toa the allusions made to my Message CUoogress, had I btrength, I would give su tlho full outlines of that project. if ngress had made the cull otn te. But ly the call w;s not made upon me, utgress was well aware of my opinion the Constitutional powers of Congress their legi-lation ih* the District, and of e States. with rcged to thatterinig inks. I will give you a concise and ty view of that opiiun. That the wer oif Congress over ih District, was ual to that of the States o'er their re ective li~ais. and that neither lad the nstitutional power to charter Banks of p-r issues,-that the only power in this tvris was to clarterganks based upon specie bnais, and' --deposite and ex angr. The State,5having res';ned to c General Government ilte sovereit:u wer to coin money. regulate the value reof. 6e. &ei antaI prohibited themt- J Ives frot issuing bills of credit, or to ae apy thing a seuder in payment of bis hot gold and silver coin,-hence the sorvel rights of the States contained no wer to charter Banks with power tit io e billtof credit. I ask, what is a Bank J I1t&* iflohluIiiaalreie Aultars its one of specie-three five dollar bills e issue,-l go to the llank with one of em,-l draw out five dollars in.specie sk, what the other two lives represent! ley answer,-nothing but credit. These ire well known by Congres to be my itnions, shesrefurn iny project was out Iled for. Maty commntri tees represent g Banks called upon mae vlilst in the Lecutive Chair, to .uow if I would ant jprove a charter upon oilier terms than sed upon a specie basi.-my answer ready 'as, that I would approve no arter, therefore noe was presented to I am. and ever have beeni, opposed to i kind of Govertnmct Paper Currency, it be derived froma inclsefjuer, or oth. Wise. If the paper is the reul represen ive of sprcie, why tint pny the debts in erde, and let the specie circulate in the nds of the laborinig a sad producing elas ,? Thena the dealings beaween the ercha:it and the laborer will be in spe e, and the mercharnt, by making a posbir, can get : bill on nuy part of the uion. Where, then. is the use ofa la r currency! Neither tha uerchant or orer wants it. ihe nerchant wants a 11,-not a Bauk or Excheg eur hill-but son a Hanker, where lie lays in his agouds, in Germanlly.I t,iai aone of the, great-si hasmbug., ever tempaltedl to bec imspaasel utbon a peop~le, at thtere as tnt specie ewoni:h ina the woerld answer all the ntecessary wastt of the mimunity. Loaak at Csnha. There is Spper there. Shtut nut froan circulation. I paaper, anal specie will flow itt upaos us Sa tiade; but never will flow to any coun y that has a paper currency, which will ways depreciate. A Naiionaa' Paper urrency is a great Curso ta) any people,. ad a particualar curso to the labor of a unry, for its depreciation always falls' pon the labor. Baa with these hitass I ust close, being exhanuated. I am great Sdebilitated, and remain your friendl kNDREW JACKSON. Mlosrzs DAWSOW, Esq. Domestic Manufactures.-We have 'd reason to believe that a large major y of the operatives in these branchecs cf ~atiness are decidedly opposed to the rifF'system. They regard it as a measure :enrich their employers a: the expeace every other class. No: are they ignor ot of the means emp'nyed to accomplish as object. They know that if we ex ude the foreign fabric froam onr market, at foreign labor will soon flow into it ud work a ruinous attendant evil also a clearly within their comprehension. I: lte rise of rents anal provisions, and the all af wvages; this continues until a glut nses-to which succeeds wat of work overly and wreteheduess. This the peratives knew, and hence their opposi ion o the tariff' system.-V. Y. Plebian. The Prize Fighters were sentenced resterdlay in WestchetsterCounty, by Judge suggles, as follows: Sullivan, two years a hard labor in the State Prisot; Me. Cleeser, eight month. in the County Jail, ad to pay a fine of lnve hundred dollars ; ad Kensett, four months in the County ail, and to pay a fine of two hundrell attlp-N. V'. Raouire. Presiaens Message, To the Senate and House of Represntatires of the inited Stak& We have continued reason to express our profound gratitude to the great fCa.e tor of all things for numberless benesA6 conferred upon us as a People. Blessed with genial seasons, the husbandmawhas his garners filled with abundance; an the necessaries of life, not to speak of is it uries, abound in every direction While in some other nation steady and industri. ous labor can hardly find the means bf subsistence, the greatest evil which we have to encounter, is a surplus of produc lion beyounl the home demand, which seeks, and with dificulty finds, a partial market in other regions. I congratulate you, fellow-ctizens, on the happy change in the aspect of ourfor. eign affairs sinee my last annual Message. Causes of complaint at that time existed between the United States and Great Bri lain, which, attended by irritating circam stauces, threatened most seriously the public peace. The ditliculty of adjusting amicably the questions at issue between the two countries, was, in no small degree. augmented by tlhe lipse of time since they bad their ori-in. The opiuious entertain 0d by the 74ecutive un several of the l-adlng topics in dispute, were frankly set furth iu the Message at the opening of your late session. There is nuthinsg in ii Treaty which. in the slightest degree, compromiits the tonor or dignity of either nation. ' Next to the settlement f the, bundary, line. wtich must always be a twatIer of difficul ty between States as between individuala, nte cluestion which seemed to hreoten the ;reatest enbarrassnent, was that counec cie with the AWIcou slave trade. By the I* article 4f the Treaty of [;hent, it was expresbltfieelarc thas -whereas the traffic in oraves is irreeduci able with the principles er humanity and ustoce; and whereas both HIis Majesty and he United States ate desirous of continu. ng their efforts to promote its. entire abo, ition, it is hereby agreed 'that both the outracting parties shsall use thbi' best es leavors tm acenhplikk s desirable iupb Co.t" In the. oufretren ts fI tart of its crMse of sahjeeling to visifa ion ships sailing under the Awnerican da6s whicr, while it seriouty involved our nuritime rights, would subject to. ven iou a brauc of oar trade which wa d Y ncreasitng, and whib required.the faster og care or the Government. And il hough Lord Abeerdeen. in his corras nndenie with the American Envoys, at Loudon, expressly disclaimed all right to ferain an American ship on the high seas, svcn if fuun' with a cargo of slives on ioard, and restricted the British preten dion to a more claim to visit and enquire, ret it could not well be discerned by the -xecutive of the United States how such risit aud enquiry cnuld be made without Jetention on the voyage, and consequent nierruption to the trade. It %as regar led as the right ofsearch, presented o:ly n a uew form, and expressed in different cords; and I therelbre felt it to be my luty disiiucaty to declare, in my annual neusage to Coogress, that no such conces ion could be made, and that the United St;mes bad buth the will and the ability ti, enforce their own laws, and to protect their |1g from being used for purposes wholly forbiddeu by those laws, and obnoxious to ihe uoral censure of the world. TakIng le Mrssage as his letter of instructions, uur alhen Minismer at Paris lelt himoselfire quired to assume the same ground in a remnstrance which he felt it to be his, duty 1t presenm II M. Guizot, and through hint lo ahe King of the l-'rench, against what has bea called the Quintuple treatyl and hsis conidije, ini this respect, met with the approval of Ibis Gosvernmeni. In close cuonformity with these views, the eighth article of the Treaty was framved, which pirovid, s that "ench ntation shall keep afoat its the A frienn sens a force not less than eighty guna, to act separately an I apart, under inistructiot's frsm their respective Gjoverr.ments, and fur thme enforcement of their respectine laws and obligations,". From this ii will be seen that the ground assumed in'the blessage has been fulty maintaiued, at the same time that the supi ulntinns of the Treaty of G bent are to 6 carried out in, good faith by the two couB tries, and that all pretence is removed for itnterference with our comtmerce for any purpose whatever by'a foreign Govern ment. It would have furnished additional cause for congratulation, if the Treaty coul save embraced all subjects calculated is. future to lead to a misauderstanding between the two Governments. . The Oregon Territory, lying on the Pacific Ocean, north of the 42ld degree oflatitude, to a portion of which (ftaz Britain lays claim, begins to attract the attention of our fellow-citizens, andI the tide ot'populaions wvhich has recinimed what was so latel!y an unkroken wildecrness in more contigca ous regions, is preparing to flow over those vast districts which stre:ch from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. In ad vanice or the acquirement of individual rights to these lands, sound policy dietates that ever effort should be resomted to by the two Gvernments, to settle ,their re spectivo claims. It became mamifew, at an early hour of the late negoeIsaious, that and attempt for the time being'istisfacto rily to determinate thosergl od d to a protracted discusso iT * :