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e.isceUaneeNs. Futihe Neaworses Picasos. Feb. 7. LATEST FROM MEXICO. The scbooner Victorine, arrived at Mo bileon Saturday morning la4, from Vera Cruz, with $10,000 in specie, and Capt. F. U. Swain. and Mesrs. J. M. Barney and J. Stanle Milford as passeo;ers. TbieVree Ileft Vera Crus on the 26th uk., and by her we have received dates from the city of Mexico up to the 22d. One of our correspondents states that Van Ness was at work ic the streets of Moxico, and in chains. No mention i6 made of Fitzgerald or Hancock, taken at the same time with Van Ness, and who were also os the Santa Fe Expedition, but they are probably also in lexico, un less the former has been liberated through thelnterference of the British minister. The following is a list of the Texian - t now confined at the Castle of H. A. Alsbury, J. Allen. A. Booker, Edwd. Brown, Wm. Bugg, James H. Brown, Richard A. Barclay Truman B. BOck, John Bradlv, L.,Colquhon, J. A. Crews. William Coultren, D. I. Davis, John Dalrymple, Augustus Elley, John orester, N. W. Faison, F. S. dray, A. Jstchinson. George C. Hatch, Nathaniel Kerbert, Win. E. Jones, Chauncy John. son, (of Albany, N. Y.). R. Jackson, B. S. Karnegay, John Lee, John Lehman, A. J. Leslie, David Morgan, Francis Mackay, Edward Mariop, A. It. lorrel, t S. Neighbonrs, S. L. Nobles, D. C. Ogden, Wm. H. 0. Phelan, C. W. Pa. torsos, John Perry, James W. Robinson. BL L. B. Rossier, John Riddle, W. J. Riddle, 3. C. Robinson, Samuel Stone, John Smith, George Scaffler, Joseph Shaw, Wm. Trimble, John Twohig, James L. Swineheart, John Trapualt, J. G. And#* Vees. Another correspondent. writing oudet dae of Mexico, January 21, says: "Among the names of the prisoners taken at lier I notice a Dr. Brenham. I sup. pose this is the samne who was with the Santa Fe prisoners liberated Iast June. Cook and %% ard were to be shot without doubt.' We give this extract precisely a written. So far a regards Cook, v.-e have all along supposed he returned with Somervefl. Ward we do not know. and we are uncertain as to whether Dr. Brenl. ham was with Col. Fisher at Mier. lis name, until now, has not been mentioned ma being with that brave but uufortunate party. [Since writing the above we have eonversed with a gentleman who thinks Dr. Brenham was at Washington, Texas, five weeks since, but is not posidve.] Great Rise ix Red Rirer.-Los of Lifc and Property.-By the steamer Bele al "ed Liver, Capt. Davis, % hich arrived last ' ht Irom the eoot of the Red River Raz, miles above Shreveport. we learn that ReJ River has risen to an unprece deeted height and that great damage has been the conseqcuece. At Jonesboro', iu las,! about 500 miles above Shreveport, Wriver was higher than it had ever been hee .YThe seaiser Hunter, from the oneaboro', arrived at the Raft. that the entire coun ry ''FerW( rk-ItoJonesbo sow asw and that Jm iver was tifl destructian of property bad bewases dfmted 1a1 t Imuib five or Six thou sad base f cotton had bein lost, togeth. ep wimfialmost the entire stock of cattle of the region. W e regret to state likewise, that many livos were lost. A t Jonesaoru'. a place almost entirely deserted, the Iami ly of Col. Johnson was supposetl to be drowned. When the t'aloneh andI his fam if7 were lasa seen- they were on the top of has house, surraunded by the w aters, and leod the reach of aid, and were undoubit edy ially engulphed. -ho tnter, on her arrival at Fultuc. had on board-one hundred and twencaty p'.r sons,- principally picked up on hier unay down, frem the tops-oftre-es and building'. Colonel 5Silam, ot Kontucky. was dron a. ed a short distance below Jonestboro'. and man? others ice p~rlbabily swept away. of whom we have no acconnt. Tlhis rise was very sodden and unexpcted. leaviog scareely a chance of escnpe. At Shreveport the river was rapidly ris inag wlken the Belle heft. buzt had no: reach ed the ordinary boundaries. Well ground ed apprehensions were eutertained that the whole country would be submerged to the mouth of the river. We arc fearful that our next arrivals from. that quarter a ill bring ascants of many dreadful disasters and of irreparable loss of propert .-N. 0. Tropie. The Red River Freslet.-A gentleman of this city has kindly furnished us with the pilowing extract of a letter which givs ntelulkg-enee in relation to the recent terrible frethet on lRed River. It is dated: Fea-.TowsoI, (Ark.) Jan. 30, 1843. The river bere is now twenty feet higher than-has ever been known since the coun try was settled. The rise has backed the creek ap to this place (the fort,j and has t akem away the small bridge between bere ad Draksville. Bhuminwu's place. oppo site the landing. is entirely gone, and so is Jonesborongts The river is now ahout three miles wide at the latter place, hut it is saidto be on a stand, and must. I think, soon commence falling, altho' it is now reainn very fastt and has been sinco yecs. IEsof theb nc.- A' Brig has arrived at the N. E. Pass, and will proha hlbo op today. having on board the crew, ajcjosebains, &c. of the- brig Moneco, Captai ot wrecked~ recently one lin dred and fify. miles -wetstward of the Tor tugas. The Moneco~ was baund from this potfor Baltimore, with a full cargo., Ii,10th inst. Msertisig.-The Niew Orleans Pie nane -says: "If there is any one matter more tha. another that sbould convince a amn he is not fir for business, it is the pos sibility of his carelessness in neglecting to advertise. When a man can forget ad vertising, let him shut up shop. Mlen of all trades and professions should takse ad. vantaga of adver.isemuents to make their *erits, or the merits of their wares. known to the publi.-llow trauch benefit Iuerall. Lawyers authors, and arusts, are in this particular. tt6 m olest. Our worthy disciples of Galen make no bones of telling the eworld the virtues of their meicines.-Day & Martin mnight have lived and died in penury tinknown, had they not sang. themselves, the praises of their "unequalled blacking." OPINION Of the Court of Inquiry in the case of the -omer&. The Washington correspondent a morn ing paper. has obtained a copy of the opin io. of the Court of Inquiry, in the case of the Somers mutiny, which we subjoin. It is a full and explicit acquittal of Common der Mackenzie,-an ample justification, bv the Court. of the course which that of ficer found it necessary to pursue in the painful circumstances in which he was placed. Nor does the opinion stop here. A high and just encomium is passed upon Commander Mackenzie, both for his hu manity and his bravery. The good con duct of his officers is also warmly commen ded. In all thevo-respects nve beliave the opinion of the Court accords with sound and intelligent public sentiment: U. S. Sur NoaRT CAROLtNA,) January 20th, 1843. 5 PazseT. Commodore Charles Stewart, Commodore Jacob Jones, Commodore Alexander J. Dallas, Ogden Holfman, Judgo Advocate. The Court, after due deliberation, resolve to report the facts and circumstances of the case submitted to them, and to deliver their opinion upon the facts, as follows: In execution of the order of the lon. So cretury of the Navy, the Court. wiab the exception of ten ol the crew, wYho are in confiuement, examined every offlicer, sea man, and apprentice, belonging to the U. States brig Somers, in her late cruize. and unanimously report the following facts as proved to itie Court by the testimony. the record of which they have the honor here % ith to submit. That on the 27th Noveiber, 1842, in lat. 13 2.1 16, anl in long. 41 24 .15, Con m ander .lick enzie discovered that a muti unv had been organized on loard the brig Somers. The Court farther finals that such a mu tiny did exist, and that mnidshipnan Philip Spencer, boatswain's mate Samuel Crom well, and seaman Eisha Small, were ringleaders in it, and that others of the crew had knowledge of its existeuce and parti cipated in its guilt. That on the 27th November, mnidship man Spencer was arrested and confined in irons, that on the subsequent day boat swain's mate Crom well and seaman S:nall, were also confined in irons, and at the tinie they were so confited, it was the in tention of Commander Mackenzie to bring then to the United States to be tried by the laws of their conttry, atnd that to ef'ect his desired object, Commander Marckenzie adopted every measure that a brave, pru dent, and skilful oificer could adopt. 'T'at during the confinement of the prisoners. ullensnes, discontent, inattention to duty. disobeicnce to orders, often as seamen know, and naval records prove, the solc precursors to-open acts of violence and bhol, were manifested by the crew, and justly excited the belief in thecommander ald officers, that an itempt would be to. rescue the prioas and takethe g from thosc to whom she had bea en trusted by the Government. The Court farther find, that there was no place on board the brig which would have given greater assurance of' protect'ng the prisonera from a rescue, i ban the quar tcr deck, on wvhich the prisoncrs were con 6nod. Tnotv Commander ackenzie. iar he re sponsible situation in which ho was plaeed, sought, as it was his duty to do, ife ad vice and counsel of his nficers, and that the' unanimons advice and opinion of (tose of Sleer!, after an examinationa of somec of the cre w andt careful deliberation, was that the safey of the brig Somers dependcd on the immanediato execution of midaipmat Sp~teer, boatswain's mate Cromwtell and seaman Small. The coanmandeer NinekLenv.,e, in purso ance of' tl.e advice of his~ otffcerm, and in obdainice to the adictates of his own judg mnt, did azecute, by hanging, mtidship .an Siwtneer, boaswain's mate Cromnwell and seamant Small. That such ex'ecution took place on the Simn, 28s., and longitude 41 deg. 24mn. 45s, atnd that the brig at the ttme of the execo tion was, by log, distance from St. Thomn as 5254 miles, at which place she arrived on the 5th December, 1842. The Court farther find that the conduct of Commtandler Mackenzie had' bean kind to nis crew, attentive to their wants and. their comforts, that lie was studious to pro mnnte the (knowledge of their profession. and that no punishmnents were inflicted greater than were rendered necossary by the discordant nature of the cueov, and the proper discipline ofra man of war. The Court farther find that the Corn onantder Macekenzie, Lieutenant Gansevoort andl the officers of the brig, was, during, the trying scenies through whichi they_ pas sed, collected, calm and brave, and justi fed the confidence reposed in thern in their country. O IN The Court are therefore of opinion: That a mutiny had been organized on board the United States brig Somers, to murder the officers and take possession ef the brig. That midshipman Philip Spencer, boat swain's mate Samuel Cromwell, and sea men Elisha Small, weze concerned in and guilty of such mutiny. That liad not the execution taken place. an attetnpt would'have taken -place to re lease the prisoners, murdor thabilicers, and take command of the brig. That such ata attempt. had it beett made in the night, or daring a squall, wouhd, in the judgmtent of the C.otirt, from the num ber anud character of' the crew, the small size of the brig and'the daily decreasing physical strength of the officers, occasion ed by almost conitant watching and bro ken 'ulumbers, have been successful. That Commnander Mamckenzie. under these circumstances, was not bound to risk the safety of his vessel, and jeopard the lives of the young otlicers, and the ioy al of his crew, itn order to secure to the gu:.eit . the fornms ef trial. wnd t hat the im' mtliatu executiont of the prainers wU td manded by duty and ju.tified by necessity. The Court are further of opinion tbat throughout all these painrul occurrences, so well calculated to disturb thejudgment and try tie energy of t he bravestiand most experienced officer, the conduct or Com mander Mackenzie and his officers Wan prudent, calm and firm, and that he and they honorably performed theirduty to the service and their country. (Signed) CIJA R ES STEW ART, President ofthe Court. (Signed) OGDEN HOFFMAN, Judge'Advocate. Discovery of runawvay slaees and thir return.-The schr. Etupire, Capt. Powell.. which left here on the Sih itast. butind to New York. returned to this place otn Sa turday last, to land two slavs, which were found on board his vessel. The Empire had proceeded to the northward ofChingo teague, when Captain PowelM discovered, for the first time, that he hadmiore passen gers on board than bad plaevtheir names on the way bill, and on euqt* ascertained that the unknown passengerswere slave, (mother and child) belonging to a gentle man in this borough. Cap-ala P. imne diately determined to returi-to Norfolk, and upon his arrival prodeeded to the Mayor's office, and infornedthe MAayor of the circustance of his return;. eThe Mayor promptly despatched an offion board to receive the runaways, and awrarrant for the arrest of the Steward, w*o it 'appears was cognizant to their secree on board. We learn that Captain Powell produced to the Mayor a certifica'e from the pussen gers on bard his vessel, averring that so soon as Capt. P. made theiisciovery. he determined to return, in which deternina tion they concurred. Since the above notice *aimade, we learn that the stewardl states shat he was induced to aid then by the ialletatiou of the husband of the woman. They were discovered in the galley. where she states they hud been stowed two liys previous to the tailinig of the vcsbcl.-Norfolk- &ca- 1 con, 1314 inst. Highway Rubirry.-n Sunday mdrn ing last, our quiet and orJriy citizens wore thrown iito a great urmar on the appearaunc of a 1r. John r.'Ayd, who stated that, ,hbile on his retsan fiom the camp of souso of his fellow wagoners, he land been attacked, aboutod'mile from town. by a bodly of men, sW.bit number, and robbed of all his motnef'- Awarrant was immediately obtiained, and a number of cisirtas, headed by Mr. Sheriff Graves, started in pursuit of ite robbir. After a hard day'b chase, they sucieded in cap turinig the itndividluais ace'sed,. boni they borought to town and hdged 'jail. Ou Monday they were examia*. before a board of Magistrates. and, i. default of boil, were remanded to p9W o await their trial at the approachignfrm of the Superior Court. %'e were unable to allen& te'exam ination, but learn that. theirAamo are Anderson North, Sr., AhcderstinNorth,3r., Preston North, James Norib, William Henry and Jacob Tipton, aad that'they bail from Tennesee.-A'A. O0 on. . and Col. N. G. Fuster are ' as thir Counse.-Sowherm Mice 4A inst. Look out for a Swin dler.~ 'thw days since, a stranger calling himself A. B. Braddock, stopped at a tavern in Law reneevillo for the nig~h. In the moiraing, he purchased a hate from the landlord. paying-in part with ar ffty dollar bill pur porting to be'on the Commercial Bank of Columbia, S. C ; also made a small par ctha-te alt a store, andi paweed of a twenty doallnr bilt on the sam'e Ba'nk. Soon aft'er be left own, it was accertained thait they were not getnine; and two men starte'd in punarsuit ofr himi-when overtaken.~ he' profeedl tnot to know te bil!s we-.-re coutierreit said ho lada hut twenaty dol lar-. mor e tor the -ame Uanak, and w ajs wi! lina to Lautt oaver a "theter et:rren-cy, iaa: t -ak.: :: ;a: -putrious. In exanminin"1 bins imatey. it wnaldiscveredl,-rhat he had a large 'amount of the nfiresaid bilrs; andI on an imaimationa that he must go boeck to town, and' give alt account of hit a self, he drew ont his pistol and made a hasty retreat, and being; pretty swift ont fo'ot, he eluded his p)ursitrs, and- took re fuge in a swamp. When lasa seen he was gomim:: nhe'iad, well coivereed with mnudl iad seveal dogs in pursuit. lbe left to goeael'horses, his saddile hogs, contuaininmg.n taotle ofaiitmulus, a paisto! well charge, a few dollars-ofthe "bard currency," he sides sunidry articles eof silk and shawls, anid lig'At afnairs winhic-h he hatd no doubt putrcaseel on hia routec, to gel ofT his bills. T1he bills were hiandsomttely engraved, but "Colauesta" aceemed to have been inser ted after engravin-. They were signed "A. Blandinig, P'residlent," in a small eramtlped handi '-J. Ewart, Cashier," and d:.ted' t840 and Id8'. Printer's gratuilies.- l'he Sandersville (Ga.) Tielescope says: "We have sueceo ded in ferreting out the accoummodating getlomatn, who took it inato bitt heatd to collect our bills in Shvannab. lie is a- prin ier, which wne are sorry to say, and one that has been about our office, but was never engaged to work. We will not etn force the law against him, in- cotnsequience of hisi destittute andI friendless condiation; for we believo that lae was induced to eommit the forgery more from necesduty than any other feeling." We had a stripe el this kind in our office same weeks ago, but have concluded to let hinm go in peace from the same consid erations; hoping at if these few lines over meet hti. eyes, hc will take wartnitg and mend his tinays. And aikhongbrlbe did take our watch. he will think seriously of ter ity as well as the careful keepinag of lime, and while each hand marks the speedh of life, a tear of repeutence may gently course down his cheeks-Hamburg Journal. .Substitufe for Lthe Sun.-Tbhe newly inrveted light of .31. Gasudin, ont which' experiments were recently mnaue at Paris, is an improved modification of the well knawn invention of Lieut. D~ru-omond. WVbile Drummnonad pours abtreao. of oxy getn gas, through thes spirits of wino, tupona nuslackenied lime, Gaudin makes use of a tmoroeotherial kitid of oxygen, wnich hue ,.,...i..te ihjrtnnoh buanrning ......,c. of t.o hundred imies stronger than tu at of orniug gus; bc Guadin light is, we are assured by the inventor. as that of the sun, or thirty thousniil times stronger than gas, ind of course ten titmes more %I than the Drum mond. The method by which M. Gaudin proposes to turn the new iventmion to use is singular and striking. il, prop..ses to erect in the island of the Point Netf in the middle of the Seine. and centre of Paris. a light house, five hundred feet high; in which is to bo placed a light fron a hun dred thou-and it) a hundred million gas pipes strong, the pow er to be varied n the nights are light or dark. Paris % ill enjoy a scUo of perpetual day, and as tl,- tin (f heaven has sct, the sui of Point Neuf will rise.-Mechanic's .Magaune. Beheld how great a tisater a little Fire Kindleth.-The following is from the Providence American. an Administration paper. of i89, in which is pirbved that General Jackson's election to the Presiden cy was in cousequence of a hog's breaking into mtischief in Cranston, Rhode Island. u number of years ago. The proof runs thus: General Jackson owes his election to the victory of New Orleans; that victo ry depended on the existence of a War that Was declared in the National Sonao by a majorityofone. Jeremi;,0 I. lowell, a tnenber trom Rhode Island, voted for the war. Had his competitor, James Burrill, occupied his seat. lie would have voted against the war. Mr. Howell was elected by the casting vote of the presiding officer of use Rhodc Isla-nd Legislature. The tie was occasioned by the absence of a member belonging to the political party of Burrill. lie was prevailkd upon to ab sent himself through the influence of an individual at varience with Burrill, on account of a law suit respectingJle dep redation of a hug; in % hich suit Mr. Urrill was the prosecuting attorney. ifid it not been 16r the ho: there would have been no quarrel. lad there been tin quarrel, Mir. Burrill. would have been elected; the war would not have been de clared, and the hcroiof New Orleais wouild nerer have been kntown to one quarter of the poiilc over %%!h.tn he was chosen to preside ! ! ! According to James Ilamibion's4 letter to John C. Calhoui, the victory of New Orleans has cost the United State. fire hundrd millions of dolars. This is giing the whole hog. A Frightful Snakc Mory.-The foP lowing incident waft related tio tvs the other day by one whose verueitv va% un questioned, and, who was an eYe witness of the fact. It is more appalling thatn any we recollect to have ever read in the history of these rcptiles : Sonic time last summer, the inhabi itants of Manchester, iississippi, gave a barbecue, which was attended by most of the fashion and beauty of this town and surronuding country. It happened that among the guests tWere was a young lady, Mis At., recently from one of the Eastern cities, who was on a visit to her relations in the neigbborhood of ie town. Miss 31, was a gay and extremely fashionable young lady and withal possessed an un common share of spirit nod courage. ex cept in the matter ofsnakes-and of these she bad so ;;rent a dread that she scarcely dared to ivalk any where except in- thr mestRFeutited "iades, for feat or en countcrtug them. Every ell'rt was used, but *ithou' avai!, to rid her or her childish fears. They haunted her continually, until at last it became the settled cotivic tiotn of her mind, that she was destitned to fall a victitm to the fangsetfthe rattlesnake. TIhe sequel will show how soon her terri le presentinmetnt was fulftilled. Towards thte close 'of the dlay, while scores of fairy feet wero keeping timte in the dance to the tmusic, and the whole csnmp-~my wshere in the full tide of enjo nt.:mt. a scr->amt ' as .M.:-d '> NMins :6 .. -Toe crowd gatheradl arountd her iu~~e..t I)y, and becehebl lher staniv,'r 'he perfect aporbon of hcer uir.'s with the ten-ie ity ofi a vice. It was somie timei before shte could be retidered enulfieiemly calm so tell the cause of her alarm ;andi thetn they ga thered from lier broken exclamations that shte was grasping the head of at stnake aong the h;bids of her dress, and dreaded to let go her htoldi for fear or receivuing the fatal blow. Thts intelligcncc caused mta tny to, shrank from her; but the most of the ladies, to their honor be ii told. rceuamted n ith her, determuined not to leave hner in her direful extremtity. T'hie besought he-r not to relax he? hold, as safety depended upou it, until some one culd be fountd wvho had the courage to seize and remnove the terrible aciital. l'There wore niotne of the ladlies, however, ntro ha.] the courage to perform thc act, said thme coturage of Mlit- II. was becomtisig morue and moure critical every moment. It w-as evident that her strength nas fail idig very last and that shie could not main taisa her hold ma ny toinutes longer. A hasty consultation among the calm est oef the ladies was held, when it was determined that Dr. Tisani, wvho was pro. sent, should bo called to their assautauce. lie was quickly on the spot, and being a mian of uncotmmon cocuruge, be was not snany miniutes wvithin the circle of weep ing and half fainiting fetmales, until be head caught the tale of the snake, arid wound it tirmily round has hand to muake sure of hold. le tate, toid liss 31. that she must let goat the miounent he jerked it away, and to make the act ns instantaneous as possible, he told her that ho would pro touncc the words one, two, three, and that at the moment he proniouced the last word site moust let go her hold, and he doubted not that ha could withdraw the snake before it could bave timie to strike. All stood in breathless horror, awaiting the act of life or death, and at the moment the word three weas pronounced the doctcr jerked out the largest and most diabolical looking bustlo that wits ever seen itt 3is sissippi. Tue whole ad'air was at once explamned. Thie fastening oftho machine had become loose during~ tbe dancing, and it had shifted its position an such a way that it dangled abotnt the lady's limbs aiid induced the relief that it asa suake with an eniormous head. The D~octor fell'right down in his tracks, und fainted-he did.--Miss. Journal. frasps in a UaH-Room.-Ou Tuesday returnifg to Taestorliel., on approuclitn the town, they were attracted to a hious by the sounds of rejoicing. It proved to h'; a diwellingl where festivities in celebra tin of a marriage were tuking place; and, climinig otie acquaintiance with the in mnates. the yoting menjoinedl the fe..ive thring. The - lsp's nest, which was fold Cd in a handkerchief, was placed in -i corner; or the roomni. inkown to the cohmpany, and the diance procedrtJ. After a time the, two '. otung ien alltde'l to iook their die parture, leavintt (whether intentionally or iol, dhoes not appear.) the nest in tow ro'n. The dante continued. wheini III! oIIe of the feiales Itde an eqiuivofc;al -urt of milove-. msent, and a precipitate rcireat fromt the hou.e. ber iutbliand Il*sywini; c.-ely at her heels, anxious to learni the cause of his wife's extraordinary conduct. Searcely had the party loft the house when a acoud. and a third, and a foiirih of the feiale guest exhibited similar equivocal symp tums,. following by suppressed shrieks and be%% ildered looks. The inale members of the company looked anxiously and inquir ingly at the ladies, who in return, skipped about the room with wonderfi.I agility, giving sundry indications that their iyns terious mioivenents could not be satisfrc torily explained. Suddenly the men he cane afflicted, though perhaps not exactly after the fashion a, the ladies, and a very exciting, but at the same time very com ical scene ensued, to attempt to depict which would he a hopeless task: it may be imagined, but certainly cannot he describ ed. 'The cause of this derangment if the festive circle f lu. he w ever. Soil apparent. The fiddler, who a ia sightless, fe,.lin; soiething very sharp enter his check,drop ped his instrument, and applied his hands with great force. to hi. face. lringing to the earth one of the monsters that hadl been usource of annoyanee. Su'lice it to say. some of the wasps huad esaped fioti confinenent. and. iii rcveuge fur the pun ishment they hadl endured, crept up the legs of the dancers, and inflicted (heir sting. A. many as shree nand 1tr were found upon some of the fenales.-Derby shire Chronicle. EDGEFIELD C. It. W~EDN~sD.4r, l'EDRC.ArY -2 m~ Ie will cling to the Pillars ofthe Temptc of our Liherttes.and if i.nust fall, te will erish arnidsi the Iuins." rort PLVSIDN'T: JOHN C. CALIIOUN. Sol subject to te action of any Conrention. (:7 We acknowledge the receipt of the copy of a Report on Cotton, from the Se cretary of tbc Cambridge Agricuitural So. ciety, whib shall appear in ou a r. W1 ackno~1age t pt dr's communication signed "Netiberry," but too late for publication last week, and be fore this paper reaches our stscribcrs, the die will be east. Irthyj Freem'an.-Thiis unfortunate man, was, agreeable to his sentence. executed, on Friday last, b.etwsen the hours of one and two o'clock, about lj miles from oar village; he was accomtpnied to thec gal lrsA hv th~e Rev. Mir. Kennecr!y. and the R e. .: . R c.af, 1'li a !ar~r nuin-her of cit it.enls. .\fier tiking bh, sandte unidcr the itt a clear, shstitict vouice, atckiwledlgintg the jaa:ice of his sentence, atnd ex pressed a willingness to foargive all htis enemties. 'O'"The A herdcen (Aliss.) dret tiser, hia' htoisted the flag of the lIon. John C. Calhotin, at the head of its colu:tnns. Iedaction of Freight.-The Agent of the S. C. C. & R. Rt. Companay, has givett notice that the price of freight has been re due-d to correspond wsith the times, viz: Cotton 25 cts. per hundred pounds;i Flour, Fruit, Psstatoe-s, Btread and Crackers, 50. cents a hbl. ; ileef, Pork. -' islh, andi Liqjuor not to exceed 35 gals. $l a bl. ; 31olases itt hbls. 25 cents a hutndred ; in ticrees 30 cctts a hundred i in hhds. -10) cents a butt dred : Sugar tr'sd RIce 30 cetnts a hundred ; Coffee :5 cents a hundred ; Nails and I ron 25 cents a hutndred; antd salt in sacks 50 cents-. Another Rcolutionary Putriot gone. The Augusta Constiittionolist of the liith inst. states, that .John Startin, agcd 105 years. was buried by military honors on the day previous. Mr. 31. was, perhaps, the oldest mani itn the State of Georgia. SMr. Ca!houn, in Virginia.-At a meet ing of the States Rights party, held in Nor fotlk, Va., ont the ltish inst., the following resolutionts, with a tnumber of others were adoptedi: )iResolred, That the virtues of the citi zens aid the sagacity of the statestian arc pre-eminently conspicuous in the chinrac terufJiOHN CA LDWE~LL CA LiOUN; that to his titmely and' eflicient aid, is to bte attributed much of the late success of IDe moscrntey to rise with ' igni' from their fall; and that whether regard is had for the imn portance of the ofilcc or the erits of the mant, but equnal honor is done to both, in presetntitng for nomination the great states tman of tho South, ta ho, for thirty years tn peace anid in war. has devoted his splen dlid talents to manikind, the integrity of the Union, the rights oft lie States, and thec so vereigttty of the peo0ple. SResord That in the expresion of n,,r r.eclitiwn tnd nrefe'rene for Mr. Cal pa i t !s: ! aLi a ol 01 r i--ig-- Ii ed namie ol th lem1 Denaocratic party. Mho bavo demervedly uccupied a wide -pace in the pubplic c3e as candidates fur the Presi dency." .lfisori.-The Committee of Ways and Means of the Legiflature of Missuti, its obedience to a resolution passed by the Senatc, instructing theim to inquirc into the expediency of paying the bonds held by fihe Bank ofthe State, aud the interest due thereon. have reported. that -'ThC committce are of opitnion) that as the lona was obtained by an expreas vio lat ion of law, it i6 mi expedient to pay the bonds now, but advised the adoption of the following resolution in relation to the payinctt ofthe interest together a ith others. - Resolved, that the committee on ways an.l oeans be instructed to report a bill providing for payment of interest due the Bank, upon the capitol loan ;.nd for its paymuent semi-anuually hereafter." To Tcanperance Socielies and Associations in South Carolta. The uudersiguned feel grea pleasure in announcing to the friends of Temperance throughout the State, that Mr. Carey. of Baltimore, so favorably known as a most successul advocate of the Washingtonian principles, has accepted the invitation of our State Society, to spend a few months in lec turing in South Carolina. and is al ready engaged in his useful labors in Charleston. Under the counsel and direction of the Executive Comnittee, Mr. C. proposes to Vitit the various portions of the State, in tle fullowing order. At the conclusion of his efforns in Charleston, he will pass through Beaufort. Colleton, Barnwell, Edgetield, Abbeville, Anderson, Pickens, Graeville, Spartanburg, Union, Laurens, Newherry, FairficlJ, Chester, York. Lan caster, and Kershaw, in succession, ter r.inating his tour, in the month of May, at Cuiui.cia and its vicinity. It is expected t bat special invitations will be given to ft; Carey, as he passes through the country, by all Societies desirous or enjoying th4 benefit of his labors; and he will most wil lingly visit as many of the villages and nei;th borhoods, to which he is thus invited, as timc and hi general arrangements will allow. It is, moreover, specially suggested, to all Societies or counmunities, thas desiring -lud reque-ting Mr. C's. services,that it will he necessary. in every case, to make pro visioun to defray his travelling and other incidental expenses, and to make him a geterous compensation for is tie and labors. Provilon was rnade by (he State Soci edy. ouly to defray Mr. C's. expenses in reachitg Charleston; for ull subsequent expenditures, and for the means of sup porting his family during his absence, reli ance is placed upon the voluntary contribu tions of the friends of the cause. Whiler it is manifestly proper to give this intima tion, there cantuw be The slightest doubt that the fundi fbo' meeting these expendi. tures will be readily and cheerfully pro vided. J. B. O'NEALL, IFPresiablet.sta Chairman Erecuire Committee. CONGRESS. Trie Correspondent of the Charleston Courier, under date of February 11, says: The Senate did not sit to-day. A con siderable portion of the remaining three weeks of the session will be devoted, in the Scnase, to a discussion of Mir. McDuflie's resolutions. The H-ouse evinces a determination to :ur tail all unnecessary expenditures. They are now commenced a war upon the ,j6.:: )ime olic'rs. At onie feil swoop, oday, they atschawed one hundred and a otliees conuccted with the New York .unc.am tlour', reducir: me wh'c n'2m ter of( ollicers to thiree bundred and forty. This hill was introduced by 3Mr. Garret Davis, and it was passed, without oppusi ion to da.y. The same (ate awaits other Customn Ilouses. Ueit:;; in a humor for retrenchment, the llouse also took up and passed a bill, one sect ion of which abolishes the office held by Rbert Tyler. Esq., as Secretary to the President, to sign L andi Patents, and trans fers the duty to thte Commissioner of the General Land office. The [House resumed the consideration f ihe rmotion 1o print the reports of' the Cmmiittee on Ways and Mleans, adverse Ku Mr. Cost Johnson's scheme of' relief. Sir. Gwnin, of M1ississippsi, in furthet re ply to 31r. Adams, and also ini relIy to qesions from Mr. Granger, stated that he Union Banok of Miississippi held mors ages ou a vast amount of valuable lands and productive plantations, and would evettually he aible to pay her European. reditors. These were the only bonds that Mississippi had refused to assume. The 'saher portion of' her debt would be paid. The dlemocratic party were in far of layinag a tax to provide for that debt, but the whigs had optposed it. On the whole, he insisted, that Mississippi would meet her obligations as fully as any ether indebt d State. Mr. W. Cost Johnsou has the floor for Monday. The liouse rejected-the bill to pro ide for the ad justment of claims of the pepl of West Florida, who sustained loses by the operations of the U. S. Army io 114.. The Malisonian mentious, as a current umor, that the whips wil! add a proviso o some nppropriatton ball. prohibitting hls payment of anymsalaries to officers ap pointed by th~e Paresidentt during the recess of Congress. Tlhis would prevent the Pre sident from waakitng any appointment of his fiends to foreign missions, collector ships, the departmenits, &c., without sub miting the nominiation~s to the Senate. prior to the 3d1 of Mlarch. The Senate of course stands ready to reject the nomina tion if made. The Rleriee--His Excellency Governor H ammnond reviewed the Brigade of Gen. Schnierle on thec W asbington race ground yeserday. Thbe day was bright and bracing t..... ..it 0 throan- of ertuipagesall arondc