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Cot:amnifications, post paid, will be prompt ly and strictly attended to. EDGEFIELD C. H. WE DN.SDAY, APRtL 8. 1816 A Goon loNt.:xi.-A Philadelphia pa iper says, a couple lately married in New lamp -shire. imediately subscribed to a ncwspoper, as the best way to make a good beginning. A wise couple this. and we commend their ex ample to all young married folks. We think ihat.they can scarcely do better, than in sub scribing to our paper. LARGaE F.sArt.-We saw in a late North ern paper. an advertisement .f Ge:inet Smith, of Peterborough, New York, to sell his im mense landed prmper'y. at stuction, in 'the months ofJnne. Jnly and Angust nt xt. The land lies in fifty-five of the .fifry-,ine coities of the State, and comprises about seven hun dred and fifly-thousand acres. The auction will take place at fi teen different places,-on as many differenat days. - Linea Cartis.-Lonadon is estimtateil at ihe present tine to contain two intlliors of pe'" pie, exclusive of strangers. The population ofParis. now exceeds-nine hundred thousal. . -Peter.bnrg nianbers four hundred and. -ni housand. Berlin three hnudred -anl ANIMAL MAGNETISM. We give below, from the Charleston -Can rier, the proposal of Dis. J. Bachman. Bel lintter, S. II. Dickson and F.. Geattige of Charleston .to examine any remtrkablc cases of Mesmerism or Aititna4 tiagne-ism that may be brought to them. And also. an offer of a recward of one 7anlrc illars. which ha: been deposited in their hand., for any case df 1 n cidity or Clairvoyance, df which they may be. made clearly satisfied. Whether there is any 4rutih in A iianal Mag netism or not, it hai made a terriblo n.'ise in the world, and it is surely rommnlable in the highest degree. to see some of the most respectable and most scientific men in. the State, determined to ex nmine thorongkly into the matter,-atI to test it by the touch stte of philosophy and learning. While it is weak and silly for us to yield implicit credence to every idle and foolish rumor of ' wonderful inventions, and wonderful discoveries,' noth Sing can be more becoming ini us. as friends to humanity, and asgood citizens of the wot ld, than to seriously and patiently investigato every thing that is likely to bem.fit nur spe cies in any respect, or to add one item to their stock dficience and -k.nowledge. From vMe Charlesten Cenrier. . 10 b.M. s A NtIa. M AGN ETtSM -For several years t~x 'e. the utnda' signed, have bestowedl some nttention on - Animal Stagnetism-teployin~g a portion tof leisure in thae perusal of pulhuc-stmuas en the soldject. and availing ourselves nf ev *ery stritable occastonl of prosecuting its stady experimaentally. The present 'ie appears opportunfe for itvesiigatoig, still *further, the pehnomnena aitributeid to this fluid (or whatever at be;) and we here'by Smake knowna our wishi to examine any re -markable or chatacteristiC cases which may exist in this city. ' We ite, moreover, induced to come eroawawli in this mainer by the imrportunmi ties of friends and acquaintanices; anid by -the.recent publication of (as we beherec) against the clergy and physicians, gener *ally, as interested oppugners of this ar. Aweare actuatedl not lay were curiosity *but by the desire of ascertainlg and as sisting~ to establish truth, we make this op peal in the conifdent -expeetation that smi cere believer-s in Animal Magnetism will appreciate our motives and afford us the -opportunity we seek. We shall receive with pleasure. and1 'will immediately respond to cany offersi ot propositionsl concerning the exasmmatioti of cases in private; but cannot take parh in exhibitions or experiments publicly con ducted- Our reasonts for this determina tion may be readily conjectured by all whir are lamiliar with the processes of indne live reasoning, and the scetific exammn tion of phenomena. We shall also be happy ho confer with any gentleman, 01 ~iih any committee (who may be dis. posed to submil cases tol our observat ion .respecting the~ time, place, and other ne fesry prehmrnies. We are authorized by a gentleman c this city to offemr a premium of One Hun 4r*( Dollara for any-case of Lucidity a n:IirvanCe that sitalI) be proven to on saaisfaction--the money has been depos ited. and is subject to our award. Respectrflly. J. BACH M AN, D.'D J. 1ELIANGER. 1. 1). S H. Dir('SON. M. D. E. GEODINGS, M.3D. MtIICE LLANEOUS._I NEw ORLEANS, March 25. TEXAS. We take the Iliowing from the lious ton Telegraph oif the 18th inst. The iii. tormfation was tnmtutiicated by a gentle man omut Corpus Christi. Gen. Taylor expected that the whole army would be encamped on the east bank of that river by the 20th inst. The main body of the troops were to march by the anland route, or the .ld road to Muna moros, and it was supposed t-he -amp would be pitched nearly opposite Mata moras, w.'here there is a high blut! that overlooks the city, and would ytve the ar tiller) of the artay comuplete commtard of the.place. This.pot-bas -been, by a sit .gular oversight of the Mexicans. entirely neglected; ttawy have expended large sttas to lurtify Matatnors, but atis biull, b lica is several feet higher than the highest poinlt of the caty, a11 ais :a,o witititn can nlon shot of the Public Squaare oi Mata moros, has been entirely neglected. W hen ever this place is frtilied, Gen. Taylor could hold it agamn t even en Europeant .force .twee as large as his ow.". Tae riv - er renders it inaceessible os -the wiest and south, and- the eat-rtern and northern si :es can be securely forttlird by a ditch and entiattkment, which can be construcied I with litme I bur. It is believed that wiih half the expense that was incurred at Corpus Unrasis, -a catl can be fortified directly withiti a caninion shot of Matato rus, that will not only comaintatd that city., but be more secure than the catp at Cur pus Chrasta. The Me-xican.s appear to be totally u a prepared to 'defend any)) patrij ton the country oan the Rio Grande. Instead of cuocentrating forre-. there, as the editor of the Uer.pustbrteni Gazette predicted. they have Jeft that section alsa-t entirel -de fenceless; and it is beieved that it would 00ev be impoib~44le fur th 11)0 texiciit) GQu ros, cablt'b .ijhs i ;wing eviita rei-e .meat of- Atnerican troops. OREuoN NOTICE.1 The extrcees within which negtia ions admit of re-uinption. Iii a soinowhtere tetween British concession ot their terra tonal claims wit m the 49th de gree of North parallel, and American cone-sin I cif the joint. navigtion of the Columbiaa River.. ii tihin these limits diplooty may exercise its skill. and beyond theta nohing can ie effectd by it. It is nlow I redo ed to certainty that the peocplc of the United States will not vieldl one jut oft th--ir pretetalions beyond ahe line of d9. t This is-a n e-ll ascertained .fuet which tae debates in Congress have revealtl. The point of honor now with the Britirba Gov eraoient is not to surrender ent retp andt forever the navigation of the Coltmalia She has thrice rejected all overture of tttis character. Tl'ilt- interests of the HudtsIn Ilay Comaipanay ak,' forbid tate relinquish menit o this outlet for Ilte Fur trade to the Pacific. Within the limits a c haveI indicated there is however a -hasis wide enough Pir negotiation and peaceful set tie ment. It is believed that n qualified right as to time. in the naviatatiOti it the Cu lutnbia, would be acc.-pied by the British Government. A right of this kind to teraminate in. 15 or O.f years would satify British honour, and serve alhe interests of: the Hudson Bay Comapatny. for thte rsup ply of peltries will by that time, it is staid, be exhausted, .or accordiang tat the sugges tion of Mar. G3allatina, ant equivalent maight be found, all-twitng the eqaual anal jmtit navigraion of the Coluambia, in the eqnal and joint navigatiou of the St. Lawrenace. Thtere is ample grotundh, therefore, for, the rentewal of tnegotiationts and adjust memcu, by mutual concession, in whtich nei ter the honor or interest oif eitheir party will be exposed to sacrifiee. The first step .in thais work, concedling niothinag that is not required Ity diptlurnataie etiqueute, shotuhd be taken, it must be amitted on all hantds, bty otir owna Gaovertnent. We have rejected the tttst British offer to adl just thte dispute by arhitrationa. it as in cuambent ona our Governmaeat, who p)rofess tat be guided by the spirit of peace, to make some propjosition ot cotmjr mise. Thei Exeeutive wotuld hnve tacted with in the line of its -duty to havea instructedl Mr. McLanae tat resumae neigotitnons tt London on the haisis of the 49thi parallel, so soon as it had ascertained such was the sensee ofi the Senate ont this -sutaject. Thtis would have been the dictate of expealeu yon tbo scnre of saving timte and quaiet iug the public mtindc. By the period that the Notice hatd passed boath bren::hes of the legislature, the negotiation woauldf have been ini such a state of -forwardness, as to have resulted, perhapse, an a litnal ar rangement. liv the sateamxer of the 4th of April.somertinec definitive, at least, in relation tao this quesuiton, wou'tld have beeni know u.-Charleston News. T he fot"oorious John U. Waring.-T he last nutimtier of thae Lexingtuon, Kentueky, Gazettetion~ains the following accouint of f the last inonent' ofth-g notorious ,and remark'bteaadni :2 Helh lfange, animo a~ii~il r culties, 'edt~4a tJb tnodo-ia whiob ie prrrtsed his profession. By buying up old( and doubtful claims he involved himself in endless liti ation ; and the bit torness g.nerally attendant upon such *Catses. WAS deepa--ned tnd w.idenedl by the tunar in which het conducted his suits. No npprci;ension of personnal danger ever deterred him frot purehning those claims. (ir proecutinog them it) the uttermost af iern;ards. On the contrnrv, the prospect of danger seeme1d rft'her an additional inducement; and he was at all times ready to defend theta by tongue, pen or pistol. Had his modo of wnrfare been more hold and open. ,he would have r.voided moch of obt.Ioquy which his course drew down upon him. But so exceedingly circttospei had he been in always plac ing himself in an apparently justifiable position. legallt, that n-any doublted his personal courage. it is but fair, however. to say that his lhte laid been secretly aimed at by lhis enemies, and that he lisplayed unyielding firmness from the lime of re ceiving his death-wound upa to the hour of his neatl. The ball entered just above his left eye, which was forcedl fromt its socket and rest ed on his cheek-. it passed through the rout of his tongue. down his throat, and perforated his lungs. Immediately after recovering from a few momtents of in sensibility, he made signs for writing ma terials; finding Ie was tmiundterstootl, wilt all tue forlce he could muster, he fee bly attirtilated -the word-" ink." Sup posing he wished his will written, a law yer was called to for that purpose. Waring refused his assistance, drew he materials towards hitm, al n' rote a nunt er of notes. requesting the nt.tendarce dr his sonm-in-law, papers from the clerk's .ffices and his own re.idene'-, &c. &c. Iav.nt p-ocured whar he required, al t:01taght bleedmng freely internally. with the loud gutinsr. rapidly at short interval. rutm hts nostrils ani mouth, without dis playng a ite Iutest s.ymptoms of pain. he pioece d calmly and sternly with uis tuel task. at wittch he was engaged tntil ;ate at night. lie completed some unfin sted contractss entered into a npw oare. ave recedpts, settled accounts, brought a suit, drew up his wil1, arranged all his worldly ahtra as fair as it was possible..:. :hOly atid appallitg onte which was praha aly- over witnessed. The internal her norrhttge compelled him to remain in a ;itting posture from the time he was rvounded until he died. Hlis gray hairs labbled with 4Iis owtn blood, with which usi dress and per-,a n ere almtnt entirely overed-Iris spectacles pressed firmly own ttpon his protruded eye, which reat .d in gast ly prommtence upon his cheek, etc plied nis pen with relentless determina. ion. Life's last sandsi were ebhiug fast -mmutes hatd biecomea to ht im things ut he last impgjortance. Yet, precions as the leering momets were. his labors were ;reatly lengthened by the occasional rapid ctutn ouf gore fruim his monuth, hespat Lrting aid untiteratin:, n hat ie had writ ten. Postiing the blond-stained sheets side, lhis task was atait resumed with un!shaken lirmness. It is sait that one 4f his itntty keg.:el, on bentied knees, tb;tt ie would firgire his enemies--te shto'k his head and stamped his liot in ,tern denia. $o passed frotn this earth, safter a life of turmoil, strif'e, tit-rness and iloodshed. Johin U. Wartity". ronn ike Nrw Orlans Commercial Times SOUTIIERN OUARTEIRLY REVIEW. A paragraph from the pet of Mr. Walsh, the able Parns cttrrespondemt of the N:a tinnial ltntelligencer, haus been generally republishted bay thu Sotuthern prss It relattes to thle mtertts oft a ptenical, which, thoutgh its existence dates hut a few years tack, has alheadly taketn high. if nt the very hightest rautk itt Ameracani perildical literaturc. We refer to the Southtertt Quarterly Review. Of tnis work, Mr. Walsh states that it is regarde'd in Eutrope, atnd ina Franca particularly. as the ablest andI most instrtitve speicimenfl t this spe cies of literature which our country hasw produaced ; and be alludes particularly to an article on the Oregon Question in a rcenlt number, whch is viewed as an exc cceditngly comtprehenstve anti canilid ex positnatn of the contro'ersy. It has patssed inato the handsl of the leaditng F~rentch poli ticians. and itn contnection with other dis; quisitiotns of decided abdiity, has eatrned lor the Review a substanatial tranisatlatntic reputtato. It tmy itot be inappropriate to mnentmorn that the patper upon Uregon,. which has elicited snech unreserved comn mendalutioni, was wrtittena by a genItleman whom we hatve now the piensure of coo sidering a fellow 'owsnsman, atnd who in mo;re than onie dlepartm-nt of composition has exhaioited the friaits of a matured tad wvell stotred itntel lect, u ncomoint industry. and a facility anad felicity of style, which enable himt to impart stirrtng itnterest to thte dryest and most sterile topics. We allude to J. 1). B. De Bow, Esq., tthe ac comtplished editor of the Commaiercial'Re view of the sotht and West. In this enlightened age, per~iadical liser atui'e has undergene a rad-ical rev .rlution,. It is no longer a brief antd bad collection of rapid orulcal not tces ont theo ne west putt. licatiotns. It is to itself an almtost ex baustless treasury of ktnowledge. The motst vicorous aund well tratuted intellect. disdain uot t~o contribute to a repertery so vast and valluabale. Thte loftiest flights oh genius, the: most favored iitspirations of funs, the-profoundest disqnuitions ian cient and mooern lore, compact and compreheniiive argumn ofithe -logician, the fir-reacthing views. statesman, the researches'aof pltilu and painful -labors rif antquarians. may be found in the pages of ' y Review. Books are not mait t 'ect of pass ing and superficial C in'; but their character. serope and o ,are thorough ly considered attd club ely scrutinized, while they furnish o ions to the re viewer for the displa he nicest die crininationy be tributes of in tellec',s he most c pi di'tino, and an opulence of thought nguage which the work under consid n may be far from possessing. In .l periodical lit erature occupies a Jiel own, from which genius itset del is'to glean and garner. and wlriels yiel arvest as boon +eons and varied, is.. y be gathered within the domain of ce and of art. If ech, he the cha. er of periodical literature. that work nr e valuable in deed which may be pl. by the side of the bent English and ican Reviews, and suffer no deirimen the compari son,. We have the ' rity. of a critic like Mr. Walsh, wh sober judgment uut'eighs ten thousan phemeral news paper psffs. that so is the position which the Southern ' terly Review now commands. : We e mostbearti iy at this : not merely base as part and parcel of the south, w laim the right to exult at any manifest of her talent. taste and genius; nor: because what is Southern is also rican, and our patriotic pride is grasifi' ,jat beholding the titellect of our cowitr nIappreciated at its real value, .bu~t beca ean intimacy of ansy years has rem is a petsoe-l well-wisher to thew which has at .ained such standinu his auspices. lie labored with a pers cc that knew no discouragement, 10 id: p a .periodi c., i that would illus e power and scope of intellect c eteristic of the South, and his steces be imr.puted to his own irdotnitablee s, and to the manly astwl well-time istanee he has recetved Irom South Varts-always generous and symati always prone to take genius by- d. and dive strength. sat bili ta to its-elforts.. u :T e:.o maiet ;" aiU.ttj [ tti - acar culation that will'guaraitee its contnu ance, and as influence that wiHl ensure respect. We trust. over, that it is destinued to take yet er ground in the Literature of o-.jr country. Let it find its way ito the litbrary of every ,educated gentlemai. Let its subscritptio-n st -in ciude the names of all who claim to be admirers and losterers of talent. So shall .tc founders be adequately remunerated tsar the trial and travail from which they have not shrunk o the prosecution of their task. .n too, shall they be enabled to e nlist in their b-ehalf whatever 'oif ability the South may present, and by munifi ciently rewarding undoubted ta-lent, en rieb every number with article's as su'r hy of encomiumn as that which has called Furth the usitinted praise even of Euro. peca critics. Origin of Newspapers.-Masnkind are indebtel to the t isdom of Qjueen Elita heth and she pruden'ce of Burleigh for the first printed newspaper. It was entitled the English Mercuric, and was, by nu :tm-its. * imprinted at London by her Hlighness's printer, 1588.' The earliest number preserved in the British musetm library, duted July 25, in that year con tains the usual intelligence, given after-the fashion of the London Gazette of the pre sent day. It. these Meacuries we mee with advertisementls ot books, and tey di'er not very much from the aninounce maents of' osar own time. Dutring the civil wrars, per'iodlical papiers.-the chiamnpions of the two piarties, became mor'e generally' circulated, and were edited by writers of ability, amontg the principal we may name Marcjasont Needhsam, Sir John Birken head, and $ir. Roger L'Estraage. At the restoration the proceedings of Parlia ment were Iiterdicted to be published, un less by authority, and the first daily paper after the revolutin took the popular title of the Orange Intelligeneer. In the reigns of Queen Aune there was bus one tielly paper, the Daily Conriant - The first pro vinciail journal knoawn in England was the Oroange Postman, started in 1y06. at the prc of a penny, * but a half pennty snot refused.' The-earliest Seottish news prper made its appearance under the aus pces of Uromwell, in 1452. College Comnmencement,-TheO annual cmmtlenicemen~t of the College of Charles on took place this forenison at the Went woarth street Jiaptist Chsurch. The pro ession moved punctually and ina admi~re ble order, accompl~iatied with enlivening music, from the College to the Church, where, notwithsUtninlg the unpromising appearanlce of aies weathser, a ver'y large and respcdtable audience awaited its ar rival- TIbe speakers acquitted themselves to the delight tand -gra'iteation of their hearers.-Eventing News. Guik.-Guilt, though it may attain tem poral splendor, can never conifer real hap piness. The evil consequences of out crimes long survive their commission, and, lke the-gnosts of the murdered, for evel bannut the steps of tile malefactor.- Thi pths of virtue, thouglh seldomn those o worldly -greastness ste aiwayst diese o .p-.,....mnmneMsms ~a Counterfeit Bills.--We mentioned 'i our last, that counterfeit hills on the bank of rheSuate-of North Carolina. were put in circolatioa in Maco'n-then were of the denoininarion of 'S4. $5. $10 an.l:$20. The Macon Messenger. of 'the 26th ult. lays they were pessed by two men named John Watl and Win. Walker. Wall is a tobacco trader, and has frequent.ly been in 11acon, and has 'resided nM ?latidson, Rockiugham county, N- C.-but had better be emigrating to Oregon or Califor nia, about this time. Walker is said to be a negro trader, and we believe froit tiie saie !euianty *it h Wall. They left here on Saturday night, a1 boon as the money was suspected, and it is believed took the route to Florida. Wall is a man of middle size, sandy hair and whiskers; Walker is a small man, of dark comolex ion, and wore Kentucky Jeans. The public will lo well to be vn the teokorat for thet.. There is a considerable quantity of Mexican dollars in circulation, which it would do well to guard against.-bavan nah Georgian. The cars will run on the Central Rail toad every day herealier. If the daily line of stages tietween this'ci~y and Co lumlus he again established it wotild be a great benefit to the cbrmpany as well as convenience to passengeri. An Efurt is being made to establish a daily line of stages from this city to Mobile. passing through Lumiikin, Eu1h ulac, &c., which. if accomplished, will lessen the time of travel between Mobile and Savannah some fifteen or twenty hours, compared with the present artagemon+, apart from the advantage arising from 'k daMy oit munication. Success attend the elfort. Mobil, Adrertieer. oesth Cairolina Rail LoU.;-We 'r'e in!bruued that a final arrangement has been efected, between our Rail Road Company and the General Post Office Department, by which the Mail Cars are to leave here permanently at 11 o'clock. A. M. as they are doing at present, instead of 1 o'clock, P. M. as was contemplated by -t he new scedile. Our Rail Road Coispeny' are stow pro vided with locomotives fully -capable. of hours less Ytine than formerly, thus ena bling them to reach either poihi at t'he same hour as when they left Charlestot at 9 o'clock A. M. and on ordinary occa sions full ti'e is uilored for the nail to reach hero from the North at a period sutliciently early 'to proceed Westward. A sho'rt trip on the Road (In Saturda'y, aino'rded us the optartunity also to observe that a great antd very necessary iinprove ment has been made in the construction of the passenger cars, which will place the traveller at the nost perfect ease and af ford accommodations and comfort not inerior to any thin*t thist we have ever senot on any of the Northern Roada, and We have 4hnd good opportunities of ob servation w ithin the last few years, having gone over all the principal Rail Roads from Atlanta. (Ga.) to Niagara Falls Two new Passenger Cars, the "John C. Calhoun" and " Henry Clay," made an experimentlu trip to Lawrence's tatiou and back. and wbrkei to admiration. Thev run on twelve wheels, are placed on elliptic springs, and provided with breaks whicht are sufliciently powerful to bring them to a full stop within the dis tance of a fce . yards, even at the t'op of their speed. They are fitted up in elegant style, provided With most cniinodions changeable seats, private rooms, stnnds containing pitchers of water. wash hand basins, itdeed every convetnienice, for the accotmtodation of the imost fastid-ious. Along the roofing of the eara runs a e'or'd to tvhiehi a bell is attached ror the purpose of givinig notice to the engineer should aty occuItente require the traitn to be stopped, in our opinion a frery ne'esstry precaution. These cars, we learn, were constructed in the wo~rk shops of the Cornpanly, tinder the superinrtndance ef Mr. Geo. S. H ack er, and certainly mut~h cvedit is 4une to that gentleman and those who pr'tibally eie cuted the work. for the handsome manner in whlich they have been got up. We per-ceive, to that labels have been attached to the cars, by nhich the pas sengers can learn, without continual in. quiry (equally annoying to the inquirer and to those in the em ploy of the cotmpa ny) which cair is-for Colutmbia ad which for Hamburg, thus preventing error that sometimes results in tiuch inconvemience. f it would not be considered inapproipri ate, we wouild suggest that numbers be placed on each seat, and that the tickets issed contait corresponding numbers. This would at once indicate the seat the traveller is rightfully entitled to, and pre vent con Iusion and dissatisfaction. Charleston C.otnner. A young merchant in Cincinnati. named Hubert Diss, has been detected in forgeriet to the amount of $7,000. He is taid te have wealthy connections, and was on thi eve of marrtage to the daughter of one o| the most opulent merchants in Clncinaati lie made two unsuccessful attempts t< commit suicide, one before and anothel afer his arrest, by opening blood vessell in his arm. The recent mail arrangement w~ilis appears, accelerate, the mituil twe~nty-fQ2 heuw bteen.New MokAtnd-Cinciuoad U og rit I on a I. tCbreprinpince of the Chas. Coiiii, W.AsUmSoToiI, March 25. We begin to find where we are o'h'tie Oregon .questian. Tie 'Ine9age .o il I Prsident eitlaiiis b great deal. which was her-fore a mystery. It shows 'us that he has no very confident eirpdcation that'Great Britisin would make an der which hie can accept. It et'rios uts he to the ildelaratidi of lr. Calhofur, that the recommendation of the 'dotice assutsied ithat rio cop 'tr'ifse Wadid be'dffered .bat we 'could accept. The assumption is made the more mariifest, by the messhge of yesterday. I consider the speech made 'tsa ij Mr. Sevier, as a coininedtdry upon tile inessage neil ckplam tory di the 'vielt and purposes of the President. Mr. Sevier stands on 49. lie assumes that the government has taken its poeitiah there. lie advdcates the notice and pre-. paration. fie tliinksit probable that *mr may arise from 'this qluestidi. He dde hot lUtieve rhat Great Britain will gfve iip tee navigation of the Columbia, iho' he, Me. S., believes it to be inna'vigablg. The questist 'War, Which 'p'riy 'houla give wayi We ivould not yied.W. Would Great :'itainyield1 ?f'thequei .sin should not be lctiled before'the auin iner eleetionfr, We Wtust 'figlit, for by thit time the 'iueutiiit u'&ild be beyond chb power of the goVirndtnr. The bigl -lbr the ifridelse oYf ie 'rank ed .ile air the Arsty, -pissed tie House today by an overwhelmitg majority.i This bill was a substitute for the 'tsh Rifle Reginits -proposed by -the tolif mtee on Mitiary Afaire. WlieA tWe sutgect canie up wuday, Mr. Rhieit 'al Mr. Uarret Oavis questioned the Cha'it mn of the Utiromiit'e'on 'Mli'tary Adai,~t . in 'reguird to to the recommendations con fidentally made by the President to ihe Ijommittees on Naval and Militiey M Wtiri of an increase if 't ie a'rmy abd .Vk. vy, as disclosed in the ttresidenit nebag e of yesterday. Mr. luarralson 4nsttyhd miated that sth confideutiat comhnteibi'c Lions had been Veccived, -and 4aj ahbel e bad -bi'ed rhe 3easres ad 4epo' tw o 'ubeeb *wei ' ot gibsed with' ag reforetie to 'the copin gency of a flspture with Englnid or Melt ico. Such an idea was absurd, ffdr if *#r should beieriously threatened; at in'ei.ie of the stenditg Army to the extent of *),. 000 at least would be required. Mr. Berrien offered a resolution *hick was agreed to, calling on the Committee of Naval and Mili'tAr Affaira to lay be fore the Senate, any t ieidabTi'ous wnich they had received fro6m :'e de parttnetts in relation to a anthentitdeo of the ar'nly a.J navy. Mr. Fair6eia-, as Chairnman 6f the Committee on Naval Affairs, remarked that the conmnunicition received t.y him as confideltia, had been returned, and were not in his posse*sta. - bk. Bcntue 'eo to die table 4 cornint nicidio'n *utich had been ?eceivedt trot the Sect etary of War, which reets o'6oth er communications of a confidential na ture, and it was ordered to be peintd.. So that ii all, I presume, that rA's Com mittee ou Military Affairs will be kAle to disclose. Mr, Sevier spoke on the Oreg-A tues tion, and with great vigor and ability, susi:Mnig 'the title of the United Sties to Oregon, but p'rufessig readiniess to com promise dn 49). Mr. Sevier said there was no necessity for gentlemen here to disparage our title to the w hole of Oregon. because, for the sake of peace we were willing to dtvide the territory b) t6o pa'rallel of 41) it the Scnate idy Mr. Fairfield pre sented a memo'rial agq'inss this repeal of fishing bounties. M~r. Pearce introduced a ill to settle th'e s'coututi Batween the United $tates atnd se'ierli of the State. Mr Allen brought up for ihe considera tior. of' the Senate, te suggestion hereto fore made by him of.- the propilety of. closing the debate on the Oregon uestion. The Senators had had am pie opportunity to consider the susbjeel, su'd he hopyd that they would be willbng to Ii oil F Hdag week. Some conversation took plabe, In which different opinions were ekpressedb All se'etmed to be ivillisig that tbe 4nestion scouldl be taken, jirovidled it dtd not in terf'ere with the rights of several Senators to address the Setate. These Senators are, as I learn, Mar. Mangomn. Mr. Web ster. Mr. Greene, Mr. untin~ton, Mr. Jarnagan, and Mr. Morehead. The Whig Senators have held hack, t'with the viety to close the debate on the conciliatory side of the question, and then. it is utnderstood that Mr. Allen will make a fitnal reply. The matter here dropped. but the geceral opinion isis the -Senate. that the qutestion will be taken as 51on SW thoeo Senators who wishbto be heard shalt have an opporthnily to speak. M r. J. M1. Clayton's resolution, submit ted three weeks ago, calling apon :the President fot7 any further correspondene rwhich may have taken place between the Government of the Uhited States anuI that of Great Britaip, came ttp in cootys. The Chairman of Foreign Affais. -~ai ed the int Ibr to lie for the present,1.az$d some cotnversation arose, in which pa one eide, it was saila, that thesle re e s.ils twould a ae i hade e!ff''d, hy~a Sdisitrut in thte PtesietAO~P' ~ ' *ie na'altfl -W9