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t.1.1 -JLLL'-i-jaaf..,1 gJU '? FROM HAVANA. The steamer Falcon lias, arrived r. New Orleans from Havana She doe not bring aw late advices as the Isabel but some items of intelligence brough by her from correspondents of the Nov Orleans Picayune, arc interesting. A letter dated the 21st says: The consternation of (he authorities has been very great, and the steps they have taken show an utter want of possession of mind. Two regiments which wore sen off on the night of the 10th, by land, together with tlic corps of moun ted artillery and lancers, were ordered tipvl Hill- hv nil nvnrntti until f.-ywv. .. ?v -y .... here, and last nighl thoy arrived here at dusk, very muoh exhausted with their long march, and at midnight they were tent off by train to Matanzas. Report says that a s.ory was in circulation among them to the effect that Lopez had cui mo iwiitanzns regiment lo pieces. The reason for this landing nt CV.rddins is unknown. Its effect will bo a good one. It is now generally supposed he lias pone to join the main body of the expedition somewhere nt the eastward. A rumor is afloiit that the Falcon is to lip linfnn? Inrti'inrr wr*? f ,..?w B |JV. V. V ..(.l. Hartstein declares it shall not he done. He has two hundred men on board who have brought out their arms and munitions, and promise to stand by him to tlie death. If they do attempt 'he search, we shall have an exciting little tiin<a of it A letter of the 20th, speaking of the prisoners taken, savs?'A report is abroad and gives credille authority of having conic from (he General of Marines in poison, that when- the steamer hove insight of the Lark, which has boon taken, t!io % captain was ordered to lower I.is boat and come on boaid, which lie did- He was asked many questions, which he declined answering. A rope was nvide fast to the yard arm and the noose passed over his head, and 1 o was told he must sing or swing. On this he confined being bound to Cuba > i:li port of the i invading forces. An hermaphrodite brig i is said to have been taken nl>o. She ! was empty. When tins story reachcd t!\e California passengers who were conli; ed on board ilie Georgia and Falcon, fomc i 100 in number, it spread like \sild-firc. The Pizuno, said to contain (lie prisoners, was coaling en)v a lew yards oil", in full view, and was an object of intense interest. At last they coul 1 not stand it any longer, and called fo.i Captains Porter and //artstein, the commanders of the iwo snips, i hcv came, and the cry ro-e I like a shout, 'if you will land us w wWl take the steamer and the city, and rescue the ylmeiicans.' After much exertion on the part of the two captains, the passengers became more calm, and it finally s< tiled down into the icsolution that if a pr oner was shot, while they were in port, they would take the oily And they could doit. Dining to-day more troops have been sent off. 'J'he Picayune says; "The. Americans in Havana are anxiously awaiting the arrival of tho. two prizes said to have been made by the Spanish men-of-war. The Pizarro, it is said, only brought in fourteen prisoners, who were transferred to the ship-of {the-line, F bernno, without being brought on shore. Stiong doubts are expressed by many of them r.a to any piisonera hnving been taken, and these assert that the men taken to the S iberano in irons were simply n portion of the crew of the Pi;:trio who hnn proved mutinous, and that lIio hnllol.tna announcing iho 'first victory over'.he pirates' was a diplomatic lie, put forth by the government for the purpose of reviving the fainting hearts mid raising the tin king courage of the faithful subjects of Queen Isabel. All cjpressed the utmost co, fidence in Gen. Campbell, our able and energetic Consul, who, the moment heard that the vessels taken were said to be Ameii' nns, wrote to the Captain General, requesting information upon the sub joct. No answer had been received by him up to the time our informant left. "A repoit prevailed in Havana, on thr morning the Falcon left, that Lopez had not left Cardenas in the Steamer, but 1 1 * t - n.iu innrcnea into the lntei tor, and was then in the mountains with 1209 men. It was not generally credited. "No nttempt lo search the Fnlcnn was made oti the morning she left. Every preparation was ready on board to resist the attempt, if made, as Captain Ilartstein declared that, he considered it derogatory lo his character as an officer of the navy of the United States to permit a ship under his command (one bearing n semi-national character too) to be searched for arms, lie announced his willingness to give the Spanish Government all the information in Ins power relative to the nature of his cargo, and the -r ' 0 v.mxn.^1 in inn |?is?t'ngcr?, uut he would not submit to n search. He had on hoard a company of emigrants from New York for California, under command of Capt. French?nil stalwart, well-built fellows, armed to the teeth, about 1 !?: in in mber, who declared their determination to stand by him to the last; and immediately commenced casting bullets and getting their guns and revolvers in order. "Capt. II. declared his intention to repel any force that might be brought against him, and to fight them until they commenced firing artillery^om the forts trvw r? 111 mmmmrnmwmMmm or ships of (he lino; when ho would hnu ( clown his flngand surrender himself nn< g nu n as prisoners t)f war; This wouh make a national affair of it at once, and i ^ was perhaps fortunatu for <Spain that tin f Cuban authorities did not sany out theii L intentions Those Culifornians, intending to take the overland route through Tex , as, were transferred from tlie Ceorgia tc . tho Falcon in the lvubor at//avnnaand ii was that whiv.li excited the suspicion ol , tha authoiities. A small gun boat, witli one brass six-pounder aft, w?8 broujjhl down and moored within inn vm-rls >! j the foilcon, but that gun never could have been worked, ns there were marksmen on board who could have picked o(l every man on board, had they dared to show theii faces above the tufTrail." keowee coutuku Friday, Jvttic 7, 18SO. With a view of accommodating our Sub gCiibors who live at a distance, the following gentlemen arc authorized and requested to act as agents in receiving and forwarding Sub criptions to the Keowee Courier, viz: M.u. \V. S. Grisiiam, at West Union. i.iiwAim iu <;iii:h, ii,sq., uorse Shoe. I-'. P. V?:nsF.u, E-?n., " Rftclielor's Retreat M. T. Mitciiki.i., Esq.. " I'ickeasville. J. K. II \co?n, " Twelve Mile. J. T. Weub, for Anderson District. DEATH OF SENATOR ELMORE. We have to perform tliis week (he painful task of announcing to our readers the death of (his distinguished man. j Fnanki.in 11. Ei.more died at his lodgi ings in Washington city, at 9 o'clock, i\ m., ! on the 20tli ult. Hut a few weeks have passed sincc Carolina's eldest horn, t!ie great Calhoun, ?.:.u ? ?. mi ciiii;s jjim worn out l>v disease, passed peacefully to. the land of immortal spin's, whither lie who vns thought worthy to wear his mantle has quickly followed him. The hand of Providence in its mysterious visitations hears heavily upon .South Carolina, and again, in the hour of her need, she is called upon to mourn ihe loss of one of her nohlest sons. yJnother arm that w;;s lifted is nerveless and still in the crave, another voice that spoke in lior defence is silent forever more, and is left dolorous and full of the desolation of death, to w atch and to weep; to I watch and to weep, Tike the //ebrew mother, mourning through weary nights and mclanoliolly days and refusing to be comforted because her children are not. ""THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION. In spite of the threats of the Adminis tralion, the jeers of the Northern Abolitionists and the machinations of their Southern co-ajutors, this body is, ore this, in Session, and, the Compromise Committee having failed to accomplish what its friends had promised it should perform, -id eyes arc turned to this Con. vent ion, and in it are centered all our hopes of a satisfac'oiy adjustment of exis'.ing differences, an adjustment which shall restore ponce and harmony to the country without doing violence to the integrity or sacrificing the rights of niihnr w o *- *"w' party. (Southern members in Congress find it impossible to unite upon any plan, The Southern press is greatly divided, advocating discordant, incongruous and irreconsilable schemes. A considerable portion of the (Southern people too (alas that we should sny it,) seem to be lethargic and cailcss, and id most unconscious of thcimincnt peril in which their institutions arc placed. In this state of affnirg we look to ilie Nashville Convention to arouse and unite (lie people. Aye, to 1 iiMHusu niitj excite them to vigorous unci I united action, to bold nnd determined i efforts to arrest the headlong career of I Northern fanaticism. No mild rebuke? ' no patient expostulation, no friendly warning will he sufficient to call to a sense of their duty, the men who have sworn our destruction. 7'liey must be bronght to know that further encroachments upon us v ill result in their own ruin, before they can be induced to do us justice> or to leave us alone in the unmolested possession of our constitutional rights. nr. >?(! would not presume to make suggestions (o a body composed of 80 much wisdom patriotism as the Nashville Convention, yet, we believe that the Missouri compromise lino, if extended to the Pacific would be satisfactory to the Southern people; with nothing short, of this will ihcy or can they bu content. HON. JAMES L. ORR. We commence this wet-k the pub. licntion of this gentlemen's able and eloquent speech. I Mr. Orr's speech does great credit to | him as a young politician, and will wo doubt not give much satisfaction lo his a constituents nnd the South generally, r This Honorable gentleman tnkes n comJ prehensive vit w of tho diTerences existing between the two great divi*ions of j the country, and in the course of his re* r marks the aggressions, usurpations and i injustice of the North are clearly pointer! nnt,. nnrl llir> <1nii(>-4 rmrl r?h1i<rnlir?r>? nf - ? t)"" " the ?South, to herself under the circumstances, forcibly enjoined. THE PICKENS MALE ACM DEMY. Our render# may observe a notice in our advertising columns, vetting fourth the fact, that the Ilev. Mr. McNVhorter has (Ake.n charge of this institution.? Coming ns this gentleman does, to the patrons of this Academy, bearing the highest testimonial?, both ns to piety ns n christian, nnd r fTicii m>v 11c n lr.-w.ln.- Af... McWhorlcr opens his school under favorable auspices, and will we doubt not meet with that success which his high character and the p^cul'ar advantages which attended the locality of hi* school entitle him to expect. Blackv/oons Magazine.?We have received from Leonard Ccolt & Co., the ] il/av number of this ininvtable Magazine, and also from the same enterprising pub: Ushers the last number, (and an unusu| ally interesting one i*, is too) of the Edinburgh Review. We recommend to those of our subscribers who wisl. to keep pos! ted up in trans-atlantic literature and poli iiirs JK wol 1 nc in mutfrti-a , touching "the rest of man kind," to consult these periodicals. We lmvc received from the Hamburg [ ; Republicnn, a copy of a periodical enti- j ' tied "A defence of the ?outh against the | ' reproaches and encroachments of the North," by Rev. Ivcso.i L. Brooks, A. M. | and from the hasty and imperfect exnmi| nation which we have give, to it, it apj pears to be well \riilt?-n. j Mr. Brooks' pamphlet is for snlo at the Repuclican oflice at five cents per copy by the qunntiiy, nnd ten cents per copy by the retail. _ | Fink Wheat.?We have boon shown ! I a sample, of vcrry fmo wheat from the 1 plantation of oar enterprising cititizen J J IIowahd, Esq. Mr. Howard hap, we un- 1 I derstand, a largo crop of this beautiful i wheat now ro-dy for harvesting, and j while the crops the plantations around are backward and suffering from rust, this wheat has entirely escaped, owing to Mr. Howard's superior husbandry. /Success is the child of intelligence. We arc indebted to the lion. James L. Orr for sundry valuable Cong,-cs:-ionul documents. 7*110 New Orleans papers say that Col. WheiU was not with the expedition under v./en. iSlopez, or Lopez, but with O. Tiara, and therefore thnt he was not left wounded at Cardenas. Order* have been ishued by the President for Ihe arrest of the Oubian patriots ns fa6t ns they land upon our coast. The Editor of Ixi Vcrdad has been arrested for aidin? the Cuban Expedition, and held to bail in five thousand dollars. llr.BriLmxo of tub Temple at Jehu* 8ALKM.?The Jew* it i? mid nro going to rebuild their Temple on A/bunt Ziont j permission having been obtained from the ' Porte. The contemplated edifice is to equal Solomon's 7'emple in magnificence, and millions of money have been contributed in ^menca. Exfectfd PAr.no>'.-?Profes or Webster and his family, the Boston 3/iiil snvs, entertnin strong hopes of a full pardon. A gentleman, who had visited the condemned .nan, observed to the editor of that p;iper, that he never saw so checrful and pleasant a man in his life, considering the terriblcness of his position. President ofFiiancf. Disfranchised. The condition of three years' residence, 1 ! 1 ' * * ? which is imposed Dy the proposed electornl law, will have the effect of depriving of hi* electorial right the President of tho republic himself, who did not arrive nt Paris until tho end of September, 1848, The Emperor of CJhina has forbidden any of his subjects to go to California. v \ From the Charleston Mercury. DEATH OF HON. F. II. ELMORE. Intelligence rencned usyoterday morning that IIor.F II. Elmore exp'r id atliis lod^in^s in Washington on Wednesday evening. Wo believo his death was cnuscj by that, sudden and violent return of llint nnmiish of t Im limih different degrees of intensity. 1ms been the most wasting clement of his long decline. This news has caused n most painful shock to the whole community, nnd will be deeply felt throughou the State. The circumstances are indeed singularly affecting. The feobleness of his hwtlth had for somo time secluded r?.-i m ? - - > < I v/ui. xjiuiuiu iiuiii piuuio occasions and resorts, when ho was drawn from his sick room to act as the exponent of the general sorrow on the reception of tlie news of Mr. Calhoun's death. The whole assembly was eqnlly struck with the feebleness nnd waste of his body and with the patient dignity of bis bearing. His frame was bowed, his voice was broken, nnd the shadow of death rested on bis ' face; but never did he look morn worthy of le-pect, *?nd never did his fellow citizens more fully appreciate the elevation of his character, the gentleness and truth fulness of his heart, and the commanding qualities of his mind. This was his last public appenrancc in C. arleston, and few 01 its citizens saw mm atlenvards. The scene appears as of yesterday; the earth is still fresh on the giave ef Calhoun, and we are called upon to place beside him his eulogist, his fiiend, his successor. We cannot attempt to do justice to Col Elmore's character as a public man. ,There was in his mind a complexity, a mingling of broad ami strongly marked qualities with subtle and elusive intiieacies of thought ?ind impulse, that conhl only he fairly estimated and explained bv an elaborate, analysis such as we could not. attempt, And which would be <Hit of place here. Bv the consent of all lie has loner be mi held among the most eminent citizens of the State, enjo\ ing ? ? i. .1.1. -i ' n in ii iiMiuu mumc ucsrrt'c nor commence, acknowledged to lie equal to any duly, with every oflice in her ^ift open 10 his ambition, and the very highest of th?m more than oncc inviting his acceptance. In regard to public distinction, lie has much more of it. within his reach than lu: has consented tolay his hand on. Years ago he might have been in the Sennte without tin effort of his own. When Mr. Polk entered upon his President hi term he ofleied to Col. Elmore tho Ms* rion to England, and urged it upon him in lancriiatrc! of warm norvnunl r/.rtnwl c . .-> i? ; "? kuo.U 9la U not. nfton iuu)uap<l "ii llko on oiisions. Either of theso positions would have given liim n gre.il and wide spread reput uion, hcrnuso the qualities of his mind and character wore peculi uly fitted for li'cir duties. His frank and unprct'nr:ng address gave him recess to the KT.rts of men, while the friendly vnrm.hand *he dignity of his nature secured the confidence won by his affability. No man hud greater power over others in quiet deliberations, while on groat occasions he showed ft comprehensiveness of view, ft clearness of detail and a faculty of giving the impress! von cm of accumulated weight to progressive reasoning, that give him extraordinary power as a debater. Earnest and patient in investigating all suhjccU on which he was called on to net, he came to the discussion of them with tlie amplest materials for their illustration, and used his knowledge and his powers of argument lor the s<?lo purpose of convincing and I persuading, with an utternbsence of nil ! impulse to display. To such n mind, the i Senate, or the highest walks of diplomacy, would have been the natural field, and in either position he could not fail to win distinguished honor, and wield u mighty influence. We are strongly temp?cd to speak of L'ol. Elmore in his personal relations and private character, but this can only be permitted with much reserve. Those who loved him most deeply, and looked | up to him ns the representative nnd guari dian of the < Jen rest rcl itiona of life, cannot share their grief with that ol the public for the lo.-?s of an utfiinet citizen. .Even j hn personal friends may not sperdt v f ! him her'4, ns they think of him in their inj most hearts. The large number of those 1 who sympathized in all his fortunes, and considered bin friendship among their richest treasures, will bear witness to the gentleness, the communicative warmth nnd faithfulness of his heart. We do not believe there ever died a ?S>outh Carotin- j ian, who left behind him the memory of pergonal kindness than Franklin H. El | more, or whose death was deplored by a great number of persons as at once the loss of a cherished friend,, and of an eminently patriotic and useful public man. CO!lffPC8?. In the Senate, ojj JTuesd^y, 28th instant, an answer was received from the Secretary of. the. Navy, in answer to the C'dl of the resolution which paused on the 20th inst., relative to the extra compensation to naval officers. The bill to inoreaxc the rank and file tif the army was referred to the committee on Military Affairs. ; Mr. Ilunlor, from the committee, re- j I ported in favor of enlarging the Gapitol. | -1J !?LL??L =? On motion of An*. Hunter, tho committocon Phblic Buildings wcro author* ized to net jointly with the corresponding commit too of the House 011 the subject. Mr. Bradbury's resolution relative to removals was taken up. Mr. Webster moved to postpone it till Thursday, but withdrew iho motion nt the requestof Mr. 7'urncy, who took tho floor, and spoke on the subject. The adjustment bill of Mr. Clay was then tu'<en up. '%jj Mr. Ilnlo spoke at length and declared that tho N >rth was to be beaten, and by Northern votes. Sluvery would p:iint ji the ilag of victory. Tho defeat of tlia North would be accomplished by Northern votes. ?5?omo of these Northern men, when they got home, would Gndan uncomfortable atmosphere about tlicm. Mr. Dodge, of Iowa, said lie was sick of this^uhject, and through lie was not in favor of the compromise in all its parts, yet ho would swallow it. The //ouso resolved itself into committee of tho whole on the slate of the Uninn n.wt I !.? I.UI vviiomvivu lliv Will III UMII^ iipjJMJpriations to'.he several Territories. The only bill which elicited much debute, \vas ihe otic making donations to the s tilers on the public lands in Oregon. The point in the discussion \v;is whether the grants should be allowed to /ltnoricnn citizens only?native an I adopted, or to tho?o also who should deel >re their intention of becoming American citizens. The comI rr,i tee did i 05, dispo-.e 1 f this h<U. 'Pl.O l.'lll (lnm-ntii lnll / - - " ".-s u,u I completion of the public buildings in Oroj oron and Minnesota, was the onlv ono ' which finnlly passed. After which tho House adjourned. FIRE IN CHARLESTON. The Fire in Charleston is supposed to have been the work of an in<*endiarv. The following i* an cs'invite of tho losses and insurance, as given in the Mercury: No. 1. Townsend, Arnold it. Co. Dry (roods. Insured in Life and Trust Go. of this city for $8000 on the building, which is a total loss, nnd $15,000 on A I ' ^iwu. i\ iium* amount insured in jnc\t York on stock, whic.1i is fullv covered. No. 2. I). F. Fleming it Co. Roots unfl ^?!<ocs. ?Stock valued vt ?20,000. Loss estimated at $17,000. vhich is fully covered hv insurance. No H. Wiley Ranks & Co. Drv Oools. .Slock valued at ?110,000 about tlireefouitbsol wliicb was saved. Insured for $7i>,000 ; principally in Northern offices. No. *1 Ilitrrol, JIiii'o Jki Co. ftdldloiy, A l irge portion of their stock injured or destroyed by water end removal. Insured CT>00O in the Equitable and fc.lOOrt in the Howard, Now York, and ?'6000 in the Hurt ford $5000 in t lie Protection, and $5000 in tli? /Etna, //.irtlord, Conn, making in till $26,000 on the. stock, and $1000 on the fixtures, in the Augusta company, which will fully cover their . lossNo. 5. Kei?ev Deas, Dry Goods ; stock valuad at (<30,000, a hfje portion of which was destroyed. Fullv insured in Northern office?. No. G. F 1) Fanning Oo. TL\t?; stock valued at $15,000, which was totnl'y destroyed. Fully insured. No. 0. Oilliijinds ik //owoll, Dry ccoo 'a. About ono-lmlf of their stock destroyed, which is fully covered by insurance, viz: $10,000 in Etna und $10,000 in Protection company, //i\rtford; $10,000 in Auj?ust!i company; $10.000 in South Carolina, and $10,000 in Life and 7'?ust com _ t A\ iifiiiv 01 mis cuv. No. 8. Courtonay & Tcnnnnt, 7/iirdwaro. Value of stock $30,000, n large portion of which war paved. Insured for "$40,000, cqunllv divided botween South Carolina and Life and Trust company of this city, nhd tho Augustn companv. No. 0. Hyatt, JVcRui-nfey ?fe Co. Dry Goods; stock, $40,000. Loss estimated at S/>,000. Fully covered by insurance. No. 10, first floor, J. S. Bcach. Books. Loss about ?(1200, and tbc upper stored lltr CI 7. Wollrnn ...I.-" ?? , x- miriKiii, ttnWW 1U!K* 13 itUUUt ?1000, boll) fully insured. No, 11. Ilavi'ntMl, Hnrrnl <te Co. Drug Store. Loss estimated fit $40,000, which is fully covered by insurance, about ono hr.lf of which in Northern ofHecs. Messrs 1'. M. Cohen it Co. Druggists, and others, suffered considerable damage bv the breakage and removal of their goods, but all arc fully covered by insurance. The? five stores on //iiyne-3treet?Nos. 4, 0, 8, 0, 10?belonged to the City Land company and were injured fo.- $0000 i-noh in tho South Carolina Insurance company of this ?iiy, and are a total loss. The seven buildings on Market street were al?o owned by the City Land company, and were insured in the South Carolina company for $2000 each, nnd may bo considerti) n total loss. The Charleston Hotel was insured for 850,000 on the building, which was injurrd probably to tho extent of $2,600* nnd Mr. Mixer, the occupant, wasinaured 010,000 in tho Nashvillo Company, on his furniture, a considerable portion of j which waa destroyed or injured. It is raid that there nro manufactories | of spirituous gimno hi Liverpool. - Ik r t viA f -i mtittrS5S -flr * '* * 1