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i ir i " | By Authority. Laxvs of thk United States, Passed at the first Session of the twenty . sixth Congress, Resolution, Public?No. 1. Joint Resolution,authorizing ihe Secretary of War to continue certain clerks employed in the office of the Commissioner of Indian affairs. Resulted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States in Congress assembled, That the authority given to the Secretary of War, by the 16th elause of the first section of the act entitled an "Act providing foi the salaries of certain officers therein named, and for Oliver purposes," dated the nineteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, to employ two clarks in the business of reservation and grants under Indian treaties, be extended after the expirat ion of the period for which that authority was granted, for the term of two years. R. M. T. HUNTER, Speaker of the House of Representatives. RH. M. JOHNSON, Vice President of the United States, * " -S iUs. and rresiacm uj mo Approved, May 2J, 1840. M. VAN BUREN. Chemical Manufacture of Vinegar.? The simple and beautiful process by which the Germans supply themselves plentifully with vinegar, is described as follows, by Dr. Ure: under a large case, which, for experimental purposes, may be made of glass, several saucer-shaped dishes of pottery or wood, are to be placed in rows upon shelves, over each other, a few inches apart. A portion of the black platina powder, moistened, being suspended over each dish, let as much vinous spirits be put into them as the oxygen of the included kn o/lnnnoto fr? ariJifv. This -ttil Sllttii uu auv\|uuw %w ??w.- m"mj * quantity may be inferred trom the fact that 1,000 cabic inches of air can oxygen110 grains of absolute alcohol, converting them into 122 grains of absolute acetic acid and 64 1-2 grains of water. The above simple apparatus is to be set in a light place, (in sunshine if convenient) at a temperature of from 68 to 86 Farh., and the evaporation of the alcohol is to be promoted by hanging several leaves of porous paper in the cases, with the bottom edges dipped in the spirit. In the j course of a few minutes a most interesting phenomenon will be perceived. The mutual action of the platina and alcohol will be displayed; by an increase of temperature, ana a generation of acid vapours, which, condensingon the sides of the glass case, trickle in streams to the bottom.? Tills striking transformation continues till all the oxygen of the air be consumed.? If we wish then to renew the process, we must open the case for a little and replenish the air. With a box of twelve cubic feet in capacity, and with a provision of seven or eight ounces of platina powder, We can, in the course of a day, convert one pound of alcohol into pure acetic acid, fit for pvprv nnroose. culinary and chemi . y. * cal. With from 20 to< 30 pounds of the 1 i . platina powder (which does not waste,) we jnay transform, daily, 300 pounds of best spirits into the finest vinegar. This may be regarded as one of the greatest triumphs of chemistry, where Art nas rivalled Na- 1 ture in one of her most mysterious operations." Latest from the Mormons.?It is known that these people, since their dispersion in Missouri, have collected in great numbers in and around Commerce, in this State, on the Mississippi river. The name of Commerce, as we have heretofore stated, they have changed to Nauvoo,from the Hebrew or Egyptian, though of the signification of the term we are ignorant. They hold two groai kiuuici i'uucs oujr j\stu?ui ihu spring and fall; and that appointed for the present spring took place last week, commencing on the 6thand ending on the Oth inst. lye learn that between two and three thousand persons were preserit, and that considerable accessions were made to the church from the surrounding neighborhood. Our informant states that the jiumbcr was 74, all received by baptism, and that at- tho same time thirty of the ablest men were ordained Jo preach the gospel. Thn preachers present were Joseph and Iliram Smith, John Page, Orson Hyde, and two others. Messrs. Page and Hyde with ten others (probably chosen elsewhere) were commissioned to go to the Holy Land to preach the gospel to the Jews. They arc to meet at Quincy next , Sabbath, and from thence take their departure for Palestine. > . Ahmit .inn tmnqp.ci hflve been out un "in Nauvoo since last October. Some of them are neat frame buildings, but the greater portion are log cabins, designed . for temporary habitations merely. > The ground assigned to each -is generally one acre, though to aemethere are five. 1 The increase of pe^ulatipn by iipou** + * * * n* gration is very great. Our informant (c Btates that Several families arrive every 1 day. A gentleman living on the road from j Quincy to Nauvoo assured him that on i some days at least 15 families passed his i house, all bound to the latter place. I . Peoria (III.) Register. i From the Chicago Democrat April 30. , A HORRIBLE SCENE. Mrs. Lucretia Thompson, a woman of thirty years of age, left her residence on Saturday morning last, in search of her cow; and near night, her absence created some surprise, ana search was made which ?!! Tnodnv P.TOnincr, when >TOO aVUV U|/ V?* ? *?VM?ny ?F her body was found about a half a mile from the house all mangled to pieces by the pr&irie wolves and the hogs. A hog was eating at the body when found. She lived about ten miles up the North Branch, between the river and the lake. Since the above was in type we have seen the coroner, just from the scene, who describes one of tne most hornble murders we have ever heard of. He found clubs covered with brains and hair, ami marks on the ground of a scuffle over a distance of 00 paces. It appeared as if the woman was running to wards home, and would ocj casionally stop to fteht. Something like a a dozen clubs were found near the premises. Her back was broke and her scull stovo all to pieces. A single man by the name of Stone, an Irishman, about 30 years of age, has been taken to our jail, on suspicion, whose shantee was not far from the scene. He was absent on Sunday, on pretence of choping, and lost hia cap, which he found on Mon day near the scene, according to ms own account. Apiece of his shirt sleeve was found. And when asked for that shirt and the pantaloons he wore on Sunday, he said he had burnt them because they were lousy. There is a bruise on his arm. One of the woman's shoes was found near by. It appears that she run some distance after blood was shed, and that she must have been a match for him for some time. No other object butadultery could have prompted -this act. From the Goorgia Argus; GENERAL HARRISON. The claims of Gen. Harrison upon the people of the South have been strongly, urged, on account of his having sacrificed -himself by his vote on the Missouri question. We think we shall be able to satisfy our J I ?tin moir rln_ readers, mai iwwcyw iuuui 1IW I1JUJ I serve for having done his duty, that we at least owe him nothing for his own sufferings, in that particular case. It will be recollected, that the vote which his friends claim for him was given in 1819, and they go on to say, that ne was in 1822 beaten lor Congress on account of that vote. Let us see how this matter stands. He was elected to Congress in 1816, and took His 1 seat in December 1817; the time for which he was electod, expired 4th of March 1819, ia February 1819, he gave the vote of which his Southern friends boast so much; the impression exists in the minds of a great many men, that he was turned out of Congress for that vote. Let us see?by reference to Nileg' Register, vol. 2, New 1 Series, page 391, date 1st August 1818, I we find the following?"General Harrison I ? Ml . I J has announced that ne win not ou a can* didate for Congress at the next election." ' In vol. 3, page 175,"dated 7th Nov. 1818, J we find the following? " Ohio?We have not yet received the complete returns, but ( it is believed that Ethan Allen Brown is elected Governor, and for Congress, Thos. , R. Ross, vice Gen, Harrison retired."? ( Now, General Harrison gave his vote in i Februaiy, 1819, and so far from his having i been turned out of Congress on this ac- I count, he had declined a re-election and I his successor had been elected long before I the vote was given. Missouri was admit- 1 ted into the Union in 1820; whether Gen. 1 H. would have voted against the restriction at that time had he been in Congress, 1 we shall hereafter see. Lest however, these things shall be dc- : nied by the Harrison men, we shall adsli.no oviftonrn in which tllCV Cannot* ob MUVV V ? ... . v jccf. In a pamphlet headed, "Please read and circulate,-" and entitled "A sketch of the life and public services of Gen. William H. Harrison; we find it stated, that "in 1816, he was elected by a large majority a member of the House of Representatives in Congress from Ohio. In this station, he served to his own honor and to the -satisfaction of his constituents, until 1819; when upon the expiration of his term of service, he was chosen to the Senate of tlio State Legislature." Mark it?"He served to his own honor and the. satisfaction of his constituents;" and yet he was beaten .in 1822, on account of that vote; but as farther evidence that" he served to the satisfaction of his constituents," he was the 8ameyear elected to the Senate of his own State. . * ?~ M 4 nA?r rtf By the way, wc nave somewucu wwj w i that pamphlet of which wc have spoken, ( Our readers will fiod no difficulty in get- j ting hold of them, for they are scattered ( over the whole country. Examine one of them, and you will find, that the pamphlet i as it was originally written, ends on the c 14th page nearly at the bottom of the first ' column?That ? was intended for.. circula-1J tjon at the dorth, and hot one wofd'is said J * tbout his Missouri vote, and his haviog >een beaten on account of it. The balmcc of the pamphlet was added to suit the South. It is in this latter part, that we fiud this account. Let us examine how. they tally. Turn to page 12, and you find that he served in " Congress to the satisfaction of his constituents" and the evidence of it is that they elected him in the same year to the Senate at home? turn tr\ nam* 1H nnrl vnil find that he did. lU* ** iV A l/j U11V4 J VV. ? not serve to the satisfaction of his constituents, but that so much were they dissatisfied, and so implacable was their spirit of revenge, that more than three years afterwards, he was beaten for Congress on account of his vote; and yet so forgiving are the same people that in 1824, as a compensating for his former defeat, they elected him to a seat in the Senate of tho United States.?Facts are coming to light, notwithstanding the old General refuses to be a witness. The old- man's friends arc not all that have been ignorant of his history; but there are those who will take rather more pains to make it known than they will. We have in our possession a good many of the old man's opinions, and we shall give them to the world. ? f From the St. Augustine News, May 0. Indian Fijiit.?Capt. Rains, of the 7th Infantry, is in command of Fort King, and with the most laudable ambition of doing effective service, has been actively employed in efforts at the destruction of the enemy. But a short time since, some ..f k;<* mah lvni-A billpft nc lhpv left l!lC garrison; and he determined on placing shells under cover of a blanket, in the hope that their rupidity might induce them to appropriate the articles, and thus fire the fuse, sending death among them.? During the night, he heard an explosion, and on repairing to the spot in the morning, with eighteen men, he discovered tracks of blood and scattered clothing, as well as poney tracks. Suddenly he was surrounded by a galling fire, whilst the woods were resounding the war cry of ilic enemy. Capt. Rains immediately charged upon the Indians, who took their shelter among trees, and continued the discharge of rifles at his little band. The fight was kept up with great spirit, until the leader of the enemy, Alectustenugge, fell; when he was immediately borne oil' and the Indians retreated. Capt. Rains was mortal ly wounded by the Chief'?when the command devolved on Sergeant Jackson, who behaved in the most gallant manner, and revenged the fall of his Captain, by shooting Alectustenugge, after being severcly wounded himself. The loss of the whites was 2 killed and 3 wounded?that of the enemy, 4 killed. The enemy numbered 03. We look upon this as the most brilliant affair occuring during the whole war; whether we consider the noble daring of this handful of men in sustaining sucii an unequal conflict, the loss of the enemy, and the gallant arid praiseworthy conduct of Sergeant Jackson. It will lose us, probably, Capt. Rains; a man distinguished for his scientific attainments, patriotism and virtue; whose active exertions in Florida, thus early close a life of great usefulness, and adds another martyr to the calls of duty. , Mutiny at Pilatka.?During the last week the highest offence known on Military Law, occurred at Pilatka. It appears that the commanding officer of the post, Brevet Major Ashby, was absent, ' J ' J T ia.it Ufa*. ind tne command uermtcu vu uivu> rill. Some order was issued to a noncommissioned officer respecting the removal of prisoners, who peremptorily refused to carry it out. The Company was ordered to paraded, and this they refused ?Lieut. Merrill at this lime being subjected to personal violence. Dr. Hitchcock succeeded ia knocking down several of the mutineers, and something like order was restored, although not before a carbine was levelled at the door and missed fire. An offence of..this character, wc believe perfectly anomalous in the history of the war. Isolated cases of riisobcdi* ence and mutiny have occurred; hut for n whole Company to be affected with a simultaneous spirit of insubordination, is truly remarkable. The interests of the service require, in this matter, the closest scrutiny; such as will devolve the causes which have prompted this violation of Military Law, and strike by the terror of its punishment the repetition of an act, subversive of all discipline and command. In an examination, there may be a derelopement assigning at least .the motive inHuencin? men to auch a violation of duty. Should it be found that there is an exercise of authority inconsistent with law, ind an abuse of power irreconcilable with the security of life or limb?that the generous feelings of the Soldier are trodden lown into the dust, and subjected to blows and stripes, as it may suit the arbitrary >vill?then let the evil .be bared forth, and ts remedy be appliecd by immediate change. This act of mutiny is a severe cfience, and we do trust that the supremacy of the law will be maintained.?Ibid. 1WFUL TORNADO?NATCHEZ DESTROYED. We are indebted tothe captain of steamsr Vicksburg for the following mclunchoyinlenigence~of the destruction of Nat;hez: The devoted city of Natchez was visited vith one of the most awful and distressing :alamities which it has been our fate to vitness. On Wednesday, about 2 o'clock *- W n dnrlc rlnnld mtide its appearance! n tho south west, preceded by a load-and I , - 4 i continued roar of winds; as it came On swiftly and with the speed of the wind, it was met by another, which was wafted from directly the opposite point of the compass. A description of the sublime spectacle which ensued, is beyond the power of language to convey. At the moment of the concussion, large masses of seeming white spray was precipited to fheearth, followed by the roaring of the wind as if old dolus was there guiding ami directing the storm: Houses were dismantled#of their roofi, and then almost 'immediately levelled to the earth. The lair was filled with bricks and large pieces of timber, and even large ox curts were uplifted and thrown hundreds of yards from their original position, j Aboat sixty flatboats lying in port were i driven from the shore and sunk. The ferry boat plying between Natchez and the opposite shore, was capsized and sunk, and every one on board is supposed to j have perished. The steamboat Hinds was capsized and sunk?crew all lust. The steamer Prairiehud her cabin entirely taken off; crew nearly all lost. The two hotels in the city were shook, one partly, the other entirely to the ground. Almost eve ry house was more or less injured. It is impossible to tell how mtjny were killed, as the streets were filled with large piles of timber, rendering them impassable, and the work of extracting the bodies from the fallen houses were not completed when the Vicksburg left; some fifteen or twenty bodies had been found. It was ! very difficult to find a landing, as every house under the Hill, except five or six, was blown down, and the river filled with floating fragments of houses and boats, i The tornado in leaving Natchez, followed the course of the riter about 8 miles ! down to the coast. The court house in Vidalia was levelled to the ground, and the parish judge killed. The trees on the opposite side of the river, as well as those of Natchez Island, were all torn up by j the roots or deprived of their branches, i The damage done to the crops was very eevae, some plantations were deprived of all their fences, and others had every cabin taken away by the storm.?JV<cw Orleans Bulletin,. May 8DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE. An act of llie most outrageous and high! handed character, which has ever disgraced the annals of political warfare, has been recently perpetrated in Mobile.?The Democratic Parly of the city held a meeting at the Court-house on the night of the 25th ult, for the purpose of celebrating the late triumph of their friends in the New-York city election. Appropriate resolutions were passed, and the meeting adjourned at about half past 10 o'clock. J On the following Monday morning the j chairman of the meeting, Col. WM. It. Halletf, and^rM. Charles Cullum, a gentleman who was present and participated in its proceedings, were arrested under a j warrant from tho Recorder, for alleged " i riotous and disorderly conduct." ''That conduct (says the Register) was the presiding and being at one of the most respectable meetings ever held in Mobile." That the reader may have a clue to the motive for this gross attack upon the rights nf mif citizens, it mav be Droner to remark. that ihc Whigs succeeded a few weeks since for city officers ; and these new dignitaries have embarccd the earliest opportunity of showing the power with which they have been invested.?They seem determined not only to conduct their affairs upon Whig principles, but to deny to all who do not maintain their creed, the poor privilege of expressing their opinions! it may well be asked, is this the spirit which is to pervade Harrison Whiggery ? Is lhi3 the regard which modern Whigs intend to pay to that .provision of the Constitution under which we live, which au! thorises the people peaceably to assembly , for the interchange and-expression of their ! opinions ??Are the mouths of Democratic : citizens to be muzzled and their persons I confined ? Is the gag to be applied, to all J who will tmt bow the knee in humble ! servility before the power which is attcmp| ted to be created by all the factions that now oppose our Federal Administration? Is.this the freedom which Harrisonism ' would bring us ? We hope that all Whigs | are not actuated by the same feelings that j are'developed by the city authorities of j Mobile; and we contidenuy irusi inateven there, many may be found who uill boicj: Jy discountenance the tyranny and despoj tism of their leaders. For the honor of j the city, the stain which has come upon it j through the mal-administrotion of its ofii, cers, should be wiped away by their prompt | ejection from stations they klisgrace. | Wc notice with pride and p'easurr, that the Demo'cracy of the city again assembled on the 27t?i, and denounced this "unlawful interference and invasion of liberty," in i language of such honest indignation as the , occasion demanded. They seem to know j their rights, and determined as they are to, vindicate 'Jiem under the sanction of the j laws, they will acquire a moral force which their persecutors will be unable to resist. Athens Banner. MORE NEW GOODS. JtTST HS0EIV3D, BY JONES & HUGHSON, A NOTHER SUPPLY of Gentlemen's Slimmer Wear, which will be sold at their usual low rates. Id^They have, also, a handsome article of Mouslin de Lains, at 31 cents per yard. ALSO?A few casks first rate LONDON ' PORTER. * Mav 0.- I i I (BASaiDIBSI mw&x&lh* ) OAMPEST, s. OAROUNA. SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 23,1840. COCOOIfS. Wc have left, for inspection, at this office, one do zen selected Cocoons, from a stock of worms reared hero this season?tho whole Weighing 21 dwts. 18 gn j one of which weighs 53 grs. The worms Which | produced these Cocoons wert remarkably healthy; were purchased for, and believed to be, tho "two ! crop white," | A few thousand of the eggs can be had by application at this office. ' ft 55 ^Vo have not been guilty of that vile praclico, cnmA rmntiln h.icn nf Rinnlcinrr mmra. for , 1iwvu i- i""" ? b o , ! some considerable period, previous to the lost week, ! at which time, an individual connected with the | firm of Lash & Brothers, of Bothania, N. CT, I manufacturers of as good a Spanish articlo as ever [ eatno from Cuba, presented us with a box. Wh|fe | could wo do? It would not bo polite to refuse then^ | and as wo disliko to bo rude, Ave accepted; having yielded thus far to the temptation, why, we wentfari thor?use smoked them! Wo bavo made a candid confession, our readers will pe:ceive, biltwedonot i ask them to follow our example, and smoke too, oh no, for we have said it was a vile practico, but if | tliey will sinokc, why they might as well use the b.st scgars as any other sort, and wo therefore recommend the brand of Messrs. Lash & Brothers, ( The only fault wc have been ablo to discover, was in the box, .it was rather too small! On Reflection, how. ever, perhaps it is as well it was so, for if it had been larger, we should have folJon so much in lovo with the articlo, as to have been uncomfortable , without them. * ' ! At the Anniversary meeting of Tue Camden Ortiiam Society, held at their Library Room, on Monday last, the following named persons were elected officers for the ensuing year, viz: | M:ij. W. M'Willik, President, Dr. E. H. Anderson, Sen , Senior Warden, M ij. J. M. DeSacbsuib, 1 Junior Warden; J ir.v Workman, Secretary arid , Treasurer; JoiinC. West, Librarian; Dr. E. II. Anoonw sr.,1 emv ird Pi hi.Lire. John Work- - - J max, l)a. Anna ham DeLeox, W. E. Johxsox, Standing Committee. The Southern Ladv's Book.?YV'c have received, the April number of this publication, which is greatly improved in its typographical appearance; a superior workman having been employed in that deportment. Tho "Book" contains as heretofore, sound and sterling articles. We notice among its contents thoso upon "Education," " The character and condition of Literature in the South," " Effects of common Periodicals," and several other excellent articles. If the Soul!) docs not afford a liberal support to this work, it cau 1x3 accounted for on no other ground than thaf of actual indifference to the suceess of Southern Literature. If wo might venture a suggestion to the proprietors of tho " Book," it would bo a more sparing' use of largo typo. We are aware of tho difficulty of procuring sufficient original matter of Iho "proper character, in tho commencement of a. work like this, but wo think tho appearance could be so far superior in smaller type, that subscribers would not complain, even if it were necessary to resort to more selected metier. ' ' I 1 ~~ . : r' | Tin: Evehgreex.?This periodical, we learn, has been received at this place, but the publisher has not sent us a copy. Wo hope he has not suffered it to decline an J bccomo so poor, as to be ashamed to let it be seen by an editor. i * * Tho Hon. Amos Kendali , has resigned his office ; of Postmaster General, in consequenco of tho state | of his health. It is so precarious as not to permit ! him to devote that laborious attention which tho si. j tuation required. IIo has consented to tako chargej of the editorial department of the extra Globe, until , November next. The position ho takes, shows thaej his resignation was not based on any unfriendly feeling towards tho Administration, but that he wj . tends to devote his cnergios to its maintainance. : I lis great talents, and untiring industiy, eminently qualify him for uscfulnos3, at this particular junc(turc, in the editorial Chair. Mossrs. G viiland and ?Oar readers will remember the account wo published a week or two i since, of tho fight in the Hall of tho Houso of Re; prcsculativcs, between these two members. A com i m.ttco was appointed to investigate tho matter, which , reported simply tlie laccs, wiuium uuj iwuuww | dation as to ivhat should bo done in the case. Upop ! this report a considerable debato arose, which tcrI minatcd in leaving the matter pretty much whero ' the House found it; and we notice the matter only to record the fact, that South Carolina has a represcn| tativc in the House, who respects it3 character and i its dignity, and who has had nervo enough to endeavor to sustain it. We allude to the representative from Charleston District, the Hon. Mr. Homes, who moved the expulsion of the offending members, which motion, if tho House had done it. self and the country justice, would have been carried by acclamation. A few such oxamplcs would bring meinlcs to their senses. The Defaulting Teller.?Dabnct, the first Teller of the Bank of Virginia, returned to Richmond on thu 12th instant. He had reached Canada, whenthe appeal from his friends, for his return, overtook him, and he immediately resolved to accede to their wishes. Having met with a gentleman from Richmond, ho signified his determination to liim, and in areouiDanv him back, to prevent his arrest by any one who might be induced to do so, by the great reward offered for his apprehension. It is asserted that Daeney did not embezzle a single dollar of the funds for his own benefit,' and his pursowas in fact, on his return, so much reduced, that the fiiend who returned with him, had to pay his travelling expenses. His presence, it is supposed, will enable the investigating Committee to iinravil the mystery which has heretofore enveloped the defalcation. The notorious John C. Wright, principal conscience-keeper of the Hero of Tippecanoe is about to assume tho editorship.of the Cincinnati Gazette. {* *