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Our ckiiens arc indebted to the Riile Guards for the assistance.rendered by thenv to the Town, authorities, in preserving the quiet and order, which has pervaded our towu during the holiidays. A detachment of the Guards were out on duty every night, since the commencement of the holiidays. SE^Our Carrier returns his grateful ac knowledgcments to his friends in town for tiie bright and shining evidence afl'oided - him of their approval of his "Address," k and solicits its insertion in the Journal for P the amusement of those in the country. Census of Sumter District in 1840: ?We have been politely favored by W. E. Richardson, Esq. Deputy Marshal, w with the following aggregate of the population of Sumter District: White Persons?Males, - 4,337 Females, 4.307 8,04-1 Free colored " Males, 160 44 Females, 193 ? 373 Slaves, Males, 9,170 14 Females, 9,699 19,675 Total, 27,992 Gibson's Gabriel.?Gabriel a noted Ttmaway, tlie property of Major Gibson of Lancaster, and who has been out for several years, prowling about the swamps and plantations in this neighborhood, and committing various depredations, was captured on Sunday uight last, by a part of the detachment of the Guards out on that occasion. Uc mude, we understand a spiritec! resistance, before lie could be made to yield. He was armed with a club, a dirk and a horseman's pistol, and was also well supplied with powder and Buck shot. The Steam Ship Acadia, has ariived at Boston bringing dates from England to the 4th inst. The most important item of intelligence brought by this arrival is that Prince Albert became, on the 21st of November, the father of an infant Princess, who together with the mother, Her Majesty, Qugcu Victoria, were, at the latest dates, "as well as could be expected."? Adelaide Victoria Louisa, is tho name of the young stranger. The commercial intelligence is unimportant. No change in the cotton market worthy of notice. Texas.?We learn by the latest arrivals r 1 ,k? 1 -U 1 II iiiii XLii^iUiiiJ, iiiafc iiio iii ui Texas has been acknowledged by that govornrn-nt on condition that Texas pays its portion of the claim of Great Britain against Mexico. Coxvi!estvk Tits.?The Northnmpton Courier states that an individual in that towrf who had been attacked as often as twice otwcck with this distressing disease, lias been recently cured by drinking salt and water two or three times a day. Bank of the U: States?A change in tbo Presidency of this institution is spo9 hen of, and Horace Bin.nev, Esp it is thought, will be elected to fill this important situation, if he can be induced to accept it. Mr. B. is well known to the Country, as one of its ablest men. and has the respect and entire confidence of the community iu which he lires. CONGRESS Congress lias been in scssi-n now, for some weeks, yet nothing has transpired worthj' of especial attention. The If* n'ers of the opposition have given notice of s*rn r of the measures which the new ari mi nitration is to urge on the country The most prominent i f these are the imca, <>, the Sub-Treasury law, ami the establishment of a United States Bank. Mr. Calhoun has introduced Ins bill to (Cede the public lane's within the limits o! jttie new Stales on certain conditions therein named. There will he subjects enough before Congress, upon which to hang iony speeches, Du.t vve ?eed hardly expert any definite action wilt had on any very important matter of legislation. The new administration and new congre?,: wi'l i-e left to suggest and carry out its own measures of reform. It is now, we learn settled, hey a ; doubt, that Mr. Webster i-* t<? bi Serr*tary of State, under the administration of Gen, Harrison. Correspondence of the Charleston Courier. Washi noton, Dec. 14. The nn dit of the ilay is that Messrs. Webster and Clay have openly avowed their intention of taking r.o place in Gen. JIarrison's Cabinet. As far as the latter gentleman is concerned, I know the fact fropn; his ovrn l'Ps* as stated yesterday in presence of nearly a dozen private and political*friends. Mr. J&wiug, of Ohio, to h whom the Post Office Department was rt tendered, has also positively refused lak- s: ing it, so that the recommendation of the tl Pennsylvania Electoral College, Thadeus ti Stevens, Esq., will in all probability ie- o ceive it. The knowing ones here will ti have it that John Sergennt, Esq. of Penn- o sjlvanin, will be Secretary of State, but p tbe more thinking part of the Whigs seem ci to believe that Judge Burnett, or some c< private political friend of Gen. Harrison, aj will get the appointment. The fact is, ai that the cliques of which the party is c< composed have each a favorite, and their tl rumors of who is to be appointed, are d mere expressions of what they would vv like to see. I mistake much if a great w many will not be disappointed in their ^nlrnlnfinnf! an In fhn nntv PnhiilPt. ic Tho subject of the North Eastern Boun- il dary was touched upon in the Senate to- w day by Mr. Williams, of Maine, who sub- th mitted a resolution (directed from head p quarters) calling on the President to fur- c: nish any correspondence which may have V taken place during the recess between the c< Secretary of State and II. B. Majes- it ty's Minister, or the Governor of Maine, tl We shall doubtless have something on the ai subjcsl to morrow or the day after, in a d message from the President, which will w enable us to see in what manner this vex- u c-d question now stands. Il is surely time w that some definite action had been taken n upon it, although we may entertain well ti grounded fear, as to the amicable adjust- h ment of the line, since the appearance of n the Report of Messrs, Mudge and Fea- s lliorsloneaugh. til J The subject of the Public Lands was al- b so brought before the Senate in a short v but very severe and powerful speech from a !Mr. Benton, who introduced a Bill, gran- s ting settlers or "squatters" a pre-emption u wght to each quarter section of land they o may settle upon. Messrs. Clay, of Ken- q lucky, Clav, of Alabama, and Calhoun, of t< South Carolina, have each of them dif- s ferent plans for the f.nal settlement of f this question, but I can see no probabili- a ty of the success of any of them. Mr. t Benton's bill is calculated to provide "for t the prospective and permanent settlement of the Public Lands." s Another important topic was broached h this morning by Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, who submitted a resolution, which will be p acted upon to-morrow, and lead to an interesting debate, direclingthe Committee on Finance to report a Bill for the repeal of the Sub Treasury Act. As the resolulion has to lay over one (lay, Mr. Clay made no comments. Appertaining to this subject, Mr. Wright, the Chairman of the Committee mentioned, moved at an early hour that so much of the Pres- v sidenl's Message as related to Finance, c should be referred to his Committee.? -j This, which is quite a customary a flair, a | met with immediate opposition from Mr. | v ' Webster, who moved to postpone the^ 1 matter until Wednesday, which, after a'^ feniint. was carried?20 to 10. the firstor>-! . pinion triumph of the session. J v There were, as usual, a host of pcii- [ tionsand bills presented to the Senate on |various subjects, unimportant to Southern c readers. 1 have heard of no Abolition j petition yet in either House, though I sup- s pose there will be plenty by and bye. ] WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. , As was anticipated, yesterday, the Sen- 'j iate has plunged at once, into the excited t party debates of the late session. r A most piquant and interesting discussion s took place on the proposition of Mr. Clay, t Of Ky., leclnring that the Sub-Treasury] t law ought to be repealed, and instructing c the Committee of Finance to report a Bill ^ accordingly. The debate was managed t with good temper and courtesy, but it was t not lees ardent on that account. a I have heard of the4Chapman Crowingt but it was nothing in comparison with ( the trumpet notes of triumph, sounded t I by Henry Clay, lie was in better voice r and spirits than I ever saw him in before. . Mr. Clay, prcfutcd his resolution with a *ome remarks, on the popular expression ^ Iopinion, aline late election against me s ' Hub- Treasury, and contended that it was t | the duty of the Senate to bow to the ma- . jesty of the people, and to repeal an act c i which had proved to be so odious to _ tliein. ! Mr. Wright, in his reply, urged that t ; the election had decided nothing in rela- j 11on to the Sub-Treasury. If it had de- j jcidetl any thing, it was that this magnili- j : rem capital be raized to the ground and a t i log cabin substituted for it, or that the r r pictures and works of art now decorating it should be discarded and coon skins s placed in their stead. He wished, how- t ever, that ihe 6cnse of the Senate should c he tak< n on the subject and that the reso- j liit:<?nshould he postponed till the Senate r j was full. The Sub-Treasury, iie said, .. iafter due consideration had received trie p I sanction of the people, through their rc- ? j pri teniativcs,and there was no complain!, . juii :h" part of the senator from Kentucky, ihai *t worked injuriously to them. He ! also urged, that if it was repealed, before 1 something else was submitted fur it, the j effect would be to withdraw the publico i monies from the custody of Congress, and 1< piatie tvem whore tliey wore leu ny me suspensi^ni of the banks in 1837?in the ( he tide >;f the Executive. Ho also said c thai the' party which hati cornc into power c was in a ihosi convenient position, for it I had no professed principles ot policy, in I regard to finance or any thing else. li Mr. Clay, in the course of bis reply to f all these and other remarks, said that the principles of the successful party were r well known. It was well known that fhey were opposed to the# Sub-Troasnj-y nv?ilva-i- iliey were in favor of some lode of securing to the country a sound, ife, stable, and uniform currency?that icy were hi l'avor of cconemy and re enchrnent in the public expenditures? pposed to the wanton and corrupt exavagance of the last ten years?opposed pposed to the monstrous Executive usurations?and opposed their deceitful, conealed, mystified mode of running the Mintry in debt, while they declaimed gainst debts. What measure would be tlopted, instead of the Sub-Treasury, he , ouId not say?sufficient for the day was ( ic evil thereof. But the first thing to be one, in order to secure a belter system, as to remove this odious one out of the ay. Mr. Calhoun, regretted that this subtct was now pressed on the Senate aud ic country. He hoped that the Senate ould be permitted to attend quietly to ie public business; that the country, after assing through a conflict of unexampled xcilcmont, would be allowed to repose, riien, he asked, would these agitations ease? Some nine or ten months hence would be quite time enough to consider icse matters. The election was over, nd he was disposed to acquiesce in the ecision of the people, without inquiring heiherit had been reached by means holly fair or not. If Gen. Harrison 'oulil advocate retrenchroent and cconoly; if he would keep the Executive aeon within the pale of the constitution; if e would govern his course by the Virgiia doctrines of 1798?which even the enator from Massachusetts (Mr. Webster) f his published Richmond speech was to c believed, was in favor of?he (Mr C.) rouldtolhat extent, render him a hearty nd cheerful support. But he feared that neb would not be the case, and he wished d wait for General Harrison's own avowal f his policy. He argued that the Snbrrcasttry was not the issue in the late con-, est. There were a thousand different isues. Siill there might be?he feared here was?a majority of the people gainst the Sub-Treasury; but he was sure | hat there was not a majority in favor of j lie onlv alternative?a National Bank. I The subject was postponed for the precnt. Mr. Webster, it is said, will soon iriug forward^ plan for a National Bank. The House] elected a chaplaiu on its mrt, and did nothing else. [From the N. Orleans Bulletin of the 2rf.] LATER FROM MEXICO. Ictrcat of the Xcnophons!?Slaughter of the murderers, and escape of the Tcxiau patriots. Since our publication of yesterday, in illicit the accounts from our correspondent Matamoras left more than 100 young L'exians at Sahillo, about to be sacrificed ; t the shrine of cowardice?we have conersed with a passenger from Texas bylie N. York, Mr. Edward Dwyer, of Saa Lntonio who lias communicated to us some :ew and heart-cheering facts. Mr. 1). ras only six days from S3n Antonio to louston, and on the journey put. up at a ! louse where Col. Jourdan (the command-, ir of the 1I I Texians wliom the Mexicans lad planned to murder,) had just before topped for refreshment. Mr. Dwyer i earned, and has no doubt of the correct-' less of the information, that when the L'exians became convinced of the inten ions and treachery of the Mexicans, they etircd by themselves to a walled encloure in the vicinity, determined to face he worst. At this lime the citizens of he place, considering the contest at an1 ind, opened their houses and shops and rave the soldiers whatever they wished o cat or drink. The consequence was, hat the bulk of them got beastly drunk; md in this situation they were ordered by heir commander to attack the oat-laws, as the Texians were "termed.) The batle commenced about 2 P. M. and lasted icar 9 hours. The Texians were well >rotected fro^ the fire of the assailants? nd were moreover well armed, and abunlantly supplied with amunition. The reult was, that the ignorant and intoxicaed cowards who assailed them, incapa>able of inflicting injury, were slaughterid on all hands. At this junctorej the beeiged sallied forth and captured three >ieces of artillery, which they turned upm fhr> nni>mv. and mnwod lhf>m down 1 ike grass. More than FOUR IIUN)RED of the treachous foes were left ifeless on the ground on that night, by his small branch of the Anglo-Saxon ace. The Texians, having cleared the field, npplied themselves with apparel (of which hey were much in want) and other spoils if victory, and commenced their march lomcward, and pursued their way without nolestation?having lost only four comlanions killed in fight, and one who died rom disease. ISegroes to be Hired. OtN Friday the first day of January next, will be hired before the Court House t twelve o'clock M. foroncyear, the foN owing negroes, to wit. Jenncy, a girl accustomed to the house, aroline, a girl do. and to ook and wash, Philis, a girl used to ooking and washing, Jacob, a boy about 3 years old, accustomed lo the house, jydia, a woman, a good plain cook, and icr child Sarah about 9 years old, to be lirrd together. Terms made known on the day of hiing. ' JOHN M. DESASSURE, Guardian. Pee. IGi . . -...... Camden Prices Current. ARTICLES. PER $ C $ C Bebf, in market, lb 5 a Bacon from wagons, lb 9 a lo by retail, lb 12 a 14 Butter, lb 18 a 25 Beeswax, lb 18 a 25 Bagging - ya'd 24 a Bale Hope \ .lb lo a Coffee lb 14 a 16 Cotton lb 7 a 9 51 Corn bush. 50 Flour hbl 6 50 a Feathers from wagons, lb 37 a 45 Fodder cwt 1 a 1 25 Hides, green, lb 5 a 7 dry, lb lo a 12 Iron cwt o a ? Lime cask 3 a - 3 Lard lb lo a 12 Leather, sole lb 22 a 25 Oil, currier's gallon 75 a 1 lamp gallon 2 Molasses gal 45 a 56 Salt bushel 45 a 5o A SERMON, BY the Rev. RICHARD FUR MAN. ir vindication of the doctrine and practice nl the Baptist Denomination, delivered be fore the Baptist Church in Cheraw, foi sale at this Office. Price 25 cents. APPOINTMENTS. By Divino permission the Ucv. Thomas Masoi will preach at the following plaeca in January am February 1841:? JANUARY. Saturday and Sunday, the 2d and 3d, at Swif Creek; Monday, the 4th rest; Tuesday, the 5th (a night) at Stateburg; Wednesday, the 6th at Ram sey's Meeting House; Thursday, 7th at Providence the 6th, 9th and 10th at Fellowship; Monday 11th rest; Tuesday, 12th at Bethlehem; Wednesday, 13th at Cedar Swamp; Thursday, 14th, ride; Friday, 15Ui at McGinney'8; from the 16th to the 25th, in George town: Tuesday, 26th at McGmney's; Wednesday 27th, at Cedar Swamp; Thursday, 28th, at Bethlt hem; Friday, 29th, ride; 30th and 31st, at Morial FEBRUARY. Monday, 1st, rest; Tuesday, 2d, at Mrs. Davis1 School Room; Wednesday, 3d, at Pringlo s; Thun day, 4th, ride; Friday, 5th, at Bethany: Saturday 6th, at Piedmont; Sunday, 7th, at Mouut Pisgal Saturday and Sunday, 13th and 14th, at Jackson Creek, (Richland District;) Monday, 15th, rest; Tuci day, the 16th, at Colonel's Creek; Wedncsdny, 17tl Congaree; Thursday, the 18tu, at Beulah; Fridaj 19th, ride; Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st, t Twenty-five mile Creokj Saturday and Sunday, 27t and 28tb, at Harmony, ffj 'The Editor of the Georgetown American wi confer a favor by giving the appointments from tli 2d of January to the 7th of February, an insertion i his paper. T. Mason. MURRELL MEN. 100 ftOLLAKS REWARD! STOLEN frcm the Subscriber un Sim day night last, a Negro man named Spenct eighteen or nineteen years, of age, wel made five feet eight or nine inches high will weigh 140 or 145 pounds, very black has a pleasing countenance, and a smai scar on one of his cheeks. He wore o ; a linen coat and a drab hat, the crown o which had been drove downj but it is pre bable he will change his clothing, as wel as his name. He took with him a common sized four year old Bay Horse, with a. long main and tail, and a very short and thin fore top; one of his hind feet grey up to th ancle joint, and paces and racks well. It is supposed the said Negro was car ried as far as Camden, S. C. by the tftiei and taken off to the west by an accom plice; or he may be concealed 6omewhen in North or Sooth Carolina, until searcl j for .him is given up. I will give the above reward for the de livery of the Negro aud thief, with proo to convict him, or Fifty Dollars for th N#?nrm ami Horse. Anv information mai - * - o - - ? be addressed to me at Meltonsville, An son County, N. C. JAMES P. HARRELL. Decomber 34, 1840 ~ HAIVGUVft-ROCK ACADEMY. THE Trustees of this institution feelgratitled to annoance to its patronsjanii to the public generally, that they hav< secured the services of Mr. SAMUEI SPENCE, for the ensuing year. It it presumed that his character is so well es lublished that any eulogy is deemed urn necessary and superfluous. The exercises of this Institution wil commence on the first Monday in Janua ry at the following rates, viz: PER QUARTET Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic, 83 50 English Grammar and Geography, with the above, 5 00 This Institution is situated twenty-six miles north of Camden ir. a very health} region, and in a civil, moral, and reli gioits community, remote from vice of any kind. Good Boarding, including washing one candles, can be obtained conveneint to the school house at seven dollars per month DAVID MILLER JOHN U. INGREM, JAMES M. INGREM, FRANCIS P. INGREM, CASWELL iMOBJ.EV, BUR WELL BECKHAM. Trustees Dee. S&Ji loKRACormFSM THE subscriber is now'pr?4?ar?^ S0P" .ply planters and others bove celebrated cotton Seed, ran p<vf^ District by Co!. William J, Tayi/'fj &hd warranted genuine, at the reduced |K"ice oT 8f0 per bushel, in ariy quantity, foam a peck up. J- H. McKAIlk Dec. 30. , . PHOFF&SOR OF JKi&IC, RESPECTFULLY announces to the public that he intends remaining in Csro? , den foi some time, for the purpose of givfug lessons on the German Flute awi Guitar. All those who wish to favor him witli their patronage will oblige him by cafllA^ at Mr. NYm. McKain's, whers he may be found. HiS terms are moderate, and he has no doubt he can, in ail ca$es give satisfaction. Dec. 23. HKAD QUARTERS,; CnT.nM nta. Dec. 21, 1840. ( ! General Orders, I?o. 1, rh 111E following .genticmeu ban i>ej8fi ^ ' * appointed Aid^deX\in;jMo thr Coro- , * mander-iii-Cliiei, with <he raoii pC'-LwWiU'. Colonel.?They will .be obeyed and p%.specicri according.lv, '"'J ' r ARMSTEAD BURT, albert rhktt, LOULS T. WJUFALL, . JAMES P- DICKINSON, V 1 JOHN PHILLIPS, iii ; JOHN ENGLISH, . WILLIAM 11. CAiNNON. JR.. . t . J. HARLESTON READ, JR. ; HENRY II. THOMPSON, * JAMES Mcpherson; u 't The Aids-de-Camp above named, vrill > ' iK/sinciviJc ;in<l I'lMiMrl fur Jul*,'. j ? vo^ ?? U I VJ'W* ? *.?.% .r7. '* either personally or by letter,' to the :AiU,. '' jntant and Inspector General, au.Vikenw '* S. C., by the 10th day,of Fcbstitny next.,; " If either of the above oatned Aititi-dfo* ' Camp shall neglect to report, as.abOFOn required, it will be deemed a refusal to '* acce|>t, and the vacancy will be immediately fill* by anuther appointment. 8 By order of the Commander-in-Chief. ]" JAMKRJONEH. ' Adjutantand Inspector QeneraL ;; Per. 14. 1S40. ^ J t PF OCL All ATM. " ^ By JOHN P. RICHARDSON, Esq. Governor and-Coir.mavdcr in Chief in and over the State of Smith Carolina.' l" ^^IlKRRAS. tn; pursiiencei nf the w w ,?/ ?iio i-PfTTujaiiire uf this* ^>tat'c; the*; '? , It votes for members of the twenty-seventh i, Congress have been cnunted tn presence of the Governor, bv Commissioners opII pointed for that purpose, and it appears ff that Isaac E. Holmes has'been duly eiccf ted for the Congressional District of Char? lesion; R. Barnwell RffETT, for the DisII tricl oomposed of Colletion and Beaufort; Jous Campbell, for the District com - posed of Georgetown/ Iloriy, Marion, e Malborough, Williamsburg, and Darling! ton; S. H. Butler, for the District coriae posed of Barnwell, Orangeburg, Lexing--ton, and Richland; P. W. PieuRN's.^for the District composed of "Edoefield bfid * Abbevill; "William Butler, for the Diij trict composed of Pendleton and Green-. e vilJ; James Rodcers, for the District !i composed of Ugion, York, Spartanburg^: and Chester; Thomas D. Sumter, ftirinap - District composed of Lancaster, Kershaw,^ f Somter, and Chesterfield; and P*t*ichcC. e Caldwell, for the District rompmedi) / *? / i i xt v'. t c j oi rairueiu, miwuerry. on? ^...1-, Now, therefore, I do issue this, my Proclamation, notifying and declaring, according to the provisions of the said Act. that Isaac E. Holmes,-R. -Barnwell. - Rhett, John Campbell, S. H. Bt'tf*i&* F. W. Pickens, William' ScmVeb*.* James Rogers, Thomas D. Somter. and!> Patrick C. Caldwell, had tf- rmr}briljrf of the votes in their respective Co?gres?>i* 1 sional Districts, aforesaid, atid are' tlul/^ i elected Representatives in the Congress of * the United States from this State. ? Given under tny hand, and the Seal of the State, at Cotainl i... this the IGih day of December, Id the*'War of our Uordt one thousand eight hundred' i and forty, and in the sixty. iifll\ y.tjar of the Independence of. the United, States of America, t JOHN P. RICHARDSON, By the Governor. M. LABORDE. fioavniopif r\ f sfn i ft. MVV?VIU IJ\JI Dec. 17 i'-i ; ; NOTICE THE notes and account*; d^ic ttt^trr' I James Conner, ha*e been plac&l irx my I hands for collection. All persons imeajes I ted, are requested to rail and settle life * I same. BENJAMIN GA&'S. Dec 15 th. - ,m:)/ WANTED. A GIRL from 12 {to 14 ycrret&f age^ ! suitable for a nurse?for whom Jibes .'ral wages, (payable monthly ifrdeeiertlj)S j will be given. Apply at this office.