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another, should l><* driven hy slress of
weather, or by mutiny of the crew into
the ports of the United Suites, would it l-e
held just ami reasonable that such cargo
should receive its character from Aiucrian
Jaw, and he thrown overboard and destroyed
by the American authorities.' It is
in vain that any attempt is made to answer
those suggestions by appealing to
general principles of humanity. This is a
point in regard to which nations must be
permitted to act upon difi'ei cut views, tin
" - find
der their acttuwiy e.\is.uig vmnn,. ..., ......
yet hold commercial intercourse with one
another, or not hold an v such intercourse
at all. It inay be added, that all attempts
by the Government of one nation to force
the influence of its laws on that of another,
for any object whatever, generally defeats
their own purposes, by producing dissatisfaction,
resentment, and exasperation.?
Hotter is it, far better in ail respects that
each nation should be left without interference
or annoyance, direct or indirect,
to its undoubted right of exercising its own
judgement in regard to nil tilings belonging
toits domestic interests and domestic
duties.
There arc two general considerations of j
the highest practical inportance, to which
ou will in the proper manner, invite the
attention of Her Majesty's Government.
The first is, that as civilization has made
progress in the world, the intercoures of
nations has became more and more in?ie- j
nnndpnt. nf different forms of government j
and different systems of law and religion.
It is not now, as it was in ancient limps,
lhatevery foreigner is considered as therefore
an oncmv; and that, as soon as he
comes into the country, he may be lawfully
treated as a slave; nor is ihe modern
intercourse of Slates carried on mainly, or
at all, for the purpose of imposing, by one
nation on another, new forms of civil gov.
eminent, new rules of properly, or new
modes ofdomcstic regulation. The great
communities of the world are regarded as
wholly independent, each entitled to maintain
its own system of law and Govern- <
meut, while all, in their mutual inter- <
coQise, are understood to submit to the '
established rules and principles governing I
such intercourse. And the perfecting of '
this system of communitation of the doc- '
trine of non-intervention of*any with the 1
domestic concerns of pikers. (
'Ifie other is, that the United Slates i
and England, now by fir the two greatest 1
commercial nations in the world, touch 1
each other both by sea and land at almost j
innumerable points, and with system off*
general jurisprudence essentially alike, jt
yet differing in the forms of their Govern- t
. 1 .U?:? .n; KLKlinrr rtorennnl : v
mcni uiiu iu iiii-u i??3 1v>m>g - ^ ,
servitude: and that so widely does this last j f
mentioned difference extends iis influence,, *
,'jrS that tvitho.nt the exercise to tlic fullest cx- c
? ], tent ofthe doctrine of non-interference and r
mutual abstinence from any tiling affecting e
each other's domestic regulations, the c
peace of the two countries, and therefore i
the peace of the world, always will be in )
danger. 'J
The Bahamas (British possesions) push a
themselves near to the shores of the Uni- 11
ted Slates, and tints lie almost directly in *
the tract of that great part of their coast- .
wise traffic, which, doubling the Cape of t
Florida, co meets the cities of the Atlantic , a
with the ports and harbours on the Gulf >f d
Mexico and the great commercial empori- s
um on the Mississippi. The seas in a
which these British possessions are situa- 1
ted, are seas of shallow water, full of reefs ?
and bars, subject to violent action of tbe
!> winds, and to the.agilations caused by the a
Golf stream. They must always, there- s
fore, be of dangerous navigation, and ac- c
cidents must be expected frequently to t
occur, such as will cause American ves- c
sels t>i be wrechcd on British islands, or'
compel tliein to seek shelter in British j(
ports. It is quite essential that the mart-J a
tier in which such vessels, their crews and ) (
cargoes, in whatever such cargoes, con-' i
?i?i h r?? to hp trpateil. in these cases of mis-'s
fortune and distress, should be clearly and jc
fully known.
You are acquainted with the correspon-j *
deuce which took place a few years ago, !
between the American and English Gov-|(
eminent, respecting the cases of the En- j <
lerprise, the Comei; and the Encomium.? j t
I call your attention to the journal of the j t
Senate of the United States, containing1
resolutions unanimously adopted by thai (
body respecting those cases. These resolutions,
I believe have already been
brought to the notice of her Majesty's |
Government, but it may he well that both j
the resolutions themslves and the debates i
upon them should be again adverted to.? j
You will find the resolutions of course,
among the documents regularly transmiteil
to the Legation, and the debate in the
newspapers with which it has been supplied
from this Department.
You will avail yourself of an early opportunity
of communicating to Lord Aberdeen,
in the manner which you may deem
most expedient, the substanre ol this despatch;
and you will receive further inslrucr
lions respecting the case of the Creole,
unless it shall become the subject of discussion
at Washington.
In all your communications with her
Majesty's Government, you will seek to
impress it with o full conviction of the dangerous
importance to the peace ofthe two
countries of occurrences of this kind, and
the delicate nature of the questiuns to
which they give rise.
Mr. Presto;*, of the Senate, has (says
the National Intelligencer of Friday) been
confined to his bed for a week past by severe
indisposition; but, we ore happy to
stale, is now cohsiilc'reU out of danger and
in a fair way of recovery.
m
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I ' From Kendall's Union Democrat!. |
, THE EXCHEQUER PLAN,
As reported by the Currency Committee of the
House of Representatives, with remarks.
A Board is proposed, to l.e called the 4-Excliequer
of the United States," to be composed
of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Trearurer
and Commissioner appointed by the President
and Senate for fonr years at.a salary of $301)0 per
annum.
The Board may establish Agencies at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Charleston, New Or- j
oflioi- nlm-oa to ho snleCted 1)V !
iCflUO Cllllt 1J Vkllwi ^ilUVVU av ?- w
themselves.
For each Agency there is proposed a Superin- ,
tendent and Register to be appointed by the President
and Senate, and a competent number of
Clerks.
The Exchequer and its'Agencies to be General
Agents of the Government, &e. in all pecuniary
transactions.
The Exchequer and its Agencies, unless prohibited
by the Slates where located, to receive
on deposite, coin or bullion, the property of individuals,
and issue certificates of deposite tbcrcf)r
in sums from $5 to ?100, to an amount not.
exceeding ten millions of dollars; said certificates
to be payable at the offices where issued
and receivable every wiicre for publie dues.
To draw Bills at and on its Agencies and sell
them for cash, at a reasonable premium never to
exceed two per cent.
To buy domestic Bills of Exchange when required
by the Secretary of the Treasury "for the
purpose of transmitting the public funds of the
Government to pay its creditors; or for public use,
and for no other purpose whatever."
Payments by the Government be made in coin :
or certificates of deposite at the option of the.;
public creditor; public dues to bo received in '
coin, certificates of deposite, Treasury Notes, or
notes of Banks convertible into specie where re-1
' . i? ?1 .i,
ceivcd; settlements with uaniisio oe m;;u? khh i
balances collected weekly, and no individual to
be debtor on account with the Exchequer. 11
The lending ortt, exchanging except for gold
and silver, or otherwise embezzling any funds de- .
posited in the Exchequer, public or private, to j
be punished by fine and imprisonment ;
The rest of the Bill is matter of detail. <
Remarks.?The Exchequer Scheme has been '
improved bv tne Committee, and with some ad- (
ditional amendments, would he practicable. <
Its most objectionable feature; j.rar/icalh/, as 1
now presented, is the rcceivability of the certifi- I
cafes of priMt'e depositc every where for public '
dues. The practical effect will be this: The '
St Louis Merchant, having a thousand dollars to 1
pay in New York, will depositc his funds in the 1
Agency at St. Louis, take out certificates of de- '
aosite and transmit them to his creditor in New- '
fork. Being receivable for public dues at New 1
fork, they will be paid into the Exchequer there i;
"or duties on imported merchandize. The result''
ivil] be, that for the thousand dollars paid as du-11
ies at New York, the Government will have a . L
housanddollars in specie funds at St. Louis. I c
When it is considered, that the same process '0
vill be constantly going forward from every ,
ioint of the Union, it will be at once perceived, i a
hat tiie millions of public money now accnmula- ^
irig at New York where specie funds are most l!
aluable and most available, will he scattered as . "
ast as received, into every section of the Union. 1;
The Government will then be obliged lo send its tl
?wn creditors to those distant points Forpaymont r
r bring the funds bach again with much trouble, | ^
xpensc or risk. ! "
There arc but two modes in which these funds ;
an be brought back: One is by transporting i ~
he specie, tlie other is by purchasing mils of n
Exchange on New York or other central points, j I!
Plic former process would be expensive, haz-1
rdous and to a great extent unnecessary, corn- o
ncrcially speaking; and the latter would open i:
he door to those unlimited dealings in exchange p
vhich it seems to be the desire of the committee ti
o avoid. Indeed, the apparent restriction in n
heir Bill, will turn out to be no restriction, for h
s soon as the Certificate is paid in for public e
lues at New York, the private deposrtc of a thou- ll
and dollars at St Louis becomes public funds j I
nd may then be transferred to New York by a
he purchase of a'Doinestic Bill, the restrictions s
iroposed only serving to embarrass and delay fl
he Government in the operation. h
* n ll " ?1 * io in f]
in nne, uie pisui us it nun .-.m.,D %...
! proposition to transfer private funds from any n
ection of the Union to any oilier section withoc't t<
ha roe; and if adopted will throic upon the sen. a
vrnmenl the chief burden of the Domestic Ex- ti
hanges. What merchant is Simple enough to I
>uy a bill of the government at a premium, tl
vhen he can get with the tame money a certifi- s
ate of deposite withe at premium, which will b
tnswer precisely the same purpose? The Ex- c
:he^uer will he found without an income to pay o
ts expenses, whilst it v,*?U bring upon the Trea- a
mrv thp rlinroe. not of regulating' merely, but h
M* J ? C"~' t?
if carrying on the domestic exchanges. 1'
These consequences can be averted only by n
estricting the receivabijity of these certificates s
o the Exchequer Districts within which they b
nay be issued. Constituting a sound local b
:urrcncy, they would st ill lie used to a great u
sxtent for remittance, thus keeping down the
ates of exchange, but leaving those rates .as d
hev are now, and always ought to be, a charge r
upon the general business of the country. With- ii
>ut such a restriction, the provision that indi- j 'J
/iduals shall not be debtors to the Exchequer is l b
.vholly illusory; for, in the purchase of the [ I
jountless millions in bills necessary to carry on j L
the domestic exchanges of the country, it can- r
not be otherwise than that many of them will I s
not be paid at maturity, and an account with the | i
responsible parties is a necessary consequence.; r
By giving public creditors their option to take jt
in payment either specie or certificates of de- i
posite receivable every where for public dues,'
the government virtually undertakes to pay all! c
\r??. Vm-l- To collect its funds!r
IIS IIUUIO JJI
there i'rom all the rest of the Union, must of
necessity be attended with much trouble and
expense, but when the transfer of most, of the
private funds employed in trade throughout the
Union, js superadded, the burden will be found
intolerable and the undertaking impracticable. 1
In these views, we trust the friends of the 1
scheme will see nothing captious. We go for '
the Independent Treasury, because it is based
on a foundation which caunot be shaken by the
fluctuations of trade &the excess of speculation;
and we are satisfied that any artificial agon',
whether a part of the government or connected
with it, whether an Exchequer or a Dank, authorized
to make paper issues, will he embar
?.i tkriinn the rrnvenimcut is embarrassed,
IU6?CU nuvu
and will sink when the credit of the government i
sinks. But we expect nothing at present hotter J
than the .Exchequer, modified so a.s toinake it I
I practicable, and we make ihese objections. j_
which wo ^consider fatal, not in a spirit of op- j"
position, but as practical suggestions to its
friends. .Surely it is enough, if not more than
enough, that the government shall undertake toj
ilo'p.p the funds of individuals without charge,!
1 and it is going too far when it also undertakes, lo
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transfer them gratuitously, and at a cost of ont
or two percent., to points where they are theft
available. This is neither the duly porthe bu
sincss of government; vand if undertaken, i
should Be. done at a premium which will proven
its being a charge upon the people. That i
might be made a source of revenue, we havt
no doubt.
To make a paper currency which shall ht
equal in value every where, is as impossible a.
4_ i?; <T. 1 . J.. ,I????? /;?
to invLiiiizcurtu, ur ui /uunc um. ?. v.. ....
Government cannot control the currents o
trade any more than it can the winds and tti<
waters. Practical men dictated the charter o
t ic Bank of the UnitedJSfate?, and they did 10
deem it safe to make the branch notes recciva
hie every where, even in payment of debts t(
the bank. It was only by the vast transfer o
funds effected through its dealings, in domes?.i<
exchange, that those notes were made to am
swer the. purposes-of a general currency. -A
paper dollar at St. Louis, which is worth a spe.
cie dollar in New York, is just ascertain to floai
into that great emporium as the waters of the
Mississippi are to run into ikeGulf of Mexico
Lot the friends of this measure abandon the
utopain notion of a paper cuirenry of equal rah
ue every where, and they may accomplish some,
thing practically useful, at least, while the government
is at peace. They will have achievcc
all that is possible when they shall have pivei
the people a paper medium truly representing
specie iu llic region where it is issued.
PUBLIC DINNER. *
Aboutlhrce hundred of the friends ofPrcsidcni
Tyicr dined together at Philadelphia on the 22d
inst. tljo birth-day of Washington. At the table
the President, Heads of departments, and other
public functionaries, were toasted and cheered in
high terms of approbation. The following letter
was received from President Tyler:
Washington, Feb. 19, 1842.
Gentlemen: It would allbrd me the uiost unqualified
pleasure, could I avail myself of your
polite invitation to be present with you 011 the
Anniversary of the birth of the most illustrious
man and devoted patriot who has ever lived "in
all lire tide of time," but this is denied me by the
lonstant pressure of public duty. The example
jf George Washington, rendered glorious by the
ievotion of all his faculties? mental and physical?to
the good of his country, stands in bold
:ontrast with those whose names have found a
dace i:i history, as connected with great talents
lircclcd to no other cud than the advancement of
heir own petty and selfish schemes of ambition,
should like, in the company of "my friends,"
0 recall the recollections of his praise worthy
lecds?to dwell upon the incidents of his useful
ifc. To repeat the lessons of wisdom and truth
unbodied iu his farewell address?and to take,
villi each of you, the pledge to maintain the
uiou of the ;c Slates, .-.acred and hivjplable, as
he most acceptable modeof doing honor to the
rmory of the Father of his country, and disharging
the high debt which each and all of us
we to ourselves and to our posterity.
For the kind rnnrnrd which vou express for me,
ccepl the tribute of my sincere thanks. Vour
pproval of my past jjoliticnl coarse?directed as
. In.? Leo a to the faithful discharge of my duty,
ill not fail to animVo me in all (hat remains of
be future. That I entered upon the Fresidcnial
office under circumstances of great cmbarassmcnf,
must have been obvious to all. For
lie first time in our history, upon the happening
f <t ooniinpency provided lor in tfio Constitution
be Vice President succeeded to the Presidency
-and, by a dispensation of Divine Providence, a
eiv experiment upon our institutions is in the
rogrcss of trial.
A president, elected by the peop'e comes info
ffire at the head of a triumphant party. His will
j, for the most part, the law which governs his
arty. Responsible, under the Constitution, fur
n.t.rtlnlolTOtl/.n r\f ' mi).dr. off-iIra tin rn/?rtri,_
lends his measures and adopts his line of policy
,'ith every assurance of support. Not so, liowvcr,
with a Vice President, who succeeds to
lie Presidency by the demise of the President,
lis name has mixed but. little with the canvass,
nd has been selected more with reference to
apposed sectional or local, than to general innence.
lie has no party at his heels to sustain
is measures, or to aid him in his exertions for
lie public good. Instead of being a loader, he
lust be a follower of party, and he is required
j be either a piece of wax, to be moulded into
ny shape that others may please, or dcnunciaions
the loudest and boldest arc iitsinre for him.
las he long cherished opinions which stand in
lie way of party measures, whether these mcaures
be good, wise, or the opposite, tlicy must
e surrendered. Honor, conscience, every thing
stoemed sacred among men, must be yielded,
r the thunders break over his head, and threaten
nnihila'ion. ll is a fit occasion for the jrcrnmce
of faction, and the reiiar.ee of one thus sit ua;d
can clone be on the patriotism and disccrnlent
of the people. Such, I frankly avow; is my
tendfast reliance, and every eflort of mind and
ody compatible with the public institutions, shall
e exerted to maintain our institutions under this
ew and hazardous experiment.
There are other causes of great trial and I
ifficuIty hy which the Administration is surounricd?private
and public credit prostrated?
iidiislrv, in all its departments, paralyzed?a
[Yeasury deficient in its supplies?a currency
iroken up and disordered?and our foreign re'.a
1 -i ?i ?i -.1 r i.i
ions pcrjiin.xeu aim einuan?tr:ccu. vivuu diiuuiu
ie restored?industry reanimated?a sound curericy
provide through the direct exercise of contil
utionul power, and the public peace preserved
{'t he same can be accomplished without a surender
of national honor. These objects will
daiui my utidivideil attention, and I w u'l not pcrnit
myself to despair of their accomplishment.
I tender to each of you, gentleman, asxura tires
of my high respect. JOHN TYLER.
To Samuel Rush, James McIIenry, Thomas S.
Smith, and others of the committee.
WHIG CONSISTENCY,
While the.House was discussing the resolir:ivn
of Mr. McClelland of New York, directing
he Secretary of War to repor 'o the House by
ivhat authority General Wiulield Scoit received
S'J,000 extra compensation from the War Depart
men', we heard several members cry out that
General Jackson received extra compensation
before him. Allowing this to be true, and what
docs it prove] Why, simply this?that when
General Jackson received his extra, there was
no law of Congress to prevent it: et;t, when
(Jen- Scott received his, tjieke una? an ex
Pit ess statute of the united states against
the aelov.'anc'k. There is no pin without thr
law, according to Saint Pats', anil those wise me:
of Congress, who feel an itching to draw* the ok
Roman in for an extra allowance, had betle.
mend the leaks in their own brass kettle, befori
honting after ilajas in those of their predecessors
The present party came in 10 Reform the in:
qqities of the past; and ttow, when asked to re
form a glaring evil, they cry cut?"Oh, wo art
* ;, M w- i
j no' worse 'tine your party were; why .the, deuce
3 don't you Jet us alone.'"?-Alexandria Iedex.
t TAKING ,
t. We .love,to see the Whigs take physic, bc1
i cause it seems to do them so much wood -in the
3 j end.
; On Monday last, Mr. IToward, of Michigan,
s i-presented. a petition from his constituents, pray.
j ing Congress to refund to General Jackson?
f principal and interest?the fi~?e imposed upon
; him by Judge Hall, for saving the City of New
f Orleans from the mercenaries of England.
. nr- ,i fi,;? *,,,
L mi. iiu?>aiu ao wjiu ui uio v/rv u ou-(.
- gar beete, duringthe presentation, and eodeav-.1
i ored to make a speech to prove that the petition- \
f ere had fibbed it a little in the preamble; but the
; Speaker put an extinguisher npon his red wrath
. by calling him to order.
l , Mr. Howard then moved to refer the petition
. to a Select Commitee of three to consider and
t report upon the same. This would have made
Mr. Howard Chairman, per courtesy; but the:
. House was too thin to do any tiling-, and Mr. j
< Howard let the matter rest for the present.
The Whigs had better bo careful how they;
. stir Old Hickory's blood?for a dead Ison is j,
. more to be dreaded than a live Jackass>?lb.
1
i British Outragff.?The New Orleans Picayr
uhe says that the ship Henry, according to her
"log," while in the harbor of Vera Cruz, Jan 18, j
hove up a small kedge anchor which had caught J
on her chain, and hung it at her cat bead. -The
. British Lieutenant of the sloop of war Tweed, r
I who with his crew went on board the Henry to
assist in getting up the anchor, insisted upon tak- ,
[ ing off the kedge-anchor, which was objected to
The .mate told the English. Lieutenant be
J should have the anchor jf he could name and '
prove any mark upon it. . The Lieutenant named <
the latter" R, but. no such mark was upon the an- j
cHo'r. The conducrof the English officers- is '
[ represented as having been insolent and overbearing
in tho extreme.* So much so, that three
several challenges were sent by Americans to <
the Lieutenant, witli a message-stating that un- j
less one'or the other was accepted,.the offender. ,
should be burnt in effigyUpon the pier. The
Ilenrv left the next mornintr. and her officers 1
now in this port, express the deepest exaspera- t
tiouregarding the-affair.
Of ail the. eccentric, fruits of this inventive
agp we had the pleasure on Saturday eveningof
witnessing one of the most curious. It is nothing
more'or less than a hybird monster?a
complete blending of two musical instruments
of ontlrcly different construction arid amtagenis-:
tic principles?in a word, a piece of wonderful
mechanism, that produces a perfect combination
of the notes of the Yiolia and Piano Forte.?
The inventor, Col. A. S Wco'd, i? a Virgin ian?a
resident of Buchanan, on James River ?
Ifis curiosity was aroused some eight years ago,
by some newspaper allusion to a similar attempt
inEbjopc; and his mechanical genius, unaided
by a scientific knowledge of jmisic, but kept
alive and strengthened presevorcnce has achieved
a work, that battled the skill of the first mechanics
and artistes of the Old World.. The
instrument consists of a Piano, of the usual
construction and played rn the usual manner.?
A pedal, touched by the foot of the performer,
turns a fly wheel, which .regulates the movements
of the machinery. As each particular
key of the Piano is touched, a corresponding
key within the box of machinery is acted on?
brings down on the proper string one of the four
bows, (vvuich are constantly moving on grooves,)1
and at the same time presses on the string a fin- j
gcr corresponding fn the human finger, thus
forminga perfect nole of the Piano. We heard
a variety of music, andante?, and allegros, ad.
.Li' a. i l? nr. n' * a.,.1
miraDiy execureu oy mrs. ?v uison?ami ?? y
came to the conclusion, that/it was a remarka-' ?
lile compound. Some of the Scotch airs in imi- p
ration of the Bngpipes-dh particular, exhibited. a
the power of the instrument. Mr. W. will remain
in the City a few days, and we advise the }
dilettanti to call at the Odd Fellows' Hall, and j
make up their own opinion without contenting f
ihcmselves with this imperfect sketch. [
Richmond Enquirer. (
. ii
Our next Governor.?It seems now to be gen- t
orally understood that General James II. I Jam- f
mond, of Barnwell District, is to be our next Go- a
vcrhpr. Parties in the State have settled down a
upoh-this nomination with great apparent unani- t
mity; and we have no reason to doubt that this t
gentleman will fill the chair of the Executive, t
with credit to himself and with satisfaction to the u
country. General Hammond is a young man,
perhaps one of ilic youngest who has been before
Use people as a candidate for this high office;'
iuit lie is possessed of considerable experience,
and very-genera! information, and is estimated s
by those who know him, as a man 01 liberal optn- r
ions and sterling good sense. He is a travelled
man, a gentleman of fortune, and has held, with ^
distinction, a seat in Congress from the districts
at present represented by the Hon. S. Ii. Butler. 1
The political opinions of Gen. Hammond are A
those of the party now in the ascendency'in our
State; hut they are, we believe, entertained in
moderation, and unobtrusively expressed. Of 11
course, we diti'er largely from him on many of the
tenets of his faith; but as it is net in our power;
to choose our own man, we do not know any less :
objectionable gentleman whom our opponents
could have determined on for this office. r
Charleston Courier.
s
M<,ney Matters.?We are glad to hear that
yesterday, the Philadelphia Bank, and the Bank 1
of North America, discounted a large portion of
ihs ir receipts with a view of relieving a part of t
the great pressure felt in the money market.? p
And it is stated that the Farmers' and and Mechanics
Bank will," this day, follow their exam- ,
pie. *
This is right. The course pursued at Harris- a
burg is such as to create alarm. Yet ourmonied j
men, and our iuonicd institutions, must do all (
they cau to sustain our business men, and preserve
csnlidcnce. Now is the time that hand 1
must be joined to hand. We believe that the
business men of our city have been more careful \
for a year or two past, than any merchants ever ,
were before. They are consequently Hound, and
all must feel an interest to help all. < 1
U. S. Gaz. March 1. i
Anecdote of the Revolution.??A traveller
through Tennessee or Kentucky, armed with a 1
. double barrelled gun, two horsemen's pistols, 1
and a pocket pistol, was attactcd by a party o six
! Indians. A rock furnished him protection in the .
i rear, and compelled them to advance upon him .
- ir- l.:ll .1 C.._ ,1.. _;_.i >..J H.? I'
i in Troni. j le wntu ??? a'wn mo i
: count of the affair is as as follows:?"Six Indians
met0110 while man: his*- g-in shoot twice, kill ;
. two Indians: ho have tv > liltie iruns, which kill ,
. two inore; then he pul out his knife whi. h shnct
. too, and kili one Indian and 1 think he shoot me '
too and I run."
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We ar^roqneeted tostatrlhaf a delegate fronj
tbo WashyigteaSociely of Baltimore, is expect-,
od it this place, probably to.jnorrovc, and will deliver
a lecture at the MpftinrHst Church. notice
of which will be given by the ringing of the bell.
MINIATURES.
By 'reference to our advertising eoJumnsy it
will be seen that tho 5Iessrs. Chilton propose
furnisliingyhose of our citizens who may desire
it,'with a fac simile-of themselver. We have
seen gome npociroens, exhibiting the perfection*
to which the art has been carried, and although
they are: not xerj pretly specimens, they are
surprisingly exact iikcrtesses. . Those of our L
friends, therefore,, who may desire to possess a
perfect counterpart of fhemselve?, have nowthe
opportunity booing eo. We want them
beforehand, however, not to fall out with the
artist, if he should nof, at the same time be able
to make a handsome picture, and a perfect likeness?the
latter may be relied on.
Good News?if Tkue.?The New Orleans
Bee of the 25th ul.t says: "We learn from from;
Capt. Andrews,' of the.schooner C- C. Zabriske,*
seven days from Matamoras, that as he was fearing
tliat efctyvan express arrived, staihig that a
body of about five hundred Mexicans had crossed
jver info Texas and h'a'd fallen in with a Texian
force, when, after a short engagement,the Mexicans
were-completely routed. Such was the
slaughter reported, it was. said but two Mexicans
escaped with their lives. Capt. A.'did not re- .
train to obtain the particulars of t he engagement.
We apprehend that there is some exaggeration
n this matter; though we doubt not thegeneral
:ruth of the statement.
Tribute to Mr. YafoBuren r-Our City Council
have availed themselves of the presence of
;x-Prceiderit'Van Uuren, in our Sity, to tender to
iim_the .tribute of respect and welcome,
irrn and decided stand which Mr. Van Buron", ' .
jotli as a candidate for the Pr^fecyv and- a?;
;|ic incumbent -of that high offic^Tin- defence of
heconslitntionalrightshf tlic'Sdtith, and the digliiy
and ability with which headmmistered.tho
"oreign-relations of the ccygUy while.in the'exjcutivo
chair, entitle him to'this demonstration
jf respect on the paitof'ourfcityautbbritiqs; and,
lowcver strcngly. Weinay. have.differedfrom him
n politics and finance, wa-cofdially unite-in-tho
kvclcpmc tendered him. * c - -.?
At a meeting of .Council, held yesterday, on
motion of Alderman Schnierle, it was unanimously
V
Respited, That his Honor the Mayor, and a "
Clcmmittce consisting of one member from each
Ward, be requested to wait on cx-President Van
Buren, and tender to him the-hospitality of the
:itv-?Charleston Courier.
^ The Texas schooner of war San Anionic,
?apt. Seeger, sailed from llijs nCft last evening
0 join tbeequadrcin in the Gull. We should
jot' be surprised to receive information of a bit of
1 brush"in the viciniiyfof cufcoast Capt Seeger
lasleen in possession of information for several
lays which has induced him to believe -that a
cssel will leuve this port about the 6nrae time
villi his own, for the purpose of capturing the
bin Antonio. We know he had reason to- su6lect
that a Mexican vessel with fifty or sixty
irmed men, will -attack him.
The situation of theSan Antonio is very pccu- -Vj
iar. The late mutiny in this port deprived her of "
icr entire crew. She. sailed,, yesterday, with
ourteen men, all raw hands, but.t^e eleven . oficers
on board are of the right sort. Seeger
limself is as gallant a fellow as ever lived, and
s ready and anxious for a ftght. If an attempt is
nade to take the San-Antonio, the.assiiilants will
ind that tlicy have "caught a tartar." The Texm
gchooner carries six twelve pounders and
>ne long gun amidships. Tvather than suffer her
o be captured, the commander will Mow her to
he skies. We shall be placed in possession of
he earliest intelligence relative to the move
nents of Capt. Seeger.?Picayune, 22d ult.
For the Ctimdcu Journal.
Mr. EJiior: Understanding that a wrong contraction
has been placed on-^a part of my comnur.ication,
published in dast week's Journal,
ermit me to say that in speaking of the Toirn
?ngincs, I alluded to those belonging to tko
[Wn, and had no reference whatever, to the Ni Gara,
which Iconccive solely the properly of that
fficient and high-spirited company by whom it
3 ma'naged. TAX PAYER.
For the Camden Journal.
dr. Editor:
Dear Sir?I have no inclination to prolong a
icwspapcr discussion, but the communication of
our correspondent, Camden, requires a-few obervatiens
from me, and they shall be as short as
lossible.
He says that I made, in a former cnmmuuicaion,
statements so palpably erroneous, that any
lerson with half an eye can see his object, that I
iv dently belong to the in-power-party, <j-c. <?-c.
STow, let me, in the first place, inform him that I
im no', and hope that 1 never will, belong to the
larty in power, or any other party, ; nor do I or
sver will I desire such a thankless office as Warlcn
of Camden.
And further, I wish it distinctly understood,
hat I am not the champion of the party in power;
[ am not one of those who think they never do
vrong; neither do I think that they never do
ight; but 1 do not wish to see a man, or set of
nen, forcing them out, that they may force themselves
into power, by making a great ileal of
loise about nothing, for party pnrposcs.
As respects my "palpable errors'.'" let us examine
tlicm. W here he takes h;s data from,
ivhcn he states that the inhabfiauts of west DcIvalb
street pay taxes to the amount of 8250, [ v
im at a loss to conceive. Sureiy the Treasury
'f Camden must be very rich, it ever)* little byestreet
pays in the same proportion! And where
he finds ten houses on it, 1 r.ni as utterlv at a loss