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1 >4 ii oil my embarking on tb
T.wian >c ?k?n r of war, tae Invincible, i
which I finally did embark 01 the I>t (
J une, ins j?r, niler a;I hvss ng a short fan
wellto in* lVxians, wher.-iu I thanked ill. 1
for their generous behaviour, and t?U**rc
inv eternal gratitude.
5th. For the act of violence co nmi'te
on tnv person, and abuse to which 1 ha\
been exjioseu, in compiling me to com
again on shore, on the 4 h instant, m reI
because ltt'J volunteers, under tho commun
of G<*n Thomas A. Green,roe.*n !y l.uide
on the beach a Yelasco from New Oriean
'I ?..??!* ?i?l4 ??.x I ifit it tliKoa o i?. -n jf/i
Ililll Willi IIOUIl illl*l ? u I UIIV?.l i vj v-7?>
that my person should b- place.1 at t :<
disposal; which took place on the verv da
that:he Govt r.im ait r c ived from G'uiei
al iMasola the answer that he had s'rie'1
fulfilled that which had been agreed upoi
I repeat, tha* I protest a gains. the Pros
dent ami Cabine.'s condescension in ivsuin
their orders for that measure, thereby nv
kuiga show of me before these men, as i
former times was done with the chiefs <
conquered nations, considering them ;
trophies of their victories; with this din*.*!
once, that in my case, a solemn treaty a
ready existed.
Finally, I protest amnios* the viol nc
kept up towards me, by being placed in
narrow prison, surrounded with seirmoi
and suffering all the privations which ahsc
In ely rentier life insuppor able, or fend t
hasten death; and finally, for beinguncei
t lin in regard to my future fate. and th;
of the other prisoners, notwithstanding
solemn trea'y.
Under these circumstances, 1 appeal t
tlic judgment of civilized nations, to th
conscience of the citizens who compos
the Cabinet, and, a!>ove all, to the Supivm
Ruh r of mortals, who has placed the e\is
ence and happiness of-?the faith of treat i<
and punctual fulfilm -nr of engagements
God and L bertv. [Signed]
a.\t. lopez de santa anna.
June 0, 1830.
To Ills lv\ce!!ency Pres. dalrcrnlt.
rresident eurnf.t's answer*
i "ecitive department, )
YAasco, 10th June, IS3R. \
To his Excellency the President.
Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
excellent sir : Your cominunicado:
of the 9th ins ant, purporting to he a pro
test to be published to thy civilized world
1 i 1
nas ocum j?r vuivu w niv.
The govt Tnment of Teens cheerfully re
cognize to your excellency, the right t<
make known o the worl 1 every grievanci
and injustice tha you may have experien
ccd at their hands. I admit that this go
v Tnment lias b en constrained, by the in
fl tence of a highly excited popular indigna
tion, to deviate for a season, from he term:
of that article of the trea'y, made betweei
this government and your excellency
which relates to ycur transportation c
Vera Cruz. And in making this a -mission
1 profess a proloind mortifiea ion, fori
does no? belong to the spirit of this govern
inent to make even a slight deviation fron
i s solemn engag* men's. But the cause:
that have produced the cons rairit undo
which the government have ac ed, arc no
unknown to you, and I should regret to be
lieve that you wore incapabl of giving tc
them a just .appreciation. The crizons
and the citizen soldiers of Texas, have fel
and do f< -el, a deep, intt-nse, and righteotn
indignation at the many at rocitics whicl
have been perp ' rated by tin.' troops lately
under your excellency's command; anc
especially at th barbarous massacre of the
brave Colonel Fannin an i his gallant cornpanions.
How far your excellency participateJ
in that abomination and inglorious
slaughter, 1 am not disposed to conjecture:
but it is both natural and true that the peopie
of Texas impute it to your excellency's
special command.
When the government of Texas solemnized
the treaty of the 14th ultimo will youi
excellency, they did it in good faih, ant
they intended religiously to observe even
stipulation of that treaty. Your embarka
tion on board the armed schooner Iuvincibk
was an edict of that intention; butyourcx
cellency has had too much experience it
Vie waywardness of popular excitements
not to feel the necessity which promptei
your subsequent d; barkation and the post
ponenient of your s ipulaed depar urc.
lsr. Your excellency "protests, firstly
Cnr hnvincr hoeii treated more like an ordin
ary criminal than as a prisoner of war, th<
head of a respectable nation,even after tin
agreements had bee n commenced."
1 do no precisely comprehend the char
actor oft he treatment objected 'o. and wouli
have been pleased to have had the spcciti
cations. If your excellency alludes to th(
ticcomodalions which have been assignee
to you, I would reply that I have cheerfully
subjected my own sick family to many hard
ships, in order to render vour excellency
the l?cst accommoda ions in our power.?
That wo are at present destitute of the or
dinarv comforts of life, is mainly attrihuta
hie to your excellency's visit to our nev
country, and on ti is accowr we led le.s
regret that you should partake of our priva
tions.
'2nd. Your second pro est, relating to th
treatment experienced by the Mexican G n
eral Adrian Wall, involves some fact
which I do sincerely deplore, but lor wi-.ic
tins gov ramen:*is no s ri -i-y responsible
Your excellence is sens bio that we hav
done all in our power to guarantee the sal
return of G 'nerul Waii to the Mexicu
camp. Hut our orders have been contr;
vened by the commander of the Tcxiun ai
mv, at a remote distance from the seat <
government. The reasons that have a<
tua'ed that officer, have not been fully d<
tailed to us?but we are informed thai the
are predicated on some alleged iniprudei
cics of General Wall, whose good disco
tion, we know, has not been very conspici
ouslv manifested during his stav among
u .
3d. T'"* thrH article of your protest
u. g.rr.nf the non-fulfilment of the cxchanr
of prisoners s? rprfr/ed in foe ifnth nricl
inasmuch as to *he *in,\ no* o>
ri :ia l*. > ??.'- - j. -r i n ???-- -
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e Mexican prsonvr of \v.\r has Ixjcii s -t at
n liberty, no withs andir.g the liber v given *c
>1a!! tliv? Texians in possesion of the anm
im Kt my command.**
n Your excellency scorns to have a more!
d minute intelligence<?:i -his sul jeel than has >
come !i? mv ivuoivic.jgf.?r I have no otlld
cia! infonu:i.ion <>: a >Y.glo Toxian prisoner
ej laving been givm up under the treaty.}
lejSomeoftho intended vi;*:hiisf the compnny
' ion* of the nuudered nannim have happily
d eli'ected tiioir escape and salely arrived
d amongst us ; hr.t these can.uoi he considered
s. as liberated in i2;e sens.-of the treaty; wlrre.
d as, tin's government has gratuitously dis.
ir charged several Mexican captives, and de-,
y frayed their expenses to X?:\v (Orleans?
- * ? e -e ,1.
r- we <ii,snn;nuj:i \\ i;vu * i \
ly -Ifi). The fourth clause of your excel-1
). leney's protest has been au'ecodetitly an- <
i- swcp'tl in part. ^ <>ur? \ec; leney's recolloeg
;io:i lias bet rayed you into an error, when
u von snv ''the President himself, an J thecal),
n inot ol Texas, being convinced that 1 had
if nuncjuailytulfilled *i!i my engagements,'We.
is This government were convinced that
r- vour excellency had complied with some of
1- your stipulations, and this conviction aggravates
the mortification which the latceven s
e ; have inflicted upon :hem. i?nt thy were j
a ' not informed ;hat ' ail the proper'v had been
s, given np;" or that any < f the prisoners liad
> been restored, as ycer excellency vainly !
o imagines. On the contrary, we are advised '
- ;:ha* large herds of cattle had been driven i
it in advance of the retre.ring army, and that'
a ;i f'w only of the slaves that had been |
ah I need were returned,
o I is due to yourexc dleney to say, that j
e the government confidently believed that
fc tlics ' res ora ions would be effected as earlv ]
e j as a proper conveyance would admit, Dai I
- ( a;n induced to advert to another fue , in]
s relation to which it would be difficult to ex- '
tend t!io same charitable exculpations to the '
. officers of the M? xicati ortny. Ii has been j
j reported that tiie Alamo at ikwar, has been
I prostrated.and that the valuable' brass ar- ,
| tiileiy arached to tiiat fortress, have been'
. melted down and des roved.
There were many painful and pleasing
; and glorious reminsicencos connected wi.ii |
I linit Alamo, which renders its wanton diku i
pidation peculiarly odious to every Texian
. spirit; and your excellency need no to be
r. I informed that the des ruction of it was :n !
_ | infraction of the armistice, and a viola ion of1
; i trie treaty.
f> In In reply 'n year excellency's fifdi j
protestation 1 remuik, lha' the painful cir)
cumstances which -induced the government j
to direct your debarkation, on the four h
[ i instant, have already been adverted o in a !
. soiri: of frankness and self humiliation, w kick '
4 - i iii
. a conscientiousness ot error mono eoimi
_! exlor. I? were superfluous to repeat the !
s ! causes which induced this government to!
j vary its discretion in regard .o the time they
s!io.t!d deem the departure of \our excel- j
j : lencv to he prop r. I am not sensible of j
any act of "violence and abuse" to \yhich
t vou wore expos- d, that was no? necessarily
concomitant on your return to shore.?Your
1 excellency has acquired too great a celeb- j
s j ri y in Texas, no; to lx- an object of curios- i
r ity v\i;h the multitude: but I believe you will j
t bear testimony to the magnanimity, which 1
res rained a tumultuous and highly exaspc- 1
} rated crowd, from ottering any inu:gni;y to
,jyour person. If such outrage had been I,
. | committed, it would have been promptly
j chastised. "The President nnd cabinet'' ,
j entertained no intention of "making a sliow"
. j of your excellency, whoso condition, as a
I prisoner of war, has invariably commanded 1
,! their highest veneration, and towards whom i
; they have exhibited every a'tent ion that j1
1 was compatible with their official du.ies, :
. j and within their power to bes'ow.
.; G,!i. Your excellency's final denunciation
i is probably the result of excised feeling. L
. | While you are detained as a prisoner, ii is I,
inevitable that the ordinary precau ions be i,
, observed. I am uqi apprized that more j
r than this lias been done. Your excellency I
j i is not ignorant that the members of this go- i
r | vernment are remote.from their own homes ,
and are very indifferently accommodated ; j
. that the seat of government is not pcrnia.;
newly located, and there lore no public )
, buildings have lv^en creced. To tliese I 1
Jfacsyuu will lmti no difficulty in attmuiI
ting youi being placed in "a narrow prison;'' <
.' and your excellency knows that the room <;
I you occupy is more commodious tiian that
^ J which cons iutes l>oth my office and my
. only family habitation. I. is vividlv fresh
in my recollection, that about two months i:
^
. ago, the best accommodations this new goi
vc rumen, Iiad enjoyed were broken up,
_ when tlie army under your excellency *s
I , immediate command coutbgra.cd the town
of Ilarrisburg.
J Willi high considerations,
I I am your obedient servant,
(Signed) DAYIl> Bf'RXET.
"; Jlrtranl c-f Talcvt.?Mr. Cochran the ;
voting American, who has invented a new !
.nv'onlltr vlnl.itpfl ;tt the Pair
" j of tl?c American Institute, X. ^ .?has soM j
the patent right to a company, for three |
hundred thousand dollars.
j An unnatural pur nit.?A barn contain- ;
iriLT a horse and six or seven head of ca'tle, ;
e with farming utensils, Arc. belonging l<? |
l* Luke 11. French, of SI;o\vhegan, Me. was ;
:s destroyed l>v lire, communicated by his
,l own father, who lias been arrested and com- I
' milled for tidal,
e j
e j A man marrying Ic's cw:i sister.?A
n marriage took place under the following i
i* ; circums'ancts, at Can'on, Mass. some time
r- since. The groom, when a boy, had ran
Jl away from his parents, in Lower Canada.
i I lis father died, and his mother married a
2-; second husband, by whom she had two
y , daughters. The family became reduced
.-; in circumstances, and one of the daughters
?-' found employment in a facu ry in Canton,
i- where the truant son was also at work.?
st W ithoni knowledge of the relationship that
j existed between them, he married her. In
is* a few days they ascertained that they had
:e i both one mother, and upon mature considf\
eratjon resolved to dissolve tL^ ir connexion
to' us man and wit*-.
ul.\ /. U.\n I>o\v'?A man pretty cow/or-!
iilthl drunk, was holding on to a post at ! ?<
Hurling slip, when a friend inquired uhai ' ( ;
was the matter??"^Jutier," said ,lio follow; r[
"lam in a quandary." 44 What do you mean | a]
l?v a eunndarv?" asked iiis friend. 4,\Viiv.!
i ^ ? i p
if I lad.! en here, I shall freeze to death, j
and if i let go, I shall fall into the do-k!*' j (
-V. York Baity Advertiser, I c<
' | Iv
fixoorH and Imports of the I 'nit :d Stat v. j ii
?In he space of some forty-five years the 1 tl
value of the exports of the Tinted States I ?1
have increased from the sum of some 819,- J Sl
000,000 to tlio present enormous amount I j.
of some 812^,000,000. In the year 170i,' j
the imports into the I . S a'es were valu'd
at $19,823,000 ; at tlio present thev reach ]
$150,000,000. ' I 31
From I fie same period cotton dates its j ai
cultivation in our country, and independent i S
of the millions of bales exported. it is said Vv
that at leas; $40,000,000 is chiefly invested
in its manufacture in some 800 fac ories in
our own conn rv. The interim! improve-!
men s which during die same period have V
been o fleeted throughout the Union, e\hil;i; ('
all t!ie an taxing enterprise and growth of the fu
United States. di
Independent of turnpikes and M'Adami- ; ft
zed roads, upwards of 2000 miles of rail I ,(
roads, and 0000 tniles of canals have been : ^
constructed, in all of which have been in- j
ves ed upwards of $ 120.000,000. These j AJ
too have all been mainly constructed since |
the year 1817, and in wiiicli time, be it re-! l~memlvrcd,
the country has liquidated a j rc
debt ol'thestuneamount, viz. $120,000,000. it;
New Or!runs Bulletin. j ci
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r<Tr n ri \ \ u n \
IlLillA YV L L U. | (
TJ KSDAV, XOVE.tSBS K ;?t>. 1 S3". j vc
Letters are now received in Cheraw from |
New York in from two to three hours Jess j
than tliree days.
Tiie Cliarleston papers would reacli us ear- : O
lier by way of Columbia than by way of George- 7;
town, whilst the present mail arrangement j gi
continues. We would receive Saturday's pa- j re
per early on Monday morning, instead of Tues- eld
ty noon ; and Tuesday's and Thursday's 1 pc
several hours earlier. j re
We congratulate the State, and the whole j
South, on the prospect of a speedy revival of c]
the Southern Review. We loam from the j el
Columbia Telescope that the Prospectus will a
be published immediately. The same paper {
says "The Review will, of course, as that of
the whole South, be common to both parties." ; .
Rail Road Convention in Georgia.? ,
A Convention from thirty eight Counties of or
the State met in Macon on the 7th Nov. to dc- Jt
v:se means of promoting the Internal Improve- I M
ment cf the State. Th? convention (says the ! th
Columbus Inquirer) "propose to construct at w
the public expense, a Rail Road from the Ten- { ro
ncssec River to some point on the Cliattahoo- j 0
rhee, in DeKalb county, and to incorporate j or
companies for th? purpose of constructing !
branches of said road to Columbus, Macon and 1
i ^ *
Augusta. The main track between the Chat- .
? i th
tahoochee and Tennessee will traverse a dis- I
tance of only 1"20 miles?from thence, cither
ha
to Augusta, Macon or Savannah, the distance
would be butSO to 100; so that with only about ! 11
200 miles of Rail Road, either of the places J
would be thrown open at once to tne traae 01 , a
the north eastern section of Alabama, the ! de
whole of the Tennessee valley to its connec- |
tion with the Ohio?the whole of the Missis- j th
sippi above its junction with the Ohio?the | th
Wabash, the Ohio itself, the Illinois and the j
Missouri, besides many other streams of smaller ^Jl
lote. On these waters is carried almost the j 'h
whole tradg of the west, and this insignificant j In<
work of 200 miles of Rail Road would open j hit
he markets of Georgia to the ichole of it:' \ th
* j tin
An interesting youth, son of Mr. Stanliope ; sc,
Saddler, of Yorkvillc, aged 13 years, was lately tje
tilled by the accidental discharge of a gun \
with which he was bird-hunting, atul upon the i
nuzzle of which he was leaning at the time. !,
J'his is one among many accidents which .
/ >m
night to teach parents and guardians the dan- j
e l,?..c I
jtT UI illfillJX Iirt" (U11IS Illtu Lilt" iiaiiun ui i
? * j in;
We learn troui a New York paper that Col. | er
Hampton, ot'tlhs State, has lately imported
from Holland a Bull and Cow of the short cd
Iiorn Durham breed. Our planters at the pj
South are so devoted to cotton planting, that tjj
they can hardly think of any thing else pertaining
to their agricultural operations. But nc
as all raise their own beef, if not their own si
pork, and make their own butter, how much |
better to keep for this purpose the improved j ^
breed of rattle. The expense would be little ! Sp
more, and the profit, as well aspleasure, much j as
greater. !
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Ol' NORTH CAROLINA. '
This bodv met at Raleigh, on Mondav the-j
? i tic
21st November.. L1
In the Senate the candidates for Speaker ; si:
were II. I). Waddell, of Orange, (Whig) and i 1)1
W. 1). Moselv, of Lenoir, the former Speaker, : E!
(Y.B.) Waddell received 24 votes and Mose- j
ly 22. Thomas (L Stone was elected princi- ' ^
pa; clerk, and Jos. R. Dodge assistant clerk. ! ar
In the Conimons.thocandidates for Speak- cl
or were NY. II. Ilavwood, Jr., of Raleigh (V. cl
* - ill'
J'.) the former Speaker, and Wm. A. Graham !
of Hillsborough. The vote stood for Ilay-!
wood 60. Graham 32. ('has. Manly was clcc- ^
ted principal clerk, K. B. Freeman assistant j
clerk. (tf
().i the first balloting two engrossing clerks Ik
were elected, Messrs. ni bus. L. N\ est and
Peter S. Li'iy. The third to be elected. 1)
A letter writer from Raleigh, of the Whig ^
party, classifies the members as follows : Sen- ct
ate, Whigs 23, V. Burcnites 21: Commons, g<
V. B. 61, W. 39. If this classification be ai
correct, and the Whigs should again elect
their candidate in the Pasquotank Senatorial ^
District. tJiTo would lie n //-en joint ballot. t gi
mm r . ? nyrni i Mm !
Biblr Society.?The Rev. W. M. Atkin- !
in of Virginia, General Agent of the Anierim
Bible Society for the Southern State?, arved
in our town on Saturday evening last,
ml had an appointment to preach on the sublet
of his agency, on the Sabbath ; but owing
> the great inclemency of the weather no
ijngregation assembled. Being providential
detained on Monday, he appointed a meetig
to be held in the Methodist Church on
le evening of that day; but owing to the
lortness of the notice, the congregation was
nail. It was addressed by the Rev. Mr. Atinson,
the Rev. Mr. Martin of the Methodist
liurch and the Rev. Mr. Welch of the Bapst
church, and a collection taken up, which
mounted to $u0. Unless we greatly mistook
ppcaranees at the meeting, an impulse was
iven to the Bible cause in our town, which I
ill r<"?nlf in (rood.
Presidential Election.?New Jersey,
[arrison by a majority of 841. New York,
an Huron by a majority of nearly 27,000.
or.necticut the same by from 2 to 300. Oiiio
r Harrison probable majority 10,000. Inana
the sime; majority over 10,COO.
ent.ncky, the same; majority not ascertain1,
but large. Georgia, White, majority of
cm 2 to *>,000. Majority in Pennsylvania
r Van Beren 4350; twenty-eight counties of
ennessee, heard from, give White a majory
of 0700. Davidson county in which is the
sidence of the President, gave him a majorv
of 311; and the Hermitage District or prcnet,
a majority of 61. Virginia, for Van
uicn probable majority about 5000.
It is certain that the following States have
Jtcd for Van Buren; N. York entitled 42
>!cs; Pennsylvania 30; Virginia 23; North
aroiina 15: Maine 10; N. Hampshire 7; Con?cticut
8; Rhode Island 4; Arkansas 3; Misiuri
4; making in all 140.
For the Whig ticket, Massachusetts 15;
hio 21; Maryland 10; Delaware 3; Vermont
N. Jersey S; Kentucky 15; Indiana 9; Geor- |
all; Tennessee 15; in all 113. Accounts
ceivcd render it not improbable that the
ectoral votes of Alabama, Louisiana, and
rhaps Mississippi will be given to Van Bu- ^
? i
M\pvr. v\n?Four others of the recusant ,
actors of this State have qualified. The
ectoral college lias been thus constituted; 1
new Senate has been chosen.
The Legislature of Alabama is in session, i
he Van Buren party have a small majority
both Houses.
Civilization at the West.?A Mr. Victory, '
le of the owners of a steamboat, then at St.
isepli, (Ala.) demanded from the Capt., a
r. Shaw, the surrender of the command of ;
e boat to him. This the Capt. refused, '
hereupon the parties commenced the barba- (
us work of shooting each o'lier with pistols,
ne received two severe wounds, and the other ;
le; but both arc likelv to recover.
I '
The Fredericksburg Arena states, that. 70 ;
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.udeets have been recently expelled from !
e University of Virginia. I
It is said that President Burnet, of Texas, J
is resigned, and that Gen. Houston fills out j
c remainder of his term. ! j
Late Case in Xew York.?The plaintiff sold I '
? ? Af frt tlm .I.?CMwlo nt tr> )tn I 1
cargo ui iiiuiaodco iu uiv w w ? ^
livered in the same state as when received
i i
Mil the plantations, the defendant risquing ! i
e quality. The defence set up was, that <
e article delivered was not molasses, but !
Masses and water; and that the mixture of J
c water was not of the nsque intended in .
e contract. The Court charged, that the
jlasscs must be molasses, and of merchantai
quality, and that no other substance under ;
at name would coin within the meaning of 1
* I
e contract. The jury, deciding that molass
and water was not molasses, found for the
fondant. >
Air. Audubon, the naturalist, is now in t
larieston. Ilis^great work on the natural 1
?tory of birds, it is said, will be completed J
one year. (
The President has been very ill from bleed- t
y at the lungs, but is now better and consid.
ed out of danger.
A large meeting lately held in Boston, adopt- 1
1 a series of resolutions on the subject of the
evidential election, of which the following is i
e last. J
Rcsoiccd, That the People of Massachusetts '
initiated their fellow citizen Daniel Web- '
kr to the Presidency?in the conviction that
cy presented a candidate to the country
orthv in all respects to be the successor of !
^ASHTNUTorr ; that the citizens of Do*tt>n reonded
anil still adhere to that nomination,
a just and well-deserved tribute to a man '
whom any age or any people might be proud,
it that in this as all other respects they ac- s
>wledge the necessity of a due regard to the
eneral Will?anil conlide in the discre
< -t-- r? ~*
)n and patriotism 01 uie jjiiLviunaii
f:qe, to pursue such a course as is most con- *
stent with an enlarged sense of public
uty?and the permanent welfare, intersts,
and honor of tiie Union.
The people of Pennsylvania have determin1
against a convention. It was contemplad
in case the convention was held, to make
1 effort to take from the U. S. Bank the j
tarter granted to it l>y that State. The
larter is now considered safe, and the stock
is risen from 110 or 1*2 to 1
London, Sept. 24.
The annexed is an extract of a letter fiom
ogota, dated July 8:
"Colonel Ihddle, from United States, brother
the President of the United States Bank, lias 1
jcn here some time making proposals for ef- t
cting the long-talked-of communication be- <
veen the two oceans through the isthmus of
anama. His proposals, on coming before t
<ingress, were found to involve such a vast <
mcession of territory, that the jealousy of the <
:iod people hereheganto be a little alarmed, i
id a strong opposition to the measure in Con- i
:ess was the consequence. A native com- I
my came forward to make proposals for the i <
line object. The Congress broke up without i i
ranting the privilege to either, l ot passed a 1 i
decree investing the Executive with powers to
give the privilege upon certain specified conditions.
The two parties liavesir.ee coalesced
and taken the grant between them. The leadiiig
conditions are that they undertake to effect
the communication; that the work is to be
begun in three years and completed in six; that
the privilege is to last 45 years, after which
the work becomes national property ; that in
the mean time they pay the Government 2
per cent, on the nett profits. For this they
get a grant of land of G2,(HH) fanegadas, and
the option of purchasing 360,(MX) fanegadas
more from the Government at a fixed price.?
The parties are Imund to fulfil their contract
under a penalty of 25,000 dollars, and they are
prohibited from assigning the privilege to any
foreign Government. The transit dutv is to be
the same for the merchandise and subjects of
all nations/'
MEXICO.
New-Orleans, Nov. 11th, 1S3G.
By an arrival from Tainpico, we have received
a letter, dated
"Mexico, Oct. 15.?The 1st division of the
Army, destined tor Texas, has left the Capital,
The 2d, division will be on their march in the
* ~1. t 1
course ui jiual with, h *\ a? icarcu urai
some calamitous occurrences might ensue in
the city of Mexico, oil the departure of the
troops alluded to, in consequence of some exasperation
of feeling existing against the
American portion of residents in the city.?
Nothing of the kind, however, had transpired
up to the latest dates.
From the Advertiser of yesterday, we learn
that several expresses had arrived at Tampico,
previous to the sailing of the schooner I>ady
Hope, announcing the approach of the Texian
army to Matamoras, probably under the
command of General Rusk. If this rumor be
true, Matamoras will doubtless fall into the
hands of the Texians, and a more important
place for their safety they could not take possession
of."
Ex trad from a lei let from the American Curt
sill at Tabasco, dated
"Tobasco, Oct. 4.?We are quiet here at
this lime, but do not expect long to remain so.
The Government is determined to throw the
country again into the hands of Spain, sooner
than let the Federal party get into power. They
have sent a Commissioner to treat with and
request that Spain will assist them for the
privilege of trade. These folks let no opportunity
pass to insult Americans."
indian war.
Jacksonville, Nov. 10.
The Army is in motion for the field. The
last detachment left Black Creek a day or
two s:nce. Col. Pierce was ordered to be at
Fort l)rane on the Jth inst., to proceed to the
nation. They go again to that charmed spot,
where nearlv all our forces have met defeat.
the Witlilacooche'?,?where Oseola, proud
monarch of the wilderness, reigns triumphant.
While the orisons of many a sorrowing heart
rise to Ileavcn for success to this attempt to
humble the Seminoie, they fear lest it be like
others before it.
It is stated in a letter from an officer on the
western side 01 the Peninsula, that Gen. Jessup,
having received orders to assume the command
in l lorida, proceeded to St. Marks to
hasten and direct the movements of the troops
and was then on the Withlacoochee. This accounts
for his delay in reaching Fort Drane.
Gov. Call will probably meet him in the nation.
There is said to be a large supply of provis
ons on tlio Withlaeoochee and at Tampa
Bay. There arc nearly 1000 Regulars, 1250
rennesseeans, GCO or TOO Floridians, and 600
:>r S00 friendly Indians in the country.
Accounts of a late date state that the army
liad passed the Withlacoochee, and found the
Indian villages deserted.
/
We learn with much pleasure that letters
lave been received, announcing the return to
his city of Professor IIolbrook, from Paris,
,vho brings out with him valuable specimens
"or the Museum of the Medical College of the
State of South Carolina; that the Faculty of
hat Institution are also m expectation of re-/Mvinrr
the valuable Mineralojrical Cabinet,
o # w
ogether with some other speciments in Natiral
History, of Professor Siiepard; and, that
he necessary preparations to accommodate
hem are now iu progress at the College.
Charleston Cour.
Novel Importation.?81 barrels Wheat,
md 12 barrels Rye Flour, arrived at this port
esterday in the Bremen brig Llstafcltc, from
Bremen.?Charleston Mercury.
New Cotton Factory.?Messrs. Danrnrth
4* McCuistiru, of this place, have lately
nit in operation a Cotton Factory at the High
Falls of Haw River, in Orange county. They
lave J'ue huiulred spindles in operation and
iropose putting up 500 more, shortly, or mating
such arrangements among th6 hands as
shall ensure a turn-out of spun cotton equal to
:hat from 1000 spindles in 24 hours.
Greensborough (_Y. C\) Patriot.
Halifoj: av.d Weldon Pail Road.?We take
much pleasure in stating, upon enquiring of
:hose that have the superintendence of the
road, that all the materials for the sunerstruc
1 l <7\f and ahnnf Til
Lure iiavt' iiet'n tuniKu iuu mi) ?uu ?
additional liands have been placed on the road
ay order of the Director?, to ensure the early
completion of grading. On the middle seedon
of the road which is graded, the contracts
are employed laying down the sills and
rails, and a boat has just arrived with about
50 tons of Rail Road Iron, Spikes and Plates*
md that the road will he completed to Welion,
before the 1st dav of March next.
[Hal. Adv.
STATISTICS OF TIIE TRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
From the Appendix to the Minutes of the
Assembly of 1836, it appears that the number
)f Presbyteries in our connection is 1*28; the
lumber of ordained ministers 1,972; number
)f licentiates 253, making the whole number
if preachers 2,225; number of candidates for
he ministry under the care of the Presbyteries
250 ; number of churches 2,607; number
idded to the churches on examination during
:he past year 11,512 ; whole number of communicants
219,126 ; number of adults baptieed
luring the year 2,729; number of infants baptized
11,089. Funds raised for Missions,
3117,14* 97; for Education, $72,554 62; for
Theological Sominaries, 832,390 85; for commissioners,
64,570 79; for contingent fund
if General Assembly, 8856 08.
Bible ix Schools.?Bishop Purcell, before
the College of Teachers in session here last
A*eek, took a decided ground against introiucing
the Bible into our common schools.
Rev. Mr. Montgomery, on Thursday, of the
same week, concluded a very general lecture
3n Education by a very specitic condemnation
3f the practice of allowing the Bible to be in
schools. He declared that it would be misunderstood,
abused, 'kicked about'. We are glad
these gentlemen stated thejr objections so
npcnly and without disguise. It is their right
to maintain the same position, which is held by
unnv Protest^ ' do not o'?jectto tho;r
maintaining this, or any other opinion on the
subject of Education. We note it only as a
! statistic. When wo calculate upon the state ot
public entimint on this question; which must
soon be settled, we know which side the Re17van
Catholics take. They wiil go against in;
trouncing the Bible into our common schools.
Mr. Montgomery was of opinion that even the
i teachers should not take the Bible and make
selections for their scholars?since it would
produce needless debates and differences.?
The Roman Catholics at the West are a large
: and growing denomination?and their decision
in this matter will exclude the Bible from thousands
of young mimls to be educated out of
European and into republican and American
notions:?Cincinnati Journal.
JxTER*8TINO DlSCCSSIOX. While tilC
College of Teachers were in session, Rev. A.
Campbell in his lecture, attributed to the Protestant
Reformation, under Luther, the intellectual
elevation and intelligence which now
pervades the mass of t he people who have been
under its influence. The Rt. Rev. Bp. Purcell,
(Roman Catholic) challenged the position, and
some discussion ensued before the College.?
Since then, the two gentlemen have entered
into a public discussion of that point, and in a
manner which excites in our community great
| | interest.?lb.
j We are requested to announce Brig. Gen'l
McQief.x as a candidate for Major General,
I of the fourth division, South Barolina Militia.
We are requested to announc? Col. R. F.
> W. Allston as a candidate for Major General
; of the 4th division of the South Carolina Mili
! lia, at the ensuing election.
i MARRIED,
' I In Georgetown, S. C., on the 16th inst., by
1 the Rev. Air. Keith, Mr. D. L. McKay, of Cheraw,
S. C.. to Miss Maay J axe, daughter
of the late John Coachman.
lilAltY Of THE WEATHEB,
In this Town last week.
i Ther. p r
s 5 Is ,ia Cia' Wind Remarks. v
< ? > the sky
, "O --D
Mon. 21 48 58j58 clear, w.
| l ues. Ti. 5U ouio^ cloudy, w.
Wed. 23. 40 46 18 clear, .s
Thur 24 40 50 50 14 w.
! Fri 25. 36 46 {18 44 \v.
Sat. 26.32 40112 44 w.
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COMMERCIAL RECORD.
PRICES CURRENT. NOVEMBER 21).
Beef in market, lb ! 4 7
i Bacon from wagons, lb | 17
by retail, lb | 16 18
; Butter- lb 25 30
Beeswax lb 20 IS
Bagging yard 18 25
i Bale rope lb 12 14
Coffee lb 12$ 16
Cotton* lOOlbe 1550 1625
Corn bushel 70 -?7i
Flour, scarce brl 1000 1100'
Northern, brl 1250 '
Feathers from waggons lb 40 45Fodder,
100
Hides green lb 5
dry lb 10
Iron lOOlbs 5 00 650
Indigo lb 75 250
Lima cask 350 500
Lard lb 15 16
Leather sole lb 25 2a '
Lead bar lb 8 10
Logwood lb
Moiasscs gal 45 55
Nails cut assorted lb 9*
wrought lb 2t)
Oats bushel 4U 50
Oil curriers gal 75 100
lamp 125
linseed 137^
| ramis wuiie lean Keg oou
Spanish brown lb
Peas, 80 _
Pork brl 000 0000
Rico lOOlbs 400 50V
Shot, Dag 200 2 50
lb 10
Sugar lb 12$ 15
| Salt * sack 000 30O
salt bush 87
, Steel American blister lb 10
English do lb 14 10
German lb 12 14
Tallow lb 10 12$
Tea imperial lb 125 137$
hyson lb 100 125
Tobacco manufactured lb 10 15
Window glass 8 x 10 5011 325 350
10 x 12 i 350 J 375
Cotton. Ttie rec< ipts during me past waeK,
were TGI bales, which sold at prices from 15$ to
174. Principally at 16$. It will be seen that
we have lowered oar quotation. Unfavorable
news from the Liverpool market has causod a
decline here of from a cent to a cent and a
quarter.
EXCHANGE.
Checks on New York,
For sums under $100 1. 00
For sums of and over $100 lperct
Checks on Charleston,Columbia and Fayettevillo
I'or sums under $200 50 cts
44 44 of $200 $prct.
ARRIVED,
On the 23rd, A. P. LaCoste's pole boat
Charlotte, with a full freight.
DEPARTED,
On the 26th, J. Malloy & Co.'s pole boat Henrietta,
with 414 bales cotton, for J. G. McKeuzic,
J. G. McLendon, D. \1 alloy, J. Sc. W. Leak,
I). McNair, J. A. Iuglis, M. &c R. Hiiley, J. C.
"Wadsworth, and B. Mcintosh.
On the 26th, J. Malloy Sc. Co.'s flat boat, with
1 215 bales cotton, for D. Malloy and owners.
New York Prices Current.?Nov. 19.
Coffee, Cuba, 11 a 12 J ; St. Domingo, 10$ all
Java, 12 a 13; Jamaica, Do.; Porto Rico, ll$'a
12$; Brazil 10$ a 11$; Liguira, 12 a 13; Triage,
9 ; Cetton, New Orleans 17 a 22; Upland,
13 a 20; Alabama, 13$ a 22; Cotton Bagging,
11c.up, ttj a 21; flax id a 11; American, 2u ;
Flour, New York super. 0 00 a 0 00; Troy, 9 87 a
10; Western, 10 a 10 37; Phil adelphia, Do.; Bah.
Howards. 10 50al0 62; City Mills, 1025al0 37;
RichmondCity.10 75; Country,10 36; Alexandria,
10 50 Georgetown, 10 75; Petersburg, Do.; Fine
middlings, Do; Oils, Florence, 30 flasks, 525 ?
5 37$ ; Frerch, 12 hot. bask. 4 a 4 25; Olive,
I 10 1112$ ; Linseed, Am. 95 a 96; Do. Dutch,
98 a 1 00; Do. English, 98 a 1 00; Whale,
49; Sp?rm, trimmer, 88 a 90; Red Lead, Am.
8 a 8 50; White Load, dry Do; Do. Eng. gr'd oil
J 14 a 15 50; Varnish, 18 a 25; Litharge, fine, <
1 8 a 9; Pork, Mess. 25 a 26 00 ; Lard, Western,
' 00 a 00 ; Do. Northern, 00; Sugars, British
Islands 8 a 10; St.Croix, 8$ a 10; NewOrloans, 7$
i 8$ ; Havana, white, 11 $ a 12; Do. Brown 9 a
9$ ; Do. Muscovado do. 7$ t9$ ; Porto Rico 8 a
9; Brazil, white 9$ a 10; Do. Brown, 8$ a 9_;
Manilla, brown, Do.; Lump, 13 a 15; Loaf 15
a 17.
Faycltcvillc Market?Nov. 24.
Bicon 16 a 17; Coffee 124 a Cotton
: (new) 19-1 a 16$; Corn 60 a 65; Flour $8$ a
9$ ; Iron 5$ i 6; Molasses 45 a 50; Sugar,
brown, 10} a 12$ ; Lump 15; Loaf 18 a 20 ;
Salt 60 a 90, Cotton Bagging 20 a 25 ; Bata
! R.??e 10 a 12.