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Newspaper Page TextSAVANNAH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10. 1839. OLD SAVANNAH LOOKS UP AGAIN I We have often latterly hid to refer with pride end pleasure, to the many improvements that have been recently made in our beautiftil eity. We long since knew that the listlesmess of our own people had thrown tho City i»r bglethnrpe in the back ground—and we knew further that nothing but a determination on the pert of her people could raise her from that station, which unfortunately she lunk Into almost immediately after tho conffogra- linn that laid the fiiwst portion of her building* in n heap of smouldering ruins. It was then, with heart- felt satsfactlon that wo saw our fellow citisens rwuking front their slum'mrs. about three year ngo: and with unlround'-d joy we snw tho ball set In mo* lion thnt has since been accumulating as it rolls along—tho project of tho Central Rnil Rouil. k .Since then our city has been increasing in size— L tar trada has boon enlarging, und our people have ^become more wealthy. Our population is much grrater than it was then, and building* have arisen in every qunrler of the city that are most creditable to their archiucts,.and valuable to their owners. Rya salutary ordinance of the City ‘Conncil, too, within erttain limits no house con be erected which is nut ol brick or stone—nod those wo havo refer* ence to nro of those materiuls. Some day, wo will enumerate the buildings which have licen reared in a few short yenrs—some Temples of Worship, and many splendid private dwellings—and their number will sliow that the spirit of enterprise I* abroad. Nothing can repress that spirit now. It has grown too much, and found too firm a resting place, tube put down. Out we will let others speak for us. The following articlo led to the foregoing remarks. It is tukon from the New York Son of the 6th inst., a paper of very large cirrulation, and is the spontaneous ulThriun of its in telligent editor. He has spoken the truth, and one •uch ndvocuio, is worth p thnusnnd puffs that some modern pnperciiios aeek and pay fur. Savannah.—Thera is no city in the Union, that despite the muny disastrous accidents thnt have bo- falton it, tins exhibited muro of the true American elasticity than Savannah. Every resource that the r-nterptise and ingenuity of its inh ildiants could in* vent or discover, has been developod. The best in ducements have been offered to emigration from other parts of the world. Labor has always been a passport to thr sympathies of.its citizorfs, and inte grity to their enufidench. Highmiodcdiicss nnd liberality have ever been the characteristics of its merchants, and in those the laboring man line u suf ficient guarantee that ids productions will command their duo influent^). Wealth is .not so much the test of rospcctuhility ns is morality of character.— What a man has dime for himself always go as the estimate in which, these generous Southerners hold him. Amid tho degenerating influences of in creasing wealth, the citizens of Savannah have nl- '‘Wfnnst stood alone in refusing to b« morally its slaves. Nature, nlso, has been as lavish of Iter gift* as the pcojde have been careful of lliu inroads of inhospit- uhle fooling. The riiin'ita is one of tho finest in the world- The soil, with proper culture, produces ill nbuiidnncc, and the liver iilmunils witlt tho most delicious fi«h. Thousand! of enter fowl cover its surface, utyl its water is suitable lor every inunufuc luring pm pose. With all these advantages the population of Sa vannah bus not been increased t»y emigration, in u correspondent ratio with m ist other Atlantic cities. Matty |M>rsons in litis city ant scarcely aware that there is such n place, yet the communication with it is easy and regular. Now there are soma thou sands of person* in this city who live in sq tnlitl pu- v-ify, that might there find sufficient employment tti.d litas obtain cv. rythingnecessniv fur•iisivnanco or cotnfirt It is no disgrace* to work, and labor is valued. The mechanic wnlt n good character, is sure In earn a competency, and receive us much at tention as if ho Were a prince. Those convention al circles, which exist in this city, nnd arc the result of false refinement and motul degradation, in Si- vannnh hie not yet formed. There is another advantage which we have not enumerated, und that is the security which the cli mate offers for Inbot nil tho >eat lutind. It i* not like N- w Oilenns, so far S"iHjjjlhiit it is dungcinti* to remain all summer, nor is it like this city, so fur Nnrlh that f»r several muiillis in the yeut labor is suspended by frost. SAVANNAH AND THE SOUTH WEST. The following communication is entitled not only to the serious consideration of our citizens, hut if its suggestions are properly met, willawnken no interest in the citizens of Southwestern Georgia forlliofcupitnl of the State on tho scaboutd, which must lead to /'happy results. ▼ Our citizens, almost unaided, (with the exception of that of tho corporate authorities of Macon) have put forth nil tltoir strength, to carry’ n Kail Road into the interior of Georgia. That rood will run through - a rich portion of the State, and every mile of its pro gress will present ocular demonstration to Gcor gians on tho routo that entorpriso among us is not extinct, and that tho inhabitants of their old senport are fully sensible of tho importance of such facilities as will induce tho planters of Georgia to seek their own commercial mart for tho solo of tltoir produce. But while wo cherish that enterprise, in winch our city is so vitally interested, let us not he blind to tho superior advuntngcs whiclt nature lias secured to our city. Situated on the most noblo river on the Southern Atlantic Coast, that ttupiuencss must he culpable indeed, which can allow the resources of an extensive interior to be wrested from Itcrcidzens by superior industry or enterprise. Charleston, although more ancient than tho city ofOglethorpc, and although teeming with a popula tion three times, nt least, as great a* Savannah, is now, as she has boon for years past, putting forth her bust energies to win the trade of Georgia, and to moke Iter resources tributary to theestahlisliment of herself as tho " Queen of the South." Aided by Carolina legislation, always enlightened when the commercial interests ofthoirown seaboard and State are to be promoted, she stands forth as an armed Goliah braving tho youthful David to a contest for commercial supremacy. Vauntingly she takes tho field, and Inughs to scorn the defenceless character of the juvenilo Champion who dures to meet the haughty defiance ^of such a powerful adversary. But wo despair not for the issue—“Me race it not alwayt to the twifl." Empires, though mighty in their day, havo crum bled before the slow but not less fatal touch of time. Cities proud nnd lofty have fallen to ruins, and if wo are to bolieve a popular lecturer, mar ble columns und spacious porticoes of one of these are to be seeu in this our day, buried lietieath that classic wave which laves tho shore of the Mediter ranean. Our own pine groves too, which a little more thou a century since, echoed with the shout* of Tomorhiehi and his red brethren, are daily lulling before die axe of civilization, and the lofty trunk, late tho prido of tho suvagu hunting ground, 1* hewn down to contribute to die erection of die sacred tem ple, its spire pointing us to heaven,—die imposing IIoIl of justice, or, the gallant steamer plouglfngtlie waters over which glided the frail cunoc of the Abori ginal American. In this prospect spread before our vision, do we not see the grand results of civilized enterprise T Have we not, the youngest of us, seen our people, no tong dormant, and inactive, excited by the story of a Clinton'a spirit and its glorious results, shak ing olT, like a roused lion, ilto sloth of years, and embarking in the great work of internal improve- ntontf But tho other day dm people of Suvunimh heard dm tala of a Rail Road connexion between Charleston and Hamburg with indiflorenre. Few bad ever seen a Rail Road, still fewer h-td ovrr travelled or one. Now, litija over two years Ituve elapsed since the first spade of die Engineer pene trated our eoil, and tho resident of Savannah can tool himself in • Georgia oar, start fiom the limits -if ttM.it,i .ml In -Itl.lwd Otrinui ilw Interior in • my miles. It fm «* iIm fraUiy in, tw.fl. of. ,pMt ut «Im>i —o.t-l hf an Mtll,bt*awl rrpn) hr It* Lfora«t* ef the msse, • Shall wh falter In this good work t Shall we Ire content to trcrlve a partial benefit from our com manding portion, when wealth would flow in frnm ev-ry quarter, unless n criminal indifference throws obstruction* In the way, threatening to turn back the cut rent of trade seeking its nntural ontletl WV have ex|«erienced, to some extent, the effect of our post supineness. So long have the people of Savannah been blind tuh"r incnlculaldo advanta ges, u* tho channel of a valuable export trade, nnd so lung h ive they neglected to avail themselves of her splendid pnsi'ion and'her proximity to the Oman, that her recent efforts to regain the ground she hits lost—her attempts to show the citizens nr upper Georgia, that all section* of ilto Stalo ora closely allied in interest ns they should be in affec tion,—and that State policy ond State prido should nnimolo all alike in connecting tho Eastern shore of our Slate with tho waters of the Chattahoochee, ami the Mountains of the North-weitorn counties, have been comparatively failures. Rut a spirit is gradually spreading which will burst the shackles which our sloth has permitted another people tu forge for our countrymen, and pre judices, bused on a petty nnd selfish jealousy will disappear before the lighlnf truth. Slittll we not hasten on this political millennium hy nil the power that nature has bestowed upon us, or shall wo, so far n* other projects are involved, re lapse into our onco culpable indifference 7 We trust to see the first course pursued,—to view tho enter prising merchant of Savannah uniting with the en- lightened planter of Decatur, Baker. Enrly, and other Counties of South-western Georgia, to link two sections capable of con furring on ench other a reciprocal berefit hy tho connexion. Tito land of those counties is so rich nnd its products so abun* dant as to startle the doubts of the incredulous. We lenvo therefore to the practical mnn tho duvelope- ment of those resources which n few years since might hnve been deemed as the picture ofa distem pered mind. Will the resident on the Atlantic per mit thesa valuable product* to go down ilto Flint or Cluitlukoodice to ApnlnchicolnorSt. Jo-'ephs.whon a little enterprise would insn-e nn eastern course. Will not the inhabitants of those counties study their individual interests and aid in any enterprise whiclt would open (ft them a communication to their own *oad>unrd, wliilo tiio effect will ho to diminish •he expense of transportation. If the eye is placed upon tho map of Georgia, the most cnsuarnlisorver will deteetthn moil favourable route for n rend from tho Flint river to the Ocmulgcc, and a connexion •mco formed between these (wo streams, tho contin uation is of little or no difficulty to Fort Gaines, in Early county, n thriving town on the Chattahoochee. The importance of such a connexion lins attracted tin* attention of men of excellent judgment, and charters to construct Rail Ronds between these points, have been grunted by tho General Assembly of Georgia. Until stieh Rail Ronds ure construct ed, the I'lnnting interest of those counties nrvl the Commercial interests «f the Seaboard of Goorgi will sulfer for want of n eommooication between the two. A small expenditure will effect such a one is desired. Put your linrid*, then, Georgians, to the plough, and turn not buck until your object is seenr- ml. [COMMUNICATED.] The great changes which have been making dur ing the last two years, in the planting interest of Georgia, most ho obvious to all those who feel, nnd take an interest in the welfare of tho State. There, movnl of tho planters, from tho worn oat land in tho old counties, to the rich Jnud west of tho Flint River, havo been, and continue to he numerous. The pro. scut channel through whiclt tho prndtlco from that section pusses, will soon be developed by the short exports from our State. That section of tho coun try being new, tho plnntcrs have many difficulties to encounter, (us is always tho cu-o in now settle, menu) and their time being taken up in opening and clcuring land, no nttention has been given to opening now nvcnucs through which they could send their product) to tho most advantageous market. They require aid from the sea port city of the State, to co-opcruto with them, nnd this should he cheer fully and promptly extended. It is much easier to secure the trade of a newly settled country, than it is to divert the business from a channel through which it lias long passed. Our citizens therefore should lose no time in using every effort to secure tho business from this rich section of our Stute. The distance from tho Ocamulgco to Baker county, on tho Flint River, is about sixty miles, nnd in a barren pine district, through which a road can be made nt nn unusually small expenso j tho land being nearly upon a dead level. Albany, in Dukor county, is a very flourishing town, und likely to become a place of considerable importance; this would bo the most prominent point for tho termination of n rend. Tho communication once opened, would secure tho busi ness of several counties to cur city. Baker county ulono will bo amply capuhle in a few years to pro duce upwords of fifty thousand bales of Cotton. Can thu citizens of Savannnh look cnlinly on, and see the produce of thin riclt section of Georgia pas sing into another State fora market T It is only nc- cessury for us to invite tho co-operation of the plant ers west of tho Flint River, to obtain their randy uid in opening a communication. It will be decidedly to tho interest of the plnntcrs, to send their prodrre to this market. The expense in waggoning Cotton to tho Ocmalgee will not he more thun one half tho present exponso, of transportation from Albany to Apalachicola Bay. A better price will not only ho obtained for their produce, but they will receive our currency, instend of the depreciated otto now in cir culation in Florida. A lurgo portion of the Cotton received at Suvntinah, is wagoned into the interior towns, at an equal or greater distance than will bo required for tho transportation of phinlcrs crops, from the counties bordering on the Flint River to tho Ocnmulgcc Ilivcr. Tho tcrnvrmtinn of the road the Ocamulgco can he located nt an cligihlepoint for business, the shorten distance between the two rivers being below the principal shoals obstructing tho nnvigution of tho Ocamulgco. The establishment of a town accessible hy boats, at almost all periods ofthe year, must be of immense importance to the planting, and commercial interests of the Slate. It is hoped that theso hints will awaken the in terest the subject so well deserves, und leud to mea sures calculated to open ties new avenue of trade so easily within our reuth, if common exertion he made by our merchants to #«cure it. Y. TltcMobilo Journal, of the 5th instant say*:— David Hubuakd hat announced himself a can didate for Congress in the Fourth District of thia Slate. His (tolitics, as declared in a letter address ed to the Huntsville pspers, are thoroughly Admin istration. Some pnper say* that Governor Reynolds of Illinois, (member of the Into Congress) lias boon appointed otw of ilto Commissioners of that Stare, to proceed to EnglnnJ tu negotiate a loan of four millionth dollars for the^lllinoiN Canal. The palace of the Sublime Forte at Constanti nople was destroyed hy fire on the night of tho 20lh of January,—loss estimated at $500,000. Candid ATS,—The N*w York AroorlcoiK sod Court#mod Enquirer, are both advocating lit# •lection of Gen. Scott, tu Prerilant ofthe United MR. FORSYTH. Tho position in which tho subject of tills article it placed before tin* people of the Union, is a very flattering one. Unsolicited, and without the aid of electioneering tactics, his nnme has appeared al most simultaneously in Alahuma, in Pennsylvania, and in New York, for tho high station of Vice Pre sident. His life has been one continued scries of services to the Republic. He has never obtruded himself, hut has ever been ready to answer the cn1| of his country. He stands well before his country men, ami is certainly tho least exceptionable of nil the candidates. Col. Johmon retires of bis own free-will; ho has been a fultliful servant, and his v luntary retirement on tills occuslnn allow* ilto nativo modesty of his character, and make us love tho man, as n truo model of it Citizen soldier, who Having served hi* country in tho field, and in tho cabinet, like Cincinnati)*, returns to Ills plough, and to tho enjoyment of thut otium cum dignitate, whiclt should over be the reward of ihora who re ceive honorable scars in doing battle for this com mon weal. Mr. Forsyth has gone through the ordeal of of ficial responsibility unscathed. He ha* for years- occupied a prominent station in the democratic ranks, and lias been assailed with less personal bit* tnrness than any other man of his party. And, why 7 Even because the voice of Cnlumoy hci self, could not any lie ever morged the patriot in the par tisan. With talent of tho very highest order—with oratorical powers thut few can surpass—with the manners ofa gentleman,nn accomplished American, John Forstth bus ever combined the simplicity nnd the principles of a truo republican. It it not •tfangp, then, that the people of America have marked his worth, nnd distinguished his eminent abilities—and it is less strange that they havucluim- ed him for their own. To Geoiglnns it* cannot fuii to be a source of pride that this consistent politician—this able statesman, is one of their brethren. Tho intrigues of parly can scarcoly bo tiblu to effect a division among Ge*. orgiuns nn this question, at nil events. Thnt he will receive the vote of Georgia, if nominuted, is beyond all doubt, because we will not permit our selves to doubt on tho subject. The stondy friend ofliiii nativo State,, in tin* councils of the nation, will he rewarded by his fellow citizens Often lias he been linnoro l with the highest offices in their gift, nnd us often has hu acquitted himself with credit nnd honor. Therefore his name will he hailed hy Georgians, as an ctirnust of the republi can purity ofthe Administration of which he now form a part, and of which,' in a second campaign, he will, doubtless, lm the teeond in command. NVe could say much more, hut shall abstain at pro-out Let Time do its own good work. VAN BUREN AND CLAY. The Charleston Courior, which has hitherto boon thought to lcun rather favorably to Mr. Clay, as n candidate for tho Presidency, hud an able article in last Thursday's number, reviewing a correspondent who is a declared advocate for that guntletnan. The Courier triumphantly vindicates Mr. Van Bu- run,against tho attack of his calumnintors; and is exceedingly happy in his argumeut. IIo says of his correspondent :— lie ha a given us a synopsis of tlo stalo accusa tions, which have, for a number of ycurs past, been tin? pabulum »f newspaper slang ngniust Air. Van Bu- e failed t run, but whiclt have failed to prevent that distinguish ed gentleman's elevation to tho Presidency,nnd will in all probability, ns signnlly fuii ,o 'effect his expul sion from thru proud und lofty stution. It is in vain to attempt to belittle or vilify one, who hus risen from a humble fortune to tho rule of tiie Empire State, and tho Chief Magistracy of tills greutaml lightened republic. Here, wham man is free, opin ion free, the press free, lio tvhu lias accomplished so proud u destiny must liuvo merit, and merit of no common order. Wc know that success is not ui- ways a criterion of desert, hut wo believe that the affirmative of this proposition may lm sufely assumed us a general rule ill relation to tho Presidency of this Union, und it should require the most irrcfragublo tcrtimoay to make out uu exception to the rule, in volving no small reflection on the American people, anil putting in doubt man’s capacity for self govern ment. Were Mr. Vun Uuren capable of tho acts of political and personal meanness and treucliery im puted to him by this writer and other pnrtisan u«- sailunts, Mr. CJuy would never hav**, as lie did, pub licly acknowledge hint to he a gentleman, cnurlumis and mild, possessing hi* esteem, us a man, whilu ho politically dutested him us a magistrate. If there be any inconsistency in this acknowledgment of pri vate worth, in tho same breath with such strong po litical denunciation, it tolls rather ngninst Mr. Clay than Mr. Vun'Huren. Fuvorublo testimony of such a character from a political adversary is eutitled to implicit faith, whiln political denunciation is alwuys to bo takon with many grains of allowance. Be sides Mr. Clay’s testimony, wo have that of Judge Chaves to Mr. Van Buren'shighehuractcrnnd states manship—nnd in relation to his private worth wo cuu personally cite tlrnt of two of his distinguished political opponents in this Stalo. Washington Ir ving, ono of the purest und most conscientious men in our country is the bosom friend of Mr. Martin Vun Buren, and this, wo have heard one of his distin guished political adversaries say, is of itself, assu rance thut the latter is not -to bo lightly esteem ed. Most of tho accusations of our correspondent aguiust Mr. Van Buren have over and over again boon refuted nr satisfactorily explained by testimony, at least us much to ho relied on as thut on wh' ,\i the accusations rest; and aguiust the only w.J founded ons of any serious moment may bo set off a full atonement for tho wrung committed against tho South. » of January,- . T k XKW C, • MdC ‘ i electk <^uutt THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN. For a number of years, the most dreadful barba rities linvo boon pcqmlrated in Sjsiin, hy tlm two contending factions in that unfortunate count ty, un der tho plea of securing tlm throne to dm legitimate monarch. This odious war afford* an admirablo commentary on monarchical institution* in general. Here, to satisfy the nfnbition of ilw hcnrtless Car los,—or to gratify tho nspiring views and selfish ends of Queen Christina, nnd hormlntnn*,aboitu- tifulcountry is depopulated-lts fair fields made bar ren, and its towns and villages razed to the llust, or dcstro ed by fire nnd sword. Tho enormities that have boon practised during the Spnnishcivll war, have scarcely precedents even in Algerino warfare, or Moorish cruolty. It tins remained for the 19th century to exhibit, in a coun try thnt onco produced the very (lower of chivalry, demons incnrnnto who seem to delight in blood— nye, to plunge nnd revel in the gory stream. What hecatombs of victims linvo been immolated since tho pare spirit of Rikoo was wafted to lienvcn, nt tho decree of an earthly tyrant, who sought to disgrace •hat martyr to liberty 7 Why, a pyramid of human skulls might be raised hatwoutd exceed the hor rid testimonials of onciont barbarism. Ilcnlly, tho trophies of a Tamerlane—a Bajazet, are not marked in the page of history with tho coM-lilonded cruelty of Spanish partisan warfare. Both sides havo outraged Immunity. The Christinos nnd the Carlists have each to answer In eternity for butcheries that disgraco the human rare, and prove without doubt, tlrnt tho empire of the Evil One is plnccd, for the present, at lunst, in the licurt of Spnin. Certainly, no ono in this free country, can linvo any feeling in favour of either of tho adverse parties in Spain,—they are both inimical to rational liberty. ThehlgottedC^RLOs, however, lias thohcttcrsiilti of the question, fee is tho undoubted heir to the throne —for it was not in tho power of hi* brother the itn* Irecilo Ferdinand, of vacillating moniory.to chnngo the succession, which ho attempted, to gratify the prido of his artful wife, Christina. Shu was anx ious thut her child Isabella, should possess the throne, to tho exclusion of tho rightful heir. The Salic Law existed in Spain, und tho mere will of Ferdinand, oven In that despotic country, could not alter such a fundamental prevision. Therefore, Carlos is fighting for wlint It" believe* to be right, and his devoted followers, witli n blind submission, thut would hotter become Malioinndaii soldiers thun Christinn warriors, choerfully meet death in liiscnuse, The feelings of tho Cnrlist adherents havo also a leaning to patriotism—if the namo should ho des ecrated in applying it to such people. They view tho Christinos as the tools of foreign influence—(lie dupes of an impostor. On tho other hand, it must be admitted thnt hut for tho countonanco which England ha* afforded the Christinos, they would long since linvo fulleii before Carlos, nnd his guerilla bands If the battle was to ho f night ulono by tho peoplo of Spain, Don Car lo* would have been ere this victorious. But the Court of St. James's couldImvo less influence in his cabinet, titan in thnt ofl* aiikli.a, whoso whofc court is subject to British power. Although tin* " nows from Spain" is regularly gl en in tho columns of American newspapers, vory lit tle attention is bestowed on thut roiitilry.nr itsuflhirs. It is right thnt Americans should know and under stand the situation of foreign nations, ns well us that of tltoir own, to enubiu them to ho judges ofthe fact, should questions of difficulty nriso between this and other countries. Therefore, wo hive sketched the foregoing. Tlm hi to cruel and treacherous conduct of Ma* roto, a general fully in the confidence of Don Car los, deserves notice. It seems that this man be trayed Itis master to Espahtkrd, tin* Chief of the Christinos, nnd actually butchered, in mid blood, a number of tho most fuitliful leaders mid officer* of the Carlists, at the very time thut he held a com mission from Carlos. Should the latter lm over able to recover from tho effects of this treachery, lie must havo more strength than wo believe helms, nnd his uhiinutu success would hyno means astonish us. CITIZENS OF TEXAS. It seems that tins naturalization laws of Texas, are not veiy strict ? ns a man may become A citizen of that republic without renouncing his allegiance, to another. Thus Gen. Hamilton, Cols. Butler & White, tire yet citizens of tho U. States although they havo declared their intentions in Texus. Tho N. O. Ben, 5th inst. say* that tho peculiar provision in the law of Texas, which allow# ofeilixenship with out sucli renunciation was adopted to avoid placing emigrants in tlm attitude of alient to their native States, Ireforo the final recognition of tho indepen donee of tltoir adopted country. TltoN. O. Courior sumo day, say* further on this- subject, that Gotland Lafayette was a citizen of tho United Stntes, and n subject of France, at the sumo timo; and General Bernard, at present a Minister of War in Franco, was a citizen, and Brigadier-Genet* al, in our service, GEN. HAMILTON’S SPEECH. The N. Orleans Courier Slit inst. says:—There are some carious passages in tho reported speech of General Hamilton, at u public dinner, iu Texus, on tho 21st tilt:— "You will, I am sure, be convinced of ilto policy of nlmiishing tlrnt contrivnnco of national monopoly, perfidy, and fraud, culled a Custom house. " No protoctivo tariffs, conceived in a spirit of sec tional selfishness, and onforcod by tho injustice of n despotic majority, can fetter your industry, or reliird tho imtncDAO expansion of (lie sources uf your na tional wenth. Tho Anglo-Saxon roco havo been tho greatest land robbert on tho fuen of tlm earth; yet wo arc es sentially a debt paying people." This last sentence, to a Tuxiiin audience, wo should imaglno was calculated to tu iko tho folk* fool ruth cr particular. REFINEMENT OK THE 19TH CENTURY Tito following affords an edifying instance of tho refinement of litis enlightened age in Great Britain especially. We blush to rend even tills detail— hut wa qni'iuion if nny one of our roudurs could hear to peruse n London tporting paper, giving a full ncruunt of the butchery: Prize Fight between Dtaf Burke and DendVgoT Wo extract tho follnwingfrom lint Liverpool Chron icle of February Kith:— 11 Another of ihusu disgust ing affairs took place on Tuosd.iy Inst, nt Osloy, nbout 25 m les from Birmingham. Tlm champions on this occasion feting Deaf Burke nnd Bendigo, tho former attended hy Molynenx nnd Curtis, and iho Inner by Potor Taylor and Cauiit. Thu st ikes were £ 120 on thn part of Burke, to £ 100 on tlm port of Bendigo, which wa* won hy tho latter, nfter some (lien.Inti bruising on both sides, in fifteen rounds. The buttle wns fought in forty-seven min utes. A great number of bliickguurrfe, high nnd low wet* present witnessing this interesting exhibi tion, some of whom would Imve not' d inure cotisfe- tonlly if they Imd been seated in their plares in tiio House of Lords and Commons.—AT. Y. Era BANKS OF MICHIGAN. 'The Banks of theStuto of Michigan are In n most deplurttlilo condition. A Report to tiio Senate of that State, now before us, and mado by a Bank Commissioner, exhibit* tiio groscst frauds. The author attribute* them, in some measure, to tho In dulgence with which funner impositions on tho pub- lie, were treated. The report is very voluminous, and tho ovidenen taken before the Legislature is ap pended. We find the following on tiio subject, in an exchange paper: A NEW WAT TO OUT up a iiakk.—A curious story is rotated hy the bunk commissioner appointed hy ilia Legislature of Michigan, In his report, uf the man ner in whiclt tho Bank of Ouklund was established. It appears that one W. S. Stevens, tiio principal uwncr of tiio concern, burrowed $5,000 specie of n neiglilMiriug hank, nnd sent it to ilto Oakland insti tution, to Iw duly credited by the cashier n* capilnl stock paid hi. fie thun immediately drew it out on idsuccount, and afterwards sent his hired man witli it to he credited a second timo as paid rani till. This mutintuvro ho nguin repeated, thus enabling the caslt- ior to sweur that fifteen thousand dollars in sneciu had been paid in, and consequently to set tho bunk in operation. This accomplished, tho $5,000 was restored to its original owner. Tiio Courier takas up all the " state accusations’ —thecliurgoof voting for free negro m/frage in Now York, etc., etc., etc., and shows conclusively the grent injustice that has been done him. Want of spucc compels us to omit tiiis part uf tiio article, and it will well repay perusal. Tho editor winds up with the following avowal of his predilection for Mr. Van Buren, above all other candidates. In relation to Mr. Clay, we entertain peisuiiully very friendly fed.ing* and politically no very strong objections—but we iinvu more points of political agreement with Mr; Van Buren than with Mr. Clay. But apart from this, the all absorbing question of South-Til rights and interests—the vital Southern question—binds usto Mr. Van Buren. We believelhut thu South can never ho in abetter position thun wlieu constitutionally sustained hy a Northern President, with n powerful Northern par ty siippoiting lii'ii: and wo think them is nothing tu hu guiin d, hot perhaps mueh In lie lost, by dis placing hint for u Southern or Western-man, ns true us himself— to say nothing of the impropriety of abandoning one who ha* stukrd all with the South ami for the South. Tho financial an I otln r questions may assume a magnitude sufficient to over rule these consideration*, und'inclineustou difl'erent policy} but asvet we see no indications of such a re sult, and we therefore feel free to indulge our ori ginal preference for Mr. Van Buren—who, in rela tion to tiio tariff, internal improvements, nnd above all slavery, entertains opinions and pursues a policy acceptable and beneiiciul to tlie South. Wo held it, lwwevcr, to be a most favorable conjuncture of cir cumstances for tho South, tliut bath the lending can didates for tiio Presidency ure champion* other con stitutional rights—that il tho innimiMnt bo re-cloct- rd, we shall retain n Northern President, witli a powerful purty, onteruiniug kindred view* with iho slave-holder* of the Soulh-ifhi* distinguished conv netitor be successful, wo shall havo « sluve-hoklwr. in tho Presidency, truo of coursu to fiio South, and also cupporu d by a strong Northern party—in either ov#t.:, wu sea a prospoct of continued harmony and good feeling between the North end South, and per- lift rafety to the Union. When will the oilier praises In the South speak out, who have hitherto opposed Mr. Van Buren? We soon bojro to *co Ids name hailed by them all— or nearly eh—as the only candidate for tho South? rompe* vo'.te MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION—GOOD NEWS. Tho New Pork Evening Post, at tho 3.1 inst., eeyat—Thn fourth trial for the tlcct inn uf Concre*# •Inna! representative* Hum (the Middlesex district, feu ter- minuted In the choioe of Mr. Fermenter, thu Democratic candidate, Thn majority of Fermenter over Ids Whig a titor, Brook*, I* about 5!0. The eauteriiig will reduce this majority to 28. Mr. 1 artiu'nter lm* received about five hundred votes more thnt. at tlm third trial, end about nine bu Mired vote, more than he received In 1830/ Tlm whole i,umber of votes takon was 99IS • Necessary to a choice, 4939 Mr. I’orincntir litis received 4972 ' Mr. Brooks has received 44*2 '' Scattering 5^ Tho Bay Slate Democrat says t— Tlm democrats of lira Fourth District have done well. They have set a good example of persevere nnco and tmdevinting devotion to tho cause of right, which, if but followed by tlm democracy throughout tho State, will next foil place Massachusetts shoulder to shoulder with tho democracy of the no tion. Mnssnclnntctts has nmy doubled her represent** lion in Congress, nnd will rive two votes fore "Con* •litutional Treasury,” and in opposition to ■ stitutionnl United States Bank. From the N. Y. Commercial, 3d inti. CONNECTICUT ELECTION. The ft. lowing returns ere copied froman extra of the Hurl ford Daily Cuarant, dated 13 o'duek jos* tuiduy. GOVERNOR. 1038. Ellsworth, (Whig.) 27,503 Hours, (Don.) 31,0‘Jtf Phelps, (Onus.) ‘ 1839. Ellsworth, (Whig.) 22,478 * Niles, (Dent.) 19,037 Phelps, Cons.) 041 ■ CONNECTICUT ELECTION. Although tho Democratic Ticket has ireen dufea ted in this Stale, yet there ha# been a democratic gain of more than 5000 votes, sh.ee Inst year, when there was a majority against tho Administration in every Congressional District in the Stale. This of itself, is a great triumph. Tho Now York Eve ning Post of Wednesday evening, (3d inst.) says:— Wo have received no news from this Stoto ju addi tion to what was published in the morning papers. If tho Eastern muil arrives in lime, the result ofthe elections will he he gi von in a second edition. Tho Now York Courier, of Wednesday morning •nyst—The election in Conn ..icet run# very close. Returns nro in from ulwut one linn] of this State. Tho Sub-Treasury party hrs made u desperate rally, hut it is bcliovcd tho Whigs linvo carried three mum. bers of Congress, ami thut the Whig Suito ticket has received a plurality of votes. The Homo of Repre sentatives is believed to be wlrj, hut as yet every tiling is uncertain. Notwithstanding tho statement of tho New York Commercial, the Bridgeport Republican Former, of the 3d inst., published on the spot, says that the De mocrat* Imve a majority of the representatives, and imve elected Mr. Inoham to Congnti This is tlm district for which Storrs, Whig is said to be elected. The Farmer also states, that tlm Abolilioniitt to a man voted for Ellswohih, tho Whig Candi date. [communicated.] SunoTiNo Stars.—Wo nil remember the distur bance in the heavenly canopy witnessed on tills con tinent a few year# ngn, in Novendrcr I boHove, and on tiio 13tli, and n repetition of tho sumo to a less extent several limes sinco. In tho Juurnnl of An drew Kllicolt, Commissioner for determining tiio Inmndury of tliosa United Slates, and thn than Spnifish possessions, tiio following nolico of u simi lar appearance mny bo found :— November 12th, 1799, off tho const of Florida, about two o’clock in the morning, I was culled up to seethe tho shooting ofthoStu>s (a* it is vulgarly called.) The phenomenon wjjs grand nnd uwful; tlm the wlioio heavens nppearing ns if illuminated with sky rocket* flying in nn infinity of directions, nnd I was iu constant expectation of sumo oftl.om falling on the vcjsoI. Tills pnonomenon extended over n Inrge portion of ilni West India islands, nnd wns ulr- served ns far north ns St. Mary’s, wltero it wus os hriiliaut as witli us. During this singtilur uppeur- nnco tho wind shifted frnm S. to N. nnd thu ther mometer whiclt hud Ireen at 00 for fuurduy* fell to 50. [communicated.] Mr. Editor.—In your lust report of iho pro ceedings of tint City Conncil, I prreoivo that un ap plication has bcun mude hy President Denring, to fltiuhlish a branch of tho Georgia Rail Road Bank in this city, (a povision in its charter making the consent of iho city necessary.) We hail lids applica tion as tho commencement of abetter stats of tilings. The position ami prospects of this city is beginning tola) better understood hy our back country friends. Thu industry, enterprise, genius, and talent of our city is beginning to taka a new start, and to assist this wu need bunking capitul; licncothe application to our last legislnluro for an inei onse, A proposi tion is now mudo to our citizens, and only requires their sanction, to havo n capital brought hero of •omu three or four hundred thousand dollars, ( whirli is already subscribed for and paid in) hy .tho e<- nblUhment of n branch, not agency of the Guorghi Rnil Hoad and Banking Company, an institution whose course hus, and will hu-i at might line,'und which will wield its capitul in concurrence with tin* movements of commerce. Its branch here, we ure prepured to suy upon high nuthority, will liuvo sufficient specin in its vaults to meet uvery dollar uf itsissuus; independent of which thn rotoi, which nlrnudy pnys 12 per cent, interest, as well ns tin- private ptoperiy ofthe stockholders is liable for the debts of thu ptincipul hank and its brunches, know of no measure, Mr. Editor, better calculated to premule a re-union butwcon ourselves, and the up country, and to make us wliut we always ougli'jto hnve been, one family, aim body, one heart end soul. ANON. MR. FORSYTH—The Vice Presidency. Tito Pennsylvanian of the 4th inst. say*:—We Imve received from a friend tiio following extract from a letter written by a distinguished Pennsylvanian upon tho snhject of tiio Vico Presidency, which expresses tiio sentiments ofono whom ths S'ntc has been proud to honor, nnd whose political career has Ireen distin guished hy uawuvcring adherence to democratic principles: "If uny man in our country deserves, at tho hands ofiu democracy, it# intelligence, nnd its patriotism, the station of Vico President, that man is John For syth. I do not wish todetract from the merits of oth er#, nr to venture on contrasts us to persons, all of w|iomhuvctheirpttrticu'.nrcljims. But Ire number Forsytli in tho War of IU 11 remember the high und unvarying character of his political conduct from that time to the present; I remember the sincere, splendid, and victorious support heguve to Mr. Van Boren in tho Sonata und olsowlinre; I remember his firmness, skill, and discretion wliilo managing tlm affair with France; nnd certainly I remember hi* rare personal qualities. Hois,besides,* Southern man. There mny fet hotter nnd fitter tnen, hut I do not know them, ami doubt thoir existence. .Such nn adjunct to our electoral ticket would uid mo nmvuss in Pennsylva nia amusingly. Naval.—Tiio Pon*ticol.i (feseiui of thn ,30th March says thut tlm U.S. ship Isrvant, Hiram Paul- ding, Esq. commander, went to sna on Thursday af ternoon hut, bound down tiio Gulf. Tho U. 8. ship Heston, E. B. Babbit. Esq., com’ rnomfer, Is ready for sea and will sail this day or to morrow fur Now York via iluvtma. Tlm Frigate M mod raian tad Ship Erie ere me. king preparation* for ms, and are expoard Co sell ins day or two. MR. BIDDLE. # T|j|Charleston Moreury of tho. 8th, inst has tlm following pungent remarks, on Mr. Biddle's abtli. cut'on: The Philadelphia pnpers nro very nngry tlrnt thn motives of Mr. Hiddlo’s resignation are called in iii'stimi, and tlrnt conjectures unfuvoruldu to the iank nro indulged in by various journal*. But liuvo they nut Irocri long trying toronvincu tiio world thut Mr. Biddlo was tho main stay of tiio country; that all ournrosperity wns duo to ids patriotism und wisdom, und nil otn- misfortunes were to ho trncod to tlm thwarting of his scheme*; tint there was 110 financial knowledge outsido of his cranium, no safe currency but notus; thnt lm was tho mnn, and wis dom would diu AviUi hint I What right then laid lm to bury Ills wmnl six fathom deep; to seal up his wisdom and patriotism; tu leave the onrrh to (ho merry of citciimstaaccs without n director f When slocks tint shaken, tho parse-strings of thu money market tightened, und incipient constumutiun breathing on tho checks of speculators, surely no body is to blame for inquiring "what's tho matter?" “Mr. Illitill- Itn- iCTis'iml. 11 —tlirn vwimi ilia why —tlm Imw—anti nil that, " with variations." It is making a very small tiling of 11 grout man's move* ninnls to lull us tlrnt nil this commotion—lids "con siderable seusution not only in America, hut in Eu rope," arise# entirely fro 1 11 sudden desire of Mr. Biddlo togot acquaint.*d with Ids mvn children. Nor is tho world vory njit to give credit to tlm story that un amhitlims mail lias retired from office ho- cause ho liuil held it for n good unity years.— Char- lafon Mercury, Oih inti NEW YORK LEGISbATURE. In Asskmuly—April I, IU39. After tlm presentation of pciiiina* tlm following rnmmtiuirniinu was received from tlm PresiJoat of tho United State#: Washington, March 29, 1839. To tlm House of Assuhihly uf tlm Statu of Now Yotk. It affords mo great sn'lsf-icti'in to acknowledge tho receipt of sundry rundutious of your honorable body, expressing its t»|i|*rohuilou of tho coutse pur- su d hy tliu Federal Kvtcutivu, und uf tlm ucll hi of Congress, in relation to the cotilrovtisy bet ween tlm State of Maine nnd Her Britannic .Majesty's Pro vince of Now li'unswick; announcing, also, the tie- I'-rnrlnnthin ofyUUrOluw to second lire Hhirls Uf »IW General Govuintnoni in preserving p mlfio relations with Gre.it Britain, und to hold hurself in rendiacs# ifn.'crssQiy, to aid iu resisting enciuiictimetil# up- i>n tho territory of any portion of tin* Union. * For the expression of those sentiments, arid for tlm untiro unuriindty with wld' h it wns made, tender my respectful and grateful acknowledgment#. The Assembly of New York may rest assured thut to effect an ttmistthlo roljit-lmetit of thu controversy iu quustion no elfin is on my purt will hu omillrd, that nru consistent with reason nnd justice, and with thnt snored resp.-cl for tlm ulinrncrcr of l/n country, which, being paramount to nil other con sidorniinnt, can never iw disregarded. Should tlmso efforts prove unsuccessful, a result I cannot ■ill rw myself to expcrtl, thu Kcileml Government will roly with Roufidunrc on ilto preff-ied e.i-operu- lion of your groat State—n confidon- e nlikojostifi.il liy tlm proceedings which lime been conimitnicu ed to me in your hnlnilf, nnd hy.tlm known fi fi-lily of lliocitizsni of Now York to tlm honor and interests of our common country. With great respect. Your uhcilietH srrv't. M. VAN BUREN. sips, > t r Ellsworth's majority over both opposing cnudi- > dates 1774. Sorno few town# remain to ho Ireonl from, but not enni'gh to niter tlm complexion of tho now#* When tho ullieiul returns nro in, the aggregate Tote will bo much lurger thun thut stated above, as the majorities for tho different candidates in e number of instances only nro given Tfius, iu Middlesex cotm* iv, tire total number of ballots enst is only stated . Irum three out of nitre towns, of whiclt it consists* MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. Tiro following gentlemen are elected members of ; Congress t First District—Hartford county—Joseph Trum bull, majority over Touccy 1080; over all opposi tion, 040. Second District—Now Haven and Middlesex CV*.—William L. Starrs,- majority over Ingham, Third District—Now London counties—Thomas W. Williams, majority over Billings, 87. Fourth District—Fairfield county—Thomas B* Osborne. Fifth District—Litchfield county—Truman Smith, majority over Piu-liis, 510. Sixth District—Tollond und Windham counties —John II. Breckway. Lexis Now Urtiswick wns prorogued on tho 23d inst. Bo- fore thoir adjournment limy ngreed to nn address to tiio Queen, in which they invito her special attention to tlm lout disputed und important question of the " North Eastern Boundary of tho United States,” width they represent ns involving thn future union, wnltiire, and prosperity of her Majesty's North American possession*. They cull her attention to tiio intelligence which will lio communicated by her. represeututivn in the Province, oftlu* invasion ofthe province hy nn turned force from tho State of Maine! a ltd tdso to tlm vnlno of the territory in question to tlm Amoricun Colonics in gnnrrul, ana to Now Brunswick in particular; nnd limy express nn entire confidcnco in tlm determination of the government, to jfreserve tiio integrity oftlic North American pos sessions in tiio settlement of this question. Ibey tender to tlm Queen thoir lives und proporty, in aid of tiio maintenance of her rights, and for repelling tlm invuder from their soil.—Baton Daily Adf. The Nndivlile Benner of the 23d nil. *:iy*t—" Wo learn from tho Union of yesterday that Gen. Jackson's health ha* so improved thnt hu redo ubout hi«planta tion on Monday.'' American Bank in Enolandc—'The London correspondent of the Courier and Enquirer, under date of February 18, sny#:—" There is a project on foot iu London, for the formation of nn Anglo-Amer ican'liuiik. TllU p*t M t|.Nt NWiuura. !•*. «LU f—I— are gontlotnen ofthe Hebrew j>orsuaiion, Mr. Duvid Solomon* unci Cowens, both veryciniuont capitalists, ard known for their hold operations hi finance. Tho Inisiiipw of tlm bank is intonded to consist in advanc ing money <>n American slock* nnd securities of nil dorfC! lotion*, und in drawingbillsoti the United State* trad selling hills on Euglnud, at un agency, which is *0 bo eslofilishcd nt tho city of New York. It senna’ thnt tho new mid very liberal hanking law ufllioStnto of Now York, lias contributed much to tho determi nation uftho parties connected witli tho proposed A agio-American Dank. Tho institution is, however, in mere infancy at tho present time, tlm prospectus nkiiiuliuving been dist til ailed on tiro Stock Exchange. Tlm opinion among well informed purties,isthatlbe design is 11 good and reasonable one, and will suc ceed well, if supported with capital ond managed by panics of sufficient tulc.it and knowledge of the A- mcricun trade." East method ov Dktectinotiik Counterfeit Coin now in circulation.—The following simple experiment, which hut laid tlm foundation of ouu of tho most splondid of modern srinneu*, reudily biui- bios nny person to discover spurious coin. Tube n elenti slip of common sheet zinc, nbout two inches hy oim-liulf,imd lay it upon tlie tongue J place a genuine silvorcoiii under the tongue, und on bringing the sil ver nnd zinc together, n pungent ami disngrecubln tustu will h-? perceived. Substitute, now, a coin sus pected to ho counterfeit, in tho place of tlm gouuific coin, and a very slight, if any tnsto will Iw perceived. The fulso coin of halfdollurs, dime-, and linlfilinies, is inndciiio*tlyof(iuriimn silver, mid produce* scarce- ly nny gulvimie. notion with a pieco of zinc. Tlta uliuvc test is almost infallible, and recommend# it self from its simplicity. A7t(. Intel. Massachusetts.—On Friday a confidential mes sage wns received iu thn lluuso of Representatives of this State, on which tho House wont into secret session. Various rumors, says tlm Boston Atlas, ure iu circulation as to tlm purport of tlm message, Inn il wus generally .sapiNHcd 10 rehto cither to tlm state of iilfairs witli regard to the N’ortli-onHuni Boundary, as to tlm fortifii-ation of Boston Harbor.—A’. Y. Cottri er, 3d iutl. Extract nfu Letter, received in Charleston, dated, near Monticello, Flu. March 2J*l. " Wo ure still inconstant dread of tho Indians,— about ton days ago tl icy at tacked a family so near to Monticello u# six mile#; tho old mnn,Mr. Gray, waa sitting ut Ids fireside rending mi uuiiunack, which be hud thntuvunmgpurchuscd utu store in Monticello. They entered tiio house so quietly and with such a light uiul steultlily step, tlrnt they wore not heard un til they were in tho room; they instantly find upon tlm poor old man nnd killed him. Mis# Gray was sitting witli her littio brother in her orms; the# wounded tier in the stomach, tlm hall passing through thu litllo hoy's lug Desouiring of life, »ho forced her wuy right'-through tiio midst of thorn; she succeeded in getting into tlm vunl, when tiio child was taken from Imr, she received two oilier wounds, astabon tho shoulder and a blow un tho head which cut Iter severely. After ull this sho cscupcd, and is recov ering. The poor little boy suffered a great deal; bo says, thut after tho Indians took him from his sisIcE Imy threw him down ami stamped upon Ids head; after which In? remembers no more. He was taken up tlm next men ’11 g for dead, but life was not ex tinct: ho lay insensible for four days with his head . swollen tou most unnatural size; but tho doctoi* think# Ite.will recover. Due of tjto old man's daugh ters escaped witli two children without the slight est jnjury, but timyoungott one was found tho next morning dead before tiio house, having Ireen stabbed through tiio heart. After plundering tbohouie, they set it 011 lire, und poor Mr. Gray, who, two hours be fore, wns as well us any of us, was consumed in hi* house nnd his ashes mingled with those of his home. Ilis children nro now destitute, and added to that list uf nuiiiLurless orphans which tills horrible war lias ntude.—Courier. [for the oeoiioian.] Mr. Editor ;—Tiro Commercial Convention which assembled at Augusta, iu Octolmr lust, ad journed to meet at Charleston, on the third Monday of tlm present month. I notice from the nowspnper# thut mooting's linvo been held in many of the cities and towns of our own Stale, a* wqll n< of S. nnd N. Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee Ac. and that they linvo nppoiuled Delegates, to repro- sent them in tlm approaching Convention. Snvonnali has had no meeting of her citizens; no mention is tnndo of tiio Convention J no Delegate* nro yet np pointed hi represent hurl Wliy is this? Is Mu- con, or Augusta, nr Millcdgevillc, or Athens, or Clinriostun, or any other Southern city more inte rested i'i n diiect trade thnn Savannah? Hns she no object to promote—nn benefit to receive—no good* to import, that site will havo no part or lot in lids mutter / Or it the ye/ "faiHlett and un- believing7" .Savannah has an interest in timse proceedings. Her export# are heavy; her trade is increasing; hor wealth considerable, and Imr posi tion enviable. Nothing is needed now, hut energy Sim ought to Ire represented, und havo a voiro in this body. It Is expected of her I nod hor interests rp- quire it. l'luii* will hu proposed nnd measures adapted which uny, and doubtless will, affect Imr interest, hut wo should not drqmnd entirely upon tlm usitstniice of our friends, when wo havo tho cu- |M«ity to toko care of ourselves. I would resjiecl* fully suggest, tlic.i, liuil a meeting of our citizens he called immediately, awl rrpretontativos, sent in this Convention. It U expected of Imr, and Imr in forests require it. A CITIZEN. Freedom or the Pukis in Canada.—It Is te< lleved lint every editor of • French paper of Cene< d*, is nowriitwr in prison or iu exile, SINGULAR FACT CONNECTED WITH THE JEWS. Willi relation loilm singular people the Jews, the gi-nei'ii fact* ofilieir dispersion Hiiiong nil nations ate well known, nod need nut lm repeated. Al though tlm extract subjoined does mil verify any particular prophecy, thu singularity of the cireum- stance In* h.-on recorded, and noticed by two emi nent writers. Lord l(»»yi)oii says, w itli reference- to Kuiox huzaur.—' Tins plnro is rcm.irknhla for being tho only Jewish town without a % mixture of C'loistians iu tlm woikl. They ure all in inufactur- pr*,uuJ soli llit'ir wares through tho Crimen, nnd urn generally esteemed for an honorable peoplo. They uru of tlm sect culled Karaites, nnd look uu o'herJew*u* liereiic.nl; tor they acknowledge only tho text uftho Old Testament, and reject tl.e tra ditions which tim oilier* consider of equal fore# with the law. This circumstance led mo r.t imag ine ilmi liieir iiNinc wus durivt-d from the Hi-brew Knru (to rend) wlmrons I am well convinced il is from tho Turkish Curn (black): for the; wear a long hl ick dri-as peculiar to lliemselvos, and the mono ol'iheir lown in Tartar or Turkish, which lire only different dialect *. menus " ilto Black Market" —Thoy have settled in Crim Tat tin y from time im- mo mo ini, nnd us-rert that lliay settled there before the Huhylonhh captivity, wldcli I myself am inclin ed to Imlmvu, for tlwy n it only reject the Habinicul iutripiula-ioii, but also the Chuldce paraphrase, which was necessary nfter the return froiwBabylou, wliun tlm people Imd forgot 1 jii ilohruw." Of the sumo colony Dr, E. Clarkn speak*thus:— 1 " Wenrr highly interested by thn siueal ,rily of having found one Jewish settlement, perhaps the only one upon eurtli, where that people exist separate.from* the rest of m uikind, in Un* tree uxeruiso oftlitrir uneium custom* and p-cuiiurities."— The Churchman. A nejru man belonging to a Mr. Niles, of Tlilbo- dnux, in a fit of rage, lately, rtruck a irngra, woman a severe blow w itli a fife, under the our, which feHcd hor to the ground. Supposing thut be killed h#r, lm went to hit room, procured anuarendcut his threat from oar toaar. lb# woman was recovering.—AT Orlttni Paper. , Tin* fine slop, 6011.1’arkhili; Capt, Wilson, sailed for Liverpool, on Tuesday last, with 1923 halos co> ton. This is tiio third vessel direct from the port of St. Marks to Liverpool, tlic present season, carry ing out ulrout five thousand bufes of cotton, mostly shipped by our enterprising feilow-citizcn, R. H. Burry, Esq Tho returns of these shipments we leurn will be tnndo principally in foreign goods ex- : presdv fur a southern market. We think this is a i-ry (air commencement ofa direct European trade i •ith our city, and n worthy example to the people of • the South generally. Our morebunu andplitntere arc not larking in enforjirize, or the means to carry their plans into successful operation, and we h^ this ns n now era in the commercial transactio. a of Middle Florida.—Ibid. ST. AUGUSTINE, March 30. Anur Ixtkllioence.—Lieut. Col. Han cy, 5d Dragoons, sailed for the Mi itary posts South, on the 27th inst. Two Indians und n Negro aco na- pnniud him, as guides and intrrpieter, • Tit# 4tli Artillery is ordeiod North The Topographical Survey uf the Military Die-.; trie!*, a»contemplated by Gen. Tnylor. i* rapidly programing, A Corporal Nt'srheilfnlheeommxnd acting with.C.ipt. Mackey. T. C.. w»*MJ|pd In thW Elanaya Scrub, about a fortnight mned/ The In- •lisns escaped. , ' ■/' £-r\* f Gen-mi Macomb i« expected at Black Creek to*. • luy. It is saM rhnt tjie object iifhlsvisitlainbold „ an interview with thn «mnv*i il I* farther statrd. *, -tint tli.« G.-ncral is furnished with dollars, byjwayof' cl sing iho war. Fire in BRiDnr.roRT.-Wc learn that tho fac- . "•ry of UuigliL Sz Co. was totally destroyed by fire •n Hundv^ morning hut. Lo## $25,00U—ln»ur#<l SHi,000-$!.OOU fti Ure Hartford office and $5,000 « Springfield.—AT, //area Palladium. IIorrirle.—A female In Fairfax county, is said to havo b«#n arrested lest week on a chargo of kill ng her two children by throwing them Into a well. 1 —Alex. Gas.