IMPORTANT. -Very
late from Europe. As
our paper will ot appear again
regularly until Tuesday, we hasten
to lay before our readers in the
form of an Ectra, the very late
and interesting advices received
by this day's Mail from ICnrope.
The most important item of intel
ligence, it will be perceived, is
from a London Journal, given on
the authority of the Paris Consii
tntionel, in these words: (LT'-That
if Gen. Jackson would declare in
fcis Message that he acknowledged
and adhered to the explanation
given by Mr. Livingston, this
would satisfy the French Govern
ment. Our readers will all re
member that the President did ful
ly endorse Mr. Livingston's Let
ter to the Due de Broglie in his
last Message; but we caution them
that the above intimation js not
official, and therefore not positive- j
ly lo De aepenaeu on. r or our- j Ministry will apply tor an extra
self, we place very little reliance; ordinary vote of credit to meet the
in the declaration of the French j expense of the naval armament
Paper, although it is a Ministerial now preparing. Those already
one. We observe that the Fasi- j incUretl . are said to amount lo
ington Globe publishes all the de-1 8.000,000 franks.;
tails tvitnout a comment, uur
Correspondent in that City writes
us after the receipt of the present
intelligence as follows: "Nothing
further has transpired as to French
affjirs. Mons. Pageot took his
departure this day, and will sail
on the 1 Gtli. A messenger was
despatched to France the early
part of the week with despatches
to ensure from all danger the Med-
, , ' ... , c i
We have now very utile confidence !
.i c . ru. I
r . t.t . j
Vjoverumeui, even worn inose as-
ciiMnrpc rnmp in nn tttiirinL ( hanp 1
but coining as we before remark
ed, unofficial, they will not throw
the Administration, nor should
they throw the people off their
guard. Vet. Con. Extra.
Thirteen davs later from Eu-
ronc Uv the ship Victoria. Can-115
tain Merrill, we have London
pcrs to December 18th and Liver-
fmol to the 19th. both inclusive.
The low and middle qualities
of Cotton had improved 3d per
lb. but again declined.
The political news, which fol
lows, possesses considerable in
terest. London, Dec. 8. We have re
ceived the Moniteur of Sunday.
It contains the following para
graph ui answer to some assertions
in the Carlist papers.
"It is false that the communica
tion made by order of the French
Government to that of the United
States had for its object to obtain
the insertion of such and such
phrases in thf next President's
Message. The French Govern
ment did not more than make
known officially the existence and
tenor of the law of June I7lh,
1835, as well as the duties impos
ed on it by this law, and the nature
of the explanations they had a
right to expect.
"It is false that the communica
tion made by order of the govern
ment remained without an answer.
This was verbal, as had been the
communication.
"Of the same kind were those
which took place at Paris between
the Minister of Foreign Affairs
and the Charge d'Affaires of the
United States. The documents
relative to these conferences will
be laid on tne tables of the two
Chambers. If it has been impos
sible to come to an understanding,
nothing has passed at least of a
nature to render more grave the
differences between the two coun
tries. "Nevertheless the recall of the
American Charge d'Affaires, com
ing after the measures proposed
last year to the Congress, has
reudered some precautions neces
sary. It was the duty of the
French Government, under such
circumstances, to be prepared, at
all events, to protect French inter
ests. Such is the aim of the arma
ments equipping at our ports; an
aim purely defensive. There ex
ists at this moment no legitimate
cause of war behveen France and
United Slates, and no case shall
lie aggression co.ua in the first
instance from France.
London, Dec. 10. Replying
to an assertion of the Constitutmn
el, the ministerial evening Journal
asserts, that in iliecommunicalions
which passed either at Washington
or Paris, between the representa
tive of the French and American
rrovernments, there was no talk of
non-intercourse or war; an me
difference, it says, at present con-
sjsis 1. As to the question of
right, which the two governments
take in contrary senses, that of
ascertaining how far the United
States government is obliged to
give explanations on the Presi
dent's Message. 2. As to a ques
tion of fact, that of ascertaining
whether the explanation offered by
Mr. Livingston previous to the
adoption of the law of 17th June,
was or was hot of a nature to sat
isfy the French Government.
From the Constitutiontl.
t appears certain that, at the
opening of the Chambers, the
From the London Morning Chro
nicle, Dec. G.
The Paris papers of the 7th
discuss the relative positions of
r ranee and America.
The Journal des Debats (minis
terial paper declares that France
has been "insulted at least in ap
pearance," and could not do oth
erwise than ask for explanation.
America has more to suffer from a
war than France: but war, howe-
, . . . '
ver untoward for America, may
suit Gen. Jackson.
It terminates 1
J O r
Government can foretell what the
American Executive will do. On
the other ham!, the Con?titulionel
asserts that the French Minister
threatens to consider an act of
non-intercourse as a declaration
of war, and that President Jackson
himself bound by national
pa-jPride to persist in demanding the ,
Suspension Act. The mediation !
01 ktiff'aud having it says, been
foUnd impracticable, the French
minister nas iiuug upon the
Chamber the responsibility of de
ciding upon this important mat-
it 1 1 a
ter. 1 he notification that all 1
documents relating to it will be I
laid on the bureau of the Cham
ber, proves that such is the inten
tion. From the Morning Chronicle.
The declarations made by the
French Government through their
official organs, .as to the actual
state of the k question between
France and the United States, ap
pear to us by no means deserving
the reproach cast upon them by
some of our Contemporaries. The
facts are in a nutshell. The
claims at first set up by the Amer
ican Government against France
were much exaggerated beyond
their real merits, amounting, we
believe, to no less a sum than fifty
millions of francs, or about two
millions sterling. A whole ship
load of documents was produced
in support of those claims; the
ofthe kind, were necessarily tedi-
ous in theirprogress; and at length I
it was agreed on both sides, that, j
negotiations, like all transactions
with a view to put an end to the
matter; France should pay to A
merica a round sum of one million I
sterling.
A treaty to that effect was con
eluded and signed; but the Cham-
ber of Deputies, not having had :
StimrMPtlt InfnrmQtinn nn tlia fi.k !
ject, .refused at first to make a j
grant lor carrying the treaty into :
execution. 1 he President of U. i
States, taking notice of the neg
ative vote of the Chamber, al
though he was at the time official
ly assured that he might rely upon
the treaty being eventually execu
ted with fidelity, animadverted
upon the refusal of the grant in
no courteous terms, and threw out
a menace that a law of non-mter-course
with France might become
necessary, in order to vindicate
the rights of the United States.
The Message containing this
menace, readied the hands of Mr.
Livingston through the medium of
a newspaper. That gentleman
communicated in the same shape
to M. de Rigny, then Minister for
Foreign Affairs; and as the former
received and communicated it un
officially, so he accompanied it
with a few remarks of his own,
unofficially also, avowedly without
any other authority than that of
the truth by which they were dic
tated, viz: that the words of the
President, being addressed to
Congress, constituted merely a
passage in the deliberations of a
family council, which ought lo be
considered in France as if it had
no
existence, unless it was cou
municated to the French Govern
ment in a formal manner, which
has never yet been done.
Should our anticipations of a
pacific issue to these misunder
standings be unfortunately not
realized should a law of repri
sals be passed in America, which
we should hear of with extreme
regret then a war must ensue, of
which it will not be possible for us
to remain long indifferent specta
tors'. SATURDAY, JAN. 23, 183G.
XT" W'e had a slight fall of snow on
Saturday night last, but it melted
nearly as fast as it fell.
XThe Hon. Jese Speight, Rep
resentative in Congress from the
Newbern district, passed thro this
place on Tuesday last on his return
home where he purposes remaining
a short time, agreeably to the advice
of his physicians, in order to renovate
his health, which is very much im
paired. We learn from him, thai
there is not much apprehension at
Washington City of a serious colli
sion with France but the Adminis
tration is determined to place the
ET"EP
country in an attitude tor such an
emergency, unless again defeated by
the uppoMtion majority in thebeuate.
CONGRESS.
J7"An exciting abolition debate has
taken place also in the Senate, on the
presentation of several memorials
praying Congress to abolish Slavery
in the District of Columbia. The
following are the prominent subjects
intrcduccd into the two Houses since
our last.
Senate. Mr. Denton offered
resolutions for the sale of the Hank
of the United Slates stork owned
by the Government, and the ap
propriation of the proceeds to the
fitting up of fortifications, he. and
also calling upon the President
for estimates of the expense of
fitting up fortifications, navy, pur
chasing naval stores, armament,
bomb-shells, cannons, guns, pis
tols, he. such as would be neces
sary in case of a war and so forth.
Laid on the table for the present.
Mr. Webster reported a bill
from the House, appropriating
funds to defray the expenses of
carrying on the war against the
aggressions of ihe Seminole In-
! U"$ J ' alle"nS ll,e Vtm
T ?S'00 ! $,20000- Tl'e
bl" aS amen,led. PaSsed-
House oj Representatives. Mr.
Johnson, ofKy. from the commit
tee on military affairs; reported a
bill making approonatious for
the collection of materials, he.
preparatory to the erection of cer-
tain fortifications.
A Ln n I. ill l.nli.
ization of the corps of topograph-
ical engineers; both of w hich were
read twice and
and committed.
Mr. Cambreleng, frc,n the same
committee, reported a bill to reg
ulate the disbursement of public
money and prohibit allowances
not made by law; read twice and
committed.
Mr. Jarvis, chairman of the
committee on Naval Affairs, offer
ed a resolution instructing his
committee to inquire into the ex
pediency of increasing the number
of our public ships in commission.
He said he had been requested to
offer the resolution by all the mem
bers of the committee except two.
Council of State. The Execu
tive Council met in this City, last
week, in obedience to the requisi
tion of Gov. Spaight, to advij'e
with him in relation to a casus
omissus in the Act of Assembly
regulating the election of Public
Treasurer. That Act provides
that the Treasurer .elect, "within
fifteen days after his election, shall
give duplicate bonds to the Gov
ernor, with securities to be appro
ved, &.c." but "if any person elect
ed Treasurer shall fail to give such
bond within the time prescribed,
and the Legislature shall not then
be in session, it shall be the outy
of the Governor to call the Coun
cil of State, and proceed to ap
point some other person Treasur
er, &iC."
Gen. Patterson, the Treasurer
elect, is from Wilkes county, whi
ther his bonds were sent for the
signature of his securities, and,
owing to some derangement of ihe
mail, they did not come to hand
until seventeen days had elapsed
after his election by the Legisla
ture. According to the construc
tion put upon the Act of Assem
bly, by the Governor, and other
legal gentlemen, it was not com
petent for the Governor to receive
his bonds, and the Council were
! called together to remedy the de
fect in the Act. Ihe Legislature
evidently intended to provide for
cases only, in which, an individu
al might be elected who could not
give satisfactory boiids; though
the Act is certainly loosely word
ed. Only four of the Council attend
ed, viz: Daniel Turner, of War
ren, Louis D. Henry, of Fay
elteville, George Williamson, of
raswell and Allen Rogers, sen.
of Wake. Governor Spaight
nominated for the appointment the
Treasurer elect, Gen. Patterson,
and the nomination was unanim
ously confirmed. Ral. Rfg.
fXWm. H. Haywood, Jr. Fsq.
we understand, has been appoin
ted Commissioner, by his Excel
lency Governor Spaight, in ac
cordance w ith the act of Assembly
on the subject, passed at the las-l
session, to proceed to the northern
cities for ihe purpose of negotia
ting a loan of $100,000, ihe pro
ceeds of w hich are to be applied
inpayment of the instalments cm
the sh ires of stock reserved lo the
Stales in the Bank of the State of
orth Carolina. Hal. Standard.
Thomas Loring, Esq. has dis
continued the publication of the
Wilmington People's Press, and
issued the ''Wilmington Advertis
er" in its stead; the latter being
of the same size, and published on
the same terms, as the former.
TU' location of ihe Advertiser is
unfavorable for obtaining a large
subscription; and as the requisite
patronage for sustaining the estab
lishment must, of course, be
sought in the adverlising and job
custom of the community, the Ed
itor of the "Advertiser has (per
haps very judiciously, there being
no other press in the place) deter
mined to eschew party politics;
and says his paper "will be open
to no party, and will be influenced
by none, in its political character;
and in the prosecution of its pub
lication, endeavor to "be just, and
fear not."
Mr. Loring is a good printer,
and a very good newspaper Edi
tor, and we feel assured that, by
industry and application, he will
deserve a liberal support and wc
sincerely hope he mav receive
it. ib.
Arrest of a Murderer.-We
learn from a friend at Selma, Al
abama, that Thomas Curtis, who
murdered Thomas Cash in Anson
county, in N. C. about the year
1823, and fled, has been appre
hended in Alabama, and commit
ted to jail in Mobile. Judge Gar
row, before whom he was examin
ed, has informed the Governor of
this btate of the fart; and we learn
from his Excellency that measures
are now in train for causing Cur
tis to be returned to this state for
triarl. ib.
Shocking Casualty. A young
lacly was burnt lo death at Mr.
Jolm Russell's house, near the
mouth of Coddle creek, Cabarrus
comity, on the 18th ult. She
came into the house from the cot
ton patch, and in the act of kind
ling the fire her clothes caught,
and were burned entirely off her
body. ib.
From ihe New York American.
Jin enlightened and liberal he-
o m
gislator. We have seen tins mor
ning, an envelope addressed to
Arthur Tappan and gang, (ranked
by J. Speight, a member of Con
gress frori) North Carolina, con
taining a piece of rope, w ith ibis
sensible, liberal and manly envoi.
"I herewith return you your'
protest, enclosing, as a testimony
of my high regard for your necks,
a piece of rope. You will, no
doubt, duly appreciate my motives.
.7. Speight.1'
fVashinglonf 2d Jan. IS35.
The paper thus returned, was the
printed Protest of the American
Ami-Slavery Society, against the
denunciations of the President of
the United States, in his Message
a copy of which had been sent
to each member 4 of Congress a
document signed by Arthur Tap
pan, William Jay, and others."
The above shows the folly, as
well as madness, of the Abolition
fanatics. Its publication conclu
sively proves them fools, as well
as knaves; for the joke being en
tirely at their expense, they had
much better have kept the matter
to themselves, and not published
to the world that they "had smelt
hemp." It was a happy idea of
Gen. Speight, in sending the scape
gallowses a piece of rope, in re
turn for their fanatical protest.
We understand their own friends
bore them excessively about it.
Raleigh Standard.
Ft tr.rsbnrg Market, Jan. 18.
Poitnii. The accounts from Liv-
j erpnnl to 17th December, being
unfavorable, and sales of both new
and old made at low prices, this
market will probably decline.
Last sales 14 cents; though more
could have been obtained from
spinners for choice quality. Int.
JVewbcrn, Jan. 15. Cotton
was sold here yesterday at $13.
35, Turpentine, at $4. 10, and
Pork, ai $7. 25. Spec.
Small Pox. We regret to state
that two cases of small pox have
been introduced amongst us, by a
vessel direct from New York.
Both the persons ofl'ected have
been removed by the Commis
sioners into the country, and it is
hoped that this timely precaution
will prevent the diffusion of the
disease. We make this annouce
ment for the purpose of allaying
the fears of those in the vicinity,
which have no doubt been excited
by exaggerated reports. Should
the disease unfortunately extend
to any of our citizens, we shall
faithfully record its progress. ib.
C?"At the Democratic Conven
tion lately held in Richmond Va.,
Martin Van Buren, of New York,
was unanimously nominated as a
fit candidate for President of the
United States, and Wm. Smith of
Alabama, as Vice President.
Upon the original vote for Vice
President, there were 8 scattering
votes 5 for R. M. Johnson, 2 for
Wm. C. Rives, and 1 for Nathan
iel Macon, but the final vote, was
unanimous.
IMPORTANT from FLORIDA.
General engagement with the
Indians. The latest intelligence
from the scene of ihe Iudian War
in Florida, is of the most painful
interest. The Indians are burn
ing and destroying every thing
before them. One of ihe accounts
states that there is not a settle
ment left South of the Tomoka;
and that the Indians have posses
sion of a portion of East Florida
"as far North as Ru low's, forty
miles South of St. Augustine
Picolata on the St. John's
Whitesvilles on Back Creek Al
ligator and Suwannee n exten
sive and exposed frontier." TbtT
whole of East Florida is, represen
ted as being in great danger.
The inhabitant arr ,1
differenuown, and p
ty; but even there itV r
are scarcely
"-'"g a SUliU-MMU for,.. .
to check ihe
dians.
An engage,nfM!( , ,
the olst!)ecen,lJ .,
Wces under, he cc,,;,,;;.
eral Climb n,t ... '"'Ok,
crti iin.n and ,
uhifli il.l, .
"IllllJUfUl t .
i ,. a in
defeated, no advanta,
have been train.! HC,,lsto
was unable to fow ( '"'el'
ry-the term of Smir(!
"nteers having p-lr ,. . l"eol
from the wan,iPn;.;l'KJS
their extreme svfiWnZ"
returned home, he w 'av,'
to await ihe arrival Vf r?lfH
inenls. ' re"""rce-
The Jacksonville fpi,.,,
Courier gives the
count ol the entrap..,,,,....
deplorable sli,:r"C ll:t
the Slit alt. i !,.!, '
Ui.e within "
35 mil Onm r.. . ,
vyunijj tariff
and within a few miles 0f t!
?i?n Warrior Pupil's town
t s supposed, the Indian 0J
and children are assembled.
The officers .md
on theSlst weare happy
! behaved with great braverv i'
j fact such was the dispn 0f
jlhe Indian forces, their buld,
iand desperate fi-himcr tja. .
ing but ihe deirrmiued spirih,;,,,
j winch the men fought am ciar,eJ
jinto the swamp, p.aiheliKlu,,;
I flight and silenced tlir
i pi . . &
me engagmeiit lasted one hour
and five minutes.
At the first onset, i!ie IfJans
on one flank leaped from iheir
hiding places, and in front ofthe
thicket formed boldly into ie
with Powell at their head. At
this moment, the fire of the whiles
did execution; the Indians broke,
taking to their covert again, h
is thought Powell is wounded in
the hand.
Aggregate, 4 killed, 59 ven
ded out of 227 men in battle.
The Indian Agent, Wiley
Thompson, Lt. ConstantineSmiili,
Erastus Rogers, and two others,
have also been murdered h the
Indians, while dining at the house
of Air. Rogers.
n?"The follow inir is an fxlrnct
of a letter to a Member of Con
gress, dated
New Orleans, Vic. 29. There
is not a syllable of local news of
interest or worth relating, euept
a little just related to me by Cap
tain Selleck, of the Bayati San
packet boat Himtsville. He in
forms me that an insurrrrtion of
ihe negroes was delected at Jack
son, East Feliciann, on Chrinmtf
eve, in which upwards of forty
were found with arm?, and t"
whites, one an overseer, and the
oiher an abolitionist; boil', in Tact,
were abolitionists and were both
hanged on the Saturday morning
following. The conspiracy
disclosed bv a confidential servant
I of a Mr. Nichnlls, of Jackson, fl
told his master he wished tove
I his life. A great many of1
most favorite confidential servant
of families were detected in t'11'
infernal plot. Great excitement
prevails through the country.
The citizens of St. Fraocisvilie
and West and East Feliciana, are
all in arms, and patrolling &
country, and the planters, rnaic'
them, coming into town Ibrtftf
ty. JVat. Int.
M ARM ED.
In this county, on Thursday. U
7th mst. Mr. Urn. a.
Martin county, to Mi-v nT
wan, daughter of the late Kennetn
Hyman, dee'd. . ,
In Richmond, Va. on the loth w'
A'athan A. Stedman, Esq. Compi
ler of Public Accounts in this JjM e.
to Miss Eufihronia Yhitef
of Thomas White, Eq. Editor of ue
Southern Literary Mtsstrfger.
DIED, .
In Greensboro', cn the 51st
the 34th year of his a5e, Urn.
Emj. the talented and facetious
torof the Gn-enshoroPatnot
rrFElder George IV. tofTi!;;J
ted In preach M Coneio.- m m
.n Thimday, 2 1st Jan..rr: F"d" W .
22,i, at Ctoss Ko(iS; SaW.'W'8