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.... f - 4 ' i Extract: County, date . J GoWow, Rio, Marc 05A, 1S46. Galveston, the great enrpsriuin of Texw, and,wben the viopjf speculating dteamcrslire realized, tie' 0 iral f .Nap Orleans, is a pretty liule Town, deriving "ft roBguitude Snd raagnilicence mostly from wood nd .whiW wh. Them are but few structure of 'feick. and tie iiioMuitv of mecbauuni W Imw. , fee iibansUd m tite ffirt to conceal itnn!iilT f maUriaUnllerelaWrateaiid fatitBstiCTarietyTBf forrn Jnd arnttttieut. A City would, of cpurse, be Incom )loU, nnleaa it preseuted evideuce ol rehnemertl oi tate, and advancement in me nna, im uaivmiuu - bu Wo eminently successful ia its architectural il lustratiom of the urirtweracy of timber. The Island f 'mg low and Hat, a high'tiije might accidentally one of these niglit or days, sulijcdrit to the ogieration of baptism ; and to gun id against such a calamity, the people harr generiilly elevated the bftildlngs a -few ' fret above the surface. Iu the distance, thirefnre, the Town has (he appearance of beiug unpported by atilts. Its Krowth hitherto I) as been rapid, being in c fact the only point'fot exportation and iniportatiou on . the, coast of lexaii. Yet as it has grown up like Jo nah's gourd, tiuder the night which prevailed Irere during the existence of the Republic stars, and, Ihrrefore, iho " loue atar," cannot be viaifcle by day light it may wither as soun, under the sun of anuex etion. A tire onto kindled hore, would spread w ith fnr(ul rapidity, and would lime a rich fnust upon the frail structures which now form the City. Cnterns, which are the sole reliance at present, would soon be exhausted, and utter destruction, it appears to me, would beirrBvilabie. The want of water must ever Coslitute serious evil, unless the experiment wliicli U now being made, of an Artesian well, s,liou!d prove Kuccessful. The site of the City is frequently dcsciibed a ce of extraordinary beauty, but 1 mi r-u tly una "' Me to perceive the prsj)rktyoCich distincliuu. .The "f' bland njll, barreiis,-jiidy waete, covered a thia and "ckfyrerd lire ; and that portion of it nppro-' 11 printed tp the T'u.wu, forms noxception to this de- I aoripUon. It islfue the citizens tmk very piuvely. aed extol very-eiilliiis-iaHticiilly llie ueaol it Tare cuiiositv : but lirrei"fepiiu I must a being a i nowledge j my inability to di.-cover (lie beauiies, or appreciate tit " aacy which creuies them. At certain period; cf the tide, lliere is a sbme towards the water M or varti vvle, where llie curious cauchulugist may orrli ally pick up a lvortlilens s!ie!l, and which ii inundated by the heaving auJ rolling of the waters of the ti u:f,o s to furm u very coinfoi table car.-inje way. As l.,r as the eye can reach in a westerly direr: mn. ye1: cm see on one side the.sa.me desert praiiie, lh" - n: '' de sulale and solitary sand-bank, Mretehed I. lie a iiii;'e alligator before you ; and mi the c.Uier. flie w.itrr v( the Galf, deposing in culm and idlent majesty, "or, lashed into' Tory, rolling up it- l..!l."s, "-" if 'if- : low up with its aufiy wnves, t.'ie only ,.!-!ai:le totherr progress. The bench here, theref.ire, I tal".e it, is much . lihV other beaclies You have ninth u uteres may j be dosirab.'e in uiie direction , and aa lunch t.f a low, ' dreary, treeless, M'eh s.s v. asie, u.i is ugrteabie, in the : other, 'i'here ii nothing Erand and a.vful as at Na- bant or Kockavvay ; noihir.j cliuly and serenely beautiful, as at .Veu port or .S.,c!iem's heud. 'J'he bisiuoss of (ialveftoii so far as is obvious to au idle observer is nut greet, and appears to be es- sentiaily overwruught. The downfall cf the Texian j Revenue laws, has, I am inf.. "Hie d, led to the recent ji'trxductiou of merchandize in enoruu'iis ipiantities ; the supply has iui.'ueasurab'y increased withuut re ference to improved demand tho mat Ufct is glutted, I and the hammer of the Auctioneer, must ultimately be the kn.ell of many a fancied capitalist. Its com Jnoreiul importance is almost wholly factitious, as its existence is the growth of hot-bed stimulation. It is stated, that within ten years the Istand has' lost near ly a mile in length, at its eastern extremity ", and if this wasting away continues, the Town itself must one day become migratory, and follow the impulse of llie winds and waves. From what I have heard here, 1 should (Link that Point Bolivar, on the main laud, must be decidedly the belter position of the t wo, for a Town. It possesses all the advantages of Galveston, l am told, in a commercial point of view, and ia shel tered in a considerable degree from the raw and iu 'ejement " Northers," which prevail during a latge portion of the year. This position, however, received the first impulse, mid will probably remain fur yean witheut a rival. Yet I apprehend that neither the oue rplice nor the other, will ever realize the anticipations, er justify the predictions generated by holders of Tex as lands aj)d. Texas scrip, who, in consideration of such representatives of wealth, appear In think that they have a pre-emption right to speculate upon the feel ings and pockets of all those who are credulous enough to become voluntary victims. The Commerce, and of course the commercial Towns of a country not manufacturing, cauuot flour ish, where the agricultural resources of that country are not many and varied, and susceptible of econom ical developement. Thai Texas presents these qual ities iu an eminent or eveu in a moderate degree, may reasonably be questioned. Its principal feature, is its grazing territory, which probably forma three-fourths of its entire area. Cotton may be grown along the banks of its shallow and iusieaiificanl streams, but the . variableness of the seasons, and the consequent un certainty of the crop, will not justify the planter, al ready safely located, in disposing of improvements at a' sacrifice, for the purpose of making the dangerous experiment of producing more at less cost. Many a man, I am told, has been seduced by the promising appearance or the fields in the early part of the sea ton, and the golden prospect thus presented, to part with his old homestead and sever old associations, for the purpose of removing hither, who Iras found on his arrival, that the desolating drought has blighted and destroyed the hopes predicated upon the bloom of Spring ; and while bitterly lamenting the folly of his transition, tinds his sole coueolntiou in the fact, that if he makes one crop out of two or three, he is doing quite an well as his neighbors. Thus one dupe makes many, and these iu their turn continue to multiply victims. If the planter trusts his seed to the high grounds, the crop is endangered by the parcliing-raye of the sun, and the total absence of ram for months ; if he plants iu the low grounds, the chances are equal, .that ruin comes from floods and freshets. He has no surety in either position, and the matuiity of thecrop depends upon accident rather than upon industry. But iu these regions there is one harvest that never fails ; that owes its success neither to deluge or to drought ; that is not exposed for sale iu the market place, and ii not quoted at the stock exchange it is the harvest of bilious fever, and its reaper is death. Where the land are rich and fertile, and prr tc wor thy of cultivation, there sickness aud disease flourish with rampant vigor; but where people can live un molested by these uuwelcome attendants, there the toil will 'scarcely repay the labor of cultivation. It may be true, that Texas has the purest air and (meat land on the Continent but from all that I can learn, tbey are never associated. Tiie materials of the coun trj appear to be as heterogeneous, though not quite ao valuable, as were those of the uioueter image iu the dream of .Nebuchadnezzar. ,T the cultivation ef Sugar; all the preceding ob , jecliona jipply, and with them mauy others. The quantity of wood along the Etreams, and forests are Hot found elsewhere,. is not sufficient to justify tbe in troduction and establishment of Sugar plantations. ' If is true, that the article has already been profitably produced in email qnautities, but this fact is no argu wm nins lh position here taken. Tobacco has been successfully cultivated in Connecticut, yet no one would think of recommending that .ta'.e us Well adapted to fuch a crop. If the crops in this region 'were ordinarily successful aud there is njg,ipis for auch an assumption it would become necessary in a few years to import the filer requisite for converting the Sugar into a commercial state, and even the staves' and hoop required to pack it for transportation. It is well known to tbe initiated, that the price of Sa tfar will not remunerate the planter, if compelled to reeort to these xtraUroas expenditure, which would ' bt annual and increasing, and from which the com petitor in Louibiape. are, and will continue to be ex wnrsV; MoreerJthe latter always bud a aiaiket at their doors, while 4h Texas planter moat eerk oue broad, and ffinat then be dependent upon shallow treamsaud dangeronsHiarbora for (lie means of reach ing that market, when it is found. Jo consideration f the adaptation of Texas o the growth of Sugar, it Ii life necessary to remember that large capital is re quired aUhe commencement ; that the fixtures and inachiuerj -fyt crushipg, boiling, sad grauulating, are "S wmr iaw a I io neaoiitung tne Asnnurton treaty Mr. wen-1 - . -----i-. - ,i, ' " .. I larga atid -amiual cropa, it would be, rieia folly worse ftian ICII IP migrate 10 1 exaa wr im purow of cullivathig this greet atapte. The articICaaa boughi-at Cuba foriwo cents, tlie propoaed.4bty is six mills, the coal of Jranapertatio'u may be faur ornfive milts, aud thaa we have Sugar from tha Went ladies at thee cojjta per pound. Plo plaster ia the United Sutea, j h5 all hit arraagemeuta perfest,od ew. tain annnal roe. cao KrofitaWt -cultivate Splat at flhia price, IJwilgh thoM wtio are aireaay aogageo in T IU production, will douotleai, tpem peceswij couiiane. It en hrrllu twi nresuuied then, that the force of fol ly will go so lar as to persuado men not already Mur-- nbced, to ruk their all upon tlie lexas wueei 01 lor tune. TJierf'ie one more point, io relation to the whole habitable portion of Texas, so peculiar in" itself, so wholly uiuqua, to thoroughly tui generit, that it is entitled teapecial attention. Il is the fact go forcibly presented by Col.Uenttin, in, I believe hit celtbrated speech at Roonville iu 1844, that to al most every acre of land here, there are divert aud snndrv claimants, under divers and anudry titles. There is an original Spanish grant, then 8 Mexican grant, then a Texian grant, then a "head right," and the latter perhaps transferred very requenl ly ; so that the actual fee simple, is involved in a labyriuth, the clue to which can only 'be found in the tortuous truck of winding wickedness which "Justice seems to have adopted as the oulyveuue to her temple. Where the carcase is, w are told, there will the eagles .lie gathered together; and with the natural instincts or characteristic shrewdness of their profes sion, lawyers in myriads are corning to the country, to gurner up the harvest Teared. by gevolutionary to tat ions. The purchaser of latW bore has secured to. hinuwlf a laaitug lien upon litigation, S legacy ef fW tints in reversion toFdofcntunes, ana mvoiviug me combined obliquity of the civil and the common law. If the numerous titles could be actually spread out over tlie country, they would envelope the soil like the coats of an onion ; and .someenthusiastic geologist eager for novelties aud dircoverics, stumbling ilnw u no if the country, would itnugine that he had louuil u ew foruialmu, "which he illicit posjibly designate as the puporiul l)i-lMisilion revolutionary series. Whatever lands lhal may now be iu Texas, and not ' covered by 'this multiplicity of titles, may doubtless be cos.al.Tid as a legitimate and acknowledged race I,. r the Comanehes ; since it cannot he pre ' piii.-u'it tJ t the holilers of flouts and head rights,' ' uh'ch may be located at will, would iuvoke the ex pense, delay, and harrassing anxieties of litigation, aud risk llie, lolal loss of their estates, when other lands equally valuable, could be procured, which in volve no questions of title. Aud when the United Slaii-s shall assume, as is proposed, the incalculable debt of Texas, and shall take the public lands of the latter in exclia'nge, they will ha e effected a bargain, the profits of which, will defy the powers of arithme tic to calculate, and will have erected a monument io their wrsdom, as lasting as the memory of the Mississippi bubble. M ould it not be better for the government ut once, to intake the donation without cisgnise, than to go through the forms of a contract, iu which, as the tawyers say, the (jUid fint juo, the h um fidr consideration, would be all on one side? The Texlans I take it, would be equally gratified with the arrangement, and would net have a worse opinion of the wisdom or 6agacily of Congress. In every view then in which Texas may be con sidered, with reference to fertility of soil, freedom from disease, geniality of climate, regularity of crops, certainty of ownership, and title to lands, facilities for transportation, convenience and safety of harbours, and proximity to markets, it is probably equal to but few i f the States, and superior to none. And this simple fact explains the great secret that the people with a uiiauimiliV'iUnparallelled on any other subject, joyfully relinquished their sovereignty, and voted for annexation. None knew so well as they, that the country was almost wholly destitute of the resources of an independent power, was utterly exhausted by a prolonged contest, and that its government was an unwieldy machine, imbecile and corrupt, its action for years had been but tho convulsions of expiring energy, and when the people of tho t'nited Slates came to its relief, It was probably in the agonies of dissolution. 'J'he people of Texas imagined that the Imperial Republic ef the North, would restore them to life stud vigour, aud that the gold te be introduced into tho country by their gigantic schemes of expen diture, matured in advance, would infuse its own Warmth into the torpid and prostrate Corpse of the body politic But il would require a repetition of the fabled power, which created Pallas perfect aud com plete, from the brain of Jupiter, to restore to energy and activity this ghost of a departed nation. THE SECRET SERVICE' FUND. A resolution, we regret to see, was moved in the Senate yesterday, calling on the President to communicate to that body a statement of the dis bursements of the appropriation for foreign inter, course, generally called the secret service fund. With great respect for the gentleman who moved this call, and for the honorable motive .which prompted hjm to move it, we must say that we re gret it. The law which places an annual sum at the sole disposal of the President, for "weans of intercourse with foreign nations," to be expend ed, if ho shall see fit, without explanation, is co eval with the Government. The first act, we believe, was passed as early as the year 1790. It was a confidence reposed in the Chief Magis trate for the public service, and was wisely re posed ; but these culls to expose to tho world the purposes to which the fund may have been applied, virtually repeals tho law. If, to answer person al or parly ends, the veil of privacy may At any time be lorn from transactions which, however important for the country, publicity would have embarrassed or frustrated, what President will hereafter venture to touch tho fund 1 The pub. lie good may urge in vain, if considerations of State, or those either of safety or delicacy enjoin secrecy. Such cases arise under every form of government, and have arisen under every Admin istration of our own. Who believes that tho trust has ever been abused 1 Certainly he must be a very prejudiced person who does so. The fund may have been injudiciously or unnecessarily a p. plied, for aught we know ; but who supposes that it has ever been corruptly applied ! This high discretion placed In the hands of the President was a salutary and wise one, and heartily as we ap prove the motive which dictated the call of the honorable Senator, we cannot but regard it as in expedient as it is unnecessary for the end he has in view. If the action and example of the other Hon so be pleaded for the call, we can only say that the belt respect we can show to a bad exam, pie is to avoid copying it. We cannot close the brief remarks we have ta ken the freedom to make en this subject, with out expressing the great surprise we felt at un derstanding an honorable member, of the House (to intimate in debate? that he had tho privil ege of examining the vouchers of the eecret ser vice fund. National Jnlelligencerl During Mr. Gough's sojourn in Petersburg, turlve hundred persons signed the total abstinence pledge. Mr. G. in hjs farewell address, made an. eloquent and earnest appeal to those who had not joined the society not In tempt those tcho had tignid4he fledge. He also promised that if pos! sibre, "he would visit Petersburg apain during the mouth of June 'next Pelenburg Republican. Gen. Scott. YVe understand that preparations are being made by our citizen soldiers to present a gold medal to Gen. Scott, at Castle Garden, on I the first or May. N. Y. Sun. he Aahburtoe TreatyMr. W6. X??Ta; com nut will, a 'trif.mnl..nt de.Uhr "IMae? Ml. peane, teirfifieAhaUe Js1one upon toVfcWer a. htfT'SH tine; ater has irtotp Titnca of hi true If. tef the foul aspersion upon hi character Statuman and an American citifeh. jjlsKading Iim great iptecb ia thi Senate, we were atrupk at almost every litre. hh the per fect eaee itfc which be ditpoaed of kii' ptrtiy aa. aailStita-r-ibe Aliens, the lngeWle- id mite gtnu. . If e , farmer tndti(3uale?scoors,e had Bot been eo contemptible end disreputable if bie whole political life had not been that of a 1nr-lurned aeuisgrue, we e,nouiq jeei taaw pu v iot we dreadful castration which he ha received, No culprit at the whipping post ever writhed under a more dreadful punishment, and unless his conscience is seared, we doobt if any culprit ever felt more conscious of gelling his deserts, or a more complete sensAf his inability to 'help hiinsell. .(Never has there Been any lning line it in Congress, and for the eake of justice, moral, ffi. ' .j 1 . a.,... f ii- r ny, ana aeceucy, we trust mat iiijfeiiiun imu will prove a warning to all who act on tbe iniqui tous ma." m that "all is fair in politics." From the following extract, it will be seen how Mr. Webster dealt with Mr. Iogcraoll ; MR. WEBSTEK. In the National Intelli gencer, as correctedby Mr. Infersoll himself, and so it would appear that if not inserted by Iho member from New York, there, is ope falsehood in tbe case which the oripiriif author. Iras not so 'graceless as to retain. But I go bh with this speech: "Out of this controversy arose the arrest of Alexander MeLeoil. What he intended to state now, consisted of facts nut yet generally known, but which would soon be'ktiowti, for they were in p roe re ss of publication, and he had received then) in no conf)Jctce, from the best authority. When McLfud was arrested, General Harrison, had just died, and Mr. Tyler was not yet at home as his successor. Mr. Webster who was do facto the administration Mr. Webster wrote to the Governor of New York, with his own hand, a letter, and sei t it by express, marked "private" in w hic h the Governor was told that he must re lease McLeod, or see the magnificent commer cial emporium laid in ashes. The brilliant de scription given by the gentleman from Virginia, of the prospective destruction of the city in the c.se of a war, was, in a measure,, anticipated 011 this occasion. McLeod must bn released, said the Secreiary of State, or New York must be laid in ashes. The Goternor asked wheel this would be done ! The reply was forthwith. Do you not see coiuino on the waves of the ta IVixlifiu guns ? And if McLeod be not released, N. York will be destroyed. But, said the Governor, the power of pardon is vested in me, and even jf he be convicted he may be pardoned. Oh no, said the Secretary, if you even try him, you will bring destruction on yourself." Well, nowJsay that a series of more distinct unalloyed falsehoods absolute, unqualified, en tire never appeared in arty publication in Chris tendom. Every allegation here made every one would entirely justify the use of that expres. sive rnonosy labia which some people are base fc- nough and low enough to deserve to have thrown in their teeth, but which a gentleman does not often like to utter. Every one of them, from be ginning to end is false. There is not a particle of truth in them-. -there is not, the slightest foun dation for any one of these assertions. " Mr Webster wrote a private letter, &c" False nil false. 1 never said or wrote such a thing in my life to the Governor of the State of New York. "MpLeod must be released." it is false. I never said any such thing. " New York must be laid In ashes." The Governor asked when this was to be done!" What does this mean? Why, it implies that the Governor of New York wrote to me another letter in an swer to mine, inquiring when New York was to be " laid in ashes and the reply was ".forthwith. And here we have this Air. Ingersoll himself preparing this speech for tho press, italicising the word forthwith, as if I had written another letter to me uovernor ot new xora, "lening him" that New York was tb be laid In ashes forthwith." .-.What follows I Steam force. 1 never mentioned steam force norany other force. " But, said the Governor, the power of pardon is vested in me. and if he be convicted he mav bo pardoned." Here is another letter a third letter from mo ! " Oh, no, said the Secretary why, here I am writing a fourth letter ! " if you even try him yon will bring destruction upon yourselves." This is stated by a mail or a thing that lias a seat in one of the houses of Congress. I promised to keep my temper, and I will. The whole concern is infinitely contemptible, and cannot disturb the temper of a reasonable man. But r will expose it. Such, then j trohtcnts of the letters which this porson describes as the "facta not generally known, for they were in progress of publication, and he' bad received he in in confidence from the best authority." Well, I do not know where be got his "authority," un lacs, as suggested by a friend near me, it was from some chapters of bis own recent work ! But let me state what did actually occur, and so prepare the minds pi the Senate fur some degree of astonishment, that any man in the world could tell such a story at that. When McLeod was arrested, there was a good deal of conversation iu Washington and elsewhere about what would happen. It' was a subject of very considerable conversation, and certainly of embarrassment to the Government. It was hoped and expected by me, and I bolicvo by other gentlemen, that the governor ef New York would see that it was a case in which, if he were invested by authority, by the .constitut ion and the authority of the State, ho would recommend the entering of a nolle pros, .by the prosecuting officer of the State of New fork. It was expected that he bjouIJ do that," and General Harrison one'day said id me that he had received a letter from a iriend, in which he was informed that the Governor of It. York had made up hjfimind to take that course, and that he was very glad pf it, as it relieved the Government. It was about the time' (hat the Attorney General was to proceed to New York, to see how the matter was, because this iu forma lion as not authentic, and the case was to be tried immediately within ten days at Lockpert, in-the western part of the State of (New York r Havinjr heard this, however, General Harrison directed me to write a note of thanks to (he Go vernor' of New York; stating that he had done .exactly what was proper,, and by so doing had relieved the government from some embarrass, ment, and thev country from some danger of a collision with i! foreign -power. And that is eve ry thing said in that letter written by me to the Governor of the State of New York. The letter ia here if any body withes to'see it i-. r .. . ., " They havf a gambling establishment at Corpus Christi, called the "Tiger's Cav aod it is OMnmon expression, there to say "come lej'a go down to the cave and tame tbe tiger.": We im. agine the "tiger" gets tbe tipper band of his customers, as the games ha plays a re those end. ing in the "more you put down the less yon take Up." .iv;''".';.;.. ?i''.v,v-.:-v .,. The hope of si nation is "based npon the virtue and intelligence ef ty riui( generation. - rr. taeasafiiMe vr. cun K Ubafpetrf rooming Jm,, be(P.) wM be on th MsnAhxiAr of lanfiirnr. armed ii6 .ann-xludjngahot H&Mngf''' he would be 2UU yards a bote the cotity) factory." Mr. R. ve no answer to the messara in my presence. Sometime during the evening, about 0 o'clock. Mr. Ureenhow called at my room to aee Mr. Archer, who was not there ; but I told him he would be (here brS o'clock. Mr. G, then asked me; to go over to the field aa a mutu al friend. This I declined. I then asked Mr. G. if this matter could not in some way be adjusted. 1 aeKea nun " 11 alter the parties met on the field Mr. P. should come armed ready to fight, and showing no implications of fear, Mr. R. would withdraw the imputation of cowardice 1" i Ho answered mo, a well as I remember, No: Mr. tt. conscientiously believes Mr. P. to be a cow ard" i did not see him again until we met on the field next morning, and heard nothing fur ther about the affair uuiil after JO o'clock. I Went over tie next mornine to the annotated rplace, and found all the parties on tlie ground, viz ; nir. turnip, ureenhow, and Kcott. 1 saw Pleasants and Archer going on as I approached. I advanced to Mr. A. who told me that as Mr. P. had but one friend on the field.lhey bad consent ed Wr withdraw ono 'of theirs, and 'that he bad made tf them a proposition which tbey were then considering. then drew near where Mr. Rit chie, Grecnliow and Scott, were standing, and told them my object in coming over, via : td pre. vent, if possible, the combat at which Mr. G. expressed himself much pleased that I had come. I thou renewed the proposition mado the evening before. 1 said that Mr. I' was now on the eround ready to meet Mr R in mortal combat, and hoped that the charge of cowardice would be withdrawn. I o w hich Mr. G. replied, " that lie would keep Lis friend on the ground 15 minutes and no lon ger. 1 then suggested the propriety of moving higher up as they wero in the range of the cot ton factory. Mr. G replied "The ground has been measured, this is 200 yards above the fac tory, and we shall not move." They were then standing near a large oak tree Mr. Grecnhow and Mr. Ritchie near, and "Mr. Scott 8gainst or rather to tlie side of the tree, near the cotton fac tory, wrapped up in a cloak. Here a diagram of tho ground, drawn by Mr. Radzimineki, was introduced, upon which Mr. I). pointed out according to his remembrance the po-' ion ol the parties J Mr. P. had pawed up by Meesrs. G., R. and S. along the slip of land between the two canals and crossed over "the bridge upon the land next the river. I left the latter standing there, and as soon as I went up and informed them of my proposal and the reply, the combat began. Dr. Warner was at the time near the tree, but carne up to whore I stood. - When i went up Pleasants and Archer came down. I)r W. at this time was near me near the bridge, about 100 or so yards above. I saw from,where I was what was going on. P. armed hirpself on the river side of the factory canal as ho passed down by Green how and Archer 1 sa.w that there was. an inlej ruption I heard A. and G. call to him to stop, and. Dr. W. and myself joined in the call, though we did not know the reason at the time. A. and G were from 30 to 50 yards below the bridge when P. passed. Dr. W. and myself were near the bridge, and had not changed our position. No shot had been fired when the call to stop was made. P. did not stop but proceededv f lie ap proached within 50 yards of R. when the latter fired his pistol. P. continued to advance toward R. until he got withie a few feet of bint when be fired, as I beiieved, his first shot. R. baa fired several times before that, I cannot say bow many. When P. tired his pistol we ran up, thinking he would certainly kill R. As we ran up I saw P. strike R- with something but cannot say with certainty what. 1 think it was with the pistol. P. had at the commencement of the combat, a sword cane under his arm, but 1 cannot say whether it was with that he struck him. I think R. fired his revolver during this time, but I can not be certain. There were several shots. They were almost touching at the lime. The .firing ceased before we got up. P. fell just before we got np. R. and his party then retired. P. walked to the toll house on Mayo's bridge and was taken in a hack 10 Richmond. R. and his party left in a hack. 1 did not observe them after they left the ground. I did not notice Mr. R's. wea pons particularly. He had pistols in his belt ubout his waist, but I do not know their number. I did not see any sword on him before the rencontre, but saw it after it bad terminated. . He seemed to be in the act of putting it up when I got up. This was after Mr. P. fell. Mr. P. bad two duelling pistols and a revolver, a sword cane and bowie Knife. The revolver waa in bis coat pocket. It waa taken out after be fell. He did not use it at all his sword cane was under his arm. He did not draw his bowie knife, it was taken out of his bosom afterwards with the sheath upon it. I do not know how many shots were fired. I was under the impression that P. fired only once, because I remarked to Dr. W. '(he seems determined to put it on a single fire." I saw P. before and after death, after the combat. He died of the wounds received in the combat. Columbia, (S C.) April 4th. A young man named J. il. Rainey, was arres ted in this place on Saturday evening last, char ged with having robbed the store of Richard Car son, Charlotte, N. C. We understand be will be detained until demanded by tbe authorities of North Carolina. Chronicle. TIIE BIG HOUSE. Passing the City Hall square yesterday, we were aarftrised to see an immense) edifice in tbe tonrse of erection, on which a multitude of work men were busily employed. On inquiry, we were informed that it was for tbe great National Fair, or exhibit iot of the products of American skill in manufactures and the mechanic arts, to be held here in May. This vast building we found to be Jive hundred feet long by Jify to one hundred in width. It is to be closely and tignuy Dunt, ana perfectly eafe for any epecic of goods, however fine orWeable.-.iVafionat Intelligencer. -p " We see by the "Highland Messenger" that the good people in that part pf the State, are. not going to take things as they have done heretofore. A proposition Is "cut to holds Convention to be composed of a many Counties west of the Yad kin as choose to send delegates, tbe obct of which is jo take into consideration measure! for the'bnprovement of Western Carolina, either by bringing into nsa Its immense water power, for manuntcturinj'puTposes, by encouraging a more enlightened system of Agriculture improving the facilities of transportation, by all or any por tion of them together, going tb-develope the jm mente resources, of this delightful region oj conn-tryl-CarWinoi Watchman. I - -1 ; '2;;. "ti '."rr.:: '.-' in' is 1 I 1 1 ;-. ,.!' U- . Firmness PnerfyPersevercethrea great re quisites for success in life. ' ' 1 ." - V , ".., J-. ': V.... ... . irifouxAitTdTro r riii'siciiKS. fcl 'THOrAESON'S mVlC'CORSET, AND ittujERtf Abdominal banuage. JrtHE Subscribers firinf purchased the light ef ii making and aendinr Dr. ItoesaT Taone.' tVvie Corset and Abdosairtol Bandage for the preten- lioii and curs Of frolainus uien, nerms, pterin in t .... .. . ... .t ,,(r 1 UonLweo WaKet r raniyin, ajiianvuie. unauiain, vrp MfAohntm, end C'wfri''. ""P"1 them to the notice bf tbe Je' Tbesemalrumeja'iJrwon tbe Newbernian, principles, and to any qpe' tra printed in (his tysterjj and with'tbevduwaaea WhJfctkkOdant, otate relieved, the Uliliw of tbe instrtfment will be an iiaVwben U l: ! tbey have the'unqolified approbation of tbe Medi Faculty m all parts of tbe Country where they have been introduced. ,. Physicians .throughout the Stale are invited to ex. amine them, as we are satisfied they must be con vinced of their excellence end applicability. They will be put at such prices as to place them in the reacu oi every alient. WILLIAMS, HAYWOOD, It CO. Feb. 1646. 14- KitKiBH.Faa. 16, 1816 We have examined Dr. R. Thompson's Apparatus for the reliefBd core of Prolapsus Uteri. 4c, as well aa tbe testimony and Opinionsiuf highly eminent Members of tbe Faculty, and are of decided opinion that they are worthy the attention of the public and cheerfully recommend them at equal, if nut superior, to any instruments for similar purposes we have ever een. WM. G. HILL, - L. W. SCOTT, W. a. McKEE, Ji.L. 8TITH. ,. RIC4'D B. HAY-WOOD, " FABIUS J HAYWOOD. IMPORTANT SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Y V 1 RTUE of a Decree of the t;ourt of Equity for the County of Nash, made in tho case Uennett Perry el al ex parte, ordering ihe s.ile of the Real Etate of the late Hebi Pkrht, dee'd. for Paitiilon amongst bis Heirs-at-law. I shall sell on the premises, pn Monday, the S5th day of Alty next, that valuable TRACT OF I.A.D. Lying in the County of Halifax, mi the North siJe of Fishing Creek, containing about thirfeen hundred Acres, adjoining the lands of Benjamin Johnson, Samuel L. Arrington and James Carter Nicholson. Also, on Tuesday, the 26ih day of May next, I shall tell on the preaiises, one other TI5ACT OF (.A.liO, Lying in the County of Nash, known as the Keedy Point Plantation containing about five hundred Acres, adjoining ihe lands of Willie Powell, and others. Bonds with good and able sureties, payable in two equal instaluienls at twelve and eighteen months, with interest from the day of sale, will be -required. B.H.BLOUNT, C. M. E Nashville, N. C.,3 April 6, li 846. J Pr6 29 ts fSETATE OF NORTH CAItOLINA. JnnnaToa County Court of fleas and Cjuarter Sessions, February Term, 1846. Greene & Hastings VI. The Heirs pf William B. Allen, dee'd. fiSei. Fa. to tubjeet Ileal Eitate. In this case it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court,that Hinton Vinton and wife Phereby, John Vinson and wife Sally, are non-residents of this Slate : It is therefore ordered, that publication be made in the Rsleigh Register for six weeks, -notifying the taid Defendants, to appear at the next Term of this Court, to be held for the County of Johnston, at the Court house in Smithfield, on the 4th Monday in May next, then and there to plead, answer, or demur, otherwise, judgment will be taken by default. Witness, Thomas Barley, Clerk of our taid Court, at Smithfield, the S7lh day' of March, 1846. TH03. BAGLET, Clerk. Pri. Adv. $5 62j S6 SPUING 1846 HEW GOODS. Richardson & Co., Wholesale Dealers, S3 Mai a St., RkhmoDtl, Va. ARE now receiving, by various arrivals, a large Stock of - SPRING DRY GOODS. Their assortment, this Season, of Fancy articles, suited to both Ladies snd Gentlemen, will embrace the greatest varietv Ibey have ever had, of the latest stylet imported -, and their Stork of STAPLES will be found equal to any in the Cay. Merchants from the Country, are requested to ex amine their Goods, with tbe assurance, tha'. they will be told, on reasonable. .terms. Richmond. March 31. 1816. 25 17tp HARRIS HOTEL. COXCORD, NORTH CAUOLIXA. fTIHE Subscriber, has the pleasure to inform his X old friends and customers, and the public gen eral!', that he has recently purchased the large BRICK HOUSE, adjoining the North wett corner of the Court House, in the Town of Concord, and has fitted it up in a fashionable and comfortable stylo as a HOUSE for tha accommodation ot trie public. His house bat been thoroughly repaired his qoma are laige and conveniently arranged, and hit furniture it entirely new. His Hostler is not surpassed by any in the State. He flatters himself that from hit long experience in the business, be ia able to give satisfac tion to all who may favor him with a call. All I ask is a fair trial. Call and judge for yourselves. KIAH P. HARRIS. Concord. N. C, May 13, 1846. 40 "ECONOMY IS WEALTH." New Fruits, Confectionary, CAKES, &c. f-HE Subscriber respectfully tenders to her friendt JLnd customers, in ihe City ol Kaleign, ana vicin ity, her grttefuUhanks for the liberal patronage here tofore extended to her, and humbly begs them to give her s call, before purchasing any article in her line. She is now receiving her Spring Supply of fresh FRUITS and CONFECTION A ill, all of which bae been purchased forCasA, and will be told cheap-, er by the pound, than has ever before been offered in thia pltca. . My assortment of CANDV comprises Lemon, Cinamon, Cream, Peppermint, Rose, Star, Choco late, acidulated Lemon drops, aod every other va riety. I have constantly on hand fresh CAKES, of eve ry description amf quality. - -- As lbs season it near at hand for ICE CREAM, I give notice, that I shall always keep a plentiful supply en hand. I am prepared, at the thorteil notice, to furnish any quantity of ICECREAM, and FRENCH CAKES, for Parties, in the very best sty re. MAIlUn HAKDIE. Raleigh, April 8, 1848 t r-- 9 6tw THE WATIOIf AsL ' Fire Insurance Company : OF NEW YORK, . Offitt Ko. 61, Wall "Stmt,-:,- - f. Caplt&l 150,000 U patldia, ;; WILL aflect InturHH on Dwellings, 8tprea snd other Building, and oa Familur and Mercbandijse, on ihs anoat favorable Isrros. . JQ8 'W. MAVAGB, Presl. Wa.'lt.sw'BoMtl, UaVfi ..--. - .v i Annllaauuna far lAaaraaos in Raleieh. or its vicin- Uy,wiUkBdUlbSbierrber. . : 'i 1 ' v. vr . v.xc, ngenr. iStrMaiy's , School, " 7 ItAIEIGII- Bf. C. I $ fcflireJUv; S." JVSr6. D. Visrr, Jttr. ALOERT SMEDES. Rjector. rtnHE BurnW Term of5 this School it J y tneuce on the 4th day of Jena, and conUnuJ tbe 10th of November, .The W inter Term i.il mediately Tollgvr, and conlinue frere Wovtmber tl 4VAtjmtr n. Beano,,,,, of Nerlh CarolIuEaakcoa. County. Coorfof EquUy BpringTaravI84.f Brailtey and Pally biawife, Elizabeth Brad. i"-.1W Knul Piui S ".( nwwriWtSMaTu course of inn " eerv. iiepariBieni H inorOUgD, and jj ada tared by four gentlethen snd seven ladies. It it tbe inti ntion of the Itector in all his i... menu, to sustain, and as far as possible, tncrein cisimi 01 toe acnooi 10 me very liberal shire it 1, f .L . ..li- ; . Mttuvna uiijujvu tfi mo puuiiQ -lavoc ana tunaon vpduu n 1 4 1 ui t -t - ... . 1 rn. For Board, snd GuglUh Tuition, per term uf 1 i union in rrencn uj iu music, on we i lano, urgan, or uuilar jiJ w:,k e-j r..... ,.r n;;- i 1 ' ' liM U ,u, UK , I MtlU ITT VTgHU, Tuition on tlie Hsrp with use of instrument 41 " . in.jUraWiug and i uniting li l ent and Ink 1, j. B. The clothing ol pupils must be marked the owner's name in full. To prevent rivalry extravagance in tiress. a simple uniform is preurl for Sundays and special occasions. This eonsi:, 1 Summer, f a straw bonnet with light blue ribJ and a plain white dree. . Their ordinary apparel no vi miy uiiei,i iuiuuiib iui; ccuuui gina. JeiM and Lace are prohibited. 1 he Kehgious sen of the School being held in its Chanel. ,v Hector, pupils have rarely occasion to visit the Ci r rom their friends or relatives in the (Jiiv, thev allowed to accept invitations, for the day only,ol a uiniiiu, auu never tor iiie eveuing. 1 hey are not allowed to have accounts at M, except tt tbe request of their Parents or (Juanlia;, nor are they allowed to visit the Stores, without il company of a Teacher. lUrip.h, Apiil 2, 1646. 29 Sheriff's Sale. LIST of Land to be sold for the Tax of 18J by Jamks F. Johnson, Sheriff of Iredell, 1 Hie third Monday in May next, at the Court Hot: door in Siates'ville, Iredoll County : W illiain Daniels 200 Acres. 'Fax $2 ! Peter Brow Icy 261 do do 1 Henry Long 474 do do' 1 Joel I'lyler C7 do . do Id Martha Garner 6ft d do Mosi-aSbupine 86 4o do bphraim Shuford TTowq Irft do 1 f John Barnes 50 Acres do g David Irwin 115 do do 3: James r leming atH 1S0 do 13' jonii aiacaey 01 Uo do 35 IMathew reats 147 do do 3 rulrew KeiU lai di do 84, W tlfurd Turner 1 90 do do H Arthur Ulankinship 100 do do 1 &' Gabriel Hardin 50 do do 1 1 M . Iifanler's Kstate 104 do do 2 s John McAujey 175 do do 3 M Philip Pbifrr J 125 d. do 6; Usney Kogert 80 do do ?;l Elheldred ITdwards 590 do do 2 61 Hurah I bomas 104 do do it William Lemon 150 do do t H. WrMays ; 144 do do 1 K Thomas Gray 125 do do 4(13 Williams Robins 96 do do 1 (. William Ramsey 16 do " do 40 JAMES F. JOHNSON, Sheriff. April 1, 1846. $7 24-3W " FOR SALE, Tnlaable Cify Property, and otlm REAt, ESTATE. If VIRTUE of a Decree of ihe Supreme Court of North Carolina, will be told at Public Auc lion, before the Court House in the City of Kaleigli, on Monday, the 14th day of May next, the lollcmirij rroperty, to wit : One parcel of ground in the City of Raleigh, lito ate on tbe West tide of Fayetteville Street, bavin; thereon three brick tenements, and being formed oi parts of LoU, 10, 147 and No. 183, in lbe Flaa t said City. . , One other parcel of ground in aaid C'.y, known ii thePlan thereof, at Lota No. 133 and No. 117, on which is tituated a Dwelling House, &c. late the re sidence of Joisfb PiC 1, deceased. One other parcel of ground in the aaid City, num bered 213 and 229. One Tract of Eaild, tituate in the Conn tv of Wake, containing about 1,771 "Acres. One other Tract of Land, situate in the same Co ly, celled the "Cat-Tail Tract," containing 778 acres Ur.e other Tract ot lanu in tne tarne County, cu ed the " Piney Grove, containing 196 Aetss. One other Tract of Land in tbe tame County, coa- taining 91 Acres, called the " Rogers land. Three Jots dT Land, adjoining; the City M JCakiab containing together 1BJ Acres 20 poles, conveyed to Joseph Pe-sce, by Commissioners appointed by an Act of the General Assembly, passed 1813. Also, three other lots of ground, adjoining the Kid City, containing together! Acres, and 3,340 square vsrds. sold bv the Commissioners nder Ihe taid Act of Ihe General Assembly. TERMS Si months credit, as to one moietr, and twelve months, as to the residue of -the purchase money, from the dsy of sale the purchasers giving bond with approved turetv therefor. - ALSO on the same terms, and under the tame authority, will be sold by Thomas B Lrrrtiyoiis, Esoiiire. at lbs Court House in Oxford, Granville Cuunly. on the I si dsy of June, a Tractor seltlemeuV of Land, tituate in tbe said County of Granville, ly ing on Tabb't Creek, containing one hundred aul ninety-111 Acres. E. B. FREEMAN, Clerk. April 4, 1846. 88 RANAWAY, (TjROM the Subscriber, living near LeMte Ctt-tti H' P. O. Marion District. 8. C. a tolerably black negro boy named WALKEK, about 17 years of agt.41 6 feet 5 or 6 inches high, square shoulders, ni oesu appears to be drawn down between bit shoulders, when tpoken to he is slow to speak, but nhen h doet speak it very quick and short, and is apt to look straight at tha person he it talking to and shot ont eye when he goes to speak. He wore off a brown woollen round cost and pants, rather rapsed. and a good wool hat. He wat purchased front Maj. Arcb i McKay, of Richmond countyN .C in November last, who bought bins from a trader who had por--k.t kin. D;.iimAJ v. .hmii vear tto. have no doubt that he is aodeavortng to utas ait wav back to Virginia. . I will pay a liberal reward for hit apprehension and confinement In any Jail, ao that I get him again. ' . JA8. W.BASS. March 23. 1846. ' ' " Noticc. mjOTICE U hereby given that the Certlficatee 11 iwartty-lbree ahsret of the Capital 0tocke Freidet,reclorasad,Crpany.of the Bnk Cape Fear, ttandiag hi my name 00 the h00' ! said Bank, have been lot ; and application will madt to said Compwiy. that new Certificates for shares of stock may be irsued to me, in enbrmit with tbe by-laws olaid' President, Directors ana Company of lbs Bank af Cp Feari in sucbeaees made snd provided. -'' ---' ' . , - - ' MARtPBARBISr Ttb. 10, 1848. : - 14-oawSnt J" 'limnii"i' mam ' U S f lAl-'nr At I
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