TUR COMMERCIAL
AVII.MINGTONVN. C.
Abont ten o'clock, on Tuesday night Inst, i frame
' , table, the east Bid of third street, between Wal
,' ut and Mulberry atreetai the property of A. A. We
net, was destroyed by fire. The fire extended no
further than the stable, the loss, of which is pot hea-
v w'S'f COMMERCIAL' BANK.' 1
1 Vtt learn that the Directors of this Bank hnve do
'clared a dividend of 4 per cent, on the capital stock,
for t months, ending on Saturday last.
THfe MAR1XK RAILWAYS.
( For the first im, wo witnessed on Tuesday lnt,
'. (be passage of i'vessel up the Marine Railway. It
v was the brlgaotide Clarendon, built for a packet from
this plaeo to Boston, but for sorositlmo bac rtfnning
from Charleston, whence she comes to be coppered
and otherwise overhauled for a California voyage,
n one of Mr. Cabsioit's Railways. There are two
wred by this enterprising Eenileman, who first In
troduced them here ( one takes up n vcusri of 400
tons and the other from ISO to 200. His works
have been In operation 8 or 10 years, and the Com
pany's Steam Boats have been saved, during that
time the trouble of going to New York to repair.
The economy and other tindvantagcs of this mcthed
of repair, are loo wcllknown to thecommoicial com-
mnnitv to reaulre recommendation from us. VV e arc
ntiifled that all the work done ar.his ship yard ha, j
given satisfaction, because the demands on its opera
Sionssro constantly on the increase.
" Welearn that our friends Messrs. S. DekbycV Soxs
are putting up a Railway opposite tlio town m
other evidunee of the prosperity and onw ard march
of Wilmington In industrial enterprisu.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS.
Wear." gratified in perceiving limt tliu prrs-fca In
North Curolina, with very few exception, hnve
Uken the ground we have occupied from tbe com
mencement ottho discussion of this question, and
that no countenance or favor U given to ilia ultra
disunionista.
It is honorable to the patriotism, and creditable to !
tue intelligence, and worthy of the humanity of our ; , ,r,y McColumi ., ,hal m eiu8 mmvf Butt,
people, that they look upon the severance of or 1 u.)los... ..j ,.:ijis n M din.jniaive pony is w Uhaut
, band of Union, with all its probable disastrous and ; pi.aK y eilja, a (ivt.lsi,v 0r ent.-riahime.t
tloody-conaeii'uences, with no composure of feeling j ll:iS ntvi,r occu ivt,n ,,y any compny ,hnt has prc--and,
though hey are determined to require of the j C(;dtd ltm . nm, as i.-l j(1ny is ,le night of the
Free States, auc security lor our ngnts under ttie
Constitulon, tltey would avoid the last recoi l with n
reluctance that no language can express.
The South has remonstrated, urgued, iutreated
and demanded in vain. They have been met with
reckless, causeless, insulting Innovations and tres
passes upon their rights, and will submit to them no
lonirrr. They desire to live under the Federal
Constitution, in its true and correct version, or else J
they will recede and form one for themselves, under
hlch thy ean enjoy their rights and privileges
Tle It tbe true state of pubUc fueling in North
lrolina. -Let the North look to It; .Whatever evil
'tliiAiaM.MMn... n.. .hnu,vltl K.-l,.n
t
i eible In the sijUt of God and mn. 1
, ' , GEN. HOUSTON.
Gyn. Houston, the Senator from Texas, made a
t-1
Speech in the Senate on Friday last, on the luvi
.tuestion. He says, very correctly, that the farmers,
mechanics, workingmen, and In fuel all ehsses ex
cept a few noisy politicians, arc In favor of ptcser
vlng the Union Tne number of those who detsiie
a.dlsso!.! ! . i. jr soaih, ii very rumii,
ond'qulre insignificant compared to the whol. V.
general .'u:!i:ig a. id d.-ir : is for t!u Union ; but the
rights of the Sontli fnust be pecuri.l. or liie ppirit '
disunion will spread far end Ide. The Union m..n
of the Soqth are conditionally such they live ii
'Wilh.lta rights and principles ; not under the viola
tion 0f the Constitution, snd s disregard of the in
tercsts. the honor, and pcjec of Southern comm'jai-Ijes-
AMERICAN SLAVERY.
R may not be uninteresting to our readers to know
something of slavery as it existed in the Colonies,
before they became independent States. We give it
us It appeared In the N. O. Commercial Times, anJ
uubsequcntly, wiih additional item.-, In Di.-tutiieli's
Almanac for ihe present year :
la 1776 the year of the Declaration of Independ
ence, the whole number of slaves in the Colonic
was eatimated at 500,000; llieue vurc divided a:nong
the several States as follow? :
New Hampshire
Msssschusetti
Rhode I4end
CoBnectlcut
New- York-..-.-
Kw Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Aorilt Carolina
uth Carolina
Otalgia- ..... .
3,;oo
4 370
5,000
13,000
7.UC0
10,000
9,0iA)
60,000
lfis.ouy
;5,(KiO
lio.ooo
lli.OOO
Total
', 1 14
1b fourteen years from the above period, a ercat
change was tflectcd. Maaochuscits had got char
of them altogether. She nld them to ihe South, and
Mow abuses the South for keeping them. T1:e dlvi.
lost amung the Stales of thii p. pnliition, in IT'JO,
waetatioiiowsr
New Hampshire
Vermont
attuieachuaetis
Island-
Coprtficikel,-.--'
w Yvjl-
iMetr Jersey-. ..'
rconsylrunU -
Delaware f ' i ... ,
Maryland "
;Vlrfilnid-...Vi. .........
NortU Carolina ,
,'eiitli Carolina --
Cloofrjia-"-'
tTttihtiM
l'.
H'7,U.'4
at 17
11,830
r
,
Tiiul , w 097X9?
Ifora. w, SisteJ la JUitie.
v tseWstaUttnetiis rxcmpllfy tbe potiilon of ih epar
tUa, norUi and outtif In the present conteit, and
jor tow'unjuitty ihe'Soaih U (leali by, , Slavery,
wtteUur good or evil, was participated in by all the
State of the CjnfeJeraer anS the Con'titutl :i - j
formed with .1 eager dealro that Virginia ahould - ARREST OP THE REFORMED, GAMIER,
adopt a wi,h U5 000 slave., a, .hot Pennsylvania p J, II Green, the r toed gambler, has been ar
shonld do so with 9,000. - Now, at this late day, arter rested at Albany, and brought on to New York and
havlnc shared .'the peills of the revolution,' and the committed to await a further hearing, on the charge
harden. nl BU,L U .ueceedltiz years, In a com- I of obtaining in 1648, good, and Jony to tho value
mon band of brotherhood, fourteen States aro requl
red to do vfcot it ou tftluir potter, to gratify a mor
bid scnslbllitvl and minister to the cravings of poll
ileal ambition represented that he had been sppolnred a secret
We extract a few further items connected with this '' United States Martha), employed by the govern
Ljkt0 ment for the purposa . of dotocting' countetfultura In
"In August 1G20 tiie first slaves ever brought to ' the manufacture of bank bills and coin, and showed
this country were landed on James River, in the . a document as his credential, underwhlch he acted,
colony of Virginia, Iron, a Dutch sl.lp-of-war. They He ofTered to make the other , one of hH , deputies,
were landed snd sold, and very soon thereafter ne- and he believing tho story, consented) he was o
groie constituted a wry Important and lucrative epe- be paid 850 per month. ; It wa duang jthis period
rle. of merchandise. In tiearlr all tho coroniea.--
They were brought over in large numbers, and wero
aoucht after with creat caaerncss by the ocncultu-
rulists offlhose primitive times. They continued to 1
be imported to a greater or less extent, until the tide
was checked by act of Congresj of 1303. :
" prom 1776 to 1790, the slave population of the ,
United Slates increased about 39 ner cent. Tho
census of 1800 eiihihlled a slave population of 693,
041 ; that of 1810, 1,104.304; of 1820, 1,638,904; of
1S30, S,0J9,031 ; and of 1S40. 2,456,355."
(COMMV.SICATED )
THF. GRF.ATFST CIRCUS YF.T.
Stuns & McCollum's Cdmpany," as organized
for the season of eighteen hundred and fifty, Is with
out doubt a model troupe. Tno two thousand hup
py faces who assembled on their opening night to
witness tlu wondrous und'ulmust superhuman work
ins' of tliia truly great troupe, were in ecstasies with
"l0 arrangement, and many of the first fami
lies were eye wjiucseca to tiiu quirks, pranks, and
I oddities of that rcat original Dan Ricn, greut as he
in at ail limes, glorious as is hia humor, and rieli as arc
I his Inimitable (jru'.Hjuc.H upon common Occnbione ;
I it Is only upon vuch us lliese th.i' the unclouded sun
j of hi genius sliines foilh, iind glorifies tho arena iy
j lila my. Dan is the most poetic of jestetp, the
I idealized idea of a ctowr:, tiie impersonation of wise
fully, t tic very master of Fooling j his imagination
.mills beauty to his wit, selling it off like the gold
foil on the Inncct, uml gives to liis humor that iudes
iri'uuhle lichnecs which makes us laugh inwardly
I with u son of mental t-niihlaction, gratifying the in-
tellect of tlio scholar us well as tickling the fancy of 1
t)l(. criiwd Tnc (1,c;:,ri.n9 are masicrs, partieu-
company this scupon in Wilmington, it isudviaulle
for one and a!l to s e thrm.
FIRES IN NORFOLK.
A boat find on the Corporation Ferry Wharf, Nor
folk, was destroyed by fire ut the close of .Sunday
last. By this calamity two wot thy young men, boat
builders, lost all they had accumulated by tli.'ir in-
f dustry -about $1,000 in mateiiul and unfiiiUhe.I
work. The shed was rented. It is ascertained that
the tire was kindled 1 y an incendiary, for the mere
: l ..... r . - . .1. ... . i
" u "oiie coUla ue assign-
cd- ?nly unc WMk bcforc' tne Carpenter's Shop ot
! Mr- &ilbcrl- on Southgute Street was burned, and
atlempts made to hum four other Carpenter's .Shops.
I About 0 o'clock of the same evening, a Grocery
I Store on Campbell's Wharf was destroyed ey f:re,
' with iis eontents $r,500 Insured.
lONGRESSJOm.
, In the S'liuir, on Ihe llili, the discussion upon
' 1 1 to question to receive the petition praying the
peautiul dissolution ot the Union, was remmed by
Mr ( ,n!..ot 1 'it.. :uccpi.oii.
j kvs:a. Cass Bull-r, Wcb.':t.r, Mangum, and Da-
is, c-f ?IafS . opposed its reception, id the voie
beiii' taken tl e molion to leceive was rect-jv i d- -.
yeas 3, tiujs 31. Messrs. Ciii.se, Hu'e and Sewur.l
j being lliosc vuling ill the iifiiru, alive.
The Senate then look u, the resolution of Mr.
C::-.S.
1 Mr. Berrien addiesfed the Senate, lie depicted in
i '
; ttron'; culois the anxious feelings entertained at the
. South in the social circle an well as in the puhlio
gatherings on this cubjee:. He still hoped thai
I Bomcthing would be done. He staled ihu consli-
tutionul grounds on whicli ilie youth resisted, main
I laining the true ground of coiupromiso to be, that
neither the Nonh or South should have legislation
on ihe subject of slavery in the tcrrilotlcs, but at
1 boih made claims for legi.-'jt.on, that Conyrcs
w odd K ave the subject alone-, and let it be tested by
I the .Sit;, rome Court.
He had not concluded, w hen a motion lo go into
I Executive session prevailed, mid shortly uftcrwai'ds
ihe .Sentate adjou lud.
In the House, on thellih ihe Revenue Collection
Bill was under consideration, but no final action
was had on it.
I MTOi' THAT KNOCKING.
' Tliere has been ! r some li ne inueli su;""rMiiiouj,
Interest mid excitement nt Rocheeti-r, N. V., In
' consequence of eirlaiu myi-lerioua " knockiogs" by
' whU'ii, w llh the aid of two half-grown gi.ls, divers
revelations were made from the "spirit land," and
! from dcpirted persons to tlttir living frienJs.
' Crowds sweinbled day afir day, through several
' week.", to wiines the wonder, questions would be
1 iikked, and an nllirmativu or negative answer direc
ted by such knocks or sounds upon the aousc-fusor,
tables, 4-c, a the girls had specified. Tl") slfuir
has now, however, exploded, alter many had txen
Hijt.uciuel out ol tlieir b-nii?, uno columns upon
iUlumn have bc?n writien uud piiblia-ed upun
(lie
sub; xl. It seem that an invesilgation committee
fy spppolnieei to conlsbiitate wun me pnn mm
17 ascertain I lit. 1 r object ami purpose. The tirsl ihing
11 ! ihe inailer-ot-fact commiltve-inon did was to seize
'J the two young ladies, tie their pcllicuats tight touni
-,oi- dnir niikks, place them upon a table, and hold
-,-J'1 j th:ir led iite mill. Wonderful lo relate, the spir-H.4-3
is were uu disgusted with this rudenens, that lluy
3, '37 i refused tu make uny communication while the ladies
i6"" ' were held in durance, and the committee venture lo
IU3,030 I rxprcM tho opinion, ihut if a jury of matrons could
V03,27 j ,nvt if cmpannelled on the snot, ihe supernatural
100,37V j nppaiatus would have been found concealed on the
j ,H.rsun,0f Hie Vestals. Only to think, savs the ven
Irrablo Malor Noah, how much mvsterv may bo
concealed unicr a pcttleoai. Clever young women
I IJ-I.-.. tv- f
nuiw. umumurc o un.
CHOLERA AT MEMPHIS.
. TUa Jlcniphle Enquirer, of the 31st, notlcW tho
occurrence of three cases of malignant chokrs In
that city on the preceding day, all of which proved
final. Thopcrsoni who died of the dlacaso were
Msj, Ware ami daughter and a Mr. Hairls. The
m .Ii P"x wn alto pr. ;.!liiv th re lo som. txtf m
ding. The Mirror aaysi
Oreen became acquainted with Spauldlng, and
mat me goods ana money were obtained. apuui-
uing, after a time, suspected thatll was not tight,
and wrote to Mr. Gtllct.-bolteltor to the becreto
ry's Department, toknow if what Green tepresen-1
ted was true ; and was Informed that Ire hud provi.
ously-represented that he could bo very serviceable
to lite government in the detection of counterfeiters
of coin, and had been recommended lo the different
U. S. Direct Attorneys, for thedetectlon of guillj
parlies; but it was soon discovered that ho was
humbugging the Government; that what the had
represented was false, and he was therefore dismiss
ed. On his arrest the officer took from his person
ubnd bill for 300 on tlve Philadelphia liank. 4(20
on the Northern Bunk of Kentucky, likewise two
cancelled 3'00 Treasury notes.
Sl'I'RKME COURT.
The Judges of this , Tribunal have commenced
delivering Opinions. The following ure the first:
By IUtfis, C.J. In States ex rcl. Williams r
IiTizeli's Adinr., from Bertie, affirming the judgment.
Also, in Kay r. Ray, in Equity, from Orange,
remanding the cause. Also, In Hullockr Nelson, in j
Equity, from Guilford, dismissing the bill.
l!y N'Asir, J. In Millar. Carpenter from Stan
ly, .-.r.rining the judgement. Also, in Keel lo use
of tV.ipth r. Moore, from Surry, affirming the judge
ment. Alio, in Sikru r. Paine, from Tyrrell, nf
finning ma judgement Also, in Anderson v. Doak,
from Ouiilord, afl'M-ining the Judgement. Also in
Wjtere to use of Pool r. iSmaw, from Ileaufuit, of
Aiming the judgement. Also in Hamlin o. Mc
Neill, from Chatham, reversing the judgement and
giving judgement here for the pljimiir. Also, in ,
llulet. Baker, in Equity, from Cu'i.hciland, direc
tion a reference to the Mailer.
Iy Pr.AUhu.v, J. Tn Beasly . Downey, from
(innvilli , afliriniu:; the judgement below. Also, in
McUay v. Simpson, in Equity, Iroin Richmond,
directing a decree that the defend int transfer the
slocl: and pay the dividends accrued since the con
tract, Also, in Hart r. Roper & Uostick, in Eiuity,
hum Richmond, overruling the demurrer with cost.
Also, in Hailc(v Ingram, in Equity, from An(m;
in the oi iginal bill the plaintiffs have a decree for
costs the cross-hill is dismifsed with costs. A Is. ,
in Johnson v. Chinnbcis, from Person, directiii!; a
venire tie norn. Also, in Pool and wife r. la:a
from I'a.-quotanli, declaring tin', there is error in the
decree and dismissing the potiiinn with costs. Al
to, in Black c. Easlon from I'aq i it.inU, directing a
Ten ire de nwo. 1
The I-inte Vlrc at Han I'rauclsco. J
Speaking of this visitation, a letter in the Journal
of Commerce eeys.
" Al one lime ali hope of savin;; any part of the
city was given up by every one. As it burnt gamb
ling houses, hotel, restaurants, offices, ftoref, tent",
dwelling-house?, bowling-alleys, store-sheds, nnd
lumber yards. It rained und blew a yale for three
.1;, ,., ,1... e ,1. . . ':':. ! :ilu, .
.'. ,i e ii i aui p!. n.i-,l e-.nveiv Tie'
ut VI day i: aj . n cotniileiiccd to lain mid '. low. It
u .is ory.. :' :!ie niof t rem irkable inst inc e ver wit
nes.c.! ol ii;e visiiati n of the Almtglry, swprpiirj
lu it did the principal and most notoiious a.s
cell ;,3 the f'.r.-t vanillin;; e. -1 ; I 1 i dinicnis, where
ni'lit .'.in! de.y, .Sonday and week days, openly un
l hiiiMily, and boaistingly, did tin y violate lite
laws both of God and man. Many have been ruin
ed by the fire, and yet the rebuilding commenced
; ths very morning uftcr ii occurred.''
i -
1'ivm fit C':i::U.i!ii,i Mircuy.
I CONGRESS MR. CLAY .S .Si'El'.Cll.
Mr. Clay's Po-.-all.el coniprotn:e re?.dutlu-'.?
came up for conidcralion on Tuesday lat, wln-n he
led oil' l he i!ieu.-sion by a two day's speech, m iiirli
nl'opetlicr I'll eighteen colunKH of ilia Natin.inl ln-le-!llgencer.
Ofejorsewe can do nothing with it,
but refer briefly to its positions. The debate was
not conlinued on Thursday, the Se nate having ael
journi d e.nly as a mark of n.-pect for the memory
of Mr. New in-'iii ol Viriota, a member ol Ihe Hou-e,
eho died la.-t summer.
Mr. Clay's rc'-dut'eui", already publ:-:hcd, furme I
the topics of his speech. They embrace lluse
p. Mill? .
1. Thu a.l.i.l-iMon of California into the Union.
2. The tsiabliiliinenl of Territorial G jvernitients
in DcBcrct and New Mexico.
3. The determination of the boundaries of Texas.
4. Slavery and the slave trade in thu District of
Columbia.
5. The rocovcry of fugiTivo slaves.
G. The iraiififi r of slaves from Slate to State.
Wc dispose of the two lust briefly. Mr. Clay's
remarks upon these tnptcs were in all respects ex
cellent, and such us might be expected hum a wise
and patriotic Sou ihcrn Senator. In regard lo tho
power of Congress over slavery in the Dis-trict of
Columbia, we do not understand tho force of much
that ho K.iid. The power of Congress lie affirms
strangely, on the ground that the Consiimiion con
feis Ihe right of "exclusive Icgmliiiion in all cases
v. hatsocver" over the Districts. But (hen he ud
miu that the solu objucl of the power, was to se
cure i he seat of Government from ihe instruction
of State authority. Moreover lie admits that such a
use ol liie power could never have bem contempla
ted by thosu who madj; tho cession ot the District,
and thai it would be an net of bad faith lo Maryland.
And he should have admitted :iUo, that ii would bs
a declaration of hostility on the itarl ol the Federal
Covernnunt against liie Institutions of filteen States
of the Confederacy. After llleso adlniBdion, ills
hard lo see what this pretended power can be made
to rest on. But Mr. Clay Insists that the power to
bolih slavery In the District must be sontewhore.
. . ... '
it is not In the Elates i therefore it mint be In Gon-
S'e- Suppose, he says, Virginia and Maryland
, werej-J abolish slavery i will It be pretended that
i we mast tecp U sp forever bets'?1 And tills seems
to have puzzled Mr. Llaf. There Is ne ground for
fesr. In the esse Supposed 1 would vanish or Itself,
and that clrcunivtance, aoelniple and so certain, Is
at; It', t n-i-Cf t all arguments ii. l.u.n .! the
power, becnufe there never could 'he an, exigence id
which Its exercise would be beneficial or called
for., t' i ' i"'t;r;'-''. 3
,J Dul suppose tla-very abolished In Virginia and
Maryland, whirl soft of Femoral Government would
Mr. Clay call that, wber a Senator from Kentucky,
going to Washington, (o disVlwrge the duties of hlh
office, and luklng with him his servant, should be
told that ibe laws of Congress," ai the seat of Ills
own Govornment, stripped hint of his poisotston of
whut the Conaiitwioi of tfio United States recog
nises at lawfuf propertyil q - the Stot wbieh sent
him there 7 Would the Senator front Kentucky,
thus plundered by his own Governmerii, "while dis
charging public duties under It, bf satisfied by the
assurance that It was all right, 6eaus Congress has
the power of "exclusive legislation"' over tho Dig
H'ie1 Would he not rather asy, if they have this
power, then nobody but Congreas Is responsible lor
robbing me, una ot their number, at the seat or my
own Gooyerniuont, while I am here in the discharge
of my duty aa a Senator. If they have this power,
then they huve Indubitably tho power to protect uie
in the possession of my property. Why do they uoe
it for the purpose of wronging and deiraudirrg me I
Some such scenes as this would be likely to occur,
if the power contended for by Mr. Cluy should be ex
ercised, even in the extreme case of the abolition of
slavery in Virginia and Maryland. And they would
show most conclusively that then the Federal Gov
ernment will huve become the Government of the
North, not for the whole. Will- Mr. Clay maintain
that such a state ot things can be brought about by
Constitutional legislation1')
FROM HAVANA.
The steamship Iaatel, Capt. Rollin', arrived at
this port yesterday afternoon, from Havana, via Key
West and Savannah, bringing eighty cabin tuul
steerage passengers. The I .i.. I left Havanna on
the 6th, and Key West uu liie ihh, and experienced
heavy gales from the Noithcast and Northwest du
ring the entire i.-soge. Tho mails fur Savannah
were landed on the morning of the 11th at 5 a. in.
The Isabel saw on the morning of her departure a
8teaner going into Havana, supposed to be the En
glish mailrfteamer from Mobile.
CltarU.ilon Mercury 12,'i iiutt.
MARINE NEWS.
Ml
PORT Of
WILMINGTON, FEU 111.' A HY 11.
HlflH WATEH AT TIIE BAH.
9,r,f
ARRIVED.
12. Steam r Cver:rrcen, Rush, from Fayetli ville,
to John Bunk, with sundry mdse.
I 13. Schr. M. K. Wells, Gii.T:n, from New Vmk.
to E. J. Lutieiloh, with nidie. tu'imdiy persons.
' " Sehr. Alaric, l'rosees, from Now Votk, lo Do
' Kes.-i t ci Brown, with mdse. to sundiy persons.
' Si l.i. .Monterey, Mtlntyrc, from liristul, Me
to G. W Davis, with Hay.
CLEARED.
Exports of fchr. LeesUurg, cleared in our lust
2'M bids. Spiiils Turpentine, 2J'J libls. Kain,
bales Yarn. 75'J bush. Peanuts, 61 bales K:i", it
I bales Slieelini;. 21 bales Waste, 1! bales Tobacco, 2
'. boxes Mdse. JJ.'JW ft. Planed Lumber.
j 12. Schr. Ira Brewster, Chadwick, lor New York,
bv CJ. W. Davis, with lbO bbls. Spirits i'uipen.ine,
ytiO bbls. Rosin, 50 bales Yarn, 100 bales Sheeting,
1U bales Cotton, 480 bush. I'eunuts.
Ii. liehr. I'eiseveiBnce, Tornty, for Porto Rico,
1 y (J. W. D avis, with bO.OOO ft. Lumber.
l !. Stuamei tiov. Graham, Rankin, for F.iyi tie-
ille, by T. C. Wonh, wiili goods for Lush & liroih
eis, lien. Saiui (iaitlier, 11. L. Sly rover it Co., King
e. Ilege, .Scott & .Smith, Win Murphy & Co., J.n.
Mclver, J. R. & . Sloan, J. Winceoli & Co., J. F.
( i.ipi!-. i -, Ht -ar-iecV !avi, N. Kendn'l, Ur.i ! Ma.i.
'ii. R.iiil & Co., l-hii.d h'fid M .1,. C ,.,
.1. I) vi;Im!H'. Jos.Uiley, J M. Williams. J. on.'i,
ii. I'jamli'M, 1!. Rose eV Son
15. Sthr. Cherokee. Smith, for Havana, by J.
Hathaway ii. Son, Willi 257 casks Rice.
NW YORK.- -AaaiviD.
11. Selir. S. C Davis, Davis, hence.
" James G. King, Wainwnghl, hence.
,! " l-.l iune, Robinson, hence.
" " L 1. Xmiih. Miller, hence.
11 K. S. Powell, l'owell, henee.
" " Rough and Ready, Abboll. fiom Wnsh-
iuton, N. C.
" Luke, Brown, from Fdcnion, N. C.
" Edw. Flileli, Crabtree, for Waalnnninii,
IN.f.
PHILADELPHIA. Clcabeu.
11. Schr. Julia, VanGilder, for this port.
DISASTERS.
Tho ship Russia, from Nsw Orleans, bound lo San i
Francisco, took firu outside the Balii-, and was
wholly destroyed. Four of Ihe seamen perished.1
The ship and part of the cargo were insured in ihia
ei; y lo the uinouril of 1130,000,
Kev West, Feb 8. 1350. !
The English ship Lord Seaton, Capt. Fiizslm- 1
niotis, an iv. . I here on the 27th from Tortu.'as, vl. i.
.he had been ashore, and relieved by wreckers. S!u
was from New O, leans, bound to Liverpool, with a ;
cargo of 2.100 bales Cotton. She is now beiiv,' dt-
t barged in order to examine hur bottom, which is ;
s ipptisfd lo be much irjured.
The ship Abalutn, l-'lliot, master, from Bo-ton. f-.r
New Orleans, with a cargo of Ice, rBn on the Anie
lican shore on the 5th, and was gotlon oil' next d y
by thu wreckers who threw ovcrbaard a tii.inliiy of
l argo. It Is believed shcis not much Injured, niili
coilseiiucntly will not dise!iarge,but proC' ed on l.cr
vovngo so sOtin as the salrago is settled. j
En"lisli bri Wanderer from Jamaica, with Log-:
wood, bound to a port in England, arrived on ihe
first. She has been ashore on' Carysfort Reef, and
was nssistcd bv wreckers, who, Hot bem,' able lo
get alongside with ihelr vessels, In consequence of
the aeverity of thu weather, and fen rimer die would
soon go co pieces, forced her e ver ;!. r-ef into deep
water. Her bottom has, no rtoubi. received mueli
dwiiago. She is now being discharged.
The schooner Charles S. Gagor, from Jackson
vide, Fls. with Lumber, for Texas, nut into this
port on-tho 2S ill leaking badly. She lias been sub
sequently condemned as unseawurihy. and sold v. itli
her cargo.
A. G. BOWERS & BROTHER,
1VATCH AM) CLOCK MAKICH-t,
JKW'KI.MillK Ac.
OPPOSITE THE CIIB05ULE OlKICP., TSONT SHEET.
WllMINOToN, N. ('.
A. G. U. having just reilumedlroui tho North,
with a new nock. of i
I'.kEiit Jewelry, Vvatchcs, Clocks,
Musical iioxeo, 1'iatea ami sil
ver Yre.
Hesrwctfully Invito the Ladles and Genilnnen of
Wilmington, and country generally, to examine our
siock before making a purcnase clMwhtre, aa we
flj l tci ourselves that we enn sell goods at as tow
pricea aa any othsr M'abliehment South. This
lock is ths third one we havo received within Ihe
last five months which Is a pioof that a quick Sale
and small profit, Is the beat and only way to secure
the good will and patronage of lliucltlzciu generally.
N. II. Every description or Wnichis, Cltcka.
Jewelry. Musical lloxes, plated snd Silvor , Were,
personally rcpnlre I, and in a wuikinanlike manner,
nol be surpassed by any other csiaMlfhmrnl, and
warranted for one v.-nr.
F.b ii. HI.
WHOLESALE I'UlvES, C UUUENT. v
JiAVAL STORES, r
yellow, Dip. & bbbof 2S01bs. J 1 85
. 1 90
1 n
Hard.'- VZ7 ' Vv.l
npkiti( Turpentine, 4 g.' ? ,, ;
fur "ty,pi'?si
iiich ,,'.-' -
Uosin No. I, J'c. a 1 pe lb. gross.
' XSo, 3. ....,,
Varnioh i'f-.t '
nMutziu&0.-U'-V,'
Itrlerior y '
Fair Ciuality- ! f '
l I r M 11 l-.lf . MT I ' AM MII.fi.
25 a
.1 12 a
.1 UU lit
i hi
1)5 ki
JO lU
1 1i
.-, 70'
22
:hi
8 50
. 7'tU
"1 2 00
IB 00
0
50
Widu louida, plank und scantling 11 00
t-'lor Moulds-........ 14 00
Wide Hoards, Edged.- :.!'' 14 CO
Refused, hull rirleu on oil..
hUMlSUU.UlYUlt.
Kloor Boards-.. 9 00
A Ida Roalds "
ieunvtllng
U1CU. .
UouBll 76
10 00
7 0;
6 00
( leaned 3 00 3 12
V. O. HUd. roujh-.nonc rt 16 00
" " drused a
barrel 15 CO
li. O. llhd. "ough
" " dressed-
Ashe Heading,-
11 00
13 UU
13 CO
-scarce-
!J,00 10 00
a 1 SC
3 GO m 4 00
3 50 a 4 10
05 ta 70
75 i !)4
5 a 5J
4i m j
y 10
16 a 17
1G at n
16 is 17
m
-
to 19
10 a 17
U0 o
n m 30
2H fa in
30 nt 32
AS
19
l) its - ..
7 it 3
0 m
1 1 ht 7
5 nt b
II n Hi
7 'j 'i
ti 9 l
- K 5 '-5
at 5 00
ia .17")
7 00 m 7 33
M m
(iU C'-'
ir t.
15 m
7 1 i
20 6
03 ia
1 1 let 5
33 a
7 ii 71
7u m 75
slllNGl.Li").
Uomnion
Contract
Black's" lurge
i't:.H.
H. E. t'cas
I'ea Nn is
New Orleans
i'ot to Rico
St. Domingo
Rio
Java ..
Lagurm
Cuba
M()I,ASSES.
Now Oilcans
Cul-n,
tonuirc
Llverpoo , per sack---SlJKH.
N. E. Rum
('omiiion Gin
hiskey
Apple Brandy
HACON
llama, N. C.
" Western scarce
Udes, N.C.
" Westurn
Shoulders, N.C.
" Western
mMIT(:s.
Cotton Viiins
Cotir n Ozrinburiis
4-4 N. C. cilietiinL's-.
I'Eoiri:.
Fayeteville sup.
' fine
X
Canal
C"rn
Meal
' otton-
flutter-.
I hcese
liceswax
Hay. .. .
scarce-
j Lva.i,
ooan
IS
I. ird N. C.
l.ime--.
- --
i
I'TtKioirrw.
: To NEW YORK
BMs Turpentine, Tar and Rosin, 33
under and 30 on deck.
" Spirits Turpentine,
Rice, per ewt. gross
Bales Cotion,
Cotton t'oods and Vnrn, per bule,
io i'ljli.ADELI'Hl.A.
Bik Tiii p. ntin.-, i'ur nnri Rosin, 35
iiinlci and on deck.
" Spirits Turpi ntine,
Rice, per cwt. (,-ross
Cottn goods anil Yarns, per foot,
Lumber
To BOSTON.
cts
50
14
$1
aO "
11 15
0 cts.
Bbls. Turpentine, Tar and Rosin, 45'
under and 37j on deck.
" Spirits Turpentine,
Rice per cwt gross
Lumber, per M., fcljj
55
15
COMMERCIAL.
RCMAUKS ON MAIIKDT.
Wu have bnt lilllo to remark. Arrivals of produce
have been light for two days, past, couettquenily bu!
lew sales have been efl'ucied.
Tea pes tins. Some 5 lo GOO bol. Turpentine
have been disposed ol'at $1,90 per bid. for Dip, and
81,10 per bbl. for Hard.
i ak. A small lot of Tar wos sold at 11,1.1 per
bbl.
Si'iniTs TcartNTiSE Some 53 bbls. .Spiiiis
I'lirpentine were sold at 25J tte. pergallon, bbls. H,
7 j not returnable!.
TiMur.a Several rafts Mill Timber, ware sol. I at
these prices, viz: 84,25, 4,00, 5,00 5,25 and 15 per M.
measurement ; prices varying according to quality.
lUcoN. Somo 0,000 lbs. old Bacon, Sides and
Shoulders, (N. C ) sold al $G per cwt.
Rives. Lumsei. Some half dozen Rafts in mar
ket, but no sales, that we are apprised of.
FaEiciiT on Ton Timber, to Pliilsdeldhia, New
York, and llosiuu, is said to bi from $3 to t'J per M.
fi ct, but as there Is no Inquiry for Timber to be ta
ken on Freight at present, nothing dc final j can be
said.
NEW U)RK MARKET.
Feb. 11. The loiters by the steamer Europa were
not assorted and perused until after business hours,
consequently but little was dono,
The Stock market Is nioro buoyant and prices
have an upward tendency,- but ne actual change to
nyllce from tho quotations of Saturday. Tbe mo
ney Market Is gradually becoming easier, and good
paper can bo negotiated - on the street at a 7 per
cent.
Flour Is steady-Sales of 4500 bbhv at 1 1,9-1 a 5
for common, Western and State brands, and 5,44
a 6.50 for pur Qeneseei Southern 15,25 a 5,37;
Rye Hour unchanged; Corn meal firmer.. -
Wheat la dull No sales reported Corif is more
active, and prices Improved Salus of 40,000 bushels
61 a 62c for mixed, and 00 ft 61c for new yellow t
Oats 38 a 46c t Rye 63e. ' ' ., v
I'fotlslooseredull. Saka oi new mesa Pork at 1 10,
75 and prime at t9 e 9,121. Lard ia firm and advau
clnf. Bales of 300 bblal at6Vtc, per lb. ''-
Groceries ure not generally ee frnsi CorTeo Is
heavy an ! ptice; litidin; t'' dccliii'.. No salts re
ported. (Sugars quiet, Mulusscs steady. Rice t n
changed, yi 'fy''JO f'fX,-:l ''.''
The Cotton market la dull and droopinjr.. The
eales to-day were J,0C0 balci at 111 for middling'
New Orleane, ahowlog a dcclmo of Je; pe'lh. v f
: WWey,. .dull. ; Sales at 23 a 23Jc, per gallon.
, ( Tobacco Is firm and prlcbajehdjng up word. "; -.
Naval Storca have Wit. rather-(luiettind the salce
of the week embraced only 00 barrels Wilmington
Common Rosin, rfi , IL17 ' . ICQQ North; County, at
SIM . 1,06 i m Newbern at 1, 121, delivered ,
600 whlia at 82.60 a S.75 'pcf'O Hia-and 3 a 400
bbls. Spirits Turpemi.ntv 33. a ,31 cis, ciiah, and 34 J
& 35, 4 tnoa. North County Turpemlue held at $2,75
per 280 lbs. v r S;''
Rice-prlctfs fiimlf mnlnialneis-siiea 61 thit welek
abuut 91)0 iiurces,.at 3 121 'a 3.56f.w-s. "-
. . .. . ' - '' -.7
7. :t PHILADELPHIA MARBfT. S-'
7. Feb. II. The Stock market is siendf, arid price
have an upward tendency. Pa, B' 89d 90 Tha'
Money market is becoming still more easy and mo-'
ney abundant. . '
The market for DrcadstufTs is sfeady but not ic'
tive. Sales of 600 bbls at $4,8 1 L Soma Hn not'
willing to take less thun 4j,87 for good: common
bronds,
Whcsl is steady. Sales of red at 101 a 107 c;
white do. 110a I ! 5c. Corn Is firmer. SalesatB'i
n 57c. per bushel for yellow. Oats 31 n 36c. Kyo
62c.
The Provision market Is quiet. Small sales mess
Pork at $11,81 for new. Lard 61 a 7c. In bbls. and
kegs.
The Grocery market Is rn their quiet. Cofico is
heavier since Ihe Steamer's news no stiles reported.
Sugars and Molasses quiet. Rico Is unchanged.
Whiskey is dull al 23 a 24e. per,.gafloii.
Sales of Spirits Turpentine during ihe week ai'
31 a 35 cts. cush and lime now held higher, Tar,
Pitch and Rosin arc inactive, at previous quotations.
Ricu Steady sales at 3j a 31 cts. dash.
.
RALTIMORF. MARKET.
Feb. 12. This morning there were sales of COO
bbls. Howard street flour, straight brands, at 3 4 6 1 .
and 200 barrels at i 75. No sales City Mills. No
thing doing' in wheat none in tnaiket. Sales
while and yellow corn at 52 a 53 cents. Nothing in
oats. Sales 15,090 pounds new shoulders bacon ut
51 a 5) cents, Cish. He.cf cattle tho offerings to
day at the scales reach 750 head, of w hich CO wero
driven to Philadelphia, balance taken by city bu'.cli
v i at $2 75 u 83 75 on the hoof, equal lo 35 50 a 57
2a i ct. and average 83 23. There were 3 extra ca:
ilei s d.l ai $5. Hogs hut few In the market; pu
ces 73 a Ii.
CHAR LKSTOX MARKET.
Fi'1 12. Cotton The Europa's accounts havo
untie, il the market. The few buyers In attend am o
yestn y demanded a reduction, lo whitli holdi r
were in. willing to submit. One lot, howeyer, of It 0
bales Mucily fair, changed hands, for which the sel
ler ii'-ci pled l'Jj). This transaction, of course, can
not be considered as a criterion of the market.
AUGUSTA MARKET.
Feb 0. Cotton -Tho wenlhcr to-day Ins been
very unfavorable lo out door operations. We hae
no new feature to notice In ilia mark!. The Eu
ropa's intelligence was received from Charleston by
telegraph this afternoon. Tho advance given was j !,
which v as below ihu expectations of holdi rs, w ho
were looking for at least J'd. We heard of no trans
actions nA or tiie receipt of her advices.
MOBILE MARKET.
Feb. G. f'olton. -The market remain very qele
holders .-iw.-ihing the next st miter's accounts, ami
offering lightly. The kales to-day ore 12 a 1500
talcs, and prices art- unchanged. Ordinary, 10 a
10 j middling. 11 a 11; good middling, II; a II
fair, nominal.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Feb. 9 . ' On ihe 7ih, 4,500 bales of Col ton were
sold. Prices easier, without any positive decline.
Prime Molasses, 21. Rio Coll'ue, 14. Dn the 8ih,
1,000 bahrt were srld, and prices tinchenged ; ilid
rtrmril. Sales of ihe week reached 18,000 bale.
e
HAVAtfA MA'RfcET.
Feb. 7. (Received In Charleston.) "Wo beg ro
fer?nce m our Report of 21st January. Since then
the supplies of Sugar.Jiuvc somewhat increased,
iilihoii 'h they arc still quite moderate. The demand
has become more active from Spain and other parts
of Europe, and prices are rather higher. Plantera
seem very confident in their expectations, and it ap
pears more likely that wo shall have a further ad
vance than a speedy decline. Wc place our quota
tions as follows i Whites, 9 a 10 rials i Yellows, G a
" rials ; Browns, 5 a 51 rials) Cucuruchos, 4 a 5
rials. Sales of Muscovados havo been made in this
market at 4 a 5 rials for Inferior to good.
"Ths weaiher has been unfavorable latterly where
by grinding has been Impeded, and ll Is feared the
crops will not yield so much as was at first antici
pated. "Molasses ia supported ot 2 rials.
"CofTeo Is very acarco, andlias beertr sold at $12
a 13 for good to prime. f ' .
"The soles of Rice comprise 1100 ooske Coralina
at ?, 9, 0t for. goad end -9 rlvls for- inferior, and
210 baits Valencia at 8, 8 and 8! rial TJwro aro
300 casks of Carolina In first hands.
"Excllongd on ' Condon 10 per ce nt, prrnihim ;,
New' York and Boston 1 a 1 per cent premium."
The Naval Force or Ulipland.
The following la a statement of ih naval foircs
nfloat of litis country, In ships, guns and men, ati
the present motntnti
Stolons. Ships. Guns. Men.
Portsmouth 10 178 2,267
Dovosrport.-... 8 .": 163 1,C12
Falmouth packets' ---7 ' 41 264
Sluerncss 6 , 108 039
Woolwich - -- 8 01' 630
Depfortl 1 , 1 ' W"
Chatham ,.--2 U 302
Pembroko --'..'.".. -2 ' 12 44
Queeslown----M.8 HI 1,164
Lisbon .'irt.'iV'tD 315- 3,09J
Mediterranean ..V.28 600 ' 1222 '
WcsHndiea...'.--.l3- . 200 . ..' .tt4
PaclHo 12 2,343
Coato(Af.lca...... 25 -'j J05; '2,162
South B. coast of ; ' -
Amsnla .U , 152 l.iWI
fspcof (id Hepe "6 t p2'