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- . -, - -.. . - - I 4 COLONIAL. HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Furnished hy Charles Campbell, Esq. for the Raleigh Register HISTORICAL SKETCHES BY COT GUILFORD DUDLEY. Trvon succeeded in thfe admin istration of the ffovernment of N. . Carolina about the end of 1771, or beginning of 1772. In poli-s ticks he appeared to be moderate and tem porising' but like his predecessors, he was at tached to the Rjipposed interests of Great Britain and obedient to the mandates of tbe crown, and the instructions of its minis- ters. For the first two years of his admin istration,4here was a calm or kind of le thargy as to pressing events, pervading the people of North Carolina; but in '74 their sympathies were awakened, when it was known that the British Barliament had passed the Boston port bill, by which that port was to be shut up after the first day of June, and its commerce cut, on from all prts of the world : and this cruel meas ure was to be enforced by a large army of British troops and a powerful fleet. When the people awoke and began to look about them. This bill arrived in the Spring of 1 774. during the session of the House of Burgesses, and threw the Assembly into a ferment, which prevented business from progressing. Gov Martin found the mem bers refractory and unyielding to his mea sures. He could not procure the passage, of his money bills, (as it was usually call ed,) norVucceeded m anyotherof his favor ite or ministerial measures. The House adjourned in discontent and disgust, and the minds of the people were alarmed and agitated. Whilst these things were trans acting in Newbern, the Seat f Govern ment, in 1774, the writer of thasc sketches attained his eighteenth year, and had his name immediately enrolled on the muster list of the Town company of Malitia, in Halifax, and in a month or two, afterward had an opportunity, for the first time, of seeing Governor Martin in his own town, for two or three weeks, several times every dry in the office where he wrote. it is well known ffj many that King Charles the 2d granted to eight Lords pro- prietors that extensive tract of country lying South of Virginia, and extending along the Atlantic coast toSt. Mary's river which divided it from the Floridas, and we3t to the Mississippi river, now including the two Carolinas and Georgia. The Lordi proprietors (of whom' the Earl of Grenville was one,) after a fruitless attempt to colo nize the country, from their own ignorance, c lpidity and dissatisfaction with their pur " ciase from the crown, all surrendered, for a stipulated price, their grant into the hands of the King, except Lord Gren vile, who retained his share, one degree in breadth, from what is the Virginia line, inthe 'North to the South, and extending from the At lantic to the Mississippi, in the west Af ter the surrender of the Lords proprietors, the country was divided into North and South Carolina, and Grenville opened a land-office in his share of the former pro vince, and placed an agent there, for the disposal of lands on low terms, subject how ever to the payment of an annual tax, call ed quit-rents, to himself and his heirs, for ever,1 besides surveyor's fees, the cost of re gistration of patents, &c, &c. For several year3 previous to the disturbances in Ameri ca, Col. Jos. Montfort, of Halifax, a weal thy merchant, and also the Royal Trea su rer, had been the agent for the heirs of of Lord Grenville, though as far back as I can recollect or had any knowledge of such transactions, the land-office of Lord Gren ville had been shut up ; but the multifarious papers including duplicates of patents be longing to that office, still remained in the hands of Col. Montfort : but after the pas sage of the Boston Port bill was known in North Carolina, and General Gage with his fleet and army had arrived at Boston, in pursuance of the ministerial plan, Gov ernor Martin, with his private Secretary, Mr. iNelson, repaired to Halifax, with writ ten instructions and an order from the heirs of (jrrenville, to receive all the papers of every description belonging to that office. This was early in the Summer of 1774, at wnicn time tne writer was something more than eighteen years old, and was assijtant clerk in the counting house and the Trea sury omce. 1 he TL reasurer was a man ad vanced m years, of a feeble constitution and sickly temperament, then languishing on me oea orsicicness, out a Whig; and al though'Governor Martin and his suite were his guests for several weeks, and ho doubt used much persuasion and address to get the papers into his hands, yet the Treaurer at first demurred, and for sometime waver ed about their delivery, until he could con suit his friends about the, propriety of the measure, evidently shewing a repugnance to delivering them to his Excellency at all At last he consented, and procuring a con fidential friend (for he was unable to attend mmseiii 10 superintend ana aireet six or eight clerks, all young men. among them myself, in the business of taking a schedule or inventory, not only of the duplicate grants, but of every other paper belonging to the office, opening and designating their import exactly in our inventory : and al though we were all expert or swift pens men, yet it took us more than a fortnight or three weeks, from before sun-nse till dark every day, to accomplish this arduous work, notwithstanding the Governor was usually three or four times a day in our office, and with complacent smiles and courteous lan gu age urging us on to the completion of the work. This dqne and the papers be ing packed up in largeJ Uunks i bbxes and chests, and three wagons : procured for their removal to the palace in Newbern; his Excellency .departed in seeming tri umph and satisfaction at-the acquisition of what he no,doupt aeemea an immense prize, and he faror he should thereby con- fer on the courtly heirs of Lord Grenville. I presume tfus enormous bulk of papers was immediately shipped -to- England Jay, Gov. Mirtin, to the legal representatives of the bid .Grantee but their receipt atailed them not at all, for in little more than two years after, North Caiolina, whensbe be came an independent" State, and framed her own Constitution, Annually confiscated this immenseHract of countrjbyafclausejn that instrument which says "that the soil belongs to the good people oJ this State," which, also included , the vacant f or unap propriated lan5s belonging to the Crown They confiscated also, by Act of Assembly, all other estates belonging to British sub jects residing in Great Britain, or any of its provinces or territories. And thus the heirs of the Earl of Grenville, the original patentee, lost forever, the greater part of what remains to North Carolina, and two thirds of what now constitutes the State of Tennessee, and 'these by far the richest portions, as to soil, situation and value, in both the States. - ' ' '., ' When the news of General Gage hav ing arrived at Boston, with a fleet and army, and shut up that port, reached North Carolina, the Captain of a Company of Halifax, where the narrator then resided, and to which Company he belonged, re signed the commission he held under the King, making at the; same time a public declaration, "that he would no longer serve his Majesty either m a 'Civil or Military capacity, until American grievances were redressed." , His subaltern officers followed his example, end presently afterwards the Field Officers pf the County resigned their Commissions also, and thus the Mil itia of that county, at least, were left in a State of anarch v.1 The late Captain of the Town Company, however, lost no time in convening the citizens of the place and its vicinity, who had formerly composed his command, and after making a short harangue, proposed that they should form themselves into an independent jcompany, and elect their own officers, in defiance of all regal authority. This proposition was highly relished and acceded to by all the company, a few excepted, who were Scotch merchants; and their clerks, when they proceeded to heaxl them and most of their late subaltern officers, and immediate ly went into a course! of rigid traininir. But being somewhat deficient in the knowl edge of Military tacticks, at this period, Robert - Washington I was invited from Virginia, for the purpose of disciplining this corps. He had served as a British sergeant during the whole of the preceding War, and was well, skilled in the , manual exercise and the variouaevolutions intro duced into the Prussian arfnies Jy Freder ick the Great, whilst he had been1 previous. ly trained in the: antiquated discipline of Bland, an English . author. Ana thus, as the writer of this narrative believes and then understood, was formed the first In depeedent Companj' in America. . ! North Carolina, like her neighbor, Vir ginia, and the other provinces, had her committee of correspondence also, in 1774, for the purpose of intercommunication,' and as soon as it was determined to hold a gen eral Congress at Philadelphia, in Septem ber of that year, appointed her Delegates to attend that meeting: These were Jo seph Hewes, of Edenton, a virtuous man and an old and highly respectable mer chant, of great experience in mercantile commerce ; Richard Caswell, of 'Dobbs C!riintv. in thf T)is?triht nf Nfwhprn a vp.rv I respectable lawyer, and William Hooper, Oi Hillsboro,' also a lawyer, and the most pleasing speaker 1 had ever seen at any bar. ' 1 :; ; ! e General Congress accor dingly met at Philadelphia, on the 6th of September, '74, all the provinces being du ly represented except GeorgiS which, for prudential reasons, approved of tJ' the oth er colonies, declined sfindinr rlp.lprrnt-.' ' at this time. The first thing they did, was to enter into a non-importation agreement whereby all commercial intercourse be tween Great Britain and the Colonies was suspended. It was reccommended to the people to discontinue the use. of Tea, their favorite beverage, and merchants were forewarned not to sell. It was recom menaea to me people aso, to. increase their flocks of sheep, killing lamb but spar ingiy and then those of the least profitable kind. They. petitioned the , crown for .re dress of grievances, and drew an 'Address to the people of Great Britain, " a produc- uon oi tne nnest pen in America." These virtuous and enlightened men continued their labors from day to day, for the gener al welfare ot all the provinces, with, great moderation and ability, until the 26th of October, when they adjourned to meet a gain on the 10th of May ensmng, 1775.- In the mean time, North Carolina re-clec ted the seme ' Delegates, Messrs. ' Hewes Caswell and Hoooer, to attena tms meet- ing and the House of! Burgesses adjourned their session to meet again at Hillsborough, about the 1st of June-i a measure, unprece dented in the annals of that ( Province strongly opposed by Govenor Martin and his adherents, who seemed to be alarmed at the idea of leavingj the Palace at New bern, and going so far into the "interior, to transact public business. However, as nothing had been done at that, session .which met the Governor's wishes, and as he was, as I have before said, rather of a temporizing disposition; and willing to keep the Assembly in good humos, he consen ted to meet them there, at the-time appoin ted. But in the mean time the- aifairs. of Lxicgton and. Concord had happened, on the 19th of April, J75,and the Uvea of our people destroyed by aotual hostilities, be ing thus, wantonly lestmy ed by the British. Not,only this, Pfp vine, but all America was throwji mta an increased, ferment. The House o' Burgesses however, true to their appoinVmenl, mat at Hillsborough, but the aspect of aflitira at this crisis, so alarm ing to his Excellency; caused him to pause, ana ine. longer ne aeuoerarea upon uie aw ful subject of hazarding his sacred person Chiitopjieliudle.1 iJ ' V"' it amonor the hard v-sons xt the .west- more ihnu onn miles from his palace, the more his mind - became bewildered I and ,panic striirV knd Instead of reparing to Hillsbo- rourt-h. according to rromise,with his coun cil, faithful adherents and advisers, who, in imitatiun of the British House; of Lords constituted ihe upper House of om Legis lature. he flew off in a tangent ot more than 90 degrees, from the point in question, and with his whob houfcebold.while he As sembly was impatiently -waiting his ap pearance, ja order to begin ousiness, a hastily repaired. to Wilmington, where he got pn board of a: King's ship lying at that Dlace. or a few miles thence, below the J - t, Flat fs, where he was safe ; and thus abdi cated the goVernmeht over which he presi ded. Tyrants despoU and their substitutes always evince a cowardly heart, in propor tion to their acts. '. ' : As soon as this manoeuvre was icnown at Hillsborough, the Assembly took the reins of Government into their own hands, and evidenced to the world that they could legislate for themselves, without the assistance of, the Royal , substitute and his council, usually composed of creatures of Crown selected tor their pnaDiniv to its mm measures. - ' ' ' ' Let us. return to the Assembly at Hillsborough. .Finding they had hap pily got nd of the Royal ? authority, in the manner above mentioned, they ; proceeded to take intoiiconsiderauon trie state of the Colony, and. their Obligations to -the other Provinces, of mutual co-operation in this inciDient stae of our confederaUons. and r 0 . , instead of enacting statute laws, proceeded to something more substantial ana requis ite, in the present posture of affairs. A mong their first- acts, was to raise two re ciuBehts of resrular H troops: the command of the first was given to Col. James Toore, of the North West of Cape Fear, and the other to Col. Robert Howe, of Brunswick; blow Wilmington. And -a considerable sum of paper money was voted, to be issued for tl.e purpose of enlisting men and to pay other - expense of Government. Thev also so organized the Militia as to raise some Regiments of minute-men, and appointed the Cpk nels a species of reg ulat troops, who voluntarily enrolled them selves without receiving bounty or any Ho w Pat Macuamara got Ills Outfit, or the Ad miral at Fault. .The following amusing incidents we ex tract from 'Sketches of the Giueen's Bench,' a series of excellent papers now in course of publication in one of the English magi- zines, written by, the author of Stories of -Waterloo.' We ' have not given the whole article, but only that portion which will be most interesting to our readers : . Miss H was married when sixteen to a man on the wrong side of forty. In arranging her union, her parrents treated her like a child, regulated her settlement, and told her, when called upon.to sign the deed for the first time, the namebf the hap py man to whom her hand had been legale ly assigned, ana wun as nttie ceremony as a horse is knocked down at Tattersall's to the best and highest bidder. Her liege lord was of the Borean shoo, rude, noisy, and swore, as antiquated troopers used to swear. A slash ot the cutlass across the cheek does not add much to personal beau ty; and although a "wooden leg is avery honorable substitute for a flesh one, still a mong boarding school girls the prejudice is strong in favor of the latter supporter. Sir. Hannibal regulated his household as he did his ship- He was, in truth, what is termed a taut hand.' At the sound of his stun p, cook and house-maid heldi their peace, Dreading the deep damnation of his Bah J' while his lady wife scarcely dared to bless herself without permission. When promoted to his flag and a. ccm mar d he martinet habits, pursued for a dozen years in his domicii and ship under- went no change, tne laws or Meaes and ir'ersian were nu ver uusuiuic than the x nort regulations of the single- legged commander. One erae ouence in thp PUPs nfSir Hnnnil c" V;Mnxr Bi.r.nru..;nffAn cLn , i ' u 4 in full rig, and wo unto the unhappy re r l c5 w. ..www . -.irnv fer upon Whom , the rear admiral could pounce in mufti. : . .u. ,.. In a seaport, like an inland village, scan dal will occur; and, as in earher life, the West Indies had been the scene of his ext ploits, it was maliciously whispered .tha he had there committed an amatory, escaped and wlien 4l5accni plenus,' had married a woman, of color. Report further stated that, tired of. lk black beauty the admiral had drawn the sphce, allpttinff to the lady of his former love a small annuitytostrps port herselt and one youthful pledge of mu; tuai anecnon. Late one ; fine afternoon, .Sir Hannibal was taking a digestive stroll after anaifly titien, wnen on rounamg tne corner of a street, he ran against an unhappy' midship man who had ventured on shore in a round hat. ... . f'l:':'.'.. ; . ' ;' ; 4Hallo, : youngster, what ship do 'you be long to ?" roared the commander. 'To the Penelope,1 stammered the ree fer, ' ; , . 1 ' ... , . vWhat is your name, eh !' 'Pat Macnamara" r 'You have no, cocked hat, it would ap pear, eh? Well, we'll try and find you one." And taking the victim by the arm,- he crossed the street, and entered an out-fitter's shop, ; . : ; ' i.-v-..-.-.;; 'This young gentleman requires a cock ed hat,1 said the admiral "Supply him with what be .wants, and I will see you paid." ' ' . 7 . : 'And with a grin of satisfiaetioa. he bade the alarmed midshipman" Good momin or," ana toadied t aownr.tne .sireet. xvir. Mac namara "watched him u- til he had stumped round the corner and then turning coolly ta the counter. r: he 1 selected ft- handsome cAapeaul ( l.--u--, . Vn s; ,:,: . 'How, devilish: fparticuiar my fathet is," said the reefer, as he examined his person with great satisfaction in the pier-glass. " Your father, sir T'r'eiiirned the astonished baiter., fA -: - -' Yes," said the unblushingrftidshpman. The thing's not generally known, for my stepmother is so infernally jealous, that if she discovered Sir HannibaChad a suc cessor toThis estates, there weuld be the devil to pay and no: pitch hot.' j Now Mr. Gubbins, the out-fitter, had heard I t h e Wes Id ian ; story i whispered quietly at his counter, and Mr.Macnamara being exceedingly swarthy, rrconcluded him to be the half-caste heir of the wooden legged commander, and treat washis civi lity accordingly. ; . 'VVnsthereanv other article Jie could show him?' and stocks, shirts,mnd pocket-4 handkerchiefs were rapidljrparaded. Mr. Macuamara thought be might as well com nlete his outfit'at once, settled limsen on a encouraged chair, and post genejously trade by an extensive" selection The arti- cles were to be directly sent to the sally port where the boat' was wait ting for him, and Macnamara was ceremoniously bowed out of the shop, he j having; gijen the out fitter a monitory hint that he jwas to take care when he handed the bill j to his papa thathis step-mother was not present. Three Hays passed. The admiral was taking hisusual stroll, and perceiving M?. Gubbins disengaged, he stumped into the shop, and took a chair beside the counter. 'He, he, he ! Uubbins brought you a customer t'other day; that yellow chap you recollect , 'He w a little dark, Sir Hannibal; but, Lordi he's a fine off handed young gentle man. I assure-your nonor, when he told ine of the relationship, that I supplied him with the best articles and charged the low est figure.' t I The miral. to?" relationship !" exclaimed the ad- "Why, who the devil is he' related 'I never,' said Mr. Gubbins, in reply,' i and simpering as he bowed. L'name any thing entrusted to me in confidence i but i never saw a stronjsrer likeness to a father in my life. Lord ! Sir Hannibal, had the young gentleman 1101 mentioned it himself, 1 should have guessed it in a moment. 'Guessed what'?' roared the admiral. 'lhatl had tne honor to supply your son.' . . 'Whose son?' - Yours, Sir Hannbal.' 'Hell and furies !' shouted the infu- nated commander, i 'I have no son.' 'Not, as the young gentleman explain ed to me, by her present ladyship, but by a black gentlewoman in Jamaica. .Indeed, he considerately mentioned that I was not on any account to hand you his little bill in the presence of his step-mother, for.that &be was a regular white sergeant, and you dare tot buckle on!your leg without per mission.' v i Sir Hannibal stared : his eyes dilated Until ench strained ball of bight seem'd bursting from his head.' . 1 Heaven and earth ! it was quite evident that he had been humbugged ; but that he, before whose wrath a? whole ship's com- pany trembled, ami to whose order the perfect spider-brusher dared not offer a' reply that he should be represented as rouffh ridden by his wife, and debarred from using his wooden substitute, without obtaining feminine! permission before he strapped it on ! Why, a saint, laden heav ily with psalm-books, could not listen to the charge with a common patience ! 'You did not let -the young scoundrel take away the hat?' inquired the old gentleman, suspiciously The hat !' exclaimed the astonished tradesman. 'Ay, and -isix-ahd -twenty pounds worth of general out fittings ! besides Why, on your., jrespected guarantee, he might have carried off the shop, contents and all.' i t The admiral, dreamiiir of nothing short 6f the anihilation of this young and nefa- arious delinquent, I stumped but of the shop, and. bent oh speedy ( vengeance headed to the pier. His barge was prom t- V "c wa.ui, cum iuu view m uic jrciie- 1P were marvellously surprised to see ti;e areanea iuncuonary, at this unusual hour, pUing directly to the frigate 'What tilt: devil j drives old timber-toe thLi way, and at thl time V inquired one idler from another, as tending on a caro nade he scrutinized the appi?aching boat through his telescope, f . 'No ftiend ly errand, you Yi r-k r AerA upon it. lean eveh now remark that there is a cockle ih Jus wicr. h But here comes the schipper j f And as the captain came ort deck, the youngsters moved away. f; - Ten minutes brought Sir Hannibal along side, and an honorable reception placed him and his wooden supporter in safety on the frigate's quarter-deck. .The unusual and unexpected evening call had excited ace- nerai cunosiiy over the snip, anoj hundreds were listening anxiously to learn what might be the cause of this mysterious visit. The admit al was no whisperer and all doubt as to the object of his coming was speed ny put to rest. v v - ) :i 'Muster your midhipsmen, roared the single-legged commander. 'You have, Cap- mm Diacjiwooa, a a-a scamp among the lot.' . ' I : i 'If you made the number half a-dozen u : - j oit jrsauutusuj you wouia come nearer to the mark. May I inquire the name orthe mauvais sujet after whom you so particu larly inquire?' . - if 1 'He calls himself Macnamara.? -'No such name upon our muster-roll Dps. cribe hkn, if you can, personally-? - i ' tall, wiry, devil-mav care-loolcin chap, dark eyes and hair, and yellow as kite's claw.' 1 ; ' '; ' 'Nothing in the Penelope that ansvon this description! But I see the voimo-stPr laugh, Pos ibly from some of thm WA may find a clue to Mr. Macnamara: "Hn thamy an he. beckoned ta oae ofn the ree-1 r whn immediately came forward do roii know any things n 2. j Of a scoundrel who did Gubbins, out of thirty pounds, and swore that I Was. his fa therf shouted the admiral. 1 ! im . - : Captain Blackwood turned fhisf head aside, and lie felt some difiiculty to preserve a nrnrvr irravitV." ! ' I ' 1 . r ii ciira cir 1 aiuuiri' oulL) young gentleman.1 le Ad d wild eye eh?1 said com- mander. J-1 And a complexion between a than in yellow jack and a full-colored orange lily?' 'That's the chap's .description to a T,' roared S r Hannibal uIs he aboard?' 'Aboard !! replied the reefer. 'Why, he's nearly clear of the land. He sailed last Tuesday morning for the East Indies in the Hebrus.1 ! n !' growled the commander, as he stamped his f wooden member on the deck, and in three minutes afterwards he was een pulling shoreward from the fri gate both sadder and wiser than when he leftthepier. Men cannot stand ridicule and Sir Han nibal prudently hushed up the affair, paid Mr. Macnainara's bill, and never, during the subsequent two years af his command, introduced, as far as we know,, another customer to his friend, 'Mr. Gubbins.1 DIFFICULTIES IN CANADA: j THe troublea in Canada begin to wear an aspect of menace; not that they disclose a purpose of rash and inconsiderate rebellion that would be. as it has been, crushed with out much difficulty but because? there 13 manifested a culm and stern spirit of .indepen dcnce( apparently inconsistent with the long, continued connexions of the colonies with the mother country. There i also one peculiar and pregnanMact in relation to thejfreisent distufbHnce. In the rehtllion of 1837 the malcontents were the French population; now, the opposition to government is from the Augm-Saxons. They allege that ; the policy of ihe government is partial towards Ixhe. French population, and inconsistent with .tfC progress of the colonies. But the imme diate issue arises from the proposition of the government to issue debentures to compen sate for losses during the rebellion of 1837. The loyal U-ts. or those who were then loyal ists., protest that the measures will tax theni to pay the French for iheir rebellion for the government considers no oue to have been connected with the insurrection who has not been convicted of it. The discussions in the Assembly have been.stormy, and have even been attended with personal violence. Wc learn that the number of persons to be paid under this projected law is 2 176, and the amount which they claim for losses sustained is 241, 965, Some of ihe claims are for property destroyed : Withers for loss of time. while in prison or exilf; ; and others still , for passage money irom oermucia 10 iusirana. Montreal papers of the 24th sfate that the resolutions had passed the Assembly. If "sol the end is not yet. A meeting of the opposition four thousand being present was held at Montreal on ihe 17th ult. The Montreal Herald predicts that the date of the meeting will be ''the day from which the future historian may date the emancipation of the British colonics from the imposition of foreign masters." Bold Ian- guage this. ir Allen jiciaD declared in the Assembly that " if the measure were forced upon the country, it would be a ques tion for the people otUpper Canada to con sider whether it would not be belter for them to be governed by the people o?i Ihe other, side of the river than by a French Canadian majority, because be considered the measure a most unjust, one." This smacks of treason,. The population now excited is a different, more vigorous, and more determined one than that engaged in the affair of 1837. . "There's matter in't indeed, if they be an gry." ,- ; ' ; But. with great deference to Sir Allen of "Carolina" notoriety, wc have supped full of annexation and have no appetite for the luxury of an Unnecesary and unjust war with Great Britain, nor tor acquiring the right of way to the North " Pole. Canada. a a republic, would thrive and win a respectable place, a mong the nations of the earth. We would be proud of her as a free neighbor! and fast friend, but do not covet her ns an acquisition, i Philadelphia News TIIH DILL. RELATING to CALIFORNIA. AN ACT td extend the revenue laws oflhe' United Stas ov?r the territory- and. wa ters of Upper California, a.:!.1 "to create a collection district therein. ' ; - Be it enacted by the Senate and House, or Rejrresentivesvf the United Slates of Ameri ca in Congress assembled. That the ic venue laws of the United States be and arc hereby extended to and over the maim land and wa ters of all that portion of territory, : ceded to the United States bv the "treaty of peace mendship, and limit between the United Njntes of America and Mexican ReDublic." concluuwdon the 2d day of February, in the year 1848, hbretofore designated and known as Upper California. Sec 2 And be itfurlher enacted, That all the ports, harbors, bays, rivers, and Aba ters of the main land of the territory of . Up per California, shall constitute a colttCtion district, by. the name ol Upper California, and a portot entry snail oe and is nereny estab- iisned tor said oisinct ai csan urancisro, on the bay of San Francisco; and a collector 01 tne customs snan oe appointed oy tne President ot the United states, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to re- 8ide at said port 01 entry., .' . Sec. 3. And be it furter . enacted. That ports of delivery ; shall be , and are hereby established in the collection district aforesaid. at San Diego. Monterey, and at some conven ient point within the territory of the United States, to be elected by the, Secretay of the Treasury, as near as may be to. the lunction of the rivers Gila and Colorado, at the head of th Gulf of California. And the collector of said district of Califorma is hereby au- tnonzeo. m appoint , wun tne, approbation o! the aecretary or tne iresury. three deputy collectors, to be stationed at the ports of de livery aforesaid. ; ' ' "'-f ; ';irl ::' A f?-v Sec. 4. And be ii farthei - enacted, .-.Tn'at the collector of said destrict ' shall be allowed a compensation of $1 500 per ; annum, and the fees and eoramissiotii allowed by law ;'aod the said deputy collectors shall eiich 1 be al lowed a compensation of one thousand dol lars per annum, and the fees and commissions allowed by law. . i ,-5 , Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That until otherwise provided bv.law. all violatinno 01 uie revenue, lws 01 1 toe. Mnitea , states, . I -1 i ; - ' -"T ' V. . committed within 'the district ot Upper CalC? f ' i ii i . . I ; . iorum, cifmii.iMt priwcwieu in uteaismci court of Liuisianc, or the suprenc court of Oregon which courts shaU have brieinal jurisdiciio, and niay take cognizance of aU'cue aririnJ under'llie revenue lawii un the s-jid dis'rict-oi'-Upper Culilbruia, and shall proceed therein hi thej Piinie manner nnd With the like effect ai if such cases had arisen within the district -or. territory where the prosecution shall bo brought. y Secy 6, Be it fvrlhtr ttxatUd 1Uzt acV shall take eflect froni and a fit r the lOih day" of march rfext. ii The above bill Ijas become a law.J WEEKLY COMMERCIAL :! WILMINGTON, . N. ,C. , : r ' FRIDAYMAltUH mo.' ' . . . ; THE blSTIN'S, 1 We may daily expect the arrival Df those cekbrated perfor.ner;'iOi' the "nature of therastrwnent used by thetri in their performances, ore Ignorant, but find they have attracted much attention and create J much applause, In Europe as wvll as thls'cuuntry, , ; , ; j . : ; MADAME BISHOP. . Wc were authorhtcd to announce the expected arrv vol of Madame Bishop, which ve did. n lew day agorlVeTearhisTalJtiasnurhed'to 'uf the "co!.r shoulder' as site pisied Siro1 i iarlestont - ; thb place tn Tuesda on her way lo XSh J 1 W A M. a. 4. m MJ MT A. mm. vu. l Itll a Wc have already, under the propefhead, called t!,e attention of he public to the fact, that there is a grv4 demand for shippinj in this port at flie pVcsertt time, and that liberal freights car be readily conimanJod 'A great quantity of Lumber and other Pioduce lying on hand, waiting fur conveyance to other mar kets. ,We will thank our exchange papers if thy will draw the attention of ship owners to the st.it j of affairs hcrCi I, . . ..." . 7 i 1 V.' M 13HEAD. i A corrcKpondcnt, last wdekj' spoke of the deficien cy in the ic tight of tho I Bread offered in - market in this place, and invited the attention of the, author.' ties to the delinquency. We learn that there is great' , complaint in respect to the quality as well as tie quantity. Wc have no doubt but both points vjill la attended to and amendcil. CHEERI.NG. The North Cafoiin ian" of the 10th Inst, stys: 35,000 have been subscribed, thus fur, to I he I'l.mk road, and there is supposed to be no doubt oi it con strnction.' ..i- . . . -,: .:,- - . 879,000 have been subscribed, , We learn, to the Cape Fear and Dcei rivsr-improvemcnt:?. i Thera seems to be considerably spirit up in regard to the central railroad, too. 1 ; r ( . BRITISH WAR IN INDIA. The English papers contaia advices fnmi Calcutta to the 8th and from Bombay, talhe 19th January. Thmost Important infeHrgcn'cdirom ih.it luaittri that of the bombardment and'eapture of the town of M.ultari. It one of the most gnll.int defence on hi part c f ihc'Monh: ns ect recorded in martini annals. . .' - ; "CnthoSOh, a fort cor. Mining 800,000 pmnd of! powder vraa blown tip bf n weir directed mortar. The deTasfatfon was horrible. The dewar's metber' several of his relatives, wiih niarty of hi slrdof?, . gether with a great number of hia troop1 and pcoj le, were blown into tle arf and the destruction cf mu ques and buildings a.ound was most eteiuic. The Moultans made a sortie on the 31st, but worn driven back, and the cannonading continued in.c santly the two first days of the year.. On the '2!, the breach being deemed practicable the n?s,ni!i t :ok place. Moolraj determined to defend hiuisdi h the last. , He retired to the citadel, which was h-':ns mined, but still he held "ut. On the 7th January, t!i: last date, overtures had been' made by Moolraj, lu.t nothing except the unconditional surrender would lv listcnedjto. The bombardment 'seems to hav-j been one of the most remarkable on record, and tiu stub born defence of the enemy has never been surp-isx'd in Indian warfare been in mense." The destruction of property h-$ THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS. ' The President of the United States, surrounded j?f his constitutional advisers, received the salataiic of the Representatives of Foreign Governments at Washington, on the 12th inst y The whole number of the members oi Foreitn Legations present, cial costumes. 1 was thirty-two all in their ft- The Address, on behalf of the Diplomatic Corj was delivered by the oldest Member of that Corpi present, Gen. Dox Cahlos Macia Alveai, Minister Plenipotentiary and'Extradrdinorr 'ef fh Argeiii'z Confederation, in. the following- term t Mr P:IPE"t: The Diplomatic Corp, accredi ted to the Go't.T'aient of the United States, has 'he honor, through mr, id express to the Chiet .Magis trate of this Republic u".wV inccre congratulauon an his recent election to the Presidency, which tney o-e profoundly convinced will redout,10 ne honor and happiness bf tho great people over 'wtf have been called to preside 1 and that those relation of peace and friendly intercourse which now so bap pily exist between the United States and the various countries which we have the honor to represent will be preserved and perpetuated to tho mutual advan-; tage and -well being of all.' And you may be well assured, sir, that nothing shad . be wanting on our part to contribute to so desirable a result. We profit of this occasion, Mr. President, t ex press to yod onr most cordial wishes for your heaM .To which Address tbPsEsiD-T replied; j GtTLMEM: I accept, with lively satisfaction, the congratulations which you have been pleased to tender to 'me upon this occasion. You may be as sured that it shall be my nndeviating endeavor to j cultivate whh the nations which you respectively re- , present the most cordial relations of amity and good will. ' trrthis I shall be guided by the cardinal poucy of this Government, and, I doubt not, cheered b? . your Jtlnd SndzeaJdus -co-opcation. ' - Permit roe also to. olilr tojrou, indiyidually, nyc best wishes for your welfare. Vv " ; -j The Psksideitt was then presented Individually to each bf $he gehtlemen"'composihg the t Corps, ;m' changing salutations with ' thera In his usually cor' ; OPPOSITION TO TATTOR. Indications of opposition, to thfe administration of President ,TATt6a have already 1 appeared. Thi clearly demonstrates that he is hot opposed on prto ciple, because no act of his administration can te- come, thus earlythe suDjeqt ofirriinadverslon. .There wiir be, doubtless, an organized 'opposition. conducted by leaders who want office. It will be contest for the "spoils,' and nothing else. How r this spirit wdl meet with favor, from the peopW re-, mains to be seen. ; We believe the public mtna pretty well niade'up i to give1 Gen Taylo' od'ninis" tration a fair triaL while great confidence' is enter tained tf public expectation Will nbt be disappo n d. In regard toitofptyn wnr
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