North Carolina Newspapers

; T i i " v"- - 4 r OarrUpiaiifAioieIisitfIPecetV; . , V'P' T prtr g? to like Brolhm. , NO, 141 & VOL. XXVI FRIDAY; DECEMBER 15 , 1826. i -J '.'' " i im. . ' jOSEPn GALES & son; r ; tVl n.mMnerinnuin. or One DolUrtnd a Uxlf for bIf year to be pi4 in advance. .. . ADVERTISEMENTS -r - i mr -.Hn? aixteen lines, neatly' inserted three times for One Dollar, and Twenty-Fire fni-everv sncceedln e publication. Th 6t of ereater length in the same proportion.:, Com- thankfully reeeiVcl. .Letters to the Editors tnnst.be post paid. .s . C Concluded from fourth pa$ts) Tor the jrradnal increase oftherNavvt it may not be ncesstiry or expedient to add for the present ant more to the number 01 oursu ps ; djiix snwim Tou deem It advisable tit continue the yearly ap propriation of htlf a milium to th same objects, it mav b? profitably expended, in providing- a supply oftimberto be seasoned, and otbermate ria's for future irse ; in the construction of docks, or in lav injr the foundations of a School for. Naval Taratiort. as to ihe wisdom of Coiress either of those meamres may appear'to claim the pre-J r...ni ' - .1..- i '' I Of the amrdl .portions cf thi Navy emrnjred rs actual aervice durin? the p-ac. - squadrons have continued to be maintained. in the Pacific Ocan, in the West India Seas,- nd in the Mediterrane an $ to which has been added a small armament, to erase on the Fssrern Coast of South America. In all they h-tve afforded protection to ourcom- mrrce, have rontributed tom-ike our - country advantffeous!y known to foreign . nations, have honorably employed"- rou't:tudes of our seamen in iKp service of theircoBtry.: and have enured numSers of youthsof the rising generation to UTes of manly ha'dihood and nautical experience and skill. .The piracies with whxb the West ' India Sea were for.severat years infested, ha- teen totally sapnressed.' Buf, in'the'Mediterm nran. they have increased in a. manner afHctive to other nations,- and but for-the crfnti; -.1 pre sence of our squadron, would probaSlv have been dirtressinjr to our own. 'The war hich has lini forttmately broken out between the Republic vf Buenos Ayrea and the Brazilian Government, las jriveri rise to Terr great irrefriibrit'es amrtnjr 'he 2fri Officers of the latter, by' whom principles in relation to blockades, and to neutral naviga tion, have been "brought for arJ, to which we cannot subscribe; and which cur-own 'Jomman. : ders have found it necessary to resist; -t From th - friendly disposition towards the U. S. ctmttntly manifested bylthe. Emperor of RrazU, Ic.the very useful 8c friendly cornmereisd intercourse betweep ihe U. S. &. his dominions, we have reason tabe t lieve the just reparation demanded for the injuries sustained by sereral of our cit:zens Irom.'some of his officers, . will, not be withheld. - Abhtrscts from the recent despatches of. the Commanders of our several squadron are communicated wiih the,Report of the Secretary of the Navy .to Con- A Report from the Postmaster General is Hke wise commumcatecU presenting in k .highly sa tisfactory manner the result of a vigorous, effi cient, and .conomipal .admmwtrauon ot tna! Department. . The revenue of the office, ":even of the rear includine: the htter hdf year of!8?4, and the firsthalf of 1825. had, exceeded its ex- :)emljturts bv a sum of more than forty-five thou sand dollars.. That of the.suecvedmp year. ha been still more Droductive.. The Increase f tlie receipts in the ear. preced'm .thef first of, Jub' last. oer that of the year , before, exceeds one hundred and thirtv-six thousand dollars, and the picms of the receints over tle .exnenditures of the vear his swollen from 45 thousand to nearly i0 thousand dowars. ;Uunn the sne period con tracts fjri additional tiansportaticn of the mul, in stages. fr about ? 260 , thousand miles have been made, and or seventy thousand miles, annually, on hon bark. Seven hundred and fourteennew Post Offices have been established 'Aitlun tlie year ; arid the;increase of. revenue within the last three years, as well as tf)e angw mentation of the trnspcrtatipn by mail, is more than equal to the whole amount vf reeeints, and of mail conveyance, at the commencement of the present century, when the seat of the ' Gen--ral Governmeht was removed to' this place. When we reflect that 'the-objects ejfTected by the transportation of 'the mail are among the choicest comforts and enjoy merits of sodaj fife,' it is pleas ing ip-observe', that the dissemination of tliem to every corneof our country . has pulstriped io their iacrtase even Ihe rapid march of our pbp ulrJLion. . ,' , . ., ' Bythe Treaties wib France and Spain.respec tively ceding LouisWmia ami .the Florid is to the United States, provision was made for the sacu rity of lnd titles derived from the Governments of those nations. Some progrc ss has been tnade under the autlvr'ty of various Acts of Congress, in the ascertainment and establishment of those titles f tut claims to a very large extent remain unadjusted.1 Thpublic faith, nolessth tri the just rights, of individuals, and the interest of. the community itself, appear to require further pro vision for the speedy settlement of these, claims, which I therefore re'ebmroend tb the care EtJ at tention tif the Legislature. .. . . , r In conformity" with the provisions of the act of 2oth May last, 1o provide for erecting" a Peni tentiary inthe TJistriet of Columbia, and for 'o therpurposes,three Commissioners were appoint ed to select a site for the erection of a Pen ten-: tiar- for the District, and also Mte in the count v of Alexandria for a county Jail both bf which objects hare' been efl'ecte. i Tlie huildln.-f of he Penitentiary h s been commenced.' and is in such a degree of forwardness as to promise that ic wiu oe completed before the meeting ot tne next Congress. This consideration points a the cxptcfiencv of mituring, at" the .present sessioni a system for the regulation and gorernment of the pcnijontinry; and of definii g the class of bf- icnces wnicn snauoe punisuaDie oy -connnement in this edifice. - " In closings thrs communication, 'I trust that it will not be deemed inappropriate to theVvcCasion and purposes forlwhieh we'afe lere assembled, to indulge a momentary retrospect, combining in a single g'ance1, the period of our origin as a Na tional Confederation with that of our present; ex-1 isteixe, at the precise-interval; of half a centary tom each ' other. ' Since "your last meeting at tl.is place, tho -fiftieth. AnnWefsary" of that day when our independence was declared has' been CeU-hfatMl fKiiii.Ktt Ll ' iwt ni tKt ilivJ vhtn every heart was boundrntr with J?oy. and! ; every voice was tuned to gratulation, amid the blessings of Freedom and lndepenJence,'.which the sirea of a former age had -handed down1 to their children, two cf the" principal s.ctoraf in that saktnn rscene; the ha.7l 'that penned tbe er-m morable Declaral'o 5y and the- ice that stained it iu debate j were by one. summons, "at rhe.dstanca of set en hundred miles from each otbercalled before the.Judge of all, to account for their deeds done upon earth. They depart edi cheered by the benedictions of their country, to, whom they left the inheritance ot thetr fame. and tha tnemorv. of their bright example If we turn our thoughts to the condition of their coun- try, m tne contrast oi tne nrsx anu jasi ciay or inac half century, how resplendent aid subfinfe is the transition from gloom to glory! T en, glancing . ..". ;' . .... inrougn tne same lapse oi lime, m me cqnamon of the individuals, we j see the first day hurked with the fulness and vigor of youth,, m the pledge of their lives, their ..fortunes, and their t sacred honor to" the cause of jfreedom and of mankind. Ahd on the last, extended on" the bed of dcathi with but sense and Sensibility Iqft to breathe a last' aspiration to Heaven, of blessing upon their country ; may we not humbly hope, that to them, too, it was a pledgts of transition from gloom, to glory ; and that while their mortal iwstments were sinklntr into the iclods of the valley ' their emancipated spirits were ascending to the hosom of thdr God! t - y" I JOHN QU1NCY ADAMS. H'aMnston; Dee. 5,1 1826. J ., r ; lioavAiiAg. THE Subscriber, whose residence Is conveni- ent to the Academv, will be prepared to accom modate ,ten or twelve Students of tlicj Academy with Board, 'at the ensuing session, commencing in Janu .ry next., lie will likewise if .requested, fui nish them from his Bookstore, with such Hooks and Stationary, as they may want during thei ses sion, at reduced prices. . j " r ; , , NATHANIEL J. P.LME1L Hillsboro Nov. 7., . , , !(?-! - CAKDliBS. ' . i FAYETTEVJI.LE Mould Candles just receiv ed and for sale by?, , , ,1 , ;;'. s'r V ' u: V. .!''.. "S; birds all. . Cash or trttde given for Tallow. i 20 4w . ' ' Splendid AssVrtnient Of Sepsonhblc Dry Goods; Hardware, Cut lery Sfaffbtdsliire China, Plain Cut v Glass ' TVare jHats Boots and Shoes, Groceries Foreign ' and American Li- quors. t1 ' '" " '.. ' V ' .' i rfftllE Subscribers beg leave to announce to the JL'", Public: that by the Lite arrivals, their as sortment' of G(Kd3 in the above 1 iiieis now com plete. 'As the principal part of the-e Goods wtre bought at cash sales5 in New-York, ItihS tnor and ihilavkl;hia, they; are enabled,' in ina ny instarices, t stll, them, below the original prime, cost, '-nnd purchasers5 would t6 well to give them a call, as 'they flatter themselves from their extensive purchases on those terms, tliey cannot he undersold by any-House in the Union. Tlie following are among the Articles : Supeifiiie black and blue Clmhs and Cssmeres , do : me lley colours do do ! Vestlftgs in great variety , , Pvlise Cloth, fashionable cohiurs . v . ': Sattinetts of every description ; : , j Feamaught Kersey Linsey Woolsey and Plains,' ' for servants wear if Rose and Point Duffle Blankets 1 Red white, blue, green and yellow Flannel and ."green Baize'1' .ru V' " ... .".' ;. Mens' Camblet and Pliid Cloaks. Indies - ; . do Scotcif and Caroline Plaids Bo'mbazctts and Bombazines, asserted colours (Jasstmerc Shawls4and Scarfs do .Merino and Imitation do' do' 4 .Scotch Carpeting and He rth Rugs " " Worsted and Lambs woof Hosiery' of every sde '. , scription r . ' ' " t- ' ' Silk, Cotton and Vigonia do ' daV ' Gloves.; , , ? ! ; do' do , Patent and Cominon 'Suspender I ,' 1 Shell and Mock Tuck Combs well assorted ; do ?ide" f ; do ' k Pocket a?nl Dressf.ig Chibs ' ' Calicoes 5-4 & 4-4, in great variety 1 ' Cambric, .JacoMt-tt, "Mull and Book Muslin Plain and figured Swiss do, GinghaTns and colored' Muslins ' ' pBandano.v Flag-,' English & German Silk Hhdkfa Cotton Shawls and Hhdfcfs ? -: r f Mandarin, Nankin and Canton Crapes, : different .Colours'? . r- i ...ii . .; Black, whit, blue and pink Italian Crape Hl.ick & Fane coloured fibred Groa'de Naples Prime Italian Lustring ' " '; ''''' Black, white, blue, pin, green, and yellow FIo- rence do Satin Black Senchaws and Sarsnett Leidiorn and Straw' Bonnets Furniture and Cambyc Dimity - i P J waist lt;noona and !tiok:ts : Plain and figured Satin ai.d Lustring ' erv at vnrictv 1 1 .. - Ribbon in Thread Lace and EdgingBlack and white Bob- . .bmett Lace: '.- '.',"' A. 7 Buttons and Ilutton Moulds, cfcverj description Spool Flos and Cotton ? ri ' : ' Bonnet Uoaids, Millinett and Tillotinflr --'. Irish Linens, l4tHiis and Sheetings v Birdseye Ta'n'e ahd Russia Diaper ' I , ,v' Russia ;Sheeting,Ilowlas,-'i'rickleiburg,- Ozria I burg and lirogheda Linen v. . ; -34,. 4-4, 5-4 & 64. Sheeting and Shirting i'f 3-4, 4-4 & 6 4 Furniture- and Aproa Checks Domestic Plaids, .well assorted ' , Linen, liorchester aud other Bedtickings V' ?? ' Spun Cotton, No, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, II, 12, I3, Cotton Bagging v- Vv"' v :f': v mbrellas, a good assortment f Mens black, white aiid brown Bearer Hats H outh : do ' : and IVool I Life ,l"tfVirtr;rs . Powder, Shot and Mar Lead Loaf ami Brown Sugar . - . v ? - . t CofTee, ' Hyson, Gunpowder,- Imperial Tea and f unocoiate'-r-; .-i,v;.-' -rPT1; Goshen Cheese. - Prime Chewing" Tobacco I Window Glass' 8 x 10-10 m 12 V ; Ladies Morocco, e ajidXeatiier i Shoes and Do Prun.ell Shoes and Bootees. j;.'.;'V. ' Misses Boots and Shoes of every" description llenVPunips, walking Shoei and Bootees . Bov's Shoes of every idescription V v -t :'" Me? shoes and Brogues for Servants.!, Usbbtiand iralaga Wine. Old Rye aiid Northern -'Ruin. .-r";V" I ;''': ' '-:. v t. : A fropd Assortment of Queen's Ware, with many --V btlur articles "tji.t cannot be enumerate in ; n adver -set en ; . : ' : II ZLETT & ROBERT KYLE. RalelvUta Dec, 11826, V SOI2avlw Gtg and Hr.rness Mounting, Hardware & Cutlery Swedish and Kngi Iron for plantation use .y, v Tyne Iron" assorted ' - ? -. .; Square; do : , Cut Nails all sizes " A FAMILY wishing to move ; to the neighbor hood of Nashville, Tennessee! to the -neigh' borbood of Huntsville, or Tuscumbia Alabama, can be taken out about the first orjanuary, in strong Wajgon and good team. ' laquire at this Kaleigh, 8th Deel 826. - 1 9 3t DBIAY NOT,' - But as aoon as nossible secure chances in the North and South-Carolina Lottery , at HATCHEBV LUCKY OFFICE, fortune's home forever. ; So as to obtain some one or more of the numerous splendid prizes in that brilliant Scheme, suci as 7 12,000 Dollar?, 13.000 Dollar, 7 ;$,000 Dullais, 3,000 D dlafs, ; 2,500 dlls. 1 of M40,dlls. 6f.l,00p tills. Decides hundreds of, others, amounting to nearly 1 V33, V3V3V3 I J i AIT 8 . Price of Tickets, only 5 Ddiars.- (ry The Ticket which drew the. fminh of the 520,000 prize in the hist clas of tUe Virginia State Lottery, was sold by HATCH F, If, at the Norfolk Office, to a gentleman st Portsmouth! Va. and the cash promptly paid on presentation. ; Dec. 1, 1826.- : - - 4 . .-- THE drawn numbers of the Dismal 'Swanip Canal Lottery, 4th Class, are as follows,, , 35, 33, 13, 28,; 7- , r ; v Which "a usual." gave, to some of .our. friends a full portion of the Capital Prizes. We .expect now to ns'e ine atxenuon oi ine citizens cirawu to their own Lottery, for the benefit of that 1 ex cellent institution", the Oeford Academy which will be drawn on - . ':.'. THE 20th INSTANT, : and Prizes to theamount of nearly One Jfnndred Thousand Dollar, hstnbuted among them. To secure some of thebove, early application should be made to v; ,r ' . : ; . , V YATES & MMNTYRE. -':'-., ... .V ' R?e2:! or Faye'twill.' llillsboro ugh Academy. HHE undersigned, Trustees of .the llillsboro' Acauemy, iiain cngageu imam j. xt:ng. hnm as 'principal' oi this iiistitution, take great pleasure in recommending the school t'Q.the pa tronage of the public, i'his they do with the more confidence, as Mr. Bingham is personally known to each of them. He is already a teacher of some experience and note, :and uuites to sound learning and the inost exemplary character, a happy talent for preserving strict and wholesome discipline. I : ThenTrostees pledge themselves to the public, io uc me acuve aaa re; iar guaruians or tne in stitut.on i they will see tl at a bccominif conduct and deportment sii!l be observed on the part of the students at all times and places. And no boarding house, tfh ere proper authority is ribt maint'tineu over t Should any fu e ro s, will be toieratect. tht-r recommendatibh of Mr. Ringham, as an ii ftructor of vouth be required, iipplicutiou may m.vde to the Rev. Dr.. Ca!d- well, and to Prole agrs Andrews, Ilooncr and Mitchell, at the University. Wm Norivood, David Va thorough, WimJ3rkland Francis L. Hawks, James JFdb John Taylor, v B Bruce, James Philips, ; ! r: ' 20 Dec. 3. ovv Private Boarding School. fjHE subset iher having commenced in July Si last a private. boarding, school, at his resj- aence w;inm a mue. anu a nair oi tiiiisDorougu, will receive eighty or , ten more pupils should they apply His rmraber of pupils is limited to t w jshty-two. Tlie course of instruction, pre para tory to the University. A "careful attention will be paid to" Reading, Wrltihg. - Arithmetic ami Geography, daring i he classical course. J Board nd Tuition $65 per session, or $,Q per annum. 'Parents and Guardians who may entrust their yqut.h to his care, may be assured that every attention will be given tq their moral and religious instniciion. The exercises having c'osd the first Monday in December ; wiR be resumed on the fii't Monday in Jahunrv.i " : , J. WITHEUSPOON. Dec: 5.- . ; , 20 tlfeb Hillsborough Academy. THE Examination will commence on the 29th of November aid close on the evening of the next day. Parents, Guardians and the pnb-J he generally, are resaecttully invited to attend. . JOHN KOGKRS. i Dr.Rogers having resigned the charge of the HillsboroMgh Academy, the exercise? will be re sumed on the first Monday of January, under the direction of ' ' '( 's: :;;':i,v,'Y : -.-'.-' i W. J. ' November 4th. ? BINGHAM. ' v. a tf -; P. S. Parents am uardians are narticuTarlv requested to confidf their sons or wards to the care of some respectable resident of the tow n, with paretiautal suthiriry. H - ' Warrenton female Academy T'!E exercises of this institution will be re sumed un the first Monday in Janu hry, 1827, unuerthe dircctidn of the Subscriber, with the assistance of" ' ' --it --.- i:.-v. : . ' - Mrs. Jirainerd, ' " " t' v John JCcndrick. ltL ' MssALabfniaBrainerd,- ,' J ' ; .; Miss Susan J Brainerd. " 1 llr. KcmarcK will deliver Lectures on Natural and Moral . Philosophy, Astronomr, Chemistry ahd Mineralogy, for which no sjdditional charge will be nde.-..j '"Vi' .-.-A U -x --U A Chemical ahd PhilosoDhical DDaratus and a choice Cabinet of Minerals, selected By Pro fessors Si Himan, Smith, and Dr. Man son, of Yale College are shortly expected7 I The tMvsical Department will be under th e Hfi rcction of JUist Leidsa Plunkett.-. . Vii Ul BRA1NERD, PrJnT. - - : : :;-',; -,'.?i5riMi State Banic of 'North-Carolina V - - - ;naleWNpvi'i 82e. If ESOLVED. That a Dividend of four p Jt . cent, on the Capital Stock pf this Bank; be, and the sair.c is hereby deciaiLibr tne Is' half year, payable at Raleigh on Monday next, and at the several Branches fifteen days, thereaf ter., . ' WM. H. HAYWOOD. Cashier i THE Subscriber intending: to removp to his Plantation in the course of the winter.ofTers rorsaie ;ne uwuar in wiucn ne resiaes, wjui mc Land attached to jt, between w and 70 acres, well watered, and capable of high improvement. The House is completely .finished, for the ac commodation of a large family. f .'.','.' , 4' L. TAYLOK. Raleigh, Vovr 27:1826. J . ' : ' .- (Tj In my ciccasional absence from town, ap plication may be made t the Registrr Office. TH NTERF.D on the Stray Book of Orange coun SJJ U, by Henry Albright, living on Stinking Quarter, a Bright Sorrel Mare, all her feet white, shod a'l round ; a star io her forehead ; some sad. die spots ; four feet eleven inches high, ten years old; valued atS50, . . ' , , ' v BARNABAS OTARRELL Nov. 18. ' : , : in Ranger Pne Hundred Dollars Reward. F) ANA WAY from the SubFcriber, sometime ft in September hist, four Nejrrtj Men, viz SAfC, SCIPJO, JERRY, and JMSETs IS A A.t is about thirty years of ape. of middle sUtrtreiiparema Jy with some marks bf the whip upon his back. He can read a little, has some nowledge of figures and the carpenter's trade,-& has a downcast lw)k when spoken to. He had on when he went on a blue cloih coat, olive color ed pntaloot s, anI a Ca&tor hafv SCIPIO is about 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high, s are mae. and about the same age of Isaac. JEHRY is a stout felIo,v,7 about 6 feet high, and 26 or 27 years of a?e, and lias a sulky look KASKY is about 5 feet 8 or .10 inches high, very stout, between 45 and 50 v ears of age, and limps a" little in walking,' caused by having his thigh broken.' 1 expect they are endeavoring to get north- waruiy to some non siarehokung state, as Isaac t'i'r;SQf.eitime had a.disposition that way, and no tyubt ha enticed the reift away with him. I ex- tfect they were all iii comprmv with another of my neirro men, who went pff atr the saime time, and who has since been lodged in Granville Jail. Masrers of Vehsels ard oi hers are hereby for warned agajnst hibbring or carrying off said ftl .ows. I wilkjrtve the, above reward for iheir deli very to me, t't confinement in any jail, ir for in formation so that I get thim again-pri .Twenty Five dollars for anv onebif them 5 . s -.!" 1 M ; "NATH -N B. WHITFIELD Kockford, Lenoir County, . November 15th, 1826. S 12 tf. CLASSICAL SC UOOL. rpiIE Trtistees of the Snuthfield Academy res- fi. pectfullv announce to th Public, that they have engagi d the services of th Jley. Abner W. Gay, a gentleman well founded in 'classical attain monts, : and every way eminently '- qualified for tlie" office of iustrtictor. The School will be opened on the first day of January next. The Trustees thei-eftr feel -assured,4 that from the cheapness, of board, (from 4,to 5 pers month, by apri:eement of the citizens,) jts remotentss from semes of dissipati m, so ruinous to seminaries of learning, it will unite 'advantages which will ren der it not,inferior to'any Academy in the State, and will secure to it a share of public patronage. ; : ; CERTIFICATE. 1 .:'' With respect to Mr) Gay's knowledge of these studies, .it will be sufficient to stated that in the assignment of class honors,' which is made out at the end of each .session, be Jias invariably re ceived the, first grade. ; . . ' f W. W. BI.OUVELT, "' " Clerk to the Faculty. Hampden Sydney College, Ya. From my acquaintance wiih Mr.Gay, for several months, past, during which time I have been as sociated with him in the instruction of this Aca- lemyl 1 considtrhim Well qualified to take charge of a similar institution, and very cheerfully re comm -nd him to the public." V . - E. HOLLESTKIt, Fnnc i. Fay etteville Academy, Oct. 14, 1325. . c ' "'COURSE ' OF . INSTRUCTION. J5nArX'. WebstersSpiBng. Rook, Walker's Uictionary. Murray's Grammar and Ex- evcises Cumming's Geography, -with an Atlas, Pike's Arithmetic, Day's AJgeonu uaiaweu ge ometry, Blair's Lectutes on Rhetoric, Wither spoon's Moral Philosophy, Hedge's ?.ogic, Cop- pcrpntes tor Writers. d - JLqtxn JiGOks.Aaum s i-auii "TT7 ; c.rr, AAWt-'Veteri. Viri Rom, Mairs Introduction, Cxsars Commentaries -llust; Vir gil. Cicero, Horace, Amswortu's Dictionary.. Testame nt, GraccajMinora, Grxca Iajora, Schre; vVlKS T;cnn. rNo Greek or t-atm Bo.k. Vith a translation is allowed A portion of tbe Scrip tures recited every Monday m ining.) Regular attendance on punnc woiwup, a v aS Wil 9M Superia isked by the Students 'themselves, or charged for. V : . , - sAMCKL MITCHENOK fresu Smithfield, Nov.:104l826H f 12 8w . The-NC. .lotirrftl and Newbern Sentmel will publisli, the above four weeks, and, forward their accounts to S. Misphettor, SiruthhcJcl, JJ.U. for payment., s ... f. TUESDAY, l)FpEMlBRU 12, 1826. President's". 'JTntitrime length'of shis interesting dpqumehtivex- eludes almost every . uitng else from dpr columns. The ntst caption's will have but littlToom X& fini faul t with j twhether in reference to ; the subjects; embraced in it. onsunexcejrf nesa documeat, and contains a satisfactory exse. ot oar miionaj concerns, Arrnitntuhilitv out ot tlie Acactemv, it, will be required of nil pupils by the .ti,Ui, Knrxh an.l RTjltiotiaTV film s. ' Tlie most itnp irlant subject, perbaps tt which the atte,niiptt of Congrtss'ii'directf eil, iathe'refusal of, the British Cabinet, to negfttiate on the subject of the West Io, dia trade j and it will be seen, that thd President expresses his opinion, that there is little probability of an adjustment of ihft affair without retaliatory measures. t , t J J vv''- - - '" - i ; t . .' : ; Corigftss.&oh branches of the National Legisiat u re assembled at Washington, n the 4th inst- v There were 38 Senators pre sent, and 173 Representatives. :Mr, Cal houn took' the Chair inithe Senate, and Mr. -Tajlbr in the House, The Senate; : resolved to go into irmurnin as a mark of respect to the memories of Messrs- Niche-; t as ran Dy ke,y of Delaware anl; Josepli V AriK ame, of Ner-Jer-iej, two of their late colleagues,4 who ,hae: departed this, life since the last session pf!Ccnress.' The only subject of interest jet broached is the ' Ban k ru pt r lit 11,' which M r. llajne has lo3t no time In introducing to the coii-v sideratton of the' Senate. It seems high. prob ible that this 'measure will be onsun- " mated at the present session, v;!. .' Judge ; Smith has. been elected b th Legislature" of ; Sou th-Carnlina, to suppl the vacancy in the Senate of the Unjti States, occasioned by the 'death "of iM uaiiiara. wr. Harper, it will be recoi- lected, received a 4emporar appointiicnt from Governor. Mantling, the death oflMrf,; G.tillard having taken plare during th A re? cess 'of the Legislature.-; Judge Smith War formerly a; Senator, ; but. i was succeeaed three years since bj Col." Hane. . - j ' ' '. .A - - "x , .' We are glad to "learn from the Wilminz- ton Recorder, that the Engineers have ai rived, and 'are now'engaged in .. fixing Dredeins: Machine, in' the new boat. ' . .. . v -f 4 , . ... .; have reason, therefore, to hope, that Machine wil 1 soon be in successful opAra- " tion It is to be employed on the River below; that place. -- y The Virginia Legislature , is in te IFilliam C. Holt was 'chosen Speaker sion. k.fthe Senate, and Linn Banks Speaker i f the House of Delegates. 1 We have received Governor Tyler's comraunication .Io thei Legislature. i It embraces but few subjects, though quite Elaborate, a greaf portion of r it being directed against the; exerc isr of f any power .bir: Congress; hot expreis fy dtf1 I ega ted bj the Cons tit ut ion ; bu t prtitest- ing iiwire particufarl agairisthe; Kgh of , the General .Government to appropriate monej for the 'improvement or completron : of HowlsCana; wthln an State.! . The Governor, in expressing' hisjipinionj; - ' on tins subject, goes so; far as to regret that . the General Government "bf its interpbsiw-) 1 ; . tion, has deprived Virginia of the honor of hav i ng comple t ed the iishia S wamp Ca-r nt v ' ' . ;. .-'.'. ' j Ve' are glad to perpcive that tfjeJr; nal Improvements of the Staje Sp' a train of vigorous prosecuinder the dij rectioh of the Piclnal Engineer; The Message itself written in'a pure arid e-' r . We observe br the Georrria DaDcrs.' that Mr. E. H.Burritt, Assistant Eusrineer inf v -..- I C3 . T , T - j hat State, has incurred the censme of the Board of Pnblic Works2 for having deviat ed from tlie instructions, in making certain . Sun'ejs and Measurements in reference o a proposeu uanai anu liaii Koau, given to him by, Hamilton Fulton, Esquire, their Principal, Engineer. . , ' The second trial ,of: Jacob, Barker and others, for a conspiracy to defraud certain monted Institutions of New-York, 'whicl r uccupitd the Court from the 20th NoTeta ! ber to the lit instant,, has been brought la a close On'the former trial, 'it will , bo remembered, the defendants Tiere icqnit. tetl, .Wro the inability of the" Jnrjr to agree upon a verdict; J The last trial terminated in e the conviction of all the persons accused viz. Thomas Vermilyea; -Mark Spcnce, Geo. WJ Brown, M. L. Davis, and JacoS ' Barker," ; A bill of exceptions , was filed,, and it is nnderslood that a motion wi'l ba made to suspend the sentence of the defend- ' ants until the February term of tht Sd- preme Court,' when ran application wiu bar made tor a new trial, i ne uistnci avoc- - ney gave, notice, that at the re-assembling v of the -Uourtjlie shouw oegtnw trial ct Henry Eckford. y t- : Sir John Sinclair calculates theprodao i of the soif and agriculture of Great Britbiiv j i ' t.. . irT I-.., I S i at 4I3vUU,UUU. aou. iiiciuuipg jrcjus w the eolo&iea, at 317,000,01)0. ' I 1 ' V t 4 I: .,- v. i ; ' ' -