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II 1. it THE1 REGISTER. J. TtESD 4T, SEPTEMBER 8, 1S40. j THE CONVENTION. i We must fegain invite the attention of eTery true Whig to subject Every things depends on con certof actiorf. The Convention has been called at he solicitation of numerous Whigs good and true- throughout tjie State. WW they CAN they disap- juuuary encampment ink uniform companies of Frankfort, Versailles, and Lexington, Kentucky, aremaking arrangements for a military encampment, which they propose to hold at Midway, in Woodford county, on the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of October net. Any other uniform companies wishing to join in the encampment are respectfully invited to do so upon the same terms with themselves. J The business of Tanning," savs the New York Express, is carried on more extensively, in the region of the Catskill Mountains, than in the same limits in any other portion of the country. In 1820 only thiee tanneries of any size could be found in that resrion. wi'mt the mahv friends who will assemble on the 5th turning out annually ; about 40,000 sides of sole le'a- f Otober nbtj to unite iheir energies in the great thf""' Nw' there arT more than fifty-dx tanneries Sof I r Lv. J i -Iw. u i, magnitude in that region, which annually manufac- wuse of thj country ? (We hope not. Come- tQre 650000 Ieather &t oyZ,dnUt nery heart oeat warm on tfiat glo- $2,000,000! The leather business, which includes r'ms day in the cause of Liberty f Who: will he the manufacture of boots and shoes, if the statistics couiu oe obtained, wquld be round to equal, ii not ex ceed, almost any other branch of business in the State of New York." . i ! lukewarm?! Will the EAST? No ! Will the NORTH .1 Nq ! The SOUTH 1 Will the great the gallant WEST? No! NO ! None wUl refuse to rally arouhd the Standard of their Uountryv IMPEirriNENT DICTATION, e find u the Richmond Enquirer, an address of the Democratic Association of Richmond to the " Re publicans" of North Carolina. The late decision of the People of this State seems to have aroused their irr, fnd they (we mean the immaculate members of this nddliiig, Office-Holders Association at Rich mond, Va.) have the impudenceto set themselves up over the Peqple of North Carolina, as " teachers" of - ' t 1 4...n Ponnhliranism ! W rnnnnt fnllv pTnraa llLJ'l' J WW. hulignation at such an insult to the intelligence of any portion of oup Fellow-CiUzens. It is our intention to review this shameless document, so filled with false hood and misrepresentations. At present, we must be jatUfied with only calling the attention of our Whig friends to the fact, that thousands and tens of thou sands of this miserable piece of impertinent fustian are to be circulated throughout our State. Let them look out ! " - - MR. CLAY'S SPEECH AT NASHVILLE. A slight sketch of this speech, with Geh. Jackson's remarks upon it, and Mr. Clay's reply, appear in the preceding ppge ; but since these were put in type, we have received a much more perfect copy of Mr. Clay's peech,with General Jackson's Rejoinder to Mr.Clay's Kote, which shall be given in our next Register. A NEW COUNTY PROPOSED. The citizens of the adjoining parts of the counties of Lincoln, 'Iredell and Mecklenburg, met agreeably to notice on the twenty-seventh ultimo, to discuss the propriety of petitioning the ensuing General ; Assem bly to grant a new County ,for the convenience of the citizens residing in the remote parts of said counties. R. H. Btrajoir,' Esq. being called to the Chair, and J. W. BckTow appointed Secretary, the object o the meeting being explained by the Chairman, on mo tion of B. jShipp, Esq. a committee of nine (three from each adjoining county) was appointed to report 'the boundaries of the contemplated County. The com mittee, after a short absence, reported .the proposed , boundaries, which were agreed to by the meeting, and it Kas then1 resolved, that a memorial be presented to the next Legislature to carry the same into effect. ) FOR THE REGISTER. IR. STANLY'S DISTRICT. LOW PRICES AND LOW WAGES. The subjoined Letter from a distinguished Repub lican in Ohio is entitled to the most serious consi tion, both for the testimony it bears and its very intel ligible reasoning upon the doctrines of the Destruc tives. The writer, be it. observed, is a citizen who has served the country with high repute, in different trusts, both military and civil, of high standing therefore, and of unimpeachable veracity Woosteh.Watjtk Cotxtt, 0.) Aug. 14, 1840. J. Collier, Esq. Sin: That the Sub-Treasury project and policy, if carried out, would have a de structive effect upon the agricultural and laboring class es of the community, especially of the West, I never entertained a doubt, and upon all proper occasions, when the subject was matter of conversation, I unhesi tatingly gave it as my opinion that, in the same pro portion as the product of the farmer and the price? of labor would be reduced, that of the officeholder, the moneyed interest or capitalists, would be enhanced; and that such a state of things would eventually pro duce that inequality every where to be found and lap proved by the despot, but abhorred and detested ; by every friend to the rights of man. On one occasion BENJAMIN TAPPAN, Esq. of Steubenyille, some three years ago, (then a candidate for State Senate, at this time a Senator of the United States,) invited .me to his house, and to dine with him. Whilst there. the Specie Circular, Sub-Treasury, and Bank Reform pro jects, were mostly the topics of our conversation,!, he approving and I disapproving the measures ; I alleging the deleterious effects they would have on the farming interest, observing it would reduce the price of wheat to twenty-five cents per bushel, and, in that event, I for one should not, after paying those who assisted; me in securing the crop, have a surplus more than suffi cient to pay my taxes. He, in reply, said that twepty five cents was or would be enough for a , bushel of wheat, because it would follow as a consequence that the laboring num' wages would be reduced to half that sum, (a shilling a day. J and that the times would then assume a more stable character, and be better for the country generally. I looked at him with astonishment, and asked him if he was serious, aid if such was his democracy ? He answered that hel was serious, and that such was bis democracy. I thejj re plied, " the Lord deliver me from your democracy." My observations then turned on the great inequality such a state of things would produce between the office-holder, for instance, and other portions' of the com munity, to-wit, a State Senator's $3 per day will ; pay for 12 bushels of wheat, or the labor of 24 men toi one day ; a United States Senator's $8 per day will buy 32 bushels of wheat, or hire 64 men one day ; the Presi dent's sixty-eight and a half dollars per day will pay for the labor of five hundred and forty-eight men for one day ; and so on, in proportion, for the benefit of your ona hundred thousand officers who are fed Ma. PRENTISS IN NEWARK. Yesterday afternoon this eloquent son of Mississippi addressed many thousand people on the green at Newark. We never before heard Mr. Prentiss, and we do not know any speaker to whom we can at all liken him. His fluency is quite indescribable, it almost takes away the breath by its rapidity, and yet it is clear, methodical, and full of signification. To attempt a report, however, of a speech would, as it strikes us, be utterly hopeless. We, at any rate, shall make no such attempt, but repeat only some of the striking illustrations and happy figures with which his speech abounded. Referring to the ship of State, which, after having been long under the command of experienced commanders, is now left to. puny hands and unskilful pilots, he said : " We feel her keel grat ing upon the coral reefs, and leak after leak is sprung and the waters are gaining upon 4rs and we are throwing over, piece-meal, the valuable cargo until little but the passengers is left and now our safety and their safety is only to be assured by changing the command." Ou another occasion, when denouncing the experi ments upon the Constitution, and upon the business of tfieceratarj-fie asfed, - What would oa think an engineer who employed a steam-engine should be gin by unscrewing the nuts and drawing out the bolts, warning you the while of the tendency of boilers to burst, .and finally, when the boilers did burst, and scat ter consternation and death around, should exclaim, " I told you so ;" and then tell the bleeding sufferers that when they had occasion for another engineer, they should employ him, and all would be well 1" Condemning the rashness of the Sub-Treasury law, which aims to substitute at once a metallic for a mix ed currency, he said very truly, "that our mixed cur rency had been the growth of half a century, that it was incorporated with all our habits and opinions, and even if the system were confessedly erroneous, it should be cautiously dealt with, and gradually corrected, not suddenly destroyed. If, as is alleged, we have mount ed, on a ladder, every round of which is a bank char ter, until we have reached a height that renders us gid dy, is it not better to let us descend, srep by step, until we again reach terra firma, than to kick away the lad der and cast us down headlong with it?" ' " Credit," said Mr. P. " has be.en to this country Aladdin's lamp ; you had but to rub it, and the geni us of Wealth stood before you." " V ithout credit, where," he asked, " would be your rail roads, your great public works, your flourishing towns, and the temples that all rise to the worship of the living God!" " Every man who puts character and industry into a partnership with wealth, puts in the capital which the Almighty God gave him." Speaiing of the fearful growth and preponderance of Executive power, which seemed specially to select, as objects of favor and promotion, even for judicial stations, men who had forfeited the confidence of their constituents, Mr. P. added, that in Congress, too, this influence was fearfully exercised, and " that the ap pointing power was held over the House of Represen tatives like a large magnet, which drew to it, from the midst thereof, all the base metal" Of the tendency of Locofocoism to corrupt, demor alize, and degrade all brought within its sphere, Mr. P. spoke in terms of indignant sorrow. " Literature, art, taste, all sink beneath its withering touch. I have seen (said Mr. P.) bright birds of song bathed in the waters of Helicon, and winging their empyrean flight, who, once plunged into the bitter " waters of Locofocoism, have become little .better than gabbling geese." N. Y.American. INDIAN MURDERS IN GEORGIA I From the New York American. GALLANT CONDUCT. As Mr. BrjHNHAM was fishing, yesterday afternoon, on the rocks in front of his well known residence at Blooming Dale, he heard cries of distress and screams for As many of both political parties appear to be mis taken in regard to the actual strength of the Whigs in out of the public crib, and who are continually prating hgjp from some women a short distance from wastc From the latest SavannaJt papers. Cestueyilli, August 18, 1840. Dear GsosgK : I am sorry to inform you that the Indians have done a good deal of mischief on the Su- wanee, and it is thought that they have again come into the Okefenokee. Last Friday they killed Joseph Howell's wife and two children, and Daniel Green's wife, and shot his daughter through the shoulder. They have robbed and burnt out the inhabitants as they went, beginning at Green's. They have burnt nearly all the dwellings up to Fort Gilmer. Joseph Howel and George Johns got in here to-day. They followed them up the Suwanee several miles, and found eleven dwellings burnt. They are all forted in at old Bill Cone's and Capt. Sanderlain's. The In dians fired on Sanderlain's house all night on Friday night. The next morning they took the road up the river, and went only five or six miles, to bid Sumer all's place and killed some hogs and cattle and stayed all night. This is ths most bold and daring act they have committed since the commencement of the war. The people above this are generally very much alarm ed, and some of them are already moving off whe ther with sufficient cause I cannot say. Absolem 4v5fl3?3CP children, six Jut number, .were Jailed I Wt3sday, on the South prong of the St. Mary's sotae suppose, by the same party. Thomas Wught is burnt out amongst the rest. I remain yours truly , STEPHEN McCALL. Gsohgk Losg, Esq. f ' Cestbeyilef, August 23, 1840. Dear George : All is excitement and alarm up this way. The Indians have killed Thomas Davis and two of his children and John Patrick's wife. They had all gathered at Arch. Hogan's, (Munia,) and on Wednesday, just about nightfall, they attacked the place and killed the above persons, and burnt every building on the place except the one that they defend ed. They have burnt Davis's place and Miney's, and. one other in this county. It i3 about thirty miles from here. I do not think we are in danger here as yet, though others think differently. There is a part of two companies of dragoons from Black Creek already scouting about the Okefenokee, and Tracy is trying to raise fifty men for thirty days, un der an order from General G. Floyd. What will be the final issue time only will show. If I think there is any danger here, I shall at once take my family away from here. Yours in haste, STEPHEN McCALL. Geosge Losa, Esq. J ETTEHSOXTOI?, Aug. 24, 1840. The Indians are again on a visit to Camden coun ty, murdering and plundering our frontier settlers, I burning their dwellings and destroying their crops. On Wednesday evening, Fort Moniac, a deserted United States post, to which several neighboring fa milies, consisting of five men and twenty-five women and children, had moved for mutual safety, was attack ed and four of its occupants killed, viz. a Mrs. Patrick and Mr. Davi, and two of his children. Mr. Patrick informs me that the attack was made about dark. At the lire of the first gun, Mrs. P. who was standing by his side, fell dead ; a general discharge from the savages was immediately after given, which killed Davis and his two children. All of the whites occu pied, and were at the time collected in the central building of the post, and the Savages were thus ena bled to approach; within gun shot, under cover of the outer buildings, whence they fired in secrecy and , safety. It appears that the whites, though apprized of the vicinity of the Indians, were completely surprised, having taken none of those precautionary measures to prevent it which common prudence should have sug gested. It was impossible, says my informant, to state the number of the Indians. Twenty were count ed by him, marching off in Indian file from one of the fires at the time of their leaving ; but from the number of shots fired and their yells, he thinks their number must have been much larger. Several deserted dwellings in that neighborhood have been burnt and the crops of the owners laid from the 15th inst. to the present time, shall be buried in utter oblivion,- the forces which may have adhe red to the plan adopted in this capital on the said 15th inst. being included in this Convention. 4. A free passport out of the Republic shall be granted to any individual of the persons included in this Convention, at his own request, even though an action may be pending against him for political opin ions. 5. The insurgent troops shall retire to such position as His Excellency Gen. Gabriel Valencia shall select ; and he shall also designate what General of the in surgents shall command them. The latter will be res ponsible for any disorders which may le committed, and for the fuliilment of the orders which the afore said General may have given. 6. ' His Excellency the General, in Chief, Gabriel Valencia, and the Generals of his army, pledge their honor before the whole world, to cause this Conven tion to be faithfully and legally' fulfilled, in all its parts.. 7. This Convention will be applicable only to Mex icans. 8. This Convention, as soon as it is ratified by the Chiefs of both parties, shall be promptly carried nto effect, and in order to afford time for its ratiii cation, hostilities shall continue suspended until the morning f the 27th. Mexico, July 26,1840. In the edifice of the Great Society, 1 1 o'clock at night. Ignacio Incland, Benito Quijano, Jose Vincente Minon, Eleuterio Mendez, Andres Zcnteno, . This Convention is ratified. Manuel Andrade. The first three were Commissioners on the part of the government; the next three, on the part of the insurgents. There is no mention, on the face of the document, of its having heen ratified on the part of the Gov ernment. We presume, however, that it was so ratified. JAMES G. McPHEETEIiS; I Petersburg, Va. Continues to transact I usiness on his usual liberal arid prompt terms, at the old stand, formerly occupied by Holderby fr McPheetcrs, Bollingbrook Street, where he will be pleased, at all times, to see his North Caro lina friends, and solicits a continuance of their favors, ; Refer to Gen. S. F. Patterson, President of R. & G. R. R. -Gen. Jas. Owen, President of R. & W. R. R. Also to - Brown, Snow & Co. who will receive all produce di rected to tbem at Raleigh, and forward with despatch by Rail Road to Petersburg. t Sept. 7. 73 1m Star, Standard & Tarboro' Free Press, 1 month. MUSIC The Boston Handle and Hayden So ciety, collection of Church Music, .19th Edi tion, with additions &c. Just at hand. TURNER & HUGHES. Sept, 7. 73 TT AND PIRATE. Stewart's Adventures in cap jIlA turing Murrell, with an account of the execu tions at Vicksburg, &c. &c. 2d Edition. For sale by TURNER & HUGHES. Sept. 7. 73 RS. SIGOURNEY'S WORKS Letter, to Young Ladies, by Mrs L. H. Sifrournev. Ditto Mother's, do do do do , i This day received by TURNER & HUGHES. Sept. 4. CONOMY. Wayland's Political Economy. 3d Edition. Call at the N. C. Bookstore. "fecpt. 4. 73 BALES more of the Lexington Cotton Cloth; SUf the article speaks tor itself. Sept. 7. WILL. PECK. 73 this District, growing out of a comparison of the Gub ernatorial vote lately cast therein, it may not be amiss to state, that Mr. Morvhxad did net get, by several hundred votes, the entire Whig strength of the Dis trict He 'voted, some years ago, under very different circumstances from those which now exist, against the Bill for draining Mattamuskeet .Lake ; and his more unscrupulous opponents seized on that vote to create (he belief that he is opposed to the great State Work now in progress in that section of the country. I mean the draining of that immense region of Swamp and Lake Lands in Hyde, Beaufort, Washington and Tyrrel, and thereby rendering arable some of the finest lands on tte Globe, now ancrfbr ages, partly submerc eJ in water, the abode'of beasts of Drev. and the labo- about economy, and calling all those turn-coats who have nerve enough to say that things are not as they should be, and thatj reform is necessary. Your letter of the 5th instant would have been answered sdoner had I been at home on its arrival. I returned home last evening, after an absence of eight days. You say that he (Tappan) has denied the statement made by him. He immediately ran to the spot, and found three little girls bathing in the river, who had heen carried out beyond their depth, by the swell, as Mr. B. supposes, of a pass ing steamboat. The old gentleman, upwards of 61 years ATf fLw" of affe, immediately pulled off his vest, and not be surprised if he hereafter denies that he was in With his cloth pantaloons, thick boots, and the Senate of the United States when the Sub-Treasu- hat on, plunged into the water and succeed ry bill passed. Respectfully, &c. R. BEALL. From the Albany Evening Journal, Extra. Saturday, Evening, 8 o'clock. AFFLICTING CALAMITY. Fall of the Draw of the State St. Canal $asin ratory of disease and death; and hence, several huri- Bridge! Our city is a scene of a most distressing htl:L' .i . t i and calamitous Dispensation. At 5 o'clock thisjafter- ucu r mg voters in mose counties reiuseu to vote uvi . , ... . m, V-v ,, f , t i noon, just as the boats were departing tor XView xorK, , ail, and mbre than a hundred others actually voted for and when hundreds of people were crossing the bridge ed in securing two of them with :his left arm, and with his right swam back to the shore. He then returned and caught the third child "by the hair of the head, and she was sinking for the last time, in returning with her to the shore part of her bathing dress interfered; in some way with his right arm in such a manner as almost to deprive him of its use. On Saturday night a large fire was seen from Cen- treville in that direction and it was seen by persons who came in next morning to have been the remain ing buildings of Fort Moniac. The frontier settlers are retreating to Centreville and its vicinity much alarmed. Gen. Floyd had, previous to the account of these last murders, (of which he could not have heard, be fore last evening or this morning,) ordered out Capt. Tracy's command, which had not left yesterday. Many of the settlers of this neighborhood have left this morning as an independent corps of volunteers, to secure if possible, the safe retreat of those settlers who have not yet come in. An adequate force at this time, placed under the command of an officer so gallant and indefatigable as Gen. Floyd, wbuld secure our froniier, and compel the enemy to surrender or carry his murderous attacks elsewhere. ' ' FROM MEXICO THE ENDED, REVOLTTION SiuxDuai, who was represented as friendly to those over the canal jasin, the draw broke and precipitated Hy a vigorous enort, however, lie tliscn- works. The November elections", and those of next from seventy to eighty persons and three, or four hordes gaged it, reached the shore, alt hough al- August, will show.'that the true Whig strength in that nd carts into, the basin! they fell about twenty most overcome, and restored the three chil- T. . . . . . . feet into twelve feet water. The struggle lor lite, i an .,n;',.rc,A tri tho r a mnst i psnairmtr VUtnct M not far shnri Af fiflA nM I ...i i ah7-I viv, uumijuk-m, w 1 o One who knows tlie District. Steamboat Lost. The St. Louis Gazette learns ftom the Btnamhorit T.pavonTOnrtti- arrived nt that nort on the 22d ult. that the Pocahontas, on her down ward trip from Council Blufis, was snagged ten miles below Big Platte, and would prove a total loss. t whig festifax. The Whigs of Franklin County' propose to give a Festival, in the form of a Barbecue, in the Academy rove, atLouisburg, on Friday, the 18th of Septem ber, 1840jto which all the Democrats as well as Whigs of the County, are cordially invited. The invitation is also exiended to the other counties of the State, and ta all that can come, they say come and partake with wem treely. ' . , f . HENRY J. G. RUF WILLIE PERRY, j RICH'D. YARBROJJGH, N. B. MASSENBURG, f N. R. TUN STALL, i JOSEPHA.WHITAKER. Louisburg, Sept 5, 1840. IN, -y 3 nmonfT the sufferers, was brief but awful ! We.shud- der at the horrid recollection of it, Hundieds df citi zens with a dozen boats sprang to the relief of their fallowcitizens. At'seven o clock, 18 dead bodies had been recovered, of which we can only learn the names of the following : . ! James Hininan, constable of this city ; Mrl Dri: coll. merchant of Palmvra t Charles Lyons, tpbao pedlar, of this cUv: a son of Jacob Henderer ff this city, 14 years pld; a son .of Sybrant Kettle, bf this city, 16 years old ; Roderick Davidson, an interesting and promising youth, employ ea in this otnee, 10 years old; Groesbeck, a boy belonging to the boat Mohawk; Mr. Carvcner; an insane man, from Onei da county, under the charge of Mr. Stevens and Orin I. Fuller, of Romej on his way to Hudson, Oavener and Fuller were lost, and Stevens saved : James v an Buren, of German, flats,! a canal driver, who Was as sisting Fuller to get Carvener to the' boat ; Samuel Fisher, lamplighter of this city ; Francis Roge4 labor er of this city ; Wood, a boy about Yi years old of this city, Thomas McDowell of -this city; "VyiULmi L. Morey, of Vermont ; Jbnes of this city; H. . Hnflman, of Fultonville ; j Smith Mathews of Trpy. parents, feuch gallant conduct carries witn it its own best reward the consciousness of having saved the lives of three human beings. ANOTHER SOUTHWESTERN TION. CONVEN- Thc Harrison Democrats of Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee, are making arrangements for another Southwestern Convention. This is to be holden on the 10th of September, in the Cumberland Gap, at the point where the three States named above come in contact The Frankfort Commonwealth 6ays, that in the mountain regions of which the Gap is the centre, the friends of the Administration have recent ly been making unparralleled exertions. Extra Globes have been poured into th?m in floods, and Van Buren missionaries are overrunning them like a plague. The idea of this convention is, therefore a good one. Calm discussion is needed where there have been such ex- ,By the ship Norma from Havanna, we have papers from that city to the 22d of Au gust, containing advices from the Mexican capital to July 28th. Although but one day later than our previous dates, they con tain intelligence of considerable impor tance. The revolution it will be remembered, broke out on the morning of the loth, from which time till the 26th inclusive, there was more or less fighting between the contend ing parties nearly every day. It appears how ever, that during the whole affair only 80 of the belligerents were killed or wounded, while on the other hand, no less than 460 " peaceable inhabitants" shared the same fate. . The first overtures lor a compromise were a made by the insurgents ( under Gen. Ur rea, ) on the 23d, at the solicitation of the Archbishop and Generals Herrera, Michele na, and Angulo. Commissioners were ap- New York, September 3. Fkom Vermojtt we have, so far, good news, and better indications. In 18 towns the Whig gain is near 900 votes since last year. Bennington county is recaptured from Locofocoism. The report is that John Smith is defeated in the northwest Congressional dis trict, but this needs confirmation, for the district can hardly have been heard from. The election in Maine, which comes off September 11th, is interesting the Public much, from an impres sion that the Whigs have an equal chance of carrying the State. That there have been changes there, and that the good cause is advancing, I have no doubt, but, with as good information as a man can have, who is not cool and calm even amid the excitement in the State, I see no reason to believe that we can defeat Gov. Fairfield, and it must not be expected. He has a popularity over and above that of his party, and will obtain a greater vote than Van Buren can get. We have news to-day of a dreadful shipwreck of a lew lorK vessel on the coast of IS ewfoundland, in which 50 lives were lost. In the rain and fog, the ship Florence, with a crew of 8-persons and 79 passengers, was driven by a gale upon the coast, and 50 lives were lost, afier great danger, and severe suffering on the part of the whole crew. We have also heard of the ship Franconia of this port, which, on a freighting voy age from New Orleaas to Liverpool, was struck by lightning near Havana, the cotton in her hold taking 1 1 1 r . t . a -i uru, otc. wuen sue was ioriunaie enougn to nna a steamboat to tow her into port, where she was scut tled, and thus saved, though greatly damaged. FROM THE EXPLORING EXPEDITION. The ship Lydia, arrived at Salem, Massachusetts, the first instant, from New Zealand, brings informa tion that the United States vessels Vinetnncs, Por poise and Flying Fish left the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, on the 6th of April last, bound to the Fejee Islands. The Peacock was at Sydney March 18, had nearly finished repairing and would soon join the squadron. V. S. Ship Vincennes, Bay of Islands, New Zealand, April 7, 1840. I wrote you from S3rdney, about three weeks ago, miorming you oi our great discoveries soutn. l was men airaiu mat me r rencn would contenu with us for the honor of beinc: first. They cannot do it now, as the Porpoise saw the land some days before us. As soon as a breeze makes, we are off for Tongatoboo, from thence to the Friees, then the Sandwich Islands, which we expect to reach in July, on our way to the ISorthwest coast. We shall return to the Islands by December. This Island has been lately taken possession of by the English. Some of the chiefs have ceded their sovereignty to the British. Queen. They do not ap pear to know what they have done, . and probably, as soon as they understand the matter, they will do all in their power to destroy the settlements. The richness of the soil is said by our geologists, to be all a humbug, We are all in good health. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FASHIONABLE HAT and CAP Warehouse, On Sycamore Street, next door to Messrs. Paul, Mc- Ilwame & Co. Petersburg, Va, IN which will be found a large and well selected stock of HATS, of all the various qualities and kinds, as well as CAPS, comprising the diUcrent qual ities, from the finest sea otter to bairseal and sealetto, together with fine merino and coarse W ool Hats, se lected by the subscriber in person, from the manufac tones, with great care, and almost entirely for CASH. 1 he subscriber would not only call the attention of those merchants who intend purchasing their fall goods in Petersburg, to an examination of his stock, but also those who may pass through, on their way North, as be thinks it not likely they will meet with a better stock, or at fairer prices, taking into consider ation the freight and attendant expenses. The subscriber has also made arrangements with the most approved and fashionable Manufacturers to keep him constantly supplied with the best articles and latest styles for retail. FRANCIS MAJOR. . Petersburg, Aug. 31. 73 oaw4w ROYS DO YOU HEAR TIT ATT THE UNDERSIGNERS, respectfully inform the Gentlemen of Raleigh, and the Public in general. That they have fitted up, and furnished in a superior manner, their ClLLlAKU KUU.V1 and TABLE, at the Old Stand, Fayetteville Street, nearly opposite this Post Office, which is now open for the ensuing tea- son. And they will be happy to receive iu those who may tatouh them with their custox. " Let those play now who never play'd before, And those that always play a now play the more. ROBERT FINDLATER. ROBERT MILLER. Raleigh, September, 7th, 1840. 73 tt ,1V COMMISSION, Heatt Cottoh Be- gins by the quantity, and first rate Cisaki at wholesale. WILL: PECK. iACOIV. A fresh supply just to hand. WILL: PECK. August 25th, 1840. 69 iOOTS SHOES AND BIIOG ANS ! The Sul)scriber would avail himself of the pre sent opportunity of returning his thanks to those who have extended to him that liberal patronage which: he has so long received, and hope, by a strict attention to business, to merit a continuonce of the same. ' He has just returned from the North, after having visited the principal manufactories, and flatters him self that his selection is such as will enable him to sell upon very reasonable terms. He would respectfully invite hi friends and the public generally to call and examine his stock, which consists of the following, in ertions to spread error, misrepresent truth, and weak- J pointed on both sides, and after long contin ( ! Nrw Ohlkass. August 24. i A destructive land-slide occurred on Saturday, af ternoon it about three o'clock, between Conti aid Sl LouisWreets. The whole of the alluvial deposite n front of that part of the citv. toeether with a part Extract of a lefter fromd a gentleman in Philadel phia 10 his friend here, (Aug. 31.J " The wholei people are arming against the inso lence, tyranny! and imbecility of the ' ruling; party; of the ;old'4evee, gave way, carrying with, it the bayou The, exertions 6ow making to overthrow it, and the Sare wharf, which was completely destroyed, and the pervading enthusiasm which rouses all clashes and adjoining one was likewise very much injured. There pursuits to attend conventions in almost miraculou3 was some sugar and other produce on the wharf jat numbers, are natters unknown in any other than a the time :of the accident, which was naturally swept free Government, and almost unheard of in this. No away. There are now six fathoms of water on the tetter encouragement is needed for the prayerfe of the spot where this occurrence took place. At this pres- patriot than thtif present wonderful spectacle. It will xt momentthe wharves extending from Conti to St. show him that nothing'can withstand the re-actions in peter street, are in a most miserable condition, some favor of Truth; Honesty, and Efficiency in th Public of them being entirely destroyed, and the others mbre Councils, and that no arguments, however specious, or less in need of heavy repairs. :t ? i can conceal palpable wickedness, nor can arjy abuse To guard against the immense expense hrr bi withstand the bol4 front of Virtue. Capt Stockton, about by these - annual occurrences, would it Jioti be with bis accustomed vigor, has put bis shotdder to advisable to take into consideration the practicability the wheel, and there is now scarcely a pointy or cor- f e8tabiishing floating wharves 1 Bee. - I j ner in New Jersejf where his eloquence has not rung." en the m oral perceptions of die people. WORKING OF THE SUB-TREASURY SYS TEM. The Boston Atlas states that a few days since, a firm in that city had some duties to pay, amounting to upwards of $2000, one quarter of which, under the present regulations, was required in specie. They re-" ceived for a bill on the Merchants' Bank, $500, in quarters, Spanish and American. Before taking the specie down to the Custom House, it was mentioned to the Cashier that they had $500, in quarters for him, and he replied that it was unhandsome in the Bank to pay out such money for them, but if they were Ameri can quarters they tnvst take them, but that the Spanish quarters were not a legal tender. The money was carried back to the bank, and the reply at the Custom trAA hait thev refused to exchange k saving that AAVUtTV -rj . a Jg thA Custom House paid them iust such money, andl they must take it back. It was then taken to another bank, and they not having more than they wanted, of that kind of silver, exchanged it for gold, at the stan dard value, which was weighed at the Custom House, and a few cests more were paid to make tip the weight- tied conferences, were unable to agree. Fighting was thereupon resumed, and con tinued more or less, till fbe 26th inclusive. In the evening of that day the Archbishop waited on President Bustamente,and entreat ed him to stop the effusion of blood by granting to the insurgents suitable guaran tees for their safety. At eleven o'clock of the same night a Convention was signed by the Commissioners of the contending parties, which we translate as follows : Abt. 1. The lives, persons, offices, and property of the insurgents are guaranteed, in every sense of the word : the term offices to be understood as applying to those conferred by the Supreme Government. 2. The General in Chief; D. Gabriel, Valencia, of fersv in every legal manner possible, to use his influ ence with the Geheral Government to procure from Congress a reform of the Constitution. 3. All the politcal events which have occurred DEATHS. In Nutbush District, Granville covthty, Mrs. Eliza beth Smith, widow of the late Reuben Smith, in- the 90th year of her age. Her illness was qf short; dura tion. She had been a member of the M. E. Church more than half a century. In her last moments, she was sustained by that grace which raised her trium phant above the fears and horrors of the grave. " Her Saviour met her happy soul, On death s cold lonely shore, Tho' she heard the sad billows roll, He bore her safely rv'er. " - In Randolph county, of Typhus Fever, "on the 22d ult., Mr. John Johnson, aged about 50 years. Also, of the same disease, on the 1st inst., Mr. Jesse Os borne, aged about 50 years. FASHIONABLE 15 AT AND CAP STORE, Bollingbrook Street, Petersburg, Va. (The Subscribers are now receiving, per every arrival from the north, their Fall supply of HATS, CAPS, &c. which have been selected with great care from the manufactories. Their stock this Fall will be very extensive, embracing every article in their line,' and they feel warranted in saving that their eoods have been purchased upon such terms as will warrant them to oner gieat inducements to purchasers. They therefore respectfully invite country merch ants and others to call and examine their stock pre vious to mirchasine elsewhere, as they will (in all probability i find it to their interest to do so. They would not forget to return their (hanks to those from whom they nave (this far) received a libe ral patronage, and assure them that nothing shall b wanting on their part to merit a continuance of the eome vvuijrr aurinioui N. B. Their stock will be replenished by addition al supplies during the season. W. 4- D. September 5, 1840. 73 CIVIL ENGINEER, Inventor of the improved construction of Rail-ways. 1 Address, Bdttinwre, Maryland. part, viz : 3,000 pair men's coarse peg'd Brogans 3,000 do do do do do do Russet do do do do do ! linrj and bl'k do do liu'd & b'd peg'd kip do do do do do do do do do da do do do 1,000 do 500 do 1,000 do 3.000 do 1.000 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,000 2.000 2.000 3.000 3.000 2,000 1,000 50 'J 3,000 3,000 1,000 1.000 1.000 500 500 500 1.000 500 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do CO do i do 6 to 31 8 to 12 Oto U 6 to 11 8 to 12 5 to 11 a to 12 9 to 14 6 to 11 6 to 10 8 to 12 3 to 5 1 to 3 Vr 4 to 8 to' 4 toi a 4c do fine calf do do do do hoy's lined & bound do do do do do peg'd do do coarse do do women's peg'd we!t do sewed do do do do miss peg'd and sewed welts ' children's brogans j women's sewed & peg'd boots 4 to Ladies' P.hila. sewed walking fhoea do do do 3 to do kid 4" morocco do do do . do do buskins! do kid slippers d.) Morocco do do Miss seal walking sho do .kid and Morocco do do . 12 bales shoe thread ' 1 do N. 3 do do 1 do do 10 do do ( f 100 . Reams ruled writing paper 500 do wrapping do 100 do double wrapping paper j 200 Hests' hair and seal trunks 50 Cases calf and seal sewed boots 50 do do do peg'd do 100 do coarse kip sewed and pegged 50 dozen bridles, martingales and fillings 30 gross blacking , ; .T. . Twines, tapes, &c. Travelling trunks, valices,' DAVID K. NEWSQM. Petersburg, Aug. 1840. - ' ; 63-j-4w . " ' ' 1 . CJTAGD Fare reduced from Hal (3 eish to Waynesboro and Ctotdt borough. From the date hereof, WO .POL LARS only will be demanded from Pftsretiftr for Stage Fare from Raleigh lo Waynesboro' tit Golds boro.' This Stage . leave Raleigh three time week, rta Smithfield, viz; on Monday, Wednetday tnd Friday.' ' - : I E.P.GUION. Raleigh, April 4,1840. 23 r j I :9 I
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