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WHOLE NUMBER 1406
VOLUME XII-r-NUMBER 8
WrLMlKGTON. N. THURSDAY MORNING; APRIL 2, 1857.
f ?
Tim ritl-WiiKKLY COIIAIEKCIAL
la nilhlialin,! cverV TtllDAT. ThOIIBA nd
Satusdav at 5 per innam, payable, n all coses
In advance. ' , .
BY fHOS. t.OIUNG Editob and Piomihop,
UENJ. W. SANDERS Associats: fcniTO.
Corner Front atiA Market Streets, ',,
WILMIKOTOI. W. C.
u lTra or? inVKHf ISIKOi
1 qri
1 1 Insortion 60 I 1 aor; 2 months, 4 00
I
I
t
2 73 I 1 " " a no
2 1 00 I 1 6 ' 8 00
1 month. 2 60 I " 12 12 00
Tun linns or less make a aauare. Iran adver
tisement exceeds (en tinea, the pilce will be in
n'iinurl Inn " ;
All i Jvoriiaoinonli are payable at the lime 61
Miolr Insertion. . . I" ' i
Ooniraeu with yearly advertiser, will b mad
nn the moat liberal toriua. . - : '
No transr.ir f contracts for yearly advertlsin;
will be permitted. Should circu.Matoncea render
a change In boaineas, or an unexpected removal
hecedry,a charge according to tne puniiBncc
tcrma wtll beanhe ptlon or the contractor, for
the time he has advcrilecd. , , "
The privileie ot Annual Advertisers la strlctl)
limited toitheir.iwn' linmeliatr hnslncsaj nnd all
advertlacmenia for the benefit tf nthcr ptrson,
as well as sgl a.tvnrtUeiit'-nis notjiniK'iltfitHy rah
nortcd with their own kueinrsi', and all xe-aa of
ndvertlsemcnis in length ut otherwlae beyontt thi
ll mlta nni?ged, will b charted t the- nenatrates.
N'l Advnliomonta la inc laded in the co:racl
for the ante or rent of houses or Innds in town r
tonntry. of for the anle or hire of ngroe, wheth
er the propeny is owned by tho advcrtiner or by
other pnraons. These are excluded by the term
"Immediate batlneit." . . J ;
All IvenUeirlents Inserted In the trl-wc!0
Commerrtal. are entitled to one ieserllon in the
WMy (fee of charge.
ton. CAftn Asn faucy primtisc,
- - EXECUTED IN SUPERIOR STTLE.
fJHNT!4 I'OH THE CONMBRCUU f
New Vobk Messrs. Dih.lv tm & Pottee.
r-fflfoa-dHASLssSMiTM, No. 6, Central Wharf.
Philadelphia S. K. OOHKW. '
lirdlimore Wat. 11. Pkakb and Wat, Tjiomsom i
MI3CEFJ.ANY
FROM GKN TItAL AMEK1CA...
The steamer Panama arrived at Pa
nama on Sunday,' March 15, from Cen
tral America, yrith 124 de?erteis from
Walker's army on their way for-the
United SfatRs 24 for iNew Voile and
100 (or New Orleans a( Jhe ex'ietise
of llie Costa llican Government.
Costa llican papers to Match 7 ac
knowledge the receipt of correspondence
from Gen. Canas. tiear Itivas, to Feb
ruary 26, and from San Juan del Nottc
(OreytownJ to the Jatest momenf.
From San Jose a division of six htm
drod men had Jeft to join Gen. Canas
on the 2d instant ; a division under Col.
Blanco hnd arrived iliere, lfittrning
from the vtr, February 23.' Thfir
place was said to have been supplied
by a detachment fom Liberia. ' ' '
It is positively staled by some of Walk
ers deserters (a portion of whom have
arrived at New York) lliat his men had
nnanimoutJy refused to go out of Ki
vas to fight,, but expressed themselves
willing to defend their position.
A correspondent of the Commercial
Advertiser, writing from A spin wall on
the 19th of March, says:
"Walker is strongly fortified at Rivas,
and will defend it at all hazards, al
though he has only a force of six hun
dred men and is getting short "of pro
visions. He is hemmed in with three
thousand Costa flicaus, and the Stales
of Honduras, Salvador, and San Jose
arc furnishing and have forwarded
three thousand more to join the Costa
Ricans making a total of six thousand
troops of the allied army. Walker is
in a critical situation, and unless he js
immediately reinforced his chances are
small of gaining another battle: lie
will maintain his position and hold out
as long as possible, and his men will
sell their lives dearly before " they "will
be taken, as no quarter will be given by
the allies. The news that went by the
Tennessee, was so conflicting that no
reliance could be placed on the various
reports. What I send now is detived
from a disinterested passenger,' and you
will find it correct."
The Album Semanal of Costa Rica
publishes a Jong address from . a num
ber of deserters from Walker's army to
their late companions, in which they
arestrongly. urged to follow the exam
ple which has been set them. We
make an extract: , " ,
1 To one and all who came, with
whatever expectations or under what
ever inducements, we ask what thanks
or emolument have you received, or can
you expect to receive, front impoverishr
ed Nicaragua or thankless, unfeeling
Walker ? For all the toils and priva
tions, the -night marching and.watch
ings, the hungerings and thirsiings,. .the
eickucss, wounds, and battles you have
experienced and suffered in one lorm
or another, we answer emphatically
and truly, none, Where is the realiza
tion of, ull tho brilliant promises from
lime to time made by the archfillibus
tcr and his myrrnidons7 Vanished in
to air, or rather into the sulphurous va
por of villanous gunpowder. What
benefit have you received, or are you
likely to receive, 1 from tho lhard-fought
battles of Rivas, first and second Virgin
IJty, M assay a, or Granada, of the terri
ble sufferings ol lha return from Santa
Rosa 7 Think of ihe'tiorrors of the
eicge of Granada, where , the sick and
dying lay mingled with the dead and
wounded, where innocent and helpless
women and children jrcrct dyings in
yoor very sight from privation and sick-,
ness, while you yourself were support
ing a feeble strength upon unnatural and
loathsome food, to enable you to resist
a victorious enemy, and victorious-only
through the notorious incapability of
him whom you looked to,for guidance
and direction. This man does not ev
en possess the tact or ability to" gain
and keep some small portion of the res
pect and affection of yourselves, his sol
diers. You do-not either Aove or 'rew
pect him as a man or confide in him as
a good general. W hy, .then, do you
still cling to him?". T ; i
'" Large numbers of this address, it is td,
have been forwarded to the men regaining
under Walker's command. -It is signed
probably by a hundred names. ". , .. .
From Guntetnaltt'wellftnrn that on the
2d of February Geru Carrela, President of
the .Republic, with his suite, pafd; an offi-,
cial visit to tier Briiannic Majesty a hip
Eak, Cpt. Sir R. McClur-, and was re
ceived with th honors due tiifittttion.-,i.
The Chamber of 'Representatives have
apprpved of ihe prepositroifa matle nt the
Pans Conference relative to the suppression
or privateering, &c. They ..hare lso ap
proved of tl- irruiy ind- by thn rvprvseii-tutivt-s
of Ceniroi Airicrica t VVnotJiDnjuti.
- On the 17th uTiifno the volcuno of Foego
broke out it. to an active state of eruption!
which coniinued for- BOrne day a.' A great
quantity of lava was Ejected, but it i be
lieved that no damage had been done to
property in the vicimty.- ' A t ":'7l
In San"SaIva"dor the Chajuba rf Depu-,
ties hava granted extraordinary powers "to
tr.e Pesident daring; the continuance of the
far in Nicariigua, giving nim autborif to
use the public revenue from All sources fr
the" pur Obes of carrying on th . war, to
borrow money, and to impose forced loans,
whit h are to be rtjwthl by instalments from
the custom-house duties. ' ' , ,
..A Govt-riiment... decree orders United
Stales eli t es to be taken at thre quarters
of u rra!; a fine of three tunes ihe . n mourn
is imposed on, all. wi-d refuse them at thnt
value.. - r .:
The1 Assemi ly has 'ratified the treaty
made by the Ccn rul Auiericit Ministers
nl Washington. , , V
From Nicaragua we leitfn that a decree
of February 16ih names Gen. Jose Mora
commander-in-chief of the al!i an 1 Gen.
Temns .Martinez commander of the Niea-
roguan forces -' '
El Boleti Officinl of Leon states, thai
the Clarendon-Dunns treaty is more accep-
.tuble to Nicaragua than that of 1852, and
that the-Nicaragiian Government is wjhng
to accept it, - ; ;.'..., , , ' ' ;
REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENTS,
The hero of the' following thrilling
story; was emnooieu in the person of a
stout blacksmith, aye an humble black
smith, but in his 6tout frame," hardened
with 'oil, throbbed as generous an im
pulse of freedom as ever beat in the bt-
som of LaFayrtte, or around the heart of
mad Anthony aytH?:
Ii'was in full tide of the retreat that a
follower of the American camp, who had
at least shouldered a cart-whip in his
country's service,, was dragging a bag
gage wagon - from., the' field of batile,
while some short distance behind, a
body of Continentals were pushing for
ward with a body ol British in pmsuit."
lhe wagon had arrived at a narrow"
point of tho by-road leading to the south,
where two high banks of rocks nud
crags, arising on either side, afforded
just space sufficient for the passage of
tne wagon, and not an inch more.
His eyes yere arrested by the sight of
a stout, muscular man, apparently some
forty years of age, extended at the foot
of a tree at the very opening of the. pass.
He was clad in t lie coarse attire of a
mechanic. His coat had been flung
aside,-and with his shiiit sleeves rolled
up from his muscular arm, he lay
exteuded on the tuif with his rifle in his
grasp, while lhe blood poured in a to'
rent from his right leg, which was bro:
ken at the knee by a cannon ball.
The wagoner's sympathies " were
arrested by the sight." He would have
paused in the very instance of his flight,
and placed the wounded blacksmith in
his wagon, but the stout-hearted man re
fused. ' ,
"I'll not go into your wagon," said he,
in his rough way, "but I'll tell you what
I will do. Do you see yonder cherry tree
on the top of ihatrock that hangs over
the road 1 Do you think you can lift a
man of my built up there? For you see
neighbor' he coutinued, while the blood
flowed down from bis wouud, "I never
j meddled with the Britishers until they
came' trampling over thevalfcy and
burned my noose down. And nowTm
all riddled to pieces, and haint got more
than fifteen minutes ra me J but I've got
three balls in my cartridge-bo"Xf and so
just prop me up against that tree, andTll
give the whole three shots, and then,"
exclaimed the b-acksmith, 4P1I die."" ,
The wagoner started his horse ahead
and then with a sudden effort dragged
the wound.-d man along the sod to the
foot of the tree. His face was to the
advancing troopers, and while his shat
tered leg hung over ihe bank, the wag
oner rushed on his way when the doom
ed , blacksmith proceeded coolly to load
his rifle.
, It was not long before a body of Amer
ican soldiers rushed by with the British
in pursuit. The blacksmith greeted, them
with a shout, and raising his rifle lo his
shoulder, he picked the - foremost from
his spirited steed, with the exclamation :
"That's for General Washington P -.
Jn a' moment the rifle was re-loaded,
a i id; again it was fired, and the pursuing
British rode over another of iheir officers.
" Thai's frnr myself," cried fheiirack
smRh, a-iMJ ,heij with a hand strong
with' the feeling of approaching death,
again loaded, raised his rifle, fired his
last shot, and another soldierkjssedj the
sod 1 A tear quivered in the eye of the
dying blacksmith. '--"
44 Aud that, he said, with a husky
voice, which strengthened almost info aT
I -V. n . V I . F . i A .... I . air . . ? I
itiwui, wiormaa ADinony yvaynej-
LKng a net ther battle of the Brandy
wind was past, lhe body was discovered
against the tieet with the features frozen
in death, smiling grimly while his right
hand still grasped the never failing rifle
And thus, died one of the- thousand
brave mechanic heroes-of tbe Revolu
tion ; brave in the hour, of battle, un
daunted in the hour of retreat and un
dismayed iu the moment of death. . ;
' A NOBLE BENEFACTION. '-I- x
4Ve Jiave not fora long time .heard of so
noble and praise & orihy an a'cl of private
munificence 'es lwas brought to our notice
.09 Saturday Inst by the exceifent financial
Secetar ' (bf 'the American '.Colonization
Society. It was no Jess than a gift of
Cwtnlf-fine thousand dollars in5 ne -shot to
the Colo fis.;.t;'-j cautif. Tl following
letter from a tnercanrile firin' in New r
leana briefly tJ.la ihe interesting story? '
"ReYW McL4tNrScc'y Amer. Col. Soc.
, -New Okleans, March 2l,'1857T
"Dear Sir i At the request of oar mum
tk friend, Oavii Host, of Rodney, Missis-
feipoi, voU"Wi)l please find enclosed (1 rail of
"UrJion Bank,' this "city, upon 'Bank" of the
Refxjblic,' New York, at 70 lays date,
pnyaftle to your order, for twenty fice taous
and dilart. ($25,000,) being, a donation
from Mr. Hunt u the 'Colonization Socie
ty.' Mr. Hciti is now full of yeurs aiid
the 'executor of fcis own benevolence.
Please advise him of, the recent ol-the
within, nnd much ooltge yours, very res
pecifully - . s
. .. "-Tuos Hknsebsos & Peale"
It is due to the generous donor of the
'above princely sum t; ;y tht it is not the
nole act of liberal supjori whkh he has
performed foy Mt philanthropic -cause of
,C lonizittion. Of that cause he ba i ever
been a devoted friend, and has given an
nualjj during several years, five hundred
dollar; and alittTe more than a year ago
he gnvej-at one timew thousand dollars.
AN ENQLI3II VIEW OF OCR NEW SECKE
' TARt OF STATE. .
1'h London Times, of March 10(1)', has
an article on the romored appointment of
General Cass -as Secretary of State, in
which, after ineuttoning his antecelents
and explaining ihe reason of his selection,
u observes ' '
f'Mr. Buchanan. tViJl limtt (iw applica-
liorrf th theory proinulgaieii rt'Ojteiid,
and Gent-rnl Cass will discover that the
British government, with which he will.-at
once eter into corresponiiencer is not a
a t A .
mere grsping, . nearness tespoiism. ai
the age of 75, even the moat fervid sp rit. is
somewhat disposed to tranquility mid we
can. vt ell imagine that, after having n ade
war speeches lo two getieraiions of his
countrymen, the nw secretary ot biate
will settle down into a sumcieutly peaceful
niiu icniuiinuir iiio.ii i wusiuicb.
They have judge in ihe Blue Ridge
circt-tts Georgia, named Brown, who not
-only administers jusltre in a dignifietj and
impartial manner, but is likewise a bit of a
wag inhis way. While hearing a case
the attorney stated in is' plea ihat he be
lieved one of the jurors was in.oxicnied
Thejudge, addressing the man alluded to,
a ia ; . -
"Sir, are you drunk?"
The juror, straightening' himself up, in
a bold half defiant tone, replied,"No sir-ree,
bob I"
"Well," said the judge,
1 fine you five
for the 'bob.' "
dollars Cor the 're' and ten
"Jack," said a- gentleman to an old ne
gro who was busily engaged in clearing
the. snow from the premises "Jack, my
old boy you don't get along with t! is job
very fast" . -y .; ' '
"Why, massa," replied Jack, scratching,
his wool, "pretty considerable for an old
man, I guess ; and 1 conceit myself that I
can clear more snow awuy in dese here
short days, than the spryest nigger .in this
city could do in the longest summer day
as ever was." " " . ' "C
"You .can do anything if you have pa
tience, said an old uncle to his nephew,
who had nearly spent one fortune. "Wa
ter may be carried in a sieve,- if you can
only wail." "
"How long?" asked the petuTent spend
thrift, who was impatient.
. 'Till it freezes!"
EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE.
St. Louis, March 27. About seven o'
clock thn evening a terrible explosion of
powder occurred , in the gun store of T. G.
Alduch, on Main street, blowing the buil
ding lo atoms, together with the extensive
hardware establishment of Keaft & Co,
adjoining. As far as known, four persons
were kll, iwf several others seriously
wojunderJ. The ruins of the' buililing are
now burning furiously, and it i impossible
to ascertain p.iniculars. --
'March 28. Tne cause of the gcn pow
der explosion here last night was the acci
dental discharge of a pistol into a canister
of powder.. Three persons were killed. one
severely and1 several sRghtly--W0tnWed.--
The slock of both Ihe stores were entirely
destroyed.1 The loss of propef ty ia upwards
of 50,000 'I , . ?.
, A large fire occurred at Liberty, Mo a'
week ag , which destroyed property Jo the
value of $25,000. . w
" -THE FRUIT IN DANGER. ' '
The Vichsburg Whig of Friday last,
: .. " " '." : " p'v -
--.We greatly feaf that fhe freeze of night
before fast has destroyed all hope of a fruit
crop this season. Our citizens have been
hoping from- day to day for a favorable
change in the weather, and when they a
woke yesterday to find the mud of the pre
vious evening frozen bard tend fast, it pro
duced fr sensation of regret difficult to im
agine by & hose not familiar with, the mag
nifictni frait to which we are accustomed.
INCENDIARISM.
;A correspondent of the Richmond Dis
patch, writing from Campbell C. H., under
date of March4th, says I " .
The spirit of incendiarism which has
been so prevalent in Lynchburg during the
last two ot three weeksj seems to be extend
inir to ths surrounding country. On .last
rFnday evening, 20th inst", Parker's large
Academy, near tnis Jtace, was set on nre
and entirely consumed, withall its contents.
The building was erected within the last
eighteen months, and was one of the best
and finest of thekiudio tho"State. No one
can co -iecturc what could have been the
moMvc of the wretch who applied tbeiorch,
Immediate steps have been taken toereci
another, which will oe complete! in ivyo
months. . In the me n utne,the sctiool will
be carried on in another building.
" ' COOL REQUEST.
Lady Caroline "You won't mind riding
on lhe box. Edward, dear, will you fm
afraid if we botn sro inside ihe brougham
my new dress will get so rumpled 1" (Snow
ing heavily.) I'uitcK.
- " EX-PRESIDENT PIERCE.
The Washington correspondent of the
INew York Past, states that .Ex-rresident
Pierce will settle down on his farm in, the
inlerior of' his native State, New. Hamp
shire, where for the rest of his life, he will
devote himself to the- raising of horses and
stock cattle. Three of his horses left Bal
tirnore last week, the Boston stea-tneT on
tljwrway to .New Hampshire - .
WHERE PEPPERJiHNT COMES FB.0M-
" Two towfis ii St. 'Joseph, coumy, M-tch
produce large quani.'ties of pejpe.rmin.i,from
which thp oil is extracted by tnanp lac Hir
ers there. In 1855. 25 000 pounds of 4be.
oil was produced, which brought, in : the
New York market three dollars per pound.
From eight to twelve pounds is producod
from an acre of the plant. The first crop
requires a good deal of caTe, but the next
two years it yields without attention. Af
ter the third year the crop must rotate, in
order to rest the land. . The mint is cut in
August, and the oil extracted by distilla
tion, filtered through flannel," find put up in
tin-cans for market. , -
A bridge to cost $50 000j is to be
built over the Missouri at Florence, Ne
braska, a few miles alove the Omaha,
and some tight hundred from the Mis
sissippi. ' REVIVALS AT RICHMOND.
7'heevivals at the Leigh Street Bap
tist Church is progressing as olso, that
at the Wesley Chape); in lhe Valley,
and scores of mourners are flocking lo
the altars every tnght . i - i ' i,'
DAYsTof WORSHIP.
. By different nations, every day in
the week is set apart for public worship,
viz : Sunday by the Christians : Mon
day, by tire Grecians-! Tuesday, by the
Persians;. Wednesday by the Assy
it;tns; Thursday, vby the Egyptians;
Friday by the Tin ks f aud Saturday
by the Jews. -
CU LTI VATION O FTH E PEACH
TREfiTi
Peach stones, in falling from the trees,
always bury themselves alike, point
downwards, and this ought to be imi
tated. .-.
LAST OF A VIRGINIA GOLD
MINE.
The Wyckoff Gold Mines in Far
quier county, Va.,. have been sold for
$4,500 to satisfy an execution. The
whole amount, says the Warrenton
Whig, spent upon these works could
not have been less than $50,000..
HOW HE SAVED IT.
A military man "down East," knowing
he could be elected to a captaincy if be
would consent to a nomination, called up
on a. neighbor who had formerly served in
that: capacity to ascertain if the office was
one bf pecuniary profit. Being told by the
retired, veteran that he had held the orhce
for five years and saved five hundred dol
lars, he gladly accepted the nomination,
and was chosen captain of his company.
After three years' campaigning, in the way
of "company training" and general mus
ters," finding his office to te a heavy bill
of expense instead of a source of profit, he
called on his old friend again for informa
tion as lo how he had , saved rive hundred
dollars while he himself lost one hundred
dollars by the-same office. "Why," re
plied the old captain, "I was worth just
one thousand dollars wnen l was ejected :
I heM the office five years, a Ad lost 'five
hundred dollars by it; so I resigned, oni
saved the other Jixt hundred."
" A SLIGHT MISTAKE.
The Somerville (Tenn.) Star states
that a serious explosion occurred in
that place, Mr. Love attempting to poof
oil iuto a lighted tamp,- but mistook d
can of powder tor the on. - '
A SPECIAL FLEA.
A youns? thief,- who was charged the
other day with picking s pockets," demur
ed to the indictment, 'for thatwhereas
he had iever pickea pockets,- but had
always taken them just as they came.3
PICELES, PRESERVES, &AUCRS.
WEAUEJasi in receipt or afresh Su'ply of
No. 1 KnsHah Pickles 4. Preserirea. also
the world renowned I.e--a A Periaa Werceaier-
shireSaacc aad the newly tavenied John Bull
beef Si It Sauce the only fault lobe fun ad with
this delicious Saace i that hy Mia g ft John Ball
fs apt to'eai a pvtrod or ao more Steak, lhaa he
otherwise woul'i have dene, a-d those that alioald
he in want ofany pf the obose named articles wil
call at tho Broadvraf Variety Si ore No. 4a
COOK'S SliP. OFAORtfl CAROLINA.
A UMITRP upply expected aoiu ThoaeWaB
tiox earlf copiea will please leave their nanus
KOUEfGN GOLD AND SILVER COIN
' "their" valcb at tug mist.
GOLD COINS.
Austria- Quadruple ducat ....... .$9 12 0
Ducat oi ... 2 27 5
" Sovereign (far Lonibardy) 6 85 0
Badeli-Five Gulden ....4 ........ 2 4 0
Bavaria Ddcat . . . . . ... 2 27 0
Belgmm-rTwenty-lrarrc piece, 3 83 2
Twenty-five 1anc pieee.I . 4 72 0
Bolivia Doubloon ......15 58 0
Bra zd Piece of 6400 reis. ,.. . . 8 72 0
Britain Sovereign.;....,...... , 4 B4 5
Bion wiek Ten-Thaler. ......... . 7 890
tViiiral Ameriean. i . i -1 .!1J 96 0
Ecsudo ...... i. . . .. . .v.r. . . .'.
Gold Dollar . . .., . . . . . . 4 ,83 5
Chili Doubl"tm( before 1835).. i... 15 57 0
' Doobli'tO" (1835 and w,ct'), 15 66 0
4J.-uni rN D .oble Frt dpr 10 Thaler 7t 83 0
12eu.t(liiv -tin 1 1 doubloon . .v . . . ,7
Esiypt Hundred1 pmelres'. "....";. . . . 4
Fiance Twenty. JraitcsiV. S. ...... 3
Greece. Twenty drachms. . .. '. . .. 3
Hat. over -Ten Thaler, George IVi . 7
Teir-Thaler. William IVai.d Ernest 7
Hirrdostan Mohur. East India Co.,,. 7
.leckfenburg ,Tcn Thaler . . . 1 . . . . 7
Mexico-- Doubloon, average.. . .15
Netherlands Ducat . . ; ,'; . ; .. 2
10.0
97 0
85 0
45 0
S4 0
89 0
10 0
89 0
53 0
20 5
007
Ten guilder. .
New Granada Doubloon, 21 rarat.
standard. 15 51
Doubloon. 21 carat standard. inclu
ding the silver ,15 71 0.
;Doubfoon. 9 lOiha otaridard 15, 3J 0
. Dooblottn. 9-JOihs standard.- ihefu-
. ding ihe silver ..i...i..l5 33 0
Persia--rTomaun. .;.(..;...;. .; 2 23 0
Peru Doubloon, Lima, to 1533.... 15 55 0
Doubloon, Cuzco, to 1S33. . . 15. 62 0
Dahloon. Ciizci). ro 1S37.
Portugal--Iall joe (lulf weight)..
Cro wn . . i . . . .-i JiV-. . 5 : . ." .-Prussia-
-DHi hits Ki ederiek .......
..15 53C
. . 8 65 0
5 sro
.-. 8 00 0
..10 37 0
.. 3 J67
. . 3 84 5
. 7 94 0
.. 1 26 0
..-3 900
f Rione Ten ecudu
Uuesia -Five rouble..
Sardinia Twcmy lire... i. .i
Saxony Ten lluilo. e. ..... . ....
Ducat...............
Spain Pistole (qr. doublonn) ......
T tirkey4 Hund red piasi res .....
Tuscany Squi
4
37 4
30 0
3
Uuited Stale- -Eagle (helbre June.
1831). 10
Five dtdlar iece ol CBeehter, av
erage -. . . . . .T. 4
DollaP of the panic, average. . ...!
62 0
85 0
96 0
Five d.dlar p'c of A. Bechtler 1 92 a 5 COO
Dollar oi the same.. .........
98 C
Or-troii Exehanin; CoFivc dollars. 4
82 0
95 0
92 0
93 0
IS. G. & NvSan Francisco Fivedols. "
- , .$4 83 a 4
Miners' Bank. San Francisco Ten
dollars 9 C6 a 9
Moffatt & Co.,
9 78 a 8
Sixteen dollar
...V..V.:..V'.15 75 0
ingots. abut..
- RATES OF POSTAGE.
LetTebs composed of one or inorejiiece
I paper, but noi e xceeding half iut ounce in
weight. -Kent any distance not exceeding 300C
niles. J eeols : over HOUU miles. 10 cen's. .
Doutde .ate if eXCt eding' ITali" an ouace
treble, if exceeding an outlet-; and so on
luirgiiig an additional rate lor ev-ry addi
liooal halfotiiice, or traction ol hall'an ounce.
-Ahsolute pre-piiymetn beino rcotlired- on
all leileis to places tvtihin ihe. Untied Slates,
iVoni-atal alter April 11, 1855
If ."oiti and alter January 1st. ISoo. all let
eps Del ween placed in Ihe United States
must be pre-jaiitl, either by postage stamps,
ir siamred etiveiotiea. , -
Letters dropped in ihe post office, for de-
Jivery hi the same place, I cent each. '
L.eiteraive rtised are charged 1 centeach.
besides regular josiage. Drop li tters are
not advertised. . . ' "
Circjolars, 1 cent for 3 ounees or less to
any part of the United Slates, lo consist ol
but one piece ofpaper pre payment option
al. -
Djj I V newspapers weighing three ounces
or less, 45 1-2 cents per quartef, when sent
u-nni ihe ottice ol publication to octnal and
bona fide subscribe! a any where in tire Uni
ted Slates. Transient newspapers sent any
where wit htii the United States, I cent for
three ounces or less.
.-When the article to be mailed is a circa-
tr. pamphlet, or newspaper, it should be so
enveiopod as to be open at one end other
wise, it will be charged as a letter.
BRITISH POSTAGE ARRANGEMENTS
Letters posted or charged in the United
Slates will berated at a half ounce to the
single letter ; over a half and not exceeding
an ounce, as a double letter : over an ounce
and not exceeding an ofrnee and a half, as a
. . ... . j. . .... . .
treble letters and so on. ealcu halt ounce
or fractional excess coaseiiiuting a rate.
me .single rates to be chartred on each
letter posted in the United Stales' addressed
to any place in Great Britain or Ireland is
24 cents? the double rate 48 ; and so on. .
Saul posiaffe on letters come to any cface
In Great Britain or Ireland may be pre-paid.
i tne whole amount is tendered at the office
in the U. S3, ivnere mailed, at the option o
the sender. ' -.
Newspaper, may be mailed at any office
to the United States' to- any place fn the
fjaited Kingdom on lhe pre-paymehT of 2
rents. a';d may on receipt liom any place in
Gren t Britain or Ireland, be delivered at any
office in the United Slates, on payment oi'2
eents. Note. Each Government fs lo charge
2" cents on each newspaper. These are to
be sent in, bands or rovers, open at the sides
or ends, and tOeoTrtain nd manuscript what
ever. :, . ,..Jr- r.- -
Persons majling letiers to loreign coun
tries; wfih' whre.fr ihe UnrteoLStates have not
entered into p6sfal nrrangenient's, are remin
ded that it is necessary for them to pre-pay
the., pi ope r postage, or the letter'' Cannot be.
forwarded. . , . - "
NEW BOOKS.
SINAI and Palestine in connection with their
History. Bv Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 31. R.
Canton of Canterbury, with Maps rnd Plan.
Toe Private Correspondence of Daniel Webster.-
.Edited by Fletcher Weoster".
. I he History ot im tter-not tne h-mnerortlhartes
the Fifth by WUIiani Robertson, D. O. With an
account of theEmpcror'a Life after hisAbdicaUon.
by William tl. freacott.-r
The New LhV of SBTnmeTfJeki By WiAfam 31.
WilltU . The Green Jf on n tain Hcrrm A Historical
Tale-of tWearhr settlemeat of Vermont.
Rills from the Fas nu in of Life; or. Sermon to
Child.s-a- B Revj Rirhard Vewton. D. JT.. Rector
of S. Panls Chorch. Philadelpera.
Selections for SabbaibfRffitdMiff. aad Brief Mis-
cello neons Essays, linral aad: ReiiciOas. By J.W
Tucker.M. O. Alo furAer supplies of John Hali
fax, Gentleasin. History of the Elephant Club.
Principles una r radices oi Knpiiats. . irorsate y
ATX 0 C U E Y I T L A T ,
-rf A IZABETHTOwTr, N. C.
attend tho Coanty and Soperior Courts of
Bladen, KQhesoJt.-Colambitk aad Sampaoa.
Jan Im ss tj
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
JOHNSTON,-
r-n.H IC founder of. this Celebrated Instituiion cf-
'X ftra the moat ccttaio, Speedy and only etlecto
al reuieuyln the world lor ' .
SKURET DISEASES .
V Giets, Siricturea, Seminal Weakness, Rains m
the Loins. Constitutional Debility. Iropoteney.
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Arlections ol
the Kidneys, Palpitation of the Heart, Dys.oeDsia,
Nerroua lrritabi ity, Disesse of the Head Tttraal
Noae or Skin : those serious aad nielaacboiy disor-
i ders a rising from the destructive habits of fonlh,
wnicn destroy Do-.ODoay and mins. jnsss rccrti
and solitary practices more fatal to their victims
titan the tone ol tne syreus to tne manners oi
UJysaes, blighting their best brilliant hopes ur an.
ticipaiions, renderinsrmarriasre.&e., impossibla.
Especially whb faaVe be corn rite victims of Soliim
ry Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which
annually sweeps to aavatne! grave thotisanda ol
you dp men of the most ex&kea talents and brilliant
intellect; who iniiflil nitimwliwi have rsMranced Us-
tentng senates wuathe tnnndersor eloquence, or
waked toecsucy the living lyra, may call with full
connaencc. , .,-, .
MARRIAGE.
Mafried peton, or Yeang Hen, contemplating
marriage, being awareof Physical Weakness, Or
ganic Debility, Deformities, &c, should immediately-
consult Dr. J., aad be rcaiored to prfe"t
health, . .
He who places himself underfhecarcaf Dr. John
ston may religiotrvly confide in his honor as a gen
tleman, and confidently rely upon hisskill aea phy
sician. ---' . s
Da. Johmstoh Is the only'regularly Educated
Physician advertising to cure Private Complaints.
His remedies and treatment are entirely unknown
toall others. Prepared from a Hfe spent in thr
Great Hospitals of Europe and the First in tSl
Country, vix ; England, France, the Block ley el
Philadelphia, f-c., and more extensive practice
than any other physician in the world. His many
wonderful cures and most important Surgical Op
orations is a sufficient guarantee to the afflicted.
TViom tcho -wish to be speedily and effectually rdiew
ed. should thutt the numerous Irifliiig impoeltrs, who
only rain their health, and apply lo him. .
A CURE WARRANTED OR NO CHARGE.
A'o Mercury Or-Nauseous Drugs Use'1
.OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK a U
loft hand side going from Baltimore street, a few
doors from the corner. ; Fail not ro' observe his
name and number, -'for ignorant trifling importers,
iiitracicd hy the reputstion of Dr. Johnston, lark
near. - -
DR. JOHNSTON.
Member of the Royal College of StireeoBS London
graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges of
the United States, and the sreater oart of whose
life has been spent in the Hospitals of London, Par
is, t'nnaaei)inia,and cisewncre, has effected aome
of the most astonishing curcsthat wereeverknowc
Many troubled with ringing in the ears and head
when asleep, great nervonsnsss, being tlarmcd st
sudden sounds, and bashfmness. with frequent
blushing, attended sometimes witu derangement .
mind, were cured immediately. " 'I
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
Whcathc misguided and Imprudent votary of
pleasure. finds he has imbibed lhe -seeds of .hi
painful disease, it too often happens that ariill-lim-ed
sense of shame, or dread of discovery deters
him from applying to those w ho, Irom education
and respecuLifiiy.can alone befriend him, dclai -ingtitl
lhe constitutional symptoms of this horfid
disease make their appearance, sui h as ulcerated
sore throat. diseased nose, noctural pains in the
head and limbs, dimness of siht, deafness, nodes
on the shin bones and arms, blotches on the head.
face and extremities, progressing with frightful ra-
pioiiy, mi at nisi me. palate ot tne mouth or the
bones of the nose fall in. and the victim of ibis
awful disease becomes a horrid object of'coinmli
scration.till death puts a period to hht dreadful suf
ferinus, by sending him to - that bouire from
whence no traveller r turns." To such therefore
Dr. Johnston pledges himself to preserve the most
inviolable secre; and, from his extensive prne-
ticcintne nfst Mospitais of Kurope afcd America ,
lie can conndenfly recommend a Safe and speed v
curc to the unfortunaie vietjm of this horrid dis
ease. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fall
victims to this dreadful complaint, owing to the tin
skijfulness el ignorant pretrnders, who, by the use
of that deadly poison, mercury,- ruin the constitu
tion, and either si nd the unfortunate sufferer to an
untimely grave, or else nu.e the residue of life mi
erable. . -
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr. J. addresses all those who have injured them
selves by private and improper indulgences.
These are some of the sad and melanctoly ef
fects, produced by early habits of yonth, viz:
Weakness of the Baek and Limbs, Pains in the
Hesd. Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscu'sr Pow
er, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyepepsjf. Nervous
irritability Derangement of ti e Digestive Func
tions, Gancrai Debility, Symptoms efConsamp.
tion.iSc.
JILmtally. The fearful uflects on- the mind arc
much to be dreaded Loss of Memory. Confusion
of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings.
Aversion of Society, Self Distrust, Love of Soli
tude.Timidity,&.c..are some of the evils produced.
- l nousanas ol persons ot allages, can now judge
what is the cause of thefr deeUnf&g healih. Los
ing their vigor, becomjfig weak,' pale and emacia
ted, have a eingclar appearance about the eyes,
cough arfd symptoms of consumption. 1
DR. JOHNSTON'S INVIGORATING HEME
DV FOR ORGANIC WEAKNESS.
By this great and important remedy weakness o.
the organs are speedily cured sod full vigor restored.
Thousands of the most Nervous and Debilitated
individuals who hnd lost all hope, have been imme
diately relieved. All impediments toMARRIAGE
Physical or MentalDisqua lifica t ions, N crvo us 1 r
ritabilitvTremblingsand Weakness, or cxhauatien
of the most fearful Kind, speedfly rortd by Dr
i Johnston. ,
Young men who have Injured themselves by a
certain practice indulged in when alone a habit
frequently learned from evil companions, or at
school, the effects of which are nightly fell, even
when asleep, and if not cured, renders marriage
knpoFniblend destroys bott jind andbody. should
applyimmediately. v
What a pity chat a young man, the hops of lilt
country, and the darling of his parents, should be
snatched from all prospects and enjoyments of Hfe,
by the consequences of deviating from the path of
nature, and indulging in a certain secret habit.
Such persons, before contemplaiing -
MARRIAGE.
Should reflect that a sound mind aad t6&f at" the
mofct necessary requisites lo promote connubial
happiness. Ind-.d, without these, ths journey
through life become a a weary pilgrimage; the pros
pect hourly darkens to the vfew ; the mind becomes
' ahadowed with despair and filled with the melan
choly reflection that ihe happiness of another be
comes blighted with or town.
OFFICE; NO. 3 SOUTH FKEDERCK-ST.,
BjkLTtMOBX, Mo.
Alt burgle at Operations Peiloimcd.
N. B- Let no false delicacy prevent yoo, bat
apply immediately either personally or b letter.
. Skin Diseaxes Speedily Cored.
TO STRANGERS.
Tie marry'lhoiisind cured u this inStit at fort -jrrth--
in the latt fen years, acid the numerons impor
tant Surgical Opera tiohs perfotmrd by Dr. J., wit
nessed by the Reporters of the papers, and asaay
other persons, notices of which have appeatedsgain
and acain before the public, besides his Manding
ss a gentle man of character and responeitiUty, ir
a sufficient guarantee to the afflieied. --
TAKE NOTICE.
- It 1 wilB tfbS rreatest reliiieTanre that jV. JUU 6TOS
P emits bis eani to sppesr before the putdle, ditns it
onprofeMional for s physician to advenlse. bat snimi be
did so. the afflicted, especially strangers could not fail to
fall Into ihe hands of th many hnpnrfe , ) aalrmmed
ImpoDters, with innninerable False Ku 4 1 eoaualnr4
Quackshops, rwmrmina' these lnre cities, eopyina; Dr.
Jobsstovs advertisements or advertisina; thrmceHesss
p hysicians. illiterate shallow-brained fell.Tirs, foehtzy ts
w ork at tbeir origtnsl trade, with scarre t6o ideas heyocd
the brute, who. for the purpose of A3ciitg smt ZMneiv.
iitfc, carry on five or mix office. mtSir as sisjiyai ffe.-nt
Fslm Ksntt, so thai the aiRieted 8uJ t.eaeaa int
one, is sacs to tonibie headlong into tb otoer. lawttas
Q oacks with eftor'mon lying eertiaestes of great and as
tonisbine; cares from parsons sot to be foona, who kes
yoa taking; htrs bottlsa of Ijcobjcs Wstss s&4 oths
paekafe of filthy and worthless esau posses,' eoonlBsly
p repareti to iropoeeepB ths rfcrrtflnie and snsospect.
ins. Tri Amis memth after month, or as km? as ths small,
est fee ess hs obtained, sad, in despair, leaves yos with,
rained health,' to siph over voir calling diaspfxi ntnant.
It is this molrTS that iadoces Ir-J. to sdvenise. rss
s a loss gii esas rav. To those nsssinintril with his
re pn tali cm. h.S deems it ns rrssary tossy that his eredss
tials or drptomas sIwstb hamt io his offle. -
SO LXTTESS RECEIVED FfST-r'ATD
and sontsmUir s Btaosp to bs ssed. for ths' reoly.-. Fer
sons writing ahoald stale Agm ssdssnd "ths ss
sdvertiseraeot doseriaiag synstoahW I fy-a.
Jis-.S, i37A T.' ' -.
' ' --' : :v
Florin ...........
Twenty Vreutzeis
Lira for Lombardy J. .
Uadcn Orowu ; ; . .
Golden or florin . .
Bavaria Crown . . .
Floriiw
8ix kreurxeri..ji..ii
Belgium Five Iraacs. . . . . j. . . . . .
Two and a hall" lraucj....i-.i.
Two 1'tancs; ......
Francii-.j
Bolivia Dollar . i .... i ... .
. i
" Halfdollar, debased, 1830.....
Quarter dollar. debased, 1830.....
Brazil Tweltre hundred rewi...i.;
Eight hundred reis;
Fourhondred:...i,..i.......
Bremen Thirty six grot e;
Britain Halt crown
. SuiluHir
Fourpeuce....;.
Brunswick Thaler....
Central America Dollar, ut-cer. say
ChHi Dollar. v.. .i. ......
a svsi -
1
Qaarter dollar......
Eight dollar or real.-
s a
Denmark Kigebafik thaler.-. ;
Specie thalfer..:i.... ..........
Thirty-two shillings. .,;..,;...
Ecuador-Quarfer doJlari.. .i... ; T
Egypt.-Twenty pfaet i es .....- i . . ; .
France Five fruncs; ; . .. . , ..
Franc. ;i ; .
Franklbrt Florin. . . . i .Z.i
Greece Drachm. .- ...........
Guiana, Btiiisb -Guilder....;.,..-i
Hanover Thaler, .fine siler...;.i
Thaler. 750 fiiic............;.,;
Uayti Dollar, or -100 centimes. . ,
Hesse Cassel Thaler.- . . .-. . . . .".
4 One-sixth thaler
Hesse Damstadl Floriu or Gulden.- .
Hiiuiosfan Rupees.
Mexico Dollar." average?.,.
Naples Scudo . . . .............
Not herlands Three guildeis. .
; 1
. ClUllUer 4 .
Twenty five terns. . .
Two and a half guilders..
New Granada Dollar, usual weight
Uollar, lighter and debased. 1S39; .
Norwaj Uigsdaler i . .i. . .i
Persia -Sahib koran.-. .. .- .'...
Peru Dollar, Dirua .mint
Dollar, Cuzco.i'..;;i;;....-
Half dollar, An qu.pa debased:...
Hall dollar, Pasco;.
Poland Zloty. . . ..... ,v
Portugal Cruzado ; . . .........
Crown oflOCOrew...
Half Crown..;;......:........
. 1
Prussia T'lale, average; ; . . w . . . .-
U ne-sixt h , average :............-
Double thaler. Or 3 1-2 guldeD;..
Rome Scudo i.'..;..i;
Teston. three scudo ; '. ;
Russia Rouble
Ten Zloty.
OCEAN STEAM NAYIQATION.
The following rates 6f, postage on letters'
have been agreed anon between 1 Ins govern
ment and tbe German Slates, Prussia, Aid
Bremen, 10 cents : Oldcnbtirg 13: Aliona;
Austrian Empire. ( including Hdnffarv. Ga-
licia, Lonibardy a'tif! Venice) Bavaria, Brumt
wii-k. Hairibnr(T. Hanover. KfretIerihonry
Schwcrine and Slraelitz, kingdom ol Pr&s-
- ir ? .... j . s m . s- a 1. .
sia, lvinguom 01 caxony, anu ouxe Aiien-
burg. 15: oil 6ther Girfnnu State. citi6
and towns, 22; SivilXeriund and thcelhef
landa 25 ; Denmark and Schlt-sa fg, 27 ; Po
land and Russia, 2$; Constantinople, Greece
and Sweden S3; Norivo. St" pfe-paymcnt
optional. , . -; .
Alexandria, Corfu, island 61 Malta. tY&U
lachia, 30 rents ; Iialy. (except upper part Jf
33; pre-paymeut required. ; : "
Newspapers and Circulars. 2 Cents each
to Wo prepaid."
Mails To tbe pAfciri'6. For it. single Irt
ler, not exceeding hall'an ounce fir weisufi
ftom New York to Cfiacres. 20 cents: lo
Panama. 20 postage to be prepaid. Pos 4
tage to Callnornia and Oregon (they Deing-
U. iS. possciions)f need not bo pre-paid.
Havana Mxir.s. A line is established be
tween Charleston and Havana, lhe steam
ers touching at Savannah and Key West:,
the postage of which is fiom the port of de
parture to Havana 10 rents on a single let
ter, not exceeding half an onnce in weight,
with an Additional 10 Cents f6r each nddi.
lional tiaff ounce, or fi actional excess of half
an ounce to be pre-paid. Postage on each
newspaper lo Havana. 2 rents, also lo be
prepaid as on letter. .'
. On letter io Briiish North America, ltf
cents, il pot over 3000 mile; il' over that
distance. 15 cents a sfngte: rate pre paid ot
not, at the option of the of the iender.
- RATES OF POSTAGE
To the East Indie, Java. Borneo: ' Lb&vtiil
Sumatra, the Molucctis, and the Philip
pine Island, - ,
We are authorifed to sfate that!, arrange
ments having, been made hy Great JJriiairf ,
for collecting is itidia lhe BriiiVl. aud oiht .
fore-igu postage en letters between the Uni
ted Kingdom and the East ladies, ftbeiht f
Uat smiited via SouihampfOn 6r tia Mar
seilles, in the British mail, hereafter the Uni
ted Stales pottage only should he p epsid nf
this country on letters for the East Indies i
be transmitted by either of the above route,
viz: Jtce cents ice single rate when the Af-
laritic conveyance Is by British p ctel, and
laenty bne Cents when bj Uuited Slate
packet. ' . .; . .........
Owing to a reduction oftwelve cents in tht:
British postage beyond England, which took
place on the 1st of Febroary instant, the sin
gle ratjf 6f letter pdlge be- ween tbe Ui i
led Stales and Java. Borneo. Iabnarn. Su
matra, the Moluccas, aud the Philippine Is
lands, will hereaher be as follows f
To Java, via Sooihampidn, 33 rtiftrasT f
45 cents the kali ounce; end via Marseilles
53 instead of 75 ecu la. the naif oBncc j pre
payment required.
To Borneo. La boa n, Sumatra, the Molue-
can. and the Philip prne Islands lhe rate wif .
be 41 frwteaJ of 53 cents WkeAseut via South'
ampfftn. and 61, instead of 73 eents ihe'quar
ler ouuee. or 71 instead of 83 eents the haf'
ounce, When seat by closed auaif via Mar- '
sett es ; prepayment also required. --" . ' ' '
The 1 ales above ramtioned as chargeable
on letters for lhe Wasd ol Java will i rovido
for theeveonveyaree by Briifeh packet a
far as Sirgapore. bnt they wJII afterwards La
subject to a Netrterland rafe of postage on
accoont 6f tht conveyance from Singapore?
to Java. ''.' --. r
By the Frpss&io Closed MafTflie ate f
these eortnfries remain trocl.aoged.
MEN'S AND BOYS Calls sad Cover, just re'
eeivedaf CD. MYERS.
March Z. , A v - - v
$006 LBS. N. C. BAC0H
Jt ST received id store s for ssle ta lota by
ZENOH.CB.EFrV.
Tab. 1, in:
at the Book Store of S. VY. WHITAKEK.
.MaccfclO, 77 11
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