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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-13
Correspondence Of The National hteii.
gencer.

New York, Msy4
The news of the day is told in a few
words. Weather cold as Greenland;
thermometer FIVE degrees above freezing
by sunlight, and as many below BY moon
light; frost in the ground; trees nipped;
farmers frightened out Of the hope Of seed
time or harvest. Snow at Albany in
May, and so in Boston and far away in
the East. Men living on the hills Of
Maine and New Hampshire complain
that the sight Of the earth has not blessed
their eyes for five months and many days,
and that there are no signs Of spring or
summer. Ice has made here in the
streets for two nights in succession, and
in the vicinity even water in doors has
frozen. Every body has the shivers, and
every thing reminds one rather Of chill
December than what we expect in May.
| shall be glad but surprised if the farmers
do not suffer severely from the cold wea-
Their, which has prevailed since Sunday
here, and east Of us from all points heard
from.
New York, May 6.
The Supreme Court room was thronged
to-day in the expectation that Alexander
Mcleod would be put upon his trial.
! Mr.. Spencer, the counsel ofthe prisoner,
, after the opening Of the Court submitted
the motion that the case be taken up.
Mr.. Willis Hall, the counsel for the State,
was in attendance, but the Court declined
/ to 90 into the case until the arrival of
Judge Bronson. II was, therefore, post
poned until Saturday, the 22d instant
The prisoner, in the mean time, will
remain in the city, the great lion Of this
great menagerie, and under whole posse
Of keepers.
The collector of this port yesterday
added to the number Of removals made on
the first. Some sixty in all have so far
walked out of office. Some five or six
/ hundred remain, many of them TO be re-
tanned, and many to be dismissed, not to
! give place to others, but because their of
fees, being sinecures, are to be abolish
ed. This too, no doubt, the Globe viii
call Wing prescription.
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PESSsYLvASIA.-The revenue bill, as
i, is called, "a bill to regulate the banks,
provide for loan, &C., passed the Sc
nate by vote of IL to IL, and in the
House by vote of 40 to IA strict par
~ vote. The bill was returned TO the
Legislature by the Governor with his We
TO. After reading the message, the vote
was taken in the Senate without a word
Of debate, and the bill passed by vote Of
two-,hirds-l7 to 8; but it was lost in the
House. A new bill was afterwards intro
duced in the House by a member OF the
Porter party, excluding from its opera
ton the Bank of the United States, which
passed by vote of 4s to 40; was sent to
the Senate, and amended so as to give the
United States Bank share in its proyi'
sions. But in the mean time the forme,
bill, the vote on which in the house had
been rcconsidered, was taken up a second
time, and passed by vote of two-thirds
and therefore has become the idV withou
the signature of the Governor. This ac
levies new taxes, so as to raise the reve
nue. to the necessities of the state; relieves
the Banks of the state Gncluding the Bani
Of the United S.ates) from the penalties
and disabilities imposed by existing laws
for the suspension of specie payments
and authorizes the banks to issue bills Q
small denomination.
Upon the passage of this act the Anne
rican Sentinel IAN opposition paper, bu
nevertheless remarkable for its good sens
AMI jus, son,imcnis,) remarks as follows
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A fire occurred at Antigua (W. ~ on
the 18th ult. which destroyed nearly a
quarter of the town, including the custom
house. Loss estimated at 100000 dol
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Mr. Ripcs in FAVOR of a National
Bank.-The Richmond Star says: 1t lis
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virginia Elections.-of d

sTsi1tu EGSNtIOtassot s'o
members Of Congress, the Wings have
elected 10 and the Locos 10, and |, Mr..
Hunter, not classed with either. The
Wings have lost one and gained three
being clear gain of two.
In the state Senate, the Wings have
elected IL, the Opposition Is; in the
House Of Delegates, the Wings have 60
the Opposition 65; giving to the Whig'
on join. ballo. majority of Q votes.
Kentucky EIectiOns.-ln The
election for members of Congress, clever
districts have been heard from, which
have returned ten Wings and one opPo
si,ion. Two districts We. to hear from.
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Fatal Occurrsnce.-The Tallahassee
Sentinel Of the 3Oth ult says" We re-
greet 10 state that Gen. Leigh Reid, Of this
place, was shot in the street on Monday
morning last, BY Mr.. Willis Aston. He
expired in about IA hours afterwards.
We forbear making any comments, as the
affair viii undergo a legal investigation.
Two other persons were accidentally, we
presume, wounded, one severely, though
we trust not MORALLY"
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"By means Of tie taxes imposed by
this law, he credit Of Pennsylvania, q
home and abroad, EillFemzin untzmished;
The debts due 10 contractors and lzborers
On the public works win be paid, and the
works themselves be kept in repair ihe
surviving veterans of The Revolution. and
the widows Of such, viii. in due time.
receive the piitance provided for them BY
former Legislatures; and the miserable
resort 10 loans 70 pay the interest On the
pubic debt win be avoided in future. Tie
People win be furnished with currency
Oftheir own Cor ordinary transactions, and
our banks be protected from foreign
hostility. We congratulate the public IN
The result. Party ties and political pre-
jndices have Cor once been sacrificed on
the altar OF public good; and this great
measure has been passed IN such a way
that neither party, were they sOdisposed.
can make any political capital out Of il.
IL is, we trust, the dawn Of 4 brighter day
that is about 10 shine on Pennsylvania"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-03-25

The Second Baptist Church in Charles
ton.-It is with much pleasure and salts
faction we announce 10 the friends of relis-
ion in thecunmunity, that the Rev. James
C. Furman has accepted the call which
had been unanimously extended to him, 10
take the Pastoral charge Of this Church.
Mr.. Furman has been, for The last seven
wears, The useful ami beloved Pastor oflhe
Church. at Society Hill, Darlington Dis
lrict. He is the youngest son of the late
Rev. DR.. urman, who was well known
and is remembered in this community, as
The honored and reverend Pastor oflhe Bap-
fist Church here for nearly forty years
doing good to the souls and bodies Of his
fellnwmen.
The Second Baptist Church being with
out permanent place ofworship, earnest
" appeal to their friends and fellow-citi-
zens, for aid to assist them in accomplish
ing The objec they have undertaken. The
Church has appointed Committees 10 soli-
cir donations and subscriptions from their
fellow citizens, TO aid them in The erection
of their contemplated place ofworship, and
in few days the Committees will enter
upop their ,Iu,ies.-Charleston Courier.
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mention was made Of tie dissertation on
Sleep, by Al. p. Green, of Columbia. ~
A cbasle, and eloquent valediclory was
then pronounced by Or. Dickson, 10 the,
graduating class. intoxicating The lessons,
and principles for The regulation Of profes:
sonal conduct dnd department, necessary,
to the formation of.ihe scienti6cs skilfui.s
humane; and gen,lemaniy physician. If.
"A. Desaussure, Esq, as acting President
ofthe Board of Trustees (inlhe absence OF
the Presiderf, Mitchell King,Esq., absent
on tour TO Europe followed with a sim
liar address. of much merit in both matter
and slyIeTand full of,yuluable and paternal
admonitions to,he youthful band, about 10
embark, under their own guidance, upon
the sea OF life, and TO assume the high du-
ties of a. most responsible profession. A
benediction from the officiating clergyman
closed the highly interesting ceremonial.
Well may Charleston look with mater
nal and gratied pride, on her domestic in
stitutions 70. the education of youth. Her
Medical College is already in the zenith Of
its usefulness and fame; her High School
is in the full and flood tide of successful
experiment; and her own peculiar College.
the College Of Charleston, now numbering
SIS students, with promise Of more, and
to be abundantly supplied with alumni in
future, from its nursery the High School,
is moving slowly bu, surely, in a right aud
radiant line, 10 the point of elimination.
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Tho following are the recognized Con

The following are the recognized Cou'
suls or,he Republic:
John Willis, consul for Mars;clcs, France.
Edward Peravay, Havre, France.
NJ. Theodore Barley, Paris, France.
Arthur Iken. London, England.
William Bryan, New Orleans, La.
John Cortes, NatcIliloches, La.
Henry Fl. Williams, Baltimore. Hd.
JosephB. Brown, Key West, Fa.
Walter Smith, Mobile, Ala.
Thomas Lynch Hamilton, Charleston,S sc.
Thomas A. Dexter, Boston, Mass.
John H. Brewer, New York.
Moses Patten, Bangor, Maine.
Benjamin Drake, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Francis Gurney Smith, Philadelphia, Pa.
Calvin c. Jackson, Detroit, Michigan,
Col. VIM. G.. Cuoke had returned 10
Austin, having traversed the route OF the
road aud established one post on Red Ri
yer, short distance above Cotiee's Sta
ton, and another on the Trinity. lie has
been nominated by large meeting in Aus
tin, as candidate for the Vice Presidency.
Santa Anna recently used the following
language in letter TO Arista, in speaking
cfthe termination Of the war with the Fed
eralisls--" Having happily terminated this
war. you can dedicate yourself more sue
cessful.y 10 the new campaign against Tex
as, or at least secure our frontier agains,
the Indians and those per6diuus adventure
ers."-N. o. Picayune.
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sYEtSCeEEkgaee0syS.
FROM FLORIDA.

LIEUT.. ALsuRris.-By the steamer Isis,
Capt. Pitcher, the editor of the Georgian,
Yesterday, received from his intelligent cor
respondent, the following particulars of
Observation-Disclosures. .witf-the-Ia
dians. We are promised, by our cores
pondent, many interesting facts connected
with the late contests with the enemy. We
are moro than gratefully obliged 10 him for
his attention under the circumstances, op-
pressed by which he wrotethe following.
Lieut.. Alburlis deserves the praise of his
couu,rymen, and we hope TO see his SOL
dierlike conduct rewarded in The way most
gratifying to an ambitious soldier.
From another source, to which We are
indebted, we learn tha, Coosa Tuseuus-
gee, a Nickasukee Chief, with ten warriors,
had gone iu at Tampa, and said hc would
take in his part Of that band.
There were 322 Indians at Tampa Bay,
Including Is warriors, alislrongly guarded
as they should be.
FLos1DA, March 4, I63l..
It's with no ordinary feelings of grat!i-
cation and pride, that lay before you the
following authentic account OF the two bat
ties fough BY Lieut.. Alburtis, I'd Infantry,
mud his small but gallant command on the
Cd instant, of which apprised you in a
has,y note oflha, day. / am persuaded
that such conduct will not be passed over
in silence by the proper authorities in
Washington. aud that they will manifest
by a Brevet, their sense of his ga!Iantry
aud skill. venture to assert, that Oil no
occasion since this unhappy war commenc-
ed. fruitful as it has proved in incidents OF
personal daring, has there been exhibited
such skill, combined with heroic bravery,
as the history ofthe two battles lnqueslior
display.
MIR. Granger, in a recent speech on the
floor Of Congress, characterized our army
"as disgraceful litlle band" Alburtis
has hurled back The statement with disdaln,
aud proudly proved its falsly. If any thing
can add TO MIR. Alburtis' reputation as
eallan, soldier, it must be the recital of a
victory achieved over au overwhelming
force, as the one he had 10 contend with.
Early on the morning Of the I'd inst, he
had despatched his team with small es-
cort to Fort Russell, for provisions. About
IL O'Clock he heard an unusual noise III lhe
neighborhood of Orange Creek bridge. lie
Immediately divided his company, taking
with him %, (one-half Of the company pre-
sent) and hurried along the edge of the
Ocklawaha hammock in extended order
In the pine barren near the bridge, he dis
covered the Iudiaus, and commenced the
action by heavy fire, which was returned
and kept up by both parties for the space
of half an hour or more. The indians yell
Iad often ard loud tallow cracker expires,
sion i, was hideous which was re'urne
by the men, with great spirii-at length
the Indians gave way, as the Lieutenant
thought, hut it was only ruse OF theirs 10
Gu, him of from his post. They aSalr ap
peared on his left, he Immediately threw
back his left flank. the movement changing
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Correspondence Of the Charleston Courier.

WASHINGTON, March y.
The Supreme Court of tbs U. S. ad
jourued to-day. Mr.. Webster delivered a
great argument, aud probably his best,
before that Court, in the case of the boun-
Diary ques ,ion betwe Rhode Island and
Massachusetts.
The decision of lhe Court, in the famous
Amistad case, was pronounced, Today, by
Justice Story. The judsmen, Of the Ccur,
was 'ha, The Negroes gn free. There was
no dissent 10 this Judgment, from any mem
Der of The Court. The Globe stales that
Judge Baldwin dissenled. The basis
of The decision was that the Negroes,
though claimed as property under the lrca-
~ Of l795, ith Spain, were actually free,
as bozoi negroes, according to the laws Of
Spain aud a certain treaty Of Spain made
with Great Britain.
The Senate met al p o'clock. this morn-
ing, aud renewed the discussion Of the pro-
position 10 dismiss Blair & Rives, as prin-
lers of The Senate. Mr.. King, of Ala, Of
fered an amendment, declaring that The
contract between The Senate aud the prin-
Ter could no, be annuled. Mr.. Hunting
ton opened the debate ,contendins a, length,
first, that the Senate had the right to dis
miss their printers when they pleased; and
second, that ii was expedieut now 10 dis
miss Messrs. Blair s. Rives. On the lat
ter head, he argued 'ha, the time and cir
cumsances under which Messrs. Blair &
Rives were chosen would alone furnish
ground for their removal. A defeated par
". at the last moment Of The continuance
of their power, had forced them upon the
majority, knowing them to be peculiarly
obnoxious 10 that majority. MIR. Hender-
SON followed on the same side, Mr.. King,
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uui iSi..~.y ,, -. .s-''i q " ~ I.!i'
zens, in the destruction Of the esCamIile le, at
Schosser. In either event, whethc9 Nc
Leod be released or not, our diifdl ties
with England are likely 10 be,iucrea ed.
March III.
am enabled to inform you, on gotd au-
thorily, that The Cabinet have had Haity
sessions since the receiptnf Mr.. FoxF let
ter about Mcleod, and from what can
understand, they are determined nutf 10 i'll
terfere with The right of The Judicial lribu'
nal of the State of New York.
Marchl3.
The Senate is not in session to-day
They will meet tomorrow, ACT on few
remaining nominations, and then ADJOURN
sine die. Only those places which ale va
cant by resignation, death, or tue elpira-
lion of the term of appointment. are now
10 be filed. The President will, al leis-
ure. prosecute The work of .relormti. e.
turning out incumbents and appointing
good wbigs in their places.
The wings are. greatly alarmed, h%yev-
en- lest the President, in the Plenti'He e Of
his power and generosity, shhuld al point
some Tocos TO office. He has alrea9 ia.
ken a loco clerk from the Treasury btfice
and made him his Secretary 10 sign land
patents. We have also rumor in ne ci-
ty, which has occasioned grea, excitehent
hat Dr.. Martin, prominent wrltf for
the Globe, was yesterday nominak kd as
Consul to Paris. MIR. Van Buren, somi-
mated General Fenwick, oil the armt for
that place, but the General declinh its
acceptance.
Many who were mos, confidence a OBJ
tanning Office under General HarBon's
administration have been mserably dsap-
pointed, and are already beginning y talk
ofrcvenge. The fact is thai General lHar.
rison brought with him from the Worth
Bend a list ofappontmcnts, already pro-
missed by him, and he adhers to hl list
with pertinacily that admits Of no renon-
STRANGE. Thus, Mr.. Granger, the olhes esday,
de- rmiued to give The Baltimore Poa Or
fee 10 a gentleman who had strong chims
for il, and he made the nomination the
President, but The President referrHi 10
his list and found that il was promisa by
him 10 another person, as long ago az last
November.
Col. Chinn. of Louisiana, brother b the
late member, came here confident apli-
can, or,he District Auorneyship of Buis-
lana. He had high claims asa lawyes and
also as galan, soldier under HarriSn in
the Iale war, but he found that the North
Bend list had upon i, The name Of Bailie
Peyton, for this office. So, it is csain
thai there will he twenty disappoinlaents
to one appointment.
Mr.. Sergeant is here, and there issrea-
son 10 believe that he is waiting for inEtTuc
tions in regard TO bis mission to Enaand.
He will be sent out as soon as the nee ad-
ministration have determined what Curse
to pursue in regard 10 the demands dMr.
Fox, and the other questions at issuewith
Great Britain.
Many believe that The administration
will take a new course in regard td this
subject-comply with the demand ofGreat
Britain for the release Of Mcleod, whhout
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:. ... .vu,au vi me ueUdIe, cViireiou
took place between Mr.. Clay, of KY, aud
Mr.. King. of Ala. Mr.. Clay had spoken
of Blair, as infamous" Mr.. King reIor,,
ed that he was as good as Mr.. Clay, OF
something like that. Mr. Clay rejoincd
in manner wholly unimpassioned, re-
marking upon the fact, which he had as,
serted, that The Globe was full OF ISLANDERS,
daily, upon the Senators, &C., and repeat,
ing the denuncaliona heretofore hurled
against The Globe, by Mr.. Calhoun, Mr.
Pickens and Others, who were now the
friends of the GloJe. Finally. he said that
The impura,ion cast upon him by the Sen
aIor from Alabama, by the assertion, that
Blair was on an equality with him, was
"untrue, false and cO,cardiy."
Mr.. King said. shall make no reply.
Mr.. Preston followed, at tength, in sup
port of the resolution 10 dismiss. Mr.Wrisht
took The floor, and, about 4 o'clock, The
Senate adjourned.
During The debate, and after the remarks
of Mr.. Clay, Mr.. King penned challenge,
and sent for Dr.. Sewer, Of Mo-, who de-
livered it Immediately to Mr.. Clay. MIR.
Clay having glanced at it, replied, "yeS,
at any moment" and he then accompanied
DR.. Sewer out of the Chamber.
After this exhibition, some persons who
thought proper to interfere, and 10 inform
the police of what was going forward.
The Police Magistrates issued writs
against the parties, arrested them, and held
them TO bail in the sum Of five thousand
dollars each, lc keep the peace, &c.
March 8.
The remarks Of Mr.. Clay, of kentucky,
Yesterday. are likely to lead 10 some disa-
greeable results. During the debate, in
regard to the removal OF the public printer,
MIR. King, of Alabama, in replying 10 the
remarks made by Mr.. Clay, on the day
previous. in which the latter characterized
the editor of the Globe as "a man of iula-
nous character" aud his paper "an infa-
nous Sheet into defence OF the
private character of Mr.. Blair, and gave it
as his opinion that Mr., b. was as honora-
BILE, hishminded aud generous man as
ann of his cdlumniators. This brought I.
Mr.. Cay, who repelIedi the compari n,
and said that if the Senator applied it to
him, i, was false, untrue and cowardly"
Mr.. King did not reply to this, but imme-
dia,eIy penned challenge, which was for
warded by Mr.. Linn, Of Missouri, aud re-
ferred by Mr. Clay to Mr.. Mansum, OF N:
c. The affair, however, got wind, and
Mr.. King was arrested, and bound over to
keep the peace in the penalty Of S5oDO by
one of the city magistrates. l am 'old'
this morning. by friend of one Of the par
ties. that meeting Will take place out Of
the District as soon as the Senate adJourns.
Messrs. Tyler, Wise and Others endeavor-
ed TO have the affair made up, but the cir
curnstances of the case would not permit
it, and the meeting ,oill certainly take Place
The rumor gains ground. that MIR. Fog,
Fl. B. Majesty's Minister, has given notice
to this Government of his intention 10 de-
mand passports, unless Mcleod is liberat-
ed in Ten days. The administration must,
of course. refuse, if the demand assumes
this shape, and, although The effects Of q
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WAsHINGroN. March u.

w WASHINGTON, MQrcn IL.
APPOINTED mENTS Blythe PRESIDENT.
!, By and riA Meadeice and consent OF the Senate.
Nathaniel P. Causin, Jun, Secretary TO
the President to sign patents.
Henry Soulhmayd. Assistant Collector
of The Customs for District of New York,
to reside al Jersey City.
James Donaehe, Collector at New Ha.
ven, Connecticut.
William P. Greene, Surveyor and Iu-
speclor at Providence, Rhode Island.
Robert Butler, Surveyor aud Inspector
at Smithfeld, Virginia.
James VI. Hart(or, Register Land Office
al Jackson, Mississippi
Jesse X. Dubors, Register Land Office
at Palestine, Illinois.
Bernard Peyton, Deputy Pos, Master at
Richmond. Virginia.
William Barron, Marshal for District Of
Vermont.
Solomon Lincoln, Marshal for District
Of Massachusetts.
Ebenezer Bacon, Collector OF Customs,
Barnstablc. Massachusetts.
Miles Selden Watkins, Deputy Post Mas
ter at Huntsville, Alabama.
Ogden Hoffman, District Attorney, New
York.
Wm.sPiukncy, Surveyor, Baltimore.
Nathan Cummings, Collector, Portland,
Me.
Austin Baldwin, Collector, Middletown,
Connecticut.
VIM. r. Watson. Collector, Providence,
Geo. Howland, Surveyor, Tiverton, RI.
Geo. w. Knight. Surveyor, Pawtuck-
Ell, r. I.
Daniel Renuick, Collector, Kcnnebunk,
Ne.
Tristram Storer, Collector, Saco, Me.
The appointslnents which have been
sent 10 the Senate for confirmation have
been chiefly TO fill vacancies. 1t may be
of some use TO state our belief that removals
and appointments generally which seem
10 he expected, will not take place without
deIiberalion, for which lime anil opportu
uity are necessary.-Madisonian.