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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19
STATISTICS OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Official value Of the yearly consumption of import

STATISTICS OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
Official value Of the yearly consumption Of import
eu goods Sl7I BOB
Amount paid to Government for duties thereon s. 27O
Nett revenue Of the kingdom in 1s43. ...... So 900
Expenditure Of do. do. ........... AS, 900
Public debt of do. do............... 80, 900
Amount Of money in circulation at Honolulu 49,. So 600
Amount Of bills negotiated for supplies to whaIers
and vessels of war, varousy estimated from
from Sl37, 900 to. ....................2 200 600
Rate Of exchange Europe and America Is to 20 per cent
Product Of sugar, about 600 tons.
Product Of molasses, about SO, 900 gallons
Product of paint oil, about 10, 600 gallons.
Total number Of arrivals Of whaling ships and merchant YES
ses during the last twenty years is43 inclusive 22ls
ships of war; 40.
From LIST of January to 10th Of October 1884, 249 whaers
manned by 1900 seamen ships and cargoes valued at
Sl2,ls3, $40.
From meteorological table kept in 1888, the maximum Of
Fahenheifs thermometer was So degrees minimum, 6z
degrees; yearly mean, rs degrees minutes.
The above is condensed from the Friend weekly nes
paper published at Honolulu.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

Capt John Po,cer who time since convicted in
Kentucky Of robbng the United States mail and pardoned
therefor by President TYLER, has since been convicted at
New Orleans Of nvegng female slave, and has been sem
fenced to the pententiay for fire years,
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

The South is directing its attention in good the
promotion Of agricultural interests There have been several
agricultural meetings in Alabama, well attended resulting 10
e appointment Of committees and the organization Of plans
Tor the purpose Of collecting means and information
IN Florida the subject has been before the House Of Repre-
'entaSes and has brought able report from the Com
nee on The state Of the Territory who procured the passage
Of resolution providing for the collection Of seeds roots
plants &c and Of authentic data agricultural subjects
They suon the following schedule Of products be raised
comply, yam, casaya, ginger, pulka Sisa hemp, indigo,
ooacco corey cascara camilla alba arsapara sugarcanc
pepper bush and vine pepper, pimeno eapIant orange
ganVa, otaheIte plum, shaddock, lime hog plum forbidden
run, lemon, Jamaica apple, grape fruit citfon sugar apple
pahaa pineapple, cocoanu plantain, sapadla sour sop
vocao pear mango name, olive, sapoa, lockwood,
bgnunvit@, mahogany, ship timber.
Tuesday wa dava y,no;r,aJ e., a.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

tuesday, last was the day appointed for the opening TO ma
vigation Of the Weland Canal The New Haven and Fa
ngon Canal was opened for navigation on the lh instant
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19
COTTON, AMERICAN SECURITIES. &C.

The abolition of the duty cotton is important event
in the history Of the trade and that il is regarded is evil
denced In the present price Of The staple less than in the
exerions which the manufacturers made to obtain the long
ookedfor remission from the powers above Prices in
sequence, which quoted without duty, place cotton
before the buyer at the lowest price Of last year.
An account Of this circumstance combined with the fact
that the nsw crop promises to be exceedingly ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
more so than had been looked orthe market rather de-
pressed and will probably maintain present appearance until
some decisive be madc arising out Of the produce Of the
new crop the state Of the home Market both events which
time only de eop. Speculation Is nearly extinct dur
ing the week bags American have been taken by pccu
ators and $50 for export.
There has been little doing in American securities,
but the state Of doubt which still hangs them will remain
until the fate Of the August dividends Of the Pennsylvania
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19


The accounts from Madrid come down to the
18th ultimo, inclusive. On the 18th the Chamber
OF Deputies passed the bill for restoring the unsod
church property to the clergy. by majority Of lao
against 10. The Minister of Justice and the Pre-
sident Of the Council repeated in the course Of the
debate, their former declaration that the rights of
the owners Of national property were guaranteed by
the laws !" that they had consequently no cause
for Alarm" and that the restitution Of the unsod
property was indispensable to carry out the nego-
tations with the Holy See." II was reported that
the Government had received satisfactory intelli-
gence from Rome, and that nuncio would be short
ly accredited to the Court.
PORTUGAL.
The province Of Mimic has been the scene OF
some disturbances, in consequence of a new impost
upon wine, which the taxgatherers arbitrarily le-
We'd. The people put the Government officials to
flight, who returned with an escort of thirty infan-
try. The people now assembled in great numbers,
and drove the soldiers to neighborng height, from
which they were dislodged, and obliged to retire.
The next day stronger military force appeared,
defeated the insurgents, and restored order, Some
lives were lost. The affair had given considerable
uneasiness to the Government
SWITZERLAND
The Extraordinary Diet having referred the
questions Of the free corps, the Jesuits, and the
amnesty to the committees, the commissioners had
disagreed respecting the competency Of the Diet to
decree the exclusion of the Jesuits. The majority,
consisting Of Messs Neuhaus Moningcr Kern and pruey.
maintained that competency and cited in support Of their
opinion the first and eighth articles Of the Federal compact
Messrs Frey and Mousson construed those articles in differ
ent manner and M Nn who admitted the right vested in
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

PRESIDENT TYLER AND THE SLAVE TRADE.
President TyLERs message to Congress on the
subject of the slave trade to Brazil and the connex-
ion of British subjects Herewith, has been talked OF
in the House of Commons
Mr. ALnAN called Sir Robert Pees attention to recent
message addressed by President Tyler the Senate and House
Of Representatives the United States nsnuang that the
treatment Of liberated Africans in the British colonies
better than the time Of slavery This message ac-
companied several documents transmitted by Mr. Wise, the
American Minister Brazil who detailed devices by which
both British and American subjects evade the laws against
slave trading and Mr. Tyler suggested whether other means
Man those existing might not be necessary to give effect
TO the "us and humane policy Of the American laws Mr.
Adam read the following passages from the message
" The slaves when captured, Thy the British, instead Of
being returned their homes transferred TO her colonial
possessions in the West Indies, and made the Of swell
ing the amount Of their products by system Of apprentice
ship for term Of years" :" II must he obvious that while
these large interests enlisted in favor Of its continuance,
will be difficult impossible, suppress the nearous
Of the slave trade in another and cruel form for il
torn from his country and transferred the West Indies
slave, in the regular Of the trade, captured by
CRUISER transported TO the place, and made to perform
the same labor appencewhch at present the prac
teal operation Of the policy adopted"
] Sir RonrHr PgrL expressed himself follows He
thought be regretted that the President Of the United
States Of America should send formal the sub
ec to Congress- without first asceainng what the real
condition Of the slaves in the British colonies II the Pesi-
dent should think fit to appoint commission TO ascertain the
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06
A MONSTER OF THE DEEP.

We had the satisfaction yesterday (says the New York
Commercial Adverse Of examining the fossil remains Of an
enormous creature, apparently Of the serpent kind and OF
maritime habits which discovered recently by Dr. Koch,
about two feet beneath the surface of prairie in Alabama
Words give but faint idea OF the bulk ndi-
Gated by these stony substitutes for the homes that
posed the framework of the animal As they lie carefully
replaced in their original orde they stretch out to the vast
length of hundred and fourteen feet but is apparent that
some Of the joints the tail wanting, and they touch
each other they lie whereas there must have been inter
walls between the joints, filed with cartilage that the
length Of the living animal probably from hundred and
twenty five hundred and thirty feet The form of the
vertebm and Of the head exceeny preserved and the
mains have suffered very little from exposure accident
Some twenty-five thirty Of the ribs in their places
showing that the diameter of the have been
feet or more and have been provided with pa
large and immensely powerful fins paddles at the term
nation Of the neck,
The Of Monstrous Hydrargos has been given Il
this stupendous animal and well may be called monsrous
for it greatly supasses in bulk all the anc-duvan creature
whose fossil relics have hitherto been Observation-Disclosures
mammoth, masodon, saurian, Missourum iguanodon
The skeleton Of the latter presents, believe, length
seventy feet thereabout but the hydrgos goes nearly
fifty feet beyond sby far the greatest curiosity
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE ANTIRENrERs.

Gov. WRIoHT has ordered into the service Of the
State in Deia,care county, three companies OF Light
I~sst~,- I. ~ erfe~4sI .Aat tho -s -
filled up 10 one hundred men each. One-third of
this force is be mounted at once, with orders to
mount another hundred in case the officer in COM
mand and the sheriff shall think the service re-
qures it, Two regiments of Infantry are put un-
der orders to be i'm instant readiness to march, In
case their commanders shall receive notice that a
further force is wanted. The Argus says:
"These steps taken promptly upon the publication of the
Governors proclamation assured will be followed by
such others shall prove be necessary the
cuon Of the w, and the service Of legal process both civil
and criminal IN that county II confidently believed, how
that the force placed under the command Of Major
Marvin will prove fully adequate to that object
Sixteen more arrests have been made in Della
ware county. One of the prisoners is James
Coulter, Supervisor of the town of Bovina. He
was a committeeman of one of the associations.
By the snbioined extract of letter from Gilboa,
in Schoharie county, it seems that the Ant-Renters
there talk of dissolution and submission:
"GrLBoA, AUeUsT %, Is45.
"a general meeting held here this afternoon Of the
principal of the AnRent Associations from the towns
of Blenhem Broone, Conesvie Jefferson, and Summit
these being the chief Anti Rent in the county Terms
offered by this meetng and resolutions passed to dis
solve their associations and abandon opposition to the cons
tuted authorities These satisfactory TO, and
ceped by portion Of peope-much TO the dissatisfaction
Of others having faith in their promises and feeling that to
accede them would be stepping every principle of
institutions After this arrangement the prisoners were set
at liberty and general amnesty proclaimed This may be
all for the best peace is restored. But it is hard
pill for some swaowas the investigation far it had
proceeded had begun develop important facsand had
foul conspiracy against the and constituted au-
thorities of the State"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06
LATEST FROM TEXAS, &c.

Advices from an Officer of the Army, dated At
Corpus Christi on the 18th August communicate
the important intelligence that so far there is no
sign of hostilities on the part of the Mexcans. 1t
is stated that courier, who had been despatched
by Gen. TAYLOR to Matamoras, had returned and
reported that there were only four hundred Mexi-
can troops in that place. Our troops, under
the command of General TAYLOR had all left ST.
Joseph's Island, and were encamped on the main
land. They had pleasant camping ground, with
delighttal breese continually prevailing, and were
IN 1ne health and spirits, with no enemy near to
them, and no sign or expectation of any.
| letter from an Officer of the Second Dragons,
dated at Nacogdoches the 3lst July, states that
the seven companies of that regiment arrived there
on that day, after SIX days march from Fort Je-
! sup. They were to leave on the next day for the
Trinity, and thence for the San Antonio The wri-
ter says that the command stood the march very we'll
letter from Aransas Bay, dated on the 18th
August gives account of the loss Of the schooner
Swallow on the 18th, as she was going over Aran-
sas Bar. She was chartered by Government, and
had on board cargo Of coal and quantity of
stores, and clothing belonging to the Third Infantry
The New Orleans Bee of the 23d informs us that
La company of one hundred and fifty volunteers
styling themselves the Mississippi RHemen, were
expected to arrive at New Orleans on the oath,
destined for the Mexican frontier. 1t their in
tention TO join the Louisiana volunteers.
The Pensacola correspondent of the Tropic
writes as follows, under date Of the Goth August
The ST. Marys and Saratoga coming under heavy
the Pncston and the steamer Mississippi here
yesterdaythe former from Phadepha and the latter from
Boston The soop John Adams and brig Popoise anchored
the day previous in front of the Navy Yard So you will
perceive that have very decent show to make in
the Gulf
To recapitulae squadron consists of the follow
ing of The sloop Falmouth mounting twenty guns;
the brig Lawrence, ten gunsnow in the Gulf supposed to
be at Vera Cruz steamer Mississippi, 64pound Paixhan
steamer Pnnceton twelve guns, 42pound canonades
soop John Adams twenty guns; soop St Mary's, twenty
soop Saratoga, twenty guns brig Somers, ten guns
brig Porpose, ten guns; fgae Potomac forty -four guns
sThe above named vessels, with the exception Of the two
first Ones which in Vera Cruz, all lying at
chor at the Navy Yard under command Of Commodore Con-
nor and viii leave for the Gulf (supposed to be for Vera
CRUZ Saturday the leak board the Potomac not hsv
ing been discovered yet it is presumed that the Commodore
will leave her here and shift his broad pennant board the
Mississippi Capt Ingram arrived here by this days mail to
relieve Captain Gerry of the brig Somers presume you
already of the troops Forts McRae and Pckens
| having been also ordered to Texas"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06
UNITED STATES TROOPS IN TEXAS,

A Northern paper having estimated the probable
force in Texas at only 5000 men, the official paper
of Saturday morning replies that the force ordered
to- and en- route for Texas, is in fact much greater
We stated day or two ago that in short time il
would probably amount to about 5000 regulars
perhaps not quite as much; but probably, with the
volunteers that may join it, more Besides, if cir.
cumstances should require an augmentation in the
opinion Of General TAYLOR, he will readily increase
it to larger force. He knows that not only Lou
siana, but Texas, are fully open to his immediate
rennsition.V
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

Several gentlemen of eminence are at present So
journing in this city-drawn hither by business
or pleasure among them we have had the pleasure
of seeing the Hon. WILLIAM S. ARCHER, Of Vir-
ginia, the Hon. r. H. BAYARD, of Delaware, the
Hon. BALE PEYToN, of Louisiana, and BRANCH T..
ARCHER, ESQ.,, distinguished citizen of Texas.
Senator BENTON has also returned to the city from
his visit to the West.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

The receipts from vsiters to the mammoth steamer Great
Britain SINCE she opened to the public of New York for
inspection have been thousand dollars and upwards Thir
fve passengers hadentccd their "Wednesday for
her return trip to Liverpool and the list expected to be
increased before Saturday, when she was to depart
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

MOVEMENTS OF TRooPs, &c.-The store-ship
Lexington having been pronounced ready for sea,
was expected to sail from New York on Saturday
for Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. She takes out
three companies of United States troops, two from
Boston and one from Portsmouth, (which arrived at
New York from the East on Friday,) besides pro-
visions and munitions of war for the "army of OBJ
servation -
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

FROM MExIoo.--The baroue Ann Louisa arrived
at New York on Thursday from Vera Cruz, hav-
ing as passenger bearer of dispatches for Govern
ment This vessel appears to have sailed from
Vera Cruz on the Sd instant and hence any accounts
which she may have brought cannot be so late as
those brought by the Water-witch, whose day Of
sailing was the 5th
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

Hon. GEORGE McDuFFIE.-The Hamburg Jour-
nal Of Wednesday says This distinguished gen.
tleman arrived in our city on Monday last. We
are gratiied to perceive that his health has greatly
improved. He has returned again to his home in
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

remarkable meteor was observed Boston, New Bed
o Providence and other towns Of New England on Mon
day evening appeared to be large the moon gave
pale blue light moved in horizontal direction and exploded
with flash Of light and rumblng noise.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06
FROM THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC.

Advices from the Sandwich Islands to the 18th
May have been received. The death Of HAALnIo,
one of the Kings ENJOYS to the Governments of
France, England, and the United States, is
nounced
A late gale at Lahaina produced great commo-
ton in the whaling feet at anchor in the roadstead
The damage to the whole fleet is estimated at be-
tween 1000 and $40,0 900.
Twenty-six of the Van Dieman's Land prisoners
had arrived at Honolulu in whale ship, seeking
passage for the United States.
In Tahiti the state of public affairs remained un
settled. The public mind seemed to be in sus-
pense, waiting the arrival Of the English admiral.
The French were carrying forward their public
works and Notifications By the arrival of store
ship, with 200 tons Of heavy munitions of war, di-
rect from France, to be followed shortly by another
it would appear that the French Government de-
signs to render their Oceanic establishment per-
manent.
The Polynesian states that the Legislative Com
mittee of Oregon had risen from the sitting adjourn
ed from June last. The town at the Willamette
Falls is Incorporated, and at the election OF city
council much spirit was exhibited. The parties IN
politics are now Hudson Bay men and Americans.
George Abernethy was elected Mayor. The health
of the country is remarkably good.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

TERMS

TERMS
Two DoLLAas year OsE DOLLAR for the first regular
session Of each FIFTr CENTS for the final
sion Of each Congress- and the for each Extra Ses
sion-payable in all in advance.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

MoSEr Matters -y,In New York, on "Wednesday, loans
making good securities at five per cent Bick
nelrs Reporter says Money is still abundant in Phlade
phia The fever which prevailed when our last paper
was put to press was by high last week. and a.
a consequence CAPITALISTS not tmid. AT Boston,
the banks are getting much business paper as they wa
six per cent and they prefer this class OF discounts 70
pledged stocks the latter negotiated IN the stree =
will bring The consequence has been regular o
in the stock Market and much individual SUFFERING ~ pou
nary point of viev for the benefit Of the ew WIN s"Vso'
names and longer purses.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

tration," and who contribute to the columns Of
the Onion," to justify them. The opportunity of
manifesng their zeal and their abilities is admirable
Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-09-06

II is due to the Union that the above should not
go forth without the following, from an article in that
paper issued on Sunday yesterday morning:
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-19
OefeutliCts ~Seubu.

0ioutoas ben 1Otcu unb "a. Wdrs ndd,.
ifenS al beioeu 3a9en nm 12 llhr Ntitta9s
icHen am Soauie res llntcrSeihucten in Sios
Q8beithaH Gaunid,ip, 2rdIa @auntD, fcl9ens
be 2Irtifel6 auf GfsnttidIer 8snbn pertluft
pcroen, ndmIid:
9Bd9cn, wcocn eius ein Bier pferbc une
Der anocre Cit riuipiuri3er 8aarn it, Sacs
~, pfcrrc9cId,rr, 9tinespicb, Sd,aofe une
Sd,mcine, phn9c uno @ggeu. Binbmibfe
uno Strcbbanf, Ncl;s ino Cuff Sdlittcu,
SocISs uno NcuIeutcru, Sperr, II. Siibfcttcn,
ei1e ocrrcflihe Ba9cn,pinee, Better une
Settlabcr, Srabr, SeCretdr, Hureaus, Ocif,
uhrfditer, 3tIte, StIhGe NIB Sdufe, Gifeu,
fc6cl mo anoerc 8cfTel uno @ifrnbdfeu,
Gjrurobeeren bcm Suidlel, Si6er Stdnnrr
uno 3ibcr, Sefcn nit Mrtr, uno Icnit nod,
cine 9rrfe 8cridlichrnhcit 8auerus, Soauss
uRo Stildrn9crdtbfdaftcn ;u wcitldufti9 sn
meloen
Die @cbinaun9en am Scrfaufstase une
9lufipartnn9 bon
So!omon Mert.
5cb. 10. nq3m
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-19
SScri)cirnfbct:

Dor riniQer 3cit burd, ben Ghrp. S,errr
NCs, Ncrr z bpmas . IT, nit Wie M G.
.becca 9 Il, brite oon Sbcr' Snuccua.
9lm lcetcn Cierfta9 burd, cen Ghrip. 5orn.
Oi9cr, S,rrr Sc b a M g duler, uon
Ober, Wufcrc, nit Wi6 s lifo bctb u t.
ter bon SaIitnrg.
Sim ndnlidsn Gag bnrd Cenfelben, Serr
petcr fanoer, NIT MiG @Ua 81 c III
barb, beibe pcn Willcrstaun.
9lm lcBtcn Scnntd0 eurb trn Gtrip. Srn.
@crman, Socrr Dauiel 9fitter, bon
SaIsbnr9, nit WiB 9lnnetta R ia
u 0 NJ / 9, bon Wacun9ie.
9lm lcetcn Oienita9 burh OenIclbru, S,r.
B Il m 9S brr, BON SbersSauccna,
ecdd SauntY, NIT WiB Suliana qeith,
bon IicecrSauccun, Trrttamptcn @aurtY.
Der Lecha Patriot und Northampton Demokrat. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1839-1848, 1845-02-19
NrrnGdltinc &crIn.

Der "Suteailenccr uno Scurnal'' pen
nori9em Oicufag berid}tct, oa6 am Srcita9
Dor adt Gn9en ;pet WtiHneru III bcm
gSWth6haufc pcn Schn R. WilIcr, in Sru.
ferSburq, in 9ducatcr SauntD, cinfchrtcn,
uno Scipenscu9c, N1lStnder, Suwclcr: uno
auecre Wlarcn an cincm 70 nleori9cu IArelIe
gum 8ertauf onbotcu, ols Der &crolht bas
bur(b perdnlast wuroe, oaB Tc uid)t auf cine
cbrlid,e Beile su Dem ScGB cerieibcn oelan9t
icicn. Zen 8croadbt hc9cnc, eae nid,t allcs
iidti9 bel Der Sad1e ici icg Oapio 8.
SIS / mer, @Iq ter thdtNr Sricben5ritbtcr
non Sit 1ampetcr GaunfElp, lie nah Icincr
9ntstubr briu9cu uno nnhm cine llutcriu.
dmng ccrIrIbsn pcr. Gincr bon seulr.trn,
mcld!cr I'D ltclltc dl5 cb or betrurffn w6rc,
hatt' pcrbrr Den Scrlld, gcmdd,t ;u eutfIies
ben, wuroc abrr upn Or. s Burrows, BON
eaucaiter, wcId,cr I'D, ;u Der 2eit me9cn
Serufs9eiddfEcn in Sruber6tur9 bcfdnS,
ein9ehcIt. gr bot tcm Ccftcr Gin taulcno
! Ghaler an, mcnn or i'm laufen licee. Sci
elmer qcnausn llnteriud,ung cc6 cSuhalts pcn
eiuem ihrcr Sdft, in ipcId,rm iIe ucr9abcn
ihrc 6lNouug Su tra9cn, fano Hail ollc Werfs
,cu8e Sum nddtlihcn GIubrudl, init Ginldlu6
elmer 4iltolc, ciuc5 8cDiemclicre, 0tahIdlll.
6cl, Weecl, 3unoD6ljhcn uno l8dd,sIlttcr,
HrbIt eincm Soemce, peltcS au9enlhcinIid,
init Slut beflcdt uno nad,hcr ausgcwaitcn
wcroeu par. Der Srccensricbtcr lirs Die
gurltcn nad eancater fiIbrcn, uno iIc lIgcn
jtBt III Dem Sauntp: 9cfdn9nis.
@incr bon ricirn !Rcrls ncnnt fcb Schu,
font SamcS Witihcu rcr ouocre SamcS
Srauicu, ionit Samcs Ecutcu. GicIes (Tnc
csne 3Ipcifcl bps an9cnamnlcne 9t1men.-
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