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The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

This class OF frlgates can be Increased 10
twenty.fouF, and if the armament is deemed
too heavy, can be reduced TO thirty two guns
each. The poop decks and cabins can be
cleared, the bulwarks raised, and netting for
the hammocks fixed, magazines, quarters for
the officers, accommodations Tor the men,
with ample room for stowage of provisions
can SOON be arranged: cannon and small
arms are all ready, duplicate suits Of sails
are prepared, and each frigate with a COM
plimenl of 400 men, making as hansOme an
appearance, and as efficient in force, as any
vessels Of the class in the world.
OF sloops of war Of twenty-fouF guns, and
of from 500 10 900 tons, we have the ST
James, Gladiator, Mediator, Switzerland,
Quebec, Victoria, Wellington, Hendrick
Hudson, Toronto, Westminster, Waterloo,
ViTginian, Rochester, ArgO, Rhone, Vile de
Lyon, Albany, Silvia de Grasse, Louis PHIL
Ipe, Duchess d'Oileans, SulIy. Burgundy,
Emerald, Iowa, and Francis 1. To these %
elegant fast sailing sloops of war, ten more
can be added f necessary. Philadelphia can
furnish six ihiFty-six gun frigates. Boston,
Salem, New Bedford, Newburyport, Port.
landSand other ports down east, will furnish
twenty four gun sloops Of war. Baltimore, il
gun briggs and fast-sailing schooners, car
send out twenty. And without reference Il
oihtr seapoEts rendering FIRST class vessel,
10 the government, We can get ready for So,
ID six months, # The recruiting service il
kept up hriskly fog, seamen and marines,
navy equal, If not superior, "a any thar Graa
Britain can bring against is, without sacri
= ~stl,ar .,rncesn9. sntnes-t. W. - -
know how strong we are IS 4 naval powe
taking The resources ofthe people, as th,
people are the rulers IL this country. WI
doubt with such force whether We canno
blockade instead q being blockaded. 81
We must bear il mind that this pow erfnl con
tingent force can only b used II defending
The rights of the country, and must not D
deemed q juslilYing q encouraging any e
/ paFtuEe from our undoubled pacific polio
towards I'll powers, 81 setting up claims II
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From the N. o. TroPic OF March Z, 1916.
NEW ORLEANS MApHET


CoTToN.--We stated in our report 81 Saturday
last. that the market closed with considerable
6rmness on the part of holders, who showed no
disposition to sell under our quoted rates. On
Saturday morning the accounts per Cambria came
to hand, but being meagre and imperfect, seemed
early ia the day to bring the market to stand,
though subsequently, some buyers came forward
and took about $500 bales, including one list OF
1900 bales at former prices. On Monday, about
500 bales were sold, and $500 bales on Tuesday
rates on the lower grades being rather easier.
Wednesdays operations comprised $500 bales,
and on Thursday, the attendance 81 buyers being
much more general than before, the business 81
the day reached fully 10 200 bales Yesterday
there was again brisk inquiry and fully $4,000
bales changed hands. (mofe than on any previous
day this season., making the business Of the three
days 81, 900, and Of the week, 20, 600 bales. The
bulk 81 the sales for two days past have been
mostly "a English account, though Northern and
Continental buyers have operated % . considers
BE extent during the week. Prices may Be con
sideged &c, higher since the steamers news wa1
received though Ws retain eur last quotations fol
80
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Mardh 5--Reliance, Moore, I'm Tchua.
(" 5-W. N. Mercer, -, fin N. Orleans
" est Landry, Adams, I'm Tchula
+" 6-WhiteVilIe, -, from yicks5uFg
+" 8-EnteTprise, Jacks son, I'm Greenwood
" 9--Dime, BTOcount, I'm Tallahatchie river.
I" 9--Grcenwood, Haddoek, I'm TalIahatehie
:" CIV N Mercer, -, fTn TaIlahaichie
"I0-Metcor, Linn, from VieksbuTcs
" lO-Agnes, -, FIN New Orleans.
" IO-Euterprise, Jackson, I'm VieksbuTg.
I" Il--Westwood, --, FIN n Orleans.
S I'm. B. HameT, Wallis,fm New Orleans.
s II-Yazoo Belle, Wiley, for New Orleans.
$ I2-Dime, Brecount, from Vicksburg.
q I2-MeteOF. Linn, from Vicksburg.
Departed.
March 5.-Reliance, Moore, for n. Orleans.
" 5-W N Mercer, -, for TaIlaha,chie-
$ est. Landry, Adams, for N. OFItanS,
+" 7-Whiteyille, -, for Tallahatehie river.
6 8--EnterpTiSe, jackson, for Vicksburg.
s. 9--Dime, BrecOnnt, for yicksbBrg.
$ 9-Greenwood, Hadlock, for N Orleans.
IS 9-W N Mercer. -, for New Orleans.
+" !0-MeIeoT, Linn, for VicksbuTg.
" I0-Agnes, - for Tallahafchie river.
stI0-Enterprize, jackson, for TallahOtchie-
/" Nv estwOOd, ---, for Greenwood
ely azoo Belle, Wiley, for Locopotio.
s. I2-Dime, Breconnt, for Tchula.
" I2-Meteor, Linn, for Vicksburg.
ttI2-M. B. Hamer, Wallis, FIN N. Orleans
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Commercial NAVY.

In late number Of Noah's Times and
Messenger, we find an article on the adop>
ton ola Commercial Navy in case Of War,
which is of considerable importace as an aux
Hilary and available force, and one that can
forthwith be brought into active service. AZ
ter some Introductory remarks, Major Noah
who appears to have studied the subject, at
entively says:
But 10 relieve the anxiety and misgiving
Of those who are really alarmed at the dis
parity OF our force, we take occasion to say,
and shall demonstrate, that we have al this
moment powerful navy at the command 81
government nearly ready. and which, in six
months, can be armed and equipped, and al
a moderte expense sent to sea. We allude
to the Commercial Navy Of the United
States. The elegant and substantial manner
ia whichour first class Of merchant aud pack
ct ships have been built-copper bOlted and
fastened, and heavily cOppercd-the dura
bility Of their timbers-the strength Of their
riging-the beauty of their model, and their
admitted character Of fast sailers,pl then
nearly upon an equality with our public arm
ed ships of war. These vessels, in the even
Of hoslilities, are at the disposal OF govern
ment and are all about the same force as the
old class Of frigates. Take, for example, the
port Of New York. and see the quota which
one city alone can furnish Of vessels capable
Of mounting thirty six thirty twOpound guns
loonb.
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We have almosl daily alrigaIs Of trading
parties from towns on tle Rio Grande, bring.
ing in from $50 10 500 mules and horses
each. They confirm Che general statement
we have made elsewhere, respecting the
disposition Of the northern States towards
Gen. Paroles. Prudence reslrains Us from
giving TO our readers for few days longer,
some highly interesting and important mat
tiers in relation TO present movements in this
part Of Mexico. We cannot do 50 II this
time, without compromising the safety and
fortune Of the party from whom we derive
our Information. As hey are particularly
friendly to the United States. and have both
the power and disposition to befriend her,
we should be guilty Of gross injustice by
any statement Of facts calculated TO place
them in any danger.
Corpus Christi (Teras) Guz.
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The New York Tribune, il Fepublishing
from lie New York Express The statement
that an arrangement vas % foot 81 which
The Oregon difficulty is 10 Be settled BY sac
rifcing the 1'afiff--prOnOunces as absurd the
calcula ion that the measure would receive
thirty,eight votes in The Senate. The Trib-
une then goes on 10 say
But that an arrangement 10 sell out TO
Great Britain our right to make and alter our
own Tariff laws, for some palGfy concession
ofno value in regard 80. Oregon, is really on
foot, we have many reasons for believing.
The only difficult point is the agency Of Mr..
Buchanan in edecting such consummation /;
aud yet what may not be believed Of an ass
pirant TO the Presidency who could assure
tho PensylVanians that Polk was as good a
Tariff man as Clay? Mr.. B. may think that
| il lie succeeds in exemp'ing the Iron and
Coal Of Pennsylvania from the general wreck
he is playing his own game safely; but lie
will live 10 learn and rue his mistake The
great Industrial Interests Of the Country are
bound upin each other, and must share a
common fate. A duty OF even 100 per cent.
| OH AtOu dUu NOuI HUuiu 10 WOIln FGIy IitllC
to the producers Of those articles in the abs
sence Of Protection and Pros Jeritv 10 our
other great departments of Industry; since
it is not merely or mainly the Tariff on Iron
but the building Of Factories and other edi-
fees, the raped multiplication Of machinery,
the opening of Ralroads--in short, The gen
eral activity aud thrift Of labor and enterprise
secured by judiciOus protection-which give
vigor and animation TO the Iron business. A
leading and most intelligent American Iron
master, whose works are very extensive and
now prO6tably active, recently remarked thai
he would cheeTfully consent TO the entire
abolition Of the duties on Iron if he could
thereby save the residue Of the GTariff as il
is-and he was right, looking 10 his own in,
terest merely. II is the general result O
Protection which is benefcient, and not an,
special item even TO those who seem 10 be
most Immediately affected by that item
Break down the protection now extended Il
Coltons, Woollens, Silks, Cutlery, &c: &c.
and the Iron and Coal interest will fine
themselves in the same boat with those from
whose doom they had hoped 10 save them
selves.
But whoever is engaged in the CONNIE
I cial Treaty project may as we'll desist a
once. IL cannot be cr0wded through al
, Senate. Messrs. Polk and Buchanan ma
, hector and bully with regard to Oregon, IN
til the simple shall believe the two countrie
on the verge Of inevitable wal, land be read
TO jump at any chance Of averting that dir
calamity still the Senate will refuse to chat
e our domestic legislation TO the wheel c
5 British policy. Our rulers have power /
settle the Boundary dispute, either by Ne
: gotiatioD or Arbitration, and they ough I
= do it forthwith. Every weeks delay is fraugI
: with the loss Of Millions in the prostratio
p or delay of Commercial enterprises whiC
assured Peace would set in motion, I'll
full value of The strip ofland really in disput
N has been sacrificed twice over already /
|. the portenis of War
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COngrcssfOnaI.

Our Washington dates are up 10 TIE 26lh
ulL In ihe Senate, oh Wednesday 25ih,
Nj. Dickinson concluded his remarks on
the Oregon question, when an Intellectual
attempt was made 10 postpone its considera.
lion for two weeks. Mr. CoIquitt submit.
ted the following as an amendment 10 the
resolution:
ResOlrcd, That notice be given, in terms
Of the treaty, Cor abFogation Of the conyen.
ton made between Great Britain aud the
United States on the Goth of October, 1918,
and continued by the convention Of 1897,
Immediately after the close Of the present
session Of Congress, unlces the President,
M his discretion, shall consider il expedient
to defer it 10 a later period.
ReSolDed, That il is earnestly desired that
The long. standing controversy, settling limits
in the Oregon territory, be speedily settled
by negotiation and comprc mise, in order to
tranquilze the public mind, andto preserve
the friendly relations Of the two countries.
Mr.. Webster has given notice Of his in-
tention 10 support these two resolutions.
In the House, on the same day, the dis.
cussion Of the Harbor and River Bill con-
sumed the day.
In the Senate, on the 26ih, Nj. Breese
offered an amendment in lieu Of the resolu,
tions Of the Committee on Foreign Rela
tons. providing for the giving Of the notice
to England in an unqualified shape, for the
abrogation Of both the Convention of 1915
and that of 1927. Here lengthy but in
teresting discussion arose, but before any
vote was taken, a motion to adjourn t.
Monday, was agreed to.
In the House, same day, nothing was done
except the discussion Of the HalbOr ant
River bill.
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DID Nsw ApPo.Iloamsa. Law.

AN ACT to tx the superintendent Of the
Representatives and Senators il this State.
Seer. 1. Be Il enacted bg che Legisla.
sure of the State Of Mississippi, That the
following shall be the apportionment Of rep.
resentatiyes in the Legislature Of this State,
at the next biennial, and all future sessions
thereof, to.wit:
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CONN ER Gal.
YazoO City, Friday morning, march q.

KazOO CltyS EAU0Y MOFninSs March l3s
CoTToN. The transactions ia the Cotton ma. :
ket during the past week have been rather limit.
ed, although the business done was somewhat
larger than the week pEevious-the Gales having
amounted to about 200 bales at last weeks quota.
tions. We learn that an advance Of about lie. has
taken place this week on the better qualities, we
however. have not altered our quotations The
market closes firm at the following prices:-l8
bales at cents; 45 at 81 i29 at 81 Is at 81; Ia
At 81 % ate, II at6a; 10 At IA at 81; is At
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

aeFensihle ID themselves, q refusing 70 &C.
cept Of just compromises, q preserve TIE
peace of the country. War, 50 much 70 be
dreaded. and avoided BY 81 honorable sacTi.
ices, will not find Us unprepaged.
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AGAIN WE SAY, CAN IT BE TRUE!-The
Washington correspondent of the Philadel>
phia North American adds the following
item TO the indications OF bargain between
the anti.protectiOnists of this country and
the freetrade mOnopolists of Great Britain:
81 have reason TO believe the principal
features Of this bill were sent TO England
by the steamer Of the LIST inst, with what
object I shall not pretend 10 charge; but il
the fact is so, and give it my credence, il
points too closely TO the dishonorablc terms
upon which we arc to bug peace, after the
hollow and raining professions Of the ADJ
ministralion. The part Of the braggait was
assumed only to make our submission even
more disgraceful. Hope the organ Of the
Government will be empowered TO deny il
in such direct terms as will leave no cause
Of suspicion, that these facts were placed in
the hands of Mr.. McLane, TO be used at his
discretion. Let there be no quibbling about
the response, If one is made, for the coun
Try desires TO know, il the arrangement o.
the Tariff has been sent TO England in Qns
form whatever, under the sanction of the
Government"
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

The Lexington Mo- Telegraph says that
Maj. Harvey has last succeeded for the
United States in purchasing the Kansas
country from the Indian tribe of that name
the purchase comprising two millions OF
acres Of very superior land. The Governs
ment has been endeavoring 10 effect pur-
chase Of this country Cor many years
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

The MINTs.-The President has trans
United TO Congress the report from Mr.. Pat
terson, the director Of the MINIS, which
states that the whole coinage for the past
year, at the three minis in operation, amount
ed to s5,66s, 595-comPrsing S3,756,447
in gold, 81 ,s73, 200 in silver, and S2O,O4s
in copper coin.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

Or We regret 10 learn that John H
Pleusants, Esq, editor Of the Richmond
Wing. died few days since in consequence
Of the wounds be received in a recent duel
with Thomas Richie, il.
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or Hon. VIM. c Rives, publishes q long
letter in the National Inlelligencer on the
Oregon question, IN which he concurs main
j il the views Of Mr.. GalIatin, and siren
nously pleads Coz peace.
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AENEE4TI0N To CANtnA.-Elihu Bur
fill compares ihe pIo.eci 81 annsxiDg ihe
upiie3 s'nlea q Canada, with thai 81 join
jog he Atlantic . amiIlTond.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

Lead depOsiles have been discovered on
tributary Of the Trinity river, west Of Dial.
las, in Texas. The extensive region OF
country extending from the Trinity to the
San Saba Valley is supposed to contain val
liable lead mines.
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or Thanks TO the accommodating clerks
of the steamers Meteor, M. B. Hamer and
Whiteville, for late papers.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

The Clinton Presbytery will meet in
Yazoo City on Wednesday, the 18th inst,
at Z o'clock, 7. NJ.
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The Coffee crop Of last year was 1885,
OOO, 900 lbs, viz: BAIL ITO, 600, 900; Java
and Sumatra lac, 900 900; Cuba As, OOO, 900;
st. Domingo $4,000, 900; Porto Rico and
Laguaba, &c. Se,OOO,O 900; British West ms
dies 100000; CeylOn 100000; East
Indies and Mocha 5000, 900; French Colo>
MES 100000; Dutch West Indies 3,OOO,~
600. The great increase Of this article and
the diminution of its consumption in some
countries, have materially decreased its value
this vear
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LAKE SUPERIOR CoIPER MINEs.-Tbe
Detroit Advertiser publishes several letters
from the Lake Superior country, all confirm
ing the statements hitherto made in regard
70 the richness offs copper mines. subioin.
ed Is an extract from one dated Copper
Falls, Jan. 9Th.
II lvein No. 5. Copper Falls is very rich Al
present, more 50 than ii has ever been.
have lately obtained from the vein masses
Of pure copper, weighing from one % iwens
i pounds. All present there Is . mass ofpure
copper and from the portion which IS exposed
think i viii weigh several hundred pounds.
side vein 81 sheet II native copper has
also come il, which II one place, about bali
IN inch thick and ! foot il Tenth, and s.
sink.ihe shaft, enlaFges The different veins
now being worked. appear % be doing we'll.
The Boston and Pittsburgh Company have
met with great success eheir vein ~ lhe
Bluffs, back Of the Eagle River Work have
improved very much. They hase Obtained j
mass Of copper neatly pure, from he vein
containing great deal Of silver weighing
about 100 lbs. I have seen apeciuene 8
i and Imustaay, they arc lhe richest IL sil.
veT hdge eve seen.
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ADVERTIsEMENTs.


HVHE partnership heretofore existing in
this city under the name and style of
JoRN B. GRAFTON & Co., was dissolved
this day By mutual conseRt Abner RUSSELL
& ]. II. Laurence are authorized to settle
the business Of the late firm-All those
having claims against the said firm, will
please present them, and those indebted will
please pay up.
The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-03-13

OF Gen. Sam Houston and Gen Rusk,
have been elected United States Senators
from Texas.
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NEGoTlATION.-The Alexandra Cd. CO.
Gazette says:-We have good authority for
saying that since the rejection Of the offer
of arbitration on the 4th uIt., BY Mr.. Buch.
anaD, no other offer whatever has been made
by Mr.. Pakenham-nor IS it at all probable
that any offer will be made By him until the
receipt Of further adyices from his own gov
eminent after the rejection Of the offer 10
arbitrate shall have been made known TO it.
We speak advisedIY on this subject.
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Sect. 8. That all acts and parts Of acts,
coming within the meaning and purview Of
this act, be and the same are hereby repeal
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IRELAND AND 0RE0oN.-A late number Of
the Dublin Nations paper Of great inilus.
enco among the masses. says:--
ZIG there is 10 be a war between England
and the u. States, his impossible Cor us 20
pretend sympathy With the former. We shall
have allies, not enemies, on lho banks Of che
Columbia; and distant and desoIale as are
those tracts beyond the Rocky Mountains,
even there may arise opportunities for
handing and regaining or place among Tie
nations.
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ArrfYen.

arroaIs auo Departures q atelm5olfs.
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Mr.. BANCROFT ON THE ENGLISH AND SPAN
ISL TITLE.-It appears from Mr.. Galatians
letter that our Government, in claiming Ore>
gon under the Spanish title. is .eally resting
on the Pope's bull of 1893, giving TO the
Spaniards all that part Of America which is
west Of the meridian Of 100 afterwards 1851
leagues west of the Azores. The conf.
dence with which Mr.. Buchanan rests ON
this bull must be shaken by the representa-
ton Of the historian, his colleague Os Sec
relary Of the Navy. After establishing the
fact that the Cabots, under the English Gag.
discovered the continent Of America before
Columbus, Mr.. Bancroft says, (LIist. U. s /.
l@
"POsieriiy hardly remembered this: but
England acquired through their energy such
a right to North America as this indispnta>
Die priority could confer. Henry 7thand his
successors recognised the claims d Spain
and Portugal only so far as they actual,
occupied the territories 10 which they laid
possession; and at latter day (l62O) the
English Parliament aud the English Courts
derided title, founded not upon occupancy
but upon grant from the Roman Ponlil'l
The Protestant world will Be apt to joil
in the derisiOn at the present time. Forum
ately for our Government, which takes suct
interest in the earliest discoveries, and lay
such stress upon them, The English negoua
tors have not YET pressed theft claims result
ing from the Cabol's success in 1887. Iii
almost fair Offset 10 our bull from the pom,
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YazOO city Prices Current.

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