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TIDAL PpsrosrSA.-During the voyage of the
bark Harvest, Captain Lsckey, of New Bedford re
Gently returned from whaling. voyage, the fact
was verified that the tides in and about the Poly
nesan islands do not follow the Newtonsn law of
variation. At the request of Captain l.. afidavits
were obtained from two intelligent indivi duals who
have for twenty years resided among the Society
islands, TO the following statement; THAT the time
Of high water takes place between the hours of
eleven and one O'Clock, without any variation un-
less caused by winds The different phases Of the
moon have no effect whatever in changing the time
Of high water. At the full and change, the tide
are from six 10 eight inches higher the full me- be
ing about two feet"
Another interesting result of the voyp ,e vya. th
obtaining Of deep sen soundngs, in ne vicinity OF
the Bermuda islands. We quote from The nay,o
tive, as published in the New pcdford gfc,e,,ry,
Here, in latitude go l0 N longitude e5o 10
w, ON the 10th of April. 1850. tho nearest land b..
ing the bermudss, Earring N. w. by ~, and dis
@, 'nree nunored and forty five milcs, water blue,
WIN 'nuch p.sif weed. weather calm, no current,
,ne oost vas lowered; let run the lead, and found
UV'oiI in 74a fsthoins. April %, latitude 40 81
~, longitude $50 90 w, Bermudas bearing N W
ny ~, three hundred miles, sounded and got bot
tom IN 446 fatboms. April 49, latitude 29o 30 N.
longitude go IN W., Bermudas ". w. by NJ, one
hundred and sixty miles, sounded and got bottom
IN go fstboms. The time occupied in running out
The line varied from twenty to thirty four minutes
The line constructed thus: First one hundred
fsthoms FIVE parts OF shoe thread second four parts
third three parts fourth, parts; remainder ain
gle The lead weighed about five pounds; the
Whole wound upon light reel, and held by hand
In the process of Obtaining soundings, the lead IL
not to be hauled up.-N y Jow. Of Com
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care any Of these complaints and mendicant
appeals from the South Does she ask Congress TO
come and help her in troublei We answer-no,
Of IL. The South 10 manufacturing cotton
and making profit, in spite Of the competition of
Lowell, worse for her than the competition OF Man
cbaster. The great and wealthy State Of Pcnnsyl-
vania contains her millionaire tarifftes begging
protection. They are very angry because the
South and West are buying railroad iron cheap
from England, and developing their agricultural
resources by this means"
There is as little doubt that the competition
OF the South, far as it goes, is worse for Low
ell than that Of Manchester, as there is of the
reverse, as it is stated in the above extract
from the Louisville Democrat. That competi-
tion is confined now to the coarser fabrics. But
how comes il that the South can manufacture
cotton now with proftl Is il the consequence
OF protection to the extent of thirty per cent
under. the existing tariff If il be, then it is
not because the protective duties enable the
southern manufacturer 10 command a higher
price Tor his goods than he otherwise would do.
For this we have the testimony of the London
Economist, the highest free-trade authority in
Europe. That paper said on the 25th May
last:
Though CANNOT assert that de protective du-
ties haze raised the price ef cotton IN the STATES
considerable quantity of them Is exported and compete,
NTH cotton IN Chinn and The Brax,i,, yet the
manufacturers look for such result, and the ex.
pectation Of being able to tax their countrymen
contributes TO instigatc the erection Of new mills
in the South from the competition of which Low.
ell and Lawrence are sufferfnp In aotue csscs of
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Burning Of the Steamer Quad sIquiver.

NEw ORLEANS, June 25, ls50.-The steamship
Falcon has arrived at this port from Chagres. She
brings no important news
The Spanish steamer Granddaughter, which
rived here from Havana some time ago, took fire
yesterday morning, about O'Clock. The cabin
furniture was destroyed and the machinery much
injured The loss is estimated at about s -, 900.
She is said to belong 70 Queen Christina of Spain.
When she was brought here from Havana it was
with the view to selling her TO go into the Gulf
trade, but the business deferred at the time of
the excitement about General Lopez's invasion of
Cuba. She was built in Liverpool but was fitted
up in New York some years ago.
From the location Of the Ere on it, discovery, IL
il presumed that incendiary the prime
agent, IL having originated in the extreme aft of
the cabin, and progressed, by the aid of the wind
rapidly lengthwise the boat, until she had become
reduced 10 a mere hull. She was beautiful boat,
and was preparing 10 make her second trip 10 Cha
gres from this port.
The rivers in Texas are much swollen, and are
represented to have greatly injured many sections
OF the country.
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Congress.

In the Senate, yesterday, after the usual
morning business, the consideration of the Com
promise bill was resumed. Mr.. COOPER closed
his remarks in support OF the bill, and Mr.. Up
HAM commenced speech in opposition to it.
4 message was received from the President
in response to the resolution of Mr.. FooTE,
passed few days ago; the message states that
all correspondence, Sc, has already been sub
mitted to the Senate.
The House Of Representatives. were occupied
in the consideration of the report of the select
committee. appointed on the 18th of May, to
investigate the connection .and relation Of the
Secretary of War to the claim of the represen-
tatives of George Galphn.
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Fpoh HAyrI.-The schooner Triton, at this port
from Jscmel, brings sdvices late the 10th ul-
timo, but they contain nothing Of warlike char
acter, and quiet prevailed throughout the island.
The expedition Of the Haytcns against the Domi-
means, which has been ~ long m preparation, has
been delayed or postponed Captain Gardner
ports that the Emperor has recently adopted the
arts Of diplomacy for settlement Of the conten-
tions which have long distracted the island, bot
his lsudable efforts at negotiation have proved
unsuccessful as his former warlikc expeditions He
selected the French consul Port Prince for his
agent in the business, and despatched him TO the
Domincans, with proposal that he would assume
the payment Of all their debts, If they would con-
sent to give up the contest and resign all govern
ment 20 the Hsytiens, or what would amount 10 the
same thing, thus forming nation. The EN-
pcror considered this very liberal proposition but
was Indignantly rejected, and his agent returned
Boston Journal
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The Civil and the Military.

The resolutions offered in the Senate on Sat
urday, by Mr.. CAss, instructing the Committee
on Military Affairs ''to inquire into the expedi-
ency ofprohibiting by law any officer of the ar
my from assuming or exercising, within the
limits of the United States, any civil power or
authority not conferred by an act of Congress,
and of providing an adequate punishment for
such Offences" reflects censure upon Colonel
MUNRoE, now in command in New Mexico,
and upon Colonel MAsoN and General RELY,
who formerly acted as civil and military gov
ernors in California. The honorable mover of
the resolution predcated his motion upon the
circumstance that. for the offence specified in
the resolution. there was no punishment pre-
scribed in the military code. 81 presume"
said the Senator, cit never occurred to the fra
mers of that code that an officer of the Ameri-
can army would assume the high functions of
civil government, the appointment Of all Off
GERS. the direction Of public affairs, and would
summon the people together, by his own au-
thorlty. to form aState constitution and govern
mcnt Like the lawgivers of antiquity, not be
lioving the offence possible, they neither pro
vided for It's prevention nor its punishment.
Who could have supposed that. in this day and
in this country, such a spectacle Of military as
sumption would have been exhibitedP'
The history Of that species of anomalous gov
eminent established over the Territories Of Cali
forna aud New Mexico, when they came into
the possession Of the United States, is brief and
simple.
Upon the conclusion Of the treaty of Guada-
lupe Iidalgo, the military governor of Califor-
mia. Colonel Mason, announcing that fact "a
the people Of the Territory, and giving full
exposition of that portion of the treaty which
relates to citizenship in the United States, and
how those who were formerly under the Mexi-
can government might acquire it. proceeded "a
add:
'.Thc undersigned has received instructions from
Washington 10 take proper measures for the per
mancnt occupation Of the newly acquired territory
The Congress Of the United States Ito whom alone
this power bclongs) will soon confer upon the poo.
pie Of this country the constitutional rights Of citi
gems Of the United States; and no doubt, in few
short months, we shall have regularly organized
territorial government, indeed, there is every rea-
son to believe that Congress has already passed the
act, and that a civil government is now on its way
to this country, TO replace that which has been
ganizcd under the rights of conquest. Such terri
tors government will establish all local claims and
regulations which within the scope Of it's legtimst
powers, 1t may deem necessary for the public wei
fare, In tho mean time the present civil officers OF
tho country will continue in the exercise of their
functions heretofore, and where vacancies exist,
or may occur they will be filed by regular cleo
tions held by tho people Of the several towns aud
di-tricts. due notice of such elections being pre-
viously given The existing laws Of the country
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sense Of that term. Pre-e existing laws have not
been superseded by martial law; Judicial tribunals
have not been superseded by courts martial. Cen
eral Rely describes each little settlement tented
town a. = miniature democracy. making laws
adapted to It's condition, and administering them
BY agents chosen by the people; thus giving pro-
tection and security to life, liberty, and happi
ness,' and gloriousy illustrating tho capacity Of
man to enjoy and exercise the great right of self.
government Although 1t IL true that the duties Of
civil governor OF New Mexico have been devolved
upon military officer. ii does not follow as con.
sequence. that the people of that Territory sub
Ject to military government. 1t would be quite
logical to conclude that the people Of the United
States are subject to military government, be-
cause the Chief Magistrate of the Republic is also
commander in chief of its army and navy"
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NAvAL.-Captain Lsvelctte has been ordered to
the command Of the south Pacific squadron, and
will hoist his broad pennsnt on board the Rartan,
which ship Captain Chas Gauntt 10 ordered to
command.
The oourt-martsl which has been in session on
board the Pennsylvania for several pays past I'D
journcd yesterday, at ~ O'Clock, until to-day at
TO- 10 give the prsoner, Lcary time TO prepare bis
defence.
Lieut.. p. U. Murphy has been ordered to the fri
gate Raritan, and Lieut.. w u. Muse 60 the coast
Of Africa.
The sloop- Of war jamestown is to be partly re-
built.-No1oik Beacon.
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THE CHrsAPrhxr AND ONO CAsAL.-The Cum
bertrand cfuit,nn, OF June goth, says: On Monday
last the water let into the canal far az Old
town, distance Of rs miles from Cumberland In
few days II will be continued on to Town Creek
distance OF five miles farther. If nothing occurs
to retard the present rate Of progress of the unfn
ishcd work, the whole line will be opened TO dam
No. 8, by the 10Th July, at which time the water
will be again let into the lower portion of the canal
Navigation will then be continuous from Curnber-
land To Alexandra.
II il understood that the water will be LET into the
lower canal, from dam No. 8, Ia Georgetown, on
the 18th Of July, when navigation will be resumed
ON Ikaf
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Promotion OF Assistant Army Surgeons.

baltimore, June 29.--Thc Board of Army Sur
geons which met lately in New York, decided tia
assistant surgeons Charles III. Len, Charles H. Lam
borand Richard II. Coolidge, aud Alexander T.
wotherspoon, were duly qualified for promotion TO
the medical staff.
The Board sisc approved of the applications as
assistants, OF Ssmi. w. Crawford, W. II. Tngley.
Cbas. southerisnd. Of Pennsylvania, and John T..
Milhap, Of New York
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[ II h Il 4 7 u BLIC.
W ASH | n G TON:
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1850
d + II ICI A l.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT,
By and ,cih tie adpice and consent Of the Senate.
JONAS Ellis, to be Warden of the Penitcntiary
for the District OF Columbia.
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tons and orders given To said commanding officer
and correspondence with him, and for information
as 10 the approval given by the Executive TO his
acts or to the existence or continuation of govern
nent IN New Mexico In opposition TO the iurisdic'
TO state that all such ORDERS Instructions and cor
respondonee, have already been communicated to
the Senate in compliance with two previous
iuons VI that body and that all the proceedings OF
the Exec utive through this departmsnt and its Off
Gers in relation 10 the matter Of the resolu
ton up 10 this date are fully set Earth therein.
This Department has not received official inIor-
nation of the proclamation set forth in the resou-
ton Of the Senate, 10 which this is reply
Signed, GEO. w CRAWFORD
Secretary of War
HEApaUARTERs OF THE Army.
New York May 70, ls49 5
General Orders-No 8
Brevet Col John Munroe, I'd artillery ,---
cd 10 duty in department No. g. and will nne-
diatey repair to Santa Fe, via fort Leavenworth,
and relieve Brevet Lit. Col. Washington, now in
command in New Mexico.
MAJOR GENERAL SCOTT.
Signed, w. +. FREEMAN,
Asst. Adjt. Genl.
war DErAarmEsT, ApJ. GEN OFricE,
Washington, June %, 1919 {
General Orders-No 50.
Brcvet Col. John Munroe, major in the I'd reg.
mcnt OF artillery, having been ordered TO depart
ment No. 9, is, by direction of the President, as
signed 10 duty according TO his brevet rank for
and during the time he may, i'll virtue of such rank,
exercise the duties OF commanding officer in that
Department.
By order
Signed, X. JONES, Adjt. Gen.
The above message read, and then laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned.
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s,s have the honor 10 acknowledge the refer
encc to This Department of the resolution Of the
senate Of the 27th u.imo, the first clause Of which
requests the President 10 inform the Senate whe-
,ie, ,nv ncrsn has been by MIN appointed civil or
military governor of New Mexico since the ith day
of March Isi9, and If 40, whether the same md.
yidual stiil continues Ia act in that capacity OF
whether he has been succeeded by some oiher per
.on ~, In reply 10 these inquiries, herewith en-
close copies Of the orders assigning Breyet Colonel
John Mnnroe TO the command of the ninth mintsIy
dep.rtpcnt which command lac still retains.
In reply 20 the request for copies Of he lns'ruc-
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DAILY FREE PRESS-AUGUST 7, 1850.
Commencement Anniversaries of the
University.

AS usual, the weather has been remarkably
fine during the " three days" portions of which
are occupied with the annual Exercises of the
Commencement of our University. To-day
particularly, the "skyey influences as if to
do appropriate homage to the higher order of
intellectual exercitaion that might be expected
from the Graduating Glass, have been unusu-
ally proptious.
We greatly regret that it was not in our
power to listen to the adore les of Mr.. RAY
MoNp, before the Alumni and of Mr.. WASH
BURN, before the Literary Societies, yesterday
The celebration by the ALUMNI took place at
10 o'clock in the morning, and the address OIL
Mr.. RAYMOND is universally spoken Of in terms
OF warm admiration. The Sentinel, says
ar, Raymond's Grafton, delivered this morn
my before the Associate Alumni, u. V. NJ
was very able aud brilliant performance. His
subject, The du'y Of Tie Schqlar in relation 10
his Country and Times, was handled with IA
freshness and originality Of treatment which
were almost as remark able, considering the
triteness CT the theme, as the practical tone and
uniform good sense which characterized the
address from The beginning to the end. 70 he
scholarly without dullness or pedantry; to be
spirited and forcbe without extravaganza
aGd, above ALL 10 be original without unsound
Ness of doctrine or aiiectaton of manner, is SC
rare combination of the qualities that 90 to
make good discourse, that we may congratu.
late MIR, Raymond on having achieved very
large measure of success
- The anniversary Of the LITERARY So
CIErIEs was celebrated in the afternoon.
The Grafton of the Rev. Mr.. WAsHBuRN wa,
in striking contrast with that of Mr.. RAYMOND
the latter being of a practical, while the former
was OF purely Philosophical character.
His subject was The issue OF the times in re-
gard TO Philosophy" After an Introduction, in
which beautiful tribute was paid to DR., JAMES
MARSH, the speaker proceeded to show that the
grand fhllosopici Al Struggle Of the age, was tc
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DLIyY NJ CORBIN HAVING FILED HIS

n petition showing that he is the Guardian OF Roy
al A. Corbin and Catharine A. Coriin, that his
wards are seized each of Twelfth part OF n tenement
IN Burlington, described as the homestead OF the
late William A. Griswold, Of tenement on the west
side ot Church-stree next south OF the Baptist meet
lug house Of the one half ofquarter acre lot number
thirty-siX of pew in the meeting house Of Mr.
IN the seventh range and seven IN the ninth range
and that will be beneficial to have the same sold
and invested n stocks put at interest and praying
that he may be licensed to sell the same.
1t is ordered by the Probate Cour. Tor the District
Of Chittehden that Saturday, the oath day Of Au-
gust, 1880, at the Probate Office, be assigned or
hearing, and that all persons concerned be notified
bv publishing the substance OF the PETITION and this
order in the Burlington Free Press three weeks sue
cessvely, the last OF which to he before the day gel
Tor hearing. BRADFORD RlXFORD, Rrgt
August 2, 1850 w6w3
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in the campaign. Be it as it may, shall not
promise to take such interest in the event of
the election, so long as | am treated as have
been lately by the editors of the two Rutland
papers. One thing is evident at least, and that
is: i'll really am not worthy Of notice or attcn-
ton by these protested Wing editors, in the
way of exchange, then certainly it is of no
consequence whether help the cause by my
vote or not. What can have justly unified them,
that they should treat me THUS contemptuously,
is matter best known to themselves But
this will say in regard to the Autograph, and
the publishers of other pr pcrs to whom it is
sent. that as long as am able and see fit to is
sue my paper, shall hold it as my RIGHT and
DUTY to advance such views in it on other top
les han politics as | choose to entertain with
out fear or favor Of any man. am not going to
Re deferred from it for fear ofexpressing some
opinion that does not agree with that of other
Wing editors, 30 none need think to coerce or
intimidate me out of this Independent course by
Withholding exchange from me. Another thing
is, shall claim the right, in case other editors
do not respond to my papers, to call them to ac-
count for it. don't believe in, and therefore
shall practise no such tame acquescence as to
wait abjectly on their capricious humors aboul
il, let them send or not and don't believe it is
so impossible or difficult for them to think to
mail paper as is pretended. Finally, should
like to see the newspaper press open to more
than one side on the discussion of topics such
US the school system, temperance, &C., and
do think that the community of table servers
and tea drinkers, ought to be learned better
than to take for granted that every body that
eats at table drinks tea, when there are those
who do not and | think you are too fearful of
your patrons not to admit my article to that eff
feet. TO sum all up, desire the Wing corps
editorial to take notice that the Autograph will
not deal in politics so much as heretofore, for
have treated my readers in that direction with
Wing food, and got my reward in neglect, ne
enough so they have got to do better by Inc
than they have done to get any more sucn.
Respectfully yours,
JAMES JOHNS.
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az 1t is understood that tho somewhat en-
larged Codicil to the last will and testament of
Free Democracy" in the shape of the District
Convention, met here, to-day, and amid the
N Use aud confusion, nominated llEMAN X.
BEARDsLEY, E.q., of st. Adams to succeed
AsAHEL PECK, Esq, in the lofty position Of
candidate for Congress in this District
1t is currently reported that Mr. BARBER,
of the Brandon Post, recommended prompt ac-
ton on the part Of the Convention in reference
to the Greek Slave in town, aud proposed a
ha6eas corpus. Great excitement prevailed in
the Convention when Gov. NEEnHAM proposed
t. Compromise" if Mr.. Powers, the owner OF
the Slave, would take III The chain. Barber
roared like sucking dove, and svore that a
Slave in Greek is Just as bad as Slave in
English, and as for Compromising" he wouldn't
whether the Slave was marble or meat. 1t is
said that the Convention was finally pacted by
going to see the Creek Slave in a body, cur
friend OF the Courier making highly moral
and impressive address to il in behalf of Free
Democracy, and explaining to it the intent OF the
WIlmot ProViso, as understood by Wllmot him
self
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Petition for License to sell rca
Estate.

THE petition of Iura b. Irish. shows that She is
and Caharne H. Irish children and hens OF Benjamin
Irish deceased, late of IIineshurgh, that her said
wards have an undivided interest III the farm OF lar d
aforesaid, said benjamin died seIzrd containing
hundred and twenty three acres and that it Will BE-
beneficial to the SAID wards that the SAID farm be sold
and their proceeds invested IN other real in
stocks aud prays that she may be licensed aud dis
pose Of the sane which petition having been flied in
the Probate Office Tor the District OF Chttenden. 1t
is by said Court ordered that saturday "a day OF
A gust, A. d 1880 be assigned uf hear ug tIc said
petition and that all persons concerned be notified by
publish NJ the substance Oi the said petition aud tins
order IA the Burlington Ere P.ess, thee weeks SIC
crsslvcy the last oil which 10 be before the day set
Tor hearing
CHARLES ADAMS, Judge.
August 7. 1850. W6w3