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The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27
j. G.. WEATHERLY,
DRAPER and TAILOR. /.
LIAM sTREET. PORT GIBSON.

MAIN STREET, PORT GIBSON.
DESPECTFULLY inform the citizens
LII of Port Gibson and vicinity, that he
has just received from New York, a splen-
did assortment of Fine Black, Brown and
Green Cloths; Plain and Fancy Cashmere;
Black and Colored, Figured and Plain, sa-
I'm and Silk Vestings, &C.. which he is
prepared to make up to order, into Coats,
Vests and Pants, in accordance with the
latest fashions.
His Stock of Goods has been careful
lyselected, and forms as handsome an as
sortment as has ever been brought to this
market.
: Gentlemen wishing handsome and well
Hltlng garments, are requested to call and
Examine for themselves.
TAILORING in all its branches will
Se S' carried on by him, and he warrants a
~. ~ IN all cases, whether he furnish the
material or not.
April l6, 1850, 34.1y
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27
A Wise Judge,

A certain merchant left in his last teSta-
ment seventeen horses to be OWNED among
his three sons, according to the following
oportion:-the first was to receive half,
the second one third, and the youngest one
ninth part Of the whole. But, when they
came to arrange about the division, it was
founs that, to comply with the terms Of the
will, without sacti6cing one or more of the
animals was impossible. Puzzled in the
extreme, they repaired to the Cadi, who
having read the will, observed that such
difficult question required time for delibe-
ration, and commanded them to return af-
ter two days. When they again made
their appearance the Judge said, II have
carefully considered your case, and | find
that can make such division OF the
seventeen horses among you as will give
each more than his strict share, and vet
none Of the animals shall be injured, Are
you content?"
"We are, Q Judge" was the reply.
"Bring forth the seventeen horses and
let them be placed in the court" said he.
The animals were brought, and the
Judge ordered his groom to place his own
horse with them. He babe the eldest
brother count the horses.
"They are eighteen in number, o
judge" he said.
Il will now make the DIVISION observ-
ed the Cadi. "Youthe eldest are entitled
to half; take then nine Of the horses. You,
the second are entitled to receive one third;
take, therefore, six; while to you, the young
est belongs the ninth part, namely, two.
Thus the seventeen horses are divided
among you: you have each more than your
share. and | may now take back my own
steed again"
"Mashallah?" exclaimed the brothers
with delight. 20 Cadi. your wisdom
equals that Of our Lord, saleiman Ibn
paood. Notes from, Ninepsh.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27

Phoenix, Pitman, Potter, Richardson, Robbins,
/ Robinson, Rose, Ross, Schermerhorn, Strong,
| Taylor, James Thompson, Thurman, @hderbill,
Walden, White, Whittlesey, Wildrick, Wilson
and Youug-55.
The Southern members voting aye were:
Messrs. Alston, Anderson, Bay, Bayly. Beale,
Bowie. Bowlin, Boyd, Breck, Cabell, G. A. Cald-
| well, Jos. P. Caldwell, W. R. w. Cobb, Deber-
rY, Edmnndson, Ewing, Gentry. Green, Hall
Hammond, /. G. Harris, Raymond, Hilliard
Houston, Howard, Andrew johnson, Jas. L.
Johnson, Jones. Kaufman, Kerr, Marshall, Ma
son, Mcdowell, Mclean, McLane. McMullen,
Morehead, Morton, Outlaw. Owen, Parker, Saw
age, Sheperd Stanley, f. P. Stanton, Richard
II. Stanton, Thomas, J. B. Thompson, Toombs,
Watkins, Wellborn, Wiliams-52.
The Northern men voting nav were
Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Baker, Bennett,
Bingham, Booth, Burrows, Thos B. Butler, Ca
bic, Calvin. Campbell, Carter. Clark Cole, Con-
ger. Corwin, Crowell. Dockery, Doty, Dorkee,
Dickson, N. Evans. Fowler, Giddings, Gould,
Gott, Hathaway, Harlan. Hebard, Henry, Howe,
Hunter, W. Il. Jackson, Julian, ]. G. King J.
A. King, Preston King, Horace Mann. Matteson,
McGaughey, Meacham, Moore, Morris. Newell,
Ogle, Olds, Otis, Peck, Putnam, Heed, Reynolds,
Rockwell Root, Rumsey, Sacket, Sewte!e,
Schenek, Schoolcraft. Sylvester, Sprague, Ste-
vens, Stetson, Sweetser, Tuck, Van Dyke,
Vinton, Waldo, Wentworth-6S.
The Southern men voting nay were
Messrs. Averette, Bowdon, A. G. Brown,
Burt, Ciingman, Colcock, Daniel, Featherston,
HARRISON, S. w Harris, Holiday, Homes, Hub
bard, Inge, J. w. jackson, R W. Johnson. La.
Sere, Mcqueen, Melville, Meade. Millson,
Morse, Orr, Phelps, Powell, Seddon, jacob
Thompson, Venabe, Wallace, Woodward-29.
1t viii be seen thar of the Southern men 81
voted for and 90 against the bill, and Of the
Northern men 55 voted for and 68 against it.
Thus it is TO be observed that the bill as far
as can be indicated by the votes OF members of
Congress was a Southern, measure. Its friends
among the Southern men were TO its enemies
as nearly two to one. According then to the
reasoning Of the ultras, the South must be divi-
ded in about the same proportion. This estimate
gives the secessionists rather poor show, and
when it comes to the test we think they will
make out worse among the people than they
do in Congress.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27
P @ E 7 R 7
For the Herald 4. Correspondent.
Lines to a Poetess.


In, nnere are charms around thee, thou gifted one.
Y, winch dazzle my eyes, while they gaze upon.
Gharms, not like those, of which lovers sneak
Inc ooWncast eye, and the blushing cheek:
But in thee find,
beauty more precious, the beauty of mind.
Thou hast been to the pure Parnassian fount,
Where u wells from its source, the Grecian
mount,
For the lowland streams, where many recline,
Gould never inspire such thoughts, as are thine;
To the rocky brink
Thou hast been, where none but true Poets
drink.
Thou didst not wait in the vallies so fair.
III The seanty stream came wandering there:
But mounting aloft, thou vast watching near
Where the waters gush, so fresh, and so clear,
And drank of the wave,
Which sparzles SO bright near the Muses. cave.
And thou, in the famed Arcadan bowers
Hast wanderd alone, in thy chidhood's hours;
Or roamed through the fair Calypso's isle
Where youth, and beauty, forever smile.
For in thy soft strain,
we hear the sweet song of the nymphs again.
/ have heard thy song, in thy own sweet voice.
And its cadences soft, made my heart rejoice
have caught the glance of thy flashing eye,
When thy soul was wroght to an exstacy
And poetic fire
Was breathed in the tones Of thy sounding
Tyre:
Fame gives thee garland, o. take and wear
The wreath in the folds of thy raven hair,
Green be IFS leaves, and fadeless its flowers;
As those which bloom in Elysian bowers;
And no proud hand shall
Ever pluck green leaf from thy coronal.
AIM.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27

with his State on the constitutional ground,
and to take the question to the Supreme Court.
This would be one free State against another
free State, which would be better than between
a free State and slave State, as it would d.
vest the proceedings of all prejudices in re-
gard to slavery, and would prevent any sus-
picions that such prejudices had in any way in-
terfered with the regular course of justice.
We hope Massachusetts will conclude to take
up the glove thus thrown to her.
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27
10 Planters.

= H. YOE & Co. will furnish all kinds
II. of Plantation Supplies on pledges OF
conSlgnments OF Cotton to the House of
Nessrs. Fellowes & Co., New Orleans,
or will make liberal cash advances on the
same. Aug IS .52.tf
The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-09-27
REMOVAL.
HOLLOWAY & CO.
OF GRAND GUILE.

OF GRAND GULF,
uAVE rented the large Brick Store and
Il Cotton Shed recently occupied by H.
Fulkerson, Esq, and would be pleased
! have his customers continue their bust.
ness al the old stand. The security of the
sbed is well known to planters. To Mer-
cIants and others, we offer our services
a. Receiving and Forwarding Merchants.
Grand Gulf, August 8, 1850 Soft
THE subscribers have in Store, and offer
for sale,
Bagging, Rope and Twine,
Jeans and Linseys, of best quality,
Heavy rs and "A Lowells,
Bacon Sides, clear and ribbed,
Do Shoulders,
Do Hams, plain and sugar-cured,
Mess Pork,
Lime and Cement,
Ohio and Walsh's st. Louis Flour.
5 large Ok and Horse Wagons, of
Alschelman's make, Pittsburgh, very low
10 close.
Also, full supply of all kinds Of Fami.
" Groceries. by wholesale or retail.
w. P. HOLLOWAY & Co.
Grand Cult, August 8, 1S50-5O
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-15

from the speech Of member from Pennsylvania
in the House TO the same effect.
He considered that one Of the best evidences Of
the perfect freedom enjoyed in this country was
that in other country could such speech as the
Senator's have been delivered with such perfect inn
punity. Had it been delivered in St Petersburg,
the Senator would have been on his way 10 Siberia
in half an hour; IL in Constantinople he would have
had the bowstrng round his neck before he could
have turned round and If in England, he would
have found his way to New South Wales. AS an
offset to this, he read from the speech OF southern
member of the House. in which ii was commended
that although numerically inferior, the South had
controlled the destinies Of the nation The Sena-
tor from South Carolina declares that the North has
brought the South 10 its present ruined and power
less state, while the Senator from Louisiana MIR.
Dowss) had declared that if the Union dis
solved. the South would go out in a far pros
porous condition than the North.
He also read an extract from a speech delivered
by southern member OF the House, which said
" General Taylor beat Cass, who had thanked God
that he never owned slave" He denied that he
had ever used such pharasacal sentiment. When
he was in France Great Britain had undertaken to
obtain the control Of the navigation of the world
and TO obtain the right to search for slaves. Mr..
Stevenson was at that time in England. In the
British Parliament the slave trade was in discus
sion connected with slavery, and Mr.. Stevenson
representations on the subject were treated with
contempt and he was called slave owner and a
slave breeder and he was pronounced as an inter
ested witness
! When his (Mr. C.'s) time came for speaking on
the subject he did 30. Mr.. c. read from his state
ments the subject Of the condition and nature Of
slavery in the United States and of his assurances
that the evils Of it in this country scarcely dis
cernible in social view; and that as compared
with the horrors of want, ignorance, and destitu-
ton, the slave in the United States was far above
| the inferior classes Of Europeans. He also added
that he was no stakeholder, and opposed tc
| slavery.
| But in thus saying he was no stakeholder he did
not speak Of himself as being better than they who
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-15

AGEoRofA GAmEsTEs- Davis Gray. Of Harris
county, Georgia, publishes in the Columbus En-.
q,'irer an account Of the game nc has killed In the
neighborbood where he has lived during The last
seven years, which foots up thus AZ turkeys I57
hawks, SO owls, g. squirrels and rs deer besides
a lot Of rsccoons, opossums, Ininks foxes. offers
small birdie, rabbits, ducks, cranes, &c He makes
the suboined calculation Of the value OF his abors
suppose each squirrel 10 cat n peck Of corn in
year, they would eat .0f2 bushels; suppose "a.
corn TO be worth fifty cents per bushel according
70 that calculation they would in one year destros
52i dollars worth ofcorn.
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DrroruLArror nv CaoLrRA. The hatcher IN
Tfader Of the 9Th ult announces tbc entire d,
population Of the thriving village Of Trinity, !
Louisiana, about thirty miles distant from Natche.
n sage "
THAT awful scourgc, the Asiatic cholera, a
scended upon The population with fatality almd
unheard Of Ten OF twelve pbvsicisns. resiJs
thore, or called in from the adjacent country, we
scarcely able 70 save patient who had been tain
SICK Flight was The only safety for the well, ~
death only reigned in Trinity. Mr.. snyder. r.
merry resident OF Watcher, kept boarding ho'e
whom who did not run away died. Mr.. Suyr
stayed and took care Of them until Tie last he
died, then descendcd 10 the mouth Of Red rsr.
And we arc sorry 70 add that nc too died osbe
steamer Cincinnati going 20 hatcher"
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rat coNpIrIoN or- rnr uNIoN.

Mr.. MORSE, Of Louisiana, said that tho facts
CONNECTED with the acquisition of California wore
more The air Of romance than history. and onlv
from the fields Of fiction or fable could any parallel
be drawn 70 iustrate .he position OF the State az IL
now slanda, Lake Minerva, Il seems TO have been
ponn armed and equipped, with Senators and rep
resen'atiyes ~ Congress- almost without the know
ledge of the American people She seems 10 have
sprung not from the head VI Jupiter, b, from the
The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-03-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
woopwosrH,s PATENT.


Mr.. CONGER remarked that the Committee OF
Patents yesterday reported bill to extend the pa
tent of William Woodwork for planning ma
chine, and that it referred to the Committee OF
the Whole on the state of the Union. He now
moved to reconsider the vote for the purpose of
ferring the bill back to the Committee Patents,
with instructions that they inquire into the pro-
pricty of repeating the present law. He wished
them 10 make a report, that the House might act
considerably and inteligcntly upon the subject and
to inquire whether the impression in the commu-
nifty, that the law of 1916 was procured by fraud is
well founded. In his opinion the law gross
the whole country lie believed the effort was to
extend the patent for a period Of twenty years
longer
Mr.. PECK said that it would be necessary to
make out the strongest possible to induce the
House to repeal the law, as the repeal would ope-
rate seriously a large number of individuals who
have purchased rights. If nobody else inter.
ested but Woodwork it would be another ques-
ton. He was understood TO object to the reconside
ration for the reason that the object of the gentle
man could be accomplished in another way.
Mr.. SACKETT said that the patent was granted
in 1928, and II was renewed, extending to lS49.
In ls45, four years before that period, another act
was passed, extending IL to 1856, and new il is
proposed TO renew the patent fer still longer time
Already the patent has been secured for twenty
eight years, and now the committee have reported
in favor OF still longer time State Legislatures,
and local conventions, and individuals in every
portion of the country, have sent 10 Congress ask
ing for the repeal of the law. Why this hot haste
TO extend the patent before il expires? II Is known
to be in the face OF public sentiment; and he thought
that the motion which had been made ought to pre-
vail, and the instructions given TO the committee.
Mr.. HAMILTON did not intend to speak to the
merits Of the question. He hoped that when the
bill came up, such facts would be disclosed as
would enable the House 10 act understandingly.
Let the facts be made known, and if il should be
shown that the act Of extension ought not 10 pass,
and that IL would be unjust, no one would more
cheerfully vote against IL than himself.
Mr.. HUNTER expressed the hope that the vote
would be reconsidered. He had received memo
rails, extensively signed, against the renewal Of
the patent II had yet seven years 10 run, and
there was no occasion to act precptately upon the
bill.
MIR. OTIS, who made n minority report against
the renewal Of the patent, obtained the floor; and
without disposing Of the subject,
The House resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole on the state Of the Union Mr. Boyp In the
ehair-and resumed decentralization Of the special
message Of the President and the constitution Of
the State Of California.
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vERy Laser CAHGo.--The british ship @ rn-
ock, Capt. mcCutchcon, l,y0r tons, was oIfcd
w. c. A, laird, with cargo II 4.osf b,rs Of
cotton, weighing 2,0tI ,s6f lbs, and vslu. al
s2s6,7l5 ~. We believe this TO be the lrest
cargo ever shipped from Mobile, csceptinapcr-
haps, cargo by the same shjp ~ ls4f, wla she
took = OBS bales. Last year abe took 3,927 sles.
The Greenock is noted Dor taking large cares
Mobile ddpcTer
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rhe jouneymen carpenters Of New Yor have
struck for rs per day. aN
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

HEAVY DAMAGES FOR SEDUcT1os-The Circuit
Court in Van Buren,, Arkansas lately tried the
suit Of VIM. Ward Us. James Cougar for seducing
plaintiff daughter, girl Is years old The Jury
gave verdict for Mr.. Ward 5000 damages, and
expressed their regret they could not legally lay
the damages at $4,000
e Captain Roberts, Of the schooner Charity.
was robbed of $500 at Boston On Friday last.
The money was taken from chest on board the
schooner.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

GUPREME coURT-AouIo r Hampton .gainst cst1'rns
- sicher William n. Van Vic, Harst Matilda Van we sIa
Others: To WILLIAM VAS VIE and HARRIET MATILDA SAn
VIE You are hereby summoned and required to answer a con-
plant il hs action which filed the oes Of the Cbart l
CITY and County OF day OF Septsmha le
Ad copy the said compliant On re
subsrbers at her Office the C9 %
EswYork within twenty days ssr Of the lsGno1s
on YOU Of the day Of such Seoa and yoa a n
the said wthz the Aforesaid tia pna IN '
acton apply tho Court for the relief dsnaaded Tia es
ohn.-Dstsd September 20 e6o.
Of Iaw6v*Tu 81 Rsekmaa-s IT. Esu Ssf2'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

Cusron HOUSE. NrwYeas, Collectors Office, Oct 8, 1850.
T1RoPosALs WILL BE RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE dB
IL clock d. for the erection
Pile Beacon Romer shoa New York HaOor ana
completed twelve mOaa the date acceptance,
aKrseabiy to tie following specification, VIZ; !,
Beacon cOuatncod OF Formulation 70 Do
formed by wrought poe II feet long and che
diameter attached hchsls paten OF feet damss
Tho be placed tbs and eight Ina
giles of ocgon OF go feet daDee0a the heads OF three p,
the shoa
be 6ttea ,ubes-he vertical ohefs
ained the whare fit
cap being Keyed 10 hs csute tuotho OUTER cap shug dowa
the heads Of the inclined fastened End
Of these ubss with sbowand they N
inch thick the lower eud9 nches external diamsertapeng
n the junction Of these tubes with the heads Of the
periphery bars representing tho sides OF the octagon)
the ends II tho tubeeses bars TO be Of round IRON ~roush
inches damssraso to be eight rada ,es from tho 10 Gao
pekyed no cost Ike tube and into center
socket cast the nohese rad tes 10 DO OF oond
wrough three inches damar all tao gbs and to
ufih inch thick by inches Of depth the line Of draft
Of tUrought attached
aRd rsd.tng upwards from hence to the
bottom the tubes whore they attached by hook and sye bon
of sams 10 turn
inches inch thick and Is fee, long, having two ieSt
JOINT the cap on tbs abe u be at the top ssmctcu
lar hem, permit the
through freely four plates beng set right angles SAGA
appear the Of mite gobe and this form
adopted distinguish the
the that lattice
globe mark danete sufficient u distinct
~ visible five miles of a. black ball
castings Bescos be perfectly sound and free
Eaus Wrinkles az tho carefully atted firmly keyed
The hight OF tho Beacon be A. feet above Of hoa
80 ieet above and line dawn VIII
bs tangent 70 the horizon tie distance Of 745 miles.
The contractor Will
security doubs the q the that tho
structure shall ysars time Of ia coupsoa
and that The Beacon sha % visible the distance of Eve nautical
miles.
Adran of the plan may bs thi, Office
ols I'M h. MAXWELL, Collector, &c.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

C0RPORArIoE NOTICE PROPOSALS. EOR onc-Proposas
w be received the Commissioner OF Streets and Lamps
h Office No New City Hall anH Monday Hoy T. II O'Clock An
ater which time will be eceed for furnishing the Corpora
OF tie City OF New York thousand gallons winter
strained oil o the best quality and allow Two cents per
gallon empty returned Samples must b.
Superintendent ofInmp, No. 29 Mercer
fore Saturday O'Clock for inspection The estimates
cpeLsd by his Office Wednesday,.
Nov g. Ela had Office OF
the Commlssoaer.-Hes York, Oct, II $50
KEENAN, w. CHILDS. Co mm'r Streets aud Lamps.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

CROT0s AQUEDUcr DEPARTMENT Re,uada Park, Oct d,
~ iSsc.-To SEWER BUlLDER5-sEALED PROPOSALS.
Ltored Proposal for Sever Twelfth ~" will bs received az
the once Of this Department. until aoaa 4h day Of HoysaDery
o'cIck P d. 70 build sewer Twelfth ST. n The Sewer
AyeHus Dry Dock The plan ant SPECIFICATION OF the
work and all other ina.en co obtnri on application 10
Tie Water Sur7eJ al tir ofics. NICHOLAS DEAN
o26 lOL rrst d.n C1osoa AGusduc DEPARTMENT
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

(sROTOE AQUEDLcT DEPARTMENT Fsotdnda Park Oct 70,
Ols6O-To SEWER sUILDEts.-so4ed proposals., nforssd
Propoal rebuilding suth sifes oe"een ayenas
and CO will received at the oce {. Tia Department un. saor
day O'clock r. rebuild seventh HeeI,
between aud c. length about III s mo pan anc
specifications of tie and ali other can % 'oae1
application 70 tts Colusct Clerk At thts ONCE -
GA lOt NICHOLAS DEAN Prsst Gro Az Dept
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

STREET DEPARTMENT. No. HALL OF REcoRDsom,sealsd
- proposals Street Comms-ohnfs once IN
Wednesday Eovsrssr s. 1890 O'Clock p n 70 take up
the old and lay walk at tie corner Of and Eoafa
Cornela lay rosswah IN Twenty path e. -
Ninth and ran,hs opposite tho shiloah bapst Cane
Plane specifications al information thereto can be had on
Tia Coaaci Ce OF DsnayrnsntCctOber %. leo
o39 JOHN 7. DODGE, Street Comn'essonSs
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

The cOn,racs Of former years open Tor the inspection Of
bidders. L. LEA
3tawtNS Commissioner OF Indian Ahaa7a
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-29

81 (er we) hereby guarantees that me above sdder,
will comply for proposals. Tor
goods dated S6 1885, the contract should be
awarded him. and bood for the EXECUTION Of thu same
within The time prssc bsd." Il a.
The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-07-17

IMPORTANT FROM WAsHINGToN-MEE
OF THE CABINET-RELEAsE OF THE CoNToY
PRISONERS. Washington, July Is. The Pres
ident held meeting of the Cabinet to-day, on pub
lc affairs. All the members were present but
Messrs. Clayton and Crawford. MI. Crawford was
detained by sickness. After the transaction of i'm
portant business, the President requested their con-
tinuance IN office, for thirty days. Several members
latmated that private affairs would admit ofthis
concession, inasmuch as personal arrangements had
been made consequent upon their resignation.
No members for the new Cabinet had been iIivi-
ted or determined this morning,-but selections may
be precipitated for reasons assigned above
A despatch was received from Capt. McKeever, of
irlgate Congress, this morning, dated at Havana, sh
inst, containing the gratifying assurance that the
Captain General had agreed to release the Contoy
prisoners in a few days. These assurances were
given on the presentation of Mr. Clayton's nstruc-
tons of the first of June, without any peremptory
demand having been made by Commodore Morris,
who had not arrived.
A letter will be addressed to the House by Mr.
Crawford, probably tomorrow, offering to deposte
the money received as his portion of the Galphn
claim, leaving the decision of his right to rest upon
the construction of the act by the Supreme Court.