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% purchase sky cces OF tho Journal the Congress oil
ne confederation, published By Way Gideon-one copy
TO be delivered 10 tho Vice President and member
OF ne Senate aud copy zach whose term OF
service expired the 81 OF March and who Is not
reelected, aud tho esdae be deposited IN the Office Of
the Secretary Tor the the Senate and that the
be paid for out Of the contingent rnd OF the Senate
vded the for each copy bound aud te,teed shall
not exceed nine dollars"
Ga the succeeding day, in the first place, the Senate
proceeded TO the choice OF President pro lem and the
appointment OF a committee 10 walt upon the President
are numerous.
think the whole difficulty arises upon the reading Of
the journal but the reading OF the executive Journal
only take place alter the Senate shall determine 10 20
into executive session. Until they go into
session, there Is executive journal be read any
journal Is 10 be read, IL 10 leg isalive journal.
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TRKAriKs BEFORE the SKsATK.-The Committee on For
egn Relations reported the following ueate 10 the Senate
for cons ideration
&c with Switzerland negotiated by M, Mann, with q
unanimous recommendation in its favor with the
ton OF the Jewish disability clause, which il is proposed
fike
One VI th Portugal which country offers pay certain
sum, and 10 leave the disputed portion be settled by
bilIaiors - ratification unan mously recommended.
One with Mexico, which country offers 10 permit the
Tehnan,rpec railroad be constructed and appropriaes
leagues OF land each side of the proposed line for
the purpose IL also extends American citizens equal
privileges with Mexicans The report Of The committee IL
unanimous Ia It's favor. baltimore Sun.
1--WE understand these three treaties were disposed OF
yesterday in the Senate besides various nominations Ii
is expected that they will adjourn either to. day or on
Monday ,--UNIosl
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


BALrIMoRK, March I'd, p m
Maryland Biloxi for The Washington Monument -Sudds"
Death. = Charission Manufactures. Weather AsnI
County Massaers-1he Markets, ye
The block Of marble ordered by the legislature OF MARY
and. represent saunch old Commonwealth la the
National Warrington Monument has just been omPsted
by Messrs B,nshmsn Brother OF this ctY under the d.
reclion Governor Philip Francs Thomas The finish.
ing touch the block has jus, been given. and il viii be
tched Washington Tuesday IL is executed
la the slye OF workmanship rejecting great credit
artists engaged In It's preparation IL Is six feet long
three feet wde and bears the following appropriate in
scriproni
"Mayand' The memorial Of her regard for the Father
able attachment 10 the American Union"
William Tiffany esq OF enter prising and
esimabe merchants died suddenly this morning. at his
residence Mount Vernon Place, of disease OF tho heart
lie just sitting down TO breakfast In apparent health,
when he dropped nsens ble, and ceased To exist.
Mr. Carew, editor of the Charleston Mercury, having
established large boot and shoe mandatory in that city,
has gone east number OF Yankee workmen and
will doubtless have establishment in operation that
will rival the best In Massachusetts HTtt
We have to-day quite good specimen OF the weather
usual on ST. Pa,ricks day Rain and hail in the morning
have been succeeded by heavy fall Of snow which still
continues 10 come down in abundance. the roofs
OF the houses to the depth OF three or four inches.
The latest intelligence from the of the Kent
ty states that Thomas Drummond. the last
arrested, although blood found his clo,hing, has
proved that he miles OIL late hour the night
the deed James Roberts, the fret arrested has also
proved allDi by witnesses,
standing Miss Webster recognised him as the man who
shot her IL has also been that the bullets found
bodies OF the rdered did tit the gun OF William
Shelton though black WOOL resem bling tho wsdding
taken of their wounds found in his pockets The
black who sho, yet dead, and some hopes
a entertained of her recovery.
TIE the Baltimore arket this morning small
sales Of Howard -four king at ~ SIT In the
early the week between 900 and OO0bbs City Mills
cold ~ 3a but since then hear OF transsc
tons Rye flour sengat SO rs $3 37A Corn meal is sell
log at ~ s7k So The demand tor wheat Is limited Sales
of good pfme red 50 VI cents white at II ~ l2
Trans actions in rye 6S Yellow at IS %
cents white AT 50 go cents Oats AT 40 AZ cents
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Correspondence OF the Baltimore Sun.l

WAsHINGToN March Q.
Should the Senate adopt Mr.. Foote'S proposition, and
pay Mr. Richie for work done by order Of the Senate
during the Thiriyst Congress. at the rate OF half the
prices OF 1919, il will give him. perhaps, forty per
upon the amount justly claimed by him have doubt
that the intentions OF This Congress to relieve Mr..
Richie, though frustrated by adverse circumstances will
be fully and promptly carried out at the session. and
partial payment in the mean time might him from
the necessity OF making Iunous sacrifices ION.
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OTrICs o COMMISSIONERS CLAIMS A0AINsT MEXICO
- -- Washington City, February 49, 1851.
CLAIMANTS under the treaty of Guadalupe HtdalXO
will please take honorable Commissioners their
Yesterdays session, adopted the following order
Ordered, That the publish IneigenceI
union and Republic printed Washington that
who have filed the sustain their
CLAIMS required TO do before the fifteenth day Of Mar
which evidence will be
parties intending arguments support claims
required before
which argument will be received"
EDWARD WIN. JOHNSTON.
Feb l9-3awtApl Secretary the Commission.
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Mr.. HALE. Let rs adjourn.

MI IitAI.E, LtI as ddJUuTn.. Z \.
Mf; FOOIE, Upon the QUESTION pending. beg Leave
10 make lhls remark There messages Just received
and now upon table, which are necessary for
lalion, and which ought to be referred.
he motion 10 adjourn withdrawn. and
The SeGae proceeded 10 the consideration OF
I'VE business and after some time spent therein the
doors were reopened. and
The Senate adjourned.
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ClrN OF WASHINGTON.
SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 8. 1851.

We anxious 10 clear the decks OF the proceedings
of Congress. They crowd out several editorials and
from this mornings paper
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phxAsOIS sun-shAd~s. and Urabr~iiss.l have this day
opened paasols and shades embrcing NIL the
and shapes Ladies want of me
above articles have omy CALI all tastes and nc's can Dc
sui
Also gentl. mems umbrellas. handsome
$40 e'p ~ a. w VERY.
Pennsylvania sysnvs, est~sen 9Th and 9Th So
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Winter has returned upon MS The snow conlin-
ued to fall during the whole of yesterday and continues
when this paper goes TO press 1t is several inches
deep
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NARsHALs sALE.-By virtue Of three faeio.,
wi onc. of bric,
Of Columbia for the OF Washington ard directed
public Saturday, OF
March IL O'Clock, front Of the
county, following described property lying aud being
Washington
ci Of Lot in I'M Of lot 49,
~ In 0oe lot " ST. lots y, and ~,
and 0ip 10, 3 Of lot IL
%6 81 i. In squsr- A lot IN square % half of io In
8s4 lot 1855, lot 1858, lot N
s50 and lot 4s0 seized ard levied
RICHARb wALIAcH,
Marshal Of the District OF Columbia,
ll-dtMar
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NOTICEThe undersigned, empowered by meeting
washington February BY adjourn.
men, 70 ne % 70 ooa .ns asoSn o. f ssg h o. n Treas
.h. boundary adjustment
eep Of such deeoa 70 communicate the same TO The creditors
Secretary of Treasury requiring
Of certain oeia documents. from Tesas Indispensable his
III the i3 day Of Jun. nsri when the committee win again
in this and publish the said communication in the form
j. HAMILTON, Of South Carolina
JOHN W. houston, Of Delaware.
p s-Tbe New York Herald, Philadelphia North Amencsn
5 E%S" and New
committee, directed this city, the 18th
by DYER & MCGUIRE, Auct,onsers.
FURNITURE SC, OF THE HON ROBERT C. WINTHROP
on Tuesday morning. March ll,h at 10 O'Clock shall sell
and * Streets all his furniture and household effects consisting in
Satin set, comprising two lounges.
.91 Two s5 , .o and p shs, chairs
Do centre, card breakfast ossi and dining tables
Gilt mirrors, eandclabra., brackets
Elegant China lowered dinner dessert and service
Finger bowie. amblsn wines, chsmpasnes
sideboaId, rockers, wardrobe', bureaus
.ss ns ns d e1 sms Ss G ss.
HAIR palm and shuek mattresses
Parlor and chamber window curtain. cornice-
s.,. a 's,sS sS an, and %s s a Gpss
Together other parucuarrs.
Terms $50 and undet cash over $40 erea,, OF two and four
mG %sps 20 00' DYER MCGUIRE, XactiOnser.
7 AIDES Dr... Good.-Th, subscriber ha. in
3 pieces s s" ssss '% "s ~ sSaS'
90 .s DO ds i.%S sS,,s sso ': cents
g pieces bohemian sr... cloth new and pretty article
1000 yards g inshan., Al prices
5000 do printed lawns to l0s cents, fas, colo
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Consul AT VALPAR Unpublished yesterday, from
the New York Express, report that Mr.. Duer, OF New
York. had been nominated by the President consul
Valparaiso, in place of Mr. Potter. The HagersowT
Torch Light of yesterday says it has a report, from
worthy of credit that The appointment has beer
rendered by President Fillmore TO the Hon. William B
Clarke OF that place. and that he is holding &C
ceptance under consideration.
A gentleman from Washington this morning. however
states that the appointment has certainly been given
Mr. Duer and that he has accepted it. We give the re.
ports received them
The Hon. George Evans of Maine. has been nominated
to the Senate charge daares TO Nicaragua II wa.
proposed in the last Congress to raise this station
full mission, but ii failed
Joseph R. ngerso. esq, OF Philadelphia, declines the
office of land commissioner for California
Mr. Markoe, of the State Department has been nom
mated charge dataires TO Copenhagen, and Geo w
Hammersley postmaster at Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Senate yesterday rejected the nomination OF n N
Smith secretary for new Mexico. Several postmasters
and army appointments were confirmed
baltimore Patriot, March T.
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The Columbus (Ohio) Statesman of the lst instant
states that that day the of Ohio referred the
house resolution to adjourn sine die the tenth instant
TO select committee OF two II is not probable thai the
Legislature will adjourn BY that time The afternoon
taken up by debate the free banking bill, Mr. Burns
having the floor
The house had been employed all day in discussing
bill to repeal the homestead exemption law. The bill
finally lost its engrossment by vote of 20 fol
and SO against it,
The senate passed the house resolution 60 into cleo
TONS but amended il by fixing the time for Monday next
at three o'clock. A United States senator, two majors
general and director for the penitentiay have been ad
ded in the senate but the house refused TO the
amendment: the resolution 60 back TO the
ate, and the senate will have recede from its amend
ment before il can pass.
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90 Trinity Church.-The edfce Sd street.
the congregation OF Trinity parish Grew DR. Butler Rector
Will be opened public worship Sunday,
IN mont administered and
up. D. seas in the
SUNDAY month, amer which
the sale and renting aths paws will take place. 4.
Notice.-By divine permission, the Rev Robert s. Stanton
will preach tho church
tDr auneJ ssbbu,h morning IL O'Clock,
afternoon half past three.
Mars
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NEW Spring 9oods.J r. STEER Merchant Tailor
Hotel respectfully informs msmhe Of Congress and
who he has
do well
good. prepared up order
style, cheap and notice
everybody and famine them.
Feb
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Probable Var beitosea Turkey and Egypt-Poland Piled
lUuh Russian Troops
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BY A. GREEN, Aucsioneer.

BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.
HANDSOME HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
ii candles hengs and platform scales uiconOn
uday the 9Th shall SELL in front Of auction
O'clock Of furniture belonging
declining house keeping viz
Mahogany sofas, chairs dining, and centre tables
Maple bsdseads, cane seat chairs, and washstands
China, glass, and crockery ware, feather beds, &c.
Brussels and ingram carpets, hearth-rugs Ac.
Cooking, radiator and other stoves
Shovels and tongs
And good lot Of kitchen requisites
Also, o. G. frame looking gssss, of various
which TO be sold of whom may
Two good gold watches, in hns order
10 boxes adamAntns candles
10 bbls herring in fine order
large platform scales, which weigh 800
A. GREEN,
Auctionser.
p. g. Ihaye good work horse for sale al private sale
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ny DYER ~ MCGUIRE, Auction.srs.
III oUsEHoLD FURNITURE OF PRIVATE FAMILY.-o1
III morning March g. 10 O'Clock, shall
and household effects OF family
removing
and chamber furniture mating kitchen
sus &c. Terms cash.
DYER MCGUIRE,
Aucuoneep
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Washington and Alexandria Boat.
The steamboat THOMAS CoLLYER will de-
4vr6klo-e a following hours. coach
boat In Washington. Boats fare l2k cts
6A ..r
Leave Washington at 8k, l0I, i2S, a nj * k4S,pm.
JOB CORsoN, Captain.
lars
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A.. q q. A. ARMOUR,
DIAPERS IND TAfLORS,
No. 500 Broadway, corner Of Duane street,
.f6ors the Trrinx Houss, Nsp York,
REsPECTFULLY invite tho attention Of friends and the puc
they prepared make up the best
style prices Fresh
csmss and ve.nss, Of latest impor,.uons elegant high, silk
There are three .kiu artist, employed
to one to cut pants and one to cut wscoa Each de
order with accuracy and despatch and in the mos, approved
everything their and perfect 1T nwsy. insured
.sss" s. w,,o ss.a s
premium the American Institute at their late fair
Febi5-dlm
THOMAS WHITE,
Bonasf Minufuefmp,
Second Street, above Chestnut .ds Phladslph'
Feb l3-dlm
! AIDES, New Dress Goods, Embro,ds,ies, shawl.
and the public generally that they are jus, in receipt Of
and Sp % ocS %s vs % so,
deu'ar attention to fresh purchase ,s,r urvroy nav
" II. CLusKES, Architect and civil Engineer, M.
v. hi. ONCE Traverse buildings north side Of Penny
vana avenue, between 18th and 18Th streets west
Fob 4-du
EoR SALE. Broughsm, built in New York rne
s2l Apply stables OF Mrs Gsdsbys house,
ep,s square
March 9
EARM At pRIvArE sALE.-we have for private sale
containing 100 lying the Marlboro road,
%s' 81 % n'sn s sos sS on @ are
further Information apply % DYER MCGUIRE,
Feb 27--du Aucuoneers and Commission Merchants
: xu-A The safe and oonmod,ou. steamer Coz
i8&AMs lumbia, Captain Harper, having recently beer
and District Saturday. the LIST March, leaving Commerce
Wharf Baltimore at O'Clock In the afternoon and the
every Saturday during the and
turning win leave Rey' Wharf Washington, at O'Clock, and
Wednesday touching
different landings the Potomac river, usual.
For freight apply the board the fol
lowing agents.
CHARLES WORTIIINGToN, Baltimore.
J. j. WHEAT n BIO, Ale xandda.
r.. PICKREL n co. Georgetown
THOMAS. n. RILEY, Wellington.
f--soGt
DROsP ECTUs.-TIIEA MERi CAN r ELEGRAPH il OF
daily afternoon n
Washington during present by undersigned viii
politics, affairs
and and topics Of general interest The
public IL invited IL, and Advertisements rcspecdy
cited
CONNOLLY, Winner, McGrLL.
March 6-eodu
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National Hall.
sAsAoHh, j..
Saturday Evening" March
Wan be performed shakspeares tragedy Of
RICHARD ILL.,
Favone Dance Miss lncs
To conclude with the farce Of
WINNING A HUSBAND.
Boxes, IS cents second seats 50 cents gallery as
Doors open Al O'Clock begin att
Boz ofhce open from ioto3
March
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The False imprisonment Of an american CaPfas~ at
Late from Merico

Nav ORLEANS, March Ave are in receipt Of adyices
from The city Mexico the 10Th There is nothing Of
importance municate from that republic,
Some lawess bands of Americans had been committing
great outInges in Chihuahua.
Yucaian a desperate position Tho war be-
tween the whites and the Indians still carried but
whites lack the means OF carrying IL successfully
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NEw ORLEANS, March the steamship Pampsro AZ
rived monng from Chagres with hundred
nine passenger BY her learn that the North
America arrived Chagres from New York Tbs 10Th
ult The steamship Gsorg hoary expected. Largs
numbers OF returning CHiornians the isthmus.
waiting for passage home
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A House of the first class for sale.

the first class for Sale.
NOW splendid houses the city,
finished. beautifully
streets, for healthy location and good
position respects
equdan, best markets in the 1t
all commodou and lofty several of the chambers
The paor saloon Al feet by 2 and Its height
ceiling Is 1t is finished in the most modern style II has
spacious room, nfodng cold and BATH
contained herein the fixtures beautifully
23 The kitchen
furnished with hot and cold sink and pump Of The
laid hail. paTior saloon, and
dining convenience and comfort
The siabng carriage house. and
built, and include
proof ganay and conveniently
well finished for male servants lying newly paved alley
Mar If JAS. CADEN.
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BosroS, March b.-The town-people OF Hon DAnisl
Webster had meeting and passed series oil resolutions
100 3ithat they would sustain the fugi-
law, and urged the iugtives escape. The
resolutions ordered to be enrolled the official records
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DURE In Linens n Linen Goods eensrnhy.-t
in
and small packages suited 70 mm
Iies; nnef for bosom collars +.
pieces shinq cloths celebrated factories IN
,
Towsines da napkins, rich patterns and designs
danask prices and widths which wsrrs"fo - pure
o Z no
win linen and cotons,
,he ,nJ ,oilst covers Of
And in goods suited families
hotel l.epera which sold the prices.
G. w VERIFY,
Pennsylvania avenue, between nh and esh
Mar a-a2wn
GRAPE sHAwLs.-Tha subscriber has in hand
shaw which
N N
believe. cheapest good,
la
plain white Grape shawls, rom Is 10 3sp
~ white embroidered shawis, fron, " 80 10 80
coiored embroidered sha~l, pi~ss
pretty with cashmere Msrino and ~olsn sh'~
&c. w. VERIFY,
Peunsyivsnis avenue, s.t~.s Tth and 9Th ST,
lar
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Church Burned in Piftsbwg

The Explosion Of the Oregon.
NRw ORLEANS March s.-Nsarly all the deck hands
board the Oregon lost during the explosion.
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MIR GWIN moved the Senate adjourn,
MIR FOOrE We have Just received message
Mr. CLARKE. There - An executive message, wncn
ve bav. lust received which should be reerted TO
committee and therefore move we proceed 10 ns COZ"
s,dsration OF executive business.
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PoRr ToBAoco, Feb. 26, 1851.
Mar l-3taw
The New York herald., 1851-11-16

Bu Rye and Oats continued unchanged. Corn ssem-
ed nsnnsts, there being but 900 bushels mixed and
30 ton, Scotch brought IS Is usual terms In
ports "a wagon loads, 100 tons.
sales 1900 bales at rates establishing decline of
one ely hth to one quarter cent Mddling Upands SAC
MiddDs Orleans $40 strict classification from store
FsH-Thsre have been so quin.sls dry cod disposed
of at 50 go 50 rs; and 800 bbls Nos and mack
ersi, at 81 So 75-the previous value
FRFIeHrs Liverpool 500 1000 bbh four we're
engaged At Is 1000 bushels Of wheat at AID In bags
wiih cotton at eighth and cheese st 2os For
some CHEESE At ass ana four at Is Cd To Giasgow-A
vessel chartered to load with flour, at ls 3D. con-
siderable lot Of wheat was also in nsgoston for the
place To HavreCotton was being taken at three
eghths by the packet Of the first ashes at 50 So and
rice at $s There was no change in rates TO California
rasins at 81 75 SEQ layer at SO 90 and 20 bags of FL
berts at 4Hc Imports-ll4 bbls. 362 cs, 50 quarter
boxes prunes; 226 cases brandy fruit.
HAs-Some 200 bales Of river picked up at Soc
cash.
HrMr remained quiet, 2l bales American undressed
only bringing 1920 six months.
Hors-The sales included % bales new in lots OF "a
Ssc., cash.
IsoSA sale Of so tons Scotch pig was effected at $2
usual time Inports-500 tons pig; 500 boxes Canada
plates 45o tons 763 bars railroad iron 1O93 bdls 160
bds hoop, Il6S bars, 10l plates.
JATHs entirely out Of market and held at 81 rs
LrAD.-Near 1000 pigs more of aalena found pur-
LIME-l1oO bbls Rockland changed hands at 9oc. for
common, and 81 rs for lump, cash.
MoLAssES presented no ue OF
or demand.
NAVAL sroREsBeJond the disposal of $50 bbls spirits
turpentine, at 37c. 38e cash, and 800 bbs common
| rosin at ST IS, there nothing Of momest done
Ous-Among the transactions we're 0CO gallons liu-
seed at 65 &c cash and 100 baskets olive at $27O,
| four months. Imports-l9 casks.
Provisions Pork moved to the extent OF $50 bbls,
end beef that of $50 bbls without elicng any fur
ther change in prices Lard seemed very heavy. $50
bbls old and naw fetched sac cut meats and dead
bogs varied little Imports-lI0 bbs beef
RcE nactives few retail sales only being effect
ed at So 26 per 100 lbs.
Sara cargo of Turks Island reported sold at
90 20 &c. per bushel. Imports-80 t. Ms
eEeARs-60 eco Havana realized $40 SIS, usuh
credit
SoAP-There were 100 boxes CASTLE taken at 9l1c
sPIcEs-20 kegs common nutmegs were obtained ct
Soc, CAL
SPIRITS The operations consisted OF $50 bbls. Ohio
prison whskey at q q ic; 10 hhds Scotch malt
do. at 81 s7h 81 62h; and 20 half pipes Cognac
brandy at 81 20 So 564 Imports-6S puns. whiskey
Ill half pipes 26e qrs., 262 octaves brandy.
SUGARS continued the same there being only 30 hhds
Cuba cold at Az a &c.
TAlLow.-6uiO % lbs prime rendered, found marke. at
ia 7hc., cash.
faPoRrs Foa SATURDAY..
BRrcKs-20 tons.
METALS 90 cs. shesthing copper
PLASTER 100 tons.
PorAroEs-3,976 bushels.
SARDISEs-50 cases.
TLE-10 tons
| WooD- 20 bals coope,'s willow twiss.