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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN AGENCY,

CITY OF WASHINGTON,
FINDER the direction of AARON HAfGHT PAL
| MER OF New York, and WORTHINGTON
GARRETTSON SNErHEN Of New Orleans, At
torneys and Counseors OF the Supreme Court OF the
United States
This establishment Is formed Tor the following
objects
For practicing law IN the Supreme Court Of the
United States, and conducting professional business
before Congress
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m law or equity agans, the Upied States before Con
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All Communications addressed post paid, to Messrs
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city OF Washington, viii receive prompt and faithful
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ID. Appleton q Co, 400 Broad,cay New Yori
Have now ready the fourth edition.
r IFE OF JoHNRANDOLPHO OF ROANOKE
/ BY Hugh A. Garland. Two volumes l2mo
Portraits; 50 so.
Mr.. Garland has given us n dagueueo'ype oil
a character more eccentric and variable than IRA
nus ITSELF and withal, two volumes Of exceedingly
choice historical reading ~ Republic
The biography of Randolph has greater charms
than the most exciting fiction. ~ Charleston Mer
curry
"a good life Of this remarkable man has long
been desired. MIR. Garland has furnished an ex
tremely readable book, the two volumes not only
contain the history of his life, and analysis Of hi,
character, but an interesting account of the poll
tics and the public men Of the y.''--t Crescent
Since Kennedy's life of William Writ, w,
have had no biography, certainly no American bi
ography which will at all compare in interest will
this work. 1t must be read by mutitudes with in
tense interest. ~ .Ns,oark Daily advertiser
" Mr.. Garland has made good use of his mate
rial, and has given striking and accurate por
trature Of the cratic and brilliant subject of hi
pen. - .Nt,r Orleans DELTA
"This book fills blank in the biographical no
tees Of distinguished Americans The two vol
umes gives us u faithful account of his whole ca
reer, an analysis of his celebrated speeches, &c.
-Phiiadtiph Enquirer
As biography, Il is marked by direotnsa'
and unity of purpose, and by comprehensiveness
and variety Of manner. "--[ BOSTON Post
"lt is one of the most interesting American b
ographiss with which we are acquainted. '--l Epe
ming Posi-,
+" The work is written in IN easy and beautiful
style, and is repste with striking passages. Th'
author is Intimately acquainted with American
literature, and the great men who, at different
,imes, have played distinguished part in thu
drama Of the Republic. I, forms valuable sddi
ton TO our national history. - Democratic Review
March I7---d.tw-w
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OF THE
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The seventh winter session of this College will
commence n the first Monday ofNovember, 1851,
and continue four months. The chairs of the
Faculty will be arranged as follows:
l. G. JONES, M. D.--Professor Of Theory and
Practice of Medicine
RS. NEWTON, M .D.-Profssor Of Surgery.
b. l.. HILL, M.D.--Professor OF Obstetrics,
and Diseases of Women and Children.
Il. FREEMAN, M.D.--Professor Of Special
Surgical and Pathological Anatomy.
j. r. BUCHANAN, M. D.-Professor of Ply
siology, and Institutes of Medicine.
l.. K. JONES, M.D.-Professor of Matera
Medca, and Therapeutics, and Medical Botany.
]. MILTON SANDERS, M. ID. ,L.L.D.--Pro-
lessor of Chemistry Pharmacy and Toxicology.
O. L. NEWTON, M.D.--Demonstrnto of An
atomy and Surgical Prosector.
A gratuitous preliminary course of Lectures
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atomy Anatomical material is abundant and
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ID AN away from the subscriber, October 9th
IN 1897, from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
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New ORLEANS, Sept. 29--Cotton is in good
demand. Sales Of 1900 bales middling at St
cents Sales Of prime white corn at So 80
cents Bacon shoulders 8 cents. Freights OF
cotton to Liverpool, Tic cents; to Havre, 5-l6
cents
Arrived steamers Empire City and Winfield
Scott, from New York
Nxw ORLEANS, Sept. 30--Cotton is dull
sales of 200 bales Of middling at 81 cents. Corn
Ia firm--sales of mixed Mt so cents. Mess pork
ia offarinp ut $3.50. The stock of Rio coffee
ia 8 600 bags against 5000 last year-sales at
cents.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA
+ TOR, neat Book Of 300 octave pages, illus
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Editors who copy this, and postmssters wht
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" Inquisaters," and American Ladies' and Gentle
men in Havana. throwing bags of gold ms an Of
fering for his liberation, upon the desk OF the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author Of "The Texan Emigrant," and late edl
tor Of the {" Cherokee Sentinel, " at Cedar Bluff
Alabama March 2.
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$lG,5e6,6lO

l6S, l25 Prizes, amounting 10 $l6,5S6, 6lU
From the LIST Of December, l645. to the LIST Of
June, 1855, there will be Twenty Drawings, which
will take place every Six Months and from the
list Of June, 1856, to the LIST Of June, 1895. there
will be Forty Drawings, at which period all Bonds
must be drawn.
The LIST Of June and December Of each year
mentioned in the Prospectus for the Drawings TO
take place, are those Of the Series land One Month
after there will be the Distribution Of the Money
Prizes among the Bonds of these Selected Series,
according to the Prospectus.
The Repayment of the Bonds and Dividends
will be made by the Chief Electorate Hesse Bank,
at Cassel ~
ON THE lst OF DECEMBER, 1851,
Will take place, by Authority OF THE Gov
EMINENT, the Thirteenth Drawing Of Twenty
Series, or Five Hundred Bonds Of the above men
toned Loan, which must gain in the Distribution
on the LIST of January, 1852, the following Five
Hundred Dividends slst'
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nACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
/ ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon. 1.-The public are informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 5th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch a Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey. IN
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now IN the
Pacific, one of which will be always in port at
each end of the route
OREGON . ! 900 TONS REpuBLtc Z. 200 tons.
Panama =. 1887 tons. CAROLINA 600 tons.
CALIFORNIA l $50 tons. COLUMBUS 600 tons.
TENNESSEE 300 tons. lsTHmUs - tons.
NoRrHERNER 200 tons. UNICORN. 600 tons.
CoLuMpIA 800 tons. Fremont 600 tons.
The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with the mails and passengers for the steam
err from San Francisco.
A regular line of propeers will be kept up foi
the transportation of freight and transient passen
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS
of 500 tons burthen, now under charter to tht
company and peculiarly commodious in her cabir
arrangements, will be kept running as an extra
family boat
| One of the above steamers will keep up the con
necton between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
| The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 tons. CRESCENT CRY 500 tons
Ono 5000 tons. CHEROKEE 300 tons
EmPIRECiTY2, 900 tons. PHILADELPHIA l 100 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres on the Iii
and Doth of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAL
! CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention as possible on the 18th
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships
through line to and from New Orleans, and port
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages fror
New Orleans be secured from Armstrong
Lawrason Il Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York t
San Francisco has been reduced from
S400, in state rooms, to $3.50.
1890, in lower cabin, to $500.
5000, in steerage, to Sl65. 49,. -. ....
The rates from New York to Chngres will .
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer b'
tween those ports.
For choice Of berths, apply at the office of III
Company, "a and SIS South street, and at the
agency, 1T West street.
A prl 26--tf
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EW- Mr ROBERT Il. SEyLE. Charleston,
South Carolina, assisted by Mr.. b. Il. Burgess.
are our duly authorized agents for tho States u
South Carolina and Georgia, 10 collect monies
due this office, aud receive subscriptions
fY~ Mr. MAzycK is our agent for Charleston.
s-W- CHARLrs NJ MARTIN, of Haynesvlllc,
Alabama, il our authorized agent to collect dues
and receive subscriptions for the Southern Press
in Alabama and Mississippi.
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Pacific Mail Steamship COmpany.-The only
Line for California and Oregon.

NNHE public are informed that, under the new
il. arrangements Of this company, steamers in
spected and improved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
inue to leave Panama and San Francisco on the
LIST and 18th days of each month, unless detained
bv unavoidable accident, and will touch ut Aca-
pulco, San Diego, and Monterey The follow
ing steam packets belonging to the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, one Of which will be al
ways in port at each end of the route,sse now in
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Bosrox, Oct 1.-The Europa sailed to-day
with Al passengers for Liverpool and 10 Tor
Halifax She takes out $500 in American gold
and 10000.
The barque Lewis from Zanzitan, has arrived
at Salem having M. c. Glenn, the second mate,
in irons, for the murder of Johnson, the first
mate.
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THE NATIONAL MONUMENT JOURNAL.

A LII persons holding subscriptions TO the Ne.
n tional Monument Journal, are requested :,
return them without delay, directed to the Generu
Agent Of the Monument Society, Hon. Elishs
Whittlesey, Washington, il being my intention tc
resume the publication Of the Journal in all ths
month OF September, should the patronage be
slowed upon it justify resumption.
J. c. PICKETT,
Editor and Publisher.
Aup 81
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Battle pish the Gooernsnsnt Troops Triumph
ofths Insurgents.
New OaLEANs Sept 29.--The revolution has
commenced at Caunargo, where the patriots at
tackled the Mexicans. The patriots. after des-
psrats fight, came of victorious, having taken the
town by storm, with loss on the side OF the
Mexicans of sixty. The government troops
were sntrenched in church, with artillery.
The revolutionists are commanded by General
Carabyl, who has also with him two companies
Of Texans.
Al last accounts the revolutionists were march
ing on to Matamoras and Reynosa
General Avalos. who is at Matamoras has only
400 troops He had made a requistion on the
city for two thousand, but the city refused to
raise single man.
The plan Of the revolutionists to carry out
their project was by widely circulating Pronun-
ciamentOs.
Tampico and its vicinity are in the hands OF
the insurgents.
The people of Matamoras were quietly await
ing the arrival of the liberating army.
Further accounts are looked for with grea'
anxiety They will doubtless be OF the mes
exciting character
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PAPERS MlSLAlD.

r mept contractor for brick, &c The finder will
Se literally rewarded by restoring them TO the
Office of the National Hotel, or to me
BEVERLEY TUCKER.
| H5-The Union, Republic, and Telegraph, will
insert daily for one month, aud forward bills to
| THO ofise. OCT @--dim
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR at L8W.
CORNERSTONE OF Deeds ofNorth and South
| J Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton OF Claims against the various Departments OF
the General Government and before Congress.
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surnnce Company; Capital S3,0O0.000
~ Office one door West Of Jackson Hall, Penn
ulrnnia Avenue, WAsH,NeroH. ID. G.
p S. Refer, if necessary, to the Heads OF De
pnrtments and to Members of Congress generally
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Loan II FAC GocefNaafat ef 90 ANee ~ = s.s''''
sg, lbs, 900 20 be ysa,stuss<d DiiA 11esooo, DIV
sxfaAcr or rnE xLxcTOaALEDtcr-
UNHiS State Loan, contracted IN the Year 1882
b. the Government Of the ELxcroRATs o.
Hnssg, and with the consent OF the Ch.mosr o'
Deputies, through The Banking House OF Mxsshs .
RoruscH,Lp AND SONS, consists OF 6fz5 series Oh
25 Bonds each, To be redeemed by " Dtstriou
lions In such a manner tina, the received Capital
of &c. 725 900 will be repaid with Si0,5Se, 0iO, IN
the following 1861 l25 Dividends =
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The new steamship Columbia will ply betweeH
San Francisco and ports IN Oregon, awaiting at
the former ports the arrival Of the mails and pas
.sengers from Panama, and returning without de-
lay with the mails and passengers for the steamer
from San Francisco.
A regular line of propeers will be kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well-known steamship Sarah Sands, OF
500 tons burden, now under charter 10 the com
pany, and peculiarly commodlous in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running as an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the
connexion between Acapulco end the other Mex
lean ports.
The oonnexion in the Atlantic will be main
tained by the United States mail steamships
Georgia. ..................3,0 5000 tons
Ohio. ...-................ $1,000
Empire City,. .2,oOo ="
Crescent City. ........-. '.l,5oU
Cherokee. ........-.........l ,30u "
Philadelphia .l,lOo
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llti
and 26ih of each month.
The new steamer FL Dorado and the Falcon will
form a direct line between New Orleans and Cha
gres, leaving at such periods as will insure as
little detention as possible on the lsthmus, and
forming with the Pacific steamships through line
to and from New Orleans and ports in Mexico,
California; and Oregon. Passage from New Or
leans can be secured from Armstrong, Lawrence
e. Co., agents at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
S400 in state room to. ............ $3.50
1890 in lower cabin to. ........... 500
5000 IN Storage to. SlS5
The rates from New York to Chagres will b
the lowest adopted by any safe sea-stenmer be
tween these ports
Each passenger is allowed $50 lbs. persona
baggage free, not exceeding in measurement II
cubic feet.
Freight viii be taken to Chagres at 20 cen's pa
foot, and from Panama to San Fancisco al th'
rate Of 500 err ton.
For choice Of berths apply at the office or tb'
company, 81 and SIS South street, or at theii
agency, No. III West street, New York city
Aug 19--dly
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WIN. HOW LAND,
Importer and Dealer in Dry Goods, In

cHARLEsToH, =. c.
"OULD call the attention Of planters visiting
w Charleston for their supplies, to his stock
of Dry Goods, which is kept constantly full, and
embraces complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from tbs
iow-prced, to the richest, latest, and most fash-
ionable.
All Goods of Southern manufacture, he will par.
ticularly keep.
No 324. bend of King ST.. Chnrlsstor