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PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
u RTAlNE.D for the officers and calIior. ac La.

PENSIONS AND BOUNTY LAND
OBTAINED for the officers and soldiers Of the
" Revolutionary war, or their legal representa-
tives.
Pensions for life, for the widows of such
GERS and soldiers who married previous to 1900.
Bounty land for the surviving, or the widows
or mh'or children OF deceased officers and privates
who served IN the war cf 1912 with Grea, Bri-
tain, the Mexican war, or in any of the Indian
wars, since 1890
Attention paid to suspended nd rejected claims
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
otl erwise no charge.
Communications addresses 20 the subscriber,
Washington, ID. will receive prompt attention.
M. THOMPSON,
Commissioner Of Deeds for North and South
Carolina.
Refer to the heads of Departments, and to
members of Congress generally.
Oct 4--twtf
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TO Southern Gentlemen or Literary In
StitutiOns.

A young man, a graduate OF st. Marys Coz
IA lege, Baltimore, wishes to obtain as Ituation
as Assistant in an Academy, or Private Tutor
Greek, Latin, French, Natural Philosophy, Che.
mistry, Mathematics and English Litsrnture
The highest testimonials to character and quaii-
fcations can be produced Address, postpaid,
G. X Posk @1Fies Baltimore Md
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y A. PRINGLE, No. 80, East Bay street
LIZ Charleston, South Carolina Importer o
French CALF SKINS; Manufacturers Aeen,
and Dealer in BROG.aJNS, BOOTS and SHOES,
Advances made on consignment of Brogans o,
Southern Manufacture. Parties wishing to con-
sign, will send samples Of their make, und on re-
ceipt OF their consignment, liberal cash advan
viii be made Information promptly s~partst.
as to the style, but adapted to the trade. sAs@
Charleston, S. c.. July I6. l85O-dlY 4&%
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THE LONDON QUARTERLY REVIEW,
THE EDINBURGH REVIEW,
THE NORTH BRITISH REVIEW,
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW,


BIACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
In these periodicals are contained he views, mode
ratey, though clearly and firmly expressed, OF the
three great parties in Fngland-Tory, Wing nd Ra
dical-- Blackwood and the &C London Quarterly y
are Tory the &C Edinburgh Review Whig and
the g Westminster Review Liberal The 7" North
British Review owes its establishment to the last
great ecclesiastical movement in Scotland and is not
ultra in its views on any one o. the grand depart
mrnts of human knowledge it was originally edited
by DIR Chalmers, and now, since his DEATH is con-
Quoted by his son-in-law, DR. Hanna associated with
Sir David Brewster. Its literary character is of the
very highest order The &c w stmnster,' though
reprinted under that title only, is published in Eng
land under the title of the Foreign Quarterly and
Westminster !" it being in fact union of the two
Reviews formerly published and reprinted under sepa
rate titles 1t has therefore the advantage by this
combination OF uniting in work the best features
of both as heretofore issued
The above Periodicals reprinted in New York
Immediately on their arrival ,y the British steamers
beautiful clear type, on fine white paper, and
faithful copies OF the originals Blacswood,s Maya
zine being exact fac Sinste of the Edinburgh edi
ton
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NATIONAL. INSTITUTE,

WASHINGTON, May II, 1850.
SIR: have the honor to make known to the De
partment Of State the action which this Institute has
taken on the subject Of your communication Of the
instant. That action is comprised in the follow
ing resolutions, unanimously adopted after full dis
cussoI at the meeting held this evening.
ssResoived, That the Institute will take action on
the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
ssResoircd That the Institute do now proceed TO-
constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government to hold correspondence with the
British Commissioners and to the reception OF
Americsn productions at the proposed Industrial Elk
hibltiun in London.
"Resolced, That committee of not less than nine
teen be appointed to constitute Central Committee
on the Industrial Exhibition, and to espond with
societies and local committees throug the United
States
sResOlced, That the President of this Institute be
a member Of the Central Committee.
ssResOlDcd That the Corresponding Secretary com
municate to the Secretary of State copy Of the fore
going resolutions, together with the names of the
Central Committee"
The following are the names Of the members of
The Central Committee appointed in accordance with
the foregoing resolutions
Hon. Willard Fillmore Vice President Of the United
States, and obicio Chancellor of the Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Col. Peter Force, President of the National Ins-
Hon James Pearcc, u. s. Senate, member OF the
Board Of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
Hon, Levi Woodbury., Nj. N. L., Associate Justice oil
the Supreme Court of the United States.
Commodore Lewis Warrington, U. S. ~, M. N. L.,
Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and photography
Prof Joseph Henry, Vice President Of the ~ l., Sec
rotary of the Smithsonian Institute.
Rroi. Walter r. johnson, Corresponding Secretary of
the National Institute.
Prof Alexander d. Bache, M. N. L., member OF the
Board of Regents OF the Smithsonian Institute and
Superintendent 1.-THE Coast Survey.
Commander Charles Wilkes, u. S. NJ, M N. L., late
Commander s. S. Exploring Expedition
Hon. William w. Scaton, M. N L., Mayor of Wash
ington.
Hon. jefferson Davis, U. S. Senate, member of the
Board of Regents OF the Smithsonian Institute
Lieut.. Matthew f. Maury, u. S. NJ, Vice President
Of the National Institute, and Superintendent of the
National Observatory.
J. James Grcenough, Esq, M. Nj.
Charles +. Stansbury Esq, Recording Secretary OF
the National Institute
COL j. Albert, M ". L., Chief of the Typographical
Bureau.
Gen. Joseph q. Totten, Vice President N. l., Chief
Engineer, U. S. Army.
Ihomas Ewbank, Esq Commissioner of Patents
William Easily, Esq, Treasurer National Institute
Leonard ID. Gale, NJ. d., M. N. l., Examiner OF
Patents.
Joseph G. g. Kennedy, Esq, M. N. L., Supernten-
dent of Census.
IRA c. Seaman Esq, M. MI.
have the honor TO DO
Very respectfully, your ob't servf,
WALTER II. JOHNSON,
Cor. Secretary of the National Institute.
Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State
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woRTHINaroN q. sNErHEN,
Formerly Solicitor Of the Genera Land Office


ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law,
continues to practice in the Supreme Court OF
the United States, in the Courts Of the District or
Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, to prosecute
claims OF all kinds against the United States, e.
ther before Congress or any of the Executive De-
partmens, and to procure letters patent for nver-
tons. business confded his care, will b.
promptly attended to-
N. b. Particular attention paid to the prosecp
ton of claims before the Brazilian COMMISSION;
now sitting in Washington
WARRINGTON CRY, ID. C.. july H. $50
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PROSPECTUS
g THE SOUTHERN PRESS"

An association of three Members Of Congress,
Senators and Representatives, have constituted the
undersigned q Committee to supeTlnteno the estA-
blishment OF a Southern Press at Washington Clty,
to be devoted to the exposition and defence Of south
ern Rights and institutions--the dissemination OF
correct information as To Northern Policy, and the
course OF Political affairs generally, withoutreierence
to the old party lines of Wing and Democrat Ar
engagements are now in progress, promptly to ensure
the issue OF such paper under the ute Of
1.-THE SOUTHERN PRESS"
for the conduct of which, suitable Editors have been
engaged, who will also receive the and oil number
OF eminent and and able contributors
There will be daily tri-weekiy, and weekly
issue-thc latter to CONTAIN substantially the same
matter the former, and intended to reach those
points Of the country hose mail facilities are limited
The paper will not be crciistpety polItical-but
viii embrace ON It's broad sheet the General News OF
the day, Domestic and Foreign, by mail and tcie-
graph Commercial and Agricultural Intelligence,
Literary Criticisms Original Essays, Literary and
Miscellaneous; and, in short, all those items OF
general interest the collected aggregate OF which
constitutes the interesting and valuable Newspa-
per Great care will be taken to give full and
rect Reports of the Proceedings and Debates IN both
Houses of Congress- as well the action OF the
local Legislatures on the southern question
A limited number only Of Adve tiscments will be
eccvcd--thc main object being TO furnish large
amount of reading matter.
The paper will be printed on sheet equal IN size
to those OF the other Washington papers and the ma
tcral will be procured especially Tor the purpose
Ii is confidently hoped that every true friend to the
South will aid in procuring subscribers, and forward
the names, with the amount subscribed, to some
Southern Representative at Washington, forthwith.
Postmasters are authorised by law to remit sub
ipions Tree OF postage
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH.

Whole number of representatives 233.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

DEfARTHENT OF STATE,
Washington, .I,ne 8, 1880
SIR: have duly received your letter OF the 9th
ulhmo, communicating to this Department the pro-
ceedings Of the National Institute the subject of my
note OF the 18th OF the month. Those proceed
ngs appear to me to be perfectly satisfactory and
have accordingly transmitted them to the British Min
lister in this city, with the communication copy OF
which is enclosed for your information.
am, sir, respectfully, your ob't scrv't,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
WALTER N. JOHNSON, Esq, Corresponding
Secretary Of the National Institute.
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BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE
AND THE
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEWS.
Premiuna tn New SuhaccihAr0.

Owing to the late revolutions and counter-revo-
~ lutions among the nations of Europe, which have
followed each other in quick succession, and of which
the end is not yet," the leading periodicals ofGrcat
Britain have become invested with degree of inter
est hitherto unknown. They occupy middle
ground between the hasty, disointed and necessarily
imperfect records of the newspapers, and the elabo
rate and ponderous reases to be furnished by the his
toran al future day. The American Publishers
therefore, deem it proper to call renewed attention to
these Periodicals, and the very low price at which
they offered to subscribers. The following is
their Inst, viz:
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advances if you and your colleagues should eem those
objections solid you will communicate them to II Minister
Of Foreign Affairs Of Hayt and will require from i'm
to them. If this should not be give within
reasonable time when given 1t should proc
sfacory yeawl then, conformity with your colleagues
qpre the Emperor to conclude permanent peae with the
Dominican Government upon the basis which you nay jointly
prescribe 70 him, TO consent TO truce with M Govern
Inent of not less than ten years.
Great Britain and France went furthr and for
maly instructed their agents to menace Souluque with
their hostility in the event of his refusal accede
their proposition. Persuasion could not appase his fe
rocous wrath could threats drive him fronhs bloody
purposes He persisted in his designs agans Dominica
and would in manner acknowledge its INDEPENDENCE
The utmost the mediating Powers could efct was the
prolongation of an existing truce
"And this was the issue of negotiatia for which
the Administration deserves credit 1t originated in an
impulse OF humanity and sought to protecta civilized
from the oppression and ferocitypf blood
thirsty savage The mission of Mr.. Walsh vas mis-
sion Of peace and true philanthropy"
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Legislature Of South Ca;sdI|ss brought its
annual session to close on Thur1i 81 evening last
Amongst the acts which it passed q Die appppri.
ating million and q (quartW ok(acllArs IN aid Of
the construction Of thel Blue Hjd& RAILROAD am.
other extending the charter ~ 3h5 State Bank and
another redstrictng the State for the election Of
Representatives to Congress.
An increase of the State taxes for the present
year has been found necessary, which is thus ex-
planned by statement made in the Senate Oh the
day preceding the adjournment:
"The expenditures and appropriations Of the year
were greatsr than of any preceding year. The ordinary
expenditures amounted to about 1924 0O0 The
Of the present year would exceed that amount by
Sl9OOOO Hence the necessity for increase of taxes
The tax on lands for 1851 IS per For the year
1852 it would be 10 per cent The tax on slaves for
was 56 per head This year it would be so cents per
head Tax on merchandise in 1851, 60 cents on goods
wares, and merchandise, in possession January ls in
every year In 1882 10 per cent. amount of sales
The increase of taxes slaves lands goods wares and
merchandise would amount in round numbers to 1853
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Two DAYS LArER FROM cALIFoRNIA.

The steamer United States arrived at New York yes
erday, bringing two hundred passengers, S350o00 in
sod and two days later dates from California but
news Of importance.
Dates from Oregon are to the 10th. The overland
migrants had nearly ali arrived They had plenty Of
provisions on the route and suffered but little from sick
iess.
The steamer Lima had arrived at Panama with Vapa-
iaiso dates Of the 10Th and Lima Of the Goth Peru
quietly concentrating her military forces, but for what
purpose not known. tits presumed she is preparing
resist the demands Of Ecuador for satisfaction in
gard to the Flores affair.
The English Government had made formal declaration
T. blockade the Of Peru account Of the Mackn
tsh claim but the order was afterwards countermanded
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MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION.

Extract Of Letter from, a Member ofdte Boundary
Commission to friend IN this city, dated
CHIHUAHUA, (NIExIco,) OCTOBER 30, 1852.
We were compelled to come this side of the Rio Grande
down through the Mexican States for of escort
officers and others FL Paso advised the Commissioners
by to undertake the long journey the Texas
side through the Camanche country without escort Of
at least twenty-five We therefore came this way.
But train attacked the 18TH its way down,
by band Of Apaches about double number We had
short and rather severe fight with them for few
minutes, in which Of our killed and one In
dian. We with other loss but that of loose
animals nine in number which in of the train
The Indians as soon showed resistance. and
were pursued by us to the mountains when finding that
our tired mules match for their fresh horses
abandoned the chase Two trains attacked at the
same place few days before passed several men
were killed and many animals stolen. The day after
passed two men were killed and twenty-eight animals
stolen.
Ten soldiers gwen the Commission here
in addition to which, the Commissioner has hired six
eight Americans, and armed them for guard. These,
with our own party, oil Of whom well armed WILL
kope enable to reach Camargo safely though it is
known that the whole country is infested with Indians
The courier who arrived here yesterday with the mail
reports that train entirely disabled only four days
journey from here on the route TO take, and
| hundred and twenty mules taken. But this
Mexican train and the loss doubt owing negi-
yence and want Of resistance We leave here the st
of November and shall probably be from thrtyfye to
forty days in reaching the Rio Grande Camargo dis
lance of about nine hundred and fifty miles
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MoRE FINANCIAL FRAUDS have been reported in New
York. and several persons have been arrested for passing
false tokens worthless bank bills, &C.. young man
named Bradley Freeman and his father Horatio Free
man. arrested the latter having passed several Bills
the New York Exchange Bank" which were worth
less and package Of bills the Farmers and Mer
chants Bank Of Georgetown, ID. c., found in their
house Freeman said he received them from G. ID. Hun
tington reputed Wall street broker, who gave him
81 900 worth of them to purchase grain, &C. in Canada
Huntington arrested and several brokers were dis
covered have been defrauded by representations from
Huntington that they would be redeemed 1t also
that he induced Mr.. j. A. Patmor, broker to consent
to redeem them by promising to deposte withhm $4,000
for the purpose and stating that responsible parties in
Newark IN. J) were interested in them He thereupon
commenced redeeming them having received check for
81 900 on the Farmers and Mechanics Bank Of Railway,
signed by VIM H. Clark ofNewark button presentation
Of the check he informed that there money to
meet It. Mr.. Patmor, therefore, made complaint, and
Huntington was arrested and held TO bail in So, 900.
Patmor is said have lost $500 by the operation The
Express says:
At present he ia unknown tho authorities where these
tokens got up but they believed 10 have been
featured in this city In possession Of Huntington the time
Of his found bills Of various denomination pur
porting be the Citizens Bank Of Washington, ID. c.
Merchants Bank, Anacosa D. O., all Of which raudu-
lent there being no such banks in existence" tH
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MISSION AMONG THE sLAvEs.-In the Southern Chris
tian Advocate we find report from the "Andrev Mis-
sion, in Alabama from which the following is an ex
tract
eve have thirteen appointments, and number III
church members cahechize 236 have baptized about
40 preach to about 800 sonls who would not be under
any pastoral superintendent it not for this mission
Ours is strictly plantation preaching that is we labor
on the plantations in houses set apart for that purpose
Is the intention Of the planters to erect houses Of wor
shin during the coming year suitably fitted for their
slaves Some are making suitable arrangements in the
best cabins where they and their meet and wor
ship God One gentleman, professor, says 'Sr,
am wen pleased with the progress Of my servants;
am determined 10 make lifetime business Of this matter
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And the idea that any section Of party is To be pro-
scrbed its claims entirely dsregarded in the selec-
ton of Cabinet officers, is, in opinion unfounded
All sections a. the Democratic party cordially united in
the late canvass restore the Government TO the hands
of the pemoccy, and during that it was every
where declared BY papers and speakers that all who
stood boldly UPON the Baltimore platform and supported
bur candidates to be regarded Democrats All
such ore To be thus treated now and it to that
If is in every other respect the proper in the
opinion of the President for Cabinet officer the fact
that he formerly belonged to this that section into
party may have been divided in any State should
not prevent his selection.
SO too with the idea that the holding of official position
heretofore should influence the decision in regard to any
man. In opinion, this will neither exclude any one,
nor weigh in his favor If Gen. PIERCE should conclude
that certain members of Mr. Folks Cabinet subserve
the public interest better than Others members of his
Cabinet we see why he should not select them
HIS sole desire must be to promote the welfare, prosper
ty, and honor Of the country and he will wish to call
around him the best menthose Who tndera the crcum-
stances are best calculated to aid him eectualy in
the great trust confded to him the Ame
rican people, And it is of little moment to him or them
whether these have been Cabinet ministers or mem
bers OF either House of Congress-.
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PUBLIC CONTRACTS.

\ rumor having obtained currency, through some
of the correspondents of distant newspapers, that
the Secretary of the Interior had declined letting out
contracts for work to be done under his supervision
and had referred applicants to the two committees
of Congress, we have inquired in the proper quar-
ter as TO the truth of the report and have ascer-
tanned that it is without the slightest foundation
The Secretary has not only made no such de-
csion but he has not even had occasion to consider
the question. He will continue to discharge every
duty imposed on him by law 50 long as he remains
In Office
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MEXICO AND MEXICAN NEWS.

A short time ago we INDUCED in some remarks
upon the politically disturbed condition of our sister
republic referring at the same time to the dubious
character of all intelligence from that quarter AL
most every day illustrates the latter point insouch
that we are sometimes half inclined to suspect that
much Of the apparent political confusonis but" the
confusion OF tongues among partisan reporters,
newspaper correspondents and excitement tee
graphists remarkable feature in this anomalous
don Of things is that many of contemporaries
peciay at the South, seem TO exu revolutions in
Mexco as though such outbreaks attempts at rebel
lion against despotsm instead of attempts to overthrow
a constitutional republican Government
1t seems morally impossible to obtain reliable inte
gence respecting the actual political condition of the
parate Mexican States without which information it is
equally impossible to speak with exactness of the pros
poets OF the confederacy The task Of asceranng the
actual progress of each of the local outbreaks the forces
at the command Of any of the legion Of revolutionary
leaders, the number Of engaged in any battle,
and the actual result Of any given conflict is altogether
hopeless, and the most industrious of editors who
himself to the work is compelled to give up in despair
To-day, important intelligence from Mexico comes
scampering along the wires from New Orleans of in
surgent victory the telegraphng dong off the names of
Mexican newmade generals and Mexican unknown local
ties as though they were familiar household words"
Inc same wires qulVer Win news = SUN
from Mexico by which the insurgent victory is changed
into defeat of the insurgents and of and
places undergo thorough transformation and the
third day we are cooy told by the immaculate
rator of exents that both reports confirmation
need, however, that is rarely supplied.
This is the tenor and substance of large proportion of
Mexican Nor does the blame rest with the tele
graph that in the eagerness to send every thing
"hying all abroad the telegraph reporters do not take
time to anayze what they read The real difficulty is
that the Mexican press in which they too closely m
tated by of New Orleans contemporaries is
thoroughly faconized the Mexican people, and
ry statement which from Mexican must be
received with multtudinous grains of allowance. We
have before several items of Mexican intelligence re-
ceived by way of New Orleans which in quantity would
fill two three columns Of the Commercial To cut them
from exchanges and reprint them would be easy
task, though not to the readers edifcaton to write
round the subject but make point nowhere would be
nearly easy and not edying but to get at the
truth amid the of contradictions and to give to the
reader olerably clear and connected narrative of
events and fair conception of what is in the future is
another and far more difficult task.-N y. Com. AdU