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or laws in relation thereto; and also whether the regulations by other governments are equal and in conformity to the spirit of these arrangements; and if either be not so, what measures are proper to ensure greater prosperity and reciprocity.

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Mr. Burnell spoke in opposition to the reduction. The resolutions were referred to the committee o Messrs. Ayerigg, C. J. Ingersoll, and Mallory, follow-the whole, to whom the bill in question was refer' ed in favor of the motion. red at the last session.

The question was then taken, and the amendment as modified was agreed to, by 82 yeas, noes not counted.

The resolution submitted by Mr. Benton in relation to the quintuple treaty came up in its order; when Mr. Gwin then moved that the entire clause be Mr. Archer said that when the resolution was last struck out. The vote stood, ayes 79 noes 64. under consideration he explained that he had no obMr. McKeon moved to amend the bill, (under the jection to the resolution, further than the latter title of intercourse with foreign nations)' by striking clause, which called for the grounds of opinions of out the appropriation for the salaries of ministers to the president as expressed in the message of August, Prussia, Austria, Spain and Brazil. Rejected. Mr. 1841. Although he saw no grounds for the change McK. further moved to amend the bill by striking of his opinion in the remarks made by the senator out the following item: "For salaries of the charges from Missouri (Mr. Benton) on a prior day, yet, inas- des affairs to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, much as, if the information were withheld, inferences Belgium, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, New Grenada, might be drawn unfavorable to the administration, he should waive any objection to the resolution. It had Texas, Naples, and Sardinia, $27,000." The amendment was rejected. been asked why he (Mr. A.) should object, to which he could answer, as the government had no organ in this body, he felt bound to answer. [Mr. Benton, sotto voce. It could not have a beter organ.] So far as he was personally concerned, he thought the inquiry objectionable, but he should waive all further objec

tions.

The resolution was then adopted.

The bill to indemnify General Jackson for damages sustained in the discharge of his duty, &c. came up in its order, when

Mr. Crittenden moved its reference to the committee on the judiciary.

The question being taken, it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Clayton, Conrad, Crafts, Crittenden, Evans, Graham, Henderson, Huntington, Merrick, Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Porter, Simmons, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, Tallmadge, White, Woodbridge--23.

NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Berrien, Buchanan, Fulton, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mangum, Sevier, Smith, of Connecticut, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Woodbury, Wright, Young-19. On motion of Mr. Bayard, the senate proceeded to the consideration of executive business, and after some time spent therein, adjourned.

DECEMBER 28. Numerous petitions were presented respecting the bankrupt law, against its repeal, for its modification, or for its repeal.

The speaker announced the order of the day to be the bill for repealing the uniform bankrupt act; and Mr. Salionstall, being entitled to the floor, rose, and made an earnest speech in favor of continuing the act in operation.

Mr. Dawson, (of Ga.) next addressed the house also against the repeal.

He was followed by Mr. Cushing, who, after some remarks against the repeal of the bill, branched off into a speech on political matters, and the administration in particular. Mr. Thompson, (of Indiana), rose to reply, but gave way for the reception of resolutions and executive

documents.

The president of the United States communicated to both houses, his approval of the general appropriMr. C. J. Ingersoll moved to amend the bill by ad-tion bill. And the house adjourned. ding thereto the following item: "For the pay of a commercial agent to Europe, $5,000." The amendment was rejected.

The committee rose and reported the bill and

amendments to the house.

On the call of Mr. Wise, the yeas and nays on concurring in the amendment striking out the appropriation for the coast survey, were taken and appeared as follows:

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28. Mr. Brownson presented a petition for the unconditional repeal of the bankrupt law, and Mr. Arnold presented a memorial from the city of Philadelphia, praying that the law may not be repealed.

Mr. Johnson, of Tenn. introduced a bill to prohibit the allowance of extra compensation to officers of the general government, which was read twice and referred to the committee of the whole on the state of the union.

Mr. Toland presented a memorial from Philadelphia asking for the warehousing system.

Mr. Thomas Butler King, on leave given, offered the following resolution:

YEAS-Messrs. Landaff W. Andrews, Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold, Arrington, Atherton, Aycrigg, BabMr. Edwards, of Mo. presented the petition of H. cock, Beeson, Bidlack, Black, Boardman, Botts, Boyd, Brewster, Bronson, Aaron V. Brown, Milton Brown, M. Smith, of that state, asking that a permanent ler, Green W. Caldwell, Patrick C. Caldwell, William rotted hemp in Platte county, Missouri. Charles Brown, Burke, William Butler, William O. But-agent may be appointed for the purchase of waterB. Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, Caruthers, Casey, Chapman, Chittenden, Clifford, James Cooper, Mark A. Cooper, Cowen, Cravens, Cross, Garret Davis, R. D. Davis, Dean, Deberry, Doan, Doig, Eastman, Egbert, Fessenden, John G. Floyd, Charles A. Floyd, A. L Foster, Gamble, Gentry, Gerry, Gilmer, Goggin, Wm. Resolved, That a select committee of five be apO. Goode, Graham, Green, Gustine, Gwin, Harris, Hays, pointed to take into consideration the expediency of Houck, Houston, Hubard, Hunter, Jack, Andrew Ken- aiding individuals or companies in the establishment nedy, Lewis, Littlefield, A. McClellan, McKay, Mar- of lines of steam vessels, for the purpose of transwell, Maynard, Medill, Meriwether, Mitchell, Moore, northern and southern ports, to foreign ports, on the chand, Thomas F. Marshall, Mathiot, Mattocks, Maxporting the mail between some of our principal Morgan, Morris, Newhard, Osborne, Owsley, Patridge, Payne, Plumer, Ramsey, Read, Reding, Rencher, Rey- lakes, and the Mississippi river; said vessels to be nolds, Riggs, Rogers, William Russell, Shaw, Shepperd, constructed under the direction of the navy departShields, Slade, Snyder, Sollers, Sprigg, Steenrod, Stoke- ment, as war steamers, and all times times subject. The bill allowing drawback, upon foreign merchan-ly, Stratton, Alexander H. H. Stuart, John T. Stuart, to its control, under such stipulations as may be prodise exported in the original packages to Chihuahua John B. Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Triplett, Trotti, vided by law. Also, to inquire into the expediency and Santa Fe, in Mexico, was ordered to be engrossed Turney, Ward, Watterson, Weller, Westbrook, Joseph of employing armed steamers in the revenue service, for a third reading. L. White, Christopher H. Williams, Yorke-119. and uniting it to the navy; and using iron in the conNAYS-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Baker, Barton, Birds-struction of said vessels, and report by bill or othereye, Blair, Borden, Bowne, Briggs, Burnell, Calhoun, John Campbell, Cary, Childs, John C. Clark, Staley N wise. Adopted. Clark, Clinton, Coles, Cranston, Cushing, Daniel, Dawson, Everett, Ferris, Fillmore, Formance, Gates, Gid dings, Patrick G. Goode, Gordon, Granger, Hastings, Henry, Howard, Hudson, Charles J. Ingersoll, Joseph R. Ingersoll, James Irvin, Wm. W. Irwin, W. C. Johnson, J. W. Jones, I. D. Jones, Keim, John P. Kennedy, King, Linn, Lowell, Robert McClellan, McKennan' McKeon, Alfred Marshall, Miller, Morrow, Parmenter, Pendleton, Benjamin Randall, Alexander Randall, Ridg The bill to repeal the bankrupt law was then up. way, Rodney, Roosevelt, James M. Russell, Saltonstall. Mr. Thompson, of Indiana, entitled to the floor, reSanford, Traman Smith, Stanly, Summers, Summer, plied to the remarks of Mr. Cushing, submitted yesTaliaferro, Richard W. Thompson, Tillinghast, Toland. terday. He said that within the last twenty-four Trumbull, Underwood, Van Buren, Wallace, Warren, hours they had seen the influence of the government Washington, T. W. Williams, Joseph L. Williams, held up as it were, to the highest bidder. The genWinthrop, Wise, Wood, Aug. Young, John Young-4 tleman from Massachusetts did not only the princiwhole on the state of the union in its amendment pal part of the speaking but the thinking of the administration; for that gentleman had proclaimed, striking out this item of appropriation. semi-officially, certain doings which took place in The bill having been ordered to a third reading, the cabinet; and this information, in the nature of [now], was read a third time and passed. things, could have come only from the secretary of Mr. W. W. Irwin, on leave given, offered the fol-state and the president of the United States. In relowing resolution, which was adopted:

Mr. McRoberts presented the credentials of hon. Sidney Breeze, of Illinois, elected a senator in congress for six years from the fourth of March next. A number of private bills which passed the house of representatives on Friday last, were read a first and second time by their titles, and each appropriately referred.

The president of the senate laid before the senate from the secretary, a sub pœna to appear before the circuit court, now in session, as a witness in the case of Henry Addison and R. White, accompanied by a command to bring with him a paper on file in the office of the secretary of the senate-the paper being an anti-bank memorial. Some discussion arose as to the right of the court to issue the summons to an officer of the senate, and to command his presence with one of the papers on file.

The debate was merely conversational, and was participated in by Messrs. Berrien, Huntington, Mc Roberts and King. It was conceded that the secretary of the senate was merely a ministerial officer of the body and as liable as any other person to the summons of a court, his position being very different from that of a member of congress. The command to appear with a paper on the files of the senate was a matter entirely within the control of the senate. The senate might or might not comply. The paper called for was nothing more than a memorial, and a resolution was introduced allowing the secretary of the senate to carry the paper called for.

A bill authorising the secretary of the treasury to compromise with the sureties of Samuel Swartwout, was ordered to a third reading.

The bill to take possession of the Oregon territory, introduced by Mr. Linn, was called up and postponed until to-morrow, when Mr. Linn expressed the hope that the senate would be ready to enter upon the discussion of the subject.

After the passage of several private bills to a third reading the senate adjourned.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THURSDAY, DEC. 22. The house having resolved itself into committee of the whole, resumed the consideration of the bill making civil and diplomatic appropriations for the half year ending June 30, 1843. The question was on the modified motion to reduce the appropration for coast survey from 50 to $20,000.

So the house concurred with the committee of the

Resolved, That the secretary of war be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be communicated, as soon as convenient, to the house of representatives, the report by captain George W. Hughes, of the United States corps of topographical engineers, of his late reconnoissance and survey of the Ohio river. Mr. Merriwether offered the following, which after some debate was adopted:

Resolved, That the select committee on the coast survey inquire into the expediency of dispensing with the topographical survey of the same; of limiting the number of persons, including the superintendents and assistants, engaged therein, and of employing officers of the navy in the same.

The house then adjourned.

FRIDAY, DEC. 23. The house devoted the day to the consideration of bills for the benefit of private claimants, passed over thirty thereof, and adjourned to meet again on Tuesday next.

TUESDAY, DEC. 27. Mr. Wise presented resolutions recently adopted by the legislature of Virginia, instructing the senators, and requesting the representatives of that state to vote for the bill to remit gen. Jackson's fine.

Mr. Adams moved that the house resolve itself into committee of the whole, on the bill in relation to French spoliations on the American commerce, prior to 1800.

On this motion the yeas and nays were taken, and were-yeas 88, nays 99. So the motion did not pre

vail.

lation to overtures having been made by the whig leaders to the president, to give up the idea of a national bank if the executive would retain his cabinet. officers, he denied the allegation, toto cœlo, and asked for the names of those who were said to have made the proposal. He had heard it from good authority, that the proposition to postpone the bank bill came from the president himself, and not from whig leaders. He alluded to the speech of Mr. Webster, made in 1834, on Bunker Hill, on the subject of executive patronage, contrasting it with that gentleman's present political proceedings.

Mr. Everett moved the previous question. The motion was not seconded.

Mr Kennedy of Indiana, delivered some general remarks in relation to politics in all their relations

declaring himself radical to the root, and advocating
the presidency. He said that he intended to vote for
the repeal of the bankrupt law.
If one could be
framed including banking corporations, and striking
out the retroactive clause, he would prefer it, but he
would vote for the repeal, because be conceive i that
the American people had condemned the law.

a national convention to nominate a candidate for

Mr. Wise obtained the floor, but gave way to a motion to adjourn.

CHRONICLE.

a considerable amount of money with them; for there stove in by the ice on the Mississippi. She was built a
has been of late years a marked and growing increase Pittsburgh in 1836, at an expense of $14,000, and mea-
in the respectability of the emigrating classes. Great sured 75 tons.
numbers of the small farmers and land owners in Eng-
land, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Germany, are now
annually seeking comfort and independence in the fer
tile plains of the west.

JUDGE (ABRAHAM) SHRIVER, who for forty years has indefatigably fulfiled the duties of Advocate Judge of the upper judicial district of Maryland, has resigned that office from the 1st January ensuing.

KISH-KE-KOSH. The Burlington Hawk Eye says that this interesting chief of the Sacs and Foxes, with some others of his tribe, have been taken to England on speculating expedition.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Whoever wan's to see a prompt and efficient fire department neatly operating, let him come to Baltimore and spend a Christmas eve, Four several fires occurred in this city between 8 o'clock on Saturday evening and daylight on Sunday morning last, at each of which the powers of the firemen were conspicuous. The first one originated in the third story of a chair inaker's factory, adjoining the office in which Our paper is published. Being at the time a mile and a half from the spot, we are indebted particularly to four or five friendly printers for their efficient measures of precaution, which prevented the office from at least be ing thrown into pi-and no less indebted to the fire companies, for not only preserving the office from the flames, but also for their care in not unnecessarily dis- manufacture of lard oil is extensively carried on in that LARD OIL. The Burlington (Iowa) Gazette, says the commoding the interior. Their hose were taken up our place, by Farnum & Kennedy, who furnish a superior stairs into apartments in our third, fourth and fifth stories, and operated from thence for hours upon the house article, made different from the French and English proon fire-and yet not a type was displaced, nor a sheet cess, or that formerly pursued in Cincinnati. This oil of the many volumes of Register, that were in the apart-will stand the cold until it reaches 7 degrees below the The lard from ments, seriously injured. Much credit is due to the First freezing point, or 25 degrees above zero. Baltimore hose company, for their unremitted exertions; mast or distillery hogs will yield from 70 to 80 per cent. not forgetting the Mechanical;-she gave us volumes of of oil; that from corn-fed hogs about 50 per cent. Nearly all the light pork cut up in that quarter, except the hams and shoulders, is now manufactured into oil."

water.

BANK ITEMS. The Duchess County bank, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y. is the first to give notice of their inte tion to apply to the legislature for a reduction of capital. They go down from $600,000 to $300,000. Other eastern banks are expected to follow the example. The Huntsville Advocate of Wednesday says, "The Decatur bank, we understand, has ceased the partial redemption of its notes in specie. It now pays nothing

on them."

LEGAL DECISION. The circuit court of the United States, chief Justice Taney and Judge Heath on the bench, have decided that the Insolvent Laws of the state of Maryland have been entirely repealed and annulled by the passage of the bankrupt law, and that a discharge under them, granted under applications made since the bankrupt law went into effect, will not avail to exempt the person of a defendant in whose favor it has been granted from arrest upon a capias ad satisfaciendum issued

MISSOURI. It is stated that this state has increased in population of late, more rapidly that any other section of the union. Platte county, in particular, exhibits a wonderful progress. The Indian title has been extinguished only five years, and now, with the exception of the county in which St. Louis is situated, Platte is the most densely settled in Missouri.

THE BANKRUPT BILL. The bill to repeal the bank-out of the circuit court. rupt act is under debate in the house of representativesor rather, that being the order of the day, things in general and the movements and views of political parties in particular. are debated by the one hour rule. Mr. Cushing, on Tuesday, led off from the subject under debate into a vindication of President Tyler's adminis tration; he was replied to on Wednesday by Mr Thomp. son, of Indiana. Mr. Everett made an attempt to get the house back to the question, but unavailing. Mr. Kennedy, of la. next spoke. On Thursday, Mr. Wise entered the political arena, and when the bankrupt bill will itself again be heard of is now quite uncertain There seems to be little difference what the subject before the house is, whenever a political debate is determined upon; at it they are dragged, no rules being found imperative enough to restrain the talkers.

MESMERISM. The efficacy of this agent in important surgical operations has at last been tested in a case of amputation of the leg, performed last Saturday week by Mr. Ward, surgeon, Ollerton, near Workshop, and with the most successful result. The patient, a man, had previously been mesmerized by a gentleman from York, of high standing in the legal profession, whose humanity on this occasion entitles him to the highest Credit, and he succeeded in rendering him perfectly insensible to the THE BOUNDARY LINE between Great Britain and the pain of perhaps one of the severest operations to which United States from the Monument of the St. Croix to mankind can be subjected. On being questioned after the Rocky Mountains, is thus estimated by captain wards, he stated that all the sensation he had was an inTalcott of the corps of topographical engineers in his re-distinct recollection of having heard a crash, but he had port to the secretary of state. felt no pain or inconvenience. He was mesmerized and kept in a state of somnolence during the night; when, 460 miles. roused next morning he seemed quite refreshed, and go. ing on very well. At the first dressing he was again mesmerized, and was perfectly unconscious during the course of it, and, by the last accounts, was going on very favorably. The case has naturally excited great in terest in that part of the country, as it has opened up quite a new era in the medical profession.

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COTTON. The Cincinnati Republican of a late day says. Our landing this morning presented quite a sou. thern appearance, owing to the arrival of three or four hundred bales of cotton, by the Monongahela, destined for Pittsburg, reshipped here, and we have no recollection of our having seen so large a lot of this staple piled on our wharf at any one time. We suppose we may set down the cause of this migration of cotton to the northward to the tariff."

COAL. An English paper says it has been calculated that the available coal beds in Lancashire amount, in weight to the enormous sum of 8,400,000,000 tons; the total annual consumption of this coal, it has been esti; mated, amounts to 3,400,120 tons. Hence it is inferred that the coal fields of Lancashire, at the present rate of consumption, will last 2,470 years.

[Sheffield Iris, Oct. 29.

PAIXHAN GUNS. One hundred of these guns, manufactured in Pittsburgh, have been tested and found good. They were double charged with powder and shot. Usually in such tests, the slow match is used in the dis. charge, the operator retiring to avoid accident. In this case, the confidence of the workmen was such, that they stood their ground and touched off the pieces. The grain of the metal is close, and it is formed principally of a mixture of Juniata and Hanging Rock pig.

PRESIDENTIAL. A meeting of the democratic members of the legislature of Missouri was to be held for the purpose of expressing the opinion of that state, on the presidential question. It is said to be doubtful whether the friends of Mr. Van Buren or Col. Johnson are most numerous in the legislature.

POTATOES. Who knows but that our western people may be shipping potatoes to Ireland, soon, as well as pork and lard to England. The Lacon, Ill. Gazette COL JOSEPH CILLEY, of Nottingham, the whig candi-states, that over 50,000 bushels of potatoes were raised date for governor in New Hampshire, fought, during the last war, at Lundy's Lane-while his Van Buren competitor was busy drumming up delegates to attend the Hartford convention. Yet one is called a democrat, the

other "a British whig."

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EGGS The quantity of eggs used in France exceeds, says one of the journals, 7,250 000 000, of which enor mous number Paris absorbs 120,000,000.

Exchange paper. Corps of engineers, has been appointed chief engineer of ENGINEER major T. S. Brown, late of the United States

this season, in an area of four miles square, in the east-
era part of Putnain county. Twenty boats were built
and loaded at Hennepin, besides numbers between La
co and Peru, all off for a southern market. It is fear
ed they have been ice bound, and if so, all their potatoes
are probably frozen.

STEAM BOAT ITEMS. The steamer Valley Forge is sunk at the Grave Yard, in the Mississippi. She struck a log which stripped off 20 feet of her bottom, so that she sunk immediately. She was bound from New with Turk's Island salt, which will be, of course, a total Orleans to St. Louis, and was laden down to the guards the New York and Erie rail road. loss, and prove a serious disappointment to the pork IMMIGRATION FROM EUROPE. According to the offi-packers at St. Louis and above, who are in great want, cial returns of the New York custom house, it appears and waiting for, the article. She was the first iron steam that during the year, up to the 15th of December, there boat on the western rivers, and was built at Pittsburgh arrived at that port 51,500 immigrants, and that 9,521 in 1839 by way of experiment, and at the expense of $60, have returned to Europe. It is probable that at least 000, and was 230 tons burthen. She was owned at 150,000 immigrants have during the year landed on our Pittsburgh. The St. Louis papers announce the loss of the Loyal shores, at this and other seaports, and by the way of Canada. A great number of those persons have brought | Hanna, a little, well known stern wheel boat. She was

STEAMER BRITANNIA. The Boston Transcript speaks in warm terms of commendation of the Britannia steam ship, which has crossed the stormy Atlantic twentyseven times in thirty-two months, with perfect safety, particularly encountering terrific gales in January, 1841, and December, 1842. During the last voyage the gales were constant and severe. "Several of the hands were wounded and disabled. One had several ribs badly broken; another received various, if not fatal injuries, by being thrown down by the violence of the sea. Captain Hewitt was constantly at his post and exerting himself to the extent of his ability, in the management of the ship during the whole time, and it is to his untiring enerly through so many dangers. At one time, on this last gy, on all occasions, that the ship has been brought safevoyage, while on the upper deck, in the worst of the storm, a sea struck her, and Capt. Hewitt was washed overboard, but by a most singular circumstance, he caught a guy rope as he went over the taffrail, and thus most miraculously saved himself from an ocean grave.", SPECIE. The steamer Britannia arrived at Boston, brought $150,000 from Liverpool in specie. Bills on London are down to 105. Considerable amounts of specie may be expected from Europe if the present rate of exchange continues.

rived from Valparaiso, bringing advices to the 14th OctoS. AMERICA. The ship Orpheus, Captain Hill, has ar ber, (five weeks later.) To Mr. Tyler, a passenger, we are indebted for the following: The news from Peru is important. Hercellis, a young general who was banished some time since from Peru, had secretly returned with about 300 men, and in a battle with the General Torrico, who had a much larger force, obtained a complete vic tory, destroying a great number of the enemy. He has possession, now, of all the northern provinces in Peru, with a large force under his command, which is increas ing daily. Peru was never in so unsettled a state as it now is, and there are no prospects of peace for some time.

Chili is in a prosperous condition; there is no republic in South America so well governed; the people are perculture. fectly satisfied with the constitution and inclined to agri

Bolivia is at present quiet, though temporarily.

TRADE WITH CHINA. It is stated in the English papers, that several ships had already sailed, or were about to sail from England to China, in consequence of the conclusion of the treaty of peace. Four ships were named, of an aggregate tonnage of near 1,800 tons, as about to sail in the course of the week. Is not this subject deserving the attention of our government? If the Chinese war is finally ended, and her ports or even one port are to open to the English vessels, it is of the highest importance that the earliest steps should be taken to secure to our own merchants an equal participation in the trade.

TEXAS. We learn from the New Orleans Tropic that, on the 18th instant, information was received in that city from Texas, stating that the divisions in the army of the west had at last ended in an open rupture. About seven hundred and twenty-five men had withdrawn from the army under the command of General Somerville, had elected William G. Cooke, colonel, and G. I. Howard lieutenant colonel, and taken up their line of march, under the new organization, for Mexico. General Somerville, it will be remembered, was appointed by president Houston, and the army becoming impatient at his delays, left his command. His whole force before the division, according to the latest accounts, consisted of about one thousand men. Colonel Cooke and lieutenant colonel Howard were both attached to the Santa Fe Expedi

tion.

THE LAST OF THE CREW OF PAUL JONES. It is stated in the Gardiner (Me.) Ledger that there is now living in the town of Livermore, in that state, Thomas Chase, one of the seamen who were with Paul Jones on board the famous Bon Homme Richard, when engaged with This veteran sailor is now of two British ships of war. the age of 86-apparently in the enjoyment of good health. The only organ of sense which appears to be much impaired, is that of hearing. The tympanum of his ear having been injured by the concussion caused by the guns, he having extended his head through a port hole during the firing. Mr. Clase is a native of Martha's Vineyard, and has lived in Livermore fifty-two years. It is gratifying to state that he is surrounded by his children and grand-children, and in the enjoyment of a pension from the government.

THE COURT OF ENQUIRY, in the case of the mutiny on board the U. S. brig Somers, comr. Mackenzie, met on Wednesday last, the 28th inst.. on board the North Ca rotina, in N. York harbor. They conduct their examination in public. After organizing and making some cial report was laid before the court, and the reading preliminary arrangements, the court adjourned to meet again next day, when commandant Mackenzie's offi

was cominenced.

VERTICAL PADDLE WHEELS. The secretary of the navy has issued an order through G. L Thompson, engineer in chief of that department, for the construction of the vertical paddle wheels, invented by A. Ralston Chase, of Cincinnati. The work is ordered to be done at Baltimore, by Wells & Miller, under the superintendence of the inventor.

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AFRICAN SQUADRON. The president of the senate laid before that body on the 30th December a message from the president of the United States, made in compliance with a resolution of the senate of the 14th inst., in relation to information connected with the African squadron, and the entire expense of the naval establishment for 1843. The statement shows the number and class of vessels to be employed in the squadron, with the cost of repairs, the number of officers, seamen, and marines, the probable amount of expense, &c.

RELATIONS WITH CHINA AND HAIWAI

I communicate herewith to congress copies of a

NAVAL PROMOTIONS. We learn with surprise that | the nomination of commander Wyman to fill the va- AN. In the house of representatives on December cancy occasioned by the death of Capt. Gallagher, 31st, the speaker laid before that body the following has been suspended in the United States senate, message from the president of the U. States. through the influence of the friends of Capt. Clack, To the house of representatives of the U. States. in the hope of getting this dismissed officer reinstated. Capt. Clack has been twice dismissed from correspondence, which has recently taken place be the service; he is now out of it on the righteous ver- tween certain agents of the government of the Haiwdict of a court martial; and to have the nomination aian, or Sandwich Islands, and the secretary of state. of a meritorious officer, like Commander Wyman, The condition of those Islands has excited a good suspended on the question of his restoration, is an deal of interest, which is increasing by every sucinsult to the claims of individual merit, and a flag-cessive proof that their inhabitants are making prorant disregard of the honor and efficiency of the service. [Phila. North Amer.

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gress in civilization, and becoming more and more competent to maintain regular and orderly civil government. They lie in the Pacific ocean, much nearer to this continent than the other, and have become an important place for the refitment and provisioning of American and European vessels.

winds which prevail in this quarter of the world, the

Owing to their locality, and to the course of the

Sandwich Islands are the stopping place for almost all vessels passing from continent to continent across the Pacific ocean. They are especially resorted to by great numbers of vessels of the United States which are engaged in the whole fishery in those seas. The number of vessels of all sorts and the amount of property owned by citizens of the U. States which are found in those Islands in the course of a year, are stated, probably with sufficient accuracy, in the letter of the agents.

Just emerging from a state of barbarism, the government of the Islands is as yet feeble; but its dispositions appear to be just and pacific, and it seems anxious to improve the condition of its people by the introduction of knowledge, of religious and moral

Thus the difference between our exports and imports is in favor of the country over four and a half millions. The following tables are taken from the docu-institutions, means of education, and the arts of civiments accompanying the reports of the secretary of the treasury:

First 1840
Second 1840

The secretary estimates as follows: Two sloops of the first class and four brigs or schooners, the cost of which is $424,242; amount of repairs, wear and tear, $40,000; number of officers to be employed, 82; number of petty officers, seamen, and marines, 626; annnal expenses under all the heads of expenditure, except wear and tear, $241,182; number of guns estimated for the year eighteen hundred and forty- Third 1840 three, 946; total estimated expense of the naval establishment for the year eighteen hundred and fortythree, $6,983,245. The armament of a sloop of war of the first class is as follows: 2 eight-inch Paixhan guns, 20 thirty-two pounder medium guns, 80 muskets, 80 pistols, 150 cutlasses, 110 boarding pikes. Third 1841 The armament of a schooner is as follows: 10 thirtytwo pound carronades, 40 muskets, 40 pistols, 60 boarding-pikes, and 80 cutlasses.

The U. S. schooner Grampus, Lieut. Com. Van Brunt, anchored off the naval hospital, Norfolk, on the 3d inst. The usual salutes were exchanged between that schooner and the Pennsylvania, Captain Zantzinger, Com. E. P. Kennedy.

The Sackett's Harbor Democrat says, that orders have been received from the navy department by the commandant of that station to make preparations to receive a quantity of naval stores, ordnance, &c. The U. S. steamer Poinsett, left Wen york the 28th Nov., stopped a week at Norfolk, one day at Charleston, and reached Savannah 19th Dec., from whence she is to proceed to Tampa Bay on a sureying expedition. We next find her at Jacksonille, Florida, on the 28th-having grounded on the ar going in, but got off without damage.

The U. S. ship Marion, com. Armstrong, sailed Tom St Pierre, Martinique, on the 16th ult. for the eeward islands. Officers and crew all well.

THE MARINES are coming into request since the fair of the Somers. A guard of this corps has een ordered to the U. S. brig Boxer, Bullus, now at Torfolk, and another guard to the brig Bainidge, about to sail from Boston for the coast of frica.

COURT. We learn from the Chronicle, that a urt martial, composed of officers of the marine -rps, will convene at the Philadelphia navy yard, on e 19th inst., for the purpose of trying lieut. Rort Tansil, upon charges preferred against him by ut. J. C. McLaughlin, commander of the late orida expedition, for some personal offences, growout of a quarrel upon the coast of Africa. Vol. X1I-SIG. 19.

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Second 1842
Third 1842

STATEMENT

lized life.

It cannot but be in conformity with the interest and the wishes of the government and the people of Exhibiting a view of the imports quarter yearly, du- the United States that this community, thus existing in the midst of a vast expanse of ocean, should be ring the years ending Sept. 30, 1841 and 1842. Periods, Value of imports. respected, and all its rights strictly and conscientiously regarded. And this must also be the true inQuart. Year. Free of duty. Paying duty. Total. Fourth 1839 $14,316,875 $13,436,137 $27,753,012 terest of all other commercial states. Far remote 16,270,557 12,663,745 28,934,302 from the dominions of European powers, its growth 12,053,141 10,184,039 22,237,180 and prosperity as an independent state may yet be in 14,555,631 13,661,394 28,217,025 a high degree useful to all, whose trade is extended to those regions; while its nearer approach to this 57,196,204 49,945,315 107,141,519 continent, and the intercourse which American ves11,637,880 11,042,450 22.700,330 sels have with it--such vessels constituting five-sixths 18,617.299 17,626,102 36,243,401 of all which annually visit it-could not but create 17,104,123 14.380,295 31,484,418 dissatisfaction on the part of the United States at 18,640,429 18,877,599 37,518,028 any attempt, by another power, should such attempt be threatened or feared, to take possession of 66,019,731 61,926,446 127,946,177 the Islands, colonize them, and subvert the native government. Considering, therefore, that the Unit8,533,943 14,582,432 23,116,375 ed States possess so very large a share of the in8,506,002 24.425,953 32,931,955 tercourse with those Islands, it is deemed not unfit 8,191,214 17,919,887 26,111,101 to make the declaration, that their government seeks, 4,725,537 12,472,361 17,197,898 nevertheless, no peculiar advantages, no exclusive control over the Haiwaian government, but is con1342 29,956 696 69,400,633 99,357,329 tent with its independent existence, and anxiously NOTE. The third quarter of 1842 is partly on es- wishes for its security and prosperity. Its forbearance in this respect, under the circumstances of the Treasury department, very large intercourse of their citizens with the Islands, would justify this government, should events Register's office, Dec. 13, 1642. hereafter arise to require it, in making a decided remonstrance against the adoption of an opposite policy by any other power. Under these circumstances, I recommend to congress to provide for a moderate allowance to be made out of the treasury to the consul residing there, that, in a government so new and a country so remote, American citizens may have $29,956,696 respectable authority to which to apply for redress in case of injury to their persons and property; 69,400,633 and to whom the government of the country may also make known any acts commit'ed by American citi$99,357,329 zens of which it may think it has a right to complain. Events of considerable importance have recently transpired in China. The military operations carried on against that empire by the English government $11,558,831 have been terminated by a treaty, according to the 92,559,088 terms of which four important ports, hitherto shut against foreign commerce, are to be open to British merchants, viz: Amoy, Foo-choo-foo, Ningpo, and Chinghai. It cannot but be interesting to the mercantile interest of the United States, whose intercourse with China at the single port of Canton has already become so considerable, to ascertain whether these other ports, now open to British commerce, are

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to remain shut, nevertheless, against the commerce Mr. Cushing moved that the message and docu-|
of the United States. The treaty between the Chi-ments be referred to the committee on foreign affairs,
nese government and the British commissioner pre- and that they be printed.
vides neither for the admission nor the exclusion of,
the ships of other nations. It would seem, therefore
that it remains with every other nation, having com-
mercial intercourse with China, to seek to make pro-
per arrangements for itself with the government of
that empire in this respect:

Mr. C. said that the message just read proposed to the house two objects: 1st, That the United States government should recognise the fact of the independence of the Sandwich Islands; and secondly, to enter into commercial negotiations with the government of the Chinese empire.

NEW YORK. INAUGURATION. Gov. Boark, who succeeds Gov. Seward, was inaugurated at Albony on the 2d inst. The lieut. The legislature assembled on the 3d inst. governor presided in the senate; George Rex Davis, (V. B.) was elected speaker of the house. On the same day Gov. Bouck's message was communicated. It is a very long document.

PENNSYLVANIA.

The importations into the United States from ChiIn reference to the first of these subjects he dena are known to be large, having amounted in some sired to say that recent events which had transpired, and organized; Benjamin Crispin, of Philadelphia co. The legislature met at Harrisburg on the 3d inst. years, as will be seen by the annexed tables, to nine millions of dollars. The exports, too, from the U. together with the relations of the United States in president of the senate, and H. B. Wright, of Luthose seas, conspired to render the proposed recogStates to China, constitute an interesting and grownition an object of peculiar interest. The group of Zerne, speaker of the house.

On the 4th Gov. Por

ter's message was communicated. It is of reasona

ing part of the commerce of the country. It appears
that in the year 1841, in the direct trade between the Sandwich Islands was in fact the hotel or place of ble length.
two countries, the value of the exports from the U. visit and refreshment between the western coast of
States amounted to seven hundred and fifteen thou-America and the eastern coast of Asia. England
sand dollars in domestic produce, and four hundred having by the success of her recent military move-
and eighty-five thousand dollars in foreign merchan-
dise. But the whole amount of American produce
which finally reaches China, and is there consumed, is
not comprised in these tables, which show only the
direet trade. Many vessels, with American products
on board, sail with a primary destination to other
countries, but ultimately dispose of more or less of
their cargoes in the port of Canton.

ments in the Chinese empire, opened several of the
ports of that empire to her commerce, the question
of the independence of the Sandwich Islands had an
important bearing on the interests of the United
States, and peculiarly of that portion of her territo-
lying on the Columbia river: and perceiving as he
did, that some gentlemen of the house were dispos-
ed to condemn the recent treaty concluded with
Great Britain, because it contained no article settling
the question between the two governments in relation
to the Oregon territory, (a settlement which Mr. C,
had once been almost alone in pressing on the atten-
tion of the house,) he took it for granted that all
such gentlemen who be disposed to regard the first
object recommended in the message with favor.

Mr. C.

The peculiarities of the Chinese government and the Chinese character are well known. An empire, supposed to contain three hundred millions of subjects, fertile in various rich products of the earth not without the knowledge of letters and of many arts, and with large and expensive accommodation for internal intercourse and traffic, has for ages sought But the most serious portion of the executive comto exclude the visits of strangers and foreigners from its dominions, and has assumed for itself a superiori- munication was that which had reference to the ChiEvents appear likely to nese ports. The result of the recent military operaty over all other nations. break down and soften this spirit of non-intercourse, tions of the British force in China had been the and bring China ere long into the relations which throwing open of four additional ports of that emusually subsist between civilized states. She has pire, and the ceding, in perpetuity, of a commercial agreed in the treaty with England that correspond- depot-a fortified post on the Chinese coast. ence between the agents of the two governments did not understand that the British government had shall be on equal terms-a concession which, it is included in this arrangement a monopoly of the comhardly probable, will hereafter be withheld from mercial advantages thus accruing; but if other governments wished to secure a share of them, it would, other nations. of course, be necessary that they should apply for that purpose to the government of China. Mr. C.'s information, derived in part from private sources, was, that there existed at this time in China a feeling extremely friendly to the United States; the reasons of which probably were, 1st, That it was not the interest of the Chinese government that England should have a monopoly of the commercial supplies of that empire; and, 20, That the United States being, from the extent of her commerce, and especially her commercial relations in the eastern seas, the best competitor with the British for the peaceful possession of the Chinese commercial supply, the pride of the government and people of China would be saved by allowing us to share the trade to the ports recently opened: because, in that case, it would not seem to be so much an exclusive concession extorted by England, but rather as a voluntary revolution in her commercial policy towards foreign na tions. Should the negotiation terminate favorably, it might lead to the opening to American enterprise of a free commercial intercourse with the three hundred millions inhabiting the Chinese empire.

It is true that the cheapness of labor among the Chinese, their ingenuity in its application, and the fixed character of their habits and pursuits, may discourage the hope of the opening of any great and sudden demand for the fabrics of other countries.But experience proves that the productions of western nations find a market to some extent, among the Chinese; that that market, so far as respects the productions of the United States, although it has considerably varied in successive seasons, has, on the whole, more than doubled within the last ten years; and it can hardly be doubted that the opening of several new and important ports connected with parts of the empire heretofore seldom visited by Europeans or Americans, would exercise a favorable influence upon the demand for such productions.

It is not understood that the immediate establishment of correspondent embassies and missions, or the permanent residence of diplomatic functionaries with full powers of each country, at the court of the other, is contemplated between England and China; although, as has been already observed, it has been stipulated that intercourse between the two countries shall hereafter be on equal terms. An ambassador, or envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, can only be accredited, according to the usages of western nations, to the head, or sovereign of the state. And it may be doubtful whether the court of Pekin is yet prepared to conform to these usages, so far as to receive a minister plenipotentiary to reside near it.

VIRGINIA.

FINANCES. The following statement of the debt, resources and liabilities of the state of Virginia is copied from the late report of the committee of finance of the legislature of that state:

DEBT OF THE STATE.

improvement,)
Certificates issued for loans, (internal

Balance of appropriations unexpended,
(internal improvement,)
$319.000
Debt created for subscriptions to banks,
24,039
War debt, 7 per cent.,

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$6,519,492

79,749

450,107

343,939

367,425

$7,759,812

182,316
68,330

350,646

$7,409,166

Avai. assets to meet the annual liab's. of the state:

Bank stock held by the treasu

ry 24,488 shares yielding at 4
per cent. annual revenue,
works,
Do. held by board of public
284 shares Old James River
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The register of voters for the next state election Being of opinion however, that the commercial in- in April, had closed. The Providence Journal claims terests of the United States connected with China re- that the supporters of the legal constitution have a quire, at the present moment, a degree of attention majority of the voters both in the city and state.and vigilance such as there is no agent of this govern- The number registered in Providence is 2,527. The ment on the spot to bestow, I recommend to congress Dorr party rallied all its strength, and will doubtless to make appropriation for the compensation of a poll it in April. That will show who has the major[Sun. commissioner, to reside in China, to exercise a watch-ity. ful care over the concerns of American citizens, and Some very curious developments have been the refor the protection of their persons and property; em- sult, in Rhode Island, of careful enquiries into the powered to hold intercourse with the local authori- actual composition of the vote by which the so-called ties, and ready, under instructions from his govern- "people's constitution" was alledged to have been ment, should such instructions become necessary adopted in December, 1841-that constitution under and proper hereafter, to address himself to the high which Mr. Dorr claims to be the rightful governor. functionaries of the empire, or through them to the At Newport, for instance, it has been discovered that emperor himself. of the 1,202 votes returned as for the constitution, 231 were given by unnaturalized foreigners, 52 by United States soldiers, 5 by minors, and 20 by persons who either were not residents, or were absent from Newport at the time of their alledged voting. Eleven persons, moreover, are found to have voted twice, and it is ascertained that several men are on the list as having voted, who now declare that they did not vote at all. And all this in one town only!

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Annual deficiency,

LIABILITIES.

James River and Kanawha company
bonds, guaranteed by the state,
Old James River company dividends an-
nually guaranteed by the state, 6,720
shares equal to a capital of

Subscription to Balt. and O. R. R. com.

7,409.166 $10,281,686 LOAN-BANKS. The legislature of Virginia in or der to meet deficiencies now existing, or soon to occur, passed an act authorising the treasurer to bor row the sum of $350,000 from the banks. That of ficer transmitted to the house of delegates on Wednesday last the responses of the banks received up to that time. Whilst some of the banks are willing to lend their proportion, others refused to advance any part of the loan. This renders the passage of a new law on the subject necessary-the present one only contemplating a curtailment of five per cent. every sixty days on the loan.

Debts and liab. of the commonwealth

GEORGIA.

The legislature adjourned sine die on the 27th ult. after a session of seven weeks. A law was passed authorising the specie paying banks of the state to issue bills as low as one dollar.

MISSOURI.

Charles F. Mayer, secretary;-and after interchange LEGISLATURE. The Jefferson city correspondent of views, the following resolutions were unanimously of the St. Louis Republican writes under date of adopted: the 15th inst. "A bill to abolish imprisonment for | Resolved, That notwishstanding the long time which debt has passed the senate. It in general and sweep- has intervened between the origin of these claims and VETO. Gov. McDonald put his veto upon the billing terms prevents all imprisonment for debt, on this renewed effort to press them upon the attention which was passed by the legislature, for laying off either mesne or final process. A rogue may easily, of the country, the claimants present have full relithe state into districts for the election of representa- under it, run off with his pockets full of money, and ance upon the justice of their government; and betives to congress, in conformity to the act of con- he cannot be stopped; or he may, after judgment, lieve that the long delay in the admission of the claims gress. His veto message has not yet appeared. live openly in luxury, with his pockets full of mo- has been owing to their not having been brought fulPOLITICAL. The Savannah Georgian states that at ney, and put both creditors and officers at defiance. ly under the consideration of congress. a meeting of the anti-whig members of the Georgia Stay laws, redemption laws, relief laws, valuation legislature, it was decided to make no nomination at laws, and procrastination laws of all kinds, are the present, but to leave the matter to a convention to orders of the day. The senate and house of reprebe held at Baltimore in June next. The meeting, sentatives are both full of them, and excite great athowever, appointed delegates to attend the National tention and debate. They may probably result in a Convention for the nomination of a democratic can- virtual and practical suspension of all law for the didate for president. The delegates are Edward J. collection of debts." Black, David J. Bailey, of Butts, Walter T. Colquitt, Solomon Cohen, Howell Cobb, Mark A. Cooper, Francis H. Cone, John H. Howard, John Lamar, of Bibb, and Charles Spalding. I am not very well acquainted with the sentiments of the delegates on the subject of a nomination, but have generally heard that they are strongly Calhoun.”

The senate have passed a bill to abolish lotteries, and prohibit the sale of lottery tickets in that state.

FLORIDA.

nah Republican, with something over 100 Indians of Tigertail and Ogliarche, we learn from the SavanBalloting for U. S. Senator. We have heretofore their bands, 42 of whom were hearty warriors, found announced the election of T. W. Colquitt, as succes-themselves rather suddenly transferred from terra sor of Mr. Cuthbert, from the 4th March next. We firma to a steamer, a few days since at Tampa, and now furnish the ballotings on the occasion. as suddenly from thence to Horsekey, a picturesque isle, from whence they were to sail on the 3d ult. for 1st 2d 3d 4th New Orleans, en route for the west. 118 127 134 140

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MISCELLANEOUS.

CLAIMS FOR SPOLIATIONS BY FRANCE
PRIOR TO 1800. The claims of American citizens
against France assumed by the general government
are likely to obtain attention in the present session of
congress. Meetings of the claimants have been held
during the past few weeks in several of the cities,
for the purpose of urging their demands and bringing
that body to the consideration of their long neglected
wrongs. In the house of representatives, on the 27th
ult., Mr. Bates presented the following memorial in
relation to them.

To the senate and house of representatives of the United
States in congress assembled:
The undersigned petitioner, an American citizen
and an inhabitant of Northampton, in the common-
wealth of Massachusetts, respectfully represents:

That in the year 1798 he commanded the schooner
Leander, of New York; that when a few days out
from that port, bound to Havana, with a cargo of dry
goods, he was captured by a French privateer and
carried into Cape Francois, where his vessel and car-
go were condemned and sold; that in the autumn of
the same year he commanded the schooner Aurora,
of Baltimore; that when within a few miles of St.
Pierre, Martinique, to which port he was bound with
a cargo of flour, he was captured by two French pri-
vateers, carried into Guadaloupe, and there his ves-
sel and cargo were condemned and sold. That in
the year 1799 he commanded the schooner Port Roy-
al, of Baltimore; that when proceeding on his voyage,
with a cargo of dry goods bound to St. Thomas, he
was captured by a French privateer and carried into
Guadaloupe, where both vessel and cargo were con-
demned and sold.

Resolved, That although the United States would have been warranted in waging war against France for the recovery of the property of these claimants illegally and unjustly seized by the orders or agents of the government of France; yet that their claims now rest on the fact that France offered to indemnify the sufferers fully by paying for the spoliations in question, and that the government refused the indemnity unless coupled with the abrogation of certain treaties which had proved onerous to the U. Statesand the benefit of which abrogation was secured as the equivalent of these claims,

Resolved, That these claimants feel it peculiarly hard that while their government has rigidly and sternly exacted compensation from all other governments upon which the citizens of the U. S. had claims, it has itself been the last to render justice; -thus for itself pursuing a course which in some of the most powerful nations of the earth it has not tolerated.

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COAST SURVEY.

F. R. HASSLER, at present at the head of the coast survey of the United States, was born at Aarau, and has been now for 40 years, a resident and citizen of these states; he was formerly professor and teacher of mathematics at the military academy at West Point, and of other scientific institutions. As early as in Jefferson's administration he formed a plan for the measurement of the extended coast of the United States, which design was rendered in the highest degree necessary from the circumstances of the weather to which the coast is subjected, and of the immense navigation along its length. Its formal proposition, however, remained without being taken up in the then existing circumstances of the country, and was consequently brought forward for the first time in the subsequent administration of Mr. Madison. Having been commissioned by the general government, Mr. Hassler proceeded to England in order to provide himself with the necessary instruments, which were made under his own plan and immediate direction. While still at London, the war between Great Britain and America commenced. Not only was Mr. H. detained as a prisoner of war, but likewise all his excellent and most valuable instruments were confiscated, and he only succeeded by great effort and the favor of those who interceded for him, in liberating himself and saving the instruments for the state. Having returned, the coast survey still remained uncommenced, and he was sent as commissioner on the part of the United States to the frontier state of Maine, in order to determine and lay down, with an engineer on the part of England, (Dr. Fiarks, a German also by birth,) the contested line between the two governments. After the perAnd your petitioner further represents, that he was formance of this work Mr. Hassler detailed in his $12,876,324 11 interested in all the aforesaid cargoes to the aggre-line, and maintained that the United States should, report to congress that which he considered the true 890,425 86 gate amount of ten thousand dollars prime cost, omit- without delay, take immediate possession of the land 772,515 00 ting all reference to other damages incident to his lying on this side of it; for which expression of opin1,383,584 61 several captures: all which he is prepared to substan-ion those opposed to him in congress declared him a 53,000 86 tiate by undeniable proof. 29,200 39 traitor, and as such, wished to have him cashiered, 321,042 05 And your petitioner further represents, that in con- which not only was not done, but his views upon the sequence of these losses and of his bodily infirmities subject were in time adopted by general public opin—being nearly deprived of sight-he is now, at near-ion. In 1817, Mr. Hassler again took up his favorite ly seventy years of age, and for ten years past has scheme, and upon his own means, though very limitbeen, compelled to seek an asylum in the public poored for such an undertaking, began his measurements house. in New Jersey, where he laid down his base line.For the first time, in 1832, in the administration of general Jackson, an appropriation was made by congress for a survey of the coast, and Mr. Hassler was appointed its director.

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Am't of surplus revenue from counties,
Am't of surplus from auditor of state,
Domestic bonds, yet outstanding,
Am't due turnpike companies on subscrip 621,231 84
Indebtedness of the public works to the
sinking fund, rising,
2,000,000 00
$18,747,325 12
And your petitioner further represents, that the
contractors on the public works, 800,000 00 government of the United States received from the
French government remuneration for the losses of
Total,
$19,947,325 12
which he complains about forty years ago; and, con-
In round numbers, twenty millions of dollars, the insequently, that the United States have ever since
terest on which, presumed to average not less than stood indebted to him for the same.
5 per cent., is equal to the sum of $1,100,000! Wherefore your petitioner respectfully asks your
From tolls, fines, water rents, turnpike dividends, honorable body speedily to adopt such measures as
&c., during the past year, the sum of $527,709 53 will secure to him the amount which is justly due
has been received, which is applicable to the pay-him from his own country, so that the shadows of
ment of interest. These revenues will, in future,
probably be increased moderately, but a balance of
over $550,000 will remain to be raised by taxation.
INDIANA.

RELIEF LAW. An unsuccessful attempt has been made in the legislature of this state to repeal the relief law. The senate, by a vote of 36 to 10, delared the repeal inexpedient.

adversity and of sorrow may not continue to follow
him in his descent to the grave. WM. SMITH.

Upon the basis of a plan which, with the purpose of economy, he had laid before congress, viz. of assigning officers of marine, with their appurtenances, to the undertaking, he was discharged; because, as alleged, there would be no need of him, if the business could be performed by the officers of the navy. The work was entrusted to a detachment of such officers, who declared themselves after the lapse of Poor House, Northampton, Mass., Dec. 18, 1842. a year, to be not in circumstances to progress farA meeting of claimants upon the government of ther with the business. In 1834, two years after his the United States for French spoliations on Ame- discharge as superintendent of the survey, in which rican commerce prior to the year 1800, was held interval, as "surveyor of the port of New York," he at the Exchange in Baltimore, agreeably to pub- had established the standard of weights and mealic notice, on 5th December, 1842. Robert Gil-sures for the United States, Hassler was recalled, mor was appointed chairman of the meeting, and and not only his claims upon the general government

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