Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, presented the credentials of William L. Dayton, elected to the senate for the unexpired term of S. L. Southard. Mr. Dayton was duly qualified to serve until the 4th of March, 1845. Mr. Briggs, of Massachusetts, introduced to the Mr. Wise asked that the subject might be post- A resolution was adopted on motion of Mr. Hun- The speaker having announced that a quorum was Mr. Benton gave notice that to-morrow he should introduce a bill to repeal the bankrupt law. Mr. Tallmadge gave notice that on an early day he should introduce a bill to amend the several acts establishing a treasury of the U. States. Messrs. Kerr and King, were appointed to wait on the president, in conjunction with a committee from the house, who soon reported that the president would send in a communication forthwith. Robert Tyler, the private secretary, appeared with the message of the president, which was read by the secretary of the senate. Mr. Kerr moved that the usual number of extra copies be printed-1,500 with the accompanying documents, and 3,500 without. The motion was carried without opposition. Several documents from the treasury department were laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans, of Maine, moved that until otherwise ordered the daily hour of meeting be 12 o'clock, which was carried. The action of the house in reference to the decease of Mr. Williams, of Md., being communicated to the senate, Mr. Kerr, with a brief remark in testimony of respect to the deceased, and the observation that much might be said, if it were necessary to say it, moved that the senators wear the usual badge of mouring for thirty days. The resolution was adopted and the senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MONDAY, DEC. 5. At 12 o'clock the hon. John White, speaker, called the house to order; the roll was called by Mathew St. Clair Clarke, clerk of the house, and the following members answered to their names: Maine. Messrs. Allen, Bronson, Clifford, Fessenden, Littlefield, Lowell, Marshall, Randall. New Hampshire. Messrs. Atherton, Burke, Eastman, Reding, Shaw. Massachusetts. Messrs. Adams, Baker, Borden, Briggs, Burnell, Calhoun, Cushing, Hudson, Parmenter, Saltonstall. Rhode Island. Messrs. Cranston, Tillinghast. Connecticut. Messrs. Boardman, Brockway, Osborne, Smith, Trumbull, Williams. Vermont.. Messrs. Everett, Hall, Mattocks, Slade, Young. New York. Messrs. Babcock, Barnard, Blair, Bowne, Brewster, Childs, Chittenden, J. C. Clark S. N. Clarke, Clinton, Davis, Doig, Egbert, Ferris, Fillmore, C. A. Floyd, J. G. Floyd, Foster, Gordon, Granger, Houck, Hunt, Linn, McClellan, McKeon, Morgan, Patridge, Riggs, Roosevelt, Sanford, Tomlinson, Van Buren, Van Rensselaer, Ward, Wood. New Jersey. Messrs. Ayerigg, Halsted, Maxwell, Randolph, Stratton, York. Mr. Everett, announced his intention to ask leave Some conversation as to order ensued;-the no tice was in order. Mr. Briggs offered the usual resolution for the election of a chaplain-another that members be supplied with such newspapers as they may respectively direct, and a third for the appointment of the usual standing committees-which were scverally adopted. Mr. Tillinghast offered a resolution for the appointment of a joint committee on the library, which was adopted. It being ascertained that the senate would not TUESDAY, DEC. 6. Mr. Taliaferro proposed a reso- Resolved, That the 21st rule for conducting busi- Mr. Wise inquired if the calendar of unfinished Mr. Briggs replied not during the first six days. tion. The question was then put, "shall the main question be now put," and decided by ayes and nays, ayes 84, nays 99. The effect of this negative, was to throw the resolution beyond the power of the house for that day. Mr. J. T. Mason, of Maryland, in a very feeling and appropriate manner, then announced to the house the death of his colleague, James W. Williams, who died suddenly soon after leaving his home for the seat of government on the 2d instant, and to whose merits and integrity, Mr. M. bore testimony-concluding by offering resolutions expressing the sympathy and condolence of the house-to be communicated to his family, and that the members ware crape for thirty days-which was unanimously adopted, and the house immediately adjourned. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7. The following members, in addition to those heretofore noticed, appeared and took their seats, viz: Mr. James Irvin, of Pennsyl vania; Alexander Randall, of Maryland; Augustine H. Shepperd, of North Carolina; Philip Triplett, of Kentucky; Wm. B. Campbell and Cave Johnson, of Tennessee; Wm. W. Payne, of Alabama; Edward Cross, of Arkansas. Mr. J. Q. Adams' resolution to rescind the 21st rule was decided to be first in order. He declared he had no disposition to debate this irritating question so often and so fully debated. After some conversation as to the correctness of the speaker's decision, in which several members partook, Mr. W. C. Johnson moved to lay the whole subject on the table. Mr. Bidlack asked to be excused from votingand attempting to "define his position" was ruled out of order. Mr. Johnson's motion was negatived by ayes and noes, ayes 90, noes 91. The question then recurred, as yesterday, "shall the main question be now put" and was again decided in the negative by ayes 91, nays 93. Mr. Underwood gave notice that he would to-morrow start a point of order as to the correctness of the speaker's decision. The above discussion was interrupted at one of its stages by the announcement of the reception of the president's annual message--which was read, and on motion of Mr. Cushing, 10,000 copies, with the documents, were ordered to be printed. On motion of Mr. Wise, a select committee was appointed on the public printing. Mr. W. C. Johnson gave notice that he would tomembers from speaking more than one hour to one morrow propose to repeal the 31st rule, restricting question. The following notices were given, that leave would be asked the house by which the reception of petitions was department. to provide for the enlistment of boys in the naval By Mr. Barnell,-leave for an addition to the act service, and to extend the enlistment of seamen. certain widows of revolutionary officers and solBy Mr. Mathiot,-for an act granting pensions to diers. Pennsylvania. Messrs. Beeson, Bidlack, C. Brown, constitution of the United States; and I think there tinuance of the Cumberland road through the states By Mr. Thompson,--a bill to provide for the conJ. Brown, Cooper, Edwards, Formance, Gerry, Gus-is no rule of order by which the resolution can be in- of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. tine, Henry, C. J. Ingersoll, J. R. Ingersoll, Irwin, tercepted. I do not wish to debate it; I am willing Jack, James, Keim, McKennan, Marchand, Newhard, Plumer, Ramsey, Read, Russell, Simonton, Snyder, Toland.. Maryland. Messrs. Johnson, Kennedy, Mason. Virginia. Messrs. Barton, Botts, Cary, Gilmer, Harris, Hays, Hopkins, Hubard, Hunter, Jones, Mallory, Powell, Smith, Steenrod, Stuart, Summers, Taliaferro, Wise. North Carolina. Messrs. Arrington, Daniel, Deberry, McKay, Mitchell, Rayner, Rencher, Stanly, Washington. South Carolina. Messrs. Butler, Caldwell, Holmes, Pickens, Rhett, Rogers. Georgia. Messrs. Cooper, Gamble, Warren. Kentucky. Messrs. Boyd, Butler, Davis, Owsley, Sprigg, Thompson, Underwood, White, speaker. Tennessee. Messrs. McClellan, Turney, Watterson, Williams. If the house thinks proper to retain a rule, (which, now. Mr. Wise insisted upon his objection; the question. said he, is, "shall the resolution be received," and I insist that a vote of two thirds is required. Mr. Weller moved to lay the whole subject on the table. The speaker made some explanations-and Mr. Wise made some suggestions as to the order of business,-finally the speaker decided the resolution to be now in order-and the question recurred upon Mr. Weller's motion. The house by yeas and noes decided against laying the subject on the table, ayes 85, nays 93. The question now was upon the adoption of the By Mr. W. W. Irwin,-for an act making appropriations for seven marine hospitals on the western waters. what is the northern boundary of the state of MisBy Mr. Edwards, of Missouri-"a bill declaring souri." By Mr. Harris, of Virginia,-"a bill to repeal so much of the act entitled an act to provide revenue from imports and to change and modify the laws imposing duties on imports, and for other purpeses, as imposes a duty on salt." By Mr. McKeon,-a bill to authorise the warehousing system. By Mr. Barnard,-a bill to provide for the continuation of the improvement of the Hudson river. By Mr. Edwards,-a bill allowing drawbacks on goods exported over land from Missouri and Arkan sas to Santa Fe. Ohio. Messrs. Cowen, Dean, Giddings, Goode, Louisiana. Mr. Dawson. Indiana. Messrs. Thompson, White. Missouri. Messrs. Edwards, Miller. ous question, which the house ordered, yeas 84, Mr. Wise asked if it would be in order to move to By Mr. Steenrod, -"a bill making an appropriation for the Cumberland road west of the city of WheelOhio river." Mr. W. C. Johnson moved that 5,000 copies of a document of the last session relative to the amount of state debts, be printed. Rejected, ayes 57, hves The speaker. Not after the previous question is 88. ordered On motion of Mr. Briggs, the house adjourned. Indies. CHRONICLE. deliver the oration on the occasion. gress from Kentucky, plead guilty, and was sentenced line is 51 miles. It is now about eighteen months since AMERICAN PRESS. The New World. The agent of the New World, at Charleston, S. C. writes to us a piteous The duel took place across the line which divides the letter, in which he states that he had been held to bail state of Pennsylvania and Delaware. The grand jury in the sum of one thousand dollars on the complaint of of Delaware county, Pennsylvania, have indicted Thos. the South Carolina Association for having sold a certain F. Marshall, who it appears stood on their side of the number of our journal, containg a discourse of the late line, and the grand jury of New Castle county. DelaWilliam Ellery Channing on emancipation in the Westware, have indicted both Webb and Marshall. The go- SHIPWRECKS. We have heart rending accounts of the [New World. vernors of those states will, it is supposed, respectively effect of the gale on the eastern coast on the 29th and BANK ITEMS. The Ocmulgee bank at Macon, Geor-demand the parties of the authorities of the respective 30th ult. The schr. James Clark, Beck, of and from St. Johns. N. B. via Portland, for Boston, went on shore on gia, failed on the 25th ult. Its notes fell fifteen per cent. states of which they are citizens, for trial. ELECTRO MAGNETIC LOCOMOTIVE. Under the patron-Rye Beach, N. H. on the night of the 30 h-six passen BUNKER HILL MONUMENT. The directors have resolved to celebrate the completion of that edifice on the age of the Edinburg and Glasgow railway company, gers perished. The bark Isadore, from Kennebeck, for 17th of June, 1843, the sixty-eighth anniversary of the Mr. Davidson, philosophical instrument maker, has been N. Orleans, went ashore on Marfield beach, near Wells, baule which the monument commemorates, and the employed in a series of extensive experiments as to the Maine, and all hands perished, fifteen in number. The eighteenth of the laying of the corner stone. The hon, practicability of applying electro-magnetism for propel names of thirty or forty vessels that suffered, are insertDaniel Webster has been invited and has consented to ling trains along the line of a railway. A machine ed in the Boston papers of Thursday. From abroad containing six powerful batteries, huge magnetic coils, we have also a frightful list of disasters. The British and three large magnets fastened on each of two revoly. East Indian Reliance, capt. Green, of 1500 tons, with a CATHOLIC BISHOP. It is announced that the Rev. Dr. ing cylinders, through which pass the axles of the driv- cargo of 1,884 748 lbs. of tea, was wrecked and went to O'Connor, pastor of the church of St. Paul's in Pittsing wheels, has been constructed and tested in one of pieces on the coast off Meriemont, (France,) on the night hurg, has been appointed Roman Catholic bishop of the carriage sheds, in presence of the directors. The of the 11th Nov. She had on board 75 Englishmen, 27 ponderous machine, weighing between five and six tons, Chinese, and 20 Dutchmen, in all 122 souls, of whom Charleston, in the place of bishop England, deceased. was instantly set in motion on the immersion of the me- only 10 were saved! The Calcutta and Bonibay insurCOAL TRADE. Notwithstanding the general depres- tallic plates into the troughs containing a solution of ance offices suffered. A tremendous gale and thunder sion of business, much that would otherwise have been sulphuric acid. One curious phenomenon connected storm occurred at Table Bay, South Africa, on the 27th consumed, the coal regions of Pennsylvania have sent to with the motion of this new and ingenious instrument, August. Next morning the inhabitants of Cape Town market this year nearly 100,000 tons more than during was the extent and brilliancy of the repeated electric discovered the wreck of the splendid British ship of the 1541, although there was an overstock on hand of 100,000 flashes which accompanied the action of the machinery. line, Abercrombie, Robinson, of 1,415 tons, from Lontons at the commencement of this season. The navi The motion produced, though not rapid, was such as don. About 300 yards from her was the convict ship gation having closed, the accounts will shortly be made clearly to establish the principle that this agent is adapted Waterloo, which, within sight and almost within stone's up-meantime the Miners' Journal furnishes the follow- to the purpose of locomotion; as a substitute for the throw of thousands of spectators on shore, gave a leeing as an approximation to the truth. All present expressed themselves satisfied with lurch among the breakers, and after two or three heavy the results of this the first experiment on the subject on rolls, her three masts went by the board with a tremendous crash-the hatches burst open-the convicts rusha large scale. [Edinburg Witness. ed upon deck; the scene was awful-parting embraces FOURIERISM. Amongst the items of the day we find were distinctly seen-each succeeding sea swept its dothe principles of FOURIER about to be tested by an expe- zen or more victims from the wreck. No assistance riment in McKean county, Pennsylvania. The Pitts could reach them. It was a dreadful sight--within burg Morning Post says, "the association is composed of one hour and a half not a particle of the wreck was left; Germans, and is situated about twelve miles from Smith-out of 330 souls on board, 250 met a watery grave. port, where they have thirty-seven thousand acres of land. They have cleared six hundred acres, and given two hundred under contract; a steam saw mill is in operation, and a grist mill will soon be erected. Mr. Ginal, a Universalist preacher, in Philadelphia, is the founder. The society has branches all over the United States, and there will be in a short time a large number of Germans settled, and in full operation to turn the woods into blooming fields of wheat and rye. We are told that several Germans from this city have moved there, and appear highly pleased with the change in their mode of living." Schuylkill, Lackawana, Lehigh, Pinegrove, Shamokin, Increase in 1342, 1841. 1812. Tons. 543.835 Tons. 554.692 92,317 100,000 Thus has closed one of the most disastrous seasons we have ever experienced in this region. Owing to the unsettled state of the currency and trade, the prices have been such as to render the business a very unprofitable one to all those engaged in it here. We sincerely hope that we may never again witness the same trials and difficulties, and that another season may bring us better prices and a healthier trade." CEMENT. Mr. Jeffrey has discovered a new cement said to be much cheaper and better than glue, it is composed of shellac and Indian rubber dissolved in Naptha. A number of experiments were tried with it in England. In one of them, two pieces of teak, an oily African wood, very difficult to unite by glue, were cemented with this substance, and afterwards a force of twenty-one tons applied without separating the pieces. Heavy oak plank, eight inches thick, were glued together and fired at repeatedly by well charged and pointed cannon. The shot tore the wood, but did not affect the cement. A six inch hole was the bored into the plank and a shell exploded within it. The wood was torn to shivers, but the cement remained unharmed. If it really possesses such adhesive power, it will prove a valuable discovery. COTTON MARKET—Liverpool, Nov. 18. In consequence of the news received by the Britannia, of a probability of large crops of cotton, our market has been less ac tive, though large quantities are offering. The sales today amount to 3.500 bales, with prices the same as before. The sales of the week amount to 26,730 bales, of which 2.000 American have been taken on speculation, and 150 American, 50 Maranham and 200 Surat for export. There are announced for auction on Friday next, 760 Sea Islands, 420 stained do, and 360 West India. The prices declared to day by the committee of brokers, for fair American, are as follows, viz: Bowed 51d; Mobile 54d, and New Orleans 53 per lb. American provision market, Liverpool, Nov. 18. United States mess beef, in bond, per bbl. 24a25; prime 17a24; mess pork in bond 30a35; prime 25a29; fine lard, in kegs 45a47; ordinary 40a42. Corn market, Liverpool, Nov. 18. Having an unusu ally slender attendance of buyers at our corn exchange to-day all qualities of English, Irish, and foreign wheats, were indiscriminately offered at a decline of Id to 24 per 70.b. from the reduced rates of Tuesday, and very few sales effected. All descriptions of flour likewise moved off slowly, but prime qualities of British, as well as foreign, being less plentiful, prices remained unvaried. American corn is quoted 32a33c. per bbl. duty paid. DEATHS. During the week ending the 3d inst.. at N. York 142, of which 42 were under two years of age, and 23 were of consumption. At Philadelphia 95, of which 30 were under 1 year of age, 11 were colored perAt Baltimore, 50, of sons-13 cases were stillborn." which 14 were under 1 year of age-11 were free co steam. FLOUR. The N. York Express says. "The sudden advance in flour in New York city, of full seventy-five cents, viz, from $4 25 to $5, has been caused by the small receipts during the past month, and the unexpected closing of the canal; by which at least a hundred and fifty thousand barrels have been stopped on their way." At Philadelphia $4.50. At Baltimore $4 25 a $4 37; The inspections of the week consisted of 12 292 bbls., and 1,070 half bbls. Price at Cincinnati $2 62. MORMONS. Joseph Smith, the leader of this sect, has OSWEGO, N. Y. A fire took place here last week PITTSBURG CAST STEEL FURNACE. The work is in STEAMBOAT. The steamboat Erie, on her passage from Detroit to Port Huron, encountered ice in Lake St. Clair, and sunk in nine feet water. The passengers were compelled to walk four miles through a swamp to the town of Belvidere. STEAMERS. The Acadia left Boston for Liverpool on the evening of the 2d inst. She took out 20 passengers, and about 14,000 letters, and 40 bushels of newspapers. The steamer Gen. Pratt, from N. Orleans for St. Louis, with 500 German emigrants, and a full freight of goods, took fire 12 miles below Memphis, on the 25th ult. and burnt to the water's edge. The iron chest with $17,000 belonging to merchants in St. Louis, was saved, but the books and a large sum of money were destroyed. No lives lost. The Amaranth steamer struck a rock near the mouth of St. Mary's river on the 24th ult., and sunk. TOBACCO. The importations last week in Baltimore consisted of 239 hhds. Maryland, 32 Ohio, 3 Virginia and 25 Kentucky-total 302. No change in prices or demand. WATCHES. Made by Machinery. "Some discoveries for the more speedy manufacture of watches have been, for some time past, occupying the attention of scientific and wealthy men, and have at last been taken up by the great west end firm of Howell & James, Regent street.Some gentleman has been devoting twenty years of his life to the inventions, whereby he is now enabled, by a variety of machines to construct an incredible number of watches, of every variety of size, in a day!! By one machine 300 perfect plates can be produced in one day; and by five machines, also centre, third,and fourth wheel, crossed, polished, and cut, with balances for 300 movements. By another, 300 pinions are cut and rounded; another drills the holes, the tapping, screw-holes, &c., planting the depths and escapements. Four other ma chines will make pivots for 50 movements a day. Twen ty, other machines for every description of work connected with watch-making, make up the set. The best chro nometer-makers in London, after having inspected the whole of the machines, and seen them work, and carefully examined the products, have declared that every part produced by them is far superior to anything that has been or can be produced by other means at the present RED RIVER. The Red river Whig publishes a memo-day." indicted in N. York, for leaving the state with intent to mouth rail road is figh: a duel with Thomas F. Marshall, member of contravel on the 22d ult. [London Journal Com THE BIBLE IN MEXICO. Mr. Thompson agent of the British Bible society, writes from the city of Mexico 7th September last that one effect of the few thousand copies he had previously distributed in that country, was in exciting an interest and demand for the Bible heretofore unknown there. Of one edition, 1,000 copies at $25 each had been sold. "The excitement has even manifested itself in getting up a splendid edition of the scriptures, and in a new and improved version, in this city, accompanied with ample notes, and valuable dissertations. This work would do honor to any country, and much more to this, under its present circumstances. It consists of twenty-five volumes in royal octavo, besides a folio volume of plates and maps. The price in boards is $132; there were upwards of seven hundred subscribers to this work; and the translators were chiefly four or five The Portland, Saco, and Ports-priests here. This is the first bible printed either in Mex now completed, and was open for ico or in all Spanish America, and truly forms an era to The distance through the whole them of a most important kind.” FIFTH SERIES.-No. 16.—Vo1- XÍIỈ.] BALTIMORE, DECEMBER 17, 1842. THE PAST-THE PRESENT--FOR THE FUTURE. [VOL. LXIII.-WHOLE NO. 1,629. PRINTED AND Published, everY SATURDAY, BY JEREMIAH HUghes, Editor AND PROPRIETOR, AT FIVE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN advance. CONTENTS OF NO. 16, VOL. 13. I am able to inform you, that it is the intention of the representative privilege, whilst it avoids the FOREIGN AFFAIRS. M. Guizot to abrogate them because the only chance shock of what might otherwise amount to a political WESTERN COAST OF N. AMERICA, and relations with of safety for the French cabinet is the abolition revolution. Mexico. forever of the right of search. FOREIGN ARTICLES. FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN. Extract of a letter from the Paris correspondent of the London Morning Post. A GREAT DAY FOR CANADA-OPENING OF THE ST. If our view of the matter be correct, this new body is not intended to be subdivided, at least for the present; it is essentially a council, not an estate, and its powers will be effective just in proportion to its approach to unanimity. It is a noble and it is a prudent beginning of popular and constitutional government; it will tend to make the Royal house of Prussia still more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and so powerfully will it strike upon the minds of those who live in adjacent countries, as to hasten the coming of the time,-an inevitable consummation-when representative governments shall be general, if not universal. Although one of the largest steamboats afloat, the The first meeting of the new Prussian assembly Highlander met with no difficulty in passing through took place at Berlin on the 18th October; the memthe canal or locks. She left the mouth of the canal bers were severally introduced to the king, in the A courier arrived from London, and brought M. yesterday, and ascended the rapids between that and morning; the session was opened by Count Von ArGuizot the news that the protocol for the ratifica- Prescott, with the greatest ease. nim, minister of the interior; and the evening of the tion of the treaty for December 20th had been con- When the city authorities heard of the Highland-day was celebrated in a most magnificent manner, cluded at the foreign office, on Monday the 7th ult. er's arrival, the acting mayor and corporation went by a dinner given by his majesty to the members, by the representatives of the powers signing the on board in a body and congratulated capt. Stearns concluding by their adjourning to the queen's drawtreaty, at the formal demand of the French ambas- on the event. The authorities then invited the cap- ing rooms. Thus happily and wisely has popular sador. I am enabled to furnish you on good autho- tain of the boat, capt. Whipple, the managing pro- government been introduced in Prussia; a sagacious rity, with the following circumstances which pre-prietor, and such of the forwarding merchants as monarch and his ministers will watch the "signs of ceded this diplomatic formality. were present, to the British American Hotel, where the times," and, promptly meeting or anticipating lunch was prepared, during the discussion of which the desires of the people, thereby render more gramany complimentary toasts were drunk, and sev-cious the privileges which would otherwise be claimeral good speeches made. The Highlander will ed in the progress of public opinion. depart on her return home on Thursday. Gov. GENERAL BAGOT continues so much indispo- About a fortnight since, M. Guizot commissioned M. de St. Aulaire to forward a note to lord Aberdeen, announcing to the cabinet of St. James that the political position of the French cabinet was such that M. Guizot would not be able to ratify the treaty of December 20th. The wish expressed by the chamber of deputies in the vote of February 24th was so precise and formal and clearly expressed, that the French cabinet would not dare to appear Every friend of representative government and of again before the chamber without having conformed limited rule will rejoice at the progress which the to the wish expressed in the Lefevre amendment. principles of such government are making throughWhen M. de St. Aulaire gave this note to lord Aber-out all civilized nations. That of Prussia in pardeen, his lordship replied to the French ambassador, ticular offers a noble and heart-stirring example, that the British government would be compelled to return M. Guizot a note couched in the same terms as that which he had forwarded, and that M. Guizot had so far engaged himself to ratify the treaty that it would be impossible for him to withdraw; for (said lord Aberdeen), if M. Guizot had merely signed such a treaty with England, the affair would be less complicated, but M. Guizot had joined England in requesting the great northern powers to conclude the the treaty in question with France and England, consequently, if the French cabinet refused to ratify the treaty which it had proposed itself to the great northern powers, they would have a right to reproach England for having joined France in a proposition which France now refuses to accept, and thus England will be compromised with the great northern powers in consequence of the refusal of France to ratify the treaty. Lord Aberdeen than explained to M. de St. Aulaire that the reply of the British government to M. Guizot's note must necessarily contain a formal disapproval of his conduct, and did not hesitate to say that he should lay this reply before the house of commons; for, (said lord Aberdeen), if M. Guizot thought to strengthen his parliamentary position by refusing to ratify the treaty, the English cabinet also must take measures for its own justification to the English parliament. His lordship then urged M. de St. Aulaire to withdraw the note which he would consider as not having been presented to him; and to inform M. Guizot, that the better way to avoid complicating the question would be, to demand, in a simple note, without producing any reasons, that the protocol, should be closed, which had remained open for ratification on the part of France. By simply demanding the closing of the protocol without assigning any motives, M. Guizot would not have to fear any embarrassing reply from the English cabinet, and the question would be thus cut short without any difficulty. which, like a mighty pulsation will carry its effects [New York Albion. INDIA. Rumor says that Akbar Khan has fled with all the prisoners from Cabul to Bamecan, where he intended to confine them in an inaccessible fort nearly seventy miles distant. The cholera had made its appearance among the British troops, and many had died. The accounts in England from Bombay by the last arrival, were to October 1st. It appears that the determination of the government to advance and again take possession of Cabul, even for a short time, had given general satisfaction. One object appears to be the rescue of the prisoners in the hands of Akbar Khan. Gen. Nott left Candahar on August 10, and moved in the direction of Ghuzni and Cabul, 320 miles distant, with 7000 men, 21 cannon, 8000 camels, and 40 days provision, forming a train 12 miles long. Latest accounts left him 150 miles on the route. Gen. England, with the remainder of the troops at Candahar, 4000 in number, fell back in an opposite direction to Quettah 140 miles, where he arrived on August 26th, without having encountered any obstacles. This force was escorted by Timour To understand this properly, it may be well to Shah, son of Shah Soojah, and is expected to remain glance at the construction of this deliberative coun- at Quettah till 10th Sept., and then to descend in cil. The kingdom of Prussia is an union of several three divisions by the defile of Bolan, to the Scinde. smaller states which have successively been added to Major gen. sir C. Napier, who left Bombay in Septhe dominion of the House of Brandenburg. In each tember, will then take the command in place of gen. of these states (Staende) the provincial business has England. Gen. Pollock had marched from Jellalabeen carried on by representative members, but the bad on August 20, and reached Gundamuk 30 miles whole being under the final control of the king. The distant on the 23d, where a depot of provisions was advantage as well as the popularity of a measure preparing, when this army would continue its route which should combine the wisdom of the states and for Cabul, 50 miles of the road to which is through the power of the ruler in one system of legislation, barren rocky mountains. They were expected to was understood by the late king of Prussia, and it is resume their march on Sept. 6. Prince Futteh Jung, now carried into execution by his wise and benevo- second son of Shah Soojah, made his appearance in lent successor. The provincial governments, being, the camp at Gundamuk on Aug. 28th, attended by a as we have said, representative, appoint their seve-couple of horsemen, having narrowly escaped from ral committees from their distinct collective assem- his prison at Cabul, where he was kept in confineblies, who are to repair to the capital upon being ment by Akbar. It was feared that the latter had summoned by the king, and to form there a delibe- removed his English prisoners to Balkh or Bockhara, rative national council. where they would be beyond the reach of rescue. Two or three things however are observable with respect to this institution; first, it has not a charter of establishment, but simply appears as a present grace; not but that being once introduced it will establish itself; and the manner of its origin has all the character of a boon; secondly, the committees of states are called together, not for the discussion of general matters, nor to propose or forward the M. Guizot followed the advice of lord Aberdeen general legislation of the country, but expressly to in withdrawing his first note; and then, a week since, be consulted upon specified subjects. In the present forwarded to the English cabinet another note, in case those subjects are, 1. The details relative to which he demanded, without assigning any explana- promised reductions in the public taxes; 2. The estion, the closing of the protocol which actually took tablishment of a comprehensive system of rail roads; place on Monday last. Thus the non-iatification of 3. The enactment of a law for the regulation of prithe treaty of December 20th is now forever con- vate rivers. By this limitation of business there is summated. It remains to be known whether the a tacit assertion of the original power of the king, treaties of 1831 and 1833 will be maintained or not. and thus the way is paved for a gradual extension of Vol.XIll-Sta. 16. Lord Ellenborough arrived on Sept. 10 at Simla, near Lahore, and it was thought that Shere Singh would be removed by him from the sway of the Sikhs, and the British substituted: this to be effected by the army under Pollock, on his return from Cabul. YUCATAN. The Mexican expedition that lately sailed for Yucatan, landed within a few leagues of Campeachy on the 1st November. Merida papers of the 15th state that large bodies of troops had left that city to succor the beleaguered port. The expedition was accompanied by many of the female sex from Vera Cruz and its neighborhood for the purpose of beholding their martial feats. Yucatanese spies, reported that the Mexican ge neral Morales, was dangerously ill, and that the tra The force of the squadron will be a 50 gun frigate, entire change of officers at Monterey, and in fac four brigs of from 18 to 28 guns, two steamers with that there will be a thorough change throughout, the four carronades and a 68 Paixhan each, and several Californians being ejected and Mexicans put in their schooners. The only force possessed by the Hayti- places. The powers that yet be, appeared to take it ens is said to be a sloop of war, mounting 24 guns. very calmly, and would no doubt go out without a As the Spanish government seems to have taken the struggle. insult of the Haytiens much to heart, the result of the expedition will be looked for with interest. TEXAS. There appears to be no doubt now of the loss of the Texan schooner of war San Antonio, in the furious gale of the 5th and 7th of September. She was last seen off San Louis on the 2d September and has never been heard of since. She was built in Baltimore, was a very fine vessel of 140 tons, mounted all told. The following letter from an intelligent sea cap tain, returned from the Pacific ocean, was published several months ago: tor Valay, would probably be shot, for having given false information respecting the affairs of Yucatan. The Merida Siglo contains bulletins No. 1, 2, and 3, of the Yucatan army, commanded by Colonel Gamboa. Bulletin No. 1, dated at Campeachy, November 11th, says: "The enemy being posted at Humul, about a league from Lema, sent a detachment to penetrate to the right of the road, but our skirmishers made it take flight shamefully. Deserters from the Mexicans come in daily. Bulletin No. 2, dated at Campeachy Nov. 12: Between 8 and 9 o'clock this morning, the enemy were attacked at Humul, and completely routed by a detachment of the Yucatecan troops under colonel Gamboa, who had only five men wounded. The loss of the Mexicans ex-seven twelve pounders and had a crew of 57 persons, which have come to my knowledge from personal ceeded 40 killed or wounded, besides many deserters. Bulletin No. 3, dated on the 13th inst. makes the Mexican loss the day before amount to 70 men and 3 officers, besides a considerable number wounded. A despatch from General Lemos, commanding the Yucatan forces at Campeachy, states that six Mexican vessels of war, including two steamers, had anchored off Lema. The Yucatecan gun boats had retired under the guns of fort St. Ferdinand. A detachment of 400 men had been stationed at St. Miguel to defend the road at that point. The rest of the Yucatecan army was encamped at St. Roman. Some deserters from the Mexican vessels and troops presented themselves in Campeachy on the 13th instant. Her officers were Wm. Seegers, lieut. com. of credit. MEXICO-CALIFORNIA--NORTHWEST Boston, May 1, 1842. SIR: Thinking it may be interesting or important to you to know of some of the late operations and present plans of the British Hudson's bay company, in the North Pacific ocean, I beg leave to present to your notice some facts in relation to the same, and observation, or from sources entitled to the fullest All that extensive line of coast comprehending the Russian possessions on the northwest coast of Ame. rica, from Mount St. Elias south to the latitude of 54 deg. 40 min. north, (the last being the boundary line between the Russian and American territories.) together with the sole and exclusive right or privilege of frequenting all ports, bays, sounds, rivers, &c. within said territory, and establishing forts and trading with the Indians, has been leased or granted by the Russian American fur company to the British Hudson's bay company, for the term of ten years from January, 1842: and for which the latter are to pay annually, four thousand fur seal skins, or the va lings each-say £6,400 sterling, or $30,720. Private letters of the same date mention that se- and of the satisfactory progress of negotiations in lue thereof in money, at the rate of thirty-two shil veral deserters from the Mexican lines had joined the Yucatanese. They state that the troops of the Mexicans, consisting of about 4,000 men, were disgusted with the war. The schooner Freeland arrived at N. Orleans on the 2d inst. from Campeachy, having left that city on the 23d ult. The N. Orleans Bee says: "We learn from letters received by a gentleman of New Orleans, that a general engagement has taken place (since the battle of Humul), a short distance from Campeachy, in which nearly the whole Mexican and Yucatan forces were opposed to each other. The Mexican army drew off after a loss of two hundred killed and wounded. The Yucatanese loss was one hundred and fifty in killed and wounded. This engagement was considered so far decisive as to establish the opinion that the Mexicans could not subdue Yucatan with the force they have now in the field. The president's message very agreeably confirmed reports which had just reached us, of the adjustment of part of our claims against Mexico, relation to the remainder. A war, of course, is no longer apprehended. The extreme sensitiveness evinced in some directions at what was certainly prudent precaution in our executive, in relation to the disposition of the disposable forces of the country in the prior condition of affairs, will now no doubt subside, as the proof of their pacific disposition is manifested. world. In the above named lease the Russians have, however, reserved to themselves the island of Sitka, or New Archangel; in which place, you probably are aware, the Russians have a large settlement the depot and head quarters of their fur trade with the shore westward of Mount St. Elias. All the trading Fox islands, Aleutian islands, and the continental If Rumor were not too sportive a jade to be cre- establishments of the Russians lately existing at dited, we are not only to have peace with Mexico, Tumgass-Stickene, and other places within said terbut according to the authority of letters from the ritory, leased to the Hudson's bay company, have of city of Mexico, inserted in the New Orleans Tropic, consequence been broken up. Thus the Hudson's we are likely to have California ceded to the United bay company, not content with monopolizing the States in settlement of the balance of our claims heretofore profitable trade of the Americans, of supupon that republic. This, if true, would be no trifl-plying the Russian settlements on the northwest ing addition to our possessions upon the Pacific. coast, have now completely cut them off also from The peninsula of California extends from lat. 210 to all trade with the most valuable fur regions in the lat. 320 N., a ridge of lofty mountains extending from north to south along its centre. Its greatest width, from the ocean to the head of the gulph of California in lat 320 N., is about 150 miles. North California extends from the peninsula of California to the United States territory of Oregon, in lat. 420 N. Hence both Californias embrace a sea coast on the Pacific of 20 degrees of temperate zone, and With the doings of the Hudson's bay company at having, it is said, some of the best harbors. North Puget's Sound and the Columbia river, you are doubt. California is yet an almost unexplored region. Santa less fully informed; those, however, lately commenc The British have raised the blockade they were Fe, with which our traders occasionally communi- ed by them in California will admit of my saying a maintaining at St. Juan de Nicaragua. cate from St. Louis, by caravans, has been the west- few words. AFRICA. ern limit of our intercourse in that direction and is The brig Atlanta, Capt. Brown, arrived at Phila-situated not far from the borders of North California. delphia, has brought the Liberia Herald to the 21st To balance the rumors of this region being transof October. fered to the United States, another rumor reaches us Capt. Simes, of the American barque Roderick at the same time, though from a different direction, Dhu, made an attempt to punish some of the natives that a British squadron now in the Pacific is on its who massacred the crew of the Mary Carver. He cap-way to take possession of California for queen Victotured one of the ringleaders, who is now in custody ria,-according to some secret provisions between at Cape Coast Castle. After he was taken, he ac- Mexico and Great Britain. knowledged his participation in the crime, and that he shared largely in the plunder. The city of Campeachy had not sustained any especial damage from the bombardment of the Mexican fleet. The steamer Champion and the schooner Anna Maria, the latter owned by J. W. Zacharia, esq. of New Orleans, had been captured by the Mexican navy, in attempting to enter the port of Campeachy. CENTRAL AMERICA. Credit is due Capt. S. for detaining the culprit, and the readiness he showed in furnishing the evidence in his power. Capt. Brown, of the Atlanta, was most brutally attacked by some natives at Selbra Croo, where he had gone to land boards and rice, from Cape Palmas, for the Presbyterian mission. He was knocked down, and considerably injured; by the aid of a few friends among the natives, he was saved. The natives are very troublesome, and the constant presence of some public vessel is required; though it is reported that the natives of Half Bereby, who heard the Vandalia was going to punish them, have declared they do not fear an American man of war, and "should another unarmed vessel come along, we will take that too." CUBA AND HAYTI. Meantime, it is most likely that Mexico has very little disposition to be so dismembered by either of those powers. She is at this moment making spirited exertions to reclaim her dominion over Yucatan; and all eyes are turned towards Campeachy, which, at the last dates from thence, was threatened by a Mexican army of five or six thousand men under general Morales. An action was fought on the 12th November between the Mexican and Yucatan forces, in which, it is said, the former were worsted. Should the Mexicans triumph in this expedition, there is every probability that the victorious army will join the forces upon the borders of Texas, and once more attempt an invasion of that republic. With the view of exhibiting the condition of affairs in relation to our north western possessions, we insert below several extracts that have relation thereto-in addition to which, may be noted the fact that A letter from Havana of the 20th ult., published the French government have taken possession of two in the New Orleans Tropic, states that an expedition of the Marquesas islands in the route of navigation has been fitted out at Havana against St. Domingo. between the Panama and the Sandwich islands and It appears that the Haytiens some time since sent out East Indies, and are about to fortify them. a small armed vessel, which, after cruising about, A letter received in Boston, says the Advertiser of put into Porto Rico, where she was taken possession the 10th inst., dated San Diego, California, August of by the authorities. The Haytiens, in retaliation, 28, reports the arrival there, on the day previous, of fitted out a corvette and captured several Spanish a brig from San Blas, having on board a new governor merchantmen. On receipt of this news a steamer for California. His name is Micheterreno. Three was despatched to order the Spanish cruisers to re- transports, with four hundred troops on board, sailed pair to St. John's, Porto Rico, and the frigate Isabel from San Blas, in company with the brig, and were 11, and a brig were sent from Havana to join them. hourly expected. It is added that there was to be an Whether the arrangements made between the Russians and English, above alluded to, are conformable to the treaties existing between the United States on the one part, and those nations respectively on the other, I leave to your better knowledge to deter mine. At San Francisco they purchased a large house, as a trading establishment and depot for merchandise; and they intend this year to have a place of the same kind at each of the principal ports in Upper California. Two vessels are building in London, intended for the same trade-that is, for the coasting trade; and after completing their cargoes, to carry them to England. These things, with others, give every indication that it is the purpose of the Hudson's bay company to monopolize the whole hide and tallow trade of the coast of California—a trade which now employs more than half a million of American capital. At the Sandwich Islands the company have a large trading establishment, and have commenced engag ing in the commerce of the country, with evident designs to monopolize it, if possible, and to drive off the Americans, who have heretofore been its chief creators and conductors. I have been informed by one of the agents of the Hudson's bay company, that the agricultural and commercial operations of the English at Puget's sound, Columbia river, California, and Sandwich islands, are carried on, not actually by the Hudson's bay company, but by what may be termed a branch of it-by gentlemen who are the chief members and stockholders of said company, and who have associated themselves under the firm of Pelly, Simpson, & Co., in London, and with a capital of more than $15,000,000! Seeing these companies, then, marching with iron footsteps to the possession of the most valuable por tion of country in the northern Pacific; and consider ing, too, the immense amount of their capital, the number, enterprise, and energy of their agents, and the policy pursued by them, great reason is there to fear that American commerce in that part of the world must soon lower its flag. But, sir, it is to be hoped that our government will soon do something to NATIONAL FINANCES. The annual report of the secretary of the treasury was communicated to congress on the 15th inst., and will be inserted in our next number. break up the British settlements in the Oregon terri-ard, and Alberto Griffith, came passengers in the this amount from the total of payments made, and tory, and thereby destroy the source from which now Dale, on their way to the United States, the former we have $4,235,052 11 as the amount paid during emanate the most dire evils to American interests in as bearer of despatches, and the two latter on account the year towards the ordinary current expenses of the western world. In the endeavor to bring about of ill health. the year-all of which, however, have not yet been that desirable object you have done much; and every We sailed from Callao 7th instant, in company paid. The post master expresses the opinion that friend to his country, every person interested in the with the frigate United States, (Commodore Jones' the receipts will cover the expenses of the year. commerce of the Pacific, must feel grateful for the flag ship,) and sloop of war Cyane; but we separatvaluable services rendered them by you. With great ed from them, and bore up for this port, on the 7th respect, your obedient servant, day out. Just previously to our departure, two BriHENRY A. PRICE. tish ships of war, the razee Dublin and the sloop of Hon. Lewis F. Linn, Senator of the United States, Wash- war Champion, sailed from Callao on secret service. ington. Of course, this mysterious movement of Admiral Thomas, elicited a thousand conjectures as to the destination of his squadron; the most probable of which seemed to be, that he was bound for the north west coast of Mexico, where, it is surmised, a BriTHE CALIFORNIAS. Much importance was at-tish station is to be located, in accordance with a tached, and very justly, to rumors brought from secret convention between the Mexican and English Mexico by the Virginia Antoinette, three or four governments. And it is among the on dits in our squadays ago, that the English had purchased from Mex-dron, that the frigate United States, the Cyane, and ico a good portion of the provinces of California. the Dale, are to rendezvous as soon as practicable at The constant accessions made by England to her Monte Rey, to keep an eye upon John Bull's moveterritory in North America, of course excite much ments in that quarter. attention, and no slight degree of alarm. This California purchase, however, is no new affair. The facts of the case are these, as we glean from correct sources of intelligence. In relation to the rumored increase of accessions that Great Britain was disposed to make upon our frontier in that quarter, the N. Orleans Picayune some time ago published the following: The debt due from Mexico to English bondholders has been calculated at about £10,000,000 sterling, the interest upon the original debt having been, for some time, unpaid. In April, 1834, it was proposed to the bondholders, through Messrs. Lizardi & Co.; the authorised agent of the Mexican government, that a new consolidated fund, at 5 per cent. should be created, into which the former debt should, in part, be invested. The more important terms upon which this was to be effected were, that the bonds issued at 5 per cent. should, with the interest due on them, be estimated at par, and those issued at 6 per cent: with the interest due, at 112 for every 100. The new bonds were to be taken for one-half of the existing debt. The other half was to be discharged by land warrants for land in the departments of Texas, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Sonora and California, at the rate of 4 acres for one pound sterling. The warrants were separately not to be for less than 400 acres, nor for more than 10,000 acres of land. The establishment of a British post at that point would be so hazardous to the peace and security of our frontier, and so manifestly detrimental to the interests of the whole union, that commodore Jones doubtless conceives he would be derelect in the discharge of the responsible powers vested in him by the government, were he not to use every means within the scope of his command to frustrate, if possible, so dangerous an encroachment on the western border of our territories. It is certain we are to make a very brief stay here, and are to sail hence for Monte Rey, where we expect to meet the flag ship and the Cyane. The receipts, ascertained of the three first quarters, and estimated of the fourth quarter of the year, including loans and treasury notes, amount to $34,502,000, besides the balance on hand of $230,000. The expenditures including $7,856,400 for redemption of treasury notes, amount to $34,503,000. The estimated receipts of the half year ending 1st July next, including loans and treasury notes to amount of $5,538,000, is $14,588.113. The estimated expenditures of same period, $10,381,186, of which $605,000 is for interest on debt and treasury notes. The receipts of the fiscal year ending 1st July 1844, are estimated at $18,850,000, under existing enactments. The expenditures for the same period, $20,945,498. The balance remaining in the treasury on the 30th June 1843, is estimated at $3,731,369. The balance remaining in the treasury on the 30th June 1844, at $1,635,871. posed. THE ARMY. The secretary states, however, that since this report was prepared, the expenditures of the fourth quarter of the present year, it is ascertained, will fall considerably below his estimates, and consequentThe squadron rendezvoused in the harbor of Co-ly the balance in treasury will be more than he supquimbo, (Chili) in July; and after a few days relaxation for the crew, sailed thence on the 28th day of that month. During our run down to Callao, a great variety of sea manoeuvres and fleet evolutions were, by direction of the commodore, performed by the different ships. These performances were highly interesting to all, and especially instructive to the younger class of officers. Indeed, the commodore seems, notwithstanding he has so recently assumed the command, to have rendered his squadron a "school of practice," from which even officers of high grade have derived instruction. American vessels of war, on this station, have seldom, if ever, been put through NATIONAL AFFAIRS. TREASURY NOTES. The amount outstanding, as reported by the treasurer on the 1st December, 1842, consisted, Of those issued under the act of 31st In the annual report of the secretary of war, just communicated to congress, and which our readers will find inserted at large in this number, it will be seen that that officer is progressing with the organization of his department according to the determination expressed by congress at their last session, susceptible of. towards the economy which a peace establishment is By the act of August, 1842, the rank and file of the army was directed to be reduced 3,920 men,leaving a regular force authorised by law, of, 717 commissioned officers, 17 storekeepers, 250 enlisted for ordnance service, and 7,590 non-com'd officers, musicians and privates, 20 chaplains and schoolmasters, and an ordnance sergeant for each military post; besides, clerks, forage masters, wagon masters, &c. employed from time to time. $3,764,789 88 The reduction of the army to the above numbers In August, 1837, the English bondholders accept. ed this offer, subject to certain modifications of the terms, relating to the portion of the debt to be discharged through the land warrants. For this portion of the debt, it was proposed, that deferred bonds should be issued, upon which interest should commence, to be payable October 1, 1847, which should be receivable in payment of lands in the departments of Texas, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Sonora and California, at the choice of the purchaser, and that for the payment of the whole debt, one- Of those issued prior to 31st January, sixth part of the custom-house duties of the ports of 1842, Vera Cruz and Tampico, should be irrevocably ap-Of those issued under the act of 31st propriated. The Mexican government also propos- January, 1842, ed to hypothecate 100,000,000 acres of land in the departments mentioned, for the payment of the whole debt. It was on the other hand asked, that it should, in addition, hypothecate 25,000,000 of acres having the nearest communication with the Atlantic, and which might appear best suited for colonization from abroad-these lands to be specially and exclusively held open for location through the deferred bonds. At the same time, it was agreed by the bondholders to observe the law of April 6, 1830, prohibiting foreigners to settle on the lands adjoining on those states or territories belonging to the country of which they are citizens. In June, 1839, Santa Anna, then president ad interim, assented to POST OFFICES, POST MASTERS, AND the modification of the terms originally offered, addThe post office establishing, "that the government would take heed, in con-ment of the United States now has 13,733 post masformity with the 6th article of the agreement, that ters, besides their clerks and agents and 2343 contracno lands on the frontiers should be granted to the tors. The estimated expenses for the current year subjects of the border states, in the event of any amount to $4,520,000, and the receipts are expected bonds falling into their hands, which they may be to amount to as much, the whole of which is under desirous to exchange for lands." In virtue of this the control of the post master general. agreement, the English bondholders may obtain, in California and elsewhere in Mexico, twenty million of acres of land, at the sum expressed, for the half of the debt, or five millions due them. 781 commissioned officers; 9,847 non-commissioned officers, musicians, artifi Total Those members who were detained upon their POST ROADS AND MAILS. According to the report just made by that officer, the amount of transportation for the year ending 30th June, 1841, was 34 996,525 miles, at a contract cost of $3,159,375. For the year ending June 1841, 34,The reported bargain, which has probably at-835,991 miles, at a contract cost of $3,087,796. tracted attention just at this time, is probably some Expenditures for the year ending 30th June 1842, final arrangement, based upon the stipulations we were, in the report of last December, estimated at have mentioned. [CORRESPONDENCE OF THE EVENING POST.] United States Ship Dale, Panama Bay, 23d September, 1842. William C. Bryant, esq. 247 enlisted ordnance men; Being 847 less in aggregate, than was reported last year, and 1,970 more than the law contemplates to be retained for the regular peace establishment. By a law of last session, the annual fiscal year for the war department, was changed, so as in future to commence on the 1st July, and estimates were directed to be made for the present year to meet that alteration. Accordingly the treasurer has submitted two estimates,-one to the 3d June, 1842, and the other for the year commencing the 1st July, 1843. Estimate of expenses for the army proper for first half of the year 1843, $553,586 88 Do. for the year commencing July 1843, 3,204,586 60 The appropriations for the same pur. poses for the year 1842, amounted to The secretary expresses the confident belief that the present military establishment, including the military academy, may be maintained at a cost not exceeding $3,100,000. $4,284,669 This estimate, however, does not include the expenses of the appropriations for ordnance, ordnance $4,490,000, and the receipts at $4,380,000. So far stores, small arms and equipments distributed to the as the expenses have been audited and paid, they states, nor for the engineer service, erecting fortificaamount to $4,627,716 62-and the receipts arising tions, &c. For ordnance, &c., according to the sefrom postage amounted to $4,546,246 13-the expen-eretary's estimates, $775,200 will be required for the ditures exceeding the receipts by $81,470 49. year commencing 1st July, 1843. Editor New York Evening Post. But included in the above expenditure is the sum For the engineer department he asks for the enDEAR SIR: The United States ship "Dale," Cap of $392,664 51 paid during the year, in virtue of an suing eighteen months $1,245,500. The amount aptain Thomas A. Dornin, arrived in this bay on the appropriation from the public treasury, towards dis-propriated for 1842, was $278,000. The preserva2ist instant, from Callao, (the Port of Lima,) in charging the amount of debt due from the post office tion of works already commenced, he remarks, Lieutenants William Green, Burritt Shep-department, incurred prior to April 1841-deducting makes this addition indispensable. Peru. |