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I I A R VBLIIRBD B A ILI ABD TRI’WEEKLY BT EDGAR SNOWDEN. ) The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, for the coun-j try b printed on Monday, Wednesday, send Friday. The Country Paper (tri-weekly) is furnished for §5 per abnum—payable in advance. 9*bscriptio*—the Daily Paper b furnished at $8 par annum—payable half yearly. Ho sabaeription is received from the country, un lacs accompanied by the cash, or by a respon sible name. _# MONDAY MORNING, Ffbrcary 6. THE NAVAL COURT MARTIAL. From the A«c York Evening Post of Thursday. The Court organized at half-past 11 o'clock j this morning, all the members being present. The Judge Advocate first real th * letter of tha Secretary to the President, enclosing the precep*. ordering the Count to convene. He then read the precept detailing the oflfi'ersto compose the Court, and also letters excusing three of the of ficers first detailed, and substituting others in their stead. He then asked Commander Mwckhmzik it he w as ready for trial, to which U ' replied in the af firmative, and in reply to the usual question ol w hether he had any objections to any members of the Court, he replied, k*Nonc w hatever. The Julge Advocate then ad ninistered the usual oath to the various members after which uie President ad ninistered the oath t<> the Judge Advocate. The charges were then read by the Judge Ad Tocatc. They are five in number: 1st. Murder on board a United States vessel < n the hurh seas. To this there arc three speci fications, charging Commander Mackenzie with having, without form of law, wilfully,deliberate ly, and with malice aforethought, hanged Philip Spencer, Samuel Cromwell, and FJisha Small on the 1st of December. Charge 2d. Oppression. The specifications to this charge arc the same as to the first, excepting that they charge Commander Mackenzie w'ith having, without good and sufficient cause, and without form of law, oppressively killed by hang ing, &c: Charge 3d. Illegal punbhment. Those speci fications charge him with ha\ing exceeded the limits of his authority, by hanging, &o. Charge 4th. Oppression. The specification al leges that Commander Mackenzie did behave in an unofficerlike and unfeeling manner, by ad dressing taunting and unoffiserlike language to Philip Spencer just previous to his execution. ( barge ^;>th. Cruelty and oppression. The specification alleges that Commander Mackenzie did oppressively and cruelly use and maltreat the rr^w of the Somers, and inflict upon them cruel and unnecessary punishment during her last cruise, bctw'een the 30th of September and 2oth of December, 1843. To these. Commander M \ckf.\zik said that he admitted the execution of Scexckr, Smvll, and Cromw ell ; but, as it w as justified and rendered necessary by the circumstances attending it, he aU^the^clmrijgs^ aJ^ Griffex, Ksqs . took their seats a> counsel for him. The Judge Advocate then stated to the Court, that, in reference to the fourth charge, he begged to state that he would prepare and present to the Court to-morrow a paper showing why he should not take testim >ny on that charge until he had procured the opinion of the Attorney General. * ilc then read a paper to the Court stating what he conceived to be his duty as Judge Advocate, and requiring from the opposing counsel that they should state what course they intended to pursue. IWr. Durn. then stated that counsel for the de- | fence conceived the duties of the Judge Advocate | to he more those of a judicial than a prosecuting officer, and that he was not to be hound by the ordinary technicalities by which a prosecuting offi- ' cer was. The Judge Advocate then stated that the Gov- ; eminent considered this a case of great impor-: tancc, and wished to arrive at the truth; and also i hat he expected to he assisted by other counsel, whose experience would qualify them better than i himself, and said he wished the Court to be clear ed, as he did not intend to offer any evidence to day. The Court was then cleared, and remained in secret session nearly an hour, when it was re- j onened, and the Judge Advocate, by the request1 of the President, read the letter of the S 'cretary, | which appointed him to officiate as Judge Advo cate to this Court. 1 Wonderful Escape.—The Cleveland Herald gives an account of a dealer in notions who call* # d at the Willoughby Medical College and offered some hemlock gum for sale to a party of students. They declined buying, but directed the unsuspect ing pedler to a room in a third story, but on en- ; tering the room the glaring eyes of our horror- j stricken pedler beheld naught but dead men and | dead men's bones. Here were also beings in hu-1 man shape, with shirt-sleeves up-turned, cutting . and carving the dead bodies aforesaid! In sepul chral tones the terrified gum-seller was thus inter rogated—“Have vou a subject to sell?'’—Not knowing the specific definition of the word “sub- j ject,” when asked in such a place and by such per sons, our pedler stammered out, “Yes, sir—I have : 1 hemlock gum to sell.” With sterner voice and ( ] uplifted knife, he was again interrogated—“Have - you a dead bode to sell?” The pedler replied . “Oh! no sir.” “Then we will make a subject of 1 you—off with your boots!” rejoined the dissec- 1 tor* of humanity. The pedler, believing that up- 1 on his instantaneous efforts were suspended life 1 and death, made a desperate rush for the door.— 1 ^ It was fast Seeing an open window, which had 1 been opened to ventilate this charnal-roorp, he j 1 nnde for that. The students, alarmed at this un- j i * xpected turn ef events, attempted to'*aead him.” , 1 The pedlar, regarding it a hot pursuit, made the e desperate leap from the window of thg third story j 2 of tho College! j * But the pedlar is not dead, although the ground 1 was frozen, and the elevation sufficient, we should think, to have broken every bone in his body. No bones were broken, we were told, still he was badly bruised. A liberal subscription was wised J by the students.and he has been kindly cared for,so that after all, the pedlar took his “hemlock gum” v >o a good market, aud can prove the efficacy of a such “plasters" upon his own person. The stu. * dents don’t want any ra^re “gum,” this quarter. w ~ ri i< Sir Robert Feet has ordered ^150 to be pre- ii seated to Mrs. Dwyer, the sister of the gallant h Sir Sydney Smithj who was recently found in t! great poverty, in a vacant house in the Regent’s b Park. Her son has been appointed by Lord Had- j t< dington to a situation in the nary — London Spec-' n ttfor. ,! jjffg Late from Mexico.—Cohfirmatiox of the Capture of the Tex.a* Armt-TI* rumor, of ■ tbe defeat of the Texians at Mier, which were j brought by the last accou nts from Gilvestm, are | fully confirme 1 by authentic accounts received i by a late arrival at New Orleans from Matamo- j ras We quote from the BiC of tha 26th ultimo, . a' follows : “On the 15th December Gen. Ampudia re ceived a despatch from Gen. "Wool, informing him thatthe Texians, 800 or 1,000 strong, had taken Loredo, and that he (Gen. Woll) had been compelled to fall back; that the Tcxian force, were taking the the northern route toward. - moras On the receipt of this intelligence,. Gen. Ampudia left Matamoras with two battalions oi sappers and miners in qaest of the enemy, an . readied Mier, fifty leagues distant, on the 2.d December. A body of Texians, under the co n mand of Colonels Fisher and Green, had, in he mean time, crossed the river and attacked the town in the night. The Mexican troops station ed in the neighborhood immediately went to the assistance of the city, when an engagement took place which lasted seventeen hour.. Every house and street was desparately detend ed. After the battle had been maintained on both sides with determination and obstinacy for such a great length of time, the Texians, finding themselves surrounded on all sides, resolved to surrender, and finally capitulated on honorable terms. It is feared, however, that the articles ol surrender will not be faithfully complied with on the part of Mexico. . . . The Mexicans report their loss during thu en- . element at 420 k.lled and U0 wounded. I he loss on the part of the Texians was 11 killed and , 19 wounded. This great disparity evinces the j superior skill of the Texians m the use of hre-. arms, and the surrender of the rnvadmg army af- j ter so slight a loss would lead us to suppose that ; they only surrendered after having exhausted their ammunition. The success ol the Mexicans, ] after suffering so severely, speaks favorably of their courage and perseverance. General Ampudia returned to Matamoras ou the 7th January, and was received by the citizens with great rejoicings and applause. He brought with him 212 Texian prisoners,including Colonels Fisher and Green. The Texians were to leave Metamoras on the 15th instant for the city of Mexico, there to await their destiny from the hands of Santa Anna. Colonels Fisher and Green, and the prisoners generally, acknowledge the treatment they received from Gen. Ampudia, since the capitulation, to have been humane and gentlemanly. The force of the Texians engaged m the above contest is stated at about 260 men, and that of the Mexicans at from 1500 to 1900 v “Every Inch a Whig."—Among those who ted for the resolution of Mr. Artherton, for re storing the Sub TrwMO'i/, wss Mr. Gilmer, of \ ir ginia, who had previously voted for its repeal, during the same Congress, though not at the same session? It seems when a man begins somerset ing, it is like a stone which begins rolling down a mountain. There is no stopping it. Think of ‘ every inch a Whig's" voting lor the Sub-Trea sury, and voting for it after his vote had been solemnly recorded against it during the same Con gress ! This last step was hardly necessary to complete the loss of Whig confidence in Mr. Gilmer, and to confim that party in its preconceptions of his instability, egotism arid infirmity of public princi ple. For such a purpose, it was wholly gratuit ous. They were convinced before. Does he think to recommend himself to Loeofocoism, by this manifestation of limberne99 anl suppleness in }iis joints? He is grossly mistaken in his esti mate of the sagacity of that party. Let him look to its history, and he will find that/i lelity is the virtue which they justly appreciate and value and reward above all others. Every page of his his tory proclaims the sentiments—“Honor and ad vancement to him who stands fast—disgrace to him who yields." While Whig annals abound with instances of tiro baasest treachery, they arc comparatively rare in the annals of Loeofocoism. The Whigs are a “magnanimouf," the Locofocos a sensible"party. 1 ,ct us swap our magnanimity nag afnYos£"licfe, to come over the Locofocos in that sort of way ? If he did, he missed the figure. They are not going to trust any man who does not trust himself—who does not know his own mind while a Congress lasts, and gives at the beginning and the end, the most opposite and irreconcilable votes. Let Mr. Gil mer make up his mind for the shades.—Richmond Whig. ^ " ■ ■ ■ — I I ■ " — — M 1^ Alarming Theory.—At a recent meeting of ; the Paris Academy of Sciences, a paper by M. ! Lionville, on the equilibrium of the earth was read. Some fears have been entertained by cer i tain men of science, that the changes which have I already taken place in various parts of the globe, as to the relative level of the solid parts of the earth with the liquid masses which cover so large a portion of it, might eventually end in an over throw of the general equilibrium by some sudden shock, which would throw one of our seas from its bed. M. Lionville, in order to tranquilise these gentlemen, and the public generally, on this interesting subject, has, with infinite pains, prepared a scl of calculations founded on those of; Laplace. He admits that the osciliations of the ocean, now so minute, would, if they were to i continne, be attended with disastrous events, if j nature bad not provided against them. Our se curity, tays M. Lionville, lies in the fact that the j density of the earth is much greater than that of : the waters which cover such an immense portion j of it; consequently there is no danger that in our j rotary movement the general.equilibrium will be destroved. The Moral Pecksniff.—Mr. Dickens thus \ draws the portrait of this gentleman—“It has been remarked that Mr. Pecksniff was a moral ! man. So he was. Perhaps there never was a ! more moral man than Mr. Peaksniff; especially in ! his conversation and correspondence. It was once said of him by a homly admirerr, that he had a fortnnatus'spurse of good sentiments in his in side. In this particular he was like the girl in the fairy tale, except that if they were not actual diamonds which fell from his lips, they were the very brightest paste, and shone prodigiously. He j was a most exemplary man; fuller of virtuous precept than a copy book. Some people likened i him to a direction post, which is always telling ; the way to a place, and never goes there; but ] these w’ere his enemies, the shadows cast by his brightness; that was ail. Hi* very throat was 1 moral. You *aw a good deal of it. You looked « >ver a very low fence of white cravat (whereof; 1 man had never beheld the tie, for he fastened • j t behind,) and there it lay, a valley between two ' i jutting bights of collar, serene and whiskerless i jefore you. It seemed to say, on the part of Mr. i Pecksniff, ‘There is no deception, todies and gen lcmen, all is peace; a holy calm pervades me ’•— < 3o did his hair, just grizzled with an iron gray, , vhich was all brushed off his forehead, and stood >olt upright, or slightly dropped in kindred action < vith his heavy eyelids. So did his person, which , vas sleek though free from corpulency. So did i iis manner, which was soft and oily. In a word, 2 wen his plain black suit, and style of widower, nd dangling double eyeglass, all tended to the ame purpose, and cried aloud, ‘Behold the moral ^cksniff!’ ” _____ I -— -- % I A story is current of Mr. Dickens having gone ; few days ago, to Stratford-on-Avon, (the birth- ; j lace of Shakespeare,) with a letter of introduc, j t ion u> the mayor, which he sent from the inn ! rhere he was stopping. The mayor is a banker, j* nd has Jess acquaintance with literature than i rith Cocker. He was ignorant of such a per-! - ?n as Diekens. The cashier told him it was Boa.” “And who is Boz ?” said his worship— j j. Go tell him, if be wants to deposit he can send j t by you, and if he w$nts to draw he must eome \ imself!” The cashier delivered the messege to * )e no small amusement of the author. It would ^ e difficult to find the humblest “help" in the Uni id States displaying the ignorance of this chief j h 1 agist rate of Shakespeare's birth-place. Put j c joke is not lets rich on that account j o TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS- j Thf Bankrupt Law. In the Senate, on Friday, Mr. Berrien from the Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was re- j ferred the Senate bill for the repeal of the bank- j rupt law, and House hill for the repeal of the said law, together with sundry petitions asking the re peat of thejaw, and remonstrating against its re peal, reported: That the committee recommend the indefinite postponement of the Senate bill, and report the House bill with sundry amendments, accompanied by a report; which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Tallmadge said the subject was important, and one in which a deep, interest was felt through out the community ; he should therefore move that 1,500 extra copies be printed. Mr. King would like to know what the amend ments were before a vote was taken on the extra number; and if the report and bill w ere not voluminous he should like to have them read. Mr. Berrien replied that the report went into full detail, and presented the opinions of judges » and the reports from district attorneys which had been called for from the State Department. Mr. King could not see why it was ncces- j sary to print an extra number; if they were or- j dered they could be of no use, for action on the \ bill would have taken place before there could > be any response of public opinion. j Mr. Tallmadge was convinced that they would be called on from all quarters, and it was necessa ry to show to their constituents the ground on which they were to act. He expressed the hope that after the reasons given in the report should be spread before the Senate the bill w ould not be ro non VajI Mr. Woodbury asked, if the bill was not long, that the amendments might be read. Mr. Berrien said the bill was very long. He stated, however, generally the views of the com mittee. The report proposed to strike out the ti tle of the House bill, and to insert “An act to amend an act entitled an act to establish a uni form system of bankruptcy throughout the Unit ed States,” passed the 19th August 1841. The voluntary clause is repealed—a majority of creditors is rendered necessary to a discharge— corporations not included. The question was taken on printing 1.500 ad ditional copies, and decided in the affirmative : Yeas 16, nays 14. [From a very hasty glance at the report, briore it was sent to the printer, the following appeared to be some of the grounds on which the commit tee thought the act should not be repealed: That overtrading would be prevented, as well ; as undue credit checked, by arming the creditor with the power of forcing a failing debtor to go ! into liquidation before wasting his assets. Again, ! that the benefit of the law had been extended to a portion of our citizens, and a repeal would be j a denial of justice to others whose claims were no ! less strong and who might have been restrained I hy motives that should command our respect, i That bv the decision of the question in one of 1 the courts of of a State, her citizens had been de ! prived of the privileges of the law, while all the rest had enjoyed them. That the bankrupt law is the exercise of a bene ficent power, and one which the experience of all commercial countries has found necessary ; the power to enact which is vested by the Constitu tion in Congress, and cannot be exercised by the State9. That it will prevent stay laws, ruimngcrcditor 1 and debtor,impeding the collcction'of debts through the medium of State tribunals. That such a law will extend the protection of Government to a class of citizens who, though I poor and unfortunate, should not be beyond the , pale of protection.] i _ Oregon Territory. in the Senate, on Friday, on motion of Mr. * Linn, the Senate proceeded Co the consideration j of the special order, being the bill tor the occu i pation and settlement of the Territory of Oregon, the question pending being to refer the bill to a select committee. Mr. Choate rose and defended, in a speech of t considerable length, the Washington treaty from the charces made by Mr. Bentonon the peered uuuiun-rijuiwen, leneiaUHg the rh~;rr,;tTv ut alteration of the extent of boundary of the Re public. The debate was kept up by the two Senators j until a late hour; when Mr. Archer withdrew his motion to refer the bill to a select committee, j and the vote on engrossment was reconsidered. Mr. Conrad renewed the motion to refer the | bill to the Committee on Foreign Relations, on ! which question the yeas and nays were demanded, , and resulted as follows:—Yeas 22, nays 24. ! A motion was then made to strike out the ‘ clause relating to the land bounty, on which the ! question was taken by yeas and nays, and deci led in tht negative, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates, Bayard, Berrien, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad, Crafts, Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, McDuffie, Miller, Porter, Rives, Simmons, Sprague, Tall madge, Woodbridgc—22. Nays—Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Clay ton, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, Me Robert ', Mangum, Merrick, Phelps, Sevier, Smith of Con necticut, Smith, of Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, White, Wilcox, William*, Woodbury, Wright, Young,—24. The question was then taken on ordering the bill to be engrossed for a third reading, and decid ed in the affirmative, as follows : Yeas—Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan, Clay-j ton, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, McRoberts, Mangum, Merrick, Phelps, Sevier, Smith, of Con necticut, Smith, of Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, White, Wilcox, Williams, W’oodbury, Wright, Young—21. Nays—Messrs. Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates, j Bayard, Berrien,Calhoun,Choate, Conrad, Crafts, : Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington, McDuffie, ! Miller, Porter, Rives, Simmons, Sprague, Tall rnadge, Woodbridge—22 The bill was then read a third time and passed, j French Spoliations. In the House of Representatives, on Friday,1 Mr. Cushing insisted on the regular order of bu- ' siness, which was the following resolution here- j Lofore reported by him from the Committee cn j Foreign Affairs: Resolved, That all debate in the Committee of die Whole House on the state of the Union, on ; Rouse bill No. 57, entitled “ A bill to provide for the satisfaction of claims due to certain \merican citizens, for spoliations committed on heir commerce prior to the 31st of July, 1801, ’ ihall cease on Thursday next, at two o’clock, and he committee shall proceed to vote on the a nendments then pending, or that may be offered j o said bill, and then report the bill to the House, I vith such amendments as may have been agreed o by the committee.. The question still recurring, “Shall the main juestion (on the adoption of the resolution) be low taken?” Mr. Atherton moved that the resolution be laid m the table. Mr. Cushing demanded the yeas and nays, ; vhich were ordered: and, being taken, resulted j is follows: Yeas 97, noes 93. So the resolution was laid on the table. Charter or Alexandria. In the House of Representatives, on Friday, { 4r. Underwood, from the Committee for the Dis rict of Columbia, reported, without amendment, • he bill to amend the charter of the town of Al- i :xandria. Mr. U. demanded the previous question. j J The reading of the bill was called for, and hav- \ ig been read— 1 Mr. Cave Johnson addressed an inquiry to Mr. * s Inderwood, tfife purport of which was understood ! i a be what were the present qualifications of the ' oters cf Alexandria? s Mr. Underwood replied that at present the ] ouse-keepers of that city elected the common j ^ ouncil. The bill proposed that the same per- j i nt who elected the common council should al- 1 so elect the mayor, that officer being now elected by^the common council. Objection was made to debate, the previous j question having been called. j Mr. Weller moved that the bill be laid on the ( table. i Mr. McK'eon demanded the yeas and nays, , which were ordered; and, being taken, were:— Yeas 51, nays 127. , So the bill was not laid on the table. J j The question recurring and being taken on the demand for the previous question, there was a second. And the main question (on the third reading of the bill) was ordered; and, being taken, the bill was read a third time and passed. Gkn. Jackson’s Fine.—In the II use of Rep resentatives, Mr. Pearce of Maryland, from the committee on the judiciary, reported upon the bill referred to that committee, that it was inex pedient to legislate on the matter of remitting t the fine imposed hr Judge Hall on Genera! Jackson, and that the committee be discharged from its farther consideration. The report accompanying this resolution was very lung, and, in moving to print and refer it to the committee of the whole, Sir. Pearce moved to print with it Mr. lngersoll’s report in favor of( remitting, which was brought in at the last ses* , sion; that report to be considered as the minority report of the committee. The usual number were ordered to be printed, i and the whole matter was referred to the com mittee of the whole. This report of Mr. Pierce contains a minute, and learned examination into the history of mar tial law, of the habeas corpus writ, of the law of j contempts, and the incidental powers of Courts with regard thereto; it examines with great re search the laws of Louisiana upon all these points, j and goes minutely into an examination of the ! circumstances of Louallier's arrest, of Judge Hall’s issuing the writ of habeas corp is, of that functionary’s imprisonment, of General Jack son’s punishment for contempt of Court, of the imposition of the lire, its legality, and its perfect propriety, under the circumstances. Moreover, it argues the entire destitution of that necessity for the act of General Jackson, relied upon, in his excuse, by his friends so strongly, am) brings home to him the knowledge of the fact that peace i had been ratified, at the time of Louallier's ar rest As to the pretexttkat the fineshould beremitted on the score of gratitude to General Jackson, for his services to his country, the report assumes the ground that such a mode is entirely inade quate to such an end ; that the country has done all that it could do to this end, in the frequent be stowal of the highest honors upon the victor at New Orleans, and that the remission of a thou sand dollars could not add a whit to the glory that | surrounds his name. It will be perceived on looking into the proceed ings of the House of Delegates that a Mr. Homer has volunteered his advice to the Finance Com mittee that Marriage Licenses should be taxed three dollars. Now we do not know this gentle man, but should judge him to be either a sour old Bachelor, or a man eminently happy in the mar ried life—if the first we hope the Finance Gum mittee will apply to Mr. Homer the homely proverb, “ what is sauce for the goose,v&.c., and put the tax on old Bachelors and that roundly. If Mr. Homer is married, he should be reminded that, though many would pay a heavier tax and that cheerfully for th -ir license, yet in a vast majority of cases the tax would prove oppres sive. We do not think however there is much danger of a diminution of Marriages whether times are good or bid, or taxes high or low,—if 1 the first, people marry the better to enjoy the I general prosperity—if the last, for consolation! —but after all the Ladies will regulate this mat 1 ter to please themselves, let Mr. Homer and the 1 finance committee do as they may.—Leesburg Genius oj Liberty The storm on Tuesday last was very severe at the Eastward The Boston Mercantile Journal says:—towards evening it began to rain very hard, the wind increasing in violence; and at 8 it was one of the acverest storms wehave hauleJ more to the southward, and the rain re i commenced—which at half-past nine A. M. ; changed into snow’. I The departure of the Caledonia was delayed ! until Thursday morning, in consequence of the n on-arrival cf the Southern mail Twenty-one passengers for Liverpool, and seven for Halifax, will go out in the Caledonia—among them are T. Haalilio, the Sandwich Island Chief, and Rev. William Richards. From the Providence Journal w’e learn that | the w’ind which commenced blowing a violent . gale on Tuesday at noon, from S. E , increased I to a hurricane in the evening, causing the tide to j rise far above the wharves, carrying otf consul* I erable w’ood, lumber, &c. and doing considerable i damage to the wharves themselves, and to the shipping in the harbor. At about (J o'clock it lulled, and the tide commenced running out. Schr. Charleston Packet, one of the Philadelphia Regular lino, parted her fasts at Davis's wharf, drifted up stream, running against several vessels, l and finally brought up against schr. Adams, of the same line, and Baltimore Union line, schr. Mary;! the Adams lost jib-boom, and the Mary was j slightly injured. The Charleston Packet re- j ceivcd considerable injury. Sloops Arion and i Providence, parted their fasts at Glading's wharf, and drifted up stream, lashed together, and final ly brought up in Butler's dock, damage, if any, not ascertained.—,V. Y. Com. At a meeting of the Academy of Sciences at Paris, on the 26th December last, an interesting paper from Baron De Humboldt was read in re ference to the contemplated Canal between the j Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He informs the Academy that the preparatory labors for cutting a canal across the Isthmus of Panama are advancing rapidly. The commission appointed by the Government of New Grenada for the construction of a canal to unite the two oceans, has terminated its examination of the lo calities, and has arrived at a result as fortunate ! as it was unexpected. The thai - of the Cordille ras does not extend, as was suppled, across the isthmus, but, on the contrary, a valley very fa vorable to the operation has been discovered.— The natural position of the waters is also favora ble. Three rivers, over which an easy control may be established, and w’hich may be made par tially navigable, would be connected with the ca» nal. The excavations necessary would not ex tend to more than 12] miles in length. The fall may be regulated by four double locks, 138 feet in length; and the total length of the canal w ill j be 49 miles, with a width of 135 feet at the sur- j face, and 55 at the base; the depth will be 20 feet. !1 The canal thus executed will be navigable by • vessels of from 1,000 to 1,400 tons. According to the estimate of M. Morel, a French Engineer, the total cost of this canal would be only 14 mil lions of francs, including the purchase of two i steamers. _ 1 admin- i istrators of the Government are becoming alarm- . ed by the exhibit of the condition of the Federal, j Treasury, and are, therefore, more disposed to side with Congress upon some measures that can ( revive the trade of the country, -and thereby add i something to the resources ofthe Treasury. The ; taking of the Loan* however, it is probable, will relieve their anxiety for a while, but a day of set tlement nevertheless must, soon come. Eleven T millions, only eleven millions, we hear from ] Washington will be the current revenue from S Lands and customs!—nothing showing clearer the t iffecting paralysis under which the country la- j >ors. The estimates of the Treasury for the year s tre twenty millions; but the appropriations will ; | lot, some say, be short of twenty-seven millions, rhe permanent annual deficit will, therefore, be c ixtecn millions. It is estimated, indeed, that the \ National Debt at the close of the year will be T i40,000,00Q! If this be so, Congress ought forth- j vith to lay duties on the fere articles, particular- j y or Tea and Coffee —,V Y Express. - C From the London Morning Chronicle. Diary avd Letters oe Madame D’Arblat, J ice*, Edited by her niece, vols. 4 and 5.—The * ourth volume brings Madame D'Arblay’s Diary lown to the beginning of 1739* It continues the I picture of Court Life, and does not present any rery striking feature until the period when the j King was first seized with meutal derangement, j \ very vivid impression is given of the distress • produced by that melancholy event, and many j | interesting particulars connected with it are nar- . : rated with the writer’s usual fidelity. The mo- j notony of Miss Burney’s life during the year 1738, was broken hy several visits to YVestmin-i ster Hall, to witness the trial of YVarren Hast- • ings. The Queen liked her accounts of what passed better than any other that reached her, j and she was in consequence, a frequent attend ant at the proceedings. YVyndham, who was j one of her managers for the Commons, was fond of coming over to chat with her, and their con versations arc recorded with much spirit. Miss Burney had met Hastings in private before the impeachment, and had been charmed with his manners. She believed him to be innocent and injured, and she did not hesitate to speak boldly to YVyndham in his favor. Her visits to YYfest minster Hall continued in the following year, and the fifth volume, which has just been pub lished, gives us some more glimpses ol the trial. In other respects this volume is more interest ing than its predecessor. It gives us the termination of her five years’ connexion with the court, her restoration to gen eral society, and her marriage with M. D’Arblay , in 1793. From the annoyances and the labor in* \ cident to hersituation about the Queen, her health j broke down, and she was obliged to resign. The Queen behaved with much kindness, and seemed all through to appreciate highly the character and attachment of her servant. Miss Burney's health slowly recovered, her literary pursuits were wutned, and her diary and correspondence possess increased interest and variety. M. D’Arblay was one of several French emigrants who were driven over by the Revolution in 1792, and who settled in the neighborhood of Mickcl ham, near the residence of Miss Burney's sister, Mrs. Philips. This led to the intimacy between M. D’Arblay and Miss Burney, which terminated in their marriage. The book contiins some live ly pictuics of the emigrants—amongst whom, for a time, w ere Madam de Stael and Talleyrand* Of the general matter in the fifth volume wc slnll give one or two specimens. The follow ing is an incident in the youth of King YVilliain lYr., and is characteristic enough ; it took place on the King's birthday, in 1791:— A ROY AI. SAILOR “At dinner Mrs. Schwellnberg presided, at tired magnificently. Miss Goldsworthy, Mrs. Stainforth, Messrs. De Luc and Stanhope dined with us; and w'hile we were still eating fruit the Duke of Clarence entered. “He was just risen from the King's table, and waittng for his equipage to go home and prepere for the ball. To give you an idea of the energy I of his Royal Highness’s language, I ought to set ! apart a general objection to writing, or rather ; intimating certain forcible words, and beg leave ' to show you, in genuine colors, a royal sailor. “We all rose, of course, upon his entrance, and the twe gentleman placed themselves behind their chairs while the footman left the room ; but i he ordered us all to sit down, and called the men back to hand about some wine He was in ex ! ceeding high spirits and in the utmost good hu ! raor. He placed himself at the head of the ta bic, next Mrs. Sc.h wellenberg, and looked re markably well, gay, and full of sport and mis I chief, yet clever writhal as well as comical. “Well, this is the first day I hare ever diced with the King at St. James's on his birthday.— Prav, have you all drunk his Majesty’s health .' “No, your roy'l highness : your roy’l highness might make dem do dat,” said Mrs. Sell well enberg. “O, by—, will I ! Here you, (to the footman,) bring champagne! I’ll drink tho King's health again, if I uic for it. Vet, I have done pretty j wrell already; so has the King, 1 promise you ! \ believe his Majesty was never taken such good i care of before. We have kept his spirits up, I 1 promise you; we have enabled him to go through j his faticues : and l should have done more still, lY* .7 ••v* *!«** i have nroimsed to j dance with Mary .” | “Princess Mary made her appearance at Court ; to-day : she looked more interesting and unattect | cdly lovely : she is a sweet creature and perhaps, 1 in point of beauty, the first of this beautiful race, J of which Prince .Mary may be called petulant to ! the Prince of Wales. ! “Champagne being now brought lor the Duke, i he ordered it all round. When it came to me I 'whispered to Westerhaults to carry it on: the • Duke slapped his hand violently on the table, and called out, ‘O, by—, you shall drink it !’ ! “ There was no resisting this. Ac all stood up and the Duke sonorously cave the royal toast. “And now," cried he, making us all sit down again, where are my rascals of servants r I shan’t be in time for the ball ; besides, I've got a deuced tailor wailing to fix on my epaulette !— Here, you, go and see for my servants ! d'ye hear Scamper off!" “Off ran William. ! “Come, let’s have the King's health again.— 1 I)c Luc, drink it. Here, champagne to De Luc !” “f wish you could have seen Mr. De Luc's . mixed simper—half pleased, half alarmed.— However, the wine came and he drank it, the duke taking a bumper for himself at the same time I “Poor Stanhope !" cried he: ‘Stanhope shall have a glass too ! Here, champagne ! what are you all about? Why don't you give clnmpagne to poor Stanhope ?’ “Mr. Stanhope with great pleasure complied, and the duke again accompanied him. “ ‘Come hither, do you hear!’ cried the duke to the servants: and on the approach, slow and submissive, of Mrs Stainforth's man, he hit him a violent slap on the hack, railing out, ‘Hang you! why don't you see for my rascals?” “Away liew the man, and then he calied out to Westerhaults,‘Ilarkee! bring another glass of champagne to Mr. De Luc!” “ Mr. I)c Luc knows these royal youths too well to venture at so vain an experiment as dis puting with them; so he only shrugged his shoulders and drank the wine. The duke did the same. “ ‘And now. poor Stanhope,’ cried the duke; j —‘give another glass to poor Stanhope, d’ye hear?’ “ ‘Is not your royal Highne»s afraid,’ cried < Mr. Stanhope, displaying the full circle of his borrowed t^eth, ‘I shall be apt to be rather up in the world, as the folks say, if I tope on at thi3 : rate?’ 1 < “ ‘Not. at all! you can’t get drunk in a better < rause. I’d get drunk mygclf if it was not for the j Dali. Here, charnpaigne ! another glass for the philosopher! I keep sober for Mary.’ “O, your royal Highness!’ cried Mr. De Luc, gaining courage as he drank, ‘you will make * ne quite droll of it if you make me go on—quite Iroll!’ t ] “ ‘So much the better! so much the better! it \ rvill do you a monstrous deal of good. Here, ] mother glass of champagne for the Queen’s phi osoper!’ “Mr. De Lue obeyed, and the duke then ad lrcssed Mrs. Schwellenberg’s George Here! | -ou ! why, wThere is my carriage? run and see, do mu hear?’ ' I “On hurried George, grinning irrepressibly :1 “ ‘If it was not for that deuced tailor, I would ' lot stir. I shall dine at the Queen’s house on Monday, Miss Goldsworthy; I shall come to dine i vith the Princess-Royal. ! find she does not go o Windsor with the Queen.’ 1 j “The Queen meant to spend one day at Wind- j( or, on account of a review which carried the ^ ting that way. “Some talk then ensued upon the duke’s new- $ arriage, w-hich they all agreed to be the most •eautiful that day at court. I had not seen it, . yhich to me wras some impediment against prais ng it. “He then said it was necessary to drink the e Queen’s health i “The gentlemen here made no demur, though 4r. Do Luc arched hi* eyebrow’s in expressive ear of the consequences. “ ‘A bumper,’ cried tho duke, ‘to the Queen’s rentleman usher.” '‘They all stood up and drank the Queen’s wealth. ... , , “‘Here are three of us,’ cried the duke, ‘all )eionging to the Queen: the Queen s philosopher, he Queen’s gentleman usher, and the Queen’s jod; but, thank heaven I m nearest. “ ‘Sir,’ cried Mr. Stanhope a littla affronted, I sm not now the Queen’s gentleman usher, 1 am the Queen’s equerry, sir,’ “ ‘A glass more of champagne here! What are you all so so slow for? Where are all my ras cals gone? They’ve put me in one passion already this moining. Come, a glass of champagne for the Queen’s gentleman-usher!’ laughing heartily. “ ‘No, sir,’ repeated Mr. Stanhope, ‘I am e querry now, sir.’ “ ‘And another glass to tfie Queen’s philoso pher.’ “Neither gentleman objected, but Mr*. Schwellenberg, wluj had sat laughing and happy all this time, now grew alarmed and said, ‘Your Royal Highness, 1 am afraid for the ball!’ “ ‘Hold you your potato-jaw, my dear.' cried the duke, patting her, but recollecting himself, heto)k her hand and pretty abruptly kissed it, and then, flinging it hastily away, laughed aloud, and called out, ‘There, that will make amend* for any thing, so now I may say what 1 will. So here, a glass of champagne for the Queen's phi losopher and the Queen's gentleman-usher Hang me if it will not eo them a monstrous deal of good.’ “Here news was brought that the equigage was to order. He started up, calling out. ‘Now’ then, for my deuced tailor.’ “ ‘O, your Royal Highness” cried Mr. De Luc. in a tone of expostulation, ‘now' you have made us droll von go.’ “OtT, however, he went. And isit not a curi ous scene? All my amaze is, how any of their heads bore such libations.” Another scene equally characteristic, is one with Burke in June, 1792. Niss Burney met him at dinner. Bi rke ok Fox akd the French Rf.vou tiov. _“Mrs. (’ccwe gave him her place, and he ^at by me, and entered into a most animated conver sation upon Lord Macartney and his Chinese ex pedition, and the two Chinese youths who were to accompany it. These last he described mi nutely, and spoke of the extent of the undertak ing in high and, perhaps, fanciful terms, but with allusions arid anecdotes intermixed, so full ofc** neral information and brilliant ideas, that l soon felt the whole of ray first enthusiasm return, and wiih it a sensation of pleasure that made the day delicious to me. “After this mv father joined us, and politics took the lead. He spoke "then w*ith an eagerness and a vehemence that instantly banished the gra ces, though it rcdouldcd the energy of his dis course. ‘The French Revolution,’ fie said, ‘which began by authorizing and legalizing injustice, and which by rapid steps had proceeded to every species of despotism except owning a despot, was now' menacing all the universe and all man kind w ith the most violent concussion of princi ple and order.’ My father heartily joined, and I tacitly assented to his doctrines, though I feared not w ith his fear*. “One speech [ must repeat, for it is explanato ry of his conduct, and nobly explanatory. When lie had expiated upon the prcseit dangers, even to English liberty and property, from the conta gion of ha\oc and novelty, he earnestly exclaim ed, ‘This it is that has made me an abettor and supporter of Kings! Kings are necessary, and if we would preseive peace and prosperity, we must preserve them. We must all put our shoul ders to the wrork! Ay! and stoutly, too!” “This subject lasted til) dinner. “At dinner Mr. Burke 9at next Mrs. Crewe, and 1 had the happiness to be seated next Mr Burke; and my other neighbor was his amiable sort. ‘•The dinner, and the desert when the tenants were removed, were delightful. How l wish, niy ' dear Susanna and Fredy could meet this wonder* iui man when tie in easy, happy, and with people I he cordially lines: But politics, even on hit owi. side must always be excluded; his irritability is so terrible on that theme that it gives immediate ly to his face the expression of a man who is go ing to defend himself from murderers. “I ran give you only a few little detached trait* of what passed, as details would he endless “Charles Fox being mentioned, Mrs. Crewe Cold us that he had lately said, upon being shown torn*’ passage in Mr. Burfic's book w hich he had warm ly opposed, but which had, in the event, mads it' own justification, very candidly, ‘Well Burke b right—but Burke is often right—only he is light too soon.” “ ‘Had Fox seen some things in that hook, an swered Mr. Burke, ‘as soon, he would 3t this m*> irient, in all probability, be first minister of this country.’ “ ‘What!’ cried Mrs. Crewe, ‘with Pitt!—N /— no!—Pitt won’t go out, and Charles Fox will nev er make a coalition with Pitt.’ “And why notr1 said Mr. Burke, drily; why not this coalition well as other coalition^’ “Nobody tried to answer this. “Charles Fox, however* said Mr. Burke after wards, ‘ran never internally like the French Re volution. He is entangled; but. in himself, if should line! no objection to it, he has at least t o much taste for such a revolution.* Mr. Eliot related that he had lately been in & company of some of the first and mostdistinguidi ed men of the French nation, now fugitives here, and had asked them some questions about the new Ficnch ministry; they had answered that they knew them not even by name till now! ‘Think, cried he,‘what a ministry that must be’ Sup pose a new administration formed here of Eng lishmen of w hom we had never before heard the names! w hat statesmen they must be* how pre pared and fitted for government! To begin by be ing at the helm!’ ” BLACKWOOD S MAGAZINE. FI1HE January number of Blackwood's Mag* JL zine, published in two double extra Nos of the New World, for sale, price 25 cents. 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