V ■■ \ BTaWot TffrFimNCßS AT THE Tiave \ CLOSE OF THE LAST ADMINIS- Congress for a pioj» t Budtlen defic|encieg in X. TRATION. , to fluctuations nndinequal- Treasury Department, . receiptsj t |, em an j th» expenditures in \----' March 2,1841. - ,t .'S?JH > t parts of the year. - In purs tance of u suggestion by the Pres- “The first recommendation for some such ident thdSecretary of the Treasury suhmjjf precautianary measure was presented as long with his resignation, a general “B° as 1835, immediately after the discharge the fiscal operations of his Depart- show its °. f the nat ! on! “ debt, and the termination of the last annual report, in ocutinection with , 8 necessity for keeping a. large balance on , condition till the close of, , hand to aid in defraying it. . ■ it. Stained, the ordinary me attention:of Congress has since been So far as have, since annually invited to the subject with earnest ' cxpenditu'Voved to be less than those of ness and tn.several different forms. In re tha * t —__ the amount then estimated *P Bct to pur present financial condition, jud- two and three millions of dol- B[ n g from that part of the year, already ex- pired, and from the existing means on hand, there appears to be no danger of embarrass*, ment, unless it is hereafter caused >by the circumstances pointed out in the last annu- -- — —: Should Congress, before the expiration-' of the present session, or befoie the year clo ses, burden the Treasury with a much great er amount of appropriations than were called for in December last, the expected means Of defraying them,' as then explained, may prove proportionably inadequate. So a con tinued" 1 suspension of’ specie payments, by most of the-banks west and southwest of N. York, would lessen the receipts of the Trea sury, as was then also stated. The sudden suspension, again, of several of those banks in February, after resuming fora short time, bas al ready exercised some malign influence on the reviving business of the country; and this circumstance was.immediately submit ted to the consideration of the appropriate committee. , But though it may continue tp operate un favorably to mercantile credit, there is nev ertheless tip good reason to doubt that, if the appropriations arc not increased beyond what-was called for by the annual estimates, the means now on hand, with the current receipts and the existing.power to issue five millions of Treasury notes after the third of March, will prove amply sufficient to meet -all ordinary engagements. If-they do not also en ahi e 't he' D epart Si en t to extinguish the Whole of the temporary indebtedness caused, by the issue of these notes, it will be owing to the recent and unexpected suspen sion again of many of the banks, so sensibly injuring.the prospect for increased, business! But Congress-having not yet passed ap -pTOpfiations exceeding, ihthe aggregate, the whole.estimates, no serious-danger seems to exist, unless Some future.action of tjmt body,' during the rcsidue of thejear, should aiug-. ment the expenditures, - _Nothi.ng.of course,-is easier than an,ad op?; ■tion of 'measures- which -thust increase the expenses of. 1841, so as to exceed its author ized fiscal means, and thus not only to cause embarrassment,' but' impair'the pecuniary' credit of the General Government, and leave no alternative except greatly increased tax ation of some kind, ora permanent national debt. - But-it is a matter of congratulation that these financial evils have hitherto been avoid ed, though severe commercial convulsions, protracted Indian hostilities, and a periodi cal reduction of the revenue from- customs, have at tidies pressed heavily on our opera tions. , Without doubt they can be longer avoided by a continued reduction in the pub lic engagements, through perseverance in e conomical, retrenchment, and the careful shunning of causes for new or increased ex pense. Indeed, it must be a source of sin cere satisfaction to the President, personal ly, as well as to the community at large, to see his administration close without foreign war, domestic insurrection, or any other ca lamity, requiring heavy burdens'ofany kind, to be imposed on the people by the General Government; without the creation of any permanent public debt whatever, or even of a temporary.one, that might not be Rechar ged within the' year, if. proving as prosper ous as many have anticipated, without any increase of taxes; but, on the contrary, ma-i ny old ones reduced; without any clnimsdue and authorized by Congress and the accoun ting officers, which have _not, as a general rule, been paid with specie or its equivalent, and with promptitude; however much the' -Department hassbeen incommoded by reViil sions in - commerce and bank suspensions; and, in-Jine, without a Treasury either emp ty pr bankrupt, but its obligations in high credit, and,the means in its control, proba bly, enough to discharge in the usual man nes and extent, throughout the year, every expenditure that has yet been sanctioned by Congress, orrequested by yourself or this. Department.' - s'The revenue hasturned out also,'to be --'['nearly the same, as then calculatedi making I in the actual result—dhongh affected hy tluc r--/-.tuationsjnrimports almost unexamnlecl~lil / tie or no variation from the estimates in / 1839, beyond what has been the average an / Dually, for the last quarter of a century. The available balance of money in the Treasury, at the commencement of 1841, including, as was before computed, what stood io the Treasurer’s credit with collec tors, receivers, and the Mint subject to draft, lias proved to be about as much as was an ticipated in December-last. : '1 he only material difference, and which has been since explained to the propercom tnittee, was caused by some new charges imposed by Congress, - through new appro priations, which would otherwise have fall en on 1841, and some failures by the indebt ed banks to pay so much in 1840 as was ex pected. The power remaining on the Ist of Janu ary to issue Treasury notes, constituted an other of the fiscal means for the present year, and it has been ascertained to exist in an amount somewhat greater than had been es timated. , Hence the present year coiftfnenccd with resources on hand quite equal to the antici pations previously formed. The differences before named were fortunately of a charac ter not to change the tiscal coiiditiuh df 1841 —as in proportion to their respective 1 amounts, the receipts in that year will pro- 1 bably be larger, and the expenses smaller. - > Bqt notwithstanding this, it was deemed \ ■very important, as detailed fully in the ail-1 or some suD&ioiary means, wiui a viqw tu . guard against fluctuations and contingencies unfl expcndftutes during 1841, the latter be ing likely to fall very heavily on {lie first quarter of it. Accordingly, as had been dune on some »••- <**nihittbxnNH»BwiirojM^ (lischaiged,And 'iTie'C(irrcnt ievcnue dimin ished, these means were requested by the Department the first moment practicable af ‘ ter the session began,- being in the' annual report.itself. The additional communica tions, in tnis and other years, urging a com plianccwith such requests were made only to developc new facts and reasons, which bad in the mean time occurred, favorable id the previous recommendations. Although the aid was not in this instance • furnished as early as desired, yet the De partment has succeeded in commanding its funds so effectually as with the existing re sources on the first of January, and the cur rent receipts 1 afterwards, to meet all the au thorized claims that were due and present ed during the severe pressure experienced in that month. Since the desired aid was furnished by the passage of a new act concerning Treasury notes., in. February, no necessity has arisen to. issue any of them solely with a view to defray claims already payable. But in con , sequence of the public convenience being much promoted by. the advances of money for pensions, before they would fall due on the 4th of March, those advances have .been made; and an amount of notes under the new act has consequently been issued, equal to about 8500,000. This is not so great by 150,000, as the sum which has already been forwarded on account of those* advances.— No greater amount for any purpose, and nrp bably not so great as that difference, is like ly to be called for before the 4di instant.— ■ Hence it appears that the other available means in the Treasury have- as yet-'-prbved - more than enough in the aggregate, for the discharge of all engagements of every kind sanctioned by Congress, whether uld.or new. In arrear, or otherwise, whichwere due, and have been presented lor pay meat.. It may Improper to state further, that the receipts, since the year commenced, have fully sustained the computation for the whole pf.'lhe firstquarter made by the Department, in January last. The accruing revenue from duties payable three and six months hence,' , has been much larger inJariuarythaiiwould I be required monthly to make all the receipts from that source in 1841 equal the amount estimated in the annual report.' The revenue received in February, not yet fully ascertained, has probably been . nearly the same as in the preceding month, but the accruing duties'are believed to have been considerably less., it is computed, how ever, that these duties, fakiifg both months together, haye Jmen-quitems-Targe-as would be_ their proportion in order to make the re ceipts for the whole year from this equal to the annual estimate. NoV have the expenditures since the year began varied materially from the amount expected. . It is gratifying to be able to add, that, after all l the payments above described, the balance of available money in the Treasury is more than . a million of-dollars, including what stands subject to draft, and to the credit of the treasurer in the mints, and with , cullec ters.and receivers. :■ Deducting trust funds . of every kind, which have seldom been so small in amount; and none of which that ■' should he invested remain Uninvested, the balance will’still exceed three-fourths of a million.:. • - During the last three months also, as well, as in all the former exigencies, since jour administration commenced /that balance has neyer been less than from half a million to a millionof dollars, however roach the Trea sury may.attimes, have been exposed, to embarrassment at particular points, in the' various crisis to which its affairs have been , exposed, in'lhe.performance of such large, distant, uncertaiiij ami sometimes uiiexptc ted operations, But any good fortune in presefvihrhigh and scrupulously the pecn> niarycreditbftheGeheralGovernrtient, un ; der such parils/ Bhould not bo safrercd to - irapairtlie force ofthereCo^menditidhsthat t MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK—ONE HUNDRED & FORTY-EIGHT LIVES t .LOST.' ; 1 From ihe Mercury of May 22. ; It again becomes our duty.to record aca ! I amity involving destruction of human life to ah awful extent. Pour of the crety and ' four of the passengers of thp brig Minstrel, .Captain Outerbridge, arrived here yester day, bringing flip disastrous intelligence of 1 which the following is an accurate sumina -1 r y. . The Minstrel.left Limerick,, .Ireland, .on 1 (he 21sf April last, for: Quebec, with one hundred & forty-one passengers, emigrants, intending to settle in Canada. The vessel had a tolerable passage up to Tuesday last, . at four o’clockinthe morning, when she struck on Red Island Reef. There was a heavy sea>running at, the time, but the boats were launched and made fast to the fore chains. , . . -i . Upwards of one hundred passengers em barked id the boats,' but tlieir doom was ; ouicklysealed; the. vessel “healed off?’ into deep water and went down stern, foremost;' - ,8o Butldehly that lhe *‘painterB” of tlie boate could.not be cast off, and the; people who had embarked in.' the boats perished/ with their unfortunate companions on “ na ™;the. ship,-except four of the crew and • •® u t’.P asBen B erB v who alone bf upwards ,of 150 souls, te|| thiTsad tale. : rhese eight persons had embarked in the gigv which was towing astern, wd fortunate ly for them the rope which attached it to the : vessel broke when she i Went down.' Tliey succeeded in pullingto Wliite lalnnil/WhcVe they; remained until the following'illiy.Wlieti > I: they. w'ere takeh off by. the ship Wellington. . •l i ~-y' ; Respectfully, LEVI VVOODBURY, Secretary of the’ Treasury;" -GaptrOuterbri(lge»6rilieuhfortuatcMih‘ strel, behaved most gallantly during theaw ful scene, until he perished with the rest.— He declared that he would not leave the ves sel until his passengers, were saved, and he 'was the last person seen by those who Were in the gig. ~ . Following are the namcsofthesurvivors -—crew, Patrick O’Loghliiy, steward, James Grady.and- Thomas Enright, seamen, and John fionoghue, apprentice. Passengers— Flaherty, shoemaker, and wife, Honoria Ringnose, and Pollins. Followingjs a statement of the number of the crew and passengers who perished:— Crew—Capt. Outerbndge, mate and 9 oth ers. Passengers—Male adults, 47; females do. 41; under 14, 10; females do. 8J males under 7, 9; females do. 12; infants 10. Total perished, 148.. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY—KILLING OP A MOTHER BY HER SON. • The Coroner was-called on Tuesday to the House of Abner Sandford, No. 188 Lau rens-gtrcet; to hold an inquest on the body of Hannah. Carleton, aged 63, a native of Charlestown,. Mass., a highly respectable lady, who boarded at the house of Mr. Sand ford. From the evidence adduced, it ap peared that Mrs. Carleton, who was perfect ly blind, had two sons, Augustus and Wil liam, of whom she was .extravagantly fund, particularly William. She had also one daughter living in Havana. Her sons,-who boarded'nt 10.3 Bowery, were in the. habit of visiting their mother frequently, to whom they both appeared to be warmly attached. William, the younger son, suffered an attack, of sickness in the early part 'Of the present spring—which appeared to have unsettled his mind, and to have caused him to act so strangely, that he had threatened to hang and destroy himself. On' Monday night he refused to speak to his brother, with whom he lodged—laid down on the bed with his clothes on, rose two or three times during the night, was very uneasy, said he was of no use to any one, and expressed adesire to be-out ofthe way.--HirbrotherbelieveTl limr to be insane. On Tuesday morning' Wil liam went at about 8 o’clock, to see his mo ther, and remained there about.two hours— he entered her bed-chamber, and they had some friendly 'conversation together—soon trade.pf a saddle and trunk maker. . ; -- -William. then iasked-Mrs. Sandford for her husband’s razor to shave himself, which was given to him, and he commenced shaving himself withoutany water—ovhich he decli ned, when asked by Mrs, Sandford if Jie would.not have some. Mrs. Sandford spoke, to v him:scveral;times whilefhe-* was" shaving, ae did also his mother* afterwards.’ but he did not answer; and acted strangely, appear ing -was-addressed— . however, did not excite surprise, as lie- had acted in'a.similarly strange manner on previous occasions. - After he had -done shaving himself, he stood for a while lean ing against the mantel-piece, looking at Ids mother, who asked him to sit down by her, which he did.’ There were then present in the room, besides William and his mother, Mrs. Sandford and Emily Hidder. Soon after sitting down, William rose, tpok hold of the face of his mother, as if about to kiss ; her, raised his hand and' drew the razor a cross his mother’s throat, with great force, inflicting a terrible wound, and nearly sev ering her head from her body. She scream ed out and fell, and William dropping (he razor,’looked .aghast, and said “'I shall nev er see her again.” Some of the neighbors came in and asked him if he did it. and he answered "yes.” He foil on the floor in spasms, and was carried to the Upper -Po lice office, and confined, and has since ap peared to be rational. Mrs. Carleton died almost instantly. Verdict—that she came to herdenth by haying her throat cut by her son William Carleton, during a fit of insan ify.—A r eu> Yorker. ■ - From the Slate Capitol Gazette, Business Convention, Pursuant to public notice the Convention of Business men assembled in the Court House, Harrisburg,-May 25, 1841, at 12 o’- clock, M., when (he meeting was called to order by NER MIDDLESWARTH. Esq., of Union county; who nominated General THOMAS C..MILLER, of Cumberland county, as tem,, for the pur pose of organizing the Convention. The nomination was unanimously approved. Col. Georoe Mater, of Lancaster coun ty, 'and Charles Brooke, Esq. of Chester county, were appointed Vice Presidents, and. .... Hon. Wm. Donaldson, of Columbia coun ty, and Augustus O. Heister, Esq. of Dau phin county. Secretaries.- The lists of delegates in attendance were then .handed to' the Secretaries, 'and . the names called. 1 , On motion of Gen.. Alexander, of Cum berland, the following gentlemen were ap pointed a committee to nominate officers fur the permanent oiganization of the Conven yention: . : Dr. 6.. N. Eckert, of Schuylkill, Jonathan. Seidle, ftf Berks,* John Moore, of Cumber land, Thomas Hunt of Dauphin,"bnd 8. C. Humes, of Lancaster. On motion of Mr. Middleswarth, the Con vention adjourned till 4 o’clock, P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. Dr. G. N. Eckert, of Schuylkill, from the committee In nominate officers of the Con yention, reported the following: '.■!>. President,', ‘ Gen. THOMAS C. MILLER, of Cum berland county. Vice Presidents, '■ ■■■ " ■ Charles Brooke, of Chester;, ,; Bond Valentine, of Centre, . ;: Robert Kelton, of Lancaster, r* James Whitaker, of Berks, ' HEnrv . Robinson, . of Lebanon, Hon. W. Donaldson, 'of Columbia, David I.eech, of Armstrong, ' ’ J acob W aobnselleß, of Umpn. / Secretaries, ■ Jl, 0. Hei»ter,'vX Dauphin, ■ ,j?enJVifann'an, : 6fs ;; M b J* Michael Criswell; of Mifflin, ; . ? Clernenl B. Grubb, of Lancaster. . i ;-On motion.- of Mr. Burnside, the report Was.:u'nßliio|ouslr adopted, yr- *'( j; presSive df orthe CdrtVenfibni " (Sen. S.' Alexander> A. G. Ege, Joseph Paxton, Hon; Thomas Burnside, Gl N. Ec kert, Ner Middleswarth, David Krause, Col. George Mayer, and M. Hoopcs. Yesterday the committee reported the fol lowing resolutions, which were.unanimously adopted with the exception of the part rela ting to the national defences, which was vo ted against by Bond Valentine, Esq. of Cen tre; (a member of the society of Friends.) RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, As the deliberate judgment Of the business men of Pennsylvania: That a national debt, under ordinary.cir cumstances, is inconsistent with the princi ples and adverse to the interests of tills U nion. That the wants of our people, as .well as of our nation, ought to be supplied by means netdepcndenton foreign nations or supplies, for: their sufficiency, convenience or-vnlue. That.the,honor of our country, demands of the General Government ample prepara tions for the defence and protection of its independence, its flag, its soil, its interests and consequently its happiness; and,, as means essential to this end, that our sea coast defences be completed and armed; that our navy be increased, equipped and man ned; that our bays and harbors be defended by an adequate number of steam vessels of war; that our army be made commensurate to the defence of our vast frontier, and that our arsenals, and...magazines be filled with the moans of immediate and effective resist ance, so’ as to keep pace with the late im provements in the science of war. That the products of our soil and our la bor be protected from the ruin consequent on inordinate foreign competition. . That our manufactures—so essential to our national independence— be sustained and defended against the-canker of uncer tain and doubtlul succejs, and the blight of Wavering and capricious polity. TJiat the success of both these branches of industry is essential to the prosperity of our vast system of internal improvement. u ty ofGo vernment to foster and sustain such branch es of industry as are calculated to afford suitable, comfortable and profitable employ ment to the poor, the aged, the decrepid, and above all the' poor female portion of our V" ..... state-will admit an almost- incalculable' in-v crease of agricultural products. - j ■ That we.possess iron ore and fuel for its proper manufacture, to an amount equal to the supply of the Union fur the present aud future generations. . T .Tliatwe-pgsses3minernlcoalmore-than' adequate t 6 every demand' that can be made for it. " . , . .T.li at o u r\v ater-po wc r andm a n u fa c f uri ng facilities—already, extensively improved may be increased beyond the demand of a ges to come. ’ That the improvement and employment of each of these exerts a proportionate ben eficial inflirence upon all the others—each branch of business supplying means or mar ket fur the rest; and the failure'of either re tarding all that are connected with it. .That- the large importations of~foreign goods, heretofore, has produced heavy bal ances of trade dgainst us, with the conse quent evils of abstracting our coin, paraly zing our industry, sappingour independence, and destroying our credit and character a broad, That the policy of “self-dependence and protection” has characterized almost all the civilized nations of .the earth; is practised by all prudent men in their own affairs; and can never be Relinquished without ruin. Therefore, Resolved, That the true interests of the United States require the collection of na tional revenue fully adequate to the nation al purposes above indicated; and that that revenue be raised upon importations of for eign goods and products, by such imposts and duties as are most likely protect our own means and industry; and upon such articles as are. nut essential to our. .prosperity and comfort, " Resolved, That to secure to such policy thc-most-desirablcand important features of permanence and stability, the revenue so to [ be raised—while it should be ample for such national objects—-ought to be so moderate as to avoid the evils which a larger surplus is jikely.to create... The worst trait-in -Amer ican policy lias.always been its uncertainly. Resolved, That from the abundant proofs of; the truth of the facts and doctrines we have adduced; and from the.great .unanimi ty and decided tope of Public Opinion in. tins Commonwealth, as held and expressed by the intelligent and-patrioticof-all parties,. we firmly believe it to be the solemn duty of every magistrate and legislator in the Ge neral or State Government, to whom is : en trusted any portion of the interests -of bur State,.'to stand by, advocate,' maintain and defend this Pennsylvania Policy. Resolved, That lib reliance ought to be placed by Americans on the proposed repeal or reduction by the British Government of tlie du ties on grain :nnd~flou r'iinported Info' that countryras calculated to create of im prove a market for the. production of biir farms. It is an old story re-prodUced. It iscalculated, if not intended, to lull .and mislead'us. They know that our wants re quire us to revise our tariff. These duties are too important to all the landed interests of England to be annulled—-and their policy is npt so fluctuating. They protect their own industry— hot ours. ,We must protect our own; and pur best policy is, to have in dependent markets at home. " Resolved, That the public-lands of the : TJn]ted States belong to the States, and they have a.legal andjustrightto them or to the price received for them: anil that any,other, appropriation of them or their price,' incon sistent with the original grant'of thoae lands, ini|pi4|Ulc£rit^ir. state greatly-needs her fair proportion of their' proceeds: the:wants of. the'General Government tanJse bene/tcially supplied in the way we have suggested; and its fund can be legally'applied to the aid of tfie 'states.— Many and powerful cohsiderations seem to us to demand the iinmediale passage of a law to this effect, and to demonstrate the great danger to be npprehended ffom dclay. Reßolyed. That it<is iqexpedlent (or this convention to touch,any question, however troy.ersy. Composed.pjr,jne^f- t ferent pplitibal.prcflileet;b 11 9/ -"We 'demre, to- present an Undivided ami unwavering front in support of indisputable Pennsylvania pol icy. ■ , ■Resolved, That it is hot necessary to the purposes of this convention to go into the details treated of in the excellent letter of Mr, Ingham to the President of the Conven tion;'but .that said letter be published for public use: ■ , Resolved. That ' be appointed to lay before the Congress of the U. States, and the Legislature of Pennsylvania, copies of these proceedings, properly authenticated, together with memorials to be prepared by them in our name,-: containing any further information which they may deem expedi ent. On motion ofMr. MiddlesWarth, the blank in the last res6lution was filled with the fol lowing names: ' Gen. Samuel Alexander, 7 n .... . Gen. Thomas C. Miller, S- Cul ™ e, ' l '9 , k: H. K, Strong, 1 * A. O. Heister, I Dauphin." David Krause,. . J Col. George Mayer, Lancaster. Resolved, That we. pledge ourselves to use, as far as possible, only'Anierican man ufactures in clothing ourselves and families in our households and in our business, and to give the preference to Pennsylvania pro ducts, whenever they can be conveniently obtained. the trial of McLeod. The New York papers contain copious reports of the trial now yirocceding before the Supreme Court of that State. The ground taken in behalf of the prisoner is that the Government of. Great Britain, by avowing the act for which McLeod is arraigned, be comes the responsible party, and that there fore the court has no further jurisdiction hi the case, inasmuch as the affair is one be tween two nations. The proposition includcs all the essential points of the defence. ; The prisoner’s counsel, Mr. Bradley, thus enu merates the particulars in which he believes thc|u-osecutionJobci'npi(iper: I—ltseeks to make thc Municipal Courts of Ncw York exercise jurisdiction over the rights of na tions. 2. It seeks to denrive the National Government of powerful! forced upon it by the, constitution, and drag it down to the le-' •vel of the Municipal Courts.' 3. It seeks to tuias.:y?d the)r mvo t_ij>vyjnvnnf, ,4r Jiyj-. Nations,* whicli allows each,to be governed by,laws of its' own framing. The prosecution contends that there is nothing in the customs of nations to show that an individual is not responsible' for o * , sovereign “ST'-those orders be unlawful. / The Laws of Nations were declared to bo a part of the common law of which thc.Statcxuurls diad -jurisdic tion. If tlicprisoaer had committed mur der—an offence against the Common law of which the law of nations is a part—he is a menablc in his own person,'and. cannot plead in justification that he obeyed the or ders of a sovereign.. No'sovereign can give authority to commit, tmirder. But in the present case McLeod has ho right to claim thnl he obeyed the orders of his soveieign. He was a volunteer—he went upon the ex pedition of his own free will; according to the testimony all that was required of him was “to follow Copt. Drew to the d 1,” _Mr. Hall for the prosecution further main tained that the motion.to discharge the pris oner was altogether informal. He stood in dicted for murder; he had , pleaded not guil ty, The indictment could not be dismissed unless by a motion to quash fur primafocia informality, by a trial by the record, or by a nolle prosequi. If the prisoner should be discharged by a summary motion the Court would assume a jurisdiction over the indict ment which no tribunal has ever yet claim ed. ’ / ' We have not space at present to give a fuller synopsis of the arguments on the case. It appears that the reports about McLeod’s ability to prove an alibi were entirely un founded. The evidence is direct that lie wag present at the attack oh the Caroline, and that he boasted of having killed a hi.au in the fray-showing at the same time a weapon stained .with blood. The case is as suming an aspect of intense interest.— Hull. American. Prom the tf. Y, Express^, PROM THE PACIFIC By the ship Natchez; Capt. Mayes, we have Valparaiso papers to the 16lb March. We regret to announce thedeath of Com modore. Alexander Claxton, commander of the American Squadron in the Pacific. He died at Talchadana on the "th of March ,and hisi- remains -were- conveyed- in the frigate- Constitution to Valparaiso, were she arrived on the Hth. The.funeral took place on the 12th. • V.;, • •• ' ■■ ■ The Natchez brings 9102,000, in specie. _ The U. S. corvette Yorktown, Capt Au lick, arrived at Valparaiso, March 80th, from Rio'Janeiro. \ On Saturday the 14th, at 9 o’clock in the morning.the prisoners in-the Presidorrose upon t|ie guard, overpowered them, and es caped; The garrison, on hearing the alarm, seized their.muskets and followed in pur-J suit for about a league. The prisoners' not regarding the summons to stop, were re peatedly. fired . upon,.and twenty-seven ol them killed and seven' wounded. Three of the soldiers were also; wounded. . About 20 of the prisoners were still At large on the 16th, but it was thought lhey would soon be taken. Valparaiso, March \A—Oa Sunday, the Tth inst., at Talcaduano, departed this life.' Alexander Claxton, Commander-in-chief of the U. S. naval forces in the Pacific. Yes terday morning (the 12th) the most respect-' able portion at the inhabitants of this town, citizens and strangers, officers of the vessels of,war anchored in the bay, and the authors ities of the place, formed the brilliant pro-” cession which paid him the last honors. It was headed by the band and marine corps of thefrigatc CpiistUutionfandLclosed bj:lhe crew of the same Vessel, and a detachment from the British frigate- President. His death is lamented by numerous' friends and acquaintances. He has left a disconsolate' wife and child. , : of Marriage Promiu.—At ‘ Paterson, N. J. on Monday, a suit Was tried forpbreach'of ,lhe mafnageprotnise, brought'by Miss Jane Hart* levagalnstilrii Joseph Henry.; The Jury re lum en a verdict lttmiu vf'slsook!.. Go y . Ponißß. Wc have availed our selves df the opportunity afforded by the vis it of Gov. Porter to this city, to call'upon him and to leitrn the facts -touching certain points that have oflate"becn made the theme of partizan reproach. It is known to our readers, that among other similar absurdir ties, the federalists have charged-upon the Governor/this shallow piece pf hypocrisy, that although he vetoed the bank,and reVe? nue bill, he was still anxious for its.passage,, and used.all hjs influence to induce those democrats whd voted for it after his veto, to do so. This silly story has been' industri ously propagated by the federal members', and has, we regret to say so, found a very few democrats weak and credulous enough to countenance and repeat it. We knew from the begining that it was false, but we have hitherto refrained from noticing it.-i -! We now speak upon authority, and pro nouncc-it-to be a base and groundless fabri-. cation. Gov. Porter never ditectly or indi recHy advised any one to vote for the bill which he had vetoed, or countenanced such a vote. When called, upon bv an/ demo cratic member, he invariably told him his veto fully expressed his opinion, and ho Could add nothing to what he had then said. In vetoing that bill, he was fully conscious that he risked much, indeed risked the pre cipitate adjournment of the without a dollar in the Treasury to meettlic wants of the government—but upon mature reflection, lie felt it to be his imperative <lu (y to withold his sanction, let what might fol low it, and having done that could it be pos sible to suppose him puch a consummate knave and hypocrite, as to attempt to pro cure its passage by sinister means ? Had be endeavored to induce democrats lb vole fur it, wlint so easy and so sure as detection and exposure ? Could such a thing remain secret when those, who bad thus voted were assailed? The whole story is almost too idle' for refutation. “ ‘ ' The federal members hoped no' doubt to distract and divide the democratic party by this and similar tiii ks-and- inventions, - but the-hope is- worse than vain. They have deceived no one but those whose credulity or caprice made them fit instruments to eue ploy against the democratic party. Never was one party mure thoroughly united and J£Wfe*! .'rmmiih than now.". . KfrMAa *wia*yi '=?■“ fflle "heads of Ihetf aolh^^jlfc^prßr'faf#-^ aTi>gtsTitturc. "Gov. Piirter lias passed through the ordeal unscathed,' His un flinching course has conducted him in safe ly and enabled him to vant)uish his foes.— '. Beneath the nets they spread for him, they A™ JH'y _ B i^. o sSlins._aa<ii tcemMingthem s. - -• '■ • ' Murder of Prof. Davis.— Young Sem mes, accused of the-murder of Professor Davis, of the University of Virginia, was •ar raigned on Tuesday of last week, at Char- Iptlsville, find pleaded not guilty. Thecase, on the application of the prisoner, was con tinued to the fall term of the court. Bridos over tub Missis-irp- Ti e St. Bonis Era.suites that the Illinois Legislature have incor porated a company, with a capital of $1,000,000, to build a bridge over the the alississppi, at Alton. It is not to obstruct the navigation of the river it is to be commenced in two years, and to be com pleted in ten thereafter. Heavy Damages. —Some time Inst year Wc pub lisiiecl -a letter from Montreal, announcing tlm e* lopcmentof Mrs. Harris, wife of Captain Harris, 21th regiment, with M. D. David, Esq, of Mon treal, .barrister, and .Major in the Montreal cavalry. On the Oth instthe action commenced by Captain Harris againjt Mr. David, was'tried in Montreal, and resulted in a verdict for THIRTY THOU* SAND DOLLARS damages.— N YCom, Me, J 1 Singular Fact —A minister of the Presbyte rian church, lately visiting one of bis parishion ers, was thus accosted by bim:—Sir,” said hr, “!'■ am perhaps able to tell' you of myself, what not another of j'our flock could, 1 have lived si• venly two years in the same bouse, nut of which 1 have' decently buried fifteen corpses, have had tvyelve children baptized, and have married four wives.” 1 V\ hat added to the rest of the narrative was, that his fourth wife, Who, tvairsitting by, im mediately said-—“ And I think, from the delicate state of my health, you have a good chance for a fifth;”' . ■ * RAIN.—Our tea tiers are tin tlnltbf aware that we have hail considerable rain this Spring. The following comparative state-3’: incut of thiTquantily that has- fallen during the months of January, February, March anil ‘April,' for a few years hack) 'has been handed to us: 1 1837, 11,098 inches. 1838, 11,800 1839, ’ 11,738 1840,. 14,883 -1841, 22,494 ~r Jfn Shippenshurg, on'Thursday the 20lh uh, by the Rev. Mr. McEnally, Mil. JACOB NUMER, to Miss MARY MILLER, all of tftQt Borough. ’ "*-■ ■ ~ Prom the Washington Examiner. / DIED, in -this borough, on Saturday, the l/ISth of May, 1841, of consumption, Miss /ELIZA T. AIcGONIGAL, in the ’24th year of her age. • The deceased was formerly a resident of Carlisle (Pa.) and recently of this place.— '§he was of a an amiable disposition, gentle iirller manncrs. aml respected by all who knew her.-_ She was aflicted forsome months with the disease which she bore with-resign nation. . By this dispensation of Providence, we aretaught the uncertainty-of life. Truly,'. "in the midst of life-we ore in death.” She ' • has left alarge number of friends and ac quaintancc to mourn the we ‘have reason' to believe that our. loss is her. ever lasting gain. , Ifer,funeral was. numerously ■ attended, from her residence, on Sunday, at 4 o’clock. .. In Newville, on' Sunday the 23d Mrs. BYLERLY, consort of Mr. Jacob By-£ erljr. ... ■'. On the 24(h ult., in Springfield,’ Mrs. ’ 1 MARYGRAY, relictofthe late-Juhn Gray, Esq. iri the;66th year of her age. ;i .' In ShippOnsbnrg, ptf Saturday week, Mr. ‘ f WILLIAJIBEAL. iJ-'V'" ''Vv‘. ;;' Iq this Borough, on Tuesday morning f last, after aprotracted illness which she boro? - •with' 1 Christian" fortitude Ond : •’ resignation; at a,vecyadvancedagc. ;
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