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Communications, Ste. by mail, must be post. paid—otherwise they will not meet with attention. t4FrPTirSlll7l3fin. PENN. FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 12, 1938 TEMPERANCE PROCEEDINGS. Report of the Committee ~ Appointed to consider the subject of "Distilleries, as also the effects of the distillation of Ardent Spirits on the morals, wealth, religion and hap piness of the community, and the practicability and effects of the abandoment of the system: Your Committee do not feel themselves called upon to investigate the origin and progress and present state of the manufactories of ardent Spirits throughout the world—they suppose it was the in tention of the Convention to have brought before it the state of the business as it exists in our own (Adams) County. It has been ascertained by the Senior member of this Committee, a gentleman well acquainted with the business operations of this community, that there aro now in active operation, in the vari ous townships around us, not less than eleven Die tilleriea. These are in operation, on an average, six months in tho year, and using from 3 to 10 bushels of grain par day, may be set down all around at 5 bushels per day. This would make the annual consumption of groin in this way about ten thousand bushels of bread-stuffs. The quanti ty of whiskey extracted from a bushel of grain be ing at least three gallons: this would turn out 29,- 900 gallons, or 900 barrels of marketable whiskey. According to the census of 1810, the population of this county was something over 21,000, so that we have here at least a gallon of intoxicating drink, prepared for every man, woman, and child that we can number. Or, to look at this in another aspect, we have a bushel of wheat taken out of every fami ly, without any substitute being given! It is true, that some of this is used in fattening cattle for market; yet after making all due allowance for this, the dead loss will be about what has been stated. In regard to the effects of this manufacture up on the morals, wealth, religion and happiness of our community,• we have nothing to add to the startling facts that have been developed by the general discussion to which the Temperance re- , form has given rise. It has thus been shown, beyond the shadow of 'a doubt, that an immense amount of crime, poverty, irreligion and wretch. odness can be traced to tho use of intoxicating drinks. Of course, if the article were not manu factured, it could not be thus abused to the degra dation and destruction of our race. The small quantity of alcohal that is used in medicine and the arts, bears no proportion to the quantity of spirits distilled. A professional gentleman, whose attention has been directed to the manufacture and consumption of alcohol, informs us, that 20 barrels of that arti cle, would fully meet the demand of this county; and to produce that, one-fortieth of the quantity distilled would be sufficient. As to the immediate effects of this business up- on the manufacturers themselves, we do not feel eursolves competent to express a decided opinion. We know that many of them are men of unblem ished moral character, and deservedly esteemed as valuable members of society; so that we would con sider ourselves unpasti6able in dealing out indis criminate denunciation against them. Yet there can bo no doubt but that, in many cases, whole families have been blasted by the poisonous breath of the distillery; and it has frequently been remark ed, that wherever a distillery is in operation, in temperance preys upon the vitals of the neighbor hood. In reference / to the affects and practicability of the abandonment of the business, we rejoice that it is in our power to mention some cheering facts. Aboutthe same number of distilleries as are now in operation, have been entirely discontinued. Nor have wo been able to learn that any of the public spirited gentlemen who pursued this course, have had occasion to regret it. There is no doubt but that in such a country as ours, the capital thus in-- vested could be readily toansferred to something equally, if not more profitable. We believe that a generous and intelligent community like ours is prepared to do all it can to aid and countenance those who make personal sacrifices for the common good. The loss on an average to each of the dis tillers now eirgaged in our county could not exceed $l,OOO each. And wo are under the impression that all that is now necessary to induce them to discontinue, is the conviction that.the public good requires this course. Let the labors of our Tem- 1 parance Societies be prosecuted with increased energy, and the 6,000 distilleries that have already extinguished their fires, will be imitated by 10,000 others. • We therefore bog leave to propose the following resolution: 'Resolved, That we- respectfully request the Distillers of this county to examine into the propriety of immediately abandoning a business which is the occa-iion of so much crime, povet ty and wretchedness in our own land and throughout the world. All which ii rospoctfully submitted by your Committee. GEORGE SMYSER, WM. M. REYNOLDS Report on the subject of ar dent, Vinous 41° Fermented Liquors. • The undersigned having been appointed a com iaittais on the subject of Ardent, Vinous and For nicated Liquors as a drink, beg leave to report: That they have had the subject under consider ation, and that they are of opinion that the use of there liquors in few cases, if any, is necessary to Itsalth or comfort, hut is detrimental even when %skim in what is called moJeratiou. Your Con ilaiUaar recommend the total disuse of ali glob liquors al a twverage, and suggest the pro priept of the formatiou of Temperance Societies as Htt *kW aheS slEwr ptinclplf. But at the same time that your Committee re commend the formation of Temperance Societies on the last mentioned principle, they do not deem it expedient to condemn those Societies which per mit the use of wine, beer, &c.; nor do your Com mittee believe that it would be proper to alter the Constitutions of these Societies so as to prohibit them, because they believe that such alteration would discharge the pledges of those who signed them—unless they were so altered by the unani mous consent of the members. These Societies have been instrumental in doing good—others may have done better; but this is no reason that they should be destroyed. Rather let us operate with both; encourage Total Abstinence Societies as the more effit ient, but not dispense with or destroy those that arc less so, but whirls have yet been instrumental in effecting much good_ Allof which is submitted. JAMES COOPER, JOHN IC. MrCUROV. (0 -So much reference having bean made to N VT ISLAND, we have thought proper, for the R ti =- faction of many of our readers, to copy brief sketch of it From the Baltimore TronAeript. NAVY ISLAND. The events which have recently occurred on and in the vicinity ofthei island make its situation a matter of gotno interest. It is about two miles above Niagara falls, within half n mile of the Canadian and a mile and a half of the American shore. It contains 386 acres and is sepaia:ed from Grand Id arid by a branch of the river half a mile wide, tvbichcoistitutes the I:o . )undary line between the states and the province, and brings it within the borders of the latter. The cur rent on each side of the island is very rapid, but more on the Canada side than the othur. Grand Island, which belonis to the United States, or rather the north end of it, extends between Navy Island and the American shore so as to cover about one third if that Island, from which it is distant, as mention ed above, about half n mile. The hanfis of the island are from ten to twenty feet high and generally perpendicular and command the Canadian shore. Towards the American shore the ground descends. Chippewa is about half a mile below the north point of the island and might be easily destroyed by lint shot from its batteries Schlosser, at which place the steamboat,re ported to have been destroyed, laid, is on the American side opposite Navy Island, and the Caroline was to have plied as a ferry boat between that place and the island. Such is the situation of Navy Island and so strong the current that it seems next to impossible to attack it with boats from the Canada side with any hope of succes. A boat could not make its way direct to the island, but would be carried below it, and ' probably over the falls. The only practicable mode of attack seems to be to start from a point some distance above, and fall down with the current and strike upon the southern extremity of the island; but with the advantages which the occupants possess, the probabilities are that the boats would either be destroyed or scat tered and carried over the falls. Perhaps a night attack aught be more successful. If the Canadians were at liberty to land on Grand Island, an attack could easily be made from thence, but this would not be al lowed. Positions better fortified than this have been taken, however, and we shall not be surprised to hear before long, that it is in the hands of the British forces. .arr•.inTs: Since our last, intelligence has been received of an attack upon an American steamboat within the American lines by British soldiers, acting tin der the orders of the commanding officers of the British forces in Upper Canada. -Various accounts of the, outrage are in circulation, the publication of which would encroach too much on our limits. In the annexed items we present our readers with the gist of the matter: Correspondence of the National Intelligeneer. Nnw YOUR, January 3. The Stemboat Caroline, at Schlosser, on Me A , Ma ielln aide! tilled with visiters whom curi os ity ; had tempted to visit Navy Island, was attacked in tho night of December 29th by 100 to 150 arm ed men in live boats, who approached the steamer with muffled oars, unsuspecting any attack, and all on aboard asleep, it is said. The attacking force gave three cheers for "Victoria," which alar med the people, when a scuffle and a fight ensued, the British, however, succeeding in obtaining complete mastery of the boat. Twenty-two lives were lost somehow or other, and as the people on , shore rushed to the rescue, they were fired upon. , and one man was killed, whose body was taken to Buffalo. The steamboat, after the capture, was set on fire, towed into the stream,and the dead and wounded went over Niagara Fulls! All this created in western New York, particu larly the frightful end of the scene, a fury it is al most impossible to restrain. The military are culled out. Buffalo is full of armed men. The 17th bri gade is summoned to meet under arms in Buffalo. FITE O'CLOCK, E.. M.—The Buffalo Advertiser announces in a postscript, that the British forces (some of the regular Army. I presume,) were ac tually landing on Grand Island. Sir Francis Head, in his message to the Legisla ture of Upper Canada. is very severe upon our people of the West, and says he has despatched an agent to Mr. Fox, (the British Minister at Washington) whose reply he is awaiting. NEW Your, January 4. All, ay, more, than I wrote you ye--terday of Upper Canada news, is but too true. Gov. Marcy has issued a special message. McNabb, [the com manding officer of the British forces on the Nia gara frontier] I learn from Buffalo,denies any par ticipation in this outrage, but the autlio:ities in Buil%lo, it is again said, will prove all upon Aim, the Speaker of the House of Asset:filly! The Caroline was a small steamboat of about 45 tons. Her destruction has made the drum and the fife sound in every village and city in western New York. All the counties on the whole fron tier seem to be under arms. The western papers are full of military orders. c(:. Below are the particulars of the affair, as sworn to by the Captain; and his statement is sub. stantiated by the concurring affidavit of several other persons who were on board at the time- The "certain articles of freight" which the captain sup poses were landed, were, doubtlessly, arms and am munition; and the "passengers" who diseinbarkel, no Other than Volunteers, joining the band of Ca nadian Patriots entrenched on Navy Ldaud: STsTr. or New YORK, Niagara county, as. Gilman Appleby, of the city of Buffalo, being duly sworn, says that be left the pent of Buffalo oar the morning of the 29th instant, bathe steamboat Caroline_ owned by William Wells, of Buffalo, and bound for Schleeser. upon the east side of the Niagara river.ared within the United States, That !this deponent commanded the said Caroline, and I that she was cleared from Buffalo with a view to [ run bet-vete said Buffalo and Schlosser, carrying t paxs•nzers, freight. tkeee; that this deponent caused ithe said Carehne to be landed at Bicek Rock, on `her way dan e; an] that vi-hile there this deponent ! caused the American flag to be run up; and that', ', ROCIn agar leasing Black Rock Harbor a volley of ! mii , ketry was discharged at the said Caroline from the Canada shore, but without injury. That the fCaroh.ne resintinned her course down the Niagara river. and landed outeide of certain scows Cr boats 1 anael, NI. to Navy 1-land, where a number of pas -1 len:yrs ilieeinharkeel, and, as this deponent sup posed. certain articles of f:eight were landed. 'chat Ifrim this point the said Caroline ran to Schlosser, , arrising there about 3 o . dock in the afternoon. That between this time and ilark.the said boat made two tries to Navy Wend, landing as before. That at about the boor of six, in the afternoon, this de- perient caused the sail boat to be I inded at Schlos ser and turtle fa-t with chains to the dock at that place. Thai the crew and officers of the Cai °lire numbered ten, and that in the coninre of the eve- : nun; 23 iedividuala, all of whom were citizens of I the United States, came on board and requested this deponent and other officers of the boat to per mit them to remain on hoar, during the night, as I 1 they were ucable to get lodings at the Tavern near I i by_ These reque - 43 were ac-ceded to, and the per -1 1 eon e thus coming on b card retired to rest, as did I, ale.) the crew arid officers of the Caroline, e xci pt i ,I such as were slad ned to watch during the night.; I That of-tut undainfit this deponent was informed I by one ef the watch, that set eral boats filled with 1 men were Palling towards, the Caroline from the I river; and this deponent immediately gave the a- Germ and before he was able to reach the (leek, ; the Candine was boarded by some seventy or I eighty men. all of whom were armed. That they ; imeenlittely comiceneed a warfare with muskets, swords, and en:las-ere, upon the defenceless crew ; and passengers of the Caroline, under a fierce cry 1 of —G—ei if—rt ticr , o. , girc no 7norlcr! kill every wan! Al! fre!" That the Caroline was aban doned without resistance, and the only effort made by either the crew or passengersseenied to be to es- ' cape slaughter; that tins deposietn narrowly es caped. !Lesion received sexeral wounds, none oi l which, however. are of a serious character; that immediately after the Caroline fell into the hauls of the armed force, who 1),n:11-Jed her, she was set on fire, cut looee from the dock, and towed into the current of the river. then abandoned, and soon after deerenthel the Niareara Falls. That this de ponent 1-3-5 eel he si-e'lant search for the inilivid ; tilts, thirty-157ex in number, who are known to have been upon the Caroline at the time when she was braided, and twenty-one only arc to be foinath one of whom, Amos Haile of Buffalo,was found deed upon the dock, having received a shot fiefs a musket, the hall of which penetrated the hack partof the head and mine out at the forehead. James H. King. and Captain C. F. Harding were seriously. though not medially, wounded; several others received slight wounds. The twelve indi viduals who air missing, this deponent has no doubt were either murdered upon the boat or found a watery erase in the cataract of the Falls. And this deponent further says., that immediately after the Caroline was got into the current of the stream and abandoned as before stated, beacon lights were ditseaveeed upon the Canada shore, near Chippewa, and after sufficient time had elapsed to enable the beats to reach that shore, this deponent distinctly - heard loud and vociferous cheering at that point. That this Ji.poner.t has no doubt that the indisiduads who boarded the Caroline ' were a part of the British forces now stationed at Chippewa. GILIIAN APPLEBY, Sc.b-ritx+4l and sworn, Dec. 30th. 1837, before me, S. B. PIPER. Comm'cr of Deeds, &c. for Nia- gars county. SO touch from the scene of action. Now let us sce what effect the news had when it was received at Washington. The National Intent gencer of Saturday sav:a "The unhappy state of attsirs on the Canada frontier, arising from unau thori_4ed and ill. galproceedings of our own citi zens, followed by equally illegal retort on the part of the Canadians„ (in the assault and destruction of life in the case of the steamboat Caroline,) yes terday occupied, for a brief spice, the attention of both 11, , wws of Coz grins.% the motions on the sub ject having been preceded by a message from the Preside.st of the United States, asking Congress to give more effective power to the Executive for preserving peace on our borders. gives us gneat satisfaction to be able to state that the clinle subject was treated, in dehate,with a gra-ity proportionate to its importance; that no excitement was manifested hut such as became the occasion, and that no other feeling was exhi ted on the occasion than was purely national, pa triotic, and in the main, pacific. It would have been iqrarPre., under existing circumstances, had it been otherwise - . But we mention the fact because of the excitement on the subject which is known to exist away North, but which is not felt to any great extent in this Meridian." The following is the 31essage of the President: To the Senate and Make of Iter-r. Jentatires of (lie U. States: ! Recent experience on the Southern boun I dry of the United States, and the events Inow daily occurring our Northern Frontier, have abundantly shown that the existing laws are insifficient to guard against hostile invasion from the United States of the terri tory of friendly and neighboring nations. The laws in force provide sufficient pen allies for the punishment of such offences, after they have been committed,and provid ed tae parties can be found; but the Execu• five is powerless in many cases to prevent the commission of them, even when in pos• session of ample evidence of an intention on [ the part of evil-disposed persons to violate our laws Your attention is called to this defect in ; our legislation. It is :apparent, that the Executive ought to be clothed with adequate power effectually to restrain all persons 1 w ithi n our ju r isdiction from the commission of acts of this character. They tend to I disturb the peace of the country, and iriev it • ably involve the Government in perplexing 1 controversies with foreign Powers. I re commend a carerul revision of all the laws now in forte, and such additional enactments as may he nest-s.ry to vest in the Execu• tise lull power to prevent injuries being iodic-led upon to-igliboring nations by the unannoriz d and unlawhil acts of ci i moos ot llt , ! Gaited Stoles, or of other persons who iniv he within our jurisdiction and subject to out control. In illustration of these views,and to show the necessity of early action on the part of Congress, I submit herewith a copy of a letter received from the Marshal of the Northern District of New York, who had been directed to repair to the frontier, and take all authorized measures to secure the faithful execution of existing law,4. M. V. BUREN WASHINGTON, Jifil. 5, 11.:43-3. BUFFALO, Dec 28 1837. To leis Excellency 31. Von Buren: Stn:—This frontier is in a state of cot motion. 1 came to this city on the 22r inst., by the direction of the (Joked Ste Attorney for the northern district of this State, for the purpose of serving proces.: upon individuals suspected of viiihitir , the laws of the United States, enacted with a view to maintain our neutrality. I learned, on my arrival, that some 200 or :100 own, im.stly from the district of country adjoining this frontier, and from this side the Niagara, Lad congregated upon Navy h , hind.(l7pper and were then in linos, with (tens saltier Van Rensselaer. of Albany, at their head as Cominander• in Chief. From that time to the preasent they have received con stout accessions of men, munitions of war, provisions,&c., front persons residing within the States. Their whole force is now about 1,000 strong, and,as is said, are well supplied with arms, &c. ‘Varrants have been issued in some cases, but no arrests have as yet been t 4c. e ted.____. This expedition. was got up in this city, soon after NleKenzie's arrival upon this side 01 the river, and the first company that landed upon the island were organized partially at least, before they crossed from this side to the island. From all that I can see and learn, I am satisfied that, if the Government deem it their duty to prevent supplies being furnish ed from this side to the army on the and also the augmentation of their forces from among the citizens of the elates, an armed force stationed along upon the line of the Niagara will be absolutely necessary to its accomplishaifillt. I have just received a communication from Col. NlcNabb,ruminandin , In•r \l ijes tv's forces now at Chippewa. in which he strongly urges the public authorities here to prevent supplies being furnished to the army on the island at the same time stating that, if this can be effected, the whole affair could b.. closed without any effueon of blood. McNabb is about 2,500 strong, and con stoutly increasing. I replied to him that should connounicate with you immediately, as also with the tiovernor of this State, and that every thing which could would be done to maintain a strict neutrality.. I learn that persons here are engaged in dislodging tine or more steamboats from the ire, and, as is supposed, with a view to aid in the patriot expediiiun. I am, sir, with groat consideration, your obedient servant. N. GA (MOW, U. S. Marshal Northern District, N. Y. The President has also issued a Proclamation on the subject: "Errncinly eihorting all citizens of the United States who have" joined the Canadian Patriots and "thus violated their duties, to return peaceably to their respective homes;" and warning any persons wh interfer m an unlawful manner with the atTairs of the neighboring British Provin ces. that they comp romit the neut:4lity of this Go vernment, render themselves liable to arrest and punishment under the laws of the U. States, and that the laws on this subject would be rigidly en forced ; and, also, that such persons will receive no aid Or countenance from this Government in any difficulties in which their conduct may place them. And in the rigid enforcement of the laws, from what the Baltimore Sun says, the President w•i.hea to be as good as his warning—having or der to Fort Niagara, to enforce netitralitti 200!! re cruits ! The Sun says--"We arc informed that the Government is taking the most effective and energetic means in its power, to enforce the neu trality of the country with Great Britain, on our Niagara frontier. (Jul. Cutter, U. S. A. general superintendent of the recruiting service, is ordered to Fort Niagara, with two hundred recruits, well officered, to cause the laws of the country to be re spected, by either British or Americans." The Globe states that Gen. Scott is ordered to the Northern frontier, to take command of the troops that 'nay be called into service. Later front Washington. On Monday last, President Vun Buren sent to Congress the following Message: To the Senate and House of Representatives of the 11. states; In the highly excited state of feeling do the northern frontier, occasioned by the disturbances in Canada, it was to be apprehended that causes of comp) dui might arise on the line dividing the United States from Her Brittanaic Majesty s dominions. Every precaution was therefore taken on our part authorized by the existing laws; and as the troops of the Provinces were embodied on the Canadian side, it was hoped that no serious violation of the right of the United States would be permitted to occur. I regret, however, to inform you that au outrage of a most aggravated char acter has been committed, accompanied by a hostile though temporary invasion of our territory, producing the strongest feelings of resentment on the part of our citizens in the neighborhood, and on the whole border line; and that the excitement previously existing has been alarmingly increased. To guard against the possible recurrence of any similar act, I have thought it indispensable to call out a portion of the militia to be posted on that frontier. The documents herewith transmitted to Congress show ilia character of the outrage committed,the measures taken in consequence of its occurrence, and the necessity for resorting to them. It will also be seen that the subject was im mediately brought to the notice of the British Minis ter accredited to this country, and the proper steps taken on our part to obtain the fullest information of all the circumstances leading to and attendant upon the transaction, preparatory to a demand for repara tion. I ask such appropriations as the circumstances in which our country is thus unexpectedly placed re quire. M VAN I3UREN. Washington, January 8, 1838. The documents alluded to by the President are the letter of the H. W. Rogers, District Attor ney for Eric co.; the affidavit of Capt. Appleby— which is published in a preceding column—and the concurring affidavit of C. F. Harding, James H. King, J. H. Smith, Wm. Seaman, Wm. Wells, Wm. Kennedy, John Leonard, Sylvanus Staring and John C. Haggerty; the instructions of the Se cretary of War to Gen. Winfield Scott, and his letters to the Governors of New York, and also the annexed letter from the Secretary of State to the British Minister: titT,M ENT OF ST.tTI, NV A S SI I N trrON, JIM. 5, IS3B Sin: By the direction of the PreSident of the United States, have the honor to communicate myott a Copy' Of the oc ittottev fUtilislitit to DO- Do , arlatent of al , ex traordinnry outrage committed from Her Britannic Majesty's Province of Upper Canada, on the persons and property of citizens of the-United States, within the jurisdiction of the State of Now York. The de struction of the property, and ar+assination of citizens of the U. States on the soil of Ne'w York, at the mo ment when, as well known to•you, the President was anxiously endeavoring to allay the excitement, and earnesile seeking to prevent any unfortunate occur rence on the frontier of Canada. bar produced upon his mind the most painful emotions of surprise and regret. It will necessarily form the subject of a demand for rod rest upon Ifer Ilajesty 's Government. This com munication is made to you under the expectation that, through your instrumentality, an earls - explanation may be obtained from th,• antorities of Upper Canada of all the circumstances of the transaction; and that, by your advice to those authorities, such decisive precautions may he us 'd as null render the perpetra tioi t of similar acts hereafter Nut doubt ing the disposition of Upper Canada to do its duty in punishing the aggressors and preventin4 future out rage, the President, notwithstanding, has deemed it m•cessary to order a sufficimit force on the frontier to repel any attempt of a like character, and to make known to you that if it should nectar, he cannot an. swerable for the effects of the indignation of the neigh boring People of the United Slates. I take this occasion to renew to you the assurrance of my distinguished consideration. JOAN FORSYTH. To Heresy S. Fox, EST &c &c. cr - yrhe foregoing message and documents gave rise to a very interesting and exciting discussion. We have only room for the following sketch of it from the ready pen of the Correspondent of the Baltimore Patriot— How,tan, said that as the message asked for additional appropriations, he I ho't the proper committee to be changed with i t was that on %Val, s and aid he ac cordingly proposed that reference. The Colonel also told us that the committee on Foreign AlThirs, of which he is Chairman, had a meeting on Saturday end another to. day,but had not ye! decided on reporting any measures to the House. Gen. THMT P , ON of Smith Carolina, made a very joilicious suggestion, which was ac ceded to by Col. Howard—namely, that so much of the tres<nue as concerns our rela• (ions with Great Britain b^ sent to the For eign Alfa irs Committee—and that part about apdri,pr,ations to the Committee of W a ys and illeitos. Gen. Thompson thought the letter of Mr. Forsyth much too-tame. In stead of asking explanation. in Ins opinion. a demand ought to be made for those enga ged in that murder of savage and unmitiga ted atrocity; and their conduct ought not to 1w permitted to escape the severest punidi Int`flt. He would ileeplt diTlOre n rupnii P with England—but he was for insisting, on the meat am pl e atonement of this lerAnous and murderous conduct, at all hazards. Mr. HAYNNs, who thinks the liite of the Government is in his hands, pronounced one sentence in defence of the Secretary of State, arid then plump he went down into his seat airitim as it' he had exhausted his store liousr of logic, wit, and wisdom. Mr. GRAY - of New York, asked for the reading of MeN all's letter to Mr Rogers fir the purpose of showing how the Canadian Royalists thought and filt. It was read. It will have been put in the possession of your readers, I dare say, before they will see this letter. It exhibits strongly the exasperation !bit by the Canadians at what they regard us the unjustifiable aggessiuns of American citizens. Mr. Fataxone of Buffalo, said that the circumstances alluded to did not furnish any justification of the tragedy at Schlosser. Mr. GRAY said he did not introduce it for that purpose—but only to show gentlemen that there was another view of the question. Mr. FIL6IOI2E directed the attention o liie nuuse to one fact. This letter,he said, was written on the 29th. The outrage on the Caroline was committed on the night succeeding; and a beacon light was exhibit ed from Is,lcNab's camp, to show the inva ders, as he believed, their way back to the camp. He deprecated war: but our rights ought not thus to be invaded with impunity: He looked upon NI eNab's letter as an aggra vation of the insult offered—because it gave assurance that there was no danger of attack —and yet twelve hours afterwards was the invasion of the Cat oline made. A debate of n very desultory character ow arose. Mr. Till inghast ,of Rhode Island, barged the Government with culpable neg ict, in failing to have a sufficient force on le border, to compel the 'observance of our neutrality, and to defend our territory from invasion. Mr. Bronson exhibited his "con servative" principles by defending the Ad ministration. Does he wish to get back again into the ranks. Let him go! Mr. Rhett talked about the subject some time. The frequent allusions to war with Great Britain, which occurred during this loose conversation, called out from Mr. Menitee, ()I' Ky., some very sensible and forcible re marks, in which ho entreated the klouse to act with calmness and dignity,and deprecat ed manifestations of a belligerent spirit, that would give the public. an idea that any ap prehensions of such a war were seriously entertained in this H ouse. Mr. Nu followed with a few observations; and moved the previous question, for the purpose of arresting the debate. H is motion was carried; and Gen. Thompson's motion of reference was then adopted. _Later from Canada. By loom recent news from the Niagara fron tier, it appears that of the 12 individuals missed after the capture of the Caroline. two were taken prisoners, one a Canadian and the other, a boy of shout 14 years of age, from Buffalo Mc- Nabb detains the boy, either as a prisoner of war, or, which is more probable, to prevent the Ameri can authorities from obtaining his affidavit. Se veral dead bodies, and a number of trunks, were found on Saturday morning below the Falls, sup posed to' belonged to the Caroline. The Rochester Democrat of Monday, says, it is said that 400 men from Buffalo passed on to Navy Island on Saturday morning. They were induced so to do by the British outrage. The Democrat further states that, in every town between Butlido and Rochester the most intense eicitcment pre vails; that, at an hour's notice, 10,000 men could be marched to the frontier to defend honor, pro perty and life. Butfalo is ropresented as a perfect military camp. At least 3000 men armed in the city, and more constantly arming. It is stated in a letter from that city on the Ist inst., on the authority of Gen.. Gould of Rochester, Dr. Johnson of Buffalo, and N. J. Benton, U. S. District Attorney, that there had been much heavy tiring between the Island and main shore that afternoon—that the royalist brea.4t works wer.: .e•,uu knocked, to kieck., bu;, that they had not astertained whether any mu was killed. Gov. Head is en - camped at Lundy's L Ilis force is stated to he 4000 men, 300 large park of artillery, and 100 looatit for cr.,,,u,g the river. STILL LATER—ATTACK ow NAVY ISLAND—DEFEAT OF THE BRITISFI! A- letter from Albany dated on the 4th inst. has the following 4 , P. S.—'Phu western niail is just in, bringing news thut the natriots at Navy Island had been attacked by the British, had defeated them, sunk their boats, and taken a great numy prisoners." AND YET LATER. The Buffalo Advertiser. Jan. 3, says—We have o ' , thing new from the camp at. Navy Island. Gen. Van livnsselaer came up last night, and left t nvn this morning. The general impression now is, that the Island will be evnctuated in a very few days. Whether the force there assembled will make a losrent upon Canada, or come to this side, and disband, we are unable to say; but incline to the belief that the latter course will bc adopted. It is much to be desired. In the present situation of Canada, with no Patriot force embodied in any part of it, it wOuld be a desperate undertaking for the Navy Islanders to land. They might be able to do something; but the chances are very much against them. )7' - d'r nn i~"°us;*ir.:; tou. Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot. WASHINGTON, .tans 5, ISB9. To day, the President transmitted to both houses of Congress a most important mes sage, on the subject of the interference by American citizens, in the contest now going on in Canada. After representing that the existing laws arc insufficient to guard against offimces of this character the message asks of Congress to clothe the Executive with power to prevent all acts tending to disturb the pence of the country, and involve us in difficinties with a Foreign Nation—reconi 'needs a careful revision of the existing I. --and the passage of such additional mulct meets, as may be deemed expedient and no :essary to prevent it Vii io. of the territory )1a nation with which we are at peace,either ,air own citizens, or others subjected to mr control. The message was accompanied by a com munication from the Marshal of the North -re District of New York, recounting some .f the most prominent incidents in the recent listUrbances which have already been made mblic. After it was rend in the Senate HENRY CLAY arose and expressed the great satis faction he had lidt at the recommendations of the President. There is no spectacle, said he, more unworthy of a free people,pro fessing to abide by their constitution and (heir laws, than that of the people at true, while the nation is at peace He held that, if the existing laws were not sufficient to preserve thorough neutrnlity,it was the duty of Congress to pass additional enactments. lie gave no opinion regarding the causes of the difficulties in Canada--but whatever they might be, he maintained, that until authori zed by the constituted authorities of the coun t ry no good citizen ought to take it =him self to interfere. But while Mr. CLAY expressed himself thus strongly in regard to our obligations to neutrality he took occasion to add that the committee to whom the matter might be re ferred ought to look al the other side of the question,and inquire carefully whether there had been any violation of neutrality by those who represented the government of Great Britain—especially whether any portion of the United States, or of the disputed tern. tory had been used by the British Authorities fin the transportation of troops, and ammu nition, &c. &c. Sueh proceedings be would consider quite as objectionable ebony offence against neutrality which had beencommitted by our citizens. Mr. CALHOUN said that from the begin eing of these difficulties on the North East er:Frontier, he had felt the deepest anxiety that our citizens would abstain from any in terference. He would rdgard a rupture with England at the present time, as one of the greatest calamities that could befall not only this country—but the civilized world. lie hoped that means would be given to the President to secure a thorough neutrality. Mr. NORWELL of Michigan, also express ed his concurrence in the recommendations of the President; but he added the expres sion of his regret that this stand for the pre servation ofour neutrality had not been taken sooner—and when our neutral relations had been violated in another pert of the Union! This was a tolerably pungent allusion for an administration Senator to make! Mr. DAVIS of Massachusetts, dwelt upotv the same idea with great spirit and force. He concurred, of course,in all that had been 1; maid about our obligations of neutrality, and•. responded heartily to the recommendations of the message; but he manitnined that the Executive ought to have taken these steps long ago, and when acts, inconsistent with our neutral relations were openly committed in the southern part of this Union. He a; greed %yith 11r.Calhoun that a rupture with England would be a great calamity; and he trusted that this great, and enlightened, and ,•1 Christian country, whose policy out to be .7'4 z - A ever to be consecrated by the spirit of Lice, would not be subjected to the impniap, tion of being influenced by the considera 7 . tion that one country is weak, and another, strong! He thanked Mr. Clay for having , directed the attention of the Senate and the... .•exi country to the question of the disputed ter-, ritory It was most important that Con' ' gress should know all the facts connected With the use the British Government made=-:. of this territory without the permission of; the United States.. Mr. Benton sand that. the Military Corn-_ mitten, of which, he is chairman, have now, under consideratiou some measures, which, will render the Executive better able to put, down any disturbance of peace and order that, may occur en the frontier. Among them. was a !nil - providing, far.-4110 increase 'of. w the, Penee Military Establisffinent. T c he o'. "' municat ions now Made by the President will be an addition reason for itidueing the coin matey to report ns,soon as possible. The inessu;rt was referred its both bratict.._ es of COalgreiS, to the committee on Foreign Akins. - In the Ilonse, there wash manifest desire to scalLj•-cit it to some discussion immediately airier On arms inead—btifthe "rules a nd orders" intertF-ned; and two thirds could not he bro'i are stasoend Item. Another opportunity oc cunrcAl ifamnrever, and was eagerly seized up en- C , ll. Howard called up his resolution, impesatuag the President to communicate all the infeirmation in either of the departments imspeetirn,-.... the capture of the Mexican vessel otiwar,'“General Urrea," by the U. States StovicrWar'zNatchez," and its subs-quent mott(raratzon tottre M , (xican Government. Mr- JOAN QUINCY AADAMS instantly a• ruse, and reored an amendment extending the calll_so rasto request iii thrmat ion regard lin^ oar neutral relations both in the North anal the South. Mr. Frtiniorm,of Buffilo,-then tacked on re ssohnion 'whirl) he wished to introduce wiemn the mess age was read, but which was nett then in order—calling on the President for two infointiantion regarding the acts which have endlta , ereil the neutrality subsisting lheinweeim this count ry and G rent Britt] in,eit li • er by our own coizens or British subjects, and nhe arieasures, if any, which have been ta ,50 9 3,ed to prevent and rep•-I them. Th e .0,,,;,8e fiel3 was thus opened, and a &bane (ea, Very Jouse and desultory charac• ter au r. Mr_ Howard '0 ppnecl the amendment of Mr. Atr!arras as unnecessary ; but expressed huu arilllhean.e-ss to 4rf) for that of Mr. Pill ion:a:Teas a separate resolution. Mr Adrarras replied in a speech distin. gui=ld by his accustomed force,and more than orEas TV vivacity, in which he alluded to a number of arts of alleged violation of nornentradity in the South, and commented seireirelhr en the conOuet of the "toe the rtsnrlr crrajority of the House in preventing any examination into them. He hoped that Han it he swesitions that are now to come up— where weary threatened with hostilities from two geonters of the Union—when the candle rar r.) & otartang at both end-ll—the House wont] have some other rule of action besides to "toe the arrarkl" Adams, and almost all the members who &goosed hirn,among whom were Messrs Funaig n re„ Crosson ,of New York, Cullrey au Sznith,of Maine, and Cusliing,of llama, mown/led facts which went to show that the Biritivah in Canada had also violated the ohllesationsof neutrality; and maintain call that ear Government ought to take fIICR• eraint. to prevent the repetit ion of these acts. Several of these gentlemen had some new itteßirranirtitras to communicate, derived from their private correspondence; and demon• strafing the importance of adopting Mr. Firdlariore's resolution. The case of the steamboat Care linewas frequently alluded .3 Ilene. from the neighborhood of the eareve alistramelly showed how exaspera ted] were the )feelings of the people. No decircinet was come to, upon the resolutions, when the House adjourned. Lima Fae Eratore.—The packet ship Shen iZzum„ Ca +,t. Pierce, from Li ve rpo ol ,and the ethrtufklansvzoe, Capt. Richardson, from Hamar, au nived xt this port on Thursday and Ftidtar camminz nmpectivelv, having sailed o® Me Walt November. - The LICWei from Ersgraitall us guilt and from France six days Curer The left.lllier.rire is so unimportant com• pitmrl urittlh Omit diminished in great abundance hv the allairaos on our own Continent, that are islpgailld net feel juified in lumberin , our cotenants with details. The only item of real inteinettt rennin& the price of cotton, which is an;_.llll...sor...thaineil, and the article in great de =and at Liverpool, owing to the reduction of the szeclk .642 hand,and the knowledge that s , cce, time 11611.244 elapse before the new crop aroosall he in market. As the stork is pretty gemenully in the hands ofspeculators, it was thwatted ahem am slbe a decided advance.— Prir erally, except of bread stuffs, are inzepriosinz. The BriittiA Parliament convened on the 11 , 411. loam .Abercrombie was re elec• tell Sp-e-alkl-r without opposition. Nothing furttliier mrf ihrere4. A may Chamber of Deputies has been chagsmi ii Fr.anoe- It does not seem that any mac elate balf-dozen parties existing in ell[ triuccory Las obtained a majority ,but the 3lfisagiry sill Lave little difficulty in holding tPrPiiir Erlzo4.—..3Terco- Yorker. ILA MOM Etriaorg.—This morning (Faidny . ) the packet ship George Washing ton asnomed &ern Liverpool,whence she sail. ed on tlhke2-saballovernber,bringing Liver vial antes efi,rlit aired London seven days later than the pnvetling. THE RISE OF COTTON IS CON. FIRMED-, it alreadv amounts to full id. or : - a arve °ado pound. This is equal to at 6eat... nwe Mdlions of Dollars net gain to tthe United State— and may go still fur ther_ Cc..tma kge , friends and countrymen! the &at Isiciterofour troubles is swiftly and stray- grin44ing, Qureon Vimiteria addressed her Parliament im Feersettifum olhe litith. The English Liberal *`.. pipers appear to hate an inkling of the Ca n traculbkts and are loud in their condem =aim 'of ate asibitimry em duct of Lord Gos fotalL--/Ivad , ....eel.-- 1. , ..:_ . ,,,y:' Jame C- Camony.—The bitter,because -. [ ... - :- .1- elmalppeihmtteill, ambition of this individual, • o. poser:as Kam §s to which even the South --- ....."—ertnointg-lbeilded as it is—will refuse its - ' • anumittetotsi. sanction. lie is anxious for the Vt• - dtst inettiman of PRINCIPAL AGITATOR '..". "elf alll Ore exciting questions or the t imes; arid fir wpm. to provoke hostile feeli ng be ~,• .--- parent thee - North aTuiSouth,in what he terms - .: - - - xxisetirets at comeiliation.than all the iiiipru• dela arts of the abolitionists could ever ac. co .. lish. Of /as object in this we have lbefrose :sp , ien. A ' - 'division of the Union" wronEdi be a god send to Mr. Calhoun: he e Jac-eine% sad perhaps properly,that in such a ease tan wesilill becom e Tun great man of Illi *Southern Renutilic." and hence his lurk • lag desire to s-e the establishment of such a Reptibtre, even at the expense of the great !abate • sealed ,trV our revolutionary fathers --,aed erne-rated be their blood. He will have t.- - =tire thert ,, emilty, we are now led to hope, in bred-inz the sore northeni portion of the eout t iiena States lino his itieueure.l//ar. In. STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER At 12 per annum. half..yearly In advance. GETTYSBURGII, PA. ER Ind Y, January 12.1 Sa'S FOR GOVERNOR, c7bV 1 1122.F2 1.:122U-VP2Mc, CCYriIC HUD. DA' TEL Flu Erri:n will accept our thanks for a copy of documents from the War Do- partmentg Messrs. MErtur.r., McSiirmnr and Dr. PATTRR, for copies of speeches delivered in the Convention by Messrs. Portcr(of Northampton)and Sergeant. Pesnose and SrE vEss, for Legislative documents. r' j •With our readers, generally, we regret the silence of our Philadelphia correspondent for the host week or two. The proceedings of the Con vention, as sketched by him, gave much satisfac tion to the readers of this paper. Latly'm Hook. •The January number of this periodical has been received, and its partial perusal afforded us much satisfaction. The present No., with but one exception, is sx.rium,r onfoiNAL. It is also em bellished with a "splendid colored engraving of the Latest Fashions," a page of Music and an etch ing from Fridolin. County Convent ion. rrylt will he seen that the Committee have issued a call for a County Convention to elect delegates to the State Convention, to nominate a candidate for Governor. We hope that our friends in the several townships will net fail to elect dele gates. Let the Convention be full. Cnil and Sec! We were presented by Dr. W. C. M'P E - so7f, of Columbia, a few days ago, With a lithogra phic likeness of Gov. HITNER. It is executed very neatly and correctly, and gives a fair repre tentation of the noble appearance of the FAR MER GOVERNOR of Pennsylvania. We have framed and placed it in a conspicuous part of our office, for the inspection of visiters. Gettysburg null Road. co -Tho Committees appointed by the r..4enato and House of Reposentatives to visit and examine our Rail Road, met in this place on Wednesday evening last. Yesterday morning they proceeded along the line, accompanied by several of our citi zens,as well us a number of gentlemen from Frank lin county. They will probubl) reach Hagerstown on Saturday. We were touch pleased to witness the attention shown to the gentlemen composing the Committees by our citizens generally. The Committee on the part of the Senate, are. Messrs. CAssATT, 8 - ritoom and nrcus. On the part of the House, Messrs. Mr Fli.we.e., ESPY, THOMPSON, LONUAKEU, FUNK and IiFFM AN, (the two latter having been added since the adjourn men I) Improvement Bill. al --This Bill which passed the Legislature be fore its holiday adjournment, making temporary appropriations to public works under contract, has become a law without the signature of the Gover nor. On Tuesday last, we learn, that the Gover nor transmitted his reasons to both Houses for the course he had taken. In the Serrate, the . 111e.sage was read and ordered to be printed. In the House it met with considerablo*timeli. on from the Loco Focus, who were opposed to its being rereived and read. Having heard noth ing from Harrisburg- since Tuesday, we of course, cannot say what was the final action therem.— However unpalatable the message may be to the Loco Focos of the House, we have no doubt, how ever, but that it will meet with the approbation of the people generally. We shall give it in our next, if received in time. By the above bill we get $45,000 for our Road .11r. .Tleherffty's Report. a•We have read the Report of A DREW ME IIAFFEY, Esq. the active and vigilant Superinten dent of the Philadelphia and Colninhin Rail Road, with much gratification, and regret that our limits will not permit its insertion. It chews that the rood has been well conducted, and a considerable source of revenue to the State, notwithstanding the great pressure of last Spring and Summer.— The Philadelphia Inquirer pronounces the report a odouument of more than ordinary importance, as affording accurate and valuable information in relation to the most iMportant link of the Rail Road improvements of this Commonwealth." Stale 'Treasurer. (DANIEL STnna BON was re-elected State Treasurer on Tu.-slay last. The vote was STun fiEON, (Loco Foco,) 68; WITMER, (Democratic Anti-Mason,) 58. Several of our friends were absent. Mr. Fullerton (a Masonic Whig) voted for the Van Buren candidate! ail no her .11 girder! c r We learn that a most cruel murder was committed at or near Ripple's, on the Hagerstown road, on Saturday last. Two Irishmen, whilst under the influence of liquor, got into a quarrel, when the soberest of the two attacked the other with a knife—after stabbing him thirteen times, and finding that by that process ho could not kill hie opponent, he took a large stone and literally beat his head to pieces! We learn tha' ha , was immediately apprehended and lodged in the Chambersburg jail. Ir7"llromlarr isburgh. Or In the House, on the 4th, Mr. STE YENS presented a petition from [kirks coun ty, for aid to Dickenson College. Also one from Susquehanna, for the Le• gislature to pr test against the annexation of Texas to this Union. Also four, signed by 709 citizens of York county, for instruction s to Congress in favor of the abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia and the several Territories of the United States. Various petitions similar to the above Were also presented by members from a number of other counties. Mr. STEVENS offered the following joint resolution: Resolved, By the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met:— That the fidlowing sums be, and nre hereby appropriated to the objects hereinafter nam ed, to wit : towards avoiding the inclined Plane at Columbia, fifty "fly - Hisao,' dollars; to repair and put in proper ()trior the feeder dams in the Susquehanna and other rivers Ijftyone thousand dollars; to construct ad . ditional locks and deepen the canal below Duncan's Island, nineteen thousand dollars; towards the Gettysburg extension of the Pennsylvania rad road, fifty-five thousand dollars; towards ordinary repairs, one hun, dred and eighty thousand dollars ; towards damages. thirty thousand dollars; and that no work at tuallv under conthtet need be suspended or discontinued until further le gislatOm on the subject. The above resolution, on the sth instant, after consideration and debate,was commit ted to the Committee on Internal Improve• ments. f* -- . In the Senate on the sth inst., Mr. DARRAGH off!red the following: Resolutions relative to the resolution pass• ed by the Flour- of Representatives,in Con gress, twenty first December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven,taking away the right of petition: The right of the people of the U. States to petition their representatives is inherent in them; existing anterior to the Constitution of the U. States; fully recognised by that instrument, and necessary to the existence and perpetuity of their liberties. The Dec. laration of ludepowlenCe asserts, as one of the impelling causes to the revolution which made us a free pv.lple, "that our repeated petiti ons were answered only by repeated in jury." The people of Pennsylvania have always regarded the free and uorestrieted riuht of petition as the main pillar of our re- publican institutions, and as the channel through which the sovereion will can only be expressed. They are ardently attached to and anxion9 to maintain the principles of republican liberty, a n d they have always viewed with regret and censure any attempt to curtail or in any wise diminish the sover• eign right of petitionin:2 their representatives on ull subjects. The House of Represen tatives of the Congress of the United States did, on the twenty-first day of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, pass the following resolutions, viz; "Resolved, That all petitions, memorials and papers,touching the abolition ofslavery, or the buying sell ing,or transferring of slaves in nny State, District, or Territory of the United Stales, be laid on the table without being debated, printed, read,or referred; and that no fit rt ber action whatever be had there on": Be it therefore Resolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, That the rrsolution nas,ed by the House of Representatives in Conoress, as nfOresa is in violation nftlie Constitution oftlie ted States, and derogatory to the intere. and the liberties of the people. Resolved, That our Senators in Congr he instructed to use all proper etTurts to p vent the adoption of env resolution, or enactment of any law which could, in any wise, restrict or forbid the people to petition their representatives on aII matters that may be the subject of legislation. Resolved, That ,our Representatives in Congress he requested to use early and vig orous efforts to have the resolution paSsed in Congress; the twenty:first day of December, is D. cighteefilftititTred and thirty-srrven, and which der;L::s to the people the right of petition, rescinded. Resolved, That the Governor be request ed to have a copy of the foreening resolu t ions transmitted to each of our Senators and Representatives m Congress. 0;1 the 6th, the above resolutions were considered and after some able remarks by Mr. Darraoh, their further consideration postponed for the present. Correspondence of Poulson's Advertiser. HARRISBURG, Jan. 8, 1838. This was petition day in the House,and a large number were presnted. Mr. Stevens presented a memorial signed by 120 mem• hers of the Reform Convention,for the usta• blishment of a School of Arts,and the Spea ker presented the proceedings of u Public . lerting,,at which Nicholas Biddle presided, of the same import. Mt. Tyson presented 97, signed by finn than 4,000 oatrLens, g,ainst a repeal of the registry act. A joint resolution was presented by Mr. Reed, instructing our Senators, and recitals ting our Representatives to urge the esta• blishment of a Dry Dock at Philadelphia; one by Mr. Morton, for an Amory at the Falls of Beaver ; and one by Mr. Karns, that they should use their endeavors to re• move the Seat of Government from Wash ington to Pittsburg, or beyond the reach of domestic. Slavery. The one by Mr. Karns will probably lead to a debate on Slavery, and the action of Congress in regard to it. In the Senate, the debate on the resore lions of Mr. Darragh was continued by Mr. Nhlier and \I r. Darragh. Extracts from the letters of New Yurk correspon dent of the Natiowd Intell;gencer. The Conservative meeting in the Park went oir in a mock-heroic-tragic-row, created by about sixty foreign bullies and "rowdy boys," who came down the Bowery in u procession, apparently ton ployed to break up the meeting by violence. They swept down Chatham street like an avalanche, pushing every body out of their way. Their first onset was upon a transparency; their next upon the table of the Conservative Chairman, which they dashed to pieces, when the officers of .the meeting retreated to the Rotund() of the City Hull, closing the iron gates. The Locofocos then set up a hallooing through the gratings, but soon after finding an open gate, made their way in, collared some of the Vice Presidents, and drowned the voice of a gentleman who was reading the resolit tions. All sorts of cries and howls were then set up, but no damage was done, the mob retreating the moment the lights were put out, and the offi cers were dispersed. The subsequent scene was so very ludicrous and good natured that every body was amused. Our city has been thrown into such a state of excitement by the Canada news, that but little is said of boy. Marcy's annual message. It is apologetic of the banks and the safety fund system; recommends a general banking law; private, free banking as it is called; gives a sideway lift to the special deposit° system; reapproves of the suppen sion act of May last, &c. The Whigs do not like it, but will not fret about it; flint! though the Loco feces will put up with k, they will no “glory" in it, as in Gen. Jackson's Ilesra mss, The Message of Governor Campbell or Virginia, denounces the experiiiientg of the Loco Foco's of the- -Gene-rid Government. in decided terms. The embarrassments of the country nro nttributect td their true causes, to wit: I. The specie circular, adopted by the arhittary will of the Excretive, and•contin ued in force hr the same authority, after an express condemnation .of it by more than two thirds of both Mlu of Congress. The bnnglino manner in which the distribu tion act was executed by the Secretary of the Treasury. And :t, and not least: the: conditions imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on the Banks in which the - public frumpy was deposited, that they should ac commodore largely to reconcile the people to the Experiment and the administration. Galleg,o, the negro who was tried for the murder of itooerm, has been convietod of murder in the first degree; his (-noose' brive made a motion for a new trial.[Pills• Tim. The packet ship Su-ciehannn,has arrived safe at Liverpool, and ma kos no mention of a "Icing, low, black, rakish et booner." AN INSINUATION.—The Legislature of Virginia think of levying a tax upon old bachelors, far the benefit of such children as have no parents! From the Columbia Spy of Saturday last. CULLECTOWS OFFICE, COLUSIBT A, JOO. sth, 1837, 3 WEEKL' RnronT. Amount 011'011 received at thin aim: per Inst weekly report, $2.09,41.6 7 1 , Amount received during the week ending this day, Whole amount received up to Jan. Gth, $210,1(16 14 W r'Orrtnr. 11Y31ENIAL REOISTFIR MA it It I ED. On the 26th ult. by the Rey. Mr. &chler, Mi. eA m MAUL to MlriS CATHARINE BEN N—both of this county. On the :28th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Albert, Mr. Mr. I - ItNI;T MIMRS to Miss CATHARINE DEAR. DOH FF—both of Hampton. On I Ith inst. by the Rev. Mr. Keller, Mr. Pt:- REINECKER In Miss Le DIA WEIR ERT—bOal of etnnberland township. OBITUARY RECORD On the 24th ult. Mrs. 111.ta TA Essom, wife of Ir. Thomas Essoni, of Germany township, aged the 6th inst. Mr. DANIEL Bwrr, of Hamil n township, aged upwards of 60 years. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. The Hew. Dr. KRAUTH will preach in th glish Lutheran Church on Sunday morning next. There will also be preaching in the oxen ing,at early catllelight.by Bev. Mr. JACOBS. rCr Rev. Mr. M'I.EA N will preach in Ilia Church on Sunday mornina next. - 7-A QUARTERLY MEETING will be held in the Methodist Episcripal Church in this place, to commence to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Al iBEI:t.T win preach in the Wain.= Chur-h, in - Petersbura - h, (V. S.) to 'morrow OVC/1111g at early candle light, in tho En glish langunge—and on Sund'ay next at 2 o'clock P. M. in the German language. ADVERTI:;E ENTS AN APPRENTICE PRINTING BUSINESS W ill bn taken at this Office, if applica tiou is mule iinmediate!v. P 113 11 (1 'A IA V 1 'IT ILL be sold at Public Sale, on Tem v day the 23d of January ins/ at tbe Court House, in the Boron di of Gettyshero, the hollowing property belonging to DAVID ECK ER, viz: .1 Half Lot of Ground, situate II I the borough of G..ttysburg, ad joining David Sweney, and an alley—on which are erected, A FR AME two 1101 Dwelling Douse, " 111 ! A STORE Ht /USE, (fro sting on Balt& more street, and nearly opposite Mr. Coop er's Store.) stable and other necessary build ings•—Also. a Lot of Ground, containing 10 Acres, more or less, situate in Cumberland township, adjoining lots of David Ziegler, Bank of Gettysburg, and others. Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M when the terms will be made known. SA NI IJEL S. FORNEY, ) . bust's. JOSEPH LATSIIA January 12, IF-438 PROSPECTUS.- NEW SERIES OF THE LITERARY OMNIBUS; Furnishing Books by mail at netv,Tuper postage! WALDIE'S LITERARY OMNIBUS has now been in existence twelve months,and has en• joyed during, that period a very extensive share of nubile favor. It has furnibhed for two dollars and a half, reprints of Loudon books which cost there over tip y- Amen dollars! in addilion to a large amount of literary matter, reviews of new books, tales and do mestic and foreign news. The original proprietor, intending to devote his time and attvntiou to his other periodical works, has disposed of his interest in the Omnibus to the present publisher, who will make no farther change in its general character than issuing it from another office, and changing its name from • Waldie's' to 'Brown's.' loWN't , LITERARY OMMUUS will be issued every Friday morning, printed on excellent paper of a large size. It will contain, 1. Booxs,the newest and best that can be procured equal every week to a London duodecimo volume, ' embracing Novels, Travels, Memoirs, .ke and only chargeable with detcsoaper postage. Literary Reviews, Tales, Sketches, Notices of Books, and information from the world of letters of every description 3. The news of the week. foreign and domestic. The price will be Iwo dollars per UNIUM to clubs of five individiials. To clubs of two individuals, two do/- tars and a half, or five dollars for the two. Single mail subscribers, three dollars. Mail remittances to be post paid. As the arrangements for this undertaking arc all completedahe proprietor asks from a generous public that consideration to which so diffusive a scheme of circulating knowledge and sumusemetat is entitled. Thu first number-of the New Series commenced on the fifth of January, Mg, from which period or from any future date, new subscribers may commence CV.,I-- Postmasters and agents for periodicals through out the Union and Canada aie requested to act as a gents for the Omnibus, and communicate with the proprietor. Address, post paid, WI LIAA NI BROWN, No. ;In North Fourth street, Philadelphia. January 12, 13S. 4t-4I 6SO 40 DIED. The Commissioners for the information of all interested make known,that by the act of Assembly aforesaid, the Commissioners are bound not to "make any allowance or abatement in the valuation of any real es tate, in any other year than that in which the triennial ns.essinent is made, excepting where buildings or other improvements have been destroyed, subsequently to such trien nial assessment, and in the case of personal property, offices, professions, trades and sic cupations, where there has been any altera tion in the assessment, occasioning a differ ent valuation from the former year, and also where persons have come to inhabit in the county since such triennial assessment," and that no notice in the two years succeedimy the triennial assessment is to be given to the taxable inhabitants aforesaid, but in the lat ter recited cases ontv. COMPOUND CARRAGEEN COUGH SYR. U P.—The superior advantages ol this Syrur are that a is a compound exclu sively vegetable, and contains 110 alcoholic Or narcotic ingredients For side at the Dm , Store of Dr. .1. GI LBERT, Gettysburg: October t ';37. tt-30 PUBLIC NOTICES. ADAMS COUNTY CONVENTION, TRW Democratic Anti-Masons of Adams it• County are regdested to meet at their usual plaices of holding Borough and Town meetings,on Saturday (hr 200, uary in4t. and (deo TWO DELEGATES from the Borough of Gettysburg and eneh Township, to meet in County Convention on Monday the 224 inst , at 1 o'clock r at the Court House in Gettysburg,to appoint ' leS to represent Adams County and this. Senatorial Dis net in the lii of March Convention. D %NIEL M. SMYSF,R, JACOB CASSATT, JA ,1 ES COOPER, IoBERT GEO. L. FAUSS, ALLEN ROBINETTE, JAMES RENSIIAW, LLI A M R EX, J. D. PAXTON, County Committee. January 12, 133 a. ADAMS Willi); LYCEUM. , MEETING of the "Adams County Ly ceum" will bo held at the Law Office of J CS Coopsit, Esq. in Gettysburg, on Ter!stlay Evettifog at 6 o'clock. j'Punctual attendance is reques ted, as bminess of importance will be laid before the society. There will also on that evening bo an election held for officers of the association. R. W. MIDDLETON, Sec'ry. January 12, 1838. Anti-Slavery ineeting. X77'"' AN adjourned meeting of the oildurns County Anti-Starery Society," will he held at Wolford's School-house, in Latimore township, on Saturday the day of January inst. at 11 o'clock A. M. Members aro requested to be punctual in their attendance. Persons de sirous of becoming members, are invited to attend. JESSE RUSSELL, Prest. January 5, IS3B 'NOTIVICIE. !VIE sitbscriber , residing. in Strshon town. gA, ship, Inirnhy gives notice to all portions in. dobted to the Estate of JANE GUINN, Late of the Borough of Gettysbur g , deceased, to cull and make immediate I mymelit and' those hay. tri g claims against said Estaio, will present them without delay, pr•perly authenticated for settle ment. •ROBERT IPILHENY, Adm'r. Jinunry .5, 1818. 6t-40 WIHE sub , :cri her - wishing to close his Mar. cantile 8t19111e98 as soon as possible, would hereby give notice to all who know themselves indebted to him, by note or book account, to call and settle the same between this and the first of March next, as further indulgence cannot be given. TllOll AS STEPHENS. Petersburg, (Y.1'_ 2 ..) Jan. 5, 1838. tf;-40 COUNT3r tll'Mail.s. - N. pursuance of an Act of the General As. 1- 0 - ,s , mbly of Pennsylvania, approved the sth day of April, A. D. IS:31, ontilLd, "An Act relating to County Rates and Le• ! vies," the undersigned, Commis,ioners of Adams County, will proC•ed and attend 'm hear appeals, for the several townships,from all persons who may apply for redress,in cordance with the directions of said act,and will grunt such relief and make such correc tions as to them shall appear just and rea sonable. The Boards of A ppea I will be held in the following order, at which times and places the several Assessors will attend for their tespeciive townships—viz: For the townships of Menallen and nank in', on Monday the 12th day of February next, at the house of John Marks, in Ar endtsville. For the townships of Hamiltonhan and Liberty, on Tuesday the 131 h of February next, at the house of Maj. John Pollard, in Millerstown. For the townships of Straban and Cum berland and the li , o-ough of Gettysburg, on Wednesday the 14th of February next, at the Commissioners' Office, in Gettysburg. For the townships of Germany, Conown• go and Mountjny, en Thursday the 15th of February ne.rt,at the house of Francis Leas, in Littiestown. For the townships of Berwick, Hamilton and Motmtpleasant, on Friday the 16th of February next, at the house of John Miley, in Oxford. For the townships or Huntington, Lati more, Reading and Tyrone, on Saturday the 17th of February next, at the house of Moses Myers, in Petersburg. JAMES RENSHAW, Corn. JOHN WOLFORD, of WILLIAM REX, A. Co. Attpst—WILLIAM KING, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, Get- Z tysburg, Jan. 5, 18%8. 5 The Governor's ftlessage. GOvernor's Message was meet• veil this morning. ft is an able end firm document. The Harrisburg Telegraph says "One of the Most amusing parts ofther message is that in whieh a notice is taken of the provision of the hill requiring the Con;;• tractors on the Gettysburg railroad to•sus. pend operations " ON THE MRS . !' OF JANUARY NEXT!" This is a specimear of 31r. Gilmore's sagacity' We have. ne,. ver seen any thing put the Loco. Feces into more consternation!" • Dismarons .4 4 ews from Florida! • 0" -- From the National Intelliuoneer'pf Yesterday we learn that there has been an "action fought between a detachment of the Regulars and Missouri Volunteere, under the command of Col. TAYLOR, and the In dians, said to have beeircommanded by SA7K JONES, which appears to have resulted most disastrously to our troops—TWENTY•EIGHT (including eeveral valuable Ofieers,) itAv. INO BEEN KILLED, and one hundred and eleven woundedl" The 'battle is said to have been fought between Peas Creek and the Big cypress swamp, in the vicinity. of Lake Kissimmee. PUBDIC NOTICES. FRESH DRUGS AND aI.VI)2‘.O2aIKNZI A FRESII Supply just received and for .‘ 7 * sale—among which are the following: Brimstone, Calcined Magnesia, Saltpetre, Oil Sassafras, Indelible Ink, " Nutmegs, Fier. Mustard, best, " Origanum, Cream Tartar, Nursing bottles, Powder Puffs,' in ern Croton Oil, bossed boxes, Balsam Cope iba, Furniture Corks, Mercurial Ointment, Tooth Brushes, solid Fish Sounds, " backs, Visiting Cards, Quinine, Drawing paper or Refined Liquorice, hoards English Ven. Red, Pearl powder, Acetic Acid, No. 8, Aromatic Suits. All of which can be had, on reasonable" terms, at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBF,RT, GettpborE. U-40 January 5, 1939 *Arronn 'Oit RENT. HE subscriber ofibrsibr rent until the tirA of riext,the, , STORE 1:0051 recently nc:irpied by him, to which is at tached a back room and al: excellent cellar. (r.7 - Term.4 very reasonable. Euriture fo R. W. Middleton. JOHN PICKING. November 24, 1837. - tf--84 Dr. Peters' U.egettible, NIUE 1111111011110 and• increasing popularity of OA these pills is another proof of the infallibili ty of the old adage that "truth is powerful and will prevail." Other pills are only putfed,but Peters' are purchased and praised, & racoon/lend, od until tho demand for them has become almost universal. Dr. Peters would impress this fact upon the public, that his pills uro not a quack medicine,but a scientific compound of simples which fibs boon the result of many years intense application to a profession in which he was regularly bred, and hence it is as popular with tho regular faculty as with the people at large. One of the many peculiar virtues of the Vegeta ble Pilla is, that while very powerful in its eifacts, it is particularly mild and gentle in its action.— Unlike the generality of mediclnes,ita application is never attended with nausea or griping. For sale at the Drug Store of Dr..l. GILBERT, Agent. Gettysburg, Jan. 5, 1838. 9m-40 REMEDY FOR DEAFNESS. FAR. SPORN'S PERM ANENT CURE FOR THE SICK HEADACIII?,.—A thousand positive certificates of the virtue of this article might be added, but the follow. ing is too respectable to require others:— • • WM. H. WHITAKER, No 12, Bowery. Just received and for sale by Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburgh. .October 27, 1837. tf-30 awl-Slavery Convention. The first annual meeting of the Pennsyl • vania Anti•Sluvery Society, will bo held in the borough of Harrisburg, on Monday, the 16th of January, 1838, at 9 o'clock A. bl - informal meeting of the delegates will be held, at the same place, on the provion's afternoon—the 15th proximo.) All the Anti Slavery Societies throughout the State, are earnestly requested to appoint immediately, large and efficient delegations, to attend the anniversary; and to those sec tions of the State where societies have not, been formed, it is also requested that exer. tions be made to form associations among. the &lends of the cause, to be represented in the Convention by such delegates as they may be disposed to appoint for the purpose. December 22, 1837. airz. BUTLER'S EFFERVESCENT a' ' V , MAGN ES IA N APERIENT, for' dispepsia or it:digestion, nes:yowl debility, giddiness, headache, acidity of the btornach, habitual costivenes9, cittancetut diAeases, gout, gravel, &c. and much.valur:d geol. tie cooling purgative, tin article ioighly re. eonenetided by the Faculty, too juwt bees received at tho Drug Store of Dr. J. GI LBERT. if- 111 June 30, 1-37.
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