The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1849, Page 4

ELE TL CI A ee EL EE eee THIRTIETH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION. House of Representative rasninaron, Ji THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DIST Mr. Kina called for the regular order of b Mr. Wentworth made an inquiry as to the resela- tion which was under consideration yesteriay, in- structing the Committee for the District of Columbia fo report a bill to abolish the slave trade in the Dis- trict, and asked whether it was not the first business in order! xxn replied, that, the House haying re-con- ride atthe vote by which the resolutio ; jt was the same as any other resolutio: the Houre. he Committeo on Printing was solution of the Commi ae on It authorises the printing of the letter of the Secretary of War, relating to Buffalo harbor, and two hundred copies for the use of the Topographical ae N K. Hav desired to offer an amendment: that the map accompanying the report be engraved, half the sive of the original. He spoke of the importance of the harbor of ope ti was recently ore, under the direction of Searetnes. of War, by three of the mort eminent officers of engineer corps. The expenditure in the printing involved ($15 50) had called forth from the gentleman from Georgia, (Mr, Toombs,) the charge of profligate expenditure—waste- ful extravagance. The yentleman said that he would yather print the New Testament and Webster’s Spel- Jing Book. Mr. Hall apprehended that Mr. Toombs acted on the same principle as he did; and that was to print such works as the people required. (Laugh- er. % ie Concen—Mr. Toombs said the Comie Almanac, instead of Webster’s Spelling Beok, Mr. Hace eid that Re would add Morse’s School Geography. The subject of the Buffalo harbor was not & matter strictly local, as charged by the gentle- man from Georgia, which Mr. Hall proceeded to pro’ Buffalo is not & miserable village, om the margin of a muddy creek, which winds its Sine: It is a city of torty-five thousand intelligent inhabitants; it hae 8 commierceequal to that of any part of this Union, except Boston, Philadelphia, and New York. As to the Post Office departmert, the cost for the transpor. tation ofthe mails Wgateh pergiawss $153,000, while the revenue was but $55,858 90. net revenue from tage in New York is twice as much and a half over e cost of exportation, while in Georgia the cost is three times as much as the amount received. Mr. Concern desired to say that it was alleged the other day, by the gentleman from Georgia, that there had been enormous extravagance and abuse by the Committee on Printing, dusing the present and the whole of the last session. Ife remarked that the only effort made to curtail extravagance was by the Print- ing Committee, but not om the two miserable occasions when the expenre was only $23, and the other day and now when the expense in $15! He appealed to gen- tlemen who were opposed to the Committee on Print- ing if they desire to retremch abuses, to use their ef- forts to save large amounts to the treasury, and not ‘confine their zeal tosuch petty amounts oe Haut resumed, and having concluded his re- marke, Mr. J. B. Tuomrson said that there was seventy-five cent in favor of the present contract system over The system which heretofore existed ; and he entered into ® compariton of prices to prove this assertio Mr. Schenck did not know that the contract system was a benefit to the country; but he knew that the work had been executed miserably 1m point of style, and £0 slowly as to amount to a denial of the public dccume nts to members. Mr. Henuvy said that the privting was done better now, and at @ cost fifty per ceut less than heretofore, and not only this, but it was done t five per cent more expeditiously, He defended ‘ommittes on Printing from the oharge of extrava; Mr. THomrson conciuded his remarks, and then, on motion of Mr. Vinton, the Heuse went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, (Mr. C. B. Smith in the chair,) and resumed the con- sideration of the bill making Pye trcissiine for the civil and diplomatic expe: ot government for the year ending J 6 bers, 80 as to require members to be paid their mileage, for travelling to and from ‘Washington by the “nearest mail route,” which Mr. Btephens hed moved to amend by saying, instead, the “ usual route travelled.” Mr. Empaxe wished to disabuse the minds of mem- bers. When he introduced the resolution on the Lith of December, requiring the Committee of Ways and ‘Means to inquire into the expediency of making certain reforms in the expenditures of the government, he had ot conferred with the gentleman from New York (Mr. Greeley). He prepared the resolution during the last session , and he offered it at this, eleven days before the exposé appeared in the New York Trthune. ‘He made no complaint against members of the House as to mileage, he complained of the law, and he re- tted that this had been madea personal matter. ‘hen the law was manne, members of Congress tra- velled on horseback by the nearest post route; since that time everything reems to have been progressing; the mode of travelling has been changed, and persons travel in railroads and steamboats. In consequence of the improvement in the mode of travelling. there is @ saving of tim the psy is about double. By a reference to the book of the Sergeant-at-arms, the “*. Sic amount of the mileage of twenty members 19,000 19; that is, less than $100 for each member. Take another twenty members, and the aggregate amount of their mileage is $34,757; making a differe: of $88,857, as compared with the receipt of the ot! twenty members. Twenty members received more than $1,500 each more than any one of the other n, the aggregi ay ) while ten other members 5 = and upjust. other $1588 s: plece, or thirt: the received only $72, times as much as the otherten. pel of mileage and per diem of the first twenty members is $816; that is, nine dollars day; the aggregate mile- ut $2,457. They re- other twenty mem- The last twenty members receive $27 @ day, the otbers receive but $9. This shows thi dunequal. By acomparison of : Houee, the average amount of pay and mileage for the first, is $2,522; the the other thirty is $8,800, or they rece’ as much as the other thirty members. The average ay and mileage of one thirty is $28 per day, while the other thirty receive only $9 This is notall. Th: Yage amount of four Senators is $3 000, and that four members of the House is $815 If the Senators receive their books, which they no doubt will, their pay ‘will amor to $408 Mr. E of Maryland, to know whether. if the ‘amend: it of the gentk o from Indians shall prevail, the inequality will not still exist. question.””) Mr, Empxer—It will recuce the mileage of members more than $60.000, and mysmendment goes at least that far, If the gentleman will introduce another amendment to reduce still further to the amount of $60,000, 1 will go for it mort heartily. Mr. Hatt, of Missouri—If the amendment shall be adopted, will it apply to members of the present Congress? Mr. Empnee—It would so apply. Mr. Hatt—I| would ask if the gentleman expects to be a member of the next Congress’ (Mr. Embree is the whig candidate for Governor of Indiana ) (Nota fair Mr, Emvaex—At the time | introduced the resolu- | tion i expected to be a member. I don’t know now whetber | shall or not. (‘Hae! hal’) It is not only trve that some Sevators received something like $40 0 day this seesion, but | understand that it hus been the custom to charge conrtructive mileage after the inau- guration of a President, when they are culled together Ve act im Executive nominations, If they do this on the fifth of March, their mileage will be doubled. After some further remarks, Mr. Emsnex mentioned other matters on which he desirea refyra. Mr. Henxy asked his colleague whether he would embrace the present members of Congress ? Mr, Emnner raid that be was willing to do 60; he made the preporition last session. Mr. Heniy—I supported the propesition at the last rersion. Mr. Emsrer—I] em glad to hear it. Mr. Heniy—I have erupported it ever since I have been in Congress, for Fix long years Mr. Tomson, of Kentucky—If it b journ this question to Indians. DEMAGOGUES, . Veranix, of North Carolina, replied to the re- marks of Mr. Embree. The obj ‘ct of ali such at:empts at reform was to acquire popularity. He charged no gentleman with being a demagogue; but he did aay in_ order, (Ha, ba!) Ubat such a churacter was like the snail, which crawis | tbe earth apd leaves his dith bebind, r wished to know whether the gentleman a) allusion. Mr. Venanue remarked that he alluded to no man: but ppealed to history to show that liverties had been overthrown by the atts of the demagogue and the. sword of the conqueror, Members did not receive pey.enough, in his opinion, He did not « Teputation ot a letter writer; Jt was ephemeral the representatives do their du:y honestly an amendment, with @ view to test the siaccrity of every member, to the effect: that members of Congress sbali receive their actual expenses while and from their residence, and eight doll: a3 on their wag to the sect of government, provided in the estimate of the latter, no more than the ave. rage time allowed; mo member absent from tne House without leave, except in cases of sickness, shall receive per diem; and provided that Senators shall not charge for constructive mileage. He was willing to that, deduct from the pay of thore who absent themselves | on business, and from that cf those who go away to the Buffalo convention. (Ha, ha!) Mr. Gippincs—I inquire whether you would include those who attend the conventions at Baltimore and | Philadelphia. Mr. Veranin—Yes, I would include all. (Ha! ha Mr. Grerx—And also, those who say in then pepers that they were paid to goto Maine to make peaches. (Hs! ba! ba!) - Mr. Vesasts, in conclusion, sald that if, as desired y Mr. Embree, the per diem of members should be cut down to four dollars day, none but rich men could ome here, and & money aristoe: or would come in the place of gentlome! MR, GRELLEY SPFAKING FOR HiMeELY—inTERRUPTIONS IN AELF-VINDICATON, BY MEMuEnA, for the | | tell you that I have never missed = meeting of all concur in that opinion. If it were shown to bein- adequate, ‘bis mileage exctss {s no way to correct it. It des notreach the seat of the grievance. It gives id. "Well, sir, believing this mile- Oe eet ET Tee ee ee er eporter totam, oge business t the last session. set opporite each the somber of miles travel for which he was paid, the fu:! amount of his milesge; and then. in another column, the number of miles which, according to the official records of the Post Office Department, actually inter- vene between the post office of said members and this city, est»mating by the nearest and shortest mail route, In another and final column of figures, the difference or excess of mileage charged under the present law, over what would be chargeable, if the distance were computed by the nearest mail route, was gi All this was done by my direction, no part of it by myself. Tonly wrote an introduction. stating that the p: ments, as made, were, as | then believed, all strictly le- gal; that the mails did not uniformly tri ver the nearest routes, nor was postage always charged b: t! I proffered every just palliation I could thin’, ‘wrong, led by Congres, This is my whole offence. Has it deserved this uproar ?— How bas thisexpose been met? By jontinual mis- statements and mi-representations—",y getting up false entirely immateris; by accusing the f bearing false witness; by immaterial quibbles and cavile; by gross abuse and scandalous insults; by grossribaldry and low buffoonery unwor- oy e dignity of the “iouse. Is there any mistake in thisstatement? Wo contradicts it? Some one says that there is a mistake ot a hundred dollars. Mr, Bannincen —I never read it. Mr. Grevusy.—I ask any gentleman whether it is wrong? ( Nobody has examined it.”’) Mr. Tornex.—I am charged with receiving an ex- cess of mileage to the extent of $898, over what 1 woud have received by coming by the nearest mail route. — The gentleman charges me with receiving $308 more than | am entitled to. Mr. Gueriry.—No, sir ; what you would be entitled to, if you took the nearest re ir. Turner, (on the other side of the hall, to Mr. Greeley.)— Let me make my statement He stated that it is only 800 miles by the nearest mail route from Wash- ington to the place where | reside. { stated fermerly, and now repeat, that the statement is false; and if the gentleman had looked he map. he would have dis- covered the truth, that I reside more than 800 miles due west, and 400 beyond, tothe north. I repeat his state- ment is wilfully false. Mr. Grex.ry.—I directed my reporter to make out the distances from the pest office book. Mr. Hanarson —The book is not correct. The article which was published does great injustice to gentlemen who did not pretend estimate the distance. He charges me with an excess of $166, ‘The Cuaimman (to Mr. Haralson)—The gentleman from New York is entitled to the floor aie cunauee (to Mr. Hareloon)— Where is your post office? Mr. Hanatson (earnestly)—Injustice is done to me. [While this conversation was going on, membors took seatsin Mr. Greeley’s neighborhood, that they might distinctly hear what he hadtosay. Gentlemen in other parts of the hall likewise appeared to be much interested, while several were not ‘ calm as@ sum- mer’s morning ” in this cold December dey } Mr. Gaeexey (after the Chairman had made a slight effort to suppress the hum of voices, and induce gen- tiemen to tuke their seats)—Here is the post office book; my reporter took the book and copied the dis- tances. Could I go beyond this? Mr. Baxrow—I understood that the gentleman from Noy Ze challenged any ons to gainsay his state- ment. Mr. Garerey—I said taking the book for the dis- tances Mr Bannow—He states that I received more than I did receive—$20 or $25. If there be an error at all, there is $5 ton much, He says that I received more than I did receive. Mr. Greerey—The Sergeant-at-Arms refused to let me see the roll, Two gentlemen cay there are mis- takes. The gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Sawyer) has twice declaimed about mistakes and misstatements, but there ia no sort of mistake in his case; all he makes out is that a colleague was not charged with so great an excees as he should have been. ‘That is true, sir; but how dees it help him? Is there one member on this floor whore actual receipt of mileage was overstated, or his distance from home, by the nearest post route, un- derstated. Ifthere is, Ido not know him. The few errors naturally detected in so many transcripts and computations are generally trifling, and all in favor of members, The gentleman from Mississippi, (Mr. @ deliberate charge of falai. 1 post route distance ha been put down at eight or nine hundred miles, while the post office books made the distance to Jackson, Miesisstppl, over thirteen hundred mi nd he li thirty odd beyond Jackson. Mr. Chairman, that tleman was paid Jast year for coming two thor three hundred and thirty miles, and the Tribun ment gave his distance by the nearest post route at on thousand and forty-seven. 1 have here the official of post offices, with the distance of each from Wai ington, issued in 1842, the latest I can lay my hand on, and it states the distance of Jackson, Mississippi, foom thie city, at a thousand and ten miles, which, adding thirty-seven for his distance Hea hes Jackson, makes precisely what is set down for him inthe Tridune cal- culation complained of it Mr. Brown, of Mississippi—What is the date of the book ? Mr. Greecey—1842. sys that it is the latest that of 1846, which | eays from Washington to Montgomery so many miles, and from Montgomery to Jackson so many, making the | distance from Washington to Jackson 1,333, the num- ber which I made } Mr. LeY—That is bys circuitous route. (Ha! a! he Mr, Brown—lIt is the mail route. Mr, Greeixy—But I did not say the “mail route.” (Ha! ha! “Down in front.” “Let's see.”’) The Cuainman—Gentlemen will please be seated. (“Order > “order !?) Mr. Guertxy—But the shortest route is not over 1,010 miler. Mr. McKay—I was not aware of the character of the statement until this moment. I will read from the | article. | Mr. Garecey—It has been read. (‘Down in front ” Gaotaes) “Take seats.” “Order.”” There was much disorder. The Cuainman—The committee will preserve order. (Kncck, knock, “Order.’’ “order !”’) | Mr. Gneeteyv—I don’t yield the floor. (After a pause) However, I'll let him make « statement. Mr. McKay—The gentleman charges me with an ex- cess of only $6 40 Mr. Greecxy— What is your post office? Mr. McKay, Elizabethtown—I live a small distance from the post office. Mr. Gare.ey—How could I know that? (Ha! ha! cKay—The article professes to give the dis- from Washington. I approve of the ob- 1 support the amendment. | 3 ‘here may be such small mistakes, | but how could the reporter know how far gontlemen live from the post offices. But the gentleman from Obio (Mr. Sawyer) And now another interrupter came forward to ask A FEW PLAIN QUESTIONS. Mr. Scnexcx—The whole tenor of the gentleman's remarks amounts to this :—He denies charging fraud. His article and proof were inten ed to obtain » change | of thelaw. lurderstand that ke admits that mo: bers are allowed to receive mileage according to ti usual route. I wish to read two or three sentences from the article of the Zyibune:—“ Let no man think that this excess was received comtrary to law. Tho members are ali honorable men. If any irreverent in- fidel doubts it, we can sitence him by referring him to the prefix of ‘Hon.’ to their names; and we presume that each receives what the law allows him” I ask whether this is ironically spoken or not? How oan he reconcile this with the assertion that he does not mean to impute anything wrong ? Mr. Garevey Presume it is mot dishonorable to take the mileage allowed by law. I do think it disho- | norable to continue to take it. Mr. Scurxox—-I understand that it is not intended 6 a sneer on Congress. Mr Greetey—I de intend the slap for those who | will not vote to reduce it Mr. Scurxcx—They who will not vote aa the gentle- | man does? [atk, then, if a man does not vote a3 he | says, and concurs with him, whether he does not de- sigu bis meaning to be that it is dishonorable? Mr. Greeiey—I reply that he would be an unjust map, (Ha! ba! ha! Mr Scuexcx—I understand the gentleman to say that he does not charge a man with belug dishonor- | abie because he receives mileage according to the law, but thinks that the law ought to be changed. Does | Wish to be understood as saying that everything is hi norable within the law? Mr. Greeiey was understood to say: I believe that the gentleman charges 700 miles, | think thi not fair, ce over the National ro . sir, that the gentle: It almost roomed that the gentle! | laminated, degraded, by ritting in the with | me. Yet lawyers bi for forty years alaost filled these teats, and have practised, meantime, in the Supreme d other Courts, without a whisper of reproach. veral have been absent from the city, practising for keof this session. But they are not editors. Mr. irman, the genticman insinuated, if he ald not etly charge, that I neglected my duty as s member, to attend to my business as an editor. Such kas not been the caso, 1 been present on every day of the sersion, but one private lit day. I have voted on every call of the [yeas {and nays, Except that day, I have not been out of the House am hour of the whole I have uniformly voted for the longest ings and the latest adjournmente, The Chair. man of my Committee (the Public Lands) will that committee, nor any part of 0 y and that Ib courted, rather than shunned, ady labor upon it, And am confideat that, while in my neat and out of it, 1 shall do as large @ portion of the york devolving upon this House, as the gentleman from Miesissippi will deem desirable. And now, Mr. Chair- man, @ word as tothe proposition before you. | know very well--I knew from the firat—what a low, beggarly, e country. For what is down on Ayr this storm of wrath a: defamation? It is that I believed, and still believe, | Py ma Bte to members of Congress fer mileage ox. | socolea, pps qual, unjust. J do not enter hereupontho | eonslderation' often privately urged. that the compen. pation of » thovgh Ido notat | wembers,is jnadegui | torave public money is. It is not a task for | for expence. contemptible, demagoguing business this of attempting ntlemen; itis esteemed rather disreputable even for editors to be engeged in it; Fao gentlemanly work is spending, laviehing, distributing. taking. Saving such vulgar, beggarly, twopenny affairs. ry and stingy look about thet gentlemanly inatincts. They Fight epot It js always “Strik To be generous with other people’s mon to relf and friends especially—t! popular and commen and never care If your debts become inconvenient, ditors as descended from Judas Iseariot! ourfilusions. ‘The i had Cg ner one many <o propositions of r both houses | form, ani ie had seen how prior yf ge he are of, by piling amendment upon amendment, reform on reform, until t! prove the Adriatic Mr. 1 was not rocked in the cradle of gen- ord for the gentleman of Ohio. (Vr. Root.) ty dollars, others more ddressed committee Either he has then Fags tear ay ihe aatual: necessary @: greatly changed, or | bave sadly deceived, for I- enre of coming here If the pi deemed inade- | think there time within my knowledge of him roate, raise it manfully, fairly.equally, but do not la- wher hi uld not have made that speech of [uesday; vish thousands on » few, on the pretence that many | but do not easily part with tleman told us at the outset that all dispored fectly abeurd or the whole asleep togethe: 6 text ; his propositio his speech showed him am adept in the arts he claimed his knowledge of He knows—no man bet that no scheme of c! ge by the hour for tr Warbington will ever be adopted. Suppose ~ < came here in two hundred hours, in Novem’ ‘cbewhe aan tell when he star’, nomehow many hour oor) Pon the way back in March! It will be ai pntes. and whe guesses on the side of the’ seagury ? N. the most direct mall-route is thet est possible criterion if {a Doc exnotly yur, odious, and th ‘ofrcuitous “r short, so that the charge will be trifling, or’ they mut tra) more miles than they are paidtor Those vho have the hardest riding will ge- erally “00! ‘craightest, or come farthest. If the House says : ‘-Redi the mileage too,” I am ready for thet; but let it be imated by the nearest mail route You can draw no line fairer than that. It is a defl- mite, established, casily ascertained line, whieh an air ‘ine is; not. I entreat the committee to meet this question manfully; adopt the amendment or reject it, but do not let it be killed by any such sinister process as was described by the gentleman from Ohio. Mr. Chairman, I have done my duty in this business, in defiance of obloquy and misrepresentation; it remains for the committee and the House to do theirs. A MATTER OF FACT—WHAT WOULD BE DISHONORABLE, Mr. Guexvey took his seat, when Mr. Scuencx remarked - [ understood that the gen- tleman rpoke of my own case, in reply. Mr. Gurexcey—I said that the government has a na- tional road running through where the gentleman re- sides. | understand that the great mail i ried over this road. ‘The distance is only five hundred, but the gentleman charges seven hundred mil do not think that the charge is fair and honorable, according to the nearest route, although it may bejuastitied by the Jaw. Mr. Scuencx—First, a8 a matter of fact, I do not live near the national road, I have made no charge against the government. I was inquired of in tl usual way, through a circular from the Committee on Mileage, as to the distance. I said that I lived fifty miles from Cincinnati; the committee caloulated the distance from Washington. Now, | ask whether it was dishonorable to submit the stat its to the mittee, and to take that which the allows me? jay it would be dishonorable to thould be continued in force? I do not understand that the gentlemen is my conscience-keeper. If the gentleman will take the trouble to look at the journal, he will see that I have voted for adopting the nearest mail route, for the purpose of charging mileage by { but I have not done that because it was dishonorable to charge the other. and the present way. 1! voted for it because it was the best standard. I have no doubt that, to juetify ourselves before the people, it is only necessary to show that we have charged scoording to the law as it exsite. Ihave taken what the law allows me. and what the gentleman knows the law allows me. I shall yote according to my own judgment, and not undertake to impute dishonor, while I fear to announce itin a manly way. The committee then rose, and the Speaker resumed the chair. Mr. Vinron said that the committee had been for days engaged om a single item, and that he bad heard the subject debated for twenty years. As the House would never get to the business part till debate was ordered to be stopped, he had risen to move u resolu- tion to close the debate in one hour after the House shall again have gone into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. He accordingly submitted the resolution, and it was adopted. MILEAGE AGAIN, Mr. Be1.cuen—I ask leave to make @ report from the Committee om Mileage. Mr SterHens—I objeet to its reception, and move that, bis House do now adjourn, (“Ohb, m0!” “Not sel PeLaHOUsEOR) of Alabama—Let the report be re- ceived. Mr Stxrnens—I object, and move that the House adjourn. ‘he question was taken, and the motion was dis- agreed to. The report was sent to the Clerk, who read, “ The Committee on Mileage beg leave to report’’—when A motion was made that the Deporte laid upon the table and be printed. Mr. Sternens —I dont’t know how the report was introduced. I did not withdraw my objection. The Srraxen.—The gentleman did not renew it. He left his seat was going out. [Ha! ba! ha’) Mr. St Certainly I did. And the gentleman still insists, the report cannot be received. Several motions were m to adjourn. Mr. McKay.—I wish to send np an amendment on the subject of mileage. Mr. Steruens.—I object. Another motion to adjourn was made, Mr. McKay.—I wish to give notice that I will intro- duce a bill. te ya olject to the notice. [Ha! ha! he! nd at question was taken on an adjournment, wenty-five minutes to four o'clock it prevailed. Artesian Wells In the United States. At the present moment, when there is » gre d in every city of the Union to pos “Croton Aqueduct,’ we embrace the opportunit; Lary to the citizens of the United States, that o: and town: tr ities be supplied with water by other and than have been ad . Yorkand if 18 by means of n wells, a mo- thod by no met new, but which seems to be but little known or appreciated in the United States, resulting most probably from the want of men specially qualided in the digging or boring of these wells. Their economy, their certainty, and the purity of their waters, commend them to the attention of the various corporations in this country. The origin of the inventio: very ancient—the first diggings of which have any record were made in 1126, in Artois, in France—henoe their name Arte- sian wells. Divers European nations, among which are Engi Germany and France. claim the priority of the invention, but it rests proved that neither Eng- land nor Germany made mention of this method before Bernard De Palissy, who was bern at the commence- ment of the 16th century. Although the priority of this discovery belongs to France, amongst the mod- erns, nevertheless, the Chinese (that wonderful and ingenious people ot whom we know but little) seem to have known and practised it, as well as the Egyptians, who made use of it at a very remote period. Were the theory of Artesian wells better understood, manufacturers would not suffer for want of water in the dryest summer time; their reservoirs could be con- stantly supplied; and the extensive farmer could also derive an equal benefit by judicious irrigation. T' borings must, of course, be conducted by men, who will fitly and appropriately select the! tions for digging, and who will combine geological knowledge with practice. The failings of SNenpers enced men do much to prejudice the public againat the best of rchemer; but in an undertaking of this des- eréption especially, the highest order of talent is demanded. SPOWTING OF WATER An English author, basing himself upon the es- capement of gas, which came from a well which was dug in Albany, said “that jets of these wells are epoutings of the great subterranean arteries which aro acted upon by great reservoirs of air that are confined in the bowels of the earth.” Accordin; on, the subterranean waters are thrown to the surface by an expansive force resulting [eran central heat, and independent of any law of gravity. Water finds iteelf spread in the atmosphere, and sustaing iteelf t! til some cause changes its con- dition, then it precipitates itself under visible forms, euch as clouds, fogs, rain, enow, hail,and under the invisible form of dew, Now the earth's crust is composed of pat which are separated by joints well drained, beds buve been modified by the successive deposits of water which have coursed at aifferent epochs, the sur- face of the continents. The earths regularly strati- fied in horizontal beds have received successive shocks which have dislocated and inciined them. ‘The Artesian well is but a research made by means of the drill for a stream underground, whose reservoir Will give it sufficient force to eause it to ascend to the surface of the earth. When these waters, which are met by the drill, do not mount to the surface, it proves conclusively that the location of the work is fi her than the level of the reservoir which nourishes these streams. Such waters are called ascending waters, But when, on the other hand, the waters elevate themeeives above the earth's surface, the work has been executed en contre has—that is, below the level of the source of the ascending stream, and these streams are called fe apres waters. It is therefore necessary that around geological survey should be made in 1o- cating your well, in order to obtain spouting, instead of merely ascending streams, NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE IN SINKING ARTESIAN WEL: Before determining the location of an erte l, it is necesrary to examine the section of country, the level of its rivers and 'd the dip of the strata, With th tific man oan determine sppreximately ‘y depth of the well. @oneral rule, attempts.to obtain water with the bore should be made in the earths only of formation, and notin the primitive earths. REWT USES are equally guarding them against the long droughts which some- times happen in summer tim factories have, for want of sufficient water at certain seasons, been obliged to make use of at temporarily, at a heavy expense. which oftentimes aveided by nour- isbin ir snill ponds with Artesian wells. The che- mical establickments of France have demonstrated that the quality of water from Artesian wells bas an immense superiority over all other water for manufac- native of Strokestown, county Roscommon, Ireland, in ‘the 28th year of her age. Their friends and those of her brother Paul Cox are respectfully mvited te attend her funeral, fram her oer aed bauer wells, which were made The wells of Grene’ Paris. furnish water je, at one of the extremities of a . to more than 70000 people. The ipbabite -" .@ town of Sheerness, England, are | late residence, 86 West 17th street, between 6th and suppiied with * jcter from two Artesian wells, ‘The | Tth avenues, tis (Sunday) afternson; at 1 o'clook,— time have b -4odena and Bologna, in Italy, for along | Her remsirs will be taken to Brooklyn for interment. tusdor, -#eR supplied in the same manner. Gunt-| On the 18th instan*, Jour C.Cnam, of the firm of vied, Rear Vienna, in Austria, is alsothus sup | Cram & Taylor, of this city. 1G rr _ Roubegn: in Russia, Hamburgh in Hesse The friends and acqc-rintances are invited to at- ay . several cities in Spal tend the faneral on Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, Tr r The quantity of Gatizely upon ite geological snd ZUILL, aged 19 years. hydrographic of her family and those of her uncle, . It may vary from 100 to 1,100 gallons a mes Renne, are respectfully invited to at- minute, or from 144,000 to 1,728.000 gallons tend her faneral, on Monday, at 2 o’olosk, from her y four hours. This will depend greatly up dence, No. 289 Bridge street, without further talents of the engineer arged with the work; ion, for after having met the first stream, an exporlenced must decide whether or not it is best to go far- ther in search of better jets, at » greater depth. The depth to which it i trate, and the to be Captain Ronent Paterson, in the 46th year of his e on friends of the read yand of his brother, Peter H. Paterson, are respectfully invited to attend his fu- neral, from his late residence, 121 Fourth avenue, on Mond: peers ‘noon. is half past 3 o'clock. Portland papers please copy. On Saturdey mcent 13th January, Aroutima, wife < ony N. Spor, native of Germany, in the 40th year of her The friends of the family and the members of Con- cord Lodge, No. 43.1.0. of O. F , are invited to attend her funeral this day, (Sunday) at 20o’clook, P.M, from her late resi ce, No. 69 Attorney street. Her remains will be taken to Greenwood Cemetery. —_—_—_$ ————————— es ‘ MARITIME INTELLIGENCE. sarily vary tl iy country, where uch attempts have been or not enough to enable us to form correct opi- immense inland seas which water North Ame- give us the strong hope that astonishing results might be obtained from Artesian wells. Que or two oor ried attempts would popularise this theory ex- ceedingly. Persone who feel desirous of investigating this sub- ject, may obtain further information from Parquin & Calart, engineers, ‘ork, Domestic @iscellany. A resolution was introduced, a few days since, in the Virginia Legislature, requesting the refanding of $120,000 by Congress, which was pata to the United States for the erection of public bulldinge, at the time a portion of her territury was ceded to the government, to be included in the Distrio? of Columbiu, from the fact that the territory in question had been receded to the State. There were 261 deaths in Bangor last year, and 927 in Providence. A single factory in Connecticut turns out daily two barrels of ping. Joseph Brown was drowned in the mill-pond, at Schaghticoke, a few days since. A fire occurred a few te since in Portland, Me., which destroyed tho store of Mr. Joseph Hamblin, to- gether with 300 hogsheads of molasses. Port of New York, January 1}, 1849. PJ 11 4 Hit ov 36 MOON Rises, HOH WATE! Cleared. Phere mas iagpaugs (Br) Allen, Bermuda, &o, Maitland, Phelps 0, Ships—Manchester, Conn, New Orleans, Eaelo & Hazard; Char ed Cottins, Apalachicola, J A McGaw; Camden, Sherwood, n. Barks Quinnebavg, Jones Tralee, Tro, Nesmith & Walsh; Eu- nia, Biscoe, Vora Croz, Hargous Brothers; Mandarin, Colly, New Geane, JW. Elwell; ‘Baltic, Saunders, Apalachiocla, Scurgem Clearman & Co, Brigs—Georgiana, Taylor, San Francisco, Wt Baker, Lyra, Lamb, Demarara, J M Smith & Co; Fashion, (Br) Douglass, St John, NB; Lucy Spear, Robbius, Norfolk, R W Trundy & Co. Bcha—Olivia, Paulsen, San Francisco; Florida, Conn, Brazos; Baltimore Sleight, Baltimore, Johnson & Lowden; Ellen, Weeks, Barbadocs; Ellen Rodman, Osgood, New Bedford; Roger Williams, Sturges, Pr vidence. pllsope-Nash, Appleby, Providence; James Lamphoer, Kenay ovidence, Arrived. an - Royal Mail steam packet Dee, Allen, St Thomas and Bormuds, ‘ary 7, to Maitland & Phelos. ‘Tho Dee has experionoed & continued suoceesion ot NW gales during her Packet ship Montezuma, Lowber, Liverpool, Doo 18, with mdse, to H Marshall. Lies at anchor at Quarar tine, Ship Wisconsiv, Mumford, Liverpool, Deo 8, with mdse and Passengers, to Frost & Hicks. Experienced very heavy weather on the passage, and strong westerly winds. 243 steerage passengort. Bark Guilford. Thorp, Savanash. 17 days to J & Osvora. Brig Emeline, (of Portland) Clow, Bonaire, Nov 19, with salt, to Smith, Bussey & Co, of Portland, where she was bound, 9th inst, in South Channel, Nantucket, spoke brig Maria, of and for Portland from Philadelphia, short of provisions, could uot supp!y The E put into Newport on the 24th Doc, in distress, tan Tue Unitep States Postragr.—In last mght’s Gazette a treasury warrant appears, ordering that in consequence of communications opened with the Post Office of the United State: America, all letters transmitted by the post between the United State and any part of the United Kingdom, or between th United States and any of her Majesty’s colonies, or any foreign country, through the United Kingdom, (the sea conveyance of all such letters between the United Kingdom and the United States being by the United States packet boats,) shall, instead of being liable to the rates of British postage now chargeable thereon, be free from all British postage; provided such letters shall be conveyed by British or otherwise than by United States pac! letters conveyed between the United States and any of her Majesty's colonies, or any foreign through the United Kingdom, (the sea conveyan on Handkerchief Cape Cod, at which between the United Kingdom and the United | 6°,not anchors, bad to, slip Wem, And bine ary dat boat, Bo. Schr Mechanic, Kinj om the Banks, States shall be by the United States packet boats) shall, nevertheless, be chargeable with the same rates of postage for the conveyance by the post between Schr Scuthampton, from Georgetown, DC, reported on the 12th, ‘came up to the city this morning. such colonies or foreign sountries and the United Below. Kingdom, as all other lettors forwarded by the post | 2 ships, 1brig. between the United Kingdom and any such colonies Salled. Ship Tarolinta, California—was towed down by the steamboats ‘Telegraph and Samson; Fr ship Ceres, Havre; Ham ship Leibuitz, Hamburg; bark Leontine, Charleston; brig Atlantic, Barbados, Packet chip Waterloo, still remains at anchor in the bay. reriversare still full of drtit foo. Wind WSW. pyervany 18nd, at sunrise, SW; meridian, SW; sunsed, or foreign countries are or shall be liable to. The war- rant is to come into operation on the 29th day of De- cember, 1848,—London paper. Poor Emigrants’ Exreprent.—The following will serve to illustrate the eagerness of our people to emigrate to America :—Three men, who were either unwilling or unable to pay their passage fees, had resolved on stealing out in the American [Per Sreamsuip Amenica,} bark, “« Bale Captain Small, which lately left | ,Uivenrgot, Deo tare Severn, Cheever, Uharleton: Pie this port, for New York, with passengers. Accord | ist, Diana, Howe, New Orleans; 234, Ashland, Harding, do; ingly, they got down, as far as they powibly could, Hiarrisk “Asrerts, “Robinsen,, Maple Orteaha” Begeri.” ios in the hold of the vessel, beneath the passen- pee me dor 26th, Piter dare rr etaroy, New ‘Orleans? ers’ berths, water casks, ballast and all, where | 27th, Forest King, Chage, ‘and Niobe, Thomas, ao; Susquohanua, they arched for themselves a habitation, until Turley, Poiiadlghia Hot Burslo; 1 New, ‘York; 28th, they should reach the land of the “stars and | Britannia (s) Lang, Boston: ‘Ware, Nason; New Orleans; 5 ‘ jolonist, Heron, Savannah; Rol Drummond, Virginia, stripes,” leaving only a small hole through which | “Sed ith.” Juniata, Smith» Philadelphia; 19th. Oatario, they might receive food from some friends among | Holmes, Charleston; 20th, Challenge, Long, Wilmington, NC; the passengers. So they remained for four days, oe tg ng per yer Porm ed ryt) — living solely on dry hard biscuits and meat, with- | Parthenoh, Woedbury; Pree’ Roysl, Duguid; Monument, Trott; out a single drop of water, until at length, from | Kentucky, Gordon, and L Bern, Pirie jew Orleans; va thirst and cold, they could endure it no longer, | Calvert} ge Reo gy rm Lip ey giresee Soe ae with their limbs com- and they crawled on oes) ‘and Larch, Reid, New Themis, Leighton; Diogones, Goodhill Rel pletely crippled and numbed trom cold. They Orleans; Rattine ‘Lawson, and las, Haber Mobile; 22d, made their appearance while the vessel was an- palates cee ‘do; vee - — mores New Sees Ser chored at Scattery Roads. The captain, Small, after kindly furnishing them with some provisions, had them landed at Kilrush.—Limericé Examiner. Everard: Gov Davis, Cutter, aud Cumberland, Power, AI dora, Hammer, Charleston; 24th, tory, M’Mahon, N Orleans; ‘Defence, Brewster, and Me % it, Bitton, ‘San Feancisoo; Switzerland, Lowell, and Caroline Nesmith, Eaton, N Orleans; - = ‘Abetria, Borland, Mobile: Fescrton, ua, ‘and New World, CITY TRADE REPORT. night, New York 25th, N joodhue, do; Jans, Hubbard, Satorvay, January 13-6 P.M. _ | Philadelphia; Commedore, Pritebard, Mobile; El Dorado, Thom| ‘This being the last day of the week, and sufficient | 9". New Orl Bg eg time not having been allowed to digest the late foreign | York (having put Taek 170): ahh inland, Jol Phils; news, trade generally was dull, and tions in tantines Winsor, and a Mobiles Diadem nearly all kinds of produce very limited. Flour re- ick; Sarah, M’Kenzie; Far West, ‘Briard; Claiborne, Gil- mained about the same, with a moderate demand for | christ, and Watega, Thr Orleans; Olive Branch, ——; home use. There was scarcely any wheat omen: and pei rege, cre anor oy Fibers ang moe no sales of moment were reported. Corn was offering Bao Battin Packet Mat Apaiad hod 234, Mi in a moderate way from store, and more freely to arrive, ‘do; John Ravenal, Wambersie, Charleston; ain, ipnd but the sales were very light and without material ussel!, New York; Malaga, ——, N 5 Beh, Mi ‘ton, ‘ork; yr] a d terey, Crosby, Baltimore; 28th, Star, Baldwin, Savannah; Dum- dente, Pe oe New‘ “3 7B Skiday, Bho New York; MS arots, Ward, Mobile. |, no date, BZ, and R Cobden; New York; Satellite, change in prices. There was nothing new to notice in other descriptions of grain; meal stood as before. Pre- visions continued steady; beef was in good request, while pork was leas active, especially for western; city jo was in good request for shipping vessels bound to Entered for ldg 2ist, Montezuma, Randall, Charleston; Fan- Californfa, Lard continued dul. There was no change | chon. Lunt, New York; Wm Penn, Philadelphia; Duncan Ritchie, in the grocery market worthy of notice. Cotton was | Nichols New Long 3 Avon, Johnson, do; BZ, Poe less active, and prices a shade easier. eae “ph ew ‘ork; ‘23d, Richmond and Bertrand, ¢ Attias g Smattanten of pots were reported at $0 75 @ | san Philadel prie utole Besta Aon eneny, Balacie, and of pearls at $7. tharleste bikeanestrrs —ietr The sales forthe day reached bes Dork, ag. Cotumbiaga, for Chatloton; Lady F Tastngs about arrels, in yatious smail lots, c] West- vi non, ant ern, Mobile; im ni ern canal and Oswego, with small parcels of Michigen, | ad Denmark, New Orloais Stephen Lurmas, and Joshua Mau- &o., at $: $5 874, mostly at the latter figure. woe . Included tn : 0 160 barrels Ohio at | eneiieer de can ateeat Oheeh eae Bite ie oe $5 $732, and wat $5 75. There was | shire, Strickland, do Sth; RC Winthrop, do 20th: Suffolk, Snow, in Baltimore or Georgetown. Wheat—The | do ldg; Richmond, Ewer, and ‘Howes, for do with des: parcel from the West, which was | Pa ; Equity, Nason; Carolus, Storer, and Har- 1 lots offered to ar. | Yard. for do, uno; Canada (8) for New York, Jan 13; 8 Bands (8 : JR Skiddy, Los, do Deo 39; Gortrade, Sher- ; we have only to notice | Dat’ do. dos, an ‘10, bth: ‘Hottngeer, sal uthern white, to arrive, at | do 6th; do llth; Columbus, M' do 13th; I Wright Gle., and 1,000 do, eld mixed at 63c. Rye—There were | do 161 nm, Buntin, do 2st; Callendar, Nason, an no sales reported. Oats continued firm, Ashland, Yer do une; Europe, Mercier, for Pailadelphia, Correr—There is a fair demand for this artic! dan 1; 8 Baldwin, do 34; Susquehanna, do 1th; Venioo, ales comprise Snow, for Baltimore, 8th; JasCor- std iody i leaped q Bilis & 63xc,,and jumatra at 6% é for’ New Orleans, ‘See tr tnesota, Rie, Ao Musto nome, Corron.—The market has been rather to-day, | Knight, and Louisiana, Barstow, for do immediately ; & D Shep- the sales barely reaching 1,000 bales. Prices remain ; Davis, for do with toh; Hy Ware, Nason, do do. much as before, say 72:0. to 73¢0. for fair uplands. Lonvon, 22d—Ent inward M Evans, Tinkor, fm’ NYork; 29th, Freicuts.—For cotton, to Liverpool, 24d. was de- her, d manded. Rates for other descriptions of produce were it 0. Cid 234, Golding, NOrleans; The Duko, Frost, do. wasn port leading, Rereiotiues Mastall for N Orlecesy Franklin, nominal, and very few engagements were reported. rf me x For cotton, to Hi @ 740. was asked boy trey ey og Teens Philadaihis, 8 ay ee ha ‘estern, at 83c.; and 1,000 poor do. at 26c. cash. ean’ 5 Has Small saiee were making at bo, a6. Ba esa ian en Wace Eston eter haw 3 Hivrs.—We notice sales of 3,400 Montevidio, om | feane(and all three sulled 25th), 250, The Dake Frost, aad Bora, private terms; 800 wet salted Texas, 66 Ibs., at 4}<0.; | bay, Morton, do for doy arabs Pinch, do for Mobile (aud all threo and in Baltimore and Philadelphia, for this market, | ald same day). adn Cabello, 22 Iba. to 24 Ibs., at 73zc. a 8c. eight months, Inon.— Before the news transpired, there were sales of 150 tons Scetch Pig, from vessel, at $21 60 a $22, usual time; and 250 do. to arrive, st private bargain; sivce the news (which was favorable) Roiders have ad- vanced their views. LatHs.—There have been sales of 400,000 Eastern, at $1 cach. Lime continued dull, owing to the severity of the season having checked building operations. Motasses.—Sales since our last embrace 250 barrels New Orleans, at 20. a 300., and 200 do, old crop Texas, at 22¢ , four months, Provisio} les of 100 barrels new city mess pork Wete made at $16 60, for shipment to Californie; and 126 barrels new prime were sold at $14 There was no change in old or new Western, the full rates of yes- terday being eked, without finding free buyer Beef was firm, and we noticed sales of 100 barrels C; cago prime mess, at $12 25; and 250 do. country mess Salen of 150 barre New Haven, Orr, Dec 27—Frederico, Celpi, fm Charleston for Lord, London for N York (and ‘iting, N Orleans (and ald 27th rerp(; Brown, London for Mobile (and don); 2th, Yorktown, Sab: Deaton (aed Cat Nvork) ak jon); » York! ‘and sl ork). ‘Cowas,’ Deo 22~Chancelion, Walker, Buenos Ayres, ead eld ‘27th for Antwerp. Dee 19—Madison, Foster, fan Bremen, ond Lowssrorre, Ors, Hapnah Sprague, Lunt, fm Hacabarg, both for NYork. Piymovrn, Deo 19—Sid Alfen, Bugee, for NY ork. c Deo 2)—Arr Catharina Jantina, Hobb, Hamburz for eying. Brown, Havre (and sld 27th for Cardiff ) Sid 19th, Mary Rien, amands, (from Newastl) Boston; 234, Cacliste, ol Brisror, Doo. 19—Are Cosmo, Cureristdne, and John, Butch- ins, NYork; 29th, (at the Pill) Charter Onis, Young, do for Giou- seater. Sid 24th, Lerwick. Gifoey, NOrleans; Bliza Ann, Blyth, onab. CaRprrr, Dec, 20—Sld_ Wm and Thomas, Leyn, Baltimore. Newront, Deo, 2l—Arrflon. Brown, Bristol, to load for Sa- vannah; 26th, Odd Fellow, Pomroy, Hamburg, (via Ilfracombe, where she put in 24th, with logs of two anchors ) Beavmanis, 1 63. 21—Sld Tamarac, Jones, and Royal Wm, do. at $11 50. Is shoulders and hai Rogers, NOrleang; Superb, Perry, Mobile. were made, at 6140. for the shoulders, and 8c. for the Siieips, Dec. 27—Sld yfrident, Dearborn, UStates. hams. L[rdwas dull. Butter was firm, with an up- | ,,U1t, Deo.21—Sid Elizabeth Grimmer,’ Grant, Charleston: 224, The Duke, Dady, New Orleans; 27th, Margaret, Lickis, New Orleans, ward tendency in prices. We quote Ohio at Llc. a 13c., We. GLAscow, Dec.21—Arr Jas. Titoomb, Stone, NOrleans, Sid and this State at 1éc. Sucans continue bi 26th, Cora Linn, Lambert, NYork; 27th, Nisidi Stewart, Palos brown ia for ret g. om terms not made public; | NOrleans, 600 Wo. at 430. to 6140.; 400 hhds. Cuba Muscavado, at Poth, 16, oy = ane Feemet Caha mann hn ace . r intyre, and Actwon. Benaon, NOrleans: 20th, | rv Rik and 200 do. New Orleans, at dc. te So. ‘att, NYork: Champion, Mitchell: Mobile; 2ist, Harm: Tonacco—We submit the usual statement, ex- | Michel Mouin’ NYO! 2s Avia, Winsor, Boston; Argo, hibiting the prices, sales, receipts and stocks for the | _ In the Clyde, idg, Elizabeth, for Charleston, Put back, 18th, week onding this afternoon, January 13th ;— Blijah Swift, for NYork, with loss of main yard and sale, vi Sold,” Received, Stock, | Locn Tantx, (Ieland of Jura) Dec. 16—Are Mary Morris, Dag- gett, NYork, for Glaszow. Joe OH — = = ‘Sabuts | Stanaroun, Deo li—Arr Nathan Hale, Morton, Bangor, for ig ee mo Th, | Boston, G0 n.0, exp. 109 — $49 o: Kitnven, Deo 21—Arr John Johnston _Atteidze, NYork. iad ale | Toon Dowecat, Deo 24—Sld Lincoln, Butt. N York! ‘Sohn a ane 158 on, Jefizey, Cadiz—had ‘een detained by want ot seamsa Ps = 1 67sbales | and sickness of the second officer, 193 Baracoa pt S2bis, 2310do.. | | Betrasr, Dec i—Ssid Ameria ye = 239 do, | Riverdale, 10 al — - — 405 di —10 bhds Ohio 3834; 30 bis Cuba 8a Wuisxey — State Prison was pretty firm, at 250.; and small sales of Drudge were je at Zio. MARK TS ELSEWHERE, STOCK SALES. Baxrimons, Jan. 12,—$260 United States Treasury 6's, 108, 6 shares Bark of Baltimore, 8234. Fintaperria, Jan. 13—Pirst Roard,—8375 County 8 po S¥ILLES, Deo lb arr Albert, Krog, Charleston ; 224 Neroo, Hewse, NOrleans, Sl 19 Scandinavian, Oudolmark, NOriosn Trenton, NYork; 2, True Man, Doane, Palermo.’ Up, Ni Chester, and Sey, for NOtleaus , GimKALTAR, Deo Sth—S Piper, Crarp, Messina for NYork, (and j By Kelesy, Gany, Mobile, (and old 13th for Barce- ica, Swan,’ NOrleans, (and old for Trieste.) Ate orques Odd Fell 317th, Bevis, Prior, from 0 it Tricate, and ld 18th. : ratex, Deo 17—Are Goethe, Homann, Baltimore. ® Ey Atty ote Bie ass Beak (opi oie eee Foward, ‘hase, New Orleans 2th, Bama, Elzart New York; 100 Girard, 11345 1,000 Penna S's, 7834; 100 Wae Bounty, 9". | 28% Heinrich, Wieting, do; Franaisies, al Tan trons Baween Boards ~85 Girard. 119% 60 Realing tw, IZ, Texet. Deol7—Angelique, Edwards, N York; 2lst, Garoans; Myers, Baltimore, Beynon, Dec 28—Mississippi, Gustav, from Rotterdam for N York, roady, Sailed 18th, Tremont, Taylor, Charleston; Kmorala, id Maino Ratlrord. 10646; | Drew, Baltimore; Jane E Williams, Marvon, N York; Pioo, Leokio, rest, OviG 6 Od | Palermo: 19th, Wallace, Turner, Boston; 27th, Marin Magd vlena, ; Wdo.do, | Smith. N York, Nantes, Deo, 20—Cyclops, New York; (has been reprrted pre Roaror, Ji Borrd—2 shares Boston and Wer 105; 14 do, do., 10474: 35 do. Ver- ad ‘ 9 Kastern Kailr. Colony Railroad, 74 830, 1254, 100 do, do 0 ‘oad, 3 ¥ att 3 10. | viously.) 60, BU do. do, 1284} BonoeAvux, Deo, 21—Broeme, Jones, Charieston; 22d, Cares, U0) do, €o., 12%; 60 do. do., bI, 12 5 25 do, Hew York. sid 18th. Andro, Posohy, Now Ori 1st, Tyo bIO, 12%), 7 Fitohturg Railroad, Kailroad, Minach, do; Don Quixote, Farringtoa, Val) 1 Vermont and Mase Railroad, 43; Colony Railroad, 100, —_—— Married, On the 8th of January, by the Ri [? t paraiso and ffonstatn, Up, Swan, Paline, ond Sins Richards, for New York; Osoar and Comts Zichy, for N Orleans, Hx100, Des, 24—Arr Orthedox, Mellus, NYork } 25th, St An- 0. Deo 23—Arr & Wright, jr, Pitteo, Toston, via Cork. ‘Apthorp, Bako, NOrienns; 2lst, Union, Drinkwa- ter 8¢Thoman. uncen Dunbar, to Miss Sormia tori: yar; Jompanies who are exploring mines will find the artesian drill an excellent guide to give tier knowledge not only of earths, but also thelr 'd thickness, and other collateral isfor- mation very valuable to miners, RFAUL'S OBTAINED IN RUROPE FROM ARTESIAN WELLS, Within a few years. this means of obtaining water, hap been extensively prosecuted in Europe,where there now more than 3000 wells In order to dem ‘Nes of the American Union who are yet that this great blessing can be chea; jartoes in order to few truth of our assertions, Venioe, situated on a, and entirely surrounded by salt it is eaey to repudiste, and blackguard your cre- water, with a population of 126,000 souls, is supplied Warenronn, Dee 23—S'ld Rockshire Leary, fr Savannah, New Ross, Deo 23—Sld Home, Wingate, for dal 5 Duman, Deo 178d Jnlin, Adaws, Patera, (a> Kiogstown same date, reported for N York’) Conx, Dec 20—Arr Day d'Orleona Porking, Mavere, for NOrlas. fn L'pvot for NYork. Date. Lelar, Phi ba D On the 12th inst., Mra Many Aw the jate William Anderson. aged 78 Her role h thore of her sons-1 on, widow of Cambridge, Peabo: avid Mor- | §Pr“havenlote, Pareoue, NYerk.. 28h oars risson and Jobn Aitkin, are reapectfally invited to mt | jpg. 2ith—Jas Corner, Corner Balt, ( tend her faweral. from her late reside 08, No, 189 | S'id Mon ‘eomery, Smith, and Onward, Chas: Spring street, co Monday, the 15th instant, at Lo’slook 1% Kane, Balt. Aroron PM” Her remeXns will be taken to Greenwood Come- ap tur, Yo ft rant for Beaton, wee tery for intermen saety oo Tepes SD care Qutherine, Wall On the 12th ini of consumption, Mrs. Jane Mo- | Mortndnery, Smith 7 ‘ Montgomery, Smith, x Orteans ; brig Martha, Worusi ogton, Frese. Lovanuin, the beloved wife of Patsiek MoLoughiin, a | man Pakrnc” d for 1 pool. New Orloan 2Mch—In A (iva Casti.wrown, Besrhaven, Dec 25—Arr Solon, Bucknam, tm-Sa- vanaad, t-r L'pool making some wster. Gatway, 15—Ciareves, lus, N York. ener, Deo 15 cart Valera tundwen fa Stockholm, foe ork. Gorrennura, Deo I1—Arr Emitie, Okeen, NYork Hanuune, Dec 21~Sla Chickasaw, Cau'tield, Liston; Mado- pa, Mitchel, North Soa, Ouxwavier, Dec 19—Sid Agves, Cutter, Matansas ; 2 Bipiey, Cadiz, (Defure reported 14th.) Wth—Sebools, basapoel’ Betxawo, Oct 7—Sid ships Tanthe, Johaton, Arrecan; 2‘tb, He- ber, Patterson. Caleutis; Nov. 4, Chilo, Hoyt, Boston, B. , Oct 26—Ship Austiss, Steele. unc, incorrectly re- perted to find for Now Yoru; would not load for the Uniced # vRNA, Doe t-Bark Celoary, Howland, for Boston about 28d, only American veose ura, Bec 12—Bar Churchill, Dickey, hence arrived 7th, for Havin and Bowron: Soman Jane, Price) (from Smyrna) for can vouse aercamia- Dee Le arr bark Stella, Olivier Zante; &th, brig Zebra, ‘Thomas Galway. ld Nov 24, barks Solomoa Piper, Crary, New Yorb; 25th Lepanto, Hager do. PALERMO, Gondols,_—, for Now Orleans; barks Agani wer tor New York, ready; Missouri, Silver ter, for do ldg; brig Reveille, Sleeper, for do do; Carvlina, (Sio) for New Orleans; Lineoln, Averill, from Limerick, ar st, for Bow days; Adelphi, ‘Gorham, from Belfast, aad. Tdumph, Bare Fim Yeaghaile bcth ar ath, for Boston, sth a 254, $4, Sic barks Francesca, and Anouimo, New Orleanr. Pnixst, Deo 21—No American voseel. v Grxoa. Deo 71—Austrian brig Duco de Leopoldo, for New: York 234, Sid 13th, ship FE ‘Cross, Sumatra, MALAGa, Deo 17— No A n vessel, * United States (s) Hackstat, N York; 224, apni Gigs x Oa Recaag, Mier Cine ae Caspian, Torrey, N Osetra ace bgt} ge A. Re Falmouth an: roe a » Dun- ren, »N Orleans. Up, Alkmaar, Mag- baa Genap i 0 ‘Sarah Sheafe, Catoliaa, Av. mantine, and ‘the fokote for N Work; Versaille, Haskell, for Boston it L. Tisox, Dec 2-—Bark Undine, Roundy, from Gottenbarg. for Savannah, put in in distress, leaking badly; was in quarantine, Etui.es, Deo 23—Bark Southerner, Mayo, for Boston about. id 20th, bark True Man, Doane, Palermo, to load for 1sTOL, Dec 28—Ship Newton, Howes, for Charleston, 4 or5 con, Dee 27—Bhip Josiah Quincy, Baow, for Boston, 7 ds; orPettraer, Deo 27—Bark Alice Frazier, Curtis, for New York,. Jan 1, LoxonDERRy, Deo 25-Bhip Zone, Foster, for New Orleans, about 7 da: Binh ‘i Mancare, Deo 21—The Brarons, Maton, from Ham| Now York, struck on tho Shivgles Saad this ‘morning, ad fost her rudder; she aftervards brought up, but drove from her an- Chor, and went, ashore on she Tongue Sand, and ‘led; orew aud pare ngors ate ne ‘24—Tho Brareus has become a total wreek; rt of cargo land: d here. bigs sare Lui teaps mena hy poston ot ‘tho Cargo of the Brarona hae wen landed larpaged s\ a PW InerAntn Doo sie Part of the onego of the Brarens, from to New York, wrecked upon the Tongue Sand yester- em bronght in here; a further portion is expected in next B “a8 Bambu ew has MMfivee ron, Dec 20—The Masconomo, Knight, from Balt'more, discharged) took fire this morning in the Albert Dock; it was fiteea teh trifling damage, after the ship was hauled into the Cannil . : Beat the Avon from Bangor to Now Orleaue, has com into- ii fr repairs, uric Sagrdor, Pensk, from thieport to New Orleans, put into the Island ot Rum, 20th inst, with masts cut away; and it is feared: the would be wrecked if the woathar did not moderate. Port. AiG, Dec 19—The Clydesdale, of Glasgow, cotton la- den, went ashoro nea thie piace Ith ins ad i complete wrod; i of orew crowned. 5 2)—The Vandalia, Chase, from Newport to Bos Cree eee aecantey, wich cnngo anifeed, but’ Will proseed Gn rencc ce Bethe Mary Morris of and from New York: for Glaegow, put into Looh "‘arbet, Island of Jura, 15th instant Inving find vere weather, and ost’ and split sails ont bul warke, Ko. Ciowaxury, Deo 12—The Pictou, Clark, of North Shields, from Heaton ‘to London, was totally lost on Gallyhead, yesterday: crew saved. ‘Che above vessel has gone to gees: most of her cargo, exoept some il eae ine beemsaved., Whore is some invurange on ee argo in this city, but pcipal part was inured in land. }. Sbowscar, Dee 1G—The Counters of Aanan, (bark) and the Sohn Provo (Am trig) got foul of each other to-day, waea both “ei ct lerable dain: Nfiaenice, Dee 20—The Carlota, St John, arrived from Philae delphia, with erty jib boom and some stanchions, having been in. tact with the Ganges. moo, Deo athe Vi lant, for Bartadoas, and the Loti jeyn, from Liverpool to New Orleans, have ‘put back, havi deen in contact; ths former with loss of bowsprit, head, 80, an the latter leaby. ‘Deo I7--The GF Williams, Paice, arrived here from Boston, hada violent gate from NNW 6th inst, during which silpped » heavy sea, tweeping away anily, boat and galley; was called to throw areata at bap vinn from woaftr cabins” Pamed 60a, lat 49 4: m @ bark waterlogged, ywi loss fore malomadt and ioizzeumant; was ‘painted ficsh color; had shore y deck; e on her. PGhooxwaven, Deo 20— The Saguonay, Trannack, of Cork, was follen in with, in a sinkin; gata and with loss of boats, and some cf the crow washed overboard," 14th inst, having experienced a. Huricane the night Refore, and 21 of th ‘row taken of By the eat oA u Wannuspoixt, Dee 26—che Sarah Parker, M'Lashlan, from Liverpool to Savanuah, was driven on shore on the coast cf Morne, 4 miles Sof Newcastle, county Downe, 24th inst, and now lies Hite, w th lomrof rudier, bewaprit,foromaat, ey crew anved, {vessel expeoted to baa total wreak. Waxronn Deo 20--The Republic, Buck, trom Liverpool, of and fir Baltimore, struck on Buck W ater Bank 18th inet, and wen to 5; OFew, except two, saved, si Snbonnaunne, Deo 2S The Cambria, to New Yerk, with em lat 69, lop 16, which cari (Br,) Hall, from Liver wuts, was strock by s sea 17th inst, ‘away bulwarks, stanchions, boats, isk and having sprung leak, she bore up for Lough ep, aa fis come up hereto tepals; Oue Of the peseeus were : Brirarr, Deo 17--The Wartingford arrived here from Liv'poot. ons of sails, spars, &c. “Berna, Deo 2l--The “Aarcctisy of Baltimore, was passed dis- masted, tull of water, and abandoned, Let ult, Jat 32, lon 76, by the. Waopan, arrived at Plymouth. [Undoubtedly sohr Arictis, bee fore reported.. Paris, Deo 20--A three mssted vessel, waterlogred and sban- doned, apparently an Am, was passed Oot 17, lat 8%, ion 63, by the: Marius, at Marseilles from Boston. iscellancous, ScuR Ons, from James River for New York, put into Nor olk on the 10th in distress, with loss of bowsprit, emall spars, ails, &o, TownoaT AnGhO-Saxon AsuoRE.—By the Magni Capt. Morrisos, from Charleston. arrived here, ecterds 01 oliat we learn, ‘hat the towbont Anglo-Saxon; Porter, from New York, for this ] Ort, was ashore on the morning of the 24th ult., on the NE. Joint of Bisoano Reef, with ensign upand union down, and three. Wreckers going to her assistance —New Orleans Bulletin, 4th The AngloBaxiu was t2 be employed aaa tow-boat on the Mis- siasipp: Frexcn snag Z.—As theroare persons in this. city interested cargo of the Fronct brig, Oape Sarasiny whieh sailed. tron Bordeaux for New York, some tins vt AU st, the following extract of n letter, received yesterdaw from: rs. A. & U. Cunningham, of Boston, te s house in this cit will be interssting to them, Mr. Dabnoy, our from hence to New York! she is a strong ove tom stripped an ly sail in 10 or 16° days, Capt, Consul at writes under date of 26th of November, to the above gent — “I shall probably take a bond on the Freach by 7 Sara Ay ‘aud well fo she has put ip here leaky, has been hove out, bot! caulked from keel to gunwale, and will pr foun Cartes Parner, Towntend, from Fredricksborg bound to New York, with » of corn & flour. was driven: ashore on Willouby’s Point, Tuesday ait by te storm. and crow saved, cargo not damaged. ‘The Capt. is making prepa ations to light this vearel off sap x, Whatemen. Fans, at N. B., Sth, reporte in addition —Spok Ju y on Kodi ships uza, Deveil, NBedford, 200 od B % Garoline, Carey,’d0, wanting’ 1® "blo to’ Gl bound to Bites fez ‘weter, Heard from in July, Edward, Heath, do. 8 whs this sea- Braganzp spoke in June, Roman, Blac ‘season; the Kuphrates sp i tonington, 6 whs this reason, A letter from Capt. Luce, of oe Margaret, Scett, of N.B., re- Ports her on coast of Chili Oot, 25. witn 10) bbls sp 160 do wh oil (toyk the latter in the 20 ds previous) Speke. no date, om the line lon, 122 W, Washin¥ton, Bailey, Nant, 10 mos out, 30 Pe ‘who reported a few days prov. Mary, Nant, 80 sp: John lowland, Leary; do, 80) ap; in May, om the line, loa 106 W; Nie GF7,.2ra7: NB. tO ar). James R. Slakely, « aman on board the M feott, fell from the foretopmast crosstrees, and was instantly 6 Spoken. 1aStip Christiana, Brown, from London for New York, no date, a Bay State, Proctor, from Liverpool for Boston, Doo 15, off Ship Russoll Glover, from Ni 1aSRiP Russell Glover, trom New Orleans for Liverpool, Nov 21, Ship Duealion from Callao for Baltimore, Jan 10, in Hampton: , Bark Rouble, Foster, from Boston for Rio Janeiro, Doe 1, lat 10 jon $3.50. ‘Brig Native, Doyle, from Liverpool for No mBeNatve, Doyle, from Liverpool for Norfolk, Va, Jaa 5,100 Schr Repubsio, fror ee Haven for Ni outta mee m New for Norfolk, Jan 3; also echo Ports. Harrvax, Jan6—Arr bark Ospray, Jost, NYork; aches Sterling, avis, do; Blontet, Day, do; indus, Day, Boston; teh, Rxpors, Mex Phee, Baltimore, 44; Yeh, brig Harlet, Storling, (NY ork, [4; woh EE BS Salmond, for Boston, 5, Cid 6ih, brig Edw O'Conner, Creigh+ tony NOrleane, as A jansi-rox, (Bermuda, Arr brig Faloon, Pi 3 auth bark Wil if xm doy 50 jam, Sproul, do; 2°, brig Lacy of tue Laker do; 204 Baltamte; 13th, brig Lucia, Heogeen, Alex: [4 a tg vermedian Saunders, Poiiadelp’ ia, Cld doth, ache Mayflower, Foster, Ball more; "408i, bark AL- = CS ‘yin ett Gocadie, Wingood, Charloston; bilg Quadrus eee, jad inst—Arr brig Valiant, ‘abit Poston. At. {he island,’ bark ‘Faleon, from do,” Cid 24, sont Beverly, M'Oae- Also ore Sth, brig Bila, Pike, Alexandria, Cld Gti, sche Chatlos, Cooper. Sr Tuomas, De> 20—Arr brig Walhonding, Smith, Demerara; 28th, bark Ktoderic Dhu, Metcalf from Baltmore; bri 4 Hon, Protection, ill, Giron feats, Sete eld "a, r Mary , Bonly, Baitinore; brig May 4 Currier, &t Wiitecy, Bart sloon ahd t; bark’ Cordelia, General Clinch, Morris, Antigua; 21th, bark Orline St John, Berry, Barbadoes; brigs Robinson, Crowell, do; Ho ry Grenade; schrs Saml & J.J Williams, Lobaan, St Lmeia; (5th, Gon Morgane Falenbure, St Martin 81d 20th, bark Tivoli, Whcoler, St Croix: Drigs Meteor, Smith, Curacoa; sohits J Ridsoway, Lamphen, fe Waroudocs) Laguayra; Merchant, Stinson, St Dowingoy Suan, fit- comb, do, Home Ports. Cld brig Opsnango, Mathows St John, Brisvor, RI, Jan 10—Sld tohs Pontiac, Paillips, Porto Rio lith, Fracces Hallett, Wardwell, St Jago, by - B. MOR Jan 1i—Cld barks Paoli, Litton, California; San- nyeye, Seaburry, Limerick, Ire. Sid ship Greyhound. HARLESTON, J@n 7—At Quarantine, bark Harriot & Martha, Lesle, NOrlean. Cid, ship Kate Howe, Cummins, Liverpool; Prus brig Vinzent Priestnits, Ketolboeter; brig Arabian, Howes, Cienfuesos, Thomas Walter, Marsiiman, Philadelphia Sid, ships Bwatarn, Si kuk, Liverpool; Gonos, Kelly, do; Kate Howe, Cum- bark Palemon, Ros, Barselona; schs Pecioveranee, Wis Jutia, Vsog Ider, N York. arelina, Godfrey, NYork. Cid, ship Sarah Pa= Liverpool; © 1 bark A\ lay ‘Sparrow, Boston: r ALExanprrA, Jai B. ming, do. 8 Fawoott, West Ini ld, brig Arabian, 01 8 Eviswortn, Jon 5—Arr echt Wm B Poters, Lord, Baltimore. East THomasron, Jan 7—Sld brig Sus 3 ton, Nuriesne, i Susan Tngrahay, Blaokia- t : Hanaw, Holes, from King fra, NYerk; Ccrvelia, Froneh, from do; nd, Urquhart, ‘rom’ doz Sardinia, Crocker, do; barks Helen, Ulmer, from Boston ; Dadley, Asnardon, Sanford, from do; wir New: dan 9—Arr, ach Muriel, Parker, Port ey ci bh St Mary, L N York, vant Werner ‘bound to NYork, , bound to Yorle W:h— Arr, robe Oceida, Leper, J Rat in in distress aticsouria, bacon, iver. Naropton Ronds—Brig Wm Prico, from Jamon Rigor, wens to- fon from the Roxds to-day, bound to Rio; sear Frau! belcre reported for NYur¥, got as far N as Smitti Pat back on account of the Beliimore, bound to Rio Jan brig Vandalia, trom do, by brig Fashion, from do, oun: to ty WL, went to gle . Aes do, rea sean 8 the om” OM, rigdobn betty, Flavel, St Fraceives, California; bar ‘n Mengamnin, Windien sch fe sneha RD, Jan 1—Arr voht Cornelis, Young, Now York, and aftchr deeply inden, eupposed thet *¢ Bld sohr Auguste, Grown, Neores eC omOBMe Jan 1 Are as ¥, ead, Battinore for Yo. Frankfort, CM bark © 1 Hamilton, (new d Sid barks Ditigence, Uctavia, and Kenton in oe Pontmourn. Jan Il--Cid bark Marthe, Adams, Mobide, Faves Jan i Nassau, Upton, Uayeane. x 6—Arr brig Hylan, Care, Boston. Oth, 4 pwer, New York; sth, sohe Tenesitl: Poland, ¥ Voyaguen, PK. Passengers Arrived. Liven roor—Ship Wieeousu—-v Shetten, 243 in the steorage,