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Bangor Daily Whig and Courier from Bangor, Maine • Page 2

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the Bl.ck on, wn duly Tsnr- IMS. I HI be was ing on board: mm? Ill at? -1 Copy letter from Ctrrtain Drew, I Kny.lNavy.to.iht Hvn. AJian N. MeNah, The of Banrof ONE and ALL are Co commander her notified, that a Caucus i be held al Ihe CITY MOAuA-ir, 85th inst. to noofinate a Candidate fui January I 7-f Sir 1 obedience to your to burn, unk destroy the ptraliD.il tUram vessel which had been and theAmer- ifran-SKpre the whole of ordered a htok out.

to be kept upon het, arid al about 5 P. M. of yesterday, when the day had closed in, Another Whis Representative Elected private letter from in the City ibis morning, we the fourth i al tor the choiceef 4 Representative in that Dis- trretrenuhrdln the'election ol the Whig Candi- eleven 'o'clock, P. M. we pushed off from the i shore i Island, not fid'tlng her candidate Ltnjift, of At the.ftubernaiori*! Election, and at each ol the trials District cast a Van-Buren majority So go tlie People.

r. Jan. A There been much tn the of 10 day. wWcn is Bp p(VheSAltTJ may read to a duel. Commll- te'e broukht before the House a statement of facts Concerning the claims of Gkolsonnd Ctai- AorneViiltinglneiubers ft 6m the Sute of Missts- Messrs.

Prtntissind Word, who claim to supersede them, a inpre which ceedingi, pro and con, are already before 'he public. Messrs. and Word were sdioilted to -fats i the right lo the Mie-iils of tlWir to the House, and had pre- put tfpon the tables of the members a p'ioted statement of live grounds ol Uieir claim Mr. Cl'aiborpje being confined by sickness had prepared and seat to the House a written argument in support of his own and his claims, being read, a motion-was made to print, and it was suggested, that it would be proper to i upon both-sidre, as well the or j'rentiss and HirM? ol ClulBorue and" Gholson. In course of the debate Mr.

'Wise of Vinjfiwta irmlrked, a thnt Messrs Siea- and Word, had paid the expense ef printing in their own intimating, at the same lime, the propriety of putting, both parties upon an erjuahfootiug. ditt'nofr seem to me that any iinputntion or insinuation, was intended -by Mr. prejudice, ol But Mr Gholson dixnvertd, or iffec'-H tn dis- -sever, some of--a his theie an expected we went in search and lounii her moored between- the Isiaud (Uld the main shore. I ilie''hbal'g ofpthe poinl of the island, and dropped quietly dowti upon ihe were within yifrds of her; when tlie sentry upofi ihe gangway hailed and askiXl for the eouhlef- sigu, 1 tuld him we would give when we gOt U. boarded and found from twenty to i men upon easily overcome, and in two minutes she was in our the currenvwus and our close deemed it most prndent to the vesnel, bui previously to 'sottingUwr on fire' we took tlie precauti6n loioihsp uer from moorings, and votn hsr out tn tire to prevent the-pos- sibilily ot the destruction of any thing like American property.

In shott, a JMJ board who did noi qyTJ nr trance. It ascertained lo be Uie intention of-Gen, "it; to prevent any intercourse IU and tU" AiP i f'' shorei and it was consioWdatBuff.l". in course of day'or I woj, they would be compelled to to Canaoa, or it war believed Urn wonld take the Tatter eowie. It will be seen by our report of Legiilalive proceedings, to-day, that the of office was administered i oo Friday, and th.t pos- for ed voles to be 1 choice Djoid W. Toppan Samuel to 2illors, the cwttber 203 J02 A attend.

I '1 Mnbef'OfJ rviivr. lot aoionnl ot uiiclnimed fen 101 John L.r Blake William Pope Bpshrod W. HiakUvv shore; as i thought "pb-ssii)l'e mighl be American citizens on board. Those who nss.njl-ri na were of course dealt with ac- co.iding ilfr of j. cannot speak, too -highly of- tlv.

the officers and who accompanied me; their ninl bravrry what may be from them, when their requires their services; where all behaved so it would in me to -panic I arize afiy one, but 1 may. be rxcuard munlipning tjie conduct of LieuL Shepherd McConnack. a wlto nobly seconded me, and Messrs and- Hitfgins. Literature and Literary Institutions Messrs'j Ham, T. Robinson Duinnnt.

Hanks antl Banking. Greene, RebinsoO-and Pn-iioe. Incorporalionf Messrs. Division of Tuuns Emery Taud Juqaes. -sane Woodinan-and Emery.

State Roads- Woodman, Slewur-d Soule Stale Prison Messrs. E. Robinson, i a and Steward. -und Messrs his by a charge to the. and pif-cecding bis remarks by warm addffsed Wi pittaled illusion to Mr Wise, that his insinuations were vmovrlky nf iiim and his ttttitin.

Mr i i exaspernted warmth, turned to Gholson and sard "'ifiganr- and constitute a UaekgunTdjktTi to which GhoUon leplied- midst of cries of order) you are a scoundrel and coward, or equally opprobioas and disorderly. The House made al tempts, its rules, on motion of Mr. Mercer, to restrain the members from any farther prosecution of ihe quarrtl, bat, without coming to any result. adjonrned, leaving the parties to sleep, if sleep tliey iuay, under excitement no highly belligerent. upon ihis occasion, at 1 believe is generally thought to have been unprovoked on -the part- of Wiie, words ut- ih( had to encounter several ol the pirates in the fore part of the vessel, 1 regret 1 fpc-eived five desperate woundt-j we have also two others wouaded, and 1 regret to add that five or six of the enemy were killed.

A return of our wounded 1 beg to subjoin. I have the honor to be. Sir, A Commander of the Royal -P. ailil 1 prisoner, a British- subject, in conwquence of Ins aeknowletignig Wial he to army, and no feeird tho alvani jofw Mackenzie upon Navy Island. DREW.

OF THE Lieutenant Shephard McComrack, Royal Navy, despfrutbjy. Captain Warren, slightly. John Arnold, severely. lite 67 sty thar drew the frowning rebuke from fating unworthy of the man and his station, were nctthei nor Wi personal. 1'his perhaps is not otherwise of much impor'sncf than 'fk raking It proper for Gholson to challenge, as did not chvose shun any occasion to e'xptess onequivioealljrhis corHf mpt of Gholson iia tfia-t be could utter, and it that his will not in you may that klood ended- this qamrl, tod so Cod dcIVnd the right Mr.

8ifl, brought up to-day the Vermont fct iMBner'relfaot Mtolntk-Bsin tH Upon whUSh 1 an" ani- debate, is expect td. i anil qnietly disposed btlteve that much and no good, inns in any tua oner eon fecU-4 abolition. ejigue short sig bted to dimover in all petitions tion or Texas, -lp tad upon the the OodMlitotion. For all which U. I of anecdote thil'dielsicd "be -ould if it of The Wk--ing offctrs -ha ve by tbejcarrcMt 1 jreti i.

BAMOEbP. of CAHOQS, Uir roBfeftt, barnt I A FROM A tir-cnualt HuflVlp- i a evening last. The 24lh British regiment a i at on the Olh uitdei the coThjnund ol Col. we-ll provided wii-h rield "pieces, bombs, and all otht-r i i of war. Kol iumiediaU'-ly lite conunand of Chippewa.

-On ihe night of Ihe 12th a cannonading was commenced from ChippewH upon Navy Island. eouiiuenueil al 11 and lasted i 2, (ind van kept witli Uie grealeiil i on boih Tlie B'uS'ilu Gonunorcial Adver tiser says: Schlsoarr it snur.ded liVc nrr incessant roar ut artillery. The wind being it was heard distinctly in this City. A'fiiend sayi he countf-d about 300 reports. In addition 10 cannen shots, llip Canadians ihrev large ber of bombs.

A letter from Ihe l.lnnri, daled this morning, to a young gentleman of this city, IIOMP i bu il-ii reported thai sorue 8'or 10 w-ere We information on which we can rely, as to the loss -An Extra from the office of the Buffalo Advertiser, dated-5 o'clock. Saturday evening says putting tKis cannon- sdinn from could heffrd amid the. usual noise and bustle of oor We shall pro'jat'ly learn this evening the result. Pretty warm work rnay be confidently anticipated. The regulars now oppoiile a i were (he the Councillors, Secretary of Twisurtr were elected all good Whtgt, and -goodwen.

Mr. Kent's piobal.ly this mornjng. shall present copy to our readers a'f an hour as sible. A I LEGISLATURE. I A IV TUB Friday, Jsn.

--The President Committocs: On Bills in second Reading. a Greene, Randall, Barnard, Belchu, )( Emery, ircl and 1 Enxrussed Billt Messrs. Mildram, Soule, Wcxjdbury, Jaquea. E. Ftctcln fnncr.

Josiah Mrrrow Benjiimin F. Eastman- Stephen C. John Burnham -16 The Report wrs accedle.d Whereupon, the P-resident declared lhaf Daniel W. pan Kouie Samuel Gray, John Blase, Wtn. i Pope and Biivhrud W-.

Hmkley, having recei- jved the rrqaisite duly I elected and that lucre was one-vu! oancy. The convention then proceeded to-ballot for the purpose, of filling the vacancy, On theTecond' bnllot, ihe coinmUiPe repnri- ed that the whole, number or votes given in war -WH Necessary to a choice 101 Aher Hinds has SG Alfiril Marshall i Scattering Tt) a wa wsa U.Q choice. On motion of Mr. Tenney the convention 1 then separated. IN SENATE.

ei and Pirnce. and mnn and Heagan. Mwsi Fletcher, Wood- Prince, Woodbury, Interior and I-nke. Militia. Messrs.

rJniery, Lake and jjerieuttvre Mcwsa Flelcher, Smarl and Woodman. Woodman, and Barnard. Jhcowtit Messrs. Mildram, Prince and -Parishes Messrs. Soulej JR.

Robinaon and Cllfilns Mroers. Public Buildings I and Whipple. Interior Fisheries Messrs. Lake, Jaqui-s and Military Ptnsioat Messrs. and Division and alteration, of Cuutities SmartV Belcht-r and Library Messrs, T.

and Greene. A till M. coiniintiee. appointed to inl'Tin Mr. Kent ol IU election, rt-ported ihht they had tiiU'iided lo th.l i i that Mr.

Kenl was'Cleaned lo say Itint he would attend in ihe "RT-ji'iesentatives' a ot half 2 o'cUck of taking kud Ihe oaths of office. I I I In tlie a great of petitions received, a i iilleralion or ol lo'M-nse Ln'ws. for Ih'e of Small i -for alli-fatioi) of luw in relation to Surpluc Rf-venue, ic. Mr: i of Portland, fropi the CoinmUtv-e nppnint-d on ihe llousflo i i a i i a IJn 20. to the Hi'Uie proposing a- conveittion of the o'clock to 'lor Mr.

B-iinard from theconnuittee appointed to inlorni the Govei nor that iTieTwo blanches were ready to-receive any commonication he might be pjeased lo. make, reported th.rt he wail R-ijircKi'iiLitiveo Hall on "Moll- oelotk iind iinike-a-coinmiinicntion. Ordered, That the Secretary of theSenale be notify Sjiiiiwl.P. lie has been elected Secretary of Stile, aiid-eUo James. B.

Cnhoone that he has been elected Treasiiirr of. Sta'e for yea.t. Ordeied, That a message, be', sent to' the House proposing, a uf the two ornnches on Monday at 11 o'clock, for the purpose a from Uie Governor. Concurred. The Treasurer's then taken up to a Joint -Select CorruDHlfrp sistinu ofMesiirii Mihirniiij.

Steward and P.iiiice on the pnrt of the Semite. 1: 'j'" HOUSE. 20. A mewsage was received IVorn the proposing a convention of (he Houses ilny Hie purpose ot electing Councillor to fill the vacancy in ihe Kennebec Councillor District. House concurred Mr.

Goodenow of Paris, from the Committee nppoinlod lo inform Ihe Governor Unit Hie two Houses were prepared to receive any comiuuni- i Tie" njiglil inea'se' lo nnlTf ReiioYvuT That the Cooiinittee harl attended to ihe assigned them, and a the Govpruor wan pleaced ti sny, th.il.Jif convenient to Ihe two of tlie mt-et ITiPcnln Convention a I o'clock on a A uiesstige was rrceiyed from the senate pro- ijjr a i of the two in Ihe Representatives "I I I o'clock on mondav tn receive i a i from the Govi rimr i he a then be pic-ased to 4Hiike. House Conciirrrrf; Agreeably lo the two Monses in Convention at 11 o'clock, for the purpose da do do' do-- do do do do do da Bslk ler.sl.on totn, 34; do- Coonfytloaimis.ion. do to Juror. Sop Jud. Court OI ,5 Uourt of Com.

to Sheriff for '-Court, 27; do Sitlary 10 do Salery i bf Criminal by Coonry Go swm Cost of an du Jr dp MisreTlaneous Bills of'uncolle-oV-d inxfii, 'diie Iroiir th Stale Es 5 C'erkof the lor surplus Jeeii of llSJO, Treanurer's cornpenif- iron ror IS37, ".7: )F CREDIT AS FOLLOW By Bttlanco ot account fur the year Ia3rj including tiricolleoted fly Cash of Uanwt Wiliijiii, sl.j -for curplus fees, of Court, fur Jury fees. for do do City of Bangornri Note, lor Fines and Costa in nal prosecutions, lor bo of Piitfftners, do tor Arl.niwion-TeesorAt- torneys, do A of fi-os due iiidj. County Cnunnissioners, By Amount ut forlVrlexJ, do of Miscellaneous do of Counlv Taxes tir By Cash of Eastern Bank on hian, do a a m-- part for lees an Clerk of-Count fsiiwc'JiHdaitiiii, surplus IVeMasCltrk oX.Ci'iirta for 1P35, ...4 tin Bills of by S. J.C. and C.

By Balance due Coupty Treasurer, C40 4SC 100 35D lo 41 1000 816- 52(i! 5f6 I A A I A A BALL. An I a a Hall w.ll be i thf AI GU6TA HOUSE, on WtilntWiy ..24. MefQlifrs of Lfgislalnij nl rnujjiTu and cil.tfim ul 1 1) is and the uiu i i i di5liiicilni of parly. ij iavtied to attend without i i A A been of the. Slate of for the rurrerit political me.l ol purp.

comimtiee consis- Geo Morloii, (r Wlltlt 1 I Lot Charles Ke-ne, R. 1 ri Ihmlcn, I) Ucnn, Messrs Fletdrer, Lako and hippie of volunteers under Mc'NuUb." LATER. Gov. Marcy and Scott arrived at Buf-. falo at i i on the 11th inst.

and tle prospect -of an imruedisle tenninaiion of the warfare. On the following evening, Gen. Wool, Adjutant Gen. Col. Worth, and Lt.

sleyes of the Ur.ited S'stes Army, at -Buffalo. T.h« of the the following interesting itemr The Eagle Hotel was thronged from iiiorning to night yesterday, by our citizens, anxious to pay their retpecU lo Gov. Marcy and Gen SviAt. The Crty hss been kept in sach constant com tno. tion few weeks, tbnt every I i larit, exempt thue keic trade is agitation, heartily desirous of (teeing qgiet more restored, and arrival ol Bt and Gen.

6 was hailed In the afteiMooo.lb* by Gen. 8'. reviewed inlhc Court Park, and Wth regiments of artillcry part ol Gem brigade; and aflerwardu of. Ge.p^Bart's ot Infancy that is npw in the city. 'Jlie Utler reviewed on Court-street, twtWWO'Pearl and a i alrve't, vejy rwar thfl Slipe where Gen.

.8. drilled his men for come months before the battles at Cbippewa and W14- companies o( the Ctty Guards patscd in review 'in jfront of Eagle lu the evening members of the Common CooDcU waited Gen 8. sfXtr which yienabers of tbe several Are and ladder companies, in fall eSvtume, to pay their tesptcts. The puiriois of Island estimated '1000 discipline, or aklt toia UK k-- "they and tt. fgait' from Bobksser- arrived at- that van hie 'fifti- bwi biat to the cilv utt in Mfercy tp.

BlacV Ck MKd.Hi IM Mil VI Jt that otijfat irrifjng Messrs -Otuilap, pleased signify acctplance.pl the reposed in him, and a he would attend the. Convention of the two Houses at hulf past two o'clock this take and oaths necf ssary for entering upon the discharge of the duties'of liia office. At hall past two, the LogisMnre met IN "I'he President.nf lire Senate in the Chair. On motion of Mr Boutelle.of the Senate, Ordered, That a message Governor elect informing him that two Houses were now in Convention in Ihe Representatives Hall, and prepared to administer lo him the necessary 01 his office; and Mr. Boulelle charged with the delivering of the message.

The Governor fleet, accompanied by Col. Bachelder, Deputy Sheriff of Kennebec, ihe late Governor and Council, ano" heads' of Tilive Department, forthwiih canie in and in presence nf-Vrx. two and subacrib- ed the oaths ol his office, which were administered by the President ol the Convention. Whereupon the Sccrelary'of made proclamation Uil Edward Kent is Governor and Commander in Chief of Maine, and that, to his legal acv S'JC 8 orwajpnre in to obiieir- ed. The Convention; then The legislature then went into convention at 3 purp-se of chooujng seven Councillors, a Treasurer flfereury of Suie fot the current political yeAr; Messrs.

Belcher, Lake, and Whipple ol the Senate, Dunlap. Lev enr lje.r Allepjjf.Oxford, Butler of Kennebwik). weTe appointed a co'mniiTlcc "lo receive, sort, a Ibe voles lor Councillors. A Woodman and Olewart of the Messrs. Sawyer and appointed lo receive, sort and count the voles for See- of and to that da 4 ty, reported that the whole en in was Neeesstrv to a Samael r.

Bt-nnon Asaph R. NioMll Tlu 107 H7 P. Beiw- von dec'aWd duly eUisted fWcrtUry of Bute. A i i of Dslesdrrnief and ward mdr Uf is 1 HTI-, was aj- pointed tr 4 VA sjtfd oounv ihe Treasurer twthat i I. A.

fluty, repr gieenin---i IIM (, vi ll mmn j'ne JaiKS B. Oa NrceBsnry to choice 99 'Aaher i a has 105 Alfred a i 88 Scattering, 3 The re'p'rt -was and Hinds a i majority of all the voles, was A Benson, i i ti. J. Cld at a 3 0 ult. biig Rupert, Hink Banijor.

Ai Si Thomas, Till ult. brig M.irmer, wood, lor dny. Al a a a -i'H "lir Are At New Orleans, 8th inst for Tampa Bay; Kendoikeaz, iw son, do. A a Apalachieola prev to 30th, schi Kent-, Bookj MeriUn. Kent, A a New Orleans 'Jih, ship Rohert Gay fin Liverpool via Havana declared duly electrd Councillor lor the current i i a a The Convention then vrparated.

br ok Adj morning 10 o'clock. (Daily at Havana Dec. 3D, schr P.leiUn*, '1'REASURr NOTKS. The following extract froiu the N. Y- Commercial 'of yesterday evening, furnishes a striking cmineiilary en the of "No longer ago than yesterday, we ourselves saw a large bng ot specie extorted by the Post Office Department.

The debtor tendered treat- vry noles the government's own which were refused by the Oepirtuvnt, aud the specie paid. And yet the government and its organs are i Ihe banks like so many tor not redeeming their liabilities frith specie insUnter, while the goverunjunt line If diito-iis own paper NORTH A A It by the proceedings of- Congress on Monda ay, ul senger irom England, was no los than the del" the brought lately- a nueci that es- lfrite- infwer ot demand of odr Executive on the -British Cov- erauienl, in rehtion the disputed Morth Boundary. FROM me I The lout a from Buffalo, mention that Governor Marcy and Mttf lew had salted that it. the Patriots on Navy Inland had not provision and all tntrrcourae United Slates was cut off. Tlie navigation of the Lake was still-open, and on 7.1k inst -a schooner arrived al Buffalo (rom in sixteen hours, with stance wbidh never happened bf'foie sun of UM year.

VAK A liVrgi miet- ing of ConirrvatiTc Jkek held in ing resolution was adopted A-l k--. to abandon all i "(A while "wede'plo- tht coder AN AT PORT LAND, A -AUCTION A BUSINESS. GEO. WILLIS nrmed I Porilawl under ihe above BHU I oJ transucuug a geueral Portraml Jon. 19, 1838.

G. W. CO. ncrs hip THUS. I- rrent sion ihe sW- AS lately removed to -fto.

he be former 4o wail npoo "fusr, She U-Telb. her She 1 EET1N6 Tue.H»v if 1 o'clock at tte -On ihe Early BTM'tif.

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