Indiana Palladium, Volume 10, Number 22, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 14 June 1834 — Page 2

. that distance m3tbe becausa the petitioners were so far offfromlhc source of alarm so far off from this chamber where the cry of distress was first raised, four or five months ago. The petitioners speak of tbescarcity of money in consequence of the disappearance of tho United States Bank notes. Now. said Mr. B. the petitioners doubtless thought

there had been a great diminution of this kind of currency, because they heard it proclaimed from all quarters. But he, Mr. B., would askliie Senator from Indiana himself (Mr. Hendricks,) what was the real amount of these notes withdrawn from circulation? Mr. Hendricks said, that he had not before him any statistical tables, showing him tho condition of the Bank of tho United States, neither monthly reports nor those of any other period and his recollection did not furnish him with any answer to the question propounded. He presumed the Senator from Missouri was much more familiar with that subject than himself. Nor did it go to tho point in question, whatever the facts might bo. He presented tho memorial of a portion of his constiiuents, men of intelligence who well understood the fact which they stated to the Sen3ie. What was tho fact? The want of an adequate circulating medium, the rapid disappearing of United States Bank paper in that section of the country. This is a fact intimately connected with their business a fact which they see and feel. They make no statement of this kind for another portion of the country, but undertake to represent the condition of their own. Now, to them it makes little difference how much or how lilllo may be the amount of notes withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of the United Slates. It it the effect of the existing derangement of the currency upon themselves, of which they complain. Mr. Benton, resumed. It was right to be a little statistical in this case. Tho statistics would show, that in point of fact, there was very little diminution of the circulation of United States Bank notes. There wa3 about sixteen or seventeen millions of those notesnowout and that lacked but little of the quantity out last year, before the depositee were removed, and which wa3 usually about seventeen or eighteen millions. Still tho petitioners were no doubt right in the fact that these note3 were scarce in the part of the country in whicli they lived; for the law of Bank circulation, which he (Mr. B.) explained on another occasion, carried them off to the northeast. Mr. B. spoke of the prices of produce in New Orleans and quoted from Benjamin Levy's Price Current, of the most recent date. From this, it appeared that western produce bore a good price, cotton higher than it was at this time last year; pork, beef, bacon, flour, corn, &c. about as high as usual and in good demand. He also read a letter from Cincinnati, showing that steamboat business, both freight and passage, was better than it had been for three years past; that money was as plentiful as usual, prices as good as usual, people contented as usual &. panic-makers only out of business. Mr. B. then took up a New York paper, the Times, just received, and which gave the value of different Bank notes at tho Broker's Board in that city, and showed that tho Southern Banks had nearly recovered their ancient rates in that market. The Carolina Banks only about 3 per cent, discount; the Virginia Banks, even those which were reported dead, only about two per cent, discount; and the pet Bank of this District, (tho Metropolis) which has been the subject of so many melancholy predictions, was at the rate of one per cent, discount, and no more! All is going on well, said Mr. B. It was nearly "the last ofvea-timc" with disti ess me morials; and, as the cry of distress began in the Senate, he presumed it would end in tho Senate; and that, henceforth, nothing more would be heard than the fuintand lingering accents of a jy-j,a Odo and exanimate alarm. Air. Hendricks repelled tho idea, that the memorial which he had just presented to tho Senate, ha or been produced in any degree by tho panic which pervades the country, or that it had been gotton up for political effect. Tho people of Switzerland county were not panic makers, nor were they more liable to alarm from danger at a distance than tho people of other portions of the Union. In this instance, he believed they were much less liable to alarm than many others. They stated facts connected with their own business. The produce business, in which many of them are engaged, is deeply affected by the distracted and depressed condition of the currency. They see, and they feel, and they cannot be mistaken in tho facts thoy state. He had referred, when up before, to tho condition of the New Orleans market; to the fact that bankruptcies, unparalleled in number and extent, had taken place in that commercial city; and that it was believed the means of receiving and paying for tho produce of the upper country was not to be found there. In that reference, ho had allusion, among other things, to a letter which he had seen in the hands of a Senator on the iloor, and such information was generally more to be relied on than the prices current. That letter did speak of unparalleled failures in that city, and that information accorded well with tho experience of many who have recently been engaged in the produce business on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Mr. H. repeated that this memorial had not been gotten up for political effect. Ho reminded the Senate of a remark he had made when first up, that tho memorial was signed indiscriminately by men of all parties. Ho would venture the asser tion, that there were many names on that paper of persons as warmly devoted to the present Chief Magistrate and his Administration, as any individual within the sound of his voice; men who, although they disapprove of the removal of the deposites,andof the measures which have produced the present state of things, yet they have undiminished confidence in the purity and integrity of the mouves wmcn induced the measure men who indulge in no denunciations, who believe the President of the United States to be an honest man, an ardent patriot, and ono who would make, for the perpetuity of our freo institutions, as great sacrifices as any other. Ita not for political effect that such men make such statements as are contained in the memorial just presented. All their political feelings are on the other side of the question. Tho motion of Mr. II. to refer and print tho raemorial, was agreed to. The rail road across the Allegheny mountains has ten inclined planes, five from the basin at Con emaugh, to tho turnpike road at the Summit, a dis tanco of twenty-five miles, and fivo from the Sum mitto the basin at Hollidaysburg, a distance of eleven and a half miles. Tho horizontal length of tho first five planes is 9,747i feet, which overcome an elevation of 804 feet, & the horizontal length of the second five 14,443 feet, with an aggregate descent of 1204 feet. The lowest grade is on plane No. 9, which rises 74 feet to tho 1000, and the highesfgrada is on planes No. 6, 7 and 8, which rise 104 faet to tho 100. Lou. Adc.

RAIL ROAD. Mr. Editob I enclose you for publication the report made to the Board of Directors, of the Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis Rail Road Company, by Mr. Van De Graff, the engineer employed by the Board to survey the Road. For the information of the stockholders, I beg leave also to make known

through your paper, that the Board of Directors have I given Mr. Van De Graff leave of absence until the I 4th day oi Juiy next, uuring nis aosence, Jir uu De Graff will visit all the principal Rail Roads in the eastern States, and will procure the necessary instruments for this survey which he will commence immediately on his return., GEO. H. DUNN, Clerk of the Board of Directors. June 9, 1834. Lawrexcebuboii, 2Gth May, 1334. To the President and Directors of the Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis Rail Road Company. Gentlemen Having made eome examinations from Lawrenceburgh to Indianapolis, with a view to a line of Rail Road, connecting those two points, I herewith, agreeably to your request, submit the principal result: The general route. The entire line for the present purpose, will be divided into four divisions, terminating at the three proposed intermediate points, Napoleon, Greensburgh, and Shelbyville. 1st division, from Lawrenceburgh to Napoleon Route No. 1, by means of an inclined plane. From the west bank of Tanner's creek, and opposite to the town of Lawrenceburgh, a straight inclined plane may be laid directly to the summit of a ridge, dividing the waters of Wilson and Tanner's creeks. This plane would overcome a perpendicular elevation of about 300 feet, at an inclination of about 4 degrees from the horizontal line. From the head of the inclined plane, smooth, high land may be maintained between the waters of Hogan and Tanner's creek, and passing through the village of Manchester with the present state road. Upon this route it would be necessary to pass some of the tributaries of Hogan creek, a small distance north, and some of those of Ripley, a small distance south, of the above mentioned state road; and thus meeting the Btream of Laughery creek about 600 yards below the present bridge; a situation for passing that stream will be found at such an elevation as proper levels may prove to be necessary. From the west side of Laughery creek, at the point just mentioned, a gentle ravine will bo found, leading again to the table land upon which the town of Napoleon stands. Route No. 2, dispensing with inclined plane. By means of the valley of Tanner's creek, a line of rail way may be laid perfectly horizontal, above high water, for a distance of 6 miles from Lawrenceburgh; and from thence a gentle grade of less than 30 feet per mile, I am inclined to believe, will reach the high lands dividing the tributaries of White Water river, from those of Laughery creek. In passing up this valley it will not be necessary to raise embankments over the intersecting ravines at an elevation greater than what is required for the purpose only of providing for high water during freshets; and thus the embankments will be low, and the cost of graduation will be light. The general course of the valley of Tanner's creek is very direct, and the curvatures are remarkably easy. I believe a minimum radius for the curves, much greater than is usual with 6uch streams, may be adopted upon a very cheap line, if proper care and judgment be exercised in their location. After reaching the high land upon this route, an almost direct , line may be laid to Laughery creek, at a good point for crossing that stream a short distance above the confluence of Ripley creek. This direct line will pass north of all the ravines of Ripley and Hogan waters. The point on the bank of Laughery, just mentioned, presents a favorable situation for a bridge, 50 or 60 feet high, if so great an elevation should be found necessary; and from the west side of that stream, a ravine is well situated for regaining the level upon which Napoleon is situated. 2d division From Napoleon to Greensburgh. No important difficulty presents itself upon this part of the route. A few miles adjoining Greensburgh should be laid north of the present Michigan road; and the whole division should be composed of right lines, and curves not less than ten thousand feet radius. None but gentle grades should be introduced here. 3d division From Greensburgh to Shelbyville. The parsing of Flat Rock creek presents the only difficulty to be encountered upon this division. From a little examination of that creek, I am led to believe that a situation for a cheap crossing, with a gentle grade on either side, will be found about two miles above the present Michigan bridge; and after regaining the high land on the west 6ide, the line should be laid direct to Shelbyville. 4th division From Shelbyville to Indianapolis. No obstacle will be encountered upon this division, and the whole distance should, therefore, be laid, either upon tangential right lines or upon curves, not less than ten thousand feet radius; and none but the most gentle grades should be introduced. The Construction. Good materials for a very substantial wood superstructure may be obtained from well selected wlute oak and locust timber, immediately contiguous to the line of road. Stone may also be had along the whole line, in sufficient quantity for the necessary broken stone upon which the wood cross ties should be supported; and the material, for a stone horse path, may be obtained, if necessary, at various points along the line, and transported upon the road after the rails have been laid. A wood superstructure with iron plates, I by 2i inches, I would recommend as the better plan at present, even if a substantial stone structure were the ultimate object of the company. Summary. The whole distance from Lawrenceburgh to Indianapolis, by way of the proposed rail road route, will be about 90 miles, of which distance more than GO miles may be laid either directly straight, or upon curves, not less than ten thousand feet radius. Through the whole extent of this line, a very cheap graduation, I believe, can be effected, upon grades, not exceeding 30 feet per mile at any place; and when it is considered that not a single inclined plane is required upon the entire line, and that the curvatures and other circumstances are remarkably well adapted for locomotive steam power, the conclusion is at once apparent, that the contemplated Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis rail road, is a work upon which the cost of transportation may be reduced much below that which is required upon most works of a similar character now in use in the United States. With regard to the cost of constructin"" the road nere proposed, no satistactory opinion can be given until definite surveys and esti mates have been made; but Irom t lie general smooth ness of the surface of the country, and from the cheapness of .good materials for construction, upon the plan here recommended, there can be no doubt that the work is one of decidedly a very cheap character, even when well and permanently graded. Respectfully submitted, I. S. VAN DE GRAFF, Pr. Eng. The past week has been a growing week: vegetation has put forth wonderfully under the influence of a bright sun and warm showers. The fruit trees are in lull blossom, and promise abundant crops notwithstanding the severe frosts. Some of the early Peaches, it is probable will be cut off; Cherries do not appear to be at all injured; Grape Vines, in ex posed situations, are said to be injured and the fruit buds destroyed. Young Hopfields, we are told, are injured though not seriously. Strons hones are en tertained that the canker worm has been destroyed. Boston, Mats. Mirror, May 24. There are three thousand Widows in New York City! Think of that disconsolate widowers. Ib

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The Journal of Commerce of Monday, says Letters from Havre state that the French Government had despatched a sloop of war from Brest, for the United States, with despatches for our Government, of such a character as it was presumed would be satisfactory.' Born Proofs. An Editor in Utica combats the notion of that city being on the decline, by stating that during the last year fourteen pairs of twins were born in that place. The snow, at Saratoga, on the loth ult. was G inches deep: at Whitehall it va3 13 inches deep and tine sleighing. Cholera, it is said, is raging in several parts of Ireland. Care should be taken, and emigrant ships daily arriving should be made to undergo a quarantine. A letter from Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, dated May 15th, says "All kinds of fruit arc destroyed. The ground was covered with snow last evening." We learn from tho Genessee, N.Y. Farmer, that the wheat does not look so well as it did last spring a considerable quantity has been injured. The Cholera had broken out among the Cherokee emigrants who had passed through Little Rock, under the command of Lieut. Harris, of the U. S. A., who were on their way to the new grounds allotted to thein. The measles had also raged violently among them and a number had died. Dreadful Shipwreck. The fine ship Shenandoah, Rose, which sailed from Bremerhaven on the 16th of April, bound to Baltimore, with 190 passengers, was cast away the Bame day, or the following night, on the Mellum, near the Bremer beacon, and went to pieces, with the loss of thirty passengers drowned! The remainder have returned to port! The Globe publishes a correct copy of the returns of the Virginia elections, which gives, upon joint ballot, the following result: Administration 81 Opposition 60 Bank 58 Anti-Bank 101 unascertained 6. Boston Statesman. A gentleman passenger from Paris, in the Poland, speaks of the scenes in that city during the insurrection there as truly awful. The soldier put to death all persons of whatever age or sex, whom they found in houses from which they had been fired upon. In one house, of low character, were fortyseven persons, the women being employed in making cartridges for the men. Every one was put to the sword. It is said that the elder Baring has retired from buisness with savings to the amount of $40,000,000; a snug sum! A Man devoured by Wolves. The Upper Canada Herald states that a yonng man named Brass was attacked and devoured by wolves a short time since near Kingston. Richmond, la. May 31. On Tuesday last, Mr. Merrill, President of the State bank, passed through this place on his way to the east, for the purpose of having the engraving and printing of the notes for the Bank, executed in the best manner, and to transact other necessary business of the institution. Palladium. White-Water Canal. A survey of the route of the White-Water Canal is about being commenced; the surveyors have been in this place for a few days past, making arrangements for their operations. lb Col. Crockett returned to Washington on the 15th inst. The members flocked around - him on his appearance in the House, and gave him a hearty welcome. The Colonel talked over his northern 'tower,' exhibited his gold headed cane, of 'old ironsides;' the seal with the racers and motto 'Go-ahead,' and it was some time before order was restored Boston Mirror. During these few days several steamboats have arrived, and brought many hundred emigrants. Judging from their appearance, we are led to believe them generally of such character and habits, as will add much to the prosperity and respectability of the country. GaUnian, UU.) Referring to the report that Governor Tazewell was about to call the Legislature of Virginia together immediately, "that the opinion of the Statemay be expressed on the great political questions of the day," the Richmond Enquirer says: "This is all news to us. We have not heard any whisper of such a thing," and adds: "Let the Legislature come when they will, they will go against this unconstitutional and dangerous Bank." Amcr. Sent. Great haul. On Friday eome fishermen at Carpenter's Point took at a single haul, upwards of eight hundred rock fish, of the largest size we ever saw. Some of them weighed upwards of a hundred pounds. They were selling in market this morning, at from GO cents to ono dollar for the largest, say one cent a pound for such fish as this. Halt, Gaz. Great Haul of Fish. On or about the middle of last month, at Greenway Landing (fourteen miles below town) occupied by Messrs. George II. Smot and Charles Cooly, 1,500,000 herring and 11 to 12,000 shad, were caught in a single haul of the seine. Again, on the 28th inst. 11,000 shad were caught at a single haul of the seine, at the same landing. Alelx. Gaz. Wabash and Erie Canal. We are informed verbally, that the governors and the boards of canal commissioners, of Ohio and Indiana, are to meet at Fort Wayne, on the 15th instant, to conceit measures for the prosecution of the Wabash and Erie canal, from Fort Wayne to the foot of the rapids, on the Miami of the lake. Miami of the Lake. Plum trees frequently blossom, and the fruit falls or? before it is ripe: This may be remedied by boring a hole in them, putting in some quick silver and plugging up the hole. White-Water Canal. Just as our Daner was poing to press, we were informed that the company of Engineers appointed by the Canal Commission ers for the purpose of surveying and locating the route for this important work have commenced operations in Wayne county, aud are now engaged in making the survey. They will, in all probability, reach this county during the ensuing week. Connersville, la., Sen. Wild Animals. The ship Susan, arrived at Boston, from tho Capo of Good Hope, had onboard seven Zebras, five Ghnues, two Inchneumons, four Quaggas, two Secretancan and one Bengal Leonard, tour Ostriches, two Secretary Birds, two Ibises, fifteen Pilicans,two Jackalls, six Hyaenas, eight Monkeys, a Porcupine, a Morgay, a Gazelle, an Eland, an Ant Bear, a Lioness, a Vulture, and a gignalic Crano, sixty-eight in number, and all alive. Wol earn that Andrew Stevenson (now speaker of the House ofRepresentatives) was yesterday nominated to tho Senate, by tho President, to he Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentia ry to Great Britain, and Maiilon Dickerson, of New Jersey, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. Is at. Intel, of May 22. There is every reason to believe from a favorable report made by the Royal Society, in their late visit to the Thames Tunnel, that that great work will be completed.

Col CrocktU has denied in a letter to tho editors 1 of tho National Intelligencer, that he lost $1500 in one evening at a Faro Bank ho says tho statement is not true, for the best of all reasons, that "he never had 1500 dollars at one time,11 in his life. He confesses that ho did have his deposites removed in the manner set forth, but not to the amount claimed. Boston Statesman. The New Orleans Mercantile Advertiser, says that it is rumored that forgeries to tho amount of two hundred thousand dollars had been committed on the Consolidated Association Bank, of that city. In addition to which, tho Teller of tho Bank has

absconded, with 150,000 belonging to tho Instition. R. Col. Buttermilk, of tho N. Y. Courier and En quirer, claim3a patent right for the new application of the name Whig. Ho thinks that he was the first man who ever thought of giving this name to tho old Tories quite likely. lb. A warrant has been issued by the executive of Maryland, for tho election of a member of Congress, to supply tho vacancy occasioned by the death of L. P. Dennis. Tho election will tako place in a few days. lb. There was a severe hail storm at Tinicum, Pa., on the 11th inst. Hail stones measuring several inches in circumference fell in abundance breaking the windows, and prostrating tho crops of rye and wheat. lb. Tho London correspondent of the N. Y. Jour nal of Commerce stales that 5,000 citizens havo fallen in Lyons, by tho troops of Louis Phillippe. lb. An attempt was lately made to rob tho U. S. Bank at Bull'alo. Tho rumor that tho Bank at Millington, (Md.) had stopped payment, is confirmed. Fire. The village of Millersburgh, Ohio lias been almost totally destroyed by fire; thirty building??, among them eighteen dwelling houses, tho jail and other public edifices, havo been burned down. Mr. John Peck, of Brookficld, Ct. killed on Friday of last week, (the 10th inst.) 2,!J00 Chimney Swallows, by burning straw in tho chimney in which they were congregated. Miserable. Several cases othydrophogcry, says one of the papers, have occurred at Peterborough and several animals had been killed iu consequence of the decease having attacked them. iY. Y. Trans. The latest information from Mr. Madison, we aro happy to learn, left him convalescent, with strong hopes of his recovery from his lato severe attack of disease. Xat. Intelligencer. The Bark Madagascar, which cleared on Saturday for Rio Janerio, has on board 217 tons of ice, the first ever sent to that market. Trans, Adirect trado is to bo opened between Quebec and China. Two ships for this trade were lauched at tho former place a short time since. The life of Roger Williams, founder of the State of II. Island, has been published, edited by Professor Knowles, of Newton Seminary. Two shocks of an carthquako occurred at Montpelier, Vt., on Monday last. Potatoes arc selling in Philadelphia at one dollar per bushel. ThcStato of Illinois has a fund of $3,000,000, which is to be exclusively devoted to the purposes of public education. This sum is now bearing interest; and the difficulty now is in tho adoption of a system best calculated to dilliiso useful knowledge among every class of the community. Among the lato London publications, wo notice tho first volume of Holman's Travels around the world. Ilolman is a Lieutenant in the British Na1. 111 IT vy ana sione niinu. uo nas visiteu almost every part of tho world, blind as he is, and alono. Many of his journeys havo been performed on foot. Penn. The maritime city of Chien-Crow in China, has nearly been swept away by a sudden burst of water through a ravine. Upwards of 18,000 houses were destroyed together with a number of the inhabitants, who were drowned. The N. York Journal of Commerce snysthat the leaves killed by frost, a week or twoagoaro filling olT, and new ones putting out; that the fruit has not been killed by the cold, as was thought to bo the case, but is growing famously. A man lately made a Justico of the Pcaco was asked what would be dono with the man who committed suicide. Tho squiro answered with much magisterial grav ity, that ho must be confined in the State Prison, to hard labor during life! Complaints (says the Camden Journal) arc made from all quarters among our planters, that owing to tho late cold weather, the cotton is dying in the fields to an alarming extent, and the worm is proving very destructive to the corn. Trcjncndous Snow Storm. Tho Burlington Me. Sentinel says that a snow storm was experienced in that section cf the country on tho 11th inst. (May) more violent than has been known since 1810. The snow fell twelve inches deep and the young trees arc much injured by its weight. Loss of Lives. A sail-boat, savs tho Erie (Pa.) Gazette, with nine passengers on board, while crossing ihc Bay at the Public Pier, was upset by a squall when about half away across and sevcu of the nine were lost. Mr. Cage, Representative in Congress from Mis sissippi, challenged Mr. Plummcr, ono of his colleagues, on the 15th inst. inconsequence of some offensive remarks contained in tho speech of the latter, published in the Globn. The parties could not agree upon terms, and of course didn't fight. A new periodical is about to be published in Indianapolis, to bo called "Tho Liberal," to be issued early in June, at 2 00 in advance, or U 00 at the end of the year. 1 lie Editor, Mr. J. Living ston, professes his devotion to the best interest of the west and of the Union, and will support the claims of R. M. Johnson to tho Chief Magistracy. We wish him success. Grccncastle Adc. "Coming events east their shadows before" A Philadelphia paper says that at tho Whig celebration in that city, Webb "mounted the scajjbld." Broome Courier. The Union Times of Friday last says, "we are now paying more for Wheat, Rye, Corn, Oats and Hay, than were ever asked for tho same commodi ties at this season of tho year.11 Severe Snow Storm. We learn by a crentleman. direct from Chelsea, (Vt.) that snow fell in that town on Thursday last, 22d ult. to the depth of inches; it also lell to an equal depth on the same day in Haverhill, and the stages came in on runners. Boston Statesman.

REPORT Of the Secretary of the Treasury in compUana xcith a resolution of the Senate. Theasi'iiy Di rinTM r.r, May loth, is;n. Sin: In pursuance of the resolution of tho Senate, dated tho 5th instant, directing the Secretary of the Treasury 4to report to tho Senate whether any of tho Banks which havo recently failed in the District of Columbia had, on deposite, or otherwise in their possession, any of the public money, and if any, how much, at tho time of their failure," 1 havo tho honor to state, that tho Bank of Alexandria has been used as the deposite Bunk for tho revenue collected at tho jort of Alexandria, for many years past, and at tho timo it stopped payment,

had in possession on deposito to tho credit of tliO Treasury of the United States tho turn of twenty-seven thousand live hundred and twenty crnht dollars ami eighty-four cents, ($27,528 81, ) and to tho credit of the collector of tho customs for the District of Alexandria, the sum of two thousand eight hundred and nineteen dollars and thirty four cents, (2,8lO:U.) There appears to bo, however, no ground for apprehending that any part of this bum is in danger of being lost. Tho bank, it is understood, Ins abundant mean?, out of which tho debt may bo satisfied, and measures will be taken to recover it, if satisfactory security be not promptly given by tho Bank. But assurances havo been gien by tho Cashier to the District Attorney, that the security required will be placed in tho possession of tho Department without delay. It is proper to add, that a few days beforo tho Bank of Alexandria stopped payment, the sum of $:i,137 W) was deposited in that Bank to the credit of tho Treasurer of tho United States, by tho corporation of Alexandria, on account of tho loan undo to the corporations of the District under tho act of May 2-1, 1828. But as tho draft of tho Treasurer on that B mk in favor of the Bank of tho Metropolis for this m-ney was not paid, it is believed that tbe United States ore not responsible for it, and it is therefore not included in tho sum above mentioned. The farmers and Mechanics1 Bank of Georgetown had, on deposite, to tho credit of tho Treasurer of tho United States, at tho time it stopped payment, the sum of sixty thousand doll irs (8,00,000.) But n liko sum has been advanced by that Bank to tho Paymaster of the Haipefs Ferry Armory, to enable hiin to pay tho workmen and carry on tho woiks nt thst pbicc, iu anticipation of tho regular appropriation. As that appropriation bus now been made, the Farmers1 and Mechanics1 Bank aro entitled to receive the money they have advanced, so that there is nothing due from that Bank, us appears by a copy of tho letter of the Secretary of War, herewith transmitted. There was no public money on deposite or otherwise to tho credit of tho Treasurer in any of thu other Banks in this District which havo recently stopped payment. The report of tho Treasurer, hereunto annexed, will show that $11,000, belonging to tho Navy Pension Fund, was invested in tho stock of tho Bank of Washington, at tho timo that Bank slopped payment; and it appears by tho letter of tho Secretary of the Navy, herewith transmitted, that this investment was made in tho years 1811 end 1817. I have tho honor to remain, Very respectfully, xour obedient servant, K. 11. TANEY, Secretary of the Treasury. The Hon. the PuKsnn-.NToF uu: Sinate. Rail Head from the Atlantic to the Mississippi rircr. Tho agitation of this question, tho first conception of which is duo to tho bravo General Gaines, begins to occupy more and more the minds of those States moro immediately interested. It may bo said now to have ripened into a consistent and definite project, tho completion of which, at a day not far distant, miy bo calculated upon with absolute certainty. In a very sensible and patriotic letter of Governor Lumpkin, of Georgia, to General Gaines, we perceive tho Governor, as in duty bound to the interests of the Stato over which ho preside?, prefers ihat the route to the Atlantic, from Memphis en tho Mississippi, should tcrmiuato at Savannah. But he oilers substantial reasons for this, exclusive of his local partialities. By taking thitlowcr route from the Mississippi, ho says you aoid an extensive tract of hills and mountains, that must bo surmounted if tho upper routo or that through Athens, (Geo.) to Charleston, is preferred. Moreover, the lower routo is not only much shorter, but, by passing through tho hcait of Alabama and Georgia, would naturally obtain the entiro and cordial co-operation of those two rich Slates. If, however, tho upper route is determined upon, a lateral road will probably be constructed from Savannah through Macon to intersect it. In any event, the states of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, are all so directly identified with this vast undertaking, that it is agreed, on all hands, to unite together for its accomplishment, as a great national work, which must not encounter any obstacle from sectional pre judices. We ctfer our fellow citizens of tho South our sincere congratulations upon tho advantages which this nobis enterprise promises. A'. Y. ihc. Star. Specie. The quantity of specio entered at tho Custom House in New York from foreign places between the 28th of March and 15th of May, a period of seven weeks, was, of gold, ft8il,2IIS; silver $2,80 1,:W0 total, $2,0 17,)?7. The period commences uflcr some of tho largo importations were made, and thero havo been constantly largo receipts from New Oilcans. It is supposed that tho amount of specie received at that port since the 1st of January, could not be less than 0,000,000. Bait. Uauttc. Tho following bill, regulating tho valuo of tho foreign coins therein mentioned within tho United States, passed the House of Representatives on tho 27th ult. and was sent to tho Senate for concurrence: Lou. Adv. "lie it cnactcil S;e. That from and after thu passago of this act, the following silver mines shall bo ot the lognl value, and shall piss current as money h a ' .411 within the U. States fy tjlc, for the payment ol an debts and demands at the rateof ono hundred cents the dollar, that is to Fay, the dollars of. Mexico, Peru, Chili and Central America, of not lcps weight thanasnowcoined,and thoso restumpedin Brazil of the light weight when of not less fineness than ten ounces, fifteen penny weights, and twelve grains of pure silver, in tho troy pound of twelve ounces of standard silver and tho five-franc pieces of France, when of not less fineness than ten ounces nnd six teen penny weigts, in twelve ounces troy weight of standard silvcr.at the rate of ninety-three centscaeh. Tho steamboat Messenger, Artus, Master, on her way, from St. Louis to Louisville, a few days since, struck a reck near Flint Island aud sunk