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 The stand which Mr. Dray,on has taken against the nulfers, has made him very popular in all parts of 1 the Union. The Georgia Courier says, Whoever may be President of the United States at the next election, one wish will not disguisc aud that is to 1 see William Drayion, of South Carolina, the nc xt | Vice-President. The man who, like him, has inde- pendence enough resist the delusion of the t,nes | IS alone fit for ofice" A letter received at Norfolk, announces the death at the hospital, Pensacola. of It. Cary H. Hansford, who few days previous from the Erie to the Peacock. The Peacock has lost during tho lime she was and in that port, five officers, viz: Capt. Ross, Lieuts. Temple and Hansford, and Midshipmen Baker and Russell. The number of men who have died is stated. Since the crew left her. the rava- ges of the disease have in degree ceased. All the other vessels quite healthy with few excep- | tons of Dengue. | In New-York, early on the morning of the Sd inst | fire broke out in the Bakery, of Wm. B. Humbert, 224 Bowery and that and 10 other buildings destroy ed. French journeyman and two apprentice boys, sleeping in upper story of ,he bakery were burn, to death. Another boy is missing.

 There a destructive fire at Oswego, N. Y. on the night of the lst inst 2l buildings, mostly stores) were burnt, 12 of which story brick buildings. A considerable amount of goods was saved, but the loss is said be less than 50OOO of which $27, l 600 was insured.

 Fire at Gioucester~-The loss, over and above what ed by insurance is estimated by the Seecmen at 100000 dollars The mea ofthe place were prin- cipNllv absent when the fire broke out; about 50, be- lopang U tic artillery company, were at Salem on du Ky, and trom5 600 engaged fishing excursons.- The famesm have ragged very fercey, live coals picked up at great distance. packet master, coming into Gloucester stae,l that when eight miles distant, cinders fell on board his craR and woman living two miles from the scene, kindIed her fire for breakfast from Of those coals.

 Piracy and Murder.- Mir. Brewer, supercago of brig Mentos, which arrived Boston the 3d inst has furnished Mr. TopliG with the particulars of the horrible murder the 18th of August last, of Samuel M. Woodbury, commander of the brig Orbit, of New | York, which vessel was bound from Akin, on the coast of Africa, for New-York. The Mentos fell in with the Orbit, the llth Sept. Two of the of the Orbit left her and board of the Mentos undsr pre,encs that they wished to procure some to- bacco but aer they got board of the latter vessel they informed of ,he murder of Capt. Woodbury- gave up quantity of gold dust-and of them said he had 900 dollars hoard the Orbit, which was his portion oi the booty. They said that Capt. Woodbu- ry was murdered by ). Antonio Demarais (th" per son who acting Captain of the Orbit when fall , en in wth) while asleep the hcn-cop, by blow with an axe on the hea and then thrown overheard. Eastern Argus. Im Charlestown, Va. an innumerable swarm of bees ascertained tha, a merchant had a terce containing 30 or 40 gallons of West India honey in his celar.- In three days they carried of the whole. | MARRIED, Il In Glastonbury. Mr Wm. Straiton of Hartford, to Miss CIarisss House.

 ID Wallngforsi, Mir Thomas J. Stafford, of New Haven, to Miss Harriet Austin. In BernardstowH, Mass. Mr Levi Gilbert, of New Haven, to Miss CIinena s. Allen.

 In Norihford, Mir John Frisbie, to Miss Mary Jane Bartholomew.

 In Hartford. Mr Ralph Post, of Cheraw, s. C. to

 la Norwich, Mr Josiah Harmer, of Philadelphia, to Miss Sarah Colt LanmaD, daughter of the Hon l James Lanman.

 h Marlborough, Mir Augustus Fielding to Miss Ma " B. Overton.

 DIED,

 In this town, on Sunday last, Mr Ammi Plant 40.

 IH Hartford, Miss Hepzibah Benton, 35 Mr Iona- than Judd, ol Southampton.

 h Ellington, Miss Mary Ann Pitkin, daughter of Mr Timothy Pi,kin, B.

 In Simsbury. Aureia, 5, and Phebe, 20, daughters m N.Ss.Gs" Dsasy h""shrsLy G. Loer.,;u sng. a wife of Mr Thomas McKingswy.

 In Lyme, Mrs Mary Peck, wife of Mr John Peck' aged 76. .:.- of Mr John F.; Mrs Mary Burks' s2; Mrs ha""a" Herriek, S4.