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'SATURDAY MORNING* FEHHUAr| I.
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Theatre*
Thi« is the 1M night of the present seas in. and
the company leaves again for Savannah! The
performances arc for the l*>nef,t of Mr. orbos,
® the enteprising manager, who deservee ■oe at
* the hands of the play-g<*»9 \**&* " f A : “ UeU ’
than any man «ft» has ever visited our j *J »
*thal To untiring perseverance, e has
added the Ideality in his arrant ;nent s .
•nd has indeed made the Theatre worth; of the
most extensive pa ronajo. Let him ha-.e hum
per!
The following extract from the proceei -ngs of
the Senate of Pennsylvania, contains tin quint
i «»;ii eof Locofoeoism. That Stale Wt Am to
liorrew money, and in the very WU *®Us rixing
the loan, they refuse to insert a clause a tnow
ledging the liability of the State to pay th| debt!
We are coming to it as fast as the moat ss|iguino
loafe r rould desire, and it will not be
the agrarian doctrine will he prevalent*, debts
will not be regarded as binding, and the nghl to
property will no longer bo considered. ,
‘•ln the Senate, the bill from the ilousq of Re
j resentatives, to authorize a permanent | nan of
0770,900, was reported by the commiiletgon re
venoi bills, and was immediately considered.—
Mr. WHliams inquired of the Senator fnjn Ly
coming. Mr. Fleming, whether such a loanVoul.l
ho a oonfract. and whether it would hujJ the
Hiate.- Mr. Flcining refused to reoly, whjn Mr.
Williams made a speech of considerable
mi the subject, and with his usual ability!. Ho
thought the State stood a poor chance of getting
this loan, if the doctrine that contracts fre not
binding, became recognized.
Mr. Fraley (city) offered an amendment) to the
hill, “that the State contract for this lain, and
that the faith of the State be pledged tar is pay
ment,” which after some debate belwccfi Mr.
llrown and Mr. Fialey, was negatived | by the
party vote.” i
Several suits have been commenced at Provi
dence. R- 1., against the proprietors of the Lex
ington steamboat, by owners of goods msl on
board. __
For the Chronicle 4- Sentinel.
Mr. Forbes’ Benefit, and last uig|it of
the Season. }
By referenve to the bill ot to-day. it will be
seen that tjie entertainments of this evening arc
# appropriated for the Benefit of our popu.ar and
enterprising Manager, Mr. Forbes, —being posi
tively the last night of the Company’s perform
ance this season; when will be brought forward*
expressly for this occasion, a new Drama, |nlit!ed
“The Fault,” altered fr» m the French of jSrribc*
“Une Faute,” in which Mr. Forbes will Sustain
the character of Count Dc Cawlis. Thi is the
first representation of this Drama on the-Ameri
** ran boards, and since Augusta his been frlooted
for its introduction, it is to he expectci| that a
crowded house will attend. The Dratna Itself is
taken from real life, of the fashionable if.rcle in
J France. M. Scribe has long been the favorite
dramatist of the Parisian stage, and this piece is
consider-.! one of his finest productions,? “The
Fault,” as will be represented to-night,(is new
from the pen of" a gentleman of this ijify, by
whom it has been expressly arranged |or Mr.
Forties. It is a true specimen of the | ;, rcnch
Drama, unity of action being observed ti rough"
out, —every circumstance being suhserV ent to
the main* action, and not distracted by
occurrences so as to destroy the illusion! The
language throughout is strictly moral, nd in
*omc parts even more effective than the Stran
ger of Kotzbue,” The lovers of the Drai ia may
anticipate a rich treat, as the characl irs arc
strongly cast. The appeal of our Mar iiger to
(he lii»crality of this community, is sii licient,
independent of any attraction. We wi 'h him
what he richly merits—an overflowing h .use.—
The ladies most assuredly will not abseil them
selves to-night. Ti* the influence 1 their
smiles which alone can enliven the scene. X.
e Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
Ntw York, Januarl 25.
Icc is hemming us all up. The Soumils clos
ed again. The harbor is full of floating^ice.—
The ferries with difficulty pass and repassi r J’hc
v father is yet bitterly cold. Two packe* ships
went to sea this morning in tow of steal 'boats.
The Gladiator, thrown by the icc along de of
the Battery, on which, by staging, she ui oaded
her caigo of flodr, rice, and tobacco,hash ?n got
off without much damage. Wc have i » boat
from Providence.
TI6LE or DOMESTIC IXCBAXGI.
Exchanges.
Rhode Island, 1 to l| Mobile, 8 to 9
Philadelphia. <») to 7 New Orleans, 6 to 7
Baltimore, 7 to 7$ Louisville, Ifto 11
Richmond, 7 t.» 8 Nashville, i| to la
N. Carolina, 8 to I<> Natchez, 2%
Savannah, 11 to S St. Louis, I«
m Augusta, 7 Cincinnati, * 1 to 12
Charleston, 3j to 5 Detroit, |$ to 12
Apalachicola, 10
Bank Notes- ..
New England A Louisiana, to fi
N. Y. country, Ato 3 Kentucky, 10/ to 12 j
1 Redback, to 3A Tennessee, lO»to 12
Maryland, 1 to S Mississippi, lOito 25
\ uginia, - 7j’to 8 .Missouri, g
N. Carolina, 10 Ohio, 10l to 12
Georgia, 5 to 7 DeLoit, |o|
S. Carolina, to 7 Indiana, 12§to 15
Florida, 10 Illinois, 10# to 1’
Alabama, 6 to 8 |
Theroasonforsomeofthe.se rates, itlwould
puxxlc a Nectar to tell; but-so they arci when
they are at all, for it not unfrequently l&ppens
that a hill cannot be negotiated al anv ra|, or a
bank note disposed of with any sacrifice, (These
inequalities, however, are the natural reljits of
an abandonment by the General Govcn«r*nt of
•Is power to regulate the currency, to thol.S rates,
their brokers, and their banks. The prod, see now
locked up by ice in Michigan, Lidiuna. O ho. and
Illinois, avails nothing in th*’ equalizing J of the
carreacy.for it can be drav n upon now Inly as
it touches the great mart ; and when it fmoves,
broilers speculate upon bills as upon an J thing
else. But, as I have before said, we ( 2 New
Y ork can aland it as long as any bodv el.l*. \s
“‘ ing our
Wall street screw. *he empire of our lircula
jiO . ...J money no lo„ w bv , j
bounds even of our own (State .1
,V funWtimu, of >he Union 1 l "
The Sub-Treasury bill will but pit, „„ h h
specif* of the I aiou, and the drafts of the Tre is
urers will he the levers for our brokers to vrmdc
with from Arkansas to Maine. Treasury notes
a re already the tools of some of our banlis; and
»
tvben such tools cannot work, the Preside nt '-i
uu Vi.it. here, orders a prop up -brongh lo,mw of
the public money—a;i in the of the North
American Trusland BantingCoinpon,.. A. ,
rite be Imught .y aoeh appliat.eea, I know.
1 rathe/think it will Ire. far "K* • ,h '
most incorruptible on earth ; but the Federal
Government has not wealth enough to buy the
interior now, with all its treasure, all its patronage,
and all its power. I urge upon Congress, how
ever, the importance of instituting an inquiry
into the Government’s money practices in tic
city of N. York.
i should like to see an official expose of its man
agement with its4Treasury notes in July ! :ist; £ n '
the country ought to be told by authority t a ,
when Mr. Van Buren was in this city, on bis
return to Washington, a great sum of the public
money went into a certain hank; and t iat ,\ er
wards, a nicely-balanced county, within sight ol
the city,surrendered itself, for the first time for a
lone while, into Ids arms.
The money market is without change. 1 here
is nothing remarkable among the movements o
Wall street.
For the Chronicle and Sentinel.
Mit.EniTOß-Sir, I see by the Charleston
Mercury that Dr. Samuel Kirkham (Phrenolo
gist) is interesting the Charlestonians with the
> publication of a series of lectures on the subject
of Phrenology. It i« given out he will visit Au
gusta, to enlighten the people of ibis community
on the same subject. In order to prepare the
people for the reception of his lectures, you will
very much oblige by publishing the following,
which shall be continued until the subject is tho
roughly investigated. Humbuggery has carried
such a sway of late throughout the land it is high
time the people should be informed of the absur
dity of this science before it is introduced among
us.
Phrenology—No. I.
This “ science, falsely so called,'' is among the
prevalent and prevailing humbugs of the day ; and
it should be put on a par with animal magnetism,
because of its claim ing to be of similar antiqu'ty,
and of kindred character too ; since both profess
to be eminently philosophical. The same indi
viduals who embrace the one, very frequently be
come the willing disciple; of the other; and it is
fortunate for the interest of true science, and for
the character of our common nature, that both
are equally vulnerable to defeat and overthrow,
since each of them is capable of great and com
plicated mischiefs. It will not be in place here to
enlarge upon the early history and great antiqui
ty of those theories which have led men to at
tempt the explication of the phenomena of mind
1 by physical signs, although all these arc now
quoted in confirmation of the doctrines of Phre
nology.
It will he sufficient for our purpose to name
Dr. Gall as the modern founder of the system at
present reigning under this name; and toascribe
to his illustrious pupil, Dr. Spurzhcim, the
if it be such, of having devoted his learning, in.
dustry, and eloquence, to the establishment of the
doctrines of his distinguished predecessor, with a
zeal worthy of a bctr.er cause. The doctrines of
Phrenology may be briefly stated to he the fol
lowing ;
Ist. The brain is the organ of all our instincts,
propensities, aptitudes, intellectual faculties, and
“ moral qualities.”
2nd. Each of the»e has a portion of the brain
which is specially appropriated to it, and the de
velopernenU of these “ Utile brains,” or organs,
is manifested on the cranium or skull; and by
examining these protuberances, or bumps, an
adept in the science can ascertain and describe
the dispositions, and intellectual or moral char
acter of any individual.
This brief summary of the doctrines may suf
fice, since they will serve to show the “primer
dial ideas'' on which the system is based; and
j without pursuing the subject any lurther, the
j reader may estimate the character and claims of
| Phrenology, since the whole may be correctly
judged by a part; especially by the corner stone
of the entiic edifice. The name given to the
science would lead us to expect that its founda
tions would be laid in consistency with the estab
lished law.’ of mentaii and moral philosophy, since
1 it arrogates the title of the “ science of mind;”
, instead of which, however, it will be perceived
j that the whole*fabric is ostensibly built upon the
b »ld hypothesis that the brain, which, is the most
Trail, delicate, and important structures of the
body, in its growth and devclopements, not only
moulds the form of the head in the plastic and
yielding condition of infancy, but that the exer
cise or cultivation -if any particular faculty, in
stinct or moral quality, so increases the part of
the brain which is the supposed locality or organ
| °1 that faculty, as to result in a “ prominence }
protuberance, or bump,” upon the cxtjrnsl sur
face of the skull, by which the form, shape, and !
configuration of this bony easement is so essen
tially modified and changed, that the Phrenolo.
gist can detect and describe the intellectual and
moral character of the individual, by seeing and
feeling tha head. J'hc intrinsic absurdity and
nonsense of this starting point of the system
1 would have written the epitaph of Phrenology long
since, but tar throe causes,; to the combined in
j fluence of which th s humbug owes its prolonged
and temporary existence. These causes are the
following;
Ist. Ihe array of great names, including those
of learned and scientific men, who have cultiva
ted and taught it and dignified it by the misno
mer of philosophy and science.
2nd. The ridicule and persecution of its vota
ries, by which alone it has been chiefly opposed ;
lor, like every other species of fanaticism, it is
thus enabled to enlist public sympathy and im
pose upon popular credulity.
3rd. The native gullibility of human nature,
by which a natural bias exists in most men, and
women too, to believe the marvellous or the su
pci natural without evidence; while sober truth
accompanied by ample testimony, is rejected, or
at least hstened to with doubt and incredulity
The two former cau.es have so obviously opera
ted in perpetuating *nd sustaining Phrenology
that they require no illustration. The latter, how
ever, will not be so readily admitted; f. Jr ’ most
men can bettor bear the impeachment of their"
legrity. than an insinuation adverse to their in
tclligcucc. They seem to prefer blame to pity
the charge of impostors to that of dupes, *bd bad
rather be regarded as knaves, than supposed to be
fools. In other words, a man seems often to pre
fer any measure of reproach and contumely, even
for moral delinquency, rather than to be written
down an ass. There is but one way, however,
to escape the dreaded alternative, which ia to ad
mit into our creed the unwelcome axiom, “ Mia
World is given to lying /” ° r * n the quaint ex
pression of one, “ there is the least dependence to
lie placed upon mankind of any pftoplt in the
WOrid.” AVTI-HI'MBC6«ER. #
(To be continued.)
• Noah Webster, the veteran lexicographer,
who definca the vvor.l Humbug to signify *‘an
imposture .” By this synonyme, we understand
any system of science, philosophy, or religion,
which -‘seems to be what it is not.” And when
s'uch a system is found to “steal away mens
brains,” by ingenious sophisms and false logic.or
by its appeals to the corrupt or baser passions of
the shallow thinkers, who abound in every com
munity ; or in any other way intoxicating the
“ weak sisters and female brethren ’ whose intel
lectual imbecility renders them an easy prey to
delusion; such an imposter is, surely, byway of
eminence, entitled to be called a Humbugger.
Upon the subject of the present state of the
Boundary Question between the United Slates
and Great Britain ome opinion may be expec
ted from us, wo cai. > .dy say, that after more ma
ture consideration of the matter, we do not see
any immediate cause of ala m about it. The on
ly danger is that of Gov. Fait field’s undertaking
a second campr.igne against her Majesty’s Pro
vince of New |Brunswick. We think it quite
likely, however, that he had enough of his last
experiment of that sort to deter him from inconsid
erately undertaking another. The question is in
the hands of the diplomatic agents of the two
Nations, and it may be hoped that a friendly ad
j istinent of it will not be marred or defeated, as it
probably (and almost certainly) would be by the
•State of Maine’s resolving again to take th 3 busi
ness into her own hands ; an interference for
bidden by the terms of the Constitution of
United Stales, an 1 to which neither this Govern
ment nor that of Great Britain could submit with
out surrendering, or at least compromising,
their political rights— Nat. Inf.
Philadelphia, Jan. 22.
A report having gained extrusive circulation
yesterday, that the Bankofthc United States had
refused to redeem its marked notes, we were in
duced to institute some inquiries in relation to it.
We found it, as wc supposed, incorrect, or rather, .
capable of ample explanation.
Immediately after the suspension, a gentleman
of New York, had notes marked to a large
amount. Subsequently be commenced suit up
on them—filed copies of them, and obtained a
judgment, when the Bank entered the usual stay
of execution for twelve months. Here the mat
ter rested until the ninety days came round,
when he demanded payment of his notes in spe
cie with twelve per cent, interest. This the
Bank ofcouisc refused to pay, as he had himself
| selected the course he intended to pursue, and
, one of the two the law gave him, against the
[ Bank. He waived the extraordinary modepoint
j cdout in the charter and proceeded in the ordin
l ary mode by a suit at law, by which he must of
I course abide. We farther IcarnT that all demands
1 upon it for its marked notes, where the parties
• have nit res mod to the other process, have been
I prompt y mot. — North American,
From the Sandwich islands.
j Extract from a letter received at New Bedford*
dated, 11u xolitla, July 27, 1819.
( “We had an exciting time here week before
last. The frigate Artemise arrived here to de
mand satisfaction for sundry insults to French sub
jects in times past beginning with the expulsion
of the Catholics some years ago. The captain
required $2 1,000 to he deposited on board his
ship, and free toleration for the Catholic religion,
throughout the inlands, with other matters, and
allowed 48 hours for his terms to be complied
with ; but as the king was absent ; he extended
; the lime six days for his return. The captain of
fered a refuge on board his ship for Americans or
I Englishmen, who would be endangered in ease
of hostilities, excepting those individuals who,
(said to be born in America.) influenced the King
in his government, or directed his counsels,
• meaning the Missionaries. We had a meeting
of the residents t) concert means fer the safety of
j ourselves and property, and organized, with the
sanction or the government here, as a force to re
pel all ill-disposed natives who might be disposed
to plunder, and in case of war. Some aj prehen
sion was although not serious fears, that the
chiefs would not comply with the demands of
France; howevyr, it is all settled, and the French
war is over.”
The Senate anJ Hoasc of Representatives of
| the South American Rcpuolic of the Ecuador,
have recently enacted.
1. That all the Spanish American Repub
lics may obtain greater favors and privileges
than those accorded to European nations.
2. The United States of North America shall
he considered as a sister Republic, with option of
the same favors and privileges that may be gran
ted to Spanish American Republics.
3. The measure of these favors shall be at the
pic igure of the State.
4. To no nation shall privileges be granted
as the most favored nation.
I 5. Ihe term, most favored nation, shall be
excluded from all treaties with th ; s Republic.
Ihe above enactment has been published in
the Gasefa del Ecuador, the oflicial Journal,
published at Quito, the capital of the Republic.
Tar, Slave Imiemvificatiojt.—The follow
mg paragraph is from the London Courier of Dec.
14th :
“His Excellency Mr. Stevenson, the American
minister, attended yestciday at the Treasury De
partment and the Bank of England, and closed
the negotiation which has been pending so long
between the Government and that of the United
States, relative to the number of slaves claimed by
American citizens as their property, and which
having been shipwrecked some eight or nine
years ago in the Bahamas, were liberated by the
authorities of Nassau. The amount of compen
sation which we understand her Majesty’s Gov
eminent finally agreed to pay, and was yesterday
received by the American minister, amounted to
between twenty and thirty thousand pounds ster
hng.
From the AT. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Letixoto* IxacxsT.—CaptainChes
ter Hilliard, sworn I was horn in Norwich Con.
necticui—l have followed the sea latterly fop
about six years, lam 24 years of age. lUent
before the mast as a raw hand; I went fiy c vova
ges before th« ma.t, which took me u. ,* J&i
3 years; I then went as 3d mate of the ship Sher
idan, to Liverpool one voyage, I then went 2.1
mate of the ship Mississippi, to New Orleans and ’
Liverpool; I then went as chief mate of the same
vessel, under Captain Bebee. Capt. B. died at
New Orleans, and I brought the ship homo. I
then made a voyage as master of the Mississippi
o New Orleans, and arrived here four weeks
ago next Saturday. I took passage on board the
Lexington on last Monday week to go to Sto
nmgton, on my way to Norwich.
I have no family; I have three brothers and
fwo sisters, two half brolftefa and one half sister;
my parents are both dead; my father was a seafar
ing man. ?
I went on hoard the Lerington at 3 o’clock,
F. M. I don’t know the number of passengers
she had on board; I estimated from the number at
the table, that were 150 passengers; but I
have since been induced to believe, that the esti
mate was too large. Ipa d no particular atten
tion to the landing of the freight on board. I
think the greatest proportion of the freight con
sisted of cotton; it was stowed under the promen
ade deck. There might have been boxes of goods
on board, but I did hot notice.
Between the wheelhousc and engine, there
was sufficient space for a person to pass; whether
more than sufficient for one person or not, I can
not say. There was a tier of cotton bales stow
ed in the passage—l think on the side next to the
whcelhouse I went into the forecastle. I think
there were over the forecastle three or four bag
gage cars. The life boat was on the starboard
side of the promenade deck, forward of the wheel
house. I took no notice of the boat, until I saw
persons endeavoring to clear her away. She
was covered with canvass, I also saw the two
quarter boats lowered away, after the fire broke
out, but did not notice them before.
We took supper about six o’clock. There
were two tables set, I should think more than one
half the length of the cabin. These tables were
filled, and some of the j assengers were compell
ed to wait for the second table. Jhe boat ran
perhaps 12 to 14 knots per hour, I think that «c
must have taken supper somewhat before 6 o -
clock. I think that the supper occupied from
half to throe quarters of an hour. I don’t know
Captain Child, and cannot say whether he was
at the table or not.
It was about an hour after supper that I heard
the alarm of fire. I was then on the point of tur
ning in. I had my coat and boots off. I think
my berth was No. 45 or 49, the third length aft
the companion way, and very near it, on the
starboard side. I did not at the time apprehend
any tiling serious. I slipped on my coat and
boots and went on deck. I put *>n my hat and
took my over coat on my arm. W hen I got on
deck I discovered the casing oi the smoke p'peon
fire, and I think a part of the promenade deck
was on fire. There was a great rush of the pas
sengers, and much confusion, so that I could not
notice particularly. The after part of the casing
was burning, and the fire was making aft. I
thought at the time that the fire might be sub
dued. I saw the fire below the promenade dock.
I did not notice whether there was any lire be
low the main deck. I was aft at the lime, and
could not, therefore, see distinctly. I was never
l*eforc on board of the Lexington, and know no
thing of the construction of the smoke pipe.
I saw nothing of the commander, but from
wl a 1 I could hear of the crew forward, I suppose
they were at work trying to rig the fire engine ;
I saw no buckets used, and think they were not
made used, of; I saw the fire engine was not got
to work as I saw nothing of it. I shortly after
went on the promenade deck; previously my at
tention had been directed to the passengers, who
were rushing into the quarter boats, and when I
went on the quarter deck the boats were both fill
ed. Tney seemed to be stupidly determined to de
stroy themselves, as well as the boats, which was
their only means of safety. I went to the star
board boat, which they were lowering away, they
lowered it until she took the water, and then I
think I saw some one cut the forward tackle
fall, it was at all events disengaged, and no one
could at the time have unhooked the fall; the
boat was instantly filled with writer, there being
at the time some twenty persons in her; the boat
passed .Iy ■mem, ai'iiny clear. I then
went to the other side ; the other boat was clear
ed away and lowered in the same manner as the
other, full of passenger r. Phis boat fell astern,
entirely disengaged, as the other had done j'shc
fell away before she haJ entirely tilled with wa
tci.
By this time the fire had got so that I pretty
much made my mind up “it was a case.” f
thought the l>est thing that could be done was to
run the boat ashore, and for this purpose went
to the wheel house to look for Capt, Child, ex
pecting t > find him there I found Capt Child
there. I advised him to run for the shore. The
Captain replied that he was already beaded for
the land. The fire by this time began to come
up around the promenade deck, and the wheel
house was completely filled with smoke, There
were two or three persons on the promenade deck
near the wheel house, and their attention was
turned to the life boat. I was at this time appre
hensive that the promenade deck would fail
through. The life boat was cleared away. I
assisted in striping off the tarpaulin, hut I had
no notion of going in her, as I made my mind
up that if they got her down on the main deck
they would sene her as they had done the oth
ers. The steamer was then under head way.—
They cleared her away, and I think launched
her over the side. Before I left the promenade
deck I thought it was time so leave however, as the
fire was bursting up through the deck, I then went
aft, and down to the main deck. They were
then at work with the hose, hut whether by the
aid of the engine or not I cannot say. I did not
know at the time that there was a force pump on
board.
The smoke was so dense that I could not sec
distinctly what they were about. I think that
the communication with the fore part of the boat
was by that time cut off. Up to this time, from
the first hearing of the alarm, perhaps twenty'
minutes had elapsed. The engine had now been
stopped about 5 minutes- I then recommended
to the few deck hands and passengers who re
mained to throw the cotton overboard. This was
done, myself tendering aid. I told the passengers
they must do something for themselves, and the
best thing they could do was to take to the cotton.
I here was perhaps ten or a dozen bales thrown
overboard, which was pretty much all there was
on the larboard side which htd not taken fire. I
then cut oft a piece ot line, perhaps four or five
fathoms, and with it spanned a bale of.cotton,
which I believe was the last one not on fire. It
was a very snug square bale. It was about four
feet long by three feet wide, and a foot and a half
thick. Aided by one of the firemen, I put the
bale upon the rail, round which we took a turn:
slipped the bale down below the guard, when we
both got on it. We got on the bale before wc
lowered it.
The boat then lay broadside to the wind and
wc were under the lee of the boat on the larboard
, . r p . ,aced ourßclve s one on each end of
the bale, facing each other. With our weight
on the brde it remained about one third out of the
w J at « r * The w ‘ nd was Pretty fresh, and wc drift
ed at the rate of about a knot and a half. We
did not lash ourselves to the hale, but coiled the
rope up and laid it on the top of the bale. My
companion did not like the idea of leaving the
boat immediately, but wished to hold on to the
guard. I determined to get out of the way, believ
mg that to remain much longer it would become
pretty hot quarters. Wc accordingly shoved the
bale along round the stern. The moment we had
reached the stern, we left the boat and drifted
away about a knot and a half. This was just 8
0 clock by my watch, which I took out and look
ed at. • v
, As we . ! e {* T the wrcr k I picked up a piece of
b< Jf. rd ’ whlch I u»ed as a paddle or rudder with
which to keep the bale “end to the sea.” *
At the time we left the boat there were but few
pe sons remam.ng on hoard. I saw one lady. "
Ihe ladies cabin was then all on fire. The
son why I noticed the lady was, that her rMM
had g ot overboard and was then about two rJd,
from her. We passed by the child so near that
I could put my hand on it as it lay on its K i
The lady saw us approaching the child and cried
out for Ur to save it-Wc then drifted.w"y Sj
the boat, and in 10 minutes more we eoulil see
no parsons on board except those on the forecas
■ tie. I sh< uUI think the child was a female fro* l *
its dress I think it had on a bonnet. The child
was dead when we passed it. I don’t recollect
how the lady was dressed, or what she said. J
did not see any other child with the lady ; I
could not notice particulars, as it was very rough;
1 had as muc i as I could do to manage my bale
of cotton; we were sitting astride of die bale
with our teet in the water; I was wet up to my
middle from the water which at times washed ov
er the bale; we were in sight of the boat all the
time till she went down, when we were about a
mile distant; when we left the wreck it was
cloudy, hut about 9 o’clock it cleared off, and we
had a fine night of iymtil the moon went down.
I looked at my watch as often as every half
hour, through the night; the boat went down at
3 o’clock, it was so cold as to make it necessary
for me to exert myself to keep warm, which I
did by whipping my hands and arms around my
body; about 4 o’clock thebaic capsized with us;
a heavy sea came and carried the hale over en
wise, my companion was at this |ime with me,
we managed to get on to the bale on its opposite
side; wc at this time lost our piece of board, and
afterward the bale was ungovernable and went
as it liked ; my companion bad complained a
good deal of the cold from our first setting out;
he didn't seem to have that spirit about him that
he ought to have had, he was continually tret
tiug himself about things which he had no busi
ness to. Fe slid his name was Cox, and that
his wjfc lived in this city, at 71 Chcrry-st. He
appeared to have given up all hopes of our being
saved. On our first starting from the boat I gave
him my vest, as he had on his chest only a flannel
shirt. He had on pantaloons, boo's and cap.—
He said he was a fireman on board the boat.
Cox remained on the bale after it upset about
2or 2$ hours, until It was about day light. For
the last half hour that he remained he had been
speechless, and seemed to have lost all use of his
hands, as he did not try to hold on. I rubbed
him and heat his flesh, and used otherwise every
effort I could to keep his blood in circulation. It
was still very rough, and I was obliged to exert
myself to hold on. The bale coming broad side
' t-9 the sea it gave a lurch, and Cox slipped oft and
I saw him no more. He went down without a
struggle. I then got more into the middle ol the
hale, to make it ride as it should, and in that way
continued for about an hour. I got my feet on
the bale and so remained until the sloop picked
me up. The sea had by this time become quite
smooth. On seeing the sloop I waved my hat,
to a tract the attention of those on board. I was
not frozen in any part
The name of the sloop was the “Merchant,”
Captain Meeker, of Southport. I think Capt.
M. and those on hoard the sloop uic entitled to a
great deal of credit, as they did more on this oc
casion than any one else. It appears that they
tried during the night to get out to the aid of tho>e
on beard the Lexington, but in coming out, the
sloop grounded on the bar, and they were com
pelled before they could get her off to lighten her
of part of her cargo. It W'as 1 1 o’clock when I
was picked up. The sloop had previous to reach
ing me spoken the light boat to make inquiries re
lative to the direction of the fire.—On going on
board the sloop I had every possible attention
paid me—they look me into the cabin and then
cruised in search of others. They picked up two
other living men and the bodies of two others.—
The living men were Captain Manrliesti r, pilot
of the I cxington, and the other Charles Smith, a
hand on board.
One of the persons was picked np on a bale of
cotton and the other on the wheel house. I sup
posed Captain Manchc-tcr was on the hale, hut
from what Captain Comstock said yesterday, it
could not be. 4heca-e. Captain Manchester was.
picked up, but I was in the cabin at the tirr.r
was below w hen the other was picked up. They
were both picked up within half an hour. When
they were brought on board, Captain Manches
ter was*prefty much exhausted ; Smith seemed
belter. -They put them both to bed Smith was
a fireman, and belonged to Norwich. Conn.
They continued to cruize about three hours
i longer, and then returned tp the harbor of South
port. In the meantime they had picked up two
dead bodies—one of them was on a piece of the
wheel house, and the other on a piece of the
wreck. When we were about half way from the
wreck to Southport, the Steamboat Nimrod over
took us, and I went on board of her. She was
bound into Bridgeport—we arrived there in about
three-quarters of an hour. I went ashore and
went to the house of Captain Davis, an acquaint
ance of'mine whom I had formedy sailed with
staid there that night— next morning at 8 o’clock
went on board the steamboat Nimrod and came
to New-York.
At the time I went to the wheel house and saw
Capt. Childs he seemed confused—he said they
were running for the land—he then went into the
wheel house, and that was the last I saw of him.
I rather think he stayed there until he suffocated,
as I do not know lhat he was seen afterwards.
As regards the tiller ropes, I do not know certain
about them, hut I had the impression that the
tillei ropes were burnt off, but cannot tell posi
tively., Directly over the fire room was a grating
laid across, through which I could see xlown. I
think lhat after the life boat*was thrown over
board a person could have passed from the fore
to the aft or the vessel on the promenade deck.
I did not know,' that there was an extra steering
gear on hoard. I did not notice whether the til
ler was shipped or not.
By a Juror. How near to the smoke pipe was
the cotton or baggage stowed.
Answer.—l don I know, I didn’t notice,
you went to the wheel house how
soon did the pilot leave ?
A.—Why if it was he who hove over the life
boat, he went while I was there.
I don l know lhat I have had any conversation
with Captain Vanderbilt, relative to what ought
to have been done when the fire broke out. Ido
think, however, that when I first saw the fire
there would have been little difficulty in putting
it out with the buckets, if the engine had been
stopped. Ihe quarter boats might perhaps have
earned safely, fifteen persons each.
CHESTER HILLIARD.
From the New London Gazette.
Most extraorhinat cask of Fasting !
-—An instance of very uncommon fasting has ex
cited a great deal of interest in this vicinity for
some weeks past, and we have taken pains to as
certain from a very intelligent medical friend
conversant with all the circumstances, a cone -t
account of the matter. ,C ‘' t
It appears that Calvin Morgan, of Porfcrsvillc
m Croton, a member of the Methodist Church’
and a man remarkable for his probity, piety and
veracity, has been for ten years one of
est neighbors of o U r informant. He has been
for some time past in the habit of fasting for one
or two days in the week. “On the 28th day
November |last, he commenced a fast of 40
days from all food taking nothing but a liule
cold water, say half a pintin every 24 hours fir
S's" continued to do so evc n in ,ho ve?y
cold days of last week. In 21 days of fcis abstL
nence, nullam std unam evacuationcm habuit -
v^tbL^^T 4010 50 in minute, and
’ and lhere w * 3 noth ing, hut once
to indicate any activity of the bowels. On Tup
day evening of the present month, with his mirM
tranquil and pleasant, he commenced eatin- and
this afternoon (the tenth inst.) I called to vift
him, but found him absent on a visit to his f, h
or, who resides about 3 miles from this place ”
It appears lhat Mr. Morgan has beeq abated
by some itdiglous motive in the abor# fine of---
duct, and has depended upon faith for his 8u '
through all their troubles. If he has had n «i
er sustenance, surely the days of miracles ar „ Zj
paused.
The Hardware Company’s principal buildi
\ near the railroad depot at Canton, in Massachus* *
was, with its contents, totally destroyed by •
on Saturday the 18th. Loss $25,000.—V * *
Star.
An ExKTiiavAKK. —The Albany Evcni
Journal states that a convulsion of the earth >
sensibly felt in the vicinity of Fairfield, Hcrkirr ?
county, on Friday the IBlh inst. r
It appena* from statistical information in p t
French Agricultural journals, that the bnd cult/
vated around Paris, as kitchen gardens, Yields *
amount of nearly eight millions ot dollars, a»
ally, and maintains half a million of persons 'p*
flowers and fruit produced there, yield also Bevtf ‘
al millions of francs. About two hundred flo-*y ,
gardeners reside at Paris and in the '
and supply the markets of the capital, 'fl
are days, especially the eves of grand fete«, 3"'.
the sale is very large. H. Herricart de Thur
affirms that on the 14th of August hst, sio
worth of flowers were sold in Paris, and that '
the depths of winter, certain grand soiree* e '"
rise to sales amounting to between 1,000 and 4°
000 dollars. In the same season, bouquet ofnat
ural flowers are dispatched, in tin boxes, not i*
to the remotest towns of France, but even to Mu
nich, Vienna, and other distant foreign ports -J
Ne wherry port Herald.
OXK HUNDRED HOUSES SWEPT OFF Thff
Rev. Mr. (Joan, of the Sandwich Islands, in a let
ter to Ills brother, published in the Evangelist
describes a scene of terror, witnessed one evening
at Hilo during the progress of a protracted meet
ing, held there in November, as follow* ;
opened the meeting with a sermon from the text
•Prepare ye the way of the Lord.’ God wrought
for us. Hundreds gave evidence of conversion.
On the second day, at evening. God came in ter
ror ! The sea rose suddenly to the perpendicu
lar height of 15 or 20 feet, and fell in one moun
tain wave on the shore, sweeping away nearly
100 houses, their tenants and effects. All wa*
sudden as a peal of thunder. No premonition!
were given. None had time to flee. There wan
no earthquake, and no visible cause of the phen
omena. The scene was awful. In a moment
hundreds were engulphed. The roar of the ra
ging sea was deafening, and the loud, piercing
cries of distress, were heart rending! Only clev"
cn were drowned; but five have died since, by in
juries received in the water. Had the catastro
phe been at midnight, or had the people been less
amphibious, hundreds must have perished. To
drown a native of these islands, is almost like
drowning a whale; so much are they at home in
the water.”
We learn from the Southern Reporter (Grena
da, Mi.) as well as from private s -urcer, that
G. Weir, Esq. Marshall of the Northern Distri.t
of Mississippi, was killed xiew days since in au
encounter with Gordon D. Boyd, Esq., in Kcm
ciusko, Mi-s.
We understand the fracis commenced by an
attack from Mr. Boyd with a stick—Weir then
ft ed a shot-gun at Boyd who immediately drew
a bowie-knife ami se/croj Mr. Weir’s head from
his shru de aat a single b.ow. We have Icanml
no further particular. —R pity Free Pr. ts.
The.Knnxville R -:,t.-r ~..y~ that the bilfpre.
sented in the Legislature as Tennessee by On.
Jacobs to p-ovidc for an union of the L. (.’. ami
Coa; icslon and Hiwassee Rail Road Compa
nies, and to amend the (’barters of said Compa
nies and the charter of the .Southwestern Kail
Rood Bank, was indefinitely postponed in the
House of Representatives on the 13th inst., hy
a vote of 30 to 34.
Never look Sad. -
Never 'ook s^j—nothing’s so bad
As getting familiar wi'h sorrow ;
1 rent him to day in a cavalier wav,
And he’ll seek othcrquaiters to-morrow.
Long you’d not weep, would you put pecfP
At the bright <ide of every trial ;
Fortune, you’ll find, i; often most kind,
When chilling your hopes with denial.
Let the sad day carry away
, It* own little burthen of sorrow ;
Or you may miss half of the bliss ’
I hat conics in the lap of to-morrow.
When hope is wrecked, pause and reflect
I f error occasioned your sadness •
If it be so, hereafter you’ll know
How to steer to the harbor of gladness.
J l l om the London Weekly Despatch,
Farewell! farewell! is often heard
I rom the lips of those who part;
’i is a whispering tone—’tis a gentle word
But it springs not from the heart.
It may setve tor the lover's closing lay,
To be sung ’neath the summer’s’ sky’;
But give me the sincere lips that say
The honest words—“ Good bye ! ’
Adieu I adien • may greet the car
In the guise of courtly speech •
But when we leave the kind and d ar,
. I,s not what the soul would teach
Whene’er we grasp the hand of those
We would have forever nigh,
The flame ot friendship bursts and g’o’.vi
In the warm frank word—“ Good bye I”
T he mother sending forth her child
I o meet with cares and strife,
Breathes thro’ her tears, her doubts andfrau
i*or the loved one’s future life.
Ao cold “adieu,” no “farewell” lives
tto j (^ee P e? t sob of anguish gives—
God bless thee, boy ! good bye !”
P a * e an( * dying one,
When the glance has lost its beam—
When the brow is cold as the marble stone
aj d wor *d a passing dream j
And the last pressure of the hand,
. *’• l°°k as the closing eye,
\icld what the heart must understand,
A long—a last “Good bye !’.
1 NIMMO, General Commission Mer
chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door totbf
Constitutionalist. no v 7
authorized to announce Lt. Gol,
WILSON, as a candidate for COLi
UNhL oi the 10th Regiment Georgia Militia.
Jen 21 td 6
03" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sigUL
and at one to tw ty days sight. For sale by
nov 23 GARDELLE & KHINg^
CJG* CURTIS, House,Sign and OrrnvM*"
.al 1 a inter, 187 Broad street. —Sign and
tal work done at short notice. dec 5
NOTICE . —Dr. Munroe, Surged
Dentist, has returned to Augusta. d cc
C3* S. M. SHAUVIRE, ARTIST, has opened h*
Hooms at the Masonic Hall. 2d story, where be will
be happy to receive orders for Miniatures.—C’orrafl
likenesses will be warranted
dec 28 trwlm*
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Tte
hrst anmyersary of this Society will be celebrated
on M ednesday, the 12th of February next, when
an Historical Discourse will be delivered by the
on. ilham Law. Members residing in ddfC‘" e- 7'
sections of the State, are earcestly desired to unite
wit us in the services of this interesting occasion .
Hue notice of the order of exercises, &c. wilßf |
given prior to that day.
rK. Terer* Williams, -] Ccmmittee
Rob’t. M. Charlton, )► of
Wm. B. Stevens. |
A. A. Snzxs, J Arrangement
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