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flflanfa InlWliaC Ctf & fx^ineh Uon * of the Democratic mreting, b«M her* qiiqftiq Z.ZL11—„ aorae few day. aiaeo, when Ur. Stephen, oJdr«»,ed the Democracy,. Id Ik* fourth raaolalion occura this .addi tional paragraph: “ With lka exception of I hie rttoatioo of Got. Wolkoria office, who ib our judgement, with the light* before uo, ' should long sine* here been reeelled." I Mr. Spaulding of Uelntoah, offered the following amendment to thin paragraph, or rather addition to the raselution: “ Not- I withstanding thio eipreaaion of opinion, 1 we hare entire eonfidenee in the ahility .and patriotism of the Administration of •roHlarsarss*sseethirdpaqe J#mw BncklnlB) Md lbt , his AdmiBiltn . "■ n "I ■' a' n » DUNCAN A LOCHRANE. JOHS H. STEELE, Biller, I ' ATLANTA, GEO., ' FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1357 TKKJtVor TIIK I.fTELLIGENoER & EXiUWSB duly, - . . . - *6 tw WEEKLY, FOK SHERIFF. ttt He UC-«»W*Ce For Deputy Slier lift. C. C. GREEN A OSBORN, For Flerk of Superior Court. DR. B. F. BO MAR. For Clerk ol Inferior Court. DAMKL PITT M A N . fly TVrJ-u rr,—f - II* II ALLAl-K. fiT.Strirw.',-J. C. FARRAR. for Tar Cmiet!*r—W. F. WINFIELD /V* TaxTtffthtr—A J. COLLIER. tar Caruner—»A. R. WHITE. Bans oflnttotTUkea at’Par for nil Debt* due thit Office. tion will ba true to the rights and in'ereals of the South.*’ The resolution and amendment, with Ur. Gihaon’e resolution introduced eome time since, were referred to the Judiciary Com mittee. Billt ms (Anr third Rending. A bill to amend an Act for the protection i of oyster beds. Paaaad. A bill for the relief of the half brother and sister o| v ^frewrr, deceased. Passed. 1 he Senate adjourned until 9| o’clock ! to-morrow morning. •HOL’Sfc The Committee to whom were referred the bills granting State aid to the Macon k Brunswick, the Susannah, Griffin A North Alabama, Georgia Air Line and i in Irwin oounly to pay tax on same in said county, boat. A bill W. amend the 46th section uf the attaobmaat law passed in 184:1, substituting "ten days’ for ”20 day*." Rafctrtd to the Judiciary Committer Th* House hill eutboriting the Treasurer to maht certain advar.tr, Is members.— Passed of Mjgyte HL'S IStROtlt tiSD, Ry Mr. Neal uf Columbia : A bill tu lay out a new county from Columbia uud War ren counties By Mr. Spalding of Melnt»sb : I bill to amend the 2JJ seo'iou of the c nstitut .•>, wh’ck refers to new oounil*, ,' »> 1 ’ Itsh an ares requisition in square miles By Hr. Buohsnsn of Coweta: allow endorsers on proniluory mUes in Ran!,.' and other negotiable paprr to bo sited .n tho same action with tb# principle. By the tame: A resolution to apjsfl.it a | committee of three to join a like o ituuiir.ee from the H. uee to examine into the ootidi tion of all the Banks In this Statu, that hare suspended spsMO payment. The Senate then adjourned till half post two o'clock- The afternoon was taken up tu electing State Printer and reading bills 21 tim . HOUSE. ■ILLST.NTttODC' El). By Mr. Spray berry of Cans'*.*: A mil L'ojris !r (O one When we reached the east elds pi the swamp, we went Immediately? a ratio or two to the house uf Mr. Mattox—the preiont Senator shot from Charlton oounly—who curate knowledge of the rehttire eV' -tti '" cu'ortnimd us with a kL r . of different p otions of its inlotior- might bo tulity ihat were highly appreciated. A-tar andshape, it would be adTtsabrh to h run n ; corro-ponjlng line of lerp^ond takalhs ler. , el ojjt near it* edge ut many different no i: ts. From these I btlitro (but a iufSciontly tic* • Utauuri to ;U)frrtr tie purpose of «’• |tt riiBantitl nurfajr. like that in which recruiting ior a day or two, wtreorowed the pwimip tu uur camp iu a day and a half, by werr BKjta&cde- If the swamp ihctuhl !ioro> th 0 Jr , a | which It had toktJn uiaix or aovan aft.«r b/drai'ncbl, it will, of coum.\ b* tircv. •ary to make more thorough un i minut* in* •trumautul cxuimiation* than tho time nn*J m, t oy a: u»y disposal would allow me tu make Id exploring the 4*rai”p l Uoamo satis fied that.,although tin re is a slight decent townr h iu iHffktj. vei'ftmt decent is very •.Mrly unit’ rin, allowing for a slight ite- prestdou iu ilio prairie*,(which an* invuria* t»!y a little.lower than the wood pjitior.s «>f h sw tnp.Jan 1 in tho immediate neighbor bill to * h >d of th outlets. This ii shown by th-.* fact tlut though the water covers t l.e ‘•uolc ol tli Nwamp a', time 4 , ye’ it i-, piobjbly. n Vc*r m 'r« t’i \n t v i or thno feet Jeep in nny part of it This being thriM-o. and kn wing the elevation of llie swamp on •*PP site !*idt*-. i: weuiJ i o easy to urrivu nearly at u e e'.e v .tn n o' any p i u lot ween the two la runin; tho lit r ar.-untl the /wump, ta tion stake* with their re-pe^tive numbers up »u t’.eui wt> c drivtti int«i the grouiitl every I i^uarti r .'f a u»i!o, mid there were permanent ! uiitUi. f»ptT.n*e.\'ly called bet.cheujinade up 0.1 t.c * ciory three or four tuile.-, for future to wesfi #nd tt m ,l L . w id.-, iu al r * er ' ?n . 0 ** Ihe .a*ter will Je nseful as start j c , v ^ rc -i with piuo and paluctto. l*earir •-g D> in 3 ! r any lines of leva.s t »ut may i j t n( , ur north wost cxlreiritv and contii »i- rvaf cr l*** run, 1 ho e'« vatio: a of these u j nL r the same directioo for a rail M^Settra! commanicatiooi inteode«l for this t» mix** psper nre ununudubly crowd- tiVorxbij' upon 1 10 «*»»• ** io tUm. and recommended their beirg made Jilt' ict to another m the ap eial order for Thursday next. By Mr. td oct, bat they sball appear to-morrow. certain cases Roberts of Chjrokeo : A L !i i Superintendent of the Wectern & Atlan tic Rail Road. The atmour^ement in the Southern Re corder, as one of the on Jits of the day. ihat D: J. W. Ltwis of 0is«, :s to be Su- ■ peritiiendrnt of the Sup Road, is not only prematore. but without authority l poc , the rtbjeeTnf Riilro*-! sppotn f aent#.GoT» orcor Browr, we ~re authorized to laj.nu ( not committed himself, and will not until • tb# LsjpsJiture drspo*e< ot the measure# j before it. relatif# to the Road. 1*hese dits a^e tricks whereby If rh«* bills pass, the Sum will bare to ! »»’ hori « * P" 1100 ‘ f ,h,: uotI ' arni, ‘"' ' radon* bonds to th, amount of .bout thr.« “«• 3 “ te B "» d lJ " w Xbf w ”* millions of dollsr,. Thtrs was also a small minority rep rt against (has* bills. 300 copies of both re- : ports ire ordered to be printed. Tb* bit a | were made the fecial order for Monday next in.tead of Thursday The Highwaseee Railroad bill was then i taken up The whole morning wax con- rumrd in th* diacuasion. The principal ped that ’Fakers were Messrs. Kenan of Baldwin. somethin; may be eheued as :. «h* Gorer. i “ d S,oi : h ofUw^npfmtd, and Shears. or’* intentions in officer ng the R«d - . GU *» °/ N,,rton ' » nd Rewaf Puutara, op Trr i'isJ will no. be nibbled Jf, we can as- sure oji t'nebds of the Recorder who have doubtless b«*n deceived bv s 'ru* vn#rtnf ind'.Tidnal. of the people. By Mr. Dismocd of DeKalb : A ro9<‘’n , tion to appoint % commitu e • f three to pi; e<'rami’tee of two from ihe S-'nate. to ex amine into the co ditiou of the R n 1 Ui;ip<. ..nd, I and report aa to the corncimss or falsity ! the reports, that there is mismanagement.by , the officer# thereof. By M.\ Howard of Muicogce: A bill ’ permit huibmds to rteover ’h- estates ot deceased wiv. 9, without applying f.r letters j of administration n the fame. Mr. Frederic of Macon, offsre-i a metn«* ; rial from Howell Cobb of II«-uwtor, a-k.i/ riafer W run, The eh-vatiois of ;'nud cf~tfee*sfatione l too ther withtl.e pawimteit, .ire contain'd in tho ti !d bonke. which will be hindod v-.11 with Ibis report j Y*iu niil ekl-so rovfiivc with th hi, two map ti.e fiwamp ami the ,**urro:JthIi: g 0 .u ary. ( :;o ul which i.-iioe ded lor prt.-orvau 1.1 in , the capita*.; :ho d’liuca'ion if tin; hvr.unp being wad frjni my ‘•u.v\v ar.«l expi r..~ I :i"U i-f it, and that cl tho aij icent 'country _ from th** map; ol surveys •. the nigMli.r- I ir»c •IktricLL tli •? are found in th«* S.irtev-ir i U-' ierai 5 1 fli .'c* i found di-crr ,v c 4 m *(’in? in-ti.i’ -Ai i>.*;ween the .Iff;! on’ dutrict , If tAfn suite "t them and. I my -irv.vy .\; a:, in-tanc’ - t the form* r. I .Mi in-Lt »n the l J !> Disi.ic «»f \V>.r-» •! ’ | iiA ’J* d C ari vi, the iute l-vw 1*v io ! > » re.-reteiaed 01 on** inapt’. ■ ine ih'. iuh •'j ■ Lin e Ok’ fern kee Swamp and in the astward »•! it. t’i. l« r l la.- itv u d it** 1 lir e aide of tho swamp, a little over t air miles we passed through alternate thicket* and prairiaa, tho l itter with many c'umiu of pine and cypress tr.o* in iliem, ant the water, from the recent rains, covering the who'e surface ; rarely however more than ton indie*. Having been obliged to cn* camp the 1 mt night iu thi* iu t of tho •wamn, it was with no little diflicul y that we cold keep up a fire, and make paces to sleep above the water by me;na ft he limb* and trunks of thc.tre«v. Tho caotern terminus of t* route was 1 up'll; fi ••he ithtu >f that •t Ai’h portd the bill. The whole ground has been covered by j _ .,. . ... ... ^ the Veto *f Got. Johnson on th. negs.iteJ Su “ h " ^ acd al#) the ip^eebea of Messrs. Pickstt \ 10 •irg« 1 of Gilmer, and Dr- Phillip of Habersham last aesrion; and thaapceehof Mr. Smith of Towns who represented Union last year, and other# in the affirmative. No new facta were elucidated, or new arguments presented upon either ride. Th# discus- •ton was very interesting and animated, and much talen* and eloquence was exhib ited by the gentlemen who participated in C#rT'tp V fkir*v:r of iht I\i d Examiner. Mtu.«>arviLL£, Nov. ITtb, 1A5T. SENATE. Leave of absence wii granted ’© the Senators from Mo'gar.,Upson. Wilkes ar.i Richmond. SUXS IXTkuDCCtD. By Mr. Akina <*t DeKaib; A ltd to si :#t and amend the 12th secuoo of an Act :- incorporate :;.e Town :: Decatur in De- Kalb county. By Mr Bloodw <*haRge the 3d -ec’trr. of the Is: Article of the Constitution, by substituting anr.ua o'clock to-morrow marning. for btenctal. > -- By Jfr. Bloodwortb of Pike: A bill to j change the lire between Monroe and Pike, j By the same A r«rao ut'en to change the regu’.ar hour tor the m^utg of the Senate from t*r. t to half past r.;n** A M. Bt >/r. Buchanan *f Coweta. A &«u to • simphfr the methc-i uf carrying casea '0 me Sapreme Coart By Mr. C.ckran wf Wi.kjnson; A bill j to repeal the eighth tc:' : -r. *f an Act re- 1 quirir.g a e;•n.unetitn the debate The bill was finally put, and epon calling the yeas and navs, the ballot i X •••s—-*■ “ yr ■ retailed in the pa*ng* of ih. bill-,ex, calling ap°n the Gorercor of thu Sta A bill to T5, nays 52—majority for the passage ’27. The Boas# then adjourned until ten G. By Mr. Loffinan of Murray ; A liT t t * amend Iht 35‘,h section of the 4th ar’iclc «f the Panal Code, so as to make man-riajght' •r ptmishable by ten years impii—nu.er t in the Penitentiary. l« By Mr Phillips of Me’riwether : A bii! w to amend an act to exempt from evy and . •ale one horse cr tcuie except fur '.ho pur- t chase money, and alio the product* r f fifty m ac-en of land. Mr Bighauj of Tronp offered a #•«»! r ^ correspondence between him?elf ard ’he Govsffior of Texas, in relation to the ia* t< ■ I,i State’s erecting a nunument to th n*« • ''* wbofell at the Battle i f Goliad A 1 it- g , By Mr. Harrington of Tronp: A t»!! th# i more effectually to c.-mpel she* iff# t-» pay i ovtr money collected. By Mr Ruber’s of Screven : A days of hard work to open. This distance in a direct line from tbc i»Ttl» cast point of il e ‘Pocket* to the place where wo emerged from the awaran 1*11 the east side is ul». ut ti teen and a half miles; our route, howt-ver, was much longer, in coneequenoi of the heqa^nt changes of dis n otion wc'uiadc in availing ourselves of tb) ; most op'*u ground. The text principa' exploration was in tho j southern portion of the swamp, and it was made under the guidance of an old resident of that region who seemed to very well ac- j quainted with it. Proceeding along a pen* j insula of dry land for threo mile# a httlo wis; of north from Bllioot’a Mound, we en tered tho swamp, which had a thick under growth of whito bay bashes and bomb 0 briers, with many small pints and a few oy- press, llulf a mil* 1 in a northerly direction brought us to » small island of pine and pnlmettj land—-a milo long and half a mile wide-from whioh we went a milo north west thr mgh a similar swamp and across a prairie n quarter of a mile wide to Mitcbel’s Island. This inland, threo miles in length, \ ic al»o leaving ami contin uing in tho sumo direction for a mile, | t!ir«'iigh a comparatively open swamp with a growth of small pines and cypress, wo came : to th# east end of the Black Jack inland, so ca'liil f;oin a few blackjack trees that ar** ' found upon it. This island, as l was in* fornud ov my guido who was well acquain ted with i:, ab »u‘ *ix rail's long fioru eu-l t 1 ue-t ’ft'il i's wes’er h-ilfaverag- n about two nr. 0- in wiJ h I’bo eastern half, wh eh i- the only portion that 1 examin*’d. arur* ages neatly a.mily__i 1 width. The prevail’, ing |.ii»* ani.palmetto indicates ’he clamo- t#r of th j -oil. A prairie bounds ti/-- island on iTeUAirth, wiiich, 1 was told, i- i*« vsrri mil* # in length, nt;d which was a thir l "I a m b’ wide win re l saw it* Si me ot t' e -e - tlers on th head < f t!i- St. Mary's a c iu the habit ot driving their cattle in’o tli« swamp n9 far ns this island ou account of th- • *'•*#, “!. d 1 lold 1»‘ >'"■?. ‘hri« V’-'V HI — ] oepreax at:d *lio. i l,af bi 1 Here a regular trai from thr uui.ijeuf | ^ „ r i fit , arn ,.J rl the •iwemp to this island ex cpt thr intervening islands On the I th# inland i** an ancient mound, f 11 i:; heigh: and twelve fret across the j 0 it I fround human It )m*, very much decayed, together with Indian arrow p”inN mads uf tliti! ruclf. pieces rf day pot’ery tween these two poi'uta, and betWeon the[fiwnmp wheri it H racst needed. In devis last named end Suwanee river, I lmvc iu - j slug u plan ol drainage for tho swamp the dicated what I suppose to bo it* g**' oral, Ltd lastuientioucd demands ultontivo Cons course by dotted lines upon the map. 3 il-Tution. The evil mi^bt be remedied, uo Aftor leaving the stream an I p using d mbt, by expat ding a large amount of mo- three quarters of a milo through a thicket ney in making the channel of tbc river wi • of the prevailing undergrowth with a lew j der, «!n'ptjr and vtraignlir. " u { r loblolly bays eere and there, we crossed a ' should bo acotnplishcd, thero would still be prairio covered with lirumi sedge anl fcrii j a large quantity of water to be conveyod a third of a mile wide. Thence, nticr go- from u distant part of the swamp tothe out ing somo two miles and u half through le ? , b/ nrtiticiu! chanuols. lo make these ditiso tliickcta of the usual undtugrowtli, o' ‘“ulli iont n:z • to prevent tho dauger of with small prairio# intorsperaoi, in sou u j ov» rli jw in the -watnp and for such long of which were clumps of ironwoi d trees, jdiMar.ivs would require a groat deal of we crossed a small alia low itroaui running I w rk ot a viuy coitly clmractor, 1 bn fame southward. From this point t<- the east. difficubiea attend the other gioat outlet of tin? swamp, th*. b‘. M try A river. Tu make them in re upp.ucnt I will ftate tha ; beaidei Suwauu', Fane ai d Stt' Voyor’s creek, tho Suwauco river rocoives the waters of Alli gator and Gum svvuiup ere lu, and of the Tkiublo Branched, tho two former reaching lar back imu the e antiy, uud the threo lost of vVhieh r u iutu the noithorn part of the ewump To 0 nvey thco waters to tboSus w1w.1i would require a canal probably sixty M-t wide uti l t’.c nty miles iu length. The Hr. Mary s ut the ixtromuBJiuhoru ood rti- ceivc.4 all tho witter that tl »ws into the swamp only about three miloa north of rim-of tho I on it# east aide, besides all the rainwater route through FI -ytl’a Island. I he cmm.*- j that fulls ou tout portion of tbc swamp. To ing point oh the west side was about ten ' c miles worth of tho Floyd’s Is’a-id route. Thu whole distance travers’d m th 1 -« ex ploration whs probably over twenty miles.— which we accomplish d in twa and 1 ha 1.’ dnys—while the direct dutence i» about fitter a. At the riik of being consider- d tedious ! have thus given a deta led account t th- f rincipal explorations of the -wamp wh ch made, believing that I could i tins w iv cmvey a more c rr,ct knowledge of in in terior titan in any other. I have ib.iuqht, also, that as many pMSons may read this r port without Invi g access t*j th * m p that accompani s i\ they may, by the mm ute description I have given of th.*» differ ont rout s through the swamp and o»* i:.4 ditleren' islands, streams, A-.'., arquirc in formation of int* rest to them winch t hr ▼ could not otherw.su ob'aiu The prairies w icli I l ave s • irequ**- 1 t mentioned occupy a b eadth . f 4 (T 1 mi’es aloe g nearly :h» wh«» e of ?he ; n side of the swamp, running j» rrallel with its edge generaby, and ‘ep.1r.1ted in u,-.i., places by dense thickets of w :.ir>> b.j \ bu li o-, bamboo briers Ac. In by ces ihe prauics are covered ~ j ; nioss, in oth* :s with fern ai d . , again with a long coarse grass ! places I alaosav. broom --eilge 1 rr \\ nu frt jn height ana twelve led across the , ri • . , A " ‘ - ‘ i: 1 :-fdle hu ^i:U*‘^rin/,hic k eyoru.v..«r-.a- u,.*;'.; Ill wet are rxtrumaly boj-gy; j> through them irequeutly t «.l twelve to rijhtecn'iiichas, aud liU"k Jack lJutd i. pwtablj aboui livj! much dwp#r . |' rav ,| inp .0 a hail mihsaa ilh ot Billy s iolaiui. aul n.^ntlv'-iml • vrly the "unn ilistance from tho west « d qucntly und pxceedin :ly t nesa. After 1 mg drough s hborhoo i, wh oh mv. he I c 'vyh^n^'^fm n t.is t^.i«t > vt th< .! ■ f h j ILi .. • tuf* 1* . nncipal r**'. • - are iuid do * n uf ri li. map. r 2 fr. -a ;li * pub: of :v 1” *r •J uk‘r.*g ini-' the -watnpaU.ut :.<• wc-t sid*-, which is the uur.h y "fa b.dy of a;.d iyirig r.e *• i!• - r -.e’- on !.* # w^ 4 t a- 1 tlit c . 1-t. .-s'! 1 ' '• Ihv- ’ • I is: v, ji in its ne 1. und on u more thorough t-xplora'i m. R^iurning to the south eaij end of Mitcle* oil’s l-iatid we proceeded in u north ou*t dinction on» a g tho narraw pra.rie we ! *d previ. u-dv or- ssod, and then h . fa mile tf.rjiijh a :hi'kot of eanll pines to an i.«~ mile in length from north 1 j s u h, a;. 1 h b i\ m lo in width Although covers "! wi’b pine and palmetto i'j surface wa» •■ident.v lower thuti that ol the other i vi li I are great places ot roN.r lor tli- - ..J » | cranes a''d o’hcr waterfowls t'itt:.- .. | hogs tVequent them, the f r,mT g , ! the hitter t ■ search i-.r wainpec an l -i j roots. 1 hey rare')’how \* rg'. m r. • I a mil-5 from theejge of tin swamp on t east side, and tiie hogs fr*queutl\ *-;i! very much from thrdepred it'ons ol'the which are very numoroua. I l.o lino ol Levels wldeli Corrni-ondence if the Ini. $ Examiner. MtLLfD*)tviLLl. Nov. 16, 1837 SENATE. Mr. Gibaon of Richmond moved to recon sider so much of Vc j.ureals of Saturday a party iuiLg on a prornis#. seleUtet to a ra*olotioo. taking from the , 5 iv « n I u * a p*»< r’y • f c f-#gisiatore the power to grant charter* to feii any Church, iiote f , Theatre, Camp Ground, Military or Fire Company le., Ac. In u aacb as it can K* <iooe by the Superior and i.,l, r „i ,,, manjr p£*tfo'k«t u, b, tll ‘ 2d'“f ^ «* craafiah U1.1t* w*.st-rn side ’.s u uiour.d! u , o ... • •. , . . . a .imilar touhe omion Bltek Juk Island but 1 Hill, tbj foil, wlnjr'loh m vi, 'i fall "ifoM‘fif f.r ^ ; W d ‘”'»- eh«'l«n »fVe ^ il SS toil, t fralbenoal tld, CapMinj of Inferior Co art* cf the State. meD in drawing J :r. * By Mr.Crvwdtr cf Mod; - A hi 1 to repeal the Act r*:-; :irinj there*’ m**: of Tax rerurnj l: oi-e.rtaia the «uahL--r of pco: children in i:.e coan'iei. By Mr Fi.uhr . of LpaCn A b... :o qnire ih kank^bavT.; ag#c*u». to their b.l s i: •a;-: a?er.?i-'s. and *. prater.: thex f;oa i -renting at a %r?*-: p#: •*#nt tharLis a!:;wad bv law. By Mr. Gih-on of Kicnmoad provide for the be ;*.-r : r t* rtlon owners. By the «jm# : A bid to iaorp Hichmtnd Gas Light r >;npmy Mr. Gibson, did not want to '^ke away, A message was read fr'::i the Gyverr ■ approving the bill istablishing or:ri. .oart* io the oities ■>( Coiambus A'.ai.' and R>me Mr Can non of Wayne »iTen 1 a r-» !• 6Y.ua; '.i d c vert* 1 with! .v k-...derg'’w:h i. it ■ vo mg wo rt*ii_<1 in ub.” • two mho’* B IL*- Islnrd. which i« nlout five mdesin e: gth from n-*it!i ’• J ’Uth.ar, I tw.» mile-? ii. i • ; safest vc iJrf . The s'; 1 a:.d gr>»wth uf L -■ ir.d ..e very similar t • th s j of tiio : . .. I I’.'uh’”.* 'i:.d- in the ? - ghborlio *1 t the-wamp F rooted mg iti u iiurth ea»t- e* v Sr i ns ms -i.x 'rnilui wi c.ui.!* t. F . . - 1 • »n 1 Hie ffvrun • I".* we ties* And- h - and aj the Legia.ature, ail p>wer of granting tlon » 10 author'z# th G''VevQ(,r t ccarters. It might be in »..me cases to the .ntcre*c of the State m we'l as of Compa nds to grant charters, and the ir.cooveoitr.ee ar.d exp#nst in obtaining them fr.m th# Courts would Dot be incouiderabl*. Be- there wu ■ .ms djukt shoot the <-oo- i'itotionaiity of thia law. Mr Fields of Cfcerokef, said he introduc ed the roeolotiso to tave the #xpens : < f so bill to . much . .cal elation. A loali fee would f lb reft *ty f.r a charter by the Courts ; whereas i the t me consumed io the reading of such Ar.ii i# 1 ad- bill, br the Ugii-We, e-*t. tb. State fi/tj of iU F rei * r ' a; ;' r9 bav , e 78 - i it . I Qfat* U\ tnf.i fS iltj'r 0; sixty dotrara per bill, in the pay of meos o.^diticna 5 . copies of Cobb’s Forme, to supply count e* r* g i The Judiciary Committee ve'se to the bill! le^a iz;ug intereft • r. - ;r:. accoaota Thought’it un^ ccsiary for tl? rr. to make \ report on the bil 1 fr.r the re! * f minor children By Mr. Hillyer of WaU-n ; A bill • - alter the onatitution as to have bu: - x Senator* from each ’ ongr'^si .nai Distri t; two to be uiec'ei for »ix year*, two f r f... years and t#r for two year*. The If memhcjs - 8 district# I R.r— s:.'c:m xcd •» i» m ny . .I d th.- it a vry Hand 1 ' <r tK xj '.hr igli ' II.- . had br iken do . -i :r .1 1 v ud- l • :• Uy Mr. Gcerry cf Ksr.ciolpb: A bill to j bers. A Urge pottioa cf lea: session .jc.tt tni* ime m viiici .-..o*r,-r* .f Dastard f - v ldren shall : T -»r ’h*.*r By U;» A - ... :i.#r.d t •: A”, relating tc tb# )««• *?.: : i.' nun- -ei b.-u:#! treatment ir.: uan. ,»i iinoi.cv tiob ia foffictent ground*. By Mr II*mtuor.u of Brker. A bii v- lay off a r.#w county from B*k*r #*.unty By Mr. Kr x Franklin A bill to liy off a r*#w co-iajj from Franklin and Ha'>- srshim co.ir.t;#s. By Mr. M#l>oniid of Ware; A Ltd to amend tne Act tr.cor A Gulf Biilrr-ad » By Mr. H A ir e^r. enaoi** Admin:*trat • di%r.* t i'* r. .: By.Mr S . for th* r«’..ef : *: ir, cenain By Mr. Spa * dir., u> repeal th# l.*o Ui the St a-. Saw Mill By Mr. S-ahhs of Bibb tin t 1 ’.axe' up in tha* way. Mr Buchanan opposed the motion to re- co&ider oq tbs ground that the Coorts could grant charters better; because the party Peking charters, wosld live io the county, where they would be made. Policy dictates this course and I do not think it ancon* i- tuti-joal. Mr. GiUon contend#*! lh«t the act cod- fiic'ed with the 1st article of the con*t>tu~ tioo Th# act of granting charter* whs State !o be divided in ty^igb? of the largest c untiei ‘o l# Heps re*»cn’ative district* The IIoQs: then adjoarned t il 2J : c-: this afterno)D. Afternoon Seuiun. We'*t into electi jo of State I'rm'.er Th-: vote stood Gr Federal Union l;Vj National American 3-J Constitutional i;t 1 Blank 1 Tc# bill for th- p*rd'»n of John B m \ r . - d ! From tbia island a'e went a iillie O’-rth of i » ruf ’ wi:f. . a n al".ut t'.vu mil*a. m 9t uf tiio way along .t narr .w, prairie wi h a thick growth uf [tin- s a-.’i bu n on t-ach ti Je. wluu weeam* 1 i-. an rxrpii-ivu prairie, interspersed with »lumps :T [i'.o and loblolly bays, whi b retched a#uy to the north east andcaat for a m 1” ar.d a huff or two oiiltM. Coj.tinuii.g a i •'■th tast direutiou for ball a mile, we r<a .• i a lako which whs Sjrne three hun- ir«. 1 ya i- in diameter—the water being low —but wi-ieh eviden'ly spread* over an ari a tw^^r ti.ree times ns gnat whoa the water ri*es a f-w inches higher. H’o saw a few ti; gato's and fish in it, u.d it i-i probably W'.ii eked with tho later. A nairow, • •4gy drain led from i: toward the south, win :i my irui-k . d J ino he had, on a }>r t ri* oc» asi-'D. f-'iltWed il.jwn until it ran out ■ f t e -warn; it.‘ » .S’. Mary’# Kiv r i.'-ar j ili.. s M i*r 1. 1;* jirairie >■ ntinu >1 i ilf a mile or more} ua*»t ol the lako, a;t. r irnvurri’.g whieh. n \ n-».■! ’: r u'!. ilensi tb.ikAi uf btunb v i bricri and small pines intoMj uued with lit- j )Ut w |„. r ,, j r ,, u [, , ul j ^ ll ? ;' :ir . ie : r " r * raUe » ,,d “ 'l'" UK ' r o 111* ! Hj.1 Vilen hull wav Ij. f d «* 1 l0 „ 9w ““P’ Bnd Bbo .', u '® v « n ami groJuallj- fills adin Oil, In ui it- south iftatern extremity. The c-x*. - ■i r i# the ; tcot f* amp which wo examined in thi* a a* a:» ut eighteen miles. I loun l much It. a difficulty in traver.-ing tho aouthorn than the middle portion of the swamp. In making the third wxplurution, which wa* d ne with >ut a guide, we enter*d tha swamp midw j of iu northwest side and fuur miles, ca*t of the point w ore Hawarue creek enter* it. Going south eajit along a path through a. gi ox lit ...of bunleaf and bay n ^ and briers bushel and u few pine trees, in a third of u mill- we came to Hickory 1-land, * mi time# called Hickory Hamm ck. This inland tx* tends in a south oast direction for a mile and • a'ly t.. Fr m p ifl.nl I the ; different point#; Tin* higl.i-t p swamp is its north- r . extremity 127 j feut uT» v fM • w tti-r. Con. in six miles it descends u*r :.*• t . t iir’een miles fr-. in tLe .a-t n i r only ore ar.d a hull feet cn th. • being at that ["»int [Mr. Mat*.V ab.ne tide a .iter, while a •• c; on the w* «t aide [tho ir.uutn ' crr *k.]lt is only llti) A (J)’p‘c«-fil c-utin ies lr«>m Mr Mvi eouthcftit corner of th» •*•,»-amp, o f vat? n is 1164.* \»I. I ru ; . Moun 1 where the b.-.vj.’h ./ v runs ut of tnc swamp iti. j tho m ’Uth of H’lrwv jr ■» -1; , trcme western ang .-of 'I, »4 j -carer!y uny, but on t r; • j r wards tho Suwaneo r:v#r i: ^« r • homi'K -*nd w‘ier>r tnat --.r«’i:n - , •i *: ••A.imp it 1 * only »b u: 1 ;■>; ’id# WHter. At the r.or’h c-.j-t*-. I’uokut it i. 11 11. l’i .in 1',„ towiinL the [)!«»— A h’ re * . HU. Ih- V! . : : ad.u->n ma :c by the tr<* ps F "%d. during the ^«inn. lc . Having :urtl• r ar.owl- : ’. e j.-.j • .V ve: • ur guide left m. s\ iv.eh.ii * u: rc.-ourcc* t.» f.. i F; 7 i'.p I :..i.: F rluoauly, after Icav iic B i.y’«- I •!.?. 1 tw > ur th - r . i. »l.c ?n»il Hgair, und although it wusof - . v. o a a i r.g us in the right directi- wav-j,.. M’ruct'*'! r 'f-T. > ’kirig acr -* :t that it added but litth • /r-*- Tu b’Mfi and other wild h-.ve used i? very frfsrly for lulk-p* it op?n f ir ft quar!cr, and is about a quarter of a mile .gjthe A’-Ur. .trictl, creatine. It xr.nt*J pow.r .ml | °[ w “ rr,a - i '' ^« Ci prirll^r*., wh«rf note .xisteri, th.srffor, it : * oDgi to tb* Lq?i* : nti*« d*p»r'.. r n,E' A I the jf^Terr.m*nt. Anr »ct therefor, which I >.k tbi. power from lb* Lq^Utire | f 1 l -* Ur,b ‘" '-J A Dili A h'.'.y. A :i to *, rlxK-utcPrfcjjJ Gaar- ; #*r(aiA#a«fi. and gar# it to tn# Jadirjary depar’ment vu ;h*~y A hi:! j :r.cor*s*itationaI. B#*id#« it vu in tr.# f ’ ' k ■ , J >g't.mat# rotin# cf their dot»#*, in t« mac fa y had u^mfltd here to legislate f,r ih# c'#r#it J th# citiien* of tLe Hut# ; and ! t'.e lima *** c-j'iucned <n raodiog :• b.lk. Mr. Bacbaoao. r#il*rra’'*d his orgurr.- . » >n the podey of th# rx#a*ur-. and said tt^ • nic.buri'-.'rj# 'q::*-rpr^rtir«.« Hupr:xn# Court bad 'Jeciied tb# constitution • : r inr more »p##dv vnd le«« j only <jt it. H# would prove hi* pom’i'.n k#, #nd by reference to a volam# of the Repjrb*. f.r t.« in- *hich t« hod stu. : ar.d r. >» Mr Bartlett of Jasper, b iped the mot. der for Friday next. Billt on their Thir l Reading A oiil for th# relitf of Mrs Carol nr , ’. o i tc t aVj»e the ground. Within a n c >f Billy’* [■•'and w? err#*- ci t>-:e dry brd T » •rna'I -tream tending . a#«'ward towar<L th# Suwaotu, and at th# 1 .-ith *-n*l • f F* y i i I -land we «-ro-.-cl an r> '.’1 caiing fr :ri n r”>w?*t to south ea« f . N arSy midway letween th# ia’ands i# a v< , ill ham n ck w»»h w.Ver oaks up^/i'it c.i retwi to c ahjvo high water. ting the a*he* to make soap. *■ - ,1 s t' A tn#d af’er tho ajo Gin. j |,<. ncei going eastward for nearly wide, it has a rich soil, and i* cowrvd with a fine growth of hickory, livo oak, water Dak. magnolia, adi, chinquapin, Ac. Iu v surface rises t'» a heighth considerably as bjve that of ’h# pine land adjoining the swamp. Tho people report to this place from a distance of many milo.-, and burn the •\k and arh Umber for tho purpose of gets • b M la - SO Ufa* :• at or ab ti A bil’ Mr Miiledg# of Ricbmor.d 1 Mrs I/>re’ta Zim. a#d Ann 1. Aagujta Georgia Hoaa# ad})urn#d tiB f J\ 0 <’>«.• row m .rning. ir.c! . j timing j’. #Xf#r. tO CDs .'•“.iff !jf »• V t#f**r ' ! ^ »’ ’..ST to hi* (• - n . By the *am« A .r*p*-j ao Act to rego. :# the gnr.- tmli Byth#fi;i.** A b*U t. ol tn - lily of Macon. By th# aim-; A n 1 in r^Ution to # d#r.re ir, Chancery pro^#' l;..g« By th# «arr,t . A bid for th prot#-' ,1. vat "^-urit.e* a- . guarantor* By th* sv.f \ . • -»e* vhfck-/: K'ij',6 m ; ll-.n Lir tioc. cf Penal Lt *♦ u 1- a- . .. t, vn»- a-..» ol •* D#&a#*, Bj Ut# *atn# : A hul l provid# for payment cf -it of \u* f r#n B;bb county. By Mr. Tucker .I N ’*Wir- A • u> peal the 3d teet'en cf an A t t- 4. .* r.c Act ta carry into effect t ; - •j. , € the 3rd Artic’e of’:.# O/n-.fju , pro if d Dec. C, 1836. By Mr. Wartheacf Waabington Report Qpon 8ur76y of Okefenokee- Swamp. Mfu.iDOEvir.Lr, U^t. tii-:, -*.7 lo His Excellency, IL V'. Juhxhon : i Sir. ffav.ng een ar:.<*n’.#d by y 1 : make a survey of thff: Okefenoke# -wa:..;, with a view to arcefain ’h# j<r*ct ahb *y | cf it* drainage, the cost .ff t^# »a...e, A whi'-h survey w%* aa’horix d by a A t f -*-«•—.• •*>-ssasstscj.-Sw' ■"'= :A Mt’.!# tbn question of the- Conatituiiooahty !*ft MilledgeviU# f.r t f j# -wornp on f new j of the measure. Mr. Brcbacan. J the dr<*i*i r. j th# #harw ' Hupreroe *a»taimag him. Tb# motion to 'rcoofiier wa« I oat. fhlie on the Third Itni/ling. of loit December. Tb# aurvay wi* 0 r.i # .;u#d through tb# winter rnootl-, 1 month of March a d 4. ; ; i* # t#d, t’ie part retume'l to Mi Vrlg- ; th# 3d4 of laft April Io ord#r Io 1 Luin the kn-.wUdg# a mile through dense thicket* of bay, hem’iaf and tie tie buebw, and u mile through a region wh#re the §ame growth had been burnt r ff. probably a year or two lx fore, we paa»#d thr-iugh a magnilicent forest of loblolly bay* interspersed with a fow cypreas. Many ol the hay* I think, were eighty or ninety fact high, with straight ileini reaching to a great .eight w tlvut u lirnb. The effeut vraa very liue, eepecialiy ai theio was scarcely any of tha’ undergrowth which was no uuivcral. mil which I ad caused us *o much annoyur.ee. The itirfuc# here aeemc-d ’o bo higher than that which w# had previou-ly pan^ri over. Proceeding eastward three mile* through t '■ prevailing undergrowth heretofore men* lioned, with a large accession of bamboo brier*, md Laving passed several small boflu-j -1 loblolly Lays, like those describ ed above, the swamp finally seemed to get ;.#nirg* •sh-' ■ r s*#d a priiri** r,#ar y to assume more the appearance of and extending a consider- .. ? rnmt . i, "... Fl’/V 1. .* a ut > mere than Birr# ini lee ! ng ft".1 1. r I. ’•> • u:!., and sb^ut a half mile in width. Its «oath-we»!ffrn ixtrcinity i* cov er’d by !iv#nri! wh: r oiks, hickory and 1 tv-r hamincek growth, among which i M . .it# I n i a r.ch oandy foil, and a slight '•?r it 1 u i*. . - miitbern eul i* a most beau tiful •; t Th * balanc • *.f th# island i* very in growth ar.d mil to Billy'* Island, I her 9 a • ,r./: V-•*’»> prairie on >ho west ir. 1 v c averaging * half mil# in width •*- d, Fong n ar > Ui** ah"l# of tiieennt *«de (' ,vr.ui:.g ur r ui# toward* tLccast, af- * [ .-ing ■' [nine tnn-r«d a d* i.ee ’b'«•%#• I tc and Lamb 0 tifier- A w vatteriig cyre** and ml I ,• i »!!y t)ij4 \«. #r»: th# only tree*. Th:« . •.’• tied f»r tw- tlire*- mr#l i-ved by .< ...'al na/ro# interval ».t prairie-like • W A. A bill to alter tc<f aatoj the 1 ,t KciioP »il« to •»« Ihe objret, of ‘.hr -wree) special order of tb« day for ntxt Thursday # A bill to regolot# tk« CVj«rt# of Ordinary t in th3 Hut#, to far a* r*!at#« to Miliwr - county. A bill to prevent the i*#oe of bank billt, * , nova of draft* for % !#« aoK/int than tS 00 A. r*f.* d to Bank Committee. ! Mr. Atebiaon from Camden vm added to ut :*■ th# Jcdiciary Cotnmitt##. r.d an . A bill to #bar,ge th# tin# of holding Sa- *on of p«rior Coart* in tb# Cbcrokn# Circuit—Laid . J«p m tl*# table for th# prtt*nt. A bill to aiaerd tb# cbim law* of this State, io far •* reiaiea to iht affidavit of A o;ll for th# encourage?sent of building. *&«< to claimant. Slightly amtjidad and pi**#d, gif § lien lo certain person*. A bill to oathorio# th# clerks of Bbperior By Mr. William* of Terrell; A bill t* and Inferior Coart* of Charlton county to ••thorite Mark liege!! of Terrell county to | have office* at tboir residence not error tit peddle. By Mr. Tueker of Stewart; Tb« reeolu* | miles from the Coart flense. PseeeJ. A btil cvapelling all penoni owning land ih* »il# and *bap# of th# »w*mp an I ’h»* dif ferenc# of elevation of iti surface at *i.ff-.r- ent pr>int*. a* nearly a* practical* *. 0 , our firit anival at th# mmp. in w1j*» is h i «j th# “Cow Hoane” rm it* north-<mi 1 found by aetust trial flat the I^vei c.uld not be no over that portion of it, in ’he r>. dinary man oer, on account of th# yie.J.ng and tremaloa* character of ib* «mI. Th# difficolty.consisted in th# fart tlutt ride ar t extending ! i .v • f'.wrr*!* the •vuth Jins was • loi h j .t f f ri gr Jvl.lody imy-, • 44 a/.n •'.' rl imf pibe.WiUj a dense an-* *t;. tike th*!-before described which r,i.f»ucd !vr a rri !c, then came *m*llpr-ir- i4i<. ar »»• J '«y uMj*rrgrowtb not »t thick as • '* :• or*, I rt*/. i.r thr# mi’#’«, when to -ur great j.. we jrr.ved hi a UJJgniGu-'nt j. ni' - a iiiri** ' r more in width winch ex* tend'd ' j ’!; • 'a-t *ide-of the mratnp. Ir. making this exu ration, the party had r. • nl-y t.;« at ’i t wiy through the th ck -.ri f rgroa’h u grtsat portion of Uhj d itant# a.th ar ises nr* i i.r**eh« fs. I i)i* ummIo our •4 r.<-#«ft>uri!y very slow. Our pr.jfi rirrst; loblolly bay, cypress ami pin# be ing t!w principal tree*, with, comparative* y, hut little undergrowth Passing south e»*r two miles through this forest—a pari of the way along th# dry bed of a small water course—w# outr.n lo a stream forty or fifty foot in width, runr.in* with a *'ug- trith current, in a channel obstructed by Iv 'h, in u direction a little east of youth.— 1 tier** worn m j' a great many large alligc- ti^rs, which wtr# very bold and fearless, h * v ng doubtlcsf never seen a man before, end it would, I suspect, have been difficult t» gu *afe!y acr ts, if we had not found a cy j r- -•* on the hank which were enaLlcd to cut down so that it fell across th# stream *,r.-lu«»d«* to r*.,.iin n» u ^fu, n i, h ed ua , *»(n bridg. This stream is nsarly railway of the lire of) very ri.ort ui owar.c# during th# rraOMix eotiM no, b« m*d, u>r«'*in < !-v.i a'*" I 4 " ' ‘ 18 r nbian.vjftuicr^wiih , Wiin -p ,| ifoubtle.,, i, ih. cliann.l for lb. .(..•urn lo < ' J rum* tore* ot lour ni^liW. W3 i,.„ 0 | AHiraUir xml Gum Swamp creek, w.u^t wli ch »c Itvl no wjcqu.it proirc ■ inof «a mgh to lalui ttic. n.-:»--ar/ back tori f .reMgtit*. I hi. 1 aft rwar-J frrawi to be Iba com with the a bole ■,( il.e eaxwn. aoj, iodet.1, ol incalnlhar la >. ,.r,, Uwogb perbapa in a lew degree Tim g'e*t. ez portion of Uie aaramp alv. coierej hy a »ary Jena* nnderpoarlb, wtiicb, ariib (lie dHicuIlT already roentkmcJ. would I., . caaiad ft to eon win* a graa, d<al of i n> oak* anr extanxir, txaminatkm, of rim terior with tk« Ler*'. Coder ibwe circuio- •tancee 1 concluded dial a, it would l* . and oilier ■treaina that empty into the nor. i.on. made ir, altegeiMT, a trip of Krca iiart of lb# iwxihp Ac we crocced i".',liip a-nl fa Igor. It will li* wn ihat I ,. iiiu, j n o„ nle acrotc the E i In tlinc and nliulf mil - I Mound tb| St. Mary’c fall, hx’....,, f. but ii tium cf liijjh wnnjr tbo fill | .erface is not near so much, as the Wuter V y all i : is watna to ill outlot without Jatt'urfof overllow wuulJ requirea cauol at lea-L thirty niileg lonft. AUilat it- 1" v r end forty or liliy foot w de. Iu VlS» ■ . r ut exp-uao of inakiti)! those caonls f -e, cal v of tbc nee -ity of ro'i.riiijj r riiss rut outlet i f the swamp of a p irlh-n oftho va-t |.n. try t water with which thoyuru ii - itu « uecruhi rged, 1 thuttghl it adrisa- hie -. ■ li'.dic an artiflnal outlet, if practioas ■ ■ n the cset-rin » : do uf the swamp. A i!c varytu^ in hti^lit from twonty-five to tli" I - re fietahuv6 the Mvaiup, runs uloog .a . : 11 side "fit, ft, r many miles, and (■• p-'-ati-w it fr tu t!|y.St. Maty s—after that r r.'.'ti clur..'. fr.jtirvii t;rcat detour to the ii.d fr m --ii tnilifotaek which ruu, n' -c Ma-v's It ji tie nurlh at a ; if. a a yoj pueite the middle of the - t:.i . 1 . •.(■.lain the most favorable i I r rci . > through this fidge, three 1 i- w.r (nea r it iroin' Iho swamp^ ttr 1. head .1 Ijerit House Creek, t! -ii' .. ' Ii ..'.- ’I r.iid down the lata .'he.-:. Mary's .cd tin third and uro•' :.('.. II l.c " Sjiatish crock. The i. ' • . ■ f (J-. 1 :•( be tfei- twit favorable, not ti ly :. a . e .t d the rtdgo being lower and '-err . t. u.i i.j ante a s trior oaoal mid lc tu id 11" y iivoy to this p int tho l.rc" j i.iuiitv - f wa'er running into the ti fi-rt .i th- swntnp. File cut acroie iid.*i* ticuhi hitro to ho abouttwo and a I .urili mi os injrtiglh and thirtyseix and a !:.,:l in t .1 i ;> a- the highest point of the i 1-_T 1 tu.ik it shiiuld be at loast thirty ! -t *s ..to at ti e bsttoiu, the sides to slop, .t hcrlituul to one virticxl, aud it i. alJ h..fi a "ad .if two foot to tho milo. - tti.ft.: a'd un bjtructed channel . « e'..l. I i. dc-n, give a stifliri-’ntly rapid I.-..... ■ i.ry i tl frte'y all the autor that |w idh ■ evcjid lo ii. The aides oftho , - 1 -fiou.di-ay. oug'it t j Into a gentler - ; i \*. o .t it a I r t o fict that the earth i t.ltun ': .a. M Matt i’swell, near by, indis . . 1 ai ii loruble portion of tbe ca- i ’-jId in- cn. thrmigli a material tlmt i s. . - t md a-. I - vo ii a steeper elope than ono i 1 t- •' r.-d -ircaji.iiable to expect that " i a : i ue kept open by the water end perhap, get deeper' iu tbc swamp lea* ■'H'po ard attain a canal fifty teat thern part of the u ' I by rmalie: onct a "'.her direction., Iproposj ainege, to got rid of a large’ j. . s.-.v • i wfor, which i» now divided bee tw.ti.ee on the west and the St. •' M ..-y s It.-s.tttli. i climate that tho y.i.ni .'it.* drains an ari a of tho swamp i >: d t i Ijacont tounlrj to tho extent of ., i- ' i r . 1 p opo-e to divert the was ., . r tr ... , ' tu i acre, uf the above to the ti lt, relieving the Sowaiteo of ■ J uf the water that now run, i- nisi*.'that the St. Mary’, Kilt, M 1. ■' receives the drainage of 11 ip' - - 11 divert 'a iho now oat ' . ... fr .-it |j 000 n-c., tvb'ch is . : wl..t- now rn-s out of tho L 1 - •'! end. Tun Sitwaiteo Mar;. t* :. !i«v. 1 ■ a largo por- yi . which - i» 'endere Ihi-tn ieft-o in ' r-dminepi, -u<uld perf< rm - 1‘*i-tv fur..*ta*:.s, rod especially . if-'-r I it • lilit-e of a small amount uf t - y r. p-. n.: g f.oir ch .nols fir a short , list iiiok bo 1 iw iIn p-jin'B where thoy louvo . 1 I!.v. - it tins giieti my reasons for rooont- i i mending the formation of an artificial cutler .j .-i M. a..if side of tho »simp, I submit tho t II wing table, giving the dimensions Ac ny pi t much higher abuvo tho bed ; the "f twenty prinoipal canals, leading to the streams at the point mentioned than it dr at KlUcot's Mound whore it spreads uvir a wider surface. The iduwanec river iii t.i .. tance uf fourteen miles in a straight In ■ from tho place where it leave. , :iB falls-ome thiiteon fe t |„ tl u f y,,. water its surface, wh-re ,- ruu , 0llt fc atwve the adjacent swamp, nnd thus it f-.’i to furnish a free outlet for the water, of ti, d.d rent inlet,, by wit ice 1 propose to ef- feit it, draitaco, lly tbeso it is designed s tnply to keep the wator from overflowing th • -urfact-, wbilo for purpose of tillage, tho I:! rent pr .priet >rs would have to^ cut such rains to theso canals as they might find '.-cc-sary. Th.- canals are indicated by letter, mi the map as woll as in tho table, by which inuns they can bj ilentilled. . . . Do such stream in . there *»". ■ wap w proud* ag.inat th-e ^„ 0 p through Flpy. • '■niiBgoeots..*, ,, -ieh wo could osrry ( A , 0 „, n- thing with u,. - .ch an rxfedtti'in rx- , , er and onr •lie across the n d, it inue /aid of the ai principal tribu r'll to seen that tbc canal, ending at 1 entrance to the new putlat—-hnvo a I will remark, that, while th* fall in the*- units is ssui'ill, 1 belitve tiiat with tlraigh „t what was cic;t.,i,.csj ju our knep^ka , Ur | eI uf tl)(J Hu wanes rife!. Having as- strange aa it may will, ihe pnny alw »uf- CMtJ j nrd iu poiiiiun in the northern part , fered very much for tht want of wuer be tween Billy’s are) T'n.yd’e ielar.de, there ba- | ing none s-xeepl in • water bole near th* <**c*ry to ran . ooapaa. hoc arop.d the 1 , ’.'"T lrn ' ««'«®P whole .wimp in order to averts! n It* rj„ : 1 w,ih " h,c, ‘ w * du * of the nramp hjr mesne of an exploration that I made to it (ruin the "Cow lionet,” I hare been enables) to give it ran nearly lu right position on the map, at that point and at the place where we crosses! it. He- rably greater depth anil width at that and uhnbwructrd channels, they will eerve than imoht ai first vi,w .sinrn nertm the purnnie lor which the' arc In 1 point than might alfim view item nece<sa ry. The greater depth ia cauae<l by the no- cessity of giring them a sufficient fall’in that direction, and he gredlcr width is due lo the elope of the eider, whtsh, wbh their Ip- crcaaed depth, makes them much wider at tlie top, and their average width at that point fit proportionally increased. (lie purpose In: which the' art-intended. If tin y should fail in doing eo, at not a my gteil in'reaa-^of expo se, the moat of them can have a grenter hill given them, and if neoenary ther can b* made larger' The Oo* emigre and Allamab* rivenr, lure a fell, ] frmn Mason to Darien, of about nine inchet lo the mile, trad tb* Bavaasab from Augusta - j