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i> tmm fii mimuvj ■ u ■ ; —~ - ,T|a< aiion t’oClon. We would call the attention of planters to the ad vertisement, in ibis day’s paper,of Messrs. Dough ty & Beall, from which it will he seen that they liuw ha\ e an opportunity of obtaining the, gannims seed in this city. It is an opportunity of which they should avail themselves, fur no planter can better employ his spare cash, than in the purchase of an article which in return will yield him a handsome profit for his inves ment. The Masto don cotton is but little known in this section, and the few planters who have made an experiment with it. find their expectations more than realized. By a reference t>> our market this morning, it will be seen that three bales of this description of cot. ton have been sold this week for twelve and a half cents per lb., and if properly handled and ginned, they would have brought more. funeral Honors to the Brave- We learn from the Mercury of the 7th inst., that the citizens of New Orleans intended to pay every mark of respect to the remains of the gal lant dead, brought to that city by the steamer Ala bama. A committee of seven was appointed to take charge of the bodies, and convey them to the j First Municipality Mali, and on departure a civic and military escort would accompany them la the ! boat. Great freshet at the West. The papers received last evening contain particulars of a great freshet recently expe rienced in Ohio. In the town of Dayton, the destruction of property was immense; the loss is put at over ,$i .000,000, some say as high as 2,000,000. Other places on the Miami and White Water rivers have also ; suffered seriously. JCr The names of the seamen saved from the ■ unfortunate brig Somers, and now prisoners a t Vara Cruz, we find in tiie N O. Picayune of the 6th inst., viz: W. W. Cardy, Win. W. Powers, John Boyce, Lt-wis Johnson, James Fennell, Ma. tbias Gbavel, and Dennis Kelly. * OCT The N. O. Delta cams to us yesterday en larged in size, and with its usual neat appearance. It is one among the best papers published in that city, and we cheerfully recommend it to the patro nage of any one anxious for intelligence from that quarter or from our army in Mexico. [From the Savannah Georgian.] liiiii Ko'.ui (.'onteiitloa. Waynesboro, Jan. 5, 1817. i Pursuant to adjournment of the meeting in November last, the Rail Road Convention as sembled in this place to dav, and was organized by calling Alexander J. Lawson, Esq. to the | Chair— the President being absent. The Chairman of the Committee appointed to j report, among other things, as to tiie expediency ] of constructing the proposed Rail Road, was, by j severe illness, prevented from attendance, and j from completing the report which was in course j of preparation, for this meeting: but Col. Rumen, ; by request of the Chairman, presented such facts «s were necessary for the present action of the ; Convention, among which was a statement pre- j pared by the Chief Engineer of the Central Hail j Road, of the propable expense of constructing i the work from the seventt nine mile post on said ; itoad, to Waynesboro’, in which ike amount i was set down at one hundred and seventy-one ! thousand and eighty dollars. The Engineer, a delegate in attendance from j Savannah, made some explanation ofthe estimate, i and slated that the cost or dist nice ofthe con- ■ Icmplated Road would not be materially ai’ected j by adopting any other point o junctiou with the j Contra! Road,.between the point named, and the ; ninety-fi r e mile The Mavor of Savannah, also a delegate from j thatcitv, addressed the Convention,aliu fingtothe I proposition ofthe Central Rail Road and Bank j ing Gout; anv, made at their annual Convention i in December last. He assured the Convention j that Savannah felt a very deep interest intiieob- , i»cct for which thev were assembled, and that no thing but the want of ability pre ruled that Cor- I poratiun from doing e en more than she had of- I lered, as a largo stockholder-in the Central Rad j •I’ tad, towards the building of l!ie contemplated ! road. 'Fhe following Res luti were offered by Col. Benien, and unanimously adopted; 1. Resolved, That this meeting tab? a deep \ interest in the project of constructing a Rail Road i from the Central R Road tothetown of Wavnes- i boro’, and regards it as a measure that would i be productive of great benefits to the State, and j particularly to the count > of Burke. 2. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet- j ing i as work can he speedily constructed, pro- i vide he necessary exertions are made to effect this o- Table object. 3. Resolved, That the proposition of the Cen tral Rail Road and Banking Coinpan , made at iheirannual meeting, in !)ccemher last, in relation to said Rail Road, should be accepted. 4. Resolved, That the Commissioners named in the Charter ofthe Augusta and Wavnesboro’ Kail Road, or such number of them as are au thorized bv said charter to act, he requested to advertise in terms of said charter, for the opening : ot hooks of subscription tor stock in said company, 1 and take such other steps as may he necessary to ! org <nize the company with as itllle delay as pos sible. 5. Resolved, That the citizens of this county will lend their aid and influence to the accom plishment of the great object for which litis meet ing is convened. 6. Resolved. That as no formal response has bt en received from the City Council of Augusta, or from the Georgia Rail Road and Banking Company, that pmrt of the subject be referred to the Commissioners, with power to act in the pre- ; ini.srs. The Convention then adjourned. After the adjournment, the Commissioners j named in the charter of the Augusta and Wav- j nesboro’ Rail Road who were in attendance, as- ; sembled, and appointed the 2(ith of tiie present month to meet the Commissioners resident in Sa- ! vannah, in that city for the purpose ofcomplying with the request in the -Ith of the foregoing reso- j lutions. (Signed.) ALEXANDER J. LAWSON, Chairman. j Jam ■ B. Jones - rotary. DCJ 3 Statement ofthe business of the Georgia Kail Road during the week ending January 9, 1847. Freights, $5,566 99 Passengers, 2,837 48 Mail, 769 46 $9, Jl3 93 Gf.o. R. R &. Rk*g To.. ) Trmp. Off. Jan. 18, 1847. | [jun 13 186 DC~T* • S. Jackson, Teacher on the P iano Forte, Flute and Violin, respectfully \ fenders his services to the citizens of Augusta. References—Henry Parsons, Thus. Richards and T. S. .Metcalf, Esq Vs. N. B.—For terms, &c., inquire at H. Parson’s j Music store. 6m Dec. 1 CHRISTfv»AS GIFTS AND NEW YEAR’S PRESENTS. One of Johnson’s Daguerreotype MINIATI RES, a p rfect likeness, put up in a fine morocco Case, may lit had for three dollars. Hi* rooms are over Messrs. Clark Racket’s Jewelry Store. Entrance one door from the Post Office. What present during either of these holidays j eould be more appropriate than a Miniature of a 1 dear friend or relative, true to life and stamped 1 upon metal by the great luminary of onr system. dec 18 ts ‘ 67 latest dates from li vERcooL,::::::DUO 4. latest dates from havre.::::::::::::::::”X>ec. I A LG IST V I* R I CES C I SB LN T. CORRECTED weekly. artici.es. wholesale. retail L. l.Nii, l\ fiiiUcKv ~ -i* v d HAa 1Z 1Z \ a Guuiiy,.... “ none. none. BACON.It &tL 9a •• 10 a •• Sid.-.- “ i a .. {j a y S houliifi 5,.... “ Ha,. a CANDLES.. sperm,.... “ p' tt 3 ~ a Adamantine,. *’ j ~8 (l •• 39 a Tallow, “ .. lj c COFFEE, Java ;.. “ l~i« •• Ua E tituira *• 9 a .. 10 a Km “| 3 a 9 10 a 11 CHEESE, in Casks “ 9« 1H 10 a -. in 80xe5,.... “ 10 u .. - ( Mackerel,No. 1.... p M.l ! - « •• " 1 4 « ” ~ > Ko.-J.... “ 85(1 a 9.. IO0» a A.. . 44 * * a 00 a EEOUR.Crtcal,.....’..! “ 1 *OO a 77j 7.0a HOO Country, “ 4<o «5tM» 00 a5 50 GRAIN,Corn, *pl>u 50 « •• t>J « Out- “ 3: > a •• 40 « •• Pea*, “ 50 a .. j liL .. EMU) ; : ....■** It. 9 « •• 11 « •• LI WE & lilii 1 50 a ~ 2 0'»« .. M. 37/1 •• > 43 « •; Cuba,.... “ i *-’5 <* ’ 2 ~ 3 - 5 a 3 ‘ ROPE, Kentucky lb 6 « 6 4 7 Uiintla, “I 7 “ 1,1 n RAISINS 4P' box' *4-5 a .. 2 .->0 a .. RICE t>lootb- 4 Oil a .. H 25 a .. Cost. Brandy, E v fe‘al 9On a .. .100 a ■ lloilaudGin, " | | -40 a-- 175 a Jamaica Ruin,.... “ i 250 a ... 'g a ~ J Domestic Whiskey, “ i 50 a .. 5. a . ; 5 I I>o Rum,.... “I 31 a .. 37 a .. ~ i D.» Gill “ ; 30 a .. JO a .. ‘ I Do lira inly,. “ i 4 ' * •• c -‘ tt •• 8L : (j Aii. SaiUnTroix,.. lh a ** Porto it ic0.... •• ha .. I 10 a New-OrVaus,. •* Bia 9 10 a SALT, Psack 137 a 00 162 a Do t* busbi 45 a .. 50 a | SOAP ItJj 5 a .. 7 a•• i 'i'EAS,ln!nerial, 80 a .. B'7 u Gunpowder. ~. “ j 80 a .. 87 a II vsou, *• I Co a ~ C7 a .. i TWINE, American.... “ : 15 a .. j 2« « .. English, “ 40 a-. j 45 a ; SPICES, Pepper “ 12 a : Ha Pimento,;.... “ 13 a .. j 18 a ~ | WOOL, washed,....;. “ 18a ..a Do. unwashed “ 1» a .. i ..a I LE ATHER,SoIe, Hem, “ 14 a ' .. | 18 a j Do. •• Oak,. “ | 20 a .. j 25 a Do.Upper,Northern pr.it/.! Ilia .. 1 IS a j Do. “ Southern, “ 15 a ~ j 20 a ! BEEF, fe i oi; tfc » 275 a .. ,325 a ! PORK “ “ 4 01) a .. 1500 a .. i SHEEP each 125 a .. 150 a Aiisusia Jiarkc:, January !3> j COTTON. —Since, the 6th inst. there has he- 3 n : a fair demand fur cotton, at the prices ruling to wards the close of la«t week, and the transactions ( have been to a fair exten t. The offering stock is ! light,mostof the cotton on hand (say two-thirds) I being in the hands of shippers and speculators, and 1 the latter class do not evince much disposition to ! sell unless they can get their full asking rates. | which, from the best information vve can gather, | is within the range of the quotations given below. | I During the week there has been some little fluclu- I alien in prices, such as is u-ual in a dull or brisk i market, hut holders generally have shown much I firmness, and submitted to a reduction only when | compelled to sell. The total s lies of the week sum up 4350 bales, as follows: IT at 8?, 26 at Br. | 121 at 9,32 at 9 1-16, 53 at Os, 36 at 9 3 16, 513 at | 9i, 65 at 9 5-16, 3-16 at 91, 67 at 9 7-16, 773 at 9L ! 104 at 9 9-16, 512 at 9s, 21 at 9 11-16, 682 at 9L j69at 9 10-16, 242 at 9s, 9at 9 15-16, 374 at 10,18 at 10 1-16, 27 at 10£ . 270 at U'i, and 3 bales Mas i tod on at 124 cents. In giving quotations below, I we would remark that t hey are for square bales— i round hales being about 4c. less. There is little or | no Inferior on the market, and but little Good Fair j is offering—any thing of a lot of this description of j cotton would bring over our highest figures. QUOTATIONS- Inferior, —a Middling Fair, 91a 97 Ordinary, 9 a 9f Fair, 10 a 10, j Middling, 9ia 9j Good Fair. join— RECEIPTS OF COTTON i From the Is-i S.jtl., 184(3, /o latest dates received. 1846—7. 1815—6 ! Savannah. January 8, 117,466 56,984 Charleston. Jan. 8, 170,953 95,646 Mobile, Jan. 1, 88.946 133 6 '4 New Orleans, Jan. 5 , 315,350 4j5,167 i Florida, Dec. 21, 2,189 00 i Texas, Nov. 26, 20,708 28,834 i North Carolina, Dec. 26, 1 .081 2,806 Virginia, Jan. 1, 4.760 6,200 721.453 729,241 STOCK OF COTTON Remaining on hand atihe latest dates received. Savannah, Jan. 8, 52,104 1! ,879 Charleston, Jan. 8, 52,886 29,534 Mobile, Jan. 1, 67,214 80,839 New Orleans, Jan. 5, 157.214 110,958 Florida, Dec. 26, 14,832 18,867 Texas, Nov. 26, 1,000 00 Augusta & Hamburg, Jan 1, 32.218 30,960 Macon, Jan. 1, 23,9(1 22,003 Virginia, Jan. I, 4DO 600 North Carolina. Dec. 26, 500 850 Philadelphia, Jan. 2, 3.118 2,192 New Fork, Jun. 5, 23,0 K) 2i,8u0 4 38,427 330,512 GROCERIES.—We have another quiet Groce. ; ry market to report this week —the business being : mostly confined to tiie retail trade, and supplying small country orders. Every day is adding to the stocks of our merchants, and this market affords inducements to country merchants which they will find to their interest to avail themselves of. — We have no change to notice in the price of any article but Salt, which lias a downward tendency, caused by the heavy imports below, and we now quote sacks at slf by wholesale. For other arti cles we would refer to figures above. THE RIVER—Has fallen since our last notice of it, but is still high enough for steamboats to j reach the wharves. We quote the rate of freight j to Savannah 75c. per bale; to Charleston, by Rail Road, §l. SAVANNAH IMPORTS, JAN. 9. Liverpool—Br. ship Junior —2814 tons Salt, i and 5 tons Coal. .M.vta.nzas—Brig Vandalier—22o hhds. Mo- I lasses. j NEW A ORK, Jan. 9.— Cotton. —The price of 1 thi.- article has still further improve i, and we have i advanced our quotations one quarter of a cent per j lb. to correspond with the closing rates. The stock on the market is very small, which induces much firmness on the part of holders. 'Fhe busi ness doing is chi* (L to speculators and spinners. The sales are 5000 bales of which 4000 were Up- ! land and Florida—thus: Inferior, none; ord to good I ord.,loa]o|; mid. to good mid., 104 a 10}; mid. \ fair to fair, 11 a 111; fully lair to good fair. Ilia 12 «*ts.; fine, none. Exchange. —There has been but little done in j Foreign since our last. We quote Bills on Lou- t don 5a 51 per cent, prem ; Paris, f.5.43} a f 5.425; I Amsterdam and Antwerp, Hamburg, 34i a ■ 31}; and Bremen 774 a 774 cents. Ily 3W«"nrlic Telegraph. I Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot.] i NEW YORK, Jan. 9,2 P. M.—The Flour j market remains unchanged, and but little doing. There were sales to a moderate extent this morn intr of Genesee brands at §5,50; some contend for more; Southern brands range nominally at §5.25 to $5,374 and §5,43}. In Corn Meal and Rye Flour no change. The Cotton market continues firm, at previous prices. Slocks are dull, and not much doing— prices rather on the decline. In Provisions and Groceries I have no new sea -1 tore to notice. ; The weather continues clear, cold and freezing. FORT GAIN ES, Jan. 9.— Cotton —Prices range | I fromßi to9i. Business lias been quite active du- j ring the past week—the river is in good order, and j , the merchants and planters are now enabled to , | send their cotton forward. | EUFAULA, .liin. B.— Cot/on. —We have no i c hange to notice in the market since our last. AV e I continue our quotations at di a‘Jj—principal sales tii a 9. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.— Cot'on. — \rrived since the 2d inst. 17.8 2 hales. Cleared in the «ame time 15.476 bales—making an addition to stock of 2313 hales, and leaving on h ind, incln- i sive of all on shipboard nor cleared on the sth j inst.. a stock of 157.211 hales. Our last report was closed on New Tear’s Day, ! which being very generally observed as a holy* dav. there was scarcely any business done. In- i deed there appeared to he little or no disposition , on the part of buyers to enter the market at the asking rales, while the amount of Colton offering was larger than for some days p eviotts. Since lin n the market has continued in an extremely , dull and unsettled stale, and the upward move- ! nv*pi which took place on receipt of the ( ainhria s ' advices has already been checked, and prices have suffered, a reaction. l ire total safes of the three days barelv reach 3300 oales. viz; 1200 on Satur day.2'(>» on Monday, an! 600 yesterday, and so unsettled and irregular has the market become that we find it impossible to quote with strict acou- ! racy. The tendency <ff prices lias been daily in j favor of buyers, and sales have been effected fully : i of a cent lower than the highest rates of last week, hut even at this decline the principal opera- ; tors seem to stand aloof, ami our quotations, though i altered to conform to the reduction above noticed, ; must still be considered as little more than nomi- i nal at the moment. This sudden reaction in the J market seems to lie mainly attributable to unfa- ' vorahle accounts from the North, and to a ma'e- \ rial increase in the stock on sate, which, besides ; large receipts, has been augmented by the bring ing forward, for resale, of many parcels which ; had been taken on speculation. NKW-OiILEANS CLASSIFICATION. (Assimilating to that of Liverpool.) Louisiana q Mississippi. Inferior, — i7i>-- Ord. to good or J. 9 'id 91 Middling, 9dr?j) 9? Good Middling, 10 (id 10|- Middling Fair, ]of oJ6* Fair. Good Fair, 1 ’♦(a)U • Good and fine, 12 S JAM. 7, 2 p. m.— Coffon. —'There is a fair inqui- I ry. hut as yet no sales have transpired. Sugar Molasses. —Prices as yesterday; salt s 500 hhl«. | Huron. Sales 20 casks- Sides at s«e; 19 Shuul- j ders 31, 20 at 3a —prices better. shipping intei ■ , ■ ; ARIUVALS FROM SAVANNAH. Bark IT ttiia. Waeeden. Boston. Bark M; tta. Wells. Boston. Brig Chas. Henry, Bishop, Boston. ARRIVAIS FROM CHARLESTON. Ship Columbia, Robinson, New York. MEMOIUM'A. The brig George, Yates, for Charleston, clear ed at New York on the 9lh inst. The brig Sterling, Thompson, for Savannah, I sailed from New 5 ork on the 0;h inst. The schr. John Hancock. Soubiates, for ; Charleston, cleared at New York tin the Bth inst. The s< hr. Somers, Somers, mentioned in our last i | as having cleared at N» w Oileans for Savannah, ! I has a cargo of HI lihd®. Sugar, 12 ca'ks Bacon, 28 j bids. Lard, 100 kegs do. anti 376 pieces Bagging. 'Phe hark Ellen & Augusta, Mclntyre, and brig Charles, H*»ala, for Charleston, cleared at N. Ur- ! leans on the 6th inst.. with the following cargoes— ! the former with 700 bids. Flour, 3so do. W itisky, j 165 do. Molasses. 60 hhds. Sugar. 200 kegs Lard, ! 20 bags Cottonseed, and 200 coils Rope; the iat- I ter with 116 hhds. Sugar. 1 bid. do.. 1 If It Is. Mo i lasses, 20 bids. 60 kegs Lard. 1 liluis., Ics sacks I Cotton Seed.and 6 pa* kages Mdze. The bark Sellins. Gilchrist, for Savannah, the j j Duncan, Gilchrist, and schr Lucy Ann, j | Speer. for Charleston, cleared at New Orleana on i j the7lh inst. SAVANNAH, Jan. 11.— \rr. Br. ship Junior, Ellis, Liverpool; Br. bark Dalhousie, Wilkie, \ Trinidad; Dunbrody, Baldwin, Waterford, Eng.; j brig Vandalia. Pen ileton, Matanzas; sleatn'r La- i mar, Philpot, Augusta. Went to sea, bark Superior, Shumway, Liver pool; brigs Martha Sanger, Duncan, Boston; Chapman, Smith, Havana; schrs. .Tennessee, Todd,do.; Henry Jenkins, Wass, Kingston, Ja. CHARLESTON. Jan. 12.—Air. schr. Boston, I Seabury, VV indsor. N. (’. Chi, ship Java, Perry, Liverpool) brig Tower, Grantham, Havana. U ent to sea, barques Como, Moore, Boston; , Mauran, Williams, do. j In the offing—Ship Rochester; (late Peabody,) from Liverpool, (. apt. P. died suddenly at sea. No date given. ■■mnrnrrT r~- • " " 1 —I It OFFICE Alii. INS. & CO.J January 12, 1847. $ f 'DIVIDEND NO. 31.—The Board of Directors * have this day declared a Dividend of four per cent, for the past six months, which will be paid to the Stockholder-- on demand. ROBERT WALTON, Cashier. Jan. 12 3 85 COTTON AND WOOLLEN 31 \CHI.\E RV FOR F \C t'ORI ES, TEpiIE undersigned having formed a connection H with one of tHe largest and most extensive Machine Shops in the United States, are prepar ed to furnish every description of Cotton and Wool- i b n Machinery of the latest improvement, and in the best style of workmanship, at the shortest no- I tice. Samples of the same can he seen at our I shop near the Rail Road Depot. HOPKINS & HARDMAN. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 12. B5 JJTNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD. CAPITAL §230,000. 1 HPAHE undersigned iias been appointed Agent for -S the above Company in this City, and is pre j pared to insure Buildings, Merchandise, Furniture ' | &c.. against loss or damage by Fire. All losses i will be promptly settled here. JOSEPH MILLIGAN. Agent, sept. 13 6m 38 \i n \ \% \ % I . s to EsPECTFI LET invites the attention of the j j H-W' citizins of Augusta, and of all dealers in and ! consumers of 7r } QYA* HD 3 I buying in this market, to an entire new stock just j opened in the elegant block of iron-front stores | recently erected on the north side ot Broad -street, j and known as ‘"Metcalf's Range, his store is the j lower one of the block, three doors above P. Me- j | Grvn's, aud three below the Drag Store of J. E. ; | Marshal, formerly Dr. H ray's,) w here he is pre- ! j pared to oiler one ol the richest and choisesl slocks i , Foreign &, Domestic Dry Goods i I ever opened in litis city. He would especially ask ■ I their attention to the ad vantages prepared for the j j convenience of customers in the extensive charac- ! : ter of Ins assortment, which he intends shall on- | I itrace every article that can be called for tinder the j , name of Dry Goods, and in the ample room and j j perfect lic>n to aid in their selection. For advan- j , tayes in buying, for the comfort and convenience- j of pm chasers, for sa\ mg their time and money, no j effort has heei. Spared, and none will be spared, ; j which the interest of buyer and seller can suggest, j or an enlightened economy dictate, to make his business in every respect deserving the patronage I of the public. To his former customers, to whose liberal ronfi- i | ilence and past patronage fie has been so long in ! 1 clebted fur bu-iii' sin another .State, he would es- I pecially extend tnis invitation to call upoii him at i liis new location. Augusta, December 17, 181 G. 66 MIL LI \E RY GOODST I A BEE Silk and Straw BONNETS; j plainjmd fancy Dress Caps; Anifi. al Fiov - j ers; Ribboiai Tabs; Mourning Collars; Need - i worked Chemizeres; Lace Edgings, <Yc. For stile on reasonable term by ' MRS E. O. COLLINS, Dec. 23 dim over W. H. Crane’s store. SUGAR AM) COFFEE. -ft BAGS prime Rio COFFEE .aAfv 20 hhds. St. Crojx, B. Rico and New j j Orleans Sugar. Just received, and for low hv 1 Jan 7 JOHN R. DOW MASTODON COTTON SEED, GENU-| INE AND UNMIXED. HAVE RECEIVED from New Orleans, | w w a supply of the genuine MASTODON COTTON SEED, from the Seed of the original importer into the I nit- d States, Mr. R. ABBEY, of Yazoo t ay. Miss., who hits carefully preserv ed it uuinixt.d. Certificates of the genuineness of the Seed.and instructions as to the proper distances at which Liis Seed should he planted, can he had at our of fice, and wiil be furnished to purchasers ol the I Seed. Do UGLIFY & BEALL, Agents of Mr R. Abbey• As evidence of the superiority of the quality j of the cotton produced irom this Seed, we ap- j j pond toe following correspondence: Boston Plantation, ) Near Yazoo City, Mi.. Sept. 1, 1816 $ Dear Sir: I'fie great attention awakened by | the introduction of the MASTODON COT- j I ON into the United States, together with inv i earnest desire that it may succeed in promoting ! the interests of the South, may be a sufficient ex i cuse for this communication. The seed were procured (as I suppose) near the northern extremity ofthe Culfof California, where there are extensive uninhabited regions, i and where Cotton of various kinds is sometimes i found growing wild. Its transfer to Mississippi, th refoiv. (the same latitude) keeps it still mils J native climate, ; That you may not he imposed upon in the pur- ! ! chase of seed, it is proper for you to know, that, ; witii but two stalks growing in 1812, i s cultiva- I : tion in 1814, had not extended beyond my plan tation. ex ept in a single instance in my neigh ; horhood. In 1815 it vv ts first raised by others. — ! But its valuable prof'erties not then being gen | eraliv knovvn, it became much mixed and crossed, ! j in manv instances, with other cotton; and hence j the vast quantities of mixed seed throughout the country And besides this, extensive frauds hue been committed by the sale of quite differ ent kinds ot seed, as‘“.Vl.<stodon. A large com- i mission house in New Orleans lias been exten sively engaged in fids business, and many parts I ot the country have become llcoded w ith spurious i seed. j Should you wish to cultivate the Mastodon, you vv I do wed :o get seed that is genuine, audit - .early equally import nt that it lie neither ! v ,j or crossed vviin other cotton, i would ! also suggest tlie greatest care in keeping vour s- -d pu.c. To | revri.t it fiom degenerating, | plant in small quam.; ~ot picked seed occasion ally, t;‘ use for si-c :. I ive Vom the first taken the greatest possible j care o: . band have my present crop grovv j ing cnlirel irom picked seed. I shall put up my I seed crop carefully for sale, with my name on i e.aeh sack. i hey may be had in New Orleans of Buckner & Stanton and Hooper & Marve. in I Mobile of Moulchin it Tevell, and shall also ! have agencies in the principal places in Alabama, j Georgi i and South Carolina. To secure my ! ‘ seed it should he especially inquired for. The Mastodon should be cultivated precisely * as other cotton, except that it should have a lit- i tie more distance. The s.-ed are very large and | ! white. To obtain a high price for the cotlon it , j should he handled and ginned well. Bv taking the 1 Southern Cultivator.” Angus- I ta,Ga.,3*4 per annum, you may learn more upon | this important subject. Almost any of the South- | ern new? papers will be ot value to you in fins r< - j spect. Allow me to suv that tnv brother Major t M. E. Abbey, of Columbus, Miss., and Mr. D. j F. Miller, of La., have, I believe, taken great 1 pains in preserving the purity oflheir Aiastodon | cotton seed. By noting those remarks and Circulating them i among vour friends, you wtl promote the inter- ! j ests of cotton growers, and oblige yours, resjiect | fully, It. ABBEY* MASTODON COTTON.—From the fol -1 wing letter from one ofthe oldest and largest ] Commission Houses in Europe, it will be seen 1 that the well ginned Mastodon Cotton Was Worth 1 j in Li-erpool, at Ie lim** the letter was Written, j from Id to 20 cents a pound. Ihe Cotton the ‘ letter speaks ot was ginned on the common gins. It is now settled hevond question, that an arti cle worth double the price of our common Cotton, | tnav ho raised any where in the Cotton reigion, without any additional expense or labor. In selecting Seed, care should be taken to get ; that which is pure, as much of it is mixed with other seed. Aiastodon seed are all large and white. LIVERPOOL. Sept. 3,184 G. /?. Abbey, Esq.. Yazoo < ity, JMi : Sir We regret that in reply to vour favor of j August sth, we can give little satisfactory infor- | mation as to the uses ot Aiastodon Cotton in our ! inarm facto vies. Even had a sufficient quantity gone into consumption, which there has not, the manufacturers would carefully conceal the uses to i totfdiich thev put it, and its value to them. Ot the quality and value of the Cotton in our l market, we can give a strong and decided opin- | ion. think its length and strength and silki ness of staple place it next below Sea Island Cot ton. from which it presents no marked point of difference, when not injured by ginning. This is a most important point, because saw ginned i I Sea Isl’anddoes not rank high in tins market, ow- j : ing to the staple bring cut. 'File writer believes that he has seen every | parcel of Mastodon cotton in the Liverpool mar ket. 1* or some 10J is asked. We sold two bales, dull in color, at Bd, and a rather large sa.e was I made early in the* season at or 9d. Had we IRQ bales of similar quality to the small bale of Mr. W. H. Mercer, wej-hotlld ask 10d, and wp I have no doubt a sale might he made readilv at 9d. But you inu-f bear in mind the parcels of a hale or two are difficult to place, the buyer mak ■ ing rather a favor of taking them. Tue principal points to attend to are first, fine nfsq lenyth an I comparative strength of staple, which must not be injured by over-ginning or working the gin too fast, which converts valua ble cotton into a broken mass of fibres, expensive to separate and involving the loss of half the Cot ton. Next to this, a fine pink bloom is desirable, not too much ofthe cream color, and a degree of oibness in the quality of the cotton, making the sample silkv. 'These [Joints at ained, the Cotton would only be inferior to the higher qualities of Sea Islands, We remain you obedient servants, i GEO. GREEN & SON. ! Jan. Li —c 8(3 FLOUR AND CORN MEAL. BBLS. Canal FLOUR j 25 do., best Country Flour 50 Bushels Corn Meal For sale low by JOHN R. DOW. Jan. 7 81 DECIDEDLY NEW. rinilE stock of CLOTHS, Casimeres, Vestings, li Fanev Articles, and Trimmings, just opened by John Bridges. Merchant Taylor, next door below tlie United States Hotel. Btoad-street. Att gu-ta. The public are respectfully invited before ! ordering their garments elsewhere, to examine the ! above stock, which they will find to comprise the : best selections that can be made in ihf- New York : market. JOHN BRIDGES, i N. H.—Making and Trimming as usual in the most fashionable manner. Jan 5 ~TO HIRE. For the ensuing year—a good BLACKSMITH, aceusiomed to work eilh ! er in town or country. Ap > to JOHN A. BARNES. ! Dee. 29__ ts 73 Brilliant Military Silver Bullet Vest Buttons, ! 7 i rajH CH as were made hy the subscriber for Gens. Jackson, Glasscock, and many others of our military worthies oft: - last war. Manufactured by JOHN GFLMARIN, Watch Maker, at No. 153. Broad-st. Augusta,Ga. N. B. They are made with the same old punch with one of which Gen. Pakenhara was mortally wounded at the battle of New Orleans, on the Bth January. 1815, of which the wonderful incidents therewith connected and recently republished, can be at No. 153 Broad-st. Augusta, Ga. dec 31 ts 75 PUBLIC SALES. _ POSTPONED SHERIFF’S SALE. Will be sold before Hie Court House door, in Jaek sonhoro’, Scriven county, on the first Tuesday in February next, between the legal hours of | sile. the following property, to wit : Joe, a hoy. and Caroline, a girl; levied upon as the property of Le wis Conner, to satisfy one fi fa. fmm the Superior Court, in favor of Ann D. Bry an, guardian. vs. Le« is Conner,and others. Pro- j pertv pointed, Ity lit*' Defendant. £DMi N D B. GROSS, D. Sheriff. Jan 9 __ _ 83 ru 11 *ion d sii r:n !i rs sali;. On tile fir>t Tuesday in February next, will he | sold at the lower Market House, in the city of j Augusta, within the iej(al hours of sale, the ful- ! lowing property, to v\ it ; A negro man named Thornton, about—years nf age. Also, a Butcher House and Pen, situated in the upper part of th** city of Augusta, near the basin of the Augusta Canal, and known a? Mor gan’s Butcher Pen. Levied on as the property of j Frederick T. .Morgan, to satisfy a fi fa. on the j foreclosure of a mortgage issuing from the Infe- ! rior Court of Richmond cotinty, in favor iff Tur ner Clanton vs. Frederick T. Morgan. WILLIAM KLR, Deputy Sheriff. Dec. 4 55 Adminisirutor's Sale. On the first Tuesday in March next, will he sold, at the lower market house in the city of Au gusta, 'The real estate of Andrew Mitchell, deceased, situated on Jackson street, in this i ity. and consis ting of a two story Dwelling House of brick, and a twostory Dwelling House of wood. The Lot on which the said buildings are situated, fronton Jackson street 12'.-£ feet, which w ill be divided and ! sold senarntelv.il required. Bohl far the benefit ! of the heirs of the estate. Conditions made Known on the day of sale. ROBERT WALTON, AdmT. Jan. 12 wul— 85 A dma >et r>itor's Sale. On the first Tuesday in February next, will he sold, \ at the lower mark't house in the city of Augus ta, at tiie risk of the former purchaser, lie not having complied with the terms of sale, within the legal hours of sale, AH that tract or parcel of Land, with the itn- j provements thereon, about 8 miles from Augusta, whereon the late Alexander Mclver resided, sim aied on Butler’s « reek, and known as a part of the Murray Mill Tract, containing 194 acr"s more or les«. Also, a tract of Land adjoining the above, containing IU7 acres, more nr less —belonging to the estate of A lex. .Mclver, deceased. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of said deceased. Terms—One half cash, balance approved en dorsed note. W. EWING JOHNSTON, Adm’r. Jan. 8 yvtd 82 AUGUSTA SEED STORE. THE SI BSCRIBER has •“‘‘“to tak-* charge of his store in Augusta,—YJ. and has received a lull supply of genuine garden seeds which are of the crop of 1816. His customers may depend upon having none but Genuine aud Fresh Seeds ALLOWANCES MADE TO COUNTRY DEALERS. — Bird Seed, (Hover Seed. Flower Seed, Lucerne, Asparagus Roots,Onion Setts. &c. J. ii. SERVICE. Jan. 5 wf2mo— 79 ‘"FIVE'DOLLAR* REWARD, RAN AW AY from the subscriber liis >4 Negro hoy HARRY BEDEL. He is a 1 likely fellow; !i bom five feet eight or nine inches high, 55 or 40 years of age, and has | a scar on one of his cheeks. The above reward ! will be given fur his apprehension and delivery to I me. JOHN MOORE. Jan. 5 79 ilo wa i idHSotEET" NEW YORK. Corner o f Broadway and Maiden Lane. B___i THE Subscribers thankful for A-—A IT' "B the very lifieral patronage they q- "H ! . ! 'fiave received in the above welljL*|jisSL j known and extensive Estahlishrtient beg most res ■ pectfully to solicit a continuance of the same, with tlie assurance that as no Hotel in the city is better calculated to ensure the comfort and con venience of its guests, so at no other House will i stronger endeavors be manifested invariably, to deserve the public favor. THOMAS &. WHITE. Jan. 5 2mo— 79 TO RENT. a._a From the 15th inst., the upper part of fL . p{ that pleasantly situated three story brick Is-gplil HOUSE, first door above the Bridge ; Bank Buildings. Fur terms, <fec., apply on tiie ' premises, or to GEORGE THEW. I Jan 7 6 81 DA VV SUN iA WEAVER S Extensive Fire-Proof Ware-House. rgXHE undersigned respectfully inform their ! -B- friends and the public, that they still continue j the I WARE HOUSE A COMMISSION BUSINESS, at their old Stand on M’lntosh Street, w here they Will devote their persona! attention to ail business entrusted to their care. Their rates for Selling and Storing Cotton and I other Produce, will be the same as other regular | houses, j Orders for purchasingGroreries, Bagging, Rope, j &c., will be promptly filled at the, lowest market prices. DAWSON & WEAVER. July 31 6m J7 PLEASANT STOVALL WAREHOUSE AM) COMMISSION MERCHANT 3P.H7IEL CONTINUE THE ABOVE Bl Sl- V W NESS oti his own account, on the first of September next, at tiie Warehouse of Stovall A Simmons,at which time that firm w ill be dissolved. Arrangements have been made with Messrs. An dres, Spears Woollen, (to whom said Warehouse is rented for the ensuing year.) for storage of Cotton and other produce consigned to him. He has also engaged tiie services of liis present part ner, Mr. G, Simmons, Augusta. July 30, 1846. apIO aug 26 E &T COM Alls SION Rusi n ess. rgIHE UNDERSRiNED continue to transact El the above business at their extensive FIRE PROOF WAREHOUSE, on Jaekson-street, near the Depot of the Georgia Rail Road, and to receive Cotton and other consignments per Rail Road, without any charge for drayage. Their personal attention will he given to the in terest of their costumers in the storage and sale of all Cotton and other consignments entrusted to their care, and liberal advances made when desir ed on produce in store, D’ANTIGNAC & EVANS. Jan 10 ]y 81 FOR SALE. A PLANTATION, in Burke county, Ga., of . about 1500 acres, mostly oak and hickory land, lying on Mclntosh Creek. 2i miles from Waynesboro. Eight or nine hundred acres (one fourth very recently) cleared, and under newly re | paired fences. On and attached to the place, are a large two story dwelling, new overseer an I ne gro houses, and all requisite outbuildings, includ ing blacksmith and carpenter’s shop, and a mill seal which ran be easily improved. Hogs, cattle, rnn'es. wagons, implements and mechanic's tools, in proportion to the force, and if desired, the crops of corn, and fodder, and p**as, potatoes ami vvh>*at, will he included in the sale. About 40 Negroes, nearly three-fourths workers, will be sold with the plantation, or separately. All will be sold under the market price; and on the most liberal terms. Possession given immedi ately. Apply to M. C. M. HAMMOND, Hamburg, So. ('a. Jan 1 15 76 V7j“ The Chronicle & Sentinel will copy 3 times. POTATOES. Just reenved from the North, BBLS. yellow POTATOES, for planting w NF 5U do. a choice article for eating, ALSO, SEED RYE, Seed Oats, Corn and Cow Peas. * For sale by SCRANTON & STARK, Jan 1 3m 73 GARDEN AND FIELD “SEED. A FULL assortment of blue Grass, Orchard Grass, j Xm. Herds Gra*-s. r*d and n iiite Clover Be«d. Also, ! an ex'en.-ive assortment of Fre.b Gar leu Seed always ca hand suited to the s«iic>on WM, HAINPS. Oat J [ PUBLIC SALES. Administrator's Sale Postponed. On FRIDAY, the 1 3th day of January, at th« late residence of Cary Johnston, deceased, ia Columbia county, between the usual hour* will i be sold. The whole of the perishable Property belonging I to the estate of said deceased, consisting of House* 1 hold and Kitchen FERNITI'UE, Farming Lien* sils. Corn, Fodder, Horses, Cows, Hugs, Wagon* j Cotton Gift, &c., <fec. ALSO, Four NEGROES to lure, and the Plantation tit rent for the year, on tin- same dav. Terms made known on the day of sale. Jab 7 td By thk Administrator. A dmin i strut or's Sale. On the first 'Tuesday in ’March next, will be sold* at the Court llou.se, Ehja. Gilmer county, be tween tlie usual hours of sale, A tract of Land, lying in the 7th district, 2d | section, in the conntv of Oilmen, originally Cher | okee, known as No. 285,and containing 160 acres, i —belonging to the e-tate of Alexander Mdv«r, I latent’ Richmond county. Sold for the benefit of the heirs ad crediiohs ofcaid deceased. Terou made knwn on the dav of sale. \V. EWLNG JOHNSTON; \dm’r. Jan 7 wtd 81 Administrators' Sale. Will be sold at the C’> ur* House, in the County of Early, on t! : I esriay in February next. Two tracts 1 belonging to the Estate of John Fulcher ,i .... lying in said County of Early, one known y No. 146 in the 13th District* containing 250 acres; the other known as No. 45, in the lllh District, containing 250 acres. The above tracts of Land sold under an order of th* Court of Ordinary of Richmond County, for the benefit of the heirs of said Estate. Terms uli til# j day of sale. wm. Fri.mr.R. }. , . JNO. C. FLLCHCR, j Adm,nW,Mt,>r> * ; Nov. 29 Wtd 51 Adm in is/ rutar's Sale. Coder an order of the (’ourt of Ordinary of Rich i mum county. 1 will exp. se t o -am on ii.e first I Tuesday m February next, at the Court lluua« ! in Thufnas eoiiniy, Lot No. 161/. in iiie ! D :-ict of said county, i (formerly F rly) containing2so acres; and on ih«* same day, at tic Court Ifou-e in the County of Early, last No.—.ini’: ■- District of said county, near the waters of lb* hnta creek, containing 250 acres. All belonging to the Estate of John Cor • i; t. k. vnd sold I .r iiie benefit of ’ e acira and j creditors of s : d Estate. i JOHN I \D, Administrator. Nov. 29 wtd 51 JR rerut r's Sate. W ill be sold on the first Tuesday in February next, before the ( onrt House door in Elbert county, 'die foilouii g property to wit; Two hundred and fourteen acres of Land, mor« j or less, on the waters of Vans creek, adjoining 1 lands of i'homas Johnston and others. j r ..iO, Iwo hundred an n -four acres of Land.mof# ; or less, on the waters of Heaver dam creek, ad ! joining lands of B C. Wall and others, and known aw ifie Colson tract, j ALSO, ; One thousand and sixty-four acres of Land,mor* or less, on the Savannah river, adjoining lands (if Singleton W. Allen. Joseph Ruc ker and others, and known as the River Plantation. 'J'his tract of latul will he sold in two seperaie tracts if thought to be desirable. The foregoing lands sold in con formity to the will of Beverly Allen, deceased. ; Terms of sale made known on the day. LINDSAY ||. SMII*I[, ) „ BEVERLY A. TEA SLY. > Lxe( - u tor«. Elbert county, November 20. 18IG. V-dr" 1 he i hromcle Jfc Sentinel will please ropy the above three times weekly and forward the ac j count to the Executors for paj ment. nov 25 47 Administrator's Safe. j Will be sold at Hie late residence of William John* | eon, sr.,deceased, in Warren county, on Wed | fiesuajr, the 3d of February next, all the perish*- j hie properly of said estate, consisting of Horses, catile, bogs, (stork and fat,) mules, sheep, plantation tools, blacksmith tools. house- I «'"ld and kitchen furniture, corn, fodder, cotton, j <fec. &c. 'Perms on the day of sale, i 1 expect jil-ii to rent the lands and hire the u«- proes. men, women, boys and girls, on the same 1 day and time. I Sale, reeling and birmng to continue from day j to day until all is disposed of. r dec 23 V\ 1L LI AM GIBSON, Adopt. ai -i I—-1 it mmm ml— m tgM | MISCELL AN ECUS. Ol l'lt e STE AMBOAT CO. <>!’ GA. I* Sava,\s11, December 22, 1846. \ Ala meeting ot the Board of Directors of thin Corporation, held at tins office on the 21st j inst., it was j Resolved, That a "general meeting of the Stork j holders be held at this office on the 25th of Janua -1 ry next. i A meeting of the s tnekfiolders is therefore re quested on the day above mentioned at 12 o’clock, j Si., when business will be laid before them of im portance to the Com iany. j hxtructj rum the Constitution of the Steamboat Co. “‘Art. 5. VN hen four stockholders, ho! ling to gether fifty si. -es, concur in desiring a general ! meeting of the stockholders, they shall have pow* r ! to call one by giving at least thirty days notice in a Savannah and Augusta newspaper, oi the lime i and place of such meeting to he held. J lie quorum of a m ’fling u I stockholders shall j be a majority of the stockholders, etihe.r present ! or represented, who shall be holders of two-thirds I ofihe capital stuck, ihe President and Secretary | of the General Board of Directors* shall officiate! !in i he same capacities for the meeting of slock* j holders.” I lie terms and conditions of the above article j having been complied with, the meeting of slock- Holders will fake place as above meniioiiej. R. M. GOOD WEN, Pres dt. v, B. C. of Georgia, j tier 24 td 72 The Commissioners of ihe Greene and Pulaski Monument Lottery Fund give notice that after J this date ibis series of Lotteries will be under tha j management of P. B Gregory and J no, W; Matiry, ol \V asbington, D. C., under the firm of J. W. Maury A; ( 0., who are alone responsible for the payment of Prizes, and to secure the payment of w hich they are under bond for ;j7O,(JUC. Savannah,January 1, 1847. GREENE AND PL L A SKI MONUMENT LOTTEHII3S! J. W. M.U’RV ,t CO., SUCCESSORS TO J . G. UKEi;«KV A I'O., IfUNAGIiBSi CLASS Ci Savannah. Saturday, January 16th, 1847. 8,000 DOLLARS. ty2,000! $1,200! 51,045! SI/10! 2 of §1,000! Tickets $2.00 —shares in proportion. EXTRA CLASS No. 2. , r® be determined by the Alexandria Claes D., Saturday, January 9, 1546. GRAND SCHEME. SIX CAPITAL PRIZES, EACH OF 10,000 DOLORS. §3,5000! .$2,340! 25 of $1,000!! With numerous others. Tickets $10 —8! ares in proportion. CLASS N0~27 Determined by the South Carolina Lottery ,Clhm No. 2, Janm ry 14, 1817. 75 Numbers — j 5 Ballots. I 7.000 OOLL’RS. 82,000! $1,100? $1,001)! &c. &c. &r. Tickets $2 59—shares in proportion, Forsuleby JOHN \. MII.LEN, Agent. two doors ho vetbe St ate Bar. k. &3rOrders from the cuuu i j promptly attended t->. Jan. 9 LAR D~L~V M PK r 4 SUPPLY of rich and beautiful Solar Larii Lamps, fn>m th“ factory of Cornelius A: Co., just r-.ceived and for sale low by ('LAUK, KACKETT A CO. 1 Oct. 23 25