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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
J AjVI t S GARUN ER, JR.
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MOBILE, July 20, 1847.
Dear Sir —Reviewing my' respects to y'ou
v»f a year ago, and that of 20th December |
last, the feelings of pleasure natural to one on
realizing a much cherished hope, arises with
in me. The anticipations Iso unequivocally
expressed, were entertained, doubtless, by'
many' others. Experience and a knowledge of
mankind suggests, however, that to accom
plish great enterprises, concert ot feeling and
action is required, and to produce which we
must all know what each should do. If, to
consummate this object, practical reasons are
submitted, while they confirm and strengthen
those whose interest it is to achieve it, it les
sens the desire to oppose it of those whose in
terests have arrayed thorn on the other side.
I have, therefore, thought it my duty', without
reserve, to give to my friends such oinnions as
a close examination of the subject oi their in
terests conduct me to.
The Cotton Planter now occupies a com
manding position. Feeling for a number of
years all the discouragements of low prices*
lie has been turning some of his industry into j
other channels : but other circumstances have I
come to his support and contribute much to
it. The absence of any extensive lots of good
public lands in the Cotton region is one; the
flattering inducements to invest capital in
many' ether branches of industry, another.
The production of India and other countries
too, to Avhich I have frequently' before drawn j
vour attention, is failing. YV ithout entering :
into detail,! will merely say that on the discus- i
sion, which was evidently not desired by the
Ministers, of a petition to Parliament, from
the citizens of Manchester, praying the Gov- |
rrnment to adopt measures for the promotion |
of the culture of Cotton in India, it was as- |
serted that so far from its being consistent for
the Government to act on it, that the culture ;
there, even for domestic purposes, was threat- ■
cned with annihilation, as Cotton manu
factures were taken there, and could be sold
so low, there remained no inducement for the
natives to cultivate it. In Egy r pt, the efforts
of Mehemet Ali, commenced about 1822-3,
and which at first seemed to flatter him, are
resulting unprofit ably, and competition from
thence will be moderate. That from the West
Indies and South America, is so reduced by re
sorting to other crops, that their production is
also on the decline.
But advantageous as these all are, the mod
oration of your own crop of year before last,
the scantiness of last year’s, with certainly
the precarious prospects of the growing one,
with your ability' now to hold your crops for j
your prices, will be found to constitute the
most powerful causes for your present pros
pects, while the others secure their continu
ance.
Low prices was the result mainly of over
production, and does not the serious expert- 1
cnee of the fact furnish us motives oi the j
strongest personal as well as national conoid- j,
rrations, for the pursuance of such a concerted
system among the Planters, as shall prevent its
recurrence?
At this point, I will introduce some figures,
which I think will recommend themselves to
your attention- The crop of 184 f, the largest
we ever made, was 2,400,000 bales, weighing
on an average 440 lbs. each- It was sold at
an average of 4sc. per pound, which amount
ed to $50,160,000. The latter part of that
and part of the following year was one of our
most gloomy periods, as all our hopes of a
check to production, were mere hopes. The
crop of 1845, was 2,100,537 bales of 440 lbs.
sold at 6|c. per lb., amounted to $62,385,000.
The crop of the past year, in bales, will be a
bout 1,780,000, and allowing at each port the j
Fame weight of their bales for this as last year,
their average is 428 lbs.; but if the proportion
ate falling off in weight elsewhere, equals
what it appears to be at this port (13 lbs. a
bale,) the average would only be about 416
lbs. But let us eall it 420, and at 420 lbs. it j
would only make 1,697,722, (a few thousand i
less than my estimate of December last, which
was 1,700,000,) and this crop sold at an aver
age of 10c., produces you $74,760,000. Let
me rocapitulate.
1844... .2,400,000ba1es at 4|c.... $50,130,000
1845 2,100,537 “ 6|c 62,385,000
1846 1,697,722 “ 10c 74,760,000
The result is amazing. And do these figures
not address themselves to the minds of Plan
ters, in unbounded force, and in the most ur
gent, as well as persuasive voice, entreat them
to nurse and cherish, and not destroy their
lands? For _those lands and our climate are
more precious than mines of gold. And do
we not see that we have the strongest imagi
nable inducements to enter upon other enter- j
prises? Throughout the South,and especially )
Alabama, the best water power for Cotton ;
Factories, and most valuable minerals abound, j
Several Railroads are projected that would be
profitable, and the chartering of some good
stock Banks is promised us by all parties.—
Strike out new modes of investment and
take the lead yourselves in it, and y r our inter
ests will be doubly promoted.
Let me here examine what the general profits
on this seemingly fascinating pursuit have
been for several years, and from that, those
who wish to buy' may be able to arrive at
what would appear to be a fair remuneration
due to the Planters for their Cotton; and
Planters will see a good reason to follow the ;
inclinations they have been exhibiting for
several years, of investing in that, which pays .
better.
If a company wish to establish a Manufac
tory, an Insurance Office, a Bank, a Railroad,
or a Merchant to invest capital in some ad
venture, before they do so, they calculate
what it will cost to manage that capital till the
time for dividing profits or realizing; and what
the chances of profit are on the average, over
and above what is usual interest on money
lent on good security. If it is clear the en
terprise will pay cost and interest, with per
haps a moderate margin for profit they' enter |
upon it. If this be the case with those in vest
ments, should not one investing in planting
require a similar calculation. Some will say
certainly. I agree. I wish now to inquire
what the average cost is of managing and do
ing we may call it, the business of the capi
tal alluded to in those various branches. If I
were to say from 5 to 8 per cent, would be the
cost for salaries of Presidents. Cashiers, C lerks,
&c. I think I would be under the average.—
What are their profits? 8 to 12 per cent , is a
low average. We will then say the gross pro
duct of their capital, charges and profits would
average 15 per cent.
Now I come to a survey of the yield of the
Cotton planting interest. I was forming es- j
timates and averaging them, of what amount
of capital was thus engaged, when I fell pii
that of the Secretary' of the United States
Treasury. He estimates the capital employ- j
ed in Cotton planting at Nine Hundred Mil- ,
lion of Dollars. I presume it will amount j
fully' to that. Let us see the product of the t
crop of IS4t, (say 2,400,000 bales,) on this
capital. The crop you observe, as noted above,
sold for $50,160,000 gross, which is a fraction
over per cent, gross. The crop of this year
yields $74,700,000; which is aboutß! percent,
gross, and in either year falls immensely below
what is considered the smallest yield on capi
tal otherwise invested. Fifteen per cent, on
I $900,000,000, would be $125,000,000. The
calculation is easy'made that a crop of 2,090,-
090 bales of 420 pounds each, to bring $135,- |
000,000 should sell at 16 cts. per pound; or
a crop of 2,200,000 bales of the same weight, 1
at 14£ c. You must not understand it as my' j
opinion that you will get such prices. I scar- !
cely hope for such, but I present them to show j
how the account stands. I know that after
this y'ear there must arise in the aggregate an j
enormous sum of surplus money among the i
Cotton Planters, and I have ventured these i
remarks that they' may' begin to adopt measures
for its employment; which will do the whole
country good, and tend rather to increase their
wealth and enhance prices than to reduce them
to nothing again.
In approaching the subject of the prospects
of the growing crops audits extent, I beg to
make a remark about estimates. I have made i
them, that I might present to my' friends that
on which to base their calculations respecting
the value of their crops. I have taken such
pains as mv mind and industry have given me
the control of, to approximate to the truth.
Something in the bounds of reason and pro
bability', drawn from a careful consideration of
all the information I acquire, is what I take
pleasure in offering you. Thus feeling and in
tending, I say' I do not think with ene of our
most favorable seasons from this out—warm
| dry fall and late frost —the crops can exceed
2,150,000 bales. If the rainy weather continues,
j cool nights prevail in September, the present
I appearance of the bore worm, rot and rust ex
, tend much further, or the caterpillar is eyten
i sively generated, this quantity will be lessen
ed accordingly'. The crops on the lands which
produce - about half the Cotton which comes to j
I this Port, are very' small, backward, and have j
very poor stands. Those on the other half,
have better size, are backward, running to
weed, and are pronounced by' old Planters to
be in a critical condition.
March, April and even May were the coldest
spring months ever experienced in this climate, (
which prevented some Cotton from coming
up regularly, killed some, generated the lice, I
I causing bad stands, and replanting was con- |
tinned till in June. A record has been kept in
I Georgia for many years, of the first appearance j
i there of blooms, and this year they were one
day later (15th June) than has ever before been j
| recorded. From all former experience, the i
i period of their appearance has shown itself a i
I faithful index of what subsequently was the
j cron. •
The consumption of Cotton generally has |
I not been equal, for the past six months, to the |
corresprnding time of last year, but its pros- |
! peet of extension is more than equal to the ‘
prospect of supply. The Manufacturers seeing |
they would be compelled to stop for want of |
Cotton, closed some of their Factories and had ;
others running only'a limited number of hours, |
by which they have preserved the stock from
I complete exhaustion, and prevented prices from
• running up very' high. The first four months
of the y r ear, the weekly deliveries for consnmo- I
■ tion in Great Britain were only' about 20.000
bales a week; since the commencement of May,
to 19th June, it has been about 26,000 bales
They have undoubtedly worked tVipi*- ctooUe
i down to the Inwout verge. .The cessation ot
I manufacturers must result ere long in a scar
j city of manufactures and yarns, as stocks
every where are low and trade generally is good
and increasing; so to supply their demand they'
will become actively engaged, and it will not
be long before Cotton advances there.
Cotton, I consider, now assumes the attitude
of money' itself. Our exports of it in the raw
and manufactured statjj together, pay' five
eights to three-fourths of the amount of our j
imports. England buys it, adds to its cost 150
to 200 per cent, by manufacturing it, and with
it pavs alarge amount of her debt, besides what
she reserves for consumption. These arc mat
ters not unimportant, and understanding them,
■we must not allow ourselves to be forced from
our position by' any' clamor they' may* choose to
raise about capital directed towards rail-way
; shares, or insufficient harvests. The late ac
| counts respecting the harvests in Europe are
flattering, and fill all on the other side with
gladness; and a check has been given to the
progress of many' railroads, by Paidiament
granting subscribers the privilege of withdraw
ing their subscriptions.
From the foregoing it is to be inferred, that
if I were asked if prices would be pretty good
next season, I should answer y r es.
Were your crop to reach 2,200.000 bales, I !
should say a range from 10 to 12£c. might be
expected. If you make less y'ou may get
more, provided no false estimates of the crop
are got up, such as some parties in Savannah,
made and promulgated, making the past crop
; 2,175,000. To these estimates, and some made
in Charleston, I attribute the cause of a large
portion of the best Cotton of the Atlantic
States being early' hurried to market, which
was bought up at 7i a 9c. This, shipped to
Liverpool, has had a serious influence on that
market in prices, and from which I do not
i think they have fully recovered.
Although business has been laborious with
merchants, I think planters have reason to
i feel pleased with the general course of prices j
at this port, and submitting, in conclusion, my I
rather extended remarks to their judgement
and discretion,
"With a repectful tender of my services, I
am, y'our obedient servant,
GEO. G. HENRY.
[ Correspondence the N. Y, Journal of Commerce. ]
On Board Steamship Washington, >
Off Sandy Hook, July 29, 1847. )
Gentlemen : —As our passage across the
Atlantic is nearly at an end, in this, the first
development of American enterprise in build
ing Ocean Packet Steamers, and as a candid
opinion of the ship, her performances and ap
| poihtments, may' not be uninteresting to y'ou,
I will give, as briefly as possible, a statement
of them. The ship sailed punctually to her
appointment on the 10th of July, from South
ampton, at 3 o’clock P. M. and all things
j looked well for a favorable and pleasant pas
( sage; but before she discharged her pilot,
which was about 7 o’clock, P. M., it was dis
covered, that the sett of bars in the furnaces,
j which had been used all the passage out, be
gan to give out. After she left, an entire new
set was put in, and by midnight they also
were brunt out, and on examining them it
was found that they were melted, and the coal
they had been using, which was Y\ elch an- i
thraeite, was the cause ot it. Having but one
set of bars left, the Capt. very judiciously de
cided to return, and at 3 A. M. the ship was
on her way back of Southampton. Capt.
Hewitt came forward while the passengers
were at breakfast table, and stated that he
regretted to inform them he was under the
| necessity of putting back, owing to the coal
being bad; that he deemed it more prudent to
do that than to run the risk of being crippled in
the middle of the Atlantic, for the want of,
bars; but lie was glad to say be bad but 250
tons of tbe bad coal, which could be taken out
and feplaced and ne w sets of bars cast, so as to
be ready to sail again on Thursday the 15th.
In the nican time, they would try to make the
passengers as comfortable {is they could on
board; but if any wished to leave "the ship for
any other conveyance, their passage money
should be returned to them.” This statement
was received with cheers, and all seemed to
submit to this great disappointment much
more cheerfully than was expected.No one
! left the ship from any want of confidence in
; her, and but two, I believe,, from any other 1
cause. During the four days’ detention after
our return, many of the passengers went to
London, some to Paris, others spent the time
' in sailing and fishing and wandering about the
cit}' and suburbs. On Thursday, the 15th
inst., we sailed again at 1 P. M., and had a
| fine offing, and fair weather for the first 4 days;
but ever since, until yesterday, we have had |
| head winds and heavy head sea, which has re-
I tarded our progress very much. Anothc- |
. thing has been also very detrimental,which is,be ;
mg obliged to burn the bituminous coal, in
stead of the American Anthracite, which she
was constrained to burn; and it has been dis- j
ficult to keep the fires up to the most advan- j
' tageous point, as the coal clinkered, and the ;
dense smoke also choked the flues.
The Company will no doubt be obliged to
sbip coal to Southampton and Bremen, to
supply their steamers for the homeward pas
sage; but even under all these disadvantages, j
and with the ship drawing 23 feet, her engines ,
have performed very handsomely; and it is j
certainly a grand sight to stand in her engine j
room, and see those huge monsters performing !
their revolutions, with the greatest steadiness |
and tb* most unyielding precision through all
kinds of weather. They are a noble pair of
engines. Yet there are some points where !
improvements may be made; and no doubt will
be. As to the ship, she has proved herself to i
Ibe one of the finest afloat. Her strength is in- ■
disputable, and as a sea boat she has no supe
| rior. She Vides the sea buoyantly and majestie
| ally; and though at times she has pitched
i deeply, yet she has taken no sea on board, or |
; anv part of one, but is entirely dry. And what
to me seems very remarkable, is, the even keel |
she has kept during the whole passage. Though
we have had cross seas a great deal, yet I
think I am safe in saying, that she has not roll-
I ed five feet from an even keel during the pas
i sage. She is certainly the steadiest ship I ever
sailed in. There is no creaking of joints and
bulk heads as is usual; and were it not for the |
slight jar of the engines, one might almost i
imagine she was at anchor* especially when be
j low.
The saloon Is very large, ana very chastely
and beautifully fitted up; but there are two
I things which would improve it greatly in ap
| pearance. One cannot be done easily, the
! other can. The first is the height of the ceilings,
j They are too low by 18 inches or two feet.
The other is, the coarse unsightly racks which
are suspended over the tables, through the j
i whole length of the saloon, and which are very
! detrimental to the beauty of it—*only cornbin- >
ing with the ceiling to make it appear still
lower that it really is.
As to our Captain, a'few words will sufiicf!—
“Beat him if you can;” he is a quiet, gentle*
j manlv man, and knows the ship from the keel i
1 to the main-truck, and all that is going on j
I on board of her. He is sure to be popular. Our j
| comforts in the cabin have been attended to
| by the steward and his assistants, in a manner
! that does credit to himself and the company
1 who employs him. The tables have been filled
with every luxury that could be had at the
first Hotels; and I believe all are satisfied with
the ship and her accommodations, and I doubt
not she is destined to be very popular with all
who have occasion to cross the Atlantic.
A PASSENGER.
3, ugus ta , Georgia .
IVEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 4.
FOR GOVERNOR
mi. G. W. TOWNS.
OF TALBOT,
To Correspondents.
The communication of “K. W. M is oust
ed for want of room. It displays much shrewd- i
ness, and contains some good political hits.
The’ incidents occurring at the village of
; L , are amusing, but they are not related
jin a spicy and graphic style. Justice is not
: done the subject. Therefore wc decline pub
lishing-
are indebted to George G. Henry, 1
of Mobile, for a copy of his circular, bearing j
date the 20lh nit., which will be found in this ;
morning’s paper. This gentleman made up an j
estimate last year, which met but little favor j
in several quarters, but time has proved that
he was not far out of the way in his calcula-
I tions. His present circular will be read with
; interest by both merchants and planters.
Important News from Wcxico.
We are informed that news readied this city
yesterday, by express, from New Orleans, that
the Mexi cans refused to treat for peace, and
that Gen. Scott took up the line of march for
the Capital of Mexico on the 15th July. This J
morning’s mail will bring us the particulars.
Steamboat Explosioi.
The steamer Niagara, of the New York and
, Troy line, burst her steam pipe connecting
I with the starboard boiler, while :n the neigh
borhood of Sing Sing. The caiastrophe re
sulted in the loss of two lives, as two firemen
are missing and were doubtless blown over
board, and in serious injury to at least three
of the passengers. She was left at anchor at
Sing Sing, and a boat despatched to her as
sistance.
Extracts from a Letter to tin Editor.
On board the Southerner, )
JULY 23, 1847. 5
“We left at 5 o’clock on Saturday with one
| hundred and five passengers. .We have so
far had a most delightful run, and are about ;
five hours ahead of her best time, and at the
present time of writing we have strong hopes
of being landed in New York to-night; if so,
we are in advance of the mail by nearly one
day.”
“We yesterday (which was Sunday) had
what was rather novel to me, preaching on
board of ship at half past ten o’clock. The
passengers, as well as crew, were all summoned
on deck, and the llev. Mr. Trappier, of Charles
ton, delivered us a fine sermon. His text was
from the 39th Chapter of the Book of David.
I refer you to it. It looked like a church at
the time, with the exception of singing, which
was dispensed with. We are well supplied
with preachers; there are six on board. I
may say in truth, of this magnificent steamer,
commanded as she is, by one of the ablest
Captains that ever travelled these waters, and
AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, AUGUST 4, 1847.
jPer.i Wholesale. Duty, ARTICLES. Per. Wholesale % EXCHANGE.
HJUiQL\'G—Gu n ny, 1 20 (a) 2*2 9n ... OlLS— Sperm,W. Strains ;1 30 (a) 13- free . Augusta Insurance and Banking Company, pan
Kentucky ...... 16 fa) 18 ** ' i'nil uimineu j Bank of Augusta, “
BALE R OPE tb U /% A y 25 pr. ct. obLl *H<a> oq pr . ct. State of Georgia, Augusta, “
Kentucky.. .... » >, I 5o >co v | Bank ot Brunswick, «
tZ S 8
Slmuiaers 1.... 7pa) 8 $ POTA'L u±.S t>L» .
j 001 Mechanics’ Bank, ir
BUTTER Goshen, prune ib 23 (tt) 25 yu pr . ct . VT'jj 350 Bank of St. Mary’s, ..
Count. r\ I 12 fit) lo um'2 ~ , .. ~ , ~
CANDLES —Upermacelti. *”J32 (w 35 ! 20 pr. ct. EEPPj-M A | ■ Bank ot MilledgevrMe,, «
Georgia made IJAfev 15 ti 1 PEUEjm 1 ° * ; 0 - ■ 4 ~no Bank ol the state ol Georgia, at Savannah, «
V,ruu.„, | 'll) pr. ct. “Jgl { «#,. «. tonche. „f J.Uo, ” „
i 3 1 ' ,pr-Ct I! */0I!-O>-.u«y 5 £ I JJ Marine and Fire iu-urunce Bank, SavtuiuaJi r.
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... “i] fp™*.....**- »««»•««. “LTN" ’ “
i-ai,;V; • , r M J Geger rrerea a J Central Bank ot Georgia,
«* I “ 7-6- ! 7krd> b !*5 urn u .IOO pr. ct. Central R. R. aud Banking Company, bavaaimh. «
!| “ “yd-wiae ;;;: 17 ;&ao fc: IZ Z i OoLn , Charieslon Banks,
S I Jwwjj ....1 ‘ Situm, has. «*brls* ]| | **' ° * Bank of Camden,
! ] Checks 10®16 *• * * 3d Sla Bank of Georgetown, «
i I S i If* 1 .... OU J(Wpr . ct . Commercial, Columbia, “
! Varu (assorted) I* ft il7 Ccb 19* SUvhtH-*JubA .uuscovado ft 1 j Merchants ,at Gheravv, «
F/sA—Mackerel, K0.i... 13 iffi 14 y f, 1{ - &KuLr 1X .... f\] ( «a«k ol Hamburg, «
Do. No. 2... ># i® 10 ' (20pr: ct. Havana, white.. .... G a 1 30 pr. ct. Alabama Notes, 9® di«.
D,> N 0.3... •• Im, 7 ,! New Orleans.... .... S<a 9 ~D . ’
„ * a **" 0 ... J 7 i ! vi 4,14 Commercial Bank of Macon, failed
FLOURS New Orleans... 1 | none. > I Dea1...............,, fai* | ! ’ """ ,auca *
Canal ....8 DO .« BSO 120 iff: ci. „ Lump. 11 fal2 j j NO SALE OR UNCERTAIN.
Georgia 450 kjb 550 7 SAL 7^—Liverpool sack >™ a z* •( 20 nr- ct- Merchants’ Bank of Macon.
I GRAIN— Corn bus.l 50 fa) 55 Goose*. . | ms , - Bank ol liar ten and Branches.
Cats 1... J 35 37 {2O pr- ct, SOAP— American, yellow ft , 5 <5) b m pr. ct. ; Baak of Columbus.
GUNPOWDER — keg.s 50 to bOO SHOT— All si/.es.. 162 u) 1 <«J 20 pr. ct. |j Chattahoochee Rail Road and Banking rompany.’
HIDES—Dry 1.... fo> ) SEGARS— Spanish....... M 20 OOm.k 0040 pr. ct. i Monroe Rad Road and Banking Company.
Dry, salted hi) j- I ' ' Amencau.....,.,, ® ® , ; Planters’ and Alechauics’ Hank, Columbus.
HAY— Eastern 100, (S> ionnr rt k" a' 2 ?' 9 P r ‘ ct * j i Exchange Bank, Brunswick.
North River (a) | ~ ? ' 1 OBALCO Georgia..... ft *4 |3O nr. ct. I -Insurance Bank of Columbus, at Macoo.
IRON— Pig 10J. rcO 3) pr. ct. Cavendish , 15 «>lb j F Phoenix Bank of Columbus.
Swedes, assorted, ton. 45® 51 30 pr. ct. 7H /A £—Lagging........... lb t rHPrvq
inn 7 4 ra) 8 1 5eme......... !30 <5-50 , CHECKS.
Sheet ift 8 (cO 10 [SOpr.ct. - 5 O 5O <5 75 i ) On New \ork,.. prem.
Nail Rods b ® 7 ! Gunp’der &l 1mp.j....| 7 5 fa' 1 00 | J hiladelphia,.
LEAD —Pig and liar 100, C fob 7 j Hyson j 75(530 ) free? 805t0n,.,.......
Sheet 6.V5 8 i2O pr. ct. Young Hyson.... .... 50(575 f U Charleston and Savannah, par.
White Lead !.... 7*5 9 S - BG>ea j 1 to j Kin:uck -'’
LIME— I 50 Cob 2 50 WINE gas, 2 00 (5 2 253) pr ct.’ Nashvdlc, Jeuueasee,
MOLASSES— Cuba gui..i 28(5 30 )„ n Claret, Mar.’l es ca k 25 t&'M 4.) pr-ct. STOCKS.
N. Orleans.j
NAILS —Cut, 4d to 20d... i > 5 feb 5-i |3i> pr. ct. \ Champagne 900 (515 pr. ct. Georgia, 6 per cents... i.t.. 9o to 100
EXPORTS OF COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE PORTS, COMMENCING IST. SEPTEMBER, 1346.
* ~ SAVANNAH. CHARLESTON. MOBILE. ORLEANS. NEW YORK, aTHEIi PORTS/ ; TOTAL. *
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1847. 1846. 1847. 1846. 1847- 1846. j 1847. 1846. 1347. 1845. 1847. 1846 | 1347 1846.
layer pool .T 77 98~460 60,00 l 107,929 1d0,215 100,485 181,737 321,11-3 531,740 43,117 85,649 28,946 46,043 77777771* 77777777
! Hun * I i,073 1,400
; Glasgow and Greenock i 8,767 3,147 3,748 4,238 4,845 13,395 10,4;>J 15,433 642 2,/16 .V.V.V .‘.V.....
Cork and a Market 5,945 4,020 ; 1,444 6,960 22,474 557 185 ....;
Total to Great Britain "707,227 63,238 117, .11 113,443 113,847 197,532 338,575 539,i ,47 44,316 88,553 28.946 46,043 753,522 f,050,423
Havre H,150 8,493 47,707
Bordeaux 229 i,H6 .V.*;...,
Marseilles ' 420 1,6(5 326 1,714 3,034 6,998 3,172 8,737 .v,
Nantes j 373 i 1,347 1,229 1,9 3 4,254 454 1,714 j!:,..
Total to France | “11,150 8,913 49,8->4 48,.577 30,078 ~63,845 84,643 152,624 31,185 57,261 3,017 6,544 ' fib J 77 3117,1b-1
Amsterdam 777 - 504 j 4,896 32202 3,877 671 1229 '........
i Rotterdam ! 595 2,072 2,293 2,244
Antwerp 4,276 1,978, 2,613 2,726 2,910 7,834 7,801 5,799 j ;
Hamburg 1........ 7,468' 3,585
Bremen j 1881 4,309 3,316 2,677 1,605 , ,
Barcelona 7,836 _ J , ....-...,..<.6.'.’
Havana, &c 6,483 22,134 23,839 359 i
Genoa, Triesta, &c.. j 944 1,922 7,777 6,592 6,(.45 4,373 29,722 47,324 7,1)39 9,403 2,280! 3,108 —v.V
Ghent, &c. 2,(83 1,1.79 SSB ! ; .......*
Oilier Ports. 2,518 1,429 2,541 | 9,650 18,074 3,511 2,866 | SSO j ••
Total to other Foreign Ports 944
| NeW Yorki..iiii. i ., 58,484 58,818 97,1 8 49,021 39,943“ 42,872 49,725 70,273 20,730| 33,370 ■
Boston 26,150 18,054 29,253 18,360 31,094 33,5 3 72,323, 110,999 , 18,866! 12,880
, Pr«.viden<p..,. i ., 3.237 1,031 4,257 - 3,268 10,592; 12,725 470 5,783 7,903| 6,9 5 !
Philadelphia; 2,842 5,455 17,155 9,228 3,153, 2,776 12,532' 13,408 6671 932
Baltimore 2 ,077 1,524 5,0/8 2,434 4,i 53 5,1(.8 7,288 j 5,537 2,660 2,494
Other Ports. ; 19 18,313 599 451 17,534; 12,614 4,4621 3,540
Total Coastwise..< t. 111,823 _103,195 154,110 83,362 iQ6,9.i6i 109,718 146,800 239,510 69,456|__C! ,055 ! 589,155 566,840
Grand Total;;;;.ll 231,144 ~7 7,238 336,096 255,944 277,205 j 395,676 . 049,768 1,037,709 107,660 177,615 104,657, 117,700 1,706.590 2,133^582
—Mai wnii Kity ,, tia»iiiii*grigt*ii«iif m niiOTm 1 i~iiii—f a*in i aaMfca>'ifc-rmcr«i«ii na ■ ■r— •Mmeamsrnaam b— »m ■'* twhh
of his mate, Wells, he is what Boston was in
the Gano Race, she is hard to beat; although
Boston was never put up—Wells is always
up. The fare is first rate, atld the drinking as
cold as ice can make it. This much in favor
of this line. There is nothing lacking. In
regard to the sixteen dollar and a half line
from Augusta to New York, please say there
exists no such line. It is all a humbug, as
thpv you in Charleston. It was «uly
! put up for one day. 1 would not mention it,
but I know there are many like myself, who
intended to go by that route. I was fooled,
and as I dislike to see tricks practiced on trav
ellers, I give the hint, that those that read
may learn.”
Editorial Convention.
The Savannah Republican of the 2d inst.
says—“ The Augusta papers propose a Con
vention of the Editors of newspapers in this
State, to be held at the Stone Mountain on
the 11th inst. The object is to confer with
Mr. Chester, who will be there, on the sub
ject of securing the advantages of the Mag
netic Telegraph, and to appoint a Delegation
to meet the general Convention next Autumn, I
of the Editors of the United States interested i
in the Telegraph Line from New York to New
Orleans. We shall endeavour to be present
ourselves, and hope to see a general attend
ance of Georgia Editors. Those in particular,
who are on the great line of Rail Road com- !
mucation ought to bo present.”
A calculation is made by an English corres
pondent in the New York Commercial Adver
tiser, showing that the decline at present in
breadstuff's —and for which Mr. Walker is at- ,
tacked again—is not likely to be of long con
tinuance.
It is estimated by this writer, that the cul
ture of the potato in former years was to the ex- j
tent of 3,400,000 acres in the United Kingdom, j
The number of acres cultivated in this way
this year is 1,600,661, leaving 2,393,334 acres.
The cultivation of the turnip has occupied the
greater portion of this land. But suppose that it
were sown in wheat, there would be a deficien
cy of 5,000,000 acres of wheat in the total a
mount of food consequent upon this substitu
tion, because one acre of average potatoes is
capable of feeding, at the lowest estimate, as
many persons as three acres of wheat. It is to
be considered also that half the potato crop
will fail, and that there is no stock of grain in
the hands of the farmers.
The correspondent therefore conics to the
conclusion that a large demand must necessa
rily be made upon the United States. “If,
then,” he concludes, “despite the mitigating
circumstances of last year, we were obliged to
part with six millions of spetio, what must
now be our prospect when no such means of
I palliation exists*”
Destructive Fire.
A fire broke out at New York, on Friday
morning, in Mr. Jaidine’s organ manufactory.
This building was soon destroyed, with its
valuable contents. The fire was then com
municated to Chri& Church, (Episcopal,)
which was also destroyed. The parsonage and
two or three other holdings were much injur
ed.
Safety of tie Jamestown.
By the Norfolk Haald of Friday, w r e learn
that the Jamestownj for whose safety great
fears were entertained was reported below*,
“and coming up unde full sail.”
Commercial.
The N. O. Delta of 29th ult. says —“The im
pulse given to our Cotton market by the recent
favarable accounts from England continues,
and the sales yesterday run up to 6000 bales,
principally on English account —prices are firm
at an advance of & to |c. since the steame r
arrived. Arrived past four days 659 bales —
cleared iri some time 15,903 bales. Os Flour
only a few hundred bbls. sold at $4 25 for
0-rrc.v.t <s*9 ppr blrl. foT sour, and
$5 25 to $5 50 far St. Louis. Some small
lots of mixed Com sold at 41 to 44c.- per bush
el.- No sales erf Wheat.- Os Corn Meal 400
bbls. prime kiln-dried brotrght $2 per bid. —
A sale of 63 bales DeAv-rotted Hemp at $97
per ton. Provisions—inactive—3(T casks of
i good Bacon Shoulders sold at ojc.’ per lb- - !
i Small sales of Whisky at 20c. per gallon.”
tunc. < ;
The Troy Whig has the following wholesale' i
retraction in regard to the United States Bank
and sub-treasury questions:—
“Some say he [Gen. Taylor] is opposed to a
national bank. Supposed he is —so are seven
eighths of the ichiy party. The present healthy
condition of the domestic exchanges shows
that there is no absolute necessity for a regula
tor, and the whigs, as a party, have no dis- :
position to disturb the existing financial system j
of the country.”
Curiosities of the West.
A gentleman who has been travelling
j through the Western country writes to the
: Newton Journal of what he has seen. He
says: “I have seen many other great and
• amazing things—among which are soil from
20 to 30 feet in depth—a Kentuckian 7 feet 10
inches high—a catfish weighing 100 pounds— j
perch 15 pounds—soo bushels of straah*-berries (
j in one day, many of which were one inch in
diameter —trees 27 feet in circumference—
l prairie flies nearly as large as humming-birds,
; and miusquitocs about the size of a yellow
wasp.”
A Gem from "Pestus.”
“The night is glooming on us. It is the hour
When lovers will speak lowly for the sake
Os being nigh each other; and when love
Shoots up the eye like morning in the East,
Waking amends for the long Northern night
They past ere either knew the other loved!”
Special Notices. I
PLEASANT STOVALL
Renews the tender of his services in the STOR- ;
AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTH- I
ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof Warehouse.
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1847. 8 mos. 35
O=A0 = A Female Teacher, who can come well
recommended as being capable of teaching all the
branches usually taught in a first rate English
School, is wanted to take charge of the Alexander
Female Seminary. Apply to Rev’d. Homer V.
Mulkey, Alexander, Burke county, Ga.
Aug. 3 3 35
STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR
GIA.
tCr* This Company having been re-organized
and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre
pared to send forwarded without delay all freight
that may offer.
Goods consigned to WM. P. WILLIAMS, Agent
at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis
sions.
The connection of R. M. Goodwin with this
Company has terminated.
JOHN B. GUIEU,
June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta.
ILF DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at
tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery, in
xVugusta and its vicinity.
Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance
one door below Mr, J. Marshall’s Drug Store.
June 13 6m 215
O’ Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at
tend to my Professional Business during my absence
for the summer from the State,
July 17 PAUL F. EVE.
Com m t r c i a I.
LATEST DATES FROM LIVERPOOI JILT 14,
LATEST DATES FROM HATHa .JULY 18.
Augusta Market. August 4.
REMARK?.—As regards the growing crop, it is still
too early to form anything like an accurate opinion—
our advices from the inferior of this State, South Caroli
na and Alabama, are anything but flattering. Rain has
fallen in every direction in great abundance, too much
so for Cotton, and the general complaint is that it is
going to weed, and boiling very slowly. Should the
present wet and cool weather continue, for a week or
j two longer, and he as general over the Cotton growing
region as it has been here, there is no telling the amount
of damage that will be sustained by this year’s crop—at
best, should we be even favored with a late fill, and fa
vorable weather for the remainder of the season, our
i opinion is,-from the advices we have received, that the
1 crop in this State and South Carolina will prove short of
| that, grown fast year.' The bolt worm has commenced
its depredations in various directions, and the army
worm is said so have made its apjiearance in Louisiana.
E*CEXS OF RECEIPTS OVER LAST SEASON, AT
I Charleston,.. .98,175 bales, av’g 3-0 lbs.. .35,349,000 lbs.
5avannah,....52,211 “ «■ 415 “ ..21,667,505 “
T0ta1,... 150,386..., V..VJ.V....... ..57,000,535 lbs.
DECREASE AT
N. Orleans, ,■ .331,595 bales, av’g 450 frfc.-.vf 4.0,937,750 lbs.
Mobile, ..-96,954 “ « «9 “ .. 48,388,506 «
Florida, 11,721 lt * 415 “ .. 4,864,216 “
Virginia, 1,295 “ C: 360 “. .' , 466,300 “
N.Carolina,.. 3,175 * “ 360“ .'7 143,000 *
Total,.. .446,740 ..... .. . j 204,099,
151,386 ... 57,009,5ic‘
296,354 147,090,207 Ifas ■
COTTON.—We have bad a steady and improving
, market during the past month, and though the saws have
| been limited, holders generally have obtained their ask
ing rates. Os the stock on hand, but little is on the mar
i ket for sale, the greater portion of it being in the hands
I of planters and speculators, who are holding for higher*
| prices, which they confidently expect to obtain. During
the past week but a moderate business has been trans
acted, both buyers and sellers appearing anxious to re
ceive the advices per steamer Washington before ope
rating further. These advices came to hand on Mon
day evening by telegraph, but not being full nor satis
factory, they had little or no effect on our market yes
terday—holders refusing to submit to any decline, not
withstanding her advices are not as favorable to Cot
tonas those brought by the steamer of the 4th. The
few sales made yesterday were at former prices. The
sales during the movth reach only 2537 bales, as fol
lows: 21 at 10,£2 at 10$, 107 at 10$, 33 at 10$, 82 at lOf, 99
at 10J, 435 at 10J, 605 at 11, 158 at 11$, 124 at II 3-16, 510
at 11$, 47 at 11 5-16, 116 at 11$, 106 at 11$, 12 at Ilf, and
153 at 11$ cents. During the past week the enquiry
has been confined to the better grades—the lower quali
ties, in a measure, being neglected. We now quote
Inferior OJalO Middling Fair lljalls
Ordinary .....10 alos Fair Ilia—
Middling 10Jail Good Fair 11$a —
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.
Fvom the Ist Sept., 1846, to latest dates received.
1846-7. 1845-6.
Savannah, July 31, 9327279 180,068
Charleston, July 31, 342,644 244,469
Mobile July 28 318,947 417,891
New-Orleans, July 24 701,142 1,033,737
Texas, June 23 8,432 00
Florida, July 17 126,.25 138,646
Virginia, July 1 10,830 12,125
North Carolina, July 16 6,070...... 9,245
Total 1,747,269 2,036,181
STOCK OF COTTON
Remaining on hand at the latest dates received.
Savannah, July 31, 7,044...... 8,07-
Charleston, July 31, 34,426 IJV^ 7
Mobile, July 28, - 47,905 20,506
New Orleans, Julv 24, 90,596 44,784
Texas, June 23, 550 00
Florida, July 17, 4,629 7,^1
Augusta & Hamburg, Aug. 1, 19
Macon, Julyl, 4,775 4,ml
Virginia, July 1, 4 JO f
North Carolina, July 16, ***? I,
New York, July 27, 114,236 58,050
Philadelphia, July 24, 5,649 *_l_
GROCERIES. —For the season of the year, our mer
chants are transacting a good business in the Grocer'
line. They have on hand large and well selected stocks
and having made their purchases en good terms, will b*
able to sell at moderate profit*.