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MY WILT.IE —BV THE BE I. FA.STM AN.
Oh ! my Willie's eye is bright,
As the glowing glance of June,
A id his is as white
As the border round the moon
But the red of Willie’s cheek.
You rau-t look upon, to know,
tor ware I to think a week,
’ sis like nothing else below '
And to see his forehead bare
When his daily work is done,
And each starry spot there’s there
Yellow kisses ol the sun—
Shining throngh each glossy ring,
Os so beautiful a brown ;
then you could not do a thing
That w •u 1 d make him own a frown !
ft i« angry I cauld feel,
W hen he’s nipping down and thread.
And I sitting at my wheel —
Little spinning in my head I
.No ' you couldn't think it wrong.
If you saw the way he smiles,
And to hear him sing a song,
Why, you’d travel twenty miles'
Though my mother turns to frown
When he “ hasps” the osier gate,
And my sisters run him down,
Still I think it isn’t hate ;
Lor our R'ggie’s i early dry.
And we neither churn nor skim
Yet, 1 know not how or why,
There ia still a drop for him !
Bu( to see my lather stand—
Heaven ble-s him more and more
Shaking blushing Willie’s hand,
As they’re parting at the door '
Oh 1 he lores my Willie well.
And I own 1 love him, too,
But how warmly, I would tell
Unto very, very few i
[From the Polynesian of Any. 25.]
A Romance of the Ocean.— The following
tacts relating to a young American girl, I
think cannot but interest your readers, espe
cially as they are too well authenticated to
admit of a doubt of their having taken place,
in the manner to be mentioned.
The American whale ship Washington,
hich arrived here on the 13th inst., reports
we whale ship Christopher Mitchell at Paita
nder the following circumstances : The M.
ad touched at Paita, for the purpose of put
ting ashore letters for home, and again left
for the cruising ground ; but on the second or
thud night out, when the watch was called,
one of the crew was discovered to be a young
girl, instead ol a fair-haired boy, which cre
ated no little excitement on board, and caused
the Captain to put back again to Paita to land
his female sailor, to seek some more congenial
way of earning a livelihood, than using a tar
bucket and a marling spike.
Her stoiy before the American Consul, was
as follows:
She is a native of Rochester, New-York,
was seduced, like thousands of others, from
home, by a villain who promised to make her
his lawful wife, but who abandoned her in a
short time and absconded to parts unknown.
Returning to her parental roof, she was met
by her parents with bitter scorn and driven
from her home. Too proud to ask assistance
from strangers, and not so far lost to virtue as
to think of subsisting by the only means which
might now seam left to her, she put on male !
attire and for two months earned her living
by driving a horse on the canal. .Tired of'
this, she determined to go to sea—first en
gaged as a cabin boy at $4 per month—but
was told by the shipping master that she
could make more by a whaling voyage, and
consequently proceeded to Nantucket to look
for a ship. It was with some difficulty that
she obtained a berth, her youth and delicate
appearance being much against her. One of
the ship owners, at a place where she applied
(an old quaker,) at last became so much pleas
ed with, as he expressed it, “ the good face
of the boy,” that he persuaded the Captain
of the M. to take heron board. She perform
ed her duly faithfully for the seven months
previous to her discovery—never shrinking
from going aloft, even in the worst weather,
or the darkest night. She also pulled her oar
twice in pursuit of whales, but the boat in |
which she belonged had never been fast to ;
one of the monsters, or perhaps her courage
might have failed her.
She was a general favorite on board, never
mixing with the crew any more than was ab
solutely necessary. Her quiet, inoffensive
behavior had also very much prepossessed the
captain and his officers in her favor. When
summoned into the Captain’s presence, imme
diately after the discovery, she made a full
and voluntary confession, whereupon she was
taken into the cabin, a etate-room set apart
fer her use and everj attention shown her that
could be extended to a female on board ship.
When landed at Paita, the excitement and
fatigue had somewhat overpowered her, but
in one or two dajs she was quite well, and
much elated with the prospect of soon reach
ing home in a vessel about to sail. Only once
previous to her final discovery, did she run
any risk of being exposed ; but on the occa
sion alluded to, by suddenly working in a
more bungling manner, she escaped detection.
The cause of attention being drawn toward
her on the above occasion, was the quickness
with which she plied her needle— being more
than a match lor the other sailors, in that re
spect. Ihe fact ol her being on board and
doing her duty well, cannot be doubted.
Her name is Miss Ann Johnson, and her !
age 19 years.
The Boston Tragedy.—The Boston Herald,
of Friday, says :
Mrs. Webster, with her daughters, has vi
sited her husband once in jail. It was the
only interview that had been permitted to her
since the terrible night of the arrest. We may
imagine the affecting nature of that meeting,
but may not presume to speculate upon the
feelings of lather, mother and daughter, united
for a brief period, under circumstances so pain
ful.
Judge Fay, of the Middlesex Probate Court,
visited the cell yesterday. The interview
lasted a long time. It will be recollected that
it had been reported that Prof. Webster passed
the evening at this gentleman’s house, with a
social party, on the Friday that Dr. Parkman
disappeared. What connection this protract
ed and confidential consultation may have
with the professor’s defence, is yet to be seen.
It was stated that, on the evening in question,
Prof. Wobster was cheerful and sociable as
usual, and that no part of his conduct betray-
ed him, as a man who had a few hours before
imbued his hand with a brother’s blood—the
blood of a long standing acquaintance, a warm
friend and a ready benefactor.
Prof. Webster passes his time apparently
happy. He is devoted chiefly to the perusal
of books bearing upon the science of which he
is Professor, and other w orks of a grave char
acter, that call into exercise all the powers of
his intellect. At the same time he is lively
and cheerful with all who are permitted to
visit him. He converses freely anti without
reserve with all his friends who are admitted to
his cell, and there are many who claim the
privilege —which is in most cases allowed —
both for public and private interviews.
[From the Charleston Mercury .]
Conference of the M, E. Church
The South Carolina Annual Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, closed
its session at Camden on Monday evening last.
The following are the appointments of the
Preachers for the ensuing year :
Charleston District.
C Betts, Presiding Elder.
Charleston—Cumnerland, Wm. G. Conner.
“ Trinity, James Stac ■
“ Bethel, Henry M Mood.
“ St. James, A G Stacj
Black Swamp—W A McSwain, T. i tchell.
Savannah River Mission —W H Fomlng,
R Bunch.
Weiterboro—P A M Williams, W W Jones.
Combahee and Ashepoo Mission —J R Co
bum, S il Dun w oody.
Oakeiie Mission —Joseph Warnock.
Orangeburg—Wm Crook, Wm M Lee.
Cypress—W C. Kirkland, M L Banks.
Pon Pon Mission—S P Taylor.
Cooper River—John W Kelly, Wm Hutto.
Cooper River Mission—Thomas E. Leadbet
ter.
Beaufort and Prince William’s Mission —D
D Cox, L A Johnson.
Edisto, Jehossee, and Fenwick
sion—Charles Wilson, H A Bass.
W m M Wightman, Editor Soul ,orn Chris
tian Advocate.
Charles Taylor and Benjamin Jenkins, M s
j sionaries in China,
j Cokesbury District.
W A Gameweil, Presiding E’ ler.
Edgefield—Wm P Mouzon, AIT Hannon.
Cokesbury—J H Wheeler, S H Brown.
\ Pendleton —M Puckett; one to be supplied.
Pickens —John Finger.
Par s Mountain—A B McGilvery.
Greenville Station—H G Par ms.
Greenville Circuit—John Wat.-.
Union—R J Boyd, A P Aavant.
Laurens—SamT Townsend.
Newberry—J Z Zimmerman, J L Bouchelle.
Mount Tryon Mission—L Scarborough.
James W Wightman, Classical Teacher,
Cokesbury School.
I Columbia Disthici.
Sam'l. W Cooper, Presidin'. Elder.
r Columbia— Whitefoord Smith, John A
[ Mood.
Congaree Mission—William Martin.
> Barnwell—P G Bowman, J W North.
, Graniteville Mission—S M Green.
Columbia Circuit—J M J Harris.
, Winnsboro—Sam’l I.eard, I G A Conner,
i Lexington—D Derrick,
i Lancaster—Tho M Farrow.
, Camden—Wm T Capers.
Darlington—C S Walker, D W Seale.
Sumterville —E L King.
Santee —A W Walker.
Wateree Mission—Williamson Smith.
WILMINGTON DISTRICT.
N Talley, Presiding Elder.
Wilmington—ll A C Walker, Jas. T Mnuds,
Smithville—Geo W Moore, J P Kaglies.
Cape Fear Mission—A F Porter.
Conwayboro—J H Chandler.
Wacoamaw Neck Mission —J A Mi,Tick, A
L Smith.
Georgetown—A M Chrietzburg,
Santee Mission—W Corson, A Erwin.
Black River and Pee Dee Mission —M Eady.
A P Martin.
Black River Circuit—J M i'-adley, Jas.
Parker.
Sarnpit Mission—L M Little.
Marion —A McCorquodale, G. A Chrietz
burg.
Bladen—D J Simmons, R. Washburne.
Fayetteville District.
Wm. Barringer, Presiding Elder.
Fayetteville—C H Pritchard.
Fayetteville Circuit—S Jones, W B Curry.
Bennettsville—Jno A Porter.
Society Hill Mission—C McLeod.
Cheraw —Jno T Wightman.
Cheraw Mission—W J Jackson.
Chesterfield—A Nettles.
Wadesboro—T R Walsh. D D Byers,
i Rockingham—M A McKibben.
Albemarle—W Hallow.
Montgomery—P W McDaniel.
Deep River —T W Postell.
Lincolntox District.
A M Forster, Presiding Elder.
Charlotte Station—J J Fleming.
| Charlotte Circuit—J H Robinson, E. Pen
j nington.
; Pleasant Grove—W C Patterson.
Concord—W L Pegues.
I Lincolnton—C Murchison.
Yorkville—Paul F Kistler.
Soartanburg Staton—H H Durant.
Spartanburg Circuit—S D Laney, E J Mey
nardie.
Rutherford —Jno R Pickett, A M Rush.
Catawba—W C Clarke.
Shelby—R P Franks.
Morganton—Pß Hayle.
McDowell—J L Shuford.
Lenoir—D McDonald.
A M Shipp, Profcjsor in the University of
North Carolina—MC Turrentine, transferred
to the Georgia Conference~H E Ogburn, T
W Barnes and C A Crowell, left ap
pointment on account of ill health.
T ie next Conference to be held at Wi. les
boro, N. C.
Delegates to the General Conference, to be
held at St. Louis, Mo—W M Wightman, II
AG Walker, AM Shipp, W A Garaewell,
James Stacy, Whitefoord Smith, G Betts, N
Talley, S W Capers.
Reserved Delegates— R J Boyd and II
Spain.
Great Conflagration in New York..—A
postcript in the Tribune.of Saturday afternoon
says :
As this edition goes to press, the immense
sugar refinery of Woolsey A Woolsey, in South I
and Water streets, near Montgomery street,
is half burned down.
The fire broke out in the ninth story, cause
unknown, and from the great height oi the
place from the ground, Croton was useless ;
ani the building was left to its fate.
Messrs. Woolsey’s refinery was one of the
I largest in the world, occupying nearly the
whole block, the main building being II siories
high.
A great many barrels of sugar were rolled |
out ol the adjoining storage houses, but noth
ing from the refinery was saved.
The bell is ringing a general alarm, and it is
feared that the Government Tobacco Inspec
tion, a large and very valuable establishment,
will also be burned.
We presume W. & W. are heavily insured.
Their establishment and stock are worth, pro
bably, half a million.
Magnetic Telegravh across the Atlan
tic. —Mr. S. T. Armstrong, of the Hudson ]
Gutta Percha Manufactory, proposes to lay
dowm a line of wires, coated with gutta per-
cha, and rendered perfectly insulated, reach
ing from New York to Liverpool, at a cost not
exceeding three millions of dollars. The wire
cable is to be capable of sustaining continued
action for ten years, and the whole matter
completed within twenty months from the
date of contract. Mr. A. is also prepared to
lay down a similar telegraphic line of commu
nication between the Mississippi and the Pa
cific. The project is to be speedily brought
before Congress. Professor Morse is said to
be favorable to the scheme. —*V. T. Post.
From Santa Fe.—Letters have been receiv
ed in St. Louis from Santa Fe, confirming the
accounts given of the murder of Mr. J. M.
White, Mr. Callaway, and others, and the
capture of Mrs. White and her" daughter by
the Indians. One of the letters says : “She
■ can only be obtained from her captors by ne
-1 gotiation. Fighting will never do.” The troops
• at Vegas have five Apache prisoners, and the
' Indians would cheerfully exchange Mrs. White
and her little girl for them; but Col. Wash
ington had refused his consent. [There must
be some mistake here; no American officer
• could be guilty of such inhumanity.] The
news reached Santa Fe the night of the 29th
October. The next morning Mr. Aubry wrote
to Vegas, Mora River, Taos, and other places,
■ directing his friends to send out the Mexicans
i to negotiate for the ransom of Mrs. White and
j her child, and authorized them to draw on him
• I for SIOOO. It was feared the Indians would
| jssk a larger amount. The father of Mrs. White
| icsides in Virginia, and is said to be wealthy.
The Indians are said to have killed liiiiLy
six men belonging to a California paity, be
tween the Kio del Norte and the Copper Mines.
Some troops from El Paso and Donana went
• out against, and had a fight with them, but
• the result is not known. The Indians killed
three Mexicans within three miles of El Paso,
) on the 10th October.
“Last week,” says a letter, “the Navijos
■ came within twenty miles of Santa Fe, killed
some four Mexicans, and run of horses, mules,
• &c. The Indians have it in their power to
commit as many depredations as they please,
■ and what can infantry do? It is not to be sup
posed that they will come within reach of their
muskets. — N. O. Picayune , 22 d inst.
From Chihuahua.— Mr. S. Ashbury arrived
■ t Independence, Mo., from Santa Fe, on the
. 5-Ax inst. Mr. A. was of the party of Messrs.
Tiugh Smith, John Ware, and others. Up to
i September 30th the cholera was raging fear
| fully in Chihuaha. As many as seventy-five
to one hundred were dying daily. But lew
of the Americans were attacked withitjthe most
of :.hem were shutting up their store houses
. and fleeing to the mountains for safety. Dr.
Graves, who went through Independence in
, the spiing, had died, as also Mr. Schaun, of the
firm of Sohaan, Deßullet & Phillips, lie was
sick hut one hour. In Zulvaga’s train from
Chihuahua to El Paso, three of the hands had
l die ton the way this side of Carrasal. It was
anticipated that it would appear soon in El
Paso. — lb.
Meeting of the Legislature.—The Legis
lature of this State assembles on the first
Tuesday in January. As both Houses are so
nearly equally divided, we presume very few
members will be absent. Both parties will
probably have a preliminary caucus on Mon
day.—Alb. Ere. Jour.
( Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier .)
Baltimore, Dec. 26.
From California. —The steam ship Empire
City, arrived at New York yesterday, bringing
dates from California to the loth ult.
Sh brings 236 passengers, and half a mil
lio.i of gold.
Provisions were very high at San Francisco.
Pork commanded sr>6; and Flour S4O per bar
rel .
T1 .re was much sickness prevailing at San
Francisco, and the Cholera was ranging at Ma
zatlan.
A Sun Francisco, the Democratic ticket
prevailed for members of the Tei ritorial Le
' eislature.
Col. Welle •, the Commissioner appointed
to r»-a the boundary, who was superceded by
Coi. Fremont, is u passenger in the Empire
City.
New Orleans, Dec. 27 —6.KTA. M.
The Market.—To-day 5000 bales of Cot
ton were sold, at very full prices. Sugar is
unchanged. Molasses has declined. 851 casks
Rice have been sold, prime com manding s3|.
There have been large sales of Bagging—the
market is heavy, and declining—the quota
tions are 12i cents.
Arrival of the Southerner.—A tele
graphic dispatch,received yesterday,announces
the arrival of the steamship Southerner, Capt.
Berry, at New r York, from this port, at 4
o’clock on Wednesday morning last.
Igjy* Col. Joseph NV. Jackson has accepted
the nomination ofjthe Democratic Committee
appointed by the members of the Legislature
from the first Congressional District, as a can
didate tor Congress jjfroru the Ist District, to
suppL the vacancy occasioned by the resigna
tion of Hon. T. Butler King. The following
is his letter of acceptance :
Satan; ah, Dec. 27th, 1849.
To Thomas Telfair Long, John L. Villalonga.
Wm, A. McDonald, Esqrs., Committee of
Democratic Members of the Legislature from
Ist Congressional District.
dentleuien: —I received your letter of the 17th
December, 1349, informing me that “at a meet
ing of the Members of the Democratic party of
the Legislature from the first Congressional
District” I “have been unanimously nominated
as their candidate to fill the vacancy occasion
ed by the resignation of the Hon. Thomas But
ler King;” and that you “have been appointed
a Committee to communicate this fact” tome,
and request my acceptance.
The nomination, gentlemen, is accepted with
pioiound respect. Be assured that, if honored
by my Fellow Citizens of the first Congres
sional District with the elevated and responsi
ble position in which the Democratic Mem
bers desire to place me, I will, with a proper
sense of the responsibility devolved upon me,
endeavour to discharge all my duty to the
District, to Georgia, and her rights respected,
to the entire country in which we live.
I am. Gentlemen, respectfully,
Your Fellow Citizen,
JOSEPH W. JACKSON.
The Bagging Market.—The Lexington
(Ky.) Observer publishes several letters from
New Orleans commission merchants, which
give a very depressing, though doubtless, cor
rect, picture of the market for bagging in that
city. We make an extract from one of them:
“New Orleans, Nov. 21, 1849.
“F om what we know of this market, we
believe any quantity can be bought at 14c., 6
uios. We have about 2500 pieces on hand, and
don’t expect to sell 100 pieces more before
January. We believe it will be the policy of
manufacturers to hold on till May. Any'at
tempt to force sales of bagging now will put it
down to 12 cents. No one wants it for use,
and s eculators will not take hold of it at over
il te 2 cents.”
ggA.MURiCAN Art Union.—The annual distri
bution of the prizes of this institution took
place on Friday night in New York. Four
hundred and forty paintings were distributed, i
The expenses of the Art Union for the past
year were $103,415 09, leaving a balance on
hand of $7,115 09. The subscribers are 18,-
690. During the eleven years of its existence,
the Association has paid nearly $420,000 to
artists for paintings, and SIO,OOO has been ex
pended for the ground and new Gallery erect
ed during the past year.
THE
3nqusta, (Georgia.
SATURDAY MORNING. DEC. 29
The Southern Convention at Nashville—
Shall Georgia be Represented?
The Legislature of Georgia committed a
blunder in its recent session in not responding
promptly to the voice of Mississippi, inviting
her Southern sisters to meet her in Conven
tion at Nashville. It is desirable that among
the first steps taken in its re-assembling on
the second Monday in January, will be the
passage of an act providing for a representa
tion of the State in that Convention. The
Committee on the State of the Republic, re
port in favor of the calling of a State Conven
tion in the event of certain contingencies
*tatea in the bill reported to the House. This
State Convention is all very well and very
proper, in either of the contingencies named.
Ihe grave condition of things would justify
the calling of a State Convention at all events.
This slavery question presents sufficiently im
portant matter for the action of the peop.e of
Georgia now. There are rights at stake
which require the protection of precautious
legislation on our part, and which should not
be left exposed to be trampled down by Con
gress before a finger of resistance is raised
The power of the Legislature to act is dis
puted by many. Its inclination to assume
responsibility, and to take efficient preventive
action, ii equally distrusted. Holding a dele
gated trust, with u view to the ordinary pur
poses of legislation, the members of the Le
gislature are generally reluctant to act, no
matter how urgent the exigency, beyond the
sphere of the ordinary routine of legislation.
They are, in some instances, influenced by a
conscientious aversion to the assumption of
the prerogatives of the sovereign people. In
other instances, there is a timorous shrinking
from the responsibility of taking bold steps in
emergencies not contemplated at the time of
their election, or in reference to which the
Representative is not specially instructed by
his constituents.
These remarks apply to all Legislatures,
and are net specially aimed at the present
Legislature of Georgia, although they are ap
plicable to it. It is desirable that the people
oi Georgia should meet in Convention, to de
liberate upon the grave difficulties which en
viron them and threaten their rights. Sooner
or later, that Convention must be held. It
could act, and it would act, deliberately and
calmly, with immediate reference to the great
object of its convocation, and it would speak
with a voice of majesty and sovereign power.
Its members svould come advised and instruct
ed. There would he no trembling sensitive
ness about their popularity at home, or doubts
as to the wishes and feelings of the sovereign
people.
Had the Committee on the State of the Re
public recommended a call of a Convention of
the people at a time certain, and at all events,
and the Legislature of Georgia promptly con
verted the recommendation into an act pro
viding tor it, the public mind would not now
be in a state of anxiety to know whether
Georgia will be represented in the Nashville
Convention. The Convention of the people
of Georgia would have appointed delegates
to that Southern Convention, or provided a
mode of selection.
As it is, the question arises, shall Georgia
be represented4n the Nashville Convention?
To ask the question may seem to imply a
doubt. But there can be no doubt. Georgia
WILL BE REPRESENTED IN THAT CONVENTION.
Her people will insist on it. T hey are anxi
ous to respond to the call of Mississippi. It
is a trumpet note, warning of danger, and
summoning to defence, and the clans of our
noble Georgia, from the mountains to the
seaboard, are ready for the rally. When our
young sister leads the van, shall Georgia
stand back dallying and doubting? When
“leagued oppression” presents a solid pha
lanx of attacks upon Southern institutions,
shall the Southern front ot opposition appear
broken and rugged, by the gap made by Geor
gia’s hanging back, and hugging the rear ?
Forbid it, shades of the Revolution ! Let no
such disgraceful spectacle humiliate us in the
ejes of the worid. The idea is an injustice
to our people. Georgia never has been back
ward in defending herself from Federal en
croachment. She never will be.
The practical question is, how shall Georgia
be represented in the Nashville Convention?
It is proper that the Legislature should speak
out and recommend the mode. If a Conven
tion of the people of Georgia were called to
meet in May, that body could appoint dele
gates: or at the same time its members were
elected, delegates to the Nashville Conven
tion, say two for each Congressional District,
could be elected. But as a Convention of the
people will probably not be called except in
the event of contingencies already named in
the bill reported by the Committee on the
State of the Republic, then only two other
modes suggest themselves. Either that the
Legislature or a Legislative caucus should, on
joint ballot of all the members, elect delegates,
or a law should be passed authorizing an elec
tion in each of the several Congressional Dis
tricts.
This subject should be acted on proinp.lv
and the people will, in primary assemblies, i
instruct the Legislature as to their wishes. !
It would be bad policy, and disastrous in its
consequences, to wait till a heavy and final
blow is stricken by Congress before we raise a
finger byway of warning or defence.
A Movement in Georgia
A meeting of the citizens of Cobb county,
has been called, to convene on the first Tues
day in January, lo consider and adopt such
measures as their interest demands in relation
I to the Wilraot Proviso, and the admission of '
California into the Union us a State, with the
Constitution she is reported to have made.
The example set by Cobb county should be
followed by every county in the State, before
| the re-assembling of the Legislature.
White’s Statistics °f Georgia.
We have the pleasure of acknoweledging the
receipt from the author of a copy of the above
valuable and interesting work. It is a volume
of about seven hundred pages, Bvo., printed in
beautifully clear type and in the neatest style
of the art, handsomely bound in boards. A
map reduced from Bonner’s large map to a
suitable size, is attached to the work.
A great deal of labor has been spent upon
this work by the Rev. Mr. White, and it has
been well and judiciously spent. It contains
an essay on the geological formation and fea
tures of the State—catalogues prepared by
eminent naturalists of the Fauna and Flora
of Georgia, comprising “Minerals, birds,
REPTILES, FISHES, INSECTS, CRUSTACEA, SHELLS,
AND PLANTS.”
Not only is this a work of the Statistics of
Georgia, but an embodiment of almost every
thing interesting in the civil and military his
tory of the State,from its first settlement. The
condition of education, of religion, of agricul
ture and internal improvements,is given with
great particularity of detail. The schools, aca
demies and seminaries of learning, the vari
ous religious denominations, with a sketch of
their rise, progress and condition, the organi
zation, routes, business, &c. of the various rail
roads of the State, the character of the soil,
their productions and capacities in every sec
tion of the State, are all set forth in a manner
to make everyone who will take the trouble
to study the contents of this volume, familiar
with these interesting topics.
There is a chapter devoted to each County,
and they are given in alphabetical order, each
in its turn, having everything interesting con
cerning it presented in a clear business-like
manner for consideration. One great charm of
this arrangement is the presentation to the
reader of the traditions,revolutionary incidents
and remarkable historical events, identified
with particular localities and forming a part of
the history of the settlement and early scenes
of each county.
This work is a ricli store-house of romantic
and stirring events, narrated with clearness
and simplicity, and possessing the charm of
truthfulness. Our old citizens will recognize
the fidelity of many of these sketches.
We will hereafter draw from this fund,some
interesting chapters for our readers.
Each county in rotation is presented in the
following detail :
Boundaries, extent.
Rivers, Creeks,
i Post Offices.
Population, Taxes, Representation.
Towns and Villages.
Face of the country. Nature oi the Soil.
Productions, average product per acre, mar
ket.
Roads and Bridges.
Mills, Manufactories and Distilleries.
Minerals, Minerals Springs,
j Religious Sects, Education.
Character of the People.
Climate, Diseases, Longivity. J
Early Settlers, Remarkable Men.
Name, with a biographical sketch of the per-
I son after whom counties are named. This is
|an interesting feature of the work. It is gen
erally accurate, and the author deserves cre
dit for the pains lie has taken to make his book
a desirable and valuable book of reference to
any citizen injthe State.
Among the curious items of religious infor
mation we derive from it, is the fact that there
has recently been organized in Fayette coun
| ty. a “ Society of Mormons or Latter Day
I Saints.”
The price of White’s Statistics of Georgia is
I $3 per volume.
Mr Stephens's Views on the Admission
oT California-
It was in the caucus of the whig party, and
not on the floor of Congress, as we staled the
other day, that Mr. Stephens is reported, by
thojc or respondent of the New York Express, to
have expressed himself as in favor of the ad
mission of California as a State, with her re
cently adopted constitution. We have not the
report at hand, and speak from memory. But
we are not mistaken in stating, that lie looked
upon the admission of California ns a certain
event, and as calculated to remove one impor
tant bone of contention out of the way of the
Northern and Southern States, in reference to
the slave question.
Death of Wm Imngstrect-
A letter received in the city yesterday,brings
the melancholy tidings to many of our citi
zens, of the death of William Longstreet, for
merly a resident of this county. He died at
his residence in Oothcalooga, on the afternoon
of the 2uth inst. ale died as ho lived, respect
ed and beloved by all who knew him.
Storm.—An easterly storm set in at New
lork about 10 o’clock Saturday morning, and
continued for 5 hours, during which the rain
ttl. in torrents, anu the wind yacreased gradu
ally till it blew a gale. The tides were ur.su
ally high, and many of the piers were flood
ed.
It cleared oft with a mild temperature, as
is said to have been the case with all previous
storms at New York this winter.
The Hudson River remains clear of ice, and
boats run up and down without difficulty.
Navigation is still unobstructed and active on
Lake Erie, between Buffalo and Detroit.
Gold Dollars.—We understand (says the
Charleston Courier,) that Bank of Charleston
is in receipt of an amount of this small de
nomination of the gold coinage, from the
I nitod States Mint, which, we learn, they
propose to pay out with them, dividends to
their stockholders on New' Year’s day.
An American Bull—The President of the
luted States commences the third paragraph
of the Message with the following sentence:
“We are at peace with all the world, and seek
to maintain our cherished relations of amitv
wi th the » est of mankind.’ ’ 3
This is an expansion of the friendly dis
position of the U. States that will be particular,
ly edifying in “foreign parts ”
Commir t iai.
Augusta Market, Dec. 28-
COTTON.—There continues to he a good de -
mand tor Cotton, and all ottered has met with rea
dy sale at full prices.
SAVANNAH, Dee. 27.— Colton —Arrived since
the 19th inst. 6,381 bales Upland and 305 do. Sea
Island. (894 from Augusta, 4,676 per Kail Roavi,
792 from Darien, and 19 per wagons.) The ex
ports for the same period have been 12,070 bales
Upland, and 24 Sea Island, viz to Liverpool 1.55,7
bales Upland, and 172 do. Sea Island; to Glasgow
1,281 Upland; to New York 5,588 bak- I plant!, (o
Boston 968 bales Upland; and to Charleston 2J&
bales I piand—leaving on hand and or. ship-hoard
not clear, d, a stock of 18.513 bales Upland an.', 66 .
do. Sea Island, against 33,618 bale- I piand a-.I
1,331 do. Sea Islands at same time last year
Just at the close ol onr lust weekly report the
arrival of the Hibernia was announced by tele
graph, and as the Liverpool market had decani .1
an £d. it was supposed that prices would give way
here. On Wednesday the market opened with a
fair enquiry, but the private advices from the id
terior being of a nature to indicate that the crop
must be smaller than almost anyone anticipated,
sellers would make no concessions, and consequent
ly but a small business was done, the sales boin ■
642 bales. On Thursday there was more enquiry ,
and 2.842 bales changed hands, at a slight adv auce
On Friday and Saturday there was the same good
demand, and a further advance each day, the sales
being 1,723 bales on Friday, and 1.510 on Satui
day. On Monday there ivas an increased amount
of sales, 1,951 ba . being reported. Tuesday
(Christmas day) we di. in t hear of any sales, end
yesterday there was not so large an amount report
ed, but we believe it was owing, in part, to the
limited offering, 'The recent auvance in
prices throughout the country, has had the effect
to lessen our receipts for the week, as many per
sons, both, planters and others, are holding back
their Cottons for a further improvement.—By re
fcrencejloour quotations it will be seen, that they
are fully half a cent higher than last week, and
this has been gained by a stea y demand, each
day’s sales being an advance <>u those ot the day
previous, with perhaps an exception yesterday,
when the transactions were at the -ame i ate* a
on Monday.
The particulars of the sales, amounting to 9.731
bales, are as follows 137 at 9£; 68 at 9jj; 1.70 at 9(;
314 at 9J; 1,130 at I0;51o at 10|; 2,360 at K 1.1
at 10jj;80at 10 7-16: 1,115 a; KM; 52 at 10 9 16;8U)
at lOjji 80 at 10 11-16; 939 at lUf; 13 at It) 13 16;«,
at 10J, and 11 at 11 cents.
There is a slight difference of opinion anion,-
our merchants.some w ishing to quote highe: ; ices,
but we believe the majority agree that the to.low
rng rates are correct
Ordinary to Good Ordinary.... !b| a Jfi
Middling to good Good Middling 10,j a H»A
Middling Fair . log a
Fair. 10-|
Fully fair II
Groceries —The transactions this week hat r
been confined entirely' to the retail trade, and con
sequent!}', we can only retei to our quotations 6
present prices.—'The above remark will also p
ply to every article usually noticed in our report;
except Colton and llice.
Exchange— Sterling 6A a 7 : { per ct. pr.-minm
Domestic Exchanges—'The Banks are now tailing
checks on all Northern cities at par, and buv sUht
to 5 day bills at A per cent discount. 30 d;,\- at I
per ct. dis; 60 days 1{ per ct. dis., and 9U day - at
2 1 per ct. dis.
Freights— Foreign.—'To Liverpool gd., dull to
Havre 13 16c. Coastwise—To Boston and I‘rovi
dence, /-I6c a 9-16 c. for Cotton and per tierce
tot Kice;to Now York $ a 7-16 for Cotton an.l $ t
per tierce for Rice; to Phi adelpnia 7-16 a A*"- for
Cotton and £1 for Rice.
CHARLES TON, Dec. 28.— Cctton. — Thi* arii
ticle has attracted a large share ol the attention ol
buyers since the date of our last issue, and prices,
it will be seen,have materially improved under the
influence ot an active demand, coupled with the
position that the extensive operations ol ih.- pre
ceding week has enabled holder- to ui dntain
\\ hen we cl >sed onr former report the market wa»
dedidediv better than it had been for several day*
, prior to this date. A heavy business had charae
! terised the hist day ol the week, t e sales having
reached some 4 300 bales, at rather better price -
Fair al the time commanding 10|c.; and at thi*
figure the week under re view opened, as our quo
tations of the morning of the 21st in-t will show
I here was a good deal of excitement in the mat
ket on Friday last, and upwards of 4,400 bales
changed hands, at a further advance; Saturday,
however, was comparatively a quiet day, as buy
ers had partially withdrawn in consequence of
the high terms required by sellers—sales about
I, bales, but on Monday the market was
1 marked by' an unusual degree of excitement
! A good deal of activity pievailod throughout the
I day . and at the close ot business was e-tab
j fished for l air, and the transactions had reached
i nearly 5.200 bales, i uesday was Christmas and
j nothing was done. Buyeis were in attendance on
Wednesday prepared to operate fr ely, but were
j unwilling to do so, owing to the high rates demand
| ed and retired after having taken nearly 1200
bales, at even higher rates than had yet t een paid
j Yesterday, the sales so. ted up -4645 ba e y and tie
market closed with fair at lie. The subjoined
quotations will give a fair index of the market al
the close of the week, and by comparing then,
witii those given in our last report, it will be see
that prices during the week have advanced all o»
aAi°y of a cent. Ihe sales since our !a-t reach
•3,500 bales against the receipt in the same lime el
11, bales. The transactions were as follows
363 bales al9j; 293 at 9:]; 589 at 10; 10 at 10 1-16,
433 at 10i ; 73 a) 10 3-16; 968 at 10*; 1-42 al 10 5-16,
ÜBl at JUg; 17 at lu 7-16; 2491 at 10A; 74 at
10 9-16; 13/2 at lOg; 195 at 10 11-16; 2097 at 10s,
i9l at 10$; 179(> at JJ, and 150 bales at 11 Jc. \\ c
quote ordinary to good ordinary 9;j to lUL mid
dlmg to good middling 10g to middling lair 10L
lair and fully fair lie. to —. The transactions n.
Long Lot ton have been confined to !50 bales at
I price* ranging from 22 to 35c.
Corn.—\ cargo of North-Caroiina Com. receiv
eJ since oir last, has been sold at prices within
the range of our quotations; and 1,200 bushels
Carol,na Hint brought 53c. The receipts by R.il
Road do not exceed SCO bushels this week tfuo
j tations are nominal.
Hour. The Flour market has been quiet
throughon. the week, and prices for the pr, sent
are almost nominal. Philadelphia and Baltimore
have been selling in small lots at prices ranging
hum to ssc., mostly at per barrel; and 150
barrels fine Western brought ,§5 per barrel.
>a - f his ai tide has been selling at low price*
About 2,000 -acks were sold in the early part ot
the week at 80 and L’2c. cash; and subsequently,
small parcels have brought 85 and 86c.
freights —The rates continue stationary. We
quote to Liverpool. Cotton in square bales jjd. and
to Havre J|c., and 2.50 for Rice. To New Vork,
Cotton 2.7 c.; Rice 75c. Boston |c. for the former
ami ,$1 per tierce for the latter.
MOBILE, Doe. 2. Colton. —The arrivals tot
t; e week are 16,734 bales, and the exports in the
same time are 4,930 bales, as follows; To Liver
pool 2.202, Glasgow 2,167, Providence 560, and
New-Orleans 21—leaving the stork on hand last
evening 93,808 bales, against 103,534 bales same
timedast year, and 65,541 bale- year previous.
Our last weekly report closed on a steady mar
ket. Middlings were quoted at 9J a 10c., and the
sales of the week were 7,900 bales. During the
three first days of the present week the tran-ac
tions were limited to about 2,003 bales, and prices
were rather in favor of buyers, middlings closing
at 9j(c. On Wednesday the telegraph brought us
Liverpool dates by the Hibernia to the Ist Dec
noticing a decline in that market of one-eighth t
a penny, and very limited sales. This intedigence
had the effect of lurthcr reducing thi- market,
and sales were made of ],OC3 bales, middlings
i losing at 1 hursday piaced us in possession
of the Liigiish letters of the 24th November, and a
bettei disposition being evinced on the part ot
factors to dispose of their stocks, buyers entered
tbe „ n ?^iJl ke * freely, and sales to the ext nt of 2,500
to ->.wu bales were made, generally at rates
current the preceding day—the market -tfilen
ni » U P towards the close. Yesterday' a very
genera] demand existed, and 3,G00 bale- changed
lands, at rather better prices—middlings c!o-ing
orrrti at '^ C ‘ sa * e - 3 °f the week sum »P
3 <0 bales, purchased chiefly for France and the
Eastern markets—English buyers participating
only to a limited extent.
LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION .
December 21, 1849
Ordinary —a Me
Middling —a 9|c
Good middl ng —a 10£c
Middling fair— a 10Jo
F-ir 10| a 10|c.