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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AIJ« USTA.
Wednesday Marniiig, July 4.
(OTo day being the 4th of July, no paper
will be issued from this office to-morrow.
Dividends.
The seventh Ward Dank of New York, on
the 38th ult., declared a dividend of four per cent.,
and the Atlantic Insurance Co. of fifteen per
for the last six months.
The Western Dank of Baltimore has declared
a dividend of three per cent, fur the last half year.
The Citizens’ Bank of Baltimore has also de
clared a dividend of three per cent.
The Merchants’ Bank of Baltimore has dcc'.ar.
cl a dividend of three per cent.
Thos. W. Olcoll, Esq., of Albany, a gentle
man of superior financial abilities, has been elec
ted President of a bank about to be established
In the city of New York, under the General Ban
king law. with a capital of $5, 000,000.
The Montgomery, (Ala.,) Advertiser says that
tlio Bank Convention at Tuscaloosa proposes tliu
first of July, 1839, as the time for the resumption
of specie payments in this slate.
The Mayor of Baltimore has offered a reward
es five hundred dollars, for the discovery of the
incendiaries who lately attempted to fire the ciiy.
The cultivation of tobacco has been checked in
China by royal edict, on the plea that it is not
necessary to human life.
The Alabama Beacon, of the 21st says, that a
irncontrc occurred a few days since in Gaines
ville, between Col. Scott o( that [dace and a Mr.
Snith, the agent of the Tonnbigbec Bank,, in
wiich the latter, as is believed, was mortally
wounded. We understand the difficulty origina
te! in consequence of sonic remarks made by Col.
Siott at a late meeting in Gainsville, condcnina
toy of tbo proceedings of the bank.
■ Another Murder. —The Montgomery Ad
ve lUcr of the 29th insl. says, that on the even
tog of the 25th, a rencontre took place in that
city between J. N. Philpol and Boyle Ferrau,
which resulted in the death of the latter. After
a lull investigation of the circumstances connected
with the affair, Mr. Pliilpot was bound over, by
the Justices, to appear at the next term of our
Circuit Couit, and answer to the charge preferred
against him.
COMMUNICATED.
Mr. Jones, — I notice in the order of the day
published by the Comnrtlec of Arrangements,
thit this is announced as the sixty third anui
veiiiary of our Independence. Will some of the
Committe inform us in what year Independence
wa: declared? The vulgar impression is that
it vas 1776. 1838
1776
62 L that con ect
Sub mu not. 1
t'ur the Chronicle Sentinel.
George L. Twiggs having returned Ins
sincere thanks to Capt. Davis, of the schoonei
i Henry Camerdon, and to the inhabitants ol
i Wilmington, N. C. for their kindness to him,
: his son and nephew, subsequent to lire mel
ancholy shipwreck of the I’nlnski, cannot re
train from publicly tendering Ins gralcfu
' acknowledgements to the following persons,
who contributed every thing in their power tc
I alleviate his sufferings, and to make him coin
■ Con able on Ins journey home;
To the Directors and Captain Ivy, of the
' steamboat North Carolina, plying between
1 Charleston and Wilmington.
To Dr. Samuel Henry Dickson, for his
1 kind professional services while confined in
1 Charleston.
’ To Mr. Shelton, of the Merchants’ Hotel,
(formerly Miat’s,) of Charleston, whose un
bounded attention, and unreuntlcd services
1 can never be repaid.
To Mr. H, Gleason, and the inhabitants of
Charleston, generally, (or their polite and kind
attention.
To Mr. Tapper,.President of the South
Carolina Rail Road Company, for placing an
entire department of a car at my service.
Compensation was positively retused in
every instance.
To Capt. Robertson, agent of the Company
Cor his attention during the passage to Au
gusta.
Finally, to my friends in Augusta, for their
sympathy and kind reception.
Richmond county, .Inly 3d, 1838.
From our Correspondent.
Washington, June 29.
In the Senate to day, Mr Norvell, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported a bill making
appropriations for building Light Houses, making
coast surveys, &e.; read and ordered to a second
reading.
Mr. Wnicirr presented an analysis of the
expenditures of the Government, particularly
from 1833 to 1837, and generally from its com
mencement to the present time : laid on the
table, and 3,000 extra copies of it ordered to be
printed.
Mr. WiirouT from the Committee on Finance
reported a bill to make compensation to certain
Agents and Attorneys under the treaties of in
demnity with foreign nations : read twice and
ordered to a third reading.
The Senate took up the Joint resolution from
the House, instituting a joint committee of en
quiry into the expediency of so taking the next
census as to collect information in detail in regard
to the agriculture, commerce and manufactures
of the country. After some discussion, it was, on
motion of Mr. Sevier, indefinitely postponed.
Messrs. Webster’s And Buchanan’s rills.
Tho Senate next took up Mr. Weiisteh’s bill
providing for the further collection of the public
revenue; and tire question pending on Buchan’
an’s substitute for the bill,
Mr Webster spoke at some length in oppo
sition to it.
fir Buchanan defended it.
Mr Tallmaijge opposed the substitute and
supported tho bill, as it went to reinstate the
Stale Hank System.
Mr Strange moved an amendment to the sub
slitute, allowing special depositee to lie made in
the Banks, during sixty days; after which they
were to be convened into specie : rejected by a
vote of 22 yeas to 21 nays.
He then offered another which ordered the
payment of public creditors, to be made by Gov
ernment officers, and not by the banks: also
rejected by a vote of 19 ayes to 29 nocs.
After some further discussion, the question
was put or* Buchanan’s substitute, and it was
adopted by a vote of 20 ayes to 21 nocs.
The substitute being made the bill, the vole
was taken on ordering it to engrossment, when
it was rejected- -yeas 31, nocs 39—as follows:
YEAS.—Messrs. Brown, Buchanan, Clay of
Ala., Cunhbcrt, Fallon, Hubbard, King, Lyons,
Mouton, Nichula, Niles, Fierce, Roane, Robin
son, Sevier, Strange, Trotter, Wall, Williams,
Wright, Young—3l.
NAYS.—Messrs. Allen, Bayard, Benton, Cal
houn, Clay, of Ky, Clayton, Crittenden, Davis,
Grundy, Knight, Linn, Lumpkin, M’Kcan, Mer
rick, Norvell, Prentiss, Preston, Rives, Robbins,
Haggles, Smith of Conn., Smith of la., Southard,
Spence, Swift, Talhnadgc, Tipton, Webster, and
While.—29.
The Senate then adjourned.
The House of Representatives has been engag
ed during the principal part of the day on the
Bill to increase the Mililary Establishment ol
the United Stales, which was dually ordered to
be engrossed and read a third time.
The miscellaneous business was unimportant.
H.
From Florida.
Bythcschr. Allure, arrived at Charleston on
Monday last, from St. Augustine, the Editors of
the Mercury have received (lie St. Augustine
Herald of the 23d ull. from which they copy the
following:
‘•The war Enpei>.”—On tho 27th inst
il detachment of U. S. Dragoons, about 30 in
number, under Capt. Beall, scouting in the
neighborhood of Han Felasco, iice.rNewiians
ville, discovered an Indian trail, which was
followed up, and while in the pursuit, were
suddenly attacked by a gang of Indians cstr
mated at about GO. Capt. Walker, of Ala
chua County, acting as guide, was in the ad
vance, and was mortally wounded, and died
in a few minutes. The fire was kept up for
some minutes with spirit on both sides. Six
of the dragoons were wounded. They suc
ceeded in driving the Indians a short distance
into a hammock, where the force of the troops
was too email to follow them. Two Indians
wore found killed, the dragoons retreated in
good order, bringing with them the body of
Capt. Walker. While retreating, the Indi
ans came out of the hammock, and commen
ced firing, but at a long distance off. Capt.
Dade, ol the Dragoons, with his company,
had gone towards the Okefenokco Swamp
which was the reason no more force could be
procured.
Capt. Walker, was, we learn, much estee
med by all who knew him, and his Irps is
greatly to be regretted. He lias left a widow
and several small children. Here is another
widow and more orphans added to the list of
savage butcheries. We offer her our most
heartfelt sympathies for her bereavement; and
commend her to the “father of the fatherless,”
tor support and consolation under tins afflic
ting dispensation.
Melancholy Accident.—A sail boat
while on an excursion of pleasure (Saturday
afternoon in Ashley River, opposite Houlh
Bay was suddenly capsised; then two of four
persons m the b at were drowned. The
names of those drowned were Henry Rowe
and Clan- Grolier belli of Hanover (Gcrnta,,
iiy.) the other two were taken off the boat by
a fishing Canoe.- - 1 ■ i r<f the
2nd.
From the Frontier.
a Correspondence of the Troy N. Y. Mail.
tr Niauara, June 25, 1838,3 o’clock, P, M.
)l Sir—There are so many rumors afloat conccr
l, ning the slate of things upon our frontier and it
- Canada, which arc entitled to no credit whatov
3. er, that the balance of truth will be found on tin
i| side of him who disbelieves each and every ont
S) of them, while p,t the same time there arc sonn
positive facts which are tangible, and doings that
are visible, which, when stripped of all exaggera
tion arc a sufficient occasion lor serious appre
hension to individuals living upon the frontier
c and emphatically so to our government. I visit
11 ed Quoonslon yesterday morning and on landing
from the small boat, which plies between Lewis
-8 ton & Qucenslon, 1 was unexpectedly accosier
11 by a sentinel, who finding I was not a resident
matched me off to the station of the oflicer in com
h maud, who demanded my residence, business, &c
- &c., with all the formality of the most rigid non
s intercourse instructions. After being satisfied
of my peaceable intentions towards the Queen, 1
f succeeded in obtaining a passport. So much for
i our social relations with the provinces at the pre
sent time,
, 1 confess I was ashamed at the miserable show
( °f force which a few straggling United States
soldiers presented at Lewiston. Out of four that
( 1 met in the street, two men absolutely drunk
and reeling, in need of belter aid than the other
two could apparently give them. If Governor
Marcy cannot command better moans of guarding
our interests in this quarter than these miserable
efligies, 1 am both sorry and ashamed. 1 am not
r an alarmist, but there are indications in this quar
ter which ought to he weft and immediately look,
ed to, and if demands ore to he made upon us for
“piracy and outrages” of which the British au
thorities complain, as in the case of the Sir Rob
, C| t Peel, it may he well for us to have at hand
’ the instruments of appeal to Justice, as well as
' the means of defending the dignity ol our nation
| al character. Yours, &c. R.
! Quarantine on American Vessels in Aus
tria.—The following notice has been received
• from the Austrian government by the U. S. Di
plomatic agent at Vienna, dated May 301 h.
! Vessels coming from the United Stales of Am
erica provided with clean hills of health, shall bo
immediately admitted to free entry, (pratique
libre.J Un the other band, those which do not
bring a clean bill of health, shall ho subjected to a
quarantine often or Jive days respectively, accor
ding as the merchandize with which they are la
den may be found to belong to the class of objects
susceptible of being tainted by contagious miasma
or not.
As to vessels arriving in summer with clean
bills el health, they shall bo-freed from all precau
tionary quarantine.
From the New York 1 V/iig, June 23.
Money Market.
The stock market to-day was firm. For
midsummer the transactions wore largo. U.
Slates Bank shares ruled al 121-. My advi
ces from Philadelphia assure me that no move
has yet been made by the banks of that city
I towards a resumption. F.xeltange stood on
1 Philadelphia at I* per cent.
There was but Jill.to doing in foreign cx
changs. The rale on London, fixed by the
Bank ol America, was 8,1 premium. It is
thought that largo orders will go out in the
Sirius ler goods. I) so, the demand to mor
row lor bills may raise the price. No im
provemenl manifest in domestic exchanges.
Some inquiry is made fur Alabama.
The Tennessee Union Bank has made ar
rangements with the Girard Bank to redeem
all its notes payable in Baltimore, Philadel
phia or New York. Nolicc has been given
that such redemption will take place at the
Girard Bank. Let all holders ol this paper
look to it, and not sacrifice their interests.
The commerce ol Cleveland, Ohio, is on
the ascendant. For the twenty-four hours
preceding the 20 h hist. 08 canal boats
heavily laden with produce came into that
port. Their value is little short of $lO,OOO.
During the month of May ihc value of the
, produce received at Cleveland is placed at
one million of dollars. It is confidently er
, peeled that the declaration for the present
■ month will bo larger.
I For the week ending 32d of June, there
were cleared at the Canal Collector’s Office,
Buffalo, 18,935 hbls. of flour, 29,300 bsn., of
■ wheat, 1014 hbls. of pork, 138,710 lbs. of hull
ter and lard, 319 bbla. of ashes, 403,590 ths.
of slaves, and 103,000 lect of lumber. The
1 tolls, during the same period, were $9,923.
This activity on our grand canal will increase
' as the fall combs on.
The Richmond wheat market is all active.
Dealers are shortening the time of delivery,
i Parcels arc offered at sl,oodeliverable by the
l 25th of July. The price of present crop flour
> is dull at $7,50 per barrel.
3 The politico money market is quiet. Ills
natural it should be after the high excitement
• which lias prevailed for the last nine months.
1 Before, however, the public mind could reco
-2 ver from the prostration occasioned by the
- excitement attendant on the defeat of the
i Sub Treasury bill, Mr. Buchanan, slave-like,
3 brings up in the Senate a special deposits bill
- equally abominable with its predecessor. Js
. there a design to force that measure through
- Congress before it rises? 1 feel assured that
1 the immortal 125 heernen will meet the quos
r lion boldly and rebuke the St. Pctersburgli
i Senator for bis presumption and arrogance.
- What will be the fate of Mr. Webster’s bill
3 to repeal certain portions of the Deposit law,
3 is entirely problematical. The slaves of the
s dominant party possess sufficient power to
t defeat it, and I fear they will be prompted to
f such a course through revenge. As the I’vc
- ning Post declares, the Sub Treasury system
■ is in operation. Whether it shall remain in
. operation, depends upon the people at the
, coining elections, They must return a Con
) gress sufficient to carry any measure for the
3 ro-estabiishme’U of the currency and a proper
fiscal agent, by a two thirds voice. If they
■ do not, the nation will have to wait till 184!
i sure enough.
Ohio Ei.Kf'TioNEr.RiNo. — 1 Gentlemen—
-1 Jacksonians, and fellows of this conflicluous
community in this land of coitcusscncc and
I supernaciouencEs—Jacksonians, I say, e.vag
get ate yourselves I say, and support the insuf.
■ ficiousiiess of the oracle ot Jackson. Friends
the canvass of the veto on tho exonorous con
tumacioucnesß of tlie vcluniousnesH of the
United Slates Bank, was furcultlion of the
' Clay party; and wln n Jack.-on ha. 1 spylicated
1 the confidence of the present congre.s.', he
r rose to liis supercillioiis majesty, md crushed
: the mowing powers ol these illtt i.blc r,lutes,
This g ntleman Ja tson in tva idem ite to
the circumference ol Jack oni. m, and now I
’’ prov i-e you to exugg- rate yourselves.’— !,• uL
• > ille Ur 'C.
[From l/ir J\\ y.Jour.oJ' Comnurce.]
The Pulaski.
Mr. 1!. \V. I'Vsdick, of Boston, oic of llic
r- survivors tioin I lie wreck of llic Pulaski, urri
in veil tliis morning from the .Soul.li, and pro
v. coeds on lo Boston tins afternoon, llsiuiaa
10 good measure recovered liom the wmr and
10 tear of body and mind occasioned by die bor
ic rid scene through which he was culledto pass,
it some particilars of which, at our solicitation;
>- he has committed to paper, and permitted us
! * to insert in iur columns.
r > Mu. Foiii leu's .Sr at km ns r. On the
1 ‘ morning of Wednesday, the 13th lime, at
'f* about 8 o’clock, 1 left Savannah in company
"J with about7( others, Indies and gentlemen,
'J most of whom were residents of that place,
’ in the steamboat Pulaski, Capt. Dubois, for
1 Baltimore, via Charleston,—at which latter
J - place we arrived the same afternoon about ft
J , 0 ' clock. It was a beautiful day, and all on
j hoard were in high spirits, enjoyed the sail ve.
ry much, ami were delighted with the boat,
which seemed to possess every thing calcula
ted to make one comfortable at sea.
r At Charleston we remained nil night, ami
e on Thursday morning nt G n’click left that
t place with mi addition of ahuu 80 more pas
t sengers—numbering, with tie officers and
r crew of the boat, nearly 2lty souls. The
r weather was pleasant all day, with a fresh
5 breeze and some sea; —and, asis usual on the
i lirst day out, the greater part cf the passcii
l gers wore a little sea sick, and some retired
• to their berths, or lay listlessly about on the
■ settees upon deck; —and when evening came,
r most of them had retired. Ivvrsone of the
- number Hint did not feel exactly well, and
■ went to bed in the after cabin about 8 o’clock;
—and hod slept for some hours, when 1 was
• awakened about 11 o’clock by a bud report,
followed by a ticnienJous crash —My first im
pression was, that we had gone ashore, or had
run into some vessel. It did not occur to me
• that the boiler had burst,—and finding myself
1 uninjured, I dressed mysclt entirely, putting
my watch in my pocket, and taking my hat,
and from the pocket of my cloak a light cap,
which 1 put into my hat, thinking it would be
of use in case 1 could not keep my hat upon
my head. Before 1 had finished dressing, a
person ran down into the cabin, exclaiming,
“The boat is on fire —come up and bring buck
ets, to extinguish it.” This person, 1 believe,
was Mr. Sherman Miller. ? never saw him
afterwards. 1 immediately started for the
deck, and as I approached the cabin stairs,
found that a number of the planks ol the cti
bin floor had been lorn up,—and as it was
quite dark in (he cabin, there being but one or
two candles burning, 1 came near falling
through into the hold.
When I reached the deck. I found that the
boiler had burst. The contusion was very
groat—men and women were running from
one part to the other—some calling lor their
, wives, others for their husbands. On going
: forward, I found I could got no further than
- the shaft. Beyond that, as far as the wheel
i house, all appeared to he in ruins and in dark
ness,—and at every roll of the boat the water
. would rush in. There was one solitary lau
! torn near me, and this I lashed to the ceiling.
In doing so, 1 saw a person among the ruins
of the engine trying to got on', and moaning
and crying aloud—“gone— gone—firemen
help me firemen help me.” In a lew minutes
some one came to IDs assistance, and extri
cated him.- This person, 1 afterwards learned
was one of the firemen. 1 then went aft.
again, and with some others assisted in remo
ving some of the rubbish in the gangway, for
at this time, I think no ouo supposed the boat
would sink, ami wo thought it best to have as i
clear a place as possible on dock. But wo i
soon found this of no avail, —for the water i
was rushing in rapidly, and every one began
to turn his attention to preparing something
to support himself upon the water,—such as
lashing cettces together, ami tables, itc. < v, c.
A negro was discovered preparing something
of this kind, and on heingasked what ho was
going to do, said, “1 am going to try to save
my master;” appearing perfectly regardless of
himself.
The 2 quarter boats wore lowered into the
water—but when, I do not recollect, though
I have an indistinct remembrance of seeing
one of thorn lowered by two or three persons
The boat, now appeared to be sinking pretty
fast, and J climbed to the promenade deck,
Uhe only way to get there for the stairs were
at the forward part of the boat,) and there I
found same 40 or 50 persons many of whom
were ladies. There was also a yawl boat
which was filled with women and children,
and among them the family of (j. B. Lamar,
of ISavannah. Himself and two or three other
gentlemen were standing near the boat to keep
it in an upright position when the promenade
deck of Hie steamboat should sink, which, as
the boat had broken in two m ftho middle, it
had begun to do.—and one end was already
immersed in the water. For the purpose ol
assisting in keeping the boat upright, I took
hold of the hows. The water was now rush
ing on deck rapidly,—and the forward part of
the promenade deck sank so fast that the hows
of the yawl boat filled with water—and a wave
washed me from rny hold ami f sunk. When
I rose, 1 f ound myself near a piece of plank,
to vvliicb f clung' but Ibis not being large en
ough to support me, i left, it—and after get
ting from one fragment of the wreck to ano
ther, (and the water all around me was filled ,
with fragments,) I succeeded m finding a piece
large enough to support rno sitting,—and up
on this 1 remained some ten minutes, —and
look off my booty and loosened my dress—for ,
my clothes wereso lull of water that I could
scarcely move.
While upon lifts piece, I saw near mo Mr.
ttco. Huntington of Savannah. Hero 1 will ,
mention what, was told me by a person (Mr,
Eldridge, of N Y.,) who was upon the pro
menade deck after i was washed from it. lie
says that nearly all the females in the yawl
boat were drowtjed at the tnng it filled, and
that as the hull of the steamboat towards the
engine began to sink, the promenade deck
gradually separated, and when the whole bad
sunk to an angle of nearly 10 degrees, leaving
the stem high above water, the promenade
deck broke oft'a lew feet forward oflbe wheel,
and llic hull completely turned over and came
keel up,—throwing those persons upon it (rna.
ny of whom were females) into the water. A
number ol them regained the promenade deck,
which afterwards served them a, a raft, and
| upon which twenty lour persons found ihem
■iven the next morning—six it whom succee
: d‘ C in getting ashore m a boat which wuj
picked op, and seven were lakru off liy the
' -dtv. Henry Harnerdmi The remainder arc
’ ] aid to have died from exhaustion,
'j Aft. i removing* my boots, I remained quiet
■me 10 m I > iiini'it' , when I beard .mm
|p icon > .filing out not far ft rn/mc, and co.i
eluded they were in one ol the boats; but upon
inipiiring found it was a pari of the ladies’ ca
bin, (the side,) and Hint there were two per
sons upon il, (Andrew Stewart and Owen
Gallagher, deck hands,) and that there was
room enough for another, and that they would
lake me upon it if I could get to it, but they
had no means of coining to me.
I knew the onty chance of safety was to
reach it, and I made a desperate ellbrl, and
succeeded, by swimming, and by getting from
plank .to plank, which wore scattered all
around me, in reaching it and was pulled upon
it almost exhausted. This piece ol the ladies’
cabin was then about 10 feel wide by 45 feet
long; but in the course ol the night we lost
10 or lf> feel of it, —leaving ns a piece of 00
fee! in length. Upon this we sat ad night,
with iho water about a foot deep.
The wind wss blowing quite frcsliin a di
rcclion towards the land, and our raft being
long and narrow, made very good progress,—
and in the course of two hours utter the burs
ting ol the boiler, wo were out of sight of the
wreck. About this time wo discovered ap -
proaching near ns n portion of the dock of i
the steamboat, with an upright post near the
centre of it—and upon il wore Mr. Goo. Hun
tington and two other persons. They said
they were all from Savannah.
We lashed the two rafts together with a
rope which they throw to us, —but linding that
the sea dashed our rafts together with consi
derable violence, we concluded il would bo
better to separate again; and wo did so. Mr.
11. wished mo to take a passage with thorn —
but 1 concluded to remain where I was. 1
saw them no more.
Friday morning came —and discovered to
ns our situation. We wore out of sight of
land. Three rafts we saw at. a distance.
They were too far oil'for us to discern the
persons upon them, but they all hail signals
Hying. Upon out little rail 've found a small
chest (belonging to one of the firemen, and
which afterwards served us us a seat,) two
matli assos—a sheet—a blanket—and some
female wearing apparel.
The mat 11 asses we emtiped of their con
tents, and with the covering of one of them
wo made a sail, which, with a good deal ol
difficulty, we succeeded in pulling up, hut
which did us much service, lor by noon wo
had almost entirely lost sight of the other
rafts; —and in the altcrnoon’iiotliiiig was seen,
as far as the eye could roach, but sky and wa
ter.
But our spirits did not (lag,—for Wo thought
that by the morning wo must certainly full in
with some fishing boats. Wc bad also found
on the raft u tin box—tbo cover gone—con
taining some take, wrapped up in a cloth.
This was completely salnurlcd wilb salt wa
ter, but wc look a mouthful of it in the course
of the day, and found it pretty good. There
was also u keg, which foaled on the raft,con
taining a little gin, but this was ol little ser
vice, for by some means or oilier it became
mixed with salt water. The night came—lire
wind and sou increased—and wc wore obli
ged to lake down onr little sail. During the
night the waves were constantly washing over
onr raft; and the water at all limes stood deep
upon it.
Wo sat close together upon the client,
—which wc lushed as well us we could to the
raft—and wrapped ourselves up in the wot
blanket and clothes, lor the night air (ell ve
ry ‘ cold, after having been exposed, as wc
were, all day, to tho broiling sun. , I
Wu wore much fatigued, and once during
tho night wo (ell asleep, and wore awakened
by the upsetting of pur scat, which nearly
threw us overboard. Anxiously we watched
the rising of tho moon, which rose some hours
alter midnight; and still more anxiously the
break of day and the rising of the sun, which
wc hoped would disclose to our weary eyes
the sight, of some distant sail.
Thu sun at, lust did arise, but there was no
thing in sight. For the first time wo began
to fuel a lilllp discourged- -still the hope that
wc should soon see land impressed itself,for
cibly upon us—and eagerly wo cast our eyes
land-ward, every now and then as the sun
continued to rise. And, joyful sight! about (i
o’clock, wo thought we did see land, mid in
(toother half hour were sure of it.
Now wo redoubled our exertions; wc pad
dled; wc held up in our hands pieces of cloth;
wc did every thing to propel our little craft,
for we feared the wind might change and blow
offshore, and then all hope would be lost; for
our raft wo fell sure, could not hold together
another day. As wo neared the land, we
found the surf was running pretty high, hut
there was a, sandy shore, and we fell, no fear
of this, lor wc saw the land, and we knew that
soon our suspense won,ld he at an end.
About 4 o’clock, I'. M. on .Saturday wc
reached the breakers. The first breaker came
over us with great violence, and so did the se
cond, the third broke tho raft into pieces, hut
we clung to the fragments, and soon found
we could touch the bottom with our (bet; and ,
in a few minutes wc were safe upon terra-fir- i
ma, considerably bruised and sun-burnt; hut
with our lives. And grateful did wc feel to
that Almighty Arm winch in the hour of dan
ger was stretched over us to save and protect! ,
And it was only by the mercy ol a. Divine i
Providence that wc were thus saved from a
watery grave. 1
I forgot to mention that on .Saturday a
shark was following us .nearly ail the morn
ing, hut wc frightened it away.
Near the, shore, which was at New River
Inlet, N. (J. wc found the house ol Mr. Hen
derson, who received us in the kindest man
nor, and did all in his power for us.
And frog) every one we met wc have recei
ved the .utmost hospitality,especially from
some gentlemen of Newborn, who furnished
us with money to pay our way hotne. But
wc found that it was not much needed, for
neither the conductors of the Rail road cars,
nor the captains of the steamboats, would re
ceive any thing for our passage.
I have thus, in a very hasty manner drawn
up a statement of a part of what 1 saw on the
dreadful night when the I’uhiski was destroy
ed. All that I saw and heard, neither lan
guage can paml, nor longue uticr. The
thought of it makes me shudder
Respectfully, your obedient servant.
n. \V. FOSIMCK.
15 in Tarns.—"l have a little advertisement
in your paper tins morning. Mr. Printer; yon
can let mo have live or nx of your papers, 1 sup
pose, and not charge me any tiling’’’
“Yes sir. ho can let yon have them; hut when
a man goes into your otorc and buys a vest paU
tom, do you give him a bundssaw gratis !”
flow to iiiser.il.’ r. x ynn. —Pie.cnt a sub*
Tiipliuri paper I . rtu. people, arid th } will '.in
ish in lire ’ winkling ot mi ly
Childhood. , ,
“How beautiful !” sang out a girl,
A fair young girl at play,
A« bounding forth, she pluck'd the flower
That bloom'd beside her way—
"O, they shall deck any. (lowing hair
How lovelier far they are.
Thau any gem or diamond-*) me
That ever spat!.led Ihete."
' ' '' •• it. . ,
i hat voice what music in its tone
No silvery and e,lcar ;
Hike those unearthly thrilling aounde
That charm the dreamer's ear !
That step- how airy in it* grace.
And fawnhke in it* glide— ,>
Twas “motion's poetry” indeed,
Not found in hall* of pride!
Wer dark eye—O, the eloquence
Os happy ilreuma shone there.
The lilies ot Eden'innocence,
Without a guile or care—*
Her features were that angel smile.
Tokening the joy and mirth
Os a young spirit shadowless—
Untouch’d hy aught ofeaith.
O,.Childhood ! holy, beautiful,
1 weep your earthly pride— ■
Aye—all 100 soon its light is quench'd,
And thou with wo allied !
0, Time, a Spoiler sure thou art
To mar so Inighl o thing,
And Might so fair a vision,
As life within its spring !
f ommewcial.
August a Market.
Cotton —The demand in our market for this
article hns been quite nnimuied, (or ihn Inst week
and our quotations must bo advanced at least ( per
cent, on infenoi, anil 1 cent on fair to prime. Wo
now quote 71 u 11 cent* as the extreme* of the
maikot.
' If.
Chock hies, Dry Good*, Ac. — Ilusiness in these
articles is almost at a stand, saving Ihn sale ol TOO
pieces ol Hugging at 191 cents, no transaction) have
come to our knowledge
Exchange.—Cheeks on New York continue at
(i per cent, premium ; on I’hilndelphia p per rent ,
I mi Charleston I per cent.; United Stale* Hank
notes ft! and 0 percent.
Frkkiiitb continue at old rates
From the Constitutionalist.
Stock of Cotton .
In Augusta and Hamburgh on the Ist insl.
18.'I8. 1837...
In Augusta, 11 ,r>s« 38,616,
Harnhuigh, 1,095 6,680
On wharf ami boats, 557 1,400
Total stock, 13,209 36,895
Shipments ol Cotton
From Augusta and Hamburg to Savannah and
Charleston,from \st Oct. 1837 to Ist insl.
I , 1838. 1837.
Emm Ist to 30th June, .
r To Savannah 10,400 6,121
Charleston, hy boats, 295 16
‘ hy (tail Road, 1,788 344
; 12,483 «,4il,
Shp’d (in Ist Oct to Ist June, 181,308 120,690
Total shipments,. 194,081 127,171
I lleceipt o( Cotton
I At Augusta 4 Hamburgh from Ist (Jet to Ist insl
1838. 1837.
Slock mi hand Ist insf, ] 3,209, 36,895
Nhji’d (in Ist Oct to Ist lost. 194,081 127,171*
507,290 164,066
Deduct slock on hand Ist
Oct. 1837 19,528 3,390
Total Receipts, 187,762 160,676
, Camp Meeting**
There will ho a Camp Meeting in
near Augusta, beginning on the night of the 6th
July, and conclude the morning of the I Ith.
Jefferson, at Mt. Moricjh—begin 20lh July,
conclude on the morning of t(jc 251 h.
Lincoln, Wheat’s Camp (Jiuund—begin Ihq
night ol the 25th, conclude on thu moiniiig ol
the 30th.
II iirrrn, near Wurrenlon—begin Ist August
at night, conclude the morning of the 6th.
Il'nsliiiifflon County, Limestone—begin llio
Kith at night, conclude the morning of the 15th..
!I liken, Independence—begin the night oflho
17th conclude the morning 52nd. . q .
Columbia, While Oak—begin the night of tha
22nd, conclude (he morning of the 27th.
Hancock, near .Sparta,—begin on thu night ol
31 st conclude (he morning of the sth .September
months after dale application will ho
I made to llio honor able llic Interior Court ol
Cohmihia connly, when silling lirr ordinary pur
poses, lirr leave in sell the whole ol the real e*lale
ol Sydney G Holland, a minor, lor the I amid it ot
saiil minor. JEREMIAH GRIFFIN,
July 4 Administrator ol Sydney S Holland
A TEA* HER W ANTI',I), li.i the remain
ing part ol the present year to lake charge of
llio Oak Mill Academy, Cohmihia county, Georgia,
near Ewhauk Post Ollico. A goiitlcman who can
produce satisfactory Irstinionialr; ot character and
qualification* , will meet with liberal encouragement
liy order ol the Trustees, A J’EARNE, Sec’y.
may ill _4isni
STIl ENGTIlENING PLASTERS, pro
pared for pains, weakness in l|m breast sidej
hack,or limbs, <fer, ihey will give almost imineiliale
and soothing relict, and lor pleasantness, safely,
can*, and certainty, are decidedly superior to most
other remedies. For sale hy
ANTONY & HAINES,
npril 23 232 Broad street.
A GREAT RARGAIN.
f | Till’, aiihscrihcr being determined to emigrate tij
I Ihn west, oilers for sale his valuable Iran of
land, containing three thousand acre.t, situate
am) lying in Jackoon county, 6a, on the .Mulberry
Fork ol Oconee river, thu residence immediately on
the hog mountain and main Alabama road, vaiions
other roads intersecting at the same plane, viz the
Milledgcvillo road leading to IVinn’s Ferry, on
Chattahoochee, Hurricane Shoal road, leading to»
( arnesvilln and South Carolina. Great pan ol ih»
above land is red mulatto land, of superior quality ;
100 acres ot neb river low ground..; about 800 acre*.
eh ared, great p irl fresh ami m good repair, abound
mg with siipiuh springs, well improved, w jih aeon
veiuent trained dwelling house, two story higb, on
a most splendid eminence , an excellent Colton
and Threshing machinery, and all other necessary
out houses. No place is better calculated for pub
licbiisim sol any kind, in Ihe op country. Seve
ral convenient settlement* on the premises, not in
terlering with ear h other The w hole can he pur
chased lor nmo thousand dollars, one third in ad
vance,ike ballancc in two annual payments, which
is not more than two thirds ol the real vahm
Likely young negroes will he taken at their value,
april 13 w3rn HARHIsON THURMOND.
| UST RECEIVED,«Ohhd* P K Sugai.
*9 75 huge Green Coflfi , A.tierce* Honey,
July 2 For sale low by N. s]l l'l’| i Co.