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Fmm lh< ('linrh ■ I ill Court"
111 compl a-tee with I In’ w ■ Ims <»l • evoi a
• Ineiids, whose «,ooil opinimi I (bndly eliuii-di
and for the sal - faction of those \\ heve Ir.crab
perished in (lie I’nlii-ki, by the bursting m
her boiler, on (lie mglit ol lln; I I'll ot .lime
1 am iiiilucod lo v>; a minute account o’ a'l
that occurred to me mu) all that canto uinb ,;
my obsorvnt on. In this narrative, my own
feelings uml the inducements I bad for :i 1 lb it
1 did, will Hie frankly anti fc.iel —-'y dul.nled.
I am not prepared to iay, wiili t' > /■. !' -.a -mi,
that I would have met voluntary death In have
saved others, b it in the trying mm; o mir dir ■
may ami peril, 1 <I I ail mmy |;u vfr tonne
as many stilli for.-; a I wa ■; able. I d.d not
Fay to those I found in the v. iter to get a
him', hilt I at i ice relieved llmm, and tooli
them in. It, would afford but little consola
tion to one Mrimglmg for life to ndv : him ti
{ret a plunk. Nor is the ma nnnimity of hin
very appan f, who tn-iviv on In-’ < ,i j.i-nb
without offering a part of it to a (eHow j ■ ■
Monger, t '.I .0: . . '!-im!,.oliitli.:i I: ' o!l,.-r
nmy live li.iv e.\ sled,pa licnlarly in the per
son ol the con ol (■ id, hut mo lorn in auci-
J.ave not concurred. I Intvo ;; hirpo lannly
pro. idc lor, and after in; >! ,!i( ..lit) d uml
my country arc discharged, my next they
luive a right to expect ami demand.
What, happened afer our leaving Clnuffe.-T
ton, and the state of ihe weieher, hu- ■ ready
been lully dciailod in various pnb!.e itmns.
At the time of the c.\ph ■ on, ain't’ II
o’clock a', night, the boat v.as making fan
speed, and ivu going aho it an av rage in e.
I win called, at JO o’clock, by Cap ion 1 car
son, lo tiku charge of Hiu (leek. Ahollt lb
or JO minutes, he loro the exp.os.u.i, 1 went
down toll.c main deck to coll one of the o en
to the wheel, and in j a dug to ■ . riant en
gineer n lied him how every thing wa3 going
■on, ho replied “very well.” I'lto man cal cd
tamo to the wheel, ami 1 returned lo tho up
per dock, and was walking athwart ship, m
front of the wheel-house, in order that I
might boo both tides of the mast, and when in
that Bit'iitl.ou the took (dice, which
threw mo between tho inii.d uml the buiunrUe.
From the injury I reco.vud in my hren-J, hip
and ham), 1 have very little doubt that I must
have been thrown against tho bulwarks, and
alter striking was canted towarda tho innst. I
am ignorant of Iho inno I rein lined in this
situation, hut certainly some minutes, perhaps (
four or five. On first coining to my senses, j
I imagined a keg o I powder bad exploded, tbo
sound that I remembered win like that ol )
blowing up a house. In u moment after I j
supposed I In* (mo chuso, tbo bursting of tbe
boiler. I sprung on my fool, uml discovered
persons issuing Irom tbo forward cabin sky.
light. They were generally inquiring what
was the matter. 1 had no time lo parley,
conceiving it to he my duly ns quick as pos
sible, lo ascertain what was the real statu of
things, and for this purpose, I made my way
through the plank and rubbish that was around
me, and wont all on ihe starboard side. When
headed as far as the forward cabin eompan
u i way, I discovered that the main dock and
f romenadc deck, wire entirely blown out of
H ( boat, amidships, ami (be rooms on th
i-tai hoard side on the main deck, were blown
over. At this moment, 1 discovered a gentle
man abend of me, who I think, was Mr. Tap.
pan, of New York, who was looking down in
to the hold, and calling fur buckets of water
lo pul out the lire. I his passing, r was from
the forward cabin, I afterwards understood.
No one was yet seen from the after cabin—l
immediately cast my r y es below, and saw that
die starboard side of Ihe boat, amidships, was
out as far down as the water’s ege. A few
plank were hanging loise'y by the broken
limbers, working in and out, by Ibc tolling ot
the boat. Iw as now folly sale.bed of die dan
gerous situation the boat was in. I at once
resolved to secure one of the boats, in order
to save my own life, and those ol as many oth
ers, as I might he able. I was compelled to
make my way as well as I could, upon the
loose plank, by holding on tbo lop plank, and
fixing my' feel on tin- plank below. In I bis
way 1 gained the after deck, where a crowd
of persons assembled, and forced my way
through them to the boat. I sprang into the
boat, and requested oiThose on board to lower
me away. I was then asked what my iiilen
tion was. I answered, the object I had in i
view was to ascertain w hat injury the hull ol
the Pulaski had sustained. Mr. Swift, ol New- ■
Medford, jumped into the how of the boat,
and asked me if I did not want assistance; I
answered in the affirmative.
The boat was immediately lowered away,
and Mr. Hwili ami my.selt nnlni iked tho
tackle, upon which Mr. Tappaii lowered hiui
boll from the davits by tbeiaoklo, and 1 look
him m, apd pulled iiniiid tbo bow of the Lott;
and round the larboard side, aft as litr as I lie j
s'ern, keeping Hear of tbe boat ns bliu lolled, i
Upon my survey of the boat on the u award ;
appearance, I was.-nil tied ti nt she would be j
lost, us I considered her in a sinking eundi
turn. I then called lo those on board to bun eh
the boats from tho promenade deck, ISideon )
West, one oi the wheelsmen, liolloweit to me
he was hanging by the davit tackle, and be ;
ged me lo Uku bun off'. 1 told bun 1 w ould
not until they launched the lon's Ir m tin
promenade deck, lie hauled him,..'ll up ami
assisted in lainie'i'iig one of tho hints. At,
this lime, Hem. lirnwn ol Norfolk chiefstew
ard, called out In me that be was bolding on
by th ■ rudder, and I replied lo him n ■ 1 ad
already replied to We t. Alter the boat w
launched, bnlb lliovvo an I We -I swem to be,
and got m, aid eal ml ;n me, i.ayti, , ... in il
they wetc in was nnk.i ■ 1 threeu d I e.n
In ball, and th. y iephe.l tliey had n. I.i,■ to
bail willi. I 1 nen bite bed a. tern t■ i i.em; ami
they jumped min Hie boa/1 was in. 1 tben
got hold ol tbe In n' n.i l got her aiongeido,
and gave tbeill my hill in.d shoes, nil,l told
them lo ’i In bailing. Nome oilier pursuit
furnished inmllmi . ,! , in it b.nl (alien into my
boat. A M; r Tens elluit was now nude in,
lad Ihe sunken boat by ibn.-e with mo nit on 1
inn uon with \\ e-t and lliuvvn. Aitei |.»ni
JO mmn'e , u bee urn; evident I t! 1!..-, es
Iml.i wi ic m.a,ailing, and w : let inn ;; i, I
then | n.led t,o wind,. nml ami t. eup t\v mn i
(b it were lie.itin., i;j. ,n wb.u !. n, ~.. .1 t . .. 1
the lop nf tin i i :„in.-e, ,\i t‘.(,
t'onpi r i anie tip I . ■ vanl ~ i., n-io
that wo conver.-ej. I then tell , i w i;, u„
boat we had idundonej, and 1 re<( i-. u d .\*l
t inn pin t. |a.e my p nil r, ami pu.i, , .■
head to tho s''a, when I made ar. .1 t ;
(orl Io reel if,• bo.it ol water, but w n i, . j
ccism, and v. !i J:,l hailing, the bie.oknig up m
the steam boat w.m dt-tni.-ilv I.card T i,,
b!mg hi . omul the leai mg down ol a 1., ni-e by
a hundred expert liremen.- -'■ba .geared lii
sink gradually, mid in a lew niit.itie.--, at.out
IJ o’clock, | Inst sight of her. It, was then
proposed to me by Mr. L'onper to puli lor tbe
land, in w Inch propo: it:on nil sieined lo c in
cur. 1 llien re'n-i d : ,|., ~ ,y i■.| vv i.-hed
10 w ;' 11 1 BM»ri away
ward, where 1 lonnd ilnee more p . ,m ,
one o:i a pan of tbe wreck or settees, wi.o I
look into my boat. I was again strongly nr
ged to pull for the land.— I again rufnt -«l, and
said humanity lujnire. that wo , bmibl lav
fill sunrise, AJy o’jm.l wu.togct hold q the
I
I oilier hunt, in tbc bcle.'l ili.il. she might In;
, Imil 'd out by day light. Tin; tirgnmeiiiii id
Mr. (lom-er v.ere very urgent lo !• ;«ve, in
l’ w Inch I"? wns so. omlnl by nil. He will to
‘l in •, yon are r king tin; lives ol’ all ben,’, anil
I one Ir.iir’ii dclny ino'lit bn fdal. Tbc tmrbl
,|’ j was nark, anil Mime light do id- v -re obs ■ rve
] übje. At nl) nl throe oV’w;' . I yielded t.o tin'
|( j nimuimon* wi-h of l lim.sc wo bail on bnanl,
1 and we moored for Ibo lan I, believing tint
I 1 linn; tin; fdo.rmer wan at lb ; bottom. Uni oc
' j i:ro imi illy I could boar tin* erica of llio-.o tint
were on pieces ol tin; llmling wrr ek. I bad
j ten grown persons in my boat, ir d Mr. Con
’ | per had nine, and tbree cbildron an in nr as my
j memory rei ves mo. lam certain there were
| twenty two to'ilr. in the two boa's. Tbc I• >’b,
j, iiLoiiltini o’cln -h ill the morning, one <»i tlio
1 , per on. in my font, who mu badly maided,
1 i! ed. 1 dropped aslorn of Mr. Conper’s bon 1
' in prevent ibe ladies seeing when bo was e lu
lled to lb d A 13 o’clock v. e
made llm In rid, nml at ball pied. 11 o’clock,
enmo close in with it. Not teeing any inlet,
I Imuleil my boat to ihc Month Wist, and
’ | took from Mr. Couper’s boat two binds wo
‘J men lor the purpose of lightening it cn re-
I j count of tlio ladies, 'fbe bands m my’ boa’
' . aid they could not r'lud the f./jguo of row
3 i ing nay longer, and in i led on landing. I
pointed out to Ihem (lie danger, and assured
* them we should find an inlet not far on’, but
3 ( t!i 'y : (jll persisted and iiulnend mo In yield
Ibe point. We wailed tin il Mr. Cooper’s
boat came up, and I informed him of what
* bad taken place in my boat and the danger
!of iambim. Mr. (yotiper saw tbc danger, bui
.’ j bis iron were dewrons of binding also, and it
’’ I was to ally determined upon my advice that I
j should liy In land, and be was not to follow
1 until be saw the result of Iho dangerous ex
; peri Hu;. *(. I put ibo I nit’s bead to tbc shore
* and pulled for ibo land.
The boat passed two breakers well, but in
passing the third, her bow ran down, and the
I stern passed immed ately over the bow, lenv
i mg tier Lotlom up, some of those on board bc-
I I jug under her and others alongside. Mach one
I now shifted for binisclt, nil of us being in
' smimmiiig water. Il was with great d llicul
! ly I readied the shore, and was finally res
cued from the surf by those who bad reached
I iha alioro before me. Five of those in the
j I oat were drowned, too (a,'ally verifying tlio
1 danger that I foresaw. As soon as I could
! stand, I made a signal to Mr. Coupcrjlo Hand
i oif, which be understood, as lie afterwards in-
I formed mo. 1 then went down to tlio beach
to find an inlet, in order to direct them to it.
i Finding none, I returned to my boat, which
bad drilled ashore, for tlio purpose of hauling
her across tin; beach to Mtump Hound, in or
der to send to tlio main laud for assistance.
This wo clfeclcd, and Mr. Tuppan and lien
Hrown crossed the Mound lo obtain water and
provisions. 1 then returned to the beueb with
the rest of tlio crew and passengers lo receive
Mr. Conpcr on bis binding. Wo landed at
about I o'clock, and il was now ncar7’o clock.
Whilst preparing tbc painter and lanyards of
the fenders of my boat for the purpose of run
ning into the surf. Mr. Couper landed below
ns, and all were saved, and were out of the
water when wo arrived, but many of them
were much exhausted. The whole of us then
wentaorois tlio beach lo meet the return of
the boat, but the boat bad not returned, and
we wore compelled lo divide our clothing with
the ladies, and even lo collect dry grass lor a
covering for lb in, the air being very bleak
for the lime of year. 1 dug a bole In the sand
ami thus obtained a scanty supply of bud wa
ter. About 10 o'clock, throe canoes came
over lo ns, (rom Mr. Redd’s, and wo were
landed at bis bouse about 11, being just 34
hours since onr disaster. Here we were treat
ed with the utmost kindness and hospitality,
fur which 1 return my i cart felt lb inks. Tlio
next day I intended In go lo Wilmington about
thirty odd miles, and Air. tamper bad written
a letter which I was directed to carry, direct
ed lo Mr. Win. F.itlon, of lids place. Not
being able to ride on horse-back, nor to obtain
any other conveyance, I did not leave until
Monday, (lie 17tli, when Air. Tappuu, Air. Rob
ertson and myself made nn elfort to get to
Wilmington in a cart. During this day il Idow
j a gale of wind, uprooting trees and inundating
j the road, and tiller a most laborious time, we
reached about half way, where we tarried fur
the nigh', and were treated with great hospi
tality by Air. Alexander who furnished ns with
dry garments. We 101 l on the 18tb, (Monday)
ut I.alt past It o’clock. At half past I) o’clock,
a. m, w e arrived at Wilmington, We were
now crowded around mid many interrogate
, ries were asked < fits, and every comfort, j; y
j luxury, showered upon ns. INIy opinion was
1 asked as to (be probable Into ol those led on
j the Pulaski, or parts of tlio wreck, 1 gave ii
j a i my opinion, that it appeared to mu unpos
j sible that any could be saved or were now
j alive. The severe gale we bad encountered,
j nml the l**;glbuf lime all combined lo force
I this belie! ; eighty-four hours having now
I elapsed since the fa'al accident ; and I am
certain (but the boat, I readied the shore in,
would not have lived a minute in the gale we
bad experienced on Sunday, the 17ih. 1 was
| not solitary in this opinion. The best judges
them I believe, were id the .sumo opinion.—
I bat tins was the ease is very certain, or n
In a would have lev u sent out. Ii it be said
I hot my opinion might bine induced elluiis to
belioui w .111 me, ii might be a mailer tu be la
mented, but never can be n matter ol blame oi
eons'ne ; and those, wbo know me, will do mo
(bo jii.-tiee lo s iy, tl ey can never believe mo
capable ol giving (alto opinions in order lo
prejudice snilering bnnianily. On the contia
iv, 1 would have slid there was some liiance
of . avin ; bninan Me, if 1 believed it wry ro
mole , lint to s .viiii. ■ tintll again,-1 ir,e n tilth
condem n ; ii my own mind, is n system cl
i lines others may ptli.s.e, tail I shall not.—
I’iiis detailed sliiomonl ,s made in duly to
I inveuli olid friends,
DAM'I, IHliltAlH). Male of Pulaski.
The celebrated linen, Pie admit ol the
i i ’envoi(lion at I be trial ol Louis \ VI, and ora.
! tor of the committee ol public Miletv, instill
i living, m Ins Ni I year, in the south of Franco,
where bo is one of the council gom-mts ol bis
I d parlmenl. lie has written nu-nm.rs ol’lns
i lib' and limes, which are < xpevti d lo be im
-1 »* ’’ V publisn, d, and ol course the work
j wr.l const it tilo the most mleresiiiig public lus
j lory e| tin.; age that lets y et appeared.
Aiu.Mu.i.v. -The subjoined exiracl ot a
otlci relating to tins distinguished artist,
com. from an auibenlie source. Mr. Mnhy
Ims been oi.end three bntydreil guineas lor
merely the bead and bust of the (.ineen, for
the purpose ot having n engraved. Mnlly’s
picture is Mr id to be (bo best ycl taken of tin
t-ineon, alibougb several omiuenl F.nglisb
artists have painted her.— It ’/Vciii.v rip!
fn -aw- -Tiro following eloi|iienl -piedi
w.i." in. ole ii, a Inn.; . nice, by a young It ml’ ol
lilackslone, lo a court and jury in one of ibo ui„-
lorn counties ot .New koik.
“May tbeeeuil please, e.enllourrn of the jury,
lliedeteiid.ini in this cans, with all the liny ,
li. lid, emerged from die dense, vvddei lies-like a
roaring lion, and in In, gigantic Micngill, he
e ... Jmy client by lire collai, and -ijie.i. / '■
1
niAKLi: TON, July mue. 1
’ I'j tlu / ■lih/I : us the (lourin'
i -On my arrival tins morning,
i I’umi \V iliuin ,■ *.>n, I oli - r-t'.l in ynjr paper ul
I today, a elsrtr until on the inthorilv ul Mr. Law
i .id, the and mat eof the Hnlaski, taken from the
■' numali (■».•<iri>iiin, in whirl) hr bin os ill il I ol
tered SlIU) i'll eh i.,r llic ' r.- • N at .New River to
go in search of tho tuft wr Ire I hit -on which
I wen- li |/rrno|iH. Mr, Laivon ii a Ihu.r, ami
hut impetfuclly acquainted vvi'h 11) >■ • English hoi.
! ou-rr, tii which 1 allii ai 1 ■ rather ih oi l ■ any d«-
.si ni,this mic.-.latcmcrH. Cnpt, Ha-rln "a u sell
1 war Ihe only ono at New River then—hut 1 of. j
fend him $5OllO each for my sister ami two chil • |
■' ilrrn, and $lOOO each lor the other individuals
1 ho might rescue. To winch he n lid.—-“I will
h go os soon a- possible, hut if you wouM give too
l! $ 13(1,000 I could ml get out now.” Ami I am
convinced that he would have ;yono immediately
1 (and without any reward loo) if ho could have
* done so. Three other ve.- els fame down to the
mouth of the river between that time, ,:id I liurs- |
I day—loeaeli of which the ettne oh hr vv: I made,
, hut none could get out up to llie time r leit tor
I Wilmington.
I hire seen several : I itemenl r fri-m difli-rout
- inilivid all til the. del, ids . •filial awful ,-alnmity—
i nonui)l which was, in my apprehciisa :i, entirely
correct. Uul I have Hot deemed t i.- ess-ary to
| notice such unimportant end unintentional inac-
I cnrncicH, and where I urn known, I \ resume it
• would be ust-levs to correct Mr. Lawson’s mistake.
Youi’s. O. B. LAMAR.
' StiVEnK S ruRN. —Tho Petersburg (Va.) in-
Iclligcnccr of 2d inst. says:—
Our town wa.-i visited on Saturday night with
ono of the meat severe storm which tvo have ever
witnessed. It commenced about 8 o'clock, and
conltned until I I,during which time llio lighlin
ing wan inceasant. and so near that scacoly a
moment would esapo hetween the flash and tlte
noice of the thunder. Tho rain came down in
torrents, and the wind blew a halo during the
time.—Wo have heard of on injury which has
been sustained in the town with the exception
of one house which was slightly injured ’ey iho
lightning. Tho country, we fear, has not been
so fortunate, as the wheat mu st (have been ser
iously injured by the wind and tho ban) driving
rain.
15 V EXPRESS MAIL.
I'rom our Correspondent,
Washington, July 4lh, 1838.
la the Senate to day, Mr. Davis from the
Committee on Commerce, reported a Joint Reso
lution, directing the Secretary of Iho Treasury to
have made under the superintendence of Me
Hasan;, ono standard balance for each state, and
to have them delivered to the respective (lover
nors for the use of the several stales. Ajoiutrc
solution was adopted in 1830, for making a set
ol weights, and measures, as a standard for each
stale, and they had been mostly prepared and arc
ready for distribution. The object of this resolu
tion, was to give each stale, a standard balance;
It was ordered to a third reading.
Mr. lliniiiAun asked leave to introduce a Joint
Resolution, providing that the banks in the Dis
trict of Columbia should not bo required to re
deem their five dollar notes, before the first of Dc
comber next, notwithstanding any law to the
contrary, unless the banks in neighbouring slates
should resume before that period. Mr. At.i.kn of
1 Ohio, objecting, the resolution was not received.
iiAniioeu IIILC.
Mr. Davis from the Committee on Commerce,
reported the bouse bill, providing- for the im
. provement of harbour.*, and tho rwiovui of oh
, stmetions alibi- mouths of certain rivers,for 1838
! with some amendments. The concurrence of the
L Senate in the amendments was asked for by Mr.
1 Davis, hut il being objected to, the bill was laid
on the table (or tho present.
Sumo conversation then arose, as to whether
this day be considered one of the three last days
of the session, during which a joint rule of Con
gress prevents any bill or measure from passing
from ono house to the other. The Chair finally
decided that Sunday ought not to be regarded as
a day of legislation, and hence, this was to be
viewed one of the lust days ol the Session. A
motion was made to suspend the Joint rules in
question, for this day, but it was negatived. The
-secretary then proceeded to the consideration of
private bills, from tlie House, and dispose of a
great number.
In the House, Mr. Adams again occupied the
whole of the morning hour with his speech on
the annexation of Texas to the Union —to hr
cumiiivnl. I suppose the old gentleman will
continue to talk till the end ol tkp session.
After that, the Senate Hill providing lor iho
letter security of passengers in vessels propelled
by steam was taken up: the amendments concur
red in; and the bill pas.-od, Il now only requires
'.be approval of the J’lesidi ut, in older to become
a law.
This important measure contains several pro.-
vi.ioiis, which, il is hoped, will tend to tho pre
:e. valioii of life and pro) erty. i’erhaps, howov
er, tho most important of all is a section introdu
ced yesterday on Mr. Wi. a,, r, it's motion. Hy
this Motion, it is enacted that, in suits n - liu.-t the
proprietors of sli ainhoals, for injuries or losses,
in consequence of the bursting of boil, n, c„lhi-i.
ses of lines, Ac. the fact of bursting of collapsing
is •■ .'lull ho sullicieni prih.a/gdr evidence to
i' ! > o'gs the IMi-ndanls; and liny ran clear them
selves only hy proving that Iheiossot injury hap
pened u-ilhaul unif r of (he proprirtoi s,
-r any /minus in (heir nt. This will
i.i.iuo p opiietors id hoot > van lul as to the poison.,
whom they employ, ;u Captain i, Engineers, Ac-
A e.
Tin., pi,m .In,, h, pi ,|, ,i mv those who conduct
I i boat, and loans.-,.' IHi - ate.nn, can always shew
II it it vv.i. i,./;; ml not n . ;.//<.** it lli * *
• lolhlu- ~ When vi apa . .■;i., -r wlin ha, 10.-t
■ pi -| ily or his Inn ;or a IreighU-r who has
In i hi- propt rty, can usually prove nothin.; but
tiro laet ol lli, explosion. This important pro-'
' • ’ii. I doubt not will be Irighly salutary, by
putting Haul owners on tin ir caution.
Tho llouvo than procoodod to tho eonsideia
lion ol tho private an 1 local lolls ..n the calendar;
nnl was so oil' i-.-il until the 1 1 no olf the silling.
1 luemiimed, a lew days ago, that the hill for
ineiease ol the Army had pa-e.ed holh houses.
I'he i'll at ol It will he to add four thousand five
hundred nmk and lile to the pie-enl rniiiiaiy s
tablishmetil.
In lilt- general Annual Hill concerning I’ost
(hikes ami Host Roads, the Hou.-e iuseited an
amendment, requiring the Ho t Master (join ra|
to dispense with he H ,p;e s Marl.., as caily a>)
(I>uctical»lu. I’lui alticncliiKMU was struck out
|.y the Senate, to i! ty. Ho llic !8 lulhern Impress
Moil will he ( fuiiiuiiril M.
CIIRONfCLK AM) SivN I’INISL.
A «;<*’! S'i'A.
Tmmdoy MotMili?, July !()•
I fool it to In? u iluly tvhicli I owe to my follow
ciiizeiiH of Augusta, to l;iy lit'lbic them the cir
cumstances of the Ii iso a Kempt which was made
to lake my life on Saturday morning last, at the
Depot ol the South I'arolina Rail Road, in Ham
burg. On my going into the door of the Ticket
office, I was met in a very calm and peaceable
manner by Robert Glover, whose desperate cha<
meter is well known in Augusta, and asked if my
name was Jones —to whieh I replied in the aflir
malivo. lie then said ho wished to say a word
or two to me, and pulling out a number of the*
( hroiiido and Sentinel of Friday morn ing last,
and pointing to the editorial article in which his
conduct in assaulting and biting off the nose of
one ol the city officers, was spoken of in pretty
strong terms,asked me, isl was the author of it.—
I told him I was. He then handed rue a written
paper, which ho requested mo to read. It pur
ported to be a retraction, to bo signed by me, of
all, or pretty much ail of what was contained in
the article in the Chronicle. I did not read it all
»
but enough to see that it was such a paper as I
, could not sign, most especially as it was evident
from all the circumstances, that it was attempted
to be extorted from mo. Without saying a word,
I turned and walked up to the ticket box, with
the paper si,ii in my hand, and remarked to Mr,
bishop,of Augusta, that a difficulty Was about to
ensue between Glover and myself, and 1 wished
him to observe what passed. I then folded up the
paper, and turned to Glover,who had followed me
up to the ticket box, and satd,“.St>, / shall not
sign it. “Then hy Goil Sir,” replied he, “you
nr me, one fulls,” and commenced to gel out his
pistols. I instantly dicvv out a small pocket pis
tol, and was in tiro act of cocking it, which he
perceived, and seeing that I should be ready to
fire first, he turned, quickly round one or two
of the by-slanders so as to place them between
btm. and myself, and ran off twenty or thirty
feel towards the other end of the room, drew
out a couple of largo bosom pistols, turned and
levelled one of them in the direction of my posi
tion. At this distance, ho was beyond the reach
of my small pistol, with the least degree of cer
tainly Irotn an unpractised hand, and yet suffi
ciently near to make an almost certain shot with
his own. I resolved not to fire at that distance)
and when the crowd parted to either side of the
narrow room, I stepped also to one side, which
left me in such a position that he could
not fire without as great danger of killing some
one else as myself. At this moment, as he was
hesitating to fire, a gentleman connected with
the Rail Road stepped up and caught hold of
him ; several others immediately interfered, to
prevent any firing, and ray friends pressed mo
into the car, the door of which opened at the
door of the ticket room, so as to step from one
to the other. Glover then left the Depot and
went off to Hamburg, his hiding place from the
1 reach of the Georgia laws.
I again ask the people of Augusta how long
are these atrocities to continue! When shall
the lives of peaceful citizens be secure from the
assaults ol dispcradocs and assassins! I ask no
peculiar sympathy in my own behalf, but I must
bo permitted to say that if Editors arc left alone,
unsuslaincd by the community, to combat lawless
bands ol men, at the imminent peril of their lives,
we arc too few in number, to accomplish any
thing lor the public good. A sense of this dan
ger, and ol a disposition on the part of the corn*
munily, to talk much, and do little, has already
placed the press under restraints 100 long. Shall
it continue! Is there no remedy! If not, we
had better submit at once and live at the mercy
of men, who are beyond lire reach of laws, which
they are in the daily habit of violating. I’eaccs
ful men seldom carry arms, while lawless charac
ters stalk about in our midst, armed to die teeth,
and ready to strike down any man who attempts
to expose their violations of law* and with an al
most certain prospect of eluding justice, either
by running'Oll) or by the tardiness of the law and
'he want ol energy on lire part of citizens, or by
u.e aid ol Choir companions and accomplices.
<Hovel 1 had every rouion to suppose that 1 was
unarmed, and would fail pn easy victim.
unusual bine and and place of bis attack proves it.
Aly _ very dress indicated an unarmed man; having
on at ike lime only a round jacket, without any
v sl, be could plain 1 )’ see tbal there were no weap
on, in my ho;om. Nothing saved my life but the
pis id in my pantaloons pocket, mid tbo promptness
with which it was, unexpectedly to him, drawn
out. It 1 bad been unarmed, or had failed to be
quicker in making ready than bo was, I should have
been shot down, as wo were not three feet apart
wluo be pronounced that one or rlio other nui.-l fall,
flow he knew that I was to bo at lire Kail Rosd
licit morning Ido not know, but presume that the
information had boon sent by some ot Ins compan
ions m Augusta, where it was well known .licit 1
was about to leave fur the North.
WILLIAM E JONES.
Charleston, Bib July, 18118
Tire following is a list id the candidates a
present beloro the people of that republic ior the
j oilier., .it President and Vice-President:
For Pie.-idinl, (101. I’eter \V. Grayson, Gen.
| M. U. Lanin, tail. Roboil Wilson and Judge
I • b'llingswoith. For Vice Pie ddent, Judge D.
jti. lain nett, Col. A. G. Horton, and Joseph
1 Rowe,
Fhc \an Uuren Convention at Concoid, S/
11 lias nominated the Hon. John Paok, of Ha
verhill. as candid,He lor Governor, at the election
iu .Mulch next,
explosion.
The steamboat Heaver, on the 10th nil. buist
one ol hei hoileis, near Franklin, Fa. jScven.il
poisons were much scalded, and one was not ex
pected to urvive. The Franklin Intelligencer
say ~ that the accident aioao ft mil the ear. le„ncss
or incapacity of the engineer, who, wiift tho lire
men, having smuggled liquor on ho.nd, had (a
ken too finely, and uullcrcd the *twi in the bed
t IMS Id become (n I low, while .1 limit; tilo Wa.s I*<• Jjl
up ill order li> propel (ho boat through what is
called J’jikei s I',ills, u Ins re (ho accident look
place.
(lio ship K i.moke, hi rival at Philadelphia on
llio mil, from Buenos Ayres, liringing papers to
tin 1 I‘dlli May.
I he blockade vvas still strictly enforced by the
!■ tench fieri. Accounts from Chili, to the 30th
April, mention that an expedition of 1500 men
had sailed from Valparaiso on the 18th to act
against sorno part of I’eru.
I'Vuu Mm; Branch, July 5, 1838.
l)car bir—l no citizens of the 4 Mile Branch
and its vicinity met yesterday at the Plain Pleas
ant Academy, for the purpose of celebrating our
American Anniversary; and after partaking of a
sumptuous barhacuc prepared for the occasion,
to which some two or three hundred persons sat
down, the Meeting was Called lo order by n%
ducting Capt. Win. Bush lo the Chair,
. by James .1. Wilson, when the following toasts
were drank, and ordered to he published in the
Chronicle & Sentinel and Savannah Georgian.
Ist. The dry we celebrate—Sacred to the
mommy ol the American Patriots, who nobly
[• conceived and gallantly achieved our Indepen
dence,
2nd. r ihe Abolitionists.—Justice will never
’ 1)8 nicctcd out to them until hemp collects ail its
dues.
3J. The Constitution of those United States—
As pure an instrument as man can make; it
’ guarantees to us the principles declared by thg I
Congress of Patriots Convened at Philadelphia,
lhl " day 03 years ago. May Americans hold to
1 it as long as the earth hears herbage or the ocean
' rolls a wave
4th. The Survivors of the Involution.—Noble
' relicks of a glorious cause. May our youths
emulate their virtues.
■ sth. A Direct Trade.—A Southern cnlcrpizo.
> '1 he sure road to prosperity.
Cth. Our Army mid Militia.—The bulwarks of
; a nations independence.
i Tih. The President of the United States.—
> Pledged lo regard Souther institutions— [lnau
i ffural Jhltlrcfs.]
i Bth. Ileligion, without bigotry or superstition;
t end liberty without laciviousness.
1 oth. The Congress of the United States.—
- May they desert from President-making and
i party strifes, and relieve the country of its pre
sent embarrassment, by equalizing the currency
‘ to an uniform standard of value.
1 10th. 'Texas.—May she he speedily admitted
i into the Union. Glory, interest, and patriotism
j impel to the act.
i 11th. The Militia organization of the State.—
I A species ot tyranny exorcised over freemen
j which the monarchist governments of Europe
i would not long submit to, Preemen assert your
i rights.
1 13. Abolition.—The rock upon which our
> political lank must split if persisted in by Norths
3 ern fanatics.
e X 3th. The Ladies.
D “,The world was sad, the garden vvas a wild;
j And man the hermit sighed, ’till woman smiled,”
The following were some of the volunteer B
that wore offered :
, By Capt. Bush, President of the day—Cal-
I houn, I’reston, Hamilton, &c., &c.—Too accus
tomed to navigate a stormy ocean, to agree to sail
on a smooth and unrullled sea—hence the ahol
t ishmenl of the triumvirate. South Carolina
behold champions!
By JaiiS J. Wilson. Texas—May the day
soon dawn that shall give birth to her political
’ union.
By A. A. Smith, from Savannah—a guest. —
South Carolina and Georgia—like true and affec
tionate sisters ; may they ever remain united in
weal and in woe.
By John 11. Lalfitlc—a guest. Southern
institutions, and Southern liberty.
By James W. Roberts—a guest. The com
-1 promise lull, and National Bank—a political
speculation, conceived in policy and hi ought forth
■ under the mask of patriotism.
, By S. Newman. May the freedom of election
’ bo preserved, the trial by jury maintained, and
the liberty of the press secured.
r By D. T. Baily. Martin Van Buren—'The
rising sun ol a sinking Empire—may ho shew
the onward tide of political faction, a-id brighten
once more the dark days which overshadowed
’ tho fairest portion of a nation.
■® By John B. Bowers. The Honorable Patrick
I Noble —nominated for Governor at the approach
ini'- ejection, South Carolina could not make a
better selection.
By J, J. Boy cd. The Constitution-'’A. balm
lo liberty, the patriot’s theme, the freeman's do- i
light, but the traitor's death.
By P. M. Blank. Tho Revolutionary Patri.
ots—May we emulate their virtue and patri
otism .
By 1). Bush. Thu Treaty with the Cherokee
Indians—Georgia is acquainted with, and will
maintain her rights.
By G. L. Lark. Tho appropriation by the
Legislature for the relief of Charleston—An
act demanded by the best interest of the Slate.
By A. B. Jeniigan. The Abolitionists of the
East and North—We bequeath lo them the
Hemp ol the West and Hick ay of tho South.
By J.W. Baily. Principles, not parly spirit
in our Slate Elections.
By M. I!. Bush. Our next Legislature—May
■ she study well the interests of the Slate.
By E. Clayton. Success lo the friends of S.
Carolina—May they evor ho a free and nidepeu
-1 dent people.
n
✓ Gov. Call and the Indian Agents, Messrs.
Walker and Boyd, have icccnlly succeeded in
making a treaty with John Walker and Econ
Chatamiccu’s irihos of Apalachicola Indians.
The treaty provides for their removal on the
30th of October next. The Indians are paid
for their lands and improvcincii's, and a liberal
allowance for their emigration.
Tin., treaty hashing been desirable—the con
tract of tho Indians with tho whites m the
neighboihoods of settlements bordering on the
icarve, is productive of bad consequence., to
bath panic, . I lie reservation (no occupies sonic
of tho best lands in the Territory, which will be
sell led immediately upon lire extinguishment
of the Ltd tin title.
i he removal ol ihujeUiLcs will give great-
oi advantage for tlm capture ol those (Xtilea
Who PO t rtquently lurk around the /eudlv
'V"' '■'■'-''ive information of ilio movu/ent of’
tin: wlnlcv, thus enabling the haajfica i*n--
dtantly to elude all
( '•■ipl. Ilutter, who
wilii a detiiciiiuenl ol troops, m quest of ihe
runaway Creeks, we understand, lias readied
( liaUahoooliee, after a faithful and peruever
iuo examination of ilio country between tbc
Apalachicola and Ocklockonee Rivers, but
without be inn successful in capturin'? the
fugitives. About xiO have been taken, aid
with flic women who remained at Walker’s
town, sent to Dug Island. The troops, worn
down by constant service, have been suffered
so recruit a short time when we learn, they
will agam give pursuit. We presume, from
Capt. flutter s acknowledged pciaevcrancu
and industry, that these Indians will soon bo
secured.
Wo have boon informed,that to the unwarrant,
able interference of some abandoned while men
is to be attributed the difficulties which have rc
ccntly occurred in ibis quarter with the Indians
XJJJff’l."??** «*»«-' ■*mr*.-*mmm** ummnMr.nn ,*JC
COMMERCIAL,
SAVANNAH MARKET, JULY G.
CoUou.— Arrived since the 2‘Jih ulf. 2911 halex
( I 'land and 7 br.los Sea Island, and cleared at the
same time, 431 l bales Roland and 50 bales Sea
on, : '■> Havre. 2838; New York.
’, J Philadelphia, 346; Charleston, 8 Upland
am M bales Fra Island ; leaving a slock on band
inclusive ol nil on .shipboard, not cleared on the
bib inst . o 14596 bales Upland and 184 bales Sea
Island. Iho demand for Upland this week, has
ieen active lor iliis period of tho season, enabling
ladders to obtain an advance of fully i e eat per lb.
SU rf,u :r ‘“'l nt !o 12% bales, at from 7i to 12l
. •; !i ‘ ■‘be sales of Sea Island include all which
'Wo oft die market at tho prices previously asked,
viz : Gat 37, ft at 28, I at 32, 10 at 33, 9at 34, 31
at 35,10 at 40, 15 at 32, and 40 stained at 9 a IG.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
SA\ANN All, duly v.—Chiu-t ,l, ship Byron,■ /ftirin
lii", llavro, hr l j li'A-, I.yum, New York, sidir Leonidas,
Kc.ly, einhulvlpliia, sehr Cashier, Sears, JVew York.
Arrived, sleamhoul Forester, Drake, Gareys Ferry.
A\ int Ip sea, hr ship Bounty Hall, Johnson, Liverpool,
ship 1 ropie, Jackson, Havre,hr 'Fvhee, Lynn, New York,
“I I .*; ••volume, Kelly, Havana, sehr Leonidas, Kelly,
/'liihnlelphiu, sellr iVlniia, Butler. Eli/,ahcth Uilv.
CHAItI.KS I ON, July *d,—Arrivctl yesterday, steam
packet Georgia, Hollins; Lialtinmre.
Arrived on Saturday, steamer Forester, Drake, black
Greek,
ClvarcJ.br ship Nimrod, Manning, Liverpool, sehr
Gil Hhis, Fniith, Phitadidpliia, sedir Stephens and F, an
tis, La gee, 8i Augustine, selir Oscar, South's iek, fit Au- V
gasline, steam packet North Carolina, Ivy, Wilmington.
Went to sen .Saturday, ship Francis, Griflifths, Grer
noek line hr Spy, Doane, lloslon, sehr YVm Henry, Ja
mieson, New York, sehr Marion, Nickerson, do.
gg^yj—***™***—— lM>l . -nT —W——y
Camp Meetings,
There will boa Camp Mooting in Richmond,
near Augusta, beginning on tbc night of the 6th
July, and conclude the morning of the 11th.
Jefferson, at Ml. Morich—begin 20th July,
conclude on the morning of the 25th.
Lincoln, Wheal’s Camp Ground—begin the
night ol the 25th, conclude on tbo morning of
the 30th.
Warren, near Warrcnton—begin Ist August
at night, conclude tho morning of the Gib.
II nshington County, Limestone—begin the
»oth at night, conclude tbo morning of the 15lb.
II likes, Independence—begin the night of tho
17lh conclude the morning 22nd.
Columbia, While Oak—begin the night of tbo
22nd, conclude the morning of the 271 h.
Hancock, near Sparta,—begin on the night ol
31st conclude the morning of the sth September
WAYNESItORO ACADEMY.
fiMIK exercises of ibis institution will be resumed
~ on Ibo first Monday in October next, and Ilio
Commissioners have Iho pleasure of informing tho
public that they have again been able to secure the
services ol Mr. Elias Nason, whose instructions
have given such general satisfaction during the past
academic year.
For the information of the friends and patrons ol
this academy, notice is also given, that all those
branches ot learning aro now taught in it which
constitute thorough, useful, and accomplished
(■duration. The design ofthe Rector is, not merely
to make his pupils familiar with this or that depart
ment of literature or science, but to train and pre
pare them lor the performance of all the high and
important duties ol life. Hence, apart from tho
usual routine of academic studios, their attention is
directed to the attainment of manly style in speak
ing and of an easy carriage and polite address, to tho
moans of preserving health, to lire writing of letters,
notes mid bills, and, in sbon, to nil those accom
plishments, which, though generally neglected in
tho education of youth, are not less essential to suc
cess in life, than those acquirements of a weightier
and more scientific character.
The discipline of this school is mild and parental,
yet at the same lime firm and affectionate. The
pupils aro treated as moral an intellectual beings,
and in the maintenance of order, appeals arc made
to the conscience rather than to the rod. A correct
account of each scholar’s conduct and proficiency
is kcjL.iiiid transmitted to the parents (if residing "•v,
week ; which, together with rewards,,
judiciously distributed, has had Iho happiest effect
in awakening and keeping alive a spirit ol cmula
lion, both in regard to study and deportment among
the pupils of this academy.
At a recent meeting of the Hoard of Commission-
were adopted, to wit
jSR~S‘ ar slialll,o JivulcJ *“ to tWu ».
That the first session shall commence on tho first
day ot October in each and every year, and tenm
nan; on the loth day ol February ; and that the
second session shall commence on ihe IGih ot F< h
maty, uud terminate on ihe 30th June ; alter which
there shall boa vacation of three months, in add!
Hun to llus, there shall be a recess ol one week
during the Christmas Hollidays.
Thai the rales of tuition shall he as follows viz
for Heading, Spelling, Writing and Helium-', ’
per session ■ O 0
For Geography, Arithmetic, Grammar, and
other elementary studies, JO 00
1 Fur Hit: ;;;;tduntund modern languages, Math
ematics, iv,,’;i r al i iiuu.h',' 1 " ll y. Chemistry
and other kindred branches id Oh
I nil.on in alt cases in tie paid in advance.
No scholar will ho received fur a shorter period
1111 ll “ll a session, and when entering (or Him
•du.-, it must he so expressly stated at the time ot
entrance.
Hoard may be obtained in respectable families in
Hie- village in prices varying hum 8 to $l2 nei
month, washing, lights, Ac included.
oil' u’’ l M h V ." sed '•>•» academy arc, Hie
aide, Walkers Hrctionary, Webster’s Spelling
bot'k, .iiiersons First and second Glass Readers,
the National Header, and Barber’s Elocution
Colburn s Firsl Lessons, Smith’s and Emerson’s -
Arilhmelixs, (, alburn's Algebra, I’layfinr’s Euclid, '
itl.iislmll s liouk Keeping, and Flint’s .Surveying
t inilh sand Kirkhum’s Grammar, Parkei’s Excr
cises.uud Blair’s Rhetoric.
Wuodbridgo’s and Olnrv „ Geography, Robbins’
and \\ h,flpl. V s History, Guy’s Astronomy and'
i realise on Glolics, Comstock’s Chemistry an-l
iSniur.-ti 1 hilosophy, l.iii ( .oln and Eaton's Botany
llmlgvs Logic, Combo's I’hysiidogy, Walts on the
Mind, and the Handel and ILv-m, collection ol
Miurdi MiiHir.
,Andrew’s Latin Giamimii, G-..- Inch’s Greek
■ i.iimiiar, Greek Reader Tosl-m, i.l and Majora.
L:aimi header, l.evcrcll ’s Latin Tutor, Virgil, Sul
• "St, I li-ero and Horace, Levizac’s French Gram
mar, with Bulmar’s F’ablcs, and Tclemachus.
I’erolder ol the Board,
u . , EHWARD G.4RLIGK, Sec y.
U uyncshoro, July 10, 1833 7 tsm
S * l ' v Mlxe o VllT7\w mTSh.
■v 1 , -'r Jast received ami for sale by
J,, 'y 10 WM. H CRANE
1 INI’ HECEH 1,1), 1 case plain Palm Leal
• " Hoods, I ease w ith capea do do do
Al -i, a lew lino Btr.au and Leghorn Bonnets,
matt 21 for . ile litfWii. H. CRANE
AGENCY.
‘■aVillluith Ins ii mure A Tills, (to.
'IP UK inidrt.dgncd. Agent of tho above compa
“ ny, tv ill lake risk:, on shipments of Cotton or
Merchandize Irani tins place to Savannah, Charles
on, and A'ortlutn polls LNU F 1.1.0VH
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