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MU. i?Ht LIZ S KXW)SK,&c. —Concluded.
’...Jr/s speak stronger than words.”
I now come to tins point of those
two cities .combining to crush me it
possible. In onlor to support and pro
tect this flourishing town,
and to facilitate tire commerce Imtu e*n
jt and Charleston, the Legislature ol
{South Carolina granted a charter for a
Hank in this place in Dec. 1822. It
was found impracticable to carry it
into operation under that charter. As
u Hank is. Hamburg i as indispensably
neccssai v, I therefore thought it advi
sable to establish one, of which 1 am
the A’ Ciit, founded upon the town and
a specie capital ; the principles of
which were fully explained in my ad
dress ‘to the Public.’ ‘1 his Hank went
into operation on the 2d July lust.—
‘lire establishment of this Hank was
the signal of alarm to tire citizens of
Augusta and Savannah, for I stated in
my memorial to ihe Legislature in
1821, ‘That a Batik in Hamburg; to
gether with what nature has given it,
would establish ‘Hamburg, firmly, so
as not to be shaken; and that the
trade from this State wouldbe forever
lost to Augusta and Savannah. The
prevailing opinion has been and I br
lieieisyct, that, the salvation of Ham
burg depends wholly on my personal
exertions. ‘1 Iris has been the case. It
owes its existence to me, but I say,
that that time has passed. A year or
two back my destruction might have
been the destruction of Hamburg, but
she has slipped her leading strings :
Be tween two hundred fifty and three
hundred houses have been built and
nearly the whole of which are now oc
cupied,producing a rent of 54920, per
month, and which is paid attire end of
every month : besides this, there are
a number of other resources arising
out of the town ; so that I may safe
ly state, that the i.icome of Hamburg
at present in one year is from twenty
eight to thii tv thousand dollars. If
it has become this important in three
years and four months from its foun
dation, what may it he in three more r
The road coining into the centre of
Hamburg which was viewed bv hun
dreds of such importance to the estab
lishment of this place, but also doubted
by them as to the possibility of niv
making it, is accomplslied and has
been in use for a month past; and I
believe I can safely say has been
highly approved of by every one that
has passed it. 1 can further say that
the road over Steven's creek inter
secting the road leading to Fury’s
Ferry is likewise accomplished and a
free ferry across the creek is also es
tablished, and already much used.—
This gives to Hamburg all the trade
in tlie upper part of this State on the
SavannUh river and also a part of the
trade from tire upper country of Geor
gia which heretofore went to Augusta.
Very shortly, I shall commence a road
l r #m Lower Hamburg down to the
Savannah river to intersect the mam
Charleston road now crossing the Sa
vannah river at vvliat is called the
Sandbar Ferry; for the opening of
which an act of the Legislature was
passed in 1822. This road will give
to Hamburg the trade of Heath Is
land, Barnwell District, &c. which is
very important. All those things
have been by many hooted and laugh- ‘
ed at, but I tell you what has not been i
done, will he, because nature s. vs it i
shall. 1 will now ask, has not liam-j
burg as much support from South Car-1
olina, as Augusta has from Georgia;!
besides it has part of the trade from 1
North Carolina and Tennesee, and
why should it not then become a place
of a* much importance ? Will it be
said that Augusta ami Hamburg both
cannot exist: l see no good reason
why they should not both flourish;
each receives the support of its own
state. 1\ itlr the same propriety it
might be said that two Merchants could
Hot do well, if they were living near
each other. In fact [ call these two
towns, one, situated as they are, at the
Head of steam Navigation, they may
he compared to a distributing Post
Office ; from which commerce is dis
tributed in every direction thro* the
bac k country, i give tire citizens of
Augusta and Savannah credit for
their wise laid plan, and I inay say it
was lor seif defence : To assail the
prosperity of Hamburg, their first at
tai k was made at my credit through
w hicli they intend to effect tire Bank
ami through the Hank the* Town. A
short liyie after the Hank of Ham
burg went into operation, B. H. War
ren, a commission met chant of Augus
ta, advertised that my note for
s.llO 52,$ in favor of K. Howell of
Georgia,could be had by calling with
the cash at the Office of ihe \iigu*tu
t hrotiicle lor halt of ihe amount the
note called for; this I have since been
informed, ond verily believe, was not
bv the direction ol Mr. Unwell ; the
*uid note was left with him t )ir collec-i
v.on, t. if. Lamar, a commission!
merchant of Savannah, had on the Sih
Sept, a note of mine, advertised to be
sold at auction by Frazer, Bovvdreaml
Henkell ; Which was sold at a dis
count, he also had on the I'.'th Oct. in
the Constitutionalist of Augusta, a
joint note of John McKinne’s and my
self, given for Bridge Hills advertised
in these words, “ The note of Henry
Shultz the Hankered Hninburg amoun
ting to 5557 can lie had for 8278 58,
being only 50 cents in a dollar; and
he is invited as well as others, to take
it, and no charge will he made against
him for buying Iris own note, which is
past clue—Apply at this Office.’
There was a correspondence between
G. B. Lamar and myself, respecting
those notes which has gone before the
public already. About the Bth or 10th
of Oct. Mr. A. Wood fork of Augusta,
came into the Bank of Hamburg, with
between 5 and 000 dollars in the Hills
of that Bank; I asked him whether
Georgia or North Carolina money,
would answer him the same as specie;
he said it would not, as he wanted his
funds to the northward, and by get
ting the specie he could make arrange
ments with the Augusta Bank; l ask
ed whether the Bills would answer, by
allowing him the discount between
them and specie ? he said they would,
which allowance I made, and he re
ceived payment in North C arolinaand
Georgia Hills. About the 10th or 12th
Get. lie called again with two op three
hundred dollars and received payment
in the same wav. Mr. T. Fdwards,
of Augusta, and some others from the
same place received payment in a sim
ilar manner. This was done by mu
tual consent of both parties. I would
at times prefer paying Georgia or
North Carolina money, and give the
difference of exchange, than to pay
specie ; hut it was always loft optional
with the holders of those Bills ; there
was a perfect good understanding, be
tween Mr. Edwrrds, of Augusta, and
myself, although he called for an ex
change of the Hamburg Bills eve
rv two or three days; when I myself
told him not to have any delicacy in
calling with Hamburg money at the
Hank for exchange as his business was
in the line of exchanging money : and
f asked him ifGeorgia or North Caro
lina Bills would answer him, by al
lowing the discount between it and
-pccie, as at times I prefer making
that exchange? he said it would. It
was not my business to enquire how
he or any one else got tire Hamburg
nmnev ; it v a enough for me to know
that they had the money, and called
for the exchange of it.
On tire 13th ol October, a piece in
tire Chronicle signed Q. headed
‘ Hamburg Bank.’ “ Specie payments
suspended.’* This was the signal for
their attack on the Bank of Hamburg,
and through it the destruction of Ham
burg itself was intended. I at once
perceived the intention and made pre
parations to defeat their designs. I
ca led a meeting of the Merchants of
this place, and told them that 1 antici
pated a run would be made by the cit
izens of Augusta on the Bank of Ham
burg. I told them tiiat they conceived
this to be a favorable moment for them
to check our prosperity, as the yellow
fever in Charleston had caused con
siderable trade to go from the North
to Savannah instead of Charleston,
and that in consequence of the late
storm* which had bepn more severe in
the upper parts of this state than in
Georgia, the business had opened so
soon in Hamburg as it hail in Augusta.
These circumstances combined raised
their drooping spirits in Augusta as
well as in Savannah. My object in
convening the Merchants here was
merely to guard them from taking any
alarm ; and I further told them that I
did nut for any aid in money mat
ter- : that 1 was perfectly prepared
to meet all difficulties that might come
from the other side of the tiver, and
requested them to go on as heretofore;
and 1 stated likewise, candidly, in
ca-e they were to join the party on the
other -ide in making a run on the Bank
that I could not meet it. I had a
right to calculate that as the institu
tion was voting its Bills were near at
home. As far as my knowledge ex
tends, ( should doubt whether any
Hank could promptly meet all the de
mands against it, if made at once.—
The enemies to Hamburg became ve
ry active. A Two Dollar Bill of the
Hank of Hamburg was sold in Augus
ta bv J. Phi nezy for $1 for the pur
pose, as I understand, to have it said
that Hamburg money was sold at st)
per cent discount. A considerable
splutter was made is the Georgia news
papers under the signature of “Jun
ior.” which Mr. Hobbv, in the Chron
icle of 15th inst. says B. 11. Warren
was the author of. Some little alarm
was excited among the merchants in
Hamburg from the foregoing circum
stances ;• they said they would make
no draws on the Hank for the money
they held, bar that they would post
pone taking it for the present ; in con
sequence of which its circulation be
rame less free. As soon as 1 discov
ered the course it had taken, 1 conclu
ded to make a temporary suspension
of payment. ‘I hese circmostani es
have caused some warm leeli .gs, as
the interest of many are in opposition
to each other. The case ol itself is
of considerable importance ; it has
excited unpleasant and warm feelings
between Mr. M . Croinivt'll of Augus
ta, Mr. Robert McDonald, and Mr.
John K. McDonald, of this place and
myself. Oil the 17th or 18th Oct.
Mr. Cromw ell called at the Bank and
informed me that he would befriend
me, proposing tome to let him buy up
the Hills ol the Bank at a discount. I
requested him not to do so, as it would
be injurious. Considering Mr. C. as
a friend not only in words but by acts
1 considered that he would not injure
me so much foi n small gain to lum
seif. He said that it would be done,
and that he would advance the money,
buy them up, and give me the profits;
that l might as well be benefitted by
it as any one else and recommended
me to close the institution. I told him
1 could not do that, that 1 had receiv
ed full value for every dollar that
1 hail given out, and that I would give
full value for everv one as 1 took them
m ; a n,| re mat G-d to him that il he
would befriend me, to give me some
money to go on with the Bank; to
W'hiihhe replied “he did not wish
me t n jr o on neither can you,’* and often
told me so. He staled that there
were people in Hamburg whom I con
sidered mv friends that did carry the
Hamburg money to Augusta, and had
it sent hack to draw specie for it ; that
the specie was sold and the profits di
vided. lie a-ked me how much mo
ney I wanted? I told him that with a
thousand dollars with what I Imd 1
could go on.
He then observed that lie could not
sav what he could do, hut that hp
would be over next morning and let
me know. He did come the next
morning, and I met him in the street,
in the presence of Captain Lubbock,
and I told him before he said any
thing that I was much obliged to mm
for his friendly offer ; hot that 1 bad
made arrangements for tnonev ; a,u *
did not want anv ; and therefore I
cannot sav whether he would have
givpn it to me or not. Air. Robert
McDonald some time past, said that he
would he sorrv to see the dav when
Hamburg money would huv cotton —
Mr.J. E. McDonald had several times
drawn specie from the Bank of Ham
burg: at one time he drew two hun
dred dollars, T went to his house, and
requested him in a friendly manner
to give i*e tt 1P eppr'o hack ; which he
cheerful I v did: he since has said to
me thaf ho had d-nwn specie several
times ; hut that he had only sold fifty
dollars ; and that Ids object in draw
ing the specie w'as that as he went
out everv night during the summer
months, to Canta'n Mimsis* about 4
miles from Han hurg, in case his house
should he burnt, that the silver would
remain there, when on thp contrary
the hills would he burnt. Mr. Crom
well since has said that the proposi
tion uhi< h he made to ire for him to
huv the Hamburg money ami give me
the.profi's ; using his own word, was
said in a juke. As flying reports and
remarks, scarcely ever disturb mv
mind, I generally let them pass as
the blowing of the wind ; vet perhaps
at that time I suffered some of them
to have an effect upon me. From the
remarks of \lr. Cromwell there were
Some in Hamburg whom I considered
mv friends, that drew the specie for
the purpose of gain, and the several
marks of each of the gentlemen, not
favorable to the Hank, and of mv own
knowledge the Bank being in opposi
tion to their present mode of doing
business ; as each of them could draw
on Charleston for what money they
wanted, without anv aid from the
Bank, liv Mr. Cromwell’s refusing
to give up the name of the persons
whom he said I considered my friends:
upon these grounds and impressions I
charged those gentlemen with treach
ery ; but not in the public prints ; per
haps my assertion was unwarrantable,
if so I recall it. I have stated all the
circumstances as near as recollected
on this subject.
As to the part which ft. If. Warren
and O. H. Lamar has acted in the
newspapers and otherwise, in this af
fair ; I shall pass it over unnoticed.—
They arc used by men of better sense
in the same manner, as the monkey
used the cat's paw iu stealing cliesnuts
from the fire.
As it regards the /lank of Hamburg
and the Town, together w ith all the
property there unto attached ; they
are in line, the property of the state
of S. Carolina, subject t:> the .claim*
which individuals have on it, as much
so as those individuals have on the
slate who have loaned money to it or
who holds Bills of the Bank of the
state. The only question, is am Ia
good manager ami judicious agent; do
I use the money for the impiovement
of llamlmg; do I give my exertions
according to my abilities for the sup
port of Hamburg. Is my knowledge
sufficient for the government of the
Tuwn ami Bank; I flatter myself
that the progress and improvement
vhirh I have made in founding and
rearing the Town with nil the advan
tages derived therefrom, will answer
enquiiii’S in ihe affirmative.
As no property has been lost from the
Town, and as no robbery has been
committed on the Bank, where is the
loss; There is none; and the Hank
w ill resume specie payments again in
a few davs ; and 1 entertain not the
least doubt that the Bank ol Hamburg
stands on as solid a capital as any
flank in this state, except that of the
State ofS. C. After all is said, gen
tlemen you cannot succeed ; no mat
ter what becomes of mv person; Ham
burg stands unshaken ami the trade
w ill go to Charleston.
° mf.nry sun/rz.
.V. It. A few days back, a half
bushel in this place, had been made
smaller; for fear this circumstance
might be list'd in a manner injurious
to the merchants, us well as to this
place : the said half bushel was exam
ined by a few of the merchants and
in>self, and it was found that it had
been larger than the regular standard.
The merchants, together with myself,
have adopted measures to procure a
regular standard ol weights and mea
sures. H.B,
at-outa:! osg
One of the most severe storms
experienced in England for some
years,happened on the night of the
15th November —it was accompa
nied by a very heavy fall of rain,
which did much injutv in the inte
rior. Several gales of wind had
been experienced a few days pre\i
ous,which caused much destruction
to the shipping —lOOsail, principal
ly coasters have been lost. A great
many lives were lost, but a number
were saved on. the British coast by
means of life-boats.
Spain. —’I he last National Gazette
contains a copy of the superintendancc
of the police of Spain, copied from the
English papers. It is as violent in its
character as was represented. This
precions document in the name of
‘* Religion and the King,” denounces
the “treason and apostacy” —and as
serts that “ with their extermination
alone can the public tranquility be se
cured.*’ The superintendent invites
all to assist in this holy undertaking,
and exhorts them U* let their “works
show that tliis is really the object to
wards which our exertions are direc
ted— that zeal for religion and the
king devour our hearts,” ike. All the
members of the police are commanded
to regulate their conduct according to
these sentiments and he is “certain
that all the good will as>ist in the
discovery and persecution of this race
of iniquity, who can only live between
irrcligion and anarchy.” There is a
possibility that the document may
have been forged. For the credit of
the age we could hope this was the
fact ; but it has been vouched for by
those who have seen the printed ori
ginal.
Liverpool, October 20.
The Greeks. —The official des
patch from the Greek Admiral who
commanded the fleet by* which ar
mament was defeated, off the island
of Samos,has been received. ‘1 he
loss of the Turks in the vessels
that were burned is estimated at
nearly 3000 men. The fire-ships
were again the Greek instruments
of victory. Canaris was the first
who succeeded in grapling a Turk
ish ship ; it was a frigate of the
largest size. In a few minutes she
was in flames, and soon b.ew up,
with 000 men who were crowded
on board of her. The explosion
was tremendous ; it destroyed some
of the spectators on the neigbour
ing coast, and twenty transports,
with troops lor the invasion of Sa- i
inos. The other fire-ships thenj
advanced ami spread destruction
among the Turkish fleet. The in
trepidity displayed by the Greek;
mariners, on this occasion, appears
to have been fully equal to the
highest degree of gallantry they
have shown in their hold exploits :
and their loss is accordingly stated
in the official accounts not to hav e
exceeded three persons. Canaris
we are glad to find, is not amongst
the number. ‘1 he immediate con
sequence of iUe victory was the dis
persion and flight of the troops,
who were encamped on the adjoin
ing continent,who wereeye-witness
of the conflagration of the Captain
Pacha’s fleet. Ihe Greek Ad mi
ral, in the conclusion of despatch,
presses for a supply of fire-ships, in
older that he might complete the
destruction of the remainder of the
Turkish vessels, before they recov
er from the panic ; and he then
proposes to encounter the Egyptian
fled. There seems to be every
probability that the Greeks win
ry speedily annihilate th e T Ur T ‘
marine. !s:1
. r . London, Oc/.io
Information had been receiv
from Corfu on the 18th of Sente,
which must be in every way
factory to the friends of Cred- 5
liberty for it appears that on ,U
11 tb ol that month, in the iv-Du
bom hood of Cos, the Grecian ft
to the number of 80 ships of all’
scriptions, encountered the combt
ned ltukish and Egyptian fsetts] etts
and that after a severe
Barbarians sustained i nother’sL
nal defeat. Two of their f r j gat jj‘
were burned during the action, ani
70 transports were destroyed
1 lu ce corvettes were capturcik," an Jj
the loss ol the Mussulmen in lj. (C .
was veryigreat.
is a teport of a great
which is said to have destroyed l
part of Jerusalem, ruined
Mosque of Omar, the ancientTeni.
pie of Solomon, and entirely over,
thrown the Iloly Sepulchre.
From Smyrna.— -Smyrna ncvvsp a .
pais have been received at //J„*
of August 28, to September lith, aiil j
the following extract of a Smyrna let.
ter of Sept. 16th, (“ first rate ‘source,’’
“ J he Dervish Pacha has be<’n 4
liged to retreat after the battle of Sa-
J lona, with the loss of all his army,and
save himself with only 20 men".
Negropont, the Turks have been He
• fcated—and ail over Romelia the
■ Greeks have been successful. A Mi!,
itary Academy lias been established
, at Napoli tie Romani, and Schools in
all the principal cities. Me have
, reports that some Turkish ships have
| again been burnt by the Greeks at
, liadrum, where the combined Ottoman
fleets are at an anchor.— PS.— An o:.
der has just been received by the fd.
ito:s of this Gazette, from the French
Ambassador at Constantinople, tosas.
pend the publication, or to change in
complexion—it being too liberal, the
Pohte complains.”
Pent. —A letter from Laguira of the
3d ult. says, “ We have received the
official accounts from General flolivar,
of his having completely destroyed
General Cantaract’s army, and that
Peru is free. This was announced
yesterday and to-day, by firing lion
all the forts.”
From the .Norwalk, (Come) Gazette.
Successful Experiment.-*- It is
known that for 18 months pasttivo
gentlemen in this place have been
engaged in constructing a Stem
Engine and Boiler upon an improv
ed principle; and we have now the
satisfaction of announcing that
their efforts have been so far suc
cessful that a boat of two or three
tons burthen, propelled by one of
their engines, arrived in our har
bour last week from New-Yorl.
\\ e have since been much gratified
in witnessing her movements in the
harbour, which have been such,
although made under peculiar dis*
advantages, as to confirm our opin
ion cl the eventual success of tee
plan. Ihe principal impiovennat
claimed hv the inventors is in the
boiler, or in the method of genera
ting steam, and the* consequent ad
vantage of their invention over the
engines now in use will he a great
saving ol fuel,the occupation of less
space,difference in weight, first cost
of engines,& security against burst
ing. At present wc are not at liberty
to give a description of the inven
tion, but our reades may be assured
of one hereafter. It is estimated that
the boiler now in use is sufficiently
large lor ten or twelve ton. —When
charged with water it weighs, to
gether with the other apparatus,
near 300 lbs-, and the whole occu
pies a space of about seven cubic
feet. ‘1 he capacity of the boiler •?
six quarts —three quarts are con
verted into steam in a minute.
Monument to Kosciusko. —Th*
Cadets at West Point, throu h
their Committee, have offered *
Monument, to be erected to the
memory of this distinguiseil Polish
officer. The monument is to be
erected at West Point, on the spot
known by the name ol Kosciusko s
Garden.
‘The place is formed* by a tar
rock, situated on the banks of tin
Hudson, 41 feet below the level ot
the plain, and measuring 34 1
feet in w idth. It is a romantic spot
and bear* the name of Kosciusk 0 ?
Garden, from its having been 1
favourite retreat in his leiM-f*
hours. Communications must
made to the Committee before t
Ist of January 1825.