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•• Upon %n milbnry ofthe other parts ol ttio
Sixth Residency, nothing Inn been done except
thcllflth Section, which !• prf'
, mid will probably bo compfeti
UlOlltll.
jtow reninina unfinlalied th« ntanonry
ufeight bridges mill nrcli culverts} in every cese,
except atUtu crowing of Swamp Cntokon the
10th Section, it is more ot ie»« ttdvuticnd.
"Tlie number of Section#, the grading ofwhich
la nntiiiUlied, including lincii on ilia - Ir iHli Rusi-
deucy upon which (lie grudo is to bn raised, is
eleven t nix of which together with the masonry
on thaTIlli, 17tb, mid 20th ScCticms, linabuen
tdmiidoned within tho quarter, and statement*
allowing tho iniioiitit uf work dime, mid tlml re*
inaining to lie done, lit each etna presented. Fa*
vembliv propninU for guiding the 17th mid 20th
of the above Section*. have been received, but tlie
I'ormer lint not been let. limit it understood that
it hat not lieen fnrmnHy relinquished by the origi*
uni coulrftctnr."
Adam Campbell, E,q.. the Retideut Engineer
of the Filih Division/report* ns followat
" Tho work gcnertlly has proprewed very slow*
ly, most of tho contractors having been engaged
with small force*. It is unnecessary ngniu to on-
ter into a-description of the imture of tlie excuvn-
lions on tho several Miction*, a* the full account
given in my hut Report, is applicable to tho work
since done except in a lew inxlunces.
••In the deep cut approach at tho Western ox*,
trmnitvbftlie Tunnel, a material of softer nature
than tnnt met uenr th** surface lias been found, as
the depth of cutting increases, .particularly at that
portion immediately adjoining tlie Tuunel. Some
uimoynncehasbeeu experienced by tho Contrac
tor in the prosecution of these-excavations, from
the appearance of water, arising doubtless from
spring* having their origin at some higher part of
\he ridge; and although it pciculnies through the
sides nud bottom of Uie cut in scarcely percepti-
bio etreums, yet tends to remlnr somewhat drill-
cult of removal, a material otherwise so very fa-,
vorablc. In u dryer season, it is not improbable'
that tho water here spoken of tvyuhl disappear
altogether. Tbisapproacb, (.the,Western^ is now
excavated to n level with the roof of die Tomicl,
and it requires but little more work to prepare
for the commencement of tlie heading.
••In die Eastern ijpproach, the material excava
ted continues to-be only hard. It is, however,
favorable for the operation of tunnelling.
“Three SectiousofthisDivision, viz: thnOlh,
Util, and 13ih, will probably be completed wiUiin'
the ensuing month.
•I would again urge upon your consideration,
. nf'ii.ni.i.l.lin In* ilia lltM-llt!ntt*ll
r. W. iVA. R mi. Rom, |
, Ostuber 1(1,1840.
y Charles J. McDomddt
mil herewith n copy «»f nty Report
Rend 'Coitimissionei*. concerning
an tho road during Uio laitquaitcr.
uive Uie honor to be,
.Very respectfully.
iYour ob’t serv t.
JAS. 8. WILMA MR,
Chief Engineer.
Tsmaanii'. bim» W. & A. RJltJlolB,' 1
Marietta, Octeber 15,1840. J
V o tho Board of CeiumissiotiMW W. & A. R. R.
Cknti.kmkn—I have the honor to submit a
Report of operations on tho Western and Atlun-
no flail Road,^during the 3d Quarter *cf 1840.
Tlie accompanying documents will explain in
< detail, the naturecost of tho wotk executed.
From-thtf quarterly return herewith submitted,
. It appears thnt tho work done since the 1st olUn*
• ly | consists of‘290,306 cubic ydrdsmtf- excavation
end embankment, 3012 nerehes Of masonry In
b{idgei mid culverts, 309,975 feet bd. mens, of
' bridge limber delivered, 18 trestle piers framed,
■nA5-erected, -G7*Wof hridgtnr erected, be*
sides 511 feet of superstructure of bridges framed
mod prepared fur raising. The nmonnt paid for
•which, according to contracts, is $71,597 42. In
addition to this expenditure, there appear* on tlie
return, a* payable on account of repairing finish
ed sections. $4,343 68.
From tho abstract of final estimates, it appears
that the grading «fsix sections, and tlm masonry
of two bridges, A’iz: Etowah and Arms,hnvo heen
•finished during the quarter. The amount of re*
* served balances,paid-on thci$ completion has
(Lien $18,834.
Tho total amount expended up to this dn»e.,
tfrnm the commencement of npanitions.mcludmgj
surveys, location^eonstruclion, repair* the En
gineer service, sud-various contingencies, is $1,-
,792,47950.
The amount that will probably be required to,
•complete tho grading, masonry, and bridging of)
the road,according to existing contracts, is as
(follows:
For tho 1st, 2d and 3d Divisions,
.For.the 4th Division,
.Bor the 5th do, uut including the
•tunnel.
.Bor the tunnel through Little Blno
Ridge,
Bar contingencies on the same,
Bor the Tenueseeo Division,
IcorgtirifcliUorlitailato in her
proper Vtutlon. We have
of suceeas.htid there riiould
a no faltering. ' The alternhtivd is unwonted to
a ofu rctfogudn movement toour old position
‘o fin pin a iiisignlfiancn, or thoMtion ofour high
hones oPtha prosperity of ouroountry.
I Itavo-llto IllHior to bo, i
Very respectfully,
Yonr obedient servant,
THURSDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 19,*7840.
53* The Electors ofPiusideiit ami Vlce-Prosi*
dent of this Btato, will bear in mind thnt they are
rocpiircd'byMnw to meet at Milledgeville'On tlie
firsl‘We<hi«kday, boing tlie second day of Dace in*
her next,'To give their votes for Presidant and
Wice-PreiUfout of tho United Suites.
$87,040 (M)
42,032'00
190,304’00
SI ,303 00
10,000 00
170,499 00
-toakijig ibe-total amount reanir.
ed for the abovemwitioned pur* _ _
S ixes, $590,07? 00
any circumstances have •.contributed to re*
-Strain vigorous operations during the last quar
ter—-amongthose, is tlie terriblo sickness which
ha* pervaded Uie region adjoining the Tennessee
Line, embrodng-Uie principal part ofour work
L'ke uniuunt expended for repairs of section*
tiiei H
mpleti ...
cemhur, 1839 r is $14,468 48. , .
When we ukeinto consideration Uie immense
height aud depth of many of our embankments
nodcuto—the unprecedented rains ofUie last win*
•ter and spring falling upon green embankments
built during a very dry season, we have-cause to
•congratulate ourselves upon Uie small expendi
ture which has been necessary underfills head.
Moreover, we must consider this expenditure nd-
.vauiageous, as temliug to dmiiuish, in a great de
gree, the cost of keeping up the road after the
.superstructure shall lie laid. Indeed a siipirstroc-
turetof Kyai.iaed timber, laid opou banks consoli
dated by the settling of years, and carefully repair-
ed by rammiug into Uie breaches choice umteriul,
will be so firm and dumbU r 4l»®t the <-o*t of re
pairs, usually a heavy item of expense on a new
road, wilt bp quite inconsiderable.
To furnish you with the detail* of information
respecUngthe operationduring Uie last quarter,
I extract from Uie fUfRUof Uie Uesident Engi
neers. Mr. Stocktou in charge df Uie lst^d,and
nort ofthe 3d Division, reports os follow*:
•‘ Since Uie dale of my but Quarterly Report,
Sections No. 13and 14 of the Second Division,
and Section No. 7 of Uie 3d Division, have been
kf Dnie* by the Northern Mail yestehlny were
anticipated,* by papers received hyUie'&mtofrner,
day before. We have, therefore, no later elec*
■lion returns, except from North-Carolinn, in
which Slate tho Charleston Courier says verbal
accounts proclaim n Whig gain in’tho Comities
heard iYotu.
•com pie', ed and accepted; the masonry of die Eto*
wall and Arms viaducts have also been completed
.and accepted, and filial estimate* -on each render
ed.—Tho masonry ofthe Vinniug viaduct L pro*
ng rapidly,and gives every indication ol be
ing well and substantially enecuted. The foun-
diit-oriof the Eastern abutment of Uie Noonday
viaduct ha* been excavated, and in a lew du>s Uie
Contractor for laying the masonry, will commence
.operation*, when the work w ill be prosecuted
with all reasonable dispatch. During the past
«monUi a small cnlvirt has been introduced on ihe
J 1th SecUnn of tho Second Division, in order to
4lravv otf the large quantity of surface water
which collects in the vicinity of Uint section, after
all heavy rain*. The musoury and other work
coaxected with the construction of Uus culvert,
was done by Rie repairing party on thut part of
the Rail lload, and charged to repairs.—The tnr*
inf and sanding of the fiooiiug ot Uie Chattahoo
chee viaduct, has been seriously delayed during
the past uionUi, owing to Uie niifavorable weather
. which has prevailed. About two thirds of Uie
- flooring remains in nn unfinished state, but a
.large force is now actively engaged in its couiple-
tion. An atteinpt was made to complete the
caulking of the above, prior to enveriug the same
with land and tor. This plan, however, did not
succeed, the action qf the sun, and ruin causing
tie seams ofthe floor loopen In such uu extent,
*•—* a re*ca;:!kmg of Uie tame became necessary,
oniractil
Uie iniportanco of providing lor the execution *>f
the ( Culvert •masonry yet undisposed of. Tho
prices now allow ed are not sutliciuutto induce re-
•puiisihle Contractors to undertake it. It is plain,
that one uniform price, (as at present establish
ed.) will not meet the object. What may afford,
a liiir remuneration in one locality, mny he en
tirely inadequate in others.
••While upon tho subject of masonry, it may
not-be improper to remark, tlml the above obsur-
•v.ntioua as to tho inadequacy of the prices which,
have been fixed us the standard oil this part of die'
road, nre applicable also to the Drigde masonry,
but with much greater weight. Abutment*!
(which are to sustain the prrsure of an jmniensoi
body of earth.) and piers subject to severe shocks-
from Hood-wood in time ol freshets, should he
built in the most substantial and permanent man
ner. To effect this desirable object, sufficient
inducements should be held out to responsible
men, who wrdl execute Uie works faithfully, aud
iu accordance with their contracts.
“A large amount of masonry yet remains to be
exccuicil'on this division. That it will ho greatly
to the interest of the .State to increase the rates
of price* fixed for this kind of work, and in pro
portion to the facilities for procuring stone, lime,
snud Ac., 1 am firmly convinced."
Since the date of Mr. Cuuipbcl"* Report, the
excavation of the Western approach to the Tun
nel through Litttle Blue Ridge, has discovered at
a distance of feOO feet froin the entrance to Uie
Tunnel, a stratum of Mae limestone 10 feet above
the grade lino, lying vviilr such a dip as will puss
above thu roof of Uie Tunnel near its entrauco.
Present qi'pearauces in the uxcuvatiou of the ap
proaches, iead us to anticipate,that the Tunnel wdl
pass almost entirely through rock. The Contrac
tor is .preparing to lay a temporary truck for tlie
rciuevulol Uie earUilruui the Eastern approach,
to form the adjoining emhurkmeut. Iron rails,
car vv heels, spikes, Ac., lor this purpose, vviUi
which the State is bound, 5y contract, to supply
him, are now in course of delivery at the tunnel.
In reference to contracts for •masonry, 1 would
wish to impress you with -tho importance of a
good execution Of tbis-brmiclt of construction:
Economy is of courso to he regarded, but not so
strictly us to lose sight of the advantages uf per
manency. The taste which govern* the execu
tion of public works in our country, is not so
refined ns to demand much of Uie ornamental
in our structures. We may Uierefore, discard
■dris object, und confine ourselves to considera
tions of durability. This end cannot bo attained,
without employing good material, and securing
tlie services*,f good workmen. 1 do not hesitate
to say, that Uie standard of prices now fixed for
Bridge niasoury, is ioo low to encourage compe
tent men to undertake and execute faithfully,
contracts of tin* kind. Iu Uie*o matters, excess
of liberality is less dangerous than unwise ccoii-
JAS. 8. WILLIAMS,
Chief Enginetr.
El.KCTIOVjllifiniVS.'
GKoSfolA.
SAVANNAH.
Thk ‘Miu.s.—Tho Post Master General line
received the ndnionisliment of Uie *Merchnnts of
Charleston, with becoming hiiinlllty, and prom
ises '-oF amendment. All is now‘straight from
Washington to Charleston, (S. CJ)—Uie grand
Southern.precinct from which tho royal sunshine
ir seldomabsent.
Tho Savannuh Mail still stops twenty liiuirs at
Charleston. How long this state ofiUiings will
eontiutie, time alone will sliotv.
'H'ho Georgia (MilletyevillA} Journal 11 of the
if lit lust* publishes an fkgrogato of the veto for
Electors in Uila Ptnto. It 1 is from thft ([final in*
'turns, with' tlie cxcaptitht'of two Cdunlies, mid
Uie vote in those two cobntic* ere tio doubt cor*
i«ct, tlie returns having been received by letter.
Tim avernga Harrison thljorlty is *8,377. Gon.
Clinch and Mr. Campbell, the two highest upon
tho Harrison tickot, are 8.950 Votes ahead of Mr.
Bulloch, the liighet on tHo'Vhn-Bunin ticket.
Gun. Wimberly, Urn iowfct tijion the Harrison
tickot, is 8,390 voto* nhifliiP'of Gen. Dotes, the
lowest upon the Van Bttren ticket. Twenty
votes cover Oto llllrrisoir tikket, and fift/Thb Von
Biiren ticket. Gen/ Clinch (Whig) received
40.349 vrtasMV. B. Bulloch (V. B.) 31.9&.
It vvonfilMiot he improper here to aik,*t*ys
Ihe Joundl) what has become of the 35,000 votes
polled in October, for the Congressional ticket?
It was charged 141011 the Harrison party that
(Valid wiutprftciised by them at Uio October elec
tion. Now, if so, how dnos it happen that in No*
veuiherdtta/ have pulled again within the neigh
borhood of their October vote, while Uie Van
Bureti party, counting in tho fatuous 11 Pond
Tom : Prtciuct, n lack several ihousauds of their
former vote. How is Uimf Let those who have
bluHertd so much about fraud practised by Ute
Itarrison patty, answer.
THE -WESTERN AND ATLANTIC RAIL
ROAD.
Wc'hctve had occasion heretofore ttv refer in
terms mf commendation to the appointment of
Jxs. S.*Wtt.LiAMs, Esq. os Chief EngineerofUte
Stnte of Georgia. We this day present ^0 our
readers, n copy of his report lately made to Uie
Commissioner*. It presents in a brief dhd con
den**'! form, the present condition of the Rond.
>It appears Unit the expenditures have ambitnted
diready to $1,792,450 50; and that Uie amount
which will be required, in order to complete the
grading, bridging end masonry, is stntttl at
$590,078.
It bus always appeared to us, that the Wisest,
end most importunt step ever tuken by the-legis
lature of Georgin, is Uie construction ofUiefVest*
eru and Atlantic Rail Road. The determination
to construct this Road, was the result of the far
reaching draught and'expauded views of many of
the first citizens of this State. No instance'can
he pointed at in any State of this Uuion.'where,
such prodigious results are destined to follow
so small an expenditure. Georgia has done
herself immortal -liouour by Uie adoption ‘of her
present system, which is eminently a prudent and
cautions one. She is Uie key-stone ofthe South,
emphatically-: and nt an expense totally un
important, she has taken the very steps to render
herself indepondentofher neighbors, nmJ to keep
within her ■own borders U.ose productions which
would otherwise have gone to enrich adjoining
States. The idea of delaying the exeention of
this great work, is one so absurd and stupid, that
we cannot nllow ourselves "to entertain*: for a
moment. There nre no earUiiy cuiisiderdtious
whiclrcan lie adduced, which \v04ld justify any
delay, other than what njnst attention to the
proper construction of the Road would justify,
A verbal contract for such amount of tar u* may
be required to complete the above, has heun mad ,
to he delivered as wanted, and uii terms according
with the lowest price yet paid for so Tar 011 Uus
work.
• All'of Uie repairing parties hnve been d‘w*
ALABAMA.
By Uie Western muil lost evening, we received
returns froth fourteen counties in douth Alalia-
tun, wlucliWww n Whig gain aince the election
in August of'tme thousand she hundred and si/ty-
rotts. Beside Uiis, Butler cotmty is reported;
to have given a Harrison majority of500. The
Mobile AdverUser ofthe 13Ui,says “ SouUi Ala
bama will do her duty, and if the Northern coun
ties hnve made any exertion, Alabntua will stand,
forUi Rei'ecuied and Regenerated."
LOUISIANA.
The >ew-Orleans Bee publisheircomptete re
turns frim Louiaiuuu. The Whig majority is
put dowx at 3,051.
TENNESSEE.
An fVtra, from the office-of Uie Knoxville
Ttoirs.gVosreUirtis from 26 counties, being all
hut 5 in Sast Tennessee—2 of them Whig and 3
Van Bunn. The result is a Harrison majority
of 6829 ? and the Times says, “ Old Tip goes
over Uicuouutain wiUin mHjority*ofG000," and
his mnjnrty in the Stulo will certainly not be less
than 10,0)0, and may reach 15,000.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
ACTUAI. RESULT*.
omy.
Before making a decision to adopt Uie Ky-
anizitig process with the timber for onr super,
structure, it would be advisable to investigate
the claims of Dr. Earle's system of preserving
wood, The short time dial 1ms elapsed since his
discovery ofthe process, has not afforded a fair
experience concerning it—Experiments ure now
in progress, under the direction ofthe General
Government, fortesting itseliicacy, by exposing
timber thus prepared, to artificial causes of decay.
The cheapness of the materials used theaulphntcs
of iron and copper, (the common green and blue
vitro! of commerce,) lends us to anticipate that it
will he a cheaper mode of prerening wood,
Uian Mr Kynn’s process, in which corrosive sub
limate, ncostly urticle, is employed. It certain
ly would be unwise in us not to avail ourselves
of scientific discoveries, applicable to our pur
pose: nud we nre admonished by experience, of
the great cost of renewals aud repairs of wood
en superstructures, to adopt some mean* of di-
miiiisliiug this expense. I would rccommeud
the adoption of some process for preserving Uie
timber used iu our Bridges, as well us iu the
superstructure ofour Road.
As tho time for making some decision respect*
iug our future plans of operation approaches, it
is proper to bring to your consideration the ne
cessity of early action with regard to our super*
. I..ml■ 1 nt Wm >li.II ** n *-*' —
THE SOUTHERN LADIES’ BOOK.
This very interesting monthly, (or Uie 1 month of
September, 1840, has just-come to hand. It is
well filled, and the articles areuf a choice oqd in-
tercstingoharucter. The mechanical appearance
too Inn improved considerably. We are happy
to perceive this, and wc doubt not that the enter
prising publisher will receive such encourage
ment as to warrant still further improvements.—
It should be recollected, that the Southern Ladies'
Bock is a Southern periodical, published within
the limits ol onr own State, and thisenuse alone
should ensure to it a handsome patronage. The
leading article •• onthe Combination of Mental and
Physical Labor," is of itself wnrUi the price-of a
huff dozen 11 umbers of the periodical. Upon the
whole, the Sent. No. is -decidedly the rnorft in
teresting we have seen? Mr. E. J. Burse is Uie
agent in this city.
1. Comecticut,
2. Ohh,
3. Mmyliind.
4. Rlndn Island,
5. Nev Httnpshire,
II.
8
21
10
4
00
V. B.
- 00
00
00
00
7
G. Nev Jersey,
8
00
7. Mnino,
10
00
8. PenisytvnDia,
30
00
9. Nev-York,
42
00
10. Gerrgia,
11
00
11. Keliucky,
15
00
12. Iininna,
9
00
15. Dehware,
•3
00
14. Mnuuclmsette,
14
00
15. TeniHssee>
• 45
00
10. Midiigan,
•3
00
17. Louisiana,
•5
4)0
18. Vennont,
7
“ 00
19. Misissippi,
4
00
20. Virgiuiu,
00
23
219
KT 30
ItJ^iatlyv*!-
ctmto to the state room Ififi to tho linmritnck. lie'
pushes asido tho fora scuttle Mid low Ilia readers
talto a vidwf'bfthat tough group who nW crowd
ed in thnt rank niid narrow Imlot ho points on 1
the bronzed TKtes around tho lioef kidi with their
“ diiff" ami biscuit, their lobscousn aud ''wator
bewitched V v We Sitwillt him oil tlie windlass bin,
in the dng WMdm under tho lee of the long
board and listen to their jolly songs or longspun
yarns} wo beholdtlftm on Sunday iu their holi
day suit, sewing, reading or smoking} wo are
carried with liim up’fo the dizzy height above to
tako in sail of 0 stormy night ami swing*ah flic of
45 dogs, in midlteaveni nr deicont into the hold
to engage in sleeving hlrleri or blinking ship} we
insensibly lean with him bvoi‘thb‘ weather gang
way, watching the approach'’ofthe rising gale,
and then luruoivey half blinded by its ftiry to
witness tho htirrjring to and (Vo, thb ddwing up
and down/tho^irling rirafing and' bracing—the
pitching,rolling 11 mi lurching ofthe Vessel, Spring
ing as if vital with energy' lYorn whvo to'wave,
burying her hows in the spray or rolling ynrdnrin
and yard aruiin tho long footediwell'oftlio enpo.
Indeed so vivid i> every scene and occupation
and mimsemeiit portrayed, that their prominent
lineaments easily impinge on the meiitul retina
and tho picture faithfully answers to tlie'original.
The volume isnlso Interesting from its afford
ing landsmen somonaw and accurate views of a
sailor's life. Thoy linvo nil heard of tho trials
aud exposures-the dangers and privations of
the uinrinvr, but scarcely one bus any definite
idea affixed to'either of these expressions. Uut
In this book they oro partially set forth in tliuir eve
ry dity occurrence, and though even here tho sto
ry of their hardships is not half told, enough is
nWtiifested to elicit -sympathy for their forlorn
condition, mid awakMnut interest fortlieir ameli
oration. With all their peculiarities, they nro ns
a class, among the most interesting of mankind.
They nre the living and evefclionging links which
‘bind us to distant nations. *Kuepitig up u com
munity of universal friendship—transfering Uio
products of one dime to another, and by the
powerful attractions of commerce, '• knitting the
unsocial climates into 0110."
We recommend with unfeigned shtisfiictioti
this volume to the attention of any anxious to
know tlie toilsomo roiitiue of a sailor's life, or
who nro at all interested in those displays of ma
rine grandeur and sublimity which greet tho eye
of the voyager upon tho mountain wave, or which
fill his bur iu 11 the deep, profound, eternal bass,"
which lira mighty ocean rolls in nature’s anthem.
B.
jwVlt nicelvod Galveston pu(
A treaty ufnftiity and coinmi
on the |8lli 6f Bepteiuhor Iasi,
and Toxus. Tim Courier ol
that a long tinlii liusolajisad s
Indian do predations within t
been rereivbd^ Tho (Mmanolies appear ufiooi
monly quiet, and disposed 4o go peaceably ir
winter quarters. Tlie expedition lately fitted out
under Col. Mooro/AVid that under Col./Howard
will probably souiowlint disturb their antfolputod
security. An onnountor will nn doubt soon take
pluco between theso cbmpniioa and tho Indians,
which wilt effectually prdrbfit Atrtlieruioleitafiofi
to tho whites.
Tlitf President of Toxiti waa dangorousTjnil,
and uiiublo to attend to hii r offfcial duties. The
session of Congress had commenced.
A rumor is in town, says ihe Houston Star of
tho Qth, that the Federalists wore defeated and
flying hack into Toxas—that tHe success tlioy ob
tained was merely over the rear-guard of Arista,
but on the coming nn of hi* main bhdy, they worn
cut to pieces, &c. We place but lUtloconfidence
in tho rnuior.—Dee.
A fair in wMa.-Th, fi,| r of Si. OnolllV*.
which lull four vj.jk., bu ihl. ...r'bMn nn:
mcinii.lv niiunilml. ThcT.rt.r.,Cowcacnd Ci.
Imrilinn. hroiifht in SU.oAl.-wilJ hone. It .k.
Heeled 10,000 horses of finest breeds, 50000
en, cows, hulls, steers and hei^^
'sliffop, 10,000 swine*—Races wei
morning. A Circassian horse, rode L
MiYedVi jlrike of25,00d roubles. Twoli,,
vnslig, in Tartary, wern^lie next in sum
Cihiai
" r j
innin/ _
' •6s which ran'again
which was tf'orth 1,000 roubles.
- , b Horse, howAWr, gained a race extend
ing to tfie length, of six French leagues,
•e 'stake of, 600 ducats, and all the
Iff ■ bu.nu v, uuv uuuii,,
twelve no'rs6a which ntif against hii
Uio Janeiro.—'Tlirough the attention of Cnpt.
‘ " 1D1
Mnuson of tho hanpio Daniel Webster, we have
henu put in possession of a file of Rio papers to
Sept. 25ih. Tho U. S. sloop .of war Ma
rion, arrived lit Rio on tho 23d, and tho U. 8 (VI-
fH.te Potomac sailed for tlie River Plata on Uie
!5th Sept.—Ibid.
Sltamboat Accident.—'Tho steamboat Peralon,
exploded her boilers on thu night of tho 7th inst.
ut about tlireo miles ftotli Najinleou. Tho first
Mig'mftcr, second finite, two firemen, and seven
deck|Mssonguni weVo killed} twenty-four dock
pnssengdrs Worobadly scalded, ahd^taiissing.—lb.
zette,
Birt, Esq. a Surgeon of Ruisdx, raipcciiitff a • Tri
of weak intellect who wes addicted to swallow
ing pins and needles.—Tho girl came nnder the
surgeon's cr.re in July 1829, before which time
dhother surgeon had extracted twenty-seven pins
Rom the loll mamma, and in the course of fbnr
months Mr. Birt extracted 254 pins and needless
making iu nil 281) (Vom almost every part ofthe
eft side of the body. The girl hnd been in the
linhit of swallowing pins and needles ont of bra-
vailn, 'br iftrom the bribe of sweet meats whenat
school almost thirty years before. •
Troops for Florida.—Four hundred United
Stotts troops, including officers, arrived here yes- ,Ben
terdqy morning iu tho steamer Corvette from
Fort Smith, in Arkansas—they will proceed as
— ——mi- •- pitayum.
soon as possible to Fluridu.-
Uiing iu her lap, took the first opportunity to be
.. — • 1 doubt that she
GREENVILLE, (C. II. 1 ) Nov. 13.
Wo-learn with regret that Joseph Michal, Esq
formerly Post Master at Bpartshburg, died on Uie
evening of Monduy fast. Mr. Michal had emi
grated to Cass County, Georgia, and returned to
his former.placo'of residence a few weuks since
on a visit. He was altucked.a few days after
Ins arrival, with the fever which was prevailing in
tho section of Georgia wlioto lin resided.
introduced to her. nud inode no d
was a congehi|il spirit.
. “ What work wris 'it that affected you so much,
the other' inornlng 1 I saw you shed a great ma
ny tears. Was it Rulwer’s Inst 1"
" I.dent know What Bulwer’s Inst Is," returned
she, “ but I ns*nre you I was doing* job which
Ulways almost kills me. I was peeling onions."
Jcvexilx Lire or Gkx. Harrison.—This is a
very good hhokfoT boys. There is no finer example
can he plfeed before Uje youUi.of .905cpuntry,
than that item, self-denying old patriot, whom
Uie people hove just elected to Uie first office
within Uiejrgift. Wo haro tried Uiis book upon
one of oqryoung friends, and he instantly he
me so (Mrfply interested in its details, that he :
was quite tflsorbed. and remained so for hours.
It is tor salq at Col. Williams’.
Where also mny be had Uie genuine Harrison'
Atmanac kir 1641, suited to this latitude.
.-tructiire. Wn shall require about ll,0(JO,UC0
charged from Uiis part ofthe road, except two,
which nre now employed ill the vicinity of Alla-
toons, and ou the Franklin eml/niikuieiu. It has
been u leading object to restore ihe heaviest em
bankments to their pfoper grade, and by the con
struction of the proper centre und traverse drains,
to place them in n slate to wiUistaml the rains,
. &c. ofthe ensuing winter. A recent inspection
of Uiis part of tlib road, warrant* me in the nsser-
- -tton. iHutwitli hut a trifling exception on ihe J-llJi
and I8U1 section ofthe riecond Division, the tin-
baiikments ore in .1 good state of preserviltioii."
Mr. L. Tilton, temporarily charged wiUi the
• . Mperinleuduncu ol dm 4th, und part of Uie 3d
Divison, rept/iU, that" Upon Um Fifth Residen
cy a repairing force has been employed for the
lib. Its operations have thus far been
[ to the 2U(h section, where, in tou»c-
if Uie hanks having settled much more
1 d have been auUcipated ut the time they
1 a large amount of work was required
a to Uio imccdsnry height. Owing to
jsc, coitsiderahlo labor will Im renuir-
iveral other sections; hut should Uie
r .ove favorable, und nn efficient force
be employed, Um completion of Uie fieuviestpor*
tiou wliiiiii the present anil ensuing months, may
be reasonably anticipated.
1 " The grading required upon the 25t!i and 26th
• . secUons of the Third Division, in order to raise
Uie omtiAukmeiits to the requisite heights, us indi
cated by Uie lost Spring freshets, has beetti
traetud for by Blessra. Keef and Whitesides,
■ ^ ""
fourth seetiou of the Fourth Division,
Ichcnck & Co. Tho luasoriry upon Uie
—.1— rnuiuUuQii nearly Um uime state us
of the quarter, the contractor
tir l<
•bilged
rations.
leave the work on nc-
It is expected Uiat he will
in a few days, and proceed
iiul/ic. The fram
es well ns Uiut
bird Division,
iu*y fiuislied,
J piers and
1, though a re
nte Quarterly
ixeept the quar-
*II CXpluilMtioll
nerve, tliota
the whole a-
tliero remain-
mr of perches therein
lice for dressing pier
iter superior to that
e _ tcrmaof Urn original contract.
b et hoard measure of timber, for a single track.
The facilities afforded by the neighboring country
for furnishing lumber, are not extensive, and to
amid delay, preparation should bo made for it*
delivery some lium before it may be actually
needed—moreover, tho Kyauizing process re
quires the construction of suitable vats ut con
venient points along the line of Um road. A con
tract for 11 or 12,Out) tons of iron will require a
long time fnri’s fulfilment. In view of all these
/Vols, an cm ty consideration of tho subject i* re
spectfully suggested.
While oil the subject of preparing materials for
our superstructure, I would earnestly recom
mend to yon Umt some Engineer officer of our
corps he detailed I or u minion m England, for
thu uctual purchase of Um iron that will ho re
quired. The advantages of u thorough inspec
tion of our rails in U.e courso. of their manufac
ture aru obvious. Moreover, we shall thus be
enabled to avail ourselves of Uiose improvements
iu details, of pluu* for depots, ware houses, and
ill the arrangcnieiits for working roads, which
have been adopted in Uie public wtiks of Great
Drituin. This plun would also save the usual
lupivy chuige* for commi«sioii by thu puicliasiug
Agents.
Our w ark linn recently been struggling against
financial eiubarrusHm-ut. It needs 110 argument
to prove that our present currency will uotun-
swerour purposes under existing laws. The
bonds of Uie.,State paid to Uie contractors for
work done nro ut a heavy discount. We must
look to the next Legislature to remove this em
barrassment. The present is an important crisis
iu thu ntliiirs ofour citato, When, in 1636, Geor
gia awoke from her inglorious lethargy, aud is
sued her fiut, *• there shall he n Rail (loud com
munication to the valley of thu Mississippi," the
/riendsofinternul improvement, Uie friends ofour
lonutrjr, warmly amiriputed Uie glorious results
energetic action. Mere 50,000 square miles
of Territory to ho selected from the map ofthe
United 6tales, 11s combining tho great advantages
of position with tho elements of prosperity, the
boundaries uf tho selection would nearly comdide
with lira boundaries of Georgia. Occupying a
salient angle of tlie continent, with her fine navi
gable streams affording easy access to the Atlun-
tie on one side, and the Gulfonlhe other—ir main
tributary ortho mighty Mississippi almost touch
ing her nothern border—uneasy passage through
her territory to avoid the duugt-rous circuit of
Florida, in connecting the maritime transit from
the East with thu wliuK* coast ofthe Gulfof Mex
ico—11 count clion with the great Wrst incompa
rably easier than is afforded by tho territory of
any other State—rich iu resources richer iu pros-
MODERATION IN VICTORY.
The extreme composure as well as gratification
i.h which the Whigs of tho United Slates re
ceive the news of their victory, the absence of oil
public parade* and extravagant rejoicings, nre so
many convincing proofs of their proper Ameri
can feeling. It is aud ought to be evident to all
thata pariy which tempers victory with so much
moderation, is worthy of the confidence of Uie
whole country. The causes for pablic rejoicings,
processions and feslivuls are abundant, hut we
have seen nothing more tlmu sober, republican
manifestation* of the most unniingled joy and
sntiHfaction. Far different was it four, eight and
twelve years ago, when ou the election of Jack-
son and Van Boren, the Umnder of artillery was
henrd from the lakes to the ocean. The joy felt
by true Americans resides in tho heart, and the
great Whig victory just achieved has been cele
brated by the friends of liberty by a proper and
unpretending interchange of heartfelt congratu
lations. Pending an election, processions and
the firing of guns may he excused, but in an hour
like the present the causes of rejoicing are of too
momentous and important a character to admit
of mirth and exhilaration.
Extract of a letter to a geutUman in this city from
the Hon. J. M. Clayton, late U. S. Senator,
dated Dover, (Del.) Hot. Wth.
** Since my last letter,*110 tidings of interest to
you have transpired until this moment, touching
the couteatiu Delaware. Yesterday our general
election was held. Your native Stute polled
more votes tlmu she ever gave before—-about 11
000 were voted. Expresses have this moment
arrived which give tlie following results:
Harrison majority iu Sussex, 495
Ditto do. in Kent, 501
Ditto do. in Newcastle, 129
1125
The Stute has gone for Harrison by between
1100 and 1200 majority—uu unexampled major,
ity here in u political contest, It is literally Whig
all over—Whig iu every couufy, and not a single
man in thu Slate is elected who is not Whig.—
George B. Roduey, Whig, (the son of Daniel) is
elected to Congress. The resulta are 2 Seuators
in Congress for Harrison—1 Representative
Congress for Harrison—being aclear gain of one
Senator in Congress for Harrison and also 0110
Representative iu Congress iu lieu of Tims,
ttobiusou, Loco Focn."
I*. 8.—The Post Oflico detained your lust let
ter 33 days, and the Daily Saronuaii Republican
has arrived about once u week.
KT* A misunderstanding occurred on board th
steambnut Elizabeth, lying nt Cincinnati, onVVed.
nesday week, between a captain aud another
person, whoso numo is not given, After some
very harsh words hnd passed between them, tlie
latter drew u pistol flout his bosom Htid levelled it
nt tho captain, evidently with the intention ofkill-
ingliini.' A bystuniler knocked up the pistol'
audit went jiff aud shot the person himself in the
head, who was about to take the life of another,
A letter to a inetiher ofthe Legislature, from
ThninUs county,of the Glh inst., says Umt "the In
dians murdered the wife of Mr. Thomas Gills
last Wednesday night, and burnt her in Uie house,
ns I have heard tnhluy from agotltlatnan who saw
Uie bones." This occurred in Jefferson couuty.
Florida, east of the Ocilla, near the Georgia line.
■Milledgeville Recorder, 17IA inst.
Thk Philadelphia Loan.—The Nfiw-York
Joumul of Commerce, says—" A proposal hasbeon
made to c^r banks by Uie banks in Boston, res
pecting tin loan to assist resumption in Philndel-
. MVjshall Vtfow more about it htnday or
two. Tl 116th of January is near nt hand. v '
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Correspondence of Uie Augusta Constitutionalist.
MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 15,1840.
Yesteiday, in tho House, Mr. Roberts moved
to reconsider'so much ofthe1 journal ofUiuday
before, usrelates to the rejection of the bill to re-
neul Uie del of 1838, respecting the granting of
licences for retailing spirituous liquors. On this
motion to reconsider, the yeas were 64, nnys 98.
Mr. Whitfield introduced n bill to nuiliorizo
Uie Governor to execute bonds of Uie Flute, and
to procure their negotiation for specie, aud
to require the directors uf the Central Bank to
pay specie for the notes issued by Uiat institution,
upon certain conditions.
Tho kill for the purdon of Francis Lawrence,
convicted ofthe crime of murder, in Uie cottuty
of Talbot, was rejected, yeas 37, nays 124.
Mr. Robert^ 'introduced^ n bill to appropriate
money lor*the" ‘political year’!841.
In the Sen&te, yesterday, the hill tor Uie organ-
izaUouof a court of errors was taken up. A sub
stitute Tor tho bill was’offered by Mr.'Jones,
which was taken up and read. The Sennte had
resolved itselfinlo a committee of Ute vvhofo. Tho
substitute of Mr. Jones wusjend by section. The
blank for the salary of Ute judges was filled up
with $2500. At this stnge of the proceedings^ mo
tion prevailed for the committee to rise,report pro
gress, and have leave to sit again. The organiza
tion of a supreme court, at Uiis session, is very
doubtful.
^communicated, j
MR* BOrBN’8 VALEDICTORY,
There will be no littlo anxiety in the public
mind, to see Mr; Van Bnren’s valedictory.—
These addresses in our Collegiate institutions,
nre genenlly matters of honor and distinction;
hut Vnn i shout to graduate Uirnughthe elector
al Collegial Uie wrong end, still preserving this
distinction. Whether the electors or trustees
of this renowned College will give him a sheep
skin we know not, bnt we suppose they Would
have no objection to pin to his tail thnt celebrated
second declaration of independence, which lie
desecrated tlie fourth of July, by signing on Uiat
hallowed diy. Wo know uot whether this said
secoud'dedbrntion was written on a sheep-skin
or an assesliide, but give it to him we say, to file
•way among Uie archives of Kinderhook.
SHERMAN.
By Mr. Christian: To nmko penal Uie issuing
ofcliango bills, without Legislative authority, and
to provide for the punishment of the same.
[communicated..]
A VOICE FROM THE FORECASTLE.”
Such miy emphatically be termed Mr. Dana's
interesting volume, entitled '• Two Years before
Uie Most. A petstobal narrative of life ot Sea,”
and it Wbyhi but faintly express our estimation
of it to say| that we have perused it with the ut-
most pleasure.
We hare no experience asasailor, but wo have
traversedso many ten thousand miles and have
seeu so much of sea-life iu every part ofthe world
that we can vouch for the graphic fidelity of his
sketches and the accuracy of Ins drJiueutiouM.—
To in, the reading of Mr. Dank's work wus like
beholding some old fuiuilliar face from Uio anti
pode*. We have passed through many of Uie
circumsiunciis he has described, beheld many of
the scenes he witnessed, aud have been on board
nearly every vessel he mentions, from Uio yatcli-
like Clemanline, to the blubber-filled wliulemun,
Tlie author whom we ouco knew as a fellow
student" ill the classic shades of Academies,” de
termined in his junior year to leave his studies
and all the elegancies of refined life, to seek by a
long sea voyage, Uie restoration of Ilia enfeebled
eyes. WiUi a strength of mind worthy of nil
praise, h« immediately doffed Uie uniform of an
under graduate of Old Harvard, and arraying
himself “ iu loose duck trowsers, Check shirt and
tarpaulin hat,” reported himself on board the brig
Pilgrim, about to sail tor Uie NorUi West Coast,
The same firm and manly spirit was exhibited
throughout his whole noviciate. He was no skul
ker, antique to avoid every duty, hut he obeyed
with alacrity, and suffered without a murmer.—
The various situations into which lie was thrown
were of the most inonial und distressing chnrac
ter. Stilt Uie same indomitable spirit whoso en
ergy roie superior to every toil, and 'whose
strength wavered tiolamidst thediirstcalamities
was evinced in all. The uarrativo is an unvar
nished Into of his cxperienca as a common sailor
aud is told in plain foreible and appropriately nau
tical language. It is a perfect daguerreotype of
fcu-lito, und though Uio portraiture pertains more
to Uie forcastle than iho cabin, there are still fea-
From the Milledgeville papers.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Lefils: To amend die uct of December,
1811, establishing a tribunal tor the tru-l of
staves, so far as respects Uie couuty of McIn
tosh.
Mr. Holmes: Tocompel persons owning plan
tations und slaves iu the Counties of Baker and
Liberty, to pay tax 011 the same in said counties.
Air. Lefils—To authorize Uie Governor to pay
to the Senator from McIntosh all arrearages due
said county for purposes of education.
Air. Spencer: To compel persons owning plan
tations and slaves in any county of the Stute,
ttthor than that of their residence, to puy tax on
the same in the county where the same may lio,
BILL PASSED.
To amend nn act, so far as relates to McIntosh
county, establishing a tribunal for the triul of
slaves wiUiin this State, pnssed Dec. 1811
BILL LOST
To repeul an act furUier to regulute tho grant
ing of retail licence and salo of spirituous liquors,
absented to 29th Dec. IS38.
Messrs. Wooten, of Wilkes, and King, of
Glynn, appeared, were qualified, and took their
seats.
Oti Tuesday just, Col. Thomas E. Bkickshenr
wus elected Alajor General of the 13Ui Division
ofthe Alilitin of this Stole.
B. W. Henderson, Esq. whs on the same day,
elected Brigadier General of tho 1st Brigade, J3Ui
Division; und
Col. ThomusI.Wnrtlicn was elected Brigadier
General ofthe 2d Brigade, 2d Division.
On Suturday evening, Col. II. Howard, of
Cobb, was elected by the legislature, Brigadier
Geueral, iu place ol Gen. Ezznrd, resigned; und
Col. Andrew J. Hanscll, of Lumpkin, Briga
dier Genural, in place ofGeu. Field, resigned.
Tho election of Gen. Harrison—Ute triumph
of tlie People over an Administration, which felt
power and forgot right, is Ute greatest eveHt
which has occurred in this country eirico tho cap
ture of Cornwallis at York Town. All its great
and varied, and blessed effects cannot be d|i|
ciuled by the present generation. It is, as it
serves to be, tho theme of nil tongues, the topic
of discourse in every circle—Men exhaust their
towers of eulogy iu luuding it—their iiuagina-
ions in vain essay to shadow forth oil Ute happy
consequences—Posterity alone will be able to re
alize all the positive and negative blessings
which will flow from it. But we can all sue
enough to fill our souls with rapture, and our
heurts with thankfulness to that Great Being, by
whose aid alone we have been able to work oat
obr deliverance.
The first, the greatest, tlie cliiefest good, which
instantaneously results, which we cun nil see and
feel, is Uie rescue of the Republic from desph-
Usm—from standing armies und a Govtorument
Bank—Uie rebnke'of bad men and wicked meas
ures, und the consequent restorationtof good more
als-^-Uie arrest of usurpation, und tile cuff leqbenl
Revival and diffusion throughout 'the body of Uie
people of Uie glorious spirit of freedom, which
animated Uie people of the RevoluUoii.
The next result, aud only second to Uiis, nud of
the very essuncuofgood Government, is thnt the
People will be let alone— will he left fo pursiie tlteir
own happiness und prosperity nfter 'their owo
wuy—without interference or hiudrdnce from
Government Nexltotlie usurpationsaud shame
less outrages upon public and privute honesty,
which have characterized Uie faction iu power;
they have by no other'one means wrought So
great mischief to the people of this country as
>y Uieir constant intermeddling with the private
pursuits uf every individual in the land. No
man for years has rested his head upon his pillow
ut night, without some apprehension, that before
morning nmnrtmirBtDennH t Government would
impuir Tiis fortune or that of some of bis friends.
Tliis lias been Uie cose with Uie enUte mercan
tile community of the country, aud by conse
quence wiUi every other class, whose interests
were necessarily involved with that.-t-This,
thank God, will be the cose no longer. This
odious fouture, borrowed from the Turkish
system, and sought to bo implanted upon tout in
stitutions, will go out of existence along with
Martin Van Uureuand the public phiudefers b<
whom he is surrounded, on the 4th tof Alarcl
next. The People mill be let alone, which is all
they ask: Governiie.-nt will return*to its proper
channel, aud confine itself to its legitimate du
ties—the supervision of Uie general welfare, aud
the protection of individuals in the lawful pure
an it of individual happiness.
Let the shout of triumph and tho song of re
joiceing go Uiroughout the land for our great dc
tiverance.—Richmond Whig,
I, in place ofGeu. Field, resigned.
Jay, jOllt, Air. Chapbeil, of ifitili, v
tuber pro. Um. ofUie House of Ren
On Mouduj.
elected Speukurpro. Um. ofUie House of Repre
sentatives iu dm temporary absence of Alr.Speu-
ker Jenkins
MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 17.
Oglethorpe University.—The Abnuul Com
meiiceineut of Uii* lusiiiiilioii, which promises so
much lor the moral und literary welfare of Geor
gia aud the SouUi, took place ou Wednesday Inst.
1'ho exercises were of a highly interesting char
acter. The Orations by Uie graduating class, ure
spoken of bv all with whom we have Conversed,
as marked Gy talent and scholarship, und most
creditahlo to tho young orators, and the Institu
tion ill which they have been instructed. On Uio
day preceding, the Junior exhibition took place
—the exercises ofwllibli were 110 less creditable
than those of which wo have spoken. Where all
have done so well, it would lie ungracious to at
tempt to discriminate,and to mousuro by the scru
ple, the relative merits of Uio speakers. We con
gratulate them all, on the vary favorable impres
sion which their efforts have left on tho public
mind.
The Honorable Eugeniuo A.Nisbct, deliver
ed nn Oration, by Uie request of the two Socle-
ties, which was generally pronounced excellent,
and which well sustained Uie distinguished repu
tation of tho gentleman, as unaccomplished ora-
,nr As wo presume Uie speech will he publish
ed, Ho torbear(further remarks, wiUi the single
qbsofvulion, (hut the snoech was 0110 characteris
tic quite us much of vigorous thought, ns tor
clinsteiiRsI arid elegance of composition.
The following gentlemen received the degree
of Bachelor of Arts, in the presence of one 6f the
largest und most imposing audiences,'"which has
perhaps ever been called togeUier in this State,
on a similar occasion:
C. J. Williams, F. G. Davies, Ucdney F. Mc
Donald,and W. G. Davies,of AliHedgeville,Go;
C. S. Rockwell, Arid way, Ga.jG. W. Hardwick,
of Columbia county, Go., R. W, Jemisou; 01
Bifib county, Gu.t and John Bilbo, of Savunuali
Go.—Recorder.
g Brandfing Junction Railway,opened 15{ miles,
&nui Sept. 1,1839 la Jan. 31,1840,—lstclass,
21,770 passengers, at If <f per mile, eqitslte 36
"“".os lOdi 2d class, 160,917
THE GREAT EVENT.
1. Hit
cents per mile? £1,305.5s ]6d1 2d class, 160,917
passengers, at 1H perTiille, equal to 2 cents per
mile, £5,752 7s 5a.
The, abWvo is a sanijile 'ijf what happens on
ilh P*- 11 -- T-al A -. .. tiJfin
English Railroads. It iHows Mint only one pas
senger out’bfeightchoip to pay more than two
cunts per mile. It also shows that more thin four-
fifths ofthe receipts ’of the road for passengers,
came from tltofo who paid only two cents per
mile. The present'e\trdct is taken from the very
valuable fifth Report'on Railways, to tho British
Parliament, p. 320.—Boston Courier^
.. person who re
sides at Redmarley, has his premises much infes
ted with ruts. He sent the other day to an old
lady, who lived near him, to borrow a cat for the
night, but Uie old lady's reply was, "Uiat she had
given so many away lately, that she had bat two*
and twenty left, and she could not think of lend-
' g one out of so small a number."—Hertford
iitts.
Tlie complexion ofthe Globe has Improved de
cidedly since Blair's departure for Cuba. It Is
supposed that Kendall accompanied his friend
iiwog. /It Would riot be surprising if Vnn and hit
.Cabinet, tos Well as a large portion of his office
holders follow in their footsteps before the 4th of
Mfireh.—Some of them mby attend Gen. Jarkson
on his promised pilgrimage to the Deserts of Are-
bib —Richmond Whig.
A Poser.—•• Pa T” « Well, my dear, whet is
it?” " Didn't yon tell me this world was roundl”
" Yes." Then I’d like to know how it came to
nn end /" " Aly child, how often mast I tellyna
not to talk when yon are eating ?"
From the National Intelligencer.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GEORGE
TOWN.
Wn hnve inspected the aui'Oiildering ruins of
Uie alarming conflagration which occurred nt
Georgetown on Wednesday night, and conver
sed with several intelligent gentlemen of Uiat
city, relative to the cause of aud extent of da
mage occassioned by the fire. The more pre
valent opinion seems to ho that Uie total ainouut
of property destroyed by tho fire, damage done
to furniture, &c. is from $15,000 to $25,000.
That the fire was the act of an incendiary, seems
also to be tlie geueral opinion; although some
persons residing iu the vicinity of the Aqueduct
incline to Uie belief thut fire was carelessly, if*
not accidentally, communicated to tho stable,
where the cooling ration originated. Wo un
derstand that the bakery of Messrs. Titos. Brown
& Co., now utmost entirely consumed, was in
sured by tho Firemen's insurance Company.
Most ofthe valunble machinery used in Uiejinun-
ufiiciuro of ship bread is destroyed or rendered
useless. It is calculated thnt ubobt forty barrels
offlour and bread were destroyed in the bakery.
Fortunately, u large quantity bf ship biscuits e?;d
bread, furnished to the orilur of Government un
der rt contract, hud heen removed from the hake-
ry,and Shipped outlie morning ofUie dreadful
disaster; otherwise Uio loss would have been
much greuter.
In the progress ofthe conflagration, the shing
led roof of the house situated on the north side
of tho cuuul, belonging to F..S. Key,. .Esq- and
tenanted by Mr. Gideon 1 Pierce, several times
caught fire, and wus repenledly extinguished by
the fire engines und upparatus, which were work
ed with great skill und ell'ect by Uieir respective
comuuiiies.' In removing Mr. Pierco’s furniture
much daiuugu was, wu regret to stole, in some
instances unnecessarily occasioned.
Tho new nud extensive brick mill, lately erec
ted hy Mr. Tims. J. Duvis iu water Htreet,uboul
u square distant from the bukery, repeatedly
caught fire bu its roof, aud was promptly und
eflectually extinguished by the fire companies,
who took an uduiirahle position all along Water
street, where Utuy could work to most udvuuingo.
Some other ware-houses and dwellings situated dt
a still greater distance from Uie cOnflugralibii also
took fire, and were happily rescued froin Uiede-
vouriug element by thu tunoly exertions of tho
firemen.
■It was a most fortunate circumstance that at
the timoofthis dreadful mid alarming conflagra
tion, which illuminated the atmosphere, and re
flected u vivid nud beautiful light oil the opposite
shore of the Potoinuo tor a cunsiuerable distance,
Uie wind v/ns almost perfeetly nt rest; otherwise,
the destruction to warehouses, buildings, and pro
perty of every description would huve been im
mense.
ltwascertaitily much to the credit ofall our fire
companies,bbth of Georgetown und Washington,
that they turned out with remarkable prMApti
tilde, mid iu great strength, to render adsrstuuce.
And wenrout u loss which the more toappreciule
and admire, tlie celerity* with whicli the tirenten
repaired to the neut of Uio conflagration, or tho
OntiriiiBperseverance with which Uiey all labored to
obtain the mastery of the devouring element.
Where uii did well, it would ho Irutli invidious
aud improper to point ut any purticalur fire com
pany. *
•Si'ico writing the nhoVo, we have been requested
by'n respectable citixen,' who has left his psmeJip
stute tkaltho Navy Yard Pile Company arrived, with
of |’Uieir apparatus ftoyi their otighie-lioiue, at tho late
fire in ’(ieorgeiowu, in the space of twentydivo min
utes 1 The uisuiicc is at lean foiir 11
Strange Appetite.—Ttio Lbndon Medical Ga-
ue, contains a curious 11016010111 from H. H.
irt, Esq. o Surgeon of Sussex, reipociiitf a *lrl
Vbiy Affecting.—A sentimental youth having
en a young dahisel shedding tears ovar some-
A Lover of the Feline Race.—A person who re
nt Ream a
Commercial Journal.
LATEST DATES.
From Liverpool, Oct. 19—From Havre,..
Nflc-OWesw—Hcbr.Wi
itl—366 fierce* Rice.
(By t*« Virginia Antoinette, at CknrUttcm.] *
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‘each, 7 a *91 fiugnr-box Shooks do 7 s 81 Ala, 9 6 a 3
9-, Beans., while. 1 n l tj ttc'ef, 1,9, prime aud mess
8 a YD5jerked, 111 a 19 {smoked, 19*13; Butter, Am.
yellow, 191181 'Candfes,mould. 17 a 19; Sperm, do
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Flour 14 0 a 14 4: Hams, Am. 12 a 14: Herrinrt.
smok'ed, 1st and 9d, 3: Lard, 16 a 17; Mackerel, Ns.
3, S 4 a 6 ; Onions, 3 a 4; Pork, Cargo, Eastern &Mcm
14 a 16; Potatoes, 39 a0; Rice;5 6a60;8oap,yel
low, 7 4 at); Coffee.Sda'nil3d,quality,8 a 10;triage,
6 a 7 0 5 Honey, 91; Molasses, keg 51 gal. If a9); ou.
gnrs assorted, halt whifo'A half brown, 6|.t0| a 7 j 11 jt
white alone, 9 d 19; brown and yellow, 5f a 8j; Su
gars, 8 a 25.
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2 pr. j N. Orleans, 2 a Uc. disc.
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•Hall per boxtiogar, 4 a 6 rs. per bag Coffee, $3|
a 4 per lihd. Molasses.
OBITUARY.
Died on th'e 31st ult. Mrs. Mart Emma Ad
ams, wife of Richard W. Adams, aged 22 years.
Among the melancholy and ftequent dispensa
tions of nn Almighty Providence, the relatirt*
arid friends of Uie deceased have shed many bit
ter tears, that one so young, beautiful and smia-
bib,should have been removed from among them,
while Uiey were so anxiously lobking forward— .
thnt every hope for her restoration wpold soon
be realized. The patient eudurauce of^every
circumstance which attended a moat painful ill-
ness, and the entire 'calmness and fortitude with
which she endured theVu, frequently called form
expressions of astonishment Umt one so young in
life, and so unused to its fcalamities, should have
irahifested so inuth uhrepining ond calm resig-
imiioh. Ah nifectibnnte husband and numerous
relntibha will I'nng cherish the remembrance of
her Virtues. They were unfolding themselves on
'earth foru brighter and more enduriug happiness
in Heaven.
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