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LETTERS FROM THE* NORTH.
No. 9.—Utica—Syracuse, &c.
TOTIIR KOtTOWPOrTnK GKonGlAN.
Utica lies 108 tiiilon wentof Albany, on a spot where
. the canal, the river, and the great road nll mcct. It ia
one oftho most important of the interior towna of this
slate. The population in 1794 consisted of but $0 fami
lies ;in\18!8, the number of inhabitants was 1700; in
.Hie, 887) jin 1820, 2972 ; in 1823, (the benefits or
■ the canal having been experienced in sotnu degree,)
# 4filT } to.'wyo ; in 1828,74G6 ; and in February
' ^ 800^, and increasing rapidly. Tho streets nro
**, and the stores and dwelling houses, substantial
4« lhi*> Thfl Hpp4ar&nc6 or that® village and lowni
invariably strikos the ktranser With dtirpruo. Ths mag
nitude ortho buildings, and the general wealth they in
dicate, as iVell as tho business which enlivens them., so
fur in the inturibr. and in a country so now, )s well cal
culated to astonish him. 1 have spun out tlicso tiresome
Megapt—and tho former apparently well filled, with
1 description of merchandise. Tho canal runs
through the t centrG oftho town, and the streets are car-
* fi*d over It on handsome bridges, upon which their
heroes are conspicuously painted. There is also a
ljridge over the Mohawk, at ohe side of tho town. It
Aiaefero Banks and one Insurance) Company, besides
jiva agencies.
Thcro are numerous literary, benevolent and religious
Institutions in this placo. Among there the Oneida Insti
tute of Scienco and Industry, is perhaps most worthy of
jremark, from its uniting manual with mental labor on
the part of the students. There is a farm attached to it
comprising one hundred and fourteen acres, upon which
gach student labors from three to four hours per day,
and it is said that the experiment of two years proves
that labor from 3 to 6 hours per day pays tho board of
,tha student, in this plentiful region. It is principally in
tended for dio education of those designed for iho minis-
|ry, but its privileges are common to oil youth of unex
ceptionable character. Thcro aro also a C'assical
Academy, a Library, Lyceum, a Medical Society-
end in common with the rest of the state it shares in
benefits of dm Public School system—a system ex-
cellcnt in itself and worthy of adoption in every state.
There are also no less than between twenty and thirty
benevolent, biblo, missionary, temperanco and other works at Salim
.societies, exclusive of Bible classes, nine Sunday
Schools, See. There ore also from ten to fifteen Church-
.es, some of them very handsomely built— eight dail^
jtvas of stages, nine six day linos of stoges—four tlirce
..times a week, ono twice a week and several lines of
.canal packet boats for passengers, os well as numerous
lines carrying freight gnd passengers, and others intend-
xd only for freight. Four weekly newspapers are print*
cd. There is also a small Theatre, occupied at prese^
^y Villalavc, the rope dancer, three Museums, with
Gardens and Baths. All this in a town of somo thirty
or forty years standing, in which the first street was
paved in 1822, and lighted with lamps in 1827 ! This
j* a brief sketch of one of those thriving interior towns,
which have risen in the State of New York, within the
dresent generation, and which have been increased ho-
vond all precedent by the northern and western canals,
its history is that of most of the towns in this part of
.the state, many of which have sprung up within a much
.shorter period ; but not many o! them possessed of more
substantial prosperity than Utica. Indeed the fertility
of the soil of the western part of tho state of New York,
renders it a region ofplcnty, infinitely attractive to tho
emigrant, and the facilities of communication by means
of internal improvements, have increased the value of
the lands and tho number oftho population, with im
mense rapidity, by the’facilities ot reaching a ready
market. The individual travelling in the region wc aro
row in, will be struck with the cheapness of provisions,
and the moderate charges in tiro public houses for meals
and board, whilst the elegancies of life and the excel
lence of accommodation otTordcd by land and water,
’ will astonish him #ho has been accustomed to tho Inte
ger of states where these comforts aro rot to bo found }
where tho highest pqee is paid for the hardest fare.
It was our intention to have visited Frenton Falls, but
.il rained incessantly all the day of our arrival, and a
council, having been called as usual, it was determined
after some debate, nem. co>. that we whould proceed
by canal to Syracuse.
The canul from about seven miles cast of Utica to
Within three-fourths of a milo of Syracuse runs through
o section of country perfectly flat, for upwards of seventy
miles, in all which there is not a single lock. It is call
ed tho Long Level, and great part of it was originally
ti swamp, extending twoor ihreo miles in width, much of
which is yet unused for any useful purpose. These
parts of it remain in a state ofnalure, covered with trees
and shrubs to tho margin of tho canal.- Tho ground
which was previous to the completion oftho canal ab
solutely worthless, has been rendered of considerable
value, and in the distance of many miles formerly only
unproductive swamp, not only houses hut whole villages
have been erected. There arc Ecveral on this portion
oftho canal, which have become depots for lumber, fire-
wood,be. which is hence shipped in the canal boats,
Ono of these before me will show what others arc—
New London 22 miles west of Utica, ten years ago, was
nothing but worthless swamp—the individual owning it
divided and sold it at a moderate price as building lots—
a road was made, add business came to it—tho first
house erected w as a tavern—others succeeded, and it is
now a thriving village, carrying on a considerable Unde
in lumber, nnu foreign produce required by the country
people—it has now two respectable taverns, n post of
fice, and comprises a large number of buildings, and
some very respectable stores, &c. The village of Home
is situated about a mile north of the canal—it is situa
ted on high ground, and is spacious und beautiful—com-
letters to such n length Mint I must force per forco cur
tail. Qftho cities in this region, however, .Rochester
is tho most remarkable, both on account of its magnitude,
and the rapidity of its growth. It is situated 268 miles
from Albany and 94 from Buffalo, tho commencement
oftho Brio Canal. Rochester wits settled no longer
ago than 18W, andjnow contains upwards of 10.000 in
habitants, tho dwellings and stores are large and trtdny
orthoin splendid. Therein a bank, and six meeting
houses, for various doqominations ofehristians, and ten
large flour mills, grinding upwards of200,000 buslipls of
flour per annum. The flour of this part of the state is
shipped by tho canal, it was formerly called Genettee
Flour and is now, under the namo of Canal Flour, pre
ferred in every part oftho Union—iho best wheat coun
try ofihe state is in die west—more than 9,000,000 fqpt
of lumber is alio sawed here in a year. The wotgr
tower in the vicinity is equal nfcarly to 40.000 horses,
but it is not ail used. There were formerly two daily
newspapers here, but thsy havo sinco been morged into
one—but thcro are other publications. A number of
manufactories are also established here ; and twp.dry
docks fur canal boats, numerous basins, bridges, Ac.
Rochester, however, has not recently improved as fast
os previously, tho depression is probably tho same gen
erally felt, increased perhaps by a too rapid investment
of capital. Buffalo, at tho cainmencemci^jf tho cunal
on Lake Erio is also one of thoso whoso TOpid growth
and pleasant appearance is calculated to surpriso the
traveller—but for this, Lockport, and a thousand objects
of curiosity, refering you to the prints ofthe day, (as iny
travels in this direction were limited by Syracuse in the
* and to your own files of 1825. 1 return to Syra
cuse. This thriving village owes its importance prin
cipally to the immense quantity of salt produced in its
neighborhood, the whole country round being impregna
ted with it, and springs from which immense quantities
are made rising all round it, at Salina, Liverpool, and
Geddesburg, villages in which it is manufactured.—
Having seen no account ol theso important works, I will
subjoin such an ono as I was able to obtain in a day’s
visit. Salt Springs aro found in various parts of tho
United States between the latitudes 31 and 45. Iu tho
stato of New York there are Sait Springs in several
couiiiios, but those in this placo are more valuable than
all the others together.
The principal spring which supplies all the
orks at Salinit, and along the banks ofthe Onta
rio canal to Syracuse, and the vats at the latter, is
at Salina. . A spring has also been more recently
discovered at Liverpool, ttvo miles distant, which
supplies that village, and is conveyed to Salina.
There is also one at Geddesburg. The oldest of
these springs is the Snlbm—it was first discovered
to the Inditius by bciug the resort of deer and oth
er animals, and was used by them. Forty years
ago, the pioneers* in the wildorness were accus
tomed to boil the water by the pot for their use.
Tho spring at Liverpool was discovered a year or
two since by an individual who pretended to be
f uided in his operations by a superior intelligence.
roceeding into the Saline Lake some distance
from the shore, near which were some old 8alt
Works, lie sunk tubes, aud boring 88 feet through
a red rock, he came to a fissure where water ofthe
best quality (said to be better in a small degree
than that ut Salina,) sprung up above the tube.—
He afterwards erected works, aud commenced
manufacturing, but the State purchased the spring
and works for $8500, and it now belongs to it with
others. The projector is, however, again poor,
having taken the benefit of the insolvent act, and
is again boring. Ho has since discovered another
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TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. *o;
•.Titiifga
We learn from private lettern,that the firi
al Augusta tv&s tho act of so inoondiary.—
Nearly ell the property ia insured,.of tr^ich
about gfltlOO |s in the Augusta Insurance
Company—tho balance generally.in North
ern offices. 1 '
Liverpool accounts to the 13th and Lon.
don to tho 10th August, have boon received
at New York via Quebec. Thjp dates arc
the same as par Lady Rowena at Charleston.
Eighty vessels from sea a/rived at Quebec
on the 12th inst.
A person calling himself Sidney Mills, alias
Darius Case, nrrivad at Charleston on Satur
day from Philadelphia, and was arretted on
suspicion of'being the mao John Wade, who
robbed tbo Suffolk Bank of $5,000; but it
being satisfactorily proven that his name was
Case, ho was discharged.
spring, but it is of inferior quality, Tho water at
Liverpool is raised by steam. That at Suliua is
prising a Targe public square'. Wo arc in • the ancient
territories ofthe Oneidas, one ofthe original Five Na
tions, whose power und influence at the time ol tho set-
tleraent of thia country, were greuter limn most of the
nations of the continent, even tho Chcrokccs of the
Couth seek ng their friendship. The poor remnant of
these Lords of this beautiful country now reside hero,
on a reservation from the state of Now York, to wuosr.
raws they ask waiter, most of them cultivate the earth,
and profess the Christian religion. You will sec them iu
all tnc villages and towns in this part of tho country,
hawking blackberries, wicker boskets, &c.—ti.emcn in
frock coats, the women with a blanket over their
shoulders, and both sexes with ml or blue leggins, and
taro foot. In addition to their other burdens the squaws
have frequently a pappose slung in a basket at their
backs by means of a baadaeo round their heads—they
generally visit tho towns tu families, seldom without a
dog in their train. I havo not an opportuiflty of visiting
their settlement: but if these peripatetic members ol
the tribe aro a fair sample ofthe rest, they aro misera
ble representatives of thoso who were once the sove
reignty our soil t and I do think that those amiable
philanthropists, the editors ofthe New York American,
and tho Journal of Commerce, and tho patriotic editor of
tho Daily Advcitiscr, should taka them into their keep
ing,!!! placo of eip^iing nil their tender feelings so
far from home ts aping our Chcrokccl. Their charily
however,is not otUiat domestic kind which begins at
home, and it ia actiye in proportion to the distance ofthe
field for it exercise, their political antipathies, and their
ignorance of the feelings and enmity to the rights and
interests of (ho people among whom the objects of their
disinterested h«-»evoienco have hitherto been aufferod to
life, uncontro •».- by its Ipwsnnd independent ot its pow
er. ’ Let them ni<jk at home whore even now die state
U endeavoring to obtain the lands of the “Poor Indians”
and where 'tho latter havo forbears been sub
jected to tho control of its laws. When this worthy
lrio of superior patriotism, sanctity and consisten
cy have so far restored tlio Indians to their rights us
to render them indepemdent of their own state, and havo
compelled the general government to change its policy,
tod replace all those heretofore removed on t)ie soil
which has been purchased or wreafod from tin m in the
different states—*f.en they may with propriety interpose
their food office* between us and oijh coppcr-colorcd
cititenx. tntl not Wore. Tho prii.r.pal .illuo ol Ilia
Oootdss is in this neighborhood—it is called Oneida
Fastle, from the Indian fortification once around it. Tiro
Council Grove i« also near, w hern tiro iidblic business
ofthe nation is yet transacted. The whole ot ibis C«un
try last year, was afflicted with Jimmis remittent let tr.
fr«n n description of which 1 should judgu it to havo
been atleast ns fatul as yellow or any other (ever.
There ia nothing very remarkable in the course of tiro
conkl until you peas throe locks, the end of tiro Long
Level, and arrive at Syracuse. Tiro appearance ol
this village as you spjiroacli it. is very handsome. 11 n
built ou Ik,tli tides of iho canal, and tiro stores and ware-
bouses are substantial and My. On tiro foil as v<
come up the canal, ia one oftho most splendid Hotels
have sum. It is of brick four or live stories lugli, and
surrounded with pioms—there nro other taverns at
»tkk|oud faro may be had at modulate rates, os well
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mired by machinery, turned by a strentn from the
Oswego canal. There are two sets of machinery,
only one of which is used at a time. The water is
carried by’ this through two long ranges of wooden
pipes, .to the principal reservoir, 85 feet above the
canal, into which it is discharged at the rate of
800 gallons per minute. If is hence carried to the
different factories iu Salina and Syracuse. Of
these there are about 100 ut Salina and 28 at Syr
acuse ; there are also 2G at Liverpool and 25 nt
Geddesburg. The works and springs all belong to
the State, to which imposts are payuhie for tho
support of the canui, to thy amount of $1 t!3 per
barrel of 5 bushels, und every manufacturer pays
two cents per bushel for the use ofthe water. The
water is conveyed from the reservoir to the difler-
ent manufactories and evuporatiug fields,by means
of wooden pipes, (which areborc^by machinery,)
and is admitted into the pans aud vats or troughs
by means of wooden faucets inserted in upright
pines, communicating with the horizontal pipes.
The salt is manufactured generally by boiling—
there ra-e, however, two establishments in which it
is made in large wooden vats by means of hot air
passing through them iu large metal pipes. It is
also made by evaporation by the sun, principally
at Syracuse—the water is here admitted into long
ranges of wooden vats or troughs,raised ou frames
and about six inches deep, to the number perhaps
of 50 in succession,each being an inch or two below
the other; in the first, lime A clay are put to clear
tiic water from its impurity, and us it gradually
descends from one vat to the other, the suit re
maining in them becomes whiter, until iu the lower
ones it attains tho greatest purity. In these it as
sumes the form of snm’.l cubical ebrystais ofadaz-
zling brightness. Several hundred acres are occupi
ed principally ut Syracuse, in this mode of prepar
ing the salt. All these vats have light roofs which
are rolled over them in rainy weather. The.most
general mode of preparing this article of prime
necessity in every man’s consumption, is by boiling
in which way only line 'table salt is made. The
manufactories contain from 15 to 40 potash kettles,
under each of which a constant fire is kept up, so
that tho water may not cease to boil. The first
deposit of the water is thrown away. Tho pure
salt soon after makes its mipenrnucc, and is renned
for the table by means of blood, milk, rosin, Ac.
The springs are considered ns incxhnustiblc—the
produce for the last year was 1,000,060 bushels, of
which one third or one half was mude at Sulina,
mid 2,000,000 of bushels could with ease have bceu
manufactured, Inn the demand required only the
first named qunntity. In 1800, but 42,754 bushels
were made. The market is limited to the con
sumption ofthe interior, ns it cannot be sold at N.
York less than the Liverpool snlt, and cannot hu
therefore introduced there. It is now seut to Buf
falo and the neighbouring country above and be
low, and by the completion of the Oswego canal,
from the Western Canal at Syracuse by Salina to
Lake Ontario, a considerable quantity is sent to
Canada. This sketch will perhups give some idea
of the importance of these works to the State of
New York, and may possess some novelty, as they
are tho greatest works of the kind on the Atlantic
const, mid arc not generally viewed by visitors
with the attention they deserve. The revenue
raised from them by the State is pledged to the
payment of the cannl debt.
These springs rise in u vnlley, containing the
four towns I have mentioned, in the bottom of
which in the Snline lake, about a mile from Salina.
Its banks are covered with saline plants, and in
deed tho whole ground appears to be impregnated
witli salt. The Inke is about u\x miles long, mid
two broad. Its bauks were formerly marshy, hut
have been purtially d rained,and it is expected this
meneuru will rentier the neighbourhood less liahlfl
to the attacks of ague aud fever, which hns gone-
raily prevailed to a great extent. Both Syracuse
and Salina Imve increased iu u wonderful mniiuer,
trinco 1828, mid the distance between them (1 1-2
miles) is rapidly filling with salt works, and some
distance in the rear with dwellings, no thnt at no
distant period this wilfform one continuous town.
Geddesburg and Liverjiool are equally young und
equally thriving. The water nt cSnlinn produces
about 1 pound of salt to tho gnllon. It requires a-
bout 350 gallons of sea water to make baushel of
salt.
A drizzly, mizzly, drenching, disngreenblo
north cast storm having commenced, accompanied
by one of those violent chnnges of the atmosphere
so frequently experienced iu this part ofthe world,
the fruitful sources of colds, coughs, agues, rheu
matism, and a thousand other mischievous des
troyers of comfort if not existence—a council of
our party was immediately cnlled, at which it was
resolved, with but one dlssentiug voice, to make a
Yetrogade movement U|>on .Saratoga. Tho opposi
tion in this instance, wus on the part of my frieud
BrumraeVwho I forgot to mention, joined us here
having left Saratoga In high dudgeon, in conse
quence of the loss of a fortune of an hundred thou
sand dollars, ns ho assured me, tlint being the vnl-
ue of a dashing belle, whom ho had honored by the
offer of his liuml, hut who had the bad taste ns
well a* the Impoliteness to reject the proffered
distinction. The defeated beau was determined
never to stop until on tliuCtuuidiau side ofthe Ni
agara, having, he said, learned enough in our
country, of which hi&apiuions were once extreme-
Iv favorable, to convince him that we were mere
Goths, Unworthy the a*»ociatioil of the iikau
stuMd., too ignorant to understand tho value of
stars, garters, black rods and white stick", or to
appreciate thu merit of those distinguished leaders
of the ton, who enine among us to enlighten us iu
The Board of Health of Mobile on the I4tb
inst. announced tho exietenoe of a case of
yellow fever. Twelve deathi are reported
for tho wcok ending that day, principally from
bilious fever. 1
A letter from New Orleans, to the labile
Register, Bays the fever rages to & degree
hitherty unknown at this season of the year.
Few itrangers to the climate who are vith it
escape, and almost all of them are attacked.
Let no ftiend of yours, who values life ven
ture here.”
The New Orleans Courier of tho 7th inst.
soys—* 1 The Yellow Fever seemB to extend
its ravages in (be country. Intelligence from
Manchac and Plaquemines reports several
deaths by tbut dreadful disease! and ono of
our respectable citizens lately arrived from
the Bay of St. Louis, states that six privates
aud an otlicor of the company of (J. StQtes’
stationed there had died. In town the sick
ness far from diminishing seems every day to
increase in malignity, and at tho mouth of
Bayou St. John, where, ifwc mistake not, no
case of yellow fever had ever been seen, se
veral deaths have already occurred.”
Maine Ejection.—A slip from the office
ofthe Bath Gazette, contains roturns of votes
from G3 towns, which give to Ilunton 10,
483, Smith 7927 ; majority for Gen. Ilunton
(tho anti adminietraiion candidate,) 5557.
A new novel by Horace Smith, author of
Brambletyc House, Tor Hill, &c. callod “The
New Forest,” has been published in N. York
‘‘Tho Memoirs oftho Court of Louis XVIII 1
by a lady in tho confidence of his Majesty, will
shortly make their appearance. They are
reported to contain a variety of sketches of
the most amusing kind, and to include nnec
dotes ofa great many disliuguisbed Individu
als.
A great blast was made recently on the
the lino of tho Ohio Rail Road, by boring in
to amass of rock on tho Patnpsco river, which
was charged with three hogs of powder.—
The effect was astonishingly fine—about 150
tons of rock wero broke to pieces! and one
mass of about 4'tons was.,thrown entirely a
cross tho river !!!
Wo perceive an advertisement in tho New
York papers, inviting the citizens to attend
meeting oo the 17th, to investigate the mor
al and political tendency of Free Masonry,
Judge Doxter, Tlios. Tessendor, and Henry
Dana Wdrd, were to address the meeting.
It is stated, that a degreo of mortality pre
vails in Mecklenburg County, (N.C.) which
is without a parrellcl in any country so remote
from the sea-board—also, that the proportion
of deaths to the number attacked has seldom
been grnator in Philadelphia, during tbo pre.
valooco ofthe Yellow Fcvor thero.
Tho following table taken from tbo Louis
ana Advertiser exhibits a comparative stage
oftho Mississippi, below high wator mark,
for tho last fivo years, viz:
Foot.
Sept. 4, 1829, It
Sept. 6, 1828, 10
Sept. 7, 1827, 9
Sept. 8, 1826, 11
Sept. 9, 1825, 11
Inches.
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Major Riddle hat been elected Delegate
Congress from tho Territory of Michigan, by
a majority of 1000 votes over Mr. Richard
FIRE AT AUGUSTA.
Yesterday** Western Mall brought the
parliculail- bf another destructive fire at Au
gusta, whieff tq^k place on the morhlug of
Thursday last, nt 3 o'clock, in the upper story
bf the house adjoining the W. wing of theCity
Hotel in Broad stroot. It is not mentioned
hoiv it oCcurrod,but,presumed from the num
ber of certificates published respecting the
fint appearance of tho fire,it is unknown.—
We take tho following from the Chronicle:—
At first tho flames proceeded but slowly,
consequence of the calmness of the m6rn-
g—but os soon as they reached tho main
body of the Hotel, tho otmosphere became
agitated, and the firo rushed with uncon-
troulablo rapidity, until every building on
Broad Street, from Mr. Alexander Spencer's
comer inclusive, to Messrs. Hall & Hardin’s
Alley, and on Washington street, from the
corner ofBroad & Washington sts, as far as
the Dwelling houio of Mr. Wm. Micou, was
laid in ashes.
The amount of property destroyed must,
wo think, exceed gl00,000. The Offices,
it is understood, will be the principal losers,
as we are informed that insurance was ef
fected in almost every, if not in every in
stance.
The following is a statement oftho num
ber of front buildings destroyed, accompan
ied by the names of the owners and occu-
Hal! &
BROAD STREET.
No. 151, owned and occupied by
Hardin, wholesale grocers.
151 1-2, occupied by Mr. Hood, tailor and
owned by Hall & Hardin.
153, owned and occupied by Hall & Har
din, dry goods Merchants.
155, owned by P. Lary, and occupied by
Moses Rolf as a (Shoe Store.
157. owned by P. Lary, and occupied by
W. A. Mitchell, grocer.
159, owned by P. Lary, and occupied bv
C. Prouty, gun smith.
161; owned by P. Larv, leased by J. Jew
ett & co. and occupied by J. Levericb,
druggist.
163, (lower wing City Hotel) owned by
G. R. Rountree, ond occupied by Wm Rob
inson as a compting room.
165, City Hotel owned by G. R. Rounlree,
and occupied by Warren & McGar.
167, (upper wing City Hotel) owned by G
R Rountree, and occupied by E W Couch
grocer.
169, owned by Mrs. L. L. Woolfolk, and
occpicd by Dr Robertson.
17', owned by Mrs L L Woolfulk, and
occupied by J Guimarin. watch maker.
173 and 175 (double tenements) owned by
John Wo’.folk, the former occupied by J Ai-
rey, and the latter by M. W. Warren, both
dry goods stores.
177, owned hy the hoirsof Mrs, Egan, and
occupied by James Bones, crockery ware
merchant.
179, owned by A. Spencer, vacant
181, owned by A Spcnccr, and occupied by
Wm. Bones A Co. hard ware merchants.
WASHINGTON STREET.
2 out stores, owned by A Spencer, and oc
cupied by Win Bone* & Co.
2 one story dwelling houses, one owned b
A Spencer ami occupied by Mrs. Titus, am
the other oirnod & occupied by Jack Srwt><
and
A larg® and commodious two story dwel
ling house, owned and occupied by William
Micou
HALL & HARDIN'S ALLEY
A dwelling house, owned by Hall Si Har
din. anJ occupied by John Rees,
POSTSCRIPT—Friday night, 12 o'clock-
Fihe.—Wo stop tho press to announce the
distressing intelligence that the large and el
egant summer residence of Thos. Cnmming,
Esq. on (ho Sand Hills, with nearly the
whole of tho furniture, has just become
a prey to that destructive element which
has lately so largely desolated our city
—The fire was communicated from tli
outside, & under circumstances which leave
no doubt that it was the work of an incendi
ary. Owing to the calmnoss of tho evening
and the exertions made, the outbuildiogs
wero saved.
Tnt TARirr.—Public fooling in rolation t 0
III issubject would .earn (o hue regained it.
formor pitch of oireftemont. On (ho ono
hand, the ono bund, the Edgefield Carolinian
soys.—Wo frequently hoar th'rwqulry made
whet eliould bo done by (he Legislature of
thisetato ut its noxisouion in relutinn to tho
Tariff? Our Boproiontuti vo. here certainly
proceeded us fur by the modea of petition,
remonstrance ond profr.t. us cun bo done
without a .uorifioo of dignity: sod the indi
cations of tlioir tentimonta nflurded by tbo
lust session forbid the oxpeotution (bat they
will toko inorodocidcd measures, until Con-
;ross shall nogleut another opportunity of do
ng us justice. In tbia stale of things, we
cun seo no better course, (bon tbe one recoin-
mondod by a correspondent of tho Telescope,
tiiat our next legislature should do nothing
nxoepc to adopt a resolution requesting tho
Governor to co cooveno them soon after the
sos.ion of Congress, if that body ihall not re
lievo ue from our burthens.
On tbe other side again, a Massachusetts
paper, called the Southbridge Register, aud
de.o'iOd to tho Manufacturing interest, boids
such revolutionary language as this,—“ Pro
bably ono half of tbe failures of our manufac
tures, have been occasioood by Iho entire
want of confidence in the government. In
deed tbo people should be alarmed, for there
is) every indication of a treaty being m«de
with Eugland, similar in its features to tho
celebrated Methuen treaty, which entirely
ruined Portugal, and has kept her io a stato
of vassalage ever since. The manufacturers
of Portugal remonstrated, so do tho Ameri
cana ; but still we ace the deadly mareh of
tyranny invading our fire side. Thore is on
ly one thing that will save the people from
object slavery and dependence; and that is,
the same spirit that inspired their fathers be
fore the revolution, in resisting usurpation,
and casting (he tea over-board,”
the mysteries of gelwl society, high life, fo.hbmmid
' ‘ ' a liicli we know mailing- After ltd.
dr.-.vif which wo know nothing. Alter till, over-
llow of title, with a promise of future eurfospon-
deiirc, he departed m the first puckut lur llull'ulo,
Tbeatv with OngAT UniTAid.—The ru
inor originally published by us, that thero
waa some probability of & Treaty with Great
Britain, which would present the angry dis
mission of tho Tariff question is the ensuing
Congress, and regulalo tho tihdo between
the two countries on a basis of reciprocity,
has gathered strength: and there seems to be
litllo doubt in any quarter, that tlio instruc
tions to Mr. McLnno will have that object
chiefly in viow.—To thoso who revert to tbe
issuo of all attemple by former negotiators,
because of Iho impression on both aides, that
each was endeavoring to procure unequal
advantages—to those also who recollect the
difficulty of adjusting any thing liko a recip
rocal eystein by cither Parliamentary or
Congressional coaotmonti, wo aliould auppose
tho mere proposition to form n treaty on tho
basis suggieted, would bo hailod as ono of
uoqusslionablo policy, but, whether from
parly fooling or same other causa, wo havo
neon tho moaturo scouted by some, and de
precated hy of hors. Wo repeat our eonfl-
danco in tho trutli of the original report and
if thoro ha sinceritv in thos* who havo com
plained of a want of reciprocity, wc think
their wishes will bo accomplished.
.V, V. .l/rrcanfi/r.
Charleston, Sopt. 55—From Havana.
Hy tbo Alpha, commercial accounts to the
9th inst. havo been received, which state
that Rice was still very low, and selling at
41. A cargo of superior had brought 4J.—
American produce, genet ally, was dull. The
market was almost bare of Molasses ; no
change in Sugars Good Coffee very
scarce ; inferior without alteration.
Tho Editor oftho Mercury, has received
pamphlet from Washington, containing the
correspondence of tho Hon. Warren K Da
vis with Iho Scrrctarv nfihe Navy in rela
tion to tho uso of Cnl-nn Canvass in tlio Na
vy of Iho United Slates. The moat impor
tant of the facta havo been already communi
cated tn the public. Thero is. however, one
circumstance stated, in ilddition to what haa
been made konwn which merits notice. The
nuthor of the pamphlet remarks, that Cotton
instead of Hemp is in n course of experiment
for calking our public vessels, that it is ac
knowledged to be highly preferable to new
Hemp, for this purpose and that tho non
sumption of upwards of sixty tons of this ar
ticle, it ia very probable will bo abandoned
and Cotton substituted in caulking aur ves
sels of war. The promptitudoof tho Seqxpta-
ry of the Navy, in thus giving our raw*no a
tonal a fair experiment for public purposes,
merits tho thnnkB of Iho Southern country.
Tho following is the sequel oftho information
con.eyed imho communication above allu
ded to
“It ia alao worthy of remark, that it has
boon poaitively ascertained that the use
hempen oakum for calking tho aoams nf vns
aela.Tias frequently laid tho soede of the dry
rot, und that sound Cotton, after frequent ex
perimenti, hu never yet been known to com
municate such a dangerous infection to
■hip', timbers.
•'In tho Nary, for hoat awnings,
hammocks, and the lighter nails of men-of
war, Cotton lias for two or throo ycara past
boon preferred s nnd, nf cour.o bids fair,here
after, to work up an Immonsu additional quail
tity oftho raw malarial."
A most daring attempt was made night ba
fora last, to set firo ton linu.o in Meeting, f
litllo abo.o boundary street. It was fortun
atdy frustrated hy a timely discovery. From
the coinbustihlo diameter nf tho neighboring
housen a serious conflagration muat havo in
evitably followed its nicceas. Too much vi
gilnnoa cannot ho exorcised for thn purpose
of (tutor,ling and defeating such nefarious at
lumpti.
Charleston, Sept. 56 —From Havana.—
Bytheschr. Alpha, Capt. Andrews, arrived
resterday morning, we received the Havana
Solicioao Mercantil, of the 16th last.
contain, no nows.
We learn, verbally, that a vessel arrived
at Havana on the 13tb inst. in six days pas
sage from Tampico, reported that a body of
Mexicans in ambush, had surprised a portion
oftho Spanish Troops, who .had left their
camp tn Bearcb of water, and that the firo of
the Mexicans was so deadly that the Span'
iards lost 700 men; but not being able to
distinguish the Mexicans through the bushes,
the Spaniards made a precipitate retreat
The imports al Havana during tho first
eight months of 1829, were nf Rice 11.655
caskB, 1,523 half do. and 4 417 bags; Lard
66.701 kegs; Flour 103,135 barrola; Beef
3,373 do. and Fork 3,558 do.
By the brig Catharine, arrived last evening,
we received our files of Havana papers to
the 10th inst.
Tho following articles is given in the
Nolicioso Mercantile of the 15th. which
will bo perceived differs very materially from
the above report received by tlio Alpha —
Tile Havana editor, iiowovor, qualifies hiB
statement by declaring to vouch for its truth
The news circulates here, that Brigadier
f-Him llarredas has giveu battle to 4000
Mexicans, be result lias proved very glori
ns lo the Spanish arms, and we have taken
possession of Almira. The I rss ofllie enemy
lias been ascertained to have amounted
500 men. Our iroups nro in good condifiun.
and aro full of enthusiasm. It is lu be hope
that by their discipline and subordinate
they will obtain very great advantages. We
do not intend to ba positive, as regards the
ruth of this news, though it may be probable
for it ia announced by several letters —
However wc believe more positive facts arc
wanted to confirm the same."
The same paper contains what is termed
an Official Despatch from Gen. Mariam
Palacios, to tho Mexican Secretary of W
and Marine, under date ofthe 4th of August
giving official information of tho landing
the Spanish troops on tho Mexican shores.
This document states, that the Spaniards
had taken possession of the fort of Pueblo
Viego, and displayed thero tlio Spanish flag.
That they wore gaining ground every mo
ment, and that twenty two of his men and an
officer of the militia had deserted. He com
plains that the municipality of Pueblo Viego
disobeyed his orders and those of his prede
cessor, by not burning the town, in case the
place could not be defended. IIo earnestly
calls for assistance, which if not immediately
furnished, he will be compelled to retreat
from post to post. Altllrough this document
is in u very desponding tone.—Courier.
</rom Arkaiuai, neighbor-
isment Oibum, Aug. 10.
Etlracli
"TSsmsm&m si «r iD|t
eota ofthls remhle seclionoftheCoun-
eveots of this remfile
try, and there Is none ao rtuw0iffe«U»* “•
views of our government, and the interest* ot
the Onion, a« the marching of a Cherokoa
forco, 75 men itrong, against tbe PtWMS*
of the Rod River or Tckai;
•• The Chiefs oppoied every possible ob
stacle to the organization and marching tb»
force; but e» there Is no power verted in
them by their law., to prevent snob occur
rences, all their efforts wore of none effect.
Col. Arbnokle, the commanding officer at
Cantonment Gibson, used ill his personal
influence in the character of remonstrance,
and it was equally 'ineffectual. His order*
wore not of such character,, as to authorise
tlio application of effectual mesne ; tho* tb*
orisin would most certainly have justified it
beyond all question of policy 4 justice. Th* -
vigilance and ability of Col Arbuokle, pre
vented a singlr Creek from joining the Par
ty, tho’ thfey had been most preseingly aolici-
ted, by the leaders of the Cherokeee tod had
attended some dances on the occasion.
“ The Clermont bind of Ossges,. reside
about 75 miles from here, shout 60 N. W.
by W. uf Fort or Cantonment Gibson. A-
bout tbe 4th inst. a war party from that band
marched against (lie Pawanees of about 10O
warriors ; and some gentleman directly from
the Village oo tbe 7th inst., say that a war
parly of 160, was to leave thereto aupport
the advance on the 8th, but, owing to an in
cursion of the pawanees to the Village, and
their success in stealing about 80 Osage
Horses, it has become a chaoe, and, in all
probability, they will be enabled to reclaim
the Horses, (an Osage can run on foot 10O
miles in 54 hours.) Improbable as this may
seem, I assure yon it it true.—Some danger
is apprehended, if the Cherokeea and Osa-
ges should meet a distance from home, that
they will make war. Tbe Cherokeee great
ly dislike the Osagee; and say, that “ Cher
okee blood, yet smokes on ihe ground n A
degree of turbulence of feeling exists here,
that I had not an anticipated, and it will bee
no disadvantage to atreogthen Fort Gibson,
and give pretty full powers to the command
ing Colonel, and I will warrant, that he will
keep peace. But if tbe commanding officer
has no power to arrest the evile, and this
should become tbe seat of war. y,u may rest
assured, that the Cberokees, Creeks, Choc
taws, aud Chiokassws, would just as soon ba
exterminated by (heir white Father, as to he
barbarously murdered by their red brothers,
the Pawanees or any other of tbe red family]
" These considers I ious induced every ex
ertion to stop the Chorokees, and keep ex
tinguished even the Bound of war."
From Montevideo and Buenos Arnss.—
The schooner Mexican. Urolherion.camB up
yesterday iu 70 doya from Montevideo, bring
ing advices to tho 15th July- The editors of
till! Baltimore American are indebted to the
politeness of commercial friends for tho an
ncxed extracts of letters from first rale sour
cos, containing the latest accounts as well
from that port as from Buenos Ayres.
•' Montevideo, July 3d. 1650.—In Ouenoa
Ayres they have at last found it convenient
to make peace, and I am linppy to have il io
my power to say that tranquility and order
again bless that city and province. My ad
vices from that placo are to tho 1st instant,
and from these it would appear that the re
storation of order had oot given that impulse
to trado which sar.guiue merchants bad anti
cipated.
Aflor tho foregoing letter was received,
the editors ofthe American were kindly fa
voured by captain Brolherlun with a file of
“ F.l Universal" of Montevideo, to the lltli
July inclusive. It contains tho ofiiaial docu
ments relative to the termination of hostili
ties between the contending parties at Buen
os Ayres.
Still later and direct from Buenot Ayru
Tho fast sailingsclir Two Marys, Capt. Ken
nedy, camo up yesterday in a few hours after
thu Mexican, whose advices are noted abovo
ffho had the short passago of 45 days from
Buonos Ayres, and brings iotelligance from
that capital down to the 5th August. It ap
pears that in conformity to the provisions of
lbs treaty of peaco agreed on by the conten
ding parties (which is given in fall above) the
olections had been hold, and that Gen. Lavnl-
le bad been chosen Govsrnnr, and underta
ken tho administation of affairs. This result
lied caused much excitomonl both in and mil
nf Buenos Ayres, anil when dipt. Kennedy
•ailed tlm cily was quite in a disturbed state.
Gen. Lopez, with his troops the Muntnnoroi,
warn encamped outside ofthe city 'The lat
ter wero much dissatisfied with tho election
of Lavallo, that an attaok upon the city was
seriously apprehended. Thia information
thu editors uf tlio American derived verbally
from enptnin K. Tim lettor bag and papors
wo learn ivnrii nut brought ashore, nnd of
online wo are without the means uf giving
iinaredetnilud accounts.
Tbe trustess of the United Presbyterian
Church in Albany, having refused, by rote,
tho use of that church to tbe AntLiftasons,
who wished to commemorate by an oration
the abduction of Morgan, some of the mem
bers or trustees, got possession and opened
the doors. Other trustees ordered thorn to
retire, before and after the ceremonies bad
commenced. There was some confusion and
excitement, but do acts of violence* Itia
feared there will bo unhappy disseosiooe in
the church*
[From the Journal of Comatree.']
Or TDK BBAT OF WAR.—Sizeboli 18 OOlp.
105 miles N. N. W. of Constantinople, ana
BurgnBll2 in the same direction, both of
»hich place* are already in tbo hands of the
Russians. Adriaaople Ja 124 miles Wi N.
W. of Constantinople, about 50 S. VV. ofthe
placo? above mentioned, and 72 fropi the
mouth nf the Marizza, which empties into
the Archipelago at no great distance from
'he position of the squadron blockading tba
Dardanelles. Adriaaople being once ia tho 1
hand* of the Russians the way will be pre
pared to march directly to Constantinople;
and moreover, they will be (as in fact they
ore, so many of them ns have crossed the
Balkan) in a climate where warlike opera
tions can be pursued tho whole of the year.
We cannot churlishly refuse to answer the
question so strongly urged upon us by the
FendletonMe8senger,what has become ofthe
Edgefield Ghost ? although we have little in
formation to satisfy the longings of curiosity.
The matter has ceased to excite great inter
est here, and we do not remember to have
hoard any thing about it for the last four or
five weeks. At our last information, the
mysterious voice continued to be beard oc
casionally, yet much more rarely than for
merly. The deception, if there be one, has
not as yetbeen penetrated.
Edgefield Carolinian.
The Boston Patriot, says—“A pleasant
improvement is noticed in tbe female depart
ment of the hou»o of correction in their city
by the introduction of labor and employment
in such forms as may best tend to promote
industry in its inmates and secure to them its
attendant comforts. With those confined
therein for intemperance, the free uso of
wormwood tea has been found a preventive
to the delirium tremena, a disease to which
the iotemperale are subject on beiog wholly
debarred the use of spirits. ^
Accident.—We are informed thtt yester
day a party of artillery from ibis city went
over to Brooklyn, for tho purpose of parading
and performing their evolutions on the green
in front of the Military Garden, in presence
of some Mexfcan officers who were to attend
on the occasion. Tho commanding officor,
whose Pame wo aro not able to learn, on giv*
ing the word of command.to discharge the
field pieces, was severely wounded in tho
head by a wad from one of the guns, and hi*
horse was killed under hint- Part of tba
officer’s face was carried away, and it is said
that his life is thought to be in danger.—
What occasioned the accident, whether it
was owing to a sudden spring of the horse
which carried him before theguos»of to neg*
ligeoce on tho part of thoso who were sta
tioned to discharge them, we are not inform
ed.- AT. Y. Kv. PoiL
The following advertisement appears ia
Galignantfi (Paris,) Messenger, of July last*
A rich Planter and Merchant from Guada-
loupe, who will remain a few months in Pa
ris, has ao only daughter, aged 19, of most
agreeablo person and manners, and cultiva
ted education, is disposed to find a suitable
marriage for her, anu will give her a portion
1,800,000fr. An introduction may bo ob
tained by applying to M Brunet. No- 3, ran
des Beaux Arts, Faub. St. Germaio.
Tho Brockport (Canada) Recorder man-
tiona that a worthless fellow of that town
(Darned an industrious woman—that ho went
off soon after—and lately returned but no
bettor able to provide for bis wife than form
erly. Bite refused to live with him : he lira
offiered to sell her, and a man who waa pre
sent, having obtained her consent to .the
transfer, purchased her for 60 ccuti from
her husbnud.