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wnt' 1ETTEUS PROM THE NORTH. No, 10.—Canal THAVKM.itta. TO THE EDITORS or THE OKonaiAN. Canal travelling (o those unaccustomed to it will bn found of much intorcst, though its munptuny i« apt to render it tiresome. It is, however, the most easy motlo of conveyance which exists, not even excepting that by eloatn on tho Hudson. Tlto banks or tho Western • Canal afford overy variety of scenery, nnd tho tow path Upon which tho horses which urnw you travel, la enli vened at short distances by taverns, villages, &c. whilst you nre constantly meeting and passing boats bound in an opposite direction. Tho canal is only sufficiently wide on tho surface to. permit tho passage of two boats, and is about four feet deep, cut alternately through hill and plain, and swamp and solid rock. It is supplied by numerous feeders, at different places, and where thero aro numerous locks tho superfluous water is car* tied off by wasto weirs. This is sometimes disposed of for nulling purposes. Tho canals of New York aro much talked of but no ono can estimate tho immense la bor required in their construction and their importance to the state, unless he see them ; and there is no scene of industry more ploakjugto the cyo, than tho arrive* and departuro of ennui boats from tho villages upon it, overy one of which contains a number of passengers o r nil sexes, nations and conditions in life. When an as cent is to ho overcome, it is done by means of locks in which tho boat is coufincd, and tho water let iu until sho .rises about ten feet, to the level of the canal above, or is let down in a similar manner. Tho cry of tho driver to his horses, the hustling of tho men on board, tho hurry of tho lock tenders—and tho loud rushing of tho waters through the sluices, creating an artificial full for a short period, aro animating ; but .it night arc very apt to dis turb Uic traveller’s rest. There is a considerable do- fir co of opposition among the different lines of boats, in which all hands participate, particularly tho drivers, whoaic a noisy, merry, waggish set of fellows, and even from tlto channel racing is frequent—numerous bridges cross the canal' “* 4 for tho accommodation of tho country. They appear -to be built with an eye to economy, and being short aro necessarily low r which is a serious inconvenience. II caught on the roof of your boat you must either run for it and jump below at the stern, or stoop or fall flat on ypur face, according to the hoight of tho bridge. Acci* dents have somotimes happened in this way, but they are generally ludicrous. These bridges afford a conve nient place for passengers who drop from them upon the roofof the cabins, without difficulty if properly done tholi vl\o spinning jemdei tnd ;c changing tho face of cboerlbl ruifl . . lOl* aging tho fkoe ofcbocrfiil riiitlo labor for and dirty countenances exhibited by their, work-wontN ami work-cHii-DSKN, . - “III Cures tl\o land, to hastening ills a prey,. “Wboro princes flourish and whors men decay*’ And whothur these princes aro distinguished by ft b(ue ribbon, a diamond styr, or by countless thousands, tu MiuNsml by tho half requited labor of tho poor, tho only diffcicnco is, that one is an aristocracy of rank and ta lent as well as woatth—tlto other only of wealth. Near tlm last of tho lock* which wo hnvu just de scended, is tho acqueduct,. It is an eiegnnt structure of hewn stone, and is considered Uto most finished speci men of masonry on the canal* It conducts a supply of water from a canal on thb north sido of the\rivkt, for merly cut to carry bouts round tiro Fails, and comjnuni* catus also with a basin on the same hank, crossing tho narrow channel of tho river by threo substantial arches. As wo proceod, tho mountains on each sido appear to afford barely room for Uto hurried passage of tho, river, hero divided by an island into two rapid and foatnini] streams, with tlto canal nnd tho great road; nil of which aro crowded together in this narrow pass—the road having been made by culling away the solid and ovor- hanging rock on the ono sido ( and the canal cut upon the baso ol tho dark and frowning prccipico bn the other.— Whichever way wo turn, tho «ye rests on huge masses ofgranito and limcstoiic, piled hi heaps, ns if in ages gone somo raeo of aboriginal Titans had torn thorn front the bed of w hat is now Uto river, and piled them up at iu sides to conduct Uto mighty waters, supposed once to have formed a great lake above thorn, to inundate and destroy a raeo below. Those rocks in some places rise to a groat hoight, almost perpendicular, presuming'u bleak black surface, unbleached by tho thousand storms which In attempting tho feat I found myself flat before I knew it by dropping with my face to tho stem of tho boat. Passengers may thus come on board tho boats where -they please and travel os far as they please, paying th° customary rato, per mile, or you nre taken on beard by •bringingthe bout’s stern to the tow path when under way. Thero aro three descriptions of boats wltich navi gate, tho canals—The first and best is tho Packet Boats intended solely for passengers. They arc sixty or se venty feet long, and covered with a roof tlto wholo length, forming under it, in the bow a ladies’ cabin, npoi and the cauul cut upon the mighty and enduring prcci- pice, and supported by solid wails of masonry, rising even from tlto channel of the river—tho road entrench ed upon the mountain aide, nnd tho substantial locks and gates, t he bouts and buildings, all sink into com parative insignificance under tho mighty shadows of the everlasting hills. As the immediate neighbourhood of the Falls affords the most sublime spcetacto to the cuthuthi- astic admirer of nature, tue country both ubove and below them affords till that is necessary to con stitute beauty. Above, tho Mohawk glides slow ly and smoothly through the vulley comprising the German Flats, the cannl controlled by its artificial banks on the South of it. Below the Falls, the Cannl passes in its channel formed on one side»by . a perpendicular wall of rock, and raised on the other by artificial embankments from the river; ty artificial embankments from tho river; which having escaped from its obstructed and tu multuous passage through the gorge of the moun tains', pursues its course, the land ou its banks de clining into level fields of rich and productive meadow; on the left, the village of Palatine settled by tho same population as the Flats above the Falls, appears with its modest spire; from this the valley gradually widens to Cnuajoharic,presenting a lovely scene of luxuriant meadow, cultivated fields and blooming Ulands, closed by the retiring hills. I cannot conceive of n more delightful country thnn that which I have attempted to des cribe. The retired and modest old mansions, seated among fields of grain waving iu golden lux- *1.0 centre, a ipnclou. dining cabin, nnd at tl.o .torn the * lria ". c,! i' ll0 “M 1 ’™.*'®.M verdure 1 ® ’ bounteously springing beneath their feet, patches kitchen. The dining room is also tho gentlemen's sleep jng room at night, mattresses being spread ou the scuts, and another row of births suspended above from the roof. In this room there is also a bur. The cabins arc corpettcd, and that of the ladies hung with handsome • drapery—They are lighted and ventilated by large w in dows with moveable blinds, and thcru is generally a small library and newspapers for tho amusement of tho passengers. The tables in these boats are furnished in a very superior manner—tho rate, of travelling is three cents per mile, und the prico of meals was 31 1-1 cents for breakfast, 37 1-2 for dinner, 25 for tea, and lodging 12 1-2 cents. The opposition has since reduced these fates to one dollar from Schenectady to Utica, including meals—a distance of 80 miles. These boats a re draw u Tho Charleston Courier end Mercury hftve l rw.irdcd ua extracts from NewYork papers t 123d ult. received by arrivals at that port. [Sallows. tibscriber in Monroe County,.taler date of2*d Sept, writes as follows 1 “Our Corn crop is unusually fine, and the pros pects wore fair for the Cotton crop up to the middle of Juno, but those hopes are all blas ted from tho excessive quantity of moisturo which has run the weed to a size boyond what is common, and this baa produced the rust; and to add to tho catalogue of miseries, late- terly, tho worm has in most of the fiuldstnade sad havuck by perforating the pod and cau sing it to shed. I cannot think thero will be from all nppearance r . moro than half crops made.” Lo’ters from Augusta by yesterday's mail mention that much nlarm^oxists in that city io conacquenco of the attempts lo sol fire by wlmt is supposed to be an organized band of incendiaries. have beat upon them iu all time ; others present a rag ged and uneven face, crowned and overhung .by dark evergreens, dropping their verdure into tho touiiiing tor rent below; the fissures between others of these tinge G iles produce hickory, mapte, und other trees, whicii ting from them, nnd with tneir sombre shadow deepen tho gloomy darkness of the rocks from which they soring ; whilst the scanty soil upon others gives life nnd penurious nourishment tudwari oaks and vegetation pe culiar to similnr inhospitable regions. Iu this scene, where all around you and about you, tho rude but mag nificent works of nature are heaped together and strike the eye nnd overpower the imagination, tho proudest wurk. uf man and man l.imadf lose (her importance— p rfi8 cntctl ns n public grievance, llic bod stale '*ti; From tho tabloi of the birth. »nd death, to til Prance, u published (n tho Annuaire for l ots, it appears that .at tho present rate of fneroaso, population double, itself in 110 yoeri; Whilst,in Great Britain, it is three tiaioi more rapid. The mortality appear, to havobeeo Iota in'tho department of tho Up. per end Lower Pyronee. i the proportion of oontonariani residing there being about I in SOO, and in nil the root of Ilia Kingdom but oe 1 in 6300. From tho consul just taken, Paris appears to contain 710,705 inhabitants; tho number of births in ono year is 26,137, of marriages 0465, and of deaths 22,917. There are in the capital 346.1 OB men, and 307,807 women; 224,922 different families, 3G0,000 living on privajo inoomes or fruits of their industry. 348,000 subsist by daily labour, 77,192 do pend un charity ; there arc 3.987 sick in tho hospitals, 12,580 foundlings, 16,000 troops iu garrison, 429 high functionaries, 10,459 em ployed in public offices, 440 individuals be longing to the judicial ordor, 1,139 to tho In stitutc end University, 47 000 students ill va rious branches, and 80,000 servants. ' # 4fm * - * Tho Grand Jury of Walton County have and condition of the public market roads in the state generally, and more particularly the road from Alhqns to* Augusta. Tho St. Augustine Reruld says—“ Our crops nre not as largo as those of last year, but the oranges, on an averuge, we think will be fairer. We do not think that they will be fit for market before tho middle of Octobor’ or near tho end of it; when cargoes may be obtained for cash, or a fair exchange, at rea* sonable of woodland item ami there carefully preserved for generations, to utliml warmth nnd repair to the oldhomcstcd ; tlm dark Molmwk winding throtiirli the valley above, disappearing amidst the rude ami solitary grandeur of the mountain gorge, leaning and bouitdiug to resume its peaceful course below, nnd embrace the sweet islands on its bosom—the mellow note of the bugle from the canal boat hur rying on its course, lilcmo interrupting the quiet repose w hich reigns— “ Kound a holy calm diffusing, “ Love of pence nnd lonely musing”-— with meat least (and I believe l am somewhat of an v;it!iu»i::st,) constituted a s.-.ene calculated to spread a Imppy inllticneu over the mind, calm the I irritated spirits, mu rcccncile the misnuthropie The Pensacola Gazelle of tho I5tk' iost Bays:—We are happy to learn from the high est authority, that thu U.8. ship Hornet, capt. Norris, is now down at Tampico, or Vera Cruz, ready to a fiord every protection to the citizens of the United States, and their law. ful commerce. We also learn in addition to tho Grampus affording active convoy from Havana to Matanzas, that the Shark is ou a cruize on the south side of Cuba, protecting our notntncrco particularly between Cape Gruz anil C’npo Antonio, by three horses tandem, and average about four |nilc« ! hosoni to a world in which there is so much luve- por hour, including stoppages at locks, kc. the horses Hues*—In which there ought to be so much Imp- going at a gentle trot. No boat is permitted to go pines*;. more than lour miles per hour. The level rays of tho declining sun lengthened the shadows ot the mountains, or threw n taint tint s nr Other bontii culled Line Bouts, tlicro bring nume rous lines of them from Aibnny to Buffalo, nre covered like the preceding, hut the interior is divided dilil renlly; about onc-third or one-quarter at the how is devoted to ladies’and gentlemen’s cabins, which am c.irpettcd ; n- bout the same kpace at the stern to thu kitchen, nnd the interval to cargo. These arc inferior to the packet boats, and th6 rnte offareis 11-2 cents per mile—meals from 12 1-2 to 19 3-1 cents—these arcofcoiirso plain. They arc drawn bv two horses, which like those in the tmeket boats are changed (hut not ns often,) at restd.tr intervals, and average about three miles pi r liotir. One linn of these boats carries a clmngn c f horses mi board. Thero is n third description of bonis or scows, more tuJc in their construction, ami intended only tor bulky articles of freight, without births nn.l which travel cnlv during the day. These are drawn by one. or two horses, which are baited when it suits tho boatmen, and rest all night You pet no meals iu these, unless you carry them with you or purchase them when you stop to b.tft or come too for the night, generally nt some tavern stand nti the cannl. These boats go from 2 tn 2 1-2 miles per hour, and the rate offare is one cent per mile. The boats which travel during the night, are by law compelled to carry two lights on the l*ow, which are gen erally of the largest description, and make a brilliant, ap pearance. .Several bouts are also fitted up ns clothing and gro- eery stores, a bookstore, and even a museum of curiosi ties. which travel only when they have exhausted tho Irauc of a pluco nt which they have come to. At Uti ca a very superior Canal Packet Boat is built to bn pro pelled by stearn, the wheel being so placed in the stern us not to injure the bank by tlto action of the water which prevents the use of steam boats on rim common con struction. Every bunt on tho canal pays two cents per mile—on freight up three cents per mile", per ton; on freight down 1 1-2 cents do. do.; and for every passen ger two mills. Nothing can he moro plcasantthan travelling in the packet boats, except at night when tho passenger is likely to be awakened by tho collision of boats passing, or by bis vessel bumping against the tides of the locks when the water is let in—tho tremendous rush of this too, to one unaccustomed to it is likely to disturb him. There is nt night an aguish fog oil tho surface of tijo en- .mil, highly disagreeable, and which renders it prudent io retire under hutches. The Vallev or thk Mon aw k. Tho rain which had continued until our arrival at Utica, and prevented our stopping to view the Foils iu its neighborhood, ceased soon nttr.r wo left it; thu wea ther bccamu delightful, and all nattiro uppnared to breathe an'additional freshness nnd sweetness. From Utica east, the Canal passes for several miles, through a welt cultivated country, diversified by hill and dale, and we arc soon in the Valley ot the Aluhuwk, celebra ted for its beauty and fertility, and as tho residence once of tho tribo of Indians whoso name it hours, one of the powerful Five Nations. As we proceed the hills which hound the volley ou its northern and southern extremity, incroaso io elevation, nnd the interval is more level.— Boren or eight miles from Little Falls, to which wo ure approaching, we pass Herkimer, a Dutch villugu on the Mohawk, about a mile from Ure canal. 'Jlircu or four t mires from this, coni inning our course we enter a tract | of meadow land, supposed once to have formed the bed of ft treat lake, fpui watered by tho Mohawk, thoCHnul I running nn tho right und the state road on the left of it, [’ the whole being hounded by slopitm hills, which riso on . each side ol thu alluvial plain. These are the Gkhman | Fiats, a tract of land perhaps the most fertile in tho | state. This tract was originally set tied by Germans, ? whoso descendants havo bequeathed tho family home stead and the family wardrobe to their descendants from that day to til'*, with religious veneration. They luivo preserved their distinctive character, manners ami lan guage, in the same way, satisfied to enjoy tho happy mediocrity of their condition, and tho soclusion of their , boautiful valley, unharmed by tho ambition which dis tracts, tho lustol wealth which corrodes,and equally re- moved from the dread of poverty and contempt which depresses und destroys tho miud of man, in its collision with Uto groat world. In the course of threo miles, tho lulls on each sido of tha valley increase iu elevation, and approach moro Hourly to each other, contracting tho intervening ground until they appear nearly to moot, ami interposo nil in*, passable barrier before u». Bossing five locks in suc cession, we arrivontlho villaga of Litilo Falls. Wo now cuter the narrow pirn through which tho Mohawk is forced on our left, chafed into fury and roaring and tumbling over its rough and rocky bed, in a succession ofrtpids rathor than Falls, tho vifiogo of Litilo Fulls '* ' iftfed upan and by them. Tho water power >y these Falla lias brought many manufactories __ .Jftgo—hqro as elsewhere, says my travellini >!«utor,'destroying natural beauty and sublimity, an. ’■'^luring tlto peaceful retirement of agricultural llic, by of jl' LI ttputi ttioir tniis ; there was u balmy coni- \ mid the grey mists «>f evening grad- ness in tlm air, nmi me grey tuisisor evening ttnlly enclosed tho seem* around, end settled upon us ;m we bade adieu to the lovely ralley cflhe .tlu- haicL From l.'-J Charleston Patriot. There ia a story gnmy Hid' rounds of tho newgpnpi r~, giving an account r.f n Sermon, said to have been pronohed in Washington, in tint presence ot Gen- Jackson, in which tho Trencher is plated to hove drawn a par allel between what ho conceived n President of tito Nation ami u President of a Forty, leaving the application of tho latter designa tion to Gm. Jaikton, so obvious, us not to be mistaken: thus preserving the bare sem blance of decorum, while violating ono of its- uio-.t essential observance*. There aie many vorsiouH of this uffrir: hut that nomn insult of the kind in question bus been offered, ad mits of little doubt. The tone of exultation with which the matter is described by various parly letter writers, ih not more revolting to decency than the commission of tho original offeoco. It constitutes the proper commentary to 6tich a text- Tho thing to bo deplored ia, that such a Minister of the Word nf God was not immediately dismissed from the function he has abused. If the mmistiation which tenches the duty of healing nil breaches in social life, is to bo converted into nnPiustrument of factious poli tics, then huvo we ontered on thu Inst stage in that descent lo the depths of purty degra dation, that leaves little or nothing to con summate the triumph of tho enemies of our institution**. What would be the state of the country, should tho example set by this Washington preacher be generally followed with such impunity qnd toleration ns would constitute encouragement ? What a specta cle to see the temples of piety throwing open their doorB, by degrees, to factious brawling, or party wrangling. Tho first step is all in nil. Pennit the Pulpit to become in any ntnnncr or degree the political oily of the PrcBB—nllow any mode of attack on public funciionnrtca, whether under tho shelter of scripture! texts, typifying tho mooning in tended to be conveyed, or openly expressing T—lot what should he the sweet drought ot religious instruction cotnc to tho people, dashed with tho bitter ingredients of parly contention, and the corruption of public sen timent from this souren will become general -the community will bo more intensely stim ulated to those contests which embitter exist ence, from seeing tho noblest precepts of te- ltgious truth thus blended with tho conten tious spirit of politics, and tho harsh criti cism of parly. It therefore follows that the thing should be discountenanced ou its ear liest appearance. Tho alliance is unnatural between piety and politics, excepting in a mornont of Imminent peril to the country from external attack, when tho obligations of patriotiimflft’Q best illustrated and enjoined from the lips that teach the moral duties of life, and onfor.ee the sanctions of religion. ! — New Jersey Oyster eloquence.—Tho Jor- seymen aro thu Irue-blues—particularly if you much their oysters. Tho pnpors of that state for the Inar week havo been teeming with tremonduons pnrnqrnphi, Ono nf them •talcs that n set of N. York , *bordorers n went down to Arnboy—dnimictl tho Sheriff-damn ed Now Jmsoy—cursed their laws—and black-guarded thoir canals—and wlmt is worse Halo their oyitori. The New York Com tar a«cmihnt Ahra’ ham Bradley, late Deputy Post Master Gen ural, has amassed $'00,000 in tint enjoyment of that (*11:00, This ia contradicted by the intelligencer, who says Mr. B. is poor. Re specting the tho cause of his removal, that paper eajs—“It is attributable, we appre hend, entirely to political considerations, which ure nt Ion9t ar well understood on the Exchange of New York a* thi.y nro here-” Wo am requestod tumcntioti (hat Mr R. llAmmo is the Agent for Bkinnei’j Sporting Magazine, a new periodical noticed la-t week. _ The Richmond Compiler mentions recent frosts in Virginia,which have injured the To bacco. Tho proprietor of the steam boats North America and Albany, on the Hudson River, have reduced the price of passage to Albany to fifty cents. Internal Improvement.—Tho commu nication between Philadelphia and Pittsburg; by water conveyance, will soon bo carried into effect. There aro three lines of Canals that form a rout from tho or.c place to the other, and which may be considered as part of the same great enterprize. They are— 1st. Schuylkill Canal.—Finished ; length 108 miles, from Philadelphia to Mount Car bon. 2nd. Union Canal.—Finished; length 79 miles, from Rending to Middletown. 3rd. Pennsylvania Canal.—In progress, it having been commenced at both extremities^ length 296 miles, from Middletown to Pitts burg. Tho effects of suitors in the Chancery of England, for 1828, amounted to nearly JC40, 000,080 sterling. Tho bet of $3000, recently ottered by a correspondent of tho Providonco Subaltern, that Henry Clay would be the next president, nnd which wob taken up by a gentleman re siding in North Carolina, has also had the ac cept anco of it proffered by Mr. Phineous G. Wilkinson of Natchez. A Test !—A writer advocates a particu lar candidate for Congress in Maryland M 1 have ascertained (says he) that Mr. Pri. go's coat, pantaloons, vesta, ahoea, boots and hats, are made in Hagerstown, and that lh e two last carpets ho has bought, wore mado by Mr* Shafer in Funkstown. Sharks sevoral feet in length havo been tnkon lliia summer as high up the Mississippi na Natchez, at which placo • person, while bathiug his feet from a fiat boat, had ono of thorn shockingly mangled by an Alligator. A precious specimen—Tho Editor of tho Fredericksburg Arona states that he “saw on (he 18ih ult a lump of this precious motnl (gold) valuod at 300 dollars, which was dug up ono morning last week betbre breakfast, on Johnson's farm. The wholo day's work amounted to four kuudred dullari.” One day later.—London dates to the 11 th ult. inclusive have boon received at Bos ton. Excepting tho following articles, their contents have boon anticipated. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland haaissuntl a proclamation, stating that a patty of O- rangomon on their return homo, aflnr dining together in the vicinity of Arocybridge, were attacked by an assembly of Kibandnion.wbeti one uf tlm Orange party was piked to death, and six others wounded, three of whom had died. He offers a reward of JS200 for the ap prehension of tho persona coucerned in the murder. A London paper of the 10th says—At a late JfOur wo are favored with intelligence, by express, from Constantinople, to tho 16th ult. It fully confirms our statement that tho Sultan instantly rejected alt overtures of peace from Russia, and that the offers of me diation of tho English and French Atnbassa dors were also declined. [nr the ship othello, and «cim* eli AT CHARLESTON.) From Curacoa.-We aro tutleblcd to Capt. Budd, of the brig Napoleon, fur Curacoa pa pers to tho 29th ult. The GOth anniversary of his Majesty’s birth day was celebrated on tho 25th with evury demonstration of joy. Salutes wore fired from Fort Amsterdam nnd Fort Nassau at 8 in the murniug, 12 at uoou, and 4 in the af ternoon. (Jen. Santander.—Wo mentioned nt a pre vious period, enystho paper of tho latest date, that Gen. Santander, Vico President of Co lombia. was taken out of the gaol of Boca- chicoin Carthagcna, whero ho was moat ri gorously treated, to bo transported intonuc- tltcr place of confinement in Lnguyrn, and that lie came toths.tctfect, prisoner on board thu frigate Ctiadiiiantarcn. We now loam that the Dictiitor ultimately gmnted him hi- pn«spnrt, hut exclusively for Europe, lit*hid ding him to come into the Went indies or my par', of North America, or to write n- giiu'it Colombia, in contravention whereof", hi* shall forfeit all hi- property, wit clt re mains in hfstnge , and in rase he returns to Colombia he it tn h-T shot, beingt'cchired an outlaw, flm tnhpbifnu'H beingnh<o nnilioii/.ud to kill him,whenever they happen lu eitcouti ter him iu Colombia, It is said ho arrived on the 13th insf. at Puerto Cnboilo, where he received his pass port, and on the 13th was brought on (ward a Hamburg brig, which was to sail '(or Ham burg. The Peacock,—TIiM beautiful ship, which has been fitting for etn at tho Navy Yard was hauled into the etteumon Saturday, and anchored opposite Brooklyn Heights. She i.< expected to sail for the West Indies in the present week. Commodore Elliot, who is to take command of the West India squadron, goes out in her ns passenger. This ship hat; bean furnished with n new suit of rigging and sails; (ho latter of cotton, as an experiment, by order of thu Secretary of the Novy. She is now in complete order, cnriies22 guns,and has a compliment of 180 men, including offi cers. • Washington, Sept. 23.—We aro sorry to learn that the absence of the Postmaster General from the General Post Otlicc, for several days past, which we havo incidental ly referred to, has been caused by indisposi tion, serious enough to coufiue him to his house. A letter rccivcd in this City fro® Lsndon. under dato of the 5th August, states that our late Minister to Great Britain, was, at that time, with his family, on a visit to Paris, pre viously to his taktug UU departuro for the United States. Wc learn that a vessel just arrived at Alex andria from Liverpool, lias brought a hundred and fifty persons, to employed on tho Chesa peake and Ohio Canal- Though wo learn that tho persons employed on the lower sec tions of this work (on which only much work is oow going on) are remarkably healthy, we hope that the procaution will be taken not to 6ft these persons, fresh from salt water, to labor for a week or two on the river bank.— By the 10th of next month, we suppose, the season will have so far advanced that the banks of tho river will be as healthy as any other part of the country. United Slatet Branch flank—We under stand that the Directors of the United States Bank have decided in favor of establishing a Branch at Buffalo, in the State of New York and that it will go into immediate operation. While tho rains prevailed through the Summer, tho Physicians and others predict ed a great deal of sioknoss in tho Autumn, if it should bo ,a dry one—it has boen ex tremely dry, but remarkably healthy, and more frootrotn fevers of every kind-than any we have known in this part of Georgia.—' This however oan scarcely continue, if the wealhor remain much longer as hot as it has boen for some days past. JUiltedgeville Recorder. Momr.K, Ski»t» 18,—No case of Yollow Fever has occurred sinoo tho one mentioned in our last notice of tho hoalthof tho city No alteration has taken place in thochnrnc- tor of the cases of fover that excopt they havo assumed a still mildor appearance, and yield, perhaps, more roadily to medicine. N*# York:, Sept* 11.—Front jlUtigfi Tho brig Eliza, Sherman, arrived at Phila delphia, on Monday. io 3t days from - Vers Cruz. The U. 8* Gazette of yeiterday tains tho follo wing intelligence.: • Don FranoUco do Mezas, formerly ot Philadolphin,Bnd i a-.npturBlizad citizen ofthe United States, was- convicted of holding o traitorous correspondence with the Spanish General, and shot by the Mexican troops on the day of their evneuatiun of Tatnpldo. It was expected that t{io next expedition would be directed against ;Yera Crnz^and the Castle of San Juan Ullua was provisioned and garrisoned. The army under the command of general Santa Anna, left Turpan on the 13th & 14th August for Tampico,—the great part were cavalry. , The states of Guanajuato, San Luis and Zsculecus have offered the Mexican govern mont 20,000 men, which they will maintain during tho wor. Tho annexed extraot of a letter from Moxico to the editor of this Gazette, is from u very intelligent source. Wo know it to be qunlly tho opinion of several of the most distinguished uf the native and Spanish exiles Irotn Mexico, thnt tho Spanish invasion, will utterly and speedily fail. Ndt Gas. Vera Crus, Aug. 31.—“From the mua Mires which this government have taken and are taking, 1 hazard ijfilo in the expression of the belief that the ftrsl^rill lmt% been dcs troyed before the nrnvnl of the second expe dition. About 2ri('0 men have gone from ihi& city and its vicinity—nil regulars and esteemed good soldiers. Troops have also marched from San Luis Potosi, Mexico and other plnoes, all which when united will be under the command of Gen. Santa Anna, who is decidedly one our inoit active and enterprising otfi -ers. It is supposed thnt by tiendiug out fo small a force ns 4000 nr 5000 men, Epnin must have been under tho im pression that the inhabitants would immedi* ntely il iclc to her standard ; no such thing. They may and unforiunatclr do, quarrel among themselves, hut ogainst tho Spaniard* they oil unite. You may therefore consider this atnoog the most Quiolic enterprises of the day. 1 semi yon a file of newspapers, from whic voti will perceive that both Ea codes and Yurquinoe unite in expressions of detestation of tho Spaniards. Defrauding the. Insurance Companies.—On Saturday Staats M. Mead was indicted fur setting fire to his furoituro warehouse in Broad-street, with a view to defraud the In surance Company. The prisoner was hold to hale for ten thousand dollars to appear at the next term of the Court. Capt. Vertnilyea, of ship Crawford, from Leghorn, inform# that befor his sailing, a Dutch frigate had arrived from Algiers, hav ing on board several Consuls and other gen tlemen of various nations, who had left Al giers iu consequence of an attack which was expected from tho French. The TJ S. ship Java (all well) sailed three days before the Crawford for Naples and Moosinn. At the Circuit Court hold nt Albany on Thursday last, a verdict ol $590 was render ed in favor of a female plaintiff, aged 49. against n gentleman just of age, for a breach of promise. Mr Coopei’j now work, the “ Wept of tVi»hton-VPji?h." is announced fi»r publication :n France, under Mir title ot *• Lea Puritan: dMinrriqne, oa La Vallue du Wish-ton Wish.” A Iftttrr from Eitcknrnnny Plain?, Morris comity, N. J. of tlto I2fh say*—Last ii'trhf ao had :t snvrrn fiost thnt lifts injured tho coin and cut till* all in the lotv In inis. Ahum fort)' persons concerned in the late invasions upon the New-Jersev oyster-bed**, have been indicted hy the Grand Jury oi Middlesex county, N J. Baltimore, S-nt 22—Buenos Ayres — By the schooner Two Marys, whoso arrival was announced yesterday, tho editors of the American have received several numbers of the Guceta Jlhrcvilil of Buenos Ayres, the latest of which ia of the 4 th August, From tho paper of thu Iasi date, they translate the Proclamation of Governor Lavalle. Its ten or, it will be seen, is more favorable to tran quility than the verbal accounts,and presents n hope that order and quietness may yet be preserved. Tho editors nre also indebted to tho kindness of commercial fnonds for the annexed extracts of letters, furnishing tin* latest political intelligence. The Postscript, dated on the afternoon of the 5th August, is the very latest account, and in this it is said all differences arc settled.” The letter itselt is from a from a most intelligent source. “ Buenos Ayres, Aug. 3,1829.—The mo ment of the doparturo of the Two Mnrys for Baltimore leaves us in n state of anxious sub pense. Tho elections which were held mi tho 26th ult. by agreement between the bel ligerent parties under tho comma ltd of Lh- valle and Rosas, it is said have not been ac ceded to by the latter,nnd from appeaftnees, hostile movement* aro again oxpected. I* is generally believed however, that the outside, or Federal party, will succeed without much difficulty, in which event tranquility will bt maintained. In consequence of tho lato revolutionary movements, and the almoR universal want of confidence, tho currency of the country has rxorienced a further depreciation, and dou bloons aro now ot $85 a 87 Exchange on London, 8j a 0d per dollar, aud produce nearly in proportion. “ P. S. Aug. 4,—'To day the Governor has issued a proclamation in which he says, that tho obstacles tho reunion of the Legists- ture afo not of a serious cn6t, and will soon be arranged; at tbo somo time be declares that tbore will be no further civil war. This bas traoquilizod tho people's minds, and on tho whole, things wear a more favourable aspect. “ Aug. 5—4 P. Jtf.—It is confidently •aid that all differences aro settled." niihttf to publican, Wo learn from the New Bedford Mercu ry tliot S. N. Reynolds and Capt. Palmer havo been at thnt placo for tha week past, preparing one of tho finest vessels ever built in that or any otbor port, for an exploring expedition to tho South Seas. Capt Palmer had shipped part of the crew, prepared boats of tho host construction, and obtained other articles for the voyage. The brig was to leavo New Bedford in a few days for Now York, wbore tho will recoivo on board tho remainder of her out fit, previous to bor de parture. Tho numbor of vessels to be em ployed in tbo expedition, and tho time of sail ing, ib not stated. A porson in the Stale of Now York, adver tising a fugitive dobtor, describes him as u n small man, with a lank anti masonic visage. of thp Bulllfflore I "*St^Thomas, Sipt. ! 020—Dear Sir-- In consequence of the ooue United States by the captulrc of the Federal Privateer by the Erie sloop of war.^aod the many vilo productioni fcbtoh have appeared in the American papera against CaptiitaTor* ner and our Consul at Si. Barts, I beg leave to inform you that Mr John Lyons, agent for Messrs, Elridge & NJckertoiii American merchants and owners of the properIjrplun dered from brig Nympl),;of Boston, by. sata privstoer,arrived her**few days agoon bis way to St Barts, to claim the same; and 1 am to-day Informed, that on biz arrival at that place, he was courteously receiv ed by the public authorities, wbo expressed their regret that it was oot io their power to restore tho gdods until furtbdr orders from the King; which were oxpected by the neit mail. ' . . Taylor being under a prosecution by tne government of St. Barts, for disposing of a part of tho aforesaid goody io p clandestine monner, without the knowledge of the proper authorities, had made his escape in a Col ombian cruiser. •, You will do me a great favor by handing this to the editors of some of your papers,and as it concerns the whole people of tho Uni ted States, I trust it will be published.” Baltimore, Sept. 21.—We observe, by a Buenos Ayres paper of the 27th June now before us, that the skirmishing between the armed parties was kept up in the outskirts of Buenos Ayres up to the morning of the 23d of that month, when the intelligence of peace was promulgated ' by the journals. Muck suffering had boen experienced io conse quence of tho scarcity of provision*. From the Buenos Ayres Times, June 19. We learn tliut General Paz continued io the tranquil possession of tho government of Cordova; Bustos had fled to nsk the aid of Quirogn, who had not movod ; expecting a few auxiliaries from San Juan ; Ortiz tno Governor of San Luis wished to aid Qtiiro- nra, but ivas deposed by the pooplo amt the command placeJ in thu hondnof an individ* ual favourable tn the priuoiple* professed by General Paz. Mendoza remained neutral. Salta and Tucuman,had sent an-armed force agaiust Santiago del Estero, but Ibarra soli cited the protection of General Paz, wbicb was granted ; Quirogn had asked aid of Lo pez, but none had been sent, Santa Fe need ing all its force to protect itself; tho troops from Entre Rios it ia added had returned to that province upon tho reclamation of the Governor (Sola.) On the 27th June tho following decree was issued Buenos Ayres June 27.—All individuals who have been detained or forced into ser vice, iu consequence of the late disturban ces, shall be immediately liberated and pla ced in the full enjoyment of their rights. Those citizens who havo been driven from the province, shall be permitted to return with safety. From the Georgia Journal. “It is in vain thnt tie have looked for % candid, aud independent expression of senli~ mnnt upon the subject of tho approachingc- lectiun for Governor in tbo columns of tho Jtiorrul. That papor is considered at tho head of tho Troup parly by many, and it is therefor* th* tnora aecosaorry thnt ita Edit ors bhould hpoak a plain bold hngunge. fVush. News. In reply to tho pteccediog remarks, tro would simply ot>k the News, why should tho Journal tike tiny pnrf itt the present election * f Governor, farther than lo pern.it tho friends of tlm candidates to say their say ?— Ten Journal has always hren devoted toprin- t iple And whenever principle has been at stake in any political contest, the Journal, we fl itter ourselves, has not been wanting in the discharge of its duty But to the pre&eut contest, what principle, either of not o .ol or state policy, is involved ? Have not both the candidates been brought upnt the feet of Ga maliel—Arc they not now both of the same school—holding the same creed—acting on the same tnaxitns—both rigid limitarinnR, and what is equally important, strict utilitarians? We appeal to the Nows, whether this is not the fact. Why, then, rhould the JournfLa- baudnn its old ground of principle, and tale sides in a contest involving men only, and not measures, and that between two men, who have ever been its fast political friends? It cannot—whatever may be said or thought of its decision,now or hereafter—after having used its best exertions, for yenjs, to build up and consolidate its party, turn right round, at the very moment when its labours have beeo crowned with succces, and mar the work manship of its own hands. That would bo child's play indeed. We regret the present condition of the af fairs of our party. These with ivhom we hold familiar intercourse, know well how anxious we have been to prevent the present state of things. And they now see clearly, that if our views had prevailed belter times would have been in store for us. As it is however, we condemn no one—all having an unques tionable tight lo the same freedom of thoughff * word and action. We must do the best wo oan with things as they actually are—We hope to see the self same sentiment indulged every whore ;—and, as a consequence ofilu prevalence, that the presont dissention will be but as tho summer cloud—that as soon aa the will of tbo people shall have been ex» pres.oti, the past will bo consigned t< ebli,. 'on^-and that all old friend* will ba found cherishing the same feolinga and cultivating the same principle., a. before this moat un- fuitunato. and we hope temporary .strange-, ment. Any oilier course of conduct than this cannot come to good. For tbo information of those concerned, wo make Ills following extract from tho Millodgeeillo Journal: It would ba we.l for the officiating magis trates to obicrro the law of electioo return, in nil it. particulars, in order that ovety oouuty may be heard, aod oono of them lose their voice in the elections from negligence, error, or mi.teko io observing the lews of the Slate reguieting the returns of the Polls- • re , < i lllreaof the officers super intending ihe elections, to transmit bv Men. to tbo Governor, Ihe result of said elocUom, aa toon thereafter aa practicable. Bot in those counties when no mail pano. to tho seat of government, within .even days after the elections nro d«tormm“d, tho auperinten. donte arc to trnnimjt tb. return, lo tho Eiecutivo by a special oe..ongor, who ahull bo remunerated fur the aervia. by tho Go vernor. 1 M tfoo rn.il for Mill.dg.vill. Lav.. • const, rim"? d,, ‘ xh » ateotioa h» been be d for Governor, then n .pad,) messenger e to be employed. But if . mail for Mil. llwi* VC, .‘ h0 oounl >’ "'Vhin tbs seven days, then the re urns aro to bo tranemitled by mail, and not by a special tnotioogorOt