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Piyahla »mi>l inum-llyi® advaitpa
n «» PafT. »•* iixiiitii* six i»niW**‘.
T» vVf**M.» Plj'-» |*»f«lii*uii Kl*sltullar.,
r» XV-ab'y Fayer. fw m 1 Tin*®
Wa-kly Pac-r. p-> annum
All pnyaVla lw-i'W»>tr«
• * \f*VK1Tl8r.MENTS m*®c*ad u« iht-u-ual run*
CP P«*w»® mu-t 1*411) 011 all com«iunicati<*I'» -a****
»* * *i» «lh»*lm-V-
For Liverpool—With Despatch,
jSto The Ur. ship GRACE, Cum J. Ryrio,
.Tt8<335ft Ionia biiailmn, lias part of Imr cargo en*
nil'll F«r Bright of 3ft0 h de- apply to
Jci2» 3- F, MOLYNF.UX.JR.
For Ne xv - York—N«• «■ Lum.
&#. Tin* regnl r picket hark ISAAC .MEAD,
J&fflPmk'Nis .111 aster, linviiis piirt of h*.-r fieigld
engaged, wi'l have r.sjntih. For Ii dance ol
freight or poi *»•*. having Ii»iiJ*»iih »i'cniiiiiioila*
linn*, nnuiy on hoard at Tnliair's wlnrl, nr In
net lid I .IPI*ITT & WIG »*r
For New* Yom—uw r.-iauuMm.i
fr-v. Tim legttiir puuk*d Brit PHILUKA.
'•SSi 0«p» C Tlitieiuir, having part «•*’ h»l
freight Mii.'iuittil, will It 00 imnmdiaio despatch —
For freight nr pa-aigo, apply nit UiMlil «l IVIniii'i*
«(turf, or In
oct ill L BALDWIN St rQ
• For \civ-\’oi'K—1if« i.ih •
/J* Thf fa-t-ailing regular park'd Brig AU-
SSi&GUSTA. A ill Snerwoml iii»n*ia*r, will
Invo ifniii.'di'T" le-painb For freight nr piesvtgn
having very excellent ConiililMnlrtUiMI#, npply uti
bo aril at Moore'.- wharf, or in
. oct 24 J. WASHBURN .V WILDER.
For Wow-Fork--Brig Lum
Th® last ariPing regolir packet brig CLIN*
53»T0N. J Andrews maser, will have de.qnileh.
Fnr freight or pi-s*'|n. 'ipply on butrtl til Mon-
gnfii upper wlnrl*. nr to
oct 27 J WASHBURN A- WILDER.
For Whw* Fork—-Now Line.
Tin* superi *r mill la-t sailing p •ckcl b.nk
7&S&E. I! CHXPIN.C U Smiila. Ill Ii4atr.Iiu%-
ing part iitlmr fr« ii<h» engaged. will linedespatch.
Fn» friiig'il nr p*s«*ge, having handsome nccmmim
diiiont, *pp‘y uiibuurit hi Telfair’* wlniif, nr to
net JJ LIPPITT & WDHI V
For flJlY-Yorll -l»ng bmu.
•JjV Tim fa-1 Hailing regnlai packet brig .M A-
5£*teDL3l.>N, N Mnny nintrr. having .1 pmimn
t*f h**t freight ftxgstgttri wilt have immediate thfv*
pilcl|. Fur l»«lnt*.e of freight, nr pa-angM, apply
011 boiitd al Mniigin’H upper wli.nf. nrtn
_oci 17 J. XV ASH MU UN A* xvn.nf?
NLXV A.ililiMii. ‘I I.ih I.
■IJ. S. Hail Lloo.
iMH,y »,,-:Twi-.KN .savannah anih iiaki.ksthn.
• NX On iiiol oiler ilin * fa
Hb "f July. *li - m il
known oplemlid Htermieis.
JA8PF.IL Co pi .1 I*. Rrnulia,
URN. CLINCH Co pi F liorden.
XV.XI 8 RAM KOOK. Cnpi. T. Lvon.
w.U run rvguUrty Im«|wi en Jirtvoumb mnl Cb wlea*
Inn. I«aviu.t SavNiiuali every ninrning ol nVInrit.
jiid ChorlnHlnu every morning »l 'J n'clnrlt, pro-
rwely. Fur freight nr pasnage, opplv on hoard ill
the •jjvtiiiuoh Mini CliAiitthlou Si.-om Parkel wli.orf,
nr In
j»»y n
M f lov iV iious 1:, 74
IUACOX G.I. I : ^L
STERI.INCi I.ANIEIl. J. A. BROWN.
«ci 'J7 —
*>«k“ WASHi^TOA liALL, /Vi'
^”i3L ^ .l/.ICO Y, li.I. Jii#
Tim Snlnmliers Inv.i iivsnrmieil in the man.
ngeuicut nl I hi* long e*tolili*hii l ini'l well known
Himih!. Their j' iul ami mdi»iiluol .uieuiiuii wrl
he given |u ilsgniier.il siipeiiuti.niioure, mid no
elTnrl will lin «p.ir«,l In .«ii»tain its fnriner high
• horucler. XX r c elmil nlvvivx Nimly tlm cmiif'nrt
mid enterlaiiitnelil of iIpihk wlin'inav fovnr u*
with n coll MUTT & SPARKS
Witt.iAV A- Mott. Ovid G SriRKs.
on 27 —
A. LAFITTE, Ageui.
M T<> KHW a tm.H . am.
XYoring's Uiiihlings.cuiuer nl* til. Julian .>1.
ni prosuiii ucciipied by Mns>r.*. ColliustV Uulkh-y.
Possession given I*i Niivemher. Apply in
_anR_24 t~_ ROBRKT ll (JRIFKIN.
FOR RKTI'.—The li welling TTmisu
Jos. at ihn corner of iinnuliinii mnJ (labor*
shoui Slrocis, umv ucriipimf hv Cn| Jncksnu.—
pnssessinu giion oiilhe IU1I1 ofiN'uveuiloir, iinle*n
t' e present lenmil should find ii cotivcuicut in
give ii hy the Idl Niiveuihor.
'eep 23 It IIAHKILSHAM ♦%. SOV
JrX TO ICEJVT.—A well fiui»ncd initk
,u. : !iLiLf)w«:lliiig in llrnuglitnuatrvol, limn 1st No*
▼omher. sepi I!) A MINIS.
M * F O ItKW iVI’OKS A LS;.-A cmn
ininliniis Two Story iIuiihi: in JHleisun
street, wiili Brick Soldo ami Kiiclien. Apply in
cohj:n a- foshu k.
ANo —A fivencre Lm will* gnml iuiprnieuietils
on the p.enlist*, rilUatcd about half a u>iln I'ruui
lh- city* f«p Hi
to ite.V’k’-Tx \v liaif .noJ two In ii.k
JciSLXV iroliuu «» Apply M
snpiji) ~ MICH iill.LON. Jr. 01 |)>v«t.
FOR IIG.TT—\'•-'Ueiiieni mi XV'niii*
•Jl'^Lhnrg's win 11, near lh« Kxi'houun Several
in MMinin's store* 'V *lnr« re.cntwlv nr.rupied
by .Messrs Caroirt A Semi, near die I!»r|iotige
Dock. ROU IIAUliKSIlAiM A SON.
ling 'JO
fMj TO 16E*VT—Tim S hmi nu Teliair'a
JtgJLwh irf. now in the necupono of Mr. XX'aUb.
bimveen hts and Xle-r*. Pbabtte.k. M-iuwi A
Bell's mtcimn ronilis. I' inn jm>u Ut Nov
Al-o. a ground floor nn Teliair'a wh irl, un cacr.l.
bml Aloud for hiMnes'i
aepl 1 R«»II j| X HTRSIM 'f A SOV
M ’~ ^ rou Riix I'-n.c XV .1.^7-m,.i
CnoiUiiiginuni*. umv erer’iug nil bit letter
It. nil the Uiy. P«i*se*«mii given an miiiii an tin.
felled, wlncll will he about (be |«i Noveinlier
KIMWLXURRSILXM »V SON.
tfeA FOR UGVr.—3 Cnuiiiing Unnins I
X'&avi'i tlm store of the a-il»*eriliers i
Ifi SCIJ ANTON & JOH VST«IN. |
U O — Hnlhliuiuiti'" Yni,km SiVrie*;
The 'JVuipialiou of Wealth; Vab uiun* Mr*
I'bitidi}; Tlm ypn Mini liiie; 'I be Art j
of Com eraaiinii; N..v.il Seen* h mi the |,<*i XV r;
Tins Widow 's 15-itl •!; lli*tnrie douMs telniivn to i
Napoleon; Tbe llnr-e Dneior; Tin, .Xlyn niy of
Own i«e Revn.ilvd; The N> w'l arid ; Firm Lm-mm
lit Nntorul I'iulneopl / Kereivml |»y j
JOHN M conpi’R. !
q out ii e un Fori’rrvsT-iiri. i
3-1 7*8 and 1-1 Mrnvvn Shirlings, in iimiI.ir* I
lured in North Carolina and Virginia, very *up«.
rinr artit.lea fnr lervicfi, landing fiom brig Karel,
end for tale in ipianti'i** tnniii puirli.iaers. m low
price* hy JAMES ANDERSON it CO.
net 7 7U St Julian and 103 Hrynti air cola. !
C l OT TO X A S i) h I LR110 8 I E IIV.
J XX'iule and black S.lk llnae. iln do do Hal |
ll.eo-.blark Raw Silk l|<i*«, wlu*« Metitm dw. ,
Cents and lloya Mer no mid Coii.m Half ||o*e:
while, b'ai'k and tuiaed Colton lln*c; brown and
white open worked do. For aale bv
net 13 IIENIIY II. STOTESIH’RV. |
H AV —*10 buinlle* Huy l.ilidilig limn brig I
I'iiilura, for sale by i
'oci'Jd L. BALDWIN A (ML j
jnniMT, OIMHI, CJIl I NT.—TIm:hu|7
VJ «nriher would r*-sperlfully infiiriu In * fnenda
and the nubtir generally. i| t >il lie. baa recent IV ea*
labli*hed n CRIST Mll.l.oii the corner of XVnat
Brn-.d mi l l|nrri«ut -ireet*. where he iaprepared
to deliver to any p ••* of the edy (Jrial, Flmn a id
('reeked Corn, nl *lje rrilured nriec of one dollar
per hudiel. The *nb«crher llutera bimaell that
bi« Cral nu t flour cninioi be -orpaa-ed bv mil
broo«*lii lo'lhia niarltot, n* be grind* in.in: but Corn
til* tint quality.
N. It — <?mt. Flour mid CrnrkM Cor > in «m dt
or large ipMnlide*. cm o'liattic I n! t'.m Mill nt
any *inj"during the Wt**h.
iu J Coo R XV. C.\M<>nn.L
*jc rv 'Fa i. i. g ad as. - tf.a'pT.... i.„7.
* T ( y.P ri " , ' t , i*»i»rt«ds fid -In Scotch Gingham do;
30 ‘!u XVhi'e F! uitiel do; l c»*e (i-l Cn'.intt Stiret-
in?; I do (Pile Drill*: 2 do Sheet.tig Strip**. Ju»l
reca.ved per brig* Mobile and Cayuga, mill for
•a'a m quilitin* in anil,at llui luwerf mirki-i pricer
by JAMES ANDERSON A (JO.
■'I'd r* No. 70 St Julian and |d3 Itrv'iu-'t.
ardUMeu'jn -s umt,
I" 1 5 ie< ami 10 bbb ,M «>1 imh**** n gond^irdf le, f»
»' .C '»icnu Side-, ju-t received hod for »il ( . by
ri. H 1. It M.DU'I.V A-Co
C *n * «<»K k r.FXo v h .-iQwCTioir,
d i*ef ir« **» | m .. r P«« Co. Ft>' *".1* by
•apiW J Vr ASH BURN A WILDER.
BV illTIIOlllTV.
t.«w, «f ,k» VnltM Blnln e«*Ki.fiVSi*
■Tlm Wul.il *f 111* -Nlu,hC*«-
|NMi
CHAP 31.—AN ACT making appropriations
for *ervtctt oft •« Po»l Ofiinn Depart neiil lor
Him. year milling thirtieth Juno uighletu lutmb
red uud furty *avett.
Sec- 1. Be it unuciodby the Banal® and Uniue
of RapriiienlitivaiinfthB Uuilad Btutea of Ameiica
lit Ctdigrtva avkambled, Tlmt til® follow ing amna
ol* uniiiay ha, ami tlm nunto nru hereby, appro*
pria'cd lor thp aervic® of the Pont Oflka Dupuri-
uiani, for the year unding the thiriiatlt «»f June,
eighteen hundred and fmtyaevon, oul of any mo-
nnyain the treamtiy art-ing from tlm nsvcuitoi of
*md Dopartment, in conformity to tlm act uftlm
second July, eighteen hundred and Ihirty-aix,
namely:
For tMimpnrtatioii of tho 'mniL, two millions
unveil hini'tred thoimaiid dollurc, and the Po»tmaa-
tor G'-nern| n hereby nuihorlzcd to apply twenty*
fivo thmuand d dlur* oftlm mouey appropriated
fnr mad if.in<port>itioii<* for u line of biiihII aioam*
era from the United Slulf* to Broun Ii; hut no
further mini ahull bo diverted to any other olip'Cl
th"it the transput!,ution cf tlm mail within tlm Uni
ted State*.
Fm cmopeii-ainm of Postmaster*, one million
dollar*.
For chip, slfombout. and wnj letter*, twehe
tliou*md doll.ti*.
For wrapping paper, aivleen lhou*mid dollar*
Fnr nfit nliirniliire (for post otficeo.) four ihult*
-mid dollar*.
For advertising, thir'y thnusam! dnllar*.
For mail Inga twi niy thousand dollar-.
For blank-, aevenlm'it thoitaand dnll.it*
For mail lock*, keys,and atiimps, four tlimisund
dollar*.
For mail deptvdaUnus and speedil ageuU. thir*
ie«o tlimiaand do'lur*.
For Clerk-for Olfiees. for oTier* of Poalm is-
ter*, two hundred thnii-uud dollar*.
For mircelluneoiiH, lifiy thoii*onddollm*.
For defraying the rxpciwra nfthn magnetic leli *
graph from tbeVity of XVasliiiigtoit to Bullimoro,
four ilinusmiibdoliaih: tin* approptiation tube n*
inda'ile, if need ha, before the commencement of
the nest fiscal ye n: Prov dud, That tho Postern*
ter (ten ml he and ho is hereby amhori/.ed to Iri,
fora hauled time, the aforesaid telegraph lo any
pei-on who will keep il iunpotation fonts earn
ing*; or he may. under the dure ion of the Presi-
d> ni of the United Stale-, sell die saute.
For paying an ascertained bnlnnro dun lo
.XL a-r* II i'm and Coleman, under their contract
of May thirty fn*i, ••ight* cit him hod and tliiity
seven dollais > n 1 -mniiiy.five mils
Fur pnhps'jiug a new edition of oiglibienilinu-
samlcopio of die table of post olTices 'in the Unilcd
Stales, and dm sumo number of dm 'Law-and
regnbiiiou- tin die giivernuiolii of the Post Olfire
[tep.irlmoiit,* fight llioiiwiliil five hundred dollar.*:
Provided the work lio'lettocoittraet to Ihn low
est bidder, upon dm term* indiciteil by dm seven
teenth sectoiu of tlm net approved twenty *i\ib
August. I'igliteett Imtidred and forty two, ‘•legdi/.
ingaud in'kingappinpri itiolia for such nei:e*-»r)
object-.i* have been u-ually inrlmled in dmgen-
'oralapproptiuiiun bilH without nuihority of law.
Are.
Br.r 2 And lie'll rnrlhir enacted, Thai incase
dm revenue-td*dm Department referred to in tlm
fir*t section of ihi- act, shall prove in-nllirieir lo
meet din foregoing appropriation*, then any de
licieney that may llimnri-c shall lm raid nut -ifany
money* in dm treasury nut otherwise appropria
ted.
JOHN W. DAVIS.
Speaker of tlm Hou-o of Represent dives.
(J. M DALLAS,
V.co President of die United Slain*
and President of the Senate,
Approved, June I!), 181'i.
JAMES K. POLK.
CHAP. 33 —An ACT In provide for the organ
ization of the volunteer forces, brought into |l:«
service of tlm United Slate*, into brigade® and
divi-inu-. and fur dm appointment of die neces*
nrv number of general ntficcr*tu command dm
aims.
Sr.c. 1. Be it etnmicd bv dm Senate and Ilniise
of Rrpri'snnl.nive* of tho Uoituil State* »f Amor-
ica, in Congress assembled. That dm Presi
dent of tlm United Slates he. and lm is hereby, nil
dmri/.ed, In organize inln brigades and division-
such of tlm volunteer force* a* have been nr tmv
l»w eallrri into tlm service oftlm United State*, un
der tlm act approved .May thirtcoti,eighteen bund
rod awl flirty >ix, entitled "An act providing fnr
the prnsenniinn oftlm existing war batwopit tlm
United Slate-mid ihn Republic of Mexico," and
dial he he. and hereby is an'lmri/.ud lo appoint, hy
and with thr Mdvien and consent of dm Senate.
Hitch number of major general* a d brigadier gen-
oral* a« Mm organization of such volunteer forces
into hriirndes and division* may render ni cess in:
Provided dint dm brigadier generals and major
general* *•* appointed shall he discharged fr m
vice hy the President oftlm United Sta'o*. when
the war with Mexico shall be terminated hy tv de
finite treaty of peace, duty concluded nnJ ratified;
or in t-aso dm brigadoa or divisions of volunteer-
•at any time -hall hr rcducol in number, tho hrign
flier geimral- am! inijnr gcneials herein provided
for shill be di‘charged in propo'tiou to dm mine
lion in tlm numlmr -»f dm brigades and division-;
Ami ptovided. further That each brigade of vnliin
leers shall ron-i-t of tint le-s dian three regiments,
an-l each iliri-ion shall consist of not less than two
brigades.
Approved, June 20 )810,
IFuim die Si. bouif l»evait1e.j
Tbiillina Dr*cri|»iion
•*»• .IKM'ANT .Mil.TUN * SHAKE IS MAV’-S CH.Vnor.
AT nr.MOV l*K I.A PAt.Vtt.
XVnlisteimd with dm -leepe-t inlerest. on Sgt.
urday I ■«». to Sergeant Mdinu'* dt-cripti'in of
('apt ,M iy’s charge upon tlm tXtex : cau b i'iery.
and his own idiaro in that gluriun* siruggle —
K'Oli mm engaged in it vvi»« a hero, and perhnp-
Pour of tlli'Ha who aurvivui pa-sed thrnugli a
greater -him of |»**ril thin the bravo veteran in
qiiPKiinti. Hi* mildest, uii.a«siitilingminunr, -and
plain re'aliou oflaciH, slump t'lctu with die seal of
truth, and dm .vnun L no hi* person li-ar ample
totiinuiiy to every vvo-d he nil* rs.
"At Pain Al'o.'- says ho. "I took my rank in
tlm Hoop as scion I .Sergeant, and while upon
tlm field, inv hnise vv.t- wounded ill the jaw hy
a gripe shot, vvlrcli disabled him for *ervicn.—
XVbile he was plunging in ngnnv, I diMnmiuiud.
ami die quick eye of Captain .May uhsciveJ mo
il-1 alighted from my Imr-o. Ho enquiied if I I
was hurt. I answered no—that my horso vvn- J
tlm sulfi-rer. 'I am glnl il is'not yourself.' rcplt* |
od he; ‘lliero is another,' (pointing at dm same '
ti ne to u Hired without n ruler, which was stand
ing with dilated wye, gazing nt d.e strife.) ‘mount j
him.' I approached dm horse, and lm -t"nil still ;
until i put my hau l upon dm ruin am 1 patted his
neck, whan lm rubbed hi* head nlnug-ido of urn, J
a- if plcu-ed that soma human being wan about lit
U-'Ctmiu hi- companion in the ulfray. tic wnsn
noble biy. which had, with n uumher of oilier-,
been purchased for dm troop in St. Louts. 1
lii'Miriida him, and vve puisid thtougli tlmlir-lday
iinhai uied,
"On dm second day, nt Rws.aca de la Palma,
our Iroop stood anxiously wailing for lit* signal
to he given; and lo ver had I looked upon limn
upon vvhosa rouuteiiaures more clcuily expies
sed ii fued dei-rminvioii to win. Tha lips of
soino were pain with excitement, and their eyes
wore that (iveil expression which butokniiH mis
chiefs others, with shut teeth, would quietly
I nigh nod catch ii tighter grip of the ruin, or
si' 4 iheuHclve* with cam nod firomas- in the sad
dle, while qii'tol word- of mmfi.Lr.ec no I enrour*
ug'sinrut w.:to jiass'id from colt to his neighbor.
All at it new, U'pb Mey rode to dm front of his
. r(M ,p—e»siy mo and sibrowu* I'ghtly grrsped.
Raiving hims-lf ami puin'iiig nt. t!iu b tilery, lm
shouted. '.Man, fotlutc!' There was now a clul*
twing of hunts and a rvltlinj of *nbro shnaths—
tha ft'® of the enemy'* guns was partly drawn
by Lieut. Ridgely, and dm next moment wo ware
•weeping like t!i® wind »p tha ravin®. I was in
n squad of about idna men, who ware sepirnind
by asltowur of grape from the batlary, and were
in ndvanen, .May landing. He turn*.I hi* horse
opposim the breastwork ill front of dm gun
ned with another -!jnqi to 'follow,' leaped owi
them, flsrernl of the horsvs did’ follow, lmr
mine being new cm! hot nirl! iraim.d, rtfutud;
twu,ptlmrg balk®d, and their tidera aterud down
tlm ravion to turn the btesalwork wh®ro tlm rest
of th®. troop* hat! eiitorert. 1 Hindu umotltcr nt-
tnmpt to ciepr tlm gum wiili my horse; turning
him artimid, fueling all dm lima secure nt think-
iitgtlm gun* Hi-chirged, 1 put hi* h- nd Inwards
them and gave him dm spur, tint hn again balked;
so, turning bis head down the invitw, l too Him ted
to tide round die breastwork
"As ! canm down, « lancer daslm'd at mo with
lance in real. With mysnhro I parried his thrii-t,
only receiving nsl'ghi fladt wound from its point
in the. arm, which fell at tho time like « pitch of*
pin. Tlm lau"®r lurtiud and fled; at dial mnumut
i hall pnasad through my Imrso on tlm lufl side
andah it'crod niy tight thigh. Tlm shot Itillcildm
horse iitalaully, midlm full upon my Icl\ leg. fas*
toning iuq hy hi- weight to tlm earth. There.I lay
right in the midst of tlm action, where carnage wok
riding riot, and every momeiiUim shot. Imtli from
our own and tlm Mexican gnus, tearing up tlm
uartlt nr*mnd mo. 1 triad to raise my Imrso so as
O extricate my leg, but I had already grown so
wenlt with my wound dial I was iiimldo, and, from
the mere uliempl. 1 fell back exhausted. To add
to my horror * horse, who was careering .about
riderless, within a few yards of me, reeoive.d n
wound, nnd lm commenced struggling and roaring
with pain Two or three time® lm canm near
falling on me. hut nt lengdi. with a scream of ago
ny mid a hound, hu full dead—his body touching
my own fallen stand. XVhai 1 had Imnii in momen
tary dread of, from the hot firing m my neighbor
hood, tmvv nrcitrred—my wounded limb, which
vva-hying acioj* tlm horse, received nuodirr hall
in dm.ankle.
'•| now full dispo-e I to give up. and. exli m-md
through p *in nnd e\eit *ment. a film gathered over
my eye a, which I lhi«ught wn* the. precvvr-vvr of ♦!»*-
• duiinu. From this hopeless stale I vvn* .iroumd
by n wounded .Mcxic in, milling mil to uto. "Bueno
Americano,” and turning my eye* toward- dm
spot, l s.wv di ll lm wo- bidding a ci:rtili•*ut«* and
enlling nit me.* Tlm tide of action tmvv rollml n-
wav from lit", and hope again spuing up. Tlm
AleAimm uniform* Imgau to ili-appcar from dm
chnppnr il, mi l squailrons of our troop* pas.-ud in
sight, appareudy in pur-ud While I was thus
tlltrs.ug the pro-pent of u.-c.ipe, I lieln ld not fit
from um. a villaitmu- looking Uuielmto, armed
with un American sergeant's shorl swutd, tic*-
pHlch'iig a Wounded Ameiie..iu soldier, whose
body lie lotdiod—the next he came to was a ,M • xi-
cnii who lm served tlm * a um way: and dm-. I look
•.d mi while he mur-lvrmisly slew four. 1 dtew
ail uiidi-chaiged pistol from my holsters, ami, lay
mg myself along my horse'* netk. Watched him.
expeeling to he the next victim; but smiii'lliing
frightened him fimu hi* vulture-like lm*iiic-s, mid
he lied in atioilmr diieciimi. I need not say dint
had lm visited um. I should h ivn liilien one more
shot at tlm enemy, ami would Imvo died eoutelit
had I succeeded in making such all ask issiti bite die
dost. Two hiiiliM after, I had tlm plemniru of
shaking some romratto* hy the Iran l. who were
picking tip dm wounded. They lifiml my Mexi
can fiicuil, loo. and I nm pleased to say he, us well
us myself, live to fight over again the sail.'nine
fray of Rc-acn do la I'aliu i."
•Bergearl Milton exhibited m u- dm renific tle
which the Mexican soldier a forwards presented
to him It i* from dm Tren-urnr of Conhuih.
cer'ilying dial he hclougcil to dm regular cavalr)
of the Bill regiment and woo named Uailu* jJilvu.
(i is ilaled Butillo, 13:lt of April, 1810.
ICepo:( oil the .llnrinc Coun ts,
IL-port oftlm Committee appointed hy dm Amer
ican I.iMlitute. to examine Cupl. Taylor's Ma
rine Camel-, for ligiiining vessels over bars, or
ofl'slior*} « huu agr uail.
'I'hiv invention consist* of a serin* of cylimlii-
cat India rubber Camel-, five feet in length, am!
six in di niielor. Tin sc camel* are composed of
(finidyenr's Mdilic, (sum Elastic, or Viilcaui/.cd
India ruhlier. Tliisar tele i- not n flue ted by Imat
nr cold, vvbicli add- min-li lo the strength mid du
rability of tlm apparaiu*. The nit* ehmnhcr or
interior of the. camel, i- composud of two thick
nesses ol" the strongest canvas-, heavily coated
with dm rmnpn-hiou alluded to. Outside of ihi-,
is a covering of duck, somewhat smaller in diam
eter than the air chamber, in order that the latter
may not -nstain dm whole pressure when inflated.
F.xternaUy tothu*e i- nn ingenious net-work of
ropes, dime quarters of an inch in eireninference,
which com : ton 'bens upon one side, like dm me
ridiau lines upon a globe. Kuril of there ropes
willsu-t.iiu thu weight of 70(1 pounds. At die
point where they nnilnthey are unacted lifu ring;
through til's ing a live inch rope is pa—eil, ivhieli,
after being carried under die vcs-cl. i* ui'iilu fiisl
to a stanchion on deck. Tlm hose hy which these
ire inflated i* of the same tu.itcii d as dm camels,
than which nothing can lm wnaleror betteradapt-
cd to til? purpose, These, when priqierly ap
plied to llic v.ssnl. form n potfcct cylinder, dm
nrtd ni* fttto ctmtel filling to tno }»?>! V5.nl The
forward mm i« adopted to dm shape of the vo.-f I
for reasonsidiviou*. Ww believe them folly com-
petenl to raise a umrchautuiiin of the largest size I
or ship of tlm title, mid to flu it them over liar*!
vv th about iwn-lhirds of their u.mal dr .ft r not ini-1
peding their pro tress llirnugh the water more
•liao tlm same addition'll luei lilt of Imam. Due
thing which adds maloriully to the value of tins j
in ■Minn, is the simplicity of it- urr.iiic* inetil,und j
the facility with vvliieh it may he applied in rough I
weather. They are infl ited simultaneously, by
means of a foren pinup; tlm air passing llirnugh a
lar o hose, vvbicli communicants through the me*)
diiliu ol'T couplings widi each camel. Each of j
these eoupliugs are provided with stop, cocks to I
cut nil'tlm rnmmniiicMiiiiu in ra-n of rupture.—
Tlm ('"Ilimidce were highly gratified with the ex
p -rimetii this :ifiuriionn, nnd enusiiler dm value
oftlm mv- utieu as completely Molded. The lime
consumed in adjusting the apparatus'under the
vessel was a minute ami a half to each camel;
two of diem were inflitn I in aim lliinote, as tint
ed hy thu Cotninriee. The ve*«cl, tnca-tiritig 1(10
ton*, was Idled bodily two feet out of the water,
hy means of twelve camels, which was eiiimnleuP
to lining lightened from thirty to thirty five tons
Toe Committee regard tlm invention as having
nit important hearing upon tlm commercial wo Id.
inasmuch ns it will open a enmmuuieiiliini with
those port* and plants whiclmro now uuapproach
able on account of bars, shoals, Ac.
Another thing not In lie forgo'ton. in estimating
the valun iifUnpt. Taylor’* apnaratos, mill upon
which ton much stress ratiiiot lie hid. is this:—■
these camels, if phrotl in he hold of vessels, anil
inflated, are a perfect safeguard in ease of storm-
at **'a, as it is utterly impo—ilde for them to -ink
while they arc thun nrraiieed. If the ve—e| is
t|v*li«l in piece-, they still offer Um mean* of ex-
• ape to the passengers and crew. Whit nit at
tainment—and what nil important desideratum fot
all those who "go down to the sea in ships," uu l
• rust lhemselri'4 and property upon that trencher
mis eloiii*'!!'. Thi- is emiiodiiug which tlm far-
lamed "llumanu Bociely" never tkoughl of. or if
they did, neglected lo put in operation ; which
last sttpi ositinu vve are not quite ready to believe.
Tlm (,'ommittee furthermore, cnrt-idor tlm in-
irnductinti oftlm iitvenlioit very opportune in re.
lution lo our affairs with Mexiro, opening many
important Mexieatt ports in nor Navv which am
iunccQSHtlit® without its intervention. U.npt. Tay
lor has done himself much credit hy ihi- discove
ry. and the prnmptitmln with which lm has brought
it forward alibi-crisis, nnd we do heartily com
mand him lo the rnuimercinl xvnrld, and the fa-
vornliln coii-iderHtiou of oor goveruuierii.
A 1)0MR.AM ('HANDLER.
V. W. HHAUNf'KY. U.b. N.
ROULIIT LAW RENTE.
MARTIN E. THOMPSON,
T.B.IVA REMAN.
i,
AVid I'nifhinil A’/i/ii'a/fowj.—."G"nd morning,
neighbor A ; t hnw do you do to day I"
• IVflll, I’m muih at oat, I tbault you; how is it
with von?"
"Vt'hy. I'm pretty much the nhl rort,'iiettn thru
and ontf how is ynttr Woman this morning!"
"W« I, shn’sprrtty ninth irhyfar htr, considerin';
how's yoiirn?"
"Set's to be i
sl&jt Agjkygfe .
~ i)VVU KI»AY lirtOttNINO, OCT, ai. I MB.
MAYOR’S OFUCr., Oct. SDlIl, 1310.
I'raclnmnilon.
rursunut In a ronolniion of tlm City Council of
Bavntinnh, I do ln*rchy nppn'nt Thursday tlm 5th
day of November next, lo he observed a* a day «f
Thanksgiving nnd Prnyctt ttpmi'wbivh tlm peo
ple of this city may, in common, acknowledge
the signal mnre.ios shewn to them during tlm p ist
N**n*on hy Almighty (iod.
I also further invite the co-operation of tlm
Reverend Clergy and Minister* of every doiinmi-
nation, requesting that 'hey will, by opening their
respective place* of worship upon tlm day *p-
pointed, pronin'w this expres-ion of our depen
dents aiulegraiiliide.
II It. BURROUGHS, Mayor.
net 30
DTTNo mail teimived last evening from oflice-
N-'tth of Ch.irh stun.
‘ f»«y ■:IInine.
The new Use Engine, recently ordered by tlm
City Council from Boston, war yesterday tested
ami performed well. It threw n copious stronm
of water from it few feet below the basement of
tlm Exchange, into th" belfiy of the building, while
m times the roof of tbe «np»d» was reached, « dis
tance ol'nt If aid 1*20 feel.
Tlm Engine was stationed on tlm Exchange
Dock, and the water was pumped from t/iu river
llirnugh another.
The Engine fan throw two tUre.auutof water Ht
tlm same time.
ITIiiriue rnnu'ls.
Wo publish tins morning, thu Rep»rl of the
Cumm'itun on this useful invention. Wo staled
tlie other day. tin the authority of an excbntlge pa
per, that a cnitlriicl had been made by Cnpt. Tay"
Iiii with otir (•ovcriiiiicut, to tako our Imaviesl
steamers and oilier ves-nl- over tlm bar at Tam
pico. Tho nppliiMliou of this invention for com-
metf.iid m wathUe purpose*, wHl conduce tv» fa-
votable results. •
White J-'roM was vi-iblo nil Chatlcstoii N'et lt on
Tluiisduy unuiimg IhhI.
One ihousainl two luiudied and twenty three
hale- of Colton were received ill Hamburg on
the'J'.M in-1, of whie.lt it was estimated I (Hid were
sold nu arrival,nnd tho roamindi'r placed in store
on planters' account.
The (-careto Kcgimcut.
We have been impaiieiil to hear from the Regi
ment. Our g'dlaut Georgian* seem of late deter
mined not M wear nut the grey goose quill in wri
ting to their fiieiirl*, until they liavo had an op
portunity of using their sword* and bayonets upon
the foe
The ('oiumhiis papers bnvebill little about hem.
That little vve lay before nor readers.
Tlm Enquirer of the 28th in-t. say*—"Wo have
had no particular intelligence from tlm Georgia
Regiment since our In-t. Six companic* had then
left Oomargo for Monterey, and we uuder-tnud
reached there three or four days after tlm hollies,
without nmctiiiratiy **rioiu opposition.
" Cnpt. McMahon, oftlm Jasper Green*, wo nro
glad to luarit. lies been lioimrably acquitted, by a
Court Martial, on tho charges preferred ng linst
him r<d dive to tho riot.
"Adjutant For-ylh, who Is absent on a fi|rloit?h
lo visit bis family, arrived hero nil Friday night —
III- health is much improved, bill lm still looks
somewhat like lm had seen hard service and murk*
Iv climate since hn loft ns.
"Cnpt. llntely, of the Kotmsivv Ranger*, who
Iih* been discharged from tlm army oil ac
count of his oxtroom ill henhh, has boon in this city
three nr four day®. Ho will prntnhly leave to day.
Ilislmabh, lm say®, hi* improved very much, lint
if it has, lm lia* been very near the hniium from
whence no traveller return*; we wish him a safe
return to hi* family and friends, ami a *pn«dy re*-
lor.dinu of hi- health."
(CurtojioMilniicn of the Times.)
CoMAnuo, 13th Sept., |8-|fi.
G*'tnletnen—Your illr. Fnr-yth left ns yesterday
ilttli irge of a parly of sick, who nro neiil lo the
ho.ipimL at .Mfltmiorox Mr F. was selected fur
thi- in cniiHeq'ienco of his own health. He was
tithed -irk nhnut a month ago, and Ita* never so far
rcpovercd his sttungth as to lie able to do regular
duly since. Hi* movements will lm reguldud hy
the state of the war. mid that of hi- health. A* he
doe- uni wi-h this lo iu'erfuro with tlm corre-pnn-
dence of the "Times" ft out tlm army, the writer,
ihoiigb engaged in other correspondence that pie*
sc- rather c'o-«dy upon the leisure ho ha* from
oiler Inhnrinu- iln'ios, lias promised In give an oc
casional tetter during hi- absence.
■lord.iy. elections wore Imld fnr Brevet nddi-
2d Lii'Uietiaitlx. which rcsttltud in the choice
J une* K> ling,
Co. A.
Wm Philip.
" B.
W. D. Griffin.
" C.
Boswell Ellis,
Ah-ulmu Saul-,
" 1).
" E.
John Durniiny,
» F.
John A. Hunter,
" G.
N«< ductiou yet,
" II.
John Tliumpsoii,
" 1.
No election yet,
" K.
Lie'll. Ileryy nets as Adjutant during tlm ab
sence of Mr. Forsyth, lie i* quite ns much nl
home in his it vv litm of duties n* ho h is n'way*
shown him-idf iu hi* oil’ll'i(vI post with tlm "C'diim-
hit* Gtiatds." J K.
('oiia''('*"ionnl Illeetion*.
Tlm itbmtiuii f»r Mi'inlmrs of tlm next Cnngrrss
have h.'ou held in leu Statu-, showing tlm follow
ing 'result.
—tw in—. ,—i sit -
XV. I).
N.
X'lic’t.
XV. 1). N
Vac
Maine,
1
•J
II
•1
I 5
(1
1
Veimont.
•J
(I
0
o
3 1
(I
ft
Putllis) Iv.iuia,
IB
7
1
ft
lit 12
2
ft
Ohio,
12
D
II
ft
H 13
ft
ft
Georgia,
*1
4
0
ft
3 5
ft
ft
South' Caridittn,
(l
7
u
<1
ft 7
(1
ft
Arkiiii-as,
1)
1
ft
ft
ft 1
ft
ft
Illinois.
1
ft
ft
ft
1 ft
(1
ft
Missouri,
0
r*
ft
ft
ft 5
ft
ft
Florida,
1
0
II
ft'
ft 1
0
ft
87 41
1
0
V(i 5ft
■i
l
Hht'ttobetraiding, \ tknnk^ou.—flood,ii
ing.
Dr. Abrain B. II ill. of Admits, G®. lm- hern np-'
nnioied by th® Fresblant. Bargnon ofihp Gunrgln
Reginmni. Th- £b*o«rr st«ir* that lie will dvputt
for MvXtro in • ftw days.
Conniei-fcller®.
A letter from Nashville, (TonnoMuo) received in
Chiirlcslon, »:i)*: "Our St .to *nJ two or throe of
tlm adjoining ones, are nt present very much in-
tested with gang- of counterfeiters, coiners. Mtd
coin clippers. Wo lt.iv®. however, within ft few
days broken into their iirrungonwid® considerably,
nnd ferreted out, apprehended ami confined injnil
sum® thirty or more I Nearly tho wholo of whom
will suffer the penalty of llmir crime®. In th® jnil
of niiranniity nlono (Jackson City) there nro now
upwards or twenty. In this oily we have already
apprehended and secured •omo eight or ten, with
a very strong pnibaMMty of adding xotne dozen or
two to the number!''
Th® I#nle Gnle.
The New Orleans Courier o! tlmjlith instant,
any*;—Il is the opinion of nautical inon of Judg
ment and experience, with whom we hnv® con
versed, that tlm l*te gale or rather tornado, did
not extend as far ns tlm statuMi «f the squadron
oil'Vera Cruz. Il i* Imliuved Hi .I tho great swell,
experienced oil* Ht. Jago, wliiclt prevented the
mail* from bring pul un Imaid tho Galveston,
was caused by that turnado— but very litile wind
wa* blowing where ilm «tii*iimr lay. If thin ho so,
Uummodorit Conner'® slops were rufa from nil
ilamago.
'j'lio nlup Silas Wrighb nrrived at New f Irleaus
tut tho 21 tit insl. from Now York; *lm felt tlm gale
on ihn 12th inst. and suffered no dntnngc; but on
tha 20th navv a ship ashore between Kay West
and the Tortvigu*.
Ex'rnct of a letter received in Clnrle-lon, dated
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 23—"I beg to stale,
in an-vver to ynnr iuquirie® cooeoroing my vinw*
of our crops boro, since I left you, that I found on
my arrival, Ilm picking entirely over in Louisiana,
nothing umru being left on tlm plant; tlm tup pod n«
well as the loaves having been entirely eaten up hy
Ilm caterpillar.whom ravages yon cannot form any
id*-* of. Thu Bank of Louisiana's Plantation,
which produce.! 250 halos last year, nt ikes ID bales
only this; Jean Dupre 2150 bales instead of 1400
bales l ist year. Many others, in the same or
worst! proportion. All of Louisiana it.stead of ita
ti-unl average * of 300.000 hale®, cannot po-sihy
produce over 100,0110 hales this year. Mississippi
i* not quite *o bid, though there has been great
ravages ns far.m .IL-mphis; from Memphis ns far
ns Alabama tlm crop* arc a little belter. I calcu
late the receipt* of the season as follow*; New
OrluaiiH700.000ha|cs;Tcxas 15.000;.Mobile 3(50,000
Floridi 133,000; G orgii and Carolina G30.000;
Virginia, &o., 30,000-*1 870,000."
I'*rum Hritzo*.
The New Orh-ntis I'lcayuim of the 25tli iusl.
rays,—Tho ship Clinton arrived yesterday from
Brazos Santiago, where alto lauded a company «f
nippers and miner.-, seventy-five in number, from
New York.
Tho ship Joint ll'dlontl. Captain Henderson,
nt rived nt Brazos Santiago of) dip 17 h in*!., with
troops from New York. Tlm steam schooner
Florida had been aground on Ihn bar ut Brazos,
Int got off and -ailed for thi- port, with n uumher
of those wounded at Monterey on hoard.
The Canon Crap.
Ill relation tntlmrrnp iu Alabama, tha Mobile
Advertiser states that "tlm account.-from the in
terior arc ns-tlming n s imewhat brighter roinplax-
ion, in some portion* of dm territory which send*
its product* to this market. We arc only enemi-
r.iged, however, hy this favorable change, In hope
Um filling<'ff will not he so great ns at first antici
pated. Ill n large number of instances planters
are already done with picking, and find their
crops most sadly deficient. A* yet wo cannot
venture upon nu estimate of the. prnhnhlc crop at
tiiis port, or of dm deficiency of dm entire crop of
tlm United Stales."
A MU "til IWiatnlveT
Th® Atheii- Banner of the 27th inst. -ny«—Tlm
Georgia Journal oft'm 20dt inst. professes to give
vvhat every body desire* to -eo. the njfirint lotitrn.-
oftlm late election. We would respectfully call
hs attention to a -light mixtnknintlm returns from
llahini county in dmsiz'A eonzrcs-iottal District.—
Wo will not say that this is nut the state of tlm poll
rclnrtird to th® ExcrWicc's ofllc. But vve can
a-suro him that tlm return to thu Ranner nfliro(fnr
wc nro " Likin’ note*") is very different—Cleve
land’- true poll, hning. ns wo pnbh-lmd in nwr last
paper, only——.18. Tlm J<*urnni'® stntumenl is
—Cobb M2—Cleveland 80. Strange thing- hap-
pan " way down" iu Fetitisylranin, hut it would
b® n political phenomenon for n whig candidate
for Congress to receive eighty rotes in Unban conn
ly, Georgia.
l*rocen«tinu® of (tonnrlL
Savamnah, October 2D, 184(1.
Present—-His Honor II. Iv Burroughs,Mayor;
A'diiromn llardnu, Lalitia, Mill*, Harper, Rob
erts and Jnch-nn.
Thu minutes of tho last meeting were read nod
confirmed.
The iuforui.ition and fin® docket* were rend,
and the following Ii <cs confirmed.
I’.it-y, property of M Winkler, for vio
lating dm tuuket ordinance by forestalling,
filled $2 (10
Mr. Cobb, for violating the Hubbalh ordi
n nice on th? Iltli inst. 5 (10
Jos. II. Thompson, pump couir.cior, for
neglect of duty sundry tim •*, 3 00
Maria, property ofMrs.*Taylor, for violntinir
tlm market ordinance, hy forestalliotr, 2 00
Patrick Me Go van, for abusing a city Watch
man on duty, 2 0(1
Patrick McGowan, for retail! g liquor with
out license, fined $30, In he reduced to $5
if taken nut in live days.
Andrew Thomas, f in. r.. far disorderly
romlni t in the street* 23d inst , fined 3D
la-lm- and cor.:®.
Jacob Cliaris, f. in. c., same offence, same
fine.
Sam, property of O. Fo'ey, fur fighting and
ntloiupling to stab, to receive 25 hirin'* the
IDth inst and 25 lashes 24th inst.
Willard Davis, for sleeping on die stalls in
dm mnrket, 2 00
Joe, property of Win. Thaddcus Williams,
for making ii noise iu the slrectsnud using
improper language, fined 3D lashes.
Michael Walden, fnr disnnleily conduct in
tlm streets and aimring citizens, fined $1(1,
and upon refusal to pay the same, commit-
tod to j iil, to pay nil cost* and charge-.
Scipio Gordon, f. in. c., for disorderly con
duct iu the street*, fined 39lashes and cost®.
SjiiiuuI Welsh, for disorderly conduct in the
struut® nud abtHing City Watchman, fined
$10. and refusing to pay, committed to jail,
tu pay nil cost* nnd charges.
Pater Voyz, resisting o City Wntchinnu in
the discharge of hi* duty, fined $5. and re
fusing to pay, committed to jail, to pay ull
costs undcliiirgos.
John Foster, <Ji-orderly conduct in the street-,
fined $5, and refusing to pay the same,
committed to jnil, to pay nil costs and
charge*.
John Fitz?craJil, same ofience, same fine.
Hi- Honor, tlm .Mayor, staled to Council, that
lm had received Four Hundred Dollars from 8.
T. Chapman, K-q. one oftlm Coiiiuiilloe of 21
appointed to make collection- fur ilm Huffnrors hy
the lulu fire at Columbus, and that lm bail remitted
tlm sittH lo tlm nuihoriiie* t»rCo|umlu|s—making
in nil ri"iiitt"i!, Eighteen Hundred Dollar*.
The C»»m*nit'u® nn Finnncn to whom wa® re
furred tho petition of R. Ilaher-listn t*. Bon, n-
aents of Mr*. Tnlftir nnd Georg® Jonas, reported
favorably to the Application of tlm petitioners,
which report was adapted.
Tho petition of Julm Doyle asking Council to
rod net tlm amount on his lions® nnd lot, No. 17,
Yniu tcrnw, was roforred to the Finance Commit,
too.
Th® petition of William Duncan a-king Coun
cil to refund to him taxes on 3 Slsvss, errono-
onsly returnail hy him ns boing subject Jo City
Taxes, wns rnforrmlln tlm Finance Committee.
The petition of Juntos Cody asking lo be re
lieved of n (fm 'resident tnt <>:t a Slave, wy re
fused.
Thu npplmution nf tho Hoard of Health asking
Cnunril to approprintn On® Huiidred Dollar* for
survlcosraudiired hy Dr. 8. BhofUll, os Becrotary,
was granted.
A cummuiiicntiou having *>pcn read from (he
Comuii-sioner- of P'lutagn, requesting Council to
hko thoiinttnr of the s;ilu of thu IJ. 8. Dredge
Boats inln consideration, Ckc.—On million of Al
derman Robert-, wax adopted:
H-tnlnd, T’.iat n Commitlnn nf throe henp.
pniutod lo takn into coti-idrtrntinn tlm cnmmuiti-
cation nf tlm Commissioners of Pilotage, and to
confer with them, nu the subject, and ifd- emi'd
necessary to repor lo nu Extra meeting of Coun
cil to ho rnllnd hy tho Mayor.
Tho following named Aldermen were then np-
pointed, viz: Roberts. Jnch-nn and Harper.
Tlm following Ile-oliition vvu* offend hy Al
derman Lafittc, nnd passed—
llr.notnr.rl, That ilm Commiitoe on tlm Fire De
partment he authorised to hiIvq tim for contracts
to build a Brick Engine liuu-e in Pnlioki Square,
and* to ropuri'to Council hy the imxl meeting.
Hy Alderman R»Imils, which was passed—
Resident, That tlm City Treasurer he instruct
ed to pay On® Hundred and Forty Seven Dollar*
and Eighty .Seven Cents, to Me-sr-. .Shorts Hi
Hicks fnr paving the E islnrn Half nf Lot letter
<* , Perctval Ward, nwn»d by F. A. Tnpper, K«q
nnd that lit® ®ti I City Traa-nrer lm requested to
make out a hill fnr said sum of On® Hundred nnd
Forty S*‘Von Dollar* nnd Eighty Savon Cents,
•lid present the .-nine to Mr. Tapper for payment,
end incuse of refusal or neglect to pay said hill,
tint he tho said Treasurer proceed to issue Ex
ecution according to Ordinance.
By Alderman Unhurt*, which was passed
llrjolcnl, That ilm ordinance requiring certain
parts of the city to he pnvnd he, and tlm same is
hereby extended on tlm following portion thereof,
viz: between II rimrshom and Price street* .and
Bomb Bread and Bay street-, including tlm south
side of both Bay nnd South Broad streets, and fur
ther, between Montgomery nnd We«t Broad st»„
extending from tlm Bluffto Hull street, including
tlm west side of West Droid street; and that the
.Mar-Ini give notice to all owner* or r*'pro-eni.i
lives oftlm lot* to Ii ivo them paved according to
ordinance, which i- 12 mouth*.
Amount oriwcouti's pa-sod, $255 27.
Council adjourned.
JOHN C. IHJNTEU.C. C. pro tern
[for THK GKIlROU.a ]
ll'lll. II Itultoch, I'.sq :
Dour Sir—Iu your paper of thc24th in-t. I oh-
soi veil nu artidu headed "Tlm Shell Buds in tlm
woods and fields along tlm shore- nf the Medway
river iu Bryan county." The writer proceed* to
desetilm llmir general appearance, and then at-
temp * to do a way the common received opinion
jti regard In llmir origin, and substitute* another,
which, to um.sci'in* incorrect in several point*.
He says he at first doubted whether llmx were
put there by tho Indians. Whether they were pul
there hy tho Indian* nr not, I am iiuahlo tu say,
but we have ample proof that they were pul there
by human hand*. In some of tho large "hods" we
find dm -lm I- iu ugnnd state of preservation, hiv
ing tlm snmu npp'-nrnnce nl the shell-which wctc
opened nnd thrown into heap- hy ih» first settler-
nf Georgia. They differ very much from the shell
bed* forme I by tho tide* and current-. Tlm shells
moved by tide*. &c. are much broken nnd worn,
and when horned for lime, produce n very inferi
or article, whiLt those from Ilm "beds," in tlm Im-t
state of prescrvation.' innkn ns good limn as those
taken with the living oyster in them. ,Tlm prnbn
bln reason why they nrc found in licnti- appear* to
lm ihi-, they nro known to have very sharp coiling
edges when taken from tbn water, and the In
dian’s feet were not ns well protected by the nine-
c«-in n-ours nrc by shoe* nnd wo Imn'p llmm up
and tako good care not to stop upon them. A- to
lit® numlmr of tlm shell hrd.-, I sec nothing slrmgc
to account fur. fur a good sized family on the -en
hoard annually make a heap quito a* large ns mo.-t
••film “lied*" appear lo have Imnn. allowing for
the waste, xvh oil is not very rapid. It i- true, we
find other shell- besides tlm oyster and clam, but
some of them nrc e.uu-idur.'d wtultlt. at thu ptvi-cut
day, ns coni of tho Hnrciuoidn. Tho Cochlea i-
fontld amongst 'he other shell-, nod snnmtiiurs iu
cntt-iclernh'e qinmitic* hy thcm-clvr*, evidently
showing that man had an agency in forming "tlm
bed*." Comts nnd Cochlea are still found in a-
bundaucein Ilm vicinity of St.Cathnrino's I-latuI.
in Lilmr'y comity, Ga., nnd were probably n-cd
for fond by the Indian-, a* well a- dm Ostro.a, Edit
li- ami Mytiln-, and there was no neens-ity to im
port them in canoes. It is no wonder tint the
"beds" are "barren," for tlm small quantity of an
imal manor contained in them would hardly shoxv
itself after tlm lapse of a century or morn. The
oyster shell gives of c irlmnnto of lime 1)3.3
Of pho-pntn do 1.2
Of insoluble Httiin il matter .5
I00.lt
The -Imll bed- on the river- and cn.i«t of Geor
gia, nre nil in tlm vicinity of living oyster beds, and
cmtkl have. hn»n obtained vmy e .*ity hy the In-
dim-; and beside- tim heaps nre goner illy some
disianct! apart, and -nmctiine- quite regular, which
would not have been the case had tlm tide- ami
current* formed them.
Ob*ervation proves to us that tlm tide* ri-a much
higher and cover laud at the pre-cut day, which
wns formerly a densely wooded swamp, Severn!
feet below tlm surface, cypress slumps and logs are
to lm found in a -late ofpn partition.
Fossil rein iiii- of huge animal- have been found
imbedded several feet below th® surface on the
coast of Georgia.
I have nevor been able to find a single petrified
shell on tlm seaboard of Georgia, hut have oftin
found them on the bank* of th® Suwtmc® river, in
Florida. 1 have always been able to find -bells
lilt® tlm*,! in tha " bnd«," properly tonanted by the
origin*' proprietor in tlm South Newport and Sa-
pello Rivers, but not having examined the Med
way River, I am unable to s ty whether they li ve
been among tlm ini-aitig there for " thousand- of
yenrs," or no. C.
McIntosh County. Oct. 23. I64fi.
®*»lrs| llnii ,?*3|
On and after this day, ^ggl
i'd**®tiger Trains will lent* g, J
M. f nnd .Macon daily at 21 p
in eleven hours.
r»r.l.,,WM„M, M „,„jg .1
In PnMnn.pr On,
In Il'Sflun Our,
b '”" m " «l, mill „„ 1Vlt ]
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”"5 3 ~ Jinn. s!,| l ". l |?„f
Aat"'. f" ihi>
In lW\o,k-.Mr.v. D.p,
Ram street. " ll _
nI
In I’hiliith'lphin—Mr. V. R p AI
Third and Clicsniit s'rcets.
In Baltimore—Mr. V. B. r*t» J
Ualtimoro nnd Calvert -trccls.
KT Me-srs. Mason & Tuttle, m J
New \ork,areal.o„g H „ tI fnrui^,Jf
n r,*, . MAHKIHdT ■
On 1 liursday evening M, 1,: p, I
Picrcc.D D. Dr. WILLIAM ®|
vingtnu. Ga. to .Miss A.MELMft JT
ler of B. Snider, Esq, nf iln, cii y ' - '^
Post Offlrri.f)nvR^kl
CKO. SCIILKV, f. M -J. 0. 1100x7
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Chart,-1mh--.rue Moi.ilav, \V.,l,.o«b,
M.i Ctii-r. I no-ilnv, t hiuntny mul S»|«|3J/3
For an®
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tl XV.XN4.-Sdu. Piruufo- in tc.Ur*.
rlitai.r-r,.- ►*-,«». oa J*
R.itihnorr—Sclir. Mar* Uniluriiie— U'lulaCi
.Vt le*. It ice. *
AU G L* ST A, Oct. 2D.—Eotimi —Cb,.
liavo cl limed .a reduction iiii thr pritnifl
day.and .although laclnr* ^iicmIIv unn'J J
yet in some in-tances sale* hate btntf
decline of rollv Jc.
Wo hear of ill --ale yc-tenlnr nf ItonkJ
branded "V. II Meriwether''nn I "P.jlJ
••r." pill lip III Intul-mii,' -ipiire b g«, afjT
MACON, Od 2i)—Coimii—ThrUiJ
neemin's ti**l having been n*firnr»M«»»
peeled, hive hid llie elfecl ofrl-pre«xingifl
kef On Tuo-d-v. the market wa* W
lint yeaterd iy. there secmeil lo if * liitW ad
j ima’ioii. Tlicre i* nt pre-ent, - dmacfiefl
operate m any extent The faUntringyriol
current yesterday, 7.J n 8J ct*. I'rinci^i
a HJ.
COI.U.M Bl r S.(kt.l),|
COTTON sr.XTt:MF.XT.
Stock on hand, old cotton, l-i Sept. (b4«
Reeeipi* for week ending 24thIimU , 3W
'* I'rcviniiidy, IJ#
Shipped,
Stock «n h ittd, Saturday. Oct 24'h,
Sine® our Inst report wc have ion*
elirm nf Jc which is nrineip illy to he xltill
tlm difficulty nf obtaining ui'iney. nnle»lwl
ern E'chniigw. Tlm nceoimts per C«J
which willin' fmiiid liclmv, hive had
cepMldo effect on oor market.
I cent*.
| Our receipt-. s« enmpnrrd w.tlriartF
j nu i.xees.- of 3.4fifi hales,
| HAMBURG.!let 29—Union-TH«
j bv Ilm Caledonia xver® iml i 1 ® fla'irnn*®
aulicip .icd by mir buyers. »nd the imrtc'w
for® not reg ined whni i |i.i»l_li*sl l ,r ^ %,0 Vj
r* repiino. The article i* arriving wU'imj
meets with a very re-dv -a'e nt enrqt'3
i We emiiiinitf to quote 8.J a Dc. A J
| would eniiiiiinuj a shade higher. I’ll'i 0 ?^
F3 n Dc.
CAMDEN, Oct 23.-Usiil*»iir° nr J
for the p-sl week have been very l-R e - *
arrielu bus met a good demand. *"f r
portion ofthe Cotton now r«*crivcoHoirnen
grade* and thq Imlk of sale* hxvewfl' J
ranging from 83 to DJc. IV* fi l|0,e eI
8 tu DJc.
CIIKI!AW. Ocr. -J? —dlnn^n* -
nf Hi.' wi-ch muniirirtn nl.i.ulSOOb-*^
ml., at Hi in 9,. A II lm «" “I*
ut DJc. f
TU® Pee Dee River i.- b*® l® w wr
navigation.
KT XOTICIU—'Tlm Commissioners oftlm Mc
Intosh Cmtniy Academy take pleasure in announc
ing that the School will lie opened in Darien on
the third day nf Nnremhcr next, under tho supnr-
indnneo of the Rev. T. D. Hoover. All brandies
usually taught in Academies in this State, will he
aUomlod to hy Mr. Hoover, together with such ns*
si-taut* ns may |m requisite,
not 2 117— SAMUEL PALMER. Scc’ry.
,POST OFFICE,, )
Stvaiiunh, Oct. 3'lilt, 1340. J
In eni,«equenco of tho greatly iucreused distri
bution of m til matter *t thi- office, hy recent regu
lations of th® Pont UlHco Dcpattmutit, it is neces
sary, in order tP iu-nro a prompt transmission o
letters by tho Western Mail*, tbnt they should be
in the • like hy ft o’clock, P. M., except those for
Aug ana, Macon, IkwkinsuiUc and C.dumhus, Gi„
Hamburg, S C\. Mobil* nnd Hna Or hen*, which
will be in limo if received hy 8 o’clock, P. M.
oct 30 -4 GF.O. SCHLEY, P. M.
MUTUAL f,|FK IIVHUIIANCK COJIPA-
NV OP NR1Y-YOKR.
MORRIS ROBINSON. Prc-Ment.
. 3AMUEL IIANNAY, Secretary.
Applications rrcdxTd bv
f*b i iy- w. p. Hunter. ac«m.
r.XSSKM*'KKS.
Per brie Pftrlin*. ftom \'c»-7ork—I* jfl
cliihtrnn, W Slr|itini, mul l»tlr. Mr* M-o-, . J
ton, Sleisrs S Citrli-. T K C*6ef. P ([
A PaddAek. XV 8 Nichols, K ||shlMrJ.CSi»
in,on, \X’ 8 Pndlh, snd 83 •|ifr»|f.
Per steamer XVIIIism Sestireuk. ff«»
XX’illi-m,, Xtr, Rell. XIU* Jen®*. Mbs'
Inn. A li Col®. K It Po*l. R 0IriWJ- JS ° ^,
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II l^.l.l, II l.-tbrop. H RnbfUsf RtVgjJ
tun A Jahmton. K IMs>r,li.« * R nGM*
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St Homy, It X Auditor, t- * fW
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n,«n. C O'N-tll. NV JttuWh.
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t XV ItwmtU XV XXWbri' IJJ J J gJWIxH? 1
(i JI Cuuu, S Uwtdslk " 11
*-'if* 9, Jf steamer XX'n). ?s<b'f«*'J’-J??I
I.sfllte. Mils®le F.imjs*bjrg*
K |l..ber,hain
Clsrliern.tirriusr A Uf-II. J J
t;,« Mill. Colli®. A “-!. h, rft'LTSd *«2Sfl
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