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jy S. li'.lSU & CO.
1 . vV Vs. ROSE. Editors.
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I ti:>is.
>; jfinn’ S’ “1/V*?:r7?r i* p’.bUshed eve
.','i iijrniiig in the city of Macon, at the
REDUCED “RATE :
~ . lrrt !,i in arlriuea, per year $2 50 i
: ?Lyl ”> vlcaaer 300 ,
■ F ild 0 the end oj the jfr 400
~,r will b•• riai lly cnforceJ, without re- j
i- th’ object >f tV* Fahlisliare is to do
I ‘T-v-iv -is upon the ci*h principle—
'” |’ir s i nerib-rH s'i ml 1 reap th” profit?
■ ~, t 0 a rit* al l c lllcctors. In no cn*e
‘’ |l ', r vvit o U ‘if t’l ■ .State unless first pni.l
! __ .jory reference is given in Macon or its
~ inserted at the usual rates—
I . i w t i han le l in, will be iuserte i till
! -’ iaat will be allowe 1 to persons
; - e ,v th* v ■ ir. an I who pay on demand.
w* ‘ , ..'napes.an 1 obituary notices of over
’ !1 |rr v iIV charge |at the usual rates.
•“ ~ os of can li late's for office, to be paid
tes. when inserted, I
v >na so w.th County Officers, j
. \ rtio i -’rs. an i others, who may wish to I
rloatricts.
a j. -risi a>■ will please observe the following:
’ :;, n os Linl a1 ! \ r • *ro •*, by Gx -c ttors, A Lninis
,nr lians.are re i tire 1 by law to be anver-
VV;. iilic gazette, sixty days previous to the day
rw si! ■? mast be hkl on the first Tuesday in the
“V, vV the hours of ten in the forenoon and
, ‘ ,th ‘ aft rtv>on, at the C-rnrt House in the county j
i ,l. ( i yoperty is situated,
,-.,p C nl.-s otPers >ual Property must be advertised in
•’ ’; IM . V [ ‘kl us and Creditors of an Estate must be
jhp! forty lavs. , . _ j
, ta p'plication will be made to the C ourt of
•virv fur leave to sdl Land and Negroes, must be
weekly for four months. _ ,1
1 ~ , r li >tters of A l.ntmstratton must be pub- .
i'.i , /,((/,•—forDisaiiasion from Ad Ministration, |
i,nt\ y* r ninths—> ox U.smission from Guardian- j
‘ r l’.’ f.iiwl'wtre of inort-ratje, must be published !
,u„ /v hue invitJa— for establishing lost pipers,’
“'"t ir fti'l Wi ‘ e °f three mantis—tor compelling ti- |
” j- ,| Gxecators or Ad ninistrators where a bon 1 has j
i r.v a by the deceased, the full space of three
L“tt?rson business to be post-paid.
AZJi ARRANGEMENT.
lUaitsd Siatas ™&aii Line—Daily,
Between Savannah and Charleston via Hilton Head
and Beaufort, Inland two-thirds of the way.
<7 ;; f£k THE WELL LKOWN 1
^ r> 3fe-*i)lemliJ Steam Packets *
METAMOR V, Captain F. Barden,
tv>l SE V BROOK, Capt T. Lyon, ji
GEV. CLINCH, Capt. Win. Curry, I
Will hereafter leave Savannah every evening at halt
it o'clock, and Charleston every morning at 9 o’- ,
i. precisely, touching at Hilton Head and Beau- j i
wrteaehwty, and avoiding two-thirds ot the sea route. I
f or Freight or Passage np"ly on board or to
BROOKS A TUPPER, Ag’ts -savannah.
L. LAFITTE, A CO. Ag'ts Charleston, t
\ B —All Goods, intended for Savannah or Charles
ton, will be iorwarded by the Agents if directed to their
care, tire of commissions.
A'! way freight payable by shippers.
jsn 2G 43
Se.uj-tveeli.ly l 1 S. Alai!,
tv - / Steam-Packet Line. f
BETvVEEN
SAVAVN VII & PALVTKA, FLA.
BV THE WAY OF _ |
Darien, Brunswick, St. Miry’s. Ga.; Jacksonville,
Black Creek and l‘ic:/luta, Fla.
In connection with the Charleston Daily Mail Steam- i
rackets at Savannah, the steamer SARAH SPALL)- .
INli, from Palatka to Like Monroe, the U. S. Mail
Mg s tiom Pic.data t St. Augustine, an ! from Black
Ore.-*, via Newuansville, Alligator, Mineral Sittings
and Columbus, to Tallahassee.
OdA.tlt'ldfEh’, Capt. P. McNelty.
St\ II VTfiIEILS, Cant. N. King.
U ‘l. G VSTO V, Capt. .1. Hebbard.
Tii’ Pickets leave Savannah every Tuesday and
Sat.! lay morning*, at 10 o’clock, and arrive al Picola- :
ta in time lor tli ■ Mail Stages to go through to St. Au- ,
gu.-t;ii ■ before niglit every Thursday and Mon lay.
.t laming, leave Palatka every Tuesday and Friday
nutiuiug a 7 o’clock, touching as above each way.
BROOKS & TUPPER, Agents.
Savannah, Jan *26 43
N. B, —Goods cm signed to the agents forwar led free i
ofcom mssion. Freignt from Savannah and Charles
ton. and ail wav fr< ight, payabLby shippers’
“u.if s-IVestcru iCail liotid.
mu iHm t - , - iSt the bm
.L meeting of the Board ot Directors.
“Tnat the Board adopts generally, the line of Road, I
piivyed by Mr. Holcomb, Chief Engineer, crossing
Flint River, in the vicinicy of ihe mouth ot Beaver creek,
s i I that th • localities b • continued thereon, with on'y
such deviations as miy shorten the line, or diminish
tile exp use.”
ELAM ALEXANDER, President.
Office So. Western R. R. To. <
Macon, 9th June, 1248. S
June 14 11 3in
(liul Install men s.
4 N additional installment of Ten Oollais pe shaie
in the Stock of this Company, has been called,
payable on the Ist of October, 1848, and a fuither in- ;
siallment of Thirteen Dollars per share, payable on the
Ist January, 1849. Payments to be made at the Of
fice of the Company, at Macon.
EL AM ALEXANDER, President.
Office So. Western R. R Cos. £
Macon, 9ih June, 1248. $ June 14 11
~T*~dTs t CARRIAGES A HARNESS.
jVj t> E Loache & Wilcoxson have on
( y~. hand, at their old stand on Mulberry
-**. street, Macon, one o the most exten
sive and v il table stocks of ready made
CARRIAGES, BUGGIES, SULKIES,
Ac. Ac, &c.
to be found in the Southern Stat. s. Customers can be 1
acc.i miidited either with Northern articles or with j
louse ot Domestic manufacture, as they prefer. Their
stock of materials is very superior, and their workmen ,
not surpassed by any in the Northern shops. They j
can. therefore, warrant every article which they offer;
for sale. Thev feel assured th it,lor extent, beauty,va- j
fiery anj workmanship, their present stock is not sur- j
passed iii the South. . I
l Carringes. &c. made to order, and all kinds of
kEPAiaiviidoae with neatness and despatch.
For Sale, also, on the most accommodating terms,
Elinlic Springs, Axles. Steps, Bunds. Lumps, Coach
Lice; Patent and Top Leather. Plated and Ja
panned Harness Mountings; Paints, Oils, Var
mh, s,c.
March 29,1848. 52 j
V/OO D AND BRADLEY,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALER? IN
fTlil chaTks.
W °,yw> most respectfully inform the citizens of
p . , M icon, ail J punlic generally, that haviqg avail-;
themselves of the services of some of the very best ;
wkm.m, anj having a supply of the besi materials,
■ pr-p-irej io make to order any article in their line, i
u’, 1 ' 1 “hen io our present stock, such as D ning, Tea,
I ure > ; 'i : |e, VVorlt, Toilet. Quarteiteand Sofa Tables;
*'•*•*; Sideboards ; Softs and Wardrobes; Solas ;
rv ’ llls - Ottomans; Tettetetes; Foot-stools; Secreta
p, ’ ’ O-sktiin I Book Cases; Ladies’Work Boxes and
i; ‘p’ O'tkx; Piano Stool; Looking Glasses and
and 1 kites ot all sizes ; Gilt, Mahogany and Walnut
11 9oi all sizes tor Pictures and Portraits; Cane
„ ■. v *tees mg Cou ter Stools ; Mahogany and Wal
,v ‘ ’ ‘ Ull '. Plus.i an I Uiir Cioiti rie.tts ; a great varie
c l and i|lt- and H’alnut Cane seats and other j
‘ iocti.ig C.iairsof patterns too numerous to J
V • ‘I dioga iy, Walnut, curie 1 an I plain Maple,
In ‘ n ,'*P llle ii: Isteads. cheaper than ever ; Win
eN 9, n-w, beautiful an I rare patterns ; Fenth
j:,’l q'J ‘ -r Beds; Mat trasses of curled Hair, Cotton
ej m ll,v ,n,n y at tides not enumerated or introdnc
il,:.’ * ‘ ‘H i. iiirrr-* —For sale, Furnitue Varnish.
\’ 1 ‘.e - on.u. Plush,and Vcniersan 1B and Posts.
o|i rl ’’ 11 * repaired n *at!y and with dispatch. ‘
C • ’tis ril Chairs reseated or covered with Hair i
Vf "rUne.
PGSJIO TOSH**
J ‘ a hscriber respectfully informs the citizens of
that he has the Agency for the sale ot;
tie „!{■. *'V r ! );n a manufactory in New York—the arti-j
an | JiJ 1 j 18 °fthe best wo kmansh p and materials, !
‘I 1 ,' 81 style, very superior at low prices.— !
]n “'tilling to pu chase, can see one of these in
’at tne subset fen's residence.
M Vr T JAMES VAN valkenburgh
‘•“•on, jau 5_ 181S 40 ts
S \ t
fa, M, IRRfS >•£. \\ ES rCOT’i’ hive on bnn 1
/''ffifevv n ‘•ate a ssortment of S \ DOLES If \R
. , VESS m ! CARRI VGG TRIMMINGS, of !
’ 1 kmds,w lieh they will sefi at prices tosnt the times
Their facilities are such lint thev cin sell lower than
mv other estiSi'slv tent of the kin ! in thecitv.
Give in a call befino voi h. n ,. is all we ask fora rC
i’o '’ n-ndation Re,P.AfRINGdonc at reduced prices
m a workman-like manner.
Cotton Avenue, next door to Isaac WinshiD.
April 1,19 H. p)
LiSicul lIJS !Cl til ISis.
rH r, iinifersiened having been appointed Agent for
F. Zog aiim’s Harmonic Institute, Charleston, S. t
C. is enabled to osier an assort hvnt of Musical ln<tru
in ntsnt unparalleled |,,w prices; lie will also keep
constantly on hand an assortment of Vlusionl Merchan
lize of all kinds. Cos piete sets of Instruments for
Bands &.C. can be furnished.
These goods are imported ntoCharleston direct from S
Europe by Mr. Zogbnutn. and can therefore be afford
ed at prices tar Mow any thing that has yet been offer- I
ed in tliis [>nrt of the country,
March 22 516 m B. L. BURNETT.
11. L. BITWKBTT,
1 HAS removed from the old stand of C. K.
if! au Wentworth it Cos. to Cotton Avenue, near the
s -nmer of Cherry street, where he is prepared to
! offer his customers old and new , some of the cheapest
bargains in.l E WEI,RY ever sol I in Macon. His
collection of goods has been made withgr-at care, and
will be sold remarkably cheat.
All kinds of Clock uud Watch Work done with
despatch an A warranted.
April 5 l
FM vE W A rCHES—Just received ands r
r next <loor to Mr. Banerott’s, on Cotton Avenue) 1
anew supply of Fine Gold Hunting. Double Bottom’ I
| and Aiieber Gold W.itches. Warranted to keep !
time, and at prices to suit the times.
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
\\[ A I ill KEV >i.—Anew and elegant article,
i * * Dont (orget to call and see tliem.
•April 5 I B L BURNETT.
Gt 01,1) PE\N m both Gold and Silver holders
I A. o, a large assortment of Gold and Silver Pen
i Ctls—the best and cheapest in the market.
Ap-ii 5 1 li. I, BURNETT.
C 2 OT, J> S I'l’HS for Gentlemen’s use and now
r the fashion, lor sa e by
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
FINGER RINGS.—A new and elegant assort
ment, just received. B. L. BURNETT.
April 5 ]
La HIES’ BREASTPINS -a few of new
patterns, rare and extremely neat, for sale at
April 5 I B L. BURNETT’S.
U ” FC r A CUES—GoId Si Silver frames with Burt’s
kt Perifocal Glasses — the best now in use, fm sale by
April 4 1 B L. BURNETT.
SOLAR LAMPS.—Fine Solar Lamps, Brittania
an<l Brass Chamber Candlesticks, for sale !>y
April 5 1 B. L, BURNETT.
SILVER SPOONS and Butter Knives—just re- ;
ceived and for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. BURNETT.
PL YTEI> W ARE, —Elegant Plated Castors,
Fruit Baskets, Waiters, CanHlesticks, Snuffers and j
Trays, Clips, Sic. —-just opened and for sale by
April 5 1 B. L. RURNETT.
Fine M ines.
OLD M ADEIRA of the very best quality.
Do. SHERRV do. do
Do. PO'tT the pure juice ot the grape.
CH \ VIPAGNE AN DCLARET, choicest brands.
Also—Second quality Madeira, Sheiry and Poit.
A large supply in Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CAR HART & CO.
1 July 26, 184S. 17
M liiskey, 4>m uiun.
inn BBLS Rectified Whiskey.
1 VJvJ “5 do. Baltimore d<>.
15 ) do PtIELP S (and other brands) GIN.
s)do. U E RUM.
On hand and for sale bv
SCOTT CARHART&CO.
1 July 26, 1?43. !7
T tbncco ( igafs.
A large Stock, of eve-y brand and quality,always on
hand and for sale low bv
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
July 26. 1843 17 J
Paints, l ili At.
WHITE LE AD ofdifierent qualities.
LINSEED OIL.
LAMP do.
WINDOW GLASS—different sizes.
In Store and for sale by
SCOTT, CARHART &. CO.
July 26, 1843. 17
Cotton Varus ami Osuabures.
THE undersigned, are Agents tor the sale of the i
MILLEDGEVILLE STEAM FACTORY
TARNS.
Also, for YARNS AND OSNABURGS from the
| CURTRIGHT MANUFACTURING CO. Greens- :
boro’, for sale by the bale, on the usual time, at Manu- ;
i facturer’s prices.
SCOTT, CARIIART & CO.
July 26, 1843. 17
Porter.
rriA DOZ. LONDON PORTER (pintsand quarts,; !
D’JU This day received, and for sale hv
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
! July 26. 1848. 17
4 rocerie*.
SCOTT, C \RHART & CO., still continue the
GROCER!’ businesa, and keep constantly on hand j
■ a full supply of every article in their line, which they i
are disposed to spII in any quantity, on as good terms
■ as any other house in the State.
July 26, 1848 17
I j
Folieo.
1 tAfA Bags Prime Rio
1 ‘4O do. Oi l Java.,
8 Half bales Mocha.
In Store and for sale hy
SCOTT, CARHART &. CO.
July 26, 1343. 17
Bi'oml ics.
Ir\ Half pipes dark “Otard” old and fine.
10 do. light do. do.
5 do. pnle do. do.
For sale by
SCOTT, CARHART &. CO. |
Ju’y 26,1843. 17
1/ \ p PES HOLTjANDGiN. a genuine article.
if 20 BBLS OLD MONONGAHELA WHIS
KEY.
In Store and for sale by
SCOTT, C'ARHART & CO.
July 26. 1843. 17
1 AO BALES GUNN CLOTH.
I V/U Also, Kentucky Bagging,
Bale Rope and Twine. For sale hv
Aug 9,-19 SCOTT, CAUHART & CO.
No. 3 Mackerel—ln Store, and foi-sale bv
Aug;9—l9 SCOTT. CARHART & CO.
qaa BALES Gunny Bagging,
4UO Kentucky do.
Bale Ror.e and Twine. For salehv
SCOTT, CARHART & CO.
t August 16
Kisfltt hecks
ON the City Bank New York, in sums to suit pur
chasers. For sale hv
SC'>TT f CARHART A CO.
Angus* 16 29
*al.
• a IWI A SACKS SALT in store, and for sale by
OUHU CHAS. CAMPBELL & CO.
August 16 20
AS iggin/, l(ope mid I'u i.ie.
‘j pr BALES Gunny Bugging.
40 100 pieces 5 1 inch Kentuekv Bagg ng,
200 “ 48 in di
; 15() “ 44 inch “
200 Coils Kentucky Rope,
5‘K) lbs. Bagging Twine,
For sale on mod-rate terms by
CHAS. CAMPBELL & CO.
August 16 *0
Hums, Laid, Ac,
•j .-'iXA I.BS Carolina firm Hams.
lOUU lOOOIbs. Kentucky do.
10.000 “ Sides and Shoulders,
2000 “ Leaf Lard. For sale by
CIIAS. CAMPBELL <fe CO.
August 16 20
On Consignment.
FLOUR in barrels and sacks from the “Lebanon
Mills,’’Cobb county. For sale in lots to suit pur- j
I chasers. CIIAS. CAMPBELL &. CO. j
August 16 20
M VCA.Y, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER C, 1818.
2550 o ’otl :iiml Domestic Goods.
Dll BALES 4 4 and 5-4 brown Sheeting,
20 “ 3 4 fi’ie and heavy brown Shirtings,
2o “ Oznahnrgs, medium and heavy,
2 “ Ninkin t tzmhuig- 3 .
2 “ Slietucket Stiipe Drills,
5 “ Tickings,
2 Cases Checks and Plai ls.
1<) “ 7-3. 4-4. 54. and 6-4 Bleached Goods,
1 “ Bleached Drills,
> 2 •’ Brown “
, Now in Store and lor sale hv
CRAVES, WOOD &. CO.
August 16 20
Paints amt oils.
Number i. white Lead,
Extra and Pure do. do.
lieu Lead, Black do.
Cuome Green, Chrome Yellow,
10-12. I*2-14, 12-16, 12-18, Glass,
Putty. Chalk and Whiting, Brushes,
Linseed Oil, Sperm Oil, EepliantOii,
i Bleached Oil, Train Oil, Tuipentine and Varnishes,
j Now m Store, and tor sale hv
GRAVES, WOOD & CO.
August 17 20
Tohticco, ’ nttff. Ac.
IrA BOXES Tobacco, various brands,
c/U ! Bb|. Maccobny Snuff,
1 “ Scotch do.
1 2 “ Mrs. Miller's tine Cut Tobacco. For
sale cheap by GRAVES, WOOD is. CO.
August 16 20
| /5 CASES heavy Black and Russett Brogans,
j LVJ 5 do. Men’s sewed and pegged Calf Brogans,
10 do. do. K p Brogans,
6 do. do. K.p and Goat Boots,
10 do. Women's Boots and Clay Ties,
5 do. “ Low quarter Siloes,
5 do. Boys Kip Brogans,
Also—A good assortment of Ladies fine Shoes,
\ oath's and Chtldien s Shoes. Now in Store, and
tor sale by GRAVES, WOOD, &. CO.
August 16 20
Ittsick liarases :ui<t
PIECES Black B irages,
5 Do *’ Snk Warp Alpacas,
5 do Black Slk Fringes,
Thicad Edgings, Do. Laces,
Muslin Edgings, do. Inserting!,
i Queen's no do. Laces,
Tapes, Bobbins, Thread, Buttons, Slc.
Ju-i leceivcd and tor sale by
GRAVES, WOOD & CO.
August 30 22
PO i’ AMI, Sal yE atus, Sal Soda, Sal Nitre, Sal
Ejisom. Crem. l’aitar, Tart. Aci I, Gum Cam*
jihor. .Vlngitesia, Gum Aloes, AssafcEtida, Botax, Al
um. Copperna, Brimstone, Sulphur, Red Lead, Biack
Lead, Ac. Ac. For sale by
GRAVES, IVOOD A CO.
August 16 20
fbugiir, l oltee, Ac.
pr HIIDS. St. Croix, P. It. Muscovado and N
Orleans Sugars.
20 hlids. Crashed. Powdered,and Loaf Sugars,
40 “ Refined Cotiee Sugars,
180 bags Rio Cofiee,
10 “ Java ”
10 cases Tea, (some very fine.)
30 bbls. Prime Country Flour. For sale by
GRAVES, WOOD A CO.
August 16 20
!2:ig£iii!£i Hope and Twine.
BALES Gunny Bagging,
150 pieces Kentucky do.
200 C<>iis Kentuc ■ y Hope,
500 lbs. Baling Twine. Just received nnO for sale by
GRAVES, WOOD A CO.
August 16 20
C't UNNY Bagging, Bale Rope and Twine, for sale
J by ‘ HYDE A BENTON
Aug. 23 21
fMßais So gars.
DT CROIX. Poi to it ico and New Orleans.
O Cladded; Crushed,Pulverised and Loaf.
| For sa.e by HYDE A BENTON.
Aug “23 S1
UIO and Old Java Coffee. Forsaleby
HYDE A BENTON.
Aug *23 21
CEDAR and Painted Tubs,
Do do do Buck- ts,
Flout PaiL. S tgnr Boxes,
Mniket Baskets, Brooms,
India Mats. Forsaiehy HYDE A BENTON.
Aug 23 21
OPERM Candles, Lamp and Linseed Oil,
1 Soap, P. pper, Spice, Ginger, Starch,
Salieraius, Mustard. For sale by
HYDE A BENTON. ■
j Aug 23 21
on An KBS. CHOICE HAMS, for sale by
OUUU J. SEYMOUR.
August 16 20
Just lloce ved ami For Sale.
1 rv Ai iA LBS. Georgia Bacon,
1 UjUdU 25 barrels Georgia Flour,
s5 do. Can.al Fiour,
10 half barrels Can.al Flour.
JAMES SEYMOUR.
August 30 22
j a a BALES Gunny Bagging,
£\J 75 P.eces Kentucky i> iggillg.
For J le at the lowest market price by
Ang 30 22 J. SEYMOUR.
1 nil BAGS Rio Coffee,
lUU 2J tihds. Fine Sugars. In store and for
sale fry J. SEYMOUR.
Augu-3) 22
s*i I > tig-lHs tike A t;ee
THE Ocmulgee Foundry is nowcasting the C*-le
brated 140 I CIIKISS WA’l LR WHEEL and
|me A I'KINSON IMPROVED WHEEL. 1 have
the general agency tor disposing of the right for the
Hoichkiss W heel. These Wheels do not n< edn reeont
j mendaima, as they ate in use all over the country,
, where ti ey can be seen.
CHARLES P LEVY,
Cotton Avenue, near Macon IV. B. 11 Depot.
| August 23 Telegraph copy. 21
TYLANTERS your interest at the Ocmulgee Form-
I £ diy. lam now ptepared to build the Huliocli
; olioii Press, in alt the counties in this State ex- j
cept Baker, Butts, Douiy, Henry. He.jstow, Jones, !
Lee, Macon, Monroe, 4’itlaski, Sumter, Twiggs and !
Upson. CHARLES P. LEVY?
Cotton Avenue, near M IF. li. li. Depot, j
August 23 Telegraph copy. 21
S pt’ifino Flour from hew Mln tis.
‘'ptlE subscriber keeps constantly on band fresh j
| JL ground Superfine Fiour from new Wheat. Also
fresh ground Meal, Grits ot all sizes, Horse Feed,!
Wheat Bran, Ac. Apply at the Steam Mills near the
t Market House.
JAMES VAN VALKENBURGH.
July 26 17
M licitt Waulcu.
f'J'MIE subscriber will at all times pay the highest
1 JL market price in Cash for good Wheat delivered at
the Steam Mills in this citv.
JAMES VAN VALKENBURGH.
July 26 1?
NEW GJODS.
r'IMJIS day received by G. W. Woodruff,
X 20 pieces French, Earlston and Linen Ginghams,
20 Em iroidered Muslin Capes.
Fine Ftgu ed Lace foi Cap s.
Egytian Mitts, Brown Lines, Apron Checks, Tick
ing-, Whalebone, &.c. &c.
Macon, August 9. 1818. 19
i Jiui iuc A tne liisiii'iince link,{
Savannah, June 27th, 1848. $
THE following Resolutions wpte adopted this Hay ;
“ llrtolted, and hat an EXTRA DIVIDEND of j
j Four Hollars per Share be declared, payable to the j
I present Stockholders, on and alter ifie 15th proximo, !
1 m the new Slock authorized to be issued bv the Act of |
the Legislature of December 22, 1847. The Certifi- j
| cates to bear date Jutiel, 1848, and all fractions of a
I Sh ‘re ot Fifty Dollars to be paid in Cash.
I “Jxesulr, and, That Books ot Subscription be opened at
me banking House in Savannah, on the Isih ot July i
| next, for the sale of the remainder of the §400,000 of
I additional Stock authorized by said Act, and be kept I
! open (nnb ss the Whole amount be previously sold,) un- I
j til the lirst duv ol November next. The Certificates of j
new Stock sold a.ter the sixth dev of any month to
bear date on the first of the follow ng month; and all !
new stock to diaw dividend® from the date of Certifi
cate, pro rata with the old Stock.
Extract from the Minutes,
J. OLMSTEAD, Cashier.
July 5 14 I7t
Law fSoiiee.
CIHRISTOPHER B S TRONG, of Perry. Hous
j ton county, an I THEODOItICK W. MONT
i FORT, Knoxville, Crawford county, Ga. Attorneys,
Counsellors and Solicitors, have entered into cepart
| nership in ih** practice ot the Law and Equity in the
j Superior Courts of the counties of Crawford, Talbot
; and Macon. The junior member of the firm will as
; sume ihe responsibility ot all collection business, and
i promptly and punctually ntten.l to the same. But all
j matters of litigation confided to their charge, will have
j the vigilant and personal professional attention of each :
l member of the firm.
August 16 20 3m
MISCELLANEOUS.
Scorn the Hake.
’ Ladies, scorn the Rake. Let him not sit
in your presence. Never condesenJ lo speak
to the man who degrades your sex. Mark the
looks words, manners, and private character
of h itn who addresses you. Let not his tal
ents his reputation, his family and his wealth,
be what they may, give him any influence
over you.”
YY e copy the above for the good sense it
contains, and the correct principles which it
inculcates. \\ oulti it were in our power to
impress the minds of our sex with a sufficient
dread, if we may so express it. of the man who
hits l fie audacity to indulge in dissipation, and
then seek the society of the young artless and
innocent.. VY e have often wondered how lie
dared to come where we were, and with nn
tmblushi ig effrontery expect us to treat I i.n
with civility. Civility! Oh ladies! that you
could, that you would muster enough .decision
to spurn the heartless wretch who revels in
the ruin of your sex. Say! would you not
feel insulted it’ the victim—who. but lor him,
might have been welcome—were to intrude
herself in to your presence ? And is ii right is
if. in accord tnce with the first principles of
justice to smile on the destroyer, and if not
pardon, at least tolerate his guilt ? As well
might you fly from th** poor sufferer quivering
with the pangs of’ hydrophobia and press to
your bosom the maddened animal by whose
bite the sufferer is dying. Not that vve wish
| to justify or excuse ior a moment the frailty
among out* own sex. They well know the
fearful penalty the ruin the utter degradation
that would follow their guilt; and not. on their
guilt only, but a mere suspicion of such a
thing. No matter under what circumstan
ces incurred, no matter 1 ovv when or where,
the finger of scorn is still pointed at them and
whatever might have been their position, they
nre fallen, fallen, and lorever.
But if this doom is a just one. can you recon
cile it to your consciences to he on intimate
terms with the being who hits degraded one
of you ; who found tier perhaps as innocent
as Purity herself maturing beneath the warm
smiles ol a happy home, and took her Irorn t
ihe blighted and dying beneath the keen blasts
of the world’s unkindness ? whom perhaps a
single error has brought so low and lean Ibrid
ly, confidently on him, the name of whose sign
is legion!
We tire aware that the usual excuse is “we
do not know of these things ; how are we to
find them out?” Ami ales! in too many
eases there is much truth in this. But young
! ladies, let me ask il when you discover them.
; when a kind parent or a watchful brother
warns you ot’ ti le viper in your path, do you
turn with a shudder and fly from it ? Or do
you not. in your hearts try to find excuses, and
sometimes call up that most untrue and ruinous
of old adages, *a reformed rake makes the best
husband.” The l. how is this evil lo be rem
edied ? Young ladies, it rests with you —and
until you gain moral courage enough to brave
the ridicule of the world and treat the se
ducer at least as you would the seduced frown
upon his advances and consider them insults,
j look upon Ins very presence as contamination. ,
his acquaintance a degradatio i—then, and ;
nor (ill tnen, will the evil be abolished. Let !
the rake know that he has no refuge with us j
—that scorn and contempt wil l he Ins only I
welcome, and then we may hope for better
things.— Western Continent.
The Sufferings of Women.
YYhilst the friends of humanity have been
engaged in assisting the reformed drunkard
i in nis efforts tor self-emancipation and self-ele
j vat ion have they nut been too negligent as it
j regtrtk Lis suttering wile and abused chil- l
j dreu ? Have we visited them with fair char
ities and sympathies ? Have we considered j
! their destitut ion, their deep physical aid men- >
tal depressio i, Lie utter hopelessness of Heir !
lot, their long nights of ggony, their hunger j
• and nakedness, their complete, their utter des
pair ? Have not the earlier friends of tiie j
drunkard’s wile—the companions ot her girl- ,
hood —those, it may be, who went to the j
school and the same church with her —who, ;
! hand in hand, and heart knit lo heart, grew
1 upside by side —who remembsr her once Jmp
i py smile and pleasing disposition —have they
i nut passed her ny witn a cold and even scorn
* ful look, tor no other reason than because she
j was that most wretched and forlorn of human
i beings—a drunkard’s wife ? in doing thus.
j lmve they not visited upon her the iniquities of
j the husband ? H ive t. ey not despised her
! and withdrawn from her their society and
■ friendship, not because she was unworthy of
j tneir regard —not because she had pressed to
tier lips the dru ikard’s bowl, or degraded her
self by the vice—not because site had been
guilty of crime, nor because she was less a
woman than ever but solely because the hus
band o! her youth had become a miserable
(and shameless drunkard ? Was it her fault
| that her husband became what he is ? When
| she plighted to him her vows of affection and
I fidelity, was fie not all that was rn inly and
generous ? Did her young companions blame
Her for uniting her destinies with his ? No.—
When the bridal wreath was twined around
her brows, and she stood belore the hymenial
j alter rial not their young hearts almost envy
her, as she took the hand of her now degrad-
I husband. \vh swore in the frankness and gen
erosity’ ofhts noble nature, to love, cherish and
j protect her in weal and woe ? Let them bur
! trace the downward career of that husband,
I its, step by step, glass by glass, he fell from
: his high estate until he became a vile and
! loathsome thing, neglected his family, abused
J his wile, and instead of despising the broken- ;
hearted creature, they will deeply commiser- \
! ate her lot and endeavor to alleviate her sor
j rows.—6’. Car. Advocate.
j
Cool proceedings ol the ladies of Bagla I.
j During the hotest months when the ther
mometer is often at the height of 120 degrees
Farenheit, the ladies wear a silken garment
jor chemise, and bahouohes,” or slippers, hut
!no stockings. At. night it is the custom to
! sleep on the lerrace, at the top oi’ tiie house,
in the open air, the ladies, the men the chil
dren. and tiie domestics, having each their
seperate terraces. Struugaasit mly sound
to European ears, it is by no means an un
common practice with the ladies in Bagdad,
in the months of July and August, to steep
tiieir night clothes in ccid water, which is
slung up lor this purpose in skins in order
to keep it as cool tie possible. Having done
l this, they put tin m on wringing wet, and
! again retire to their beds of palm branches, to
i enjoy refreshing slumbers. Notwithstanding I
this practice rheumatism so prevalent in E ig
| land, is rarely heard of in that country. — Me
moirs of a Babylonish Princess.
Hake your Beds Young Ladies.
When you leave school take care of your
chamber. It is a good plan to strip the clothes
•oft’your bed and in ike it up a< soon as you \
! rise from it; then your cap protects your hair
from lint and feathers, and being lightly cloth
ed your movements are perfectly free and the
glow occasioned by exercise makes you on a
cold irurni ig f.-el less dread of cold water. —
A ou can finish making your bed and dust your
furniture after you are dressed, and before
breakfast, if there is time ; but if not. return
and do it as soon as possible after the meal is
over.
Gre nest Ascertained Depth of the Ocean.
On the 2d of June, when in latitude 15 deg.
3 mi t. south, and longitude 26 deg. 4 min.
west being nearly calm and the water quite,
smooth (says Sir Janies C. Ross ) we tried
tor, but did not obtain sounding, with 4 600
fathoms of line, or 27 000. fet*t [very nearly
ive miles aida qu irter.J This is the gre vt
■st depth of the ocean that has yet been satis
actarily ascertaineu ; but we have reason to
relieve that there are many parts where it
is still deeper. Its determination is a desid
erata n in terrestrial physics of great interest j
and importance.— Voyage to the Southern j
Seas.
liisui rection in Siam.
YY e see it etnteiLjMAn English paper that
there lias been a disturbance in Bang
kok, the Capital ot WTam. According to this
account, an emeute occurred among the Chi- i
nese in that city, who are very numerous ; I
and two buttles were (ought between the in
surgents and the Siamese authorities, in the
former of which 330 Chinese were killed and
in the hitter 1000. Since these contest, it is
alledged that there lias been an indiscrimi
nate massacre of some 500 persons. YY T e give i
the statement just as we find it, having no
means of deciding how much truth there is in ;
it.
Maxims and .Morals for Merchants.
L The,world estimates men hy their sue- ,
ces- in life, and hy general consent , success is
evidence of superiority.
2. Never under any circumstances, assume
a responsibility ytou can avoid consistently
with your duty to yourself and others.
3. liase all your actions upon a principle of
right—preserve your integrity of character — l
and. in doing this, m rer reckon the cost.
4. Remember that self interest is more like- j
ly to warp your judgment than all other cir
rtt.instances combined ; therefore, look well to i
your duty when your interest is concerned. 1
. p. Never make money at the expense of
. your reputation.
I b- Be neither lavish nor niggardly—of the
two, tiie latter avoid. A mean man is uni
verstilly dispised—hut public favor is a step
j pirig stone to preferment. Therefore, gener
ous feelings should he cultivated.
7. Let your expenses be such as to leave a
j balance in your pocket. Ready money is a
friend in need.
1 8. Keep clear of the law; for. when you
g tin your case, you are generally u loser of
money.
9. Never relate your misfortunes, and nev- |
er grieve over wh it you cannot prevent.
10. No man who owes as much as he can j
pay has any moral right to endorse for unoth- j
er.—// lint’s Ala era z ine.
A Few Facts about Vejetabtes:
Their Origin and Use.
Tiie following is a complete list of the pa
ternity, if we may so call it of the different
tribes and varieties of the Vegetable King
dom —at least that portion of it commonly
known as edible,’ and which form* the deli
cious variety of our and lily repasts. This ac
count. lor most of which we are i debted to
Buisi’s Family Gardener—an excellent work
that has already passed through several edi
tion—will vve think.-be found at once inter
est i ig and instructive.
The arrangement is alphabetical.
Asparagus. —This universal vegetable is
; supposed to be a native ot’ Great Britain
; where it is found on banks of sandy soil con-
J tiguous to tiie sea growing luxuiiently under
’ the salt breezes. Cultivators have found that
salt brine, or a thin covering of snlt thrown
over the beds in the Fall, before they have
i their final dressing, proves ve>y beneficial to
its growth. Although it is not considered a
very nutritious vegetable, yet it occupies a
considerable proportion of every garden, and
is extensively cultivated for m irket some
! growers having eight or ton acn s under cul
, ture at once. No doubt is entertained by ex
j perienced gardeners that, in a lew years it will
: be i lereased tenfold.
| The Artichoke is a native ol South Arner
• ica and has been cultivated lor about two
! hundred years. Oh its first, introduction—we
I are speaking of the Jerusalem—like many oth
-1 er new vegetables, it was extravagantly ex
j tolled, li was b iked ii pics with dates, gin
j ger. raisins. Ac. ; and of course amalgamated
with such good things that it could not taste
indifferently. YVhen boiled in the simple way
of Potatoes however they will not form a very
palatable dish. I’he modern way of serving
them up is to boil them till they become tender,
when, ;ilter being peeled and slewed with but
t TANARUS, Ac. the Jerusalems are considered pleas
ant and taste similar to the true Artichoke.—
l'hey are not so good as Potatoes but as a
crop lor feeding hogs or cattle they are more
productive.
The Beet is a native of the sea-coast of the
; South of Europe. It takes its name from the
shape of us seed-vessel which, when it swells
with the seed has tiie lorni of the letter Beta
ol the Greek Alphabet. There are several
varieties in cultivation for culinary purposes
o’ iv 4 licit tiie most essential so. ts are the Long
Bio >d and tiie Turnip Rooted. The last is the i
earliest variety and lak s it name from the form
of the root, its qu ility bein_r decided by tiie
richness of’ color and closeness of the grain. —
There are several other sorts which come
more under the notice of the agriculturist,
sucii ns Sugar Beet Mangel-Wurzel. Ac.
Broccoli ts supposed to have com.- originally
from the Island ot’Ciylou and wits cultivated
nearly two centuries ago—so that it and the
Artichoke are follow-patriarchs of this honor
ed family. It is wall known as a variety ot
Cabbage closely related to the Cauliflower
ti.o tglt not so delicate i.i flavor as that vege
table. In mild climates it is extensively used
from November to March, the various early
;i id late sorts coming t > maturity in the verv
middle of - Winter, in this latitude, the cul
ture is mainly confined to the Early Wiiite
and the Early Purple Cape. In their growth
habit and eatable parts, they resemble Cauli- !
tlower. all of them forming roundish heads in
tlie center of their leaves, composed of com-,
pact collections of buds or advancing shoots. |
Cabbage itself is one of the most ancient ‘
and esteem \1 of vegetables, and as an escu- !
lent it stands i:i the highest estimation. Like >
all other cultivated plants the Cabbage has
undergone so many change- and assumed so
rainy varieties that it has become rather dis- !
h•'lilt to give any description that will apply I
Ito the waole. Without exaggeration, (says I
one of our best gardeners ) many of the sons \
are as far superior to the others in flavor as i
cream is to sour milk—yet we continue to 1
grow year after year, the same varieties; I
(soma of which are so rank and srrong that they i
are o ily fit lor the cattle-yard or the animals ) |
I to the neglect of others not only tender and j
j delicious to the tasie, but truly agreeable to
’ the olfactory organs. There are about a doz
j principal varieties in com non cultivation
! iucludi lg three Yorks—the Early, Large and
; L ite—’he Nonpareil, the Vanack. the Batter- j
i sea Sugar-Loaf, the E iriy Dutli, tlie Drum
! head an 1 Savoy, and others.
The Carhoon is somewhat like the Arti
| choke but rises to a greater bight, and. with
it, may be classed as one of the fanciful vege
j tables, grown exclusively for the name, or to
I please tlie fancy ul so.n • professed epicure.—
j At least it has but little nutriment ; the ten-
J der stalks after being blanched, are either
slewed or put in Soups and Salads during
Autumn and Winter.
The Carrot, says an eminent physician.
*• is a most wholesome culinary root ; it
strengthens and nourishes the body and is very
beneficial tor consumptive persons.” Carrots
ire generally served boiled with meats yet
they m ike an excellent ingredient in soups,
and form, we are told a very ngreeable pud
ding. As an agricultural root they are not
surpassed lor feeding cattle ; horse- will do
more work and look better on them than any
other fe.'d.
This vegetable is supposed to have been in
troduced into Europe from the Island of Crete,
since which it has greatly improved. Some
halt dozen leading varieties are cultivated to:*
supplying the kitchen regularly sit all seasons
of the year.
Cauliflower. —This very delicate vegeta
! ble was first introduced into England from the
island of Cypress, about a century ami a halt
;igo . Since then it has been greatly improv
j ed by the skill of the gardener.
Celery is a native of Britain, found in
j marshy ground, ditches, and such situations. 1
In its wild state it has a rank coarse taste—
, the effect ofeuftivatio t is remarkably display
ed in producing the sweet, crisp, mild stalk of
Celery generally very palatable, and all from
i a wild, detestable, and apparently wordless
weed. This vegetable is yearly gaining re
pute and is cultivated to a great extent,
though yet it is far from perfection. The leaf
! stalks when blanched used raw form the com
mon salad ; they are also stewed and used
for soup-seasoning. An agreeable conserve
! can also be made from the stalks when per
i fectly blanched. There are several kinds in
cultivation, but two kituls. the white and red
Salad generally usurp the place of the others.
! There is a Variety known as the Lion's Paw
Celery, pine white, which, in the opinion of
experienced gardeners is inferior to the White
Salad.
YY'e must stop for to-day but shall continue
i tin’s account from tine to lint 3. as we can find
room or our readers desire.
Gases.
In breathing air we use the oxygen, and
j send it out carbonic acid gis which is heav
ier titan the atmosphere, and sinks, passing
into plants arid vegetables.
Carbonic acid gas also exists in great qu in-
I titles in some caves and valleys, render
ing them incapable of supporting lile, and
I this property has often been attributed to
some plants, as upas, Ac.
Hydrogen gas is one-fourteenth the weight
of air. and has peculiar properties. It is so
light, and the particles so minute that it is
difficult to make a substance that will contain
it. and it is foil.id tube retained in ballons bet
ter by mixing it with carbon, making cabur
etted hydrogen.
The Pine Distemper.
The Mobile Herald says, that the disease
which is destroying the pinr* rn’th,.
ohnas has made its appearance in Baldwin
Cos. It exhibits some singular jrinmomena.—
Occasionally it proceeds in a straight line,
destroying not only the foil grown trees, but
the small shoots just springing up. Then
again it goes into circles, leaving trees in the
immediate spaces sound and vigorous. The
frees die just as though they had been gir
dled. The leaves wither and fall oti’ and
the trunk soon runs to decay.
To prevent Bees from Fightin?.
j %
I am a peace man. and a tetotaller, and
; will m ike known the best use to which spir
its can be applied. Put a little alcohol or
almost any kind of spirits on tiie bottom boards
j arou id and under tlie hive of beligerent bees,
and it will allay their lury like a charm. Hav
ing heard of this remedy I was induced to try
it, ami 1 found it a ‘ fixed fact.” —Ohio Culti
! valor.
Cleaning Trees.
Trees and Y'ines which are kept the clean
‘ est. bear the best ; like the human body, the
pores of their skin become clogged with dirt,
and retain gasses which should escape.—
| Trees, the bark of which has been scraped and
scrubbed become more thriving and more vig
’ orous.
1
Ha>li For Buildings.
j The following composition is said to be not
j only protective against fire but to render brick
j work impervious to water. Lime is slacked with
j not water in a tub to keep in the steam. It is
j tiiea passed, ina semi-fluid state, through a
fine seive. Take six quarts ol this fine bine,
j and one quart of clean rock salt tor each gallon
|ot water, the sail to be dissolved by boiling,
and the impurites to be skimmed ot!'.* To five
gallons ot tnis mixture ot salt and lime, add
one pound otaluin hail a pound of copperas,
t tree-fourthso. apuaJo;’ pol ish ad 1; grn l
ually. tour quarts ol fine sand, or hard wood
ashes and coloring matter to suit the intended
purpose. It is applied with a brush. It looks
.is well as paint, and is ;is lasting as .slate.
Bentz’s Fnbrauuiiig Machine.
During the last sixty days, L. A.Spa’ding,
miller. 01 tins pi we lias been engaged put
! trig up a model m whine lor unbranni ig
I waeat —that is to strip the berry oi’the outer
I coating or brim, beibre grinding it. Yester
day ten busneJs of wheat was submitted to
tne process, and tiie result equals tne expec
tations ol tiie discoverer. It is now no longer
theory, and i= one ot the most important dis
covert, s in the age, —udaing as it does, at 1
twelve and a half per cent, to the value of
the wheat crop of the cou.itry md if brought
to bear on the whole wheat and rye raised in
1.1 tiie Li.nteJ States vvoulj save at least thir
teen millions 01 dollars per annum. O.i fiour
in liiuiactured lor in ir.iet, tiie saving will i
oe enormous, anJ no flouring mill us now
arm ige.l ca 1 compete with ole having tnis j
improvement. Tiie advantages are too great 1
to oe stated ii a hriet paragraph, widen we l
pen merely to - all public attention to tne fact ;
.hat such ii machine is in operation in Lock- j
port and the only one ever used in any mill.
1 lie advant iges are —Ist. Full twelve and
a half per cent more flour. 21. Flour ot'bet-
ter qu ility. 3.1. Notso liable to s iur or in
jure in a hutcimate. 4th. Lessoti,J.
We are intormed that the app iratus sulfi i
’ ent tor a mill havi ig eight ru iof stone will
| cost iaside ol five hundred dollars—exclusive
> ol the rigm to use it. Such machinery is now
lin course ol construction in the Big Mill in
this village, and we are told it will be ready
;or use ii the course of a tew weeks.—Lock
port, A. V. Courier.
Looking-glasses.
As ladies arc proverbially fond of looking
j glasses, they’ should be made acquainted
| with a fact, but little known or attended to,
I that the beauty and truth of their reflected im
j unages very much depend upon the quality
mid coler of the glass itself, which are easily
detected by merely holJing white paper edge
ways to the glass ;a id just so much as The
reflected paper varies in color from the papier
applied, in the same proportion are their com
j plexio is apparently tinged or blackened by
< t. Thus many persons are continually im
agining they ‘look ill.” and, perhaps ‘trom
this circumstance really become so. from the.
habit of using a. glass that unconsciously
disfigures them.
Mode <>f Bottfing Finit.
Fill the bottles quite full with fruit not
quite ripe ; place them, with the corks put
lightly into them, into a copper of cold water
up to the necks and gradually- raise the tem
perature of the water to 160°. and not exceed
ing 170° Fahr. Keep them at this tempera
ture half an hour ; then take each out sope
rately and fill it up with boiling water from
a kettle to within an inch of the cork. Drive
in the cork firmly, tie it over, and dip it im
mediately into bottle wax and lay the bottle
down on its side to keep the cork always damp.
To prevent fermentation, turn each bottle
half round twice or thrice a week, for two or
VOI,. XXVI.—.No. S3.
t';i\e weeks ; after that they will nceJ no fur
ther care. The corks chon hi be gjtknt ir
water two or three days before they are us_d
V Contras 4 .—Hero of Itmn Vista—Hero of
Hulßs Surrender.
We copy the following from the Albany
Evening Journal. The statements are declar
ed t> br in strict accordance with historical
iriU.i ; the c > itrost is a striking one :
O.i the 21st February 1847, when * lie count
less arm yof Santa Aau.ihad taken up their po
l sitio i at im na Vism to vanqu.sh the Span an
I band at"citizen soldiers under the ct Uiinand
I of General Taylor, this pure ; :d brave man
| thus wrote in a private letter to alnc. u :
* *• This may he the lust corn :m Ttcatioii you
I will receive from me ; I haw b n stripped
i by liie Guvermn/nt of refill .r troo ■> and re
| due di i v\;!u it’*ers ;an i thus s pp.*d and
jat tiie inmcy of the foe have bee i expected
! lo retreat or resign ; hut 1 s ail Jo ■ idler.
I care not for mvseit but fl l and p'y tor the
1 noble eo.dieis wlio are a ion; to be b enticed
! for their country —wesb i! stand s.i 1 and give
i the.n battle, nelyiag on a just P*o\ ; inane tfr
! a right result.”
j \V edo not quote lliir extract j-> calogisa
| its brace author, but to pr *• t • ..-i mr-
I nished by a i incident in th lit. ci Gen.
; C iss. Wnile tils Am.'ri’ an a: n; \v k, •
tioned at Wi idsor. G i. Cass a.- r> ipi:i .1
iby Cos!. Miller, was p rniithd by C Hid
! to ai.ute a ivco.i ioisa.t *e tow i h For; .vta!-
! den. In approaching to C ;us r.ver. a
| party of Bniish troops w re- .. . v ni t e
I bn tgc. Tnese wc-ie hr- lup . ... •} y
| retreats 1 i.i eo lfusio l. •• Ins 1o ‘ 4 i.-sa: i .
I them Gen. Cass bivoueked on tug UnUg
and seat a messenger to Gen. Hts u*i..y
lii.n wiiat lie snouiJ ujl G .Hu . replied
that lie could remain, or return. ; t. is be
pleaded—lie would assn vs no h andi; /
i.i the nutter. Gen. Cass ndurnea <! ou rn
as his biographers admit, if he h uioiowui
Up his advantage. Fort Mu'd-: i w >. J hac
‘fatten at once.
Tins is iiie contrast: —Wiien Gen. T y!cr
vv is at Buena Vista, it was ve. \ decid a y
i.donated to him that he oug..i io ajando.i
iiisposiiion and fall hack u on Monterey.—
But ite k tew mat this woul 1 be disgrace p
hi.usd! and disaster to fae army. Yu. can t
would be to open the entir v.a’ vo li e Rio
Grande lo tae Me sic m hordes u.id r Santa
Anna, lie therelbre deter.ni a u to *• stand
•till and give them buttle.” “ Metre it” was a
ca lulary. The result is Know/* to the world,
i'n ■ battle ol Bueiu V *ta was f ug .t m.d
won, and tlie valley of the Rio Gr.t fe was
held by the American army. The mVchiei’
which would h ive rcsu'teu from, alia, i ig the
1 host ol Mexicans waich were whipped at that
great battle to scatter th.-wsch rs i. r tae
vast plains occupied by oui .nci} —:o ait u k
tile several teebly garrisoned posts ij iLUu;
—can only be appreciated by military men,
but nor fully by civilians.
But how was it when Gon. Cass was simi
larly situated 1 Fort Malden \v; s the ktv
■ the Western district of Upper Canada. it
was to that region what Bunin Vista was to
the Valley of toe Rio Grande. Thl waste
Known to G “tieral Cass. Indeed t.ie impor
, tanoe of its capture had been the
| deliberation before a Councilor War: ad
j during that Cou ici! Col. Cass prof ss. and i.im
! selfvc.y anxious to lead on his tro >; s. But
lie was bolder in Council than o i the h\!d.—•
When he might have pursued the retreating
enemy and rendered his name glomus ;.s a
Hero, lie did—what General Taylor would
not do under similar cireunistunrt s—he rt treat
| ed.’
It is true he was not fully empowered to lav
siege to Fort Malden—t or was lie lb. bidden
ito do so He was left with (i.screfio.nary
i powers ; as was Gen. Taylor at Burun Vista,
i He could retreat or advance as lie j leased.—
!It he had a ivanced —it lie had loiiowi iup ilie
I advantage which lie obtained at trie iiiidgo
j — 44 Malden would have fallen/’ and the stib
; sequent disasters which fell upo i oar army
—Uic disgraceful surrender of Detroit—me
j possession of Michigan by the B.irish—and
the expensive, but glorious, battle of t e
j Thames—would have been avoided. That
we may not be accused of exaggerate n w<:
quote irom the Arirus’s Biografjdiy oi Gen.
I Cass. In the third number of th. .. L, g.iq i v
we iinJ the following.
Tiie only body o. regular troo, io y urho i
it Malden, with tne nntilia and Indians had
been deteated with loss m a w. :I conbst J
battle, and the t nvn and the gu r son itself
won Id have fallen a:i easy prey tii ■• a iva i
cing troops, before tiiey e..n,! I j ssi’ilv
have been succored fro n For ; G • a id
E.i o i tlie distant Ai igara. i re uu.c I hut
a co.n.u iii.le.-m-chiei oi cue. ry ..crisi i
and courage to have proseeuutd it. lo a trium
phant result.”
The lute John Kenzie Eso.. of k
I then a prisoner at Malden, jaiormed t av., i. r
, in 1821, that there were no troops btw i.a . j
I whom Cut. Cass iiad cn.r-igch uua i. ;u i e
j town if it had been aftu.eked wju.u i. .. w .....
’ lea at once.”
[ VVithout following up tli so extra Is ;o-Jxy
i with t:re remarks vvhicn tiiey suggest, w ■
j ask the reader to contrast the sets Tin/ em
body, with those co.in. tad witn t.io iustu.y
oi'tiie battle of Buena Vista. Gj i. Taylor
kue we tii importance of preventing tic- ei.e.uy
tro.n passing into tue Valley of the Ri .
Grande, and although his sup.-riu.-s i .at ii
tirnateJ to him that he shot I rare it
tie would do nasuch a thi lg. 11 uls.i!;”
—waited the approac.i of the e.ue n/ —fought
arid wiiipped him.
G ■ i. Cass knew the importance obtain
ng the possession of F.u t’Mai J .II j k cw,
too tii.it tne citizen utnl soldiers a. t..e Fort
were in a panic. He It-J pretended a few
days previously, to lie very anxious to
capture lue Fort. He was now a <l.c Lead,
j of a strong detachment of brave me t —most
j ly regulars under the gallant Col. Miller.—
i He had obtained an advantage at the i nidge.
I It was optional with him whether to advance
;or retreat. If he had advanced. Fori Malden
j u would have fallen an easy- prey to the ud
| vancing troops”—and Michigan wou'ej l.av-u
I been saved Irom tlie polluting triad ol the
i enemy. But he ignorin'niouslv retreated, be
cause General Hill! did not peremptorily cono
m t id him to advance ; and a series of drgre
-1 dations followed, which were o ily wired out
by Gen. Harrison at the decisive .n J memo
• ruble batiie of the Thames,
i Let those who seek to glorify Ge i. Cass
; as a Hero draw a veil over this incident in
his history-I— Halt, barlriot.
Ciea. Taylor’s Despatches.
Many have supposed that the letters and
despatches of Gen. Taylor were ot written
by himself, ‘out another (Major F.lit-s ) The
doubt arises from their excellence o style and
sentiment also.
Not forgetting that Gen. Gibson had said
, that on seventeen different Court- Martial tit
which lie ami Gen. Taylor met the latter was
invariably selected by the other nr tubers to
draw up their report our object mainly is to
relate what has been stated to have been the
substa ice ofa conversation on this subject be
tween Major Bliss and another highly respec
table gentleman in the western part of tins
state. It was this :
‘ Well. Major Bliss, they say the General
(Taylor) don’t write his own letters, but lhat
you do it for him. ’
Major B.— 1 suppose I know as much
about that as any other man, and all l can
say is, that every despatch during ti.e cam
paign. has been written by hiraseli— be mod
l have ever ventured to do, was to dot an i or
iross at.a id 1 should like to ree he
wouid daT't to Jo wore. ’ — fiale.n Gazette.