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WILLIAM II. BULLOCH,
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VOL. II*
SUNDAY, MAY 31. Will.
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the editor.
/ ALIEN AND SEDITION LAW.
Under llii* lieuil wc published yesterday the Re.
port iif ibe Commit teo tin ibe |H*tlti.in of llm helm
of Matthew Lynn, and the vote on ordering the
bill to bo enemssed.
The R|> tt ('llm Intelligencer record* the name
of Mr. Halt fa mm in thu negative, on tlio vote to
puss the bill, wliicli wo* passed during the evening
station.
Thu Globe uf Monday evening, however, record#
Mr. IlitnKRiiHAM'a nnino with tlm*o nf Mo#»i
Alford nnd Mark A. Cooper, a# voting for tlio hill
on the final vole lo pin# It. 'Hit# wo think mom
prubnlde, and more congenial to the fooling# of
Georgians. Tlio other member# from thi* Suite
did nut vole. "
THE FIt ESI IKT.
jj Would it not he prudent for ilium of our chiz-n*
who linvo produce in atom* on the whnif, mid other
property ut risk, to rent -vu the mine to n plnce of
safely, n* the Muter* from above, when they como,
may otltm wise work extensive injury. Wn refer to
the destruction, a* fur ns ascertained, at Augusta
and Hamburg.
nppnitonity to espies* their thi nk* to Captain Aq>.
ihony, fm hi* pioinptnnd unremitting exertion* lo
preservo them from the lion id death to which thev
were fm Imo dayseX|Hised,nfierl.is*li.p wn# struck
hy lightning, well n*#i r»d ti nt their pirraivnlinn i»
to be uttrittuted, under Divine Pnividetcr, solely to
hi* courage, Coohics*, mill eonstnnt vigilance under
the mud trying tiivtiiiiiluiicc*
C R. A.fw«-d*uii, A. L. Gottimrx,
J II. Iluekitiglinin, Clt. Render,
11; G. WnhiMright, E. D. Iliirlinur,
.lolin C. Kurr, Joseph l’rom,
.1. B. Vnllee, Emile Royer,
Louis Heyiiuud, .1. R. Nichols,
J. R. Mulder.
Ship Ci.irroK, >
At Sen, May 23,1310. J
Tim undentigtird lieg leave thus publicly In ex*
pi.*»* toCapl. J. U. Iitgersoll, und to the office. *
and crew nf tin; ship Cliiton from Liverpool, In olid
to New York, their sincere mid homtfell thunk* for
their void ml mul ready comtniuncu with our teiptost
to lie tn'ten on hoard this ship front thu Poland,
tin'll «ui lim at sen.
Tln-y would also express their gratitude to Cant,
lugersoll. for hi* total Itirgeifulness of self, mul iiis
deprivation of nil personal convenience, in ordi
aider their d-sillute situation us comfoiiuble ns
ussihle. (Signed)
Culel. Anilionv, jr.,Cnpmin of ship Poland,
C. D. Arfwedi * " ” —
R G. Wn in w right,
.1. R. Mahler,
Joseph Piollt,
A. L Gotunier.,
Clt. Reini r,
J. H. Buckingham,
John C. Purr,
Emliu Rover,
J. R. Valle,
Louis Rev annd,
E. D. Harbour,
J. B. Nichols.
IIUN. JOHN M. NILES,
Tlio new Post Master General, arrived at Wuidi.
ingtnn early lust week, nnd entered upon thu duties
of his office.
(Correspondence of tlio Southern Pntilnt.)
WASHINGTON, May 3%
The Senate resumed the consideration of the Rill
rstihlisliingn iiiiifiutn *vstent of Bankruptcy, the
question being on Mr. Wall's substitute, which pro
poses to incltulo Corporation*.
Mr. Hubbard *|Kikt» nt some length in favor nf
the substitute, mul contended that a compulsory law
of ibis Governin'nt ought to bu brought to I cur
against i bo Bunk*.
Aficrsomo brief remnrksfrom Mr Wall, tin* sub
ject was laid over until to-morrow.
HOUSE or RF.PRESESTA FIVES
The fir.-iliu*inu** was on tin- motion of Mr. Cmry,
to refer to thu Coinmiitee on Ways nnd Mt*aus, cer
tain Joiut-Rusoli'tions vvi'h instrurtioiii lo report a
Ri 1 for continuing the Cumberland Rond.
After same d'-hutc on points of end- r,»he Resolu
tions were roferr- il.wiilioni iii*ttur.iiou*. So till-i>
the lust sliugglo of that Rill for ibis sos-ion.
MAY, 20.
Tlio consideration of the Conor I Bankrupt Rill
Was resumed.
s Mr. Renton, in n speech uf great length, opposed
' iho original bill w ith much war null, ns toiully tin-
C'liisiitutlonnl, one sided, nnd glVmg power lo the
debtor to rid himself uf nil obligation. He conten
ded that the substituo of Mr. Wall wastin'only pro
per men-lire, us th it etnhrao-tl Siam Cm-poinii.'iis,
ns well us individual*. He tlonminred iln-oriciiml
hill a* a pulliicnl trick by witch the Oppo-Mon
sought to guili half a, million uf votes fur the Presi-
d.'iiliiil K.eciion, in thus proposing to set fur* so
toiay debtors an surlr cxpnric condiiious. With-
out lukjng any question, tlio Senate ihen udjoumed
In ti tt iloiisu die Pli'-emptlon R|ll wa* token up
Bud hi u lain li»ur pussril by a vote of 13U to 01.
Trial of II.- IV. Green —Wo lenra from the
Riehinnnd \\ big, that the crus#.examination of Mr.
Dabney' was coiitinuad on Saturday, mid would
probably close on Monduy. During the day Mr.
Jiol.crtraii, counsel for the Curtinioiiwt'iillh, rend ii
— Hulemont of llmiesult ofinvi-siigniion by the Com.
'luiaslnuers. The subslnnco of it was. Hun the do*
fic.il in money amounted to $546,881 ID. of this,
w. re $341.317 in check*: 401,724 m ihorlua-ksof
Giccti; 72,953 (ii< cii nnd Ctvnshow, die halancu in
the checks of house* cuinn'Ccd wi'li Green.
Tito, report < f the Cutumls iuu- r«- will bo publish*
cd hi ii few days. .
NEW YORK, May SO.
LOSS OF THE SHIP POLA SO.
AVe linvo received ibis moiniag. by the uriivul ol
thu ship Ciiflon, llie painful intelligence that iho line
packet ship Poluiid, from this port for Havre, tvu»
.truck by lightning on die Ifiili instant, by which
Occident tlio cargo became' ignited and thu vessel
wu* eiiliicly destroyed by fire.
Tlio Poland was tlio pucket of ilie 8i Ii of this
iTi'inth,but was detniiind, and sailed front hero on
Monday, the llthMay with thu lot .owing passen
gers.
R. G. Wuiowright, lady, two children nnd ser
vant; C. D. ArlWdson, I dy, two cl'ildieiiund »«•
vnni;E. Boyer, Mis* Mmgrut Hughes, Mr. A- L.
Gommex, .Muster Alfred l’.ixnro.Mcsr-rsC. R> ruier,
Jo*. Prom, J B. Vullec, J. C. Fun, Pnil.olelpbin;
J. B. Ni.hols, Piovi'deiici-; J. U. Mahler, Mis.
Cnniphell, of Caiindn; E. I). Harbour, J. H. Buck-
ingliam, Boston; Mr. Keyiuoid.
The crow cm sisted of officers nnd men 20, nml
in addition there wa re II steerage pus*- ngers, muk
jag with those whose numes we have given ub»ve
03 poisons who wen* on liooul die vessel ut the lime
of the disaster, and all of whom were fi-niiing on
Iho blond Atlantic w ith U buruiue vessel belli litll
their feet, for foily eight liours before *ho welcome
sight ol a mailing sail gladdened their* eyes.
/ The Poliiad belonged lo W. Whitlock, jr, and wo
underi-tuud that sliui* iu-tircd for $32,000.
The cargo, so far ns wo liuve lieoii it |e lo ascer
tain, consisted of 70.033 dollntsin specie, 2,7ltd bar-
rols flour, 270 bale* cotiun,UU tusk* njcrciliun hurk,
22 bun els polaioe*.
Vt}lne uf cargo $30;000
Specie 70.1100
Ship insured for 32,000
Total loss $133.1100
Wo have seen nno nf the pn«#cngers, Mr. Ruck-
ingliam, w ho suys tbut mo mich praise cauiiut bo
given to Cupt. Anthony, for his gailunt con luct upon
. this occwMtm.
He slates furtlier, dint the Poland wa# well pro
vided with boats, but ihnltie thinks that it she laid,
in addition to llm complement on Imurd, u life bom,
such us that of the Dmrliess d’Ui leiHis, u great purl
of the specie and bugguge of die pu s. i geis might
have bt en saved.
Tim following particular# have been obligingly
furnislicd to us by Cupt. Ingersnll.
Tim ship wa* struck by ligbtnine on Sutiirduy,
tlio I6;b inst. in bit. 4126, long. 53 30, nt 3 P. M.
during u severy shower of tain, wind uhoiit S. \V.
The lightning struck hi r |«u-to|»-g.dlmil vurd. nn
larlionid side, mul ran down in the ties to dm for*.*
yard, and dience along the fore-ynrd io tl.u head of
the foremast, wIh tc it knocked olf a pi- c-- of the fid
of the inpnnst. It then inn down the mn*t into die
lower ho d, where it is suppos'-d it s-1 lire to thu
cotton which was stowed near tlm mast.
After unii.circciiiulalteir.pt to get ni the fire to
vxtinguish il,the men being driven ironi dieii work
by diesmuke, th-* huebes were closed about 3 o'clock
und the boats were cl> ari d and got cu*. mol about
10 P* M. tlio females und r. 11. Id run, wuh ns many
nu nus was tlmuglil pr.ipi r, were put intotlu* l.aig
boat, nnd moor* d usii rn. wle ie they rem..in- dnll
tli.it night, and tile u< xt il-iv and night, until Mon
day morning—the ship bring liovii to, inord-rto
be easy, ami in hopes uf being discovered by »oom
P'Ssing vessel.
Oh Monduy nmrniig. the wil d having vry much
incrfliu.d, with a l Ring sen, ami the appear-
ing I" have im-miurd much, tlio bouts woo lioisled
in iigxin und sail maiiu to die N. E About one
wVlockP. M. a sail was discovered und th-> ship
was pui belnre the wind to s|a-uk her.
At 3 n. m.spoke tbo ship Clifton, and Cnp'ain
]iigersoll.iniiiM*ilintv|y complied with their mjaest
in be taken ofl', und assisted iu saving all hands with
ills b at. •
i'Hn ship was abandoned idmut 10 o’clock A. M.
nt which tiaw the lira w.is veiy last inciea*ing, and
lh** dock# weie grow ing liolter every mino r. '] he
pus-ongri* and ci. w saved but lildn except the
clothes they Imdon.und a few light articles ul small
value.
Siur CurTox, at Sxa.
May 23, 1840.
The undersigned, passenger* pm ship I'nlaml,
bwiuitl from New \utk, fur llovic, uka lid* puuU
TUESDAY. JUNE 2, 1840.
THE FRESHET.
Tim plantations on thn Ognrhee, ns far as wo can
|curn, ure under wider. Some planter# eslimute the
|o«s of iheircropnt two thirds. We trust that tln-h
estimate will prove exirnvagaut. Tim water wns
on Saturday within two feet of thn bridge, and the
Sutithein stage had to be brought ov* r on n flat.
We did not receive any mnil yesterday from Au
gusta until the afternoon, when the papers of Tuns,
lay ciinm to hand, they were due on Thursday last.
They were loo early to give m the particulars.—
Tlieio an-live m dU due from Augusta to-day.
The extract* fmm the Charleston pajicrs lead us
to expect disastrous accounts, but we want faith tn
believe tliat the water wn* ten feel deep ill Broad
street, Augusta. If it can be true, tliu destruction
lias been aw fill.
Extract of a latter, dated
“CHARLESTON. May 30.
“Tito uccouiits received this evening from Hum-
burg ami Aiigu-ta m o deplorable indeed. Hamburg
almost wholly destroyed, no I it is staled In an Au
gusta | aper that n »ix oared bout could pn*» up
Broad street la that city front one end to the oilier,
There is great destruction of properly.”
THE KKICKKttBOCKF.il
For May lui# In en received. It is so valuable a
i'erb'dii'id tbut we dislike having any number mil-
sing. 'Hint for April wliicli con ains ut, intrrevting
paper from W. IlivINO, styled the Miatiaaippi
Hubble, Ims never been received. This writui's
ooiitribulioiis enrich every number.
C.INTKNTS. .
Oiiginal I’npers; Remini-cence of tin* Into War;
Atplnnixo, a Sentimental I’oem; Thu Haunted
Merehntit; “-All the Mother;” Our Village; To
Lueifir; The Lost of the Mnnihin* J Life's Mystn.
I'W; New l'hilosophy of Mind t Trinmj >1i over the
ScImoVMenS Ncnrnnss of Spirits ; Epl.iuini I'ipkin-
Memobs of ilm Di’ud} The Cinyon I'iij ers; Letter
from Gcotliey Cruym; Ahdornlimaii,tlio Washing
ton of Spain, by W. Irving; Benefit of n Doubt.
Literary Notices: A Tribute to llm Memory of
FI xhugh Smi It $ Anton's Girek Rendei; Guizot's
1 listory of Civilization; Carey’s Answ er* to Ques
tion* on the Currency; Editor's Tuhlo; Tlio Tomb
of Washington { Editor'* Drawer, &c., &c.
Agent Ol. VVtLI.IAMJ.
THE SOUTHERN CABINET, FOR MAY.
This monthly, principally of uo ngiiciiltiiral east,
wc havo received pimetiiully. As we hud not leis
ure yesterday to examine it, wn extract from the
Chnilcfiiui Patriot its notice of the present number.
Southern Cabioel.—Tlio present number abound*
with valuable mliric* on Agriculiornl subjects, mul
eiiti rtiiitiing titles mul tketclu-s tbut plcusingly di
versify i s more gruvo contents. Tim udmiruble or-
lielcs, in couiiiiuntion, entiibd “Notes on Euro-
pi mi Agrieulimu,” mo evidently fromtlm liuiul of
a practical Agriculturist, who ui ins observation
wi-h science, and whose lu«sons ii would be well for
their nleicst If the I'lauiers in our low coiinny
would n-giiid with the cou-idoruiion they meiii.—
They an; of die highest value as bints foi thu pertnu-
ueiii inipiovonn-iit of our Agricuituiu.
Agi-nt Col Wir.r.i.uis.
CONGRESS.
In llm Sennte on the 27ih nnd 28th nil, llm Bank
nij t Rill wiis miller discussion. On diu 28th the
Sui.mu decided hy u vote of 37 to 3, nut to coiifiiiu
the bill to traders.
Tin- yens mul any# were iis follow*:
YAKS—M'-s-rs Ail t., Anderson, Ronton, Rrown
lJucliiinun, Clay uf Ain, Clayton, Crittenden, Cutli-
liert, D vis. Doom, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson,
King, Kochi, Linn, Lumpkin, Mm rick, Momoti,
Nicholas, Nm veil, I'nrici I'reston Ro iiie,l{obin*on.
Sevii-i, Siniih, of Conn, Sinidi, of Ind, So-uloird.
Sirauge, Siuigeon, Tulliiuolgo, 'lapp.ili, Waiktr,
Welis'cr, mel t\ right,—37
NAYS—Mcsrrs. Hubbard, Wul! und Williams:
-3.
Iu the House, on the 27ill nnd 2Bdi lilt, the SiiIi-
Trensiiry Rill was di-cus»ed. Mr. Cushing coil
eluded his speerli against it. Mr. Lowed follow
ed in fuvoi of the hill
On the 27th Mr. A.ford,of Georgia, moved n re.
cnin-tder-ilmii efd.cvnie, by wliicli nil last evening
the pie emptied bill bad passed, but after »oim*de
bate, dm million wn* rejeetud.
On tlio 23th, Mr. Triplett, of Ky., asked leave
to report a lull supplementary to tlio pre-emption
act nf yesienlay. The hill is designed to limit the
benefits of < lm uct tu uctuul -ettler*. The opudoa
i» diut the bill as it is will lead to frauds, upon die
icvcnuo. Objections wore nude lo the report ol
tl.o bill.
INDIANS.
On the I lib Ih#», about snuii»e, n pony of <I>N#
miseivants (sup|«ost*d to la* the sumo that nttuked
the house of Sumpter Land) stirrmimtcil lb* house
of Mich.ml Thomas, nnd tiie white family b-ing nU*
sent, bu nt it to *h * ground, tiller first huvltig taken
off nil tl ut they considered of vnlua. The negroes
inn field closetodu-houM* were not molested. They
suy the party consisted of 15 or 20 Indian*. Afu*r
this ontrugn it is supposed lint limy nminssed the
Apiiliichicolii river, us five rafts made hy tin* Indians
nro now to Iw seen on the Eastern bunk of the riter
opposite Thomus’s ti'Uisc. Young Land wltown*
•uveraly w ounded ut the lime his fulln r was ki.h'd,
lias since died.—St. Joaeph Tinea, 13/A uit.
BCP We had the sovan-st shower uf rain on Sun
day afternoon Inst, that wo ever saw fall in thi* city
In the spare of thirty tninuiu* after it commoneeil,
um streuis wen* filled wilii water *-i I ha! it wa* itlt
pussibh* to cross without wading thmugh it. It was
iicrompuuied with some hail mid much wind—hut
glad lo hour the Inner done tm further dnnt-
age than prostrating several fences and trees. On
yesteiduy nt ruing we hud another liatdshower,but
.vs, front whut wo can learn, it did not extend fnr in
to the country, we do not think it will have much
effect on our river —Augnatn VonalitvtioHaliat of
Tuesday last.
The Charleston Patriot ofSutuidayaflcrnuon ha*
thn following:
We delayed our paper in the hope of communica
ting s.nnc further intelligence in relation to tlio flood
in the Savannah River, but the muil is not beyond
Aiken.
A pnssengsr oil the Roll Rond slates llmt many
of tlio houses in Hnmlui-g had entirely (bulled away,
and that the water was 10 feet deep la Broad street
in Augu*lu. Mr, Tapper hud not leturnod to Aikin
nt 7 o’clock this morning.
We have boon favored wilb t\ic following extract
fmm a letter:
Extract uf a letter, dated,
AIKEN, May 30.
»'The ncciinnt# of the dlsn*ter at Hamburg nnd
Augusta have not been exaggerated, they me worso
than was represented at last uucountsfrom Hamburg,
tliu water had fallen 5 feel but still was not low-
enough *.o see nny part of iho stora doors. Tho
merchant* saved twiildng Itis utter dvaliuctlou.
SAVANNAH, SATL’ltUAt, JUNK 0, 1840.
I ‘
tt Democratic sue- MillntgovHI
G-neral Cii
in all tlio aCcu»tome«l fields tlf DenwCratio sne
ers*.
The inerting wns addressed with grant rffeei hy
Gsoik** M. Dallas,(whopresided, assisted by *lxiy.
five Vitol'txs*ldet.ts) 1M» Tlwmt|i**ut»Uiohaid Ru li«
Col. I'agr. Richard Vitux. the Hoa Aaron Vundrr-
pool of New York, William D K**lh*y. Horstlo
llnhcll.aud vtliei*, and it is a fact w.uilt noting,
iNithns cootplimentiiry to tin* *|ieakers nnd as in
dicative of ilm spirit by which lit" s*# *mhlagiv wn*
animated, that lit- Immense multitude m inile-trd
the closest aitentinn forma le*« thanthr»*»*hfturs,
their Imlug tin falling off nmimbet*oi fiicglng in
enilia-iusiil throughout. Mr. Vat»deijua*l, thiiugh
veil known hyrrpHiitlhai, wn^persunahy a stranger
mid lie lost nothing in lame tinmng Id# I'lliladolpbin
friend* hy appearing before them yesterday. Hi#
speech wns an admirable one, fall *-f fitv nn, l truth,
and tho leiteinted elu wring which Ii elicited fmm
first to Inst, wa# sufficient proof tint we were nut
ulnae in this opinion.
Altogether tin* meeting wn* of the happiest clmr-
n-ter, and will give renewed spirit to the Inlairor#
in the democratic cause, while it must show tulliofC
wh*» liop.i to succeed hy a cmu-euluent ef principle
nnd a relinnoe upon empty noise and childish pa.
gentry that they sadly decuivo themselves If they
hollevo fora moment that the p-oplo ara with
them. The people are wheitt they lut v e ulwny.
been, presenting a steady ft ant to their oil oppo
nents, let litem coma in what new garb they may.
WEDNESDAY, JUNK 3, 1848.
R. IV. GREEN.
Frotn the Norfolk 15. nrmi of Thursday lust, wo
learn ihut ihr trial of Green at Richmond, was still
going mi nn-1 would b.* protracted mini her week,
lie bus nit- tiipt' d, il suem*,to bribe the prosecuting
attorney—.!> »eph Mayo. Esq.
The Richmond Stor of Tuesday, sny*:—“Yester
day a i utu wos olilied iu evidence by Mr. Muyo who
bad demanded lo bo sworn n* n witness. The note
was m-i immediuti 1\ read and timo laki n by Greeu'i-
Counsel to n fl cl upon it. We Jcurn tbut ibis note
contained uii offi i to Mr. Mnyool'OOOO dollars by
G.i-en, if lie vvuual cons.-nt to snfl’er multe.s ill tliu
trail io go easily with him. This nt all events wn*
the general pmp- n nf llm |. tier. It also contained
mi idler <o make •• r-mifortab'e provision foi his
h nor ihe Mnjoi of the city. Astounding und ul
umsi incrcdibli.- a. tin* news is, it usvtrlb- iesa is
Ice.
~ VERMONT.
At the Dem«*crntii: Slate Convent ion held at Wood-
stock, Vi. in iheihird week of May, Manna Vax
Ili'itCN Olid R. M. Johnson w-re noniinstud for
Ihosidiuit und Vice I'rc,ideal, lion. C. I*. Van
Nils mid lion. W.C IlKAht-tT aera sppointsd
S-aatoii I elector*. The s»|eriion ol di,in< t elec-
t*-r» was left lot thi aiiioo of ‘he d.»ir.« ts in tlieir
CULVCLkloUs.
CHARLESTON, May 30,
THE FRESHET.
The Curs yusterday were only from Aiken, no
communicntinii having been had with Hamburg.
Wo learn from thn conductor of tho cuis, that on
tnlompt was mudo on Thursday aftcrnunii, to ranch
Hamburg with u band car,propelled by manual labor
mul succeeded iu gening witldn a mile nr two ol tbut
place, whon tlio wn'er vvns found tu lw too deep to
prngi-i'S* any further, reaching tho breast of tho ne
groes, ami they wuro lltereforu compelled to return
to Aiken.
Tlio amount of damage sustained, nnd whether
there is any considerable Ins* ofl ifo, of course yet
mains painfully dujlful.
'J'lio water is said to have fallen tluce foot
Horse Creek IVud, somo three miles tills side of
llutubu-.R,u(idit may the re fare be cuus'wlerod almost
certain, a* llm rain ha# caused 'ulling, that tlio liver
will speedily rosttmn it* natural clinmiel, uml uffiird
nu opportunity tothe distressed iiih ibltiints of llum-
burg to extricate thcmsrlTe. C.m iUU |u>»lt..o« sit
uuliun, and gathei up their property, whatever thu
di't'royingdement ntuy have sjiured.
We h«pe to hour full pniticulur* by tills after-
nunn's mail. It is reported, th it throe bodies, one
while and two l-lucks, have been found ill-owned,
bill wo do not give lids as posi-ive.
Bclnw will bo found a letter from our Ctiriospnn-
dunt ut Cohililbln, ns also two slioit extract# of let.
tors, from other sources, shewing thut grant injury
will be sustained in tbut quarter by tho Irosliot.
It "on tier.
COLUMBIA, May 28, 1840.
To the Editors of the Courier.—
Gentlemen—Foi tliu lest ihreo days, wo hnvolmd
for must of the time, n houvy steady min,and,from
appeurunces, thn windows of llenvctv, in tho upvr.
Districts, mii'l havo been opened. Yesterday morn-
ing, the Cunguii-o begnti to ti-e, und cniitiutied
ilirough theduy,averaginguhoiitlwofect hi mi Ilnur.
Daring iho night it continued lo no ill riuitigextent.
This morning thu high Imnks wore ii veil lowed.
Cotton wliicli wits stowed on high ground, wn# flout
ing down thu cmiid. Tho Conga oe,Broad und
Suluda bridges yet stand,end hope* eioemcttuiiied
they will be savi d. On tlio S iludn, tlio water is
op to tlio winid work of tlio bridge—tlio Cuugmie,
about two fiset of tho wood wo»k. Should tbtv
Uroad River Bridge give way, tho splendid fahiie.of
thu Coiigareo must go likewise. Such a frosbul
bus not been in oiirr'vor* since 1708.
The Cohimhin Canal of seven miles in length, i*
supposed to Ihj finally destroyed, so tliat tho lust o
llm inti-rnul improvement*, in constructing ciuuls
hy the State, is swept nvvay. All tlio largo planta
tion* below us. are covered with water and t hoctops
mim'd Col. Hampton's pliiuimion, which is tho
highest on tlio River, isononheel «-f witter, the dis
tinction must bo immense. While I um wri ing 2
o’clock I*. M.. tho water is still rising, yet slowly.
Hnlfpast 3 o'clock tliu walur is about stationery.
It is now to he Imped the bridges are safe. I Inga,
h ok causeway is overflowed so tbut the st-igccun-
not go this duy. The mnil linvis hero on liur-e
back, and isoluiged to coro'iml near I’luifs Spring*,
touvuid high wuter. Muil closes at 4 o'clock.
Respectful.y yum*.
COLUMBIA, May 28.
Th® River ut Columbia Bridge is 4 feet higher
limn it lw* ov- r before been All dm Wure i luuse*
mul vvliarv- s are overflowed, and much Cotton
afloat.
COLUMBIA. May 28.
The River is up wilt-iu one tool multi hull'ul tho
Riid-^e, nnd coosideralde dam ig<* done to Cotton in
the U nr- House* and at the Canal, and a niinibcr
uf small boats Inst. 11 is said by many tliat the river
bus Oliver been known so high as now.
Wc learn from Cupt. Willey, of tit® schooner
IVarrior, from Jacksonville, that on tho night of
die 25lh instant, between 28 uml 30 Indians visited
the plantation of Mr. Jenks, about 20 miles from
St. Auy-uitiiie. Mr Junk* hiuI the inmates oflii*
house made tin ii escape. The Indian# remained
on tin* plan ui'.on ab-itit two h-nrs, and then d-parl*
cd without doing any injury. On tin- next m* ruing
Cupt. Mickl«i'# company weal in pursuit, uml laid
not iciurtiud when the II’uriior left.—Courier.
HANK DIVIDENDS.
The Tinnier#' Rank, ami the Marine nnd Fire In-
suranre Bunk, both of thi# city, lutve twently declared
dividends, nt the rate of eigltt per cent, for tlio Inst #lx
mouths.
THE CENTRAL BANK*
Nuitieruu# enquiries from fiieml* at n distance are
mode of as, to know wlicn tlio Central Bunk will com
mence loablng money to the Counties. The notes of
die banker circulation, nre now being prepored for the
purposo. Tito time necessarily required to sign nnd
ituhibor them, is very much lengthened by die other
duties iiu'utnlont on the Cashier, who lias tn sign each
of die bills ia person. It is however, believed tlint the
arrangements will bo so for completed aa.t" authorise
the bank to commeneo loaning about the first uf July
next.—Ftderttl Union, 2ClA till.
Singular Occurrence.—Yesterday morning, the pilo t
boat L. S. Lucas, Copt. Lcs, in eigltt fathoms water.
Charleston light beating W. N. W. fell in with the
sloop Emma ff Elha, entirely abandoned. On boarding
tlio sloop, the sails, compass, wnter provisions, tec. &c.
appeared not tn have been at all disturbed—tlio jib and
mainsail partly hoisted, nnd on tlio table in the cabin
there were appearance* of a meal having been taken
immediately before the crew left, a tin pan with food,
coflee pot, nnd plates standing on die table in their pro
per order. Tlio boat was missing, and «U descriptions
of clothing appeared to linvo been taken away. The
sloop had on board a cargo oftiveonk and rrdnr— bad
but little wnter in her, nnd leaks but to o' trifling extent.
The only papers found on board, were a couple of bills
of lading, one fnrUUO bags of Colton, dated 38ih March
last, tho other flir 200 hags; dated l lth Aprlllnst, ship
ped on board llie sloop L’mnm 4 Eliza, 8. W. IIAHI.KV
muster, st Darien, bound to Savannah. What circum
stances could liave induced die crew to lenvo the ves.
sel, it is impossible to conceive. Had they been taken
off by nny vessel, U is but natural to com-si ve that the
sloop would ltuve (tripped, wo can therefore only sup.
post*,dint they took tho bnnt,nnd lnndo-lsomo where on
die coast.—CAarlwloa Courier, 1*1 in it.
TDK DEMOCRACY
Of Phitadilphia, in ilie majesty of their strength
** We havo not for many ye.ns f " says the IVnii-
sylvuiiiau of Tuesday, “seen an assemblage of the
democracy of the City an-l Coairy of I’iiila-
delpbia so grant in number or so entliusi .die in
spirit. It reminded iis fuicibiy of tbo great gather
ings of llm bone nn l sinew of thn country lo su-tuin
Andrew Jock ion, during llie fimen a'tlcks raid- up-
ou llm gowlc.au**- of 1832 and 1331. and we havo
witnessed nothing at all compara' lc to it ainco llmt
period, Il was iinb-cd a clit-eiiog spcclaclo—a de
cisive proof tlint the n«scrti-m# of llm friend* of the
avail ible, ul-oot changes and ibscrlioas, area* little
to bo relied on ns they wi re in fmmor time*, and
llmt their b»id slnnits and miiii«trous stories arc
now a* Imreiol'om, the “swnlUug pr-dogon" tn ibeii
overwhelming d-feet. Tb * old spirit w#s gp—the
m- n were out in foice who arc never folly anm,ed,
without arbieviiig victory—wi>en they npptmr in
solid phalsnx. it is always ibe fim-runDerof triumph,
and the mseling of ye.u-nlay mry betaken A sign
of toeststcoliccling, riot only in I'cnn*)Iranis, but
the freshet at augusta and
HAMI1UUG.
Wo extract from the Charleston Courier of Monday,
details of die unprecedented calamity wliicli lias lie-
fallen Augusta mid Hamburg in tlio destruedon of pro
perty. '«
In lbo mni*i »r ibe wreck of properly, we haw
reason to be duiiiklul lo a wise Providence, that no life
in either city, was Inst, although many person# were in
immiti nt danger.
8nme nil tliu river, above Augusta, it will bo seen,
were not so fortunate. Capt. STAVKTi N merits tliu
highest encomiums for Ids manly intrepidity.
Although die times nre compluined of by every per
son, ns unusually adverse, does it not become a Chris,
dan community, Uke Ravniiiinh, to devise, in Town
tuvc.dug, #«uue mode of relief far those who have been
rendered destitute of house and home, h) till# unex
pected flood, as fund in its efll-cts to many as a destruc
tive lire.
First Natchez, in a sister stele, is desolated by the
winds of Heaven, and not only properly, hut bnmau
life is destroyed. Now—Augusta, the second city in
our own Slate, is shaken by n flood tn Iter foundations,
even while her suflrrings liani tlio pestilence of Ian
summer is still un event of yesterday.
Those who have only tlio widow's riiita to bestow,
should como forward, nnd aid in relieving tho house
less. and those who lidvc been east upon llie cliurity of
lilt* world-
CHARLESTON, Juno I
Tiie mnil of yesterday brought ii# fall piintcd de-
tail*, from lb- offices nf llie llamlmrc Journal uml
Augusta Constitutionalist, and Chronicle, a* also
n k-ttcr Irani our C'olumbiu Corim-panilt iii, nnd an
extract from it Savannah paper, n-feiring tu ihccffcct
of the storm there, nil of wliicli nro appended.
Wn luive duvoted u largo portion of our paper tu
tho dcluil* of this calamity.
linblioid's Hotel. 9 P. M.
HAMBURG, May 29,1840.
To the Edilor of the Courier.
Wo nriivud williiu a half niilo of llie depot at
this place ahum 5 P. M , witli iho pass.-ngui imin
final Charleston. Timrondof this halt* mile tvui
much broken up, about unu-filtii nf tlio embui.knit-nt
swept away, and all ut 380 yards of tliu superstruc
ture ul ildfi rout points was ul*o gon*’. By tlm aid
ol the snji.1 iiitemiain of tbo rand and his nisistuut
and carpenters, (who have boon engaged in repair
ing tl.o toad us tust a* the water left it, Irani Ijnr*e
(Jr• ck, liuir mile* out, to tlm p i t wo reached with
tho train,) temporary budge* weie made over the
bii-ai-him in the embaukon-nt, so that h> soil sol tl«-
p s-eiiguia about28 ladii-s mil gnntleiiu-ii, tlir-r
bugguge,and iliu uml, wu<« lundid III Aiigustn—liu-
pns-enges ii .viug engaged u b at nt the cxjH-nci: id
oi.c dollar hIuhoio curry them over tho river. The
wuler lias In-enlbr-e (vet over (lie rood ut llm depot,
und about 5 feet over tin* lower II or nf ilii* lion—,
iieio n In‘go i limber of the ntiz-ns Ha* raircu ed,
ns In-iug tlio on st *«'»• from tin- flood.
A largo proportion of the grot-mie* in llie store*
are di-stiuunl or mncli injur. <j. and ni u lidiygood*.
I’l.e water Ini# fillen uiao.l tin, 18'eei, and ssuli
ni li' g f.*-t. About * oiH-iiii,d of tlm Inwci bliJge
i*corned away.
1 liuvu been ton ttmcli engaged In ii quire nlmin
Augusta, the extent ol dunnigi*doin' tin re, Are., Ion
ill, uo d'Oibt- leurn thi* from ollicis- We ni
Cihichy Judge* Renicn and LtIVv were of
thu niimbst,'
They dou'nless llionglit me op|m*ed to tlieir move-
iiiem* in |Niliiies. by the • xerlimi* that I used io
stop them nt A-ikeit til) tlw* rand wn* known to lie
#af»», nut 1 had nut tlm mo«| distant idea tlint the
passage could linvo lieeu cffictixl will-out tivutei
misch'ef and delay. As it is. I bnvi-io.lv tu regret
• slight pt-i*uiml injiirt to myself by a fall nl'nin* of
tia-timla*rs, la-ma theflisl to pus* over ill- broken
rand, nliich i did by wading in wuter and mud. mul
tumbling over tie tirnl e ; mid tin* next lialfbour tbo
lsd.es w. re passed over, sear elv soiling tlieir pru
nellas.
1 in* inliulilianls wlin Innl fli d from ilielr lnm*es
an* leiiuiiing. n moving tlm uuul ftoui tlieir il -un
wldeli top eioeied several hu la * deep, and making
theiiisciw* colitloHubli- us lit t n» ilmv can.
T TUIM’F.R.
M*r :|0. 7 A. M.—The water has lull- ii 18 f—t.
Wo l ave just got the mud umI pusseiigers from
Aiigiwiu.
AUGUSTA, Mat 29.
We have had one of tlm most tm rildn fr slet-
evei known. Augusta wiisiMindated from one end
to tlio oilier. Person* ontlmbuck s rents were sav
ed by huge cntti-ti limits being sent for them. Many
small iuuinos weru cnriit-d away, and many of the
hiick liouses buvo beunsofearliibyntideimiin d.ilmi
gicat tippieiicnsionisemcriuined linn they will full
Among thu moMt injur' d uio those belonging to Mr
Isaac Henry. A two story hriek Iiouhi* Ims sunk
oimeiid so n* to break all the caps of the windows,
und is in sucii a critical situ itimi, tlint many pur-
sous think It will fuil; next to this is u large tiirie
story brink building, belonging nl-o to Mr. II.
wliicli lm* not Ih'oii finished no-re than a yn.ir; iliis
has u.su sunk at ono end of iliolVoni. Every house
was sunoumled by water— cvety cellar lull—tin*
atipets are torn up, ami Lumenm* hole* wnslied out
—.nnl oveiy tiling presents nsiuuu of devnstai ion
iluintiurg is neatly destroyed, and many met-
cbuiits totally ruined; several having to reiuu into
tlieir M'Coid und third stories to *uv> life.
AUGUSTA, May 29.
The water rushed into the town with stab force,
as to literally tear die sir-pis op in many pbices.
Tln ri-um now immeii-eexcavation* Ii* tn lUto 15
fiH-tdiop. It rose in many iil'tbo suites from (i to
12 inches. Many smull wooden Iiouho* were ear riod
away—every collar tilled, uml many of the hriek
lioustj* hi iimlerminud us to rami r ili- m unsafe to
nccupants. Tii- loss ofpiopeily will be iiumensu
Ermn 107'* to 1509 Imlrs ufCoiton were men in a
short t iis-lioniing down the river. The wulis ol
several of our warvhiiiise* w-rru carriid nwuy, ami
hundreds uf bulos flou cil mil.
AUGUSTA* May 30.
Such n sheet of water on luml, was never hclitie
seen here. It was onn river fmm llm flint of die
Hnmliurg Hill to (Malgin's (Srupo Aib-r, ul die
garden above tlm Brick Yard, and tl.o Ins* of proper
ty imtneiHO. When the water was ut its height, a*
if to odd to our misfoituno, a Iho broke out in tlm
reuroftliu Huptist Church; tliu wut-r wixsodm-p
th-il it would sw im u lior.o io get io it, with a cur
rant strong eiiuugli in entry off man ami horse, so bin
fewcmild much it, it wn* iu Cramp's lime Imus-, uml
soon ciimmimteated to the shingle i oof of th • Rnpti-t
Cliurch. Il was, lmwevcr, liiriuiintoly cxiinguisl-ed,
without doing murit d uimge. The p-upir went out
in I'uti-rsburg bout*.
AUGUSTA, May 20.
Great Frcblit'l.
The rain* wliicli have fallen hi llm early part of
this wia-k, tip to Wednesday morning, liuvu pin-
duccd tliu graiitesl rise in die Savaui.uli wlii- ii ‘
occ.iirrod sinco the cel' hmtcd Yuzmi fiesh.in 1798,
wwd tlwvto ol uur citilcwt wltu saw tliat, ««y tlw)
body of walur is much greutur dim ul tliat time.
Tlm damage proilm-rd mi ptniiimlim* both iilmv
and below this city, will bn immonse.jtiid llm dus-
cion# have nndniibibcen entirely dustroyed.
Tlm dninage doiiu in tills city cannot ho
mined for some duy*; tlm amount of property des
troyed i* nlieudy known tube very uonsiik-ruble.
A portion of tlm up|ierbiidgeliusjM-»-ii'cariied nwuy,
und it is supposeii thut ull tliu upper wharves have
boen untiroly ilestioycd. Our city is now un island,
and the water mi tbo hack common# is from two to
six liumlind yards w i.iu, cutting off nil ennimoldc
lion with tlio adjacent country iu cvciy diicciion,
To give our rnuder* ut u distiincu srnim idea of tliu
extent of thn freshet, a six oared boat ciiii miss
without difficulty through Hroml-stioct, from Ren-
no-h's old C'ornrr up to tlm extreme end nf the
city, nnd iiow fur beyond wo know tint; and from llm
Glol-e Hotel up Broad street is iilmost u contiuj-
ou* lukn uf water.
In short, there is srnree a street in the city tlint
tlm water is nut now (eight o'clock, U. M.) passing
through, und tliu rivet-1- s.ili ris ug at llm rain of
lour to six inches nu hour, nnd slu-ii.d it mm tin no to
rise in the snnm ratio fin fourer six hour# longer, tliu
whole city will lm inundated. Tin* lower Inidge
has withstood to force of tlm ruricnt, uml is s.ili
tunding lit tliu time we write, though teriou* feur*
ure ciiteriuiimd lur its sulety. M u-y of nor citizen*
liuvc been driven ftom tlieir dwellings, and in sumo
i f llm houses thu wilier is several feet deep.
Great as is llm de-triictinn of property in this
city, wo apprehend it is mm It greater in prepnriion,
ia uur noiglibui ing town of Hamburg, nnd we linvo
nu doubt llm di»lrc«* among llm citizens is infinitely
g'cater. Fur from wo could sen of tlm town from
tlm biidge, wo do not suppose llmru is two ucre* of
dry lund ill tliu place.
Tliu river at dark It id risen tliirty-foo feetubovu
low water muik —Sentinel.
No. 15.
Bench Islnud, which lui* jrt*t Imdi received, tiinl
wliicli willglvesnitie Idea nf llm'force and i fleet of
thu fn'*hi-t there. The plantation* in tho tlcinity
oftlm city, lutvelH>en entirely under wider, and Wu
have liciiid tbut Mi. W J. Eve, whose fin in is
nl>out two mile* Imlnw. hn* I i*t a I iiis nude* and
the greater part oflii# other slock We also learn
iIihi at tlm phd'liiihinnf tlm In'e Mr. Ttitt, sixty dr
seventy head ul hogs, rtCihles a i tini'-er oi cattle
washed n
Any.
AImiiiI 4 o'clock in the ttftoinnnn, the city wns in
c> tiinini ion on hear ing llmt a pint the upper hrigile
had given nwuy, and ii geieinl rush was made to
•he hmerhrhlccto witn-v.* ||-p eoiii'i|«*lop, suppes-
i g ufe -uise tlmi dm sinking of tin-floatini: limlx-rs
would I'h'iik dow n uml cariy nw'ny llie latter; hill nil
were happily ,ll-nppo teed ott selngthe tlmhtts se
parate nnd | n-sh g wi I lujikiy nndei the piers.
Ahold 9 oVi.rU, tin-Ui clieit n't the Suvnnnnli mtd
Augusta Strain Real Cum;un v, siiu-itu of Rity-st ,
opposiie C'umph- II. limited t'n-iii ll-foomlidlon.nnd
wns wnslu-d down top iippmi on, si nick tin* Itiidi e,
wliicli slui ten d it to piece*, and flouted through.
At 11 o’clock, the officii of tho old Havnnii di s'carit
•nun company, wliicli lei* weathered nil dm former
swells, gave way mul with Hull ning swift tie**, flew
down the liver, s*nii k the Ini.lge at about tin* ‘nine
plnce tlm khelii-ii hud picviomdy stuck,' aiiltt' rt
pnssi'd under widmnt injury to tlm bridge, though
shivered to iragmi'id# Usel.
Some two Inti r* it.tore lids, we regret to hn*o tn
record, the lower Inidge wuslmdte lit two plai'es
( ahum 5 piers,) hy two heavy leaded sitlt.hoals,
wliicli hr ike from tlieir moorings sommvliere In die
vic.niiy lift 'niiipliell st.,ni.at mine uguicst llmlu iirgc
with a linee whieli mat lie well imugimd when the
•under is awiira tlint ilm cure nt limn ru*h d nt die
rule of 9 knot* per hour. We omitted to stale thni
ul nlmiit 2 o'clock on the previous e tier main, two
empty limit# Imlonging tutl.e Iron Sicxinbimt Coin*
puny lirokn inose, and enme down widi consideiiihl
force again-I the Inidge, wln-io tiny were cheeked
in their passage, und ulh-rmtich exonimi mi the
pari of tho citizens who were on ihchddtcnt the
tun',were propel.'i-d up tho s'reum lo mm of the
wliurvi'S ubuvit, widnmi injury to tlm biidge or dm
boats.
Amidst tlio great ciilumily nhiclihits hefiillen ns,
(greaicr than any which hu* hefel our town within
dm memory of our old- *t iidmldiiitiis ) ii i* a grati
fying circimistniicu that not a single life has hern
last; at luasl we have not heard ol a single enso of
diowtiiug (III ciiltcr side of the liver, tle-ngli tln n*
wett* mini) nm raw mul pi evidential escape*.
As We ImlbittS'ltlcd, il i#ulmu*t impiis-ihle to give
nny tiling like a tutu siutciimnt of llm damage done
to ntir city, hut in older to give persons nt a tlis-
miice some iilc * of thu ex cut of llm || .oil, wo will
simply stiito tlint cuiioc*could pan* Hum one end tu
die oilu-r of Hnnid s'reil, und tlint dm cellars on
• u Ii sides of din sireei, w ith a very few oxcepiions,
were fd.ed with wnter. in tin- uper part oflbcclty
llm w ulet aver igcd Irnm 3 to 5 I- ei deep. Tbo same
le| iliefwuto- pievidluildiii-ii^houl Kilt- und Gram
tract*.
A regard# llm nro*# streivs, from Wn«liiiigion
Mpwaids, they prcsenti'il iiinrn die uppciiruiire of
i vers I Inin liny ill ug else. Cnmming and Kollock
were inipii-snideexcept with linats— ul 5 o'ci--ck en
Friday afierimuii,ul the latter tlieio wn* u lorry Imut
coiistauily in n-qii sitieu to cariy over piM-ongvi#
and llie WIIHM' llieusur-d from Ii to 8 feel deep—
Kitchen's ding store and Hiiiidnnd Scrantiiu's <ro-
rery stor# on tliu c-rnei- of Kolmck uml Bruud
‘Ireels, wro wa-lied tn thu fininilntion, I tit were
standing whim we lett llmieat the iiiuir just sinlod.
flm front wiill nf I'hlw'iii'd Thonins' nliice in llm raar
nf Kileb' ii'* stoic wa* ehlhcly midi rinhidcd by llm
wnter, and liiill'hdlendown, > s w- re id»n tliu *)• p
leading to llie upper story of Ren- &. RenllV ware
house, on tlm sanm s'reel. A one story huildieg
on Rrund struct, oiipos.to Cnmmiiig s< reel anil iust
above Slavnllilt. liumlun, was carded away, but wo
wto hupps tu luuvtt ti.uv no ono was iu U at the
time.
la M H-nry stioot, thn same gmiornl ft ice of cm-
rout wns iKiiicti-d, tiinl seme of tin* posts of tlm up-
*Y*e market werutorn down and carried away. All
the l.'Ucn ..r.*-. ,tl-.v».
nwuy. and the h u*o ol I .. W. Colder•, ou tiie cm in t
of El is *t,orcnph d In Mi. Rum Icy, wuswadnd
down by lli.'Cinreiil liieakiiig the lontidi toil.
McKiniu y s . i» nl-o n-diieed in » conipleie gully
Several houses in the upper part al'Giti- ii, ( imnng
them that of Mr. Rasrl r.tV) weie washed away.
All tlm warehouse# were .liiiiinged in re or less.
In Dnwran’s. in tliu foot of Mcfiitnih street, tlio
water was only six inches ileei', nnd did l-ul iittle
damage to tlm Cotton, lit Clark Mo'J'on’s, it
stood from two to three feat deep, bill li-i lmaHe y all
the Cotton bud been nm-ivcdlo ii phi e "I - iill-iy.
Thu wntei envoi cd the wlio.'e inclnsiirvi ut Knceluiid's
wurelimiso, hilt did littleihintagL'»s h laid all Inen
riiisvl mi nxtra skids. At Beard He Rowland's wn
ri'Siel lo notice Unit they had not lies me goad for-
toil", tlm wu ci lir-ike down the feneo mi tlm river
side, utid mime lout or live hundred hale* of Cotton
floated nwuy, n putt of which were picked up liclow,
and w ill lm saved in ii duiniigi'd stal". Ill Slovidl
& Siniimm’s, the water was 'ibnut 2 j feel deep, wet-
ting all llm Cotton on tlm lower th rs, uml allimiigii
t o cusli'M e.iiliei of'hebiii.'diua w.i*w U*hcd a way,
wo lira happy to learn iliu but tew Iniles joi ii-liilt.
In Rees Si Beall’s, tlm wall r was al oni tlm sum.'
depth a* ill Soivull & Smipsaas', mid tin* Co-Ian mi
t' eir lower tier* wns wet—ilm wait on Brand soert
jn-t idiovu I lupkins’, w.is wnslied down. At II. C.
Rry oil's tlm depth was Irnm lour to live feet—ilm
few Inilvs ol Canon iu lliehml'hng wi |'<- wu-ln dnitl,
and almitl 4939 lai-b- ls ofsitll li Micks were wlndly
di-siruyi-d. In ^iinmi.n's nnd M-i,*' wiirelionse,
tlm watci n ached smim two luei deep; thu Cotton
en* smni'W-hui iuj'ired biitnnue vvns lost. At D’An-
lignin: ,V Hill’s, tlw di pih w.isliv. feel; wliiil injury
Ims Imcu so*tuiimd, we have not l.-uni- d.
The water #iirroiitidi'd llm Ruil Rouil Depository
in a vast slrncr, uml ntood #mno fuel deep uiion tlm
flouts. All the stoi k of-lilt on Imnd io tlai sail
hnti-e* wa* I'lihi'l wa-lmd away or considerably
damaged.
Nearly nil tlm stmio lime was !n«t—"tie of ilm
liinci.oii'e* look lira when tlm flood wusinit* imiijii,
was bnriii'il down, and a spn*k coiiiuiniiiciitrd tothe
uml’of lln- Ru; lisi Cl.urcli, wi.i, Ii spiemi rapidly,
liut wnsex ingmslmd in time to «nvu llm building*,
lliiouglillii! exeith lisofseveralci'izuus who r-puir
•'d to tl-e spot in IVlendmi g boat*.
Notwi'hstninliiigilie gr m incuiivfiiienre* wliicli
wo may Ihr sometime experieiro fruit 'In* racenl
timid, tliu inii'lliccneo and activity of our citizens,
we have no dnnlit will maintain the highcuinmciciul
stuiiding iiillmriooaj yed l>y Augiixta.
The pr-spcri# begin to be iilraudy more cheerful:
the water Ini# Io I nur .uifm e, mul tlm most uctivc
exuitioii* lira inudc fm its leniovnl limn llm cell os.
’1'iie-e, vc liavi-nodan' t. w iib tl.e pn-coitiun* ib-n
w ill lie taken, in emiM-qactire of t Imlr i Inn ongli cleiitiS'
ing, will lm in it slate mme liivoruble to the public
Imalth limn lin y previously weie.
HAMBURG.
We crossed t> ilaiuhiirg. (S. C ) lit 10 o'clock
yes ci day, nnd witnioscd some of i lie do'iidful rava
ge# of the flood lit that p nee. We col fmm our
Iriend ol tlm J* uiinil, llie hv- rageih pth -f ilm wa
ter, ut it# highcsi -tali', mrr tlio limn, an! ltuve
only room nnd lime to add (nn l llii# w ill give to
those wlm me ncqn inti'll with ill - dlnniimi nf ll.e
ii, a pu t y goad idea ol tin in .tier.) tit'll nt
hhind’» corner dm wall r wns nine lee.; ut ill
aoite ciirncr on C-nie, neenpied hy Sild-y &.
IJrapmi. H was nhmil 0 lie! dn-p, A> Mah-'r tV
Rooimy’siM a -Imo li»in«e, th" water near y leuclird
•he ove# of lim luii'd'ug. Ken ngliaii &. \S ray’s
wiiiihmi-e was ili I dgi d limn i> f iiinln inn, .oil
iironglit up lii'twi i'll McDmi.i!d'.« nnd a W'W' hum •
buil-l.iiglmyoiHi. Tlieio # I prqu-r.v in llmnl.iir.*
is inniien-i— •!*•• pub.i.her* uf llm Jourii. I intend
giiinga ►mleniintof tlm tnlividini !• »*•'* at the
vaiiiu-t hour pos-ible— llii* evi ning pmlaihly, to
wl ids w- ml’ r mo irh ml* fur Imtln i particular.
We r gret to say that Me#*r* Yailcrmigli Xi Mul-
i»y. tli-cdi ms • fill • Joarmil, me il ituag* d -cver-d
houdrrd dollars—hut we hope tin Ii cradty ol tl.o
ciiizcn# ov, r the lioa will tint »• it ull »q> t*» »lt nt.
No lives i-.sl lit Htniil.iog. Iheiy loo' of gromid
wii-niidi'i wiilri nl llm Icghest spot eoth, it lie
mg t o fret deep. A* regards llm !• #» ol col'on.
we ore nmliaiii io la Ihvo that at least one third ul
llm *limk oil hand is gone.
Estiaetof a Letter received lit ilia city, dated
REACH IHLANIL Miiy8l), 1049.
Dear Sir—I lak® dlls me Ii d of giving you a
f int M»loiyof the irrepuruide | i*se- »o-t h.cd l*y
thn planii rs in con*fqi euce of ilie Idith titer. I
date *>iy von sraready to sympathixe with u». From
all that 1 can learn, thera i* mvhiny b " «*win'»ii
dm nu. lion with as all. Whole crop* of corn. .1
tlm hot yitar's earning, arc emirnly »wept a« #v: #•••!
tkosu that are kilt stuinling. Itafv Irnm oua lo fmo
indelit d to th" presiTVcinnco • f the passenger* fm
iho a complishineut ufoiir tiip ihn-orli lo-dny.—
Coatri,ry to tin* npiuimi and advice <>f a I lint we
met on llm way, tliey pms sted in going mm-long us
ilm car* won d keep the trek, mil noihiig would
induce them to stop nt Aiken to know it the rmid
wa* iL-porud »afc beyond lint p|..ce. Contrary >o
ull iliu iufmniation I could collect, und wh -< was
raasoiialde to expect, Mr. Lythg-*', and Mr. Rretl,
hi* assistant, had repaired n.I tin- hicak* i# tin* road
io within7U0 m UU0 yards ofti.e llaialang depot.
The lo** of th.' rmopai.y wdl lo» - uch Irss than
wa* ex;»cci«il, fruin tlm n jam* „( yesn-idav. Wc
shall b-* abii.' lo p- rform tlm daily trip* with p.u-
■engms at onrr,w ho will Ih- pn nipllj conveyed over
tho liver hy iho City (.'mined nl Augusta; und in n
few days tin* mail will be ready for freight—say in
nl n xt week.
Tlm ho* iu cotton i» |rs#i Inn wn* expected Tint
iu tho warchoa#" of Mr Siid-y, on tlm river bank
nt Hamburg, wn# wit nbnat half lim mtoikI bales
>rom tlm flour mily. That winch went from i.tl ci
place# will b- gmcraliy us it lies about the
old field, Imiow ilm town.
'lim pMSKini.'®!* who were «'• vriy anxious to gn
ol.end warn delsgalr# from Savannah, Da'h-n,
Brunswick, 4:c. to u*s H-riumi C'uuvouUoit u t
[From the Augusta Constitutionalist, May HQ ]
GREAT FLOOD*
AUGUSTA AND HAMBURG INUNDATED—
RUTH BRIDGES GUNK
Tlm rain on Sunday, which wm imtici d in our
pnper of Tne«d iy Iasi, bud no influence lieyend nny
calculation of those nm*t expinimiced nnd Imsl lie-
qiiitiu.cil wriih such matter- nt llm lime; mill it be
come* uur pninfiil duly to Hiiumincj a rulumily
wholly unexpected by nur oldest c’lizen*. and tin-
piirnllelled in the lilstmy in freshets in llm Savannah.
Tl v Yazoo flood, which has beennm a provi rb ill
lebiti-n to thu swells of the river, has been surpass
ed hy thn pra*ontfreshet, ami wind bn-hcmiulwny*
hiilierto rnnsidcred nj impmsililu in rehitimi to tlm
risoof ourr.ver, has even now come to pas*, us the
«ii«tro-s ng consequence* fully mnidfivt.
Oil Ttie*dny, tin* Snvanmili,wliicli Imd been creep
ing lip it* Imnks gnuliial y from llie timo of tlm
hnuvy (ull o! rain on Sniiduy ovmdag, wn* noticed to
lie rising fast, and llm swell iiivreu-e d after the
hour uf twelve in ni^lil ui ihc rate nf mm fm-t per
hour. Tli.s alarming inrreu-u uf llm volnmo uf
water continued without chaiign until Widnesdny
ovmiiug. will'll it slackened to b-df ilm swi II of ibe
previous day. Rut by this lime tlm water bad
broken ilnougli tlm riii'miikmcn!*. nnd was filling
up iIhj itritets. Rel’-re day-lircuk uf Tlmr-d iy,
Rioud street wa* under water, und ill tliu centra of
ilia street ill I tu-upper part uf the city the flaoil
sI.mmI nt 4 m 5 f ci. Boa's were in rCquisili- ii, atul
ii*- d (thunk f■*«*!) sticcc.sftilly Mitililny-liglii Tlun-
dyin inl'g in e.,trying fuinilii * fram dm npjici
part* i f F.lli und Gr-en -ticuis.tu llm United .Stales
Hotel and other hnildings iu die upper pari uf the
ciiy,owing ■•• dmexettii-n* oful'iwoluor young
men, wlm emit lived, nl gn-nt ri-k, lo ffi the boats
which were u-eil laaiusl die stiimg current* ill llif;
rrn*« kIreels. Ain -ng those who were saved innim
of those strict*, w- h ve la-aril uf a gcnlVinun who
was Mmliacd to Iiis Imd in a lower shay, and wlm.
»h ndiscovered, wasfl-mdi.g almul thu romn mi
Iii* lullin'**. The ciirr- nt ilnmigh many of toe
cross street- had become sosirong lH-fore 10 o’diN'k
of TImiih-I <y, that tlmie was no poasihili y of cio*>-
ing unless in boats.
The flood ha* wiMcd away all llm fool bridges
and left deepgulli- * in ull of ill-- slieci*, pariicabn-
|y in ( iimmiog uml Ko| ock cro#-.*neeis— llie |«|-
ter rd' w liicli on '1 hnixduy nfieriiiHiu wns over ten
feel ili.-op, Tiie ntiMiiiil of priqieiiy destiovcd by
this fretlmt is Imyund n'l ea'colati<-n. Wa shad, il
possible, (iirni«h our reader* with a trun estimate in
mir next paper So fur at our pn*mial«4i#civsiimt
and inquiries extend, the losses are me,ml d | M
cipi-Hy wiiliiu Broad, Gn-eu, I’.ll s and Reynold
t. rails Tho upper purl of Ellis was so completely
ii-maUlcil, wo could not get pnriir.ohii# ol |.i*,«'t
ibui s'reel.
The losses m the city, graat n- they c- noiidyun*,
ure n«'ho g win-i, ronip'rad wnbilm losses w-hirh
ni"*» linvo Imci, su.'ained hy ibe planici* be|,
A‘iju.t« on the flwi. We givu btluw a miter Irmn
reel water In wIiIhhiI eirTHbat. Maxy bat/
lost mui. s, horse#, rat He, hbg«, Fh«m i«lay tin#
Mr. Casper Nall ha* |o*l eight nr tro-d*hh hHilotr
I •lre«i| to hear the arrmimts (ram below I was a J
my place to da; rand Iram tlm litnkr .Mr. Anl/#
erib, them iim-tbr at least fhttr (bfl irnttt nn th®
con,; at June. Ofay’# two or thief fatf #*f«r W
at Millm's L’tt Cifl nt'aWy (It* stHItepas wdlas I
could judge from a di-tnnee. TC-o if tffit €Hbs «f**
rntlrr-lv gone, wilii afiotiut 100 Intshels of shattfra.F
cofiir flu mnaii Iy yon hay® Dm corn that In Hwme
fhe cult coniniiiiig tlm pravisimit K shffitW vt*ry
high, nnd hn* nm more thnrt four of five Ineber
Water in It, whh'h I fettt Sill SCnCCClV fi'UVe «noOth
Jo M-rve me. il# I shall hHfn to | Intit oil titer if Die
my negro iHitise* n'c Carried ofl', nnd anmher
eaiis very mouht I expect It will gn. Mrs. Butler’
ha* nil or hi C's swept away, and the witter very high
in her hnrnihcrsmi think* tin ra will lm 100U htisfis-
•It corn dtiniagi'd Thn shtbi'lont > I'mfe ittentfott*'
Cd men# high, ech’glicrflian the generality eft land*
You may lm .girte haw the htthmee have farads*
Mrs. liowoi s had her whole crap cm riff off. I
havo left hty harms up to tlieir side# in water, anrf
one house inhering) uml I fenr in'ho.tr from them in‘
the morning. The river Iu* *t»pt rlvlngf however
tills will In* It sli epless tilglit far n.tt.
We have rareived no mulls For (lie last two-days'
from tlm timlh,-snitthr'UMfoal^ner linsatty left the'
by, ullci.ninnltiicatiotl Using cut off by the freshet.-
After the above notico was in type,, uhntit niwr
o'cltaW lust evening, we received two' Not thorn*
Mails.
L From the Augusta Chronicle if Sentinel, jCfayaol
All mail coiuninaicutiun front ilm Ninth hasin'en 1
■Ut off Ihr si-vet rl day *. A ntnii »r filr west as Ml*’
"ns iVi'cived yesterday, blit thn paper# contain^
ml i.o iiceutiiiu of the effect* of tlm late lieiiVy rttipsi-
ililhbiild'
opposite i
mi EAT krkbhkt.-
Oil Wiifiir-Sila) night, whdh oiti first ritttJCimfthe’
Ficdn t was, ennui,ourcilv was in the ntn»t painfitl 1
state oi'vxc.itvwa'nt, Alicnily Kkd acumidvtNule pot*'
linn nl il,<t city been imin,lat. d, and tlib rifer coft-*
tinned lo fi-eitt a fearful rme. To utten>pl any
(Icsci ipilaii of it calamity so nu fully stibiime, would 1
be worse tltiin vain; it required to be seen, to com-'
I f, liuiul it # vu*l destructive cnpnriiy. About 13
oVi, i k. Wmlm'iolny night, tin*city wascumplelfly
»«' nvigi'il.mid the river Cunthnllitg io risu.- the*
ra, nc was u puiiiiill on.;' muiiy families tVcrtistill
in iheir Ileuses, vntlraly surumnded by a'cdrr>nt tc
ibemimi'iissablo wiihnm aid, nnd the watci'making
rnpal intoiid* tipoii ihem. From this (eeri’ul atw
aliiriitiiig sirunlh n, they were relievedhy boats and*.
Iioi semen, not however, in .ome instances, until 1
•hey were standing to their n.-ck# in-wtfer. ln thi#
wmk ofnnhlu, gencr. us philantlirnhy, dtany of our
ciiiz. •<# weie engaged all night) nnd Inttiiinyinsun*
cos it was perilous, iis the stieets In many places
would »wim tlm tallest horse*. When the day tfn.tfn**
ed, our d y nppi ihcd h* if stuiiding in Ihc midst of
a vast-en ol’ Wntef, wjiklt extended as f.irai lhe’
eye could tench fram tliu liighrst eminence’.
Routs cnpiddii of carrying outy bid. * of cotlort’
wi-re flauli.ig iliri-iigh evuiy siir-et in ihc city with
the greatest iu e, and our hcnuiiful Broad strrut
was found ft uni two in tun feet deep, and in sums
places tuiiiiiiig wi'.h the rapidity of a mountain turv
r. ui, and continu' d through the duy yesterday;-
'1 hi* ttairniug tl.u water ol the river hn* fallen soar
nut to lloiiil dm city, except in onu ur two pluci s,
which are strung n„d deep cut rent*. And tit® with*
diuwiil nl the water Irani thn other p .ilin/is of tlm •
citi ,mnkcs Imre our streets, unrehnnuiiful nnd lete1 f -
which pra-rnl* it seen- to the eye wliicli nu language
cun dcsuritui. Those only who lire acquainted whh*
the dco'.mter of nur soil call Imvc nny coucrptfnrt'-
of iho damage done to our Rtrrrts, w hich in muny
plncts lira unshod ten or (iftenti Iret deep, Thi'
•lti*titictii.|| of piojmny.hotli nublio And privute bus
been Imn.muo—(iw upja'r inidge* have heenen--
lira ycinii'd away, uuu alanit ihrceot four hundred
feci iil'thc lower one. (Jiirt'iiit.'iis winched tlirouglw'
out the day on Wcd icsilny, with nJiriast painful
uiixiety the lower Inidge, und ilie air wns rent with
shouts iis they, saw it will Maud shock nfirrshm-k,
fruin iiiuiilitiiltiso, tnlts, ni.ll nnii gin hutiscs. btld*
g. #, dwelling* nnd every elan of l-tv fiom Rje stpoU •
hi,| pling 'o lm sturdy oak of the forc»t whir It had'
been waslmd up, iii.d was borne nwny by the resist*"
le»# foicu of the luirein, full fiedgCil with the beau-
lifid Inlingo. Rut dining Weilni'iilay night tlm bridge
gave way. Tlieilu.i.iiciiini of pnyute piop.riyis
olsn gteal, many wood building* have been etilinly
swept uway, and several brick l.uildiugs have bei n'
iiii.terin lied.mid some In.ve nlieady fallen, but we'
cuiinot now give purticulnr-. Tim wharves nnC_
sUWcouood, utullbu dimuge d»n« to lkept is nof
known, bii| L mi doubt veiy creni, as I nfg® poViiftni’
oflliein were seen floating off Tii'ncftl uis were an 1
with vciry few exceptions,filled whh widefr’ andi*
large untnm t of mo.clutnd se is d- strayed in liieihV'
Tot ihlm^ccupi.itl* no time to clear them.
It is a soiiireoffratitudeto the Supreme Rultf
of o.i'nts, t|iul amid all lid* destruction nf pfnpMfyi;
there bit* nut been, tlu.t we ns jeilienr, any loss ol
burfnui life. We shall, iii ii il.iy or two, c.dbct all
the pm tic aims, and givu wha-ever is ef moment to(
nur reudi'ts, ....
Fi'otti our imigbboring Imvn of Humburg we have
had mi coni in it ii iiu (iuu sinco Wcdm-sdny uvrning^
and we (ear that tlieir situation haslamn worso thud
our*, as the liaiitl.in of ibe limit is rinKef * *
Altar the foregoing wn-r ucnnrd In the moralrg Mr
our weekly paper, we fmife nrida through a pori(o»V.
ol lit- city, io ascertain more d finitely, the extent or
llm ciilnodiy which has befullcn nur city, and the'
prohuhln exiiUrt uf In#*, ns well a* to farnisbpartiatp-'
Jars to our ten 'or# nt u distntiref but we rctUritcif
cimviuuvd UiM any uffo.t wj iluscrlptbm could not
possibly C.env. y any mlcqtiutc ides uf the rial® of thd 1
city. It will r, quire day* to ascertain any just id» tf
ut tliei'Xteiit nf tlm Ins* which llmCity afnA indlvidu-'
ids Itiivn siistiiiucd. N> ver liuve we seeivstieh » state
ul'things. Our #lrceis, oncu the must beautiful MUf
I* vel, ure rendered, in many plnce* impassublacveti
to horsemen, und w<- bwii vu tin re is not a stieet ia
tin* city, throitgli wliii hu carr’nge can pais from ono
. tul lo lie' other.
Many dwelling* have been swrpt entirely awnyy
mul a gn-ui utu ny more liuve bent icndcredoMiraiy
unfit Ii i iisu, uim must be rapairad, und iu some in*
stance*almost entimly rnlumi before limy ran befit
fni'ii-o Several biick buildings, »„nie of them very
liuaiUoino cd ficc* have been nmC-li injured, and
olliins must In* taken down. Much cotliat ims float**
ed wnt from tin* Ware Houses and was rnrried oflfi
uud liundteds ofbulo* ara i.o doubt furover lust, both
in this city and Humlmrg, thn precise quantity w«
know tint, hot suppora that ai least one ihunsnndf
liuve been lost in iboiwo places, nnd tbefe uramuny
wlm think nm oitintaio not encnglt.
Tholo-r to the diy and individual* fs variously
estimated ul from $500,989 tu uuc million dullars,
and nor opinion is thut the smalcit amount will
more tliitn c >ver thee tire loss, though thereattr
those wlm tbi.ik d.fferuntly. Wc ure well satisfied
that ur.y e.ilttinto at Ibis time, however is entitled’
to hut lit'l" credit, beimise il i* nothing but conjec-s
lure. Many person* nnirawly escaped drowning,-
uud some wcic well nigh drowned in Broad surety
but ono oft lm most thrilling incidents which occur*
r. d, is tlint of a little girl nhoiit 11 years of age.vthn
wits taken up in tho middle nf the river about 20
miles above ibe city, by Captain Stnuutnn of «
Peters long boat. Thcstoiy of tiie adventure <*f'Wl
litll'' gill, wc have obtaiurii fr„ni It. tself- Sin is
tiie daughter Eliza, of a poor widow lady, Alr£>
Small Stone, w bo lived on the river, n« or Fcigusdn.a*
Forty, on tho South Condom si.'e. She suys the’'
first iniimaiion they hud of theli dnnjerthey were-
surri-anded l-y thu river, when her mother, a ilaoglt*
ter, nl ler tin,n Eliza, Eliza, two brother* yndpgeib.
than In rs. If, if d it faithful dog. fled to 'he lop of
lh* irli’ile cottage, #o< ii ufter which tliec'.dtage vyn«
liilten ofl'h) iho current. Onr after anoth.r thty’
met n watery grave, Kiizn and he dog on’y clinging
to thu wreck, when who come in sight of lm* boiir of
Ciiptniii 8. who laid 'ashed hi* bout lo • lire, and
succeeded in making her cries lie .r.l. Captain 8./
itiuiM diulcly rou«cd hi- hands who Were allssfeep
no I gnve chase, and after pursuing lier about tbreo
mi es, overtook and i uncord horn lid thcdug,ff.im(
thiir pel dons sitiiiition. Captain 8. soy* *b4 was»
Ol. a few shingles, w Itich wen* stip|wi#\ed hy a fcutbef.
bed, being all thu was lift of’bp house on wh ch
»bich she stnro'd. on which frail bark she had, de-
sceridi il thu river twelve mile* when she waMpicketf 1
"I'* . 4 V
We nl*.- Irnrnthnt mptaln 8. Mil depart to day
and taku <h * only survlver nf an unfortunate li'.tUt
finndy buck t" 'he ueighlMirhood nfMr bfrin'. We
me aware of the deep di-tra*# which presunt* ilse.lff
and cries aloud for chart y in overy section nfoar,.
fatc.l city, but w u do think this l- an liiuuijce. wbiclf.
hn, high c'a’msiipon iho her* volenre , ’. rt W
mindly mid wu 1m>|m that seme of wir ebarimW*
Ladies wlm ore ever ready to «>d .hedi»tre#»fd. •'•J*
consent to take le r mil ie»r and in r in su b man i
ner ns will nndei her on ornnmw.it** iKf ‘ex,.
niislil #••) niueh more, hat » wor ' ‘•.fTlhidae..
Tlm damage done to tbo Qwrcta JSSSJJi
the ci'v. Will fill a rime prevent tlm cars wtWle^tm
the depot. We me Imwci or much grntiffeir b. leanr
Iro.n Mi. IVt.rslUagent, thit the damngaewn
«.>on lm tvpairc-l ui a cart liol excctuitlg twelve eg-
titiurii I, undred dollars, . . >
Money.-*M csrigst no remedy against 'he egw*
uir.l'iien -f 'be purer t hmrowing only Im^rs #no
i„.,;u itnut.buitbadisvasvl*iiifundi'e."—$k**h