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Newspaper Page Text/ J T11U WEEKLY GKOHUIaN it rmtimn t. me city or miviiiinithi IV WIUIAJI II. Ill'1.1,0 CII, ruuMPMLii or tiik law* or tiik traiox, *m CITY AMI COUMTf NtlNtMI. WEEKLY IMPER—Thwk Dull*m, i*ra» Bum,—l , njr«l»h» In adtanert ADVERTISEMENTS inscrictl at the Clilot to n rate#. CJ* Pottage muM bo p*M on oil CommusIca* tins*, nnd Idler* ofburineas. SUNDAY, OCTOUEIt 4, 1040. TIIK CONTEST. Tlie moit eMrnnrdirUry cutitest In the civil annals of any country' which history lias introduced i«» our acquaintance, is lira present canvuu for the Pro*!, ricncy. 0«o paity seek* hy their pres*,by address es Co the people, hy resolution* of (heir conventions, by declaration* at every gathering of ilmlr members to disseminata a know ledge of their principles. So Universal tins been this dUsctninntinn of their pilti- ciplcs, and *o uniform am the fen to res of their po litical treed, that you will meet with a ready hod nnnlognu* responio from a Democratic Republican, whether your enquiry for hi* principles,l« made of Idm who lives in the Granite Stn'e of New Ilnmp- •him, of him who reside* amid the prairies of the West, or of him who bniks beneath the beams of a Southern non. Their principle* uniform nnd per manent, ofiected a* they mny bo, nnd undoubtedly Ton certain extent are, by local imcicsts, (till, on fundamental questions they are the *aine, uninflu enced by time, place or climate. How is it with the antagonist party? What are tho principles for which they aro contending? Look to the Harris burg, Baltimore end Moron Contention*. Look to the Bunker Hill Declaration—look to tho speeches of their Wneront orator*—look to their presses— Where do you find their principles? You will find a measured vituperation of tho administration and its auppoiters, you will find denunciation* of gilt spoons. English carrlagod. table furniture, mahogany chair*, Ac.; you will find a reform of tho mi itia called a daring attempt to create a 11 Standino Aumt."— You will find the confirmation of the proceedings of tho Hooc case, in which ihn accused wo* convicted on undoubted testimony, converted into tho approval of negro tcatimony by Mr. Vun Buren, becnuio such testimony was admitted by the officer* of the conn on charge* of which Hooe wasacquillcd,and with which therefore, the President had nought to do in consid ering tho charges whereof ho was convicted. You will find the amendment Introduced by a Whig in Congre** to the Census Law, convening into a dating attempt l»y Govornmont, to tax tho eggs and chickens of each farmer’* wife in tho country! You will find it stated, that General Hariisnn addressed a crowd of 20,000 people, nnd so distinct wns ills voice, he was heard by oncli and every one of them, nnd In tho midst of his speech, paused to take a hearty drought of cider to tho infinite delight of tho expectant multitude!! You will find that on one occasion, ho loaned his horso to a mnn who lost hi* o» n, and on another, had actually extended the ho* pitalitio* cf Ills house to a poor old traveller! You will find much about hard eider, log cabins—a groat deal about Tippecanoe, but very little about tho Thamei or Frot Sandusky. Ad these you will find and much more of tho mmn kind of stufi", but for a sober declaration of principles, or for a frank avow al of what are to be tho measure* of Gen. Harrison if elected. We look in vain. Ask Mr. Clay—ho will tell you that Harrison is in favor of a protective tariff, that he voted for the one of 1828, and that he hns declared, thnthe would not abandon it until tho streets of Norfolk nnd Charleston were covered with grass! Ask Mr. Webster—he will tell your Harrison Is a Bank man, becauso he I* willing to sign a bill for the charter of or.e, if tho revenue re quired it, qnd public opinion was in its favor. Ask Mr. Tuppan—lie will tell yon, that Harrison's feel ings are tound on tho subject of abolition,—that ho i* the statesman who hns laid down a plan of aboli tion by Congress,—that ho lias declared slavery to bo a *| moral and political evil,"—tliul hft deems it a " calumny" to be considered a friend to it,—that he was the first man to mono in Congress for its ex clusion North of thu Missouri,—that ho has declared it to be on object near hi* Heart, to suo tho surplus revenue appropriated to tho cuuse of emancipation, —that he was a member of a society for lire promo tion of “ abolition" in early life, and that in later life, he declared that ho adheres to tho obligations contracted by trim in ids youth. Ask John Serg. ant—lie will tell you that Harri son is n Federalist nftor his own heart, he having pointed to DANIEL WEBSTER ns the great nnd sound exponent of the Constitution!!! Ask a Whig of the South—ho will toll you Harrison is no Bank mnn, no Tariff man nnd hns no feelings in common with the Abolitionist*! Ask them ell to put their finger on Bny avowal of principles by Gen. Harrison made slnco his recent nomination. They cannot do it. Hi* committee have declared that l’OLICY dictates that no such avowal should bo mode, nnd the old goutlemun himself has boon recently conver ted to tbc doctrine, tliut the candidate should glvo no pledges, as it is his belief, that if such were re cognised to be the duty of llie candidnto, the biggest liar would stand the liest chance of election! Such is the incongruity in tho views of those who support one and tho «nmo man. They compose ii heteroge neous mass, cemented together by no tie, invo hns tred to tho Democratic Administration. Conscious of this, tln-y dare not discus* their own principles, but seek to shroud beneath inrcs-nnlattacks against Mr. Van Duran and his supporters, tho extraordina ry attitude in which they stand before tho people. ]f their candidate is clouted, what does tho future present to them ? Mr. Webster calls it, a " rose coloured future.*' We think that "clouds and darkness rest upon it." A strugglo awoit* us, which must Inevitably terminate in tho overthrow of South era Whigs, hy the united action of Northern Feder alistiand Abolitionist*. How different your attitude Democratic Republicans! You know tho princi ples for which you nro contending—you striko not in tho dork. As you valuo those principles, the preservation of you Constitutional rights, the safety of your domestic altors, strike home! Sustain the Do mocratic moosures of the odtninUtration, nnd you may then look for tho " rose coloured future" of which Mr. Webster speak*. At all events, you will not bo aroused to the conviction that you hovo been tho voluntary instrument* of your owndestruc lion. ter At the North, tho Whigs hurrah fir "Tip. Tyler nnd the TARIFF;" at the South, they hut rah for " Tip, Tyler and REFORM." The Northern Whig*, have condescended to inform the pcopio, whnt species ofreform" they require: n Protect iyo Tariff. The Southern Whigs deni in " noncommil’ iaf’—whal is the nntnre of tho reform they require? Wo think we could gues* correctly ntono species of it, which they moil want, and that i*, to fill vacated offices withhonest incumbent*, alias themselves! You II—No. 31. SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, OCTOIlEll 10, 1810. Wliolo No. 83. chain. Il»)f «n,mi r l llw »hl| Minty „ sxrssiZssaSif^ the American Engle sheltering beneath her ample wings the Irish llurp, ni she bears it arms* thn hi and Atlantic, having wrested It fiom British Ty* rsnny and Oppression. You will realize the motto—"Whilst slielteird under tho w ings of tho American Ragle, the sons of Hibernia will die in her defence!" Here you have found a home, a welcome—ay, a "read mUlefauHke." You would not be an Irishman, If you were un* uua to liberty I Long have you labored under Saxnn misrule, nnd now may you long remain under tho bread spreud wings of the American Eagle—faithful and true ro American Freedom, ami tho unrelenting foe of ly. rnnny, whether it assumes tho guiso of Federalism, ortho imperial purple, in this Republic. Guard it as you would your life—because it is the fitting Hag fur on Irish Adopted Citixcn to bear. Guard it as the emblem of your fi-nliy—onco more I say it—to AMERICAN LIBERTY! The following resolutions were passed unanimous- I}-— Resolved, That we march to thn noils on Mon day morning next, nt EIGHT o'clock, to vote tho Democratic Republican Ticket, Resolved, That we at once enter into an election for two Marshals of thoduy: when it appeared, that Owen O'Rourke and Hugh Cullen, were uuuiii monsly elected as Marshal* uforesuid. The nominations were accepted, uud tho meeting then adjourned, having given nine cheers for Van Buren ond Democracy. J. ». CUMMING, President. C. B. Cmjskky. Secretary. CENTRAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION. At a large meeting of this Association, held nt the Lyceum Hull,Friday evening, tho President und Sec retary present, the meeting wns addressed by Dr. Arnold, Cnpt. Gordon, W. H, Stiles, und the Presi dent. Tho utmost enthusiasm prevailed, nnd tho As*o- elation adjourned with united heails nnd feelings, doterminvd to muko u vigorous effort, on Monday next, in tho enuso of Democracy. R. M. CHARLTON, Pies’i. J.N. Lewis Src'y. Specie —Tho ship town, which sailed fi;ntn New York for Havre on Friday, look out $27-1.000, chief ly Mexican. Tho Imrqoo Eugenia, at Now York from Vera Crux, brings $25,000r TUK8DAY, OCTOBER (1.J1040. IRISH DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN ASSO CIATION. A very crowded adjourned meeting of tire ahovo Association, was held on Thursday evening last, a t the Hilicrnian Halt, (Mr. Clark's.) Tho President took llio Chair nt 8 o'clock. Tho Secretary wii* alto in Ids place. Several very onimnt.-d addresses were made hy Col. Millen, Messrs. McAllister, MacArdt-ll, and Owen O'Rourke. A splendid, yet not gsudy, standard appeared over the President's hend. Mr. John Morris was unanimously elected Stand* aid Bearer to thn Association, when tlw President addressed him ns follow*:— Sir—l entrust Into yuur hand# s Standard that yos may well b* proud of. ft has as it* emblem* (EF Wo extiart the following remarks relative In tlie humbug of the Wljigs—ilia " Stundiug Army,’* as they choose to coll it—from the Address of n Democratic Republican Convention, which met at Grceneviile, South Carolina, on tho first Monday In Si-ptcmhor lust. Mr. Poinsett*# report on tho.clnssificntion of tho mililiu, bus been mndo another very fruitful source ofinvectivn and abuse ngntnst Mr. Van Buren. In constitutional munatclu-s, us England nnd Fiance, tho muxiui is tliut the King can do no wrung; und Mini-avis ora held responsible for ell tho measures of the Government, it is attempted hero to reverse this rule, and to hold the President responsible, not only for what ho himself performs officially, nr re commends to Congress, but nlso for ull that the Ministers mny do. or recommend to be done. Wo ennnot but think that this is a hard measure of jus tice- The duties of tho President nrfl sufficiently arduous IVom their very nature nnd d-versity, to mnko it impossible to pienioull purlles, nnd to ren der his office any thing bat n bed of roses. And wo would, in all charity, recommend ns the true Re- C uhlican rule, that ho should beheld ra-ponsiUe for is own nets, nnd not for tho nets of others: that the Secrfctnrfes, who ate tho Ministers of Congress, us well ns Ills Mi-tsters, should be held responsible in their own pei*»n«, for thole own conduct: Now tbit much abused report of Mr I’ointelt, wns mule directly to tho House of Representatives on theSOih nf March, in reply to their call on him of the 9th of March. This repfltt wu* never submitted to tho President, nnd he did tint know thu dentils nf tho plan. In hi* annual report, to tho President, Mr. Poinsett only set forth n very brief outline nf A plan, for classifying tho militia for thn purpose of more efficient training nnd discipline; from which outlinn it was impossible for tho President to conjecture hnw they were to lio assembled, or whore, or in what number*. Tho proposition there wns merely to divide the United States into eight military ills- tiicls, nnd to (ognnixu thn miliiin in each, so as to huvo 12,500 men for nctivo service, uud an equal number us a reserve; which would give 200,000 tinned men, reudy to tuke tho field whenever culled on, in case of invasion 01 oilier emergency. These were to be trained uuder suitable regulations so n* to muko them effective; whilst tho wliolt remaining body of tlie miliiin were only to bo assembled nt long and staled interval* { and the Sei ritnry adds, •'the maimer of enrollment, the number of days service, and the rale ‘of compensation, ought to be Jtxedby low; but the dt.taitshad better be Ifft sub ject to regulation,avian of which 1 am prepared to submit to you. * This plan wu* called for by tlie House of Representatives, ond was submitted to them, and not io thn President. Now when the President recommended to tho consideration, not thu adii| lion, of Congress, in Id* annunt Me.sage in December, the plan of tl»o Secret my fur organiz ing tho militih, ho referred of couree to the outline continued in his nuiiuul report, mid not to tho do tailed scheme presented in tho report of 20th March, which laid been withheld, until it was known wheth er Congress intended any action upon the subject. This is manifest from the fact, that tho House culled directly upon tlie Secretary, nnd not upon lire President. In the outline presented to the l're sidont, there is nothing to which the most fastidious Democrnlcan object. It was simply to select by lot, or otherwise, 209,000 men from i,50Q,00Q.who should he drilled and trained ut the public expense, several times a y< or, nt such places ns should be designated, nnd should bo ready for service when ever called on, during eight years, ou-J then Ire ex empt from ordinary militia duty for the remainder of their livus. And tho uimntdnnnldo ciimo which Mr. Van Buren ha* committed, is, tliut ho recom mended to the consideration of Congress, thi* out line so presented to him. After oil whnt is them in the Secretary's report, utnll calculated tovxciion. Inrm, or to provoke lids torrent of nbnsv, this nitny of opposition? Nothing-—absolutely nothing! Tlie scheme is impracticable and inexpedient, nnd intol erably expensive. But that it i* dui.gerou* to libi t ty, or otherwise oppressive, wo utterly deny. Whnt, a standing army of209,000 men 1 composed ofeitixons, draw n out to a training twice a yrur, for n certain number of days, nnd then returning to their employments! ond this stunding army of citi tens, called together occasionally, in 1(1 different districts, remote' fiom each other,in smnll holies, varying from 2 to I8,0U(J men, is to bn employed in overthrowing the Republic! in actually conquering by tho sword 1,300,900 men, the remainder of their follow citixcn*, l*fl at home witli arms in their band*, ond equally expert in tlie use of them! And nil ibis is to bo dono under the common I of that distinguished General und ambitious militirychief rain, Martin Van Buren! If one were not shucked nt the want ol fuirnois and candor exhibit) d on lids subject, it w-uld bo difficult to resist a smile at the ridicule of the suggestion. Ail tho liberal und bene fi.-ial previsions in behalf of the militia man, are studiously kept out of viow. He is required to for nisli lu* own aims nnd equipment* und when called out for training, is deemed in set vice. But accord ing to oil existing laws, either of the United Stales or of this State, the militiu find their own urm*, of whatever description a* well as other equipments. —On Mr. Poinsett’s |dun, they were to lie colled out under theii own officers, in the same manner as now provided by law, were to receivo lira same motnIdy puv as the officer* and soldicis oftlio reau lur army, pay for tlie use and risk of horses, a dsy’s nay for every 20»inil«s travel in going to or return in, fn.mlh.pl«c. Of r.nJMV0u., »nJ ln ™-« Jn.b, fir. year, lull ii.oi.lMy p»y W Ih. f.mily ol tlw deceased. Similar plans, it is well known, have often be foie been presented to Congress, but have always beon deemed inexpedient, und have never been adopted. Let us hope lltal whnt wo have said will relievo Mr. Van Buren from the odi urn of aiming at ibo downfall of the Republic. FROM FLORIDA. By ttm steamboat Forrester, Capt. Wray, waj have received the Jacksonville Advocate t-f tlie 29fh ult.nmlSt. Augustine News of tho 33thuit..We muko tho following extracts. INDIANS. At tho South, the Indians nretolcmbly quiet, though* they are without doubt them in great force. Thmr trail* nre large, und frequent. Near Fort Dallas they amused I Item solves by carrying off munis, wedges, Arc used in preparing stenmhoui wood nnd wlen at n loss for oilier employment made u bonfire of the wood. Cnpt. Houseman lia* returned to Indian Key. But wo Imvo not heard of n tnoto inhuman butchery than that perpetrated on thu person of young Geiger of Foil Clark. With tho circunttlnn ce* uur renders are fundhn: they ure too awful to ho ugnin derailed. We only n.k tho render to pause fora moment, and sny, cun nay sacrifice be too great to rid us of these monster*! Thn Schr Wm. K. Jester, lond-d with Govern Stores, wos ln*l week wrecked on St. John* Bnr. No lives were Josi; nnd the cargo wns taken from her by the stentnnr Santee, nnd Schr. Ambuicudo. The wreck wns to be sold this day. THE ELECTION. One thousand unu hundred nnd eighty-six vote* were polled yesterday. Tho election was conducted with tho utmost order nod hiiruony. To-day tho vote* will bo counted out nnd we hope llml wn shal| again bo able to sny, "STAND ASIDE AND LET OLD CHATHAM SPEAK.*’ Whatever bo tho result, tho Democratic Republican* have done their fluty. With lids proud consciousness they should Ik? content. Wo nro not accustomed to “ halloo be fore we oro out of tho wood#," but we have every reason to suppose, that if they have had fair play, tho Republicans hnva triumphed. THE WEATHER, Is as cnnspicii m« a* a young lienuty. Sumo few ilnys pa«t it wiisquite warm, when on yesterday it sudJcidy changed midwinter clothing is not un comfortable. As to tho huulth of uur city, wo nro ennbh-d to sny tlint it Continues excellent. With co«l weather, and an auspicious climate, wo say to nhsentccx, " Come bnck, cnme back Ye runaway pack." ~ Maine] Who is elected Governor of this Stole? The Whig presses claimed tho election of Kent by 1090, then by 509, then by 300, and now theynruroduced to 230! Eucli of those mnj-irities was certain,settled, confirmed and beyond doubt. Now thu Democratic presses have denied ut cucli hurrob, tlie number claimed, and nt lids moment assort the election of Fall field, or if ha is defeated, it will be hy scatter ing votes, in which event there will bo no election. Under these circumstances, all that we rnndn is, to furnish our render* with all tho data, nnd leave them to their own calculation*. What Ij tlie uctuni result, old Father 'l ime alone con tell. A mercantile house of this cby, says the N. York Journal of Commerce, who had a suit ognlmt tho city of Mobile f-r $5011 of tho bond* issued by tho corporation, haxjust received advices that judgment had been obtained, hut previous toils being render ed, the corporation of the city had mado an assign ment or doed of trust, of all tho renl estato boiong* ing to tlie city, hy which act thu judgment obtained against it is useless. FOR THK UKOROUN. NO. VI. No ovont of moment having occurred in tho Inter val between the seige of FortSanduiky nnd the cap ture of tlie w lude Brinish squadron by Commodore Perry on tho lOili September, 1013, my notice of Murtison's campaigns recommences subsequent to that date. Thi* brilliant victory of Pony, virluully recovered for us the Territory of Michigan nnd throw open the whole British settlements ubovu tho Niag ara to our enterprises. By tho middle cf September, Hnrrisnn had col. lected on tho southern shore of tho lake ubout seven thousand troops, composed of regulars and militia- On lira 22d, ho concentrated nt Buss Ishtnds, with in sixteen miles of-Amherstburg, 2000 regulars nnd 3000 volunteer militia; und on the 27ih, proceeded in the bouts, built at Cleveland, under convoy of Perry's floot for Amherstburg, where ho arrived the sumo afternoon and landed without opposition.— Thn some evening Ira took possession of Malden, hill found that 1’rm.ioi, itflei ■!. •tk-oytng the Na*y Yard ond tho extensive Barracks nt tlint plucc, with such store* ns lie could not carry with him, bail commenced a retreat tho day before fur tlie inte rior. Hariisnn now doubted whether a pursuit of Proc tor wns uilvisutde, ns he had but few louses und Proctor had collected ond carried away ull lira enun. try cuntninnd. Hud he been left to himself, he pro bably would not have thought'of the pursuit, as ho says in his letter to the secretary of wur "that there wns not tho least probnbiliiy nf overtaking him."— He laid, however, Shalby, of King’s mountain me mory to spur him on, ami who from hi* known en ergy ond determination, wns unlikely to bo intis- fied with any thing less than an impossibility. Rut doubts were at an end when Jolinmn'r mounted re. giment wns *cen winding its way along tlie opposite bunk of tho Detroit, and pursuit wus at once deter mined on. While the tronp3 were preparing for a rapid march and provisions weroembarkad on board bout* intended io be conveyed hy three gun bouts, Hnrri. sun assigned a sufficient force for lira protection of Detroit and Mold on. Early on the 2d October, hp commenced his mnrch wills most of Shelby’s volun. tonrs, Johnson's mounted Infantry included nnd 140 U. S. Infantry, the whole constituting a for.co of 3500 strong. Proctor hud done but littlo to impede Harrison', march, even many of lira bridge* he left entire, and indeed tho only precaution Ira took to prevent Hur- rison from following him,wus to leave ng-’iits Imhind to circulate lira report that tho Indions had retired hur n littlo into lira wood* and would, as soon as the main body of the American army left Detroit &Mu|. den,return and attack those places. Proctor knowing Harrison’* dread of lira Indians ond his credulity, expected thus to excite his four* and k-cp him stilt No doubt Proctor justly estimated't lie character of Hairisun, but fell into error by Ant knowing that of Shelby and Johnson, nor the itiduenre they would t-xcri ise user him. So many disasters hud ulready befallen tho Kentucky volunteer troop* under liar, ri-oti's command, that Shelby coma forward with fiedi liars ns a cliufrd lion. As Governor and cum. inandrr iu chief of tho tnaips of his Stuie, hd had no equal in rank in the army of the United States; yet witli a view to harmony among eveiy corps of lira army, ho consented that Harrison should mand. But what was yielded by courtesy and might bo resumed at pleasure, together with his superior force of character, mado his opinion* jf^^farri' >ns MfeHarri- iniHHpb) draffiqHnuer- lidcrablo streams Tho trmy of Harrison being uni baggage and provisions was ahla lira noon to reach the third of four considerable streams which empty into the Thames and ran aceross tho line of Harrison's march,wberslba bridge was found to be partially damaged. Here a large body of In' dians appeared an the opposite h*nk to dispute tho passage of Jeinvon't mnn. Harrison slippering the whole of the enemy wn* hfre, formed Id* fool infantry, who had now r.omo up, In order of hattlo. But two six pouu Irr* having been brought forward to cover those charged with repairing tha bridge, the Indians retreated and lira army crossed over witho.it further m desintlon.nml encamped that night 4 miles Mow DaUan's. Tho morning of lira 5 th Octnlrer and third of its much, tho army proceeded to Da'sen'#, where the country suddenly changes fiom prairie to vlovalod gintmil, nnd the river becomes narrow, with high tmnk* — Here it tvn* thought expedient in leave lira boats un- dcr n guard of ISO infaiitiy. During the remuinder ofrlie march to lira fourth stream, the nrmy captured Inrge quantities of stores, nmuniiion, fire. As tho bridge was destroyed over lids stream, n rapid offer ed hut a fording place for the cavalry. By Johnson'* men, each Inking tip onn of the font infantry behind him, and tho other portion of tho nrmy going over in boats and canoes found on lira spot, lira whole ornned over safely by 12 o'clock. From thi* river to to the Moravian towns, where Vroctor tie? day before had taken post, is twelve mile*. Tho nrmy proceeded forward, with three companies .of Johnson’* regiment ns an advanced guard. These having proceeded ahead some d'ntnnca, found tho British nt,d Indian* drawn up in older of buttlo. Tho nrmy being now within ibreo nnd u half mile* of tho enemy, Hurrtsondrew up hi* font inf miry io order of battle, nftor the mnstnpprcved plan of liar’ on Steuben, nnd with no udnptution to lira enemy to be opposed. I have f-dtowod his own narrative thus fmt See Brunimn. pages 233-1-5. But before l give Id* order of battfc, lot me givo his description of lira ground: Frumtho place whore tho nriny was Unlimited to tho Moravian town*, a distance of ubout throo nnd n half mile*, thn rood passes through a beach forest without any clearing. At from two to throo hundred ynrd* from tlie river, n swamp extend* parallel to it throughout the whula distance, " The intermediate ground i< dry,and although ih* tree* arc tolerably thick, it is in many place* clenr of undei brush. Across lids strip of hind, its left appayed upon tho river, supported by nrtillary pin ceil in the woods, their right in tlie swnmp, covered hy the wliolo of their Indian force, the DriiUh troops were drown up." Hairisun, uficr stating Ids force to bn ovrr three thousand men, continues: " No deposition of no army opposed to nn Indian force can bo safe, unless U bo secured en the fi.mks and In tho tear T had no difficulty in orranging tho infantry con. furmably to my general older ufbattlu. General Trotter's brigado of 500 mun formed lira front line, hi* right upon tlie road and his left in tlie swamp. "Gcnurn! King's brigado a* a second lino, 150 ( yard* in the rear of Trutte.r’s, and Childs' brigade its u corps of losorva iu tho rear of it. Theso throe brigados formed the command of Major Gunetal Henry, thn whole of Deuba's division, consisting ot two brigado*, were formed en potence un lira left of Trotter." It is to lie observed here, that this formation took place three and « halfmiio* from tho enemy, and that in lid* order the nrmy udyanerd to within less than n mile of him. Hero wus nn enemy to be opposed, whoijj-fl.rco Harrison know to bo inferior tu hi* own, ami two- thirds of which were Indians, whoso rule* of war fare are few and simple. These people from light ing in the woods and from behind trees, have in pitched battle* only one rule, nnd that i*,by«xtcnd. ing their front to outflank llralr enemy, so ns to flro ut right angles, with their front upon lira uncovered (niiiies of theii uppnncnls. Bill while they strive for this advantage, as the only one to bn obtained, hey nre bouton in their uwn opinion, when un ene my from superior address or number* turns their flunks, nnd immediately refloat. Harrison, by contracting Ids front, laid l.im*elf open to lira very evil liosuuglit to guard agnin.t, und invited tha Indians to fall tip in Iris left flank— where General Desha's command wus cn potence. Rut it formation so contrary to common term,made nlinoil exclusively with u view to the Indian force of tlie enemy, whethor considered In reference to lira adversary to bo ait ticked,numbers or |dnce of uotiuii, is loo despicable to deserve further criticism. Yet it was from Harrison, General Gaines hns lately told us that hu loarnrd tho art of tudian war- firo. Whoever recollect* (ho lultcr General's for tified mml bide, nu thn Whblicoooble, will believe ; nnd it is only nccessaiy to say, that n fov* mure such pupil* f oin tlie samn school, would ruin us, if they should ho in command, and we, hereafter, should have exton-ivu Indian wars. Before I givo lira derail* of Johnson's attack and and success, let me turn to Proctor. He laid arrived on his present ground the day before, nnd must that night huvo learned from lira Indians who hnd been engaged with Johnson’s men in lira afternoon, that tho Americans had a large mounted foice. His ground wns admirably wrll choice, but with that exception, nil military Inct was wanting Ho nei ther protected hit* front by n ditch nor nbbnti*, whic.li last, from lira woods in which ho was putted, might have been f rmed in a very short time. To crown hi* folly, ho drew up hi* infantry in two lines, nnd to extend his front from tho liver un hi* left, to the swnmp on his right, he left open spnee, between the sub-divisions of his battalions. His otdy piece of artillery Ira placed in lira woods nonr thorond. Tecumscli, with Ids Indians, ho station ed beyond lira swamp, instead of partly along its margin, fronting the dry ground, in ndvnncn of hi* regulars, by which they were precluded lira oppor* lenity of attacking the flanks of our advancing forces. A worse disposition could not have been made and it wn* to bis faulty arrangement* that Johnson was indebted for Ida victory. , History does nut furnish nnexamplo of two such cim«ummaD* blockheads, at tho head of farces op posed tu each other, a* Proctor nnd Harrison. The first is sufficiently noticed, lira latter with more men than Ira knew what to do witli, had cooped them up where they could neither deploy nor aufaly ndvnnae with the Indians on their left. Hnriison had intended that Johnson’s regiment should have crossed the swamp to atturk lira Indi an*, hut now Mug told that the swamp was impas sable fur hor*!-, lie whs inn sail dilemma.—Reason, however, should have suggested to him that the In dian* being there some place wns to be found by n careful examination, for thn foot to crus*. He might have sunt ucros* 1,500 foot Infantry, and re tained double lira force of tho British with which to attack them. Culunol Juhnxnn had rode hack, and come up a t thu moment of the General's ficrplrxity, to receive his final orders. Having diicovered that tho front of llw enemy was unprotected. Juhnsun requested permission to charge lira Uriibh, which was grant cd. The Colonel, upon his return to* hi* regiment in Trent, and nearer approach to the onemy, made two other impoi rant discover ire, *i« lira open order of the enemy, and that thu swamp was passable for Iwrsa. Ujwn which he ordered his bfalhcr James to form lira front, or right division of hit regiment, 500 strong, intu four tub-divisions iq double files, and from tha right of sub-divisions to draw up in front of tha British line, Lieut. Colonel James Johnson received first, the fire of the enemy’s fron t line, and then that of hit rear line, without forihci Injury than one lmr*o killed, lie then clmrg“d nt full sp>-nl, and passing through the space* iu lira enemy's line to hi* uar, ho wheeled Iris divlri'fli* ia the right, nnd before Ids men had fully doliveied their fire, thu enemy surrendered, amounting to GO I prisoners, with 18 killed uud 22 wounded. AH thi* ws* thu woik ofoMo miinilo from lira ndvanou to tlie charge, to tho surrender. 1 shall not *top to enquire into the propriety of the bravo Colouol commencing to crus* thn stvttmp with thn tell division before lie Imd iMcertnineii tin? result of hi* brother's charge. He had, however* no sooner pu«*od tin? swamp, then u eli-irp content betwenn.liis division and lira Indians ensued. 1 he Colonel wn* severely wounded nnily in lira action, nnd hi* horse being nlso wounded, fell under him. An Indian Chief now m-hed Toward lofiid-h hi* •lestruuiion, when thn Colonel drew a pistol from It s hwtstrr nnd shot him dead upon lira spot. That Chief wn* thn celebrated Tecumscli, thu snul und spirit of the Indian war patty. Johnson's men ha viiig gained the renr of tho Indinn* and killed inn- nyof thorn, nuil tho voice of limit Chief being no longer beard directing and encouraging them, they fled, leaving many of tlrair dead behind. Thn duration of this contest has hern vnrinudy stnieil nt from ten to thirty minutes, it | ro- bnly lasted twenty minutes. Much discussion bus been Imd ns to thn place where Hui ri sen stationed himself during Johnson’s conflict w itli the British nnd Indian*. Hi* place, nudoutii should have been in lira rear, but it will naturally Ira sup posed, in view nf thn action. He tell* its himself, that after giving lira order for tint at tack to lohti- son, hu placed liimvolfiunl suite "ut the head of the front line of infantry." which wns neatly n mile distant from tlie enemy's position? und where, from the thick .woods ami underbrush which intervened* he rould not have seen ilia action Hnd ho placed himself and suite within three ur four hundred yard* of the action, sons to be able to adopt hi* movement* to circumstances, he would have boon whom ovety bravo and judicious coimnnndni would imvnpluccd himself. But that Ira did not see tho action i« most conclusively proved by the fact, that when Ira wroto Id* official report of the bnltlo four day* uftiir, Ira was evidently under tint impression that the Indians crossed lira swamp to uttuck Johnson, instead of Johnson having crossed tha swump to nttnr.k the Indian*, nt wus tho fact. Johnson rays t hut lira General foil into the mistake, hy supposing thu swamp impnRsabla foi horso, us it was liuliuved to lie, when ho left him; mid that nfterwnrds being w'liumled, ho wn* unnhlo to furnish details. Till* victory, however glorious to Johnson anil his brave men, in having subdued a superior force, ilmd no lustre on Harrison. F.ven hi* order to mounted Infantry, armed with muskets, Imtuhets und butcher knives, to rhnigo regular disciplined Infantry, supposed tobe in close order, nnd prepnr* ed to receive thn charge, wus madness without a spark of rcuton. Had he intended to sustain John' son's charge, he would have brought up the wholoof hi# forco within llmra nr four hundred yard* of-lliu onemy, ond then had tha muulltcd men been rrpuls- ud,hu might have renewed tho churga supported by his foot Infantry. But Imre, a* on former occasions, hin haring sent nn Inferior force to contend with a superior imp.while ha hnd a large disposs-ihlo force, Is so grass un error ns to admit of nn apology. Ho, however, always preferred, nnd most per versely, no matter liowr largo his force, a part iron attack to overwhelming Ids enemy with numbers. It wns becauso keeping Ills main fnico so far in the rear, ami of tho distance Lieiit.Colonel Junto* Johnson IiikI to go, to deliver up Ills prisoner* that Proctor with his guard was enabled to uscu|tu and thus render tho victory Incomplete. Tho rapture of lira British fleet on Erie; the dentil of Tecumsi'li, hy which British nnd Indian alliance* were ended, and the surrender nf Proctor’* troops, closed the war above the Niagara, nod vlilimlly en ded Harrison’* military rnreer. From hi* first assuming the cmnmnnd of tin? Nni'ibwuMui n army tu thiscloriiigavant, wn* about thirteen mouth*. Thu cost of Id* campaign* during this period amounted to tlie enormous sum of twen ty millions of dollars. Tho render would be incre dulous if not told that in I Ini rison'* quartet master’s department " all was chaos mid 'confusion" iu all its rntnificuliuns, both ofsuppl etni.d transportation. Horse* were buughi at high price* anil entrusted without overseers to the most worthless of society us drivei*,' who took no care to feed their animals, nnd they worn soon driven to dentil and their londs lost or pillaged- Oxen were hired anil VHliteii at high price* and their owners drove them to di.-atli to obtain the valuation price. No receipts were given or tnket>,& tlie stores on their way were robbed wills impunity. Contractor* kept their own accounts and tlrair demand* were allowed without fu'i examin ation. The general had do prartical know ledge nnd a* little capacity foi derail* of nny kind, and there fore if willing, ho knew not liow to apply a remedy. In such n smtn of thing*, the quarter ma.icr's ac counts could only he balanced by a conflagration, such n« the general mndo of his store* at tho rapid* onllio22d January, 1813. This wasteful expenditure of Hnrrisnn was nrres. ted hy the di-teimlwition of Government to obtain the nuval superiorly on Lake Erie before further of fensive operation*, and that ho should rolnin a forco sufficient only for tho defence of his posts until that wns done. To this lie objected, hut ns Government wn* firm ho had no other alternative than to ucqiti- esca. See Btannnn p. 139. Hitherto he Imd a carle blanche nnd hnd called into service largo mnsso* of militiu ignorant ..f il,o first rudiment* of military knowlodgn, and whom he took no tnensbros to have instructed or dLciplin. ed. He, however, Imd them formed into hollow, squares and delivered to them inflated addresses, whir.li fed tlrair vanity, though they did nothing to ward* preparing them for duty. See Judge Fap- pnh's life. I have gonu through Hnrriion’s campnign*, tho facts cannot be denied nnd I am persuaded that my reflections ure warranted by the fact*. I believe every reader has conic to the same conclusion tlint I have myself, that if office depend on miliinry merit alone,lie would Im unworthy oft he lowest and much less of tha highest within the gift of a free people. lit closing, I give tins sentiments of William H. Crawford, a* those of every one who has studied Harrison's correspondence with attention. " J huvo examined with attention all of hi* (Harrison's) let- tots and official statements which Ira has written since In* entered tlie army, and I confess that every thing which ha* fullen Ivom hi* pvn savours of the low demagogue, rather than the patriotic, enliiht cdund skilful general." X. Y. Z. APALACHICOLA, Sept. 2fl. Health of Apalachicola.—Our city bn* onjoyrd during the pastsummeranvnviablodegrcoofln-iilih. —There has been hut low eases of siskness; of any description, during ih t whole season, and these gen ernlly among that class whoso habits render them liable to disease any where. The number of Jeuth* in proportion to lira number of inhabitants, are as •mallas any southern city in tho count>y. The amount of cotton destroyed thi* season by the caterpillar and oilier insects, is variously estima ted, and thvr# can b« no douhtbut lira supply will bo considerably short cl the la»t erop. 1 Ira rain* and droughts too, Iuvhboth in tlrair tern contributed to lessen tho crop, and it i* titareforo, but natural to suppose the amount brought to lids nrarkut will be Ins* titan that of last •• ason. The crops of corn, who it, dto, ere most abundant. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1040. “STAND ASIDE, AND LET OI.D CHATHAM SPEAK!” Democracy and Liberty ever glorious; God preserve our State victorious! Tin-billowing i* the result of the election, on Monday |n*i: VAN BUREN REPUBLICAN TICKET. Foil COSO It KUS. U. W. POOLER, I). C. CAMPBELL, A. IVERSON; J. (ItLLYBR, J. B. PATTERSON, J. II. LUMPKIN, E. J. BLACK, W. T. COLQUITT, M. A. COOPER, STATK SENATOR. W. W. GORDON, NEPttKSF.NTA TIMS. JOHN MILLEN, V. M. STONE, W. II. STILES, J. W. ANDERSON. end 047 GUI 084 084 087 con C20 HARRISON TICKET. FOR COSURESS. \V. O. DAWSON. II. W. HABERSHAM, J. C. ALFORD, K. A. NHSB1T, L. WARREN, T. B. KING. U. 1. GAMBLE, J. A. MERIWETHER, T. V. FOSTER. STATE SltSATOh. W. LAW. HE PR KSENTA Tl FF.S. W. P. WHITE. II. T. GIBBON, P. $. BARTOW, W. HERB, 085 M0 Slit 057 5.7| 540 M2 5.70' aw ANNUAL, 343 BIENNIAL, 151 It will bo perceived from lira above, that there has been another "glorious H’kig victory" In this county! In other words, tbit Wldgs I five boon soundly drubbed, nnd nut one ofthuir numerous cut)- didntes hnva boon elected. GREAT HARRISON GAIN IN SAVANNAH.’' “Iinpoittint Victory!” "O/ii Chatham coming to the rescue (it last 1* —(Snvunnuh Republican, Sopt. fltb,,lB40 ) Lot our distant render* remember, tlint the votes nf past year*, given ulrave, ure of the city and county uidti'd, while lira vole of Monday wn* of lira city alone. There nro iu tint county (out iff tho limits of tlie city) probably 95 votes, of which wo count on our side, from seventy to eighty. IVe have then every prospect of beating them in October nfx<."—(Sovannah Republican, Sept. Dili, 1819, announcing result nf the charter elections.) Well, the October election lias taken place, and instead of thu Whig* proving triumphuiit, lira no mocracy have hold on to every inch of ground they occupied at tho charter election. Tho county vote has come Iu, anil the avorugo majority of tho State ticket is 80 in fpvor of Democracy ami Von Buren HURRAH FOR OI.D CHATHAM I The average msjnrity of ilia Congtosslonal ticket la 79. Thi* majority I* diminished by reason nf citizen* of neighboring count lu< voting for members of Congre#* in lit!#. Hurrah, we again say, fur lira iinbouglil Democracy of stern and honest old Chat- him! . EFFING 11A M ELECTION. All on the HnrrLon ticket for CongroM received 173 vote*, except Klnc, and ho recoived 172. Pooler on tho ether ticket received 77, and nil the other* 75 vinos each. Sutiittur.—C. Waldliour, 131 AJIen Kdminis, V. D. 51 James Love, 45 Representative.—'Wm. MeGnhngnti, 109 Ellrart Wilson, V. U. 37 BRYAN CUV STY. Congress. Von Buren. )nwioii, 09 Punier, 30 Isbcrsham, U9 I’lilterson, 33 Alford, 19 Lumkin, 33 Ne«l,.t, 89 Iverson, 33 IVnrren, . 80 Hilly or, 35 King, 09 Campbell, 32 'Iambic, 89 C’olqni.t, 30 Mwriwcihor, 119 Cooper, 35 IV. Ire, DO Black. Oj State Legislature—Senator. Sol. Smith (W.) fll N, Bacon, (v. n.) so Representative. G. C. Linder, (IV.) 70 mem* mm that we want obliged to make than, tha probability Is that Fairfield la elected. It will be ra nrambrn d that tha whig prints al Ural claimed that Kent was ekntari by a thousand mainrliy. Tint Portland Atgus ntmetaas la tire timfirt manner lie eotdldoMe that Uit itam of Maim will Ua carried for Van Buren In Nutaather, f N Cum berlitnil district, says that paper, Urn names of a auf HcieM number ofdemoentiio voters who trim not at tlie (Hills on tlie 14th instant, have bean ascertained to reverse th* whig mqjorlt) then obtained, /a fbe counties of Waldo, Oxford and York, tha same print affirms that * very large increase of the democratic veto will bu gained by bringing out all the voters. From the Mneon Telegraph. PEOPLE OF GEORGIA I Before nnutln-r week shall buvn passed, you will Ira culled upon to tfer.idu the character of your Mitt Legislature, and of your delegation In Congress. As this is ihtt hut oppu'tuuity we shall have of appear itig ht-fani yati, wn shall Ira excused for briefly reit crating some of tha great Truths we huvo been en ihmvuriHg to iiiculciita. Remember, that ilia Ticket ut the htMtd of out column* 1* the Democratic Republican Ticket—ami that the principle* which that ticket i* pledged la uipport, are lira principles uf Jefferson, of Madisott tod Jackson. Ill* pledged to support tho Independent Treasury system; and the present Administration of the Gan oral Government, so far ns it conforms to tha great principles of democracy. Remember thut tho Ticket of our bpponents Is pledged to un opposite enursn. If elected it willcp I'peratu with tho Northern Whig party who oppoee the Sub Treasury, who advocate a National Bank, a high protectivu Tariff, and other unconstitutional measure* _Remember that tho Northern Whigs are therno mios nf the South; trail that iftlioycome into pouer they luivn inudo lliirnt* t»t "grind Ut to powder." Any concert or co operation with such a party by th-* South must bncr.tninal nnd suicidal. Remember tliut tint Abolitionist* are almost invar iiibly f Hind in tho Whig nnrty. Remember that the only friends the South has at the Nmllinro found in tho Democratic party. If lira Soiitli is not true to herself, wliot claims has site u|ton the friends of the South at the Nuttlif, Remetnb r, this Election may decide tho chuied of ilia Nation for thu,Presidency. Should Georxia decide nguinst tho present incumbent, Wm. H. Hni rison may bn imposed upon tho country fortha next four years: and the nation given up to tb* role of tho Federal party. If Georgia should dis- curd her own principles, hrr own interests, can slra expect tho support of tho North? If the Detnocry in Georgia triumph, if will enenurogo the cause in other States. But if it is defeated, the effect will be felt from one etui of ifiecunmry to the other Remember, lira present contest Is onauf " Bank or no Bank." If tho Bunk comn, every unconstitu tional nniiiiiiro will follow. By voting for the Dcm or ratio Ticket, you show your devotion to principle, to t)mc#ii*riiiiiioi),io tho South. By voting tbt* ticket yon show your opposition to Northorii Fanaticism to Nuitiaun Abolitionism, nnd Federalism, nnd Tar iff* and Whiglsm. Freeman of Gaorgiut Rally to tho pool*. Lay aside till private inirrust* anil selfldt considerations. Think only of your country, und your cautry's pros perity. Extract nf n letter dated. Nu**un,(N. P.)27lh Au gust, 1840, recoived nt New Orleans via Havanas "A singular citcum*lnnce occurred a few days ago A largo French ship from Hamburg, bftund to Hnvuini, was picked up by one of ttui littlo wreck ers about n fortnight ago, quite deserted. She Was uflont with no sail* mt hut n jilt—nor tho least in jnred—liuvlng a very valuable enrgo nf wines, silks , filth, dec., and all in good order, and her paper* and every tiling on hoard in tlrair proper places. When sounded, 9 foot watur water wot found In her hold, which was immediately pumped out; and it was dis covered tlint slut bad no leak. A fow poultry ard a rat were only found alive. There were a number of enges, with Canary birds, apparently starved to death iu them. I huvo seen onn ol tlie persons,who first went on board (our old wreckingocqualntanco U.) ond lio says thnt tnu cabin ami state rooms vr8re beautifully furnished nnd bad all tha appearance of pastmgvrs lioving^Just »nyy>«l out of them—ono in inirtlcular iinil a ladies tuilot, combs, brushes, dco. nnd on a setteo lay a bonnet, shawl, work box, need let, thimble, fire, ns If that moment laid down. No one enn conjecture why she was so abandoned. Them are many castes un board addressed to differ eat merchants In Havana, and tha vetsel by which I mn now writing is dispatched to gain somo infor mat inn on tho subject. She is a. large new ship, built lids yenr, and is named the Rosalie." GEORGETOWN* (S. C.) Sept. 22. Fever.—Since wo Inst noticed lira health of oor town, suveral cases nf Fever have occurred, but wa nre happy in being able to say all readily yielded to rtunlirtil treatment suvq one, which terminated fa tally. Tliero is every reninn to believn such a result i* fairly uttrihuluhlo to.lira intractability of tho tub joci, who would not bo held, or luko medicine* pre scribed. We know of bill onu case at prevent. Harvest.—Tho sicklui* at woik In every dlrec lion around us, lira grain is good and tho crop of tho District wifi be a fair average one. IWlious Fever.—Wo learn from a gentleman who left Havre de-Grace on Wednesday that Ml- liuus fever of a fatal character prevail* In that tuwii. Four persons who had died of the disease were hurried on Tuesday, and several costs hod terminated family on lira soma day* A number were lying dungeruiuly sick, It It supposed that lira epidemic is occasioned by miasmata from the new basin of tho Tide Water Canal.—FAR. North American. No opporillnn. From the N. Y. Evening Post, 28th ult. MAINE ELECTION. The probability thnt n democratic Governor is elected in the State of Miiinu incieuscs. Tlra whig journalist# in general huvo "large nyes" und are inure given to exaggeration tluin lira journnlists nn oar side. There is nlmust always ii lingo deduction to bo made from their slutvnwut of tho result of cleeliinii,na wns particularly lira rate with theii ac counts of lira recent election iu Indiana, ond the last election in Mn**nchuscll*. The Boston Dully Advertiser, a whig print, which is u little inoro cautious than some of its class, hut not a wmil on tin: subject of tlie Maine nfecihm in its Saturday's a ben l. Tlra Boston Morning l’o*», Iu mi extra af.er giving n tui ns of vote* from those plucc-ju*t heard from, suy*< " Tlwnggrogute now l#—Fnlifield, 45,232; Kent, 45,103. flic town* now m Ira heard from gave 01 majority for Fqiiliidd in 1838. If these towns huvo ifoim us wrll ut the late election as they did then. Fairfield's majority over Kent will ho 130.” Tlie Express of this iimiuiug cento! •« a letter from a whig politician in Boston, in which it i-suid —" It is ndmil'u.l that tlwjo ate not 10(1 scattering votes." He however claims a plurality of 300 fur Kent. Ti c Bay State Domurrat uf Suturday eve ning, Buys: *• VVc see no reason Io alter our statements in nny respect, but every moil cnnfiuii* them. Wo have this morning lira vote in Byron in Oxford County, which give* Fabfmld 37, Kent 9; nnd Howard’s Gore, 13 to 15; also Clinton Guru in Kennebuc, 11 for Fail field, 0 fur Knit; nnd Nu. 1 in Mancock, 20 to 5; I'lantatiun in Somerset 18 to I. Adding tliesu to our present footings it mukes lira total For Fairfield, # 45.266 For Kent, 45,102 Plurality for Fairfield, 104 '* There are soma plantations which did not vote i.i 1838, yet to hear from—limy will odd to Fair field’* plurality. Thu Atlus claim* tho election ofo Whig representative in Cnmileul tld* i* not truo — There wua nu choice lost Munduy, and u now elec lion is to bu held next Monday, uf course tha "whig candidate lias not is certificate of elect foil/—More over lira whig* have not yet oleclvd a majority of tho House." Tho Augusta Age say.: "Guv. Fairfield, it will be seen, now Usds 18 votes, which will,in our judgment, bo increased to owr 100 wlmn the mums are all in." " Thu number of scattering vote* is unascertained, but must be very amall—not enough, in ell probabi lily, to defeel Gov. Feitfield't re election, witli en honest eou lit." Our readers cannat have forgotten that last au lumn, when Governor Morton wa# elected, the At las and iho other print* ol tlra same party in Boston, made their reader# believe, up to tho ye. y time whan the vote# were counted, that either Kverett was th* •ucerssfo) candidate, or else that there %*• no MOBILE, Scpt.Qfl. Tlra equinoctial storm bus lawn upon us for the most nf tl.iv week. Tlra quantity of ruin fallen is vciy gri-ot, nnd after thefong period of drought and duitino**, Uvcry nrceptuble. At nights partieu Inrly, tho flood desrending without intermission, Ira* sounded iu our frumn house# like the coming nf the new deiugo, and in tho murninga somo of the street* in tho western pint uf tho city presented an unlirokrn • sheet of water. The wost of It Is that tlra ilmiming U so bad tbnt pool* of water stand in numerous phici'S. for many days after a heavy rain, in sumo spots no engineer seem* ever to have found an outlet, oi u he did, lira city never made one, und tlto liitlu pond* .urad till they are dried up by the sum. TALLAHASSEE, Sept.22: The Colton Crops of 1840.—Tlra Caterpillar is making dreadful ravages through tlra entire cotton growing section of tlie South Western States. In Middle Flerida not a half average cron will be muile. Tlra lung stoplo is entirely desloyed; in me ny fluids not a pound will bo made to tho acre. The same mny bo said of field# uf the short stapleor gi iran seed, which hnd Iraen planted lute On ground which hud bei-n early planted, the number of boils which matured before tlra caterpillar commenced iu rnvog.'S, will insure a lulerublo crop. Yeryfsw field* have been left untouched Star, A Large Fire in Boston.—The Boston Democrat On Sunday morning, about half past 2 o’clock, fire wn* discovered in the store room of the Distil- lory of Barnard & Trail, DUtillhouse Square, and raged ao furiously, being wooden buildings, that lb* whole Distillery, with its entire contont*. was burn ed ti, tho ground. Tlw fire also coroinunleated to tlra two dwelling bouse# «n Hawkins street, ; owned by Messrs. Barnard & Trull, one occupied by Mr. Barnard, which wore also reduced to asbei. The Dirtiilhousn occupied by Augustue S. Holmes, «d- joining Messrs. Barnard fc Trail’# wm* damaged about $2000. Tho home owned end occupied by the widow Moore, had lira roof and part of lb* to side burnt nut; damage about $1000. Tbe books of Mi«*i*- Barnard & Trull were tsken out *f their safe this morning, slightly scorched bavtof been exposed to tlie fire about six boura. Tbeli lots is estimated at about $20,000! Insured about 6000. The Democrat add*: . This wa* no doubt the work of an inoendlery, e* n man w is beard coming out of a gate which led to the distillery, ubout five minute* before the fre wee discovered. ....... Two new unoccupied dwelling-houee* M Oak street, Cliarleslowji, were set wore last night, just befere tlra above flro broke out, mod were buAedu cite ground. Pickles, Lflmoa Syrup, dee. BOXES mixed Fickle* . 10 do Bars* psrilto By rep 0 10 do Mmmrd.Ceyefl** 1 Walnut Catsup, 16 Walnut Catsup, Pep 3 do Stoughton'* Klixer - 25 do Lemon Syrup, now laadlug front b,l .l J a 1 ”’ “ J “ h k, uEbaoa a toV.

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The Weekly Georgian. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1839-184?, October 10, 1840, Image 1