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NUMBER 3. Ctje Cimes, A Commercial. Miscellaneous, & Literary Journal. —————^ — s PUBLISHED WEEKLY 111 M. J KAPPEL, lathe city of Savannah, Georgia Office on the Bay. TERMS. The Times, shall be neatly printed, and issued twice a week during six months, say from Nov. to May, and once a week only the other calender months. 75 numbers will be furnished in the course of one year. The Subscription to the paper -will be g3 per annum, payable in advance, and if not paid-with’ in six months , Bs. will be charged. Advertisements, not exceeding 15 lines, will be inserted three times for jgl, twenty five cents for each subsequent insertion, and in the same propor tion for two or mare squares. Prime Eastern Hay , &c. 240 bundles prime Hay 30 hhds prime retailing Molasses 20 bbls No. 2 Mackerel For sale by J. W. LONG. june 18 Molasses. Lime , §c. 9 80 bbls Nos. 1, 2 & 3 Mackerel 50 casks Thomastown Lime 75 kegs fresh Gun Powder 50 cases assorted Glassware 50 boxes Window Glass 200 reams Cap, Letter & Wrapping Paper 10 bales Domestics, assorted Por sale by ROBERT S. GOFF, june 18 1 PETTY & GREENE, *1 OFFER FOR SALE, iaSg/Sg/ Bbls prime Pork, City Inspection 50 do Phelps Rye Gin 20 do Whiskey 50 do best St Croix Sugar 10 bags Coffee 20 kegs Tobacco 20 bbls No. 1 and 2 Macketel 1200 bushels Liverpool Salt 100 qr boxes Spanish Segars 10 qr. casks Malaga IVine 20 boxes Sperm Candles 20 boxes Soap 5 casks London Brown Stout •25 mats Cassia * : 0 13caaijoims. Rum, Gv.i, Brandy and Wines, by the Demijohn Teas Sugar Axes and Plantation Hoes Powder, Shot, Sweet Oil and Mustard, See. Lc. At Wholesale or Retail. june 25 h 2 The Undersigned HAVING associated in business Mr. James M. Jones, the business in future will be con ducted by him, under the firm of D. B. Nichoi.s Cos. At their new stand in Young’s fire proof build ings corner of Bryan street and Market square, where therr assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver , Milita ry,JFa&cy and Staple Wares, t Is very complete,’and to which, additions will be constantly received at prices corresponding to the times. Repairing: will be strictly attended to, accom panied to their guarantee. (Ej* During my absence, Mr. J. M. Jones will act as my Attorney. D. B. NICHOLS. June 18 c 1 JV* otice, fklllF, subscribers will close their Business X for the Summer months on the first of July. Those indebted are requested to call and settle the same by that period—persona having de mands against the concern, will please present them for payment. June 18 1’ t. BALDWIN & CO. To Rent, Several STORES in the Market- Square and its vicinity—they are consid ered 89 good stands for the retail or cotton bu uness. ALSO—a two-story DWELLING HOUSE, in Frpnhlin Ward, situated on the Bay, and oppo site Tclfairis Garden. This house has recently undergone considerable repair, and has had a spacious yard annexed thereto, with ground sufficient for a family Garden. Apply to WM. C. MILLS. junc 25 c 2 t Notice. DURING the absence of the subscribers, Messrs. J. B. Hebbeut & Cos are their Agents. THOMPSON Si BONNEY. june 25 m 2 - • Boarding, TIREB or four Gentlemen can be accommo dated with Board during the summer.— Apply at this Office. june 25 To Let, fjSHL Several small Houses, situated in ‘USIS healthy parts of the city, with all conven iences necessary, suitable for small families—as the rent will be low, persons wishing Houses will find it to their advantage to make immedi ate application at this Office. June 18 THE TIMES, 1 *1 CioiuHicrcKilfoooJUtsccllaTißoiisoooooCind, ItttarcLTij DOMESTIC SCENERY. THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. [from evan’s tour.] The rapids of the river Niagara com mence at a little distance above the celebra ted falls, and terminate near the narrows opposite to Lewiston. Between these two places the distance is about seven miles. That I might have a full view of the scenery in the vicinity of the falls, 1 travel led, during the evening of my leaving Fort Niagara, only two miles beyond Lewiston. Early the next morning I moved on, glow, ing with anticipation. The lofty and rude banks of this part of the river, the deafen ing clamor of the falls, and the huge clouds of vapour which arose from them inspired me with anew and indescribable emotion. The day too was dark, windy, and wild. Yet the sun shone bright; but the darkness did not comprehendit. Owing, perhaps, to the excitement occa sioned by these circumstances, I expect ed too much. I confess lust 1 was disap. pointed, both with respect to the height of the fails and the quantity of water propel, led over them in a given time. There isj however, in their eternal roar, a nameless solitude. For ages this roar has been ceaseless ; and it seems to speak of per petual duration. The rapids just above the falls, excited much interest. Dark, furious, and perplex ed, they rush on as though eager for des tiuction. Here the imagination suddenly becomes aroused, and with a sombre, yet vivid glance, surveys the opposite, and re nowned plains of Chipp&wa and Bridge water;-—then returning to the rapids, it heais in the voice of their fury, the half drowned vow 7 of the warrier, and sees in their mist, his falling steed, and brandish ed falchion. The trees near the falls were all prostrated by the weight of congealed vapour, and seemed to worship, most de voutly, the Great Author of this grand spectacle. A lovely yet fearful rain-bow, Arched tbe river ‘below ; and numerous gulls, were obscurely seen sailing through the thick exhalation which iiHeu the whole space to the Canada side.—Charon and his boat only were wanted to complete the scene. \ How impressive is the grand in nature ! It withdraws the human mind from the tri ding concerns of time, and points it to its primeval dignity, and lofty desrinies. There are three divisions of the falls; and they are occasioned by two islands sit uated in the river. The whole describes a crescent. One o£the islands Is about tour hundred yards wide, and the other about ten yards. Perhaps the whole width of the islands and falls, including the curvat ures of the latter, is three quarters of a mile/ The height of the principal fall is about one hundred and fifty feet; and the descentof the rapids, above the largest of them, is about sixty feet. One can hardly avoid personifying this rush of water; meeting, as it does, huge rocksand trees lyingin eve ry direction, and seeking, with a wild aod furious velocity, a passage to the falls.—. Breaking and foaming, the rapids take a thousand courses, and with a restive spirit, seek the abyss below. The obstructions of the rapids appear to dispute their passage; and the whole scene is fury, uproar and destruction. The vapor, arising from the rapids, add 9 to the sublimity of the scene, by the obscurity with: which it clothes their tremendous concussions* The icicles, pending from the sides of the banks, contiguous to the falls, are, in the winter season, so tinged with the sul phurous particles which are mingled with the strata, as to present, when stricken by the rays of the sun, a scintillating and blu ish glare. A more particular account of the falls is deemed unimportant. I have endeavored togi ve such a description as comported with iny ideas and feelings, whilst in view of them. These falls are, no doubt, a great natural curiosity; and they will excite to all much admiration and awe. But many of the descriptions which-travellers have given of them, are erroneous in point of fact, and ridiculous in point of imagery An English writer gays, that their “noise and vapour would scarcely be equalled by the simultaneous report and smoke of a thousand cannon.” It is true, that the roar of the falls can at times be heard for thirty miles,or perhaps further; and that their exhalations have been seen at the distance of ninety miles'; but these circumstances exist only under peculiar states of the at mosphere, and the causes of them produce, SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, JULY SI, 1823. upon the spot, a much less comparativeef tect. The falls, however, are indeed tre mefcdous; and they constitute the only Visible discharge of tour vast inland seas. * Tradition says, that the falls of Niagara have, for a great length bf time, been rece ding;—that they were originally situated at the foot of the rapids near Lewiston, a distance of seven miles from their present ppstdou. This idea is no doubt correct. Mass a of rock must, from time to time, kite been shaken from the top and sides °( the falls, by the continual abrasion of the fail* will continue to move op towards lake Erie; lessening the waters of the upper lakes, and increasing those of the lower, in proportion as the descent of the bed of the river above the present situation of the falls may be greater, and the obstructions in H less. In the course of ramy centu rioa, the falls, will, probably, reach Lake Ejtfe itself; in which case the upper lakes j may be partially drained, and Lake Onta riobe overflown. It has been asserted, that this lake fills once in seven years; as 4o the time, this must be a whim; but there is reason to believe that the lake oc casionally fills, because its sources are nu merous and great, its discharge is not very ample, and high north-east winds, which frequently prevail here, retard the progress of the water towards the river St. Law rehce. Commercial. Liverpool, April 30.—The consumption of Cotttonis enormous, and if ycur export this j 5Rr does not considerably exceed that of last, e may expect higher prices two months hence; but we considei that every thing depends on die quantity coming forward. There has been imported into Liverpool since tlife Ist January, i 823—from N. Orleans, 26,672 Lgs; South-Carolina, 39,623; Georgia, 48,585 ; t!;er ports in the U States, 33,118—total, 14“,- (lOtS bags. I'rcm Brazils, 33,281; East-Indies, V/c4-1r.cUefi,.4896; o'het ports, 1009. fVital into Liverpool, 190,194- •2 Ist Jsi uar, to 23th Apr! l , 1822,"the jde ports were—from ports in the U. S. 86,582; Bflai’s, 47,709 ; East-Indies, 301; West-Indies, 501 J; other ports, 104—total, 139,707 bags. Ilotal import this year into Liverpool, 190,194; London, 15,071; Glasgow, 10,618. —Total, 2151882 bags. Andthere have been exported since Ist Jan 182S, 22,402 bags. Notwithstanding that the import so far this year has been very great, we doubt if the ag gregate stock now much exceeds what it was on the 31st Dec. Still we should beg leave to cau tion our friends from being too sanguine of much advance. A great deal depends upon the conduct of holders, and more upon a con linuance of the present rate of consumption.— If any circumstances should cccur to reduce that, the Colton market must be in a deplorable situation. Tie prices of American produce at Liverpool remained the same as at former advices. The sates c-F Cotton had been extensive, and tbe im port light. A Liverpool Price Current, of the 7th May, remarks —“Cotton is in good demand, the salts last week amounted to 13,300 bags, including 160 S. Islands, 11$ a 133; 21'4Orleans,7 a 11; 480 Alabama, 6 a 7s; 14.80 Uplands, 6$ a 7; 344^d0. 7 1-8 a 7s; 1130 do. 758 aB, and 230 do. 81-8 a 8 5-8; prices of midd and fair Up lands improved 1-8 per lb ; 2500 bags were ta ken on speculation, anil 500 for export. The of cotton this year to the 2d inclusive, amounts to 192,257 bags against 142,809 in the same period last year, ar and tbe sales this year to the2d inclusive to 194,450 bags, including 28,- 000 sold to speculators, and 74>GQ<) for export, leaving 160£0© bags taken by the trade, be sides 220,000 forwarded to importers in the couijtry. U. S. Bank Shares are quoted in a London Price Current of May 6, at 21/ss. In other American Stocks nothing doing, prices not quo ted The “London Monthly Price Current of East and*Vest India, American and Brazil Produce” of Jlty 3d, contains the following note : “The warehousing bill, which is now in progress through Parliament, will make an important at tention in the Navigation Laws, advantageous to the trade of this country', as it will allow goods imported in foreign ships to be warehous edfa* transshipments to the continent. An or der from the treasury to this effect has already been obtained for a cargo of sugar frc.tn the Ha* vmo, in an American bottom.” E.:!raet of a letter recuvtd per packet ship Mar man, dated Havre, May 1. ‘•Our Cotton market has not yet resumed its usual activity and sales cannot be effected with out sothe concession; but we see no cause to reduce ©or quotations, nor to desist from rec ommending fine Orleans at 15 eta. and boweds at 12. Ashes 65 a 70. The Regies purchasers of fobccco at our Concours of 30th current, will probably not exceed 1200 hhda.; hence In- prices, *ikJ * large refected stock mv fie anticipated. Car principal not submit tA the oecline of 3 orV cated by several recent transacticns/bPM present we.cannot quote §t. Domingo hSU than 25 sous, in bond ; Havana, .25 a 284, an? Java 27 a 28. Annexed to the stock of Cotton here on 20th April Orleans 7216 bales Uplands 7430 Sea-Islands - - . . 449 Pemambucos .... 7392 .• Fore fn ToUa . 25436 bales A t Bremen, March 29th, the demand for C6L ton had nearly suosided, and no recent sales had been effected. Old Rice brought from 7 to Brs. per 100 lbs. and it was presumed that ar rivals of last year s crop would find a ready vent,’ since grain was looking up. „ Havana, June 14.—The advance on Rice,-in your market, has not had any effect here—sales are.current at g4£ for prime. Should arrivals from your port cease for about two weeks hence we are inclined to think it will be up to &S a 54. The market is abundantly supplied with Flour —sales of Halt, and Philadelphia are made with difficulty at gl4 , New-OHeans, 11; Coffee, very little first quality to be met with— such self* readily at £18; others 16 a 17; muscovado Su gars gos, prime scarce. Matamas, June 4.—Rice at this moment is scarce and would probably bring 84 a 9 rials • Flour ptenty at gH* r. 15j ; Lard, quick at 16 a-. Gets.; Ilams, no sale; box Sugars, ver’- > brisk, especially browns, 8a 12 rials; for asset-, ted, 7f; browns alone are difficult to be obtain ed; Coffee, steady, 15 a 17 cts. Port-au-Prince, May 26~-‘*ftear 2400 bbls. flour have Arrived here during* the last three days-a small cargo was sold yesterday entire at Si l—-at retail 13 to 14 is asked, but the sale is very slow and limited. Whether it will again improve or the reverse, will depend entirely on the quantities that may hereafter be brought to market We subjoin a few quotations’* , Current.— Mess Pork, gl9 a 20; prime, 14; Reef, 8; mess do. 12; Codfish, 6; Mack ercl* No. j, 6£; lUce, 5, dull and plenty; Hams, 14 cts.; Lard, 16, in demand; Cheese, 12; Bor deaux Claret, 35 per cask, looking up; Mar seilles, 30 do ; Lidia Goods of every descrip tion, a perfect glut. Utm m ~’ r ~.Ne*>-OrtetAs, J, me I—Cotton, Lousa. and Mississippi, choice, 16, scarce; do dc prime, 14 a 15, scarce; do do 2d qual. 11 a 13$ ; do do 3d do 8 a 10 . S Alabama, prime, 10 a 11, scarce; do -d qua!. 4 a 8, scarce; N. Alabama and Tea nessee prune, 9j a 11do 2d qua! 8a 9; do 3d do 5| a7; t obacco, Ist qual. 24 a 34; do ? Xands ' lal ii Flour, £3 50 a 5; Whiskey, 30 a35 cents, sales: Sugar, Loui siana, 7; do do on plantation, 6 a 64; Pork, Mess, 9 a 10; do prime, 7a7SO -, do cargo, 6 ; Beef, Boston mess, new, 10, dull; do cargo’ No 1, do 7 50, dull; do do No. 2, do 5, dull; Salt, Liverpool, blown, 2 50a2 75; and • ground, 250 a 2 75, scarce; Turks,lsland, 4 cents; Ba con, hams. 3a 4, dull; sides, &.c. 2a 3 ; Coffee, 22 a 24, plenty; Corn, in ears, 50 a 62j; Meal, Si a 1 50; Bagging, Scotch, 30 a 32, dull; Ken tucky, 26 a 28, dull; Bale Rope, Kentuck, 5a 6 plenty; Northern, 10 a 11, plenty. Mobile, May 29 Cottos —This article con tinues to meet with ready sales; late arrivals not having tended to depress the article. Prime is held at 11 cents by some. Freights are rather dull, owing to the number of vessels in port. To the Editors of the Salem Gazette. St. Pier es, Mart. May 3d, 1823. Sirs —You are requested to publish the following extract from the log-book of brig Active, Daniel Hubbard, master, which sailed from Say brook, on the 12th March, for this place. On the 14th, lat. 33 55, n. long. 70 40, w. fell in with and boarded tbe wreck of brig Upton, of‘Frankfort, (from St. Mary’s for New-York,) loaded with yellow pine tim ber, full of water with all her spars carried’ away and hanging about the wreck. Found one man dead under the windlass, with his bead and face bruised, supposed he was killed by some of the spare or timbers, as she had a deck load which Was mostly washed overboard. He appeared to be about 55 years of age, sandy hair; could find nothing about his person or in any part of the vessel by which we could gain any further information. Supposed ait hands must undoubtedly have been lost.— By every appearance she must have expe rienced a very severe gale,as her bulkhead, quarter boards,channels, &c. were all stove to pieces, and r<o appearance of any boats, spars, or any thing of the kind to be teen. We buried the corpse in. the ocean as de cently as circumstances Would admit of. Bv publishing the above, it would undoubt edly be a satisfaction to the owner of the vessel wrecked; and likewise to the sela tives and friends of the officers and c(Wj and vou will also oblige yours. DANIEL HUBBARD/