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holt's DEPARTMENT, l. M (j. RICHARDS, EDITOR. I Q , mm gltijcns, (Grorflia: rday MornißfjiHiAiif* 18, 1849. ■a TRIP to TALLULAH. m ore ‘.Leaves from our Diary,” inticipatwns. Madison Springs , ■ Amusements, The Waters, V Currahce, the Castle of the ■,r 7’/,f, fall of Toceoa, Character of Departure for Tallulah , /- l rr ,/, Grandeur, The Chasm. The Or, imn, The Iris , Devil s J'ul- H. iS - irl „ntiiie Fall, A .Mountain Rivn- H The It a pids, Hotel, The Fair Se.r, Pleasant Memories, A Witte Clarksville, .Wish’s Hotel, Re- Home. B , ST Gth. —The carriage was at t4ie Hnhout 3 P. M., and having seen that portmanteaus, carpet-bags, and 8,, ; , ,-t eras, were duly bestowed, our par- B.; 1 J-ii! got’ four persons, sprang in, and Hourish of the whip we were otr for H Madison Springs.” Bldightful sense of freedom, not only ■ ,h e avocations of business, but from B , mere conventionalities of society, B;, 1 with our anticipations of pleasure Bt!>o journey and the scenes to which it B , introduce us. To ourself, individual- Blonged the additional gratification of Bucting a trio of pilgrims on their first ■to the shrines of Tallulah and Toceoa; Bras this gratification the less, that one Br number had already made adjacent ■ons of Georgia classic ground, by the Bions of his genius in “Guy Rivers,” Bnight reasonably be expected to gather ■ the beautiful scenes to which he was ■tending, treasures of legendary lore, to Brought hereafter into the thrilling tale Be delightful poem. Be ride to Madison Springs—about twen Brce miles, was beguiled of all tedious- Bby tho quick flow of conversation and Benial feeling which gave it tone. B excellent supper—none the less wel- B that it was late —first engrossed our Btion; after which, we looked in upon Bnerry dancers in the bull-room —cx- ■god greetings with friends, who were Benading the spacious piazza of the 110- Bdrank of the “Hygeian fountain”—and By retired to our “ cabins” for repose. ■ Madison Springs. B-gcst 7th. —The “Madison Springs” ■rery justly termed the “ Southern Sar- B.” for of all our excellent watcring ■cs.none possesses as many attractions as I It is situated at a very accessible Bt—only four hours from the Railway, ■ all that much nearer to the most mag- Bont range of mountain scenery in the Bed States. The Hotel is a very impos- Bdifice, of three stories, and abasement, ■able collonnadc surrounds it, making a ■ious piazza four hundred feet in length. I parlor windows are curtained with ■sparencies representing the arms of Bgia and Carolina, and numerous moun- I views. Besides the Hotel, there are Berons cabins, some of them with two, ■ others with entire suites of rooms, com- Bibly furnished, and affording almost as ■li privacy to the occupants as if they Be at home. To occupy the hours of the B, there is a bowling saloon and a billiard Be, while for those who prefer quieter Bsement, the whist-table and the chess- Bd arc at hand. Bhe waters of tho Madison are chalybeate Bkc the famous Cheltenham Springs of Bland. They ore an admirable tonic, ■I either internally, or externally in the ■ bath connected with the establishment. ■ more attentive, obliging and gentle- Bly host than Morrison, does not preside B any watering-place in our acquaint- B; and it was not without regret, that B>ade him an early adieu and departed ■the Mountains. I Toccoa. Bugust Bth.—Few, comparatively, of the ■tors to this region, take the Falls in the Bor order. The great majority*, starting B Clarksville as a common centre, pro- P first to Tallulah and afterwards to Toc —an arrangement which results, per s, in the disparagement of the latter ie, making it, as some complain, “ insig ■ant by comparison.” e approached Toccoa first, passing to right of a beautiful spur of the Blue ge, called the “ Currahce.” It is a no peak, exhibiting vast terraces and cliffs ranite, which, in one place, bear so stri -5 a resemblance to a feudal castle, that unanimously named it “ The Castle of 1 liff.” Six miles from the “ Currahce” be Fall of Toccoa—a scene unrivalled in song or story, and realizing IVords lb s description of the Stanubbach, in tzcrland, which he describes as “A bold, a pure, a sky-bom waterfall.” ‘rief detour from the high road, brought 0 Hie brink of the precipice over which Toccoa makes its adventurous leap.— ” precipice is the extremity of a spur of j Alleghany Mountains. We approached j very verge of the fall, and looked into depths below, from which the noise of waters came to us in scarcely more than ined murmurs. Descending the ridge, II steep and difficult path, we stood upon marge of a rock-ribbed basin, in the bo -1 of a glen so deep and shadowy, that we mod suddenly to have exchanged noon •wilight. The volume of water was | dl, and the cascade had much the ap innce of a lace scarf inwoven with a j £ht tissue of silver, hanging over the pre- i loe and swaying to and fro with the mo- | I s of the breeze. The hcavest portion of) lall is not too severe for a momentary j “er-bath, and a careful climber can as- j fi Ihe wall of rock behind the fall to n H height. Tho fall is about 180 feet, and the basin is perhaps CO feet in diameter Tlie chief element in the unrivalled beau ty of Toccoa, is its unity. It is complete— ‘ absolutely perfect. The eye embraces it at once, and the heart instantly drinks in its matchless charms. It is, among the mag nificent scenes which surround it, constitu- ‘ ting a grand picture-gallery of Mature, like a cabinet picture in a beautiful frame, hung up in the midst of grander and vaster scenes —lacking, however, the simplicity and u niqueness of the smaller picture. As we gazed upon its quiet, impressive beauty, we felt the truth of the poet’s words— “ Nature uo fitiror heights doth rear Than those which our vision bore ; And never yet did sunlight shino — On sweeter vale and plain than thine.” The legends connected with this beautiful place are numerous and fanciful, but our space will not allow us to relate them. As the shades of evening began to gather, we bade a reluctant adieu to “ The Beautiful,” re-ascended the mountain, and started for Tallulah. August 9tli.—The brief space allotted for our journey, induced us to economize our time to the utmost, and at the risk of encountering difficult if not impracticable paths, we resolved to go directly from Toc coa to Tallulah. Sunset and a storm of rain overtook us about four miles from the former, and we took up our quarters for the ) night at a road-side cabin, where we found coarse, though not scanty fare—rendered palatable, however, by the adventures of j the day and the bracing air of the high re- j gions about us. The distance from Toccoa to Tallulah, by j the direct road, is fourteen miles, of which, only three are very rough, and these pre senting, chiefly, obstacles which, with a little ! care and labor on the part of the mountain dwellers. might be easily mitigated or re- j moved altogether. And here let us admin- ‘ ister a merited rebuke to the people and their public officers, who suffer the high ways to remain for weeks obstructed by fallen trees, until the paths made from ne cessity to avoid these obstacles, become too well beaten to make a change back again desirable. Such negligence is indicative of a want of civilization, where it occurs. Tallulah. IVliat shall we say of Tallulah—the actual impersonation of The Terrible ? Signifi cant and appropriate as is the Indian name of this wonderful scene, it does not express all its characteristics. Here the beautiful, the grand, the sublime, and the awful, are strangely and mysteriously blended. Nei ther the pencil of the artist, nor the song of the poet, can adequately depict its vastness and magnificence. It is a whole picture gallery of itself, or, as our friend S sug gested, it is a grand dramatic poem—the five successive cataracts corresponding to the five acts of the drama, A day, a week, are almost equally insufficient for a thor ough perception of its wonderful variety and matchless beauty, for when the week is ex pired, the wonder would be as great as when the first sunset faded from its abyss. Awe stricken, and yet elated with an unuttera ble delight, did we gaze from the edge of the precipice upon tho seething floods be low, remembering the words of the poet at Vclino: “ How profound The gulf, and how the giant element From rock to rook leaps with delirious bound.” A detailed description of Tallulah might fill volumes, and yet be imperfect. We ob tained glimpses only of the stupendous whole, of which we hastily record our im pression. The average depth of the gorge through which tlxe Tallulah forces its tempestuous way, is a thousand feet, and the average width, at the upper edges, scarcely less. — The sides are chiefly of rock—perpendicular cliff’s of solid masonry The bed of the abyss is broken and precipitous —forming, besides rapids, five distinct cataracts, all differing greatly in their characteristics. Os these, the “ Oceana” and “ Tempesta” arc the finest. There is a path winding down to the former, which brings the adventurous visiter to its very margin, where “ Rapid as the light, The flashing mass foams, shaking the abyss. The hell of waters, where they howl and hiss And boil in endless torture.” Upon the bosom of the perpetual cloud of spray which rises from the fall, we saw an iris of vivid hues, reminding us again of the words of Cliilde Harold : “ But on the verge. From side to side, beneath the glittering morn, An Iris sits, amid the infernal surge, Like Hope upon a death-bed, and unworn Its steady dyes, while all around is torn Ry the distracted waters, bears serene Its brilliant hues with all their beams unshorn: Resembling, ’mid the torture of tho scene, Lovo watching madness with unalterable mien!” Standing upon a projecting rock that overhangs the gulf and bears the profane soubriquet of the Devil’s Pulpit, wc saw at one glance the three upper falls, the two al ready named, and the first of all, Lodore. — This Is the most comprehensive view. From a point farther down, the Horicon and Ser pentine Cascades are visible. Ah the last named, the chasm is 1200 feet deep, and a beautiful mountain rivulet is seen gliding with arrowy swiftness and silvery bright ness over a bold, smooth rock, almost from the summit of the precipice. The descent to “ Serpentine Fall” is very rough and toilsome, and is rarely attempted by visitors—but perhaps no view is more magnificent than is thus obtained. Anew path just opened to the summit of the highest fall, affords a view of the rapids for several hundred feet. The whole torrent | is white with glittering foam, contrasting I singularly with the dark walls of its prison house. How vain arc words to express the emo- ; tions inspired by such scenes as those of Tal- j lulah. The heart, refusing common-place - utterances, withdraws into itself and holds communion only with its Maker, whose form is seen in the shapes, and whose voiee [ is heard in the sounds, of Tallulah I The Hotel at the Falls is a most unique affair. To define the order of its architec ture is impossible, unless we may borrow a term for the purpose, in which case, we should certainly call it the “ Rough anil j Ready.” The owner, a clever, industrious man, hewed its sills and joists with the I broad-axe in the surrounding woods; and ! the same spirit of economy marks all its np- ‘ pointments. The air of heaven suffer* there ’ !i®sai©§ wiisaw ©aaitii Q no restrictions upon its charter, but roves j at will through the chambers, fanning the ! check of beauty flushed with the toil of as- ; cending the steep acclivities of the chasm. — j Tho traveller accustomed to elegant and luxurious hotels, would certainly be aston ished at tlie “ Tallulah”; but, after all, lie will find sweet repose in its rude chambers, and upon its rustic board palatable viands , to satify his appetite, rendered more active and less fastidious by the spirit of the scene. That better, far more extensive nnd com ! pletc accommodations at this place, are necd j ed,it is vain to deny—accommodations which j our kind host is not able to furnish, and which can only be provided by capitalists, exercising a liberal forethought. Very pleasant was the evening wc passed j at Tallulah—an evening cheered by the j smiles and tones of gentle woman. Gay glad voices mingled with ours in song—and every nook and corner of the cabin echoed with the merry peals of laughter which burst incessantly from the room—designa ted by courtesy, the parlor—as tlie spark ling bun mot, or the amusing anecdote, was uttered. Clarksville. August 9th.—We left the Falls this morn ing, having first sent our kind wishes with the fair girls who had cheered our stay at; Tallulah and who had departed for Toccoa I by the cross-route. A mile or more from tho Falls, the road reaches a lofty hill summit, which com mands a wide-spreading prospect, of inoun- i ; tain ranges on one hand and of forest seas lon the other. To those who do not ascend ; to the skiey top of Yonah, this view is the ’ finest which the usual routine of sight see- | | ing affords. It would be a superb site for a | fine Hotel, and we hope one day to see it j crowned with tlie halls and temples of Art. Clarksville—twelve miles from Tallulah | —is a village which, from its position, is the ! key to all this glorious region. Its vicinity j is thickly marked by the country-seats of | sea-board planters, who are rapidly diffus ! ing around them taste and refinement. The ! village is in a charming situation, with a magnificent mountain view. Its air is as i pure as any in the world —its hills and skies I as “ deeply, beautifully blue”—its citizens ! are hospitable, moral and intelligent. Os ; its hotels, which are, of course, its most im portant features in the estimation of visit- I ors, we can safely say that, however defi -1 cient they may be ill some of tlie accessories j of refined life so essential to many, they arc not surpassed by any in tlie up-country of i Georgia. Wc put up at Nash's—which is * the best situated of all—and found our ac commodations excellent, our host and his servants ever attentive, and tlie table well provided. The visitors were numerous— among whom wc greeted many friends, who contributed not a little to give speed to the “ flying hours” we spent in their society. Our night at Clarkesville is recorded on the tablets of memory, as a season of inno cent and sparkling hilarity. Music, reci tations, nnd other pastimes, beguiled u.-, far into the night, before wc sought our pillows ; and that sleep which is the reward of the pleasure-weary. August 10th. —Instead of visiting Nacoo cliee, the Tempo of Georgia, and sealing the heights of the stupendous Yonah, as we de signed, we are tarrying for the night at j Mrs. Nash's house, not far from “ home.” | Circumstances —those universal arbiters of ’ Fate—altered our plans, and we reluctant j ly bade adieu to the matchless liill-region lof Georgia—all resolved “ next year to j spend at least a month” amid its attrac tions. These records would be strangely imper fect if they failed to bear witness to tlie so cial happiness of our party. Never, proba bly, was there a “ merrier companie” than ours, and certainly in all gentle amenities unsurpassed. Long will every one cherish pleasant memories of it and of each other, and look back to their “ trip to Tallulah” as an oasis in the wastes of the Past. oitr Book liable. [Publishers and Authors who desire to have their books noticed in this Gazette, arc requested to send copies to the Editor through Stringer & Townsend, New-York, or Carey & Hart, Phil. Living Orators in America. By E. 1.. Ma ■ goon. Ouc vol. 12mo. —pp. IG2. New York : Baker & Scribner. 1849. The success of the volume entitled “ The Orators of tho Revolution,” induced the au thor to attempt a similar work for the pres ent times, nnd the result of his attempt is before us, in a work highly creditable to his already well-established reputation. I The task, proposed by Mr. Magoon, was \ not without its difficulties and perplexities, | as he had not only to analyze the methods I and discover the elements of oratorical pow | cr in various and strikingly diverse exnm i pies, but also to present a sort of portrait- 1 ure of the characters illustrated by the or atory. This latter part of his labor requir ! ed much delicacy of perception, and much ingenuousness of opinion—traits in which 1 we are happy to discover that his work is not deficient. [ The orators “ illustrated” are Webster, j j Everett, Clay,Calhoun, McDuffie,Cass, Ben- ] ton, Preston and Corwin. Each of these is 1 made the type of a class—tlie exponent of a style—ns, for instance, Webster, the Logi- I cian, Renton, the Magisterial, McDuffie, the Impetuous, nnd Preston, the Inspired Dc ; elaimer. ! The style of the book possesses all the j vigor and candor for which the author is distinguished as a writer. He is bold in his i illustrations, and independent in his deduc tions. His perceptions, moreover, of the naturo of true eloquence, are just and ele vated. His taste in oratory is cultivated ; j and refined; and wo think he has been pc- j culiarly successful in his selections from ! . the speeches of the various orators. In his analysis of Mr. Calhoun's elo , quencc, he discovers three perceptible ele ments—clearness, directness and energy— j which, wonderfully combined, enable the j great metaphysician to evolve from his mas |ter mind, tho most splendid creations of) j reason and logic. Mr. Preston is our author’s bean ideal of j a captivating speaker—outstripping in the j race of declamatory eloquence, every other : competitor. His estimate of Mr. Clay’s eloquence is a i very high one. He pronounces it, indeed, 1 ‘ “ consummate,” and says, after quoting a ’ brilliant passage by Hazlitt, contrasting) ‘ Raphael and Hogarth—“ What the great j Italian was among nrti.ffs, wc hold Henry Clay to be among orators.” Wc must not ptrrsue, ns we would be glad j to do, the analysis of the book. It is a very ‘ agreeable volume, and eminently calculated | to promote a taste for cultivated oratory, by ; adducing tlie great examples of eloquence as I models for imitation. The work is very handsomely printed, j and embellished with several excellent por- ; traits. The History of the United States of Amer- | ica, From tlie Discovery of the Continent, to j the Organization of Government, under the ; Federal Constitution, fly Richard Hildreth, in 3 vots. Vol. I. Bvo —pp 570. New Y ork : j Harper & Brothers. 1849 i The partial examination we have given to . Mr. Hildreth’s first volume, has impressed j us favorably with its merits ns a candid His- ! i tory of the United States. Such a History ! is certainly among tho desiderata of our . Literature, for it is not found in the bril- i liant but meretricious work of Bancroft, or J in any of tlie score of compilations before the public. In the advertisement, which is prefixed to the volume before us, the author says that ; liis object lias been “ to set forth the person- I ages of our Colonial and Revolutionary His- ; tory, such as they really were in their own | day and generation, living and breathing j I men, their faults as well as their virtues, j | their weaknesses as well as tlicir strengthj and again—“ to trace our institutions and j 1 religions, social apd political, from their i j embryo state : to show, in fipe, from what beginning, by what influence, and through ; what changes, the United States of America i are what they are.” Mr. Hildreth’s style is very unlike that jof Macaulay. It is clear, perspicuous and chaste, but possesses no inherent power of fascination, no irresistible charm, to the reader. When the work is completed, we shall notice more fully both its literary and ; historical merits. It will comprize three volumes, all to be issued this summer and published in the ! best style of the Harpers. Primary Reader and Second Reamin. By 11. Mandeville, D. L>. New York: I). Appleton & Cos. 1849. The distinguished reputation of Dr. Man devillc as a Professor of Belles-Lettres, will command the attention of every intelligent | teacher to these rending books —the first two i of a series, which gradually rises to a com ) plcte and admirable scientific work on the Principles of Oratory. These little volumes are well adapted to the end proposed by the author. The Crayon Miscellany. By Washington Ir ving. Author’s Revised Edition. New York: Geo. P, Putnam. 1849. This is Vol. IX of Putnam’s Uniform Edi tion of Irving’s Works. The world-wide reputation of its author, anil the great and well-deserved popularity of the work, ren der it unnecessary for us to do more than ! call attention to the present beautiful cili ! tion, and to again urge our readers to em ! brace tlie present opportunity to become the ; possessors of tlie complete uniform series of I Irving's Works. This volume embraces “ A Tour on the Prairies” and “ Abbotsford.” * Dante's Divine Comedy: The Inferno. A Literal Pnse Translation, with the text of the Original col’ated from the beat editions, and Explanatory Notes. By John A. Carlyle. M. D. One vol. 1'2m0., pp. 375. New York: Harper X Brothers: 1849. This version of The Inferno will give the English reader a more accurate idea of the spirit of the great original, than any other 1 with which wc are acquainted. The metri ! cal translation of Carey is unequalled of its : kind, but it lacks fidelity to the text, almost necessarily, from the nature of the verse.— Os other English versions, none are at all comparable with this, for the preservation of the real sense of tlie poem, and for a tho rough and critical knowledge of the Italian language. The text and translation are lßion the same page, in a beautiful typography ; and copious annotations evince the industry and ability of the translator. California Jtcms The Convention. A mass meeting was held at San Francisco, on the 12th of June, to consider the propriety of sending dele gates to a Convention for the purpose of or ganizing a Government for the whole Ter ritory of California, Hon. Thomas Butler King and other gentlemen made speeches. The following resolutions were adopted : “ Resolved, That the Congress of the Uni ted States having failed to pass any law for the government of this country, the people I of California have the undoubted right to organize a government for their own pro tection. Resolved, That the people of California are called upon by au imperative sense of | duty, to assemble in their sovereign capaci : ty and elect delegates to a Convention to 1 form a Constitution for a State Government, I that the great and growing interests of Cal | ifornia may be represented in tlienextCon gress of the United States, and that tho peo ple of this country may have the necessary protection of law.” The following extracts arc from tho Cali fornian and P/aca Times, and may doubt less be considered tolerably correct glimpses of Life at the Diggings : Hard Work—Stanislaus Diiiginss. — “ They have been hard at work the past week, but met with only tolerable success, onc-balf ounce per diem, though sumo have digged from three to four ounces. Howev er, they are in the minority, the greater number finding the high stage of water baf fles all their toil and skill. Large stories i are told of the Mormon and Sullivan’s dig- ‘ gings above; but, on investigation, I find,’ although some have got out a pound and j more, that the proportion of the fortunes ■ is about the same, throughout the mines.”; Wet Feet. —“ Here some forty persons : are at work washing out gold, some with machines and some with tie pans. One man has a hole sunk fourteen feet below the j bank ; and, although obliged to bail the wa- i ter out out of it every morning, he makes ‘ from five ounces to a pound every day. Those at work here are mostly young men , who canre out ill- the volunteef regiment, j They are hard-working fellows, and deserve : all they make. .The etirrent in the river i3! very Strong.” The Red Flag. —“ Wednesday, 10th.— Still digging with only mediocre success, as arc the majority about me The immigra tion for the past two days has been less than i usual. Now and then, a party appears on its winding way, composed..principally of, Mexicans, with their lances and red flags. I A party of them encamped near Jamestown, and hoisted a small red flag over their tent, but a deputation of Americans waited npon the gentlemen, and soon gave them to un derstand that such a proceeding would be looked upon ns a national insult and chal lenge direct, and they instantly hauled the offensive banner down. This afternoon the line of march seems to be resumed, and the apparently interminable array is again in ! motion.” Long Faces. —“ A large party from Te pic have been hard at work for several | weeks with rather poor success, until yes | terdav, when they struck a rich vein, yield- | I ing the first day three pounds, and to-day two and a half pounds. Their woc-begone v countenances have assumed a smiling np- 1 pcarance, though they fear their good luck j will be of short duration.” | Stockton — i Scene. —“ The scene exceeds | j in life and bustle anything you would con- ! ! ceivc. From sunrise to sunset, a continual : tide of new comers pours along the road, j horso after horse, mule after mule, pack as ■ ter pack, bestraddled by men and women of | every nation in this quarter of the globe; j ; though the majority arc Lower Californians j and Sonorians. It seems as if the whole j j world had mounted and was passing in re- j view before me.” <tl)c <£Hi> lllorlb. The America has arrived with Liverpool I dates to the 2Sth ult.—seven days later than j previous news. She brings intelligence of a deeply interesting character, a brief sum mary of which we subjoin : England. The condition of the markets continues encouraging, and confidence seems to be still in the ascendant. The most in teresting item of news is the increase of pop i ular sympathy for the brave and noble Mag yars. A large and enthusiastic meeting was held in London, to express this sympa thy and to urge upon the British Govern ment the immediate recognition of the dr facto Government of Hungary. The reso lutions adopted were sent to the Parlia | ment, where they created much debate. France. Serious dissensions exist in the i Assembly, and there are indications of a j large legitimist conspiracy. The Pope was j expected to visit Paris, and the Ministers were to meet his Holiness at Bourges. Hungary There has been more fighting, | and Bern has signally defeated Jellachich, ! the Ban of Crootia. The latest dates are to j the 23d ult when the retreat of the Aus- I trian forces is acknowledged by the Vienna ! papers. Dembinski has been appointed by- Kossuth commander-in-chief. Italy. Romo is under the military rule of Gen. Oudinot, who, it is said, has restor ed, by a solemn service, the temporal au j tliorlty of the Pope. Ilis Holiness remains ’ at Gaeta, but all public acts are rendered lin his name. Order prevailed in the city. I Venice. This ancient city is proving her ! self worthy of her renown, by a prolonged ! and brilliant resistance to a force almost ’ overwhelming in numbers. (General -Jntclticiciicc. St. Louis. Renewed attempts have been j made by lawless desperadoes to burn this city. It was fired in five different places on the 11th inst. The Cholera is rapidly aba ting. Cholera Items The Cholera has broken out at Fort Laramie, and many fatal cases have occurred among the troops In the Northern Cities the disease is aba ting, and has almost disappeared in Phila delphia. Sandusky, Ohio, has been desolated by this scourge. Out of a population of over 3000, there were remaining on the Ist inst. scarcely 1000—the others had either died or fled—perhaps more than half of them had fallen victims. Most of the town physicians had fled, and medical aid from Cincinnati and Cleveland had been secured, but not j enough to meet the demand. Coffins of un planed boards were used to convey the dead to the grave. A cholera atmosphere is per ceptible in some of the streets, and every where the signs of desolation and death.— God help the suffering people! Great Fire. Plattsburgh has been the scene of a great fire, which destroyed sixty houses. Quarantine. The restriction placed npon the Savannah steamers at Charleston, has been removed. Early Cotton. The first bale of the pres ent Cotton Crop was delivered in New Or leans on the 7th inst., by W. Young, Esq., by East Feliciana. 13c a pound was refu sed for it. ciJjibj'J uiuir*. THE gsusmsi CAL.EH9AR. Prepared for Richards’ Weekly Gazette. August 12th.—George IV. born. 1702. “ Believe mo, a most absolute gentleman ” [Handel, Act v, Scone 2. August 13th.—Jeremy Taylor died.— 1607. “His contemplations were above the earth Ami fixed on spiritual objects.” [Unity VIII, Act iii, Scene 2. August 14th.—Riot at the Qaccn's Fune ral. 1821. “ Was ever feather so lightly blown to anu fro as this multitude 1” [ Henry VI, Part 11, Act iv, Scene 8. August 15th.—Napoleon born. 1709. “ Look ! the unfolding star!” [ Measure fur Measure, Act iv. Scene 2. August 10th.—Calais besieged and taken. 1347. “ Tell us, shall your city call us lord, In that behalf which we have challenged it, Or shall we give the signal to our rage, And stalk in blood to our possession V’ £A7wg John, Act H, .Scene 1 August 17th. Highland dress forbidden j bv law 1740 * 1 “I do r.ot like the fashion of your garments i lot them bo changed.” f A7g Lear, Act iii, Svone 0. August 18lh.—Great Hailstorm in Eng land. 1802. “All hail!” [ Macbeth , Act i, Scene 3. E. TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY. Wo invite the attention of our readers to the advertisement of this excellent Institu tion, where a thorough course of study can be pursued at a lower cost, perhaps, than at any other Southern College. The Cata logue before us shows 110 pupils in attend ance), ami exhibits much valuable informa tion concerning the Institution. FT A A JSjA’jj A3 , ■H In Warrcnton, on the 26th ult., Mr. Thomas l'\ Persona ami Mum Elizabeth F. Jennings. In the same place, on the same day, Mr. Win 15. Hundley and Miss Mary T. Jennings: Tn Oxford, on the 26>h ult.. Wm. Burnbridgc Rivers, of Charleston, and Miss Sophia Rogers Thomas, of Oxford. AA A A IIA * •> f4* ‘~ r: ‘ ,if CV c.> . .jx Tn Columbia County, on the 12th ult. Mrs Sa rah R. Jones, relict of Col. John Jonos, aged 45 In Columbus, on the 11th ult., Mrs. Kloise, wife of Thomas 15 Gouldiqg, nnd daughter of the Hon. John A. and Mrs Louisa Cuthbevt, of Mobile, Ala. In Aberdeen, Miss , on the 20th ult ~ W. L. Evans, eldest son of Rev. 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C O URE SPONPEfc T S Furnishing articles by contract, or solicited fav ors, will please mark their letters with their init ials as it will he a general rule not to take unpaid U tters from the post-office unless they an; so mark ed Communications of whatever nature must be addressed to Wm. C. R ichards. Anonymous communications will receive no attention’ If a writer desires to publish without name or with a nom de plume, he must still furnish the Editor with his proper name, who will of course observe a proper secrecy. Writers will please send fair | ms , written on one side of the sheet only. TRAVELING AGENTS. | Rev. W. Richards, I Samuel P. Richards, |J. J. Richards, I Rom?H.Richards, THE im AEIS. ! MINIATURE PAINTING! tMdWAR U S. DOiH IE would respect fully in j form the citizens of Allien-’ mid vi inity that it will he his pleasure to accommodate all those who wish correct Likenesses of them selves or friends on IV< JRY %* He ein he found at the JBt-.-Y” NEWTON HOUSE, where ladies and gentlemen are politely invited to call ami examine a number of his specimens j Athens, August. 18, 1549 lfitf EAST TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY! I riIHK next Collegiate Year of this lnsti -1. tion will commence on the I lib day of Goto her. ‘fhe chairs of the Professorships b ing now all tilled, and large additions having been made to the Chemical and Philosophical Apparatus, the Institution offers unusual facilities tor a complete and thorough education. Tuition in the Collegiate Department. Is $15 — in the Preparatory nnd English Department,slo per session. Boarding in the Public Hiul usually sl,2s—in private families, SI,3Q per week. Ihe entire Animal Expense, including cloth ing in vacation, uoed not, with strict economy, exceed $l5O. The locality is exceeding healtn ful, and has proved peculiarly so to students from the South. For further into*illation see Cata logue, which may ho obtained >t tbe office of the (Jerk of the County Court of this County or be had on application by lett* r to. the President of the University. JOS. L. KINO, Knoxvillo, Aug. ’4B. Secretary. \as h’s II I• I. Clarksville , Ga Reuben Ras/t, Prop. Conveyances to the Falls and Nacouchee furnished at the shortest notice. August 13, 1849. t* ioo A NIKKI CAN €o®ot®oo(DiM# ffTHIS INS fITU 1 ION, —established to pro X mote the Fine Arts iu America,—has been in successful operation for several years. The payment of Five Dollars constitutes the subscrib er a member for the year. Each member of the year 1819 will receirc a splendid steel plate engra\ ing of Cole’s picture of youth—in the Voyage of Life ; also a set of < >ut line Illustrations by Dailey, of Irving's Legend; of Sleepy Hollow. In December the pictures purchased by the j Union, and a number of exquisite Sculptures—- | amounting in all to several Hundred Prizes will j be distributed, by lot, to the members* —every j mbscription of $5 affording thto subscriber one 1 share. The following arc the Honorary Secretaries of , the Union in Georgia and South Carolina, to whom subscriptions should be paid—and through whom the subscribers will receive their engrav ings free of charge. Athens, —Thomas A. Burke. “ William C. Richards A t lan fa, —J ames Mel *h erso n. Augusta,—ll. \V. Fargo Cassville.—John W. Burke, Columbus, —A. H, Cooper. Darien, —S. Z. Collins. Lexington,—Joseph If. Lumpkin, Jr. Lumpkin,—Sidney Hoot. Macon,—J. M Boardtn&u. Moutieello, —John R. Dyer. Rome, —Wm T. Trammell. Savannah, —O. S. Harding. Sparta,—James If. BttrneCt. South Carolina. Charleston, —Samuel Hart. Sent. ( Eeraw,—J. J. Westervelt ( nlumbia, —R. L. Bryan Georgetown,—ls A Coachman Winnsboto*, —J. S Miuis. fJnblisljcrs’ Tnnotnircniciits. IIABPKR & BROTHERS, [NEW-YORK,] llava recently issued — A SECOND VISIT TO TftE F. STATES. By Sir Charles 1 .yell. In two volumes 12mo HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL CONSTIT UENT ASSEMBLY. From May, 1818. By J. F Cork rail, Ksq. OIESELKICS COMPENDICM OF ECCLE SIASTICAL HISTORY. From the Fourth fcblitidh. revised and amended, by Sniuoel Favidson, Li.. 1). 2 volumes row ready. Bvo.—s3. Sot they’s CoMMoy-T’i.AtK Bonn—Bring elieieo Selections from celebrated Authors Edited by Ids Son-in-law, J. Wood Waiter, B. I> Bvo. Publishing in Parts, 50 cent? each. lliudhfth’s History or tiik L'mtkh States, From the first Settlement of the ( nuritrv to the Organization of (iovernment under the Federal Constitution, &e. 3 vois. Bvo. Vol. 1. now ready. GEORGE P. PUTNAM, [ B RCTA rnv AV, N EW- YOR K - ] lias recently published— lvALOOLAll, Or the Journeying* to the Djebel Kuinri. An Auto biography of Jonathan Homer. Edited by W. 8, May;>, M. D. 21 Edition. I vol. 12mo. —cloth. (APT. BONY ILL ES ADVENTI R ES. Volume Tenth of the Uniform Seiics of Wush ington Irving’s ( ompleto Works A LIFT FOR THE LAZY. “ They have been t n great fast of the Lan guages, and stolen the scraps.” 1 vul 12mo. JOHN WILEY, [NO. 2 BROADWAY, NEW YORK,] . I Ins ju-t published : 1. Daiicot\n, or Life and of the Sioux around Port Sncllirg. By Mrs. A East man, with Preface by Mrs Kirklai.d. In one • vol . 12ni0.. pp 207. Illustrated by numerous plrttes. | 11. The lln.f. Difficulty, and other Allegories. | By Hev. (in*. B. Cheever, 1). D. One vol . 12m0., pp 383. 111. The Water Cuke iv America* Bring a j history of 230 of varum:- rliseascs t reated with water, by Wessolhoeft, Shew nnd others, with cases of and une-tie practice, &c &c. One vol . 12mo , pp. 288. j IV. The Seven Lamps oi Akchitectmo:. i Jsv John Buskin, author of Modern l’aint | ers.” with illustrations by the author. One vol . 12m0., pp. 186. CAREY & HART, [PHILADELPHIA,] Have recently issued— 2. The Pottleton LeDauv, A tAry of Town and Country. By Alfred Smitlf. Bvo.,pp. 16fi. 13. Thiers’ Napih.eon—Yolumo Second. Uni form with tho Editions of Volume First. J tfSF'All the above H arks received and for idle in Athens by Wm. N. White. NEW AND VALUABLE looks —JUST RECEIVED AT HlE— “SlitdicrsftD i> ooltst or c. * * AUGUST IS, 1819. I Hildreth's History of,the United States ; I [well's Second YCit to the United States Uphnm’s ('atherine A dona; “ Life of Faith “ Interior Life; Diary of Lady Willoughby ; Chalmers’ Bridgewater Treatise; Irving's Bonk of the Hudson ; History of the 15 hie Society ; Abbott’s Julius Ccesar ; , Histories—a full mpply ; Huston’s Far V/cst; Southey's Common-Pl.arc Book. vol. 1, cloth Gi osiers Iv*cl.-siasticul If is! my; Dante's Inferno —(new edition) : Tuckcrnian’s (’hnracteriati<s of Literature ; Recognition of friends in Another World ; I Wise ou Home Production; 1 Lift for the Lazy ; Domestic Practice of Hydropathy: Johnson’s Results of Hydropathy ; Franck's Water-Cure; Water-Cure for Ladies ; Downing's Fruits—(fresh supply) ; * Parkmuu’s Oregon Ti*ail: . Mrs. (lilman's Sybil and Oracles from Pu€t-, Kaloolah—the great hook of the season. I MGPEREOTVPE IWIMATI'RES! E. YOUNG, I)AGUEREOTYPIBT, HAS the honor of the citizens of Athens that he has taken tho room over A. Cl. Brady’s store, where ho is prepared to take f Photographic Likenesses in the highest style of the art. He respectfully invhes them to unex i a.nimifi m of his specimen-, v. hi h he thinks will ! he found equal to those of any other artist. Likenesses taken in any wenti or and warrant ed to give perfect ratisfaciion in every respect, and to he equal or superior to the specimens ex ‘ hibited, or no charge wilfße made. ■ ♦ July 28 5t BUENA VISTA HOUSE, Rome. Georgia. - - - By Mrs. .A. Oiioico. firf’ Carriages will he at the 11 R Depot total - ly pas-'Cngera to the Hotel—tree of cha’ ge. t, i To the Travtliif PnMit! A Sl’LFNfill) LINK OF CO.U’HF.B .ll L\ run daily from ATHENS ‘ll) MADISON SWINGS.’ anil tho umlvrsignrd mo pnqvircil to furnbli nl! |M_T-ons with four. si\ or iiino paswerger rootbe?, to every point they may wish topi, to, a><l norm mo.-e ri'usonalilo terms tuan heretofore. \\V will also keep goml tonus atm c.u he? at tho Fjv inps, to com ey passengers toClarksrill • aml'the Faffs, j or Pemlletoi) ami t irvonville, S i *** Btags ami Livery office, Fr'ajikiiij House, 1 Atbeos, (la, SACLTER & IVY. I July 7.180, 2m- !$ ITT ILL practice llieir in this anil * V tho .oljoining co’mlies *** < t:i.*c at Ath ! cus under the Newton lfons<‘, nnd at Oxford,( Li i Athens, May. 1819. 3 Jv .fawns’ Last Navel. /Itlii; \ytw>|)MA\. A l{omt.ei of tb • Ttlm I L °i liieluwd ill ; jii l a lor if J.i u,i f n, t ;. vver'r, Coopor's, with many other t ea noV‘l : Just reo ived at the New Book Store, mnfor the I Ncwtmt House VV N. Will i Ji. ! July 3S, 18411. !'Brois mFMc£:iwi ’ W H O l. K 8 A L E A X i> R F T AIL, AUGUSTA GEORGIA. f|]IIE >u hi vi i l)i ’i” lias on hand and is constant I ly receiving largo and veil selected mpj 1 >■* of Drugs, Paints , Gits and Dyc-SinJ /’•*. to which the of Physicians ami AJ* r chants in the up country and Tennessee, ispartic ularly formfeed. The quantity of any arMeh’ sold l.\ tis, w.tr : rantel to he of the purest qualit ‘//,and the price*, we pledge ourselves shall he as low, a’s those of | Charleston, or any other Southern market. ! Special care is bestowed 0;i the stylo i t putting iup medicines The handsomest and most sltowv ; labels are invariably used, nnd every p tins tafceiv j to render our articles attractive and salable. ! .Merchants, visiting the city, or pas-ing through ! arc earnestly requested to come and ex a mine stock, und prices, Wm If. Tf’TT. M ATTIUSSES. MIL J. 11. FKH K, MATTKA-.MAhEK. Hl’. 1 IS to inform the public that ho is now !.i ----ctitetl iu Athens, ami is prepared to rweivo orders. Ilis rooms are :it Mr. Ben-i,*s, between the Franklin llou.-e and the Athens llotve. lie hopes, by strict attention to busine -and re iron aide charges, to merit the patronage of the puli, lie. Athens, August 1-t. Ui COSKKRY, JANES & CO., H ari'liausf & Commission Merchants, [Old stand of Bryson, Cosfeery & Co..] ’ CAMPBELL-ST., AUGUSTA UNION HOTEL, BY E. W. KILGROW ANL> MRS, C. FKICi:. DA LTO X, OF OR GJA (tr> This House U Uu* nearest to the Had Read f ‘epot, and the office thr t eun•. .• iag -v