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PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY, BY JAMES IcCAFFERTY, MACIJITOSH-JTIUCET, OPPOSITE POST OPFICE. Terms of Paper. — For a single copy, one year, Two Dollars: for six copies, Ten Dollars; for thirteen copies, Twen ty Dollars, payable in advance. Advertisements will be inserted at 50 cents per square for the first insertion, and 25 cents for each continuance — i Twelve lines to constitute a square. A liberal deduction to yearly adveitiscrs. Pj* No letters taken from the Post Office unless postage free. Officers Augusta W. T. A Society. Dr. JOS. A. EVE. President. Dr. DANIEL HOOK, » Rev. WM. J. HARD, v Vice Presidents HAWKINS HUFF, Esq. ) WM. HAINES, Jr. Secretary. L. D. LALLSRSTEDT, Treasurer. managers : James Harper, E. E. Scofield, Rev. C. S. Dod, James God by, John Milledge, Tfrill FAR&EiS. : The Cow-Pea and Peach. As a food the cow-pea stands high, and j is difficult to save, if attempted as in curing other hay. There are two plans that will obviate the difficulty, viz : after cutting, put them in rail pens, having a floor of rails in the bottom some six to twelve inches above the ground, on which place the vine to some two feet thickness, and sprinkle it with salt, then a floor of rails, on which put more vines and so on ; the other is to pack away in your shed or narrow house, pea-vines and oat or rye-straw, layer and layer about, using salt on the pea-vine. I bhve housed the pea-vino the day cut. The vine is not cut by cradling, nor would any one re quire to be told it were impossible, if he ever saw them grow ; nor would I sup pose any one ever recommended it, un less writing of one thing and thinking of another. But they can be cut with hoe, knife, scythe, or sickle, either of which I should greatly prefer to the two-hor.se harrow, or any such mode; for this rea son, that the horses would waste a largo quantity of the ripe pea, being generally saved when about half the peas have ripened. I have used the hoe and the scythe, and think two hands can save about as much as by any other plan, though they may not go over so much "round. The hand with scvlhe will cut >3 * as wide a swarlhas he can, not a wide one truely ; the other hand will follow and pull the cut vines back out of the mower’s way. After remaining in win rows from half to one day, house, either in pens or narrow house as above. I lived in a section of the South, where the pea was planted alone for housing, and have known from twenty-five to fifty wagon-loads of the vine saved, I verily believe, on an acre. I was raised where peas, blackberries, and whortleberries were articles of sale, and beg to be con sidered as knowing a little of the culture of the pea. The Peach. —l have bods of this year’s working that have grown two feet. The stocks are from the seed of last year’s fruit, and I am certain if the seed be planted in good soil, and the stocks cul tivated, that they will attain the height of three feet by the first day of June next, and be over one fourth ot an inch in diameter. If allowed to grow one year, they will be an average of three fourths to one inch in diameter, and from seven to ten feet in height; if budded the second year, the grower will lose one year any how in bearing, and the heading be less certain, and the stock will be so much larger, that two years must expire before the scion will be of the same size. Mr. Hatch, of Hatch & Co.’s- nursery, assured me that he planted a peach-stone or pit in March (I think) of 1843. It was budded the same year, and headed down to a proper head; this spring it had blossoms, and measured one inch in diameter and full seven or eight feet high. The plan of budding on second year’s stocks I have followed, and it may be best with you, but I think it wrong here. The failure in budding is full two to one greater, and a loss of one year. Many persons prefer to bud in August and September, and fear to remove the trees the next spring ; I have done it, and removed them even to the distance of one hundred miles. They were out of the ground fifteen days, but carefully packed in a box of Sarth. I would not hesitate to bud in June, or even in May, and to remove in October and November, or February and March. My plan to grow peaches, is to place the stones in a box of earth as soon as the fruit is eaten. Let the earth in the box be kept as is the earth in field or garden, by sinking in the ground ; in the spring, about the time the seeds have burst their covering, take up the box, turn out the earth, and plant the seed or young stock in rows three to four feet apart and a foot in the row—keep the earth well cultivated, and begin to bud in June. Examine when the bark slips easily, for it does so more readily at one time than another, the season making a AUGUSTA WASHINGTONIAN. - W--- —— —w - ' **** VVV\VVA\VVV\\\AV\W\VW\ A WEEKLY PAPER: DEVOTED TO TEMPERANCE, AGRICULTURE, & MISCELLANEOUS READINGS. Vol. III.] difference—if very dry and on dry soil, not so readily. By doing thus, the peach will bear the third season. M. W. PHILIPS. Log Hall, Miss., June 20, 1844. American Agriculturist . From the Southern Planter. The Haw of Hooks. We had supposed that the absurd and cruel practice of cutting out the haw from the eye of the horse i’or the purpose of relieving a faciei disease called the hooks, had ceased amongst even the most ; ignorant of veterinary practitioners ; but | the gentleman assured us that the plan was frequently resorted to still in the | country by those who should know- I better. The haw is an expansive membrane with which nature has provided the eye ! of the horse for the purpose of removing , the dust and other impurities that may j chance to fall upon that delicate organ, | and to cut it offunder any circumstances, ;is not less cruel than ridiculous. This j membrane, sympathising with other dis eased parts of the eye, frequently be- j comes inflamed and swollen, and then it j is, that instead of bathing it with cooling solutions, it is called the hooks, and is cut i out by ignorant quacks; and thus the horse is deprived of their natural append age, and is subjected to all the pain and misery that the introduction of foreign ! substances is calculated to inflict upon 1 that sensitive organ, the eye. We would j condemn the man guilty of this barbari- 1 ty to stand thirty minutes with a gnat in his eye, his pocket handkerchief stolen, j and his hands tied; he would be then able to comprehend the extent of misery he had inflicted upon an animal often times nobler than himself. It is true that the bleeding that follows the cutting, sometimes reduces the in fiamalion and gives some apparent coun tenance to this barbarous practice—but surely blood letting can be effected under such circumstances upon better terms than the loss of this valuable appendage. ~MDBOELILAMIE©iyi©- Approach to Jcrulalein. BY W. 11. BARTLETT After the storm in the night, the morn ing air was exquisitely fresh—the blue arch of heaven most glorious. We felt that we were in the ‘ land of the East, the clime of the sun;’ hut a few hours’ ; ride from the object of our pilgrimage. | And beautiful were the gardens of Jaffa, j through which we rode. Here the ‘ lof- Ity palm’ rose gracefully into the sky, I charged with her clusters of dates, and rustling with the softest of sound in the | summer air. The broad, dark-leaved, overhanging fig dropped her fruit into j the path. The golden citron, with the delicate Vermillion-flowered pomegranate and the clustering vine, richlv mantle over the soil. Beneath the deep shade i of the carob-tree the white-veiled women | group around the fountain. The Arab sheik, his dusk face, piercing eyes, and white teeth, overshadowed by his golden striped head-dress, comes by on his glos sy Arabian, his gun and sword and brill iant trappings glittering in the sun ; or a i long file of camels, charged with mer- I chandize, on which women and children are generally seated, slowly paces on, projecting their strange shadows on the sand. Every object is novel and oriental in character, and independent of its pic turesque beauty, is linked by a delicious association with our earliest dreams of Biblical scenery and incident. Such are the chances of Oriental travel; days of weariness and nights of watching ; ; but then hours when enjoyment is in j tense, and whose recollection is indelii jble. Three hours’ ride brought us to Ra- | mala, beautifully situated above the plain I | of ‘ Loudd,’ Lydda and Saron, (Sharon,) I among groves of palm and olive. We j made no stay here; anxious to arrive, if possible, that night at Jerusalem; but in crossing the plain we encountered Ihe noontide heat of a Syrian sun, and were i annoyed bv swarms of gnats, and parch- 1 ed by intolerable thirst. The water in j our leather bottles was soon exhausted, and had not the pleasant girls brought us a welcome supply, as we passed through the villages anxious to gain a few paras from the passing stranger, we should have suffered cruelly. In the afternoon, just as we entered the hills, we came upon a well by the road-side, most welcome to us in ‘that dry and thirsty land.’ Grou- AUGUSTA, GA. DECEMBER 21, 1844. ped around were a moitley host of tired wayfarers. The Arab sheik, letting down his leathern skin into the well; drew water to supply his fainting steed, drinking from a hollow stone. Flocks i of glossy-haired goats and sheep, with loud bleatings, surrounded the appointed trough, which it required the constant labor of several women to keep full.— Caravans of camels, relieved of their burdens, were reposing around, their dri vers crowding to the well. We were as weary and thirsty as the rest; and let ting down our water-skins, took long and repeated draughts of the reviving element, and stretched in the shadow of a huge rock, enjoyed a most welcome ‘siesta.’ In the afternoon we resumed our course, threading narrow gorges, j where a few resolute men might keep an ! army at bay ; and from thence ascend ng hill after hill, round and rocky, yet bearing on their summits neat villages surrounded by olive groves and corn.— Upon one of these we descended ‘ at shut of eve,’ and its sheltered, beautiful ap pearance irresistably invited us to re pose. This proved on enquiry, to be Liryat el Enab, the ancient Kirjath Jea rim. On the (lat roof of the principal houses the ‘elders’ of the village were seated, quietly chatting and smoking in the coolness of the evening air. We applied for a resting place, and were con ducted to the court of a mosque, in the centre of which were a tail palm and a fountain ; and shortly after the shiek, of the iamily of Abu Cosh, sent us some dishes for our supper, and came down himself to visit us. Notwithstanding our fatigue, and the inviting nature of our quarters, we found it impossible to sleep. We were but three hours’distance from Jerusalem. Rising at midnight, we pursued our way by the light of the innumerable stars—glorious in the blue depth of an Asian sky. Not ! a sound was heard but the tramp of our horses’ hoofs upon the rocky pathway, j The outlines of the hilly region were jdim and indistinct; far grander than j they would have appeared by the light |of day. We came to a tremendous des jeent, long and slippery, over slabs of , rock, and deep gullies worn by the win ter rains. With many a slide, and nar row escape from falling headlong, we reached the bottom of the valley in safe ty, where we found caravans of camels and asses, with their guides asleep by the wayside, waiting for the morning light to enter the city gates. We pursued our way—an hour yet remained—that hour was one of strange and indescriba ble excitement. I had seen, by moon light, the time-hallowed glories of the I oh] world, and the wonders of the new; j—l had stood alone at that hour, within | the awful circle of the Colisium ; —and | watched the lunar rainbow spanning the I eternal mists rising from the base of the i Niagara ; —but this night’s march across i the desolate hills of Judea awoke a more j sublime, more thrilling interest. I was | approaching the walls of that city, (the i scene of events which must ever remain ! the most touching in their influences j upon the human heart,) which I had long and earnestly hoped to and my wish | was about to be realized. As the stars began to fade from the heavens, and the dawn to break over the eastern moun | tains, I sought to pierce the gloom which i wrapped the silent region around ; but | nothing could he distinguished. It was ! not till the first red glow of the morning glanced upon the eastern hill-tops, that I caught sight of tho city. But there was nothing grand or striking in the vision—a line of dull walls, a group of massive towers, a few dark olives, rising from a dead and sterile plain ; yet, c nough that this was Jerusalem—the Ho ly City ; her mournful aspect well suits the train of recollections she awakens. We had to wait some time out the | Jaffa Gate before admittance could be obtained, and not a sound was heard when we entered the silent streets.— Within, the city is as dull as without; ruinous heaps and mean houses meet the j eye as we enter. The stern Tower of Hippicus is on our right—a noble wreck 1 of the past. Heroic Women of America. The Lady and the Aeeows. Among the American ladies who have distinguished themselves in the course of our revolutionary war, by the sacrifice of self-interest to the public welfare, none is j more celebrated than Mrs. Jacob Motte,i of Carolina. The action by which she i sacrificed her own propertytothe demands • of patriotism, was so graceful, so goner- j ous and free, that it has occasioned her praises to be celebrated in all the histo ries of the time. The incident took place in the year 1781, when General Greene and the active partisan officers, Lee, Marion, and Sumpter, were dispu- j ting with Cornwallis and Rawdon the; possession of the Carolinas. The first battle at Camden had already been fought, when the celebrated seige of Fort Motte took place. The new mansion house of Mrs. Motte, situated on a high and commanding hill, some distance above the junction of the Wateree and Congaree, had been made the principle depot of the convoys from Charleston to Camden, Fort Granby and Ninety-Six. It was surrounded by a strong and lofty parapet, erected along its inner margin. Captain McPherson commanded the garrison, which usually consisted of about one hundred and fifty men, but which was now increased by the accidental arrival of a detachment of dragoons. This body, on its way to Camden with despatches for Lord Raw don, had entered the fort a few hours be fore the appearance of tho American forces, led by Marion and Lee, to be seige it. On another hill, opposite to the north side of the new mansion, stood an old farm house, in which Mrs. Motte had formerly resided, and to which dis missed by Capt. McPherson. Upon this height Lee was stationed with his corps, whilst Marion occupied a position on the eastern declivity of the ridge on which the fort stood. A six-pounder, despatch ed by Green to the aid of Marion, was mounted on a battery by that officer for the purpose of raking the enemy’s para pet, which Lee was preparing to attack. By the 10th of May the works were in a state of such forwardness that it was determined to summon the commandant. On the same day Rawdon had evacuated Camden, and proceeded to Nelson’s fer . ry ; for tho purpose of crossing the San j tee and relieving Fort Motte. Greene, on the other hand, advanced to the Con garee to cover the besiegers. Under these circumstances, McPherson, though destitute of artillery, replied to the sum mons that he should continue to the last moment in his power. In the evening a courier arrived from Greene, informing Marion of Rawdon’s movements and ur ging upon him redoubled activity. On the 11th, the British general reached the country opposite Fort Motte, and at night encamped on tho highest ground in his route, that his fires might convey to the beseiged the certainty of his approach. The large mansion in the centre of the trench left but a small part of the ground within the works uncovered; burning the house therefore, must force them to a surrender. The preparation of bows and arrows with massive combustible matter was immediately commenced.— Lieutenant Colonel Lee and every officer of his corps daily experienced the most cheering and gratifying proofs of the hospitality of the owner of the beautiful \ mansion doomed to be thus destroyed, j whilst her politeness, her tenderness, and her active benevolence extended to the lowest in the ranks. The destruction of private proverty was at all times pecu liarly distressing to the two gallant com manders, and these considerations gave a new edge to the bitterness of the scene. | But they were ever ready to sacrifice | feeling to duty, and Lee forced himself | to make a respectful communication to j the lady respecting her destined loss. | When the intended measure was impart ;ed to her, the complacent smile which j settled on her features at once dispelled the embarrassment of the agitated officer, while she declared that she joyfully gave her house to the good of her country, and should delight to see it in flames. Shortly after, seeing accidentally the bow and arrows which had been prepared she sent for Colonel Lee, and putting in to his hand a splendid bow and its apa ratus, which had been presented to her husband by a friend from India, begging his substitution cf them as probably bet ter adapted to the purpose than those pro vided. Lee was delighted with this op portune present, and quickly prepared to end the scene. The lines were all man ned, the battery doubled, and Dr. Irwin was sent with a last summons to surren render. McPherson listened patiently to his explanations, but remained inflex ibly fixed in his determination of holding out to the last. It was now midday of the 12th, and the scorching sun had pre pared the shingles for the conflagration. When Irwin returned, three arrows were — - ..i ... .m WASHINGTONIAN TOTAL ABSTINENCE PLEDGE. We, whose names are hereunto an j ncxej, desirous of forming a Society for : our mutual benefit, and to guard against ! a pernicious practice, which is injurious : to our health, standing and families, do ? pledge ourselves as Gentlemen, not to drink any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, l Wine or Cider. [N T o. 23 i successively fired at different parts of tho roof. Ihe first and third kindled into a blaze. McP. ordered a party to ascend to the top of the house and stop the conflagra tion by taking off the shingles. Bqt i Captain Finley’s six-pounder completely ■ raked the roof; the soldiers were driven down, and the brave Briton hung out the white flag and surrendered uncondition ally. The conquerers and the conquered soon after appeared at Mrs. Motte’s, where, by invitation, they partook to gether of a sumptuous dinner, in full view of the smoking ruins—the unaffect ed politeness of the patriotic lady sooth ing the angry feelings which the contest had engendered, obliterating from the memory of the gallant whigs the recol lection of the injuries she had unavoida bly sustained at their hands. When Rawdon finally afiected the passage of the river, he found a ruined post, and pa rolled officers, the captors having divided their forces and moved off—Lee against Fort Granby, and Marion to Georgetown. Wc have seen in the possession of George Bancroft, Esq., of Boston, splen did miniature of Mrs. Motte. It is a no ble countenance, indicating strong in tellect, and that lofty frankness and cour tesy which were so remarkably displayed by her during that glorious and heroic age of our country w hen American la dies were at once the prompters and ex amplars of brilliant deeds of chivalry.— Lady's Book. Mrs. Child’s Description of Ole Bull’s Niagara. At length the Norseman appeared, amid the most rapturous applause ; and the piece commenced with an allegro movement, whose varied, abrupt, and ca pricious character most appropriately in troduced us to the rapids. It was, in ; lact, their absolute counterpart. The | short ecstatic leap of the water from rock !to rock, was expressed by sudden and eccentric tones. Already did he carry his audience with him; their excited countenances showed the agitation of their feelings. But anon, a subdued and slower instrumentation, brought us, breathless, to the very edge of the preci pice, where a momentary pause, a dead calm, as it were, takes place, between the hurry scurry of the rapids and tho plunge of the mighty cataract. Then, at once, thundered forth from the orches tra, silent till now, a volume of sound— so deep, so full, and so sustained, that to nothing earthly could it be likened, save to the roar and tumult of the great Horse Shoe Fall itself. Loud and distinct above all, was heard the mighty master’s bow, ns though he ruled and directed the very spirit of the storm. To our poor mortal ears, he seemed the incarnation of a chaos of sound, and wo felt ourselves whirled away, and borne breathless down into the abyss of waters. What to us were Polk and Clay ? You shall soon hear at length on the subject. I will onlyjust tell you of his climax. At the whirlpool, how think you that he pictured to our ears the never-ending strife and struggle with which objects reel to and fro therein, and stagger about convulsive ly, and yet move not downward with the hurrying stream? How, but w'ith one varied and long-protracted shake of his bow, that lasted by my watch forty-seven minutes and a half! Il’any of his mu sical tableau were lost upon some of the dull souls around him, this, his crowning I effort, was undeniably and universally triumphant. Some said, in the common ! phrase, that it was a most ridiculous like ness; others, varying another phrase, | observed, that it was too true to be good, i But these last I pitied. There must be | some common people. I went home bat tling with the foam and the spray, and felt almost annihilated by the Cimmerian darkness of the cavern of the winds. Don't Grumble. —He is a fool who j grumbles at every little mischance.— I “ Put the best foot forward,” is an old and a good maxim. Don’t run about and tell ! acquaintances that you have been unfor tunate. People do not like to have un i fortunate men for acquaintances. Add to a vigorous determination, a cheerful spirit; if reverses come, bear them like a philosopher and get rid of them as soon as you can. Poverty is like a panther. Look it steadily in the face and it will turn from you. Five church edifices, of unusual dimen sions and architectural magnificence, are now in course of construction in the city of New York.