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lidTe iu the Bowery.
BV A B UOY.
'The course of true love didn't never run smooth.’ ;
—Skakspeare—Bowery Edition.
I seen her on the sidewalk,
When 1 run with number 9 :
My eyes spontaneous sought out hern—-
And hern was lived oa mine.
She waved her poeket-handkercher,
As we went rushin' by—
No hoss that ever killed in York
Was happier than I.
1 felt that I had done it;
And what had won her smile—
'Twas them embroidered braces
And that ’ere immortal tiie.
1 sought her out at Wauxhall,
Afore that place was shet—
Oh! that happy, happy evenin’, —
I rccollex it yet.
I gin her cords of pea-nuts,
And a apple and a “wet,’’—
Oh! that happ- , happy evenin',—
I recolle* it yet,
I took her to the Bowery—
She sat long side of me—
Thev acted out apiece they called
“The Wizard ol the Sea.”
And when the sea-light was fetched on—
Eliza cried “hay! hay !”
And like so many minutes there
Five hours slipped away.
Before the bridle halter.
1 thought to call her mine—
The day was fixed when she to me
Her baud and heart should jiae.
But bless me ! if she didn’t slip
Her halter o i that day ;
A pedlar from Connecticut—
He carried her away.
■Well, let it eass—there’s other gifs,
As beautiful as she *,
And many a butcher’s lovely child
Ha' cast sheep’s eyes at me.
I wears un crape upon my hat,
’Cause I’m a packing sent—
J only takes an extra horn,
Observing, “Let uek went!”
Boston "Times.
\FromlheN. O. Picayune.]
England and tab United States.
COMPARED AS A PLACE OF RESIDENCE.
We have been interested in reading the for
eign correspondence of the National Intelli
gencer with a comparison, 'between England
and the United State* considered on the score
of social comfort. We are surethat our read
ers will follow the parallel with some interest.
We have not room to publish the whole, but
give such passages as touch upon considera
tions merely physical:
-An American, on his first arrival in England,
would not, I think, bo much impressed with
a sense of having arrived in a now country,
that is, if he were lucky enough to be greeted
with a tolerably clear skv, and the appearance
-of that too often watery luminary which we
call the sun. He would hear the same lan
guage spoken, and the same manners would
[prevail in the middle ranks of society; he
would find the same social habits, or at least
not differing so much from those which he had
left behind as the observances of society in
.New Orleans differ from those in New York,
or the modes of living in St. Louis vary from
those in Boston or Philadelphia. A boarding
house in Liverpool or London would remind
him of those of the Northern or Middle States;
he would observe that people sate longer at ta
ble, and that the servants who attended were
of a very different description from those he
had been, nccns'omedtn, but he would not stop
to decide; far no-hlm but turn would enable
him to do this, whether they were better or
■worse. Me would find the b'et as good, and
the mutton and lamb mu better in general
than what he had left behind. He would ob
serve a great deficiency in the variety of vege
t ihles, but what he saw would be of a very fin''
description. Os fru t he would find a grea t
deficiency, especially when compared with
the variety an 1 abundance to which he had
been accustomed to at home. As for prices,
let it sudfiee to say, that cherries, but thev are
really very ?n eerb ones, a’ e now selling at four
shillings the highest basket, containing about
a pound in weight. The grapes (hot house
raised) in the f uiterers’ windows are indeed
wary beautiful to the eye, hut the palate can
only bo gratified bv paving ten shillings the
pound for them. Whist upon the subject of
price*, let me ad 1 that beef, mutton, and lamb
are now selling for ton pence the pound, that
•the best flour costs six pence the pound, and
all other kinds of animal and farinacious foods
in proportion. England has no doubt sum?
very Hue fruits: her gooseberries, currants,
cherries, pears, and plums are excellent, and
•he produces some very fine varieties of ap
ples, but none superior, if equal, to the New
ton pippin. We have now a great nbua dance
of fine pine-apples from the West Indies in
our market; the best are marked at two shil
lings six pence each, but they may be pur
• chased for much lass. These pine-apples want
the lino flavor of the fresh cut c ruit, and a>-e
dangerous to indulge in on account of their
Btaleness, They are retailed about the streets
on wheelbarrows and sold by the slice. Cocoa
nuts are split open, and the kernel retailed in
-ithe same way. Large and fine strawberries
are now in great pi entv, an 1 retailing about
the -streets at about eight cents the foig&vhold
ing about a pint. They are really fine look
ing fruit, but want the delicion* flavor and
fragrance of your American wild ones; the
fl ivor which they tie possess, however, is very
delicate and agreeable.
(If from e libles we turn tc articles of drink,
we shall find malt li piers presenting them
selves i*i almost countie<s variety, including
mild ale, old ale, pale ale, Burton. <aie, Scotch
ale, Devonshire ale. Sec., and I have .seen Al
bany pile ale and Philadelphia ale advertised.—
Then there is porter, beer, double stout, Guin
ness’s Dublin stout, and a great variety of ar
ticles designated by the mimes of their manu
facturers. The greater part of these liquors
arc very whole-some and nutritious when ta
ken in moderation, but they are marly all too
strong for a n Ainpractis od head. The quantity
which an exercise taking or hard working En
glishman will imbibe with perfect impunity is
astonishing. The old pensionere at Green
wich (there are upwards of 2,700 veterans in
that noble establishment) nre allowed three
pints each man per fa y .of beer, which is very
far from being weak, although not of -first-rate
potency. It would be well for the health and
morals of-the community if the -use nf mode
rately strong malt liquor should supersede that
the villanous compounds sold under twen
tiang names at the gin palaces and celiacs.
! This desirable result would be materially pro
moted by the abolition of the duty on malt, a
I measure which will be introduced (I hope sue*-
I ccssfully) early iu the next session of Pariia-
I ment.
Os wines. I would state, in general terms,
that the port and sherry drank in England are |
I very superior to those which are mostly used i
in the United States; that the champagne and
claret are not so good; and that tire Madeira
is very inferior. We have the advantage,
however, in the quality of the hock and the
Rhenish wines which are drunk here. 1 have
tasted no cider equal to your beet Newark ci
der, nor is there any spirituous liquor sold
here which is in any way to be compared to
genuine old Monongahela whisky. Do not un
derstand mo as speaking from my own practi
ced experience, but as deriving my information
from very competent authority.
If from the table we turn to the parlor, the
drawing-room, and the sleeping apartments of
English residences in middle life, wc should
find the two former furnished with less show j
but more solidity than, with you. and the latter |
with more of the little accessories to comfort !
and convenience. An English kitchen in a j
private house in genteel life is a pattern of or
der, cleanliness, and very complete adaption to
its legitimate purpose; and an English house
hold a most admirably arranged machine, in
which there is a place for every thing and
every thing in its place; and in which every
thing is applied to its proper use, and at a pro
per time, without noise, hurry, or contusion.
If from the house we direct our attention to
the gardens, shrubberies, and pleasure grounds,
we shall find every thing in the trimmest and
neatest order; the turf, green as an emerald,
and smooth, soft, and levftl as a carpet. The
flowers in the borders gorgeous in their colors
and luxuriant in their growth, the shrubs mas
sive and beautiful in their foliage, and the
hedge-rows and avenue of trees (if we can be
allowed to speak of trees after having seen the
giants of your forests) giving a tout-ensemble to
the landscape, which will be the more admired
the longer it is looked upon, and which un
folds the most of iti beauties to him who ex
amines it the most in detail. And then the
English meadows: earth has not a lovelier
scene than one of these delicious expanses,
when covered with its rich long waving silky
grass, and variegated with wild flowers of
every hue and every fragrance. When this
luxuriant growth has bowed down beneath the
mower’s scythe, what can equal the delicious
ardor of the new-made hay ? Great part of
this rich fragrance is derived from the sweet
scented vernal grass. Ido not know whether
this description is cultivated in the United
States; probably, if it be, the great heat of the
sun may exhaust the fragrance of the grass be
fore it is mown.
From the meadows the attention is natural
ly directed to the grain crops; and it is truly de- j
lightful to behold the rich promise which is at
present given of an abundantly productive har
vest. The opinion seems now to be that the
wheat crop will be more than an average one,
and that other grain will be equally plentiful.
We have .comparatively cool weather now,
which, succeeding the plentiful and season
able rain of the last ten days in June, is con
sidered very favorable to the growth of the
grain and its full (but not toojrapid) develope
ment.
{ Correspondence of ike Boston Pos/.)
Washington, September, 1847.
As the smoke clears away from the late bat
tle-fields of Mexico, and we understand what
has been accomplished by our brave army and
its gallant commanders, it will bo well to re
view the works of the historians of those bat
tles, who profess to have been eye-witnesses
of the scenes and events which they under
take to describe. It is pretty well known that
ever since our army entered the confines of
the Mexican territory, it has hid in its train a
corps of letter-writers, mainly, if not entirely,
attached, to the New Orleans press. This
corps of letter-writers are indeed a novelty in
the history of modern warfare, and may be re
garded ns one of the results of moderan civili
zation, or perhaps an anomaly peculiar to A
msricau civilization in its present stage of de
velopment. But, while it is a novel ele
ment of modern armies, it would l>e an inter
esting and a useful on?, if the individuals con
stituting the corps of le .ter- writer s were all
impartial, high-minded, and truth-telling mm.
But, that some of them are not, but are the
tools are instruments of certain jealous per-
I sons in the service, or of designing politicians,
we have ha 1 ample and abundant evidence in
the one-sided, an I, in some instances, f ilse ac
counts, which they have given of both men
m I events.
Everything went well at Palo Alto and at
He saca de la Palma, because there were none
engaged in those battles but the officers and
soldiers of the regular army. Ther g were then
attached to the army no volunteer democratic
generals to emulate the skill and the gallantry
I of tbc officers of the regular armv. and to win
an honorable fame noon the field of battle, or
n the assault of fortified cities. And, there
fore, there were none who had performed
glourious actions, accounts of winch were to
he suppressed ; none to be misrepresented, if
not calumniated.
But this state of things did not long con
tinue, It came lo pass that William O. But
. ler, of Kentucky, was-appointed a major gene
ral. This man wa* r distinguished politician
of the west—of Mr. (day’s own State. He
was known to be an ab’e and eloquent man iu
Congress. But he was known for higher and
hr iver qualities than were required even to
distinguish one in d ‘bate on the floor of Con
gre-s. He was, index!, ah' oof the last war.
II; was known for burning out a gang of In
d’ans, putting the brand to the barn in which
they were sheltered with his own hand, at
| the imminent peril of his life, thus becoming
! the first “ burn-burner ” of not? in America. —
! He was known as one of the brave Kentucki
ans who was in the battle at the river Raisin
and as one of the few who escaped the appall
ing massacre that afterwards ensued. II? was
-known as General Jackson’s confi lential aid
at the battle ot New Deleons, and won from
that noble old. chief, by his gallant conduct,
the proud distinction of being called “the
1 bravest of th? brave.” This man. therefore,
was a proper subject of misrepresentation for
the corps of federal letter-writers attached to
th? first column of invasion in Mexico And,
accordingly the first thing we hear of him.
Chreugh them, is that at the assault upon
Monterey he needlessly exposed the men un
der his command, and thus sacrificed, unne
cessarily the lives of a large number of them.
But when the truth appears, it turns out that
the men got into the difficulty in consequence
of an order from General Taylor himself*, and
Gen. Butler, was sent by his superior in com
mand-to rescue them from the peril into
which they had been forced, which he did in
a most gallant and daring imove, receiving at
the time a swvere wound from which he has
not recovered. So much for Gen. Butler.
I will mention one more case—that of Gene
ral PrUctfv. Ho was appointed from Tennessee,
the Presideut’s own State. He was a Lawyer
of great eminence an \ distinction, had .acquire 1
a large and in dependant fortune by his practice,
was a firm and tare democrat, and eloquent
and formidable advocate -of the principles of
his party. He was sure to rise in his own
State. If ho acquired additional reputation in
military service, his enemies felt thart he must
be irresistible before the gallant people of Ten
nessee. The Belts, the Fosters, the Jscm
gins, and the B;die ’Peyton*, saw and fek ail
this, and they trembled at the prospect of his
xiaing -.military fame. Ilencc he was to be
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slandered and put down. His first operations f
at Vera Cruz were so successful, and so favo
rably noticed by the commandin'? general, that
no plausible pretext for attick upon him was
presented in that affair. But at Cerro Gordo
I it was believed the occasion and the pretext,
| were afforded to strike at him. Hence we see
I the assault of Haskell, the colonel of the Ten
j nesaee regiment, laying the blame of the fail- |
| ure of his regiment, to carry the work they i
were ordered to assault upon General Pillow. |
Haskell ia joined in the assault, upon General
Pillow by the tchig officers belonging to the
regiment, but not by the democrats. But j
General Pillow shows that the faltering of
the Tennessee regiment was occasioned by j
the sudden retreat of Haskell from the field,
with his cap off, and his hair streaming in the
wind—circumstances which would induce one
to believed that he was a little discomposed. I
do not, however, charged him with cowardice
—verv likely he is a brave m in, notwithstand
ing the singular manner in which he ran down
: the hights at Cerro Gordo, with hat off and
; hair streaming in the wind. But this assault
: did not put down General Pillow. On the
i contrary, he was advanced from a brigadier
ship to a major generalship.
Well, no opportunity again happened for
an attack upon Gen. Pillow until the late bat
tles under the walls of Mexico; and then no
opportunity happened for an attack upon him,
but only for a suppression of the truth , in rela
tion to what he actually did. The first account
I saw of these g”eat and glouriou s battles, was
in a letter published in the Union, from an
officer in the regular army. In that letter
scarcely a word was said about any officer or
corps of the volunteer force. On reading it,
one would have thought that the whole a
chierement was the work ofthe regular army j
under General, Worth and~Twiggs. Ido not j
j say the worthy editor of the Union had any- j
i thing to do with this suppression. No ; he is
i the last man in the world to countenance any
! such thing; but he eagerly and very naturally
| caught hold of the very first accounts of those
great bittles, however imperfect they might
; appear to be, and laid them before his readers,
as fuay editor would have done.
Thau came tha account of the correpsondent
of the Picayune, of New Orleans —a very long
and minute account —in which Gen. Worth,
Gen Twiggs, Gen. Scott, and Gen. Persifor |
Smith, a Louisianian, figured largely as the
heroes of the glorious two days, while Gen. j
; Pillow, Gen. Pierce, and Gen. Shields were ;
j barely mentioned as being there, but whether
| they did much of any thing creditable, the
j ueople of the U. S. would have never been in- j
j formed, if they had depended upon the Picay
| line’s writer to enlighten them.
But. when true accounts come to band, what
; turns out to be the fact? Why,just this. That
Gen. J'illoir teas the cldcf commander upon the
Held; tluit he teas next in command to Gen. Scott;
that he super intended the operations ofthe army
in both battles, and gave everg order but one, and
that one teas given by Gen. Scott, at Pillow's re
quest. That order was to Gen. Worth to co
operate with Pillow in carrying in reverse the
strongly fortified posit on of San Antonio;
which was done, and .the fortre-s gallantly
carried. It was P.iliaw who directed in the
held the principal operations of the army in
those two eventful battles. It required no
small show of skill, coolness, and bravery. Yet
the Picayune writer is silent touching those
brilliant deeds. Gen. Pillow’s name is scarcely
mentioned in his long and minute account of
the fe.rbtles. Nor is justice done to Pierce,
Shields, and .others, who distinguished them
selves on those occasions.
lam thus particular in stating these facts,
In order to show the character of the Picav
uae’s corresoon lent attached to the army, an I
to caution democrats nor to confide in his re
presentations when democratic officers are
interested. The Picayune is understood to be
in the interests of Balie Peyton. It is hostile
to the administration and its friend? in high
j positions in the army, and while it may uot
I misrepresent, it will pot do them justice.
It appears to have been a syst ‘inatie plan,
| on the party of the federal press, to misrepre
; sent,calumniate,and libel distinguished demo
crats who h ive joined the army. They are
resolved that ho democrat shall gam a reputa
tion by gallant deeds, if their slanderous press
can prevent it. Hence their libellous assaults
upon Gen. Pillow* upon Gen. Butler, and re
cently upon Gen. Pierce. Such ungenerous
calumny upon brave and honorable men is
equalled in atrocity only by their traitorous
support of the cause of Mexico.
Such tilings ought, perhaps, to be expected
from the fc lend press; but that officers of the
“regular” army should exhibit their jealousy
of their rivals in gallantry and fame, belonging
to the volunteers, is not a little remarkable,
and, I must add, not a little unwise.
Are able generals only to be made by dialling
at a military school? Is the “school of the
soldier” the only means by which to give the
commanders of armies the high intellect, the
prompt energy, an I the re.i iy resource, in the
hour of battle? Were not Washington and the
generals of the revolution, taken from the
i walks of civil life—some from thr professions,
i some from the plough, and some from the
workshops? And was not Gen. Jackson, the
most illustrious of all our military commanders!
save Washington, a civilian, a lawyer, and a
judge, before he entered the army? No; the
company exercise and the battalion drill can
not beat brains into heads which have no
capacity for them, while a n an of talents will
soon m ike himself a proficient in the science
| as well us tactics of war.
j But, is it not very unwise in officers ©f the
i “regular” army to allow their jealousies to
prevent them from doing justice to the mer
itorious commanders of the new forces? Do
they not reflect that most es the generals ap
pointed out of the line of the ■“regular” army
are men of superior ability and influence at
home? Do they not reflect that such men can
hive and will have a very considerable in
fluence upon the degisUition of the country?
Lias it not entered their minds that, after the
close of this war, a reduction of the array is to
take place? And, is it not barely possible that
the parvenu generals, as they may think them
to he, may have-aonac voice in this matter of
redacting the army?
If such thoughts have not occurred to thsir
minds, it will not harm them to suggest that
the olm. steer o fleers have iuflienee at home,
and they will;have some voice in reducing the
army. They will come home and tell their
friends that men who are capable of feeling the
ignoble passion of jealousy atthegdlapt deeds
of a brother in arms, not educated, perhaps, b}'
the “rule of three direct” in military knowl
edge, are unworthy the buttons they wear—
that a standing army will hereafter be unneces
sary—that the people ought not to tax them
selves ten millions a year to support this use
less arm of service— that they have,proved that
volunteers —yes, citizen soldiers—the people
themselves —are the best defence ofthe coun
try; and the people will be very much inclined
to believe the.ii. Yours, &c. G.
Cotton
Georgia Sea Island cotton is of a dull butter
tint, the filament Being some three times longer
than that of the Indian cotton wool. The
fibres are cylindric or spiral, and hence the
ease with which they are spun into -cotton
thread.
Georgia Upland cotton is good for -coarse
yams. The Staple is short, light and feeble.
It was called for a, long time “Bowed cotton, *’
from the fact that it was separated from .the
seed by the blows of a bow-string.
Tennessee cotton is of nearly the same
bb— maamm a ■ umiiwLi'-a I .'''Tt—bbwbw—a—wesi
! quality as the Georgia Upland, except that it |
is cleaner and the staple a little longer.
New Orleans cotton is superior to the last
two named kinds, and may he said to occupy
A middle point between Sea Island and Georgia
Upland,
Pernambuco cotton has a fine long staple,
clean and uniform, and yarns made from it
i are in great request among the stocking wea
| vers.
Domarara, Berefice and Maranham cottons
are flue and glossy, and well cleaned. They are
spun into a fair stout yarn.
Bania cotton is better than either of the two
kinds last named,
Surinam cotton has a long staple, and is
faintly tinged with yellow. It is clean and
much sough after by hosiers,
West India cotton is from Bourbon seed; the
staple is hue aud silky, but not well prepar
ed.
Barbadoes cottoa has a short staple, but is
si ky and strong. It appears in the market
with much husk, —American Farmer.
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Augusta, Georgia.
SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. JL7
We received no papers by last evening’s
mail from offices North of Washington.
We would call the attention of those
in want of Stoves to the advertisement of Mr.
B. F. Chew, in this day’s paper. He has on
hand one of the largest and best assorted stocks
ever brought to this market, and the most
fastidious taste cau be s-uited, either to Parlor,
| Counting-room or Kitchen Stoves.
Fata?. Accident.— We are informed by a
passenger who came down the Georgia 11, Road,
on Friday evening, that Mr. Griffin, of Colum
bia County, accidentally shot himself on Wed
nesday night last, about 9 o’clock, at Social
Circle. He had a loaded pistol in his hand,
which was discharged by accident, the ball
penetrating the thigh, and inflicting a wound
which terminated his life on the following day.
The corpse was brought down as far as Thomp
son, on Thursday night.
M e could not ascertain the first name of the
deceased, but from the description, fear that
it is Mr. Richard Griffin, of Columbia County.
It so, the community has lost a valuable citi
zen and most estimable man.
Skater from Havana and Mexico
The Charleston Courier of yesterday says—
“By the schr. Somers, Gapt. Wood, arrived
yesterday, we received a copy of the Diario de
la Marina of the B(th bast.
“The English steamer Medway, from Vera j
Cruz, having on board $140,000 in specie, ar
rived At Havana on the 7th inst.
“The Havana paper is filled with extracts
! from Yera Cruz Journals, which, however,
contain but little in addition to what has al
been ready published.
“The only articles of news worth translating, I
is furnished by a cox-respondent from Vera
Cruz, under date of the 27th Sent., which
i
©fates that Get. Scott had addressed circulars
to <the several Mexican States, inviting them to
send their deputies to the Capital with full
powers to conclude a treaty of peace. It is al
so stated that a division, composed of 1-300 men,
had been sent by Gen. Scott to lake Toluca, a
place near the city.”
Tennessee-
We see by the Nashville papers that the of
ficial majority for N. S, Brown, (WJfiig) for
Governor, is 1,015.
Extract of a letter received by one of the
Editors of the Savannah Republican, dated
New York, Oct. 9, 1847..
“ Packets for your place have as much as
they can do—filling up in two and three days
—a greater quantity of goods going to Savan
nah at any one-time I never saw —every thing
healthy. Notwithstanding heavy failures on
j the other side, the South have a good credit —
money plenty and good paper equally sought
: for by the banks at -5 per cent. You will, I
think, find a steamship between this and Sa
vannah by next spring. A merchant here is
tryingdo gut stock taken for one of 1,200 tons,
he seems to think ne will succeed. I truly hope
he may —it is said the Southerner has made a
j flarge amount of money for her owners, and
| this gives an impetus to the px-pjeqt for t oue to
i our place. We must and will have ©team be
tween the two places before long, aud take
.from Charleston a share of her great profits.
Increase of Odd-Fellowship-
It is stated in the lust Golden Rule, that at
the late session of the G. L. U. S.. a charter
was granted for a Lodge in Honolulu, Sand
wich [lslands, and one at C'Arraccas, in Central
America; and no doubt-these small beginnings
arc destined to prepare tha way for the exten
sion of odd-fellowship over the whole conti
nent, as w ell as “ the isles of the sea.” Tfle
increase of lodges for the year ending on the
60th of June last, is Tour hundred, exceeding
those of the previous year by seven only, while
the institutions during the same period are
nearly the same, being 32,316 for the year end
ing June 30,1846, and 32,749 for the past year.
From-this it appears thaUthe large addition to
-the number of lodges has not been fallowed by
A corresponding increase of membership. The
rate of progression, however, ofthe year 1846,
over that of 1845.,.jca&n0t be looked for, if a
healthy increase only is desirable. The in
crease of revenue in 1846 over 181-5, was over
$2-50,€00, while the increase of the past year
over 1845 has been but SIBO,OOO- But in the
great feature of mutual relief, the amount for
the past year has reached over : $300,000, an
increase of $104,000. The tptal number of
contributing members is little short of 120,000,
and the total revenue of last year, nearly $900,-
000. ©f the lodges, New York has 309, and of
the membership 30,296, or over one-fourth of
the whole- Her revenue amounted to over
$232,980, and her expenditures fim;relief to over
$86,000. Pennsylvania stands next, having
233 lodges, 23,000 members, with A revenue of
$139,789, and a,-relief expense of $42,915.
Canting ration on board the Raritan.
The Norfolk Herald states that on Monday,
about <4 o’clock, P. M., the Raritan frigate,
which h*s beenlyipg at quarantine in .the bite
of Crancy Island for nearly three months past,
was discovered to be on fire, on her upper deck,
and no one being on board, the persons ap*
; II im i'■ wmmsrr^msmaaaßssmmn
; pointed to guard her being on board the ship [
Vand+lia, the fire got condderabie headway
and alt|ioq.gh assist,moe wai sent fronj the
Ponqsylvania, the Navy Yard, and this city,
i (from the latter with an e-igine and firemen
on the steamer Custis Peck) the fire continued
to burn for more than two hours before it was
i subdued.
The Herald did not Team any particulars in j
: tirqe for their paper of Tuesday. The steamer
I
Jewess which was on her way to Baltimore
when the fire occurred, put back to render as- |
sistance. A boat which she was towing down i
from the Pennsylvania full of men, to assist
in extinguishing the fire, unfortunately got
swamped, and three boys were drowned.
Juig'e Wm. S 3. Campbell-
The Nashville Banner, of 11th inst., says—
“ The high compliment was paid to this gentle
man, on Friday, by the Tennessee Legislature, !
of electing him unanimously to the post of i
Judge of the 4th Judicial Court, in place of!
Hon. A. Carttthors, resigned. Ju Ige Camp- j
bell, it will be recollected by our readers at a
distance, was the gallant Colonel of the Jst
Tennessee liegiment which so distinguished
tself iu the storming of Monterey. lie has
also represented the Smith county District
several times in Congress." I
Death of a Chief Justice-
The Hon,. Aitenias Ward, Chief Justice of
the Court of Common Pleas of Massachusetts,
died on Friday last, at his residence in Boston,
at the advanced age of 8 1 years.
Emigration
The tide of e nigration to this country does
not seem to be abating. The whole number
of emi grants who arrived at New York during
the month of September was 17,681 distribut
ed among the different countries of Europe
as follows: —
From Great Britain and Ireland, 11,071
“ France, - - - - 2,112
“ Holland, - 64 S
“ Hamburg, - r 680
Belgium, - 1,320
“ Bremen, - - - - 1315
“ All other ports, - 215
To.tal. - 17,661
PRESENTMENTS
SUPERIOR COURT of WARREN CO.,
OCTOBER TERM. 1817.
UT’We, the Jiwry, chosen and sworn
for tlie present term of the Court, in closing their
labors, beg leave to give some expression of their
feelings in reference to such matter as .pertains to
the public interest and prosperity :
We have examined, through our respective com
mittees,, the records of the -Superior .and Inferior
Court, and are highly gratified t<> .find the books
I kept by the Clerk of the respective Courts, neat
correct and in good order, highly creditable to the
Clerk of said Courts.
W e have also, through a committee, • xatnined i
the County Jail, and find a part of it, in he lower
department, in rattier a filthy and unhealthy con
! dition.and would respectfully request the jailor to
j have it thoroughly cleansed kept in better or
| derforthe future.
We would respectfully recommend to the road
combaissioncrs in each district to have all roads
| that are not in good order, worked immediately.—
We present the road leading from Warrenton to
i A u rust a. a.s far as t,h e district line, as in bad order.
| and request that it be put iu good order as span as
i possible ; and also the road leading ip Sparta, as
I far as Mrs. Drucella Petts’js.
We would respectfully recommend to the Clerk
j to prepare lists of all the defaulting tax-payers oi
i this county for tt'e present year, and for luture
: years; so that adist may be fpmijsjmd and sent by
him to the Superintendents gt .different elec
tion precincts in this county, on the days of hold
ing elections hereafter; as we believe that there
are many citizens >vfio exercise ihe right of voting
that are npt entitled according tp the laws, to ex
| ercise that privilege ; and we consider it highly
; necessary that every citizen who considers him
-1 self a freeman should pay his taxes, as required
i bv law ; and we furthermore believe that the above
re conun endat ion. if carried-Out, .>vpuld add some.-
| thing to t,Ue treasury.
We present as an e.vil, the fact that our patrol
laws, are top much neglected, and would .respect
fully request the proper officers tot|iat they be
hereafter fully and strictly enforced.
We present as a great and growing e.vil, the
| large niqubex of free negroes in this county, ipany
of whorp rove the country at large, creating insu
bordination and discontent among,our slaves, caus
ing tfiem to steal, and, ps we belie»ve, receiving sto
-1 len plunder from them. The law requires them
to be registered and have guardians, and it is made
the duty of the Clerk of the Inferior Court to pub
lish the narpes pf ali applicants for registry.
These provisions of the law have been and con
tinue to be too much neglected. We believe our
law on this subject defective in this, that it is not
made the duty of any particular officer to enforce
the,requirements of the law. and we therefore re
commend to our Senator and Representatives to
procure the passage of an act by r t(ve next Legisla
ture, which will provide for such deficiencies. Un
til such amendment to the law .shall be made, we
respectfully request the Clerk of the Inferior Court
to take the matter in hand. We,further g(ve it as
our opinion that the tax. pa £see negrqes .should be
made heavier.
The body take pleasure-in giving their testimony
to the impartiality and distinguished ability with
which his honor Judge S iVKK has fulfilled the du
ties of the bencji, and tendqr to lam tL e t r sincere
respects.
To the Solicitor-General, Mr. Habersham, we
also tender our thanks for his attention to this body,
and for the faithful performance of his duty and his
courtesy to-tjiis body.
We request that these presentments be publish
ed in the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel and Con
stitutionalist.
MARSHALL H- .WELLBORN, Foreman.
Thojvias Neal, James M. Wellborn,
Jesse M. Roberts, Joseph P. Tarheel,
John M. Barksdale, Arden K. Meivsron,
Non ei. H. [iuxT, Bkder Proctor,
Edmund Cody, Edward JShurley,
William Mayes, J ames-Kelley,
Wm. B. Barksdale, 80/e B. Kitchens,
John M. Laze,nby, Isaac L. Anderson,
Adam Ivy, George S. Allen,
Eason P.'UqDsoN, Clerk.
[A true extract from the mi/intes of the Supe
rior Court, October Term. 1017.1
Oct 17 J AMES PILCHER, Clerk.
£4 p edit I Xotk-es.
GEORGIA R. ROAD & B Aft K’g7 CO.
AUGUSTA, OCT. 11, 1017.
1)1 VIDE PH) NO. L%—A Dividend of THREE
per cent, out of the profits of the last six months, is
declared on the Capital Stock ot this Company,
payable on and after Mxmdov, the 10th inst.
J. W. WILDE, Cashier.
Oct. 14 6
Jr GEORGIA INSURANCE 4k TRUST |
COMPANY, AUGUSTA. October 12th, 1817, — |
Tlie Board have declared a Dividend of One Dol- j
UrwyLFifty Cents per share, payable on and af
ter t£e 12th inst., to the Stockholders on pfe
: sen* at ion of their certificates.
Oct. 12 {6 JOSEPH LI. IGA N ,Se c’y,
AUGUSTA^^UFACTURING^OS;
PANY.
By order of the Board of Directors, notice U
hereby giyen, that an installment of 10 per cent is
| required to be paid in by the Stockholders on W fJ
nesday, the 10th of November next.
WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Stc y a. m. c.
Sept. 30 X
T ■IIHIII C l * ll —*———U
Another Letter from Vermont.
Mr. Seth W. Fowle:-
S< TwM i^ teSted,he Talueof Wistar ’* »•!.
sum ot W ild Cherry, I take the pleasure in giving
to you the facts in mi own case, for your own «.!
tistaction and the benefit of others. One year
ago last April, I was violently attacked with a
severe cold and cough, with much pain in mr side
wh.ch was considerably swollen. I applied to a
! “ ,,mber M os ph * S t icians b ' lt obtained no relief, and
taey told me that it I d.d not get help immediate
| ly my case would be doubtful. It was mv good
( fortune at that critical moment to take up a pauer
containing a notice of Wistar’. Balsam of Wl]( ,
Cherry, and thinking it to be what I needed, sent
some distance to procure a bottle, as it Wa . not
then kept in our vicinity, and to my astonishment
I received from that one bottle immediate relief
i now keep it by me constantly, as I find noth
ing so good for common colds, and do cheerfully
recommend it to all as being an article of great
j merit ' ho P in £ tha < others may by the early use r>{
j thlS vaiuabi c remedy, be saved from an untimely
I * rave - JAMES KING.
Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vt.
None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on th»
wrapper.
For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by
11A VILAN I). RISLE VA. CO.,and also by THOM
AS BARRE I' I 1 CO., and Dealers in Medicines
generally in Augusta.
Diet, i o .1 s
O’ Augusta Female Academy.—Tha
large, commodious and retired building at the cor
ner ot Green and Jackson-streets, nearly opposite
the Methodist Church, having been refitted and
supplied with appropriate furniture, will hence
forth he used for the exercises of the above Insti
tution.
We have Maps, Globes, Scientific Apparatus, aa
excellent Library, &,c., and are thus enabled t.» of
fer facilities to Pupiis and inducements to Parents
inferior to no other School in this Slate.
Details are given in a pamphlet which will be
sent to all making application for it.
We will resume our labors on the FIRS I’ MON
DAY in October hist.
Oct. 16—4 c L. LATASTE, Principal,
U'pOrdered that no Bill for the tuition
of Poor Children will be paid by the Inferior
Court of this County, unless accompanied by the
certificate of one of the Justices of the Peace
for th,e District in which the School is kept, that
such School fias been kept open regularly during
the time for which tuition is charged.
A true extract. A. H. McLAWS, d. c. j. c.
Aug. 10 4 14
03-DR.O 3- DR. J. A. -S. MILLIGAN, will at
tend to the practice of Medicine und Surgery, in
Augusta and its vicinity.
Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance
one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store.
June 13 6ra 215
£ommere ia I.
LATEST DATES Ellp.M LIVERPOOL SEPT. 19
LATEST DALES F£D,M HAV R A EPT. 15
cha rleston!Bipoirrsr oc'i’i 5’
Rio Janeiro—Brig Democrat—2,B2B bags and
40 casks Coffee, to M. C Mordccai.
llaF.vs v-ry-Schr. Sanaers-rvJl bbds. Molasses, 50
do. Sugar, 6 bales s, and a quantity of Fruit,
to J. Chapman ; 8 hale* Tobacco, to H. \V. Kvfh
man ; 2 ca<es and 22 bales Segars. 6 cases Svseet
Meats, to Francis C. Black; 11 bales Segars, to U
Gonzales.
MONTGOMERY,
ton is beginning to come in freely, and the waguo*
are already* thick i;i the streets. The market, how
ever, is inactive, and has declined Ic. since last
week We quote froip 84 a itc.
Stock Sept. 1.1847, 59i
Receipts since. 4jH!
Receipts for the week, 1,631
Total shipments since Sept. 1, I,bob
Week’s u dM>
Stock on
SAVANNAH, Oct.ila.rrAVe have nothing to add
to our last remarks in relation to the crops. The
weather continues as favorable as can be desired
by the p!apU*,rs. and the accounts from the interior
represent the prospects as good for an average crop
of Cotton. In some sections of the State, co< sd
erable injury has been inflicted by the worm, and
also by the wet season, but, generally, all that is
required ensure ajull.crop ,i$ a continuance of
the present fine weather. 'I hese remarks apply
not only to Georgia, hut to the Gulf ports. From
present appearances, the crop will not fail short of
2,200.000 bales.
Cotton. —Arrived since the Bth inst., 1549 hales
Upland, (899 by Railroad*) and 4,bale Sea Island.
T,he exports for the same period have been 963
bales Upland, viz : 643 to New York, 70 to Phila
delphia, and 245 to Charleston—leaving a stock on
hand, including all on ship-board not cleared, of 733
bales Sea Isjand, and 4939 bales Lqdand, against 488
bales Sea Island, and 4v?y6 hales Upland, at same
time last year.
Since t}ie receipt of-the Hibernir s accounts, the
market kas been very difil and the sales light. In
several instances sah;s of spiall lots have been forc
ed, and the prices are no criterion of the actual
state of the market, ji he declfqe is. however, from
1j to cts. The 15 bales cts., noticed be
low, was axhoice lot qi
'‘good fair." Tl ie sales pf ,t|ie week are 274 bales,
as follows : 53 at KM; 39 at -It); 20 at 9£; 153 at 9|,
and 49 at 9J.
The following quotations confirm as near as pos
sible to the sales:
Middling fair 9J
Fair......... .10
Comparative Jlcceipts, Exports and Stocks of
Cotton at the port of from the Ist Sept,
to dute-4
•Receipts. Exports. Stocks.
184.7 3,728..,
|.940 . 9.396,.,. 10,302 5.6}S
1815 6,988 5,445 4.595
1844 11.637 8,174 5,720
1843 9,312. 8,505 4,154
1842 13.41 4.’..... 7.035 9,036
Rice. —The transactions have been limited thi*
week, the sales being oply 60 casks at The
fparket has declined fully 1 cent. The supply of
new rice is rapidly increasing.
flour. —The safes this week are 83 bbls. Geor
gia at %6 a6T and a small lot, a choice article,.W**
sold at We notice sales of 11,000 lbs. at $3,
and 2.500 lbs. damaged s2^-
Corn —ls selling in small quantities from store it
65 a 70c.
Bacon.—We ,have ,tp report sales of 91 hbd*
Shoulders at 7^c. r and f hhd. Sides at9.^c.
Ropt.-vrp'O coils Kentucky were sold this week
at
Jiao-ring .—e observe sales.pf 2a pieces Ken
tucky at 18. and 32 pieces do at l 7^.
D in good request, and meets a ready
sale. We note "a sale of 21;4 bushels at 105.
Sitlt.- —Sales frorp store at $ 1.50 per sack.
is nominal. The Bank® are
checking on the North at per ct. prem. 'Fhey
purchase sight to 5 day bills at par; 30 day al
| J; 60, I^dis.
Ft eights. —The rates to New to
| lor Cotton, and 75 per cask J[qr and p®* 1
■ bushel lor Corn. No vessels loading for other port*-
CHARLESTON, OCT. IC—Cotton.—We left
I the market at the close of thetast week in a very
embarrassyxl state. The detailed accounts brought
over by flge steaiuenjl ibernia had but just ic -c.a
us; and they such a gloomy character .#
to cause a partial suspension of operations. ' 1
holders fefe the necessity of submitting 19 lower
rates they were at the same time unjydiina: ffle '.
purchasers at the concession thqy required,
for several days together did not r«ac
quite 400 bales made principally by one boi.je,
a reported dyeliuq <one cent per pound; but *»
market could not be said to have fairly openc«
under these advices, so little had been done
we made up our previous report, we d*canea|