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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AU«U S T A . TIIIHSBAY MORNING, J1 NK 27. FOR GOVERNOR, VIIAII I. E S 1> OUG it EUT V , OF CUHK COUNTY. Extract of a letter received in Charleston, dated “ Muuilf., June 22, 18,TJ. “ At t) o'clock this morning a lire broke out •opposite my office on Commerce-street three fine large four story brick stores destroyed; large amount of property also destroyed. The coun ting houses of ('Hilda, Iliblen Ac Co., Rusell, !Stichens A Co. and John Simpson, their hooks end papers all burnt. This is the second fire within two weeks, in the most central par, id the city. Our city is infested with robbers, &c.,tnuch to the annoyance of our citizens. About fifty thousand dollars insured, which falls upon the Insurance offices of this city, the amount on each, I have not heard.’ The Charleston Courier, of yesterday, say* '■ We learn that a few days since a man by the name of Wm.Hux, who resided about nine miles cast of Pincvillo, having apprehended two run away slaves, (a man and wife) the property (as they said) of a Mr. John Welch, residing near Savannah, started for town, in order to lodge them in the Work House, and that when about two miles from his house the negroes killed bim and fled. His body and gig have been found. The negroes escaped, and took with them bin double barrelled gun, animation and money. Further particulars arc not known by the person giving this information, who passed while the jury of inquest was silling. Fbom rns West In inns.—Accounts at Bal timore from Jamaica, to June Ist, represent mat ters, ns usual, in a most disastrous state; crops neglected by the free negroes, who refuse to work, and n general aspect of decay and misery all over the island. In the island of St. Vincent’s, no sugar at all will he made. Os 10,000 la/.y free negroes, only 'lOOO are at work. On one plan tation alone, the work left unearned by them amounts to JL’3OOO. In Barbadoes there from the same causes, great apprehensions of a scarcity of provisions. The Indiana Argus of the 14th instant slates that Gen. St-ipp, as fund Commissioner, has ncgociuleil for Indiana a loan of $4,000,000 to be appropriated to tire prosecution of Internal Im provements. Lons Ltvr.ti Newspaper.—The Ncwpor^ (R. I.) Mercury, has completed its 81st year.— Its first number was published on the 12til June* 1738, by Jus. Franklin, the elder brother of Dr" Benjamin Franklin. The Hon. Ratcliff Boon, of Indiana, is said to have succeeded Gov. Lucas, as Governor of luvva_ For the Chronicle and Sentinel. “The real Morns.” This is an expression which we hear daily from those who ought to express themselves bet tor. When they mean to designate a particular kind of mulberry tree, they should know that the generic term "moms,” the Latin word for mulberry, applies equally to the several species— Moms Alba or While Mulberry, Moms Nigra or Black Mulberry, Morus Rubra or American Red Mulberry, and to the Morus Mulficautis, or many stalked mulberry, which is a native of China, now much cultivated in France, ami most prized on account of its very large leaves, its abundance of nutri tious foliage, producingfnicand lustrous silk, and the facility with which it c«u he gathered on ac count of the branching form of the stem or tree an which they grow. These and other advanta ges, to he sure, have made the multicuulis so uni versally preferred, that it may at least lay claim with silk growers 8. bo the only "real morus.” G. for the Chronicle and Sentinel Cocoons. Mksshs. Eoitoiis.—The very high price of auk worm eggs at the commencement of the sea non prevented many from turning their attention e irly to raising silk this year; hut now that they cau readily bo procured in ail parts of the State, | for a mere nothing, there can he no objection upon that score; indeed, let the cost of the first eggs he what it may, the worm is reproduced so abun dantly that it is not worth considering in estima ting the expenses of the silk eultnrist. 1 spoke 1 yesterday with a gentleman of this city who raised from half an ounce of eggs (his first ex periment) twenty-seven pounds of fine cocoons. The eggs cost him fifteen dollars, and he sold about one quarter of their produce for one hun dred and fifty dollars. As the market is now well stocked with silk-worm eggs, let those who wish to retain cocoons of their own raising for a second crop, or for the next season * / ct the largest and finest, and but few of them, and they can attend them with more care. Let the cocoons which you do not wish to keep for seed be placed on a table, or on hurdles spread out thin, ami turned occasionally in the sun for two or three days in -succession, and the heat will ho sufficient to destroy the chrysalis, and they ran then he put away and kept sweet for any length of lime. As there is no in >re trouble in attending worms which will produce fine silk, and cocoons of two hundred to the pound, than of those w hich require double that number, it is of the greatest import ance to those commencing to make a g.,od selec lion of »< d. Tic lea ■on the rutting* "I llv moms uu l ticaulis, will now wairaut any one who has planted them in hatching out a few worsm to foed upon their foliage —let ail t»y thv experiment. C rn ■ th' Chronicle and Sentinel. Mil. Kiiitor.—la looking over the “Augusta Mi nr,” of June Bth, my attention won called to the illiberal critique by the j rn of the Kiiitor ol lliat journal, upon a letter written by myself to the Hon. F, H. I! cutout:, of South Carolina.— To thin I should have replicil sooner, hutbusim as has prevented. 'Hie Editor has manifested in his remarks a spirit of hostility. Inwards me os an individual, which surprises rue not only, hut many of the patrons of his paper, not the less for the rancour and venom of that article, than for its appearance in a journal, professedly devoted to “polite Idteiature.” I certainly had supposed myself nn entire stranger to the gentleman in question, and Knew no grounds of hostility, which should induce him so evidently to leave the merits of the Pamphlet, which was so repug nant to his feelings, ami make an open attack upon me. In my reply 1 shall avoid as much as possible descending to personalities, and the low abuse which he, has heaped upon me, nor will 1 indulge in a tirade of ridicule, or sarcasm, with one who throws with skilful aim the poisoned »ho ft. I consider personalities unworthy a place in a public journal of any kind. It is hut my duty to reply t,, and repel those unfair and un just aspersions which he has thrown out against me. Aa to the gentleman’s misgivings concern ing the origin of the request for the publication ol’ the letter alluded to, this is of hut small conse quence, ho may he assured that respectable names can he presented, when the community requests them. He objects to the appearance of this letter, because, in his opinion, “ its subject is incendiary .” The subject, he says, “is a deli cate one;” its details inflammatory. It would he interesting to ascertain by what process of reason ing he has arrived at this conclusion. Suppose an enemy oflUmgcntlcman resolved to lire his house, Ida friend apprised of the fact communi cates it to him, the subject might indeed be con sidered a “ delicate one,” but would any man think of calling the information inflammatory or incendiary? And because some misguided fa natics, arc endeavoring to overturn tiie institu tions of a portion of these States, the individual who gives any information upon this subject, is stigmatized as an incendiary. And must those individuals, whose vital interests are at stake, lie kept in ignorance of the designs of their enemies, because forsooth the subject is a “ delicate onel’> Truly a second Daniel lias come to judgment; a greater than Solomon is here. I hold, as well as tiie sage Editor, that the question of right to abolish slavery is not debatable this question is settled, beyond all cavil or dispute, in the mind of every rational man. I view the interference of Abolitionists in this matter, in the same light as I do the man who would fire the gentleman’s house over his head. Hut I cannot sec how this remark of the editor can apply to the letter in I question. 'Tiie rigid of interference in the insti tution of slavery is nowhere discussed, in this I letter, nor even alluded to. But, if, in the opin- 0 ion of tiie learned Editor, this subject ought not a to be investigated, in what light does he regard 4 the Legislators of the Slave-holding Slates, who s have taken the subject in hand for investigation! t Why have Southern Members to tengross called 4 on many, and dill’orent individuals, for light upon 1 this subject I Have they proved traitors to tliei,. 1 country I Have they been in close communion ' with incendiaries, and proved recreant to tiie 1 trust imposed in them ! If so, let the South I arraign them before the tribunal of tho people to answer for their crimes. Let that profound ju rist and enlightened statesman, F. 11. Elmore, of 8. 0„ than whom a purer patriot never lived, or nobler heart boat with Southern blood. I say , let him and others he brought before tho or- t deal of tiie people, and see if they can stand ! f Have not those gentlemen investigated this sub- ( jucll Did uot Mr. Elmore, by and with tho 1 express sanction and advice of Preston, Calhoun, ' and others, open a correspondence with John .1. 1 Birney, the Secretary of the American An li-Sl.i- j very Society I And was not Mr. Birney’s an- - swer published in many of the Southern papers ! ’ Why was not Mr. liimey’s letter suppressed ? W'liy was it permitted to go before (lie Southern i people! These gentlemen thought it their duty : as patriots, philanthropists, and statesmen, to 1 collect lids information, not only, but also to place it before their constituents, and if danger t threatens, to warn them of their danger. If these 1 facts were *• ineendiarv." whv have not they, in * r their wisdom, discovered it! Why should they , j hold in their hand a torch so charged with dc- t ! struetion ! Thank Heaven, they have a surer i lamp by which their feet are guided! They will j act for their country, let what may come. Has . I the Editor charged me with an attempt to con- 1 I vince the people of the South, against their reason, 1 that lam the champion of their rights and insti- , 1 unions ! He seems to forget that in ids patriot- r :Ic zeal, and overheated philanthropy, he has left ’ I room for suspicion, that since lie is foremost on j the field, he may lie the first to turn his lack to i the foe. Has he become so much wiser than (lie legislators of the Mouth, that lie must dictate to 1 file people! lie remarks lam "destitute of mo- , dusty.” 11,is lie that modesty which he says I i !am destitute of, when he appears first upon die 1 arena and throws down the gauntlet of defiance! 1 ask an impartial community if lie would not i have shown both '•modesty and discretion' if he had entered the field when called by the people ! The editor speaks of the impossibility of a change of opinion upon the subject of Iholition;” lie ad mits that on political subjeets, men may change their opinions; lie says a "man may lie a Democrat and afterwards a Whig, but not so with tiie Abolitionist.” How has he made this important discovery .? How has Ae been able to define distinctions with such mathematical cer tainty, as to bring out this new and important principle, that a fixed law of mind is wholly in operative in forming opinions upon the subject of Abolition ! Verily, tlit- power of discriiiiiiial on and the metaphysical acumen of this gentleman it not interior to that of the a.nc.lil iwin. was able "To sever and divide \ hair ‘tw i\t north and nevt \-weu If to-day a man could be a Monarchist »no-d t 1 imrrotv a Republican, if to-day a Papist and to morrow a Protestant, an Infidel to day and to morrow a preacher of righteousness, why upon this subject could he not change 1 Arc not the ! elements of the human mind the same in ail | circumstances 1 Are wo not actuated by ino j lives, and are not our opinions changed by facts presented in a different light! Cut, saya the Editor, ‘•there can he no change.” He draws so nice a line of distinction between opinions formed upon one subject and another, and the probable changes of those opinions, that really the lint is not discernahle by his reader, and I doubt wheth er even fit's own neatest vision was able to dis cover it. In defence of the charge brought against me by the Editor of a “ Literary Journal,” v ho has thought proper to step aside from his ordinary course, and make a malignant and uncalled for attack upon my principles and character, I would say to an enlightened community, are these charges supported hy facts 1 Because ! have been called upon hy otic of the Legislators of your country, to give some intelli gence as to the designs and movementsofNorlh ern Abolitionists, and because this information was given freely, frankly, and without reserve, for this reason I am made the object of calumny and misrepresentation hy one who should have known his duly better. He has virtually ar raigned your representatives as being in com munion, and having an understanding with your enemies. He has arraigned them for high trea son, and before the awful tribunal of his own judgment has been pronounced their sentence.' If indeed they have thought best to obtain infor mation as to the designs of misguided fanatics, the enemies of your sacred institutions, upon which rests your liberties; if, like the industri ous Cicero, they ferret out the Catalines of America, and wrest from their hand the torch of civil discord, if they warn you of the weapons and manner of attack of your adversary, that you may prepare for defence; if like true patriots they warn you of dangers, for this they areeharg ed as traitors. But I rejoice that this base ealumnv upon your countrymen, is only the charge of one individual, and that he will pass before the ordeal of public opinion, and receive a just reward. I re joice that your civilians and statesmen are beyond the reach of his arm. I hope a candid public will weigh the motives which have influenced the editor to make an un manly attack upon my character and principles, and that the prejudices or malice of one individu al, will not bias your minds. lam well assured you will he swayed only hy an enlightened judg ment. From such investigation, from such de. cisioji, I have nothing to fear, ns both character and principles are open to the view of a generous people. As I have acted only in a manner which [sup posed most conducive to the interests of my country ; though I am subjected to the aspersions and hitter calumny of a single individual, and though in addition to what he has done, he should pour upon me the thunders of his invec tives,|and Ijshouhl feel the withering blast of his frown, and even fall beneath the kindling ofjiit vengeance , yet this would tie a small sacrifice in behalf of my beloved country, and I should have the pleasing reflection ol having done what I supposed my duty, and leave all else to the Su preme Kuler of the destinies of Nations. E. M. SMITH SPENCER. Crnwfordville, (ia„ June 2t, 1831). From the Richmond Whig. Amelia countv, June 15, 1831).—Diikao pul Hut Stoiim. — Yesterday, about 3 o’clock, the neighbor hood of Mannboro’ was visited hy a scene the most terrible and distressing we ever witnessed. We have indeed heard ot the lueral destruction of crops and vegetation hy the com bined force of the elements, hut never before did we have to witness with our eyes, that, in a few minutes, the prospects of a whole year were de stroyed. A cloud arose in the North, and soon in rapid and wild confusion overspread our skies —each succession of green columns and sheets warning us of what wo were soon to experience. A short time only elapsed before a shower of small hail began to full, increasing in size till it reached the size of an inch in diameter; the wind about (hat lime, with all its terror, brought up the rear; an avalanche of ice balls, of from one to two and three inches in diameter now succeed ed. bearing down every species of vegetation be fore it—deafening our cars with the roar and crash produced hy the force with which it was bin led against our dwellings, rendered still more awful by forcing itself through every exposed vvindrw—shivering the glass to atoms, and scat tering bin every direction over our dwellings.— But this is not the worst—our crops are almost raised—our tobacco, which was very promising, sustained great injury, but being early in the sea son, wo can partially repair it. The corn, which was also very fine, is literally demolished, being in numerous instances, beaten ofl' at the ground —from this, wc even hope to get a few suckers, which may, in some degree, repair the lost —but as for the wheat and oat crops, they arc consum ed with an almost utter destruction; we do not think the wheat can yield us one peek. The storm was of unusual extent, reaching several miles around us—attended in almost all places with the same dreadful consequences. This dreadful calamity, added to the doleful prospect presented to us, both at the present, and in antici pation by the relentless insectiie destroyer, (the clinch hug,) it may well be supposed, renders our situation truly uncomfortable. From the Detroit Morning Fast. Lynch Law. There are few. if any. who look upon a scene like that at the foot of Griswold-strret yesterday, without a thrill of horror. Yet wc must confess, there are crimes committed hy those wearing the form of man for which there is no legal remedy. Paid Maples, a butehei here, and a disgrace io his in in ily and to his trade, (lor our butchers generally area worthy class of men.) received in his employment, some months since, a deserter from the British army, and. alter becoming in debted to him some 50 or 70 dollars, cancelled hie obligation hy getting the poor fellow into a (it of intoxication, conveying him across the river, and surrendering him to British oflicors for the ordinary reward on such occasions. But to their honor and manliness let it he said, they allowed him to be whipped and c-oppcd for his pains. Vet laws must he executed and rules enforced, an I it !«•mt • i *lood tl. -v.dav u? < the 'PI " > 1 ■'•" ■ m . de > ter, certain individuals look the wretch who could sell the life of a brother man for a few paltry dollars, rode him on a rail, shaved his head, tarred and sanded it. and ho was finally lodged in rail to protect !;im from annihilation. W* do not, we cannot, commend such acts on the part ot any , portion of our citizens, hut we will repeat oui , words, that there are vtilanies committed tor i which ths law makes no provision. Let this fer- j low be discharged from jail, and permit him to | leave the scene of his disgrace. He cannot live h «. The Crops. An old and observing farmer of this city men tions to us this morning, that the promise of abundant harvest was never greater throughout this section of .Now Jersey than at tire present , season Crops of every description look well, and will, it is believed, abundantly reward the labor of the husbandman. —Newark Daily Ad vertiser, The Harvest. —A gentleman who has lately visited different parts of our country, informs us that the prospect of a yield of winter grain is better than for many years past. I his is the best sort of good news. —Belvidire N, ./. Apulia. The Germantown (Pa.) Telegraph stales that the crops in that district of country never looked more promising. The late wet spell of cool weather, it is true, slightly affected the color of the corn, but so far from injuring it, its growth has been steady and rapid, while the grub and cut worms, those arch enemies of this delicate shoot, have not carried their depredations as far as usual. The fly too, has been less hostile to ward the wheat, a crop that indicates the most abundant yield ; while the rye, in point of beauty and luxuriance, is certainly beyond anything we remember in former years. Prospects of the next Crops. —The, drought still continues, and the soil is drying up with the oppressive heat. Corn is almost a total failure, and cotton begins to look yellow. W her ever the plough is used in the fields, a thick cloud of dust marks the track. It is now nearly two months since a shower of any consequence has fallen in the upper part of the county; we have had occasional rains in town, but they have not extended very far. From the appearance of the corn fields, the crops of that necessary article of provisions will fall short of being sufficient to supply the wants of the raisers; and if this drought continues, the cotton crop will be one of the shortest that has ever been made. —Baton Rouge Gazelle, June 16. From the Charleston Observer. The last of the Huguenots, Departed this life in this city on the 17th inst. Mr. Stephen Thomas, m the 89 th year of his age. Mr. 'J'. was horn in the village of Eyrnct, depart ment La Dordogne, France, on the 19th ofAu gust, A. D. 1760, and lied with an elder maiden sister to London, in 1754, to join the Kev. Mr. Gibcrt, who, with tiis congregation had also been compelled to seek an asylum from the persecu tions which they endured in their native land. This congregation of exiles consisted of nearly 100 individuals; and by a kind Providence, they arrived here in safety on the 12th of April, 1764, where the subject of this notice has ever since re sided. At an early period of the Revolutionary struggle, Mr. T. returned to his native country on business, where lie suffered a painful deten tion from liis family for about three years. On his return, he was captured by the British fleet in tiro Chesapeake, where he remained sometime a prisoner. At length being exchanged, he retur ned to Charleston, and immediately joined the troops in defence of bis adopted country; was at the battle of Fort Moultrie, and afterwards was with Gen. Marion to the close of the war. At what age Mr. Thomas became a professor of religion, we have not ascertained; but from some circumstances it is presumed that, like Obadiah, he was one who “feared God from his youth.” For many years he was a Ruling Elder of the French Protestant church in this city—a church 1 strictly Calvinistic in its creed, and Presbyterian in its model. The blowing up of the church edifice, in the great fire of 1796, the subsequent death of their Pastor, the Rev. Mr. lioudinot, and the delay experienced in obtaining another, were among the causes which led to the dispersion of the flock among other churches of the city. Still there are strong attachments among the descend ants of the congregation to the religion of their fathers. But none of the original flock now re main. When the second Presbyterian Church was established in 1810, Mr. Thomas was chosen one of its first ruling Elders—an office, the du ties ot which he faithfully and conscientiously performed till within the last five or six years, when the infirmities of age rendered him physi cally, ami even mentally unable to take the over sight of the flock of Cnrist. j Mr. T. retained through life the strong feelings , and rigid principles for which the original Hugue nots were distinguished. The persecutions , which ho and his family had endured for con science sake, could not he effaced from his mind ; and hence in part arose his ardent love of liberty —his strong attachment to the principles of the Reformation, and his opposition to every thing pc- * culiar to the Church of Rome. Twice he sacrifi- I ced all—once when a youth, for the religion of < his fathers; and once when in manhood, with a < family to support, for the liberty of his adopted I country-. Put he still lived to a good old age, and his children s children to the sth generation, arose to call him blessed. Ills descendants consist of 1 between sixty and seventy—of whom three are h’S children, and four his great grand children, < i bus having served the will of God in his gener- 1 atiou, he has at last gone to his rest, leaving a 1 chnracter free from reproach ; a memorial of his fidelity in his family and in the Church; and a testimony which in its influence will live when his name shall mi longer be remembered. 1 “The Lamented Gilley.’’— Never hasan in- < eident, so serious and melancholy in itself, been connected with such ridiculous associations, or ■ been made the occasion of so many nonsensical i absurdities, as the death of the late Hon. Jona- 1 than Gilley. The last and most ludicrous at tempt to connect this affair with party politics, occurred in the Senate of this state, toward the close of the late session; and although it is not the first lime in which the honorable gentleman concerned has made himself ridiculous, wc doubt whether he ever displayed his talents in quite so farcical a light before. The story is 100 good to be lost. The subject under discussion was the petition i of a young man, a native of Maine, for release from our state prison, where he had been confined for the crime of passing counterfeit money. Mr. Senator Wightman, (who. by the way, has exhi bited throughout the session an uncontrollable share of the cacoethes loquendi,) advocated the petition with more than usual blandncss and su avity of manner. The prisoner, he said, previous | to the commission of this offence, had maintained i i a good reputation, being an industrious man, of ; much enterprise and excellent prospects, but ow -1 ingtothe death of-the lamented Gilley,” he be- I came much excited in politics, and engaged in the j democratic cause with so much zeal, as to neglect bis business, and thus becoming embarrassed, he | had fallen into the hands of an accomplished vil j lain, and had in this way been led astrav. This, ! with some other circumstances, ho thought, should i commend the petition to the favorable considers- I lion of the Senate, and he hoped the release would be granted. Mr. Rockwell replied, that he really rould not 1 c n -i ivc how d.e death of- the hum tiled ( illcv" could have any connection with this case, ns it -o I happen; ’. Ui t the young mu. had oven in the stale prison some two or three years before “the , death of the lamented Gilley” took place! lit ! ace.r.s the petitioner ''as sentenced in 1896. ) >■ in wnicli even the “brassfacca tivcncss” of Stillman K. VVightman could not stand; those who have ever seen the man when a little discomfited, may imagine how “lamenta bly silly” he looked—and after a few rather se vere remarks trom Mr. Butler, upon the conduct of the Senator in dragging such matler into the discussion, Mr. Wightman apologised as well as he coaid, for introducing the subject, and took bis sea', ile doubtless felt very much like evapora ting, or “taking horse for Canada.”— Hartford Courier. 'fur, Mii.rr.iHr Encampment. —The Prince ton Whig, referring to the encampment of U. S. troops in New Jersey, for the purpose of instruc tion and drill, says, under date of Friday last — “The United States troops are weakly increas ing their numbers in Trenton. They now amount to about nine hundred in all, of which near one-fourth arc cavalry. The most interest ing time of visiting them is saiil to be during their morning parade, which is between 9 and 11 o’clock. They also parade between 4 and 7in the afternoon. Report says their numbers arc soon to be increased from 2000 to 3600 men.” Unexampled speed in Lake steaming. The fine steam boat Illinois passed from Chickago to Buffalo, (1047 miles,) last week, in sixty hours. This is the greatest speed, for the distance, on re cord. Which is at the rate of 17 miles and 45 hundredths of a mile, say 17A miles per hour ! That is four hundred and seventeen miles and one tenth of a mile every twenty four hours ! ! —New York Star. Important decision to Travellers. —The Quincy (Mass. Patriot gives notice of a novel de cision in an action of Noah Fifield, vs the Brain tree and Weymouth Turnpike Corporation, de termined at the last term of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Norfolk, Mass. It was settled that a person travelling over said Turn pike upon the common and ordinary business of family concerns—going to a grist mill, etc.—is exempted from the payment of toll. These ex ceptions extend to procuring fuel for the fire and other necessaries for the use of a family, and such other business as necessarily appertains to the support thereof. It was adjudged in this ease that the plaintiff recover hack the amount of money paid ( lie defendants for toll while passing their toll gate for the purposes aforesaid. Curious Cask.— When Dr. Theller, the pat riot, was taken prisoner near Malden, by the Bri tish, he had money ami a watch about him to the value of $B5. Os this according to the practice of war, ho was of course immediately robbed by the captors. Dr. Reynolds of Malden, was one of the capturing party, and he happening to be in Detroit, was arrested at the suit of Theller, for the debt. The case has since been tried before a justice at Detroit, and the jury returned a verdict in favor of Dr. Theller for $B5, and costs—Rey nolds said ho took the property by order of his commanding officer. It did not appear in evi deuce that there was law, even in Great Britain, which refused to respect the private property of an invading foe, nor any testimony that the de fendant had any commanding officer to be recog. nized in our courts. During the last ten years, through the efforts of the Temperance Society, the number of licens ed rum shops in this city has decreased from 3162 to 2507, notwithstanding the constant and rapid increase of the population. There lias also been a decrease of 25 per cent, in the importa tions of foreign liquors to this port during the last year. There were in theStateof New York, in 1825, 1129 distilleries; the number is now reduced to about 200. In 1837, there were in operation in the city of Now York and vicinity 17 large grain distilleries; now there are but 9. In 1837, 32,680,000 gallons of first proof do mestiespirits were inspected in this city ; and in 1838, 18,049,000 gallons, being 14,631,0(10 less than in the pcccdingycar, or a falling off of more than 33 per cent and greater than double the de crease of any previous year.— New York Whig. Laughter. —No man who has once heartily and decidedly laughed, can be altogether irre claimably bad. How much lies in laughter—the cipher key wherewith we decipher the whole man! Some men wear an everlasting barren simper; in the smile of others lies a cold glitter as of cold ice; the fewest are able to laugh what may be. called laughing, but only sniff ami titter and snigger from the throat outwards, or at best produce some whiffling husky cachination, as if they were laughing through wool. Os none such comes good. The man who cannot laugh is on ly fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils, hut his whole life is already a treason and a stratagem Carlyle. Election Anecdote. —Though our elections sometimes produce ebullitions of angry feeling, they also originate some excellent jokes. One of them we shall give as related to us. The question was put to a simple foreigner by our in formant, “Have you ever been naturalized?” Ans. “I don’t remember.” Q. “Can’t you recollect whether you ever ap plicdto the Court for that purpose ? ” Ans, “No; but they had. me up at Court once, and I was put in jail for a few days. Per haps that was to naturalize me ; but I’m not able to say for certain.”— Norfolk Herald. Revolutionary Anecdote. —A story is told of a Sergeant who travelled through the woods of New Hampshire, on bis way to the American Army, which will show the character of the Indians. He had twelve men with him. Their route was far from any settlement, and they were obliged every night to encamp in the woods.— The sergeant had seen a good deal of the Indians, and understood them well. Early in the after noon, one, day as they were marching on, over bogs, swamp 1 ; and brooks, under the great maple trees, a body of Indians, more than their own number, rushed out upon a hill in front of them. They appeared to he pleased at meeting with the sergeant and his men. They considered them their best friends. For themselves they *had taken up the hatchet for the Americans anil would scalp and strip those rascally English for them like so many wild cals. “How do you do, pro !” (meaning brother,) said one; and “how do you do!” continued another; and so they went about shaking hands with the sergeant anil his twelve men. They went off at last; and the sergeant, hav ing marched on a mile or two, halted his men i and addressed them. “My brave fellows” said he “we must use all possible caution, or before morning we shall all of us be dead men. You are amazed; but depend upon me these Indians have tried to put out suspicion. You will see more of them by and by !” They concluded finally to adopt the following schemes for defence. They encamped for the night near a stream of water which protected them from behind. A large oak was felled, and the brilliant fire kindled. Each man cut a log of wood about the size of his hotly, rolled it up nice ly in his blanket and put his hat on the end of it. and laid it before the fire, that the enemy might take it for a ir.a . Thirteen! tv re fifed out in this way, rep resenting the .-erg ant ami iris twelve men. They then placed themselves with loaded guns, behind the fallen tree. By this time it was dark; but the fire was kept burning *il! midnight, The tier ft '• gcant knew that if they ever came they would come now. A util Indian was seen through the glimmer ing of the fire, which was getting low. He. mi) ." ved towards them skulking, as an Indian alwavs does. He seemed to suspect at first that a muni might bo watching, hut seeing none he came for ward more boldly, rested on hia toes, and was seen to move his finger as he counted the thirteen sleeping as he supposed, by the fire. Ho counted them again, and retired. Anodic came up, and did the same. Then the whole six'- teen in number came upand glared silently at the logs, till they seemed satisfied they were f ;tst asleep. Presently they took aim, fired the whole number of guns upon the logs, yelled the war hoop, and rushed forward to murder & scalp their supposed victims. They fired upon them, and not one of the Indians was left to tell the story of that night. The sergeant and his men reached the army in safety. Wc the Grand Jurors, sworn, chosen and se lected for the second week of June Term, 1839 make the following presentments, viz; Wc present as a grievance of the most serious magnitude the general and intemperate use of in toxicating Liquors, believing as we do that it highly injurious to the peace, good order, and hesr interest of the state at large. And wc do most earnestly recommend that the General Assemble will pass such law, as will insure the immediate and entire suppression of the sale thereof. On examination of the Poor House (by a com mittee appointed for that purpose,) we find the house very neat and in good condition, and the inmates all in a very comfortable situation, with one exception ; a Mr. Johns sent there from the city, wc think requires medical assistance, and would further recommend that Mr. Johns be fur nished with means sufficient to defray his travel ling expenses to Virginia, at which place we have good reasons to believe that he has ample means for a support. We find that there is at this time 13 persons in the Poor House, of which number there has been two sent by the City Council and 11 from other parts of the county. Since the Ist of January there has been Ifi persons discharged and 11 admitted. Wc find the fence as well us the premises generally all in very good order.— The inmates of the establishment are all very well satisfied with Mr. Johnson, and say that he feeds them as well as (hey could expect for the pay he receives. W e also present as a grievance the law exempt ing from Jury duty the Firemen of our City.— Wo admit their great value us Firemen, hut con sider the exemption of Jury as well as militia duty a greater privilege than oilier citizens enjoy. The Grand Jury return their thanks to His Honor the Judge atid Attorney General and re quest that the above may be published 1 Isaac W. Whitlock, Foreman. Gustave Dugas, Davis Bottom, William E. Jackson, John McDade, Jr. Isaac. Taylor, William C. Wav, Oliver Danforth, Edward W. Collier, Thomas Tobin, Cosby Dickerson, , John Kirkpatrick, William O. Eve, Thomas .Skinner, Warrenton Haynia, John Dreghorn. John Finn, James M. Park, Augusta, June 02, 1839. ORDER OF CELEBRATION OF 4TII OF JULY 1839. The committee appointed to make arrangemeate tor the celebration of the approaching Anniversary' of American Independence, have appointed Maj. Samuel C. Wilson, Marshal of the day. At half past ten o'clock, A. M. a procession will be formed in front of the United States Hold f : and proceed to the Presbyterian Church, under the command of the Marshal of the day, when, after divme service, the Declaration of American j Independence will lie read by william R. McLavvs, ] Esq., and an address suitable to the occasion will j be delivered by A. 11. Matthews, Esq. The order of Procession will be as follows: 1. The Clinch Rifle Company. 2. Major General and Staff. 3. Brigadier General and Stall. 4. Col. of the 10th Regiment and Staff, and the Officers of the 10th Regiment. 5. Officers of the Army and Navy. 6. Orator and Reader. 7. The Reverend the Clergy. 8. Magistrates of the City and County. 9. The Different Fire Companies of the city. * 10. The Mechanics of the City. 11. The different Societies of the City. 12. The Medical Faculty and Students. 13. Citizens. The Pews on the right and left of the centre | aisle, will be reserved for the procession. The authorities of the City and County, the I Reverend the Clergy, the members of the Fire I Department, the Mechanics of the city, the So- I cielies of the city, the. Medical Faculty and Stu- w dents, and the citizens generally are respectful) B invited to join the procession in the above order, ■ At day light a national salute will be fired op- Ks posite the City Hall. Committee—G. F. Parish, W. Rankin, and S. L, M. Thompson, on the part of the City Council; ■ F. C. Curtis, H. O. Cook and P. H. Strong, on f the part of the Clinch Riflemen. Consignees per South Carolina Rail Koud. Hamburg, June 26, 1839. Reese & Real!; T. Dawson; Haviland Si Rislcyi A. McConnell; J. B. Guedron; S. Buford; Jeffersk Boulware; George Barrett, and M Seignors. COMMERCIAL. Latent dates from Liverpool, May D Latest dales from Havre May !■> New-Orlf.ans, June 23. Cotton. —Received from loth to 21st inst. in clusive 2,330 bales, exported to Liverpool 9,183 Havre 553 do, Havana 158 do, (omitted last week;) New York 611 do, Boston 37 do, Philadelphia 401 do, Baltimoie 434 do, in al! 11,385 ba'es; making a reduction in stock of 9,055 bales, and leaving s balance on hand, including all on ship board to' cleared, of 54,809 bales. We have had another very quiet week in the cot ton market, so far as regards actual sales, buyers evincing little disposition to operate at present, to any extent. There is a good deal shipping —more, perhaps, than at any time during several weeks past—but in almost every instance it is shipped on planters’ or factors’ account, under advances. •b c prices of the few sales that have come to our ledge exhibit scarcely any variation from Hie rate fixed upon last week, and we therefore retain out quotations. With regard to the general character of the market it may he said that it is rather firmei for small lots of Louisiana and Mississippi, which* are not plenty. Tennessee? and N. Alahamas »t* more abundant, and are more readily put sot-B ward upon the market. , The sales of the week amount to about 303 ■ hales as follows: —l3 hales La. and Miss, at l'2j B 121. 12|i LI, 13; ltd. 12,j; 175, Igf, '. 13; 33. ! 2J; 23, 12A ; 91, 11] -. 30, 1 I ; 64, 12; 13 12 rent--. < 1 Tcnn. 1 r.;i X Ala. 1 1.-d Li 'l at 11 j-; 511, va; bus ; 44, 6: l, 12 cents. I Liverpool < lasjificati ns.— Louisiana an-B Mississippi, Ordinary 10-f a llj-; Middling Ilf Fair 13 a Good fair 44 a 14J; Good and !»«' I