Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

-Ml ttll WILLIAM E. JONES & Co. AUGUSTA, Ga. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST (i 1830 ' "" .. ... • VoL.in.__No.Bn THE CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL PUBI.ISHr.D, DAILY, TRI-WEEKLY, AND WEEKLY, At No. Broad-street. terms: Daily paper, Ten Dollars per annum, in advance. Tri-Weekly paper, at Six Dollars in advance or Seven at the end of the year. Weekly paper, Three Dollars in advance, or Four at the end of year. CURONICLR AND SENTINEL, t AUGUSTA. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST (J. (jj” The Northern Mail failed on Friday and Saturday. Yesterday the mails due for those two days came through, hot that due yesterday failed. We were shewn, on Saturday evening, at the office of Mr. D. W. St. John, a pair of splendid silver Pitchers, intended as a present to Capt. F. M. Robertson, late commander of the Richmond Blues, of this city. That corps it will he remem bered was dissolved in March last, and at its last meeting prior to that event, a resolution was pass ed to purchase a service of plate to he made a present, to Capt. R. The Pitchers alluded to, were procured for that purpose, and may be seen for a few days, at the store of Messrs. Clark, Rackett & Co., through whose order they were manufactured in New York. Each Pitcher hears the following Inscription : Presented by the RICHMOND BLUES, To their late Commander, Capt. FRANCES M. ROBERTSON, AS A Token of their esteem and respect. March 1 25 th, 1839. “Fret pour mon pays." through the Macon Messenger that'- the Hon. A. B. Longstreet of this city, has been appointed President of Emory College Possess ing a mind of the first order, highly cultivated and of decidedly a literary caste, no man’s ap pointment could have been more appropriate than that of Judge L. v.l_ We obtain the following from the Charleston Mercury, into which paper it is copied from the Norfolk Herald. We presume it is sufficiently authentic to justify us in saying that Mr. Stanley is re-elected by a handsome majority. North Carolina Elections. All the counties in the Edgecombe (3d) Dis trict are heard from except Tyrrell, and the ma jorities are thus reported: For Stanley, (Whig.) Beaufort, 525 Washington, • 325 Hyde, 518 Pitt, 65 1443 For Hall, (Adm.) Edgecombe, 1280 Stanley’s present maj. 163 Tyrrell is expected to give Stanley a majo rity of from 550 to 600 ; but a friend who is just from that county, will be satisfied if it ex ceeds 360. Even this modest estimate will elect Stanley by upwards of 500 majority.— Norfolk Herald. From the New Orleans Bee. Important from Texas. Battle between the Texian Troops and the Indians. The following highly interesting letter to the editors of this paper, was received yesterday by the steamer Velocepede, from Red River. Natchitoches, July 25th, 1839. Gentlemen —Inclosed you will herewith re ceive an official report of an engagement which tojik place on the 15th instant, seventy-five miles iWrth-west of Nacogdoches, Texas, between a large body of the (Jherokees, Caddos and other Indians, and the troops under the command of brigadier general K. H. Douglass; from which it will be seen the enemy sustained a heavy loss. Taken from the Red Lander, a newspaper pub lished at San Augustine, Texas, dated July 20lh, 1839, Head Quarters,? Camp Carter, July 16, 1839. 5 To the Hon. Sidney Johnson, Secretary of War ; — Sir—On yesterday, the negociation on the part of the commissioners having failed, under your order, the whole force was put in motion towards the encampment of Bowles, on the Ne ches. Colonel Landrum crossed on the west side of the Nechos. and marched up the river; the regiment under Colonels Burleson and Rusk moved directly to the camp of Bowles. Upon !it, it was found to be abandoned. Their i ascertained, and a rapid pursuit made, x miles above their encampment, in the of the Delaware village, at the head of a hey were discovered by the spy compa sr captain J. Carter, and a detachment of from captain Todd’s company, led by Rusk. The enemy displayed from the a hill—General Rusk motioned to them on—they advanced, and fired four or five id immediately occupied a thicket and ra ;he left. As we advanced, the lines were tely formed, and the action became gen he ravine was instantly charged and m the left by Colonel Burleson, and a is regiment; the rest of Burleson’s regi rc led by Lieutenant Colonel Woodlcfif. n of General Rusk’s regiment charged at i time—and another portion took a posi i point of a hill to the right, and drove a o attempted to Hank us from that quar us instantly driving the enemy from the id thicket, leaving eighteen dead on the t have been found, and carrying oil’, as eir wounded, as was seen by our men. ss was. two kifi d, one wounded mortal ,ve slightly ; to wit: —D. H. Rogers, of pp’s company ; John Crane, of Hand- j npany ; H. P. Cronson.of same; Hoop- j i. Smith, and Ball, of Burrellson’s com folomon Albright, of Capt. Vansickle’s I; Geo. S. Daughter, of Capt. Box’s I slightly. Col. Landrum was not able, having so much further to march, to participate in the engagement, but has been ordered to join this morning. All behaved so gallantly, that it would be inviduous to particularize. The action commenced about a half an hour before sunset, which prevented pursuit. Most of their baggtge was captured, 5 kegs of powder, 250 lbs. lead, and many horses, cattle, corn, and other property. By order of K. H. DOUGLASS, Brigadier General Commanding T. A. Jas. S. Mayfiklu, Aid-de-Cainp. A letter from Gen. Rusk, dated 17th inst., has also just reached this place, in which he remarks —“We have had another engagement to-day with the Indians, who occupied a very strong osition. The contest lasted an hour and a half, when we charged and drove them from their sta tion, in which, however, they sustained considera ble loss, the amount of which is not yet ascertain ed. Bowles was found amongst the dead.— Their numbers were very considerable, I think 5 or 600. Our loss was, 2 men killed and up wards of 20 wounded, amongst whom arc my , brother and Major Augustine, of San Augustine county.” We are happy to learn that every pre caution has been taken to cut oil the retreat ot the enemy, and thereby prevent a protracted war. We shall anxiously await further intelligence from that quarter, and will endeavor to keep our readers promptly and correctly advised on this important subject.” P. S. All the above news is corroborated by persons direct form Nacogdoches, (Texas,) to this place. For the Chronicle and Sentinel. Inquiries in a ease of Bankruptcy- Circumstances and events have placed the ac tions of my life in a different, and more arduous aspect than many of my fellow men. Feeling that man was intended to labor, not only for his subsistence and clothing, but should disclose those natural gifts which is calculated to promote the happiness and welfare of mankind, by improv ing the works which nature has marked out for our hands, and not to impose on our fellow being because he happens lobe gifted with less intellect and wealth than ourselves. I feci content with the part I have acted in this respect. To give a short history of the past and my in tended course in future, can harm no one, but may result in benefitting many. That the course of my pursuits have tended more to the public good than my own aggrandizement, will not be denied. Ido riot intend to please the reader with t romantic anecdotes and novelties. lam a labor ing man, and shall content myself by giving the dictates of common sense. My fate in the in tercourse with mankind has been rather a hard one, but I have borne it with manly fortitude. I claim no sympathy, nor do I desire any thing which belongs to my fellow man, for my experi ence and industry will at all times insure me a full competency wherever I am placed. I date my arrival at Augusta, Geo., in 1800, and continued there until 1821. I commenced my career as a common boatman on the Savan nah river, during which time, my conduct and perseverance enabled me grandually to rise to wealth and fame, having been engaged in several magnificent enterprises —the bridge across the Savannah rivor, the wharf at Augusta, Geo., the Bridge Company’s Banking house, besides many other valuable buildings. It is to me that Augusta owes the main public enterprises she boasts ; monuments not less of my toil than of her injustice. By the acts of those who speculate in false promises to pay ; by changers and hucksters of money, my honest and laborious gains were snatched from my hands', I was stripped not only of my hard earnings, but of my last and dearest possession—my good name, my all; I was cast out, stigmatized and a broken man, to seek a refuge in another State, at the time when most zealously engaged in con ducting the alFairs of the Steamboat Company on the Savannah river, between the cities of Savan nah and Augusta, Geo., a business of importance to both cities, and I am happy to say r , resulted in a most singular success. Did my oppressors stop here I No, I was pursued into another State, cast from dungeon to dungeon, and was finally compelled to say, after about two years confinement, that I was a bank rupt. This odium ought to be a severe stroke, even to him who could charge himself with some guilt of negligence or want of caution, hut to him who stands guiltless in every respect, to him it is a wound which cannot be healed by repentance, it must be by payment in truth. If a man is un able to meet his engagements, there must be a cause, either by his own acts, or the dispensation of Providence. Let us examine the cause in question. Was I tempted into wild cotton speculations, or any thing else of a like nature ; were my ex pectations overwhelmed by the waves of the ocean 1 I would answer no ; neither was my all consumed by the flames of the devouring ele ment, nor did I place my earnings upon the wheel of fortune, or loose them at the gaming ta ble, nor through any other species of dissipation. Have my various great undertakings proved un successful, and their failure involcd my ruin 1 No. My wharf at Augusta, Geo., I sold in 1819, for $60,000, cash, and I am warranted in saying, that it has paid a yearly dividend of 8 per cent, clear of all expenses ever since. My bridge was j built in 1812 and 1814, and cost $73,000, and according to the best proof I have, it has paid for itself, principle, interest, and expenses every six years since that time. My town, the real estate of which was valued in June, 1831, by the Court i of Equity at $7,000, and a piece of land adjoin- . ing, over which it at present extends, was sold a ! short time previous for $1,500, making its value 1 $8,500, at that lime. According to the assess ment made under the order of Council for the present year, its real estate is now valued at $365,000. The Bank, a charter for which was granted by the Legislature ofHouth Carolina, in 1 1825, at my instance, with others, ami establish ed under uiy superintendence in 1836, has been in a most successful operation from that period to the present, which at the last semi-annual set tlement of its regular business, with the premium on the increase of $200,000 to its capital stork, paid to the stockholders a dividend of 21 per cent. In this investigation, we have as yet found no thing indicating insolvency, either by the hands of Providence, or by myself. We will proceed with the cause in our next investigation. HENRY SHULTZ. Hamburg, August 1, 1839. Communicated. Mechanic’s Meeting. At a meeting of the Mechanics, on Saturday evening last, at the United States Hotel, Samuel M. Thompson, Esq. was called to the Chair, and Mr. Win. H. Pritchard, requested to act ns Sec retary. The Chairman explained the object of the mee ting, and the report of the Committee of nine, previously appointed was called for, and read as follows: The Committee appointed at a meeting of the Mechanics on the 2nd inat. to take into consider ation the expediency of forming a Mechanics’ Society, in Augusta, beg leave respectfully to lIEI’OIIT : Your Committee have devoted the time allot ted to them for the consideration of this subject, to the necessary enquiries in relation to the num ber of persons engaged in the various trades and mechanical pursuits in our city, and the number who would feel disposed to attach themselves to a Society. There appears to be between four and live hundred persons in Augusta, who arc enga ged in some mechanical employment—and your committee confidently anticipate that at least one fourth would feel a disposition to join a Mechan ics’ Society ; and, more particularly, when the basis upon which it is to be formed will be the mutual mental instruction, education, and moral improvement of its members. There arc few, if any cities of the size and importance of Augusta, and with the number of mechanics employed therein, that does not boast of its society. Your committee have conversed with a number of me chanics, and find them all anxious to bo closer united in the bonds of friendship and brotherly love; and the prevailing opinion seems to be, that the formation of a society would be the best means of bringing about so desirable an object. Oy forming a society on liberal principles, and attaching thereto a library of useful and scientific books, together with suitable apparatus for the explanation of various subjects—by appointing at its meetings one or two of its members to de liver lectures on his or their branch of business much information might be gained, and much good done. A number of our young Mechanics, who, for the want of better places to spend their leisure hours, are now in the habit of passing away their evenings in dissipation and pleasure, wuuKl, after a short time,.become so deeply in terested in the subjects which would be brought before the society, that they would be induced to seek information frotp the various Mechanical and Scientific works with which our library would soon abound, and thus derive that pleasure in reading, which would enable them to spend their evenings with more satisfaction and credit to themselves, and by improving their minds and correcting their moral deportment, elevate them to that station in society, which no one is better qualified to fill, and none more worthy to occupy than a well-read and industrious mechanic. Isy making a provision for such apprentices .as are regularly bound to members of the Society, so that they could attend the lectures and have the free use of the library gratuitously, on a recom mendation from their masters, we would be ex tending to the rising generation an opportunity of gaining that knowledge which made the printer Franklin , a philosopher, and the blacksmith, Velpeau, the greatest surgeon of the age.— By permitting several of our scientific, citizens to be come honorary members of the Society, they would soon feel interested in the objects we have in view, and we could calculate on an occasional lecture from them, and much valuable informa tion, which would be of great benefit to us. Your committee arc of opinion, that a library can be obtained with very little expense to the society. Several of our literary and scientific citizens, who have- understood the object of our society, have informed some ol your committee that should the society ever be formed, they would use their best exertions to raise us a libra ry—and there arc hundreds of other citizens who now have valuable books lying idle on their shelves, who would generously come forward and place them in the Library. The great advantages which must flow from the organization of our society—its lectures—its mechanical apparatus—its library, filled with the most valuable collections of the literature of the age—and last, but not least, the high and healthy moral and intellectual character of our mechanics, which must follow as a consequence—all unite to recommend the formation of a society, in terms which will not surely be rejected by the known intelligence, philanthropy, and patriotism of the mechanics of Augusta. Entertaining'the above views, and earnestly hoping that they will meet the approbation of the meeting, your committee beg leave to oiler the following resolution : Resolved, That a committee of three be ap pointed to prepare a constitution and by-laws for thu government of a Mechanics’ Society, and that they report the same to an adjourned meeting on Thursday evening, the 14th of August next. Before closing Jieir report, your committee would suggest to the consideration of this meet ing. the propriety of having a Mechanics’ Cele bration on the 4th of July, 1840. To many, it may appear, that such a recommendation is pro mature, but when it is considered that it is the first attempt ot the kind, and that the length of j time intervening will be highly favorable Jo per j feet the arrangement necessary to give character | a °d effect to s.jcli an occasion, the necessity of j timely action will be apparent. j Your committee find on enquiry, there are now engaged in active employment in our city i between four and five hundred mechanics, of va rious occupations, and that as regards the cele i bration, there are materials sufficient to get up ! BUC, ‘ a procession as will be creditable to ourselves I a, *d the city. To accomplish this object, the committee would recommend as a first measure. 1. That a committee of twenty-six gentlemen, to be composed of one from each mechanical pro fession, should be appointed by the chair, to i go among their brother mechanics, and endeavor to arouse a spirit among them, that will insure a full parade on that glorious and hallowed da'-. ami that the chairman of this meeting he request- \ ed to act as chairman of that committee. t 2. 1 hat a committee ot five he appointed to t make the necessary arrangements for the cele bration, procuring of banners, &c. 3. That an appointment ho made from the ranks ( ] of the mechanics of an Orator and reader. l: On motion of Win. O. Eve, Esq., it was order- s cd, that the report he adopted and published in f the papers of the city. , S. M. THOMPSON, Chairman. t W. H. PurrciiAiii), Secretary. a ~ . i Committee on Constitution.—Messrs. W. 11. £ Pritchard, li. 11. Kirtland, and W. O. Eve. I Committee on Banners, <Sic.—Messrs. O. F. , Parish, I. Bond, R. V, Goetchus, S. Hcite, and f 13. F. Chew. , Committee ol Different Trades.—Messrs. S. s M. Thompson, W. Phillips, George Hall, S. Holte, A. Philip, O. F. Parish. P. Crump, A. Z. ] Banta, George Racked, W. O Eve, S. Tillman, , J. Slack, .1. W. Walker,.!. .1. McGuire, J. M. , Adams, B. B. Kirtland, C. M. Curtis, T. Hop- | kins, 'J 1 , S. Stoy, W. M. Frazer, M. Wagner, .1. . 13. .Murphy, F. Lamback, S. McFarland, English ] and Wilkinson. , Committee for Selection ofOrator,&c —Messrs. ] R. Philip, Luther Roll, and S. S. Brown. I CfT Should any gentleman named in the above Committee decline serving, they will please give t notice to the Chairman, so that the vacancy may he filled. Wo commend the following communication to the especial attention of our readers. Itemhodics a variety of facts and speculations in relation to the growing cotton crop, that have an important bearing on flic Circular which we publish this morning, addressed from this city, by a number ot distinguished planters to the banks of the South. We beg, however, that it may he under stood, that we do not endorse either the facts or inferences assumed in the Circular or this com munication.—N. Y. Courier A' Enq. Cotton. We have learned from high authority on the 1 other side of the water, that statements have been ' made to the Bank of England and the Manchester I spinners, that the cotton crop in the United Stales ' of 1838, would reach 1,750,01)0 hales, and that the cron of 1839 would probably exceed two mil lions oi'bales. These statements are unfounded; and it seems strange that any individual of intcl- ' ligenco could arrive at such conclusions with the lights before us. It shows an ignorance of the , cotton trade, and of the amount of labor necessary to produce such results or a determination to make untrue statements. Upon these false data, the Bank of England has thought proper, in the pleni- 1 tude of her wisdom, and the magnitude of her power, to decide that the price of American cot ton is too high. To show how absurd the above j statements are—the season of’3B has closed—the cotton has been brought to market, anil the en- ' tire crop that year will not reach 1,350,000. — ' Now for the crop of 1839. It is stated by those who are uninformed upon Ibis subject, that there is more labor engaged in the cultivation of cotton this year, than in th o great cotton year of 1837. This position I deny. What was the crop of 18371 It is admitted by all not to have exceeded 1,650,000 hales. The surplus of ’35 and ’36, be ing 150,000 hales, came forward to market in 1837, which swelled the receipts of that year to about 1,800,000 bales. The history of the cotton growing States for several years previous to the crisis of ’37, is we'l known to the American people, and particularly to that portion of them who reside in those States. We all know, that about (hat period, credit and confidence were high, which enabled the codon growers to make large importations of slaves from Virginia and North Carolina; and it is a fact no torious, that there were more slaves imported into Aiabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, in the year ' 1836 than in the two previous years, ’34 and ’35. 1 Hence I can safely assert that there was more i labor employed in the cultivation ofcolton in 1837, ; than during any yeai previous, or subsequent to 1 that, period. Now for the proof of this assertion. * Whut has been the situation of the cotton grow- 1 ing States since the crisis of ’371 I answer, em barrassment and a total prostration of credit. — I Will any pretend to deny ibis'! I believe not. 1 It is well known that since the embarrassing year 1 of’37, the Planters have not had the money or the credit to increase their laborers, —and that ' there has been an abstraction of labor, the follow ing facts will prove : I First—There arc 15,000 slaves less in the state 1 of Mississippi engaged in the cultivation of cotton i this year than in 1837. It will he asked, how do • I arrive at this conclusion! I answer, that in • 1835 ttnd ’3O, thousands of slaves were carried from Virginia and North Carolina, by negro 1 speculators, and sold to the planters of Mississip- I pi at high prices, and on.long credit, say 12 and • 18 months. The crisis of 1837 came on—the I speculators became alarmed, and demanded their 1 mo'ney ; the planters replied that they were un able to pay ; all confidence was gone. The spec ulators then proposed to take back their slaves; thinking, if they did not adopt this plan, they would lose all. The planters consented and the speculators returned with their slaves to the grain states. Hence the withdrawal of labor, from this cause, has been immense. Second—Very many slaves have been run out of the State to Texas and Arkansas, to evade the payment of debts, and ate now employed in the clearing ot lands, and the growing of bread stuffs for the support of themselves and emigrants to those new countries. Third—Many slaves were levied on and im prisoned, early this spring, alter the crops were commenced, fearing that they would he run oil' likewise. Fourth—Previous to the year 1838, the plan ters of the cotton growing Stales abandoned the cultivation of grain almost entirely, the result of which was, that the price of corn in '37 was $2 50, and this year, in the same States, it can be bought for 75 cents per bushel. This evidently shows a transfer of labor from the cultivation of cotton to that of grain. Fifth—Many planters in Virginia and North Carolina, in ’36 and ’36, purchased lands in Mis sissippi, and removed (he largest portion of their slaves there, to produce cotton—the products of their own slates being very low, and cotton high. When (ho crisis came on, cotton declined; they became dissatisfied with the climate, and a divis vision of their force, and in the meantime, to bacco and grain, the products of theirown states advanced considerably, owing to the great tide of emigration from the grain to the cotton country. After the revulsion—cotton being low, and the price of tobacco amh grain high—the tide flowed back to the grain country. There has been a similar withdrawal of labor from the cultivation ofcolton in the state of Alabama, arising from the same causes, though to a more limited extent. Sixth. Now for Georgia and South Carolina. Those who are acquainted with their history, know that works of internal improvement are progressing on a very large scale, and that slave labor is employed almost entirely, which has been withdrawn from the cultivation of cotton. This transfer of labor to public works is estimated at ten per cent. Having thus presented farts conclusive to cve ly unprejudiced mind, that there has been a with drawal or transfer of labor from the cultivation ol cotton since 1837, to public works, and other species of industry, and that the planters of the cotton growing states have been unable to make nrw importations of slaves, in consequence of their embarrassments—l would ask bow is it pos sible for any intelligent mind to entertain the opinion that the crop of this year can equal that ol 1837 ! If we take into consideration that from the lOlh ot July to the Ist of September is the most critical period for the cotton plant; it may fall short of the crop of 1838—should the drought insect or an early frost, interfere with its growth ami maturity We have seen in the face of the short supply of 1838, dibi ts making by the Manchester spinners, aided by the Hank ol England, to lower the price ol cotton—and are we to sit quietly, and suffer those combinations to go on without making an effort to adopt some system of protection herd Let American interests and American pride an swer the question. lithe spinners of England have called to their aid (he Hank of England to protect their interest, can we not call upon our American banks to sustain and protect us against the influence ofsueh combinations ? lam aware that any interference on the part of our banks with the great staple, as a permanent policy, may be objected to by some, but when they come to look into the subject closely, they must say the “cause justifies ihc means.” Look at the recent movements of the Manchester spinners, hacked hy the Bank of England; arc they not hostile to American intercuts —calculated to discredit our securities, and to depress the price of our cotton? Have not their movements already been felt se riously ? and will they not continue to bo felt, un less we resort to our own American banks for pro tection T 1 am opposed to combinations which tend in the least towards an interference with the natural laws of commerce; but when 1 believe that the Hank of England is aiding the efforts of the operatives in the manufacturing districts to de press the price of onr raw material below its cost of culture, our policy must be self preservation. Why has the Rank of England resorted to this measure ? Is it not for ilto protection of the peo ple of that country ? Are we to permit her to dictate to us the value oftbe products of our coun try — act ini' upon a false basis ; deciding in her parlor that the price of American cotton is too high ?—Will not the bosom of every American revolt, at, the idea ? The sooner we take a decided stand against those combinations, the better for both countries, for when they learn that their efforts will he fruitless they will abandon them, and wo shall not he driven to the necessity of resorting to them here ns a measure of protection ; but if we quietly submit to this British bank influence, without evincing a spirit of resistance, we shall be lashed from year to year with that engine of oppression. GEORGIA. The Number Seven Sacred. In six days creation was perfected, and the 7lh was consecrated to vest. On the 7th of the 7th month, a holy observance was ordained to the children of Israel, who fasted 7 days, and re mained 7 days in tents: —the 7th year was di rected to be a sabbath of rest for all things;— and at the end of the 7 times 7 years commenced the grand jubilee;—every 7th year the land lay follows; —every 7lh year there was a general re lease from all debt, and all bondsmen were set free. From this law may have originated the custom of binding young men to 7 years appren ticeship, and of punishing incorrigible offenders by transportation for 7 years, twice 7 or three times 7years; every 7th year the law was directed to be read to (be people; Jacob served 7 years for the possession of Rachael, and also another 7 years; Noah had 7 years warning of the flood, and was commanded to take t.ie fowls of the air into Hie ark by 7’s, and the clean boasts by 7’s; the ark touched the ground on the 7th month, and in 7 days a dove was sent, and again in 7 days after. The 7 years of plenty and the 7 years of famine were foi elold in Pbaroah’s dreams hy the 7 fat and Ihc 7 lean beasts, and the 7 ears of full corn and (he 7 cars of withered corn.— The young animals were to remain with thedam 7 days, and at the close of the 7th taken away. Hy the old law man was commanded to forgive his offended brother 7 times; —but the meekness of the last revealed religion extended his hu manity and forbearance 70 times 7 times. If Cain should be revenged seven-fold, truly Lant ech 70 times 7. In the destruction of Jerico, 7jiriests bore trumpets 7 days ; on the 7lh day surrounded the wall 7 times, and after the 7ill time the wall fell. Balaam prepared 7 bullocks and 7 rams for sacrifice; 7 of Haul’s sons were hanged to stay famine; Laban pursued Jacob 7 days journey ; Job’s friends sat with him 7 days and 7 nights, and oll’ered 7 bullocks and 7 rams as an atonement for their wickedness. David in bringing up the ark, offered 7 bullocks and 7 rams; Elijah sent bis servant 7 times to look for the cloud ; Hezekiah in cleaning the temple offered 7 bullocks and 7 rams, and 7 he-goats for a sin oflerirtg. The children of Israel, when when Hezekiah took away the strange altars kept the feast of unleavened bread 7 days, and again 7 other days. King Anauscurus had 7 chamber lains, a 7 days feast, scut for the Queen on the 7th day,' and in the 7th year of his reign she was taken to him. • Queen Esther had 7 maids to attend her ; Solomon was 7 years building the temple, at the dedication of which he feasted 7 days—in the tabernacle were 71 lamps; 7 days were appoint ed for an atonement upon the altar, and the priest’s son was ordained to wear his father's garment 7 days;—the children of Israel ate unleavened bread 7 days;—Abraham gave 7 ewe lambs to Abimelcch as a memorial for a well; Jo eph mourned 7 days for Jacob, the Rabbins say God employed the power of answering this number to perfect the greatness of Samuel, his name ans wering the value of the Idlers in the Hebrew word which signifies?; when Hannah, his mo ther, in her thanks says “thu ttlie barren bad brought forth 7.” In scripture are enumerated 7 resurrections, the widow’s son by Elias, the Shunarnitc’s son by Elisha, the soldier who touch ed the bones of the prophet, the daughter of the ruler of the, synagogue, tiro widow’s son of Nun, Lazarus, and onr blessed Lord. Out of Mary Magdalene was cast 7 devils. The apostles chose 7 deacons. Enoch who was translated, was the 7th after Adam, and Jesus the 77th in a direct line. Our Haviour spoke 7 times from the cross on which he remained 7 hours; he ap peared 7 times after; and 7 times 7 days he sent the Holy Ghost. In the Lord's Prayer arc 7 petitions, expressed in 7 times 7 words, omitting those of mere gram matical connexions. Within this number arc contained all the mysteries of the Apocalypse, re vealed to the 7 churchi s of Asia, there appeared 7 golden candlesticks, and 7 stars in the hand of | him that was in the midst; 7 lamps being the < • 0.7 spirits of God. The book with 7 seals, lambs with 7 horns and 7 eyes, 7 angels with 7 seals, 7 kings, 7 thousand men slain. The dragon with 7 beads; and the 7 angels bearing 7 vials ol wrath. The vision of Daniel 70 weeks. The fiery furnace was made 7 limes hotter for Shad rock Meshack and Abednego; Nebuchadnezzar ate the grass on the field 7 years. The elders of srael were 70. There are also numbered 7 heavens, 7 planets, 7 stars, 7 wise men, 7 cham pions ol Christendom, 7 notes in music, 7 prima ly colors, ! deadly sins, 7 sacraments in the Un man Catholic Church ; the. 7th son was consid ered as endowed with pre-eminent wisdom. The 7th ol a 7th son is still thought by some to pos sess the power ol healing diseases spontaneously. Perfection is likened to gold 7 times purified in the fire ; and yet we say, ‘you frighten me out of my 7 senses.’ Accidently a child was not named before 7 days, and not being accounted fully to have life before that periodical day. The teeth spring out in the 7th month, and are shed and renewed in the 7th year, when infancy is changed into child hood. At thrice seven years the faculties arc de veloped, manhood commences, and we become legally competent to all civil nets; at 4 times 7 man is in full possession of all his strength ; at f) times 7he is fit for the business of the world ; at (I times 7 he becomes grave and wise, or never; at 7 times 7 he is in his appogee and from that time he decays. At 8 times 7 lie is in his first climacteric; —at 9 times 7or sixty-three, he is in his grand climacteric, or year of" danger; at 10 limes 7. or three score years and ten, has by the royal prophet been pronounced the natural period of life. There were 7 chiefs before Thebes.— The blood was sprinkled 7 times before the altar. Nam an was to bo dipped 7 times in .lordan. Apoloias speaks of dipping the head 7 times in the sea for purification. In all solemn riles of purgation, dedication and consecrations, the oil or water was 7 times sprinkled. The house of wisdom in the Proverbs, had 7 pillars.— Old Col ony Memorial. MAURI E D, Near Lexington, Holmes county, Mississippi, on. the 11 tli July, by the Ucv. Mr. West, Dr. Mosf.s B. Rogers, formerly of Abbeville District, S. C., to Miss Elvira A.Cooper, of the former place. Consignees perSonth Carolina Kail Komi. Hamburo, August 3, 1839. A. Sibley ; T. Dawson ; Clarke, McTeir & Co ; Gardclle & Rliind ; Baird &. Rowland; Aldrich & Shove; Antony A Haines; (1. T. Dortie; I. S. Beers Co ; Hath bone & Baker; B. W. Force A Co.; Kan kin, Boggs Co,; Stovall, Simmons & Co.; T. H. Plant; E. D, Cooke; W. Fuller; Gould A Bulklcy; J. 0. 11. Ford; J. F. Benson; G. Parrott; .Tellers & Boulwarc; J. Sibley. COMM EUCIAL. Latent dales from Liverpool July 10 Latest dates from Havre July A From the. Constitutionalist. STOCK OF COTTON In Augusta and Hamburg, an the Ist inst. 1839. 1838 rs-r-o In Augusta, 5,296 6,408 Hamburg, 1,059 67f On board of boats and wharf, 00 282 Total stock, 6,265 7,361 SHII’M ENTS OF COTTON From Augusta and Hamburg to Savannah and Charleston, from Ist if Oct. 1838, to Ist inst. 1838-9 1537-8 To Savannah, 122,118 167,893 Charleston by boats 4,407 8,419 “ by Hail Road, 16,148 25,670 Sent to Factories in S. Carolina and Georgia, 2,000 1,000 Total shipments, 144,673 202,982 RECEIPT OF COTTON At Augusta and Hamburg, from Ist Get. to Ist inst. Stock on hand Ist inst. 6,265 7,'61 Shipped fm Ist Oct. to Ist inst. 144,673 202,982 150,938 210,343 Deduct stock on band Oct I, 6,738 19,528 Total receipts, 141200 199,814 Charleston, August 3. Business which is generally very dull at this season of the year is now at a complete stand, and in all probability will continue so for some time to come. In the Cotton market nothing whatever is doing, not a bag having been sold during the week, in deed the best quality of Upland remaining on band would not command at this time over 12'c per lb, liice. —The sales of this staple were quite limit ed since our last report. The market is bare of a prime article, but the sales of other qualities ex hibit an improvement of J perewt on former rates. We report sales of 673 les. viz. 75 at 136, 4; 139, 4 ,i; 134, 4J; 69, 4 5-16tb; 99, 4(J; and 53 at 4 43jJ per ewt. In the absence of a fair supply on hand, holders arc confident of improved prices. Flour —Except retail operations, we have no sales to note—prices aie unchanged. Crain. —Two cargoes Corn arrived this week, amounting to 5500 bushels, and so d at 106 to 110 cents per bushel. Wo hear of no arrival of oats or peas. liny. —l2s bundles came to band, and were dis posed of at about perewt. Groceries. —Netbing but trilling purchases by retailers have come to our knowledge; every branch of this business suffers undci the torpor of inac tivity. We note SO bags Rio Coffee, broughi life, and 20 hbds Muscovado Sugar at 8J to 19c per il). Baton. —29,099 lbs Baltimore Shoulders sold at secret prices—Hams are worth from 16 to 17c; Shoulders at 9} a lOjc. and Sides 11 i to 12c per lb. i Lard. —1» dull at per lb. i Salt. —Not a bag remains in first bands —prices as heretofore. , Exchange. —Little or nothing is doing in any species of Exchange. The demand being altoge ther confined to the banks; Sterling bills on Eng land 12 percent premium ; on France 5 10 a 5 12. Sight Exchanges on the North IJ per cent, takes Hills on New York, Boston, Baltimore and Rich mond, 39 days par; 60 do i dis.; 99,14 do; Phila delphia, do. on New Orleans and Mobile I.i per cent.; on Camden and Columbia, 8. C. par. Freights —To Liverpool dull at|to7-16d per lb fur • otton. To Havre, 1 cent per lb. To New York, 50 cents per bag for Cotton. RicrlSOcts. per tierce. A STATEMENT OF COTTON. mlC* S. island. Upland. Stock on hand Ist Oct. IS3S, 924 2219 Received this week, 00 300 Previously, 11032 199890 11956 202409 Exported this week, 454 |2lO Previously, 9797 194135 On shipboard not cleared, 250 1790 10411 197975 Stock on hand 1515 5334