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' gf t:: i:r..y * - ■r>r» •« wn-* —-tst*"- •*~ I'HKONICLE AND SENTINEL. A IF G U STA . KATUUi-iV MOHMW, AlT.l ST 17. FOR GOVERNOR, <naiti, i; s i)« r<;hk u t y , OF CLARK COUSTT. M orse mid worse—Tennessee Outdone. Indiana has elected six out seven Adminis tration members of Congress. Two years ago there were six Whigs and one V an Burenile. From Kentucky wc learn that Graves lias pro bably been re-elected to Congress—Hawes, do. both Whigs,and that Southgate, Whig, has been defeated. The news is however not positive. (£/• Dr. Ambler, the inventor of the machine, which we noticed a few days ago, for reeling silk, has left at our office some handsome specimens of •sewing silk, manufactured by himself, for the in spection of those who feci on interest in the busi ness. As much has been said of late absut the opin ions of Mr. Clay, on the subjects of the Tariff and internal improvement, and as he will proba bly he a candidate for the Presidency, it is but just that his views upon those subjects should be ’laid before the people, who arc to decide upon his claims. It will be seen that he expresses no desire whatever to revive high tariff duties, and will he satisfied if the compromise upon that sub ject he maintained inviolate; and that in his opinion the ncnessily of making internal improve ments by the General Government, is entirely superseded by the works undertaken by individu als and States. “During the progress of that war, us in the war of the revolution, cut off from the usual sup plies of European fabrics, our armies and our population generally were subjected to extreme privations and Bufferings. It appeared to me, upon its termination, that the wisdom of govern ment was called upon to guard against the recur rence of the evil, and to place the security and prosperity of the country upon a sure basis. Hence I concurred, most heartily, in the policy of protecting American manufactures, for a lim ited time, against foreign competition. Whatev er diversity of opinion may have existed as to tha proprioly'of that policy originally, 1 think that all candid men must now admit that it lias placed this country at least half a century in ad vance of the position in which it would have been, without its adoption. The value of a home as well us a foreign market, is incalculable. It may be illustrated by n single example. Sup pose the three hundred thousand halos of cotton now manufactured m the United Stales, were thrown in the glutted market of Europe, who ran estimate the reduction in the price of that great staple, which would he the inevitable conse quence * The compromise of the tariff was proposed to preserve our manufactures from impending ruin menaced by tha administration of (Jen. Jackson, and which would avert from the Union the threatened danger of civil war If the compro mise bo inviolably maintained, as I think it ought to be, I trust that the rule of duty for which it it provides, in conjunction with the stipulation fur cash duties, homo valuations, and the long list of free articles, inserted for the benefit of the manufacturing interest, will ensure it reason able and adequate protection. intimately connected with the strength, the prosperity, and the Union of our country was that policy of Internal Improvements of which yon ba> e expressed approbation. The national road and the great canal, projected or executed by your ('linlon. both having the same object or connecting the eastern and western portions 01* the Union, have diffused a spirit throughout the lanu which has impelled several States to under take the accomplishment of most of the works which ought to be performed by tbc present gen eration. And after the distribution of the large surplus recently made from the common treasury, hut little now remains for the general govern ment directly to do, on this great subject, except those works which are intended to provide, on navigable waters, for the security of commerce and navigation, and the completion of the t 'lim hcrlaud Hoad. I have la’cii very glad, during my voyage upon tliis Lake, to find that an erroneous impression had existed in inv mind us to the improvement o harbors. I had feared that the expenditure o. public money hud been often wasteful and unne cessary upon work on the lake shores, Thera are probably, u few instances in which it might have been properly avoided ; but I am now fulb persuaded that, in general, the expenditure hut been necessary, wise and salutary.” The St lungers’ Fever in Clinrlrston. The Charleston Courier of yesterday says :—. "It has been suggeslsd to us, that it would bo proper to contradict the numerous exaggerated reports with regard to the progress and fatality o this disease, that are afloat throughout the coun try. Letters from abroad, stale that rumors 01 fifty and sixty deaths a day, arc current, and we occasionally see it paragraphed in the northern prints, that “the \ cllow Fever is making horrible ravages in Charleston. Now, we have no hesitation in acknowledging that our city is afflicted with an epidemic, am*, that there have been and now are many cases 01' fever, but the disease is not more fatal than usual, and the total number of deaths from this cause, since Us commencement, has been less than fifty, fifteen having been the largest number in any one wrth. The weekly reports of the Board o Health may be depended on as correct—although one or two deaths might occasionally be acciden tally omitted, it is positively certain that there is no intentional concealment, and those interested can refer to these weekly reports, as undoubted authority.” From Mexico. The New Orleans Bulletin, of the 9lh, says:— Yesterday wc had two arrivals from Tampico, undone from Matamoras, bringing dates from the former to the Ist, and from the latter to the Ski inst. General Lemus and his followers, it appears, ere yet at Monclova, whither they fled when driven out of Monterey by Canalito, On the 17th July Bustameote reached the capital, and was received with every demonstration oi gladness and respect. At Tampico business Was beginning to revive; hut the heavy charges on the transportation of goods to the interior, hind ered it from assuming much activity. Arista, by order of the Government, was using every exer tion to obliterate every trace of the late revolu- ( i.cii, bj destroying all lL* foitiCcatiwi? See. uuh , cd by the Ffdcrnlints. On the 24th July the English packet sailed | Torn Tampico, with upwards of halt a million in »I>ecie on board. For Hit Chronicle 4- Sentinel. Continuation of the Investigation in a ease of Bankruptcy. In my former investigation I found nothing that would subject me tyi Bankruptcy. It was there staled, that I had been engaged in many magnificent enterprises, which hod resulted in accumulated benefits to those around rnc. It also stated that I sold my wharf at Augusta for $60,000 cash. What then has become of the other great structures, say the Bridg", the Bridge j Banking House, and the Town. In a former article 1 have clearly shewn what has become of the Bridge,—that it, together with its revenue, was taken from me by the strong arm of man; and the Bridge Company’s Banking House was taken and pretendedly sold to pay a private debt of my partner, in direct defiance of an order issued from the United States Court, expressly forbidding such sale, even after notice of said order had been duly served on all the parties in terested. And as to the Town, part of that was sold under an order of Court, part by myself, and the remainder 1 am possessed of at this time.— Should a man living In a free country, governed by just and righteous laws, enacted for the pro tection of the persons and property of the weak us well as the strong, tamely submit to such ar bitrary proceedings. It is not enough for a man to say that his property has been taken from him by unfair means, by which he. is prevented from meeting his moral and legal engagements. A man may have to surrender his purse to a high wayman, with a pistol at his breast, without re sistance at the time, but should he not make an effort to regain it the first opportunity that may offer. He that would suffer himself to be im properly deprived of his all, and not only his, but that of others whose confidence and good opinion he enjoyed, and who had entrusted him with means, without exerting his powers vent it, to say the least of it, would not he trusty worthy, and so far as the interest of others is con cerned, might as well he the rogue himself. Experience has proven that my foresight and perseverance could achieve great objects, of which others would enjoy the benefit. While the whole of the powers of my body and mind were de voted to their accomplishment, others were secret, ly planning to enjoy the fruits of them when completed ; and thus far they have succeeded, iin manner before stated. As the whole ol^j l great enterprises have been brought to a success ful termination, 1 shall devote the remainder of my J days, if necessary, with the pov ors which at.com- i plished these great designs, to regain flic benefits which have arisen from them, from the possession ' of those who are now improperly in the enjoyment 1 of them, and give them to those to whom they 1 properly belong. 1 urn well aware that this 1 course will be sneered at, and bv some even con- 1 1 aidered absurd ; and the more so, as the whole of the proceeds arc in the hands of American bank ers. These usurpers, with the vast resources which their great wealth places at their command, often awe and frighten a common man out of his rights, and even have dared to trample the laws of the land beneath their feet; hut if life and health are preserved, justice will surely prevail in the end. The following will serve to illus liatc the foregoing. It will show that I have not deluded the community, but have performed all that I promised,—by their short-sighted viewsthey deluded themselves. In tlie year 1813, the Legislature of South Car olina granted to me and a certain Lewis Cooper, a chart's' to build a bridge across the Savannah river. A like charter was in 1814, granted by the Legisla ture of (icorgia. Yet the attempt itself was, in the talk of the day, treated as wild and visionary. Men said, “ Why (ion. Wade Hampton, a greal man, of vast wealth, anil of the highest energy, twice attempted this enterprise. The ruins of his repeated attempts are still there to hear witness of his defeat, and here we have a poor Dutchman, the patroon of 0 polo boat on the Savannah river who talks to the Legislature about building a bridge." I need scarcely say, that the humble Dutchman, the despised boatman, calmly pursued the bold purpose he had conceived, and bridled the rebellious stream, which the wealthy, the powerful, and the renowned, had striven in vain to tame. In 1816, I formed another design still more novel, and set to work in its execution. It was that of building a wharf on the Savannah river at Augusta. Once more the crowd, incredulous of whatever common men cannot perform, was loud in its jeering doubts. “This man’s lucky hit in his bridge has” (they said) “addled a brain never very sound. A Wharf! why people build wharves at the sea side, where the utmost rise of tides is only some five or six feet. But a wharf on a stream that swells up twenty or thirty feet at a time ! The man's mind is certainly un- j sound.” But louder and more scornful was the cry that i rose when my next plan, formed in the very midst of this clamor against my former one, was made known. I spoke of building a town in the middle of a swamp. I was confident of ro istering to South Carolina, a trade upon which ! Augusta had fattened many years. I promised ; to render tributary to Charleston, a large part of j tlie commerce of Savannah and Augusta. The 1 common opinion grew plain and open, that the 1 straight-jacket was become indispensably ncces- I | sary for me. In my next I will enquire whether the applica ; tion of that “straight jacket” had become neces sary HENRY SHULTZ. Hamburg, S. C., August 16, 18..9. Moiikux Diction aht. —Distant Kr.u.*- cions.—People who imagine they have a claim to roll you if you are rich and to insult you it vou arc poor.— Heart. —A rare article, sometimes found in human beings, it is soon, however, des | troved bv commerce with the world, or else be- I comes fatal to us possessor. Doctor —A man who kills vou to-day to save you from dying to-morrow Crops in LouiaaM j The New Grlenns bulletin, of the 9lh, says: — The country mail received yesterday, contains cheering accounts of the progress of the cotton. Information has been received (rom several of the ! largest parishes in the slate, which warrants the i confident anticipation of a handsome yield. The only fear, seems to he the continuance of heavy rains. The abundant showers which have fallen within the last two weeks, have sufficed to quick en the growth of this staple. More would be positively detrimental. Should the reasonable hopes of the planters be verified, the cotton crop of our state for 1539, will be very large. Faom the Hanlon Mercantile Journal. An “Affair” between a Whaling Captain and a Military Officer. Perhaps some of my readers may have heard of the story of the duel between o'd Captain Lovett, of New Bedford, anil the English officer in Demarara. It has been variously related—but the only trite version is as follows: Captain Zachariah Lovett, after having per formed several whaling voyages to the Pacific, found himself in command of a small brig l>c longing to New York on a voyage to Demarara. lie was a worthy man—and a good specimen of a Yankee sailor—his heait was full of the milk of human kindness, but he possessed a noble spir it—and would neither give nor take an insult. While his little brig Cinderella lay at anchor in Demarara river, Capt Lovett one afternoon entered a Coffee House where he met with a friend—and they amused themselves-with knock ing the balls about in a billiard room. Soon af ter, and before the game was half finished, some English military officers entered, one of whom, Capt Uigbee, stepped up to Capt. Lovett, who was arrayed in a very plain, not to say ordinary costume, and with a bullying air demanded the table, as himself and brother officer wished to play a match. Capt. Lovett gave the red coated gentleman a stern look, but replied with courtesy, that he and his friend had engaged the table, and would play out their game, after which, if the gentlemen wished to play, it was at their service. ‘But weren't wait,’said Capt. Bigbee, in an insolent tone. ‘You must wait,’ sooly replied Capt. Lovett. ‘But we shall do no such thing,’ exclaimed the surly Briton—‘we came here to play billiards— and have no idea of being disappointed by a couple of fellows who hardly know a mace from, a rue, or a ball from a pocket. It will lake you. all the afternoon to finish the game—so clear out!’ Copt. Lovett and his friend played oil. ‘Come,’ continued the officer, ‘enough of this marker place the balls.’ Saying which, with a most impudent air, he seized one of the balls winch Capt. Lovett’s opponent had just driven into the pocket, and caught another one which was near him. The matter was growing serious. Capt. Lo vett’s eye (lashed lire—for although he had mingled a good deal amongquakers, and respect ed that moral sect for their humility and quiet demeanor, he was no non resistant man himself. He dropped his cue, and doubled up a fist of por tentous si/.e. ‘‘Put those balls uopn the table, you scoundrel,” exclaimed he, imperatively, “and leave the room.” ‘Who do you call scoundrel, you Yankee blackguard? Do you know you are talking to one of his majesty's officer's? Take that for your impertinence,’ at the same lime suiting the action to the word, and giving Capt. Lovett a smart rap across the shoulder with his cue. But in an instant he received a blow on his forehead, exactly where Pbrcnolgists locate the organ of Eventuality—which would have felled an ox, and submissively acknowledged the favor, by measuring bis length upon the floor! His brother officers, who were with him, had the good sense to see that Bigbee was to blame— and although they looked rather black at the Yan kees they wisely forbore to molest them further— but assisted the stunned bully to another room, where, by the help of some restoratives, he soon recovered bis tenses. His rage and mortification at the result of the rcncoi tie, knew no and with many abitlcroalh he declared he would have satisfaction. Before Capt. Lovell left the coffee house, a hilleit was handed him by Lieutenant James, which proved to be a challenge—a peremptory challenge from Capt. Bigbee, in which it was in sisted that arrangements should he made for an earlv meeting, that ho might have an opportuni ty to wash oil’ the affront he had received in Capt. Lovell's heart’s blood. Captain Lovett smiled w hen be saw such man ifestations of Christian spi.it. ‘Tell Capt. Btg bee,’ said be, ‘1 will not baulk him. He shall have the opportunity ho so earnestly seeks. Al though not a fighting man, I am familiar with the duel laws, and if he will be to-morrow morning on the banks of the green canal, near the South Quay, rather a secluded spot, he shall have satis faction to his heart's content.’ Lieutenant James bowed politely and with drew. Capt. Lovett went on board the Cinderel la soon alter, and ordered bis mate, Mr. Star buck, also a veteran whale hunter, to select the two best harpoons, have them nicely ground and filled, as an opportunity might offer on the mor row of striking apo poise. Mr. Starbuck obey ed his superior officer with alacrity, although he wondered not a little why Capt. Lovett expected to find porpoises in Demarara. The next morning as soon as all hands were called, Capt. Lovett ordered the boat to be man ned. and requested Mr. Starbuck to take the two harpoons, to each of which some eigh or ten fa thoms of rattling stuff' was attached, and accom pany him on shore. In a few moments the boat reached the South Quay, where Capt. Lovett wail met by several of bis countrymen, who had been attracted to the spot by the rumor of the duel, an well as several merchants and inhabitants of the place. They one and all remonstrated with Capt. Lovett for bis folly in consenting to fighi the English military bully, who was represented as a practised duellist, on expert swordsman, amt j an unrivalled marksman with a pistol, being sari I of his man at twelve paces. Capt. Lovett, how > j ever, did not show the least inclination to bad | out —but, on the contrary, seemed more cage • for the engagement. ‘l'll give that quarrelsome j fellow a a lesson,’ said he, ‘which will be of sort vice to him, and which he will never forget at long as his name is Bigbee. The challenger, with his f'rehead ornamented with a large patch to cover the impression left b< the Yankee’s knuckles, and hisswollen eyes dimlv twinkling with anger and mortification through two huge live circles, accompanied by his sceon. soon made his appearance. He was followed b' a servant with a pistol case and an assortment o ‘ swords. He bowed stiffly to Capt. Lovett, am Lieutenant James approaching the Yankee, ask ing him if ho was willing to light with swords, ‘i 1 so.’ said he,‘l believe we can suit you. Wehavi brought with us the small sword, a neat, gentle manly weapon—the rut and thrust, good in . i metre, and which will answer indifferently we in a duel—and the broad sword or cutlass, whic! is often preferred by those who are deficient i skill in the use of arms. My friend. Copiah Bigbee, is equally expert with either. You hav i only to choose. As the challenged party, vo have an undoubted right to select your arms.’ •Os that privilege 1 am well aware,’ rcplic Captain Lovett, ‘and mean to avail myself of it I shall not light with swords.’ i ‘1 expected as much,’ resumed Lieut, Janie, i ‘and have brought with me a beautiful pair ofdur. j ling pistols. v»uii long kaiclc, idioL4ro< c-i.-i h-.r i i triggers. What distance shall I mc\prcott!' •Eight paces.’ • .*T 4 •Only eight paces!’ cried Lieut. James, a little j surprised. ‘On, very well,’ —and he measured it otr, and placed his man at his post. Then, ad vancing to Capt. Lovett, he presented him with a pistol. ‘I do not fight with pistols !’ ‘Not fight with pistols—after having refused to fight with swords 1 What broughtyou here then V ‘To fight!’ shouted Lovett in a thundering voice, which made the British officer start, 'I am the challenged party, and have a right to choose my weapons, according to the laws of the duello, all the world over—and you may rely upon it I shall not select weapons with which I am not fa miliar, anil with which my antagonist has been practising all his life. Such a proceeding,on my part, is not only not required by the rules of hon or, which, after all, is a mere chimera, but would be contrary to all the dictates of common sense. No—l shall fight with the weapons of honorable warfare, with which I have ever been accustomed. •Swords and pistols, indeed !’ ‘But, my dear sir,’ cried the astonished Lieu tenant, ‘we must proceed according to rule in this business What weapons have you fixed upon!” —And in fancy’s eye he beheld before him a huge blunderbuss, loaded with buckshot. Captain Lovett said nothing—hut beckoned to Mr. Starhuck, who approached him with great alacrity, hearing the two harpoons. He seized one of the formidable weapons, and thrust it into the hands ofßighee, who seemed absolutely par alized with astonishment. ‘My weapon,’ said he, ‘is the Javelin —such as the Grecian and Roman knights often fought with in olden times—a weapon, which no man who challenges another, can refuse to fight with at the present day, unless he possesses a mean and cra ven spirit.’ Thus saying, he took the station which had been assigned him, at eight paces distant from his startled antagonist. He coolly bared his sinewy arm—grasped the harpoon, and placed himself in an attitude.’ ‘l’ll bet,’ said he, casting a trium phant look upon his friends, ‘a smoked herring against a sperm whale, that I’ll drive the harpoon through that fellow’s midriff the first throw, and will fin sh him without the aid of the lance. Mr Starhuck, fiercely continued Captain Lovett, in a loud and rough voice, such as is seldom heard, excepting on board a Nantucket whaling vessel, when a shoal of whales is in sight, ‘Stand by to haul that fellow in.’ The mate grasped the end of the line, his eyes beaming with as much expectation and delight, as if he was steering a boat how on to an eighty barrel whale, while Captain Lovett poised his har poon with both hands, keenly eyed the British Captain—shouted in a tremendous voice, “Now for it,” and drew back his arm as in the act of throwing the fatal iron ! The Englishman was a brave man—which is not always the case with bullies—and he had of ten marched without flinching, up to the mouth of a cannon. And if he had been in single com bat with an adversary armed with a sword or a pistol, or even a dagger or a Queen’s arm, he would have bore himself manfully. Indeed, he had already acquired an unenviable notoriety as a duelist, and had killed his man. But the har poon was a weapon with which he was altogeth er unacquainted—and the loud and exulting tone of the Yankee Captain’s voice sounded like a summons to his grave. And when he saw the stalwart Yankee raise the polished iron—and pause for an instant as if concentrating all his strength to give the fatal blow, a panic terror sei zed him—his limbs trembled—his features weie of ghastly pallor, and the eold sweat stood in large drops on his forehead. He had notstrength to raise his weapon—and when his grim oppo nent shouted, “Now for it,” and shook his deadly spear, the British officer forgetting his vows of chivalry—his reputation as an officer, and his honor as a duelist, threw his harpoon or. the ground, fairly turned his hack to his enemy, and fled like a frightened courser from the field amid the jeers and jibes, and the hurrahs of the multi tude assembled by this time on the spot. * Captain Bighee’s duelling days were over. N man would fight with him after his adventure with the Yankee. He was overwhelmed with insult and ridicule—and soon found it advisable to change into another regiment. But his story got there before him—and he was soon sent to “Co ventry” as a disgraced man. He was compelled, although with great reluctance, to quit the service —and it may with great truth he said, that he never forgot the lesson he had received from the veteran whaler, so long as his name was Bigbce. Extract of a letter from the Hot Springs, .irk. We arrived at Little Rock too late to take our passage in the line stages for the Hot Springs, and not wishing to he detained, we engaged a private conveyance, which took us there very comfortably in less than two days. This is a preferable mode, especially for invalids, as you can travel as fast or as slow as you like, and have the advantage besides of examining the country. Af ter leaving Little Rock, the road for miles runs over old red sand stone, and you keep constantly on the ascent until you come to the Sabine, which is a beautiful stream of water. The pine tree for this distance and for some miles further on, appears to he the principal growth. After you cross the Sabine the road gets to be very rocky. At the distance of fifty miles from Little Rock we reached a place called Magnet Cove.— Hear the pine disappears, and is replaced by de ciduous trees. The mineral structure of the country is also changed from old red sandstone to an ancient green stone containing quantities of chrystallized hornhlcnds. This spot is called Magnet Cove from the cir cumstance of large quantities of magnetic iron found here. In various parts of the cove large masses of coarse grained syenite abound. Here we picked up large lumps of magnetic iron, two or three of which wo shall add to the minerals collected by us for your cabinet. This is cer tainly a remarkable spot, and in every respect in teresting to the naturalist. The formation of this cove and the rocks found here bear strong evi dence of its being an ancient crater. After leav ing magnet cove, we made an abrupt ascent and once more got upon the old red sandstone for ! mation and crept along over one of the worst j mountain roads we ever travelled. The whole distance from this to the springs was only about sixteen miles which look us about eight hours to accomplish. As soon as it was announced to ns by the dri ver, that we had entered Hos Spring valley, we in deed felt greatly disappointed as we had imagined it as lovely a vale as ever was created by the fan cy of a poet or a painter. It has hut few char acteristics however of cither beauty orjgrandcurto 1 recommend it. and a more uncomfortable and cheerless place it seldom happens to the lot of in valids to visit for health. There is not to be found such a hole in the form of a "watering place” we will venture to say this side of the moon. There were a few old rickety cabins scattered round a barn of a tavern, and the best of these were scarcely rain proof. There was hut ! one cabin that could he said to keep out the rain, and this we fortunately got possession of by es pecial favor, after suffering and being exposed to 1 the weather for three days in i/ie tavern. The rest of the cabins were in reality, although occupied by visitors, not fit to shelter cattle.— i Whene'er it rained it was with difficulty and ! management they kept themselves dry." The bedding usually suffered on those occasions, hut it was put out to dry as soon as the sun shone out. The landlady, although extravagantly paid ; for ever tiling, left her guests to shift for them i selves in the best way they could. The fare was ■ 43 V i .ntollerably bad v; ol our -.lay there. Those who had servants, had to send out miles into the mountains to purchase whatever itiey could find, to vary the dull routine of ham, venison, rice and potato.-,, which was daily served up to some twenty or thirty persons. In case you should be taken sick, there is no physician here to attend upon you, and medicine is almost out of the question, unless you send to Little Rock for it. Hundreds have died here from sheer neglect as the graveyard will testify. At some distance from the hotel, a few persons may get more comfortable accommodations; but the distance is too fur for invalids who have to use the vapor baths. Every invalid coming here to spend the sea son, ought lobring with them their servants and plenty of stores to last them the season. The temperature of the valley is extremely changea ble, and frequently hotter than at New Orleans. You are at all times liable to take cold from unavoidable exposure, and persons of consump tive habits, as well ns those laboring under chron ic and other complaints, very frequently linger here for a long time without getting the least re lief. There is no doubt that if there was a rcsidet physician here, to give advice in using the waters and to attend on you in cases of sickness, with the other appliances of good accommodations, that it would be a desirable place for all persons laboring under general debility, ulcerous and cu taneous eruptions, stiffness and rigidity of the joints, and chronic complaints. The valley here is about one hundred and fifty yards wide, and runs north and south between two lofty ridges of old red sandstone. These are co vered to their very tops with a thick growth of trees. At the foot of the east ridge a creek (lows which tiscs in the hills to the north cast, and washes its base throughout the whole, extent of the valley, and blending its waters with the springs, fullj into the Washita about seven miles distant. On this ridge there is a spot which has all the appearance of an ancient crater; a rum bling internal noise, like distant thunder, is fre quently heard during a very dry season; —at this time the heat of the waters that flow from the springs is also considerably increased. The east ridge, or mountain, is certainly one of the most wonderful sights to be seen in an}' part of the world. From sixty to seventy springs of different temperature and different elevations, are seen bursting out of its side and mingling with the waters of the creek which flows at its base. On the side of the mountain which is washed by the springs, a rock has been formed of different character from that of the ridge, and is no doubt a mineral deposit from the springs. These waters, as yet, have not been carefully analysed, and are by some believed to hold no mineral substance in solution ; but this is surely a mistake, as we have collected specimens of car bonate of lime for your cabinet, taken from the mouths of the springs, and adhering to the rock out of which they flow; we have also filled two bottles of the water, and carefully sealed them, taken from the hottest spring, 150 deg. Fahren heit, which we shall hand to you on our reaching the city, to be analized. These waters rise in a very limpid state and flow out of the springs without exhibiting the least perceptible gas. They owe their high tem perature to great internal heat. As soon as they come in contact with the atmosphere they then make a mineral deposite which is every where to be traced, until their waters are swallowed up by the creek. The hot water as it rises from the springs is taben out and used by all persons here for do mestic and culniary purposes. When cooled it is destitute of either taste or smell, and being much purer than spring water, it is freely used for drinking. The temperature of several of the springs ranges from 120 dogs, to 150 degrees Fahrenheit, confervas and other vegetable grow in and about them, and numbers of little insects are always to be seen sporting about the bottoms and sides. In former times these springs were much re sorted to by the neighboring tribes of Indians, for various diseases, and in time of war respected by them as a kind of neutral ground, For the last thirty or forty years invalids from i all parts of the United States, particulary from the southwestern section, have been in the habit i of making them an annual visit. The spring and fall appear to be the best season, as the hot * water then is not so likely to debilitate the sys , tern. ■ Before huts were erected, invalids who came here were compelled to sleep in their wagons, and ! cook in the open air. At night they built fires . around their encampment, to keep off the wolves and bears, which, at that time, were very numer ous. Deer and wild game are still plenty in the vicinity of the springs, and frequently killed to r supply the table at the tavern. ’ The situation of the springs is extremely fa * vorable for bathing, if proper bath houses were ’ erected—by means of spouts supported by a 1 frame work, the water might be conveyed to any J part of the valley from the side of the mountain out of which it flows. The present bath houses are extremely rude in * their structure, consisting principally of brush and log cabins temporarily placed over the exca ’ vations in tiie rock, to receive the water us it (lows out from the springs, and barely sufficient r to protect the nudity of the bather. The 'apor bath, as used here, is, no doubt, a powerful agent in effecting cures in certain cases of rheumatism where the limbs are contracted, and the joints swollen. e There is a chalybeate spring within three miles, 1 an d a cold sulphur spring within eight miles of f •* le 'alley ; but there are no accommodations at either for invalids, and consequently they are not much visited They might, however, in conncc , lion with the hot springs, be made very salutary. E Ihe country in the vicinity of the springs is „ vcr y romantic. It is broken and mountainous, ' consisting ot cone and ridges, from three to five „ hundred feet above the level of the country. In the rocks are found that beautiful mineral called the Ouchila oilstone. In some of the mountains * chrystals abound in great quantities, and of every hue, size form and color—also, feldspar quartz, iron ore, and magnet; specimens of which we j shall add to those already collected. Here you also find the Arabian spinesa (Angelica tree) " gerrardia pectinata, ilex opaca. and the ilex cas- s >ne, °ut of the leaves of which, when wild, they make an excellent tea. | a ‘ r °* ‘his region is remarkably dry, and i from its great elevation, it will always be a dcsira _ | blc retreat for invalids, in the summer and fall sea ‘ j son, from the unhealthy districts of the low coup j : try. But something must first be done to put the . ! P ,a cp in a condition to make visiters comfortable, j before it will become a place of general resort. J A. F. 1 | A gentleman was at his banker’s last week, - : when he observed a little boy present a check at ’ the counter. The clerk put the usual question to t j him, “How will you take it!” to which the boy 3 I innocently answered, “In my pocket, Sir.” N _ I j A debtor observed to a creditor, ‘that it was not t his interest to pay the principal, nor his principle , | to pay the interest.’ ’ MAKINK INTHUJdENCE. Savannah, August 15. * Ar rived yesterday— Ship Newark, Soullaid.New I \ ork ; steamboat Charleston, Love, Charleston. l| ... Charleston, August 1R , | Arrived yesterday— Hng Hannah, Gould, New I Haven ; Schr. Pocomoke Shrives, New York- schr La Bruce, Greenwood. Ba timore. ’ • r- C. Calhoun, Sullen, Havana; , C L brig Cordelia, Mathews, New York. V MEETING. —AMeeting of the Mechanics of this city, will be held at the United States Hotel, This Evening, at S o’clock. Punctual attendance is requested. aug 17 C? Doctor JOHN WILSON offers his I sional services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He will he found at the corner of Centre and Telfair streets. trwlm aug 17 TO TIIK VOTE lIS OF RICHMOND COUNTY- FelloW citizens:—l offer myself as a candi date fortlie office of Sheriff of Uichmond county, at the ensuing election, and respectfully solicit your support. aug 17 BENJ. BRANTLY. PUBLIC MEETING. Resolved, That his Honor the Mayor be request- I ed to call another Public meeting of the citizens J of Augusta, to take into further consideration he Memorial of the South Carolina Canal and Bail ! Road Company, praying for the privilege of esta blishing a Depository in this city. i Extract from the minutes. I S. H. OLIVER, c. c. Augusta, 10th August, 1S3!). In compliance with the annexed resolution of the 1 ) City Council of Augusta, I do hereby request the citizens of Augusta to assemble at the City Hall, THIS DAY, {the 17th August,) at 12 o’clock, m., to take into further consideration a memorial from the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company, praying for the privilege of crossing the Savannah river,and establishing a depository in this city. A. GUMMING. Mayor of the City of Augusta. Augusta, August 10th, 1539. (E? THE AMERICAN SILK GROWER AND FARMER’S MANUAL —A monthly publication designed to extend and encourage the growth of Silk throughout the United States. Edited by Ward Cheney and Brothers, Burlington, N. J.,and pub lished in Philadelphia, at the low price of One Dollar a year. itO" Subscriptions received at this office. aj (£y NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train, between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as follows: UPWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 a m. “ “ Summerville, “ - -S 30 “ “ Georges’, - “ - 10 00 “ “ Branchville, “ - 11 00 “ “ Midway, - “ - 11 30 m. 1 “ Blackville, - “ -100 p. m. “ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. m. “ “ Aiken, - “ - - 730 “ “ Blackville, “ - • 930 “ “ Midway, “ - - 10 30 “ “ Branchville, “ - - 11 00 “ “ Georges’, “ - -1200 m. “ “ Summerville,“ - - 2 OOp. m. Arrive at Charleston not before 300 Distance—l3(Jmilcs. Fare Through —$10 00. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 20 minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and not longer than 5 minutes for wood and water at any station. To stop for passengers, when a white flag is hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also at Sincaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile T. 0., Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons, and Marsh’s T. O. Passengers up will breakfast at Woodstock and dine at Blackville; down, will breakfast at Aiken and dine at Summerville. may 21 ( A REAL BLESSING TO MOTHERS, DRW. EVANS’ CELEBRATED SOOTHING SYRUP, for Children Cutting their Teeth.— This infallible remedy has preserved hundreds of chil dren, when thought past recovery, from convul sions. As soon as the Syrup is rubbed on the gums, the child will recover. The preparation is so innocent, so efficacious and so pleasant, that no child will refuse to let its gums be rubbed with it. When infants are at the age of four months, though there is no appearance of teeth, one bottle of the Syrup should be used on the gums, to open the pores. Parents should never be without the Syrup in the nursery where there are young children ; for if a child wakes in the night with pain in the gums, the Syrup immediately gives ease, by opening the pores and healing the gums; thereby preventing convulsions, fevers, &c. Sold only at Dr. Win. Evans’ Medical Office, 100 Chatham street, New York, where the Doctor maybe consulted on all diseases of children. PROOF POSITIVE OF THE EFFICACY OF Dr. EVANS ’ SOOTHING SYRUP.—To the Agent of Dr. Evans’ Soothing Syrup; Dear Sir—The great benefit afforded to my suffering infant by your Soothing Syrup, in a case of protracted and painful dentition, must convince every feeling pa rent how essential an early application of such an invaluable medicine is to relieve infant misery and torture. My infant, when teething, cxpeiienccd such acute sufferings, that it was attacked witq convulsions, and my wife and family s pposed that death would soon release the babe from anguish, till we procured a bottle of your Syrnp ; which as soon as applied to the gums, a wonderful change was produced, and after a few applications the child displayed obvious relief, and by continuing in its use, 1 am glad to inform you the child has com pletely recovered. and no recurrence of that awful complaint has since occurred; the teeth are ema nating daily and the child enjoys pei.ect health. I give you my cheerful permission to make this acknowledgment public, andwill gladly give any information on this circumsti ncc. WM. JOHNSON. ' i TONIC PILLS. —The power of Evans’ Camomile. Pills are such, that the palpitating heart, the trem ulous hand, the dizzy eye, and the fluttering mind, vanish befoie their effects like noxious vapors be fore the benign influence of the morning sun.— They have long been successfully used for the cure of intesmittents,together with fevers of the irregu lar nervous kind, accompanied with visceral ob structions. This tonic medicine is for nervous complaints, general debility, indigestion and its consequences, as want of eppelite, distension of the stomach, acid ity, unpleasant taste in the mouth, rumbling noise in the bowels, nervous symptoms, languor, when the mind becomes irritable,despondingpthoughtful, melancholy, and dejected. Hypochondriacism, con j sumption, dimness of sight, delirium, and all other nervous affections, these pills will produce a safe and permanent cure. Evans’ Camomile Pills were first introduced into j America in 1535. EVANS’ FAMILY APERIENT PILLS are purely vegetable, composed with the strictest pre cision of science and of art; they never produce nausea, and are warranted to cure the following diseases which arise from impurities of the blood, viz:— Apoplexy, Bilious Affections, Coughs, Colds, Ulcerated Sore Throats, Scarlet Fever, Asthma, Cho lera, Liver Complaints, Diseases of the Kidnies and Bladder, Affections peculiar to Females, and all those diseases of wl atsoever kind to which human nature is subject, where the stomach is affected. More conclusive proofs of the extraordinary effi cacy of Dr. Wm. Evans’ celebrated Camomile and Aperient Anti-Bilious Pills, in alleviating afflicted mankind. —Mr. Robert Cameron, 101 Bowery. Disease—Chronic Dysentery, or Bloody Flux- Symptoms, unusual flatulency in the bowels, sc- . vere griping, frequent inclination to go to stook, tu- ▼ nusmus, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fre quency of pulse, and a frequent discharge of a pe culiar feetid matter mixed with blood .great debility, sense of burning heat, with an intolerable bearing down of the parts. Mr. Cameron is enjoying per fect health, and returns his sincere thanks for the extraordinary benefits he has received. Sold by ANTONY k HAINES, Sole agents in Augusta, J. M. &I.M. 11 RNER. Savannah, P. M. COHEN & Co., Charleston SHARP At ELLS, Milledgeville. C. A. ELLS. Macon, A.VV. MARTIN,Forsyth, War. I). WELLS, Druggist, Athens, MURK A. LANE,Washington. July 23 *