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THE CHRIStJf^^EhITORY.
WEDNESDAY, fiV'.PTEIrfBER 12, 1832.
O’ A Camp Meeting wil l)*held ntor near Traveller's
Rest, to begin Friday Evening tlie sth of October, and
close Wednesday morning thereafter.
O’ The Camp.Meutingfot Carroll Circuit will com
mence oa the 4th October.
OT Tbe Camp-Meeting in IJcaj and Co-, will commence
October Utli. •
O'The Camp-Meeting near Madison, in Morgan
County, will.commenco on Friday Evening the 14th of
•September nest,
05’ The Camp Meeting in Crawford Cos., will com
mence on Friday Evening, October 19.
OT In compliance with the request of the people of
WayncsKh rough, the Camp Meeting at the old church,
in said Circuit, will commence the 13th instead of the
o!h of Oct >ber, as first appointed. •
Inconsequence of the above alteration, the next quar
terly meeting for the city of Savannah, will bo he'd the
third Saturday and Sunday in October, instead of the
second.
The Travelling and Local Preachers aro invited to at
tend those Meetings.
‘• 3. on Evangelical Faith,” was not received in time
for this day s, paper.
FOUR DAYS MEETING iN CLINTON.
“ The Lord of hosts is mth us.”
“■X rejoice to have it in my power to inform the Christian,
public, that Gud Ims visited, in inuchmeroy. the inhabi
tants of this enlightened ami beautiful village.
Fory6eval years past, religion hus exerted but little
inlinenco over its citizens, other, than lixxtoUnnri them
n decorous Munition when in the house
our lale meeting an all absorbing appeared
amongst nil classes of the population, and brought them
to look beyond exterior ceremonies to the inert; substan
tial realities of our holy Christianity. Some of God’s
people who were doicncast anil disheartened, now look up
with peculiar chrrr, to brighter and happier days, wliiist
be stagnant feelings ofluhuwarm professors assumed the
Ife and activity consequent upon a “ faith that irorks by
lore. Twenty-tiro persons are numbered already, as the
traits of <Mtr toil, as.d many more arc under impressions
s> deeply stamped, that we entertain but little doubt, that
their choice will soon result iu selecting religion as their
portion and heritage, forever. To the hospitality and hind
attentions of the people, the ministers, serving at this
meeting nro much indebted, and look * .vard, in future,
tu a reciprocity of feeling which shall always render their
visits to Clinton a mutter of peculiar interest.
JOHN HOWARD.
Macon, Sept. 5, IS;8.
Extract of a letter from a. correspondent, dated.
Tai.t.ahasskk, Sept. 5, 1832.
Our religious prospects are at this time of an encour
aging nature. On last week I attended a Camp Meeting
in Gudusden, near Quincy, and 1 do r.nt recollect of our
attending a meeting where the. word preached appeared
to take deeper etSicl. The gayest and most profligate
were awed into reverence before God. Conversions (
were few; yet I doubt not tint hundreds were deeply
and ptingontiy convicted of the necessity of u radical ,
change of the heart as preparative to ultimate bliss.
On last Sabbath evening tlie duties of the third quarter
ly meeting for this station closed. During the services
oftha meeting much seriousness and attention prevailed;
several altar mourners, hut no conversion.
Up to tbe presrhit , i)nte, wo have received thirty-tiro
members. Notwfth*l£iidtd we have not had any con
siderable religious on this station during the
present year; still wc have reason tn believe that our la
bor m the Lord hus uoti-hoen in vain. ’npentient
have, been made to see tjbeirfiiimger and their duty:— ‘
mourners have been comforted and believers made to re
joice; and wo are encotiragod to hope from the serious- 1
ness and attention of the congregations; the prayerful
engagedness of the members of tho church, and from
What I have felt, and do now experience in my own soul, .
that the Lord in mercy is about to revive his work among
ns, which is my most earnest and sincere prayer. Then
shall .Zion prosper and Israel he made to rejoice.
Yours, truly, TUOS. I’. C. SUELMAX.
NATURAL WONDERS.
It is very surprisin'!, that ttvn nf the greatest
natural curiosities in the world arc within the
U. States, and yet scarcely known to tlie best
informed, oar geographers and naturalists. Ihe
otic is a beautiful water fall, in Franklin coun
ty, Georgia; the other a stupendous precipice, in
Pendleton district, South Carolina, they are
both faintly mentioned in the late edition of
Morse's Geography;. but not as they merit.
The TueCoa°fall .is much higher than the
fails of Niagara. The water is propelled beau
tifully over a perpendicular rock, and when tlie
strain is full, it passes down without being bro
ken. All the prismatic; effect, seen at Niagra,
illustrates the spray of Tuccoa. 1 lie 1 able ,
mountain in Pendleton district, South Carolina,
is an awful precipice of 900 feet. Many per
sons reside within five, seven, or ten miles of
this grand spectacle, who have neyer had
the cuiosity, or taste enough to visit it. It is
* now however occasionally visited by curious
travellers, and sometimes by men of science.
Very few persons who havoooce cast a glimpse
into tho almost boundless abyss, can again ex
ercise sufficient fortitude to approach tbe mar
gin of the chasm. Almost every one, in look
ing over, involuntarily falls to the ground.
Senseless, nerveless, arui helpless,; and would
inevitably be pcecipitnted and dashed to atoms,
were it not for measures df caution and securi
ty, that’have always been deemed imli3p
hie to a .safe indulgence of the curiosity <
visitor or spectator. Every one on proceeding
to the spot whence it is usual to gaze ovet 1
wonderful deep, has in his imagination a hm'-
tatmn, <rn luated by a reference to distune s
with which his eye lias been familiar. But •<’
:r moment, eternity, as it were, is presented to
his astounded senses; and he is instantly ‘>•
whelmed. lire system is no longer suhjec.
his volition or his reason, and he falls lik
tuuss of mere mutter. lie then revives, and in a
LITE TRATUftE, SCIENCE, AND GENERAL INTELUg^NCE.
1 wild delirium surveys a so iite* wlvcii Tor a while,
lie is unable, to define by d’ s’cr.ption or imita
tion. “
How strange it is that tllht the Tuccoa kill
and Table Mountain, are cot more familiar to
Americans! Either of thei n would distinguish
any state or Empire in Europe>— Pres.
IIYDROPIK >IMA-
The last number of the J ournal of Health
has this paragraph:
“it has long been our opinion Ilia* two-thirds,
at least, of the eases reported ns hydrophobia,
in the human subject, were either instances oil
tcraiuis, or disease of the nervous system,[
produced entirely by the influe.nee of the ima
gination. The most singular instance of purely j
imaginary hydrophobia, occurred, a few years
since, at Guy’s Hospital, in London, which
places, in a clear light, the dreadful effects pro
duced upon the body, by tlie mind, when strong
ly impressed with fear or horror. The case to
which we refer occurred in the person of Sam- j
uel Rufiles, the head waiter at Dover Castle j
Inn, Lambeth, lie was brought to the hospialj
laboring under every symptom usually describ
ed us presenting itself in hydropobm. He foam
ed at the mouth, yelped and harked like a dog,
and, on water being presented to him, he was
immediately attacked with repeated spasmodic
convulsions, of the most violent character. lie
was immediately bled copiously by means of
cups; n most strict examination was then made
to ascertain whether there were any wounds or j
scars abouj his body, which might have been |
occasioned by the bite of an animal; but, after
the minutest search, none were discovered. By
pursuing the ‘soothing system’ lie was entirely
relieved, und in a few days was suffered to re
turn to lus family, llis attack was attributed
by liis medical attendants to tlie effects ot ex-i
Ireme fear and horror, occasioned by his liav-j
ing read an of hydrophobia,
in which, a short lift injection
of water into the veins had been practised,,
without effect, the patient dying iu the most hor
rible agony.”
’i)OM I' ST! C M M A R V
CHOLERA INTELLIGENCE.
The Board of Health of New-York have cea
sed publishing daily reports of 1 holeru.
In N’ofolk the disease is rapidly on the de-j
crease. <>n the 29th lilt, there were only *>!
deaths reported,; and on the 30th, 9 deaths; t> ■
colored and three white persons. (’
in l’ourismouth no new cases had occurred J :
since the last report; and such was the confi-’
deuce of the authorities and citizens, in the to-j 1
tal disappearance of the disease, that that they I
had discontinued their Hospital.
‘Tlie whole number of cases which have 00-; 1
curred at Cleveland, Ohio, are *9; deaths 19.
Washington. City. —Report of Cholera cases. 1
by the Hoard of Health lor the i .st 24 hours 1
ending noon of the 111 st—total 12.
Baltimore, August 91st, j :
Report of deaths hy-Cliolcm iu the City of j I
Baltimore for the last 24 hours ending at 10 i<
o’clock ihiff iiioriinig. Private practice, 21—1 1
Hospital No. 1, 2—Hospital No. 3,s—Hos.i;
pital No, 8, 2—white 17, colored 19—total 90. j
Cholera among the Pish. —A letter from!
Constantin, published iu the Evening Post, j,
says:—“On the morning of the 25th inst. tins j,
shore north of the Oneida Lake, was discover-[j
eff to be lined with dead fish, principally Pike L
and Pefch. I had tlie curiosity to go down on |
the shore myself, and in the short distance ofaj.
few rods, counted upwards of two hundred. ,
The U. S. schr. Grampus, Josiaii Tatnaix, !
‘Esq. commander, anchored outside tlie Bar at I
Ncu -Orleniis, on the 27th ult. from a cruize of 1
(J months on the Mexican coast, with $300,000 <
in specie on hoard. The Grampus captured <
on the IGtli ult.,the Mexican, schr. of war Mon- i
tczinim, captain Pr;:mo Vili.kneale, for coni- <■
milting an act of piracy on the schr. Wm. A. t
Turner, of and from New-York, 47 days, tor 1
Mataqjohis. Tile officers -and crew of tlie *
Mmiezmna, (eight iu number, including a com- ;
puny of soldiers) nvcin irons on board of the <
Grampus', ami the prize is ordered into a port i
in the CniuM States.
Pnlmr.pc llridgc. —We learn from the Plug- J,
nix Gazette, that the new hndge.across the I’o-1 (
toniac, helweeii Washington and Alcxandia, is (
to he rebuilt by government on the old site. (
The width of the river at that spot is 1722 ,
yards; 88 yards short of a mile. The bridge is
to be not less than 98 feet wide. There arc
two principal channels in the river, and at each ;
there is to he a draw which will admit the pas- 1
sage of the largest vessels navigating the Poto- I
mac above the bridge. At a suitable distance
from the draws, and on both sides of each, there 1
is to be an arch under which an ordinary 1
steamboat may pass. The draw at the eastern
channel is to he not less than 95 feet, that at
the western not less than 56. All practical at
tention is to be given in the construction, of
preserving the navigation. A premium of S2OO
will be paid for an approved design.
The Life Insurance Company in this city,
(says the Baltimore American) has issued more
policies during tho present month than in any
three months since its operations commenced.
This augers well; and we hopd 1 the great ad
vantages done by tins humane institution
will not he passed by, when a few dollars (even
at this critical time) may secure an independ
ence to the families bf persons of limited
means, who are, in common with the whole
community, now passing in review, with fear
ful forebodings, before the King of Terrors.
The Surveyor, &fc. —From a letter of late
rifite, received in this city, from Milledgeville, ,
•vc are informed, that there is but twenty of the
District Surveyors, who have not made their re- (
• unis to the Surveyor General, and they are
, alv expected. The remaining twenty will
i.rplete the returns; and the Drawing of the
..aeries will take place early in October next. 1
Aug. Chrpri, i
From the Alabama Journal.
A battle, has lately been fought It at Nacogd
oches, betweeu the pitizens of Texas and tiff
i soldiers under the command of Col. Piednvis-
The number of soldiers was not less than 420,
besides 50 cavalry. There were not morl than
260 citizens, young and old, altogether without
discipline or experience- They were com
manded by Col. Bullock. The gained
a decided victory. The Soldiers retreated du
ring the succeeding night,in thcdirection ofthe
River Angelina. They were past'd by a small
party of the citizens. Only about nineteen of
• this little band, under the eoiuiimnd of Capt.
! Bradshaw, and adjutant Laney, formerly a iioii
!commissioned Officer in the United States Ar-
I my, placed themselves in front of the retreat
ing Soldiers, behind trees, on the bank of the
River opposite the Ford. They as the enemy
approached opened a severe fire upon them
which lasted for fifteen minutes. They rc
j turned without loosing a man. This battle of
only 19 men against 285, terminated the con
j test.
j It is said that most of the Officers, with the
I exception of Col. Ficdrass, had been pre-rlis
posod in favor ofthe Santa Anna Party. They
raised that standard iu n short time ami n trea
ty was concluded, by which it was stipulated
that Cob Piedruss, being considered fin enemy
to the country, should be delivered up to the
civil authorities, to lie disposed of as i/io com
mander in chief or the Santa Anna cmqe should
j direct. That party is now complet/dy victo
rious throughout Mexico, with the exteption of
one or two small posts.
From tiie Troy Budget.
A Correspondent has politely furnished us
with the annexed account of an unusually
bright arch, which was observed in tie heavens
! on the evening of Thursday last weei.
CELESTI AL PHENOMENON.
On Thursday evening, 23d inst. a few min
jutes past ten, a phenomenon of rather rare oc
currence, was presented to the view (jf those who
were so fortunate us to be abroad at that hour.
’ About 20minutes past 10, an afeli ot light
was seen extending from tho eastern point of
the horizon, to the zenith. In its form and the
color of its light, it closely resembled tho nar
rowing portion ofthe nulky-way. Its breadth
was about 5 degrees and uniform, until near its
j termillation in tlie zenith, where it expanded
itself and became Wended with the light of the
galaxy. It rose foin the horizon in a due east
direction, gently mrviiig towards the south, un-
Itil it attained an < lovation of 29 or 21 degrees,
whence it stretched in a straight line to the ze
nith.
On its first appearance the light was whitish,
as the diffused light which remains a short dis
tance above our western horizon two or three
hours after sunset. The smaller stars were
visible through it as through the ordinary Au
rora Borealis, and the appearance of the larger
was scarcely changed. It seemed to ho collect
in') additional matter from every point of the
heavens within llie range of its attractive inllu
encc. It did not remain the same for a mo
ment. Tlie light became condensed, the belt
was consequently narrowed, until at half past
h>, ten minutes from its first appearance, it was
reduced to a narrow strip, no more than .1 or 2
degrees in width. Its position too, whs a little
different —the base was still due oast, but the
curvature was considerably increased by the
inclination of the curve towards tit south per
haps 10 degrees.
It row presented a most interesting appear
ance, and to the superstitious would have no
doubt afforded a fruitful subject for alarming
speculation. Its color was now reddish, like
the deeper tints of a summer evening’s sunset
lines. Tho smaller stars could no longer be
discerned through its substance, nnd the larger
ones were dimly seen. A feeble tremulous
motion wns perceptible throughout its whole
extent, as if it were violently agitated, but at
too great distance for its motions to be distinct
ly visible. The planet Jupiter, \vh:vh was
about 15 degs. south assumed a peculiar appear
ance. His light was diminished, while Ins
disk was apparently enlarged by n nebulous
misty light, in which he was enveloped.—The
whole eastern heavens were divided into nearly
equal portions by this hell of light colored flame,
whose splendor contrasted with the deep blue,
ofthe sky on either side, increased tlie brillian
cy of any stars ofthe first magnitude which de
corate the constellation Adromeda, Casstpeia
and Pegasus.
Pensacola, Aug. 25. The Weather. —For
tlie last three or four weeks we have had rain
almost continually. On the 16th and 17th we
had heavy winds and gales from the North and
North East, which did but little damage in this
city, but which further cast was very severe,
and occasioned almost a total loss of the crops.
A friend from Alaqna writes under date of the
17th, on the morning of that day it blew a hur
ricane prostrating almost all the timber on liis
plantation, and leaving not a stock of corn stand
ing. We have heard of no deaths or injuries
to persons in that neighborhood. The mail
rider we learn gave glowing accounts ol the des-
Iruclion of crops on Holms’ Valley. As the
gale was very light westward of this place, it
may be inferred that its power was expended
on the Atlantic const, and we fear accounts will
soon reach us from the cast of serious and ex
tensive damage.
✓ The salubrity of New-Orleans at the present
advanced state of the season, is altogether un
precedented, if we except last summer. Noth
ing like a prevailing epidemic has yet been
spoken of, and the: number of deaths for a
mouth past, from uy and all causes, has been
comparatively few. The average temperature
for the last two week, at 12 o’clock M. has not
been above eighty-six, and we hav e been visit
ed with frequent showers of rain.— iV. Orleans
Gazette.
The editor of the Worcester Spy has “ come
to the conclusion, in future, to advertise 0“ ar
dent spirits iu lire paper.”
I Munificent Donations. —1 be late Thomas
j joung, Esq. who lately died in Savannah, in
liis last Will and Testament, i nade the follow
ing bequests:
, To the Savannah Female Asylum, (an institu
tion of orphan female children,) $5300
To tho Union Society, (for the support and ed
ucation of orphan hoys,) 5000
To the Free School, 5000
To the Savannah P. House and Hospital, “.000
Mr. 11. Rislev, North Third strceUPhiladcl- j
phio, hus patented a machine to with |
manual labor in preparing mnrlsa®abs or
stone for building, A steam poweWfcunl to
five horses, is said to cxeclue as mucJHHprk as ;
1000 men in the same tide. — N. 11. j
Wonderful Escape. —A singular accident
occurred in Attleborough on Saturday last. Aj
little boy, about 4 years old, a Sen ol Major
Blackington, on his return from school, stop- j
ped at a neighbor’s, and while tlie other chii- j
dren went into the house, for want of a better
seat perched himself on a well curb. From
this situation lie fell backwards, and turning a ‘
complete sumerset, struck the ..hottom ol the |
well feet first. The alarm vV#l immediately
given, and a gentleman ill tlie neighborhood •
hastened to the spot, where he found tlie boy
standing up to his chin in the water. A rope •
was procured and let down to him. which the i
hul seized with his hands and was thus drawn
up to these upper regions, without a bruise or i
wound of any kind! There was not one chance i
in ten for his life. —Dedham Patriot.
PouTi.yiVii, Aug. 27 .—Snow on the %Gth Aug.
—The White Mountains wore yesterday cov
ered with snow. They were distinctly seen
from the Observatory m this city, and from tiie
appearance the snotv roust have been several
incites deep. The weather here for two or
three days lias been uncommonly- cold for tiie
season.
We learn that tl;o Schr. BL
sell, of and from this port, bound to flu; Hfo-st j
Indies, foundered at sea on the .196* June. J
Two of tiie crew lost —the captain, and remain- j
der of the crow were taken off tile w rock by a j
vessel buu nd to Madcria. —Edcntun Miscella- >
try.
A silver mine, the ore of which is very pure,
has been discovered near Natchez, (Miss.) It isj
said that gold ora has also been found at the;
sample place.
Geography nf South Carolina. —In a letter
ton friend of ibis City, (ot the 19t!i ult.) Mr.
Gramnorc Wallace, a gentleman advantage
ously known iu the literary world, and now
Principal of iheChentw Academy, remarks: —
“ With ‘’regard to tbe Geography of South
Caiolina, there can he hut one opinion of its j
merits; tho usefulness of its design, and correct i
judgment in its plan, must render such a work :
invaluable to our Schools. I have had a class I
iu it for several weeks, and am well pleased I
with it.” . i
Wo arc informed that a second edition ofthis 1
useful manual, revised, corrected, and enlarg
ed, has been called for, and is now in preparu
) ; — Charts. Olis.
FOREIGN.
~ONE DAY LATER FROM FRANCE.
Nnw York, August 81.—The ship Catha
rine, from Havre, arrived yesterday, brings ,
dates from that place to the 9lst July, being (
one day later than previously received. The <
letters by this conveyance state, that Paris re- •
niaincd in a state of tranquility, and that, there ,
was a diminution in the ravages made by the (
Cholera in that capital. ,
The Havre market for coffee was very firm. (
For cotton it remained the same ns before, not (
was there in other articles any alteration.
i
Latest from Portugal. —The brig Ccehic, at
Boston, 28th ult. from Antwerp, was bound to |
St. Übes, but on arriving off that port 21st July,
had her logbook endorsed by one of Don l’u- ,
lino’s squadron, with tlie notification of the
blockade of the ports of Portugal, and she was .
forbidden to enter. Capt. Citownu. was in
formed tlmt Don I’f.dro had possession of all
the North of Portugal, and that the greater pan
of lus squadron was in the Tagus blockading
Lisbon.
New-York, Aug. 81.
Latest from Colombia. —The brig Moutilla
arrived last evening from Carthagena, which
place she left on the 12th of August.
It will be recollected that this vessel carried
out Gen. Santander to Colombia, and landed
him at Santa Martha on the 16th July. From
Santa Martha he departed on the 20th for Bar
auqiiitliT and Carthagena, and from Carthagena
for Bogota on the 31st, visiting all the interme
diate places. At Mompon lie intended to take
the steam boat Liberator for Ocana, and thence’
proceed to Cuouta, the place of his birth. lie
did not probably reach Bogota till the middle
of August or later. At Santa Martha, Baran
quilla,” Carthagene, and all the towns in the !
vicinity, he Was recived with a degree of cordi- j
aljity, and even enthusiasm, which must have )
been extremely gratifying to his feelings. In ,
all those places it was a continual scene of re
joicing. He was addressed by the most re
spectable ofthe inhabitants with many eloquent
speeches, prepared for tlie occasion, and he was
hailed by all as the President elect of New
Grenada, as the father of his country, the pro
tector of the lawn, and the oldest and firmest
friend to Liberty. At the numerous parties
mid balls, many appropriate toasts were given
mid returned. On all these occasions, Gen.
Santander conducted himself towards lus form
er opponents in-euch a manner as to gain their
respect and confidence.
Napoleon Pierre L. Bonaparte (a nephew of
Napoleon the Great) who had joined Gen.
Santander’s suite h* New-York, was well
1 received in Carthagena. A splendid dinner
was given him by the French residents in that
etty qtt the 29tlv July.
Historical. —( >porto. where Don l'edro lira
established liis head quarters lor the present, is
next to Lisbon, the most important, as well as
the largest seaport in Foriiignl. The Romans
called it Portias Galiorum from t. being tnligb,
1 bed by the Gauls. It is four miles Iron, tile
mouth of the Douro, ami 175 miles to the North
by East of Lisbon. It is the sea of a Bishop,
j It contains between 5,000 and 6,009 houses,
[and above 39,000 inhabitants.
I In it are seven churches, twelve convents,
and nine hospitals; one of the latter used to
‘shelter nine hundred orphans. Here are like
| wise considerable manufactories ol silk, of pot
tcry, -and hats; it has many dockyards ar.drope
j walks. The harbor is very spacious and ec
jeure, but with certain winds, very d.flieult and
dangerous to enter, on account of the shoals
land heavy sea on bar. The port is defend
jed by the castle of St. Juan do Foz, and Ims
j been visited by more than 500 ships in one y< ar
By far the greater portion nf those vine
(trade here are foreign vesels; the trade, of
(course, was here very considerable, not only
| with what were formerly the American colonies
|of Portugal, hut also with England and Hol
land, and other nmratime States. The chief
exports used to he Brazilian goods, vinegar,
brandy and wines ; the first, however, lias much,
declined since Brazil has declared independ
ence ; but iia famous Port wine is always in de
mand, although, perhaps, not one half of what
is drunk under tiiat name, ever crosseel the bar
of Oporto,
‘The value of imports into this cUy hhs ex
ceeded -2(300,000, and its exports more than
£'oo,ooo. Os this trade England inis by much
th;; greatest share, hut the tyranny Os Miguel
lias greatly injured its traffic. Villa Neva issits
uated by the bridge; it is, iu fact, • sui .;r|> if
lint el'v, and contains about 2 WX? hub’ (.tub .
OBIT L’ AKY.
Died, in this county, on the Ist inst. fj.ut.u,-
\xs, ngty! four years and nine month?, liaug!:-
jter Effort am! Mrs. fhistm Calhoiifc.
ftg Ejj K AL* ’
j Married, on Thursday evening, 6th inst. bv
(die Rev. John Howard, Mr. Guo ALri-oin ip
(Miss Emily P. Bohun, all of Macon.
■ LIST Os l i.T eens RKCKtVUI) AT THIS OI'FL.E
seven tub sth inst,
i War. Turner $3; Rev John Sale, Thomas
Wjjod, Rev. D. P. Jones, Rev. O. Rogers, John
Humphries. J. Steve & Cos. Rev, Win. Arnold,
Rw. E. Sinclair, T- T. C. Sheimrm, S.
Be on your uind.
IN the month nf May, u man by the name of
YOUNG MILTON WILSON, came to
this city, Savannah, as agent for the Aletliodi. *
society in St. Augustine, for the purpose of col
lecting money to build a parsonage house in
that place, lit* passed fora regularly licensed
preacher iu the M. E. Church and repeatedly
exhibited a written testimonial to that rflb.-'t
which has since proved to be a base forgery.
Having first deceived the good people of St.
Augustine it became easy for him through their
recommendation to deceive the churches in Sa
vannah, Augusta, and Charl /ston, ill all of which
places ho made collections to a considetabio
amount. In Savannah ho got about one hun
dred and seventy dollars: from Savannah by
went to St. Mary’s, where he became ac
quainted with a young Indy of respectability,
to whom he was married in a short time. From
St. Marys he went to the Sawanc Springs,.in E
Florida, where he remained for sometime ; in
the mean time his statements as regarded his
success in collecting were various, lie made no
return of monies collected to, the pursons who
employed him, and when ho was called to an
account by the Rev. Mr. Simons, the Method
ist Missionary to St. Augustine, Ire, (Wilson)
stated that lie had collected only sixty dollars,
and presented a bill for travelling expences to a
much larger amount. But on finding that Mr.
Simons was in possession of evidence as to the
amount received in Savannah, he stated that he
had returned tlie amount to the individual from
whom 111* received it. Those circumstances
led to ft farther investigation of his character,
anil tho result is as follows: “ In 1828 or 1829,
Wilsbn was an exhorter in tho Methodist
Church; iu 1830 he was expelled from tho
church for the following charges, (viz.) selling
goods on the Sabbath, drinking, swearing,
fighting, gambling with cards, and dealing far
r#, Horse-racing Ac. In the character of hus
band he is represented as lazy and improvident.
When he came to this section of country, (Ala
bama) ho stated that his wife was dead, but
rumour said, and it is confirmed by the letters
now before me that he left liis wife and two or
three children.
The gentleman, (A. Jaekson)from whose let.
ter the above extract is taken is a member ofthe
Methodist Church in Alabama, and seems to
have taken all the care in collecting the history
of this man which lus infamy merits. For fur
ther information, as regards Wilson, Mr. Jack
son refers to Casper Howell,and Frederick
’ Ledbetter, of Upson county, Ga.
j Iu all onr acquaintance with men we have
scarcely known an instance of greater depravity.
Wilson is about five feet eleven inches in
height, has rather dark, tho’ not black, blue
eyes, and about twenty six or eight years of age,
he is plausible m his nppearence and conver
sation, though often guilty in his most wary mo
ments of such imprudences as would lead the
judicious and sensible to suspect that he was an
impostor. E. SINCLAIR.
Pastor M. E. Church Savannah.
Notice.
WILL bo sold at Hamilton on the first
Tuesday in November next, lot No.
26, in the 21st District, of formerly Muscogee,
now Harris County. Sold for the benefit of
the orphan of Mariah Rvels. Terms <>< r
known on the Hav nf sale.
JESSE PEACOCK Guardian.
Atig. isth,iyst*
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