CJJIWE JT, S. C.
'huusday, April 1, 1811).
I . I- -I J -1 ?- - ?- ?IJ.- . IJ
1 he Members of the Female Bmcvo
i-r.i Society are requested to mett this Af
f .i iioon ai 5vo'clock, at the Mmjdic Hall.
April 1.
A Fire broke out in Augusta on Wedns
<!.t? tut 2*th ult. The buildings destrov
v . vere two dwelling I rouses, a Stable with
i Horses and a considerable quantity of
K-ider.
THE COTTOJV TRADE.
Livurp ol, Jan. 23, i#13.
SIR,
The annexed Tables show (he
in ports or Cotton into Great Bri
tain, in the last year, to have been
t>')S.7?9 bag, l>ein*5 rtn increase on
th?* Imports of 1817 of 189*237 hags;
hi;, consumption has been *4,22,700
lugs, or 15,700 rpore than in 1817;
tiiv\ exports #0,500; the existing
stocks *351,80 or 18(3,130 more than
<u Die wmo'period iast ^ear.
To this important and principal
branch of your <*>tnmerce, too great
' atisider$iion cannot he paid, nor en
.. ieavors used, to elucidate its present,
^mi! to form a correct opinion as to its
"jr ?? ible future, situation. These
<Lvmy nowl>e obvious; yet a clear con
sideration of this subject may lead
us more distinctly to view tlie import
ant changes occurring in this trade,
which appear to be of too marked a
?character to be slightly noticed,
it anay l>e well, therefore, to con
sider the ditttcuity of forming a pro
per tMiiimate of the rate at which
Cotton, and also Rick, can lie
shipped from the United States with
safety to the shipper, or with a chance
of profit; for the markets of their
consumption now n<^ longer depend,
as in recent years, on the extent of
the United states' crops; but the
trade having been driven, in a greut
measure by political causes, to other
sources of supply, cannot easily be
recalled from lire new channels into
which it has been diverted. The
East Indies particularly, aiul the
.Brazils, now co.upe.te with the Unit
ed States in atlWdiug supplies of
.. these important articles of export,
sufficient to induce thtf greatest cau
tion in making shipments, and to
jniint out the hazard of dealing in
' them, except at moderate prices.
Our auti( ipatiM of Uie>e circum
stances will be shewn by a compari
son of our advices, with the refeulf
exhibited in the annexed Tables ;
and the losses then expected^ which
have accrued to nearly every shipper
of cotton. In our letter of Decern
1 ber 1817, while the. imports of that
. year had cx^ee<jbd the consumption,
it was stated, '? That the high prices
which for several years preceding
had been, and at that period were,
given for Cotton, acting as an extra
ordinary and continued stimulus to
its culture in every portion of the
globe where it could be raised, very
enlarged supplies might naturally be
exacted from all quarter*, particu
larly from the East Indies, where,
the land being rich and ) laitour re
markably cheap, it could in all pro
bability be afforded at a Cheaper rate
'than from any other country: and
while these Cottons had always in
terfered with the inferior descriptions
?of Uj ? nds, they would, from the
great encouragement given, doubtless
be gradually improved in quality, as
well as excessively increased in quan
tity."
The continued adaption by the
pinners of their machinery to4 the
Jhjtist India C ottons, va hich have uiet,
in the last year, an increased coil*
aumption of SG,iKX) hags, while that
of American has decreased 12,000:
the great increase of imports from
that quarter, and general excess over
the consumption have proved the
correctness of these anticipations.
1 he canse which has pro<hiced such
an excess, of the Imports from ihe
cr<vp*ol 1817 over thecoiisumption still
existing and little doubt can be enter
tain?d, from the continues] encourag
ment given to the culture of this ar
ticle, but that the quantity raised
will be more than adequate to the
consumption in a far greater ratio than
it has liitbePto been; anil although
the means of purchasing iu India are
likely to become more circuuvscribed,
whereby a temporary diminution of
export froui that quarter may o**;ur,
yet these supplies, of themselves so
much more than needful, must be
directed to Europe, and it) this coun
try they meet an existing stock al
ready adequate to three quarters oT
a year's demand. The prospects for
this article are therefore, extremely
unfavourable, and although tbecoiu
sumption is greater than lias i.eep hi
therto known, being now 9TO0 bags
weekly, shipments, except at prices
sufficiently4ow io induce the spinners
to abandon in a great measure the
use of East India Cotton, must be
hazardous.
In adverting to the heavy losses
which have occurred during the last
two years to nearly every shipper of
the prodtrce of the United States,
aud investi a'ing the causes of 00
much disap joiutment, it cannot but
appear evident, that without a com
plete change in the system of its trade,
a different result to future operations
caiin.it be exacted.
The extravagant co*t of produce,
arising from the great facility with
which money lias hitherto been rais
ed in the United States, has pre
cluded all chance of protit to the ex
porter; and until coin merci a I opera
tions depend more on capital Man
011 the facility of credit, tlie prices
of produce are likely to !>ear a rela
tive proportion to Chose of the mark
ets ot its consumption, nor to be
governed otherwise tlmu by that spe
culative spirit which induces . the
purchase of produce, not with a view
to its ultimate destination* but to re
sales; the foreign market becoming
merely the dernier resort, from the
inability of holitfrs to realize any
further profits ai home.
This result has also been material
ly promoted 4?y the great competition
of the foreign commission merchants
for the trade of the Uuitcd States,
who force it by joining in shipments
aud by heavy advance, which, whilst
it has the injurious effect by aiding
speculation of enhancing the cost of
produce, has thef still greater of re
ducing its value abroad, by toe con
sequent necessity of urging sales.
The losses in (he American, have
1>cen fully equalled in (he trade with
the Kast indies and Bra/aw. For
that tendency to enter into TrafcrfrcTous
and speculative operations, which
arose during a long period of war,
when OCcarionally large profits were
realized, as much by chance as by
regular calculation, has by no menu*
subsided Mince the peace. The gen
eral competition in ,trade to \\ hah
this has given rise, lias been produc
tive of those very injurious effects
which are now most sensibly felt, by
die general arid increasing |>res ure
ou trade; w hich now, as on all simi
lar occasions, has a depreciating ef
fect on even tlnise branches of com
merce w hich are not apparently con
nected with -the others that have
caused it. And while, during a
general state of peace, commerce
should naturally lie adapted to it, in
forming our calculations, we must
not lose sight of linise new sources
from which increasing; supplies of
produce are derived, which formerly
were to he obtained only from distinct
and certain quarters; especially in
the principal articles of the produce
of liie United States. The cultiva
tion of Tobacco in Europe, ami in
the western portion of the United
States, has completely changed the
former character of its trade ; w hile
in 'lice and Cotton the liast Indies
and Hrazil* present a formidable
competition; and of Grain and Flour,
in the event of deficiency in our own
crops, incalculable supplies, from
the neighbouring States of l?uropc,
can immediately be derived* A pro
fitable trade with the United States,
therefore, can only be expected,
when she meets this competition by
t?ie proportionate, value of her pro
duce.
Many valuable tables arc nnncxctl, from
.which w? extract tlw; lol'towiitg tacts*
Comparing the Imports of tUc United
States' Cotton in 18 1 rt, with that of 1 8 16>
the difference is 41,503 excess. That fiom
the Brazils, has increased from 7 4,000 in
1802 to 162,499 in 1818. That from the
Eat>t Indies, has augmented from 35S5 in
18C2, to 247,659 in 1818. ! ! !
The locks in the ports on 1st Jan. 1813,
were I 12,000, which with 52,400 in the
dealers hands and the imports. 668,700,
made a total receipt for the year 18 18 of
7^34,000. Of these were exported to the
cont?nent and Ireland 5 9,500. Consump
tion of England and Scotland 422/200; on
hand, 351,800.
l t.'j consumption or Cotton In Great
Britain, has advanced from 1802 to 18 18
ih tiie following ratio, '237,3S3, 238,8:>8,
2'. 2,610, 2-32,6 20, 261,738, 28 >,66:.
loi,13*, 440,382, 561,173, 326,231,261,
205, 249,536, 3o9,300, 379,700, 479,154,
668.720.
fur explore ?f British stufile article* is aUo
N stated.
Salt 36Q.000 Bushftlib lr*s?
Earthen ware 3,400 more
Crates in 1818
than in 1817
Tin Plates4,100 more Boxes
lion 1 6,000 more cwt.
Copper 2,000 less cwt.
With much res|>cct, we are,
SlH,
Your most obedient servants
HAYES & ST0U7.
-4
A letter from Major Wilsox,
State Engineer, to the Governor,
dated at Columbia, 1 Otli instant,
says?'? I have the honor to inform
yonr Excellency that the workmen
emnloxed hv the State, for the im
1 % ?
provoinwnt of the rivers in this Dis
trict, have arrived, and part of them
are actively engaged on the Saluda
river, in opening Canals around the
? -eat fulls at Fenn*s atul Hoard's.?
When the work is comjdr.Vtl.
Sal>ida will be navigable for tweutv
O %
mile*"
_ Extract of a letter from Havana.
Kxt rnord i a a r if Occ u r re n ce
<? W e have witnessed a su|>erb
funeral of ihc Baron Hornstein, a
Courtier; hut the result is what in
duces me to mention it in my letter.
Two days after, the workman enter
ed the mausoleum, when they wit
nessed an object which petrified
them ! At the door of the sepulchre
lay a body covered with blood?it
was the mortal remains of this favor
ite of courts and princes. .'Ilie Han*
on was buried alive ! On recovering
from his trance be had forced the lid
of the coffin, and endeavoured to
jsscape from a charnel house?it was
impossible! and therefore, in a tit
of desperation, as it is supposed,
he dished liis brains out against the
wall. The royal family, and indeed
tlife whole city, are plunged in grief
at the Itorrid catastrophe."
Horrible Phenomenaf Galvanism.
On the 4th of Nov. last, various
galvanic experiments were made on
the body of the murderer Clydsdale,
by Dr. lire, with a voltaic battery of
270 pair of 4 inch plates. The re
sults Were truly appalling. On mov
ing the rod from the hip to the neel,
the knee being previously V bent, the
^ leg was throw n out with mish vio
lence, as nearly to overturn one of
the assistants, who in vain nttempted
to prevent its extention. In the ?0
ex(>erimei?t the rod was applied to
the phrenic nerve in the neck, when
laborious breathing instuntly com
mencod ; the chest heaved and fell;
the belly was protruded and collap
sed, with the relaxing and retiring
diaphragm; and it i* thought, that
but from the complete evacuation of
the blood, pulsation might have oc
curred \!?In the 3d experiment, the
supraorbital nerve was touched, when
every milscle in the murderer's face
" was thrown into fearful action."?
The scene was hideous? several of
the spectators left the room, anil one
gentleman actually fainted^ from ter
ror or sickness !!?In the 4th exjwv
riment, the transmitting of the elec
trical power from the spinal marrow
to the ulnar nerve, at the elbow the
fingers were instantly put in 111 t on,
and the agitation of the arm wa-i so
great, that the corpse aermed to point
to the di He re tit spectators, some of
whom thought it hail come to life,?
lir. I re appears to he of opinion,
that had not incisions been niadu in
the i>ii>v?v4
the spinal marrow been . >e
criminal might haw been restored
to life !
Holland.?1(K) persons missing in
the fog at Amsterdam* supposed to
he drowned. All intercourse pro
hibited between foreign vessels ami
the part of Batnyia, or what is equi
valent, a great duty imposed upon
them.
to the last modifi
cation of the French pay ments to the
allies. The entire discharge oi
which is therefore fixed at 1821,
VI arch i. On lire intervention of
iiussia and Prussia the sublime Forte
has recognized the king of the Ne
merlands.
M MxRUCl), lately at Salisburv, S C
Or. I'r.KtuD, to Mia? Makoakit Steel,
ail of i.iat j.Uce.
l) bVi*AR IKO this life at Statehur^, on
the 2Ud viit. in the twenty-third year 64 hei
aj c, jL.1.1 zadkth, wife of Stephen D.
Millet, F.sq.
For her, life had many attractions, but
s'.ie left them with a smile, of which thi
terrors of death could not deprive hot
countenance.
It is with great regret we leani
that CapC Bkoxson, of the.shij.
Herald. of J)o ston, from this port,
bound to Liverpool, was washed
overboard and lost, in a severe gale,
in the Hiitish Channel.?Two men
were washed o!T at the same time,
one of who * by a returning sea,
v n i '
i.ad the goi,.! fortune to regaiu tbe
vessel.
C. Courier.
?VTg-_Jl'.' ? ! i ,
Bradford's Springs,j
|~T is a circumstance of no small impor
?*portance to the citiEena of this State to
have a convenient and healthy situation, to ;
achieh they enn have access during the,
Summer and Autumnal months* j
The Bradford Spring, at this time, ex
hihit such a situation. The buildings,
here, are capacious and convenient; and
?re as well calculated for the accommoda
tion of the delicate ami infirm, as those
who are in search of pleasure.
The situation is, probably, one of the
?most eligible that this country affo rds
The elevation is considerably above the.
(common level of the surface. The rise
and declivity ot the hill is gradual and re- j
vnlar: and its summit smooth and un
broken. The Springs empty out of the
basts of the hill, at different apertures,
where It abrubtly breaks off, in almost) a
perpendicular descent.
The water is a strong mineral. It Is
tianspirent and palatable. The ingredi
ents which form the composition of this
mineral, have not yet been accurately as
certained by chymical analysis. A fc*r
individuals have annually visited those
Springs, and those alone, can form an ad-'
equate idem nf the advantage which results^
from attending them.
. The ruinous condition of \ht builOings
in all probability, and the want of accom
rnodation has, hitherto, prevented a num
ber of persons from attending these-Spttags.
But the subscriber, flatters himself thftt he
is now, well prepared for the accommoda
tion of a number of persons. And he
pledges himself to spare no exertions to
render the situation of all those who attend
these Springs both comfortable and agioe
able.
Horace W. Dfonson.
April 1 tf
jBrigade Order?Hth Ih'igade.
I <avrastkr March 15, 1819.
( '?<>1. Blair of the 35th Keg?m?nt of In
fantry having resigned his commission.?
An Election >* hereby ordered to take place
on Friday the *J8ih of May next. The
Captains or Officers commanding com
panics ^ ill open a Poll at their respective
muster grounds and in conjunction with
two subalterns orothtr fit persons wid iiokl
and manapc the same from 11 o'clock until
1 o'clock, giving public notice fcrty clays
previous at three places within their res
pective commands and the said managers
are ordered to meet in Camden on the 29th
of Mayandcoii.it the votes, declare the
election, and report the same to the Briga
dier C General.
All free white men above the aqjr of I S
ye^rs residing within the 35th Regimen,
(excepting such as a**?,attacbed to u;e cav
alry) are ordered to attend and give ?; eir
suffrage* k the person receiving the gr at
e ,t number of votes will be cumniisson
ed accordingly.
/ty order 'if Gm7~ri*rirs
John Cfliiti'V,
? 7
Jj/ igc.<lr A/nJor and Ii-.nfu rt^r
IAH8,
In the Tom of Chat Lam,
( South-Carolina. J
WILL BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION
On (Ae UtA q/" AfiTil ncx*.
To k'?vc an idea to purenaser* of the
imnrnsc importance of this place, ami of
Iikj oxtensive business which wili be ear
ned oil there, when the contemplated in
ternal improvements are etVected, an ac
ct uin oi the advantages it possess is sut>
joined :
1 he town oi Chatham seems farmed by
ftature to be a piaee cl grea* trucU. 1: is
situated on the. I'te Dee Fiver, rui nmg
hack about one and a hall miles; the n\er
bank is 30 teet high, iorming a lev* l und
running say 350 yards; theme it rises *'0
feet more and tonns a dead level for a
great distance. Buildings can be car ied
on at a cheap rate, for there are lar?;t3
quantities ot fine timber and a number of
saw nulls ; good clay for making hricks ia
aiso in great quantity. The inhabitants
speak highly oi the health ot' the place.??
its advantages foi ^ooo society, arc vari*
ous, it being situated but eleven miles
troni Sneedsborouuh, C. fiiteen mitea
rom Chesterfield Court House, twelvo
miles from Marlboiough Court House#
and fifteen miles above Society Hill; iho
?oads leading to and fit?m aii these places#
intersect Chatham at rigot angles.
it iias been ascertained by men capable
of estimating its advantages, from a long
residence there, that when the expected
internal improvements are made, the Town
ol Chatham muni be the great depot tor
all the produce which the western pa< of
North Carolina yield, but which i mow*
carried to I ay* teviije, Peteisburg,
i here is on?y occasion to examine the situ
ation ot the*; places to be convinced of
this fact. It isgcnci'aily known that thiee
fourth* of the produce that now goes to
t ayettcvilic, is raised on the Pee l)ee and
>\est ol \> ai>d as C hatham is situated but
very little south ef west of Fayettevtiie#
the former will have a fair opportunity of
.xtng as gt>r>d a market, at leasi, and that
seventy miles nearer. The fact is also
evident tuat at least one million worth of
p? oduce, from the borders and west of Too
Oee, finds its way to Petersburg, but
which wih also naturally go to Chatham
lor a market; Kxclusive of this, there
?re 33,ooo Bales of cotton made within a
circumference of 3o miles from thia town*
and the aVticles of cotton, Tobacco, Hour#
Wheat, corn# Flaxseed, and all kinds of
produce, will g > to Chatham for a market,
tor the reason* mentioned above.
All tjyg produce trom tnis place will go
to Charleston. This wiji be done with lit
tle expenc* and little danger, for the canal
from Pee Dee (which is already commen
ced and will be finished to fvie course of a
short time) will open an inland passage to
Charleston.
A Steam Boat, with tii ^'c'tow BoatSj
are to be prepared this summer U* ptv be
tween Chatham aid (Seoigetow: f i?e
river has tecently been examined i y a per
son experienced in river nuvtgar.oiit and
lound practicable without any -improve
ments. Boats ol 40 to 60 tons can go up
aehigh as Chatham at present.?Ti e ?\nv
tempiated improvements above v.*hat' -am#
are only to admit boats carrying 15 to 1$
thousand Weight, Chatham must v.o.isc
fjuenily be tue depot for all pi oduce going
up and down
Thus a full account has been pfiven of
the advantages the Town of! hat hum holda
out to the man of business. that a proper
estimation may be made of the Lots to bo
disposed of.?A number of merchants*
foreseeing the advantages of the place*
have determined on locating themseJvaa
there.
April 1, 55?7
FOR BALb OR TO RENT.
A large two story Frame Building, ort
Br'-street, a fcwr doors above Decalb
streOt, 50 by 25 feet, with a store in front#
and with a kitchen and other out buildings.
Any pel-son disposed to purchase or rent#
will call and view the premises ; posses*
sion will be given immediately, apply to
James Clark.
April I
tor >>aie.
20 Barrels Whiskey, A few baTelsC^r*
dial, O k<f$s best Gun-Powder, of Du*
'poi.t's inakr, Carolina Indigo.
And a few $ets cf.
(tig thirties*, hotn plated and plain, best
Phtlalclpbia'niake, with a lar^c u v ;rtr>?cnt
of dry ?Ouds, Hardware, Cutler., Groce
ries, fttc,
James Clark.
April I. . . . .
. Tlie suhseritier
lias* rcinovrd to the liousc opposite
J.^K. Dugtass 8c Co,x. N?w store above
' l)e Kaib street whciis he c<toti#uesto1c<iep
? a Complete assortment wt Hoots ?rd Shoes
J tor salt o,> very reasonable term*.
John Hniith.
April I, tf
l, , */ I i.i Am
UU-.-Mi HLAi; MAN
ltirormH in* friends and the public, hn
*ti . coiuir.\t? * t?? keep a ! . >4 KN -
> Ti\l'. I MNMKN \ , i'? f,'am(tei,,
un U:r ihr firm of Miaci m n 8c Dye, i 4
hope* ? "iiis asidui'y i d attention, o
ni ji i ? s arc of public patronage.
Ma . h <1.