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Important from Ittexico.
A supplement of the Kco del Oomorcio, o
Vera Cruz, of the 14tii inst., contains an officio
di-patch from 1). Diaz tie la Vega, Goverun
of Yucatan, rcceiveil by the Mexican war steam
[ er Kstado de Mejica, wlmse departure fron
Vera (Jiuz, with troops for \nra'nn, we liavt
before noticed. The despatch states that aftei
a warm and vigorous content of eight, days ii
Merida. the eapitol of \ ucatati. the govertinieu
I troops succeeded on tin* tin utteilv rout
ing the rebels, the ! itter t<> t!te a ti;>init of 2,00(
lost 300 in killed and wound, d. besides 201
who fell victims to the cholera since the com
nioticenient oi'the rebellion. All their hi til er\
over GOO stand ?>f arms, all their munitions o
war provisions, &c., fell into the hands of tin
government troops.
The dispatch states that many prisoners
\vjre taken, without giving the exact number
The chiefs of the cmuete, with a few adherents,
succeeded in making their escape to the nioun
tains. That''-part of the city of.Merida occupied
by the rebels, was entirely destroy ed, cans
> ing much suffering to many innocent families.
Gov. Vega states that quiet has been restored
throughout the whole State, including the
Depmtmeiit of Tizmin, where the rebellion orii
girated.
'I he cholera still continues lo prevail with
great violence in the State of Oajaca. The
Government have directed the authorities to
furnish a iist-ot" those nttncked'by -the disease,
f and those who have died from it; .to which is to
be added all possible information, to he furnished
bv the physicians, concerning the symptoms
of the disease, and such methods of treatment
as may have proved most successful.?
One of the causes to which is attributed the
; , continuation of the disease with such violence,
io the citv of Oajaca. is the use of fruits and
other similar nourishment, which has couiinL
oed to ft great extent, notwithstanding the efforts
of the authorities to preveul it. .Much
- suffering lias l?een caused also by entrusting the
treatment of the poor to persons utterly Ignorant
of the proper treatment to be adopted.
'Hie minister of Koinento has distributed to
the different departments the communication of
the Patent offi -e at Washington, purposing
exchange of see ls adapted to the climates ol
the two countries.
A decree has been issued from the Ministry
of the Treasury, establishing a uniform to be
worn by all the employees of that department.
A squadron of lancers for active service has
1 been ordered to be formed in Texcoco.
The Diaiio Official, in noticing the. fact tha'
the money had been sent- to London by the
hist packet for the payment of one of the instalments
of the English debts, takes occasion to
. congratulate the country upon it as indicative of
improvement iu the finances, and as reflecting,
- reat praise upon the President, who it says, is
determined to omit no exertions to acquit, as
far as possible, all indebtedness.
The papers notice the death iu the capital of
Gen. Ventura Mora, of apoplexy.
D. Bruna Ordonez has been appointed govf
eruor of the palace ot Taeubaya, iu the place
of Col. Jimenez.
Don Jose M. Espino has bem appointed to
a post raptaincy, still retaining bis position as
captain of the post of Vera Cruz.
El Siglo XIX, under tho head of distinguished
travelers notice the departure from Mexico
t? v..?. r?roao
iui i viii viu^, vi i nsadwiiiaj i ucv~
alters <fIndustrie, <V:c., under :i strong escoit.
Senor Pedregura, with the other officers of
the battnliion "Independencia," have been re|
, moved from fortress of Perotc to the capital.
A commission has been formed, composed
of general officers, of which D. Santiago Ulan
Co is President, to inquire into the regularity
of the military pensions and requirements granted
and to be granted up to the 31st inst.
The Indians still continue their barbarous
rivages in the States of Dnrango and Nueva
Le on. In tlie latter State preparations are
making with great activity to resist, in future;
the attacks of the savage enemy.
The Orb-oof the Kith inst., in noticing a report
published in the Trait d'L'uion to the effect
that certain difficulties had arisen between
the Government and the Marquis tie la Rivers,
the Spanish Minister, and that the latter had
demanded his passports, and was to leave .Mexico
on the 25th inst., states that it ha3 been
credibly informed that the .Minister lias not demanded
his passports, and does not intend departing;
but has suspended his official relations
with the Mexican government until he receives
a reply to certain communications which lie has
addressed to his own. That in the meanwhile
be intended departing oti the goili iust., for Vera
Crux a comptinied by bis lady Ibr a change of
air.
The Editors of the X. O. Picayune lwv?jT>een
favored with the subjoined extract from a private
letter to a friend ;
"Gen. Gadsden, our .Minister, is getting along
smoolhiy with this Government, it is agreed
that neither Anv-riean nor Mexican tr<o; s shall
occupy the disputed territory in the Mesillu Valley
while negotiations arc pending. This was
proposed by Santa Anna, and readily accepted
by Gen. Gadsden. The best f-cl ng at present
Ia tivnfitl tit ??-? (I. O'lii-ntiw.lit fowtf.l
American*. Fur instance,. an, American vessel
was detected in smuggling, or at least pretty
strongly suspocteiI, in tiie port ?>f Acapuleo ; being
detained, and an officer having been placed
0:1 board until an examination should take place,
the Captain one night slipped his cable and put
to sea with the offic-r on board. He was j ursned,
overhauled and brought luck, and then,
with all his crew thrown into prison. On a rep
reselltation from Gen. Gnbden, however, the
vessel, Captain and crew were rclcas-M.
"Another enso occurred at J'a<o il.-l Norte,
where an American stole some Mexican cattle
and was placed in prison to stand his trial for
tli < otfciice. There, again, tlie American Minister
interfered. In both instances I am satisfied
that right an 1 justice Wi-re on the Mexican side
of the question. Hut the Me\ic in Gon riiun iit,
in a written communication to our Minister, informal
him that his wishes in these c is. s were
acceded to, and tie- ni'-ii r?-!-- ised our of an es
p rial favor to him ; and as such they d--sired
jiitii to consider it.
"There is no doubt of all this, [t was mi
especial fr.'or to him, an 1 not an aet ??} poln-v
or justice. I> 111. there is no doubt Santa Anna
expects to make by tli" operation in the negotiations
now pending ; as bis moti'li i? watering
for some money mid -r tin el.-v, mil m ii ! of the
Trist Treaty of it!;i|;j ic FT <!
Governor Uti! <'t Nmlli C*:i!i:i-s sol
n|'art Tinr-il tv t'lo "21'ii .-is a <i?v of w?!?
tin a!iJ'iilrK i li i - ^ ^ i.; I.i it s'at ?.
wpywgraMwcym in m iwut uvi yjibid fc ? ^^TTnrvi?<vwwJ wllmji
Cvrro-poniknce of tit-: Soraioiah Corner.
Lei: Cocxtv, C?'a.. Oct. 29, 1S53. I
: j Mr. rnitok :?i propose giving you and j
your numerous readers, through the columns j
f, of the Cornier, some accounts of the crops,]
| j &o. In passing along the Central and South- j
r| western Road,'some weeks ago, I was surI
prised to see how unusually backward and late j
11 the Cotton crops were. This :s owing no
i j douht to the excessive drought, which prevaii- !
r j oil throughout the country, in the early part of
i *if t!ie season. The planters were unable to ;
t got their cot I n up, (except in some te w i:i-t:in.
] ees) ti 1 I ite in -May; ami some ewn as late ;
) as Jtinv-?to thai up to the 1st ol liii-. mouth.
) Cotton had all the appearance that, the plant
. [ slioul l have in the month of August ? i. e. ii
I was not anv more maturid up to tiie 1st o? j
|'j October. than it should have been in \\u?I
gust. To give you an iJe.i of the lateness j
i ui hjc j'i 111 ( <11111 i:?i\ u miliar j
; cJ l?v tiu drought?I will give you an oh-1
j solvation, l?y a wry intelligent | lantor near!
,! I?y. lie said on I lie 23J of June, lie marked j
. a certain stalk of cotton in Ids, which had one
, j or more blossom*', and that not another b'oom j
or t>n I over appeared on that stalk, ti l the 5th
of August ! It was a beautiful sight, in pas- j
sin;: along the cot ton-fields, at a late season
. of the year, to see how fresh and blooming'
the plant looked. The great number of the
blossoms, the green and fivsh appearance of j
the plant, and dotted here and there with open 1
bolls of snow white cotton, presenting quite a '
contrast of green, yellow ami white. There is
no exaggeration in saying, that the cotton
crops are some four weeks later than usual.?
There are many fields that w ill take from 3 to
j 5 acres to make a bale, on account of a bad
stand, and being late?there was no replant
! ing.
The fate of the cotton crop is now sealed by
1 the frost. On the morning of the 25th inst.,
! the whole face of nature was covered with
: something rather more than a common frost, i
j and there is the end of the cotton crop. i
I find that the corn crops are also short? I
indeed I have not seen a good one anywhere. ;
and I do not think that the average yield will i
be much if any over 12 bushels per acre. The j;
oat and other grain crops aie also light.
'j The planters arc somewhat uneasy about i
1 the present state of affairs?short cops, war- i
like news, and the low prices of cotton, is I
i enough to excite alarm. Will this state of
[ tilings become better or worse? I for one, 1
; fear it cannot become better, while this spirit '
j of revolution exists in Europe.
I am pleased to learn that they are prog res. 1
j sing rapidly with the South western Railroad. <
They are now within a few miles of this neighborhood,
and the route is generally level and '
| well supplied with limber The extension of
that road will do much in developing the re;
sources of this country, and I will venture to
say than when it is completed, it will pay bet- . I
ter than any other road in the State, as it w ill i ?
pass through the very heart of a cotton region, j
besides tlie vast amount of frehrlit and travel
| that must pass over it. Should all t!ie mads j
j now in contemplation be built, the people of
i Georgia may well lie proud of her as the bat!- j 1
ner State of Internal Improvements.
CIJICK AS A W11.\ TClI EE. j
SrKAM-Mii.l k.\t;:ao?dinakv.?We paid a [
[ visit the other day to the new Steam Mill o'- 1
Christie it Minis witlim four mill's of our vil;
lage, and must take this occasion to record our '
high satisfaction of what we there witnessed. I 1
The machinery was built and put in operation '
by Mr. George Sinclair, of Columbia S. C. To
say that it is creditable to him as a mechanic is
but meagre praise. We do not exaggerate m a?- ]
sorting that it entitles him to a high position ! ,
among the members of his craft. Kveiv part of;'
it is perfect and the whole has b en j>nt together
with the skill of a master workman. As an evi- : j
deuce of this, five hands can at this mill, turn 1 ,
I out lumber at the rate of one thousand feet per
| hour with a single circular saw. This was done f
; in our presence with apparent ease.
True merit ever deserves commendation ; and ;
we should b; lacking in our duty as a gazetteer, i
did we fail to notice t lie excellent handi-work of
Mr. Sinclair as exhibited in the Steam Mill of i
Christie it Minis. We advise the owners of I'i- '
ncy Woods throughout J'ilg field to turn thcii
attention to Steam Mills. Well constructed ami
properly managed, limy must pav.
Edgefield Adreriixrr.
...
to ex in it, ast ri.ounu.? the on i y serious
1 objection we have heard urged against tlii-< now 1
] favorite part of Florida, i< the great uncertainty
' of the provision crop. We were speaking on ,
: this point the other day to a neighbor of ours, i
; when lie informed us that a mutual friend of us
lioth (who had a plantatioif in that part of the
country) had made this year fifty bushels ]>er
acre throughout his entire crop. This is magnificent?enough
to make "Jim Vaughn" himself
smile with satisfaction. We are glad to i
hear of such success,?hope somebody may make
; such crops forevi r and a day.
While writing the above, a gentleman comes I
in from our public square and informs us that a '
caravan of six wagons with niggers and white- i
> folks according, are ju^t passing through our
! place for ibis same East Florida. It seems that i
l they are all from Greenville District, ?lb.
Di'oim vtiox.? As nil average calculation, I
we believe if woul I be fair to say that the yellow
fever has decimated all the communities
it has visited. Tnis estimate, if erroneous,!
, may Ire considered as below rather than above ;
' the mark. The proportionate loss is, perhaps, I
'smaller in New Orleans than in any other]
town, but lice it may be considered as em :
bracing fully one-tenth of our population. This j
i! was our loss in three months and a half. Mo- ,
bile was decimated in one month. So of Gal
, vestmi, Yieksburg, Thilrodcaux and other tow us
; Natchez, with a population estimated during .
I the summer below three thousand, lost, in two
mcnths, three hundred and fifty. I Jut, perhaps, .
the severest loss was in the small village of]
Like JYovideiice, where a population, never
estimated over two hundred, the loss was one :
hundred and twenty.--aVcw Or/cons Delia.
Arthur Stevenson, a eonlii nn (I inebriate, in
(\>neord, Lew is county, Ivy., went home drunk
1 late on Saturday night, and while carelessly
w id king with a caudle in his hand if is supposed
accidentally, set fire to the mosquito bar of;
the bed in which his wife lav asleep. The
Humes siiiend s" lust, lliul before Airs. Stevens'.
u eoul I m-i "lit of bed, lier clothes were ell !
on lire a!,'! she was bullied almost to death, j
, surviving l.ut a few hours. The house was
horned to th" fjroiind, with its contents. Tin:!
old inm was mono ahont on the lol|o\vin<? da)
I t-ilkiir; wiMI v, like a lunatic, and refusing to'
'ie!ir\e that hi* v i!e v,i> burned to dea'h.
? ?-?niiinwiiMj mm win " in ij mn
From the Charleston Evening l\'ews
Kastcni Affairs.
Walelnnan, what of the night ? has been the
ejaculation for some three months now. The
lookers out from the political watch-tower have
answered, now war, now peace, until therespon '
ses have 1) come as dark as tlie Delphic oracle, j
The last giving out has, however, something
more definite, at least as to time. It'is now said <
that if in liftoen days the evacuation of the Da- !
nubian provinces does not take place, the Sultan
will declare war. If this he authentic, it closes
tin* il.inr to f*i i f 1 r iKM)*itf Ditinii Tin* tii-Mii f.f
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the Autocrat will revolt at so peremptory a condition.
1" fact, there is no outward sign of diplomacy.
If I hero is an under current of nego
liati >11. that i? known a! me to the initiated, it is
covered !?v so line a net. of conceal men I, as to
hide the spring from ordinary observation, and
the operations from tlie scrutiny of the prying
correspondents of the public press in Knro|H\
Hearing nothing of negotiation, war assumes
every hour a more plausible semblance, l'ntwe
do not think that diplomacy has entirely finished
its work. The peace, of Kurope is too high a 1
prize to be abandoned while hope remains, and
there is the smallest scope for the logic and persuasion
that belong to the controversy. \Vc will |
not then lielievc that war has taken place, although
it appears to ho inevitable, until the blow !
lias been irrevocably struck.
< )ne result appears from the delay of hostili- j
ties, wbicli is unexpected, amid-t. so much excitement
among the Turks. The isctio scorns
more to he within the control of calculation and
loss under the influence of enthusiasm, than
could have been apprehended. We expected,
before this, such was the apparent impulsiveness
of popular Moslem feeling, that the Sultan would
have been driven to unfurl the banner of the
Crescent. Vet all this warmth so threatening,
lias been kept in marvellous restraint. This
would afford better hope for peace, if it was not
allied to Moslem pride. The .source of danger
is that diplomatists can flnd no halm for this
sore place in Turkish honor, that the national
territory has been wantonly invaded during the '
pendancy of negotiation, to coerce compliance, ;
from n weaker The fir<t stop, it won (.1
appear, in the office of rcparation, and as the
preliminary to peace, would bo the evacuation <>f
the invade J provinces. If war ensues its dura- |
lion under ordinary circumstances would he difficult
to determine, by even distant npproxima- J
tion. In the present case there are some features '
that will surround such a conflict with awful con- 1
' .oinitants. Jt will he a religious war, so far as
the populations directly engaged are concerned,
i >n one side a war of ambition. On the other
one of defence. The heads of the Stale will he j
forced to employ as mentis of strength the laniti- j
cism of their people respectively. Such a con- J
lliet will be new in modern times.
The duration of an European war in former '
periods of the world was indefinite, for the in- I
tcrest or ambition of parties, if it involved the 1
great powers, left it uncertain when its objects I
would be. attained. The. conflict would close
most, frequently after mutual exhaustion, hut J
war in our day is so adverse to the g-neral in- j
tcre-t that it< commencement is no less difficult !
than its prolongation seems impossible.?Com- |
merco was never, at any period so abounding in i
chocks to national hostility. Even if crowned j
heads were di-posed to rtisli into conflict as free- i
ly a< formerly, popular opinion, which now so j
largely influences public councils, almost every
where, is a j>otent restraint on the passions of
war. hut when the interests of powers and
potentates whose voice is potential in the arbitrament
of war or peace, plainly point in the
same direction as the popular desire, this general
disinclination to change peace for war is greatly
J'rellgtlielicd.
This is the present posture of affairs. Can
any period in the history of mod in Europe be
pointed out in which tlii< double disinclination of
princes and people were mi manifest to engage
in hostilities? Not one ?.?t the great powers is
|)Cji:ir<u i" 1'iicKi" on iiK- :mn<iur o: war, wim i
the <-xcr?|?ti*m of 11u?ia. Whatever may be the
state ol their military nrinaiieiiis, some exhibit
an alisolute poverty of nivalis, while others cannot
borrow <?n any stock exchange in Europe.
How are armies ami fleets to he maintained under
su h circumstances? lint with this strong
ilissitasive to war, the prospect of a scarcity, over
nearly nl Europe, of the stall of life, would roijiiire
the expenditure of such large sums in specie,
the expense prodigiously aggravated by war
freights, that an universal derangement-of the j
finances of every State in Europe must be the '
consequences of war.
\Vhc:i to thi> i; added the powerful motive i
to preserve the general quiet, while the greater I
part of Europ is filled with combustible mate- i
rial, which want hut the event of disturbance f?>r
fearful explosion wc may justly estimate the inducements,
not merely to preserve peace, but to
quickly terminate a war, if war should be unfortunately
inevitable. It. is, impossible then,
t> conceive of any other than a short duration
to war, unless it assume features that bring the
political and religious passions of Europe into
tic contest, and place events beyond the control
of irs governments. A war of this kind j
would produce a fearful relapse into barbarism. I
lu the Ha-t of Europe the fanatical and frenzied i
populations that would arm?in such an cucoun- I
ler?in the West of Europe, the revolutionary ]
impulses, now witli difficulty k?*j>t in restraint,
overwhelming thrones and altars, with kingly
prerogative ami aristocratic privilege?such com- j
mingled elements of strife would carry the civi-*!
listed world hack to the chaotic darkness of the
middle age*. I'lien, indeed, would be realized i
the often quoted prediction of lloiiaparte, Cos- j
sack or Republican, not in tin' sense usually tin- i
derstood, Cossack or Republican for Kurope, hut
Cossack for Kurope and Republican for America. |
Kurope is not prepared for republican institutions.
Such a conflict would leave the semi ci- j
vilized Sythians of the North under a powerful
Autocrat, the masters there, while Republicanism
would extend her empire in the West.
Ret us hope, however, that there are counterpoises
in the social and political world as now
constituted, such a catastrophe.?K<-t us trust
to that spirit of progression in human affairs, |
that will not permit, under a wise dispensation, !
{lie destinies of the race to ivtrogade into the j
iii;;lit ol harhansui, ami all lhat. lias been wmi j
I v science ?>r oniiied t?) civilization in Knrupe, to
be swallowed tiji in mil chaos.
...
The Washington I'nion, expresses doubt
concerning llu* commit tal of France to tin* Cti.
ban Africanization scheme. It. refers to tlit* !
rtitiiorcl appointment ol (Jciior.il I'ezuela as
Captain (Jeiieral ol Culm, as, rnnlinnatory of
Spain s readiness to carry out tln> Africanization
IVzUfla. was fonncily Captain (Jcnoral of
I'orto IJico, and recently ol Madrid. lie js a !
native of Soiit.li America, though an Absolutist,
and lias been long an onlltlisiaslic advocate of
the. appiiMlti'-csliip svs'.c;;:.
?|k (Cnntkti 111 felt It; Journal.
Tuesday, November 8, 1853.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Our Court
Continued in session all the week, and adjourned after
dark on Saturday. The trial of Joax Love, jr., took
n'aepmi Tuosdav. and resulted in a verdict of not trail"
' " j
tv. The State was represented by Col. Fair. the Solicitor,
and the defendant by Col. ,T. J5 Kkrs:iaw and '
Hon. J as. ciiksnut. In the ease of Simms, the Jury
failing to .agree upon a verdict, were discharged. The j
balaneo of the time was occupied in disposing of!
sundry tedious "land cases." This is the lirst time j
his Honor, Judge Gt.over, has presided at our Court, 1
and his urbanity and courtco'isncss has favorably ini- 1
pressed those who have been in attendance upon the j
same.
To Correspondents.
Wc have received the reply of " Kershaw it Is," to '
' Suutn Cuiquo," but as wc arc pressed for room, and
the subject in controversy being of Jittlc interest to
most of our readers, we decline its publication.
Mayor of Charleston.
Hon T. L. IfncittN'soN' lias been re-elected Mayor <
of Chariest m, beating Gen. SetixiBiir.E -102 votes.
The Japan Expedition.
The Washington Star states that voluminous des- i
patches were received on the 2d inst. from Cmumo- i
doro I'erry, giving a detailed account of his visit to i
Japan. The contents have not yet been made public, I
but are understood to intimate the complete success i .
of his mission.
New Epoks.
From tlio Press of Messrs. I.uu-txcorr, Giiamrq, tt 1
Co., Philadelphia, wc have received the following
valuable works : " Civil Liberty and Set/- Government.' ;
P,y Francis Lieber, L. L. D., C. M. French Institute, 1
Ac Ac., author of "Political Kthics," "Kssaysou Labor '
and Property," "On Criminal Law," <Ce. Ac. Two 1
vols. 12ino. (
The very high reputation which Pr. Likbkr enjoys
for learning, and as a professor for so many years in
the South Carolina College, is a sufficient guaranty of
its ability, and of the interest which the publication of
such a work will naturally excite.
"The Uiidvrijround Mail A'jcut," is the title to a
book which proposes to give us some lijrht upon the |
mysterious, subterranean workings of the 'higher law'
operatives. Wc ate not prepared to venture an opinion
just now, as the press of other and more important
duties precludes an extended notice. We shall refer ,
tothem again. Mr. Young has them Ibr sale.
The Southern Eclectic.
Wc l.avc the November number before us, the first
copy we have received of the work?published month- |
lv by Prof. J. If. ITtten and I). K. Wiiitaker, esq., at (
Augusta, On , at $3 00 per annum. The work is well
gotten up, neatly printed, and we hope will add character
and dignitv to Southern literature.
' i
Blackwood for October
Has boon received. This is a standard periodical in (
British Literature. In its contents ability and taste are 1
exhibited; it does well as a review of the literature
of the present day, with the exception of its being
radically wrong upon the slavery question, an objee
tion, which to the people of the South, is a very seri
us ono.
Maryland Election.
Ligox, the democratic candidate has been elected
Governor of Maryland, by a majority of 1700 votes.? ' i
The democ.ats have elected four and the whigs two
members of Congress. The temperance ticket succeeded
in Baltimore. The whigs have a majority in 1
both branches of the Legislature, which gives them a I
United States Senator.
The Sandwich Islands.?The New York Tribune
learns by private advices from the Sandwich Islands.
that tin: question of commencing negotiations for the
cession of the sovereignty of iho Islands to the United
States, upon such conditions as will seeuro to the inhabitants
all their civil rights and their property, is
being generally discussed by the foreign residents in
the Islands. It is tho opinion of our correspondent
that the general desire for such a cession will operate 1
upon the minds of the King and Chiefs. The representatives
of llreat Britain and France are very much
disturbed at this state of facts. Accordingly, on August
.'to, they asked an audience of the King and Privy
Council "lor the purpose of expressing their sentiments
respecting some occurrences which they con.
ceivc deeply involved in the sovereignty of tho King i
and the indopbmk-ucc of tho Islands." This had boeu
granted to take place after the date of our dispatches.
If these representatives speak highly of American
sympathy, mid so forth, it is supposed there wil result
a slate of feeling which will drive the King to an immediate
application to President Pierce. Very possibly
the question of annexing tho Islatids may be
brought beforo the next Congress.
?"?/** Francis Hurt, esq., Third Auditor of the Treasury,
has left Washington on a short visit to his fami
ly, and Saramd S. Rind, chief clerk, Third Auditor's
oflicc, is Acting Auditor during his absence.
C5?" M.vckkuk!,.?The Yarmouth Register stutcs
that the mackerel fishermen lmve thus far, this year,
brought in only about one-half or two-thirds as many 1
barrels of llsh as they did last year at this time. The 1
season for catching is now nearly past. Sales of mack- I
old at Harwich, last week, were reporicd at $IG 25 !
$12 25, $S, and $5.50, for the various sizes.
i%r Letters have been received in New York from '
England, announcing the arrival of the Aineriean Aretie
Expedition, under command of ]Jr. E. V. Kaue I", (
S. X., at rpernavick, in (irueiiland, and their depart- I 1
ure from thence for the Waters ol .Smith's sound. All 1
ivero as well and prosperous as possible. ! ,
?5/" Ex-President Van Huron, now in Europe. :i is <
said, has accepted from the President the appointment J
of umpire in behalf of the United States, in the mixed |
commission assembling in London to settle llritish and |
American claims. :
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"Sumiissiox M r.x."?A "Soul hern J'atriot,'*
of late date, exults in the reflection lltat, whatever
parties may have existed in South Caroli- .
ina, now all, am. are submission men** And <
it's even loo true, lint some have become so I |
iViiiii i-liiiiri' lii-iil 11< i- I'ii/rin/ vvliile others sue
placed in tli.it category l?y tIn* dire Ibrcc of j
circumstances.? fthicjuhl A</r.
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A letter tn tin' 1'iliti.rs of tin' New Orleans i
I'icjiyune, snvs tin; 11mii^i' crop in (In* |>:iri>]i i
of I'liupu'iiiiiii* will far exceed the crop n| I
last season. The trees are so much loaded .
that liranelies are often broken under the weight I
of the precious fruit, farmers generally ask i
from eighteen to twenty live dollars per tliou- i I
?at.d l"i their crop I I
MBEai II III IIBIII I
Our School System.
We were gratified to perceive during the last j
session of the legislature so much interest I
manifested in our free school system, an inter- j I
est resulting in a stop forward, in the shape of j1
increasing the appropriation. One of the first i
duties of the Slate is to educate her children, 1
and whatever may he the amount required from i
her Treasury to discharge this duty, we 11 >I<J
that it is one of the wisest and most profitable i
u-is she could make of it. The Legislature I
did it j.atrintic thing, moreover, in this inrrcas- 1
Cil appropriation, for the more of Iter children
she educates the larger number ofgood citizens
will she have, to icpl.ce those who are swept
away in eaeli succeeding generation.
We hope the approaching session will take '
another step forward hv '.lie appoint men t. of a
romp tent superintendent of public instruction.
Not that we desire to see a man li.i the ollicc*
merely for the salary that may he attached to 1:
it, hnt oar wish is to see the experiment made
of entrusting to a man of undoubted capacity,
with a liberal salary, our free school system,'
and placing upon him the responsibility of working
out for it tt radical reform, of giving to ita 1
healthy vigor, that some of the fruits of the annual
appropriations may be made manifest anv>ng
us.
So important do we deem popular instruc* j
t on to the welfare and prosperity of the State
that we woul 1 go a step further than any sug
geslion we have yet observed in reference to ^
the subject, and that is, that the State should not 1
only pay the expenses of the education of the :
cla-s for which her liberality is intended, but 1
that she should re numerate the parents far the 1
scholar's time during his attendance at the free 1
school. We fear that until some such step is 1
taken, there will still be numbers of children
whose work is necessary to their own or pan-nt's
suppoit, who cannot avnd themselves of
the benefit designed by the State. As the Legi-latnre
lias begun (lie good work, we most
on in <?.( l?? Initio if will ctvilimio if unit uo tool
confident it will receive the tni(|ualifieil support j
of the people of South Carolina.? South Carolinian.
Emigrants.?There wore ten vessels from LivMpool
arrived at Now York on Friday, bringing
3,789 passengers. C.reat mortality is reported
miong the passengers at sea. The ship llenja- I
min Adams, first arrived from Liverpool, lost 15
pns.s-ngors, and since Sept. Dili, there have heen !
jvor :J50 deaths in 7,701 passengers. This is '
apposed to l?.> mostly Irotn Cholera.
Kentucky will soon have to elect a United
States Senator to the seat now ocitpied by
Mr. Dixon, whose term expires. That gentle*
man being in very ill health, announces that
lie will not he a candidate foj re-election; and
the: Kentucky papers say that the choice of
iiis successor will lie between Mr. Crittenden
and Mr. Robertson.
Cotton Cuor.? We are assuie.l by our far
mors that the late frost has rut oil' the cotton
crop at least one fourth. Throughout the up
country the cotton was several weeks later in
opening than usual, which, with the kiilmg
frost, will make the crop fall far short of;
what was anticipated. The effect, we think, j
wili bo the iise of cotton to a reasonable price;
we would advise our Tinner* not to sell at the j
present low rates. ? Ca.tsville {On) Standard, j
I
Episcopal Geneual Convention.?This
body alter a scs-iuii of eighteen days, adjournel
nine die on Wedne-day evening. The Pastoral
address was read by the Senior bishop,
Rlowmll, of Conneetieut. It alludes to the
apostacv of Hi sop Ives, of North Carolina, and
gives a long and interesting review of the eon
ilition and pr?'-peets of the Episcopal Chunh
ia the United Slates.
Tiif. Rl'ssi \n* in Japan.? A ceo ding to
the Hong Kong papers, the Emperor nl Rus-ia
is resolved to share the glory "f forcing open
the sealed doors of Japan. Ilis armament in
the China seas, according to these au'hnritics,
is lor that object, and it is not, as lias been
stated, a squadron of observation* designed to J
check and control the movements of our fleets.
Tnroe vessels?the I'allas,of52guns, the Dwi-.
no, of 10 guns, and the \ ostoek, of -l guns?
were to sail from Hong Kong e.irlv in Augus',
to join the Ann-Mean licet, ami co operate in
the "ovciture."
Fanaticism ok tiii: Russians.?The common
privates of the Russian army?at least ,
those removed from tlie capital?believe, with
reference to ibis war, which they look on as 1
Ceitain, that "the Porte has sold the keys of
the Holy Sepulchre to the Jews, and that the j1
world will go to the dogs if tlio emperor does j
not rescue it troin tins profanation. i lie tali
itioal orthodox old Russian party are iufuri- J <
a ted at the delays that are interposed between i
them ami the subjection of the inlidel and the i
planting ol the cross in Constantinople, which , <
they already call Czarigard, or the Czar's
city. 11
Mean Pilfkkixr.?The Washing on Senti- ii
uel says tlint in consequence of vaiions dejue- J
tint ions committed at the Washington Mmu- j
mental Grounds, the houses containing the va- 11
lions ornamental blocks can only be entered j ,
with the permission .and in presence of the .
Liuaid. A short time ago some person private-,,
ly detached and carried away v\itli him three ;
>1 the brass raised letters on the face of the
block of stone contributed by the Swiss coiifed- |
L'ralion. No trace of the thief lias been dis- ,
overed.
| '
( ottox. ?A correspondent of the Mobile j
Tribune, writing from Gainesville, Ala., under ! (
late of *J()th nit., says: ; <
As to the cotton crop, tlie remarkably fine 1
weather for the last month, has increase I the i
\ ieltl one-third over estimates made six months j
since, and the crop will now be three-quarters s
iif an average one through this section. i
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We want just now to hear from \\ ill ?Shak- 1
?pea re verv much. Air. Coll.vers new etlitiou
if his works, with its twelve hundred cnumduI
ions, has set the JShaksperrian world agog. 14
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i lii' ^rcnt <j11o.s11??11 i*s, >wm i* i?j;m ?nu who i
is wrong. Wo know of nobody to sollh? it |
whose authority would !??? so good as that of ; t
lho great I'oel liimsfll* Ho! spiritual inctli- p
urns of every circle ! Can't you scan*, up the : t
11 list i ions deer stealer and induce liiin to come I
tin lIt from hi'hind his " blanket of the dark," i
Mill enlighten us and till men ? We presume ' |
tie can lie ioiind as well as 1 bacon and Sue- i
lenborg and Ounyan. Though it is most like- ;
v he is strolling about out ol doors more than
:iicv, for he was .a dear lover of uatuic. i'
the Boston Traveler.
Impoi'tiisil lj osij China.
By I lie Arctic we have details of the News
from China as late as the 20lh of August. It
kvf.s reported that there had been hard fighting
in the Ilonan province; but the rebels forced
their way through without apparently sustaining
any severe reverses, and had crossed flu
Yellow Kiver Into Shang-tuug [rovince, the
capital of whieli, T>i nnu-feo, it is given out,
had fa.leu. The insurgent.Is retain Nankin and
Chiu-kiang loo. At the latter place there had
been a smart engagement with the impciialists
in which the latter were completely routed, and
obliged to retire, tlie insurgents taking a place
towards StH'cliah, which caused great consternation
in that city, which would, no doubt,
tdmrily lie obliged to submit.?Amoy, up to.
the JOtli of August, remained in possession of
the rebels, but the imperialists were to make
another effort, in force to retake it, in a few
days. In an attempt to take the Imperial fleet
the reb -Is were unsuccessful, and very unfortunate
in having several of their vessels diiveil oil
the .Mandarins' war junks, and taken, and all
oil board were beheaded. The place had been
visited by a severe typhoon, causing great damage
to houses and property. Letters from
Canton mention that the commander of the Ii?iperial
troops at the AJelin Pass had sent to
Canton for assistance and instructions how to
act, as the rebels were marching on the pass.
In addition we have the following, taken troiu
circulars received in this city :
Sii.vxohar, August 5.?The main force of *
the rebels appear to have gone north, not, however,
as heretofore, abandoning their previous
conquests. Nankin and Chiug-Keang both
continue strongly occupied, and the Imperialist
forces are quite paral) zed ; it would seem
the rebels have only to advance on Pekin to
take it and end the Tartar dynasty ; that, lrowever,
will not suffice to restore confidence,
clear the country of plunder or revive trade.
Another dated. August 4 says; "The revolutionary
party have detached large bodies of
troops both north and south, and they seem to
lu; fast spreading over this part of the Empire."
The U. S. ship Saratoga lias returned here
from Japan.
Another circular, dated Shangliae. August 5,
says that they are daily expecting to hear that
the rebels have eantnred P??lriti Sinep tliov
have left Nankin they have met with uninterrupted
success, and unless the Kmperor calls
to his assistance his Tartar Bands, their ultimate
triumph is beyon 1 a douht. The Chinese
regard the struggle with great indifference, and
should the rebels be successful tliey will give
in their allegiance without opposition. In the
province of Sochow the stoppage of all trade
is beginning to he severely felt, and robberies
and ii its are of frequent occurrence.
The following report of the capture of Pckin
by the Rebels is from the North China Herald
of July 23d:
"Intelligence reached us yesterday, through
private channels, that IVkiu was taken, but
whether bv the insurgents or a rising at the
north, we have no particulars.
We have no means of verifying this rumor,
and can only give it as such, but it will be recollected
that the rumors of the taking of Nankin
arrived here many weeks before it was
po.-sihlc to verity that fact, and such may probably
turn out in the present instance. We
have more reliable information that large bodies
of ilie insurgents have moved northward Irom
Nankin, and that but a small force had been
left to guard that city, while the Imperialists
remain inactive, though in a large fu"ce outside."
The fearful state of the country about Shnngtung,
i >uod in the Pckin Gazette of the
21st ult., is vcrv likely to piccipitate a rising
in the north, if the people have any energy re-_
maiiiing, and not quite paralyzed by destitution
and weakness.
Since we wrote the above we have credible
information that the army of the insurgents
was in the vicinity of Pckin when the last accounts
left, and the next ..ccounts will, in all
probability, bring us news of its siege and probably
its cap'me."'
i n<> same eoreniar estimates uie supplies 01
leas t>> '-oine forward this season at from thirty
to thirty-live millioii pounds, which is about
half the supply of the world, The revolutionists
have posessioii of the Kohew district, from
which Oulooug teas come, and all reports say
that some teas as well as lives "have been destroyed.
The export of teas to the United
Slates is about half what it was last year, and
as the season advances the deficit is expected
to be much greater, say four mi lion pounds
short by the 20th September. To Knglaud the
export of teas, so far exceeds last year, but in
a month, it was thought, no excess would be
shown.
S.now Stoum In Thoy.?Wo bad yesterday
t lie first snow of the season. It commenced
snowing a little in the afternoon, and
continued snowing till late in the evening ; the
storm was accompanied by a high wind. The
weight of the snow upon the shade trees broke
off the branches and mutilated them badly.
The telegraph wires were broken down in almost
all directions.? Troy Budget.
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Tiianksgivino Day.?The Governors of the
following named States have appointed Thursday,
the 24th of November, to he observed us
i day of public thanksgiving and praise :?Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New
Hampshire, and Alabama. The Coventor of
Maine has appointed Thursday, November 27,
lo be observed as thanksgiving day. A largo
majority of the Elates will no doubt hold their
annual thanksgiving on the 24th instant.
Wilmington axd Manchester R. R.?We
indcrstand that on last Friday morning there
were eventy-cigbt through passengers from
kVilmington, besides a very large number taken
tp at the various stations on the way. We
ire gratified to see that this enterprise, in which
;o many of our citizens have largely embarked,
s begining to realize the profits, which are so
veil deserved by the energy and perseverance
>f its stockholders.?Darlington Fluff.
Nkw York Money Market.?The N. Y.
Journal of Commerce reports the market
lighter. I>ec!inein t ho deposits exhibited l?y
iiink averages more apparent than leal. Jietor
demand in the street ti?r business paper,
.villi large transactions, although without macriel
alteration in rates.
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Pope Pius IX, is so corpulent, it is said, that
ie plays billiards every day, for the purpose of
educing his size.
1'ivery ship yard in 11 ilh, Maine, is occupied
for the Winter.