THE BATVJVEE.
ABBEVILLE C. II., S. C.:
Wednesday, August I, 1817.
Kaiu.
* We have had floods of rain within the
last few days, which we fear has done much
damage to crops of corn upon bottom lands.
The streams have been very full and several
bridges washed away. J
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College.
We have been favored by a friend with
a catalogue o.l the officers and students of
this College for the present year, from which
we learn thai it is in a prosperous and flourishing
condition. The commencement will
take place 011 the 15th of September ncxt}
upon which occasion, the Anniversary Oration
before the Literary Societies will be delivered
by the Rev. W. T. Hamilton, D.D.,
of Mobile, Ala.
Cliaiige.
n ?1.. tt 1 1? VI! .^1 ^4
r rom 111c raauiuurgjLvupuuuciiu u>
ult., \vc learn that W. M. Bobo, Esq., has
disposed of that paper to Benjamin Baird,
Esq., under whose auspices the Republican
will be -continued. Mr. Bobo intends to
('hang out his light in Columbia."
Rail Ito.Ml Ifloctin^.
/ meeting was held in the Court House
on Sale Day last to interchange views and
opinions with regard to the contemplated
rail road. Speeches were made bv Thos.
Thomson, Thos. C. Pcrrin, II. A.Jones,
Dr. F. G. Thomas, and Dr. Paul Connor.
This meeting was-well attended, eonsidervorable
appearance of the day.
opcneiiy we subscription of stoc^'~ ""as
*."i^pcisc amount subscribed,
the-amount required will &
^ people stem to be fairl
W^P0 inipotflince t^16 enlerPrisc
^|p|| should this project fail, tha
^een called up by th<
thai
fife. and smoii
^ ^loK^/^^eriff ot tha
>?ion the nigh
'&unci article;
^ ?- %ycd. Col.
..nyo is ^uppginatefl
kyjff-' JVM* ' Amatcltr, a ^Bj^^>ornal of
polite literature, scionco.nnd aitlnP'aKehed at
Madison, Ga&by Hmnleiter & Wiieler.
Terms, annum, in advancflfc
Wj|^j|j|fl|@ved several numnprs of
this exceedingly interesting journaflL and
in commending iflfc the
njjHflP^rs, whose pens will not faKto
'?$^'CL giveat an extensive cir?uli#fon anii ? **?
reputation. We trust the Publishers vW
favor us with regular
IS consequence the maite.
on Monday kst, from;wgWWfer, ^e are
unable to give our_rs&dSFs 1)utHMtle"no\vs
. the seal of war thifetfeek. M'ex.
tracts found in another pwrof ^iis p?p$^it
. be seen that W?
^I^jouisiana Re g^ment^wi
;' men left Tampico
I at H?ejutln
in a nnm#?*gi^pg^i^^i^
*' misting
s
ber bands from their mountain fastnesses
and plant the stars and stripes upon the
walls of all her cities. The pulicy pursued
in the prosecution of this war is characterised
by any thing else but wisdom. Instead
of giving our army the means to follow up
and talcc advantage of victories, what has
been the course? A delay of some two or
three months after each battle until gov- 1
eminent could furnish the means for tran- !
sportation, and the enemy in the mean
time preparing and fortifying himself against
us.
I
liiilisli Mvdialioii.
A Washington letter in the New York
Courier and Enquirer, dated the 22d inst.,
says ;?<{ It is certain that the liritish Minister
is exerting himself to the utmost to
induce the government of Mexico to accede
to our proffered terms of peace, and that he
has hopes of success even before the cap
lure of the city, although lie regards the
prospects as belter when the city shall have
been taken, especially if there shall be another
battle in which Santa Anna will be
disgracefully beaten, and probably seek
shelter by bocoming a voluntary prisoner
of Gen. Scott."
(Foil TIIK ABBEVILLE BANNER.)
Mr. Editor:?Permit me to correct a
mistake which your correspondent "T." has
made, in supposing that I intended to notice,
in a flattering manner or otherwise, his "recent
attempt to instruct the people." I was
a. _ * I. . 1 _ A ,1 U
noi, even, aware uuu nu iiuu ihuuc sutu uu
"attempt."
I regret that it is not in iny power to ac*
cept his "profound ackiiowledgcmnts," as
in so doing, I should feel that I was receiving
that which was not my due; but at
the same time, let me assure him, that I do
not the less appreciate the grateful feelings
which prompted him to oflbr them.
In return, I would embrace this opp.ortunity
to tender him my own "profound acr#???
trntMf fl'"
1 IV Iiu ** IVjUglllliiHO Wi tuo * Vi J yvcvfiu V *3
| compliment, paid me in the high estimate
I -'-oV he has placed upon, what he is pica;
sed to term, my "law, lore, and logicbut
^ Unfortunately, I am sorry to be under th(
y "/"^^ity of reminding him that, owing tc
!, the "eiu t leisure," and "exuberant cha
t rity, with jie }ias jnVested me, he
e will not be surpn^ that 1 cannot consent
r that he should, for m} iicncfit> "submit,
1 even, his "crudities" to the km atv] perni
cious process of "destructive distillation."
In conclusion, I would say that if you,
j, corresponds "T." has "\>Ccn docketed sum
it has been done without ..v i.?nw,
t ^ti3i5e or agency. I have commenced n<
t suit, and am not aware that I have any
; cause of action against him; and if a
ha_s_ 9/3r general jurisdic
Instead of finding it "docketed" D. ver
sus "T.?" it will be found in "T "
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(REPORTED FO* THE ABBEVILLE BANNER.)
> EXHIBITION
j k Of the Janior Class, Erskine College.
I The sun had scarce sunk in the western
likyj when the eager multitude were seen
pfalipg their way to partake of the rich
viSBb oFtrliterary repast. They repaired
to the^hurch, the sceti'o gf action, where
every thing was done up '^afccanlUy and ?n
order,'1 Tl|g^|t?ted themselves q^etly,
and anxioa8lv^fitt|Ued the drawing of the,
curtain,' Expectanolf^^eat high. Wfl
^withstanding the hitherto nigl^reputprt io n of
class, npn^^e disappoin&lMw^was
^jKrery deed V.reason, and a flow
'WSPhs " J
p^occasions like the present,ntfN^
frgqjp?4ly we are entertained' with trite,'
Subjects, ha?kneyed sen
w ?uu a v Ui UU3U 14^110n j
thsop&omore rant; but, in justice
akersy thtf eollege; which they
represent, wor prpudly say, that
jecte weredigmfied, and ihanly?^
indicative of taste atifT research,?not the*
^Sreaid'bartt themes of Ambition, Patriotism,
&d'lndustfyr the sehoot'bo^'s wonted song.
rTheir sentiments were chaste, and< profbund-not
commingled with. tfee musty slang
Wlitt'Wproli fic imagination^ but alike to
the leamdd- and unlearned^ comprehensive,
instructive,-^and entertaining. Their
thoughts were capacious,-; and towering?
wandering through, the labyrinthian mazes
of subtfe philosophy?clambering amid the
^ sru^l^erirtg/ruins of wretched worlds,"
andof mighty Empires, which live only in
song. Their diotionvwas euphonic, mellifluent?flowing
gently, as a pebbled rill,
mixed withdropsofsweeteet' ncctar.
i Merit, however, needs but little comment
*y e ioave tbo class in its glory-^the honor- ,
?<3 sons oftheiF Alma Mater, not undeser"
ving the parentage of old imperial Yale.?
We have paid them but a passing tribute of
respect. We anxiously await their senior
year, and the still more distant futilre, when
they shall be engaged in the diversified avocations
of life, for farther developements.
In conclusion, permit nio to congratulate
vou on the very successful manner, in which
you made your debut before the public. If
you have not already made yourselves ":i
name and a praise" among us, the dawning
nf'thntrlnv is nt le.nst skirlitiL' the Eastern
V1 1 o
Horizon, when you may appropriate the
language of the prince o( Latin lyrists:
Exegi inoimiucntuni aero pcreniiius,
aliquc silu pyramidum altius;
Quod 11011 iinhcr cdux, 11011 Aqiiilo-iiripotous
I'ossit diruerc, ant iiiinuiienibilis
Aniiorum series, aut fuga tcniporuin.
Non omnia moriar! multaqac pursmci
Vitabit Libitinani.
! July 30, 1847. A Spectatorj
^ImL'iikGkkknville Raii. Road.?A Corps
iTmKngincers and surveyors, consisting of
j Messrs. Brown, Walker, and Griffin, arc
now engaged on a survey of the route upon
i the ridge between Broad and Saluda Rivers.
I On Saturday evening last, they had pro
; pressed as far as fifteen miles from Columbia
We bespeak for these gentlemen the
attention of our Lexington and Newberry
friends, in whose vicinity they may pass.
Tliey are opening a road of wealth and convenience
for you, and you should show them
real up country hospitality.?South Car
Prospects of Charleston."?The
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I l5ilvn.il 11IU1 IVepilUllUllIl glVK UII UALLdLl IIWI1I
a letter received by a merchant in that city
from a friend in the Cherokee country. It
is gratifying1 to perceive the reputation
i which Charleston has already attained
! throughout the Up-Country,and we venture
to predict that a longer and better acquaintance
will but increase that, favorable opinion.
With superior facilities of access ; with the
highest prices for produce, with liberal and
accommodating merchants, whose stocks of
J goods are unsurpassed in variety and cheapness,
Charleston cannot fail to be the great
point of attraction for the produce of the
intorinr woll ns its source of sunnlv for
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. ! the goods received in exchange therefor.
| This is our "inevitable destiny."
j But to the letter in the Republican:
j "It is perfectly disgusting to see how low
Savannah stands in comparison withCharlesL
! ton ; where one man in Cherokee id in fa}
vor of the former, you will find a score in
favor of the latter. The stockholders of the
Central Rail Road will sleep on until thej
* loose a trade which they will never be able
i to turn. It is truly mortifying to a citizen
l of the former to see the upper part ofoui
> State completely tributary to the latter
and that resulting, in a great measure, froir
inertness and a want of enlarged views
How can it be possible for Savannah to ge!
r grain from this section of the Stale, wher
the Georgia Rail Road cars alone infest th<
Siito T?r.n/t tVir>v show tVioir r?r?t/>rr?risf?
5 whifst we exhibit anything else 1 If tht
y1 Central Rail Road intends to leave the
\ matter a!on>e to the Macon Road, be it so
iuii iu.tb. CJiuriear&iij?v^lLjiwake hs
' the cry.' A man can ship produce then
and get his returns, whilst a poor urvfortu
* nate patron of Savannah may have his ly
9- ing at the Depot for a chance to ship."
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OmuiN of tiie QvL.t Stream".?A writei
in the^Knickerbocker for Aprif throws oul
me annexed bold and original ideas regarding
the origin of the Gulf Stream:
Some of the peculiarities of that great
and powerful current known as the Gull
Stream, are its temperature and color. Its
color is the blue of the Pacific, an<fpot the
green of the Atlantic. lis temperature is
higher than that of the other tropica^aeas.
/The color is not that ofthe turbid Mississippi
and the other kirge rivers flowing into the
G^f of Mexico^outofthe fathomless depths
which the GuffStrtfem flows. Its tempef(ro||ire
is not that of the neighboring waters.
Whence, then, are the color and temperature
derived? According to this correspon*i
ugiu, mis uuiur is uenvea, with the stream itself,
from tlie Pacific He affirms to be far
down beneath the Great Isthmus separating
the ocean from the Gulf. He maintains
that the Isthmus was tunneled by the action
jofthe volcanic firqp, Still maintained in that
vlciirity; that the stream is of higher tem.perature
because it has been charged with
the heat of volcanic fires raging beneath
tfte tunnel' of their own construction; that
the'Waters are made to rush through this
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b,vU. ..mivi auu iuuii inu vjtun stream Dy
the revolditioDj^f the earth upn its axis, and
the ever existing fact that the water of the
Pacific, resting against the Western side
of the Isthmus, are frorft lifplve to eighteen
Jfeet higher than those of the^fftttof Mexico;
that the reason'why the stream'WfflMlliightemperatuve
abotlt-tiBey West, is that there
the great cirrjMH^%om the Pacific and.
through the GjtiWnr$t * emerges to the aur
face and has ifffced less with the colcte&waters
through which it is projected, ;^jjK A*child
was born weolf, aboufrS^niles
north of this nroMBBB^;::ha|lKwo' well
formed heads; bothM^IHHMrDody. The
faces of each of thfese two heads were perfectly
natural*, and even quite handsome.
The spinal bones of the neck united a little
.1 L- * *
wgiun iuu suouiuorsr i lie, two* windpipes
united in one, in- the breast, where they
came together. In all other respects except
the head, the child! was naturally formed;
It died inithe adt of being born ; and caused
&lso the death of the mother. \
^1. Joseph Valley Register.
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FROM MEXICO.
Highly Important from Tsuiipico.
General Dc. Hussy's command attacked, at
Huejulla by General Gar ay with a force of
1200 men?Dc Hussy's command surrounded
and placed in great peril?He'
sends for reinforcements?Requisition sent
to Vera Cruz?Arrival of the New Orleans?
General Pierce- is opposed tin his
inarch by a large Mexican force?Deltussy
is reinforced, and cuts his way through
the enemy, with a loss of 20 killed and 10
wounded.
The steamship New Orleans, Captain
AuIII, arrived tins morning, having lctt vera
Cruz on the 17th, Tampico on the 18th
and lirazos St. Jago on the 20th of July.
Captain Auld reports that General Pierce
left Vera Cruz on the morning of the 14th
ult., with 2500 men, and a train of 150 baggage
wagons. The New Orleafis arrived
at Tampico on the morning of the 15th ult.,
and the captain was informed by Col. Gates,
: that Col. DcRussy, with a detachment of
Louisiana Volunteers, and part of Captain
j Wise's company of artillery, Captain BOyd,
i with one company of infantry, amounting
j m all to 115 or 120 men and ofiicers, left
; by the way of the river on the 8th ult.,
| for the purpose of relieving the American
! prisoners, and landed GO miles up the river,
! from the steamers Undine and Mary Sumj
mens, without seeing an enemy, and the
! boats returned to Tampico at 2 o'clock, P.
' M. on the 15th ultimo.
An express arrived at Tampico from Col.
i DeRussy, stating that they had been permitted
to move on uninterruptedly until they
| got into a narrow pass near Huejutla, when
j they were surrounded by 1200 or 1 >100 men,
under Gen. Garay. Col. DeRussy's comi
tnand had suffered considerable loss, but
j with the assistance of Captain Wise's artilI
lcry, they had cut their way to the river, and
there waited for reinforcements.
Col. (jiates despatched the New Orleans
! baclc to Vera Cruz with a requisition on
| Col. Wilson for four companies of infantry.
' i He had also sent the steamboats Undine
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j and Mary Corners up tlie river Willi iou
, men, <o Col. DeRussy's assistance,
i The New Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz
! 1 Gill, at 2 o'clock, P. M., and found the city
| in a state of excitement. Gen. Pierce had
j marched out as above stated, and encamped
I about ten miles from the city, when the ad
' ! vance guard came in and reported a heavy
force of Mexicans at the National Bridge,
who were inarching towards the city.?
i Everything was got ready for action. The
t shipping was removed from between the
r castle and the city. Gen. Pierce reinforced
s i his command with 700 men, making in all
i 3,200. In consequence of this difficulty
the requisition from Colonel Gates on Col
, Wilson could not be complied with. A he
i New Orleans had on board 25 mariners
from the U. S. sloop Saratoga, on the mor
r.u_ iit.l ..w 1 ?:i?4
f iiiFiy ?ji IIIH i / tii mi*, anu raiivu wi i u:::p:
i co, j)revious to which Gen. Pierce hat
i marched out to meet the. enemy. The
} New Orleans arrived at Tampico on the
? 18th. A detachment, which had gone uj
; the river had returned, and reported as iol
lows, qs near as we could ascertain :
v v Colonel DeRussy had
* on the morningofthe 12th, when the Mex
- icans commenced a heavy fire on their
frr^rr. ? II ,11 - ,,T. . .
- nuuian uiicuuuiis. ^apiain wise got his
piece of artillery to bear on them, when
after receiving six or eight rounds of grape,
which cut a lane through their line, the)
: gave way and fled to the chaparral. The
Americans continued fighting their waj
back along the road towards the river, al
. intervalt.uitfiltho morning of the 16th,
' when thSywere relieved by a reinforcement
of 150 men. - They returned fo Tampico
at a late hour on the 16th, with a loss of
20 killed, and 10 wounded, and 2 missing.
Among the number was Captain Boyd, who
fell in the first charge, with three balls
through his body; also, his first Lieutenant,
who fell mortally wounded and was left dy^fngon
the field.
Col. DeRussy had several balls through
ft is coat. Capt. Wise had his horse shot
from under him. The men arul officers
fought bravely. The names of the officers
from Louisiana who accompanied Colonel
DeRussy are not recollected. The Mexican
loss reported by a Lieutenant to be 150
killed, and 126 wounded. The Americans,
also, lost l&or 15 horses and 60 pack mules.
Lieutenant J. L. Parker, of the navy, died
on the 12th ult on board the steam-frigate
Mississippi.Island
of Cuba.?The NewYorfcfitm
contains some most extraordinary "revelations
with regard to the Island of Cuba.
The foll&wing statement wilf excite great
surprise:
" Cuba b^jgeogrrfpnical position, of neces
buy unu wgni Deiongs to the United States,
it may and must be ours. The moment
has arrived to place it Hi out hands and under
our flag: Cub? is in the 'market for
sale, and wo are authorized by parties eminently
able to fulfil what they propose, to say
that if the United States will offer the Span,
ish government one hundred millions of
dollars Cuba is ours, and that with one
week's notice', the whole amount will be
raised and paid over by the inhabitants of
the Island. One week is all they ask. if
our government will only make the offer for
tHem to act upon; and which Spain is ready
to accept This is no vision-, but a fixed
fact, of.which*we have seen, and now; hold
the most undoubted proofs."
The Editor of the Sun; presents several1
forcible reasons Why .the Island of Cuba
should be the property of the United States.
We say hands off. Lot us not open fresh
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sources of discord among the different divisions
of our republic. Let us not furnish a
pretext for the intervention of the European
powers. The two groat maritime States' of
Europe, France and England, will never
be acquiescent under an arrangement, by
which the United States, becoming possessed
CuHa, could control the commerce of
the (_Ju 1 f. And how would such a manifestation
of territorial aggrandizement stand by
the side of a treaty with Mexico, if one
should, perhaps, disclaim such aggrandizement
in her case? Our policy with regard
to the Island of Cuba should be passive, but
watchful. No tempting bait held out by
the authorities and people of Cuba, or even
by the government of Spain, should Ittre ys
from this path of safety.?Eve. New.*.
An Incident on the Saguenay.?Somo
years ago the Hudson's Bay Company had
in its employ as clerk at Tadousac an intelligent
and amiable young man, whose
name was McCray. For some unaccount- \
able reason he became deranged, and on
one occasion, a cold and stormy winter night,
he took it into his head to cioss the Saguenay
upon the floating ice, which was run
ning at the time. When first discovered
he was about half way across the stream,
and making frightful leaps often and fifteen
feet from one block of ice to another. His
friends followed in' close pursuit, with a
boat as soon as possible, but on reaching
the opposite shore the unhappy man was
not to be found. On the the day following,
however, certain people who were hunting
I for him in the woods discovered him perch
' ed in a crotch of a tree, almost frozen to'
' death, and senseless as a clod of the valley.
' He was taken home, the circulation of his
j blood restored, and he is now an inmate cf
I thr> Onphpp T .unnti.-. Asssvllim tiiinrl
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ot'lhis worthy man was thought to be of a
high order, and it is certain that he possessed
and an extensive knowledge of botany
: and geology., From remarks that escaped
! him subsequently to the wonderful feat h'c
performed, it is supposed that the time of
1 starting across the river, he was thinking?
1 of a particular book which he wished to obtain,
and had been told could be purchased
: in Quebec, towards which place (unattainable
by land) he had set his face. It is
1 worthy of record that poor McCray is the
' only man who ever crossed the deep and
angry Saguenay on the ice, as it is never
solidly frozen ; and it is almost certain that
> the feat he performed can never be again
' repeated.?Corr. of Nat. Intelligcnccr.
Mr. and Mrs. Cobden ix Tuscany.?
The arrival among us of the celebrated
^ economist, who has induced the first corn>
mercial nation of the world to adopt the
very principles on which, for so long a time,
lias been ioundeu the econojnic legislation
> of Tuscany, was naturally celebrated here
" rather than in other countries. Immediately
wits formula a cuiiiuiiueu, in which com'
merce, the forum, and the class of propric5
tors was represented; and, the Society of
5 the Casino of Florence having consented,
) a company of 110 persons united to greet
* the illustrious stranger and offer him a
splendid banquet, in the magnificent gallery
' of the former Borchese Palace, on the eve'
ot April. TUo Chevalier
Vincenrzo Peruzzi. Gonfaloniere of Flnrrence,
presided, and many persons distin5
guished for name, talet, and position sat
' around him. The lunette of the gallery was
? occupied by a great number of ladies, many
of whom had bestowed everv dps 'nr inn nf
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1 courtesy upon Mr. Cobden,who was invited
by the committee to o^sist. After the
speecirof tho president; who proposed the
health of the Grand Duke, "the firm and
constant supporter of commercial and industrial
liberty in Tuscany," Mr. Cobdcn
addressed the guests in an excellent speech,
which was loudly applauded.
Roman Advertiser.
Lieutenant Colonel May, u the bold
Dragoon," has declined the honor of a pub- i
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j>o uiijuci, icnuerea to mm Dy me citizens *
of Washington. In his neat reply to the
invitation he says, with graceful modesty:
"It would afford me great pleasure, did I
conceive that I occupied any public position
which entitled me to such an honor* bur
feeling that I do not, and having expressed
a desire on other occasions to my friends to
avoid any public demonstration towards ma,
for having merely endeavored to do my duty
fts a soldier, I am obliged mo3t respect-'
fully to decline the high compliment which
you have so kindly and courteously tender!
cd me." -
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Perfection attained in the Manufacture
of Glass.?It is difficult to foresee to
whatperfection the manufacture ofglassmiay
be brought, and to what purposes this article Z
maybe applied. The balance-spring of a $
chronometer is now made of glass as a substitute
for steel, and possesses a greater de- f
gree of elasticity and a greater power of re- -J
sistingthe alternations of heat and cold.?
A chronometer with a glass balance-spring! v
was sent to the North Sea, and exposed to- - " v
a competition with nine other chronometers, . ''f;
and the result of the experiment was a report - - : |in
favor of the glass-spring one..
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Must go to. School.?Thoy have a,n ex- &
cellent way, says a Massachusetts paper,
of keeping boys at school in Wincassct-^
The. select men have ordered the arrest of
all\the>1foy?- who may be loiieriog' around ; , ^
the street^ fluting school hours, saying that '^||?5
they must either'Attend school or ieyoih^^Nl^g
their timo with diligence to some