Charleston, Sept. 17 ;
1) r radful Ditmster ori board i/ie &icam Boa!
fcN 1 IKFKI ZE\.
Abut 4 o'clock oil Sunday evening, as
the Steam- Boat iLnierftrize had just push
ed oft from Sullivan's, Islanu, having on.
board 60 or 70 passengers, one oi her
^oilers exploded, and dreadfully burnt and
scaldcd ten passengers^ who had taken
^elter from the impending rain below
the ^tck, and ciosc to the moutf? of
the bo'ler which buist. Four were while
yntJH and the remaining sol ntgroe*. ilo
ptrrson on deck, or in the cabin, receiv
ed t'ie slightest injury ; but such was toe
p^nic occasioned by the accident, that se
veral narrowly escaped drowning from the
haste in which they threw themselves into
the water, and inio one or two boats which
were along side at the time. The anchor
of the Steam- Boat was immediately let go,
> and ai soon as possible ibe unfottunate
sufferers were removed to different houses
jin the island, where eveiy thing that could'
^be done for their relief was administered
^fwo of iliem, howeve^ who were nyit"
severely scalded, died in the course otMhe
night; they were Mr. Jkssk Roberts,
son-in-law of Mr. Morgan, late a Consta
ble of this city, but who now resides in
one of the Northern states ; an<J Da
vid Tottkn, a native of Long-Island,
state of New -York?- both worfci ng at the
business of tobacconists. Mr. John Bobbs,
. cooper, of this city, also one of those
dreadfully burnt, and was brought up to
town yesterday in a most deplorable cou
, ditfon ? faint hopes only are entertained of
his revovery? (lie expired last evening.)?
Mi. John Guibbkns, of Savannah, was
- al ou sufl'crtr, but not in so serious a de
gree as the others. The * Negroes, as far
as we could learn, are a!) living, though
several qf ihcnv aie very badly burnt and
disfigured* . ?
Public opinion is much divided as to the
cause uf this awful accidew, most persons
being; of opinion at the first blush of the/
thing, that the boiler had exploded from
being overcharged with ?team ; but from ]
an examination which we have made, and.
from the united declarations of the owner, )?
Mr Howard, the Ivngineer, Pilot, and in-,
deed all hauds attached to the vessel, we;
are satisfied the fatal explosion was occa
sioned by lightning . ?Mr . Wfci>n*.RCAMPvtj
the Pilots who was looking forwaid at the ;j
moment, states, that he distinctly saw the 1
Jightning strike the top of the iron chim
ney, and the upper part of it was. thrown
a considerable distance from the vessel}
immediate If after which the fire, and
smoke, and steam, forced itself up the for*
ward companion-way in a frightful manner,
and aU on board ware thro?n mtgt the j
greatest contusion . A w h Ue man arm two
negroes, who wWiemplpftjL toty* io at*
tending the fires, all esc?p?<f without the
least injury were fortunately stand
ing in the Eorcca*t)e, about 6 feet from
boiler, which was separated from the
of |fae vessel by a thrn parti
Htfi electtiefltii^ wnicn isielu:v<d fgL
hM burst the boiler, descended the Chjrcb
Pey? P^i forced jhe boiler, and forcing its j
way through, fcwhfe vent 1>y bursting tire J
under part o ? the $m!er? immedieteHupiM|il
the five, when the boiling %aljer and fire
were thrown out' at the mouth of tne fur
nace, upon those' siting or standing im
mediately beforek.? The fluid is said to
have afterwards escaped out at one of the
port- holes on the side of the vessel*
What gives much ftrce to the opinion
that the explosion .wa* occasioned by light -
was, the extraordinary appearance nf
the body of one of the deceased* which difV"
feicd entirely from that or any of his u?*
fertunfcte (Alow sufferers ? the whole sur
face efjns slcin Wat entirely mack, dry and
hard, not f hi Uu* r-upo^"fi, and as cold as
da y ; VitnUfe4|v caption of his feet ; which
wer t scald etLjind- blistered, similar tf* the
dtlWrW- presCimptioo is, that this was
the effebt of the lightning. v
Tim BrUtr[*rixe came up to town yester
day forenoon, no part of her inarapWf
mjured, except the l|bile>.? We tin- .
^tyn^p?thfse
entetf^iaing proprietor, whose loss fh>m
this untoward accident must be very conai*
dtrafele : while, at tftgEKai "time, it tends
to prejudice i he public against the en
cou rag e m ent fof ikia great feS& Important
invetion. *
?> V't! it.
Richmond, Sept. 18.
The fresh attained its height a
bout o'clock, on Saturday ? bin
it was not so high by several in
ches as the one in 1814 ? Mayo's
bridge from this shore to the toll
house, was nearly under wtfter-? ?but
no part of it was gone ? The island
on which the toll-house stands, was
yearly covered ? and that part of
the bridge, which ? pings from the is
land to the new piers on the Man- -
Chester shore, comprising three old
piers and 4 lengths of 50 feet each,
was totally carried ?way. Aboat
from the island to the shore is at
present the only communication for
passengers and the mail Trent's
bridge hai lose about two courses*
betwen 70 andLfco feet long. ? The
{feah has subsided, so as to let a
part of it peep above the water.
Partof the N. E. corner oFContt's
Fishing house is thrown down.
There is no other damage done us
tion.* Mr. Anderson's saw-milk,
2 or 3 nriles above us, have sus
tained s^ne injury. ? Lofty as the
bank of thr Canal is, the torrent
broke through it in two places, and
demolished the upper dam/ ? On
Monday a batteau was carried xrvtr
{he wing-dam at th? h$ad of the
locks and staved to -pieces ?two of
the crew were drown*d---Tfie^lrci
seized an oar and swam to the shore
? the carge was lo-t. We have
no account of the damage sustained
M>y the low kinds in ? the Upper
Coimtry.
CAM DEV.
THURSDAY. SurrtMtK* 26, 1816.
? i m '? . 1.1 i ? ? ?. . ? * ? ?? > - . ? ~
'We arc requested to state that JOHN;
PEEBLKS, Esq. is a candidate for the of
fice of Clerk, of TtettHiaW District.
The following account of the Pondondes, a
. nat ion of Indians, hitherto Ik tie known
in this country, is from The Portico, an
excellent periodical work recently cota
menced in llultimore*
Sotnr account of the Pondonder?~~a tribe of
<4bhUc men , or Itidfan*, . , i
I r.
In a conversation with an Indian trader,
of consideruble knowledge, and acute ob_v
servalion, I received the foljpwiug account*
of a tribe of U>(Hiai> Hitherto not taken
notice of by any historian, k appears to
me sOfflfcierijy imttestlng to be more geto-i
erally known, particularly as the relater is
a man of undoubted Veracity, who has$
k y * t ? ? ? t- 7^1
r seen and trailed with the people described*
P Tho Pondondes are of short stature, >
I , , 1 ' 4**- A* ? %
I fair complexions, and short ciu ledbjpr of
I a lipfht brown colour. They live ?n exca
vations made in the stiles of the banks of ;
? ? * Vm - T ?
rivers and lak?*? from a dread of their"?
enemies tfie Sioux and Ceififiev>ay$% They
dress altogether in blue, use no paint, and
wear no ornaments of any kiod. Thf^r'
spatterdashes, or legging*, as they are usu
ally tei^4fe *9e sewed up at the side, af
ter ihe^prtanner of our ftatuaUo^ and not
like those W other Indians who show the i
hems on the outjdde* Their language is a *
peculiar one, relimbling the Scotch more
-T JW7 "^W\
no resemblance in the words* The 1
call them toward +&iu men ; but my in*'
formyt doea not heaitate to ?uy that this
is not their true character* lie had aedftJ
about ft*!r hundred of them on a huntihg
I garty ; ' but is unable to tpllof what num>
pREJpyiLMiivn cmni?? J ?ly?fc
thtirtbeard like other Indian* and do tfot
?. appeal to be of a more jflgtfieua turn*
They are not warriors* T jt^e^lhk |
lick, sing nor dance, as the other Indians
do,* but are a reserved, sober pcaftle*
This trailer was not able to asHrtain the
exact place of their residence; but he
thinks it is between three and four hun
dred miles bejow the Mandali towns* He
met wiili them on the great / irairie? , lying
between ti?e river St. Peter & the Missouri ;
he left the former river at the Cut Banksy
on the head Waters, and struck the Mis
souri at a ri^ht angle* In the neighbour
hood are 'many extensive fortifications
The French call them Hawnettt, (slaves;)
but this ought not to be considered their
proper name, as it is applied to all prison -
eis or captivcs. The Siou.r myl them
selves a?ri.e in their name Pondondr*k the
signification of which word, 1 have not
been able to learn. ?
The river St. Peter is called by the
Sioux-, lVatrr6<inTninisAotc?-\hc liver with
ibe troubltd waters.
We have seen a letter, dakd Hartford*
Sept. 12, observes
44 Ic is an a tonishing fact, that
snow fell yesterday in jSpringfieldj
(Mass ) to the depth of two or three
inches on a level ? and the Ver
-mont mountains have been covered
with snow for a number of days.
We have had rain here for 1 2 hours
and as cold as November, with the
wind It N. E/'
t? _ ?Sf on-tn the T
Mf. Ruby, his advertised, that
he will ftive lectures, on r[ ^ Spot*
on the Sun, in order to convince
the credulous, that there ?ed be
no fear of the extinction of th*C lu
miniaryy/ and consequently that the
world is not speedily coming to an
end; as reported by many malevolent
and superstitious persons.
A curious circumstance is said
to have happened in the county of
Cumberland? a whole family, with
the exception of one person, had
died of eating a p&rt of a cabbage,
which was boiled whole. On ope
ning it, a scorpion was found in the
?centre* , Enquirer.
DIVINING ROD.
The Divining or Magic ^
finding water, is known to be an
instrument frequently used by the
settlers in Kentucky, and the state
of Ohio. Until late year*, the ex
periment was laughed at by every
man of understanding; and only
regarded as a trick of imposture.
Since the discovery of Galvanism j
and the wonderful effect* produced
by invisible fluids, the experiments
of the divining rod, has been in
vestigated* both in the schools of
Paris and tendon*? it has been at-'
cei taincd as a matter of certainty,
that the twigs of various trees, such
As peach, cherry, plumb, &c. when
held in a certain position by the
human hand, are attracted by water
not exceeding a ctfitain depth be
ldw the surface of the earth.
? :
Spurious Bank Notes.? Thete are
in circulation, notes V* the name of
the " Merchants and Mttbanitks
Exchange company of New-Fork."
No sO?h bank is in existence.
| \ , . . |?fo 4iv.iL ^ K ?- * ?
V,;- ' ?'* * V $ ? j
It is stated in ,a northern paper
that the gallant commodore Trux
ton is a candidate' for the office of
Sheriff ol Philadelphia.
\ i * ? h i
HTf extraordinary oration waw latejf
-dllivet'eil ip parliament by lord Stanhope,
in which Ift pleases himself with the idea
ofauftion be< wist the Hnman Catholics,
Presbyterians, Anabaptist*, and Independ
ent* against u old mother church*'* ,
m- ' -
r * - 1
r4tm tn s tidious Judgi. -
ecoTras all
Jong niu rue it ;
Wis^JUtple garnaenls came from Tyre,
* His arrumett* went trtiu
?nW, ig>T M ? .flu
Boot 4t &hoe Making.
C3 HE Subscriber infonys his
JE Mptomcri and the public, that he
has mated his shop up tlioad-street, to the
house lately occupied by Franca Jm, tay
lor, where he intenda carrying *Y business
.in future* Those who will fcivor him with
their QJistom may depend on having their
work done in the best rmmner, and newest
style. He has on band an assortment of
Boots <$r Shoes,
of different sizes, qualities, See.
Wanted, one? Or two Boys, as np
prenticesto the above b^mess, who will be
well taken care of, and thoroughly instruct
ed in the business, ? . * ?
Jons \V. JONTES,
Camden, Sept. 1 6.
Wholesale Prices Current.
Domestic .4riclea.
Colion, Sea inland lb\
t, L |)ld nd >
Rice, prime new cw/
Flour, Superfine bU j
,, Fine country
Corn, bush
Wheat,
Tol^ucco, leaf lb
? manufactured ;
Whiskey | gal
Butier, lb
Bacon,
Lard,
T allow,
Bees Wax,
Hemp, . .
Homespun, cotton yd\
u.
Shoe thread, ? tb ]
Indigo, prime*
-Bcar-Sfcf ris irThaTr,
foreign jJriicles .
Coffee, prime) lb
n old ? ^_j
Sugar, Muscovado
Salt 9 v bush
Iron, - 100 lb.
Charleston
OOO . 0 48
o 25 . O <XJ
O 00 * 3 00
11.
00 . O 00
0 OO. I 25
0 14.0 16
0 60.0 651
0 23 . o as'
0 u ' O 17
0 90 , O 22
0 I 8 . O 20!
0 28 . 0 3oj
02S.Q 28
0 75.0 80
i . ?
0 19.0 23
O 13 .0 15
O 55 . O ?5
5 00 .6 00
tr*S . a 48
1m' f .4
Canute n.
0 25 .0 24
U .13
8r
1 50 .0 00
O 10 .0 12
ouo ?0^25
O 80 .0 85
0 18.0 25
0 1 2 tO 15
0 12 .0 16
0 00.0 I 5
0 00 .0 35
0 JIO .0 sr
0*85.0 30
! 63
,0 75 .0 3 7
18
0 30.0 32
0 18,0 20
1 00 .0 00
7 00 .8 OO
0 8r .(MX)
NOTICE.
THE Subicriber informs his custom*
ers? and the Public^ in general, that
i,'he has removed his ^
Hatting Business
to 2S mile creck, urn! will sell HATS at
S?i per doaen, clelived at Mr. John M'?
Null's in Camden. ~7'
JOHN NAUDEN.
September 26, 1816.' *6tf
Lost,
Y^VK 4Vednesday the astfrinat. on tha
river road, between Beaver Creek
and Camden, or in Camden, a note of hand
drawn by Jonathan Duren,in favor of Jamea
Peary, 'amount &200 dated about th% 10th
of August, 1816. Any person finding the
said- note, and will return it to the subscri*
be r, shall receive a suitable reward. Aa
payment is stopped, it can be of no use to
any person but the owner.
i vf. , r JAMES PERRY.
1816, - v ? - ?6-a
A
For Sale,
BODY good High LAN^of *.
bout 8iX THOUSAND ACfcES,
in Lancaster County, on Wild Cat Branch
and Camp and Crane Creeks ; the Platta
gre in possession of James H. Blair, who
can give information about the Lands t6
any person wishing to purchase, and will
receive proposals lor the same.
ROpERT BALKLEY,
DUNCAN M'RA,
2 AC H. C ANTfe Y,
July 19, i$16. * * inf. .
<? -A . .i ' /. t W \ "
Tht MOTS.D HORbJt
Wrangler,
Will (timid this season at the stable of
the subscriber, on Beater Creek, at the re
duced price ot gft the season* 8ft 50 ctf
the leap, aud %& u> ensure with foal
. ?Wrangler it so well known in this dis
tri?t that be needs no further recommcn
'* *
r * BAMUEL B. HAMMOND. x
Aug. %7j lata.* ?. J \
HAVE on hand ?'general assort- \
mcnt of HMwwbte and (
Fashionable Goods.
Also, ? good supply of GROCERIES,
which they wilt sell low f&r cash dr pro
dude*
? C?wdcl?, HUf #, 1*44.
J urt .Published ? *
And for Sale at this Office,
At Mro Clark's and at Mr. Mathis# 8tore*,
? and at the Post Office,
( Pnce 15} cents.)
A Sermon,
?*?' ^ \ Jjk
Preached in Camden, on the death Or the
Rev'd FHAMCiS ASBVHY,
One oj the IHshofis ?/ the Mtthodist Jkfiioco*
pal Church in America.
B y Hilxiakd JuDca. Elder, JMK F. C.
Considerable allowance made to /> se who buy
>S a quantity.
August 22, 1816.
? *? ? ? . mm i l tfcin? m+m
Wanted, one or two in
telligcnt LAWS, from 14 to 16 years of age
as apprentices to the Printing Business? >
Enquire at this office. Aup> I.
I HI sink Deeds,
For sale at the Camden Gafcc'.te Oflke*