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F'OR SALEi one ten plate and one six plate S l'OVE-^K iK|uire of _ W. ISLANDING. November 2 1 , 1 ft l 6 4 6 gig! A Second hand panntl GIG for sale. ? Enquire of H. K. COOK. November 21. 1816. 4-6 ~TTO BE LET, ? THK Tenement in at Printing Office, ur.d possession giv en the 1st of December next. J. BREVARD. Nov. 21.1816. - 34ff In the Common Picas. Royal Bullakd, indorsee, v. V Casein attachment* Alexandra Spkars. J \ JLT HfcRK ASJthe Plaintiff, in this ac tV>n, did on the I3ih day of No vember* in the year of our Lord one thou sand eiffht hundred and. fifteen; file his declaration in the Office of this Honorable Court* against the Defendant, >vho is ?b aent from* and without the limits of ihis Slate, and hath neither wife nor attorney Jtnown within the same, upon whom a copy of the said declaration, with a rule to plead thereto, within a year and a day, might tie served^ It is therefciw ordered in pursuance of the act of the (ieneral Assembly in that rase made and protidrd, that the Deten ^ riant do appear and plead to the said de claration, on or before the sixteenth day Jjpf April ; which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and se venteen * otherwise, final and absolute judgment will be given, and awarded ?gainst him. v ?Th#mas Salmond, c. c. k. d. ftFFtCK.of Common 1'i.kas, Kcrnhatv l)i*<fict< Jlfnil 15, 1816, >07/C7i\ TIITC petitioner humbly solicits his friends in Kershaw Oistrirt, to aid and assist him in trying to acquire a major ity of votes in his favour, for the Sheriff's place, at our next election, as he assures them that he is n real candidate* WM. HKASINGTON. Camden, Aug. 2 1 , US I 6. 2 I tf FOR THE CAMUEX CJZETTE. I A BRIEF ACCOUNT Oj the general appearance cf SouTh-Capo and its ctiniate , connected with cb_ 8crvationx ufion the manner* oj its inhabit* antsy and the influence of climate u/nn them , by the editor. Hitherto I have spoken exclusively of the general appearaTice of the seasons. It now Remains, 10 take some notice of those tremendous atmospheric phenomena, which sometimes attract our attention, excite our apprehension*, and produce the most. al arming sensations. South-t arolina is subject to vast heats, furious whirlwinds* hurricanes, bursts of thunder and fatal lightenings, rarely ex- j cecded in the West Indies. The memo- ! table whirlwind of the 4th May, 1761 ; j which occurred in C harleston, exhibits a striking pi oof of this, and the hurricane of 1814. has left vestiges of its ruinous^ force ; evincive of their impetuosity. 44 lie fore, said l)r. Garden, m an elegant des- | enption of the whirlwind of '61, 1 say any thing of that tremendous whirlwind, which j I mentioned to you in conversation, the j particulars of which you desire ; I shall observe that Carolina, in common with other warm climates, is subject to unusu al tempests of various sorts ; such as se- 1 vere thunder storm*, hurricanes, whirl- 1 winds, &c. of different strength and vio lence. 9 Thunder storms and gusis happen at all lime ol the year, particu ai ly in sum mertime* but there are some, of the most dreadful force and appearance, that hap- . pen chiefly in The spring and autumnal months. They generally rise between the^ west and north, and generally advance, with accumulating thickness, always in a contrary direction t<* the wind, which strengthens as the gust approaches and | rises in the atmosphere, in deep and sul- ^ ten darkness, pregnant with frequent bursts of sharp lightening*, darting its tremen dous fork* in all directions- I.very kind., of animal seeks shelter anct reirtat. The wind increasing and the clouds rolling o? ftorn contrary quarters, the opposing ele ment, ^ n^T^heTi^Tunons approach^ and vio lent contention, produce a general' uproar i anddaikness; and the atmosplvere is hur ried into eddies and whirlwinds that fill the air with dust, and leaves and branches of trees, and every other light body thut lies I in their way. so that an almost total dark ness take place before the important cloud, rolling on, at length bursts over you and I pours down spouts and torrents of rain mingled with almost uuintermitting peals of thunder and lightening, pointed and i Toilced- wtiTclv fiequently stnkts houses uwd shivers in pieces the loftiest and stoutest trees. During the storm, heaven and earth seems to be in contention, and yet no soon is its force spent, than all is sunshine culmness and tranquility. These gusts generally happen in the afternoon and to wards evening ; though I haven seen them at all times of the twenty lour hours. Hut entirely independent of such storms, whirl winds of different sort arise in various parts of the country, and taking sometimes a rectilinear and sometimes an irregular and varied direction, proceed through the country, marking their progress, if of great strength and violence, by an avenue in the woods of greater or less extent, ac roiding to their diameters, where every tree, plant, building, 8cc are torn up, broken and laid flat ; till at length the whirling column either suddenly lilts itself up and vanishes in the air, or gradually diminishing in force, bulk and diameter, ! totally disappears M This has been h*ppi- I ly discribed by the inimitable Thompson. | ?? Huge uproar lords it wide. 'I he clouds com- i mix d With stars sv*ift, *weep along the sky. i All nature reel*, till nature* king, who oft Amid tempestuous datkness dwelt* alone ; And on the wings of the careering wind W*lk? dreadfully serene, commands a calm ; Then straight, air, sea and earth^are huah'd at once." During ihe month of September, 1813, there occurred a whirlwind, such as has been descried by I)r. Garden. It arose most furiously, and in passing over a mill pond, laid flit every tree within its rcach, making an avenue of about 30 yards in width ; pursing a rectilineal count!* it |?ass ed l?v a saw mill in which there were sev ? Thi* observation i*searccly applicable to tLe upper parrot the state. era! people standing, blew down the hous? I of Col. English winch was distant noi mor1 than a hund.ed yards, look up his smoke j house, demolished the nej*ro houses, and carried .two or three servants about fout hundred yards. It appears that tins tre mendous gale did not proceed more than i one mile, for other people of the neigh .twirfcftMt knew n<J Wofe <>f having seen shingles, pieces of wood- &c? falling about. I have frequently endeavoured to ac count for tho*e dreadful tornadoes, by sup posing that currents of air tLe force and i velocity of which are neat and 0*mpQftin? same stratum, meet ; after which, pursuing a rectilineal course (im pirgement, varying according to the angle of incidence,) the power of which is aug mented in a direct ratio to a combination of the two forces. This solution maybe fully exemplified by supposing that south west and north west winds are prevailing at the same time, with a velocity exactly > proportioned to each other, the first mak ing their wayjo the north east, the latter to the south east, the point of impingement would be exactly in the centre of an ima ginary circle, including the four cardinal points, consequently the direction of the two currents, when thus united, would be a due eust. Reasoning a priori from this proposition, we discover that the direction may vary according to the angle of inci dence, the disproportioned force of the two currents, and the resistance made by the circumambient atmosphere. Hence an oerial vurtex thus produced* may us sume a direction either upward, downward or lateral. Solutions of physical desider ata are frequently fallacious and dou bt ful ly received, but when supported by rea ' son analogy and observation, they are at least entitled to respect* Were it not for uiduction dra*n from a similitude of ac tion in the circulation of bodies, more or less fluid, hydrostatics would be but a poor appeal, lor the decision of so intricate and inierestingja subject, but happily, their impressions and effects are so strikingly alike, as to become obvious to the meanest capacity. I shall therefore attempt a far ther developement of these phenomina by stating that streams of nearly equal force, upon meeting, either at setTor land, as in the confluence *?f rivers, &c. the r force is magnified according lo the weight of their bodies, descent, or angle of incidence, and the direction assumtd depends upon an e qual, disproportioned force, or an opposing body. II; for example, they are opposed alter their junction, by a body projecting from either side, or an asce.nding wave, the direction is changed and the whole circu lating mass is thrown into commotion, and whirlpools of greater or inferior magni tude are produced, resembling whirlwinds, or tornadoes. This, therefore, seems to ac cord precisely with atmospheric agitatic^. Winds when met by counter currents, upon meeting, always rise, fall, or change direction, according to specific gravity, force of impulse, or angle of- incidence. This discovers to us the manner in which such force accompanies those blasts, and why they assume or not that rotato- y or twirling motion, and why, after meeting those bodies, or striking tlw ground, they ri?e carrying with them every thing with which they come in contact. Meteors are another species of pheno mina, which present thetnselves to view very frecjtieently, and excite at once our curiosity, admiration and surprise. 1 hey occur through the whole course of the year, | but particularly in summer and autumn, during night* They generally make their appearance within the vicinity of swamps and low grounds, and are produc ed probably by the decomposition of ve getable and animal substances. 1 heir appearance is various ; sometimes tliey are seen at the distance of several hundred feet a1x>ve the surface of the eat th, darting in a horizontal direction, whilst some ap pear to fall, and others pass within a few feet of the surface. The former have been called by the vulgar, falling and shooting stars, and the latter, Jack with a lanthern. This is the real ignis fatuus of authors. There is a description of meteor seen here sometimes, which has given rise to a be- i lief in apparitions, with the supei stitious, arising from pools of water, ponds, marsh es, and low grounds. Its appearance and extinction are almost instantaneous. I have attributed it to the disengagement of phosphorated hydrogen gas, which coming in contact with atmospheric air, takes fire. , Small streaks of air perfectly warm to our senses arc frequently felt in our walks and rides, confined to no particular situation* Several attempts explanatory of this sin gular circumstance have; been offered but none aire well enough supported to entitle them credit. C To be continued. J SUCCESS OF THE SLAVE TRADE. The Spanish brig 67. Francisco de I'au la Alun M/ricano , captain Cova, formerly the Lnited States' brif* Fire /^/y, *from Amelia-Island, bound ?o the coast of Afri ca, for a cargo of slaves, was on the 1st ult. off the Cape tie Verets, risen upon by the - crew. The captain, 5 officers and 7 men were put, with a bag ot bread and fifteen gallons of water, into the brig's tender, and oulered lo make a j>ort. They arrived at 6*. Antonio, one of the Cope Verd Islands, on the fifth day. The brig is well armed and has a large compliment of men? it is said, they expressed a determination of plundering every vessel they might fall in with, and proceed to Haytu fur the pur* pose of obtaining a Carthageniati commis sion. When the tender lost sight of her, she was in pursuit of a ship that had been in sight all day. - THE PRINCESS OF WALES. " On the arrival of the Princess of Wales at Tunis in a small Polacre, (which she had chartered for the purpose of visiting the different parts of the Mediterranean, (sl?e was escorted to the British Consular House by the < onsnls of the different na tions residing there, when a bow from Her Rgyal Highness informed them that she wished to be alone. A few days after9 she recieved tfieirvUits. _ u Her drees was of a scarlet velvet* rich ly trimmed, cut lower before arid behind than it would be decent to name* and de scending only to the knees, with sleeves about two inches long, her Tegs were co vered with a pi'.ir of Red Nloroco Boots which came above the knees ; on her head, she wore a kind of Bonnet, made of purple velvet, and scalloped to resemble a Crown, with three Ostrich feathers, about eighteen inches long. " She is remarkably fat ,and short ; bra ces herself very tight with Gorsettesf wear$ her breasts, her arms and her back very much exposed ; paints to excess ; wears a wig, (which is curled at the sides, (near ly as high as the top of the bonnet, (artifi cial eye brows, (nature having denied her any( and false teeth. i? her suite consistedof a German Baron, abput ft feet 3 inches h gh, and every way proportioned, whom she had taken from the ranks of some German regiment ; an Italian count and countess, the latter* young amf handsome ; two Kngtsti office rsof or dinary appearance and manners ; a band of music, and a few domestics. M She appears very ignorant and coarse in her manners, and indelicate in her con versation. She made many enquiries re*, pecting America, and among others, if it was not very hot in Canada ? and was \eiy much surprised to learn that it was aho sometimes co d. She wulks. hows, twirls her stick, and gesticulates like a man ; and after visiting the Ilarem, spoke of the customs there without reserve. As re gards her husband, she said that he had in ?ortir r en fiects , a stronger claim to the title ? of Grand Beignor than any other man in the world. 11 She visited the ruins of Carthage, and although the Bey offered her his carriage, she preftred riding on a jack ass, with one slave leading , another driving him along. The Italian countess rode a-straddle, on horse-back, having short peticoats and looie . pantaloons. The other attendants were some on horses, some on mules, and soma on asses, followed by an iitimence rabble of Turks and Moors, who were attracted by curiosity to see this stfange procession. " Her Royal Highness talks of visiting the U. States, as she has a grc?t desire to become acquainted with the Americans, having never seen but one 4 real one ' in Tier I life." Nkw Haviw, (Con.) Nov. 1. The legislature of this state have this day appointed the following gentlemen to be electors of President and Vice-Presi dent of the United States, viz : His honor Jonathan Ingersoll ; Natha niel Terry, Seth P. Staples, Jirah Isham, Samuel W. Johnson. William Perkins, Ehsha Sterling, Elijah Hubbardj und Asa Willey, esquires.