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VOLUME VIII. CIIERAW. SOUTII-CAROLINA. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1843. NUMBER 8.
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CHERAW GAZETTE.
Chbiuw, Tuesday, January li, 1^4^.
During the -absence of the Editor payments due
to him may be made to Mr. Wrstervklt.
We arc indebted to the attention of the Hon.
John Campbell for copies of the President's message
and accompanying documents, for which we
beg to offer him our grateful acknowledgements.
We regret that we arc compelled this week,
from the sickness of some of the persons employed j
in our otfice, to issue the present number in the I
form of a half sheet; but trust our subscribers will J
accept this apology in extenuation. We have
been induced to issue it thus for the convenience of
our advertising patrons.
William Henry Haywood, Jun., was, on the
20th ult., clcctcJ by the Legislature of North
Carolina, Senator to Congress. The vote stood?
for Haywood 95; for Graham 69.
Mr. Clay visited Natchez 0:1 the 6th of Dec.,
and New Orleans on the 22J, at both of which
places he was most enthusiastically welcomed.
The officers appointed to compose the Court
of Inquiry into the late circumstances 011 board
the United States brig Sniien, are Commodores
Stewart, Jacou Jonks, and Dallas: Judge Adft
I
r rocatc, Ogoex Hoffman*. The opinion of a Court
thus constituted will command the public confidence
and resect.
The Court convened on lx;u;d the .Vorth Curo
> 1-1 ? ?
liua, at the navv yarn, dtoiuui, ?u .. ?,
the ~bth uit, at haif past 11 o'clock. The oaths
hiving been administered, Mr. llofFuisn read t:ie
order, convening the Court, from the Navy Depirtment,?after
which Commander .Mackenzie
made a request to the Court that he be allowed
the assistance of Mr. Hone, not as counsel, hut to
t ike notes of the proceedings, and to aid him in
writing other matters necessary to be put on paper.
?On account of the non-arrival of certain letters,
alluded to in the correspondence of the Secretary
of the Navv, Mr. IIuiFinan proposed an adjourn,
merit, which being agreed to, tiic Court adjourned j
to nrcet next day. at h ilf past 11 o'clock.
. Gooev's Lvov's Boo:c.?Vfc have received the
January number of this elegant periodical in advance
of the regular day of publication, and find
it a rich treat both for the eye and the mind. The j
publisher seems to have surpassed a!! his previous
efforts to gratify the taste of his subscribe!s; and
tire embellishments which accompany it arc a proof
of the high state of excellence to which the tine
*rls have attained in this country. Of the four
engravings, the first, " Devotion," a mezzotint, is j
a work of great merit, an^ is worth more than the :
price of the number. Tne coloring of the plates ;
alone, is stated to have eost upwards of .$1,000.
The literary jiort'mn of the work is all the production
of American ladies, with the sole exception ,
of an article by Miss Joanna Rvm.mk. The sub- ,
Rentiers' numV-rs, it is stated, will be forwarded in
a few days, as fast as Issued from the pros.
Tits HjD;::r.? Tli? long-expected annual report
of the Secretary >f the Treasury has arrived
ut last, and possesses the rare merit of being short.
It consists, in truth, of little more than a transcript
^ of the nation il hal mac sheet for the dyin^ year,
au I the usual esti.n itos, in the gross, for the year
to co.nc. Ills suggestions arc few, and his rccotnmendatioos
fewer sti'l. lie does, indeed, shadow |
forth a project for raising three millions more of j
revenue, but ventures not plainly to say that he
means a very proper duty upon Tea and Coffee. j
Tins is abuut all.?Cjrn. Advert.
THE BANKRUPT 1AW
4 Is safe for the residue of this week ; the bill '
to repeal it having been laid aside in the House j
of Representatives yesterday in order to go on with |
the Appropriation Bill, the immediate p;iss?gc of i
which was almost a matter of certainty. The j
Bankrupt Repeal bill cannot now be resumed in
that body before Monday next I<ct not the friends
of the law, however, deceive tlicmsclvcs with fulsc
hopes as to its fate inCongress. A bill will certainly
pass for the repeal of the Bankrupt Act, in part, if !
not in whole, before many weeks. Whether it will 1
be repealed or modified as from the first clay of this
session, or from the date of the repealing or modi- j
fving act, is not certain.?Nut. Intcll. of Dee. 13. i
THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL, I
For the first hilf of the ensuing year, which pass. !
cd the House of Representatives on the 22J, was '
next day taken up in the Senate, on the report of j
its Committee of Ways and Means, gone through,
i a ^ I'omco of Rnnprspnta.
passed, ano reiurneu ?*? mc iwu.iv r.
tivcs?was afterwards enrolled and signed by the t
oncers of both Houses?and now only requires j
(if it be not already signed,) the signature of the i
President to become a law.?Ibid.
A London correspondent of the N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser, speaking of the immense importance
of the late Eistcrn conquests to Great Britain,
and of the sunshine of prosperity which has
suddenly and unexpectedly illumined her gloomy
political atmosphere, concludes in the following
strong and energetic language concerning the
credit of the United States abroad : ?
^ 44 It is deeply painful for any true American to
turn from this scene of glories and successes, to the
dark and sombre aspect of affairs at home. Eng.
land, with an infinite amount of actual causes of
distress and embarrassment, is prosperous in spite of
them all. Oppressed with taxation, and borne
down by pecuniary liabilities far beyond her present
resources, she still enjoys a quiet at home and
a credit abroad which no other country can approach.
' Tiic United States, on tlie other hand, free
from the rooted evils which c!in^ around this country
; with liabilities which arc to their resources
as a drop to an ocean ; with rio domestic disaffection
and no foreign foe; seen t<> he forfeiting their
respect ability at hour. with a r-piihtr ?inlv I" be
equalled by the certainty of their utter want of
credit abroad !
44 I speak this in bitterness of heart; and I as- J
sure vou that as an American, sensitive to his
. I
country's honor and reputation, I blush every tune !
that country is named.
44 I will not pursue this strain ; but if my coun
trymcn could see how the land which Washing. 1
ton saved, and to which the eyes of every lover of
political and religious freedom in Europe and
throughout the world had for so many years been
turned with a reverence that made the name
44 American'' a passport for the traveller in every
realm ; could they, I say, see how that country ^
is reviled and derided, and feel as I do the justice ^
of every reproach which is uttered against her, j
" *' ?* ? -1 * - rot rio ro !
I they would unite in one giganuo muu i? .v??v?w j
licr national character, and set on foot a moral re- j
volution before which the physical struggle of " so.
venty-six" ehould 44 pale its ineffectual rays," ;
while America resumed her proud position amon;
the nations of the earth ; and her sons, in the land
of strangers, should once more know the lofty sa- .
tisfaction of hearing their country named with rc- J
spect and regarded with affection.
441 am yours truly,
44 A Yankee in London."
At a meetino of the Washington Temperance
Society, held in the M. E. Church,
Resolved, That the first meeting in next month,
be a special meeting to take into consideration the
propriety of altering and amending the constitution
of this Society, and that this resolution be pub.,
lished weekly until that time, in the Farmers' Ca- J
zette.
Correspondence of the JV. I'. Evening Post.
London, Dec. 3.
I presume that such a brief summary as can be
accomplished within the limits of a letter, of the
important news from India and China, will be
deemed uisuiti?-ient to gratify the curiosity of your j
readers, an J thai you will copy in full the accounts i
contained in the Jjondon journals. It will be un- j
necessary, therefore, ror me to trouble you with I
t !a
Tim news i* in every way satisfactory?the triumphs
very complete. The people here rejoice
that a wasting an J dangerous war has been ended
in Affghnuistan, an 1 that the slaughter of an inoffensive
people h is been stopped in China ; and
it is to be hoped that the advantages which may
result to civilization from three hundred millions !
of people being brought into contact with the oth- I
cr nations of the earth, after having been so I
strangely and effectually isolated for centuries, i
may counterbalance the evils which have been J
inflicted.
The terms arc all that England could have desired.
Lasting peace and friendship between the
two countries?the five principal ports of China
to be thrown open, which is probably only a step
towards unrestricted trade?consular officers to be
appointed, and all intercourse to be conducted on
terms of perfect equality. IIong-Kong island to
be ceded to the British forever?and 21,000,000 of
dollars, in addition to the five or six millions last
year, to be paid towards defraying the expenses of
the war. The French Journalists, who are terribly
gulled at the news, having predicted that the
Chinese war would be interminable, and ruinous
to England, hint that the Emperor will endeavor
to evade the treaty as soon as the British troops
are withdrawn. This, however, is scarcely to be
supposed. The lesson must have been an effectual
one which caused him to accede to the present
terms, and agree to receive barbarians "on terms
of equality." The English might have carried on
operations in the vicinity of Canton for half a
century without making an impression on the
" Ilrighteyc," but when it was found that one
strongly fo tided city after another fell under the
red and black outer barbarians?that the resistance
of his bravest Tartar soldiers was vain?
that the great canal, the main artery of his cmr.
*.^ nil I emn lirt in tlm nnwer of the tnemv.
.... ? - i -- j.
anil all co nmunication stopped?that the fall of
Ningpo W'S at hand, and that of Pekin probably
not far distant?then it was scan that further oppo.
silion was hopeless, and could only lead to the j
downfall of his dynasty. It is not likely that
these lessons will be speedily forgotten, or that
infringements of a treaty will be attempted, which
will be certain to he followed by prompt and
deadly retaliation. The Emperor and his mandarins
now know the sort of people with whom
they have to deal, and the haughty contempt
which China has either felt or affected to feel, for
all other n itions, is probably at an end forever.
It is impossible to estimate the consequences (
which may result from the teeming, the wealthy, '
tSic luxurious inhabitants of China being brought '
into contact with the rest of mankind. It is an
era in the world's history?another marvellous feat
performed by the people of that small northern Is- j
land; which exercises, under Providence, an influence
on the affairs of the Globe, little short of i
miraculous.
One of the first effects produced by the news, !
i was an additional demand for American Cotton J
| in the Liverpool market. It is thus that the naI
tions of the earth hang together ; the successes of j
! the British troops in China, raise the value of I
f
I United States produce! Already does Munches- j
tcr begin to speculate, and the only fear is, that
overlooking the fact that, a demand for foreign J
goods on the part of the Chinese, must be of gra- I
dual growth, her manufacturers will glut the mar. ;
I kets of Ningpoo and Foo-choo.f<?o with fabrics .
i for which their new Asiatic customers have yet
j to acquire a taste.
There is one incident in Sir Henry Poltingcr's
; despatches which is very striking, and which equals
j any thing recorded in Creek or Roman history, j
j Tiic Tartar General who commanded at Ching.
Kcang-Foo, as soon as he saw that all was lost, rcj
tired to his house, commanded his servants to set
J it on fire, and seating himself in a chair, perished
: in the flames! Honor to his memory.
The 1 itf struggle has clearly elicited the fact,
j th it the Tartar or Muntcliou race exist at the
| present time, as a distinct military tribe, main.
I t.lining a haughty superiority over the native ("hi.
net"'-. Infinitely superior to 'he latter in valor,
and all soldierly qualities, they sccrfi to haV'
maintained, up to the present period, the demeano
and privileges of a conquering and prcdominan
race. The Chinese have not shown themselvc
either very moral or patriotic. They left the Tar
tars to do all the fighting, and when a city wa
taken, immensely augmented the evils inscparabli
from war, by commencing a general plunder o
the houses of the more respectable inhabitants.?
So systematic we c the rascals, that they fired tin
streets at each end, in order to prevent being in
tcrrupted by tho English, and carried off thei
booty by lanes and obscure turnings, known bu
to themselves. The steam vessels appear most U
have excited their wonder, and are termed by then
"devil ships!"
The moral effect of the late success both in Aff
ghanistan and China, will be immense, and wil
leave an impression on the Asiatics of the hope
lessness of any struggle in future with England.
France has finally decided against signing tin
Anti-slave-trade Treaty of 1841 (to which she liar
formerly agreed); the representatives of Grea
Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia met, and dc
clarcd the protocol closed, and the treaty binding
on their respective government*.
From ike Baltimore Sun.
RRPORT
OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
This document, which is very long, and
much in detail, and which we shall there,
fore condense for the convenience of oui
readers, commences with a general refer
ence to the reports of the General in chicl
and the heads of bureaus having charge
of the subjects respectively, for the condi.
tion of the army, the fortifications and the
other branches of the military service, the
stnto of Indian affairs, pensions and mili
tary bounty lands; and also for the sug
gestions dec i ed requisite to (ho good o|
(he service, and for accounts of the men
sures taken to execute the laws of thr
last session. Farts and portions of thf
army not inspected for many years, hnvf
been examined; fortifications, arsenals
and depots of militnry stores have heer
visited ; no important military establish
tnent of the Government has escaped in.
spection, and much information has thui
been pained by the Department; the re.
ports of the bureaus being very satisfnc
tory. In pursuance of the act of the last
session altering the fiscal year, the esti.
mates of the Department hare been pre.
pared for the firs' six months in 1843. and
for the year commencing the 1st of July,
IS43, separately. Those fur the army
proper, for the half year of 1843, amount
to $558,586 89. The appropriations for
the same purpose of 1842, amounted tc
81.284.669, of which the half would be
82.142.334. This very great reduction
is owing to various causes: first, (he di.
minished expenses in Florida, effected
mainly by the vigilance of Brig. (Jen.
Worth before the cessation of hostilities;
of which an account was transmitted to
the House of Representatives at its last
session : second, the termination of those
hostilities; third, the stopping of the recruiting
service in August last; fourth, the
doubt whether the state of the Treasury
would warrant even the expenditures authorized,
particularly those in the Engineer
and Ordinance Departments, induced
i suspension of many of those w hich could
he suspended with the least public injury,
and considerable balances in consequence
remain ; and, fifth, a desire to economise,
which is believed to have influenced all
ibe branches of the service. These, and
other causes not so important, have saved
the expenditure of a large portion of the
amount appropriated for 1842. and left it
to lie applied to the service for 1843.
The same desire to economise and adapt
our expenses to any probable state of the
Treasury, has induced the very moderate
estimate for the service ot the nrmy pro.
per. during the fiscal year commencing
July 1st, 1843, of $3,204,568 GO, being
81,080,100 40 less than the appropriations
for the same objects in 1842, and
8867.430 40 less than the expenditures
in 1840. It is confidently believed that
the present military establishment of the
country, including all the expenses of the
military academy of a permanent or contingent
character may be maintained at a
cost not exceeding 83,100,000. This cstimatedoes
not, of course, include the appropriations
for ordnance, ordnancestores,
small arms and equipments, which a redistributed
among the States, or are accu*
mutated for future use; nor does it inelude
the expenditures of the engineers in
erecting fortifications or other military
defences, or in the measures preparatory
to such erections. It will be seen that n<
appropriations are asked for the ordin.ancr
service for the first six months of 1813,
Those recommended for the fiscal veai
commencing 1st July, 1843. are 8775,
200. The appropriations for the sarin
objects in 1842, were $921,300. These
have been reduced more in reference t(
the possible state of the Treasury than 1<
the actual wants of the service. In th?
Engineer Department the appropriation!
asked for the ensuing eighteen month!
amount to 81,245 500. The nmount np
propriated in 1842 was 8278,000. A
portion of the estimates is indispensable
for the preservation of works already coin
meneed?the residue is deemed neeessa
rv. and it is believed that true economy
will he consulted by appropriating it ; hu
still it is not indispensable at this time.?
The whole nmount of the estimates fo
the military services of the country fo
the first half year of 1842. exclusive o
fortifications, is 8020,040 78, and for tin
fiscal vear terminating July 1st, l^H, i
? V r 9 m
ej $4,141,154 BO. The estimate? arc thus J
r ? slated to prevent, if possible, the misun- :
t | derstanding which frequently charges to!
s ; the military service all the expenditures
- j of this Department. Thus runny of the
s : estimates of the Chief of Topographical
e I Engineers relate to works either exclusive.
f I Iv of n civil, or of a mixed military and j
- J civil character?such as light-houses '
e ( placed under his charge, and improvement (
- of harbors, rivers, surveys, &e., and enn- ;
r not, with propriety, he included among;
t the military expenses of the country.
i The estimates for pensions are also very j
i . much reduced from the amount nppropria- 1
ted during the last year, which is believed
t [
- to be justified bv the diminution of thc M
1 number of pensioners. The estimate for i
- that object, for the first half year of 1843. '
is Si 19,340, and lor the fiscal year, end5
ing July 1st, 1844,8697,650. The np. i
1 "propriation* for the last were 8730,000. 1
t In the Indian Department, the expenses '
- being regulated by treaties or by law, there
\ is no room for the exercise of discretion j <
in the reduction of their amount. As these ! 1
! are chiefly made within the first six j
months of any year, the estimate for that j '
portion of the year 1813, is, in fact, for '>
the service of the whole year, and amounts i
I to 8791,484 49, and those for the fiscal i
year commencing July 1st, 1813, amount '
to 8850,978, being, however, nearly
S 150,000 less than the sum appropriated
in 184*2, for the same department. This
arises soleiy from thero being less required
to fulfil treaty stipulations for the purchase
of land.
The cessation of hostilities in Florida is
next adverted to, the reasons for which
have already been laid before Congress.? '
The number of troops thorn has been 1
gradually diminished to a sufficiency fot
protection against the miserable remnant
of the Indians, with whom, except a few,
nrrangementsfor removalhavebeen made.
The few outrages since the cessation of
hostilities arc attributed to bands ignorant j
of the measures adopted, or of the t 'rms l
,,fT*,?rnil T4m ri n?r the Mist ve.tr firmr hnn. 1 '
! drrd and fifty Indians have hern shipped
to tin: West, and it is supposed two hun
died more have surrendered, and accepted ,
the propositions (o remove to the district (
assigned them ; and a force, consisting of
sixteen hundred and forty-four men, is ;
I retained to garrison the posts and remove !
. apprehension. The troops withdrawn (
have been disposed of at proper points for 1
' the defence of the western and northern 1
" | frontiers, or have relieved others on the 1
1 ! the seaboard. The artillery has been 1
drilled and employed as infantry, and as (
many companies as possible have been J
i collected on the Atlantic frontier, to prac- !
lice at the guns, and learn the exercise
of garrison and field artillery. In con-e- '
qtienec cf the Mexican invasion of Texas, '
1 and apprehensions relative to the wild (
tribes of the south-west, and to prevent I
any attempts to engage in the then i f
coming conflicts, a strong corps of obscr- > ?
; vation has been kept on and about Red . (
l fiver under (ieneral Pay lor, and have nc- 1
! complishcd the object in view. Trie na- j1
: ture of the service required on our exfen- ; r
I sive line of frontier on the south-west, j I
j west and north-west, renders the service '
j of mounted men indispensable; and it is (
held that true economy, as well as efTec- 5
five service, will be promoted by the con- !
tinuanccof at least the present mounted j '
regiments, reduced as the rank and file '
will soon he, to fifty men for each compa- j '
nv. The Secretary efore hopes that 1
the law which requires the dismounting of j
the second regiment of dragoons, on the 1
4th of March next, will, at least, be s? far
modified as to leave the time discretiona- j5
1 r>- . j!
The regular force, as now authorized j 1
I by law, consists of seven hundred and \ l
'! seventeen commissioned officers, seven- j '
teen storekeepers, of w hom fifteen are at- j 1
' Inched to the Ordnance, and two to the I
1 Purchasing Department ; two hundred j 1
and fifty enlisted men for the ordnance 1
1 service, and seven thousand five hundred 1
' and nincly non commissioned officers, i '
musicians, artificers, and privates; I wen- j
ty chaplains and schoolmasters, and as ! 1
many ordnance sergeants as there are j '
military posts. Clerks, forage masters, 1
1 and wagon masters, are also employed in '
' the Quarter-master's Department, from 1
time to time, acc ording to the exigences i 1
of the service. The act of August 23, : '
1 1842, reduced the rank and file of the ar- j '
my three thousand nine hundred and^
twenty men. The reduction is gradually | 1
' proceeding, in the manner contemplated 1
hy the act, and the excess, according to j '
* the last return, is 1970 men. It is supposed
the prescribed minimum will be I
reached bv the beginning of the year j
' 1944.
Fronr the general returns of the army, j
* it appears that the whole number of troops j
} now in service is nine thousand eight i
' hundred and forty-seven, consisting of!
15 seven hundred and eighty.one coinmis*
sioned officers, nine thousand six hundred
* non-commissioned officers, musicians, nr- ;
1 (ificer<i, nnd privates, nnd two hundred i
and forty-seven enlisted men of ordnance. J
" The aggregate is eight hundred and for- !
ty-sevcn less than tho number stated in
' the last annual report.
' Tho desertions have not hrcn numer* j
"Ions, hut an unprecedented number of
r | men have been discharged by the judges !
r ; and courts(thrce hundred and eighty-eight !
'[between July 1, 1641, and October 31, J
Bj 15!'?) principally on the ground o! then '
t 4
being aliens. Various construction* ofI
the law on (his subject, havo tended to I
perplex recruiting otTieers; and as the
low wages 0f the soldier are not a stifii
. I
cicnt inducement to enterprising natives,
it is suggested that probably a middle
course won IJ avoid all difficulties, name- f
ly. allowing those to be recruited who are t
citizens, or who have taken the preliminary
oath and initiatory steps tonaturali- J
z.ition. f
The report of the officer having charge c
of the Ordnance bureau is stated to be an- V
tisfactory ; and in consequence of tho sys- *
tern pursued, it is alleged that wo shall \
soon have at our command, cannon, small
arms, fixed ammunition, gunpowder and
its components, to nn extent commensurate
with our wants. I J1
The returns of the militia of the scve ,
ral States, which constitute the basis of ^
the apportionment under the net of 1809, f
for arming and equipping the militia, I
have not been regularly mado ; nnd New *
Jersey, Delaware. Arkansas nnd Louisiana,
have been delinquent in this respect >
from twelve to eighteen years. The ,
cause of this is deemed worthy of inquiry,
nnd the evil, of a remedy; as is also the
disproportion between the allotments of "
arms and the population of the several
States.
The state of I lie Treasury, as this Do. '
pnrtment wasadviscd by the properaulliori- H
ty, rendered it necessary to withhold the t
expenditure of as much of the nppropria- 1 ?
tions, mado at the last session of Congress, "
as could bo suspended without the great j(
ind manifest injury to the public service, j,
In reference to the condition of our for- n
eign relations, and the quantities of arms, 3
cannon, and gnu carriages in our posses- *
sion, it seemed that such suspension could ,,
take place in the operations of the armies f
and arsenals, with iess immediate public ?
injury or inconvenience than in other dc- ^
partments. Extensive repairs also became '
necessary at the armories. For a time,
therefore, no work was carried on at either ii
of them during the past season. Labor c
has now, however, been resumed on n j.|
moderate scale, and instructions have been ?
given to complete the muskets in the e
course of fabrication, and to make five ?
hundred rifles, and five hundred pcrcus- M
sion muskets, each month, for the ensuing
six months. The arsenals will he chiefly a
employed in the repairs of arms, and in a
the manufacture of the iron work of gun a
carriages and military equipments. Our J'
supply of heavy cannon being very good, <j
it is not contemplated at present to pur- g
chase many of that description ; but a ?'
sufficient number of largo chambered 81
I |,
:;uns to arm our ^urts will he procured.? 1 0
And in consequence of the adoption of
he suggestion of the Treasury Department,
before mentioned, a large portion )f
the money intended for the service of
he year 1842, remains unexpended ; and 1
my specific appropriations for the Ordi- -
lance Department for the first six months p
>f 1843 will be unnecessary. The estimates
for the fiscal year commencing J
Inly 1, 1843, are made upon a scale so
educed as (o lie warranted only by the **
lossiblc state of the Treasury. The usu- ^
il appropriations for the ordinary objects
)f expenditure in this branch of service
irons desirable now as at former periods ;
md it is believed that a mistaken economy
only would dictate the continuance \
>f such reduced amounts, when the count- u
lion of the public finances will admit of
what is demanded by our true interest.
A national foundry on a limited scale,
where the qualities of iron may be tested, c
ind models for ordnance fabricated, is le
suggested, and it is stated that some legis.alive
provision has become necessary
n rcferenco to tiic load mines and mineril
lands, on account o( difficulties between
claimants of the lands and those engaged ^
n mining and holding by lease from the government.
To enable the government
lo obtain some value for these lands and |
mines, and, at the same time, to afford to ^
Ihe humble and comparatively indigent j0
a borers an opportunity to acquire lots for ,jt
sums within their means of payment, and tli
n quantities adapted to their means of
working them, it is recommended that the
reserved mineral lands in the north part ,a
>f Illinois and the Territory of Wisconsin
uid Iowa be allowed to he sold in lots of f
ten acres each, at a minimum price of J.1
ten dollars per acre. It is represented
that they are worth from twenty to fifty
dollars per acre, depending on their situation.
The subject is commended lo Congress,
but the same causes arc not operative, nor
[Concluded on pave 2.] f
ARRIVED, d
DEC. 27th, Stcancr Utility, Gulliver, 3$
days from Gcorgeloicn, with lighter?Merchandize 0
to B Bryan Sc Bro., Emanuel ?fc Solomons, Felix
Long, A J Harris, C Vandcrford, and D S
Hurllcc of this place :?And to Jas. Lane, P .Mil
" ... -r. tf n _ if a
Icr, A S Coggcsnati, i, n raw icy, .?i .a uiiunil],
E S Bunch, W II Cannon, E & L Levy,
B Gauze, Thos. House, R Monroe, C \V Dudley,
W \V Durant, and A Bristow, of the interior. 1
DEC. 30th, Steamer Oseola and lighter, John ^
Irvin, with goods for D Malloy,. A P I/ieosle,
Tar, Pit/nan & Bo., Blue & Moore, and Em an.
uel and Solomons of this place:? And W Munnerlyn,
J B M'DanicI, and S Emanuel, of the
interior.
DEPARTED. j 1
DEC. 31st, Steamor Oseola, with cotton and :
merchandise. i
JAN. 2d, Steamer Utility, GtUlitcr, with cot-1
ton, for Gco'^'eto^fc 7
^^heTVWTRK^
Jancmrv 3d, 1843.
\rtT!CLK8. TKK J $ C. J $ C,
Secfin market, lb 0 S| g 4
iucon from wagons, lb 6 a f|
by retail, lb 6$ 7
lifter lb 12| * |J
Iceswax lb 22 a. 23
1 J <M -
tagging juru ? xx
lalo Rope lb 10 a 124
''ofTce lb 1^4 a )4
'otton, lb 5},i a 8.
Jorn, scarce bush 40 a Oil
lour, Country, brl 44 a .5
'cathers fin wag. none lb 8 '4 a 82
odder, 100lbs 75 & I 00
iiass, window fix 10, 5<U't 3 25 a 8 *n. >
?, i0*12, . 50ft 3 50 a 3 75
liJcs, grcrn lb 5 a
dry lb 10 a
ron 100!b j 5 a 8
udigo lb 1 a 9 5#
iiino cask 4 a 4 54
,urd scarce lb 7 a'
icallier, sole lb 22 a 9k
<cad, bar ib 8 a )0
ogwoori lb 10 a 15
lolasses N. O, gal 35 a ; 44
, gal 28 a 53
Tells, cut, assorted lb 7 a 8
?! inn 1 1 rnrcwu^tfmamerrmm^^
The River is navigable for Steam Boats.
1843. ,T. .
rll E commencement of another year binge
with it inany engagements, and tho Suit,
rriber lakes this method of informing his cus.
omero and tbosc indebted to him. that he ha#
lany and prcs-ing engagements to "pay money
ti this and tho next month, and his principal
leans to do so, is from collections, which bs
- . ,
opes 10 muHC iroin mow inucoieo 10 nun. hi
joking ov r ins business, he finda Jic has a great
lar.y outstanding debts duo him, rrnu) of which
rr srnr.li; I u' as rivers are made up from smot!
trcam-, so a largo amount in tho Mggiega's is
iiade from small accounts, whero they are iiw
rcerous lie hopes, therefore, that norx* of bit
ricuds will neglect to pay him because the
mount may be small, and that none will hold
dek what they arc al>h to pi?, because their
ccounis are. too large to pay all at once, la
Iiort, then, lie would say to nil those who aro
ndcbled lo him, to como forward and pay up;
T they cannot pay all, pay what they can, end
!o?e tho ba'uncc by nolo To some of his cusom
ts, whose accounts havo been running ew
ir one, two, and in some instances, three or
n?re years, ho would say longer indulgence
innot nor will not be given, and unless speedr
^t l.in nits .ire inado, tJic next invitation to pay
rill come from an oliiccr of the law. Theee last
marks arc intended for all debts duo longer
inu six months back, and they will also apply to
II debts due 1st iust. tlut are not satisfactorily*
rrang.d in a reasonable time. Ho oirnestlr
pp a!s to his customers lo come forward and save
liomsf lyes costs. He would also slate that hie
leans are lim'tcd, and thcrcfoic he is unable te
o a credit business on groceries: ho will keejr?
ood st.?ck ?>f family </cc?;ries on Imnd. and will
jll them very low for Caih or Product. To
ich of his customers as settle their accounts an.
ually, he will sell any goods except groceries
ti the usual credit, and on mod< rate terms.
D. S. HARLLEE.
Oheraw, Jan. 3, 18 !3. 8 ? 6t
LETTERS
REMAINING in ?he P.??t Office, Cherawu
3 S C., Jan. 1813, and if nol culled for by
le 1st April next, will be sent to the General
ost Office as Dead Letters.
14 ' " . l Bl?
m?nenry nuenanan, z, wimam ?mv,
imes Brooks, William K. Blalock, Kin lr*d
cniirtt, Mrs. Elizabeth Bennett, MU? Martha
rown, Jefferson Rrecden, R. A. Barnelt.
C ?Slulcnin Clark, 2, George Collins, W. &. T
oloy, Catherine Campbell.
1)?Joseph David, Miss Lnnora Davidson.
E?T. F. Ellerbo, I<crnucl Edwards, 2.
F?James Francis, R. Freeman.
G?Jacob Ganey, D. W. Graves.
H?Presley llarrcll, Miss M. A. Hughs, J.imet
. llirrolJ, Doct. Jus. Hasell, Tempson Here),
rooks 11 inson. Wi liam Hews.
J?William Johnsos Edwaid P..Vrobi
K?R. A. Kendall, Airs. Elizabeth Kcclyn.
I,?'Need ham f/ingstono.
M ?1). 1). McByal, 2, Mrs FJiznb. th Meill,
Mrs. Mary McAlister, William E. Mober/
V?Miss M. A. Powell, John E. Patterson,
ov'tl. A. H. Piirmelcc, James Powc.il/
Q?Hanicl Quick.
R?Richard Ross.
S?Mrs. C. M. Sessions, MissC E. Smith, 2,
'illium Sweat, Oliv.tr Spencer, John Stafford.
NOTICE OF SALE.
BY permission of tbo Court of Ordinary for
Chesterfield District, will bo sold on
londay, the 16. b of January nex', and days fob
wing, at the late rcf-idenco of John Chapman,
sccased, in tl?e village of Chesterfield, S.C.,all
ie personal estate of said deceased, consisting
"about 33 negroes, horses, hogs, cattle, coftr,
i'dcr, Carpenter's and Blacksmith's tools,
ausehold and kitchen furniture, a wagon, plan-*
ilion tools, and a varirty of oilier articles.
Terms?A'l sums of and under five dollars,
ash. All sums over five dollars on a credit nn1
tbo first day of January, 1844, with interest
out the day of sulo, to be secured by bond or
ote, with goo I security.
MILLEY CHAPMAN, Adtnr'*.
W. J. HANNA, Adinns'r.
Pec'r 1st, ]84ii. b ' 2t
' NOTICE.
1IHE Partnership heretofore existing under
. the firm of Blakoney & Gregg, istbiaday
if solved hy mutual consent.
All unsettled burners will bo closed by etihir
r both ol the subscriber*.
JAMES W. BLAKfcNEY. "
ALEXANDER GREGG.
Jan. 241. 1843. _ 8 3l .
ALEXANDER GREGG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHER All', S. C.,
VyK7TI.L regularly attend the Court* of Laar
ft for the Districts ut Chcslerficld, MftrL
ioio', M rio , and Durlingtcn.
J n'y. 2, IS 12. 8 4t
MERCHANTS' BANK, S. C.
Cmkraw, January 2, 18-13.
1111E Director* of this Hank have declared
, a dividend of $4 peraliar*, for the I At half
cut, payable on n I nfler this day.
W. GODFREY.
Cinrhirr.
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