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, . I,m i Will i II IM (BAmisaa j^wisaAai^ CAKBIV, ft. OABOZtZHA. WBDNESDAY MORNING, JAN. 6, 1840. THE CAMDEN TftoOP. Tboxas Jakxb Ancrch Esq. was, on Saturday last, elected Captain ot Uie cstnaen iroop 01 i airy, to supply the rae&ncy occasioned by the re. eignation of Capt. B. Botkin. We are pleased to learn, alto, that they have had eome addition to their numbers. The prosperity of this old and pat. riotic corps, must be p matter greatly to be desired I by all oar citizens. Its aga alone, if there were no , Other considerations in its favour, should make it ( the pride of our young men to fill its ranks, and give it a permanent and useful existence. For sixty 1 years/- this Company has been an ornament to the I District, and we trust that age will but add to its i vigor and usefulness. An efficient cerjft of Caval. ry is peculiarly adapted from the celerity with which their movements can be made, to preserve | order, and protect a much larger district of coon, j try, than under any other military organization.? km* ?K>t its r> resent voune, and energetic, * T?V MV|rw w?? ? g --- 0 _ Captain may be ablo to inspire iu present members ] Kith new zeal in its support, and that our young | men wUi come forward and fill up its ranks, and sus. ( tain this, the most ancient of our military Compa. nies* I We have read during the week, a Sermon delivered by the Rev. Rrctuao Fotuun, before the Baptist Church in Choraw, S. C. during the last , Summer in vindication of the doctrine and practice of the Baptist denomination. It is a handsomely printed pamphlet of 80 pages. This Sermon was j preached in reply to one by the Rev. J. C. Corr, pastor of tho Presbyterian Church in Cheraw. It would be travelling out of our vocation, to express any opinion in relation to the controversy which gave rise to the discourse of which we are speaking, even if we felt a disposition to do so, which we do not. Wot coon it not come wiuuiivu |h?ihiw umv<, to say how successfully the doctrine and practice of the particular Church has been vindicated. It is however a very interesting discourse, learned in its arguments, and generally manifests a spirit of liberality and toleration, which is worthy of all praise. A few copies have been left at this office for sale. Price 25 cents. Moat Roots.?Col. Hails has sent to our office a couple of Turnips, which surpass any thing in that line, that we l*ve seen noticed in our exchanges. They weighed 7 lb. each, but their greatest recommendation, is the delicacy of their flavour.? A single one ia enough to supply the vegetable por. tion of a dinner for a tolerable sized family. Wv have a curiosity to seo a larger Turnip than cither of these. Have any of our .subscribers such on one? PIISTRY. Are our readers fond of Poetry? If so, we beg tbem to read the following beauti* ful lines. If they are not, we ask them to give the verses single perusal, and perhaps, it may hav^yome influence in *! S lX/,11 nnl enm* nf correcting incir iuun?a ?? ... -- , our lady readers wnVe fond of music; and are occasionally called on to keep a look ool,.and when desired to sing by any of our Subscribers wfto hare not yet taken a receipt for hisHdfc years' subscription, gire them the benefit of these elegant words. They will much oblige us. From the Troy Budget. PAY THE PRINTER. Origional?" Long Tims Ago." Here comes winter* here comes winter, Storms of hail?and snow?and sleet? Pay the Printer, pay the Printer, Let him warm his hands and feet Hero comca winter, here comes winter, Whitening every bill and dale; Pay the Printer, pay the Punter, Send yonr money by the mail. Pay the Printer, pay the Printer, All remember his just due, In cold winter, in cold winter, 1 lie wonts cosh as well as you. 1 I Merry winter, merry winter, It mill b? if all do riirht: | Pay the Printer, pay the Printer, Do the thing that is polite. Happy winter, happy winter, Hark the jing'ling of the bells; To the Printer, to the Printer, What sad talcs their music tells; Ah! poor Printer!?ah poor Printer!? Your subscribers frolic all, In the winter, in the winter, But ne'er think of you at all! ' CONGRESS. There docs not seem to be any thing of xiteresl going on in Congress. The question relative to the disposition of the public lands, seems to be the engrossing one so far; but the propositions on tlie subject k?re so various, and such a diversity of opinion exists among the members, that there is very little hope, that any final dispo rsilion will be made of the matter during jthe prrsent session. Il i? a subject of great interest and will b?< diffic tl- ir. a manner which shall be satisfactory, as well to the citizens of the old, as of the new States. Ctrauam's Mag azine.?The January number of this beautiful periodical, being the Casket and Gentleman's Magazine united, has teen on our table for some days. This number ia a very superior one, as well in respect tQ its literary matter, as the ebganc? of its embellishments, "Yoo-I ti-ho," by J. Ross Brown, one of the ar- I tides in this number, has had a run through 1 the newspapers, Which mast be gratifying J to the publisher. We perceive that it has , appeared in some of the newspapers with- , out the proper acknowledgement. This < is doing injustice to the enterprising pro- 1 prietor. The engrafing of "the Plat- | mates," being a mezzolinto on steel, is , one of the finest specimens of the arts t which we have seen in the Monthlys. and ' the Fashion Plate, is not surpassed by that ' of any other publication. It is published j it Philadelphia for $3 per annum for a ? tingle copy, or two copies for 85 payable r in advance. Subscriptions will be receiv* 1 ed at this office. } The New World.?We have received | from the publisher, a copy of this paper, , issued the first of January 1841. It is one \ of the greatest curiosities in the newspa- 1 per line that we have ever seen. It raea* ! 3ures 5 feet 6 inches, by 4 feet 3 inches, sod is the largest sheet of paper which ever c came under our observation. Each page 1 has II tolerable broad columns of reading 4 matter, making together 186 feet. Its ) pictorial embellishments .are numerous j and very fine fur wood cuts. We have not 1 yet had leisure to read more than a few ' feet of this mammoth sheet, and think it ' probable that we shall not finish it until , next summer; i ___________ i The Hon. Felix Grundy, Senator in I Congress from Tennessee died at his resi- ! dence in Nashville, on the 19th ult. Mr. i G. was an able man, and has filled a large ( Apace in the councils of his country.?The t death of such a man is a national lose. 1 i A National Bank.?The Legislature i of Georgia hare adopted a resolution as* serting the expediency and necessity for the establishment of a National Bank, to i ihe permanent welfare and prosperity of the people of the United States. Fifty | three members of the House entered a protest on the Journals denying the con* { gtitutionality and expediency of such an institution. 1 THE RESOURCES OF THE SOUTH. The staple productions of the world i belong to the South?and if she will wise- 1 ly avail herself W the variety of soil and climate which is in her possession, in a 1 greater degree, we believe than any other 1 section of the Union, she is destined, ere long, to be me most enterprising anu weai- < thy portion o( the confederacy?a mart ' where men of trade "will always con* gregate." She will deal out to all with prodigal, nay even a liberal hand, her valuable and various products, and while benefitting them, she will enrich herself. Her cottons are superior to all others, and form a staple basis, which will attract capital to her from every quarier. Her tobacco is as rich to her as the opium of the Cast, and will continue to increase in value. Her vineyards may be made-to be as profitable as that of Italy or France. Her sugar plantations will soon be more fruitful and profitable than those of the West Indies. Her immense forests in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi, will also give her a deeided ascendancy in the lumber market. And, Her silk establishments will, at no re- 1 mote day, in their works, vie in beauty, ' durability And productiveness, with any ' quarter of the globe?if, indeed, the South 1 do not excel them in the manufacture and * UUIllfOUUU VI MHO voiuauic lawnt. We have received from several of our 1 female friends, samples of sewing silk, ( stockings, shawls, scarfs, &.C., of their own handiwork, which will vie in execulion, as regards beauty and durability, * with the best manufactured article in either France or England. This is no lit- * tie praise, and speaks volumes in favor of the enterprise?particularly when we con- 1 sider, that we have not any regular esfab- 1 lishment to put us on the " full experi- J menu" ' In a climate and soil so productive as ' our own in staple commodities, a regular 1 appointment of labor in their cultivation, ' must necessarily enhance the value of each 1 commodity. Lei our planters, then, di- 1 versify their crops as much as possible, and they may be sure to reap an abuudant ( reward.?Macon (Ga.) Telegraph. A Small Pig.?A real Whig friend in- ' forms us that he slaughtered a hog on the 24th instant, which measured seven feet i in length and six feet four inches in circumference. and weighed six hundred and thirty-live pounds. He was two years and six months old. He wishes to know j if any of his brother farmers can beat . tnis.? Charlotte Jour. I The following account of an attempt ] made during the Revolutionary "War, to | blow up the British vessels of war in New- ( York harbor, may be of interest to most j of our readers. It is cupied from a New- < Yo.ik paper of November, 1321 and is an i obituary notice of the gallant soldier who | made the daring attempt: 1 Died.?At Lyme, (Conn.) on the 29th ult, Capt. Ezra Lee, aged 72, a Rcvolu \ lionary Officer. When the British fleet lay in North River, opposite to the city af New-York, and while Gen. Washington had possesion of the city, he was very desirous tp be rid of such neighbors. A. Mr. Bushnell of Saybrook, (Conn.) ivho had the genius of a Fulton, constructed such a marine machine, of a connical form, bound together with iron bands, within which one person might sit, and with cranks and skulls could navigate to my depth under water. In the upper part ,vas fixed a veritcal screw for the purpose )f penetrating ships bottoms, and to this vas attached a magazine of powder, withn which was a clock, which, on being iet to run any given time, would, when un down, spring a gun lock, and an exdosion would follow. This Marine Turle, so called, was examined by Gen. Washington, and approved; to preserve .ecrecy, it was experimented witbin an nclosed yard, over twenty to thirty feet vater, and kept during daylight locked ip In a vessel's hold. The brother of the nventor was to be the person to navigate he machine into action, but on .sinking t the first time he declined the service. Gen.^Washington unwilling to relinjuish the object, requested Major Gen. Parsons to select a person, in wnom he :ould confide, voluntarily, to engage in he enterprise; the latter being well acquainted with the heroic spirit, tbe patriotsm, and the firm and steady courage of the deceased above mentioned immediately communicated the plan and the offer, which he accepted, observing that his life was at Gen. Washington's service. After practicing the machine until he understood its powers of balancing and moving under water, a night was fixed upon for the attempt. Gen. Washington and his laancinlot in lhp Rpprpt. look their StalioilS upon the roof of a house in Broadway, anxiously awaiting the result. Morniog came and no intellinence could be bad of the intrepid sub-marine navigator nor could the boat which attended him, give any account of him after parting with him the first part of the night. While these anxious spectators were about to give him up as lost, several barges were seen to start suddenly from Governor's Island, (then in possession of the British) and proceed towards some object near the Asia ship of the line?as suddenly they were seen to put about and steer for the Island with springing oars. In two or three minutes an explosion took place, from the surface of the water, resembling a waterspout, which aroused the whole city and region; the enemy's ships look the alarm, signals were rapidly given?the ships cut their cables and proceeded to the Hook with all possible despatch, sweeping their bottoms with chains, and with difficulty prevented their afrighted crews from leaping overboard. During this scene of consternation, the ieceased came to the surface, opened the brass head of his aquatic machine; rose and gave a signal for the boat to come to liim, but they could not reach him, until be again decended under water, to avoid the enemies shot from the Island, who bad discovered him and commenced firing in his wake. Having forced himself igainst a strong current under water, un-X -e _L_." I til witnout me reacn 01 snui, iic vuo m-1 ken in tow and landed at the Battery ( imidst a great crowd and aeported himself lo Gen. Washington, who expressed his entire satisfaction, that the object was effected without the loss of lives. The debased was under the Asia's bottom more han two hours, endeavoring to penetrate ler copper, but in vain. He frequently :ame up under her stern galleries search* ng for exposed plank, and could hear the tentnels cry. Once he was discovered by he watch on deck, and heared them specuate upon him, bateoncluded a drifted log iad paid them a visit?he returned te the >ottom and examined it fore and aft, and hen proceeded to some other ships; but he impossibility of penetrating their copier, for want of a resisting power, saved he lives of hundreds. The longest space >f time he could remain under water was wo hours. For a particular description )f this sub-marine curiosity, see smiraan s fotynal of Arts and Sciences. Com. Advertiser. DIED?On Thursday the 24th instant, at his vsidence, near Morven, Anion county, North Caro. ina, Mr. Hona&n Praxsob, aged eeveaty-thrta rears, a native of Virginia, but for many years a :itizen of the State in which he died The subject >f this notice enjoyed his usual health, until an hour )revious to bis death. By the death of Mr. Pearson l severe loss has been sustained, as he was a moat iffcctionate husband and parent, a hospitable neightor, and a kind master. While dwelling upon the many excellent qualities tf the deceased, his afflicted family and friends would do well to keep in view the solemn warning ust given, that they too may be suddenly oalled iencc, and that in a little time; when least expected, 1 the Son of Man cometh."?Cheraxa Gazette. SHERIFF S SALE. BY virtue of sundry Executions to roe directed, will be sold before the Court House in Camden, on the first Monday and Tuesday in February next, (being the 1st ind 2d,) the following properly. Two young and likely yellow Negroe3, Robert and Hester, one Horse and Sulkev, two Milch Cows and their Calves, )ne Sow and Pigs,^and various articles of j Household Furniture, together with some if the fixtures of a Drug Shop, levied upon md to be sold 88 the property of David E. Reid, at the suii of John D. Mnrray, survivor, B. GASS, S. K. D. Jaouory I. Camden Prices Current. _______ AmcLes. per $ C $ C Beef, in market, lb 5 a 1 Bacon from wagons, lb 9 a lo by retail, lb 12 a 14 Butter, lb 18 a 25 Bocswax, lb 18 a 25 Bagging yo d 24 a Bale Rope lb lo. a Coffee lb 14 a 16 Cotton lb 8 50 10 37 Corn bush. 50 Flour bbl 6 50 a $: Feathers from wagons, lb 37 a' ^5 j Fodder cwt 1 a t M | Hides, green, lb 5 \'Jl dry, lb !o Iron cwt 5 V ft:-. Lime cask 3 Hr 3 Lard lb lo a 12 Leather, sole .lb 23 a 35 Oil, currier's gallon 75 a 1 lamp gallon 3' Molasses gal 45 a 56 Salt bushel 45 a So Town Taxes.' niHE Taxes of the Town were due on X the first day of January, inst. All Licences to retail Spirituous liquors expire on that day. as well as all commutations for Road Duly. The undersigned will receive the same during the present month, at the Council Room. He will also receive commutations for Patrol Duty at the same time?after which time defaulters will be returned to Council to be dealt with according to law. By order of Council, R. L. WILSON, Recorder. Jan. 6, 1840. [Company Orders No. 9.] DESAL3 RIFLE G-TTAP.DS, ATTENTION! PARADE at your rendezvous on Friday, the 8th inst. at 10 o'clock, A. M. H^Your regular Business Meeting, as Erescribed by the Constitution, will be eld immediately after parade, and as business of importance to the Company will he transacted, punctual attendance of every member is requested. Members will come prepared to pay their semi-annual contributions. By order of Capt. DICKINSON, W. B. Johnston, O. S. Notice. THE subscriber having disposed of his establishment to Messrs. Hague & GifI ford, tenders his grateful acknowledgements to the citizens of Kershaw District and the public generally, for the patrons age they have so liberally bestowed, and solicits its continuance to bis successors, as he feels confident every exertion will be continued to make it acceptable to all who may patronize them. The subscriber requests all who are in* debted to him to call on him at the Hotel and liquidate their accounts. C. H. DAVIS. Jan. 6. PLANTER'S (LATE DAVIS1) HOTEL. HAGAN &GIFFORD having purchased the Hotel formerly Davis's will continue the establishment on the same l? ?*? haiAfnTneo on/1 ttrill avovt ixueraj staic uo i?titkuiuiv, ? ??? ?* * %?vi> themselves to make it a desirable residence for Boarders and Travellers, as their table will always be supplied with the best the market affords, and their Bar with the best liquors, and their Stables with attentive Ostlers and abundant provender. # The establishment will be under the exclusive management of T. A. Hague, formerly of the Salisbury Hotel North Carolina. and his long experience, will ena* ble him to give general satisfaction. Jan. 6. Dissolution of Co-Partnership. THE Co-Partnership heretofore exist* ing under the firm of Murray 6c Bonney, was dissolved on the 1st inst. by its own limitation. Persons indebted to the said firm, are requested to call and settle, as il is necessary that-the business of the concern should be brought to a close as soon as possible. J. D. MURRAY. E. W. BONNEY. January 6, 1840. Notice. THE subscriber having purchased Mr. Murray's interest in the late firm of MURRAY & BONNEY, will continue the Business at the old 6tand on his own account. He intends ? no v 1 Keeping an BAIMISItd amuimitut UI wltl GOODS, HARDWARES GROCERIES, 1 which will be sold a4 the lowest prices, to . punctual customers. A liberal deduction will be made on cash purchases. He solicits a continuance of that patronage which has been heretofore so generously ' extended to the concern. , ?. \V. BONNEV. ' Jan. 6. | Notice. ALL persons indebted to Allen McCas* I kill, Esq. late of Kershaw District, i now in the Slate of Mississippi, either by < uote or otherwise, arc requested to call on / the subscriber and make immediate pay- 1 ment, as much longer indulgence cannot ! be given. e J. W. $ASKIN, Agent. Jan. C. 1941. *li5 f ,11 ii ' - i"' . WILL be sold,.before the Court House Door in Camden, on the first Monday in February next, the House and Lots Oft Broad-street, one door above H. Levy "a Store, known as the KERSHAW COFFEE HOUSE. It is well calculated for a Public House, having been built for that purpose, and is situated in the centre of the busines part of the Town. On the premises are large and commodious Stables, with all necessary outbuildings, a nda back lot running through to the back street. To persons desirous of keeping a House of Entertainment it presents inducements rarely to be met with. It will be sold on a credit to the first of January, 1642?purchasers giving bond, mortgagef and good personal security. DANIEL KIRKLAND. '"ii List of Letters ! Ritnaining in I lie Post Office at Camden S. C. January 1st, 184!. A?Dr. A* B. Arthur, Wm. Anderson, Win. B. Atkinson. B?Stephen Burket, Bethesda Baptist Church, J. J. Barkley. C?Dr. Henry H. Clark, Wm. Carfion, (2) Miss Martha Copley, Jas. Cook, Dr. L. J. Crumpton, Mrs. Mary A. Campbell, Jas. Creighton, C. Cherry D?Mrs. Amelia Dunlap. E?Richard Elsey, Miss M. Elliston. G?C. Godbold. H Ethehlred Hmvoll. .Tnnafhnn Hiicos Cordell Hunt, Jag. Harrison, John Harrison (2) Wm. Henkley, John Hartgog, Mies M- A. Hopkins, Wm. HarraL J?Joseph Jones, Iredel S. Jordan. K?Dr. Wm. S. Kay, Mrs. Sarah Keith. L?Mrs. Sarah Love (2) M?Joshua Merryman, Loudon Monroe', Mrs. M. E. Miekle, John 'McLeod, Mrs. Ann McDaniei, Saml. B. Marsh, M. D., Saml. Martin, Dr. W. McCulloch, Joseph Mickie, Miss E. J. Alickle, Dr. John. Milling. N?Mrs. Martha Nichols. O?Thos. Osburn. P?-Miss A. E. ft. Peay, Col. Jaol. N. A. Peay, Jno. A. Peay, Miss Amanda J. Parker, ,(2) R?CoJ. G. M* Roberts, Wm. B. Robinson, Wm. E. Rogers. Sy-Wm. Sinkkr, Arthur Smith, Abram Shiver, Chas. Sinklar, Reuben Sullenger, Miss Elizabeth Stokes. T?Mrs. Charity Tiller, Mrs. Jas. M. Taylor, Miss Harriet Tenley, Jas. WTeem. W?Robert Williams, Rev. J. Witherspoon. P. THORNTON, P. M. The subscribers aie now prepared with a general assortmenlef gennine ORTTfiS. CHEMICALS. PATENT MEDICINES. Also, Dye-Stuffs, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, and all other articles usually found hi a well supplied "Establishment, and offer thein to our patrons and the public at reasonable prices and usual credit to punctual customers. Among the articles, are the following; Acetate Morphine; Sulphate do. Veratrine; Strychnine; Sulphate Quinine, French; " " American; Jodine; Hydroid Potash; Croton Oil, &c &c; Perfumery, &c. Virbena Cream, ^ Saponaceous Compound > For shaving Almond Paste, y Cologne, Lavender-and Rose Water; Bears Oil; Hair Powder; Balm of Columbia; Orris Tooth Wash and JTowder; Charcoal Dentrifice; Wash Balls; Soaps, assorted; Prepared Chalk in Balls; Pearl Powder, Pink Sauiers; Rouge, &c. &c. <kc. With * great variety of articles too numerous to mention. For sale at the sign of the mortar by DELEON & LEVY. Fashionable Tailoring. THE subscriber returns his thanks to the citizens of Camden and its vicinity, for the patronage he has received, and assures the public that they can have their clothes made equal to any in the State, on moderate terms at his establinhroent two doors north of the Post Office, Broad Street. J. CHARLESWORTH. Camden, Jan. 6,1841. Just Received, A SUPPLY of the following approved Medicines wbrch have been found highly efficacious in the diseases for which they are 'reco mm ended HAY'S LINIMENT. This article has a popularity far surpas sing any patent article as a sovereign remedy for the piles. NEW ENGLAND COUGH SYRUP. This article has acquired a reputation for . die cure of Coughs, Colds, Influenza, and ifl affections of the Chest. Warranted jenuine. ALSO?Macauba, Rappee and Scotch Snuff, of Mrs. Millar's manufactory; and ivhich is now sought after SuufF-lakers, trho desire a good article. For sale by DELEON & LENY. [ WILL sell on the first Monday in Feb narv uext. at the Courthouse, at 12 o'? dock, M., a valuable Negro Woman called Vmelia, to foreclose a mortgage on said SJegro, executed by D. E. Reid, to John dcCaa and John Cantey. and sold under aid mortgage as his property. Terms? Cash; purchaser to pay for bill sale. B. CASS, Agent. %