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l ber, bolt<?<l with iron bolfs fo the
p rocks, and stones mansoned in. We
have dug about i i-4 miles of the
Canal, and in one part (say a quarter
of a mile) there is considerable pro
gress made in blasting and cutting
the Canal through the solid rocks.
We have Gnished three embankment*
and two dry stone walls, one 76 feet
long and the other 133 feet long, tor
supporting the Canal along the slope
of the hill ; also a heavy culvert.
The quantity of cut stone* blocks
(for the aisler work) of which you,
saw a specimen, is considerably in
creased ; we only wait the arrival of
lime to commence toe .Locks* We
have completed a sluice navigation
on Broad iliver, comiuenceing a lit
tle above Al'oow an's Ferry to Chap
pell's Mill, a distance from this place
i?of about ?0 miles, we have succeeded
'in removing the logs from the chan
nel of Congaree Jiiver, from lira 11b .
to the Bee Tree Landing, about 20
miles afco from Columbia. Then*
is a competent force on the Edisto
' .River and both its branches ; also a
strong force on Pee Dee Iliver, di
rected with great zeal aud energy by
Genera 1 D. Jt. Williams. We have
commenced removing the logs from
Wateree River, and will cmplry on
that river two setts of .flats faith ma
chinery and about 40 men. There
are al present employed in different
sections of the" State about 400 men."
?We loam that it is the Granite Stone,
equal to any of the kind that has been im
ported Iron* the Northern States, and is
used in constructing the Locks and build
ing the Walls along the slope "f the hills
_ leading to the Kivers, 8cc. A specimen of
this Stone is shortly expectcd, when it will
be exhibited to our feilow -citizens. A
number of Stone ('utters are now engaged
iivpre paving and squaring the stones, and
no doubt is entertained but a company
might be brought from the North, who
might engage in such a work and make
tl.oir fortunes, as it is believed the Stone
Tnight be broug t to this market and sold
upon lower teri^t than it could b por e .
CAMDEN.
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* THURSDAY, AUGUST 19* 1819*
j Extract of a letter from h gentleman qf thU
fitaec, now in the uflfier country to his
correspondent* y - -v -
w I saw the North-Carolina Contractor
ai k1 his men at work to-day clearing the
River at the Pleasant Gardens, in order to
render it navigable-? a lajrge company of
fine hearty fallows in high spirits, and going
on rapidly ; they are to proceed down as
far as the State lihe. 1 hope our Engineer
is at work at Rocky Mount~?tf not, he
uses the North-Carolinians very ill."
REPORT^
Of the Examining" Committee qf Mr*
frrEWEjVS ACADEMY.
Ma. M'Ewen's Academy closed its
Summer Session on the 5th in?t. Inaddi
? tion to tho religious services, 4hich this
Gentleman, in the absence of a resident
Minister has rendered to the Town, it is
indebted to him for the establishment of a
y
Classical School ; founded on the plan of
those in Edinburgh, a city universally ac
knowledged to be the most literary and
scientific in Europe. The Examination
took place on the 6th ; its result proved
him io possess sterling talents as a T eacher ;
and the affection and regard borne him by
his pupils fully evinced that of b*th he had
been and was able to^rmkc good use*
Mr. M*Ew*n has wholly devoted him
self to the important business of educating
his pupils, and, the duties of his Clerical
Profession for which he has been regularly
brought up, and has received a recompense
in the encrcascd and still, ?ucrcas?ng num
bers of his Schbol in all its classes He
has made a judicious division of bis weekly
holidays, and thus prevented an uselessly
long and highly pernicious interval in the
studies of his pupils, lie usually presides
at the Sabbath School ami his scholars
generally attending, they stye brought daily
under his cy$ ; thus enabling him to derive
a most sensible advantage from a union in
h is person of the character of the tutor and
teacher of religion.
'1 he first Latin Class, was examined in
Virgil, Horace and Latin Sjntax.
John Nixon, to whom was awarded the
first premium ? John Reed, John Vaughan
equal.
The second Latin Class tfas examine*
in Ncposand Mairs Introduction.
JameS* Young, to whom was aware
the first premium? Henry Reed.
I The third Latin Class, wa* examined in
Lali i Rudiments. '
\V. Ad* on, to whom the first pr ? i
um * rded ? Thomas B* Ari.?< r
Henry I). *V. Alexander.
In the first English Grammar Class,
the Premium was awarded to Ransom
In the first English Reading Class, Pre
miums were awarded to James M'Kain,
first ? R jbert Young, second.
In the second Eugjish Reading Class, the
Premium was awarded to 15. Bineuam
Nixon.
in the Cyphering Class, Premiums were
awarded to Columbus Nixon, first ? W.
H. Arthur, second? Henry Schrock, third
Premiums were awarded to the following
young Ladies for distinct Reading and cor
r< ct Spelling.
Miss Laura Reed, first ? Miss M'Kain,
second? Miss B. Reed, third? Miss Ma
thieu, fourth ? Miss A. Reed, fifth.
In the ? Writing Class, Premiums were
awarded to Miss L. Reed and Miss M'Kain*
equal.
?Mn the afternoon the following Recita
li6ns were admirably delivered at the! 'ourt
House.
John Nixon-First \ on the Fourth of July.
? Second ; on the Wondets of Nature.
Ransom liunley ? General Washington^
iAddrtss to the Army.
i Henry Reed? Reflections on the Grave
of a Young Man.
John Reed? On the Fotirth of July;'
Henry Cook ? Burke's Eulogy on Sher
ideur. ' < .%
James Young*? Cato's SolUoqtiy. /
Benjamin Cook ? Scipioto his Army.
Columbus Nixon ? On fcociety*
John Vaughan? F. Blake on the Dec
laration of American Independence.
The Examining Committee .
Extract of a letter, dated " Mace
donian, Valparaiso , March 8. I
"The Arrival of the Macedonian
in the Pac.ific, Jias caused t4^con^
siderable decree of wonder and ad
miration. Indeed, she justly merits
it, for *he is in the most perljpt or
der. I have visited Santiago, the
capital ot Chili, 96 miles frrinx Val
paraiso, situated near the foot of the
Andes, and was treated with mark
ed* politeness by the supreme direc
tor. The army. under. gen. St. Mar
tin* was at that time encamned about
it miles from the city, and consisted
of about 10,000 jnen, under good
discipline, and ready for active oper
ations. " j t
" Nearly 60 whale ships are in tie
Pacific, w hich were wholly unpro-J
tected till our arrival. ; Borne depre
dations have already been committed,
which it will be necessaiiy to check."
JFrom the Germaniown Advocate
INTERESTING.
Extracts qf letters from a gentleman
| s on board the tX S. steam boat\
Western Engineer ? th^iatest tf
June IB th, 1819.
By unavoidable delays and the
non- operation of parts of the steam
engine, the party were detained at
the Garrison* uear Pittsburg, until
the 3d of May* They proceeded
from Pittsburg under a national sain te
frotn the arsenal, which was return
ed from the boats; and the cheers of
the numerous spectators who had as*
sembled to see them depart.
jThe first night they came too at
i Steubenville the second day passed
Charleston, Va. and fired a salute,
as is customary, at all the towns of
note on the river : and oil the fourth
they stopped at Marietta tt> procure
wood. Here they visited one of the
largest ancient fortifications in the
Western Country, it covers upwards
of sixty acres of ground, has high
and regular built walls of embank
ments, With guarded gateways on
each side; both within and without
there are several large mounds, some
of which arc round, and others
square, the largest of the round omy*
is thirty feet in height ami surroun
ded by a ditch and bank.
They arrived at Cincinnati in four
days from the time of starting, but
were only 73 hours in running 586
miles, with the wiud the whole dis
tance ahead.
The party were detained a week
at Cincinnati on account of the ill
health of Doctor Baldwin. Wf.ile
here they were passed by the 0tl;
and part of the 0th Regiment, ii
ten large hargefe with twenty oar?
each; many of the ofRcers had thei?
vives, aod some their sisters wit
item, all in excellent spirits, altoge
.n presenting a very elegant spec
4Clt>? ...
A salute was fired on pacing th~
residence of General Harrison, 3 ?
miles below Cincinnati, in compli
ment to bis past services.
The party arrived at Louisvillv
on the 49*h; here commenced the
Falls of the Ohio, which continue
rapid for two miles, the water flow
ins: for that distance over a flat table
rock ; having a high steam power
aided by the velocity of the current,
the boat weht over beautifully* and
with satisfaction to all ou board.
Hhippingiiort is situated at the
foot of tlte Rapids, where the party
remained four days, and then pro
ceeded to Shawanee town. This
town was originally settled by the
Shawanee nation, but is now wholly
occupied by whites ? it Is badly situ
ated, ami requires little penetration
to say it can never thrive. The party
were detained here two da^s in
effecting some slight alterations and
repairs in the boau
Home miles below, this town there
is a range of limestone rocks, front
ing the tiver? in a precipice of sixty
feet perpendicular, in which there is
a large cave, noted for a numl>er of
Mammouth bones found in it ; the
cave is one hundred and sixty feet
deep, and has a beautiful arched
front. Here the l?oat ran on a sand
bat, and was got off with difficulty
by the crew, in the wafer, with pries.
Two miles l>elow she ground
ed a second time, but vras got oft*
with less difficulty.
* We entered the Mississippi on
Sunday* the BOIli of Slay. Thej
Indian name Alissachipi, or ' Father
of River?/ i* certainly not unappropri
J ate. TJie current ruus from 8 to 4
J miles per hour, and contain* alwwt
1 -5tb of yellowish tnttd, which pre
vented our making use of it a's long
as we could do without ; w ith all its
mud it is consideied wholesome wa
ter by those residing on its banks
it certainly is better than many of the
springs, some of which are very im
pure omitting sulphuretted hydrogen,
which*niay be sm<'U at a quarter of a
mile; one of tbi? kind is near St
Louis. * ?> \* :-*::
4 Oh the Mississippi eame is plen
ty;; <v? saw deer; Jitneys swan,
geese and pelicans ; but have nut
fouwl a new bird.
< The scenery of the Ohio* and.
lowfcr parts of the Mississippi, pre
sent a sameness throughout, until
you ascend as high, as Cape Guar
dian; it then becomes broken, and
in some places gtond be^imA any
thing 1 . have ever seen ; long and
broken precipices of limestone rock,
of immense), height; extended for
miles along the river ; some with
hare summits, others capped with
busliea and trees. As you ascend
higher, the country gradually opens
into prairies, which continue up to
8t. Louis, which is situated on an
extensive prairie, extending 8 or 0
mijes hack from thfc river,
* The rise and fall of the Missis*
sippl is not so great as that of the
Ohio and some other ?>f the western
rivers. The Ohio has been known
to rise sixty-three feet perpendicular;
ten is high for the Mississippi.
i The floods of the Ohio liecome
more frequent as the country becomes
cleared, those of th* Mississippi
less, ,
6 We have employed a keel boat
and manned her with twenty men to
take our provisions and presents,
which enlarges our party to upwards
of 40 men ? the boat has ascended
the Missouri several days before ii#.*
Col. J. Johnson tias built five
steanf'boats to carry troops and pro
visions to the Yellow Stone. Three
of them are at Belle Fontaine on the
Missouri, waiting the arrival of the
other two, which have been detained
bdow by accidents ? it is mentioued
(hat <one Of them liad taken tire, in
attempting to race the Western En
;ineer, and was near being deatroy
<>rf. ' It is the general opinion in that
ountry, that Col. Johnson will meet
vith great difficulty, as the smallest
>f his boats draws six feet, and tlH
>lissonri is one of the most difficult
ivers to navigate,
It is gratifying to know that th<
party are all in health (with the ex
ception of Dr. Baldwin, who is rc-1
covering slowly) ami in firm spirits
at the prospect of entering upou the
duties of his arduous undertaking.
Missouri ExjtedUion .
On Sunday, the 4th ofthis month,
the 6th regiment of the U. 8. In
fantry* under the command of Col.
Atkinson, departed from Belle Fon
taine, iu the steam-boats Expedition,
Jefieraon and Johnson, and a num
ber of keels and barges for the up
per Missouri. ? in a postscript in the
St/Louis Enquirer of July 7, it was
stated that the troops had returned,
in consequence ot the steam-boats not
heiug able to stem the current.. But
in an extra hand-bill of the 9th, the
same paper corrects the aliove infor
mation. The keels and barges out
run the steam-boats, so far as lias
yet been observed ? and It is expect
ed that the contents of the latter will
be transferred to the former.
The river is iu fine order, and the
July flood was still sw elliug it. We
sincerely hope that the steam vessels
may yet l>e found adequate to ascend
the Missouri* It would be a great
source of national pride to wituess
the -complete success of an expedi
tion, the preparations for which have
called forth so much patriotic pains
and labor.
Hince the above Was in type, a
gentleman has arrived, who left the
Missouri on the 19th instant. He
states the steXm boats w ere going on
very well, and were about 400 miles
*fp the river. The magnanimous
zeal of Colonel Johnson, Ami his
indefatigable industry, deserved to
be crowned with the most brilliant
success. There ere few men who
would have hazarded w hat he has
done* to carry into execution th6
views of the war-office : and the
cabinet, and every agent of govern
ment should yield their assistance. ?
To throw obstacles in their way,
SB MM Jill I.
A late English paper says that u Vis
count Chateaubriand has just finished a
tragedy, entitled AloUe (Moses) upon
jtfhich he has been occupied for some time.
Mr. Thomas, of Philadelphia, baa ad*
vertiaed in the Press, The Bride of Lam*
tntrmooty an Legend of Montrot% being
the third aeries ot Tales of My Landlord*
[ The fourth number of the Hclgic Medi
?cal Journal contains an account of a new
j chemical discovery, the result of which is
jthat hydresulph&t of iron, sulphur and wa*
iter, taken internally, will instantly cause
| salivation to cease; and wbeii applied ex
ternally will cui? to moat inveterate itch.
Boston Palladium ?
tn Philadelphia the thermometer stood,
on Monday, 2d inst.' at twelve o'clock, at
93; in N<" -York, on Saturday, at 99;
and on S unday at 101 !? said to be the
greatest heat in this country.
The Season .?Within the last forty-four
hcrtirs, this city ynd its environs have been
visited with refreshing showers of rain.
Moat of tho harvest has been gathered in
unusual abundance and quality, and the
pastures which were parched by the
drougfa have been relieved. Although
commerce desponds, and the ordinary mer
cantile business of the .city ia diminished,
w^ are indeed cheered by the prospect of
plenty in the labor of the husbandman, and
in the reduction of the pricH^f the neces
saries ol life.? For* Gazette,
Fine Cro/k#.? Orange County, it ia be
lieved, can boast of as fine crops of grain as
any County in the State ? indeed it ia said
thst crops were never known to be better,
the weather has been uncommonly
fine for harvesting. The whew and rye is
now mostly secured from injury, and if the
State of New-York does not this season
produce aa good flour as tinr part of tiie
union, we stall be compelled to believe
that the fault lies In the manufacture of it.
Extraordinary yield.? Mr. Frederick
Dolsen, of Minisink, a few miles from this
village, lately cut S8 ahockaof rye from one
acre, one half and two rod^ot land, strictly
measured? good judgea admit that every
shock will produce * bushel*
Unexampled Product.? \t is asserted,
that on the f arm of Samuel Cope, in Kast
bradford^ Chester county, Pennsylvania,
there was found this season a root of wheat
which produced one hundred and tm
stalks, and all well headed. One of the
needs (the only one counted) contained 62
grains, if the other heads were aa welt
ilV*d, the product must have been upwardf
of OOOO grains of wheat from a aingh
root. A. ?. Commercial jld vert iter.
India*? Prom Calcutta papers, it seem
aat India ia threatened with a limine, i;
onsequcnce of a general failure of crops
MARRIED ? In this town, on Thursday
evening last, by the Rev. Isaac Smith, Mr.
Hemuy Fitzsimmoms, to Miss Julia.
Honey.
DIED ? In this towii| Mr, Holdin Uo
RlNSON . ?
Law.
HARRIS H. HICKMAN has taken the
Office, recently occupied by John U^ykin,
Jan. Esq. and tenders to the Pub.ic his
professional services.
August 5. 73 ?
BOOKS
WILL be delivered to Members at tfto
Library Room, by Mr. J. McEwfN, Li
brarian, on Thursday's and Saturday's,
from 2 to 5 p. m.
J. REYNOLDS, Sec'y.
August 12. 74 ?
JIjY OHBlJr.iJVt'E,
TO divide the Town of Camden into Fire
Wards, and for other purpoees therein
mentioned.
BE it Ordained by the Jntendant and
Wardens of the Tovjh of CapOieny and it is
hereby Ordained by t/te authority <tf the
same, That the Town of Camden be, and
the same is hereby divided into two Fire
Wards ? All tltat part ol said Town which
is south ofYffrk-street, shall constitute one
Ward, and shall be distinguished as W ard
number (I) one, and all that part of said
Town which lies north of Vork-street, shall
constitute one Wardr and shall be distin
guished as Ward number (3) two.
Be it further Ordained by $he authority
aforesaid , That each Mai?ger Of a Fire
Engine shall immediately after his appoint
ment in each year, cause a roll to be made
of all the able bodied male slaves above
sixteen years oitagc living within his Ward, .
to be by hira kept, and that each shall
cause his Engine to be played off once in .
leach mcnth. v '
I Be it fUrther Ordained by the authority
inforetaid) That the Town Marshall shall*
when requited by the Manager of an En
'gine* require, by note in writing to bo
; served either personally or by leaving
the same at the house of the owner or hir- .
er, ajl the owners or hirers of slaves so en
rolled as before provided, to cause his her
or their slave or slaves so enrolled to appear
at the time appointed therefore to the place j
directed, for the purpose of working or
playing off such Engine? and for such^aer* .<
vice, said Marshall shall be entitled to On*
Dollar for each working of a company.
Be it further Ordained by the authority .
aforesaid. That each and every owner of
Jiirer of a s>lave or slaves so enrolled v as ?
aforesaid, si *<1 forfeit and par for the use
of the Town of Camden, Fifty Cent* tor
each slave to owned or hired by him or ter
and so enrolled at aforesaid) for each and
every default of appearance it The time tna v
place so as aforesaid appointed for their
appearance? -Provided) Tl*t he or the
have on* day's notice at leas? of Such Qmo
and place when and where said slaves a?e
tequired to appear for the purposes afore*
said.
Aeitfurthet Ordained by the authority
Hfbrriatdt That a reward o( Itn Dollar*
shsll be given to th* Officers and Company
of that Engine which in case of fire, shall
first throw water with a full Engine on the
same.
Me it/Urther Ordained by the authority *
aforesaid , Tl>at aH Ordinances or clauita
of Ordinances of said .Town/ repugnant to
this Ordinance, be, and the same are here
by repealed,
Ratified in Town Council, tenth of
August, one thoosaudelght hundred
/T and nineteen, and forty fourth year
? of American Independence fV
THOMAS SALMOND, Intendaht~s'
?" 1 ? " ? in i? JLm? ?
For Sale,
A LIGHT running Chataugeo WAG
ON, with harness but little worn?^it will
be sold cheap by applying to the subscriber
directly opposite the Masonic Hall.
Tliomat Witrren.
-.ALSO?
On band a variety of CABINET-FUR
NITURE, mariwof domestic. wood, which
will \rt disposed of low, to sqtojLhe time;*.
Camden, August 19, I81W 7 5-77?
.. . - i..
FOR HALE.
TWO HOUSES and a LOT, on Bmail
street, with the out buildings, now occupied
by Mrs.JoAK*A Pa rkkh, opposite Messrs.
HoDors ?c M*Caa's store. The terms
will be liberal, five years credit will be given
for one half the amount, with interest front
the data and approved security. Those
who may feel disposed to purchase, may
apply to
William B. Parker,
Who wishes to inform those indebted td
him, to come forward and settle their ac
counts, as he wishes to close his business.
C'nmdeis July 14, 1819. 70? 75?
Committed
TO the Gaol of Kershaw District, oft
the twelfth instant, a-nego Fellow of a ?el
ow complexion, 20 or 25 yeat s of ai;e,
j-tout built, 6 feet 7 inches high, call^ his
ame 1SHAM, says he belong to Doctor
Alexander Long, in Salisbury, N. C. The
.wner is requested to come forward, piovt:
roperty, pay charges, aiv' take bin ' wny.
WILLIAM LOVE, G K. D.
Cam* ep, August 19, 1 8 19? 75-tf? '