Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, February 03, 1820, Image 2
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KEMra&K* JA*. fci*
Arrival of the Erie. ? We kve
the pleasure td announce, that thp
United Scales' sliip Erie, Lieutenant
Btockton com m <nd<% entered the
Hook this morning, and anchored fti
the Bay. &he left Gibraltar on the
881 h <*f NW. touched al the West
End of St. Croix, atfd sailed thence
on the first instant.
Captains Viacdonough, Ballard,]
and Nkhofcon^ and^ieuienan^s Gal
% lagher and P?ge> thr officers who
composed tbelate Court Viartial on
[ heart* fee Vf^literf^nean Squadron,
and who were put wider arrest by
Con^modoi-e Stewart, have come, oat
in the Erie^? Ltejirt.; Crop is afop a
passenger on bojird. /JjL Wfii
Lieut.
! &#DR this 1*0 rftiog, and^immwlmtely
fa Ml ashhigtan, with dm
L- imitates for government. \
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"?^ftjerPiapie, late in October, was
RaHliy, *odher own crew siill re
gains in a healthy condition. ,
inlofibr UoUrtl' ntates
Ueut. steckton, comtnap
jiiirt, With many ot wir
nt ami respectable Naval
Officers as passengers, k greeted
with sincere pleasure.. 'iTw return
"f this vessel, brings forcibly. to, pur;
ft wis, "The recollection of tbe maify j
Virtues of her late commander, whose
death at Piza has cxnti d snph ge -
ft to. whoa* memory his
jJhwiher office is have raised & menifr
* J*??f ?* ll?eir esteem for
liim. '
It is gratifying to staite^VPI.-^
officers of oor N avy have also erected}
al&onnmcntat Vlessinafttotho wem
oryof Captinh Ourd^
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TheA first new* if^lhe death of
?Coui. Pewy, reacto! Gibraltar by an
KngRub brig ijoKi Trinidad. As
vooa as the news was received by <*r
jiuiadriKi, the colors were lioisted
half mast-?and the Americans at Cffl*
1 nrttix h^d # iiwWlnfe and resWW
to wear crape for <>?h? month.
? ? > [ I zEsgggmjmggb s
befwo
we should e:
ul cousequcn^s. 5$
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CAMDEN.
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Ruhwaky 3, 1880.
v (bngresa. ? The Debate on m
Missouri (Question was resumed yes- j
terda y in the Benate, by Mr. Pink- j
tfay# Mary law (1, who, after (lie
disposition of some minor business,
took, (he floor, and sppt^e untH near
3 o'clock, against tl& proposed Bes
tcktion. Before he !uul concluded
bis speech be gave wa \ for a: motion
to adjourn, and the Senate adjourned
to Monday. Mr,Jr, will of qoanse,;
resume bis remarks on Monday
morning. tifcg
? In the House of Representatives,
hot little business was acted on yes
terday. After the presentation and
reference of petitions, at*d ?e
ception of one or two reports on pri
vate claims, it was fofrad that tiny
interesting debate iu life Senate imd
aft-acted so many members from
their seats as to ton ve the Hbaaa
without a quorum. A motion to ad
journ was negatived hgr yeas and
iiays-^04 to 19 ; lifter Which a call ,
of theHo%?e^ moved, butitwrfcsi
su^rcedeoln anther - motion to Jtj3- J
journ, which a eeded, and tto
House adjourned .-.bout one o'clock.
. The deliberations of Coh^sijjil
have never produced a deeper initfK'j
est, if we may judge fi*6m the crowds
evety day attended the sHUojw if
the Henate*, than the discussion which
ha* occupied that body for the" list I
eight days} ami the curiosity of the J
public has seldom been 'repaid by
4 more able debate ? eertariJy^a a5>re
interesting ?pieetv>n rftuifl
formed tb? subject of NotT^l^
have tlie galleries been fi Vied,* IK# the .
publip dejjre tot bear the deb*t*!?as
been so far indulged, ihateypry part
of the ( bamber, not occupied by
the seats -of tl^e memliers, "has been
^tawiieci by auditors ; aitd the scene
has been rendered the more interest
ing, by the great number of ?die
whom ft# were glad to see adftniifc
?upon the flrio r.
Material Inultigencer, Jat* 22.
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Pttfrtic W 6rks organttvf by t
raieting of the Cormumiriumi, at
tlw Tttritleucc of (veueral "ftavk, oft'
the Catawba river, on Monday,
>? the ba-iril. <K:<:asi?...-.l l,v 11, - -
iJWd.
I ' tVillitm II. Bvrir,
f^BR
^commissioner
iid canal*, ?with a salary of 3,500 ]
dollars. .^.fT v: '? V? t ' r
vag BdksPf acting cotajmis
snmVrfqc the Japartuteut of |kibUc
building*, ; with,: a salary of 2,000
P Thomas Sofne$kif^fn^uwrf sa
la*j20()Q
John Couty, assistant engineer,
salary 1,0#O dollars. &1m 1\ %
$Wittiaito M CHffbs, secretary of
the board, fend treasurer of the eon
tigont fund, salary 4000 dollars. J
fit is understood ^ that the board
fywe mad# most of their arrange
( ments for the opperations of the year,
ami have determined on the follow
ing pubttc works.
Internal JSTatriga iftm . ? The Salu
da Canal is to-be immediately finish
|n* and the work on that important
river extended as liijh up^s possi
ble.
The Colombia Canal, common to
Hroad and HalmK rivet*, has al
ready Wen tracAt, and* the work,
commenced. Boats, it ia hoped,
will be able to enter tlie basin to be
^consiracted opposite to the townj
next Winter,* The Urge boat navi?
g*tioi|j*xtends ta that basin from be
Ou nroart river the lockage at the
Jfcili Sluice, will be immediately
commenced, and as soon as com
pleted* the operations will be ex
tended up to LorkhariV Shoals, the
last formidable obstacle to the nai4
? 4t~Vof that river. This jmrt of]
ork will open a perfect coni
zation with the fiue marble ana
^ Quarries of York and Spartan
hurg;h Districts.
* TjPbe surveys of Keo wee river
hare been * ordered, and measures
wiU he taken to organize a force to
open that river to Andersonville.
Catawba river, whose i t i
gable waters extend within the moon
Wins, ami form th^ nearest point of
et^es, 4n the southern section of]
U ion. had engaged the paifini
jjar atteiuion jf the tn&rd. Tlie
farther surveys of the peat falls at
[jknikfr Mount will be immediately
'Commenced, and completed in a few
)veeks, when 4t is contrm: dated ft
place on the work about jMKV work
men for the construction of the locks,
aiitl a competent force for excavatr
. ing tfie canals that lead to theln.
? this Work is comjfleted, ihe
navigation will' extend more "the#
300 iniles from the sea board. .
The pIKj vial rivers have not
neglected, r A new contract
ready made, -which it is J
this .yeafr, will remove al
s^rucdons in the TO*1ftree. nm^atpJ
ilen to the Bant 'e ThriB sets of i
he continued nnfl completed. I
r The operations on the Nor'h and
South Forks of Edisto are to
continued, and the river below tlieir
junction will he furnisfB with' a|
Jtompetent forGe for - its completion"
'thwr yeaiv under the direction of col.
ssfal exertions of gen
k^8,: on Pedee, we under-.
stan<$ are to l*? continued,; and thd
.navigation to, Chatham* it is believe (I4
wiflP^rendid perfectly safe intir
course of? this ? ; year* within , 'w hicb
period it ts exported its waters will
$>e tflnited with- the , Santj**, by tlia
^uyaw cooal, .now cntfing. ^ ^ 3
ork spikl bejjjbmmenced on the
[ Waccamaw earlCfottie spring, jtfklr
?i. View of lafth? ths practicability
I' of ai? Inland communication between
Charleston and Wilmington, though
1 t!*it channel* and lOlMpd the danr,
ger? jof Butt's Iky. ^ 3Vir. Matthews
hasalrendy been employed ?n
acutVtween ^t&p^et^l
mm Awl * erc?k funoiug . __
Anil's Bay and the higtefanfl pata)-}
let with the bay* and the work fc ex
pected soon to be completed.
1% Several oth?* points^ of m
/Importance. cf^omMHo render
channels oT communication a
in use! have engaged the atteunoi
of the hoard ? such as the obstruc
lions on Santee, >ftc.
^ Charleston and $anfcs ^loaig^L
^he road ofdared by the fogf^atiire;
to lie constructed from Charleston,
by Columbia, to *e 8ah.d* moun
tain, has engaged the \ ? rti ?il ?r nt
tenlion of the board. i he survey
of Ujat part of it bHow Columbia
wifltbe immediately made. We u?
derstand its direction will he Iregn
\ latad, with a view to render a |>art
of it common to both Camden and
Gokimbifty and. the extensive and
fertile countries above them. It is
believed thai thit may'be attained,
to a poiiit near Vancei's ferry, on
the Mantee^ without aqy further de
viat'mu from a right line, than w)tat
will be itec^ssnfjr to avoid the iui
passable beads of FoarpRile 8 wamp.
This paitef the work will go into
operation this wring. It is expected
thai distract* fdr particular sections
of this road, can be made without
difficulty | and all the harfds op the
WAtefee, Congsrce, and Kdis(*
will he removed here, when the
| state of tlie waters will atop their
progress (here: # < . ^ V
The Saludav.n)ad will he com
U?ejiced at (be (op of the Saluda
mountains, about thy middle i?f July,
Ite continued until some
hmo in October. We undqmtand
'his aujuriflncnt is made wiliiayicw ?
to carry into effecl the bwrnnie in
tentions of the legislature, expressed
in their directions for the reiiiovftj of
the hands fran the rivers, -to wore
healthy emjfloymenN tjuring tb?r
autuunial months., T..is. arrange
ment, we believe, Mill j.lace a force
ol four or five bundled hands on that
part of the roar], which is now al
most impassable, bat which, when
rendered good, will open & direct 1
communication with . the western I
states, by Ash vilb; aud the Warm I
Springs of tlfe French Broad .river.
i'ubhc Buildings, ? There are to I
he ej:-:(ed this jear, tbo fol?uwii?g I
Ptiblio Buildings : 6 1
^ A Ooiirt thwinw "fiy Suinif j
Do. ft r Chester District, I
Do. f, r Airfield, District, I
l)o. for Vtirl borough District. 1
: ^ J 'jl for Chester District, ' , I
. "Do. t^JWa^HSiMiigh District; . 1
lid for Abbeville Distritt, J
| . Do. for Pendlbion District. . J
Uepairs are directed to a consider- I
$x^6i#?un -ihe
aJ~in ' t.hrtvle^ton, aud various I
othivr public iKiiblings. -.
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v Pm Saturday evpning J
the 15th nit. at U?QS**4gbt o'clock, (
Mr 1 1 iom as ! Uncock, of Erlge- I
WJ"; who ..lived about ten I
milesfrom Augusta, was shot through I
the head, aslie waa preparing for I
?ed, and instantly killed. From [
^reumstances which have since bem I
dtsclossed. saystbe Angiw sta Adver- I
Iter, it appeals that $.??, Wo-dvl
deed was contrived and executed by |
N#o'?egro fellows belonging to the I
deceased, one ?T whom mSfc* <W
"iw^lijnitvy coufossion of the par- J
Hculars relative to if, >bich, .s ,h^
were nHf?dded at the. magistrate.:'
court, by whom the offenders were I
.tried, appeared as "follows: Thai 1
one, Gained Ephraim, without anv I
previous or preconcerted d<sign to I
SKW master, had I aa.i iuiliusij
ej to do it by" theadxite ofone|
named ham, who came to him about 1
a*i toid ??uta [
pui bct.lar spot, a ,few yarda front- 1
the bopse, ag?tt:t?od
und prepared, and he directed M?, I
J? * ?n4 shftot JbUi master. 2 He I
,m? *?u??l the gun lUIhe designnt I
f'lfP'f' ^ ?t and ? nlked diuxtly J
mio.'tl^ -pfezxa, and a# 1*4 mastfeef
?a? stooping down near the fire- I
place, be shot him through the bead, I
then moved off a lktle distance and I
concealed the join. After the flitter- I
aluf bis masS, be informed ^!
igthe opirvofg^eavlfiM. kin* -be*
bad committed the diabolical actsJ
that his conscience condemned him I
so much, that he conld not run off or I
conceal hU guilt. Sam', agency in I
the murderous deed was, itj procni I
tod of the guilt of the offender*, I
widemaed them bath to bp executed, I
Sam to Ite burhi aw} Epliraim to lio I
hung, wbJcb.sontences were carried I
into effect on I'riday last, new the |
w|rr$y the lomdeirwaM cornel
mated, on wlrnt > called tlie FivaJ
Notch Road, in Edgefield d?trict./l
Station* of the Methodist Preachers,
jl Southern Conference , 18*0.
wSSSwz?**'**
??vro.~Tboma. A. Smith. & ?
It Kbwlef ,PCr D*VUt earrk,0D'
^c?.i.-Jes?v. Sinclair, T. Sam- ,
fiml. -v ' 1
Eva^Wrta* ? ^bomaa Darley, Josiab
^ Oedar. Creek.- -^aaM'. Bulkwl^
Robert Flonrttfey. \
tkjoNEB DisTiricT. ? James Nor
ton, Presiding Bfdt-r.
Ifra*hingt<>n? James Dudo.
i * ? > ' A 9* *
? * ?
OaJcnmlgee. ? P. Gordon, MalUul
RaifortL .?
. Little Chkwulgte^ ? Jesse Wall. k
4>hoop4t avd^fjiarie v. Asl.urj
Morgan. N. Rhodes.
SutiUa and St. Jlavifs. ? Willitfn
Han kins. ^ .
Ogechkb J)is*iftiCT\ ? ?-S.
Hod^s, Presiding *JEU?lt.
Jaunt* O. Andrew.
L<mi#rilie. ? I&^Ciuson.
? h'atreti. ? Tilmao bncad,^(jieo.
HTH. S v:
IMUe'Miver.? -Atkdw. Bai?y, W?
Krnnedy. r-.'V* ^ f Vv.%
')ulniia. ? Robert I u Edwards.
? -JoLql Mi>tr, Burnet
Smith, Thomas Ai Hnsamond.
Edisto DisiKiCtC^Lvwjb Mv
<jr^Pnsid.ii? Eider.
^PTAarfos/oH.-? W . M% K*mi?dy
Bam, J. Woiro. .
fVypr fiii+f ? i rhm?h?t Ttaitc
Cjfbve&L- ? John To* life, John.
.SchroeheK ? H
Ordhgt Jrittg. ? -mA 1 len Turni
Thomas Gai ciiivr, Stephen Mare.
CoRgaree* ? Thms Quwi. ?
llla&Swawfc-r- Jer. Kramaii.
^wriuw&^jV Hihin Opers.
Buom) R i v te k UisTiutrr.? Daniel
As'miy, Presiding Elder.
. lleedy ? - Jolin Muflinex,
Tliooias Crayeo, ... -s^fV .v
?wor&%-~ Griffin GIaislq4ier, J.
B. tliapjrcl '
Sandy Wver.~&m\. JDnmrody.
CWu/n6Mi.---Is?acA8':dt!K ;y *
C amden.? Whitman C* Uilb
Sduieo.- ? Johi B|r*welL KlisLa
Callaway.
\ H'a^?^^ttrac8l)urmody, H(v
j^crl Adapts. / v A
J\ eirbcrry.? Coleman Carlisle, J.
L. Jerry.
Pr.K DfcR DisTBixrjiC Jusepli
Travis JPreaiding Elder:
Lyncher Creelc. ?-^Christian O.
.urn ^
2*r?Mirt<*.? David HUliard, As
T . Himmom, A. Ndnna?. .:?
/?.? Jmnyiih Nonnar.
//?ver.? J a row Dannully.
gse
Mack Jlountuuis Thomapx*,
WlttU. ' ' J 4 : 1
fypifa/jkench Eroad. ? Andrew
HFdiSali^Bakk^* "
MiVnuiell, T. Marhy.
frttwtt.^Barnibag !
Hoiking. H ' v
I ; f wllljanft
J. L. I reaves.
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CVecfr.y-Zai
-Wwir^wiery^jj^iicl F. CliriB
liaiilierry.
S UlhD--Ii?ll.lK town, \V iti.nM?Spnot ,
rTbomas Uqg, Hwj.'- *
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Company Orders.
I'HE Camden Light fo*n*ry are
de^d to parade in front of Mcniw. Welsh
8c Smith's Tavern, on Satu? day, tbe 12 th
iriaUmt, at 10 o'clock, A.
Jjy OraerofCapj.RorK^ # ?
)m fj J. J. litany Orderly Hergcan1+ t
?February 3,1?9Q. ? V- ?9*5?
r1* * '
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C. B*p0!NNBT,
HAS removed his Grocery and Confer*
sflonaty Store, to the *t> c lately occup -
od by Samuel Lop. / fc Co. two doors a,
hove the Pott-Office ? tfhove he ha* for
Steffi
Camden* Feb- 1
Ito Heturn*
FOR the year 131*. *ri ft be?rec< hr^d c>n<|
Monday, the 3 1 at at Liberty l^ill ? tin 224
at Hughes' Stare, on Beaver Creek? the
33d at Flat Rock? the 94th at Georgo
Wclt>?the 25th at John Litsenbuy's on
\ BiflSWi Ijp. W?- ?<' y ?J:
Returns will be received m Camden un
til the fy*st of April. - It is Expected that
pcraorti will b4 punctual in their attendance
at tj*e respective places of appointment in
their vicinity. No bills will be taken in
payment for taxes, but tltoso of the Bank*
of tbi* State. g
1^^^ Charley* SliAntion,
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Collector KcrehMiw DistMct.
Yclt uvy 3, 18.20. Aj f 99 -6 w?