Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, March 02, 1820, Image 2
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Bhownsvii<lb? (pa, J Feb. TV
The Silver Jge. ? Since the dig
. cpvery of the silver imoeuar Zanes
?jlte (an account of which was pub
lished in* late number of the Regis
ter) expectation bar been 'on the tip
toe,' among the salt horeri^jFQiis
neighborhood. We have heaoHer- {
' eral accounts of their having paused J
through hard metallic- substances
ijjt surface of the earth,
th thai discovered by Mr.
r, in Ohio? but they never 1
ight of having their borings
examined, i. It, is expected, however,
that they will hereafter be on the a
lert? and very important discoveries^
may be made. If Chandler 1ms ac
tually found the preciouft metal, as
^represented-^ and wftgan see ho ren
?oflfto^doubt it? the probability is,
that the country abounds with it
A few years ago, the man who would ,
have oUdfriaken to bore for salt w*- .
ter in tVw nelfebborhood, would
Say# been consiftred;
notv almost every farmeR?bn and if;
a few years hence, silver ore may be
itS'
? S is
111
as
ofirOu. Since ailvl^ mines have
become the topic of the' day, we have
heard the following fact related 4; I
a gentleman of veracity, which
awssgJL,
where on the
onfl
black- 1
extract
<*BtSof
thiug should
and that if hewwld
on which A had |
receive, one
ich was agreed
together to five
examination*
delirious and died i#e few da;
f This casualty prevailed the blac
smith, Mfho had not b?*n particular
my?F>i
; and to Mtab
met in this city, agreeably |
Hi?ndev the ?ci ofdajflT
I " * 1 i i
ct ? to create
' ?. ?
Yemenis,
for the man 1
thereof# ; . Ptaaent
?? ??>
esident of
rj
Durant
> Esqrs.
dkas this is a
tionaK Magni
ihe opinion of
the
KftJ^rd;
Kg mm
HatcK and _
Commission
TliefJoard
jUton Fulton i
the Stale, tylBSt Albemarle Sound
and endwivdr tft fotin ait opinion as
to tlje practicability of opening an
Inlet at the lower end of tlie Sound,
which will be permanent and bare
1 '* sufficient depth of Water for coni
mercial pi " *
?-??bject of
mm *55^
several Engineers may Ins desired,
the Board have, upon the suggestion
U of Mw^Pulton, requested him to
- collect -and ai range facts with the
Of consulting some of (he moat
.eminent Engiueers in Europe on this
V'mt
, From "Albemarle,' Mr.^ Fulton
will proceed to Ocracock and ex
amine the Inlet at (hat place ; from
tlietice to Washington to inspect tiro
Stwal Uh>w tlml UN* ft, ami report
whether the channel acroffe it can be
permanently deepened. From Wash
ington, lie wfH go to the in?et at
bwutisborough, ft port iU-xoinlitioo,
anil whether it c^u oe improved. In
fSBifeto, 8wmbw.airiu -flfci En
gineer will exam** the
and ' run a line of levels from tufc
bead Instable wafers uf -that river (in
those of "White Ojtk ; lie will also
examine Hie New Uiver nud the In
let at its mouth. ?? jig ' ?
in his way to the Alltemijrle, Mr.
Fnlton will visit the Worfcsnow in
progress ou the Roanoke, and give
4o the Oumpauy incorporated for the'
improve mentor that River, such ad
id" instruction!
He is alse dire^S to! out
-Reports of , his fateH5urveyrnTlttm
Clubfoot and Harlow's Creeks Canal
and of the Inlets at the Cape- Fear f .
and to report' particularly on the |
Buoys which are necessaqr J ttf he
^plicaUfoimay'jbeTOnde to the Be
aetaryof theTreasury, th&ghour
Senators and ^Representatives jn
Congresi to have such Buoys iinme- .
diately erected.
- The Board resolved (o address a
Circular Letter to each of the incor
?w?vH v^?j|ittuiEB iui MtiuruiifKLtftt:
Navigation of the Risers of the
State,, requesting from them, at least;
once a year an account of their fui
tlfe state of their Works, Ice. and I
what aid they requite from the State, 4
Mjkrotn the State' Engineer.
AJetterwa* ahm written to the*
out I
the North- Eastern
County to tlie Sonth
iidary of the State, re j
i'to proceed as soon as
ou* said :? Road.?
uent was also ordered
d for Contractors for
*? ?
- of, tir11'
2?b3??
VtlWt A UTT ICI
^an^agonist, and
wm
EN*: . r*R#
thru
die fit
?,(the
ands
and "had recourse to stones, with
i threatened to assail Fowfl
' regai <1 less 'fThia J
} when Bo%3
lasped KnifeJ
??PI imi
^ in lhe wllh
It two or three times, so des|fcrate|)',
that he instantly died ! ia 4 .
nutfier fatal instance ?f the drefdfot J
arising from freupent- i
I <W? heartily Wish ;
no such places in the
Buddie baa made hb (gi*
| cape.
CHARLESTON, FEB. 19.
The Execution of John and
Lavinia. Fisher, for Highway Rob-,
bery, took place yesterday, in the
suburbs of the city, agreeably to
their sentence. | Tliey were taken
from the jail altout a quarter liefote
1 o'clock, In a carriage, in which,
liesides the. prisoners, waa the He*.
Dr. Vuhman, and an officer of po
rB^-I^They were %oarded bit, the
HherifF%f the District, with hia as
sistants, anil a small detachment of
cavalry. j? Arrived at the fatal spot,
s<Mne time was spent in conversation
lad prayer. Fisheh protested his
iiinocence of the crime for which lie
was to die to (lie last, but admitted
that he lutd .lived ? wicked and
abandoned life. li? met his fate
with great firmness ; and expressed
his obligations to the. new SheriXjor
his kindness ami humanity. Hh
I wife did. aol display so much of fbr
? titude or resignation ? She appeared]
to be impressed with a he lief, to die
last moment, that sbe w on hi be par
doned. A little past fo'cWk the
husband and wife embraced earb
<fther upon the platform, for the las!
time in this workl, wheur the fatal
signal was given ? the drop fell ? and
they were 'launched into eternity. ?
She died w it h out a struggle or a
groan ; 'but it was some minutes be
fore lie expired and ceasetHb strug
gle. After hanging; the usual tiuie,
their bodies were taken down and
convey ed"to "Potter^
they were interred. ,
' The concourse that attended the
execution was immense. May Jbe.
awful example strike deep intoilieirj
hearts; ajuCtuay it hav^e the effect
intended, by deterring others frooj
! pursumg those vicious paths w hich]
end iiritifamy and deatL
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FBBHUAKY, US.
>V-: We understand that a pretty siiai
corresnpndence topic place fetwet
(Japtam ttamage, of the IT
while i* Havana, > and the Com
der of rtlie British sloop of
Wasp, u> consequent* of the Mm
ypre&ment, hy the latter, of an ^
menean Seaman, '
Baltimore vessel.
was alKHrt Jlo sail 1 1
Captain Raroage forward
meat' of the circumstances, to i
Patterson, who coi
station ; auS/ baa a
similar statement to the
|th? *f?Vy^ ? Waabingtow.
?T
, , < js'/ itf-aA
"> ? m?*
THURSDAY , MA1.CH 2, t8S?,
ion of our
MR
ance arising from
adopt pi
ro?4i#l? h?v<y- expressed oigli^
it* wltotlcaiion iUeied, go
est Space of time, we would beg to SUte,
?w*?2 SffiSJwSiS
to eontmiV tp lay them on (be
table. 1 be (fkussion was long and
earnest, because ibe merits of the a
mendnieuts were somewhat involved,
particularly the question oa the oni
on of the two bill.. The proceed,
fig* . ended in postponing the sub
ject to Tuesday, and ordering the
"? ^mwvun a#iu |>Hr>c>uu
Senate, with the following amend
f%_ " And be it further enacted, Thai
it) alfrilh.it territory ceded by Krancfe
to the United States, under the name
of Xouisiana^ which lies north o{
thirty -six degree* and thirty minutes
| no?(Ji latitude^ excepting onl$ finch
part thereof aa isincluded within
thc^m^tl O^the shftA "contemplated
i by this act, ^ slavery and involuntary
servitude, otherwise that) In ihe pilq
ishment of crimcs whereof the part)
shall have been duly convicted, shall
l?e and it hereby forever prohibited:
* Provided always , That anj^persot
esca|ting inty the same, fr<& ' whom
labor or service is lawfully* claimed
in any state or territory of the United
States, such fugitive may lie lawful
ly reclaimed, and conveyed to th<
person claiming; his or her labor o<
service, as aforesaid."
The Yeas ami Kays on the pas
sage of (he hill, were, *
Y E A Messrs. Harbour, Hrovrn
Baton, Edwards, Elliot, Gaillard,
ilorsev, Hunler, Johnson, *f Ky.
Johnson, of jLou. Kin-, of Alabama,
Leake, Lloyd, Login, Parrott. Pbik
iiey, Pleasants, htokes, Ttionbfts,
Van I)yke, Walker, of Alabama,
Walker of Geo. Williams, *of Mis*.
^Williams, of-Tenn ? 84.
NAYS ? Messrs. Bumll, Dann,
Dickerson, King, or N. Y. Lanninn,
Low t ic, Alaeon, Mellen, Morrill,
Sfg5&.^IK5;SS?,*?*
nor, tumble, Wilson-? So.
?
: , * .
discoveries irtaih^inee the organiza
[fen of the Company. We h*t*J|
sSi mm
:JMatch?egainat T/me.?We ?n-rj
ilerstand, m a .Mr. Armstrong
'ojinecltoit, to U?s city ? J
V di*ta.K*vtf tfy-jive mile* |tt two" $
hours and a half. A W of 8 thou
sand dollars war depending on his
iierfurraing the distahce in lluce
rors. lie had right, first rate
ai'fiPB >vii*vious)y stationed on the
?, ;iuk. lost probably not *idre
ban two minutes in mounting and
_ ; and witfe this small
was in full speed from the
' starting until he reached
Tf there is aby eitor in
* our inTSrmant, who
I with the rider
of luttf ismotiflttS
to deceive us.
t . ? ?? ? man living
IIP UOftbu f 7
Wli
?went of t,he Armorer af -S
?fiel$p|aMljere l
men employed at that Armory,
; manufacture about 40*hWsket?
of expetiditu
mept ?f tike
li - in " 11 i y
DtED ? In this Totfl( Mrs. Ki.iz \
Caht*h, wife of John Carter, Esq, leav- *
ing an infant child and an aflcotionate hus
band to deplore her ions. * \
On the ttthtilt. Dwio, the ton 01
Doctor D. George of Kereh^w District?
aKed 3 months. * ?
Transient* bright, cbaate aa morning- .
Hfew, was exhaled and went to Heaven. >
? ? fUr Charleston, the Rev. Av&a* \rj
t' LiNM, D. D. Pastor of the 2d Presbytc f
?*t?D Church In that City. I
f -1? .In Newport* It/ I. the Hon; WiL
mam Etxtnv, a^ed ninety-foui ? a Mrrfi
?er of the Revolutionary Congres*~-?ti?f '
?ne of the siqnAs of*the Declaration oi
1 \mcrican Independence. lie huafbecn,
bf 30 ycats, Collector Of the OuM **?*
iewpcrt. JLle aaumUirs lMMSjf StijlS
aor, C :i? :cro, whfn he indHenl? M f'MM*
tue cfi?tr anii>j*^ij oU.
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