connINIC4TIONS. - CAt anr oo E, Jtic 25, 1838 Arr. Edyor, Sir, I had the pleasure a few days since of' ateiditing the ltxaminatioi of tite Stu dents of the1 Greenwood Actdetnies. Tie Examination commecei with tll youtng Ladies of lilt Female A cademy, till. tier Ohe charge of l iss Chiamnti, flormer ly of C4.olu mbiat, S. C. The young lIdies by their perfornturncet did mnch credi to theiselves, as well as to their highily ic comtiplished. amiable and most meritKoriosi lustrutctres. This Aentlemy has a INN sicni aleplrtment, iler Kite iirection tl Mliss Anderson, of Charleston. atil dtujig tee mntin we hall freelinen-t exhibi. tions f tmtsic, which ah 1d i 1 t ti te inl tere't of the day. The second iay waV:s oienipiel by he ex :nn1inationl of, the Ft-:is!choj ltner the ttirectiitn of iMr. V. C. oia1 itgne, It Voltng tm:tn Of learing an merit, in which ithe I tudenits arqiite-,l themselves witl mine(*h credit. The :;I ilaty tle Clasical Schtol wvns exmnined, Retctor, Mi. J. e.ley. The perfrmanesz; (if' the Sttidets have beetn 'ieiloimt if cver cxeelledl oin stel ani occarion hee aire itt thi. Intit-*i t siete younig t w preparta e r the sonth Carolit CoHle, Thi ) Fall. ir. I .c'eay is ;a gaitloman whlieei. repu;ita lion is fais t exiunliing it: n Teacher, andA I u~nhe.sitating-ly ,ay- there is tro manm of his. n 1 at the Ponti. that desrve' to utwl lii;:Oicr, not toly :.s atischob:r, Ihtit a. ;i a gen. tlieman, pein ll 0:1w linalisien1lions; nw ress;iry fir tal.it- chi:ir;- of! o1r st ut yntuth. The 4Ihl d;'y wa tt nXhLijjion1 of the male Seblar of the tui o A:ilemis. int t'omposition iii Declaimiatin, illn hirh J there were numy 6hw pro' ine-in, her vere 7 Original pchtles frimI t'he young imnen whlich dfill them tmwch clredil. Andl lihe ex reises conchile-l w\illh aj h te the life of Cosar-or the eiietion wla vir ; na atrnt tant:" six spet hii 1n each sie. The cian any on ti-s d!av vw very 1nume14,411S andt .1 a l ecele tutschj plasedl tad hiightly graitifie~d. at:l These Intitttiiins a.rc now in a h ;Kate of improv men41ti, unmheitdaring froiti IM)0 to 120 Stutlents, aid thy deserve to Iw. patrontized; tie i1 alificttl I fiatil nld eba-lrnt Ktr of thw scveral Te.a-.i(co ar not only of' tie first order, snch as Fuit our Southrn 1nititutiols; but tow l.ei k ion is steh as to inake it diesirable. Crcenwol is sitKiateil otn a1 high, Iry rid::v, seputin:1 hug the waters of, the Savatinalh anl Sainda Rivers. The 'Village is scuatterhuily buttilt, not on as ma1nyiV . isliis ts Venice. but on nearly as many inls, lit i hi i t si; 'timile it ort. pleasant ; almost every family Ie-re has its 0o1wn sprinlf of tlie purest ndil he-t of w;ter. I an in hopeis that thi lit tle Villagv, latly bron;;h illt -i tenie b he titer to fhiouri di. A' $i f'j'.TJ.\T1O l. t nt at Offl ' liespectbletmtetinl pfrthe (ci ti f ti tiiv of idt11 mcetnrat lInes store,-a- illzeisa iThurmondt. waist~ cohi to~tiv.ha~ila the Char. apt Wm llor. scet ary, ciam objenct- Kif the meetti'int eKiined t C.. . W.it t lnam he ollw i preah! nnti 1l0t iat-halSnin was1 Sre:ite utui Ktn-minn.KK ILcedy :.ae rato t . c is i)t r tit ve thati iwinnae eive the~ hcura~i it tti tal, unwi, e n ia ~polt i tl~ ti iic 2il i e'-iced, ta~ iit nulbeli tve t hta ~;ia i im ort nt or I ~ a l t i nyas liiiI.ei'al iidtit la>,:tity to beil iowie :Cn a hogro i .tIe-Tublittca'Kat Govrntentgft citlr i the ired,' a they n ive llii 'etheimr pr-1l Kand byi our :i an r I ~.ea ite.dn lodtr ei~uti - (,'t n ea toi hoiblitt ria ici0-.1i toti :i'it Citi Lto' be uisinpresCidetnt, j'in coaiiti tini ui s ses ifnd i ongeron t in a ille ve , aithat notiettliev af U. hi-tipl, tok alt a liepubbes ita t ovran- s o b e t alctot oea 't-eItiona and iIhingeron s and Our On mnotiont of Johi Gltn, ie~oved, a th::t weilialye fprov o fa te patrioiitie an mUOre ofa~u itubli naure tha Ki sbuoeo lutious will be unanimously supported by the members of' this meeting at tie Ballot lox in October Next. Ou anotion of*G. BJussey, Resolved, that tie Protecdin". of tiis Imiveeting hie pubiliikih ed in tie lldgelield Advertizer, and signed boy time Chairon at(d Cuttersigud b) tie Secatury. WM. TIURMOND, Chair. Calpi. Williana, i lmes, idecatary. June 2Ith, 1838. IMomuacslic Ntews. A W FU UAT 0 .P -1I4E'> Iuriing oJ' the otme r f1i' in shin i on on 1.11.elte, andl F--'01 Lives L~o~t!---Thel 1;1141. pmapers itmnuIA tie alrieic.lar,,whi< h ;1 im 1 N4 1e,1tid be-low, of, a n 11 s nelsin-hol dii astir on I . I.e i. :rio, i vh-i time ie. ' rale toin mit itiierons -i : ( vi v a j eit t- / Ijse }f Il {, ,\. 4 .ilta'. 1t Ih Te't.u. Sat irday. .1 nim l(i. D : r.:til'4~ 1 ; A !' --.i....t, ramnlo"ril II -a.is 1)'n Io it VA!-/, L- ,;ns . I w l 11 1 he nIko.,I pa.infull f-ch o. flhat I wr ille Visit, that tI e in- w -etiam La W abi.oi1m m. CatI. int. tool, fi-i lren ir 'i1e ; .il, haIs -S of, IIeImi fll iace, i.i..I t -*i '4 t-baIil-k , Inori g, h iin abou thrt railes hm i r , n thit i x friorn 'h., ily ai wast tri to ith e a -r's rl- Ot, S hill all fitVte l splirt s va bu h i , p lie rs i and crew, are't.Ill - t olieN I hae peri. hed. have befn hiteeliv t hia mhe tiui p, n iri v e lui s mioo of, thii rn.bi-ring It-r ma an v h. -I Ill, Nr amdo,0 1-. M r c.I. ('apt. lda nad- wit-ii c mi and ni li ht liis rLI ii;a ~ I iih- N o ti -i - ;,ytit1 illiar*Ii(:i:jI. am.t i P11 l.,ltv v-i. e (- ba114 I fi ith ba rning-- boat I ni, (1h iCOVera.1d. ( 'al it. -., ,' liltt 1 110e0- 11 t 1 ir lii iri v :!y p Ir-Is V--- .h1 ;Iho .ut !,I ha dtol ) i . rI -iif of, 1114. %. (.1 . - ihsi h-i,:- f ,.i , . liir ilvl 4!' i fit. ii IV i 1 41 -4t .a:l y 'f i ,- -a we f. g i . (11). .thiiu it 11e . ( )!II. t h 1- 4 ;I I I1 , u h 4:.o, w% - till ith ' e-e .-,f. 4 _ rn 1.1 uN h rto ebb1n4 in -r m -hnt. tudo'4tuente ily li e Vi 4t-! iaim na ..' Itniioii v halflA- r int %,t I. tin tn 1. ;% ' . 11h r s 4co i l ' .. ; a 4 .142 . I ii - V.: 1 "f in-4 IaI. th Itale lJ.t ! n I.-Id .,~ 1 t 14, 1 lit e. ila 1;:Il,4 114 t 4.- t i 1 11 %1 - I t?--.1ndf II1 Ith , loo, w%-thfin a. ho ttin tilli,. i- hr i colunwm'.d rond - '1 14 im u strof w [);It, and11 lll Ilhv I m ilr' ecai p - ial i te ' 11.f hiat- .. 1. 1 ilknown _to b'. lo' at h a-tl , w iIl I reti- yi o o ft !11y-4, . lil ofi Ier. p -: , V d. and ) . wh ae ho w taolil Il be lo't. V tms i -a-.' r . , irom A/c /hiloh C'muuircial. l S tr nlilnhout Norih -\nierica i; in ill, by i lrI - n ' of wit li r .i Ii'rni teliv rt1-i- lars 4t4 amino s heart-r e i n Kalin-. ily.-the destrlitoni of* [Ihe ln.% :111( t oains1 \\ il A I loll, byIt fire, o tSilvr Creek, ha out thir e l 'chi-s llik i if nit-gi With tlthe esiman:ted lofl' Fiftv Livel.s a TheW ashlingt;onl pa,,sedl IIt N. Amrerica wile the latter hev at fErie, in dht- early part of the ]last In ight,:nid. wasi nota gli ..cen hv those, 41n boarId fihe North.-nei, 11ntil wheln withinl abom, 0u-ve miIIs of" 1I t it , a hni ht larz- of* li,_ht n-:., d a m e-, by the behns i . inl lte. rein i - Ci.ek, mnd ilhe Norlth .\nwrica asiso 1 v pot ablout, ihr* ;u c en o Sc~. appri 11n.1 ,-11 01 netar ig Ohw.01 h~niocok h 4r Dcspair did not completely ;he mass itil it becannio evidIenjkth pro i.ress ol the llmes couil. not be ted. .'rom that mnuient thO scle b it' till iescri ptiol. Sniflie'i Io sav, thAt num iers precipitted themselves Ieroin'te bitt i Iing n11114 in1to thle water; mome of thitn wi th t shriek *f despair, iid tithers silt sun . henathl Ohe wvaves ; others, fil'e[ri imor" fuonitle, sweni it short'distiaute und driowned toihers still. fil pieces JItourds need wood, arrived metm heieh-, .on ill I itse sank into a waery gravo. It it siosed tnt Iorty perisvhb. It is si b lfe292 lilte to) conpitie fle preci tiunber. Many retinined. on the loat unitiit wais wrailp(l in one s'hcet of flane. Qf these itt-re is rasoi ti believe 11hat nurhtir per ished in t co l Igrat uion; w it ohers, half1 h1 trnedt( ,precpitate1d IhIN-Iel ves int o the1 wattry eIt'emnt, tht112 ill rinig the double .J.-nnly of de14:1nh. by tirec anid water.'"l .lr . Shadd4ils i the only sllriVI' r or his nlhiilily, (on istiiiing- ofi eveni. A Idy Is. 'i',en-r lust thret chilrr'n,, a sistei and a motth. r. Al r. \lichael Parker lost his wife ie iarentms, siste-r wtill hr child. Alanv were the in-vort rendink, scenes th1:i: ta t rrted in itis t rrible catnstrophe. .\n I C;I-ilihilY, conslsistingol'a maii, hi-, n% ife. mnd t %-o chibiren,. enme onl boardl ilhe I:ibi :it Toledi . Whilt-h li fin was rasint ie m: worked ly iit side io ur inform :! till bv --nild ltay on meboard no longer: 'h*: n1 li i l Ia iis t if Ithrw their thihien ove r boad wl itimped inl ate~r thern; lite fat her n-iii i woi riiie we-re drowned-the iml -i r ird. Several i;isslgers w nilt ito e- :Vui ni witi .trror, onil the doecrk ait 1h' 1 seWIl. :111l pteri'ltCh l inl i1ie flanes. A nlvw~y mf-I ritc coupile'suipposd to halve! eil -e .E l'rit', iid ivroard in each taber:, .111ad sunkl Itogeither. ' i ,, , ;in.' (-t C,;pt. Pearson, blc WeLNp -x', 2410 Junie, 1,3, "In. I s'r i or :t.. 1i-ar .4ir.-il supbott, be1or thi reachei .i;n, bl %I n ll hve heard of the fate of 0t Uaiki. It i"'us iin-ar-orend ling caits irtrIp . It If v.::, my v ant-h1 below flnd I beh.-ve ('::pr 10jhuis un.)- inl tiio-w e . haot-l'. :I have her WIince. Ia~h-. hevr, y1 ". ,tey vIilr lh-ig on lt wrck 5 day-; w.6it1 h:t he: . hing been picke till .u- rdaiy at 9 ' '. hi v t sehr.le1ury t'ail,utiln, of Ph ib:! phltn. Cape- Stilitfi, L /1, ! /) .\t 1 lgettiln t hil -li d1 I p-e vain4--I (in 11h4 iapt. it) hlaul to wvinde field We t'o22d flt 1 m-l hour n11111 aw noll in_-. Th-- ('a t :11ne fmvnl and -aidl Ill ine I -'he . nIlll 'o i 1 and 2en ol nit a1 l'i I.1 I it lim I eplied t him ta t) ope kiWl nhtti vntoir ou at nh a ltme. I rIitr him and prayed to him iti' it ton. nn- i a t lit' heiienlte wo steer n Lillh-, n.1 oii lv l es sr('i' lI n wre k to 'r illd w ird. Ililaittl beiniig F-at. Wtn hinked thip, s;it t I I I 1)011 Ik in)ir. Smith, o'f tAn n . Itt' 11(:1 ' amar. itf Savl ir h, and Mlr. 1 hnichinison-.ir. Liamar's son,tvvo ne( -1r4 onnllenl, am11 anothder. passengeer, iinme unkn~low\ n. The Ittmt was eeting along fin y wthen 1 1l *Tftine deck; find wh.fen] fihe eXpl n Ptlook Suc.Ibe-lie ve i~t was,, carIn ' air, nid whe I lighted I wason iy-back, nithy lt tI bn omlev oalrded. How ever*1 I had11 all mly facoillie's ablout milt nndf 'ille1diatly Set thevn ;-I work li fow i gligd h) l l e .111. .-oif Sta teil nthettl. ;\I his, tilte Ilhe ho::t hll ranlged abend aboutl :Ih.s ill 1 n1.1lv. I 4comilvd 7 or 3 hie Ids . lt' i. I ....pe ..nti. - .-w Ij hI.er-. the temporary sinking of the forward deck. At about hll' past twelve, the promfielade deck fell ofl, leaving the stern of the hout uncovered, which without sinking drilted o11 with matny people onmit plainly visible to thiose on the forwardh deck. At this time thalf past 12) the small hi10111 lelft us, not remaining to pick ny I hose inl the water and place them on lie wreeks. At half pas, twelve, Capt. Pearson, ce!title to tIhe firwad deck (ni a iplank, having15! beei throwin inl fhie water by the explosiion; when t reached us no lioat uias in sight. On Saturday, those' o) tihe h sard deck picked illp 5 per.ns on a small devk, and on Tuesday a( 10, A. MI thos on thie forward deck, were, after siri leriig incredile hardships, picked ulp by capt. ElAi ha vis, of the shir. Iliear.- Cam erdon, of l'hiladelphia, who not onjly atildd is, hint at the relinest (i those tn file ibr ward deck. went ii search of anolier iv reek, and picked ipi six persons more. Or this getlemaii, it is unianecessary to say m1net0, or of Caipt. Pearso--oir feelini and their ownI speak Soiieinly. I)nring tie time the retmainp of the topper Isri ofi le- form ward etek was il'ing, Capt. Pea rsoin Was sanignine th1at ir ainy Lout reached the ,hipre, we hond hav e in ine dialte relief, ht iul*tirtunitly those ari -.ing in I Ie boat ex puressedl4 themliselves So colifi dent ly that thiel filiat wvas suik-tliat all was loszt-11hat1 no irinlemilentl "appearedl. northy f eonsideratiopn, tio send hoals tP look 1;>r its, As soon haowever, as we arrived, and a hope appeardl of Saviig ay one', tillheist vi. ergete meastires were at oce taken, adil we holp that more will be koiml aid reseneld. OSSIAN (E-:G1.Y, C. W. . F, . -'FTWN, W. PI-EI-:.1.AN. A. I(Vi.1lY, Is. I.- GliR- FNw\\-0,J Winiling ton, .June 21, 183M. From the Correspondunre of Char. Merciry. NA'4ut . -ro.N..lne 0, lisi.. The hill to aboslihl i ill prisoninlin t for lelbt upoll al epus C'% iS.Uing fronii till I*leral c'oirts in Star.'s where itolprisournent For lebt Ia been or may hei' aI- inlihtl, w; *5 thli., daty reported by Air ilrtinly, n the enate, anti n ilhout dehalie, carriid lirin;h its ill* fervit lages Smi finially passf d. This pro 4-ceding riingh honotr iio the Seimiv. I t is an e' nience 'l' Itie hitiii y ot ovieWp a I Ii I hat btnly, asid alIo of its capfaeliy Bor butisinlest. Tihe fiinal Vote o] tile pssge of lii Iull a as -G to 4. ThIeire was 'an earaiest )til interesti ig ie tlle iln Iithe Senate an tli bill to anitliirize a tie sov ey ait le Northeastern floidlary u thw L' uiiie'd Stales, accurilig ti tie- Trea ty ill 10. I :31n1 ,urry tos ty that thle i00 min wato th pot'sess of ati' r. t he i verito ~r; tor, unlisi ai til it'wu iit'he altiis n . use ut surv eatd mark lti' , th i G eiat liritain .,th i p i' st in ii ithidii.:, 60m s our jnuse rfiht, he wal prepared11t3 to re' orld to iar tn-hhet dier ted' siljt( war betweitniGreat li'areitaai n ie ii edili Statei as oes of a e aestesti en-r iIi Iei ies ter od befa~' llus"a h hib-e niai-' 11t'ioi th'mselved tir thex(cause lo linerte andu' thei subjec tou aujc cammlcitteit fior a rporit, l e iin h wtI 'ith a rets lto s etn u 'lht' t h e'titory h was tl~ihiel iorn V si n a ly l.)ted.y Thle. llws fre i'lw une'tot a tat othi'drthe will beui iiitle li bthw aeitiit i iil'ils.iti lreas Th a ra:ry h~ill wasreip~tllv duiaenitted lini loht liyons.- byv 31e Illrei., arfaii of' iii a ndriiur I t'tm t' I oolile.li lihe~l Nut:ie was rtken vieteriy vn 'iS in the 't'' lio ue u p' t e i e ('irnt lie ;il ry itisig eill i-, ueported b t. ACa ninei ti \\'ais iarmiii l' ns--tthe' uetiohi- ani (tei enerohmet iberef.ih :n t lii ll'Iwai i15sit y 1dt-'5 Nail te *11 Yeal'-four Ad no:raoumn ltvad. toi \Vh,'is who nil I e lpoed t re ti etain forlile te'ill, holeds9. Natc as then gaiven b~lly 'Ir. mns tr, hn sof te ltats fro Newlil io.itr wh voe iiiins h litl. i ~ta he' iihfill maa o arei conillrsiii ofacil th oe forithe iif~ pn palt'n. th 111l1 fwitheut i.satl a Aerori'a ath ui 'ieor n in h' he a ithe j ) to Stion n i t i 'tille by avte ofua hae' ''iAive to '5 Nialve ilir.ti flrson ho Virany hn ovrhilni2vee ceraini le'sonutis'ie ebrcng the peil dhe mit lan, ar llth~e iit elsed tao15c ahn eishh-r f tm iAyea 70li, N111a A1l:i. nir I rat idi , fitrompi'(~ luhm tihle mid ate pan t thone refused. tocinsiderthem, Pinsth Commnitte iofcr \\sav iand a an time jtity h~llTlhe inf ec io theiie p oceer' ll E1 1.11-F IE I-D C.1I1 WEnr.snEAY, JuLy 4, 1838. To-day bein;. the Anniversary of ouar National Itnfl-pemilence, we have issued.our l'alr iln advan e of tihe re'..inar day of pub lication. to -,iv- ouar workienn an opportuni ty of participating ian tihe festivities of tihe ocan(Csion. Thle London Siectator says, it was cal ulnatel that u) to the end of Jabuary last the U. Snates Blank had purchased through ins agents, the rnornous nanount of t/arrc Ihunt/rcl thoustand iales of Cotton during aie seasan, ta value of wiich ias estintu ted at -lt2,000,000. The Papter renarks that it gives i) paymnent its irredemable ennrrency and that as long as tle suspen ;io'n aif s"peene payments continues, it can 'a w:l it, own good tine for making sales. NI, his tihe true gronad, ik is added, for its oppo%.tion to a resninption. Whatever truth there nay he in this state nna'at we kanow non; unit the faet is incona arovertible, that Mr. Hiddle is now tine great ne:nny (or a retannpltin, and ie must bear in ak largnr Ineanure than a other indi viduial. the odini of the present state of tiinnag. To in tie countrv looked to lead Ohe way, and i has diprpointed it. His late nianni esto has fonand no advocates. TIlE VOICE OP IEtD HJILL. Thin Iroceedinns ;at Rel llill, which we pnab1lish to-d ay. %%ill attnact tie atlention of ainhe reder. They relate to smorne of the most in:r;tant neasures which In:hv, ever occu piead tine conileration of tine Legislature, and are strongly condenanatory of ther. Of cnrse, we grannt *o tie People or any inorition ofthe, tine rigit of freely express ilng tha'ir olinionas upon anny publi nncmasure; but when tie anataers to be paassed ulpon are really matters if inalnortance, a decent re gard Ior te olinions of mankind reqnires that they s-houll asign soine reason for their coinl . 'in c do anon know that we ever saw in the sannae con ipass, nire er ror anl nore lowna right asertion. Anx ao'nns as we are that a lie People of Edgefieli ,sh uhl never he tine blind ialowers of any nan, biut that they nay always hold to a t'rae and indnaeienlent exereise ofjuitginent in every thinig, we nannst nevertheless declare our sincere regret as one of her citizens. that such a docnment should have emnanated fromn niong them. It can .ot ele-vate our character fojr innelligence or public spirit. It nmakes no pretensions to anrgnmet, bull deals altogether in bald as serionus and postulates which are put forth With a confidence that was never equtiled. By what ineans, the neeting aatained some of tine conclusions, ne cannaol for tine life of Us, ol'er a slpveuilationn. Vexed