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transportation, by mail, ofAboliton pamphet, &c. This bill, upon its final pasage, wau lost, Not a solitary northern Whit yoting for it, and 4 seutbern W'votingagmistit... It isa fact however nuJI thik', that the principal ground.ofob ection. to theadmiign of Arkan, so into the 0aio, arose from the-fact that sist very sesecogfised in er consiittion; and, t|iq pssge btbEtiiili, t one Whig nator from New.Euglaid voted for it. In thi House if gopresentatives9a pon the passage of the same bill.votes stand about as usual, yeas 134, nays 2;:and.of the 52 who voted in the ati ve 46were Whigsand but 6 Democrats. '"" .it, present session of Cosgress Mr. iu1in troduced reslntions in the Senate in relation to the.national rights of vessels, for. sed by stres of weather into friendly ports. and the sesiure of the brig Enterprise under these Qn he resolutione the vote was unanimous. tt ev& northern'Whig; eijisiftoefailed-fo vote, bybeing !bset from his seat. I will call'your atteunion little to the9CtiOa of the Democratic' party, in non-slavelholding States, by their resolutions passed in their legis laties andin primay assemblies. Ishoutdbe glad tfurnish you with ma nyof their full ye. eolves-iiid. although-the subect is pregnant with intiest-to the South. Iaust abbreviate hi order not to - trespass- s long upon your mimi. In the State of Ohinthe:State in which Gen. Harrison resides. st a large assemblage of the Democratic party, they passed unanimous. ly among others, the three following resolu. bons. viz: "Reiilved, That slavery being a domestic institution, recognized by the Constitution of the United States, we as citizens of a free State, have no right to interfere with it, and that the organizing of societies and associations- in free Statqs. in opposition to the institutions of sister States, while prodactive of nogoed,way be the cause of much mischief; andvyhlle sach asso eiations for political purposes. dnght to be dis countenancedby every lover of peace and con cord, no sound Democrat will have part or lot writh them." - - "Resolved. That political Abolitionism is tint ancient Federalism -under a new guise, and the political action of anti-slaverv societies is only a device for the overthrow ot Democracy." d:Resolved, That should there be any mem ters of this convention, who do not subscribe to'the principles contained in these resolutions relating to the- subject of Aholition. they be bereby reqested to leave their names with.the publishian committee, to be published with the proceedints of this convention." - What do yo-think ofsuch resolutions asthe sbore nassing unanimously by the Democrats in the State of Ohio, where the Abolitionisisare talented and unmerons. - I consider this fight. ing oar battles upon this subject in -good earn imst. And with whom I lot me inquire. The answer is plaiti; with the Whigs-and Abolition ists. The legislature of Ohio during.-the pre sent year, a very large majority of'.Democras', passed resolutions upon this subject. .pronunc ing the conduct of the Abolitioists "'hlghly eruiminal, arid that it is.the-duty of every good citizen to disconntenance.the Abolitionists. in their mad, fanatical, :revolutionary schemes." The Democratic party, -in their asssemblies. and in some States'v oth, have passed resolu tions euaifdecidedin our favor. in Pennsyl vania, New York and New Hampshire. which I have now before me. and- if necessary, will publish. - repeat, that these efforts, mnde by the Democrats at the North, if they can be sus tained, give us hope that our property will be protected, and the Union saved. Butwhaten. souragment have they to defend our iiistitu tions ifwe contemn their friendship, and make common cause with their political opponents, for their overthrow and defeat? I now pledge myself, that no man can show, in any non slaveholding State, where the -Whig- have dared in any political assemblage. to pass one resolution. or sq aught in our favor.. But. on the contiary; iherever -they have takent..he subject into consideration,' it has been'.but 'to abuse and condemn. - I have before me resol,' tions passed by some ofthe Legislatures, of the ftee States, where the Whigshad maijoities, denouncing slaverv,and nrging efflrts foreman eipation: After we had adopted the rule - to which I have referred, rejdeting the receptiorr of abolition petitions, the Legislature of Ne York-passed resolutions of censure upon the House of Representatives for their vote. Mr. Mann, a metnber-of the .Democratic party in the New Yoik Legislature, moved this resohta tion,viz: ."Rosealved, (if the Senate concur,) That this Legilature has seen with deep regret, and de cidedly disapproves and conidemius, the efforts of many misguided individuals in the northern states, to interfere, without right, and in viola sian of the principles on which dii~ Constitution of the United States was established, with the domestic institutions of our sister states at the South: thereby disturbing dhe domestic peace of the states, weakening thE bonds of our Union, and sowing thes seeds of its dissolution." .This resolution was rejected by a strict party vote; there being 41 Democrat for the resohtn tion, and all the Whigs, in number 57.,vouing against it. Will Georgia wage war against her own interest, by becoming allhes to the Whigs? A very few extracts from abolition p~aperut,and I willdeesist from pressing upon your eninsiderja tion this unpleasant subject. The Liberator the leading abolition print; after giving an accomutt of the votes given at the Harrisburg nomination, and announcing Harrison the candidate, says: "All the slave states went for Clay. We re gard this as aniother imaportaut sia'n of the times. --esa signal defeat of th.e slaveIolding power in this count . Had it not been for abolition ian, Henry (lay would undoutiidly have been nominated." The Etmancipator, the abolition paper in New York, heads an article --The Harr'burg Convention." .and says;~ "Well, the agony is over, and Henr Clay is laid upon the shelf; and no nman -of ordinary intelligenice can doubt or deny that it is the anii-slave.ry feel ing ofthe North which has done it, in connex *ion with his own ostentations and in'famoius pro slavery demonstrations inCongresus. Praise to. God fora greatanti-elavery victory. A man of eri~fbnlasrsonal popubarity, has been opeuly rejected for the Presidencey of this gieat kpubhc~bn account of his de-vetion to slavery. fletup a monument of progrress there. Let the winds teli tIme tale-let the slave holders hear the news-let foreign nations hear it-let O'Connel hear it-let the slaves a ear it --a slave holder is incapaciated for the Presi deney of the United States. The reignofslave ecracy is hastening to a close. The rejection. of Henry Clay, by the~ Whig Convention, taken in connexion with all theecircumstances is one ofthe heaviest blows the monster slavery has . eeseived in this country." This language of thi Emancipator is -true: anid yet the South is expected to complefe thfe triumph by aiding in. his election and defeating the Democrats, who have most manfully come -teour rescue. Another aboliton paper, the -I146y.Gazette. formerly edited by Ms. Gatem, a Whig :mepbr ist. the House of Representa tives, speaking ofan. Ohio paper says: .-TheI editor of the Ohio paper.abandoned the.Whig I because they nominated thie Ablitionis. .and joined the .Iielbcosbecause they wentfor the doughfaces; while W'jeg telqaltmo par because they .adheired .to slavery, and unied d with the Whigs1:eesese thiey supported aboli. .tion.". Backed as Mr. Van Buyren is 4b thie Democracy in the Senate1 .npontthe out.ject ofI slaer adabu'se as he .5by.the;,Aelhinisitj bgween th'rpaaties. "'~Thef.eideiseewaresiciently strong-to ls afrmu~the Sisib hrn what quarter thifr help U Gtee that Mr. Van Buren will ORry-et ' pledge. My opposition to tispreseat chief migistrati cinmeteid at the, time of issuing the prilaniatiolnldK6g General Jackson's ad fiinistratton, and 'not for any thing that trans 'pired before. - And here I may be permittedto remark. that thee is no,evidente..hat he at.. proved -or sustaind dthe measure at thb- time, but being a favorite with General Jackson, I tabeit forgrantedthat be did. We have4posi tire evidence that General Harrison did ap pawe it, and landed for this act General.Jack soni, to whom he had been pJaviouly in bitter Opposition. Crrspgdtk Churiestoe Courier.. WAussutoNs, May 28. In the Senate, several memorials were presented praying the suppression of the foreign slave trade, which, itseems is now .carried on, to. a considerable extent, in American ~vessel-s.- The vessels for the purpose are Al1 Wui at, Saltimer, -ana sold at Havanna. Tihere will probably be legislation in regard to it. - . - - In the Hose, Mr. Alford, of Ga., moved 'irecousideration of the veie by which thie Pro emption bill. was passed. and deliver. ed a long r nd able speech against the poli cy onl which the bill is founded. But the motion failed.. . The new States, if they cannot procure a cession of all the public lands to them, deihnd ihee removal of il'restriction by which they are preverfted from taxing the lands of non-residents, for Ave years after their sale. They tied all. the resources -dtiat.theycan command, foracthey are deep ly involved in debt. The Ho'use resumed the consideration of the sub-treasury bill, in committee of whole, (Mr. Banks in the chair.) Mr. Lowell of Maine. concluded a very long speech in support of the measure. Mr. Atherton'olluwed in* reply to the. objec tions to the bill which were urged by Mr. Cushing. The debate is listened to by no one, The topics were all thoroughly exhausted long ago. Upless the "log cabin" should Ie lugged into it, it will soon flag, and there ilay be mome chance to dispose of the bill and terminate the session. As soon as the bill is passed, it is understood that a. propositioni will be inade and carried to ix an early day of -djourmnent. Mr. Poinsett, it is stated, has been en gaged in forming a National Institute here for the promotion of science. The plan is al excellent one, and cannot fail to ~sac ceed, if aided by the departments of the governmeut. . I is proposed, as I under stand, that our diplonatic corps. officers of the army and navy, consuls, land offi cers, &c. &c.. all of whom hold commu niention with the government. and are fre quently here, shall he miembers of the so ciety, and be encouraged to tmake collec tios ufiapecitmens'ofnatural history, works of art, rare s-eds and plants, &c. which will he deposited in this city. Private in. 'ividuals are also to be admitted to mem twrshili. Without costing any thing to the governmaent. the society mtight he rendered eitensively useful. I-is to be apprehen ded, however, that Chose who may he at the head of affairs here, will in general. have little taste fer any thing- out, of the region of party politics. - . May 30,. Mi. Huehana. yesterday repo'id'ai Joint Resolutinn, from the Commitee on Foreign Affairs. authorizing the Presidint to. receive the presents of, hoses. pearls, rose wrater, &c. frnni the Itiial imof Mas cat, and liongaiid othu animils, from the Elpror of Morocco, to sell. them, and plaire the proceeds in the public Treasury. Some opiosition was made to the reaolu tion, Mr-, Buchanan esitered into some a musing explanation of'the matter, shew ing that the Consul of the U. S. at Tan ier could not avoid receiving the animals. He stated to the otlicer who brought them, that bhe could not receive them. lie was told itp reply, that they were naot for him, but his mnaster. The Consul declared that the 'President cotuld not receive them. Congress would ntot permit lhim to infringe on the Constitution. Thea present them to the Congress, was the reply. The Cotnsul explainled that ihe Congress too, had thteir masters the pecople. T'hen give themn tto the peCopIe, yiour Sultaas, said the officer. The oatlcer declared, finally, that it was as mu~ch as hi.'head was worth to return them, atnd ifthe Consul would not receive thetm he would turn them into the stret before the do',r of his house. His colutmnof soldiers had actually received orders to do this. when the Consul agreed to take possession ofthe tearminta, and they were still in hiis keeping, as to the horses brought by the-Captain of thecTadtana, they had not yet been received; baut were itn thae possessior, of the Captain, atnd were kept by him, at great expense. The resolu tion was tardered in a third readinag.' In the House of Representatives, Mr. Anderson, gave notice of his intention to introduce a hill for the prevention of the gross frauds practised under the pre-empj tion laws. Mr. Jtones miade an unsuccessful attempt to call up the Sub-Treasury. -The Hlotse proceeded to the considera tion of private bills, and a number of them were disposed of. May 31. The Senate did not meet yesterday, though the tiny bad been assigned for the consieration.of the bill for the- relief of the heirs of Robert Pqlton. Mr. Artherton made an attempt to pro cure a suspension of the rules for the pur pose of going into committee of the whole on the sub-treasury bill, but it failed. Private hills were taken up, but little pro gress was made in them, at half past two o'clock, the Speaker announced the hotur of recess at-the same moment, some of the membaers were leaving the Hall. A cry of a-clear thoe weay"-"make room,'' was eard from the lobby, and a rush w as miade to' the apo.t, where two mnembleru, Mr. Ray ter and Mr. Montgomery, [both of North Carolina,] were in conflict . They were soon separated. Mr. Vanderpoors loud voice win'heard, in'the anm ult, crying out, ..-Montgomaerv, are you stabbed!" Mr. Raynetr was calling fear his sword. .1 learned, upon enqitiry, that Mr. Ray nr acnaked hi. eolleague with a sword ene, as the~lanev passed frotm the - H all. into the .ibb The-eane was broken off habv thej aff.The sword by the blows, and the f miq ell-or was jgtst To'r-blFIeone who int'rposed. whieb be broke.oye hls.P9uggb-s hesd. Naather party .was seriunsly .hnwt thqugh both had!some -ight 6r '1.' head. - . r. The House met, a four it was sup sed,.teoutrageduid.6 no died. But. as-there was-not. quo. , the House adjwInned-. - it is to be-hoped that.Ae eus'e. . . gt again render itself- ridiculous by tuother mockery of'investigatioa. ITheV haff sot nerve to enforce their rules,.Befr i session is over-we shalt.have-dirksj .sts and bowie knives at work in thetagl and leIies. You will seein the Gabe,. Mr dat* jontery's account of the W0fair, and the newspaper alteration the; led to it. f.m the Ramburg Journal. - - PUBLIC MEETING. Pursuint to public notice- a largp and resipectalle meeting-of the friends of H ar -ison, Tyler and -Refom, met this after noon, May 23d-J840, at Ibe Haptist.burc in this place, The GWr. fitendantWin'. H. Green, was called to the Chair,.and Dr. J. W. Stokes, anl E. J. Buckmaster, r9jnested to act as Secretaries. - - F'be President -havinu ekplained in a neat and lucid addreus the4hjects that lihd convened ths .present asseiibly-Maj.'W. W.Starke moved that a coinmitteeofanine be appointed by the Chaiiinari 't draft a Preamble and Resolutions, expressite'of thesentiments and views of this meeting. Tte President itherenpon- appointed the following gentlemen as that Conniiittee, viz: Maj. W. W. Stirke, H.Bolwara. W. Garrett, H. L.-Jefers,-J W Heard. David L. Adams. M. R. Smith;Charles Hammond and . IF. Benson.- The.om mittee having retired for a few minutes, returned and reporedThroagh iheirChair man. Major W. W. sarke, the folloiing: Whereas the present. Administration came into power pledgedsto teform a long list of abuses. one of-whiih wns an annu al expenditure by their predecessors of S13.000,000. Whereas, an expendiure. by the parts in power, of trible that amount, and reac i ing in-one year to more than 839,000,000, is no evidence of a fulfillment', of their pledges, but is, on the contrary, caleulaled to prodnee misgivings as to theirdisintei esteduness and purity. Wbereas, the dignity and snvreignty of an independent *state have.been trampled under foot, for the sinister purpose of guarding against scrutiny. through the in strunentalty of obedient Committees and andt a tractable Speaker. Whereas, rotation in office-is an adinit ted Republican principle, -and as the pres ent rulers who have held for the last twelve-years the high places of the go vernment, are not understood to rest their pretentions upotn-any -hereditary or'royal' ight, a convenient opportunity ls now at forled of reducing this re'ublican princi pile to practice,. Wheieas, the irostration or'i1. 'clawses and interests of the Amerincn People.' whose fundamental stamina'as a nation' are undoubted. and whose enierprile ine beeh the-wonder of theworldIi 14-of C i-' iher of the wickedness, or die igenc, or' incapacity to their iers.. Whereas, upop dooj'tful iont, paitib nirly as to a qlueseios. of.Aheadelitnquency of a government. truth is al*ays-beautiful and. light preferable. 'to darkness. W.hereas the appoipainent -hy a Presi dent of the United Stittes, of his succesq or in office, is a precedent dishonorable to the nation, fatal-to its interests, and ought to be rebuked. Whereas a continuance of men in offi en of high trust and.pro6t, after proof of unfitness, negligence and corruption, is an unpardonable abuse of the apy~oltitng pow er wvhich no circtumstances can justify. and ilmissable only in that political school which inculcates the dlocine that "to the victors belong the spoils." - Whereas, the establishment of a fund by an assessment of ifice holders ratably accordina to alary. the object of which is to defray the expences of electioneering campaigins, and todistribute party news papers among the people, is a system of idirecthbriberv, which, if continued, must end in thte overthrow of the liberties of the nation, and in the~ extinelion forever of her independence and glory. Whereas, no man now living has strong er claims upon the American people than Gen. Win. Henry Harrison, whether we take into consideration a blameless pri vate life, a public care'er of unspotted pu rity or successful civil and military ser vies. Whereas, the distinguished abilities, sound republican principles, incorruptible integrity, and long public services of Johni Tyler of Virgrinia, eminently entitle him to onr high consideration. Therefore Resolved, That we the t'eo pe of Iiamburg and its vicinity, who de sire a change of i-uers, will uneo our in fluencein promoting the election of Gen. W. H. Harrison to the presidency, and of John Tylcr to the Vice Presidency of these United States. Maj. W. W. Starke then addlressed the Meeting in support of the Preamble and Resolutions, in a most.happy,.conclusive, and -argumentative style. A. .J. Miller, Esq.. next respondetd to the call mhade npon him by the Meeting; in a brief speech'effectnuelly showing that the charge- made against Gen. Harrison by his opponents, ofhis entertaining Abholi tion principles and views'was without foundtion, and statiulerous on the extreme. 'Dr. F. M. Rlobertson, next addressed the Meeting, charging and sustainingf in an eloquient and impressive -speech, the present Administration with .corrup~tion and misrule. Maj. W. -W. Starke thetn arose, and in a very feeling manner remarked, "that he recognized in this assembly a'n old revo lutioiary soldlertwhtlhas fought many of the battles of- his'eountry, whose Itnsom has been often ' bareto -the hullets -of the enemy. -I understand. he' is an old ,ae quaitante~ of GeL .:Harrishh-nn inti mate assoctatewith him while Governor in the West, during EJeffermon's Adminis tration;-.I shaukd he glad to'hear from hitm what were Gern Hn arison's political prin eiples'at thatimTe-:ahllude to Cal. Sam. Hammobd." 4Te .mest -rtrptni-ous 'ap phie~hdiwetkeaPhnaaemeettand con aase t Iaineisd while t,~lde veterhn asl$te- tliE isilition,.supported by ita.1m.e.soted the virtnes. the valor ifnd the pitrotlsm or his early assotiate. He coricidid by remarking, that he be. lieved from:his heart thit tliut'e was t a Mpre sound and 'true reji'ublleau in the whole country, than W." H. Harris6n. Mr. Adam 'Johnson next respondei to the fcal made upon him by the Meeting. He 'spoke particularlf of the* deleterione effects of the'various sxpiriments -of the paity now in power, upon th'gricultural and merentile inlierests 'he country. After which 4he.gpestion.on the adoption of the Preamble and RA6elition was put, Id unan-'no'isly adopted. Gamiaef M4,Jefrm, it irais - Resolved, Thit when this Meeting of the friends of Harrison adjourn. it adjourn 6 meet here wr ehewhere in' the District 6f Edgeield, at the call of the Chairman. Ot modion of J. W. Stoke., it was Riio1ed. That the pmeeedinrs or this Meeiltig be published in the Hamburrg Journal. The Meeting then adioerned. W. H. GREENE. Chairma. J. W. STrOKEs, Secretaries. E. J. BUCKMASTER. ST-. AUoustin:, May24. To day was a sad time in our city. Thefuneral of two victims otthe relentless violence or the Indians, took place. who ivere murdered'yesterlay within 7 miles af the city, on the Picolara road. Mr. Forbesor the Savannah Theatre, inten ifing to give a series of dramatic entertain ments, arrived in town on Friday evening. and a carriage and wagon obtained frm Col. Hanson, were dispatched that night io Picolata, to forward on the balance of his company. In these conveyances, beside a portion of the Theatrical corps, was a Mr. Burnet, of Savannah, and a Mr. Miller, of Bruns wick. Ga. The party had travelled an, as far as the eight nile pxst in saf-ty. when suddenly they were fired upon by a large party of Indians, who were concealed rloselv to the road. The mutles atrached took fright. and ran with the vehicles from heroad, the occupants making every effoirt to escape. . Alas! Messrs. Burnet. Miller, and a voung Germa' musician, attached to Mr. Forbes, company, fell beneath their rntirderous fire. The black driver, Abra ham, took tip the road towrls Fort Scarle, followed by a young gentleman of the com pany, and succeeded in reaching the fort. Mr.Lyon succeeded in reaching a ham mock, and Mr. Hagan. the white driver, efected his retreat, and secreted himself in a high growth of palnettos. A wa gon belonging to the U. S. had been sent that morning from the Quarter Master's department for Picolati. driven by a negro and carrying out Mr. Francis Medicis, of this place. and Mr. Alonzo Ball. a carpen ter, who has been some time living among us. This wagon proceeded seven miles in safety where it was fired upon. The'ite. grod river succeeded in escaping, running into the military station at the six mile post, and gave the alarm. Mr. Hall was killed, and Mr. Medicis ran some distance up the road aid wasintercepted by another party, and he was killed. A horse was furnislted rhe-mnegro drivet. who rode into tavt,- maidre ed the circumstance. A sernent and sr nen only. occupying this lasr.nitioned post, turned ott on the alarm, and.:.awv the. Indians advancing slpon thrm. , They were in number 21, anl appmaqhing within a very close range the sergeantATith drew his men into the pickets, and the Indians retreated. On information reaching this place. several gentlemen saddled up, and on reaching the spot, a melancholy spectacle truly, piesented itself. The mutilated re tnaine of those to late in the bloom and vigor of manhood. were no%, discoverel blackened anti disfigtted by horrible mutil. ation. The contents of the wagons were strewn in all directions, and one of Col. Hatnson's horses cut in the most barbarous mannier. The gentlemen then formed themselves into a company, and plav'ed themselves uinder Capt Blake.of 2d Dragone. who htad volunteered on the occasion-leaving six of' their number to hunt ttp andl gather the dead, as well as search for any who might htave escaped: they proceeded oin the trail. It was followed uinder consider able diadvantage some 15 or 18 miles, until night closed upon thIs scout a'ear Tutrnhull's swamp, whtither the trail led. It being now pierfectly dark, the scotit re turned to tow, at 10 o'clock at night. Lietnt Oral, command of Fort Sere, on learnine of then tnews, immedliatelv pro ceeded to thc routnd with siv men,- andl made every exertions to fittd tihe missinig men-he then proceedled to his post. amal taking 4 (lay's rations, started in atnother rirectiont -in puirsuit. We have thus hur ried the details ofthis most horrible trage dv. We submit the'm to the nation, without remark, other thadi, after 4 years rontest with an enemy stiflered to he redu: red in numbier, he can approach withiny miles ofoutr city, on a public roaid, and romimit such outrages with imptniy. The persons escapinei, all attcceeded. in reaching town on Saturday night. More success of the enemy-On the 19th inat. Lietnt. Martin, 24 Infantry. was pro reeding fro~m Fort King to Wacahorta, with three tmen ; he was fired umpont by an imbuished party, his men killed, and be woutnded in three places. He succeeded in getting int Fort King. A n express was immediately sent to Micanopy, when Lieutenant Sanders, yth Infantry. tturned rat with thirteen men, the Spanish dog keepie-. and a citizen. They had not proceededl far, when they were surrounaded ky upwards of 60 J'bdians, and received a lre, which cut up this little command. Lieut. S. was killed, 6 privates. ;he dog keeper" and citizen. The remaining por ion of the command got into the Fort. The troops concentrated at Fort King, were imutediately sent in pursuit.-Newcs. .Information has reached tus that in dig ging at Micanopy. 15 harteok of Pork, and 15 or 20 barrul. of Bread were disc-overed. It is supposed that this amount of provi sions was buried- on the evacution and burningof that post in 1836, hut a short time previously to its having been tempo iarily encamped on by Gen. Call's army in a state of great suff'ering. .Car-it be possible that provisions were buried there, anud it unknown, whilst from fire to six thonsind tmen-were enduring the' horrors FURTHER OF THE FRFSHET. The exciting and disa'strous occurren cc of the last few days. will probahly be a matter of great interest foT some da6 to come. Everv cireumstnee -sonneted *vith the freshel, becomes of importancej until the whole details, and extent of- do. vastation is ascertained; anld we shall, therefore, devote every attention 1o the subject, and eive such particutars as come within our reach* A letter from Augusta, of the 30th all., says:-"Mr. . Bennoch went dlown the river on Wednesday, in the St. John, and succeeded in getting off the Coledonia, which has been in a -corn field, for the last two and a hal( years. During her sojourn there, be had her bot tom completely overhauled, and she is now snug in her native ele-ment. swing ine form a portion of the lower bridge, still standing. On his way up the river, with both boats. Mr. Bennioch had the heartfeligi-atifiation of saving the lives of eighteen negroes, who were rescned from a situation of eminent peril." The adage "t-hat it is an ill wind that blows nobody good." was well exemplified in this instance. Many unavailing attempts had previoetslr been made, we learn. to riislodge the Caledonia from her position. until finally the ragine element that carried riesirnction and dismay on its bosom. re lieved the Caledonia from her thraldom, mad gave her the privilege of 'walking the watets " a sphere for which she was ori inally iniended. instead of ohtructing a spot of ground on which she was only a useless incnmbrance. - The cireumstance was of eourse still tntre gratifying. on ac rount of its having been the means of re icuing so many human beings from a wa lery grave. We are indebted to our Columbia eonr respondent for the Ruhjined letter giving tome further particulars from that place: To the Editors ofthe Charleston Courier. COLUMBIA. May 30. Gentlemen.-Since my last, the River continues to fall. One of the pier, of the Broad River bridge has partly fallen ; it is, therefore, impassible. but by foot passen gers. If the rest of the piers stand, the superstructure will stand; if it Ioes, iti the course of a few days, it will be trussed up, when the public can use it. I have jist seen Thos. Starke. from the Rail Road works, on the River. To my great satis factinu, he tells me the works have with stoo't the shock. The injury done to the Columbia Canals from what has since been learned, confirins my last opinion. At the head of the Canal, from Broad Ri. wer Bridge to Bull's sluice, and as far as the eye can see below, the waters of the river commingled with it. The enbank menus are all gone, and much of the ma sonry. T'wo negroes, one belonging to StrIker & Hill. and the other to Mrs. Myers, were drowned in tryinI to save 'heir boats. Extractof a leicr received in Augusta, Ga.dated. BEACH ISLAND, May 29th. 1840. Dear Sir.-I take this method of giving y.)n a feint history of the irreparable loscs sustained by the planters in con-equaence of the high river. I dare say you are ready to sympathize with us. From all that'l canrlearn, there i, nothing hut a common destruction with us all. Whole cribs of corn, of the last year's earningi are entirely swept away: and those that are left standing, have from one to four feet water in them, without exception. .Many have lost mules. hnres. cattle and hogs. 'I learn today that Mr. Casper Nail has lost eight or ten of hismules. I dread to hear the accounts from below. I was at my place to-day, and from the looks of Mr. Nail's crib, there mutst he at least 3 nr four feet water on the corn; at James. Graye two or three feet water; and at Mil lers Cut-Ofl' nearly the same, as well uts I could jtudge from a dlistance. Two of toy cribs are entirely gone, with about 100) bushels of shattered corn; fortunately yott have the corn that -was in thenm. The crib containing the provisions is sittuinted very high and has not more than four or five inches Water in it. which I fear will scarcely leave enough to serve me,. as I shall have to plant~ all over again. T wo of my negro houses are carried off, andl a nother leans very much. I expect it will go. Mrs.- Butler has all of her's swept ttway.andl the water very high in herhbarn; her son thinks there wrill he 1000 bushels corn damaged. The .itaations I have mentioned are as high, or higher than the renerality oif land. Vou may imagine ibow the balance have fared. Mrs. Bowers had her whole cropcearried off. I have left my horses up to their sides in water, and ot'r house tottering: and T fear to hear from them in the morning. The river basstopt rising: however this Will be a sleepless night for me. AUeUS-rA, June 2. We have geeleved no adlditioal infor mation, since the ptublication of our paper rn Saturday last, of the devastation of the recent fresh in our water courses.. As for Augtusta the damage sustained will be areat, btut no: to the extent at first estimated ; a few individuials will severely suffer; but in general the loss sustained by otir citizens will he comparatively small. The corporation alone will he the greatest sufferer, l.y the loss of the two bridges, and the expense that will he requir ad to repair ourstreets, some of which have been left in a wretched state by the Bond. The only news we have from the interior is, hat all the bridges, except one, have been '*ept away from the neigbhorhood of Mlilledgeville. The drimage sustained by our city, as stated by usini our last paper. was some what over estimated; but it is with mu~ch regret and sympathy for our friends in Hlamburg, that we cannot state that their lose was also overrated. Several of the most enterprnsing . end respectable mer chants of that town have sustained severe losses ; hut with their persevering industry, hey will soon repair the breach made in their commercial operations.-Contiha tionalist. The Savannah Georgian, of Sunday advises "those citizens who have prodsee in stores on the wharf, atudother property at risk, to remove the same ter a place of safety, as the waters -from-above.- when they cohme aiy otherwawe worketssiWe Abaindail.-OnW"dnedag night 1ast, we were visited with a succession of thunder-storms. deluging our already ood ed city with ruin, and about half past siL o'clock, yesterday afternoon, we expen encedanoiker deluging visaRtion of a like nature, accomianied for about ten minutes with a thick faIl of _the largest hail-stones wpr have ever seen. A'e.ha' .ft'Qn. read of bail stones as-large. as hen's eggs. and been. disposed to regard thern as fabulous -but, 1bithis instanee,.we-havtm been eye witness .o tf:eiet. Th stones were for the m is pait like fl1ttened mund pebbles, fia snowy-'whienes-'hile there were others of diferet shapes, and some, both in shape and -aippeerumcv, jagged frag ments ofice. -. The diiiage sto our gar dens and the breakage jf thEfrindew gas ses was very extentive: "*Oelt.Ih "hail stones by actnal measuremnst *s-6 ineh. ea in Crcumterence,.amd w. have heard of larger ones.-ourier,. CHAarLSTON, June 6. The Hail Storm.The hail storm of Thursday afternoon estinded upwards e tar as the four mile houe4 ind has done in. finite damage to the'farmerson the.Neeks The destrnction of window glass in .h city is i it!-et se. tIe e breshd: 4? Plie buildings suni-rring chiefly. Th'e siae and force of tle hail stones were'snch as to in' jure slate and deeply-indent tin roars. Sev' oral persons were hun by the hail stones striking them aon the head, -and we have heard of a coachman who was sthncud for a considerable time.--Ibid.. We learn that the stom.was experien. ced with great severity an the 'aia in St. Andrew's Parish. great injury having been done to boil corn and Cotoa.. James' Island, it is said, has escaped. Front the direction ofthe storm &.- to N.'E..it is apprehended that Edisto and John's Islands have suf'ered severely..Ib. The Freshet.-By the. Pineville mail, yesterdav, we leran that the lood is rava ging the kantee.. The expensive ensbank ment of Major Samuel Porches nver swamp lauds has yielded to the force at the torrent, in three places, and his noble corn crop will be totally last.-6id. Extrac of a ltter rersisd in Chfarkte dated. FLAT Rc-K.-N. C.. May.31. "We have sad accounts from below of the desertrcion occasioned by the recent heavy rains; we have also .su'ffi'red 'much in thIs mountain region, front the same cause-iin destruction of bridges, &c.. and serious injury to lte growing crops ton the low grounds,-hut nothing in comtparison to what appears to have been the case uIpon the river Nuds in the middle coun try."-Ibid. HANDUKo. June 6. Health of Hnaburg.-e have not heard or a case of serous sickhes% in to n since the Siol. The rain of. %ednesday night had a inost excellent influetce upon the atntosphere. Tiie intelant und his abistnes, which a iiiuzber if hands, have teen indstsitaslv enenged since Saturday tin.t in replaecig time bridges at thecrss .itreets. aud in reemuving the soukeld cotTee and sugar, &c., from- the streets, and we have.every hope that.their ellerts will be successful in remoying every thing. which mihT become a cause uf sickuess. Journal. We have not as.yet had time to make the necessary eequirie to") eunble tis t con pleIe a correct estiiate of the losses in Hamburg and a -lirof -the nanes of the individual sufl'erers. - When we can be spared frot the labors of the printing-of lire long ettough to mtake out a proper~list, it shall be atten;ded to We mtay safely say, hstwever, that the aggregatte loss as nsoe less than we stated it at in our elip, of Saturday last.-Ibid. "Gz~xA5INoU or Husszroar."-The second mnumbter oft his valuable periodical, w hieh was in the course of publicatio'n at this office at the time the flooad came upon us, anad was partly ready for the press at that time, will aptpearito-day. The Dr's. subscribers, ste trust, will excuse this una voidamle delay. Many highly inieresting aned valuable articles will'oe found in this numsber.-Ibid. Extract of a leder toathe Char. Currier, dated "CAMDIC1I, May 29. We have it raining almost every day du ring the week. and we are sorry to add wbat there is a high freshet in the- river. All the Corn atd Cotton astear as we -can hear from, is'totally. destroyed..h river is still rising, already it as as high as in 1'11." Extract. ufweather Letter, dated 30th. "The river is high as the greatffresh of 1831. Captain Hall's plantation all tun der water-negro houses completelysur rounded, and negroes removed maet Greit tears were entertuaedtor'the ma wwy of the bridge. The river is iow at astand. Egin house,~eottonegin and running works, came down this'miorning, and passed un der the bridge wiw bong injurinlg it. .h dameage is immlese, and thereis-no kn~ow ing when they can even yp aa corn on the - lowlands. The season is tootfar advaced to plant .cotton. Mr. Clark. the mail eontractorhetween Savannah and this city, .has .oligingly shown us a letter fromGrahe-nville, S. C.. dated 2d inst., which states ..at they had no mail that night from Savannah, .the river having risen to such aheight that it was impossible to get along.-every tbaing about Purysburg, and niear it,. conmple~iely covered with water. The iver is stated to have risen from ten'to Efteen and in same lplaces twenty teet that day.. The Savan nah river planters have removed their no droes from their plantations. . A posteript, dated halt p'ast 11i o'clock at night, stales that all the bridges are gone, and the ~Savannah stage could not come any further than Major Lowry'., .from whence the driver took iton horseback. Pnrysbmurg. slie writer lays, is all afloat.. Charlees Courier.. We are grtied to learn that the dam age doi-e to the Rail Road, by the rieenu freshet, has been so repiaired by the sner gesic exertions of those. oneened,:that freight-is-lande4amd deliversosas saeI, at the upper Depask~ory, at Hamburg.