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MB(t.&TAN'FROM MEXICO.
v&& Byt4 Galveston: V
;- h- folIdwing highly' important intelli
gefcefascommunicated to us by Lieuts. al
ja kid MoWilliams, of the 2d Penn- ht
;k sylvania Volunteers, who came over one
the steam ship Galveston thisjmorning, at
6 o'clock., On the 8th, a small recruiting. .
party,- iogether with, some-citizens and A
disbanded soldiers,t-in'number about-150, c
with 75 armed menand 30[mounted,-left b
:?- Puebla for VeraCruz:This party was n
under command of Capt. Bainbridge, -of m
- 3d Atilr " On leavingfJalapa - and p
z ettindDep. Cerro (ordo, this party was g
iformed:that itswould not be prudent to o
go through the pass, as there were about
-. ; - 4000 iMexicnas in the-chaparral along the d,
pass. Previous to. this, two otlicers who a
' had gone to the rear of the train were fired a
at from the chaparral. At the mouth of the
pass the party was organised and marched u
S.~. .._ through without meeting an enemy. Ar- (
rived atthe Bridge that evening. Whilst
they were bivouacked on the other side h
of the bridge, being so fatigued that they n
S' were unable to furnish a guard, they were
informed that some persons were barrica- it
ding, the bridge. A guard was then sta- (
t tioned between the bridge and encampment, ti
to prevent the party being surprised. At ,
this time signal lights on- the ridges and a
cliffs were distinctly seen.
Before daylight-the sick and wounded v
of this little party were removed to Santa a
Anna's hacienda-a quarter of a mile from d
the bridge. A scouting party was then
sent out, and also a party to clear the e
bridge, which was done without any op- C
position. The main body of the party 5
then passed over the bridge. Every thing p
appearing then to be safe, and all danger I
being passed Lieut. M4'Wi'liams and Mr; c
Frazer were sent back to bring on the train c
on the other side of the bridge. Just as tl
they were entering the bridge, -a party of
twenty-five Mexicans appeared on the o
ridge,, and fired several vollies on them. o:
The wagon master and four others, who q
were passing the bridge, were fired on and d
the whole five were killed, and a wagon o
was ciptured, of no great value.
After the.fire had ceased, a party. of
" { lancers appeared on the bridge and seemed a
to be preparing to charge,- but seeing that i
Captain Bainbridge's party were preparing p
to receive them, they wheeled their horses 3
and .gallopped off. C
Captain Bainbridge resumed his march '
in good order, followed by 400 or 500 of g
the lancers, who hung upon his rear and a
flanks for four or five miles, but at a re- v
speitable.distance. Thus hemmed in, this si
- little party pursued its way until it arrived b,
at the Pass of La Voitta, where Colonel t
McIntoshihad : encamped with his large ti
train.'The Mexicans who had attacked fa
* Bainbridge's'party were the same who had b;
compelled Col. McIntosh to halt and
wait'for reinforceients. The party re- F
mained that nigtit. in Mclntosh's camp,
and durijg; th-e whole.time the Mexicans
w kept a'c.tinuallire'on the camp. ap- p,
= :proaciiug,ivith the groatest boldness, very M
"usea txburdentinels ' - - . . of
ithiiixentday CaptainBaibridge's. ct
sumeditts urartih to Vera'Cruz, 'w
ga n .' aptarn, ' re
~z~-th'eyhseeof universal praise and admira- 'p
iVi aniahe'army'. lindeed, it was generally C
Tadmitted that Col2 Mclntosh's command
was sae bytegallantry of Doperu's b
party Bainbridge's party continued their it
march to Vera Cruz, whero they srrived c<
in safety. Ja I the meantime Duperug par- at
ty haiving a - long return train to guard, i&
and::being .threatned by a large body of ei
lancers, halted at Santa Fe, where they G
were charged by a greatly superior force,
which .they gallantly repulsed, killing al
~ ' many of the enemy, and! sufloring on loss gi
(hemselves. It was said, however, ithat el
* some of or wvagons were cut off and the
drivers .taken. prisoners. -Capt. Dupern ni
arrived safely in Vera Cruz, having lost ca
-three killed add three wvounmded.
On the day Capt. Bainabridge's party gi
left McIntosh's camp GJen. Cadwallader us
had arrived, with a force of6500 men and
two howvitzers. The twvo commands wore
then joined, making, in all, about 1000
men, with two hewitzers, under command
of Gen. Cadwallader, and pushed on to- tr
wards the National Bridge. g
On approachiug the bridge 'Gen. Cad- ai
wallader occupied the heighta commanding a~
thme bridge, from which thme enemy had ei
fired on Capt. Bainbridge's party, where ii:
lie was attacked by a large fotrce of the di
Mlexicans, posted ini the ridge an d chapar- ti
ei '~-'-~ ial, and.some hard fighting was carried on if
for several hours,-he Me xicans losing samo J
15killed anidsomec thirty or forty wounded. si
The Mexicans were repulsed ; thme bridge is
wvas successfully passed by Gen. Cadwal
lader, who was ont his way to Jailapa. (
Thme estimated loss of Col. Mcintosh's
party is about $40,000. For miles the h
road is strewed with empty boxes and tr
bacon sides, wvhic~h had been captured by ,
the-enemy. There is a great deal of dis- gi
S'' satisfaction in the army, respecting the is
conduct of the command whaich had charge al
of this~ train. T[hero will be a court of et
inquiry inito the subject.
rho garrisotn at Jalapa has been broken
up, by .order of Gen. Scott, and all the
sick and Governmenit stores have been
s sent to Perote Castle, so that this line of s
communication is entirely closed. Gen.
Scott has had a read opened from Perote fi
-to Tluxpan, from which, ini future, all our
stores and men will be sent, in preference (s
to the old road. 'The Engineer corps have h
completed a fine road from Tuxpan toh
Perote, the dlistance being less than one
half that from Vera Cruzs to Porote, and g
TK- iuzpan being a healthier place.
*The success of the aittack on Mclntosh's ot
command has given great confidence- to se
h--~i,e gerrillas, who are swarming in great pr
-numbeti through the country, and attack- lec
Sigall umr parties, large and small. sn
k:aspchiefly ewinmg to the gallantry of up
* ljaj*Bennett, the Paymaster, that the.
specui~aaimved.Ho was in one of them
himl h:was attacked, ccl
S and g or .dii
- --' e aret pained .heer that theofine wi
char-ger sent out byit ctimtiens of New.
Oreans to.Col. H arney, gas captured By
o Mxteans. Their daringwasioreaw Joi
tr yc l ariated a oman~ 'h rts fe
.'"- 1- -w. ae
the wagon,. but aho was roscued by our a
en after someplighting. - P
.There are about 1000 men in cump at a
era Cruz. d
Gen Shields was at Jalapa, and. was
out to leavo.for the United States, when
received an order from Gen.Scott to
in him at Puebla.
.There are no preparations to defend any g
int betw.een.. Pueblarand the Capital. o
li the odds -and ends of the .army! are
illected in the city, about 20,000 in num
r, but poorly armed, and of miserable .
aterial. ' There was a small pronuncia
ento at the-City of Mexico, which easily.
at down by Gen.. Bustamento. It-was.
)t up by factions of the peace pairty and P
F Gomez Farias' party. Their- cry was
down with Santa Anna !" but the Prepi..
snt ad interim still maintains his power P
3d influence. Congress has refused to
cept his resignation.
We have about 6000 mon at Puebla,
adot command of Gens. Worth and
tuitman.
Gen. Scott will remain at Puebla until
a is reinforced. Gen. Bravo is in co'm
taud of the army at the Capital. t
Santa Anna has published quite a flam. r
ig account of the af'air between him and
len. Worth, at Amozoque. Tbe truth is t
tat lie had a large force of cavalry, which
as attacked by Col. Duncan's battery
nd Maj. Boneyille of the. 6th 'Infantry.
Le did not wait to receive more than one
olley, from which however, he sustainej
heavy work, and then fled in the wildet
isorder towards the Capital. s
The gallant Capt. Walker has commenc
d his work of retaliation on the guerrillas.
On the morning of the 8th inst. he started
rith his command from Porote on an ex
edition'some distance into the. interior.
luring, the expedition he succeeded in
apturing nineteen guerrillas and. an'Al- 1
ade-he has employed them in cleaning
re streets and sinks.
A letter has been received in Vera Cruz I
n the 15th inst., previous to the sailing
f the Galveston, direct from the head
uarters of Gen. Scott, stating that Gen. I
cott had issued orders for the removal.of t
the goverumont from Vera Cruz to c
'uxpan. This change was said to be, in 1
art owing to the sickness in Vera Cruz,
nd because 'communications could be I
tore easily kept up between Tuxpan and t
Puebla than between the latter place and 1
rara Cruz. All the public stores in Vera t
ruz would, in that case, be removed to
'uxpan, and troops, only sufficient to C
irrison the place, left at Vera Cruz. The t
tivity displayed among the different r
essels in the harbor of Vera Cruz in
iifting the cargoes, from vessels having
it small portions of Government proper- <
on board,.into others nearly ifull, with i
e evident intention of a move, would go I
r to confirm the rumor of a change in the i
iso of operations.
Orm the Correspondence of the'Chars. Courier.
WasHINO'roN, June-22.
The Government has taken a verf im
rtant and decided step in regard to.the
exican war, and one that promises, if I
sei.ciolusitof- the war, at least to
iioT *hja~cioi, iMi to. 3igcejh
Mexico, and mae rith it' a trety of
tace, and guaranty. the security of tha~t
lovrn ment.
There is no doubt that a most formida
t peace party has arieti in Mexico, and
at some of its members have boon in
>mmunication with Gen. Scott. As anon
iGen. Scott shall arrive in the city of
[exico, the peace party will form a Gow
rnment defacto, under the guaraaty ofj
n, Sdott.
Our armies must, of course, remain irn
[exico till the treaty made with the new I
iveroment shall be fully carried into I
T'oct.e
Trho mass of the Mexican people are
> expected to concur in the treaty, be
tuso many of their loaders will oppose it,
A civil war will arise, and the newv
avernment and its supporters will have
as allies.
ExtracL of a lettcr dated
CAizuEN', .lutne 19.
The complaints of the Planters relativei
the prospect of iheir crops of Cottou are
~neral and there seems to be but one
inion on the subject, that is, it must be a
'ry short one. Tfho most exiraordinary I
rcumstanco at tending it, is that even noto,.
the mnost fertile grounds, it continues to
ie, and as yet the stands are vcry bad
ire is not a form to be seen, and I doubt
therie will be blooms before the 4th
uly. What will be the consequence.
iould there be an early frost 1-Char.
ercury. -
E xtract of a letter, dated
'ngress Hall, Saratoga Springs June 19.
I caime here this morning-a hard frost
ire last night. I saw leaves on the maple
es that were seared, and wvero quite
rished. I have been sitting by a good
re, nd find it necessary. The weather I
however fine. Very few people here,e
id until we have warmer weather, we
inot expect an increase.
- Ext ract of aletter ated
*AIKEN, JIune 18..
"We regret to inform younthattheosteamn
a Mill, owned by Mr. E. Durber, and *
nated about two mile. frcm Aiken, was
ith its contents. -entiroly destroyed by
on the night of the 16th inst. H is loss
about $6000. There is no. doubt but i
pm this vile act was performed by the. g
Ld of arn incondiary."-Charleuton Mer. n
Scarcity of Food in Maryland.-A jg
od deal of distress, as we learn from
*r Maryland exchanges, still - prevails in
e or two counties of that State, in con
uenco of the scarcity and high price of m
ovisins generally. We are pleased to c
ire that measures for the reliei'of the k<
lerers have been devised, and will .be of
edily carried out.-Eve. Newos. .h
Death of Pro feetb' Gouraud.-T his
brated teacher of the art.of' memory, ra
d am Brooklyn on Tuesday last. lie e
s aged 39 years.'..
Ship Fener.-Tzce Albany Evening. C
~ral says there a 71 'cases of -ship ec
inriitr thni>AlHneunme'at that 'nlac'e,
agg"a a
hysicIannd. four nurses - ur,
proniising .younlg physic
iedba;W4 nesday ofb b
Col Doi ...Tbe0j ao
to 19th'inst sey' 7 ,
esirij g as oia
ive this~dis.ingti hd heT
rdarymac -nd ryn
hihuahuji p e ver
rere publi honors.more t.
second {oly:tothlf -- re .
f-Buena .Vista iJ-tiat -t.
olunteerbfficer,wd h fdi i
Ci. rfa d ;honef, tro. m i
erils, and. surmoutedi's ling.
iffieities'. Let us all unit
3e hardy horoes of this bra e er
rise.
Advance of Gen eaTaylor pcal
orrespondent of the N.ii ayune
rites :-"There is no u e-,ajl.
march upon SanLuis at a loj
oon at. a sufficient num *troops
rrive, from below, andso utsto
he city of Mexico. A co tin
eceived from-Gen. Scott -r
few daya ago, giving abtri e untHof
he battle near Jalapa, direc co
nove at once or-as early as rogn
Sai Luis,'where he expect 'tr
vould'reach him, to'.the'cit eico.
lo that Gen. Taylor 4il ylily
emain any time at San.Lu ossbe
eceives orders there, buite -gari
on for the place, will proc the
eeidue.of his command to.t I" "
The.President's. TourT ,dont
was to'leave Washingo 4o o
lorthern tour.: Mrs., Poll' a ' nd
uim as far as Biiltioro,:aid oed
o Tennessee, whore 'she e aw_-; e
ir six .weeks.-The..Secre - ar
was to have accompanied g dent;
ut the existence of the Meai a rren
lera it neccessary that ljelo errain
a his post especially at this a ,ho
nion says thatMr.Polk!s o from
he seat of Government ivll" o toest,
xceed a. fortnight, and ma e tend
o half that time. 'He ,,w vsed
laily by the cabinet of the s i
blic business; and though a ranot
nticipate acy occurrence w w re
ranthim ..froni completi .aded
our, yet, if, such- should. td d$y be
he case, he will feel it ;tsiy at,
ince to return.- from any
ho intelligence making it necaqra y
each him.:. : .
Important Rumor.--Thp re Sun
f the. 19th inst. says -" ax from.
ashingtonithat.a Cabinet as
Aeld yesterday .morning, s ,b on
mportant intelligence re pt t ex, .
co, and thought to be of a le har;
eter." -
" DGEFIE I 1 T
WEDrsEsDAY..lE euu'3J -87
(TWe are requested to anuounce, that
public meting will ho heldmi the Court
-louse, on Sale D)a nerk koncornlng a
alRo'ad to this village. ~4.dge Butler,
3o. Pickens and~cother gantleman ea ax
eoted to address the. meeting. A Bar
cno for all in attendaacezstillbo furnish
d on the occasion. The~'itiiens of the
)istrict are respoetfully ,inyited to come
t in their strength.
The Anniversary Moeting of*The Edgcefeld
fcatnics Washingionian Society, wiltaho
lace on Monday ctroning next the 5th inst.
Mr. J, M. THOMAS, is the regularly author
1ed Agent of the Advertiser.ad is at present
mking a tour through a portion of Edgefleld
)istrict. We have a hopo, tihat, our patrons
nl receive him kindly-be much pleased at
is visit, and cunble him to 'go .on hisaway re
oicing.
A communication signed " P. M. Butler,'
olonel of the South Carolina Regiment, in
iexico, has bcenu sent to us, with a request that
tbe published in our columnsgItiwas Iitended
r the Hamnburg-Repnblican, and will. proba
y also be publishbed in th'atpipbr. 'A copy of
he communication was sent to des in ease the
'riginal forwarded 'to the Rejntblican, should
act riacb that papor.
Deaths among the " 96 Boys "-GWe publish
a-day,- some letters writenli b ihut..A bney,
ontaining an account- of th le~ath of two of
i "96 Duys," NA-rnAd DaLoicn, and Wu.
AM Cons. In roeading th~e~ntilligence fur.
ishd by our correjondenitde were filled
ith sorrow of the most poigna~nt character.
i common with. the comnuititype siincerely.
rmpathise with the .relgtivopgf the deeansed.
Vhist they cannotebat despej oun, they
ave the pleasmn*consolaitib~to know, that
aose for ivhomii" wti6,$$'ie ~death of
lansoldiersd miilliorilttagliony
ebly. sustained io o $ uirsgg
Mr. Loig d the ."96
oys," who has been diaccargedupon acebunt
indisposition, arriefd homeupon Sunday
st. He brings us the pain 44atel gence of
death of three mereo e imjp~ y;.not be'
'e noticed, viz23ohn JohsYjlind:Blan
mship.. In respJmca tos n~nythe flag
'our village, flp~h-on 2~'U oisted
rif mast high.:' IN
Havy Rain O Wd 0ls heavy
in fell at his pla i 'rid ieity It.
The Saturday' 4't Mr
lieGig itTo a~Y 1my -has
mcoifor Genoti? bi.
ce .. 1
Jto unteers.The i following. a
bhiide'find in a coteoiporary, is of impor- b
taao .7II lolunteers, who have been dis
chargfroi the service of the United States,
or contemplate. making application- " Mr. t
Edwards of the Pension Office,. writes to
General Jonesa of the. United States army,
that no soldier, discharged before the expir
aion of his term of enlistment,: on 'his' own i
application, and for his special benefit. is enti- d
tled to land or seript; under'the 9th section of
the Act of February 11th, 1847. This is the
opinion of the Secretary of War." This mat- r
ter is worth looking iito; by those now engaged
in the Mexican service. o
: tt
. The Chicago Convention.-Under this caption
will be.feund some very sensible remarks upon
the Rtiver and Harbor Bill, which was vetoed
by Mr. Folk,'but which the Whigs will again b
endeavor to pass through Congress. The re- d
marks which we have transferred to our co
umns, are takeu'fronthe Georgia Constitu
tionalist, an able States Rights paper. We '
heartily concur with the editor in his views
about the Chicago Convention. We hope that
the schemes of the Whigs, and a portion of the
Democrats, for building up certain favorite
sections of the Union out of the National rrea
sury, will'not be lost sight of- in the blaze of a
victories in Mexico.
Destitution on the Continent of Europe.-Our d
hearts have been much pained, at the recital of s
the terrible famine which prevails in Ireland.
But this ill fated country is not alone. Desti
tution is almost as great in large portions of
Germany and Belgium. The benevolent of
this country, and of Europe, have done much
to relieve the distress of the sufferers, but thou
sands must necessarily die of starvation or dis
ease, brought on by insufficient food in the
countries above mentioned.
Large Fee.-In the case of General Leslie
Combs, against the Uank of Kentncky,the Jury
rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of fourteen
thousand dollars. This was an action for the
value of legal services rendered the defer,dant
in their suit against the Schuylkill Bank. Law
yers, who obtain such fees, must find the prac
tce of their profession very agreable pastime.
Eztraordinar , Longevity.-A cotemporary
'journal says, that there is a case of extraordina
ry longevity on Long Island. This is a man
'born in the 17th century, being now one hun
dred and fifty years.. Remarkable as this case
may be, there have been others still more so.
The v,:nerable Parr, was, we believe, some
thing older at the time 'of his death. Henry
Jenkins, an Englishman, -was about 168 years
old, when heodied.
- Maria Louisa Empress of France.-In a cor
ner of a newspaper, we recently read the fol
loiving paragraph about Maria -Louisa,late Em
presso France, and lady of the great Napo.
leon. lor years past,sho had sunk into compar.
ativel.bscurity. She who was once the "cy
nosureof all, eyes," and the most illustrious lady
r? w pig;Louiso..the wife ofNapoleon:Bona
t '4e.$a oL.,sta
ji iici ias lieen well mld, of beifig ther
di'hter of'a'powei-fl emperor, the queen of
aioitnstill morojpowerful,.and the mother of
a king.". -.
European Newos.-The steamer Cambria, ar
rived, at' Boston, a few days since.. Th e only
'political event of importance which has occur.
red, to diversify' the face of affairs ini Europe, is
the joint intervention of England Francc and
Spain. in the dispute between the Queen of
Pcrtugal and her subjects. Some persons -of
distinction have recently died. Reuben G.
Beaseley, the American Consul at Havre, died
on the 1st inst.. All the American shipping, at
that port, had their flage half mast during the
day. The death of three persons of great re
nown are announced. We make the followving
extracts.
Prince Jerome Bonaparo, nephew of
Napoleon, lately died at Florence, from
a diseaso of the spine. His physiciati at
first gave some hopes of roCovery, if the
Princ~e used the waters of Vernal, in the
Pyrenees; but the French Government
refused permission for the Prince to enter
tbe French territory.
Rev. Dr. Chalm'ors, of Glasgow, re
cently died suddenly in that city. Tihe
European Times, in announcing his death
says:-*
"lHe expired us calmly, in Scotland the
othdr day, as the babe at its mother's
breast-as placid, resigned, contentedly.
No pre'vious intimation showed that he
was heir to nature's infirmity; the hand
of disease was not upon him. TJ.he brilliant
intellect was to have shod its light next
day on the General Assembly. Hoe was
a great man-great in his power mental
supremacy, in his moral grandeur- Fore
most amongst one of the most onlightoned
and best educated nations in the~ world,i
Dr. Chalmers w as his country's idol-her
favorite son. Peace to his memory ! He 1
bsoko through the fetters of self-interest in
establishing rho Free Church, and pro.
ferrod the dictates of conscience, the sense<
of manly iridependenco, to the smiles of<
power or the blandishments of .a throne. I
In his life he was rovered-iti his death heo
is deeply,sincoroly, affectionate mourned." I
Daniel O'Connell, the A postle-of Lib
ety, as he is called, is tno more, Hie di9ed
at Genoa orn the 14th of May, at the ad
vanced age of 72 years. A letter of the
Rev. Dr. Milloy, his chaplain, announcing
the melancholly event is as follows:
"Gonna, May 17, 1847.-Alas ! my1
dar friend O'Connell is dead ! I am so 1
completely overwhelmed with the blew I
that I am~ almost incapable of writing.
His death was serene and happy, for it Z
was sanctified by the sacraments, and
alleviated by the consmolatons wvhich ouri
divine religion lavishes with so much
mory ofn its children. He replied at first
in word, and afterwards with took and
gestur,c to the exhortations which I ad- I
dressed to him up to the last moment, Iho
rendered up the last sigh with the calm of
an ini'ant whbo falls elf to sleep. on Satur
dy, atiwenty-fivo minutes to ton at night.
Hereguested t that his heart--that heat~t I
whicb always beat for the cause of religion. .i
aandliis -sihould be -taken ttmRome..
ee ~ ad hatnoblu heart ombalmned:. t
ho Legislatiitu "aii
hriving"ciy. .n et .
ttemptsi ao.i
Q'stand atonenud i we r .
"uiiniature'dj'ech A81
oaw aker~snai=i W
al carei'iave it frmidmili'ne _11
bilation'"fram.:nthis 'Oasiof t
wods,'" riittledcoist -li
Df en'y-di 61'
make such a reatfuaFabi
matter, 6ge'do hajiilifs
tainly disastrous to tliblioW
it? :Why does he -op'n isb .t'
ruch heavy ordnance agaist'i slsi
insignificant' and-so .diminutive uii
if it bo ishereprdselte~thiad
havo it, there is nodanger; it will.cet
come to nought and'he''uigh4' i i
editorial thought upon matters 'more ueeh
to himself and to the community.But:
it be of the importance and'magoiiI
which any one can readily'sed'e
believes it to be, notwithstandig
ridicule and ungenerous' insintaati"
fear that be will be 'loft alone in H m
"clinging to her pil!ars," iveetng~i
the mighty ruins and lamenting bb
sightedness and folly."
The worthy Editor says "with T
gantic project of the Columbia d
villa Rail Road &c staring thopi in n
face, we cannot think that evena'th
sum required to complete'thiiiinN
project, this Oasis of thae'pineyaood~'
Edgefiold, can 'be raised:!'Welt'M
Journal, if are you so-ell'satisfied~t
"l'argent" cannot be raised whyha
you kicked up such a dust ab'utit-7=
you in danger of losing any 'thidg by
failure. This sort of consistency-:'
"Resembles ocean into tempest wro t.
To waft a feather or to drown'afy.
We are not unobservant of.tie pro
of the Greenville road. Let t;is eco
menced, and ise will go on more vigoroid "
than ever.-The editor again says "
know that the history of all Rail Road.
goes to show that the original stockliolru"
in these enterprises are yaw tij ' 't a
sers." Now, that this has been'the's
the Rail Road enterprise in its infanc '
one will deny.- But that it'it'snno
sensible man will' seriously ;iaiin
Would the editor have dasbelieve iatm
kind are such dotards, such incorrigib
fools, as never. to profit,never to. learn frm,
the unsuccessful experiments.o[: (1:iare=
decessors in ayspeciosofeap
we not see-' where, others have..
and learn lessons of wisdom: from
errors ? Can we not see the' rock
which others have split and steer .clear o
it. If this were any thing that boA
slightest 'resomblance to the shadow
sensiblpgargument, there would at QOC
an in't-of all iinprovn' tin art.
sciene'. tf this were true, and'td to
rial. of he Joanalgi:.e
througlioust ths'wortsld 1"a
tongues, and could
to be 'uldby'. it, i-ao~d' ii
ertin bue o oloso~
MT e rose h th
age ;isf
'-They forese rh t' i
entrdtp.ot ere'
.to.
Are e
5 ra4d o~ a
in. is oterpriseDo1e
-ti1ihey are ugenti
hionest men?'mneo incapabl 4r
base, diNhonorable intentiidds 'sue
machinations, as be is pdes'dritso
tously. to charge them' with 2 We'%
he will, when he reads aauiibtsh
quoted sentence, if lie has the niliklia
ity of a man, f there is. in his bsod
smallest inclination to do' justice~t
he has wronged-, make reparation bia
unqualified retraction of such ain wo
thy insiouation. It 'is bad-enoughsli
tempt, by ridicule and such inbe
phrases as he so liberally''uses, 61 p
the confidence of our citizens to an e-t
prise, which we honestly believ~
be their interest to engage an, willigt~
generously impugning the motives ofh
ourable and honest men.-Wegbega1
sayiug thot this article of the Journaba
accomplished what certain-cozini
tions had failed to do viz, the awi
of a proper spirit upon the s:ubjct"E
Rail Road. The effect be hasp
we heartily rejoice at, bt~theo
with wvbich. .be did it, we contema
has aroused our people 'to the pit
action, and we sincerely trust the
will write "a few more of the sampni'
and we will-give him fdill' e o Ittf
as much ,towards animamg our~ct
and,inspiring them' with 'a ed'e
as any of these who "live in h ami
vicinity of the villago."
It is aivain and futilolaki
dertaken. - As well' might heI swa
self upon the bridge audivent~h s'
the Savannah Rivert o thiegg
rolling its waters downstiim,
ho prospect of turidiari
mountain springs, as' 'trte
against so small-nsoffat4
and Edgefield Road, .witbshb
demolishing it. Trusting-. iht e.i
fulfill his -'promise to follow "upi'hi
editorial withi such objections.
suggest' them~selves to his mind
our loovo of him for the pres'
out returninghini, in behal
"live' in the immediatev sen
village,".our sincere;thankW~
of the strong Rail Road sp~W
editorial has been' thie mean~of cT
he minds of our most pu5i-sr
. Forthe Edgefe.l4(
A t this juncture, Mi' EiJ
the advantages .of thes *r~e
from 'Aikon to Edge~ly$
sufficiently obvious to mo:
unacceptabli- ao..tho.gep
First.-Its eayr~
ground as level to mas ~
ling green. Its shortdsac'
20. miles, an~dynot a stream o
kindaavingstigetwo sma ~ ra
running tlaroi:b aavetjt
all the wa,-ae algggd
bhiaa'a
1 "~~~~~~~~~~. . . . f y : :. . . A 4 y 2 . -Yo 'i . 1
nd hav enclosed it inaiiever uiri, ij
ody, which has Also been embalmed,'
rill remain here in a chapel until otir
sturn from our pilgrimage to. Rotne with
is heart, and then it will be. transported
his native mountains, to remain thero
the day of resurrection. The hieart of
)Connell at Rome, his body in Ireland
nd his soul in heaven-is not that what
-m justice of man and the mercy of God
emands ! Adieu!"
LIVERPOOL, Juno -
Ireland.-Death is still iraking terrible
avages in different parts of Ireland; in
bo South more especially. The services
f the Clergy, Protestant as well at Cath
lie, are in hourly requisition. In some of
te principal towns of the North of Eng
and, typhus fever rages, with increased
erulence. In Liverpool, Leeds, and
tber places,several of the Catholic Clergy
ave fallen victims to their ministerial
uties-caugbt the fever, and died.
LIVEhPooL. June'3.
Cotton has advanced owing to fine
reather and a'consequent decline in the
rices of food, and a continuance of this
ate of things, implying greater ease in
te money market, may lead to some
rther advance, as our home demand,
roild most likely improve, and the re
orts of the East India and China markets
re, we think, more favorable.
ANTWERP May 31.
Our Cotton prices have experienced a
ecided improvement, and several tran
actions have occurred at our quotations.
['he revival of the article in the leading
uropean markets produced a correspond
og effect with us, and the decline that has
Iready taken plate in our Corn prices,
annot fail to have a favorable effect on
be future course of this produce, especial.
y if our stock, which is gradually being
xhausted, could be reinforced by a few
lirect supplies, whereby purchasers could
Lave a larger assortment at their disposal,
ad increased activity be given to the
irticle.
For the Edgefield Advertiser.
Mr. EDIToR.-The Legislature of this
state, at its last session, passed an act to
liminish the number of Magistrates, to one
or each Beat Company, and two for each
orporate Town or Coutt House Village,
and that the office of all Magistrates here
ofore appointed shall be vacant on the first
lay of March next, and that ibose to be
ippointed at the next session of the legis
ature shall take their offices on the same
lay, which act will reduce the number of
agistratos, for Edgefield District, from
ifty down to twent-eight. It therefore
ecomes important, that competent men,
ad such as will suit the people, should be
ippointed. I, (as one of the representatives'
,f the people,) take the liberty to suggest,
.o the commanding officers of Beat Corn
aanies, throughout the District, and to the
Iown Councils of Edgefield and Ham
)urg, the propriety of each, respectively,
ppointing a day and place, and. giving
public'notico, rcquestiig all min entitled
L, vote, to assemble, and'whendsemblkd;
proceed' to nominate by ballot 'or other
wise, (as may suit the people. best,) the
man'or men (as the cas' may be) whom
Th'ey hishr hei M agistrates for the next
fould be suited' in their Magistrates, other
wise I doubt their being suited.'
*DANIEL HOLLAND. ~
June 24th, 1847.
If the Editors of the Hamburg Republi
:no, and Hamburg Journal, think. the
above wvormhy a place in their columns,
they wit! enfor a favor if they will give it
a few insertions.
TE For the Advertiser,.
Tl'AMB3URG JOURNAL AND
TH E EDGJEFIELD RAIL ROAD..
MRn. EDZtTOn.-We have undertaken in
tome former numbers of your paper, to
discuss the importance and the practica
bilty of a Rail Road from this -'place to
Aiken. 0Others have contributed 'valuable
rticles upon the same subject, and al
though the writers then seomingly failed
to awaken extensively a zeal that beat in
unison with their own, we are happy now
to say, that, that desirable object has been
ccomplished by the Editor of the H1am
murg Journal. In the Journal of'the 17th
nst. a most extraordlinary article appeared
ider the editorial head, which we beg
ave, briefly to notice.
"The Aiken and Edgefield Rail Road"
s the captidia of this editorial 'effusion.
Permit me in' thetirst' place to direct your
ttention to the very kind and respetful
erms in which the editor is pleased -'to
peak of ths enterprise of our citizens.
'hrotghout we find such phtrases as "a
nonument of their shortsightedness and
ally," "this tminiature project" "this oasis
fthepiney woods"1"this miniature Road"
this contemplated structure of cnvy'and
lly" &c. After a care ful perusal of this
rticle, the close observer will not be long
n decidinig whtch stands forth the more
roinntly, the liutle amalice which dtcta
ed the article or the folly of tho' enterprise
vhich it so feebly attacks. The editor has
tt had tho smartness to cover over the
bject of his article oven with the flimsiest
overing. He professes to lament the fol
y of his fellow citizer~s' of Edgelneld in
isking capital in so disas~trous a 'scheme.
lis paternal care is not withheld from the
implo hearted planters who do not live
'in the immediate vicinity of the village"
ud ho generously 'volanteers to warn
hem against being entrapped by the base
d treacherous mpchinations of those
ho -rould "reap the only -real benefit"
hile they will ho left "with the bag to
old." Now wvhatis the-object otall this?
s it really to prove that the investment
ill ha a bad Otto? Is there one single
rgument or even an attetmpt at argument
: prove this? Is it his object really to
mit the planters upon their guard .against
bis base trick that is about to be played
ipen them, to caution them against being
nrapp2d by scheming and dishonest metn,
io. There~ is no one so blind as to be
uped by sttch palpable nonsense. -The
ruth. the hated truth which so tmuch dis
arbs the peace and quiet of the Editor, is,
ot this miniature work of envy and folly,
u itis the importance of the enterprise,'
5 growing popularity,.its dailye inceasmng
frspects of : suiccess,,andl the. threatepiug~