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that Gen. Scott would advance from Puebla aboutthe last ofJune. We look eagerly forfurther arrval from yera Cruz.. A THUITANMIA. 15 DAYS LATER -ROM .EUROPE. son, react 1 Bston-at10o%'clock this soThe at a morning, making-the 'trip in 13 days, having left Liverpool on the 4th July. The following intelligence war received here at 11 o'clock, by telegraph. LivzaooL, 4th July. A signal depression has taken place in the horn market since the: departure of the last steamer,-attributable to many causes, but peculiarly to the' prevalence of fine weather, and the growing steadiness of the money market, Prices have become un precedentedly low, and an unusual de pression ir everywhere felt. Y. The rumors of the potato disease are exceedingly conflicting and not reliable, -; and the growing- crops are in a state of - the utmost forwardness; the weather could scarcely be much more favorable r than it is. Cotton.-This market has been affected in an inverse ratio, and shows a state of decided improvement; the advance is I pence per lb. since the last steamer. Our latest quotations are for upland and Mobile 7 3 8 per lb. The American descriptions sold this week comprised 15.000 Upland at 64a 71; 25,060 Orleans at 5 3 8a8j; 10,530 Mobile and Alabama at 61a7-78, and 280 Sea Island at 13a224.per Ib; less activity has been evinced to-d'ay, though a large'quantity offered, affording a turn in favor of buyerp. The entire stock now in port is estiriiated at about 443,000.bales; the American propotion stending at 333, 000. showing a material general decrease. Provisions.--Prices have been generally steady for the last fortnight, so that any important alteration cannot be named. Financial.-The money market has con siderably improved, and greater confidence has been infused into every branch of trade; not only is a growing liberally evinced by the Bank of England, but the provincial Banks generally manifest a spirit ofenlar ged accommodation. General Intelligence.-The bogue Forts. in t China Seas, were captured and com etely destroyed by the British land and naval forces on the 26th of April. 87.6 pieces of artillery were seized and spiked n 36 hours.' '' Father Mathew has received a pension of 9300 a year from the Crown. Rumor states that the Pope has declined to make him Bishop of Cork. Mr. O'Connell's remains are expected to arrive-at South ampton on the 171h. The Sarah Sands, steamer, put into Cork in consequence of an accident to her machinery. She was expected to sail yesterday. Jenny Lind continued to mark in the greatest possible attr.action.in London. She is engaged to sing.for tawo nights in Scotland, Glasgow ind"Edinbtirgh, at a " remuneration of 91000. SFever is dreadfull ,revalent in Liver poo1. It has made t destructive Lavoe'amongst th clegy;eigh . having been.swep t.o6dtb; - ran . The Overland r ofr TIhihhasi brought the intellbgence of 'two serious -'- conflicts in the Chinese Seas-the one *between the French squadron and the Cochin Chinese, in the Bay of Touran. It would appear that Sir John Davis, the governor of Hong Kong. having ineffec tually endeavoured to procure redress for *the practical acts of tbe Chinese, and for the numerous insults which are continu ally offered to the English residents in China and having failed in procuring the fulfilment of the treaty of Nankin, which stipulated for tbe admission of foreigners into the city of Canton, resolved to strike some blow which should compel the Chi nese authorities to listen to reason. Ac cordingly, having made his arrangements, Sir John Davis, accompanied by General D'Aguilar, with about 1000 man of all arms, emi-arked on. hoard her Majesty's ships Vulture and EspiAgle, the Hon. -,.Company's steamer Pluto, and the Corsair, with one or two small vessels for the con veyance of artillery and troops,-the whole naval forces being under the command of Captain Mcdongall; the senior officer on the station. With this expedition Sir John *Davis entered the Bocca Tigris at 9 a. m. of the 2nd April, surprised the Anunghoy forts, as well as those on the islands of North and South Wantong, and carried r them on both sides of the river in a few minutes. The guns, amounting to 450, were spiked, and all the arms and ammn nition collected instantly destroyed. * Having thus secured a communication with Hong Kong, the expedition advanced up in the river, and reached Whanmpoa ~. ate in the afternoon. All the troop' were transferred on board such vessels as could * proceed up the river. Sir John reached B the barrier, formed of stakes, and extend ing across the river, at 9 A. M., on the 3d of April, and force a passage. The forts * at Whampoa and Wookingiap fired round shot and grape at the division noder Col * onelBrereton, but by his judicious man ~g- . .agement he avoided their effects; and being effectually supported by the guns of the Pluto, the gallant Colonel took pos session of those forts, spiked the guns, -amounting to 200 more, and destroyed all the ammunition and magazines. The river being now cleared of impediments, the expedition advanced up. to Canton, and here the~strong fort .called French Folly was eventually demolished like those lower down the river, and the guns spiked-making a total of 870 guns d isa bled since the precedIng morning.- These vigorous proceeding reduced Keying to * reason. After some further Chinese pro. crastination, Keying was compelled to wait humiliatingly upon 'he Governor who received him at the British Consulate. A fter a long conference, Keying solicited tie for consideration before he acceded to the terms dictated at the point of the Sbayonet by Sir John Davis.-On the 6th, general orders were issued to commence the attack on the City of Canvon, but be tween eight and nine o'clock it was nti fled that Keying had yielded to .he terms of Sir John Davis just-in time to save tbe city, and the assault was countermanded. A Goernment notification-was immedi. cl ately issued,:of which the following are briefly the heads :- "T "1.. At the fixed period of two years ti froin this day, the 6th of April, the City of of Canton shall be opened to British sub- b jects... .-,., Her Majesty's subjects shall be at d liberty to roam for exercise or amusement in in the neighbouring country without mo- h lestation, returning the same day, as at Shanghai, and any persons molesting them shall be severely punished. to t'3. The aggressors on the two seamen c in October last, and on Colonel Chesney J and others at Fushan on the 12th of it March shall be made examples of." A space on the Honan side of the river P for the erection of warehouses, &c.; a site V for a new church; and other minor arrange- hi ments, including the keeping the river G front before the factories clear of boata se were provided for. ti After agreeing to' these terms, Keying hi still evaded their fulfilment, and it was ci onlyafter further demonstrations ofstrength ,o and resolutions on the part of Sir John al Davis, by threatening the city, and by it actually razing a house to the ground, p whence a stone had been hurled against wi an English officer, that Keying reluctant- m ly consented at last to punish the Fuh- G shan rioters within the factories. The tt populace at Canton appeared still highly b exasperated against the English, and no rt workmen could be found to erect the el walls and buildings agreed upon. The di main body of the troops were removed gi down the river on the 8th, a company of al :he 18th and a few sappers being left at h Canton until the improvements are carried g out, and to keep the populace in check. a The opinion generally prevails that the as terms of the'new agreements are of such fe paramount im rtance as to justify the a serious steps TYn by Sir Jobn Davis. si The delay of two years before the city of ir Canton shall be opened to British subjects ' is generally complained of as an evasion o and violation of the treaty of Nankin.- o Great alarm prevailed at Canton by the e last accounis, and the merchants were removing their property under the appre hensions of violence from the Chinese. 'Ik si India, the distressing state of the domin- N ions of the Nizan rendered it probable that Il the Indian Government would interfere a for the purpose of restoring order. e MIDSHIPMAN ROGERS. C The following letter addressed to his ti father at Newcastle, (Del.) furnishes an h outline of the hardships he has endured I while in Mexico. MEXIco, May 28,1847. 1 I wrote to you on the 15th of February t the eve of my departure for Perote, since r which time I have had no opportunity of C saying one word to you. I know you 4 have been very anxious about me, more C especially as the position and circumstin- p ces of my capture, determined this gov- n ernment to regard me as a spy. I 'hink I a can now assure you that you may banish p all such fears; their inquisitions must have F proven my condemnation would be op- i posed to all rules'of civilized warfare. My a situation has beeni critical, and -even now p look back t-it with pinful feelings, I e 'ave46y u aer yb, e tt fti' On the evnigof the 19th oifFebriary r I arrived at Perote, under the surveillance of a strong escort., I was immediately ( locked up in a forlorn looking aparment, paved witht brick, and without the cove ring of a cloak even, as well as the two a following. My baggage was sent to me a from Vera Cruz, but the-coach was robbed c and 1 lost it all with more than $150 in i money. b I purchased other clothes here and pro- ii ceeded to-wards Mexico. On my route i I was robbed of every thing, and arrived si in the capital without a cent and without p apparel. Through the interference of ii some few foreigners I was put upon my s parole, and alloeved the liberiy of the city. c I will here add, I have not received any p support froin this government. r Such is a mere outline of my hardships p when the apprehension of being shot as a t spy is superinduced to them, you, can at once see what has been my position and h the nature of my feelings. Such has been a my treatment, that I learned yesterday, from an American paper published in ii Vera Cruz, the President has sent special a instructions to Gen. Scott in reference to p retaliatory course. ec Your letter of January 1st, my dear- a I have received, and determined to refuse h your generous offer, which afecoted me a sensibly; but as I am wtthout any other means-as I lout everything in the Somers and have twice sipce been robbed of all except the clothes on my back, I am corn- a pelled to draw on you, although most untillingly I feel certain I do not impose h upon your kindness in- doing so, for you 'i would prefer such a step rather than I a should so suffer. ai .How long I may be here is a subject of 01 surmise. 1 have been three days without le anything to eat-ragged and cold. 14 A Wil Man.-The Halifax (N. S.) Herald of the 7th inst. contains the follow- Ia ing singular narrative: : Considerable interest has been created tIl within the last few days past, by the ar rival in this city on Thursday last, of a ri wvild mar., who had been discovered in el the woods at Cape Benton, in a state of pl nudity. For the short time this strange tI individual has been in the Poor's Asylum " he has received numerous visits, and, a although in a condition of complete bar- TI barism, begins to afford encouragernent n< that attempts to civilize him may not be altogether hopeless. He is both deaf and dumb, and his ap- S pearance Is extremely ,haggard. He re- at mains generally, whether awvako or asleep, LI in a sitting position. His skin is consid- ui erably shtivelled, from constant exposure ci to the weather, and his whole deportment of resembles more that of an inferior animal uj than a human being. pt When food is offered him he seizes, and of pressing it into his mouth with both hands, w devours it ravenously. He is remarkably al fond of salt, which ho eats in large quan- at tities. The first steps toward civilization m have been partially successful ; he having fu learned the use of a spoon, and to limited its extent allowed his body to he covered with he It is said Ihat the parents of this a uar iaracter'imigrited some I Ego o' ydney, from Scotland ; ad 'hav Vper tlted him in his juvenile. day. erane& ie woods at pleasure, he.acquir ehabir leaving his parents'esia' 5lum ir of days at a time, until compeli from 'ant of food. to return home.;:an the, ath of his parents heAoo k up his abode, the forest altogether, until thetame of s captore. Anecdote of Gniral Taylor 'tA.fol= wing anecdote is communicated by a >rrsspondent of the Montgoifry'Ail.) wrnal, and is one of the most touching cidents we have ever met : "The General had occasion to visit oiot Isabel, after the; .battlegoftBoena ista-; and the Captain of the'steamboat ad reserved a suite of state rooms for'the eneral's accommodatioid The' 'were veral sick and wounded volunteers:on. e boat, enroute for New Orleans; twho ad to take the wayfare incipent :to-a owded boat, and particularly'sonojthia teasion. Gen. Taylor'soon saw aallthis, ad at once ordered these nien to-be placed a. his state rooms and proper attention aid them. It was rather a cold rainyday hen this occurred.i The- deck iands:and any others on the boat .did not know en. Taylor. The wind blew high, and ie firemen had raised a sail in front of the ilers to protect themselves fron t.,e tin ; and under this sail there were'some Id mattresses : here Gen. Taylor laid wn and went to sleep. At supper time reat inquiries were made for the General, ad servants sent oif to look him up.-' -But e could not be found ! At last some. one sing below inquired of a fireman if he had ten such and such a man-the fireman lid no, but added, "there is a clever.old llow asleep there, under the sail in. front the fire !" It was Gen. Taylor. Yes, weet indeed must be the sleep of su-h a tan, who has the heart to change places rith the poor sick soldier, as Taylor did n this occasion ;-such humanity: stands ut in bold relief and greatly mitigatesthe vils incident to war." Naval News from Califonia.-Thelnion ays that letters have been received:. in Vashiogton from Mazatlan, California; to te first of May. Commodore Sh'brick rss then at that port in the Independance, nforcing the blocade as .established by ,ommodore Biddle. From Maatleintlbe ,ommodore would probably: proceed to le Sandwich Islands to refresh his crews, ad scarcely any vegetables since 'he left ralparaiso in December lost. From the dlands Com. Subrick would rettin to onterey. Our squadron had beenyable i enforce a rigid blockade, without'gving cently any offence to any nentral power. Jo. Biddle was at Monterey onl 9th Lpril. The Preble had notarrived. he ,ngress was at San Diego~ but .i ected soon -at -Monterey. 'The t iouth was off .San 70se oa the2 'll ell. The Warren was employed ins orting volunteers fromr Sati Pedrt tSan 'rancisco. .The; storesbip ,iXylua and fount Vernon had both reached Moata ; ad the ;squadron is well.,szppliid_ bfh rovisions. The :Portantirli tbd n mpil d itt i" ue:, sistance to urfiuj - orre pondence o the Charl - WAs INTor Jury The Chicago Convention auatsn h. taention. -There alip'earsltoobe~ I sent to its main 'object, whicht ure the aid of the Governmtent ' nprovements of western rive'rs and bars ors as are of general impor tance. is bjected to the Convention, however, that ;will have the effects to loj,-roillall the averal proposed works into one mass, and resent them to Congress,'without discrim tation. [t was found when the system as formerly in vogue, that it could not-be arried on, except upon' the log-rollin'g rinciple; and the extravagances, which isulted from the mode, in which the im rovement bills were framed, destroyed ae system itself. Many works, embraced in the bill which r. Polk ret ained, were of locsl character, nd within local means. For instance~it contained an item for the provement of Hudson River. The city r Tray has, I see, taken measures to comn lete one portion of che work, and it is as ertained that five thousand dollars will ecomplish the same work, which would ave cost the government tw'enty thou and. ' WAssnrow, July 17. There appears, in the Baltimore Patriot letter concerning General Taylor's poli cal views from one of his friends, which are excites some interdst. The letter~ presents Gen. Taylor as a whig, bnt not federalist--as a Jeffersonian democrat ad a friend of State righas. The nameas the writer and the person to whom the ter is addressed, are not given, but I an that it was from Colonel BailiesPey in, or New-Orleans, to Dixon H. Lewis. Mr. Lewis addressed to Colonel Peyton, s spring, certain inquiries as to General aylor's vie ws on questions interesting to eo State rights party, remarking that if -eneral Taylor was an advoca~te of State ghts principles he would support him, ren if he was a whig. Col. Peyton's re ly was very satisfactory .1o Mr. Lewis. In is letter, though written prior to the time hen General Taylor bad consented to be candidate, it is declared. ahatfGeneraf aylor will not be a candidate' of a party, > rely upon the aid of a Convention. More Troops.-The Baltimore Sun jof aturday, 'says:--"We learn from an ithentic source that the President of the nitedl States yesterday determined to fill the battalion now~being raised in .thiti ty and Washington, and form a regiment it. A requisition was yesterday- m'ade >on the Governor of Maryland for a com any of artillerists, and also upon several the adjoining States for the companies bicb have already been organizaed. it is to the intention of the Department to tach a company of artillery to the regi rent, and the battery and horses will be' roished to the command immediately on arrival at Vera Cruz. The troops'now re will be despatced forthwiith.--This iment, it is anticipated, willbeo fficered A:i -I.~ ti. r y t ,,most competent and efficient men, l iome of whom have already '.seen bard service. Reduction of Railroad Fare.-We are really pleased to see that our Railroad Company has reduced the fare along toe whole.line something like 50 per cent. ?The tare from this place to Welden (1611 miles,) is now -only $4, and from 'here to 1 Baltimore only $10. The fare from Char- < lesion to Weldon, a distance of about 325. t miles, is now only 68. This is doing the t thing in real sensible style, and will be i alike advantageous to the Railroad Com- t pany and the community.-Wilmington e Journal, JtdyJ 16. ia The Money coined in the United States. I -The coinage during the 55 years that the i mint has been in operation, has been in. i gold fifty two millions of dollars; in silver:' sixty-nine millions; in copper, one million t one hundred thousand:-total 122.500,000. The average amount coined for the last three years has been about six million dol lars. New Fire Arms.-We were present at some experiments on Saturday, made with a new piece of musketry-we had almost said ordnance-recenily completed at the U. S. armory. in this town, got up as an experiment by Maj. Ripley, from a model prepared by Mr. Cyrus Buckland, that skilful master machinist of the armory. It is called a will rifle, and is the first piece of the kind even manufactured in the United States. The length of the barrel is 39 inches, calibre ' inch ; diameter at the breech, 14 in.; diameter at the muz zle, 15 in.; weight of barrel 30 lbs and of the whole piece, about 35 pounds. The charge of powder was 178 grains, and the weight of the balls or slugs, 2# oz. A piece of canvass, 7j by 4 feet, with a painted ring in the centre, 14 inches in di ameter, was pierced by the balls atra dis tance of half a mile, 21 times in 24-three of them piercing the ring in the centre. The rifle is designed for light mounting upon a wall or parapet, er even upon the back of a horse or mule, whence it might do formidable execution upon the straggling troops of reconnoitering parties of an ene my.-Springfield Gazette. Editorial Convention.-We like, ex ceedingly, the subjoined propositi'mn for holding an Editorial Convention. There are, however, other things equally impor tant to the fraternity, which could, and ought to be acted upon in such a Con vention. It would tend muc' to the pros perity of the press if the insitution of the cash system were adopted in good faith by the conductors of the press, and such an t arrangement could only be arranged at a Convention. We will be at any place which may be designated, we care not where it be, and- beg our brethren, in passing along the notice below, to pass this feature also.-South 'Carolinian. To Gentlemen of the Pres.-As the Magnetic Telegraph between New-York and-New-Orleans will be completed by 'the first of January next, it has occurred 'to os that thegentlemen of the press, who' I are so deeplyinterested-io;the enterprise, sifo P to te ^i e:; ef aiedeuapi s t Liable terms Tbatsuch an.arrange nent can be made we have, not a doubt, provided it is'oot delayed until the..line is comnpleted and' the prices fixed. Would itmnot be wvell,.therefore, for the proprietors if'Itewspapers in the several places where registers are to be established, to hold a Convention at some central point, for the purpose of deliberating, and if necessary conferring with representatives of the Board of Director. of the Telegraph Company upon the subject!? We suggest Savannah as a central point between New-York and New-Orleans, and easy of access, and would be glad to hear from our cotenmporaries whether it would accord with their views to meet at that place. The great pecuniary interests. involved, itI appears to us, render such a Convention absolntely neeessary.-Maeon Journal 8t Mess.1 ' F rom the Chars. Mercury, Singular Coincidence-T he "John C. Calhoun" and the "Rough and Ready," two Locomotives built for the South Car olina Riailroad Company, by Norris arrd Brother. and Ross Winans, without con cert or design were shipped from Phila delphia and Baltimore on the same day,i and arrived in Charleston near the same time. These triumphs of genius and of art, as General Gaines has said, are the "real harbingers of peace," and of an enduring and "higher civilization." They are the true exponents of masterly inactivity," of1 the progress of Free Trade, and of liberal institutions, under all the impulses, ani-t mation and speed of the locomotive. To march fo)rty miles a day, fight a battle, and sleep in safety, wvas, in the estimation of Napolezan, "the sublimity of wr." Howv insignificant, however, are these bloody triumphs, when compared with the, more rapid and peaceful achieve ments of'steam. It annihilates apace; it brings the most remote regions in intimate and frie'dly communion with each other; and in its varied applications to science, to the mechanic arts, to River and .Ocean g navigation, it swells ro overflowing the measure of a country's prosperity. 1n,( its triumphs it .mingles no cypress leaves t with its laurels. -The long musical swells of its respirations are disturbed by no mel- ~ anholy wailing. The South Carolina Railroad, we are happy to be iniformed, is making great C preparations to meet the approaching a busiess season the requirements of a hi confidently expected increased transpor- b tation. They have a-ided two Passenger j and seven Freight Engines of the first class to their locomotive power. The t fo'llowing are the names (many of them very appropriate) w hich they bear : ight-whkeel (four connected) Passenger Locomotive.-Antelope, Comet, Dolphin. Falcon, John C. Calhoun, and Rough and Ready Six-weheel Passengers Locomoliaes (sin- P l.)-Sumter, Marion, Alabama, John g RaeEitNashville, Edgelield, s, OhoanchvEilt, Barnwell. d Eight-whkeel Connected Locomotives fors r...t-Camol. T: Tupper. Arkansas. e Louisiana, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, R,ioGrande. Ten-wheel (Six-connected) Locomotive ror Freight.-Cerro Gordo. Small Class Locomotives.-Camden, solumbia, Road Engine, Franklin. In all, thirty-five Locomotives. Diplomatic Relations with the Pope. t is now a matter of certainty, says the :orrespondent.of- the New-York Herald, hat the Pope- has intimated- his desire, hough not formally, ito. open diplomatic 'elations with his country. The channel brough'the overture has been made. is uch that it cannot be disregarded. The ,abinet is fully alive to the mutual ad autages that would result to both coun ries, from the establishment of diplomatic ntercourse between them, and the Presi lent, in his nextannual message to Con ;ress, will recoimmend the appointment of t Charge d'Affaires, to reside. alternately iear the courts of Rome and Tuscany. EDGEFIELD C. H. WEDNESDAY. JULY 28, 18-7. The EDOEFIELD MECnANics WAsnutoro IAN SocIETY, will meet on Mondy Evening iext, when an Address will be delivered by the Rev. Alexander McCaine. We are requested to state, that JULrus BANKs, Esgr., has declined being a candidate for the )fice of Ordinary, at the ensuing election. Rain.-We have had a great deal of rain dur ng the past week in this district. In conse iuence of these showers, the corn crops, espe ially on the uplands, look exceedingly promis ng. The cotton crop has suffered from the ixcessive fall of rain. Examination at the Edgefeld Village Acade ny-On Thursday last, the Examination of he pupils of the Edgefield Male Academy at his place, commenced. A number of students were examined in the Ancient Classics, by the Principal, Mr. H. K. McClintock, and other Sentlemen, who wete present. It is but justice o say, that the recitation of the students was ;enerally correct, & that they promptly answer d the questions which were put to them. some of the young gentlemen particularly, showed considerable pronficiency in their stu lies. On Friday. several classes were examined in lifferent English Departments, and in Mathe naties, and they generally acquitted themselves rery creditably. In certain studies, handsome ,oks were awarded as prizes, to Masters Ro ert Mims and. William White.. There,;wmera et'r n a tlt .th - but. ?rp :omunaty. at asge to;tApel. a p>, r cCl1itock, who has long been-known toui is well qualified for the station. which he fills. lie is settled permanently amongst as,- and we arnestly hope that he will obtain a patronage :ommensrate with his merits. A too rd about the Rail Road.--In the const ruc ion of the Rail Road to Aikcen, from this place, t is very desirable, that there should be as nuch harmony among the snbscribers to thiu work, as possible. Every man who has the mccess of this great enterprize at heart, shiopid :horish the kindest feelings towards others who iave perhaps as much good feeling towards it, is himself. He should endeavour, as far as possible, not to misjudge, or to attribute sinister md selfish motives to others, who may enter am very different views from himself, in many natters connected wIth the road. The best iends to the scheme, may well differ as to the articlar route to be selected, as to the precise erminus in this place, and many other things, arcely necessary to mention, and they may it the same time, have at heart, the interest of he road, fully as much as they have their own nteress. Let all of us who are subscribers, or ntend to become so, not fall out about it. If here should ever arise the least discord, let us mdeavor to put it down. Tis true, we may liffer in opinion about many matters, but let s conduct all our discussions in a calm and dlis mssionate manner, judging each 'others mo ives, with all charity, and uee will most ertainly crown our efforts. With regard to he amount which each man, when the books are opened. may subscribe, we urge him most varmly but respectfully, to do all that he can. aet him, after most carefully considering the ubject, put down the largest sum that he can n justice to himself and family. When he has lone this, he has done his duty. Let no one sunt'him about it, and say,that he should have ubscribed more. He is the beat judge of this idicule or censure cast upon him, for not ubscribing more liberally, will not do any od. A milder course would produce a much ettr effect. The stockholders, doubtless. will el very thankful to all who may think proper help them in thii, enterprise. They will be rateful for whatever sums the rich or the poor, r those in moderate circumstances may sub ribe. Let no man be deterred, because he annot conveniently set down as large a sum ahis neighbor. If he takes but one share, he as done well. If he takes twoe he has done etter. If he takes several he has done best. nt as to the number of shares which he may ike, he himself must be the best judge. We irow out these crude thoughts, hoping that iy may produce some good effect, and that one will take exception to them. The Greenville Mountaineer states, "It is ith pleasure we learn that the Hon., B. F. erry has consented to be a candidate for Con. ress at the next election, the Hion. R. F. Simp n having given notice to his friends that he clines a re-election. Major Perry's term of irvice in the Senate of this State wiil expire uith te next session of the Legislature." Retirement fat )4y the subjoined, it-will.be see Bobo, Es<t., has retiredfiront t trol of the Hamburg-Rep licin will hereafter reside'io'Cedh From the Haink t Having disposed ethieut to Benjanin Baird, Esq., -we ctngdentil. that ouar old friends and:patropstw'lfg trial, and judge- him accoraing We-can recommend linm;asjbtii sterling energy. a bol nd fe s Democratic prmnciples and one qual ery way to take charge of a public' He will complete allunfinished:cn Subscriptions and Adveriieients. W. M $O From the above it will-be pereiyii have become Editor andPropnetori4 publican. It is scarcely worth while . . say nruch in the way of promisee, as -toW intend doing, My aim wlt be ton e Republican acceptable to all, by judicic ,e lections from an extensive .exchan r such original matter as may-be sug time to time by passing events. In Politia~p am Democratic, "died in thewool;" atteas time I shall take pleasure -in thak!n publican the medium through which 'eti ocrats and Whigs can let out thefr. thoughts,' when those thoughts seem ed to enlighten the public mind. , It will be my constant care to keep'. trons advised as to the state of the Mar and the earliest information given of a changes as may affect their interests. Thlee pubhican will be continued to. its present trons, with the hope that my future effortsmil not only retain them, but greatly increase whaa is now liberally bestowed. - - BENJAMIN BAIRD. CoUon in Alabama.-A letter,to the Moil Herald from Clarke county, announces the ap- - pearance in that and Monroe conio thep terpillar or Army worm. It says. "Theyw, first discovered on the 25th ofJune. Last they were first discovered on the 7th of.July As yet they have committed no seriousrava. gos on the cotton-, as it usually requires-'fro four to six weeks for them 'to complete their work. The cotton crop (caterpillar aside) s. the most unpromising I have known for then. tyfive years past. It is at least two weeks' a. ter than it were last year--a bad stand, with but few bolls, having been for the last mopshd drenched in constant foods of rain. The - has also committed serious inroads upon- nany plantations, the planters having given.it up or rather adopted the water eulre. Extract of a letter received in ChAarlaun, dated July 15, Three Miles South of Yorkhille.." :We had one of the most severe storms' yesterday, that I ever witnessed, of hail, and- wind, and one of the oldest-citizens he'never saw its equal-the earth -wasjser'ect ly inundated; fruit trees were biloin,-own Corn :and Cotton laid'in eiery'di'estio riddled with the halL meadows were Qv'o - and the grass destroyed. I eel cepta - have. never witnessed such astormpam most afraid to.bear Prom the neighbhhood of this a few miles.- Beforethestorm the. crop was never better, ihe iroipectfo' very :bad, very bad indeed, thevOatacro - good, awldWheattolerpe We have mad dogs,, atsand mles i-b dance in tiis sectio 40'e C THE RAIIQA To m' ::outyfsd TA thought or two fo - n not again beanise to remind: o6yor: a to youtselves. I will try tir ~iue o be" advice, for I am. interested in oursmdefai' you don't thrive, I.doin't,1andiEyoIshl A great statesman, Lor~d Bacoe,-a that "Money is like manure,.of no use-'till' spread." Now, it would be an insult t~o to. suppose you have got no money. It would an insult to your industry. It would be an.in suit to your industrious fathers,'end carefo mothers, who have left you well'of; but zeould be agreater insult siL to your judginskisk to suppose you cannot see the bienefits ofa:uail' road, to allo you, rich or poor. I have just~ p aid for hianlint. to five wagons, about $65- 00.. This is from Hamburg. 'ie, I have top 25 cents a package for forwarding, besides. drayage.-postage, negro hire, &c.. and risk ( a damage from toet or leakage. You think -per~ haps that I pay that. No! No t frieads, pou pay it. and pay all risks on mnerchandize. ~ With a rail road, all this would be avoided and Miolasses wonld come 124 cents a galloin cheaper. Sugar $1.0da hundred pounds, aud~g every article in proportion, for a very hea~ investment indeed, is freight. All being and a profit charged for that and risk. - next advantage is a daily mail, and a Bauk need not then remit, at risk, several days h6o a, note is due, but pay it at my own door." save interest. I the reforesave capital and-' and risk. Time is money. Ah! that is your time and your savings not ours, you are~pd to say. Not so tat my dear friends, all Isa is saved to you. The less cash capital Iam' called on to invest in a business, and thegiet. . er saving of time, enable me the imore to'se goods cheap and to compete with Charlistois Savannah, or Augusta. Spread then pour i ney, as well as ours, on the ground, instbe of rails, and it will return you a harvest a ths.. sand fold, and in a thousand protean.shb It will bring the sea to your doors, and iik prosperity your own. We intend,toiskgour - to pay for the road at the commencement, audit will pay a dividend esery pear, bat thatiie the realI light to view the matter in. . Ifi d not pay a cent for 20) years, it is likea'good horse, constantly doing good work for you~ and' woorth his feed. Come forward then like me, subscribe your names, and do not throw alla the viliagers, where you are benefittedu airc as toe. The Committee will arrange on a pey manent footing, for a low rate of reght,-an then you can send your grain, cottons and flou tona good market chesp. Do not let this'eu this ezeee t '~ect fall through. in the foolish, hope of saddling pour neighbour's soitk~ that pense. It is the best Bank youcanput yo, money in.. , There are $106,000 00 subscribed by thuk. lage and neighborhood. One Auuasta geistle man has taken $1000, and I ne~ only neisie Mir. Bones, to show you he is a man who ki what he is about. Come along Abbevillei your rail road across that ridge you-talk ab and we will give you a junction. Do you e that, neighbor Jones ? Tell the folk. so iuny next speech, and it will raise all your. jt percent. We want to make a slightsh~ ~ the Abbeville Cotton, for lettiing itirbsi a rails, and as we are bound to have thl Cotton market here, here you can leave;i~ sell it, and iget your supplies.,~e . any other place, be sure of that, or faa~Fe prophet. -Yours, truly, - * - ~PETE t~ Captured Mexican Ojecse-"," dersiood by the Washiogi'on le& rer that for the future, all. Wikica captured in the wor willb;sn United States.-liseIto