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i WM Slf5^jfljgflt<^^5CAltAiTIITY. LPCES* STATEMENT. I j*3fec, Oct: 14, r^?~E. K. Collins? ? ^jjwSirtlt beconiea^my Jwin fa t duty to in pjpr forrc> you of the tokiHoss of.the~Arctic,umfar my command, wtth^yoar wife* son and daughter, *-' ^' . _ The Arctic sailed from Li veronal on Wediies dny, S^pt 20, at 1 i, a : in., with 233 passengers mnd wboiifc t&ft of a crew. Nothing "of sp?eial noteofce&r red ckmugthe pasfeageuNf.il WeduVsday; Sept 2T,when, at noon, we were.on the Bajiks, inlat. 4G.45 north, an^Jong. 52 west, tteevtag west by'compusi Hwrweather had heenfi^y\}ari?g the day; ?Wierafty>a distance of" half.to three .quarters a mile could he seen, but at intervals of a Few minutes a-very 'derive- fag.,followed-by being sufficiently"clear to see one or two miles. AfnodhridrtW'^k" for (he purpose of working out the pos1tioh' d^tT>e feftLp. In about 6ftee*(fiimiite91 heardlhe cryoj^ "Jlard starboar^freintW oTfifetsof thrdefclc. I rushed on dfeckyhrid had just got out when I felt a ?fash fofwatd.-and at the same moment saw a steamer under the starboard bow; ut the nexj, rapmenl/she struck -against bur guards, arid passed a6te?n -of-us. \4'be "bows of "the strange vessfci seemed to-dje literally cut or cfushfed off , for full ten feet; -and seeing that she must probably sink in a few minutes, and taking a has ty glance at our own ship, *nnd believing that we were comparatively uninjured, my first irri; , pulse was to endeavor to save tire lives of those ori boa'ril the" "Sulking Vessel." The Boats were cleared, and the first 'officer and six men left with one boat, when it wa? found our own ship wasleakirigfearfully. The engineers "were set to work, being instructed to pnttQn the steam pumps, and the foUMteck Pu|np; were vvprkpd:]y_lUe ysjen ; gersrhncPSFew, and the ship headed for the lanq,, >"> t-4^1 "* ? ? Kjl >V * _'ir. J * j wnicnr lgiuagea wrije uooui rncy miJQs aisiani.. to leayemy boat-with the first officer and crew fo take care of, them selves. "Sevefal'ineffectua'I .attempts were made to Sails;.over the bows; W^Pgfl^^fhe lea It gaining on us very last, n'otwtthsbindihg all our very powerful efforts to^l^p'he'r free, I resolved to gel the boat's ready,'and as many Indies arid 'children placed in them as- possible; But no sooner had the attempt been made'thuntfie firemen and others ruikTd^xnto tfierii in spite of. opposition. Seeing this state of things, I ordered the bolfey^erfVtb be kept in readiness until order could'be:restored; when, to my dismay, I saw thenrcut the ropes in the bow, and soon disappear ^astern in the fog. - Another boat was broketi;dp\vurby persons rushing'at the davits, ahd mmiy-\vere precipitated into the sea and drown erk.:* (This; occurred whiloi iiad been engaged in getting the starboard guard boat ready, and 5* pbced the second officer in charge, when the saweifearfnL-scene as with the first boat was beiog&nacted?men leaping from 'the top of theJraft.tvrenty. feet, pushing and maiming those who. were tn the boat. I then gave orders to the second officer to let go, and row after the ship,keeping amier or near the stern, to be ready.to take on board-women and children as soon as the fires were out and the engines stoppe||fLJfty attention was then drawn to theother.quarter boat, which I found broken down, bdt hanging by one tackle. A rush was made fur her also, arid some fifteen got in and cut the tackle, and were soon out of sight. I found that not a seaman was left on board, or carpenters, and we were without any tools to assist us in building a raft, as our only hope.? 'IHla Atiln aITiaas* InTf wo^ \fr* Tlnrioti tho iliirrl J, uc UUIJ UUJtui ICIU nao iui. JL/Wt laiif luu inn u mate, who aided me, with the assistance of many of the passengers, who deserve great praise for their coolness and energy in doing all in their power up to the very latest moment before the ship sunk. The Chief Engineer, with a part of his assistants, bad taken our Smallest deck boat, and before the ship went down pulled away with about fifteen persons. had Succeeded In getting the fore and maki^yard and two top gatlantyards overboard, and "such other small spars and materials as we <K>dQ collecT,fwhen I was fully convinced that theefiip.must go down in a very short time, and-not a moment was to be lost in getting thejTpa rs lashed together to form a raft, to do whiph it became necessary to get the lifeboat, uf <Mily remaining boat, into the water. Tbiibeing accomplished, I saw Mr. Dorian, the chiefcfBcer of the boat, taking care to keep the oars on hoard to prevent them from leaving the'sBip,>hoping still to- get most of the women A:.- L..-1 _? 1 ? 'PI EftllU UHIIUICII.IU tins UUUl at l<Idl. 1 UCJ uau * mad^consTfTerable progress in collecting the p*V when an alarm was given that the ship wai-sinking, and the Boa t was shoved off without oara or nnytliiiig else to help themselves withj and When the ship sunk the boat had got clear, probably no eighth of a mile to leeward. In'ah'instant,'about a'quarter to five p. m , the"ilfiip^went dowji", carrying every soul 011 boaYd fchh her. I 6oon found myself on the surface, after a brief struggling, *i$h my own helpless child in my arms, when.rigtfin^'felt myself impelled J-. _?.J_ ? - ? . ,t_ ...A:*' T - I uownwurus iu n great uepm, ana oeiore 1 reacned the surface a second ' time had nearly perished, and lost the hold of my child." As I agtfrf striips led toHhe surface of the water, a roost: awful and heartrending fcceiie presented itsfelfti* nVy view?over two hundred men, women and children, struggling together amidst pieces of tvreck of evejy hind, Calling on each other for help, an'ct inipluring G<al to assist & them. Such an appalling sceiic may God pre!</ serve msffAJhf ever witnessing ngairi. . I was in the act of trying to save my child when a portion of the paddle box came rushit jog op edgewise/just grazing my head, falling with it?{ whole upon the head of my ,djir|ing L- xiiild. Another moment *1 beheld him lifeless b the water. I succeeded in getting on *to the ?nn nf tha narldlp box. ill COIllnsnv with plftvpn , , , - V others; one, however, soon left for another piece, finding that it could not support so many. Others remained until they ,wero one by one relieved by death. We stood in water, at a temperature of forty-five degrees, up to onr koeea, and frequently the sea broke directly over da. We soon separated from our friends on other parte of the wreck, and passed the wcmld he our bat. At last the wbbed for morning cnrtie, irtr. rounded with a densfe fog?uot aiiving soui to be wen but onr '>wivfiK'\v? ^ven nswi being Pic-f;: In I'..- ! >.ve sav sciiit- wateptnski, .>n<]iiiii^r fldivdo-iu i-iri-'i!.^ to O?ro,vn to -afford ua anjr relief. ^JOorT?ft vrssTwpidly ncttlhjg, S? it ob?orbed 1IMUIWI iw??B?aww twmmmmt Abo^t boou., AJr. New York, was relieved by- death. All the others now began to sy/Fer -very severely for want of water, except Mr. George F. Allen and myself. Iiv that respect we were very much favored, althopgh^e'lfadjlibt a drop on the raft, day continued foggy;, except just at noon. ns . ear us we could iuurre. we had a clear horizon * for abuufdialf uu hour, and nothing eouldjje ' seeti 5?waierrand sky. Nigh't came on thick and dreary, Jjjith our, miijds made up that nei tfier of.us would again se.e the -light of unother 1 day^ Very sooii three' more of our suffering party were relieved by death,.'leaving Mr. At. Jen, ayoungjtiao and .myself. Feeling myself * exhausted, r now sat down'for-'the first time, ; abount 8(Adock' in the evening, on a trunk, which providentially "had been found on the ;wreck.. In.this.wav I slept a little throughout the nigTit, and became somewhat refreshed. About an hourTbefore daylight--now Fii day, the.29th? we saw a vessel's light near to . us. We all^tb.ree .of us exerted ourselves to the utmost-of onr streugth in hailing her, unlil " we became quite exausted. In about a quarter of an hour* the light disappeared to thecast of us. Sooi> after daylight a barque hove in sight to the northwest, the fog having lightened a little?steering apparently for us; bu.tta a-short, tirup shp spp.mpri tn linup phanired her course, aud again we were doomed to disapz pointmeut; yet I felt hopes that some of our ; fellow-sufferers may have been seen and rescued by them. Shortly after we had given up all hopes ot being rescued by the barque, a ship was discovered to the east'of us, steering directly for a*. We now watched her with the most intense anxiety as she approached. The wind changing, caused her to alter her course several points. About noon they fortunately dis covered a man on a raft near them, and succeeded in saving him by the second mate jumping oyer the side, and making a rope fast around him, when he was got on board safely. .This mart proved to be a Frenchman, who was a passenger on board .the steamer which we oarpe in collision with. - - He informed.' the Captain- that others were near-oii pieces of the wreck ; and, going alolt, ne saw*as and three others. .We were the first to 4wliidi the boat >vas sent, and. safely taken on board about 3 P. M. The next was Mr. James Smith, of Mississippi, second class passenger. The others saved were five of our firemen. The ship proved to be the Cambria, of this port, from Glasgow, bound to Montreal, Captain John Russel. who commanded the barque Jessee Stevens, and was rescued by Captain Nye, of the Pacific. Of Capt. Russel, it would scarcely be possible to say enough in his praise for the kind treatment we every one of us have received from him during the lime we have been on hoard his ship. His own comforts he gav.c up in every respect fur our relief. The Rev. Mr. Walker and lady, and another gentleman, who were passengers by the Cambria, have been unceasing in their endeavors to promote our comfort. To them and to all on board we shall ever owe a debt of gratitude for their unbounded kindness to us. From the Frenchman wl^o was picked up, we learned that the steamer with which we came in collision was the screw steamer Vesta, from St. Pierre, bound fur and belonging to Grenville, France. As near as we could learn. I hp Voet.-i u'fl? cfpprinrr p;ict cmithtvist mid u*ns crossing our course two points, with all sails set, wind west by south. Her anchor stock, about seven by four inches square, was driven through the bows of the Arctic, about eighteen inches above the water line, and an immense hole had been made, at the same instant, by the fluke of the anchor, about two feet below tho water Hue, raking fore anil aft the plank, and finally breaking the chains, leaving the stock remaining in and through the side of the Arctic, or it is not unlikely that, as so much of her hows had been crushed in, some of the heavy longitudinal pieces of iron running through the ship may have been driven through our side, causing the loss of our ship, and, I fear, hundreds of most valuable lives. I have safely arrived at Quebec, and I am ' ft -! - - - 4. L _ ... II ?t| If 1. lelt wiinoui a penny in ine worm wun which 10 help myself. With sincere gratitude to those from whom I have received such unbounded kindness since I have been providentially thrown amongst them, I am about to separate to go to New York?a home of sorrow. I learned from the Doctor, at quarantine, last evening, that the Vesta had reached St. John's with several passengers from the Arctic, but could not learn the particulars. As soon as I can get on shore 1 shall make arrangements to leave for New York with the least possible delay. I take the steamer for Montreal this afternoon. I am, very respectfully, Your obedient servarr, JAMES C. LUCE. The Vcsla. The ship which came in collision with the Arctic, with such fatal consequences, was, as we have said, the French propeller Ve6ta, built in 1853 at Nantes, about 240 tons and furnished with an engine of sixty horse power. The Vesta belongs to one of the wealthiest houses of Grenvi.lle, wh:ch equips vessels for iho fichpriA4 nf Newfoundland. She went to St. Pierre with a load of salt, and was returning to France with one hundred and forty-sev ft'i passengers, (fishermen and sailors,) and twenty of the crew. At the time of the accident the Vesta was trave liWg at the rate of ten knots. Exteriorly she "haijbeen worse handled than the Arctic, for her hows were literally carried away ; but the division of her hold into compartments saved her. The water which was precipitated by the large opening into the forward part of the ship was arrested by a compartment of nlalo/l irnn By relievihg the centre and stern of all that could be thrown overboard. Captain Duchesne at first lightened the ship, and afterwards caused a sheet to be pawed over the bows. Thus guarded against the most imminent danger, he made for St. Johns, travelling with great precaution, and increasing or diminishing his speed according to the pressure of the water on the sheet. Hr-thus reached St. Johns on the30th of September, at the very moment when a tempest sprung up, which would have caused the inevitable loss of the Vesta if it had overtaken her at sea. , - * The Vesta carries Written in ineffable traces /if ?1?a not;uI slvoma in wkink aha niv yi |?iv ??? ? ? ? ? imvu ouc has played ao terrible a part. Her hold open to theHgbt, and one <>f bur masts broken, tell vlufr litly ?nor? h;tve been ihe collision.? vvi sells OKiii; are lite bei t siihatffti. hu. i! C : ...1.1 v!?t, io ttilicb f.lift stfjl oarrU-:' piuce* of' w?H>d U"tn the ATetic?the lrtst and welauchoiy remnant of this magnificent ship The Vesta lost in the Collision thirteen o? v*\w *. :i\ 1 ?L"~ " ' her men, who,-seized- with fear, threw them selves into the sea, or were in the boat destroyed by the Arctic. Farttoennore,0the fishermen who had with them all.their litlle fortune, composed ot barrels' of ojj and'fish, are ruined in consequence nf the nfleeSsitvof throwing orcrboad all that \ya> ou _deck.. * AV&-*?gret-being obliged to contradict the rnnror/nniiorinced that thirty-one of the shipwrecked passengers of the Arctic had been sayed by the Vesta. Captain Duchesne never saw ike steamer or any of her boats after the collision took place. Isspertant from Holland. It seems from the debate in the first Chamber, on the nddress to the King, that something like a diplomatic misunderstanding has arisen between the Dutch and the American Governments. In reply to M. de Kempanaer, who stated that in his opinion that part of the address congratulating his Majesty on the assurances of t he friendship and regard of all other i powers, was inconsistent with fact; the Minis i ter of the Interior observed that he had every | reason to believe that the misunderstanding al i waI Iaoc! In eiinhieo liot moot. (Ko IUUUU 11# nuuiu liwu IVIIU IU IU|'IUIW uwmvvii iiiv two governments, as both were tno*t anxious to preserve the friendly feeling which had so long existed between them. He then entered into nn explanatory statement of the dispute, of which the following is a summary: Mr. Gibson, an American, whilst residing in some part of the Dutch East India possessions, bad endeavored to prevail upon the Sultan of Djambi (for what ulterior purpose-was tjotfSiii-. ted) to defy, and set at*naught, Dutch authority in Dutch East India territory. Gibson's proceedings, however, became known- to the authorities, and he was forthwith taken prisoner. He was allowed, however, to be out! either on bail or parole, during the trial, which, on our own chancery style, lasted 15 months. The judges had -no doubt of Gibson's guilt, 1 which, it seems, was clearly, (how wa|i not stated) though not legally, proved; some (eon- ' venient technicality made a llaw in the indict- 1 mcnt, and (he American was acquitted. 'Sub- '< sequeutly, howc-ver, the matter was brought before the Council of Justice "for revision," a process which those who are accustomed to ' consider one trinl final, cither to acquit or to 1 condemn, cannot easily understand. 1 ' The result, however, of this "revision" was, 1 thai Gibson was Sentenced to twelve years imprisonment, and when the police came to his house to convey to him the pleasant inielli- 1 pence, and to take him to prison, their birdlhad ' flown. On his return to the United State^, he ' Gibson made bis own statement to bis govern 1 mcnt, whose Minister at the Hague has jbeen ' instructed to demand from the Dutch govern 1 ment an indemnity for Gibson. This has been refused. Nor is it. probable that this government will admit the slightest compromise in the matter, "for," said the Minister, "we Lave ' given to the American government all the par- ' titulars relating to this matter, and have insist- 1 ed on this axiom in the law of nations ?that, 1 when a foreigner on our territory violates our ' laws, his crime may justify' his punishment,fcut 1 certainly not his claim to indemnity." \ 1 The Dcuilitafion of Frccsoil. t 1 The Bee of this morning, refeiring to the recent elections in the Northern States, says j that they prove that Freesoil has subjugated both political parties in these States, and uow ! reigns paramount in thai section of our Union. " They are all alike. Here and there ' i Is a handful ol thouglitlul, lionest men among both parties at the North, who are not to he carried away by popular outcry; but the masses. Whig and Democratic, are equally un- J sound. The clamor of the Washington Union cannot gainsay tacts." After four years' trial, our neighbor has ar rived at the conclusion which we had reached years ago. Such a result we clearly foresnw ( and predicted would be the end of the halfway patch-work compromises, about which this country was so profoundly agitated a few years ago. Your compromise, which was to save ' the Union?heal all the sores and wounds in the body politic?to oppose or doubt the offi- | cncy of which was treason and rebellion?has proved a magnificent failure. j The very first practical test has blown the | whole theory on which that compromise rested?the theory of non-intervention ?into at oms. The first administration that lent its ^ sanction and influence to this doctrine has been . extinguished, annihilated, eliminated. Its existence is a mere legal action. Set aside the ' office holders, and the administration may be represented as the little.end of nothing whittled ! down to a point. We say this not in derision or exultation, hut in truth and commiseration. On this subject, tho Executive stood faithful to its pledges. Had it been equally true on the Cuban question, it might have saved itself. But, alas ! it fiddled whilst Rome was burning. Cuba slipped thrmighits fingers, and now it has only to die with dignity. The whole North has gone over to Freesoil. Tiie compromise is virtually annulled by the popular demand ; the Fugitfve Slave law is u mere annoyance and trouble, without any practical good. The States are now thrown back' * * * " ? ?- _ I J? I .1 into their original state, trorn wnicn tney snouia never have emerged?the relation of indepen- 1 dent sovereignties, submitting to no aggression 1 and asking no concessions, steadily determined not to yield an iota of their constitutional rights, and if coerced into such surrender, -to- -1 fall back into their primal condition, and ireat ' their quondam sisters like other nations?in peace, as friends, and, in war, as enemies.? The only salvation of the Union?the only, safety of the South will be found in the obliteration of old party lines, and the organization of two great sectional parties, which will be sufficiently strong to maintain their sectional rights, to resist invasion and interference without, and enforce mutual respect and comity. New Or than s Delta. Great Mortality amomg Piiysicia^s.? By reference to our mortuary record, it will be noticed that the mortality among physicians has been unusually large of late. We have no recollection of reporting the death of so many, within the same period of time. Many of them were men of distinction and influence, and had ived to ripe old age; while others were cut down in early life, when?the brightest prospects' for the future were before theip. Boston Medical Journal. It has been discovered that for the generality oftfiwcr*. htul tntW especially for geraniums, aw? the .most delicate specimen* of the ijjy .tiibe, common glue, diluted with a sutlioicjit cportion of water, forms a richer manure than guano or any othejyet discovered. * ""l^'shockld^^nrtIerT,^,i",,,^| We are pained to have to record another shocking murder in our District, which was committed on Sunday evening last, by Moses Harrelson, on the person ot Evan A. Rogers. The circumstances, as we have heard them, are these : Harrelson had been arrested (in a churge of assault with a gun and.other outrages at the house of .Samuel F.,yAynnt," some time since, and David GibstXii; Esq.,',heCame one of his sureties on his' recognizance to appear at Court. Gibson, on Sunday, learning that Harrelson had made preparations to leave the State, procured the assistance of the deceased and A. S. Legette, for the purpose of arresting and surrendering hun tip to the Sheriff.? Accordingly the three proceeded to some place near Harrelson's and succeeded in apprehending him, and were on their return lor the purpose of lodging him in jail. Legette, who was thinly clad and complained .of the cold, left Harrelson in charge of Gibson and Rogers until he went home and changed his dress. Shortly after Legette left Harrelson jumped off his horse and attempted to make his escape; Rogers started in pursuit on horseback, and then abandoned his horse and pursued him on foot, and in about seventy-five yards, in a branch, succeeded in overtaking and;attcmuted to apprehend him, which Harrelson resisted with his knife. When Gibson (who in de scendiug from his horse, got his feet entangled in the stirrups) came up, he found Harrelson with his knife drawn and Rodgers beating him with a stick ; he seized Harrelson, who cut him with the knife on both arms,and cut the cIoth?s on other parts of the body. Gibd&n's,wound-i so far disabled him that he was unable to bold Harrelson. About this time Rogers pulled out his knife and inflicted one or two blows with it on Harrelson, but so feebly that It is supposed Harrelson was not much injured. Rogers immediately after fell and expired. On examination a dreadful wound, large enough to insert a man's hand, was found on his right side, which had the appearance of having been done with one or repeated thrusts of a knife in the same place. Mr. Rogers was 11 worthy and industrious citizen, and leaves a wife and child. According to lust accounts Gibson, though bis wounds were severe and he was suffering from the loss of blood, was not considered in a longerons state. Harrelson has been arrested ind lodged in jail.?Marion Star. I The Radon Gap Railroad.?Our neighbor, , die Snartan. is eivimr this enterprise some lard thrusts, but from present appearances we ( think it will survive them. The contractors ( ire pushing foiward the work with unparal- ( lelled rapidity, and if a helping hand is only extended towards it by the-State, the Iron ( Horse will soon speed through the mountains. Why is this tempest raised against the Rabun Gup Road ? Simply because it has been said that there is a shorter route to Tennessee. If mch be the ease, why do not those opposed to ' the present route go lo work, get their charter, 1 ind prove it by their works. While the Rabun Gap Road was in '"prospective" all parlies vied with each other, in showering commendations upon the enterprise; hut now the 1 work is commenced and something like success is beginning to be Imped for, it is stul : denlv discovered that there is a shorter mute 1 somewhere, that the present survey is imprae ! livable, and that the State must refuse further i aid to the work?a policy as suicidal as it is 1 impolitic and jealous. It is now too late to commence limning up shorter routes, old re|)(l|-ta nnd slntisiicsnri* Vl'l j gwnl tiirir -n-fTr, l?ut thoy will never huild a Radroad or con- '< nect South Carolina with the valley of the Mi>- 1 sissippi. We have an enterprise already on 1 foot, the work is already commenced; let us finish it, and if there is a better route let's haw t. We have no fears hut that the Rabun Gap when completed, will support it-elf, and that the expectations of its friends will he far more i than realized.?Anderson Gazette. A correspondent of the Home Joujnal gives < \ fearful account of the plague, which hestates to he raging in London. The plague which , me hundred and fifty years ago, he says, was | brought to London in a chest of clotties from Alexandra, and which carried off one half of ( [he London population has re-appeared. The , bones of bodies which were buried in pits where is now Argyle street, have been turned up in cutting a sewer, and thousands have died from their contact. The physicians state that , it is the plague and not the cholera which is ' it present ravaging Londbu. Business is suf ' feeing terribly. The stores in Regent street md elsewhere are closed, and tradesmen, and indeed people of every class, are flying in all , directions. London is being depopulated. The Am Line Railroad.?Tlie Executive Committee of the several companies chartered , Lo construct this railroad from New York to Norfolk, which met at the former city earjy in September, has resolved to take the initiatory ' step in the business, and has recommended to 1 the commissioners of the several companies in 1 the state "through which it is to run, to open books for subscription to the capital stock of their respective companies, on Monday the 23d 1 instant. A full report Qf the Executive Com mittee at their last meeting will soon be ready ' for general distribution.?Sussex (Del.,) News ' , n , I Rev. Joshua T. Russell, a Baptist clergy- ' man at Jackson, Miss, recently closed a very ' eloquent address before the Bible Society 1 with these words: "Millions who arc now a- 1 round the throne of God, singing the song of J Moses, and the Lamb, have been saved by the 1 inBuence of this book*" While uttering these words he suddenly 'looked up as if he had a 1 vision of what he described, then paused a mo- 1 . ?i ;? "t i a v j....... ,.?a , mer.t, arm saying, umicuuiic, out, u??? ?u?u was immediately seized with a fatal attack of 1 appoplexy. ] Howik Mink.?We yesterday saw a beautiful and very rich rock taken out, a few days since, from the Howie mine in Union County. It is a slab from the wall of the vein, and that side next the vein is almost entirely covered with Gold for a space of about fifteen square inches, and so thickly coated that the Gold can be 6een at several rods distance. Charlotte' Whig. There is said to be a man in New Bruns. wick ninety six years of age, who reads the newspapers printed on the finest type, and , is wailed upon by a great great-grand daughter eighteen years of age, who is but three i feet and three fourths of au inch tall. He has a grar.d <1 omhter who i-? fonr feet eight inches i tall, but who weighs two hundred and eighty j six ponnd8. She cannot stand upon her feet : more than thitty minutes at one time. * jp CmH&rn liffklo Jonrnal i Tuesday, October .84, 1854. THO. J. v^a2uixj<?i jticutor. Agents for the Journal Charleston?Augustus E. Cohen. Columbia?W. W. Walked, Jr. Lancaster?A. Mayer. Jaeksotihain?S. A. Bosses. Our Cotton Market* Considerable activity was manifested in our com merciul affairs last week, and the.t.raneactionsJn^Cot ton. About one thousand ljajps. $jpnged hands ai prices varying from 6J to 91 cents. . 4 CoL James 9. Deas. Ijf Formerly a citizen of Camden, and a highly rjspcct ed and prominent citizen of our town and district, al present a resident of Mobile,' we are pleased to see is on a visit to his friends in this vicinity. The Colonel * . _L. ? .' is enjoying good health, and iooks remar-Kaoiy wen.It is a source of pleasure to us when we see the represeDtativea of the good old times, again in our midstThere is an indefinable "/iome again" feeling which in voluntarily springs up in our heart when we grasp the hand ol one whom we have knqwn and seen in our boyhood days, und it gives us some pleasure to record these little incidents in our Journal. Miss Brenan's Concert We have been requested to advertise the public that Miss Bre.van expects to give a- Concert at Temperance Hall; on Tuesday evetrthg-iiext, the 31st inst. Tickets may bo had at ilr. You.va's Book Store. We presume this announcement is quite sufficient of itself, to attract a large and appreciative audience.? We are pleased to think, that we shall, in all probability, have it in our power to listen to the warblings of the " Carolina Mocking Bird," and judge for ourselves of the merits of this celebrated child of Song. - l We nave Terms T^iich govern us in the publication of our paper? lor. instance we must have two dollars cash, or within three months, for the paper one year, and reasonable compensation for all advertisements which appear therein. - We beg to state, that a mere subscription of two dollars for the paper, does not entitle the subscriber to an advertisement gratis. For single insertions we charge one dollar for Fourteen Lines or less, and larger advertisements, for a longer period at reasonable rates* This may explain the reason why attention is mot ailed to certain matters, where such notice is intended as an advertisement. Editorial uotices of adver. tisementa published, of Books sent, or of any thing else, aro entirely at the option ol the editor; only his :aste and inclination in these particulars are to be consulted. We are always happy to advertise for the public ipon the usual terms, and in most instances willcheerfully call special attention to advertisements where it is desired. A Seasonable Visitor. We are pleased to 6ee that "John Frost" lias'Vcade his appearance in many parts of our country. Immediately in this neighborhood for several mornings past this ancient and venerable personage was 3een. We commonly hail its advent with much plea jure as the signal for gathering around the cheerful hearth, where the fire glows, and home seems dearer than ever. ? ? All a Hoax. TIio tremendous Rattle b?t^-<rcn tl.o Allied forces and the Russians, turns out to be all a mistake. We are glad of it, but of course public oontidence is shaken and hereafter one will not know when, or what, to believe. Major General's Election This long looked for election has at last been positively ordered, and Wednesday, tho $0th-of December is the day appointed by the Governor for tho saino. Brigadier Generals Chandler and Aiken are actively engaged in the contest. As Gen. Chandler is the oldest Brigadiq^jn the Di; vision, the office of Major General will devolve upon [lira until tho election is held. Wo had tho pleasure of seeing the General a day or two since, and he appeared in line health and spirits, returning from a successful electioneering tour. General Aiken was also on a, visit, a week or two since, to our town, and is equally energetic, and de. sirous of attaining this distinguished military position. Fit Imp nf tlirwn cpnllorrmi will make lis a triwd Mninr Sonera). The Election for Major In Lt. Col. Kersuaw's place is ordered to bo held on Saturday tho 25th day of November next. Mail Derangement. Unless Uncle Sam's Post Master General and the South Carolina Rail Road Company come to terms on or before the 1st proximo, wo will all be in a fine predicament. Notice in due and solemn form bas been given the department at Washington, that the contract on the South Carolina Rail Road will terminate with this month. The policy pursued by the Government, or its constituted representatives, towards tho South Carolina Rail Road, as far as we are conversant with the facts' is a narrow-soulcd, small-sized, picayune, contemptible one, and if the Rail Road Company could recriminate with any degree of justicato the public, it would be right, but in the present case the question is a se. rious ene, and so- fhr as the Generic Government, or Plioan of Ko liond C\t offoiro QPft f.h<w WOtlld not care a fig'for the inconvenience to which the pub1 lie may be subjected, in the termination of the present mail contract on the South Carolina Road. Should no arrangement be made in time we shall bo compelled to go back to first principles, winch in this age of ours would be rather a alow business'; however, we shall soon see the conclusion, or tb^begiuning of the ead. There is much true philosophical consolation in the old adage, that things never get so bad that they might not be #?rse, and sufficient always, unto the day is the evil thenflfc Work for the Legf&itare. The approaching session will, in alt probability, be an interesting one, and judging from the aign^of thS times, several matters of Stale reform will be brought up and urged. The Electoral question will' hsr hammered out at full leogth, and if some of the acfrocatw for a change do not beat its lite out it will be a wonder. The Division ol "old Pendleton" will be urged, and we have no doubt carried. It ia nothing but common justice that two Senators, one for Anderson and one for Pibkena, with a corresponding quote of Representstives, should be allowed; and that opposition whioh Has nitnerio aepnvea mis pan ui our up-cuuairy ui w rights ouuht by this timo to give in, and vote cheerfully for the measure; it is a right, which unquestionably belongs to them, and they ought to haro it. The idea that between throe and four thousand rotors have - .j. only one Senatorial representative is perfectly absurd, t particularly when it is recollected chat in many of those small salt water Parishes which only poll one vote for about every one hundred in Pendleton, a 8enator and Representative is allowed. No amount of taxation^ it seems to us, ought to be able to justify this inequality in the representation of the up and low countries. We do not wonder that too people ot the op country ere becoming somewhat restive under present regulations; in many respects they have good cause for it, but in many others we think they havo not Yellow Fever. The BOarcLof.Health.of Cb&desfon. .report 32 deaths - from yellow fever for the week ending 1?jx ,m. on Sun dgy. i f . y The Lady's Book For November is a splendid number, and wfc <&*>' cover no falligg off from the former beapty; . gance of the work. The colored Fashion-PJatea agdC. other engravings will, of course, take tbe eyes.of.^^ , ladies, for whose especial benefit they are designed. :'i I .' *' . v t --ii Peterson's Magazine Is also at hand, and is as fisualfltied.Tyith epgjatl'nno on/) r.l otn TTq olv ir.r> PlatOfl An .Tomm.. iUj^Oj W1UIcu anu j-.iwiHwu.i* u*vw| t?v, - *v<i?p; only Twq Dollars per annum. *^*if5'?#8r . , : ' .../*:><?* Proposed Union. . ? At the recent meeting of the Synod of the Associate' Reformed Presbyterian Chrtnch in Chester District,? Committee from the Synod;oi thpPresbytariaa.Chui^ S3 we learn, by the Chester.. Standard,- oomsiatiny dfv Rev. Dr. Palmer and Rev. Mr. Banks," were/ heard tn' relation to the proposed union between the tw#t>6dles. Dr. Palmer's Addres?(says the ?Uutdar&)i*reprttfcaC ; ed to have been Very impressive and powerto^aAl . from its conciliatory tone caleslited toexerfivfrjrf''' benedeial influence towards the accomplishment end in view. After the discussion,'the ;8>yhoc| ap, pointed a Committee, consisting of dlie'l^. M8pw?* Grier, Poyce and Wilson, who were-charged wlUr*b?' - duty of conBideiing the propositions presented Palmer, and reporting a plan of action proper1^ litfV adopted in the premises by tlie Associate Reformed Church. In the discharge of their duty 'chC'comSiitfeo entertained the measure favorably, and rccotninetfdGd on the part of their Churches and Pastor-a cordfru". reciprocation of the kind offioSs' ^ them, and a liberal interchange of flfe' sentiment9^., good will and true Cbristinn'love. -rri'acopriancei SK" the terms of their rdport, - a committee > Jonsfa'tin]^ of Rev. Dre. Boyco addE. fc.PTCssley, with Ref.-Messrs. Grier and Ross as alternates, was appointed to confer with the Synod of''the Prcs'U^lerianX next meeting,.inChorleston.on-tbe.16 thoP November proximo, and though the action' taken by the Syhod was by uo means flnaf, wo are please# to" learn* t&at ' all tho indications looked favorably to 'the cousomma* tion of the desired end. . ;.st? ' * ? . ' ??? . The Month of October. IIow beautifully doe^our coteroponuy of lbe.Etjge* ;. field Adverti&er speak, of this chartfta^indhlb, Tfcbd"' ._iL. i:_ ? Jtt WlJOb lie WIJIVQ. Of all die montlis in the year, give us October. HoW5*L. bracing, the buoyant influences of an'tJctober1 morn-!' ing! How sootbingthe musical whispers Af to ber noon! How charm ing, the mellow-tin ted light of an October eve] ' *,[_ rl '-V It is tho month of .Gratitude!. .Fptr.th? birred Ir-v come, and the granaries of men are replenishing,. and. . the blessings at that God who gives the htcreaS}? wtbd*' * labors of the husbandman, nro spreading brer the land in such golden n'.yndancc that all but the most obdu rate ol hearts must be Hired with thankfulness and..;, praise. It is tho month of Memories! Tho dropping" leaves of an Autumnal day, are they not significant emblems' "'7 of those we've "seen arovind us t^JH" Tbet chastened-.: hues of an Autumnal sunset, do they,not mind tire joy? <w>d pleaaui ey of the past! The natural tarmonies of the Autumnal winds; as tbey mosn amid the high pine tops of the forest, do tbey not cafry tin,c back insensibly to the earlier days of our-eavtbjf ex4 ; . istencc, when all of life was but an opening vision oO.. v bliss! It is the month, too, of Religion! The year is dying, around us. Tho irosts of Winter are preparing--to' wither the green garb.of nature. Change aod Dccay^ ' are everywhere seen coming over what was lately so fresli and benutilul. " And sucli is ltfb,"says the phi' losopiuc mind. " Jt is Put as the changing yearfirst. Spring with its radiant flowers; next, Summer, with its clustering promises; then Autumn with it*, yellow sheaves, and lastly, Winter with its^deatblike. <. freezes." And the sonl longs to find a hope beyond/the Winter of Death; nud, looking upward towards v Heaven, learns what it is to be religious. Dear old October! Ever welcome art., thou," tkfth" thy bounteous blessings, thy saddunipg charoa vand ^ ' thy sober lessons! v _?* -* ....? Jr. y--' Tlie Allies at Sebatlopol. At last we have a real battle,-great arid^ decisive. The .French and British threes have nearly decoyed the Russian army in the Crbr mea, and have gained a jDfh>ition^bat overlooks Sehnstopol, within easy range, and: they don* sequently, have the great fortress at their mercy. It whs, in fact, w^fl known', that nothing short of an army strong enough to prevent the ' f enemy from approarhni^Sebiistopo^couJil prevent lljein from capturing it. The heigjuffthat ' com ma nd the place, ton distant to be wiiliin its fortifications, are not too distaoVrotv^" tiie destructive operations against, jt of .the, Janriiile artillery of our times. The ejfftrt"cofiiha Russian (5 en era I was, h erefqce.^^^pkiJ^. Allies on their advance. They landed about thirty miles North of Sehastopol^./^fp tooip . p >sition about midway, behind rheVtyjer Alma, from which he was ^driven, after hard fighting, and retinjjl to the heights coinniandUsg^yforr, tress, where he made his last stend. But his lories were grectJy inferior .to the Allies in numbers, and dispirited by defeatljTOe heights, ?. were stormed, and the greater, part bl the Ru%. . sian army was slaughtered'oc cabled. v*Tb? . remainder retired into the fortress, and there-, tlie indomitable Menzchikoff .stood, accounts, defping a power .that he could no longer resist. The fate-of the fortress and gar 'a...,krrni "tu? *ff: nyiii untiiisi wiuug/it uv.uunmi^ ^iuoHintra have undisputed eomm;ia4 o^ejseir, and their position on land,in such thiu.t^^n.hjynraer the place at their leisure, with.scarcely .*.ch?oc* . of harm or interruption. . Sebastopol and the. . Ciimea aie "***" This resul' is great aiidstriking pr<y?f. that theappointments of the Allied forces, and especially their Artillery,..are very superior to the Kusstaui; and.-that when they meet, on equal terms, the latter will be defeated. uplesa when they have the advantage in stra'eey. ' tK thte wefHtvb j&vAfi she the first speoftoen on either stAe. %Ot!|fd, af . mies .-ould land where they ,pleased, by reason: . of th^r complete mastery. ?ot th^Sea, .and of cour-e they chose to UnA where thfej^wertnbt Hooted. and where no parvd. From thence, they plight vahe^d, and when they. came opp^aRuwaWSi jt v-as dimply a question of who was strongest. It was just a fight between two bolls in^hiqh IIMI utrnnnAit uiou ?nro ?A .r ,?.v^v< ?>? ?? "Wllflft . There is now no serious obstacle, exceptthd approach of Winter, to present the Allies frortv attacking all the fijrtifred, points on tneiBhck Sea, and catting Prussia effectually/rom Cir