Vio need of immense dykes or moundsJike ]
those of Holland ; eveu with the slender
levees which at pieseYit exist , J*ou tbi a* u
caa never suffer ?o.niin.b a| Ihar aauniry
ha* . experienced,, on Kve^i) occasions,
within a few years past* We hear of 2p0
>? i frames being overflowed, and thousands
perishing* this is an extent of calamity
that can never happen ou the Mississippi,
wfcch although ?n$ oi the mightiest
iTtosi magnificent rivers in die tyoftd# it
of the most^ntle ahd easily guided. The-!
annual flood* of the fiver* bears ho resem
blance to -fftt Vudden, violent and i r regu
lar welling of th^Rhine^ the Elb; it
risea |i?wly^aBd^pfl|dyiiUy? and 90 regu
l%rJy, that in ioaifcr Louisiana it seldom
varies mora than afiew iiyhcy There js
notUngcr from tlicieiwddcn and extraor
dinary freshes, which unexpectedly pass
over the banW^kh irresistible jfiolence.
This mighty .rivers can- be more easily rc
tsimxl within its banks, than some petty
utaaonSi 'Scarce* ;
*tft lyfcriiniiy'V' 'IT tr" na
vigate a cam*. ' In shot t places, the pre
sent levee*, though slight; ,\wll answer all
* In order 10 ex
plain* U mUibc necessary, to give tome
little; description*^ jjibe It is re
markable for its , numerous smuositieaf
every > few miles it changes its course ;
forming* numerous points and bends .? it
may be easily imagined, that the force of:
the current, in the points and jn the
bends, is very different. The whftle fqree
of current usually falls in the midd
the bend, wushea the bai% steep,
often undermining if, causes considerable J
to tumble in, particular-*'
; for as we sproach the 1
ft of the -liter* at>d for. some dis
it h enclosed
~.7 JipHHRHop chrt^hicM
in a great measure the action of
water. - It is foi those bendi^Murt the
*5-ating of the levee al**ys ts^es place ;
this -if think Ctri ha remedied b#c the sim
~ having double levees .? 1
distance of 20 or 30'
sad of
vorf brink of the river, and continually
ciumbling into the watdr. Tha moment
the cii^R^^approacher^et firat leveel
there ought t& be another thrown up in
tb* Jfetfft Instead of Ibis, for miles along
P the river, therefcis nothing' but ? this sinjJ
1 mound,' to resist the whole
Trent of this vast river; a
Wild not b* ^considered
:p thef*tide out o&the
Atlantic rivet fc./iR<
is?
i, 1' only
tly, no
Snip
lible dotiht. be c?
*"** ??
for the
rivet, there i* none to be compared with
fit on tfic tower Mississippi ; U is open vn
wie sute to jihe trade of the Likes, uncf. the
Tine country on. their "^urilers, oT -West
Florida, and ^lississippi territory, of the
Mobile and Jt ts numerous waters, ot Ptn
sacola, Sec. and on tbe other it is the great
depot of the Western world. An immense
city in oat n*e in this j>lacc, in spiie of
these partial calamities, for I am firmly
of. opinion, that although the ' present
suffering will be immense, thai it will ul
timately prove a general benefit. It would
be ?$f|l worthy of our fallow-citizeit*
throughout the United States, to take this
opportunity of manifesting their .genero
sity,^^ contributing some assistance to
the poor and distressed inhabitants of a
sister city, whiclf has betji visited by a
deluge almost ^as dreadful in its effects, as
a general conflagration. ,
H.M, BRACKEN BRIDGE.
BaliimOTCf June .19, 13 1 6.
r~ ? ;
if
FROM SOU-q||;AM?gICA.
*: Important.
From the Nassau Royal Gazette . / , p
Curracoa, May 18.
By accounts received in this 1st- j
and, sincc our last publication, we
learn that Gencfrftl Bolivar, had at
length-arrivedTtnd taken possession
of the bland of IVJargaretta, where j
I he had hoisted the' independent stan- j
'dud. On hisarriy tfhe uTir^ediate- ,1
'jl silttlmoned'the garrisonof Pom
patar to surrender, but the Spahish
governor refusing, hethen stormed
and took<?ossession of the place by
force of arms. In ?is affair, the i
whole of the- Spanish garrison, a- ;
mounting to "about 750 TWen, are
said to have been put to death.?
Close to Margaretta Bolivar's fleet
was attacked by captain Gavdssa,
senior Spanish officer on that sta
tion, wi
and
the' . ? .... ? ? >y? ** w
fleet was compelled tai strike to the
independents. These captured ves
?eis were immediately manned ancf
commissioned, which acquisici<Mi
has increased the patriotic fleet to
35 sail, chiefly schooners, car
rying M j to 1 6 guns, longit?*
F to ja's, and 34 pound carronades,
I thetn7tivCn' /^u Cr.
v
1 Such is the ikst account of the
, second actual invasion * ~ ~ *
I'ivafj' of his1 native ' cot
sary
itSikaQ^H.,
. .. expedition, may or v&f riot
exagerated, as it is onty from Vei
report that we' Have, collected
pbo#:pirtieuUrt. fflj
By the retur* of ge brlganti
?Fortunatus, from the Spanish coa
s? hut #iKfcfi?dc
cargo of mule
ball?t;
Itav pRtscn, June 6, 18>?.
* Mr. Franch Page at
Hchrtbner, a- merchant
y<mm? I
as
bfcle, vrhdm
| tiondrcd Roj
s els of w?i$
this reinforcement
which, together Willi sirf ore't^h other .vw.^
on (ho main is in thiirpoweswon : and the
loftt new* states, that they were marrJKI
triumphant towards Carraccna, which mm
doubt Is in their hands by this time. The
RojrilhtGen. Moan.to has made several
attempts to penetrate to Santa Fe, but has
been often defeated ; lie is now cooped up in
Carthagena, from which ho caanot stir
without the greatest hazard. In ahtfrt the,
| Patriots s?em to get the better of the Roy
alist* hi al oarts, and It appears to me tety
probable they will carry their
CAMDEN GAZETTE.
? 1 JiUHSD.4 Vi ? Itiv 1 8 1"6.
Inattention to mail conveyance between
this place. & FaycttevUle, is becoming more
serious daily. Irregularity is generally at
tended with disappointment and inconven
ience^ but entire failures derange much
public and private business* It is presum
ed the post master generaFwill adopt meas
ures, calculated to insure greater" punctu
ality and attention, on the part of contract
ors, than has hitheruTbeen
an
ose Negroes* convict
and abetting in the late conspiracy, was
excc^lrd on Friday last the other is sen
tenced to twelve months imprisonment* or
a removal from the U. Start s~- ~
We are authorized 'to state that those
who were professors of religion did not be
long exclusively to one church.
In presenting j>ur readers with an ad
dress to the cultivators, capitalists, and man
ufacturers of the United States, it is pre
sumed much light will be thrown upon the
' resources of our country, its real invests,
and the necessity of attending; to domestic
manufactures* At a mean of lessening the
buttbcij^ of war, it is important ; at a m .
of promoting and insuring our independ*^
ence, it it additionally to. Although writ
ten at a time when the elouda of despond
ency were thickening around ut j when the
east vat obscured by the turbid atmosphere
of dflpbntent, and when the lowering heav
ens were wont to deluge our land with tur
i >.c . ' ?? v. ? ? 'i * 'ft
moil, civil disseotioii, and invasion, it it not
x the lett applicable to the present state of
affairs. Whilst Europe reclines in peaceL
U rnav be,~her sovereigns are meditating a
i * , j- ^
r KIa? p * '
the first in
Viewing
men of i
- 7 """
ing out present repose.
T . . j . ,
as an inautpiciafts o
ce, let ut cultivate the
"against the worst.
A few days ago, a 5 tome *
tO^this^tate ft oft
awl b UlKrokef lndiMt,
the
b terminated , in deat '?
botii.'U appears from a correct ,' ?uu
ment, that the Indian had stolen some ar- .
riiles from a waiteon. which thft nwnrf 1
eSdeavonng to obuta M>m htm, Was stab- 1
bed slightly, which act was Several times
hours, Iq cause his death. A party
of Indians immediately assembled, tied the
tfcer, and Several other whites, and after
h**gg. deliberately ^erf thS rifci, dis
H m mmm-mrmj HIV"
llicir contents into l)iabody, and
_ Jf- Ifennesseean instantly expired.
Several farming instance* of hostility
by ike Cberokecs, of a Went nature, t$
^wgrai travellers* call loudly for enquiry
frotn tbi gpvifrnmeit, and ; redress? or.
\ otherwise*? MP <U**mujifcation f between
? Georgia and East (Yftftntssee) A through
thfclr nation, must shortly bctbtodohed.~ J
Washington ( Georgia) Acw?.
?pi
mk&ltt
'the dwelling house at "the Creek Agen
cy, occupied1 by the family 6f the late,
colonel Hawkins, we understand has ttfcen
"consumed by fire, together with the fur
niture and papers, ibclndinj* bit valuable
^^nnto^ptv Much of the colonel's lei-v
sure from ofhcla! duties, had been devoted
to science art) literature, and his friends
had consoled themselves at hit death wjih
the reflection, that his works had not pe
?jriohtd^but would
en his countryman . _ .
author.-^By this account the public have .
losi more than his family. No man Hvh^ l
was more cohvetssnt with the character of k
I the North American Indians, or better I
kneW the habM, cuitoms w*?ii*4RAons of |
1 tWC Aborigine*. ? MUltifgrvittt
>\ r* W\!P? W5*
i?. fW< American Consul atCibraW has
given public notice that\Am*rfcfcn vessels
rfttght again pass up and down ihe Medi
terranean without danger of tnolestation
|by the Algertnea*
Wholesale Prices Current.
_ w.?i, r?>
Cotton, bea Island 0 50
,? Upland, 0 29
Rice, prime ocw cw/ 0 00
flour, Superfine ddi 9 00
,, Fine country 9 00
Corn, ^ 6n$A|o 95
Wheat, ?
UT^-tcco, leaf - #[o 15 . ol$
manufactured
. S<d\
lb
0 53
0 31 0 24 .0 sr
3 75
9 50 9 00 .0 00
?
Whisk ej,
Butter,
Bacon,
Lard,
Tallow,
0 00,6 5S) . ,
1 ool
OO
i, > 75
I 25 .000
0 fO .0 12
0 20 JOMS
0 70 .075
18 *0 2$
|0 60 . 0 65*0
0 25 TO 30j0
O 1 4 * 0.160 12 ,0 14.
0 19 . 0 00 0 12 .0 16
0 18 . 0 200 00 ,0 If
|o-?g-.x)'3o;ow;o sr?
vW
Hemp,
Homespun, cotton .yc/jo 23 . 0 280 30 .0 ST
t* rM 9 "T V
,i N. Carolina tow
Shoe tbreajd, . 16
IndigQi
0 25 .0 30
6i
|o rs . o 8o;o rs >oar
J 8
ir.
lb
0 23
to 20
Dear SE
Foreign Jrffclc*
prime, -
,, old i- ;v :?>/ . .
sugar, Muscovado
Salt, . xbv^
Iron, . ; v 100M?]5 QO .6 W
nlolasses, fc , ^a/Jo 45 *CL4$
0 24 0 30 .0 32
,0 22
[0 14 .0 16.0 1 8 ?0 20
|0 5 5 .0 65 1 00 f O 00
17 00 .8 QO
a 87 .o ooi
p i ? < ? ? y* ? i ;; . v'
Almanac? July 30 days, 1816
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22
23
24
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S?4 -
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Mo.
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Rises 1 Sats
a
moon
Sets
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#
'5 \<
y
*
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S 4
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5 J 6
6
6
6
6
58
57
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5<H
6 56
<S 5 5
6 55
mom.
O 23
O 5*
; I 37
S t?
3 21
4 23
South
6 ar
7 .1*
8 >
8 53
9 SO
10 56
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Sajeat Auction.
ILL btgtftf it ihe Court Hdute, in
Qafti(||jffiita^ftur?day the 1st of
ragust next, a quantity of
DKY GOODS,
of a good quality.? Oentlemen living in
this place, or. in the country t wishing to
sums they may buy, over 11109 until the
first dky of January next, giving no|*? with
nvrowd ^ _ ... ..
? V
Camden, 1 8th July, 1 8 16
7. >.>?
fmB0(A*C"ntent. i> ,
'A* m rid firm wen it
m'thi ? maikTor brands. Appraised at
!it*fu ?06'
THOMAS ENGLISH, J. /'?
Ju?r ?*. !?i?. m-ifl
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Blank I )<???< Is,
For aafentt the CtHRten OiOtOTttXCe.