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*>nce when laboring under catarrh, and that
which miy be observed in the ordinary respiration
nf some asthmatic persons.
On handling the throats of many old horaes,
wo-find that the larynx is in a more!
than usually hurJened stale; and if we exert j
a!! our force, we can scarcely make the animal
cough. This ossyfication of the laryngeal
cartilages is a frequent cause of roaring
; and as I have already remarked, a similar
state of the trachea is also productive
of it. A band of lymph stretched across
the trachea is not an unfrequerit cause.?
The obstruction is sometimes so considerable
as to excite roaring on the slightest
exertion ; but in general, it is only produced
when sudden or forcible inspirations
mid expirations are made. The restraint to
which young horses are subject in breaking
t is a frequent cause, when the nose is so
cruel'y bent inward on the neck in the stall,
or in the lounge or break, or by dumb
jockeys or crosses. The windpipe is herony
cootracted ; curved and sheened ;?*?
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tnc ligament*, natura.iy tusw^ iusc mtu ,
action, unci become rigid, sa<fly impairing
the functions of ihe organ. This is aggra.
vai&1 and rendered incurable in old horses
by the extreme to which tight reigning up
is carried, and the inflammation and uhimate
ossification which are produced thereby.
Neck-Straps, when improperly or too
habitually applied, or when they are used
instead of a headstall, are too frequent causes
of roaring. Fi actures of the rings of
ihe trachea have occasioned it, the cartil.
ages being depressed inwards. The con
tmual pinching ot the larynx, iu orJer o ascertain
the st ?te of the lungs, and the character
of the congh which will be uttered, is
u oo common cause of roaring. A degree
of inflammation will be hereby set up which
must of necessity be injurious.
Iu making examinatione nt the knack' rs*
yards I have occasionally found the laryngeal
muscles on one side oearly absorbed,
while those on the other side have retainud i
rr%, r . 1
iheir m:ura! proportions. i nose mosi ire- i
quently riisryiscd are, I he ibyro-arytenoidtus,
ri.e arytenoideus posticus and lateralis. In j
a horse ihut was slaughtered while I stood j
by, the trachea was considerably diminished
ui culiber. This animal ha J been "a whistler."
I have examined the heads of*:nany roarers,
but cou!J never find any peculiarity
of structure to warrant tt?e suspicion that
titc cause of the disease existed there ; but I
have invariably found sufficient lesions in
either the larynx or trachea, aad ofeuust in
the former.
It will be evident on the slightest inspection
that disease of these organs, wheih'-J
spontaneous or from violence, will alter
their structure and form, and thus affect toe
current of air whk h passes through them,
and the sounds which are produced by that
current, in this way wc ensiiy account for
the different varieties of roaring which 1
have described.
Treatment. The first thing to be considered
when an animal laboring under ih.s
disease is brought before us is, to ascertain
its nature, and the length of time that it has
continued. Our first and chief guide will
bo the sound* If it is not a case of long
standing, a cure may possibly be effected .*
and even in chronic cases we may give re.
lief. The first and most obvious treatment
is lli.it recommendod by Mr. SewelJ, i ame!)'???
g,v*; their full liberty of action, and
gradually to extend tiial action by renting
the head op daily at night between the pillars
and the side- rings of the s all, allowing
the full play of the head. This will be particularly
ot service if there is deformity of
thp truchen.
if the nflec.ioii is recent, and inflummat'On
is evidently present, bleeding should be
resorted to. If it assumes a catarrhal form, J
the remedies must be such us would be j
f./lnnti-'tl far itiAt disease r and, in such case, ;
..?w, ,
i would certainly recommend a scion 10 be
parsed on each bide, behind the angle of the
jaw, being careful not to wound lh? parotid
gland or its duct or the jugular vein. Mild
purgatives may be exhibited* with occasional
moderate exercise, and not too full diet;
but all supposes a recent case.
In more advanced stages, and where
roaring accompanies t'.e ordinary acts of
respiration, or is heard on the slightest
alarm being produced, I shouid recommend
the operation, of tracheotomy. Tho sk.11
und discernment of the surgeon will decide
on what part of ihe tube il is necessary to
operate. The application of the ear to the
traciiea will inform him whether there is
instruction in the trachea, and the very spot
at which it exists. It will iikewiso clearly
indicate the state of the larynx and itscavi.
* tv. This application of immediate auscultation
to the whole extent of tho trachea
will prevent the somewhat disgraceful exhibition
of those hap-h^zard incisions, here
and there, which have been sometimes recommended.
The situation of the obstruction
w?ll be clearly indicated, if it exists at
all, and the incision should be made immediately
below it.
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tiy means 01 ine aruncuu opening wiuou
who have made, and the tube which we
place in it, we leave the diseased par s in a
state of rest; a circumstance which is very
desirable, if the case should prove to be of
such a nature ns to admit of relief by the us?
of revulsive*, as setons, blisters, &c or
that which may determine the internal irritation
or inflammation, if there is any, to
the extendi integument, or to any neighboring
and harmless oar?.
The tube and dhe scton, &c. should^' be
allowed to remain a month or more: and if
relief is not then afforded, wo m ay despair
of success, whatever mode ofticaiment may
be adopted. The diseased parts will ha ve
,beCome too highly organized to undergo
any change, or the lost muscular power will
be irfestorable, or the distortion of the
tracheal tube will be too great to admit of
remedy.
Mr. Carter, in answer to a ques.ion, re.
plied, that he had seen roaring in horses of
every size, even the smallest ponies.
Mr. Cartwright was ra'.her surprised to
hoar the operation of tracheotomy recorr.
mended as a cure for roaring. It was bad
pohcy tw bttvo recourse to u greater evil in
order to get rid of a lesser one. He ha
never met with any authen ic account o
roaring being thus cured when it was an al
feriion of the larynx, or its immediate neigh
borhood ; but he had known cases in whicl
roaring was the effect of tracheotomy. 1
ever ho could be induced 10 have rccours
to tracheotomy for tins complaint, it woul
be when, by means of ausculiation he hatt
beyond 'ho shadow of doubt, discovered th
situation of the cause of roaring, and thu
it was some distance from the larynx.
He recollected to have heard of an opr
ration which would make him ex'rem?d
cautious. A practiiioner was called in t
a case of evident obstruction in trachea, an
for which tracheo omy soem< d to be plainl
indicated. He had not a tracheotonion
tube with him. He nevertheless operate*
and the animal experienced some relief; bi
the horse died of farcy and glanders: no
perhaps, from any unhealthy state of th
wound, for it was nearly closed, and
s rong membrane was passing over the ori
fiep, but the rim of that orifice and th
trachea were contracting at that part, an
roaring would have infallibly b^en the re
suit. He did not think that sufficient atten
11 * 1 * - ? -w..?tMi,nt nn /
tion haa oecn paiu to we i*uu?t?* * ?.
these tubes. They shouM be of difFren
sizes, According to the wound info the trach
en, and according to the degree of contrac
tion within the trachea
Mr. Ernes said, thai of the causes c
ronring which had been mentioned, tit
bearing-rein was the mosf productive c
mischief, it was a pity that it should b
so, for it was a part of the harness whio
was least of all necessary, or whtch, li
should say, was not necessary at all. Th
horses would do their work better withoi
if, and wiih a great dtml less dis'ress.
Mr. Dawes asked whether roaring wa
an hereditary disease ? He could not sa
that it was from his personal experience
hut he had h< ard that opinion expressed b
those whom he deemed competent judges
Air. Mirkham was enabled to speak t
tha fact from his own personal experience
He knew an entire horse that was a r-arei
Eight foals wero got by hint, and six c
them woro roarers.
Air. Murch asked whether any particula
make or size of t!io horse seemed to pre
dispose to roaring?
Mr. Carter thought that large horses will
long necks were most subject 10 it.
Air. Murch. Among coach-horses gen
orally, the smaller ones are not so liable t
roaring as the larger ones.
IVir. Sparrow.?Did Air. Carter eve
meet ui h instances of horses going ou
sound and becoming roarers?
Mr. Carter. Yes, frequently. Horse
tint have never b en harnessed have com
up, four years old, decided roar?*r3?
Mr. Mark ham. Is it not on account o
the treatment which they undergo ? The'
may n^ver have been harnessed,?they ma
never have h id a carriage behind them, bu
they have had the bearing rein up;?n ther
again and again. The racing.crdt go'8 wil
h:s head down?no one cares how much h
pokes his head before him, and he is com
parativcly s< Idom a roarer.
Mr. Carter was quite aware of this. 1
would he a rare thing to find a thorough
bred racing eolt, orev ;n a full-grown rncei
a roarer. They were tbo tall carriage
horses tlint wre thus efficed.
Mr. Cartwright. And yet Grenadiei, i
nicer was a rank roarer.
Mr. Battledore.?And a great many o
his g^t are roarers too. Genera ly speak
in:r, it is the reining in that m ikes the iho
rough-bred horse a roant.
Mr. M irtiu was quite aware that th
bearing rein was the grand cause of roar
ing;hut some horses became roarers eve
at grass. How was this ?
Mr. Carter.?It is tho consequence r
strangles, or sore throat, or thickening c
sonie portion of the respiratory mucou
membrane.
Mr. M.irtin. They are also liable to b
injured bv other horses. They may receiv
blows or kicks on the trachea. When h
was in the East India service and ha
the charge of one oflhe dtspo s, it was almos
incredible how many cases of roaring w
traced to horses at grass. They wre en
tire horses, and therefore so liable to d
mischi' f.
Mr. Markham. In our country, th
thorough.bred colts are sepamted ai n it
man lis old, and are generally m pa Jdock
by themselves.
Mr. Ernes. May not roaring sometime
occur from pressure on some nervoti
branch, the laryngeal,or even the recurrent
Does the sensib I ty of th" larnyx depen
on the g ?nglion to which Mr. Carter ref r
in his Essay? lie does not tdnk that
does. .This is a sympathetic ganglion, nn
he docs not trace any sensation to th
brunches of the sympathetic nerve.
Mr. Wik'8 had frequently examine
this portion of the superior laryngeal nem
and near its origin he had discovered
ganglion which had been overlook- d b
O o
anatomists, and which, in his opinion, suj.
plied this membrane w ith common sensa
tion.
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[Some conversation nowcnsm-u uci?rf
Mr. Ern"s and Mr. Wilkes respecting thi
ganglion ; but. ns it was wandering fror
the p in' ni issue, we omit it.]
Mr. Markhnm had found large coach
hors's, w th narrow chos's more subject t
roaring than square-made horses. lie ha
now four colts by Don Juan, all long legget
and two of them are roarers. He woul
never buy such horses, unless there wn
something very extraordinary about ihenr
The disease may have some connexion wit
the narrow neck of these horses.
Mr. VVra'lis. The trial of the horse, b
pressing on his larynx, should be done own
with. Wc can find out whether a hors
has sound lungs by careful observation ?
his flanks; or, >f not, we can give him i
good gallop.
Mr. Curtwright said, that those who ba<
most to do with horses had observed hov
s? Idom the cart-horst* was a roarer, com
pared with the carriage-horse. The tx
planation was sufficiently plain. There wa
not only iho difference of pace, but then
tish drovers, nnd the dealer sees no more
of them until lie meets the whole at B ?rnot.
The commencement of the journey is usually
calculated from Kerb, Banffshire, that
spot beirijJ in a m inner a key to tire Highlands
of the north of Scotlan I, and the fertile
plains of Mornysh^. The journey
from K"ith to B irnet occupies thirty-four
days, the average number of miles travelled
each day being sixteen. The p iv of a
drover is two shillings per day and the expenses
of his b?*d. YViten he crosses the
Tweed he is allowed what is termed night
wages to .ho amount of one shilling ex ra.
from the grnz'er who supplies food for the.
cattle. Thn amount realised by a drover
for the whoh journey is about 8/. and from
ten o fifteen shillings for return money. Til"
majority o' the drovers ie:urn by land, in
parties of twenty, and accomplish the
distance in rhirt en days, at an average)
expense of one shilling per day, including
fool and lodg.ng. And yet one
of these men, whose whole wardrobe
would not fetch fourpence in Rosemary
Lane, is entrusted with from seven to
eight hundred pounds to pity the expenses
of the food requirod by the cattle, and the
tolls to he passed in their joum-'y. The
number of Sco-tish drovers who visit Barnet
Fair nnnu d!y is about 1500. Las'year
about 300 thimble riggers were present,*nd,
by si iglit of hand, succeeded in w inni.Tg a
large sum fom litem, i'his would have
been a s id tale toN-ll their wives and friends
d was the difference of position?there was
?f not tl.e cruel ac ion of*the bearing, rein,
f Mr. Parkinson observed tha: the bearing.
- rein was far more used, and, he thought,
li unnacessarily so, in Great Britain, than on
I the Continent. He believed that there was
p no bearing-rein like our's in Germany; but
\ another sort, which perhaps, Mr. Ernes,
I, would kindly explain,
e Mr. Ernes said that it wns correct to a
t certain extent only. It was the case with
the agricultural horses who were too eng r
for the other horses of the team to check
y :hem, and no to keep th' ir h ads up. On
o the contrary, it keeps them down, for tins
d rein fixes the head to the lower part of the
y collar. In the north of Germany, Poland,
y and Russia, the bearing-rein and blinkers
I, are unknown ; their horses shy less. ?nd ,ire
ji more tractable than when theso unnecesf,
sary ins ruments of cruelty are used. In
e Belgium and Wes crn Germany they are
a more hi use. The custom, he believed, was
i. derived from England ; although in France
e ihey have not even a name for it.
d The Veternarian.
SILK CULTURE.
if
. From the hoano' e Advocate.
' miscellaneous about silk and multicaulis.
Mr. Editor :
P As nny information on the above headed
' topics may in erest/it b ast some of vour patrons,
I offer you for insertion the following
desultory matter.
^ 1st. As to success of feeding worms at
my establishment.? And on this head I can
e say that such success was ail fhit we cotil I
*' expect from a first effort ?f the k'nd. Our
11 worms did finely except some of had eggs
procured from donbtful p'sourcs. Our
s worms of the Pea nut Mammoth Whit*; and
* Y' llow w? ro-healthy and spun splendid eoM
coons. On comparing the coeoons of
^ worms fed on the Multicaulis with those fed
' on the common Mulberry, the diff rence
0 both as to size and quality was most
manifestly in favour jof the Mul icau*
lis. We had a young lady to superintend
our fedingand instruct in reel in.*
from Marisfi.-Id. Connecticut, in whicli
r place they have been making large profits
from Silk for half a cen ury by Italian Mulb
rry Oich >r Is. Our superintendent assured
u-n that as to the facility of gathering
leaves the d flerence in fuvoar of the Multicauiis
is at least 5 to 1.
0 One of thn grea es advantage* we d ;ri.
ved from this young lady (familiar with Silk
r operations from her childhood) was hat of
showing us how simple and easy tpperntion
reeling silk is when uriders on f. She
reeled a ha;.k on a reel costing about 8 dol.
lars, which she considered answered all pur
1 poses. And then a voting lady, never he.,
fore having seen any Tung of the kind, sat
^ down and reeled another without trouble.
^ And so did others who had called in from
the neiglihoui h >od. Frdm 2 50 to 5 Jul,
lars a bushel is giving for cocoons in the
" - _ i _
p' i'tiilidelphia ftn i oner mawis rimers
their making to ?**ll a very profitable husi.
iJ' Ss. But whys'-ll thrm when raw silk is
^ re idy market ut $5,50 per lb., and much
mor profi'abl'* and more ens ly eonveypd ?
* 21. For horse and, cattle food. I have
found the Muhiunuls leaves fine, and gulh.
ered w t'? less cosi than fodder or other provender.
For sum" time I have b"en feeding them
with t' e happiest t flhct to mv cnlv- s. cows,
oxen and horses ; and n friend in Loum>
burg assuses me his horses have thriven
finely on Mult'caUlis leaves given as their
daily food. I hove heard hat dried or eu
red they make th - best of win or provision
for abov- kinds of stoek. I shall try 'hem
n thus. I am informed that ut the Western
p States the Muiticuuhs is coming in'o great
r requisi iori for the ahove purposes as wHI as
ifj for S Ik. Ho. ce perhaps so many were
bought by western gentlemen at a g'-e e
auction sale near Pniladclphta a few d >ys
since;* wiier*small trees 2 & *2 1-2 ;<*ot high
with scarce any branches sold at :j() o Id
j cents a p eco, to theexteid of more tint 80
00, dollars worth. It appears that t ie won
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(J?lTul prop'TJP'S Ol (ins fi.mu aic uiiii^iii^;
* it in'o requisition ev- n in M X'co, as wi ll as
i.i ?ll parts of our ceur.try and other quarters
of the civilized wodd.
Respectfully vours. &c.
' SIDNEY WELLF.R.
p
Brinkleyville,
Halifax countv, N. C.
S?pt.30,1839.
'J *Now $G.
d RCOTCU DRoVEKS AT BAilNKTT FAIR,
s A fair is held annually at. Burnet, on the
it great north road, in the vicinity of London,
d for the cattle and horses collected in the
e north of England and Scotland in the earlv
part of the season. The fair for 1839, con.
d eluded last month, was well attended by purchasers?upwards
of 45,000 head of cut
a J-nd 10,000 hors< s having changed owners,
v Since ttie introduction of steam vessels to
i. the northern parts ofScotland especially in
- the Moray Firth, the transmit of cattle to
the metropolis has become a matter of easy
n accomplishment, but i* w ill be a long period
is before journeys by land be superseded. The
ii majoriiy of the deal- rs who attended Burnet
Fatr, the great metropolitan mark' f, g'lieri
ally reside in s me of the ri? h and fertile
u counties on tne borders of England and
,s | Scotland, and when the opening spring and
If gonial April showers revive nature iti ail
J its bnauttwus forms, these enterprising men
s / proceed northwards, in some instances as
i. far as the Kyle of Suhorhnd, before they
h commence operations. In their progress
southward, they visit the Muir of Ord and
y collect as tlvy proceed through tiie eastern
y p ?r s of Inveniesshire and N i rn, Moray,
e Hand*, and AI>ordeenshir? s, the beautiful
,f small II ghland hreed of cattle that, bad
a t>een purchased the previous season bv the
ever active agriculturists of these districts.
J The markets art so excellently arranged
v hroughout Scotland, that by the period of
. the dealers meeting at Falkiik Tyrat they
have g"nerully collected a Very large stock,
s The cattle are then formed into Jots of about
ij 1000 each and entrusted to a number Scot.
in iIn* norih, and but a poor excuse for tbe
loss "f their hard-won e trnings?they thereJ
lore watched die motions of the pea and
th mMe Henry, and lying convinced that
cheating wis die order of the day, on a given
signal they surrounded the diimble-riggers,'
and cnmp'-llod diem to re tiro ihem nil ihctr
nion-y. A gen l"inan residing indie neighborhood,
who was present on the oceasion.
was so well pleased with the ttinslung lbgamblers
get, that lie g?vo llie Scotsmen
three sovereigns to purchase heer.
Correspondent of the Inverness Herald.
MISSIS8:PPI.
Ex'ract from an address before the Hinds
County (M ss.) Agricultural Society by VV.
VV. New.
The following calcul .tions are made by a
gentleman w'?o seems to have Uevoed a
good deal ofatten ton to the subject, and
whose statistics, 1 have no doubt, will be
found somewhat under trie ma'k. though
sulli 'ient (or all reasonable induction 'idle
cab ula toii is b i?ed on an average of five
years. Tne debit sdn stands thus /
t,800.00) yards of bagging, for i
3l)0,(li0 bales, ^6 yds. per bale; > $450,000
at 25 els. per yd. is )
2,4-10,000 lbs. ropu, at 12 1-2 els. > 300,000
per lb (8 lbs. per bale) ?
30, >UJ lbs. twine for do., 1 lb. for }
every 10 bales, is $
$750,0U0
Tiiere were, in 1P36, 164 398 )
slaves in the State ; the expense ) $0,575,920
of feeding <Sc. ciotliiug each, is i
estimated at $40 <er year, )
There was, in 1636 1.048.530 )
acr>-s of land in cultivation in ?
the state,'cost of farming utensils ) 2,097,060
ot all kinds?$2 per acre is not v
looked upon us too higa an csli- )
mate, ?
Considered necessary rxoonscs. S9.431.980
Tuero wus in If36. 41 238 white /
male inhabitants in thu State, (
oyer 18 years of nge : charge i
thoin wi.h xponding 12 1.2 cts. >
per day in cigars and liquor, &.C. j
Toe whole while population of the ?
Slate, m ile and female, ninoun- >
ted in 1831,10 141351?charg - 3 3,6,18,770,
thoin to average, in excess of j
dress, and other n todies* expen- >
ses, $25 per annum, j
Useless Sl unnecessary expenses, $ "? 430 2.VI
Necessary expenses, 9,431,9*0
$14,922,234
To which add interest paid to com- )
mission merchants in New Or. {
leans, and the chartered bank ) 3,200,000
account of the State of * per ?
cent, per annum, it would muko J
about * j
$18,. 22,234
Thus making the indebtedness of the
S ?le over spv ntean million of dollars ?
The credit side of he balancesheet is made
up of a single item, 300.000 hales of rot
ton, valued at $50 per bale, amounts to
fifteen millions of dollars, leaving the bal
ance against as over two m llicn. Thus,
instead of making money, we have been going
in debt annually, ni the rate of some
wo miliion of dollars. Iri the est male of
expenses, no account is taken of the annual
outlay for hors'b and mules, and also flour,
which have b en heretofore considered ne.
rosary disbursements. Nor have I taken
into the account the onerous per cent,
which we pay for every ariirlt; purchased,
inconsequence of the depreciated state of
our currency. If the whole amount were
brought into open view, the sight would be
too appalling to look upon with tranquility.
London, December 7.
An arrangement has been concluded between
the Messrs. Ro'clisrhild and the Agent
of the United Sta'es Bank, by which the said
firm have contracted to a ivancc ?1,000,0001
terling upon the deposits of State
stocks to ttie s ane amount, and issue ofdebriiiures
hearing interest at the rale of 6
per cent, per annum ; the prices of these de.
hentnrcs has been fix-d at 94, with 2 per
cent. commission ; and they are rcdeema
hie, ut par, in two years.
From the Briilg^port, Ct. Farmer, extra, Jan 15.
STB AM BOAT LEXINGTON
BURNT.
One hundred and fifty lives lost.
Our citizens were alarmed on Monday
evening, by the appearance of a great light
at some distance we>t, on the sound, which
wus generally believed to be a steam boat
on fire. Nothing conclusive, however,
was heard in regard to it till the arrival of
our boat Irom Now York, on Tuesday afternoon,
which brougnt the melarcholy intelligence
that the light was occasioned by
the conflagration of the steamboat Lex
ington, which was entirely des'royed, and
th.it all on board except three perished.? j
On" of the survivors. Cap'. Milliard, of
Norwich, in this State, whom we have seen
and conversed with, came on hero in the
boat.
The Lexington left New York at 3 or
clock, P. M. for Stoningtnn. About half'
past 7 o'clock, wh n off Eton's Neck, L- j
I., the Aood work, casings, dec. about the '
floes, were discovered to be on fire. An
alarm was immediately given, and all efforts
to subdue the fl.ni"S proving unavailing,
Hie pilot headed the boat directly for Lon :
Island shore. In about 15 minutes it was
was found the tiller ropes were burnt in two,
and the boat consequently unmanageable.
The engine, however, k"pl in ope ation.
under a heavy head of steam. The three
small boa s wer?' go' out with all possible
base, but they swamped soon after they
struck the water, in consequence of the
sp ed a: which the steamer was going toward*
the shore. A Ide-bo.at, which was
aboard, was also hiunch 'd, but by some
means, was in a few minutes unrortunately
lost. No relief, therefore, was ob ain -d from
either of the boats. When the Lexington j
had got within about two miles of the shore
her engine suddenly stopped. All hop's of
escape to those on board, except by clinging
to such articles of freight as would sus
tain them, were now cut off. The freight
of the L xington cons s'ed principally of
col'on, on which some of the passengers
tried to save themselves, hut none succeedcd
except Capt. Hilltaid and a fellow pas.
scnger, lioth of whom got asi-ideof a single
ha e, on which tliey kept together till
6 o'clock in the morning, when the s rength
ol C ip . I lilliard's coinp uiioii tailed him,
and lie fell otF and wan drowned.
C?p:. H* eon intied on his hale of cotton
till 11 oVIo -k, A. M. Tuesday, when he
was taken off* bv a sloop which went out
from Southpor, having been exposed about
15 hours. Two others, cling ng to a fragment
of the bout, were also rescued by this
sloop; one the engineer, the o h"r the fireman
of the un'ortunate boat. The bodies
of t vo others, one a co'ured woman, were
likewise taken from a part of the wreck,
on which they had perished from cold.
The number on board. Cap'. II. t -inks,
was not less than t75, of whom 150 were
ifucnnir >ra mil ,?f Mfhifh. hn Jlcll-'VeS llilTl?
-I ?> ' " 1 -
self lo be I he only one saved. Among the
number, were five fir six women, and t*o
or .liree childr-n. The scene on boa d wa ;
awful beyond description. The fire being
midway of the boat, cut off all roinmunicn.
'ion from one end to the other* The
passengers crowded together in the bow
and stern, moaning and bewailing their
fate, nil compelled to cast thems' lves into
the watery d'-ep, to escape the fl.irne?.
The boat drjf.ed with the tide, and sank
a 3 o'clock off our harbor.
Tic most persevering efforts w? re made
in the vicini y of Bridgeport, and at Soil! port,
.o go in aid of the suff rers; but all
a iempts socm to have boon entirety fruitless,
owing to the ice in the harbors. One
boat, alter succeeding in getting out of
Southport harbor into the middle of the
Sound, was compelled to return.
From the Charleston Courier.
Wilmington, (N. C.) in Ashes.?We record
with deep sorrow the disastrous intel
ligence of ihM d< st rue ion by lire of a third
par' ofthi- flourishing town. Her generous
and enterprizing people have our wann
sympathy in their calamity ; and we (rust,
not withstanding our own palaces are y?*i
lising amidst the ruins of a like desolation,
and notwithstanding the 8 ver? financial
embarrassments under which we are suffer
iug, tha1 the distressed condition of our sis.
;or city wfll mak** an ? ff ctual appeal to the
liberality of our citizens. Wilmington has
peculiar claims upon us, as well by reason
of her daily intercoms', and close conn? x
ion with us, as in consequence of her prompt
rharitv. h*-r su ift errand of niercv. when
our own beaut.ful and beloved oily was lying
in ashes. The return boatt after iter
reception of ihe news of our disaster, brought
us a liberal contribution, the rcsu't of but a
lew hours' collection, rendered doubly acceptab!"
by the ready benevolence which
prompted it?the obligation now r? sis upon
us to make the prompt and liberal return
and lot us nobly red* em it?out of our veiy
necessities |?t us minister to the wan s of
our afflicted sister city The great conflagration
which ravaged our eity occured on
the nig t of the 27>liand the morning of
the 28th April 1838 ; and in he Courier ot
tie 2d May appeared the following acknowledgment
of gratitude to Wilmington.
" Noble Li ben lily_?His Honor the Mayor
received yesterday from the Mayor of
Wilming'on the sum of $1,000 tlm contribution
of mat city for tie? r??|j?-f of the sufFers
by our recent confl igration. An aci ol
such prompt benevolence awakens our live,
lies; and mos heartfelt gratitude.
And in a few days afterwards wo added
the following *' Generous Wilming'on
wlios* ver> thought of our dossier was accomp
mied by the act of relief lias increased
uer subscriptions to $2,000."
The subjoin ex r tcis of letters received
from Wilmington give the particulars of the
conflagration.
WILMINGTON N. C., JAN. 17.?
We have suffered a great calamity; about
naif pust 2. A. M., a Fire broke out in
L)uwsou's store, near the Cour; House,
which consumed the whole square, except
one of Rotor's hous'-s, ftie corner opposite
.he Slate Bank, the Old Cathorda House.*?
The fire extended to the lower square,and
consumed the whole *.o the river, except the
Cape Fear Bank, the Martin House, nnd
ohJ Mr J nnes,' and u budding back of the
Martin House, which had been used hy R.
I J. Porter. The Court House is also burnt;
botii Printing Offices, 5 Lawyer's do. SlieritFs
do., Clerk's of the Court do.. Custom
House, &c. The number of buildings destroyed
compromise about one third of the
.own, and that in the very centre of business.
P. S.?Relief to Wilmington.?We learn
with pleasure that the Mayor of this City,
transmitted, yesterday, to the Mayor of
Wilmington, the sum of two thousand dol
lars nsa donation-by our City Council, for a
the relief of the sufferers by the fire. Wo
doubt dial our citizens will cordially approve
the act.
The Philadelphia North American states
i that the member of the family of Mr. Gloon,
who were poisened with arsenic, have ail
recovered, and are considered by the physicians
as out of dar.ger from the effects.
The virtu' s of the liydriate p'-roxide of iron
a.> an aniido e for arsenic have been fulTy
tcsied in .tus instance, as ill >ro is no doubt ^
the lives of tlcse six persons havd^been
preserved by i s timely use. y
The S ecretary of War has sent in to the
Senate his communication in reply to the
resolution of Mr. Tappan in relation to the
retir ment of officers of sixty years of age
on Irilf pay. lie states all that the resolution
asks, and volunteers a plan of his own.
Mr. Poinsett's plan is ** .hat any officer
who from age, wounds, or other infirmities,
becomes unfit, retire from service on his
ordinary pay without rations or other allow,
unee whatever, and the officer next in the
line of promotion, fill the place with the rank
of the retired officer, with the emoluments
belonging to that rank, and the pay of the
Commission from which he may be promoted?so
that if tne Colonel retire, the Lt.
Colonel sh ili have the vacant colonfly* and
he Colonel with ttie pay of a Lt. Colonel, ?
and the emoitirfl' nts of a full Colonel."
CONGRESS.
In Senate the bill for the occupation of
Florida by armed settlers is still under discussion.
'
Mr. YVhite of Tennessee, after presenting
the resolutions of the Legislature of that
stale, instructing him to vote for the sub
treasury, and gererally to support the measures
of the Administration, made known his ^
purpose to resign. He then read a? his Sea- ^
sons for doing so, a letter which he had prepared
ir. answ??rto the resolutions.
The Treasury bill having been made the
special order o? the day for 14th inst. wae
taken upon that day. Mr. Clay,(of Ky.)
moved o postpone it till Monday week beclus*
five of the states, namely Massachusetts, NevT
Vork, Virginia, Tennessee and Michigan
were represented only in part. After a short
discussion the motion was lost, 16 to 26.
Motions were mad* to increas.'tbesalaries
of R'-ccivers in the principal cities, which
generally prevailed. The remainder of the
day was spent in considering the details of
the bilk
Jan. 15. The Treasury hill was agaftl
t.'k? n up and the day spent in considering
its details.
Jan. 10. Mr. Clay, of Kentucky, pits'
tiled a memorial of the American Silk
Society asking the aid of Cong: ess in publishing
their periodical, and in i:s gratuitous
distribution. Mrf Cluy mode a few remarks
On the subject of this memorial, and
ex|ijess<'d an opinion in favor of a duty on
foreign silk. This led to a brief colloquy
between Mr. Calhoun a id Mf. Clay which
we shall copy from the National Intelligent
cer next week. The remainder of the day
w.is spent in receiving unimportant reports
from commiitees, and considering the deta
Is ol the Treasury bill*
Jan. 17. The Treasury bill was ngam
taken up, and utter a snort time, ordered to *
be engrossed*
House of Representatives.
On the 13th January the House was brought
by aid of the previous question, to vote upon
Mr. Campbell's resolutions refermg the New
Jersey contested election to the committee of
electiuus. 1 he resolutions were adopted 176
to 16. ^
Af'erwards an abolition petition w is presented
by Mr. Lincoln of Massachusetts, its
reception wan objected to by Mr. Dromgooie
ufVa. Mr. Johnson of Maryland moved to ^
lay the question of reception on the table ;
which motion, af.er some discussion, prevailed
131 to 68.
Jan. 14.?Mr. Thomson of S. C. moved to
suspend the rule for the purpose of offering a
resolution to lay all petitions and papers on
the8uhject of slavery on the table without
debate. On this motion the vote stood 128
to 77. Tne majority being less than two thirds
the rule was not suspended.
Rules and Orders.
The report of the committee on the rules
and orders of the House, of which Mr. Hoffman
is chairman, having been made the special
order for this day, was taken up.
Tin' Report, proposes several alterations in
the Rules, ihe principal of which are?
That "No member shall speak more than
once [instead of twice, as the rule now stands]
to tin' same question, without leave of the
House uuless he be the mover, proposer, or
introducer of the matter pending; in which
case he shall be permitted to speak in reply,
but nor until every member choosing to apeak
shall have spoken."
That a motion to fix the lime to which the
House shall adjourn shall have the same right
of priority over every other question as a motion
to adjourn.
1? *? a?amm!saS QWil
i o aner u?t? ruie v* muu rctugmoto
define* the effect of Me Previous Question, go
that it shall read as follows; "The previous
question shall be in this form, 'Shall the main
question now be put V It shall only be admitted
when demanded by a majority of the
members present, and its effects shall be to
put an end to all debate, and bring the House
to a direct vote upon amendments reported by
a committee, if any, upon pending amendments,
and then upon the the main question,"
cjf*c.
The following Resolution was also recommended
by the committee for adoption by the
House;
'Resoled, That, afler the adjournment of
this session of Congress, the Speaker direct
the desks before the seats of memberg to be
removed."
The first of the proposed amendments wag
adonted. 98 to 74 : aud the secand 101 to 95.
The House adjourned without acting on the ^
third. #
Jan. 15.?On motion of Mr. Campbell, a
clerk was allowed to the committee of elections.
Mr. Hoffman, chairman of the select committee
on amending the rules of order, called
for the order of the day; which was the consideration
cf that commi: tee's report. And
that being taken up as the unfinishedtmsiness
of yesterday, the question recurred on the only
remaining amendment reported by the committee
wh'Cb had not been acted on, viz;
Resolved, That, after the adjournment of
this session of C ingress, the Speaker direct
the desks before the seats of members to be
removed.
Mr. Hoffman addressed the House in sup*