Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-08-07
FROM THE MIssrssfPlAS.
THE MISSISSIPPI.

rolled on in peaceful majesty. content
10 threaten and then retire without
moIesting those vast and fertile valleys
that lie exposed to its mercy. and
which by their extreme fruitfnIDess
tempt the agriculturalists to risk the
chance of an inundatiOn, has in spite
Of the strong levee thrown IN 10 re-
sst its inroads, spread many miles be.
y,nd its usual bed, oyerhowing the
numerous rich and highly cultivated
plantations that lie upon its borders.
and compelling the inhabitants TO leave
their homes at time when their crops,x
are in state of forwardness, which :
is only experienced on the luxuriant
soil of this Nile of America, and
which like.that of Egypt has its peri.
odical swells, with regular intervals.
| We have not an accurate knowledge
of the history of those mighty swelling
ofthe waters, but we believe, from.
general deduction, that it is from,
eight TO nine years, with very few ir-.
re gularities.*
The greatest extent of the water is
not known, but we understand. that a
party III a small boat, came in a direct
line from Ouachitta to this place and
found the whole country entirely COW.
| cred, and navigabIe in every direction:
from which we. infer the overflow
| must extend from one TO two hundred
f, mics in MANY places.
L Ia IL,
bly, perish; numerous herds of Cattle,
being dispersed through the forest and
boundIess pralries. have already been
| drowned. The game, particularly
Deer, which greatly abound on the
western banks, are compelled to-
. leave their wanted haunts and seek
safety on this side, or take refuge up
on the small knobs, where they fall
an easy and unressting prey to sports
men; who, we are sorry to learn,
are wantonly engaged in destroying
them, thus encircied by the drowning
element, and under circumstances
which can afford no other qualification
the mere pleasure Of killing them,
or that of making captivity captive.'
Taking into consideration the anna
zing resources and extent of this river
and the vast volumes of water which
il annually contributes to the ocean,
we think it may be very Justly pro-
nounced one Of,he noblest in The world,
and without assuming any undue pre-
tensions, vie with the far famed though
mysterious Niger-at least this won.
derful phenomenon in The productions
of nature, could not lose by compar-
ison with 'The Mississippi
'*Some of our oldest inhabitants
could no doubt give US correct slate.
ment on this subject, which would be
interesting to the public and highly
gratifying to the curious. For sucI,
information we would be thankful.
FROM THE NEW YORK EVENING POST.
In one of our late London papers.
we find the following hint to the ad.
vertising public.
lit Is not amiss to remind persons in
business of what they are very apt to
torgtl-;hat the advantages of Adver-
Using are exactly in proportion to the
circulation of the paper. The object
is not to get the Advertisement put in
type, bot to Get it widely distributed
aud read. Hence, though the expense
is nearly the same in all cases: it is.
lngencra', literally true that One adver-
tIsement in a paper circulating 1900
copies, is precisely worth two in a pa.
per circulating l eco. or four in pa
per circulating 500. because the publ.
city which the Advertiser wishes to
Obtain, is twice or four times as greas
IN the one case as in the other"