True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-10-29

AAsHfs S%hg.- 4 ne Saneihnnh W ISAg, IN fpeaR--
Isg of the result Of the Elections in Ohio and |
Pennsylvania, us regards Gen. Harrisons's chan
ceF, says:
" We imagine bis claims upon the Wing party,
as their Presidential candidate, will be speedily
settled. If his two principal props have fallen
from him, ask from what States do his chat
tcfine friends expect support +!
Il is apparent that il is perfectly idle to talk
longer about ms being the Wing candidate.
CLAY is the man, md the only man, whose name
touches in pre.smineni degree, the enthusiastic
cord of the F!orLE's affections!
=, We are glad to sarn from the picavune that the
Tow boat Lion, which sunk 81 miles below the
city, has been raised and pumped ont
LOGS THE GREAT WEsrERN.-We have been
favored by friend with copy off work printed in
Bristol, ng. which contains most interesting, and
complete history of the first voyage of the Great Hes
tern, out and home; chart of Ter course, and
daily progress; and the entire logs, kept ny the Cap
tain and Engineer. Both copious, and complete
abound in useful, and interesting information; while
tho marginal remarks and occurrences possess
fund Of practical knowledge. Attached to the Engi-
neers log is table Of daily experiments on the salt
ness OF the water, its temperature, and weight, as
made with an improved hydrometer. In the append.
ees are journals of the trip kept by Mr. Foster,
of Philadelphia, and by james Watson Webb, Of New
York. The whole is one of the most interesting works
perused, aud subscribers to our Reading Room
will find valuable addition to the many excellent
works now table.
Rising Of the Uaters.- The probability ii an i'm
mediate rise Of in the Ohio, and Its tributaries
has become subject Of absorbing interest Thou
sands Of our citizens detained from their homes,
and millions produce KEEP, from market, by the
very dry weather, experienced in all tho npcountry
during the past summer. So great has already been
the delay in filing the vacant beds of those important
,iv that flow into the luher Of waters, that they
now scarce rise before they freeze. Well might
john Randolph say tina, the Ohio was frozen half
TIC year. and dry The ether, he alive his opinion
would How be confirmed than From our
slips of Yesterday extract tho following array Of
chances for rise.
Tho Pjttsburg Gazrtte of the 10Th instant says:-
"rhere has been rine some six eight inches in
the river and although, it has ceased raising we i've
in the hope that ill not be Iii my days ociore uaFf
will be water enough for navigation.
The Pitt4burg Advocate Of the 10TH instdu. savs:-
"The river has risen seven els hit inches Inc last
twenty four hours, and is still swelling. Oar i!ver
men tal that the light Steamboats, will GER
tanly be enabled to run this week.
The Philadelphia Ledger of tn, Goth says:-"The
Ohio River the --latest accounts from Pittsburg was
rising in earnest. BY this time, u probability, the
steamboats, have commenced navigation again. An
immense amount OF merchandise, destined for the
weFt, which has besn ncumu atng at the different de-
pots wi BE- sped to its destination. We wis, the
merchants all proper Joy at this long wished
event.
From Cincinnati, too, the news is good. The Post
of the 18th ays:-"We understand from good nu,bor
ty that there is eight inches this side of the
" 1t is rising most gloriously hero.
Tile Daily News of tho 10Th speaks more fully of the
mater.
" 1t done "n,'s heart good to see it rain yesterday
There was no half way business about it, for it was
such earnest and refreshing outpouring from the
clouds has not been Witnessed in this section for
some time. Our streets were metamorphosed into
creeks, and the city threw torrents the Ohio
scarcely inferior TO that river itself There are re-
ports Of heavy rain above in circulation, und we'll
founded hopes of an immediate rise in the liver may
be entertained
From New York we also learn that provisions IRE
falling well the rain. The second edition of the
Journal of Commerce of the 10Th says:-"We have
had to-day ant and heavy rair: wind N. 4. We
scarcely ever knew greater amount OF rain TO fall III
one dry"
The Nashville Banner oftle 22d gives no natter ng
view of the prospects in It's immediate neighhor
hood. 1t ass-"The Cumberland is still literally at
low winter mark the Ohio. presume, ditto. A Pitts
burg paper OF the 18th inst states that rise Of four
inches in the Ohio had taken place, but thu it was
then s,bsding. The " heeing Times reports Fix in
che of snow b. tween that city and Baltimore. The
Louisville Journal of the 10Th snys:-"Prsent appnur-
ancrs, and the report Of rnn and snow in the noun
tnins, lead us to expcc, rise iof the Chio in two
weeks"
The Lnst-Thc wstsr ia 80 low in the Illinois vcr
that the fish have to swao each other make loom.
At Madison, In. about hundred miles below ibis,
the river has risen ten twelve inches according
to the Banner published at tina, place.