Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-07-25
Correspondence Of the Journal of Commerce.
" CHIcAGo. July g,

in N. York, urge the labor:ng classes to
come out INTO the country and gather the
immense haryests. have seen l60 acres
of wheat growing in one enclosure, that
will yield thirty bushels per acre. III
the weather continues favorable, and no
assistance comes from the cities, farmers
who would be willing 10 pay Oil rs per day
for labor. will be obliged to turn their
hogs in. to harvest their wheat Wheat
throughout Michigan viii probably BE-
62 ais cents per bushel. 49,
THE PuLAsKI-Mr. lawson, second
mate Of this unfortunate vessel. has pub
lished ia the Charleston papers a state
! ment of his recollections and escape. 1t
does not add anything material to the &C.
counts heretofore published, except in ref
erence to the cause of the disaster We
copy his explanation, in The hepe that i.
NAV serve as a warning to the engineers
and commanders of other steam vessels
N. Y. Spec.
With regard to the cause of the explo-
sion, Mr.. Lawson ascribes it to careless
ness. on the part Of the I'd engineer, in
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ting the water escape from the boiler. Mr..
Lawson su7poses that when the Cd engi-
neer discovered the situation of things
consequent on the escape of tn. water, he
was agiiated with fear, and instead of US
ing the proper precaution Of blowing of
steam and putting out the fires, he attempt
ed to remedy the error by Immediately
throwing in water.-Had the other plan
been adopted the explosion would have
probably been avoided. But as Mr. Law
SON thinks, the Cd engineer made haste to
correct his negligence ia fear that the
chief engineer should find fault with
him and discharge And thus we
may add, through negligence in the first
place, and ignorance as to the effect of the
rem dial measure resorted to afterward,
has probably produced this appalling ca
tastrophe.
MACKEREL.-Iti is this species Of fish
that our hardy adventures on the sea-
board have for some years past looked al
ter with better prospect Of success, and
as a more sure source of profit, than any
other. While change of policy abroad
has deprived US of many foreign markets
tor Goldfish, we have found at home great
and annually increasing demand for mack
ereI, at steady advance in price. 1t is
, scarcely too much to say that two-thirds
of the whole catch of Massachusetts, New
Hampshire aud Maine are wanted in the
Valley of the Mississippi The question
has frequently been asked if the macker'
ell do not beg in to diminish2 And while
this interrogatory has from time TO time
received various answers, it appears now
almost reduced to a certainty, that the
time is not distant when, if we are no
compelled in a great measure to abandon
the business, it will be prosecuted as a
r uncertain one. and by greatly diminish
ed number Of vessels and men. Their
are Of late not more than one successful
season out of four.
We have been led to these remarks, b,
hearing one of our most respectable ant
experienced fish-deaIers say, that one 0
his neighbors lately had a vessel return
from a three weeks cruise, and expent
ing several barrels of bait which had nei
Their caught nor seen single mGckerel
and this too in the very track where mack
erel were usually taken in abundance il
past years and farther, that in his cruise
he had spoken another vessel from Cap
Cod, as Unsuccessful as himself-Neao5n
report Herald.
At the late session of Congress, 81 act
were passed. We give some of thos'
which are of general interest.-N Y
Evangelist.
To divide the Territory Of Wisconsin
and to establish the Territorial Govern
ment of Iowa.
10 provide for the better security Of tn
lives of passengers on steamboats,.
To remit the duties on certain good
DESTROYED by fire at the late condagratio
in the city of New York.
To encourage the introduction and pre-
mote the cultivation of tropical plants il
the United States.
Exempting from duty the coal whic
may be on board of steamboats, or vessel
propelled by steam on their arrival at an,
port in the United States.
To authorize the President ofthe Unite
States TO cause public vessels to cruise up
on the coast ia the winter season, End t
relieve distressed navi gators.
Authorizing the appointment of person
to test the usefulness Of inventions TO i'm
prove and render safe the boilers of steam
engines against explosions.
TO authorise the President of the Uni
ted States to cause the southern boundar,
line of the Territory of Wisconsin to b
ascertained and marked.
Making appropriation for the reInova
Of the great raft of Red River.
Supplementary to the act entitled CAL
act authorising the appointment ofperson
to test the usefulness of inventions to i'm