Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-08-16
coy,,syo.deues ofMs .rts, York Times.

The information now daily coming TO hand from the
interior, in relation to the growing ciop oil cotton, mol
only 10 the Stale Of Alabama, but in Mississippi and
Louisiana exhibits great change IN The prospect
within month past, that deem il proper 10 ccnmuni-
cate il TO you
1t appears that the pro,rac,ej drought in April May
and The greater part OF The maah Of June has been fol-
lowed by almost ncessant rams for The last hve or SIX
weeks and the consequences that here the cotton
had attained the greatest growth The ret has
and the plant is sl growing reP:dy aud merely run
ming To seed. In other places, the effect Of the new
growth The dropping of the squares iernes
which produce The balls The best aud most productive
lands suffer most and there IS not The slightest moi
cation Of favorable change in the weather. but quite
the reverse, consider The crop IN moie dangerous
condition than ii Ibis time last year Should The
rains continue week wo longer, The injury 10 he
crop in the three named States. which produce nearly
two.thIIds Of the whole CROP will be enormous
Oae question is pretty My settled, VIZ that the
crop. far from being )orra,d one, recently so con.
fdeny asserted will be blackboard than it has been
Tor several YEAR, 4 esHae a II "S eas al alter the
month Of June; instead of which the general character
OF the weather has been, already stated quite the
verse have not heard OF any injurious consequences
TO The crops in the Atlantic States Florida and from
the difference n the general character of their SOIL they
will probably suffer less than Alabama &c
The fact however, should BE- borne in mind, that The
cotton Is every"heIe kept in green state by these
tinual rains and of much exposed is
great and formidable enemy, curly rost from which
cause il has suffered the las, 10 Except
1889 than from any others
Recent information, derived from individuals from
Mississippi, induces 10 believe, that in making an
estimate of the possible 7rodue"H of cotton in the
s., made oo large allowance Tor the of planting
in that State this year.
consider, however. nop, that crop approaime'.
sng at estimate 100000 balcs is entirely ou OF The
question. prefer, however 10 err the safe side,
and il seems that have done in all my estimates
of the last orop; for, By The con Of arising
t-oE reporting trce, the cotton exported from the towns
on The Mississippi river the whole quantity now &c
pt.Af rr ish Init halo .pH A cp csr,o
the whole crop will no, reach my lowest estimate Of
$50 Geo bales
Yours, very respectfully,
II GWATHMEY
U. S ClRculT CouE1 The Circuit Court Of the
y. S., for the Western District Of Virginia, convened
at this place Monday, The 9Th instant; present the
Hon P. P Barbour, and Isaac 5 Penny hacker.
The in this Court, no,beng natured fer trial,
tie Court adjourned on Tuesday at an early hour But
single subject for discussion occurred during The sit
ting Of the Cuur, and that rule against the
Plaintiff, in action of Ejeclsaen, 10 show cause why
the confirmation Of the common ordsr IN the case enter
ed nj preceding term, should not be set aside The
opinion pronounced by Judge Barbour the subject
(dever exempore was learned eloquent and lengthy
II was Just such os might be expected from That
profound uris,; and fully sustained his well earned and
enviable reputation, sound lawyer and logical Tea-
suner Harrisburg Enquirer, .iug D.
viRGiSiA SpRIXcs.-Durng the present week the
number Of visitors the various watering places IN this
region Of country has considerably increased, ard nfr
walls daily take place. Al the White Sulphur there is
full company; and the hotels contiguous thereto
ceiyng borders We learn, there is al the Red Sui
phur leo visitos-At The Salt Sulphur e0-At The Blue
100 and about The number al The Sweet Springs.
The number Of strangers 10 Tie mountains, visiting
the several medicinal Springs, are not less Than eleven
hundred We aude 10 the trans Allegheny region only
There is a very gov and fashionable company at the
White Sulphur and several individuals OF distinction
Among the number is The Hon John Tyler, Gen. Wal
ter Jones' Judge Porter Of Louisiana, Judge Philip p
Barbour Judge Pennyhacke Judge Brooke, Hon. Ian.
do ,bevn nd npdn o. 5.
The Hon VIM T.. Rives is expected in day or two
Mr.. Clay will return from the Northern tour homewards
by this route, and will spend few days at the White
Sulphur Iii stated that he will be there about The goth
inst.
Mr.. S. Buckingham, the celebrated English travel.
Ter in The Antique World, whose interesting Lectures
descriptive Of The most noted places visited BY him in
the HOLY Land, have rendered him conspicuous in The
United States arrived The Sprngson "Wednesday last,
We understand that his stay ill be Sort as he intends
10 proceed Immediately TO Rchmond.-b.
GENERAL ScoTT.-1he Albany Evening Journal of
he 9Th inst says: ave learn that General Scott arrived
from the West this morning, and TOOK passage ~ the
ALBANY for New York But ascertuining that the Sc.
cretary Of War (r PonsetO had gone up TO Saratoga
last evening The General landed with his baggage and
proceeded thher TO report We DO not understand mat
any of particular interest has occured on
thefrontier.
Gen HARRisoS.-There is to be grand celebration
at Lower Sapdusky The 22d Of August, TO which
Gen. Harrison has been invited. The last Cleveland
Herald, 10 speaking Of him saye-"To see the hero on
the field OF his gallant deeds, To him the very
rpot where twenty six years ago his voice, cheering his
handful Of brave men, rang clear above the din of
fight, would be worth some weeks of hum drum every
day life
TAG Sioux AID CHIPPEWA lSplass-The ST. Louis
Bulletin of the 29h publishes an earac, ola letter from
q gentleman ia the Indian DEPARTING nj al ST Peters,
friend in tina, city, which says"The Sioux and Chip
pewas have had two distinct engagements on the Sd
instant at the Lake 81 Croix and Rom River; some
forty miles from this place, in which 30 Sioux were
Killed and wounded and between l40 and $50 Of The
Chippewas were killed
On the 29h and 30h Of June, they mutually pledged
themselves at the agency to remain peace for year
at least: but the murder Of one Of the Sioux near The
agency, an excellent nan, by the Pager Band o. Chip
pewas was the cause Of the unfortunate ARRAY In
relation TO the exaggerated reports which were likely to
be circulated no has the foliowng-"We are now as