Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-04-01
rREsHET AT THE SOUTH.

FREsHET AT THE SOUTH
They have had another destructive rising Of The
waters ia the southern rivers We copy some OF the
details from the papers.
From The SoUannaA Georgian Of the 16th.
LATE FROM AUGUSTA AND COLuMBus.-We leaEn
from passenger arrived last evening IN the eeamea
o'clock on Sunday morning, that the water 10 me
river then within four feet Of the great treshot "
May last, which almost inundated Augusta and sub
burg aud had covered the Charleston and Hamburg
Rail Road. cutting of nll communication at Augusta
with Charleston since THURSDAY last, The extent ct
Our informant. who reached Augusta by the way
Of Columbus states that tho storm the stage in
which he was in when on hs way to sMOnGiceIO.-
They succeeded in crossing the Ocmuigee in fiat,
with great exeron and the aid Of additional hands,
On reaching the opposite bank they met the Augusta
stage The latter in attempting to cToas was carried
with the fat down lie current, and te fat upset, and
colored man. horse the stage, mails and baggage
lost. Hon. Hines Holt. on his return homo IrOs"
was p me naI @no wh SnCeI petSso99
TO remain all night exposed TO the food, which az
morning had covered the island; they saved Them
aboo. seven miles from Monriceilo On reaching
Monticello our informant remained, there two days,
when he started for Madison. An the bridges over
the small streams between these two places were car
They at length reached Madison. and on the route
from Madison to Augusta their progress was impe-
The rains, which caused more or less delay.
FROM tie Augusta ChrOnicle of The l5th. :
On the Georgia Rail Road the damage has been
small, being only three small breaks in the embark
ment, two near this city. and one beyond Greens
boro' All Of which will be repaired in few days.
Peter Robinson has been found guilty ofihe mur.
der T Mr.. Suydam, President Of the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, New!Brunswick. .14.f
.s.
PETER ROBINSON the murderer Of Mr. suydam, has
received his sentence, and will be hung ON the l6lb
day of April between ten aud two clock. rH4'i
During the rendition Of the verdict. says corres-
pendent Of the Newark Daily Advertiser the prisoner
and while going cut of Court the Sheriff asked him
how he felt, and he answered. "Oh, feel as nice a.
ever" ts-g.-
Court yesterday aF II, o'clock, 70 receive his sem
,ence. In the intermediate time. II is said, he has
made confessions whrh, will stare not only those
who have feeling Minds but Isose who are al,
ready hardened in crine.-N. Y Erpress.
WASHINGTON March %.
The Members Of the Cabinet most buaily EN-
ments. They have commenced, and carrying
examination Of the finances OF the country, sh0
amGun! of deb. lef, BY The preceding
branches, are mnltiiorm and many.
The great cause tor the call IT the Extra SessioD
was the sscertaned tact. that 1t was impossible to
next. New Books will be opened, and the precise
amoDDs of debt Ieu will be stated to the next Con-
grees.
Mr.. Stevenson sent horne from England by the laaa
steamship arrived 81 Boston, large amount o. dis
patches, the nature and character Of which ere not
known, bait presumed to have reference to the Vt
Mcleod and the N. T. Boundary.
The few removals already made, make - much
pa,hos in the Loco Foco Press. as if for twelve years,
these People tina, things stood they WERE the
Wings themselves would stand prescribed There
Twelve years pns:, the Wings have had no more Ut
the h0nors and emulunents Of the Government, than
Il they had been Turks and TATtars. and 10 to BE-
presumed that when what is wrong has been rieh!ed,
hey will keep themselves in this state Of prescription
and claim and take q tar share VI the enaOiu-
! men,s Of the Govcrnnlens7
s, - WASHINGTON, March "a; lS43
The crowd which was with till within few
days, has chiefly dispersed; that our Pennsy wanna
| avenue, although wearing an animated hook. is not
rhroneed Wnhal pleasa n! skies have h"vered ab"nt
tor the last fong five days, whseh ase que
lief after the numerous snow and Eain storms that
have visited US since the Adjournment Oh Congress.
Politically. there is ever'sh excitement here arg.
n0,, yet =" their shadows before hut will do
| so BY the first Of next month: There have been
few changes here. hu, aiy few. in the govsrSEAent
great deliberaNn, and TO do nothing without mature
discussion and eAannaiinm.- N, changes have been
ments; those that have taken pfaee having heen
made in that immense and raMihed establishment,
the Treasury. Changes viii occur IN the other De
partmen,s soon in all probability. The Cabinet
NEE; daily at the White House il A. and repa-
rate at P NJ. The residue Of the day is sprn by the
heads Of the Departments in attention 10 public busi
ness. The President is in good health, ! learn, al
though prevented by the rush 81 visitors from taking
the ont door exercise he greatly dcs!ee lie was "L-
served on the day before yesterday in attendance OF
the Presbyterian Church l2 eiree,. as also was
Mr.. Webster. His recent circular to the off h"ld-
ers about election interference ia nearly universally
well spoken Of here. being entirely reasonable ard
proper. The Secretary of the Treasury and Post.
muster General are observed to he greatly thy.H'sL
with visitors hut are believed To be succ. ssluly pro-
crossing with The business Of their respective Depart
men,s apprelend the Post Office Department viii
be relieved IuM Deb. BY the FIRST Of DECEMBER next
N. Y. Express.
A MEAN DIRECTION.
The State Of Connec tcnt pays her Governor 81 100
a year. We like that. II viii! probably pay the
cessary expenses of the snon and, the duties
arluOus, he has time to enHR living she
other men. Why should he n,h At any rate. he
must do 20. If the office is not TO be monopozed BY
rich men alone. ."r. r "@..T r. ~