The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-26
charleston.

Correspondents Of the Heraldl
CHARLESTON, Aug. Fl, 1872.
Politics Captain Tyler temperance eath~-
Business-Erchange, &c.
j. G.. BENNETT, ESQ.,
DEAR SIR
Why is it that your valuable journal contains no
communications from Charleston | have heard this
question asked frequently oflate, that have come
to the conclusion that will address you the SUBJ
ject, and at the same time might well give you
brief account of the sayings and doings with us
at present.
Politics are at a low ebb with us. our big politi
clans keep themselves quiet and cool. They are
like the mans Parrot, say little and think much
President Tyler is getting every day popular,
and more in favor with the thinking ard sober class
of our citizens He is spoken OF in the highest
terms, man possessing not only superior mind,
but of the greatest nerve, and of undaunted
courage. Should Mr.. Calhoun decline being a can
ddate Tor me next Presidency, you can safely put
Captain Tyler
Tetotalsm is the principal topic of conversation
amongst all classes now days Mr.. Johnson,
ate, is the lion Of the day. He has been with us
about week, lecturing in different parts of the
city and neck. He held forth at the new theatre
last evening The house wa was crowded to sufioca-
of the third tier, and done all the clapping, thump
ing and yelling Poor Johnson was obliged to stop,
and did tell one truth-he said he did notknow what
self, | should say he has been hard case.
The weather has for the last week been exces-
sively warm, but our city continues as the doctors
say, most wretchedly healthy;
Our splendid battery (the finest in the worldly is
crowded nightly by beautiful ladies' leafers, pick
pockets, and all sorts, except blacks.
Our planters in fine spirits The most of them
have made splendid crops, and all they now ask is
a m
Our merchants are doing nothing. We have
failure now and then.
Exchange is scarce. Banks nor brokers are doing
any thing, but laying on their oars.
Yours, truly, PHILo.
FROM Rio DE JANEIRo.-The Danish ship Pollok.
terday, brings intelligence from that city TO the 9th
ut, which is considerably later than our last ac
counts We have not yet received our files OF papers,
but Captain o. reports to us that about ten days be-
fore he sailed intelligence had been received of the
occurrence of further connections at St. Paul and Of
an engagement between the insurgents and the Go
vernment troops in which the former were defeated
with the loss OF fifty men, They had retreated into
the interior and were again collecting their forces TO
make another attack. The news of the engagement
and victory was by order of Government pacarded
about the streets of Rio de Janeiro in large hand bills
In the province OF Mnos Geraes, the insurrecton is
far from being quelled. The bridges on the roads
to the city of Rio Janeiro have all been torn up by
the lnsurrectonists, and the communication thereby
very scarce A number of individuals of distinction,
charged with being accessory to these insurrecton
airy movements. have been arrested at Rio and sent
on board Brazilian frigate to Lisbon 1t was
generally believed at Rio, that the Government
would succeed in restoring tranquility, though
doubts were entertained by some on this head.
The SLAVE TRADE AT MOZAMBIQUE. Extract Of
a letter from naval officer" The slave trade is
here quite stopped. There is not single vessel in
any Of the ports in the channel. The Portuguese
Government has gwen such peremptory orders to
their Governors, that they dare not sanction it, II
any vessels slip through cur hands they are seized
by their own authorities. Mozambique is in conse-
quenee completely ruined.
ny- HoBoKEN must be delicious about these warm
days. If you feel uncomfortable just step into the
ferry boat and try its cool breezes