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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08
From The Correspondence Of Charleston Mercury
OFFICE OF DAILY GEORGIAN,
Saturday. Jau. .9-l2 NJ. y

SdIuIuuy, Juu. ~S-l- VI.
Fir.-About 3 o'clock on Saturday af-
rernoon The bells sounded the alarm Of
Fire. II broke out in a'dwel!ius occupied
by Mr.. McFearly as a boarding house, on
Molgomery street, east side.
Tho buildings or the premises were
suon wrapped in flames, which communi.
Gated TO The large ,wo story wooden bull
ding on Lot No. /, north, occupied by Mr..
Hanford Knapp, as a dwelling, whose fur
ni,urc was mostly removed, but IN 4 DANA
ccd state. The buildings were Owned by
DIR. A. &. Ocmler, lale Of this city. and
now in Germany. and insured for $1,000
in the PhGnix Office. London.
The double wooden tenement Of two
stories south on Bay street, continued. &C.
cupied by Mr. Geo. Haas and Mr. Andrew
Dixon, were also consumed, and their
furniture much damaged by removal.
This tenement, as also Mr.. McCieary's
house, were owned by Mrs. Jewet, and we
regret 10 stale not insured.
The wooden tenement east on Bay street
continued, owned by Mr.. John McMahon.
aud occupied by Mr.. Cary, was rescued
from the devouring elonent, by the active
excr,ions of tho fremen and other citizens.
Mr.. Edward O'Byrne's dwelling and shop.
and Mr.. Michael Dillon's dwelling, from.
ting the Bay. were in imminent dan
ger. Their buildings and furniture wero
very much Injured.
The wooden she'd Of Mr.. Dillon occu.
pied Us a stable was mostly cut down by
The axcmen. The brick m owned
by the estate of Mr.. ]. P. Williamson was
preserved although the rafiers frequently
caught from the intense heat from the burn
lag dwelling of Mr. Knapp.
We have not yet heard OF any further
insurance.
We deeply regret TO slate, TINT a wor-
thy free colorcd man, n shoemaker by trade
named Mcintosh. attached to one OF the
engines, tainted from exhaustion, and be-
fore he could be carried home, the vital
spark had fed forever.
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He has LEFT a family who depended on

He has left a family who depended on
bis exerlions.
A white MAJ named--. we regret 10
add fell from Mrs. Jcwcil's tenement, and
fractured one of his legs.
The loss in properly may be estimated
al nine or ten thousand dollars.
Fire in Daricn.-We learn from Capt.
Bills, ofthe steamer Ocmulgee, arrived on
Saturday, that the night before he leh. the
large warehouse 90 the wharf owned by
the Bank Of Darieu and leased 10 The Och-
mulgee S,eom Boat Company, vas des-
t.oyed by FIRE. together with about twenty
hales Cotton. belonging to Messrs. Mabry
& Ecker. The fire was first !discovercd III
a pile Of pine wood outside the warehouse,
and is supposed 10 be the work Of an ia
cend:ary.
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TIE FraLher.-Afer a January as bland
as May. February set in yesterday wi,l!
Intense cold, from Bor'i-westcr, accom-
panied with a sprinkliag OF srow. Wa
ter remained ~couscaled 10 a considerable
thickness the whole day. although sunshine
predoninarcd over occasional Clouds
Charleston Courier.
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The W:ataer.-So far, February has
supported wei the character Of Winter,
by its cold. boistsrous winds. which even
makes US SILVER whi!s s't.ing comfortably
by a snug fire. We had como two or
days, during the last week, Of tho coolest
weather We have experienced siuce Tho
year 1885. TIE frui, trees that had put
forth during the warm spell in January,
are, 10 all appearance, destroyed. 2
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

Fighting by Measure The usual
place oil .esort for Dublin duelis,s is called
the Fifteen Acres" An attorney Of this
city. in p%cnnipg a challenge, thought most
likely he was drawing up a lease. and iu-
vlted his a%ntnsonis,io meet him at" the
place called the Fifteen Acres. be the
same more or less"
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Tmpsrance.-Four years ago there
were in the United States 6,000. 900 mo
dcrate drinkers, and 600 OO druukards.
Now there is only 100000 moderate.
drinkers, and 100000 ~druukards show
Ing a decrease in intelnperanco Of SO per
cent, in SO short o time.
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works in the citadel are carried on with
gres, activity. Catalonia was quite tran
quill.
This General Van tlalen. by the way,
is nol the Colonel Van Halen who was
here some fifteen years ago, having been
cxiled from Spain for his adherence to the
palrie, Riego. whose sisler he married.
Colonel Van Ha.en's name is Juan; Gen.
Van Halen's Antonio.
The Debate gives the following iiom ito
Barcelona correspondent.
"This Citing in Of the war contribution
Is effected with extreme difficulty. The
number of inhabitants that have abandon
ed the town since the commencement oil
The troubles mounts to 6n.000 OF $4,000.
This is the half Of the whole population.
and comprises The richest families. Trade
and manufactures are quite suspended,
aud workmen are every where without
employment. The regent has ordered a
funeral service 10 be celebrated here in
honor Of the AZ officers and soldiers killed
in The affair Of Nov. Is. but the expense
is to be placed 10 the account Of tho garri-
sou. The generals and superior officers
are To contribute a days pay i; aud tho
others half a days"
Russid. Accounts from ST. Petersburg
state that several Polish regiments. enga-
god IN the wal against the Circassians,
passed over with their arms aud baggage
to the enemy, and fough. asains. the Rus.
slams. 1t is said they committed dreadful
havoc OIL the latter, and tina, their ven
scance was terrible.
Austria and the United States.-There
is every reason TO believe that n commer
cial treaty will shortly be concluded be-
tween The Austrian Government and The
United States OF North America. The
negotiations between Prince Mettcrnich
aud tho American Ambassadors Mr.. Jen-
rlcr, are 50 FAR advanced that no doub; aun
be entertained of their speedy conclusion.
Upon this The editor OF the Hamburg Ncntc
Zcr'ung remarks. that as a treaty between
North America and Austria has been many
years existing. The treaty here alluded ro
must be merely a supplementary one. On
the other haId the negotiation, 10 Berliu
i"r q similar treaty cannot proceed speedily
Mr.. Wheaton, who is unqucsrionably the
most able Of the American diplomalists
in Europe. has made great efforts TO push
The business forward. bot without much
success. independently Of other inipedi.
mems, the lingering aod circumstantial
nature Of the proceedings Of The Tollveriu
tends To relatd such negotiations. Bul
the example Of Austria eannol fail 10 have
u favorable influence.
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TIE Earthquake.-The shock of the
earthquake Of the 4,h instant was expert
enced over a very extensive range Of coun.
riy. On The Ohio river il wus felt as high
US Marietta; on The Mississippi as high up
as Burlington, Iowa Territory; through
the middle and southern parts of Indiana
ard Illinois; also, throushou, Kentucky
and Tennessee. and Indeed on the other
side Of The Cumberland mountains. at va
rious places in Georgia and South Carol
ma quite 20 The seaboart. Down the Ms.
sissippi we hear Of il to Fickshu,s. The
centre OF The greatest violence was proba-
bly, New Madrid. somewhat noted for be-
ing the seat Of this sort OF action in the
bowels OF the earth, more frequently than
any o'herlract in NORTH America, beyond
the volcanic regions Of Mexico. 4 hon,
ter from ST.. Francis. Arkansas, reports at
Memphis that 4 deep lake had bcca formed
By The enrth's sinking on that river; be-.
with SOME companions. had beeu hunliag
OH The very ground. aud. as hi, comPan.
ious had moi been beard OF since, it was be-
'iaved they had pcrShed-Nui. iEtei.
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The MdrgmsGs Lsiands.-It accms 10
he confirmed tia, the French government,
have ordered possession to The Marqursas
Islands. Under this description We infer
that they comprehend The whole Of the
group called tho Mcpdaaa Islands. from
the discovery Of a part Of them made in
1896. by the Spanish navigator. Albano
sendana. This dicovery after being los,
sigh OF was nsain bronahtiu light by Cap
tain Cook. aud par, Of them were 6zs,
visited by Tho amsricaa Captain Iugra-
ham iu 1871, aud by him named rho
Washington islands. They werr further
explored by Captain Merehar! in. 1872,
and ty k,aseus,ern in 1904, and one OF
them afterwards more thoroughly by Capt.
Porter. They are commonly designated
by The two names-she M~afGuesas, en-
h'acins The soaiherly islands oi the group,
and the Washington. the more nDrticrly.
Among The latter is the celebrated Nooke-
hiva, the largest and most populuus Of the
sruapr, 4u which are mountains OF four or
FIVE thousand feet in height. and a cas-.
cade saii TO be two thousand fcel in
height. The inhabitants are Distinguish
ed Tor their forms, and the l;gliness Of
their complexion, until dishsured by the
process Of ~tai,ooins, which 10 10 unirer.
sal practice. they belong to that class in
he ortcr OF civilization called A~uihropo-
hasi,-beins subject to numerous chiefs
who make war upon one another for the
pleasure Of eniing their enemies. Fegeta.
HE food is afforded them 10 abundance.
BY ,hh rich soil Of The vall.es-,he breaJ
fruit c%ocoanurr and The banaua grew
spontaneously. and The miilnoss Of The
c!imaic is such as to rrudes clothing n
superfui,y. The numhcr Of inhabitants
is bot very dear;tciy established. but it is
estimated al 40 tt 50.00C. Some writers
have supposed them much more numerous.
Strictly speaking. the term Marquesas
Islands would not embrace Nookehiva
and the other Washington Islands. but wc
infer from u Frcnch paragraph al'uding to
the expedition thu, The Islands o: both
groups arc embraced in the scope Of the
expedition Boston Daily Advertiser.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

Taking .An.-A correspondent, Of the
Boston Post complains pileous;y Of the
following stale Of things 10 Boston. Is
there any thing like it else wherc!
No man eau now procure money at ]
bank, though bis security is Of the FIRST
class, unless he himself enjoys the person.
nal acquaintance Of tic '.boarL." A
young man in moderate business stands
40 chance nt n!l. although his cred;, is
sufficient TO enable him to go out and
purchase mrrchandisc-ufleu Of these
same bank dircclorS-for a very large
amount. What is the reason? Its this {:
Bank directors. rs u general r5inS, want
all the money themselves or, il pcrchance.
soma feWeGthem aro"ie;ired merchants"
and are MT borrowers. The, usually ,aavc
a catalogue Of choice friends who mus, I've
accommodated and taken care OF, come
what may.
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FOE PRESIDENT:
JOHN c. CALHOUN.
30: subject 10 the action Of any Contention.
FOR CONGRESS.
Col. WHITFIELD BROOKS.

@ In consequence of sickness. We
have been forced 10 lay over a large guam
Try Of matter. Including the conmunica-
ton of 9 Piney Woods" promised in our
last, and a number Of Advertisements, all
Of which shall be attended 10 in our next.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

Fire.-A vacant wooden house on a
brick basement situate ON The lot, corner
o fMeeling street road and Rumney-s,reel,
abcu, two miles from the city. now Or
formerly Belonging TO the estate of Ma
thaniel Russell. aud known as Sans .Sonei
farm. on which is n stable used by Richard
Singleton, Esq. during our annual races.
was discovered to be on FIRE, yesterday
afternoon, some lime after the Rail. road
train had passed dowuwards. The fire 10
supposed to have been communicated by
a spark from the locomotive. The house
was entirely consumed. hut no further
damage was done.-Cha.ieston Courier.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

Real TruM.-Col. Claiborne, Of Mis-
sissippi, who now fiis 4 federal appoint.
meu', made without soli,arion; being
nominated recently FOR Congress by his
Democratic fellow cIiiZcus, declines in The
following manly terms:
Il should uuqurstionabiy have been n
candidate. bu, for the Office | now hold un.
der The General Govcrumcn. | have NO
disposition TO grasp ate"er" thing, aud am
content with my prcscat station. aul as
soon as /, am q, Liberty 10 dose ! shat! with
draw from il to resume my former Dccu-
patton. cqun! in dignity. influence and res
possibility TO any o,hcr.the editorial Of an
INDEPENDENT PRGss."-Charleston Msr-
curry.
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Gen. MeDvfr.-We shall publish, MS
soon as VIC can make room, the able
speech Of this worthy Sena,pr, on Tho Or
cgon question. We ure proud to hear that
lis health is much improved, aud hope
l:,a. he will be enabled 10 take his former
stand in tie ranks of the true politicians
aad friends Of States Rights.
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weather UPON Us ooain. cami"s on WIN
the heavy rains Oh Monday Ias,.-Eam-
burg journal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

The following Iiltlc scrap, GU, from The
Albany journal. a leading paper 10 the
State Of New York. breaths the real s.u-
sentiments of nearly all tue wing papers
in The free States.
MANY persons seem to suppose than
the slavery question is ~siransIed for ever
in Congress. a great mistake. The
twenty FIRST rule is bu, one question. There
nre other forms in which The grca. sub
suhjec, must rccur. This session is the
time. The next Congress, with Il ~iocoio-
co majority. will smother all debate on
the whole subject. by the cnactmcu, Of
new snc rules, if asked by tue slavel!o!-
dcrs: Now is the time o rncver."
Friends of the south. (whigs or demo:
cra,s,) these arc no paintings of fancy.
alas, they arc 100 true, aud forgetting
principles for party, we shall soon reap
The bitter rewards ofour labor. blood ana
carnage Mississippi Free Trace.
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lron.-The Rochester Democra, states
,ha, iron was FIRST made in This country
in Ills, ia Virginia. 10 New York.
Orange county. a furnace was erected in
1851, aud l,5O0 tons of pig, and LOCO of
bar, made annually. The grca, iron
chain, rha, crossed The Hudson during III"
Revolution, each link oil which weighed
lao pounds. was made there. Peter
Townsend made the first cannon there IN
lSl6. In the Uuired States, 1870, there
were made 347,40O tons pig iron; twenty
wears aeo, Great Britain made oniy 400,
600 tons; now she makes l,25S,7Sl tons.
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Il Great Lac Subtitle Baltimore
American states ,hnt 1.-The Court Of APP
peals has decided unanimously. in favor
of the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail Road
Company, the suit which had been brought,
against the Company by Washington
County, II o the penalty Of Que
million Of dollars claimed 10 have been
forfeited TO the County because the road
WAS moi, constructed through certain points
within lis limits"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-02-08

TIE Weuther.- During the last ten
DAYS we have had delightful weather.
Spring came upon US IT IN unusual! time,
ia January. Since the white: set IN. i, has
been pretty severe until the past few days,
Al this time Of writing VIC have cold.
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Beautiful R.suH Of Galvnsm.-We
Witnessed yesterday a very interesting ex-
pertinent made by alr. s. n. Bo,furd, to
vii, Gliding by saIvauic action. The pro.
cess occupied some ten or fifteen minutes.
10 which imefuur silver pencil enscs were
made 70 wcsr the appearance Of rich gold
ones. so much SO that they were pronoun.
ced 10 be gold by many TO whom they were
shown.
The mogne,-elec,ric action upon gold
held ia solution imparts to the less valua-
BILE metals tho richness and lustre Of tho
dearer ones, and it will be necessary for
purchasers 10 be on their guard agaius,
coup,erfei,s. for imposiiiaus Of gilded silver
for solid gold. We have beard already Of
the experienced being unable to discover
the giidcd from the solid article.-Ncrfok
Beacon.
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4 matter of opiniOn.-Asood wife, the
other day, taking up q Manchester paper.
sold to her loving husband-"This isjust
as il should be; the marriages are pnl
before The births. The Guardian always
has the ber,hs first, and ! thirk that very
awkward" The husband gn:c opinion 10
favor Of the Guardian, as he thought 'peo.
pie were born before they were married."
The wife. however, persisted in the cor
RICHNESS Of her views Of the matter, and
preferred The Manchester arrangements;
as i, was al very ugly thing 10 have a
birth hcfore marriage" The death, it
would appear. were each put in the right
place, for they always cvme last.
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MeE6c0 0aeG TeI0s.
FROM Me N. Orleans Baaesn, 27ik al.

FROM the ". Orleans Beileiin, 27ik sH.
From 7erss.--By the Steamship New
York, Capt. Wright, arrived yesterday m
30 hours from Galveston, we have receiy-
cd dates to the Oath inst.
The only news from the army whicl.
the papers contain is the, account of Col.
Fishers surrender. which Capt. Anld
handed on board The New York in The
Gulf OH her outward passage.
The Texian Congress adjourned on
Monday. the 10Th. A bill bad been pass.
ed providing for The frontier defence.
!, is the general impression that Texas
will be probably invaded in the spring. aud
u writer says they are preparing TO held a
"masS meeIing' on the occasion.
Doctor Hill has been appointed Secre.
tary Of War and Marine.
A bill passed Congress repeating the du-
ly on sugar, coffee and steel.
I. J. Rusk hes been appointed MAJOR
General Of the Militia.
The following foreign appointments
have also been made by the President aud
confirmed by the Senate.
Charles Ii. Raymond, Of o-
galion,o the United States.
Lachlan Mcintosh Rate. Consel Gen.
eral for Grea, Britain.
Francis B. Ogden. Consul for Liver.
pool.
Alfred Fox, Consul for Falmouth.
John Graham Stewart, Consul for Glas.
gov.
John Roxburgh, Counsel for Gseeuoek,
Thomas Were Fox, Counsel for Ply.
mouth.
John Atkinson, Consul for Kingston.
upon-tiu!L.
The total amount OF revenue from Gus.
toms for the 3 quarters ending Oct. 81,
was Slo2,05S; expense Of collecting $751;
I3I.
Every indication. says the Civilian, "a.
vors the idea that the amount for the
coming year will be greater; aud as the
! appropriations promise to be even less
rlian the amount expected to be collected
under the tariff alone, there viii be q sur.
plus TO the amount Of tho direct taxes. md
there seems 10 be a fair prospect that the
country will be in a situation to begin io
pay is old debts, and thus ,e.es,ablish The
standing for integrity, which, by protigal.
ity aud waato Of management; rather than
a disposition To disregard It's obligations
i, was forced 10 impair by a failure to
NEE, the demands of its creditors.
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Spaia.-In,elligence has been received
from Madrid and from. Barcelona 10 the
18th ult. General Van Hulen had pub
lished an address 10 she troops on resign
lug The commend, and announced his in
,cntion of retiring into private life. The
works in the citadel are carried on with
great activity. Catalonia was quite tram
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-07-25

Died, at his residence in Cabarrus county on
the 18th instant, Mai. WILLIAM c. CORUM,
in the 18th year of his age, after severe illness
Of 30 days. His disease was typhus fever. He
was remarkable for bis industry and energy of
character. As a neghbof he was kind and obi
ging, friend true and ardent in his attach.
ments and devoted to the comfort of his widowed
mother, who is left 10 mourn the death Of hex on
" SOP. Although he paid decent and respectful
observance TO the forms of religion, he was not
brought to feel its renewing influences on his
heart until during his last ilness-bu, then we
trust that his affections were sanctified 10 the say
ing Of his soul-he gave comfortable evidence of
change of heart was perfectly resigned TO the
will Of God and expressed confident hope of
future happiness through the righteousness of
Christ. lie left many messages 10 his young
friends, warning them not to neglect any longer
the one thing needful, but 70 seek an interest in
Christ and 10 devote themselves 10 the service of
God waiie they in the enjoyment of health
and before they were laid on bed of sickness and
death His remains were followed to the grave
by large number Of relatives and friends
Communicated.
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under prefenee Of vindicatipg their faith
er's character, which never was assailed
for want of morality, integrity or truth
but merely for imprudent zeal, have exer'
ted their puny e8orss to blast my charac.
ter, which was established before they
were born.
Now, 10 conclude these hasty and desul.
tory remarks. already much longer than
intended, | would just observe, that the
Rev. J. NJ. c. had fair practical illustra
ton of the meekness, poliieness and puri
tanical zeal Of his elder in my own house
with which, no doubt, he was well pleased
and thought il perfectly right towards an
apostate, and that he, thereby. did honor
to his church.
Have patience little, and il life and
health permit, you shall again hear from
Your aposiate friend,
ID. X. DUNLAP.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-07-25

Now, it will be seen by this that Jeffer-
son was born just eight years after his pre-
decessor Adams; Madison eight years af-
ter his predecessor Jefferson; Monroe
eight years after Madison and John Qun-
ey Adams eight years after Monroe
Another curious fact to be observed is, that
Adams was just sixty-six years old when
he retired; Jefferson was sixty-six Madi-
son was sixty-six; Monroe was sixty-six
and John Quincy Adams, had he been
elected TO a second term, would have been
slxIy-six. Adams, jefferson, and Monroe
all died on The 4ih Of July.-N. ]. Evc.
ming Post.