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The shock of an earthquake experienced
in the West India Islands on the Both Of
August is said 10 have been longer in lis
duration than any ever felt in thai quarter
before. In The island of Trinidad all The
clocks stopped, indicating the next moru-
ing the moment oflhe occurrence. The
mutton was from S. E. N. w.
air calm, and a bright moon. The waters
of the Gull were extremely agitated: At
Greuada The shock was very severe, and
IT'S duration is said TO have been alarming
ly long. At ST. Vinccntit it was'equally aw-
full. Al 81 Lucia the undula,ions coniin-
ued for City seconds. At Demerata many
of the chronometers stopped, and allcrews
of vessels on the river thought they were
rup foul ofby other vessels; brick buildings
were rent aparl;; the inhabitants were in
great terror. Ii was felt with the most
severity al the penal settlement, i'll Dem
erara, the sight of which is rocky. The
conclusion oflhe buildings themselves and
the heavy iron fastenings ofiheir doors and
gales,' created a tremendous uproar, high
above which, however, rose the screams
and bellowings ofthe prisoners; ptaying to
be released: ohc' of them, an obdurate
ruffian, told the guard who openetthe cell
as the day dawned, that he had never be-
fore known that there wasa God Almighty.
While the fiji of terror lasted; an infant
might haYeled him.
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New ORLEANS, Oct. 16!

TmpOrtant from Merico-Release Of The
Perote Pisoners.-By the way Of Ha-
vana we have advices frbm, Vera Cruz up
10 the 30th ofSeptember, being eighteen
dayslatet than'we have received direct.
They were taken to Havana by the Bri-
fish royalmail steamer Trent. Qune the
most important ihrelligenceTeeeived is the
release of the lO4 remaining Texan priso-
.ners confined in the Castle ofPerote. The
glad event took place on the 10th ut'
WehaiIi with unaffected pleasure II
not only reslotes 10 freedom a hundred
hears, as brave as ever. beat, but will re-
lieye a painful solicilude in. their behalf
existing in the minds Of hundreds ofrela-
tives and frisuds; boihin United States.
Wepresume this act OF elemency is'due
to Santa Anna, whose heart (llaving beei
guile. recently wounded by a severe dc.
mestic affliction) may have sought fitting
alleyalioo in this deed of mercy. Weiniay
shortly expect the cutter Woodbury. al
This portland, VIC presume, with many Of
these poor prisoners on board. They will
stand in neediof succor aud shelter-let all
be prepared 10 give them both. ID
In no portion ofths news received by
ihe way OF Hayana'do NE find any men
ton made Of the preparations against
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created out OF our immense North Yves.
tern Territory, extending 10 The shores oil
! the Pacific, the preponderence must DC
vastly in favor of the latter. II is true,
that by your speech on Boston common
you have driven the las: nail in the coffln
of your friend Clay, without. fear, she'd
ding one penilential tear over his remains)
but you may survive yourself to make
some "three score and ten" large and
small oralions, 10 be The passing wonder
and alteration, Of those in /" The Athens of
America" who happen to have empty
heads and long purses, and curious sub
ject for the speculation Of men of sense !;
how so much genius should be combined
with such an utter want of all discretion
and steadiness of principle but that you
should even he able to raise political capi
tai enough out of the mere question Of sla-
very to make you any thing more than an
Alderman of the Town Of Boston. is quite
as improbable as that your friend Ana.
charsis Cloot's should again be President
Of the United States.
lowe you no malice Mr.. Webster; on
the contrary, have none other than the
kintest feelings, personally towards you.
| like you as boon companion, and am
attracted by the strongest social sympathy
towards you. l have listened too often 10
The rich variety of your great colloquial
power, and have been warmed TOO fire.
quently by your fue convivial flow, to
wish you any other harm than that you
should do none TO our common country by
pernicious cant, that is altogether be-
meath the level of your genius aud excel
lent heart, when lis fountains are not pol
luted by the bitter waters OF faction and
party spirit.
IF I have subscribed my own name 10
this communication. it has been from no
idle vanity, but that the public might, for
tbe facts have stated in relation To The
resources of Texas, have some other secu-
rity than the mere responsibility Of an
anonymous signature.
It something certainly, that borders
On autaciey, that | should venture TO take
The :" Lion Of The Nortff' by The beard
But have met you in times gone by on
the floor of Congress in defence of the
rights of that colonial portion of The I'm
ion, and, OH this subject, | am not afraid
to- meet you again on any arena. Truth.
my good sir, is more mighty than your
voice, and more invincible than POUR arm.
In hoe signo Vincemus. -,
,Ihave the honor to remain.
Very respectfully,
Your obi. ser't,
JAMES HAMFLTG ON.
OswicnEE BENp, RUSSELL Co.
Ala, Ocl. 7th., 1874.
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VOLUME lX.
EDGEFgELD ADVERTISER
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NEW TERMS.

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Those published monthly, or quarterly, will
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All communications, post paid, will be prompt
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c., October 80, 4S44.
Edgefeld Court House, S

their stables-the houses demolished--cof-
fee1rees, cane and everything prostrated
the corn crop almost wholly destroyed,
and a plaintaia tree is not be found.
ln the harbor the destruction has been
! horrible. Sevenly-six scbooners are coun.
ted on shore; The steamer Nalchez driven
up almost dry. Thirty coasters are al
ready known 10 have sunk a Spanish
schooner of war dismasted and The brig
Trenton, Of Boston, has nothing standing
higher than the pumps-the bowsprit even
being broken of. The men of war stea-
mers had 10 get up steam 10 help their an
chors to hold.
The American vessels that have suffer-
ed serious injury are the following Brig
Trenton, of Boston, entirely dismasted !;
ship C. Colon. of New York, horribly
chaled and dis6gured barque Chief Of
Boston, stern stove in, and otherwise bad
ly injured; barque Louisa, Of Philadel-
phia, ,llarboard side cut down, and other
serious damage schooner Mary Shields.
of Savannah, cut down, of Mobile, arrived
day afler The sale--threw over deck load,
split sails and vessel strained brig Tit, of
New Orleans, horribly chafed and cut up;
brig P. b. Blount, of New York, s,ern bad
ly chafed through. The ship Ebro, Cros-
by, from your port for Ravre, was lost
about twenty miles TO leeward-vesscl
gone 10 pieces, some illle cargo saved on
The beach (; ship Perdounet, of Boston,
from your port, arrived to-day, dismasled
and leaking; Spanish brig of war Cubano,
losl about twenty miles 10 windward:
Spanish brig Avso, lost about one mile
from she Moro-she left this port the day
before with $50 soldiers on furlough, and
about 20 other passengers and crew only
FIVE have been saved, and their lives are
despaired Of, from bruises received in ger.
ting on shore Spanish brig Sargossano'
losl-lhree persons drowned.-What other
calamiiies may have occurred, am not
now informed.
When the tempest began to calm, and
every one was still in CONSERVATION, bands
of negroes began their dreadful work Of
murder and pilage, and about one thou
sand troops were called out TO patrol.-
In Matapzas, of twenty-nine vessels in
port, only fwo remain afioat; The rest are
gone to pieces or ashore. The damage TO
the town is incalculable. The rivers rose
aud each side of the town was under wa
ter; 5000 boxes sugar lost. Cardenas is
wholly destroyed.
In order TO lassuage the burdens of the
people, The folNowipg order has been issued.
.impoftuti0n for six months from DATE,
,of the followins articles, free Of duty =
Euildne lember (pitch pine) of all kinds;
brick and ,ile corn meal, corn. beans,
po,aroes. rice, sweet potatoes, yams and
plaintain, Into the port of Havana, and
to be extended, # found necessary, to
otticr forls.
hha5e not time 10 write further, You
will Nnd in the papers full particulars.
Yours,
ARIEL.
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NO. 54O.

happiness Of the simple and The iowly;
NOW is The time to stroll a broad. They
will find beauty and enjoyment spread
abnndantly before them. They will find
the mowers sweeping down the crops Of
pale barley, every spiked eat ofwhich.s6
lately looking up hravely at the sun, is..noR
bent downwards in modest and graceful
curve, as If fabashed at lfs ardent and in:
cessant gaze. They will fidd them CUT
ting down the rushing oats, each followed
by an attendant rustic, who gathers the
swarh into sheaves, from the tender green
Of the young clover; which; GoffimonIy
sowD with oats, to constitute the future
crop, is now showing itseffluxuriantly.
But il is in The wheat-fieId that all the joli.
iy and gladness and pIcturesqueness Of
ihafves, are concentrated. Wheat is more
particularly The food of man. Barley af.
fords him a wholesome, but much abused
po,ationi the oat Is welcome to the homely
board of the hardy nountaineefs; bur
wheat is especially, aud every where, the.
,"staff of life."-To feap and galher.it in
every creature Of ihe hamlet Is assembled.
The farmer is in the field. like rural
king amid his people-,he iabourer, old or
young, is there 10 coflett What he has sown
with toll, and watched In irs growth with
pride; the dame has left her wheel and
her shady cottage, and, with sleeve-defend-.
ed arms, scorns to do less Than tile bes, Of
them; the blooming damsel is there, adding:
her sunny beauty 20 that Of universal,
nature; the boys cuts Down the stalks.
which overtop his head; children CLEAN;
amongst The shocks; and even the unwalk-
able infant, sits propt with sheayes, and
plays with The slubbie, and
"With' a II its twined flowers,
Such groups are often seen in the wheat
field as deserve the Immortality Of the PEN
cil.-Hopitt's Book oftke Seasons.
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.".
Literary Antcdotes:-A PRIMER at Par
ish wrote tragedy, called Joshua which
he printed in the mosl beautiful type, and
gave copy to the celebrated Bodonia,. a
brother printer at Parama. what do
you think Of my tragedy? asked tie author
'FulIof beauties! exclaimed Bodonia; your
characters are perfect-exquisile-especi-
ally the capitals! : .s.... ri
1t is Impossible 10 avoid Tie use ofterms
of art. An author while discussing The
corn law question was heard 10 ask what
price bread was published at, and prin-
ler's boy, jus, return from, delivering let-
ter, declared that he found The place OUT.
at last, but it was at The TOP Of the house,
and he had 10 Open half a quire Of doors
before he got to ill.,
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Very respectfully,
Your obi. ser't,
JAMES HAMILTON.
OswicuEE BEND, RUSSELL Co.
Ala, Ocl. 7th., 1914. =
From the N. o. Picayune, 10TH INST.

From the N. o. Picayune, 10TH inst.
GREAT HURRICANE IN CUBA.
AwfM Destruction Of Line and Proper
tu.--By two arrivals from Havana yester-
day, we received our correspondence and
files, which are full of the details Of the
destruction caused by a terrific hurricane
which swept over Havana and other ci-
ties of Cuba on the 9th inst. The des,rnc-
ton TO the shipping was enormous, and
the loss of life very great, though not YET
ascertained in full. The city Of Havana,
as will be seen by our correspondents
letter. suffered great injury both Within
and without the walls, but more parlicu-
arly 10 the latter quarter. Matauzas suf
fered vet more, and Cardenas is almost
destroyed. From every little town in; The
country intelligence was daily reaching
Havana of the destruction Of houses and
crops. Our correspondents letter details
the injuries done to- American shipbing;'
the Havana papers are full Of the particu-
lars Of the loss Of ofSpanish coaslng yes.
sells. Such hurricane is not recollected
upon the Island. Our commercial reader
will NOT fail to note hat passage in our
correspondence, in which is the Capt.
Generals order admitting certain lumber,
provisions &c.. duty free, into Havana
We will moi further delain the reader from
the following letter Of our correspondents:
Havana, Oct. 8. 1914.
Bear Pic
The Storm Spirit has visited us, and in
his widest mood. The year 1914 will
long aforementioned in the annals Of the
devoted Island Of Caba. First intestine
commolions and Threatened servile war,
then drought and faniihe; add; now we
have to record one oflhe mos, devastating
gales that have ever visited this country.
On the 2dins. we had light gale from
the NJ E., whichcohtiuued until the morn.
ing Of The Sd, when j, abated. The wind
was s. I,gh during that day and the
nexr, aud ou the night of the 4th it COM.
menced blowing from The S: 81, ahd.about
8, A. NJ. of the 5th it hauled to N: w,
and became perfect hurricane. The
worst of the gale was felt between 2 and
10, A. M. OF the 5th, when the barometer
Stood a, % degrees, ils lowest point.
The destruction on shore has been be-
youd description: Houses on all sides
blown down, burying their inhabitants
under the ruins, the largest rees stripped
of their branches, or torn up by the roots,
everything flooded with water, that pour
ed, in torrents, and almost every known
bridge within twenty miles carried away,
! Within a small circuit Of three miles,
where slood four hundred royal palms
the crown of the Vegetable world but thirty
are now left. The trees on the Pasct
were all blown down; one side Of the TIA
con theatre. unroofed; the buildings at The
Railroad deposit also, unroofed, and The
shed on ,lheswharf blown down--killins
three persons aud; seriously wounding ;
santinelj
Il From the country the accounts. ar,
4 dreadful. Cattle killed by the falling Q
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Texas, nor do we learn that the Chambers
have taken any further step towards raj.
sing The S4,000.000 voted for the war.
From the retirement, however temporary,
Of Santa Anna, and The recall Of CanaIi-
20, we are more and more convinced that
the President sees the hopelessness Of a
contest with. the Republic Of ",he lone
Star. ar."-Picavune.
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Important DseiSiorE: Discharge of ,Sidu..
The Boston Post of Monday contains a t
report Of a slave case decided in that city
by Chief Justice Shaw, OF the Supreme
Court on Friday last, which il Of more
than ordinary importance
"It seems that Robert T. Lucas, a slave
Of Edware Fitzgerald, purser on board
the U. S. frigate United States, was, in
1S4r, by written coilsent of Mr.. UpshIr,
Secretary Of the Navy.received and entes-
ed as iandsman on board said frigate.
at Norfolk, Virginia. The frigate sailed
on a cruise TO the Pacific. and was thence
ordered to the port Of Boston, where she
arrived on the Sd inst. A. writ of habeas
corpus for the delivery OF The slave was
served on the master without the know.
ledge or authority Of the former.
1.-Two points were presented for discus.
sion, viz: First, as to the claim Of the COM,
lnander OF the frisate to the services of the
slave; and secondly, whether, his having
been brought invountarily within The
limits Of Massachusetts, without the con-,
sent oFhis'masler, who was about TO return
TO Virginia, the Court could Interfere TO-
sci him Free. -,
"Judge Shaw decided that. although
Lucaswas lawfully entered and employed
as aladdsman on board the frigate, the
right Of the commander to His services AS
slave eoult n6r extend beyond the lerri-,
,ofial OF slavery, and were; at amend
wheneyefihe service to beperformed took
him out ofthese limits; IS
aIn rclationilo the second point; the
Judge held that the master having volunta-
rily placed his slave in situation in which.
he would be liable to be taken within, the:
limits Of free State, he could nor compel
him to return again to a'slave Stale with
oal Eis, consent. -. 80 s. - 80
Lucas was accordingly discharged from
custody ;'ald beingiof full age, was lefttos
relurn TO Virginia Of remain, as be might
elect. -,5..-s - !, {.
5. "This decision greatly erilarges all 1.-The
previous decisions in similar; Gases. and
may beIegarded as limiting the claim Of
the master strictly to'the case Of a fugi-
tive"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-30
From. The Kentucky Communicable OCT. 8.

From the kentucky Communicable. Oct. 8!
Kidhapptrs caught.-A man .uhas2ltiy
name, sdpposed,o be assumed of Faif5haE
and woman named Webster,t have been
apprehended and committed to Jail at
lexington, having; been detected in kid
mapping, several slaves from this city,
which they successfully Iahded at Ripley,
on the Ohio side. No doubt they will be-
sent',o the P Peni,entiary'for the Felony.
Al one TIME, we understood that Fair
Back represented himself as a Presbyterian
and al another as Methodist preacher
and we hear'ihat he preached in.ths fist
Presbyterian, Church. in Lexinston, OF
which Dr.. Halls the pastor: There is no
doubt he is an impostor.. Miss Webster
who has been teaching a: female school
near in Lexingtod; is a6aeratooa 70 bsos
Rorthern origin.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-10-30

Vilality of ErJor.-In the Spectator OF
last week is an article on "The Vitality Of
Seeds":-
"Flowers are made the type Of what is
fading; but the moralst does not look deep
enough--the seed of the flower is forever
reproduced, and as we often see, retains
its vitality for ages. Apea taken from a
vase found in an Egyptian sarcophasas,
and supposed to be 2540, years old has
germinated ih the garden Of MIR. Grimstone
at H,ghgale,; and there are now nineteen
pods OIL it.n
Remarkable as the above statement may
appear. they are nethertheless phenomena
TO be observed in the political world quite
as astounding. In certain we'll known
Journals. are to be seen, almost daily, ar
ticles which belong not 10 the present day,
bur which bear strong inlernal evidence OF
belonging 10 remote 'ahtiabity. Doctrines
which fourished' iii the darker periods oil
mans history, but which the diffusion of
Intelligence has fot centuries cohslgned TO
the sarcophagus ofoblitioh, are fotnT ger
mifalihs at the present time in soil espe-
cially adapted or such production. There
can BE no doubt as.to the antiquity Of the
articles to which We refer. The barbafous
character oflhe notionsthey contain, their
utter inapplirability in state of advanced
intelligence and civilization, and The crude-
ness with whicbthey are set forth, incon-
testably prove that they belong to dark,
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-13

The following Is the way the colored lew If the I" Ri
Tie (appr pirate name , gets over the forged order
CT The Chapman cock Is behind The times. lie pre-
tends Ia wonder at a period like this. when every coon has
n chicken dead. picked aud dressed that there should be n
demand Tor butter among whIs editors. Does he suppose
We intend L. swallow such lean flesh wuh ut creasr Of
any sort And - ot butter. though cot Nv forgery. too
decent an article e. seis'n the remains f such a fowl as
the editor of the State sentinel
VIII such a dust as hat cover up a crime {, Can hon
est. decent. christian wings. fellow ship the author Of the
above No! Here the matter - understood but we
have heard wings say. that though thcy understood the
matter perfectly. 1t was well enough abroad" Tbs is
morality, equal 10 the forged order.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-13
The spirit Of Whiyycvy.

Not n little fault has been found with u for charging
The wings as the main agents in forming what is now
termed the I" Native American Party = aud conse quent-
iy OF being thereby guilty of the ia,e ouiragcs in PhiIa-
de'Phia. Under our observation. but one wing press has
had the maniiness. honor and courage, to charge wba, all
community know To be The farts. We aIlude to the editor
OF the Albany Evening Journal. the leading whis paper IN
the State If New York. We have not room This week
for his manly article but will merely state. ,hat i'm conse.
quenrc of his independence, the coons are Withdrawing
Their subscriptions from his paper. hereby injuring the
publisher and not The editor. This H. in accordance with
the same church-burning spiut exhibited in Philadelphia.
The editor. Nr. Wed however, answers the church turn-
es in u manly spirit, and oflrr To vaca e the tripod should
that faction wish to rule. 1t opportunity offers. we will
give his articles entire, and then see what the church
burning editors of Indiana will say.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-13
Clay'> Opinion Of Webster.

A correspondent OF the New England Democrat. under
date of Redmond. Va. May %, 1914. WRITES as follows
Il perceive by The B aston papers that Dani,f Uebsfer
IS putting HhNHr Clay; and as the pn6Ec hare
.W Ue6sftr's opinion Of Clay. IL rs no more than fair
That they shonM haze Glars opinion Of .Hr. Hebstsr,
(si"ce Clay was nominsied) Leans >or WHAT ARE
WEBsTEH's NorIyrs, WHETHER Ir re TN. LOVE- OF
OFFICE on BUcausE THE POPULAR CURRENT 10
SETTING orr WAY. | LOOK UPON HIM WITH
UTTER CONTEMPT y DEVASTATION !;
lie IL A DEAD WEIGHT. AND IF ANYTHING
COULD SINK A PARTY. His NAME WOULD"
4 hare HE authority IF one # .ur CL0u's uarmesf
friends fr Tie Gbore-one .cLo a month bre1ious 10
.Hr. - nomination has been travelling and making
SpeechtS ssih him and one srLo ~ editor Of a rqolenf
com paper lbs name can be furnished # desired.
THE statement aras on board a packet bout. an fke
presence IF a number IF gentlemen. and uqfLont The
krasf rcser1e." Yours. A DEMOCRAT.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-06-13
From the PenHspIrrHirn.

A general shout Of appreciation goes up ms the infeli-
gence spreads irse { over the land, and men who hu, YES
terday spoke OF the prospects of he cause with di,irust
and sadness. now yfuliy grasp each other by the hand
and exchange cheering anlIcipations. They cannot but
feel that whatever were their original preierences-vhai.
ever may have been their attachment To individuals. and
the course pursued IN the emergency-and il was cmer
gency OF the most Formidable kinds at once the de-
tate If wisdom and oi policy. by the nominations whirh
have tctn made. every one SACRIFICES something of his
previous wishes upon the altar of the general good-each
man Yields a litle 10 his ne'ehbor, aud no one can saw
thai he alone has been compelled 10 abandon his pos ton
for all find themselves in a I If rent attitude from any
which had been exf ected. All are SATISFIED. and we think
II may he promised that when thus called upon. Pennsvl-
wanna IN No'emher mex; viii roll upon the Toe with the
avalanche of one of her old fashioned majorities.