The Columbian fountain., 1845-12-09
The SUGAR Cnor-we are informed

that the sugar crop Of this year promises
fair and that those of our planters who have
engaged in the cultivation of this product,
feel we'll satisfied with their success. The
short space Of time which has elapsed since
the termination of hostiities with the Indians
has not permitted them fully to recover the
position they occupied before the war, and
consequently the crop of this year will be
comparatively limited Several of our planters
commenced grinding the cane during the past
week, and the smoke of the sugar mill curls
up from many lonely settlement between
this place and Matanzas. understand that
large preparations have been made to increase
the cultivation of this product during the
next wear, and we feel confident that the time
is not far distant when the sugar crop Of East
and South Florida willform animportant item
in the agricultural resources Of our Stale
Jacksonville, Fla. News, Nou. 81 '#
HORRIBLE ADvENTuRE.-Capt. George
W. Taylor, the inventor of the submarine
armor, with which he explores the bottoms
of rivers, related to us yesterday, one of the
most horrible stories that we ever remem-
Der to have heard. He has just returned
from the Chesapeake Bay, where he has
been raising the iron from the brig Canton,
bound from Havre-de-grace to Boston, which
was sunk in sixty feet of water, abont the
lst of September last, and three of the hands
lost When they arrived there, the captain
went down first himself, and after clearing
the quater deck, by cutting away the boom,
lanyards, Sc, sent down one Of his men,
who was an expect diver. He, after doing
what the captain ordered him, began to look
around for plumber. He first went into the
cabin, in hopes of finding the captains
watch, but coming up said to Capt. Taylor
that the captain had been g too sharp for
him'' and had taken it away. He then
crawlcd through from the cabin into the
steerage, for the purpose of picking up some
Of the sailors dunnage. He found quite
number Of old hats, boots, pants, Sc, which
had belonged to the sailors while he had
been picking them up, his back was turned
to the companion-way. But when he had
got his hands full, he turned round and put
one foot upon the first step of the companions
way, ready to ascend, when, to his horror,
dead man, dressed in tarpaulin and blue
jacket, seemed to rise up before him, and
there he stood with arms extended, opposing
his entrance. The poor fellow was horror
struck-what to do he knew not. He dared
not retreat or proceed; he stood pinned to
the spot for moment, when, gathering all
his courage, he seized the dead man by the
middle, and giving him lift, his body rose
to the top of the water. The sailors above
were Mortified at seeing a dead body arise,
instead of their messmate. But he without
waiting to give signal, cast of his weights
and rose as quick as possible, thankful for
his escape. The poor fellow did not sleep
a wink all that night, and the next morning
the captain could persuade none of the men
to 60 down, until he himself had been down
and found that there were no more dead bo
dies. The body, which was that of one
of the sailors, who had probably been caught
IN the companion-way when the vessel was
sinking, but which could not be identified,
was seen by captain Taylor to Baltimore,
where, after undergoing an inquest, it was
decently inferred. We apprehend the sail
or will not soon forget this horrible adyen-
ture. a.#
A FLOUR OPERATIoN.-A mercantile house
in this city purchased on the Sih of October 500
barrels of Flour at $3 l0-sod the entire lot
Oct. 2lst at 3,65-repurchased it Nov 25th at
S., and resod it Nov, 9th at $3.50 The
Flour remained on storage in their warehouse du-
ring the time of these profitable operations. Gin
cinnati Atlas.