Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-12-30
B. W. STEWART, Q. S.

THE City.-Monlgomery never was
improving as rapidly as now. Residences
stores. public houses and buildings of
every kind are going up as ifby magic.
and in all directions. The sound Of the
hammer, anu The hum of improveme MS
are heard everywhete. The foundation
of the large and splendid II tel about to
be erected, is already laid. And the Cap
iiol, structure SO credilable to The taste
that designed it, 10 The skill that executes
it, 10 the city thai builds il, aud 10 the
State that will receive it, is already in
such state Of lorwardness tha, they are
putting The rool upon it. BY he close of
The spring il is supposed it will be entirely
completed. But what is heller still, the
indication OF the times warrants these i'm
rrovemenls. Our streets are filled with
Wagons from every direction, and from
far from US, and every thing seems to ndi'
cate all interest Of business, corresponding
TO The increase Of population, and If bust.
ness facilities.
We are great pace-thal's fact
and growing nicely.'-Aia. Journal.
Il Neac Office in the Army.-The Wash
iuston correspondent of the Philadelphia
North American, who seems t. enjoy
more facilities for "picckirg up" scraps Of
news than almost any other we know of,
gives the following as The outline of plan,
which, he AYERS, is seriously entertained
by the Administration.
''lt is designed TO apply TO Congress for
The creation Of an Office Of LeuIenan;
General, which is To he conferred upon
The Hon. Thomas Fl. Benton. Tins rank,
unknown 10 our service, bur in Europe
understood, | heIieve, 10 represent majes-
ty, will -devolve upon 6iin the supreme
command and the plan of operations.
"Alter the taking Of Vera Cruz, which
is not doubled, the three divisions Of the
army, from Tampico, Vera Cruz, aud
whatever point Gen, Tsylor's force will
have reached, will be ordered 10 advance
and concentrate on The city Of Mexico
There assembled. the Lieutenant General
will assume the civil functions Of Com.
missioner, uthorized to propose Terms of
peace and to negotiate the basis for a
treaty. Such is the skeleton Of plan To
bring This war 10 close"
ErpLosire Cotton.-lu our accoun: on
the 9th instant Of the explosive cotton.
made by Dr.. Anes Of this city, we mad
verrenlly omitted a part of the process,
and now give it in full. Couan prepared
carefully after the formula below gives
compound of far greater explosive power
than that used in the experiments male
by Government.
The Cotton is first soaked in a weak
solution Of carbonate of potash, washed in
clean waller and dried. II is then put iulo
a mixture Of equal measures of sulpheric
and nitric ;lcid, in whichil should remain
from two 10 five minutes. If more than
three ounces of the acid mixture is used
at a lime the Cotton is apt to take fire.
When the Cotton is removed il should be
put Immediately into basin of clean wa
ter, which should be frequently changed
washing the cotton ip il, until The acid
taste is'no longer perceptibe. The acids
are prepared in The following manner:
The sulphurate acid OF commerce is
freed from its impurities by dstilla,ion.
The nitric acid is made in the usual way
by dislilIery, equal weights Of common
shlphurit acid aud nitrate of potash in
glass retort:: As the nitrate of potash com.
monty contains good deal of chloride Of
sodium, (sait) the first portion of acid that
comes over contains hydrochloric acid, a