The State guard., 1847-08-03

IioNloobSfs uhltu ouiN s-lsi; "hiSh Sou municates the important intelligence tha' on ihe day previous he plantation ol Madam Boswofth, near that place, was attacked by he army worm, and n a lew hours her wsoic crop qoaS ..oGry destroyed. The geaiIeman's name who wrole the letter is known 10 us, and the info, nation is 10 be relied on. This news produced, We are told quite a stir in our market yesterday, and fully 6000 bales of Cotton were purchased at very full, and, in some instances, at better prices. II is well 10 remark, however that the excitement was attributed by some. partially al least, to the reception of the Britanna's accounts by express, reportipg an advance in Cotton at Liv> erpool. and a considers able decline in Bfeads,uffs.
 The editor of he Mobile Register re, ceivej a letter from a respectable Plan- Ter in Gonecuh Go, in this Siaie, bear ing date July 18th, which says the Corn crops are very good. consider he i Cotton crop on an average as bad, lsl on account of lhe late planting anG bad stund, 2l the lice and gfasshopper, ard Sl the late heavy rains which has kept the crop in the grass. The crop on an average is three weeks later in lhis coun- ly than usual, and hear from good au tholity, that lhe caterpillar has made is appearance in my neighborhood. J s. Simpson says he has seen them, and Mr II Donald, who lives within three miles of me, has some of them acebbed up and in a glass, in order 10 see what progress the worm will make. l have not now the least doubt of the caiterpil- lar being in the county at ihis time, and should they make the progress they have usually done, l am satisfied we shall mol make seed enough 10 plant another crop
 There has been enough rain ir ;he neighbo,heod for ihe last three weeks 10 have made good crop, provided il had fallen at the proper time. As loi my ciop l am in despair. Owing ,c the great quantity of rain that has faPer in the last three weeks, inc old cotton which was doing very well, has shed the forms and young polls, but this kind o cotton is scarce in this county, for a; before stated, the general crop is unosu, ally late.
 The rain still continues, and I see nc prospects at his time for dry weather
 The Tallahassee Journal of the l2il ult., says there has scarcely been { day fer mopth-the last week aver aged two hard showers a day. In re. gard 10 cotton lhe general report is, tex cept where the grass has been utterly unmanageble,) that i; is extravaganily tlourlshing-far too much so for the sat isfaction of sagacious planters. 'Toe much weed and too few bolIs.' Ever should there be no caterpillar, wbict every one confidently fsars, it is no thought he yield-of cotton will be large But in regard to corn there can be nc mlstdke-aa abundant harvest seems certain.
 The News, a Texas paper, says we have seen several gentlemen from diff ferent sections of he interior, and they all testify that the crops were never bel; ter. 4 letter from Matagorda, of lhe loh says-'The planters of Clancy ano Teach Creek never had better prospects of abundant crops than at present: the cotton, although late, could not look better; and if none of Inc many casu, alltles befall il 10 which it seems pecur harly liable, the picking will be busy tine in hese parts. The regular arm, worm has ravished several gardens il town, ba, no appearance of this desiruc tive insect has been noticed in the coun try. God deliver us from this worse than Egyptian plague.'
 Tine Vlllager, published at Marksvile La., of the 18th has the following sTh, news of the crops throughout the parish are of the most cheering character Oar Corn fields promise 10 yield a rici harvest notwithstanding the incessen rain and cloudy weather of the last fou weeks, which prevents its early matu riy.
 i Cotton, in some parts, has attained an almost gigantic sig. and the boll are plentiful. As ii might be expected during the wet seasor, the rust vii cause damage: We have already heart planters complain of i,; however, tha disease of the plant has not yet spreat to any alarming extent or created seri ous apprehensions.