Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-05-05
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The overland mail which reached Lon
don on the 3Isl of March brought adyicesi
from Bombay to the I'd ofthat;month, and I
from Calcutta to The Goth Of february.
The London and India erssgfvesnpS
detailed account of the annexation of fslheE
Punjaub to British India. =
In allth ''protected states, /" as they areo;
called, the ascendeGcy ofBritist infnencssl
is made manifest by valuable refoKHs;E
several have abolished the suttee;s :olhersa
have done away all transient nGuties,srs-f'
ceiving an equivalent from the Anglo 4
Indian Government in the shapeiof PUBLIC
improvements. Col. Lawrence The. Brit.
ish resident at Lahore, has forbidden sthes
holding of durbars Cabinet cogncils} on :.
Sunday, as heretofore practised, and This
innovation was quietly submitted 10. Hes
had also prohibited the young Maharajahs
aud his mother from iudulsing in pilgriss
images aud wandering ioa distapcefwiihss
out bis permission. The British oficersz
were building dwellings for themselves sats
Lahore, and ell things indicated the pet,a
mament establishment of British aulhori.
ty. s yss
; The King of Dude died on the 1Sthgofs
February, and his son was quietly placed |,
on the throne of this once powerful empireS
by Col. Richmond, the British resident:
There had been heavy fall Of snow,in
the bill country, the snow lying sneatly 4
three feet deep. Snow in India /!
Scinde was still tranquil but the large =
and costly military force was keptsup, audsiSi
the enormous expense was becoming more !;
and more subject of easiness. hat
10 do with The country was the question.
There was nolhiog of particular interest
from Affghanistan.
Slate of Trade.-There has been fair
amount of business done at Manchester
during the past month, but generally atssI
low prices. Oflate since the advancetin,s
the Cotton market, higher rates have beens
demanded, which buyers are not disposeds
10 pay, and business is, in consequences
checked. Spinners aud manufacturerss
still complain ofthe uuremunerative state
ofrade, and continue, verysgenerally to5l b
work short time. .s5ssr ga
IS II cannot be doubted that the present,
reduced production at Manchester and
The diminishing stocks of goods 10 the .Yazss.
.Iious markets Of the world !, prepare ttess;
way for an extensive business az some (u
lure stime, but We fear lhat: this saay be-
DELAYED till, as in former years a19Fa
IabnGda supp ttlesr ass maj tsAt3f
biEs s3DanpTdcTnfffs.:;7 'acc1l5 p
Tort heir goods ing dis ithe sSsIss
offoreign markets become .pr gent, and !
shipmentsIto to them can boz oHonge. de-
ferred. ,Ha III
A :Discouery.-About two, niles from,
this village, on land known as thes..l Kerr
tract" there is an ancient Mound, circular
at the base which is surmounted BY an
oaken stump probably originally 2 feetin
diameter, which is almost totally decayedt i
from age, A few days since, some boys
dug into The mound, and nearly under the
slump, al the depth of'hree fee:. skeleton
was found, much decayed, but portionsof
il iu fair degree of preservation. Nears
The head were found two stone hatchets.
an arrow head, a stone pipe, and far more
singular-a lot of plates. apparently ising-
glass, which are covered with lines and I.
hieroslyphics of different and beautifulcos:
Iors. The colors and workmanship betoken;;
a more advanced and entirely different
state Of the arts than has been heretofore
discovered in the remains of Indian tribes.
Some of The plates are destroyed. butthere
are fifteen reserved. They are circular.
oval in shape, and about inches by 1Oins
size. A pipe bowl beautifully finished
from stone, was also found. The. bowie
which il nearly round, rises from base:on
the bottom of which are the figures 81 49,:
Measures are being taken, under the SUI
pervision of some OF our most Intelligent
citizens, further TO explore this s'singular'
mound. There isIiule doubt butethat
these plates contain the history of some;
former race that has Inhabited this country,iif
and we shall wait further discoveries with y i,
great curiosity. ,, s.,ss,Sssa
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