Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-01

BosroN. Thursday evening, Aug. ID,
The high price Of money in England
and the bills which have come back, said
10 amount to 100000 sterling, principal
Iy Canadian, is bad news, with only G6O,-
600 in specia by the steamer to counlerba
lance.
Ertrac, from letter from a prominent
banhing house in London.
1.-The great fall in grain aud flour will
cause great loses here, and vast number
of bills from your side will very probably
be protested. The bills drawn in tha, trade
will be looked on with much caution for
some time to come. The continued de-
preston of our Exchange al Paris having
caused snme rather extensive demands on
our Banks for bu lion (about half a million
sterling in the conrse of last weekly they
have raised their rale Of discount for long
paper to 81 per cent. for 30 and GO days,
and per, cent. for 60 to 80 days.
We may therefore look lor money to
he valuable for some lime to come. 1t is
reported that considerable amount of
bills from your side, drawn against grain,
have been protested, and ;hat the protests
go out by this packet"
After suspension Of several months, we
again spread before our readers the JEFF
fersunian. To those Of our subscribers who
are convenient to our location, the reasons
for the suspension are well known ; but 10
such as are NOT informed on the subject,
we take this opportunity 20 say. that the
nonappearance Of the paper his been pro.
duccd by occurrences beyond our control.
We have been the greatest sufferer by the
suspension, aud have, therefore, resumed
our publication at the earliest moment
practicable. The opportunity is also seiz-
ed, to assure our friends. that no exertlons
shall be spared TO render tho paper worthy
their confidence and support, and that lis
publication in future shall be conducted
with the utmost regularity and puncluality.
We are prepared to fulfill these Piled dses,
and they may be relied OH.
With feelings of The deepest gratitude,
we return our thanks to the numerous
friends who, personally and by letter, have
expressed their great desire to see the JEFF
fersonan issued again, aud pledged US
their liberal and cordial suppnrI. Notwi,h-
standing our suspension has occurred
during the midst Of AL exciting war;. and
while local questions Of great aud absorbing
interest have been in progress around, and
when all have been keenly anxious TO have
paper and be in possession fthe earliest
news, our friends have not only borne
with our unavoidable delinquency, by con-
tinuing their names our list, excepting
some four or five persons, but our list Of
subscription has increased within the past
ten days nearly 5Onanes. TO such friends,
we will show that we are not ungraleiul
for such friendship.
To our Editorial brethren, too, we owe
public expression Of our thanks, for their
kindness in sending Us their paper during
the suspension ofthe Jelfersunian. Those
only WIN are used to such e feast, eau APP
preciate the pleasure derived from the
perusal oflhe Editors weekly exchanges; !;
and our pleasure has been tho greater. and
our gratitude The more sincere, as We have
had nothing to give in relurn,-Charlott:
JcGersonian.
Trouble about Slave.-A crowd Of per-
sons. black and while, assembled in front
Of the fremont House yesterday noon,
in consequence of the arrival of a family
from New Orleans who are accompanied
by female servant who is slave. The
woman wishes to remain with her master
aud mistress, and is not in any way Ees'
trained Of her liberty, nor will sho leave
them il she is allowed to have her own
way. We understand that she has been
,y; m ,ba,o -, Nnvport and ReJrnrd wharr