Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-11-17

once seemingly demonstrated that the
resistance of the air 10 the machine in mo-
ton would fix limit. but his calculation:
on this point, like those which he made On
Steamers crossing the Atlantic, have proved
faIlacious in practice.
So it would seem that we are in The
midst Of revolutions, one following another
in succession, until we have gone out ol
sight of all the old land marks in Mechan-
les aud Philosophy, ,sand it is 10 be hoped
leaving all old notions i'll the mists of their
own increduliry.
From, he Ncu York Tribune, Of the 10Th inst
5DAYS LATERFROM EUROPE.
Arrival of the Washington,
e There is very little change in The general
condition of English affairs since the sail
ing of the Caledonia. There have been
some additional failures, but none Of much
Immediate consequence Oh this side OF the
water. Among them, however, are The
Liverpool Banking c Company, Manchester
Ea1k, (Schoes Il Co.. and Newcastle
Union Joint Stock Bauk-all of moderate
importance The last named had a capi-
tai of 500, 900 aud a circulation Of $3.50
600. This sloppage would cause distress
in The Mining Districts. Sill. it was hoped
that the worst was over; and It will De
seen that the Funds had slightly improved
al the close,
The Working Glasses, however, have
manifestly not felt the worst of it. Sus-
pension Of work, reduction of wages, short
lime, aud every symptom Of hard times
are now their portion, and collisions be-
tween employers aud their workmen are
frequent. The approaching Winter is
evidently destined 10 10 The hardest that
The people Of England have known for
many years.
On the 20lh it was announced that the
nLiverpool Banking Co." had stopped
payment.
From tic TRilmcr s. Smiths European Times.
Commercial Reuis,o.-Siuce the publ
Gallon of our paper.by the Caledonia, Il
complete paralysis has seized almost every
branch Of trade. The earnest application
OF The Liverpool Commercial Body fol
releffrom the Government has been mel
Mithlbe most earnest expression Of sym; sym;
pathy, buf, up TO tnis monent' tue cn'e'
members Of tue Administration seem either
inexoraole TO all complaint, or totally uno
oual to The task of providing a remedy.
Every day the mischief is spreading,
Mills are stopped, thousands thrown out Of
employ, and the total absence Of all dealing
iu trade render the sale Of goods TO any
extent altogether impossible. Iu this state
of things all reports must necessarily be oi
one unvarying tone of most melancholy
aud desponding character.
The transactions in Cotton since our
last publication have been very limited,
and prices recedcd from 81 TO ID; indeed,
no Improvements can he expected until the
money market is less stringent, and the
demand for manufactured goods increases.
From the Britannia, Oct. %.
The Manufacturing Districts.-The
progress Of desllution is frishtlul in the
extreme. In Lancashire alone, it is COM
puled that $4,000 work people, with their
families, are deprived of employment. In
Manchester, during the last week, the
number Of operatives wholly without EN-.
ployment has increased by $500. The
repor, of Mondays Manchester market
states "il was the drearist market day ever
experienced in Manchester, not single
sale having been reported"
african Slaue'" "I'rade.-Le,tcrs have
been received at the Navy Department by
the U, S. brig Dolphin, which has just ar
rived at New-York, % Gays from Porto
Praya (Cape de Verd Island.) Lieutenau1
Commanding Bell gives some account Of
his cruisc lie had overhauled an Ameri.
can brig tthe J. w. Huntingdon on the
night Of The 3lsl August owned in New.
York, from Rio Janciro, with The usual as,
sorted slave cargo on board, and lumber
enough for slave deck. He was informed
also, that the Malaga had precisely such 4
cargo, except the lumber. The American
brig .Scnator,' boarded in March last, was
out from Rio with such cargo and simi.
larly chartered master Of the J. w
Huntington reports that she (lhe SENATOR
now lies scuttled in Rio. Having safely
landed 500 slaves at Cape Frio she pro
ceoded into Rio under Brazilian colors
where her owners were suffered to strip
her of all her furniture, and then the Gov
ernment seized her as no document yes
sel-lhe American crew having left her
,Loargo, where the slaves were taken or
board.
In these transactions (says Lieutenan
Commanding Belly you perceive the mode
in which the American flag covers ant
promotes trade which no other fas can
and The base uses to which it is applied by
foreigners who have not the manliness tc
vipdicate the freedom Of their own,
= 1.-THE American factory at this place il
tile principal trading establishment uude
the American flag on the Southern coast
there being branches Of it, as at Ambizeltr
and Loango, owned by Messrs, Boorhows
81 Hnnt. Salem, Massachusetts, who are
said 10 be doing a fair business in guns
ivory, copper and ebony; that house sends
put from six 10 eight vessels annually.
From the same source / understand
{ G,bo,i iun1xayda' of thirfx American vessol,