Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-07-05

1UTlS w tuC WIN Wv 1SS'~SS -
! Orleans as Regent.
the Choerais making frighlful ravases
in Austria and Russia.
! In The battle with the Piedmontese
! is, 1000 of The Austrians are said TO have
been slain. ta:',
AT Liverpool, on the 9th inst, sales
were made of 200 tierces of Carolina
Rice. at lis; Us. 81. on bond. -
Al New-York Oh Monday, the sales ol
Cotton amounted to 50Obales-uo change
| 10 The market.
From the Neao York Herald, June 10.
Latest and Interesting from. Martinique.
BY the arrival of The brig Columbus
Captain Webster, we are placed in possess
ion of Intelligence from Martinique, one
the French West India Islands, To the
! Cd instant. ea-!'
All the previous accounts relative TO the
horrible bu,chery of the white inhabitants
of The island, by The slave poplution, are
corroborated, and many additional parli-
culars furnished
On hoard the Columbus ale Messrs. j..
b. .Duchamp, E. Duchamp. L. Duc'lamp'
! F. Crassous, Il. Reeual, aud j. Dresero,io,
| formerly wealthy planters OF the island,
] who. with their families, iu all thirty-iive
persons, were Obliged. suddenly 10 seek
refuge on board The vessel 10 save their
lives. They escaped from the shore in The
night leaving all their properly behind.
-! Fears were entertained that the blacks
would attack the brig, bat Captain Webs
ter saliantIy determined. and made every
1 preparaIiun. 10 resis, any attempt oil Inc
kind. For Captain W's efforts in their
behalf, the above unfortunate persons ex-
press their heartfelt gratitude, and that Is
all they have to offer him, not having saw
ed hardly dollar Of their valuable pros
perty.
The blacks were massacreing The white
inhabitants daily. Some thirty six per.
sons. including women, and children, were
on one occasion driven inlo a house, the
building sci o. fire, and with lis unlortu,
nale inmates, entirely consumed.
The white inhabitants were fleeing 10
every place that afforded The possibility Of
1 an asylum from the vindictIve assaults Of
their iucs. A number had escaped TO New
| Orleans. Some captains Of vessels, had
declined taken any OF fthe refugees on board
their vessels, fearing au attack from the
blacks.
Business of all kinds was at stand, Sc
vefat vessels were in port, unable TO dis
posed of their cargoes.
Capt. Webster is Of opinion that If rs
sis,ance were not speedily received, the
place would he entirely destroyed.
The uew governor, appointed by the
French republic, had 40, arrived, bur was
daily expected.
The decree of The French government,
abolishins slavery in The colony, took, el-
I frcl on the 23d of May. The official
announcement, of the fact is contained in
| The Courier Iela- -Alaaii...-s---~'rtIy-
FOL Nav. A general amuesry Tor all poll
ticaL Offences is annexed 10 the decree, cou-
4 piled with some local provisions for their fu
rurc tranquility Of the colony, which re-
cont disturbances have rendered neeful.
! Island of Bermuda-Rtscue of Mr.
Mi'chet.-Thef Belmudas. to which the
Irish paltriol Mitchell, has been sent as
y felon by the British Government. for
fourteen years, are nice little group Of
Islands, lying close upon the Atlantic
coast, not more than 700 miles from
| Cape Halteras, and about 1000 from
Charleston and Say annaIl. The popu.
lation is about 1000 souls equally divi-
ded between the white and black race,
and their principal productions, sugar,
coffee, mo!asses, sc. The number ot
troops stationed on them is less 10 900
of whom about che halt are lrishnen.
One or two vessels of war, and Simi
lair number of convict hulks, are usually
floating about tl,e island. With regard
10 the mcdilated rescue by our Irish citl.
zens olthe patr;ol Michel from on board
one Of these, The New York Sun says
"a depu,atlun in this and other csic.
OF the United States, numbering abou
TWO thousand, is organizing, we learn
with the intention OF chartering three o,
four "long, low, black, raking looking
!, vessels" provided and munitioned ii
case OF accident. Tue trip of the dc.
! pulation is to be Called the "Turtle
nunt." The depulalinn to avoid al
; display, will hoist no flag, and carry nc
government passports. Sohn Bull, mt
doubt, will be on The look on for these
"Iong; low, black looking sctooners.'
From Vera Crus.-The United S,ales
steam ship Vuginia, Capt. j. Spinney
Jr., arrived at Mobile OH Saturday last,
within six days from Vera Cruz. with
seven companies of The Palmetto Regi.
men,. The remaining three companies
: embarked and sailed on The same day or
Z board The schooner r. p. Hunt.
: The following is list of the cabin pas
sengers by the Virginia:
, Col. A II GLADDEN. aud servant. Lieut.
) Col. r G VI Dunovant, Major R S Mofa
aud servant, G J. Clark and servant, Lieu,
} L Walker. Acrg. Rest. Quarter Mas.
Ter, Lieu! Joseph Abuey, Act'g. Req,
COmmissary Subsistence Iieut ReIpf