The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-07-11

his head, bursting cap each time, by Ihos
Turner. He did not draw his knife, no.
shake off The hold of those who were clingins
to him, until he perceived the blood spouling
forth from his side, and believing from the
wound that he must die. With superhumar
effort he shook off those who held him, en-
countered Cyrus Turner. and stabbed him.
The wound took effect in the lower part oI
his abdomen, resulting in his death in 30
hours.
CoTroN RopE.-We have at our Office a
sample Of Cotton Rope, kindly presented 10
US by Captain Sensat. of the Spanish bark
Celestina. 1t was manufactured at Barcelo
ma in Spain, and Captain 8. informs US that
he has been for years using cotton rore on
board his vessel for various purposes, and in
many respects considers it superior to hemp
en-. 1t works remarkably free, and retains
its sollness and pliability in the coolest wealth
er; and, as an evidence of its durability. he
stated that his present cotton tller rope has
been iE constant use more than three years.
r ;,hilo @ .L.,-,..,A ~ .rrtice pade Of hemp had 10
he renewed at the end OF every voyage.--
This rope is manufactured out of refuse cot
ton. and in Barcelona costs about the same
as that made Of hemp, in this country we
have no doubt it could be manufactured at a
much less costs.-Mercu,y.
THE ANNEXATION OF CANADA.-A To-
ronlo correspondent Of the Rochester Daily
Advertiser confesses his positive conviction
that majority of the people of Canada are
willing 10 be annexed to the government "f
The United States. His language, it will be
seen by The following extract, is very deci.
ded:
Il believe The time to have arrived when
annexation could be effected ,f it depended
upon the majority of the Canadians. have
come TO this conclusion by mixing with all
classes of society, and by close observation.
You cannot enter the house of any we'll in
formed man in Canada, and broach the SUBJ
ject of politics, but annexation is spoken of
as cure for all our present misfortunes,
and the fact is that unless weihave annex.
alton we shall have no peace, no prosperity
or safety in the province"
PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE ENGL1sn
AND FRENCH NAvIEs.-From the published
lists it appears tho French have Gig ght sail Of
The line IN commission, whilst in the English
feet there are IL sea-going line-of.batlIe
ships Ofthe French list of eight. five arc
three-deckers, two of them are ninety gun
ships, and one is of s6guns whereas of the
Twelve sail of the Enulsh. only three are
Thee deckcrs, one only is a ninety gun ship,
four are s4's, one is an 80, and mounts 7S
guns, andtl other two are Of the old 70
gun class, and moreover two are in the
home ports with only one-half their full
compliments. The French have eigh,
heavy frigates-one of 60, one Of 50, two Of
SO, one Of 46, and three of 40 guns. In
our sea going force aAoa', we have only
eight first and second class friga,es' 'bf which
two only are of so guns, two Of az, one Of
40. and three tf SO. The total number Of
guns carried by The French frigates 332.
The total number of guns carried by the
French Is line-of.balie ships and frgaies is
1914 the total number carried by the Brit.
ish Iine-of battle ships and frgates is I405,
showing a difference in favor of the latter
of only 100 guns. The aggregate nmber
OF men Preponderate in favor of the French.
The French ships Of the line are concenra'
ted in the Mediterranean; the English ships
of The line in the Mediterranean are only six;
and Of the others, one is in the Pacific,
another in China, and third is in the
West Indies. ..-.