Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-07-11
OFFICIAL.
4 Recommendation By The President Of the
United States.
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
4 Recommendation By The President of the
United States.
AT season when the Providence of
God has manifested itself in The visitation
Of fearful pestilence which is spreading
its iavases throughout The land, /, is fit.
ling lta, people, whose reliance has ever
been in His protection, should humble
themselves before His throne, and, while
acknowledging past uanssressious. ask
continuance of The Divine Mercy.
1t is therefore earnestly Recommended.
that the first Friday 10 August be observ-
ed Throughout, the United States as day
of fasting, humiliation aud PRAYER. All
business will be suspended 10 the various
branches Of The public service on that day:
and it is recommended 10 persons of ali
religious denominations 10 abstain, as(ar
as practical, from secular occupation, and
Fto assemble in their respective places Of
Public Worship, to acknowledge The in.
inile goodness which has watch over
our existence as nation and so long crown
ed us with manifold blessings, and to i'm.
plore the Almighty. in His nwn good time,
to stay the destroying hand which is now
lifted up against US. z. TAYLOR.
WAsuISGTos, July 3, ls49.
TESTIMONIAL TO GALLANTRY.-The !.
medals awarded 10 the Charleston Com.
pany of the Palmetto Regiment or Vol.
uhteers by our City Council, were present.
ed on The Alh by bis Honor the Mayor.
They are Of massive silver, aud very hand
some in appearance, the embellishments
being in good Taste, and very neatly ex-
ecuted. On one side is represented A
Member OF The Company, standing in
preached wall which he had jus, scaled,
and O which he has planted its colors;
while be is waving his sword in encourage
meus to his comrades who ale mounting
the ladders. The motto surrounding this
device is: Vera Cruz Churubusco; Cha
pullepec; Garita De BeIen," On The other
side is representation ofthe city o! Char
lesion, ship entering the harhor under
full sail, while in the foreground sits Com
merce, represented by a graceful female
figure. On the inner circle is the motto:
Edes mores juraque curar. Corpus Poll
ticuln." On The outer circle: Present
ed by the City of Charleston 10 the Char
lesion Company Of Volunteers in Mexico.''s
The medal is fitting testimonial 10 he.
roic sallantry and enduring patriotism,
which the recipients, aud all connected
with them. may justly be.proud of-Chqfs7-
Mercury. :.
No TIDlSGs OF Sir JOHN FRAHKarN.
Letters have been received atsN tiss
from the Hudson's Bay Terfilory, ,bs sssaysss:
Of Saul st. Marie, Observation-Disclosures
from Fort Simpson,, Of datafhs 5ef1sss
ber last. The writer ofSaslettes from
post says: sssSs ;sS
Fig hleen men ofIhs 81 saIfiss sS
ed here yesterday from SFt glo1fi idenre
sent 10 be kept during Adii1tsf
went round from thu NOUS nc tbs l s
Kenzie to the Coppek 81 but tno
or word of Sir John Frank any one
else except Esqnimatix, whom they saw
in largo numbefs. Avery 4aras spaftgof 8;
those daring iFascals metlitss M Iedi ssea af
tie mouth of the Nj Kenzis, add q 5ss s oiis
former OCCASION, wanted oamaks aspyfzs.
Of the boat, and all that was inI hen1 5Sk d
nothing serious happened SIT
ardson is to proceed To- sa1ad & as sqS
as the M'Kenzie bfeaEaTU 6eSs s
Rae is going wilhScne Boai gam 10 q
coast" s.; 9; 9
tNrEREsTiaG FAcTs:-Aa legal stole issss
II lbs. or an eighth Of an hundred III I
England, and 16 lbs. in Holland.
om, six feet, is derived from the; heighiii 81 s.
a full grown man. A hand 10 horse msa-
sures, is !nur inches. An lrishmiIeiis
2,2l0 yards; a Scotch mile is 1854 yards;5
a German 1906; Turkish 1929. sAlrss
acre is l,4S0 square yards foot 81 Inches
each way. A square mile. I,76O yards
each way, contains GAO acres. The hui
man body consists of $40 bones, 9 kinds
of articulation or joipinss, 100 carriIases
or Iisame,s, 400 muscles or lendons, and
100 nerves, besides blood, arteries, veins.
Sc. Potatoes planted below three feet do
not vesetale; at one foot they grow thick
ost. and al Two feet they are rerarded two
or three months. There are no solid rocks
in The arIic regions, owing to the severe
frosts. The surface ofihe sea is estimated
at Isl, 100000 square miles, taking the :
whole surface of the globe at 197,O00,00G
square miles. Its greatest depth is sup,
posed to be equal to the height ofIhe
highest mountain, or four miles.
SENATOR ATculsoN i, is understood, Z
SAYS The ST.. Louis Republican, that Judge
a ichson has sent to the press manifesto,
in which he announces his opposition to 3
the doctrines of Mr.. Benton's late speeches,
and takes issue with him.
Willard P. Hall, member of Congress
from The same section of The Stale, it is
said will take the same chute. The one
sisncd-lhe other refused to sign the Cal
houn address; both are now on the same
platform. and against Benton.
Hon. VIM. C. Preston, Of South. Caro-
lima, accompanied by his lady, passed
through this place on Sunday last on his
way to the Virginia Springs. Disease
had made such rapid inroads upon his con-
sliu,on. ,ha. his person presents but