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The Great Hurricane at the South.

TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION or PROPERTY.
We have before referred to the damsge done
in Florida by the great storm of about the Cad
of August, but the latest advices show that we
had formed no conception of its violence and
extent IL seems to have swept from Forida to
Porto Rico, and perhaps further Sou.h. The
Georgia encountered il on the 9Th ult., in the
Maraquana Passage, on her outward voyage to
Jamaica and Chagres, from ~ York. 1t Is des-
cribed as a terrible gale. She laid TO upwards
Of forty hours under the lee of the island, but
all her sails were blown away, and her topsail
yard was lost. The Georgia, after the gale,
made several feet Of water before she put into
Jamaica.
The British royal mail steamer Great West
ern, on her way to St Thomas met the hurri-
cane in the Mona Passage She was knocked
down upon her beam ends, shipped several heavy
seas, carried away her wbeelhouse. and was
several hours in imminent danger of being lost
She was greatly damaged.
The loss of vessels and lives in the West In
dies, by wrecks, it is expected, is very great
Many vessels must have been lost at sea that
will never be heard from
The hurricance was felt at jamaica, but not
so severely in other islands, so far as informa-
ton has been received.
The island of Porto Rico has suffered greatly
NlOSt OF the plnntnuon6 are utLeriV ruined be-
yond resusctation for one or two years. Thous-
anis Of cattle and horses and other animals
were killed, and many persons lost their lives
The plains were inundated, and in the vicin ty
Of the mountains worked into immense rullies,
by the force of the torrents ge tlemau who
visited the mountains on Porto Rico to view the
surrounding country Of one of the most fertile
regions, describes it as one entire scene Of de-
struction and desolation, by the winds and wa
ters.
The hurricane was not felt in Chagres. We
stated, on yesterday, that it was believed The
gale had not reached Key West and the south
western coast of Floria. We fear our inf ,rm.
ant may have been mistaken, and that we mav
receive in few days. distressing acconnts from
that region Of wrecks and losses Of life. The
sea on the coast Of Porto Rico, md on the Gulf
Coast, at ~. Marks, Apalachicola and Cape st.
Bias, by the accounts already published, rose
several feet higher than has ever before been
known, and It must have affected the Keys and
Southern coast. 1t appear, also, that the
steamer Union felt the gale in the Gulf Stream.
on The eastern coast of Florida, off Cape Car.
naveral,
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WASHINGTON CITY.


EY- The Union announces with some de-
gree OF exultation that il has received despatch
from Canton, Mississippi dated September 9th,
TO the effect that Gen. QuIrmAn had abandoned
the field, and was no longer candidate for
governor. There is, of course, no published
sigaature--lut the Union says, in explanation
of its publication of it: as il bore respons-
ibIe signature the fact which it states admits Of
no doubt"
We are not so easy on that score as our con-
temporary. We do not put much faith in what
are always called responsible signatures. SO
many statements, equally reliable, have come
from the West of late, that we do not doubt
but the Union has been deceived. We believe
we should have received similar intelligence had
there been any truth in it. General QUrMAN
will not give in, unless compelled to do so by
i'll health.
The Union in supporting the cause of FooTE,
il in fact siding with the Wing, while it pro-
fssses to belong to the Democratic, party. That
those who now proclaim themselves friends of
the Union will show their Wing colors before
fong We have little doubt. And then what
course will our contemporary take We appre-
bend it will look with another eye upon the
course of the Southern rights party, and find
less fault with the just and independent course
which the Southern Press has all along adopted
in unfolding the constitutional rights Of the
South
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A HoT ToRsADo.-The Empire, newspaper
published at Sidney, in New Sc nth Wales, gives
the following account of scorching tornado,
experienced at Warnambool in that colony:
On the morning of Thursday, March 6, from
he North-westward came sweeping along over
and among the lofty gum and waffle trees, a
heavy cloud, accompanied by towering columns
Of dust and smoke, driven with ,empestuous
hot blast; so sudden was the change that the
fiery blast might be felt on one cheek, whilst
the south-easierly wind played on the other.
This was about ten minutes past seven o'clock.
The wind grew in fury and in heat. The air
was Gull not only of sand and dust, but small
stones, which drove with incredible force The
heat increased every h )ur, and the wind blew
with resistless fury; II swept the roads and
streets, il lowered round the angles of the build
ings, and fell with deadenng heat on all that
IL came in contact whitman was PROSTATE and
helpless. business stopped, the streets deserted,
the houses closed, and for many weary hours
the blast and the sand storm ruled supreme
The sun, whom IL struck, seemed to leave
burning spot but worse than ali came the suf
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locating dry afr that filled the lungs with pafehs
ing heat, and choaking thirst and Unsuitable
desire TO drink. The thermometer ranged one
hundred and fifteen degrees in the shade. some
times rising sometimes sinking, the hot wind
swept by or partly iuIled. All were stricken
and covered before it, The horizon was
dlmmed, and ever and anon the ce Of heaven
was obscured with the thick smoky cloud Of
sand and stones hurled aloit and scattered by
the wind, which now blew with inereang fury
The will was powerless, and sunk into a
dreamy torpor men, women and children lay
on the floors, couches, and chairs, denuded of
all sosts Of superiluous clothing; and on them
and on everything else, came tho fine dust in
sduously creeping through every creyice, and
spreading itself over all human aud nanmate
dust to dust. Appetite was destroyed, and in
It's place came thirst, in fearful usurpation, and
then sleep.
The dogs had skunk into dark corners, and
lay painting; the fowls covered in coyies, with
half open beaks and ruified feathers the bull
locks hung down their heads some dropped
down exhausted and ded---some dropped down
dead, while Others more fortunate turned tail TO
the driving winds and oled their tongues ut
tenng now aud then faint below; men rushed
desperately round the corners and plunged mpd-
ly into the whirwind, in the hope to regain their
respective homes; others, dead beaten, turned
their backs to the tempest, and journeyed crab
like. Towards evening the wind had changed
to full south, from off the bay, and brought with
it a cool, gentle and refreshing breeze, and the
sun sunk in the far off west with all its magnifi-
cent spleDdor. In the morning, accounts of
fires came fast trooping in, with melancholy
descriptions of losses sustained, and fears were
entertained that further devastation might re-
suit. Rumors unhappily but too true"
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Island tn receiye and that although they had
believed that, IN this slari, there were other re-
sources, yet after their landing they had received
none; that the agents in the United States were
Segur Cucl,ins g. Co that these were the only
promoters of this expedition; that Lopez had
constantly said that they could not count on
metallic aid 10 the island, without cooperation
OF the janta in New York, which had disagreed
with Betancourt and Aguero, in respect to the
mode of organizing the expedition; that the
junta referred TO 10 composed of various other
Cubans besides those mentioned. Of whose
names he was ignorant; that all which he has
said is true, &c, &c
FRANCISCO A LAME.
Signed before me-
RI VrrrAruA
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EE- We publish in to-dnys paper, two letters
which have appeared from Gen. QmTMAN and
Senator RHErT, in reply to the calumny con-
tanned in the LEWIS letter
Any remarks Of our own are almost needless,
inasmuch ms the letters, brief as they are, speak
for themselves.
SUMMERviLLE Aug. Odd, 1851.
DIR. We Poindextcr, Present In my hur-
ried canvass have had only leisure to read has-
tiy the Union Beacon, Extra, containing letter
purporting TO be written by Mr.. James. A.
Lewis, of South Carolina, to Robert Brown, in
which It ia stated that | nm urging the secession
leaders Of South Carolina by all means 10 keep
that state mp 10 The rack, 10 make her secede and
that although Mississippi is moi ready for mces-
sicn herseg, and IL viu moi do for HIM (rne) 10
fake This stand, yet, II South CAROLINE ciH only
bring on the issue, he Cd piu maintain her
THIS STA 7EMENT rs NOT TRUE.
Since my nomination for governor, have no
recollection Of having ever written letter TO
Carolina. Before my nomination, in answer to
some inquiries made by several gentlemen of
that State, endeavored to present the issues
which were involved In our canvass, and may
have expressed the wish that South Carolina
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The EXECUTION or PsLIrscAL OYrxxpEa
AT haLAH, lTALY.--Fbst Chisss. = Milaness
workman, was shot the other day for aslsm psiag
TO posi- some revolutionary paeards, wss an.
nounced ~ the newspapers at the time. Private
letters supply the following interesting psrticu.
lars OF The man and his manner of death H.,
was to have been hanged according TO the s.,p-
tence OF the court martial; but the sxecu,i,,ss,
of bergamo having refused TO give his servires
ne was shot The executioner (hntred In ths
foreign yoke is so deeply ingrained in the nation
mat u has penetrated even to this most abhorred
OF It's funetionar'es,) has been punished with
death Tor his disobedenee. On MA trial
Chiesa was asked, " Who gave You the writing,
to post r lie answered. NO one /: cos,nc.sd
them myself" g Where did YOU ost m.
printed !" IL printed them myself in nv c.,.'
dwelling /" where are your printing m.,s
ralsf' I" ] do not know"
Ga his passage from the prison TO the placa
OF punishment, the confessor promised him i'm
punlIy If he would make a revelation of b;s No.
completes Chiesa, who has left u wife and n
daughter without means of support, constantly
refused to purchase his lifs at the price Of dis
honor- lie saluted, with quiet and serene air
'he people who were near, and kneeliny to re-
cese his death, said in loud voice, Nv sscri.
-, 10 'he s'2n OF the coming ruin OF Austria"
lie refused to let bis eyes be bandaged, wishing
10 LOOK ms murderers To the last in the face
hs political assassination. no atrocious in it,
SELL was even consummated without legal forms
Ior The oihcer who commanded the platoon
charged with the execution, having fallen down
10 !, laInt could not give the signal and the SOL
uiers iired without receiving orders The fol-
lo 20 g. Is sun worse "The wife and daughter
u Dn'esa are IN prison; the Austrian Judge
leaves them ignorant of the death Of Their r.ia-
i've, and tries to wrest from them revelations of
ms aceomplices by promising the pardon of the
nus band and father a reward for avowalsp
we hope, for the sake Of humanity, this last de-
tail is not true
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Manuel Diaz. Baysmo; Antonio Romero,
Navarro John Moves, England Benjamin Har-
rer, United States Preston Esces, United States
Francisco b. Holmes, Kentucky.
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port Of satsv, whaIsfs only hAsins Tbs psruission
TO anchor there.


REVOLUTIONS In ECUADOR.
The Panama Herald of August I4ti, by the
arrival Of a coasing vessel from GuayaquiI, has
intelligence OF military outbreak end insurrec-
tien there, which has Terminated in the expuI-
sion of Gen. Diego N ,voa, the President Of the
republic and the temporary instalment Of Gen.
Urbina. IL says:
Ga ihe 18th of July, President Novoa Jeff
Quito, the capital for the purpose of visiting his
family, residing at Guayaquil, notice OF his in
tsniion having been previously communicated to
his family, and made known among the inhabit-
ants II was proposed to rect him and his
suite at some distance from the city and accom-
pany them with military escort. A cayalcade.
consisting chiefly of soldiers and newly created
officers under the direction Of Gen Urbina, I'M
dertook the mission and went out ostensby for
this purpose but having met the President, they
seized him and made him their prisoner. A small
man-ofwar belonging to the government, was
then lying 10 Guavaqul river, near its mouth.
President Novoa was hurried down TO this yes
sci, placed on board. and the vessel was ordered
off She saiIed under .'sealed ORDERS" so that
no one knows b destination.
Gen. Urbna Immediately assumed the admin
istration of the government, and is now at the
head of the government. Great dissatisfaction
exists among the friends of President Novoa
and his family, at the manner in which he has
been disposed of, though no fears are enter
tanned as to his entire safety. President Novoa
is about IS wears of age ard has a large family
at Guavaqu who are distinguished for their
hospitality towards foreigners, especially Anne
rcans.
By the arrival Of the British steamer from the
South, on the 9Th or 10Th nst we may expect
to receive further particulars of this last South
American revolution.
PROM CHILL.
BY the arrival of the British mail steamship
New Granada, advices from Valparaiso to the
9th of July had been received at Panama The
Panama Star says that the steamer has eight
million dollars in silver bullion on board From
the largeness of the sum, we presume that this
is mistake.
The votes OF the electors for President were
being canvassed when the Valparaiso Mercantile
Reporter Of the latest date went to press
There was no doubt however. of the elect;o on of
Senior Don Manuel Montt, formerly chief JUS
flee of the supreme court. The provinces of
Conception and Coquimbo chose electors favor
able TO General Cruz The other provinces
had given their suffrages in favorof Montt
In relation to the election, the Valparaiso
Neighbor remarks:
According to our estimate of events the vic
tory, in the late election, has been one of prn-
ciples rather than of persons. The vote of the
nation has been cast in favor of Improvement
and progress, rather than of any man or party
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The United States mail steamer Georgas Gap.
tain Porter. arrived a New York on Monday
from Chagres, VII Kingston, Jsmaiea She
brings about one million and half OF gold and
1871 passengers.
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would not reccdc rom the position which she
has assumed, and my hope and expectation that
Mississippi would maintain the position of re-.
sistance she had taken.
have ever said, and say now, that maintain
the right of a sovereign State TO secede and
should South Carolina, or any other State Sc
cede, ! am opposed to the use of coercye
measures on the part OF the federal government
10 force her into the Union; and believe that
Mississippi will maintain this as her doctrine
but ! have never undertaken TO speak for her,
nor TO pledge her to any course of action.
]. A. QUITMAN.
The following is the letter from the Hon. r..
b. RHErr, to the Southern Stardard:
Messrs. EDIroRs friend has called my at
tention TO a letter published in your paper of
this morning, from letter of Mr.. James A.
Lewis of this State, written to Dr. Robert ID.
Brown of Mississippi, in which it is asserted,
" that General Quitman had written letters to
South Carolina, urging (he secessioniss) TO
keep South Carolina up TO the rack-to make
her secede; and although Mississippi is not
ready for secession herself, and it will not do
for him to take the stand yet if South Carolina
will only bring on the issue, he will sustain
her." and that Rhett, in his speech near Ross
vile, on The All Of july, asserted liat Qutman
had ,oritten thus 10 him"
have never received from General Quiiman,
III am aware OF, any letter on any subject
whatever, in my life, nor have spoken of his
opinions on the authority of any letter from
bin. In reply to the assertions that all the
statesme of the South desired South Carolina
to submit to the past aggressions of the general
government, by cooperating with tic Southern
tates which have submitted 10 then. have
stated that General Quitman, in my opinion,
was not in favor of this policy--and have repre-
scented his policy to be pretty much as he has
laid it down in his letter of Odd August, to DR..
w. @. Poindexter, published in your mornings
paper. AS to Mississippi seeding with South
Carolina from the Union, distinctly declared in
a published 3. eech of April last, that deemed
such a result quite out of the question, for rea.
sons then assigned at large.
Your obedient servant, r. B. RIIETT
September 5, 1851.
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sentiments aud pflncialssV The Ais -, ,he So,resnon
would be glad 10 hnve some kIa number
denc printed the Senator from
MI CASS said that the Asoulion Of Inc W md
Ketucky moved Bubsiitue for his, W.; dn,,yo NJ
very proper but il was who'll barren AM D''f
good effect ,,ndence was re-
ferred 10 the committee on lo IN yc!Gt.o w A
be printed. -, comics of the
same be printed and al the suggestion VI ~. - @
modified his motion 10 provide for tbs p'iA'e - "
thou sand extra copies orros,ords,ce
Mr.. WALKER thought that this eolrespo n, h
would be published by every iurnal in tn ''''
extra printng would be more tian idle. :, IN
Mr. MANGUM thought this correspondence Iueh. " '.
preserved as the true exposition OF our nati'u az. ;
with respect To foreign nations Ld rebu,e ~ e so
.nce of Austria; and he moved therefore, me pruning VI
TO- 600 extra copies. ,oooo
Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS opposed this extra pruning
,h ranging too much OF small Dir The correspondence
embraced an exposition Of American sentiments; mat iney
were entertained BY the whole country ndho oe ui'a
vowed them. ,.,,a~. nj
Mr. CLAY said that our foreign affairs wet matters u
dcscv and should be treated with great cauh ano
defcrence While we depored the fate of Hungt .a
was sealed There was end TO it, is worth xne "
Time 10 irritate Austria AND Russia with things geoy
us nut oursey es in the position OF AUSTRIA and nov 80
we have acted under similar circumstances he coneu'.s
in the general tone Of the reply 10 the Austrian
Mr. Clay doubted the position taken that the fuo'n', ;
of Mr. MAsSs instructions 10 the Senate and their puo
,ion was domestic affair." OF which there was NJ oceas
FIR the Austrian government to compin. Doys'c queo
lions of this sort may very properly become u ~
nonatic correspondence. He ntcessiy'loV e eA
copies. We had great destiny to iuh anu !. T. E;s ,r
" 10 act with circumspecon in reference to our afai's
| foreign nations. $3.50 ,,e, |
The motion TO prin; the 10000 extra copies was'os'
| to 81 The Senate then adjourned
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THEATRE.

On Wednesday NJ sc saw DIV "faha'" J.,
hold 10 the same ON ION N his fine acting as u.
that We think he dsim"l Ea'het 100 thuch 10
Mrs. Potter plrved rote OF Cora, ana IN soN''
admired her Ic,ins 'y much. W. Dun We s.
material ir dim. arIin certain parts oil "Pi1arl
considerable, talent We wonld suggest INK u
arms too much thou. tho energetic GESTURE oil 10
/. very effective. r VIM. Don and Mrs. 81
penred and, we ,hotht were better Mrs Si'a
yer more effective, I'D never more pfe"?' ~
charming.
Tonight Ia Sir WnDons oeneft, ana "e "
he hss rel,csJ tho mis-. so that all who wisr M
niently ssc him.
Tho hin "a mos, ,active The sterling como
School for Scandal " be played, with Sir VILE
Charles Surface GRAIN as Joseph Surface,
phens rs Maria, Mr. vaTct as Or refer ahd ~
rs Lady Tcalle. w, doui ~he'her any '"e-
country can present n more splcndii cas-, OF liz
will BE- followed by anact rom ~" Merchah'
with Graham as Shyloc:-arc oy lf cap'a' ''''
'illicoddy. Ii such atrac'ohs 90 ho' o''"5 =
,rowded house, then, In eco. viIl asie 'o' INC -
Utterly abandoned our cnn&Ity.
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The Slave Case at New York. commenced before IN
U. S. Circuit Court on Tuesday morning Inc Evening
Express says: -,
Various objections were made by Messs. White and Joy
both as 10 the validity proceeding and also the ad-
mission of the testimony Of Dr. Parker II ueged That
the latter was interested on Of law existing in
Virginia securing reward for the apprehension OF fusl-
tive slaves but release given by Dr. p and both points
overrued WI,
The admission of declarations Of Long himself In vlrgi-
nia was also objected to- but In degree oycrued, the
cour, snyu he would admit evidence declarations ac
comnanypp acts and declarations not accompanying ac'
should also be admitted but subject 10 the future consldefd
lion Of the court Dr. Parker then gave testimony, as De
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FIOUR-Richmond held al So; Scousv.lie e5 l2A-dul.
wHEATaRed loo lo5 rts white o5 III Is cent,
CORN MEAL70 cents per bushel.
OATS--i5 cents per bushei
FISH-Hervings No Cut Sc o.; Gross 81 81 Mackere,
No s6aGl;N2. $50; No; 50 50 Shsd g 2gs 81.
N 5s'',T demand -
LARD-Old Lard ~ s cents In barrels, kegs 81 sH
cents; Lard, Scents In barrels kegs 9H cents.
BACON-The market is so entirely bare OF this article,
that for the present suspend quotations. except OF
Baltimore Sides which ae held a, centa; Shoulders
CoFFEE-Prime Laguayra II lS cents /; Rio II a
Tx cents.
SUGAR-poro Rico Sugar & cents, New Orleans
cts ST. Croix TX ss cents Loaf, double refined
10 cents; single refined 81 cts.-in better demand.
MoLASsES-New Orleans 20 30 cts; Cuba 2sa Is.
SPlRITs-Cognac Brandy 81, 75a 3,25 Rochelle 81 goa
50 American proof &c., 9TH proof 5oa55 Apple scarce Soc
Richmond Rectfed Whiskey 27 cs N E. Rum 81 81 cts.
BEESWAX-Wanted at % % cts. per Id.
TEAS-Imperial 45a15c per b Gunpowder Is ITO ctsi
Young Hyson 3Oa75c; Black Is 60
RICE-Prime 3k cts. for new.
NAILS-3 81 cts.
SOLE LEATHER-H emlock tanned, good, l5Xal7 c,s
damaged Halls cts.
SoAP-Richmond and New York 3Xa6c.
IRoN-pig Iron s24 to 30, according 70 quality swosd
s95 per English S. Tredegar Richmond manufactory
49, Up Country Bar ss2 81. according quality.
STEEL-American blistered Sll0 per ton.
LIME-sl Is so, scarce.
SHOT-51 cents per h.
COTTON-l2a TX cents
pLAsrER-ss IS a3 BIS from Wharf; 81 IS from Basin.
SALT--FTom store 81 rs; from wharf 81 65-scarce.
PARTNERSHIPS cts
SEEDS-Cover si75a550 No Flax in market
CANDLES-Spcrm Candles 46ai7c; Tallow l0al2; Hulls
Patent l3c Adamanne "a 33c per To-; Jacksons patent
I'm cents
oILS-Sperm winter 40 1917 c; summer llOa lis cts;
whale crude G0c refined 60 65 Lnseed S0aS5c Tanners
$l2al5 per barrel.
HAY-Northern, In bales, sales at so a SIS cts.
HlDES-Green sailed Il iS cents per Id. Gulf sailed Is
to 81 each.
POTATOES-lTercers selling from wharf at 65a75 cts
RICHMOND LIVE STOCK MARKET-JAS. 2
Cattle at the scales bring 80 rs to 50 25 as in quality
Hogs-Neu Sc so net,-Supply very smal-demand brisk
JACOB SHOOK