Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-09-07
BREADsTUFFs.

BREADsTUFFs.
The London correspondent of the New York
Commercial, writing under date OF 18th Of Au-
gust, says:
The last letters described the continued fnc-
~tual;oHs that were taking place in the English
funds, chiefly in consequences OF fears that the
harvest, which had promised tobe more than an
average one, would ultimately prove, from the
effect of blight and heavy rains, 10 be actually
deficient both in quality aud quantity. The
rapid spread OF the potato disease was also an
important element in the t%endcOcy TO depression.
Al the same lime your readers were warned that
there was reason TO believe that those statements
were more or less exaggerated, and that as re.
CARDS the rain, not outstanding its remarkable
heayiuess, it was doubtful whether it had not
done good instead of harm, by checking the
rapid blight, not only i'll the wheat, but IN Pc,
IaiOeE.
SIuce that time the funds, upon the who'c,
have been steady, and the impression stalled with
regard TO the crops has been $" far borne out
, that>nOt only has there been no further advance
in the corn market, but advices have been re-
Ceived from Ireland that after all the cutlery
| which has been raised, there his been SUCH a
sudden arrest of the potato disease Us To warrant
the opinion that looking al The increased supply
Erom>the total breadth OF land which was planted,
the aggregate yield will be found equal TO an
average. Should the weather now clear up, it
| Il Sdlul IleIe ~ DE lIlC ditubS iSiidtl l'bSINSS
Of the loss by the blight being no greater than
That sustained last year. The appearance at
the other crops IN Ireland is still sad, moreover,
to be highly favorable, the cases in which Sc
riOus inlnrY has been caused being exceptional.
In the south oil England, on The other hand,
there can be no question that severe losses have
been sustain ed. From the nUUIil and tom Scot
land, however, the accounts are, by no means,
bad. Hence, under all the circumstances, the
hope O! IA moderately good general harvest can
yet be entertained, aud although the recent rise
from The low prices which prevailed wtcn an
unusual dcmr5c OF abundance was anticipated,
may be considered. as fully justified, lhere l.
room 10 doubt it auy further considerable ad
vance will take place. Sill! these remarks must
be taken subject TO the state OF the weather for
The next fortnight. At present all the indiCa-
lions are uncertain, and The barometer stands
tiXediy midway between fair ard rain. II it
should again go down, it would renew the most
grave approximations but after the deluge ard
sr"rms we have had, 1t is TAR 10 anticipate some.
Thing different.
The Mortality among the U. s. Troops on
the ISIhUUS.
The Panama Star gives in further detail, an
account of the terrible sulftrings Of The troops,
who, under command Of Iieul. Col! Bonneville,
left New York on the ) II OF July last, for Cali
fornia, via the lslhmus. Dat of the seven hnn
bred enlisted, one hund red or more are said to
have died of cholera. Only one commissioned
officer fell a victim 10 the disease. The Star
charges The officers with having deserted the
men, and pushed on ahead by themselves. The
consequence was, tie men gave way 10 every
species of indulgence, such as drunkenness, 90.
ing without food other than green fruit, and
sleeping in the open air. TIris, it says, brought
on the cholera and it then adds
'On the road over The Islhmus some died hv
the road side, some in the rude huts of the ma
lives, without medicine or medical attention.
One soldier and his vile died on the road, lcayipg
four or five little children, The oldest not over
four or five yeats OF age, the Youngest a NURSING
babe. The woman was LETT in a native hnT.
but in a dying condition Those who sur.
Yived arrived at Panama in three DAYS after
leaving Cruces, wet and almost famisEled, hay
ing been without food for twenty four hour
Soon after, the cholera broke out amopg them
again and ragged with terrible effect for several
days.
When it broke out the second time the troops
had embarked on board the Golden Gate, for San
Francisco. The officers OF the boat-afer do.
ing all they could for them-IO prevent the dis
ease spreading among the cabin and other pas.
sengers. who had become alarmed-deiermined
as the best course 10 pursue, 10 disembark the
troops on FlaLneBco Island. THis was ACCORDING.
~ done, and / it is, alleged that the commissioned
officers again exhibited no disposition 10 take
charge OF them.
The mail steamship company, who had agreed
to convey these troops from New York to Cali
to6nia for $4,000, and await payment until
Congress made the necessary approximation.
seen to have acted with great humanity. They
brought them from New York to Navy Bay with
out a single case of sickness, and then furnished
each soldier with lour days provisions but The
d%escEtion of their officers gave a license to the
men, which eventually resulted in their ranks
being terribly thinned by the pesIilence. 1t ap. !
pears that while seven per cent. among tie po1r
soldiers lostlheir lives, only one per cent. among
the officers laid their homes in Panama rLoo
survivors and their officers are now nm ,bair
way to Benicia, California, where a court mar
tial should be convened at once to try The officers
for their dereliction of duty.
sUPREMELY RED1cUlLo6s4Tbe Boston Bee
Webster paper, thinks General Scort's elec3
ton suPremely ridiculous. Hear it buzz abont
for a moment:
"T'he Scott men have made ,Lair bo.s. n
hey could elect their candidate in soifs of he
'AensleEm men, aud now all we want is totsea tho
oo!s they VIII doslta with.' IEIhey adhere IN
helL opinion, they will wake up the morninrof
ne otn oil november the most .asionisbed sal &c
aisidgaIsthat ever saw daylight. Mr.. Wei.
Ierss friends will not relinqnish the field
marx That. II u Is chimefiral 10 indnIge in
ne nope ot Alr. Webster's election, ii certain
HeheFal
EouND DEAp-We learn from q gentlemen
: : sIS taat the body of a man BY tl,esnameJ
. uaoSgEosanneny vas found a few days since, near
ss5 ~ VINO rs supposed 10 have
murdered, as he had about ga. OO0 in b;s
ossesslop. which was missing. IA wss.an 1
lo&n ln this section, as he dc. aniie an eyrea
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