The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-12-01

fears Of the yellow fever were banished.-
Nothing of importance happened until We
reached Augusta, where we stopped two
hours at tho Planters Hotel for dinner of
the first class. On our route to Savannah
we passed the smoking ruins of 3 cotton
cars that had been destroyed by fire with
their cargo ; the conductor halted five min
utes for the passengers 10 see the wreck,
but it was 8 o'clock at night and we could
not tell how much damage was done to the
read At 81 o'clock Wednesday night, we
landed at Savannah, where we remained
until 9 O'clock Friday morning. We had
not been in the city obove hours before
we heard the alarm bells and the cry Of fire.
Our fears were heightened from the fact,
that our room was so situated that We
from any one where the fire originated, un-
I'll next morning, when | walked down TO
the river and saw the smoking ashes Of n
large steam mill and the keel of large
ship, the "Fannie Fosdick." She was from
New Orleans and came 10 This port in dis
trcss, she had just been repaired, and was
taken from the dock that morning. The
bottom sank about 10 o'clock Thursday
morning. The loss is estimated ut Ss45,0',O.
You are probably rs well acquainted with
Savannah as you are with Lancaster, but
your readers have no idea how great city
this is. Her shipping interest is extensive
and commerce fourishcs TO high figure.
There are some very fine edifces and mon
umcnts here, but n large portion Of the city
would be br,iered by little brushish up.
Population $4,000.
The steamer 81. Johns was reported rea-
dy for Fernandina. Q o'clock Friday morn
ing, and being greatly refreshed by our
stay ut Savannah we went aboard Of this
remarkable boat for Ferna ndina Fla. say
remarkable, because she was blown up once
and ship.wreckeJ rs often and each time
she was repaired, great improvements were
added, so iha, now, she is first class stea-
mer. thing more beautiful day never
shone, than Friday 18th. The sky was Sc
rene and clear, the atmosphere was frosty
and the ocean rs smooth ns a mirror not
n soul on board complained of sea sickness,
but all moved along rejoicing in security
Your humble servant amused himself by
shooting at the forty thousand ducks and
sea turkies that throng the ocean. | shot
n porpoise in order Ia see the others chase
him; il is n characteristic OF this strange
fish to chase the wounded entirely out Of
their range. We reached Fernludna Sat.
uriay morning at 8 o'clock, having made
the trip from Savannah in 23 hours. Fer>
nandina j. situated on Amelia Island and is
laid out for a large city which will be real
lied before long The rail road from this
point to Cedar Keys is half done (73 milrs)
and the work still progresses. The road
runs through an unsettled country, there
fore ] cannot say much about il, only it is
very level. The deepest cut is oEly 10
feet. and the highest trcstIo no more. The
grade is IS ieet in II mile and tlis does not
occur often. AT Siarke We took stage for
Newnansrille and arrived here at - u. NJ.
Saturday. ] am pleased with the country
and think ] shall like the people. Sea Is
land Cotton and no other is planted here,
it grows 10 and II fee, high without guiana,
bolls TO The top OF the stalk aud commands
cents in the seed aud % picked and pack
ed. We in Carolina think that hogs can.
not be raised here, but ia is a mistake, there
are now, before my window, walking 10 the
streets hogs that ill weigh 200 lbs, but
the weather il 50 variable tina; pork is solre
times lost ! SAW herds of cattle in tho
woods, but milk is scarcer hre than at
home, because in the winter the calves are
turned out with the cows to get their living
in the woods ! shall write again
Yours, EXILE,