- i
- ; DEATH QFRUFUS ;KINGf r
. 4 h Jl ; ,
V v vl n A S u n d a V e VP ri J n jr. . A bril ' P, i H I h f
. -rsihyvw of:Vis agctheIIonRUFUS
1 : Mr. TviK'c. rntrrctl inio ptihliclife at an
. -Jr" early nje. .Aft.ertnmplettn hh.Jegijrstui
dies, he was cWtnV. at .'the close ',oF.-tm
V Re'voWiKnJrVl784jtn represent the State
o f h sa ch o se 1 1 s i n 1 h( i i )l h Don U n
CiVrWInibi8 body he at . tired stoat
enfai
b.fluencf and was' the trover of.n yropos
,.' :j?of5.fvhiih willalw'avs-, render his mm
ilist incuTshcd-acil respcrtf d.in , the' anna's
. - or ins cmmirv. , re reter .mi nif i?m''iui-
..'tionof, slavery in ihn olhKrthvet Trr-
.V'ri f o rVV After serving' Ni that bod . fhi
-'entire saimacuon or. nicp,Hsiuunj, ne
v was ilniil c tl -L"v (lie sa me S ate to the Cn -
i : von turn wMrh' fornietl l llse, Constitution of
: " i!?e .UnifehStatei.- Thisriit.trument hav-
h sa ve the iprinc-
5-tale ft ts of IT a it toti a hl M a tl i on were cn-
v-' .ir2f Uefir p'-eparetl anl 5 submit tel;.-.. to- the
"rfflnfe$ fur tht ir ratificatikn, Tr. K2 ;.ws
f li o ni ? Y roe tnn ntf?a mvt ion, n ; K .
''.'H'. , .rn'iil ny n'strft iieriia! i! "Qhj e'et ' tvrre
V C J ; iT;n ! eJ n It i n -M saipHu fe'tt' jas'" 'a i n
' CjSkV' Yjirk' vnnd YrgnVtai's ami, ' whilst) the
; ''cVtj.tfi'l 1 4)j th? an! V-feci cfrali st s, T t heftwo
' r-' -JatterSfafe 1rKins jwas perhirininsran
."iSiftc ij- f Vqu al IV vi a 1 i ni ptiir t a nc t t o h i d u n -yht
v son ;1 j ling tthe-fe aw; and.'j p feH ces
Here
: yrrvnuiteii?tuher.i rhad siiitiiftVci
4 h t-ir ; a , ?snt and tl e- G i jhst it u t i mi . w e n t . i u
v f-to.i'iie'.ra titiri Hjd erjthe. ajus p?s F Wa sh -j
vintontK'K.injr wasxffnsen by th'e Lea;is
lCf i'u r er:fYork'f t m fUe p'reseli-tj 1 1 ve
vr, heMinist er to' t hcCourt of; S (. J h uies.
was the con fir
r' 3 ti e t j c rri t e 1 urlu si i alj n t s a u i
1 character
-B rit s!r?Go u cHt I n ' c o fn! ianre; wih.-. ihis
V ;Vj'il,rlVjA tiatnhe. xp resswl hi.s p.r Kl
d vsife to NI:ViK t6 al Ti e h ! u 1 if co rt I i -o'.-.
T'n t I if tp n fee'n t ;1 h e iU h i t d Stat es a t the
:; ; i ' x crcquestf n conunu eti ,fjinu una
lifjl Vple t e 1c t h et n V t a t i on ajentrtts
avms: coni-
ted to his
v'jH t n n'l Uifort ; f t h e7G o v e r n i ne n t d u ri n g
H)tiiels?elvar;w
Vi!errtuihaion to sacrifice party feelings,
t : . - and to Mnite with: his ifKncls in the coro-
7 inn :efen c'eVacrj'uiru- for; him" Itlie'-esteeni
4 ,:vrst& t
ffhWtJmed. 8tM e-Sgnate, fur
v ceive t(rr In 1 82ii, .he was
,'two iiuc-
"rhi'isVn a
u i-'ptMi"rSL (heJiCotrvciif ion iwhii h fonnrcf.
f:i 1 the Cunsthniiun tMhti State, and in 1825.
1 - .---v A . , ii. Ti... i vJ i
, ltl,tlllU llt'lV "'.'! I - --
the: I
? f iv l-tr h Vad; be ff re7 "t N u red s u c h d t t i p -
7 ru rshtl . re nil ta J irr- Kx5.ec I a t i ln v ere p h
v -: asjionaly held hvjitU leading mem-:.
; 'Pt i tier ;:othlli$lih C. bi ne t. :jy uu Id ha ve
i ;;es sintuil ty-'rpiuVihui'il?-' t o a sa : i s ta c t nry r-
P'jranem en i o I" ihe u n a cij uit e.lliffic'uln e be-
v; ! "tivuV ;he tr Gn:er4 mltit'. arul the niai k
;vi .'Vn -af frutn" irVit; t ji hi on :hfs jar rivals by
0 h kii vi0&l aH. W V v re "n o t j ust;
i y ':VlTly'r.'-HHl to' be real-.
! Zljk'j U-'XiuriufT. htvov;;WeI ri Kii2 ; Was'
nttarKfca wurj.a -in seas
v -.'n i? nce?o -a ! !Cyae. -;ai-i vhio!V?o
nn pair-
om an
flice.
- 5l -sTrt ti e" d is char of t Ive ' 11 u t i esr of h i so
7 fiiJ the hope
K'?fr&bhRSh iff Ia fl !., W i h .u tany.
;- ih)r in me r r i -1 e le ferftHf.. oTe urn to
.'diejniisTii'itiveiUw ta the bo'o of. his
Ji iisViii 5y in tid- ftijfi i t n?s.' jl 1 1 ere,;tchcrfid by
vthc
:';Xwaitt-iiu
, t tswhen Viierithkieiiii.are Italyen; ffom
rlin!oKirn ferief.
:-r:'i AYe r ert ein ber- t he, d ivs 0 r rns ornivr .use.-
7 fal n ess ah dtbeotl In k v i-jp r ehce be f n re" the
!;''jihastpn.ingstniK that, he
Kin !i iwa fi Wif 1(1 aiTdM lijin i fieit' nte tupe r,
r firm an
V V ;tr rnmU'V f r Pa 1 1 i a n e nta ry tie b a te. ; H i s
Vcpmpatrm
' : i'ji t.jn ber lh exVt s pec t j w J t ich' he i nam (est ed
f v h1 Uie ; firo.ly main-
-lainei'hij rHletiti
lenetr(inahifo
mlethat'M ihe
jprVnitHi'ubt he;-Jiti()l ic . PodV.''-4l 's
i ? cou Kt rV 9f : f jfa e f riem! jtand - w h i I e i he ; d i il
teta"cedAW5?G;Coii h ; G rjeat; Britain,'
w'vV--..f idVii ojijrr h."J: fftiiugs; to. operate,
V,whiriihUrit)H
ftutred t o Tfrovnote i succejsfu I termi na
iiortVpf HheVwarrlllis private character
; feci obMeanl;sinc t-eas. a- Ja tl j e ra n.m-'
. -- tele t -pf v eneaUonV t o j h is I ch 1 j irvn i 1 1ft; I iaV
; si a tja 1 1 f ot his cou n t 'ry pi o urns h toss: i
- r Miu -IjeTjaceb.out 14 baoiis lughjrMt about
j- i "rt -
SU GALES SON have just received a fee
4tlv&. $0N htive just receiv
Vi 'h ' vT1" ' anaoutfi Carolina, no doubt, are
'V:? h&K equanr welttbltto vhe cuhure, dftle erape
ifetV JP'vh ''amljtmifce u ' ... ;J
ACitlCULXUUAL.:
- I
tjrunthe Southern Advocate
; CULTURE '.OF THE "VINE- "
- The Following letter wa9 received 'seve
ral weeks since,' and has been delayed for
want of room, untiithe present time. T3e
lievins: as Avuriothat the staple producti
ons of this State are overdffe, and are un-
protl'able to our .-agriculturist?, we embrace
with Measure ever? suitable opportunity
of disseminating amongour realers a know
ledge'of the ad vantages of other branches
of agriculture : The pjlture..of the Vine
'has. for many years claimed the attention
of e n t erpr ist ng auricu 1 1 u ral ists, both in the
free autl stave States, A the success which
has attended every well directed experi
ment, is ample to convince the most scep
tical of its profitableness. In many parts
of this .State, that culture is increasing
ryearly,Tand in this vicinity during; the late
season, raPe cuttings
of a good quality
ha v e ben sought after
with great avid it v.
T!e country is indebted to General John
Usahan for the introduction of a grape which
is probably known in (the Eastern States
and Virginia, as the Blantl Madeira. It is
the hanh st anl most productive vine we
have any knowledge ofi The fruit is tole
rable for the table and makes an excellent
wufr. . It is of much duiker ctdtr than it
was four years since, & that circumstance
joes to confirm.- the opinion, entertained
by experiencl vine dressers, that all de
scriptions f grape will gradually, assimi
late to each-other-in the same soil and cH
n.a?e. Thnt experinje.nt has been fully
tested tn France, where, out of 1400 kinds
planted in the same' vineyard, there were
but t wo - o r t h re e k i n d s d i st i ug ni shab 1 e a f
ter,the .lapse of fifty years. We are inr
dined to the opinion,! that native vines
transplanted and cultivated Will improve
in quality and quantity of the fruit, and
will ultiuately be preferable to all others
for wine. These are within the reach of
every ot and the. prospect of realizing at
no ' very distant pei iod; from two to five
hundred dollars, per apre, annually, i
hihiv encouraging to the owners and cul
tivators of land, to commence the interest?
ing culture. '
? : To the 'Editors' of the Southern Advocate
During the last summer, whilst engaged in an
excursion through the cojuntry between , T. usca
loosa and Huntsville, I fell n company and tra
velltd for several miles, with an intelligent
f French' agriculturist,, just from France, by the
way of New-Orleans ; and v ho, from the motive
of ascertaining the.state of American agriculture.
previousto his return to rns; native country, had
determined jo take a1 view of those parts of the
country. most hiehly cultivated.
il felt extreme anxious to see the impressions
made on the mind of an enlightened, foreigner Dy
our manner of cultivating the soil, and was pro
poitionahly gratified by his jribservations, which
were at q;ce intelligent and liberal.
On parsing through the. country, west a few
miles of Tuscaloosa, he frequently, and it appear
ed to me involuntarily, asked, on looking at the
soil, and other circumstances j around him, ' are
there no tisi-tjuji's in tins' section of country
no si i.'k made-ci mon diu it is well for
France. ' ' ' j
This expression often repeated, induced my
inquirv did ihe country around him mve anv
pec'iar indicntions of soil, &c. on which san
guine ' calculation nvght safely be made respect
ingthe vixe, HitKj &c. ? M My friend," said he,
look around," and on doing which I beheld
what had not before so forcibly arrested my at
tention, the rvoods literally matted with the -wild
graft e vine. My menu, ne continued with
f soiiie aiiiuiaiinn, were is swi, cumaie, ana
situation for t lie production of some ol the finest
tomes ej r ranee Ihe. best ot her silks- and the
invaluable oxive -wore diev, what are your citi
zens cbiil ? but oht it ii -well for France."
Arriving on u considerable eminence of rather
gravelly soil, which is frequent in that section of
country, and want might be called second rate
land,. he remarked, " if 1 had. my vineya -ti here I
wotdd no't take t-wo thousand dollars the arpent
(acre) for it it is worth one thousand where
it is." - : - .-. -
It is certain that - the States of Tennessee and
AuBAMA, contain every soil and climate for the
production of every species of 'twine. It is equal
ly certain, that the cjimate of those States is high
ly favourable for theproce of fermentation which
almost determines the quality pi the best wines ;
and it is equally as extra ordinary, that so lit
tle -exertion is making in two States to obtain
or cultivate the grapes which produced those de
licious and valuable wines which the sod and cli'
mole so highly favor the production of.
In the nursery of Mr; Wilxiam Vhince of Loicg
isxani, N. every grape producing1 the finest
rvines of Europe is now to be had, warranted
tnose producing tne oest wines ot madkiha,
ftr which we pay six dollars per gallon the:
grapes which produce the .finest Claret, Malaga,
Tokay, the delicious Cape wine, and the boast; of
Fraftce the aparkhng Champagne and Burgundy
-as also the hundreds of. delicious table grapes,
which rank amongst the luxuries of Europe.
These vines are to be purchased, from 37
cents, to one dollar each, and from one root, in
dustry might in no - length jof. time, produce
a vineyard. From one vine of the real Clare
grape forwarded to me last March, T have planted
ut in November fifteen healthy cuttings. With
the common success attending the cultivation
of the vine, wh-At will be the" increase in i four or
Tive years ? This one vine cost 37 cents, and
two or three cents freight &c. to Mobile.
From the same establishment, I procured the
finest species of nothern apples, twenty-four
kinds, including the pipins, j spitzenberg, bell
flower, Ovar.dervere, the ox: apple, which: has
weighed 35 ounces, &c.with others, the soft shell
ilmondi the finest species of jfigs, Chines!' mul
berry, &.C. otit of which I lost one apple tree and
one grape vine, put of nine kinds. .." , .
. Th!e raphlity-with whith theijfihe CBheimuU
forrso highly, valued for the .production of wVit,
nay be miiltipled by engrafting the common
mulberry which abounds in our "coVrutrv,! leaves
iuf without, excuse" on- that subject. : Bvei'
thing iqvitcs us to be prepared for' tfi'e time, that
Appears rapidly approu,ching as regard the present
stapfe'vf the count ryt' Such is, however the tar
dmessv ith which we : nicvey that the foreigner
m,iyt vell exclaim ! iron .tlieu-i-what re you cit
izen abbut-iw uJi,' it is xeelZ'for ffqnceS fV ' '
- North andSoiith Carolina,'.'' no "doubt, are
VypNh men t ione4-A Tew pnper since, Xthe
loss of jhe sch r'.v Convoy, Ca ptai n Al I e n fa
regujar packet Froia Newberit torNt ".York.
We have lust been Informed,' that the schr.'
Nancy, Gapt. Whartoni' which sailed From
Washintoril in' this State, ;on the vlst pC
March, has never since been heard of.
Politics of the day. As it seems ppba-
ble that interesting politioal events will
grow-but of the matters stated below,'. we
publish trem, without comment. Thefol
loving letter appeared in the Fayettevllle
Observer, and is said to be written by a
highly respectable Virginian, '..at 'that time
in Tennessee.
' v - NushriUri Sty March, 1827. ;
. " I have just returned from General Jackson's.
T found a crowd of- company" with him ; seven
,Virrinians were of the number. Tie gave" me a
most friendly reception and urged m3 to stay
some daj's longer with him.' lie t6ld me this
morning, before all his company', in reply to
question' I put to him concerning the election
J. Q. Adams 'to the presidency, that Mr. Clay's
friends made a proposition to hisi friends, that if
they:Would promise,' for him, not to put Mr. Ad
ams into the seat of secretary of state, Clay and"
his friends would in oe hour, make him, Jack-sr-n,
the' President. He most indignantly re
jected the proposition, arid declared he would
nptcompromit himself ; and unless most openly
and fairly made the President by Congress, he
would never receive it. lie declared that he
said to them, he would see the whole earth sink
under him before he would bargain or intrigue
for it." ; .
" A correspondent of the Democratic Press, un
der date of Washington, 18th April, 1827,. hav-,
ing quoted the preceding letter, says
..,. After reading this extraordinary declaration
of General Jackson ' before all Idi company, 1
called on Mr. Clay and inquired if he knew any
thing about it. fie replied without liesita
tion,and .with his accustomeil frankness, tha'
' the statement 'that his friends had matte'
" such a proposition as the letter describes, to
"the friends of general Jacksorr, was, as far as he
knew or beheved, utterly destitute of founda
'tion? that he was unwilling to" believe that the
General had made any such statement ; but
that no matter from whom it originated, he was
' fully persuaded it was a gross fabrication, of
' the same calumnious character with the Kre
f mer ston', put forth for the double purpose of
injuring his public character,and propping the
' cause of General .lackson ; and that for him-
self and his friends, he defied the substantia
' tion of the charge before any fair tribunal
"whatever." 4
If the truth of this charge has been thus
unqualifiedly denied, it becomes General
Jackson to substantiate it, orif he has
been misunderstood, which is probable, he
should sav sn.
j
The following tribute of praise was be-,
stowed upon President Mams by the Hon.
Levi Woodbury, in 1821. This gentleman
is now a Senator in Congress from New
Hampshire,. and belpngs -to the party ad
verse to the re-election of Mr. Adams :
" We are aware that the attacks on Mr. Adams
may have been sharpened by causes which do
not meet the ear. He has splendid qualificati
ons to fill the highest office in the Uniom If some
Cataline, or his incendiaries in the strife for su
premacy are already scattering firebrands and
poison, it behoves every well-wisher to the re
public to be awake. It is one of Mr. Adams'
peculiar excellencies, that while he is second to
note in talents and' experience, he makes neither
personal influence nor exertion, for what should
always be the free gift of a free people. - The
discussion As premature ; the election and its
various bearings too distant. Hut in the mean
time, if the character of Mr. -Adams is destined
to be mangled, and even crucified to gratify Bri
tish sycophants or the sinister views of dema
gogues, whose path to office is obstructed by his
virtues, let the tempest rage
' An honest man is still an nnmov'd rock,
Wash'd whiter, but not shaken by the shock."
Chancellor Kent, in his Commentaries
on American Law, which is reviewed in
the last number of the North-American
Review, speaking on the subject of the
choice pf the President of the ,U. States
says : ;
- The mode of his appointment present
ed one of the most difficult and momentous
questions" thaf could have occupied the de
liberations of the assembly, which framed
the-constitution ; and if ever the tranquil
ity of this nation is to be disturbedand its
peace jeopardised, by a struggle for power
among themselves, it will be upop this very
subject of a choice of a President. This!
is the question that is eventually! to test the
goodness, anl try the strength of the con
stitution ; and if we shall be ;sble, by-half 'a!
century hereafter, to continue to elect the
Chief Magistrate of the Union with discre
tion, moderation and integrity1, we hall
undoubtedly stamp the highest value on our
national character, and recommend our re
publican institutions, it not to the imitation,
yet certainly to the esteem anil admiration
of the more enlightened part of? mankind.".
The election of the Chief Magistrate
(alds the Reviewer) has agitated, and will
doubtless again agitate our political system,
and if it shall, at some, time, be coupled
with sectional questions, in which the con flicting
passions and interests of the differ
ent parts ' of the country shall be deeply en
gaged, it may be the immediate occasion
of the dispurlipn of the Union. But it must
be a stronger motive,,anda more homefelt
r.iterest, than merely the bestowing the of
fice u pon the favori te can 1 1 id a te ;of either
party. It must be "the breaking out of lonsr
.fomented passions and accumulatedvimu-
V? ,.jeaiou&i.e?f: anu irritations. Attacli?
merit " to the cohfeeratioii,nd a feeling
that the strength,' security, ;aniCprosperity
of theStatesdepeniipu
iotegrity ofthe-1Jnipn,fem
deeper and stfpriger in all parts t( ;the couh
try, and becbaung a JJxed senumentvithat
. " ,-7 -".V ,
AtldvthouS vve are apt tp'overrate the nn-
proYemcnts ia kno wledge, virtuedr skill,
is io De aamittea :acied . upon at all limes.
from' ceneration tP trenerstic
K.rtl.. Ka..lMi;:!it k. ln' hlttpr lin-
iierstana, the ssience or governioeni uiu
a re better i nstruc ted j ni t s ad miriistrat ion,
than they Ihayc been' heretofore j! and 'ras
tar as any sacn improve rne.qi na uecu inae,
it will be powerfu I fr auxiliary, to c
tutionsl?'- i7:y
lllail Siorm-K: friend' at Chapel :HilT;
as fu rnisTied us-wi tfr the fpllowi ng acct.unt
has trnisTied uitlV the 111
'
of a Hail'Storm'whicrv jbecufred ; on" the
VUIagev
twelve. A; M. 'The clouds were remark
able f or tliet r d e n si ty; prod uci n g a l egree
of darkness unusual at such .an hour.i The
' . 1 1 III 1 - ' mi. A. ' 1 '. I "
train, wniie-iiiinnjr;-.wiin inai peculiar im
petuosity soPfienobservablein this latitude
was for a few minutes at tended with hail
stones of considerable size, and of a . very
interesting character. Though certainly
much smaller than such as are said to have
fallen in some 'other, place's during the pre
sent season they were larger than I recol
lect ever to have seen before; They yvere
of ; two r kind s, one al most pei fecly sphei i
cal and varying in diameter from one fourth
of an inch to a full inch, or even more; the
other kind wa enmposed Pf these 'united
in considerable numbers and formingna per
fectly compact mass. The : shape; oi the
latter was irregular, but inclining upon the
whole, to a globular form, though often so
flattened as to take'somevvhat the appear
ance of au oblate spheroid. Sothe of these
whicliT measured exceeded in their sreat
est circumferencetve inches. ! ? "
The single stones were composed of con
centric layersTormed by alternate deposit
ions of coats of ice possessing different de
grees of transparency from the milk; white
of CacJiolong to the perfect transparency of
water. The central nucleus -was -in some
clear, and in otbersjof an-opaque -whiteness,
and the superadded layers were de
posited with great Regularity so as to ap
pear of equal thickness in every part.
Theirstructure was! very distinctly exhi
bited, upon exposing :!thein in such a man
ner as to melt tht Rapidly upon two op
posite sides,' and in this way obtaining a
thin zone. The layers now appeared iri
concentric lines; sometimes well defined,
and at others melting imperceptibly; intd
each other, in the same manner as is" bb-
jservable in some varieties of chalcedony.
The compound stones when subjected to
the same process, exhibited a number, of
such circles united at their peripheries.
The last layer was, I believe, in ever case
transparent, and the whole; number of
distinct accretions, not less than four.
The vind was from the West, and tho'
considerable' during the shower, was less
violent during those moments in which the
hail was falling. To this circumstance we
were indebted for the partial preservation
of a large proportion ofthe windows which
were most exposed, although many of their
panes were broken.
Marie. We would particularly call the
attention of our Agricultural readers to the
Articles which we have for some 'weeks
past been publishing in the Register, from
Professor Mitchell's Geological Report-
in which Work a discovery is made of an
inexhaustible source of Marie, which must
prove of vast importance tp every Farmer
within its reach, as it is calculated to en
rich all the lands in its vicinity, with lit
tle trouble or expence; The extracts now
in a course of publication relate to Cape
Fear and its waters ; those published in
the course of Tast year had reference to a
like discovery on Neuse.River. V
On turning to the Memoirs of the Agri
cultural Society of Pennsylvania, in which
State, as well as in Mai jland 5: New Jer
sey, its. virtues' have been long known, we
we find the properties of .-Marie thus spo
ken of: , v---' '"! --' '
' Marie has a iendency'to loosen and
mellow the soil, and to give to Grass a beau
tiful green. Cattle prefer feeditig on tjiat
part of the pasture which has. been, marl
ed." .. - . .;W'-- - - -. .v -
The effects of Marie uon some of our
poor, thin Meadows, are extraordinary.
Had we the power of' creation, we could
not have hit uptm any thing tt answerour
purpose . mre completely thin - this - sub
stance. It destroys the useless grasses,'
and produces in their place whiter-clover
and other good grasses; good effects are e
qually discernible oiKWheat Indian Corn
Potatoes and . all kinds of Vegetables and
Fruit Trees."
Forniaiion rriore ancient than tht Sand
and Cfoy.Coyered by the Vrid and clay,
an d a ppa re n t ly ; mu ch mere ancieu t, th ere is
a'bed of. rocks extending across thesouth-
eru.jjariwi uie piate, arm - continuing, a
we areinitirmed; by rMaclure,: tli rough S.r
Carolina and Georgia " It is altogether
different in its characters. from the beds of
Shells of whiclr we'haye. just beenCsbeak
ing, ihopgh made, tip of. marine organic re-
solidated i n to a co ihp&c t rock, and r.they.
appear.also to beloii to a crenera ahd spe
cies different from any nuwNinhabltinff-the
waters or pur co ist. 4t is pniy- ner k anu
here j that ths'.m
the turlace, so that it js Uitacult to dcler-,
.O. " . u- - .... .. y . .. ......
It rnW be: t
1 in ihl- hdrf i fW" 'W.'.'...- - "'tMw.
luihbus Jctmritr ntMvi :,W m;u' ',;,nC..
Prenyl of Bluden 5'6u Livrn,1
in Brunswick: .It underline 7v r;J.
Wflmingtottahd exhibits iueif ir
hl-lyr alonghevbetHof the XoHh vT
I? M H joined by; Goshert Svn '
xy fi.iu. vx'is seep JWSE alongfth,, ir f1
dge, about . Wilmin2ton. 'wirh ; X"
thick AVer Of fianl .'
a lit tie abovA h.u .Kt
the p ri mi ti v e oc can, and probably wiiK
in)eriorb.
pac now occupied hyeiUpper
Duplin, Sampson, therupper parfof Biai
and-lower part 6f Cumberland, ' Tl,.h '
&c. .This formation of ShelMhn0
whereitis nut covered by the sand, dec? P'
poses into some of the best oil Ta the Sf
of North-( a ml i na, ! as may he clearly
at. Rocky Point, on the'North-East IV
where three -"r. four. square, niilek ofifK
byie.vvas that of Col Ashc; which i
nishes a woaderfully; agreeable contrasUa
he dreary savannahs above, j - -
; Wiih rearuVto the! beds o sand, c!
and pebbles, 'that lie Uetiveen the
limit.of the shells and ihe primitive, ! r
C u mberland coun ty, for insta nce, we "harp1
at present,- no certaiir fneani of determin'
ing their age, tho it U probable thai hti
are contemporaneous with the strata co'
posed of the same substances! 'but with th
addition of shells, that occupy the couatrt
lower down - :?H' - ::.-, '
The Professor observes, that he has in.
dulged in these remarks on the age of th
low counlryvand ori:itsepafation into J
I east t wo d ist i' he t form a t ions;i)ecatise as th '
examinations that'are going phi have re
ceived the; name of the Geological Survey it
will nntbe prop?r that matters of mere slu
ence should be excluded,-and in' trie hone
that the attention of intelligent men maybe
so far lrawn to the subject, tharthpv ;n
he at some pains to notice the Limestone
Rocks, Vith a yiewrto ascertain their
hu nda ries, and to transmit to the Univer
versity; such well preserved shells as they
meet with. Though singly without ariV
value, they will, when collected,! prave
their relation to the Geology bf -the Sute
and form a Cabinet of great value. ; '
Their relation to practical ! Agriculture
is next mentioned. The formation of th-
1 soil oFthe Jov country being o recepf it
is ouvious tnat tne-numbers ot species (f
mi nerals wi th' w hich i t wil I; fu rnish us will
be but small. Varietiesof Clay, Sand, Iron
Pyrites, Mineralized WtVod Vn4 Marine
Rem a i n s, com pri se nearly if not-quite the
whole. The last however will, it js noC
doubtetl, prove very impbrtant and valua
ble The shells occurring at vinteVvals,
froin the u pper part of the Cape. Fear da
not occur singly,- but are piled iip in im
mense beds: or masses, and the smaller
ones especially U-;ing in a tate of decay,
and ready to crumble jri to a fine "powder
as soon aS they shall be exposed to the air,
afford to the! Planters living :u pon and ia
the neighbtjrhood of the River,mMmicxXw?-
tible stock of materials fir improving their
land?. Respectifig!the effects- which may
be expected to result from" the applicalioi,
it is unnecessary to remark, a! T the neces
sary details having been :giverj in Profes
sor Ol msto-l's Report trn the Marie found
on Neu se River. .The shells- are found
here mostly ye ry Free froiri admixtures cf
earth and1 sand, constituting therefore the
very richest and best kind of; Marie, and
su ch as wi 1 1 bear transportation to a con
siderable distance from the place where it
is lbuuu':;-'';.-':- :v---H;.; -M' .:? -I - -
1 ; "fTo be continued. fiJ' . - :.
ForngkT-By an arrival : at Boston, we'
have English dates to the 26th March.
These I at e ad vices; as respec f s corn mer
cial affiii-s, are less flattering thaneveh oar
previous accounts. .The.British Manufac
turers w ere stilt suffering from; the stagna
tion pf tradej and the laboring poor were
yet clamorpus for a modification of the .
Grain- Laws y while the Irish' Catholics
were complaining bitterly on account of
the recent rejection of: the Bill in favor of
their claims.-:,U- ''' '
Education in Scotland. .:Th e fol lowing :
is truly "honorable, and presents ,a view
much beyond our expectations, vel I groac
c r d s t hey" we re, o C the general iflusioa
of elementary learning in Scotland : f
- ' A committee of the General Assembly
of Scotland, has lately published a report
pn the r subject of increasing the means of
education antl religious instruction in Scot
land, For the purpuse ofobta n ing infor
mation of the actual estate ,of education
they ciFculated queries,' and have received
answers from ev er y parish in i Scotland. .It
was, ascertained that -in ten of he Synods
of Scotland,- comprising- 764 : parishes and
1,16,126 persons, the means of education
were. so, extensive, that there was scarcely
an indivicfuatyvho had not been 'taught to
read. ' In the remaining seveii Synods, viz
A.rgyle Gleneig,: Ross, Sutherland, Caith-
ne?, Orkney and Zetland, containing 143 v
parishes , and 8rr,r30;inhabiUrits, it was r
found rSoOscliooIs were wanted, winch it ;
was computed would educate 10,500 chil' ,
dren.V ;The"cnminUtce,'iri ansitec to 'their t
solicitations for 'pecuniary aitl to establish
these.schj,ds,;hae. received ums.amuuDt- y.
ing vto 54881.- nrinciDally from" parochial
collections, and are in expectation of re
ceiving lurtner sums." -
U -'
German jtadiesJtseems that the li.
dres'.of Saxony are very itidustfious. At
Dresden says a;tourjs even the thea- ;
tre$:arenot :protecttr
wires.- iI ihave erir; Jady jgraVely ?
dpvn her,work,-vip a ay.tJie tears, which
the sorrows . PfV Th?kbt in allenstein'i
deaUi" had ibrought mriw :
mediately resume her k!. t."ing:3 ' "
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