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TWO ' LEbHt, Eerre a aeraierea.) eava hmuhi rnuin i peaes., istblibctc.i sbvsisai Mwuif-ni le e wt bibbs s x.. bo.b et oea avraTioa. THREE DOLLARS A TEAR uuu.' I v. BALEIOII' If. C.i WEijiNESDAY; JAN, 99, ,, VOL. ST. He. . BLACSWITniI0 WAGON MAKING THE tabMnixr kavine; take aba, BrWk Snob raear Mr- UaBeeoreer) l" eareaie fcr r. C, or k SaMlB Jim AakiaiJ will eoetlaee 4ef&t UWat-rf alLkiae. e. H.rin.U. xMh lb kH.f knmf ul.. uMcl Aim, lM-a-.elMeiaf.ke. Work ee JSTt be e eaSer hp H-i-.. Pf ,r.i. H.. 5-Uf. . -1 " I- b . -i. 1,1.1.. am aa. la Ike anner iTjlm wm boHdieg. the o-.M.klib.t- will be ietaniy -Jle -r terau ee shall bU 1 . a . a .4L& iairfs All b a-kiUae . aa itWof "iL TUOi. il. KORT. TutiJiaii oastomhail f the Stats of North Carolios-, mom U hereto give- that U ta "u aper nr.r ..d tlie treaBpoeialloe a r.-Knn H fataMs -ill be t-il at the nM " Kry .!'" ll be aeia te aware .xdHM-i "t;? Mr. hir-; 7 H-lei-h, Jae. " NOTICE. - 1 ha trm of Roese!! i Cooke is this day dis solved by mutual eoHMb All pmeoae wuwm-w t. .a firm are tkrefoie reauested to com for ward early a practicable add aettle their ac coonts. The noiee and aeeounu are Uft In the UndiorCT. Cooke, MAient to woae n boBCe,n' CHARLES RUSSELL, CEO. T. COOKE. R.Ui.h. TW. IS. ISIS. 3iL Latge Stock of Ury Goods nd v TUB aria of RoeaeH Cook' ; aiaaolred. and their remiininf auek ofGooJa Urinirpaaaed into the handa of Mr. Hoatell, tM of the late firm, who ia determined to eloa Ihe bueiaeea a epeedMy prciicbU. the rhnla etock, eompriaiou eteiIe aaaorv DRF GOODS AND OROCIES oieieelleot qoality, ia bow ofTeied fai aalaat Gooda of almoat owy deacriptioo auitable to thia market may be had ao cheap, thai a hetier opportunity can fte er ooeer fof allfeeapply tinmeelvea, who will eU oo-. . lite public are aaaured that thia oiler to aell at eaW ia made ia good faiih, and will be triolly idheTVOlr7 , ..... They will aleo find the gooda ,of th beat (jualiiy, Ctahiooable, aonnd. and aubiunlial, of s kind made for aw, not merelg l it. Ail may btaojted, a there ate on hand many artielee of the -neet quality ae we ai i .large aeeonmeatof wo eoareer arfd Wore tobetaif tial kind. ' All aroinvitad to call and asamine and judge tor tbemaelree; thoee who bare the keeneal taatefor CHEAPNESS, wul doabtleea be Thoae'wbo do not need at preaVni; wfff SAVE, l (t buyiog oow and laying op for the tuwre. L4 it bo reuMmbefed that bo om will aell good ia a regular buainesa wlindat a profit, by v-bieb they can lirr; that ao one will aaerrffee Jooda at leaa thaa coat without eompalaion; rid that eoat ia about aa cheap aa moat met cbanta ean afford to aell and moat people would Wiahlobuy. . ' . lj. GEO. T. COOKB, Ageni Rabiieh. laa. I84S. 3.-0. Regiaut aad Suodard till fotbfd. J . . n . 1 .'11 ..L.VJ 6. t. a RANbOLPH MACON cOLliBCB. ,-r-Tha eolleglaio year at thia fdSliiuiioo eioeea aaaaalty apoo the Sttd yV'edneeday of Jade; on which day -the Senior cla te rJiitrtre!- tfrad uatedi The oHe hrtr f ear - U divided tiTtd two aeMiona. . The oxerciara of the next eeilon wilt be reanmed the llth of Janaaty i84fc'lila Iwmt for tho-atotlfttia la aater College at the begtoinning of tkS frat aeaaioa; aad for admieeion at the time iitui the Fieabitlaa elaaa, they meat fUmf tH apoe4 raaminatioa oa Kuglak . Gia'm rner, Geograjibjf, Arithmetic, Latin Reader, Cwear,. SallUat, Virgil, Cieero'e OiationV, Sreek -Reader, .-Xeoophoa' . AaahaaK. ' a Undent dt re enteriaf the FreahmaD1 claae aotil iha begiaaiag -of iba aecond aea- two, !a addiliaw; l the preeeding aabjecU, o muai alao atan!d in appioead examiaatioa up oa Latin arid Greek woy4hJUecirgi, of Virgil, Liy. ieoophoo'a CyropeJia, Jto man and Grecian Antiqniti'e, and Boardoa'a AlgebraV through quadraiica.) It ia reeom taeaoW toatadeuia prepattag for entrance is le thia College . to eae .Andrew'a and Stod dart'e Lalia - Grammof iSophoclea' Greek . Grammer. delTi .Laun .Laiwon. Uon- Begaa'a Laref Creek Lexicon, and Eecbea- burg'a Mantraf of CfataKai : LlUiratura- " Tim are away toafag aaea Wbe tain W aaaj'tlre to aiia H ilt m4 aaania eiteaatioa. arb e prwaoiMiMg m immd Labgeacea. Oar aoora. of mmtf ia ao tm4 ote m the ara-ta at all aaah, reila4tby ry thcwWa at (he becia ia of thr I eraWa. Aw4 tee bearaia t be oe. tl4 froia Iha W el Ike UbiWMe one frwa attca oaaa apaa the Lilarary geaaniee biab a eatlaab 04 te ltlca, aVtoM lurai aery mnmm Mwwm la aarh yMaf "tea to preaaaee Ihei aiadM bere. latfMerU eater rWKkia H4lti4, eeUrae. the alaJeat be wVaajaMa aafaalmaj 1ih0.aoiaaar,Genraa4A'rbilHai. .. , . T'ba rxaara af lk laatiMtUa are aa lolleaai . .Taitiaalar rtie OalHrnile reef 1M 0 Mowtf i tMHrnae year $M eoUMrd'aW i. Me aae Waabiag tSU oa. f ka 471 OH. kWI'lwC WomI a -1 Lirltta tit IWl Iieawta aseaaeee pb tw. - iWte oa. , . . fataeheaial inaiaWat eapbaeta are bauac4 lest WAa. i a t4 avta.lrs al larailata aWrblae ataeiM ia aaeW Ike aaaeavM el aabaaiagkaa be Aral aenal a ma la Cullm. ' The rVvaarattr IVrta- ia wall eraaalaidj a) ptaaa Bailar ike fhrectiae el a all ejaiUWd ae4 apcrn-imil tearlicr. AVe eaa e-l4ratly re- aamaiia ihw athael 10 alt aattrMta; a llMrua pra aaretiew tar Hmmi-m taut Colk-ee ' The tipra Maare taa taeie M Ibaee m (be llrer. Braaar. L. C. OAKLAND, .eaiovet. Di i s o lu tio n THR Onamerakhi bail flare .raitttf; Utwrea the Subwrtkera, mm& kara, hta da f (lit lm el Ti it MaeKea. ia thia da diaaal br aMMl ac Hcmt U. Tamer ia ! aloaa the baaiaaaa. aiai all aatetna. ara reqeeHaJ le aaafce aarel lebiaa. HF.NKY D TVKNEK. KELSON1 B. HUGH 1E9. January I, II4C. -4t. flrpHE au (Men bar baa joat raceirad a Ireah eoe iJL vly ef fraena Alum and Liverpool HALT; alao. Crockery and oemmea Tumblara. aery cheap S boxra cbawinj Tobacco, lia qaatily.- Heia tbanifiil to bia frianJa (or their cilftoia, aa4 kopea by atrict attentie to baaiaaaa t atcrit ita eoaria Banco. S. M. WUITAKER. A flLOdllBr OF CHEMICAL TERMS USED IN -. S1CULTUREJ &e. MtorptvHwiba wareimao r -. Hui fluid into a. liouid oi ablicL...r Aettate, halt formed by the cbmbirl- auon of any base with the acetic aeid. -Acttat't Lead, Sugar of Lead; Acetic Acid, concentrated ainegar. . Aeida, compoanda of buea with ox jrien, hydrogen, &c. iEthef j volatile- linoidr formed af-'A alcohol aha an ctcra. Affinity, a force by which eubauineea of different kind. nnjte. Alkali, ffoaail or mineral aoda. Alkali, (vegetable) potaah. Alkali, volatile ammonia. Alcohol, rectified apirita of wine. Alluvial, depoeuiona of aoH made by water. Alum, a compound of eulphuric a--cid, alumina and potaah, or am . morJio. . , Allumine, earth of alum; pore argil' Anthracite, mineral coal containing ao bitumen or fat, uneluoua matter , Areometer, a graduated glaaa in aifuroeoi wiib U bulb, by which the epecifie gravity- of ' liquidia"" taken; an hydrometer. Argillaoeoua, of the nature of elay, Aroma, the oodr which arieea from - certain tege tablea, or theif , inf4-. , uhttii . .. " . Asote, nitrogen; the haaia of atmc-'a-pheric air, of ammonia, nitreua a- eid, die; . -.-r-.. Bommeter, an instrument that ehowa the variation ef atmoepherie pree aure': . . . .,.' Bell Metal, an alloy of tin eV Copper Brass, aft alloy of cupper and sino. Calcareous, partaking of the nature of lime. Caloric, the chemical torra fof tha rrtrftter of heit. Caloric (Tree radiant heat, or that which is not in chemical union with other bodies. Caloric (latent) the matter of beat in a atate of ctfrntTnatiofrt notpcrcep'- Ulile. Carbonr the base of diomond and of - , charcoal. ' ' Caibo'R'afe of lime, the compound of carbonie acid and limr, ander the tfumei' of itfSrbU. limestone, calca- itdili ipu, chalk, Ve. Carbonate of potash, common po(- as"b pea'nash; salt of tartar Carbonic acid, corbott combifred with oxygen. . Chalybeate, the term applied to ' mineral wateia Jinpregiiated WiiH iron. - . Citric acJd, the acid oT lemons; , -Cohesion,. a force inherent in all the jrafiJcfel 6f bodies; by which lbs jr are prevented from failing to pie r-jfa ;:r-' . Concentration,-th6' aA't of inereumg ' th ayecific' gravity ct bodies uecompoahion, aeparalion of the consutuant principles of compottmt lodltesV Effefveaaepce, an intense motion - whlth take place in certain bod ' fes" ca'uaedf by this escape of a Tjg'lat'ous' substance.' " Efifofeaence', the puv,efu1entorr5i oTaaline bodies produced by ei ; pi'srffe to' the air, in consequence iof losing their water of crystali s itati'on. , Elements, ate, properly, the aimpro constituent parts of bodie in caps. . - b!e';or decomposition, or further. division. , ' ''. Essences, the easeriliaLcils obtairj ed by dutillaiion front odoriferous ' vegetable substances. ., , - -, Evaporation, dissipation of fluids by ' heat; evaporating fluids into vspo by heat. :: ----7-Fermenutwn.a peculiar rpontaneous , motion,' which occurs in regetablo : ubatancei, if exposed to proper , . - temperature, under certain eirruns t stances It is usually divided in-1 to the acetous, vinous, saccharins' , and putrefactive atrges. " Fluidity, R tam appped 10 all liquid 'f, 'substances. Solaisare con veftetf tj ' into fluids Iff combining with at 'certain4 portion of caloric k n CDtllic acm, tfib acid in gall nlils. Uaaw All aolid eahataoces, when converted into permanently T ela-l tiff fluids ly caloric,' are calW -fea.. -v !ac-f ' ' Gelatin, animal' irrlly. . : . Giuen a vegetable substance aUkd . to gelatinv " Gravity, that property by which be diea Ull to the earth. v ( ... , Specific Gravity, is the Weight of a ny solid or fluid body, compared with the same measure of distilled water. B 5 S Hydrates. Those substances which. have formed so Intimate an uuioii wiin ,. waiepjj to aona iiy ine waieri .: Jt . . i ' a 4 in(i reuuer u oirs ui tie cvoipuacui - r - parts., are called hydrates. Hydrate of Lime, lime slacked in water. - Hydrogen, the base of water, in ' flamditfbls air. Hydrometer, see A reometer. lucinrfutiooi the converting of vrg- etablea into ashes, by burning. Laboratory, a room fitted nu with & a apparatus for the performance of cnemicai operations. Lime, quicklimes calcareous earth; xid pt : eiamivs?Hri;: Litres com ffcwrtr juncturea of chemical vessels 4c. Maceration, softening a solid body In a fluid, without imprtgnating the - fluid with it: . Malic Jtcid, Utld of applea. . t ' ' Malleabilityi that property of met bIs w hichj gives them the quality of being extended and flattened by hammering. ( - ' , " Menstruum, the fluid iti wKich I so lid body is dissolved. Mineral, any natural substance of a metallic, earthy or saline nature. Mordants, substances which have a chemical affinity for particular co lors, as alum. Mucilage; a vegetable principle alli ed i gum. , - J - . Muriates, salts formed by the com bination f any base with muriatic Muriatic. cid;apirit ef eea salt. - Muriate of soda, common salt. - p m S'S munie at - potaaa. aaitperr. wtre, VS. Nitiatea, saiU formed by the combi nation of any base a nh nitric acid. Neutral Salt, a substance formed by the union of sn acid with an atka. It, an earth, or a metallic oxide, in ' Baa mm sucu proportions aa to saturate S S both the base and the acid. Oxalic acid, the acid found in sor rel: :.r : Oxide, any substance combined with oxygen, in proportion not suffici ent to produce acidity; rust of me c E- tsts. ' u Oxidize, to combiitb oxygen with It body without producing acidity. Oxygen, , a . simple substance, being one of the componet paiu of water and atmospheric sir; viul air Oxygen gas, oyxgen converted into' gaa py comoinmg witn calorie. Pellicle, a thin skill Twbfch forms oft the surface of aalloe and other li quids when boiled down to a cer tain etrenifth. r.roligoic dcid, an acid obtained from wood by Burning. - . Sal. a salt. - . 1 Saturation, the act of impregnating a fluid with another aubatance, till no more 01 it can be received or imbibed. Silicioua earths, natural, eub&r.ees which artt composed cbwHyof ml ica; as quarts, fliut, stnd,ebd. Simple substances, synonymous with elcmentsi not divisible. Smelting, the operation of (using ores, to separate the faetal from the sulphur, arsenic, and other matters with which it is combined. Solution, the perfect union of solhj ' .' - - F.L suostaneo-wnn sr num. in 4 Sulphates, Sulpbats, Sulphites, salts , formed by the combination or any base "with sulphuric acid. Sulphate of copper, blue vitriol; blue .. atomic.. - ' t sa Innate At iron,, copperas; green vitnoU . : ." ... 1 !'.. Sulphate of lime, gypaum :: . Sulphate of soda, Glauber's Salts. " S6hhate of tdnc, white vitriol. SulDhate of ootash. ref ehemicai salt. . composed of sslpburkr acfd irid potash Sulphuretof potash, sul ' . phnr.and poiieah .f need together. guipyaw v JuagueauM speoor sails, ulphuric acid, oil vitri il,vkrlie acid 8uper-urtxate of potaah cieam of " , tartar. s. t . Subacerate ot copper, verdiffriir Sutphurets, combinationa of alkaline earths or metals wUb sulphur Tartaric ncid, the Kid tound in the '' grape. ' T"r-';.V'!-'i Tartrates, Tsrtrites, salu formed by ih's 6orrrbinaiion of any base witli . theactdoTlaTUf, , . i Thermometer. ' an .trtatrument o show the relative heat of bodies and of ihe atmosnhere. 1 .. ' - Trituration, the pulverising, or nni ting of bodice by friction. , Torrefaction, rossung of oes. - Vacuum, a. space tmeccupied by matter. . k-.i : .: i ' . :, -f : 1 1 ' - To cfean Marble, take ' verdfWis. and pu'iii'iee' storte, wetf pbwdered with lime, newly slackedf mix these with sosp lees, to the eons'istenee of puhy. " Put it in a woollen' bag and rub the stains' 'well one ' way; then alor, Wash en" with sosp and wiler Repeat if not removed. ST 5 3 - be 9 p - -A:' i .i "t II 8 H i - g. i 5 "2 2. 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H n w a 3 -r 3 a e. s..s -3 S 5- :-. ? , V which of course has a tcndetcv to f. .1 excite a e 2 EZJ M U " - - (Si 0 -Jir-ej 3 o T s 9 n Bf al 1 j r- -a ll M rra a . a v '3re8 88 3a 8 S-a S g-arS'g"-.- e 2 S 3 B-B g. 5?2 a B.3 s-l s i ajl 111 s i--a ! i 3 bZl 1 lH.I-3-s.g s J o g l!flsilti;Iiri- a E : O.. ta 3 3 B S 5- IS 3 2:2- ? OP o a.x ? r- 11. a o -. i? a Mlf rtis 5f s-4l I'll ? J J! ill f "S'l l S!?! f!l?rrf if.! Hi T T 7 7? 7aj win HUUf UI Wit, it- , 1 ... ' . . M. G., J. . AlberUon e, Duplin Co , N. C., 5th Jan. '46 WHEN MAY A MAN BE CALLED DRUNK! - Well, Doctor pray gie ua a defini tion of what youeoneiuer being. oat,, that we may knowin future when a cannie Soot may. with propriety, be termed drunk. ' -Well, genirenen,,t aeid the- Doctor, ihat ia raihar akittlb (Jiieatiou to a Ha we r, for yon must know there is a great diver sity 6ropInToh onthe iubjeCt. " Some ssy that a man . aober as long ss he ean stand upon his Irga. And-fh-h friend of mine, a fire eatinf hard drinking captain of draeoona. once declared to me, on his honor ss f oldier and a rnntleman, that he would never a tew any friend of his tobe called drank tilt he saw him trying to- light his pipe at the pump. . And others there be men of learning sad teapecubilty too, who ate of opitiionihat a man haa a right to consider hunselr sober as, Jung ss be ran lie flat en his bach without holding on - by 1lidT of mode rate opiuioasX aad -wooW,b1W4 that a man was fn, without being iuat sq far gone aa any of these. liiit, with your leave gentlemen, I'll tell you a atory about the Laitd of fiondiembon, that wilt be good tUujUalion of what 1 tall being I Iba. ... . . 4 ' i : ."The Laird, of Uooiemoiti .was ge food of his bottle in short, just a poor drunken body, as I said afore. On one occasion he was asked to dine with Lord B ., a neighbor of hie, and hie Lord hip. beiur will awjoainted Willi the Laird a dislike to small drinks, ordered a boido of chery brandy to set before him after dinner inalead of port which lie always drink in nrefeience to claret when nothing better was to be goti The Laird thought this fine heartsome stuff and on be went .filling his glass like the rest srU tel ling hie cracks, and ever the more he drank the more be praised his - Lordship serf. "It wivajl fineull Iboddied wina sud lair well onthe stomach, not. like; that poisonous staff ciaret that made a body feet as if b had swallowed a neat of pud Jocks."' Well grnUemvB,' the Laird had finiahedone bottle ei snorry oranuy. or aa ma ' orusotp piieu it, "his paiticular JorCauut haa. juat tossed off a,f lass pf uis aecond, which ha declared even better than . the first, when his "old "confidential T eervant," Watiy, came staving into the toon and making hie beat bow, announced: that the Laird's horae wee at jhe dor, ;:Oet out-- of 'that ye faiise lonn, .cried the Laird pulling) off ins wig And flinging K.. at Watty 'e head. "Do nave eeo ye bletherias: brute, -tiiat I'm just beginning my econd bottler But Master," save Watty, scratching his head "its sroaist twall o'clock.' We1, what tnoogn ilbei ' aatti the Lud, turning up bia glasi witb drunkei grsvity,--whtle the rest of the company were like to split their aiura wim tuugning u mm, . anu ; any. "It eanna be ony later ay men eo, tusl fcacH me wjr wig tanu tet yie - nutg oias a wee.' ( Well, gentlemen, it wae s cold, frosty night, and Watty soon tired of kick ing hrf (eel J at the doott to in a ' liute w hUebacb; he cornea, and says he. I'M aiatet , maiateu.its amaiat arte o'clockV "Weal, Vuty,' says .the Laiij with a hiccan for he wns far gone b. this time it, will nevefbeouy earlier, WsUy, inyarta and thai, a comfort so yon may jnet rest your eel' a wee while langer , till I, finish mf bottle. . A full bellv makes a stiff back you know Watty.'' Wjtty was by this time dancing mad; so after wailing. another half hor back he comes in an awiol hur ry and aayf he Laitd, Liird, . as true aa death the sun's rising." "Weel, Watty," says the IAinh - louking awful wise, and srYe trying with' both. hsnls to fill his glass "tet him f we my man. let bim rise, he . has further to gatig the yjibji'; X0U ofatm' ' "This ans' wer fairly . Jumfoundsd , poor Watty, and be gave it up in despair, ilut at last the bottle was finished - the Laird was lifted into the sadle end oflfbe lode in Mil l. . men giee, tnioaing an trie ume tne moon was the tun.' and that ha lir't Am daylight lornis journey. "HecB. Watty, my man ssys tne L-aim. patting hie . stumactt , and spesklng awful thick, " we were nana" die wor for. thai seecttnd bottle this frosir mMf,T,m; ssy Watty,: blowing nis nnitere ana looking as iilue as a. bu letrytrynur honor it may be nans the worse for II but I'atn n-ilie the belter. I i wish . I wa.; Well, on they , rode (mi cai.iily me jairu gripping nam at uiejioiso s mane and rIlingboni like , sack meab, ff the cold air was besinuinr to make the soiril a nrooit mat crossed the toad; and the I,a ird's horse, being ptetty well bsed Id have his own wsy,. stopped short snd put down hie head to take a, drink. This had the erTeot lo make the poor Laird lose ' his ' bal ance and away" he went over - the ' horse's ears into the very midle nf the ' brook. The Laird, honest man, had just tense enough to hssf" tliA splash and lo know that otMicthtrrg Was 'wrong; -but he' wse that drank that he did not in the ' least suspect it was Wnwelf- 'Watly, ssys 6e, eittln up in fhe milille of the suenm stammerins? oul the Words with greet difficulty,-" Wa,tty, mj mimM, inere is sarely eometning inmoieu ioioe brook, Wstty. vF.lih. .on mav sayiharepliod WatW like to rolt ft ktreP '. Now, genilemeg," eoniiniieii the Doctor, here is a Case . in which t would horse with laughing. '(or It's jttat vo'urs- ir Uirdl Hunt fie! no Watty,v eried) the Liairti with a hiccup between every word, "it surely caiiaa be ' ma Wattv. (ot Pm ,F ... . . . ' allow man to be drunk although be bad neither lost his speech Rr the ' use of b Ltmbovw - e'fW5-.i tw.i Va ITke Old ibrcsl i?tger, hy Cry CmbeU.-' -' - .' . JNEW, DIAMOND MINK. The dlacnrrry of a,remarkab!e diamond mini in Utaail, was .agnoippefdsome jlllnt. since, but ptobably Few of our readers have any distinct Idea of ita ailoation, rf ita reioarkabie ; produciirenesa. The . Paris Journal des Debates Bftentione, ba ing re ceived a letter from Rio Janeiro, dated An gust lat, whu-h contains some curious de uilslrrei'Decling the witftwig of thia mine which is the most considerable and orodeoi live known up lo. thia lime ia any . pert af the world. This letter slate that for some months, the communication and eommerv cial rellio"he with the "province of Bahin had been carried on with extraordinary ac uuto.rmlvywrotc;aav. ee: propoaiorn ?..tyr--, . , of .iugar plantaiiona, had emigrated, wills their slaves, into the province of Bahia, - t where this diamond mine , is situated, the , producie of which ere incredible; - r : i - - !ha mine was diswvered rtha Iwt tresr,- m die month of Oo'ober, by a aJave, who in tweuty days had oullecied TOQcareU. of diamonds and had carried thrm. consider able distance to sell them. Having been ai rested and imprisoned, the slave obaita ately refused to tell where he procured the stones; .He wae then allowed to rcake hie escape snd intelligent Indiana were aet to waieh him - I hy followed tiimroraeveral days, and surprised him (it collecting: die monda not far from "uaxocira, tne aecoud city of the province of Bahu.-, xamin4 - lions were then msde. on a more exUnaive- m acala along a chain of mouulaice railed Sin-. curs, which, ,htj given a name to L'lia-Vino, ad, which Howa tuio the boy of Bahia.-f - - The fiiat. individuals who establwherl. themselves at the miue of Siricura,' were. for the rnosl part, murilerera or wuxses from inaticoi - Tliev marked their nresene e by assusiinstions and firea. The diiEculty of subsisting in the 'Country end the dangt lo wbiei thoae were eaposeu tlw went. there to exchange lb : diamond for . the. Eaper money oi uram, pmeentee nonora le tnerehants from engaging in this busWv nets. , Nevettheless, the population having l dec revs inci eaeetlsonte nieMttres of po-1" lice were adopted, by the ow colonists, and the reaesrehes be(an to be made on a lar. get surfati; .Ti.e impti'ation whirl) in the month of t Aoirost last ainounted only te 8,000 sohls, scstteied bver ihre little towa ships, amounted at the end of July ot this, year te more thsa 80,000, and was stilHrt. cieaaing. - .-. ...... i t i JI . The two English packets of May antf j Juni (ok away five millions and a half of v ... francs valuer pfdiamonils from thk mioef; 4r Since thru; daring the months of June ami' July, the mine has prodoecd nearly 1. 439 inrrats per dsy. , It is est i mated to havei . '. pfoduced, during tho' ten month: sines it ' wae irwrfy 4idf.tfOT e bout IS.300.000 franca three-fifths .kavetll taken the way to Rngfsid.i ennthe' that tif France nd J'amburg ami tlie last fifth ia f awaiting purchasers ai Rio Janeiro and ' Balfia. , 5 ms VMv-Ii nt.Vi -i 'Alhhe lapidures in Eurvpe would t ' saffifc lo'cut one halfbnly of what the mine -of Sincura produces; to that a depreciation X 'J ofhis ralus is sni icirwted; liter is also room for -peculations of thi most haaaidouskind.'- ' Brwi'l which hue the privilege of famish . -ing di iraonds to cnmmerce.did not'prodee ', annually before the disooverv -of the mine . : ' . oioiacura more man 1 six or seven kiiot grains which eoet more than aix millions in ot .. . ... the expanse-of colleelingf thujMhew(Tf even in a crads state has aivf 'f J(. boee vry . 4 H.!?h.r , A'yl. tlie diamonds found at8in - cursnuve bi-en of a fnaaflaiMf .frtakwa, . .-y that there are jiu a ui : world only a few weighing more than 20 gramV t gram I about lo.l-t grains, Troy sreight The largest diamond is thst of Agrs; it welghe 1X3, grains, that, of the Ksja .of MaU. at Bwrneor 7 9 grains, that, of tho Emperor ef Moguu -Fgrams, that el rraoce, alled the Rtgtnt, 28 grams BSL esntigrainsf bet -thie t laat ia a beautiful foim and -perfect iu every respect, i It ''weighed bef(jre,:.cuUing Zi1 grams, and cost two yeara fabor. ttA--rT t.The miny of lincVW present the !epeel tads of an independent colony ia th "bos om ofthe.iybtt countryw i ..d-J.:...x . .ainiELAN Wftunderstaudthatr little soorsmB 19 eV JaT. yeara of age, of .. Abe late Michsst t y Hoke, Lq. of Ljncololon, was ahot on 1 Hamrday evening last n) died ru(injfy , ; j Himsrlf db another boyi about the same age werepointing their gone at ef other, im port, when accidenlallv,ih,e gtin, ,of youagw Fulenwider, which is lb nam of (the other ' boy, was' discharged. Thia accident i. more Irul. tIepVnbtg;. jjwin.to, Iho fort tlinf, Mjs, lloka.hai been in' very eritkat iie,of health, cuice the tfcsih of bei ,eao baud. Bulk; Sep, , j , VSST -.the, ijon. Wat. T.vton. e rest-ntative in C'lmreas from the K.-kIc-.' bridge District ojT tho Stale of Virginia, died suddenly in, the "City of Washington, oh Saturday the I81I1.- , '., ,' ; 't.. sad 'Accident. ' J .- A little negro boy belonging to X.G.' TamUton of , this , place, was killved. , few d.-ys ego, by a cart loaded ' tth pine turning ever and crushing biu i aeath it, ' Muth.' H .vfii-TOAw'fjr" f" J, j.
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 28, 1846, edition 1
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