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'AMERICAS GEMS.'
To our fair readers whose eyes sparkle
wun emuious msire ai line signi . or uis-4
i cription of the " bright jewels of the mine1?
fto he inquisitive child, who as he read
" the description of Aaron's jewelled breast
plate; or wondered atlhejsurpussing 'beauty'.
'- of the gem-built walls cf New Jerusalem,
ox; imagined ifee chrystal magnificence of
Aladdin's -fairy , palace, has longed1. to
read and hearrnore abb tit the treasures
K of ihecaveahcj mountain ; or to oje whosr
- national. feeimg interests him; in all the
1 national beauties, wonders, or products of
his country, we are confident that a cata
logue and description ol the gems of this
' country, will possess some interest. ! ".
1 jFrom the fact that lapidaries give the,
name of oriental to al l items of peculiar
"beauty, we are led, to the impression that
V ncj gems of value are fduhd in this coun-
try. , J Us true that we
lave
not tlx
' phi re o r ojpa 1,' and but Y in e s pec imen ol
1 thpiarriohd has been found in North
'America. But though America docs, not
' require these ornaments for the crowd,
i aha can, showjsomo genu in the cabinets
Ol her naturalists which equal in beauty
and surpass in size those of eastern roy-
If we may believe the leo'ends of ' the'
hunters, New, Hampshire has among her
I I ftatejewels algein whk-lh surpasses those
1 of the palaces of fairy talvs ; and though
the mineralogist ha vt-.mit ; described H, and
l the jewels hunters from jdHyk of the :Pirri
,j tans to' tire present have ssrarched.for it in
vairi, and though we are not sure that
i. even the geological -guivry which ou
Go vernor has rec om rn e n ded w ill m a'ke it
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. - . available, yet tradition says that the great
Larbuncfe has glittered sfc r centurus;. in
i - tne crown of the king offAmerican inbu.ri-
ir tains: and that' the huntors. have oftrn-
.-limes .'.roamed through the dark forest by
the right of its flashing teams.
-i : 'Bujf our gems do. not exist "nly in fairy
tales, i - The locality of trje 'amethyst, one
Of .the' most .beautiful of the gems, the
i ninth stone on the-Jewish high priest's
i breastplate, among theTVVhite Mountain?,
! - - .. . . . I . . 1 J ' nil ' '
! i is uui a maueror mere iraniuon. l nese
, , sloneswe found beautifijl ehryslals, and,
of a 'violet color of nil shadrs.-'in divers
; " places in;is country. Tfhey -are found
' j in this State at. Hampton-Falls, in .rolled
'! masses, and in 'beautiful jchrystals at the
1 i White Mountains, i We had ' tho good
i fortune to find a large nndibeautilul chrvs-
tal among the debris near, the Willey
' house at the Notch. AVe gnvc it a way to
a lady virtuoso which we bl lisli v" to a ve r
; . we . have.mourned evefj since, until the
j ' bread. vhich we had'tlrown upon the
, waters was returned to usjagain, in a beau
i, !, tiful specimen which aiiother sister mine-
i ralogist gave "u?, who had picked it up
with her own fair hands! from the inpun-
i . lains. id.Nova Scotia.' 'lhese specimens
. from "Nova Scotia frequently consist of
; 1 beautiful chrystals, lining a cup or cavity
. of chalcedony. To the ancient Persians
' . they7 would have been invaluable for they
; believed that . wine dranl? from a cup of
amethyst would never intoxicate.
' Of Ythe . other gems upon -the pontifical
breast-plate, the c a r Su n c 1 eJ, t o pa z, 'emc);i I d ,
agate, beryl nd jasper; aire ton nd. i n, t his
i country. I The ancient carbuncle" is the
' p r ec i o ii s ga r n e t ,. v h i c h is .found in ; im
7 mense quantities in Hanover, in this State,
arid which if polished, wciu Id equa 1 t iiose
of Bohemia w"
The topaz, is perhaps 'hermost remark-
aoie oi vine American
precious stones,
oeing ipunu oi asiz un
. other part of the world.
(nown in any
; : A topaz has
seen iouna in muuington, tonneciicut,
which Yeighed c.ne pouncj and three.quar-
te r s , a n d a i r a g ni e n t o f a n p t h e r w e l g h i n g
two pounds and one ounce. ,
The largesty, chrystal known in Eu-
rope7weighs.but seven ounces: AlthougU
chrystals of this size have two' many
- flaws toS'be valuable to lapidaries, smaller
ones are found, which irv much estima
ted! for jewellery. y : . ' t
The beryj and emerald are found in
' several localities, although the precious
emerald is ycry rare. 'The most remark
able beryls in, the world are those found
in this country." ..We have seen a single
" chrystal found at '' Agton- in this Stale,
which, weighed over -a. hundred pounds,
antl which' is probabjly tie largest gem
- in the world. I he same gigantic- pro
portions characterize btherAwerican pre:
cious isiones. a spineiiej ruby has Deen
found: in Warwick New .-York, which
was nearly four inches inf circumference,
The i wo other minerals, ognte and
jas-
i ' .per, are esteemed of less value since
the
. art .oi engraving upon gms has gone
i into disuse lor , these stones live re held
t in peculiar esteem forkhis purpose. Both
of these stone? are found jin this country;
the agate in New-Jer ev,; and .'a beauliful
reai jasper in oaugusi .via.
i W cannot eive any. other interest to
lhi& catalogue. of the American precious
s tones, than that which is hssociated wiih
tne pare, menuon vu me mum a. j i
can: give more of the f pirif of life to a de
ecxibtion which may be shown in desert
binir other portions oil natural history, for
. unless we so into 'a scientiific: .analysis, 'a
description of precioup stones is but a de
scription of their cobrs. -We can then
odd to thev catalog ue the jnarhes oHthe
chalcedony or, white :ornelian, which h
found abundantly in Connecticut and Mas
sachusetts, or throughout the g reen. stone
. Tanges'dfTthie Connec icut fiver f- the yel
Jdvvish green c i yso-bc ry I w n ic h is found
. imbedded in granite jih Eat lladdam
Connecticut; the rubeUite,, or red! tour-
: maline, beautiful spec mens of which are
found in Paris, 3Ie., which when "cut,
-form very rich orname nls in jwelleryj the
Cinnamon' stone, a vi luable gem which
lias usually been obtai ned at Ceylon, but
which'is found of a fine quality in Carl
isle, i Massachusetts" the j heliotrope; v or
. blood stone of a ! deep f green- whh. blood
i red spots sprinkled ov r it, which js found
near Troy, JNew i otk j tne aauiaria r
moonstdue; a beauliful rriineral ofj the
m)nr wh ic h is found in several places in
Massachusetts and Nehr
The extensive catalogue of precious
stones shows what is sot always believed.
that nature has bestowed upon this coun
try, the minute
the coarse and
and delicate, as well as
more massive t reasu res
given the-loftier features
that-as she has
of landscape with our mountain scenery,
land made the most del icate flower to blos
som under- our
lofty forest trees, so she
gem and the chrystal in
has5 plnnted the
our granite rocks, not to minister to man-
luxuriant tastes.j but to exhibit the exqui
site skill which adorns the stupendous
power of the creative hand.
Ports N. II. Journal.
Ftytn ths-New york AJyocatd and Journal.
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY, j
We have always been amonc the num-
her who thought the question of. the next
Presidency should be held in abeyance,
ana we mink so still, jjeiore the people
cam ne called ur;on to decide-between the
caruuuaies, so many casualties may occur;
so many exciting topics may present
themselves for discussion, and ' so many
commitments may be made, that the
choice of the people may settle upon one,
to the utter and hopeless exclusion .of the
oiners; anu, ai nesr. u will reouire snmo
6. WV-Mt, JV II ill
si n rt ' n t hf : it -n.nl'
tiine to ascertain on whom
the choice of
the peo'pie will
fall, supposing Henry
Clay, Daniel
Webster, and Gene
ral Harrison, to be the only and most
prominent candidates. We have been,
and. remain, opposed to all invidious com
jarisuii or renecuons upon uie course
which the friends of ono candidate have
thought: proper.to pursue, for the advance
ment oi his interest-rleaving the friends
of-all free to act, and relying upon a fina
abandonment of personal predilections,
when a National Convention shall desig
nte the candidate who is to receive the
support of all the friends of good ord
of law and of the Constitution, and who
is to be the.Presideni of the United Stales
and not the filtered -tool of party, or the
pie c g-edr or b o u n cl s la ve b f 'a u red ecesso r
Luis J rrji possible, however, in a country
as tree as ours, to prevent the discussion
on a pioiTit so e-xciting as the next Presi
dency ; 'and we,see; in various sections of
S i r t 'I . . i . ' .
ine union, mat. animated stands are al
ready taking, indicating to the political
mariner! the course the vessel of state will
liav to take, and vibrating with almost
unerring certainty towards the pole. i
Our preferences, we have always clear
ly an'd unhesiliitingly expressed, were
for Mr. .Clay, but, that entertaining' the
highest esteem for 'Mr. Webster's abili-
ties,1 and thej.uninost confidence in his
patriotism and purity' intention, wej
could and would lend our aid to his eleva4
tionj if a itational Convention decide
in his favor. Of General Harrison's sue-1
cess we have no apprehension; and we
confess we should be sorrv to see a is :
cbnd military chieftain become the Pre
sident of this republic, for we think, that
in General Jackson we have had a dose of
heroe.s and old Romans sufficient to last
us for a century. We may be mistaken,
but asie question at, present stands, we
consider it certain that General Harrison
will be withdrawn before the question is
. .;;r- r .fw j : ? t
ijitstrnieu iw uirvemiou, ana tne issue
ivill be made between Mr. Clay and Mr.
Webster. '; '..'.".
Under this; impression'it may not be
amiss for us to enquire, -in anticipation,
nto sorne of the reasons which we sup
)Ose will affect the decision of the Con
'ention. and determine its suffrages in fa
vor of Mr. Clay
In our own State,- if the decision was
pft in nnrt v'nnlitics. Mr. CAnv i Hof-trlol,,-
.v.v . - -j i " " J vivwiuuuij
e mosi popular : ana we sincerely be-
ievea majority of the Wh igs prefer him
loi Mr. weDster and with the Vvhio-s
ies ;all ; Mr.:r Webster's strengths Thel
: . ..... . . . . O
Wbsier ; "merf, generally sneaking, would
hail Mr. Clay's elevation with pleasure
while it would be next to an impossibility
0 carry any , portion ot the Democratic
party for Mr. j Webster, With Mr. Clay
U is jquite different. He has always been
consisient uemocrat -true to sound, re-
ublican principles ; and as such: retains
strohtr hold on the confidence, andwill
receive the support, qf the ..Democratic
iartv.i He has differed in opinion with
Ihe Democratic party,' but has always ad
lered.to Democratic principles; and the
result, as in the case of his opposition to
the election of General Jackson, has es
tablished -his nolitiral sagacity and pa
triotic foresight. Had his warning voice
jeen listened to, how much misery, which
we can find pourtr'ayed in . his speeches in
'ho language, of prophecy since unfor
tunately teen fulfilment would have been
s'pared jio the country; and, under any
other dbminatjon.we should have escaped
jight years of ruinous experimenting
on the people, to gratify the indomitable
i sp i rit of a reveng efu 1 &. w roil g h ead ed ol d
'uanl ; alternately duped and abused by
parasites and minions, and the deeper
Heofnd.ition of liavincr a nartjr nrnoi"
for four years more, to travel in the foot
steps and carry out the measures of his
; predecessor. Martin Van Buren can tier
k-er carry them out ; ahd in the attempt
o do so he has destroyed himself, and we
consider him! politically dead. . Mr. Van
Dure n c annot e s pect another term, and
"as there is nor indication ofany peculiar
Jy Ietiioc ratio candidate, we consider the
votes of the party will be thrown princi
pally for, Mr. Clay. We do not want to
pursue the object lo any invidiousVextent,
pp tojgo lurlher.
in resojts. We
than a mere speculation
see, in at least one in
stance; that the Harrison men are willing
to withdraw their, preference, in favpr of
Mr. Clay distinctly; but if the controver
sy should-be bet ween Harrison and .Web
ster, the presumption is thai there would
be nosuch abshdonnirnt. ' I
;! It is only to the nigh claims ot Mr.
Clay, and to the supposed hold which he
has in the affections of all parties, that
such a concession is made. 1 In the words
of; his own happy compliment to Mrs.
Madison, "every, body loves Mr. Clay."
Iri! rjopular meetings, you will .find his
name responded to with a burst of enlhu-
siasm.proringsumceintiyiDeiervoroi ieei-4
mg with which heisregarcea; wane tne
name of Mr. ( Webster is received with that
respect, whlich proves that his populari-
y is of the liead a thing certajnly to; be
desired, but jot i title avail in popular ques-
lions, when, opposed ny me popularity,
of the afTections. and nothing, where
both have the same claim on the judg 5
me'nt and linlderstanding. I
From all J, we have observed of the poli
tical, barometer in our State, and ealciila-
ting & making allowances for the various
advances arid i depressions in others, kve
are satisfie;dL perfectly satisfied, that Mr.
Clay will be; the choice of a National Cpn
vcnlion when called,, andrultimatelv of
the. people. f we should be 'mistakitn,
arid the choice should fall on . Mr. Web
ster, we-shdll support him to the utmost
of oiir abiliijty-; whether the administra
tion of hublic ! affairs tcrbe under theidi-
rection of Clay or Webster, we shalllbe
happy at hoime and abroad a renewred
impulse wil be given to our countryjin
agriculture, commerce-and manufactures
:and like a boundincourser delayed (for
a moment, we! shalf spring forward with
increased speed to wealth and greatness.
FUO.ll FJLOUW.fi.
Savannah, February 8j
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By theraririval of the steamer Camden,
Captain Mills, from St. Augustine. We
learn that a jbattle was fought on the 2th
ult. on. th; Lache Hatchee, (Loche
Hatchee,) in; which the Indians were'de-
ueated, though with the loss on the pajt
or our troops, r nine killed, and thiity
wounded. i
Gen. Jesijp is among the wounded,
having received a severe flesh .wound,
said to have ibeen in the face.
' Noth ing is said, of the loss of the ene
my, though Supposed to have been grejat.
Many cattle.Vppnies, and hogs, with other
property, were taken by our, troops.
A friend has furnished the following
list of killed .arid wounded in this, actipn.
Of the. art Jlery killed one corporal,,
company A 3d artillery; one private,
company H, do. ' . 1
Wounde-d--bne sergeant and one pri
vate, (severely,) company D, 3d artillerr j
one private, (severely,) company; C, dp ;
two privates j (one severely, and ' one
slightly,) company H. do. ' j
Of the 2d dragoons wounded one
sergeant, (slightly,) company K. '
. Of the battal ion Tennessee Volunteefrs
five were killed, 8 dangerously wounded
(2 since dead) and 15 slightly wounded.
; Total killed 7; (died of wounds,,)
9 ; wounded 30.
Since writjing the above we learn froSm
Major M'Iean who' is a passenger in the
Camden, tht on the; evening-of the 2d
inst. an express arrived at Garey's Fer
ry, via - Fort King, and it is?; reported
there and believed thatihe expressbrought
the infbrmatiorrthat runners had come in
and-infoimerj trie commanding officer that
Alligator anil Sam Jones had nuarrelle'd.
and, had separated, and that Sam Jones
wmi uui ou warriors; naa leit. Alligator.
; The ruhnjers stated that the Indiaris
would be coming in at Fort Taylor, n
large numbers, jwithin three; days.-
. TJie impressions with many is that
these accounts are founded in truth, as
the Indians are generally scattered with
out leaders, some in small, parties ha
ving, very recently been in the vlcinijy
of Volusia.! .!, : .""!" j
Major M' Lean further' states that ho
learntid from the commandinrr officer at
Qarey's Ferry,! that Gen Jesup on the
26th ulu (subsequent to the action of the
24th, j was at the'head of the San Lucia
river, on a Iare fresh trail," witn will
founded hopes of overtaking the enemv.
We have, subsequent to the receipt of
iuc uouvc luiormaiion, naa placed in our
hands the following extracts of letters,
winch corthrm the report of the batl
above stated. ! V . -
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j St. Augustine, Feb. 3.
News received from Gen. Je sup's Arm.
by express this morning. The substande
of a letter received the 29th of JanuarV.
1838, siys Jesup had a fight with the
Indians. The ; Tennesseans .generality
beaved well." The. number of the U
diaps considerably more than has beep
supposed. The Indians loss very triflpg,
as far as has been ascertained ; their pro
visions, cattle and ammunition, ascertain
ed to be plenty: "They never hav'e
fcughton fair terms ; in every fight ex
cept Capt: Powell's they have, had trie
the advantage of gound. There they
had.it in numbers, but came out into open
gound. Jesup, fought across a creek, anrJ
after the adlion jdiscdvercd .that his!fooe
was sufficient to. have surrounded their
position, which, from the information I
have rprpived, cannot cover more than
ten acres of grbunu. -Tfcy vh'ad' holep
morticed in the trees, pickets set up, and
palmetoes set up. so as to cover them anid
form blinds, and had cleared away the
hammock on the side Jesup attackeil
them, which exposed bis men altogether
without their seeing the enemy." j
I Another lettec from an officer to a gen
tleman here dated at the place, 1st Feb!,
says: ' ,j . , i
". The southern express of this evening
brings important news from the armyf.
Gen. Jesup has had a hard battle will
the Indians, be completely routed themj.
,He was severely wounded in the actiorj
in the face, but! still commands, and i
in full pursuit of the enemy who have
fled south. ! He had 7 killed on the field
and 32 wounded, 2 of whom are sfnee
dead. It is. reported that Wild Cat
badly wounded. The battle was fought
on the La-che-ha-bee. This war mus
Soon be ended now." y - "
: Nashville is fixed upon by a vote oi
the Legislature as the seat of covernmenl
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for the State of Tennessee till the year
i :" - .;. 1 rsaihville Paper.
:y,JPrfktksCmaujfcial Transcript- -
Tromcndoua Conflagration.
COOKE'S EQ VESTRI AN ESTAB
LISHMENT DESTROYED B Y
fire i ;.. y . - i ... .'j
Baltirnpr.e, February 3d, 1838.
The Front Street Treatre is a heap of
smouldering ruins; The whole ot Cooke's
stud of beautifut horses is destroyed. The
fire was discoyerecj at . half past Jour
o'clockthis morning. The flames were
first Been bursting through the root1, and
when the alarm wasjgiren the whole in
terior of the building;, frpm rear to front,
was in flames. ; JNothing js saved For
ty two horses, twelve ponies, the whole
of the rich and costly J wardrobe of the
company, the scenery, properties! decora
tions, every thing, aje .consumed. The
Theatre'was so generally! on fire before
discovered, and of such combustible ma
terials that in less than art hour after the
alarm was given ' the (destruction was
complete, and the sideiwalls of ith building
had fallen. The Fire Department, with
their apparatus, were; on the ground with
their accu'stomedenergy, but '.heir efforts
were unavailing. ' j i
How the fire originated is unknown.
It is conjectured that; it may have caught
in the scenery. Mazeppa wras lierformed
last night, and after tjie performance, we
understand that a part of the spectacle of
Napoleon, which was (to be produced on
Monday night, was rehearsed. The
scenery was once on fire during the even
ing, but extinguished. Mr. Cooke, we
are told,' had no insurajnee on any of his
property. His loss must be immense.
One of his hprses, alone; it is said, he va
lued at 85,000. The amount insured on
the building we have not learned. The
Theatre was the' largest in the country,
with the exception of Caldwell's new
Theatre at New Orleans, and had been
recently fitted up by jMf. Cooke at much
expense in a style ot great splendour.-;
The old " mansion-ihoyse," south of the
Theatre, occupiedvbvi Mr. Murphy; as a
tavern, caught from the; flames, and was
entirely destroyed. A stable adjacent to
the Theatre occupied: as the depository
r f i ' r r t n " t
ot the carriages, etc. Oi-. ivir. vooice, was
also destroyed. Several of the adjoining
houses were in much! danger but by the
activitv of the firemen were saved from
serious injury. i . r "
We are informed that Mr. Cooke has
lost his all, his whble property being
vested in this . establishment. Of the
amount we have heard, no estimate. We
doubt not however that he will receive aid
from the Managers ! of Theatres, and
others who have it in-their power to ren
der him the assistance he himself has on
several .occasions generously afforded to
them. 11
Extract of a letter from an officer of the U. S
Army at Fort Brooke, Florida) under uate of
January 13th, 1839. j J ;
".I have just returned from a tour of
duty on the Suwanee and the Witbla-
coochee,' and have just heard of the fatal
affair of the 25th of I5ecernb&r, at Qkee-
chubbee Lake. I j
" Col. Thompson was wounded in three
place's before he fellj either of which
would have proved fatal. The: first ball
passed through the abdomen to the left ;
the second' lodged in! the right breast;
and the last passed through the chin and
neck, evidently shot j from a tree. He
fell in a sitting position, and died in
stantly. , '
" Van Swearingen was shot in advance
of his company, in the. lower part of his
neck,: retired to the rear, raised both
hands above his head,apd fell fiat on his
face, gave one groan, and was no more.
" Brooke was shot jhough the heart,
and died with a smile Onhis face.
v " Center was sbot 'through the head,
from a tree, and died insjtantly.
" Col. Gentry, of Missouri, was shot
through the body. Ttejsame ball passed
through him and through his son's arm,"
and then into a tree. It was a musket
ball. " : . I
"LA.11 the officers showed the greatest
gallantry inHhe fight. : Andrews was
severely wounded, and Walker, Of the
Cth, was literally shot to pieces. Four
balls passed through j him, and several
others grazed hfm. He is fast recovering,
however, and is as manly under his severe
wounds, as he was brave in receiving
them. He is a promising officer.
-" I have been thus pellicular in naming
all these facts, as I Unpw they will be
interesting to. you. ly .seems" hard that
so many brave spirits jsbould fall in such
an inglorious warfare.!
- Stage Accident. Oa Wednesday night
much anxiety was created here by. the
arrival of the nothern stage without driver
or vasseneets. The well-trained horses
made a Dause at the Washington Hotel,
where passengers generally alight from
vbw otacrf. hut iiUT.iig 4orvd by any
J i i . .1. Tt.il -I J.
one attached to ine noiei, luey puisueu
their way deliberately and carefully, to
the driver's residence,; iri the vicinity of
which they are stabled. J The arrival and
condition of the stage haying been report
ed, Captain Cutler after having hadbe
mail carried to the postoffice, and the con
tents of the stage placed ia security, im
mediately left, town ihj search of the pas
sengers and driver, and about eight o'clock
he returned bringing tem with him. The
cause of the disaster, is thus accounted
for.; At Redhill, about four , miles from
town, several heavy logs, which rendered
a " bottom" passable;jand constituted a
part of the road, had peen washed away
on Friday last and the breach had been
suffered to remain unrepaired to the time
of ihe accident. When 'approaching the
place, the passengers got out; and in at
tempting to cross the chasm the driver
was thrown from Jais seat and nertously
injured, both by'the fall, and by the wheels
of the stage passing 'over him. He is a
worthy and attentive driver, ahd deserves
more than' the comrnisseration of this
community - while sufieririir nnder this
j misiorMnz.-riMewocrn.&ptciaior.
W2XIXEIIGTOIJ ilBVSaTZSXia.
WiUiiinston: J C.
Friday, Feb. 16th, 1 83S.
It will be seen by an article in to-day's'
1 - t r t- y ' ' T
paper, extracted irorn tne itaieign ite
gisler.that, Gov. Dudley has acquiesced
in the wishes of his friends that he would
allow himself to be considered a candidate
for reelection, in August next. None are
so sensible as the inhabitants ol'this section
9
of the State, what sacrifices of private in
terest are made by Gov. Dudley, in the
performance of public duties : and this
exhibition of a willingaess to dt-vote still
further his , time and property to the
service of the Stale, must be worthily
appreciated. ; . . ;
Professor Rogers, who has recently
completed a gebl6gical survey of the State
of Virginia, is' now submitting to the
people and Legislature of that State the
results of his labors, in the form of lec
tures, at the city of Richmond. This
paper has several times in the course of
the past two or three years, adverted to
the subject of a geological survey of North
Carolina, as promising incalculable ad
vantages to be obtained from it. 'Almost
every State in the Union has had such a,
work executed, and with results most be
neficial and important' The field which
this State presents;for the geologist to
explore, is ' almost boundless in extent,
and superlatively rich in material. The
benefits that would flow from a thorough
scientific, examination of every bounty in
North Carolina, may be judged of by the
high value which is set upon such labors
elsewhere. It would bring to light, now
hidden sources of wealth enhance and
fix the value of those already known
direct labor in the proper.path to success
and reward give an impulse to public
improvement--and finally, determine the
great physical characteristics of the State.
Science, industry, improvement, are all
concerned in'this matter, and would all
receive from a work of the kind, a great
accession of strength.
The Tide turning. By the. schooner
Olive, for New York, there was ship ped,
a few days ago, several bales of Cotton
Yarn. This yarn was from a factory in
this State, and we take it as an evidence
that the article can be sent into the North
ern markets in successful competition
with their own manufacture, i
' Another Evidence of the Wealth of
Noiih Carolina It was stated in this
paper a few months ago, that aj lot of
coppgr had been sent' here from Guilford,
county, on its way to New York, to be
tested in quality he mine haying been
then recently discovered. We understand
that the test was highly satisfactory, show
ing the metal to be of a superior kind.
and that a quantity of the sme has been
shipped from this port to'England.
, .''.' .' :,. BELLS. . -I",
There is now in the New York Cus
tom House from 50 to GO bells the his-
tory of which is not a little singular.
They were collected by Don Carlos Irom
the churches ,and convents of Spain, and
sold as old metal,! for the purpose . of
replenishing Jiis .treasury : findino- theiF
way to Marseilles, they wre bought by
an American gentleman, ahd shipped to
New Ybrk. r These bells weigh! from
200 to 1700 lbs. are! represented to be of
very superior tone, and are some of them
600 years old. It is known that in early
times, silver was largely used in casting
bells.
By the following Circular, it will.be
perceived, that a mo'st excellent and
durably valuable worksuspended for a
time for reasons below stated; is revived
We commend ito the regard of all, as
well those whose interests it is especially
devoted to,, as to the general reader, j
. . New York, January lDib, 1838.
sir, ! i- " j .. -i : -
Circumstances,,arising from the gen
eral depression of business, compelled us
to suspend, in August last, the publication
( ' the Railroad Journal, Mechanic's
Magazine, andlAew York farmer. After
a much longer delay than was anticipated,
whe.n we suspended, we have again re
sumed the publication of "the Journal
that of the New York Farmer will soon
follow, and the volumes for each, for
1837, will ;be cotnpleted -!as early as
possible. 1 ' ;; v
The Railroad Journal for 1833, will
be 'published in a ! form similar to the
English periodicals,! more convenient for
preservation and reference, and will be
more exclusively devoted to Internal Im
provements. Science, and Mechanics, than
heretofore. It will be published semi
monthly, and stitched in-a cover, which
will be used s an advertising sheet
We therefore desire j to avail ourselves of
Railroad and Manufacturers' advertising,
arid of your aid in. extending its cir
culation. ;.-N -A '
Very res pcciiullv' yours, -
D.K. MINOR.
v G. C. SCHAEFFER.
Henry Clay has been nominated for
theyPresidency by the General Assembly
of Rhode island.
Fiow. the Report of the PrtsiUenV o f tbe !ta- '
ft and Uaaton R&i!roadCcrrjanyf vUdk to 4
jStoihoticr s, at ihcir 1ate! aonuat meeting
laleigh, we extract the ioljowingucm- ,tbw- 1
the
in Ralei
mg the progress or that work :
'iTlie grading of 48 miles of th T)a A
is now completed,, with the exront';nn f
a lew cunureu varas. and th
cuted in a manner highly creditable to
exe-
the
rrirt! rMrtnr nnr tha
v v....w.r... .. ., jiiuieers en
ed wiih-its supervision. Th
trus
admirably adapted to the construction of
a lailroad j and the cuts inre generally
free from water. "The banks on the first
nip( miles of the Road, from Gasion to
Littfeton, , having been thrown up a suffi
cient time to become firm,, it w as thought
ady&able to lay down the superstructure
on tjiis section at once ; so that it isr now-
ready for use ns soon as the bridge across
the
the
all
be
Koanoke shall be completed. On i
remaining 38 miles, ihe timber lias I
een delivered and' dressed, ready to -l
laid down, as soon ' as the: embank- t
mentis
ients shall have become su-fficieritly set
ed'rom exposure to the winters frost."
tl
"P he bridge at Gaston, which .:hfcd
just been commenced at the
last meeting.
is now comnie
a snan and n
iihalfj and would have been readv for the
.it .
carsWthe first of January Jbut from bur
juisappoiniment in receiving timoer which
had Jbeen contracted for and procured on:
Uhe lower Roanoke; but;ovvfing to the low-"
water in theriveri and the difficulty in
obtaining transportation, it could. not be
;brou;ght up irt time, notwithstanding every
efforkjto do so. '. This difficulty, is now
removed, and the bridge will be speedily
completed. The iron, which was ordered.
ihas fell arrived, and is ,ready to be laid ;
land pe see no reason why
the whole 48
miles should not he ready
for transport-
jation by the first of June, though experi
lencejhas mnde us somewhat cnutio.us in
!givir)g pledges to the. public on this
isubject." v
j " 0n the road, between
lTarRiver, .there are five
Roanoke and
depots, viz. at
Littleton, at Brown's, five miles northof
jWrairrehton, at. Lambkin's, opposite War
.renton ; at Twitty's, and at' Henderon's,
Sabpujt thre? miles soulh of the Chalc
ILeve) ; nil of which, with the. water sta
tions! and wood' houses, are nearly"
ifinisfied." , - i .
I "The line from Tar River to .Ralei jli
Ihas J been located. AftlT crossing the
River below Cha vis's Ford, it runs" by
jPerseyi Person's, near Winston & Kear
iney's. store, crosses Cedar -dreek and tlio
two Br.indies, runs througlr.Wake Forest'
jilong the. Baptist Institute and Alston'
Stord, crosses Neuse River, near Wm. B.
Punn's, thence by. Robert Jeffrey's,
proses Crabtree, abont 250 yards below
jTone's Bridge, thence crossing the Stage
roadpt the P
ireon
House.f it enters Ra-
eigh in; the rear of Thos. If. Devereux's,
and terminates at .Halifax j Street,'.; in ''the'
fa vine between Mr. DevereUx's arid the
Eaglo Hotel."
James M. Gilesi of this town, has been
admitted to Superior Court rVr.tice.
Hdnry A. Muhenburg has been nom
inated to the Seriate as Lnvoy Kxtraor-
dihany, and Minister 'Plenipotentiary. to
the court of Austria. This isi we believe.
he first instance ot diplomatic intercourse
I a ' i- - ) . l :
Hvith the? Austrian Government, since the
adoption of the Federal Constitution, Our
present, and fast growing trade with that
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country, and witn inose adjacent to it.
enddrs it highly important that a diplo-
rinatiq unctionary should be sent there.
Janics ' Trotter has been elected U. S; '
Benafor from the State q( -Mississippi, to
ll tle,vacanoy rnade by the resignation
kff Mf. Black. . k
Trie irivers north 'of, Baltimore, were
the! last accounts closed by ice.
; From t lie Ralegh Register. . ':.
our si: xt go vrSor:
Public anxiety beins muh excited
yih -regard to the question " AVho shall
be odr next Governor "-the earliest oc-
casiop "has been embraced
mrn of Gov. Do d ley from
since the re-
Wilmington
to ascertain his determination on the
subjebt.. We .were confident we did not
qrr in our estimate of the man, when, iry
ijefernce to the proposed meeting Jit
.fcrreepsborough. to,nominate a successor
we stated Our conviction that Governor
Dudley would pot refuse the use of hii
iiamel to His political friends, if insisted!
tin. lArid. it is with mucn gratincawon.
e now Ftate, that our Governor has con
sentei, notwithstanding the personal sac
rifices which nil his friends noir that be
makel, to, defer to theirj wishes in this
rtiattejv and permit his name to be'agiin
dut irt nomination for the office. This
abnurjeiation will . quiet the public mind,
and settle the question of the Succssor
m,pt for we do not believe ihere is an
ildiviilual in the State who can. doubt as
to thelcertainty of his reelection by a rnbtt.
tiiumphant majority. Our own opinion
ii, tha
Gov, Dudley has shown himself ; r
so in
ependent of tha trammels of mere
in! all his Executive acts, that th
party.
fliewds of jhe Administration will nowr
unite vith the Whigs iu elevating hirA
t thej Chief Magistracy of the ; State.
JTe hope this will be thej case; But yet; it
is dud to the Whirr ijartvUo saV thafc
though they do not court opposition.
neither do they feab it.
SUPERIOR COURTS.
The following is the arrangements of
the Jildgesr for the Spring and Fall Cir-
:uit.
Spring. I
Settle, i
v Bally. ;
derilbn j
alisjlury, 1 -Newbern,
Hillsborough,
Raleigh ' . ;
Wilmington,
Bailf. '
SettleVi";
Tbomer.y
Pearson. :
Saunders
Nash. , ,
Dick. '
Saunders.
Toomer.
Pearsoh.i
'Dicki I
Nash. i
Mountains,
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