3b2&1ti&& you spiral U isou will smoothly pra?e .sV-sS..
y;X?j;FTniWlw?T..Ti.s-: ; fcMt Wifit-'W '.lif,i!?illS?. ?tcding.to'doiUfi; fifty W;
Lord
1 ; &itt i 'ln mv,
, c&2 THfr; t I total change w effected in your Colonial
Haf:lette.r I intinun?en.tnatl , 't c n,4viWeg were of-
. ;, ft i. :. ..r.nVtAfw!iv mpnsure Of cms-I- - . i,r .n rt. t, .hir their
:;np aurum v' :'vv v . jlu 4tere to au jnenmy ruwc ,
Mngihe;l3w Weifc
v;v,w ..;lf:-9rfirlrtlie wartoos statements I j. . . . 4kft nrwufi lnve
'VluittrtbaV measure, could only be cxp!in-
Vnf.-V.tw sormnsition. .This supposition
y4 inat,;iia-i ,i,,',.,d -" 7
Jheir their
India Colo-
1 tiii j t lnttfnnnt : Karl
nies, vnicit tne nrun vmVM..vv..
never Tnougm or couceoin;; iu " ,
Iv Power of askfns before. ; No instruc
tions which Mr. Kino; shnuWhave earned
out, on the Colonia1! qaesTion, wouW have
been bf nn? use in tm new stale 01 TninK.
. ' hat, no intention-to aUopi, an ucn Tt,ese taws were not oRicial!' co?nmuni-
1 UihnCVou .waited .(ag H tvas reasorit; j: ;th. 1' States? Gnvernmenr,
Hi vrvjouJit) for thejaipicabadjtoient jd readietl : it innHiciaily on the 6th Septem-
:t 4he niatter7 tUcotUCion. yhich . .s bpr, 1825.
''h'r'nAn:knA ihat4he clamors of those en- , r,. c Uttnr which I had the
nmnpllpd to T)DlvHdanv country the ;in-
tenltct prescribed by tins act of 1825, thr.
the British government cannot hold itself
bound to remote the interdict, as a"matter
of course, whenever, tt may heppen to suit
the convenience f the foreign Government
tVrnronsider-.tlie measures by which -Otp
applicat'uiifoTtfciit interdict w.as occnsion-
7?
?hatiborcon -lU rfn. tft luV
restna p cc cry opptiV, J?
yani; and the duty charged tt ,Pf
section. 1 - . - ... .
' 4. All goods comptised .of wool, or of .wftjdi
vrool is a component part Ccept aforeatd)
costm- in a foreiim country, mbfp-'thaft tod;l
lars and fifty cents, arid not exceeding1 fi,r do1
lars a:T sqrw -vjar!, to be deemed nl taken.
to have cost four dollar per square yard,and the
tloty cliaried as in the second section.
5. All g-oods composed (iswool, nr:oftriwrf
wnol ka component part except .as.. aforesaid,.)
cohtinc more than four dollars and not exceeding-
ueemeti ana
Lrfr1 ntfi.tton. with some doubt per-
.2 . . 1 m inii in lilt:
1 'iiin ifivm in
V; .pMief.f.an;cniirtuMbyerioo of jour co- ti(m nf ())ese acg , oilr
f ; ! 1 Vjen,! jrw aamtion, ( wh.t I the., ,
honor to address von, I made so?ne re
marks on the subject ofthenon communic:i-
iiovernmenr, in
tlipn- said, and jn fur-
ever adopted bv the A'menran government t'on.
of the kind you nretend, none can be re- &, Ail goods composed or w
ot the Kir.n y m ? yool a rompotient part, (W
;7i1)ronny:eak,oa the ne-ojialion with thpr correctiort vour statement that " it
-Vu? to issue your Order nxCounciJ ; unt,, fmt the practtce of the two frovcroments
'2t:byay of making,AlUurf;o ttd! us you to ;comnlunkafc the-lr legislative acts to
:ntd not nl ed'ie yourself to rrsurae 4he , Werpaveto mentton anoth-
'aefetiatiin even if we vre jeady to come
'v4wo YoUrrdemandfT.,. i y ; ;
. ' C '.Unfriendly as -such a course it wnuui
. nrt (ifjtelf'bo rnatter uf complaint. Rut
iwintTcr.0f complaint, that, instead of
. I'KvraifdtlT owning a change of purpose and
oiooryou seelt, by fine spun acumen t
v'atih;to ihrow-apon us thK odium of the
7, esultrnjvl presume tu jiscribe this result
w'- to nfetensions jm the pan 01 uu on'in
,;f if ti. von iveli know. rt (hies not
n wj,..ww, - -
writing
f.HWI . ., . 1 t . , .
nov-stioWyoji.i'-.e grounds of this
. r - .supposition. - in,-iaxt. ""- '"-""v
d4'te"otiatim onihis and other subjects
- '"iV tlotum with Mr. Huskissou and.Alr.
'i trifi'in! Cauninar. .The only point of dif-
, ".fercftff relative to the trade ot the British
1 vpr li.(lies. which these ne it'uHors couI
. & y 'A.V:. A;(t . wauWr ttemand to etiiov a fair
mi,eiition wish your North American
the simiitv of those articles
'Tj'v tviCirh thev. as well as, the United -State.
t". Viirwhpdthe Westtlndies. All branches
J nf thft American urmernmeoi imm.
hi this
ef fact, which escaped .me, -w hue
- . .
these letters, viz : that the very last aci
your 'Parliament had passed, on a subject
connected vvith this traoe, an aci paacu
some time in the session of 1823) wasth-
cially cmmunicated to our Government
Mr. Addington, the British Ch
Affaires at Washington: expressly that our
Government might take its measures ac
cordingly.
The' omWion, therefore, umUr these
circumstances, to communicate 0
the acts oDane and Julv, 1825. strength
ened the conclusion drawn from various o
tier premises, that these acts werj not de
signed to break up the suspended negotia
tion between the two Governments.
These acts contained one hundred and
ihirtv sections, loaded with the repetitions
and "the technical forms, which, according
to Alam Smith, were introduced into Bri
tish legislation to make the copying of the
'laws profitabteio the clerks, and which,
according to Mr. lei, have made tneir
d
Thl ie'vhnr frank wr of meeting a ne-
!rotiati.in, which, three mm.ns omy oeie, , ,lol),r, nel. sc,Hare vard to be
viMi had invited us to resume. As tor ta-en to .ave cost s'x "dollars per square yard
U rt-considering measures." as none were j 3IKLtlre duty to be charged as itfthe seeond scc-
ool, or of which
.... ..I'. ;,i n
j , . v . j yooi is a romnoneiu pari, ctt-j-k "'
considered. Oo this point you are, (as 1 J gha1 cmt jn a ftireiRn colintnv mor than
have abundantly shown) ;i one ot hosf ( s.x (t0j:i;.s per S;jal-e yard and to be cliared as
nrf, 4 rrpAtiou's'of vours in the west.?? of j :n tj,e seca;oil s-ction. v ?
wl.ich you 'boasted a few months after in 7. -The adequate protection of woollen blank-
nt. .-.ssimiiating -vourseii iu oe - "r: -v " ' 1; V-;;.-,
8. It is respectfully ?uhmitted to con&i-ess,
that adequate 'measures shtudd be taken, to pre
vent t!ie frauds pn the revenue, by which Ame
rican manufactures arfe believed' to : be seriously
ms;.erect,-3nd, (dogged by j vast "budi a
suspend their operatio. But reir.fWi
tw KVVUillulHUil,, HIU-X lUJKVK
shortl y lefieif iijposjiun, nnd triurnol.7
fyVuHeit on, jtmjd, the crash of vrosirL'
Pariiaine
tlv s.inctiont
-xlpmaml, bv incorporating u intoahw.
I'l'ilr, Rush justly tlnfught it vain to negoti
!.' "iite'An Abandon merit ot that demand, and
. ? 1. . ' .. . , T-'.. . . . .1 . I . r ll.n .I....
; , . ;TUe lollowing are me recoio m umiu.
j ;.vJ ; ingst the two last meetings of the n go
K ''''tiators
'S'jKs.i'u 3lv"2!2, 1824. It Was agreed, in considra-
rf.'.'-V, tiori6f the numwous ana comp'wi 5i-.-w.-.
meaning
i'i ' their respective Governments their final reports
J of the present state f the negotiations, sinfyrnd-
rf,-'bV"lie necessity IbT referring to ;ashinfrton,
inm'p;JvFine subidcts wliich had been present,
' t.
Y -t
.in n
S ' .
1 -f
ed for ditfcussion."
-.The-record of the last conference is as
w follotys' : '
' ';' Julv 28, 1S24 -Tbe Plenipotentiaries, after
wfrimimieatiner witWeach other, in pursuance oi
AUe agreement talct jn at t!ie preced;ff eoiitr-
d pei-Huaded tht they had sufficiently
develone'd the sentiments of their respective Go-
nTrnment. on tne vianotis buujcv,i . w,..-
fnrfi: senart under the circumstances,
which necesardv pk vented, fr fAe present, any
'J .'further progress in he negotiations.
' a VfVJf ought here to be observed, tlmt the
ssubject of our trade with the West Indies
" v was one only of six important anil difficult
1 kiuVstiuns which formed the snnject 01 mese
le-.ititinns. The slave trade (piestion,
5 ' tlfrUim for indemnity for deported, slaves,
.the . North .eastern 'boundary of the United
StatesVthe navigation of St. Lawrencc,.and
jhe t.rriioriai claim55 at lhe ,,,uufn tue
Uohtmuta river, were uie uuiei uucui i
which the attention of the negotiators was
called.
5VTbe despatcirf Mr. Rush,'cpmmunica
"tinthe result and the suspension tA the
H?gotiations, bears date 12th August,
l$544It consequently could notjiaye been
- -'received in AmencV, and it was not. tilt
.fhjneac Approach of the period when the
&Penf. of the United States exercise the
right of electing those yvho are jlo rule over
'them." The' event of the election in the
Aotnmn ot 1824 was such as to leave un-
lio.l 1 do main result till ihe Spring, of
the f.illowim? vear. , ..
In Wdr-cases, it is not th usagp of this
' JO oTemment (nor of any Goveriunent under
'r.vanahciiu8 . ircuinsUnct s) 10 act tlefimtely
on great pomicji quesuon-.
J.'i' 3 V- It was 'not tiiLthe Spring tif 1 25 that
t'i" y the new Ad.-ninis'tratiou was oig:ioizel.
.?)."! .f.'..-i;" " . " li .... V ?rt. v m ' -.m
-Amohs the firvSfclappomtmenls made was
fhatt a Minister toJL.onnotK ror
..ficVhehoice fell on a gentleman whose
MHucrotis high qu.ilitications for it were
iuj,dy supposed t be enhanced by the fa
trorable impressions on tke British Govern-
V mentvtuth he kvfis understood to have lelt-l
n foraernegotiations. -
; Jn sejectingthe late venerable Mr. King
V. for the ihissioh'io England, the Presiden;
U the United States is Known t hae been
dictated by the' persuasion, that he was. of
an ine ctti'Cu ioe wHiiuu ciuiir) m.v
ti
1
.
incomprehensible. They were
construed to break up the trade between
the United States and the British Colonial
possessions, by the British authorities, in
710 one of those possessions save Halifax,
and thjen only for a short time, and under
a determination soon revoked.
It was now perceived that an important
change 4ad i been maile inyour Colonial
System of a secmrngy. liberal nature, al
though of a character and to an extent
which we could not precisely ascertain.
In order to be able to meet this change, by
proper measures on our part, circular let
ters were addressed by Mr. Clay, the new
Secretary ot bfate, to merchants ana m
teltigent citi.ens, in different parts of the
country, in order to concentrate tj)e sense
of those conversant with the matter, on a
course proper to be pursued. ,
. The result of these enquiries, and of the
deliberations upon them was, to make the
experiment of the most liberal proposals,
in case Great-Britain should really be
foun! to have formed the intention to reci
procate them. On the opening of the first
session of Congress, under the new Admi
nistration the President observed, that,
41 In the renewal of the diplomatic missions,
on both sides, between the two Governments,
assurances have been given and received of the
continuance and increase ot mutual confidence
and cordiality, by which the adjustment ot ma
ny points of difference has already been effect
ed, and y.-hieh affords the surest pledge for the
ultimate satisfactory adjustment ot those wmcn
will remain open, or hereafter arise."
The subject of the Colonial Trade was
brought forward in Congress during this
session, in the manner set forth in my pre
cedifv letters. No intimation was given
on ami side f either Home yf Congress
that the negotiation was at an end. (Jn the
the -contrary, the only reason given why
the passage of a law repealing our discri
minating duties should be postponed, was,
lhaf the whole subject was embraced in a
negotiation pending and forthwith to be
resumed. This fact was known to you :
for you refer yourself to the debates.
As late as March S3, 1 826, Mr. Vaughan
informed- the American Government, that
your Government was preparing to pro
ceed in theimportani ' r?roVons between
Great -Britain and the UnitedJSfattfs," and
in ' consideration of Mr. .King's state of
health, you invited the United States " to
join another negotiator in the commission
with him.,r Had you at this time (nine
-(months .. after the passage of the acts
immortal bard, who
Exhausted worlds and then imagined new.
It is Hterally true,4hroughont your wnole
correspondence wi h "Mr. G-d latin, that,
while vour sarcasms are but the rifacimento
of the "poignant dish you served up to us
twenty years ag, ym derive your state
ments' from a new region of your own cre
ation, borrowing as you earliest patron
said of a less eminent Minister, " your
wit from memory and your facts from iina-
rrinntion."'
1 Of the whole mystery, however, Mr.
IIukissonfuruislv susthekey,in his speech
of May 7th :
Another matter," sayshe'remains to be de
fended, vhich 1 rt-commeiuiI to e .viwrnem
the act passed m'ltras, r,y wiiicn tne crown was
enabled to open the trade of our colonies to
friendly nations, undr certain eotid'uions. For
Ms I was abused by the shipping inter tel. The
reason of the act of 1825 is that the principal
objects of -our navigation laws were, next to se
curing our own trade, to prevent the carrying
traderom falling' into the Ivmds vf any one p rti
dular country, this trade with the West Indies
liad been opened to the United States in 1822,
and that trade (the carrying trade.) they carried
on with most maritime colonies except ours';
and the consequence, was, that their tO"o:ffe
was ftearly equal to half of the whole British
tonnage, and, taking' in Cuba and the .Spanish
colonies, exceeded lliat of Great Ofitain. I did
not wish the commerce of the United States to
be injured, but, without prejudice to t,hem, it
was only fair that the trade of other countries, I
mean such as treated us. upon principlesof eqiial
, favor, should be put on the same footing. They
were nnt satisfied nnlfi t!ns and pehuaps it is fok-
TONVTK TaKTVTEUE N(f."
No natter Mr. Uuskisson, whether we
were satisfied! or not. It is true, we were
satisfied ; it is true, this was known to tjie
British Government, from the universal
tone of the debates in the Senate, h is
trnp. .1r. Gallatin was 'instructed officially
to communicate the fact. But by sharp
spurring vnii got out your Order in Council
by the day Mr. Gallatin arrived ; it is ve
ry fortunate," as you say, that you did :
because now as Mr. Canning has the "frank
ness" to tell us little he' cares whether
we were willing or not to accede to his
terms.
This is the denouement cHhe liberal o
vertures of the .British Government.
I have now, sir. brought this tedtom se
ries of letters to a close. Had I been wil
ling 10 take advantage of t!e existing di
visions of opinion in this counrry, I c'oufd
have made the statement of my own views
stronger, ami put you more completely in
the wrong. But 1 have throughout, as fur
as it was possible, argued from premises
universally conceded, or tacitly "admitted.
And 1 firmly trust to the good sense and
patriotism of the great uiass ot my coun
trymen, to make you regret the poor dili
gence (the only diligence you have used in
this discussion) with which you have search
ed our journals tor resolutions never made,
arid counted our yeas and nays on ques
tions never taken.
Till then, sir, be pleased to accept the
assurances of the high consideration with
which I am, vour obedient humble sevant.
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN.
HARRISBURG CONVENTION..
injured.
The following1 article was read in the conven
tion by Mr.'lngersoll, at the request of Mr. Hop
kins from the state of New York. , It vrs com
municated by a gentleman who has the best op
portunities of acquiring, correct knowledge
the subject it embraces. The important infor
mation it furnishes may therefore be reLed on as
authentic ; and we are ceitain the publication
of it will be nseful.
The United States do, at this moment manu
facture to the great bent-fit of the Nation at large,
coarse cotton goods, tiie people employed are
in gre;t numbers, and the Capital is very consi
derable : a similar advange and of no less im
portance can be obtained, if printed and colored
cotton goods were to receive from Congress a
protccion, ivhich they have not at this moment.
l',v the presi-n' t r'.r'cotton manufactures of aJ!
descriptors pay 7$ cents per squar- yard,thai is
to s iy : that the white gootls p:y 7 1-2 Cems. and
the printed and'colourtd no m.re per square
vard, of course the work for printing, staining
and colouring, which by itself forms an inde
pendent branch of manufacture, 13 not protected
at all ; a small duty of not less than 3-c. nts on
the running yard, or not less t!an 5 the square
yard, is absolutely necessary, if we wiah to irr!
p! nt it in this country. '
To obtain with success this duty, I would re
commend that the law of Congress would sim
ply enact that in addition to (Tie present" duty on
cotton goods ; 3 or 5 cents should be added on
printed or coloured coi ton goods.
The following calculations wdl show the ad
vantage to the Nation at large, of encouraging
the manufacture of printed nd coloured cotton
goods.
We received fio'h V.n gland in ttv Treasury r
years ot 1825 and 1326 for 11,583,1 A, of those
goods say for one year 5,791 ,572 ;. out of this
amount ti.ree fourths at Last of those goods are
printed calicoes for ladies dresses, bed and win
dow curtains, say 4,343,679, the raw material of
which cost only $5'i7,53j, the djrFerenoe being
3, 806,149, which we pay o the working peo
ple of England to make those good, although
vve can make tliem with as much to our a iv ntage
we have done for the coarse cotton goods, for
three vears past.
1 have advanced that we might have saved
$3,806,149, a year, ti we had Manufactured the
printed g ods we hive imported from England ;
my proof is this :
The avenge weight of calicoes is 41b a piece
of 28 yards, the av.r ge price is $A a piece,
To invest $4,343,679 in England intca icoes, it
will give you 1,085,920 pieces ; each piece will
take 6 lbs. 537,53'J of co:'on wool, sav
4,836,640 lbs at 11, will be $3,8w9, 149 saved to
the country in cahcoes alone 1,268,718,83
saved also on coloured goods supposing the
same result.
In this calculation, we have taken for a basis
our imports of a printed and coloured ctto,i
goods from England only ; the importation from
other parts of Europe are about haif of those
from Enirlandi
lty encouraging the manufacture of printed
and coloured goods, we would increase the con
sumption of coiton, by 6,515,500 lbs. or about
21,000 bales. It would, employ constantly at
least from 15,00:j U 20,000 people it-would
take a large a oountin buildings, machinery, &c,
Stc. i'ot less than six to seven millions of dollars
tor the benefit ot all mechanics, as masous, car
penters, blacksmiths, millwrights, reed makers,-
&c. &c. it would give value to real property,
would employ a great many of our youths, at
this moment umch'emba! rassecl.
i i", v
,v ;
.
f-' -
t
... .
Hivwt.rit most llkelv to wins tins neotia-
vSiunu onaifubjects of difterence, to a mu
riually accepuuie issue.
hi he Spring M 825, Mr, king sailed
- firEnland.charged full powers to ne
' gotiity on alt subjects pending between the
tvvo Governmerits. bin with special instruc
tions to tuni his first .attention to the ques--..-'tion-onndetunity
tor deported staves, this
y being a question o luiuieuialtv pecuniary
cojnpt.nsation- for losses of many years
standingHi questitn uf. Mresiri interest
toVhe'Soutbetn States of thisT Union. It
vris, of cour9e,.theo design . of the Ameri
cjri Government, thaVp.cial.. inst ructions
dri all. the mother, suVjectsVuf, negotiation,
1 should ftillow in succession, land in season
to be used. r' . -'- - -'vtilr.'
Kmg arrived In England in June,
185, bat 4inToftutti(ely in aiitate of severe
indisposition, ,o wtn t ojjfv hlcli,si and jour
t wu msiess, unu iiie uisperaioiioi ms aia-
ts GovorniCat tftroughout the Iblatiu
td' iZtTf June, awd 5th Jul v.; rejrirded .the
nogotiation : the Colonial question as: de
finitively broken up and Toucluded, cptn
mon candor should have led you to instruct
Mr. Vaur!ian to sav so j
, So far from this, Mr. Vaudan actually
at this time (as you yourself have gratuit
ous! v apprized us. in your tetter of Janua
rj, lS-2?) received instructions from you,
to resume the negotiation on this subject.
in the event of the repeal of! the American
dicrishinatins; duties. j
At this. juncture. Mr. Kip, on account
of ill-heaiili, resigned his u0w:c, and Mr,
Gallatin (who was to have been associated
withhim) was appointed in his place. He
went out immediately with instructions to
engage on the inost liberal principles, in
i hose negotiations which you had just in
formed us y oil: were prepared to resume.'
He was authorized particularly in consi
deration of the change in your colonial sys
tem, supposed to be effecied by the act of
1825, to wai ve the only point of difference
not adjusted in the negotiation of 1,824, and
Lhe was utet-vvith what r-ra cordial recep
tion ? a real readiness to act after so much
profession on your part ? No Sir j ? he ras
met with an Order of Councii, exclud
ing us'-. whoUyvfroml tVe.jTmiyh iVcst
I ndies ; promulgated, ; ; I bHejr eihevery
day of j' his Arrival ; tolowed ; .up by
the vvery liberal intimation, thatV .having
nelectcjd to avail ourselves in season of
From the Vermont Aurora,
ANOTHER SLIDE,
the opportunity to attain this uboou," we
From the Pennsylvania Intelligencer.
The subjoined, is a statement)! the du
ties, which in the unanimous opinion of the
convention, after serious deliberation. ought
to be placed upon foreign wool and wool
ens, by the next Congress. We will mere
ly add, that these rates of duty, met the
approbation of both the growers and man
ufacturers of that article, who were pre
sent Thev- Uuretbcr, composed a consid
erable number, and' took an efficient part
in the business of the convention ; disco
vering great intelligence ami experience.
AVe have,-, therefore, every "confidence that
those rates of duty are called tor by the
depressed state of the woolen business, &
witi be the means, if adopted by Congress,
of giving to that pursuit, health and ener-
V, the country do thing tnun her own.
work shops and a market to her agricul
turaLinterest,"of many millions of dollars,
additional per year, to the 'one it now has.
Not alone this ; its adoption will improve
the condition f almost every other pur
suit. To the manufacturer of iron it will
give an increased consumption in machine
ry, and to die mechanic and labourer more
employment.
It wdl be perceived by the proceedings,
that other interests were, not overlooked.
Resolutions in favor of-hemp, flax, whis
key, iron manufactures, steel, copper and
glass, were offered, and unanimously pass
ed, after, discussion.
1 On raw wool, costim? brer eieht cents in a
foreign countryy a duty of twenty cents , nor
found, to be increased annually, two and a" half
cent pef pouno, mi it reaches fifty cents per
2. ; All roods composed of wool, or of which
wool is a component part, (except blanket stuffy
bombasines, Koziery nytts, . gloves, cans and
beddmgsi) costing not more tha,n fifty cenU per
square yard to be taken, and deemed to have
cost fifijents per square-yard, and forty per
I
In the Bennington Gazette of last week
we find two communications from Dorse',
giving, an account of one of the oiost exten
sive sitdes of earth we recollect ever to
have read. It occurred on the evening of
the 7th ult- No human life tost but the
event is similar to that which occurred at 1
the White Mountains iu New Hampshire
last August, ami no less wonderful. , The
slide commenced at the top tf Dorset
mountain, which is two thousand feet m
height, and; sweeping before it every thins
which interposed its progress, continued
on until it reached the base. Curiosity
has tnduced many persons tu visit the
scene, and a correspondent of the Gazette.
wln was one of a numerous.party of ladies,
and gentiemen,'says,:
Many targe trees were evident! v landed
more than a mile from the place of theif
embarkatioii. Large rocks Weihinw 0 &
SO tons, were moved from that bed in
which they j had si ept u ndist u rbed for ages.
Masses of stone, of several tons fweth,
mounted on hasuly lormejl rafis, are still
icsupg srvut ieei auuve tne sunace ot the
earthy In the course of this loiohtv tor-
rent lay a marble tjuary, from which had
been separated .large ' blocks -nr sJabsand
wnich were moved by .thi. resist less impe
tus, and strewed along the deep dug chan
uel. The largest ol these blocks could
scarcely.be drawn upon the ground ny 4
yoke of nxen, yet it was brought tfowo a
very gentle dectiiry fifrv rods, -und Ve-
inains, with the marks of the toots upon it,
coverea except at one edge, with one or
two feet depth, of gra el. J
, Procfeedingonward you enter V hollow
or trough, formed by the mountain sloping
towards you on'either. side.' Through all
the course of this gulf flows' a small' wan
dering stream it was this stream swol
rrom inc Oed or tuts. little nil in :hv 4ai ;
if est yater marks on each bank, is in 8(,
in$tancesr.' a'prpendkular heigh: of at y.
thiry - et. Grave) andldirt i-j foumi
lhe, Maryiing trees at a much greater c
vat ton : Imt it was evidently, 'bruoht thf.
i her by -the root s i.f t rees inverted in t
Ktfd'fisofiler of he scenes-'
' Proceed in; nwaht -about three-fuyrt.
of a mile w1tt Tncreafti tig, wonder. admia -l
non ami rive, trie immense subfiiuitv ,r .
the scene, you length arrivc at the poil'I
was formed. 'I'hese cmmenced their ope.
rations about half a mile. distant from each
niher, and ihe same distance from the'
point of junction.- JLitee the two grand eft
vtsi ns of an army they stmht u centjU.
jminf, where combining their forces the
might trample atl before them. jut
ther as by a preconcerted signal, they iaUf: 1
ed in solitl column a the saue' timr irj )
rmet at the same moment,.. or whether n.a
ot them formed an advaiicej or piotierr u
the oUer, we have no means of ascertain,
ing, as it was an 'exhibition covered wii-j
the mantle of night.
Mt of the company had encounter
ihe fatigues of the expedition thus far with
unabated ardor, but havjng arrived hcr'p
out of breath and covereil vvith sweat, aid
looking forward in the course of the chiu
nelto hiileous .steeps, .and bared roiks,
their courage faded, their ardor ci"j!e
jand they began to mediiat a retreat.
ihe young ladies however, mute ardent
and enterprising than' the res'., prompt.
by the intensity Of their desire of vvitnes;.
ing the whole scene, and being aided b
ever.d gentlemen, renewed their onward
march
They climbed frightful precipices, and
amended -almost insurmotintahle steeps.
fiiey rested on the ground where a fores:
had ben precipitated where mckH had
come thundering' down,.. and where the
mountain had literally flown down at tho
presence of Jehovah's engines. With p;;h
Stating bosoms. small company pressed
o iwanl in a winding course, untii soruo
f.rty rods ahead, a termination to tl:e
scene of wonders Jioye in sight. Here tie
ladies p iusel, and at lengeh yielded to the
calls of exhausted excitement, and pro-
ceeded no further. 1 ' 1
A few gentlemen persevered to the end,
It was -the left 'branch that they followed;
at i's termination they ascertained, that
no pendint earth or overhanging rocks,
loosen-d from their beds, had given rise
t'i the mighty movement, r '
rs commencement, tvasin.a densegtwe
rf spruce. The ground was steep no-fshcl-
vint:. it was aoout ttnrtv rods trom the
sumunt of the mountain. There were at
tha. place no special advantages for the ac
cumulation ot-waters that fell around
The ground was nevertheless loose, and
the waters oozed out It seems a prettt
large platoon ot trees commenced ther.
march about the same instant, as the wiJih
of the path at its beginning is about sever
rods. The whole length of the channel
exclusive of the right branch, is four hun
tired anil twenty-four rods. 'lis meat
width is about six rods. The whole ground
thus cleared in a short space of tirae,
boot twenty acres. Two tone! v frees are
. - - .. . . .-
staiKJinj in one places near the centre t
the channel. These with trunks wounded
and bent, and heads thclihed, seem weep
ing for lost companions, a nd for the deso
lation around.
Aside from Jhese, through the ivb'e
chinuel, not a tree nor a shrub, nor as
herb remains to tell that vegetation i'
ever there ; whole trerslie bufied cl
beneath the ruins. This channel is lin
with a dense grove of heavv hard tirober.
about half its 'distance, theVremainder
evergreens. To gain an adequate idea
this grand-and imposing scene, it must"
witnessed. - : 5 .
State of NorthCaroliua.
Kockingham County,
Court of Pleas and Quarier Sessions, M?J(
- . TermA. 1), !pi823r:
Peter H. Sluoblefleld and others,
- ' v$. - .
Thompson Harris and wife David R. Uodj if
wite and others.
T nppearieg to. Hie S itafiction. of the C
t hat-h ompson I lai rds aiid wife, an'fl j.
. ....... ... .....7 y ... it
Inhitants of this Stale, it is therefore ordered -tj
publicatKio he made for six weeks success"'
in the Jttleigh Hejster, ffivingf notice to
defendants to anncar at our nf t liurt of 4
uv Quarter esfdons for the county of llod&V
ingh:m ;it W etitworth, oit the 4tjjil:!Mon4'Jr,i -i
Angnst ntxt, and answer, otherwise the P1
will be tiiken pro - confesao, ahd heard p
Witness Robert Galloway, Clerk of saki Cfln
Went worth, the 4;h Monday ofMav, 182T
ItODEHT GA-LIlAWAVV J?
. Price Adv. $2 , ''T' -.VI Jll
Stale of North-Carolina-
Co'uhtv of Hahdolph. ,
lie?. Johnston . others,
ttobert'AValker St". others:
f"T appearing to-thesalisfacnonsf the - j
X that the;defendant's'TImmasBeir dftj
Beard, "survivlnir executors' jit the lasi
testament ot .ion n Biara, tieceaseo, , u
habitants ot 'this State it is' therefore ory
ana aec-eea i wav i,ne surviving xew".
said John tJearac-tcp'o sliaippea . ,
Court of Kquhy o be. held r for the coun-
l'aiwlnliih. .nn the 4th MondiV Oi -"r .
1 s
ir
next, then arid there to plea I, an r.1 ? ,
mtirto the comDlainants UI ofcompW"',
ther wise tbe, sawtbiU will be uii
. ' . . . II :....o.nn III
be puousnea six weeits la jws v
leigh Uegister. - h ;oTT C. yilf
; , ? iA copy. B. ELMW i -w
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