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nriTTnTX mm era . PUBLISHED TRIWEEKLY, BY THOMAS LORING PUBLISHER 0F: THE ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS AND LAWS OF CONGRESS. VOL - 7 NO. 60. WILMINGTON. N. C. TUSD AY MORNING. AUGUST 3. 1852. WHOLE NO. r70 TT TTnT T TT TTT ;T TTTirT7lfTTT UHv i ' . n ua . ' 1 l i M I I I i I i J 11. i i . 1 ii I 1 1 1 1 I it it i I n . i jU ii ill I 5 THE TBI-HECSLY COMMERCIAL, '; Ii Published every Tomdat, Thcbsdav and Sat '; ptDA?, at 5 per annum, payable in all eases in nd iancef pr,H0;IA3 LORING Editob and Pbopbixtob. - l rner Front and Market Streets, - WILMINGTON, N. C. 4 RATES OF ADVERTISING. aqr. 1 insertion 8U 60 1 1 sqr. 2 months, 4 DO l l 3'l,",t'I00jl!,!k' 800 1 month, 2 50 j 1 " 12 n 12 00 i'.S Ten Dries or leas make a square. If an advertiso--, ment exceeds ten lines, the price will be in propor : tlon.f 1 Alt advertisements are payable at the time of their Insertion. , Contracts with yearly advertisers, will be made f on the most liberal terras. r. No transfer of contracts for yearly advertising will be permitted. Should circumstanaes renders ' "ehango in business, or an unexpected removal nec - a essary, a charge according to the published terms wilt beat the option of the contractor, for the timo he has advertised. - - The prtvllaeo of Annual Advertisers is strict) :. limited to their own immediate business and a ' 'advertisements lor the benent ot otner persons, as i well as all advertisements not immediately connec v ted with their ewn business, and all excess ef ad -vertisements in length or otherwise, beyond the ' , limits engaged, will be charged at the usual rates No advertisement is Inoluded in the contract for the sale or rent of houses or lands in town or coun x ? try. or for the sale or hire of negroes, whether the property is owned ;by theadvertriser or by other per- tons.: These an excluded by the term "immediate AH advertisements inserted in the tri- weekly Com '. ntreial, are entitled to one insertion In the Weekly free of charge. JOB, CARD AND FANCY PRINTING, v executed in superior style. T r AGENTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL. 2 - " ' ...I - BfVue lor Messrs. Brown & DbRossbt. , New York and BotUmV. B. Palmcb. 19oi(on Fsidbsick Kiddeb. Philadelphia-3. B. Cohin. r;"'-' business cards. ) V J. & D. McRAE k Co, ; General Commission Merchants, , WILMINGTON N. C. particular attentlou paid to procuring freights .i - ' ana purcuBSiug orgves iur co. ' JOHM MAOBA1. DONALD MACBA1, JOHN W.K. DIX. Aagust 1,1851. 59. JOSEPH R. BLOSSOM, Central Commission and Forwarding Merchant, ' Prompt personal attention civen to Cqnslp;n-1 menu ior saie or auipmeni. Liberal Cash advaneti made on Cbnsigntnenlt to M or tony New yorK Jnends. Wilmington, Jan. 30, 1653. 135 T. C. WORTH, cobhssion and forwarding merchant, WILMINGTON, N. C. Feb.l9.1fi52. 143-ly WILLIAM A. GVVYER, ' General Aecnt, Fortfardius and Commission " ' MERCHANT, t I take ploasura In informing my friends, that I am I prepared to give all business entrustoa tome etti v clent and personal attention. I have a wharf for Naval Stores, with ample accommodations, Spirit Houae, and Warehouse. Consignments of Naval ; Stores for iakt or shipment i and all kinds of coun try nrodace syllcltod. Cash advances ma le on con signments. . .i AprU13, 1852. 15 - GEORGE MYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER , Ktefi constantly on hand. Wines, Teas, Liquors, mansions, wooa ana wmo ware, t ruu, ,) Confeclioiiaries.tyc. StviK Front street, WILMINGTON, N. C. Nor. IS, 1851 109 WILLIAM M. niRRISS, , GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT , WILMINUTON, N. C. ' - -Strict attontlon given to procuring Freights and purchasing cargoes ror voesoia, v '. RiriBixcis i O. O. ParsU ' KM. JOiin B1C1WBB, ' " llllliugiuu, ; v .'Messrs. Dudley (f Huntington ) ' f Messrs. Hall, Sackett & Co., ) p,vflltaviii0 N r Joseph Utley, Esq., I rayetiovuio, N. L S- -Messrs. Jas. Corner ft Sons, Baltimore. ' B. A. SOuder, ft Co., Philadelphia. ' v v . Thomson 4 Hunter, ) v . , t ' ' Plllsbury ft Sandford, Now Yort ; . ' - Hunting Tufts, Boston. ,.: J. ft O. P. Pltoomb, Konnebnnk, Mo., 10117,1861. 02 r'y. J. S. BANKS, 'jCOXIISSION AND FORWARDING MEECIIA5T, " WILMIirOTON, w. 6. June 22. , 42-12-mc. S. M. WEST, :X' AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT, Jw t2,1852 38.1y S HATHAWAY & SON, - COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 1 V'"V.. WILMINGTON, N.XJ. ). HatRavat, J. L. Hathawat. Oct 151851..- ' 91. CltADBOURN & HOOPER, Ceaeral Commission Merchants, WILMINGTON, N.; O. y;irku,i85i. f . 53 ; ELLIS, RUSSELL & Co. fBNBKAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS WILMINGTON,; N,0,V'"?' SBAS. B.BLLtS, BBBr t. BVSSBU.. 1mm A.avssait, 'r, 133 ,. - w iNrt j I BUSINESS CARDS. GEO. HARRISS, General Commission Merchant, WILM INUTDJN, IN. C STRICT attention given t and purchasing Cargoesfo o ptocuriog Freight rvirsels. KirsB to E.P. Hall, Esq., O. Q. Parsley, Esq., J. A. Taylor, Esq., 1. Wilmington. J.JJ. Bellamy, fc-sq., Messrs. Barlard Uu unUngtqn, I inesBtB. louder, uiyui ou., ivflVrtrk " " Thompson Hunter, new Yon' Alox'r. Herron, Jr., Philadelphia r m . i, a .1. i Jan. 2. 1852. 123-tf. ANDERSON & SAVAGE GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, -N. C. JAMES ANDERSON. EDWARD SAVAGE. July 1, 1852. 46-12m, ADAMS. H. L. ADAMS ADAMS, BROTHER & Co. (Late Barry. Brrsnt & Adams.) COMMISSION MERCHANTS WILMINGTON. N. C. July 1, 1652. 123 ALFRED MARTIN. AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION MERCHANT, GENERAL" AGENT. Wilmington ,N.C..Oct.3 1851. 85tf. JOSEPH H. PLANNER, General Commission Merchant. WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct.9th,185l. 87-ly-c. H. DOLLNER. O. POTTER, JR. D0LLNER & POTTER, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NEW YOUK: LIDEBAL CASH ADVANCES MADS ON ALL CONSIGN MENTS. March 16, 1852. 155-lyp DRS. FREEMAN & MALETT. II OMOBOPATHIC PHYSICIANS, trout Street, one door below Folloy & Hart, WILMJNUTON, N. U. April 18 ' ' 1-t DER0SSET & BROWN. wiLMiuraTdN, N. c. BROWN & DER0SSET. NEW YORK. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS. MarchI7 1852 Vjn 0. H. KELLY, COMMISSION MERCHANT. Noitdooi to A. A. Wannet's. on North Water st- wilUttond to the sale of nil kinds of Countrv Pro, duce. such as Corn. Peas, Meal, Bacon, Lard, Ac. and will keep constantly on hand a full supply of I Urocurics,iBC. 1 References. WlllesHall,ofWayno, JohnMcRae, Wilmington w.Uaraway, ' Oen. Alx.. Mci4ae. E.P.Hall, Wilmington, Wiley A.Walker, " Dec. 13. 1851. 115-ly, CORNELIUS DuPRE. WHOLE SALE AND RETAL DEALERS IN Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, Oil, Llye stuns, uiass, fertumery, Cigars, Old Lienors, Fancy Articles, &c MARKKT STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Proscriptlonscarefullycompounded by expert- uncoa persons. March it), IVb j. J. C. LATTA. commission Merchant, WILMINGTON, N .C . Oct.l 1851. 87 MILES COSTLY, COMMISSION MERCHANT WILMINGTON, N. C. REFER TO , P. Hall, Esq., Pres't Branch Slate Bank, I Thos. H. Wrlzht. Esq.. Pres't Bank ( Wilminir. Cape Fear, f ton, N. C. U.U. Parsley, t-sq., pros' i uommor- I cial Bank, , Dec. 19. 1851 118-tf. WILKINSON & ESLER. CA8H DEALtRS IN Confectionary, fruit. Nuts, Toys.VaucyAr- tides, Vertumcry, Tobacco, segars, Ac, WHVLKSALIS AMU UU I AIL, MARKET 8TRLET, WILMINGTON N.C. Nov. 30,1861. lO-tf MeRAE & HARRISS IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN CHINA, GLASS, AND EARTHEN- WAKE awn Pisuivr. lUDi rurvTa West aide Wrnntatrant hutvMn B4. rfrf anrf Dock streets, WIL MIN GTON. N. C. October 2. 1851. 85. 1. WE8SBI.. H. B. EILERg. WESSEL & EILERS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND WHOLE SALE GROCERS. North Wmr Si ran. Wll. mlngton. N. C. Intend to kasn tt th hn. . SL en' assortment or Groceries, Liquors. till DsAiilalnka -a, L. -I - ' A. IJLi n T" 1 , B"-n to carry on a wouviui vviuuiiasiun Dusiness. BirBBBMCB I E. P. Hall, Pres't BrchBank ofths State.) 2' 2' Pr!?'t Co"me"ll Bank. WJI P. K.DIeklnson, Esq. ) EXefftPotUr. jN-wTork.. Jsa.29 1852. . . i I3i. CRACKERS CRACKERS ! ! OflBBLS. Soda, Butter and Sugar i UlOboxea.'V.; V, fresh frem the Bakerr aaa for eale, by v ' ' . , :, ! ,, 4 :rs 'tl ,. tWO . H, QRKEIfE.. Jane. I. ' H. O. T. copy, , )t. BUSINESS CARDS. JOHN STRUTHERS & SON'S MARBLE AND SAND STONE YARD, No. 360 HIGH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. MurbU Mantels, Manununti, Ibmls and Qravt Sloius constanilvon hand. Every dtscrivtion f ORNAMENTAL WORK AND STATUARY Executed and imported. Orders for nubile or pri va:e Buildings executed with promptness and dea- paien. N. B. Desiens will be seat for Mantels, Moan ments and Grave Stones, and all work shipped la urea irora breakage when required. uci. . Bp-iy-o MORE & GALLAGHER. IRON FOUNDERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OP WROUGHT & CAST IRON RAILINGS RIDGE ROAD &. COATES ST. PHILADELPHIA. All ordersattonded to with promptnoa and dosl patch work warranted. Uct. 4. oo-iy c. THOS. P. GACSE. Commission Merctant & Auctioneer, Office lu Hall's upper building, North Water Street. Where he will be happyto attend to all orders in either branch of his busine a. Wilmington, N. C. rec i3, 1851. ua-tf. FL0JR. BBLS. Canal Flour, for- sale by J. HATHAWAY SON. 60 Sept. 13 I 77. COtPERAGE. HHHB subscriber li now tfrepAred to make or re X pair water casks of any size, for the use of ves sels, on the lowest terms; also, the citizens can have anv article in tie line of Coopering made or repaired with dispefch. 1 A. MUKUAN. Wilmington, Pet. 26, 1858. H7-12m-p. NOTICE Of COPARTNERSHIP. THE undersigned having this day purchased the entire interest f Mr. O. G. Pabslbv, in the Point Peter Steam Saw Mill, have formed a copart nership for the purpose of manufacturing Steam Sawed Lumber. Wentwobth W. PtIBCE, William Nbilson. PEIRCE &. NEILSON. Jan. 1. 126-lvc SHIPPING ARTICLES. A HANDSOME edition or Shipping Articles, just printed and for silo at The Commercial e, equal to an; as yet importea 1 irom New ork.' Ordorsfor a Ream or more will be filled at a cost of 10 to 20 per cent, cheaper than they are in New WOT. V, 10tft. w ioei ino.ss BLANKS. THE following Blanks arc' printed and kept con stantly for sole at the Office of The Commercial. COMMERCIAL Shipping Articles. Rates of Freight on W. Bills of Lading. & R. Rail Road. Do. on Line Boats. Bills of Exchange, bound and in sheets. Do. Domestic. Negotiable Notes on the several Banks. Do. on all the Banks. Bill of sale of Vessels. Do. Letter bnoot. Crew Lists. Prioes Current. Checks on all the Banks. Charter Party. Manifests of all kinds. Entries Merchandise Do. Ballast, MISCELLANEOUS. Warrants, with and with Bills of Sale. out judgment. Do. of Negroes. Bonds for Negro Hire. Mortgage Docds. Netrro Passes. Warrantee Deeds Bonds for the Dellvory oil Property. Yen. Exponas. iSubpGBnas County and Ca Saand Bond. Alias Vend. Ex. Superior Uouri. Juror Tickets, County and Superior Court. Writs. Fi Fa. All kinds of Blanks and Job Work, executed to order with neatness and dispatch. COFFEE. ?5 BAOS Green Rio Coffee. 25 bags Laguyra Coffee. For sale by 110 VARD & PEDEN. May 29. 32 MILL SAWS. THE subscriber has the ploasure of informing Miller's oneaeed in sawing pitch pine, that he has succeeded in (renin? up the best Saw for that purpose that has ever yet been producod, as far as he knows. All saws warranted not to split in the teeth. J. M. ROBINSON'S. Hardware Store, Wilmington, N. C. Oct. 16. H. & J. copy, 91. ADVANCES. LIBERAL Cash advances will bo mado. when required, on all croods consigned to our House In New Vorlc and Cotton to their address forwar ded by us, will be attended to free of forwarding Commission. We will also advance liberally on Cotton or oth er produce consigned to oar friends In Liverpool, hundred bales of Cotton, at low rates, by several 10 wnrcn porr we can lornisn snip room for a few vessels snoruy expeotea. ' DaROSSET ft BROWN Marcn IN. 1 -tf. SPECIAL NOTICE. 'pHE subscriber respectfully Informs the public X that he keeps constantly on hand a suddIv of Corn, Oats, Peas, Hay, and good fresh Water Mill Meal and Homlney all at reasonable prices Call at his store. North Water Street, formerly occupiea cy h. n. cariow. . ..... wm. a. kouka.. May 4. 21-5mc FARMERS AND GARDNERS. WE nave iust received a supply of Fbbsh Gab . Ban and Gbass Sbbds from Philadelphia. ALSO, Several new patterns ofPlows, Grain mills, Cora Shelters, Hsy Cutters, Ac. For sale by McRAE tf- HARRISS. Feb. 28. 147. ORANGES AND LEMONS. hi flfi BOXES Good Lemons t , IUU40 . , Orsneeei A ' ' 800 Cocoa ' Nate 1 4 v.-,'"'V-i' l'f ; . 78 Bsxss Raisins, fef sals lew b DEEDS FOR SALE. WaraateDseds,and Deeds forMortgsgeonland juatpimed.incorrectformandforsaleatthe CommtrtiaXOffiet. nil CHEMICALS. 1?RESII arrivals of the following! 100 ox. Sul- X phate QUnlne, f bbla. Epsom Salts, 5 lbs pars Sulphate E b, 9 os Sulphate Morptilne, 4 n Ace- HMjnorpaBo. loibs Blue Mass, 1im Kngusti Calomel, 6 k Peperlne, I gals Spirits Nitre1, 2 oa Oil TotHWyJ lbs Hfd. Paussa. (English.) 2. lbs oa Iodi' Copper, 1 ox Vaterloate of Iron, lb Pbosphau Soda, it lbs Surai Lead, pare, 4 ox Tannin, 1 ox Oxide Mereunr, 5 sals aq. Ammonia, 10 lbs Spirits Ammonia Aromat, 10 lbs Hoffman' Anoayne. or sale by U. Uol'BJi. Druggist, Market st March 30. 6 GUITARS ! GUITARS ! ! ITTM. HALL ft SON'S Patent Head Quitars t V in cases, fqr sale by L. H. WEBB. April 20. 15 COFFEE. BAOS Jamaica, and 29 bags Rio, landing from f scar. Ann Euzabeth. ror sale by ELLIS, RUSSELL & Co, Mel 27. 31 ENGLISH AND AMERICAN TERPENTINE Hackers, Pullers and round X Shaves, or sale camp to the (rooe. J. W. KUBmSUN. April 10. J. &H. copy. ' ' 11. HYDRAULIC CEMENT. OAfk BBLS. Roslndale Factory, dally expected "uw lorsaie bv J. u. McllAE & CO. ' ii- . . 13. MOLASSES. GH PL H IDS. and 8 Tierces prime Cuba Molas Xtt O sob, In strong snd bright packages, receiv ed per Brig Ellen Hayden, from Matanxas, for sale by i. HATHAWAY Ct SON. April 6. 9. THE NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE IMUMCE C01M. RA EIUH, N U. rpH E abtv eCompany has been! n operation aim X thelstoIAprll,1848,undeithe directlenofth. r 1 1 i n tr. ; - . , . Dr.Uhas. K.Johnson President, Wm. D. Hay wqod. Vice Presided t , Jamos F.Jordan, Secretary, Wm. H. Jones, Treasurer, Perrln Busbee. Attorney, Dr. Charles E.Johnson, ) y...-. , Dr.Wm. H. McKee, rTu!dr Dr. R.B.Haywood, J Conuitation.., J . Hersman , Oen'l Afeen t This Company has roceived a charter aivina advantages to the insured over any other Com" pany. The 5tb Section gives the- Husband the privilege 10 insurenis owwuie ior rne soi4se of his Wife and Children,r from any claims ef the rep. resentativesofthe husband or any ef Discredit- or. i Organized on purely mutual principles, the life memoers participate in me tenoie oi the profits which are declared annually. Besides, the a pll- cam wi me, vTuuu iiicauiiuai (.icijiiuui im over B3C may pay ono half in a Note. Allclalmsforinsuranceagainstthe Company will uepaiu wiininninuiy aaysaucr prooi or ine death oi tne party is turnisnea. Staves are insured for one or five years, at rates whlcnwlllenablealiaiaveholdersto secure this class oipropertyagainsttne uncertainty outre. Slave Insurance presents a new and Interesting feature in the history of North Carolina, which wil prove very important to the Southern States. Thelastfoarmcnthsoperation of this Compsny shows a very large amount of business more than the Dlreetorsexpected to do the first yearhaving already issued more than 200 Policies. All Corwnunieatlons on business of the Company should be addressed to JAS. F.JORDAN, Secretary. n if t . ..n.Avl " tvaieign ,Apru o.iobi. n-tf HATS. T3ANAMA, Leghorn, and Palm Leaf Hats, i 1 great variety of style, quality and price, whole saieandlrotailby. U. MYEKS, Hatter. April 22. 16 COFFEE. CA BAOS Rio, Laguayraand Java, For sale low by ZENO H. GREENE. 17 April 24. CHEESE. rye BOXESEnglish Dairy.in 10 lb. boxes. For I trsaleby ELLIS, RUSSELL ft Co, May 27. 31 " NORTH STATE" CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, Mulberry, between Front and Water Streets, WILMINGTON, N. C. .THE subscribers have on hand and Ja.es, Koctaways, Biroucnes ana Bug gies otevery style 1 also, all kinds of reparing done in the best and neatest msno0f and having a num ber of superior workmen engaged, they confidently expect a liberal chare of patronage. Also on band and for tale, a fine assortment of (jsnuemenr saddles, bridles, collars, whips &c. : Ws have, also, a few of those splendid sole leath sr travelling Trunks and Valises. Gentlemen's superior travelling bags 1 also, Wilton, Brussels and Venetian carpet Bags, me aoove goods will be sold tow, sna on accommodating terms. WELLS ft CORNWALL. April. 20 I5-tr. EMPTY SPIRIT BARRELS. ADfi PRIME selected, just received per Clarrls 4UUsa. For sals low by ADAMS, BRO. if-Co. 41. June 19. CINCINNATI WHISKEY. I CA BBLS. Cineinnati Whiskey, Fletchers ex 1 'JJ tra brand, now landing and for salo by ADAMS, BRO. ft Co. June 19. 4L BROTHERS LINE. THE New Steamer VDoostAss" having been added to this Line, snd now having two livhi draft Steamers and four Tow Boats, all la good or der, the Proprietors are prepared to transport freight to FayettevlUe and the Intermediate landtags, with ss anise aeneewi as any otner ljiwi,- r ssqntex aeeeau aa any other UtwH';"",': Tff swat vwtefr.slMSNthr MsasBod fbt sata k swacrs. " W nan . vij; ' -,i BILLS OF LADING. &c. jTIOLIO POST BILLS OF LADINO boand in Books.and shoeta.also LcWsr Sheets with svarletyofmeTeaatitoblaak,forsaUai The Coat- mereialOffle: LIME! HUE!! LIME!!! mABBLS. Llneolnvllle White Lnmpi Also UVJKJ calcined Plastrr Plastering. Hair, and Firs Brick, II ydmulUOsment 1000 Uts.LIae Te)orsaisoy J. O. ft : B.WOOD CaatractersandOnlldsrs . AprllS. I8S2. . A. A. B. S0UTHALL. f'nf ,T r'Trto in nrvnu. iievv T WOULD here take this opportunity of rertrnlng X my thanks to my friends and patrons for the very nocrui patrocsce I cave rseeivea at tneir nanru. aunng me time j nave been collecting ror tnem and hope by strict attention to business and with a determination la please, still to reeoive a continue lion oi tncir confidence and support, as I intend to devote my time to that business. . . . w ranviiviif a. J . mith. Esq., Geo. It. French. Em.. C. Mvori. Kmo . anii Messrs. rotter 4 Kidder. ' a - - 1 f i w I will attend the Courts of the adtnlnlffff Conn. ties whenever Inducements is offered. Mr office will be in the store of Messrs. Whitakaraad Whli. fied, at which place I will be found ankss when out, attending to to business. In my absenee, any L will bs'h. "ed"m? . s. usual, to the sale of .real estate, communication Whitfield, for me, I will attend hiring sorvsntii renting houses or any ether ousiness in which an active agent is warned. ... . A, A. B. 80UTHALL Weekly Journal. Herald and Goldsbora Pstrim copy iiiuorbld. Feb. 19. UUt. WOOD'S HACKERS AND PULLERS. T?OR salesheap at the Hardware Store x M. ROBINSON. March 16. 155 DRUGS AND MEDICINES. JUST RECEIVED. 10f LBS. Oum Opium. (Turkey.) 200 lbs Salt nitre, U lbs Qum Arable. 3(1 lha AHronAr senna, m lbs K. J. Senna, 1 bbl Cum Camphor, 1 bbl Cream of Tartar, t bbl Carb; Soda, 1 cask Sal. soda, 1 cases Cooper's Isinglass, 3 dos Cox's Get line, 4 duxs celebrated soap Powder. 12 dos box. es Yeast Powder. ' , . C DuPRE, Druggist. March 30. M j. COTTON YARN. 1 ( BALES No. 5 end 11 for sale xv JOHN C ATTA. April. 3. 8. PALM LEAF AND WOOL HATS. A T4v.ry low pricey by the ca., or doxon, those ilinwsnt will And it to thair sdvantsir. i .n ana look, at my stock, before purchaalng. . . e ww- U. MYERS. May 8. 21 GRAIN CRADLES. JUST reccfyed a lot of the best, and for sole at the v Hardware store ol J. M. ROBINSON. May H. 24. NOTICE. THE subscribers are ready to contract for Steam Engines of any alze, or any kind of Mill gear ing, luaoycnewan description (her will ting Mschloery of the above I to imminent danger oIeoflbaUorui.2 xi - . Vta"Zel Tt1 liJ. I" the meantime thMe-pafilrtf hmV9 any establishment either North or South. P1p. give us a call before purchasing elsewhere. SUTTON, SOU THMADE ft CO. Wilmington, N. C.j April 6. 1862. 9-tf, Weeklr Journal. Favettevilla OhMi-vor nnAm. boro' Patriot and Raleiffh Resistor months and Send bill to us. BILLS OF EXCHANGE AT REDUCED PRICES. BLANK BILLS OF EXCHANGE, on fine paper and of a very handsome impression, for sale at The Commercial O!e-bound in Books 0 various sizes; and in sheers. Oct. 18. 02 VALUABLE TURPENTINE LAND FOR SALE. f?tffffi SIX thousand acre of well Timbered I 1 '''' r pine Lands, situated near the Salle, Zffm In Mcintosh County, Georgia, fifteen SjVajtisv miles from Daricn, and forty-five miles from Savannah, on the Stage Rood. There are fifteen tasks of boxes cut on tbe tract, five of which have beon worked but one year, the other tea tasks have been worked from three to four years. ' The extreme distance to haul is about four miles On tne tract. . At a distance of two mlira frnm n good landing on the Sapelo River, (at which Ves-sela-.of 190 tons can load) is a good Turpentine ouii, wun an necessary wogons, teams, tools, nxtures and appurtenances. A poTtion of this land is well sdaDted to the nil tore of Cotton. Corn. Cane and Rice. Oa the property is s comfortable Dwolllnir Houu recently erected, and contiguous are Negro Houses. ObLl.. - ' The settlement Is one of the most health r Inn.. lions In the low esuntry. As a large portion of the tract remains nnboied, it constitutes a valuable reserve of pitch pins Tim ber which conld be cut for exportation, rafted at the landing, and loaded twelve miles down the tuver in vessels 01 it to iUU tons burthen, then h- ing full sixteen feet water at ordinary tides on Sapelo Bar. If desired, a good MUI-alle could h obtained on reasonabls terms st a convenient point uu ma luver. For further particulars apply to Messrs. DRn, set ft Brown Wilmington or Andrew Low ft Com pany, navannan. Usy 25th. mi. 30-Cm-e. COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THE undoralgnoa have this day formed a Co nartnorshio. nnder lha firm at W vr kvbb m. SONS, for the trsnasctlon of the Ship Chatadlorv and Grocery Businees vat m . . WM. NKFF. B. G. NEFF. J.H.NEFF. May 27, 1852. ALL persons having elalms against ths under slvned will please present them, and ill thA Indebied to me are respsetfully Invited to call and settle their accounts. : k WM. NEFP. CHILDREN AND INFANTS' HATS. ..MJURNINO OV T1IK STEAMER HENilY CLAY MELANCHOLY LOSS OP Lir. HglRT BEPIVO SCENES. . The. Final r Kac. .: "'lt .IT mi f Jl -linum imriMiiiiii W " '' ': At a aoartcr before 3 o'clock- iust ef.. r paseinif the village of Tonkers, the -.ihril"ir ery of -Fire!" resounded from th centre oi the Teasel. A gMMre hw&rdf tbe tngine room showed a Column of Bmakc Unrtiintr rn from thct 'hatheav , Almoat timoltaneouil, I www lut Boucr Tootn arm ia ten limn oa j minDt tire vicinity of (bo toachmery M..l.M-,t. fl .... ' ll ) nu cMTviuyeu in uamea. emuntroit n.ier .i- mooiearion between toward tnd alt. A v. ew, torn alearoboat captain wha ; wag oa L aari- expreooe hb ttonVKllori that tar. roein or socaa other highly iflflatnroable matter most hate been in use In the boiler , room Ior foeJ, as woodietea heated a wm every part or thd vewel hear the tnacblncrv bv the nananal fire of thfl day coald Hot by toy possibili- ' ty, have lilted and Raised a . denae, wait of fliune ia the Tew aeethdt which tUpced after the firat - alarm, and before : eommnnleatton fore and ail wae eof off.,r TJii leatimeoy la m'M - Panic and confusion now eeizei the relne. The realization of th cloomy forodinge ef the morning ecemed to be at hand ; !ea vroV men and children were thrown into an ewfuf state of eonloeion L&diea were calling t-oa their hnabands for soccor j mothers) cla , I their ehildrea to their botome with the en (nr ol deepair at tbey retreated from the ra; idly rpreadioff destruction. Hosband wl.i were on the forward deck trove in vain t ) reach their eartnera. left but a moment be fore in the after saloon. Groans, ieriea. shrieka. imprecations and prayere were mingled in moqrnful chorue.- from the instant that tho fire wae discovered, despair leemed to ecttle upon tlie hearfa of a larjre portion ol the uas- eengert , and that pal from view altogether tho . hope calculated to induce aeJI-poaeession and efiectoai effort for safety. -'"',-A ery for "the boats' wae raisdtd ; bat " r, boate eoald be found. We cannot aecertaiu that a einrrle rawl or life boat-wae on board tbe steamer. If there wae-one aucli, we are assured that none was brought in ate. Nor can we learn that there wae any effective ap- Saratoe pn board with which to extinguish re. At. ail eventa, every effort to tave tho vessel became eo utterly hopeless, withia Lto minutea after tbe flames broke ouf, that it waa ! 13 .KYiS1 baDdoncd, and the iteamei'f head aoandonea. ana toe steamer' head was tur ned towards the east-back of the river in or eertorun her ashore. The rteceseily lor this movement at the earliest moment was fai ly apparent. 'Already were the wheel-hou m . . j t it. . ..at ses wrapped in flaroee, the fenjrineeK had been driven from their poeto and .the devas tating element fanned by a tiff aooth wind, was sweeping rapidly toward! the after sa loon, where the greater number of , the ta- scngere werelocatedr The dense volume of smoke, too, was blown directly alt laden for help appeared to be redoubled. ; It was' instinctively seen that, a tho steamer would strike the shore, bow on, there being no com munication irora alt to lorward, even the ap- ? roach cf the river's bank gave but (info ope to the helptesa women ftnd children who were astern. And there they .stood, the old and the young, battling, Inch by inch, with the flame, eufjering a thousand death in tho -terrible struggle for life, until the! vessel struck, leaving those who were aft some 250 or 300 ieet from'shorel At this time, it is es timated, there were nearly 300. persons hud dled together on the after guarda, hesitating in agony or terror whether to ;raeet death by tbe name or tbe flood- these dread alter natives, apparently, being the only Litter choiee. - The place where tbe steamer atracf ia on the river bank, two and a 1 half miiee below Yonkers. No boafi were to be had there of . any description. '.The Armenia bore rapidly down, and sent out her boaU, aa: also did a number of eadiog yeasela wtich " were jrtear ; but at least a quarter ot. anrtour.ebpscd af- tcr tho Clay struck ere any assistance cacc. In the meantime, tbe panic-stricken unibrta? nates had nearly all been forced over tho stern into tbe water, where many of them sustained themselves by swimming, or by the aid oi a lew floBting boards,-ontU. refeocd from ibeir perilous condition.- Other c'ung to the guards of thf vessel with .the energy ; ol desperation. The rudder and steering gear furnished temporary safety to others.: A naoi- ; ber succeeded in irettina hold of ,th. braces on tbe under side ol tho guardsi '-'hi 1 Several iladies threw the end of a stern line overboard, let themselves down Into tho water, and sustained themselves by it until aid reached' themj Idrtonatel before ttio line, which Was on frerhad become too weak to support them. But many others jumped frantically into the water, and sank to rUe no more. A genuemao wno was lorward. and who got on shore soon alter the vessol struck, says, that cot one ol -a number of la- ' : dies some with children tn theirjarma wtoui be saw jump from the larboard side, were sa ved, lie expresses the conviction ' that soroo fifty or. sixty lives, at least wero losu ; Ya ; wiwh we could add that but little reliance ' ' could be placed on his statement ; bat of all . those with whom we conversed. he seemed the ealmeetaud most likely to be well mforr . Wei heard of but one eenwa who is suppo : sod to have been burned to deatt 1 ono child. wJ lire told, ' was seen to fait beneath the flames in tho after saloon. , A Mr. Way. rWe4leivak''-.OhMV- wna among tt.t: pna- . Whoti Ihe Olay tirat struck - 1 1 ' i i t , -.. VP- ,
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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