Edgefield Advertiser

For the Advertiser.

Mr. Editor—I was so much pleased with the moral of the following beautiful lines, which I read a short time since in a newspaper, that I must ask the favor of you to publish them in the Advertiser. The sentiment contained in these stanzas, should be impressed upon every human heart. If it were more generally felt, who could estimate the amount of good it would effect?

R.

"I HAVE NO INFLUENCE."

What if the little rain should say,
So small a drop as I,
Can ne'er refresh those thirsty fields,
I'll tarry in the sky!

What if a shining beam of noon,
Should in its fountain stay,
Because its feeble light alone,
Cannot create a day?

Doth not each rain drop help to form
The cool, refreshing shower;
And every ray of light to warm,
And beautify the flower?

Another Freshet.—The heavy fall of rain, which continued for some days have swollen our river to a freshet, coming up to about four feet or last May's flood. The river commenced rising on Tuesday last, and did not get to its height until about 12 o'clock at night on Thursday. The lower part of the city was overflowed, and the water rose into some of the store-houses, from 3 inches to 3 feet. We are, however, gratified to learn, that but little damage has been sustained, with the exception of a few thousand bushels of salt, that could not be raised in time. Profiting by the lesson received last spring our merchants began in time to move their goods up, and thereby have come off with a very trifling loss: the hand hire being the greatest item, if we except the salt, as before stated. Market street, on which the business formerly was done, kept dry and comfortable. The water had to rise some three feet more to overflow it. We have been informed by one of our merchants, that he has not lost 12 cts. by the freshet, although the water was in his store. The warehouses have escaped, not a bale lost, and the damage done to the cotton, by the water, will not exceed two hundred dollars, notwithstanding there are some thousand bales in store. The bridges are repaired, and every thing in pretty good order.—Hamburg Journal, 13th inst.

The Freshet.—Our citizens, up to yesterday, when it was observed that the river was falling, had been laboring under the most intense anxiety for the previous two days, in fearful anticipation of such another freshet as that of last May. However, the river did not rise within five or six feet as high as on that occasion, consequently it did not get into the city. The injury therefore, is confined exclusively to the wharves, the extent of which cannot be ascertained as they are yet covered with water. Hamburgh has however suffered again considerably, as a great portion of the business part of the town was inundated, and the water standing from six inches to three feet in most of the stores. The loss of property will however be small compared with last spring as the rise in the river was so gradual as to give the citizens warning. The injury to plantations on the road is no doubt great, but we have had no intelligence of the extent. The Rail Roads too, have probably come in for a considerable share of the damages, as we have had no mails since Wednesday from any quarter.—Chron. & Sentinel, 13th inst.