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and aft, so that in case the ship broa
ched to, Tie might be restored to her
former c mrse with the necessary
promptitude. The pumps too, were
riarsfid; the hatches buttoned down,!
and, m'-mort, ever Tr precaution was
taken which the safety of the ship!
required At length the gale increas
el to a perfect hurriea le, and the i
commander determined to bring the;
ship by the wind, as he was fearful
her being brought by the lea,
which m i-4 have proved her imme
diate d jstruction. This delicate
mance ivre was successfully perform
ed, and the Great Frederick was
now placed with her huge bow to
wards the direction of the wind aid
.sea, ii> comparitive security for the
remainder of the night.
One of those long continued
gleams of lightning, that seems to'
make every tiling as briliant as itself
flashed over the heavens, and discov-;
cred to the startled crew a heavi
er ship to windward, and close
aboard. The information was con
veyed by twenty voices at the same
moment, and every one strained hi>
vision to observe more closely the
form of the stranger. Four or five
successive Hashes showed her to be
a heavy Dutch Fast Indiman, un
der her main-top-sail, close reefed,
fore-top-rnast, stay-sail and mizzen.
It was observable, too, that her con
struction was of a more ancient order
of naval architecture. Her stern
rose unusually high from the level of
the sea, and her bow sprit h..d a
more than ordinary steeve; but what
most added to the surprise of those
on board of the Great Frederick,
was seeing a boat push from the side
of the stranger, and now in the di-'
■ rcction o! their own ship, although
th? sea was running with a fearful
ness that threatened certain destruc
ti >n to those who, in so frail a thing
should dare attempt to cross its sur
face. Every moment was looked
for as productive of death to those
in the boat; but the little vessel rose
and fell with safety, and in a few
moments was seen pulling up under
the quarter of the Frederick. Not
a ward has been spoken on board of
the latter, so intense was the aston
ishment and anxiety of every one;
but now, the commander gave the
order; ‘a line there forward for the
boat!' and twenty dark forms moved
to obey. Th ; ready cordage was
east and caught, and a tall form!
sprang from the stern sheets of the!
boat, and ascended the gangway.
The stranger, on gaining the deck,
paused for a moment; and by the
light of the side lanters, it was ob-j
served that he was attried in a cos-;
tunic as antique in fashion as the |
construction of the ship to which he 1
belonged. His features were per
ceived to be dark & stern, although
but imperfectly seen, as he wore a
slouched hat:
AV here are you bound? asked he,
in a deep and hollow voice.
To .Amsterdam,’ answered the
commander of tin* Great Frederick.
‘Will you do me the favor to de
liver this packet at Amsterdam.’
The captain replied in the affirma
tive; and taking the proffered bundle
invited the stranger below.
If there was anything appalling!
in the features of the stranger, as!
seen by the dim and transient glare
of the lanterns on deck, it was ren
dered doubly so by his removing his
hat and exposing them to the glare
of tht'cabin lamp. His eves were
black and glowing, though sunken
far in his head, and his face was of a
bluish tinge: his whole countenance
was supernatural, and each feature
betrayed excess of soraow and fa
tigue. The farther started back
aghast, and tne daughter shrieked in
terror. The commander of tin*
Frederick, too retreated a pace and
looking alternate!* from the stran
ger to the packet whicn he still held
exclaimed; in a voice of h “terror;
‘Tis Vanderdecken, and we arej
lost!
The mysterious \i>iter spoke not I
a work but uttering a deep sigh, lif
ted the fainting maiden, a id gaizt <1
long and earnestly in her face. At''
length he spoke in a voice soil *et i
>epulcharl:
'That fier.’sai l lu' ]•>* lik'*<
her's when I left her long', long ago.
That dark hair, her very tresses
and those blue eyes, my soul!
were hers.’
The stranger paused a moment,
as if retracing the records of memo-
ry; at length, shaking his head as i:
he had been disappointed in the
search, he asked the terrified maid
en her name. She started as if a
thunder-holt had fallen at his feet.
A softer expression came over his
brow —and gazing earnestly at her
features, he seemed to read with '
avidity each line of her counte-j
nance. Long and aiiiously he gazed ;
and at length, stooping down, he |
said; ‘Ellen, I am yo u ancestor, and
have one favor—one blessing, to ask |
iof you. lam doo ued to a horrible I
'destiny, but you may save me.*
i ‘What shall I do!’ asked the tend- !
i Bed gitl.
! The stranger was about to reply,
but a fiercer growl of thunder rolled
j across the heavens. —Again he es
sayed to speak, but the same fearful
warning interrupted him. He
wrung his hands for a moment in
agony; and listc.nag until he last
reverberati m had died away, turned
I once more to aderess the shrinking
maiden but now, crash after crash
■ofheavy thunder broke above their
heads, flash 's of blue lightni ig spor
ting through the skies, and the win i
howled with tenfold violence through
!the cordage.
I come! I come, shrieked the
stranger; and turning a last look of
melancholy fondness towaid the
i lovely being before him, he seized
[ the packet which he had given the
{commander of the Great Frederick,
j and rushing by the ladder, threw’
i himself into his boat, ai d was in a
1 moment after seen rising and sink
mg with the billows.
Suddeutly the sea went down
the rain ceased, the wind abated,
the clouds broke up in the heavens,
the elements were again at peace.
R. B.
I From ths Philadelphia Saturday
('ourier.
EDUCAT IO NO F F\IIMER S A N I)
M E( H \NICS.
It is conceded on all hands, or
ought to be, that farmers aud me
chanics constitute two of the most
important and useful avocations of
'society. N'o important are the\ to
civilized communities, that there is
little misplace in classing them as
the props and pillars of the body pol
itic.
It has always seemed to us that,
in imparting some of the prime priv-
I iliges &. blessing of society , the) may
Ibe justly charged a partial neglect
! of their rights; and that in no respect
is this more apparent, than upon the
[subject of education. Not but what,
our free shools and colleges are scat
tered over the land, and, to a certain
extent they are open to all. But
we have believed that these were
exactly adapted to the wants of the
great classes we have been speaking
of. It may be well for all clases in
community, providing they have suf
ficient time and means, to go the
rounds of a thorough classical educa
tion—b"t the remark moi hardly be
made, that not one in a thousand ev
. r has an opportunity to do so. And
\et there is not a boy in the commu
nity, whatever mas be his intended
pursuit, who should not have an edu
cation o! some kind.
I his is the very point to be con
sidered. What snail that education
consist in? Slid! the farmer learn
nothing but what is necessary tosow
and reap, or follow his plough? Or
shall the mechanic gat lit r only the
principle of striking the aiivel or
shoving the tore plane? Shall the
very avocations in sot iet\, acknowl
edged to be of the m vst utility and
imp wtance, be left without the pro
per institutions to im tart that kind
of education adapted to their differ
ent pursuits?
If thi< subject is 1 >oked upon as it
should be, we think there can no
difference among intelligent minds.
We believe that there should be a
in ire judicious division ol the mean'
of education. Institutions o! in-truc
fi >h o ight to be reared on the ba>is
of i np irting otdv that kind ol edu
c dion which shall be more peculiar-
ly adapted to the intended pursuit i
of the pupils in after life. Oursem- <
niaries of learning should be built on
a more practical foundation. If the
pupil intends to become an agricul
turist, he ought not to be required
to throwaway much of the most pre
cious period of his life in reading
Greek or Latin. Il he wishes to at
tend to those studies that lay in the,
path of his future pursuits —such as !
hemistrv, Botany, Geology, etc.
" o with the mechanic, and so witti
the merchant an 1 any other calling
of civilized society. Education is
! only fulfilling its proper office, when
lit is adopted to the every day pur
, suits and business of life: and there
exists no reason in the world why
there should not be educated farmers
and mechanics, as well as educated
{lawyers and divines.
| We are aware that our country is
! blessed with intelligent, educated
j farmers and mechanics: but they
have become so in spite of the disad
vantages under which they are plac
ed. They have soared above every
lifficulty on the mightv pinions of
i their own minds aid we glory in
the triumphs of intellect which thev
exhibit But while our vast an I
rapidly extending country abou ids
in colleges and seminaries of learning
where are your colleges for mechan
ics or farmers? Where shall thev
send their sons to gain a thorough
practical education, adapted to the
avocations they intended to pursue
in alter life?
There is sometimes indicated a
disposition to deride any idea impar
ting education to farmers and me
chanics. But this is too shallow for
tiie bestowment of thought. Let ed
ucation beco lie as universal as
the genera, air—let it be stayed in
the workship, and linger in the fiel I
—let it go into the b is’mess and bo
so n o 1 ’ practical life, guiding, cheer
ing and elevating. Then will it ful
fil its destiny, in rendering men so
cial, thinking, reflecting beings, and
imparting the only true weapons for
the defence nf the great principles
of human liberty
ly Prom the C,oliimbii Telescope]
TOT E TOCKIIoLDERS OF TrlC CINCINNA
TI. LOL'iSNIi.LE VXD' U MILLSTON HAU.
ROADS
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF
R \IL RO \I)S.
To construct a rail road conven
iently and economically, is a matter
|in which the proprietors arc certain
lly more interested than the public;
but the judicious an 1 energetic daily
management ol it, are of so much
importance to the whole community
that no neglect or misconduct ought
to be permitted or passed over with
out public notice.
When once a rail road is in opera
tion, its first influence is felt, by its
occasioning many other modes
of conveyance, either for merchan
dize or passengers along its whole
extent, to be withdrawn. When
this has taken place the public far
and near, become dependent on it
for the mo>t comman operations of
trade and intercourse; and every
dcrangem mt affects the commumt
more or less.
This dependence produces too of
ten only carelessness, but a perfect
in difference to the the wants and ue-j
cessities of those who employ them.]
The consequences are in some ca
ses, a loss of half the trade, pci haps'
more, to extensive districts ol' coim
try- .. .. I
\n idea seems to prevail, arrising
from foreign nations, that carrying
pasrengers is the profitable use of
rail roads, that transporting mer
chandize and country produce is a
sec mdarv < ousideration.
In our case. Gentlemen, a mo
ment’s i- il •, tion will sh 'vv you that
if we cannot carry profitably to our
s.dves th * whole transportation of
the trade of the country, through
wh. !i om road is to rim—nay. that
• the r iad do<*> not in reality create
a large increase of that ver) trans
portatatinn, th it ours will not pay,
an 1 that of course we ha t better a
batidoa it for the present.
But this need not be feared, and I
will make, as concisely as possible, a
f?w remarks shewing in what way
the arrangements of a Rail Road
ought to be made to enable it to carry
on its daily operations with advantage
to the community and witii profit to
its stockholdei s.
And first, the standing rule of the
road must be, that every day must do
its own business. If an accumulation
of business is once permitted, be
yond the day, the depot had better
be shut up, and the road abandoned
for the vary object of it will be frus
trated, which is to meet the, whole
trade and all its increase—and with
perfect convenience to the public,
without partiality or fav >r.
Let us now go into some particu
lars; first observing, that as there
ought to be no ware housing, of
goods, or even of produce, so there
ought to be no warehouses The
freight cars ought to be the only ware
houses of these useful establish
ments.
' 'The depot of an extensive Rail
, Road ought to be so arranged that
the cars can be placed legthways
along side of a platform 11 or 15 feet
' wide—equal in height to the floor of
the cars; au l sufficiently long to be
' able to embrace the whole daily
trade. From Ulis platform the goods
can be roole into the ears, without
loss of time or labor, as last as they
arrive, and are delivered on to the
platform itself, by the draymen, from
the side opposite the cars. 'The cars
themselves, must also be so con-
strutted in size and shape, as to re
ceive the goods with perfect conven
ience and without loss ol time in
! stowing.--And here let me observe
that of loss stowage is of far less im
-1 portance than loss of time —for on a
rail road time is every thing—loss of
time occasions waste ol manual la
' hour, it therefore < -mses great ex
pense it occasions loss of income
(because it forces the trade else
-5 where. Ina ship going across the
Atlantic or to the east indies, every
(vacant inch of stowage is a dead loss
while on a rail road, tune and manu
al labor arc thegieat objects to econ
omise. But if the cars are properly
constructed, there will be no loss
even of stowage that can be impor
tant. Take cotton for instance.
Let the cars be of such a width as
will take the bags lengthways in the
width.—Let the company refuse to
Ito carry all bags of extra length, and
the road will soon regulate the pack
■ ing, and introduce a conformity, higli
i ly advantageous to the general inter
j ests of commerce; for extra long
round bags every merchant knows
are against the interest of trade
throughout, la proportion as the
goods are received and stowed away
at the depot, the ma lifest of that line
of cars will be making out and will
be completed, so that when the line
I moves off the minifesl completed will
go with it, and the amount of freight
j the particulars of every package in
the line, will appear —viz: the per
sons forwarding, the consignees, ihe:
nature of the goods, & freight char"-'
ed. The utmost punctuality ought
to be observed, not only in the (
departure, but also the arrival of the
ireight cars. Day & ni;ht arc both
at the service of the companv, by 1
systematic arrangements, the latter <
can be turned to account, better in |
the carrying trade than the day itself,
in as much as it may be exclusively
devoted to this part of the business.
But it will be said the lines of
freight cars traveling out will encoun
ter those commiug in, to thedestruc-1
tion of both. —"I his will only happen
from what may be compelled to ar
rive at a particulor landing or depot
at specified hours, while the cars at
that deport are loading, ready to set
ofl'in their turn on the arrival of the i
others. A AT«HOLDER.
Post Office Department.—The present
immt**- ol • th hi the Unit'd S a »-s is
11.100 —rnd-s <>t po*; toad, in J .ly In', 118,-
264 —mile* of annual fratispoi I ui " i 27.5! 8.-
626 — rve ;<• «*t th* year ending 30 h June \
53,398.159 i9—cjipend mr-s $2 755,-
624 76 ex of revenue <>v> r exp* mfiure-* [
$642,531 43. Hug. Couiter. j
A merchant well known on the Royd Ex- '
change, Loud n, who lately died -udderily, i
left in hia df-»k i letter wri’’er> to one of his !
correspondent-*, whi* h he had not sealed.—
Pu*-aagac.ouj clerk, seeing it neci st.nry Io
-end the let »r, nro'e at the omtoin—“.Since
writing the above I have died
CONGRESSIONAL.
Extracts from the f'orre.spondtnl of ths
Charleston ourier.
“VVASHINTO X, Jan. 11.
“Mr. Rives, yesterday, made one of ins
ablest speeches on the subject of the amend
ment which he has offered ’o ’he rescinding
resolution of Mr. Ewing, & adverting through
out to the state of the currency, and to the
policy winch the next Administration will
pursue in reference to that delicate & difficult
subject He d’d not defend the Treasury
order of the 4 h Julv, as a permanent measure.
It was an order '-xtraordm <ry in its character,
and called for by an • xtraordinary stale of
things Ii had worked, as it was intended to
work, by checking in some degree, the spirit
of speculation, and tne iiiordime isssiirs of
Bank No’es. Ii distress had been produced
throughout the country, it was that kind of
embar-assmerit which is always produced by
a change from plenty to s> areny, by the with
drawal of a supe abundant paper circulation
from the mirket ; but it was a state of things
which would gradually right itself, and would
ulmnati ly lead to a more beneficial condiion
of the c unfry. He reminded the Senate of
the pressure which prevailed in tne three
years from ISI6 to 1819 when «he circulation
was diminished from 110 millions to 45 mil
lions, and explained the cm!) rrassuen' which
then pervaded all < lasses of society. He was
noi prepared to adopt any rash measuics for
tne purpose of restoring credit and confidence.
IL would not, and he believed ih»‘ fronds of
he Administration would mi’, sus am ttie ex
clusive specie project of Mr Benton, whose
speech he eulogized, wmle he gracefully do
t'oijncfd his scheme. The gentleman from
Massac host Is, (Mr. Webster,) had asked
what would be ’he course of toe n< xi Admims
fration as to the cunem v. He would refer
that Senator to the course whi< h had been
pursued by =h present pair <»uc and hign-min
d d Chief Magistrate, who would be an ex
amplar for his successor, and especially ho
referred him Io that message in which it had
been recommended to restrict the issues of
Bank paper to rotes of a not less denomination
than S2O He himself was disposed by im
posing restrictions on their issues, to curtail
ibe amoimt of notes in circulation, and to
enlarge the amount of specie ; and this was
as near as he could approach the plan of tho
Senator from Mtssouii. He stated, that ac
eormtig to Air. Gall aim’s calculation, in 1830,
t iere was about six millions, of notes under
the denomimi'ion <4 live dollars and seven
) mi I .ions of notes nidcr ho denomination of ten
dollars, in ciiculation, con>ti tiling on® fifth
of lire currency ot the country. To withdraw
this amount from circulation, and suirstiiuto
gold ami silver, would n .ye a great and bene
ficial » ffi ct on die state of public credit and
j« luifi.li n< e. He eulogised r. Adam Smith,
|a- a tree and liberal wr ter on Political E< «rn
{ omy. and u- tend d him from th'' unjust attacks
which had been made upon him the friend
of a paper currency. Dr. Smith was only tho
{ tiiei d •)! restricted issues, from whu b a. Iran
siiiou io a gohl and silvo; <-ircula’i >n would be
i easy al -my lune. l ite opinions o! this
I lent writt r had been s is’, ined l>y Ibe ablest
' iheoreiie.il writers since, and practiced upon
Iby the best of the Europ- an S’aiesn'en In
; Eng and, there had been, wi'h a brief excep.
lion, n > issues <»:' no’es »>f a less deuolnma ion
jliau five pounds ; and he would take it on
hansel' to say. that a B p k note of any ties
cription was now legaided as q phenomenon
m England, and that vi u. Uy gold and silver
was ihe cu'reijcy of that country. The nots
j >f spe it- paying Bunks, under the designated
! iesiri< to ns ou.bt to bo re< etv<-d at tht Cua-
I 'om flotiM*s lot dij ies ; and he advi r < d t<» tho
> ! liitile at einpt m de, to refu-e the notes of
p 'he Piovim ial B ink of l.el nd at Newry, as
a '.vaining io tis. Some gentlemen still cling
'' io he notion of a Nation d Bank, but ho
thought Mitch a remedy would be worse than
■ the disease. He wish' d lor no surh protec
non; such pn.ier lion it would be as vultures
I give r<» lambs He hop<*d that the American
people would be satisfied wnh their own lute-
( lary eagle.
Mr. Clay his the fl nr to dav, and crowds
I are going up to the cnpitial, expecting, aa
I doubtless lhev will receive, a very great treat
| tram ih< »(T 1 1.< cd liir giganih Ora or of the
I 11 cst.
I HOUSE op REPRESENTATIVES.
Salurd n/, January 14. 1837.
Distribution of Public lands.
The House ilien passed <•» ne r , dn’ion of
Mr- Allen ofKy. proposing to give to the old
States an equal q ian.i l v cd - the public lands
granted, frnm time I o time, to the new Sta'es.
There were two motions pending, one by
Mr. V'ti'on to pav the new States for the
expense and value of Itier improvements on &
through the public lands, and two by Mr.
■ Claiborne, ot Miss, providing ih it no grants
str><dd covei the settlement of any actual set-,
tier*
Mr. Lane con.-ludnd bis remark- tn ouposi
tn nto t|i res.d*nn>ns pointing out and dwell
ing upon, the great hardship and injustice
designed by it to be perpetrated upon the new
StHies
iMr B'll was opposed to the Resolution, or
to the further discus-ion of the subject, >n the
ground that it did not embrace a getter,! pro.
t position on the subject of the public lands.
Some measures should be brought forward
(whit L, one way <*r < flier, should set st rest
( the ernbarressmg and perpl xjng question of
| ih»* p'llm lands, ei her bv graduatidg ihe price
l y r ites of <d time, |>y reeucn zng pre emp.
''loris, or by some other mode. He suggested
»-ii!ii-i that ine Resoh o n !»• postponed, or
laid on the table. He made the former mo
tion. saying he would vo'e for the latter if it
wi re made.
Mr. Boyd, moved to lay the Resolution and
amendments cn the table.