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ATHENS, GEO., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1853.
HJoctrg.
Keats’ Dyiag Poem.
The follo wing lines were written by John Keats
. . - , , . .oil Itis death-bed, nnd are the last verses-ver
iiv p^ibsiicd'rwo^Mont , i*» j^ee^y^A^ | penned hy that gifted young poet. It will be
4»?j, mint ht» pibibHed Thirty Pny*$ and Leu**™ remembered Uiat he had dial through intense grief
'd DisnHsiun of lCxfcuUirs or Adu»iu*trn?i»rs, Six #>n account of loo severe nnd unhist criticism of
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i at the discireiionof the Ordinary, upon not less I ll ' e »"*' «'•' "■<"<'* h* wWpm-d were-1 dm nl
lav’s a itice. Sales by malar Administra- a liruken heart.” He was liuried ill the protes-
tnnt liurying-plnoe, nt the base of the pyramid of 1
•* Ha! what ia this ?” inquired Ulric
It was too plain. They were each bond
fast to a ragged true. “ We are in the
toils,” continued the speaker. __
~ “ Yes,” answered platow, "our
strength of mind which wc discoursed
on so long yesterday, has now an oppor
tunity of showing itself.”
"Ah !" replied Ulric, "if I were not
so hungry, you would soon see ”
At this moment a young girl six or
seven yoars of age, of a rough hut
pleasant aspect, come smiling towards
them; she bore in her hands a large
howl of milk, and under her arm was a
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i:’» tiit* EstaMiubm int, must be TOST-VAIO in ! nuat»*(l feoui bis pen;
r ier to tenure notice. | . . .. . „ . .
^^ — ^ % i My spirit * lump H bunt and \vt*ak,
My foeble senses bow ;
Death's finger pales my fading cheek
His seal is on mv brow.
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My heart is ns a withered Uni,
Each fibre dead and sere ;
And near me sits the spectre grief,
To drain each burning tear.
The earth is bright with buds nnd bees,
Tbeiiir Avith purple beam—
The winds are siwimmiug in the trees,
Or spoiling on the streams.
Cut not Tor me the blossom's breath.
Nor winds, nor sunny skies—
I languish in the nrms of death,
And feed my soul whb sighs.
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I sigh to hope—‘’Come hack again,
Mv heart is weak for thee!’’
Tint woe is me! my sighs are vnin-
She flies from misery.
It is lint that I fear to die.
That hums my withered breast—
Rut thus to waste with agony.
And sigh it* vain lor rest.
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To count the minutes one hy one,
And long for coming light,
And ere the lingering day is done,
To languish for the night.
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To feel that sinking of the mind.
That nothingness of soul.
Where id) is dead and dark and blind,.
As drops ol'Lothe’s gold !
An 1 yet, () sunny Italy !
••Twos sweet to find n tomb.
Where wild flowers ever strewn by tltee,
Above tny couch shall bloom.
.! played some large pieces of bariy
bread.
" Eat! drink !” said she; and her or
ders were obeyed with elacrity. She
waited till they had iinished their meal
and then said, "My father, will come and
juiloe you presently; but don't be afraid,
lie is not so terrible as lie looks;” and
with these words she left them.
It was an anxious moment. Platow
summoned up bis resolution to bear the
worst with calmness; and Ulric was in
venting some ingenious falsehood to ex
cuse himself for intruding witliiu their
host’s very uninviting territory, when a
loud rough voice was heard at a dis
tance, and presently a giant of vast size
walked sturdily towards them, carrying
in his hand a young pine plucked up by
the roots.
"What have you come here for?”
quoth he, when lie xvas close to them.—
His voice sounded like thunder.—
“Speak! you are spies from the plains.
What is it you want? Is not your laud
fr.t enough, that you must come here to
spy out the poverty of my home? Will
you steal the few goals that give food to
me and my children ? Will you rob
nte of my little hoard of dry corn?—
This is the .second time that you have
come to pilfer from me; and now villans,
you shall tint!”
“Ah, sir!” exclaimed Ulric—lie could
utter no more.
" We are poor travellers,” said Pla
tow; "and Avcte passing, by accident,
through your country. Our only wish
is to reach, once more, the lantj where
we wore horn.”
“ We will gi\ r e you gold,” interrupted
Ulric ; and he tendered some coins for
the giant’s acceptance, who looked con
temptuously upon them.
“ What stuff is here ?” quoth he; and
whirled the useless metal over 1 lie moun-
[ lain summit some hundreds of feet high.
weave your cloths or bed coverings from
long grass or the bark of trees ?”
“ No.”
"Can you chno3e the best ears of
corn? and sqw them ? and weed them?
and water them? and reap them? and
grind them? and turu them into
broad?” V
•* No—no—no.”
"Yet, we consider these tilings im
portant in our country, and even in
yours they caunot be entirely without
use.” . '
The dialogue which we have endea
vored thus far to repeat, was extended
to cnns'dcrable length. At the end of
it the giant retired saying thaUie should
n»w take some rest, and that be would
determine on their fate in the evening.
He left them with n grim smile upon
his countenance. Ultic’s spirit fell, and
he announced to his brother prisoner
that one nr both of them would, in all
probilily, be cooked for supper.
After the lapse of an hour or two, the
little girl, who had before brought them
food for their breakfast, xvas seen again
coming toivard3 them with a supply for
their noonday meal. By this time, Ulric,
after prodigious efforts, had contrived to
free himself from his bonds, and with
his knife, which he xx’ns then able to nn-
slicath, he also severed the bonds of his
companion, whom he was urging to es
cape. As soon as he saxv the child ap
proaching, lie exclaimed—
Battle of Pliartialia,
Pompy enmo forth to battle at Phar-
salia against his conviction,and xvith Tore-
hot-dings of failure. Cnesar grappled with
chance, in the full confidence of victory.
So did Napoleon, when the sun rose
bright and unclouded on the morning of
that cold December day in 1805, which
heralded in his greatest triumph ; and
on more than one similar occasion, he
pointed to the great luminary of nature,
and exclaimed—"Behold the Sun of
Austerlitz!”
When Caesar appioachcd the camp
of Pompy,* he found his army ready for
combat, and drawn up in the following
manner: In the left wing were the two
legions delivered over by Ciesur at the
beginning of the quarrel, in obedience
to a decree of the Senate. These were
the first and third, and here Pompy (ac
cording to Cajsar) commanded in per
son. Plutarch says, in opposition to this,
that Pompy placed himself in his right
Aving. It seems surprising that the ac
count Avhich Caesar has left us himself
should meet with contradiction on this
essential point; hut so it is, and we must
compair the value of the authorities, as
we cannot reconcile them. It appears
unkindly that the general-in-chief, on
of the field. He percieved that the en-i Francisco was abolished by an unnni-
emy kept their ranks with the utmost ex-! ohms v.ite of the Assembly bn the S5th
nctuess, and waited, in practised disci])-1 •« l
line and | erfcct silence, the sigunl toj The untied population of San Fran-
advance while his own men, for want of j cisco turned out m w<mron the necasion
experience, were fluctuated and uusten- 1 -fthennni't'e.raary of Washington’s birth-'
dy, having no confidence in themselves, j day. The military nncivic display, nnd
He xvas afraid they would he broken mj 1 that of the fii emeu with their apparatus,
the first close. and therefore commanded ! Avast-luluiratc and imposing. There was
them to stand firm in position, and in I o° business transacted during the dxy.—
compact order to receive the attack.—| The members of the press ofSap Frnn-
Hu is said to have done ibis by the ad- cisco met on the receipt of jlie intelii-
vire <fan old military tribune, Cains
Tiiarious, that Caesar’s soldiers might
he exhausted and out of breath by hav
ing double the usual dicta nee. to run, be
fore the came to personal conflict. Coj-
sar condemns this measure as most inju
dicious and defective generalship.—
"Herein,” says lie, "Pompey seems to
have acted without sufficient reason, be
cause there is a certain alacrity and ar
dour of mind naturally planted in every
tnan, Avhith is inflamed by the desire of
fighting ; and which an able general, far
getice of the death of William.C. Ham
ilton, Esq-., and adopted ‘resolutions ex
pressive of their feelings ujmii the sad
event. The weather in San Franciscpr,
and through tl c interior, up'to.Yhp «i3d *
ultimo, continued exceedingly fine, busi
ness was steadily improving atfd the roads
to the mining districts were good. The
Sencome Fire Engine Company of Sat)
Francisco, on the 22d tilt.. presented one
thousand dojlais to the Washington Mon
ument Fund. Nine hundred and fifty .
tons of ice arrived at Sau Francisco on
from endeavoring to suppress, will by j the lSlh ultimo, from Boston, 111 the ship
the methods he can devise, foment and 1 George. Ilai/nrs. During the fortnight
cherish. Nor was it a vain institution preceding March 1st, there had been
“ Ha< here is the monster’s cub again, j Avhom all depended, should take post at
She will cry, and alarm the brute wlm . a distance from the place where the de-
keeps us here. Come hither, young cissive conflict was certainly indica
devil !” said he. seizintr the child.— ! Srinio Pnmnv’s r. lt i,m-.;,..in«-
tied.
devil!” said he, seizing the child.— j Scipio, Pompy’s »ather-in-Jaw,command-
“Your father has made us suffer, and I ed in the centre, with the legions he had,
wo will now give him something to re-1 brought out of Svria. The Cecilian
member us by.” He raised his knife for Logjon, joined to the Spanish Cohorts,
of our ancestors, that the trumpets should j three or four alarms of firo at Sau Fran-
sound ou every side, and the whole ar-1 cisco, but no actual conflagrations. The
my raise a shoot, in order to animate Theatres in San Francisco are doing
the courage of tlu-ir own men, and strike ; well.
terror into the enemy.” j The nOAA*« from the mines is encour-
Perceiving that Pompey remained | aging. Nexv diggings have been (fiscov-
immovable, Caesar baited his army mid-! ered about fiA>e miles from Sonora.jn the
a sacra flee.
"Stop! it shall not he so, Ulric,” cried
PlatoAv, interposing; “you shall not kill
the child. It has r.ot harmed us.”
" It shall die!” cried the other furi
ously.
“ It shall live !" said Platoxv firmly.
•• I swear that you shall not harm it.—
What, did it not give us milk this morn
ing, and will you pay it back in blood
at noon ?”•
He spoke in vain. Ulric seized tlie
under the eladiug of Afranius, formed
the right wing. These Pompey esteem
ed his hast troops, distributing the less
expert in separate cohoits between
the wings and the main body. He had
in all one hundred and ten cohorts,
amounting to 45,000 men; besides two
cohorts of volunteers, who hadserved un
der him in former wars, aud who, out of
affect ion to their old general, though
their legal time of seivicc had expired,
flocked to his standard on this occasion,
way to give them time to recover bieath
and regain their full force. By this the
calculations of Pompey were entirely
defeated, and lie lost nno advantage lie
had reckoned on before the actual fight
commenced. Caesar says his men paus
ed of their own accord, but this seems
almost incredible, aud simultaneous ef
fort of decipliue and fmethnuglit, bc-
ond even those practised vetruns.—
The opposing armies were now within
few paces of each oilier, and after a
momentary gaze closed in mortal con
flict. Sir Henry Smith, at AliAval, made
smilar halt, undei fire, and in imme-
child by the throat. At that instant a j and Avere distributed among the whole a r-
laugii that nin'dc the mountains ring,
sounded close behind them. The giant
was there. He held a mighty club
vriiich he brandished threateningly on
high. A moment more, and it seemed
they would he smashed into a jelly.
“ So rascals! this is (he way you pay
me for my milk and corn,” cried the
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No
Farewell, iny linrp!—I kiss thy strings.
Go hui.g the mi tlice liowcrs.
Whereof thy dreamy whispering*,
I lave charmed llie buried hour*.
Ami if some finger fiiir would wake
Thine umememhered lay,
And bid thy sieejdng silence break,
Tlu-n happily, wilt thou say :
Do you think to bribe me with dirt 1 host. ‘‘Come let me see wiiich l shall
like this? Of what use is it to me?—• kill first. Ha! this is the fattest.” And
Will it give me food or clothing ? Will; with one hand he seized Ulric hy the
waist, aud turned him round carelessly
in the air, as one xvould turn a rat. At-
J"}’-
“Oh ! stronger, scatter roses,
And slips of cypress burn—
A broken heart repose
Within this silent nni.’
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AN APOLOGUE—BY BARRY CORNWALL.
To his son Wilhelm, fresh from col
lege, and proud of bis learning, obtain
ed from Greek and Roman writers, the
merchant, Singlelieart related the follow
ing siony :
Two soldiers, who had been taken
prisoners in battle, contrived, after n
long slavery, to escape. The elder of
the two, whose name tvas Platotv, had a
mild and thoughtful nature. In the
younger, Ulric, appeared a mixture of
boldness and vivasity, such as may he
seen in garrison towns, and such (as la
dies say) should belong to soldiers.
There was nothing in common be
tween the two men, save, their common
danger. This produced a partial alli
ance of offence and defence between
them; and on ibis subject they held oc
casional confe rences. But for the most
part they travelled silently by each oth
er’s side, or shared the fruit and berries,
aud ehaneg ears of rice and wild corn
which they discovered on thrir way.
They had to pass through strange
countries, as yet scarcely guessed at by
geographers. They beheld extensive
prairies which Ihe buffalo haunts, aud
trackless savannas, whore the wild horse
und zebra enjoy boundless liberty!—
They penetrated savage - regions, where
c\’on man prays upon his fellow,
&ud lands debatable and arid deserts,
where shepherds, armed .to llie teeth,
overlook their flocks, or where roving
bands settle for a time, but have no per
manent home. At lost, aftertneny days’
toil, they teoched a rich alluvial flat,
where they had tor some time leen trav
eling, and began To ascend, a bleak and
mountaiucous country which appeared
never to have been subjected to the hand
of man. The snow (though it was al
most summer) lay upon the higher
peaks, whilst through the pas9 where
tbpjr load lay, firce rains and howling
winds kept up an incessant clamor,
was nearly night when they arrived it a-
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“ We will teach you wisdom,
fully cried Ulric.
" Ha !" saiil the giant, “that, indeed,
is something. Come, let us begin.”
Ulric, who belonged to set’eral socie
ties for diffusing useful (and a liitle use
less) knowledge, and avIio out-talked ev
ery member at the annual meetings of
llie philosophers, eagerly commenced.—
“1 shall first explain to you the latest
theories respecting meteorolites, or
stones, or thrown from the moon.”
“ The trhntV* cried the other, angri
ly; but recollecting himself, he muttered
aside, “ 1 perceive that is a jackass or
talk ins idiot.”
“ Well,” pursued U1 ic, “ if yot have
no interest in that subject, 1 will show
you how to unroll a mummy.”
“ Platow smiled, and explained the
nature of mummies, when the giant ob
served, " But we have lio mummies
licte!”
Ulric, admitted that this was an ob
jection, aud st-id, “ Then I will unfold
to you the mysteries of storms.”
“ That sounds well,” said his host;
you can tell me when a storm is com-
ing?”
No, not that,” answered Ulric.
Nor hcAv to avert it?”
No.”
“ Well, then, you know, l»y certain
signs, bow long it will last!”
•• No.”
“ Wliat is it you are about- to dis
close, then ?” inquired llie other impa
tiently.
“ I will show you how storms are gen
erated aud impelled through the atmos
phere. and how they sometimes revolve
or proceed in circles, aud how——”
Bah! exclaimed the giant; all this
is for the people of the air.”
“ It is really difficult to hit on a sub
ject.” said Ulric, a little perplexed. At
last a bright thought suddenly illumina
ted his countenance, and he said—J* I
will explain to: you the theory of rent,
and show you how to hold a just balance
between the manuiheturing and agricul
tural interests.”
•pat somcAvhat sheltered. Yet even
% where it was wild and gloomy, without
fruits and without flowers; the black
pine treesj. together with scanty grasses
and a few years of slirunkep corn, being
all lliatredccmed it from utter barron*
ness. Fatigue was stronger than hun
gcr, and they slept.
I11 the morning, just as the sutrbegan
to thiuAv a cold light over the eastern
mountains the travellers awoke,
” Hark ye, fellow!” said, the giant,
now thoroughly incensed, “ you are
laughing at nay ignorance. You wish
me to irail you against that rock, to fur
nish dinner for -the eagles 1”
Ulric protested quickly that’ although
self was genet-ally below liis thoughts,
yet that such a mode of proceeding
would be particularly disagreeable to
bim. .. •i ■
His host now assumed tbb inlerroga-
ter satisfying himself as to his victim’s
condition, he tossed him gently doAvn
and said, “Now villain! strip and be
quick. I can’t roast you with these
tags on. But, first, have you anything
to say why you should not die? I will
give you a lair trial. You have two
j minutes to make your defence.”
Ulric stammered out some unintelli
gible words in bis extremity; but iu the
end lie gave in, and answered simply,
“ Nothing."
Well,” said the giant, “that is good
at least. And you?" he asked, address
ing Platow, who rgnlied—
1 had your child in my "power, and
—1 did not kill her.”
“Kill her!” echoed the other.—
What! kill a child ! Is that what they
leach you to do in your country ?’’
“ Well, then, I saved her from death.”
“ Thai’s bcitei," returned the other,
“ and for that—mark! I will spare
y° u '' . ,
“Aud my companion, too?” said
Platoxv.
No; he must die.”
“ Spare him lor my sake,” urged
Platow again.
The giant looked gravely, but kindly
upon bim, and said: “For your sake ?
—Well, I will spare him too. And
now, know, men, that 1 have listened to
your talk. You have never been out of
my grasp; no not for a moment. Had
you banned my poor, sickly cliikl, death,
instantly should have been your fate.—
But one ol you was foeiciful—and mer
cy begets mercy. A good deed should
be returned twofold. Amt itTatlius-tLot
1 endeavor to repay one. Strangers!
we are poor and wild people; but we
have heads and hearts, fashioned after
the same moddle as your own. Aud we
wish, when you return to your rich and
pleasant country, that you shall be able
to say, that there is no spot, however
savage, where men may not learn some
thing—no spot where human gratitude
does not flourish, and where the wisdom
of kindness may not be taught.'
A few evenings afterwards as the two
soldiers, well supplied with fpod, were
travelling quietly towards their borne,
my. His other seven cohorts were left
to guard the camp and the adjoining forts.
The troops were deposed after the usu
al manner of Roman tatctics, in three
lines, with very littlespace between them.
The Enipeus, a riv’er with steep batiks,
covered the right. On the extreme left,
7.000 cavalry ivere drawn up in a com
pact mass, supported hy the archers and
stingers. This gallant body contained
many of the noblest youths of Rome,
splendidly mounted and equipped, glit
tering in gold and silver, but totally in
experienced in war, although dangerous
and imposing from their uverivhelming
numbers.
Gulch Flat, in tho vicinity oF Michigan
city, arc taking out vast quantities of
diate proximity to the euemies’cnlumns, '-gold ; and from present appearances the
to see that all his forces was iu hand, i diggings of Ground Hug's Glory are also
and his combination, before lie dashed paying well. At the Forest* Hill, five
. the foe. and drove them into the Stub j miles below, the miners are taking out
—an instance of self command and gold hy pounds. This region of country
masteiiy generalship not often recorded. I is well supplied with water by means of
Almost at the same instance, when the j ditches from Volcano Canon. The Vol-
wo lines of infant ry engaged along their ; cano and Todd's Valley Canal is doubt-
full extent, Pompy’s horse were launch- ] less the best slnck iivthis mining.district,
ed in a furious charge, against the cav- j At Stringtowu, hear Marysviile. neW
airy of Otesar, who gave before over-i mines have been discovered to a very
poAA-ering rush. The hostile squadrons, j considerable extent, and large numbers
supported hy the archers and siiugers, j of miners are profitably employed, aver-
iioav began to extend themselves to the j aging from eight to twelve dollais per
left, preparing to outflank and surround j day to the man. The only mining liere-
Ctesar’s right wing and reserve ; where-> tofore dime at this point has been river
upon he gave the appointed signal to i mining, but these newly discovered dry
the cohorts, who fell on them xvitli such | diggings open up a new and rirh pros-
When Caesar observed the disposi
tions of liie adversary, he at once pene
trated their object and saw that his in
tention was to break and surround his
right flank, by the superior weight of
bis horse. He therefore made corres
ponding movements to counteract the
impending danger. According to cus
tom, lie placed the tenth legion in ihe
right, and the ninth in the left wing.—
As this last had been considerably weak
ened hy the several actious at Dyrraclii
urn, hn joined the eighth to it in such a
manner, that they formed as it were
but one corps, and received orders mu
tually to relieve each other. His infant
ry amounted to eight cohorts, in all 22,'
000 men besides two cohoits left to
guard the camp. Domitius Calvinus
commanded iu the centre, Matk Antony
on the left, and Publius Sylla on the
right Caesar took his post opposite to
Pompey, at the head of she tenth legion,
that ho might watch his motions and
keep him always in sight. Observing
that his extreme right was considerably
outflanked, and exposed to be enveloped
by Pompey’s caveliy, he draughted six-
c.ilmrts or battalions of infantry, each
500 strong, from his reserve. With
these he formed a fourth division of 3,-
000 picked troops, not prolonging the
regular line, hut facing obliquely to the
right, and in the rear of his own cavalry,
so as to he screened from the enemy’s
Ulric observed.an unusual silence. At
i Yon appear to be a silly fellow,”
saul he; “ but I may be mistaken. I
will therefore, put a question or two, to
ascertain the value of your accomplisb-
jnent3. Can you wrestle with a bear?"
Ulric confessed that he’ could not,
with any prospect of success.
“Or come close upon the chamois?”
“Or shoot dead a panther ?”
“ No."
“Can you biiiid your own house, or
length,..he said to his companion, “I
have been thinking that the giant's heart.
—perhaps bis mind—waa almost “
large as bis body.”
“I have-thought so all along,” re
plied tho other. ’ r
- By thia time they had reached .their
land; and. when they arrived at the gates
of the principle city, Sapienzy, they
patted; each taking his way to his own
home, It is said that the sends sown by
the mountain giant wero not thrown
away, even on 1I10 rocky bosom of Ulric.
He became a wiser and better man. In
view until the proper moment arrived
lor their advance. He explained to these
cohoits that on heirvalourandsieadluessn
the issue of the battle depended, and
that they would inevitably win the vic
tory for him; if they obeyed orders, and
stirred not from their nmks until he
gave the signal. Their instructions
when the enemy's horse
had
charged and weie advancing to surroutul
the right flank, to wheel rapidly 011 the
° •« .- Mn ,1 (Uan nnf fn rf IQ.
nearest assilants, and then not to dis
charge their javelins at a distance, as
brave soldiers generally do in their ea
gerness to come to sword in hand com
bat. but to reserve them until they got
to close fighting, and then .thrust them
upwards into the eyes and faces of the
enemy-
• 9t
“ For these fair blooming dan-
i e ssaid be s' ‘-‘these delicate Roman
exquisitei* will never stand againststeel
aimed at their eyes, but will fly to save
their handsome features.”: -The rest iff
the army A»a» equally cautioned BgAtnst
any irregular advance, and in particular
.. J •.s j- • : rfviptlir directed
Platow they pioduced a less obvious
benefit the change within hina being; less;
but the events of his journey were eve v
after.wards gratefully remembered.-—
And \v4ioti, in later years, his children
clustered round him, he '-Would often
umuso uud iusttuct them, on summer
the third division were strictly directed
to hold their ground until they received
the usual signal. Between the two ar
mies there was an interval sufficient lot
the outset. While Cffisar was complet
incr his dispositions, Pompey rode alor
his own front, and took a general vieiv
Cssjus, appiau Plu
neighborhood of Cortisville, from which
350 ounces of gold Tvere taken hy some
Mexicans in two days. One piece of
quartz Avas found which, contained four
pounds if gold, Rich placer diggings
have also beeti discovered at Jamestown,
from which, as high As eighty dollars to
the pan have been-taken out. A lump
of qua tz has been taken opt at Yankee
Hill weighing 247 ounces, and nearly
all gold, valued At $4200. This Yankee
Hill claim is said to ho very rich. The
miners engaged in the Tickenor and
apidity and daring valor, striking and
thrusting attheir faces as they had been
xpressly directed, that those showy cav-
ierssooti gate way and fled shameful
ly, to the utter run of their cause. They
covered their faces with their hands, ac
cording to the quaint expression of Plu
tarch, as well on account of the present
danger as of the future deformity.—
They not o.ily abandoned the He'd of bat
tle, but sought refuge in the distant
mountains. The archers aud siiugers,
leptivod of their protection, were speed
ily cut to pieces. The victorious cohoits
lost not a moment iu improving their
success, but closing round upon the ene
my’s left wing, began to charge it iu
the rear. Cajsar perceiving that the
critical moment of the battle had arrived,
and the victory so far advanced by the
success of the cohorts, and the dispersing
of the enemy’s horse, to complete it,
brought up his third line, which until
then had notangaged. Pompy’s infant
ry being thus doubty attacked, in front
hy fresh troops, and in the rear by the
irresistible cohorts, gave \vay in the ut
most confusion, and fled to their camp.
Pompey led the flight, and seemed en
tirely to have lost his self-possession, and
all poAvets either of command or resis
tance.
C<esar, Avho never p.llowed an enemy
time to recover when lie had onco ac-
comp-ishcd his overthrow, instantly led
liis troops to the attack of iliu In sidle
camp, which they canted after u sharp
resistance. It came not widiiu his max
ims of war to make a bridge Tor a re-
pect to the StringtoAvners. • Water in
sufficient quantities to run ten toms has
been brought from Oregon Gulch and
Powell's Branch, the former from a dis
tance of one and a half and the latter ono
mile Stringtowu is the centre or busi
ness point of a population'of five or six
hundred miners, and is in n most flour
ishing condition. It hasfi\ f e stores, one
blacksmith shop.and two boarding hous
es. Money is said to be plenty arid-sup
plies abundant, at Marysville pikes, with
transportation added. The miners on
Feather River, in the vicinity of Long
Bar and Oregon Gulch, are doing well.
Many claims which have been re-work
ed pays ns well as they did in 1849.—
The gold 'prospects about Nevada and
Grass Valley are reported as being un
commonly flattering. So with saw mill
enterprise. Reports from Shasta atui
Yreka state that the miners are wCll re-
paid for their labor. Three men took
out $6000 in one week, near-Yreka.—
At Granite Valley, Shingle Creek, and
Tunnel'Hill; Column, the news is of the
same cheering character. Provisions
are still high at the miups. Two com
panies have been formed for tho construc
tion of plank road* between Sacramento
and Nevada, and Marysville And Neva
da. ' . ’J ■ y
treating foe, but raj her to cripple his
retreat altogether. On, from tho storm
ing of the camp, ho coilTtmied the pur
suit without a moment's delay, notwith
standing the fatigue and exhaustion of
his men, until having cut oft’the supply
of tvaier from a position in which the
relics of Pompey's army endeavored to
maintain themselves, be forced them to
an uncoudilioual surrender.
Crime appe.aiT to be greatly on the in
crease in California, especially among
the milling districts, par ities are full
(if accounts of murders and rbbheries;-
pg* The following incident “came
off in a certain, poor-house in New
Hampshire. A youngclergymman visa
ing the establishment, - seated himself
hy the side of a deaf woman, when thin
conversation ensued:
Clergyman (shouting-*—“How old are
you, my good Madam?” .
Woman.—“Eighty-eight. years old,
come last May.”
Clergyman (in‘ a sad tone)—‘Eighty-
eight years old! Before eighty-eight
years have passed over me. I shall
food for worms!”
Old Woman (horrified)—‘Worms, Aid
you say? Are yon troubled with \m?
I never know’d grow’d up men folks to
have e’m bad! ^
The clergyman was observed to come
away very suddenly, after that question
aud ansAver!
Comment. Dion.
tarch. : J
•So iu the retreat from Moscow, t]io Coreackn
taunted the yielding French, ny catling • Mus-
eadin* ap Paris.” ^ j,..
t Cierar de Bello Oiviti, lib, in. chap. Vxxvi.
tr Alex. R., Holliday, Democratic
member of Co.igresB from the Eighth
District of Virginia, declines a re-numi
1
A difficulty occurred a few days since at
Grass Valley, between some Englishmen
a ild‘Irish men, who had taken possession
of claims previously purchased by one or
two companies of Americans, It was
feared St one (lingo of the provedings
thill there would be bloodshed, hut the
matter was fir.aRy left tu.adjudicaliioii by.
the Court. There appears to be a WalV.
organized band of Mexican»rtihbem “in
the' {Southern mines, headed hy a desper
ate character called Joaquin, plundering
end butchering every American- (bund
unprotected. Patties have been in pur
suit and rewards have been offered for
Joaquin's bead, but he lias.&o hur eludcd
them. - TIac 22d of February was c«le-
hrated in I*os Artgehis by a bri 11iantbqlI
a ttlie residence ofHon. A. Sterns. Tho
gaiety of the party passed unmolested
Sntlllf o'clock, when a crowd uf noisy
rowdies fired a can non and 9 large quan
tity of fire crackers near the house., At
this, one of the gentlemen present, Judge
M. Norton, said to Colonel Walson-^/t 1
fear wo may havesnmumpreserious dif- "
ficuUy. and I am going fm- tny pistol ajul
-would adviseyoiLtoduthe same.” Roth
gentietheu retired^gpd slipitly raWjjfed
with their,weaponi. r The house washi-
most immediately, beset .again by “ the
party that had distuihed its quiet hef«>re,
equipped with tin pans, hot ns, and . tho
like, with which they commenced to an-
uoy those or the inside. They then
marched up to the door, which Avasdm-
tnedialely closed, Avhen tho outsiders
commenced kicking at it,a shot Avas *h eu ,
fired through the window by some .me '
outside, but Avilhout effect; this was soon
folloAved bv auothor through l..o uoor, ^
