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POET R Y.
ITALY.
BT It- r. WILLIS.
A calm and lovely paradisa.
Is Italy, for minds at ease,
The sadness of its sunny skies
Weighs not upSh the lives of these,
-The ruin'd aisles, the crumbling sane.
The broken column, vast and prone,
It may be joy—it may be pain—
Amid such wrecks to walk alone !
The saddest man will sadder be.
The gentlest lover gentler thera,
As if, whate’erthe spirit’s key,
It strengthened in that solemn air.
The heart soon grows to mournful things,
And Italy has not a breeze
But comeson melancholy wings ;
And even her domestic trees
Stand ghost like in the Caisar’s home
As if their conscious roots were set
In the old grave of giant Rome,
And drew their sap all kingly yet !
And every stone your feet beneath
Is broken from some mighty thought,
And sculptures in the dust still breathe
The fire with which their lines were
wrought,
And sunder’d arch, and plunder’d tomb
Still thunder back the echo “Rome !”
*
TOO SOON.
Too soon ! too soon ! how oil that word
Cornea o’er the spirit like a spell ;
Awakening every mournful chord
That in the human heart may dwell !
Os hopes that perished in their noon—
Os youth decayed too soon, too soon !
Too soon, too soon—it is a sound
To dim the light with many fi tear,
As bitterly we gaze around,
And find how few we love are here ;
Ah !—when shall we again commune
With those we losttoo soon—too soon 1
Too soon, too soon—how wild that ton*
Bursts on our dearest hours of bliss,
And leaves us silent and alone !
To muse on such a theme as this ;
No frown upon the quiet noon,
Whoso parting light comes all too soon ! j
Too soon, too soon—if e’er were thine
The Joys, the fears, the hopes of love ;
If though hast knelt before the shrine
Os beauty, in some starlight grove :
Whose lips, young roses, breathed of June.)
Thou’st wept these words—too soon, too soon! :
Too soon is stamped on every leaf,
In characters of dim decay ;
Too soon is writ in tears of grief!
On all things fading fast away !
Oh ! is there one terrestrial boon,
Our hearts lose not—too soon, too soon.
MI»C E L la A A Y :
Duelling Anecdote. The following an
ecdote derived from a most authentic source,
is highly illustrative of the sang fro id and de- j
termination which characterized the French
officers of the old school about the time of the
lfcst Revolution. The Comte de B , a
colonel in the line, distinguished for his gal-|
lantry in the field, as well as for the length of)
his service, was ordered to Martinique, with |
his regiment, in the year 1771*. At that period
the rage for duelling was every where preva
lent, but in no place more so than in the West
India islands, where the civilian as well as
the military man alike endeavored to establish
his reputation by the questionable test of “ up!
affair.” Among the officers quartered in the
garrison of St- i’ierre, was one, a Capt, (I j
whose sole delight consisted in fighting and j
fomenting duels, and who measured every |
nmu’s character by the number which hetlad
fought, lie was a man of brusque manners )
and arrogant bearing, but of undoubted though j
misapplied courage. It happened one day j
that conversing with the Coinpte de II , j
the subject of duelling came on the tapis, when
the Colonel observed, that although he had j
seen much and various service, it had never
been’his chance to be engaged in a single af
fair. The words appeared to act like \\ lldtirc
on the mind of his inflammable companion.
“What!” he exclaimed, “ What! —Yon have 1
never had a cause for quarrel P “ Never,” re
plied the Colonel calmly. “Eh bien done,”
cried Capt. G , “voila um !" [well then
here is one for you,] and raising his hand,
while his eyes gleamed with ferocious pleas
ure, he struck M. de B a violent blow on
the cheek. The latter eyed him for a mo
ment —nor attempted to return the blow—then
pointing significantly to his sword, he left the
spot- The consequence was inevitable. The
preliminaries were arranged, and the same
evening the parties met. It was decided to
fight with small swords—indeed, duelling
with pistols was rarely, if ever, practised in
the French service. The Comte 11 came
on the ground, wearing on his cheek a large
patch of black taffeta, as if to conceal the
place where he had received the injurious
blow. They were both expert swordsmen, but
the Colonel, though no duellist, was a perfect
master of his weapon. «
His antagonist was soon at his mercy, but
he contented himself with inflicting a severe
wound in his sword arm, and having disabled
him for the time, he took out a pair of scissors
from his pocket and clipping off a comer of
the patch, very coolly observed, “ C'cst un peu
mieur! ” [lt is a little better.] As soon as
Capt. G recovered from his wound he re
ceived, a second message from M. de B ,
and a second meeting was the consequence, at
tended by a similar result Again they met
and again, and on every occasion the Colonel
wounded his adversary and clipped off a cor
ner from the taffeta on his cheek, accompany
ing the act with the same observation. For
the fifth time the Comte de B invited his
enemy to the field, and with a stem determin
ation, equal to the perseverance which dogged
him, Capt. G obeyed the summons. Their
swords crossed again, but the Colonel’s aspect
was changed. After a few passes he saw his
j advantage, availed himself of it in a moment,
1 and in the next his sword had pierced Captain
G ’s heart, who fell dead to the ground.
I The Colonel sheathed his weapon, turned
round to his friend and pulled off ti e remain
-1 der of the patch. Then glancing at the dead
) body at his feet, he quietly observed, “ Main
tenant c'est gueri." [And now-it is quite cur
led-]
1 Tnr Boat Race. The race between the
Whitehall boat Pioneer, and the Fulton Mar
’ ket boat Forget-Me-Not, came off from Cas
tle Garden at the time appointed. The boats
started at 20 minutes past four ; and rowed to
a stake boat in the bay and back again. The
Pioneer beat her antagonist by five lengths.
Time nineteen minutes and twenty seconds
in a distance of three miles. A vast assem
blage of boats graced the regatta—as the word
is we believe—and a very large number of
persons were at Castle Garden and on the
Battery to witness the race. On the whole,
the aftair went off with great eclat [N. Y.
Gazette.
The following delightful description is
from Miss Martineau’s book on America
and the Americans :
‘The valley of the Connecticut is the
1 most fertile valley in New England : and
j it is scarcely possible that any should be
; more beautiful. The river, full, broad
and tranquil as the summer sky, winds
I through meadows, green with pasture, or
golden with corn. Clumps of forest
trees afford a retreat for cattle in the sum
mer heat, and the magnificent New Eng
land elm, the most graceful of trees, is
dropped singly, here and there, and casts
! its broad shadow upon the meadow. Hills
of various height and declivity bound the
now widening now contracting valley. To
these hills the forest has retired ; the ev
erlasting forest, from which, in America,
we cannot fly. 1 cannot remember that,
except in some parts of the prarics, I was
ever out of the forest in the United States ;
and lam sure I never wished to he so.
It was like the ‘verdurous wall of Para*
j dise,’ confronting the mighty southern
[and western rivers to their channels. AVe
were, as it appeared, imprisoned in it for
many days together, as we traversed the
south eastern States. We threaded it in
Michigan ; we skirted in New York and
Pennsylvania ; and throughout New Eng
land it hounded every landscape. It look
ed down upon us from the hill tops ; it
advanced into notice from every gap and
notch in the chain. To the native it
must appear indispensable in the picture
gallery of nature as tlie sky. To the
Engl, h traveler it is an especial boon,
an added charm, a newly-created grace,
like the infant planet that wanders across
the telescope of the astronomer. The
English traveller never finds himself wea
ry of prying into the forest from beneath
its canopy ; or from a distance, drinking
in its exquisite lutes; and his dreams for
months or years, will he of the mossy
roots, the black pines, aim silvery birch
stems, the translucent greCn shades of
the beech, and the slender creeper, climb
ing like a ladder in the topmost boughs
of the dark holly, a hundred feet high,
lie will dream of-the march of the hours
through the forest ; the deep blackness
of the night, broken by the dim forest
fires, and startled by the showers of sparks,
sent abroad by the causual breeze from
the burning stems. lie will hear again
the shrill piping of the whip-po-wil, and
the multitudinous din from the occasion
al swamp, lie will dream of the still si
lence which precedes the dawn ; of the
gradual npparution of the haunting trees,
coming faintly out of the darkness; of
the first level rays, instantaneously pierc
ing the woods to their very heart, and
lighting them up into boundless ruddy col
onades, garlanded with wavy verdure, and
carpeted with glittering wild (lowers, or,
lie will dream of the clouds of gay lmttcr
: dies, and gauzy dragon (lies, that hover
above the noon-day paths of the forest,
‘ or cluster about some graceful shrub, mak
ing it appear to hear at once all the
(lowers ol Eden, or tho golden moon will
look down through his dream, making
for him islands of light in an ocean of
darkness, lie may not see the stars hut
| by glimpses ; hut the winged stars of those
regions—the gleaming fire (lies—radiate
i from every sleeping hough, and keep his
eye in fancy busy in following their glanc
j ing; while his spirit sleeps in the deep
charms of the summer night. Next to
I the solemn and various beauty of the sea
1 and the sky, comes that oftlie wilderness.
1 doubt whether the sublimity oftlie vast
| est mountain range, can equal that of
; the all-pervading forest, when the imag
j ination becomes able to realize the con
ception of what it is.’
Music.—O Music !—The theme of
bards from time immemorial—who can
sing of thee as thou deservest 1 The
war drum beats—the clarion gives forth
its piercing notes—and legions of armed
men rush headlong to the tierce and de
vastating battle. Again, the drum is
muffled, and its deep notes heavily
upon the ear, while the dead warrior is
home along upon his bier and thousands
mingle their tears to his memory. The
tender lute sounds upon the silvery waters,
and the lover throws aside his oar, and
imprints a kiss upon the lips of his be
loved. The bugle rings in the mountain’s
recesses, and a thousand spears are uplift
ed for a fierce and desperate conflict.
And nofr (he organ peals, and with its
swelling notes, the soul leaps into the ve
ry presence of the Deity.— [Morris
Matson. *
A Hot Berth. The Baltimore Sun
has this advertisement : “Wanted, three
steady men to carry the Sun.”
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
General Newspaper and Col
lection Agency.
THE undersigned, late editor and proprietor
of the Augusta Chronicle, having the ex
tensive business of that establishment to close,
and conscious from long experience, how much
such a facility is needed, at least by the l , ress.
is disposed to connect with it a General Agen
cy for the collection of Newspaper and other
Debts, in this and the neighboring Southern
States, and will travel almost continually to
present them himself. Should the business of
sered be sufficient, the agency 'will be made a
permanent one—and while his lon g connexion
with the Fress and consequent knowledge of
its peculiar requisitions and benefits from such
an Agency, and his extensive personal acquain
tance with the localities and people of the coun
try, afford peculiar facilities for the perform
ancq of its duties t he trusts that suitable en
quiries will leave no doubt of prompt and faith
ful attention to them.
A H. PEMBERTON.
Mr. Pemberton will commence a trip-through
Barnwell and Beaufort Districts, to Savannah,
thence through "Bryan, Liberty, Mclntosh,
Glynn and Camden counties, atld back through
Wayne, Ac. to Savannah ; and thence through
Effingham, Serivon, Burke, Jefferson, Wash
ington and Warren, to Augusta. After which,
he will travel through most of the neighborind
districts of South Carolina, and the middle ang
upper counties of Georgia; and 1 through the
States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, N.
j Carolina, Virginia, &c. j
| He will receive, for collection, claims of any
i kind. Terms as follows :
J JK urspuper accounts, fyc. (including those of
Perioijica*,) when to be made out by him, from
general lists, forwarded by mail, Ac. 15 per ct.
.■Yew subscribers, with payment in advance, 25
j per cent; without payment in advance, 12 1-2
percent. He has been offered more in some I
instances, but cannot consent to take more from 1
one than another, or than he himself would
willingly pay; and now fixes on these rates as
those he has jiuiJ, and as being as low as can
be afforded, or as he has ever known paid—
trusting for remuneration, more to the probable
extent of business he may receive, than to the j
rates themselves, together with the considera
. tion of travelling for his health, and to collect !
for himself.
Mercantile accounts, 5 per cent, more or less,
according to amount, Ac.
Remittances will be made according to ftistruc- j
tioa, and at the risk of those to whom they arc
addressed—ho furnishing the Postmaster s cer- j
tificate of the amount deposited, and description ]
of money, whenever a miscarriage occurs.— ;
When left to his discretion, as often as circurn- !
stances, amount collected, safety, economy,
Ac. may seem to justify, and checks, drafts, or I
suitable notes in size, currency where sent, Ac !
can be obtained—and at the risk of those ad |
dressed lo him in t htoe ity, will be immediately |
forwarded to him, when absent.
Reference to any one who knows him; mid
there are few who do not in this city or section. !
lie is now Agent for the following Neswpa
persand Periodicals, and authorized to receive
subscriptions or payments therefor :
Chronicle and Sentinel, Augusta.
Constitutionalist, do.
Southern Medical and Surgical Journal do. ■
Georgian, Savannah,
Advocate, Brunswick, Ga.
Mercury, Charleston.
Southern Patriot, do.
Southern Literary Journal do.
Southern Agriculturalist, do.
Western Carolinian, Salisbury, N. C.
Farmers' Register, Petersburg, Va.
Southern Literary Messenger, Richmond,Va.
Merchant, Baltimore.
Reformer, Wbshington City.
Augusta, June 20.
(lyPublishers ol Newspapers, Ac., who may
think proper to engage his services, will please
give the above two or three conspicuous inser
tions weekly or monthly, and forward the No’s,
containing it.
To USiiilrfcr* Si Contractors
TIIROUGHOUT G BORGIA.
HAVING received a number of communi
cations from individuals, making enquir
ies respecting my Brick Machine, invented by
Calvin Waterman, and now in successful ope
ration in this place, I take Hi is method of an
swering them—l invite all who feel disposed
to purchase rights, to come and see the opera
tion of the machine, and if there be anyone
who says lie is disappointed in his expectations,
I bind myself to pay the expenses of his trip.—
I do not expect to sell a right to any one with
out their first having seen the machine ; but in
j order to afford an idea of its value, I annex the
| following certificates, one of them signed by
two of the most experienced brick masons in
I the Southern States. In my absence from
Macon, the editors of the Messenger will act
i as mv authorized agents.
T. L. SMTTIT.
We having witnessed the performance of Mr
I T. L. Smith’s new Brick Machine, invented by
Calvin Waterman, now in operation in this
place, take pleasure in recommending it to the
| public. The fact of its performance is its best
recommendation. We timed it, and find that
1 with new moulds and inexperienced hands, it
made at the rate of two thousand three hund
red and sixty-eight brick per hour. By mould
ing ten hours in a day, it would therefore turn
out twenty-three thousand six hundred per day.
It requires six- boys to bear of!', and four to sand
the mouhis, Ac.—together with four grown
men. Thus fourteen hands are sufficient to
make the above named quantity of the most
beautiful brick per day.
JOHN SPRINGER,
DAVID F. WILSON.
Macon, April 14. 1837.
1 have witnessed the performance of Mr T.
L. Smith's new Brick-making Machine, just
[ put into operation in this place : and have no
) hesitation in pronouncing it a great and useful
j improvement on any other method of brick
making I have ever seen, both as to the quality
j oftlie brick and expedition in making. By re
quest 1 timed the machine for half an hour ;
I the result of that trial shows that with 14 hands
the machine will turn out of beautiful and well
) tempered brick, 2,306 in one hour, or about 40
! to the minute. JNO. RUTHERFORD.
Macon, April 14. , June 6 ly.
Establishment <>rilic.lom*iiul
Office tor sale.
/"’V WING to the intended removal of one of
i the Editors and the wish of the other to
! devote himself more exclusively to the duties
of his profession, the undersigned offer for sale
j the establishment of the North Carolina Jour
j nal Office. The office is well found in Job,
newspaper ami ornamental type, the list of sub
scribers is tolerably large, and they doubt not
| might be greatly augmented by a little exertion,
iTo any person desirous pf embarking in the
business it offers inducements not inferior to
' any in the State, but to a practical printer they
know of no investment he could make of his
j money that would yield him a more profitable
I return. IIYBART A STRANGE.
Fayetteville, 30th May, 1837.
1 lO 3 Printers will confer a favor by giving the
I above two or three insertions in their papers,
i Juris 27.
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Ladies Companion Ibr 1837.
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Hon. Mrs. Norton
Lady Blessington
E. Burke Fisher
Edgar A.Poe
M. H. F. Gould
N. C. Brooks, A. M.
Isaac C. Pray, Jr.
H. Hastings Weld
B. B. Thatcher"
Mrs. Childs.
E. L. Bulwer
Miss Leslie
James G. Percival
It. Shelton Mackenzie
Mrs. E. Ellett
Miss Louisa H.Medina
Leigh Hunt
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Hew Store.
GEORGE HARRINGTON A CO.
HAVE commenced business in this place,
and intend keeping as general an assort
ment of goods as can be found in any store in
this section of the State, and they respectfully
solicit the patronage of the Planters and others,
so far as they may deserve it.
Thdy have just received from Boston a good
assortment of
English and American Piece GOODS,
Crockery, Glass and Hard Ware,
Groceries,
Boots and Shoes, and
Ready made Clothing,
and they will constantly be receiving addition
al supplies.
I —THEY HAVE NOW FOR SALE,
Brown and bleached Shirtings and Sheetings,
Ticking, Calicoes and Cambrics,
Ginghams, Flannels, Sattinet,
Merinos, Negro Cloths,
Silk and Cotton Handkerchiefs,
Ribbons, Gloves, Hosiery,
Thread, Sewing Silk, Pins, Bindings,
Buttons, Table Cloths, Shawls, Umbrellas,
Blankets, Mattrasses, Ac. Ac. -
GROCERIES. ■
Brown and Loaf Sugar, Tea, Coffee,
Chocolate, Shells, Molasses,
Brandy, Gin and Wines,
Raisins, Cassia, Nutmegs, Cloves, Cocoa,
Ginger, Mustard, Sweet Oil,
Pepper, Cayenne, Candles, Soap,
Spermaceti Oil, Tobacco, Cigars,
Butter, Cheese, Pepper Sauce,
Starch, Pimento SaltPetre, Salt,
Pickled Salmon, Codfish,
Pollock, Herrings,
Tongues and Sounds, Ac. Ac.
WOODEN WAKE,
Such as Tubs, Pails, Dippers, Axe Handles,
» Corn Brooms, Ac. Ac.
HARD WARE.
Axes, Adzes, Frying Pans, Window Glass,
Steel, Nails, Fowling Pieces,
Brass Kettles, Knives and Forks,
Penknives, Scissors, Brushes,
with almost every article wanted in building,
or for family use.
—also, —
Hats, Boots, Shoes, Ready made Clothing,
Ac. Ac.
CROCKERY AND.GLASS WARE,
A complete assortment for family use.
G. H. A CO. will receive orders for any ar
tides of Foreign or Domestic growth or inarm
facture that can be procured in Boston, con
lident that their advantages of obtaining such
articles will enable them to give satisfaction to
those who may employ them.
Brunswick, Ga. June 8, 1637. '■*
The Lions of* Philadelphia.
THE architectural beauty of many of the
PUBLIC BUILDINGS of this city is pro
verbial. They have not only been the pride of
the city, but excite the attention of all stran
gers. Believing that it would be highly accep
table to our numerous patrons, scattered as they
are from the Lakes to the Ocean, to be present
ed with Splekdid Illustrations, from the
hands of first rate artists—we have made ar
rangements to bring out a complete series.—
They will embrace a correct and well executed
view of all the PUBLIC EDIFICES, of our
city and vicinity, forming in the end a collec
tion, that may well be termed the LIONS OF
PHILADELPHIA, and which will be present
ed to our patrons, without trenching upon the
usual variety of our columns. Where it may
be expedient we will accompany the engrav
ings with such descriptions of size and facts of
history, as may be of interest.
We shall begin the publication as soon as we
get several engravings from the hands of the
artists, who are now at work upon them. On
the appearance of the first view we shall espe
cially increase our edition of the Courier, to
supply those who may wish to obtain and pre
serve these views.
The views will also appear regularly in the
PHILADELPHIA MIRROR.
ID=As a trifling expression of our regard, we
shall print the whole series, at their completion,
upon fine white paper, in uniform style—form
ing a beautiful collection of Views, lyid present
them to sucli of our country brethren, as may
oblige us by an insertion of this notice.
Philadelphia, June 27, 1637.
To the Itoat Clubs oftlie City
of Yew York.
GENTLEMEN : —“ The Aquatic Club of
Georgia,” having freqently heard of the
fleetness of your Boats and skill of your Oars
men, are desirous of comparing the speed of
one of their Boats, with the speed of one of
yours, on the following terms:
They propose to run their four Oared Canoe
Boat “Lizard,” one straight mile opposite the
City of Savannah, in fair and calm weather, a
gainst any four Oared Plank Boat built in the
City of New York, not over 27 feet 3 inches on
the keel, (which is the length of the Lizard’s)
for Ten Thousand Dollars a side—Two thous
and forfeit.
The race to take place in the month of No|
vember next. Should the day that may be a
greed not be fair and calm, the race to take
place on the first fair and calm day thereafter.
The stakes to be deposited in one of the
■ Banks in Savannah, on or before the Ist day of
[October next.
[ Should the terms proposed, be acceptable,
| address Chas. R. Floyd, Jeffersonton, Camden
Cos, Ga. and particulars can be arranged by cor
respondence.
C HAS. R. FLOYD. ) Secretaries
HENRY DUBIGNON, < A C. G.
June 8.
Select School.
NOW in operation under the superinten
dence of the subscriber, about nine miles
above Brunswick, in the vicinity of John Bur
nett. Esq. in which youth of both sexes may
I receive instruction in all the branches usually
| taught in our academies. Board may be obtain
ed for a few individuals in the immediate vi
cinity on reasonable terms. Terms of Tuition.
Common branches of English studies, six dol
lars per quarter. Languages and higher branch*
es of Mathematics, eight dollars.
ELAM S. ASHCRAFT.
June 15.
Bcliool.
THE subscriber has opened a School at the
Court House in Brunswick, Glynn Cos.
where youth of both sexes are instructed in all
the branches of an English education, viz :
Reading and Spelling, Writing, English Gram
mar, Geography and Common Arithmetic-
He will also give instruction in NaturalPhilo*-
ophy, Chemistry and Rhetoric.
EF’Board can be obtained on very reasonable
terms in the immediate vicinity, and thp sub
scriber pledges himself that no exertion will
be wanting on his part to give perfect satisfac
tion to all who may entrust their children to
his care. Terms: Common branches, §4 per
quarter ; Philosophy, Chemistry, Ac. §6.
AARON JONES, Jr.
Refer to J. W. Frost, ;
June 8,
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LOST from the piazza of Mrs Lamb’s house,
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Brunswick, Jun# 8.1837