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persecutor, aril with this parry and thrust,
f iio two regarded each other with the most
snarling looks it is possible to conceive,
just like two dogs about to be let loose at
one another.
“Upon my word,” said the traveler to
me, “1 know nothing of the fellow, but I
have a groat inclination to make him
march off.”
“As to that, T wager von do not,” an
swered the obstinate intruder. “.Moreov
er, I will bet that I make von take the
route back to Paris, and th it. too, without
much delay.”
“That will be no easy matter for you.
as I cauie hereto he married.”
“One hundred lonis that you do not !
“Sir, you are an impertinent scoundrel,
and I will box your ear.. ’
“1 bet ’tis a lie 1"
Upon tltis, the ruddy-faced gentleman
stamped with rage, and passed before the
fellow making a sign lor him to follow.
“Yes, t.iv love,” said the other, taking
with him a box containing a brace of
pistols.
1 interposed between them to stop this
joke, but it was no longer a jesting mat
ter, and mv representations were useless.
We reached a solitary spot in the park,
where tin- cigar hero was saluted by an
officer of the garrison, who was w illing to
become his second, i threw up in the
air a live-franc piece as a signal, the re
port of a pistol followed, and the piece of
money fell indented.
“Bet,” said the never-ceasing ami im
moveable marksman, “that I pierce that
leaf, trembling at the extremity of the
bough and it was pierced.
“Wager that 1 kill you,” added he,
coollv regarding the astonished traveler.
“’Tis probable,” replied the other,
changing from the ruddv to a ghastly line ;
“and since it is probable, 'tis useless.—
Consequently, 1 take again the road back
to Paris', and have the infinite honor to be
your very humble servant.”
In fact, we saw him deposit himself up
on the imperial? oftlu: diligence 1 soil
ed the enigma. This was a rival, to whom
the fair lady had given n description of her
intended. .Need I add, that he won the
ladv in question ? Alter the limiey-moon.
I learned that the dead-shot bad encoun
tered tlie crest-fallen suitor at Paris, ami
said to him ;
“1 wager that you return to Fnntnin
bleau.” And the fat, red-faced man re
turned accordingly.
Oi.n Point. This is a spot celebrated
as a bathing place, but .-till more for it
extensive fortifications. Fortress .M un
roe is :m immcioo work, enclosing some
sixty acres of land, and presenting a cir
cuit of wall more than a mile in extent.
It is built of stone, all brought from a dis
tance, is laid out on the principles of
modern science; and is said to be larger
than any fortification in Furope, which
does not enclose a town or city. It is
surrounded by a wide and deep fosse, till
ed at all times with water. It v. ill mount
about Do guns. In the area, are offic
ers’ houses, long ranges of barracks,
store-houses, N c., and in one quarter ex
tensive workmanships, belonging to the
Ordnance department. Tin.* works are
finished, we believe, except the parapet,
but only a small number of camion are
mounted. In time of war, not less than
HOOO men wili he required to garrison it.
We suv no soldiers, the garrison being at
present in Florida. About .‘ill” raw re
cruits were' collected there, and gre it ex
ertions were used to bring them into a
state of discipline as speedily a> p milde.
They were rough materials, howevor,
more than half foreigners—and we could
scarcely credit the assurances of olidr
that, in three or ibur month', the erect
port, measured tread, and martial hearing
of the soldier could be, by the most, inde
fatigable drilling, induced upon such men
So long as voluntary enlistment is relied
upon, and the demand for labor continues
our army can never be supplied with m.:-
terials of better description.
In digging the foundation of the fort,
we learn that the remains of a brick for
tification were discovered, entirely sub
merged by the sand. It was a regular
work, according to the old system. The
date of its erection w as, it is presumed,
long anterior to th" revolution—po»ii 1,
in the ear'i due- of the colour. \\ ean
told, however, that no allusion to imv such
tort is loom! in our eurlv histories, or i:i
the public archives. < >ur antiquaries
should look to this.
nil* K \l'S
The works oil Old Point d> not com
prehend all the tie! no sos Hampton
Roads. On the opposite side of the ch an
nel. and at the distance of nineteen
hundred yards, are the Rip llaps—an
artificial island, created at an innnen.-e
expense—upon winch a work of the most
formidable character is now in progress.
The creation of tins island was boom
naarly twenty vears ami, under the aus
pices of Mr. Cathoun, then Secretary at
W ur—whose name the work w ill bear.
It will be recollected as the theme of
party reproach of that day. The idea of
making an island of such extent, in wa
ter of considerable depth was a hold one,
and has required the expenditure of ma
ny hundreds of thousands of dollars to
realize it. It lias been accomplished,
however. Some years ago, the fortifica
tions were commenced, hut after the walls
were raised to the height of live or six
feet, they sunk to the water’s edge, in con
sequence of the settling of .the stone
forming the island—or, possible, of a slip
of a portion of the foundation —the bot
tom bring, in one place, unfortunately,
an inclined plane. The building was
then sii.'pended, and tor a lung time they
have been depositing stone upon the is
land. to subject it to a- great pn >-ure a
it will lie failed to bear. In tiii- way, up
wards of sixtv thousand tons of dressed
granite—more than enough to erect the
sortie s—line been collected, and it be
ing ascertained that the subsidence has
ceased, the building of the fort lias hem
resumed, under the direction of Cant.
Fliason, of the Engineers, who bis be
tween two and three hundred men em
ployed on the island, which presents a
singular scene of activity and bustle. —
The work will be very extensive—tech
nically speaking, it will be a f ma/irf
l.unitli ; two long par.dellograms, joined
at an obtuse angle, with the corners
rounded. It will present four tiers of
guns, and i- intended to mount about odd
pieces of the heaviest kind.
These two works will most eflV'cln.illy
protect Hampton Hoads, it is calculated
tiiat 4bd guns can lie made to bear upon
a fleet a'lemptiug to puss. With a good
w ind it would be expose,! to the tire of
all these, at least twenty immii's, within
point blank distance—an ordeal, which,
it is needless to sir, no vessel could sus
tain. Now theories are rife in t-bese lat
ter days, ami among these is that of the
usefulness of fortifications But we are
not afraid tint the progress of tins here
sy will prevent the completion and equip
ment of these magnificent works, which
will give security to the .lame* river, our
largest Naval Depot, and the finest road
• ted in the world.
Sinci far OrnivsivK Wf.ai>ons. A
lnoiig the many ingenious contrivances
which in the absence of gunpowder were
invented In tile ancients for annoy ing their
enemies in tint: If, perhaps the most remark
able was the celebrated device brought
forivaijd by Hannibal in his naval war with
the people of I’ontus, of throw ing vessels
tilled with live and venomous snakes upon
the decks of hi-' enemies gallics. When the
ho.-tile |lect were approaching each other,
it seemed extremely ridiculous to the ene
my, that the ) urd-arms of their opponent.-.
were covered with men, armed wit li potters
vessels. Ignorant ot their contents, they
viewed tic in with contempt, until the
vc. sels were thow n upon their deck, and
being broken by the shock, the deck wa
in a moment covered With this new and
unexpected, but (headed foe. Tim- eii’ec!
was \i lint the geniii ; of 11 mnihal bid Ibre
oTii. The foe lied on the instant., with
out venturing to attempt a contest with
an antagonist, who had so t:m.xp.;T.tediy
brought against them such extraordinary
I means of offence.—[ .Mercantile Journal.
The Wr.At.rii of F.xci.im). li is a
common error in this country to imagine
that the riches of England are derived
from, .and and pem! ml upon, her commerce:
the influence oft his great mistake is shown
in the many wild siipjiosilions that have
been hazarded, touching the (‘fleet of our
commercial and linumual difficulties upon
the financial and political condition ofthe
wonderful little island. The truth is,
that the merchants of England, with all
their great capital and \ art extent of op
erations, hold lint a small portion of the
riches existing in the country; and this
truth can he made apparent In a lew sim
ple considerations. Look at the squire
archy, for instance: the thousands and
thousands ulTmmtry gentlemen, with their
comfortable incomes of three or live or
ton tlioti-and pounds per annum, derived
exclusively from the soil : ami the enor
mous fortunes ot the nolulitv. Estimate,
1 1 it can he estimated, the immense amount
of irea-mre in tiie country, existing in ttie
form of | I ite and jewels. \\ by, at a sin
gle dinner given in London on the lihh
of.lune. gold and silver plate !<> the value
of a million and a halt o! dollars, was ex
hibited at once: ail tiie property of one
individual —the Duke of Wellington.—
That calibrated personage could have ro
lieiod from their diti’. uiries ail three of
the great American houses which have
been compelled to stop, -imply by turning
over to them hi* dishes, ami tureens, am!
vases, and candelabra, without diminish
ing Ins income hi a iarthmg: and there
are fifty noble ladies in London, any one
of whom might have jiut the .Messrs.
Brown A C>. in ample funds for all
emergencies, men !v hv making them a
present of Iter diamonds.
\\ iiliniit t iking the crown jewels iut >
account, ii i< no doubt susceptible ol
proof tint iu London alone, there are gold
and silver plate and jewels to the amount
of two hundred millions ol dollars; and
it must lie remembered that intgliL as is
London, the wealth of the kingdom in
wrought gold and : liter is very tar irom
being centred there. An immense quan
tity of it is seall l red among the castles
and country seats of the nobility, such as
Alnwick Castle, Rlciihoiin, Chat worth,
lieivoir, Woburn Abbey, ilowood, and a
hundred others which we could inline, and
union:.' the lovely mansion- ol the country
gentlemen,'with which the whole surface
of the island is dotted in thousands. Thru
think of the libraries .md galleries—the
immense and almost priceless collections
of pictures and .statues, and other costly
works of art, in which no country in the
world is richer. \\ liv, the whole mercan
tile wealth of England is but-an item in
her riches—a mere item, of comparatively
trilling magnitude. The non-payment oi
our debt, if it were not paid, which, thank
Heaven, it soon wall be. -<> far from in
flicting a mortal blow upon the prosperty
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
of the kingdom, would never be felt or!
thought of except as a bandy theme for a
sarcasm now and then, directed against
republican honesty ami honor. The for
tune o! the Duke of Bedford, nr Northum
berland, or Devonshire, would clear oil
the whole ol it, and nobody but bis grace
be a farthing the poorer. — [New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Nvcoi.kon. When Napoleon for a'
second time quitted France, it was assert
ed that he ought to have buried himself
under the ruins of his last battle. Lord
Byron in bis satirical ode .against Napo
leon, savs :
To die a priii' o or live a slave,
Thy choice is most ignobly brave.
This was an iucoirect estimate of the
hope still kindling in a soul accustomed
to dominion and thirsting after the future.
Lord Byron imagined that the dictator of
Kings had abdicated his fame with liis
sword, that he was about to die avvav in
utter oblivion Lord Bvron should have
known that the de.-tmy ol Napoleon was
a muse, like all other destinies: this
linee knew how to turn an abortive ca
tastrophe into a sudden turn of fortune,
which would have revived and imparted
fresh youth to its hero. The solitude of
Napoleon in Ins exile and in his tomb,
has thrown another kind of spell over a
brilliant memory. Alexander did not die
in the sight of Greece : lie disappeared
amidst the pomp ol (list mt Babylon— Bo
naparte did not close his eves m the pres
ence of France : lie parsed away in the
gorgeous horizon of the torrid zone. Tic
man who had shown himself in such pow
erful reality vanished like a dream; his
life which belonged to history, co-operat
ed in the poetry of his death. lie now
sleeps forever, like a hermit or a paria,
beneath a willow, in a narrow valley sur
rounded by steep rucks, at tile extremity
of a lonely path. The depth of the si
lence which presses upon him can only be
compared to the vastness of the tumuli;
which surrounded him. Nations are ab
sent. their throng lias retired. The bird!
of the tropics li amassed to the cars of
the sun, as Button magnificently express
es it, speeding bis flight downwards from
the planet of light, rests for a moment
over ashes, the weight <>f which lias sha
ken tin' equilibrium of the Globe. Bo
naparte crossed the ocean to repair to hi
tinal exile, regardless of that beautiful
• kv which delighted Columbus, Vasco <lc
Coma, and Camoens, stretched upon the
ship's stern, be perceived not that uu-j
known constellations v.ere sparkling over
his head, his powerful glance for the hr. 4
time encountered their ravs. What to
■ him were stars which he had never seen
■ from his hivottes, and which had never
! shone on ins empire ! Nevertheless not ;
one of them has failed to fulfil his desti
ny : one half of the firmament spread its
: light over liis cradle —the other half was
; reserved to illuminate his tomb. [Cliu
i teaubriand.
The Pleasing Moments or an Actor’s
Life.
“Ids!, list. O Ist.”
Going to the Theatre the first night of a !
new piece, in which you are to shine—on
your arrival being told that the part is cut
o'.ft altogether, the manager having insisted i
upon its being done upon hearing who was
to play it.
Stand to be sung at (by a ladv of course)
through a song of half an hour’s length,
during which time, you take as many at
omies as would till out the “Grecian
statues,” and get no thanks for your pains.
Fighting a “desperate combat” when
suffering from rheumatism in right
shoulder, with cverv. prospect of an-en
core.
Being compelled to support an actress j
(the heavies on the establishment) upon
one arm during a long hysterical faint,
the other arm being engaged holding a
n pistol at a demon, or robber, or some
such person—-
••O ginis ! ye 'gluts, must 1 endure nil this ?
Ali this ! , Ave in.a'c ;
and this is it —upon being pursue.l, oblig
ed to 11 v with (i. e. to earn ) \o:;r honor
able load to tin; summit of a ‘'frightful
precipice,” and it being the end of the
act, there mu must remain tili the- drop
puts an end to your sufferings.
I’et.iTi ssr. Aln.iTA.tHi:. At a Military
Rail given on a certain occasion in the
interior of Alabama the gentlemen —all
officers of course—General siich-a-one —
Colonel such-a-one —Major such-a-one,
and so forth and soon—were ntarvellousy
polite. For example.
Hi a. H. —“Ah, my dear Colonel how
do von do !” (shaking his band until the
epaulettes on all four of their shoulders
shook lively, “Come,’' (stepping up to a
table) “hf us iriiH
(\i! —“Thank you. thank \ >u. Gen
era!: 1 have jtist irtiu/uL ' —j Mobile Tunes.
That was a bold reply made by Le
Compte d' Harcourt. to the counuamler
oftiie French army, who asked him il his
regiment could toree the entry ol a cer
tain fortress !
•■( :u the rays of the sun enter it
“Certainly."
“Then the bayonets of my br.ue regi
ment can follow !
In one ia' Addison's papers, he makes tilts
ca.-iul observaiiuii ill speaking of the passion
of training. “If the surface of a gambler’s
hea l wore to be exposed and examined, it
| would be found to be filled with kings, queens
and knaves.’’
Sir. Waiter Scott and Gf.orge IV. 1
The reception of Scott at Carlton House, (in 1
.March, 1815) is entertainingly narrated as
follows :
‘•On hearing from Mr. Croker (then Secre
tary ol the Admiralty) that Scott was to be
m town by the middle of March, the l’rince
s;, id, ‘‘Let me know when lie comes, and I’ll
get up a snug little dinner that will suit him
and alter he had been presented, and gracious
ly received at the levee, he was invited to
dinner accordingly, through his excellent
!riel id Mr. Acam (now Lord Chief Commis
sioner of the Jury Court of Scotland,) who at
that time held a confidential office in the Roy
al household. The Regent had consulted
with Mr. Adam also as to the composition of
t ie |«uty—’‘Let us have,” said lie, “just a few
Inends ot his own—ami the more Scotch the
better,” and both the (.'hid Commissioner
atid Mr. Croker assure me that the party was
the most interesting and agreeable one in
their recollection. It comprised, i believe,
the Duke ol Y ork, the late Duke of Gordon
ithen Marquis of i hint ley.) the Marquis of
I lertford (then Lord Yarmouth,) the l/.rl of
file, and Scott’s early friend, Lord Melville.!
“The Prince and Scott,” says Mr. Croker,
•■ncre the two most huili.mt storv-toliors in
their .several ways that. 1 ever hapjiened to
meet; they were both aware of their forte,
and both exerted themselves tint evening
with delightful efi’ect. (in going home, i
•'•‘■ally could not decide which 'ot them had
shone the most. Tiie Regent was enchanted
with Scott, as Scott with him; and on all liis
subsequent visits to London, lie was a frequent
guest at the Royal table. The Lord Chief
< oiiiiiii'-ioner remembers that the Prince was
particularly delighted with the poet’s anec
dotes ot the old Scotch judges and lawyers,
wuicli liis Royal Highness eopp-.i In ludic
rous traits of e< itain ermiried sages of liis
own acquaintance. Scott told, amongst oth
-1 rs, a story which lie was fond of telling, of
!us old friend the Lord Justice Clerkßraxlield;
and the commentary of his Royal Highness
on hearing it amused Scott, who often men
tioned it ai'tern arils.
“ The anecdote is this:—Braxfield, when
ever he went on a particular circuit, was in
the habit of visiting a gentleman of good for
tune in one of the assize towns. and staying
at least one night, which, bciyg both of them
ardent chess-players, they usually concluded
with their Involute game. One spring circuit
the battle was not decided at day-break, so flic
the Justice said. “\\ eel, Donald, I must e’en
come back this gate in harvest., and let the
game lie over for liie present; and buck lie
came in October, but not to liis old friend’s
hospitable house, (for that gentleman had in
the interim been apprehended on a capital
( barge of forgery,) and liis name stood on the
i’oricovs /to//, or list of those who were about
to be tried under hi.s former guest’s auspices.
The laird was indicted, and tried accordiuly,
and the Jury returned a verdict of guilty.
I’ra.xlielil forthwith put on his cocked hat,
(which answers to the black c;x|» in England,)
and pronounced the sentence of the law in
the usual terms, —“To be hanged by the neck
until you he dead, and may the Lord have
mercy upon your unhappy soul 1” Having
concluded this awful formula in liis most seri
ous cadence, Braxfield, dismounting his form
idable beaver, gave a familiar nod to his mi-
I fortunate acquaintance, and said to him in a
kind of chuckling whisper, “and now, Donald,
my man, 1 think I’ve checkmated von for
mice.” The Regent laughed heartily at this
specimen of Mucqueon's brutal humor; and
“I’laith, Walter,” said he, “this old big-wig
seems to have taken things as coolly as my
tyrannical self. Don’t you remember Tom
Moore’s description of me at breakfast—
‘Tim table spread with tea and toast,
Death-warrants, and the Morning Post.'
“Towards midnight the Prince called for “a j
bumper, with all the honors to Author of Wa- j
verly,” and looked significantly, ns he was;
charging his own glass, to Scott. Scott seem- i
ed somewhat puzzled for a moment, but in- :
stantly recovering himself, and filling bis glass !
to the brim said, “Your Jtoyal Highness looks
as if von thought I laid some claim to the j
honors of this toast, and have no such proton-'
sions, hut shall take care that the real Simon
Pure hears of the high compliment that has
now been paid.” lie then drank off his elar- |
ot, and joined with a stentorian voice in the j
cheering, which the Prince him-elf timed, j
Rut before the company could resume their ■
seats, his Royal Highness exclaimed, “A noth- <
c r ot the same, if you please, to the author of;
.Marmidii; and now, Walter, fny man, I have ;
checkmated you for mice.” The second
bumper "as followed by cheers still more pro
longed. and Scott then rose and returned
thanks in a short address, w hich struck the ;
Lord Chief Commissioner as “alike grave and
graceful.” The story has been circulated in
a very perverted shape. I now give it on the
authority of my venerated friend, who was—
unlike, perhaps, sonic others of the company at
that hour—able to bear accurately, and cmi
-1 tent to .tic single. He adds, that h iving occa
sion the dav idler to cal! on the Duke <>tA ork
his Royal Highness said to him, “Upon my
word. Adam, my brother went rather too near
the wind about Waverly—but nobody could
1 have turned the thing more prettily than Wal
ter Scott did. and upon the whole 1 never had
■ better fun. Tic Regent, as was his custom
with those he most delighted to honor, uni
formly addressed the poet, even at their first
dinner, by his Christian name, “Walter.”
Net Tint. P vei ns. The Boston Times
lias the following in regard to newspapers, in
"iiicli we heartily coincide. Party papers
are not so much to be depended upon fur cor
rect information, or for correct principles, as
, many suppose. -It is a mistaken idea that a
newspaper cauno* be useful and independent,
without wearing tlie livery of lids or that polit
ical patty. On the contrary, no n.ip-w can he
u-s a:i winch is governed entirely l»v party mo
tives and party feelings, and the oniv object
ol "hu h is to exalt on set of men upon the
abase.neat of auotlcr. Such p mors stand
precisely in the light of at: wiieys at the bar:
their only busun .-.- is to cover up the f ables
of their opponents. They have every induce
ment that nu n can possibly have to depart
'troin tie: fine of rectitude—a guide "liicii
: once abandoned, seldom returns again, lie
who really believes one half of the statements
, which appear in the political newspapers, on
, either sole is a tit subject for the lunatic
’ asylum.”
A ship lately arrived at the Sandwich Isl
ands. having abote deck eight missionaries,
and below decks o.ne hundred hogsheads of
ardent spirits.—[Baltimore Sun.
Whigism—Toryism. What are they more
than names - The two violent organs of the
two parties in this city are the Atlas and the
Advocate, both conducted with great talent—
but both full of slang-whanging—the Atlas,
theworst by all odds; indeed, so garrulous,
noisy and factious is it as to be by manv-—even
its friends—acknowledged an injury to the
cause it would sustain. The Morning Post is
a philosophically disposed paper —quiet, unob
trusive, witty at times, seldom otherwise than
peaceable. One would think the editor an
opium-eater, it be did not know better. The
Advocate is lion-like, and ‘comes down souse,’
as Burke said, on the Whigs. It is always
ready lor a sei-to. Neither the Advocate nor
the Atlas are very extensively read—a proof,
it there were no other, that the people do not
taney brawling in a newspaper any more than
they do in the street.
\\ hat do these pnjiors exjiect to acco'iipii-h?
li anything except; their own overthrow, they
mistake. People hate politics, as a general
rule—they had rather have a little than much.
But the Post is only a ware of this. The Atlas
and Advocate flash away (in the pan ?) day af
ter day, column after column, accomplishing
nothing, doing themselves no good, and the
country less. Helter-skelter, pell-mell, willie
nillie, they tear otiice men and candidates to
pieces, but what is remarkable these same vic
tims are never injured. The jieojile do not
belicxie a word that is said—and fora very good
reason, they never road ivliat is said, because
they have so often been gulled by columns of
Sjdfcn and black ink—stulf that always evaji
orates upon exjiosun?.
\V higism—Toryism ! What’s in a name?
as Juliet says. W'liigs are scarce—especially
among those who boast of carrying the coun
try the whole country, and nothing but the
country. Tories are out of date. Rank aris
tocrats should they be named who are pretend
ing to be working so hard for the jieople. They
are working against the people. The people
must raise anew party, The Independent
Parti", and sacrifice ali small feeling for ‘the
greatest good of the greatest number, ’ pinning
their laitli to no man’s sleeve, but moving on
with a determination to see the country proper
ly ruled by proper men—men who are known
as patriots and not putizans.—[Bos. Ileruld.
Trade of Little Rock. At a time
" hen the.commerce of the whole Union is
deranged and paralyzed, by the breaking tip
ot the banks, it is with peculiar gratification
we state tint the Arkansas river, during the
present spring, has been the continued scene
of bustle and commercial prosperity. During
the month of June alone we had at Little
Reck more than one hundred arrivals and t!e
purtiires of steamboats, and some of them of
the largest class. The Baltic, Capt. Wells,
left this jdace oil the "id inst.—a boat measur
ing 500 tons ; and during the same period, the
Levant, the Mississippi;!n, and the Casjiian.
have been in our waters—all boats of tlm
most elegant description. One single indi
vidual in this jdace, (a government officer)
has paid more than forty thousand dollars for
freight, in that short period.
The tide of white population flowing to
the west, and the still larger amount of Indian
emigration, have both added to the otherwise
increasing trade of the country. With a
|>rospect of admirable crops before them, and
less stunned than their neighbors by the com
mercial crash around them, the people of Ar
kansas have before them a j'rosjiect of inile
|k ndence, scarcely rivalled by any other com
munity. [Little Rock Gazette.
New (tin. f. ans ix August. The follow
ing is a part of a charcoal sketch from the
lively little Journal the Picayune:
Four months ago we could count from 80 to
100 steamers at the Levee—now we can count
but from 15 to 20.
Two months ago we, could count upwards
of a hundred sea vessels—now it is hard to
find above a baker’s dozen.
Full many a poor fellow may be seen walk
ing on the Levee, or resting against a post,
wishing for his dinner, and longing for a friend
or something to do.
-Many of the Spanish fishermen, thinking
expenses too high, have built rafts, and now
keep bachelor’s hall on the surface of the Mis
sissippi.
Hack driving is a dull business—nothing
doing in that way.
Blacklegs uge broken, and reputable young
men begin to perceive the necessity of saving
their V’s.
The city is dull, quite so.
The neighborhood of the theatres looks
desolate, solitary, &e.
The churches aregdusty, and arc but misera
bly attended.
Money Brought out iiy Immigrants.—
Tin; Liverpool Mail states that the number of
Emigrants to New Yolk is 10.000 per month.
The expense of passage is £5 each, making
£OOO.OOO annually : about two thirds of which
goes to American ship owners—winch arc pre
ferred for speed. A good deal of hard money
is carried out of the country by tlicm.tiie largest
sums by the Irish, tlm smaller hv the English.
; The average is £ls each, leaking nearly
£2,000,000 m specie carried to America every
year. The English paper says, -ft, is so much
gold drawn from the producing capital of the
country—so much thrown into the resources
of America.”
The Westminster election, the popular elec
tion,the display of the ‘free,independent and on
lightened.’ is always the most riotous, unprinci
pled,and corrupt of all the elections of Englan !.
So much for the supremacy oftiie rabble. It is
•c.ircely less rum irkahle that Westminster
has b 'oil generally the worst served in Parlia
ment by its representatives. For instance,
during the last two years the gallant General
F.vaifs. the hero of 1 lonian:, has been absent
from his loving constituents, and Sir Francis
I’urdett has been laid on his hack with the
gout. Fox’s long representation was a long
course of negligence : but some pleasantries
occur at the hustings. The late George Lamb,
;lie brother of Lord .Melbourne, had been re
turned member, and was remarked tor h is prod
igality of smiles on the occasion. At the
n".\t elc’tion. Allien matters wore going on
against him, he was all gloom. “What is the
matter with the Lamb this time r” asked some
one. “lie makes no tight of it, like the last elec
tion. “if collect half a dozen vears are past,”
was the answer, “and a lamb is always more
slu'jjisii the older he grows.”
Texas. Dr. dimming is about to issne a
new work discussing the Texas question. The
. work it is said is written in Dr. Cbanning’e
best style.
THE ADVOCATE.
BRUNSWICK, (Ga.) SEPTEMBER 7. 1837
I’he Convention of Southern business men
lias attracted the attention of the Press of tills
and adjoining States, and without exception
the project is viewed as one of great impor
tance to the South and West. In Charleston,
the Chamber of Commerce immediately seized
upon the Athens Circular as lawful plunder,
and displaced the names of the gentlemen at
tached to that paper and inserted before them,
those of several of their most distinguished cit
izens ! This is a breach of common politeness
and even of common honesty, not particularly
creditable to that city. But nevertheless wo
are glad to see them moving in the matter.—
The papers of other towns, too, are calling the
attention ofthe citizens to the subject,and from
present appearances the Convention will be
numerously attended, and its deliberations
eagerly received by the people. Brunswick
particularly, feels a deep interest in the success
of the measure. Depending, as she does, for
existence on the commercial operations ofthe
South, her future importance to be determined
by the growth of a mercantile spirit here, she
hails tills movement as most auspicious, and it
is her duty to send delegates to the Conven
tion, who will make known her capabilities and
show to the assemblage of the Southern States,
that she possesses those requisites so virtually
essential for the transaction of an extensive
commerce. There is, we believe a wrong im
pression in regard to the North. The South
is not. tributary to the .North—she is so to New
York, and to that city New England also [lays
a tribute, and is in a state nearly approaching
vassalage. The manufacturers are obliged now
to sou l their products to New York, and there
to they juircliiise their raw material. Instead
of a direct trade with the South,which would be
of advantage to !> . 4. they now pay New York
for acting as a broker between them, charges
which might be saved to both parties. The
v. hole country, the North, South, F.ast and
West, in lieu of carrying on that trade which
their wants create, directli/, now all resort to
New York, and pay her for performing for
them, that which they can much better perform
fir themselves—and every year adds to the
burden. This movement at the South, we are
confident will be met by a corresponding action
North of Ndw Y ork, and the nranuiaelnrors of
die North, the jdanters and merchants of the
South, be brought into closer connexion to
their mutual benefit.
Those \ lews v. e know are entertained by the
Now England capitalists, who have embarked
in the Brunswick entorprize. They are anxious
to establish commercial relations with the
South, and being satisfied that the port of
Brunswick is safe at all seasons, they will en
deavor to make it a market for the sale of their
‘ manufactures, and the purchase ofthe Southern
staples—thus avoiding the payment of a nee 1-
j less and disgraceful tribute to New Y ork.
Texas. The affairs of this infant republic
are in a bad way—her coffers emptied—her
• credit exhausted and army disbanded, she is
in a most forlorn condition. Nothing but the
weakness of her enemy protects her from de
struction. Should Mexico he enabled to make
a second invasion, ive doubt much whether
| money or men would flow in from the United
| States. The excitement of war, with nil it J
“pride, pomp, and circumstance,”—the chival
rous nature of the contest, and the glowing
descriptions of the country drew all “the fiery
■ spirits,” and “unsettled humors of the land” to
the neiv standard. But the fighting is past.—
Texas has beaten hack her invaders, and the
people are now at leisure to count the co t
and examine their bargain—if wc mistake not
they will find they have paid too dear for ‘heir
whistle. Dissatisfaction has already begun
i to pervade the “citizen soldiers,” which unless
1 checked, will end in the total destruction of
this speculation Republic. It has been said that
the Texiuns meditate a march into Mexico to
return the compliments of their polite neighbor.
Such a move "ill unquestionably draw togeth
-I'or an army sufficiently powerful to place the
“bright particular star” of her llag on the
walls of Mexico, and give to the ancient,
capital of .Montezuma new masters. The wild
lands of Texas offer no inducements for the
peril of life and limb, but the treasures of
Mexico, are entirely another affair, and the
floating population of our' large towns would
at once swarm to the point. Y\ e believe that
the conquest of Mexico by Texians, would bo
much to the advantage of the Mexicans them
selves. That they do not possess the requis
ites lbr self-government, intelligence and vir
tu \is a fact wh;m their history teaches, and
a guardi ni.-hip fur a few ages will tend to
civilize thorn. Liberty ha-been a curse in
stead of a blessing to them, and the sooner
they are deprived ol a portion ot it the better.
They arejjust in the condition when a conquest
hv a civilized people is tlieir only means of
political regeneration. Texas too, must either
make the attempt or consent to descend as rap
idly as she has risen. She cannot afford to
stand still —her very being depends on her
onward movement. “Go ahead,” must be her
watchword, and victors of San Jacinto, if true
to themselves, will not lay down their anus
until their llig floats over the “conquered
Palatine.”
The affairs of Spain seem to be in a state m
glorious uncertainty. Some accounts are tint
Don Carlos is taken, "dale others have it that
he is taking the Kingdom.