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Bynngtoicfe o o l a t< DAVIS <fc SHORT, PUBLISHERS. VOLUME Z. The Brmunrick ,I(lvorate , |s published every Thursday Morning, in the city of Brunswick, Glynn]County, Georgia, at $3 per annum, in adoancc, or jjji4 at the end of the year. Mo subscriptions received for a less term than six months and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid except at the opt ion of the publishers. [Jj’All letters and communications to the I'.ditor or Publishers in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to ensure attention. O’ADVERTISEMENTS conspicuously in serted at One Dollar per one hundred words, for the first insertion, and Fifty Cents for ev ery subsequent continuance—Rule and figure work always double price. Twenty-five per cent, added, if not paid in advance, or during the continuance of the advertisement. Those sent without a specification of the number of insertions will be published until ordered out and charged accordingly. Legal Advertisements published at the usual rates. [U’N. B. Sales of Land, by Administrators, Executors or Guardians, are required, by law, to be held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court-house in the county in which tin- property is situate.— Notice of these sales must be given in a public gazette, Sixty Days previous to the day ot sale. Sales of Negroes must be at public auction, on the first Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours of sale, at the place of public sales in the county where the letters testamentary, of Administration or Guardianship, may have been granted, first giving sixty days notice thereof, in one of the public gazettes of this State, and at the door of the Court-house, where such sales are to be held. Notice for the sale of Personal Property, must be given in like manner, Forty days previous to the day of sale. Notice to the Debtors and Creditors of an Es tate must be published for Forty days. Notice that, application will he made to the ('otirt of Ordinary for leave to sell Lank, must lie published for Four Months. Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must be published for Four Months, before any order absolute shall he made thereon by the Court. I» R O S I* E C T l S or THE uKtttrxrinrxiKi iimsiufiafc A WEEKLY PAPER, PUBLISHED AT BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA. The causes which render necessary the es tablishment of this Press, and its claims to the support of the public, can best be presented by the statement of a few facts. Brunswick possesses a harbor, which for ac cessibility, spaciousness and security, is une qualled on the Southern Coast. This, of itself, would be sufficient to render its growth rapid, and its importance permanent; for the best port South of the Potomac must become the site of a great c ommercial city. But when to this is added tl 10 singular salubrity of the cli mate, free from those noxious exhalations gen erated by the union of salt and river waters, and which are indeed “charnel airs” to a white population, it must he admitted that Brunswick contains all the requisites for a healthy and populous city. Thus much has been the work of Nature ; but already Art has begun to lend her aid to this favored spot, and the industry of man bids fair to increase its capacities, and add to its importance a hundred fold. In a few months, a canal will open to the harbor of Brunswick the vast and fertile country through which flow the Altamahn, and its great tribu arios. A Rail Road will shortly be commenc ed, terminating at Pensacola, thus uniting the waters of the Gulf of .Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean. Other Rail Roads intersecting the State in various directions, will make Bruns wick their depot, and a large portion of the trade from the \ alley of the Mississippi will yet find its way to her wharves. Such, in a few words, are the principal causes which will operate in rendering Brunswick the principal city of the South. But while its advantages are so numerous and obvious, there have been found individuals and presses prompted by scl- 1 fish fears and interested motives, to oppose an ! undertaking which must add so much to the j importance and prosperity of the State. Their united powers are now applied to thwart in every possible itlanner, this great public bene- j fit. Misrepresentation and ridicule, invective ! and denunciation have been heaped on Bruns- i wick and its friends. To counteract these es- 1 torts by the publication and wide dissemination | of the facts—to present the claims of Bruns wick to the confidence and favor of the public, to furnish information relating to all the great works of Internal Improvement now go ing on through the State, and to aid in devel oping the resources of Georgia, will he the leading objects of this I’ress. Such hi ng its end and aim, any interfer ence in the party politics of the day would be mpruiier and impolitic. Brunswick has re ceived benefits from—it has friends in all par ties, and every consideration is opposed to rendering its Press the organ of a party. To the citizens ot Georgia—and not to the mem bers ot a party—to the friends of Brunswick— to the advocates of Internal Improvement—to the considerate and reflecting—do we apply t r aid and support. Terms—Three dollars per annum in ad vance, or four dollars at the end of the year. J. \V. FROST, Editor. DAVIS & SHORT, Publishers. BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 12, 1837. POET R V . A LEGEND. BY WILLIAM c. BRYaNT. Upon a rock that high and sheer * ltosc from the mountain's breast, A weary hunter of the door Hail sat him down to rest. And bared, to the soft summer air. His hot red brow and sweaty hair. All dim in haze the mountains lav. With dimmer vales between, And rivers glimmered on their wav. By forests faintly seen ; \V bile ever rose a inimminng sound From brooks below and bees around. He listened till he seemed to hear A voice so soft and low. That whether in the mind or ear, The listener scarce might know ; W 1 tli such a tone, so sweet and mild The watching mother lulls her child. “TIIOII weary huntsman," thus it said, “Thou faint with toil and beat ! The pleasant land of rest is spread Before thy very feet, And those whom thou would gladly see Are waiting there to welcome thee.’’ He looked, and ’twixt the earth and skv, Amidst tin' noontide haze, A shadowy region met his eye, And grew beneath his gaze; As if the vapours of the air Had gathered into shapes so fair. Groves freshened as he looked, and flowers Showed bright on rocky bank, And fountains welled beneath the bowers, \\ here deer and pheasant drank, He saw the glittering streams; he heard The rustling bough, and twittering bird. And friends—the dead —in boyhood clear. There lived, and walked again ; And there was one who many a year Within her grave had lain, A fair young girl, the region’s pride— His heart was breaking when she died. Bounding, as her wont, she came Bight towards Ins resting-place, And stretched her hand,and called his name, \\ ith sweet undsmiling face. Forward, with fixed and earn r eyes, The hunter leaned, in act to rise. Forward, he leaned, and headlong down Plunged from that craggy wall ; He saw the rock, steep, stern and brown, An instant, in Ins lull A fearful instant, and nomori— The dream and life at once were o'er. Tfi ISC E E E A A I . CV.v.MMi of the SiMDKR. A degree of the marvellous has characterized the stories of t lie sagacity of this annual, that we do not attempt to reach ; a simple ex hibition of it, however, fell under our ob servation some few days since, which we will relate: A spider of immoderate size, had for tified himself within a very formidable ■ wel> in a corner of our office, where he 1 was allowed to remain for no other reason than his predilection for mosquitoes. His taste for variety, however, was very soon developed. We observed him a morning; or two since, making very rapid prepara tion to attack an enormous beetle, whose peregrinations had extended into hist neighborhood. The web was made fast to two of his legs at the first onset. Mr. Beetle, apparently not altogether satisfied with this‘fraternal hug,’ marched off, car rying his chains with him; in doing which, he had well nigh demolished the fortress itself. In a lew moments, however, he { repeated his visit, in the meantime, the j spider had repaired damages, was prepar-■ ed for the reception of the formidable I stranger. The web was about eighteen inches from the floor : the spider precipi-j tated himself from it, but stopped sudden ly when within two inches from the floor. As this feat was again repeated, we have no doubt that it was an experiment to I tr\ the strength of his cord. At length he threw lninseit upon the hack of the beetle, attached the web to the posteriori extremities, and then retreated. .Mr. Bee tle’s suspicions of the intentions of ln» 1 long legged host, were now confirmed, and apparently with no small degree of displeasure, he turned his back upon the spider, the frailty of whose well, notwith standing his precaution, not interfering in the slightest degree with the dignity ot Mr. Beetle s measured tread. The spider, convinced that open attack was altogeth er unavailing, resorted to stratagem. With rather an eccentric tnamtuvre, he fastened the attention of .Mr. Beetle upon himself, and then commenced a retreat up the surface of a somewhat rough wall. Wheth-j er Mr. Beetle mistook this trick of the spider for politeness, uniler the impres sion that lie was conducting him to his castle, or whether it was a matter of sheer curiosity that induced him to follow his betrayer, we are not able to decide: it is j sufficient that the decoy was successful. jMr. Spider was vastly civil to Sir Beetle, court language was used on the occasion, without doubt, until they reached a point dircctfy over the web, when, like another Roderick Dim, he threw oIF his disguise, and in a trice mounted upon tin* hack of Mr. Beetle, disengaged his feet from the wall, and they tumbled together into the web. With the rough legs of the beetle, j extrication was impossible, escape hope less. He surrendered at discretion, and on the following evening he was found dead in his chains. Domestic Economy. Wo recollect that some twenty years ago, the National Advocate, then edited by M. M. Noah, i contained a series of excellent essays up on domestic economy—full of good ad vice and practical Hints. The following j suggestions appear to he from the same ! source. We found them in a country pa per, credited to the New York Star. Mr. Noah’s domestic morality has always been ■ more to our liking than his politics.— [Courier. To the citizens at large, we sav, di |miiiish your expenses. Do it at once and by a united movement. I Diminish the quantity of meat von pur | chase in the market, select the cheapest piece ; in sixty days there will he an over stock of cattle, and poulty, and prices will come down, and butchers will escape from ! monopolizing drovers. Forego the use of butter, except in small quantities, health j will he improved, and prices will come I down. Instead of having a fire in every room collect the family together at one cheerful S grate, and the surplus of coal will soon reduce it to a reasonable price. Burn I but one light in your parlor, and a smaller , one in your hall, and oil and candles will I soon hear a moderate price. Sell your j horses, or if you keep them, limit their allowance, walk more and ride less, oats land hay will soon he selling at the old rates of three shillings per bushel, and ! sixty cents a hundred. | Use rice, beans, meal and vegetables instead ofllour, and twelve dollars a bar rel will no longer be heard of. By pursuing this advice, you will render a most grateful charity to the poor; for now, even with their present high wares j they can scarcely live. Upon thereduc | tion of prices, wages might he reduced, and their employment continued. As the j matter now stands our city will he filled j with men out of work, and wholly desti ute. j Instead of laying aside your hat when the fur is rubbed oil’from tin; corners—or your coat when the najv is worn from the : cuffs and shoulders—or your boots, as | soon as the soles or uppers are broken, keep them in use until they are instillment to keep out the weather. In these items 1 alone, the city might save, in one year, j two millions of dollars. Let your wives and daughters come down to the cambric frock and frill, and ; four shilling pocket handkerchiefs. Tlh v 1 will he just as agreeable. Tin >se that are married will he more i beloved by their husbands, and those that are not will he more likely to get them. M e conscientiously believe, that if the foregoing suggestions arc followed for on ly sixty days, the good effect will he made manifest; and when meat, flour and ar ticles of consumption, come down to their i old prices, and yet afford a fair profit to the seller, and the money market is easy, and confidence i- restored, we w ill all feel more happy and contented. John Wilkes was once asked by a Ro man Catholic gentlemen, in a warm dis pute upon, “Where was your religion be fore Luther ?” “Did you wash your face this morning ?” inquired the facetious al derman. “I did. sir. “Then pray where was your face before it was washed.” Chekueit.xess. David Hume declared he would rather possess a cheerful dis position, inclined always to look on the bright side, than with a gloomy mind he master of an estate of ten thousand a \ ear. ! SvtiM’v Smith, preaching a charity sermon frequently repeated the assertion, that ol all nations Englishmen were the most distinguished for generosity and the love of their sjjtciis. Ihe collection happened to be inferior to His expecta tions, and-he said that he had evidentlv made a great mistake, and that his ex pression should have been, that they were distinguished for the love of their [ Bl ickwood’s Mag. N v rt.RF.. —To a mail of deep emotions, nature is a mirror full of shifting images . to an unmoved one only a window through which he can see what is going on a round him. “HEAR ME FOR 41 Y CAUSE.” Piiii.aoeltiiia, Nov. 2d, I'--S«J. Sir : In your instructions directed to me of the Mh July last, relative to the plan fortlie construction of the naw yard at Pensacola, you direct that “all the buil dings and improvements should be com prised in the plan which at any future time' would he necessary at that yard; and that “an enlarged view should he taken ot all the matters connected with it as,y dock yard, or a building and repairing establishment.' Having completed apian for the improvements of the yard, and submitted it to you, I beg leave now to submit to you, also, some ideas which oc curred to mein taking that enlarged view ol this establishment which your instruc tions seemed to aim at. In studying the position of Pensacola with reference not only to our own ad jacent coast, and the great outlet of the Mississippi winch it is so favorably placed to protect, but also to the neighboring counlres ol Mexico and the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and St. Domingo, which are all liable at some future period to he occupied by nations at enmity with the United States, the national importance ol the place could not but force itself on my mind, and excited some surprise that it had not hitherto attracted more the atten tion of the Government. In evidence how little has yet been done there, I may mention tlie fact, that the revenue schoo- ner Dexter had to resort to Charleston to get her sides caulked, a:nl a few oilier tri lling repairs which she needed. Yet, at the same time tli.it the great section of our country, of which Pensacola must hereafter become the naval depot, lias been thus overlooked, we find large ap propriations applied to the construction of navy yards in the middle and eastern States. Casual observers unacquainted with the lukewarmness with which the development of our naval energies has been prosecuted,might naturally conclude that this disparity had its origin in an in dillerence to our true policy, or in sec tional selfishness ; or how else could they account for the extraordinary fact, that our whole sea-board from Norfolk to the Sabine, an extent ot' nearly two thousand miles, does not afford the means ol even repairing a sloop of war; whilst to the north and east, in less than one thousand miles of coast, tin* means not only for re pairs, but fir construction, are so singular ly multiplied, that in the Chesapeake waters we have two—the navy yards at Norfolk and Washington: and in the hav of Massachusetts, two others —one at Portsmouth and one at Boston. There is great deficiency in the southern section , of our country, as respects preparation for j for naval defence, where it may he most needed,to protect the rich and exuberant region which has its outlet in the straits of Florida. In the event of war, every means w.uild he wanting to alford a permanent protection for its great and v.unable products issuing forth through so many arteries, and now rendering all Europe tributary to us, and promoting the prosperity not only oftlie States which pro duce them,but at the same time the wealth, I power, and aggrandizement of our whole I ! uion. Through the Florida stream * flow all the commerce and valuable pro ductions of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee,! .Mississippi, Louisiana. Missouri, Indiana, i and Illinois. All the produce of these j various States, except that of South Caro- 1 linaand Georgia, must pass through the straits of Cape Florida, the only practica ble outlet of the great Gulf of .Mexico, which is thus constituted for egress, ;ij close sea, as much so as the Mediterra-: m in, owing to the northeast trade wind [ which prevails to the south, and the island j of Cuba and the Bahamas closing it on I the east. All the Slates enumerated are highly interested in the establishment of an \ ellicient naval depot within the (itilf of I Mexico, embracing all the elements neces sary lor the repairs, construction, and j equipment of ships of war, and the grad ual acclimating of troops for Southern sen ice. !!y means of the strong current of the' gulf stream, naval protection could be al forded to Georgia and South Carolina with as much facility and despatch from Pensacola as from any of our northern natal stations: and on the contrary, a naval force rendezvousing at Portsmouth, IJoston, New York, or Norfolk, would he as unavailable for our coast and com merce in the Gulf of .Mexico, as a naval force at Brest or Cherbourg would be tor; the protection of the south of France and her commerce in the Mediterranean. In deed, the ships at our northern ports would be si ill less available than the French ships under those circumstances ; for, owing to the circuitous navigation round the south of Cuba, which the strong currents of the (lulf of Florida render necessary, it would t ike from thirty to fifty days for a tleet to reach the Gulf of Mexico from any port m our north Atlantic coast. The Natch ez, sluop-of-war, in which I took my pas sage, in the fulfilment of the orders of the I | Sth of July last, took thirty-four days to j get from New York to Pensacola , and the year preceding, the same ship was fifty-six days in conveying Commodore Dallas from New York to the some place. I France, situated precisely, with respect | to the Mediterranean, as the United States arc to the Gulf of Mexico, found it ne cessary to establish her great naval depot at Toulon ; and Spain, with her establish ment at Ferrol, and another at Cadiz, immediately by the straiU, of Gibralter, could not protect her Mediterranean com merce, without another formidable estab lishment at Carthagefia. Thus must it be ■ with the United States. The Gulf of Mexico is our Mediterranean, and Pensa j cola will become our Toulon ; also, at no j distant period, some port on the coast of j South Carolina or Georgia must furnish the same facilities as Cadiz, for the pro jection of the exterior mouth of the straits j ot Fiorida. - However inclined some maybe to pass ‘over tins important question, it does ap pear to me, that if our Government be i triii’ to the purposes of its institution, they will accord ample protection to every sec tion of our Union. The period lor ac cording this protection may he delayed, to the inquiry of our interests, and the .dishonor of our national character; hut it cannot he always avoided, lor, in some , future maritime war-i—such as, sooner or later, must take place, and which we ; may he engaged in—the productions of j that vast empire, which has for its only outlet the straits of Florida, will'be effi-c --tirilly locked up, to the fatal injury of the country, or possibly to the dissolution of the Union. It is not probable that an enemy will hereafter ever attempt to make permanent conquest of any part of our territory ; yet past experience has shown us with what facility an inconsiderable military force sustained by a naval one, could ag itate our whole sea-hoard, harass the mil itia, burn our towns and plantations, and arrest entirely our commerce and coast jug trade, torthe want of adequate means ot defence, proportioned to the resources 1 and real power of our country. At aba ter period, we have; seen with what facil ity a handful of pirates, without territori -lal protection, skulking into and out of ! the harbors of the neighboring islands, j could pillage and destroy our vessels tra ding to the Carribean and Mexican seas, land sacrifice the lives of our citizens ! witii relentless barbarity. Foreign powers, with whom we are {liable, from conflicting interests, to he ■ brought into collision, border our terri tory, and occupy a chain of formidable posts, stretching along and overlooking our whole southern coast—such as Jam acia, Mexico, Cuba, Bermudas, and the Bahamas ; some of which are maintained at great expense, and. might he the ren dezvous lor future means of annoyance and attack of our territory and com merce. The Gj i 11' of Mexico and straits of Flor ida, constituting as they do the outlet of | so many productions of a rich and valua ble nature, thus surrounded by various (nations, hid fair to be the scenes of much future contention. Our own interests in ! that quarter are of immense and rapidly increasing value, and which being thus open to assault, it appears to me it would be a wise policy in our Government to provide the arsenals and establishments lor ships ot war, necessary to the protec tion ol our vast interests in that sea, and thus prevent its falling a prey to the rapa cious grasp ol liiture he|ligerants,as well as to avoid the necessity of our ships of war navigating (perhaps in a crippled con dition) a dangerous coast of such extent, to procure the necessary repairs and refit, from the destruction of battle, the disas ters ot the elements, and the decay inci dent to our vessels, and subject to great loss ol time in going from and returning to their stations at the south. The new principles of European poli cy and reform irt relation to their Ameri can colonies, aided by the fanatics spread over our own country, exciting an insur rection ury spirit among a numerous class ot our sontli-vyestern population, together with the cupidity which the rich produc tion* ol’ that country are calculated to create, sqpm to admonish us not to trust too tar our own peaceful habits and pas sive disposition, hut to apply all the means in the po ssession of the Government for the permanent defence of that niterssting portion of the I'niori. It these impressions are just, it appears to me ol the greatest importance that the construction of tin* dock and navy yard at IVnsacola should he pushed on with all possible despatch ; and that the navy should obtain tiiere every essential to its, efficiency ; and the Government and coun try should find at that place, on the first emergency, all the means ot defence for the coast and its commerce. The best harbor in the Gulf of Mexico, accessible at all seasons of the year, enjoying an ex emption from tropical diseases, and a mild climate, nature seems to have for- J. W. FROST, EDITOR. NUMBER 19. nidi it for the great naval depot and ren dezvous for our ships destined to protect the Mexican seas. This harbor admits, with facility of ingress jind egress, the largest sloops of war and merchant ships; * but this will not be “adequate tq the fu ture wants of the nation in the Gnlf of Mexico.” The deepening ot’ the bar, or entrance, so as to admit vessels of the largest class, is essential to ihtft port, and is an experiment well worth trying. Should, however, the a new channel could he cut through the isl and ol St. Rosa, which, I shotilff think, would not lie a work of much difficulty, as the island is very narrow, and has deep water close to the shore on the sea side. 'File abundance of the finest timber for the construction and repairing of ves sels of war, which grows on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, and immediately in the neighborhood of Pensacola, which now has to he transported to the nothern navy yards at great expense and labor, added to the facilities which the internal improvements in a state of progress, in (hat country will afford for the transpor tation of every material for fleets of war, caiistituteii a strong reason for the early estalishment of a school of workmen and mechanics, so essential to the ends pro posed, of meeting “any future wants at that place,” and developing its utility as a naval depot and rendezvous for the ships of war. Considering the exposed state of this section of our Union from the causes be fore enumerated, and that the Gulf of Mexico and its outlet (the straits of Flor ida) is our vulnerable point,through which flows so large a portion of onr national wealth, no time, ought to be lost in ren dering Pensacola the key to, and tire de fence of, the Mexican seas. I have the honor to remain, Very respectfully, Sir, Your most ob’t servant, CHARLES STEWART. To (lie Hon. Mahlo.v Dickerson,* Serntari/ of the Navy. m » M ARIMAUE uv lottery.— Our readers are acquainted with a singular freak of the young man who had made a lottery of 1 1 iniseiI. The following has been the rfaiouciiuiil of this ingenious speculation, for the truth of which a provincial jour nal refers us to the civil registry qf Ly ons. Ihe drawing took place in the fair est manner possible, in the presence of a notary and of several witnesses. Made moiselle Euphrasie 8., a.young lady of fortune at Lyons, won the young man. A singular incident occurred after the dr awing had been decided. The young lady was still unaware of her good for tune, when one morning a lady waited up on her, in a state ot iqost painful excite ment. ‘Save my life, Mademoiselle !’— ‘How?’ ‘Cede your ticket to me. ‘What ticket V ‘The lottery ticket—the ticket tor the young mail.’ ‘Oh, I Had forgotten it-’—Then know, Mademoiselle that I love—that 1 adore him. I had taken thir ty tickets; it was as much as my means would allow of my doing. My tickets are all blanks. \ ours is the only prize. Cede it to me or you will cause my death.’ ‘Madame,’ replied Mademoiselle Eu phruise, ‘there is a written clause on the tickets, that if the young man should not please me, or it 1 should not please the young man, we are to divide the francs, and not to marry one another. This chance remains for you ; as to my ticket I shall keep it.’ An hour aftewards the prize young man presented himself to Eu phrasie; they were mutually satisfied, and lost no time in binding the conjugal knot. The lady who had been so anxious to ob tain the transfer of Euphrasie’s ticket was a widow of Carcassons and is said to have destroyed herself. The young cou ple, united by lottery, are spending their honey-moon at Narbonne.—[Constitu tionnel. Tin. (km in: Table.— A centre table ! that universal article among the mcubles ts utir. maston, what moral can we extract from it, how shall it be interpreted, and how shall its various kinds be classified ? Asa whole they constitute no mean index to the popular literary taste of the day ? individually, each indicates the preferen ces, and mauy of the peculiarities of itii.. lair owner. In Us arrangement, it nHtjtr be studiously ni "tiger, or equally metho dical ; the volumes circumferentially dis posed , or in radii from the centre; in annH piles, exhibiting their beautiful or m often layers, garishly displaying the richest engravings. These tables, inore uver, are sometimes exclusively literary ; more usually a strange melange, forming uu petit mus re of trifles, recherche , in the exact ratio of the taste and knowledge of the collector. It may be anxiously nice and polished in all of its particulars, a very mirror of its charming protector ; at, trom its dusty, abused, and common ma terials, intermixed with long delivered cards and notes, form a pretty sure erite» rionthat it hath no true lad y, but Ji sijU. tern, for its author. In political fag|£||)|