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General Washington, the praise of
His Enemies. It was one of the admirable
characteristics of this great and good man
that he compelled the respect, and indeed, al
most the veneration even of the enemy against
whom he so successfully contended. How
could it be otherwise? Ilis true and noble soul
never revealed itselfin thought or action, un
worthy of the utmost purity and magnanimity.
The subjoined notice of his death appeared in
the London “Courier,” a leading British Gov
ernment paper, on the 24th Jan., 1800. It was j
at that time cut from the paper and has since
been preserved in a family scrap-book.
Though an old story, we make no apology
for presenting it to our readers. The charac
ter of the Father of his country, cannot be
too often held up to view, or presented to the
admiration of his obliged and affectionate
children.
“The melancholy account of the death of
General Washington was brought by a vessel
from Baltimore, which arrived off Dover. Gen
eral Washington was, we believe, in his 98th
year. The height of his person was about
five feet eleven; his chest full, and his limbs,;
though rather slender, well shaped and muscu- [
lar. llis head was small, in which respect
he resembled the make of a great number of!
his countrymen. Ilis eyes were of a light j
grev color; ami, in proportion to the length"of!
his face, his nose was long. Mr. Stewart, the!
eminent portrait painter, used to say, there j
were features in his face totally different from j
what lie had ever observed in that of any oth
er human being; the sockets for the eyes, for
instance, were larger than what lie ever met.
with before; and the upper part of his nose
broader. All his features, he observed, were
indicative of the strongest passions; vet, like
Socrates, his judgment and great self-coin-i
mand have always made him appear a man of
a different cast in the eyes of the world. He
always spoke with great diffidence, and some
times hesitated for a word; but it was always
to find one particularly adapted to his mean
ing. Ilis language was manly and express
ive. At levee, his discourse with strangers'
turned principally on the subject of America;
and if they had been through any remarkable
places, his conversation was free and particu
larly interesting, for lie was intimately ac
quainted with every part of the country. He
was much more open and free in his behavior
at levee than in private, and in the company
of ladies still more so than when solely with
men.
Few persons ever found themselves for the
first time in the presence of General Washing
ton, without being impressed with a certain
degree of veneration and awe; nor did those
emotions subside on a closer acquaintance; on \
the contrary, his person and deportment were !
such as rather tended to augment them. The
hard service he had seen, the important and
laborious offices he had filled, gave a kind of
austerity to his countenance, and a reserve to
his manners; yet lie was the kindest husband,
the most humane master, the steadiest friend.
The whole range of history does not present
to our view a character upon which we can
dwell with such entire and unmixed admira
tion. The long life of General Washington
is unstained by a single blot. He was indeed
a man of such rare endowments, and such for
tunate temperament, that every action lie per
formed was equally exempted from the charge
of vice or weakness. Whatever he said, or
did, or wrote, was stamped with a striking and
peculiar propriety. Ilis qualities were so hap
pily blended, and so nicely harmonised, that
the result was a great and perfect whole. The
powers of his mind, and the dispositions of I
liis heart were admirably suited to each other. I
It was the union of the most consummate pru-1
dence with the most perfect moderation. His I
views, though large and liberal, were never!
extravagant. His virtues though comprelicn-'
sivc and beneficent, were discriminating, ju-1
dieious and practical. Yet his character,
tin High regular and uniform, possessed none of
the littleness which may sometimes belong to
'bese descriptions of men. It formed a ma-J
jes c pile, the effect of which was not impair-1
ed, but improved by order and symmetry, j
There was nothing in it to dazzle by wildness, I
mill surprise by eccentricity. It was of a
higher species of moral beauty. It contained
even r thing great and elev.Aed, but it had no j
false and tinsel ornament. it was not the j
model mod up by fashion and circumstance:!
its cxcr’lence was adapted to the true and just j
moral t ste, incapable of change from the va-!
rving accidents of manners, of opinions and !
times. General Washington is not the idol 1
of a day, but the hero of ages! Placed in cir-j
cunistanees of the most trying difficulty at the j
commencement of the American contest, he
accepted that situation which was pre-eminent!
in danger and responsibility. His persever- ;
ance overcame every obstacle; his moderation!
conciliated every opposition; iiis genius sup- j
plied every resource; his enlarged view could 1
plan, revise, and improve every branch of civ- i
il and military operation. He find the superi- j
or courage which can act or forbear to act, as i
true policy dictates, careless of the reproach !
es of ignorance either in power or out of pow- j
er. He knew how to conquer by waiting, in
spite of obloquy, for the moment of victory;!
and he merited true praise by despising undo-!
served censure. In the most arduous moments |
of the contest, bis prudent firmness proved the j
salvation of the cause which he supported.
Ilis conduct was, on all occasions, guided by'
the most pure disinterestedness. Far superi-!
or to low and groveling motives, he seemed j
ever to be uninfluenced by that ambition i
which has justly been called the instinct of
great so". He acted ever as if hi country's
welfare, and that alone, was the moving spring.
Ilis excejlgatt uiuul needed not even the stgnu-;
lus of ambition, or the prospect of fame. Glo-1
ry was a secondary consideration. He per- i
formed great actions; lie persevered in a i
course ot laborious utility, with an equanimi
ty that neither sought distinction, nor was |
flattered by it. His reward was in the con- j
aciousncss of bis ow n rectitude, and in the!
success of his patriotic efforts. As his eleva- ■
tion to the chief power was the unbiassed
choice of his countrymen, his exercise of it!
was agreeable to the purity of its origin. As I
he had neither solicited uor usurped dominion,!
lie had neither to contend with the opposition'
of rivals, nor the reveHge of enemies. As!
his authority was undisputed, so it required no
jealous precautions, no rigorous severity. His
government was mild and gentle; it was be
neficent and liberal; it was wise and just. His !
prudent administration consolidated and en-!
larged the dominion of an infant republic. In {
voluntarily resigning tho magistracy which bu 1
had filled with such distinguished honor, he j
enjoyed tire unequalled satisfaction of leaving
to the state he had contributed to establish,
the fruits of his wisdom and the example of
his virtues. It is some consolation, amidst the
I violence of ambition and the criminal thirst of
i power, of which so many instances occur a
| round us, to find a character whom it is hon
j orable to admire, and virtuous to imitate. A
j conqueror, for the freedom of his country! a
; legislator, for its security! a magistrate, for its
' happiness! His glories were never sullied by
1 those excesses into which the highest quali
ties are apt to degenerate. With the greatest
virtues, he w as exempt from.the corresponding
vices. He was a man in whom the elements
were so mixed that “Nature might have stood
up to all the world,” and owned him as her
work. Ilis fame, bounded by no country, will
be confined to no age. The character of Gen
eral Washington, which his contemporaries
regret and admire, will be transmitted to pos
terity; and the memory of his virtues, while
patriotism and virtue are held sacred among
men, will remain undiminished.”
Thf. Rail Roao. An Ordinance is cir
culating thro’ the city in pamphlet form, from
which we perceive that the City Council of
Columbus are taking steps towards the great
enterprise of connecting Columbus with the
Tennessee Rail Road. Books of subscription
are to be opened in the several counties con
cerned, on the first Monday in March; sub
scribers to pledge property by mortgage suffi
cient to ensure payment; the Council is then
to issue bonds which are to be sold to the
best advantage, the proceeds to be loaned by
the city to the company, and the work to com
mence.
Without pretending to decide upon the mer
its ot the mode (which by the bye, seems at
first view to he the only practicable one in the
present deranged state ot the money market,)
w e most heartily rejoice to find our enterprizing
Board moving forward towards this great work.
The only thing that can prevent its prosecution
is want of zeal. A man with foresight sufficient
to transact, ordinary business, must at once ac
knowledge the practicability of the w’ork, and
one with half a head must see at a glance its
momentous importance to the very existence
ot Columbus. Is there enterprise enough in
1 our section to undertake and carry it forward?
For the honor of our country we would not
question it.
We have before this given our views of the
matter. It can do no harm to repeat them.
W itJiout the fear of contradiction, we assert
that there is no place in Georgia affords half
tho natural advantages fur commerce, as does
Columbus. Her location, her relative position
and the natural obstructions to pass ways in a
different direction, almost compel the up coun
try trade to conic to her wharves, —we care
not whether it is done by canals or rail ways,
the expense of bringing here the trade of
Cherokee, Tennessee, western part of North
Carolina, and all intermediate counties in
Georgia, must be one third less than to take it
to any other market; if done by a canal, we
would say one half would do it. Now it is
reduced to a certainty, that other sections,
with nil their disabilities, are seeking this
trade and unless we put in our claim very
soon, they will have it. If then, it is worth
their trouble and expense, (so much greater
than ours,) inav we not well afford to take up
the project? But it is useless to offer argu
ments. Those who have examined the sub
ject know wc can profitably embark—and as
this is perhaps a sufficient motive, we most ear
nestly wish that all who can do so, will go into
the plan with spirit and unanimity. Let every
man feel that he is interested, anil act accord
ingly—for every man in and around the route
will share the benefits, if it be completed, and
none will escape the loss if it fails. Colum
bus especially is deeply concerned. If she
does not move with energy in the work, she
may soon hid farewell to her prosperity,—and
if slu# w ill open up her stores by this commu
nication to the rich and immense products of
the country alluded to, the man who owns an
acre of her soil may be a Nabob.
[Columbus Enquirer.
Internal Improvement. The Ten
nessee Legislature has passed a hill appro- 1
printing £4,000,000 for Internal Improve*]
merits, $ 1,800, 000 of which is to he e- 1
qually divided between the llitvnssee and j
tlm Charleston and Cincinnati rail roads, j
'Flic bill also provides ('or a subscription
on the part of the State of one half of!
the stock of any rail road or turnpike
company hereafter chartered, for which
bonds shall be issued bearing an interest
of six per cent., as soon as individual stock
holders of such companies have subscrib
ed for the other half and paid 15 per cent.
The small hill charters a State Bank
with a capital of £5,01)0,000 and appro
priates £IOO.OOO to common schools of
the State.—Two Townships of land in
the Ocoee District, are also granted to the j
Cniversityof Nashville and East Tenues-j
see College.
The Exploring Expedition. The cr»r-;
respondent of the New York Courier >.Y. En
quirer ut Washington says, that on the 25th of
December, Commodores Hull and Biddle and
Captain Aulic, having been constituted a board
tb inquire into and report on the subject, re
ported that in their opinion, suitable vessels for
such a squadron would he a sloop of war, two i
brigs, and a ship of 450 tons. On the Oil of j
January, Captain Kearney was appointed to
command the expedition. He repaired to 1
Washington, and urged the necessity of cm-;
ploying a large merchant ship in lieu of one j
of the brigs. This being refused, and the]
force being reduced even below that recom
mended by the Board, Capt. Kearney deeming;
it impracticable to carry out the proposed sci
entific corps without larger accommodations,
on the 18th insL, resigned the command, and
his resignation was accepted.
Ret River Raft. A letter in the New
Orleans Bulletin states that the snag boat
passed Shreveport about the 20th ultimo, for
the purpose of removing the remainder of the
raft, which will probably be effected in a few
weeks. This w ill open an uninterrupted nav
igation above Shreveport on the Red River, of
1500 miles—on the Sulphur Fork, 200—on
Little River, 200—on the Blue River, 150—on ]
the False Washita, BOO—making 2300 miles
ol navigable waters above this place, through j
probably the finest country in the globe. The |
letter turther states that the immigration into |
that country is so great, that provisions com
mand an excessive price. Settlers are there
fore recommended to lay in their supplies at
starting.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
A Remarkable Church. The First
Church in Hingham has had but five pastors
since its establishment in 1038, viz: Hobart,
Norton, Guy. Ware, and Richardson. The
i ministry of Mr. Hobart was upwards of forty
| three years; Mr. Norton’s about thirty-eight
| years, and Dr. Gay’s nearly sixty-nine years.
He died March 1787. So, that for nearly one
hundred and fifty-two years from the establish
ment of the Church, it had but three Pastors,
and for upwards of two hundred years but five
Pastors, two of whom are still living, viz: Dr.
Ware, Professor of Theology at Cambridge
University, and the Rev. Mr. Richardon, the
present Minister.
The times have sadly changed in this re
spect. Instead of only five pastors in two
hundred years, our churches have new pastors
about every two years. It is a rare circum
stance for the rnun to follow a pastor to the
grave, whom he knew as his spiritual guide
when but a child, and there are but few—too
few—who arrive at man’s estate, and enjoy
the happiness of listening on the Sabbath to
the voice of the pastor who baptized him.
[Portland Transcript
Shocking. On Wednesday morning of
last week at early dawn, the steamboat Cincin
j nati came up the river with a sail boat in tow
' belonging to Col. Mclntosh, on the way to his
Florida plantation a few miles above this place,
j The boat had on hoard, in addition to some
j valuables, papers, &.C., eleven of the Colonel’s
: servants, —two men, two women and seven
j children, on their way to their new and de
! lightful home. Opposite to us, (as it is said in
| consequence of some unskilful management
! of a yawl boat, belonging to the steamer,) the
j boat containing the servants was sunk, and ex
cept the two men who swam on shore, all
w ere lost! The women and children, asleep
under the deck, went down with the boat, no
vestige of which, or of them, has been found!
[Jacksonville Courier, Ist inst.
We copy the article below, not as a correct
] statement but as one which carries its own re
futation with it:
Tiie Brunswick Challenge. The last
number of the Brunswick Advocate contains
an advertisement offering £IOOO reward to any
person who will discover an “outer bar oppo
i site the entrance to the Port of Brunswick in
Georgia, some miles distant from that surveyed
by three Commissioners of the Navy in 1838,
and having less water upon it, &c.”
When man is on the brink of utter ruin by
gambling, he will frequently peril his last cent
—nay the inheritance of his children—on the
hazard of the dice-box: so it is with the Bruns
wick Company. Having already paid JiflyJive
cents on the dollar of their original capital, and
accomplished nothing, they now-come out with
an offer of a reward for finding what they well
know to exist ; but which they hope will nev
er he sought for.
Why lias the Company suffered the report
that there was an outer bar, to bn uncontradic
! ted until the present moment? Because they
hoped to stifle the truth by inflated stories of
their own invention.
In the month of November, 1838 a party of
gentlemen left this city in the steamboat Ora
mulger. for the purpose of rendering some as
sistance to the U. S. Brig Purpose, which was
injured outlie North Breakers of St. Simon’s
Bar. Having accomplished the objectof their
mission, Capt. Ramsay, the commander of the
Brig, intending to designate the real danger
ot the bar, which is the North Breaker Head,
about 12 miles lrom the Light House, where
there is not more than TEN feet of water,
proposed to place a buoy on that point The
steamboat accompanied him, and two iron
bound casks with an immense weight attach
ed to them were launched off' her deck by the
proper officers of the Porpoise. —While the
boat was on the breakers, the light house was
very indistinctly seen—it was barely visible—
so that it was concluded that the only reason
why those on hoard could see it, arose from
the fact that they passed the island of St. Si
mon’s and the lighthouse on their way out,
and naturally had their eyes placed on that
point during the passage of the boat to the bar.!
It was the opinion of the persons present that 1
a strange vessel would scarcely see the light
plain enough to steer by: anil it should "be
remarked that the day was exceeding fine and
clear for that season of the year.
Capt. Ramsay deemeu it absolutely necessa
ry that there should be a mark at this place,
where the breakers sleep, in a manner that
might deceive the most experienced mariner ;
and as an evidence that he took a correct view
of the matter, we may remark that scarcely a
single vessel got into the harbour of Bruns
wick, that season, without running foul of this
shoal. One large vessel with a great number
ot passengers on board, would have been en
tirely lost but tor the boats of the Porpoise.
The anchor which was secured to the buoy,
was about 1200 lbs weight ; yet it remained
there a very short time, owing to the charac
ter of the bottom, and the utter impossibility of
giving security to any buoy in such a place.
The gentlemen alluded to as forming tho
passengers of the steamboat were Doctor Wm.
I raser, since deceased, Aldermen Palmer
and Cai.der, Col. Benj. Green, J. F. Green,
Isaac Snow and C. MacArdf.ll. These
persons, excepting the first lamented gentle
men are still living, and can testify to the cor
rectness of our statement Capt. Blanken
ship, of the steamboat, and Capt. Rotheus
Drink water,an old and experienced shipmas
ter, and pilot, can also prove our word ; and
the latter gentleman eavs he can win tho mon
ey, if he is assured that it will be paid.
VV e are well aware that the advertisement
in the * Jdvocate is intended merely for a puff
—as the requst toother papers to publish the
same, at once shows—yet do wc tell the Agent
who signs it that he had better reckon his mon
ey for he will soon have to pay it— if he means
to do.so. — The papers which publish the chal
lenge Brunswick Company, will, we
hope, have the candour to publish this piece
also. It will be.no more than fair.
[Darien Telegraph.
An old and honorable Bell. The
bell now hanging in the steeple of the old
State House in Philadelphia, is the same one
that gave the call for assembling the people
together 52 years ago, to the hearing of the
first reading of the Declaration of Independ
ence. It is now only rung on special and ex
traordinary occasions. It has, in connection
with its history a very remarkable inscription
on it, copied from the 28th chapter of the
Book of Leviticus, lOili verse: Proclaim Lib
erty throughout the lands, and to all the stations
thereof and literally obeyed the prophetic
command on the 4th of July, 1778. On this
account it was deemed prudent to remove it
from Philadelphia in 1777, when the British
were about to visit that city.
; Weight of Specie. In Dickinson’s Bos-
I ton Almanac, which contains a little of every
' tiling, we find the following article on the
weight of current coins. The table was
made before the suspension of specie pay
ments, and when silver coins were in general
circulation, from lots taken indiscriminately.
The greater loss by wear of the smaller coins,
is undoubtedly owing to their more extensive
and constant circulation:
SIOO in American Halves weigh 5 lbs 15 oz.
Avoirdupois,
SIOO in Spanish Milled Dolls, weigh 5 lbs. 14
j oz.
j SIOO in Quarters weigh 5 lbs 11 oz.
$lO in American Halves equal in wt. to sll
in 12 1-2 cL pieces.
$lO in American Halves equal in wt to sll
3-4 in 8 1-4 ct pieces.
Consequently it takes
slOl 3-47 or SIOI,OB in Sp. dolls, to equal wt
SIOO in Am. halves.
$lO4 34-91 or $104.40 in Sp. quarters to equal
in wt SIOO in Am. halves.
sllO in 12 1-2 cent pieces to equal wt SIOO
in Am. halves.
1 $117.50 in 8 1-4 ct. pieces to equal in wt SIOO
in Am. halves.
By calculations which may readily be made
i from the above table, we arrive at the follow
j ing results: 1. More silver is rubbed oft’ in
using eight small coins, than in using one
i large coin of the same value. 2. American
half dollars are the best materials for thcinan
i ufacture of silver ware, ornaments, keys for
musical instruments, &c., &,c. for those who
ire in the habit of purchasing silver coins for
these purposes, because the same money’s
worth contains more weight of silver. 3.
Fourpences are the best coin for those who
transport much specie, as SIOO,OOO in four-
I pences weigh nearly a thousand pounds less
j than SIOO,OOO in American halves, as may be
easily seen from the table above. 4. Ameri
can half dollars are absolutely worth more
than what passes for their equivalent in any
other common silver coin. 5. A box of silver
(SIOO,OOO in American halves) i* worth by
weight about $15,000 more than the same box
of silver (SIOO,OOO in fourpences.)
Intrepidity. We do not remember, among
the many anecdotes of duelling, to have met
with one displaying more hardihood than the
following, which though it happened many
years ago, and was related to us by an eye
witness, we have never seen in Print: Mr.
Spring had a farm on an Island in Saco river,
from which he built a bridge to the main land
where it would encroach upon the land of his
neighbor Mr. Dennett. The channel was not
very broad, and a few' rods below were some
considerable fulls. Spring built abutments,
and laid the string-pieces ; but Dennet came
in the night and tore them down. Spring na
turally enraged, threatened that if lie did ita
gain, he should answer for it to him person
ally. Unawed by this threat, no sooner were
the beams laid on the abutments, than he des
troyed so much of the works as to leave but
one string-piece remaining, and that a beam
eight inches square over the river, where a
fall would be as certain a death, as' from the
Goat Island bridge above Niagara. Accord
ing to his previous threat, Spring challenged
Dennett, “but I’ll tell you what I will do.”
“Well!” “I’ll take a keg of powder with a
lighted candle, and carry it on the centre of
that string-piece. You shall sit down on one
end of it and and I on the other till the old
candle burns down to the powder. That will
be the Dest test of our courage.”
This terrible proposal was agreed to. The
frail timber bent beneath them as they coolly
walked out and placed the keg in the middle,
over the roaring flood below,struck the blazing
candle into it, and sat down to watch its burn
ing. Hundreds were gathered on each side, j
awaiting in breathless silence the issue. Spring i
was a large fat man, and as the candle burned
slowly towards the powder, ho was observed |
to grow more anil more nervous, wriggling on
his seat, and looking one way and the other.
At last, when the flame was but half an inch
from the surface, he could keep still no longer,
but incontinently got up and made his escape.
Dennett, who had throughout displayed the ut
most cool ness,now very carefully took the blaz
ing candle out of the cask, threw it into the
water, and with the powder as his prize went
off in the opposite direction. The building of
the bridge was forever abandoned,
A Court in Michigan. The papers give
an account of a very strange proceeding in a
late trial before a court in Pontiac, Michigan.
Benjamin Irsh had sued George \V. Wisner
for the recovery of a bet made upon the re
sult of tho election. Among other witnesses
in favor of the plaintiff, was Samuel N. Gantt, I
editor of the administration paper in Pontiac,
and a candidate for the State Legislature. Be
ing asked by the defendant whether he was in- i
terested in the event of tho suit, he replied ,
that he had promised the plaintiff to help him
to pay the expenses of the suit—hail also
promised to help tar and feather the defendant
and carry him out of the village—knew the
ballot-box had been robbed, and lie did not
care who said it hadn’t
The defendant objected to receive Gantt’s i
evidence, and commenced making remarks to
the Court in support of the objections. Gantt
rose, drew up his chair, and said, “If he (mean
ing Mr. Wisner,) says any thing that insinu
ates against me, by I’ll knock him down.”
The defendant to the Court:—“ I do not in
tend to insinuate any thing against any body !
I only wish to show the Court the impropriety
of receiving Mr. Gantt’s testimony, and I j
trust the Court will protect me. It is a strange I
state of things, indeed, if I must be openly j
assaulted with a chair in a court of Justice. |
[The defendant recommenced his remarks, and !
Gantt again rose, drew his chair, and swore !
he would knock him down if he insinuated i
any tiling against him.)
The defendant to die Court:—“Will the
Court protect me by ordering an officer to take
the fellow into custody?”
Esquire Henderson—“No I shan’t,” [wink
ing to Gantt.]
The defendant to the Court:—“Very good,
sir, then I shall protect myself.”
Here die defendant drew from his pocket a
pair of pistols, cocked them, held one in each
hand, and proceeded with his remarks to the
Court. Gantt turned pale, and his lips quiver
ed, he dropped his chair, and retreated to the i
back part of the Court room. Esquire Hen- j
derson dien said that the further consideration j
of the objection would be postponed at that!
time, upon which the defendant coolly replac-;
ed the pistols in his pocket and took his seat
The case was at last committed to the Jury j
who could not agree, and Mr. Justice Header- j
son is accused ot having forged a verdict in fa
vor of the plaintiff! On this accusation he
has been arrested.
Charleston, Feb. 7.
STEAM PACKET NEPTUNE.
This long-looked for vessel has at last
reached this city, from New York, hav
ing left that port on Sunday morning last,
at 10 o’clock.
We have not yet seen her, but learn
• from those who have examined her, that
she is every thing that could be wished
for. The New York Sunday Morning
News remarks that “she is as strong as
wood and iron can make her, and is fitted
with every convenience and luxury which
the most fastidious could desire. She is
200 feet long on deck, 25 feet 4 inches
beam, 14 1-8 feet hold—can make 125
berths, 12 state-rooms on deck, and can
accommodate 200 passengers. Engine
250 horse power.”
Capt. Pennoyer has now, without the
least doubt, the command of the finest
steam packet that ever floated in the A
mcrican waters : and the conveniences and
accommodations which the boat will af
ford to passengers, will make it a luxury
to go to sea with him.
New Orleans Street Race. A
match race in harness, —single dash of
four squares, —came off on Wednesday
in Magazine street. The three following
entries were made, viz ;—a white man
entered a horse and dray, number of the
dray and pedigree of the horse unknown;
a negro entered two of his master’s mules
and cart, tandem ; another negro entered
a pair of oxen, also attached to a cart.
The race was purely legitimate, sanction
ed by law, for silence gives consent. The
different competitors did not exactly start
at the same time and place, but joined in
as the hindmost came along. Little mon
ey changed hands, as it appeared a private
affair altogether.
The Start. —The horse and dray led
off with a perfect rush, and on their own
account, from the corner of Poydras and
Magazine streets, the drayman going
hard in hand the first square. At the cor
ner of Girod street the mules joined in,
and the race was beautifully contested.
They locked wheels twice on the stretch
between Girod and Julia streets, and you
might have covered them with a blanket,
provided it had been wide enough. Near
the corner the tandem team began to act
a little mulish, and although their jockey
did everything in his power to keep them
moving, they finally fetched up in the gut
ter all standing—the horse and dray pas
sing them with a perfect looseness. Mules
are constitutionally self-willed and notion
al, and to this circumstance we may attrib
ute their sudden stoppage.
The horse and dray were now again
running on their ow n account. The horse
appeared a little jaded, the dray all the
time keeping close at his heels, although
it was throught that it would be compelled
to haul off on account of the rottenness
of the harness. After passing Julia street,
the oxen, who had been quietly chewing
their cuds, now, either from emulation or
fright, more probably the latter, started
off “full chisel,” side and side with the
other establishment. The race now be
| came intensely interesting. The oxen
had been enjoying a long resting spell,
and were as fresh and good as new. The
horse had the feet of them all to pieces,
but lie had been doing his best, and his
wind was getting scarce. At this state of
the game a little nig, who had been play
ing in the dirt in the middle of the street,
came near being run over ; but the oxen
fortunately gave a sheqr, and he escaped
badly scared, but not hurt in the least.
As they neared the corner of St. Joseph
street, it was “pull Dick, pull devil” all
round—nose and horns, dray and cart—
impossible to tell which was which, or
which was ahead. At this moment a large
and furious dog ran out barking from an
adjoining house, flew at the oxen,
gave them an additional impetus, and they
! won the race by the tips of their horns.
The different vehicles were more or less
j injured by coming in collision. Time,
j including stoppages and breakings, 10:42.
Nobody hurt, but many women and chil
dren badly frightened. The day was beau
tiful, and the street in good condition for
running. The attendance was good con
considering the short notice given of the
i race. [Picayune.
March of Intellect. Extract of a
letter from a newly-married lady, who had
finished her education at a “fashionable”
boarding-school. It was written to a
school-mate.
“I was married ten weeks ago. Me
\ and my deer husband has removed into
the country, too miles from any hous. We
have no market to go to —but have to lay
in our provisions by the barl. My furni
churc is much finer than most of my na
burs. My husband and me agree verry
well—as yet we have not had no quarrel
and in most things he thinks like I do.
I allow I done well in marring, for we are
muchually happy. Him and me could!
live forever together, and neither give!
the other a misbeholdcn word, &,c. Sl c. \
H. W. I
P. S. I have not looked into a book *
since my wedding day. My husband is
the whole world to me—ls I can pleas
him, nothing els shall trouble me.
“What times we used to hav at Mrs.
’s boarding school—such labor in
studying Latin and Logic, and Algebray,
and Music. I never could seethe use of
it.
“P. S. I advise you to git shut of your
single blessednesss as soon as you can.
How friteful old maids is. Write me
the first oppertunity [Kentucky Journal.
[From the Augusta Constitutionalist ]
HAMPTON COURSE.
Thursday —Third Day.
Three mile heats — purse S6OO.
The following were the entries for this
purse;
Col. Hampton’s imp. b. c. Monarch, 3
! years old, got by Priam, out of Delphine
i by Whisker.
j M. L. Hammond’s g. m. Sally Van
Dyke, 5 years old, got by Henry, dam by
Oscar.
This race did not create much interest;
Monarch was the favorite at the start, and
i well he might be, for decidedly he is the
best three year old colt, we have ever
seen make a track—possessing both speed
and bottom. Sally is not slow herself,
and has made some fair races, but it was
obvious to all during the first heat, that if
she kept company with Monarch, it was
altogether through courtesy on his part,
as he could increase the distance between
them at pleasure. As it was, the distance
between them did not exceed twenty
yards, and Monarch won both heats with
ease.
Time first heat G 25; second 6 27.
The track was very heavy, it having
rained all the previous night, and the
greater part of the day of the race. Not
! withstanding the inclemency of the
w'eather, the Turf was well attended.
Friday—Fourth Day.
Tour mile heats — purse $l5O0 —$500 to
the second best horse. — entries.
Col. Adams’ g. f. Mary Gardner, 4 years
old, by Eclipse, out of a Director mare.
M. R. Smith’s b. f. Leanah, 4 years old
by Seagul, dam by Whipster.
Lovell & Hammond’s c. c. John Gued
ron, 3 years old by Bertrand, out of
Medora.
Col. Wade Hampton’s c. f. Charlotte
Russe, 4 years old, own sister to Trifle.
This race created mueh excitement as
soon as it was known what horses were to
start. Charlotte Russe, was allowed by
all hands the purse of 1000, but the con
tention was about which horse would
prove second best in the race, Leanah,
John Guedron or Mary Gardner. The
latter named horse.it was generally thought
stood no chance, but between Leanah and
John, there was a great diversity ofopin
! ion, and the friends of both seemed will
ing to back their judgment, with the prom
\ ises to pay, a number of which were put
into the hands of a third person to await
the issue, which should prove the better
horse. Some few bets were made three
to one Charlotte against the field, but the
principal bets were between Leanah and
John Guedron.
The knowing ones were taken in.—
Charlotte took the first heat, and Leanah
came in second, which was as every body
expected. The second heat, however,
made all the difference in the world, for,
contrary to all expectation, John Guedron
took second, closely followed by Charlotte
beating her about one length. At this
stage of the race, the excitement was at
its height—and bets ran all sorts of ways
—some taking Charlotte against the field,
others John Guedron, and some few best
were made between John Guedron and
Leanah. Unfortunately for the backers
of Charlotte, something was wrong about
her, and her owner, Col. Hampton, con
cluded to withdraw her, which took much
interest from the race. Now the bets
j were all on one side, and the backers of
John were willing to give odds, and we
believe some heavy bets were made, that
he would distance his competitor, which
he did. The following is the result of
the race :
John Guedron, 2 1 1
Leanah, 2 3 dis.
Charlotte Russe, 1 2 dr.
Mary Gardner, 4 dis.
Mime—lst heat, 831 ; 2d, 8 2G ; 3d,
8 18.
The turf was very heavy, which will
account for the above time.
Gale in the Pacific. “Verbal accounts
! have reached us,” says the New York Com
; mercial Advertiser, “of a tremendous gale on
the coast of California, in which several ves
sels were lost or much damaged. Among
others we hear that, the United States’ schoon
er Enterprise narrowly escaped shipwreck, and
that all her guns had to be thrown overboard.
We shall probably have particulars before
many days.”
Hut of Peter the Great. Scardam
is remarkable for being the residence of Peter
the Great of Russia, when he worked here as
a common ship-carpenter, in order to make
himself acquainted with the details of naval
architecture. The hut in which he dwelt is at
one end of it, and has been covered with a
brick building by the Princes? of Orange, sis
ter to the Emperor Alexander, who purchased
it at a large price of its former proprietor. It
consists of two rooms and a loft, in which the
Royal mechanic kept various specimens of the
art.—The furniture used by him is carefully
preserved, consisting of an oak tabls- and three
| chairs a recess with folding doors serving him
as a beadstead. Over the chimney-piece is
the following inscription. Petro Magno, A1
exander; and on an oval table is another in
Dutch and Russian, intimating, that nothing
is too little for a great man.’—-[Dr. Lardner’s
Cabinent Cyclopedia.
Aplump rosy cheeked girl who lived in a
hotel where some experiments were being
made in animal magnetism, was requested to
bring in a blanket; upon bringing it, she stood
and looked on, to see them read a newspaper
through several folds of the blanket; after
looking awhile she was seen to blush and color
up and start to leave the room. Upon being
asked what was the matter, she replied, “it
them are somnambys can see things arter that
ere fashion, I don’t see what good n body’s
clothM do them.