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[From Blackwood’* Magazine ]
THE HUNTER.
Merrily wind* the hunter's horn,
And loud the ban of dogs replying,
When before the shout of the fleet-foot morn
The shadows of night are flying.
Sullen the bear in the deep green wood,
And proud the stag that roams the forest,
And noble the steed with his warlike blood.
That exult* when the toils are sorest.
Fair is the land of hill and plain,
And lonely hills and misty mountains ;
And the crags where eagles in tempest reign,
And glittering lakes and fountains.
These are the joys that hunters find,
Whate'er the sky that’s bending o'er them
When they leave their cares on their beds be
hind,
And earth is all fresh before them
Day ever chases away the night,
And wind pursues the waves ol ocean,
And the stars are brothers, like hunters bright,
And all is in ceaseless motion.
Life is a chase, and so 'tis joy,
And hope foretells the hunter's morrow ;
'Ti* the skill of man and the bliss of boy
To gallop away from sorrow
Ba»tile Amusement#. In ‘The His
tory of the Bastile, and its Principal Cap
tives,’ recently published in London, we
have a curious account of the singular
manner in which the celebrated Henry
Masters de Latude contrived to solace
hours of his long and dreary imprison
ment in the Bastile. lie was put into
the Bastile, at the age of twenty-live years,
and was confined there for thirty-five years,
simply, for certainly a very clumsy at
tempt, to obtain the patronage of the
king’s strumpet. The olfence originated
from the system of government, which
reduced that unhappy man to attempt to
gain Court favors, by which so many oth
ers had acquired fame and fortune. Her
beguiling his tedious incarceration is thus
described.
Stripped, and rcclothed in rags, which
were dropping to pieces, his hands and
feet heavily ironed, the prisoner was
thrown into one of the most noisome dun
geons of the fortress. A sprinkling of
straw formed his bed ; covering it had
none. The only light and air which pen
etrated into this den ot torment, came
through -a loop-hole, which narrowing
gradually from the inside to the outside,
had a diameter of not more than five
inches at the furthest extremity. This
loop hole was secured and darkened by a
four fold iron-grating, so ingeniously con
trived that the bars of one net work cov
ered the interstices of another, hut there
was neither glass nor shutters to ward otf
the inclemency of the weather. The in
terior extremity of this aperture reached
within two feet and a half of tiie ground,
served the captive for a chair and table,
and sometimes he rested his arms and el
bows on it to lighten the weight of his
fetters.
Shut out from all communication with
his fellow beings, Latiule found some
amusement in the society of the rats
which infested his dungeon, llis first at
tempt to make them companionable was
tried upon a single rat, which, in three
days, by gently throwing bits of bread to
it, he rendered it so tame that it would
take food from his hands. The animal
even changed its abode, in order to be
nearer to him. In a few days a female
joined the first comer. At the outset she
was timid: but it was not long before she
acquired boldness, and would quarrel and
fight for the morsels which were given by
the prisoner. ‘MfKca my dinner was
brought in,' says Latude, ‘1 called my
companions; the male ran to me directly; i
the female, according to custom, came
slowly and timidly, but at length approach
ed close to me and ventured to take what
I offered her from my hand. Some time I
after, a third appeared, who was much
less ceremonious than my first acquaint
ance. After his second visit lie consti
tuted himself one of the family, and
made himself so perfectly at home that
he resolved to introduce his comrades.
The next day he came, accompanied by
two others, who in the course-of the week
brought five more; and thus, in less than
a fortnight, our family circle consisted of
ten large rats and myself. I gave each of
them names, which they learned to dis
tinguish. When I called them they came
to eat with me, from the dish or off the
tame plate: but I found this unpleasant,
and was toon forced to find them a dish
themselves, on account of their slovenly
habits. They became so tame that they
allowed me to scratch their necks, anil
appeared to me pleased when 1 did; but
they would never permit me to touch
them on the back. Sometimes I amused
myself with making them play, and join
ing them in their gambols. Occasionally
I threw them a piece of meat, scalding
bot; the most eager ran to seize it, burn
themselves, cried out, and left it: while
*helees greedy, who had waited patientlv,
took it when it was cold, and escaped in
to • corner, where they divided their priz
es sometimes I made them jump up, by
holding a piece of bread or meat suspend
ed in the eir.* In the course of a year
hie four-footed companions increased to
tweaty-eix. Whenever an intruder ap
peared he met with a hostile reception
from the old Handers, and had to fight his
before he could obtain a footing,
•tad* endeavored to familiarize a spider,
. be was unsuccessful. ~r
Ineffectual Attempt at Tee-to
' talism. Shortly before the new year, a
! couple in tow n (says the Paisley Adver
tiser,) who indulged somewhat freely in
the use of spirits, became sensible of the
'miseries which their favorite beverage en
tailed on them. One night when the hus
j band came home drunk, his w ife said to
him. ‘Johnny, ye tnauu gie ower tills
drinking, or we’ll be ruined a’ thegithcr;
\e maun join the tee-totallers.’ ‘Will ye
join wi' me, Jenny?’ ‘Deed will I.’—
‘Come awa then, and we ll strike the aim
while its hot.’ Off' they went anil joined
! the tce-tota!!ers, and affairs, thenceforth,
j began to mend. But the new year came,
and Jenny proposed that they should have
| a wee drap in the house —no for tlic.n
--| selves, but for ‘ony fricn’ that might drap
in.’ ‘Arc ye gaun to break through, Jen
ny?' ‘Only for a wee.’ ‘Awcel, awcel,
Use join wi’ vou.’ OIF the two went to
gether, with an infant in the wife’s arms,
I to lay in the new year’s stock. Asa lit
tle bit of rejoicing at having kept their
vows so well, and as a reward for their
j resolution, they partook of a few gills to
gether, and by the time they rose to go
! home, the pavement was found rather
j narrow for them. Besides the wee drap
i py for the use of chance callers, one car
; ried two stones of meal, the other the
j child, and these burdens they exchanged
j occasionally on the way home, it being
deemed advisable that the one who walk
;ed most steadily should carry the child.
I On arrival at home they did not seem cer
| tain what change had last been made, and
I the husband deposited his burden into the
!cradle, while tiie wife locked her one in
j the press, By and by the child began to
cry, the wife sot about rocking the cradle,
j and as the cries increased, her rocking
j exertions increased in equal proportion;
! but all could not pacify the child. A
j neighbor woman hearing the noise, went
jin to see what was the matter, and in go
i ing to lilt the child from the cradle, no
| child was there, but in lieu thereof were
| the two stones of meal in a bag ! The
j key of tin’ press was obtained, the press
I was opened, and there was the child oc
j cupving the shelf usually allotted for the
j meal! We have not heard whether this
j canny couple have yet rejoined the tce
: totallcrs.
Extraordinary* Esc ape. Some days i
ago a young man of a village near L’Ori-1
cut, France, who had engaged himself as j
a substitute in the army, gave one half of!
the sum he received to his only relation, j
a sister, and, having embraced her, took ,
his departure to join his regiment. An-;
other man, who was present at the parting i
scene, and afterwards accompanied the
recruit to Vnnnea, returned about 6 o’-j
clock to the abode of the forlorn girl,
and knocked at the door. Recognizing!
his voice she let him in. lie immediately !
demanded tiie money she had received in ’
the morning. The poor creature, know
ing that she had no means of escape or
rescue, immediately complied; but he in
sisted tli;it she should give him the whole,
which she did; anil, on her protesting that
she had given him the last sous, he told
her she must die, but gave her the choice
of having her throat cut, being shot with
a pistol, which lie produced, or being
hung. The natural horror of blood in
duced her to choose the last mode of
death. The villain hereupon searched
the house, and finding two ropes, he
bound the poor girl band and foot with
one, whilst he formed a slip-knot with the
other, and endeavored to fasten it to a
beam in the room. To accomplish this,
it was necessary for him to get upon the
table. He had just finished his task when
his loot slipped, and the table fell from
under him, and In* was caught bv both
the wrists it*, tiro nonso lie had made for
his victim. As he was utiuhle to extri- (
cate himself, anil had firmly hound his
victim, he remained suspended, and .she
in the position in which he had left her
for two nights and a day. On the sec
ond morning the neighbors, finding the
house still shut up, knocked at the door,
and being answered by the low meanings
of the girl, forced their way in, and found
her and the faithless friend of her brother,
in the situation above described. The
poor girl was released, and received ev
ery- assistance her condition required.
Tiie man was taken down, secured, and
conducted to prison.
Anecdotic of Santeuil, a celebrat
ed Poet of the last Century. Re
turning one night to the Abbey St. Vic
tor, at 11 o'clock, the porter rsfused to
open the door, saying he had positive or
ders to admit no one at that hour. After
much altercation, Santeuil slipped a iouis
d'or under mfffoorv and he obtained im
mediate adimuance. As soon as lie got in
he pretended to have left a hook upon a
stone, and upon which lie had been sitting
"'bile lie waited for the door opening. 1
The porter, animated by the poet's gen
erosity, ran in get the hook, and Santeuil
shut the door upon him. Master Peter,
who was halt naked, knocked in his turn. |
when Santeuil stated tho same dillicultics
as he had done against admitting any one
at that time of night, and that he would
not disobey the prior. ‘Ay, hut master,’
said the porter, ‘you know that I let vou
in very civilly.’ ‘And so I will you as
civilly,’ said Santeuil. ‘if you piease—
you know the price—in or out is the
word, and I will delay no longer.’ The
porter, finding he was like to sleep in the
streets, halt naked, and also run the risk
of losing his place, slipt the piece of gold
under the again, saving, ‘I thought a
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
poet’s money would not stay long with
me/ and purchased his admittance.
From a Liverpool Paper.
The Steam Ship For New York.
The Columbus reached Liver
pool on Saturday, having steamed around
from the river Thames during the week,
and may now be seen in the Trafalgar
Dock. She will proceed on her voyage
early in April; but this being an experi
mental voyage she will not carry passen
gers. She is a beautiful steam-ship, and
is neatly fitted up witli accommodations
for about twenty-five cabin passengers.
She is, it will be recollected, propelled by
Mr. Howard’s patent vapor engines, of
about 120 horses’ power, and can carry
fifty days fuel at the same immersion as a
steam vessel of the common plan, of equal
power and tonnage, can carry twelve day’s
fuel. She will make about 11 miles per
hour. We have received the following
description of the machinery of this ves
sel from a correspondent: This steamer
differs from all others, in havingliterally no
boiler, she has steam generators in which
water in small quantities is made to drop
from an orifice on a heated plate, which
rests upon a stratum of mercury about
three inches and a half thick, which is
heated up to the temperature of three or
four hundred degrees by means of a fire
underneath. The rest of the engine is
similar to the common low pressure en
gines, except that the cold water cistern I
is kept cool by means of pipes of cold |
salt water running through it. It is orig-j
in ally filled with fresh water, so that the I
evil of using salt water for condensation is !
avoided. The fuel burnt is coke and
stone coal, and the vessel will carry suffi
cient for 50 day’s consumption. The
vessel steamed the whole of the way from
London, and frequently attained a speed
of 11 knots per hour. Such is the con
struction of this vessel: and it must be
acknowledged that great advantages, even
for short voyages, are obtained by the use
of machinery occupying so little room as
this does. lam told, however, that it is
found extremely difficult to keep the
joints of the vessel containing the mercu
ry perfectly tight, and that the effect has
been seriously to affect the health of the
men employed. It appears tome, howev
ever, that some substitute for this volatile
and dangerous metal might be employed,
say Newton's fusible metal, which melts
at 200 degrees, and which is not at all
volatile.
In the Circuit Court of the U. S. Dis
trict of South Carolina.
The United States, Y
vs. I Murder.
Jacob M. Burroughs. )
This case came on for trial, on the;
12th inst. in this city, before .their Hon-1
| ors, Judge Wayne, of the Supreme Court,!
| and Judge Lee, District Judge. The in
j dictment was for the murder of Francis
i Higgins, a fellow soldier of the prisoner,
jat Fort Moultrie, on the 27th Jan. last.
| The following was the evidence.
Corporal Rowe. On the 27th of Jan.
last the prisoner was seated in the corner
jof the room, when the deceased, Francis
1 Higgins, went to the prisoner, said some
thing and kicked him—the prisoner was
j seated on tlie floor, anil being kicked, lie
* fell on his face—some of the men raised
him and seated him on a plank or coop
—prisoner then laid down on the floor—
the deceased then went out of doors.—
The kick was given about 7 o’clock in
the evening—a quarter of an hour after
wards, the deceased came back and went
to Burroughs, and talked to him—does
not know what was said —it appeared to
be friendly conversation. Higgins, in 5
or (5 minutes’ time went out of the room
—a half or three quarters of an hour af
terwards the drum beat to call out for tat
too —the barrack room was cleared of
all, except Burroughs. They were ab
sent from the barrack room 10 or 15 min
utes ; 9 o’clock about the hour of tattoo.
In about a quarter of an hour, after they
returned to the barrack room, they were
. ordered to put out the light of the can
dle. They had a wood fire in the chim
ney, which gave a sufficient blaze to light
; the room—just as witness blew the light
out, Higgins returned, and came by the
benches by the fireplace, and asked for
Corporal Hudson—he was told the Cor
poral was not there ; lie then started to
wards the door—some of the men told
him lie had better go to bed, which he
refused to do. When Higgins was with
in a few feet of the door, Burroughs said
to him, “you hugger, you kicked me to
night.” Higgins then turned round to
look at Burroughs, when the gun was
fired—then saw the gun come from Bur
rougli’s birth—it was then thrown on the
floor—it fell within a foot of Higgins.— \
Higgins fell as he received the wound
and died immediately. The ball entered
the left part of the breast and came out
under the right shoulder blade.
[Charleston Courier.
From the Halifax Novascotian.
NOBLE CONDUCT OF AN AMERICAN
CAPTAIN.
Her Majesty’s ship Hercules, j
Halifax Harbor, 28th March 1838. ji
Mr. Howe, Sir, —May I beg the favor
of your giving insertion to the following
statement:
On our passage from England to this
port, when in latitude 42 N. and longitude
42 W., vve observed a sail haul up for us,
apparently with the desire of speaking
this ship. I immediately closed with her,
and found it to be the American ship
“Commerce,” of and from Charleston,
bound to Liverpool, commanded hv Capt
Perry, and that his object in communica
ting with us, was to beg that we would
receive on board part of the crew of the
Elizabeth Caroline, of St. Stephens, N.
Brunswick, which vessel he had met dis
masted and waterlogged, in latitude 39
N. and longitude 45 W. and had taken all
the crew off the wreck six days previous
ly.
These unfortunate persons had been
23 days on the forecastle of their vessel
lashed to the windlass, exposed to every
sea, with hardly sufficient food to sustain
life, and all the water they had remaining
was but two gallons, when the “Com
merce” fell in with her.
My motive in detailng to you these par
ticulars, is principally to express my ad
miration, and that of all those under mv
command, at the generous add humane
conduct of Capt. Perry, as it has been
made known to us by the men belonging
to the Elizabeth Caroline.
It appears that the Commerce fell in
with this wreck by the merest chance, at
about half past nine at night, on the 4th
of March ; and that on hearing the cries
of the crew, the Commerce instantly shor
tened sail, wore round, and went close a
longside the waterlogged vessel—Capt.
Perry hailing them in these cheering
words, as the men have themselves repre
sented: “keep up your hearts, boys, there
is too much sea to board you now, but I
will never leave you till 1 take you off;”
and through the night he twice or thrice
passed round them, repeating those con
soling words, and offering to veer to them
water and provisions if they were in im
mediate want of either.
These generous assurances this brave
sailor rigidly fulfilled, and after persever
ingly keeping close to the vessel for two
nights and a day, blowing very hard all
the time, he at length succeeded in get
ting the people all out of her into the
Commerce, where lie clothed them, and
treated them with a kindness which, as
they gratefully say, they never can forget,
or will cease to acknowledge.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Your very obedient servant,
J. TOUP NICHOLAS,
Captain 11. M. S. Hercules.
Lost and found; or the superiori
ty' of Paper Money. A passenger in
the steamboat Post Boy, the other day,
had the misfortune, when within a few
miles of this city, to lose from his vest
pocket a wallet containing Bank notes to
the amount of 5000 dollars, which fell in
to the river. This was too comfortable a
sum to grieve over, without an effort at re
covering. So thought the loser—and
forlorn as the hope was, took the yawl of
the boat, with a man to help him, to <?o
in pursuit. But time had elapsed in mak
ing these preparations—the steamer go
ing rapidly in one direction, and the mo
ney in another. They pulled away, how
ever, over the broad Ohio—one thousand
chances against them—in search of a very
speck upon its surface—or, perchance,
under its surface. But about two miles
from where it was dropped, they actually
picked up the treasure! This is an in
stance of good luck that can only he ac
counted for by the fact that they were all
good bank notes, and kept the surface. A
single yellow bop would have sunk the
whole concern forever.—[Pittsburg Adv.
Balloon Explosion. The Louisville
Journal of the 10th inst. savs:—Yester
day, at about half past two o’clock, whilst
Mr. Clayton’s balloon was undergoing the
process of inflation, the gas, from soms
unknown cause, took fire and exploded
with a noise like the discharge of artille
ry. Four persons, engaged in the infla
tion, were badly burned—one of them it
is feared dangerously. Tiie balloon was
instantly burned, and the fire was com
municated to the wooden portion of the
cistern containing the water, and other
ingredients from which the gas was man
ufactured. Loss estimated at about SISOO.
Communing with one’s Self. A
person of a truly superior and philosoph
ic mind, would seldom wish to forego the
inestimable privilege of communing with
himself. Sir Walter Scott savs in his di
ary —“from the earliest time I can re
member, I preferred the pleasure of be
ing alone to w ishing for visiters, and have
often taken a bannock and a bit of cheese
to the wood or hill, to avoid dining with
company. As I grew from boyhood to
manhood I saw this would not do; and
that to gain a place in men’s esteem, I
must mix and bustle with them. Pride
and exaltation of spirits often supplied
the real pleasure which others seem to
\ feel in society: yet mine certainly was upon
many occasions real. Still, if the ques
tion was, eternal company, without retir
ing within yourself, or solitary confine
ment for life, I should say ‘Turnkey, lock i
the cell.’ ”
Davy Crockett’s last. The Colon- j
el was present at a splendid route once j
given by General Green, at Washington,
and was induced to dance, or rather at-!
tempt to dance, in a quadrille. The fig-;
ure was intricate and the Colonel got off!
the trail. Turning to his partner —aj
laughing, fun-loving girl—he apologised !
for error, and remarked, with character-!
istic drollery of expression, that he wasn’t
much educated in dancing, although he
could stand up to the plain work mighty
perpendicular; but,” continued he, u when
you come to put in the scientific licks I
squat.”'
Nelson’s Personal Appearance.)
“I had the watch on deck,” said Prince i
William Henry, (his late Majesty,) “when j
Captain Nelson, of the Albemarle, came,
alongside in his barge, he appeared to be,
the merest boy of a captain I ever be
held, and his dress WAS worthy of notice, j
He had on a full-laced uniform; his ]ank
unpowdered hair yvhs tied in a stiff Hes
sian tail of extraordinary length; the old
fashioned flaps of his waistcoat added to
the general quaiutness of his figure, and
produced an appearance which particular
ly attracted my notice, for I had never
seen any thing like it before, nor could I
imagine who he was or what he came
about. My doubts were, however, remov
ed when Lord Hood introduced me to
him. There was something irresistibly
pleasing in his address and conversation,
and an enthusiasm when speaking on pro
fessional subjects, which showed that he
was no common being.”—[Naval Keep
sake for 183$.
Tiie London Times. The London
'l’inies Newspaper is very valuable prop
erty, estimated to he worth $1,000,000.
Its annual profits for some years past, are
supposed to have been between $90,000
and $125,000. It is conducted with
great ability, and at great expense; and
it directly employs, one way or another,
nearly one hundred individuals. It began
in 1788. The number of copies now
daily sold is about twelve thousand. Mr.
Barnes is the presiding Editor. It is own
ed by a stock company.—[Philadelphia
Herald.
A Wife. When a man of sense
comes to marry it is a companion he wants,
not an artist. It is not merely a creature
who can paint, and play, sing and dance
—it is a being who can comfort and
counsel him, one who can reason and re
flect, and feel and judge, and discourse
and discriminate—one who can assist him
in his affairs, lighten his sorrows, purify
his joys, strengthen his principles, and ed
ucate his Children. Such is the woman
fit for a mother, and the mistress of a
family. A woman of the former descrip
tion may occasionally figure in a drawing
room, and attract the admiration of the
company, hut she is entirely unfit for a
helpmate to a man, and to “train up a
child in the way it should go.”—[Port
Folio.
Influence of the moon on Timber.—
Avery intelligent gentleman, named Ed
mondstone, who was for nearly thirty years
engaged in cutting timber in Demerara,
and who made a number of observations
on trees during that period, says, that the
moon’s influence on trees is very great.
So observable is this ifatreebe cut down
at full moon, it will immediately split,as if
torn asunder by the influence of great
external force. They are likewise attack
ed much earlier by the rot than if allowed
to remain to another period of the moon’s
age. Trees, therefore, which are intended
to be applied to durable purposes, are cut
only during the first and last quarters of
the moon: for the sap rises to tiie top of
the tree at full moon, and falls in propor
tion to the moon’s decrease.
The Raleigh Register states that the
present circulation of the National Intel
ligencer is 1972 copies daily, and 7300
tri-weekly: making on each alternate day
an emission of 9193 copies. Whole num
ber of copies per week, 33,553. In the
office is also done the printing of the House
of Representatives for the Editor of the
Madisonian, and various other jobs, books,
pamphlets, &,c. The number of hands,
including 50 females, who fold, stitch,
and the like, is about 200, and the amount
of wages paid weekly, 81500. There is
one double cylinder Napier printing press,
two single Napiers, two Adams presses,
and four of Treadwell’s model. The
whole are capable or printing 70,800 sheets
per day, or 500 reams per week.
Anecdote of Nelson. “I was with
| Lord Nelson at Copenhagen,” says Gen
-1 eral Stewart, “when he wrote the note to
! the Crown Prince of Denmark, propos
| ing terms of arrangement. . A cannon
| ball struck off the head of the boy who
! was crossing the cabin with a light to seal
| it. “ Bring another candle,” said his
| Lordship. I observed that I thought it
| might be very well to send it ns it was,
1 for it would not be expected that the us
ual forms could be observed at such a
moment. “That is the very thing I would
wish to avoid, Colonel,” replied he : “for
ji( the least appearance of precipitation
j were perceptible in the manner of send
ing this note, it might spoil all.” Anoth
er candle being now brought, his Lord
iship sealed the letter, carefully enclosed
: it in an envelope, with a seal bearing his
! coat of arms, coronet, Ac. and delivered
it to the officer in waiting to receive it.”
The moment is reported to have been a
critical one, and this note is stated to
have determined the event.
A Successful Equestrian.
the London equestrian, said to be one of
the most eminent in the world—has rid
den his ‘hobby’ to some purpose. About
two months since, he purchased Rossic
Castle, with a rental of 40,000 pounds per
annum. The purchase money, must have
amounted to 400,000 dollars.
Curious Wager. A man with one
eye laid a wager with another man, that
he saw more than he did. The wager
was accepted. ‘You have lost,’ says the
first, ‘I can see two eyes iiwyour face, and
you can see only one in mine.’
We haF4 glancdd over the report of Mr.
Grant, of die Committee of Congress on Roads
and Canals, on the subject of a Ship Canal
around the Falls of Niagara. The committee
are decidedly in favor of the work, and fully
convinced of its utility. Among the important
facts elicited in the course of investigating the
matter, is the circumstance that the route from
New York to Near Orleans, by the New York
and Ohio Canals, the Lakes, and the Wabash
and Mississippi rivers, is shorter by nearly
two hundred miles than that by the ocean.
The importance of this fact as connected with
emigration and the intercourse, military or
other, between the two cities in the event of
war, must be evident to the most casual observ
er. In transporting troops or munitions of
war, the one route would be completely pro
tected from attack from a foreign naval'force
or injury from tempests, while the other would
be liable to both. The cost of this splendid
work is estimated to be trom two to four mil
lions of dollars, according to its location—sums
certainly not worthy of being mentioned in
connection with the vast benefit to be derived
from it. Dr. Dwight has calculated that the
quantity of water that passes over what is
called Horse Shoe Fall at Niagara on the
Canadian side, is 90,000,000 of tons per hour.
The perpendicular, descent on the Canadian
side is 164 feet—on the American, a few feet
more.—[Baltimore American.
Little Rock, March 21.
The Great Raft passed at last. By
last Friday evening’s mail, we received a letter
from a respectable merchant at Washington,
dated 14th inst. giving us the highly gratifying
and certain intelligence, that a passage has
been effected through the Great Raft of Red
lliver, that two steam boats have passed up
through the opening; and that one of them
(the Indian) arrived at Fulton, on . the 13th,
laden with merchandize and other supplies, for
the merchants, &c. residing above that hither
to great obstruction to the navigation of Red
river. We congratulate our fellow citizens of
the South on the pleasing prospect they now
have of soon possessing an open and unobstruc
ted channel through which to send the products
of their fertile soil, to the great commercial
market ofthe valley of the Mississippi.—[Gaz
ette.
New Orleans, April 11.
Red River Raft. Wchave been favored
with the perusal of a letter from Capt. Shreve,
dated March 29th, at Duby’s Bayon. He
states that the raft is now cleared away, and
the navigation easy and uninterrupted. lie
ascended the stream through the whole ex
tent of the raft, a distance of 52 miles, in nine
j hours. There is sufficient depth of water for
| any steamer that can navigate Red River.—
j Ten feet is found in the shallowest places.
A religious Hypocrite. In August last,
Joseph Coltinan, a linen draper, of the firm of
Worthington Coltmnn, of Stockport, abscond
ed from England with about £9OO worth of
property belonging to his creditors. He was
traced to New York, to Montreal, to Quebec,
and other places, with a shopman with him
who had accompanied him in his flight, and it
was found that lie-had sold the goods he had
absconded with, through an auctioneer, imme
diately on his arrival in the other hemisphere.
The fugitive, it was found, had changed his
namo to Evans, commenced a religious course
and in order, no doubt, to compound for the
sins he had committed in England, set about
the good work of correcting the evil ways of
the people of America, by preaching the doc
trine of Christianity.
The agent for the creditors having traced
his hotel, made inquiry about him, and was in
formed that he had gone to a place at a dis
tance of twenty miles, to hold forth on tho
word of God. A room next to that in which
the preacher usually slept with him, but by
some mischance Coltman received a hint from
somebody, that it would be prudent not to re
turn that night, and his luggage Yvas put into
legal custody when it was found that he -ab
sented himself. It had been ascertained that
Coltman had gone to LaPrarie to give the
people a sample of his holy intentions, and he
was pursued thither, but he had previously
left that place for Toronto or Buffalo, and as
no doubt existed that wherever he was, he
vas bare of property, the pursuit was stopped,
and the agent applied his attention solely to
the contents of the portmanteau, which, was
j opened in the presence of a sheriff’s officer,
and which contained, among other acceptable
matters, 200 sovereigns, with a list of the
names and addresses of the persons to whom
he had sold the goods. By the great activity
and zeal of the agent for the creditors, the
whole of these debts were secured and the
preacher was thus stripped of the whole pro
duce of robbery. Several places had been en
lightened by the holy zeal of this orthodox
preacher, who had wrapped up along with oth
er valuables in his portmanteau the heads erf*
j the sermons which he was to have preached
! that day.—[London Paper.
Unknoyvn Talent. When we reckon
up how many talented children we find
in country towns and schools, and twenty
years after, see how few of them become
heads of colleges, general officers, and the
like, we shall be astonished. There is
none of God’s demesnes so slightly culti
vated as that of genius. Heaven sows
every year the seeds of a rich harvest, but
we care not to water or transplant them.
A country boy of talent, left to himself,
teminils one of a pound of iron, which, in
its rough state is worth one sous ; but
when made up into watch springs, fetches
sixteen millions of sous. How many
springs might he made out of these neg
lected geniuses ?
Choice of Names. We were once
acquainted with a couple who made
choice of the most noted names of the
day for all their children, some half a
dozen, and the proud mother of the young
Gracchi would take every occasion, when
strangers were within hearing, to “call
the roll” of “great folks,” in something
like the following manner: “You Martha
Washington! come here this moment,
and mind Andrew Jackson and William
Shakspeare, while Arthur Wellington
helps Napoleon Bonaparte over that mud
puddle, and then rnn and call your daddy
to dinner !”*,