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Bfunsfoicb tc. by CHARLES DAVIS.] VOLUME 2. BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE. agents! Bibb County. Alexander Richards, Esq. Telfair “ Rev. Charles J. Shelton. Mclntosh “ James Blue, Esq. Houston “ B. J. Smith, Esq. Pulaski “ Norman McDuffie, Esq. Twiggs “ William H. Robinson, Esq. , TERMS. Three Dollars in advance—s 4at the end of the year. (LFNo subscriptions received for a less term than six months and no paper discontinu ed until all arrearages are paid except •at the option of the publisher, in’All letters and communications in relation to the paper, must be POST PAID to en sure attention. (O’ADVERTISEMENTSconspicuousIy 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 nent. 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. (EpN. B. Sales of Land, by Administrators. J Executors or Guardians, are required, by law, j 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 the property is situate.— Notice of these sales must be given in a public gazette, Sixty Days previous to the day of 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 be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land, must be published for Four Months. Notice for leave to sell Negroes, must be published for Four Months, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. Ah Oi'diuaiitre To prevent vice and immorality on the Sabbath. BE it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Brunswick, and it is hereby or dained by the authority of the same, That, from and after the passing of this Ordinance, each and every person who shall do or perform any labor, business or work, on the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, (works of necessity or charity excepted,) shall for every such of fence be subject to pay a fin.e not less than three nor more than ten dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further ordained by the au thority aforesaid, That each and every person who shall hereafter do, practice or perform, and each and every person who shall aid, as sist, promote or abet, any horse-racing, boat racing, hunting, fishing, bowling, billiard play ing, or other public game or sport of any kind, in this city, on Sunday, shall for every sucli ofl’ence be subject to pay a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars ; and each and every person who shall hereaf ter be guilty of, or commit any riotous or dis orderly act in this city on Sunday, shall be subject to pay the penalty aforesaid. I Sec. 3. And be. it further ordained h y the au thority aforesaid, That each and every person who opens or causes or permits' to be opened, his, her or their store, grog-shop or bar-room, i (unless such bar-room be attached to a licen sed tavern or eating house) on Sunday, or keeps or permits the same to be kept open on that day, for the purpose of selling liquor or merchandize, shall for every such offence be subject to pay a fine of not less than five nor ' more than fifty dollars; and each and every tavern keeper, hotel keeper, or public house keeper, who suffers or permits disorderly con duct in his or her house on Sunday, shall be subject to pay the penally last aforesaid. Sec. 4. And be it further ordained by the authority aforesaid, That one half of .all the fines collected under the provisions of this Or dinance shall go and be paid to the informer, and the other half shall be paid into the City Treasury, for the benefit of the city. And it is hereby declared to be the duty of the City Sheriff, Constables and other officers of said city, to enforce the provisions of this ordi nance. Passed July 2d. 1838. A. L. KING, Mayor. Attest: Cius. Davis, c.c. Georgia Female College. rpHE FALL TERM of this Institution, will JL open on We«iu- 13M* i«»t. As the number of Students is limited, it is to be desir ed that those who design patronizing us, should apply at the beginning of the term. "Remarks on Female Education," is in the hands of the Printer, and will soon be published. An Essay on the Theory and Practice of Music, and Marches, Ac. by V. Lataste, Pro fessor of Music in this Institution, are for sale at the Bookstores. Our friends are informed that tins institution is now in a very flourishing condition, in spite ot the various rumors attempted to be spread bv those who consider us formidable opponents, or they would labSr to put us down by fair means. They have reported that we are not patronized by respectable people, and other things equally generous and decent. In con firmation of' the truth of such, we refer all wishing correct information, to Jesse P.Greene, Wm B Greene and James Anderson, Esq rs., Burke County—John Morel, Esq. Savannnli- John E. Lester, David Lester. Esq rs. Jones County—David Hill, Stephen Bivins, Esq’rs., Col Rockwell. Maj. Wm. Y. Hansell, Ac. Ac. Ac. Baldwin County. This is professed ly a Southern Institution, and Southern men wi" support it. a N > a T M S |,A T AS TE , June 31 Principals. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING, IN THE CITY OF BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY, GEORGIA POETRY. [From Alexander's Weekly Messenger ] GOD, EVERY WHERE. BV MISS CATHERINE H. WATERMAN. He whispers in the soft South wind, That murmurs sweetly by ; And paints the roses blushing cheek, The violet's azure eye. He speaks to us, at summer’s morn, When birds their matins sing ; And when the leaping waterfall Welcomes the breath of spring. We hear him in the clustering leaves That cluster round the trees— He wakes the music of their harps, To swell upon the breeze. W T e scent the odour of his breath, Upon the flowery thorn; The boundless glory of his wealth Among the golden corn. We mark him in the gushing heart, That, 'mid the shade of even, Whispers its worship to the stars, Its prayer and praise to heaven. Amid the shadow of the wood, In water,earth and air; In bud, or flower, or bird, or tree. Our God is every where. T 0 I * ( E L LAIY. [Translated from the “ Morning Post” of Stutt gradt, for its namesake of Boston. THE MAN AND THE TABLE. A poor simple man possessed nothing but a sick wife, six small helpless children, a pine-table, and a black dress rather the worse for wear. He had made every ef fort of which he was capable, to support his family—but, his abilities were small and having no money, his elTorts were unsucessful. lie consequently complained of fortune, which is usually made respon sible for ill success, llis wife complained and suffered, his children fasted and cried, and he rested his elbows on his table and meditated. Thus, day after day, the family passed their time. This man had but one earthly passion, one wish, one fixed idea; and that was to get into office. After ten long years of solicitation, he had as yet received no ap pointment. For all his pains he had ac quired nothing hut a prettythorough know ledge of all the administration localities, lie could have gone from the porter’s lodge to the private cabinet oftlie minister blindfolded. On one occasion, about day break—he had not been able to close hts eyes the whole night—he leaped with the energy of sudden resolution, from his miserable bed. His poor w ife, fearing that hunger had disturbed his reason, followed all his movements with anxious eyes. His first steps was carefully to brush and arrange in the best possible order, bis decaying suit of black. He next shaved himself with a degree of care and attention quite unusu al with him. Having finished dressing, he proceeded to walk back and forth in bis lit tle chamber, apparently absorbed in the most profound reflections. When the clock struck nine he seized his pine ta ble, examined it to see if it was in good condition, took it upon his shoulders and went forth, llis wife concluded that he intended to sell it, and the hope thus in spired of being able to provide a little food for her children, lighted up her pale coun tenance with a melancholy smile. Half an hour later, the Swiss sentinel j at the gate of the Minister’s hotel encoun tered a man in a black dress, and bearing a table upon bis shoulders. Supposing him to be a mechanic bringing home a ta ble lie had been ordered to make, the sen- ! tine! permitted him to pass unquestioned. The Clerks of one of the bureaux, who were rather new and unexperienced in their offices, likewise observed, without mistrust, anew comer among them. He had taken the precaution to bring his table with him, which he sat down in a corner where it would discommode no one, drew an inkstand from his pocket, appropriated lan empty chair, and seated himself with an important and busy air. Soon a little bell was heard to ring. The stranger im mediately started from his seat, proceeded through the two adjoining rooms like one who was sufficiently familiar with the premises, opened the door of one of the cabinets, and with a low bow respectfully asked: “ What is wanting, Herr Director ? “I did not want to speak with you, but with Louis.” “Louis has gone out, and therefore I cante.” “Do you know’ where the bureau of the army paymaster is ?” “Perfectly well, Ilerr Director.” “Go and request him to come to me th is forenoon.” At every sound of the bell he continued to evince the same zeal. Before his com rades had time to move, lie was always BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1838. half way to the room whence the sound came. The question was indeed often asked among his comrades what sort of > a situation the new comer held—but this latter was so complaisant, obliging, and ! active in the discharge of every duty,; that they suffered him to go on without in- j terruption, while they were consequently left at leisure. He soon became a general favorite, and no one of them any longer ! troubled himself to learn his origin or the j nature ofhrs employment. But the Director, a great lover of order, at length became curious to know who this new employer could be, whose name did not appear on the list, and the poor man was obliged to undergo much ques-! tioning. “Who are you?” “Herr Director, I* am always at your command.” “Whence came you?” “Your Honor may send me. where you please, I am every where known.” “Who appointed you?” “When your Honor has need of me, I am always at hand.” And so it remained impossible to dis cover the origin of this faithful officer. Thus passed a month. On the last day of the month our hero saw the pay roll passed round, and heard the clinking of the pay which his comrades received. This was one of the saddest moments of j his lifo—he now saw himself in the midst of the fair stream, he felt himself dying of thirst and could not apply a drop of the water to his lips. He however bore up so manfully, and appeared so well satisfied, that one would have supposed he was at least a chancery clerk. The Director saw with astonishment that the pay roll bore no additional name. Again, he rung his silver bell, and the new officer answered the summons as promptly as if he had been called by name. He was received with the question in an angry tone: “What office do you hold?” “ I am myself waiting for a decision of that question, and in the mean time have been endeavoring to give some proof of zeal and capacity.” “ But tell me, instant ly who sent you here?” In speaking these words, the voice of the Director became really terrible. The poor devil trembled from head to foot; the sight of the salary which the others had received, had ex haused his moral, as hunger had his phy sical power. lie fell upon his knees, and in a tone of anguish cried: “ Alas; your honor, if you must Know who sent me here, it was my sick wife and my six starving children. Now, you know the whole. Turn me out, if you have the heart to do it.” Mercy prevailed in the heart of the D ircctor; moreover, it was found to he a very pleasant joke—it furnished an anec dote which the minister could relate to his guests after dinner. The man was re tained as a messenger, and a regular sal ary allowed him. Since that time he is quite another being. llis wife and chil dren are provided with food every day, and he wears a blue coat with yellow but j tons, like other public servants. He is [ perfectly happy, and never omits to remark | to any one who will hear him : “ I am no 1 longer a useless loafer, but have a stake ' in the country as well as others.” Tin: Saii.uk ami tiii: Beau. A Hull s whaler was moored to a field of ice, on I which, at a considerable distance, a large | bear was observed prowling, about for | prey. One of the ship’s company, embold-! ened by an artificial courage, derived j from the free use of his rum, which in his I economy he had stored for special occa-j sions, undertook to pursue and attack the ( bear that was within view. Armed only j with a whale lance, he resolutely, and | against all persuasion, set out on his ad-, venturous exploit. A fatiguing journey j of about half a league, over a surface of j yielding snow and rugged hammocks,* brought him within a few yards of the! enemy, which, to his surprise, undaunted ly faced him, and seemed to invite him to thecombat. Ilis courage being by this .time greatly subdued, partly by theevapo-j 'ration of the stimulus he had employed,! and partly by the undismayed and even j threatening aspect of the bear, he levelled ! his lance in an attitude suited either for j the offensive or defensive action, and stop- j ped. The bear also stood still. In vain ! the adventurer tried to rally courage to! make the attack; his enemy was too for midable, and his appearance too imposftig. I* vain also he shouted, advanced his lance, and made feints of attack; the enemy, either not understanding them, or despising such unniariiincss, obstinately stood his ground. Already the limbs of the sailor began to shake, the lance trem bled in the rest, and his gaze, which had hitherto been steadfast, began to quiver; but the fear of ridicule from his tness j mates still had its influence, and he yet j scarcely dared to retreat. Bruin, liowev jcr possessing less reflection, or being j more regardless of consequences, began, i with the most audacious boldness, to ad vance. His nigh approach and unshaken 'step subdued the spark of bravery and that dread of ridicule that had hitherto upheld our adventurer; he turned and fled. But now was the time of danger. The sailor’s flight encouraged the bear in his turn to pursue; and better provided for it, lie rapidly gained upon the fugitive. The whale lance, his only defence, encumber ed him in his retreat, he threw it down, and kept on. This fortunately excited the bear’s attention, he stopped, psnved it, bit it, and then resumed the chase. Again he was at the heels of the panting sea man, who, conscious of the favorable ef fect of the lance, dropped a mitten; the stratagem succeeded, and while bruin again stopped to examine it, the fugitive, improving the interval, made considerable progress ahead. Still the bear resumed the pursuit, with the most provoking per ‘severance. excepting when arrested by an other mitten, and finally by a hat, which he tore to shreds between his teeth and paws, and would no doubt have soon made the incautious adventurer his victim, who was rapidly losing strength and heart, but for the prompt and well-timed assistance of his shipmates, who, observing that the af fair had assumed a dangerous aspect, sal lied out to his rescue. The little phalanx opened him a passage, and then closed to receive the hold assailant. Though now beyond the reach of his adversary, the dismayed fugitive continued onward, im pelled by his fears, and never relaxed his exertions until he fairly reached the sheb ter of the ship! Bruin once more pru dently came to a stand, and for a moment seemed to survey his enemies with all the consideration of an experienced general; when, finding them too numerous for a reasonable hope of success, he very w ise ly wheeled about, and succeeded in mak ing a safe and honorable retreat. —[Score- by’s Journal. Launch of the British Queen. For some time past “old father Thames” has not psesented such an interesting ap pearance as it did this day, May 24, at the launch of that tremendous steamer j the British Queen, at Messrs. Curling &, j Young’s, shipwrights, at Limehouse. She is the property of the British and A- j ■nerican Steam Navigation Company, and J is intended to trade between London and the United States; she is said to be the longest ship in the world—the length ex ceeding by about 35 feet that of any ship in her .Majesty’s navy. At an early hour this morning the dock yard was crowded with persons anxious to witness the launch, and the proprietors of the same had erected several splendid tents and booths for their reception.— About eleven o’clock, several individuals of distinction arrived, among whom were noticed his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, her Royal High ness the Duchess of Cambridge, the A mericaii Minister, Colonel Lincoln Stan hope, and several others. The British Queen was decorated most tastefully with flags and banners of every description. The shipping anchored near the spot were also trimmed with colors, forming a very interesting sight. It is impossible to de ! scribe the scene that took place when this i “giant of a steamer” quitted the stocks in the docks. As she majestically floated in !to the Thames, the hearty cheers that i were given and the firing of guns almost rent the air. A band of music, immediately the vessel was moored,struck up the nation al anthem, ‘God save the Queen,’and a roy al salute was fired from the opposite shore. | Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather, ] no less than 7,000 persons witnessed this | interesting sight. The river was crowd ! ed with boats containing well dressed la j dies. the above was written, we 1 learn that bis Grace the Duke of Wel j lington was present, and drank success to the British Queen. —[Shipping Gazette, j We subjoin an accurate account of her I dimensions, as furnished by the builders, Messrs. Curling & Young: Length, extreme, from figure-head to tufirail, - - - 27.7 fi. Length on upper deck - - 247 “ j Length on keel, - - 22.4 “ | Breadth within the paddle boxes, - 41 “ j Breadth, including do. do. t!4 “ j Depth, - - 27 “ j Tonnage, - - - 1803 tons I Power of engines, - - 700 hor. j Diameter of cylinders, - - 72 in. Length of stroke, - - 7 ft. Diameter of paddle wheels, - 30 “ Estimated weight of engines, boilers, and water, 300 tons Ditto for coals, for 20 days’ consump tion, - - - (500 tons Ditto of cargo, - - - 300 tons Draught of water with the above weight and stores, - 10 ft. A correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, writing from Sackctt’s Harbor, furnishes the following description of the leader of the pirctical band who recently destroyed the steam boat Sir Robert Peel, and of the haunts they now occupy: What are called the ‘ Thousand Islands,’ are in truth about seventeen hundred, ex tending some thirty miles up and down the St. Lawrence; and by their peculiar formation and location, they present ihe most secure retreat for freebooters that can be found in any quarter of the globe. These desperate men cannot be driven off without a military and naval force of considerable power. The Islands have high rocky shores, are covered with a dense separated by narrow, wind ing, intricate channels, and full of fast nesses of great natural strength. The present possessors have numerous lurking places, very difficult to be discovered, are provided with water craft well adopted to their service, well armed, and plentifully provided with ammunition and provisions. Their leader, William Johnson, seems to be, from all accounts, admirably designed by character, and fitted by education and habit, for the enterprises in which he is now engaged. Hardy, bold, and resolute, he recklessly pursues the objects he has j in view. He professes to be well aware of the perils he encounters, acknowledges i the desperateness of his cause, and avows ' belief that lie shall lose his life in its pros- ! ecution. He declares he will not be' taken alive, and has notified those who | are on search lor him that they “must j bring their coffins with them.” lie is literally armed “ rap-a-pir ,” carries six pistols about his person, a repeating rifle, dirk and bowie knife. His row boat is j nearly forty feet in length, made of white eeilar, has eight oars, and exceeds in j speed, on trial, the fastest steam boat on the Lake. He declares that he is at war J with the Queen of Great Britain, for the j redress of injures received from her Cana dian subjects; that his warfare is honor able, and that he acts under a commission received from the Patriot government. He bids fair to he as renowned in Buc aneering history as Captain Kidd. lam interrupted, and must abruptly close my description oftlie Hero of the Thousand Islands. A New Experiment. —'Pile attempt to clear the bed of a river from a sunken vessel by explosion, has at Inst proved suc cessful. As wc have reason to believe that many of our own lakes and l ivers are encumbered with similar obstructions, we have copied the details of the experiment fror.i an English paper, in the hope of their being acceptable to engineers and others, both in our own State, as well as the South and West.—.Y. York Era. Blowing up of the Brig l Villi cm. off Gravesend. —This arduous experiment has been accomplished with splendid success, and was witnessed by many thousand spectators. At an early hour in the morn ing, Col. Pasley and a party of his men of the Royal Sappers and Miners, again, for the third time, commenced their operations for the explosion. The wind and weather were very favorable. At three o’clock every tiling was in perfect readiness; and two large leaden cylinders, containing a ton weight'ofgunpowder each, were placed underneath the bulwarks of the brig, and the flexible leaden pipe containing the fine powder hose, was also fixed, and the upper end secured to a red buoy, shaped like a punt. Precisely at 28 minutes to four o’- clock the signal was given to fire the train | leading to the gunpowder cylinders, from Tilbury Fort, by hoisting of red flags. All craft that was near the wreck proceed ed to a great distance, and to a place of safety , with the exception of a cutter con taining a party of miners, with their oars in their hands. One stood at the stern of i the boat with a lighted taper, and when the gun was fired, he set fire to the fuse, which burnt for five minutes brilliantly, at the expiration of which period the ex plosion took plaoe. In the interim the miners had rowed away, and attained a considerable distance from the wreck, and out of danger. The effect of the explosion is said to he of an extraordinary descrip tion, and such was its nature that its shock was distinctly felt all over the town of Gravesend, and likewise at the adjacent places, Milton, Grays, and Northfieet. The appearance from the shore, where no less than 7000 persons had assembled, was exceedingly grand and difficult to de scribe. Instantly the powder in the cylin ders had ignited a head of water, in the shape of a dome, and above 800 feet in circumference, was forced to the height of 70 feet. From that was discharged a dense black vapor, and remains of the wreck, masts, timbers, planks, &c. were completely blown out of the water to I some distance. Great cheering took place 1 by the assembly on the shore after the ex- I plosion, and innumerable boats put out to the spot containing well dressed ladies, to | view the remains of the wreck, which i were picked up by the fishermen and watermen ofGravesend. The occurrence took place just at the time the Topaz i steamer, belonging to the Dimond Com pany left the town pier. Not the least S accident occurred. Forever and a Day. A cotempora ry says that “the machinery of the steam er Great Western will last forevir, and adds, that afterwards, it can be sold for old iron /” [TERMS %3 IN ADVANCE. NUMBBXC. The Spider.—Astonishing CciMfi | ty. On the eveniug of the 13th ofr,-a 'gentleman in this village found in his wine cellar, a live striped snake, 9 inches ; long, suspended between two shelves by ■ the tail, by a spider’s web. The snake hung so that he could not reach the shelf below him by about an inch; and several ; large spiders were then upoii him sucking his juice. The shelves were about two feet apart; the lower one was just below the bottom of the cellar window through which the snake probably passed. From the shelf above there was a web in the shape of an inverted cone, 8 or 10 inchea in diameter at the top and concentrated to a focus about 6 or 8 inches from the under side of this shelf. From this focus there was a strong cord made of the mul tiplied thread of spider’s weh, apparently as large as common sewing silk; and by this cord the snake was suspended. Upon a critical examination through ft magnifying glass, the following curious facts appeared.- The mouth of the snake was fast tied up by a great number ofcords wound round it, so tight that he could not run out his tongue. His tail was tied in a knot so as to leave a small loop or ring, through which the cord was fastened; and the end of the tail above the loop to the length of something like over half an inch was lashed fast to the cord, to keep it from slipping. As the snake hung, the length of the cord from the tail to the fo cus, to which it was fasened, was about six inches. A little above the tail there was observed a round ball about the size of a pea. Upon inspection this appeared to be a green fly, around which a cord had been fastened to the cords above and from the rolling side of the ball to keep it from unwinding and letting the snake down.— The cord therefore, must have extended from the focus of the web to the shelf be low, where the snake was lying when first captured; and being made fast to the loop in his tail, the fly was carried and fasten ed about midway to the side of the cord. And then by bowling this fly over and o ver, it wound around it, both from above and below, until the snake was raised to the proper height, and then was fastened as before mentioned. In this situation the poor snake bung, alive, and furnishing a continued feast for several large spiders until Saturday after noon the 16th, when some person, by playing with him, broke the web above the focus, so as to let part of his body rest on the shelf below. In this situation he lin gered, the spiders taking no notice of him, until Thursday last, eight days after he was discovered, when some large ants? were found devouring his dead body. [Batavia (N. Y.) Times. Fuhierick the Great one day rang his bell several times, and nobody came. He opened the door, and found his page asleep in an arm chair. Advancing to awake him, lie perceived the corner of «■ note peeping out of his pocket. Curioes to know what it was, he took it, and reatf it. It was a letter from the mother of the youth, thanking him for sending her part of his wages, to relieve her poverty. She concluded by telling him, that God would bless him for his good conduct. The King, after having read it, went softly into his room, took a purse of ducats, and slip ped it, with the letter, into the pocket of the page. lie returned, and rang his bell so loud that the page awoke, and went in. “Thou has slept well!” said the King. The page wished to excuse himself, and> in his confusion put bis hand by chance into his pocket, and felt the purse with astonishment. He drew it out, turned! pale, and looking at the King, burst into tears, without being able to utter a word. “What is the matter?” said the King: “whats hast thou?” “Ah! Sire,” replied the youth, falling on his knees, —“they wish to ruin me; I do not know howAhis money came into my pocket.” “My friend,” said; Frederick, “God often sends us blessing*; while we arc asleep.—Send that to thy mother, salute her from me, and say that: ! I will take care of her and thee.” Irish Economy. —At an assize in Ire land, two men were condemned to be hung. O/i receiving their sentence, one [of them addressed the judge, and said he [ had two fivors to ask him. “What are they?” said his lordship. “Plase your honor,” said Pat, “will you let me hang this man before I am Hanged myself?” “What is the other request?” said the judge. “Why plhse your honor,” continued Pat, “will you let my wife hang me, for she will do it more tinderly than, the hangman—and then what she will r*» | ceive for the jobs will help the poor cra j ture to pay her rent” ! . -r- A notorious toper used to mourn about ! not having » regular of eyes, one be [ ing black, and the otheKnglit hazel. “It is lucky for you,” replied his friend, “for i if your eyes had been matches, your nose* would have set them, on fire long ago,”'