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[For the Brunswick Advocate.]
Mil Editor; It is hoped you will not re
fuse’ to enlighten your fellow-citizens, on a
subject highly important to Stem, which seems
tohtftobeen forgotten, or perhaps they never
hMMft of ouch a law; as it has been dormant in
aesnsßs so far as my inquiries enable me
WWafttice and ambition are the ruling ,
detMpisjfif tbo day, witli a certain party in'
Congress, sad throughout our beloved country,,
whflb the rights, the property and lives of an
entire'sect ion of this Union, where the lot of
all who are dear to us, all that is valuable to
freemen is cast; are openly threatened’, we
most bo pardoned if we discover too much
jealousy and suspicion, or display too much
2eaf*in the defence of those rights, in protect
inf "property, and giving to life itself
a eweoter thann, a more permanent value
W« haw seen and learned enough of hu
tnaa ambition and avarice, to know that they
haW(.t>*CQde of ethics—no law of morals—no
sense of justice—no idea of right—no feel
ings—bo sympathies, separate from their own
objects, their own interests. We are, tlicre
forSßif not cynical, at least suspicions;—and
it is to the cultivation of the minds of the peo
ple'that we must look; to enable them to judge [
correctly, and unite in protecting our common J
interest, for the security and benefit of our
children.
Education then is the only means by which
the human mind can attain that lofty and vir
tuous standard of correct judgment. This, the.
rich and middle rank of society can afford their
own ; but we must provide those
whom the frowns of poverty have shut out;
from the smiles of fortune, while the God of 1
Nature has endowed them with minds, suscep
tive of the highest polish.
To this end, and with feelings of deep inter-;
est in the education of otir poor, the Itepre- J
sentativo from Glynn in the Legislature of j
1830, incorporated the following section in
“An Act to appoint eleven additional Trustees j
of the University of Georgia, and to provide n :
permanent additional fund for the support of]
the same, and to declare the number of Trus
tees which shall be necessary to form a Board,
uud to authorize a loan of ten thousand dollars
to the Board of Trustees of said University,
and to provide for the education of certain poor j
children therein mentioned.”
*Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Justices of the Infe
rior Court of each county, in this Stale, imme
diately after the passage of tiiis act, to select
from among the poor of their county, one young
man who shall be between the age of fifteen
and eighteen years, whoso duty it shall be to no
tify the Board of Trustees of said selection, and (
it shall be the duty of said lloaYl to cause each ■
applicant so reported, to be boarded, and edu
cated at Franklin College, out of the funds
hereinafter mentioned, free of any charge."
In addition to this, tire same representative
caused an act to be passed, “appropriating the
rent of certain public lands on St. Simons’ Is- j
land, to the support of n Free School on the
same, and more effectually to provide for the !
education of the poor in Glynn county.”
“Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
the rent accruing from the Academy Lands j
(as they were called) on said Island, originally j
granted (as there was a tradition to that effect) ]
for the use of Christ Church (and the commons |
of Fredericca) on said Island, during the Co-;
lonial Government, (as was supposed,) be paid ]
to the Pastor of said church, if he will attend j
in connection with his duties of Pastor of said j
church, to a poor school on said island, (or any j
Other person,) for five days in every week.”
These laws are signed by “ Asbury Hull, ■
Speaker of the House of Representatives,—
Thomas Stocks, President of the Senate, and ,
assented to Dec. 2d and 21st, 1630, by George ;
R. Gilmer, Governor,” our present patriotic and j
able Chief Magistrate, and yet is it not passing!
strange, that its provisions for extending to
the poor, the blessings of the District school!
system and n collegiate education, have been
totally neglected by the authorities whose duty
it wa« to aee the law executed? It is only J
through the papers we can call tiic attention ,
of those authorities to this important subject,
and if the papers will not inform the people of
their rights, the poor must suffer; but you do
a greater injury to the cause of science, by
raising up a prejudice in the minds of the
poor, that the University of Georgia is intend- j
ed for the rich and not the poor, when I have !
shown conclusively, that it is the duty of vour ;
Inferior Courts to send a poor child from each j
county to Athens, to be educated at Franklin
College, and to the poor there is extended all |
the blessings of a College Education!
GLYNN. |
We have been politely favored by Col. Vin
ton with the following official report of the re
cent battle with the Indians near Newnans
ville;
Fort Gilleland, Nf.wnansvh.le, ?
• - June 20t!>, 1838. \
Colonel.—l left this post on the 17th inst.
w ith a command consisting of-Ist Lieut. How,
nnd thirty dragoons; intending to reconnoitre
the large prairiea lying immediately south of
this, ami then to proceed towards tiie VYa ka
sa ea ponds, where I had been informed, re
cent signs of Indians had been seen.
Captain Walker and Mr. E. Knight of Now
nanßville, accompanied me as guides, also un
Indian negro, Sandy, was with me in the
same capacity.
Soon after entering on the Ke-nof-pa-haw
pfairie, Sandy, who had left me a few mo
ments, returned at full speed, and reported
that Jic had discovered a bofly of Indians en
, camped on the point of a large hammock jut
ting into the prairie; I immediately proceeded
with him and the guides, and examined the
situation of the Camp, which' I was enabled
to do, without being discovered, from nn insu
lated grove of timber, directly in front of
their encampment, and a half mile distant.
The guides told me tint the position occu
pied by the Indians, could only be approached
|in two directions; one by a stripof land lead-
ing from where we stood to the point—the
other by a very circuitous route through a
large hammock; upon this information I plac
ed men under Lieut. How, with in
structions to conceal himself in front of the
grove, and to make a dash at the encamp
ment as soon as he should hear the first fire.
I caused the remaining eighteen men to dis
! mount and tie their horses in the rear of the
* grove.
j We then proceeded with Captain Vv alker as
i guide to gain the rear ot the Indians, which
! we did after a fatiguing march of i-bout two
| miles, not however, before they had taken the
j alarm and gained trees, from which they open
! ed upon us a brisk fire; we rushed forward im
mediately and gave them a spirited fire in re
' turn; drove them deep into the hammock—
! passed by fifteen or twenty horses, and the
body of nn Indian, (through which I made one
of the men pass his bayonet.)
It was then reported that Captain Walker
(who was foremost in the fight) had been
w ounded. Upon reaching hirn, 1 found that
his wound was mortal, and that lie was too
far gone to give me any instructions as to my
position. 1
The Indians were then firing upon U3 from j
right, left and centre, but with iittic ellect, as |
inV men stuck close to their trees. About this
time, Lieut. How made a rapid charge, and j
dislodged them from my right, three of his ]
men were shot from their horses, his own I
horse shot from under him, receiving two |
wounds. Lieut, llow then bore off his wound
ed, and judging from the yell of the Indians,
that they were making tor our horses, he re
moved them to a more secure place.
Having lost my guides, and being encum
bered with the body of Captain Walker and
three wounded men, I Inrdly knew which
way to turn, still my men drove hack the one- j
rnv the third time—took possession of the ]
horses, which v/e were obliged to abandon, |
having led them into a marsh, not in our prop- j
cr direction. The firing then ceased for ail
interval cf twenty minutes, it having continu
ed on both sides for one hour and three quar
ters.
Before discovering the way out of the ham
mock, which was by mere chance, my men
bore along the body of Captain Walker until
they dropped from fatigue and exhaustion. As
1 left the hammock, the Indians rallied and
gave us long shots, which we were unable to
return as our ammunition was expended.
We conveyed our wounded (three of C and '
three of 1 <: company,) that night to Fort Clark, j
eight miles from the prairies, and returned
early next morning and brought oft’ the body
of Oapt. Walker.
In reconnoitering the ground, we found sev
eral spots covered with clotted blood, and the
body of an Indian concealed between two
logs and covered with bushes.
Our spoils were throe ponies and two ri
fles. From the number 1 saw running in the
woods, and the size of tile encampment, I sup
pose there wore about fifty India ns. 1 regret
that the size of my command prevented me
from effecting more. Os my ow n command I
j have nothing to complain—of my guides,
I their conduct was ail that I could expect or
mvisli. Owing to the skill nnd prompt atten
tion of Dr. Bynn, I am happy to report that my
wounded flkfejn a fair wav of recovery.
I hai c the honor to be, sir,
Yonr obedient servant,
L. J. BEALL, Capt. 2d Drag.
Colonel Harney, 2d Dragoons.
P. S. Since writing the foregoing report 1
have been informed by Lieut. Hardin that the
bodies of two Indians were found by a com
pany of Dragoons from Micanopy, whilst
scouring the hummock where the engagement
took place.
L. J. BEALL, Capt. 2d Dragoons.
W c give the follow ing, from the New York
American, ns containing the best, and appar
ency the most authentic, account of the fracas
between Messrs. Maury &. Campbell, at the
close of the late session of Congress :
Ycsterdav morning, Messrs. Campbell
and Maury, of Tennessee, had a pugilis
tic encounter in the House, a few minutes
after it adjourned. They were much
bruised, and each received a brace of
black eyes. The circumstances were as
follows : It appears that early on Sunday
morning, Mr. Mauri was very active in
procuring a call of the House, in order to
show to tiie country who were the delin
quents. .Mr. Campbell was among the
absentees, and was brought to the bar with
the rest in custody of the Sergeanf-at-
Aruis. At eight o'clock, when the House
adjourned, the latter went to liis colleague
and reproached him for his conduct in
: aiding the call, at the same time alleging
j that Mr. M. had done it with a view to
| injure him (Mr. C.) at home, among his
| constituents. Crimination and recrimin
i ation followed, and each gentleman hon-
Jored his opponent with the ep.tiiet of
: “liar,” “scoundrel,’’ &c. As might be
expected, a personal conflict was the re
sult, and blows were bestowed in abun
dance. Not more than five members re
mained when the fracas commenced, and
they, of course, did not attempt to inter
fere. Aftei*fthe belligerents had belabor- 1
ed each other to their hearts’ content, ]
they suspended hostilities, retired to tfieir
respective homes, and have not been seen j
since. It is sairi they are so well satisfied I
with their mutual inflictions, that no doubts
are entertained as to further proceedings.
A yankee writing from the West, j
speaks of its great matrimonial facilities {
] at ‘d adds,“suppose you get our girls some ;
new teeth and send them out!”
i Queen Mad. It is stated that two
i Americans now in London, have offered
i two hundred guineas, (81000) each, for
( seats in Westminster Abbey, on corona-,
j Holiday, and have been unable to procure
them!!’ r
mu,NSW ICR~AJ3VO€ATE•
Death of the Hermit. t An inquest
was held on the 4th July, over the body
jof Hope Peterkin, a Scotchman, aged a
i bout -15 years, found drowned in the Pas
; saic river, a short distance below this city.
It appeared by the evidence of some boys j
on the shore at the time, that he went in- '
,to the river to bathe, and swam out into j
the middle of the river and attempted to 1
j return, but soon sung out for help and be-’J
gan to sink, and before assistance could j
! reach him disappeared. His body was j
recovered in a snort time, but too lute to ]
(save his life. The verdict of the jury was j
j “accidental death by drowning while bath-!
ingin the river.” Hope was a son ot a ,
, Scotch Presbyterian Clergyman, and came
to this country to seel; iii? fortune about
19 years ago. lie first established him
self in the blenching business at the Eng
lish Neighborhood in Bergen county;'
] and not succeeding to his satisfaction, dis- j
posed of his property there and went to ;
the South. Here be fell into the hands;
of sharpers and lost all his property.
lie became disheartened, dejected, and
j disgusted with the world, and wandered
, from place to place, until he finally reacli
,ed Newark, about six years ago. lie oh- j
! tamed permission to build himsell a small ,
but in the woods, near I lie Passaic river, I
where lie lived a secluded hermit’s life,
entirely alone, occasionally working lor (
the neighbors, to enable him to procure j
the necessaries of life. He was, in the i
language of those best acquainted with ;
him, one of tiie honestest men living. In
bis youth lie had received a liberal cduca-j
tion, and was a first rate scholar. lie j
spent most of bis time in reading and \
writing. Ills remarks on certain passa
ges of the Bible, written in the margin,'
show that lie was no stranger to its con
tents. lie left no property, excepting a j
great number of letters from his friends ;
aim correspondents in this country and in
Europe, and a large bundle of manuscripts j
of his own writing. llopo had never,
been married, and the reason lie gave for
remaining single was that lie had been en- j
gaged to a lady in Scotland, and never, to !
the day of his death, did he abandon the
idea of yet being able to return and fulfil !
Ins engagement with her. [Newark Ea-:
;*"■ ‘
Awn i. Catastroph. On Thursday
morning about (i o’clock, a keg of pow
] der exploded in a dwelling house in -Nor
' wegian street, Pottsvillo, the effects of
j which were frightful beyond description.
Five persons were dreadfully burnt, three
lof whom have since died, and the recov
| cry of the remaining persons is consider-
I ed doubt fill.
Two or three others were also burnt,
; hut not dangerously. \Ve learn from the
; Minors’ Journal, that tin* explosion oc
! curred in tiie following manner: One of
the men went into the middle of the room
j to fill his Husk with powder from tiie keg.
While in tiie act of doing thi«, another
I was lighting his pipe with an ignited
stick, and approached to converse—a
spark few off' into the powder and the
whole exploded. The front of the house
J was thrown out several indies, so that it
became necessary to prop it. A man
standing in the door way was thrown out
against the paling. The deceased are a
hired girl, an old man and a bov, who di
ied after suffering the most excruciating
jagony.
The sight of the sufferers was lieart
j rending—their blackened faces, lacerated
I bodies, and piercing cries of distress, were
! liarrowing to the feelings of the beholder.
1 The names of tiie p: incipal sufferers
are as follows: John Descnl and his son,
j Michael Quinn, Michael Ryan, Margar
' et. Shaffer and Eleanor Drescal.
One of the others is since dead.
The most prominent topic of the Lon
don papers is the fatal riot near Canter
bury. The subject has been brought up
m Parliament, in consequence of certain
serious charges alleged against the magis
trates of Kent and the keepers of the lu
natic asylum in which Courtenay h ad been
j confined, for allowing him to go at large.
The charge was made in the Chronicle.
I Courtenay’s real name, it seems, was John
] Niehollas Tom.
] Tiie affair was investigated by tlie mag
. islrates on the Ith, at Favesham, in Kent,
fifteen of the prisoners being he tore them,
: four of whom were committed on the
] charge of wilful murder. Nine of the ri
oters were killed in tiie affray.
The papers giro portraits of Tom, or
Courtenay, in his rich velvet gown, cov
ered with gold chains, his long black
beard, tScc. lie appears to have deluded i
his followers much as Mathias did some I
(in this city, making them believe that he]
was the Deity, able to work miracles, &c.!
[New York Express.
Tnr, Tomato.— Dr. Rennet, who re-1
cently delivered a lecture at the Medical (
College of Lake Erie, Ohio, remarked of]
this valuable culinary vegetable that it ■
was one of the most pow erful deobstruents !
of the Materia Medica, and that in the]
affections of the liver and other organs 1
where calomel is indicated, it is probably!
the most effective, ami least harmful renie- *
dial agent, known by the profession.
The Great Rf.ll.—The new Alarm ;
Bell, for our City Hall, which is nearly
ready for use, is tiie largest ever cast in
the United States. It weighs between Si
and 9000 lbs., and was cast by N. P. j
Ames, of Spingfield, Mass.
[New York paper.
Escape of a Convict. — Aq accorn
plished.rascal named Underwood, escaped
from the Louisiana Penitentiary, at Baton
Rouge, on the 24th ult. He was impris
oned for highway robbery, and sentenced
for fourteen years, two of which had ex
pired. lie had made preparations some
time previous for his departure on the j
first favorable opportunity, by filing off
liis chains, and so fastening them as to
avoid detection—fabricating also a pair of j
whiskers for the purpose ofdisguise. At!
the hour of dinner for the convipts, on :
the day above mentioned, and while the
wardens were engaged in attending to i
several visiters, thinking the proper ino-'
merit had arrived, ke determined to exe-1
cute bis long devised scheme of escape.!
The Baton Rouge Gazette thus humor-]
ouslv gives the particulars :
In walking to liis cell, scheming and
resolving, lie accidentally tumbled over a (
trunk in the way. ‘D—n the trunk!’ said (
he, grasping liis toe and dancing withj
pain. But a bright idea dawned upon liis ]
mind and a triumphant smile lighted up:
his countenance. He caught the trunk i
in his arms and carefully peering along j
the dark passage, he carried it in one otj
the hack cells. There he opened it and !
extracted an elegant suit of new clothes,;
a pair of green spectacles, a polished pair]
of boots, a fashionable black hat, a pair-1
of soft kid gloves, a bundle of cigars, and (
a pocket-book containing money.
He lias no water to make his ablutions, ]
but lie found a substitute, or perhaps, |
thought the matter beneath liis notice. I
In a few minutes, he had donned his ap-j
pare!, whiskers and all, and taking a!
coquetisli neep in a pocket glass, lie sur-j
veyed—a real dandv. With a smirk oi ■
vanity on his countenance, he sat down
and indited an affectionate valedictory
letter to his comrades, lie then sallied
forth into the yard and most fbpishly
swaggered round, combing his whiskers
and contemplating the building with marks
of astonishment on liis countenance.
After showing off for a while, he conclud
ed it was time to snuff the free breeze,
and placing a cigar in bis mouth, he
swung himself most languidly into a black
smith’s shop and asked permission to get
a light, liis fellow convicts bowed polite
ly to the dashing dandy, who drew the
manuscript of an old song from liis coat
pocket (left there accidentally by tiie for
mer owner of the garment) and used it to
light his cigar. ‘Poor Betsey!’ said he,
I sighing as he put it in the lire—‘How
j cruel 1 am to hum your letter—but ne
j cessity orders it—-there is nothing else
] cl an at hand.'
] lie walked leisurely to tiie gate and
J entered into conversation with one of the
] guards. ‘ITow many miserable guilty
] mortals have you in this gloomy retreat
i of crime'!’
‘There are about 120 convicts here now
I sir.’
‘How my blood thrills when 1 think of
] the degraded state of mankind, when I
j view so much wretchedness and suffering.
Have tlicv no chance of escape?’
The g iurd clashed his arms significant
; ly.
‘All! you keep a strict watch—well
j but I can't conceive how you can endure
ino sight of so much suffering. 1 have
] always disliked to be where crimes are
punished—my nerves are weak; I feel for
j my fellow creatures however abandoned.
I Good evening sir.’ And he extended a
i paw wrapped up in glove leather which
| tiie guard respectfully touched.
The gate was opened, lie entered the
passage that leads to the street, met the
| W arden. touched liis hat and made a po
lite bow which was no less courteously
j returned — and behold Underwood in the
] street chuckling at his success and free as
!the wind.
The whiskers were instantly removed,
] tlie barber received a visit, and Undcr
] wood now alias Selville, was shaved,
; brushed, perfumed and completely Adoni
zed. He then visited a store, bought a
i suit of new clothes and a cane, changed
! liis appearance once more, and like a per
fect loafer, commenced to lounge round
j the, corners and discuss politics.
‘W hat a handsome man!' whispered a
pretty young lady passing.
‘Yes,’ said her companion—“ Tis a
; pity Ins hair is shaved so close—it makes
him look as it he had just come from tlie
Penitentiary.
‘O fie! don’t you know that it is the
fashion.’
Mr. Selville smiled graciously at the
flattering notice ofthe beautiful ladies. At
length lie got into a quarrel about the elec- ■
tion, received a challenge, agreed to meet i
his antagonist the next morning, got a'
second, and matters being thus arranged :
lie invited the company into a coffee
house and treated like a gentleman. A
few minutes after, lie departed—whither—
none can tell.
Awful Catastorphe.— A melancholy
occurrence took place in Spartanburg, S.
. on the 4th inst., during, the celebra
tion oftha’t anniversary. After the Orator
ot the day had closed his address, they
commenced firing salutes. The cartridg
es were placed in a box under the can
non and, after the first fire, a spark was
communicated to the powder, bv some
means or other, and a terrible explosion
was the consequence. About 25 persons I
are said to have been burnt badly; the
lives of five or six were at the time des
paired of, but we have since heard that
they arc improving. The eye sight of
one man, it is thought is entirely destroy
od. [Gazette.
X . Jfg Jjr < ■ l». f
Thb Diamond Ri.no. Id a populous
town, in one of tfce midland counties in
England, a stranger of agreeible* hrsrnners
and fashionable exterior, frequently made
hia appearance. He gradually obtained
the acquaintance of some of the most res
pectable inhabitants; among the rest, of a
jeweller, a man of considerable wealth,and
reputed to be very knowing in his profes
sion.
One day, while sitting after dinner over
a bottle of wine, our friend of the precious
stone department, whose eyes were never
idle in the way of business, espied, on the
little finger of his new acquaintance, a
richly chased gold ring, set (apparently)
with a brilliant of great size and of the
first water. He' begged to be permitted
a nearer view, which was accorded with
much politeness by the strangor.
‘A magnificent stone, sir,’ said the jew
eller, returning the ring; ‘it is but seldom
we see a brilliant of that size so perfectly
free from flaw or blemish.’
‘You mistake, sir,’ sard the stranger 1
smiling. ‘lt is but an imitation stone;
yet so' excellent a one, that the best judg
es have been deceived by its appearance.’
‘Howl’ returned the other; *a false
brilliant? It cannot be. I have followed
my profession for thirty years, and I nev
er yet have been so deceived. Permit
me a second inspection.’
But this only served to confirm his first
impression. ‘lt cannot be,’ he repeated
to himself; ‘I know a good stone when
I see it, as well as any man in England ;
and if that be not one, may I never sell
watch or diamond again !’ Then aloud
to the stranger: ‘Mav I ask if you are
inclined to dispose of this ring?’
‘No. It was the gift of a friend to me
on his death bed. I esteem it almost as
highly as if it were, as you suppose, a gen
uine brilliant. And in truth,’ be added
with a smile, ‘as such articles obtain
their artificial value, merely from their
appearance, this ring, being so admirable
an imitation as to deceive even a connois
seur, answers the same purpose as the
purest diamond ring in the world.’
‘Admirable indeed !’ echoed lie of the
silver trade. ‘lt is a treasure. Why,
Rundeir himself might swear to its be
ing a true stone.’
‘The best judges,’ said the stranger, ‘are
at times deceived. I can have no possi
ble motive to mislead you in this matter;
and I assure you, on my word of hpnor,
that this is a false brilliant.’
The jeweller knew not what to make ol
it. There seemed, indeed, no possible
motive to deceive him. He looked first
at tiie stranger and then at his ring; but
tiie former only smiled good-temperedly at
the jeweller’s incredulity ; and, as for the
ring, it still gave the lie to its owner’s
words.
‘I will stake my life on it,’ thought the
merchant of precious stones—‘l will stake
my life on it, that he is himself deceived
as to the value of the stone, or else that,
lor some reason or other, he does not
wish others to know it.
Some days past, and the stranger did
not recur to the subject. But the lapida
ry’s thoughts ran continually on the bril
liant, and every time they met, the temp
tation became stronger. At last he sum
moned courage, and asked him of the
ring if lie were willing to entrust it to his
care lor a single day, that lie might test
its purity to his own satisfaction. To this
request the stranger at once assented, and
the ring was placed in the jeweller’s
hands.
But all the usual tests only strengthen
ed his original opinion. He showed it to
several of liis brother lapidaries, and they
were in ecstacies at the sight; declaring
it one of the most perfect brilliants they
had ever seen.
‘Well,’ thought heat last, ‘even if it
be not a diamond, the best judges think
it is; and it is the same to me as if it were.
I can sell it as a diamond, and that is
enough.’
In returning it, therefore, next day, lie
asked its owner what sum would tempt
him to part with it.
‘I have told you,’ he replied, ‘that lval
ue the ring much above its real value. I
do not wish to part with it.’
‘I will give much more than its value as a
false brilliant:’ said the jeweller. ‘I will
give you two thousand five hundred pounds
for it.’
‘That is ten times its value,’ said the
other, ‘hut I cannot part with it, I cannot
sell the gift of a departed friend.’
‘I may venture another offer,’ thought
the merchant; ‘I can sell it for five thou
sand ;’ then aloud: ‘I will give three thou
sand pounds for it, and that is my last of
fer.’
‘I will tell you, candidly,’ rejoined the
other, after a pause, playing with the ring
and drawing it several times off and on his
finger: ‘I do not think it right to sell it;:
but you seem so very anxious to possess
it, that I know not how to refuse you.— 1
And yet—to take three thousand pounds,
for what is not worth three hundred—l
can hardly reconcile it to my conscience.
Will you give mo,’ he added at last, ‘a
certificate from under your hand that you
purchase this stone from me, not as adia-l
mond, but (as in truth it is) as a false bril- j
limit?’
‘With pleasure,’said the other, eager to!
close tiie bargain.
‘Then the ring is yours.’
The merchant immediately wrote out'
he certificate and a check on his banker]
if three thousand pounds; and the strati-;
rer, drawing his ring from his finger, pre-'
icnted it, and received the papers.
The same evening the jeweller took out
| h«ftreiuuM from*one of the innermost
drawers of hi 3 <*cr£t cabinet to admire
itt W? at leiaote. It seemed to him less
bright than before. He rubbed first the
atone and then his eyes. Could he have
been deceived? It certainly mux | css
bright. He held it in a stronger light
tis suspicions increased—die applied his
highest magnifier— alas! alas! the fraud
was too evident. Thi* was ntU & ring
lie had so much admired. The stranger
had adroitly substituted another Trtthe
moment the bargain was closed ; and the
lapidary had given three thousand pounds
j for a bit of paste.
But remedy .there was none. There
! vvere witnesses enough to prove the stran
; ger’s repeated assertion that the diamond
I was a talsc one, and even his own certifi
cate would testify to the same effect.
J ‘ t ’° be smothered his bitter disappoint
i me, R as well as he might, tossed the treach
erous bauble into a corner, and never
again boasted to liis brother lapidaries of
his bargain in purchasing the diamond
rir 'g-
1 he Kino of France and his Son.—
1 lie present King of France, probably the
richest man now living, arrived in Pitts
| burgh about 31) years ago, accompanied
iby bis brother, and in rather straitened
| circumstances. He left Pittsburgh, and
' descended the river to New Orleans, in a
! common flat, or small Kentucky boat, the
( best facility then afforded. His son, the
Prince de Joiuvillo, arrived in Pittsburgh
on the 3d inst. by the Pennsylvania Ca
nal ; put up at the Exchange Hotel : and
on Monday afternoon he and his suite,
consisting of seven French geutlemeu, de
scended the Ohio in the steamboat Paris,
| (they can feel at home in Paris,) making
i but a short stay in our city. Before lie
j parted, the Prince was presented with a
| copy of Harris’ Pittsburgh Directory, and
! referred to pages 178, 275, which give an
! account of liis father’s arrival, stay and de
parture. Could Louis Phfllippe now- pay
I us a visit, and compare Pittsburgh as she
is, with Pittsburgh as she was 30 years a-
Igo, lie would think her march to wealth
i and fame somewhat analngoils to that of
.'the village pedagogue who sits upon the
| throne of France. _
[Harris’ Intelligencer.
i Florida Banks. The good people of
j App'ilachicola and the contiguous coun
j try, have been thrown into considerable
.] excitement by the failure ofthe West
Florida Bank and the Commercial Bank.
■ Both of these insitutions had been pur
chased by a plausible scoundrel, named
( Hugh Stephenson, who made use of the
| entire control which he exercised over
! them, to get as many of their notes in
j circulation ns possible, and then decainp
]ed with the proceeds of his speculation.
,He was, however, overtaken at St. Jo
. sephs, and put in limbo. Probably he may
j receive the punishment he merits, but the
unfortunate holders of his bills will never
| see the cash they promise on their face to
I pay. llow a man without means was
I enabled to buy the charters of two banks,
or how the former owners could make an
] honest sale to him, we are at a loss to
imagine; but the case with which this
j magnificent swindling operation was per-
I formed, affords another illustration of the
i defects of the Backing system, nnd of
the necessity of remedying them.
[Columbus Sentinel and Herald.
The following anecdote, from an article
!in the United Service Journal for June,
18->B, called “ Stories of Greenwich,”
will Ire new to, as well as amuse, some
of our readers. The narrator, named En
glish, was a pensioner of only 86 years of
age, and had served onboard the Jupiter,
a 59 <ruu ship, under Captain Reynolds,
“Did you ever see Paul Jones?” I in
quired, anxious to learn something origin
al of that celebrated character.
“No,” said he, “I never saw him mv
self, but I . was shipmate ’Jong with plen
ty who new hirn very well. He was in the
pay of the French Government, and a
j desperate chap he was. Never would be
, taken.
“Not il lie could have well helped it,” I
said.
i ‘‘He always wore leaden boots in ac
tion,” continued English; that was be
s cause, if it catne to the worst, be could
jump overboard, and his boots would sink
him.”
i
j
, A ciood one.— When the late Judge
i Howell, of Rhode Island, was at the bar,
Mr. Burgess, to play a joke, wrote on the
lining of his hat vacuum caput, (empty
! head ;) the hat circulated about, exciting
a smile on every countenance, except the
owner, who deliberately took it up and
repeated the words above, and well know
ing the author of mischief, addressed the
court as follows: “May it please the Court;
I ask your honor s protection, (holding up
the hat) for,” said lie; “I find that Brother
Burgess has written his name in my hat,
and I have reason to fear that he intends
to make off with it.”—[Galaxy.
A Good Haul!—Last week twenty bar
rels of mackarel were seined at one haul
at Sandy Point, by Capt. Baker. His
seine is five hundred yards long. A few
weeks since lie enclosed a multitude of
fishes, principally Manhaden shad. It is
estimated that their number was 200,000.
—Gloucester Telegraph.
Mr. Henry Hinge was lately married
in Indiana, to a Miss Gate.
We hope Mr. Hinge will let his Gate
ha xc. full swing.