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VOLUME 2.
BRUNSWICK ADVOCATE.
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Sale of Property for Taxes.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
described property in the city of Bruns
wick, Ga., will be sold at Public Sale, at the
Court House, in said city, on the eleventh
day of June, eighteen hundred and thirty
nine, between the hours of nine o'clock in the
morning and six o'clock in the evening of said
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY TO BE
SOLD.
Lots in that part of the city usually called
the old town, numbered and taxed as follows,
to wit :
Water Lots. Nos. 1,2,4, 5 6. 7.8,10,11, 12,
13, 15, 17, 18, 10, 20,21,22,23,24,25,2(1,
27, 20,30. 33, 34, 35, 30, 37, 38, 30, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 40, 47, 48. 40,50.
Town Lots, Nos. 1,2, 4,0, 8, 0. 10, 11, 12.
13, 10, 17, 18. 10, 20,21.22,23,20,27.28,
30, 31,33. 34. 35, 30, 37, 38. 30, 40, 41,42,43,
44, 45, 40, 47, 48, 40, 50.
The tax assessed upon each of the abo -e lots
is seven dollars and fifty conts.
Lots. Nos. 51, 52, 53, 54. 55, 5(3, 57, 58, 50,
02. 03, 04, 05, 07, 08,00, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 70,
77, 78, 70, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 80, 87, 80, 00, 01.
02, 03, 04, 05, 00, 07, 08, 00, 100, 101, 102,
103, 104,105, 100, 107, 108, 100, 110, 111, 112,
113,114, 115,110, 117, 118, 11!), 120,121, 122,
123, 124, 125, 120,127.
The tax assessed upon each of the above lots
from No. 51 to 128, is five dollars sixty-two and
a half cents.
Nos. 120, 130, 131, 132, 133, 131, 135,130,
137,138, 140,141,142, 143, 144,145,140, 147,
148,140, 150, 151, 153, 154, 155, 150, 157 158,
150, 100, 101, 102, 104, 100, 107, 108, 170, 171,
173, 174,175, 170, 177, 178.
The tax assessed upon each of the above lots
from No 12!) to No. 178, is three dollars and
seventy five cents.
Nos. 170, 182, 185, 180, 187, 188, 180, 100,
101 102, 104, 105, 100, 107, 108,100, 200, 201,
202’ 203, 204, 205, 200, 207, 208, 200, 210, 211,
212’ 213, 214,215,210, 217, 218, 210, 220, 221,
222, 223, 224.
The tax assessed upon each of the above lots
from No. 170 to N0.224, is three dollars.
Nos. 220, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 230,
237, 2:18 230, 240,241, 242, 244, 245, 240, 247,
248, 240,250, 251,253,254, 255, 050, 257, 258,
2(4 205, 200, 207, 208, 200, 270,271,272, 273,
274, 275, 270. 277, 278. 27!), 280, 281,282, 283.
284 285. 280, 287, 288, 28!), 290, 291,202, 203,
‘>o4* 205, 200,' 307,298, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304,
305’ 300, 307, 300, 310, 311,312, 313, 314. 310,
317 310, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324,325, 320, 327.
328 320, 330, 331,332,333, 334, 330, 337, 338,
342 343, 344. 345. 340. 347, 348, 350, 351,352,
357,358, 350, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 205, 300,
;L7, 308, 300, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 370,
377 378, 27!), 380, 381.382, 383. 384, 385. 380,
387! 388. 380, 300, 301, 302, 395,300,307 , 308,
4(HL 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 400.
The tax assessed upon each of the above lots
Irom No. 220 to No. 400, is two dollars and
twenty-five cents
Nos! 407, 408. 400, 410, 411, 412,413,414,
415 410, 417. 418, 410. 420. 421,422, 423, 424,
425 4’ffi 427! 428. 420. 430, 431.432, 433, 434,
435’ 430, 437, 438, 430, 440, 442, 443, 444,
44.»’ 440, 447, 448, 44!), 450, 451,452,453, 454,
455’ 450, 457,458, 450, 400, 401,402, 403,404,
405’ 400, 407, 408, 40!), 470, 471, 472, 473, 474,
475 470 477, 478, 47!), 480. 481.482, 483, 484,
485’ 480 487, 488, 480, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404,
495’ 490! 407, 408, 400, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504.
505.’ 50o! 507, 508, 400, 510, 511, 512, 513, 514,
515 510, 517, 518, 510, 520, 522, 523, 524,525,
520’ 527, 528, 520, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 5:5,
530’, 537, 538, 530, 540, 541,542, 543, 544, 445,
The tax assessed upon each of the above lots
from No. 407 to No. 540, is one dollar and eigh
ty-seven and a half cents.
The supposed owners of the above described
property, so far as known to tire subscriber,
are. The Brunswick Land Company, Moses
Eastman,Urbanus Dart.T. B. King, Jane Ren
sart lL F. Harris and R. Ilnzlehurst
Also, one hundred acres of land, more or less,
lying on and adjoining the Eastern side of said
old town of Brunswick, the tax assessed there
on being thirty seven dollars and fifty cents.—
‘••‘"'‘Tußii, m.,„.
Brunswick, March 2, 18.1.).
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publish the above once a week lor thee months
and forward their accounts for payment.
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[From Chambers' Edinburgh Journal.]
VICIOUS FORMS OF SPEECH AND
COMPOSITION.
Few, even of the greatest writers, are so
| perfectly conversant with the anatomy of
the English language as to be free lrom
occasional improprieties; far less can the
mass of the people be expected to avoid
such errors in common speech. .We think
I that it is not impossible to write or speak
'correctly, and it will be allowed that the
j greater part of the vicious forms of speech
and composition might be prevented by a
small degree of attention. We therefore
submit a few corrections of the more ob
vious blunders in general use, for the pur
pose of putting every one on his guard.
Both, whether as a numeral, or ns a con
junction, ought to be applied to no more
than two objects of sentences.
Whither —a similar remark applies to
ibis word, which, in reality, is r a contrac
tion of “which of the either”—that is,
which of the two objects. Whether is tto
frequently applied to three objects.
Couple , which simply implies the junc-l
ture of two objects, cannot* be properly *
used in reference to separate objects. “A 1
couple of shillings,” for instance, is an
error.
Neither (or nut cither ,) is only applica
ble to two objects.
Every, and each, being singular ideas,
ought never to be used as plurals. The
error of so using them is very common.
Ate, is the proper preterite of eat. Eat
is now generally used as the preterite—a
vulgar mistake arising from the pronunci
ation. Sir Walter Scott, who was nearly ;
the most careless writer of the day, and
whose writings abound in provincialisms,.
uses eat as the preterite.
Bade is the proper preterite of bid.—'
Bid is often used as the preterite, an error
similar to that just alluded to.
Lay is the proper preterite of lie. It
is also the present of a verb, signifying to
deposit. Care ought to be taken not to
use it as the present of the former verb,
which is often done.
Bidden, ridden, written, spoken, arc the
past participles of bid, ride, speak. We of
ten hear people say, “He was spoke to.”
“I have wrote to him,” “Eclipse was rode
by Jenkins.” Nothing could be more vul
garly erroneous.
Drunk is the proper past participle of
drink. Fastidious people have lately got
into a way of saying “His health was
drank.” Drank is the preterite, and can
not be thus used without a palpable frac
ture of the skull of Priscian.
Don’t icun’t and can’t, though admitted
as colloquial English, are not good con
tractions. We could forgive them, how
ever, if people would avoid using don’t in
the third person singular. “He does
not,” can never he properly abbreviated
into “He don’t.” This error vulgar as it
is, advances apace in good English society.
Had better, had rather. —These are
vulgar absurdities, arising, perhaps, from
the desire of brevity. “I had rather,”
must have originally been, “I would rath
er,” contracted into “I’d rather.” There
is a singularly tile Scotticism—“l had
oblige to do so and so.” It should be, “I
was obliged.”
Short-livid, lung-lived, should be sliort
lifed, long-liled.
The above, as an adjective. “The a
bove statement may be relied on.” Above,
being an adverb, can never be correctly
used as an adjective. It is, however, very
commonly employed in that capacity.
Then, as an adjective. “The then Earl
of Winchelsea.” Nothing can be more
vicious.
A great many—a good many—a few.
—Here a singular article is used with
plural nouns. These are very incorrect
forms of language.
Quantity is often used in reference to
objects susceptible of numeration, it is on
ly applicable to an object capable of in
crease or decrease, not by numeration.
Different with — different to —very bad.
From is the onlycorrect particle to use with
differ and its derivations. Disagree with
is proper, because agree there governs,
not the dis.
Supported by subscription, which simp
ly means, by underwriting, might be im
proved into “supported by contribution.”
Lieutenant. —Why should this be pro
nounced leftenant? Can it be because
the uin lieu was once written r? An er
ror similar to that which make the Mack
enyies in Scotland be called Mackenzies,
i and the name of Menyies be spelt Men
zies, the y being mistaken by transcribers
,for;.
Besides, means over, and above, nd
occasionally except. To say, “sit beside
nie,” or use the word in any way as im
plying place, is incorrect.
Animal. —lt is generally, supposed
that this word is oidy applicable to quad
rupeds, as beast certainly is. It is in re
ality applicable to any creature having life
and breath.
\ \ ithout, in the sense of unless, is cer
tainly vulgarism.
Oftenrr, is decidedly wrong.
Men’s minds, the horses’ heads. —Here
the abbreviate of the singular his is used
or implied for the plural their. Nothing
can be more incorrect. “The minds of
men," and “the heads of horses,” are the
proper phrases.
These sort of things, ought to be, this
sort of things.
Progress is a verb—an Americanism.
What fault can be found with the good old
English word advance?
Man-milliner, seems to be both vulgar
and wrong. Milliner, from its masculine
termination, should certainly be applicable
to males; and the word should be altered
for the ladies.
Last night—last evening. —These are
poor substitutes for the fine old English
sound of yesternight.
Antiquarian is often used for Antiqua
ry. The former is the adjective, the lat
ter the noun.
Extraordinary Circumstance—New
South Wales. —We extract the following
from an excellent article in the last Quar- 1
terly Review.
The effects of European colonization ]
upon the native black tribes has been, as in
most other new countries, an iujuroiis one.
They are unable to resist the temptation
of spirits, with which the white men sup
ply them profusely; they are averse to la
bor, and seldom continue in any agri
cultural service. They are however, ex
cellent marksmen and are sometimes em
ployed as constables in aid of the police,
on account of acuteness of sight and of
scent with which they hunt and trace
down fugitives. An instance of this
keenness is said by Mr. Martin to have
occurred during his stay in New South
Wales, under the following extraordinary
circumstances:—
“A settler on the great western road
was missing from bis small farm. His
convict overseer gave out that he had
gone off privately to England and left the
property in his care. This was thought
extraordinary as the settler was not iu
difficulties, and was a steady, prudent
man; the affair, however, was almost for
gotten, when, one Saturday night, another
settler was returning with his Itorse and
cart from market. On arriving at a part
of the fence on the road side, near the
farm of his absent neighbor, he thought
he saw him sitting on the fence: immedi
ately the farmer pulled up his mare, hailed
his friend, and receiving no answer, got
out of the cart, went towards the fence.
His neighbor (as he plainly appeared to
be) quitted the fence, and crossed the
field towards a pond in the direction of
his home, which it was supposed he had
deserted. The farmer thought it strange,
remounted his cart, and proceeded home.
The next morning he went to his neigh
bor’s cottage, expecting to see him, hut he
saw only the overseer, who laughed at the
story, and said that his master was by that
time near the shores of England.
The circumstance was so inexplicable
that the farmer went to the nearest justice
of the peace (I think it was the Penrith
bench,) related the preceding circum
stances, and added that he feared foul play
had taken place. A native black, who
was (and, I believe, still is) attached to the
station as constable, was sent with some of
the mounted police, and accompanied the
farmer to the rails where the latter thought
he saw, the evening before, his deceased
friend. The spot was pointed out to the
black, without showing him the direction
which the lost person apparently took
after quitting the fence. On close inspec
tion, a part of the upper rail was observed
to he discolored; it was scraped with a
knife by the black who next smelt at it and
tasted it. Immediately after he crossed
the fence, and took a straight direction
for the pond near the cottage; on its sur
face was a scum, which he took up in a
leaf, and after tasting and smelling, he
declared it to he, “white man’s fat.”—
Several times, somewhat after the man
ner of a bloodhound, he coursed round the
lake; at last he darted into the neighbor
ing thicket, and halted at a place contain
ing some loose decayed brushwood. On
removing this, lie thrusted down the ram
rod of 1,24-musket into (iie earth, smelt at
it, and then desired the spectators to dig
there. Instantly spades were brought from
the cottage, and the body of the settler was
found, with his skull fractured, and pre
senting every indication of having been
some time immersed in water. The over
seer, who was in possession of the proper
ty of the deceased, and who had invented
the story of his departure for England,
was committed to jail, and tried for mur
der. The foregoing circumstantial evi
dence formed the main proofs. He was
found guilty, sentenced to death, and pro
ceeded to the scaffold protesting his in- j
nocence. Here, however, his hardihood i
forsook him; he acknowledged the mur
der of his late master; that he came be-:
hind him when he was crossing the iden
tical rail on which the farmer fancied he
saw the deceased, and, with one blow on
the head, killed him—dragged the body to j
l the pond, and threw it in; but, after some
■ days, took it out again, and buried it where
I h was found.
RACES! RACES!!
We have as yet had nothing on our
1 course comparable to the grand affair which
lately came off in New Orleans, and is
thus recorded by that matchless chroni
cle of sport, the Picayune.
Great Race Between a Levee Com
missary and a Di tch Woman.— Every
one knows that there are hundreds of
women and small girls in this city regu
larly engaged in the business of picking
up cotton and coffee about the greets
and on the Levee; and that when thekjfind
the picking rather dry they even ge so far
as to steal it from the bales and sacks.
They go in gangs, have their sentinels
out with as much system as a flock of
crows, and while one is on the lookout
of the Commissary or whatever is ap
pointed to watch, the rest will huddle
round a bale of cotton or sack of coffee,
fill their aprons or baskets, and be off in
no time.
We yesterday saw an amusing race,
a single dash of three squares, from the
corner of Common to Custom House
street, between an old Dutch woman who
had made a regular haul of cotton, and
the Levee Commissary, catch weight; she
had a large apron made on purpose for
carrying a heavy freight of plunder, and
he a cane.
At the start the Dutchy had the advan
tage, and led off at a cow gallop. At the
first oyster house the commissary made a
desperate brush and gained on her a lit
tle, but she let out at an awkward though
killing pace—at least he must have thought
so—and soon made a gap of at least twen
ty open yards of daylight. “Go it old
’tin,” said a steamboat character; “Pull
up, man, or dal woman ’ll beat yon, sure,”
said a darky. On nearing the large pile
of rail road iron, foot ofGravier street,
the pace ail round was terrific. The
Dutchy throwed a high hoof hut gather
ed well, while Commissary went at it with
a perfect rush. At this point he lost his
hat, which gave the old one a slight ad
vantage. Over the rail road iron she
1 went, as though a locomotive was after
| her, and on crossing the place where the
j canal was to be, she tiad gained still
more on her opponent —The Commissa
!ry here began to show symptoms of dis
tress, while Dutchy, who still held on to
her plunder, ran as fast and as fresh as at
j the start. Finding it inposssible to hold
j out against such wind and speed ns the
jold’un possessed, the Commissary hauled
up at the corner of Canal street, by which
time the other had gained nearly a square.
The former appeared badly worried, while
I the latter, after resting a short time on a
j box, appeared ns fresh and in as good
j running condition ns at the start. We give
; the following as the result:
1 Old Duchy, (pedigree and age un
known) 1
The Commissary, “ “ dis.
Time from B to o minutes—good, con
| sidering the roughness of the track, which
was covered with shells, cotton hales,
piles of iron, &c. &c.
A LOAFER.
A Soliloquy. —“ The seat itself is well
enough, it is substantial, and it reminds me
of abundance, hut 1 cant say I like these
hooks, they are an annoyance to the cov
ering of the head; mine, however, is a
shocking bad hat. If one of these steaks
which have hung here was before me
well dressed (I can’t say as much of my
self) I would waive invitation and fijll to
—I hate ceremony.—l feel rather chilly
—I will make a philosophical experiment
and see if there is any heat in the moon
shine; there certainly should be, for she
borrows her light from the sun, audit
Would be a pity if she didn’t get a little
heat long with it. They say the moon is in
habited —I wonder if any poor, lonely dis
consolate devil there like me, is looking at
the dark colored planet. There is a more
just appreciation of merit in the moon,
or any other planet than this one. I have
seen a more loafer-looking gentleman
than I am, clothes and all, at the bar be
fore now, and our legislative hall are full
[of iifetn. ' There is </</ cc/mrrtjf aF’m'erit
from outside appearance. Now I, for in
stance, look as ragged as a sheli-bark hick
ory—but I have a soul as big as a mnr
! ket house. Trouble and love, ami whisk
key, if its new, will deprave a man, no J
matter where lie graduates, but I am too
proud to beg, and a little too lazy to
pound stone. There is no chance for
the display of genius in any thing—Mr.
McAdams has left for his successors—it
is servile imitation he would expect of
us. 1 would try poetry if I could borrow
a garret —an attic I should say, to be
classic.
If I could raise a good suit of clothes,
I could live better—l could then go to the
Hotel's at 11 o’clock—call for drinks,
eat up their lunch, and tell the proprie
tor to charge it—that’s all the go here; |
I think I’ll go to work a few days, to raise
a second-handed suit, to play the gentle- 1
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man a few weeks. If it were notfor fhf
social qualities of my heart, 1 wOwCIMtr
itate Cincinnatus and go to agriculture,
but I’ll wait until some of these agtwiaae
are entrusted with the distribution of the
subdivisions of the public domain. I wish
1 had been a state when the surplus was
distributed, I should have been rich now
and unembarassed with poor kin. I can
not account for the bad taste of the mus
quetoes, for if they were to go a little
farther they would fard better, and sup
on the rich blood of a well fed gentleman
—he would never miss a quart —I.l»aye
none to spare —thus it is, the wholg iFQrld
is picking at me! and the coroner will, in
all probability, pay me-the last visit.
The dread of his oppressively polite at
tentions will drive me to reformation hi
spite of my vagrant habits “ I will ab
jure sack, live clean, take physic tvrfce
a week,” and become a temperance lec
turer, and then I shall make as striking a
hit as other great geniuses have before
me, including a converted Jew. There
is only one step from the ridiculous
the sublime; convert inverted subverted.”
[Missouri Saturday News.
Trial for biting of a Nose. —Thelrial
of Edwin Norris fur biting off the nose of
Win. Russell during a disgraceful scuffle
at a house in Park Row some time sipce,
came up yesterday in the Common Pleas.
It appears both parties were drunk and that
plaintiff was the aggressor, by threatening
to skin and lick defendant for, some re
marks he had made, also by putting his fist
in defendant’s ckeek. and the latter then
in defence bit off a piece of liis nose. The
damages werelaid 910,000. The jury gave
a verdict of s‘iooo. [N. Y. Star.
The English correspondent of the New
York Star states that Mr. C. Matthews, Jr.
whose visit to this country last aw miner
with his wife, Madame Vestris, proved|so
unprofitable, is about to avenge himself
by writing a book. The letter says—
“Mr. M. contrary to the advice *f his
friends, persists in the idea of publishing a
satirical work upon America. Indeed the
on dit is that it is in tlie press, and that he
is etching the illustrations from his own
drawings. Can you survive it?"
At the time Maine belonged tethe State
of Massachusetts, a member was returned
to the Legislature from that district whose
appearance was remarkably rusty and
shabby. His habiliments were so far be
low a mediocrity of respectability that the
doorkeeper doubted the validity of his
claims. “ You a member of the Legislature”
lie enquired. “Ycssir,” was the reply; and
presenting his credentials, they were found
correct. “And was there no one else in
your town to send?” asked the door keep
er as lie more closely surveyed the candi
date from head to foot* “Why yes,” said
he, “there was another man that had more
larnin than 1 have, but he had nat so good
clothes.” —[Sag Harbor Watchman.
Sweet Potato. —The sweet potato# is
somewhat difficult to preserve for seed.—
In several attempts to keep them through
the winter, we have totally failed. Re
collecting to hare somewhere reidsthat
smoke was a great preservation ef„the
sweet potato, we last fall packed tUfi Ary'
earth a box of them, and placed thini> h a
position free from frost, and r ipoifiirt Hi
the influence of smoke. The r&nilt was
entire success? A few large ones, which
we intended to have used, were laid on
the top, and covered with a mat. They
| were forgotten, and remained there till
May, perfectly sound.
The following beautiful passage is from
an oration recently delivered by Judge
Reid [formerly of Georgia] of Flori
da:—
“On you, fair daughters of my country
will mainly depend the character and for
tunes of the New State. .Your smiles
and your beauties arc the roses that border
and hloom ‘along the|mth of human life.’
They cheer and comfort the soldier in
| the battle field—the sailor on the bound
ing billow—the sage in the deepest recess
-les of the close!. When you approve, virtue
I becomes more bright, serene and beau
tiful; when you vice assumes
I a dark and more hideous aspect. It is to
your eyes the first looks of childhood are
; directed in search of affection; from your
j lips the first lispings of infancy arecaught;
, boyhood repeats his first lesson af your
knee, and manhood follows where you
point the way.—Exert, ~then, all your in
fluence; scatter wide the Messing you
have the power to bestow. Speak the
words of instruction and encouragement,
■ dictated by your own pure hearts, and the
State of Florida—the new State-~*ijll.fce
made free, prosperous and hapf»y, l>j the
graces and virtue of her daughlan, and
the wisdom and incorruptible ratergity of
her sons.” : ; '
The last. —A Gentleman, in seeking
to wind up his watch, wound himself op
1 and never perceived his mistake till his
creditors objected to let him go on tick
any longer.