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■JKEOI UNDWifff n^y/yyyjr PPMTTIFVI STJIX7.JS. |j~w fur bevond the shod*«of wen YouljtUc sMr itejourney plies. Sail hastening on from human ken Perchancr to milder, calmer skies— ’Ti* lone since first I saw it n«< , And mark'd its sphere, »nd call’d it mmc, And oli.lt shone n ore lovely then, When each long night u snnles dwino U-rtil ih« .osevr.eatl.-d bower of beau tcous Angcline. Tet ran I net behold that beam Uith I>aa'etnonon than J koto, Wl„n fiw heiwath it. nightly glei.m Mv earliest love inuuorfal grew— ‘ 'I hqfsince the fatal hour that threw I n (okl andheavy mantle o\r The briiC^' tf ' rs ia ' * ranß,en * ( ' rORITI » Am! uurnch’li its Vtfhl forever more, Mv heart has lost the warmth that non nail'd it before- G*—lonely alar, w hate’er thy name— VV hate’er th> destiny may he, For m thy puie and hoh.« mie N night now hulnnH d hopes I see Von i rack lets realm is fit lor tnee There tliv companions huger Jet <lo, l .nely st.iv th<>’rot the aarne ’lh s world to me—-vkeo thonhaftt set, Msy min to von heaven and teach m« to f.h-gev. f-,, r there's not I lie 1 iCtheftti halm oorvroca may crave— T i,tnvnsßttt ahse-nct—-memory s blot 1 the damp era 1 that bars the* grave; And while mtinu ’s uneven wave, T bo' the e»id heats may love its sorrow, And <'lihk to t's own 1 he< i hi*< lot hope, nor lour for hi ss lomormw— 'i be .oid, a* it apart, at times a amdS n ay borrow. fso, 1 >n. lv star, the evening hour ’ hull, ohs ins that yet might aoolhs the mind, U,it (le t .tern rec llcction’s power Comes n’eritlike the Simoon wind, Ar,il us t pus-n », leaves behind* Onh ufoued—the grove, the bower, And alt 1 the grave of Angcline; AjHjvt—the star she lov'd, and our Vorul on!lts re' ordedat its shrine ; Go, lonelv star, or brauk this unstrung k - rt AnnLPIIIIS ' J'rom the Ctnmtrcial Mvei User, «• The time has already come when non* ado wretched, bat by their own fault.’'— Ihluia A slight observation upon the condition of tiu world, will dc sufficient to show that the heaviest calaiDitn s which men sutler, are those they immediately bring upon to. ms* Ives- Accidental inihl tnoucs, and svvt w judgments *ti» not frequently oc cur, or continue long, and are always at tended with this important melioration, that they a-c not perceived to be the di rect and m-vessaiy cons qucnccs of folly or vice. P .tilencc is occasionally per muted to walk abroad among the nations. Famine is s nncliiMvs sufficed to hold, in her iron g.asp, a portion of the earth; lightnings have blasico palacesi tornadoes have prosi rated forests j eartliquak. t have sunk pities i and rivers have overflown their bunks, and borne on their proud surges to tin ocean, iht* wasted labors of a thousand V< ats. But ail i i scare the Ve cugma .1 agents of an almighty and In vis,pi, 11-ing, n Being, whose arm is mis. c.l in yudgiiuut, out tidls'.n mercy, whose, powei only cm all i S ifie lew to Save the n,«iy., and whose voice is uttered only to enfeeble vice and invigorate virtue That internal and ever livmg consciousness of .in Almighty Sovereignty which prompts tlk soul of man to link ns hopes to Hea ven, calms and consoles Ins bosom, amidst tbevusc ut Pestilence and “the- wartof el n.« ms ” A kind of indescribable com placency, clivers and fortifies (be uimd.oC. n an, while bid olding lltose displays ol g andct.r and oi power, over which God p esulcs. And a firm conviction that all is dgi'.t, and that all will be best, rests in tliv heart of the humble spectator, w bile witr. sung the energies of the Deity, in the storm ami the tempest, the lightning and Me earthquake. It was the voice of wisdom and of piety which broke liom t i lips ot ih, in*inarch of Isra. I, w hen h. exclaimed, “ let me fall into tlie hand of 11,, Lord, and lei me not tall hand of man.” Tibs secret sentiment u 1). ny, awakens a cUeertulness lit tin -chamber of disease, it throws a kind of immortal panoply around the soul r it sol tent the idll.-w ot diadi, and bars the a venues of despair. lint, no emollient softens the severity cf those ca.uuuihs which man originates Int- mpei-ai cv. ambition, and reVonge, tu mult, anarchy, aitti war, caiTy down to the Ersve, m tin ir d s dating course, life, li en d hope. ’lfie ebbing of that tide whn ti- , nun. malice and human malignoy c How, wliai mariner Can I uvt,'i, Tin ee‘ lamot of t!i»t tempest which druma i »n.br um raises, what historian ran \ ? Vi Ini can number the hosts, winch ihe batik lias Slain ? Or when does ihe wtepirg Philanthropitl find a Cut dial fur his w oe,- or w hen does a smil. pass ds enlivening wayov . Ins cheek, as ire s n-<cited hi*c< ntmipu'ioua abroad, o tw th« ruins nf in -m7>erance, or tit•• I.a vne ol ixvenge f Ko mooivor gently wins p H r, alt will ye be well, softens in thi e> e of rlw st’ldrer, rh. " grim visugtd front of wut no Inhering hope, tin t h* aven will save his country, rests in tin butioin of the Pavriot, while anarchy stuik. in rum through tlx laid; and no redeem ing spir.t n.t s from tlie d,solutions of re venge, or lights i p a joy in the heart ol the mourner, by dnetting his eye and his hopes to ih* grandeur and serenity of that scene, which shall open on his senses, when the storms ure t.v, ibiown. It was witli avrch a train of thought as this 1 wandered si the close of a tranquil k *d»y ia autumn, along th.« banka of the Wsndenng Wot*wV Tie IfkUlleJ in* glories of summer were just ended hopes and anticipaiions ol <l»at delightful season were succeeded by the mstun ie» knd realities of autumn. The <lsy h * also closed. The reap* rs had hung their sickles on their shouUlirs* *“d were mak mg their gladsome wsy to their knnlns and homes. A refreshing breece r se gently fioin the surface ol the water. 1 te murmuring of a neighboring rivulet led now in prolonged, and now tn broke * strains, upon my car, and the reflected lays id ihe muon, just rising above the hiiis, danced on die bosom of the river, «» the- orecac wahed the little npplesin t.ui ias tic Irolic athwart the airtam. 1 »» down at the loot of a venerable oa*. unit b«ean to ruminate on the miseries ol muo; my thought* ran quickly ——- found the world i my i magi nation arrayed in min aturc before me, the nations id the earth; I saw the perennial verdure ol the tro pic fields t I saw the smiling seasons ot the rnildei zooes succetui each other in all the harmony of Joy; uno 1 saw the rocks and promontories of the arctic shores, la -lieu by the angry surges, and Shaken hy t le conflict ot the ice-driven hills. Kyery conuncnt & every kingdom seemed bless ed with the lavish bounties of Providence. The earth the sea, and the air, appeared to vie with each other, in exhibiting '-nr blessings which Heaven had shed on a vurcti man. The mountaiiw were c«nrer eel with liar vesis; tbe rallies stood thick with corn; the au waked fragrance Iron* the litlusui spici.s, and the ocean brought in coininunrty ail the luxuries of ddlerenl latitudes and uistanl climes. The amma.s yielded their hves and liberties, tot - the sustenance and convenience of man. Ihe Monarch of the Desert retires at his ap proach » Jove’s haughty •Bird rests only on the inaccessible cbtt ; and the fyrtlit .d the Deep darts to the abyss of the o cean, or shouts with wild velocity lt*m the uplitted arm that wound drive with unerr ing mm, tlie iron tfii otlgh tala heaK. For man me morning pours its golden gio. as on tbe world. The Heavens stretch their azure cnrlaius o'cf his head. The land scape tq-reaus its beauties to his eye ; atm ih ■ mountain lifts its towering summit to sw ell bis bosom with the enrapturing c itiutioii o< reverential awe. * Vei sovereignty is not a safeguard f- r happiness, Man throws a proud survey over the subject order’s of creation. He leasts upon the luxuries of earth. He i-e --vide upon tlui beauties of nature; and, aft*r ad is a prey to woe and w retched ness ; ignorance, bai ba- i.m and tyranny, exert their paruly tic influence over the ns tioii*. Cruelly, outrage and war, hold then uncontrolled career through the world, unmindful of the sigh ol pity, and the groan cl distress. No brightening prospect breaks upon the view of the tra veller ss lie makes Ins weary way from tut; Indus to the Canges, IVofn the Canges to (he Lena. 'fiMG shout of the oppres sor, and the gflV of the captive alone iclitve the ear in the dark immeasurable solitudes of Africa. Europe is only re posing after the paroxysm cf revolution, to regain her wonted energies, then to come forth, and again ek « e the pillars of the world. The yell ol die savage still, rings through the forests of America. The lire which consumes the victim of his power, still gl .an shorn the surface of the Lakes, while lie and his clan dance with infuriate mirth, tu the song of war and ot death. But here a thought arose in my mind, that tinman misery when produced by hu man agency is not indiscriminate. There is a wide disparity between liberty and slavery, civilization rnd barbarism, Christi anity, and paganism, Science, Legisla. lion and K* ligion deserve a high place in the catalogue of human blessings, and a nning th - medicaments of life, equality,, i. me allotmen sos Unman enjoyment, is n wiki and visionary doctrine. Who could lusilale-in deb running the preponderant scale, when tlie enjoyments of the ignor ant and the intelligent were placed in tlie balai.ee ? Or who w ill affirm that an in dividual is not mure happy after science (ms ruduced to harmony and order Hie duos of Ins mind? or a nation, after Christianity I.as poured its illuminations on the “ night of the grave?” Stili the brightest picture of the happiest nation upor. e will is obscured and cloudtd by lue sadnes* sis - woe.— Kve-* Britain, whrCii has so long bPcn a pole star to ll.e nations, and Sj often a pilot to the world, has also long been the sport of the tempest, and often the bewildered mariner of the deep. What avails herenVied s premacy at tins moment \Miat though trrm tht* vauris of her senate chamber have echoed strains <n eloquence that have electrified the world ? Wliai though from her bench tiave so of.eir been pronounced in the fi.-m and manly lone of unaccommodating jou nce, the oracles of law ? What though from her temples have so ofun ascended the bumble and devotional tribute of* gra titude to the Most High ? and what though iter heroes and her statesmen, her patri ots, and her orators, have reared to her N fame s monument, w hoso “ foundation 108-8 in the centre, and whose turrets sparkle in the skics ?”—the voice of wretchedness mingles will her plaudit - The sigh °f the widow and the orphan cclwes from the shout of her victories; die arb’e vestments which clothe her -■laughters, xml tlie tears which glisten in their eyes, mar the pride of her pomp, which dazzles the giddy’. Tbe murmurs and complaints of those on whom poverty lays her heavy hand, are heard, amidst the lejoiuingsof the great, while her dunge ons, her gibbets, liar executioners and her mitois, show how much the hearts may suffer, while the countenance smiles. VV bat advantage are all the blessings ot plenty, of beauty, and of health, when war has made our houses a solitude ? Who can relish u.« pleasures of taste sad mia- when the enjoyments ot society ■ arc ex.mguixhed ? W fiat is the ivplui\.us ( voice of eloquence whtn'dosl in the kocil •>f departed companions i Or where is the grandeur of tl.e mcnumenl which rests ou ■lie ruin-, of our kindred,or who can read its inscriptions, when they .are drawn in the blued of his friends ? TEIUCLES. SCOTCH Am ENTURERS. The character which the Scotch have acquired, beyond almost any other people, for the art of pushing their fortune a broad, was never peruaps more singularly illustrated than by tliCTWlowiug anerffote, which Dr. Anderson relates in h s “Bee ’’ on the authority of a bamuet of scientific i eiijuence. The Husrians and Turks, in the war of 17J9, having diverted thensclvc* long jncuffb in A® contt«, *8 irtA for pence, the coum.saioners for Ihw purpose were marshal Gem. Keith, on the hart of Russia, and the Are id Vizier oi. thet of the Turks. These persons*™ met, »nd carried on their negociations by means of interpreters-When alt m m con eluded, the) rose to separate. 'I he. Mar shal made Ilia how, with hi* hat m ms hanit* and tlie Visier hi* Balom, with his turban on hi* head. But when these cer, emonie* of taking I«a*e were over, tn» , Vizier turned suddenly, and cortWi* up to , Marshal Keith, took him cordially by the ( hand, and in the broadest Scotch diatect, ( declared warmly that it made him “mico happy to meet a country man ini his exalted . station.” Keith atai led'• with aMorasli- ( ment, taper for an explanation ol t V mjs tery, when the Vizier added, “Dmna bt surprised, mot. I’m o* the same country | <vi’ yourself, I mmd weel seeing 3 0,1 ( vour brother, when boys, pass in by to the school «t Kirksldys my hiiher, sir, was bflvnn of A'irhkahly " Whut more extra ordinary can be imagined,'‘than to behold in the plenipotentiaries <>l two mighty na_ , lions, two foreign adventurers, natives of the same mountainous territory; nay, oi the very same village!—Wfeat indeed more extraordinary, unless it be the spectacle ofa Scotchman turned Turk for the sake ] of honours, held on the tenure of a caprice j front which Oven Booth prudence can | be no guarantee. — London paper, i From the Connecticut Mirror of Ang. 7- [ Vensioner’s Muster. On Tuesday last the County Court foi this county commenced a special session, f for the purpose of hearing the Pension- j era of the Army of the Revolution make oath to tlieir respective estates. The num- , her of applicants amounted to about one , hundred and fifty, most of theni indicat ing in their appearance til* strongest, evi- ( deuce, that necessity alone urged them to ■ make claim for that bounty to which they have the fullest title. The court, after , having patiently gone through the bu»i- | ness, declined accepting any compensa tion, and several gentlemen of the bar who assisted, followed their generous ex ample. CM Wednesday, after the pen sionershadall made oath, it happened that among them a drummer and filer were, found, who wore immediately furnished with instruments, at the sound o f which the war-worn veterans paraded in front of the court-house. At their head was plac ed Major Curtis, who acted a distinguish ed part at she battle of Monmouth, and b) his side marched Captain Miller, equall) distinguished in leading up the. “forlorn hope" at Sloney-Point, Colonel Manross acted as marshall of the day. By urgent solicitation these gentlemen permitted swords to be buckled to their sides. The venerable band then, almost without ex ception leaning on their staves, moved off at the sound of the drum. The scene now presented was affecting beyond descrip tion. Toaec so many of the heroes of the revolution bending beneath the weight of age, endeavoring to step to the sound of music, which fora moment seemed to strengthen their feeble joints, and kind < up in their countenances the remembrance of the deeds of other days, whs enough to excite in the coldest bosom the strong est emotions of admiration and gratitude. The scenes of the revolution, associated with this feeble remnant of those wno bore a part in them —crowded uponyU .mind; at one moment elevated with the proudest recollections—then saddened by the melancholy reflections, that the same arm which comparatively but a few years since was nerved in battle for our defence, now tremblingly reached to the time-worn staff for support. Having marched up and down almost the whole extent of Main-street, they were led back to the north market, where a fru gal and substantial dinner was provided for ih-tn by the citim-ns, The U* - v. Mr. Cushman was invited to officiate at the tu nic, and when the oid soldiers had Assem bled with cheerful countenances around the convivial board, lie prefaced a most pathetic and impussno prayer with the following patriotic observations : Venerdbh' Futht rs : <• The interesting occasion on which you are this day eonveued awakens s, nsa liuns m your withering bosoms more ar dent, more solemn, and more important than the hope of pttcuniasy benefit could possibly .inspire. You recollect with a deep interest ,t,h« noble achievements which have been narrated to us hy the fire side whidliThrefttenod the kaizens of thes. 1 Slates with h fate more cruel than death, now rushes upon your remembrance, and almost restores that .youthful vigor which time had gradual!) stolen awuy that period when the wel fare of our country, the liberties of your persons, the enjoyment of j our' unaliena ble rights, and the destiny t»f your proge ny -rolled with weight upon your then dis tressed hearts, now rises to heighten the felicity yui then by your valor procured; —that love of lioerty which first led on’ persecuted ancestors to prefer a howling «ildevness to their native soil, and prompt-' ed them to resist oppression, when they could not escape by flight. They knew that the G>,td who had made them, and had endowed them with the love of peace, in tended that they should have a place on the face of the globe, and when they had peaceably withdrawn to these ends of the earth, they planted their standard in tins territory and resolutely called it theirs, de termined if the gift of providence could not ensure a title against the jffums of ty ranny ,to purchase it with their blood. In this laudable determination you took a port; in the conflict which ensued you ha zarded your lives, and while you ataud t'vmbfiug over the graves you have pur chased in a peaceful soil, your children shall venerate jour grey hairs, and express their gratitude for the privileges trans mitted from you —yiay.khat ,spu ft which first inspiredyoiK Dosoms with patriotic valor, descend to Vour posterity through succeeding generations, and perpetuate the principles and enjoyments of ton al independence. But while we rtvtr eyjce you, our fathers, as the benefactors of our country, we trace our signal victo ry to*a higher power, and recogifuse in our first triumph, and in cvefy subsequent enjoyment the almighty arm of God. To him be the praise—to him be our gra itude directed, and to him let us look through a glorious Redeemer for the con tinuance of civil and religions liberty. One hundred and twelve of these Pen sioners then sat dpwn to the table,togeth er with the Judges of the Court,—Major Cards foff iliCng. After tie doflttm H- t moved, the following sentiments were , aiank accompanied by cannon, and the . whole scene was closed by the patriotic i and Revolutionary song of ‘ God save A- 1 inenca in full chows. .1 TOASTS. 1. The American Revolution; —theJor- > dan of death between the Egypt of oppres- j non and the Canaan of Liberty. -2 guns. , II The departed. Heroes of the Revo- , lotion ; fallen beneath the harvest sickle — , but the sun shines not upon a wider field of Liberty than has sprung from their ( deeds. 2 gum. 111. GENERAL GEORGE WASHING- , TON—our leader in Battle here; may we , all be mustered with him in Heaven.— s [Drank standing.] —2 guns. t IV. '1 he sui .',ving Patriots of the Revo- { lotion —may they not survive the Liberty they won —2 guns. V. General Joseph Warren;— “ Hope for a moment bade the world fare well, “ And Freedom shriek'd as Warren dark ly fell." 2 gnm. VI. General Israel Putnam —while a. live, neither Danger nor Treason dared Jock him in the face ; even his memory has proved an overmatch for titled Defa mation. 6 ehee>“s nml 2 guns. VII. The Battle of Lexington;—“How grejat a matter a little lire kiudlelh!”—2 guns. VIII. Bunker-Hill—let its thunders ne ver cease to ring in the ears of our ene mies. 5 chi’vre and 2 guns. IX. Captain Nathan Hale ; —theblood of s ich Martyrs is the sure seed of future Patriots and Heroes. — 2guns. X. Our Pensions:— “The broken soldier kindly Jj'tdc to stay— “ Silt by the fire ai d talk’d the nignt away. XI. The Spirit of ‘76. — May it deicend to posterity, and tvirsiand at fourth ] ’roof.—2 guns XII. The Rishig Generation—While they enjoy tb b ess ngs of Liberty, may they never forget tjiose who achieved it— 2 guns XIII On selves. Wuirmst all soon meet where the poverty we now plead shail be our best title to a Pension of eternal rest —2 guns, [ Drank silent and standing.] VOLUK PEERS. By Maj. Curtis —The citizens of Hart ford—“We were hungry and they gave us meat.” By Capt Miller. —The Battariea of our enemies—May America never wont brave sons to storm them. _ ' Uy Maj. Hatch —May our Sons never relinquish the liberties purolused by their Fathers at the price of their blood. Anecdotes and incidents of the Day An old officer to whom was assigned the duty of forming the company, after the line was formed, said with as much strength as age and infirmity would per mit—“fellow soldiers ! dress by the right ” finding that he was not heard upon the two extremes of his company, he exclaim ed with new energy—“soldiers, look to the right; the soldier’s friends-* re always found on the right ” After the company wt formed, they found themselves' by the spectators, whose eager curiosity led thorn to epcroach too close upon these old vet erans, upon which one of the sergeants stepped briskly forward—“•cntlemejn/, laid he, “stand back; these men shall hot want for room to-day —they shall have the whole city if they want it; Jon may look at us if you will, but you must not press upon our ranks—-the British never dared to do that. ;u the -morning, after the troops were mustered, it was proposed to Maj. CUVlis, an aged and venerable patriot, that he should march at their head, and a sword was accordingly procured for his use.— When it was presented to him he strong ly declined wearing it, saying that it wns now an unfit instrument for his feebled palsied hand. Upon this one of his old comrades stepped up—“ Major,” said he, “you did not behave thus at Monmouth— you raised the standard high at Monmouth hatile”-“Moninontli! Monoumlh!” said the Majoi, tel \nefeel of it;” then raising his sword aloft, his hand trembling like the ■ispen, lie added—“l once could wield it, hut the day has gone by—slid-ifyou wish it, I will try to carry it.” After a short march, the troops were halted a few minutes in Older to give the more aged and infirm an opportunity to rest, The old Major mentioned above after'seating hjr*tsrit' upon a rtone, ob served to the by-standers “that it was pleasant to them to measure their steps once more to the'martial drum and fife, but added he with feeling, “ Bark from the tombs" -is now our appropriate mu sic. The second volunteer toast, which was given by Capt. Miller, of this town, may be rend with additional interest when it is known that he was the hero who com manded the forlorn hope, at the storming of Stony Point. The story, as we heard it related by a pensioner, who was at his side at the time, is worth preserving.— 1 Miller, upon reaching the enemy’s works, from his small size was unable to reach the tops of the piquets, after making one or two unsuccessful leaps, and fearing that lie should be preceded by his companions eXdaimed— "throve me into the fort with your bayonets:" and he was literally toss ed over with the muzzles of their mus kets. The age, infirmities, and extreme pov erty of these pensioners, was calculated to render the scene peculiarly affecting. Most of them as appears by their own declaration possessed little or nothing.— A great part of the inventories fell short of fifty dollars, and many of them amount ed to a much smaller sum; one, in par ticular, contained but one item, and that and empty thbacco bur.' Capt. Nathan Hale, whose virtue* And misfortunes suggested the sentiment con tained in the Bth toast, was a brave and valuable officer belonging to Col. Knox’s regiment of Connecticut Light Infantry. He was a na* * : of Coventry, in this state, and graduated at Yale College in t 1773 After the unfortunate battle on Long Is land, and the retreat of the American troops to New York, Gen. Washington be came very solicitous to obtain accurate information of the resources and move me ula of th* British army. To spy out an enemy's camp is one of the most difficult and arduous undertaking*, which a soldier is ever called upon to execute. But the salvation of America was at stake, and Washington had no difficulty in finding enough who were ready to yield up their fiv#» In her defence. Itate promptly vol- t untcered hi» services, and immediately A set forth upon the undertaking. He ria fi ited the British army in d'sgui**, and col- p lected all the necessary information, bat » liUashe va* on the eve of returning, he c was so unfortunate as to be detected —Uir- t cums'ances being strongly against him 1 andlminftexibleintegrity not permitting r him to dissemble, he frankly confessed - the object of Uis visit. He was not allow- a td the form of a trial, and was barbarously 1 executed the following morning How unlike was the conduct of the American ( commander in the eaweefthe unfortunate j Andre. Washington not only ga-e ium | every indulgence which the laws of war ( would aliotvj but to these he added ids , sympathy and tears. Tlie following just 1 tribute to the memory of Captain Hale ja ] from the pen of the late president Dwight. ( Ttu« did fund'v'rme wish in vain to save, Halt britfUt and gtnero is, from a hapless grave; j With genius’ living flume his taso’n glow'd, Audseienoa eha.-m’d him to her b ast abode. Jn worth's lair path hirtivt had ventfired far. The pride cf Peace the riling grace H’ar. In duty firm, in danger ca m as tv’h, 1 To friends unchanging;, and sincere to henrsn. ' How short his prize how early worn When weepinjf friendship mourns her fav’riteyone, I CHRONICLE. AVWVSTA SiTumnAT Mormjs, ArotrsT 36, 1820 * Borne muskets no contrive it. As oft to miss the mark they drive at; And tho’ well aim’d at duck or p'olcr, Turn wide and kick their ov. nets over.” “'Wilkes” lias taken umbtage at our remarks upon his unqualified charges against Gen Jackson, and in vindication, observes, that he Has been irformed that Gen.' J. did say, ■“ if the people of Geor gia would elect Cobb, they deserved to be damned,'' Sec. Second handed assertions, which tend to injure the reputation of a distinguished individual, should never be made anonymously to the public, unless he w ho prefer* them is prepared and willing, when called upon, to adduce sufficient proof of their correctness to that tribunal before which he has laid his accusations This, we demand of •> Wilkes”— lhii, Jus tice demands. Let him do so, if he can ; and we will then with pleas re, “forbear charging his statement to be” palpably gross and absurd. “Wilkes” will recol lect that'** A S( mlnolean” has disproved two of his most important charges, by an au’henric document. To whatronfidence then are the others entitled ?—lt is pro bable indeed that Gen. Jackson may have expressed his opinions, privately, of Mr. Cobh’s official character, and publicly ton, if that opinion was solicited. This would have been only exercising a consti tutional privilege, of which, it appears, « Wilkes 1 * would attempt to deprive Gxis. Jackson, if be could only subserve the views of the redoubtable Mr. Cobb. And who is Mr. Cobb ?—a nisi pHvs lawyer of moderate capaci'y, and a “stump ora tor” of unequalled celebrity, residing in the village of Lexington, Oglethorpe county, Georgia. This is all the serviceable in formation that could be given to his bio grapher—should he have one. “ Wilkes” requests us to re-publisb his reply; but we deem it unnecessary, os we have substantially quoted him above. For the Chronicle!. THE piece selected from the “Old Bachelor,” .shews how the “ hunters of office, will prune and pare down their opinions, until they find it tits the popu lar standard.” O. It is incredible tar>, what strange and even ludicrous metamorphoses thisvwwia for dhice is sometimes seen to .work ; how the most inveterate animosities and friendships change their character in a moment, as if by magic How suddenly the closest intimicy and most servile oh sequiousnass Will freeze into estrange ment, distance and repulsion; Mow ran corous prejudice and malignant hostility will dissolve and melt away into sweet and respectful attention: Uow ironback edhaughtiness will learn to bend, and ar rogance to creep and truckle and fawn and flatter: How envy for a seasi«h, will uncurl and hide her snrkes: Malice bor row for a moment, the smile of benignity.; and even the cold, the p 'Otid, the dark, the surly and solitary monk relent intoso ciaoility, and turn his cell into a banquet ing room! Savannah, August 22. We have been inforjned upon authority which we cannot doubt, that the Report of the Medical Society was not returned by Council for improvement; but that its publication was declined partly on ac count of certain portions of the Report, which seemed to tender its publication improper, (inasmuch as the information was only suppositious)—and partly from the statement of several members of the Medical Society—among whom was the gentlemen who drafted the report—that it was not intended for publication. AVc have also oeen favored with a copy of toe Report in question; and that there would be some indelicacy in publishing it enure at this lime: after the examination which has taken place, and the proof which has been ofl’ered that several supposed nuisances did not exist. With regard to the statement, that the Report was never intended for publica tion, we are not so easily convinced. It, has invariably been the custom of die Society to publish their reports, under like cir cumatanccsthat-they would not now have sent a repprt to which they wish ed should go no further, without particu larly stating this desire, and the reasons for it in the report itself. Because they had reason to expect, Judging from for mer practice, that it v ouidjpasr, as a mat- \ 4? texofcuutie.f-omOifey l)r ,- . m thepress. Wc believe ’•J. ■ first received it, as a «• ' ■ publication; nod that' it «•' 1 after seme objections v e - e m : u:'■ H coarse, that gentlcanen <■> M themselves that u was. 1(J , •. ■ Heaton. Theg „,l.. Uunwl t rrf,. ■ m.ifht not have anting-,., j, j 1 'd. 1; -but others on the commit,’! i: ’*• society, ccriaial) dm.-.}/ 4 J‘’ ■,f ■ Five men, sei»ed as lri ,„ , I Cherokee lands, bv ordew 'r "n ml Department; wfcr, U.re the D.stric, One of them only u a ‘ J ‘ the others were Committed irf‘ Vtb «CH tiled at the District Coun k , « v wii » N : ven,b r i r ***'. The offence, by the Uws of the cSSHI is fine and imprisonment -iw “ S; ‘Uiß intruders on the lands of th* r Cherokees will do well tn , hint —Mllledgni'le }/, C ordtr The improvement of onr I cons' quetit app eciation of nm.,' *’ li tmues to prog itss, notwith J3[* general depression of tmei "tl of money. A lot with ap-eth . V Cll lß ed l.< use on it, which u a , J ye:rs ago for SWu, hash ‘ T ' removiirff the house, c onck edifice, to be 2:>H f eet ] 0 M S'Ortes high, is rearing on dJi * t intended for a Hotel, andvlinn '- A will be inferior in size to t,f ® the kind in Am^iica.— Ji. ul ' u ‘i)gS(jß A letter from the Secrctan rs e,. I the |J. S. to the Governor 1{ J dated Bdi mst. informs that AJ, SB ,l‘V'!'** &. F:0)d, who had been appointed c - !] nassioners on the part of the United to hold conferences ami conclude, t! !■ with the Creek Indians for all tl* i ?■ ctsiir.eil bv ..... tribe £ J huve dicimcd acceptine' lip , ale iH and that Co), Andrew Carolina, A>.d- «ji. r,„ „ s Georgia, have been appointed in a,j| stead (his accounts for tc* M holding the treaty.— Ji. llcxxsTiu.i;, (Alabama,] August 4 I The Crops.— Our foreign re dm - I doubles he gratified to learn that 1 cfopsof Cotton, Corn. kc. in d,;. psrt I Alabama are uncommonly fine, The win'd country of Tennessee valley hasheesh'!! ly favored with seasonable sliotvers growing weather, during thesprin? 8 d summer, and the crops were never knod tube so promising. I The Assessor of tins county, while takl ng the census has ascertained the wJ her of Cotton gins, and the quantity cotton ginned and packed at each, oittel last year’it crop. I The accurate result we have notlittnl able to procure, but expect to dosowrl next week’s paper. The quantity exceed I four millions pounds picked cotton, r.dl will make nearly fourteen thousand bais,l averaging 30(J lbs, each, pnd at ten utti per pound, will produce g40(),000, I _ I he present crop will in all probabiiisl vield an increase of at least 25 per cent: J quantity, from the same ground, and ill there is ah increased quantity in culthil lion, we mny with sonic degree of ceruitl ty calculate, that the cotton grown in tH county alone will not fall much short n twenty thousand bales. I What an astonishing production fail little tract of country, (about 30 rails! square) <Phich has been reclafit.ed fromll wilderness within the last ten years!!! I SALEM, August 11,1 Tlie Sea Serpent I In our last paper we mentioned theisl cent appearance cf the Sea Serpen’.,«| Phillips Beach, aad at the same time frl ted to the public, the sources of oi'r ivl formation and the grounds of our bcll»| The Register in a summary and dcgimil cal style attempts to discredit our ment; onr assertions are however couliv verted only bv the authority of-ome anw ymous “friend.” But, as the public «» not be expected to pin its faith on U* bold assertions cf any Editor or rj “friend,” facts only aieeniuied to atiefr tion. , Since our last, enquiries have agw been made of the persons whom we mir ed, and they have now confirmed by -* lemn depositions, the statement we £j dished. Messrs. Lewis, King, Rey'd-* and Ingalls are men of intelligence ® •credibility; when they relate what they aver they saw, we believe them. In the opinion .of some, however, toot incredulous is to be wise. The subject W are aware is interesting to the public, ft pecially,to naturalists; and wishing not & trifle with what is serious, we have uW the pains to put in an authentic shape ta information we have gathered, wlacu »’ now publish.— Gaxette. , . 1, Andrew Reynolds, of Lynn, of :!l *‘ age, depose anusuv, that on Saturday - fifth day of August i list, about one ociocx P. M. I discovered in the water near tu lip’s beach, at Swamscut.an animal«« * tnl from any I had ever seen botore, v was lying on the surface of the " ••• which was at that time very smoo > _ appeared to be about fifty or sixty i Jona. B. Lewis and Bonj Kmgi wdrk in the same shop with me, * s “ him, and we took a boat and r wards him; we approached within » thirty'yards of hint, and had a v-O tinct view pf him —he had » f 1 13, 6 3, ,1, , fwo’fcet long and shaped som p'j‘'' an egg, which he carried out oi t > , when he "Was moving—there werJ . protuberances cm his back, the points of which appeared to' be eightinches above the level 1 he was perfectly black; wne drew tow aros him, he was movirg ly from Phillip’s point, and 49 * the near to him, he turned andnieie ~t eastward, and when we got ] v v thirty yards of him, hesunk u l --- and disappeared. „ rv ,-pU]-, ANDREW RE iN^' Essex, ss.—August Hi, ,1b- J bad and sworn to before . ■ JOHN PRINCE, jun Jus •*• r I, Jona. B Lewis, lawful age, depose and »av, b • the boat with Andrew lie) , g v ■ King, to see the animal descry Reynolds in his deposition, . ‘ description of him therein g-£ , rect. As I was row ing I had not y , an opportunity of vowing -