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IKHJB IP©®OT.
S BW
V 1 he Nett -York Daily Advertiser has re
published the following story as the ori
ginal (pom which Hog*, the Rttnck
Shepherd, derived bis story oflue two
Highlanders.
From the Pititburgh, Pentuylvania Cox
•/ |«ls.
BaeVwottds 'Hunting.
In Western woods, beside Ohifi’s waves;
An old Virginian And his Congo slaves
1/ivM in the native, rude, simplicity
OC “ the uldcn time,” when all were mild
and free.
If yet he livzs, full often will he tell,
What then and there or thereahoim bi fid,
Jf GUY and UUFFEE, when their ta.-.k
was done,
Ask’d leave one day “ for try old rifle
gun.” . •
''their buck-skin moccasins and caps of’
fox, ,
vrlngJd hunting shirts, long knives and
tomahawks,
Vied on—and pouch and powder-horn at
■ide, .
■<)’er tangl’d marsh and mountain brow
they hiedi
Till where wild rocks and thickets inter
pos’d,
V/hone dark recess a narrow cave dis
clos’il,
t hat might the den of bear or wolf ap.
pear, ,
•Our lads approach’d— * Ah, now,” cried
Cuff •• stand clear,
Dis he old wolf nest, 1 bet five pound
What Quashec tell las winter that he
found <
Now poae de young ones here and old ones
gone i
Guy, deng me, who’s afeard i why, I’ll
make one
To fetch ’em out, afore de old tut cum ;
We’ll make our fortunes of um scalps, by
gum!
Now mind, turn out de yeller o’your eye
And watch about as sharp as Gimblcts,
Uuy. .
Then fearless Cuff, on faithful errand
bound,
Crawl’d thro’ the rocky chasm and grop'd
around,
But Guy, (like foreign soldier folk) 1
WOW
Thought more about the funder than the
foe; « ’
Pot luckless wight no living then he
spy’d, . .
‘Till the old she wolf rushed by Ins side ;
But just as she the burrough entrance
pass'd
lie caught her by the tail and held her
fast
•« Quy the dekblc dark dc hole
dere so f
*•* Lud, if de taif come loose , J guess you'd
know."
MOM XUK VOIiTLANII (MAl**) UACET7E.
f, DUELLING.
The Boston Daily Advertiser of last
week contained tome account ofa contro
versy between Mr. Cook an insurance bro
ker of Boston, and Mr Burrell, formerly
of that place, but now of Malaga. In the
xourse of the dispute Mr. Barrel! sent a
challenge to Mr. Cook, in ordi v to con
vince the public of tpe j istice of his state
ment by attempting the life of the person
•yvho had contradicted it. Mr. C. instead
«if accepting the challenge, very properly
instituted suits against Mr. L) -ami the
person wlio bore the challenge. It is
said by tome, that in the army and nuvy,
it is, in certain oases, impossible without
disgrace to avoid a duel; on that question
We shall offer no rennuk. Here is a dif
ferent case; two mercAunt* are involved in
a dispute, in which one party must have
been wrong, and must have been guilty
of falsehood. Each shifts the blame from
lAmselfaiul cast it upon his adversary; but
UWe, iu hopes of vindicating himself de
kaonds the privilege of shouting at the o
, Vhwi Mr. Cook says, No, sir, I am con
\inotd that what 1 have said is true, h%,
wlMKkwrrme or false, my being fired at,
Snd shot by you, wdl pro
the one nor the other; 1 mar be shot, sod
1 shall certainly be called a tool by the
public, without satisfying them of my in
nocence, orderiving any possible advan
tage from the glory of being killed in u
private quarrel, on a tnffi ng subject. Un-
Jerthis impression, or under any view of
the case, we say Mr. Cook uugbt to be.
justified by Un community, and m a de
cided manner, for putting himself into the
protection of the law, against a man who
seeks lus life. How absurd is the contra
ry doctrine I Does a man gam any thing
by being killed in a duel? Is die name ui
Decatur any more respected Hum before
thi fatal all sir which term mated his lift
poea die surviver gain any reputation 1
No justification is produced on either ,'uL,
the parties remain in precis .ly the sum
autc asto the (acts that they did beu..
they too* the field; and one, and su n.
times both, are killed or wounded; then
flvqut ntly a reconciliation takes pi,.c-
Which comes in many instances too l. i
for the victims ol such false honor Is .<
man, therefore, in suen a case, to baza
a fife valuable to kisfriends and the c-..m
mutiny, to feed a monster engendered b<
unsound and dangcreus principles on
minds 100 timid to act right.
Rut public opinion mual correct the
■evil, and we are therefore pleased to find
a merchant taking advantage of tlie laws
of the land to protect himself against an
other merchant, who has uo regard for
those laws.
Trtm tbe AVv-lid .Giimsl jiihseeat* oj
.ingurt IS.
Tuik«). v
The preparations a inch are making by
the Ottoman Porte, to put down the rebel
lious I’acha of Albania, are (be most asuve
Mid enrrgelie which (fist government has
«»•» malic aguuKouc ol as own subjects
—A powerful force, by Und end «ea,l* or
dered to be In preparation, and theft are
many considerations of policy ana pnde,
which urges ihe grand Seignor to adopt
such measures as will insure •iccess; be
cause, if the power of the Ottsman Forte,
whose arms were once so much dreaded,
is incapable of subduing a refractory and
disobedient Packs, what hopes can they
have of resisting the ■Russian forces whon
their attack is made? There is only one
circumstance in the rebellion of Alii Pa
cha which creates uneasiness in the Divan
—it is the greatest number of Gffeeks
which have joined Ali, nnoer promises ot
liberty to their native country, and the a
doptionof the Greek religion on the part
of theirchief, whose well known perfidy
and cruelty will induce him to betray any
confidence, or make any terms suited to
his own interest. U is not the number of
Greeks which are spread over Albania that
creates so much uneasiness—it is the fear
of revolt among those in the army and na
vy of the Grand Seignor that is dreaded,
still, if the preparations are vigilant and
active, <he freeboter will be desttoyed—
The Ottoman forte has to fear the rebel
lion of the Beys of Upper and Lower E
g> pt, which would not be in their power
to quell, whereas they ore too near Alba
nia to permit insurrection w ith impunity.
At all events the Turkish scimetar, which
has remained sheated for many years will
once more be drawn, and those cannon
which thundered from the walls of isma
’ el, may be heard at the streigirts of Ther
mopylae. The Russians will look on a'
contest which they have set on foot with
great interest, and they w ill he enabled to
decide whether the Tuiks light as despe
rately against Ah Pacha as they did a
guinit Potemkin or Snvarroff. It would
appear that the Christian governments
are indifferent asto the result; nay,some
would be pleased to see Ali Pacha suc
ceed, because it would weaken the Tur
kish power; but, it will be recollected,
that this Pacha is a notoriously wicked
and abandoned scoundrel, whose power
has been stained by every kind of cruel
ty, and whose destruction humanity calls
for. It is evident, that the forces of the
Turkish empire are not as well organ.sed
as they were some yeans agrt. 'die great
I’ependanct of the Divan (as it should be
i.f every government) is on the militia;
these are culled /aims und Timuriots,
which is a greater and lesser order ol mi
litia. The first derive a maintenance
Crum lands bestowed by the Sullan, and
for every 50,000 aspers of rent (equal to
625 dollars) they are compelled to bring
n horseman into the field, and the moa
ner is in proportion to their income ac
cording to this ratio. The Timuriots
(who independent ol lighting work on for.
lificatior-s) are assessed a man horse for
every 3000 aspers of rent Both these
bodies are formed info regiments, com
manded by an officer who is called Ali
Hcgler, corresponding to the grade of oui I
colonels. The regiments are then united
into brigades under the command of the
Pnshaw or Sangbick-Beg, then formed in
to divisions commanded by the lieutenant
generals oi Beglcrbeg, and the whole uh
der the comqiand of the Seraskter. Thus
it will be seen, that the powerful body of
horse, so remarkable in the Turkish do
minions, belong to the militia ; in fact, al
most every horse and its rider are compell
ed to join the army in time ot active war.
The divisions of ihfe Turkish aimy w, re '
made by the Sultan Sul} man, surnam.fi
the magnificent, and have been observed
to this day. independent of the mill tin,
which derive a support from the crown,
lands, are the rabble host called the Gion
ulki; tuey Hock to the, army in hopes »f
gaining land, by signalizing •hemselves in
jattle, and are a desperate body of vaga
bonds. 'I he regular army, receiving pay
from the treasury of the G aud Seignor,
is composed of Spahocs a.fo Janizaries.
The first are of the highest order, noi im
properly leaned the gentry of the Otto
man Empire; they ar richly caparis on-.1,
have the finest horses, and are generally
armed with a scimetar and lance; their
attacks are web /egulalod and desperate.
The Seraglios about (’onsUiitmople, arc
the nurseries fur the hpuhees, who have
w ithin late lost much of their former con
sequence. The Janizaries are a power-
I d Doily, amounting to about ltlU,oUll men,
though not one Unit receive pay as such.
—They were once chosen from among
the sons of Christians, though now they
are taken, indiscriminately, horn all class
es, and ttllnough exceeding luminous, they
are nevertheless, much depended upon.
It thus appeals, that the standing army is
sufficiently powerful to protect the go
vmnncnl, yit the militia is must depend
ed upon by the Sultan.
’1 he camps of the forks are well or
ganized ; they have abundance of camels,
horses and mules, to carry the-ir baggage.
The. pavilions and tents of the visier, and
he-officers ot distinction, are very mag
nificent, a-nl it c greatest order prevails;
no brawls, quarrels or clamours are lu-.nd;
the native gravity of the l urk is hostile to
riot and confusion, and us no wine o- spin
toon- liquors are permitted to be used in
tile camp, the utmost sobriety and temper
»ac*. prevails.
The Turks have increased their naval
force, and in the same ratio that the Hus
.iimSi.ave in tins Black Sea, yet their na
vy is pomJy organize 4 They have very
convenient poivs f r ship building, amt
ve every ma erial necessary Tor the
. mstrdetion and rigging, but have to de
ml principally* on Greet At
. i events, the Ottoman Porte may becon
•lored at war, and trough it is against a
bellious Pacha, still the preparations
•uv extensive, and may evidently lead to
.her contests ot a more important nature,
foe peace ol Europe once broken, the
uarin is dissolved, and part of tlie hole
-d.iauce, os it is called, would not grieve
excessively if it so turned out, that they
'■-julil have a little tinue fighting by wav
of employment lor their vast standing ar
, |k, ica. Ihe times are propitious; Great
Britain has enough to do at home, France
, i» too unsettled io move an army, tspain
I i.as no power, Austria remains uniiecided'
j Holland, Swcdsii, Denmark «nd Prussia,
are under the control ot Uussia. ajai Unis
situated, the movements of Ihe Porte may
produce some coiuinenui emotion.
t XUMh'ORD 7>0.VJ770V
In I7lH>, the late Count Hnndord made
ver» liberal donation to the Academy,
.lie proceeds of whiclt, amounting at that
lime io one hundred and fifty dollars a
c*r, wore to be given cvcrv two )ears,
ss ft premium, •• to the author of the most
important dtsoovery or useful improve
i ment, that might be maite in any pun of
the Comment of America, or w any of
ftie Antrim Islands, on Tight or on heat. ’
The premium has been claimed by seve
ral persons, but has never yet been ad
judged to any one. 'The &nd has ac
cordmgly been accumulating, and now
yields between six and seven hundred dol
lars a year It was the wish of Count
Rumiurd, that the premium should con
sist of a gold and silver medal, of the va
lue of three hundred dollars; and, in
case the fund should accumulate, that the
remainder of the proceeds shotld be giv
en in money .Sot. J). Adv.
—■—————
CHRONICLE
a^owra!
Ttir.sn*i Mnnsriwo, SEPT. 5, 1820
(j ~y “Pif/Biax” isteceived.—The least
reflection a ill convince him that we cannot
give publicity to his communication, with
out the sanction of a name.
¥Oll THE CHHO.YIt'LE.
A “<luery” was made to “ Arithmeti
crts” in the lasi week’s Herald, for the
Solution of a Mathematical Enigma , the
conditions of which were nearly these—
Two men, have in company, possession
eight horses, 5 of which are A’s. and the
3 B’s They are ail kept one night for
' 8 dollars, that is 1 dollar per head. Now
the riddle of investigation is, haw much
must each pay the landlord, Jto make up
the bill according to their respective num
ber of horses! “ Mods tantae erat"~Mo
desty requires me to yield die meed of
solution to happier geniuses; together al
so with the following
Mathematical Question.
I was employed by a gentleman, at the
rale of one dollar per hour, Uptake the
dimensions and firm the conUmfcrof a cer
tain piece or parcel of land. I found the
contents to bear the following proportions
to each other: —If luff the two longest
sides were added to the shortest, the sum
would be a certain number of rods; If one
third of the longest and shortest sides
were added to the middlemost, the sura
would be tne same : it one fourth of the
two shortest sides were added to the lon
gest, the sum would he exactly the same :
I looked on my clock when 1 commenced
t lie job, and found that the square root of
die time from noon was equal to half the
square of die time to mid-night; and when
I had half finished my job, three-fifths of
'tie time from noon was equal to five
iglits of the lime to midnight, at which
lime the minutes I had been employed,
were exactly equal to the square rods of
die urea of the triangle. 1 demand the
sides and angles of the triangle, the num
ber of acres in the triangle; the time of
day I commenced the job; the length oi
time I was employed, and what my fees a
moiinted to.
A aoluuen of the above is requested by
PHILOMATH.
Sea
“ There are more things in Heaven and earth,
Thao are dreaiu’t of in our philosophy.”
This ...iiv, m uic deep has at last
,ra<le hisappeio.mce in Bav River. Hewus
; ncm ered coming u p about 5 o’clock on last
Thursday, h. as witnessed by several res
pccEable ci'iz -s of tins place. His gait
appeared tu be-siow, but regular—W.
lud not an exact view (/him, but from ap
peutance, he seemed so be about W feet
in la-igth—His head appeared to be abaci,
0 feet in circumference— appeared ami
d'bappeared at intervals ol about It) min
dies—He seemed to be of various colors.
I'he protuberances on lift back appeared;
to be about 6 feet apart —They were about
die size of a common rum hogshead He
was first seen by a negro man who was out
ing wood by the edge of the river, a few
unlcs below this place. The Negro was
so terrified at die object, that he let fall 1
lus axe and had nearly swooned, when his
master appeared and asked him what was
the matter; lie pointed to the water, cry
ing “ Massa, massa, nussa—mout open—
tongue big as a feder bed*'-His master look
ing around, perceived in the water the a
n final above mentioned—He then called
some of his neighbors who witnessed the
same.
He then disappeared, and was seen no
more—Be so kind as to give this a place
in your paper, as ii. is worth noticing.
NAUTILUS
(£}» The following extract is taken from
a well-deserved eulogmm in commemora
tion of VVm. W. 13ibd, late Governor of
Alabama, delivered at the request of the
citizens of Cahawba, by H. Hitchcock,
Esq.
WmiAM Wtat Btss, the subject of
die present Eulogium, was bom in the
stale of Virginia, on the Ist of October, <
178 U His father, Captain William Bibb,
removed while his son was young to the
upper part of die slate of Georgia; ami his
early opportunity for improvement were
limited to the means afforded in a new
country: but such as they were be seized
mi with avidity. He was destined to the
profession of medicine, and commenced
. nisstudiesun.lei t.ie instruction of Doctor
Murrey, of Augusta He afterwards re
moved to Philadelphia, and, at the age of
twenty received the honors of the med
ical institutions of that city. Returning
to his family, and commencing the prac
tice of lus profession, he soon attracted
the notice of his medical brethren by the
acuteness and precision of his discussions;
and his eaijy themes are mentioned with
honor to himself, by the most eminent
physicians of the present day. His con
stitution naturally feeble, and easily effect
ed by exercise and exposure, he soon
found unable to ei)9ounter the labour and
fatigue of that arduous and painful, but
most useful profession and he was com
pelled to abandon a practice which had
oecomc lucrative, and a science in which
1 i have become eminent lie only wanted a
vigaroua constitution..
He had a natural fondness for political
science. I'he suavity of lus manners, the
frank and open character of his HeaH, woo
gained him tile Confidence of Ida constitu
ents; and ih« day alter tie had assumed to
'■•inaeif »h> rights ol manhood, he was
circled a member of the House of Hep
tCMMUUvc* iron Ui» county of hit rvat
dence- He there soon acquired mare than
•the influence of h'.s age. He continued to
be elected to dial body until he became
constitutionally eligible to a seat in the
House of Representatives of the United
States; when he was tent by constiiu
cnls to represent them in the councils of
the general government. He was six years
a member of the House of Representatives,
when he was raised to a seat in the Senate,
which station he held for One term. He
may here be regarded as belonging to the
ration; and he was distinguished among
the eminent men who have here shed a
lustre on the American character by the
activity and energy of his mind, the integ
rity and decision of his counsels, and the
acuteness and perspicuity of his reason
ings. The same mind and ingenious de
portment which had endeared him to his
constituents and intimate friends, soon
gained and preserved to him* during his
congressional career, the personal esteem
and attachment of his fellow labourers in
the national councils. Indeed it was the
peculiar felicity of his life to have many
valuable and sincere friends, and no ene
mies among those with whom he had ever
formed personal attachments. His oppo
nents were only so from the political
course each prusued. The integrity am!
virtue of the man was never suspected;
and he retired from Congress with, per
haps, as many friends as any one ever
did who had for so long a time taken a
decided and active part in the conflicting
questions of national policy. His private
correspondence which he maintained to
his death, with many distinguished men
of our country both in and out of office,
is evidence of the high character he sus
tained; -and had he closed his political
life when he left Washington the last
time, he would have been remembered
among the benefactors of his -country.—
The confidence of the present executive,
in his patriotism and abilities, was mani
fested by offers of still more honorble sta
tions than he had held, Wit which tlie in-,
creasing debility of his constitution com
pelled h.m to decline.
His habits of temperance, though con
stant, did nut enable him to subdue the
diseases Os his‘body. The winter, at Wash
ington city, he found, had a tendency to
increase the severity dfa pulmonary com
plaint, with which he had been many
years affected; and he saw the neefessity of,
seeking some other climate, in which he
might check the ravages of u complaint,
which seemed to be rapidly carrying him
to the grave. Our mild and salubrious
climate attracted his attention, and deter
mined him to try its effects. Anxious,
however, to devote the talents he posses
sed, and the experience be had acquired
to the benefit of mankind; and believing
that the cares-and duties of the Executive
Office would not too much interfere with
the object of his removal here, —he ac
cepted the chief magistracy of the Ala
bama Territory, which was voluntarily of
fered mm, and entered on the duties of
his office with a zeal and fidility which
were the principles of his nature, and
which Jong habit had rendered familiar.—
Would to God that he could have
ins fond hopes; and we have been permit
ted to continue to reap the benefit of his
exertions. But-the ways of Providence
are daik and inscrutable; and we must
yield in silent and humble submission to
die decrees of that Being whose wisdom
we cannot question or control.
The time that he presided in tmr coun
cil enabled him to perform services which
entitle nim to the honors of a benefactor
To detail them is not expected. To mu ’
ny of them you have been witness. The
many plans he had projected, and accom
plished, the many more he had in view,
and would have performed, warrant us in
asserting that, at this time, his loss can
not be repaired. Having put, into opera
tion, and conducted the territorial govern
ment, lie knew intimately the history ot
of our progress, and could judge of our
best interest with foresight and dssern
ment; he had entered into our councils
with (he warmest solicitude fur our ad
vancement; and he regarded our prosper
ity with the livlieSt sensations of pleasure.
No labour of body or of mind, no sacri
fice either of health nr of private interest
could deter him from the discharge of his
arduous duties. He exerted every thing
within the sphere of his influence or
power to promote the interest of the state;
and during the period of his residence
among us but a very small portion of it
was occupied with his private affairs.
The administration of the executive de
partment, always difficult, perplexing and
responsible, was doubly so during the time
he resided at the head of our government.
Two systems opposite in their natures, the
one contrary to the feelings, wishes, Ik dis
positions of a few people, and which re
quired the greatest caution, foresight and
prudence, to render even tolerable, was
hardly in operation, when it was superse
ded by another which had been anxiously
waited for, but to the difficulties of estab
lishing which, on a firm and judicious plan
few had sufficiently attended. The activ
ity, industry, and ability he displayed,
during the session of the last Legislature,
in framing the laws necessary to cany into
effect the provisions of the new Constitu
tion, notwithstanding bis ill state of health,
' were acknowledged by all who were mem
bers of that body who were attendant on
its proceedings; and it is due to him from
them to rescue his memory from the least
whisper tending to impeach the purity of
his republican principles.
For some time after his removal (o his
state his health improved, and he began to
flatter himself that he should find in our
chmate a restorative to his shattered con
stitution : and it is believed, that could
he have consulted his safety, his hope
might have been realized ; but the expo
sure incident to a long journey to Hunts
ville, in November last, the fatigue attend
ant on tlie Legislature there, and his sub
sequent visit in January to this place, to
gether with a contusion he had received
in a fall from a horse, renewed, the com
plaints under which he had long laboured,
and he returned to his home, there to
take possession of a sick couch, from
which he was never afterwards released,
until summoned by a beneficient Being to
that abode, wc humbly truat, “ where the
wicked cease from troubling, and die
weary are at rest.” He died at Uiree o’-
clock on die morning of the 10th of July,
in the fortieth year of his age.
Hi* pei sun was of the middle stature,
—remarkably slender,—with a depression
of die breast, and inclination 'of the head
forward, owing to a complaint which had
affected him hum .ns youth. His counte
nance was mild, open, and sinenro t and
when enlivened by conversation, express
•d groat animation, and benevolence
«l Ucbng. Hit manners were pUin but in
vitiap i andexpMttedthkt easy affability
of demeanour which is characteristic us
true politeness.
Industry, both of body and mind, was a
peculiar trait in his character. Uncer
tain of the duration of life, he had early
imbibed iiabiuof close application, which
he neverafter abandoned. With him em
ployment was delight : he had lhade the
labour of thought habitual; and he ne
ver expressed a wish to be relieved from
the examination of subjects connected
with his duty. Naturally inquisitive, he
was ever pleased to eliciil conversation on
subjects either of public or private inter
est, —and'was ever willing to profit by the
instructions he might receive ; hence be
had acquired a fund of useful information,
which ..e could always bring into action
He Was fond of indulging in mental spe
culations, and he had a nappy talent of
combining bis theoretical principles with
their practical operation. His conversa
tional powers were pleasing in the ex
treme : his opinions were advanced with
out assurance ; and he seemed more anx
ious to secure an assent to his arguments
by producing conviction, than to excite
an applause by a display of his learning.
To be useful to mankind he considered
a sacred duty imposed upon us by every
principle of moral accountability. He be
lieved that our talents are committed to
us in trust, to be employed for the bene
fit and happiness of each other; and that
it is scarcely less criminal to dissipate our
lives in a course of menial inactivity, than
in the actual commission of vice and ini
quity. The wants and infirmities of hu
man nature are ever before us, and afford
constant opportunities for the exercise of
our faculties, —and to neglect them is guilt
in the sight of Heaven and man. During
l\is long and painful sickness he felt sensi
bly the delicacy of his official situation !
and he would have resigned, had not his
friends, in the hope of his recovery, per
suaded him to continue, —for he was un
willing to hold an office, the duties of
which he felt it doubtful whether ever,
and certain not immediately, he should
be able to perform. To the ministration
of kind offices, in the various walks of
.private life, he was ever attentive, never
refusing Che aid of bis counsel or his
ipurse when opportunities offered for ei
ther.
, He was peculiarly tenacious of sustain
ing the reputation for virtue and integrity
which he had acquired ; and he was ever
anxious that others should understand the
reasons and motives of his conduct. The
consequences of virtuous actions, when
misunderstood, are not unfrequently as
pernicious as vice itself, i have often
heard him observe, that •< our first duty
consists in doing right, our second in a
voiding the appearance of doing wrong.*'
To involve his actions or principles. in
mystery "was no part of his character. He
had commenced his career on the basis of
honor and duty; it formed his character;
was evidence of the purity of his life ; &
a source of abundant happiness to himself,
his family, and his friends. Intentionally
he could do injustice to no one. The a
gitationsof party spirit with him never
degenerated into personal hatred; and he
never made use of his standing or oppor
tunities here, to the oppression of merit
which might formerly have been arrayed
against him. The course of moral duty
was with him plain and simple ; and he •
was not so much remarked for the origin
ality of his principles, as lor the persever
ance and good faith with which he per
formed every thing he professed.
His public services were long, and his
political course decisive He did not ap
pear before us only on brilliant and inter
esting 'occasions, when passion perverts
the judgment and usurps the supremacy
of reason; he submitted to the drudge
ry of office, and earned by the services
he performed the reputation he acquired.
His merits as a statesman are to be esti
mated less from the originality and novel
ty of his principles, than from the unifor
mity and steadiness with which he pursued
them. They had for their object and ten
dency <the improvement aad happiness of
society ; and they lost nothing of their
interest, because not exclusively his own.
His literary acquirements were highly
respectable. Political history had occu
pied much of his time ; but he had ex
tended his over the wide fields of
science and literature. The distinguish
ing qualities of his mind consisted in the
clearness of his perceptions and the
strength of his judgraen. He could in
vestigate and analyze with force and logi
cal accuracy*'; to his Imagination he sel
dom resorted. His speeches in Congress
are characteristic of the deep atten
tention he had given to his subjects; and
he always acquired the confidence and res
pect of his opponents, if he did not con
vince their judgments. He was decided
in debate. Hw official communications
were always satisfactory; and his message
delivered at the opening of the last legis
lature, is at once a specimen of his politi
cal creed, and his literary accuracy. He
took the opportunity of that occasion to
express his sentiments ; and happy as a
people shall we be, if we do not disregard
his opinions.
During the whole of his long and ex
cruciating illness he retained the full vi
gour of his intellect, and sustained with
uncommon calmness and fortitude the gra
dual approach of his dissolution. He had
every inducement to wish a recovery
which can attach man to life bless
ed with all the endearments of con
jugal bliss, which for seventeen years
had increased his love —occupied
with all the pleasing and tender anxieties
and duties of a parent for the advancement
of his offspring, who required a father’s
care, and a father’s advice; happy in the
society of numerous connexions and
friends, —he could not but look upon life
with a thousand pleasures, and a thousand
hopes. Yet in leaving all these his heart
was firm: he watched with patience the
progress of his disease, aiyl spoke of his
approaching death witli prophetic certain,
ty. As he saw his life fast closing be ne '
Sleeted nothing to prepare his friends tor
le event. He even called them individ
ually to him, and with the hand of death
gave them his blessing. He had ever ex
pressed a confidence in his ability to meet
death with composure; and with his last
breath he thanked a benificent Being, who
had enabled him to sustain bis fortitude
to the last. He, who in bis life had been
pure and excellent, was in his death calm
and serene. 1
K construction was put in the Balti
more Federal Gazette of Saturday, on the
departure of the Secretary of War, on a
tuur to the takes, which may produce an
ill effect. w» hope my government will
be "duly watchful’’ of %\\
on our frontier which indicia,«
lyor even a restUss di S n„ s .,t
part of our Northern ne JhW., *
"> lt 18 "? such ’t
which has induced Mr
ney. He is attracted to ff'?' **
curiosity we presume, natural S* 1 !
lightened American, to explore L **•
decs of its scenery and to tread t >
ground. The season is iavorab J ■ *
such a tour for the purposes of h l >
observation. It is, moreover
province of the Secretary of w»„ W
in the discharge of his official
of which are necessarily
closset, in his Public office '
Cabinet. Itinerary duties, when ZZ
nly, devolve on stall officers :t *
agents. We have noticed
of the Gazette thus promptly becP ,1,,
should be sorry to have it said'Sw **
Secretary of War was posting to 5, *
to observe the movements of ours
neighbors. It is giving too much ;" 1 *
tance to them, and too little
the Secretary. It is not imne.!, *
like other tourists, he may
visit the British provinces- lf| ie | “
will be as one gentleman visits JSI
the Editor of the Gazette may beSi
and not with the design
their affairs.—JV at. Intel. *
We would advise the Secretarynfj
enpaUant, were we his counccC
take care if he visits Canada, u,
town hight called York. Th ' 1
terrible fellows there. TheygibLl
Gen. Jackson’s wax figure a month n,d
ago-, there is no knowing- what theyu- n J
not do with a real bona fide AmcriLd
retary ofi War, if he were to be «J
among them. j.uj
Extract of a letter from a gentleman J
board4he Cyane, dated St. CruzkJ
Tenerifte, July 14th, 1820. J
“ As soon as we were granted nJ
que, Lieut. M. C. Perry waited ontb e J
vernor, and informed him of our obietil
visiting the Island, aad that we shkj
happy to give the customary sahTl
would be reciprocated gun for gun 1
governor replied he would return thj
lute with pleasure, but it must be *itol
gun less, as it was not customary witlJ
nation to return an equal immberofgl
to republican governments, but totlJ
only who acknowledged a sovereign. |
was told that no-salute would be giuJ
the United States acknowledged nol
tion to be greater or more respectal
than their own. Consequently no all
was given.” I
SHIPWKECL.
We stop the press to give our readJ
, the particulars, as far as they hare ccimJ
our knowledge, of the Mowing tr.clJ
choly shipwreck; ]
The schooner Harriet, Captain Bun
from Newbern, (N.C ) was lost on Umi|
of July, on the Bahama Banks. Tlitcij
tain and crew, (eight in number,) wertl
lost, with the exception of two— ora I
them a passenger, the other a sailor. II
two were saved by tying themselvestdl
Wreck, and remained in that diitraJ
situation, tossed by the waves three*
and nights, when they were discovefl
’ and taken up by a Spanish schooner,!
carried into Pensacola, but so extwil
and reduced that one of them died oJ
Bth ult, the day after their arrival, I
captain of the Spanish schooner is ■
tied to much credit for the attention
kindness with which he treated them, ■
schooner wrecked belonged to Un
King and Barnes, of Newbern; had n J
go, was destined for Mobile for treijljß
Our information is from Mr Henerfl
isum, a mechanic, from Newbern, aril
only survivor of the crew. Bel's!
arrived in this vicinity, from I'cn*!
in a penurious, reduced situation. I
Alabama ffoicl*!
The following is a List us Banks
are taken at the Receivers 0/ce,Jil
, Place. ' I
1 United States, and its Branches: I
All the Incorporated Banks of S-1
Augusta,Darien, Planters, k State Brt
of Georgia; I
Tombecbee k Mobile, Alabama; I
All the incorporated Banks of Louis*
Do. do. Missm*
The mother Bank of the Tenessee '■
Bank. I
August 19, 1820. J *|
Yesterday morning a rumour pftj
that the President of the Board of *
had taken the Walnut-street p u, -l
wa?known that he had been the pj
part of the day before, and of eve ■
since the first case, visiting the *i£ I
moving those who were able to j e ■
ved, and attending to the ere< j uon <■ 1
ces and the purification of the 1 j
district. The public anxiety an ■ ■
hension soon evinced the P n “' IC , ,1
tion, that his intelligence, zeal,» *
tion, were duly appreciated. J
r.ately the rumor was too well
Dr. Jackson’s was the only case
reported to the Board of Heal- ■ ■
most anxious solicitude, the mos . ■
prayers, ami the universal spP J
whole community, can do aug'
recovery it is done; every heat
him, eyerie tongue enquires at / lla J
The inquiries at the Doctor*
the Health Office, and in all p ub “
demonstrate the public anxie J
duce us to say, and we are b*PPJ ■
ting, that Dr. Jackson, hai ia *
night, and is in a very favors^
Mr. Mead, who was so se«HyP
ted by imprisonment, &c. by 00l M
nation, we are informed, ■ r ?”j , M
thority, has at last accomp ls . ve -*B
ment of his claims, and has r t *
tween 4 and 500,000 dollars
▼eminent. I**
The Paintings by old
belonged to Mr. Wert, h*
sold. The produce of'the
1.13,375 9». The Pe “ th hiafl
Titian, 4 ft. 1 in. by 5 ft.
guineas. A head of chn *|.“L 0l olfl
—The Bath of Diana, b) ■
Hugg’i mater Evening
first appearance of thin
ay called at a eireuWH 1 ’
quirtd • Have )'«< f® 1 HWJ
• No, Mnw*,' replied the hhr*
keep auch things here * I
in tbc market' ■