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GEORGIA ADVERTISER.
11Y WMf J. HOBBY.
TERMS.
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Minuni, |«jr«lde In aXame, or Four Ifollart, it no. paid
subscriber to discontinue
l; i4 "ll™ c“ .'.plied with on a settlement of due.,
J'or tliff fiist. Insertion, per square, Si*ty-t\w» ami a halt
••♦inis' for t-ach niliM'(|uen(, twxxtkivr, insertion, roity
and Hire*! quarter .omits: In all other cases V 2 1-2
an adverlisoniont is sent, without a sporifu Milan
In writing of llio nunilHT of insertions, H v ll lie published
until oiilered out, and charged 'rem«Uorl.v*
Solos of land nn<l negroes, l)V-»\«linimsirTtor* Executors,
or Hunrdians, are required, by law, to be held on the find
Tuesday in the monih, between the hours of leu in the
forenoon and three In the afternoon, 11! tin* court h»us« of
the county in which the property is situate.— Nolire of
these snles nuist bo given in a public gazelle SIX! V s
previous to the day of sale
Notice of the sale of personal property must lie eiveil in
like manner, 1‘ OllTYdays previous to the day of sale.
Notice to the debtors ami creditors ol an estate must he
published for FORTY,days.
NotioelJitfl application will be made to the Court of Ordl:
nary for leave to sell land, must be published lor MNh
MONTHS.
LETTERS, (on business) must be post-paid—or they
tuny not meet with attention.
TT In Uds pr.ner the Laws of the United Staten are
published. *
BY AUTHORITY.
fpUBI.IC ACT.]
An Act supplementary to the act “ to in
corporate the inhabitants of the City ol
Washington,” passed the tifteenlh of
iVlay, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, and for other purposes.
lie it enacted by the Seville and Unuse of
Rcpreeentativeii of the United Slutes of
America in Congress assembler/. That so
much of the act, entitled “An act id incor
porate tiie inhabitants of the city <<l Wash
ington, and to repeal all acts heretofore
passed for that purpose,” passed May fif
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, as is inconsistent with the provi
sions of this act, be, and the same is hereby,
■ repealed.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
public notice of the time mid place of tin*
sale pf all real property, for taxes due the
Corporation of the city of Washington,shall
be given in all cases hereafter, by advertise
ment, inserted in some newspapei publish
ed in the said city, once in each week, for
at least twelve successive weeks, in which
advertisement shall be stated the number
of the square or squares, the number of the
lot or lots, (if the square has been divided
into lots,) the name nr names of the person
or persons to whom the same may be asses
sed on the books of the ('operation at the
time of such advertisement, the amount of
the tax due on each square or lot, the period
fur which the same shall he due, and the
aggregate amount of taxes due on all real
property assessed in the name of the same
person or persons; hut, where n whole
square is assessed to the same person or
persons, although divided into lots, it may
bo assessed and advertised, as if the same
was not divided. And no sale of real pro
perly, for taxes, hereafter made, shall be
impaired, or void, by reason of such pro
perty not being assessed, or advertised, in
the name or names of the lawful owner or
owners thereof, provided the same shall be
advertised as above directed, or by reason
of the amount of luxes due thereon not be
ing correctly slated.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted , That,
in all cases of sales of real properly, for
faxes due the said Corporation, where such
sale shall not have been made according to
Jaw, and void, it shall be lawful for the said
Corporation, on the application of the pur
chaser, or other person entitled under him,
to refund and pay to such person or per
sons, the amount paid by him or them, on
account of such purchase; and, also, the
subsequent taxes accrued and paid on the
said property, and to re-assess the amount
of taxes so refunded, on the property on
which the same shall have accrued, which
shall be collected in the manner as provi
ded by law for the collection of other faxes,
at any time after the first day of January
next, after the same shall be so re-assessed.
?ec. 4. And he it further enacted. That
it shall he lawful for the said Corporation,
where there shall be a number of lots assess
ed to the same person or persons, to sell
one, or more, of such lots, for the taxes and
expenses due on the whole; and, also, to
p ovide feu flic sale of any part of a lot, for
the tuxes and expenses due on the said lot,
or other lots assessed to the same person, as
may appear expedient, according to such
rules and regulations as the said Corpora
tion may prescribe.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That
in case of the death, resignation, or inabili
ty to serve, of any Commissioner of Elec
tion if shall be lawful "for the Mayor, or in
case of his absence, or inability to perform
that duty, for the Register of the city, to
make an appointment, in writing, to fill any
such vacancy, which appointment shall be
returned to the Register, with the return of
such flection.
Sec. (i. And be it further enacted. That
the proprietor or proprietors of lots which
may be sold under the provisions of this act,
shall be allowed the'right of redemption, in
the same manner, and according to the like
restrictions, contained in the act to which
this is a supplement.
See. 7- And be it further enacted, That
public notice of the time and place of sale, of
any real property chargeable with taxes, in
Georgetown or Alexandria,in all cases here
after, shall be given, enre in each week, for
twelve successive weeks, in someone news
paper printed in each of said places, and in
the National Intelligencer, in which shall
be staled the number of the lot or lots, or
parts thereof, intended to be sold, and the
value of ilit; assfssiii*. i#i flrni tin
the taxes due and ow ing thereon.
See. 8. And he it further enacted, That
if, before the day ofsale,adveitised as afore
said, the owner, his agent,or attorney, shall
not pay she amount of taxes, with all costs
thereon assessed, said lots, or so ntagy as
may be sufficient to discharge the same,
j shall bo sold, for cash, and to the highest
ibidder paying therefor; a certificate from
j the proper officer shall be issued, set ting forth
i that he is the purchaser, and the amoc* l
paid by him ; and if, at the expiration of
■ twelve months from the day of sale, the
’ owner shall not appear, and pay to the of
ficer who sold the same, the Mayor, or the
purchaser, the amount of the purchase mo
! ney, and costs, and taxes accruing subse
' quent to the sale, and ten per centum inle-
I j rest per annum on (he purchase money, it
. [ shall and may be lawful fora title, in fee
I I simple, at the expiration of said time, to be
f made to the purchaser: Provided, That no
1 sale of real estate shall be made but where
1 the owner or tenant of the properly lias
not sufficient personal estate out of w hich
to enforce a collection of the debt due, and
■ where lie has personal property, it shall be
lawful to collect said taxes by distress and
sale thereof.
Sec.•). And he it further enacted, That,
on or hi fore the first day of April next, and
1 every five years thereafter, each of the
Corporations of Washington, Georgetown,
and Alexandria, shall cause three respect
able freeholders, resident in said city and
townt, respectively, being previously sworn
to assess and value, and make return of all
and every species of property by law tax
able, in said Corporations; and, in making
their said valuations, they shall determine
it agreeably to what they believe it to be
worth, in cash, at the (one of the valuatipn.
Sec. 10. And beil'further ennetr el, That.
■ where any taxes have fallen due, and yet
I remain unpaid, or where any real estate lias
f been sold by the Corporation of George-
I town or Alexandria, which sale, from any
defect of proceeding in relation thereto, has
r been declared, or is considered void, said
Corporation may proceed, and are hereby
1 authori'/.ed, to collect said taxes by sale of
the real estate, liable, agreeably to the pro
■ visions of this act, in relation to other cases
of collecting taxes hereaferto fall due; Pro
vided, That, v here any person, without
notice of the outstanding taxes, has made a
limn fide purchase from the legal owner of
any real estate, previous to the fifteenth day
of May, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-four, said real estate, so acquired
■ shall uol be liable for tin* taxes due and
■ owing previous to said purchase.
I Sec. 11. And beitfur flier evaded. That
all titles to property conveyed, as aforesaid,
. on sales for taxes, made in either of said
■ places, shall In* by deed from the mny ar.
1 under the seal ofthecorpnration ; which said
• conveyance shall be effectual, in law, to
• convey the title, the requisition of this act
I having been complied with.
1 Sic. 12. And be it further rndeted, That.
. on any lot, or lots, or part of a lot, liable
! for taxes, as aforesaid, being sold, the
f amount, over and above the tax, cost, anr,
I charges, due upon the same, shall In* paid
■ over, on application, to the owner of said
propel t v.
Sec. Id. And be it further enacted, That,
where the payment of any taxes shall be
made or enfotced against any tenant, it shall
not be lawful for the ownei of said proper
ly, so made liable for the taxes, to recover
of the tenant any rent for the property;
but the same shall remain in his possession
a lien for the debt, until such lime as the
rent accruing shall have discharged the
same; and the said tenant shall he entitled
to charge twenty-five per centum against
the landlord, on the amount of the taxes so
paid or enforced against him. except where
he may have been previously in arrears for
his rent.
Sec. 14 And be itfurther enacted, That,
in all cases of any nuisance affecting, in the
opinion of the Board ol Health, the healthi
ness of the city of Washington, or inhabit
ants contiguous thereto, which may exist
on any lot belonging to the United Stales,
it shall be lawful to have the same removed,
in the same manner, and under ihe sann*
rules and regulations, that nuisances on
private properly are removed ; and the ex
pense of such removal or correction shall
be defrayed out of any moneys in the hands
of the city commissioner, for the sale of the
public property in said eitv.
’henry Olay,
Speaker ol’Hie Heave ofllepreseutnlives.
JOHN GAILI.AKH,
President of the Sertnto, pro t»*inp«rc*
Washington, May l H 24: Appn»v, »l.
J AMES MONROE.
•m ♦■ggo-»
wi r at a n.vni.
A country girl one morning went
To market with tier pi;;
The liiito »nil (ail, not content,
fcqutakcd out at merry jig.
A gentleman, on passing bv,
Laughed much, and jeering spoke,
4 1 wonder, Miss, your child will cry,
lieu wrapt up iu your (look.’
4 Whv.’sir, (quite pert (he girl replies)
Sr. bad a breeding had he,
That ever mid anon lie cries,
Wbcue’cr he secs his daddy.’
AN ADIEU.
An Adieu , should iu uttrance die.
If written, should faintly appear,
• . Ouly heard iu the. breath of a sigh,
Ouly seen iu (he drop ol a tear.
1 A Noble Horse. —An English paper
, announces the death ofthehighly celebrated
1 hunter Hookey )Puller, the property of
Capt. Wiliium Healey. The performances
lof this horse,asan hunter, have been very ex
traordinary. He has been know n to leap
1 thirty-five five barred gates in one day,
f with his owner ; and in the grand steeple
1 cltjtse. near New Castle, he leapt the great
- Burn of nine yards deep water, and won
r the match gallantly, which was for 200
• sovreigns. On the bank were stationed
t men with ropes, for the preservation of the
1 daring rider, Capt. Wm. Healey, who ac
r complished this unequalled task in the pre
e j settee of thousands.—[ Com. Ada.
Ascvt-sj’ thiugrfmmiug from the j.ch t.l,
j the illustrious Jeliprsou, is read with eagar
-11 ness, and affunj* pleasure and instruction,
■ ! we place before our readers the following
11 letter; which furnishes additional proof of
>;the sobridty and regularity of the life of
s! this truly great man. How plain it is that
, i like regular habits would produce like good
11 effects. The more Mr. Jefferson’s clmrac
i j ter is seen and known, the mdire it is admired,
i j What a shame it is that such men should
i have been so grossly slandered.
f New Haven Register.
t Copy of a letter from President JrffVrson to Dr. ’Vine Utley
of Lyme, (Cl.) dated
MONTICEIXO, MARCH 21, 1824.
Sir: Your letter of February 18th, came
to hand on the Ist hist, and the request of
my history of physical habits would have
j puzzled me not a little, had it not been for
* the model, with which you accompanied it,
of Dr. Rush’s tjnswer to a similar enquiry.
I live so much like other people, that 1
might refer to ordinary life as the history o(
mv own. I.ike my friend, the Doctor,!
' have lived temperately, eating little animal
, food, and that not as an aliment so much as
* a condiment for the vegetables, which con-
I stitute mv principal diet. I double, howe
ever, the Doctor’s glass and a half of wine,
and even treble it with a friend ; hut halve
j its effects by drinking the weak wines only:
the ardent wines I cannot drink, nor do i
use ardent spirits of any kind ; malt liquors
and cider are my table drinks, and rny
, breakfast, like that also of my friend, is of
lea and coffee. I have been blessed with
I organs of digestion which accept noil con
coct, without ever murmuring, whatever the
palate chooses to consign to them, and I
■ have not yet lost a tooth by age.
( was a hard student until I entered on the
business of life ; the duties of which leave
no idle time to those disposed to fulfil them :
‘ and now, retired, and at the age of 76,1 am
again a hard student. Indeed my fondness
for reading and study revolts ,ne from the
drudgery of letter writing, and a stiff wrist,
1 the consequences of an early' dislocation,
I makes writing both slow and painful. 1
am not so regular in my sleep as the Doctor
says he was, devoting toil from five to right
hours, according as my company, or the
book ! am reading, interests me; and 1
never go to sleep without an hour or half
( hour’s previous reading of something moral,
whereon to ruminate in the intervals of
( sleep : but win liter 1 retire to bed early or
late, ! rise with the sum 1 use spectacles
‘j at night, but noi necessary in (lie day, unless
reading small print. My hearing is distinct
I to particular conversation, but confused,
when several voices cross each other, which
( unfits me for the society of the table. 1
have been more fortunate than my friend in
J the article of health: so free from catarrhs
that 1 have not had one, (in the breast i
j mean,) on an average of eight or ten years
) through life. 1 ascribe .tltis exemption
( partly to the habit of bathing my feet in
cold water every morning for sixty years
past, A fever of more than 24 hours J
; have not had above two or three times in
, my life. A periodical head ache has af
flicted me occasionally, once (.crimps in six
j nr eight years, for two or three Weeks at a
I rime, which seems now to have left rite; and
except on a late occasion of indisposition, 1
enjoy good health—too feeble indeed to
j walk much, hut t iding, without fatigue, six
I or eight miles a day, and sometimes thirty
or forty. I may cod these egotisms, there
fore, its 1 began, by saying that rny life bus
, been so much like that of oilier people, that
| I might say, with Horace, to every one,
, Nomine rnntalo, narrator tabula, de to.”
, i must not end, however, without due thanks
for the kind sentiments of regard you are so
good as to express towards myself; and.
with my acknowledgments for these, be
pleased to accept the assurance of rny re*
, sped and esteem.
Til. JEFFERSON.
FROM AN* KNi*l.lbll VAl'ftK.
BO'i ANY DAY.
About five or six years ago, a person of
considerable literary attainments, was tried
at the Old Dailey for forgery, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged. Ills Majesty
was pleased to commute the sentence to
tr ansportation for life. A letter of thanks
for (he efforts made for the preservation of
his life, has reached us ; and as it contains
intelligence of a country, the daily occur
rences in which are but little known to the
population of this country, notwithstanding
the frequent voluntary, as well as compul
sory visits paid thither, we shall state the
substance.
Since his arrival in the country, every
order relative to the treatment of prisoners
has been of an apparently harsh nature ;
but the change has been attributed to the
great increase of crime tit home, and the
consequent increase of ptisoners in New
South Wales, where, to say the truth, the
evidence of a long course of Metropolitan
crime is but too palpable. He received
what is called a “ Ticket of Leave,” upon
reaching bis destination, a document which
authorises any person to select any part of
the colony for bis residence, and lu employ
himself as he might think proper; hut
which the least misconduct subjects to per
manent removal.—The convict's residence
in Sydney, in the occasional service of
mercantile men. gave him an opportunity
of ascertaining the state of the colony as to
commerce; no branch of which, lie says, is
regular, it is either all bustle nr all si
lence.
r I'pon first making the shores of Anstra-
I lasia, he was particularly struck with the*
f uncommon appearance of every thing he
s beheld. The singular shape and color of
- the rocks and trees, the wild and savage
i looks of the natives, would, even if the im
. mense distance could be overleaped at one
f bound, convey the most unequivocal a su
i ranee of a remote world. Sydney, liow
i ever, revives the memory of past scenes.—
1 It has about 14,000 inhabitants, who are
1 increasing daily : 1,200 soldiers are upon
c the station. There are public billiard
- rooms, and a fine race course. Several of
- the opulent inhabitants keep handsome
equipages, and a degree of splendor attends
liter tiiertainmeuts, far beyond what miglit i
be expected in an infant colony. About ,
twenty or thirty miles in the interior, is
what is called the the Open I" orest, which
’ resembles in appearance a gentleman’s
f park in England. Here the principal set
tlers have their grants of land, several hav-
I ing from 300 to“l000 acres, and some a
■ great deal more. Heards of entile contain
. ing 1000 head, and flocks of sheep contain-
II ing several thousands, are not uncommon.
The parts of the country where the settlers
are most numerous, is the banks ol Haw
s kesbury. Therg settlers are for tbe most
part prisoners. The soil is particularly
luxuriant; hut it is subject to floods, by
* which, in a single night, the labors of the
1 whole year arc swept away. Dot, not with
standing, 1 lie frequency of such disasters,
* the extreme richness of the ground, the case j
) with which it is managed, and the great!
■ profit arising from a good crop, hold out an
' irresistible temptation to the settlers.
* At tbe distance of7o miles from Sydney,
commences that chain of mountains so long
I considered impassable, called the “ Clue
* Mountains;” and across those mountains,
■ at the distance of 50 miles, is the New
■ Country, Those 50 miles present food for
> neither man nor beast. They are nothing
but a barren succession of rocks upon rocks,
: without a blade of grass or track of bird;
but when the traveller bursts upon the
1 country or the plains of Bathurst, his eyes
is defigbed will) the most beautiful prospect
* perhaps on the face of the, earth. Thither
1 some of the most opulent settlers have sent
■ their oxen and sheep to feed, and the re
“ turns have always exceeded their espccta
i. * 1
1 tions.
To a convict, the summer appears too
■ warm upon his arrival; hut after a residence
of two or three years, no inconvenience is
: felt from the heat, lie finds the black na
-1 live an object, which, although he cannot
* contemplate with any pride of comparison,
; decidedly the lowest in the scale of human
> nature, without house or shelter, except the
) thick forest, naked desolate, and hungry. —
r are harmless, but towards the north they
( are furious, and it is not doubted live upon
‘ human flesh. The British government
have however, established places of instruc
* lion for the unfortunate creatines, and civi
> lization is expected to make some progress.
f Until lately, religion has been complete
r ly neglected; but a great change is now
! taking place. Several churches and chapels
* have lately been built, and are well attend
-1 ed ; and the rising generation will, of coarse,
> profit by this arrangement, however inef
-1 fective it may he with respect to their pa
* rents. Bible Societies also have been
1 formed. As to emigration, to a person
’ possessing capita], this country holds out
' several opportunities of acquiring property.
5 —There are openings for merchants, of
1 which keen sighted men may take advan
-1 tage. Agriculturists have also a fine field,
’ if (hey possess a sufficient knowledge ofagri
* culture, and possess the means. All per
-1 sons who come to tiiis country, and engage
■ in concerns beyond their abilities, have to
’ contend with difficulties of which they
1 have no idea. Many see themselves much
■ disappointed in having their grants of land
at such a distance from head quarters. No
1 laud is now given at a distance of less than
70 miles from Sydney. The desperate
banditti which tire constantly prowling
about the country, form the most terrific
1 objection to the settler.
From the London Courier, of May 22.
Lor it Byron's Auto-Biography.
| The following interesting particulars re
lative to the destruction of Lord Byron’s
account of his own life are from the Literary
Observer. They appear to be authentic;
at least, names and circumstances are men
tioned in a manner which they could hardly
be, were the account not derived from good
sources.]
About the middle of the year 1821,
Mr. Moore received from Lord Byron the
manuscripts of his life, it was written on
detached sheets of paper, and was evidently
not a second copy. It contained his Lord
ship’s remarks on his conduct and feelings,
from tiie earliest period of his recollection,
down to the year 18Ki; and explained ma
ny of those circumstances on which the
public had most speculated. It is well
known, and delicacy need not withhold an
allusion to the fact, that Mr. Moore was,
when he received it, in considerable pecu
niary difficulties, and that the motive of the
gift was to enable him to return to the coun
try from which he was an unwilling exile.
Mr. Moore first offered it to Messrs. Long
man, who declined purchasing it on tiny
terms. Mr. Murray bought the manuscript
tor the stun of two thousand guineas ; and
■ iiis friends say, that his chief reason for so
doing, was to second the views of the Noble
Lord, on behalf of the exiled poet. There
is some ground for this assertion, when we
recollect that Lord Byron was likely to out
live Mr. Murray many years, and that the
work could only he of use to the heirs of
the latter gentlemen. It will be remember
ed that the publication was prohibited until
three months after Lord Byron's death.
“ It was in November, 1821, that Mr.
Moore received the money. About twelve
1 months afterwards, Mr. Moore called on
l ' .Mr. Murray, and stated to him that the
production in question, contained much that
i would be equally prejudicial to the charac
> ter ol the noble lord, and to his own, and
applied an expression to the work which
we decline quoting. He therefore request*
* ed Mr. Murray to empower him by a bond,
‘ to make such alteration as he might deem
■ necessary, and to be appointed the editor
f whenever the work should be published.—
■ To this Mr. Murray agreed, but demanded
* of Mr. Moore a bond for the =£,“2,000, to
> secure him the money he had paid for the
■ work, in case Mr. Moore should so alter it,
■ as to tendet it an unprofitable speculation.
■ Mr. Moore agreed to the proposition; the
> bonds were given, and thus the case stood
i until February, 1824, when Mr. Moore
I, brought the assignment of the work which
f j had not been previously delivered. Mr.
i Murray then stated to Mr. Moore that he
i i was dissatisfied at the power he had
given of altering the work according to the j <
ideas of the latter, and that he wished either 1 :
to get back the bond which empowered bmp
so to do, or to cancel the agreement, and to >
deliver the work on receiving the <£2,000 ; i
alleging as his reason, that “ he did not
wish to be the keeper of Lord Byron's hon
or.” Mr. Moore said that he would choose
the latter alternative, anil’promised to call
in a week with the money, to receive back
the work. This Mr. Moore deferred ; at
any rate, this he did not do. Un the 14th
of May, the news of Lord Byron’s death
arrived, and on the evening ot that day Mr.
Moore called on Mr. Murray, whom, how
ever, he did not see. The next day Mr.
Murray went to Mr. Wilmot Horton, the
friend of lady Byron, and stated to him all
the circumstances connected with the aflatr.
I Mr. Horton was satisfied to refund Mr.
} Murray the sum advanced, and to have the
work destroyed. Subsequently the parties
met at the house of Mr. Mobhouse, where
Colonel Doyle appeared as the friend of the
Hon. Mrs. Lee, Lord Byron’s sister, and it
1 was agreed to destroy the work. Mr.
, Moore objected to the right which Mr.
Murray claimed over it, and asserted that it
■ was his property. Mr. Murray denied this
; claim, on the ground given by him to Air.
, Moore only allowed him to withdraw the
; work, and to return the money, any time
■ before Lord Byron’s death, but that alter
i sucli an event, it was to be exclusively Mr.
i Murray’s property. The day alter, the
• parties met together at Mr. Murray’s house
; —viz. Mr. W. Horton, Mr. Hobhouse, Col.
■ Doyle, Mr. Moore, Mr. Lultrcll, and Mr.
. Murray. Air. Murray then declared that
lie had no claim whatever on Mr. Moore
i for the sum paid that gentleman, while Mr.
■ Moore persisted in his right to the work.—
; it is asserted that Mr. Moore did not mean
■ to have it destroyed —but this we do not for
a moment believe. Be it as it may, the
, production was tom and burnt, as our in
i formation slates, without the consent of Air.
■ Moore. The circumstance has since been
■ the topic of much conversation in the higher
i circles, and each of the parties has been
considerably blamed by the friends of the
i other.
“Although we have stated these facts,
• and again repeat that we have them from
the best authority, we do not wish to com
. ment on them. We think it, however, our
• duty to mention, that the gentleman alluded
to, expressed, in the highest terms, their
i sense of Air. Murray’s conduct, as a gentle
■ man and a man of honor. This much is
, certain, that if Murray had chosen to pub
lish the work, he would have made a for
• tune by it ; and that, in sacrificing his inte
i rest to his principles, he has acted as few
i tradesmen would have done. We are cer
! tain that Air. .Murray received for the work
. no more than he had paid for it.”
1 The following paragraph appears this
■ morning in the paper which first mentioned
i the destruction of the manuscript:—•
“ We gave a statement the other day, of
the late transaction with respect to Lord
Byron’s AIMS, which, though correct in
1 the leading facts, viz. the destruction of the
manuscript, and the re-payment by Mr.
' Aloore of the 2,000 guineas, contained we
find from authority, some errors, which we
1 hasten to correct. The manuscript was
' not perused by Mrs, Leigh, or any of the
persons concerned, previously to its des
truction, though it was the opinion of Air.
Moore and others that such a step should
be taken. We are also informed, that
though it was originally the intention of
the noble author to have this document
published, yet that latterly both himselfand
Mr. Aloore strongly doubted the propriety
of such a measure. With respect to Air.
Murray’s share in the transaction, we un
derstand from the same authority, that this
gentleman was equally desirous with (lie
rest of Lord Byron’s friends for the destruc
tion of the AIAIS., and so little regarded his
own interest in the concern, that he declin
ed accepting the money from Mr. Moore ;
who, however, insisted upon his receiving
it as a debt due upon his bond.”
THE CONTRAST.
General Recton, (he Surveyor-General
of Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas, was
charged with having violated the acts of
Congress and his instructions, in the per
formance of itis duties. The President di
rected an inquiry into the charges. The
General endeavours to cover himself under
existing precedents, in those instances in
which he departed from the laws and regu
lations. The precedents, in some instan
ces, may have led him into errors, as his
character through life has been fair; never
theless, with a view to introduce order into
the administration of the surveying depart
ments, and a strict adherence to the requisi
tions of the law, the President directs him
to be dismissed. So much for the Execu
tive.
Another high officer of the government
has also been charged with irregularities in .
the performance of his duties, and a viola
tion of the acts of Congress. These char
ges are made to the House of Representa
tives, and by that body are referred to a
Select Committee. The high officer in
question endeavors, also, to shelter himself
under the plea of precedents. The Com
mittee find the/flcfs charged to be true ;
that monies have been loaned, contrary to
law ; that reports, directed by law to be
made to Congress have not been made;
that notes, of non-specie-paying banks have
been recived ; and yet the Committee pal- :
hate ail these violations of law, and the
Secretary passes, not only without being -
dismissed, but without 'censure. What a
contrast! That one man should be dis- i
missed for the very faults, by which the
oth£r claims to he elevated to the Presiden- (
cy ! And, were it possible he could suc
ceed, how striking would be the difference 1
in the fate of William H. Crawford, and 1
William Rector ! <
It may be said that the President lias i
equal power to dismiss the former, as the .
latter ; and that impartiality requires that
it should be done. But it ought to be re- I
membered, that the case of Air. Crawford 1
is before Congress ; and it would be indeli- !
calc in the President to act in the re . *
stage, before that body has taken' C( s
zance of the subject. That it will do "A ’
we have no doubt, nor should we be /
prised that the remedy that the vencrall
!\incon asserted was the only u ue miK ,'
for correcting the abuse of loaning tin,. ~
lie money without law—we mean an'
penclnnent—should beapppHcd. “ i
The committe have found the facts j. 1
rests with Congress to pronounce the h;,)!
mem. —[ Wnshington Republican.
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SSMSiisia*
JLL\ 14jis°4
In the exercise of an over zealous spjp;
of party feeling, it would seem, that one ti
the members of the committee of arrant
ments for celebrating the National Aim
versary at Washington City, had endeevh, a
ed to have the members of the America!
Cabinet committed on a subject, on «i, K r
they chose not at present to express, n «
by implication, any opinion. One of tin'
committee, it appears, took upon himselft
give direction at places where subscripts *
papers were left, timt Mr. Edwards siiouk
not be permitted to join in the festivities a
the day. This being publicly announced!
would of course be considered as receivin'
the sanction of such members of the coni'
pany as had been duly apprised of it. ]’ u:
tlte Heads of Departments at Washington,
it seems, did not deem it proper thus W-Ui j
rectly to express an opinion on a subject
which is yet to be decided upon by the!
Congress of the U. S. It was evidently
intended, and it would so have been here, i
after urged, that an implied or an MprfsJ ,
assent to this exclusion, had been publicly* -I
manifested by tiie Officers of State, inas-fi
much as with a knowledge of it, noobjec-'
lion to the course had been made. They
did not choose, it will be seen by their let
ter litis day published, to be placed in ai
situation by the clumsy artifice of a mem- -
ber of the committee of arrangement, in
which they could be considered as prejudg
ing a case, yet to be decided on by a higher
authority.
The Report of the Committee may Ik
considered in the nature of a special ver
dict—certain facts are found to have occur
red, and certain acts to have been done,
under certain circumstances—and to Con- j
gress and the nation it belongs to say hl;c
-tber these facts and acts, occuring as tiny J
did, are justifiable, excusable, or censm- k
ble.—And it is proper that this decision -m
should be made independently of all Cubi- f .
net influence, directly or indirectly exer
cised.
One of lire late New York papers, in
publishing tire combination of numbers
which drew a prize of ten thousand dol
lars, by mistake gave 46 instead of 40—in
consequence of w hich, a Roslonian, hold
ing the supposed fortunate number, was
enabled for an hour or two to enjoy all the
satisfaction which sucli a sudden in
crease of wealth might be supposed calcu
lated to produce. On the publication of
tire official list, however, the mistake vas
discovered, and twenty-two dollars only,
instead often thousand, were found to bf
drawn by this ticket. Whether the pleasurS-i
ble sensations produced by the first intima
tion of fortune’s kind regards, were not
overbalanced by tire depressing influence
of the cioud which so soon obscured tilt
golden prospect, may be a question of diffi
cult solution. The circumstance, however,
may have led the individual concerned to
some acquaintance with himself, a most
important kind of knowledge; and he may
be enabled, in some degree, to imagine how
he would actually feel under the rapturous,
joy of a great and sudden increase ol
wealth—for this is such a sort of transition
as every man’s brain-pan is not able to
endure — nor is it every man, perhaps, who
would behold, with becoming tranquillity &
and cheerfulness, such a sudden overtiriV m
of his brilliant anticipations. It is had B
enough to draw a blank, in the ordinary B
and common way, but to find a supposed I
prize changed into a blank, though it some I
times happens in the lottery of life, in* p
creases the disappointment in pecuniary f|
adventures. It is not often, perhaps, that I
so trifling a typographical error is produo j
live of such a contrariety of feeling, such J
exultation as a prelude to disappoint ami
vexation, as this little mistake of a fg> ire
occasioned.
As we noticed the price of Water JR' I
lons in the early part of the season, it is hut <
justice now to mention, that tire cost of tins
important staple article of comfort has so <
moderated, that no individual need com
plain of the expense of an occasional indul*. m
gence in this cooling luxury. A water
melon as large as “ a Dutchman’s cheese, e
may be purchased for twelve and a hai J
cents, and for six and a quarter cents om
may be purchased sufficiently large to refresh |
and satisfy two or three persons, whose ap
petites for the article arc not many degree 5
above the true republican water
standard.