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cO SAM EMIR BARTLETT— EDITOR.]
THE
AirA MWAH MEECTOY
hlidicd every day, in Savannah, Geo.
ot* business season, and three times a
Mi*i “ summer months, at Eight DoiLrs
in advance. “
X's 5-1 VANN AH MERC UR Y,
‘ 0R THE country,)
nnblished every Monday, Wednesday,
V.T'l l s P t six Dollars per annum. I his sheet
f Friday? a 0 y t h 6 'two inner forms es the
s be containing all the news, new adver
03per
t*"* *HS ARGVS
nmniled from the Savannah Mercury,
ol* c selection of the leading and most
and of the Daily papers. Adver
jdicr^ ,|jj generally excluded, and the
principally filled with rowing matter.
Zs<M Dollars per annum, or Three Del*
i in advance.
it if >wrof* trill bevuUUhalinlcthpa-
I’-rst/wirr of U hues for lUj.nl
‘ li :>/r. emts for each continuation.
Imweatwns respecting the business
0 ‘ \. % i it addressed to Lie Lditu". post
[j Hit cjn iL j
/ r had and negroes by Administrators.
Sale* o nuardiams are required by law, to
... r ,. n t. rs o* t xufisday in the month, between
de heM (>n o'clock in'the forenoon and three
the at Court-Ilouse of the Coun
iti d.e a ‘. ( ‘! n ’V ! >r onertv is situated. Notice of
<vin*r ,n ;„7be given in a public Gazette
to the day of sale. ‘
fff ’h y? i,hc‘sale of personal property must be
iiumucr, forty days previous to the
(riven n
Say °? ll f rt debtors and creditors of an estate,
for forty days.
s‘it Voplication will be made to the Court
fcve to sell land, must be pub
fj/j/mir months.
a i SiiWi
Goods, 55 a f>2: per cent, adv
L, ii 1-2 a 7 I*2 cents pc r tb.
* Haws, 10. ?i
‘Xorthcrv, inferior quality, 10 a 13
Dundee A Inverness, 21 22 cts.
. i/. Coyvc! Otard, Dupuy V <V- Lya/n/,
’ * V
(. other brands, £1 l2o—dull,
ton Uplands, new crop. , 1-4 u 10.
“ W Islands, 21 a 20, /;d above for fun
marks.
fan eartio, all. r
. ‘ „r bu^'d— retailing from stores at oo a b J
n tt L cents per ib.
Crneknif, 30 35 per cent, adv
(■s cc Hat ana Green, prune, !o—scarce.
’ other qualities 12 a 14—plepty.
CuAles, Sorthern Mould Tanotc, H eis.
x Georgia, 10
Sperm, o a *>*
r r Philadelphia, Baltimore, Richmond an -
Alexandria• $0 a 0 1-2
j'm, hlil a Hj>
.. Sorlherx, 32 a 30
Half, trine Northern, Ist anal. G 2 1-2.
£c i, slofi :i 110 per lb.
iron, Si%dc s JplUo it Ud per him,
Uri, 8
Imher.yeUtne pine Rang hew Timber, A-l a t
SicaHi'sateed Lumber, >;1“ a IS
Hirer number, Hoards, Blanks 4* Scantling
sl2
Q.uirlcrcd H inch flooring Upends. sl4
Whin Pint’ Boards, char, it a lb
Merchant,rblr, •>*’ I a 10
ir.O. lltgsluads SI-ires, $ 4 5 aIS
10 io al2
Situg’n, rafted, 2 1-2*
•• hnUnl, li 3
Mudi t rel, jib. 1, $5 7o
u % 50
“ 3, so 25
Xusm, W. Lulu, 34 a 30.
■■ Xmc-Orleans 3t
Qunhrghi, 9 a 10.
hrn.prime. ,jil
Miss, 15.
” --W25 a 3 75.
r y Juwhat, 120 a 112^.
I> rst India —none.
•u Pag'.and, 33 a 36 cts.
‘■\\ydlor, 5 a 8 cents per lb.
*dt, none aflaat.
!(annul, white and Broipn,
M sconido, 9 1-2 a 10— St. Croip, 9* a IQ$
Xnn-Orietiiis, $ 5-8 a 3 3-4
>f I*”/, 10 1-2 eld 1 -2—Lump 15 a 16
X. Ketil:tel:;i, Georgia, $-c. 2.’ a 4 Cts.
” Munujallured do 6a 30
tdiOir.S a 9
| thishuj, 28 a 30.
exchange.
- ‘XT’- ‘* %, Cur,.Br.nk Notes, 1 a
y.bOdVli a -11-8
>. ,/ ... A\ Carolina S PS. j\ m otcs,
VX'] ?‘ r f :W *J 810<// ; .
•” and prcin Slate Rank of Georgia.,
payable at the Branch
‘ other than Mngusta
’ T J , : ,!l ' ov - ‘‘red 14 a1 i per ceuihdisi
Li> Bids , ii
r . Fit EIGHTS.
g r ?J M! > 11 1 A*. York 1-2 ct.
y—noniiticl | Providence, 5-8 ct
Ca REMARKS.
JM°‘ r 'T~ Since °ur last report the business in
‘hr / * !MS nr;t Oeen extensive, cud the sales fur
v y iU exc^e d 2500 iales, at from
t . Ml r a ‘’ “ h F>r fair to very good hats sales gen
► feoil *9 prnno parcels have been
he >i. l ! C^s ’ The accounts from Liverpool, by
( flbrr.ne, at Charleston, are considered
;V ■ so ir; v .rable, and purchasers since the rc
accounts, have rather kept out of
V i! * ° ;;a Islands t!ie sales have been fiir at.
4 s- , “ te: ra ‘cs. Wo quote for fair to good at 22
-a.,:, onwardt for finer brands.
MJCT r i-| . . . . , , .
. ,1.; f ; cre Iras been a iair and steady Demand
pj, { • c ' e since our last. Several large par
■’ i ‘T ii sit'd at from S3 a 3 75.
y nn.s.—There has been but a very indif
i ••'•■uuess done in Groceries during the
’ 1!r quotations remain mucii about tiie
2s our la:-1.
u - “~4s scliin<r at S9, nrinciually far home
~ u-t Hi.-.,,. ° v and • r v
“'ir 1.-tsi" } ‘ vo ca fgoes have been received since
•52 cerus v!i c we understand, sold at
tad ii: i- * ° quoto cargo sales at 50 cts —by re
-’’lanceT 1 lver i ! 1 -16 a3- ld. steady. To
ih;v> in r . / ‘j'Yh l'o Now York, 1-2 cent. To
‘
* —. tJWMcmvsewaevv’-irrr~irrim in i’ n^|
,vh s ’ A•) \VIUi: FENOEItS,
,|-rr ;Mlvcd( , for „ ;ilB , 1V
* at , a f. W. MORRELL.
aec and in
vym Amwm,
SATURDAY MORXLXG, DEOM, 1823.
Py the steairfboat Hamburg, capt. Boyden, 27
mrs from Charleston, we have receivad the
Charleston Mercury ofThursday morning.
By the ship Henry and the sclir. Exact, we
have received New-York papers of the 20th inst.
Nothing later from Europe.
Front Mfllcdgeville . —‘‘Judge Shorter has resign
ed his office of Judge of the Ocmulgee Circuit, to
wm-h lie was but lately elected, and Mr. Cobb
nis succeeded him. Judge Shorter is a man o
high talents, and possesses many good qualities
both of the head and the heart. He has his faults
however; vet, whatever these may be, there is the
general impression hero, that he has been the vic
tim of a deep intrigue. He is a great hand at in
trigue himself; and, perhaps, it may be thought
.pair enough in politics', that he should be put down
with his own weapons It is a matter of regret,
however, that religious institutions should be
mned in|o political engines of oppression.”
The bill authorising the Governor to subscribe
$44,000 to the stock of the Savannah & Ogechee
canal company, has received the assent of the
governor. JVe are glad to see that our western
bicJiren begin to appreciate the importance of
oa\ annah and their relative interests in preserv- t
ing her commercial prosperity. . ‘ j
A bill appropriating S7OOO for the erection of
an aisenal in this city has passed to the house.
A pretty conceit. — Boston Palladium tells
us, that when the American brig Delos passed the
Seraglio at Constantinople, the windows were
crowded with the ladies of that palace, who were
highly gratified, and considered the Stars to be
worn in compliment to the Crescent.
A letter from Smyrna saj’s, the Turkish regular
troops there, oificers and soldiers, have their Kor
an in a large silver box, hung round their necks.
Previous to going into action, one or two chapters
are read aloud, after which they sing, and then
commence the battle. “
—The “Honey Moon,” by Tobin,
and the Farce of “Frightened to Death,” were
presented t<> last evening.
The Honey Moon, swept as it is, can boast no
originality.” It is the Catherine and Petrpcliio of
B>hakspear modernised. As the bills did not give
the dramatis personae entire, we must quote from
neinory. Aranza, Orlando, and Juliana, are no
iiing, “more nor loss”, than Petruchio, Cathar
ne, and Benedict, with their rough edges worn
‘own to suit contemporary taste.
In Juliana, Mrs. Barnes was all that the meet
astidions critic could require—although not so
• veil supported as she might have been by the
Dpke—Aranza was respectable—but not suffi
•icntly strong to Lear the weight of Juliana. De
“amp should have played him, if he could have
been spared in Jaques. The Comedy throughout
ent oiF very well—and so did the Farce. Jack
Phantom was an admirable bon vivant.
We were glad to see the Piano substituted for
those jarring elements of the Ochestra, if Oclics
tra “it might bo called”, which astounded us
with its discordant notes on Tuesday evening.
The audience r.s well as the performers, arc
subject to the laws of criticism. Wo regret to
sayj that we observed to night, a departure from
that res{)€.ctful decorum which was due to the
Theatre. It was a solitary instance indeed—but
we hope never again to see i*repeated
The legislature of tjiis state, adjourned sine die
on Saturday last. On the list of acts passed, as
published in the Journal, we noticed the follow
ing:
An act to amend anael regulating the lime of
holding the superior courts’ in the eastern district
so far as respects the counties ot Effingham and
Chatham. ’
To alter and amend the road laws so far as re
gards the county of Chatham.
To amend and enlarge an act entitled an act to
grant certain powers to the commissioners of pi
lotage, and for further preventing the obstruction
of the savannah river. *-
The merchants in Boston intend in future to
decline giving a discharge to their debtors either
in Boston or in the country, for less than one hun
dred cents cn a dollar, in cases of loss by fire, un
less liieir property is insured to near the amount
of its value.
It is proposed to extend the Vermont State Pri
son , so as to make it contain 140 cells for prison
ers. The Legislature are also about obtaining in
formation on the advantages of solitary confine
ment.
A large Cirgo. —The ship Grecian, for Liver
pool, cleared at this port on Saturday last, says the
Charleston Courier of the 22d, has a cargo of 245
bags Sea Island, and 1265 bags of Upland Cotton,
making 1510 bags, weighing 473,062 lbs. valued
at SGO ,000.
A Veteran Watchman. —One of the city watch,
savs the New York Evening Post, tendered last
evening his resignation at the police office, after
having served regularly and faithfully from the
year 1787. It is remarkable that during this
whole period o £ forty-one years services, lie has
never been complained of for neglect of duty, or
for the abuse of his powers. Such men are valu
able in whatever station, and we wish that there
were a greater number ot them among our watch
men. The son of this old man is now one of the
captains of the city watch.
J\\ip Theory. —A gentleman of the West, “who
has his life in the woods,” affirms that the
beacli tree is a non-conductor, or proof against
lightning.
Another gentleman from Vermont, where they
lave very good lightning, discredits the above
statement, having known the lightning tear a
each tree in pieces to get at a wild cat.
THE ARGITB.
SAVANNAH, THURSDAY MORN INO JANUARY 1, **.
A good Toast. —The following toast was given
at the Jackson dinner in Baltimore:
“ The Fair. —The only endurable Aristocracy—
who elect without votes—govern without laws—
decide without appeal—and are never in the
wrong.”
Theatrical. —Thursday Evening—“ The Mid
night Hour,” “Deaf as a Post,” Madame Hutin,
and “Animal Magnetism.”
The selections were light and airy, but well
suited to the festive feelings of the season.
It is a misnomer to call the Midnight Hour a j
comedy. It is, more properly speaking, a musical
entertainment—and half of its effect w&s lost for
the want of an Orchestra. Fielding's Marquis
had more pliability of attitude knd action than the
character of a fashionable nobleman required. We
did not know that squatting was usual in the
streets, except with boys when playing leap-frog.
V\ aldgravc threw too much of the vis comica into
the General—the character, it is true, requires a
touch of humor; but the dignity of the soldier
should never be lost sight of. De Camp’s Sebas
tian was good. Julia, Cicely, and Flora, acquit
ted themselves handsomely—particularly Cicely,
who wa3 no bad representative of an enraged du
enna.
Deaf as a Post, is a fine Interlude, and was well :
supported throughout. The Tristram Sappy of
De Camp was, (we would say, if used to Jiyperbo- j
lej inimitable. This gentleman, always enters
minutely into the philosophy of his character, if
we may use the expression—and dissects it with
critical acumen. Fielding gave an excellent de- 1
lineation of Templeton, and the pretty little chat
ter box of Sally Maggs rattled to some purpose.
Madame Hutin appeared before the audience
with accumulated attractions—she swam through
° *
the ‘magic mazes’ of her delightful Pas Scul like a ;
Sylph She was loudly encorod, and rapturously j
ajiplauded.
Animal Magnetism is a good farce—it was writ- 1
ten in ridicule of the Metallic Tractors, which
made so much noise among the cis-atlantic philo- ,
sophers not many years ago, and was severely sa
tirised by our facetious countryman, Fessenden,
in his “Terrible Tractoration.” It was pretty I
well played. I
The audionco was numerous, fashionable, and I
respectable—and we were glad to see that the
dress boxes were illuminated with bright and
speaking eyes.
“Isabella, or the Fatal Marriage,” and “A Row
land for an Oliver,” was announced for last night
but postponed until this evening in consequence
of the inclemency of the weather. Isabella is a
tragedy full of deep and touching pathos. We ex
pect to roo Mrs. Barnes and Do Camp put forth
their strength.
Capt. Barnard, „yho left Maracaibo, on the 21st
Nov. informs the editors of the N. Y. Gaiette,
that a;i order had been issued requiring all ves
sels aniving in Columbian ports to be furnished
with a bill of health signed by the Columbian
consul, or if from a port where no consul resided,
by two or tfreo of tljc most‘TeisßectsbJc merchants.
Vessels'not provided with such'certificates will bo
subject to a long detention at quarantine.
The last Cart ha genian papers contain an order
from Gen. Montillo, governor of that department,
prohibiting marriages between natives of Colom-4
bia and European Spaniards, during the war with
Spain.
This, order is probably general throughout Co
lumbia.
A Calcutta paper mentions that a harbor which
promises to be very valuable, has been discover
ed by the marine surveyor’ general of India, a
monir the Kalagrduk islands, about 30 miles south
.of Amherst. It will furnish a secuje shelter to
. vessels during the southwest monson.
New York, Dec. 15.
From France. —The packet ship Bay aid, Capt.
Butman, arrived this morning from ilavre. By
her \vc have received our regular files of Havre
papers to 3d Nov. inclusive. From the Phare of
Monday 3d Nov. which contains a review of the
market for the passed week, we gather the follow
ing information:
Cotton:— It Was natural to expect, that the bu
siness in Cotton would not be very important dur
ing the week just closed, aflor the bare transac
tions of the preceding; notwithstanding prices abe
well supported, principally owing to the small
stocks on hand. The transactions of the week
are only 719, namely—72 bales New Orleans at 93
a 97 1-2—481 do. Georgia, and sorts similar 82 1-2
a99 30 do. Sea Island, 5 a 2,35 and 25 at a price
unknown* (the balance S. American descriptions)
The arrivals of the week reach 2,187 bales, of
which 782 bales were New-Orleans, and 1405
bales Georgia.
The stock on hand 31st October was 22,500
bales of which 19,538 were Ignited States. Last
year, same period 49,538 of which 39,459
were United States; decrease 27,038, of U. States
19,876.
’ Coffee. —During the week St. Domingo contin
ued to be sought'after, principally for home use,
and a farther advance has been realised. Martin
ique and Guadaloupe are .well supported. • I lie
following are the sales of the week: 1832 bags
St. Domingo, old and new, ordinary to good fair,
45 a 49; 7l bags Itio, good ordinary, 44 3-8; 50
hags Porto Rico, good ordinary 551—a1l in bond.
4 tierces, 90 hhds. Guadaloupe and Martinique,
ordinary to very good merchantable, 105 a 126 1-4
duty paid.
Stocks, 31st 0ct.—134 hhds, GlB tierces, 2622
barrels, and 21,614 bags.
Sugars.—The market is dull, and former quota
tions almost nominal.
Prom the Havre Phare , 3 djXov. 4 o'clock , P. M.
Sales of 3d Nov.— Cotton —468 bales Tennessee
92 50; 41 do. Louisiana 110; 41 do. do. 105; 7 do.
Tennessee 80 00.
Sugar. —Go hhds Brown Martinique, at 79, duty
paid. .
‘"i “**
From the Republican, of Yesterday Evening.
Froip cupt. Chase, of the Buenos Ayrean j
schr. Congress, who arrived last night from I
a cruise, and the West India's; we learn, !
that in the first week of this month, the!
U S. ship Erie. capt. Turner, with general;
Harrison, our minister to Colombia, on
board touched at St. Barts, where a Brazi- ;
lian schr was lying which some time before ,
had taken some Brazilian property from an j
American vessel, which property captain \
Turner, demanded, on tlie ground that the j
flag covered it. In consequence of this j
proceeding, a court was hold, when captain
‘Baylor, of the Buenos A vrean schr., pro- j
duced proof of its being enemy’s property,:
and the authorities refused to deliver ii.
A
C-tptaift Turner, on the same night after
laving dined wijli the governor, manned
ns boats, and cut the’ vessel out, iu doing
which he was fired on by the fort, which
-ompelled the -Erie to slip her cable and
‘ftand out to sea. She proceeded to St.
Martins, with her prize, and from thence to
Colombia to land general Harrison. A
waresentation of these facts has been for
-2 pred to Washington.
About the 10th October the Congresso,
cruising in company with brig Pre
sidents, capt. Clark, a little to the east
ward of the western isles, fell in with a
piratical Hermaprodite brig, of about 200
tons, chased her for 15 hours, during which
time several shots were exchanged without
her displaying her colors ; but in the night
she escaped. Her force appeared to be
about 5 guns and 50 men, and she answer
ed the description of a vessel that had been
committing depredations on vessels of all
nations, in that vicinity.
The Presidents, two days afterwards,
fell in with an armed schooner, manned
with Spaniards, and having Danish papers,
with two other sets which had been thrown
overboard. Capt. Clark carried her, and
the crew into Sr. Eustatia, from whence
she was sent to St. Thomas for trial. On
board this vessel were found some money
and the uniform of an American officer,
with his watch, on which was engraved the
name of lieut. Fair|ee. It will be recollect
ed that this confirms a report to the same
efleet, which we published some time ago.
From Key West . —From capt Jackson,
of tljo revenue’ cutter Marion, from Key
West, we learn that the British “brig Alli
ance, from Campeachy, bound to London,
with a cargo of logwood, went ashore on
the 17th November last, on the Florida
Reef: after having sustained considerable
damage, she was got off by the wrecking
schr gen. Geddes, captain Morrisson, and
carried into Key West, where she was li
belled. 1
The court awarded, 50 per cent on the
value of cargo and vessel amounting to 12,
000 dollars, to the salvors.
Distresssing Accident. —Mr Benjamin
Dexter, 24 years of age, a worthy young
mail, son of mr. Timothy Dexter, one” of
the proprietors of the Cumberland coal
mine, in Rhode Island, was unfortunately
killed on Saturday last, by the caving of the
earth in a shaft recently dug to work the
mine. The deceased was precipitated from
a temporary staging erected for building a
curb, to the bottom of the shaft, a distance
of thirty feet He was taken out in a short
time, 5 but so badly injured that he expired
in less than an hour after. Two other men
were in the shaft at the time one of whom
was considerably bruised. The other es
caned uninjured.— Prov paper .
Police. —An individual of respectable
connections was on Wednesday examined
before the Police court, charged with hav
ing purloined about S7OO from the North
Bank in this city, on Monday last. It ap
pears that he had been searched at the bank
on the afternoon of that day, but no money
being found upon him, he was dismissed.—
After his departure, a glove was found upon
the bank floor, containing a bank note of
SSOO, which was identified as the ptoperty
of the bank. Other circumstances were
disclosed during the examination which
warranted the court in ordering the accused
to recognize in the sum of S2OOO for his
appearance at the municipal court. He
was committed for want of sureties.— Dost .
Keen. Bulletin.
Anew description of hemp . - Mr. Whit
law has now growing in his garden, at
Bays water, a plant which he discovered in
America, which promises to be of great
value to this couutry Dr. Muhlengberg,
of Pennsylvania, has given it the name of
Ur pita Witloa. Mr Whitlaw brought
some roots from America, and planted them
in his garden in the spring of last year.—
Notwithstanding the summer hfis been un
favorable, the plants now appear in the
highest perfection It may be cultivated
in lands too wet for grain, and would grow
well in the bogs of Ireland; each root sends
from eight to sixteen stems of the height of
five or six feet; the plant being perennial,
does not require, as our hemp and flax doss,
to be renewed annually. With a top dres
sing, it will yield abundantly for many
years. The fibre is stronger than that of
flax or hemp grown in this country; and
not being subject to milldew, would answer
well for cordage of all sizes, as well as every
description of fishing lines.
Jhe Elizabeth City (n. c.) paper, of the
10th inst. says, that “within the previous
six weeks nearly or quite fifty vessels, ave
raging 75 or SO tons each, have arrived
and been taken up with avidity, some load
eJ and departed, and others taking *n car-;
goes. Two or three days since we were
in conversation with several of our mer
chants on this subject, who seem lobe una- •
nimous in the opinion that as many more .
vessels would be wanted here within the
same length of time. Pur country is full
of coin, and our wharves crammed with
staves and shingles, the latter of which
appear to be replenished as fast as export
ed.”
Daring Robbery of the Mail. —We learn
(says the Winy aw Intelligencer, of the 20th *
inst.,) that the carrier es the meal between
this place and Couwayborough, was on
Thursday last attacked by two negro fel
lows, about two miles above Pringle sFerry
who threw him from his horse, and ran with i
the mail into a neighboring swamp It is
to be Imped that every effort will be mado
to secure these villains, that they mav re
ceive the punishment which their daring 1
conducts so richly merits.
From the Rutland Vt. Herald.
CHITTENDEN CAVE.
It is situated in the Northeasterly part of
Chittenden,and presents itselfabout half wav
up i lie ascent of an irregular hill, which con
stitutes a part ul one ot the highest ranges of
the Green mountains. The interior ofthd
cavern i divided into several large halls and
other apartments, connected, or communi
cating by a vaulted subterranean passage,
200 feet in length. The principal entrance
•s from Hie wesr, and is formed by a low and
hanngular opening in the rock, not more
t ofa two feet in diameter. Here we were
,tahcri us furnished with a lighted candles,
by our guide—-and passing thrdugh this
aperture, we followed him into the outer*
porch, a narrow passage, 12 feet in length,*
and terminating by an abrupt descent ~
Descending about 10 feet opposite the first*
entrance, we fouud ourselves in a lofty ca*
viy, 40 feet in length, aim 5 bn id-march
ed above with solid rock of limestone its;
root and sides lined with sparry congeiai is ;
which had been formed by the” wa ei con
stantly trickling through the rock’ The
pendant stalactites were, however, but im
peifoctly formed, or had been broken oft'by
former visiters. • L
On the right and left of this magnificent
hall, were passages leading to outer apart*
nieuts in the caye. Fhe opening on the
north side is a narrow perpendicular aper*
ture,
and resembling a fissure in a rock Enter
ing this passage, which, betiding to the right,
lakes a semicircular but horizontal direction,*
we advanced thirty feet from she mouth,
when the rock opened on the east, and pre*
sented to our view a spacious cavern, sur
passing in magnitude the one we had first
entered. It exceeded 50 feet in length by
10 broad; and the roof and sides, as in the
former, were also lined with sparry incrus*
tations. ‘ . -
Relighting our candles, several of whiclf
i had been extisguished in passing this nar
! row recess, the reality of the scene, with
■ aid of fancy, excited our highest ad
miration. The-lofty roof hollowed wiihin
j side into the form ofa complete donie, was?
thickly beset with pendent drops of
j wlioli, reflecting innumerable rays from out*
; lights gave a beauty and magnificence to
the scene that can hardly he imagined.
| Still larther on to the north, there appear
j ed a well-like opening in the rock, into the
• mouth of which we entered, having first let
’ down a lighted candlejter ascertain the puri
-Ity of the air. The decent was rough and
j dangerous, van ihg from the perpendicular
! only by its taking a somewhat spiral direc
| tion. Letting ourselves down by the craggy
( projections, at the distance of 20 feet from
! tlie mouth, the passage enlarged, and wo
: entered a circular vault, about 15 feet in
; diameter, and surrounded on all sides by*
; solid rock. • • *
The idea that we were now more than 60
feet from the surface of the earth, and in
carcerated, as it were, in solid rock—togeth
er with the chill and gloomy damp of the
place, produced a peculiar and inexpicsd
sible awe *
Unable to discover any further passage iij
ihe rock, in this direction we were obliged
to turn back and retrace the same recessed
that had led us thus far. VVe now returned
to the apartment which we first explored,
and passing through the opening on the righfj
] entered a small anti-chamber, from which
< proceeds the long and intricate passage lead
ing to the Southern extremity of the cavern.
The commencement of this avenue has ge
nerally been the boundary of most people s
curiosity; for the passage through the whole
extent is very low and narrow ; retaining,
in some places, for the distance of 20 feet,
an opening in the rock not more than 20 in*
ches in diameter. It was with much diffi
culty, therefore that we succeeded in grop
ing our waj’ through Persevering, how
ever, at the distance of TOO feet from its
mouth, the passage terminated, and we en
tered a large room, about 20 feet square,
the roof and sides more broken and irregu
lar than those of the other apartments, but
lined with similar concretions ‘ Ascending
10 or 15 feet from tjiis room, nearly per
pendicular, we passed out at the southern
opening in the rock, and once more enter
de “ the wan* precincts of the cheerful
day.”
Those who have never explored similar
! places, can form no idea of the beauty of
those subterranean apartments. Let these
who would know, visit the recess of this
hollow rock. ’
FOR THE MERCURY.
TO “ LXISILLA .”
Where, Tni=illa, wouldst thou fly
To soothe thy tortur’d soul?
Can time, or place, its agony
Alleviate, or controul?
All, no, fond maid'—the wounded heart
No panacea knows:
The hand which pierc’d it, must impart
The solace to its wees.
Then hush those unavailing sighs,
And scorn the fickle swain—
Cuff him hut soundly with your cijtS ,
And he'll come “hock agen .”
BYRON, Jun’r
Sweet Oranges , fresh fr< m she Trees.
17^ OUR thousand, just received.
Apply to PALMES fy LEE,
| dec 24 Exchange dock.
[*No. 41.-—Vol. I.
