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lOISCELANF.OLK ITEMS.
A SisauLAR Relic.—Amnnittltemnuy oih-
er curious papers preserved in the library of t o
Massachusetts 11 inimical Society £fgg$kjl
have seen n leaf of a sermon rnclosod in a wrap
per on which is endorsed the' following In the
hand-writing of Dr. Elliot. ...
•Uri Cotpni Mather's leaf of a Sermon which
the Devil was so spiteful us to'fenr.'
The leaf itself lure an apponnmea in ope cor-
nnr us If two piece* had heon pinched nut by the
fingers, and near this Appearance' is the following
Memorandum in Comm Mather's t»nd-”n'«fr
•While I was preaching at a private fast (kept
for a possessed young woman)—on Mark 0, 28.
09 yj, pevil in ve Damsel flew upon mee, and
torc'ye loaf, as ft is now lorn, over uguiust ye
Text. '
Nov.29, 1692.* ... | .
The good. Doctor doubtless-preserved this leal
to testify to nil posterity of the aciunrprescnco of
■ho Evil' One. What , would Sir Walter Scott
havo given for (he possession of such a capital
fact in PcmnnologyH Greenfield Mercury.
PiiHENoLoor—Hero is a fact dial may "'"eg"
tlie Phrenologist. 'file statement is contained in
, r..e EoXh paper. "The *udy dT tbijecenee
hns been practically demonstrated iu an eiem -
ntion or the lumps, 'thumps, and buinps r-tlic
head of Laccnnlro andl',icseln. whose cold-blood
ed cruelty otid want of feeling under the moft
frightful circumstances has astonished and disgus
ted nil France. This monster in human form is
•phriinologieolly’ endowed with all the qualifies
nt a guortf«liH, mild, Sensible, apd Telia oue mat;,
holding injtiellco uod robbery jh horror.”
I'tiorr.n Disctuui aatiomTlie Editor of t)ie
U. I. Patriot, In giving publicity to the tuaulnio-
male of suudry couples, who very considerately
and ptoperly forward a gonerotis portion or the.
" wedding caitc with the oitnouucemente, adds the
r<,l » Th-Me* who sc ml us CBkrr hereafter, will have
their norncB printed 'iii C Al’iTAJ.S. Bnd SdajM
: thoy desire il, tho title of Esqpiru will be added..
Good! “them’s my sentiments Mr. Speaker.
If iialre is not a temptation to matrimony.—(m say
nothing of sending the cake, which, ahouldI he
dans at all events)—we ktfow potlimg of the val-
■o of newspaper distinction. , W. If Iltvuu.
EXTUAORDINARV dbath.'
■ Tim following extraordinary death lately took
bleco at me town of Siudloy, near 'JWmdge,
England; ntitutiber of men were sitting together
In the top room of a tavern, when minor them,
named Holland, proposed to another, named
Smith, the hot that ho (Smith,) could nut carry
hint, (Holland,) across the room on his shoulders.
The former wus nut a man nf remarkable weight
though Smith was of rulhet smell, frame. lira
bet wot accepted, wiilt tlie certainty ol winning il
with perfect ease. Smith placed himself iu a no-
•• Ution to recclvo Holland on his back, ridiculing
Hie absurdity of tlie bet on the pari of the Utter.
Titov-were the last wordt that bo.aver uttered—
Holland placed Ititnspll ou hie back in ‘hie man-
ner; passing his arms under the arm-pits of Smith
fmm behind, he brought bis bunds togclhor liehmd
the neck of the latter, clasping tl.cm fiimly lo-
gether, and fording Smith’s head -downward, till
his chin was Messed violently upon his chestt
he. then raising his feet from the floor,^suspended
his weight upon tlie shouldei;* of tlie latter. Smith
instantly fell deod beneatlt him. On u surgical
examination, llio iteck wits found tn be.Rightfully
dislocated, and tlie vertebral arteries, Ac, luccrated.
The coroner’s jury that sat upon tho bodv. found
a verdict or manslaughter against Holland, for tho
ruffianly brutality yvhich, thmtftlv there was no
fnicniioo m tako life, ho htd displayed to win his
bet. • •
Extensive Bank Rommur—The most ex-
teuelve Dank Robbery.whiclt hat occurred in New
England within our recollection, was perpetrated
in this city, upon tho Merchants Rank, between
Bntttrday night last and Monday morning. Tho
officers or .that Institution.’ loll every thing ns
they thought eecure. Yesterday morning wlion
the bonk wos opened, it wss discovered that the
vault hod been entered mid robbed of ncoily one
Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars, and n
package from Bostnu probably, containing u large
1 amount. Tho roguos oblumcd admission by
means or folsu keys. A* tiro steamer Massachu
setts left this city Stiritliiy ofteroron, il Is not im
probable that the rnbbeis warn among tha passeu
« ere. Tlin Merchants Rank dues an immoute
tiiiitess, and"lacalvos upon delimit the bills of
oil the Banks in this Htulo. This is the reason
seliy Hie robbers preferred it toolbars and why
they wore able tn secure en large mi amount of
current monoy. Tho Batik offers « reword of
10,000 for tho approheueliiu of tho villains.
Providence Paper}
Advkhtisino a State.—Signor Oorusiizn, the
Mexican Minister, has cautioned overy person
not to trust the Texlsus. If is someiliiog like an
•dveriisement wo frequently eee—" l\ bereae my
THE DRUNKARD.
What will a man nut give for at orach poison
at will kilt him I How deop In ultor degradation
will its hot sink himself, whob his reason is des
troyed, end his self respect lost 7 Let tho aceno
of tho ragged wretch depicted below, answer.
IUos roa salb.—Tho sign of "Rags bought
here,” induced a gentleman loafer, a few days
since to oiler the tatters thnt barely-covered his
body for sale, in order that he might raisetlie need
ful to obtain a gloss of "summit tit drink.”
/•Them ’era’s first rate rags," said he to the pa-
pnr dealer, eyeing his holy covering, "I wouln’nt
purl with ’em—but, you know, necessity has no
law.”
"Ygs, but the country has," said tho merchant
in disgust, "your rags aro not tho thing 1 want,
besides .yun need covering." ;
"Whoy, tho foct is, mister— my habits is so
lied., that I want to get rid on’em reasonable, the
Humane societies wont let me remain lung with
out clothing—so, tell ut w)iat you'll give for
'em 7" .
"I would not buy them, if I knew them lobe
lined with bank bills. What can induce you to
port with your lattetcd garments, at this season of
the year ,1" .
"Whoy, ye see—Ibaint had nothing,to drink
since lliis blessed momin—you dont kuow. what it
is to go wiiliouta nipper so long. Give us aquar
ter Ib'rem." ■ ' '
"The very fact of your wishing to purchase li
quor, would.forbid my buying them, eveu ifl had
been disposed. You.must be off!”
I say, mister, ifl throw myself in with the.
ill
POLITICAL.
wifo Sally Texas line absconded from my bed am)
hoard, therefore take notice, I shall pay no debts
of her contracting after this date." Sally Texas
tnny answer thus—"Wliereap Signor GoraSlisa
Mexico, having un bed nor hoard of hie own that
I ears for. this is to give noiino. that lie had better
pay hie own debts boforo ho refuses tu pay mine."
A Gnot> eitwi rnB Tkxas.—A' gentleman of
New York ealdto tlie Texas Comtrriis|one,ra—"If
your army are in want of supplies, load a vessel
Immediately with provlslilns, on nty 'ncroiint, 1 '
•ud at n convivial party of n dozen gentlemen,,
when tho suffiiringsof the army were nlluiled to—
• paper was handed round the table, anil liventy
nint hundnd dollars raised forthwith. This looks
like sympathy—itcorrosponde with the sumo feel
ings which gave the glorious continental soldiers
of 1770. bread in eat and shoes to cover their nak-
•d and bleeding feet.
STUDY AND EDITORSHIP.
Study,ie a wonrincss without exercise, a labori
ous sitting still, tltut racks tlie inward and destroys
the outward man; that sacrifices health to con
ceit, and clothes tho amil with tho spoils of the
body; und, like a stronger^ilast of lightnlugi not
onlv melts the sword, but consiitocs tlio scabbard.
Nature allows man H great freed rim, and never
gave an appetita but to be instrumental of enjoy
ment, nor muds a desire but in order to the ■pleas
ure of its satisfaction. Rut he that will increase
knowledge inust lie content not to enjoy, nnd not
only to cut oif tlie exlravagnneee rif luxury, but
alto to deny tlie lawful demands of convenience,
to foiswqor delight, and look .upon pleasures as
his mortal enemy.
He m'ustceli that study, that is indeed confine
ment : lie must converse with soliiude; walk, eel,
and sleep, thinking; read volumes, devour ilto
choicest authors, uod (like i’hqrnnli’e kinc) after
ha hi* devoured all, jouk lean and meagre. He
must bp willing to be sickly, weak and consump
tive; even to forget when he is Itungiy, nud to
digest nothing hut what he rends.
He must rend much, and perhaps meet little;
tarn over much trash for one grain of truth; stu
dy antiquity till lie feels the effect of if; qnd like
the cock in thq fgble, seek pearls in a dung-hill,
■ad, peihapst'iisn to il us curly. To bo always
Wearing a meditating countenance. In ruminate,
uiuitci, nnd talk lo’a mnn'ssclf for want of beiler
cooqKtoy ; in short, to do nil those things which,
iu other men uio counted tnuduesa, but in a.scbol-
ar pass fin his pmrcssiuu. .
The Philudeipiiinin H ri- conferring well merited
hoaora nnon the memory of Judge Marshall.
who breathed his Iasi amongst theme We observe
dial tlie street upimsho Franklin ri,retire: hereto-
fon> called John sirect, is licreofter m lie called
*• Marshall Hrretaud'lho elegam ucw hold in
Clieenut Sip-el, bus received tlie name of •* Mur-
shall Hauser
"Is this real hoggany," said a green iiorn. who
was gstooished at the lustre of an elegant inn-
lmgaiiy lalde in a genilemun'e parlor, ai the same
time taking oui his jack-knife, and shaving off a
large sliM iiTdw edge—".Wall, I snow, Us, aim
rags, will yon give us any think 7”
“Nn—hegrinn !" ,
"You're a protty mctchant—but 1. guess I can
come II ovat you. I'll go get another tooth puljed
—thoy're worth a quarter a piece, tjtat'jt six three
ce'rit nippere."—Balt. Alheniaumi
SHOCKING MURDER.
The‘N»w York papers both Teligimis and rccu-
lar, contain, an account of tlie murder of aft in*
rtiate- of one of their houses of illVumc, wltlcli
seems t» have produced so^ne excitement in ihe
.city- "The deceased," ehvs tit's N. ,Y. Courier
and Enquirer, "was.a woman-of extraordinary
beauty, intelligence and accomplishments, fur
one of her sphere tjfiife. nnd repratepted to hate
beett uticommuqly hjglmiihded und spiritual.
One pccoUDI says flint she was the daughter of
Major Gene'rbl Spaulding of Maineand others,
that site was on orphan who litirl been adopted-
mid educated 'by u hettevolenr nnd wealthy indi-’
vidhal, 1t. is slated, that while nl n boarding
echpoj, slto wos. betrayed bv u fiend in liumnti
•happ whv wns "the ensbior of a, bank," ami af
terwards, as is common in such cases, east upon
the world by-the hnariless villein. Tito muriier
or was a young man “of -proposiessiug uppenp-
aitce," anti "hitherto Irreproncdinble character,"
who lied fiir two vents besn a cletk in a very res-
peclable niercantfie Itoiisp. The motive is uncer
tain It was first said tn lie jealousy, of wliicji. lie
hail shewn pomp signs. It has also been'tifdtt-
tioned as a remop tlinl ho wns about jo tnnrry.
oiitl that she refused when requested, to return his
miniature- likeness end Severn! letters which ho
had written her. The act was deliberate ; for il
wns committed about ’2 o’clock at.night, .by a
hatchet Which -ho must have carried into the
rormi nt on early hour. After the murder, beset
firo to the bed in which ho left the body, thns Ho
ping to burn down tlie house, and conceal tho evi
ilonco of his bloody crime. Bat as he descended
tho stalls to make his escape,'lie was alarmed hy
the riuging of tlie ftont door bell by another visi
tor to life Imuso, unit he retreated through Ilia
back door. The fire, was discovered, in time fit
extinguish it, and find tho -mangled corps of Ins
wretched victim. In climbing over the fence front
tlie buck door, a nail tore off his cloak with tlie
Imteliet lied to, it by n siring. The cloak -was
found and identified to bo his. He was pursued
to Ids lodgings, and apprehended witlt the white
wash of the fence, against which lie hud rubbed
in climbing over, still adhering-lb his clothes.—
What a deplorable evidence of the depravity of
human nuluro 1 ,
Who is iHq more guilty, nnd the more worthy
dfrloetlptlio murderer or the sedpeer 7 We think
the latter, and thnt without extenuating, in thn
least, the.horrid and complicated guiltof the mur
derer.— Christian Herald.
.[pueusitKu sr nKputisT.]-
TO HIM WIIO CAN RUST UNDERSTAND IT.
Its whelms left hisynidlifttl bruit
Anri children young and fnlr,
■ Tn dost' on Fortune's doubtful lido
Dorns nn. ho knows not whnrs,
Ths linos perolmnm, nmy coldly spurn
ThSt ask tho wondoror's return.
Ytt oh! tho unwilling Irnsrt Ihrgits
Thnt dgres tn trouble thine,
I would ant seek to mnko then grieve
Hitt for these bnbos of iuino;
Throe treasures sent ns from shove.
The pledges of our tmitusl love.
. For Til cm I pleed—t spook not now
Of whpt my let hath been;
Not how Ibr thee I left tny homo
And snob fatnlljor snoue,’*
', . And enuifhl the dlsln'it hills of A
For sweet with thee were even they.
, I hnllrd thn mmintsln's proudest swell,
Tito fnrnst’s dnrkost pride,. ■ ■
-The hrnten rook, the rugged dell,
For thnp wert hy my side,
Apdetrth’s worst wilderness is dtsr.
Is fair, wlien those we love are noire-
But thou host loft thy derk-eyed beys,
In distent pnths to ream;
A gsrehlrr'siifti for thee hns joys,
Hot not, ales! ihyhnme, ,
Thy children weep amid their, play,
Auil l am far uioro lone than thay.
Oar bnhes for very want of bread
Hare been compelled to room,
And now, onpuNie bounty fed
Find a precarious home.
While he who should their guardian be
Has left them to their misery.
Ily boy, lhoeh|ostond Iho first,
The image ef his sire,
Will into tears of sorrow hurst.
And thus of me inquire--'
"Mother dear mother t tell me when
. Myfalberwillcome buck egaio."
Yet go, tliuu false deserter go I
. And ifsome Imppier dnme
llasTtindlsd iu thy breast tho glow
Of lore’s deceitful flume,
Qli, hear me! fairer.slto may he,
Rut she will never love like nre.
And oh, vouchsafe one little line,
If toconfinn tnytso,
Thnt 1 may ft) my Into resign
Whan oil its ills t know,. • ’ ,
Ami leave me not without a wont
To fade tusd die with hope deferred.
Then leave tn penury’s bit ter crust
Thy lonq deserted spouse,
To inoqruo’er wowua’s brokeu trust
Ami man’s deceitful vows,-..
May’s! tltoa ne’er a now tho smallest part'
Of dial which wrings a breaking heart!
AI.MIRA PORTER H»*ssss*o
TUB.' \VI Tl! LACOOC11E E.
The nmutlt of this river, has recently been ex
plored by a detachment of sixty volunteers, under
tlie command ufMnj. MauLcniofe, and theimpnr-
taitl fact useettaiaed, that- tlie channel has four
feot water. The Cedar Keys ntelwobty miles
north, aud can be muda a depot for provisions and
stores, wliirlt rent be seat by boats up tlie Within-
coocheo, tn the rapids, within eight miles of the
battleground, where a strong blockhouse lias been
erecteil hy Muj. Mo Lem ore, nnd garrisonpii by
forty men. We understand that this post will be
sustained by the Governor. Maj. MeLtinore has
resigned, owing to ill health, ami will be succeed
ed toy Cavt. McCants, who accompanied tho ex
pedition. This gallant little band is entitled to
great credit for veutuung into tho hen it of the In
dian country wilh to small a force. They saw
nothing of Gen. Scou’e •rmy, or of ths Indian*.—
Floridian.
From theCrrespnndenl oflho Chnrlcvton Mercury.
WASHINGTON, April, 10. 183G.
The House laid tlie Joint Resolution proposed
by tlie Senate, fitting on the 23rd prog, as the day
of adjournment, on ihe table, title morning. My
present opinion, from appearances, is, that Con
gress will adjourn about the middle of June,
A Bill for the prevention . of gambling in the
District of Colombia, passed; to a-third reading
this morning. God knows thn( thbrois more need
titan likelihood of a reform Jicro in this particu
lar. ' L i
A Bill W prevent the solo oft Loltc’ry Tickets,
to prohibit Lotteries, passed tho House some ftnys
since. This .evil Is also a crying one here, and it
is fir that it should be prevented. ■ ■ •
The Appropriation Bill was gained the order of
the day. Thd amendment pruposi.ug totnake the
Secretaries report rite items of enntingeneies,.an
nually, was .under consideration', on -motion of
Cnve’Johiumn, of Tennessee, who lias stood forth,
this session, as tlie grand economiser and rptrepch-
cr of the year. •
Mr Johnson sustained ids proposition very ably,
and showed the groat Opportunity thnt tho pres
ent tax way of doing business gave to the depatt-
ments-tn power of wailing and misapplying the
public treasure.
Mr. Rencher had the same opinions, tmd sus
tained them with much force.
Correspondence of tlto-Moreury,
WASHINGTON, April 2ti 1836.
The Renolo havo tp-dny boon discussing tlie
public Land Bill again. Mr Wright w,as opposed, A-
Mr. Crittenden ill favor. The usual’ urgutnents
were dwelt nn. in tho lisual mannei, and except
ing (hat we had two veyy good spocches, and sev
erally very ingenious and talented' for the sides
they’maintained,- there was nothing upon which
pan’ lie based a very interesting description of this
day’s debatein the Senate. ' i
’The whole thing inny bo summed up in a dash
ofthe pen. The opposition, with Air. Ciay at
their head; (on this paint,) think that it is manifest
ly tlie interest of the peop|o of this epaptry to di
vide the proceeds of the.public land -sales attieng
iltemseives,—Ivliore the money,, now amounting
to a preity plum, will be in the right pockets, ami
opt of all hutinVway: anil as.td, this inode, of pro
cedure, sitnplft, unsephisieaied souls ns they arc,
lliey f.an-cdnceivo.no pnycct so direct and nvoila-’
hie, ns to pat ir there at onde, .withoat more ado.
Blit the friends'nf'lhe’.-Administration appear to
lliink otherwise,—and as -tliey want this same,
surplus fund for ttoen own 'good (?) purposes, o-r
bout this time, they raise,divers objections against
tlie project.,—nut .one of wliiehns teuable,—and
-ffiS strongest of,nil which is, that, in reality, there
Is no surplus revenue to speak of: or rather there
tv ill. not be, after the various necessary, appropria
tions for the year .are ina.le—for fottifioatiops, na
vy yards, ships. &c. &c. i j And es a strong step
to prone this state of things to exist, Mr. Benton
lints introduced n resolution of inquiry to tho ef
fect lo nslt of (he government what Is tlie greatest
amount of mousy they cat; exjipnd upon these
wotks? ■ f, _ . -•
4 I hope I Imve made-it ns,plain ay a piko-stalft:
Ifl have not, I oaunot—but Mr. Benton can—and
Mr. Clay tciW/ •
', In tlie mean time the debate ingoing on swim
mingly, r—but lilb surplus revenue will not be di
vided among its proprietors, until it has been
made to subserve the interests of "tile ■parly" lea
ders, If'it ovor roaches tho.poekets of its owners,
itiwill bo by a process offilterntion tlirotigli those
of Van. Am.’is', Frank Bluii, Reuben M, & Co.,—
and-the gift of prophecy is not mine, to enable me
to soy accurately lmw much will stick by the
wnv!
fit tho House, to-day. tlie Appropriation Bill for
Ihe,Civil and Diplomatic list was drawn, by the
aid of the previous quasi ion, after some attempts
to amend.
While this Bill wns in Committee of the Wholo
it was understood that several gentlemen had n-
mendments tn oiler, nnd among tlie rest that Mr.
Mercer, of Virginia, wished to pinpuse ono or more.
Mr. Cnmliretcng, Chairman of the Committee
reporting the Bill, gave notice, in private to a gen
tleman, nnd in Ills place to the whole House, that
he was desirous of getting tho Bill into the House,
nnd that there lie would promise gentlemen that
they should have nn opportunity of making their,
motions to amend; but hardly had they got Into
tlte Housa from Committee of the Wholo, thnn
the previous question was moved, (carried it to a
third rending.) (fy'and Churchill C. Cambroieng
toted for ill
To-day, tlie Bill being on its final passage, Mr.
Merfter stared these facts to.the House, and intro
duced two amendments, which failed,—and the-
previous question being fiat by motion of Mr.
Speight, tho Bill wus finally passed, and there is
nn end to another of tho Appropriation Bills for
the current year. , . ,
“ Hie lnbor, line opus cst,”
as saith tho Latin Pod,—or, 1 ,
“ Labor dire it was, and woary ivof,"
us sings Ihe English.
Csmbreleng snt under tho exposure of his dou
ble dealing, by Mercer, like a martyr to shame
lessness'. Sucli men Imvn iron nerves,—for thky
arc firo-hnrdctjed by lljo samo process that scars
their consciences. > 1
Mr. R. M. Whitney, to the people, to prove what
sort of a man held tlie purse-strings of the Treas
ury of the country.
He proved that be was a base slanderer, and a
traitor to his country.
••And.tins man has the.money of the people!
The iriiney earned by the hardy murlneV who
-rides upon the storms of every sea, and penetrates
into tlie climates of every land, fearless of the o-
eean and the-pestilence—the tempests ol the
deep, or the diseases of the Southern tropics, lie
toils'in tlie burning islands of ihe West—returns
to port, nod pays the dutieS.ui.ioh his haTd earned
toils. Where does _that money go 7 Into tho
hands mf this plunderer. - Hu takes it from, tlie
emigrant and the hnrdy native of the wild West,
lie plunders all, ceaseless; and unsatiated." -
Wise was truly eloqueut io day. More so
than I haye ever heard-liim.- He mixes up in his
speeches every attraclivn ingredient necessary to
fix tjte mind of the hoarcr—energy, fire, sound
good sense, a remarkable shrewdness, and most
splendid invective—invective,' indignant, burning,
Cicerohfan! ■ . , -,.•'
When he had finishe/l, Mr. Peyton of Teqties
e, rose with Mr. Droitigoole ; the latter begged
Mr. P. to yield him i)ie floor, os he wanted to uti-
swer his colleague. . "I love _ courtesy much,. said
Peyton in ills deep toned Voice, “but I love fiberty
more." I would yield lo-tlie honorable 'gentleman,
but I know'if I do, I willnevor have a cbance to
speak again upon-, this subject. I have seep too
many executions ("previous questions,’’) nnd I
must bfc allowed to- speak for my, country,' while
I have hromh todnso. lie, them wont'on dravv-
ingsplendid parallelsbclwecn thisago and certain
eras in tlie Roman history, applicable to a point in
reference to the substitute for Mr. Wise’s resolu
tions offered by Mr. Dromgoole. He drew the
parallel rift the case of Verres.- When the young
Tally was called tfpon by ll)o people loncduse that
groat plunderer, dnatber person, a - friend of (lie
necused, endeavored to supply his place—but Ci
cero succeeded Pad VcrreH had to- llee into exile.
My friend here, (Wise,), is Cicero, burning with
the .loye of liberty nnd truth ; and future genera
tions shall revere his liatue, for the (efloris he is
now makiugin their behall., * • : - ..
•Peyton is a queer °ne> He is solemn and lie is
comic—a strange character. He told an odd sto
ry. He t said that a neighbor of his in Tennessee
Itnd'liis com stolen, and he-Was much puzzled to.
find the thief. However, be set a steel trap itt
n crevice of the crib, and went next morning to
seojiow his eitperimenl had succeeded—Wlijm Io!,
there: Was one of his neighbors, Wilh his arm, up
to'lbe shoulder, in the crib, his bag lying on the
ground, nnd a porioy tied to the fence, hard by.,-
Tho man' who set the trap is my friend hero to tny
dell (Mr.HVise.) the man with Ids arm in thecorn
Ifonse is Reubeit .M.'Whitneyi and the crib is the
Treasury, Ah, Reuben, say's nty.friend, have I
caught.yon, my -linofellow! Let go the Presi
dent’s arm!” exclaimed Reuberf. Why that’s
your arm, Reuben—that's your bag'.with your
name on it, nnd your pbney wilfu your brand.,—
"Lot go the President’s arm ! Biddle nut those
marks on tho-porioy nnd the bag!", This joko
created groat inirtli'iri the. Hall, hut the teller of it
went off at soine'tlnug else.
"And v(lio is (his Reuben JM. Whitney 7 My
friend hns truly described'him tfand yet, sir, ini
.has the impudence to stalk into jftjise galleries
and frown down upon the representatives.” .
When Peyton had concluded, Wise, by, per
mission of Mr. Dromgoole, obtained the floor
He said lid had forgotten to day, while up before,
that lid had been attacked in the Globe, by this
slanderer, peijnrer.aiid traitor, ami bravoed to a
personal collision. If.any person, not a perjurer,
ilnro insinuate as much ns Reuben M.' Whitney
has done, I will notice him in the proper, way.--
I do not know, Mr. Speaker, to what dangers my
course in this whole matter,may expose ine, nor
do I care, but I will lex tho enemy know that Tam
well ' gaffed."
FROM FLORIDA.
From tlie Mobile Advertiser. ;
- DIRECT FROM FLORIDA/ •
Ma;o|-.General Macomb and Captain Cooper,
hid Aid, or the .United Slates Army, arrived in
trtwn yesierday, from Pensacola* which place ihey
reached night,before last, in a United States Cut
ter, from Tampa Bay. Dates from Tampa are
down to the. I5th inst. .
• Three divisions of the army, under the com
mand qft.Generals Scotl and Enstis and Colonel
Lindsaypconcentrated-ftt Tampa Bay on the 3d
and 4th inst- by different Toutes. Colonel Lind-
icy had marched up to the .Withlacoocheo. nnd
failing to meet with General Scott .there as he ex
pected, .returned to Fort Bropke. • He was filed
upon and harrnssed bysmall parties oflndians in
hnmmocks. The division of Generals Scott and
.Oliiich, crossed the,Wiihlacqpqhee at Camp Iz
ard, on the,27th and 23|li.' They were also fired
upon b_, small.pnrtics_of Indians. They burnt
Oseola’s town. On tlie evening of tlie 30tlt, they
discovered -a number of Indians, and the next
mornilig an engagempnt tpbk place, in which 4
whites.We.re killed nnd eighteen wounded. Three
of the Indians nnd a negro were found dead, and
it was evident from the marks of blood, that ma
ny more had. been killed ant) wounded, but,'car
ried oft. The Indians were driven bRclt over the
Wilhlacooehee. Major Cooper, of. the Georgia
Volunteers, was left in t(teir Nation with n baital-
lion,' nnd the rest ofsho nrmy, of nboi|t 4,300, un
der Scott, L.indsoy and. Eustis, mot nt Tampa
Bay,on tlio 4th inst. Qt: thallth, General Smith
of the Louisiana Volunteers, ,was sent ’ witlvSUd
men, to Chnriottee .Harbor, to nseeqd the stream
and capture all the Indian families supposed to
lie secreted there. Another force, consisting of a-
bout.200-mounted cavalry; wns despatched, to
drive the Indians in thnt’directiun. "
Gen. Scott shipped oil, on tho 12th, about 400
Seiniii'oles, men, women and eliildrcn. They
were Black Dirt ngd his tribe. On the 15th, the
nrtny started to return on bpth sides of the With
lacoochee.
.There ore : 400now sick at'Tapipn Bay, nnd
the climate is getting worse and worse for tile ar
my. It is said to be the design of General Scott
to discharge the volunteers, und send them home
before the let of May . and to select the most heal
thy points qompnlible with the service, to estab
lish posts of regulars, of whom there are about
1300, to keep the Indians in chock, until the hot
season shall have passed. '
Gen. Macomb and Aid, left here last evening
fo'r New Orleans, on thoif retuin to Washington
City, via the Mississippi.
Correspondence qf llio £on«'tUiUionaIiat.
Office'oj the Georgian,
A11,-A " ”
Freni tile U. 8. Tflegrspti.
TOkshat, April 19, 1830.
AN APOLOGY FOR EULOGY—THE
TREASURY—PEYTON’S STORY, &c
‘As n chronicler of tlie times, ono whose duty it
is to run along .llio hanks of life’s great stream,
ami mnrk tba veescie-that flnot upon its swift ettr-
renti I ntn obliged to record scenes apd events as
they occtlr.; aitfl ifuuy apology is tobe ntude for
the Ireqaept mention (it pruiso of a certain indi
vidual, it is not th tho public that I would proffer
that apology, tout to the gentleman Imnself, oceq-
pying at tips time a singular stand in the dyes of
ilie country ; in |lie front rank of tlie hold and
chivnlrie advocates Ibr 'p'mily in tile adipinistrn-
tion of Government; doing with the tongue in
Congress, what il look swoids to accomplish’ in
tho Revolution ; and running great personal dan
ger for so doing, from tjuise hands winch-'power
and wenltit can olwuys Command. Ho sholl bo
cheered on iu his manly nml pntrintlecmirse ; and
if cvety other longue in tlie country. should wag
against him, anil every other pen Cease to coni;
mend, l will hu|d oh pari passu with him; and as
long ire ho continues us he is now, so long will I
keop hi* virtues olid Ins genius in the oyes of the
Arfiericeti people.
The Government} surrotmded and hemmed in
on all hands hy speculators upon its wealth, led*
on liy a candidate fiir the Presidency who makes
any means justifiable by tlie end—with silence pf
Departments anti apathy nn the part of the House
to contend with,' Henry'A. Wise, fearless and al
most single handed, denounces tho-corruptionists
nittj laments the corruption that is poisoning the
institution*of his country. In vain for weeks lias
he been endeavoring to get a Resolution before
the House, whereby he would raise a Committee
of Investigation, n special one, the major part
composed ofqtntrso, for it would bo tinder the se
lection of Mr, l’olk. of the friendd of the Treasu
ry—I mean of Reuben M. Whitney, for tho.
terms are ayuuuiranui. With unwavering zeal,
prompted by his love of right, has he beett urging
this fair proposition before Congress, and they
havo refused to consider it. - Air. Dromgoole,' of
Virginia, oue above the tricks of -party, a gentle
man oftniem, but note imposed upon toy his politi
cal friends, oilers :t Resolmion^vliicli inquires in
to tlie slate of the Dcpcsiio funds and their Agents,
simply uuougli leaving it to the Secretary ofthe
Treasury, putty iu the" bill of iudictmctn', to res
pond as lie pleases to tlie investigation. This-
Resolution is, ns Air; Droingoolo remarked, parli
amentary mid jit usage. But these are extraordi
nary times. This is qq extraurdinary circum
stance anti requires thorough investigation hy a
Committee, with power toexaromo utideroath.—
But I keep my mind reader from the business of
the day.
Air. Wise obtained, as soon as the journal wns
read, permission to address the House on the
Resolution of Mr. Dromgoole.
He recapitulated his arguments briefly as de
livered *nmt days ago—went into a statement
slmwing tlie amount of money belonging of right
* the Treasury, and then licitl forth ths agent.
Air. Dromgoole took tho floor, and replied to the
speeches of him and .Poytoit, unci though lie did
not answor them, yet his manner was most hap
py indeed. It was his first speech, and well got
through with.
MR. BYNUM’S THREATS. .
To call upon the' Executive to Alarch into Con-,
cress nnd put down tho Alinority.
Tho Baltimore Chronicle thus indignantly com
ments on this threat of Mr. Bynum’s
( " Proceedings of Conghks(i.—We yesterday
gnvo an interesting sketch, from n Washington
Correspondent, of the' proceedings of the House
of Representatives on Saturday nigh t and 'Sun
day morning. In violence, they were unexam
pled in this country,—and for the honor of the nn-
lion we hope never to hnvo'tbem repeated. Out
readers may judge of the excitement and despera
tion wliicn exists whluhose who wore endeavoring
to perpetrate an net of injustice and iniquity, from
tho fact that Air. Bynum had the.audacity to
threnton tho use of. military force against the mi
nority, The epithet used by Air. Wise was not
misapplied to the. man who would daro to use
such a threat—and the contemptible wretch, for
presuming to intimate that-the military should be,
called in, deserved, and would have received,
from an honest House of Representatives, art im-
mediate We of expulsion. , Tito times, foretold
by tho prophet Benton, have indeed arrived—anti,
Representatives, who would lie secure from out
rage; must legiHnte, as he predicted,' •‘with pistols
in their bells." To so low and degrading ;a con
dition hns the country been reduced by the base
spirit of fiicii.nn afitl slavish eubserviehey. And
in what is nil this violence to result? It requires
nottho prophetic cycpfjlcnton to foretell. Eve
ry, man in tho least conversant wjth history can
give the response. Unless there be virtue enough
in tlie people to check this career of mmlneSs, and
to expol from tho counclls'of the country tho cring
ing slaves who' are sopping/he foundations of lib
erty, the Union ca.nnot continue. Public indigna
tion must lie aroused against the vile and heartless
minions of party, whb seek their seats in -Con
gress. to make their, meanness and servility more
conspicuous,- It cannot be tolerated by an imel-
ligcnLorn virtuous people.thatreprasentalivesshnll
ho threatened with tlie chastisements of military
po.wcr.- Thesjiirit of tho people, without distinc
tion of party, will revolt. at_tlie intimation—and
regard the Robespierrean disftusilion which rondo
it, with loathing and abhorrence. Air. Bynum
may yet discover Hint the People of this country
arc not-prepared tq submit to military dcspiVism,
however sorno of their representatives may require
its use tn .sustain their o.vvn insignificance. And
Who is Mr. Bynum, that he should assumo to
back ids opinion*! by militory'forco! .A traitor to
southern feelings atid'tosnthern interests—a cring
ing, fawning sycophant; who glofics in tlie ba'tlgo
of liis degradation—n souUcss auatomy,who would
prostrate tho ling bfliis country in the dust, for nit
additional amilo front his superior. Faugh—we
despise Uod detest the disgusting thing too much
to continuo our comments on .hisnbject meanness.
Let him only, ntlempvto carry,his threat into exe
cution—let hiiri purnde his military Norco in
Congress Hall, utnl ho will fimf that llio spirit
which'animated oftr lathers is.not yet extinct, und
that eveu insignificance will afford him uo protec
tion. ' >'
We spenk warmly upon title subject,' ijecauso
Wb feel the jmligiiity that has been offered to the
country—trail tlie necessity of using; plain terms
in crutlenlning nn outrage upon public liberty,
QUERY.
/Will the Globe inform us if n certain Reuben
M. Whitney was not engaged during the inst war
in smuggling-specie from llio United Stntes'lp
Canada, for rite purpose of paying off the British
troo|« 7 And 1 if tno same il M Whitney was not
afterwards thekeeperof a gambling house iu Phil
adelphia, n faro bank, A c., until ills neighbors
complained to tho owner of tbe house, and com
pelled him to turn the name R Al \V out of it 7—
And if a certain R< AI. Whitney, who is now the
agent uftho Pet Banks and tho Kifclion Cabinet,
isuot the identical and very same person/ We
ask for inloritmiion, and know if the Globe lias not
tlie information asked, they can very easily ob-
taiu it. We hope they will give us decisive and
prompt answers to these enquiries.—Tel.
Batavia, another strong bold ofthe Regency,
has gone against the heir apparent. "The voting
lion of the WesF’-begins to rear, In the fall elec
tion he will show his fangs.—.V. York Paper.
SAVANNAH,-Aprtl24-*0-P. AI
Thn steam packet Florida, Capt. Hehbard, has
just arrived from Picolata via Jacksonville. She
brings no iiuelligcnce-of Gen. Scott. From the
Jacksonville Courier'of Thursday we extract the
following..
Nothing has yet becD heard of Gen. Scott nnd
his army. We look with solicitude for a notice of
his at rival at Tain pa Bay, in our exchange papers
from ;ho.North and VVest. The Indians 6eem
averse.to committing more murders. Their trails
are seen in jheyicinity of Fort Drane anil other
parte of that country, where, i,n tlie unprotected
state of that section, they might do great mischief.
Apparently they content themselves plundering
sufficient for-their subsistence. This indisposition
tn priirder may bo designed to put tho inhabitants
off tbeir-guard. In tho present uncertainty, thoy
should be watchful, lest they bo made to rue the
consequences.
■ Sr. Auodstjne, April 12,
FROM THE ARA1Y.
An express arrived in town last night from Pico
lata, bringing us some intelligence ofGen. F.usiis,
He was enenmped two miles west of Pi-lak-li-lta-
ha on tlie 4th inst. An express from hint, arrjveil
nt Fort King, requestitiginlhrmation ofGen. Scott.
Two or three Indinns had been killed on their
route. Their corn hail exhausted, and their snide
wns unacquainted with tho country beyond Pilak
liknha. The army wns in good health.
Pilakiikaha is 7o miles south west of Volusia
Herald.
Wo learn from n gentleman from the Sitwanne.
Old.Town, that Capt. M’Lemore, with a compu
ny of 75 men and two flats, one laden with pro
visions, left that place on Saturday last to join
Gen. Scott on tho Wilhlacooehee. He wa8 to
proceed to the mouth of tho Suwahneo River,
and thonce through Vacassassn Bay to tbo mouth
oflho Withlncoochce, and up the Wilhlacooehee
to the Battle Ground, *
From tho same source, we learn that it wns re
ported in Alachua, that Major Rood, with 250
men front Tampa, came upon the main body of
Indians as he supposes nn tbe WHhlacoochee'in
tho night, and surprised therri. He opened a
sharp fire, and killed thirty of them, anil woundod
a great many. They fired precipitately. Tills
report was generally Credited there.
It wns also reported that Coi. Lindsay from
Tampa Bayi- had joined Gen. Scott Soriiewliero
nt.'or near tlie Withlo'coochce.—Ibid Slh.
SEMINOLE WAR.
The present disposition of-the army we |enrn
as follows. The Louisianh volunteers under Col
Smith, hove sailed for Charlotte Harbour to scour
tho country in that direction. Their ultimate
destination is Pease Creek, where the lndiansare
supposed to ho assembled in Iflrge numbers. Col
l.iudsay with the Alabama trpops will remain a
Tampa and that vicinity. Gen. Clinch will re
turn to Fort Drane. Col. Reid and llio Florida
Volunteers were ordered to tlie mouth of tlie
Withlueoochee. to ferret out such ofibo enemy
mny still be lurking in tile strong holds on that
.river, and will relieve llio small garrison,.(forty
men!) posted Iheie under Aiuj. AIcLemore, of tlie
Florida Volunteers. • '•
Gen. Scott -With the main army, consisting
the division'under Gen. Eustis, will proceed di
rently to Pease Creek, -with two Indian gnidcs.
who have proliered to lead'him to Osceola’s camp
where .they sny ho is prepared to make a despo-
rule stand, There a junction will be effected with
the Louisiana volunteers and it is hoped tlie war
will be terminated.—Floridian.
FROM TEXAS.
FROAr TEXAS.
Col. ParingUm informs us that Gen. Houston
whs encamped on tlie West of the Brassos. at .
Groces,’ a very strong position, with an aggregate
force of about 2300 men, aud daily increasing.—
The troops were also fn high spirits. Tbe Alexi-
enn armyon the2dof April were at Bastrap on
the Cqlorad j. Texns is broken tip, nnd all tho
women and children are fleeing, nnd in tlie most
deplorable.condition. Tho inhabitants of Natchi
toches have subscribed largely, and sent many
supplies for tho relief of tlie fugitives. On tho
14th April Nacogdoches wns safe, but deserted.—
On the 1st April, Col. Harrington left the body of
fugitives in the fork- between Novtisnto and Brass-
os. in Robinson's colony.' Tlie Indians are open
ly hostile in tlie neighborhood, and should iheNa-
vasato continue up, the inhabitants are at the mer
cy of the Mexicans,' ahould they appear on (lie
San Antoine road. Idle rumors, says our inftir-
mant, have done more to the injury ofTextis; than
ihe horde of Mexicans huve dune. Gen. Gaiues
was encamped in Wilkinson’s old camp, east of
the Sabine, will) a three estimated nt nhnul 600
men. As to the gathering nf the Indiana on the
Sabine, Col. Darringloti says he knows nothing,
nud thinks there is no cause fur tile dcstruciiun aud
breaking up of Nacogdoches.
H6 met between the Sabine and Brasses, 500
men on their way to Houston’s camp.
■ j N. O. Bulletin.
Col. Darlington, of this State, who is reported
by the N. Orleans Bulletin to have arrived iu that
city, furnishes bv far tile most gratifying intelli
gence from the Mexican army tlinl we haveyrt
received. He represents Gen. Houston to huve
nn aggregate force of ,2500 men.,dally increasing
and still encamped nu the West side of tlie Bra*
os. They are iu high spirits,. ami preparing to
give Santa Annirbuule. Col. D; met 500 vol
unteers on their waytn join Houston. Alen, wo
men nnd children have abandoned and destroyed
.their habitations, and have returned to this couu-
try, or joined the army for protection. The Mex
ican nrtny was encamped oh tlie Colorado. Co|,
D. left Gen. Gaines at Wilkinson's old Camp
with C00‘men. The inhabitants of Natchitoches
had ufiorded very liberal supplies for tho fugilivo
women and children from Texas. The Indians
wereopenly hostile and preparing to join Santa
Anna. He iiatl giVen u commission with u boms-"
ly.to Bowles, the Indian Chieftain, to marshal
nptl equip his tribe. Should he be reinforced by
n large body of these savages, whoareduring and
ferncious, the fate of theTexians may be deplora
ble intieed. Mobile Chronicle.
CHEERING FROM TEXAS.'
We, aro indebted to tlie New Orleans Bulletin
for o slip from that office, dated Sunday morning,'
April 24th., arid containing the following
cheering nows, not unmixed however with sorrow
and deep regret, that another dreadful massacre
lias been made of more of our brave ami nobla
countrymen, by the Alexican Blood-hounds.'
By Major Horton, who came passenger in ths
Texian government schr Invincible, we learn that
120U Mexicans had crossed the Colorado, 800
moil at San'Felipe, and 400 at FortBend; that
Gen. Houston's effective force was 2300. The
Colorado had overflowed its banks, and the 1200
Mexicans cannot retreat. Houston had despatch
ed Mttj. Baker, witlt 400 men against 400 Alexi-
cans, and was mlvaticjnig himselfwith hiawhola
force upon ihe Alexican division, whose retreat to
the main army wus impossible.
The total destruction of 1200 Alcxicnns is cer
tain, all wns joy aud confidence at the Sent of
Government. Tlie elements are fighting for Tax-
□s, and the universal opinion is, that'the Mexican
army between the Colorado and Brazos, is alrea
dy defeated.
Houston mu9t/have fought the battle last Sun-
lay ‘ DREADFUL MASSACRE!!!
We nlso learn thru 73 unarmed emigrants that
left this city in the William und Francis, for Co-
dano, ana were landed at that port, trusting them
selves unarmed in thn power of the Mexicans,
were in two hours butchered by the soldiery, in
sight ofthe vesel; the schooner escaped.to Matagor
da.
The Pennsylvania is expected up to-night wilh
further information. The Brutus was to sail the
dny after the Invincible, with women and chil
dren.
We also learn, that Dr. Harrison, son'of Gen
eral Harrison, of North Bend, Ohio, was, while
travelling witlt tlireo American gentlemen taken
by tho Alexicans, castrated, his body cut down,
and his'bowols (urn out and leftin that situation
before life was extinct!! The wife of Dr, Harri
son cmne passenger in the Invincible.
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
The Texian armed schooner Inyiucible, Cap
tain Brown, fell in wilh the Mexican schooner
Montezuma, al anchor off tlie Brasos Santiago.—
An action immediacy took place, with a running
fit>ht of several hours, which terminated in the
sinking ofihe Montezuma before she reached the
shore, to which she was running. When last
seen, her yards were under water. Sho was pre
paring to convoy to GaHeston Bay about 2000
men; the expedition is now destroyed. The In-
vinciblo was some out in her sails and rigging,
hut had not a man wounded, Tho fate of tlie
Montezuma’s crew is not known.
Extract of n- letter ftu'tti Muster Commandant
Thomas T. Wchb to Com. A. J. Dallnx.j
U. S. ship Vawlalia
Tampa Bat, April I2th,.'J830.
, “ Silt t Since I lost had tho honor to commune.
catotbyou, I Imve received important intelli
gence from Lieut. Powel, in command of the Ex
pcilition sent from this ship to Charlotte Harbou:
on the 9th ult, which I 'hastened to lay before
yon, together with the movements of the Army
on thar and other exercises.
Lieut. Powel thrived with his three at Char
lotte Harbour on the 2d inst. and fluim! tho inhabi
tants flying in every direction'io escape the (ury
of tbe lndinns., ’ . . '
' The Collector’s House is burnt to tho ground
nnd lumself supposed tq be murdered, ns lie had
not been heard of. Acting Sailing Muster Row-
nn. was jmmediate’y. despatched with a party nf
men in pursuit of the enemy, whom ho came up
with about daylight, attacked them, and sucuedcd
in killing two, and capturing one, the rest took to
the woods, uod his force was too limited to pursue
them. , 1 ' . '
Two of my boms under Lieut. Powell, and Mr.
Rowan ore at Charlotte llnrbnur, co-operating
with Coi.,Smith, mul two witlt theReyeoue Cut
ter Dexter, at the Wilhlacooehee, cu-opermiogwith
Geo. Clinch. Pensacola Gazette.
MURDER.
The Orderly Scrgeantol Capt. Dimick’s Com
pany uf U. S. Artillery, stationed at this post, was
slim by a private on Monday last, it appears
that he wns intoxicated ; and* was noisy nnd-tur
bulent in his quarters, for whiclt tlie sergeant or
dered him Iu tl;e guard liouso He went iulo tlie
next room and seized a musket from the rack,
and when tire sergeant entered the door, presen
ted it at his breast. The sergeant sprang Ibrward
and seized the tuuskei by the muzzle aud pressed
it downwards, when it went off. The ball en
tered tlie lower part.of the abdomen, and passed
obliquely out behiud. He survived about 24
houn. We understand tile murderer will be
tamed over to tjte civil authoiuks for iriat—Ibid, i ntents into the Treasury.
Since penning the above, at a lata hour, we
have received through tho Mexican Consul, some
additional information, which we presume may
be relied on. There will doubtless t,e many con
tradictory statements growing out of tho - distrac
ted stale of affairs in Texas, and individuals differ
ently interested will give partial aud exaggerated
accounts. Forinstance, wo arenow informed that
Colone'l Fannin and .his men are alive—that iltev
surrendered themselves prisoners of war, aud were
honorably treated as such. They are now it is
said in. victoria, prisoners of war.
We also have the following through a letter re
ceived thro’ the house of the Alessrs. Liznrdi of
this city: That tlie seltr. Bravo (Alontezuma)in
endeavoring to warp over the bar at Matainoras,
lost her rudder, and afterwards su tiered in an no
tion .with tlie Texian schr. Invincible. That at
the time the Bravo wus lying ot anchor on the
bar, aud the uction. resulted without loss. Tho
Bravo succeeded in returning to . port without
damage, nud lias since sailed in company wilh
tho schooner commanded hy Captain Thompson,
(late master of tho Correo) convoying a vessel
Iqdencd With provisions for Santa Anna’s army.
We publish these accounts ns we received them
from supposed creditable sources, and time will
only disclose whiclt of them most bear the stamp
of truth—A\ O. Bulletin.
THE PUBLIC REVENUE—Tho Secretary
ofthe Treasury sent to the Senate yesterday his
answer ton call made by the resolution of Air.
Calhoun last week, for a statement ofthe amount
of money in/he Treasury oh the 1st ofthe pres
ent month, where deposited, and the amount of
liabilities ofthe Several banks of deposite, respec
tively, with their means of meeting the same,
and also the receipts of the Treasury for the quar
ter ending tlie 3ist of last month.
Wc shall endeavor to insort the report nt large
ns boon as it is ptinted. At presept we are ena
bled, from a hasty examination of it, to give only
tiie two principal facts disclosed by it—namely,
the amount of the revenue fur the last quarter,
and the total amount of unappropriated money'
now in the Treasury.
Tho Secretary states that receipts into the
Treasury dining the quarter ending the 31st day
ofthe last inoinh, were— . ’
From Customs, 85,006,050
Frum tho I’ubiio Lands, 5.439,650
Miscellaneous, 280,006
Total for the quarter, 810,725,700
And that the amount of public money in the
Treasury (that is. in the Deposite Bank's,) on the
31st day ofthe last month, wns 831,895,155.
Tims, it appears that the Revenue of the Gov-
ernmeirt for the first quarter of the year was near
tlcven millions of dollars, and the amount of the
public money now lying in the Pel Banks ie thir
ty, heo millions of dollars—and this enormous, this
uoheanl-ul surplus daily swelling by fresh oay-
S’at. Int.