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THE HERALD; “I am a friend lo Dog*— For Dog* arc hanrH.” A n/pxragraph maybe introduced, some-1 times, very happily; possessing and combining t prlghiliiKni and sentiment. The followmg we give man Illustration. Addison ay: “Whn , I look upon the lotnheof the grcst, every emo- , non of envy diva within mi'.” But who that j read* lh<- follow ing would not, in his soul, be 1 dispos’ and toenvy the happiness of Lord llyroti, I in possessing .1 Friend. Eo. Hemxi.l). Itt this room, end among (hear rude soldiers,; Lord llyroti was accustomed to walk a great dual, particularly in wet weather. On such j occasions ho was always accompanied by his Inutile dog Lyon, who, was perhaps, his dear- : cut ultd ato si n'bctiotriite fri< nd. They were, indeed, very seldom separated. Biding or walking, sitting, or standing, Lyon was Ills constant attendant. He can scarcely tic smd to have forsaken him even in his sleep, livery craning did lie go to see that his master was ! safe before be lay down himself, and then he ‘ took his station close to lilsd>str ; a guard cer tainly ns faitltful though not ns i-fttrient, its ; Lord Byron’s corps of Hultoies. This valua ble and slTectionate animal was brought to Knglnnd after I<ord Byron's death, and is now I believe in the possession of Mrs. Leigh, his, Lordship's sister. With Lvoit, Lord Byron was accustomed not only to n:*socinle, but to commune very often. Ills lordship would say, ‘ thou art an honest fellow Lyon.” The dog’s eyes sparkled and his tail swept the floor, a* he sat with his haunches on the ground. ‘‘Thou art more faithful than men. Lyon ; I trust thee more.” Lyon sprung Up, and barked and bounded round his master, as mueli as to say, *‘Vott may true! me, 1 \t ill ‘vutcli actively on every side.” “Lyon, I love tlue, thou art tny faithful dog,” and Lyon tumped and kissed his master’s hand, as an nr knowledgement of his homage. In thin sort,of mingled talk and gambol Lord Byron passed n good deal of time nnd seemed more content ed, more calmly self satisfied, on such occa sions, than almost on any other. In conversa tion nnd In company he was animated and brilliant,but with Lyon nnd in stillness he w. s pkased and perfectly happy.” From the Genttaatun'i .’lfaguS’-mi'. TIIK I‘IONKKR OF OHIO. Sorrow it u passion which lasts but a short lime, when one is engaged amidst ore nag of action and excitement. It is when wo load n life of inactivity, that we permit grief to pre dominate over the other passions, which tiro naturally more liable to gain the ascendancy ; but young persons— particularly those of san guine temperaments we not prone much to indulge hi grief; mill ere long 1 tttui regained my serenity of mind had partially forgotten the scene, which for a lime had harrowed up my soul; but 1 hod not forgotten the vowsover the grave of my family ; I clung to that vow ns we are all prone to adhere ton promise made to a dying poison, knowing it ns thutr last re quest. It w as towards the latter part of July, \j lion Thomas flirty mid myself started on an expe dition for the two fold purpose of killing game, and every red man who should be so unfortu nate as to gtt within oue hundred yards of us. Our starting seemed unpropitioua; w e had not advanced one day’sjourncy, when wo witnes sed a storm, the pallia! w hich may yet be tra ced. An eyewitness could alone form faint idea of the scene that was suddenly presented to our sight. The liuiiieiim was preceded by a silence not unlike, the awful stillness of an earthquake; and the similitude waa heighten ed by the low and distant rumbling, which ap peared to us like a succession of deep subterra neous explosion*. Kvcn the feathered tribe appeared to bo aware of some uncommon oc currence in nature, anil seienming discordant ly, ill w from tree lo tree, (lapping their wings, and sometime* permitting into approach with in a few feet at them. The clouds Lu the. west were as black as jet, and kept a constant circu lar motion, advancing at the same lima with the rapidity of an arrow, lint almost as rapid ly as thought, the calmness w as broken, and it seemed us if “tile angry breath £ dud” was upon the lurid. It passed in n numiont; but Oh! what a scene of dissolution marked its track ! the tallest oak* were twisted like reeds, uud thrown upon the earth ; other large trees were tom up iiy the roots, and borne away by the wind. This laud storm passed within oue hundred yards of where lie stood, and the rush ofuir influenced by the whirlleiiuls, was that distance so great, that we could, w ith the ut most difficulty, stand upon ourfeet. It passed on, marking riacourse w rth ruin and desolation. We stood in mute astonishment for many min- ; iites after the whirlwind had passed, but the limbs and twig* which had been hurled to a great height, now began to full thick and fast. ; and gave us w arning to shelter our persouscro | some huge limb should fall and crush us; and j the warning was taken up in time, for we had Put just left the spot, when the torn branch of a tree fell where we had been standing. We travelled on slowly, making our way with difficulty over the fallen timber, when we encountered a bear, which appeared busily en gaged in extricating himself from the limbs of a fallen tne, in which the whirldwind surpri sed him. After striving to run from us, with out being able to make much headway, he turned about and came low-arils us, show ing a formidable row of teeth, and growling tnostso nmiously. We both instantly fired upon him. and hotii shots took clfect: my hull entered his bodv. and Hint's passed through his neck ; this treatment only seemed to accelerate his speed. ‘The, blood issued from both the ball, holes, and the only chance was lo keep him at. bay, till be became w eakened by loss of blood, j lleforc he could climb the intervening brush, he became w eak, and itl a moment after died, flirty** ball had cut the jugular vein. This w as but u prelude to encounter more deadly. We reloaded and proceeded to skin the hear, when our attention was attraekted by a noise similar to the cry of a turkey, Wo w ere then on Sow ground, ana a ridge ascended on each side of us. so that w e could not be seen but by persons directly on the top of either ridge. This w as not the. season for turkey, or w e might not have taken further notice of the erv ; but we both instantly stood up, and listened atten tively, when the cry was repeated, apparently, just behind the top of the ridge. We were both on our guard in a moment, ami we were none to soon, for the next moment two Indians stood on the top of the ridge. “ e both fired at the same time, and the smallest Indian fell, but the other who was of gigantic make, retreated behind the ridge. To gain the top of the rklgc was but the work of a moment, j where we found the fallen Indian just expiring; the bail had struck qn the frontal bone, and passed through his head ; the Other Indian was not to be seen. Perhaps* the reader tnay ac cuse me of cruelty, when f mention that 1 cut off that Indian’s scMp, with as much pleasure as an epicure would up # turkey : nut the unsatisfied hate which then raged within my breast, will softer some apology for that action. —V.'hils! lan alone the ridge. Hirty leaped some fallen timber,and ran directly f**tvn the -ieep; I soon lost right of bim. f continued **y courre along the ridge, with the trigger vs ■ so it ibe shortest notice I might he ready to flfw. I had not gone far, when two j sharp cricks in quick succession, told me ‘.hat tny companicMl was engaged in a sigh. and was perhaps already killed ; I turned about, and leaping some blackberry bushes, which grew ‘ therein profusion, ran for tlieapot from whence , the sounds proceeded. The bushes grew thick and high, and the fallen tract were so scattered upon the gro?i..J, that advancing with nny kind of speed was impossible. A few moments w inch appeared as iwitira. brought me to the spot, where I beheld a scene winch was wortli the pencil of a West, or the pen of a Ncott. Girty was a man of herculean strength mid possessed a courage truly iridout-; itah|e ; his opponent, the Indian, wholiudcros sed the ridge, was equally powerful and bold ; 1 nnd here they Imd just met as I came up. The Indian stood w ithhia unUfted tomahawk; (iir ty with his knife drawn, utnltliey were glaring upon each other like two hungry panthers. ‘l'he Indian suddenly threw his tomahawk, but Girty, whose eyes were upon the instrument, a* suddenly stooped—it passed over his head, altd mink .deep into a fallen tree, where the slender handle trembled for some moments, from the violence with which it was buried ; Much has been written of the Humane Athlete, of their thick necks and rnusclea, and powerful frames, hut few of them, I doubt, could have competed with flirty or the Indian. Thesuv \ age gave a yell of disappointment, and draw tug ■ his knif< fell upon his antagonist. I stood with my fingers upon the trigger of my gun,l)tit they fora while so closely locked I in each others embrace that I could not fire, from fear of killing Girty. In the raffle the ; Indian’s knife dropped, and no one but a man 1 possessed of invincible courage would have | acted as Girty did at that moment, for he. mag 1 nnnimously threw down his own and opposed the red man, totally unarmed, and invited him to about of what western people term rough ! and tumble. ‘ Let him ulone, and secure those knives, and I’ll beat him to death,” cried Girty, ’ with perfect sang froid. This request I immo- I dintely atlcnted to. The Indian’s blows fell j Willi powerful force upon the breast of Girty, : but did little or no injury; while Girt’s thumps u ere planted full in the Indian's face, who soon fell to the earth apparently lifeless. Girty now ■ took his knife, and proceeded very deltberatc ! ly to scalp his foe when the savage sprung j upon his hands and knees, and struggled vio ! lentiy to get up ; it was his last struggle, for ‘ tin keen knife penetrated hts heart. After resting awhile, and taken his usual token of remembrance front the Indian’s head, we re turned to our bear, upon which we found a wolf busily employed in making a meal, but seeing ns coining, he contented himself with a large piece of flesh which he caught up in Ins teeth ami carried off. Consulate of the United Hint-, of America ) Vera Cat /., April 8, 1839. Sin -I have the honor to communicate the gruufying intelligence that the castle of “San j Juan de I’lloa” ut this place, and which for i some months lias been in possession of the French, waa yesterday restored to the Mexi i culls. The troops of Vice Admiral Hamlin, eom ! mantling the naval force of the French for the j Gulf of Mexico, evacuated this fortress at an ; early hour yesterday morning, when the gov ernment troops under command of Gen. Iler | rorro, resumed possession, uuder n display of the tmtimiHl flag, and the discharge ol artillery, and ill which the public and private armed ves j sels of all nations in port (save the French) u i oiled in salutes of gratulation. Tim French commander has withdrawn his frigate the Noirade, wi ’h n part of hi* fleet, to “Green Island,” a short distance without the harbor, and where for the present they are at anchor. The remainder of his naval force is, for the most part, still at Hacrificios. It is un derstood that lie intends quitting the coast in the course of a few days, and also that her Britannic Majesty’s force is likewise soon to depart for the North. An express; it is said, arrived here this morn ing from the capital, by which it is stated that General Mcxia, at the head of a force .of 100 men, more or less, left Ttispun on the 2d in staut, with the intention of making tt deeent upon this town, am! is'now hourly expected to show himself. Should the report prove true, and he have courage enough to attack the town, I hav e no hesitation In saying that ite will meet with n worm reception. The troop* so far ns I have seen, appear in good eoneltion, and eonimau j dec! by gallant nnd experienced officers, and who, I have the best reason to believe, will make good their defence, and faithfully dis charge their riutj to thorns rives nnd country. Among the many caini-iities that seem of j late to have befallen this city, I have to notice this time, the con (lag ration of the Custom House, a fine and spacious building, with all it* contents. It took fire by some unknown cause . in the course of lust night, ami at daylight w as found to be almost w holly in flames, nnd his continued to burn throughout the greater part of this day. The last to the mercantile community, the ; foreign merchants principally, is heavy, and i cannot he estimated at less th in half a million of dollars, and the building itself is valued it I nearly the some. The French. English, nnd Germans, having merchandise thete, are said to be the heaviest looser*. I ntn not nwate. that any citizen ofthe l . Slates has surterod seriously by the disaster. The F. S, brig Consort, William H. Gardner, Lieut, t’ra’t by which I forward this, carries away about two hundred and fifty thousand I dollars. (1(1250,(KW) for account of om friends ; at your city, and at New York,nnd with winch 1 hope he may arrive in safety. I have the honor lobe, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant. M. DURROUGH. Jas. \V. Breedlove, Esq. Collector of the Customs, New Orleans. Still Later from I ’em Pnc. —The captain of the barque Tinamarn. who left Vera Cruz on the 13th inst., reports that the French fleet, (ineluding Admiral Rand in’s ship,) excepting j five vessels, were to sail from Vera Cruz on the same day. touching at Tampico and Havana. The English squadron still remained watching the movements of Gen. Mexin’s troops, who were reported about 15 leagues north of that port the Dr. Commodore's ship Madigazar, j having taken on hoard tha specie and valuables j of British subjects and foreigners of any nation who desired that their property should he thus ! protected, in case the federal party should laud j and attack the city. The hvc* by the” destruction of the Custom j House, had been ascertained to be 81,5*40,000. ! w hich would principally fall upon French and : German merchants. A Conduct;! front the interior had arrived on the 12th, with 83 OOD.OtH} —its destination un- j known. The Court House; and Clerk’s office of Heard county, was destroyed by fire on the ] night of the 14lh itist., together with the principal (wipers in the office. It is thought • to be the work of an incendiary. The New Orleans papers are bragging’ all the while about their burying grounds. 1 A city that docs so large a business in yal lovv fever. bowie knives. and cold lead, can 1 ’ afford wood grace yards and handsome sex- ’ tons. THE MOZNTOSH. QOINTY HERALD. Tlh* Tull (•ritflrtnaft'* Apology. rtOM wy * im> r<|jnrra&jo.” If|.lrAid me 1 n i y*r swore Kuril ft I lore loth**, For thou art only fire fr*t high, And I am six feet tkrc<*. I uunder, dear, how you atipposrd That f eould look m lotr , There’s many ou ru tie a knot, Who cannot fix a beau. Besides. y*Ht must confess, my lore, The bargain scarcely fuir, ,Nos never could we make a match, Although we made a pair Marriage. I know, mnkrs one of two; But here’s the horrid bore, M v friends declare if you are one, That I, at least, am four, T* true, the moralists have said That Love has got no eve* ; But why should all my sigh* be heaved For one who has no size ? And on our wedding day I’m sure, I’d leave you in the lurch, For you never saw a steeple, dear, lit the inside of a church. ‘Tis usual for a wife to fake ll*.r husband by the arm, Bui pruy excuse me should I hint A sort of fond alarm, That when I offend you my arm, That happiness to t>eg, Your hirhest effort, dfc&r, would be To take me by the leg. I do admit V wear it glass Bt'eause my sight’s not good, But were I always quizzing you It might l** count* and rude ; And though I use a concave lens— By all the/rods l I hope My wife w ill ne’er look up to me Through a llcrschel’s telescope. Then far - thee well, my gentle one! I ask uo parting kiss ; I must not break my bark to gain So exquisite a bliss ! Nor will I weeplrnt I should hurt So delicate a flower— The tear* that fall from such a he ight Would be a thunder shower. Farewell! and pray don’t drown yourself In a basin or a tub, For that would be a sore disgrace To all the Si* Feet Club; But if you never love again, Love on a smaller plan, For why extend to six feet three A life that * but a span! Chip Basket. They have had freah Salmon in Yarmouth, N. 8. A fellow named Smith, of Baltimore, wax lately fined $3,000 for refusing to marry Mary Swords, ac cording to promise We go.** the fellow is lick of handling edged tools. Very few insane persona are to be found in China, according lo Beolt, who accompanied l ord Macart ney's embassy ; and Humlrolt atnfes that madness ia rare among the natives of South America. The momh of March in T.-xns, is rrpßrscntrd ns one of flowers nnd sunshine, like our My. There is si present building in ttuebcc, t steam ship of I PX) tons—9 Vessels of 900 tons each—2 of 800—3 of 700—5 of 6<X) - t of 650—2 of 450 t of 350—total 20 vessel* of 12,750 ton*. Rum, while in “moo-heads,” is capable of doing tint little mischief; but when it get* into men’s heads it arouses the Old Boy himself. A child of Mr. Joseph Osgood, K’ llui"inlv j>ort, was so badly burnt last week, front her clothesMtiog fire that she died in a few hours. Maple jpxr nnd mulberry trees ore the staple commodities of Northampton, .Was*. The cost of enlarging the Erie Canal is estimated by the compares at #23.402,863 The aggregate amount of Treasury Note* out standing on the Ist of April, was 87,590,492. A Cotton Factory is to sueeeaaful operation al New Orleans. “Lead of a rich quality, has been found in the mines of Afr. Adum Bohn, York county, Pa. The A/orua Afulliet. epidemic is raging terribly in Kent county, jvfit. Every thing gives wav to that New York City has turned a complete somerset. I’he Van Burro party ut the late charter election carried the A/.tyor and twelve out of seventeen wards. Number of votes polled nlanit lO.OtXk A ‘lady'at Zanesville, Ohio, sold a quantity of butter al 25 cents, a pound, composed of equal quan tities of btrtter and yellow corn meal A young gentleman was recently killed in New Orleans in attempting to save n lady from t>eing run overby a dray—the lady escaped unhurt. There are 411 “Smith's” in Philadelphia— hluck and w hile. Lord Durham, in his brief government of the Can adas, expended over #45,000 from his own purse. The revenue that was secured in the port of Bos ton during the first quarter or 1838, wot #480,600 59 The revenue that accrued the first quarter of 1839, was $562,645. Increase #62,344 41 The hue,ks of Paris weni their hair falling in mas sive locks upon their shoulders, their (wards in tin style of Francis the First, w hile their hands are squeezed into canary-yellow gloves, XVe quote this for the rspec al edification of the ton. A young lady in Philadelphia was recently bound over to keep the peace for kissing a young man in the Street. She was only doing w Imt they call in New York a .<i eking business. The Russian Almanac counts 7336 years since the creation of the world. In 18£? there died in Russia 047 persons above a hundred years old ; SOS above 110; !M above 115 ; 5- above 120; 111 above 1*15; and one above 135. The legislature of Wisconsin have fixed the legal rale of interest, in that territory at 111 (ter cent. Nearly a thousand Saxons lately cvrived at New Orleans,bound to low*, or Missouri. with i upwards of one hundred thousand pounds ster ling, in gold and silver. James Stone c,j Framingham, Mass, a veter an pensioner who fought at Lexington, is still in excellent health at the age of 82. Ilis grand father was shot from his horse in the same glorious action. Col. Harrison, of Texas, is in Kentucky, engaged in raising four companies of volun teers for the new regiment, which is to serve i for the protection of the Texiatt frontier. The pay and emoluments are very liberal. The U. S. Frigate Constitution, arrived off Sandy Hook, on Thursday last front Norfolk. She will cruise thereabouts for a few days in order to exercise her erew. Col. Aroti Ogden, died at Elizabethtown, on Friday last at the age of 82. He was formerly Governor of New Jersey, and has represented that State in the Senate. Col. Ogden took an active part in the stirring events of the Revolu tion. A man in Indiana by the name of Long tale lately shot himself in a fit of the blues, says an exchange paper. —Louis Gazette. The family of'Long Tailed Blues’ will please wear crape on the left arm for thir- j ty days. Bank of lla\vkiM*vill‘. I Aftm. l*h, 1*29 $ His Excellency George R Gilmer, Governor. Sir—You will herewith reecivt u statement .Lew mg tilt condition of this Bank on Monday, the !*t ixt. , 1 hare the honor lo be Your ob't servant, JOHN JIAWLS President. Statement thriving the condition of the Dank of llairkinttille, on Monday tjtril \tt, 1889. Capital Stork, 200,000 Bank Notes in circulation, 816,189 Unclaimed Divided*, 6*l 43 Dus oilier Banks, 76,064 69 Depositee, 12,659 79 ao Certificate*, !,54l 97 507076 X 8 Cash on hand, viz. In Gold and Silver Coin, 36,341 85 Current hilts of other Bank* Georgia and S. Carolina, 23,473 Uncurrent do of Georgia and other Banks, 664 GO 476 65 Bill* of Ex change discounted, running, considered good, 131,592 72 ” “ Suspended, consid ered good, 11,061 36 142,674 0* \ of . Discounted, running, considered good, 82,870 87 “ “ Suspended, consid ered good 33,629 66 “ “ “ doubtful. 3,ihi3 62 119,735 15 Bills and Notes in suit con sidered gw*!, 82,752 71 “ “ considered doubtful, 15,092 61 97 *45 3* Due by other Banks, 597 99 Protest Account, 429 John Delafield, Agent, 3,296 31 Prslil and Loss, 12,504 56 Ileal Estate and other property, 28 615 56 flawkinsville Bank Stock, 39,200 507,076 *8 GEORGIA, Pulaski County.'— Personally appear ed before me. Geo. W. Hines, a -Notary Public in and for the County aforesaid, John Rawls Presi dent, and J Beavans, Cashier of the Bank of Haw kiusville, who being duly shown, say that to the best of their knowledge, the above is a true atatrment of the condition of said Bank according to the Books, ami that the annexed is a eorreei list of its Stockhol ders. JOHN RAWLS, President. J BEAVANS, Cashier Sworn to and subscrib'd before me this 12th dny Os April, 1*39 GEO. W HINES, Notary Public. List / Stockholders of the fin ”/ of UmckinniUe Shures. James A Everett, 419 41,900 John Rawls, 402 40.200 Hartwell 11. Tarver, 402 40,200 Stone. Washburn & Go. 150 15,000 Bank of HawkinsvUlc. 399 39,900 Scott, (‘ray. I*X) 10.1 XX) Robert Colhns, 50 5,000 J. J. Gatlin, 15 1,500 Jos. Tnokc, Guardien for Martha Gatlin, 15 1500 David B 11 aisled, 10 1,000 N 4V Collier, 10 I 000 Bryan W l'other, 10 1.1X.X) James O J dks, 10 1,000 William Godfrey, 15 I ! 2X) 8,000 200,000 From the Army and Navy Chronicle. PERU. The government of Peru is at present in the hands of s woman. Madame Gamarra ia a female Bonaparte, and though her Iwts baml is nominally the head of the republic she is the real sovereign. It was owing lo her energy that he rose from the ranks oi the army, a common soldier, to hi* present rank. It is said that she never permits qpy subject pertaining to the government lo he discussed even ill privy eqpncil without her presence, and she always accompafhic# the President on his official visits, especially j those made to foreign dignitaries. Gen. Gamarra made a visit, not long singe, to our squatlron, accompanied by the different ministers of department. Madame Gamarra of course with him. After the customs)- salutes they entered the Commodore’s cab in. where refreshments were offered and tiie usual compliments exchanged. When Madame Gamarra though they had remain ed a sufficient length of time, she rose, looked around her with the air of nn em press, and uttering the single word “vamo*!’ left the cabin, the others following her out like a pack of sheep following their lender. She alwn vs wears pistols ami a dirk, and is said to he u good shot. Not long since, finding some fault with the police and dis cipline of one ofthe regiments ofthe army, she sent for the colonel commanding it, nnd reprimanded him in a manner to which he did not feel inclined to submit, especially from a woman ; lie replied that he would hold himself responsible to the President, but not to the President’s wife. He was soon taught, however, whom he had to deal with, for Madame Gamarra immediately ronmiandcd him to siiettre, and, at the same lime, presenting a pistol, told him that if he uttered another word of insolence she would drive the bullet through his head. Some say that her husband has more than once experienced such a threat; but wc all know the world is addicted to scandal. The history of the two Piesidcnts of the adjoining republics of Peru and Colombia forma most admirable comment on mar ried life. Gamarra, with all his power, is not a happy man in his domestic relations. Gen. EJlingrot is the other to whom I refer. lie entered the service of Colombia during the revolution, and distinguished himself by sagacity and talent in council, and intrepidity and daring in action; few deeds can exceed in heroism some that are recorded of him, and he dears many a mark of war upon his person. The left side of his head is drawn into a frightful sear, oc casioned by the windage ofa cannon hall, j which, cleaving the flesh from the left side of his head, narrowly missed taking the head and all. He rose first to the chief command of the army, and then to the Presidency of the republic. His adminis tration was marked with judgment and wis dom; but in the revolution of popular favor, which a single day will sometimes effect, an opposing faction rose to power, and F.llingrot was deposed, and banished from the country in whose service he had shed his blood and devoted his best days. I know him in exile. He was residing upon a farm he had purchased, and said he was happier than he was in the days of his greatest power. He was asked by an ac quaintance how that could be? His an swer was a beautiful one: “I have a wife that loves me.” He married a girl in Co lombia of great beauty, and, it is said, when her friends inquired how she could have been induced to marry that halfheaded man, she replied. “When I sec him on ihe right side I see that he is one of the most talented men in the world, and when 1 see him on the left side I sec that he is the bravest man in the world.” The consecration of the Rev. l)r. l)c La nee y as Bishop of the Western DioeessofNew York is to take place to morrow. From the Philadelphia World. On Wednesday afternoon, while Com- ! mod ore Elliott was coming in the rail road car* to this city to attend the Court of In- j quiry to be held at the Navy l ard, a person who la called Major M'Donald, of Louiai- j ana. spoke very disrespectfully of Generals Gaines and Jcstip, and of the commanding offieers of the Navy, and especially of Com. 1 Elliott, whom he represented as a coward : in the baltaie of Lake F.rie, and a tyrant in the Mediterranean. Commodore Elliott replied that he was mistaken in the facts, I that a Court of Inquiry upon the battle of Lake Erie, in 1815, the record of w hich i was now in the Navy Department, had set tled the case very differently. Major M’Donald denied this, and contin ued hi* vituperation* of Com. lllliott. The 1 letter then announced himself, and remark ed that if Mr. M'lJonald were a gentleman, he would refer the dispute to another op- j portunity. Not wishing to disturb the ladies in the ear. Com. Elliott then request- 1 ed a gentleman in an undertone, to deliver I his card to Mc’Donald, with a request that he would not leave the city till tie heard j from the Commodore. He refused to j receive the card, and continued his abuse. I When the car stopped in Broad-street, several gentlemen requested the Cotnnio- 1 dore to take no notice of this man, as he seemed unworthy of it, or if he did, merely to give him a caning. 11c replied that such was his intention, but that he first wished to make a gentleman of the man, by the offer of his card ; ami that a* he had refused that, a caning was due. lie then approach ed M’Donald and struck him with a cane. A scuffle ensued, in which M’Donald's cane was broken to pieces, and Elliott’s broken near the end. M'Donald seizing one end, of Elliott's cane drew of the sheath from the sword. Some gentlemen present, apprehending that the Commodore would wound him, seized his arm, but released liiin on his saying that he should not injure, but merely flog his adversary. They then released liiin, and he pursued M’Donald, who ran off, railing names, while the Commodore applied his blows, j Tite Commodore then returned, and pro- : reeded to his lodgings at Gen. Irvine’*, in High-street. VVe obtain this account through n gen- j tletnan who carne in the cars, w itnessed the i whole affair, and stated it to some naval officers at the Mansion House; and the j account of the battle is corioberated by I information which wc obtained at the rail j road depot. From the *Souihm Past MEMORY. The pleasures of hope have often been analyzed by the Philosopher, and sung In the Poet, whilst the more chastened and unobtrusive joys of memory, have seldom been a theme for eitiier. The domain of memory—vih* past is more emphatically ours tluyi that of hope—the future. VVe feel, while contending with this envious, slander-loving world, that it is our greatest delight, tmsend our minds back along the track, which we have described in our pilgrimage. In this retrospective journey, each step retraced, appears more bright and lovely than the position which wo had just left. All along the path of retrogres sion, some remembered and innocent joy arises, until we arrive at the only El vsium known on earth—the home of our virtuous childhood. There hatred and ambition never agitated our bosoms, nor did selfish ness and deception poison our philanthropy, we scarcely suspected the existence of vice, because we found none in our own peaceful home. Oft will memory turn from the world, to trace some social scene, some dear familiar face, fondly calling up die loved forms of tlie hoary-headed sire, the care-worn moth er, the laughing sister, and llic fond broth er. None but those who are incapable of virtue, can say that memory is not a friend to happiness. Site softens the twilight of the mind, her dear reminiscences soothe our sinking souls, and gild Futurity's blank page with reflected hues of life and hope. Even the recollection of sad events which arc engraven on our mental tablets, with the “iron stylus of affliction*’ is sof tened, and mellowed by the lapse of time, as distance of space takes a way from natural ob jeets their rugged points and revolting features. Os all our mental faculties, it is proba ble that we shall carry memory with us, in the greasiest perfection, into the eternal world. Hope will be swallowed up in fruition, for who can there be any hope, when such is the fullness of glory and hap piness, that nothing is left, to be desired* Memory ! to thee vve are indebted for many pleasant thoughts, and by thee vve re ceive many wounds. The vicious men con siders thee as a cleaving enemy; but, to virtue,thou art a richer treasure than silver or gold, since the happiness thou dost furn ish is extended thro’ this life, and renewed in eternity. In thy mirror is reflected the image of every past pleasure and pain : in thy exhaustless mine shiue unnumbered jewels; tho’t and her shadowy train, are subject to thy sway. Hope’s summer visions are evanescent, but the grasp of power, the wiles of art, can never blight the rich reward of well spent moments. When “age lias quenched the eye, and closed the ear,” oft will mem ory rise, to seek, with searching glance j some long-loved image, vanished from her view, she will dart through the darkest period of by-gone days, and with eager haste, roll up the curtain of the past. We imagine that when this earth shall have been rendered once more, without form and void, the beatified spirit will de light. by the assistance ofmemoty, to revisit the scenes of its probation, remembering each “drop of water it put to the parched lip, and each wanderer it pointed to the road of bliss.” ASP ASIA. At the ’./arch term of the Court of Common Pleas fot’Hnron county, Ohio, a Miss Marictte Washburn obtained a verdict for Si 145 dam- j ages against an ungallant fellow named liiram i Wells, for certain slanders he has uttered a gainst her fair fame. With the true magnani tnity of a virtuous aud hightninded girl, she immediately came forward aud forgav e the payment of all except >~J*>J aud the costs. H )W LufltS SOMETIMES GAMBLE AND XVEAR the breeches. *Wc sue by an exchange paper 1 that a story ha’ been published in New York ,t act rutin Indy, who was in the habit of I frequenting a lull in the lower part of the city, in disguise, and who was *aui lo have lost Slslk>or S2OOU there.-The truth of the matter j was doubted at the time; but art adventure rc ; et nliy occurred that tends to confirm the belief ! that the ‘fair sex’ do occasionally, and on the i sly, indulge in the baneful passion of gambling. | For some weeks past a man of youthful ap j pcarance, wearing mustachow, was observed to i be an occasional visitor to a well known house j in Parkltow; wlu re he played with various 1 suocessbut/or moderate stakes— At length on a I night a week or iwosince he tendered a check for §2OOO to tha banker, and in an uuder lone requerted counters. —It had been remarked that lie scarcely ever fw>ke but In the same i sulnlncd manner. —As he was recognized a fre quent visitor, and appeared lo be respectable, liis request was at once complied w ith and for it time fortune seemed to-crown his * pee illa tions. At last, however, luck turned, and he iust all! His agitation had been constantly jn ! creasing, and on loosing his lost counter, he ■ dropped senseless on the floor. He wm iut ■ mediately carried into a private apartment, where every humane attention was paid tohini, and the proper realorSlives applied, but he j relapsed from one fit to another; and at last oiv \ unbuttoning his collar and throwing open his vest, the man proved to be a woman. A medical man was sent for, and at last the young w oman was restored to comparative self-pos ! session. Consciousness, however, only in ■ creased her agitation, for, strange to say, she recognized in the medical gentlemen a frieij^ I both to herself aud her husband—for she was a married woman! An explanation took place; and His due to state that the ownersof the es tablishment at once commisaeraled the lionofthe unhappy woman, and withdHl a moment’s hesitation returned the chock, w hich j was subsequently admitted to havu, keen signed with the name of her husband,* Mgy [ V G Dee. NOBI.F cOXDttft OF TWO SE.vasK. The generous character of a sailor is proverbial but seldom has it fallen to our happy lot to record tin act more truly noble than the following, w hit'll took place a few days ago In this city. A poor widow woman who occupied two roornsin a house in the lower part of Comincrcial-strnpt, since the death of her husband, about six months since, has been compelled to earn a living for herself and family of young children, by taking fl ashing in ; and, with all her industry and economy her quarter ly rent bill became due before she could I scrap together sufficient to discharge it. Unfortunately for her the landlord was one I of “ Old Crumb’s” school, colti aud ealeu : lating, mercenary and unfeeling. Hi* i w hole business wars to collect his rents and j all his recreation seems to be to distress j the virtuous. .She begged of him to grant her time. He gave her tvyo days! She ; asked for more and he refosed, stating that unless her rent sa* paid before 12 o’clock on the following day every sticli of her furniture should be put out of doors. The time arrived when agreeable to promise his lackeys were seat down, aud the threat was degun to he put into execu tion. The poor woman prayed the un feeling landlord to desist in his purpose. Itnt her prayers were in vain. At length given up cntirly to dispair and wounded pride, she seated herself on her iorlorn iied, with her little children crying around ; her. At this crisis two jolly American tars happened to be passing by, and espy ing the work going on, the door open, and the wretched woman nnd her children w eeping, immediately stopped their course and begun to reconnoitre. “I say, shipmate, ” cried one, “ there is •some foul play going on in these waters— let’s over haul the craft.” “ Ayr, aye, Jack,” replied the other, “ the young woman by the bed has hoisted signals of distress ; her pumps are going jin right earnest; let's give her a long hail.” The tars called the woman lo them, and j from her soon learnt the whole of her j story. “\\cll now, shipmate, if that land pirate luid’ut ought to be lathered with hot tar, scraped with a rusty hoop, and then keel hauled, for laying Iris grappling irons on a few loose spars what are scattered about this wreck. Never mind, tnv good u ouofu, keep your spirit up, and we'll set out in the right course with plenty of ballast and provisions* I say, you land lubbers, just delay there upon them things, we’ll be responsible for the damages.” “H ow much do you owe this land pirate !’’ ’Flic woman told him the amount, when j Jack took from his wallet the same in hard i currency, paid the bill and made the woman a present of a handful of silver, whilj his : shipmate in the meantime went to a butch er’s shop near bv and brought back a large joint of meat for the dinner for herself and the poor children. They left after receiv ing the poor woman's blessing and wishes I for their prosperity, and went whistling through the streets as thousrh nothing had happened. —Boston Herald. Villainv.—We have heard ofa cireum | stance which lately happened in this city, not often parralleled in the annals of genteel i swindling. A young man, representing i himself as a Mississippian. applied for lodg | ings at a respectable hoarding house in Race | street, and was soon quietly established in one of the best apartments, for which be readily agreed to pay liberally, as pleasant accommodations were of more consequence* “ to him than the amount of the extra charge. The new lodger soon made rapid progress lin securing the good will of the inmates, particularly of several young ladies, to one !of whom he presented a diamond ring, and to another a gold watch. In the course of some days he proposed to take the diamond ring to be marked, and with great gallantry offered to the young ladies to have any jewelry belonging to them, handsomely ornamented with the initials of their names, at his expense. The ere-d ----ulous girls upon this mustered their little casket of gold rings and other finery deliv ered them to the generous stranger, who, it is quite needless to add henceforth do-, camped, not forgetting to take the gold watch with him. It was soon discovered that he had cheated several tailors in the neighborhood, —.North America. The Braneh ARnts. —The Branch Mints of tbe United Suites, established at New Orleans. Charlotte, N. C. and Dahlcinega, Georgia, have proved worse than useless. It is stated that every dollar coined at these places has cost the Government two. The ex pense of coining $227,000 at the branches has ex ceeded the expense of coining $3,945,115 at the old Mint at Philadelphia,