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should Tctanii *>il lb*-ui nutti bUreton. with
the aniuySj nnd that my head #l)odlc (Hewer
for hUiti<*'-ti<)t-
At length Ufgtopwnm* deaenbod, anti Vs-
Nil tan to meet him, t<> prepossess him in my
favour. Ilia reception m now my grand
strok; aed I whispered to Hattyl, instructing
him as to minute details. What I had heard
of their chief led me to admit favourable ex
pectation* ; and I prepared my word*, looks,
and geitine*, wuh the utmost solicitude. A*
the new-coiners broke through the thick bough*
into iheepeM spare we occupied, they weie
evidently -truck with our relative positions,
and Hu- ro|nct uliN-h wwineTto rratiaiu their
mtrade*; lor hi this time none of them veil-.
lured teritdowtg A* theCnpiiilnapproached,’
1 rose not, stirred not, looked noi even in
ward* him -, till, tawing como close np he *•
luted no. by making the lament)’/. which I
returned, with u slight motion, nnd then indi
cated the rorner of inv carpet; he seated him
self exnellr on ihederiensted pot. In a cmi
r|e of second* I inrned my ej*e< gravely upon
Jitm.unl to remind him fully of the yoke u
which he had lieen broken, repeated in Turk
lih the ordiiinry salutation. w Iticlt he returned
in the liumMest manner. Coffee Imd boeii
prepared < I now called for it, and Hadji took
rare that a proper interval should intervene
between the presenting up my cup nnd his.
The few minute* that thin elapsed appeared
most irksome 1 to the Captain, who looked like
n obcr and homely laritirf; the new-comers
spoke imt, but inmcrt wondering e\ e tin me,
nnd inquiring looks id the others, who germed
rather iMmtii'sd of themselves; while u< me
thee*moment* Were if more intense anxiety
th.it any foimerpern and. I now held no many
string i In ms hand*, thm it was no longer
inniter of impulse, hut ol r'llenlation, nnd that
too of the minutest points; while the slightest
iwlientior. of plan or design would have des
it-dved oil. My heart throbbed. *o that it shook
mi V\ lien the coffee-cups were mken liny
(itliil in Turkey, cotlee is always di -spntehcd
before hueines* is commenced,J and utter two
or three loin; nnd deep whit*— chnnging my
iitniuier entirely. 1 turned abruptly round ami,
with wart nth, tiddrew*Nl him 10 tin* effect:
‘ I have long known the tireeke I have
Jon;; uilmucd their character, and pitied their
misiorimi’ s • I Imve wandered over every
mountain, from Mitkronowa to Trickcri — fiom
Jsttza now to Aglon Oros; I have cilen eulallt
leiki with the Idock Hayah, Mghlirn with the
Vhu'li, end rousted kids with the K leplil; 1 have
been cn r received ns a friend, and purled with
as a brother. I would,but for this dnv, have
carried these inipic'shms with me to Europe;
but you have taught me to do the Turks justice!
i have gone loseek mil mid visit the Annulolos
of Ol)mpfcs, mid llie Klcphts of Thessaly,
thinking Ihut among*! these men, wlm were
ion promt to submit lo llie tyrimny of u Turk,
i should see llie true descendnuls of the lld
h ues. Had I feared you, I could now have
been accompanied by guards, that would have
act you at deltauce; taut, cm the centrary, had
t kiauwi w here you were. I should have come
in visit you alone (expecting more hospitably
ft your baud# than 1 do from these itHuinstcr
i i. lint it seems you make war, not on your
oppressors and rlu - Tmka, lint upon mankind
ind < hrminu*. And Imvv arc yon so mmi us
to lay your hands on me, the w ell vvialu r of
your inee -an Englishman; for whom ven
geance will he sought, belli by hi* countrymen
mjd the Turk*; nnd one who lias shared the
hospitality of till the Capitauiu around you?
However,” I milled, ‘‘l call ill purl excuse
your tin n ; they know me not, —my capture
uiigimtled in a mistake, which I see you hotli
regret and are nshtmird of; and I must say,
the subsequent conduct of inust of them Ims
gone lor to cDuett the impresrious ol their brat
v fiiicnecJjL
The I’HptfllnV reply fully justified tins ap
peal to tlieir nationality; mr ho commenced
try nlli mpliiig a justification.
■'l he hoys will tell you, that though I urn
not a young man. lam no old ml her. Mot
‘efy Jong ago 1 had houses, lands, anil chil
dren. Why should I iiuve hern ii rubber?
for whit! 1 in now, those who drove me lo il
U’.tifl hear (he hlumc; mid if these allow me
tome authority ovu them, it is not for my
Ttifouk* sake, bul by memory of sumo kind
ness I mice showed t<> tills baud. Look at those
men. some of them barefoot, with clothes of
siring* rather tlum cloth, with empty tobacco
! atM, mid empty stomachs, what makes tlum
lead sueha hie. and what restralul can you
ptoca mi men who live so? What care they
for life i and why should they / Doe* the in
jury limy do to other* bring any good to them?
And u Inn serves Uni feasting of a night, and
ti e plunder of a day, when they ran carry
nothing with them against a week's void, rain,
o hunger! Sjteak not, then, to such men of
’ irir English ships, nor us Turkish gibbets;
iati Id! them iha! otic Is etnne from Europe,
v. lio w ill tejl again Uovv their name is disgraced;
how tin y are driven like oxen lit the lieidst, or
hutted like bears in the moumuin. Speak to
them but words of consolation and kindness,
aigl they will lay their heads on tiro ground,
and pul your foot on then. Dpt you know
wind vve are. We have injured you ;we know
‘vital injury you muy 4 Anit*. We are not all of
v ne mind ; vve are as many eapfiiin* a* men,
ut.d fewer men tlu.u opinions. 1 hold the
fd.'U Sir with these bands; it was the Turk put
this musket in its place ; this now must find me
Pfcod.”
Titc discourse which followed it would lie
too long to relate. They afterward retired a
little way back into the wood, to consult; not
i ven leaving a guard ovr.i me. 1 felt relieved,
ta.tii the length and luuduos* of tho discussion
i ..aitt aw akeiied my apprehensions. However,
they wire of short duration; for presently
Vasili cuttie running, mid kissed tny hand, tol
ling me that all was arranged ; lie was follow -
tdliy the red, who clamorously surrounded
nre, le'liiog me titt y baddelotmlimd on making
n . their captain, I. without the slightest nidi
ration of satisfaction or surprise,—without n
i ctray ing word of thanks, - naked w I,oilier
they allowed me u voice in the matter, and
whether they thought the picture they hud
drawn of their life was so very attractive?
This was quite- an uawxpcctod difficulty, to
ielite from one whose life was in their hands;
1 id as in their new frame of mind they- had
lost sight of the connexion, 1 took care to lead
tlKiu us far away from il as possible. They
now set about persuading me that the whole
country was distracted by the Turks and by
the robbers; that the present oppression “as
like the knife reaching the joint; that thu Turks
Imd no strength, and the whole country would
turn Klephtt if they would be respectable; mid
that the Kicphti would unite among Diem.-elves,
md protect the people if they had a chief;
that during the last insurrection if they had
bad a chief on Whom they could have detiend
ed, and to w hom they could have looked", the
Turks would have as easily conquered the
noon, as re-conqncred their country ; that now,
if it was known that an English Bey 7udch
‘’ as their leader, they could collect 300 men
ia three days, carry some fort, which would be
t ic signal for the rising of the whole country.
“ vVhcie.” said they, ‘‘is there a man to oppose
us ? The Grand \ irir rannot garrison even
Monastic twenty-live thousand armed Greeks
occupy the mountain* round Thessaly, from
Voio to Tempr, and to Me/./ovo. The T.ig
tr.uas of the ftee Grreks stretch fr*.'m Ther
roopy las to Pguntcrca. The Albanians are up;
the ilosßiansarc up; Scodrahxs3o ( ooGhegues
ip. irnis;. the Servians ar our brother*. The
Turks w-til not £;h? for the Nizznm; and here,
ft j:r. in three dvrs a Turk |
would not be left. The harvest urn got lit :
w could Uy our bauds at otitc cm nomenac
storexilf gram end provision*: ugd the riniage
idjtint eummenrmg Never"a*gtic|r mo
mem, ana no point is *o favourshfe. to trike the
Grand Vixir In the rear; to encourage the
flrdck* and Albanians to iho vve*|. nd unite
them at length ; and then we vhs.l have the
cimitig offol Ilje liatne (treasure.) now on it*,
way from (’onstauimople to the army.”
Dread, doubt, and coufusicn, ut that lime.
fTirflugWout the Ottoman Empire, pervaded
men's mind* and opinions, ‘fins incident tier-,
vej but to confirm the conclusion* at which I
had already arrived. I felt that a soldier of dat
ing and u man of energy, might have changed
llie face of the K*t. ir “‘ ta|esmnn enough to
seize, the hading point*. 1 was convinced, ai- j
ho, that the name of Engli himm alone might
instantaneously have given importance to such
a gathering) and led to rally round m sections, ,
inlcresls,aid race* which warcciy uny other
watchword could ca” together. Those views ,
f frimkly entered into with the o men. I poiit- j
ted to them w hut qualities and qualifications
were requisite in the chief of so cespnrale un
undertaking; where there was no abertialive,
—no middle position betwetn destruction and
Bticcess ; and where succeas would almost be
rtit ciihius.* That If such a man could he found
to lead aiteh a movement, n might perhaps sue-1
ceca, not otherwise; that sueh men ware found
mice ottty in ten centiirrs ; hut that, whether
it succeeded or fail-d. there would be a curse
on the projector*. They gradually liecnme
thoughtful, mournful, and subdued ; and tins
this strange virion tinted by.
Htrangc lo say. the Allniniaii wag now my,
wannest partisan ; vve talked ovcr “Alvuiiitm.” ,
Veil Hey, nnd Arslan l!ev, with whom I found
ho bud been at Milica ; mid we thus were old
friends. lie now had great d’ id to tell Ins
eompnutonx about mo ; and summed all up by
saving that I ought to have been an Albanian. J
After the Grand Divan was over, they pro
posed sending ion flock of the monks to fetch .
ii sheep; but, though it was near sunset, I pro-,
(erred making for the nearest monastery,acven ,
or eight miles oil". Our “plunder” (plaeliika)
was brought out: whatever was mine vvns
punctually restored ; and amongst lhc.se were
silver nnd gold articli . I made, them a pre-!
nut, after finding that nothing wus missing,
of my money and a ieleocupe ; my baggage- ,
horse wiiH laden, my mule brought to me, -one
held the bridle, another Iheitii rup ; and they
accompanied me down to the road. They ;
them pressed round me, to shake hands; and \
us this was an exceptional cit-e, I did shake
hand* with them. ‘I he Captain said, “VV e trust
implicitly in you ; vve have axocted no prom
ise fr m yxni, that you would not cause search
ito tie made for us. When you speak of us, I
am sure it will be to plead our cause; when
von think of us, il will not be with anger.” j
i it--aired tln iii of (he gratification I should
feel, not only in preventing search lining made
for them; hut in contributing to their pardon
nnd ii rioraiion lo lo ir homes. Our parting
wii.i muni like the severing of affectionate |
friends Ilian of robber* front their prey; and
I had h it them some fifty paces, when the
Alhsuian ohouled after mo, “If you hate any,
friend* coining this way, just give them
hnyourdi (mile.) and wo will tjke care that no ‘
one hurts them.”
! When vve found ourselves again alone, our
! very mules seemed instep out, and pot us much
’ space us possible between us and tile Klcphls.
(iur first impression vvns that of wonder at the
■ reality of our escape, the next was the ri col
lection of the wanton cruelties, from which j
even the monks wore not exempt; one poor
I wretch bud at this place, a few day* before, :
been run;,mued by the monastery, and was
sent buck without nose, lips, or ears!
TVc honied on. without exchanging a word,
until we were long out of both ear and mils
ket-shul. At length we made a halt, when j
lludji dismounted j and, running up to me,
showed me, with the most exiranigimt demon
Mintionsof joy, a small black thing, exclaiming.
•This lias saved u-*, mid 1 have saved ill” A
til of holy wood (wood of the eioss.) witjiin
1 tin envelope c>f wax-cloth, to ttovu it from the
vvcl, was the object thus displayed. Hadji told
me that, from the moment of his capture, all
In* feuiH bad not been in the least about hint
self, bul about the holy wood: before be was
stripped, be lmd confided it private!) to \ nsili;
and nothing now could exceed In* joy, at its
being rts,toted lo hint, which restoration had
been our dclivci am c. Here be devoutly kis
sed it. i entreated lobe allowed to look at it,
to.whiclt he at length consented. I unfolded
the wax-cloth, -three several coverings us jia
per mid silk; illu-ii got to some cotton in the
middle: •There it is,” said he,“in the cotton ;
but It is not u very large bit.” “No, Hadji,” 1
said, “il cannot be very large; for 1 can neith
er feed nor sec it.” Tim holy wood hud van
ished! !
Being better mounted, 1 hurried on lbiuking
the diauastcry could not be distant, nor doubt
ing tlmt 1 could mistake the way. Dawn be
came pilch tlurk ; uud, AmtdstUm Unpenetrable
gloom of the woods, my anitlia! picked its way.
1 heard the’ waves stag in jVm my loft,—some
timcs'cloin to me. sometimes far below ; and
thsii sheetWT'phosphoric light showed afar
the breakermatked i oast. I hat 1 now got n
considerable way before the rest, and was
‘doubtful whether 1 should still goon, when a
dog rushed at me, and se! up a fearful yelling,
l'resently 1 was hailed by several voices : I
answered not. At lust the singing ofa Tur
kish ball rang in my ear, ami several allots
followed. I slutted a-heud jnnd niter spuring
on about a mile, finding 1 was not pursued,
and fearing I had lost my way, I halted, dis
mounted, and drov e un mule into a thicket,
a liitla off the path. I had not been long thus
secured, when I heard shouting in the distance;
uud soon recognised Hadji's voice. I therefore ,
emerged front my place of retreat, feinted with
exultation tny escape front this second band,
and inquired how they bad avoided them. 1
was uns vered by a most “tm-Orienlal roar of
laughter.” The man whehad so bravely dis
charged their muskets were not Klepths, but
guards. 1 had passed before they challenged,,
they had heard me; and. not answering or stop
ping when challenged, they were about to pur
sue when Hadji came up, and told them who
1 was. 1 thought it, nevertheless, a hard ease
lobe s'i-.e.l by the thieves for an honest man,’
and shot at by the honest men for u thief.
THE SIT REM UY OF THE LAWS. *
Scarcely a day passes, the experience of,
which does not prove to us the imperative ne- :
eessiiy of maintaining to the utmost point the
supremacy of the law s. It is not only in the
strictest accordance w ith the theory of our
government that the people should” hold in
vcnoratioii their own nets, but the more we
obs<-rve the workings of our system the more
thoroughly are we convinced that legal res
traints being once disregarded and trampled
down, the hole fabric must inevitably fall
into confusion and disarray. The offspring of
ptibi-e sentiment acting in a spirit of mutual
compromise, our government looks to the
maintenance of the Laws for its perpetuation,
nnd any infringement of them, if permitted to
go unpunished, is so much taken from the
security of person and property. —It is in vain
to talk about public sentiment and the reserved
right of the people to apply the remedy for
any real or imaginary evil, in anticipation of
the operation of the laws. It is not that in-
Mances may not occur in which the parties on
vhem summary justice isinflieted receive only’
THU JNTOIIvrTOSH HERALP,,
the meed of ihvir own folly or wkkedue but
that aptridaliiitem miliried to day on a guiity
Individual, may, to-morrow, ■ visited on the
best and jiuifst roan in the comwfoiiiy. Let
the designation of offoiico* punishable hy law
be once loat sight of, and each man'* particular
whim and rapricc at once become the arbitra
tors in matters involving life snd property,
in addition to this, it must lie borne in mind
that, particularly under popular institutions,
the only source of redress t* to la (blind Inf
the regtilirly eonsiimted iepai tribunals of the ‘
land, uttd in disregarding the restraints of the
1 law and destroying the sanctity of their acts,
llm only hairier between good order and uiia
rule is Broken down.—lt would be well for
every citizen, when hn beholds the laws set at
deitaiire in regard to *|e pertou* or properly .
o* hi* mends or his neighbour*, to apply the {
’ outrage to himself, and remember that in pro
tecitiig them he in fact only acts in aclf-pre
; nervation. We have often heard persons ia!k
of w hat are called extreme costs, hut in our
j opinion there is no case, however extreme,
that will justify a breach of the law, and we
< cure not whether the object of violence be in j
1 fault or not, the instill to the community at
large is equally great, for the reason that its
’ authority ia ns much contemned in the one
instance as the other.
So firm Is our belief that no circumstances
w ill justify w hat has been railed “Lynch law,”
| or tit other words, the indulgence of popular
passion in punishing either in person or pro
perly those against whom a Huddett popular
rxchMnent may for the moment b 4 directed
! that vve have never seen the slightest practical
| manifestation of the kind without experiencing
a conviction that where ttueb tilings are tole
rated, no matter how upright arid correct a
man may be, he has no protection against
lawless violence. In close connection with
j this sulqect is the duly of upholding on ail
i occasions the ministers of the laws m the dis
charge of their duties, lie who stands by and
suffers an officer of justice, clothed with proper
’ authority, lo be overcome by superior force,
or prevented from ex cuting his duly, becomes
’ un aider and abettor in the vviong committed,
; and, as such, is liable to severe censure.
To be convinced of the propriety of seeing
the laws maintained, n ts only necessary to
bear in mind that, in proportion to the confi
dence of offic’ rs in the aid of thrtr fallow citi
zens w ill be their promptness in executing their
: duties. Officers frequently tee thin g* without
\ seeing them, rimply because they know that
| interference on their part will only result in
failure and disgrace, but this would riot be tin
cate if they know that tut appeal to bystanders
; for aid would be promptly answered. Hand
in hand with the support of iflicersby the
community, should go their protection by tli”
Com is of justice, which should ils cases of
resistance visit the ufiemlert with the utmost
extent of punishment of which llie offence is
cupable. If an officer knows that he w ill I e
sustained by the Court in Ins lawful acts, and
Ihnt siteli a* may resist will lie seveiely pun
ished, he will incur danger cheerfully and
unhesitatingly, whereas if lie feci* a distrust of
the countenance of his employers he w ill na
turally be reiiii.'s in his duty, and avoid if ps
xiblc personal rii k.
Tub Data* Msbkiit, eke.—As many who
are absent from the city fcal an interest in th
price of articles of dress. &c. we give a brief
review of the present slate of the market.
Hals arc I'fithcr high, and continue to make
head- way. Shoes are ?otc, and a still fuitlier
! falling ff is in some instances, observable.
Boots uni brightening up. Vests, some de
mand for them yesterday, but few in the mar
ket. Bunts are tight, Coals eney, and the de
muud for a light article good. .Smeltings are
(town, and aic considered a /rg-itimate article
for speculations. With those who deal in
’ efnekt. it is neck or nothing-—they are however,
a .shade lower since llie commend incut of hot
weather. Gloves bring a handsome price,
although the stock on hands is limited. Peo
ple still hang on lo suspenders. Umbrellas are
unsteady, expanding, and becoming tight ac
cording to the caprice ofotho weather and bold
era— — \Ve heard of several that went off t ester
dny at no price at nil, ultbough this cannot be
considered n fair quotation Watches—no
obtaining cash for them—they go notwith
standing, on tic. Canes—holders Wick out for
high prices.— W hiskers are occasionally sub
ject lo a share. Finger rings, taking them all
round, are without change. Breast pins are
in demand, and go before shirts, dickies nod
; other more necessary article* of appnrel.
\\ ateli-guards ate considered a safe m-resf
nient.—JV. O. Picayune.
MAN SOMETIMES A VEGETABLE.
The amusing ’Georgia Lawyer,’ (no less ‘
a personage than thelloit. Judge Chnrllou,
Mayor oiSavunnali.) in the lost Knicker
bocker, gives the following anecdote, in
proof of bis position, that man is some
times nothing more than a vegetable
Two friends, and brother lawyers of mine,
were travelling, some vears since, on the
circuit. Their route led them across the
sandy hills that form the northern boundary
of the Alathnmalia, one of the noble rivers
of our beautiful state. Those hills, or ridges
however, are ns barren nod desolate as Ara
bia Petrtr. You might plant a Yankee
there, and lie would not grow ! Perhaps
after this assertion, it would be ‘surglus
sade’ to say, that no effort of industry or
ingenuity could coax a blade of grass to
rear its head above the sterile soil. It was
n rainy, gloomy day, uud after traiclling
, for some time, without encountering any
signs of human life, their hearts were
cheered by the sight of the ‘smoke that so
gracefully curled,’ and they knew, forth
with,’that a cottage ivas near.’ And sure
enough, there it was. Aeliimsv, ill-shapen
log but. with interstices, or to speak more
classically, ‘chinks,’ wide enough to throw a
sizeable bear through.
My friends dismounted and entered. A
fire of pine wood, or light wood, as it is
technically called, in the clay chimney. In
one corner of the lire* place were huddled a
bakers dozen of‘yellow complected’ brats.
A tall, gaunt female, with long uncombed
tresses, or bunches of coarse red hair, was
seated upon the floor; while in front of the
fire, and occupying the only stool in the ho
vel, sat'the ‘lord of the soil,’ shivering
under the malign influence of a tertian ague
Good morning, my friend,’ said one of
the visiters, who is celebrated for his polite- ,
ness and urbanity.
•Morning!’ was the laconic and echo-like
reply. (I believe that is an incorrect ex
pression. Echo like a woman, gives the
last word.)
•Fine situation you have here,’ resumed
my brother attorney.
‘Fine!’ responded the hosg what’s it fine
for?’
•Why, I should suppose von would have
good sport here, in hunting.’
•Then you suppose a great lie. You can’t
hunt, ’cepting you got somcihihg to hunt
at, kin you?*
•No; that’s a very clear case ; I thought,
however, that so near the river, there
would be plenty of deer. Still, if it i* not >
n good hunting ground, il i* a fine place
for (tiling cattle.’
•It it, it it? h’posen’ the cattle get* in the
swamp. And the river ric* pon’em, and the
fooli don’t get out of the way, but get
drowned! How you gwine to raise ’em
then, ehP
•That certuinly is very bad,’ continued
Imy indefatigable friend; ‘but there is one
1 comfort left yotT If you have not the rich
est soil, nor the best hunting ground nor
the greenest pasturage, you have what is
better than the monarch’* diadem, or the
highest niche iu the temple of Fame; you
have health.*
’I have, hare I, stranger!” Dont you see
tTl'erffYallcV-romptrcted crlttur* in the corn
er tlTcre? Them’* got health’ sn’t they!—
I'he old woman there has got it, ’*ti’t hc!
And look at me, with this cu’ted *ger •ba
king my bones into a jelly! You call that
health, don’t you;
•Look here nty friend,’ exclaimed my
brother chip, ‘answer me this question,
nnd I w on’t ask you another. If you can’t
get anything to grow here, and nothing to
hunt, if all your cattle drown, and your
family arc all the while sick; why in the
name of common sense, do you not up
rlieksaiid he off? Why do you stay here!’
*<)h cause the light wood knots arc so j
’mazin’ handy!*
Gentle reader !—look me steadfastly in
the face. Upon your honor, as a gentle
man, (or lady,) do you believe that was an
animal ? I)o you think that a real genuine
man, or brute, would have remained his
whole life, under these circumstances in
such a spot 7 No, you don’t. Now that is
what I call a man of the r egrtalde species,
I can’t i*'ll whether a egetab!c thinks or
not; but if il does, I will bet my spectacles
against the prettiest lady's eyes in the coun
try, that the man* idea of heaven was that
il consisted of a large pine barren, where
the light wood knots were ‘’mazin’ handy,’
and where he could shiver the whole day
with* a‘cu*sed ngcr,’ over a large fire of the
aforesaid light wood knots, kept in perpet
ual flame by the ‘ministering angels of the
place.’
The Death or Col. Pluck.— Colonel
Pluck died suddenly, on Monday morning
at the Blockley Hospital of disease of the
heart.—An hour before his death, he was
walking about as usual, and had given one
ol the resident physicians the politest of his
bows. A few years ago, the name of Col
onel Pluck was in the mouths of the militia
system hating people from “Maine to Geor
gia”—his name became ns familiar as a
household word, Inn when the Colonel be
came an inmate of the Alins House, his
name (lied suddenly away nnd now, alas
for military glory, he has died as sud
denly himself.— -Herald,
Thk Florida Bank.— Col. Gamble, the
President of the Union Bank of Florida,
publishes in the Floridian, some account
ol the doings of this institution, and the
reasons why it has not resumed spccia pay
ments. The Bunk in order to resume must
have curtailed it* loan* to such an extent
that the short crop of last season would
not enable the people to pay, and which if
they could have (laid, would have left the
country without a circulating medium. The
loans of the Bank amount to three and a
half millions, aud its circulation to two ,
hundred and eighty-six thous.uuj, dollars.
It is snid that the circulation is murlt less
than the convenience of the country de
mands.
In May, IS]7, when specie payments j
were suspended, there were two banks in
Middle Florida, with an aggregate capital
of 51,350,000, and an aggregate circulation,
amouniiiig, probably to S'dOO.OOO of notes
of other banks, not notv to be found.
There is now but one Bank, with a cap
ital of #3,300,000. and a circulation less
than #300,000. The deposits now are:
about the same as in May, 1837.
Foroeky and SwtN-nLiNo.—The indi
vidual who is said to be guilty of the fash
onanfff criincr cited above, Pizarro Ed
munds. He has obtained a large amount
of money from different houses and one of
the Banks here, (not less than #30,000 it is
supposed) with which lie has gone off.
Several gentleman have gone in pursuit of
him, and he has been seen by two of them,
we understand ; but contrived to give each
the slip. When last heard of he was in
Washington City, whence it is probable he
has gone weslvvardlv.
The conduct of Mr Edmunds has caused
general astonishment, lie had been liv
ing in Richmond about four years, and in
that lime had gained the esteem of a large
circle of acquaintances, and gotten to be
generally popular. He had been for two
years or mote, a member of owr Common
Council, ami was President of the Union
Savings Bank of our city, lie is a young
man of not more titan thirty years, of mild,
unassuming and winning manners. He en
joyed more than the esteem of his friends,
and that he should have so abused their con
fidence has occasiond great surprise. There
are some, as there always are, in such a
i case, who say that they are not at all sur
; prised, but they are few at most.
lie has a wife and three interesting little
daughters. Mrs. E. is an amiable lady,
beloved in the circle of her acquaintance,
and of most respectable family. When we
sec an man like Mr. Edmunds, in all his rel
ations so blessed, sacrifice his good name,
and forfeit the esteem and respect of friends,
and his happiness withal, for what is but
trash in the balance, as he has done—we be
hold the frailty of poor human nature in a
light which is painful to look upon indeed.
—Rich. Com.
Flour. —This article is in great demand
here at this time, and the little that is in i
market is selling from sixty five to seventy
five dollars per barrel. The same article
we find by reference to a late Pittsburgh
paper is worth only three dollars and fifty
cents in that market. What a disparity!—
Texas Telegraph.
Sport. —Twelve persons, six on a side,
hunted squirrels in Miami county two days
last week, on a wager of 200 bushels of
corn. One jiarty killed 1041, and the other
1032 squirrels in the two days.— Cleveland •
Her.
Receipt for Coughing in a Place of
Worship. —The Rev. Mr. Binny is very
’ impatient of any thing like noise in the
chapel while he is preaching. In th win
ter of 1837 1 heard him preach a sermon, on
a Sabbath afternoon, lujthe Adelphi Chapel;
and, it being the season of colds, there was
a very general coughing in the place while
he was in the midst of his discourse. Una
ble to bear it any longer he paused and beg
ged them lodesitl, in order that he might
not be interrupted. The audience did the
best they could to comply with his wishes;
still in some cases, they could not help
themselves. When he came to the conclu
sion of the head of his sermon on which he
was dilating, he paused for some moments,
and then slid, “now my friends, if any of
you wish tocaugh, I’ll wail a little till you
have done.” The observation was follow
ed by • considerable pause on the part of
the preacher, but the invitation to cough
was addressed in rain to the audience : 1
never knew greater stillness to prevail in
any place of worship. The truth was, con
gregation wag surprised bcyouJ measure
at the observation ; and the more so, be
cause felt utterly at a loss to know wheth
er the Rev. gentleman was serious in mak
ing it or only intended to be ironical.—
Grant.
Fortune Hunters in Sew York.—Sever
al fashionable fortune hunters, with the re
quisite quantity of mustachios, imperial*
and whiskers, (little brains required,) from
France, England, and other foreign parts,
arc now in this city, tetively engaged in
business, and making every effort to carry
off cur fair millionaires. On every cool
evening, half-a-dozen of these youths may
be seen at Niblo’s Saloon, admiring the
feata-of the immortal Ravels, or simpering
to their inamoratoe* at the wit and drol
lery of Burton- In Euiope, il is curious
that New Y'ork has the reputation of pos
sessing more female fortunes that any city
in the world. It is true too. We hare a
list of 88 young ladies in New York who
are worth from #IOO.OOO to #l, 500,000
each ; but lo match this, we have u list of
150 young, handsome fellows not worth a
penny, and hardly an idea, who are smell
ing out their fortunes—-an account of each
with his pretensions, we shall give one of
those days. This is the great market for
matrimony in the new world. All fortunes
and all fottuite huntei* meet on this
great exchange of hymen. One of the
beauties of the system too is the fact that,
though talent, tart and personal merits
must sometimes decide the question, yet
fortunately a calm impudence and pleasing
foolery most often determine the day.
There arc no tedious settlement and dila
tory negotiations about rank and other
fooleries here. We go for beauty, love,
morals and money.
The following we extract from a Mobile
paper of a letter date :
HEALTH OF MOBILE.
Tlte past flics by us, and the future brings
with it nothing lo cheer our drooping
spirits. Oil one day ne heard with feel
ings of gladness, that only a dozen dralhs
occur, but our hopes arc shortly ensiled
by the knowledge that the next furnishes a
double quote of tenants for the tomb. These
visitings, 100, are at our very fireside, —if
we look for our friends, they will be found
suffering eren at our doors, and vve have
nothing but the wretched opportunity of
seeing them perish, without having the
power of reaching out a hand to save!
The strong and y oung have been mostly
cut off—those to whom vve might look for
a promise of usefulness, or for assistance
in this hour of distress. No class or occu
pation is proof against the insidious influ
, encc of the oppressor.—lt stalks into the
mansions of the wealthy, where care and
attention of every kind is furnished with a
prodigal hand, and into the low hovel,
where the wretched have nought to live
j for, kutdailv toil to gain the necessaries of
! life.
Sleltncs* has become n sure prelude to
death—for the chances of recovery are not
one third, when the disease has compelled
the patient to lay upon his pallet—and in a
few short hours, he feels sure of remaining
no longer among the inhabitants of earth ;
alter hope is abandoned by the physician,
life often lingers for days and nights, and
leads us to throw to the winds the oft told
tale, that “w hile there is life there is hope.”
In the midst of this gloom cannot a ray of
light be dispensed ! We fear not ! Terror
has apparently paralyzed our energies, and
tve appear but a statutes of man, Let indi
vidual aid, then, be continued—let those
who proffer it bear it in mind, that however
dangerous their troubles may be here, thev
arc by their services, laying up a crown of
glory for themselves hereafter.
The daily interments in the City Grave
\ ard, since our last, are as follows :
Thursday 12th inst, 10
Friday 13th, 17
Saturday I4th, ]1
Sunday 15th 9
Monday 16th, 20
Tuesday 17th, 8
Wednesday ISth, 15
Total, 00
The Houston Telegraph gives the fol
lowing derivation of the name of Texas:
Texas is the Cotnmanche for the residence
of the happy spirits in the other world,
where they shall enjoy an eternal felicity,
and have plenty of deer, and always at hand.
By taking this sound as they pronounce, it,
and giving it the Spanish orthography, it
gives us the word “Teaas,” which is the
“Hasty Hunting Ground,” or the
“Elyciuh” of the Commanche,— This is
a true history of the name, as derived from
Isowacany himself.
Colored Criminals. —lt is instructive
to cast an eye at the Sessions on Saturday.
Out of eighteen sentences and convictions
for assaults, thefts, &c. no less than eight
are of the colored race of fiee nsgroes, i. e.
the expenses of one half the business of the
lower courts, and those attendent on costly
prisons, retinues of turnkeys, dec. have to
be incurred by our city and state to attend
to litigations and crimes of a part of oar
popultions that constitutes not one hun
dredth in the whole census of the state, and
not one-twentieth of that if the city.—
N. Y. E-.-. Star.
I
DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW YORK f
The new French Church, the Sational
Theatre, the Dutch Reformed Church the
i African Church, and four other buildings,
were destroyed by fire between 4 and 7
o’clock on Monday evening.
The work of destruction, ssy the Sun,
commenced in the theatre, and originated
in the gas room, from the carelessness on
the part of the man engaged iu superintend
1 that department, who left the stop cock tur
ned, aud let out • stream of gas which fil
led the space under the stage. From tlte
light which is there kept burning, the body
of gas took fire, and in an instant the whole
space under the stage was in flames. The
scenery and adjacent* wood work were vn
• few moment* in a blaze, aHd the flames
spread so rapidly that the people who were
in the theatre had to make their escape out
of the second story windows, leaving all the
wardrobes, dtc. to the devouring element.
Ofall that the theatre contained, the iron
chest of Mr. Wallnck, and a few trunks
were rescued.
Within fifteen minutes after the fire com
menced, the whole of that great edifice was
in one sheet of flame, which sent forth sucHl
an intense body of heat as to set fire to the
African Church, on the opposite side of
Leonard street, and to the dome of the
French Church, which adjoined the theatre
on the north. Fora long time the fitemen,
by almost incredible endurance and perse
verance, kept the flames at hay on the Af
rica Church ; but their efforts proved ulti
mately unavailing, and the walls were com
pletely gutted.
Iu the mean time, the dome of the French
church had become penetrated by the
flames, which spread from thence lo the
wood work, and continued the work of de
struction throughout that costly edifice
till nothing but its marble walls and pillars
were left. The organ was saved.
The rear wali of the theatre fell soon after
the roof gave way, and the Haines instantly
seized on the rear of the Duteh Reformed
church, in Franklin at., and it* handsome
consistory, occupied in part bv Fanning 8.
Worth ns a classical school. This church,
one of the oldest that had been left standing
in the city, hud during the last summer un
dergone u vciy expensive improvement;
but the walls arc all that is now left.—The
consistory was not so wholly consumed but
is an utter ruin.
By the falling of the thcatie walls, the
flames were also enabled to seize hold of a
two story brick building adjoining the rear
on Leonard street, which was badly occupi
ed, and vve believe always ha-1 been : Jtlso,
to an old wooden building in the rear, oc
cupied by several poor families. Both
these were destroyed. The buildings op
posite the theatre and French church, on
Church street, were several times set on
fire by the heat, but were saved. The rear
of the block of three elegant buildings on
Franklin street, detween the two churches,
mere also somewhat scorched, but not
materially damaged.
The Haines spread front the African
churclt to a brick and a frame house ad
joining on Leonard street, both Wicupied
py black*—bul they were saved with the
loss of their roofs.
No other private buildings wore much
injured, though the continual showers of
cinders from the burning edifices lodged on
every roof for blocks around, and set fire
to a number, but not to such an extent as
to be beyond the control of the inmates.
The amount of property destroyed by
this conflagration cannot be short of
#250,000, at a moderate estimate. The
Theatre, which was owned by Messrs.
Moran and Vy n.tr, was insured, but on
the scenery, deearatiosia, wardrobes, and
other properties belonging to Mr Wallack,
there was not a cent ofinsurance.
The French church was of very recent
erection, and its construction and em
bellishment* tv I'Ve of the most extensive
and splendid order. Its cost, was about
80,000.- what amount of insurance if any
was on it we did not hear.
The Ilmcli Reformed Church was of the
old school—plain and substantial ; but,
should the walls be left fit fora re-crection
of the church, it can hardly be rebuilt short
of #20.000,
The African congregation have lost pro
bably #IO,OOO by the destruction of their
church.
PROOF THAT A MAN IS DEAD.
A subscriber to one of the eastern papers, a
few years ago, being sadly in arrears for the
same promised the editor that if his life was
spared to a certain day, he would not fail to
discharge his bill. The day passed and the
bill wits not paid. The natural conclusion
was that the man was dead—absolutely de
funct. Proceeding on this conclusion, the
editor in his next paper placed the name of his
delinquent under the obituary head, with the
attending circumstances of time and place.
Pretty soon after this announcement, the sub
ject of it appeared to the editor—not with the
pale and ghastly countenance usually ascribed
to apparitions, but with a face red as scarlet.
Neither did it, like other apparitions, wait to
be spoken to, but broke silence wish—
“ What the and 1. sir, did you mean by
publishing my death ?”
“Why, sir, the same that I mean when I
publish the death of any other person, viz; to
let the world know that you are dead.”
“Well, but I’ll be cursed if I am dead.”
“Not dead ! then it is your own fai?t, for
you told me that you would positively pay
your bill by such a day if you lived till that
time. The day is past, the bill is not paid, snd
you positively must be dead ; for I will not
believe that you will forfeit your word, oh.
no ?”
“I see you have got around me, Mr. Editor,
but say no more about it; here’s the money.
—And harkee, Mr. wag, you’ll contradict my
death next week TANARUS”
“Oh certainly, sir, to please you ; tho’ upon
my word I can’t help thinking you died at the
time specified, and that you have really came
back to pay thus bill on account of your friend
ship to me.”
Anecdote.— We once knew a man who, on
his return from a public meeting, burst open
his door in a range, upset his children, kicked
his dog, hurled bis bat behind the grate, and
paced the apartment with the ferocity of a
chafed tiger : ‘What is the matter, my dear,’
said his amazed wife. “Matter!” roared the
angry husband, “matter enough ! Neigbor B.
has publick ly called me a liar!” “Oh, never
mind that my dear,” replied the good woman,
“he can’t prove it, and you know nobody will
believe him,” “ Prove it you fool!” roared the
roadman more furiously than before, “be did
prove it! He brought witnesses and proved
Usn t\ „• spot !”