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Mii.lepcevii.le, July 4, 1826.
Col. S. Rockwell,
Sir —Permit us through this medium to
under you our thanks, for your eloquent and
patriotic Oration, delivered this day, and to
equestacopy of it for publication.
We also avail ourselves of this opportunity
to offer our acknowledgements for your cheer
•'u! acquiescence in our wishes, at the time we
waited" on you with the invitation to become
our Orator, when so very few days were al
lowed you for preparation.
We are respectfully, Yours,
L. ATKISON,
WM. TRIPLETT,
B. HEPBURN,
JOSEPH WASHBURN,
JOHN BOZEMAN.
MiLLEDGEViIIe, July 6th 1826.
Gentlemen —Your polite note of yesterday,
requeuing a copy of the Oration which I had
the honor to deliver on the fiftieth anniversary
of our Independence, for publication, I have
duly received.
A copy is herewith furnished. I beg you
will overlook the numerous imperfections it,
contains, which I am persuaded you will do,
when you consider that it was written and
memorised only a few days previous to its de
livery, amid frequent interruptions by profes
"sVoSiWCLL.
To the Committee of Arrangement.
Fellow Citizens, Conrtrynicnqnd Friends,
The task of addressing you this
day was undertaken, the duties ot
this station were assumed, with feel
ings which belong to- him who knows
full well the arduousness of the one,
and the responsibilities attendant up
on the other. If there be any cir
cumstance calculated to add to the
weight of this task, or encrease these
responsibilities, it is the maniiesta
tion of an acrimonious political feel
ing pervading this community, which
IUI UIU>I au Ulllvil of jnu tluo i*»
commemoration of our country’s
birth. It is true, that “the sources
of congeniality lie deep,” and are not
at all times fathomable ; it is equally
true that there exist certain antipa
thies, to which it is sometimes diffi
cult to affix proper appellations. But
why may not the holy remembra- ce
of bye-gone times; of the sufferings
of the departed patriots and out
country’s defenders, awakened by
the annual return of this day, remain
sacred and unprofaned by the nox
ious breathings of party discord !
Why may we not as ‘one family’ as
semble round the altar of liberty ;
and for at least one day forget ur
local divisions ? Why may we uot be
stow our annual offerings. united, ot.
our country’s shrine, and breathe out
aspirations jointly, for the increase of
our country’s prosperity, unchecked
by party feelings, uncontroled by the
spirit of contention and unmingled
with domestic strife I Why! ! be
cause there is a baleful intolerant
spirit abroad,ever active, ever sleep
less, ever present; which has too
often identified an honest difference
of opinion on political subjects, with
personal hostility, converting politi
cal adversaries into personal toes :
to its influence is to be ascribed our
party turmoils, and the existence of
those rancorous feelings and discord
ant opinions hitherto witnessed; in
the utterance of which, the common
courtesies of social life arc forgotten,
and the presiding deities of the fes
t ivc board disregarded; rendering an
harmonious intercourse and a friend
ly interchange of each other’s senti
ments, on any occasion, entirely hope
less. Acquiescing then, in the ne
cessity thus imposed by the reigning
violence of party spirit, we have as
sembled here to offer the freeman’s
annual tribute, and to minister at the
freeman’s altar; where the sentiments
of our hearts may be mingled togetti
er, undisturbed by the murmurings
of party discontents.
If there be any here who expect
that this hour will be devoted to
party 'criminations, or that I will urg
an acquiescence in the new, or chuunt
a requiem of the manes of the old
Treaty, their expectations will be
disappointed. Such topics are alike
foreign to the purpose of this assem
blage, and unsuited to the solemnity
of this occasion. Is not the torch
of party discord already sufficiently
lighted ? Does not the flame of party
feuds burn with sufficient fervour.
Must the celebration of our country’s*
jubilee be indeed subjected to their
influence, ard controled by the war
ring passions enkindled by their vi
olence 1 Be it so. I trust we have
assembled together for a far differ
ent purpose ; to hear the oft told
story of our country’s wrongs rehear
sed ; to listen to the venerated coun
sels of our Washington, and treasure
up his parting admonitions; to con
template the struggle of our ances
tors in the sacred cause of human
liberty; to swell the anthem of our
country’s triumph, of our coutry’s
glory. > Be it so. Let others woj
ship at the shrine of party idolatry,
I have no ambition to follow their
example. Be mine the more ac
ceptable occupation of retracing the
glorious achievements of the cham
pions of freedom ; of recounting the
deeds of heroic valor; of contem
plating the noble fabric of our Inde
pendence, reared upon the basis of
civil and religious liberty, and of
dwelling for a brief moment upon the
beneficial effects of our confederat'ive
system, and the momentous import
ance of our holy Union. These on
the fiftieth anniversary of our coun
try’s existence, methinks are topics
of peculiar, of striking propriety.
The experience of half a century
must have convinced mankind of the
utility of our republican institutions;
and that we are capable of self gov
ernment. What a lesson for the rot
ten monarchies of the old world.
What a redeeming example for the
people of the other hemisphere.
The dawning of that auspicious
day when our ancestors unfurled the
banner of freedom, and resolved on
liberty or death ; when an insulted
and outraged people shook off the
manacles of colonial dependence,and
assumed among “the nations of the
earth the station to which the laws
of nature and of nature’s God enti
tle them ;” while it gave anew era
to the political world, and taught
monarchy a salutary lesson, which no
subsequent disaster, it is believed,
will induce it to forget. It also ush
ered forth an experiment in govern
ment, long before derided, as the vi
sionary scheme of some political en
thusiast ; but the lapse of fifty years
has proved its expedience as well as
its durability!! How glorious must be
the reflection for those who love
their country, that this derided ex
periment should have become the
monument of moral justice and in
tellectual freedom. In the inter-
IDprlioti* hmo, (cuijitsts illlli
commotions have not agitated and
distracted the European world 1
What thrones and sceptres have not
been swept away I What kingdoms
and empires, have not been entomb
ed in the all destroying vortex of
revolutions? Yet amid all po
litical convulsions, our country’s pro
gressive march to greatness has been
unimpeded.
And !o! “the expected hour is on the wing,
With every joy the (light of years can bring;
The spit ndid scenes the muse shall dare dis
play,
And unbarn ages view the ripened day.”
Committee
of
Arangm’t.
In contemplating this important
era of our nation’s existence, and
dwelling upon the interesting super
v ning events, the mind is irresista
bly led to the sacred convocation of
those choice spirits, selected for
their illustrious virtues; who were
about to deliberate upon a momen
tous question ; in the determination
of which, the civil destinies of un
born millions were involved. Uner
ring wisdom, breathed through all
their proceedings—the Goddess of
Liberty hovered over their delibera
tions, and the genius of America pre
sided in their councils : but ere the
plan of resistance was matured ; ere
the black catalogue of their grievan
ces had been ushcicd forth the
death cry on Bunker’s summit, borne
on the blast, announced to the as
sembled sages the fall of a hero. It
came freighted with a nation's sor
row*, “to whet their almost blunted
purpose ;” to urge them
“ To edge the keen sword and wing the un
erring ball.”
Yes, generous, noble Warren! thou
didst pour thy life’s last stream upon
thy native sod, for thy country’s safe
ty. Thy fall was glorious ; and glo
riously lias it been revenged. Often
has the ‘ cold sod, where thy patriot
honors rest” been watered with “af
fection’s tailing tear.” The storied
marble will tell the passing
where oar warrior lies,
“And echoing liberty resounds thy name,
Thou first martyr in her cause and heii of
deathless fame.”
Being reduced lo the alternative
ot choosing an unconditional submis
sion to the requisitions of tyranny,
or resistance by arms—the spirit of
patriotism did not long deliberates
in the choice. Collecting their uni
ted energies; believing their cause
to be just, their union perfect, the il
lustrious sages Yippealed to heaven,
“for the rectitude of their intentions.”
and piously sought the blessing ol
Hae tibienint artes, pacisque imponerc morem, et debellare superbos.—Virgil.
MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, JULY* 18, 1826.
twe Most High upon their enterprise.
With spirits cheered by the hopes of
the Christian patriot, and with hearts
fortified with the animating reflec
tion that heaven smiled upon their
efforts, they proclaimed the manifes
to of their country’s wrongs, and sol
emnly declared that “these united
coloutes arc and of right ought to be
free and independent States.” A
listening world heard the declaration,
and applauding millions approved
the high decree.
Can we, mj counirymen, sufficient
ly admire this signal instance of hu
man fortitude in our patriotic ances
tors ; who thus, in the darkest hour
that their country ever knew, dared
to proclaim that country’s freedom.
It indeed required man gifted with
more than common qualities, and in
cited by more than ordinary impulses,,
thus to cast defiance in the teeth of
their oppressors, amid all the horrors
of a civil war, hitherto waged, to pro
cure only a redress of grievances
from an angry Monarch; but now
persevered in for a nobler purpose,
for an high* r boon —separation and
independence. The contest with fo
reign and domestic foes, and their
savage allies, quartered in our towns,
and occupying our strong plac' S; ynt
undismayed, pledging their ‘lives,
their fortunes & their sacred honor;”
thus animating each other ; rousing
the droopibg spirit of resistance;
guiding the noble impulses of their
countrymen; tempering their cour
age and inciting them to deeds of
glory. •
“See the bold heroes, mark their glorious
way,
Arm’d for the fight and blazing oil the day,
Their eager sivords unsated carnage blend,
And ghastly deaths their raging course at
tend.”
They fought not for conquests;
nor for plunder, The conflict was
for freedom—the prize was nobly
won. *
“The astonish’d foes maintain the fight no
more,
Fierce on their rear our rushing host im
pend,
Their falling legions dye tlie fields with gor^,
‘Till dusky eve their better hope descend
* Thro’ fav’ring darkness fly the broken train,
Steal trembling to their Ships and hide be
hind the Main.”
But few and scattering are the
surviving heroes of that eventful
struggle. Many of those, alas ! who'
sustained the sinking fortunes of their
country, now sleep with their patri
otic chief, in its protecting bosom;
while some of the few* who have yet
survived the lapse of time, are nur
sinpr their woimJo in die: uecrepitufle
of age and honorable poverty; wit
nessing the full enjoyment of those
blessings by their posterity, which
were purchased with their blood;
'yet denied an humble pittance from
the national coffers, dhich would
“rock the cradle of reposing age,”
comfort their declining years, and
smooth their passage to the tomb.
Where is the griping miser; \where
the avaricious w retch so lost to’every
noble and manly impulse, that would
refuse to extend relief to the hum
ble mendicant upon his charity ? Yet
a nation of freemen, with anexhaust-
less exchequer, refuses to relieve
the wants of its hoary headed bene
factors. Did they pause, did they
hesitate w hen danger approached ?
Did they repulse the frantic entrea
ties ofthe matrons of your iand.when
the relentless tomahawk was raised
against the* unoffending heads of help
less innocence ; when the yell ofthe
painted savage burst upon the soli
tude of midnight to “disturb the sleep
ofthe cradle ;” or when the flaming
torch of the incendiary conflagrated
the dwellings of your fathers?No! they
rushed to the conflict ;• they toiled ;
they bled ; they gallantly conquered !
Yes, I repeat it, year after year your
national councils, the guardians of
your national treasure have been
urged in vain, to discharge a debt of
gratitude; to relieve the wants of
that little band of surviving patriots,
who sacrificed all for liberty and for
you. Ye Gods ! Such glaring injus
tice should be written on the blue
arch of heaven, in characters of
sparkling brilliance, proclaiming to
the Universe the ingratitude of our
Rulers. But the spirit which sus
tained them amid the carnage ol the
battlefield ; the ft titude which sbed
its influence <sver them, through the
sufferings of a seven years’ war, for
bid them to use the language of com
plaint. Although subjected to all
the “privations of poverty, its wants,
its cares and its humiliations.” yet
they utter no reproaches against
their country. Ye venerable defen
ders of my native land! Ye have
beheld the sun of your country rising
m blood, and obscured by the dark
douds of war ; ye have lived to be
hold its meridian, in cloudless splen
dour ; yet ye have not been permit
ted to bask in its rays ye have seen
the tree of liberty planted by your
care; nurtured by your att ntion ;
watered by your tears, grow and
flourish; yet ye have not been su!
sered to re«t beneath its shade ; ye
have beheld the early companion of
your immortal leader, after forty
years of absence, returning to you
again, to receive ycur last embrace,
and exchange the last farewell; yet
aot even to him, in that holy hour of
fond recollection and thrilling feei
ng. did ye recount the story of your
wrongs! Ye matchless men! Such
examples of patient suffering; of un
complaining fortitude, will ere long
»rouse the slumbering gratitude of
your country, or cry to Heaven
“ trump< t tongued” for justice.
So long as the principles of liberty
are cherished ; so long as virtue is
regarded or patriotism has a name;
S o lqpg will these things live in live
ly remfeniherance.-r-Aud when these
aged relics of our country’s heroism,
shall cease to be numbered among
the living—as soon they must—when
an opportunity no longer offers to dis
play a nations gratitude; then the
neglect of their claims, the injustice
they have experienced their unre
quited services w ill be deeply en
graven upon the public mind. An
thems may indeed swell to the pas
sing breeze, requiems may be chaunt
ed round their graves—the Cypress
and the laurel may shade their rest
ing place—the tears of gratitude
may water their tombs—and the na
tions sorrow may be displayed in all
theemnty pageantry of priblir mourn
ing—but a stain will settle upon the
national escutcheon.
It was determined in the councils
of infinite wisdom, that the torch of
liberty, which had guided our ances
tors through the perils of the revo
lution, should blaze on other shores,
and shed its light on other climes.
The country of the great and good
Fayette, being long oppressed by the
hand of despotic power, at length re
solved to rear the standard of free
dom. ‘ The Godess of Liberty when
first she appeared upon the shores
of France, was pure and immaculate
as a ministering angel,’ but, alas ! her
banner was soon dipped in blood—
dark clouds rested on her horizon,
and over the fair scene, which an
hbavenly host might have regarded
with approbation ; fell faction spread
his dominion Her cause was w rest
ed from the protecting guardianship
of Fayette, Brissotand Condorset—
by the ruthless violence of a Danton,
of a Marat, and of a Robespiere, and
soon it became
“ A stench in the nostrils of Heaven.”
and now they hug their chains in all
tlic of irredeemable bondage.
—Not so with the land of the Gree
cian Bard and the countrymen of
Leonidas. They too, after groani
ing for centuries under the iron gripe
of thpir turbaned oppressors, sought
relief in the arms of a revolution.
The Greecian cause is one of the
most noble that ever attracted the
attention, or awakened the sympa
thies of the human race; the smile of
Hfeaven never beamed upon a more
holy struggle. Wonderful people!
ages yet unborn will dwell with as
tonishment on the story of vour a
chievements; your Honiers will again
dwell with rapture upon your valor
ours deeds, and light their epic fires
at those inextinguishable lamps which
burn in “ the toaibs of oriential gen
ius;” while the deepest execrations
will pursue the blood-stained authors
ofthe horrible enormities committed
in the isle Scio. Have you not beheld
the painful anxieties awakened in
this republic by the protracted strug
gle of Missolonghi—its doubtful fate
and the lingering sufferings of its he
roic defenders. Have you not felt
the throb of public emotion at the
self devotion of that little Grecian
hand—Nay, “ for every drop of
“ Grecian blood drawn by the Moslem
“ Scimelar, does not a correspond
“ ing drop start to the surface of ev
“ cry American vein struggling to
“ burst from its internal confines to
“ revenge the outrage upon human
“ liberty The noble defenders of
Western Greece—the gallant con
querors of the Egyptian host, have
encircl and the Grecian name with a
halo of glory as brilliant and as ever
lasting as the celestial orb of day ;
Iheir martyrdom on that dread day,
when the turbaned Ibrahim fell*
have redeemed the Grecian charac
ter from the degradation which had
rest -d upon it far centuries, of vol
untary slavery; and when their dy
ing companions yielded their lasi
breath in freedoms cause, atteudim
Seraphs bore their souls to Leaver,
for,
“Oh! if tb« .'<■ be on this earthly sphere
A boon, an offering Heaven holds, dear
’Tis the bet libation liberty liras a,
From the heart tiiat bleeds, and breaks in
her cause!”.
The spirit of liberty is not indigitious
to any country; like a reck dashed
upon the troubled ocean, it forms its
circles, “ round succeeding round,
+ \\ hen this was written it was believed
lirorn accounts received for authentic sources,
that hie fi*rtrc*r of Missoiuugui n&e safe, and
ihal ihf Turkish commander bad fallen —but
si Irsequeut accounts seem to contradict tins
glorious new*.—ed. *t
each wider than the former.” It w.ii
this spirit that roused the energies ol
a Bolivar, and a Riego; conducted the
one to conquest, and taught the o
ther liow to die. It was this spirit
that sent the youthful Jackson to the
revolutionary field. It pillowed the
head of the Hero of Orleans, nerv
ed his arm when he struck the blow
tor freedom ; under its influence he
preserved the farest portion of the
West from the vandalism of the en
emy; he became the conqueror of the
conquerors of Europe, and the se
cond saviour of his country. If at
any future period,, some ambitious
Cassar should rise up to sap the foun
dations ol this republic, or attempt
to weaken the attachment to our sa
cred Union, I trust, this spirit wili be
found animating each patriot breast,
and ready to support the noble fa
bric, or be buried beneath its ruins.
You have heard the parting admo
nitions of him, who never deceived
you; you have listened to the in
structing lessons of your Washing
ton; you have witnessed his trembling
anxieties for your welfare—urging
you by your hope of happiness to
“ regard the Union as the palladium
of your tranquility at home ; of your
peace abroad ; of your safety ; of
your prosperity, and even of that
liberty which you so highly prize.”
Let his last words sink deep in your
hearts. And where is the recreant
wretefr who has enjoyed the bless
ings of our federative system, and
experienced the protection of our
happy Constitution—who would not
stand by the on.c and die by the o
thcr. Kind heaven, 1 hope, has not
so far “ blotted us out of its favor
able rememberance” as to abandon
us to the frightful destiny ; —yet ho
who would seriously meditate the
destruction of this fair fabric,’erected
with so much labor, and cemented
with the richest blood of our country
—may deceive ns by honnied ac-
cents—he may amuse us with his
pretended patriotism—he may claim
to he one of the sons of our generous
soil—he may have man’s form ; but
believe me, his professing patriotism
is assumed—and “be sure on’t, at
his birth, some demon thurst kind
natures hand aside ere she had pour
ed her balm within his bosom,” or
humanised his character, and under
what ever specious pretext he may
attempt the treason, he will merit,
should receive the bitterest execra
tions, and the severest punishment
which can be inflicted by his injured
country.
Our free institutions were receiv
ed from the hands of our fathers, let
us preserve them with scrupulous
care—cherish them and hand them
down unimpaired to our posterity,
and let us inculcate the same senti
ments in our children ; then influenc
ed by these considerations, and zeal
ously mindful of the benedictions of
the immortal Washington ; political
tempests may rage ; the battlements
of liberty may rock to their founda
tions, but its temple will remain sc
cure—and our glorious republic be
come indistructable.
Thrice happy country! may the
public virtues of thy Washingtons,
thy Joffersons and thy Jacksons, con
tinue to shed their influence over
ti;y children—may they be enabled
to hail each succeeding anniversary
of this day, with all the ardour of the
true born sons of thy slumbering pa
triots; and may thy high destiny he
the GLORY OF EARTH AND PRIDE OF
HEAVEN.
Mu. Gallatin — A sketch of the
life of Albert Gallatin is published in
the “ National Intelligencer.” The
follow ind dates may be uscfultosome
of our readers, when speaking about
him.
He was born at Geneva, 29th Jan.
—l76l—and is descended from a
noble family. In 1779, he complet
ed his education at Geneva, and,
early in 1780, departed for the U.
States, landing at Boston on the 14th
July, 1780: and, as a volunteer, im
mediately joined a body of Ameri
can troops, and furnished funds for
the support of them. In 1783 he
was appointed profl ssorofth Frencn
language at Harvard college In
1784 he purchased lands in Virgl.ua,
and became a citizen of the Uni: and
States, ih that state in 1785. Ih.v:,. ;
removed to Pennsylvania, he was
elected a member of the convention
to revise the Constitution of tr.i
state in 1789, a member of th«-legis
lature in 1790, and in 1794, a m m-\
her of the senate of the United Star*' ■-
The senate, howe'v r by a majority
of one vote, all the federal party
voting against Mr. G declared nan
intelligible, on the plea ot his not
haviug been a sufficient length of
time a citizen of the United Stale**.
As soon as the decision of the senate
was know, as was simultaneously
elected.a member of the legislature
of Penn*ylvania for Fayette county,
anil a member of the house of repre-
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sentatives of the United States for
Washington county, (where he had
never resided ) He took bis seat iu
the last mentioned body in 1795, and
remained therein a most active and
efficient leader ofthe republican par
tv, until 1801 ; when, on Mr. Jeffer
son’s election to the presidency be
was made secretary of the treasury :
he fulfilled the arduous duties attach
ed' to this department for twelve
years, with distinguished reputation
and ability In 1813 he w r as appoint
ed, with Messrs. Adams and Bayard,
to proceed to Russia to negotiate
with Great Britain, under the media'
tion of tho emperor —but, as he had
not yet resigned his place of secretary
of the treasury, the senate refused to
confirm the appointment He soon
after resigned his secretaryship, and
was then appointed, together fatk
Messrs. Adams and Clay, to proceed
to Ghent, where the treaty of peace
hetw r een us and Great Britain was
signed In 1816 he was appointed
minister to France, and resigned in
1823 and returned home. In the
present year, he was appointed nnn
ifter to G. B. Kilts Register.
News of the Sea Serpent. —Captain
Iloldredge, ofthe Silas Richards, has
sent us the following extraordinary
account for publication, accompani
ed by a representation in pencil of
tho monster seen, which is precisely
of the form of the Sea Serpent, which
so often visited the neighborhood ot
Boston. Captain Holdredgc, as well
as many other respectable gentle
men, are ready to Verify the state
ment with their oath, if necessary :
To the Editor of the Mercantile Advertiser.
Dear Sir : If you should deem
the following statement worthy ol in
sertion in your valuable journal, the
veracity of it can be attested by she
undersign a nd:
Ship Silas Richards, tth June, I®2G, )
I.at. 41, 30, Long. 67, 82. J
While standing by the starboard
bow, looking at the unruffled surface
of the-ocean, about 7 o’clock, P. M.
I perceived a sudden perturbation of
the water, and iinmediatefy on that,
an object presented itself with its
head above the water about four
feet, resembling the above figure,
which position it retained for nearly
a minute, when he returned it to the
surface, and kept approaching a
breast of the vessel, at a distance of
about fifty yards. I immediately
called the passengers on deck, sev
eral of whom observed it for tho
space of eight minutes, as it glided
along slowly and undauntedly past
the ship, at the rate of about three
miles an hour Its color was a dark
dingy black, with protuberances sim
ilar to the above sketch ; its visible
length appeared about sixty feel,
arid its circumference ten feet. Front
former accounts which have been
given of such a monster, and which
have never been credited, this ex
actly corresponds,.and I have no
doubt but it is one of those species
called Sea Serpent, It made con
siderable wake in the water in its
progress.
I remain your obedient servant,
HENRY HOLDREDGE, Copt.
Jonh Guuby, of New Kent Road,
has obtained a patent for a process by
w hich a certain material is prepared,
and rendered a suitable substitute
for leather. It consists of 1 part com
mon glue size in a state of jelly, 4
parts fat boiled linseed oil, half a part
lamp black, 1 part ground white lead,
1 part ground pipe clay, and 2 parts
ground litharge. After simmering
half an hour, the composition will be
ready to apply to the cloth w4»**fc
is intended to render Impenetrable to
water. Xu-.
Lately at half past 9 o’clock in the
evening, the inhabitants of Cromer,
Norfolk county, (England,) were sur
prised at seeing several lights on the
top of the church steeple, and many
others on the chimneys of some of
the houses situated on the clift. On
attentively viewing them, it was dis
covered that they were the kind of
lights sometimes seen at sea, on ships’
rfiu3ts and yards, called “ Corpus
Sanctus.” They were seen during a
-treng gale at N. W. accompanied
with a considerable fall of snow, and
o;c ' them was remarked passing
te-ouch the air towards the steeple.
hi en.observed by some expe
rienced seamen, that they arc never
! • n but during a storm, and if high
op on the masts or yards, foretell
■:<■[ wether ; but if on the deck or m
♦he scuppers, portend a furious gale.
The cause of these luminous appear
ai -.es does not seem to have been
clearly ascertained
Ohio. —Six steam boats and seven
schooners arrived at tho port of
Cleveland, during a late week, aud
t.iis appears to lie about the usual
we* kly amount of arrivals and depar
tures.---Kiles