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2 and I entortain the hope that I shall he able to gratify oiy wish. Yet I doubt its intrinsic merits. Its size and exterior beaut), like the gaudy dress of the beau and belle, excite a suspicion, that they merely serve to cover a weak and vapid pulp.— Knight, the veteran of horticulture, considers the medium sized fruit as most profitable to the grower, as well as to the buyer.. The Down ton pippin, a small apple produced by him by crossing, is consid ered the best apple in England, for cider and the dessert, since the golden pippin has deteriorated.— The diminutive wild crab ofVirginia and the small apples least esteemed for the table, afford a vinous liquor far surpassing that made from our largest and handsomest apples. The best wines, too, I am informed, are the production of grapes little es teemed for their beauty or their fla vour. The principle of flavour is dissipated in the process of fermen tation, and its best imparted to wine or cider, by infusing the ripe fruit in the fermented vinous product. Os our pears, the diminutive scikle and spice, surpass in richness the overgrowing varieties; and of the strawberries, the common one of our northern meadows, is not excelled, I in my opiuion, by any variety of our gardens. The specific juices seem ! to be more concentrated in the me dium sized than in large fruit. Na t ure appears, in this respect,as in the one alluded to by Colonel Shepherd in regard to the fleece of the Meri uoes, to have made up in quality what she has stinted in quantity.— And yet, after all, I intended to have ' Wilmot’s Super, b" J. B. HI AT ERN A L M AGN A NM IT Y. From Mr. Rcscoe’s German Novelists Two brothers, Barons Yon Wromb had both formed an attachment to a distinguished young lady of Wrthr, without a knowledge of each other’s passion. It was equally strong in both, for in both it was a first pas sion. Unconscious of their mutual danger, each gave full rein to his affection, neither being aware of the dreadful truth, that lie had a belov ed brother for his rival. They made an early declaration of their love, ami had even proceeded to make further arrangements before an un expected occurrence brought the secret to light. The attachment of both reached its highest pith—that state of eleva tion both of the heart and imagina tion, which has produced so many fatal consequences, and which ren ders even an idea of the sacrifice of the object of affection, almost im possible. 'Die lady, deeply sensible of their painful situation hesitated how to decide; rather than inflict the agony of disappointed passion, and disturb the fraternal harmony subsisting between them, she gene rously referred the whole affair to themselves. At length, having achieved an he roic conquest in this doubtful strug gle between duty and passion, a con quest so easily decided upon by phi losophical and moral writers in their closets, and so seldom practised in real life, the elder addressed his younger as follows: “ I am aware of your affection, strong as my cAvn, alas ! for the same lady of our love. I shall observe nothing in regard to priority of age. I wish you to remain here,‘while I go upon my travels, and do my utmost to forget hqr. Should I succeed, brother, she will thru become thine ; and may Heaven prosper your love ! Should I however, not succeed in my object, I doubt noi you will act as I have done, and try what absence will effect.” His brothc! assented ; and bidding farewell, the elder instantly left Ger many for Holland ; but the image of the beloved girl followed him every where. Banished from the paradise of his love, from the only happy and delightful scenes which ho had once sought with'her, to which his fancy always recurred, and in which he seemed only to breathe and live, the unhappy young man, like a plant torn f>om its native-soil, from the war mer breezes and more invigorating beams of its eastern clime, pined and sickened in the new atmosphere to which he was consigned. He reached Amsterdam, but it was in despair; a violent fever at tacked, him, and he was pronounced in danger of his life. Still the picture of his lost love haunted his delirious dreams ; the only chance he had of recovery was in the possession of the lovely original herself. The physicians despaired of his recovery until upon its being mentioned that he might live to behold her once more, from that moment he was gradually restored to health. Lik*J a walking skeleton, the picture of utter wrctchncsshc again appeared in his native place. He tottered across the threshold of his uuforgotlen girl and again pressed bis brother’s hand: " You see, brother, I am returned. Alas ! what my heart foie boded has come to pass , yet, as Heaven is mv judge, I could do no more.” lie sunk almost Lfoless in the poor girl’s arms. The younger brother pow becamt no less determined to try the cffece of absence, and was ready prepared within a few week* for his lenr “Brother,” said he, “you bore your grief as far as Holland. I will en deavour to banish myself yet farther. Do not, however lead her to the al tar until you hear from me. I will write. Our fraternal regard will ad mit of no stronger bond ; our word is enough. Should I be more for tunate than you, in God’s name, let her be thine ! and may he forever bless your union ! Should I, however return, then Heaven alone may de cide between us two Farcvvel! but keep this sealed packet; open it not, until I shall be far away. lam going to Batavia.” With these words he sprang into the chaise. Half distracted, the two beings whom he had left, gazed after him, | and were little more to be envied .than the banished man ; for he had j surpassed his brother, whom he had left, in greatness of soul. With equal power did love for the woman whom he had recovered, and regret for the brother, whom he had lest, appear to strive for mastery in his breast. The noise of the cnrrMge, as ft died away in the distance, seem ed to cleave his heart in twain. He ; recovered, however with the utmost care and attention. The yonng lady —but no! that will be best shown by the result. The sealed packet was opened. It ccntniued a foil am! particular de scription of the whole of his German possessions which lie made over to his brother, in case he found himself' happy at Batavia. This heroic con-, queror of himself shortly afterwards i set sail in conpany with some Dutch 1 merchants, and arrived in safety at j Batavia. In the course of a few months afterwards his brother receiv ed from him the following lines : Here, where I perpetually return ! thanks to the Almighty Giver of all good—here 1 have found anew country, anew home; and call to mir.d, with all the stern pleasure of a martyr* our long and unbroken fra ternal love. Fresh scenes, and fate itself, seem to have widened the cur rent of my feelings ; God hath grant ed me strength ; yes. strength to of fer up the highest sacrifice to our friendship, thine is *•••*** alas! here falls a tear—hot it is the last * * * * —l have triumph ed, let her be ! Brother, I did not wish to take her when thou wert from us, because I fflared she might not be happy in try arms. But should she ever have blessed me with the thought, that we should in deed have heen happy together, then broth* r, I would impress it up on your soul. Do not forget how dearly she must be won by you, and always treat the dear angel with the same kindness and tenderness, with which you now think ofher. Treat her as the fondest, last, best, legacy of a dear departed brother, whom thy arms will never more embrace. Do not write to me when you are celebrating your nuptials. My wounds are yet open, and bleeding fresh. Write to tne only when you are happy. My act in this will be surety for me, I trust, that God will not desert me in the world whither I have transferred myself.” After the receipt of this letter, the elder brother married the lady, and enjoyed one happy year of wed ded love. The lady, at the end of that short period, died, and in dying, she first intrusted to her husband the unhappy secret of her bosom— that she had love.l his absent brother best. Both these brothers are yet alive; the eldest who is again married, re sides upon his estates in Germany ; the younger one remained at Batavia where he is distinguished as a for tunate, and very eminent character. He is said to have made a vow never to marry, and hitherto he has reli giously kept it. (From Tucker’s Family Dyer& Scourer.] OX SCOURING UNDYED WOOLLENS, SUCH AS BLANKETS, FLANNELS, &C. This process, as practised by dy ers, is so simple, that any housewife may go through it. Supposing the article to be scour ed is one of the largest sized blank ets in a very dirty state; cut into thin slices half a pound of the best yellow soap; then pour such a quan tity of boiling river water on it as will effectually dissolve the soap, and make it the consistence of oil: this is called solution of soap. Enough of this being trfflde to scoure what flannels you may have to clean, you then proceeded to pour into your scouring tub a sufficient quantity of hot and cold water to cover your goods about two inches: tho heat, must be such as you can bear your hand in. Having previously put a lump ot the best American pearl ashes into yonr tub, as big as a small walnut, and some solution of soap. tßiout a third of the quantity prepar ed, put in your goods, and. with your doll, beat them out, until no head or lather rises on the top of the wa ter; you must then take the blanket by one corner, aud hang it up, letting the two ends or sides meet when hung down together. Then turn those two ends in, round each other, put 9 short stick between them, and by these means you can wring it quit tight. If you have more than one to lo you may add more pearl ash to the water, and add more hot water, beat ing them iu like mannner. This will; .fond to so:>n the dirt m 'h.'m ami GEORGIA STATESMAN, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1527. prevent any of the ingredients from being lost. The dirty water is now to be thrown away, ami a second liquor prepared as the- former; but f the blanket is pretty well cleaned of its filth, you need add no pearl ash in this second liquor ; only let • the water be hotter than the first, j and then proceed as before. The i second liquor being spent, put it into the tub with the rest of your dirty goods. A third, and finishing liquor is prepared, by adding the remain- : dcr of your solution of soap, and a small bit of pearl ash and boiling water ; then put your blanket into the liquor, give it a quick beat out in this thin liquor, and immediately wring it very tight; hang it out to dry. and it will be as w site as wool can be made. rOR SCOURING BLACK, BLUE AND DARK BROWN WOOLLENS, SUCH AS BROAD AND NARROW CLOTHS, GENTLEMEN’S COATS, LADIES’ PELISSES, iiC. Supposing the article to be clean ed is a man’s coat; first dry about two ounces of fuller’s earth by the lire ; then pour a sufficient quantity of boiling water on it to dissolve it j to the consistence of treacle; take! a sufficient quantity of this on the j top of your three fingers, and plas ter thinly over such spot of grease as may be on the coat, particularly those on the cuffs, collar, the pocket-holes, and under the arms, &, This done, if you have time, dry it hvthe tire or! in the sun; prepare a penny-worth' of bullock’s gall, and mix w.th it half a pint of stale urine; add to ths. it required, a little boiling water, to make the quantity of alkaline liquor sufficient for your purpose, such as chamber ley, potash liquor, or bul lock’s gall. You must take care not to weaken this too much with water; but instead of it. add as much as you like of the chamber ley. Dip your hard brush in this liquor, and brushing the spotted places on your coat, you will find it produce a white froth, like soap lather. After this you must dip the coat in a bucket of cold water; spring* water is best, to Wash off the tilth aliu uad SlOeii.— Then take a walking stick, and pat through the two arm holes, and put ting a string roqnd the middle of the stick, hang the coat to dry. When it is nearly dry, lake your brush and lay the nap the right w ay of the cloth and when quite dry pour a small drop of oil of olives in your hand, and pass it over the brush, with which strike your coat; and, if too much oil is not used it will give it the appearance cf new’. For scouring grey, drub colours, fawns, maroons, and all other coloured woollens, such os ladies’ pelisses, mantles, coats, fyc. Supposing the garment be a coat, take some of (ho best yellow soap, and cutting it into thin slices, pour upon it a sufficient quantity of water just to moisten it. Then roll it into a ball, and rub all the greasy and dir ty spots of the coat with it, Let it dry a little, and then taking W'arm water, dip your brush in it, and stroke off the soap: if not quite clean proceed as before; and use your wa ter a little hotter, rinse, at least three times, in tw r o or three buckets or pans of water; the first of these should be blood warm, or even hot ter. Hang to dry, as before direct ed. AVer ION. ON Tuesday the 271 h inst. at 10 o’clock, A. M. will be sold at the Snbscribers dwelling house several pieces of elegant Mahogany furniture. —Household and kitch en furniture. —Among which "will be found the following, viz : 1 Sopba, 1 Dining table &. ends, 1 Side board, 1 Doz. cane bottom chairs, 1 Bureau, 1 dressing case, 1 Tea table, 1 Candle stand, 1 carpet, Silver plated candle sticks, silver table and tea spoens, 4 Beds k. bedsteads shovel & tongs, Bed <s* table clothing, &c. &c. &c. —ALSO—* A Superb & complete sett of china TERMS of Sale,— All sums under $lO cash, above $lO Credit until the 2f>th of De cember next, for which small notes with approved security will be re quired ; and interest from date if not punctually paid. H. COSXARD, Auctioneer. Milledgcville March 12, 1827. G2—3t On the same day a negro w man an exellent Cook, to be hired until 26th, Dec. next. ~ "EXECUTORS NOTICE ALL persons indebted to the es tate of William Bennett, late of Washington county, deceased, arc requested to make immediate pay ment.—And those having demands against the estate of said deed, arc requested te exhibit them to the subscriber properly attested, and in such time as the law directs. Win. M. BENNETT. Ex'r Washington bo March 12th 1821. 62—Gw The chronometers, which have ob tained the annual premiums of the British admiralty, are two by a Mr. French. One of these has varied only one second and seven hun dredths in fifteen months and the oth er but sixtv-threc hundredths of a second in seventeen months. HIWASSEE CANAL. JIN ACT, to incorpot ate the Hiwassee Canal Company. Sec. 8. Be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the said pres ident, managers and company, their superint’ ndants, surveyors, engi neers, artists and workmen, to enter upon the Big Tennessee river where the south line of the state crosses the same, to open, enlarge or deepen the same, or any part or place thereof which shall appear to them most con venient, for opening, changing, ma king anew or improving the chan nel and also, to cut, break or re ! move, and take away, all trees rocks, stone, earth, gravel, sand or other materials, or any obstruction or im pediment, whatsoever, within the said river, or to use all such timber, rock, stone, gravel, earth or other material in the construction of the necessary works and to form, make, erect, and set up, any dams, locks or, any other device, whatever, which they shall think most fit and conve nient to make a complete slack-wa ter navigation from the south line of the State to the mouth of Little Ten nessee river, thence up the Holston river to Knoxville, and from tlicncc up the said river to Kingsport, in Sullivan county, as far as the same may he practicaple, so as to admit a safe end easy passage for loaded boats, arks and other vessels, up as w II as down said river, or by means of such collateral sluices and locks, as they may device for the pur pose. ! . Sec. 0. Be ii evicted, Thai as [ soon as the company shall have re moved all the obstructions in said river, as high ns KnoxvJie, so as to admit the safe passage of boats, crafts and other vessels, up as well as down said river, they shall be au thorized to receive two dollars for every ton burthen of each boat, craft or other vessel, passing up or down said river, except light goods, which shall be taxed five dollars per ton; empty boats shall pass down the said river at two dollars each; and when the said company shall have remov ed all the obstructions in said river up to Kingsport in Sullivan county, so far as to admit of the safe pas sage of boats, craft or ther vessels, jup as well as down said river, they i shall receive, as above for every tor Uiurthen of each boat, craft or other • vessel, passing up as well as down | said river. Sec. 10 Be it enacted, That the said company is hereby authorized to cut said canal, uniting the Iliwas sec and Coosa rivers, at such point in the bounds of this State as they may think most advisable; provided, they do not enter upon, or attempt to cut the canal until the United States shall have obtained the right of soil by treaty from the Cherokee Nation. Sec. 13. Be it enacted, That if the Indian title to the lands upon which the said canal is intended to be made, shall be extinguished be fore the said corporation shall have eighty thousand dollars of the stock subscribed, it shall be the duty of said corporation first, to put in good repair the said canal before they shall proceed to the improve ment of the navigation of said river, provided, always, that if it shall be ascertained by skilful engineers to be employed by said corporation, that it is impracticable to make said ca nal, then, and in that case, this sec tion shall be void. WM. BRADY, Speaker of the House of Represen tatives. R. C. FOSSER, Speaker of the Senate. November 7, 1826. Farmer’s Journal. From the National Intelligencer [communicated.) A publication in the National In telligencer of the 19th instant, over the signiturc of George McDuffie, has attracted my notice: and shall re ceive an answer, which would have been more promptly furnished, but that I was then associated in the af fair with another gentleman and friend, tvhom I considered it my du ty to consult, before I proceeded to act singly, and on my own responsi bilty. Having been justly regardful of th*t duty, I now proceed to state, that it is not my intent ion,{upon this, or any other occasion, to engage in a newspaper controversy; but mere ly to make a remark or two, in rela tion to the course which Mr. Mc- Duffie has thought fit to pursue, and which, he seems to believe, was ne cessary to the protection of his char acter. The mis-statement of facts which lie made is acknowledged by him.— Denial w’ould have added nothing to his justification. He regrets exceedingly that Mr. Campbell and myself, in correcting his crrorcotia statement cf the facts, should have thought it necessary to make the allusion we did. to the Vice President. And why so? Be cause, he says, the Vice President, “had no agency in th< production of “the letter which had proved so of “fensive, iurther than to suggest the “erasure ot one or two sentences, and “the enitigation of the language of “perhaps as many more. I certain ly have no di-position to rob Mr. McDuffie of the credit of being the authorofthat letter; whilst, at the same time, I conceive that it was made out with the know ledge and aprebation, and under the direct sanction, of the Vice President. I, therefore, felt myself called on to notice it, with full authority to name that gentlemau. What part he may have taken in drafting and prepar ing it, aad how far the rashness of the avowed author may have been bridled by his .suggestions, are mat ters about which I feel the most en tire indifference, nor are they at all material to my purpose. But Mr. McDuffie adds, “I should “have heen more than willing myself “to avoid any controversy; and there “is certainly nothing in the substance “of the communication of General “Metcalf and Mr. Campbell, that 1 “should have deemed it necessary “to notice in this public manner, but “for the terms in which they have “characterized the error which I “committed.” And again—“that he “will not assume the responsibility “of enterpreting our language, for “fear he should do injustice.’’the. What, under such circumstances, should have been Mr. McDuffie’s course as a gentleman? It was the terms in which his error was charac terized to which he objects. If those terms were offensive to him, his remedy, as a man of honor and bravery, was obvious. If the lan guage was. so “equivocal” (hat he could not “assume the responsibilits” of intrepretation, it was not less plain. Its interpretation, or any honorable satisfaction, if called for, would have been promptly furnished. He secaas to have forgotten, that, whilst he thinks he has laid aside his ow n judg ment in the construction of the lan guage used, and has acted on his fears of what might bo the construc tion of others, he must necessarily be considered as viewing that lan guage as offensive. Opprobrious epithets are not the weapons with which men of honor should settle their controvesies. I will not descend to' them. It is suf ficient for my purpose that Mr. Mc- Duffie considered himself as insulted. Otherwise, his replication was un called for; and that, without demand ing an explanation, he has, by his publication, attempted to redeem himself from the influence of that sup posed insult. THOS. METCALFE. I*O.THE EDITORS OF THE N. INTELLIGENCER Gentlemen. —The controversy which led to the subjoined correspondence, having appeared, in the first instance in your paper, I submit it to the pub lic without commentary, beyond a mere statement of the fact, that, as my friend, Mr. McDuffie, has been altogether ignorant of the negotia tions which have ensued the delivery of his challenge to Gen. Metcalfe, if any obligation or sensibility of honor has been neglected, the blame is mice. I beg leave to subscribe myself, gentlemen, very respectfully, your ob’t. servant, J. HAMILTON, junior. Feb. 28tb, 1827. Washington City, Feb. 23d, 1827. Sir : On the appearance, in the* National Intelligencer, of the joint letter of yourself and Mr. Campbell, feeling no disposition, gratuitously, to assume the responsibility of de termining that it was your design to charge me with intentional misrepre sentation, I, nevertheless, felt it due to myself, as such a responsibility might be assumed by others, une quivocally to declare the charge, if it were mode, wantonly and absolute ly false. Your letter, however, of this mor ning, appearing less ambiguous in its character, I am induced to inquire whether l am to understand it to have been your purpose, in either of those communications, to charge me with intentional misrepresentation in my letter to the Select Committee of the House of Representatives. I am your ob’t servant, GEO. McDUFFIE. House of Representatives, Feburary 24th 1827. Sir ! Your communication was re ceived, in which, after mentioning the publication in the Intelligencer, under the signature of Mr Camp bell and myself, and that under my signature only, you inquire whether you are to understand it to have been my purpose, in either of those communications, to charge vou with intentional misrepresentation in your recent letter to the Select Commit tee of the House of Representatives. Had I received an inquiry of you of similar import prior to the publi cation in the same paper, of your ansYver to the joint communication of Mr. Campbell and myself, I should have felt myselt bound, by that un disguised frankness which has ever chitfictcriscd my conduct, to have Volume 11. rendered to you a prompt solution. But the language employed by you in that answer, forbids any such so lution on my part, unless I should be assured, that, by the use of that lan guage, you did not intend to insult me. I am, sir, your ob’t servant, THOS. METCALFE House of Representatives Fcburary 24th 1827. Sir : I have to acknowledge the receipt of Gen. Matcalfe’s letter to Mr. .McDuffie, and have handed it to that gentleman. In the present state of the affair, I assume the responsibility of de termining that Mr. McDuffie cannot continue the correspondence with Gen. Metcalfe, except at a point, the necessity of which I am sincerely desirous of averting. In reply, however, to the most material part of Gen. Metcalfe’s let ter, which leaves the intefence that he did not intend to charge Mr. fth Duffie with intentional misrepresen tation, and that he is only restrained trom stating the fact, in consequence of not distinctly apprehending the purpose of his communication in the Intelligencer of Monday last, I think it proper in me to declare, that, hav ing participated in Mr. McDuffie’s confidence from the comcnccment of the controversy, that he intended but in a single contingency to insult Gen. Matcalfc. which was, in case Gen. Mecalfe intended to charge him with intentional misrepresenta tion. I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. HAMILTON, Jr. lion. Mr. Buckner, House of Representatives. Washington City, Feb. 24, 1827 Sir ; A few minutes since, your communication of this date was re ceived, in which you acknowledge the reciept of General Metcalfe’s reply, of this morning to the letter, ot Mr. McDuffie. As the friend of Mr. McDuffie, you say that you think it proper to declare, that he in tended but in a single contigency to insult General Metcalfe; which was, in caso General Metcalfo intended to charge him with intentional mis representation. J beg leave to assure you, that 1 reciprocate with you, very sinccrly, those feelings of anxiety, which you express of averting the disagreeable issue of this controversy to which you allude. But, as the friend of General Metcalfe, I must remark, that if Mr. McDuffie has thought proper so far to rely upou his con struction of the import of tlie lan guage emplovd by Mr. Campbell and General Metcalfe, in the com munication under their joints names, ii3 to intend to insult the laster gen tleman, further correspondence with a vieiv to an amicable adjustment, whilst that insult is not withdrawn will be unavailing. I have the honor to remain, Verv respectfully, your obedient ser vant, RICHARD A. BUCKNER IIoN. JAMES HAMILTON, JT. Washington City, Feburary 24, 1827. Sir : I regret to remark that the purport of your letter, just received in no degree removes the only and single difficulty in the way of an ac commodation of the altercation be tween General Metcalfe and Mr. Me Duffie. I had hoiied my frank and volun tary disclosure would have led to that result. No other alternative is now left on my part, but to request you to hand tho enclosed communi cation to your friend, General Met calfe, which contains a peremptory call on the part of my friend, Mr. Me Duflie. I have the honor to remain, very respectfully, your ob’t servant, J. HAMILTON, Jr. Hon. R. A. Buckner, 11. of Representatives. [When this correspondence com menced between Mr. Buckner aßd Mr. Hamilton, lie informed Mr. II verbally, that General Metcalfe had requested him to act as his friend, to which he had consented, if the Gen eral should insist on it. That, for reasons which he had named, he should persuade him to speak to some other friend: and it was, therefore, to be understood, that Gcrferal Met calfe reserved to himself such a right, to which Mr. Hamilton con sented.] House of Represeneatives, t Feburary 24, 1827. y Sir : Your letter of this morning, and the subsequent occurrances, leave me no alternative hot to re quest that you w ill tavor me with an interview as soon as your conven ience will permit, prepared to adjust the existiug difference, in the mode customary among gentlemen. Major Hamilton is authorized to make the necessary arrangements, Your ob’t servant, george McDuffie General Metcalfe. Washington City, 24 thFeb. 1827. Sir: Your aofc of to-dav was^hiJ