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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. BIT WILLIAM S, JONES. DAILIt , TRIWEEKLY «fc WEEKLY OFFICE IN RAIL ROAP BANK BUILDING TERMS —Daily P.'P er » peran’m,in advancc-SlO Tri- Weekly Paper, •• 5 Weekly, (a mammoth sheet) “ “ •• 2 CASH SYSTEM. —In no case will an order forthe paper be attended to, unless ccompanicd with the money, au.l in every instancewhen thetime for which the subscription may be paid, expires before the re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will he | discontinued. Depreciated fundsreceivcd at value in j this city. Editorial Correspondence of the Charleston Mer cury. Rowland Springs Fancy Ball. With scarcely a note of preparation, and upon the impulse of the moment, the compa ny assembled at Rowland Spring? determined to enjoy themselves last week by giving a Fan- i cy Ball. Like everything of this kind, the sod- ; denness with which it was got up, gave it a zest and a relish which made the whole matter extremely pleasant, from its conception to th-; consummation. The selection of characters, the choice of appropriate costume, the cutting out and making up, and the thousand minutiae inseparable from the arrangements, all contri buted to afford employment for the short inter val which elapsed between the time that it was first determined on, and the night on which it took place. What changes are constantly go ing on around us in the world in which we live. Think of Rowland Springs as the scene of a Fancy' Bail. The time is still fresh in the memory of the living, when the spot was igno rant of human tread, save only when some wandering savage paused on his war or hunt ing path to slake his thirst at one of the many cool and delightful springs which gush out of the surrounding hills. As if touched by the wand of enchantment, it has all at once be come a resort for the fashionable, and a retreat for the invalid. Scarcely a day passes that does notbrmg along with it large additions to the crowd already assembled, and the pleasant grounds in the vicinity are thickly interspersed with the beauty and fashion of Carolina and Georgia, beguiling the time with healthful ex etcise, and inhaling the pure atmosphere of this mountain region. But my present business is with the Ball, and not the Springs. For two days the ladies gave up all their other amusements, and devoted themselves sedulously to the important work of preparation. Their delicate fingers plied the needle incessantly “ From morn till dewy eve,” and kept time to the delicious music of their voices, as they discussed the peculiar and rela tive adaptation of the dresses to the characters which they designed to represent. It was re freshing to see so much industry allied to so great ingenuity. It was no child’s play, I as sure you, to fix off some forty dresses for a Fancy Ball, in the brief period of two days; and the more especially when you take into consideration that the Springs could furnish nothing towards it, and the ladies were, conse quently, obliged to draw exclusively upon their own resources. But draw thev did, and their drafts were nobly met and honored. At about 8 o’clock, on the evening ofThurs day last, the handsomely decorated saloon gave ~ signs of more than ordinary life and gaiety, i know your very recherche city people will stare when they hear of persons going to a Ball, and that a Fancy Ball, at such an unfashionable hour, but the truth must be told, and the histo • rian is bound to deal with facts. At 8 o’clock, then, the Ball commenced, and seldom has there been witnessed, even where “ time and circum stance’ were all in favor of it, a more beautiful and animated display. The costumes were excellent, and I cannot describe to you the sur prise of the spectators at the perfect manner in wlych the various characters were sustained. Diiuna, tk’ith her bow and quiver, was repre ~senTed by a young lady of Augusta, whose ac complishments and amiability had made her a general favorite ; and the Goddess herself might well have envied her fair representative on this occasion. A French beauty, of the times of the 14th Louis, was personated by a married lady of Charleston, where her great personal attractions have been universally recognised and admired. It is creditable to the taste of Georgia to add, that here also they have been unhesitatingly admitted. Her dress was most tastefully arranged, and she both looked and acted the character to admiration. ll A wreath of orange blossom,” derived additional beauty from the snowy brow of one of Georgia’s fairest daughters who ap peared in the interesting character of a youth ful bride Her lovely face, sparkling eyes, and joyous smile, made her the subject of gen era! observation ; and the tones of her clear silvery voice fell like music on the ears of the delighted circle, of which she was continually the centre. The Queen City furnished a charm ing representative of Spring, in the person of a young lady, well known in your city; and never was that delightful season more wel come than was its lovely impersonation on this occasion. Gliding silently and quietly along, with a noiseless tread, was seen a Novice, closely en veloped in a long white veil, which concealed the deeply interesting countenance of a very young married lady of Charleston. The lengthy probation within the walls of a Con vent itself, could scarcely have added to the perfection of this representation. An English Countess, of the present regime, was finely represented by a young lady of Burke county, Georgia, whose commanding and majestic figure was admirably adapted to the part which she had so judiciously select ed. Ihe accomplished lady of one of your es teemed commission merchants, added to the variety of the evening by appearing in the cha racter of a Gipsey. and sustained as usual, the well established reputation of her whole fami ly for gracefulness of motion and a finely cul tivated taste. T. he Metropolis of Carolinagave us a Shep. herdess, dressed in most exquisite fashion, whose gentle looks and modest demeanor, ad ded greatly to the beauty which distinguished her even in a galaxy of loveliness; and to the same source were we indebted for a Flower Girl, who, herself, resembled a delicate bud bursting forth into maturity, to add to the beau ty and finish of some delightful parterre. Peasant Gulof Germany, was most hap pily illustrated by a married lady of Charleston —and so complete was the illusion, that one was almost tempted to inquire of her, how long it had been since she left her native Rhine to bring life and happiness to a stranger land. The imitation, both in dress and manners, was unrivalled. A fair and smiling Hebe, from Charleston, afforded us a capital impersonation of a Pari sian Griselte, and I could not but look on with some degree of commiseration at the fearful havoc which she was making among the hearts of the young gentlemen who ventured within the magic circle of her witcherv. To your venerable city also, we owe an obli gation for the representation of a French Lady of our own times, by a married lady of that ilk. This character was admirably sustained throughout, and one could hardly tell which most to admire, the accuracy of the cosutme, or the grace and vivacity of the wearer. It was superlatively good. Mrs. , of Charleston, appeared in the costume of an English Duchess and the rich neas'of her dress and the magnificence of her costly jewelry, set off her handsome figure to great advantage: “ On her fair hand a diamond ring she wore, Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore.” Dressed in exquisite taste, and decked with leaves and flowers, culled from the mountain’s I brow, ap||pared two lovely sisters from your city, who seemed the very incarnation of gen tleness and modesty, it required no great ef fort of the imagination, to fancy that they were a pair of Sylvan Goddesses who had left their woody glens to participate for a period in the enjoyments of frail mortality. A black Nun, closely veiled, passed slowly i and solemnly through the gay and brilliant scenes, and suddenly disappeared, much to the annoyance of certain curious gentlemen, who were exceedingly anxious to penetrate the mysteries in which she was enveloped, and snatch one glimpse at the brilliant orbs which doubtless shone beneath the folds which so cruelly concealed her features. Last of the female characters, but by no means least, came Miss Lucretia McTabh, re presented in capital style by a gentleman of : Charleston; and sure I am that the gentle Lu erttia, in the very heyday of her beauty, never produced such a marked sensation. As it is not considered ill-bred in this region, for peo ple to give evidence of enjoyment,her entrance into the room was greeted with shouts of langh which in no way, however, disturbed the j ! placid tranquillity of Lucretia 1 s countenance. A { gown from the wardrobe of our worthy host ess, furnished the groundwork of this costume, which, but for some such resource, it would have been difficult to supply, as Miss Lucretia was son.' what remarkable for the length and breadth of her proportions. There were several of the young Misses who contributed much to the tout ensemble of the occasion, if I may apply such an expres sion, but as I hope to see them similarly enga ged at some future period, I shall omit particu larising them now, and make up for the defi ciency when that time shall come. Having disposed of the ladies, proceed we to the gentlemen : Mr. C n, of Charleston, to whose exer tions, next to those of the ladies, the visiters at the Springs are chiefly indebted for the ball, ap peared in the character of a Pirate. The cos tume was well chosen, and displayed his fine figure to great advantage. Mr. G ,of your city, as a sailor, w T as in imitable, and in looking at him it was difficult to realise that, after all “ It was but fancy’s sketch.” His dress was well made, in true sailor style, and he acted and danced the character to per fection. Mr C 1, of Augusta, in the garb of a Hunter, showed off to great advantage. The dress was one well adapted to his tall and hand some figure. Mr. W , of Charleston, won golden opin ions by his impersonation of a Groom of the time of Louis XIV. The ease and quietness with which he played his part added much to the general effect. A Blade Knight was well represented bv Mr. C 1. of Augusta ; and his sombre costume contrasted advantageously with the gay scene by which he was surrounded. I observed that a peculiar reservo and abstraction vvhich distin guished his entrance, soon yielded to a feeling of-undisguised admiration as the evening pro gressed, unlike the Prince of Denmark, whom he greatly resembled. I think lie was admira bly ‘ played upon” by some of the fair crea tures who were present on this occasion. Messrs. G and B -, of Charleston, did full justice to the character of Mexican Banditti. which they assumed for the night. They were admirably dressed, and sustained themselves with spirit and effect. Mr. B w, of Charleston was a handsome representative of a French Officer in an un dress uniform. His costume was tastefully selected, and disposed in a manner to give point to a manly form and figure. The two Mr. H s, of the same place, personated the one an officer of the National Guard, and the other, a youthful sailor. Mr. G r, of Charleston, also represented a Sailor most successfully, and was the accept ed escort of Miss McTabh, who seemed most graciously inclined to receive his attentions. Mr. J. R d, of Rowand Springs, appear ed in the garb of a Swiss Peasant, a character well suited to nis very pleasant and handsome expression of countenance. The whole affair passed oft’ most happily, 'nd all retired delighted at the success of an experiment, vvhich, we doubt not, will be fre quently repeated at Rowland Springs. The Papal Authority Proclaimed. On July 16th. last, Rome was again brought under the Papal sway. The yellow and while banner, emblazoned with the keys of St. Peter, was the day before hoisted before the Castle of St Angelo, and saluted by 100 guns, while the respect of the people was imperiously enforced by the ostentations display of the w hole French garrison. The notifications of the ceremony were characteristic of the sources from which they came. That of Gen. Oudinot announces that “ a solemn Te Deum will he celebrated at St. Peter’s on Sunday, the loth July, to return thanks for the success of the French arms in Italy, and for the re establishment of the Pon tifical authority. ” Rather strange to invite the conquered party to return thanks for the success of the victors. The great piazza of St. Peter’s was filled with troops, and the church itself could not have had less than 5 or 6,000 soldiers in its ample nave and aisles. Oudinot, with a numerous and brilliant staff, arrived a bout 5 o’clock, and was received on the church steps by a complimentary deputation of eccle siastical dignitaries, who conducted him up to the high altar, and installed him in an eminent position previous to the commencement of the Te Deum. The fluty notes of the Papal choir, alternated with the clangor of martial bands, in wafting praises to heaven for the enviable restoration of priestly dominion, and the French troops went through the manoeuvre of kneeling to re ceive the benediction, as skilfully as if they had been born Romans. A Cardinal, either Tosti or Castracane, read an address, to which the latter replied in terms of high commendation toward his own troops, and concluded by cry ing, “ Viva I'ltalia ! Viva la religions! Vivala Francia!” Shouts of applause followed this interlocution Political speeches, however, ap pear singularly out of place in St. Peter’s, and are, as such, deprecated by the priests them selves. While these rejoicings were going on, under the auspices of the French Generals and Car dinals, a numerous band of young Romans re paired to the gate of San Pancrazio, and visit ed the fatal scene of so many murderous en gagements, the graves of so many of their friends an J companions in arms. They visited the principal repositories of the dead, as well as the church of St. Pancrazio, whey they chanted a miserere in honor of the departed. Many other persons, averse to the re-establish ed order of things, left Rome for the day, and two hundred carriages full went to Frascati i atone. Overflow of the Redßiver.— Great loss I of Crops , Stock and property —The steamer J. P. Doswell, Captain Kimball, arrived at New Orleans from Red River on the* llth inst. She left Shreveport on the Bth inst. Captain K. confirms the previous accounts received ofthe great destruction to crops and property which the overflow of Red River has caused. He reports that at Shreveport the water was falling fast that it vvasata stand at Nachitoches—that the crops on the river are totally destroyed by the overflow—that tne water is from four to eight feet deep on a-.l the plantations between Shreveport and Nachitoches—that below on the Bondieu, the stock is nearly all destroyed. That there has been great destruction of pro perty at Grand Lcore, caused by the caving in of the Front street, together with some of the warehouses —that Col. De Russy’s gin house fell in the river with about an acre of ground, on Wednesday morning last—that Alexandria, still continues dry, protected by the levee which is only a few inches above the surface of the water —that the levee broke in three places below Alexandria ; and the river is two feet higher than it was during the overflow of 1844. ' (Ehvonulc and Sentinel.' __ I. AUGUSTA, 5A ; SATURDAY HORSING, AUG. 18,184:9. FOR GOVERNORS EDWARD YOUNG HILL. Senatorial Nominations. 10th Dist. Jas. H. Loftin, of Wilkinson. 16th “ Van Leonard, of Muscogee. 21st “ Jas. R. Smith, of Washington. 22d “ Andrew J. Miller, of Richmond. 23d “ Jos. W. Thomas, of Warren. 26th “ Mickleberry Merritt, of Monroe. 27th “ Jas. A. N iller, of Grawford. 28th “ C. I>. Park, of Meriwether. 29th “ Blount C. Ferrel, of Troup. 36th “ Thomas Johnson, of Elbert. 391 h “ Hiram R. Williams, of Gwinnett. War of tlie Hunkers ami Agitators. The indications of a revolutionary move ment among the “harmonious” democracy is becoming daily more apparent. Each faction is marshaling its forces for the onset. The chi valry wing, alias the agitators, seem determin ed to sink or swim with the great Agitator, and the old Hunker faction are equally resolved not to follow him who declared “ they were held together by the cohesive power of the public plunder. ’ We admire the spunk of the latter (although it is a contest in which we care little who triumphs,) and cannotlorego the pleasure of laying before our readers the following spe cimen from their chief organ, the Athens Ban ner. It seems that some of the chivalry wing, in their anxiety to rule or ruin, have deter mined upon trying what effect a discontinu ance of the paper would have, whereupon the editor waxes warm, and threatens retaliation and eternal hostility to Calhoun and his entire faction now, henceforth and forever. How ever, that no injustice may be done we give the article entire. Here it is: Calhounism. —We have recently received two let ters, one from Doct. Joseph J. Singleton, undone from E. H. Wingfield, both of Lumpkin county, ordering the Southern Banner to be discontinued, and assign ing as the sole reason therefor , the course of the Banner towards Mr. Calhoun. If this be the game that Mr. Calhoun’s special friends desire to play, they must recollect that it can he retorted upon them.— The opponents of Mr. Calhoun can withdraw their patronage from the Calhoun journals, and we will fight them to their hearts’ content. It is in vain that he and his friends may put themselves forth as par excellence the fiiends of the South. We object to Mr. Calhoun as a leader on this question for the very reason that he has once yielded the power of Con gress over the tenitories, and his Crmer doctrines may be retorted upon him. Independent of this, he never was and never will be a democrat —he dis claims the name of “ democrat” —and looks upon the rule of the majority even in the state governments as despotic. He has done more to drag the demo cratic parry down wirhin the last few than all the Whigs in the Union. He has attacked Mr. Polk for signing the Oregonbill , and puts arguments in the mouths ol the Whigs, which we hear repeated daily and hourly by them. He opposed the admin istration on the Mexican icar question, and it had to conduct the war in the very teeth of his opposition. He was a Taylor man iu the beginning and almost to the close of the last canvass, and if he ever consent ed to support Gen. Cass , he was literally whipped in bv the State of South Carolina. His speech at Charleston upon his return from Congress was caught at by the Whigs, and did more for the election of < Gen. Taylor than all their arguments. We have other objections to him as a leader, but no space at present to enlarge upon them. Suffice it to say, that he is radically unsound on the great principles of democracy. Since writing the above, the following portion of a violent assault upon the Banner in the Augusta Con stitutionalist ol the 14rh inst. has met our eye : “ In a spirit of forbearance the friends of Mr. Cal houn, and of the Southern Address in the late Demo cratic Convention at Milledgeville, who outnumber ed the Southern Banner clique , two to one, refrain ed from a direct vote, which would have shown the estimate in which Mr. Calhoun was held in Georgia.” We have no time at present to reply to the Consti tutionalist. But we shall be ready for the war next week. We know too well the determined character of the Banner not to anticipate his return to his subjec 1 and his victims ia his next number, with renewed energies and resolution to battle for his cause, which knows no faltering. But it seems his subscribers and the Constitu tionalist we not the only members of the fac tion who are endeavoring to pour a broadside into him. The Federal Union, rioting in a new-born zeal for Mr. Calhoun, has actually commenced “ sneezing when the South Caroli nian takes snuff,” and that veritable, truth loving organ has also joined in the hue and cry. Nothing daunted, the organ of the Hun kers turns upon him with a hyena like ferocity and gives it to him thus : Another Richmond in the Field. —We shall soon have the whole Calhoun fiction in Georgia down upon ua. The Federal Union came to us yesterday teeming with bile against the Southern Banner and those in Georgia who will not bow down as the serfs of Calhoun. Who and what is he to be made a test of democracy in Georgia—a term and creed which he is known to repudiate both in profession and practice 1 The opponents of Calhoun are threatened with pro scription—they are not to b« supported by the Cal houn faction when they “ herealter aspire to place and preferment.” Well gentlemen! we are rather of opinion we can give you. as good as you send—(or we shall take good care “ hereafter” that no friend of Calhoun shall ever receive our support. We will see you out in this game, play it when you may. - The Federal Union tells us: “It is true that Mr. Calhoun’s public career is not without its inconsistencies and errors. It is also true that he professes to belong to neither party.” We are sick of “ no-party” men—it is disgusting to attempt to palm another humbug upon us, and set him up as the standard bearer of the democratic pa-ty. This is rather an unequal contest, hut the Banner man, armed as he is, and ready to give each a thrust, will maintain his ground under sad reverses. He is devotedly attached to the “ eternal principles of Democracy;” in common parlance, a “ dyed in the icool Democrat ,” and he is not disposed to see those who are only “colored in the yarn ” officiating in the temple. We shall watch the progress of this war of the factions with no ordinary interest. Hon. Martin Van Burkn, Ex-President, has been appointed a delegate from Columbia county, N. Y., to the Barnburner branch of the Convention at Rome, without the power of sub stitution. The Philadelphia Sun says that the re union between him and Mr. Marcy will doubtless be of the most friendly character ! Cholera Items.—ln New York on the 14th there were 109 new cases and 38 deaths. In Brooklyn, for the 24 hours endingat noon on the 14th. 28 new cases and 13 deaths. In Boston for the 24 hours ending at noon on the 14th, 17 deaths, of which 12 were fo reigners. " r— — . Griffin.—The receipts ofCotton at Griffin from Ist September, 1848, to Ist inst. were 50,749 bales. There is a rose bush flourishing near Bristol, Pa., known to be more than a hundred years old! Hon. Albert Gallatin. The National Intelligencer in noticing the death of this distinguished patriot and states man, pays the folhnving just and eloquent tribute to his memory : “ This venerable man, whose health has long been feeble, and the news of whose deaih might at any j moment have been expected, departed this life on Sunday last, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. “He has left behind him no wiser man, no purer patriot, no more enlightened, quick-sighted, and sa gacious statesman. His whole life, nearly, had been spent in the service of this his adopted country. But at no period of his life had his intellect been more clear, devotion to his country’s welfare more fervid, or his pen distinguished by greater ability, than dur ing the latest years of bis life. Had he left no other evidence of his patriotic zeal, his profound wisdom, and his distinguished talent, than his papers on the Northwestern Boundary, on the Oregon question, and on the Mexican war, they together would constitute a valid title to a renown more durable than monuments of brass or marble. “We shall take an early occasion, from such ma terials as are within our reach, to prepare for publi cation a brief memoir of the life of this great man, to whose memory we at least owe all honor and respect.” Tennessee.—The election for Congress has resulted in the choice of the following repre sentatives. The Whigs have only lost the Nashville District, in which they have a clear majority of 1200 to 1500. This has been the result of schisms in the Whig ranks. The Le gislature has been lost to the Whigs by the same cause. Will the Whigs of other States profit by the lesson ? Democrats. Whigs. Ist. A. Johnson, 2d. A. G. Watkins, 4ih. J. H Savage, 3d. J. M. Anderson. sth. G. W. Jones, 7th. M. P. Gentry, 6th. J. H. Thomas, Uth.C. H. Williams. Bth, Andrew Ewing/ 9th. I. G. Harris, 10th. F. P. Stanton, * Gain. Frf.e Soil and Hunker Coalition.—From a telegraphic dispatch in the Charleston Mer cury, we learn that the Free Soilers and Old Hunkers have coalesced, at Iheir Convention in New York. Verily, the “ natural allies of the South' ’ are very reliable about this lime. How long before we shall hear such journals as the Federal Union boasting of the soundness of the Northern Free Democracy on the sla very question? There will be as much truth in the declaration now as formerly, and as much truth as usually finds a place in the editorials of that print. Stock in New York.—The N. Y. Courier and Enquirer, ol Tuesday, says: The stock of cotiou in this port has been recently taken, and found not to exceed 50,000 bales, a quantity considerably less than esti mated by the New York Price Current. In this quantity is included cottons held by specu lators, and on shipboard not cleared. The Gung’l Baud. By reference to the advertisement, it will be seen that this famous band are to give a Con cert in this City at the Mansion House on Monday evening next. For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel. • Educational. Messrs. Editors:—Your hebdomadal of Wednesday last, brought me quite a treat in the communications of “Teacher,” Mostcheerfully do I extend to them the hand of fellowship. “ Teacher” has struck the right nail on the head. We want organization—system. I will co-operate with him and “ T.” and “ R.” with hand and heart ; and on the first Satur day in October at 11 A. M. will meet them in Convention at the City Hall of Augusta. Tell “T.” I did not indite that list, in order to proclaim myself as an extensive profession al reader, but under the impression (not yet al tered) that a hint of the kind was generally needed, especially by the younger teachers. Respectfully. S. Whig Convention. Ninety-Five Mile Station, ? August 11th, 1849- ) At a Convention of the delegates from the several districts of the counties of Burke and Emanuel, assembled at this place to nominate a candidate to represent the ninth Senatorial District in the next Legislature of Georgia. On motion of E. B. Gresham, A. L. Kirkland was called to the Chair, and R. L. Lane re quested to act as Secretary. On motion of Jo seph B. Jones, Resolved , That where a district is represented by one delegate, that delegate be authorized to cast the full vote of his district. On motion of James M, Royals, Resrlved, That the unrepresented districts be rep resented by delegates chosen by the convention from the citizens present of the respective counties, who are not representing any other district. On motion of H. J. Blount, Resolved, That the convention now proceed to nom inate by ballot a candidate to represent the people of Burke and Emanuel counties in the Senate of the next Legislature ; whereupon, the convention proceeded to the election, and on first, balloting it appeared that Col. James Grubbs, receiving a majority of the votes of the convention, was declared the nominee. The following resolutions, offered by Gideon H. Kennedy, passed the Convention : Resolved , That this convention pledge themselves to support the nominee, and to use all honorable means to secure his election. On motion, the following gentlemen, viz : E. Byne, George S. J. Price, Dr. Ayre, Gideon H. Kennedy and Benjamin L. Lane were ap pointed by the Chairman to inform the nomi nee of his nomination and to request his ac ceptance. Resolved, That the proceedings of this convention be published in tne Chronicle <& Sentinel and Repub lic, Augusta, and Savannah Republican. On motion of E. A. Allen, Esq., the Con vention adjourned, sine die. A. L. KIRKLAND, Chairman. B. L. Lane, Secretary. Great Thunder Storm.—We find in the Times a long account of the storm referred to by a London correspondent, as having passed over London on the afternoon of the 26th ult. The electric fluid struck several houses in dif ferent parts of the city, in some cases doing considerable damage, as in Lambeth, Commer cial road East, the Borough, (where it struck the clock tower of St. Saviour’s Church,) the Strand, &c. At Lite Eastern Counties railway goods station a man was instantly killed by the lightning; his shirt was on fire when he was picked up. Two men were struck in White chapel; one was instantly killed, the other it was hoped would recover. In West street and North street several houses were struck and injured much, the inhabitants participating in the shock and some of them very narrowly escaping with their lives. One man, was blinded ; at the hospital he recovered his sight but his reason was gone. At Mille-Eud, Step ney and Tower Hamlets much property was destroyed. In New street, behind St. Philip’s Church, near the London hospital, the light 1 ning entered the lower part of the house;“ ed every apartment, running rapidly along the ; walls and ringing the hells, finally escaped at the highest window, which it completely de- | stroyed. A Scrap of History. A correspondent of the N. O. Picayune writ ing from the White Mountains of New Hamp shire, furnishes the following sketch of a bloody battle with the Indians in 1725: There are few pleasanter rides in New Eng land or elsewhere, than from Boston to the mountains, by the way of Concord, Winnip seogee Lake and Conway. It is diversified by cars, steamer and stage coach. The steamer runs over the Lake Winnipseogee, one of the most quietly beautiful of the lakes of the North. It has not, it is true, the picturesque beauty of Lake George, nor the abrupt shores or bold jutting promontories of some other lakes. Its distinguishing feature is what the painters call repose. Its hundreds of islands lie upon the bosom of its waters as in quiet sleep. But there is nothing lethargic in the scene. It is life, but life rather of sensation than action. The gentle, undulating banks of the lake, its borders of beautiful though diminutive trees, the dimples upon the face of the waters, made by the continual splashing of the countless fin ny tribe, and the mirrored heavens gave to the Indian the idea of its name—Winnipseogee— “the smile of the Great Spirit.” It is not by the names of things alone trans mitted to our day by the Indian that he is re merabered. Tradition keeps alive his prowess and the fear it inspired—and lends to many a place otherwise deficient in interest a claim far beyond the mere beauty of scenery. In no State of New England more than in New Hampshire has history so much of the romantic to record. The Indian w r as to our forefathers what the Gael was to the Saxon—and it needs but another Sir Walter Scott to make his story as interesting as that of the Scotch Highlander. Every early town or settlement was the scene of some foray or “creagh”—each small stream has its cert-ain and distinguishing story. You pass nowhere in earlier New Hampshire but over consecrated ground, or iu the vicinity of a memorable story. At Conway I turned from my direct route to the mountains to view the scene and gather the details of “ Lovewell’s fight.” Those de tails are to this day fresh in the memory of all the dwellers round about the place, though gen erations have passed away since. I gleaned my story from the driver of the stage coach. I mounted the box with him on his start and re mained with him to the termination of his jour ney ; and a more mtelligent class of men than the stage drivers of New England is to be en countered nowhere Capt. John Loveweil abided in Dunstable, New Hampshire. He was, perhaps, the bfst parlizan soldier of the day, and understood the Indian almost as well as if lie had been born of • hem. His military education he obtained from his lather. Ensign Zacheus Lovewe'!, who had been in Cromwell’s famous regiment of “ Iron sides ;' half-fanatics, half rogues, but all-sol diers ft was they that turned the tide of bat tle at Marston-Moor and bore Cromwell on to power. After the restoration, Ensign Love well with his family migrated to America and established his household gods in New Hamp shire. He brought up his son John to fight the “ malignants”—to expect no quarter from them, and to give none. John was an apt pupil, and gained his cap taincy by many a hard and remorseless contest with the Aborigines. They feared him as the Covenanters did Claverhouse.and equally from the conviction that no bullet could reach his life. From the character of his last fight, ho w ever, it is not unreasonable to suppose that he despised too much the enemy he hud so often encountered and so easily repulsed. His pre vious exploits, in all of which he had proved successful, gained him no lessbooty lhan glory. He had received one hundred pounds from the Government for every Indian scalp he brought in—our ancestors embracing the same means in those days to exterminate the savages we in cities now do to get rid of our dogs—and had amassed in rich “ speculation” no little fortune. To capture Piqwocket—one of the largest In dian settlements in the Eastern couniry—and thus to be enabled to retire upon a liberal com petency, was an ambition not unlike such as has agitated many who have lived since his day. He might, too, have been desirous of political distinction, and to kill Indians then was no less meritorious in a political point of view than to kill Mexicans since. Whatever he might have proposed as the consequence of a successful expedition, it is certain that he left Dunstable sometime in April, 1725, with thirty four others—most of them expert in hunting the Indian. It was three weeks afterwards, onthe Bth of May, in the earliest morning, that he approached Piqwock et, now called Fryeburg, and situated on the Saco river, at that time fifty miles or more from any white settlement. It is said that some of his men remonstrated with him on the carelessness of his approacli— a remonstrance that produced some effect, and induced him to be more wary, accompanied as it was by the appearance of an Indian, who was discovered all alone upon a neck of land that ran into the Saco Pond. Loveweil took him for a scout or oicquet of the enemy, and ordered his men quietly to surround him. — They approacited him stealthily, and were not discovered till within gun shot. The Indian showed no sign of fear, but, holding his gun in readiness, coolly awaited their fire. They fired first, without wounding him seriously. He then returned the fire from a double barrel, and at the second discharge wounded Capt. Love well. He had recognised and aimed at him. It is not probable that he knew of the approach of the English; but had come out on a hunting expedition, for after he was killed two ducks were found upon him, and nothing hut beaver shot in his pocket. On proceeding to surround this Indian Capt. Loveweil had commanded his men to leave their packs, containing their provisions, &c , behind them, in order that they might move with more rapidity, and be better prepared for a sudden attack, it was an unfortunate pre caution ; for a party of Indians, who had been lying in ambush, came up to the place where the packs were deposited, and by counting them ascertained the number of men they were to fight. Finding themselves superior far in numbers, they determined thereupon tocutofl Lovewell’s force as it returned from the nar row strip of land upon which it had passed to kill the Indian hunter. When Captain Loveweil had come back to the place where the packs had been left and found them gone, he understood full well that the Indians were near him, and took all possi ble precautions against surprise. He ordered his men to be on the alert, and to march for ward as rapidly as possible to prevent them selves from beinghemmed in the narrow place j where they then stood. They had proceeded not more than a few steps before one of the i soldiers descried an Indian, and shouted to his comrades, whereupon the ambushed warriors j rushed out upon them, yelling the war-whoop, j Tliongh more than treble in number and well armed, they did not terrify Lovewell’s brave companions, who, returning aloud hurrah to their yell, advanced upon them. The parties approached very near each other, and then dis charged simultaneous vollies. A large num ber of Indians and but few English fell at the first fire. The Indians did not understand the use of fire arms so well as the English, while the latter took good aim before they fired—a practice that has availed their descendants on many a bloodier day since. Capt. Loveweil, shouting to his men, “Fight on, my brave fellows; you see they fall hke rain,” advanced at their head to a closer en counter with the Indians. Ordering them to reserve their fire till he gave the won!, he got within almost double the length of their guns before he commanded them to fire. They then fired and killed nine, besides wounding severa f great for an open termination wont® Vege fccTwelve of his men had fallen, and atfgif |itcr [ ' his lieutenant, i Robins, as brave a sor this in ever buckled sword. After he was morßu wounded, he desired to have two guns loaded and left by his side: “ The Indians,” lie said, “will come in the morning to scalp me. and I cannot die happy unless lean kill one more of them.” Lovewell therefore ordered his men to re treat to the pond, which they did in good order, keeping their ranks and turning every once in awhile to fire upon the pursuing Indians. But before the shore of the pond could be reached, the brave captain himself fell mortally wound ed. He had been always in the thickest of the fight, advancing before his men, and protecting their retreat, and had received, during the bat tle, four bullets, the wounds being all in front, as became a son of Cromwell’s soldier If he had drawn on the fight somewhat rashly, he bore it in a gallant and soldier-like manner, and with his death crowned the service of a patri otic life. As a successful captain in Indian wars, he has left a name inferior perhaps alone to that of Church, the conqueror of King Philip. An incident occurred during the rage of the fight that carries one back to me old chivalric times. Paugus, the leader of the Indian par ty, and a chief of note among the people, and Ensign Seth Wyman, met together in a hand to-hand encounter. Paugus was a man of great persona! prowess, of a commanding presence and athletic mould. He was distinguished among his band not only by his towering height, but by a huge bear skin which he wore on that day. The bear he boasted to have killed by strangling him with his own hands. Many of Lovewell’s men knew him personally, and few cared to meet him. But Ensign Wyman felt no fear but the fear of his escape. He sought him early in the action, and for hours they com batted together. But at times they would sus pend ail hostile action, and hold conversation together like the heroes of Homer. Battle among its evils generates an impatient, exas perated thirst; and these warriors felt it in all its intensity. During one of trie pauses of their hard encounter, they agreed to resort together to the pond, quench their thirst and wash out their guns, which had become useless by such frequent firing The single combat of Morti mer with Glendower, as described by Hotspur, comes instantaneously to the mind: “ When on the genile Severn’s sedgy bank, In single opposition, hand to hand, He did confound, the beat pirt of an hour; In exchanging hardiinent wiih great Glendower ; Three times they breath’d, and three times did they drink, Upon agreement, of swift Severn’s fi>od.” But the encounter between Paugusand Wy man had a more fatal termination. During the armistice, Pangns proposed and Wyman as sented, that the one who loaded his gun first, both commencing at the same time, should have the first fire. Wyman was the first ready, and shot Paugus dead. This was an episode in (he main action of the drama, which proceeded with continued and unabated energy, notwith standing, to its catastrophe. Wyman assumed the command after the deaths of the captain and lieutenant, effected a retreat in good order to a bank on the lake, which he used as a partial breastwork for his men. Here he made a stand, and repulsed (he enemy in several desperate attacks. The loss of their chief discouraged the Indians but slightly; for it was but slightly felt, they not being dependent upon orders or tactics for their array of battle or success. The battle com menced at 10, in the morning. Paugus fell about 2, in the afternoon, and the fight raged, with but little intermission, till the setting of sun. The Indians finding then that they could make but little impression against the English, began to draw off their forces, and as soon as it was dark disappeared altogether. The Eng iish remained (ill midnight .at their posts, ex pecting a renewal of the fight—an! then re treated with more attention to rapidity than discipline. It was one of the bloodiest fights of the In dian wars. Os the eighty Indians, who had come into the bafle in the morning, forty were killed upon the field, and eighteen more died soon after of the wounds they had received. One fourth of their original number alone re turned safe to their home. feixteen only of the thirty-four English es caped the slaughter of that day. Toe rest fell iu battle or perished in the wilderness in the attempt to reach home. Among the killed were, the captain, lieutenant, sergeant and chaplain. The name of the latter was Frye, of Andover, Mass. He graduated at Harvard College, two years before, and had just taken orders. It was then considered a meritorious act to kill Indians—doing the Lord a service— and pastors of the church often exchanged the surplice fur the regimental coat. Frye fell about the middle of the afternoon, after having done yeoman service in the fight; whatever Indians he slew he took good care to scalp. Fuilam, the sergeant, lost his life early in the action; seeing an Indian take aim at his cap tain, he threw himself in advance, and cover ing the body of fiis leader, received the fire of the enemy, and was instantly killed. Seldom were so many acts of individual heroism per formed as on that day. Solomon Keys, a private, received during the battle three shots. The first disabled his left arm, the second carried away a part of the cheek ; the third struck him on the thigh, and percipitated him to the ground. Like With r ington at Chevy Chace, “lie fought upon his slumps!” He managed to place himself into a silting posture against a tree, and thus to load and fire several times; till finding himself growing faint with loss of blood, hfPcrawled along tiie shore of the pond, where he discov ered an old canoe, into which be had strength enough remaining to hoist himself, and put off from the shore. He had no hone of life, but sought to save his scalp from the Indians. The wind, however, that bore bis canoe from land, cooled his feverish limbs, and gradually brought back his strength. He succeeded in reaching a fort several miles distant, where his wounds were attended to, and after some time healed. He recovered as by a miracle. Many a tradition of like character hangs a round the spot of this celebrated fight, the re lation of which would fill pages. Enough, however, may have been narrated to denote the vehemence of the contest and the carnage of the combatants. In this little band of thirty-four heroes there was but one coward, and his name has been lost from the shame his companionsfelt to pro nounce it. One fled at the very beginning of the fight, and, returning home, related the slaughter of all his companions. His coward ice and falsehood made him a shunned man through life. Like the Spartan who alone of three hundred survived the glorious fight at i Thermopylae, he was avoided and cursed.— | No one addressed or aided him ; he lingered | through a miserable existence, and of his death no one cared. The gallant Seth Wayman for his conduct j on this day was commissioned as captain, and | presented with a silver-hilted sword, which is now ift the possession of his descendants. He i died, however, soon afterwards, in conse quence of the wounds he had received and of the fatigue and exposure to which he was sub jected ou his return home through a country almost a wilderness It was a week after the I battle that he arrived at Dunstable. This famous action, notwithstanding the heavy loss sustained by it, produced fortunate results. The Indians were never able after i W ards to collect together any considerable bo dy of men in those parts, and soon repeated ; deeper into the wilderness. Their retreat I W as immediately followed by the advance of i the white man, whose dwellings soon displac ! ed the wigwam; for it may be said of the Yan kee as it was said of the Romap ‘Wherever I he conquers he inhabits.” Wnere Piqwacket stood but l|ttle more than ■ 'mm' %' ■
