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themselves.—,'Clioers.; I have quitted
that honorable and eminent station, enough
to gratify jhe ambition of the proudest of
men, on an express stipulation, which ut
terly excludes the possibility of my tak
ing office.—(Cheers.,) I have done so
deliberately and advisedly. I shall be
sufficiently gratified in watching the pro
gress of those opinions to which I am at
tached, both as to our foreign and domes
tic policy, including with the rest,the Irish
Question, but not giving it a prominence
which would render it exclusive, and im
pede its success by making it unpopular in
this country by arousing the religious
jealousy of the people. When I say that
I have not become a party to any arrange
ments with regard to office, I wish it to be
understood, however, that the union which
haS taken place between parlies lately-
divided will have my cordial and uniform
support. My taking office would have
stood in the way of those arrangements,
and I therefore at once voluntarily, and
of fifty different machines for the required
purposes, and their exertions have at
length, through their genius and persever
ance, been crowned with complete success
as can be seen by an examination of one
of their machines now in operation at tho
Shakespeare Hotel,cornerof Nassau str.:
for the machine clearly and conclusively
demonstrates, that a thread from flax can
be made as cheap as another of equal
quality can bo made from cotton, and as
the cost of weaving the one is the same
as that of the other, unbleached linens can
be produced as low as unbleached cottons
of equal quality.—N. Y. Adv. >.
From the New England Galaxy.
.SUMMER’S EVENING. '
The seaseft of the year has now arrived,
when an evening walk is one of the great
est luxuries a man can enjoy. After the
business of the day is finished, there is
something peculiarly pleasingto the mind
; as well as invigorating to the body, in the
. . c cio *» en no t icui aiiut; t
fit.iout waiting lor a sugges ion rom nnv en j 0 y ment progress of the seasons af-
one resigned all my claims to office. I. » If Spuing,” says a writer, “is
have felt this; explanation due, because I tiic most ddigbtfu, season to the Poet, be-
have always held the conduct of every | cause hi|u greater mv ^e of
images, Summer is no less so to the
Contemplotist, than the Autumn is to the
Enthusiast.”—There is a sort of commun
ion too with nature, as with a friend. Na-
| turc accords so well with our feelings that
When we halt- are n e g a y an d cheerful, every object de
public man to be public property, and bis j ri
character to belong to his country.
(Chccrs.J
[to be continued.]
A Persian Execution,-
ed, I found myself inclosed in a dense lights us ; and are our spirits cast down,
ring of spectators, in the midst of which j every inanimate object, seems to associate
stood a great'brass inortar, raised
A good Story—whether true or not.
To the Editor of the Montreal Herald.
Sir: The story of the-man of his Ma
jesty’s 71st Regiment, failing overboard
from the Chambly Steamboat, between
Long Point and Montreal, and so miracu
lously appearing on the beach before his
comrades had disembarked, reminded me
of a circumstance that occurred during my
servitude on board the Dblphin man of
war, bound to the West Indies.. We were
going at the rate of about three knots and
a half an hour, when Tom Garboard be
longing to the foretop (who by the by
was a bit of a wag,) sleeping in the lee
fore chains, by a sudden lurch of the ship
was thrown overboard.
A man overboard ! was the general cry
fore and aft—and every one ran to offer
or give assistance to the drowning man.
Tom, who was a tolerable good swim
mer, as every body thought, but nothing
extraordinary, woke on finding himself in
the whole night, and alarger quantity of It /Mr.B. 0. Tyler, whohas been at.nucfc trou-
. o _ . ° 1 . ^ LI J * AmAOTS’in Puhlir
is dissolved. I have known a number of
cases of violent Painter’s colic produced
in this way,in which the most actixetreat-
ment was required to save the life of the
patient, after enduring the most agonizing
pain. Indeed, the disease has become so
common among labourers and mechanics,
that I have thought it merited the atten
tion of the municipal authorities; and I
am convinced that medical men will, upon
bte and expense to present the American Public
with an interesting specimen of the American
Arts, is at preseut in our citj, where his stay is
expected to be short. Among the portraits of
the different characters of our country, we parti
cularly noticed those of the present President of
the United States, General Jackson, Mr. Craw
ford, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Clay, and De Witt Clin
ton. Mr. Clay is represented in the interesting
act of offering to Congress, his resolutions in
reflection, be enabled to furnish abundant! favor of the acknowledgment of the indepen-
testimonv of the correctness of this state- | dence of the South American Republics. They
ment.
AUGUSTA.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2S, 1827-
C3?- The GEORGIA COURIER
will be regularly issued
deep w'ater, and began to use his paddles, Thursdays, precisely at
the ship passing ahead as I was saying be- and j t j s hoped all Advertisements will be
fore, at the rate of three knots and a half. |
Tom was sootv lost sight of under the
counter, (for although our ship was not on
Sir Robert Sepping’s plan, yet she was
pretty full abaft) when Tom was lucky
enough to get hold of the rudder chains.—
handed in,
! days.
it least, by 12 o’clock on those
There is a radical defect in the construction of
the Steamboats which were first built to navigate
The hands all mil aft, expecting to see t) ie Savannah river. Thev have no reference to
Tom astern, and lower the jolly boatdown j the U ncert«,nty of sufficient depth of water—
to pick hint up , but no Toni was to be j They are too narrow, and consequently sink too
seen. i l s gone, said they, to Da\y s | deep. If Steamboats were constructed with much
locker, and efforts ceased.
a great brass inortar, raised on
mound of earth, and beside it stuck in the
ground was a linstock with a lighted
match. The nussukchces ranged them-
ielves on each side of this horrible engine
and it was not without difficulty that I suc
ceeded in gaining a position, which ap-
Otfr ship was very deep, bound to the
West Indies, consequently our gun room
ports were low in the water. .This Tom
peared to me to secure me from the dan
ger attending the -explosion, and its conse
quence, when it should take place. Hav
ing taken my Station, I began to look
around me, and saw-the officers of justice
still pouring into the circle, which was
widened for their reception by dint of
blows. After them, or rathor between
two ofthem, the prisoner. She was en
veloped from head to foot, in a black robe
which also covered 1ier face. Her step
was firm, and her carriago stately. She
frequently spoke a few words to an eunuch
who accompanied her: hut the noise was
so great that I could hear nothing of their
discourse. As she approached, the spec
tators became more quiet; and when she
liad readied tile mortar, not a sound was
heard. Taking advantage of the silence,
she spoke aloud, with a distinctness and
composure that astonished every one, and
made her words intelligible to all. The
officers, perceiving that her wild address
made some impression on the multitude
here interrupted. She made no at
tempt to proceed, but resigned herself in
to their arms. They led her in front of
the inortar, and yet her steps never fal
tered; neither did she speak or implore, as
it is common for even men to do in her
situation; neither did she curse as some do;
neither did she ween. They told her to
kned down with her breast against its
muzzle, and she did so. Thev put cords
round her wrists and bound them to stakes
which had been driven for the purpose;
still she showed no signs of emotion; she
laid jror head upon the mortar, and waited
her late with the composure which a sol
dier might have envied. At length the
signal was given; the match was raised; it
descended slowly, and at the moment
when it was about to touch the powder,
an audible shudder ran through the crowd.
The priming caught fire; a moment of
sick uing suspense followed; a groan burst
<roin the spectators; the smoke passed
away; no explosion followed; and the un
fortunate wretch, raised her head to see
what had happened. A faint hope glim
mered in my own heart that perhaps this
was to save her life, but it was not permit
ted to live long. • It had scarcely begun
to rise within me, when I saw the prim
es renewed and the match raised again.
The condemned wretch laid her head
once more on its hard pillow, and uttered
low groan as if her spirit had departed,
it k!U'i rr*n I \r Knnti ... 1. ^ .. it
ation to rove at large,and for hope to build I SaW ’ and 35 h - was ^ ettIn ? dark ’ he thou M
i with our’grief and console us with its si
lence. To the young, an evening scene j
: furnishes an ample scope for the imagin-
up castles in fairy forms and bright colours, j l * iat ) ie VV0ld ^ til! they had heat to
To the old, there is a sootl.ing influence T iartcrs > and p.ped the hammocks down
in nature and in “ beholding her here More he go on board, which he did and
then popped down into the lady s hold,
gunner keeps his wads and
greater breadth than any of those which are now
I engaged in carrying freights, and with lighter
! machinery, they could ply at all times on our
j river. A boat, thus constructed, would very
soon, by the certainty and quickness of her pas
sage, break in upon the profits of the Pole Boats
and Lighters noticed in our last. The Carolina
rough and untutored, wild and majestic ; i w bere the
here soft or gay, elegant or enchanting; )
feeling her separate and contracted charms
whisper peace to their hearts, they resem
ble travellers, who, having, for a long time,
wandered over dreary and pathless
deserts, find themselves, on a sudden, in a
narrow, winding defile, where the per
fumes of aromatics, wholesome fruits, and
clear springs inviteho enjoyment, to admi
ration, and repose.”
The following extract is from a work
we have often read with pleasure, and the
sentiments it contains are so much in un
ison with ours at this time, that we take
the opportunity of presenting it to our
readers.
“ When the sun has quitted the world
with reluctance, and the glow of heaven
sits, as it were, upon the mountains ; and
the whole concave is robed in purple ma
jesty and splendor ; and when
in somerequestoroa vale
It had scarcely been uttered when the ex
plosion took place, and.the smoke cover
ed every thing from mv view. As it grad
ually cleared away, it drew a veil from o-
ver a horrid and revolting spectacle.—
The two bodiless arms hung with their
mangled and blackened ends, from the
stakes to which they had been bound; and
a few yards distant la a scorched and
shattered foot and leg. No trace of body
or of head remained, and a few tattered
remnants of clothes were all besides that
were left. The arms were unbound from
the stakes; and two women, who had is
sued from the ark at the sound of the ex
plosion, rushed to the spot, seized them up,
and, concealing them under their veils,
hurried to the Harem with these proofs
that the demands of justice had been
fulfilled—'Visits to the Harem.
The weary woodman spreads his sparing meat,
how soft, how lulling and serene, ore all
the objects of the vast creation? Then,
while the eye and the imagination are in
dulging in the contemplation of progres
sive twilight, the heart vibrates with ma
ny a gentle impulse ; the passions modu
late to divine repose ; and the soul, parta
king of the general hush of nature, and aw
ed by-its solemn imagery, exalts its medi
tation far beyond the orbit of the visible
cieation ; and appearing susceptible of an
earthly immortality, anticipates the sa
cred character of that golden age,to which
the virtuous will be called.
For then the serene faculties of the soul
are awake, and feed on thoughts worthy
of paradise. Time seems to be our own;
we meditate with satisfaction on the eve
ning of this life, of which the scene is an
emblem and we feel even capable of ex
claiming, “The portals of eternity are
opening ; my life seems closing ; my heart
swells with transport; and my soul feels,
as it were already starting into a new ex
istence !” As to meu of the world ! Let
them slumber in the midst ofthose hallow
ed associations.
And be their rest unmoved
By the whiteinoowlight’sdaazling' power;
None, bnt the loving and beloved,
Should be awake at this sweet hour.
An evening calculated to elicit emotions
and reflections, commensurate with these,is
described by Homer (or rather by his
translator) in a passage, which for its sol
emnity, pathos, and picturesque imagery,
can never be sufficiently admired !—
spare monkies tails) and there remained
till the middle of the first watch, when ho
sailed forth and made free with our bread
bags, taking enough to serve him for three
days. At the end of this time, we were
jogging along at an easy rate, with scarce
ly any wind, about a knot, when master
Tom unobserved, slips out of the port he
came in at, and dropping astern began to
hail the ship. “ The Dolphin, ahoy!”
“ Hallo,” says the quarter-master, who
was about getting a pull on the niainbrace
Says Tom, “ If you dont back the main-
topsail, and heave too, I shall sink, for no
man can swim to the West Indies without
provisions.”
Every body ran aft in amazement; for
it had been blowing fresh during the time
we had supposed he had been overboard,
but there was no time to he lost—so the
boat was lowered and poor Tom picked
up, to the great gratification and astonish
ment of every body on hoard.
On our arrival, as the Captain was on
shore dining with the Governor, the talk
turned upon swimming. The Governor
was extolling the powers of a black man he
had, and onr Captain swore no man could
swim with Tom Garboard ofthe Dolphin’s
foretop ; however, to make a long story
short, the Captain and the Governor made
a heavy bet—the time was appointed—
Tom asked one week to get ready.
The carpenters were ordered to make
what chests, and conveniences Tom re
quired. The Purser was instructed at his
request, to supply a fortnights provision.
The day came, and Tom went on shore
at the wharf appointed, when he began to
stow his grub. The black fellow looked
at him with astonishment. “ What vou do
here, massa ;” says he—“ What am I do-
ring here,” says Tom, “ why, I am taking
in my provisions, to be sure, and I advise
you to do the same : for damn the bit of
this doyou get on the road.” “Why mas
sa,” says the negro.“me no swim more
nine or ten miles.” “ Nine or ten miles !”
says Tom, as if in amazement at the short
distance,“ why, man, I’m going to Toba
go, which I believe is over two hundred
miles, and shantbe back for a fortnight.”
The spectators were astonished. 0 The
black refused to swim. The Governor
lost his wager, and it xvas not until we
were homeward bound that Tom told the'
secret. BOB TRAN SON.
, all present the finest specimens of American
1 engraving. He lias copied the original en
grossed Declaration of American Indepen
dence, • with fac similes of the writing of
its distinguished signers; but the greatest effort
of Mr. Tyler’s pen, is the Eulogium of General
Washington, which is executed, even to the like
ness of the Father of his Country, in the very
all
veil
kh-
rcsolutions to emulate the noble example ofthose
worthies, on whose features he dwells with de
light, and to render more vivid the waning lamp
•of patriotism in older bosoms. *
News 'from Havana state that the [Colombian
Squadron was off that harbor, and that Com. La-
borde was waiting the first wind to go out.—
Something more than looking at each other was
expected to be done in a very short time. La-
horde had 5 heavy frigates, and the Colombians
2 frigates, a corvette, 2 brigs and a three masted
schooner.
The National Advocate of Ncw-York, has ad
ded the talents of Mr. SamucflS. Conant, to those
of Mr. Snowden, in the future management of its
We extract the following from what
concerns.
boats, commencing with the Commerce, were all ! ma y n e called the new editor’s Inaugural Address
built more on this plan than those of Georgia ; j t0 the Public:
By this charnel the lovers for aw'hft*
corresponded ; till Olivaro requested Am-
aranta to meet him at the bottom of the
garden on the second day from the date of
his last letter! This was absolutely ne
cessary if Amaranta intended to quit the
convent, and she reluctantly consented.
The fearful prediction of .Selina alarmed
her mind, as she numbered the days
from the appearance of the vision to that
of her elopement, which she found to be
the ninth. Olivaro had resolved in his
own mind that their meeting should he de
cisive, if he could prevail on Amaranta to
seize the opportunity ; for which purpose
he had provided a chaise and every ne.
cessary for immediately quitting Madrid-
As Olivaro was returning to his palace on
the afternoon before the eventful night,
he was suddenly accosted by the Marquis
d’Antares, covered with dust, and his
countenance marked with the passions of
grief and horror. He hurried Olivaro to
his palace without saying a word, and the
moment he had entered his library, and
locked the door—“Marquis,” said he
“ you see before you one of the most un
happy and miserable of men!—O mv
friend, I have steeped my hands in the
blood of Clementia, and perhaps at this
instant she breathes her last, look at this
crimsoned sword, stained with the blood
of that innocent angel!—O heaven ! pour
out thy pity upon me !”—The Marquis
here dropped his sword in an agonv of
grief, while Olivaro eagerly demanded
how the fatal misfortune had happened *
“ I have ridden post for a surgeon,” re
plied d’Antares, “ and have no time to
tell you ; but before I leave you mv friend,
let me caution you, to beware of Den
Algonah and his spies. He arrived at tho
Count de Bellara’s last night, whore I
have just been. Your visits around tho
As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night!
O’er heaven’s clear azure spreads her sacred light;
When not a breath disturbs the deep serene,
And not a cloud o’ereaststhe solemn scene ;
Around her throne the vivid planets roll;
And stars unnumbered gild the glowing pole,;
O’er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed,
And tip with silver every mountain’s head
Then shine the vales, the rocks in prospect rise
And floods of glory burst from all the skies !
Napoleon, knowing the superiority of
Linen over Cotton goods, and finding that
the difference in the cost of the two fab
rics consisted In the different methods
practised in spinning the raw materials,
offered, in the year 1808, a premium of
one million of francs ioany person ofanv
nation who would invent a machine for
spinning flax, and thereby bring the two
commodities more nearly to a par value.
This offer caused a great excitement in
the minds of inventive men, and numer
ous attempts were made, both in Europe
and America, to effect the object for which
the premium wasto be given, but all proved
fruitless during Napoleon’s reign, and
therefore the premium was not, and never
can he obtained.
About three years since, Messrs.—
Hunt and Haskins, of this state, perceiv
ing the vast importance of a speedy meth
od of spinning flax, commenced their ex
periments in machinery, to effect, if pos
sible, the object they had in view; since
which time they have been constantly and
exclusively employed in this business, and
have, daring that period, made upwards
—Such a scene as this impregnates the
imagination with a unity of a sublime and
pathetic moral. For.when the mind is en
riched and diversified with science, every
object has its beauty to adorn itself with
the colouring of mortal eloquence :
The passions, to divine repose,
Persuaded yield; and love and joy alone
Are 'waking.—love and joy, such as await
An angel’s meditation.
*.***#»
FEATHER BEDS.
The want of feathers is altogether arti
ficial, arising- from a disregard of the phis-
ical end moral well—being of infants and
children ; and he who has the good for
tune never to have been accustomed to a
feather bed, will never in health need or
desire one, nor in sickness,except in cases
of great morbid irritation, or excessive sen
sibility, or some disease in which the pres
sure of a firm or non-elastic substance might
occasion pain. But when a rational re
gard to the preservation of health shall
pervade the community, feathers will no
I more he used without necessity, or medi-
! cal advice, than ardent spirits will he swal-
i lowed without the same necessity or ad-
The physician has frequent occa-
When *the evening star sinks gradually
behind the hill ; and when, rising from a-
mong clouds, the moon lias thrown her
solemn mantle over all nature; who is
there with a soul, so abject and depraved,
that does pot elevate his.thoughts to hea
ven, and delFv its architect? The soul
acknowledges the powers of poetry; and
while the various.orbs are advancing with
silent rapidity thro’ the repose of night,
how often do we recur to the sublime de
scriptions of the sacred writers.
\\ ise men say nothing in dangerous times.—
The lion called the sheep, to*ask her if his breath
was unpleasant; she said Aye; and he bit off her
bead for a fool. He called the wolf and asked
him; he said No; he tore him in pieces for a flat
terer; at last he called the fqjx and asked him ;
'Truely,’ said the fox, I have caught a cold and
cannot smell.’—Inquirer.
Tale-Bearing.It is a custom in Turkey, by
way of reproach, to black the front of those hous
es whose inhabitants are notorious for talc-bear
ing, propagating falsehood, Sfc. If that were the
case with us, what a dismal figure some of our
houses would make.
| sion to see pGvsons who are heated, sweat-
| ed, and enfeebled by sleeping on feathers,
as if from a lit of sickness, enervated; di
spirited, relaxed find miserable.—Medical
Intelligencer.
Beer Pumps.—A writer in the Post of
last evening notices an evil of no small
moment, which we have often anticipat
ed, hut from the application of the usual
tests, without perceiving any indications of
lead were inclined to believe the suspi
cion of danger which we had entertained,
to be unfounded. This writer tinder the
signature of a Physician, says, in refer
ence to these cases, where beer or cyder
is sold, of drawing it from the barrel fay
means of leaden pumps.— Times.
The beer or cyder, particularly when
sour,.acts upon the lead, and a part is in
consequence held in solution. The un
wary drinker is, therefore, constantly tak
ing with his draughts, a potion oflead,
which acts upon his system in various de
grees, in proportion to.the quantity taken.
Those who receive the first, in the morn
ing, suffer most severely, because the
agent has been acting on the lead durin 0.
and this was one of those means, used to divert so
large a portion of our trade to Charleston. Tiiis
very cause is now operating, in the shape of flat
I light boats, to bring that trade back to its natural
I market. Why, then, is not the capital engaged
| in propelling these floating vehicle, of the wealtli
of the country, employed to buildsm alljsized, but
wide Steamboats, whose draft of water must ne
cessarily be small? These could run at anytime,
and we believe the capital necessary, would be
less in the latter than the former. A Foie Boat
costs from $2000 to $2500. It will require 20
able boat men to navigate her. These, at $500
per head, would cost $10,000, making the whole
about $12,000. Now, we have no doubt, but a
boat to go by steam, of the description we con
template, could be built for a less sum, if judi
ciously managed. It may be objected to this
statement, that the hands are hired, and do not
constitute the real capital employed; but their
kin, inmost instances, exceeds three times the
interest of their value. It would be found, on
trial, that the food, clothing, and other expenses
of boat men in Pole boats, would be greater than
the fuel and other causes of expense in the Steam
boat. But if it were granted, that all expenses
were equal, with an equal capital employed, bow
much would the comparison operate in favor of the
steam navigation, when the difference in the
times of their voyages is considered ? This sub
ject claims the attention of the public. It will be
the most efficient and speedy means of restoring-
Savannah to that importance in the State, which
her situation demands. Augusta is the great
place of deposit for a considerable part of two
States ; and if Savannah could be restored to the
enjoyment of her natural advantages, our prospe
rity here would increase in proportion. We have
decided advantages over Columbia, and ever must
have. Nature has given them, and art cannot
take them away. .And if all the advantages
which Nature has given us, were improved as
they ought to be, and could be at a moderate
expense, a great portion of the trade of the upper
districts of South-Carolina, which now goes to
Colutn ia for Charleston, would be brought to
Augusta and Hamburg, which we canskler one
and the same city. Even if a little State pride
should, at first, render Carolineans somewhat re
luctant to pour their riches into the lap of Geqr-
gia, self-interest will finally predominate, parti
cularly, when they found, that even if they wish
ed to send their Cotton to Charleston, they would
be gainers both in dispatch and price of freight;
by starting it at Augusta.
It is the awkward construction of our Steam
boats, so illy adapted to the exigencies ofthe liv
er, that makes freights so high, and consequently,
while this cause lowers the price of cur staple
article, it increases that of all the articles which
are required for home consumption, such as Salt,
Sugar, Coffee, Iron, &tc. The less the merchant
has to give in order to get his purchase to market,
the better price can he give the farmer ; and the
less the’ freight up the river, the cheaper can the
merchant in Augusta afford these necessary arti
cles to the consumer. The more the approach to
Savannah from the sea, or the interior, is improv"
ed, the more it will flourish ; and nothing is more
certain than that the permanent prosperity of Au
gusta is indissolubly linked w ith that of Savan
nah. Whatever, therefore, operates on Savan
nah, must be felt here'. The better priee Cotton
bears in Savannah, the natural market for the
immense tract of rich country which borders Sa
vannah river and its tributaries, the better price
will it bring in Augusta; and if the price of Gro
ceries is not lessened by the improvements con
templated, the increased price, which the planter
receives here for his Cotton, will render him
moie able tc give any price for the necessary ar
ticles of home consumption. We look forward
to t(ie time, when great as has been the influx to
ourpsarket, it shall be greater still It is the na-
turil place of primary deposit for the richest
parts of Carolina and Georgia. This subject
clains the attention of all friends to the Interna]
Imp-ovement of fhe State, The resuscitation of
Savinuah is the cause, wjiich shall spread new
life ^id energy through all the interests of the
community. She is already shaking off her
slumbers; and odV Legislature and public men
couli not more effectually subserve the interests
of tie whole State, than by promoting the effi
ciency ofthose causes which are now operating
on the prosperity of Savannah. Augusta, Ham
burg, and all the country dependent on them for
the purchase of its Cotton, and the supply of the
primary articles of agricultural necessity, would
feel, through every channel of public communi-
cation and private interest, the vivifying effects
of their wisdom and patriotism.
convent are talked of every where; pray
It is confidently believed that the great repub-1 k ® wa *- e * Tile surgeon now arriving, the
ican family ofthe state of New-York is decidedly ! friends seperated to their different destin-
friendly to the national administration, and when J ations.
The Marqu is d’Antarcs, in obedience
to the contents of the letter, bearing his
the time comes that its voice shall be raised, it will j
be seen that the principles ofthe early and illus- !
trious champion of unmixed republicanism will still
have force and influence. The National Advo
cate, so fully in the confidence, and so long the
organ of the republicans of thestateof New-York,
w ill be mindful of the occasion and continue to
adhere to the principles upon which it was orig
inally established; and recognizing in the leading
measures of the present administration of the na
tional government, the policy of its republican
predecessors, and certain prosperity and true glo
ry of the land, this paper will give it a steady and
firm support And while the distinguished states
man now at the head of it, pursues as he hitherto
has, a track luminous with patriotism and harmo
nious with public feeling, it is not too much to pre
dict that the state of New-York, lifting her free
and unshackled voice will call again for his se
cond elevation to the chipf magistracy of this union.
COMMUNICATED.
The Committee appointed to make ar
rangements for the celebration of the ap
proaching Anniversary of American In
dependence, have appointed Col. Bois-
clair Marshal of the Dav, under whose
directions a Procession will be formed at
the Planters’ Hotel, at 10 o’clock A. M.;
which will proceed to the Presbyterian
j Church, where after Divine Service,the
Declaration of Independence will be read
by Henry Mounger, Esq. and an Ora
tion wilt be delivered by Wensley Hob
by, Esq.
The order of the Procession w ill be as
follows:
1st. Volunteer Gorps.
2. General Officers and Staff.
3. Officers of the United States’ Army.
4. Orator & Reader of the Declaration.
5. Reverend Clergy.
6. Magistracy of the City and Country.
7. Citizens.
The Pews on each side of the Middle
Aisle will be reserved for the Volunteer
Companies.
The front Pew’s of the Gallerv will also
be reserved for the St. Cecilia Society.
SELECTED FOR THE GEORGIA COURIER.
Dorr AL30CTAH,
OR THE
SORCERESS OF MONTILLO:
A ROMANTIC TALE.
Sullen and sad to fancy’s fri-hted e.ve,
Did shapes ofdun and murky dew advance.
In train tumultuous, and of gesture strange.
And passing horrible! CHARACTACUi?.
(CONTINUED.)
Before the friends separated, D’Antares
advised Olivaro to bribe one of the monks
attending the convent; and the latter on
the following day attended the grate; but
all his entreaty and remonstrances were
insufficient to soften the obdurate abbess;
nor was his promise of preferment more
successful with the monk to whom he ap
father’s signet and hand writing, quitted
Madrid, and repaired to tho country seat.
To prevent any attack from the assassin
Pedro, whom he strongly suspected as the
agent of the business, he had the lower
apartment of the house secured, and de
termined never to go abroad unarmed, or
unattended by Rondo. The first week
passed without interruption, but.on the
second, his mind was disturbed by finding
the flowers and fruit which beautifully
adorned his garden, all withered tip and
blasted. No visible cause appeared for
tins singular phenomenon, and I he servants
considered it as an omen of their master’s
premature death. Another month passed
quietly, during which tho Count fortified
iiis mind for every event, and consulted
the best books on maeic, to see how far
the acts of infern..1 spirits were allowed to
operate on men. lit* was sitting one dav
at noon in his libiary occupied bv these
topics, when the door slowlv opened, and
the figure of a man wrapped tip in along
Spanish cloke advanced, lie bar’ never
beheld this being without remembering
the likeness be bore to the phantom he
had seen in a dre trn he„bad in the castle
of Montiilo, in which he seemed separated
from Clementia for ever, and hurled from
the sky. He had always believed he was
the assassin Pedro, and such he thought
was the murderous countenance of the
being before him. The figure then point
ed to the open door, he drew a dagger,
and with* rapid stride advanced it within
a foot of the Marquis’s throat, at the same
time making a signal that lie would be
obeyed.
The Marquis, who was now completely
in the power of his guest, and was nc
longer willing to shrink from whatever
fate lie had to encounter, followed him
within the reach of his extended army
bearing the lhreatning dagger. In this
situation they proceeded along the back
stairs, till they descended to a room on
the ground floor,.formerly the study of the.
old Marquis. In the centre of the floor
d Antares perceived a tran door open,
down which a deep pair of stairs led into
a dungeon, hitherto unknown to him.—
1 he dreadful darkness of this dismal
place struck him with horror. A distant
torch threw a faint gleam, and the step
felt as if he were treading on ground
newly turned up. Being arrived within
a few paces of the light, which was stuck
in the ground, the figure pointed his dag
ger to a grave about two feet deep, beside
which stood a spade. He then spoke :
Behold, said he, in a voice of demoni
acal triumph, *• thou Marquis d’Antares..
pbed, At last, finding that his own ef-1 IiioU art now' ip bowels of the earth
forts ^ ‘ ’ • .... - -
were his best friends, he determined and when thou hast du" ♦ t '*
to examine the situation of the building
and see if he could scale the frowning
wall. One part of tho rrarAon
part of the garden adjoined to
several low houses, situated in an obscure
and narrow street. Upwards of two months
bad passed away, without having effected
an entrance into the garden ofthe convent
when, oho day, as he was setting pensively
in his study, thinking of Amaranta, his
cousin Emelina ran into the room. She
rallied him at first by asking him, if his
wild appearance did not arise from his be-
ing in love, and concluded by asking him
if she were acquainted with the object of
Ins choice. “ I beljevc not,” said Oliva-
rC -u > and ’ t0 S r,e ^< I fear you never
will, for she is immured in a convent,
where every attempt to get sight of her is
vain, and hitherto all my stratagems have
proved unsuccessful.” Olivaro then re
lated the history of his affection for Ama
ranta, and Emelina kindly promised to
exert her ingenuity in relieving hrs dis
tress. “My dear cousin,” said she
V knowing what I have felt for the sake
of Marano, I will assist you by entering
as a boarder into the Dominican convent
The faded hopes of my younger years
render tne monastic life somewhat con
genial to my disposition; thus, you may
arrange a plan of communication, an j es
cape without suspicion.” Olivaro em
braced bis cousin, who entered into the
convent, and gained the affection of Am
aranta, as has been before related.
;— liiOii
shah die!”—upon this, the stranger en
folded his head clothes, and he beheld the
sanguinary features of Pedro, the same
countenance which had looked through
the aperture of the canvass, with the lamp
and dagger, in the chamber of Montiilo
castle. Before the Marquis had recovered
his surprize, Pedro made a motion to
strike, which opened the folds of his
cloak, and discovered a corselet of steel.
I he villain read his power in the look of
d Antares, and exclaimed, “ I am no
ghost, but thy enemy, Pedro L It was I
who met thee in the church of Calatrava.
It was I who delivered you a forged let
ter to conduct you to this snare; nor shall
all the fiends of hell save thee from this
arm !—Look at thy grave ! thinkest thou
it is deep enough I t j s as deep,” re
plied the Marquis, “ thou accursed assas
sin as that in which you placed the bodv
of Count Alvarez !” “ Wretch,” cried
Pedro, take the spade and dig, or this
dagger shaU be buried in thy" carcase *
1 he Marquis began to dig, while Pedro
stood over him with, the dagger. In this
situation a moment of reflection supplied
the Marqnis with a means of defence;
filling the ^pade full of mould, he dis
charged the contents iu the face of Pedro;
it confounded the assassin for a few mo
ments, during which d’Antares gave him
a blow with the sharp edge of the spade,
and, before he could recover it, applied
the torch to his black garment, which svd*-