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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*-