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Paris, August 15.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT
TO LAFAYETTE.
Tlie city of Paris offered to-day a mu
nicipal banquet to Gen. Lafayette. I lie
company invited assembled at 6 o’clock
at the h <tol of tbe Prefect; among them
wet® (bo King’s ministers, me mb r» of
tire Chamber of Peers and of the Depu
ties, the members of tbo municipal Coun
cil of Paris, of the Court of Cassation, the
Conn of Accounts, the Royal Tribunal
of Paris, of the Tribunals of the Fiist
instance and of Cwminerco, o! the Coun
cil General of the Department*, and o!
the Conned of Prefecture, the Mayors
and their Adjuncts, the Staff, the Ci»m
niander of the Legieos, and principal offi
cers of the National Guard, the Com
manders of the St iff and of the Division
of Pens, the Commander of the troops [
forming the garrison of Paris, pupils of
tbe Polytechnic School, of the Schools oi
Law and Medicine, member* of the four J
Academies of tho Institute of trance,
and of tli** learned, literary and philan
thropic societies of the capital, and n
great number of mon eminent in science,
literature, and the arts.
Pile banquet was for 250 persons.—
The bunt of tho King, surrounded by piles
of arms, surmounted by tri-c»»loted fl igs,
was placed opposite the b uiquet. Ou the
other side of the hall was pi iced on a pe
destal an engraving of the portrait of G«-
nerel Lafayette on foot, surrounded by
st. earners of tho national colors. A va*t
orchestra filled the extremity of the hall.
The pieces played bv the hand worn
mingled with chorusses performing fwn
cantatas, and with couplets in honor of
tho veteran of liberty, and of the brave
men who have se gloriously fought for it.
These couplets, sung by M. Adolphe
Noiirrit. weie vehemently applauded,—
At the dessert, Couot Alexander de La*
horde, Prefect efthe Seine, rose and pro
posed the following Toast: ‘ The I much
National Guard aud tho King »f the
French.* The company replied by nn
uunniitmus cry and reiterated acclama
tions.
The second Toast was «iven by G**n.
Leliau, Senior of the Municipal Com
mission—'To (sen. Lafayette.’
After tho acclamation* with which this
Toast was received, Geu’l. Lafayette
rose, and in the midst of tho most pro
found silence expressed himself iu the
fullowing terms
My dear fellow colleagues: it is with n
delicious emotion that I thank yon fin
tho manner in which you have received
the feast proposed in yuur name bv my
henotiibln aud patriotic colleague. When
the population of Palis roi« spontane
ously to repel aggression, and reconquer
its riglt's, tho rights of us all, the impre
scriptible rights of the human race, it
deigned to remember an old servant ot
tho rights of the people in proclaiming
me its clecf; in associating inv name with
its triumphs, it has recompensed tho vi
cissitudes of • whole life. Tins people,
•o great during the comb it, has shewn it
self still greater bv us generosity. To-:
and iv it is, with the deep muted seulitnotil ■
of it* sovereignly, ns true interest, (hat it
must orgatiisn Its victory. A heady all I
the palmitic opinion have fiaukly rallied
round • constitutional and popular throne, j
The acclamations of tho capital-—the ac
counts from all the department*, testify n
general assent to thnr choice. I here
will ho a difTwriicn of sentiment on many )
other pnims—all opinions aru fret —the
pros* is at hand in enlight 'a, *o earn pub
lic men, and all the eittXvti* ; hut theta i*
an observation which my old experience
» nght tis submit to vou.
The Nation had c*»nqner#d in IT''!);
national aud social Debts bid been pro-]
cl suited and organised, force could d<»
l ofii ng against ihat fa nimn of and »
vi» ay and anarchs, the deplorable c«n
sequrutews es which von ail know, tod
fiav;' we not a ecr ncti "gents of thn Gift
system, amaKtiSi **f t’shlenf* and of
fine gn powers, impudentlv cla'in iheir
salat v t Hut the a I pin>t'* goud sense al
the fteta.ft pep and tli<>n will prctnve ut
front thsl tU'slerlun*. Y«»u ate no l >egt r
th '»e genei .no at of tbe ancient regime!
•Storm tied to learn th**V had rights and
dwu* *, vu« are the ch ldien, th»* pupils .>(
lh« fcvwluti •», and your conduct in the
great days ts gl«*fV end lu»ony in j st
shown the and fft fnce.
Su»r«»u* d*d bv to it'iai p* rs 'is, fi»r
rv*ail\ aud isceetlv dteii' gn if , w* t a
s»wk« ci ine s,» ms*v re'-<*H* C'».'f>s es at
tachno tt, its pi at ’ id* and afiaspect, vtv!
luiittij whom 1 s n p’essed fe meet #u
ben*e» of tSw bariti *des, mvi'e I by tbe
nt*|is*rstrv of I*l# cat* >.ft to tho patriotic
b-A«p st J I feel ftssl ihe* have is'fsded
to j tie la t e Nuiait tl U ar 4 fl’u is a
tvs i♦* ns mi .JVcAnan iu t< c i .'(ton af v
cb.cf, wis< s« « >n*l»tvi s 'ft. rvettt it is been,
that of s» taiprrtfa! vibotd r, io ihr
c \.l i > v , h » c*a l*i if *« tu
•!! » I ta r«t»» ik« a>n u«-n* * f m\ ha%n’
I v -often* ourarb t-i ot *r « n ; >• \p >
(!>« i «.uj !<•*»(— ’ T\t i*tt
muM
At tHa a *il» tK t pl >r u« P*i>»'#n
P»|**Uu»a, lb* it* i uni, *n* of i:.m e. .a:»
ywajr W«f%- te-tA •u* >»u«a»rU v«*ac*y.
The orchestra played patriotic air*. G*n.
Lufi.'yctle in Jicalcd lloit lire ban*
quet was concluded, aud tiie compaDy
again assembled in the saloons. T ocre
only one subject offered matter for C"n
vei sation; the splendor, the rapidity <>.
the gieat events which we have just w,t
oejsed, th® heroic com age ol the brave
men who insured lb* glonou* success;
th® generous devotedness ol tiio ciiizens,
who placed themselves at the national
movement ; the solemn acts which have
confided ihe destinies of the counuy io a
King who is the defcnder of the rigots
and libei ties of all. This was tlie subject
on which eveiy body conversed with a
noble pride, and entire confidence, and
that unanimity of sentiments which the
tHumpli of ihu most holy ol causes ought
to inspire.
AMERICAN SYSTEM.
F.xtrudsfrum Mr. Madison's Message, lbls.
“ In adjusting the duties ou imports to
cite object ot revenue, the influence oj the
tariff uu manufactures will uecess.tiilj
present itself lor cunsiderati «». Howev
er wise the tlieoiy in »y be, w hich leaver
to tlie sagacity and interest of individuals
the application ol their industry and re
sources, there ar® m this, as in other ca
ses, exceptions to the general rule. Be
sides the condition which the theory iiscll
implies, of a reciprocal adopti«u by oliiet
n it oijj, experience teaches that *o many
J circumstances must occur in introducing
i and maturing manufacturing establish
i incuts, especially ol lit® more complicate 1
kinds, that a country may remain long
without thorn, although sufficiently advan
ced, and in some respects even peculiarly
1 lilted for Car tying them on with success.
Under circumstances gi'ibg a powerful
impulse to manufacturing industry, it Ins
made among us a proxies*, aud uii i ffi
ciency which justify the belief, ihat t nth
a jjruteclinn nut inure than is due tu the
enterprising citizens whose interest art
now at slit!. r, it will become, at an e.ulv
day, not only sale against occasional com
petitions from abroad, hut a source »f </a
mestic wealthy and tern of external com
merce. In selecting thn branches more
especially entitled to the public patronage,
a preference i* obviously dunned by such
as will relieve tho United States Imm a
dependence on foreign supplies, over sub
ject to casual failures, for articles neces
sary fi»r the public defence, or connected
with the primary wants of individuals, it
will be an additional recommendation <<l
particular manufactures, where tin* inate
tials for them are extensively drawn fiom
our agriculture , and consequently impai r
and ensure to that great fund of national
prosperity and imlrpendente, an euc< ur
igomout which cannot fail to bn rewarded.
“Among the means of advancing the
public ititeresf, the occasion is a proper
one for recalling tlie attention ol Emi
greto the great importance of establish
ing thoHghout our country the roads and
canals which can best be executed utnUr
the national authority. Noohp ct* with
in lint circle of political econ ony so rich
ly repav th® expense bestowed on them ;
tlioio nr® none, the utility of which is
more universally ascertained Slid acknow
ledged ; none that do more honor to th#
government i chose wise and enlarged pa
triotism duly airjirtriates them. Nor i*
llierr any country which presents a field,
where n ituro invites mors the art of m m,
to complete bur own work fi*r tiirir nc- |
: enmnvod uinn at)d benefit. These coll
odcrattoiii are strengthened, moreover, j
by thn political etlect o! these facilities
for oiteicommunication, in bringing ami
binding more rlastly together the various
parts of our extended confederacy.
"Whilst iln» St»tcs, individually, with a
laud thin cntei prise And emulation, bvuil j
themselves of ihoir local udsanlage*, by
new roads, bv navigable ciuih, tnd by 1
improving the sueaiws susceptible «»f no- 1
'gallon, the tleneral tiovtrument is the
more, urged to similar undertakings, re
quiting a national jurisdiction and nation
al means, by tho pi ospcct of thus system
atically completing s inestimable ft work, j
Ynd ii is a happy redaction, ill it am de
tect of constitutional Authority wlm h m tv
ho oncountered, [ This irteis to n suppo-> i
sod ji iss’h'o S obp ciiun H» th® j»r,.stv
culiwn ol some particular national under
taking within bur individual limits] cm
be supplied in a rnodo winch the t on« i
tution itself has providently jwinted out.” t
* " l nder othor ospfets of our C 'untrv,
the strongest festmes of us llaurivh ig
Condition are seen, in a pOfmlatron t *pi»l-
Iv increasing »>0 a tsrritwy as productive
as It IS *st«Mtsiv« ; in a geearal industry,
and fertile mg* nnitv, w|»rcb find their ,sm
{<l® rr» r Is; and in an ait vat rirenur,
winch admits a reduction of the public
tuntlions, w ithout witlniriwing the means
«*f *os',moil" tfie public credit, of grndti
a!!y discharging the public debt, —ufpr**-
tidmg for tho nccassuy defmics and of
patronising, m rrf f y authorised «•/«,,
undertakings conducirt to the aggregate
wealth ami t.ar/iet dual comfort of our at- I
i seas.
"It remains far the feus-dims of the '
pub fie stellarf to perseset* m that ju*tice
au«lgood »illtow.vcds a her rsttoes, wbicfi
in is s r#t**ra *•! iho«« seutunems to
rs-u.D the l nit and Stfties ; t * cherish iq.
sfirwls *■•» eAii 1 gutranty their safety,
uni thnr liberties, e vil and rc f gs jv ;
vn ! to c tnbtoe with a l.horsl s*s**ni ~f
foreign connwerre, an iiri*r'rr*» it ot the
mtiti. at adrnnfaget, vrtd a p otatUon and
eilen it -a th t*» iev' m Jr nt ro "s'fft of
oar h- a-lv fwiircd rud it ippv c "i#trv.
" I"i <i ri om r rs, hit *g such of rts,
ay taith’nJ ce eviration will be a fonleJ.
••James madi^on.
"ir4tlie > *f.!*, D e. J, ivjj,”
\\ i'!> * ;ftt J< v, ntt the N , , ral
tl •*. ::e, m»t |fie g vote wet t of
i ink v t W til® prvseul sm t’ B ts Ltl iy
eiie, whom it ms long be U as- \i c
t r i a da; • i.: It tis ed if! atk-
I l tba* ss. e., t.<- * g »ed a: i’ si * .!•«• tiea-
I I * wfal-UMUtt trtwrra ’.be l Ctt.u
nies nfid France, be pul on th3 Bame coat
wliich ho wme when he was grossly in
sulted by Wecideiburneaud the Loir’s of
the Privy Council, in London. If La-!
fayetie has letained the suit in wliich he
escaped from Olm z, fie might resume it
by the side of Philip wlten the Austrian
imbassador has bis first audience «f the
citizen king.
Letter from Thomas Jefferson to John
Adams.
A fr.end has selected for the Editor of
lie I* luud.'ipliiii National Gazette the
following letter of Thomas Jefferson,
wiiiten troe-i years since. The letter
will be read with much interest at this
time, and the passages wo have italicised
will no doubt leave on tlie mind es tiie
leader, a lasting impression of the depth
,of intellect and accuracy of observation
which were th® characteristics ot their il
.u»tiiuus author :—”
Monticbllo, Si.pt. 4, 1823.
* D *ai So. Your letter of August 15ih
was received in due time, and with the
welcome of every thing which comes from
you. With iis opinions on the difficulties
of revolutions from depolism to freedom,
I very much concur. The generation
which commences a revolution, very late
ly completes ir. Habituated from iheir
infancy to jiavsive suboiisvion of body and
mind to then Kings and Priests, they are
not qualified, when called on, to think
and provide fi»r ttiem3t*lves; and their
inexperience, thmr ignorance and bigotry
maku them iustiumcms, ofien iu the hands
of the Bonajvaries and iturbides, to defeat
their own rights and purposes. This is
the present situation of Euroj»e and Span
ish America. But it is not desperate.
The light wliich has been shed on man
kind by the art of |>rinting, has eminent
ly changed the condition of tho world.—
As yet, that lit'lit has dawned on tho mid
dling classes only of the men in Europe.
The Knit's and the rabble, of equal ig
norance, have not vet received its ra s,
hut it coniinues totpiead, and while print
ing is presetved, it can no mote recede
th in th® son return ou its course. A first
attempt to recovei th® right of self go
verument mav fail, so may a second, a
t'tirii, A.c. But as a younger and more
instructed rnco conies on, i!i« sentiment
becomes rnoiu and more intuitive, and a
fourth, a fifth, or some subsequent one of
Hit* ever renewed attempts will ultimately
succeed. In France, tbe first ellort was
defeated by Robespierre, th® second by
Bonaparte, the thud by Louis the XV 111.
and his allies ; another is yet tuemne, and
all Du rope, Jius.sia ejxr.pted, has caught
the spirit, and all trill attain representa
tive government, more or l ss pet fed. —
Tliiv is now well understood tt* be a nc
retsnrv check on kint'v, whom then will
probnU\y think it more prudent to chrmg
and tame, than to exterminate. To at
tain all ibis, lio wever, rirers »'/ blood must !
yet (low, and years of desolation p tss>
ovei ; yet the object is worth tiveis of j
blood and vi .us of de>nlation. For xrhai !
inheritance so valuablo can man leave to
his posterity f The spirit of the Sfian- '
inrd, and his deadly and eternal hate to •
a I'renchman, girt me much confidence',
that he will never submit, but finally de- I
font this atrocious viola*ion of tho laws ol
God ami man, under which he is suffer- ■
i ig ; and the wisdom and firmness es the
Earles .{Tort! reasonable h'*pe that that
nation trill 'title down in a temperate re
prrstntahrr government, with an T.xecu- i
fire properly subordinate to that. Tor
tuguf ft.iiy, f*russi.i, (iirtnany, (Settee
trill follow suit. You and 1 shill look
down liom another world on these gloii*
ous achievements of iu in, which will add
to tit® j<>ys even »*t Heaven.
Til : JEFFERSON.
f'rtns the Ss I'm (ins'tte e/ W fitn'idoy.
j
ENEt t TIO.N OF KNAPP.
Th** two biothurs, J. F. Knajqi, and
J. J. K n ipp, Ji. had an interview on Sit -
nrdiy eveoirg. 'They both requested it
of ile- gaoler, and ic nitlu'ged; be
conducted Joseph from hit cell (m tbe
third lorv e! the prison) to the condemn
ed cel! of I rank, on the lower floor.—
1 he\ spent Some time together. Ii was
llm litsi lime Itiev had met since they
were earned into Court together to be ar
raigne I, ah ot «wo months ago. Frank
»a* eaim end firm! Joseph is « uted m l
feeble in bo.iv an 1 spirit, having i.tt!" ftp
j elite for toed, enjoying hid® lest, and
with difiicul'y uttering articulate words.
To the question from Joseph, whether
l r ink was really a* w *!l as he appeared
to be, Frank replied, ** Y»», I can s!c*ej»
as sound now on the soft *;de ul a plank
as I ever could.“
\cilcidu they were in i *gc,l with an
other ail meivie*—the hi t m tins
world! They bade e«« h odi«r a last
t'anwell, under such r .rtuinsiances, a*
must g»vu poignancy to pa*n, and sharp
ness to agony.
From the Boston Cwirr.
EXECUTION.
An sher scene in tha hist ry oftke Sa
lem Murder his passed: —J ho I'rancis
Iwofp, liar paid tbs* forfeit es b.s hfe j r
t >e agancy in die perperra'ton and tbe h«*r
nb!e cr.me. Thus hive pr-ri'lied two es
t u cr: uiudi. Richard C'pteoiashuld, Jr.
and Jo . s Frances Knapp— -lire fiend-like
»*<s«'i» and h® •C(t<R>|ihrf, Sl*il tilC
wots of justice n not finished; all tbe
1. 1 v n lv® b«-e.itrod.
\S o itndeistaud that the sen'cnce of
Dcvih • s ( treu-rd on Kdtpp with de
cency and in erder. The mrr ingements
en-ie .v I completed on Monday ; on thn •
day be wts v sttnd m his cr If hv bis rl. -
tivei ’o take tfi »»r tinaf leave of hum He i
intimated t» tha Ntie. iff, s«v sh r. h< }»f(
alan dntiftg Ike Q (,bi, but the SnerilT
d>*> red it hit duty t<> n an t.fbri in
hit*'. In t!.* ?u *rn g, he w.*s assisted
s r*’’, fc »-v * .'rs • a-.v by * e Rev.
f ♦ ;• !. w o « h t!.t Rcr. Di.
Fit at bid be Tv* vuitea k;ic. Re
red that all she religious services should
take place in the prison, rather than on
the scaffold. r i he Sheriff nod his officers
conducted him from the South to the
North eud of the prison, where the scaf
fold was erected. He walked with a
firm and unfaultering step, with his arms
pinioned behind him, and without the
manifestation of auy strong or violent
emotions. When he had ascended the
flight of steps, and first placed his foot on
the scaffold, lie drew oue deep aud long
sigh, and then was re-assured.
He had expressed a desire not to be
kept long at the place of execution, as a
spectacle, and soou drew from his bosom
a handkerchief, to drop as a signal of his
readiness, even before the officers had
finished ihe pre|inratory steps. The drop
fell just about 9 o’clock, and he died
without a struggle. Wheu he first fell,
lie raised convulsively his hand, which
quickly, however, fell lifeless by his side.
His body, after hanging a short time,
was coffiincd, taken into the prison, and
put at the disj'osal of the family. On
M today, a grave was dug for him at the
side of his mother.
Siuce his conviction, we are told that
h« lias persisted in declaring his innocence
of" the charge alleged against him,” just
as he did when souienc® was passed ou
him by the Court.
During his confinement, he appears to
have been leflociing on the past, more
than looking onward to the future, and
seems to have been more intent on re
, preaching and finding fault with others
for occur rences at Ins trial, thau in re
morse or rcpentence. He has never
shewn any stiong emotions, but has re
matuaJ unmoved and cool, and indiffer
ent apparently to the fate that awaited
him.
If common report is to he believed, his
short life has been spent in wickedness,
Dee from the restraints of morality and
religion. In his boyhood, he was guilty
ol stealing front some of family ; and
from that time tiil his arrest, his habits of
life were debauched, and his morals dis
solute, his language profane and licentious
and his indulgence iu strong drink exces
sive. it is said that he was intoxicated
on the evening of 2d April, wiicu lie went
to vis’i R. CrownirV'liH'ld, Jr. in Dmveis;
on the evening of thn murder, whew he
met Richard in Brown-street ; and on the
evening when be was airested at Wen
ham.
Anecdotes of the late Judge Deters. —
I At tiie Agricultural dinner, in December,
IBJJ, a gen.lem iii remarked that whiskey
j hud got to an enormous pnee, vn he was
j certain that it would not change the hah
its «•! a tippler. “ 1 beg your pardon,”
replied tho Judge, "it wdl completely
; change their habits; for they will swap
j ttirur clothe j for it when their money is
! on:.”
When Judge Pefers wax Speaker of
j ho House of Assembly, one «>! the mem
i ticis in crossing ihe raoin tript '»|» tho enr
; pet ami fell and mn. The house burst into
Nt laughter, while the judge with the ut
, most giavity, cried, " Order, order, gen
tlemen—do you not see that a member is
on the floor?” which is tho usual way of
| recovering silence wheu any one rises to
'speak.
At (ho beginning of tho revolutionary
war,lhe Judge was elected a captain of
xvcliiiiiver company of infantry. When
he culled at the pay in titer' • to settle his
first month’s accoua s, that officer re
in irked to him that they were very large,
aud added. " i’riv, Captain h«>w iiouty
do you command?” ** Nol one,” replied
tin judge. “ How,” exclaimed the Pay
master, " such heavy accoon v as these
ami not command one man !” " No,” re
joined the Cn|>! sin, " not oue, but 1 urn
commanded by ninety.”
Wheu Eafhyeite wax in America, he
told us ti the Judge’s house, that hu and
the Ju.ig** Min I® then grand entrance into 1
Phiiadel, h* it) a harnuch® and tour.—
Che dust kicked ufi by the volun'eer
troopers, annoyed them much. " Ah,”
•ays die J idge, " most of iheso horsemen
are lawyers, and they are iways throw*
mp d-ist m tny eyes.”
Go another occasion, the Judge was
I'aiidmg I*v Eafavfi te, wben a young inih
t try oral rin addressing the General said :
" Mr, although w® were not born to j>ar
t.(kt of v .ur i evolutionary hardships, yet
*re me in, vh< old our country be ait ick<‘d.
to tread in ihe sAocs ol oor br »ve fore
fathers.” *' No, ii",” cried tbe Judge,
** t.iat you can never do, bccauso your
furrktlMii (ought barefooted.”
On vine occasion a very fat and a very
lean man stood at the entrance of a door
whirl) the Judge wished to pass. He ,
stopped a moment lor ilo u to ni ike way,
but [>**rceising ih**v were not inclined to
move, and being mgrdby the master of
ihe house to c im in, lie pushed on bc
twecu them, exc'aiadug, " h«*re I go then
through tinck uud tbiu.”— [i’kila Inep
From (*!» Rnston f tmri*r.
North Amf.ricxx Rctievt.—Nuliifi
cation. —W e have not yet read through
the number es the North American fla
vh?w f*r the present month, and so can
not if* *k of the character es the articles,
g r.erq’dv. Our attention was caught,
irume<iiaiely < n raking ut» the number, bv
tl»e tide of A ul'iti. ahvn, and having dip
ped into it, «« had no inclination to *top
before re ch.n? the to 1. It :* a cle r,
•trotig and de nencirative eipotili'o of
th $ subject, anu ti.. interest end authority
of the ar 1 cia is irtre-** and by 'ha insertion
of a re< »*nt lerer of Mr. Madison, re
spe.'tmg tii® VrtCiQ.a reaelutieua of 1798
and 1799, xod the Suutb-CJarolioa doc
trine.
** The d*sim,,’uished names and bi|>h
wither it us,” says Mr. Madison, " which
appear to have a?sericd and g : ven a prac
t cai sc , e to tins and etrme, rntiiie it to
cspect, which u m ght be difficuil other
wise to feet for it.”
Why i» William IV. like the tvah
a w /—D’ye g:v# aup I Because te a .
BABOONS
AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
On the liiils, near Simmons Town, at the
Cape of Good Hope, (says Lieut. Shipp,
in his Memoirs,) whole regiments of Ba
boons assemble. These rascals, who
stand six feet high, and are most abomina
ble theves, used to annoy us exceedingly.
Our Barracks were'under the hills, and
when we went to parade, we were inva
riably obliged to leave armed men for the
protection of cur property ; and even in
spite of this, they have frequently Stolen
our blankets and great coats, or any thing
else they could lay their claws on. A
poor woman, a soldier’s w ife, had wash
ed her blanket, and bung it out to dry,
when one of these miscreants, who were
ever on the watch, stole it, and ran off
with it into the hills, which are very high
and woody. This drew upon them the
indignation of the regiment, and we form
ed a strong party, armed with sticks and
stones, to attack them, with a view of ie
covering their property, and inflicting
such chastisement as might he a warning
to them for tlie future.
I was on the advance with about twen
ty men, and I made a detour to cut them
off from caverns, to which they always
flew for shelter. They observed my
movement, and immediately detached
about fifty to guard the entrauce, while
the oibeis kept their post; and we could
distinctly see them collecting large stones
and other missiles. One old giey head
ed one in particular, who often paid us a
v isit at the barracks, and was known by
ihe name of Father Murphy, was seen
distributing his orders and jdanuiog the
attack, with the judgement of one of our
best generals. Finding that my design
was defeated, I joined the coups dc main
and lushed on to tlie attack, when a
scream from Father Murphy was a signal
tor a general encounter, aud the host of
baboons under his command, rolled down
enormous stones upon u ; , so that we were j
obliged to give up the contest, or some if
us must inevitably have been killed.— 1
They actually followed us to our very !
doors, shouting in indication of victory,
aud during the whole night we heard l
dreadful yells and screaming, s# much s»,
that we exoecled a night attack. Id the 1
morning, however, we found that dJ t’li*. 1
rioting had been cieaied about die divi
sion of tbe blanket,forwesaweight orien
of them with | e es of it up iitiieii b cks,
as old a "iic.i wear their cloaks. Among j
tho number strutted Father Murphy.—
These rascals annoyed us day and night,
and we dared not venture out unless a
party of five or six went together. One
morning Father Murphy had the coi amo
unt® impudence to walk str.iil into tlie
grenadier barracks, and he was in ’he vo
ir act of purloining a surgemi's »ej’fneu
lal coat, when h corporal’s guard, (wliich j
had just been relieved,) tm k the liberty
of stopping tho gentleman at the Jom, A
securing him. He was a most powerful i
biute, and 1 am persuaded, too much ter
any single mail. Notwithstanding bis fre
quent misdemeanors, we did notliki to kill
Hie jioor Croat me; so first, having taken tbu
precaution of muzzling him, detei mim'd
on rdiaviug his head arid lace and then 1
t irning him h><»>e. To this ceremony,
strange to siv, he submitted very quietly,
and wheu shaved, he wus really an exceed j
inglv good looking fellow, and l have seen
iiuuy u ‘Blood* in Bond siieet, not half so j
prepossessing in his appearance. Wo j
then stalled him up the hill, though he
teemed rather iHuctaut to leave u -
Some i ! his companion* came dow i t >
meet him, hut from the aherfttii n wliich
• having had made in him, ihey lui not
know him, and polled him wi'h stones
aud boat him in so unmerciful a manner,
ih a be actually sought protection from
Ins enemies, and in time became quite and•-
mesticn'.ed aud tame.
Mr. Berrien. — 1 lie following notice
is taken of Mr. Berrien iu Robin Ison’s
Sk« ti ltfS ( f Public CliarnciCf*.
Tin* present Attorney General John
McPherson Burneii, is Itom Georgia but
1 understand that hu is a native of Philn
d< Iphut He ss a most eloquent speaker.
In tin- Senate he w.i» a model for chant*,
fire, beautiful elocution. Ho seemed to
be the only man that Webster softened
hi-, voice to, when he turned from hi* sett
todddtess hnn. '1 hero is not the slight
c.t dash in hi* manner ; it is as grav® as
it is pleasant. His views are clear, mid
he meet* tlie subject manfully. In bis
a'qumi nts there is no demagogical pbrasca
i,l ids constituents, no titade or abuse a
jj.iinst his o| poiieuls, or of tho section of
Country from whcuce they came. He is
sed to have been a good judge on the
bei rh and an excellent lawyer at ’.he bar,
rnd surt.y ho »a» a host for hi* party iu
ihe Senate, lie is unw an Attorney Ge
neral, and a cabinet councillor, as well
as council for the cabinet. Tbe public
of all parties have great confident® in
him, and be stands fair for higher pro
motion.
Perpetual Open. —A pnragrAf.h under
this title, from the V.ullttin des Sciences ,
giving an account of an oven at Brussels,
which, bv the assistance of some mechan
ical contr.vince, is kept in continual (no
tion, discharging every second, a baked
loaf »t one eud, and taking up at tiie same
time, another in dough at the opposite
extreme, ba* been copied lately into sev
eral journals of this c<ty, and is now, we
perceive, going the rounds of the country
paper*. A contrivance, precisely simi
lar. so far as the paragraph from ibe llul-
Ltttn des Sciences gives the particulars,
his been lor soma two or three years past
n operation in this city, under tho title *4
"tlie patent oven.” It is principally
usrd, «r« believe, for baking %hip-brea<L
Th® brejd is plxced on a band of woven
wire, which passes over tw* small cylin
ders close to a heated surface of iron,
which is hea'td to inch a that by
the time the bread drops off at the e; po
•tt# eud, :t u pufecilj done.
, X. T«r* P*.
AUGUSTA.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER^
Mr. Gko. Poindexter, formerly a Represen
tative in Congress from the State of Mississippi,
lias been appoiuted by the Governor of that
State a Senator iu Congress, in the place of R.
Adams, deceased.
Hugh S. Legate, Esq’r, has been appointed
Attorney-General of South-Carolina by the Go
vernor, in place of James L. Pettigru, Esq. re
signed.
Appointments by the President oj the U. States.
Hon. Elijah Hayward, one ®f the Judges of the
Supreme Couit of Ohio, to be Commissioner of
the General Land Office.
Hon. \\ m. I indley, of Pa. to be Treasurer of
the Mint of the United States.
Mr. Gorham of Boston, lately declined being
a candidate for re-election to Congress; but a
meeting of the County Rnd City Committee*
have almost unanimously voted to support him
for re-election, notwithstanding.
Population of Muscogee County.
Whites, 2262
Blacks, including 8 free persons, 1345
Total, - - . 3507
Os this number 1261 are within the corporate
limits of Calumbus, and tbe remainder 2261 iu
thaceuntr.
Molasses and Sjiirits. —According te provi
sions ot the act of last Session, the reduction of
ii cents (Ironi 10 to G) per gallon on Motar.ses,
and the draw beck of 4 cents per gallou on tbe
exportation of spirits distilled from foreign mo-*
losses, commenced the Ist of this month.
Ine Hon. Philip P. Par hour has been appoint
ed by tbe President of the United Su.tr*. Judge
of (he U. S. District Court, for the District of
Virginia, rice George Hay, deceased.
We have uniformly been of opinion that Gen.
Jackson would not he again a candidate for tho
high post lie fills, and we find, a report is he
coming quite currant, that be will early make
known his intention in this respect. Whatever
u iiv fnse been our preference of another, it
wns not so niueh founded on objections to the
General, ,«s to the combination of disjointed
principles which were united for a moment to
support him. As our country is situated at pre
sent, w« cannot disguise oor regret, that he
should withdraw from the caavaa, and thus add
to tiie violence and tumult of the next Campaign.
iSo individual likely to receive tho office, could
so command public confidence, as to answer
cprtain great ends, which ntast be shoitly ac
complished by somebody, or out country is lost.
Among these the most urgent is the pacification
of(be Sooth.
ELECTION RETURNS.
Talbot —White; Towns.
Marion —Temple; Williams.
oveta —Mcknight ; Terry.
Randolph Everett; Sneilings.
l.te —Thomas; Stafford. '
Campbell —Black; Sheat*.
Fayette Gariett ; Mann.
Gwinnett —Green; Winn, Gloston, Brew
ster.
Houston Cohh ; Wellborn, Kitlin.
Habersham —Blair; Waffwrd, Cleveland.
Rabun Farris; Kelly.
fffl* The first named gentlemen of each
county are the Senators.
Reduction. No Reduction
Houston, 133 . r >Sf)
Habersham 263 34(5
Rabun, 38 308
CoNORBSf.
DeKalbro. Gwinnett eo. Houston eo
Wilde, 434 8D. r > 385
Lumpkin, 1010 1141 474
New nan, 912 1122 462
Charlton, 228 680 416
H.vno, 302 763 357
Lamar, 433 655 414
Foster, 863 106 l 177
Thompson, 716 993 229
Shorter, 173 430 9
Gamble, 72 243 394
11 ay net, 460 668 204
Giantiand, 227 681 284
Jtnbershorn eo. Itabun eo. Madison to
Wayne, 370 210 275
Wilde, 486 223 315
Foster, . 379 241 261
Lumpkin, 943 172 342
Thompson, 458 145 320
Haynes, 228 118
Lamar, 213 27 245
Nesrnan, 1126 265 381
Charlton, 801 133 221
Gamble, 289 6l 183
Grantland, 233 5 113
Shotter, 178 50
Washington County.
Wilde, 457 Lumpkin, 320
Newnan, 276 Charltou, J 47
Wayne, 406 Lamar, 326
Foster, 213 Thompson, 293
Gamble, 583 Grantland, 113
The following counties nre heard from,
viz —Richmond, Columbia, Hancock,
Warren, Tall inform, Wilkes, Baldwin,
Burke, Clark, Lincoln, Scriven, Greene,
Chatham, Mclntosh, Franklin, Effing
ham, Morgan, Newton, Walton, Bibb-
Jones, Jxsper, Butts, Muscogee, Jackson,
Ogleinorpe, E.bert, Monroe, Putnam,
II ill, Crawford, IDriry, Merriwether,
Troup, Twiggs, Pika, Upson, Liberty,
Bulloch, L lurens, TatnaM, Glynn,
Harris, DeKalb. Gwinnett, Housten, Ra
bun and H iharsnam, (49 eofCitie<) aod
tbe votes aie a* follows, viz
Wilde, - - - 21,018
Lumpkin, - 20,(91
Nawnan, - 1 a ,332
Lamar, - - - 17,676
Fo.ier, - - - 17,007
Thomrtteo, - - - 17,4^1
Wayne, - - - 15,582
Haynes, - 14,491
Charlton, • - - 11,585
Gamble, - 10,946
Grunt land, - - - 10,8.33
Shorter, - 4,275
KeJneo - - - 14,335
lio - • 3,734