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BATTLE OF PLATTSBURG. .
From the New-England Review.
The enemy soon advanced up the 1
shores of the Lake to the River Saranac,
at the mouth of which stands the village
of Plattsburg, backed and flankid by the
forest, whose dark and interminable line
it sweetly breaks, with its neat and chear
ful dwellings, overlooking the bosom of a
circular bay which receives the waters of
the river. Continual skirmishes now
took place between the enemy and the
flying parties of militia, seven hundred of
which soon collected from the surrounding
forests. The State of Vermont, which
lines the opposite shores of the lake,
then poured forth their mountaineers.
Scattered through a mountainous coun
try, it might have been thought difficult to
collect the scanty population: but the
cry of invasion echoed from hill to hill,
from village to village. Some caught
their horses from the plough, others ran
oIFon foot, leaving their herds in the pas
ture, and scarce exchanging a parting
blessing with their wives and mothers, us
they handed them their muskets.
From the gray sire, whose trembling hand
Could hardly buckle on his band.
To the raw boy, whose shaft and bow
Were yet scarce terror to the crow—
Each Valley, each sequestered glen,
Mustered its little baud of men.
They met, as torrents from the height
In highland dale t heir streams unite—
Still gathering as they pour along,
A voice more loud, a tide more strong.
Their guns on their shoulders, a pow
der flask at their sides, sometimes a ration
in their pockets, crowd after crowd pour
ed into Burlington, and all, as a friend
who had witnessed the scene described it
to me, “came on a run, whether on their
legs or on their horses.”
The beautiful little town of Burlington
rovers the breast of a hill on the opposite
shore, and somewhat higher tip she lake
than Plattsburg. Here every boat and
canoe were put in requisition: troop after
troop hurried to the shore, and as the
scattered crowds poured into Plattsburg,
they collected in lines on the Saranac, to
resist the passage of the enemy, or struck
into the woods,with orders to harasss their
rear.
The fleet was now equipped, and when !
that of the enemy appeared insight, moor
ed across the entrance of the bay. With
such a breathless alacrity had the Ameri
cans prepared to meet the encounter, that
one of the vessels which then entered into
action had been built and equipped in the
space of a fortnight. Eighteen days pre
vious to the engagement, the timber of
which it was constructed had been actual
ly growing in the forest upon the shores
of the lake.
The British flotilla, under the com
mand of Captain Downie, mounted 9*5
guns, and upwards of one thousand men;
the Americans, under Commodore Mc-
Donough, eight hundred men. The first
exchange of cannon between these two
fleets was the signal of the armies on land.
A desperate conflict ensued. The Bri
tish with their daring bravery, twice at
tempted to force the bridges, and twice
were driven back: then filing up the riv
er, a detachment to ford-but here a volley
of musketry suddenly assailed them from
the woods and forced them to retreat with
loss.
The issue of the day was left by both
parties to depend upon the naval engage
mentthen raging in sight of both armies.
Many an anxious glance was cast upon
the waters by those stationed near the
shore. For two hours the conflict re
mained doubtful. The vessels on either
side were script of their sails and rigging
reeting hulls, they still gave and received
the shocks that threatened to submerge
them. The vessel of the American com
modore was twice on fire—her cannon
dismounted and her sides leaking; theen
emy was in the same condition.
The battle for a moment seemed a
drawn one, when both attempted a manceu
vre which was to decide the day. With
infinite difficulty the American ship veer
ed about—the enemy attempted the same
in vain—a fresh fire poured in upon her
and she struck. A shout then awoke
upon the shore, and, ringing along the
lines, swelled for a moment above the roar
of the battle. For a short space the
British efforts relaxed; but then, as if
nerved rather than dismayed by the mis
fortune, the experienced veterans stood
their ground, and continued the fight un
til darkness constrainad its suspension.
The little town of Burlington, during
the busy hours, displayed a far different
but not less interesting scene. All occu
pations were interrupted—the anxious in
habitants lining the heights, and straining
their eyes and ears, to catch some signal
that might speak the fate of a combat up
on which so much depended.
The distant firing and some told when
the fleets were engaged. The minutes
and the hours draggedon heavily— hopes
and fears alternately prevailed, when at
length the cannonading suddenly eeased,
but still, with the aid of a telescope, noth
ing couldbe distinguiihed across the vast
waters, save the last wreath of smoke had
died away, and that life or property were
lost or saved,
Not a sound was heard. Ibe citizens
looked at tach other without speaking.
Women and children wandered along the
beach, with many oi lhe Vermont troops,
who had continued to drop in during the
day, but found no means of crossing the
lake. Every boat was on the other snore,
and all were still too busy there to ferry
over tidings of the naval combat. '1 he
evening fell, and sttll no moving speck
appeared upon the waters. A dark night,
heavy with fogs, closedin. and some with
saddened heaits, sought their homes;
while others still lingered; hearkening at
every breath, pacing to and fro distracted
ly and wild, imagining all the probable
and possible causes which might occasion
this suspense. Were they defeated—some
would have taken to the boats: were they
successful, some would have burned to
bring the tidings. At eleven at night a
shout broke in darkness from the waters.
It was one of triumph. Was it from
frit nds or enemies? Again it broke loud
er— it was recognized and re-echoed by
the listeners on the beach and swelled up
the hill—and “Victory! Victory!’ rang
through the village. 1 con'd not describe
ths scene as it was described to me: but
you will suppose how the blood eddiid
from the heait—young and old ran about
frantic—how they laughed, wept and
sung, and wepk again. In half an hour
the town was in a blaze of light.
From the Mountaineer.
REVOLUTIONS R Y J NCI DENTS.
WILLIAM EDDINS, Sen.
In a previous number of these incidents,
the writer gave a brief sketch of the life,
servicesand character of Benjamin Ed
dins, a brave and gallant old spirit of the
i Revolution,who said to Col.Cruger,w hi Ist
a prisoner of war in a British garison, “1
scorn your threats —you may take my life
or inflict on any person my cruelty your
imagination can suggest — but. my serri
ces belong to my country and you never
can command them." Never was there a
nobler sentiment uttered by the mouth of
man. The far-famed teply of General
Charles Coteswoith Pinckney to the
French Ministry — “Millionsf >r defence,
but not a penny for tribute," does not sur
pass it.
The object of the present number, is to
give some account ofthe revolutionary
services of William Eddins, the worthy
son of this fearless and disinterested old
patriot and endowed with all his father’s
devt tion to his country,united with the na
tural ardour and enthusiasm of youth.—
At the age of sixteen, before most of boys
have left the le- ding string of their moth
er, he shouldered his rifle, and marched
forth to meet the enemy of his country,
ready to “sink or swim, live or die,” with
the cause which his youthful heart bad
espoused. Not long after he had entered
the service of his country, he was captur
ed by the enemy, and started with other
prisoners to the British lort at Ninety Six.
His arms were ken from him, as a mat
ter of course, and his horse appropriated
by one ofthe guard. Whilst they were
I thus marching on to Cambridge, the
; soldier, who had taken possession of Ed
i dins’ horse, stopped to take a little Amer
| ican whiskey which he had also captured,
I dismounted and laid his musket against a
' tree. Eddins was likewise suffered to
halt, whilst the other prisoners contim-d
their march. It is often said that one
drink with a veteran in the school of Bac
chus, begets athirst for another, and so it
happened with the British soldier on the
I occasion. He drank and loitered until
| the guard had gone some distance ahead
of him, and in the mean time, became ra
ther careless of horse, gun and piisoner.
A drunken man is very much inclined to
be liberal and unsuspecting—but the vet
eran of Mars, as of Bacchus, did not for a
moment apprehend an attempt at escape,
I from a lad of Eddin’s age and appearance.
| He was however mistaken for once, and
I the young prisoner, watching his oppor
tunity, seized hold ofthe soldier’s musket,
i mounted his own horse and rode off rather
I two fleetly to be overtaken.
I In this manner, William Eddins made
i his escape from a long and loathsome con
; finement, which betel the other prisoners.
He made, directly for home to inform his
• mother ofthe capture and imprisonment of
his father. The night he reached home,
he took the precaution to hide his gun in
an old hollow log, secure from the weath
er as well asthe search ofthe Tories. He
had not been long in bed with a younger
brother, when the house received a visit
from the Tories. William and his broth
er secreted themselves between the bed
and the wall, but not so as to elude the
search ofthe Tories. After rumaging a. d
looking-itbout some time, they discovered
the feet of the two boys, and were in the
act of pulling William out by the heels,
when his mother said to them—“do let the
children alone.” They inferred from this
expression, and theappearance ofthe boys,
covered up in part by the bed, that they
were much younger and smaller thunthey
actually were. In a short time the Tories
left, and as they were going off’, William,
who was ever ready lor an adventure, no
matter how hazzardous, determined to get
up, take his gun from the hollow|log, and
give them a shot asthey were going round
I a swamp not far off 11 is mother and bro
ther did all they could to dissuade him,
, but in vain. He did as he had determined,
i and made hiS escape in safety. What
1 effect his fire had isnotj<nown.
i In a few days alter this, William joined
, Gen. Pickens,and marched with him into
the Cherokee nation. They came very
I near io an Indian town, and sent a couple
,of spies to reconnoitre. They rreturned,
and reported that the town was deserted,
j Gen. Pickens then ordered thirteen of his
I soldiers to go and burn their houses. Wil
‘ Ham Eddins was one of those selected for
this purpose. They crossed a little river,
which separated the army under Pickens
from the Indian town, and were marching
carelessly on to the summit ofthe hill, on
which the town stood, when they received
a het fire from the Indians. “It appear- I
ed,” said me ofthe company, “as if the
point of the hill was a blaze of fire.”—
Two young nun who were some distance I
ahead ofthe others, fell from their horses.
i The dttachmtnt th< n nt rented, and form
bed for the purpose of resisting, until! assis
tance could come from the opposite side
ofthe river. 'Fhe horses ofthetwo young
i men who fell, ran into the river, and there
' remained. There was a constant firing
kept up between the Indians and the
Whites. In the midst of this firing. Ed
dins sawtlie young men who were wound
i ed rise up, and remain in a sitting posture,
i He knew from this that they were not so
badly wounded as it was supposed,and im
mediately requested permission of Capt.
Maxwell to attempt their rescue from
danger. The Captain pointed out to him
the peril of the enterprize, but consulted
for him to go, if he saw proper so to do. —
Instantly lie caught their horses, rode to
where they were, and assisted them in
mounting, which they were able to do.—
; The three then made their escape to the
I little detachment, which was by this time
I reinforced by the greater part of General
Pickens’army. As they got on their hors
i es, one of the young men received two
balls through the hack of his coat, b; t sus
tained no injury. The Indians were im
mediately routed, and the town laid in
ashes.
William Eddins continued with Gen.
Pickens until the close of the war, and en
dured much ofthe suffering and hardship
of the American Revolution. He was left
pinnyless, ar.d so was his father, during
the ravages of the Revolution, When the
country was restored to peace, he com
menced fluming, and made a crop of to
bacco, which the old man oft tells, w ithout
a horse. He is yet living near Huntsville
Alabama, upwards of seventy years old,
and has been a Baptist preacher more than
forty Years. Willi the same zeal, sinceri
ty and boldness, with which he served his
I country in his younger days has he ser
i ved his Godin his old age and ripe man
j hood. B. F. P.
BE AUT IF U L WO AIE N.
In the Extract from the “Stranger in
- America,” copied iu the National Gazette
of the 6th inst. Mr. Leiber, is stated to
ha ve made a comparison beetween the la
dies of the United Statesand those of Eu
ropean Uourtries; generally in favor of
our ladies, saving al ways, the Beauties of
England; but the passage following, ap
pears to call for some notice, on the part
of one who frequently saw Mrs Tain n and
Mrs. Recamier in the gay circles of Paris
after the fall of Robespierre and the Ter
rorists in 1794.
“It is a peculiarity of the United States,
which has often struck me, that there are
I more pretty girls than in any other large
I country, but, fewer of those imposing beau
ties which we meet in Europe, and who
have their prototypes in a Madame Re
camier, and Talien. or the beautiful Alba
nian, when I saw hi r in Rome,” &c.
As I never was in Rome or ever saw the
beautiful Albanian, she will riot he furth
er noticed in this commm.ieation, nor can
I speak particularly, of the beauty of any
other American ladies,than those of Bal
timore—not having had the fortune to tra
vel my own country; and lew of these la
dies w’hen passing through our city give
us time to form a deliberate opinion of the ir
personal advantages or attractions. Some
however, 1 have seen, and give the pre
ference.not I trust from envy, to the ladies
of this city; not merely because I consider
' them so pretty, generally, but because I
‘think there is to be found among them,
and, especially, in that class ofthe com
' munity w hich may be nearer to mediocri
; ty of circumstances than to those which
are affluent, a greahr number of beauties,
, equal to the beauty of Madame Recamier
or Madame Talien, than 1 have seen, or
i as far as my observation has gone, can be
found in any other city or District of coun
try so limited in population.lf the intermar
riages which take place occasionally be
; tween the Gentlemen of Baltimore and
I the ladies of other cities, or states, of this
: continent, can be adduced as evidence of
a preponderance of personal attractions in
them, the circumstance may also afford a
fair presumption that the beauties of Vir
ginia, Uarolinia and the South, general*
i ly, are preferred; but w hether from the
South or from the North, when stationary
here, we claim them, as our own, and prize
I them accordingly.
Appreciating the feeling of those who
mourn the loss of such connections, whe
' lher formed in this city on elsewhere, and
the general rule of decorum, which for
■ bids the introduction ol the names of the
livingamongtheir neighbors; must I con
' tine myself to a brief description ofthe per
sonal advantages which brought into
just celebrity the two French ladies nam
ed by the German author. They have
both, it is said, paid the debt of nature not
long since; but if living, are too far remov
ed from rival beauties here; to be anywise
affected by a comparison of mine through
a daily newspaper, or any other vehicle
And I will add, that theaiimable simpli
city of the Banker’s Lady, and the refitt
ied civility of the Lady of the Statesman,
would shield a fair candid writer from a
ny reproaches on their par’s, if the situa
: tions and other circumstances were differ
i ent.
The more advanced age and greater
experience, if not the better native gen
ius and talent of the lady last referred to,
gave her an advantage over the former
and many other ladies, which proveda
blessing to their country, through her con
i descention in forming the connection, and
her attentions to M, Talien, who was her
2d husband, and commissary to enforce the
decrees of proscription of the National
Convention, on the distinguished familes
of Bordeaux, his mind was turned to pa
cific measures; they both coming to Paris
i with those favorite intentions brought a.
I bout the expulsion and punishment ofthe
chief Tyrants, and restored the citizens of
the capital to the exalted slate of ei joy
ment and of joy. Without which event
the other lady with all her beauty might
have spent her life in obscurity, though
married to a gentleman of great wealth
and respectability,
1 have alread noticed the difference in
the natural dispositions of those two cele
brated Belles of Paris.—Though these are
so dissimilar, no feeling ol envy or jeal
ousy of each other, interfered with the
harmony ofthe company into which they
were both uniformly invited. Both danc
ed welland they were generally on the
floor, while the dance was confined to
cotillions,leaving the young ladies to con
clude with the waltz. Neither of those
I women indulged any affectation which
could reduce the attentions shown them
by indi’ idtials of either sex. Without de
scending to their particular features, ts
■ which indeed,it would be hazardous in me
I to attempt the description, after so long an
interval; but from a perfect recollection of
their general appearance, I may say, their
eves were dark,large and sparkling,their
hair dark and abundantly exhibited, until
the Greek W ig became fashionable, from
their own example. The Statesman’s lady
Mrs - Talien,was tall and slender. The per
son ofthe Banker’s lady Mrs. Recamier,
was the revelse, that is; short, and portly,
but neither to an extreme of height or
icorpulency, Their skin smooth and
white; never tinged with paint,as I believe
The countenance of the former was al
ways lighted up by gentle smiles, which
I regular features, under peifect control, en
jabled her to exhibit as it were, insensibly,
either in a crowded assembly, or sparse
j collection, and whether the persons about
her were considered of rank or otherwise
The latter when left alone in a niche of
the. apartment, would remain on her seat
motionless as a lift less statue to which
even the admirers of her round and rosy
cheeks & sparkling eyes, often in private
conversation compared her; but rarely
was she so deserted, and as soon as ad
dressed, her natural goodness and youth
ful bloom displayed their wonted effect,
; both on her countenance and on her de
l meaner;so that many wen at a loss to de
teimine which of the two deserved most
t admiration or received most attention.
To come to a conclusion of this sub
ject, Mrs. Talien, though so celebrated as
! a belle of Paris, was like the women of
Europe, generally, still in her bloom at
thirty, while that ofour pretty girls fre
quently fades or wholly disappears much
, sooner. It will follow, of course, that the
number of beautiful women which may
be seen there, at one lime, will be so
much greater than here, in propotion not
i only to the increased population, but the
I unequal periods of lime they retain their
I bloom, respectively.
Os this the cause is, according to mjr ob
servation, that the American girls live
more luxuriously in childhood, and more
confined in after life, than the. females of
I Europe. The daughters of such French
gentlemen as can afford to pay the expense
of a polite education in a boarding school,
are not brought in o the city, and still less
into society, until their constitution is
formed and they shall have completed
their studies in some country Convent
j well situated and provided. Even when
' they are introduced to the public, so as to
s| cak, they lead such passive lives that
however beautiful, accomplished or
wealthy, are s Idom talked to, or talked of,
i until they are subjects for wedlock, and
their parenisare about to provide establish
ments for them for life.— While thetwo la
dies above mentioned were produced in
, every brilliant circle, and their personal
attractions a theme so grateful to the com
pany, Miss Oulot, who was afterwards
married to the gallant Gen. Moreau, or
I M’ss Avquine, who became the spouse of
the unfortunate Marshal Ney, though they
were produced at the same parties, and in
my judgement, more beautiful, were sel
dom mentioned.
We are therefore to concede that there
were in Paris, at the time, many other la
! dies, married and single, who, from vari-
I ons causes, were less known to the pub-
■ 1/v, but who if beauty alone, had rendered
those two so celebrated, would not have
been forgotten by a peopleexcited by mere
appearances, to follow and crowd to an
noyance, as they did the lady ofthe Ame
rican Minister and stranger, any such
pretty women in a public walk, so as to
force them from it precipitately, obliged
i them to fly to their carriages, and drive
to more distant places of recreation, as I
have often witnessed. So many there be,
and undoubtedly there were, many pretty
girls and beautiful women too, even in
this limited community, unseen by M.
Lieber, and unknown, ifseen by the wri
ter, hereof, himself a native, and now fur
many years, a constant resident, O. B.
Girard College.— Some idea of the
splendour and magnificence of the Girard
College, now erecting in Philadelphia,
may be formed from the fact—that the
sum of one thousand three, hundred dol
lars has been contracted to be paid for the
mechanic’s labor upon each of the mar
ble caps, placed upon the thirty four Co
rinthian columns, intended to adorn the
outside of the building. It is estimated,
that to complete each of the caps it will
require the continued daily labor of two
mechanics, for upwards of one year.—
The aggregate cost of the thirty four co
lumns, embracing materials, labor of
finishing, and cost of erecting, may be
conjectured, when the cost of Tabor upon I
the caps alone, amounts to fifty four
thousand two hundred dollars.
Southern TAterary Journal.— We un-|
derstand that this Charleston periodical
will be issued as soon as the printer, Mr.
Burges, shall have received the type and
paper, ordered from the North, for the
purpose. The first number will make
its appearance about the middle ol Au
gust, or beginning of September next.—-
Charleston Courier.
\Htj the Steam Packet Cului:ibiu,.]
Nf.\v York, June
FOUR DAVH I.ATi:tt FROM F.UROPE.
The ship Victoria, Capt. Merrill, arrived
last evening from Liverpool, having left
that port on the 20th ultimo. By this ar
rival, the Editors of the Commercial Ad
vertiser have received London papers to
the even ng of the 19th, and Liverpool of
the 20th—both inclusive. The packet
ship Sully, Captain Forbes, has also ar-1
rived from Havre, bringing Paris papers
to the 14th of May, inclusive.
GREAT BRITAIN.
r l here were various reports of trouble
among Lord Melbourne’s Ministers. The
Marquis of Wellesley is said to have re-1
signed the office of Lord Chamberlain.—
It is also stated that the Earl of Albemarle
has resigned the Mastership ofthe Horse::
but the. Sun contradicts this latter report’
A London paper ofthe 19th gives the fol
lowing note, from a correspondent from
the House of Commons :
House of Commons,)
Half past One O’oclock. (j I
Great commotion prevails here—all
the commi’tees are in confusion—-and the
order list is so made out that it appears to
be the intention to have no house tonight.
As two election committees must be bal
lotted for, it is scarcely possible to avoid
this, but every effort will be made. The
reason assigned for this entente, is, that
Mr. Spring Rice, after declaring that he
capnot lead the house, has resigned.
'l’he agriculturists iu some districts of
England were in a state of riot and dis
order, in consequence, it is said, of the
severe (.ressure of the new Poor Laws
Act. The police had been called out to
put a stop to their proceedings. A motion
was made before the House of Commons,
for a committee of inquiry on the subject
of the agricultural distress, and on the
propriety of returning to a specie cur
rency.
Messrs. Neilson and Walker, from Ca
nada, accompanied by Air. Gillespie, had
an interview on the 18th ult. with Lord
Glenelg at the Colonlai office.
The 'rimes states that on being asked
whether the report of his resignation was
true, the Marquis of Wellesley replied
“that he had not resigned from any ina
bility to execute the duties of the office,
but because, if he retained it, he must sup
port Lord Melbourne’s Administration,
and this, as a man of honcr, Le could not
do, it being evident to him that the Gov
ernment of Ireland had been delegated
Ly Lord Melbourne, or through some ir
responsible colleague of the noble Lord,
into the hands of Mr. .O’Conrn 11.”
In the House of Lords on the 18th, the
Earl of \\ illon presented a petition, sign
ed by 10,512 persons, inhabitants of Man
chester, in support ofthe independence
ol the House ol Peers, and praying their
Lordships that they would not consul t to
any measure calculated to weaken the
i temporal and spiritual capacity of the
i Church of England and 1 reland. At the
I head of the multitude of signatures to the
I petition, was that of a gentleman of large
landed property and great independence
of character, who was himself a Roman
Catholic.
Lord Morpeth look his scat in the House
of Commons on the 18th of May, amidst
the cheer of the Wh g-Radicals. It is
1 stated in the Morning Chronicle of the
19th, that Lord John Russell subscribed
five hundred pounds towards the expense
; of Lord Morpeth’s election.
No doubt was entertained of the tri
umph of Lord John Russell, in the
borough of Stroud !
Lord Brougham presented apetition in
the I louse of Lords on the 16th, from the
Common Council of London, in favor of
a repeal ol the newspaper duties.
FRANCE.
Paris papers ami letters are to the 17th
Alay inclusive. They contain not one
syllable respecting the American question,
| which has, therefore, not yet been called
■ up for consideration in the Peers, and as
this body has taken upon its hands anoth
er serious matter, before having disposed
of the great political trials, upon which
it has been engaged for sometime past, it
is quite uncertain how soon the indemni
ty bill will receive its final disposition.'
This new subject of action in the Cham
ber of Peers, is the institution of proceed
ing against M. Al. Audrey de Puyraveau,
and Al. Corrnenin. two members of the
I Chamber of Deputies, who espoused the
J cause of the political prisoners of the
Tribune newspaper, which, it will be re
collected, has recently been suppressed,
and its editors imprisoned. This pro- ■
ceeding has been instituted at the express
desire of the King.
Jord Byron's Dog and Buller.— Lord
Byron’s principal favorites in his house
hold were his Newfoundland dog Boat-i
swain, and bis butler Joe Murray. The
dog, however, stood first in his master’s
affections, and was, if we may believe the
epitaph placed on his monument, his only I
friend. That famous epitaph runs thus—
“To mark a friend’s remains these stones arise;
1 never knew but one, and here he lies.”
Never was a dog so honored. But Joe
Mui ray almost rivalled Boatswain in the ;
esteem of his master; and (says Wash
ington Irving, in his late work.) when;
Byron built the monumental tomb which
stands in the Abbey garden, he intended ;
it for himself, Joe. Murray, and his dog. i
The two lattes were to lie on each side of j
him. Boatswain died not long afterwards,
and was regularly interred, and the well ‘
known epitaph inscribed on the monu
ment. Lord Byron departed for Greece.
During his absence, a gentleman, to whom
Joe Murray was showing - the tomb, ob
served, “Well; old boy, you will take
your place here some twenty years hence.”
“I don’t know that, sir,” growled Joe in
reply; “if I was sure his lordship woula
come here, 1 should like it well enough,
but I should not like to lie alone with the
dog.”—2V. Y. Transcript.
AUGUSTA,
FRIDAY, J U U Y 3 , 1833.
ORDER OF CELEBRATION
Os the sixtieth Anniversary of the. Independence
of the United States.
The Committee appointed to make arrange
ments for tlie celebration of our National Anni
versary, have appointed Mr. John Kerr Mar
shal of the Day.
A procession will be formed at half past 10
o’clock, A. M., in front of the Planters Hotel,
and proceed tolhe Presbyterian Church, tindfer
the command ot the Marshal of the Dav, where,
alter Divine Service, the Declaration of Inde
pendence will be read by Dr. F. M.
and an Address, suitable to the occasion, will be
delivered by Hers< iiei.i. V. Johnson, Esq.
The Older ol Procession will be as follows:
1 Volunteer Corps,
2 General Officers and Staff.
3 Officers of the 10th Regiment,-
1 Officers of the Army,
5 Orator and Reader,
i 6 Revel end Clergy,
7 Magistrates of the City and County,-
8 Medical Faculty and Students,
0 Members ofthe Law Schoo),
j 10 Citizens.
I The Pews on the right and left of the
Centre Aisle, near the Pulpit, will be reserved
, tor the Military.
1 he Authorities ofthe city and county, Ret.-
Clergy, Medical Faculty and Students, Mem
bersot the Law School, and the citizens gener
al!) , are lespeetlully invited to join the proces
sion in the above order.
I The Gun, under the command of Capt. A. P.
SIiLI.TZ, will be tired at the intersection of Broad
i and Washington streets. Occupants of build
ings in the vicinity of the gun, will take the
precaution of raising their window sashes, ta
prevent the destruction of glass.
Andrew J. Mii.i.er, E. E. Ui.mo,
; James B. Bishop, Robert Ci.arke,
James 13. Walker, John W. Stoy,
Wm. M. M artin, Joseph A. Beard,
Wm. F. Pemberton,
Coniiiiitlcc of Anangements.
To-day closes tEe fifty-ninth year of Ameri
can Independence, and every return ofthe Na
ti nal Anniversary stamps falsehood on the pre
dictions ofour enemies. It still finds us free and
- happy and attached—devotedly attached to the
, republican form of Government, under which
our country has developed her resources, and es
tablished her greatness. We cannot see any
thing to mar the joy of the present moment, or
fill the heart of the patriot with sorrowful fore- 1
bodings for the future, ft is true, we live in a
period of much excitement; butTwe wo.uld gladly
believe, it has nothing for its object but the glory
and happiness ofour common country. This is
not the only period, when the storm of factious
feeling has spent its idle i age on thestrong defen
ces oi th -Government. Again will the virtue
and intelligence of the people, wise in their dis
cernment and linn in their resolutions, sur
mount every obstacle, which shall for a moment
impede the onward march of their beloved coun
try towards that glory and greatness, which
Heaven has reserved for the destiny of nations.
Let all hail the r eturn of the National Anni
versary with gladness. It is the fit occasion for
the indulgence ol anational feeling,and should
unite al hearts and hands in the sacred resolu
tion to preserve inviolate the inion ofthe States.
It was this union which made it a great day, and
us a great nation. If any bitterness of feeling
can be indulged during its celebration, all will
excuse its exercise in anathematizing the accur*
sed hand which would sever a solitary pillar
from the great temple, and thus leave the splen
did building tottering in weakness, and destined
finally to fall on the devoted heads, who, rather
than survive the down fal of their country, would
prefer being buried beneath its glorious ruins.
LATE FROM NEW YORK
AND LATER FROM EUROPE
The steam packet Columbia, Capt. Coffey,
arrived at Charleston on Wednesday morning,
having left New York on Saturday afternoon
last.
The ship Victoria, from Liverpool, bring
ing advices to the 20th May, inclusive, and
the ship Sully, from Havre, sailed on the 15th,
May, had arrived at New York—the Havre
Kith of May packet ship, Francis Depau, was
reported as below, and supposed to have been
detained until the 21st.
The American Indemnity Bill had not yet
! been called up for consideration in the Charn
: ber of Peers, that body being engaged in the
trial of the rioters at Lions and elsewhere.
The Rhode Island Whig Convention, which
was held at Newport on the 24th ult. nominated,
by a unanimous vote, the Hon. Tristram Bur
ges, of Providence, and Henry Y. Cranston,
Esq. of Newport, ns candidates for the 21th
Congress. A resolution wasalso unanimously
adopted, nominating Daniel Webster as a can
didate for President.
The Legislature of Rhode Island commenced
their .summer session (they hold two a year) on
Tuesday, 23d ult. at Newport.
The Washington Globe of Friday says: We
understand that Mr. Livingston’s latest com
munications have been received at the State
Department. We have reason to believe they
have given entire satisfaction to the executive-,
as they will doubtless to the American people
when made public.
The N. Y. Mercantile Advertiser says: “ We
have a letter from Marseilles, dated May 2,.
which says there are a number ot French men
of-war fitting out at Toulon. We are ignoran*
of their destination—though some suppose it
may be the United States, in case no excuse is
made tor General Jackson’s message.”
Mr. Livingston left New York on the 25th
ultimo for Washington City. His return from
Paris, (Says a New York paper of Saturday)
appears to have produced very little excitement
in ihe public mind, at least in this city. We
have not heard that he said much on our affairs
with France ; and probably he thought it pro
per to say but little before he had been to the
seat of Government, and made his formal offi
cial report to the executive. Indeed, we pre
sume his late despatches must have communi
cated all the essential facts of which he was in
possession, and those must have reached Wash
ington some time since.
There had been three white frosts, and ice as
thick as a cent, at Litchfield, Connecticut, be
tween the 20th and 25th June.