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T w SOUTHERN RECORDER. au— —— HV GRANTLAND & OR ME. MILLEIWSevILLE, GEORGIA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 1», J8S7, No. 3, or VOL. VIII, , r^T. 'J',-.. 1 since been Intcrrnpren. It is two years since I accompanied liim to Rochefort, when lie went thither to enter his son as a midshipman, on tire quarter dscjj of a ves sel which ho had himself commanded, and ut whose masthead the grandfather Of thu young man hud, tlurty yours heforr, hoist ed tli« flag ofu vice-admiral, This rogn- »r descent of glory was a good omen, and accordingly our yotpig Leon, as a reward gallant action, hug already fepeiv- od the decoration of the brave. MiuL'inoiselbi do Vilarmoiit had nearly reached her fifteenth year. Educated with the temlereat pare, under the eye ot’ the most nlfectionate of mothers, she \yqs tiready remntketl as the inothd of every pcrfecliun. ft was the first soqsqti that the young Robertine hud appeared in the world ; all eyas were turned upon her, Hid her delighted mother enjoyed, with too much confidence, (why may I not any with t°° liiiitdl pride ?) tlie brilliant Mitc.cesa which her daughter inet w ith ut conceits and fan))*, of which she form ed at once tint principal object and the hief ornament. The birth-duy of Made moiselle de Vi'iirmont had been celehrnt- ed by a brilliant fefa At |he liniise of her maternal grandfather, at which the Imd made the deepest impression by the charms of hpr person,ami tlie proofs which she huil given of the superiority of her ta lents, which her interesting modesty sot otfwith double splendor. Monsieur de Vilarmoiit hud been prevented from ac companying tlie ladies, whom lie Imd, therefore entrusted to my care: and dur ing the whole continuance of the ball, winch encroached far into the morning, I had officiated as gentleman in waiting to he fair Robertine; 1 held Iter fan and her handkerchief, while she danced ; I led her back to her place, nml took particular care to cover her with her slmwl, as soon as tlie country dance was conclude). I ms under the same charm which bad en- h,tilted every one around me. How suddenly and how dreadfully was it to be dispelled! It was two o’clock when the, party broke up—Robertine hud danced in the last get—her mother wishet| that she should tjit down a little while, to cool her self; hut with a shawl, n wrapping cloak lined with fur, and a we]) closed carriage, vvliat danger could possibly he apprehend ed? On our going clown stairs,the coach man was not with his horses; oi, while the servant went in search of him, we hud to wait somo minutes, in a freezing hall, (an inconvenience very general in Paris, and "rom which even her palaces are not ex empt.) At last the carriage drove up, Madame tie Vilarmmit set mo dowq hi home, and the lovely Robertine, in bidding me gootl night, added, that she could not do without me, ami that she returned me ns her escort to nil the balls of the next season. “ If I am alive,” I answered “ but next yenr is a long while, for nit old mail like me, to look forward to.” Gould it he conceived that for her it was Still longer? On calling the next day about one, ut the house of Monsieur de Vilarmoiit, I found the whole family assembled in the chamber of Robertine, who was coufmed to her lied hy a violent pain in her head— her eyes were sparkling, her skin scorch ing, and her breathing difficult. 1 know not vvliat frightful presentiment seized me. The air of security which sat on the faces of tlie whole assembly—even on that of the mother, who was seated ut tlie head of the bed, holding the hand of her daugh ter-—would have surprised me, if I had not seen that it vvuh produced bv their confidence in a young physician, in a Ti tus wig, curled with the utmost core, who assured them (admiring himself it) )ho mirror while ho spoke, and flirting, with tho end of his finger, tho rernifrus of it pinch of snuff, which had fallen .on the frill of hid shirt,) that the quickness was entirely owing to o febrile movement in duccdby 'lie paroxysm of the evening be fore. 1 took my leave, feeling less court tienee ih tlie sounding words of tlie doc tor, tltap in the prudence of the lather, and tilt; youth of tho pniiciii. After quitting this scene, business cal led me for a few days into the euuntry.— On my return home, my porter brought me the letters whigii had arrived foj; me during my absence ; amongst these was one of jargey dimensions than tlie others ; I opened it hastily, and, inscribed on a grey satin paper, bordered with mournful vignettps, representing the attributes of death, I read tlie words, Attend the fu neral of Robertine.” I threw myself juto a carriage, and on arriving at tlie Hotel de Vilarmont, 1 found the fatal draperies of death already hung around. I traversed tlie deserted apart incuts ; I hastened to «lie closet of Monsieur de Vilurmont, which I found him pacing witli lengthen ed strides. Ho gaw me, and threw him self into my arms, without uttering u sin gle word. The silent agony of this strug gle between manly fortitude and over whelming gfiei', repulsed all those estab lished consolation:; of which indifference is always so prodigal.' “ Come,” said he, after a few moments pilence,I have need .of your assistance to force my wife to .quit this jicuse,” What a frightful spectacle o.fl’e.ied itself to my eyes in this unfortunate nether! Never have i seen grief under such nti agonizing appearance. On her (cnees at the donr of her daugh ter’s chamher, vv'h(ch forty? nlone prevept- Vd her from entering. She wept uoi— her blood-shot .eyes were dry, fixe'd and vacant ; “ Rohnrtine, my child,” were .tlie only words which escaped her lips. 1, myself, designedly, responded this Joved mime »u her ear ;’lier tears began to flow again ; her strength foiled; she fainted a- vviiy ; and we took advantage of tips' cruel moment, to carry lor through the garden to tho carriage, into which her husband accompanied her, in order to conduct tip.- to the lion-e of her father. I returned into the parlour, where nil tho friends of the family were assembled in gloomy silence, preparatory n> tlu-ftmeral ceremony. Tlie open window 8 gave us.u view ofifcc great gmo of tho bfcte^ where iU’ flie Recorder is published weekly, on H .nock street, between Wayne and Jctferion, lloee Dollars per annum, payable in advance, l our Dollars, if uot paid before the end of the Adv - .. usual rates. Those sent without a specification , ,l, e number of insertions, will lie published un til ordered out, and charged accordingly. * Sale* of land and negroes, by Administrators, Vic,enters, or Guardians, are required by law, to be held on die first Tuesday iu the mouth, be tween tlie hoars often in the forenoon and three . (tie *ft,. rI »iion, at the court-house of the coun- , v |„ which the property is -itiuite.—Notices of N, HH ie of land must he given in n public gazette sisri days, and negroes, forty days, previous w ' the day of sale. N Jitee of the sale of personal property must He ■ v> ., ,,i like manner, forth days previous to the U*v of sale. Also, notice totin' debtors and ere- ,t,n„ s of nu estate uutri be published for poiuv tliat application will he made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell land, must he puldishecl for ni.'E vWNTHs. 1 All liusiness iu the line of Printing, will meet Pi prompt attention at tin Recommit Office- l i m its (on business) must be post-paid. jjrtract from an unpublished manuscript, entitled Sketches of ihe Seminole Cqm- pain, hy an Officer. h \pril wan now drawing to a close, ami m . luul advanced about mid-way between gl Murk's and Suwuny, Our march con tinued over a flat, monotonous country, intersected ut short intervals by marshes, Greeks, and innumerable defiles, each of -ubich would bare been disputed by a vi gorous foe, yet we passed them unmolest ed : dm enemy no doubt concentrating ),is forces at Suwauy, but resting his de fence chiefly on the barrenness ami na- ■tural obstructions of tlie trackless wihlor- xiess. The streams were fur the most pat t •clear and cool, but very sluggish. Their current was however accelerated where the adjacent country happened to lie of an undulating character, and in such cast s tin; perturbed surface indicated tho rocky 1 Vrt over which it rushed. As yet *ve hud met with none of that grandeur of sceue- ,fy ; those rocks, cataracts, or other gor- igeotts decorations of nature, which irradi ated by the rising or setting sun, and brought into life by the plastic hand ol'u muster, breaks upon us so sweetly iu works of fiction ; in fact ilm ground here travers ed is but w hat painters cull the vanishing point of the greut Ea-iiokail-la-uokuti atvamp. Tim light companies, however, when on advanced duty, ut a distance from tlie 'din of arms, the hoarse word of command, -aii"! the grumbling or merriment of their 'comrades in the main body of the army, could contemplate with melancholy do- light the savage scenery which Hanked tho trail. But meditation of this kind is sel dom tlie soldier’s attribute ; his retrospwe- tion rests on deeds of arms, or garrison fVolicks long gone by, and losing nothing of importance in tlie narration of a vete ran, who thereby stimulates tlie newly ■formed soldier to martial lijnin, or perhaps tills him with envy ; as to the present, lie seldom tenzes himself with tlie spring, or ■tendency of passing events; and in per spective he sees hut tlie luxury of Tight ,<ii)ty, good quarters, and tlie smiling pleni tude of tho sutler’s booth. About 12 o’clock, the usual hour for •halting, one of tlie ‘ spies’ was seen gal loping from the front along tho centro co lumn, nml reined in close to tho com- •iniuiduig General, to whom ho mflile some hasty cotiimunientiou. Officers of tlie •tatf. like rays from tlie solar focus, imme diately darted in every direction ; and in « few minutes Rbont one hundred and fifty of the line (including tlie light companies Etot in advance] together with three hun dred mounted Tennesseans, left the co lumns at double quick time, headed by General Gaines. We soon learned that the movement W as made in consequence of the ‘ spies,’ having lighted on a fresh trail (tlie imprint of icet, &e. on the path) indicating that a numerous body of imli *ns, cattle, &e. hud passed that way since tlie lust dew fell; moreover, we noticed one or two trees which hud lieon blazed, {that is divested of bark to u certain ex tent) on the side that would meet tlie view of persons following in tiie same direction. On the tree thus laid bare were traced se veral hieroglyphics; rougli sketches of horses, of horned cuttle <&c. with nunie- •T.ous perpendicular lines; tho whole in- fimded to apprize their friends of tho nu merical force and description of their par ty, and the route it had taken. There "’ere also some circular marks colored black (l nd ret), to denote the number of Cc&lps lost or taken by them. And here I must remark on the wonder ful sagacity with which the eye of the aubtle son qf the forest, bo lie white or ted, traces tlie movements of a foe, bis numbers, &c. from tho imprint of feet, u lew prostrate blades of grass, broken tw igs, mid other signs which lie is accustomed to regard from infancy, yet which would be passed unnoticed by the undisciplined «)o of the Atlantic borderer and Europe- on. VVe pursued the path which, as usu- ®1| was so iortuous us to conceal objects thut awaited our view at a fetv hundred yards ; suddenly we fell on some of those War or hunting shells used by the indi.ans, formed by a lew upright stakes, a ridge pole, and covered -vitli pine hark. The hum ot voices that vibrated from front to scar suddenly ceused; the preparation Tor uttack was quickly made: hut on ex ploring the.pen,ii u.iiu. c; t'iupe doughty ci tadels, nothing was found save a tuttereii blunket, a lew' bones, uml other remains, the mention of which is “ made better in tlie breach than in tlie observance.” Tlie murch was resumed with so much enger- fless, as scarcely to admit of Jeaving tlie ■^ojumn time to drink ut the ponds which ukirted the way. Tlie day was intensely w urm, and although us light as light bobs could be, having but a few articles of un- dress in tlie knapsack, and less wejght still in the haverpuck, yet, with a musket weighing fourteen pounds, forty-seven pnniils of ammunition, accoutrements, a!J fields of except these for fighting were unwelcome. But the moral influence of discipline on a soldier, is ne ver so apparent as in the cheerfulness with which he undergoes fatigue and pri vation !—lie never enquires alieqt tho mo tive for action ; & turn it as we will, tho mo tive ut all tunes must be so distant, or oh- soure, us to preclude the idea that it can have an immediate influence on him Whilst on this subject,! must he permitted to avow the di sire I have often felt, that those litj.lt! tilings of little capacity, who brawl no loudly about tlie soldier’s ease and idleness j if such, would dare to trust themselves in the rear of an army on ac tive service in an Indian country hut for one day, they would ever after consider a county court speech, a slump oration, or, tlie captivating counter grin and bow to u customer, all “ trifles light as air” com pared to tlie soldier’s daily hardship. Continuing the pursuit, wo met several horses which had been abandoned by tho enemy. The jaded appoiiranco of those unbinds evinced precipitancy of move ment ; whilst the perspiration ami saddle marks on tlie most of them shewed they had been but lately hi use ; iu fact every tiling jpvo promise of successful termina tion oi tlie pursuit. About un hour before sun set we w uded a wide mid rapid creek, with a broken flinty bottom, in no wise welcome to such as wore inocaains. Tlie water was breast high, and cartridge box es, haversacks, Ate. were os usual carried on our heads. Night was approaching; the troops exhausted uml considerably in advance ; a bait was ordered ; and at twilight we were joined hy the main bo dy. The bivouac was sooq marked out, arms piled, fires lighted, when after swal lowing a sorrowful mouthful ofbeefeured without salt, we laid down on tlie green sward to dream of the balmy stew, the sa voury fricassee, the juicy ham, tlie lusci ous roast, witli their appendages of claret, mmleira, &e. In tlie morning we stnod to arms as usuiil two hours before day break; then came reveille to assure us we were awake, or lest we might again full asleep; and the w hole wound up with searching, rum maging, and examining of haversacks to limit up a breakfast, at which even tlie stomach of a monk of La Trappo would revolt. Tlie rising sun saw us pursuing the giant steps of Honor, and 1 will ven ture to say with more voracious appetites for “ vivers and vittlcs” than for tlie flesh of all our enemies in the country. The company to which I belonged, was one S)f those that formed the advance this duy. Signs similar to those remarked yesterday, were visible and fresh. Noth ing remarkable occurred until pear mid day, w hen w.e heard a discharge of Titles by the spies (who were a few hundred yards ahead) followed by somo dropping shots. Uuickouing our step, wo saw a warrior extended on the ground ; another of gigantic stature stood near him, bleed ing profusely from a wound in tlie thigh, and close to tlie latter, stood a wotmm with an infant ill her arms, uml two chil dren holding the skirts of tier blanket.—* Tlie eldest qf the latter was a girl about six years old, whose cilia was cross wise divided by a riflo bull. As Cupt. C with myself advanced towards tlie party, tlie little sufferer nestled iu her mother’s blanket, sobbing piteously, but evidently not irotn pain, as we hud no sooner spoke to her .in a soothing tone, uiid gently pat ted her hand, then she not only ceased to cry, but looked up at us with an expressi on that would have readied the heart of the most hardened, by a channel not to be resisted, lier mother, npd the mail stand ing near, who proved to be her father, preserved a sullen silence. At this junc ture, one of the friendly Indians, attached to the ‘ Spies,’ walked hastily to one of our men who hud u cusc knife in iiis belt, anil obtained the loan of it, without its in tended nso being known to tli.a lender.— The savage warrior darted on his pros trate foe with tut eagle-pounce, pluming one knee on bis breast, and making a quick circular incision in tho scarf of bis lieiul; then applying bis teeth, with tlie rapidity of thought, (iu fuel so quick as to bufllt interference) he tore the reeking sculp front his victim, when jumping up arid waving his bloody trophy, with a loud whoop and demoniac laugh, lie several times repealed Heh ca che, “ It is go,” or “ It ia right.” Meanwhile Iris enemy, .vlioso limbs stiffened in death, lay like the Giuour of Byron, “ his back to earth, his face to Heaven.” JJut to tlie others—a few nion wore detailed to convey them to the commanding general, and ut the first movement, tlie woman was observed to stoop and spit blood, which by signs she gave us to understand, proceeded from a wound in the body. During this time site evinced no symptom of pain, uttered no groan, sited not a tear, moved not a muscle, save when endeavoring to make herself understood, hut awaited her death witli un undaunted mien. The child she bore in her arms was transferred to her husband’d—-her blanket removed—when it was discovered u bull had passed through iter body, entering near the spine, and coming out just below the right breast.— To add to ih.e horror of the catastrophe, site appeared far advanced in that state which gives the object a passport to our kindness—our sympathy—our protection, tt was witli difficulty the was persuaded to allow herself to bo passed to the rear in a blanket ; whence with her husband and the two younger children, together witn some provisions and u safeguard, aim was placed by direction of ihe command* ing general, in ope of the deserted wig wams ! nave heretofore mentioned. 1!>t doom however was sealed; she died with in au hour after wo left her; and on the return march from Suw auy, sumo ten duts after, I stepped from the column Lo look at her corpse. It lay on the verge of a small pond, divested of covering, save u piece of coarse blue cloth arouud Iter loipp—1 shrank from ti.« sight, uml almost dupre- catmi the profession d» r. hi' !> I hud been educated, My ideas on tfi« Wtsipn are after a litpsn of yenre, my flesh ynt creeps at the recollection. The wounded littlo heroine was adopted hv one of our imli- uns j and it created a charm in the breast of all who saw her each day riding behind her foster fatliftr, whoso whole care seem- ;d concentrated in tho comfort of his a clouted child. \Vo learned that tha trucks wehs.il pur* sural during the last two days, were those of a body of Uchee Indiana (hostile,) on their route to join thu Chief McQueen; that tlie main body liud for this purpose turned off to the Southward, uud that the unfortunate straggle)* whose fate I have narrated, having discovered tv Nee Tree, were engaged iu collecting tho honey when discovered by tho ‘Spies.’ The indiuus took to flight, attempting ea gain a close thicket. They wore partially screened by n thick undergrowth, when tile ‘Spies,’ being totally unable to than il l'll ish age or sex, poured in a fatal fire.— Thus no blame could attach itself to those brave fellows, who would consider the most brilliant feats unprofitable, tarnished with olio speck of inhumanity.” [Charleston Courier. From the Ncw-Orleans Mercantile Advertiser. Twentieth of December.—Three ami twen ty yeats will have elapsed, hy noon, this dev, since the royal banners of Sonin, and tlie tri- colored ling of France gave place in this city to the " Stars und Stripes” of tho only republic then on the Continent. Whilst the inhabitants of Louisiana tire in tlie full career of prosperi ty under the change thus effected, it cannot he aiuiss to take a retrospective glance at the goal from which they sprung. At prevent, this no tice will he confined (o New-Oflenns. When the Commissioners of the United States, (Messrs Wilkinson and Claiborne) received the government of the connliy from Mr. Laussat, New-Orleans contained 8,000 souls, und about 1,000 houses. Nono of its numerous suburbs were then traced out, except that of St. Mary, where very few houses could be seqp. In the city, rope walks and grave-yards, nml large gar dens, occupied rpots now covered with hand some buildings. The port of Piew-Orleans con tained few ships, and its trade passed throu stilt fewer hands. Now tlie population of this city cannot be less than fifty thousand souls, and there are nearly six thousand houses, in the town und suburbs.— Our exports during the approaching season will be something like three hundred thousand tales of cotton, one hundred thousand barrels of flour, forfy thousand hlids of sugar, twenty thousand of tobacco, four millions pounds of leijd, anil many ether articles of great Value, and iu lurga quantities This rough calculation will speak as much ns volumes in confirmation of freedom—libei ty, not in name, but in fact—secured to the inhabitant of Louisiana and their descendants, by the com pact fulfilled on tho 30th day of December. With these locollections, and this conviction, we could not pass such n day over in silence ; and we conclude hy expressing a hope that it turn myy annually fuql every Louisianian iu full enjoyment of peace anil prosperity. FROM t.’ltERMITE DE ti CHAUSSF. d’anTIV. THE BURIAL OF A YOUNG LADY. “ Klleeloil dece inonde eu les plus belle clioses Out le pire destin ; El rose, ello a vacu, ce que vivent les roses— L’tspnce d'un matin.” Servius Stilpicins, endeavoring to con sole Cicero for the loss of Iris daughter thus addressed him:—“On my rctiiri from Asia, having left Egina on my way to Megara, my eye re.sted on tho objects which surrounded me. Megara was be hind me ; I’irteus lay on my right, and Co rinth on my left. How many cities, once flourishing, are now laid level with the dust. How, said I to myself, iu tlie mil of these inimetise ruins, can it he conceiv ed, that a man should sutfer himself to lie overcome hy the loss of if child r” These reductions, however just—however philo sopbical—did not console the father of Tallin ; because there are sorrows o which reason has no power, uud tears Which time alone can dry During my career of life, I have fre qtientlv seen my companions fall by my side,—my brothers in items—whose loss 1 have most deeply deplored ; but, in re calling to my mind those ideus of glory, that hereditary fame, which so peculiarly endears tbp memories of heroes “who liav fallen in the field of honor, and reflecting that nothing was loft for nia, hut.an infirm old age, and an obgcurc grave, 1 have fre quently been tempted to envy those whose names are- immortalized by their very deaths. Every day takes from me sotpe old friend— some companion of an age e- qtmlly advanced with myself—I regret them, but without murmuring ; in the words of Montague, “ilteir lamp of life had burnt to the socket;” death is the im mediate consequence of a protracted old age, Rut, when a young girl, just enter ing the portals of life—for whom heaven appears to have in store a long series of happy years, oA whom nature Inis lavish ed all her most precious gifts, am! whom birtli find fortune have surrounded with their most brilliant delusions—w hen n be ing such as this is torn from file embraces of her mother, the (topes of her family, and the expectations.of Jove, there js tins i cruel decree of fake, a kind of subversion of the genera) laws of nature—an assem blage of contradictory cireumstape.es, ideas and expressions, at which tlie senses sick en, and the heart breaks. Such is the e- veut to which I have alluded in the title of this article, ami of which, during this short digression, 1 have not lost sight. Robertine tlo Vilarmont wits tho daugh ter ofu brave naval officer, a companion in arms of the gallant De Suflreen, who hy twenty years of glorious toil, had ac quired an undoubted right to enjoy, in tlie bosom of bis family, un ample patrimonial estute, to whicfi A” A 36 added little or nothing hy his services. He still reckon ed among Ilia imperative duties, that of educating his son For the service of Iris country, and of bringing up itjs daughter to hecuu |tf ’he reword of some young sol dier, who, Ivy liis name, Iris rank, arid his merit, should show himself worthy of such recompense. I bad known M. de Vilarmoiit in the East Indies. Much younger than me, Iris lather hud consign ed him to my cart',as to tint ofu Mentor, ittai.TOHSJbleto’speccU tn writing, ab4. even i and our rduf oris of ifieudsliip have never. ■■ipgiiiiigri".'!i , |iT "l" ' it. ..in w*s tlm cqlfiti, covered with white silver- fringod drapery, and surrounded by twen ty young girls, clothpd ip white, witli their faces covered fly |ot|g veils, but whose Subs Slid prayers were audible even tp our pays. The master of the ceremonies now came to acpquaint ps that all was ready. The liady had been placed on a car, d(a- perietl Ijke |h« coffin, on which were mounted four young girls, who held the corners of the mortuary pall, nqd who handed to their compqiiions the strings of Silver with wliiqh the uotfin was surround? oil. 'flie relations, in a ingmior buried under their cloaks of crapct, followed on foot, find the numerous friends of tho fu- juily, in mourning coaches, prolonged the procession, tyliich vygs closed by the ser vants of (bfi house, clothed In black. Our first stoppage wus fit the Glturch of the Alathurins, where the last olliees of reli- gjon were celebrated; after which wo pro ceeded, in tlie stupe order, t(j the cemete- i v of TVlont Mat tro, where, near the tomb vvliuro sleep the ashes of the l’oet of tho Seasons, 8t. Lambert, the green turf had lioen hollowed, to receive the remains ofti (ihariiiing Jteing, whom heaven appeared to have siiowu to us for a few short mo ments, only to leave nn eternal regret for her loss. Robertine had no name to transmit to posterity—her memory belongs exclusive ly to her disconsolate parents,and for that reason tfiey have been content to engrave on the stone which conceals her forever from their view, the lines of Mulsberhcs, w hich 1 have cited in the commencement of this article. “ Horn in a world, w here flower* of fairest hoc 11 rut huh: away ; Hurvelf a rose, she lived, a* rose* do — But for a day.” LITERARY BARGAIN. When Fielding Imd finished Iris novel of ToiqJoaca, being much distressed, he sold it to an obscure book seller for £ 23, on condition of being paid on a certain given day. In the mean time he showed the manuscript to Thompson, the Poet, who was immediately struck with its great me rit; and advised Fielding by all moans to get free from the bargain, w hich he did without much difficulty, as the book-sel ler was not capable of estimating the va lue of his purchase. ‘ Thompson recom mended the work to Andrew Miller, und the parties met at a tavern over a beef steak and a bottle. Miller began by say ing, “ Mr. Fielding, l ulways determine on ntfairs of this sort at once, anil never change my oiler. ( will not give one fur 'tliiug more than two hundred pounds.”;— “ Two hundred pounds !” orJ«l Flakliug* “ Yus,” says life other, “ and not one far thing more.’’’ ’ Fielding whose surprise rose from joy, and not (jisappoiqtment, shook him by the hand, sealed ihp bar gain, and ordered in two bottles of wine. Miller got a very largo sum by the sale of the book. He at dilierent times during his life, assisted Fielding with £2,SOD, which debt he canceled in Iris will. [London Courier. A Roman Sauce.—Tfie Piedmontese Gazette relatesiilie following discovery re cently made it; excavating the ,ruiitp of Pompeii: “ Turin, Nov. 23—We receive from Naples notice of a discovery lately made n Pompeii, which will he highly agreea ble to all our readers who regard the ^ne- njory of the Romans ; this discovery is ab solutely new. |n tbe recent excavations of a house nenrtho Frtllonica, tliere were found live glass jars perfectly cjosed, u.ud placed in a small wooden box ; these jars being conveyed to the Royal Museum, were,carefully cleared of the earth which covered tlie outside, mid it was found that two of thorn couiuinud a thick and liquid substance in good preservation, which, on accurute examination, proved to be a eon- serat of olives, prepared for thu table of some Pompeiian Gastronome, eighteen centuries ago ; tlioy are still entire, which would appear marvellous if not fabulous, were it not confirmed by nn authentic re port. £n another jar there was .a thick hutcrrtcoous sauce made of the too offish. His Majesty tho King of the two Sicilies, being immediately informed of this unpa ralleled discovery, desired to see it, &. or dered an accurate analysis to he made of it, of which we *haU speuk in pur next mitpber. “ Perhaps the sauce here spoken of is the fntpous Garutti, the delight of the il lustrious Gourmands of ancient Rome ; it is known that this sauce was made of the roe of fish, and therefore hail much rc- sciiffilapco w]th the substance found. “ Nov. 25.—The following is the ac count given of the examination of the suli- ttatice (bund in one ofthe jaisat Pompeii. We think it useless to report the examina tion of the olives, farther than to any, that they ate of the gpeciee still cultivated in ilm'kingdom'by the n&im of Spanish Olivet. p This fuhsuinee is much softer than the olives; it is of a greenish yellow qo- lo.tir, it has a strong rancid stnej), and in the mass’«re small globules resembling the foe of flsh, but which a Strong magni fying glass cannot well dele rfoi fie. This substance 4 on the whole entirely analo gous to that found with the olives; it is composed of the same elements of oleag inous acid, and of tliat undetermined sub stance, in some degree analogous to the p.tveel principle of fixed oils. It should .seem tliat originally it was no other than olive oii containing some sauce (3alsa,) rather vegetable than animal, since tha distillation of it lias nut furnished any compounds of azote. “ NICHOLAS CQVELLI, “ Of the Royal Bourbon Museum, charged with the unaly3is of the substance found at Pompeii.” “ Naples, Nov. 30.” 'We hnvc seen a beautiful specimen of Dimity woven ot Lowell, (Mas*.) being the first manu factured in America, by water b oms, ami sup- poseiltube equal to any importeri'Dimity. " [Art'. Journal. mntw. '1 l ii“ 1 Jr nviifi Nv;\iNUl!<. cket sh(pE(/wiard Bonnaffe, Captf •rived yesterday, after beiiig I& lie coast. She sailed on the N*w-York, Jen. 27. LATEST FROM FRANCE. The packet i'' Funk, arri days on tfle < December, and wc have received Pari* and Havre papers to the I5th, inclusive. ftjbthing appears to have transpired r«» speeting the intentions of the French go vernment in regard to the recent measure# of the British government for 'supporting Portugal. The French Cabinet held long ossiotis daily, and the stocks had fallen a- bout throe per cent. Tho Etoile publish ed the whole details, and Mr. CnnningV| speech, without one word of comment. The letters from Havre slate that no ex citement bad beep produced there by tho intelligence from England, us it was be lieved the proceedings of the British go vernment were adopted with the know ledge and sanction of tbe Frunch cabinet; The Havre market wus hot affected bp. the news. On tho other hand, it is stated, or inti* mated, in the Journal dp Commerce, tha| grpat dissentione exist ip the French Ct- binet tliat ihe party attached to the je- stiiti is thp mqst povyerful and will not coy incide iu the pacific designs of tlie Minis ter. Mr. Villele—und that war will ce#« tninly ensue. The same paper states, that 2000statt)E| of arms for the loyalists who have enter ed Portugal, ware furnished ' from th# French garrisons in Pampeluna, and nut)# the knowledge of the French ^mbasaa^ dor at Madrid. There are no later fidvices from Portu gal tliiiu were received from England.—- The papers contain the particulars of tho capitulation of Bnignnzn to the RoyalistSs who act ip the name of Don Miguel. Don Miguel is said to have issued a dec laration, disavowing explicitly the procla mation made iu liis name by the Royalist# when they entered Portugal. At Buyonnp, Dei'. 9, there was much excitement in the market in coosequenca of a report that Portugal hud declared wa# against Spain. Tlie French Ambassador at Madrid, arrived in Paris. FROM THE LONDON TIMffi, DEC. 7. The point at issue between the poop)# of England and the House of Bourbon ojitweiglm every other at this moment.— It is a question on the settlement of whictf may tfirn tbe existence of cjvil liberty among the nations of the continent, orth# spread of despotism and superstition over its whole surface whether Europe shall receive an accession of hopeful and ani- mating prospects, or be plunged in jnor# frightful depths of humiliation and des pair; and. to fiyiuir the tuilunctnmm lir>ms> to u>t! patriotic feelings of k)iiglishnten, we do not hesitate to affirm, that on the victorious or disastrous result of the quar rel now begun, depends the future position of this gountry in tlip political ivorld— whether she i? to be surrounded by friend ly sympathies, reverential attachments* und neyve and useful alliances, or to be come a marked and .solitary object fop tbe hatred of both hemispheres ; exposed u> the undivided vengeance of European despots, for the sake of her principles, gncl to that of tlie republican's of North Ameri ca, for hey remaining opulence and powey. The simple fact is, that if the free sys tem of Government in Portugal be over- turnqjj, Spain must continue a French province ihore completely than ever sire was under the family compact of tbe last century ; that Portugal must in that case follow tho fate of Spain'; and that the Popish priesthood of Ireland, in spite of thq emancipation of their lay fellow sub jects of the same crcod, will be for ages accessible to the intrigues anti importuni ties of tlie confederated churches of France,-Spain and Portugal, for the over throw of that union of heresy and liberty in the British empire, which forms tho chief barrier against thp re-subjugation of" mankind. Now. if we wanted a proof thafthe Brit ish Government well untlerstandsthe high and critical importance of this subject, we should find it in the treaty by which Ilia Majesty has pledged himself to protect t!m Portuguese dominions from all hostile movements by the Bourbons on eithef side of the Pyrennees, and in tbe dnrlkra- tion of our Foreign Minister jto Purlin- . tnent, that the King stands bound to act. upon such a treaty. We presume that HO* mail iu liis senses will deny the actual oc currence of the caput faderit, thus fore seen and provided for. It wnsnn outrage against thopovercigitr- ty of thu Queen of Portugal that the de-. sorters from her standard should he not only received and sheltered, but encou raged, and embodied, and equipped, ancy supplied with military necessaries by tho Spanish Government. To crown all, ik was a direct and daring attack upon tho • kingdom of Portugal by Ferdinand, whe# the troops thus organized within liis ter ritories,proceeded openly, and unrestrain ed, to march across the frontier and com mence a rebellion against their lawful So vereign. ■ ’ 'That tbe casus foederis has arisen there from. we assume to be unquestionable— and it is not too mueh to add, that (he du ties which it imposes on Great frritaHi are- ns clear in point of fact, es to a Statesman, tier lin;; of policy would be maVrifest, weeds it not even marked out by treaty. * Mr. Canning stated, and with justice* that the titnely presence pf a British squad? ron in the Tagus might |*a the best pre servative of |ieace, by deterreng France ami Spain from ihe execution of their schemes against oiir ally. The amount of forcu which wariallQjted to this cjuty of prevention had been fixed, no ijuufrt upofr a calculation of the degrtp Of inyetei acy against Portuguese freedom, and of ra^h* ness in indulging that inveteracy, which' was supposed to stimulate the Coottstij the Tuileriesand of Madrid. Tho print-i‘v jfie of the attnatpeutlaeto^; thui iu r.b ersp