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It was desirable that Congress rfbnuld re- ing, & it had involved the nation in aa ex-
|ieme of three millions of dollars a year as,
much at the whole public debt was at one
late the tusnucr in which they should be period. That act, however, heavily aa it
brought into the mariret, anil could count pressed on the Treasury, Was the more
I'tum the Hanlon PatlatUum,
BEAMAN’S HYMN.
lord of the .Yrrt—thy potent nway
Old Occ»n** wifdent wave* olievi
The pale that v iiintlct throliph the ahromU,
The alorm that drive* the friplited cloud*—
If hut thy whimper order peace,
How aomi their nulc commotions cchsc!
I/,rH of (lit Sr a f—the silent hour,
Ami deep, dull calm, confes. thy ooweVi
The Sun, that pourahia welcome light,
The Moon, that mukeathc dark scene bright,
The guilding Star, the fav’ring Wind,
l)i«pla\ a good, u sov’reign minu.
lord of the Seal—the seaman keep
From all the Ungers of the deep!
When high the white capp’d billows rile,
When tempests soar along ihc skies,
When foes nMthoals awaken I't.ar—■
0! in thy mercy be thou near!
lord of thr Seal—when safe from harm,
The sailor rests, in dumber* warm,
May dream* of iioma his spirit cheer—
Dream*, that shall never false appear;
May thoughts of friends, of peace, and Thee,
11 is solid consolation he!
JLord of thr .Yen/—A sea is life,
(M care, of sorrow, woe and strife!
With watchful pains we steer along,
To keep the right path, shun the wrong;
‘find grant, that after every roam,
We gain an cvnluitinif homef
From a London paper.
BBAVTY'H (iHAVE.
Tread Wlftly, stranger! this is ground
Which iv, nidi- footau-p. should impress,
With tender pity muc around,
Let undue**. nil thy soul pifsMeasi
Term! softly hist you crush the Hotvers
That over this turf m e taught tolu uvc,
TraoHphmlcd from their native bowers,
I To sited their sweets o’er llesuly’s grave!
range
Mark welt this fresh and verdant sod,
And e’er you from the scene depart,
O let your soul commune with Gout
Tims fade the fragile buds of earth,
Thus fade the ninety and the brave.
Come here, ye thoughtless Sons of Mirth,
And pause a while o’er Beauty's grave!
Sweet wither'd reset may thv pale doom,
Call tears into the virgin’s cyet
O may the pvnapect oftnis tonib,
Itcmind her all that live must die.
And Warn her in the ways of youth.
To think of Him who being gave;
And hid her srek Hie trays of truth,
Like liar who sleeps in Beauty's grave!
with more certainty upon the produce of
the revenue IViiui that source. It was
particularly desirable tu avoid the com
petition of large landholders, whether cor
porations nr individual,. This bill pro
poses a grant of a township, with certain
privileges of selection and location, It
might he fairly eatiinated, considering
those privileges, as worth about one hun
dred thousand dollars. The object, no
doubt, of the New York institution, was,
to bring it into market; and it would con
sequently tend to supply the demand for
lultlic land to the amount of the grant.—
t would abstract so much from the public
revenue; and ought therefore to be ron-
sidered, as in effect it was,, a grant of so
much money. And he hoped, if the hono
rable gentleman pressed the passage of
the bill, that he would mnve an amend
ment, tu substitute money for land. Mr.
C. really thought that it was high time
that we should begin tn husband the pub
lic resources. With at. empty e,chequer,
we ought to review the causes which have
led to it, and examine if there had been
no extravagant prolusion nn the part of the
Government, lie thought the House wa,
imperiously called upon to pause, lie re
peated the expression uf sincere regret
which lie felt in interposing sny objection
tn the bill; but he must move to strike out
the first section of it.
.Mr. Holmes, ofMass. snid, that, when
humanity called, it was n c redit to the
House to listen; licit his object now was tu
enquire what wos his duty. At the Inst
Congress, either from gratitude tar being
sent here, ami from joy ot having got
well nut of a war, or from some oilier im
pulse, we made a grant to the surviving
soldier* of the revolution; like sailors fiom
a long voyage, juat paid off, who give mo
ney to everj one they meet—with thisdif
fer'enccs they give their own money—we,
the money uf the people, lie, likeothers,
had been led away, and gave his rote to
the it lief of the revolutionary soldiers.—
He liad, however, voted against the grant
to iff Hartford Asylum,, because, he saw
it would lead tu other applications for si
milar grants. This was one of them. It
would!lie better, he thought, to attend to
replenishing the Treasury than to vote
away the public funds on every object that
asks them. If we goon this way,said Mr.
II.—if we are n t deaf to calls like this,
our constituents will be struck dumb at
such conduct.
Anil deaf, 1 hope to all our apologies
fur it, said Mr. Randolph, who rose for
CONUJIKSSIONAL.
Sk etch of proceedings on the hill granting
a donation of one Township (iC, square
miles) of the I’uttic. Ijmd to the Asylum
fur the II,nf twd llumb at New Voile.
States, to make e grant for the purposes( ked is many of Sedeno'a legion; but they
contained in this bill, I regret, said Mr.l consist of some without hoots, shoes, or
M. that, under that clause of the con- any body covering except their blankets,
atitution upon which he has just Opramen- j which is the necessary appendage to the
Ustifiable on account of the important
services and the suffering* of the objects
of it. Should the present grant be made
to the New York asylum, it must be given
tn charitable institutions in other states,
[f all the states received equally, it would
diminish the proportion nf all alike, in the
public lends, ami it would be no peculiar
benefit to either; the house mast therefore
act uselessly. Mr. II. said feeling and
sympathy were bad guides in public cun-
duct: when any thing was asked in the
name nf justice, there were rules by which
to decide correctly and uniformly, but,
when they legislated on the score ol char
ity, they would act according to impulse;
une Congress would be guided by feeling,
and another perhaps by precedent, &c.—
This was a dangerous mode of proceeding!
Rut this grant was advocated in the name
of knowledge, which is the basis of liberty.
If for the promotion of knowledge, Mr.
II. said, whv did New York apply to this
house—whv nut rely on her own resources?
Virginia, with less resources thnn Nuyv
York, had established a system of public
education, for which she might with as
much propriety ask of this house a similar
donation of public land. Mr. B. said he
telt, as a man, for the unhappy class nf be
ings who were the objects nf the bill; he
would drop tears for their affliction; hut
he could not give his support to this bill;
it would be inconsistent ’with his ideas of
public doty—he could not give to one
what lie could nut to all—it would not be
right to do so.
Mr. .Meigs again rose, lie had flatter
ed himself, he said, it would lie utterly
ted—" That Congress shall have power to
make all laws necesnary for the purpose
of carrying into execution,” Ike. we real
ly have no authority to establish St main
tain systems of instruction. I have seen
that the learned judges of the Supreme
Court of this land have maintained the
general uniform. They all wear trowsers,
or something in the shape of breeches nr
loose drawers, and their arms are similar
to the other corps of cavalry. Many of
the Pae7.‘s men are clothed in the spoils
taken from the enemy; and thus are seeu
men in helmets bound with brass and pla*
conatitutional existence of a bank; audited metal; large sabres dtith silver lults;
that Hortensius, by most able and con-j saddles and bridles ornamented with sil-
clusive reasoning, although in a different
line nf direction, has arrived at the same
happy conclusion; and I must express my
regret and astonishment togther that this
famous clause of (he constitution has the
magical strength to bear so vast a bank,
and is yet too feeble to raise a common
school.
I have wished that it might be consider
ed necessary and proper to spread instruc
tion, and diffuse far and wide knowledge,
without which nor constitution itself, and
still less our statutes, could not long be
maintained. I feci, said Mr. M. that,
under the powerful opposition of such gen
tlemen as the Speaker of this House,
whose talents alone are sufficient, if ex
erted, in destroy mightier matters than this
poor little bill; of the gentleman from
Virginia, (Mr. Randolph,) whose genius
and experience; are always ready to be
poured out by ilia eloquence; auu of the
other gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Bar
bour,) whose abilities also arc competent
to greater things—this bill will fail of its
passage. If this must be its fate. I at
least shall have the satisfaction to record
my vote, among the first which I give in
this house, for a grant nf a few arres of
our immense public estate for the noble
purpose of instruction- And I shall at
unnecessary for him to trouble the coin- least not he alarmed at the idea ot exliaus
mittee again upon this occasion. But,
when he found that this hill had had the
misfortune to call forth the hostility of
such able ami eloquent gentlemen as the
Speaker of this house and the gentlemen
from Virginia, it became his duty, feeble
as he was, to speak for those whose mouths
God hull shut. Would to Heaven, said
Mr. M. that this necessity did not, exist!
Would to Heaven, that each of the silent
innocents whose cause I am thus called on
tn advocate, was able to speak in the fine
and commanding tones of the honorable
Speaker! Sir, said Mr. M. I have no in
tention to appeal to the humanity of this
committee: I mean to move them, if I
can, by far different considerations.
Knowledge, is power; and 1 call upon this
government to alford, for purposes of in
the purpose ot extending a remark of Mr.
Holmes; and would take the liberty to in
sinuate tn Mr. Meigs, that it was very ea
sy to be wise and generous at other oeo-
ple's expense. In reference to the afflict- j tn
ting our resources upon the Deaf and
Dumb; for, thank God! the number is
small, perhaps not exceeding one thou
sand in the whole United States, I was
pleased to hear the gentleman from Vir
giniii last up, (Mr. Barbour.) declare the
wise muuificence of his native state in
endowments for liternry purposes; for he
has enabled me to enjoy the proud satis
faction of stating to this committee the
fact, that the state of New-Yorklias like
wise been nobly munificent to learning!
that she has appropriated to that end
more than two millions of dollars; that
eleven hundred thousand dollars of this
sum constitute the fund for the support
of common schools; and that, las t year,
more than twohumlred thousand children
received the benfit of this admirable fund
ver tips and buckles. I actually saw one
horseman whose stirrups were made of the
same precious metal. Many anecdotes
are told relative to Paez, and vouches tor
as being authentic. Indeed several nf our
countrymen were wjfnesses to his exploits,
Though almost a general of his uwn au* /
thority, yet he is too powerful for even
Bolivar to dispute his rank, which he has
therefore fully acknowledged. Pnez is
self-taught, and sprung up all of a Sud
den, from nothing, during the revolution,
before which he .was hardly heard of.—
When it broke nut, he was soon found at
the head nf a numerous body, avowedly
for the purpose of aiding the cause of the
republic. Hie, courage, intrepidity, re
peated successes, and the numbers'of his
followers speedily gained him a name.—
The quickness of his movements, the ra*
polity with which he pursued the Hying
enemy, the personal conflicts in which he
hud Seen engaged, and the composts lie
had made, both collectively and individu
ally, rendered him the admiration of hia j
adherents, and the dread of the enemies, <
into whom his very name struck terror aa
they advanced to the plains and savannah)
to encounter him. His followers, too,
were all so many Paezes, looking up to
their general as a superior being, to wliuse
mandate upwards of four thousand brave
men paid implicit obedience. On the pa
rade, or in the field, Pnez was their gene-
1 and supreme. In the hours of rest
struction in all that constitutes knowledge ; Glorious rivalry, said Mr. M. in which
to a most interesting portion of the com-1 even those who are last anil least must re
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munity some small pittance nf those vast juice in the success nf the other members
resources which heretofore have been con- j of Hie confederacy!
spcrateil (if I may so express myself) to I Mr. Clay, rose again to remark, that
the naval, military, and domestic expence; the whole of the deaf and dumb in the U.
the destroying arts of war, and the | Stales, at least all those incompetent to
from the fatigues ofa longand rapid march
or from conquest over the adversary, and
the retaliation rigidly executed, PaeZ
would be seen dancing with his people, in
the ring formed for that purpose, smoking
with them, drinking from the same cup,
and lighting the fresh segar from the one
in t!ie mouth of his brother soldier.
General Paez is uncommonly active.—
lie will, for amusement, as he did before
some English officers, single out a wild
bull from the herd of cattle, and ride him ’
down; pass his lance through, and thus
slav him; nr gallop up to the animal’s rear
and grasping the tail firmly in his hand,
twist it so suddenly and so strongly as
to throw the beast on his side, when, if
some of his followers do not come up ot
the moment to pierce him, he will, by
cut of his sabre, ham string and leave
cil beings for whose benefit this hill was 1 maintenance nf civil splendor. Anil I now support themselves at an asylum by their
urged, Mr. R. said he should be sorry if; hope tlmt the .Speaker, whose talents have i own estate^ might be educated at the
any gentleman had the misfortune tn pns-! done his country much service in one war, Connecticut asylum, now in successful
seas the same experience as himself. If in its conduct, and still mure eminently ; operation. He therefore did not think
there was any thing which he understood, | in the happy peace, in concluding which ' — ' r ” - * 1
it was this. But he asked if this case the Imil the far greater glory to be instru-
additional asylum for the deaf and dumb
necessary; but even supposing that ami
ther institution were necessary for the
HOUSE OF RKPKESF.NTATIVES.
January 7.
The II nil sc being in committee of the
whole, Mr. Taylor in the chair, nnd the
bill having been read:
Mr. -Ifpigs, of New York, said, it was
doubtless proper that lie, as the chairman
-of the committee who reported this bill,
slmqld give some account nf the reason's
for that report. The stale of New York,
ill the year IHIB, incorporated the insti
tution, at the request uf several benevo
lent gentlemen, and among them the
leurnvil null amiable l)r. Mitchill, The
institution immediately commenced its
labors, and had continued to exert itself,
with slender means, in the very interest
ing cause of the Deaf ami Dumb. It now
had under its protection more than fifty
children, the greater part of whom hail
made surprising progress)in the acquisi
tion of information. But wlmt is still
mute remarkable, xaitl Mr. M. by the hap
py exertion of benevolent skill, many of
these unfortunates have been taught to
speak, and, very latterly, as I am inform-
vil by Dr. MUciiitl, they have been made
to hear. So great has hern the success uf
the kind and intelligent directors nf the
dost ami dumb, that l am perhaps justifi
ed ill saying that it promises to becortie
au institution for curing the deaf and
dumb. The present application to the
government would not he made on the
plea of charity. It is, perhaps, not a pro
vince of this government to give alms.—
But it is made on the ground that this na
tion regards knowledge as the basis of its
strength. 1 will call the attention of the
-committee, said Mr. M. to the case of the
asylum at Hartford, which received last
year from the national munificence a grant
precisely similar to the one contained in
the present bill. I feel satisfied that no
thing is required more from me than this
brief statement which 1 have made, to in
duce the committee to make this appro
fil iation of u small portion of our immense
lauded estate for so good ami humane
purposes.
Mr. Clay, (Speaker,) said he regretted,
exceedingly, that he felt himself obliged
tu object to a hill which Was recommended
to the consideration of the House by the
worthy gentleman from New York (Mr.
Meigs) and especially as it was u bill with
such a benevolent object. W aving the
question, whether, alter the liberal endow
ment by Congress ut the Connecticut Asy
lum, live Wants of society required (which
he duubtrd) another institution fur the
deaf (ml dumb; he must think that, if we
made any grant, it would be betlerto
make it directly in money rattier Chan land.
ame within " constitution. The com-! mental; and that the honorable gentle
millers had been told of armies, and the man from Virginia, (Mr. Barbour,) win
expence lavished on the pomp and dir-1 with (he Speaker, may have recorded an-it should he fixed at New-York, which
■ ■“— r " 1 at the! hundred votes lor warlike purposes, will was not more than one hundred miles from
to 1 now, for once at least, record their votes j the asylum at Hartloeil: ami least of all
cmnstnni'cs of war. On tonkin
constitution, he found power given
raise anil support armies, but iliscnvureil for nn appropriation in aid of the propa
nothing about supporting the deaf nml gallon of knowledge. Mr. Mr. said, that
dumb. Mr. II. asked the friends of this when lie east his eyes upon the architect-
bill to shew him the authority for it, from oral splendour by which he was surrounil-
the states—point it out in the deed of gift ed; when he saw that even a thing to hold
from the people. Was it necessary— not, caudles hail cost this nation treasure c-
accordiug to the old fashioned meaning of, nmigh to give, perhaps, one whole year’s
that word—but, according to the modern ' tuition to the ituloi tonatc persons' who
acceptation, was it necessary tn carry in- were the objects of this bill, when he re-
to effect any other power? They had just marked the beautiful, but expensive mar-
as much right to make the office of Presi- ble figure of history, just erected in this
dent hereditary; to pass a septennial act I hall, he could not refrain from hoping that
lor the meeting ol Congress; or do any
other unauthorised act, as to make this
grant, if not found in the constitution.—
As to being ashamed tu refuse this grant,
alter passing others which Mr. Meigs bail
referred to, let the galled jade wince, Mr.
R. said his withers were unwrung—he hail
nothing to do w ith it. But, because the
House had been betrayed into one net
which the constitution did not justify,
were they, for that cause, tn go on in the
same course? was it any reason why they
should not attempt reform, or look at (lie
constitution for authority on any other
occasion? Mr. R. repented that this was
government of delegated pow ers and of
limited authority; and it was thebnundrn
duty nf every member to enquire if there
was any authority for this grant, either
expressly, or as necessary to carry other
powers into,execution, fStc. If there was
not, it would be just as proper for a jury
to give a verdict contrary to the evidence,
ns to vote for this bill without authority
train the constitution.
Mr. flnrbonr,,iif Virginia,expressed his
satisfaction that the motion had been made
bv the Speaker, He felt certainly no hos
tility towards an institution which’ must, i.
its nature, excite the sensibility of every
man. But was that to induce the house
to vote this grant? The public domain, Mr
B. urged, was a public fund, intended tu
relieve the burthen of taxation on the peo
ple. He adverted to the probability that
the government would have to borrow mo
ney this year; pass this hill & it would pre
sent the spectacle of a govt, borrowing
with one hand & giving away with the oth
er. By granting the public" lands to the
institutions ufuue state, Mr B. maintained
that it operated au injustice on the other
states, inasmuch as it diminished their
proportions in the public lands, which be
touted equally to all. It was time to make
a pause, a solemn pause, in voting away
these gratuities. He referred to the ini
mense expenditure which had become ne
ceasary by yielding to feeling, & passing
Hie act fortlie relief uf the revolutionary
soldiers, tl)(t act was the offspring of feel
she would not, among her first acts, Imve
to record that this nation rejected
the silent prayer of the deaf and dumb
fora few acres ufonr boundless territories,
to enable them to know;, while she votes
the lavishments of millions for devasta
ting war aad domestic pomp. I,et it be
now determined, said Mr. M. that it is
the opinion of this honorable body that
knowledge is power, and that for such an
end as its universal diffiislmi, there is no
expense which could be deemed profusion.
I wish, with profound sincerity, tlint, in
stead of one or two statesmen, eloquent
and able, like the .Speaker and the Imn-
urahle gentleman trmn Virginia, (Mr.
Randolph,) there were one hundred tlnm-
antl: and, instead of a handful of philo
sophers, holding all science within a small
anil mysterious bound, an hundred thou
sand of these, too, in out free land.
Mr. M. said he had declared that he
would not make any appeal to the humane
feelings of the committee; but he had a
right to say that, although France had rea-
led many a triumph by battle upon the
and, &’Kngland many upon the sea, yet
it might he possible their benevolent in-
tituiiuns would outlast, in the’memory &
affection of mankind, every military or na-
al glory which they had gained; for who
was ignorant of, who was there that did not
admire, the mild benevolence of the Pa
is institution for the teaching ami protect
ing the deaf anil dumb? Society every
where adopted them as its children; they
where pitied, and ought, if they dill not, to
find in every power their friend and guar
dian. Sir, said Mr. M. if I wished tn
make an attempt upon the feelings of this
house, instead of lifting my voice, l would
bring here in front of the Speaker’s seat
the sixty children, and I should be then
sure tlmt, without voices, their intelligent
features, their sparkling eyes, and their
amiable demeanor, would command, ir
resistibly, the hardest heart in this house
to lean to their cause.
But, said Mr. M. Mr. Randolph has dis
covered that, in truth, we have no pow
er, under the constitution of these United
would itbe proper to locate it in a plare so
expensive as New-York? If anotherineti
tutlon was to he encouraged, let it go, M
C. said, into the interior, amongst a class
to which the gentleman from Pennsylvn
nia [Mr. Forrest, a member of the society
of Friends'] belungs, whose frugal, regu
lar, and industrious Imbits, and simpli
city ot character, suited them to the man
agement of such things; but not, lie. re
pealed, establish it in a large city remar
kakle for its expensive anil luxurious hab
its, Ac. These reasons, Mr. C. thought
might fairly be adduced in addition to the
others which had been justly urged against
the hill; and he mnst still hope, notwith
standing the eloquent manner in which
the hill had been supported by the gen
tleman from New-York, (Mr. Meigs
that his own motion would prevail, and
the first section.be stricken out.
The committee of the w hole agreed to
strike out the first section; which decision
the House affirmed by a large majority;
and of course the bill was rejected.
puts
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From Narrative.
GENERAL ROLIVAH.
General Bolivar is a mean looking per
son, seemingly (though but thirty-eight)
about fifty years of age. He is about five
feel six inches in height; thin, sallow com
plexion, lengthened visage, marked with
every symptom of anxiety, care, and, I
could almost add,despondency. He seem
ed also to have undergone groat fatigue.
His dark, and, according to report, bril
liant eyes, were now dull and heavy al
though I could give them credit for pos
sessing more fire and animation when Ids
frame was less harassed. Illark hair, loose
ly tied behind with a piece of riband, large
mustuchius, black handkerchief round Ids
neck, blue great coat, and blue trnwscrs,
boots and spurs, completed his costume.—
In mv eves he might have passed for any
thing but the thing he really was. Across
the chamber was suspended one of the
Spanish hammocks, un which he occasion
ally sat, lolled, and swang, Whilst conver
sing, and seldom remained in the same
position for minutes together. Alter an
interview of nearly an hour, I left the
apartment, and his excellency did me the
honour ot attending me to the hall dour,
and bidding me adieu.
GENERAL PAEZ.
Paez’s cavalry are much superior in
point ufdress, appearance, and good con
dition nf their horses; yet l do not wish to
linn, until the arrival of his people
the finishing stroke to life, anil the lie
prepared for cooking.
At the actiun of Oritz, in April, 18th,
Paez, with his cavalry, were engaged, and
had made several successful charge)
against the enemy, who, though inferior
in numbers, was far superior to Bolivar in
discipline and generalship; but the gen
eral-in-chief had so puzzled matters, and
so confounded the line, that the infantry
were beaten, ami nearly destroyed, before
Bolivar could collect himself, which ex|
torteil some sharp rebuke from Paez to
the chief in person.
Paez covered the retreat, nt Bolivar’s
request, and one or two charges secured
the remnant of the infantry from annihi
lation. After the last of these charges,
which he led himself, he retired on one
side, anil having dismounted, was seized
with a fit, (something ol the hysterical
kind,) and lay un the ground foaming at
the mouth. Colonel English, who related
the circumstance to me, was present. He
went up to I’aez, though some of hiss peo
ple warned him by no means to disturb
the general: ’he will soon he Well,’ said
they, ‘lie is often so, and lin e of us ilaro
to touch him until perfectly recovered.’—
Col. English, however, approached, aqd
having sprinkled some water in hia face,
ami forced a little down his throat, he
speedily recovered; ami coming to his re
collection, thanked him cordially, saying
he was a little overcome by the day’s fa
tigue, having with his own lance and w ith
Itis own arm killed thirty-nine of the en
emy, ami been taken ill wliil-t running
the" fortieth thro’ the body. The bloody
lance lay by his side, and he presented it
to Col. English, as a memento of his
friendship and affliction. Paez soon re
covered, and when Col. English departed,
he presented him with three very fine
horses from his own stud,
I shall trespass nn my reader’s atten
tion a few minutes more, whilst I re'ato
another anecdote of this man: Since
the refusal of General Murillo to give
quarter, he has never been known tu spare
the life of a’prisoner. Yet, at the battle,
of CaUhozi, having been successful in
one or two charges, by which he forced
the royalists to retreat, he was in Dm
height of good humor, and a n officer who
hud been taken by hi* men was brought
to him—he was mounted.. The General
asked him a few questions, ami then di
rected his man of business to do his duty.
The. Spanish officer begged hard for life.
"Well, (says Paez) ride to yonder tree,.’
pointing to one some distance off, “ami
when you get there, escape as fast as you
can, and take care I do Outcome up with
i you.” The officer obeyed, and when he
airived at the tree, casting one glance
behind him, commenced hia race. Pnez
pursued, and soon overtook him, and wos
in the act of putting his lance through his
body. The royalist, with some presence
of mind, said. "General Pnez is too noble
to take advantage. My horse was tired,
and could not gallop; but if you, general,
will give me your horse, anil the same li-
be understood that they are uniformly j bertjq 1 think I could save mv life.' —
clothed. There are none of them ao na-j "Done,” answered Paez,and immediately