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Thru’ tfu’f.ars J, r annum, i
Vot.o-.MK XIII. J
CANDIDATES.
Tin. folbwitig gentlemen are can
d. lutes to represent Wilkes county , at
the next sci lion rf the Legist at at ..
For Senate.
Ma i Ti:i:v. Tai.bot, Iftq.
PITT Milner, Esq.
For the House of representatives.
Col. Joiinsok Wf.li.born,
Thomas Tai.bot, Esq.
Col. M/.f;!-:r Henderson,
Maj. Benjamin Porii.r,
('apt. Abraham Simons
Capt. David I*. Hilliioisi:. j
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DESULTORY.
‘I lie rale of info ranee from Eng-*
land to the Wed Indies for veilcft
failing under convoy, is laid to be
.'5 and a half per cent.
The Montreal Herald of July Ml
announces the laic arrival at ()ue
bee of the fleet from Malta, having
on board Ivleuron’s reg’t. upward:
of 11 Oi) lh ong. 1 his corps is prin
cipally composed of Germans and
invifs.
h fan future. —An exfenfi.
•vooien tnanufaclury will soon be
::i ope. rath :i a! Burlington, N. J.
Merino wool Is p.trr.hafed at 2 dc l
ars per pound.
A cotton spinning and weaving
manefadory, on a large fi ale, is
cow conitructing on the canal at
Richmond. The building in every
part is to be fireproof. The* con
flagration of one room will not haz
ard the deftroption of any other.
Mr. Charles Whitlock, is erect
ing a (hottower at Richmond, 15f>
L et high.
A citizen reading in the proceed
ings rt Congicft the following par
agraph :
“ Ihe members present were
then qualified* and to< k their feats,”
remarked that he was right glad
tiny qualified the member:; at Wall;-
tngton, for he was furc the tuem
her from his diltrid flood valid) in
need of it. [Raleigh Star.
Cbillicotljs , (Ohio J August 17.
Honor to tie Brave/ —We are
informed that a few Patriotic Ladies
cA this town have gcneroufly con
tributed to purchase an elegant
iWORD, with a view of prelent
:ng it together with a luitable aJ-
Ircls, to the gallant Croghan, as
a testimony of the high fe.ufe which
they entertain of his lervices in the
•..te glorious defence of Fort Stc
tdicnfon. This tribute to valor is
honorable to the character of the
fair patriots as it muff be grateful
to the feelings of the gallant ofiicer
’ j whom i* is ad.drefl’ed; and will,
•undoubtedly flinuilate him, as well
.5 his competitors, in the held of
Honor, to redouble their efforts in
•he for vice of their country, in ;r-
Icr to merit the future approbation
and ti eir fair countrywomen.
Y/c cannot he!p calling the at
’ ritior. of our reader:, to tiic- noble
ondutft. of Croghan and Ids brave
liiociate: at canduflcy, after rcpul
; ‘.he enemy, s p . dettiled Ulow. 1
M ON I TOR.
rURUSHEI) (wi:eki. >) HY I.)AV r ID P. HILLHOUSE.
WASHINGTON, (Geo.)—SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 181. T.
The enemy had fought their lives,
had opt dy menaced their extermi
nation, had declared that he* would
give no quarter 11c was repulfcd
lie was vanquifiied by a handful of
men. He left the ditch full of his
wounded, and retreated with preci
pitation, leaving his Indian allies
featured at a iliftance round the
fort, to revenge the loft of their
comrades by chance (hots from the
deadly rifle. Regard left of the
danger from this fire, ou; brave f;I
----diers employed th< rnfelv; utter
having been on duty for thirty !sc
ceflive hours, in letting down water
in buckets to the v 0.1 tide* 1 • f the
enemy in the ditch, whi*m the daik
neli. of the night and tin. uncertain
ty of the retreat of the enemy pre
vented them from relieving in any
ether way. What an imerc-llii.g
lubjetfl for the painter and :hr poet
What a beautiful picture of.
rofity and humanity does not thi ->
exhibit ! Such, a feen*’ in oth* i na
tions would of itlelf immurtali/.-
the actor: in it. But licrc, it is in
ly regarded : s a trait marking the
conduct of American citizen (oldie
ry, wherever if rha raft; i has been
Dsiiiy developed, I, fiiot.c forth
vith r ‘*<: iliar ! lflre.
4
Tati nat In!hi •/ star.
U’kH'.Ng oi or.u ;• n India.
Fmu Kl’.'idly Ctrail.!/ lit.rs.rd
alive t. the Missions is. India
The number for July contains a
report or 70 Women 1 u.ied alive on
the funeral pile of their dcceafed
husband:, in May and June lull,
leaving 184 Orphans. I'he places
where the burning occymi, are
situated “on both (ides of Calcut
ta, from Cafiimhazer t<. the mouth
of the lloogly.” Ihe fume num
ber of burning', on an yvarage, is
laid to take place ewiy two months
in the y ear, except about the con
einfjt.il of the rains, when the mor
tality among the natives is general
ly gieatoll, and the burnings iu
creale in proportion. One of the
dcceafed lira mins had mairied 25
women, 13 of whom dieJ during
his life time; the remaining 12 per
iflicd with him on the funeral pile,
leaving 30 children to deplore the
fatal effects of this horrid sytte/n.**
Some year, ago,:. Koofena lirah
ir.un, of considerable property, di
ed at Soort-(!hura, three unit. rail
of Serarnporc. lie had married
more than 40 women, ail of whom
died before him, t.vcf pting i H ; on
this occasion, a fire extending JO or
12 yards in length, was prepared
into which the remaining 1 H threw
liiemfetvcs, leaving in- , c than >
children, many of whom are !i :1
living.
Among the dif.irgi.LTiM pub”:,
charaflters who followed the iicarie
of the fallen heroes, Laukinci.
and Et ni.ovc, were the Yice-Preii
dc-nt al the United St at , Major-
Gciura! il. Dearborn, Brigadier-
General T. If. Cufhing,and a long
train of military officers in uniform.
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< rnor Strcr.g rmr anv of his coun
cil, in the proceflioa.
Boston Patriot.
Judge Story, in his libeial and
atledionate eulogy, never uttered a
word by which it could he known
to what parly he belonged. The
more liberal, ration. I, and honora
ble clals of federaliib, mixed their
Lghs and tears with Ac republicans
on this mournful occasion ; while
the cold-bloody sr.d bitter anglo
Boflotii.it , :rpi* :d and trembled
:.t the chrillian like fympatHy, and
! U-ycd away. Ilrid.
The federal papers of tl.io town,
I wvrr tioce u was known that Capt.
(..i.Avninlhield v,as about to j:ro
i ce* 1 f * the bodies of Lawrence and
LudEvr, were mod intolerably in
/ i -i.d vile almfe against him
■ foj this generous :d. On Mon
g:a they *xhorted both parties to
mi in paying the tribute of refptft
to the remains of our gallant coun
trymen, and iilhed w hetl.er we can
n t, on this occasion, b , “ all fed
ir • .lists % all republicans P’ and yet
the Daily Advertiser, a few days
I fore, atked v. hat l.onrr could be
paid tr a mar v - “ Crownin
fhkld is el es -• . *.(T, and a Story
</1 f ‘riot 4
| y . 4
! The b. t• ■’..id tli- hypoenfy
! of the Be! 1 . bv.fi-in beggars all
•ji fenptjon. I'he feu* ral.’lts of the
south deff. ‘: tuchfcdcralirut, ;.ud
disclaim ah communion with them.
Multiplied indances prove that
there never did cxift a (action with
!ef Imnor, or left principle, and
with more mean malignity, than the
one here, who cal! thenilelves the
Laden rs federalism. Ibid.
A ing Ft euiusc bcri- • i! . / ‘ bid atari**
It is dated in a late Indiana pa
per, that the Ihitilh have crowned
TeCUmlcll i\ IN il O! am. a itr. IN
rat war wirh ilie U. States,
.md that tin* day e>t his coronation
v... celebrated wish the firing of
cannon, f*. ding and dancing! As
I” !i:iL Jiiltrcwe exills in the char
, adlciiilics of .hi; new accelTor to
‘"L v dignities and his “royal bto
, bier of England,” their difttnguilh
isi titles may necifTaiily be fimiiar
. —George the 3d i’eir.g known as
. the “ huhvark <f religion” in inma,
ai.d hi., majesty Tccumfeh I. hence
forth in America as the Indian
‘‘bulwark of religion.”
Baltin. :ri Patriot.
ERIYATEER YANKEE..
| .1 (.Vlln.Ni I , (h. I.) AUGUST 20.
Arrived ; t New-Bedford, on the
) 17il) inffant, from a muTe of cigh
■ t) ei -lit days, the privateer brig
Yankee, of Hi idol, (u. l.) Elidia
Sn >w, coiimxiiu r. We have been
favoix.l wit/-, the i Uowir.g account
( I her a uife--
M *y 28, lilt. 38 N. ion. Ci3, ] 8
\V. the* Blockade in company, cap
tured the Engliih btl.j William
bom Halifax for Jamaica, valued I
at etie hundred and eighty thoui- i
: .I dr liars. Since tecapruu and.
May fto !r. .*sfi, W, lon.
\ Payable U alf yedrly.
having separated from ihe Id ,rk
ade, captured the English t'.ri;
Thames, three hundred and thir
teen tons, coppered to th bends,
fourteen guns and twenty men,
loaded with 2039 hales of cotton,
from Brazil. Arrived, at Portland
and fold for 130,000 dollars.
June 23, lat. 45, 27, lon. 10.
12, captured the Euglilh cutter
fl top Earl Camden, 119 tons, from
Londonderry, for Bermuda, valued
at ten thousand do!!.ms. Ordered
her in.
June m, l.it. 55, 7, Ireland in
fight-, captured the Lnglifh b;ig Eli.
zabeth, one huntlrcd and liby-levert
tons, tvo puns 2;.d ten men, cop
pered to the bends, t: in Biaail,
• loaded with 888 hal *. c- “ n, valu-
I cd at 10,000 dollars, t Jrdered
j her to France.
Same day,’captured the English
biig Watson, 234 tons, three guv
and fifteen men, from Brazil, i.
ed with 13?(> bales of cuttm
-Icd at 30,(XXJ dollars. (;• 4
1 to France.
July 1, captured the T >
Cere;, of London I
little value gave her i *
i tain, who was the ow s
July 2, Ireland in figur,
! the English brig Mariner, -j. .
loaded witli 157hhds. ami :i,
ers sugar, 172 puncheons rum, >
bales cotton, 25 bags pirnenio
tons logwood j one of the Jam. r a
Beet— valued at 70,000 dollar:.
Oidered her to France.
July 27, lat. 40, lon. 42, board
ed the Spanish fliip Actif, who in
formed that the frigate Effcx was
in the river of Plata about the 25th
of May, having on board an im
mense sum in specie.
The Yankee has been chafed by
one man of war only during her
cruiie, which she ouifailed witii efile.
This is the third fuccelsfui crude
Ihe has mad:*, haring captured in
the three cruises /;:• uytux Lvfi:.’
vessels , and has not lofi a man.
; l/ on: tb: Savan sab Republi.
THE SOLDIERY! ADIEU.
livirk ; hark! fond last. the trum
pet founds,
’T is honor c.dl: to war,
My lovcl leave,perhaps for wounds.
And beauty, for a fear.
But oh! fuppr.-fs that riling fi >*.
And check that falling t.,ir ;
Lelt loft did rest Ir >in beauty’:•
j Create anew born Ear.
My life to fame devoted was,
Ert- yet my lair 1 knew;
And lliould 1 now deft,t htr cauil,
1 Bhouid Ihe worthy you i
et ’tis not fame alone invites,
i hough lame my boloni warms j
My Country’s violated rights,
j hitp.cl my soul to arms !
j FJ/jUR JURP.TLS,
TIUUT C./.Y.vV, cT
Mi)BBT STANDS,
T‘• ’>!> Afbly i t
*. (. Camrsii.T
f Numulr G 57.