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| MISSOURI EXPEDITION.
St. Louis, July 15.
. By a letter received at this office, we
learn that the Military Expedition, accom
panying the Commissioners appointed to
treat with the Indians on the Upper Mis
souri, had arrived on the 9lh of June, all ,
well at the Poncas Village,a distance of a
hout 400 miles from the point of departure.
Hie facility and great security with which
the expedition apptars to be moving on, is ,
the strongest evidence of the most favorablen
Jesuit. 'I he Commissioners, it is expected,)
will reach the mouth of the Yellow Stone,',
about the 15th of August; a point, beyond
which, we apprehend, they will not be able
to go far enough the present season to col
lect the Black Feet Indians, who live up
wards of 7( 0 miles beyond this point, on
the waters of Maria’s River, and about 50
miles north of the great falls of the Mis-1
souri. '] his circumstance, connected with}
the limited time of the Commissioners, andi
the fears those Indians entertain of punish-1
livent forthe late murder of part of the Mis
souri Fur Company, will probably defeat
, one object of the expedition. If this should
he the case, we are confident it will be ow
ing to circumstances beyond the control of
the Commissioners ; as in our opinion, they
are eminently qualified to accomplish eve
ry object of (lie mission, which could be
reached by officers devoted to their duty,!
and the happiness and prosperity of their ,
country.
The following letter, received on the Bth
ins!, will be highly gratifying to those of our |
readers, who feel an interest in the success
of the expedition :
Extract of a letter from Gen. H, Atkinson,
#J dated Four Kiawa, (at the foot of the |
Great Rend,) June 23d, 1825.
Dear Sir: —We reached this place on!
the morning of the 17th instant, after a
quick voyage In m )h( Poncas Village. We
have been detained here some time, in con-
I sequence of the trouble we have had in col
lecting the Indians, who are compelled to
keep the prairies to obtain a subsistence.—
Yesterday .ve concluded treaties with the:
Teton, Yankton, and Yunktonas tribes of
the Siox Nation—they all appear to be well'
> disposed. At 10 o’clock this morning, we
shall move forward, with a view in some five)
I days, to meet the Saone and Ogalallas tribes!
of Sioux, at the mouth of the Missouri ri-l
ver, 100 miles above this place. Thence,
we shall proceed to the Aricaras Village, 1
where, together with the Aricaras, we calcu
late on meeting the Chyennets, whom we
. have sent an express to, with an invitation!
to that effect. The Mandans will be the
I next point of halting.
I think we shall be able to accomplish all
the objects of our mission, except that of
meeting the Black Feet Indians, which 1
consider rather doubtful. With great res
pect, sir, &c.
H. ATKINSON.
Col. Foreman, St Louis.
From the Jackson (Term.) Gazelle.
Some time in last March, isi the county
of Fayette, us the daughter of Mr, John Jar
man, a little girl oft 2 or 13 years of age,
was returning home about sun rise from a
visit to her uncle. Mr. Counts, who lived in!
the neighborhood, she was discovered by a!
large panther, which, after keeping in view
a few seconds, stole cautiously behind her,
sprang upon her, and sei/.ed her by the back
of the neck. The screams of the little girl I
first brought to her assistance a small dog,l
which, having ventured to assail the pan
ther,was instantly disabled. The rage of the
fierce animal, increased by this interference,
was again exerted upon the girl with horri
( |de effect, when, *m >st fortunately a larger
dog came up and seized (lie panther. A most
furious engagement ensued, which was about
to result in the entire defeat of the dog, but
fur the timely aid of the two Messrs. Coont-!
ses, who flew to the scene of action and,-
with debs, soon put to death the panther,!
and rescued the girl. During the whole time,
the hold invader evinced no desire to quit!
his prey ; but. on the contrary, clung to the
little girl with a fierceness and perseverance, I
that seemed superior to danger, and to in
crease with the st rength and number of as-1
sailants.
Activity and Indolence, The more vve do
1 the more we can do ; the more busy we an,
the more leisure we have. If any one pos
sesses any advantage in a considerable de 1
gree, he may make himself master of nearly
as many more as he pleases, by employing
his spare time, and cultivating the waste
faculties ot his mind. While one p rson is
determining on the choice of a profession or
■Fudy, another shall have made a fortune, or
JV gained a merited reputation. While one
is dreaming over the meaning of a word,
another wilt have learnt several languages. I
It is not incapacity, but indolence, indecis-,
ion, want of imagination, and a proneness to|
a sort of mental tautology, to repeat the same
images and tread the same circle, that leaves
us so poor, so dull, so inert as vve are, so
naked of acquirement, so barren of resources!
While we are walking backwards and for-j
wards between Uharing-cross and Temple-}
bar, and sitting in the same coffee-house
every day, we might make the grand tour of
Europe, amt visit tin- Vatican and the Lou
vre | —Spirit of the J'ige,
-«■ 000^.
A fire occurred at Bangor (Maine) on the
Istinst. in the Barn ot Mr. Jacob Chick,
and destroyed 3 houses a„d 4 barns. Five
hoys and 2 horses perished in the flames.
THE COURT MARTIAL.
Saturday, August 13.
The Court Martial met this morning, and
immediately went into secret session, and
so remained until past 2 o’clock, when they
adjourned to meet at 10 o’clock, on Mon
day.
It is believed that the residue of the writ
ten copy of Commodore Porter’s defence,
Formerly omitted to be handed in by his
counsel, (hut since required by the Presi
jdent,) was this day presented and read.
(This paper will complete the regular form
of the record, and the whole will, it is ex
pected, be laid before the President on Mon
da y* [Nat. Intel,
—QOS —
Prize Essay. —The Committee appoint
ed to award the prize of fifty dollars for the
jbest Essay for the New-York Mirror and
Ladies’ Literary Gazette, met last evening
to examine (he pieces presented. There
[were 63 Essays, 20 of which had the Boston
post-mark; and we understand many of
them possess great merit. The award was
made in favor of an Essay on Human Na
ture, by Matilda Murray, of this city.
N. Y. pa p.
It appears by the reports of several ves
sels, tiiat a violent hurricane was experien
ced at sea on the Ist or 2d inst. in hit. 34,
to 39, and about long. 66. The Stranger]
jat New-Haven, was knocked down and
.stove several hhds. of molasses. The Leop
ard, juliu and Laura, and Decatur, at the
same port, all suffered severely in sails,
rigging, &c. The Perseverance at Salem,’
was thrown on her beam ends, ami carried
away her topmast heads, boom, sails, &c.—
I The, Sarah Ann, from Wilmington to Liver
pool, lost, her main yard and stern boats.
The gale is said to have raged for 12 hours
from S. E. to N. W.
EFFECTS OF GUNPOWDER.
The Store of Mr. Jennison, in Hopkin
ton, was materially injured a few days since
:by the explosion of about fourteen pounds
. of powder, which had been carelessly left
;on the counter by a clerk, (a brother of Mr.
J.) who was unfortunately killed by the ac
cident. Young Jennison was trimming a
I lamp on the counter, when a spark escaped
j from the wick, fell into the canister of pow
der, and produced the explosion; he was
I shortly afterwards found in the cellar, at a
distance of thirty feet from the place where
hr stood. ‘ The store was two storries hHi
and about forty feet long; yet the concus
sion was so great that all the windows were
j blow n out the partitions torn away, the cel
lar floa- impelled down, the ends of the
. store blown off; and in fact, the whole buil
ding was so completely shattered, that it is
thought if will hardly be possible to repair
it.” —Boston Gazelle. 1
Tu prevent chimuies from taking fire.
The pargering mortar (so called by "masons)
(or plastering the inside of chimuies, mixed
as i' generally is with lime, sand and horse
manure made into mortar; let there be a
pickle made of salt and water nearly as
strongas that you use with meat, and the
linortar wet with it instead of pure water
Salt, sand and sea water, where it can be
had, will answer the same and to mix with
the lime and the horse manure. Chimuies
plastered with (his composition, on every
damp or rain will grow moist, and the soot
I will fall off without any inconvenience. This
may be relied on, and the expense is so .ri
fiing, no one should hesitate to do it—for it
can do no harm at all events, and it may
save houses and towns, J
We beg leave to direct the reader’s at
tention to the following article of the Trov
Sentinel, from our own observation of the
utility of the improvement it speaks of.
We believe it may be found at most of the
crockery warehouses in this city.
1 N, 1. Statesman.
) Portable Furn-aces —These constitute the
most convenient and economical improve
inent in house keeping, especially in the
department of the kitchen, that has yet
iheen introduced among us. Just about the
.size of a common waterpail. made of clay!
I well h iked and strengthened by light hoops
lof iron supplied with a small grate near the'
bottom, K lilted with u bail, a iiaiidlul or two
of coals will bod the tea kettle, broil steak,''
l stew the currants, bake the buiscuit, and dol
any thing in short in 1 lie cooking way,that re-!
quires the agency of fire. The little furnace
itself can be placed any where, in the fire
place, (iut in the yard, in the room, wherever
I convenience may lequire; and instead of
making a whole house, or even one room, un
comfortable by diffusing its heat where it is
not wanted, it applies its heat to the pre
cise point where it is needed and no where 1
else; like, a close reasoner, who reaches his
I conclusion without travelling out of the re
cord, or oppressing his hearers with super
fluous matter. This furnace is remarkably
well adapted to use among the poor; indeed,
to ihem it may be considered a great bene
faction, it so economises fuel, and augments
Ito them the comfort of warm food. It
-eenis, also, to he just the thing for sloops
and canal boats, it is so small and so safe.—
Me. Judd lias been at much pains to intro
duce this excellent article into this market,
and we hope he will be amply compensated
for so great a service.
I he sales ot the public property at Sock
ets Harbor, produced, it is said, about
59,060 dollars.
FOR THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
The following extract from a communi
cation over the signature of “ Brutus ,” in tin
last Chronicle, extremely creditable to the
h mi of the author, who appears to be en
dowed with great brilliancy of imagination,
and is equally blessed with great profundi
ty of thought. Considerable musical knowl
edge is also evinced by “ Brutus,” and
we are constrained to believe that by a
proper cultivation of his talent he may
in due time become celebrated as a musician
or at least a singingnuister to some coun
try neighborhood,—Here follows the har
monious extract alluded to :
“If he says fa la me sole fa ; Tf’e will
say fa la me sole fa—if he says twoe-did
dle-de, twee-diddle-dum; We will say
twee-diddle-de, twee-diddle-dum—if he
says fiddle saddle, diddle daddle, people
’(give me your votes and be gulled; Why,
! we too will say, fiddle saddle, diddle daddle,
j, people give me your votes and be gulled.”
If “Brutus” will only keep his musical
’ faculties in proper tune, he may shortly have
an opportunity of singing to a tune of his
own manufacture a new piece called Gen.
Clark’s “ Lament.”
“MOOZIC.”
FOR THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
I QUEUE.
ICT* Who can compose a tune to the
’ following elegant exiract from die Chroni
cle of the 24th inst. page 2d, col. 3, sign
’ ed “ BRUTUS.”
j “ -Von quo sed quomodo .”
“ Os course, after this patriotic, meek and
christian-like advice, we the people ofGeor
. gia, having been so sweetly played upon,
( and having sounded the tune to the notes of
his Excellency, like the tongue of a Jews
harp in the lips of a truant schoolboy, will
still continue to speak the speech as he
speaks it; to tell the tale as he tells it, and
■to sing the song as he sings it. If he says
: fa la me sole fa ; we will say fa la me
> sole fa—if he says twee-diddle-do, twee
t diddle-dum ; <ve will say twee-diddle de,
* twee-diddle dum—if he says fiddle saddle,
■ diddle daddle, people give me your votes
1 and be gulled ; why, we too wtt'f say fiddle
I laddie, diddle daddle, people give me your
vot< s and be gulled.”
* The approved composition will be entit
-1 led to a medal of 10 cepts in value, and a
! publication of his composition in the Uun
-1 stitutionalist, free of expence.
“ Pro bono Publico,”
' Za.
■ New Invention. — I'ne Newburg, (N. Y.)
Gazette of Saturday mentions that Captain
' Henry B. Myer, of that village, has inven
ted an improved method of propelling ves
sels. “The superiority of his plan over
the common paddle wheels,” says the Ga
■ zette, “ has been tested by careful and lair
) experiment, and at the most unfavorable
I trial, the result was 41 to 26 in favour of
■■ his machine, the same power being applied
ito each. What difficulties may attend the
' application of this plan to steam boats and
* odier large vessels, we cannot foresee; but
the inventor thinks they will be compara
“ lively trifling, and that at least one-third
1 of the fuel may be saved by substituting his
> machine for the common puddle wheel now
r in use in steam boats.”
1
‘ One of Sterne’s most singular thefts, con
sidering the tenor of the passage stolen, is
f his declamation against literary depredators
r of his own class: “ Shall we,” says Sterne,
“forever make new hooks, as apothecaries
make new medicines, by pouring only out
■ ol one vessel into another ? Are we for ever
to be twisting and untwisting the same
! rope—for ever in the same track—for ever
at the same pace ?” The words of Burton
1 are, “ As apothecaries, we make new mix
tures, every day pour out of one vessel into
another; and as the Romans robbed all the
cities in the world to set out their bad sited
Rome, we skim the cream of other men’s
wits, pick the choice flowers of their tiled
gardens, to set out our own sterile plots,
i VVe weave the same web, still twist the rope
jagain and again.” We cannot help wonder
;ing at the coolness with which Sterne could
'transfer to his own work so eloquent a tirade
j against the very arts which he was prac
tising.
| It lias been said of Le Sage’s works (the
author of Gil Bias) that no writings are
more generally and widely known than
those of his which are remembered, while
none are so decidedly and utterly forgotten
as those which have been consigned to i
■ neglect.
j Gray the Poet used to say that to lie up-,
| on a couch and read new novels gave no]
bad idea of Paradise. Good novels he must'
have meant.
—SaQO—
Salem, (N J.) Aug. 10.
We were yesterday morning visited
witli a shower ol rain accompanied with
heavy thunder, during which the electric
/fluid burst in flames in a large barn, filled
with grain and hay, belonging to Mr. James
. Johnson, about three miles from town, which
was entirely destroyed,
William Sayre, who was committed to
prison on the confession of (he murder of his
wife, has been set at liberty.—The authori
ties of Pennsylvania, where the crime was
committed, neglecting to demand him, it
was thought unnecessary to detain him any
longer.
ORIGINAL.
i O.MK ! come to us hither ! the goblet i* flowing,
. I -And wit dropping - sparks like the sun beams in showers,
, And warm hearts have met & bright glances are glowing
And odours and melody round ns are throwing
i heir spell ’till our souls seem all music and flowers !
, O come to us hither ! the moments arc living,
The longest of lives hns not many such hours ;
The goblet is sinking, the smith breeze is sighing - ,
1 he moon beams are waning—the night flowers dying
1 O come to us hither we’ll take no denying
1 our pleasure is all that’s now wanting to ours.
SU KU ICY.
1 <Kr TO CDRREM'U.MIKNTS. Tho P o«lical eommuni
• c *t4ou J. 0. 11. on Catholic Emancipation, has passages of'con
siderable merit, but is necessarily, at least at present excluded
from our columns by its length. To publish it at once would pre
eliuie the variety essential to a newspaper, to divide it Would
j di *ninißh the interest of our readers in the production.
CIT YOF AUGUSTA, >
August 23d 1825. $
' Unfounded reports having been circulat
ed relative to the health of this city, the
1 undersigned feel it a duty to express their
> conviction, that at no period within the last
seven years, has this place been more ex
icmpt from disease at this season of the year
: , than it is at present; that not a case of ma
-1 lignant fever has occurred this season—that
■ the number of deaths lias not been greater
than usual ; that those residing in, or visit
ing Augusta, may feel as secure as in any
proceeding summer; and they furthermore
unhesitatingly add, that not a single case
ol small Pox, or any disease resembling it,
has occurred either within the citv or (so
>far as their information extends) within
. many miles thereof, during the present year.
. AUGUSTUS MOORE, ) a- n -r.i
JOHN MOORE, lof health appointed j
WM. C. DILLON, JcTi. lh “ Cily Coun ‘
UDieD,
* *
1 On the 15th inst. Mrs. Mary Combs, a<rod
- 81 years, wife of Mr. Robert M^oiahs^)!
I this place. She was a woman of extmpla
;jry piety, had been a member of the Metho-
Ijdist Church for upwards of twenty years,
i and died in the triumphs of Faith, exclaim
' j 11 ®! as the lamp of life was extinguished,
- “ my God is with me,” and “ O my blessed
, Jesus.”
> , On the 21st inst. Mr. llohert Di
amond, Cabinet maker, of this place, a«-ed
; 29 yeais. ‘ °
• mm* m
*** We are authorised to say,
L ;lut Uen * W W. MoKTOOMmir, is a candidate in
represent the County of Richmond, in Hie Senate.
August 26
_ i\oliCEy
OTOPPED from a Negro Woman aTWENIY
J DOLLAR BILL, which 'he owner can have
by describing it and paying for this advertise
ment. Application to be made to Stephen M*
Dkkmott, at A. J. Dill’s si* re, Washington Street.
August 26 3,
THIS DAVUKCIUVKu, ~
A FRESH SUPPLY OF
AWA\U\, SfcdUVL and Soda
r superior quality, and nll'eied for sale by
Tlios. I. Wray.
August 26 jg
BAG OK.
POUNDS Baltimore cured
h'LITC/JJSS, of a superior quality, and in prim,
order, just received and for sale by the subscri
ber. 111 quantities to suit purchasers, at No. 309
U road-street.
Jacob Moi-e.
—ALBM—
-25 Hu tulles Timothy ami Clover
HAY.
August 26 r 18
~TO LKT,
From the first oj October next.
A THE STORE in the Fire
Proof Ho sc i n the corner of Broad ,
and M li tosh Streets, at present oc
copied by Mr- Wm. Smith.
—also—
The Dwelling part of the Woo- ]
den Building next he.ow. — Four Offices on VP
Intosh Street, and Four Croc ry Stores up town,
situated between Messrs. H. Malone 2; 80. and)
Anslf-y &, Snead’s Ware-Houses.
For terms apply (during the subscribers ab
sense) to Mr. Kobeht F. Pok.
Hugh Nesbitt.
August 26, 1 82.5. 18
TO ]{ KN T.
Frojti the first day of October , for one year,
||| I)wtilli "S House and Lot
at llie corner of Broad and Houston streets, when:
Col. Hunter now lives.
ALSO —
I The House and Lot adjoin
ing to it where Petek B jisclair, Esq. now Ives,
W. W. Molt.
August 26 18
(0* Persons having business witli
the subscribers during their temporary absence
rom Augusta, are requested to call upon VVil.
i.iam T, Could, Esq.
Crawford & Gumming.
August 23 17
*%.* Dabney Berry, J&sq, is a
Candidate to represent the c mnty of Richmond,
in llie House ol Representatives, at the next Ses
sion of the General Assembly,
August 12 td 14
We are authorised to an
nounce Samuel lauvi.ii, Esq. as a Candidate to
represent the County of Richmond in the next
Lt gislature.
July 19 7
I - rinii'ifi —— inn \m\i
T\us wumuug at 10 o’clock,
V»y \\. PU3QVJBT,
WILL HE SOLI) WITHOUT RESEUVK,
@x
“O MUDS. Whiskey, »
1 Pmichecn Jam. mm.
2J Ham Is Gin,
H Barrels Mackerel,
5 I!'esc (1'.,.,
, 4 Minds Fl.,ur,
2 Han els Shad,
1 1 Pipe O ignac Brandy,
12 Hoses Soap,
2 Barrels Peach Brandv.
1 Barrel Battle Murk
7 Barrels Beer,
4 Cots,
'2 Barrels Wine,
! 100 Bags,
• 2 Tables,
- 1000 r.bs. Baron,
; I ’“‘>• •>»
~~ A LiO
A (me riding Horse Saddle and Bridle.
- ALSO
Lots of Crockery Ware.
August 26 lt 18
W I&MhOkUJiS
Offfrs for sale at reduced Juices.
i ©IKS)v3!)(D r,BS. prime Bacon
150 Pieces heavy li mp Bagging,
™ „ <1 I '’ T,,w lor square bales,
20 Coils Bale Hope,
20 Hogsheads prime retailing Molasses,
t 60 Bartels Gin and Whiskey,
10 do. Apple Brandy,
20 do. Malaga and Currant Wine,
10 Quarter Casks Teneriile k Madeira do
->5 Bags prime Coffee,
5 llhds. St. Croix Sugar,
50 Barrels Mackerel, No. 1, 2 & 3,
I 40 K.*gs prime Hichmond Tobacco,
f 50 Quarter boxes Spanish Segars,
5001) lbs Castings, assorted,
20,000 do. Swedes Iron,
15 Box s Cotton Car l St No. g, 9 & 10,
'* 100 Casks tmtenl cut Nuls,
25 K gs Duponts Puw ler,
I, 40 Dozen cannister Powder,
J 1-0 Kearns Wrapping Paper,
Meriting and Letter do,
Old Claret Win i in boxes and Dimijolins,
- Holland Gin, Cognmc Brandy & Jamaica
I Hum, of good q mlity,
aS® BOXES Hyson, Im
penal a .1 Gunpowder
TEA.
ALSO
Ageneral assortment of Homespuns,
DltY GOODS
man wake, # sc.
AT HIS OLD STASH, No. 182, IIIIUAU ST.
.Inly 26 16 9
To eVofto a tiouAigmueut.
MDS, prime retailing MOLASSES, will
be sold very, low by
William H. Egan.
August 19 2' is
TO KENT. ’
AA.ml immediate possession giv
en, two larg and c in ,odiou» S r-s,
adjoining tne subscribers, on the up
per part south side of Broad street.
These stands are inferior to none in the c'ly fop
the country trade.
William H. Egan.
Wanted to Wive.
SEVER vL GODB WORKING II VNOS,
August 19 3t 16
~ Til GENT,
JjjjA TWO Tenements directly oppo
-B,te v *'i a e’. V»atT-House, a* pre
lllliHP sect occupied by Henry B. Hoi-
Jtatmm. combe mill Mr. bi Heck, llie Stores
arc w. il situated lor business with a small but
convi ni' nt Cotton V. are-Housa nltaclied to one of
them, the Dwelli g apartments are c invenient
and comfortable, possession may he hud the first
of October. In the absence of the subscriber ap*
plication can be made to James and Win. Har
per. ALSO,
a. a
J|jyS_ Two Dwelling Houses in the
village of lia r burg, mi m diate possession can
be given.— Apply as above
Matthew Nelson.
August 19 3t f 16
GEORGIA Utcnmund Luum,y.
l!v Isaac Hf.iiiibiit, Clerk of he Court of Or
dinary of Richmond county.
\\T ' I EUEAS Charity Mahatry has applied for
f V Letters of Administration on the Estate
of John Maharry. deceased, late of said County.
Now therefore these are to cite and admonish all
and singular, the kindred and creditors nf the
said deceased, to file their objections in my office
(jf any they ba’’p) on or before the first Monday
in October next, otherwise fitters of Adminis
tration will be granted to her.
Given under my band and seal of office in the
City of Augusta, ami County aforesaid, this
26th day of August, 1825.
18 Isaac Herbert, Cl’le,
Os the L'oar. oi O •<Unary.
GEOfIGI v. Hichmond ’County-
Bt Isaac Hkhokrt, Clerk of the Court of Osdi
naiy of li chmond cour.ty.
lETHEKKAS Benjamin Picqttet, liasapp ietl for
T » Letters of Administration on the Estate of
Robert Dimon, deceased. Lie of said coir ty.
Tin se a'-e therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and creditors of the
said deceased, to file their objections (if any they
have) in my office witlim the time prescribed by
law, otherwise Letters of Administration will be
granted to h m.
Given uncle r my hand and seal of office in the
City of Augusta, ibis 26.1 i day of August,
1825.
18 Isaac Herbert, Cl’lc.
Os the Court of Ordinary,
Eotik amV ,E>h
/S’rally Executed at this Office.