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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.