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MISCELLANEOUS. HOME TIH Ills. From a late Liverpool paper—not inap plicable thin mile of the Atlantic. Heav-’n*! what a change tl*c last twelve months have made ! A *aJ, sad change in credit, am! in ti-udc ; All export stopped, all busiues* at a stand, — Kull ware Jioun *, low prices, no demand ; There’s nothing furring—nothing thro’ the town Hut idle merchant* loitering up and down. Where'er we turn, some melancholy sign Appears to mark stagnation and decline : Hare is the pole that tops yon western height, No hoisted signal streaming to the sight ; But seldom now, but very seldom there Those flutt’ring Hags the coining ship declare- In dock ala i! the idle ship is laid, High on her must th’ ill-oinen’d broom dis played In vain the porter takes his patient stand, .No busy toils his services demand ; Beside the dock, obstructive of the way, The deaf’ning cart stands idle thro’ the day : Save when it groans beneanth the pond’rous rock. Hewn from the quarry for a useless dock ; Save that lVom Wigan’s disembowell’d plain, Tlie mln’rai lord its bending shafts sustain; This export still the alter’d times allow, .And coal, alas, is all our export now 1 Tyrant audition, and accurst decrees Have bemud in chains the commerce of the se as ; Depress'd, discourag'd every useful art, No more our labor feeds the foreign m -rt, Each foreign mart a hostile world denies, And its own wants suppresses or supplies. The snow-white robe that wraps in graceful trim The female forms, and shades each lovely limb, Neglected lies ; Columbia now no more Admits the lawny fabric to her shore ; No longer now our treasure-wafting fleets The Arabian berry, or the juicy sweets Os India’s cane, to northern climes convey ; Those shackled realms a despot’s will obey, O’eraw’d by terror, or by arms subdued, Our ev’rv product from their ports exclude : Dried at its sources, hence the enriching Nile Os commerce ceases to o'erfiow our isle, While a sad group of victims with dismay The ruin'd harvest of their hopes survey ! To’Change irdeed our merchants still re pair. But for what purpose, pray, do thevgo there ? Why each no d< übt may have a diffierent end ; Pome go for nt\v>, seme go to see a friend, Pome of them go from habit some for show, And some, because they don’t know where to go; Well please on ’Change to kill an hour or two But one and all have nothing there to do! One species of exchanges, I allow, They still may make, they may exchange a bow; They may exchange a melancholy talc Os Goods on bund that cannot find a sale Os the sore rubs and losses they have met; Os which new names appear in the Gazette; Meanwhile perhu] s their rising fears presage Their own, e’er long, may grace the goomy page, They may e: change inquiries with their friends, About protested hills anil dividends, What John-strcet meeting for the following day, What lends appear and what th’ estate will pay; Such themes as these the passing hour engage Till the bell comes and rings them oft’ the stage! Go to their offices, the same burlesque On business still, along the croudcd desk, What a vast number, what a charming show* Os fine-tlress’d clerks all sitting in a row! Busy no doubt—Oh surely, now and then, They scrawl a little, or they mend a pen : Busy as those whom Messrs. ****'& Cos. In their grand office kept some years ago; All at their books so constant—so intent, To copy letters which were never sent. Visit the banks, there the same scene ap pears, Apprentices, book-keepers and cashiers; To pay whose salaries, 1 do surmise, The year’s whole profits scarcely will suffice. Their discounts now, if they discount at all, We w'ell may guess can be but very small. Rescoe retires, and changes in retreat. His bank of paper for a bank of pent; To mend the state he found u thankless toil, He turns his efforts now to mend the soil: But don’t you think those moors and boggy lands Are dangerous matei in Is iu his hands The pen he clears away you may depend, Will setpve for some inflammatory end ; Again his works a general fame may raise, Again may set the country in a blaze • An i ministers are surely much to blame ‘ifo licence tb.ua his labors to pecl. im. V But happy he, who for the peaceful shade, 111 times like these, can quit the toils of trade; In solitude amt silence to forget Th# countless ills which busy life besot: And oh ! whut ills, what cares of every kind. In these sad times assail the harra s’d mind’ The wasting means amid the damp of trudei Eipences running on no profits made, Tlie teazing- dun that calls from day to day; The coming bill without the means to pay; The falling market and the glutted atore, All these sad evils, and u thousand more, All in one word, which now all ranks endure, In that one curse—the curse of being poor. The hapless clerk, no longer now employ’d, All his gay prospects blasted and destroy’d, With love of finery, but lack of cash, Intent to save, but fond to cut a dash, O’erhawls his wardrobe, and inspects with care What coat will stand a turning or repair, Lpsacks his trunk, where from tlie beam of day, Excluded long the mouldy garment lav, That half-worn garment which his former pride, In better times had vainly laid aside, Again the pantaloons are dragg’d to light, With frequent washing verging to a white; Where scarce the eye candrawtheline.be. tween, The doubtful linen and nankeen ; Again unfolded—how shall I express, That vest the most important of our dress. Tlie robe of empire which the wedded pair Contend so fierce and frequent who stall wear. • ••••• • “ Trimm’d at the skirts and bound, where somewhat torn, “ No one will know this waistcoat has been worn; !‘ This shirt is broken but another frill “ Will hide its age and make it decent still,” Tims tlie full suit lus anxious hand selects, Fairest to view, and freest from defects ; NeW-l-igg’d, new-brush’d, new fitted out for show, He takes the flags, and shines a Sunday beau. In former times—wlmt happy times they were ! Win n every tiling was going smooth and fair, When the blest stream of confidence ran high, And all who sought received a full supply, E’er yet tlie rich hud selfishly engross’d All business from the poor who want it most) But every one impartial credit got; He who had capital and who had not; lit times when cash was plenty and such as these; A person could do business with such ease ; Some London friend provided, no delay, No trouble then in p.o m.-.ii.-. vi.~ .. .*.... “ Sir, here’s a bill of parcels”—on demand The ready draft on l .ondon was at hand. • “ Well Sir, about those rums you wlsli’dSi sell, I have resolv’d, so take them”—“ very wcjr’ “ The mode of payment, Sir, is understood, My draft on London” “ good Sir, very good ” From hand to hand we bought and sold, we drew, Then sold and bought, and bought and sold anew ; The wheel went round, and that was all our can-, And all was credit,•’“’•'and*'**"* In those blest times, when credit ran so high. * cou ld make an eighty thousand fly; For then indeed, before the times got tight, It was the simplest thing to fly a kite, No matter what the paper or the size, Tail or no tail, it mounted to the skies; But God help them, (toil help tlie silly pack, Who placed themselves advent’rous on its back, Their dreadful fall, (and oil! what numbers fell!) Let the Gazette’s recording pages tell. These were the times, and times Itke these once more, Some happier fate I trust may yet restore; •1/- set/ again behold with conscious pride Whole nations floating on his muddy tide ; Again the merchant from tlie pier survey llis mountain pole the flying flag display; Commerce and arts, and industry revive, And Liverpool once more he “ till alive.” AMEN. FABLE OF the cock and the fox. “ The Fox passing early one sum; liter’s morning near a farm yard; wss caught in a spring. The cock at a dis tance saw what happened; and hard ly yet daring to trust himself too near so dangerous a foe, approached him* cautiously, and peeped at him, not without some horror and dread of mind. Reynard no sooner perceived it than lie addressed himself to him with all ihe designing artifice imaginable.— “ Dear cousin says lie, you see w hal an unfortunate accident has befallen me here, and all upon your account ; for as I was creeping through yonder hedge, in my way homeward, I heard you crow, and was resolved to ask you how you did before 1 went any fur ther. hut by tho way I met w ith this disaster, and humbly beg your assist ance to cut away this plaguy string, or at least that you will conceal my misfortune until 1 l&ve gnawed it asunder with iny teeth. Ihe cock see ing how the case stood made no reply hut posted away as hard as he could, ami gave the farmer an account ot the whole matter, who takiug a good wea pon along with him, catne and did the Fox’s business for him before he had time to escape.” application. “ Though there is no quality of the mind more graceful in ilseli, or that renders it more amiable to others, than the having a tender regard to those in distress, yet we may err even in this point, unless we take care to let our compassion flow out upon proper objects only. When the innocent fall into mis fortune, it is the part of a generous brave pirit to contribute to their re demption; or if that be possible, to ad minister something to their comfort and support. Hut when wieked men, who have been enemies to their fellow subjects, have been entrapped in their own pernicious schemes, he that labors to relieve them, makes himself an asso ciate in their crimes; and becomes as great an enemy to the. public as those he would screen and protect.” When highwaymen and house break ers are taken, condemned, and going to satisfy justice of the expense of their vile, yaltry lives, who are they that grieve for them, and would lie glad to rescue them from the rope —not honest men we may be sure. The rest of the theiving fraternity, would, perhpas, commiserate their condition, and be rea dy to mutiny in their favor: nay, the rascally solicitor ,* who had been em ployed upon their account would he vexed that his negotial ions had suceecd no better, and being afraid of losing his reputation among other delinquents for the future! * In the application ot this fable zEsop could have had no allusion to the paltry intrigues & very shallow artifices employed upon all occa sions by the “ new Turner General,” because zEsop could not have foreseen that/he present ridiculous and disgracetul posture of adminis tration would be owing very much to his ad vice. Now is the time, said he, in a letter from London, to “assume a high tone” and a “ comnanding'aHdud-.” Some attitudes be came Bond street strutting-bucks who par.ule on the pavements, but government cast a very aukward figure to her resembling these street Sttitudinarians, who svkll, loook big, and fiirt their rattans. (~Balt. Fed. Rep. The Subscribers HAVE on hand, and arc now opening, [at their new Store, south side of Jonnstom’s square! an rxteri ’ive aasortuMM** of KOREAN. IN DIA and DOMESTIC GOODS ; well aalrulated for the present anti approaching season, w hich will be dis posed of at their usual low prices for G ASH, COTTON, or undoubted town acceptances. ANDREW LOW, & Cos. April 14. l Augusta Candles. 000 BOXES of Best Quality and as sorted Sizes, For Sale by •JR. RICHARDSON, & Cos. April ft ts. l SHOES & BOOTS, Selling off at EMBARGO prices fTHHE SUBSCRIBERS, intending Jf to relinquish their present line of business, offer for SALE at very reduc ed jivicestheirW HOLESALE STOCK IN TR ADE, eonprising a general and very extensive assortment of Boots and Shoes, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Purchasers for the country trade arc respectfully invited to call. Great bargains will be offered, as the concern must be closed by the 15th of June next, and until that time, SHOES &c. will be sold at retail much less than the usual prices. They have received large additions to their former stock, by re cent arrivals from New-York and Bos ton—among which nre the follow ing : 3000 pair Ladies MORROCCO SLI P PERS, ail colors and qualities 1500 do do Leather do 2#oO Mens SHOES different qualities. Gentlemen's fine Morroeeo and Leather Pumps fSvith and without buckles ] Ln idjes Kid Slips, do. Morocco Boots. ’■Nankeen Boots, Grecian Sandies; Mis ses and Childs Morocco and Leather Bootees and Slippers, Boys fine Shoes and Pumps, Morocco and Leather— -3 trunks New-York BOOTS, ami two do. Boston do.—A quantity of Negro Shoes. ALSO* 2 cases Straw Bonnets, Humhums, India Checks,Gilla Hdkfs. too Reams Writing Paper, Blank Books, playing Cards. Morocco Skins. 1000 yards Tow Cloth, Morroeeo, Travelling and House Trunks, &c. &e. BARNS Sc EVELETH. April i t 6w—l Gibbons’ Fundings. EZEKIEL YARNELL, VT the Store lately occupied bv Messrs. Gray Finder, corner of Bull Street and Hay Lane, offers for sale very low, tor Cash, a good assortment of Dry Goods, among which are tlie following ar ticles. Cambric Dimities Furniture and common do. Cotton Shirtings, Do. Cambric, Do. II uckabacks, Do. £ Diapers, Fine Irish Linens, Linen Sheeting, German Rolls, Brown Linens, Flaxen Diapers, Linen Checks, Lcno and Seeded Muslins, Imitation Muslins & Mantles, Furniture and common Calicoes, Fine white Jean, Colored Marseils, Real Madras* Handkerchiefs, Mock do. & Pocket do. Flag Silk, do. Humhums, Blue do. Cotton Stockings, Mens tine and common Beaver Glovps, Lady’s extra long white Kid do. Black & colored Canton Crapes, Silk and Cotton Suspenders, White and yellow Flannels, Cotton Bedticks, Northern Homespuns, Sewing Silks, Best gilt Coat Buttons, Threads, Tapes and Needles, Cotton Umbrellas, So Prices Seersuckers, 1000 yds. Tow Cloth, ALSO, Fresh llyson Tea, Coffee, Loaf Sugar, Chocolate by the box or pound, April 14 121. 1. FOR FHUJIDKLPHIA, The Packet Brig AMERICA, Capt. John Bockiub, will sail the 20th int, and has Elegant Accom modations, for Freight or Passage ap ply to JACOB IDLER, & Cos. Who have Just Received tmd Offer for Sale 50 Bbls. Philadelphia Sup. FLOUR, 14 Pipes GIN, 23 Bids. BEER, 5 Bids. BEEF and PORK, 3 Bids. BREAD. April 14 1 For BOSTON, The SLOOT JJINE Capt. BOLLES, will sail THIS DAY at 2 o’clock. For freight of 40 ball * rnTTOV ~r ao piy to the master or J. BAY IELLE. Who has now landing from brig AME RICA. 75 bbls. Philadelphia FLOUR. IN STORE, 3fi quarter and half quarter casks MADEIRA WINE, received per brig Venus. ALSO, a consignment of 14 cases Men’s fine and coarse and Child ren’s Morocco HATS. April 14 1 Joseph Carruthers, OFFERS FOR SALE, St. Übe’s SALT and MOLASSES in Hhds. April 14. 1 FOR SALE” Now landing from brig Maryland, 73 hhds. New-Orleans SUGAR 75 coils hale ROPE 2 Hawsers. On liberal terms. DUNNING & CLAY. April 17 3 AT PRIVATE SALE, 15 hhds. W. I. Rum 15 pipes Brandy 15 hhds. Sugar 30 pipes Gin 30 barrels Loaf Sugar 50 kegs FF Rag Powder 30 hhds. N. E. Rum 15 do. Whiskey 100 bags Coffee 60 boxes mould Candles 7 hhds. Molasses 8 chests Hyson Tea 2 do. Imperial do. 50 barrels Apple Brandy 30 pieces Kentucky Cotton Bagging 4 elegant Gigs 2 Mahogany square Tables 15 pipes Wine, &e. DUNNING & CLAY. April 17 3t 2 FOifsALE ON LOW TERMS,’ 200 Bags Coffee, 20 Hhds. do. 50 Coils Cordage, 20 Hhds. Sugar, 50 Bbls. do. 10 Bolts Russian Duck. 10 Cvvt. Shot, 150 Kegs Gunpowder, 10 Cases American Manufactured Hats. 1 Trunk Muslins, 1 Case Irish Diapers, By R. RICHARDSON, & Cos. April 14 l LAW OFFICE. IMIK SUBSCRIBERS have t| tered into partnership as p r;tl titioners of Law, and opened their o fice in a part of the building lately n( eupied by Doctors Proctor and Burtm on the Bay, a few doors west of jj, John Mooreheads store. V ILLIAM LEIGH FIERCE JOHN DRYSDALE Junior. April 17 It 2 LONDON FIIQSNIX FIRE Ot FICE, SA VANNAII. T|M IE doubts expressed bv persoi who have been in the habit of doig their INSURANCES in this office,; their security in the event of war nit Great Britain, have induced the ugem to publish tlie following extract irui tin- answer of the Company’s Secret; ry in London to their special letter; that subject. “ With regard to the apprehensiot of insecurity to parties insured in tlii Office, in case of hostilities betwee the two countries, 1 beg to say tin the common Law of England does w throw any impediment in the way i an alien enemy’s recovering under Fire Insurance Police, whether it contract be signed prior or posterior: a declaration of hostilities. Wit Marine Insurance it is otherwise. During the late war with Franci indeed, an Act was passed, disablin persons from paying or remitting tug ney to the enemy, but this Act cease with the war, and has not been renew ed. Indeed, during its continuant the Board alvv uys considered their o!> ligations the same, and paid froi time to time, considerable sums to per sons residing in a hostile eountn This explanation will, I trust, reliev your friends from any doubts upon th subject, and prevent any interrupt'd to your concern.” April 14 1 OFFICE FOR THE SALE D NEGROES. rpIHE SUBSCRIBER having lon ft been in the habit of disposing!) N EGROES, and being well acquaint with those persons most likely to pur chase in the states of South Carol in and Georgia; flatters himself that h can obtain fair prices and speedily el feet sales. His services are tendered with ail assurance, that candor will i all eases be observed as to any enquiri made regarding the character and qua! ifieations of Negroes iu his possession and care will he taken to investiga! tittle as far as in his power, that inipo sitions may he avoided and as he ha made it a business will inform himscl eltv it wc ttf that f) property. His attention will also h directed to the sale of lands, house and lots and every article of merchan dize and produce. D. POLOCK. N. B. A comfortable house, and person to take charge of Negroes i provided at 18| cents per day till soli Have now for sale several valuabt house servants, and field hands, siugl and in families. April 17 law lm 2 Fourth Proof Rum. Just Received, and for Sale, by CHRISTOPHER R. GREENE, Rice's Whar Eight pucheons fourth preo RUM, of excellent quality and tiavc; on favorable terms. ALSO, An assortment of Domestic manfac tured COTTON GOODS. April 14 3t 1 Mrs. RAMSAY. A few Copies, for sale by HARRAL # COPPEE, Bolton’ Centre Building, and at this Office. CfT This work eomes particular! recommended to tlie pious, from it interesting materials, adorned by th elegant pea of the celebrated Di Ramsay. April 14 1 Administrator’s Sales. BY virtue of an order of tlie honor able Court of Ordinary of Chat ham County, will be Sold at Publii Auction, on Tuesday, the 21st April inst. in front of the Filature, in thi eity of Savannah. All the Personal Estate o WILLIAM PRINCE, late of said county, Schoolmaster, deceased, eon sisting chiefly of a very large and mis cellaneous Collection of Books, Schoo Furniture, Globes, Surveying Instru merits, an elegant eight day ( lock. Tool Chest, a Silver Watch, soro Prints, Kitchen Utensils, &c. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock pre eisely. By order of the Administrator. 1) \VID WILLIFORD, Auct'r April 44. 1