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AUGUSTA.
ft WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 5.
> Anli-Hnnihugger is referred lo tin: eommunica
lion of a Phrenologist in I his day’s paper, in which
he will find his plagiarism exposed lo his heart’s
tonionl. We have compared his “ lectures,” as he
calls them, with the book, and find them copied
from it, letter for letter! Whose book will he copy
from when he commem es his proposed lectures up
on Animal Magnetism ? The suggestion we de
sired to make lo him was to send us the book, at
it. was much more easy for our compositor to set
from than the manuscript, and besides it would re
lieve him finm much unnecessary copying.
Congress.
By the National Int illigenccr of the 30th tilt.,
we have the proceedings of both Houses on ill l 29th
In the Squat’, the Vice President communi
cated a message from the President of the United
i Slates, containing further correspondence in rela
tion lo the disputed northeastern boundary between
I lie British Minister and the Secretary of State.
Alter the correspondenbo was read—
Mr. Williams was understood to say • Whether
• tiiis communicalion from ihn Executive lo the Sen
ate was calculated lo allay the apprehensions al
ready abroad on the subject of the Maine boundary,
be was altogether unwilling to say ; but. if be un
derstood it, it was here asserted that the British
was the oidy authority which, by the agreement,
* had the right lo maintain a military force within
the disputed territory. If that was nu effect of the
agreement, Mr. W. desired that his constituents
might know it; or if, on the other hand, these doc
uments would allay apprehet sioti, he desired they
might be known on (hat account. lie moved,
therefore, the printing of 5,000 extra copies of the
message and documents : wßich was ordered ac
cordingly.
After which she Senate was engaged in receiving
the reports of Committees, when the resolution,
offered previously by Mr. Webster, on the subject
of steamboat disasters, was on his motion taken up,
ui'on which Mr. W. made some very pertinent re
marks The remainder of the day was consumed
with the Cumberland Road bill and Navy Pensions.
In iho House, (we confess that ul late wo look
to its proceedings with any other emotions than
those which tiny in form r davs excited,) the day
was consumed, ns usual, in useless debate, ques
tions of oilier, calls of the House, &o. &c., —and
sometimes so much confused as lo partake more of
the character of a mob than a deliberate assembly,
upon llie subject of the public printing, when Mr.
Wise, pending a debate on an appeal from the de
cision of the Chair, made the following temarks,
which are characterized by much good sense ;
"Mr- Wise rose to put an end to the debate, and
lo mnkit an appeal to all sides ul the House in be
half of the Speaker. In six years' service here he
tmd scarcely witnessed so many appeals us had
been taken during this session.
•‘He had thought that when the House had elect
ed a Speaker, after so much difficulty, after .‘-elect
ing tile person they did—one of the youngest and
worthiest members ol ibis body—commanding the
respect of all paiuo.v—Mr. W. had Imped that the
Speaker might have had the sympathy of all the
members to aid him in luslaining order, and that
he would not have been continually troubled, as
he hid been, with vexatious anil unnecessary quas
lions of order.
"In behalf ol the Speaker, then, ho appealed in
dividually to the members, with the greatest re
spect and kindness, to desist, if not lor I lie sake of
the business of the country, to resist fur the sake
ol the t hair, f'om making these innumerable and
interminable questions of order. If there were in
dividuals who would make them, Mr W. appealed
to the great body of the House to sustain the
Chair. He believed the decision in this ca elo lit
perfectly correct; but better it were to have a
wroug decision, bcltei to have no decision at all,
than that the House should be continually at sea
upon mere questions ol order, which always bred
disorder For two weeks past lie had been only n
looker-on; as such he could judge bettor ihan the
members, ol public opinion on the tendency "1
iheir proceedings; and lie would say that this
House was growing daily lower and lower in the
estimation of iho people.
The question was then submitted and the deci
sion of ih ■ Chair sustained, and the House ad
journed.
British Queen.
The New York Star of the 28th says, “ There
is reason to "believe that the British Queen did
not sail on the first of January ; for allowing that
she made the southern passage, she is still out too
long, had her day of sailing been on the first.—
As she was under the necessity of making some
alterations to her lower cabins, which have been
a subject of complaint by passengers—possibly
building a poop deck—it may be that her day ol
sailing has been postponed until the 20lh. It so )
we may not look for her before the oth of Feb
ruary.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer of the 28th ult.,
says: "The money rate in this city is one per
cent, a month out of doors, ami on good paper.
In New York the rate ranges from 1 to Vj per
cent. Business of all kinds continues dull, and
the anxiety in relation to tlio British Queen in
creases.”
Disastrous Fire at Binghampton, N. Y.
This unfortunate town has again been a prey
to the raging element, on the 23d ult. Twelve
stores, with other buildings and a large amount
of property, have been destroyed. Loss estima
ted at §40,000, of which $87,000 ire insured.
Augustus fS. Porter (Whig) has been elected
a Senator of the United States from the Slate of
Michigan, for six years from the 4lh of March
last, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the expira
tion of the term of sornce of Lucius Lyon,
(Administration.)
i Virginia.
After struggling for three days in vain to elect a
Senator to Congress, the Legislature of this Slate
j has finally postponed the election indefinitely
The Slate will therefore have but one Senator du
ring Iho present session of Congress and iho begin
ning of the next. Mr. Rives several times came
in one vote >f being elected, and Judge Mason, the
Van Huron candidate, once camcwitiiin three voles
of an election. On the last day, Mr. Rives was
dropped and Judge Allen run in his stead, hut
without success-
Sr.uti.rs Plan. There is no end to disas
trous flies all over the country; but, as we
hear nothing of incendiaries, they are chiefly to
be imputed, probably, to carelessness. Among
others wc liavelo record the cotton factory at Lis
bon, Maine, burnt down on the 20th ult. Loss,
§30,000. —jVeto York Star.
Fire.— The New Orleans Bee of the 28ih ult.
states that on the evening previous, a fire broke
out in a wooden building, situated on the corner
of St. John nnd’Common streets, and in a few
minutes the lire communicated to several adjoin
ing buildings which were also consumed, Very
few articles of furniture were saved, the inmates
having barely time to escape.
The Militia of the United States, according to
the latest return, comprises 1,434,943. The re
gular force authorized by law is 12,539; but the
present actual force is only 9,704.
From the N. V. Commercial Advertiser pfiSth.
Destructive’ Conflagration.
About 7 o’clock last evening a fire broke out
in the four story brick store No. 18 Front street,
near the corner of Broad street, occupied by J.
H. McNiesh, commission merchant. The whole
interior of the building was destroyed, but the
principal part of the contents was saved.
While the above fire was still burning, another
brokcout in the four story brick store No. 164
South st., occupied by J. P. Forkcr & Co., deal
crs>in junk, &c., which was entirely destroyed,
and the buildings on eacli side of it were more or
less damaged. The firemen, supposing that the
fire was entirely subdued, loft the ground about
11 o’clock, but between 1 and 2 o’clock this
morning, the flames were seen to burst through
the roof of the large building known as the "Tho
mas H. Smith store,” and a destruction of prop
erty ensued, scarcely equalled by that of any con
flagration in this city since the great fire of De
cember, 1835. Os lire amount of the pecuniary
loss, it is impossible to give any thing more than
a mere estimate, it may be stated in round
numbers at from §1,000,000 to §1,500,000.
The stores destroyed were seven in number, as
follows; The large store fronting on South and
Front sts., built someyears since by T. H. Smith
at a cost, as wc have heard it stated, of about
§100,01)0. It was one of the finest buildings of
the description in the city, and though but four
stories in height, was higher than most of the live
story stores. It was occupied oy J. I. Hicks, as
a storage depository, and rilled with merchandise
of the most valuable description, among which
were the cargoes of the ship Nantucket, of Bos
ton, which arrived here on the 2d Dec., and the
ship llovington of Baltimore, which arrived here
on the 27th Oct. from Canton.
In addition to these cargoes there was a quanti
ty of other merchandise destroyed in the store,
among which were about 200 barrels of flour, and
a number of bales of cotton. Some of the pro
perty was rescued from the flames, consisting of
cotton, and say about two or three hundred boxes
of tea, principally, we judged from the marks, be
longing to the cargo of the Nantucket. The
building itself is entirely gone, one only of the
side walls remaining to tell where if. was stand
ing
George B. Bruun, Esq- had an office upon
these premises.
The next building adjoining on Front st., No.
261, was used as a public store. A portion at
least of the goods were saved from this store.
No. 269 Front st., also occupied by J. J. Hicks
as a storage warehouse.
No. 257 Front st., corner of Dover st., occupied
by Eggleston & Battelle, dealers in iron. There
appeared lo be a large stock in the store, very lit
tle of which could have been saved.
On South st. the following buildings were en
tirely destroyed:
No. 162, corner of Dover st., occupied by E.
Dayton & Co. ship chandlers, a block maker, and
H. Dougherty, sail maker. A part of the stock of
Messrs. Dayton was saved, and wo understand
that they were insured.
No. 163, occupied by John Gilmartin, grocer,
! and others.
No. 154, where the fire originated, occupied by
J. P. Forker & Co. as a junk store.
No. 165 and 166 composed the South st. front
of the Thomas H. Smith store.
No. 167 occupied by Thomp on ft Coffin,
, grocers, and others, appears to have been very
slightly damaged.
The large store belonging to P. Lorillard, and
was probably insured. The remaining six were
3 owned, we believe, by Joshua Jones,
j I The loss of the insurance companies must nc
| ccssarily be very heavy, though there is reason
1 to suppose that a portion at least of it will be
> borne by offices located out of the city.
Om: O’Clock.—The fire may now be said to
be quite subdued, although their appears to be a
2 quantity of combustible matter in the large store
i which is yet in flames. Two engines, Nos. 10
r and 41 are drawing water from the docks, the
j. hydrants having failed to give any supply long
before daylight,and discharging it upon the ruins.
, The walls of the buildings destroyed have
• nearly all been pulled down by the hook and lad
der companies, and laborers are busily employed
amid the ruins in saving the wreck of property
which the flames have spared. A quantity of
’’ iron bars, &e. were taken from the spot where
r Eggleston and Battelles’ store stood.
The store a Ijoining appears to have contained
a quantity of broadcloths, some remnants of
which they were taking from among the burning
* bricks, when we left the spot.
From the N. O. Bee of Che 28 th ult.
From Texas.
We are indebted to the officers of the steam
f packet Columbia, from Galveston, for Houston
B and Galveston papers of the 22d inst.
t The lull to sectionizc and sell the Cherokee
lands has been adopted.
The steam ship New Castle, which was last
winter employed l>ctweeu Mobile and Galveston,
was totally lost near Tuspan, Mexico, on tho 12th
1 of December. She had two hundred soldiers on
f board, hut they all escaped with their lives,
i A bill has passed the House of Representatives
to pay the mem iters in specie or its equivalent
i, value—where will the government get ill
Tho salaries of the clerks of the different de
partments have been raised lo §2,200 and §2,500
i per annum.
i Ibe Commanches have entered Bexar and
made known their anxiety to conclude u treaty
. "'hh the government. They have been humbled
by repeated defeats into these overtures; yet little
reliance is to be placed in their professions.
Among other acts of Congress wc find one
providing for the establishment of a penitentiary.
• Iho treaty with Franco has been ratified by the
i Senate. An extra appropriation of §5,000 has
t been ordered to complete tho running of the
boundary line between Texas and the U. States.
Col. Burleston having scoured the country nnd\
brushed the Cherokees, has returned.
From the Ntw-Y,rk Times.
r Tiik Scb-Tiikasurv.—This ingenious scheme
’ for the promotion of official robbery and oppres
sion has been forced through the Senate of the
United Slates. A fraction of a faction usurping
the title of the “ Democratic party,” with the
knowledge that a lull and literal representatation
• of all the States upon the floor ol the Senate would
; have triumphantly defeated the measure, has in
r stated on and achieved its passage. Such is tho
' practical democracy of the Administration and
‘ its instruments!
The arguments in favor of the measure, advan
-1 ced by those who concocted and hope to thrive
by it, a r e before the nation. Let every man who
lives by the sweat of his brow, charge his memory
, with the fact, that one of its merits, distinctly
avowed an approved by Mr. Buchanan and
others, is that it will lower the rate of wages.
t What a consolation to the laborer in this season
ol stagnation and distress. W ith what heart can
he struggle with poverty, when he knows that the
party in power is legislating against his daily
bread; when ho reflects that the undisguised ten
dency ol their policy is to curtail the remuuera.
lion of labor; to protract the season of toil; to ren
’ dcr the attainment of competence more difficult;
J in short, to bring him nearer to the condition of
( l he English operative, whose youth and manhood
of incessant tail too often obtain no better asylum
r l° r his old age than the parish workhouse, whence,
after a brief period of degrading servitude, he is
transported in a parish coffin to a parish grave!
1 he broad and general grounds of opposition
’ to this iniquitious bill, have been so often presen
_ led by the master minds of the country, that they
j ar,! familiar to us all ns household words. The
s lact of its concentrating the financial systems of
| twenty-two dispotisms, some of them semibarha
rous will not we are inclined to believe outweigh
’ the many objections urged against the measure,
For the Chronicle and Senlinel.
II tint buggery out humbugged !I!
i Mn. Editor;—lt appears that your corre
[ spondent “Anti-Hum iiuooeh” does not seem
inclined to answer the call made by either you or
i myself. Do you know the reason why ! I’ll
1 just tell you. He is a jack-daw in borowed
i feathers, and is afraid, if lie docs, that he will bo
L plucked of his purloined plumage.
f Every word he has written, m both his num
r bers, is a literal copy from a production of Doc
: toh David Mmiiiiirii Reese, of New Y’ork,
i styled, “Humbugs of New York,” which has
3 been completely "used up,” together with Dr.
i Sewatl’u lectures, by Dr. Caldwell, in a small
- work under the title of “Phrenoluct Vindi
; CATED AND Anti—Pure.nolo or Unmasked.”
j I’his work can be had at some of our bookstores,
by tbose who desire original matter upon the
- subject. It lifts is not plagiarism with a ven
, gance I should like to know what is ! As Tom
1 Glenn said in Florida, when old Gaines got into
- the “Bull Pen,” “ hasn’t he got his mother’s
f Monkey into a queer scrape.” If “Anti-Hum
i iiuooeh” will come out, and submit hiu head to
■ an examination, I have no doubt he will have an
’ “ argumentuin ad hominum" of tho truth of
’ phrenology, and that he is a humbugger. But
• this is not necessary, as tho natural language
of the most prominent organs, speaks out so
i plainly that their activity can bo detected in the
disgraceful trick he attempts to pass off. The
. operation of "sculping” though quite appropriate
t for the perpetrator of so piratical an act, would be
entirely superfluous, as the contents of such a
i cranium could he easily ascertained without the
removal of even its outer covering. I have no
I doubt that he possesses one remarkable cotnhina
-3 tion, viz : very large Secubtiveness, large Ae
- auisiTivENKss, and small Conscientious
ness. The two former organs in excess, unro
- strained hy high conscientiousness would, with
out great caution, lead to the very ungenteel act
• called theft. That he has been guilty of a most
1 unblushing literary theft, no one will doubt.—
I Your correspondent has, now, a fair opportunity
1 of completing the overthrow of "the science, false
ly so called.” If the above devclopeincnts are
i not marked on his cranium, I will abandon Phre
nology as a humbug ,, and give my own caput
I for a foot ball. Indeed “this world is given to
lying!!”
1 I am, respectfully,
Yours, 6tc,
> A PII RENO LOO IST.
f
j From the Knickerbocker,
e Pelayo and the Merchant's Daughter.
Hr WAS HI NOTON IRVINO.
It is the common lamentation of Spanish his
t toriogruphers, that for an obscure and mcluneho
e ly space of time immediately succeeding the con
quest of their country by the Moslems, its history
0 is a mere wilderness of dubious facts, groundless
a fables, and rash exaggerations. Learned men, in
e cells and cloisters have worn out their lives in
vainly endeavoring to connect incongruous events
b and to account for startling improbabilities, re
? corded of this period. The worthy Jesuit. Padre
i. Aharca, declares that, for more than forty years,
c during which he had been employed in the theo
- logical controversies, Ife had never found any so
J obscure and inexplicable as those which rise out
/ of this portion of Spanish history, and that the
if only fruit of an indefatigable, prolix, and even pro
e digious study of the subject, was, a melancholy
and mortifying state of indecision.
1 During the apocryphal period, flourishing Pe
f layo, the deliverer ofSpain, whose name like that
J of William Wallace, will ever be linked with the
glory of his country, hut linked, in like manner,
by a bond !n which fact and faction are inextri
cably interwoven.
The quaint old chronicle of the Moor llasis,
which, though wild and fanciful in the extreme,
a is frequently drawn upon for early facts by Span
a ish historians, professes to give the birth, parent
age, and whole course of fortune of Pelayo, with
-0 out the least doubt or hesitation. It makes him
a son of the Duke of Cantabria, and descended,
t both hy father ami mother’s side, from the Gothic
i, kings of Spain. I shall passover the romantic
h story of his childhood, and shall content myself
a with a scene of his youth, which was spent in a
castle among the Pyrenees, under the eye of his
s widowed and noble-minded mother, who caused
1 him to be instructed in every thing befitting a
cavalier of gentle-birth. While the sons of nobil
> ity were revelling amid tho pleasures of a been-
imif court, mul sunk in that vicious and cflfcm
inato indulgence which led to the perdition ol
unhappy Spain, the youthful Pclayo, in his rug
ged mountain school, wus steeled to all kinds of
hardy exorcises. A great part of his time was
spent in hunting the hears, the wild hoars and
the wolves, with which the young Pyrenees
abounded; and so purely and chastely was ho
brought up, by his good lady mother, that if the
ancient chronicle from which I draw my facts
may ho relied on, ho had attained his one-aml
twenticth year without having once sighed for
woman 1
i, Nor were his hardy contests confined to the
beasts of the forest. Occasionally he had to
with adversaries of a more formidable
character. Jhe skills and defiles of those border
mountains were often infested by mnuramlers
from the Gallic plains of Gnieony. The Gas
cons, says an old chronicler, wero a people who
used smooth words when expedient, but force
when they had power, and wore ready to lay their
hands on every thing they met. Though poor,
they were proud; for there was not one who did
not plume himself on being a hijodalgo, ortho
son of somebody.
At the itead of a hand of those needy hidalgos
of Gascony, was one . Arnoud, a broken-down
cavalier. He and four of his followers we,e well
armed und mounted; the rest were a set of scam
per grounds mi foot, furnished with darts and
javelins. They were the terror of the border,
hero to-day, and gone to-morrow ; sometimes in
one pass, sometimes in another. They would
make sudden inroads into Spain, scour the roads;
plunder the country, and were over the moun
tains and far away, before a force could bo collect
ed to pursue them.
Now it happened one day, that a wealthy bur
gher of Bordeaux, who was a merchant, trading
with Biscay, set out on a sojourn for that prov
ince. As he intended to sojourn there for a sea
son, ho look with him his wife, who was a good
ly dame, and his daughter, a gentle damsel of
marriageable ago, ami exceeding fair to look up
on. He was attended by a trusty clerk from his
competitor, and a man servant; while another
servant led a hackney, laden with hags of money
with which he intended to purchase merchan
dise.
When the Gascons heard of this wealthy mer
chant and his convoy passing through the mouli
tmus, they thanked their stars, for they consider
ed all peaceful men of traffic as lawful spoil, sent
by providence for the benefit of hidalgos like
themselves of valor and gentle blood, who lived
by the sword. Placing themselves in ambush,
in a lonely file, by which the travelers had to
pass, they silently awaited their coming. In a
little while they beheld them approaching. Tito
merchant was a fair, portly man, in n buff sur
coat and velvet cap. His looks bespoke the
good cheer of his native city, and he was mount
ed on a stately, well-fed steed, while his wife and'
daughter paced gently on palfreys by his side.
The travelers had advanced some d.stance in
the defile, when the Bandoleros rushed forth and
assailed them. The merchant, though but little
used to the exercise of arms, and unvvildly in his
form, yet made valiant defence, having his wife
and daughter and money nags at buzzard. He
was wounded in two places and overpowered; one
of his servants was slain, the other took to flight.
The freebooters then began to ransack for
spoil, hut wero disappointed'at not finding the
wealth they had expected. Putting their swords
to the breast of the trembling merchant, they de
manded where ho had concealed his treasure, and
learned from him of the hackney that was follow
ing, laden with money. Overjoyed at this intel
ligence, they hound their captives to trees, and
awaited the arrival the golden spoil.
On this same day, Pclayo was out with hit,
huntsmen among the mountains, and had taken
his stand on n narrow pass, to await the sullying
forth of a wild hoar. Close by him was a page,
conducting a horse, awl at the saddle-how hung
his armor, for he always prepared for fight among
these border mountains. While thus posted, the
servant of the merchant came (lying from the
robbers. On beholding Pclayo, he fell on his
knees and implored his life, for he supposed him
to he one of the band. It was some time before
he could he relieved from his terror, and made to
tell his story. When Pclayo heard of the rob
bers, he concluded they were the crew of Gascon
Hidalgos, upon the scamper. Taking his armor
from the page, he put on his helmet, slung his
buckler round his neck, took lance in hand, ami
mounting his steed, compelled the trembling ser
vant to guide him to the scene of action. At the
same time he ordered the page to seek hrs hunts
men, and summon them to his assistance.
When the robbers saw Pelayo advancing thro’
the forest, with a single attendant on foot, and
l>eheld his rich armor sparkling io the sun, they
thought a new prize had fallen into their hands,
and A maud and two of his companions, mount
ing their horses, advanced to meet him. As
they approached, Pclayo stationed himself in a
narrow puss between two rocks, where he could
only he assailed in front, and bracing his buck
ler, and lowering his lance, awaitcd : theircoming.
“Who and what are ye,” cried Ire, “and what
seek yc in this land 1”
“We arc hunstmen,” replied Arnaud, “and lo!
our game runs into our toils!”
“By my faith,” replied Pelayo, “thou wilt find
the game more readily roused than taken; have
at thee for a villain !”
So saving, he put spurs to his horse, and ran
full speed upon him. The Gascon, not expect
ing so s iddon an attack from a single horseman,
was taken by surprise. He hastily couched his
lance, hut it merely glanced on the shield of Pe
layo, who sent his own through the middle of his
breast, and threw him out of his saddle to the
earth. One of the other robbers made at Pelayo,
and wounded him slightly in the side, hut receiv
ed a blow from the sword of the latter, which
cleft his scull-cap, and sank into his brain. His
companion, seeing him fall, put spurs to his steed,
and galloped off through the forest.
Beholding several other robber* on foot com
ing up, Pclayo returned to his station between the
rocks, where he was assailed by them all at once.
He received two of (heir darts on his buckler, a
javc in grazed his cuirass, and glancing down,
wounded his horse. Pelayo then rushed forth,
und struck one of the robbers dead; the others,
beholding several huntsmen advancing, took to
flight, but were pursued, and several of them ta
ken.
The good merchant of Bordeaux and his fam
ily beheld this scene with trembling and amaze
ment, for never had they looked upon such feats
of arms. They considered Don Pclayo as a lead
er of some rival hank of robbers; and iVhcn the
bonds were loosened by which they were tied to
the trees, they fell at his feet and implored mercy.
The females were soonest undeceived, especially
the daughter; for the damsel was strur k with the
noble countenance and gentle demeanor of
layo, and said to herself: “Surely
can dwell in so goodly and gracious a form.”
Pelayo now sounded his horn, which echoed
from rock lo rock, and was answered by shouts
and horns from various parts of the mountains.
The merchant’s heart misgave him at these sig-
i- naK and especially when he beheld more than
>1 forty men gathering from glen und thicket.—
!- 1 hey were clad in hunters’ dresses and armed
11 w,th '"'"'-spears, darts, and hunting-swords, and
s many ol thorn led hounds in long leashes. All
d this was a new and a wild scene to the astonish
s cd merchant; nor were his fears abated, a hen he
e saw his servant approaching with his hackney,
e laden with' money bags; "for of a certainty,”
s said he to himsclt, “this will he too tempting a
spoil for these wild hunters of the mountains.”
r however, took no more notice of the
gold than if it had been so much dross; at which
0 d* honest burghers marvelled exceedingly. He
• Jeered that the wounds of the merchant should
u , ’™L''hissed, and his own examined. On taking
r oil his cuirass, his wound was found to ho but
s slight; hut his men were so exasperated at see
ing his blood, that they would 1 uve put the cap
o the robbers to instant death, had he not forbid
-0 don them to do them any harm.
r Ihe huntsmen now made a great fire at the
1 !°n ?* ° trCP '. a,, d bringing a hoar which they had
killed, cut oil portions and roasted them on (he
0 coais. Phen drawing forth loaves of bread from
their wallets, they devoured their food half raw,
s with the hungry relish of huntsmen and moiin
-1 tampers. Iho merchant, his wife, and daughter,
looked at all this, and wondered, for they had nc
■ ver beheld so savage a repast.
I Pelayo then inquired of them if they did not
desire to eat: they were too much in awe of him
i to decline, though they felt a loathing at the
I thought ot partaking of this hunter’s fare ; hut he
> irtlered u linen cloth to ho spread under the shade
- ol a groat oak, on the grassy margin of o clear
' miming stream; and to their astonishment they
were served, not with the flesh of the hoar hut
- with dainty cheer, such as the merchant had
g scarcely hoped to find out of the walls of his na
- tire city of Bordeaux.
The good burgher was of a community renown
- cd for gastronomic prowess; his fears having sub
-1 sided, his appetite was now awakened, and he ad
- dressed himself manfully to the viands that wore
s set baforo him. His daughter, however, could
r noteat; her eyes were ever and anon stealing to
1 gaze on Pclayo, whom she regarded with graft
■ tude for protection and admiration for his valor;
and now that he had laid aside his helmet, and
- she beheld his lofty countenance, glowing with
- manly beauty, she thought him more than mortal.
- The heart of the gentle donzella, says the ancient
t chronicler, was kind and yielding,and had Pelayo
e thought fit to ask the greatest boon that love and
I beauty could bestow—doubtless meaning her fair
i hand—she could not have had the crucify to say
‘ him nay. Pelayo, however, had no such thoughts,
• (he love of woman hud never yet entered his
! j heart; and though he regarded the damsel as the
■ fairest maiden he had ever beheld, her beauty
caused no pcrlnrtmlion in his breast.
When tho repast was over, Pclayo oft’ered to
I' conduct the merchant and his family through the
defiles of the mountains, lest they should he rno
-1 lested'by any of the scattered bands of robbers.—
' The bodies of the slain marauders were buried,
2 and the corpse of the servant was laid upon one
3 of the horses captured in the ha 110. Having
B formed the cavalcade, they pursued their way
8 slowly up one of the steep and winding passes of
8 the Pyrenees.
Toward sunset, they arrived at the dwelling of
r a holy hermit. If was hewn out of the living
2 rock; there was a cross over the door, and before
• it was a great spreading oak, with a sweet spring
-of water at its foot. The body of the faithful ser
-1 vant who had fallen in the defence of his lord,
■ was buried close by the wall of the sacred retreat,
■ and the hermit promised to perform masses for
I the repose of his soul. Then Pelayo obtained
from th* holy father consent that the merchant’s
wife and daughter should pass ihc night within
the cell; and the hermit made beds of moss for
them, and gave them his benediction : hut the
damsel found little rest, so much were her thoughts
occupied by the youthful champion who had re
scued her from death or dishonor.
Pelayo, however, wus visited by no such wan
: dering of the mind, but, wrapping himself in his
1 inanlle, slept soundly by the fountain under the
tree. At midnight, when every thing was buried
'■ in deep repose, lie was awakened from his sleep,
1 and beheld the hermit before him. with the beams
• of the moon shining upon his silver hair and hoard,
i “ This is no lime," said the latter, “to be sleep
ing ; arise and listen to my words, and hear of
1 the great work for which thou art chosen.”
Then Pelayo arose and seated himseif on a
■ rock, and the hermit continued his discourse.
1 “ Behold,” said he, “ the ruin of Spain is at
• baud! It will ho delivered into the hands of
strangers, and will become a prey to the spoiler.
Its children will lie slain, or carried into captivity ;
I or such as may escape these evils, will harbor
' with the beasts of the forest, or the eagles of the
> mountain. The tharn and bramble will spring
up where now are seen the corn-field, the vine,
• und the olive, and hungry wolves will roam in
1 place of peaceful flocks and herds. But thou, my
1 son, tarry not thou lo see these things, for thou
• canst not prevent them. Depart on a pilgrimage
• lo the sepulchre of our blessed Lord in Palestine;
1 purify thyself by prayer; enroll thyself in the or -
der of chivalry, and prepare for the great work of
! the redemption of the country ; for lo thee it will
ho given lo raise it from the depth of its afflic
-1 tion.”
8 Pclayo would have enquired farther into the
evils thus foretold, but the hermit rebuked his
• curiosity.
“Seek not to know more,” said he, “ than hca
i veil is pleased to reveal. Clouds and darkness
• cover its designs, and prophecy is never permitted
- lo lift up, hut in part, the veil that rests upon the
3 future.”
8 The hermit ceased to speak, and Pelayo laid
'• himself down again to take repose, but sleep was
■ a stranger to his ryes.
• When the first rays of the rising sun shone
3 upon the tops of the mountains, the travellers as
• semhled round the fountain beneath the tree, and
made their morning repast. Then, having ro
- ceived the benediction of the hermit, they depart
-3 cd in the freshness of the day, and descended
■ along the nolluw defiles leading into the interior
i of Spain. The good merchant was refreshed by
■ sleep, and liy his morning’s meal; and when he
i beheld his wife und daughter thus secure by his
a side, and the hackney laden with his treasure close
8 behind him, his heart was light in his bosom, and
i- he carolled a chanson ns he went, and the wood
lands echoed to his song. But Pelayo rode in
■ silence, for he revolved in his mind the porten
• tious word* of the hermit; and the daughter of
3 the merchant ever and anon stole looks at him
- full of tenderness ami admiration, und deep sighs
a betrayed the agitation of her bosom.
J At length they came to the foot of the moun
. Inins, where the forests and the rocks terminated,
l and an open and secure country lay bclore the
travellers. Here they hailed, for their roads were
■ widely different. When they came the
I merchant and his wife were loud in thanks ami
benedictions, and the good burgher would Stain
I have given Pelayo the largest of his sacks of gold;
i hut the young man put it aside with a smile.—
. “ Silver and gold,” said he, “ need I not, but if I
have deserved aught at thy hands, give me thy
“ ' ~ i --T-r.iTir ——am.
prayers, for ihc prayers of a good man ore above
all price.”
In the meantime (he daughter had spoken ne
ver a word. At length she raised her eyes, vehicle
were filled with tears, and looked timidly at Pe--
layo, and her bosom throbbed; and after a vio
lent struggle between strong affection and virgin
modesty, her heart relieved itself by words.
“ Scnor,” said she, “ 1 know that I am unwor
thy of the notiec of so noble a cavalier; but sttf
for me to place this ring upon a finger of that
bund which has so bravely rescued us from death ;
and when you regard it, you may consider it as »
memorial of your own valor, and not of one who’
is (oo humble to be remembered by you,”
With these words, she drew a ring from her
finger, and put it upon Ihc finger of Pelayo f and :
having done this, she blushed and trembled at
her own boldness, and stood nlrashod, with her
eyes east down upon the earth.
Pelayo was moved at the words of the simple
maiden, and at the touch of her fair hand, and at
her beauty, us she stood thus trembling before him;'
but as yet, he knew nothing of woman, and hi*
heart was free from the snares of love. ‘ Amiga,”
(friend,) said he, “ 1 accept the present, and will
wear it in remembrance of thy goodness;” so say
ing, ho kissed her on the cheek.
The damsel was cheered by these words, and
hoped that she had awakened some tenderness in*
his bosom; but it was no such thing says the
grave old chronicler, for his heart was devoted to 1
higher and more sacred matters, yet certain it is,,
that he always guard) d well that ring.
When they parted, Pelayo remained with his
huntsmen on a cliff, watching that no evil befcl
them until they were far beyond the skirts of the
mountain ; and the damsel often turned to look
at him, until she could no longer discern him, for
the distance, ami the tears that dimmed her eyes.
And, for that he accepted her ring, says the an
cient chronicler, she considered herself wedded to
him in her heart, and would never marry; nor
could she ho brought to look with eyes of affec
tion upon any other man ; hut, for the trne love
which she boro Pelayo, she lived and died a vir
gin. And composed n book which treated of love
and chivalry, and the temptations of this mortal
life ; and one part discoursed of celestial matters,
and it was called “ The Contemplations ol Love;”
because, at the time she wrote it, she thought of
Pelayo, and of his having accepted her jewel, and
called her by the gentle oppclation of •• Amiga.”’
And often thinking of him in tender sadness, and
of her never having beheld him more, she would
lake the hook, and would rend it as if in his stead;
and while she repeated the words of love which
it contained, she would endeavor to fancy them'
uttered by Pelayo, and that he stood before her.
17U)UU months after date, application will be
. made to the Court of Ordinary of Richmond ■
county, for leave to sell all the real and personal
estate of Richard F. Rush, deceased.
February 4. IS4O A. J. MILLER, adm’r._
months after date, application will be
made to the Court of Ordinary of Richmond
county, for leave to sell all the real and personal.
property of Green 11. Holland, deceased.
February 4, 1840 A. J. MILLER, adinr.
1710 UH months after date, application will be
. made to the Court of Ordinary of Richmond
county, for leave to sell all the real and personal ;
property of Robert Dillon, deceased. • -
February 4, 1840 A. J. MILLER, Ex’r.
17*0UR months after date, application will be
’ made to the Court of Ordinary of Richmond
county, for leave to sell a negro man slave named ■
Prince, the property of Mary Savage, deceased.
February 4, IS4O A. J. .OiI.LEU, Ex’r.
MX EC Ifton *S JVOTICM.
ALL persons holding claims against William S.
Savage, deceased, arc require,! to hand in an
account of their demand* within twelve months
from this date. A. J. MILLER, Ex’r.-
February 4,1540 w6t'
ASSIGN MM’S NOTICE.
A LL persons indebted to the late firm of Dalby
J\_ & iloogbkirk arc requested to make payment
to the undersigned, and those holding claims against.
said firm are required to hand in an account of their
demands. A. J. MILLER, Assignee.
February 4, 1840 w6t
OTICE.—AII persons indebted to the Estate
of James Lcverieh, late of Richmond coun
ty, deceased, are requested to make immediate pay
ment to Robert Austin, who is duly authorized by
us to settle the same; and those having demands -
against the estate, will present them duly attest
ed, within the time prescribed by law.
JOHN A. CAMERON,? . . ,
PHILIP H. MANTZ, sAamr5 Aamr -
February, 6, IS4O w6t
ON CONSIGNMENT,
r/X URLS. NEWARK CIDER,for sale low by
Oil STOVALL & HAMLEX.
jan 13 trw3w
MLLIS-NTKMMT ELEMENTARY*
ACADEMY.
INHK undersigned would respectfully inform his
patrons and the public that his School is now
re-opened for the business of the winter, at his for
mer stand, opposite the dwelling of Mr. H. Catfin.
As usual at this school, pupils of both sexes are
received. Every thing relative to the deportment
of the pupils, which such an arrangement may be
calculated to require, will ha carefully attended to.
C. PIKE.
N. 1$. —It is contemplated to open a Night School,.
at the same room, as soon as a suitable class can
be coilcetcd. C. P.
November IS. trwtf
VALUABLE 1 ANDS AND CITY LOTS FOR’.
J SALE—The subscribers oiler for sale the
following propel ty, to witi
CITY LOTH.
One Lot fronting 60 feet on Broad and Ellis-sts,
bounded cast by Meigs’ warehouse and west by
Carters’.
One Lot fronting.CO feet on Ellis and Green sts..
immediately south of the above.
One lot fronting sixty feet on Grecn-st, bounded
south by the buck yard and north by Green-st, ad
joining Nelson’s and others.
One lot about 216 feetsquare, fronting on Broad,
Jones and Mill-sts.
One lot immediately north of the above, about
(lie same size, boui ded south by Joncs-st, north
by Rcynold-st, cast by Mill- st, and west by James
Barton. Which lots will be sold entire, or in lots
to suit purchasers.
Also, tba'. valuable and fertile body of Land, at
Durham’s Bluff, in Twiggs county 1 , immediately
on the Ocmulgee river, about fourteen miles below
Macon, being composed of the following lots in the
28tb district, viz: Nos 203,204,226, 229,230,.
200,224,225,227, 128,, 160, 177, 206, and a half
acre lot in the town of Delphus,to serve as a land
ing from the above.
Also, that other valuable Plantation in the same
count',adjoining the above, in the 20th district,,
containing 607 i ■ acres, and composed of lots 207,.
208, and 210. The above plantations are partly
cleared and under fence, and the woodland well
timbered. They will be so.d entire, or in subdi
visions to suit purchasers.
Also, lot 192, Bth district Early county, contain
ing 100 acres. Also, No 06, 2d district, Haber
sham county. Also, No 00, 9th district, Henry
county.
Apply to the subscribers in Augusta, or to r ol.
William Wiggins, Marion, Ossian Gregory, Macon,
or William S. Books, on the premises.
PETER BENNOCU,? . .
JOHN P. KING, S Ass,Bnccs
jan 23 Irwl3t