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THE FED ER A L lATOV JOHN O. PaLBILL, EDITOR. ttILLEOGEVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL VOLUME 1, N UMBEL 41. JCP THE FEDERAL UNION is publish^ m evert Thun-lay, at Time* no^aaa p. r annua, m ad- M ranee or Four iTnot paid before the end of the year- m The Office is ou fVntfno-Street, opposite McComb's Ta. T *AM*\ovEiiTtsBM*KT* published at tbe usual rates, 9 ic j» Kncii Citation by the Clerks of the Courts of Or dinary that application baa been made for Letters of Ad ministration, must be published Thirty days at least. Notice by Executors and Adiuini.>trdtors fur Debtors and Cieditors to reader ia their accounts must be publish ed Six weeks. Sales of negroes by Executors and Administrators must be advertised Sixty Days before the day of sale. Sales of personal property (except negroes) of testate and intestate estates by Execd'ors and Administratiors, must be advertised Forty days. No sale from day to day is valid, unless so expressed in the advertisement. Applied ions by Executors. Administrators, and Guar dians, to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Lund must be published roup, months. Applications for Foreclosure of Mortgages on Real Es tate mast be advertised once u month for six months. Sales of Real Estate by Executors, Administrators and Guardiaos must be published sixty days before the day Of sale. These saLs must be made at the Court House do or between the hours of 10 in tbe morning and 1 in the efternuon. Orders of Courtof Ordinary, (accompanied with aco- P7 .he bond, or agreement) to make titles to Land, jtensive—and as mast be advertised Three months at least. Sheriff's sales under executions regularly granted by tbe coarts, must be advertised Thirty days. Sheriff’s sales under mortgage executit.nr must bead- TtrtiScd Sixty days before the day of sale. Sheriff's sales of perishable property under ordered Court must be advertised generally Ten data. AU 'iaDzas for Advertisements will be punctually at tended to. *-+ All Letters directed totheoffice, or the Editor, NATIONAL. FROM THE CHARLESTON CODRIER. Rail Roads in the United States, Europe, and immense. There will bora disposition to dia.J I,dm SnrireaM , . , organization lodnvetopn rtsotT with a love o! ,id e nt; 8a^r^&®K^a‘ ! ” e a?n'SeS.i£k! ofi,l “-’ Vi,e * nciBa M««t in., occur 1.1 order; and in wcccssfnl eveni™, t si....... “ .. V : MaurerI uOuy, _ i successful exertion, win its pos sessors seek fo reduce society into order, in. stead of resolving it into its original elements, and re-prod chaos. The subject is beauli- fullv displayed in Tallevrand’s Essay **Surles Colones " must be post-paid to entitle them to attention. W E are requested to announce tbe name of WILL IAM D. SCOGGIN, Esq. as a candidate for Sheriff of Baldwin county at the next election fur county officers. November 6 Asia their eventual effects on 1'onnage and for Commerce, and the particular effect of .them and other circumstances, on that of the U- nited States. To the Editor of the Courier— SIR—Th*- circumstances of the high prices of sailors wages, the diminished quantity of tonnage in the Southern ports, and the gener ally, if not decrearing, stationary state of flie United States Commerce induce me to ad dress you. I would premise my paper with the expression of conviction, that the people ot the United States, generally, have labored und. r a great mistake in believing, that its for eign commerce would go on increasing, until it obtained a condition sufficiently magnified to contend with, or rather rival, that of Great Britain. The latter country is a small, and grcatly.consuming territory. The former, ex* to its Western sections, con sumes but little. The latter has none of the immense resources within herself, which the lormer possesses in such abundance. The cul tivation of these resources, and the land, offer lime will develope every thin greater inducements to the industrious and in- gress of events cannot but dependent man I write this before the account reached me of the rc-assembly of the British parliament — It will be an important epoch in the affairs of !!u * l ’ and B erh »P 3 under the direction of r ii "w • w ^ OIn R ations and empires rise and fall, flourish and decay, • it may be the prelude to a convulsion which will shake the world to its centre ; I hope tbe contrary—(hat the vio lent in Great Britain have become Lawrence Shuster, vice presidents; and John[number thereof Scholfield and William Filler, Secretaries. 1 John Sergeant, of a property tax and a diminution ofiodirec* taxation, together with the reduction of the pension list—that, in short, so far as tfreat Britain is concerned in the world’s business, she will be the abode of peace, and become^ the pattern from which other countries model tht-ir conduct On motion of Josiah Randall, accompanied with a most eloquent and instructive address, a committee, consisting of the following named gentlemen, were appointed to draft and reporl resolutions to the meeting : James Harper, J. R WetheriiJ, John B. Trevor, R. A. Parrish, -Joseph Akin, Samuel Brastiears. Addm Woolpper, In the absence of the committee, David Paul Brown, responding to a call of the meeting, ad dressed his follow citizens io a strain of elo quence, pointed wit and bitter sarcasm, that - - —moderate ^uruw, puimcu **•» auu uuier sure am be temperate firm—that, in the adoption le/icited the most rapturous applause James Harper, of the committee in a very pertinent address, presented the following re solutions, which, after an eloquent speech from Mr. Brasbears, were unanimously adopt ed: Resolved, that the policy and conduct of may at such a crisis. This j Andrew Jackson, as President of tbe United may preserve France from convulsion, a cir- PREX7SZ GARDES! P ERSON^ hiving Iiusi.hjss with the Corporation cf Miile)g;ville, are notified that Dr. Lewis J. W. Kraatz, ia folly empowered to represent the undersign ed, durui^ bis absence from tbe county. N. B. JUHAN, Anril 14 40 Secretary and Treasurer. MILLEDGFVILLE MASONIC HALL LOTTERY. 30.000 Dollars OF CU’ITAL PRIZES YET IN THE WHEEL viz: I of 15,000 Dollars, 1 of 10,000 Dollars, 1 of 5,000 Dollars, BESIDES PRIZES OF $1030-$909- $390 $700 $500 -$300-$300-$100, &c. * On SATURDAY, the 30th dn> of April next, the 4th Day’s Drawing wi’.l he continued, when there will be drawn from tlie wheel 1.000 FRIZES! The i ncreasitig demand for Tickets inakt s it necessary that those who t Xi'eet to select their uumbets from a great Vaiieiy, to semi their irclcrs soon. Tuuse who bold i’icirt is which may not be drawn previ ous to the commence ueiil cf the Fifth and last day’s dra-.ing must remember that such Ticke will have to risk the SPLENDID PKIZF. of 30,000 DOLLARS besides other handsome prizes then to be dcpoAited*— Tickets still sold at, Wholes 510—Shares in proportion. Address oideis (post-paid) lo UHODOM A. GREENE, March 24 Sec’ry to Commission $500 lie. lie. CENTRAL BANK OF GEORGIA. rgiHE subscriber will attend to the renewal oi Notes g for persons having business at the Central Bank, for One Dollar, fur each renewal, on their remitting the mo ney und note, post-paid. DTRECTIOIJ3. AU the names or signatures of the Indorsers must be in their own proper band, unless where it is done by an Attorney, and the Power cf Attorney must be placed in the Central Bank. In order to take up the old note, or to draw money, the Cheek of the last Indorser must be sent, or where litis is neglected, the maker may become the last indorser by signing bis own name last on the back of the note, and send his own Check. The check is nothing more than a small slip of paper signed by the last indor ser on the lower edge of the right hand end, tbe rest may be left blank. JOHN BETI1UNE. Milletlgeville, April 12,1831 40 ^ ‘ AN ORDINANCE For the belter rcgulalitn of the lawn of .MiludgcviUe. B E ir ORDAINED by the Iniendunt and Commis sioners of the Town of Milledgeville, That it shall not be law ful for any pci son or persons to camp any hor ses, wagon ot wagons, cart or carts, in any street or side walk in this town, or any common or vacant ground with in one hundred yards of any building, well or spring; and it is the duty of ull officers of the Board, on finding any pi r- zoti or persons encamped in violation of this ordinance, to order him or them to remove forUiwith; and.ni case ol neglect or refusal, such officer shall arrest such person or persons, and take him or them before the Intendaut or any two or more Commissioners, who msy flue him or them not exceeding twenty dollars, and may commit such offender or offenders to the county jaii ou refusal to pay eU< Be*it e farther ordained, by the authority aforesaid, That any person who shall pi -ce or cause to be plueed near any public well nr spring, a,./ birrel or other vessel of cooper’s ware, or shall wash or rinse any clothes, vegetables or uther article, or any person or persons who shall water any horse, mule or other animal, within the space of twen ty feet of any such well, spring, or the railing thereof (if any) or-uho shall be guilty of any filthy eg indecent con duct near any well or spring, calculated to effect the same, shall if a white person forfeit and pay for every sutb of fence fifty dollars, and any person of color committing like offence shall receive thirty-nine lashes by the direc tion of any membtr of the Board. EZEKIEL E. PARK, Intendant. Attest, Nathaniel B. Jim an, Secretary. April 14. 1S3I 40 2t REGIMENTAL ORDERS. T HE Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Officers attached to the 53d Regiment, G. M. arc command ed to appear at 10 o’clock, A. M. at the court-house in Millcdgevtlle, on Friday the 27th of May next, armed and equiped as the law directs for drill and instruction. And on Saturday the 23th May, the Officers and Privates will assemble at the same place, at 10 o'clock, A. M. armed end equiped as the law directs for drill and inspection. The commanding Officers of Companies, will take due notice (hat a return will be required, giving the full strength of their company districts, (a duplicate copy of which will be preserved) and they will be held responsible for a lawful retut n of all absentees to the Court of Enqui ry. By order of Colonel E. E. Park, JAMES U. HORNE, Adjutant April 14 {*() 33d Regiment, G, M. JUST PRINTED, and for sale at bis Office, ah assortment ot BLANKS—embracing all of general use ia this State. Orders attended to with promptness. April 7 in- Chan the naval profession can possibly do. In the one his actions are “free as uir,” and he is surrounded with all the corn fort* of domestic life; in the other he is the slave of. at times, an intelligent despot—but, at others, of a * brute madman." To this cir cumstance. I attribute the higlf prices of sea mtu’s wages. Tbe Western States affords him a greater inducement than the navigation of the Atlantic, which he leaves to the natives oi the Sea Girt Isle ; and. whose element, from the narrowness of their native land, is es sentially the oceaD. Their march is indeed o- ver the mountain wave, and their home is on the wild ol waters 1 have reflected much on the subject, and think that those who follow my example, will eventually arrive at the same conclusion But there is no other cause which will con tribute to lessen the tonnage of the United States 1 I contend that there i9, and that it will be found in the universal adoption of rail ways. The profound ignorace as to their val ue, will he well recollected. To remedy this and to hasten their progress, it should seem there are now being laid down in so many pla ces, in links, as to develope their advantages in the most striking manner. The people oi Philadelphia have determined, with a view to their more successful rivalry with New-York, to.iid their Jersey neighbors, in laying one down to Amboy. Nor have the citizens of Baltimore been behind hand. With their eyes directed Westward and Southward, they have excited the inhabitants of Ohio, and the She nandoah valley, to unite with them in making Baltimore the groat port for the transmission of Western produce to Europe ; and this they are doing, while the Richmond Enquirer is writing its 10,001st. • essay on State Rights, and persuading the Senate of Virginia to ruin its Eastern section, by denying the Petersburg Rail Road Company the <£160,000 which, if common sense or candor, prudence or common foresight, could be found in Virginia should have been granted without debate. The re* suit will be, that (he commerce of upper Ala bama and.Mississippi, with all Tennessee, will be at Baltimore before the talking States can stir a step. Thus began, the Rail Road system will anni hilate the coasting trade -for, if the people of Charleston can bring a bale of Cotton for 5 1-2 cents from Augusta, it will not cost 25 to bring it to Baltimore from Huntsville ; and there is little difficulty in foreseeing that, eventually, I be facilities offered by a Rail Road from New- Orleans to unite with that of the valley, will more than compensate the ease of marine con veyance, accompanied, as it is, by the difficul ties offered by the point of Florida, and the shallow harbors of the Southern States Indeed, however important may have been the discoveries of the mariner’s compass, or of the passage around the Cape of Good lie pe, they will be equaled by the value of the Rad way. It is not going too far to anticipate a passage from the North of Germany to the Gulf of Ormus—The distance, on a hair line, is not, to speak very largely, (so as to leave room for blunders) 10.000 miles And $10,- 000 per mile would effect it. This would be $100.000 000, or (25.000,000, sterling—and thfoexoeuse would he divided among France, Great Britain, the German powers, Russia, Turkey, Persia, and the East India Company, under a new and efficient organization. The mineral wealth of the dependencies of Austria, and Russia, are immsnse ; and in the wishes of the Porte, to ameliorate the condition ot the people, will be found powerful auxiliaries in the scheino. It would iadeed “annihilate both space and time,"—and in the interchange of commerce, add much to the happiness of the world. *• I will now advert to two papers you pub lished in December 1829, hi which allusions were made to tho approaching difficulties as to Belgium, and the comparative ease with which, haring a revolution in Turkey, which has not taken place, tbe Porte would extricate herself from the enthralment. We now behold with satisfaction, the liberation of the Greek ser vants an order of a census, and the proper ar rangement of her imposts If but enlightened and intelligent men aid her, and of this, there is but little doubt, her progress in civilization may, perhaps recompense U9 for the darkness of her past ages. Fortunate will it be for Tur key and for mankind, if such should be the case. The field it will opeu for the disturbed and the die! orbing spirits of the world will be curnstance much to be feared,. However. but tbe pro be interesting to CHOISEUL 28th March. 1831. * P. S.—Since writing the ab»ve the Courier of the 23d, 24 th, 25th and 2Sth March have reached me. I am deceived in my hope as to aa extensive adoption of direct taxation in Great Britain. However there is a change which may partially succeed Accounts from Ireland, indicate that “the violent have be come moderate’’ owing I have no doubt, to the “temperate” having become “firm.” We hear, nothing either of Hunt* ; and O’Conxelx. will not know him in the House of Commons. We hear of a paper read in the Royal Society ot a Morton Railway being projected between Suez and - Belgium is still a source of difficulty ; but now iliat there is such an ap pearance ol tranquility in Great Britain, and one which 1 hope will be realized, I cannot but contemplate an arrangement will be made for it9 union with France, a measure as I have said in December, 1829, dictated by prudence and by policy. C. •By a reference to the Whig of the 17th, (Courier 35th) March, 1 find a Western Rail Road also included- The Virginia party must be determined to push the Internal Improvement question. At least it takes only such steps as will inevitably lead to its successful establishment. Philadelphia, April 5. GREAT CLAY MEETING. Yesterday afternoon, agreeably to public notice, the friends of Henry Clat assembled at the District Court Room. At an early hour, the room and every avenue to it were crowded At 4 o’clock, Mark Richards called the meet ing to order, by nominating as President there of; JOHN SERGEANT The choice was made by acclamation. Samuel RichaROs, John 9. Warner, and Shuster were chosen Vice-Presidents. Jt John Scholb- field and Wm. Fiti.er, Secretaries. It was evident that a very small part of the people assembled could participate in the proceedings of the meeting, if conducted in the Court roem, Mr Fok therefore moved, that the meet ing adjourn tothe Musical Fund Society, a **p» cious room capable of containing nearly 3000 persons It was also moved that the meeting he adjourned to the State House yard; this wa- opposed by many, as it then rained some, and threatened to be very inclement The ques tion was taken on the first tno'ion, and the de cision was doubtful. It was subsequently vo ted by a majority to adjourn to the Musical Fund Hall. The vast number assembled in the yard, the street, and Court room, then, with the exception of a few hundred, went to the Hall where the meeting was ..opened with an appropriate address from the President. Josiah Randall then addressed the meet ing in a strain of pertinent eloquence, that we have rarely heard exceeded Our readers will, we hope, be able to judge of its merits to-mor row. Mr. Randall moved tho appointment of a committee for resolutions, -in the absense of the committee, there was a call for Mr Brown, when David Paul Brown arose, and after some prefatory remarks, proceeded to an analysis of the conduct, and a comparison of the promises with the performances, of tbe present execu tive of the general government, in which he electrified his auditors by flashes of wit, and a tone of keen satire, that has rarely been lis tened to in any public meeting of our citizens It was perhaps one of the happiest efforts of an orator always successful. The resolutions (to be found io another co lumn) were introduced, with some very appro priate remarks, by James Harper, and second ed by an eloquent address from Mr. Brash* ear. The meeting adjourned about 6 o'clock. The very inclement state of the weather led the friends of Mr Clay to fear in the morning, that the meeting would be less numerous, than they had expected; and it is probable that ma ny of our fellow citizens ot the county, were prevented t»y the rain from attending. But with these drawbacks on the numbers, several gentlemen who had a better opportunity of judging than we enjoyed, estimated the nmn her that came to the Court House, at nearly FIVE THOUSAND 1 AH of these did not of course, and indeed could not enter the Hall, and very many did not leave tbe State House vard. Tbe indications of the meeting were highly favorable to the most*-sanguine hopes of the friends of Henry Clat; as a candidate for the Presidency of thre United States;, and we may calculate from yesterday's proceedings, the commencement of a new era in Pennsyl vania politics; the advocacy of men upon tbe ground of principles. Meeting of the Friends of Henry Clay. At an unnsuaily numerous and highly re spectable meeting ofthe friends of Henry Clay, held on the 4th day of April, in the District Court room, and by adjournment, in (he Hall of tho Musical Fund Society* Philadelphia, States, have more than realized the apprehen sions of his opponents, and by their contrast with professions voluntarily made, and with pledges solemnly given, must have disappoint ed all who supported his election from motives of patriotism, or who deemed him qualified by habit, temper, principle, knowledge or under standing, for the executive chair. Resolved, that this conduct and this policy have degraded the character of the general government, have jeoparded tbe existence of our most valuable institutions, and have made it indispensable to tbe great interests of the country, that a statesman of sound principles and of undoubted patriotism, ardently devoted to the preservation of the Union, and deeply imbued with the principles of the constitution, be selected as a candidate for the presidency at the ensuing election. Resolved, that in the ooinmo »**—* ing, the principles and the practice, the mag nanimous spirit and tbe manly patriotism, tbe political experience and the distinguished pub lic services of Henry Clay, entitle him, above all others, to the confidence of his fellow eit- izen^nod qualify him to fill with dignity and with usefulness, the high station of tho chief magistrate of the Union. Resolved, that we will cordially unite with our fellow citizens throughout the country, who perceive the weakness, despise tbe hypo crisy or abhor the principles of the present ad ministration, in promoting the election of Hen ry Clay as president of the United States. Resolved, that we are friends of the Amer ican System, comprehending as it does, the u nion of the states, the support of the constitu tion, the protection of the industry of our fel low citizens in every branch, the promotion of internal improvements, the preservation a- broad of self respect and national honor, and the maintenance at home of tbe great repub lican axiom, that he will of the majority con stitutionally expressed, is the law ot the land, which ought not to be intercepted in its free exercise by the signification of executive wish es, nor nullified by executive vetos, but upon the most urgent motives ; and we are the friends of Henry Clay, because he is sincere, ardent, effici nt and true friend of the American System, and has at all times sustained it in peace and in war, at home and abroad, in pub lic and in private, with unwavering constancy and resolution. Resolved, that we cordially concur in the o- pinions expressed with so much unanimity by both branches of the legislature of this commonwealth, upon the great leading inter ests of the United States, as being essential to the prosperity, happiness and independence the Nation,and especially tothe welfare of Pennsylvania, and we heartily approve of the firm and maoly stand taken by a great majority of the Pennsylvania delegation in Congress a- gainst the projects of the administration at Washington, directed to the destruction of those interests, and we hope, that seeing as they must now see, that the power and influ ence conferred by the support of Gen. Jack son, have been and continue to be employed to overthrow the settled policy of tbe State, they and the whole people of Pennsylvania, will al so perceive that his further support would be irrational and suicidal. Resolved, that this meeting approve of tbe proposed National Convention, of the friends of the Constitution, and the Institutions cf our country, to be held in tbe City of Baltimore, on the second Monday in December uext, and that the said Convention be resisted to nomi nate a suitable Candidate for the office of Vice President, to be placed before tbe People in conjunction with Henry Clay for the office of President of the United States. , Resolved, that tbe conduct of (he President of the United States, in seeking among the confidential discussions in the cabinet of a for mer President materials for a personal quarrel with Hhe Vice President, for tho honest expres sions of opinions which the country had a right to claim from him, and thus exhibiting the of fensive spectacle of discussions between the two highest officers of the Government, dis plays in the opinion ot this meeting, and un becoming indulgence of selfish and vindictive feelings—an oppressive abuse of the influence of his station, a departure from personal digni ty and official decorum, and are an unconstitu tional disregard of the rights and duties of others, which, whether originated in the work ings of his own uncontrolled passions, or insti gated by artful and designing favorites, are equally to be deplored and condemned. Resolved, that '.he citizens of Pennsylvania be requested to meet in their respective con gressional districts to nominate delegates to rap resent them in the proposed National Conven tion. Resol ved. that the following named citizens, be a committee to correspond with tbe friends of Henry Clay throughout the Union, with pow. th'Uf ~ -Hot Charles Pee rose, Mark Richards, Johu Johnson, Adam Woelpcr, * Jacob tiny land, Joseph Mcllvaioe, Mathew Carey. Thomas C. Rock hill, Edward fngvrsoil, Joseph Akin, Jacop B. Lancaster, Edward Haydock, R. A Parrish. Resolved, that the proceeding- of the meet* ing be published in the newspapers of the city of Pbiladelph ia. JOHN SERGEANT, President. Samuel Richards, ) v . John S Warner, ) D , .®°. Lawrence Shuster J ^ resl nt9. Attest— John Scholefiold, ) a . William Filler \ Secretary. Samoel Richards, John 9 Warner, Lawrence Shuster, John Scholefield, William Filler, Josiah Randall, David Paul Brown, Samuel Brashear, - James Harper, J. P. Wet her il, Benjamin Tevis, John B. Trevor. MISCELLJlJVEOUS* Dr Johnson's account of a JVewspaper.—“1 never derive more benefit or see more pleas ure for the time,” says Dr. Johnson, “than in reading a newspaper which has lately issued from tbe press. J do really believe that no thing adds so much to the glory ot any coun try as a newspaper. Liberty is stamped legi bly upon its page, and even the fold is marked with freedom. Do vou vant to know how your couutry thrives? I point to the press! There you shall find a piece, perhaps, under the head of Legislative! Are you fund cf mis cellany? Look there? Whal book can furn ish such good accounts of our country—such wonderful, such extraordinary accounts of mnr4«.r **~ | -»---?-. —marriage?, frolics, anecdote, ol onr Irish, English ond Indian brethren, and many other siu*i> •— good as well as bad accounts, from iho Rus sians, French, Turk, Dutch. 4rc Under all these considerations, who is there rn this fond of freedom, that will not attend to an object so worthy of their regard." Mr Jefferson's Opinion.—“The basis of onr government,’’ says that distinguished apostle of liberty, iu a letter to Col. Carrington, dated 1787, “being the opinion of the people, Iho very first object should be to keep (hat right; and were it left to me to decide, whether we should have a government without new.'pa- pers, or newspapers without a government, 1 should not hesitate a moment to prefer the hit ter But 1 should mean that every man should receive those papers, and be c.ipable of read ing them. I am convinced that those socie ties (as tbe Indians) which live without gov ernment, enjoy in the general mass an infin itely greater degree of happiness, tha ; i those who live under tbe European governments. Among tho former, public opinion is tn the place of law, and restrains morals as power- folly as laws ever did any where,—-Among the latter, under pretence of governing, they have divided their nations into two classes, wolves and sheep I do not exaggerat e, this is a .'rue picture of Europe. Cherish therefore, the spir it of our people, and keep alive their attention* If once they becofne matt ntive to the pu> lie affairs, you and I, and Congress, and Assem blies, Judges and Governors, shall become wolves.” The Swiss Hunter.—The following curious occurrence is mentioned in the Journal de V Isere: A short t jme ago a hunter, s ho was sport ing on the banks of the Lake of WallensUd, in Switzerland, discovered the nest of one of those destructive birds, the ’lamergeyer, a species of vultdre;~he shot the mal , ar.d made his way along a projection of the rock with n view of taking the young birds. lie raised his arm. and pot his hand into the ne9t when (he female hovering over his head on- perceived by him, pounced down upon him, fixed her talons in his arm, and her beak iu his side. The sportsman, whom thesiigtit- est movement must have precipitated to ihn bottom ofthe rock, with that cookies* and self possession so peculiar tothe mounts io hunts men of that country, notwithstanding the pain he experienced, remained unmoved. Having his fowling piece in his left arm, he placed ic against the face of tbe rock, pointed to tho breast of tbe bird, and with his toe, as they al ways go barefooted, the better to enable them to hold and climb the rocks, he touched (ho trigger, and the piece went off, and killed his enemy on tbe nest. Had tbe bird been any where else, it must have dragged him down a- long with it.—He procured assistance from tho neighboring auberge, or inn, hard by, and brought the two birds as trophies of his valor away with him.—Some of these birds have been known to measure seventeen feet from tip to tip ofthe wings, and are only equalled iu sjfce by the Conder of South America. The following ia related by the editor ofthe Philadelphia United States Gazette: •An infant child of Mr. Middleton, in fourth street, was yesterday left otr the bed in tho nursery, while tbe mother went into the lower part ofthe house. On her return, which was in a few minutes, she saw the house cat leap from tbe bed. She immediately went to the child, add to her sofrow, discovered it lifeless. There were oq the infant no marks of violence, and Us death is imputed to the cat tucking its breath A Devout Parrot —-Csslius Rhodogoiui relates that Cardinal Ascanius at Rome, had a parrot, “which in the most articulate and un interrupted • manner, recited the Apostle * Creed, as well as the bust reader could have done."