Newspaper Page Text
*
XaZ!LI<£DGEVIXJJ2 s
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1831.
FIRE ' — On Monday night at 9 o'clock, our eitiarns
were alarmed by U.e cry of Fire. In a uiomeut uiiU with
»suddenness most astonishing. the entire roof of the mirk
a; t5)y , u f the Penitentiary were seen uwotved ir. flames.
No ijiipe was for a moment entertained of making Uic least
impression on the five so the shops, *»od it w-, soon evi-
d. ni tint the principal building wo.iid sulFr i the same f«»U-.
The : flints of the ke<pers and such citizens as came to
tiieir assistance, were now directed to lae removal, fioiu
within the walla, of every thing of valut *.nd the care ana
custody of ;he convicts, who were brought to j place of
safely. It is with greut pleasure we utu.iiunit that in
tiie6« efforts they were in • great degr.e successful. Not
a life was lost or a serious personal mjary sustained as
far as we have foard. The loss to the State must be con
siderab'e in materials wrought and on wrought, but we tfo
a )t think the loss of the buildings wilt prov. ; h permanent
injury. They were unquestionably the worst ever coi'-
atructed at so great an expense for such a purpose. The
Ijs.s of our Jail, which was uho consumed, is a serious
one to this coooty. Th* people uiny well a**k why it was
self, red to be burned This cannot readily be- answered;
but with the ecarcity of water, which is an evil hard to
Xeioedy in this place—we are powe. less before this de
structive clement. On this turns our total want ol organ
ization u! fires. Our great t-X< mptiou from tites. calami
ties heretofore, an exempiion so signal a8 call iorih «»■»■
Warmest gratitude to Divine Pruvi.ienee. inis r< ndcrcJ ta
regardless of these dangers. The two fires lately expe
rienced bate happily produced but little private suffering;
but .e have n >w the second warning, and weeny it>nur
ciliwens Bi vtare of the third.
Never -tLi. so awful a confl ig.ation beheld in Pus coun
try. The magnitude and elevation of the buildings-*--!;.'
gr« at quantity of combustible materials stowed evurj wfce; c
around—the dryness of the weather and tberesistless j ow-
or of this destructive element, rendered :be scene truly
grand. VVe could do little, else mu louu on, and u*c
spoctucie presented when the main body ot the building
with its tall cupola were involved iti flames too lirtgutto L<-
brfield, h is m >d* on onr mind an . npr. ssion not to be
eff.csd. Tie dis'ance »*f toes.- bon :ing« iiJOi the llOlt.es
of he inhabitants .voulu ae.-rii to exclude the idea of dan
ger to tlit town yet tiic magnitude of tins hre in spit* ».f
the. stillness of the night gave just caii^t tor alarm. Tin
<*oi>ri-Huuse a^ moie than one hundred yards distance,
was more than once on fire, and wo are inform n
that the lire had actually taken at two list:.lit parts of U.e
to n, b it tvas extinguish d as soon « discovered. I'ht
buruigg coals thrown tor. gr. at height, w»rc b? a gentle
current of air drifted over the principal p<*r'. ol the town
T le ground in many places sin wed (be n**xt day tin
gr tines* of toe danger by the nunibc. of coal*, whico ha<i
eei.fo-J on it. i'iie fire was prnvau<ed from sp<ending
by ur o placed on the house tops wild s.tep* uff the fir
ou it i.evciuieJ.
Our readers ar*» requested to r id the able communica
tion *f our correspondent “Clark,” in th.* present num
ber. If wo do not entirely •wneur w. h iiiin, we feci ae-
snrod that his arguments on the m m q **-s,Hon _are unan
etverable. We tru't our readers »v.H, wm, <-ut delay, take
up and decide the weighty question in* discusses.. We
coalmeni the piece to our brethren of the press.
Patronage.—Without vigilance nothing worth having
can ho preserved. This, whether it be considered tbr
'blessing, or the curse of our slue, i* unquestionably true.
The ca?c of the printer has in >t 'his peculiarity. The oil
which must light his path cannet b- knit up by himself a
Ume. (its patrons m *st feel an "itercsi in his success or
he cannot succeH. Nor sh'itild they cr.titise his labors
too r.loicly. If he supports the cause be espouses with
activity, firmness and competency, it is enough. Between
him >n I his patrons differences of opinion must exist, but
he is enti led from thrir hands to a liberal construction.
Snm*> of our patrons have taken offence at sums of our re
infits, shout which »ve shall s.ty uiure hereafter, and two
or three have withdrawn their support. But at the same
moment friends in another place have remembered the
printer, and sent us on one list, eleven subscribers, all pay
ing a years subscription in advance. Thus stands our
profit and los* on this head for one day. Yet it would
take ni inv such days to remunerate us for »be expenses
already incurred, and yet raa r e, to cover the outlay we
have alreudy commenced for material to bring out our pa
per in a respectable form. But we will not draw back »t
this cri.-is. One day Ins brought to our knowledge eleven
fri.'iido who remeu.'v r that our receipts as yet are campar-
oiivcly no’hing, and that the heavy expenses of our rstab
lisbin nt. together ’vith the advances necessary to bring
us out before lb* meeting of the lies'. Legislature on a for
g-r sheet wiih new matria!, requires the aid of our pateon-
H iv- we not more, pitrons of the same stamp? Thru.,
eleven h ive uctcd their part nobly; and time will shew
vhether wo do uot with feelings of gratitude nnd pride be
stow the means thus offered in an improvement of our pa
ricr winch aha.!! justify ihoir liberality and confidence
We publish to da> tbs correspondence between the Tre
rid# ' and Secretary of the Navy. The resignation ot
f?i« Attorney General must ni course take place next,—
T!,e»c resignations are required by ihe President to pre
v«ut misconstruction with regard to the steps taken hi
f-i^sri. Van Boren and Eaton. These sacrifices to the
feelings of the Secretaries who have voluntarily resigns •,
op .ear considerable. But the great must not fall un-
v?i;ptor unhonured. TheG»«ostol Pat: 'clus was appeas
ed l.y the sacrifice of hriman victims; and over the body
of Hector a nation wep' in blood The great Van Boren
raw calls on ns for our sympathy. We cannot transfer
■Z'i him 'he feelings of Troy for her Hero.
'‘Such honors Illion tohtr Hero paid,
And peaceful slept—the nighty Hector's shade. 1 *
The list ofthe prizes drawn on the 41H day’s drawing of
-the Mil ledge villa vlusonic Hall Lottery was received too
lute* for insertion in our present number. It shall appear
in our next.
The fourth day’s drawing will he concluded on Thurs
day the SOkh of Juno next—1000, or more prizes to be
drawn.
FOR THE FEDERAL ONION.
,7o the Clark party throughout the State:
In this Suit- uiere are no*- lhree distinct parliesy the
Clark, the Gilmer, and the Crawford parties. Each of
ihe two latter parlies has presented a Candidate for the
Executive oifioe of the State—now the question which I
-would bring before you is. whether toe ought also to . ff\
ono or not—it is believed we ought; onl it is due loyt>>
lb at some ofthe reasons at'cast, which have condoc.cd
me to this conclusion, be presented tor your considera
tion.
1st. Self-preservation as a parly. Should we bring for
ward no Can-'idatc, we voluntarily deprive ourselves ofa
rallying point; without this, wc must of course act vyith-
«uf energy or interest—ano acting without either the one
or the other has necessarily a tendency towards ihe disor
ganization and dissolution of our parly—the very condi
tion to which our adversaries have always zealously la
boured to reduce us.
fid. Should we offer no candidate; we must either have
Tintiling to do with the election of that important officer,
and thus so far as regards that, become mere cyphers in
society; or we mnsi rally around the standard of one or
the other of our opponents, and thus present the humilia
ting end di graceful spectacle of humble and heartless
subserviency, and of cringing servility, in placing a gen
tleman in office, whose known policy it is, to exclude us
from all offices and honors under the government—one
who belongs to a party (no mat'. r which) tha prime and
leading article of whose political doctrine, is no favour, no
mercy, no juslice to a Clark inan.
3ul. By prodding no Candidate, and supporting one
of our antagonists, we at once furnish both the means and
the mutt, to put down our political principles; and tbhs at
the same moment become the murderers both of our mea
sures and of our prospects.
4th. A wrong is always lessened in the estimation of
the wrong doer, in exact proportion to the frequency of
its commission, hence by adopting the wrong of support
ing our adversaries, the error of doing so, will be lessened,
at last, ioto imperceptibility—and in many inslunocs that
which began in acknowledged impropriety, may end io a
supposed virtue—to prevent this consequence, it is also
.highly important that we should have a candidate of our
4)vn. .
5th. This is an important crisis with us. This year a
great battle is to be fought in the different counties for
members to the Legislature, in order to secure the elec
tion of Judges other officers from our respective par*
ties—and presenting a candidate for Governor will, as
an additional motive and incentive for exertion, add much
to our prospects of success tor members, and consequently
for Judges, Ste.
6th. “It is lawful to learn wisdom from an enemy. w —
Our opponents are acting upon the principles here (aid
down—each of these parties has a Crawfordile. They
are old and experienced political tacticians, and well know
the importance of having a rallying point even in their re
spective little factions—and sutely if it be'so necessary for
political effect, that minorities must bave candidatefl—how
much mure important it is, that mejorities should have
thftnj
?th. There ia more danger in not running a Candidate,
than some ©r us seem willing to believe—but let us be as-
surtd. that hundreds of the most highmiuded and honour
able men among us, would become disgusted (as some of
them already an ) at the idea of longer being numbered
wiih a party which will have degenerated down to the
servility, not only of tamely submitting to be bridled, sad
dled, and ridden to death by a merciless minority, but of
furnishing the whip and spurs to lush and rowel us on the
rido.
Can there be such an unfortunate fitality hanging over
our friends, that they are never to be ben* fitted byexperi-
-nr«?
D jring the last canvass for Governor we offered no
Candidate. I warned our friends of the fatal impolicy of
the step, at the time. 1 foretold the consequences that
would result from this unpardonable neglect; but all would
0 >t do. Our party attached itself to the interest of Gov
ernor Gilmer, and contended that he possessed too much
justice and generosity to disregard the claims and merits
of those who should place him in office, that be was a gen-
ib man by no means dead to the feelings and principles of
gr.iitnde. H e supported him—be succeeded—and that
which I had delivered as prophecy, his administration con-
»«rted into htMory—the cudgel that we bad so discreetly
placed in hit hands, lie applied to our heads (as a reward
tc our merits) and with an ardour and perseverance, infe
rior only to 1be stupidity which put it there. With this
feeling lesion of experience before us, shall we again com
mit the same error?
Governor Gilmer and Thomas Haynes, Esq. areas yet,
the <mly candidates before you—but here let me be not
misunderstood—let it not be inferred from what I have
said of Governor Gilmer, that, should we present no cur
diriate ourselves, we ought to support Mr. Hnyne9 in pre
ference to him—by no means—there is scarcely an event
that could happen, which should induce us to support him.
1 should cert rinlr doubt either the sanity or integrity of
any political friuul, who was acquainted with the illimi
table elusticitv of his political principles, and who could
fur one moment harbour the idea of giving his vote to
him. •
Giirner’s administration, as little service as it was or
roald he to us, would prove an e’ysium in comparison to
tf» tof Mr. Haynes;—but to the purpose—will our friends
'.ffer as an excuse for the non-production ofa candidate,
that we have no prominent man—or if we hav*, that he
will not suffer his name to be made ose of ? If the first,
l answ- r it is a mistake, we have hundreds sufficiently
prominent to beat either of the other candidates by a large
majority—if the latter, I answer, he who will refuse bis
name at this crisis, is recreant to his party, and reckless
of their interest and success, and a mark should beset vp
on him as no longer deserving our support far any office
Whatever. Besides it is not within the limits of human
cedulity to believe that not one out of more than twen
ty thousand voters of our party can be fbund who would
verinit his name to be run in opposition to those of Go
vernor Gilmer and Mr. Haynes—especially when it is
known to every one, that let us run what candidate we
ple .se, it is perfectly within our {rower from our numbers,
to make him far more prominent than either ofthe other
candidates.
By offering a candidate we mny gain everything. By
offering none, we are certain to gain nothing.
Thus far, my friends, I thought proper to give you my
views freely in this sliort address. In whalever light it
may be esteemed, I know it was dictated from the purest
motives, and intended to aid us in our cause. Should it
he kindly received, i should feel gratified indeed—if other
wise, it will probably be the last upon the subject, lhrt*f
will be imposed upon your attention by the pen of
CLARK
Appointments by the Governor.—Joel Crawford, o'
Sparta, and Iahls li. Cooper, of St. Simua’s, to be
f'oramissioners; Umes CsMak, to be Artist, and Ed
ward L. Thomas, to be Surveyor, to run and mark the
line between U. orgia and Florida, pursuant to the reso
lutions of the General Assembly of this State, approved
December 10th, 1830.—Georgia Journal.
Appointments by the President.—David Porter, of Penn-
sytvums, to the. Charge D’.aiUircs of the United States at
the Sublime Purte
William Carroll, of St. Helena, to be Consular Com
mercial Agent of the United States at St. Helena.
Georgr F Brown, of Virginia, to be Consular Commer
cial Agent of ihe United States at Algiers.
Thomas B. Marshall, of Tennessee, to be Marshall of
be United States for the-Western District of Tennessee,
vicr Hubert Purdy deceased.
Edmund Christian, of Virginia, to be Marshall of the
United States fur the Eastern District of Virginia, vice
toiin Pegroin. deceased.
George Strobe), Of Pennsylvania, to be Consul of the
(Jotted Siatea for the port of Bordeaux, in France, vice
Daniel Strobel, resigned.
Thomas Irwin, of Pennsylvania, to be Judge of the U
niled States for the Western District of Pennsylvania,
vice W illiam Wilkins, resigned.
William P. Duval, of Florida, whose commission expir
ed on the 17ih of this present month of April, to be Gov-
c. Ror for another term, in and over the Territory of Flo
rida.
WASBtSGTOff. April 19121, 1S31.'
Sir—la the interview which 1 bad the honor to hold
with you Ibis morning, I understood it to b» your fixed pur
pose to reorganize your Cabinet, and that as to myself it
was your wish that I should retire front the administration
ofthe Navy Department.
Under these circumstances, I take pleasure in tender
ing to you the comuiaciun, which, uueolicited oo my port,
you were pleased to confer on me.
I have the honor to he, with great respect, yours, &c.
JOHN BRANCH.
To the President United States.
Washington, April 19th, 1831.
Sir—Your letter of this date, by your son, is just re
ceived—accompanying it isyour commission. The aand
ing of the Utter was not necessary; i! wyour own private
property, and by no means to be considered part of the
archives of the Government. Accoidingly, 1 return it.
There is one expression in your letter to which 1 take
leave to except. I did no|, as to yourself, express a »v»h, . - .
that yon should retire. The Secretary of State, and of 1 telligence would have bc'SD painful at any time; but it
War, having tendered their resignations, I remarked to! came with peculiar force at a moment when we were ea-
you, that I tell it to be indispensable to reorganize my Ca- 1 gai ly devouring the half of ED oufinishsd work from his
binel, proper,—that it had come in harmoniously, and as ! indefatigable pen, which promises to be one ofthe most
a unit; and as a part was about to leave me, which on to- i splendid in the whole series of those wonderful perfor-
morrow would be announced, a reorganization was ne- j manccs. “Robert of Paris,” is the title of this work;
ceasary to guard against misrepresentation. These were i and the daring Knight of that name, who ei> r J/ wont lo
6IR WALTER SCOTT AND HI3 NEW WORK.
The London Mornirtg Chronicle of the 21st observes:
“The report of the sudden and very dangerous indisposi-
“tien of Chat eminent literary man, Sir Walter Scott, is,
“we are happy to bear, untrue. It originated in e mis-
“tnbe, Rod applied to Sir Walter's health a short lime
“back, when, from lassitude or some other cause, the
“worthy and kind-hearted Baronet was very unwell. Sir
''Walter Scott has sold bis house in F.diokMr*gh, and has
“retired to his picturesque retreat at Abbottsford, where
“he is actively engsged in hu literury pursuits, and in
“the improvement oi bis large estate.”
The preceding paragraph, the principal fact contained
in which, was brufiy noted in this paper last evening, has
given us very great satisfaction. It «o happened, that the
news of tSe illness of Sir Walter, was received on the day-
in which, through the politeness of Mr. Carey, we were
engaged in the perusal of the first volume, and a half o!
the second, of the next Waverley navel—the printed
sheets of which were received by the Hibernia. The in-
u»y remarks, mads to you in candor and sincerity. Your
letter gives a different import to my words.
Your letter contains no remark as to y our performing
the duties of the office until a successor cun be selected.—
On this subject I should be glad to know your views.
I am, very respectfully, yours,
ANDREW JACKSON.
The Hon. John Branch, Secretary of the Navy.
Washington, April 19th, 1831.
Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of
yours of this date, in answer to mine of the same.
In reply to your remark tbit there is one expression in
my letter to which you must except, I would respectfully
answer that I gave what I understood to he the substance
of your conversation. I did nut pretend to quote your
language.
1 regret that I misunderstood you in the slightest de
gree; I, however, stand corrected, and cheerfully accept
the interpretation which you have girt r. to your own ex
pression.
I shall freely continue my best exertions to discharge
the duties of the Department, until you provide a suc
cessor.
I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect, yours,
&c. JOHN BRANCH.
To the President U. S.
LAND! —LAND! (Italia ! Italia !)
The question is settled—Tbi- House of Delegates have
receded from the double judge system—and we sincerely
hope, that the State may not rue the decision.—On Thurs
day, a test-question was propounded by Mr. Leixh, on
which there was at first a tie—but on suspending the rule
so as to admit the absentee members to vote, the vote
stood, 64 against Mr. Leigh’s proposition, and 63 for it-
The House also adopted an amendment, to fix the num
ber of Judges at twenty. A select committee was im
mediately appointed to re-arrrange the circuits. ,
According to the provisions of the bill, the State ia to
b« divided into ten districts and each district into two cir
cuits. Thero are to b« two Judges to each district, and
both of them are to be residents in their own district.—
Should the Judge of one circuit be unable to bold bis term,
then the other Judge in the district is to hold a speciul
term, as noon as practicable, in place of the regului term.
Tbe Chancery and Common Law jurisdictions are to be
vcfiied in each Judge, upon the principle of the cnt-jpidge
system. It is not determined bow many of these Judges
shall constitute a quoranr of tbe General Court—but the
idea hns been thrown eut in the course of the debate, that
a provision weuld be made constituting that Court out of
ten Judges; and the Circuit Court Judges alternately at
tending it.
This system increases the number of judge* by one only.
We bad before fifteen Circuit Court Judges, and, four
Chancellors. The Chancery District Courts are supersed
ed by the bill, and twenty judges'are to be commissioned
with both Common Law and Chancery Jurisdictions.
The table of the H. of D. is cleared of all the bills, ex
cept three short ones, which tyili be readily disposed of,
this morning.—The Judiciary Ditl passed the last Even
mg, with the various amendments adapted to the change
of tbe principle. It will probably pass the Senate to-day,
—and tbe Legislature will proceed ou Monday to the elec
tion of the Judges.
On Tuesday night, or on Wednesday morning, tbe Le
gislature will probably adjourn—after a session of, we be
lieve, unparalleled duration in the annals ofthe Com
monwealth.—Richmond Enquirer.
Lass of the shr JVarrior.—The Collector of
Newport, received a letter on Monday morn
ing from Mr. Coe, the Inspector at Block
Island, informing him that Ihe shr. Warrior,
from Boston for New York, came ashore at
that Island, in the gale on Saturday morning
last, went immediately to pieces, and every
soul oil board was lost.
Washinston, April 20 1931.
Sir—Late hst evening, I had the honor to receive your
letter of that date, tendering y our resiguation of the office
of Secretary of the Navy.
When tbe resignations of tbe Secretary ofStateand Se
cretary of Wur were tendered, I considered fully the rea
sons offcied, and all the circumstances connected with the
subject. After mature deliberation, I concluded to ac
cept those resignations. But when this conclusion was
come to, it was accompanied with a couvictiou that I
must entirely renew my Cabinet. Its members had been
iuvited by me to the stations they occupied—it had come
together in great harmony, and as a nut. Under the cir
cumstaneta in which 1 found myself, ( could not but per
ceive the propriety »f selecting a cabinet composed of en
tirely new materials, as being calculated, in this respect
at least, to command public confidence and satisfy public
opinion. Neither could I be insensible to the fact, that
to permit two only to retire would bo to afford room for
unjust misconceptions and nutigaaot misrepressntaliuus
concerning the influence of their particular preseuce upon
the conduct of public affairs. Justice to the iudividuuls
whose puulic spirit bad impelled them to tender their re
signations, also required, tbcu, in my opinion, tbe decis
ion which I have stated. However painful to my own
feelings, it became necessary that i should frankly make
kAown to you my view ofthe whole subject.
In accepting your resignation, it is with great pleasure
that I bear testimony to the integrity and zeal with wbit.h
you have managed the concerns of lha Navy In your
discharge of all the duties of your office, over w hich I have
any control, 1 have been fully satisfied; and in your retire
ment you carry with you my best wishes for your prospe
rity and happiness ft is expected that you will continue
to discharge the duties of your office uutil a successor is
appointed.
I have the honor to be, with great respect, your most
obedient servant, ANDREW JACKSON.
John Branch, Secretary ofthe Navy.
FROM TUB BALTIMORE MARTLANDCR.
A short account wis yesrerday published of the pro
ceedings, at a dinner given to John C- Calhoun, Esq. at
Pendleton, S. C. The toust, cotajdiitientury to tbe vice-
prerident is said to have been received with great applause
—after which be addressed the meeting as follows:
I rise, gentlemen, not to make a speech, but simply to
return you my thanks, which I do with tlw most heartfelt
sincerity. Ou no occasion could the opprobatiSR of my
fellow citizens be more acceptable, than the present,
when I have beeo compelled, by tbe most artful and pro-
fligate movements, to sppeal to then, as lay constituents,
in vindication of my character, impeackeu in tbe highest
quarter, iu an important political transaction. The man
ner in which 1 have been sustained in the appeal by the
great body of my constituents, and particulary by you,
my friends and neighbors, who have the best means of
judging my conduct in all of the relatiuns of life, public
and private, will ever be remembered by me, with feelings
of tbe must lively pleasure, and profoqudest gratitude.
But, if these emotions were to be the only consequen
ces of the incident to which your sentiment rebate*, how
ever interesting they might be to me individually, to the
community they would bof little importance. I trust,
however, that such will not be the fact, but th .t others far
more durable and .mportant will follow.
the Holy Wars, when Europe first began to pot?.*
her millions for the recovery of tbe Holy Sepulchre, is * 19
hero. The lime of the story is that of tbe arrival .of the
second expedition of the first crusade which reached Con
s'antinople, of the destruction of that which had been led
by Peter tbe Hermit, and those which had perished by
peslileuce and the sword in Hungary and Bulgaria—when
Godfrey communcis bis negotiations with the First Alexi
us fora passage through the Greek Empire, and for sup
plies for his fanatical host. The action seems to bt at
Constantinople, and in its environs. The principal char
acters, thus far developed, are Robert and his wife, aUo
a crusader, and second only to her husband in feats of
arms; Alexius, and the Empress Irene, with her daugh
ter. (Anna Cominenus, the historian of her father's reign;)
Godfrey, Bohetnond, and other i iustrious Kuighls, who
led the horde of wild aud desperate fanatics, issuing at
that time from Normandy, Flanders, and Lorraine, to de
vastate the Eastern World; Nieephorus, a Grecian Gen
eral, who had been banished by Alexius; and others,
whom it is needless to particularise, and among whom ia
a subaltern in a coips of exiled Britons, who had left their
own country on tbe Norman conquest, and were engaged
as hosehold troops in tbe serv ice of the usurping Emperor-
“Robert of Paris” is, therefore, but another Tale of the
Crusaders, and will, of course, partake of the same char
acter with the former tales under that title, and the still
more elaborate and deeply interesting story of Ivanhoe—
though ou different ground. The reader will at once per
ceive, that the subject, the characters, and the scenes of
actiou, could uot have been better selected tor tbe display
of tbo various and unequalled descriptive powers of the
author. All that is glorious in arts and splendid in arms
—the glitter of armour, the pomp of war, and splendor of
chivalry—ihe gorgeous scenery of the Bosphorus—the ru
ins of Byzantium—the magnificence of the Grecial Capi
tol, tuid the richness and voluptuousness of the Imperial
Court—will rise before the reader in a succession of
beaotilul and dazzling images. The actual history of
the events of tbul crusade, is the weh upon which the sto
ry i9 woven—but of tbe plot, and its dcnoum-ementi we
can divine nothing. One leading incident, which is to
have an important bearing upon the tale, is the insult
which the sturdy Robert puts upon tbe Emperor, by rude
ly and fckrleesly seating himself npon his throne, while
the monarch is receiving the homage and fealty of Godfrey
and Ilia followers, us the condition uf his friendship and
alliance. But the action of the tula is most probat )y
short, as the bluff knight was slain soon afterwards, at
the battle nt Doryleum. Tbe descriptions are masterly,
from lha loathsome Scythian hordes who were infesting
the empire, and lighting for or against whomsoever they
pleased, te the glittering array of knights—“all furnished,
all iu urms, all plumed like ostriches,” and the myriads
in tbeir train; fruiu the crumbling and ivy-covered ruins
in tbe suburbs, to the superb splendors of the palace ard
its pageants within. The (rue character of Alexius—
bis cold and distrustful reception of the crusaders—ami
his duplicity and treachery towards them, tbough touched
with the pencil of romance, is yet historically correct.—
But not knowing any more about the book that is to be,
we can say n« more except the expression of <F!r pleas
ure, that the illustrious author io yet likely to live, not on
ly to finish this book, but as we hope, to delight and in
struct mankind for many years jet to come.—JV*. y. Com.
Advertiser.
Extract of a letter from Washington, to the Editors of the
Richmond Enquirer, dated Vith April, 1831-
In your paper of Saturday, just received you fcay—
I“We have letters from Washington, but no accounts of
the President's illness—we may undertake, therefore, to
pronounce the report to be unfounded.”}
I am a little surprised that your friend*, while writing
to you Trom this place, should make no mention of the
President’s health. Perhaps the omission may be ac
counted for by the facts, that the President has not suffer
ed under any constitutional attack; and, that though he
has been greatly aonoved by tbe recent irritation and
wrankling of un old sinister wound, he has not abated from
the daily discharge of bis laborious official duties on that
account. His sufferings, however, have been known to
his physician, (Dr Symm) and to his friends; and while
receiving visits from the former, he bus been compelled,
fur the moment, to decline the visits of strangers, who
continue to make him daily calls of civility and good feel
ing. Tbe report, therefore, of his ill-health could not
fail to go forth in an aggravated form. And as it is pub
iic interest alone, friendly or otherwise, that gives cur
rency to rumors of any kind, the same interest looking to
honast ends, calls for a correct statement whenever v
mistake is made.
“A wound which tbe President received some years
ago, in the left arm, midway between the shoulder and
tbe elbow was, no doubt healed up without sufficient ex
JONE9 SUPERIOR fcOURT,
Afril I eke. I Ml*
T HE Grand Juron for the county aforesaid b*.ve no
presentments to make to tbe Court for any violation
of the law, aud they feel a pleasure in saying that ibtjr
never witnessed tbe observance of better order, uor lea*
intemperance at e«7 previous session of this Court, thuu
have prevailed during tne present tens.
The committee appointed by this body.to examine the
books of the Clerks uf (he Superior and Inferior Courts,
and County Tree*«urer, report, that they fiiid them to bo
in good order and condition, correctly auu nsaliy kept,
and a balance due the county io 'he bands of the Treas
urer of four hundred and twenty three dollars, fifty-ouo
and one fourth cents.
They regret th state, that they have good reason to be*
lieve that gambling at Faro has been constantly carried
on m this place during the present term, end arc sorry to
say tnat the Vigilance of the Solictor General, together
with the pledged co-operation of this body, have net been
adie to get sufficient proof to bring tbe dealers and all oth
er* concerned at tbe aforesaid game, before tbe Court W
be dealt with according to law.
We decline an expression of opinion open any public
measure tending to give direction to tbe legislation ot tbe
State, for the reason, that such expressions by Grand Ju
ries do not receive, nor in our opinion are entitled to mute
respect, than the opinion of so many men of equal stand
ing delivered in the court-yard.
In taking leave ofthe Court we ter. (far to his Honor
JpPGK LaMar, the fullest assarar.ee of our entire cuufi*
d«h? : C in his ability, intrgrity, energy and pronq.tne^s to
ensure '« able, impartial and faithful admimslraUun of lao
law.
The Solictor General, Col. Mars A. CooFer, is enti
tled to our respset ter the prompt &. faithful exercise for hi*
usoal ability and vigilance in the discharge of the duiie«
of his office, for whicu lie haa been so repeatedly thunk-
ed.
We request that the foregoing presentments be publish
ed in the Federal Union and Georgia Journal.
THOMAS MOUGHON—Foreman.
Robert Beasley,
Ezl F. Smith,
P. Philips,
J W Gordon,
Dawson Phillips,
Charles R. Eaton,
Robert Brown
John Williams.
Micklebury Ferrell,
Robert Woodall,
John Gay,
J C B Mitchell,
J R Jones,
James Greene,
William Morel and,
Mathew Wright,
James Tvohc. ,
Thomas Basswe.lt,
Fbenezer Ormsby,
John Dennis
A true copy from the minutes of Jones Superior Court,
April SStb, 1831. a F. GIBSON, Cl’ir.
NOTICE.
L OST io Monlicelio, in September last, i small red
moioeco POCKET BOOK, with a small amount
of money and two note9 of hand, one of Thirty dol
lars payable to Thomas Richards, made by Hillsineii
H. Boughn, when due or when given not recollected.
The other for six dollars and sixty cents payable to the
subscriber, given by John Perry, a ben due or when given
not recollected. All persons are forwsrned not to tru de
for said notes and the makers are requested not to pay
off eai* notea to any person but myself.
JOHN D BOREN.
Monroe, Walton county, April 23, 1831 43—4t
Our Government is founded on intelligence and viture
of the people. Without them our free institutions cannot J umination for extraneous matter that might be lodged in
be preserved. One of tbe severest and most interesting it. A considerable lump has remained ir. the part ever
trials to which their virtue and intelligence can be pul, j since, but being deep seated, has grien little or no annoy-
is in the case of an humble individual, urisuetained. ex- ance till lately. Having now worked its way, by iheef.
cepl by the force of truth and justice, coming io conflict forts of nature, near to the surface, it has consequently
with the most popular name, backed by the power and pa- ! become mure sensitive, as all sdth cases do—a (act, well
tronage ofthe Government. How '.he people have stood known to surgery. The insiduous matter will, erelong,
this test in the present instance, history will record, and 11 develop itsvlf lobe a portion of lead, whereof brave men
trust, so record, as to impress iodellibly, as a great an t ; are liuble occasionally to receive uncerumonious, as well
salutary truth the American people, a public servant, hun- , as unmerited iodzements. Or, it fray be a worthless frag-
eatly discharging his duty, need lo>.k to n« other protec- mint of his vestments, n orn for ibe good service they pro-
tion but the enlightened judgment of the community. - mised. without apprehension of tli« evil to which they
BtTore 1 sit down, penult me, gentlemen, to offer you might be turned. Except for this, I never knew the Prc-
A public dinner was given to Commodore Bainbridge,
at the Mansion House Hotel, Philadelphia, on the 14th
inst., Peter S. Dupooeeau, Esq. presided, assisted by Ge
neral R. Patterson, and J. P. Wetheriil, Esq. About one
hundred gentlemen without distinction ol party, partook
of the dinner, which was given as a mark of personal r>
gard, and respect for the private worth and distinguished
pukke sexricc* of the gallant Commodore.—Save Rep.
ihe following sentiment.
Tbe people of the United States—When their public
servauts shall cease tp confide in their intelligence and
juslice, the days of our liberty will have been numbered. ;
Little Rocs, Ark. March 2 [
Bloody and Total Conflict.—A gei.itemuii from Chicot j
county, has communicated to us the following particulars '
of a desperate and lata! rencounter, which has fe ir paral |
leSs in the annals of savage warfare. On the 19th of!
February, an altercation took place at a house in that
county, near Old River Lake, betweeu Itff-.rion Pryor
and two brothers by the name of James and Stephen Fer
reli. In the course of the quarrel, P»y*r struck one ot
tbe Ferrells with his fist, on which both thf Ferrells rush
ed on him with their knives. Pryor drawing a knife de
fended himself agaiust their attacks, and very soon gave
one of them a stab, which ended his career almost in
stantly. The light was then continued by the surviving
Ferrell, who gave Pryor a mortal stab, un which tba woun
ded men, collecting all his remaining strength, plounged
bis bloody knife into the heart of bis antagonist, when
they botii fell mortally wounded. Ferrell liv*d only a
few minutes after the conflict ended, and Pryor survived
his antagonist less than hail' an hour.' Thero was but one
person [a female] present during the rencounter, which
lasted but a few minutes.
Our informant happened on the spot in less than an
sident in finer health, or more buoyant spirits. And, as
far as I know, every thing in the executive relations, is go
ing on well and harmoniously—excepting also, for all fn-
ture time, the political derangement, the downfall and
eternal oblivion, that are rapidly confounding and oblite
rating the stupendous ruins ofthe——
Statistics of Greed Britain.—The number of men, froni
15 to 60 years of ago, is 2,244 847, or about 4 in every
) 7 males, There are about 90.000 marriages year',-?, and
of eft ry 63 marriages, 3 only are observed to be withent
offspring. The deaths every year are about 332,700;
every month 2^,692; every week 9,390; every day, 2i4; ‘
every hour abeut 40- The preportion of the deaths of'
women to those of men is e* as 60 to 54. Married wo
men live lunger than those who are net married. In
country places there are, on an avarage, 4 children horn
of each marriage; in cities and large towns tbe proportion
is 7 to every two marriages The ma*ricd S ivomen are, to
all the female inhabitants of a country, as 1 to 3; and tbe
married men to uil the males, as 3 to 5. Tbe number of
widows is to that of widowers, as 3 to 1; but of widows
who re-morry t- that of widowers, as 4 to 5. Tbe num
ber of old persons who during tiie cold weather is to those
-who die during a warm season, as 7 to 4. Half of ail
that are born die before they attain 17 years. The num
ber of twins is to that of single births, as 1 to 65. Old
Boerhaavesays.thohealthiastcbiidrenareborninJsnu-
hoor after the close ofthe conflict, and there witnessed tba [ ary, February, March: only 1 out of 3125 reaches 100
GWINNETT SALES.
On the f irst Tuesday in JUJ\t£ next,
ILL be sold, in tne town of LawreneeVihe, Gwin-
▼ v nett enmity, between the usuri hours, the follow
ing PROPERTY, to wit:
Cue cupboard, 1 loom, I carry fogg, 2 atiilfi ;>nd !#
wash tubs—levied on as the property of William Htnuer-
son !<» satisfy V»vqft fos. from Gwiomi Inferior Con ft ia
favor of Hudson 11. Ai'r.n, vs. Hiium Bowen and Will,
iam Henderson, and one fn ns G.unnelt Superior Court
in favor of Ailtn B. Wien, vs, Willrtn Henderson and
John Duvis
Lot of LAND number on<* hundred and thirty-six, in
the stventb district Gwinnett countv—levied on as the
prcpF-r:y of James Edmondson to satisfy four fi. fas. iroai
a Justices’ Court, two in faVor of Jahits Wardin'?, v».
James Edmondson and two in favor of Hardin Blafock,
vs. fomes Edrtwn.dson; levies made a ad returned to mb
by Simon Bcriy, available.
' WM BREWSTER, D. Sheriff.
Also will be sold, as above,
Owe hundred sod forty acres of LAND, more or let?,
part of Lot No. 303, in tne 6th district oi G win nett coun
ty—!r vied en as the property of the defendant, to eatr.fy
a fi. fa. from Gwinnett Superior Court in favor of Asahtl
R. Smith, vs James J. Jenkins.
Fifty acres of LAND, more or less, part of i.ot No.
30l, in the 7th district Gwinnett county—levied .u as tiro
prop rty of Thomas Peddley t« satisfy a fi fa. from Givm-
m tt Inferior Court in favor of James A. Johnson vs. Jon-
athnn Pendiey and Thomn* Pendiey his security
Also, two hundred and fifty acres of LAND, more ov
less, in the 7th district Gwinnett, number not known ad
joining Spruce and Hudgins, witereoa the defendant now
lives, to satisfy a fi. fa. from Gwinnett Inferior Court id
favor of Seth Wyman, vs..Thomas Pendiey.
Lot of LAND, No. 82, atso one hundred acres of
LAND, part of lot No. 83, in the fiih oislrict Gwinnett,
whereon defendant Stuart resides, pointed out by hun anti
levied upon to satisfy two fi. fas. from Gwinnett Superior
Court in favor of James Wardlaw, guardian, &c. vs. Jeho
Stuart, William Gordon, security on the appeal, and Joim
P. Hutchins security on the stay of execution.
THOMAS WORTHY, Sheriff.*
AiAB bwSh A im 8A1ijlS«
On the first, fuesm y m j L.VJj next:
W ILL BE SOLD before the Court House door in the
town of Clarksville, Habersham county, within tbta.
lawful hours of sale, the following property to wit;
LOT No. 122, in the 3d district of Habersham county
—levied on as Ihe property of Nathan A. Sims, to satisfy
* fi. fa. in favor of John Ince, tor the use of John Puss,
from a Magistiaie’s Court of Walton county; levy made
and returned to me by a constable.
A. MAULDIN, D. Sheriff.
stiffened corpses of three combatants, all covered with
ulood, and their bodies most horribly mutilated. The de
ceased were, all single men, and have therefor* left neith
er wives nor children to suffer by tbeir rash and prema
ture end.
Fire.—Oo the night of March 24, fire boil
dings were burnt in Middlebury. The value
of property destroyed is estimated at from
15 to 20,000 dollars, above half of which was
insured by the Hartford and Sprmgfield ( compa
„ies. Two females were compelled to save
hemselves by jumping from a window in the
second story, and one ofthem was badly injur
e,l.—Vermont Chronicle.
NEWTON &&XtES,
On the first Tuesday in JUNE next,
T, LL be sold, before the eoart-hpi.se door 'in tb«
lUMr J *! CoKingtoo, Newton county, between the
usw. I hours ufVale, the following PROPERTY, to wit:
v w,TEAM—leticU ^>n as the property
ot|Gcor5rt»5u Uae t f to a4l t iafy a fi. Ta. in fovo* of X.
n*tt, & Go, vs. George Fausct.
JOSEPH WATTERS, Sheriff.
GEORGIA—tV«tlt«n county.
CS UNBURY PEPPER of Captain Me
Dona id’s District, toils before Joseph
-amp, E?q ore e«tr*y
BLACK MARE,
'bout twelve years of age, four feet ten <
inches oigl,, star in her forehead, end snip cn th nose, /
blind in tbs right eye, and lam* in tbe right hind foot-^/
Appraised by John Pepper ft Tilwan McDonald, atTLii/
ty dollars, 9th February, 1831. , J ,
A true extract from the Eat ray Book, *
V. HARALSON, tt’k.
Mey 5 43 3t
GEORGIA- (V* I ton county.
~ ^ORGE I
District, G. M. tails before S. Bfj
ant, E«
^4 EORGE R BROWN, af tbs $02«
&M- one
SORREL HORSE,
years. The greatest number of births is in February and
March. The small pox in tbe natural way, usually car
ries off 8 out of every 100 it attacks: by inocculation 1
Hie out of every 300. Tbe proportion of males born to
that of females is as 36 to 25'. In our sea-ports, th. re
are 133 female* to 100 males, .end in the manufacturing
t?wni, 113 femates to 10® males
NOTICE.
A LL persons indebted to tbe estate of James Clark,
deceased, ara requested to make payment without
delay, and those kevnig claim* against said deceased, arc
requested to. pretest them legally authenticated within tbe
Ume prescribed by law.
WILLIAM J. DAVIS, 4dm*r.
May t' 43 61
blaze in bis forehead, right eye nut, with *
long t-i. and flaxen mane, both bind feet wjti'e up to tii<-
pastor joint, five feet ten inches Jiixiv anppA*W u«kv
enor twelve years old—Appraised by Jnhn.L. Stymnr,
and John Milts to Forty-five dollars, 9tb February, 18311
A true extract from the Estmy Book,
V. HARALSON, Crk.
May S . 43—3t
F OUR months after date application «vji] be mode :-i
the honorable Inferior Court of Habersham • utuitjp
when sitting fer ordinary purposes, for leave to eel! f'f
No. 32, in tbe sixteenth Carroll, npw Troop comify*
Said land drawn by Leoicy Williams of Habersham cur Ali ~
ty, and sold for W benefit. her ,,
REBECCA X WILLIAM'S,
April 31 mark. Ondr
LANKS of all de*eription*i prfntod to zc tv;':.
neatneXV pd dWpuwV*
IB