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THE POET.
Old Albion has carried the
Laurel away.
Written after the bat tic of Water loo’
fi r J. D'JXLAfi.
T UK morning r.liwe Iji-igtit on the stream*
of the M irnbi
Smooth l! win;* the current ami lim|>< :!ic
” a\ e,
lint tiigltt, with a torrent as dark a* De
crinh; r,
Vll *lehig( and it*, bunks with the blood of the
brave,
licit, rest to ‘he snirits of warrior* departed
‘i no sport of Ambition, the victim nf fa me.
Uul peace to die friends they have left hro
ken heaned,
Iteplonog the fate that ennobles their name
In- tlmopli tin- fm. I licart may exult in their
y|7ry,
The tear of affection must flow for their
fall,
tVnd the brave who survive to recount their
sad story,
Shall envy the honors that cover their pnll-
Tlieti rai< the lanicut for the drood deso
l.diun,
Tin blood s'r amf.'ijf hftvoc of Waterloo**
day,
lint pride may iiKlulge in this hij,h ex
ult it ion,
Old Albion has carried the l-hurt 1 away.
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tiOSI’KL “!K 1.01)1 MS.
Thchourofpeace.
TIIKKR is‘: n hour of lactk-d peace,
Vifgeb blest, by Saints rever’d ;
\n hour iVfv o soriovv’t. v/ailiiurs cease,
\nd sad complainings are unheard.
There is an h >(Sr wlirn man mav steal *
from fait|il< s friends, from godU sS ’foes
\nd in his bosoin ealmlv fil l
The healing cordial of rep. se.
There is an br.ttr of kind relief,
V .?■: o'er the couch of friendship dear,
A 111 it t ion sheds the tear of grief,
And hopeless love invites dc.-pair.
There is an hour wle-n music's thri'i
‘'teas i he life-blood that warms the soul;
•V h” n pan ion’s : hrohh.ng pulse is still.
And reason holds her mild comrol.
fin rr is an hour nf holiest bit lb.
An hour of'pioiig iho,i|i||t a’ot mve ;
AVhen seraphs hml from lu nwnto earth,
Koi jp ifol of tlic.ir state above.
I hut hour a- midnight f calm and bright,
When wrap'd in thought the soul mat
roam ;
And ‘ it ’d wi'h sec ne t of cav'hfv sieht,
Ki and 0.-t.-riMtv a home. Wll.l'ltKY.
MISCELLANY\
THE SAILOR’S WISH.
A moment's amusement.
Many years iince being in'n
public cardan, near Philadelphia,
iomc ol the company happened
to exprNs their wilhes to peliefs
this or have that, when a Sailor
vvho overheard the converiution,
fb pped op with Gcmltmen,
permit me to tel! you what l vvifh
i‘> r.‘* Being desired U > proceed,
b * hid—“l wifhthati had three
ship■ loads of needhs'—As much
dread and cloth as the needles
would make up into b.gs—and
these bag 6 full of gold.”
Relating the anecdote a few
days ago to one of my neighbors,
he laid lie would like to fee its
pri . ndt calculated, observing,
however, that the amount muff
he far beyond any thing that the
imagination could conceive—lb
1 put down the v.afh upon paper,
ami dirt clod one of my boys to
bting out a remit.
lie luppoltd—the (Kps
carty t 200 tons of r.mlUs, one
hundred of which would weigh
an ounce—.*m.l that each m edic
on an average, would nioke up
ao two bnflids bags. I!e found
out that the bufhrl contains
2 15,0*! 2 solid inches, jsnd ill it a
cupid inch of gold weighs 1002.
lo ! grains.
The products, omitting frac
tion*. Ac. w ere—
-3,825,800,000 needles.
154,112,000,000 bufhds oi
g''ld—or about,
217. 2 97.9 2 0.000 lbs or,
0.70 c .800,0 ~ 0 tons,
l-nough to freight 24 n 1 i!!i
handled and ‘ ; ;wo theu-
SrJ Cf ChJi carrying .pj
tons ! Aua aitosving those fliips
to be ranged fide by fide, only
30 feet admitted to each, they
would reach about 70,429
miles, and form three complete
bridges round the world !
1 have not examined whether
these calculations be right or not,
nor is it ot consequence They
are lufficient to (hew that the
Sailor's wi(h was, one probably,
the mod extravagant that ever
was uttered. Ido fay conceiv
ed, for the ‘imagination cannot
picture the amount. (Niles.
A has been ba
tufhed from the States of Parma,
for loine unlucky fpecitnens of
his art. Following a funeral
proceflmn to Piadance, he heard
the Cross ask on which fide
he fhouid turn, having arrived
at across way. Ihe Ventrilo
qliilt, iinmirmifig the voice of the
dec’d, said ‘ When l was alive l
went on thir fide where we are.*
Fhele words fprtad terror a
mongfl the people pi < Cent, every
one lied, and The dead was left
alone. In another i.iflance un
der tne portico, where wheat is
fold, there is a provisional prison
for those who diftorhe the mar.
ket. The Ventilotjuit! sent forth
cries as thole of a poor piifoner
torn by a mad cat. All the in
habitants of the town, together
with Gendarmerie, and the
troops cf the Corps de Garde,
in consequence assembled, when
the trick was difeovered, and
the Vl iiloqui{l was arrested.
In Glasgow one of the cuiiofi
ties fliown to Grangers, and One
of -in greatef! in Britain, is a
cowEijuie, L t up on his own plan,
by Mr. Buchan nan, an old but
a very iuccefsful weaver. In this
cmv-hotife a:e kept coflantly a
bout 300 cows, in the neateff,
mol! clean and healthy order.
Hie house (one room) is a square
building, the roof fuppoited in
the centre by iron pillars. The
floor is boardo !, walked clean Sr
(aftded. Small hiti'*; flag?? about
a foot above the floor, arc- ered
ed, each containing perhaps 20
cows. Hide fiages arc juit as
wide as the cow is long, and be
hind ilit’ cow is a trough to car
ry away what falls from it. They
are kept two and two -ogetlKr.
are fed regularly with grass of
fome kind, and watered ; women
aiteml upvm them, and groom
them as men do horses, but du
ring the nine months they are in
milk, they never change their ft
tuauon. 1 liey live upon lix
Iquarc feet each ; yet their fkitis
are always fleck-and silky, they
are fat arid bcatfiiiu!. Ihe mo
ment they become dry they are
iohi to the itcher, for whom
they are higi.iy fit. The own
er has a man or two travelling
about the country, pu:chafing
new ones coming into milk ; the
owner too kicpsafarm, which
the cow’s manure, enables him
to dress w oil. tn this vay the
bulii'.efs goes on like clock woik,
it being but secondary to his wea
ving trade, and has gone on for
eight years ; no bullle, no con
fufion ; ami he fells his grals
milk for half the price the Lon
doners fell the nauseous mixture,
though land is dearer around
G! •‘g ‘\v :hi n arc und L■’ r j or..
j ADMINISTRATORS SAIT.
WILL t> hid on lhuri*.’
| the 28;h of November next, ?.■
I the plantation's.belonging to ih
; eflateof Raphail Wheeler detV
of Wilkes County ; part of the
pcrfonal property of Pu dec’d ;
confiding ot (lock, of all kinds
plantation utensils, houfeho’d &
kitchen furniture, brandy, corn,
; fodder. &c The sale will com
; mence on f\l day at the plauta
; lion in Lincon County, on the
• next day at the late rdidenceoi
Pd dec’d in Wilk s, and will
I continue from day to day unfit I
all is Told. Twelve months ere
dit will be given the purchasers,
to give notes with approved fe
I entity, to bear interefk from the
date, P not pun&ually paid.
Susanna Wheeler o A , .
I 1 1 i\ t. Aatn s
John Dyson, c
October, 17th 1816.
Administratrix Sale.
WILL be fold on ihurfday
the yih day of Nov’r, at the late
residence of Robert Middleton
efq’r dec’d, in Elbert county, a
flock 01 horses, calttle and goats,
hotife-ho’d furniture plantation
tools, and a number of other ar
ticles too tedious to mention.
Ado the plantation whereon the
said dec’d lived, to be rented to
file bight;! bidder for the space
ol twelve inoptha—aifo those in
debted to said estate, are once
mote requeued to make immedi
ate payment ; and ihofe having
demands again!! the edarc, to
render there accounts in as the
law diredls : the sale to continue
from day to day until! fmifhed.
lerms made known on tire
day of sale.
Be-sy C. Middleton, Ad ms.
25th ScptV 1 3 16.
FXECUfoRS SALKS.’
WILL be fold on thurfday the
7th day of Nov’r next, at the
lehJetice of Harris Coleman de
ceased m Wilks county, the per
fonal property of said dec’d’ con.
filling of houfehoid and kitchen
furniture—corn and fodder, and
a number of othef* articles too
numerous to mention ; the fait
t n contnae from'day to day, tin
tid all is fold. Twelve months
credit will be given by giving
bond and approved tecurity.
John Coleman 7 r- .
Thos. Wootterd Excca;i ' s
Sepl’r 24-th 1816. ; t.
CORONr R3'S,u7k7 *
WiLLbe he (ol at the court
house in the town of Washing
ton, cm the ad! Tuesday of De
cember next — 173 acres of land
Fiihing Creek, adjoining Wylie
Pope and others, levied on as
the property of Benjamin Smith
a al Lemuel Wootten, in favor
of John Dyfon fer the use of
Nancy Sutton. Conditions eafh
JOHN RILEY coroner
October 21,1816. fe 2 -1 1
• d__l L’ 1 d J
| CT NOTICE.
Win uk soi.o oh Ibidav the
, 22.! of November next, at the
refieence of Heart well jackfon, j
the following property, viz. Ne j
: groes, horses, tforn-fed pork. !
j with a quantity of bofe hog.--,one !
I road-waggon and gigg, and a ;
j number of other articles too te !
I dious to mention. Twelve ‘
i months credit: will be given, the
pure ha ter giving bond with ap
proved security.
HcARTWTJkL jACITSOTI *
Oc! 2*, 1816. it
EXECUTOR'S SALE.
•A 7 !! 1, be fold to the highdt bidde
> Saturday the 9DI <j a y of No
ember tievg at the late rdulc-nc
r Ifabel'a Patterson, deed j ali ti.
property belonging to the estate o
•aid deal ; confuting ot 6 negroes
tiorfes, hogs, cattle, corn, fodder
and a small quantity of ieed cottr r
Ailo, one negro boy *v.!onginr
to the eliateof John A. Ratter f
deed j f>l by order ot the ho; or.
able the court of Ordinary, for the
county of \Viikes. t erms of Re
will be made known o;. the ci..v M
‘ale. At the h-ne time t .m! p . e
will be rented, the plantation
wiiereon James Patcerfon form- )v
reftded.
W. Cooper, ex hr.
Sept 6, 1816. &
WATCH BUSINESS.
1 dir, Subfcribcr rvrtitns his !'t*T
thanks to the public, for the liberal
encouragement received in this bu
fincf3. Having procured affidance.
h*-. will hereafter have the power to
do wotk on the lhorreft notice, in
the best and neatell manner, and
on the cheapest that
cuflomers may nowexpecl no more
difappointrnents ; while his iare
mufl conflitute the..
u'At apology he can mkc, for
thole which have already happen-
C ‘J. He will take on good
terms, an apprentice of the age of
5 3 or *5 years—one wet! recoin;
mended.
J- AMrHONT.
WaHiingtorv, jniv 26. (2 r r)
SHKRTVh'S SALE.
On the iirif 1 uefday of Dev
cember neat, WIIL BE SOLI),
at the Conn hou’fe in the town
and Wafhifrgtou, the follow in pro*
pen 7, viz:
OYE girl named Lm cyy
now in pofirihon of Robe rz
Simpf >n, (uppofed to be ‘ 7 c
:8 years old, 1. vied on as the
property of John Raimey, fen;
ro 1-nisfy an execution in favor
of Thomas Cardie, pointed ouV
by John Raimey, just.
Aifo, one bay horse, one
black mare and colt, ten barrels
erf corn, four Racks of fodder;
levied on as the property of Sa
muel Harrell, to famfy an exe
cution in favor of Tarlton Sheets'.
Conditions', cafli.
R ). WILLIS, I) S.
Nov, y, 18 •0. (,{ v.-
N e Cop a rtn ers h 1 p
1 HE Subscribers havingentered
into co-partne;fh p under the
firm of YPWIIOR ITR AND
WILLIAMS, and opened in the
store formerly occupied by Tay
lor Snd Sayre, solicit the patron
age cf their friends and the pub
lic in general. They have on
hand a general a(T rtment of
Dry Gooes, Hard Ware
and Cuttlery ; which they
will dispose of on the uiofl tea.
ioriaLle terms.
A A M’WIIOR IT.R,
N B WILLIAMS.
Nov 2.8, iB6. 42cJ
Clock & Watcit making.
ASA HALL refpectlully in
forms his friends and the public
in general, that he lias returned
to Washington, and pm poles to
pursue the above bufint-fs in an
extenftve branches ; he flatters
himfelf that he can give every
l*tisfa tion in his line of bufinefa
-■.■he refpecttuily solicits p;>t on*
?ge. Ocf. 25