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r f>i* animating voice and example,' to in
am*. dad in confusion. Naaf the spot
Trtl»re<huicenaoscuftedi'lli«rtj Indians
Were-found dead, and six of their opponents
In tlm engagement, the British loss »a*
niiteivltllled, and 150 wounded; the In
dians left ItOon tha field. The Ameri.
•can .toss In killed and wounded amounted
. to upwards Of (illy. After the action, <}en election, by a majority of at least scTEb to
eral Praetor retreated aloof the titer viv* The result of the election in Chll-
Tbtftfe flaying several- pie : -'s. of b*ats
■cannon, and bis travelling eatriage, con
taining all hisprii. s popart. The Itidisn
chiefs no* canto forward and sued for
jreacc, which was granted them, on ooodi*
tion of declaring gainst their tornretlrtar'd,
which they iinmedialely did, and were sup.
ported at tha expense of tha American got
c eroment doring the enit-ing winter. The
Indian wacJn this untner being now at an
. end. and the frontier secured, the greater
part of the toiunteera were permitted to
setmo home; and Gen. Harrison, aftet
stationing r]en. Cast at Detroit, with about
1*00 men, proceeded with the remainder
- of his force, to join the army of the centre
at Knfialo, m hike Erie
SATURDAY F.VRNl'ii;. Anocsr *7,
m
Errata In our remarks immiucing
Mr. Boliou’i letter on the subject oMa-
■ternal Improvement, published in our last,
in the filth line, afier the word Improve
jnent, lor “ is" read ore."
, The result of the Kentucky Elections,
•fer their Legislature, is still duubtful. The
friends ofllte Adonnistratinn haserrason
to he s-ingnine, and tha sansa triumph
which hath hitherto beeo gamed iu favor
of principles, will again cotes wilh defeat,
.tha parent of the ‘American System”
We^anlieipatc, for good -cause. that the
>fri«hrU "f Henry CUr.af eonsclidaticn an:!
.the Tariff, who are one and the same, will
encounter a signal defeat, even upon the
■very soil where the western Orator has so
•often attempted tn •sideid and infect the
■ minds of bis hearers bv his splendid inpliis.
.tries and Ms.polemical 1 il(IU. It .will he
perceived that the "CineUSbali Ad|diliser”
aays "a bare, victory will be just es fatal
' as a defeat." We rsiadie.t though no* gifted
.with prophetic vision, that the Tariff ites
of Kentucky will be defeated,and tint vie
■gory will again animate the .friends of the
■“old do mart." Our Conclusions upon the
-success of the friends >f the Administra
tion, are derived from the feet that they
have a ntaiority of seven Jackson, to five
Cley members of Congress Letter# ta
-waived at Washington from Kemucky.five
days later than any public or other private
.information,ante that "the majostty io the
House of Representatives for Mr. Clav will
be “ary small, sf any at all" There will
' ibe a defeat, if in his own state Mr. Clay
cannot rseaive'l coottaling mstority. Tne
•'individual hot now before dire people,’’to
wnomths**Adferttser ,- alludes,*e presume
is Judge McLean, eltlto’ tbit gentleman
filled with tsscb abtltty, <sr* Omce oi
Post Master-General, we would be happy
4o understand what important services. ha
KBtVrU. KY ELECTIONS. .
•The additional news which we have re
cehred Kora MaysyiUe, end
Louisville, confirms the Winch
wc liave given io relation to the election
of members of Congress in Kentucky. All
the statements concui in assuring ui» that
the Jackson party lti*e triumphed in the
ton's District is oof ascertained. The de
cisive intelligence gives the returned mem
hets as follows
Fir
R M KHlNdUN*
JOHN ADAIIS.
HENRY DANIEL.
JOSEPH LF.COMPTE,
C A. WICKLIFFE.
CHITTENDEN LYON,
Dr. N. GAITHER.
For Clay.
THOMAS A. MARSHALL,
CHILTON ALLAN,
RO. P. LETCHER.
CHRISTOPHER TOMPKINS.
With regard to Mr. Chilton's eketipn,
the Louisville Advertiser of the tenth
Inst >nt *»y v—
.#*$ ups few lashes io front of the
stone* I pressed it down tnd brought into
cu« the last line of (he inscription—
••llere sleeps tho breve.”
N* X. Daily Sentinel
The last mownts of Washington*—
George Washington Bassett, Esquire, o.
Fredericksburg!), furnished Mr AiUs I'J.
Burrows ol this city.with the following m
(eroding aocouut; of the last moments ut
“the father of lus country." Mr. Burrows,
has politely handed it to us for pubtica
Editors Courier tf Enquirer.
The following riroumstantte! account s;
the lest illness and death of Gen Geor -e
VYasiuugton was noted by Tobia* Lear,
on Sunday following his death, which hap
pened on Saturday evening, December
14th, 17U9, between the hoars of ten
eleven: he was horn on the l*d February,
I7d£
“On Thursday, Dec'r. Itth, the Gener
al rode out to his farms at about It) o'clock,
and did not return home till past 3 Soon
after he weut out, the weather became v
ry bad; rain, hail and snow fulling alter
oately, with a cold '»iu<l Wiico ue came
*M letter received tost evening j om a | in, \ carried some letters to him to frank
gentleman in Elizabethtown, states that - inteudipg to send them to tne Post Office
Chilton is electedby a majority of! i votes" | He franked the letters, but saiJ the wea
The Maysville »?, dated TWCui'TH ; the* «an too bud to s«nd a servant to the
of August sa?s:— j office that evening. I observed to him
“ Until last night it was believed that that i was at raid he had got wet; he said
Mr. Chilton was elected, but we learn by no—bis great coat had kept him dry; but
fiassengers in steam boats from below. that his neck appeared to be wet—the snow w.i»
Mr Hawes* majority over Mr. Chilton is
Tire Frankfort Argus of the T£»tu,
says:—
“The elections for member of Congress
snd the Legislature, closed in this State
on Wednesday last. The result is still
uncertain as to the State Legislature.—
We have received certain ret ores of the
election of Jackson members from ten or
twelve counties, which last year sent Clay
tnun; and of the election of ten Clay men
in the plaoe of Jackson members of last
year. The mote distant counties aro not
all heard fioin. The majority in the 11 use
of Representatives for Mr. Clay.wiU be
veiy small, il any at all.
“As to the Congressional returns, we
have mors siiUfaeiutjf information.-
Me srs R. M. Johnson, Henry Daniel
Joseph Lecompte, C A VVtckltffe C. Ly
qn an i Dr Gaither, are elected on the re*
publican aide; and the gallant old General
Adair has boon added to their number by
the voters of the district lately raisrepre
tented by that consistent an unwavering
politician. John Kiucui.i In all, seven r«*
publican represenutiv >». For the National
Republican—Clav party, are raele t.d-
Messrs. R Letcher and the Rev Tiiomas
Chilton, to whom are added Vlesns; >
Marshal of Uau* bon,Chilton, Alien and
Christopher Tompkins; in »I1 five repre
tentative*. We are thus once more victo
nous over the most profligate compound
of intrigue and slauder that ever polluted
a Christian Una
■“Were we to detail but a small por
tion of the facts, which have com-; to
o«r knowledge, ia relation to the means
used to insure the success of the Clay can
didates, it would startle the friends of our
free institutions. Th*y should indeed
Irens'‘de wise.* they see bribery openly.and
pro usely resorted to, as a means to con
trol the public elections.''
It wiii be seen by comparing iHmh
al statement*, that the M.rysvilte account,
giving a majority of fifteen to Hawes over
Chilton, is t *o days the latest; aud at
eta. .kick, aeveral counties of the lilts district lie on
has rendered the country which entitle him . thf) river think it not improbable that
to the dutviguished office of PtesHcnL— the steam boat passengers hare ob ainc< .
IVe do not like Judge McLean's polities, as it is the latest, more correct information
though he is no doubt deem-d a highly re- than the correspondent of the Louisville
Advertiser. The defeat of .Vlr. Hawes, tf
*pecuble aud talent^ «.»->» »« he , h , H ha.e beeo defe«ed, cacao, b. at
ranch knowledge of the people of utts cuun I »r.K ;l= j ,‘.L. C,*j m mm
quarter, where he has beeo so long in a
miaoritv—it must be a jcriln d to the colli
tion between Mr Hawes and Gen. Davetn,
the two Jachson can lidalts. which weaken
•d the Itekvon par y by division.
Prom an intiimt* knowledge of the C!
owtnstaneeff operating In several counties
in Kentucky, we will be able to explain
how it is that « Olay inajori y may b-: re
turned to the Legislature, io opposi ion t.
the public sentirnent espr ssed m favor o
the Administration in the gen ral election
fur Congress. When wo got the lu;| r«
turns we wiii specify facts, which will tUi
fy our readers that the indic iuons of tho
try. for he has communicated very exte
jivrly with them.to believe tbel behas the
, re invest prospect of sncccs* against Gen.
Jackson. Wo trust h« has not as yet sip*
• ped so ffildb af tbojpU'iiUKis draft of the
co iiitioh, as to infect bis whole conduct—
u Mr. Clay, Sic.
*tfUt tmpigt^hawU;
v ; Spumantem pate ram."
"He drank the chalice off to the lowest
■rid tne foulest dregs **
From the Cincinnati Advertiser.
hanging on lus hair.
He came to dinner without changing his
dress. In Die cveniughe appeared as wet
as usual. A heavy fall ot snow look place
Friday, which prevented the General
from ruling out as usual,tie had uteri cold
{undoubtedly from being so much e«pus'd
the day Ueiore,) and com.jlaineJ of b *vmg
a sore throat; he had a Hoarseness, winch
increased in theeveiiiog.but he mad.) Ii^lit
of it, as he would never take any ttnug to
carry off a cold,—always observing “Util
go as it came." In the evening, tire papers
bavin come from the Post Office, he sal
the room, with Mrs Washington> and n»y
self,reading them, till abnut 9 a’c ock; and
when he met with any thing which he iho’i
diverting or interesting, he would read it
aloud. He desired me to read to luui tire
debates of the Virginia Assembly
election of a Senator and Governor,which
i did. On his retiring to bed, lie appear
ed to be in perfect health, except the cold
Inch he considered as trifling—iie had
beeo remarkably cheerful ad the eve-
umg.
About two or three o'clock on Saturday
morning, heawpke Mrs. Washington, and
informed her he Was very unwell, and had
au ague. She observed that he could scree
ly speak, and breathed with difficulty, and
she wMied to get up end call a ser*ant;b U t
the Ueneral would not permit her, lest she
should take cold. At soon as the day «p
peared, the woman Caroline wmit into the
room to make a fire, and the girl desired
that Mr. Rawlins, one of the overseers,who
was us«d to bleeding the people, might he
sent fur to bleed him before the Doctoi
ciuld arrive. I was sent for—weotiu tht
Ganerai's chauibvr, wnere Mrs Washing
to i was up, and related to me ills being- iu
ken il) between i an 1 d o'clock, as before
stated, i found him oreathing with ditfi
cully, aed hardly aule to utter a word in
telligibly. | went out instantly and wrule
l/octoi Flask, and sent it with ail
speed. Immediately 1 returned to the
General’s chatiioer, where I found him id
the same situation I had left Iimu* A mix
ture ol molars, vinegar .»nd butter, was
prepared, but he couid not swallow a drop;
wneoever he attempted, he was Ui-tressed,
convulsed, and almost suffocated.
Mr. Rawlins came ia sooo after sun rise
and prepared to bleed him; wkeu the arm
was.eaJy.tn IJcneral observuigdUwlin*
appeared agitated; said with ddScuity,
“don't be afraid," and uf.cr the incision
was made he observed, the orifice w d * not
Ur e enough—however the blood ran pret
ty freely. Mrs Waxhingioa not knotvin;
.h^a,.‘?S^^ r na t 0 ,«F. , i h 0 . Miuggl.m Kmilickr »re more de ,d..l
Ih.j-fot a tin* cmn ^ ^ 1 lr in fata. ofth. •»»•> ■!•■; -~rc
, r 'nX. -~ •."-■*.i.cliun of 18*7, nnnie-
ih«t atari tutor, mil bejiui at fatal <u a
It Th* phphtou tgstn oamaln (
twn.i 5 an i 0 u’olack,) anil *h.n Hi
lUiiio to bif ^(d iido Dr. Craik asked In
If Ua would ilt up In tho hedt ItQ held on'.
Honour Io- trii»» Howtir fj duo/—A ihii founts on IliebutinoM
■ioa.int. Uealihp and pruductive .allay of
: .id, lurrourding, tha thriving village of
idUhutd. IU Ydtk coun',jr. xtatooi r.cm
hit hand to trip and wat raised up-, when <y)».mia. I ns been creMed by the court ol
be Mid tothe physician.—'"IJalmvlttf said county into a new township, and
*oing; you hdit better not take any more
trouble about me, but tel me go off quutly,
f cannot ftul long." They found what
bed been dona was without effect; he laid
down asain, and they retired, executive
Dr Cratk. lie than .aid to him— 1 -Woe
tor l die bard, but i am not afraid
ft taro; ! bcliemd fro at ~ta f'-i attack '
Aoali not iumici iii my breath cannot
t~r long." The Doctor pressed hit hand,
wuid nut utter a word; ue retired
fin,n the bedlide and sat by the Are,
absorbed in anef. About 8 o'clock, the
physicians came attain into the room, end
applied blisters to his legs; but went out
without e ray of hope. From this time he
named OAllilOLL, in honour of Uha.lea
Uarrollof Carrollton, the only surviving
si;ner of the Ueelaiation of Independence.
AN ISLAND OF 1C15.,
From Mr,
Corbet
in. int«r»,t!n!
witn an Island
"A fresh breeze Citue .ha.piv from the
north, and so eold, that the satlorssaid tl
ill,i-l he blowing drum an tc-hern. VVn
taw nothing, aUhongli the moon was high;
but,(at midnight, one of the men described
e brightoning-along the nothern horizon,
Inch left no doubt of the fact. At last.
wi me utisinoss of h’. r.
htent, h, should lake tin. —
ing to the company mi health \? N
hjirnt.hes fur the.ptuipern, ,,'f , a Ul 'S
Mr. VVheaton rottfrnyd Ihenk, ' t A '" tr tp
the abseneo of Mr. M-Laue »u '
Ins feelings, a, Wican* ftlt
more adetpiately Mpre.»d d n mi, |
stou. Hit Royal Highness,J
pauy present might rely up,,,,,? 1 ‘
se,mulct,ts of „m,ty al„ »
b r: iu r moou,hn '
“ " ' w .* nnr.nnilt mniinlain m*«t *.i« aihiIkiiiIo
power, and was gratified in believing lie
felt it, far he would look upon me with
eyes tpeakinc gratitude, but unable to ut
ter a word without great distress. Aiiout
10 o'clook he mad ' several attempts to
speak to me before he could elFmu it; at
length ho said—"Jam just going Have
me dtcenlly buricd\aad do not let my body
be put into it it vault in lees than two days
afterl am dead** I bowed assent, lie
looked at me agaio and said—'Do you un
dtrslandmeV* I replied—“Yes sir. r * *'
nonnous mountain mass was evidently
nearing. By its apparent extent, the cap
tain conjectured we should />«•*§ to the
windward of il without difficulty; but as it
came nearer and nearer, the feeling ol dan
cer mingled with tne chilliest uf the wind,
and we beheul with awe and ast.»ni huum
many streams of b^atiriml wa<ei leaping
and tumbling from the cliffs ami peaks, as
the icetaig approached, slackened; Si wo
uit eiw with the telescope on a point that pr *
Tis ii 8cleii trom 5|lJ e, a huge white bear
well." said he. About leu ,nature, belaro ’"'fb' *"•, “ ll0 '*. a ' d ’ —
he eipired. hi. breathing became much ! for *‘ h ’. No sigh coul. be more
e nter -he lay quielly-he wtthd.e- hi. > >">P , M»i»««hait the estdently ad
,and fruiti mine and felt las own oulse— ! va " cl "- !»*"• al l *«* 11 came * u .'
hand from mine and felt his owu pulse
1 spoke to Doctor Cratk, who sat by the
firt; he came to the bedside The Gen
eral's hand fell from his wrist; I took it Id
mine aud placed it on u.y breast. Doctor
Cratk placed his hands over his eyes; and
be expired without a struggle or a sigh.
White we were (ik' d iu silent grief,,Mrs-
Wdsimigion a-ked in a firm aud collected
voice—"Is he goueH*
From the riich'ieond Enquirer.
A semi weekly papi'f has been establish
e«1 in Piiiiadeiptua o> .mine of The Fenn
sylvanian. it sap^oriilhe prcsci.t Admin
istraiion.—Another semi weekly paper is
to be published in Pnnadelpiiia on the 1st
of September, by Alexander Furnbull, to
be euiHled ibe "Jackson Journal *— The
notorious Mr Stei/uon Siiupsou has aiso
established a semi weekly paper in Piula
delphia, un .er the style of * fbe Pcnnsyi
vaut i Whig"—It supports tieoiy jUU>!
the American Sysie.. Sic Sic. Io his
address, he declares litas it is “not true"
that tie was “disappointed of ail Office from
President Jackson." it is true that befoie
hi- chara cter was unmarked, aud b tu*
sirougif recoimnendi'd to the Ptesideo;
Gen. Jacksoa did nominate him as one oi
the D-imh ouinmhsioneis -tnaiiks to the
Senate he was rejected He then desire.,
tha Prcftideui ta to appoint him, agaiust
the advice of the Senate—the Presided,
refused. He wutied the President to re
move the prevent Navy Agent a. Pitiladei
phi a, and appoint h.in in lus place T •
President declined. He still pressed fo,
oiiicc; and the President, feeling for his sit
uaiiaii, because ho na resigned his Clerk
ship in Mr Giraid’s Bank, ia jrder io ac
cept tne Comw>ssion under the Dauith
Treaty, uudcicd turn an office wuiiu tz <•>
1 *00 dollars d. d. declined u, bee.iu»*<
it was not worth 9b0u ur dUOO Dollars —
He wished Mr. dtecie. Weigher of th
Port of Philadelphia, to be removed fiom
office, to accommodate biui— fhe Preti
dent refused. He resorted *o th eats—liie
Piesideiu was in.yoraMe. "Ho w*ote so
late ago as the cio»e ol ApiiJ Iasi.that 4 *uu
less neneird >y re.urn mail •oniethuii
mote titan prufesstoa"—« ruyiure u uuvtiu
ble—mnd that nutiung umJet o; stucu
a year would content him. He did not
get it—and now in revenge and upon some
now speculators he takes up aruis against
the 1'residoui, amt pretend* to b« govern
ed by principle*~-’Vo show wf»st he u;c«u»
whether bleeding was proper in Die Gm»-1 by principle, and what ha» been hi-
not force on Kentucky, an honor to which
she is tad lfment. If a signal triumph be
not gained in Kenuick? • tub momijatso;
or Uc.xaT Out will surely be w|th-
drswn Not that G?a. Jackwm will be re*
elected.” “The signs of the tints cannot. 9 * te „
be iuisukeu If Kentucky fails to give 41 v * JT.
• ri.tmnlirtnf f.»r Hlair HI fha. A.. P CW,<d her * **
Gold RegioA —’Vne lollowiog eitrac! ef
a letter Irom Cbar!ottc-.N d , dated luuo
14, give# u* a brief ec I pa ving gliu»|r» -
into the told reeinn of that qn trier. The
writer says—“The Ainonrit «*f money ex
enormous and the works
triumphant maj.iiy for Clay, at the Au . ,, k * . . e
guD •tectiuos, un individual not now lejort . .u j t ,tnmn » I d ^ U
the people «,ll „ e oar «... Pf,s,d«,/._ ” n ' L - ‘’‘"t 1 "
•ccuiutugy, | ed with boards over head.lor some hundred
- ” feet further. I thi n followed m a slanting
AU tbe contents of the Nineteenth j direction the vein to the spot where the
number of the America Quarterly Re tntner* were tskin • the oie from the earth,
‘ J *' *P aloft by means of buek-
Two
e per
die.ii; and the Chevalier liivalauoli io
farmi me that when Ue gets hi* new mill
into operation he will make about $5JU
worth of «uid every day,”
vie#Jure beensgiseii tothe piess, and tht an<J ,c "P ^lofs bv means ol
• r* . ■ , ets, whicn are drawn up by mules.
wiU “ . fjr J‘«nout,o« at h , nd| dl# 4fcou , , 0 ^ lh J (ll of ,
the.stated period. The titles 4 of the sever
al articles are—l. Dr. Praneta, Dictator of
Pmagtuy.t. rncCii ninal Jurisprudeace
of Ohio. fl. Bmish parliamentary Reform.
4. Society Tracts* J.’ Tha Missionary
Question. 6» Rgasil. 7 French Spoliation.
A German Poetry. 9. Life of Sir Thomas
Lawreaco 10. History of Cube.
At a meeting of American citizens* held
In Buenos Ayres on the-lfitb of Jane last,
if was resolved to wear erape oil their lef 1
Arms for 80 dtys iU tettiraosey oftbeir ri a
sped for tbe character, and public aer?icei[
of the late Joint Mu kb at Fobbzi. Esq. Lf,
0. Chwge d'Affslrw lo that capital.
From the U S Tblegraph . \
We understand, further,that letters bate
been received in ibisvCity. containing an
HieniiffsioteUigeuce of the defeat of Mi.
Chilton, By Mr. Hawes. It wHl he borne
In u'Kid. nho, that there were two Admin
isiration candidates opposed to Mr. Chtl-
too. thereby dividing the Interests of their
party, and that Mr,- Hawns was an avowed
opponent to the present ^Urifl. It is the
upfiMmf some'well informed and mtelii*
gent aca thsr -Mr. CiarVsyilem is dcci-
dejf/ unpopular in hi* own state*
The Argus, Captain Allen.—A hand
•ome stone at the head of « grave in th*
ehiucli yard of duAndrew’s parish in Ply
mouth, in England, shows the spot where
are desposited tho remains of Cap tarn Al
ien, I-«te of tbe United Stages* ship Argus,
and of a midshipman, who, with his Cap
tain* were mwtally wounded in the action
between the Argus and the English ship
Pelican, when the former was captured —
In tbe summer of 1818, the Argus having
t ken or destruyed a great number of En
glish merchantmen in the English, Irish
and Bristol channels, the admiralty sent
out in pursuit of her, the Pelican, a superi
or ship, which captured the American af
ter a smart fight, during which Capt Al
len had both his legs shattered by a can
non ball* "He »as taken to the naval hoi
pital at Plymouth, and there suffered am
jrulation. but this did nut save his life
oral's situation, begged that much imgU'
not be taken train uim. and deshetl me io
stop it. Whan 1 was about to unite the
string Die General put up ins hand to pre
vent it, lid soon as he cuuij speak said,
“more."
Mr*. ♦Vsshicgton still uneasy lest too
much blood should be taken, it was stop
ped after about half a pint had been taken.
Finding that no relief was obtained from
bleeding, and that nothingcuujd be iwai
lowed, i proposed baihiug the throat ex
leruatly with salvolstilc, which was done;
piece o* tl iinel was men put rouad tus
docs. ILs feet were alsu soaked in warm
water, bo: gare no relief. By M<• Wash
inglon't request I despatched a messenge*
i »» Dr. tixown it P ut Touasco. About 9
oV.ioek Doct Gr.uk arrived, a id put a
blister of cantharides on ih.« thro S r uf Dio
General, and look more blood, and had
some viuesar and not war•*• •»! irs a tea
pot for Uim to draw in the steam from the
aosel.
Ho also had sage tea and vinegar mixed
and used as a gurgle, but when ue held
leek his head to lent run down, it almost
produced suffocation. When tin mixture
came out of his mouth some phelgin fo!
lowed it, and he would attempt to c >ugh
which tha Doctor encouraged, but without
effect. About It o'clock. Doct. Dick was
tent for. Doct. Craik bled the General
agam, no effect was produi ed, and he cun
dnued iu the same state, unable to swal
low any thiox Doct Dick came in about
3 o'clock, and Duel. Brown arrived so >n
alter; when, after consultation,the General
was bled again, the blood ran slowly, ap
peered very thick tnd did not produce any
symptoms of fainting. At 4 o'clock, the
General could swallow 4 little. Calomel
and tartar emetic were administered with
out effect about half past four o'clock
he desired me to ask Mrs, Washingum
to come <0 his tel side, when he de
sired hit to go down to h!« room, and
take from lus desk two Will* which sh»*
woofd find there, and briog itiem to him,
which she did; upon looking atone which
he observed was useless he desired her to
burn it. which she did end then took the
other and pot it away; after this was done
1 returned again to his bed side end took
bis hand: fie seiri to me, " / find l am go
tng—my breath cannot continue long: I be
limed Jrom the first attack it would be fa
tal Do you arrange and rocord ail my
utni all this nine, lei the folio.*mg extiaa
o: 4 letter, whicb he had Dio uopu euce 10
address Gen. Jacksou on Feb. g&l, 181UJ
decide: “I am aware ha you are elected
f-ii the good of the whole pevpl?, but
ail general principles must eventually
fiaJ tiicii iliosiraliun end their practice,
ut spevUl mcatUica and iodividuat pro-
leieuces. 'Hie democrats of Pciiusyl
v .in t mat I leprcsanl, or rather in whose
bebalf I can speak, are we<l ltno»n to y
fo* their early and steadfast aunesion to
you* f.me aud your cause, it is nut
11 cesiary, 1 truit, that i should recall
to your mind, the tong and tuumaie cor
ropondenco Dial h-.s subsisteu uaiweau
u*, in order to exp.am tne soncuuuo I
iiow tael, under me circumstances of Mt
ingUam’* app rintiUffOt. Allow me, there
foie, 10 ask Die qy siton distinctly and »o
lieu tbe favor ol an expnen lepty—wi*|
*na» appufirtinefit exclude my rvpraseoi »-
uoai that
we feared U would be impossible to es
cape.
The vast peaks, cliffs, and pinnacles,
were like a gorgeous city, Mth all itsleui
pies and palace's, shuddering as if shaken
by an earthquake. The waters dashed
from ten ace to terrace, and every point
and spire was glittering and gleaming with
countless flames kindled, by the sunshine
Terrp' confounded every oue on board.—
A huge mass projected far aloft,and aim
a ready overhung the ship, was seen tu
Ireinbie; and with a crash louder than
thunder, it fell into the »e», Tiic wnote
dreadful continent, for such it seemed,
visibly shook. The peaks arid mountains
we e sh terod with indescribable crashing;
as with a sound so i,iigii;y that it cannot
be named, it sundered as it several ^Unds
hadsepaiafed; and we sa through the
dreadful chasm a ship under full sail be
yond. coasting the weather side. Still the
different masses floated iu view; and all
d.’ V long we had our eyes flxe^ upon them,
as they appeared to recede—fearful that
•mother vnriation'of the wind would bring
them again around us.”
Brevity the Soul of tfit.—Col 8——e,
of the Royal Marines, was always distin
uisherl for the perspicuity and bsevity of
his speeches, of which the following is n
specimen, which was delivered in going
.nto the battle of the Nile:—Sir James
•iaumarez, who commanded the man of
war to which he belonged,bad, in a length
ened speech, wound up the feelings to the
highest pitch of ardout for the figut, i.y
reminding them of the duty they owed o
their king and country; .*• thou^ii 1 ,
not least, lie t.asirerJ them (o call to mini:
til* sr aiT>' : !~ , th sr par«uis, auu swve*
hea ts, and (•> fight as if he battle solely
depended on their individual exertions —
He was answered by looks and gesture
highly expressive of their determination;
when turning to our hero, he said, "Now
•S—e, I leave you to speak to the Ma
nncs ” Colonel 8—, immediately di
reeled their attention to the land beyond
the French fleet, "Ho you see land therul"
he asked. They all shouted* “Avo, aye,
sir!” “Now, my lads, that's the land ol
Egypt; and if you don’t fight like devils,
you'll soon he in the b »ute of bondage ”
He was answered by a teal British y*ll fore
and ..ft
Fn»t>»nn* feyr AugUSi.—~\ UUII OUSCript
bonnet, with here and there a space of n*t
work, like the grating of a prisoner's cell.
Ribbons of all widths,colors,and patterns,
put on to resemble a skein of tangled silk.
As tb*-re arc cross ribbons from cro n to
rim the v* il most be ed by one corn* r,
and suspended from tbe beck of the bon
not There is a peculiar advantage in thU,
as the neck and ilinuldei hleds would oth
erwise be exuostd to the binding sun.
Gn«n—>i>in ] with -nokram
to the waist. 8tripes—y* low and blaek.
each quarter of • yard wide covered wittt
spider’s legs, or any nctawly figures; on no
account, whether the lady be short or tall,
must it come nearci than twenty one inch
es tu tha ground Tne city employ men
10 swee p strcets.and ibis service is naae-uh
the dignity oft lady.
Stockings—of the thinnest gatiz-t; spec
kled, stuped, plaid, and rainbow colors.
her chooses, provided they
5 p£>&*«t><i liberal ComHi, rc j < )‘j'‘|
ooarw with all nations an.; etuacl.n
with Uteat HNt.it* An Atlieft'a “ 1
tiardly regartl Intnseli n. a t'^?' 01
Boland, Hill ho bad ( r«a> plaunro
lioipainig at thliineotingorii,. s "1
for tne reliof of Poreignar. in Di stl ll "
an aMiiciation which (liii i.j tii, h |, 0
the phitanthropic Yiew. of it, |„" urldfr 7
bonofat tori, aod which embraced
tton,. longue, and raligton. ,-iu, *
gra.pt of it. all-comptoheusive clnr,i/
Sealing.—It is staled that a much h
amo -tit of money lias been b m.ci, "
HtnninRton, Conn, this season tl,, “
any preriott. un. by the succe.,
flealara. The skins hare greatly j„ ci 3*
in Value within a few yean. ‘ M
/cOMMDHtOaTgD.j
Afeetre Editors— 1 Tho present Board
.Iderinert, having given very 6 e ne „| „
isfaction, we see no cause (or change.
You will therefore please \„, 8rl L
oanies for a re-eluction and obltg®
Many Votu*
tV. R Waiing,
G. VV. Owens.
Geo. Shicki
f. Minis,
T Clark,
F. Dcnslcr,
J. B Gaudrv,
Goo. A. Ash,
Jacob Shaffer,
A. J. C« Shaw,
Jamas Eppingv,
F. H. Wcliuau,
A. Scudder,
R. D. Autuid,
COMMERCIAL.
UaTESt now Li.vr.ttporjn.tUf.f.::tHi
'-aTEsrnou Havre.;:;:£iJim,
savannah exports.
Ship Coivo, for Liverpool—I lOJbitat
Upland and 57 bale, Sea Island Colton.
ARRIVAL ANU DEPARTURE Of!
the mails,
vorxme&k v jfaift*
rtar Closet.
E**ry Day, at 5 P. I Every Day at 1*.
“■ I noon.
« F.STERN.
AUOUSTA Man,.
Mondays, Wednea- | Mondays, Wednes-
days,and Tndty«, j day.; anti Satu,.'
8 A - M - | days, 7 l*. M.
Back wail, direct.
Monday., Si Tltura . .Mondays, g p, )f
day., 7 P. M. and Friday., 7 f.
SOUTHERN JBAIL.
DARIEN AND EICEBOXu',
Tuoidays, aud Fri I Wednesdays, and
days, at 8 P. M. | Sunday., 8 p. M.
,T. BART’S, »r. AttOU.TINK, SlC.
Tuesday, 8 P. M. | yVeduetiiiv,, a P.
| M.
nuNBonr.
Fridays, 9 P. M, I Wednesttays, 5 P.
* I M.
married.
n Ou the 18th inst. by lit. Reverend Mr.
Smiles, Ciiarlki B. Clorkkt, to Jo-
ANNA E Walsu. dait^littt of the late Pa
trick Walsh, of Ueyufori Dial. (8. fi t
MARINE LIST.
m* »« 'avo* at you- nwlyjriendsin Fenn b ® ‘tot white It U not thought proper,
1—&&S will it change to* *ii« wui»c, j hoa«ver f to have them correspond with the
th* fr entity reUtimi* iu which wo hare so
clusely stood ior io*ca veal. p*«il — t n*u!
is tu say: 1 jn -go ; ou get eral punctate
by uiflir ULustration and practice m tndi
v:dual prtftrcnets, tiiiuk o in and tno
party "winch I nave itia no..or to rap.*?
sent —give u<* oifi ;—snow y-.ur individ
uat preferences tu thfs wuf aud | v|;i piu
iiounce you tu ue tmanut fm- piincqiltt.”
Tins is tbe drift ol Mr. 8.—and Ilia own
puniipwi lui i then non “iilu»uautm %,%a
piaclic# io tne course ue ua», uken—qn
•a^wi domand "lor profit”—and for hi^n
pr .fit. And vet tie ha* now me made tv
to come before the nation to s*y,that he t^
not diMppoiuted ol au office Irom Yre-
siue'ii Jackson.”—This is me man who it
fubiicatmg conversation* between hiiu and
the President—*ho it ascriumg design* in
i*nu. which, are the mere after thoughts of
his o *o brain—or fashioned to the, recent
•* •ang of the opposition papers—such,
Dial Gen J. iu Peo. U89, before he had
been in the I'rnttdetiual Chair,was already
looking forward to fm own re election—
aed that bis "greet office was to be direct
ed to the single p int of Choosing in* sue
cessoi!" And tkisit the “witness" wnmu
ih*: Opposition now chooser to employ'.—
The iinnneot his profitgaev it unmasked
he is ghtn up bv ms osrp party—and be
is taken up by the Opposition!
A Lucky Thirl.- A quarter of a tlekri
in the Now y«» \ Liitery. • bicli drew on
Wfttoesdty, »a< stop n from the counter
ol one of our lottery brokers (luring the
military letters and papers;arrangt my ae
remembered seeing the funeral. The cof counts and srttU my books, as you know
fin was borne by American sailors of the more about them than any one else; and let i..
crew ef the irgut. the officers fol.owed the f Mr. Rawiensfinish recording my other let, last week When the News of tha d*a«
body, and the whof^vee guarded by Bo Mrs• which kt has begun’ 1 lie asked lag was veeeivud in be city yestuday, it
glish mffrta. The bravery of Captain Al *wlien Mi. Lewis end Washington ifou Id was aicertatiied gjist (be stolen ticket
leo was much adOiiPOd end pr-used by the retiirnT-'l (old him, I believed qbooi the htd come up to a <. &* often (hottsaod
t ngfith* Jo the umoib of August, 1830, 80th of ibt moatb-IIe made no reply (o doUaw,—Philadelphia TBytlrcr.
%
dress.
V. B. Tha rule for the sleeves, is to
have them a few inches wider .cross, than
the go wit U long —Boston 'Transcript.
[From a London paper.]
At the Anniversary dinner of the Socle
(y for tbe Relief of Foreigners in Distress
ut the Cny of London Tavern, on the 8th
June—his Royal Hi^ln ess the Duke of
Sussex iu Die Chair—the illuslrinu* Chair
man,to fit occassion to notice the absence
ol the American Minister, Mr. M Lane,
Oue of the Steward*, expressing his regret
at the cause of tint absence, which was
Dated (o be owing io i|ie urgency of M»
M’Lxtu’* preparations for leaving this
country, where He had conciliate-' the gen
eral esteem by liis talents, worth and gen
tlemauly manners. Hu Royal Highness
adverted to the origin ol (lie unfortunate
disputes between the two oalioits which
were terminated by the separation of the
North American Colonies from the mo
liter country, end alluded to the manner
in win. h George III received the elder
Adams, the first American Minister sent
to the country after the peace of 17 83. “I
was the last man£ said the K ing, “to con
sect to Die indepcoce of the Colonies, aod
I shall be the last to infringe it,” The
chair nan t eted that he had enjoyed the
pleasure of an intimate acquaimance wiih
both the elde and the ynunge*’ Adams,
and with the other American Miui tois
who had so-ccstivt ty represented -heir
country at this Court, tie sincerely ic-
jolcsrt wlthe friend y understanding which
now sub.ivlad between tha two countries
and at'there was an American gauileinan
pr«:sem« the Representative of ihe United
fc’Utea at theCmm of iwga uMk, fiV'* <8
FORT »F SAVANNAH
ARRIVED
Schr Isabella, Cox, Beaufort. 8 bales
Sea Island Colton to R Habersham
Steamboat I’endletou. Pock, Charleston
for Daueo* Passengers, Messrs Tit-
ver, Griffin, and Pipnin.
CLEARED.
Ship Corvo* Congdon, Liverpool.
S b. Corbttb
SAILED.
Ship Corvo, Congdqu, Liverpool.
Scltr Industry, Roberts, .No* Castle,
(Del)
IF ENT TO SEA.
Sloop Joho Chevalier, Hitsnp, Charles
ton.
. DEPARTED.
Steam* oat Savin .a Swymcr, Augusts.
MEMORANDA.
The brig New England, hence at Ne»
York, 18th inst.
The schr. Amity, up at Richmond, !9ib
inst. foi this pojt ■ # '
From our Coxgesroi«ns5Tf*
Offices of the Courier, Mercury, St Gazette
C'HAKLtVlO.*<. August 15.—I r. M.
Arrired
Schr Friend tu Fsace, Fendall, .Alexan
dria, (D C.) 14 days.
Hr sloop Lively, Prudea, Nassau (N»
P.) 4 data.
I
Adjourned Meeting.
T IE Q-ocer, ol tlt, it; vt 8v'* n
mh and.CiliZtn> ftieiiillv to ibctf.
art requeued to attend ■ mcetinc. >« 1,1
held »t the F.aehan|-e Lott" tvoum, Tnt*
EvENina.il hall past 7 u'elock, for 'M
purpoie of .ec.iviti, ilia tepoil of l«W
Committee tn relation to 14 Aldermen to
represent the people in Coancil,
M SHE FT ALL, Bent. CkairBom
8. Winkler, Secretary.
aus *7 ,
Drawings Received.
THE following are tho drawn nuj)'** 1
in the Virginia State Latteiv.CDs* No 9
CO lb 7 81 41 45 50 18 fd It
The No# York Consolidated LuB #r y«
Extra Class No 83.
m 88 do u 33 58 47 80 t« 48 8 J.
Holders q( prizes will call for the caw •
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