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camped for the night upon the edge of the
Ghor, between the lands of the tribes of
Zcbulon and of Gad.
The voyage down the Jordan occupied
eight days. The distance of latitude from
themoutli of the river to the Dead Sea is
only sixty miles, but the course of the
stream is so tortuous that it traverses more
than three times that distance. Tim Jordan
is interrupted in its whole progress by ex
tensive and formidable rapids, which, as
they at first presented themselves to our
voyagers, created no unreasonable alarm
for the success of the expedition. Nor
did the obstacle lessen in its magnitude,
as the voyage progressed; though the
courage and resolution of Lieut. Lynch
and his gallant associates rose with each
occasion and bore them safely through
dangers and difficulties that would have
appalled less resolute spirits, lathe first
two days, a distance of only twelve miles
in a direct line was accomplished. On the
second day they encountered rapids and
falls so continuous and frequent that Lieut.
Lynch very properly calls it, “a perfect
break down in the bed of the river. A
fter shooting down some of these rapids
and plunging the falls, it became evident
that the boats could descend them no far
ther; aud now the ingenuity of our party
was displayed in devising “ways and
means” to proceed.
On the right bank of the river an old
mill sluice made off to a point below. In
to this the boats Were floated and urged a
long as far as possible. When the nar
rowness of the canal forbade further pro
gress, they unloaded the boats, and having
removed all obstacles between the canal
and the river, they made a sudden breach
in the former and upon the artificial tide
thus produced, with incredible labor, the
crews and friendly Arabs bore the boats
over the sloping rock and launched thorn
once more into the river!
EDITOR’S DEPARTMENT.
WM. 0. RICHARDS, Editor.
D. H. JACQUES, Assistant Editor.
iCWjjrns, (Gccrtjin:
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Saturday Morning,...Srpt. 15, ISI9.
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND.
The Journals both of the sea-hoard and
of tlio interior, have been, for weeks past,
much occupied with descriptions of the wa
tering-places of the South, and thousands of
persons have availed themselves of the low
fares on the various Rail Roads, to visit the
mountain region of Georgia. As we said
last week, this is a matter of congratulation
to all, tending, as it does, to cement existing
bonds between the dwellers of the moun
tains and those of the low country, and to
create agreeable ties between tlio sister
States of Georgia and Carolina, which, by
every consideration of cither feeling or in
terest, ought to he closely united.
Charleston has paid, during the Summer,
large and willing tribute to the Cherokee
and Habersham regions of Georgia ; her cit
izens have crowded our Rail Roads, and fill
ed, to overflowing, our various watering
places. This, we sincerely hope, they will
do every successive Summer, and in increas
ing numbers, ns the accommodations of those
regions become commensurate with the de
mand of guests. Inexhaustible, indeed, arc
the attractions of our mountain border—
rich in scenes for the painter, and in le
gendary wealth for the poet and the novel
ist. When they shall have found the pencil
and tlio lyre worthy of their loveliness, tiie
world will ring with the cciioes of a fame as
lofty and as sweet as that of even Switzer
land.
It is not the mountain region alone, how
ever, that presents to us magnificent scene
ry, or the mountain breezes only that bring
health to the cheek and elasticity to the spi
rits of the invalid. We iiavc placed, at the
head of this article, the name of a summer
retreat which well deserves to be a place of
great resort; and we cannot do our readers
of the interior a greater favor, perhaps, than
to shew them how they can reciprocate the
visits of their sea-board friends, at a less
sacrifice of comfort and convenience, and to
the realization of a scarcely less amount of
pleasure and profit.
Sullivan’s Island, named after its original
possessor, and given by him to the State of
South Carolina as a summering place for
the eitizens of Charleston—is situated at the
entrance of Charleston harbor, to the N. E.
of the City, from which it is distant about
five miles. It is nearly four miles in length,
nnd varies from a quarter to half a mile in
breadth. On the side exposed to the ocean
is a remarkably fine beach, of dark-colored
sand, affording a drive of three miles, cer
tainly unsurpassed upon the sea-coast. The
back beach opens upon a marshy inlet, a
bounding with game and fish.
Upon the southern extremity of the Island
is the town of Moultrieville, between which
and the City, two steam ferry-boats arc con
tinually plying at tho very low faro of a
shilling. This town is under the govern
ment of a Council consisting of five Wardens
and an lutcndant. Any one desiring to
build upon the Island can secure, by the
grant of tho City authorities, a half-acre
lot, provided he builds upon it within the
period of one year. The town has three
streets, compactly built—in addition to
which, thore arc many dwelling-houses in
more or less isolated positions. Fort Moul
trie—built upon the spot where once stood
Fort Sullivan, constructed of palmetto logs
—is a handsome and substantial structure
of stone, the interior arrangements and he- ;
longings of which are in the highest degree .
admirable. At present, it is garrisoned by j
a single company. Recently it was threat-
ened with destruction by the inroads of th°
sea—and to protect it, two harriers of rock
were tin own out, forming an extensive
breakwater, which has occasioned a largo
accession of territory in front of the Fort,
;by tiie deposite of sand. This breakwater
, interrupts the unity of the front beach, but
affords to the dwellers upon that portion of
the Island, a delightful sen-bath, at high
water, reaching to their very doors.
, The summer population of the Island is
i about 3,000—a number that is augmenting
; every summer, and that will ho vastly in
j creased when the plan now under conside
ration for tiie erection of a large Hotel.
! shall be consummated. It is proposed to
expend, for this purpose, the sum of 515,-
000, a large portion of which is already sub
scribed. The Hotel will be built upon the
sea beach, near the Fort, and will be con
ducted on the most liberal scale. Mean
while, pleasant and comfortable quarters
are provided for visitors in private hoard
ing-houses.
We recently passed a night upon the Isl
and, with our esteemed friend, Mr. Bart
less, one of the town wardens, to whose
courtesy we are indebted for a ride com
pletely around the Island, and for much
novel enjo3 T ment during our brief visit.
Delicious, indeed, was the sea-breeze that
fanned our checks ns wo flew along the
smooth, hard beach, with tiie waves of the
sea combing and breaking almost under the
horses’ feet, and their deep but melodious
voices sounding like strange music in our
cars.
The interior of the Island is under par
tial cultivation, and rewards abundantly
the toil of the husbandman. Laurel and
cedar, and various shrubs, grow in profu
sion on the barrens, and afford harbor to
myriads of birds, whose twittering at the
sunset hour almost subdues the roar of the
waves.
Tiie temperature of the Island is seldom
excessive—the beat of the day being always
attempered by the refreshing breezes that
| prevail from the sea. The nights are cool,
i and repose is promoted by the perpetual lul
j laby of the ocean-song.
| Sea-bathing is the great attraction of the
j Island—and nowhere can this luxury be ob
! tained with more case and comfort. Re
freshing and grateful, even now, is our re
collection of a bath in the surf, while the
early rays of the sun were kindling upon
■ the bosom of the ocean. Through the kind
| ness of our friend 8., we were provided with
a surf-line and all the comfortable appliances
of the coast-bath—and it was, indeed, glo
! rious to be lifted upon the swelling bosom
of the sea, agitated by the fresh breath of
; the morning.
To the other memories of our visit to Sul
livan's Island, wc may add that of a morn
ing visit and breakfast with Rev. Dr. Gil
man and his amiable family, who own a
pleasant dwelling upon the beach, where
they pass the heats of the summer in de
lightful retirement.
Sullivan's Island is destined to boa most
popular summer retreat, and wc would urge
our readers of the interior to visit it ere yet
the hot season is over. Accessible at a cheap
and easy rate, it will afford them pleasures
they have never perhaps dreamed of—such
as glorious ocean-views, with white-winged
ships and noble steamers ploughing the
mighty deep—the delicious and swectly-re
fresliing breezes of the sea—the cool and
buoyant embraces of tiie ocean waves—the
delightful employment of fishing, rewarded
ever by the toothsome sheep-head, whiting,
crovalla and black-fish—and the manly pur
suit of the sportsman, compensated by the
curlew, the sand-bird, the marsb-licn, and
the plover.
A pleasanter or more health-promoting
excursion can hardly be devised for the
invalid, whose strength is inadequate to the
demands of a mountain tour. A month on
Sullivan's Island, with daily’ bathing in the
surf, and frequent riding or walking on the
beach, would suffice, it seems to us, to bring
back health to an over-tasked frame and
rose tints to a pallid cheek.
Tiie South Carolina and Georgia Rail
Roads continue their low fares until the
middle of October—affording yet ample time
for a visit from the interior to this shrine
of Health and Pleasure.
A CHAPTER ON QUACKS.
The world is full of Quacks. There are
false pretenders in every profession nnd in
every trade. Wo have Medical Quacks, by
the million, with pills, powders, panaceas,
syrups and elixirs enough, if quantity alone
need bo taken into consideration, to cure or
kill a bed-ridden universe ! Legal Quacks
are scarcely less numerous. These are men
who, possessing neither legal knowledge nor
talent, (except a certain instinctive shrewd
ness,) live by the Law. though not always
according to law, and in whose hands an
honest man fares no better than a rogue.—
Then we have Political Quacks, with their
vaunted specifics for all diseases of the
body politic; Religious Quacks, with their
new ways to get to heaven; Commercial
Quacks, with their mock-auctions, “ fancy
stock,” false market reports, nnd specula
tions in bubbles and moonshine; but more
numerous, more incorrigible, more danger
ous to the Republic than all others, are the
Literary Quacks! We find these in every
city, town and village, in the country. Wo
may divide them into three classes —Prosaic
Quacks, Poetical Quacks, and Editorial
Quacks.
The Prosaic Quack bores you with long
j Essays, interminable Treatises, and aimless
j and pointless Dissertations on morals, man-
I ners and religion—caoti and all of which, if
i they prove nothing else, prove most conclu
sively that lack of brains is no detriment to
such a writer, and that Lindley Murray aud
Hugh Elair were consummate fools, and far
behind this age.
The Poetical Quack deluges you with
“Stanzas,” “Lines,” “Sonnets,” “Chan
sons <T Amour” and all manner of jingling
nonsense, rhyming stupidity, and sickly
sentimentalism. His dullness is equalled
only by his vanity. He fancies himself ano
ther Byron, ami itches to seo himself in
print.
“ Swans sing before they die ;’t were no bad thing, 1
Should certain persons die before they sing.”
From all such nuisances, “ good Lord deliv- ,
er us.”
But all other Quacks are but as the small
dust of tho balance, in comparison with the ■
Editorial Quack Against all others you
wissii'f
may find a means of defence, but against
him nothing avails. To-day ho thrusts into I
your face the “ Prospectus - ’ of the “ .Moral ‘
Steam-Engine ami Literary Uum" —wc beg
pardon—“ Herald,” which he assures you
shall go far ahead of anything in the maga
zine line, published in America or Kurope,
and give to the world a Literature, sancti
fied by morality mid religion, such ns has
not yet been seen! lie appeals to every
man, woman and child, in Anglo-Saxon- 1
dom, to come forward and support his en
terprise, as a sacred, duty to their country
and the world ! Next week, perhaps, this
prolific genius will meet, you at the corner
s os the street, and, holding you by the but
ton, spread before you the first number of
his new weekly paper— “ The Great Lu
minary of the Nineteenth Century,
I Devoted to Literature,” &c., &c<, &c. It is
useless to expostulate with him. Lack of
brains is more than compensated for by a
surplus of impudence and conceit. He docs
not pretend that he can write correct Eng-
lish. But that is a small matter. He is
above the arbitrary rules of the school-men.
He never got so far in his studies ns the sec
ond part of “ Smith's Grammar.” Whatcly
and Newman he never heard of, and Hedge
is to him a fenco of thorns through which
he never had a desire to break.
Literary pretenders of this class are nu
merous. To escape them, you must go be
yond the bounds of civilization. They too
often find in our communities—wc arc sorry
to say—numerous supporters, more igno
rant, if possible, though less conceited, than
themselves. These Quacks arc very tena
cious of life. The only way you can kill
them, is to let them atone. Satire is lost
upon them, for the simple reason that they
arc so stupid that they can see no point to
the best pasquinade, especially if it is aimed
at themselves. Well, vive la Humbug.
NATIONAL COMMON SCHOOL
CONVENTION.
This Convention, which was to have been
held in Philadelphia on the 22d ult., has
I been postponed, on account of the Cho:c
to the 17th of October.
Officers of Conventions or Associations
which have appointed delegates, are re
quested to forward to the Corresponding
Secretary, Alfred E. Wright, Esq., Pliila-
I delpliia, the names of the persons thus ap
pointed.
Georgia should be well represented in
I that Convention. We trust that delegates
chosen will not fail to attend. *
“WOMAN & WOMAN’S LORD.”
We wish to call attention to the excellent
Story of Real Life, with the above title,
commenced in last week's Gazette, and con
tinued in the present number. It was writ
j ten by one who has tiie welfare of her na
tive State, and of her sex, at heart. While
, it is a very pleasant story, it is something
J more. It was written with a high purpose,
and touches upon social evils, which claim
the earliest attention of our legislators.—
;Do not fail to read it * j
our (Gossip Column.
American Books Abroad.
Mr. Henry Colman's book—“ Letters on
; European Life and Manners”—has been se-
I verely handled by the London critics, who
find fault with the freedom cf his descrip
tion of life among the upper classes —an of
-1 fence so venial, that wc are only surprised
it should be even alleged against him. The
Edinburgh deals somewhat tartly with
Hudson's “Lectures on Shakspeare,” and
| denies to the book the meed of merit gene
rally acceded by our critics. The frequent
reviews of American books in English pe
riodicals, afford evidence of one thing, at
least —that American Literature is making
itself felt in the Old World. There is no
1 longer pertinence in the once sneering ques
tion of a transatlantic writer, “ Who reads
an American Book ?” The last Quarterly
’ acknowledges, in a handsome manner, that
while England sends her books into every
American cottage, she receives some valua
i hie returns in the writings of our Irving,
Prescott, t'hanning, Cooper, and others.
- Longevity of Poets.
j Wordsworth, the noble, contemplative and
philosophic bard of R.ydal Mount, at the ad
vanced age of 79, has recently been mingling
in the Court festivities of London. Rogers,
; too, only two years the junior of Words
| worth, attends picture sales, and goes to
routs. James Montgomery, also, sixty-sev
en years old, is as active and benevolent as
ever. Joanna Baillic, who will soon num
ber her “ four-score years,” is yet the cen
tre of a charmed circle at Hampshire. An
English journal, from which we derive the
above items, remarks —“ Poetry must be a
healthful occupation.” Contrary to the
S general impression, there must bo about the
divine art, a geniality, n sustaining, if not
a revivifying power, most grateful to its
possessor, and most happy in its influence.
Blessings and long life, say we, to such poets
as Wordsworth,Rogers and Montgomery!
More of the Same Sort.
We published, in our last, a poetical pas
quinade on Homeopathy. A Homeopathist
gives a “ Roland” for their “ Oliver,” in the
following reply :
AT.T.OPATHV.
Take some calomel—
The more you take tho bolter ;
Mix it with a drop
Or two of cistern water.
Feed some to your dog;
It will make him vomit,
And, may be, soe stars,
And perhaps a couict.
Once in each half-hoar
Take a rousing potion—
Say a tumbtcr-full,
If that suits your notion.
Should you chance to die—
As you ’re almost sure to—
You may safely swear
That it did not cure you.
But here comes the advocate of a system
which we like better than either of tho oth
crs. The lines arc copied from the Provi
dence Journal:
SENSEOPATHV.
Take the open air—
The more you take the better;
Follow Nature's laws
To the very letter.
Let the doctors go
To the Bay of Biscay :
Let alone, the Gin,
The Brandy nod the Whiskey.
Freely exercise—
Keep your spirits cheerful —
l.ot no dread ol sickness
Make you uv r tearful.
Ent the simplest food —
Drink the pare eold water :
Then you will be well—
Or at least yon ought to. *
Rather luJeflnitc.
A correspondent of Holden's -Magazine,
in the list number of that Journal, intro
duces, ander the head of “ Waifs of Beau
ty,'’ a poem, entitled “Georgiann,” “by
Dr. T 11. Chivers, of this State,” which he
says he cut from the “ Gazette,” aud which lie
calls “ ono of the finest Lyrics ever written
by Ray American poet—or, 1 may say, Eng
lish ” Now, ns there is nothing in the ar
ticle alluded to, to indicate where it origi
nated, “ this State” may mean New York,
ov Texas, or any other individual member
of this confederation of Republics, and the
“ Gazette” referred to may he any one of
the hundred* of papers hearing that cogno
men. Why vas not our friend “ Philome
la” more definite.’ “ Render unto Caesar,”
ixc. Dr. CliDors is a citizen of Georgia, and
the poem in question appeared in Richards’
tVcckty Gazette.
£l)c £itcran) tUor!i>.
tVhittier. Ticknor, Reed & Fields are
about to issue “Old Portraits and Modern
Sketches.” By J. G. Whittier.
C. S. Francis Sf Cos. announce Words
worth's “ Excursion,” Moore’s “ Irish Mel
odies,” Mrs. Kirkland's “ New Homo,” and
“ Geometry and Faith,” by Rev. T. Hill.
Lectures on .Modern History. B. B. Mas
sey & Cos., Boston, have issued a beautiful
edition of Prof. Smyth’s “ Lectures on Mod
ern History.”
-Mornings among the Jesuits of Rome. —
A work with this title has been published
by the Harpers.
Death of ITenry Caiman. A late steam
er brought the sad intelligence of the death
Rev. Henry Colman, author of “ Familiar
Let-ur from Europe,” and of many well
known contributions to the agricultural lit
erature of the country. Mr. Colman had
engaged a passage for his return in the
steamer, hut died it Islington, near Lon
don, the day before she sailed.
Miss Cushman, the distinguished actress,
was among the passengers in the Caledonia,
which lately arrived in Boston. So. also,
were Miss Eliza Cook and Miss 11. M. Ilayes,
English writers of some distinction, mem
bers of tiie literary circle of which Jcrrold
and the Hnwitts are well-known in this
country.
£!)e oltJ lUorl*.
The steamer Niagara, which arrived in
Boston on the 7th inst., brought most dis
astrous intelligence from the Old World.
Hungary, the hope of European Liberty,has
at length been crushed! The iron heel of
the autocrat of Russia is on her neck. We
give below a brief compendium of the sad
news. The intell'gencc from other parts of
Europe is of little interest , when placed by
the side of tiiis.
Fall of Hungary. The accounts publish
ed in various foreign papers, of the late op
erations in Hungary and of the melancholy
reverses of the patriots contain many dis
crepancies in dates, places, and circumstan
ces, and some of the Paris journals discred
it the news, but the prevailing impression
seems to be that it is true, and that the gal
lant Hungarians have lost all for which they
have been carrying on an heroic, glorious,
but unsuccessful struggle against the coa
lition of Austria and Russia. Tiie Vienna
accounts, via Warsaw, is, that at Vilagos,
on tiie 13th instant, General Georgy, at the
head of 30,000 or 40,000 men, laid down his
arms, and surrendered to the Russian Mar
shal I’askiewitsch, .at discretion. The Ber
lin account is, that tiiis took place at Arad,
on the 11 tli inst., a:: I that honorable condi
tions were granted. It is added that Gen.
Bern, at the head of another division of the
Hungarians, was defeated on the sth inst.,
with immense slaughter, according to one
account, by Gen. Ilaynau, according to an
other, by the combined forces of the Rus
sian Gens. Luders and Harford—that Bern,
Dcmbinsky and Kossuth, have all fled, that
the Hungarian Diet had dissolved itself,and,
in short, that Hungary lies at the mercy of j
the conquerors.
i Os the main fact wc think that there is
not the slightest ground for doubt; and we
! shall wait with impatience for all particulars
j connected with the negotiation, which has
led to the prevention of a further effusion of
human blood. Although Georgcy was Dic
tator, it docs not appear that lie acted upon
, his own judgement alone, for we arc told by
the Kolnor Zeitung that Kossuth, Georgcy
i and Bom held a council at Arad, when
! Georgcy frankly declared that he had no j
hope for Hungary, aud that all further rc- !
sistance was vain. Kossuth and Bern were j
for continuing tho war. Georgcy's argu
ments were conclusive with a number of
Hungarian officers, who insisted upon yield
ing to the Uusso-Austrian powers. A great 1
portion of the besieging army at Temcshvar,’
amount to between 30,000 and 40,000 men.
also were in favor of submission. These de- \
monstrations heing made in so unreserve l j
and unequivocal a manner left Georgcy no ]
alternative but to open negotiations for!
peace, which were gladly accecdod to by the j
Russian Commander in Chief. Kossuth, ta
king with him the insignia of the Hungari
an empire, immediately quitted Arad with
! tho view of crossing the Turkish frontier,
in company with Bern, Demhinsky, Guyon,
and other leading chiefs of the abandoned
cause.
It docs not appear, that n regular direct
communication has been yet re-established
with l’esth. The Magyars still maintain
their ground in the Scliutt, and their out- j
posts arc in Bos. General Czrich was in
l’resburg on the 10th, and the battalions
sent suddenly in the Schntt defiled before j
him. These troops, however, were present- j
ly countermanded, and sent to Raab.
The Peace Congress. At the first meet
ing of the peace congress, on Wednesday, in ,
the great Hall of St. Cecilleon, Chansscc dc ,
Antcm, about lf>oo persons were present, I
the celebrated Victor Hugo in the chair. The I
flags of all nation adorned the hall. The!
tars and stripes of the United States occu- i
©£\l!!!l a
pied a conspicuous position, floating side by
; side with the tri colors of France and the
English union jack. Mr. Cobden and bis
party wove received with becoming applause,
and the American gentleman were saluted
with enthusiastic cheers. Names of par
ties who gave in their adhesion to the prin
ciples of flic congress were read, and then
M. Victor lingo read hisapcoeli amidst im
mense applause. It is described as an ex
quisite piece of composition, repieto with the
most benevolent sentiments.
It is understood that the French govern
ment have expressly forbidden speakers
from making any illusion to passing pol
itics.
General intelligence.
The great topic of the day is tho Secret
Expedition. The following disclosures are
made by the New York papers, of what is
being said and done in that city in relation
to the mytscrious movement. Rumors were
current, at the latest dates, that several
vessels had been seized and detained by the
government, for an alledgcd violation of our
neutrality laws, in conveying men and mu
nitions of war, intended to be used for the
invasion of Cuba,
“ The Stent Expedition. The public in
terest in tliis expedition continues to in
crease daily. Whatever may be its desti
nation —whether Cuba, Riera Madro, or
California—one tiling is now pretty well as
certained, and that is, that it is a ‘ hona
fide’ enterprise, and not a sham, as many
supposed. There are highly respectable
men at the head of it, several of them offi
cers of the United States army.—hast even
ing, pursuant to adjournment a hasty meet- :
ing was held, and immediately after ad
journed till this evening—after the officers’
collecting the enlisted in groups in the cor
ners of the room, and giving them instruc
tions only intended for their own oars. It
is stated that they adjourn to other places,
more retired, and that this public mooting
is but a cover; though muskets and bayo
nets may he occasionally seen there.
“ It is quite evident, indeed, that it is not
in Lafayette Hall tho business of the expo- i
dition is really done. It is done outside.
We have ascertained that fifteen hundred
men have been already enlisted, of which
five companies have set out—none can tell
where. One thing has been ascertained,
and that, is, that they went to New Jersey
from New York It is said they proceeded
to Philadelphia thence ; hut that is by no
means certain. We know a gentleman who
received a letter from one of them the day
ha wont, in which he bade him farewell, but
said lie could not tell him his route or des
tination at present. Agents are out in all
directions enlisting men. Johnny Watson
boasts he lias enlisted a large proportion of
the expedition.
“ On Monday evening, Capt. Call’s com
pany, numbering sixty-five, met at the
Montgomery Ilall, Prince street, where they
received private instructions from their of
ficer. Among other distinguished officers,
arc Col. Carlington, who stands very high
in command, and Col. Oarr. We know the
head-quarters of tln.se officers, and that
they arc in constant communication with
Havanna merchants, who somehow or oth
er, happen to be here just now. Some of
these gentleman have been at the meetings,
and may easily be distinguished by their
complexion, dress and moustache. All these
men seem earnest and serious. You will
seldom see them smile. They evidently feel
sensible of the responsibility that rests
upon them. A rumor gained pretty exten
sive circulation last evening late, that the
ship in which the remainder of the 1-500 men
were to sail, was seize! by order of the Uni
ted States government; but from all the en
quiries we afterwards made, we did not find i
it confirmed. We believe, however, there is
no doubt that a revenue cutter with four
guns, is watching the movements of the ex
peditionists, but bow she can legally pre
vent any vessel sailing out of this port for
California, Cuba, or Mexico, or any other
part of tho world, we arc at a loss to know.
Further, we doubt that a revenue cutter I
would be able to prevent the sailing of the !
adventurers.”
Important from Cuba. The steamer
j “ Queen,” arrived at Mobile, brings advi
ces from Havanna to tbe 29th ultimo. Tbe
letters to the Delta say that great excite
ment prevails throughout the 1-land of Cu
i ba—that tbe Captain General has ordered
! out 4,000 troops, and sent a large number
to Principe, Trinidad, und St. Jago, which
towns arc said to be in a state of insurrec
tion.
The English Consul has sent to Jamaica
for more troops to protect British property
on the Island.
Tho Cuba papers say nothing of any in
surrection, and attribute the military move
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Blackwood's Mijizino. August, 1819. New
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Green Hand. Then come the solids, during
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September 9th.—lndependence of the
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“ Our country ginks beneath the vote*
It weeps, it bFeds, ami each new day a
la added to her wounds. **
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September 10th.—Explosion of (i unpow
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1739.
** Jove’s lightnings, the precursors
O’ tho dreadful thunder-claps, more momentary
And sight out-running were not.”
[Tempest , Act i, Scene 2.
September 11th.—The Danes land in
England. 10(39.
“ There comes a power
Info this scatter'd kingdom ; who already
Wise in our ncgligonce, have secret feet
In some of our host ports ami are at point
To show their open banner.”
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September 12th.—Wolf killed at the
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“ lie was a man ;
Tho which no sooner had his prowees confirm'd
In the unshrinking station where he tougiit,
But like a man ho died."’
[Macbeth, Act v, Sene 7.
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it: ‘tis in request, I can tell you ”
[ Winter ’s Tale, Act iv, Scene 3.
September 14th. —Aaron Burr died.—
1836.
“O that a mighty man of such descent,
Os such possessions and so high esteem,
Should be infused with so foul a spirit.”
[Taming of the Shrew , fnd. 2d.
September 15th.—The French evacuate
Portugal. 1808.
“ St and not upon the order of your going.
But go at once.”
[Macbeth, Act iii. Scene 4.
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