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POETICAL SELECTIONS. From the Rhode Island Repup lican. EFFUSION Ar THE DA WH OF DAT. Far o’er the distant landscape spread, The gently glit’ring sun beames play ; The dismal shade of night has fled, And nature hails the op’ning day ! The clouds by roving breezes borne, Reflect the sun’s refulgent glow ; His rays the mountain’s side adorn. And cheer the smilling plains below. Enchanting beauties round me rise, In blooming robes of morn display’d ; The feather’d throng salute the skies, Or warble in the distant glade. Thus from the cloud that ages threw, In guileful darkness o’er the world, Columbia’s Genius broke to view, And freedom's banners wide unfurl’d. The Sun of Liberty arose, On fair Columbia shone sublime, Dispers’d a mighty host of foes. And blegs’d our long distracted clime Then hail—O hail ye valliant race ! The day that bade your realms be free j Let no unhallow’d hand deface, The mild decres of Liberty. r. IMPROMPTU, On reading an Order of the Corporation of Albaw,) ordering all the Dogs in the Citij to be killed. ’TIS done! the dreadful sentence is decreed! The town is mad, and all the dogs must bleed ! Ah me 1 what hoots it that the dogs are slain, Since the whole race of (nippies yet remain! ___________ FROM THF. ALBANY RECIS TKR, THOMAS PAINE, So pre-eminently distinguished in the literary as well as the political world, and who has been happily as well as justly termed the Tyrteus of the Amer ican revolution, has at length mingled with hi 3 kindred dust. The habits of this extraordinary man had latterly been such, as to co-operate with the natural effect of age in impairing his physical and mental energies. But he nevertheless retained the firmness of his mind to the last moments of his protracted existence, & exhibited in death the same calmness and fortitude which had distinguished his character in many drying emergencies, and painful vicissi tudes of life. As one of the principal founders of the American Republick, the memory of Thomas Paine claims our gratitude and veneration. As a philanthropist and the friend of mankind we cannot forbear to express ouradmiration of his character. But with all thej splendid and profound realities of his intellect, it is asked, was he not the apostle of infi delity ? And with all the attachment which he bore to the cause of America, and the fume ot her exploits, was he not the reviler of the first of her heroes and sages ? True, But has not the pen of Watson chastised and corrected the erroursof his infidelity ? And did not the well-earned fame of Washington defy the effect, of his mistaken resentment ? Every Christian believes that the Apol ogy of ft-atson will outlive the Age of Reason ; and the fame of Washington is far beyond t he reach ol a wound trom any mortal hand. Let then the grave cover the errors of the vindicator of The Rights of Man : Let the memory of his virtues be cher ished by those whom his pen contribu ted to emancipate :—Let not the ingrat itude of a repubiick be inscribed upon his tomb; and let not malice vindictive ly disturb the repose of his ashes : for when there shall be left upon earth no remembtrance of lus erro&rs future ages shall rejoice in the freedom and happiness derived from the diffusive light and it resistible energy of his mind as reflected and stamped upon the pa ges of Common Sense. The Crisis, and The Rights of Man, those everlasting evidences of his greatness, and imper ishable monuments of his fame. ROBESPIERRE JUST BEFORE JUS FALI., He received a multitude of letters ex pressive of the wildest adoration ; but others contained threats and impreca tions that must have congealed his blood. Read these appalling words that were addressed to him 1 " This hand, that writes thy doom ; this hand, which thy bewildered eye seeks in vain ; this hand, that presses thine with hor ror, shall pierce thy inhuman heart. Every day I am with thee, every day I see thee, at every Hour my uplifted arm seeks thy breast. () thou vilest of men ! live still a while to think on me ; sleep still to dream of me ; let my image and thy fear be the first prelude ot thy pun ishment. Farewell. This very day, in beholding thee, I shall enjoy thy ter ror.” ■ —l* JUNOT, DUKH OF ABRANTES. We have already mentioned the re port, that this man, who made so con siderable an appearance in the cam paign of Portugal, was born in Ireland- A correspondent wishes us to give inser tion to the following account on the subject: Junot is the son of a schoolmaster, near Athy, in the county of Kildare, of the name of Julian ; and he now has a brother, a serjeant in the Warterford militia, and an uncommonly good look ing powerful, and well-conducted man. lie has a sister, too, who some years since receivee a letter from him, inti mating that a fortune occurrence in the field had introduced him to the favor of Bonaparte. Junot is an excellent scholar, and for some years was an usher in the school ot Mr. Dun, near Athy, where he was much liked, though rather too fond of fighting. He attended all the boxing matches in the country; and although he never entered the lists for money, wouldybr love break the hones of any person who, from the same motives , chose to contend with him. Lon. paper. State of Literature, in England , at differ ent periods. Matthew Paris, speaking of the de plorable ignorance ot the English in 1601, narrates a contest between the rector of a parish Sc his parishioners, res | perting the duty of repairing the church pavement. The cause was carried into i the king’s court, and the rector gained his suit by the following quotation from St. Peter Paveant illi, non paveam ego” ; which he construed—“ They are to pave the church-yard and not I.” This was allowed by the judge to be good law, and accepted as a correct translation. There is extant an act of the British parliament, passed so late as the year 1460, which enacts, “ That noblemen and fellows of the university of Oxford, should be entitled to benefit of clergy, Even though they could not read." A circumstance has occured, in the neighborhood of a large town in Hamp shire, which has occasioned much con versation. A young lady, twenty-three years of age, who will inherit a large property at her father’s death, was dis covered by him to be pregnant; and on the enraged parents demanding to know who had been her seducer, she, to his utter astonishment, answered, it was her maid , Harriet. Harriet was immedi ately called before him,and an examina tion look place, when it appeared that the young lady, during a visit last June, at a friend’s house, near London, be came acquainted with a handsome youth, who was shop-lad at a circulating library, of whom she became enamour ed and a secret marriage was the con sequence ; but, fearing her father’s an ger at such an unequal match, (the youth being poor) the idea of being obliged to part with him, gave birth to the following stratagem :—The youth assumed the female habit, and accompanied his fair bride to her fath ers house, where he has, until within this fortnight, figured awayas her maid. Ihe old gentleman, however, is now reconciled to the loving couple, and Harry (alias Harriet) is as happy as wealth and beauty can make him. A Russian peasant lias lately made a watch of singular and curious work manship. It is of the size of an egg. Within it are represented the sepulchre of our Lord, the stone closing it, and the guards standing nigh. The watch is a repeater. When the hour strikes, the stone is suddenly rolled from the mouth of the sepulchre, the guard fall on their faces, angels appear, the bles sed woman arrives, and that music is played which is usual to be executed in Russia on Paschal Eve. , For Sale, A LIKELY NEGRO ROY, About 14 or 15 years of age.... Terms, Cash....Enquire at this Office. July 22. HAVING assigned over my I property to Thomas Ogier, Esq. of Charleston, Col. Leroy Hammond, of New Richmond, and James Bcggs, Esq. at present at Town Creek Mills, Edge field District, as Trustees for the be nefit of my creditors ; they are respect fully requested to send a statement of their several demands to me or either of the said Trustees, or to Joseph Hutchinson, Esq. of Augusta. All such creditors as do not sign'the same before the 4th day of January next, will be precluded from any benefit un der it. The said deed is left for signa ture with the last mentioned gentleman, and copies also with the Trustees and myself, together with a schedule of the property so assigned. Charles Goodwin. Edgefield Court-House, > July 29, 1809. £ 2 V Notice. THOSE gentlemen in arrears at this Office for News-paper post age, are requested to call and discharge the same, and aUo anticipate one quar ter’s postage in advance, in teims of the law regulating Post-Offices—see act, sec. 20, and instruction XVII. act 6, or the papers will be retained in the Office.—lt is hoped that this notice will not be disregarded, as the Post-Master is not allowed to give credit for postage, only at his own risk. John R. Browne, Post-Master. Post-Office, Carnesville, 12th July, 1809. 105— Entertainment. WE have procured the house in this place, known by the name j of the EAGLE TAVERN, (formerly occupied by Mr. Thomas Mounger) and have furnished it with the articles necessary for the comfortable accom modation of travellers and private boar ders. The patronage of such persons as may be disposed to promote the interest of this establishment, will be gratefully received by Edwin Mounger, fc? Sterling Grimes. Milledgeville, May 1, 1809. Zm 96 Notice. '"I''HE subscriber having removed to X Savannah, offers his services to he public in the FACTORAGE AND Commission Line, and hopes by strict attention, to render satisfaction to those who may favor him with their business James Boggs. Ot *ober 15. 65 FOR SALE, A QUANTITY of the EGYP TIAN GRASS SEED, which may be had of Mr. James Levingston, at Campbellton, of John Simkins, Esq. at Edgefield Court-House, or of the sub scriber at his residence in Edgefield District, South-Carolina. There are few, if any, of the En glish grass seeds adapted to our south ern climate ; hence arises the scarcity in our markets of a number of neces saries of life, which this grass is calcu lated to remove, as it appears to be pe culiar to our climate, and well worthy the attention of farmers ; it will grow on any kind of soil, and will not only yield a large quantity of Hay in the summer, but will answer an excellent purpose for winter grazing. Wm. Garrett. Corn Hill , July 1. 102— Notice. THE Copartnership of Geo: F. Pan dolfih, (J/* Co. having this day dis solved by mutual consent, all persons indebted to said firm are requested to make immediate payment to Geo: F. Randolph, and all those having demands are desired to render them in to him for payment. GEO: F. RANDOLPH, B. T. DUVCKINGK, | Mav 27th, ’.809. City Hotel, Augusta. i Lewis M‘Coy, RETURNS his sheerest thanks to his friends and the public in general for their very liberal patronage 9ince he has had the honor of accommodating them at the above stand, and assures them his success has more than equal led his most sanguine expectations. Mr. Samuel Lark and himself have lately purchased the above stand, which is one of the most central in this city for business. They have commenced such improvements as will make it equal to any establish ment of the kind in the Southern States, and assure the public that their LAR DER and BAR shad be as well filled as the country can afford, or their exer tions provide: Their STABLES are large, commodious and airy, and are attended by an experienced and care ful OSTLER. July 8. 103 BY THE PRESIDENT Os the United States. WHEREAS by the Act, entitled “An Act making appropria tions for carrying into effect the treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw tribe of Indians, and to es tablish a Land Office in the Missisippi Territory, “it was enacted,” that it shall be the duty of the Surveyor Gen eral of the Public Lands in the Missi sippi Territory, so much of the Lands ceded to the United States by the Che rnkees and Chickasaws as lies within the said Territory ; and the President of the United States, is hereby autho rised, whenever he shall think it proper, to establish a Land Office for the s tle of said lands.” WHEREFORE,I, JAMES MADI SON, President of the United States, in conformity with the provisions of the act before recited, do hereby declare and make known, that sales for the pub lic lands in the county of Madison, Missisippi Territory, which have been ceded to the United States by the Che rokees and Chickasaws, and are boun ded north by the southern boundary of the State of Tennessee, eastwardly by the lands of the Cherokees, westwardly by the lands of the Chit kasaws, and ter minating southwardly on the Tennessee river, shall be held at Nashville, in the state of Tennessee, to commence on the first Monday of August, one thou sand eight hundred and nine, and to continue for and during the three fol lowing weeks. GIVEN under my hand the fifth day of April, one thousand tight hundred and nine (Signed) JAMES MADISON. *** WE are authorised to an nounce, that John Bedninc held, Esq. is a Candidate for Sheriff of Richmond County, at the ensuing Election. April 22. *** WE are authorised to state, that Thomas Watkins, Esq. is a Candidate for Sheriff, for the County of Richmond, at the next Election. April 29. *** WE are authorised to an nounce thatPE ter Donaldson is a Candidate for Sheriff of Rich mond County, at the ensuing election. July 22. *** WE are authorised toan nounce that John H. Mann is a candidate for Clerk of the Superior Court of Richmond County, at the ensuing election. • July 22. WANTED, AN APPRENTICE to the Printing business, a smart active boy one read and write, and is from thirteen to fourteen years of age. Ap ply at this Office. June 3.
