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POE T R Y
From the National Intelligencer.
THE EVE 0F BATTLE.
BANKS CP THE WABASH NOV.
7th, 1811.
Da'knefs fhrouds tbe wide expanfe,
No <n>on beam cheers the foldier's
glance-,
*Pis chill and defolate and dark ,
And net one Joothitig lleffed /’park
Oi light now meet:- the wand'ring eye ,
7 0 bid prefaging horrors fly
Mirk yon foldier's m> afur'd pace,
No v “ ever and anon” retrace
His weary path His r. uj.h s afar,
yifi >dng fancy's magic car
Convey him to fume diflant dome,
‘The feene of KappiutL his Home.
IPs wife enraptured meets his eye ,
He feels her ktfs, he hears her ftgh,
His children cling around his feet,
His parents hope their fen to meet,
And iis love , is joy is peace --
boon, toofoon, the dream will ceafe
Alas ! ere day (hall freak the fky,
O ere the rightly vift ms fly,
ff eat feenes of blood of death, if
woe ,
Shad >ntk the prog- pfs of the foe !
S?h! life, thou Ihhad'wy erri. g and earn,
II .v foon extmft thy tra ften gl am ?
What means that ,(T ? It is th foe :
r ihcy firtke the fierce, the fudden blow y
ike guards arc flam —'‘Arm wm,
yt brave !
“ And fall lik* Joldters to the g r a r ’'e\
<l Our Joes advance their hajlc im
parts
“ h direful purpoje of their hearts ”
The blood rrd tomahawk is rais'd
And vet'ran warriors tall amaz'd,
Car \ ag u vis calhinc kn If t uk
Jh eat be a
IV hit ft \e t the bleeding vithm ‘ ra r b* s.
Still o> mate ear *e[jnnds ibe groan,
And flill their fpirits Jtcm to moan.
Accurfed war! Its favage toil
Manures with blood the tbirfty foil:
An antidote to ev'ry good,
It pours de(trublion itke a flood.
Mourn, mourn, ye widows !—Chil
dren mourn l
Four HER- ES never fhallreturn.
Now fpeecblrfs, motionlefs , they lie ;
The fpirits from their manjnns fly.
At) ! where is now the fo ■> mof grace,
The [peaking eye, the manly face ?
Dull earth conceals them from ur
Jigtjt.
Down, down they fink :n Death's dark
night
R( ft, reft in peace , ye honor'd few !
9 1 was not for Fm the fwor dye
drew,
*Twas not ambiti n urg'd the
.fight,
But valor in defence of tight
*Our country and <ur rights ’ theory
That .*og bedeyou biud and die !
Mourn mourn ye widows, children
mourn !
Tour Heroes* to the cold grave
boi ne !
For t>ou their life's befl blood they
Jhedi
To faveyou, mingled with the dead!
To guard you, met tbAt ruthiefs Joe,
II here .VLrey is Diti n’s ludden
bl /w !
* Sai red to th? m? mor es of Da
virts, Owen, & . j he b a
- idlers who d< .Hr ! VV tt A
mcjiia from hurt or* woiic Uvao
drath.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
WILL BE SOLD,
On the fi> ft tuefday in March next,
a< ‘be court boufe in Clark county,
within the ujual ouurs, the follow
ing property,
VIZ —
O - note, g:-en by maj. Jofeph
FF wn, to J ;mes Oliver f>r one
hundr-d aid fixt; fix d 1 ila s, paya
ble tht 2d da 0/ N vernb- r, 1811,
the note given up by the a. trrlaid
James Oliver, and on t negr boy
bv the name of b ephe.i, 7 r 8 vt ars
old levied on by virtue of five ex
ecutions—one m favor of I’v-niz.,
Son and Sb elds, one in favor of
Ferdinand Prim 2 , one in favor of
Robert F * man, one in favor of
William Low, li dodrr, and one in
favor of James & Th nuas B ack ;
levied on an cue property of the
fa id James Oliver, to fdtisfy the
executions before mentioned.
ALjO
Three waggon hoifes, levied on
as the propti ty cf John Summers,
lansly an execution m favor ol
the Plan ers C •>.
ALSO,
Two hay hones, 2 cows, 1 fort*
faw cotton g n, one walnut Otfk 1
pine fide o >ard, one pme Hum g
table, Hven elegant pri ts, mne
year old : eg', fix cnairs, one bed,
two ma ialfs, or.ef.Tly fix gallon
ftill; levied vn as the pr vptrty of
J .n H. L vv, to iatisfy a xet u
tion in iavor of James 6c joleph
Car lit he 15, fioinud out by the ce
lendant.
ALSO,
Four negroes, that is Cate and
her three children, Will, Frankey
a,id Salley, two hundred acres of
land, more or ids, oa M‘Nuts
creek, in Chile c u ty, g*anted to
Mar bur j, j jiing Hayes and others
—one k .me and lot, in the town of
Waikmlvni , known in oiar of
laid t wn b r N >, 8, joining Ealley
and otnei j ie v ljcl 00 as the proper
ty o J4i H. hims, to fausfy an
rxe.uuon in favor of John M.
D iol., vs. jkjihn H. Sims and Da
vid Si ms.
ALS ’,
One note, given by Jofeph Kemp
to the P.annos (J mpany, for 8 dol.
47 3 4 ents, pa abie the 19th day
1 r> o uary, ißoß> given upbv fa.d
Sims and levird * nas his property,
to ia sly an execution in favor or
S ephe Kemp.
ALSO,
100 a res < t u id, in Clark coun
ty, on the wa ers of the Appa
lau hit, g a .uu to Freeman, jo nmg
Suma j icv ed on as the property
of Cua icsDar cd, to fausfy a.i cx
etution i, lav*K ..t W iliarn Wr gnt;
FviCvi vin bv 1 nomas Edmonalon,
co. it a de, and returned to me.
also,
113 acres ot land, more or lefs in
fa and Count , o the waters 01 Cails
creek, joining Du km and others ; :t
beng ihe trad of land whereon
in mas Booth now iivcaj levied
n as tn* property of laid Booth, to
laosty an in favor of Ro
bert. Freeman.
AL O,
One negr ma by the name of
Charles; 1 vcu on as the properly
the Adminiftia.ors oi William
Brtnton, ucl. t 1 litisiy ancxecuuon
imavor 01 A. B <lat.d.
ALS •'j
100 actes ot land, on the waters
of ko tcilon’s vit’ k, m laid county,
grained tn In iiripion, joining b.
Gc rgea and other j levLdon as tne
H’ ptrt, of W;liam Earneft, to
iai s.t a1 . x i.u 1n m tAv or ot Ja
-1 p;\x s, pointed out by G.
L. av.lt ue ivcurit), levied cn
by Ds.vid Stevens, constable, and
returned to me.
ALS ),
80 a r s o land, more orlf.Ts,on
the waters Green Brier creek,
g-anr.rd to W iiiami n, j i : g
H fte”, it bei-g t e nait A land
whereon Samuel S e-vart m w i-ves;
lrvFd cn as the property of the la>d
S wart, to fat sfv an execution in
taver of Henry P -arfcn, jua. & co.
ALSO,
144 acres rf tii .and, more or lefs,
in U>d countt, n the ers cf
Role coek, j >mu g H and oth
ers, it being the land e r Wm.
Chapman i rmtrly 11 \ and; * ird
on as the pr perty of John B flj ,
to fausu an x’rurion in fa- •;* <r
Nathaniel W hams vs. laid B TL y
anJ James Beafle .
ALSO,
One title bond for a lot r f land
in Randolph count'; g;ver. by Da
vid aid J<ffc Ea, t r 700 .ol
lars, delivered b m Echols,
170 ans of lad, m.re or iefs, in
Clark u.ty, g a ted :o Marbury,
j g Cr w n and others, 263 aeres
of ia r) on M‘Nutf s ( r>*ek, g: t
rd v Marbui v, joining Hi ! and 0-
rhe s; levied 01. as th- property of
Abiai ?r. Ei- Is anti W tn. Roberts,
to fat sfv a execution in of
the exe u rs of Cha.le* Srewarr,
vs. a:d E-hois, G- orgc Ha per &
Wm. Roberta.
ALSO,
One bay mare, laddie and bridle
lev>td on as the pr >ptrry of Dc a
Mra a weather, to faiisfy an txr u
tion in fav- r of the aumunftrai rs
o’ Wm. rhu/m.n, dec. vs. fad
M auweaihrr, L ,ley Sheets and
jonn Humor?.
al 0
One negro woman named Pegg-g
Fv.ed ‘ ;t <*s tt e property < f Wm.
Cabint-fs, ro fa’isfy an execution i*i
av-ir i D ivjii Sin-s, for the ufe of
J Pph Br w —levied on by Sami.
J k kion. D. S.
also,
690 ucrss laud, granted to John
G am, lying in laid counry, on
the waters of the O * ner, whricon
the town of Warki.-lvilE ts fituate,
arj unng Stephens, C Ifins and va
cant ia and when furvevedi cne lame
bring iev.ed on as the property of
fan.! G rham, (o iar sfv an execution
in favor A Thomas Ca rer, vs. the
adininifirators of j dm Gorham,
deceafi and.
Conditions cafh.
John selman, shff.
Jaguar -31, 1812
SHERIFF'S vSALE.
IVILL BL is OLD,
On the fir ft Tuefday in March next,
at tbe Court Ho ufe tn Clark
county, between the ufualhours, the
following proper ty :
ViZ.
7 WO Negroes, a fellow known by
the name oj Phil , and a bey named
Anderfon-, levied on by virtue of an
execution again Jt Jofeph Bro wn, exe
cut or of hi Roberifon, at tbe inflance
of fames Qradode and wife, pointed
cut by the defendant.
Conditions Cafh,
SAMUEL JACKSON, and. s.
January 31, 1812.
IVAN i ED,
AN apprentice, tn the Tannir g
and Curry e g B li el—A N-g
from 16 tn 18 \ears of ag , w i; b:
preferred.—E quire at thiseffi e.
December 25
blank deeds,
FOR sale AT THIS OF FI yg,
fc.
On tbe Eirji insfday m W. ( y
next , at the Court Houfe in J
Ceu ty, between tbe uftea
will be fold the.! oiic wing proper ;j‘fl
One forrel hcrie and one ba v H
mare a ;d nme head of cattle,
©n as r e property of J hn Bfileyß
the ir.fianre of James
the pr p rty pointed out by the de.B
ft ne*a.i 1. H
ALSO,
30 A res r f la; and, be the farrj
mo eor lefs, n the Middle rivrrj
wl:h a good gdfi and faw r/ u
fHr r or, f fmeriv known by Jnhj
fto *>> m i , j ining fatf, levied cj
as the prop: etv c-f G: tg Kveth I
one of the defendants, at the inftancel
of Wdlam i-I-ih,
ALSO, ■
104 Acres of iand, be the fain;!
m .re s lefi, cn the waters of the*
iVI• Idlr nv{*r, granted to Porte:,!
joining M‘Cart-., levied on as the!
pr©p;?rry of Edwin B shannon, one!
(~f f hz at the i;.fiance of!
Wm. Ezeii for the ufe of Walton!
Hums. I
The above twotra£b of land wail
fdd on the fi ft Tuefday in this I
in flan c and the laics not: complied!
with.
ALSO,
Three head or hurts, two black!
a id one gre , levied m as the pro-1
Dertv of Tm m s I. gg at the in J
fiacre of W.fiv'rr E ‘is for the u!eofl
J h-- Brrr,mil— he property point-!
cd t u. oy the defendant. j
also, I
200 Acres of land, be the fame
mo t or lefs, on the north Oconee
r *' /rr > g a >red to W gion, joining
f iendr x, whereon Thomas Legg
formerly hvrd, levied on as the
property o Dan 1 J ihnfon by th;
following fi fas. one in favor si
David Witt, one in favor of John
Cia. k, one in favor of John ShHl
mai, and one in favor of Itaac Wi!-|
Fima for the ufe of Nathaniel Wil-1
liam ne property pointed out byf
dhe defendant.
ALSO,
400 A .res or land, be the famet!
m cor iefs, g'•anred t > Coleman,l
j jitveg Loving, on the waters oil
he Middle river, it being the place)
where an the defendant nuw lives,
levied on as the property of John
Coleman at the infiance of RulTd
J.nr's—-nis Safi irvy made by my
predei efTo in offi e.
WILLIAM POTTS, Sbf.
Janua*. 28, 1812.
ADMINIS TRA TOR's SALE. ,
Agreeable to an order of the Inferior
court, will be fold, at the Court-
Houfe in Ci een couty, §n the firfl
Tuefday in May next, the following
trad of land, viz :
280 acres, mure or lefs, in O
gletherpe county, belonging to the
efiate of Nancy C ix Thrafiier, dec.
adjoining lands of B.rt and others—
b be fold for the benefit of the heirs
and creditors of faid deceafed.—
Terms made known on the day of
iaie.
PA AC THRASHER,
Janv. 20, 1812
NO *. ICF
N. NE months after date, applica
tion will be made te the honorable in
ferior ccu>t of Qla r k county, for
leave to fell a tra A oj land containing
240 acres on the waters of Big creek,
adjoining lands of John Mofs, Jold
for the benefit of the heirs and credi
tors ot Elijah Strong, dec
GEJ. PHILLIPS,
Guardian.
January 31, 1812.