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THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH ANB REPUBLIC, O^LiVEK H. PRINCE. —PUBLISHED WEEKLY— Ii d i t o r & Prop r ie t or. flEW SERIES—VOL. L NO. 51. MACON, TUESDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 16, 1845. WHOLE NUMBER 988. ABIE GRAPH A RSTUBXZC, _ pniJLl3HED KVERY TUESDAY MORNING 1 BY O. H. PRINCE, T THREE dollars per annum. ^VARIABLY m AD VANCE inVERTl3EMENTS are inaerted ai 91 for ilie first inaction, and 30 cents per a SZ-*s*S£!£ OO per per square for M- r - bio deduction will be made lo those who adver- jjjje* of LANDS, by Administrators. Execu- • L ' “ ( j aJ ' r dians. are required by law. to be held on the ,,r T esday in the month, between the hoursof ten in the fir** 1 3 „a three in the afternoon, at the Court-house, in I**?’ in whieh the land is situated. Notice of these *? c “ nUS t he given in a public gazette SIXTY DAYS pre- '***.ihe day of sale. R leaof NEGROES must be made at a public auction ' !e first Tuesday of the month, between the usual li lurs '•* t- . e tl (ho place of public sales in the county where the , te«tameiitary, of Administration or Guardianship, >*“'? " e been granted, first siring SIXTY DAYS notice '£ eof j„ one of the public gaieties ofthis State, and at tbe i of the Court-house, where such sales are to be held. W aiee for the sale of Personal Property must be given in n» manner. FORTY days previous to thedny of sale. ‘ N™i»e to the Debtors and Creditors of an estate must be ^No^thafspplkadon'willbe made to the Conrtof Or- .iinary for leave to sell LAND.'must be published for F W^n l fc?eate 9 m aell NEGROES must he published or FOUR MONTHS, before any order absolute shall be made thereon by the Court. Citations for letters of Administration, must be publish- <1 flirty days—for dismission from administration, monf/j. •" month*—hr dismission from Guardianship, forty tl M RU t-ts for the foreclosure of Mortgage must be published man'ldu for four month*—for establishing lost papers .for If, f»U tpacr of three month*—for compelling titles from "•xeeators ur Administrators, where a Hond has been given •bv the deceased, the full space of three months. Pahlicstinna will always he continued according to these, , _ | ( „„i requirements.unless otherwise ordered. ' REMITTANCES BY MAIL.— * A postmaster may en close money in a letter to the publisher of a newspaper, to • ihe suhterintion of a third person and frank the letter if £rke» by himself.”—Amos Kendall. P. AI. G. FLOYD HOUSE, BY B. S. NEWCOMB. Maco.v, Georgia. Oct. 19.1844—31—if JFaafciounble Drru illnkiug Bmnblialiuicnt. Plumb Street; r.ezt to the Seminary. Orders for DRESSES. RIDING HABITS, it. itc. exe- euie.l in the latest and most fashionable style, and at the thnrtrst notice. Nib BET & WINGFIELD, ATTORNEYS AT LA W. Office on Mulberry Street, over Kimberly’s Hat Store Macon. Georgia, Oct. IS. 1844—31—tf Pope &, Clopton, attorneys at law. TUSKEGEE. ALABAMA. ■WWFILL hereafter attend the Courts of Macon, Pike. \ f Harbour. Russell.Chambers, Tallapoosa. Montgom ery and Lowndes counties. They will also attend the Su preme Court of the - tate. Ouininuniestiuna addressed to them at Tuskegee, will re ceive prompt auenticn. Jan. 14—16—tf. James ft. King' Attorney at Law, Macon. Go. 34 tf ’ WIB. DEABCING & SONS, COMMISSI*>N MERC HANTS, CHARLES I OK. S. C. September 3, 1845 49 Cm %V 1 ftFR£f L, SHOCKLEY, attorney at law, Will practice in the following Counties: UPSON, HOUSTON. PIKE. BIBB. MONROE, Baldwin, BUTTS. JONEs. CRAWFORD. TWIGGS, All business entrusted to Ids care will meet with prompt Mention. Office in Dr. Thomson’s building,opposite i Ioyd House, Macon, Georgia. # May 5,1845. Whiting & Mix, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN BOOIS AND SHOES Near the Washington Hall Second Street. Macon, Georgia, Oct. 19, 1844—31—tf J. L. JONES & CO. CLOTHING STORE ITol side Mulberry Street, next door below the Big Hat MACON- George JI. Logan, DEALER IN Fancy and Staple - ry Goods* Hard Ware, Crocker;/, Glass Ware, Afc. Spc. Corner of Second and Cherry Streets. Maeop, Georgia, Uct. 19, 1644—31—tf MEDICAL NOTICE. T\tl.T. A. PARSONS has returned to the city.and has resumed the duties of his profession. Office at his dwelling, brick house, two doors above the Metliodis Church - Jan. 21.1845. ISENOVAL. ~ D U. HOLT has removed to the residence recently occupied by B. H. Moultrie. where lie maybe fsnnd St night; and in the day, at his office over Mess's "'inship & p n pe a store. _ . Lacan, April 16. 32 tf J. M. BOA RDM AN, . DEALER IN Law, Medical, Miscellaneous, and School Books; Blank Books and Stationery of all kinds ; Printing Pa per, ic. Ac. “'fa of the Large Bible, tiro doors a bore Shot Kelt's corner, we*t side bf Mulberry Street. Mteon. Georgia. Oct. 19, 1844—31—if sodaTwater T HIS srsteful drink is now served ur* ot GEORGE* PAYNE’S brag 8iore with Gfnoo Sviturs, and *hcrectn bs had at alf times Congress Water. Joc« 18, 1345. v 39 3m City Hall : : : Gillliu, Georgia. a BY ROBT. S. LANIER. CONDUCTED Bf fiAMFSON LANIER, late ol the Washington Ilall, Marou. Ga. Griffin. Januaty 1. 1845. 29 tf SCOT T. CA1II1AIIT & Co., MERCHANTS AND FACTORS, CONTINUE to keep on hand their usu al stock of Groceries, ice... which they will j sell at the lowest market priees. i Ad varices made on C« lion or Merchan- •disc consigned to them On the first of October next, they will remove to the Kite Pinof Brick Stores, oil Third Street, between Graves, "■'rod Sc Co., and Rea Sc Cottons’. M»ran, Auc-ul 19 1845. 47 3m BENNETT BELL, WIRE HOUSE A.\U COMMISSION MERCHANT, EAST MACON, Opapaite the Central Rail Rond Depot* y HAVING leased lint Store and W ore- / a y Home, formerly occuDied by Henry K- Carter, wnuul rfspecifully tender his ser ■Mg#* vicis to Planter* and others anti will promptly attend to the receiving of Cotton ,a 4 Merchandize entrusted to his care. Abo will give his personal attention to selling Cotton or ^•cr produce, fitting orders for goods, and shipping Cotton Charleston, or New York* ««ping his best exertions will give satisfaction to all who with their business. . r ° n . August 12. l-4:». <6 5L WAKE-HOUSE. 1 , THE undersigned will continue the r a Jf WARE HOUSE AND COMMISSION khLJ lUMM." .,1 I lie Mini ••••■•upied b.v them lor the Inst two years and formerly occupied by E. S*. T. N . Bell They have , , ,n °lhrr Ware-House in a retired part nf ihe rity, w -,, the one they occupy, and which from ila l9ralion P r °hably be as wfr from fire as any in the city. They patronage of their friends and the public, and 6* their constant personal iUrr.tinn to the business. OUSLEY & JEWETT. U. 'OS, July |J W (5| <2 6m POETRY". THE LAND WHICH NO MORTAL MAY KNOW. •T BERNARD BARTOJf. Though earth hts full many a beautiful spot. As a poet »r painter might show ; Yet more lovely and beautiful, holy and bright. To the hopes of the heart, and spirit’a glad sight, Is the land that no mortal may know.* There the chrystaline stream, bursts forth from the throne Flows on, and forever will flow; Its wares, as they roll, are with melody rife, And its waters are sparkling with beauty awl life. In the land which no mortal may know. And there.on its margin, with leaves evergreen, With its fruits healing sickness and wo. The fair tree of life! in its glory and pride. Is fed by the deep inexhaustible tide. On the land which no mortal may know. There, too, are the lost! whom we loved on this earth, With whose mem'iies our bosoms yet glow: Their relics we gave to the place of the dead, But their glorified spirila before us have fled To the land which no mortal may know. Tnere the pale orb of night, and the fountain of day, Nor-beauty nor splendor bestow; But theyuesence of nim. the unchanging I AM! And the holy, the pure, the immaculate Lamb ! Light the land which no mortal may know. Oh! who but must pine in this dark vale of tears, From its clouds and its shadows to go. To walk in the light of the glory above. And to share in the peace, in the joy and the lore, Of the land which no mortal may know. LAUNCH THY BARK. 8T W. LKANDER D I r FX 5 D X It F F E It. Now launch thy bark upon tbe wave—- The sea is spreading wide— And boldly gaze upon the flood. Nor fear to stem the tide: Ha! slirink'st thou from the silver spray ! The sky above is clear. And kindred spirits lend u voice To haul: with thy fear. *• No coast I see within the sight, To make asaurance Grm, And shall 1 venture in that bark — That flaunting bark, this germ — Upon yon wide uncertain wave ? Oh! something in my heart Assails my faith, subdues my nerves, To feel the coward's part." Keep high thy heart, and firm tby trust, And spurn Ihe frowning wave— No danger harms the conscious throng, Nor conquers o’er the brave: Dors not this sweeping, mighty world. Speed in a space immense ? ’Tis will crmmanJs and mind that guides, And they can guard you hence. Thy watchful bark, from fancies free, Shall meet no devious way — Then steer it like a trusty shaft. Along the dashing spray: Let truth and honor ateer the helm, And let your motto read — *• I never awerve fruit duty when There’s justice in the deed.” COLUMBIA'S SHIPS. DT MRS. L. 11. SIGOCRNEY. The ships from young Columbia's shore. As fleet they are, and frre. As those from haughtier realms that boast Dominion o'er the sea — As gallantly their banners float, As keen their lightnings fly. And braver hearts than there are found, Beal not beneath the sky. White as the glaocing sea bird’s wing Their swelling sails expand, Besidr the bright Egean isles, Or green Formosa’s strand, Or where the sparse Norwegian pine A sudden summer shares. Or Terra del Fuego’a larch Amid the tempest glares. Unmoved their trackless course they hold Though vengeful Boreas roars. And make their part on stranger-coasts, Or undiscovered shores. Rude people of a foreign speech Have learned their cheering cry, « Land, ho!—aloft!”—and “bear a hand!” And the ready tars’ reply. From zone to zone — from pole to pole, Where’er in swift career The venturous keel a path explores, Our Yankee sailors ateer: The white bear, on his field of ice. Hath reen his signals tossed — And the great whale, old Ocean’s king, Doth know them lo his cost. The spices from the Indian isles, The plant of China’s care. The cane’s sweet blood from tropic climes Their merchant vessels bear. Wherever Commerce points his wand, They mount the crested waves, And link together every sea The rolling globe that laves. Still nearest to the Antarctic gala Our daring seamen press. Where storm wrapped Nature thought to dwell In hermit lonelinesa: '•Whose masts are those so white with frost; Where fearful icebergs shine 1” My country from her watch-tower looked And answered—" They are mine!” Columbia’s ships 1 With dauntless prow The tossing deep they tread; The pirates of the Lybian sands Have felt their prowess dread : And the British lion’s lordly mane Their victor might confessed, For well their nation’s faith and pride They guard o t Ocean's breast. When string oppression fiercely frowns, Her eagle rears his crest. And means no bird of air shall pluck His pinions or his breast: And brighter on the tltreatning cloud Gleam out her stars of gold. Huzza! for young Columbia’s ships, And for her sesmen bold. MOTHER. Of all the words in language, there’s no other Equal in gentle influence to Mother! It is the first name that we learn to love — It is the first star shining from above ,- It is a light that hai a softer ray Than noght we find in evening or in day. Mother! —It back to childhood brings the man, And forth to wo-nanliood it leads the maiden. Mother 1— 'T is with the name all thing! began, That are with love and aympathy fall laden. 01 ’tis the fairest thing in Nsiore’s plan. That all life’s cares tnsy not affection smother. While lives whhin the ytsrning heart of man. Mclti 'C remembrance of a gentle Mother! b Tmazma. “May I?—sure, llien, I’ll take this, 1,f —laying her hand eagerly upon it. It was ai* oJd kand- kerchiof. soiled and rumpled, which the young man had worn around his neck during the last , « r i it . " hours of his illness, and which in tne bustle and ed by the standard of our duller temperament j Coilftisio had be J n , eft 0 „ |he M thetr very vehement profo-sstons ol attachment j t had been |hrowo aftef ,,j s death< J From die N. Y. Commercial Advertiser* A TRUE HEROINE. The Irish as a' nation are ofien accused of insincerity/ and it must be confessed that,judg- ry vehement pr< do often appear uncalled-for and exaggerated. Yet where in truth do we ever meet with more touching instances of real, unselfish devotion, than are sometimes exhibited hy the poor uned ucated sans and daughters of Hibernia 1 A case in point occurred, not many weeks ago, in th's city. A young physician, greatly beloved hy his friends and nssociales, was ta ken 1 suddenly ill; after remaining a day or two at his own oflice, deprived unavoidably, of all those soothing attentions which none hut woman can offer in the hour of sickness, the young man grew rapidly worse, and the kind lady at. whose table lie took his meals generously insisted up on Ins instant removal to her own home, that he might be within reach of that careful attendance which the alarming peculiarities of his case do mattded. 1 The disease was scarlet fever of the most malignant and dangerous type. On thed iy of his arrival, among other inqui- rersthere came a tidy, respectably dressed girl —an Irish girl—with many, very many and most anxious questions as .’o the patent’s con dition and when they had all been answered —whfl'i every thing h id been told her of good or bad, connected with his disorder—she lin gered still. »till hesitated, as though there was yet n something in her heart that could not find its proper utterance. ‘‘Are you acquainted with Dr. , my good girl?” asked the !adv. “Do I know him, is it?” Oh yes—she knew him well—quite well— knew Into long hefote he canto from the old country—He had once attended her through a long and dangerous ill -es$; and—now burst fortli the pent-up secret—lie had surely saved her life by his skill and care, and she had come to ask the kin-1 lady—could she—might she, only be permitted just to stay in the house until his recovery, and in her turn watch over, and wait upon him ? She had been living out, it appeared, in the neighborhood, as nurs-rv maid; but iter em ployers, in tbe r dread of scarlet fever, object ed to her daily visits of inquiry nt the Doctor’s office, so the aSectionate creature had unhesi tatingly given up a good p'ace and hastened away, delighted at the thought of being useful to her benefactor, and showing her gratitude for his former kindness by tendering her servi ces to him as nurse. A lo»k of scrutiny, turned upon herns she told her simple story, was met by one so thor ough! j pure and honest in its expression, that afi'-r a moment’s pause, a willing consent was given to the arrangement, anti with noiseless tread, but with an expression of relief as if the weight of a world had been lifted from her bo- som, the warm-hearted girl bounded up stairs and took her station at the bedside of the patient. It was a melancholy case altogether. The mother and three sisters of the young man, though wiitlen to, were as yet far atvny. Iris vveary hours were still farther embittered by the knowledge that if he died they would bo left utterly destitute—the property upon which they all lived being entailed upon him, the only son. and reverting at his death to the next m ile heir of the family. But to return to the more immediate subject’ of this sketch. From the hour of her first as suming the duties of nurse, she never left him, day or night, for a single moment, unless to bring for his comfort and relief such things as the other girls of the house, in their fear of in fection, were too much terrified to carry up lo his mom. Tho symptoms soon became too marked to leave any more than a faint hope of ultimate recovery, but the courageous girl nev er suffered her ftHings to overcome her; her manner is described as calm and self-possessed to a single degree, the features generally mo- tionless, and the voice without a trace of agita tion in its tone. Once indeed, and once only, toward the last, she was seen outside his room door, her hands pressed convulsively aganist her eyes and her bosom heaving with emot'on. But the tears were resolutely farced back—the feelings brave ly gulped down, and in one moment more the devoted girl had turned the handle with a quiet touch, and resumed her duties by the bed of death. The poor sufferer was attended by a host of medical friends, but the fiat had gone forth; a “still small voice” had whispered to him, and ho knew that he must die. And he did die, call- ing upon his mother and wondering how she would be able lo bear the tidings of his loss. Amid all the exclamations of sorrow and consternation around, ■*« tone word was spoken by the poor girl who had been his untiring watcher so long. A stranger might have al most imagined her an uninierested spectator of the scene—“a hireling who cared not for” her charge—but those who knew her better could observe that she never moved front his side— never lost sijjht of him l'or a single insta»t. It was she who closed the starling lids—bound up the head, and prepared him for the coffin.— And all in utter silence—not a word of sorrow camefrom her. The pale check and trembling hand were tho only interpreters of the feelings which she did it all. At length the Inst sad offices were to be per formed. They persuaded her lo leave the room for a short time, and when she returned the body was removed ftom the bed, and the coffin—ob, bitter disappointment! —the coffin was screwed down. Then indeed a wail of despair escaped her lips. She could see no reason for such haste— there was time, plenty of time before them— and what had she done that she should not be allowed one look—one last look—before they took him aw ty tied shut him up forever? Bein" made to understand, after a timo, the necessity in such cases of immediate burial, she suffered the men to depart without further re monstrance; but within the next half hour she had quietly borrowed a screw driver—shut her self m'o the room—withdrawn tv- ry screw in the coffin lid—and gazed, Oh! who shall say with what bitterness of f eling?—upon the face within; then fastening the lid down again, re mained tranquil, nny almost happy, in Jihe thought that her hand was the last that had been laid upon his brow—her eye the very last that had rested upon bis features. After the funeral^ when the few valuables be longing to the deceased were collected together *he was askrd whether she did not wish to keep something in remembrance of him; and was to ( d that she might take for that purpose any tiling she pleased • The ft tends urge ! herta make another choice. “No,” she would have that, and only that. Ihcy asked her to take something in addi tion, at all events; something of more value. “N t, m—nothing but that—she wanted noth ing more ” One gentleman pointed out tbe possible dan ger of her selection, and warned her at least not to hold it so near her person. • But by this time the poor g : rl had become im patient at the opposition. “It’s mine now— sure, I may do what I like with my own.” And with Ihe word, the handkerchief was was drawn tightly round her throat, and the two ends thrust deep within her bosom; and one who stood nearest her could hear the almost wh-speied words, “He did me nothing but good in life, and I’m sure he won’t hurt me now.” It is unnecessary to say with what feelings tile relatives looked upon her, when they heard of her devotion to the lost son and brother; she was immediately offered a home among them, ■ but it wasgjatefiilly declined; her duty was ac complish^ and she preferred returning lo the lowly and self-denying course of life in which her lot was cast. DEBTORS’ PRISON IN PARIS. The Paris Correspondent of the Newark Ad vertiser, furnishes tho following account ef the Debtors’ Prison in Paris:: The Prison for Debtors is situated - in the Rue de Clicliy, u retired qjiapter, where - most of the English population live; To be a candi date fur ndmissit n to this Retreat, a debt of thirty dollars, in the case of a-foreigner,, is a ne cessary qualification. It must be payable to the original creditor; and the - candidate must be under seventy years of age. No person-can be arrested on a Sunday, or fete day; or in any place of religious worship, or of the* conetit uted authorities; or in any private- house, if admit tance is refused; or between sunset and sunrise. These popular enactments naturady cause many debtors from England, to take refuge in this city. The creditor who puts a man in prison, must make a monthly advance of his board at the rate of six dollars per month; neglecting which only for a day, the debtor is set at liber- tv. The doors are opened to him at a fixed lime, in proportion lo the amount of the debt, aud the creditor has n*> further power to again confine him, the debt being thrss legally can celled. Imprisonment for a debt less than one hundred dollars ceases in two years; in four years for $200—and in too y*«rs for all sums above a thousand. The lot of these individu- als is not very unfortunate. They are depriv ed of liberty indeed; but they pass a life of ease at the cost of others, and, judging from their fu- OrigUal Anecdote.—In the winter of 1832, 1 ^’^Sngthe SnirereMcVy for freedom, ’tJSldtfflt .Inrlrcmi rn fV*i*r*xrl tho In RtN. & 0 -i . i *_ all countries are ever ready enough to President Jackson co ferred the mission to Rus sia upon a justly distinguished son of Pennsyl vania. B. fore the newly appointed minister, however, had departed on his mission, he deem ed it due to the President to ask his counsel lin reference to the selection of a secretary of le gation. Tue President declined all interference and remarked to the minister that the United States Government would hold him responsible for the manner in >vhich he discharged his du ties, and that he would consequently be at lib erty to choose his own secretary. The n|iuis- ter returned his respectful acknowledgements ; but, before taking a finul leave, sought bis es pecial advice in regard to a young gentleman then in the service of the State Department, and who was highly recommended by the then Secretary. Gen. Jackson promptly said : “I advise you, sir, not to take that man : he is not a good judge, of •preachingThe minister seemed puzzled, and observed that tne objec tion iteeued explanation. “I am able to give it,” said the oid hero; and lie thus continued : “On last Sabbatli morning, I attended divine service in the Methodist Episcopal Church, in this city. There 1 listened to a soul inspiiing sermon by Prof. Durbin, of Carlisle—one of the ablest pulpit orators in America. Seated ina pew near me, I observed this identical young man, apparently an attentive listener.— On the day following, he came into this cham ber, on public business; when I had the curi osity to ask his opinion of the sermon and the pn^h.r. ^nl wnui tninli you, sir 1 The young ups:art, with consummate assurance pronounced that sermon all froth, and Profes sor Durbin a humbug! 1 took the liberty of saying to him ; ‘J/y young man, you are a humbug yourself, and don't knots itAnd now,” continued the venerable old man, his eye lighted up with intense animation, “rest assur ed, my dear sir, that a man who is not a better judge of preaching than that, is wholly unfit to be your companion. And besides,” he ad ded, “if he were the prodigy the Secretary of State represents lum to be, he would be less anxious to confer his services upon you—he would rather be anxious to retain them him self.” Tne President’s advice was, of course, fulloived by the ambassador; and the young man’s subsequent career of vice and folly prov ed that the General’s estimate of his charac ter, albeit founded upon a common-place inci dent, was substantially correct. The Serfs of Russia.—Dr. Baird in the course of a lecture recmtly delivered in Bos ton a notice of which we find in the Mercantile Journal of that city, explained the difference existing bet ween the serfs of Russia and the slaves of this country. The serfs of Russia, that is the mass of them are bought and sold with the land. There are about 4S 000,000 of these serfs—about 1,000,000 bund serfs are bought and sold separate from the land—these serfs are generally house servants. The ten ures upon which the serfs are held vary in dif ferent provinces. In some districts, the serf pays to his iord the sum of $4 per annum, he being permitted to keep as his own proper ty, whatever additional he may earn. Many of the best mechanics are serfs—they of course pay a much larger sum to their Iord, and with a passport travel over the country in search of ompl°ym'*nt; they keep whatever they earn over and above the sum agreed upon between them and their owner. Many serls are wealthy men. One man in Russia formerly a serf, now owns 100,000 serfs. A nobleman in St- Pe tersburg owns a serf worth infiniiely more property than himself, wliorr. lie will not free, in order that at the entertainments he gives, when tho ser l* ' s obliged to wait on him, he may say that he is waited upon by the richest serf in all Russia. There are no serfs jn the three Baltic provinces—none in Finland ; the abolition of serfdom was commenced there in the time of Alexander, and completed by the present Emperor.—It took about thirty years to effect it. The difference betw*en tho serfs of Russia and our slaves, consists principally in that the former are perpetually attached to the soil, and go with it in all transfers. Keep g°°d Company.—There is a certain music or charm in company for it will assimilate and” make you like them by much conversa tion with them. If they be good companv.it is a "rcat means to make you good, to confirm you in goodm-ss; but if they be bad, it is twen ty to one but they will corrupt or inlect you. Therefore, be wary and shy in choosing and entertaining, or frequenting any company or companions ; be not too hasty in committing yourself to them ; sland off a while till you have enquired *>f some (that you know by ex perience to be faithful) what they are ; observe what company they keep ; be not too hasty to <r a in acquaintance, but stand oft and keep a dis- Tancc yet awhile, till you have observed and learned touching them. Men or women that are gre -- dy of acquaintance, or hasty in it, are snared in ill company before they are aware, and ontangJed so that they cannot easily get loose from it after when they w’ould. men in _ sell it; the only question being about the price. The twenty cents a day are given directly to the debtor, wi lt which sum beta to provide himsclt with food mid lodging. Tlie government char ges him six cents a day for his room, furnished with a bed, two tables and three chairs. -One would think it would puzzle him to keep house with the small remainder of this sum, even with an allowance of a sufficient length of tether to enable him to do his marketing himself. But most of them have money at command, or friends, who come to see them, laden with pro visions. Should nosucli providential manna be deposited for’ their gathering, they st.ll can manage to keep the great enemy of hungt r at bay, and even pass the time quite comfortably. The whole interior administration is vested in a Committee of Ways and Means, elected by the prisoners. A republican government ;s thus, you observe, already established in the heat t ol France. This Board have a table d’Hole, where all who wish, can take their meals at a stipulated sum per day. They have also a ca pacious kitc'icr, and grant every one the privi lege of cooking whatever he chooses for two cents daily, which is ascertained to remunerate them for the charcoal used. They have, be sides some propeity, which belongs to the pil- soiiers; such as a billiard table, a nine pin alley, and other things which they lei to those who have money they can spare, at tho rate, for in- rtancc, of two cents for thirty rolls at the alley. The friends of the prisoners are likewise allow ed to spend their time with them from 10 o - clock A. M. to 6 P. M. of every day. Each one lias his room, which is furnished by himself or friends with various degrees of luxury ac cording to h's ability or taste. A fine garden, adorned with trees and flowers, affords an agree able promenade; and no labor is exacted, but every one consumes bis time precisely as ho I leases. Many individuals might employ them} selves as well within these walls as without; tailors for instance. And so might the poet, tbe flight of whose fancy is not to be hemmed in bv some partitions. I mean this hint for his particular benefit, for though the poet s corner may bo after death in some grand old West minster Abbey, it is notwithstanding, in his life time, apt to be the inglorious debtor’s prison.— This, the only institution for the confinement of debtors in the city, is capable of containing four hundred individuals; but at present encloses on- |y one hundred men and eight women, who are kept of course, in separate apartments. “We have always a good many of your countrymen,” said the guide. What country? “English.” I hid not English, but American. “Ah? we have but one - now from America—-a Protestant clergyman of New York.” Anoth er was pointed out to me as the son of a peer ot France, who, having spent a fortune in prodi gality, was expiating his indiscretion, and re- reiving, with the approbation of his father, some wholesome instruction in this severe school of economy. The penny postman had lelt Ins let ter, and I had finished my visit, so we both went out together. THE REVOLUTIONARY W AR. It is pleasant to revive associations connect ed with the revolution, and whatever has rela- tion to that memorable event becomes of inter est. A friend who has been searching among some oli family records, chanced upon the fol lowing statement of the force of the United Slates, and as a matter both of record and ol in terest, we subjoin it: Stale of the United States Army m 1778. June, 1778. FIT FOR DUTY. 11,330 rank and file Infitntry, 1,281 Artillery, 566 Cavalry. 13,117 The Army of the United States, 177S. Colonels, Lt. Colonels, Majors, Captains, First Lieutenants, Second Lieutenants, Ensigns, Chaplains, Adjutants, Pay Masters, Quarter Masters, Surgeons, Surgeons’ Mates, Serjeant Majors, Qr. Master Sergeants, Drum Majors, Fife Majors, Serjeants, Drummers and I’iters, Rank and File, Artillsry, Cavalry, —Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, September 51 43 48 311 314 269 177 11 62 61 62 69 50 68 65 61 46 1,705 997 40,134 1,444 650 36,708 A Singular and Romantic Tradition. — Among the Seminole Indians there is a si u- lar tradition, regarding the white man’s n. in Mild superiority.. They say that when ihe (J e it Spir t made the earth he also made three nt n, ad of whom were fair complexioned; and P al, after making them, he led them to the margin ci a small lake,, and battle them leap in and wash. One immediately obeyed and came out purer and fairer than, before ; the second hesitated it moment* during which time,.the water, agitated hy the first, had become slightly muddied, when be had bathed be came up copper-colored ; tho th rJ did not leap in till the water became black with mud, and he came out with its own color. Then the Great Spirit laid before them tpr< <• puckas;es o-f buife, and made them choose, eud out of pity for his misfortune in eolor, he gav the Hack man the firs choice. He took hold . • each ol the packages, and having felt ii: weight,chose the heaviest ; the copper-coin - . one then chose tbe second heaviest, leaving the white min the lightest. When the pack-.g were opened, the first was found to coma, spades, hoes, und all the implements of h bor ; the second unwrapped hunting and fishing ap paratus; the third gave to the white man pcqs, ink and paper—the ergine of the mind—the means of mutual mental improvement—ihe so cial link of humanity—the foundation of th white man’s superiority. Ihe Scotch Thistle.—The origin of tins na tional badge is thus handed down by t radii ion : “When the Danes invaded Scotland, it was deemed unwarhke to attacs an enemy in tho pitch darkness of nighr, instead of a pitched buttle bv dav, but, on one occasion, the invaders resolved to avail themselves of this stratagem ; and, in order to prevent their tramp from being heard, they marched bare-footed. They h d thus neared Ihe Scottish force unobserved, when a Dane unluckily stepped upon a superbly prickled thistle, and instinctively uttered a cry of pain, which discovered the assailants to t::e Scots, who rat to tlitir arms, and defeated ihe foe with great slaughter. I he thistle was im mediately adopted as the insignia of Scot,and. Marriage.—Benevolence and prudence may make marriages happy: but what can be ex pected but disappointment and repentance born a choice made in the immaturity of youth, in the ardor of desire, without judgment, without foresight, without inquiry into conformiiy ol opinions, similarity of manners, rectitude of judamenf, or purity of sentiment? Such is the common process of marriages. A youth and maiden meeting by chance, or brought to gether hy artifice, exchange glances, recipro- crate civilities, go home at d dream uf one an other; and having little to divert attention or di versity of thought, they find themselves uneasy when they are apart, and therefore conclude they shall be happy together. They marry, and discover what nothing but voluntary blind ness before hud concealed. They wear out fife with altercations, and charge nature with cru elty.—Dr. Johnson. The oldest male citizen in Savannah.— The Savannah Georgian shjs : “This day 's interesting as bemg the birth-day of Slieftall Sbeftall, Esq., ihe oldest living citizen of the place. He was born on the 8th of Septe mber, 1762, upon the lot on Broughton street where he now lives, and. of course, has obtained the advanced age of eighty-three years to-day.— We believelhat he has always resided in Sa vannah—passed through her bloody struggles of the revolution, and has witnessed all her re verses, for weal or for woe, from that time down to the present. May he enjoy health and hap piness for years to come. From the Raleigh Register. Mr. Gales: Have you ever been to a regu lar-built, old-fashioned, North Carolina frolic?— l don’t mean one of your roystering, rollicking Harbacues, a country Quilting, or a neighbor hood dance. But I mean one of those whole- souled Entertainments, which are sometimes given by wealthy gentlemen at the Sou'll, who reside on their extensive Plantations, in that true independence of style, which characterizes the Southern Planter, and who entertain com pany to the number of two or three hundred, of both sexes, for days and days together, like the Barons of olden time. I was fortunate enough to be an invited guest at such an Entertainment, given last week b}’ Col. John D. Hawkins, of Franklin County, at his well-known hospitable mansion. Tlieguests, to the number of some two hundred, assembled to Dinner on Thursday, which was served up in a style of abundance and elegance, that would astonish some of our Northern nabobs, who hink they have done great things, if they have a splendid Dinner party of twenty persons. After dinner, the young people repaired to the spacious Dancing Hall, while their elders enjoyed a siesta or a smoke, as the case m ght be, seated under the fine shade trees of the no- ble ground. At about 10 o’clock, at night, Supper was served up, after which the seniors generally retired to rest, while the juniors agrin returned to the Dunce, keeping “the light fan- tauiic toe” in motion, until sometime in the small I,ours beyond twelve. About nine, next morn ing, breakfast was announced, having despatch ed 0 which, dancing and conversation again commenced, varied during the day by fresh ar rivals, and ull list agreeable incidents of such an occasion. Indeed, from the hour of the first meeting, to half after 11 o’clock, on Saturday night, our enjoyments might be thus graphical ly described— We ate^ anti drank, and danced what then . We ate, and drank, and danced agaui. Certainly, never did 1 see so much innocent hilarity before, crowded into so small a space of time. But where, some one may say, did they ail sleep? Their wonder will be set at rest when 1 inform them, that Col. Hawkin’s Dwelling House is 76 feet long by 36 feet wide, to say nothing of numerous offices in the yard. There was room, and to spare. One tiling, I confess however, did astonish me, and that was how so large a company could be entertained for consecutive days, not only without confu sion, but with such perfect onler ami propriety. While the hospiiab'e host and hostess, with their family, acted “well their pari,” the ser vants are so admirably trained, that every wish was anticipated, every want supplied, as soon as felt. , . I trust 1 shall be pardoned for introducing a private party into tiie public Newspapers, but when such efforts are made to promote tbe bar,, piness and add to the enj«-yrm n'8 of our fol.V w creatures, by liber,.l-hea- ed, wlude-soi 1 ^ ze ,is, it is r ght they should nt least b ;1< ^ ( their object lias been ttcc^mnlishcd, their kindness »pprsciatcd, ‘ <; t