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BY GARDNER & BARROW. THE GEORGIA MIRROR, Is published every Saturday, in Florkmck, jtewart county, Ga. at fHREE DODLARS a Veir, it paid in advance, or FOUR DOLLARS, p' not paid until the end of the year. \dvkutiskments will he conspicuously inserted atOne Dollar per square, (15 lines) the first, and iiO cents for each subsequent insertion. Nothing under 15 lines will be considered less than a square. A deduction will be made for yearly ad vertisements. All a tvertisemants handed in for publication without ■» limitation, will be published till forbid, ;i !td charged accordingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators and Guardians, are required by law to be advertised in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. Th * sale of Personal property must be adver tise 1 in like manner forty days. Notice to Debtors, and Creditors of an estate must be published forty days. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land and Ne groes. must be published weekly for four months. (FT’* All Letters on business must be pos run to insure attention. "lotS in flohenceT FOR SALE. <v_j\ The subscriber offers for side on nc o'”® coinmodating terms, several business '"•'nil and Residence Lots in the town ot Florence, beautifully situated, and one improved lot with a comfortable dwelling house, w ill?, same forsale or rent. Persons wishing to ~>tle in Florence and are desirous of purchasing 1,1,1s fur business or residence will do well to cal! ami examine mine as they will be sold on very liberal terms. Florence is rapidly thriving and in a short time must become a place of immense bu siness, situated as it is in a healthy section of the rotmtrv, surrounded by wealthy and industrious planters. ] would also remark that the citizens are mn liing arrangements to have fine schools established both Male and Female—which are now in opera ton. A fine female Academy is in contempla tion which will shortly be completed when Flor ence will b enabled to compete successfully with anv town in Georgia for advantages ot this kind. The subscriber also offers for Sale on liberal 60 ) acres of land with some improvements ~.i tb road loading from Lumpkin to Irwinten, ft miles from the former place. The situation is beautiful and heakhy, the water good. Persons vjs’.ting to purchase or view the premises wilt call t s Mr. .lames P. Matthews near the place who is tnv authorised agent for the sale of said lands or to tSte subscriber near Florence. JOHN T. B. TURNER. July 2 ft. lft33 IB _____ VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE. sawaaaft.. The Subscriber offers for sal? a vai liable TRACT OF LAND whereon he now lives, lying in Stewart county, one mile and a half from f lorence, containing 1,000 acres, of which there is between 200 and .‘SOO acres in cultivation. On the premi ses there are comfortable houses, a good GIN HOUSE, superior GIN and GEAR. Also, a FIRST RATE SAW MILL, which has only been in operation about six months; surrounded bv an inexhaustible quantity of pine timber, near several towns, situated on the Chattahoochee riv er. The land is rich and level. I have good spring water, and a healthy and beautiful situa tion lor a residence. Any person wishing to pur chase will call and view the premises. JOSEPH REESE. July 2ft Ift rfttf The Southern Recorder will publish the above every other week till otherwise instructed, and forward the account to .T. R. ALABAMA LANDS FOR SALE. IV HALF 9 14 SO Tv • S. half 4 11 30 N. half 8 14 30 N. half 7 14 30 FI. half 7 14 30 S. h alf 6 14 30 •S. half 11 14 29 S- half 20 18 28 S- half 34 19 28 N. half 36 19 29 S. half 36 19 29 W. half 29 16 26 N. half 6 16 30 E. half 21 22 26 E. half 22 13 28 N. half 33 20 26 S. half 32 18 28 W. half 26 15 24 S. half 29 16 25 E. half 2 18 25 Any of the above Lauds will be sold on terms _o suit purchasers, by application to John D. Pitts, Esc. Florence, Ga. or to the subscriber, at Ala- Co s- J. COWLES. {“!* 26 18 he Columbus Sentinel will publish the above. lgstormTsla ID, “ A POCKET LOOK containing, among other Papers, a Deed to Lot of Land, No. 202 in ff* e second district of Lee, adjoining the town of abnyra, in said comity. I having sold the land to w |nch this deed belongs, this is to notify the Public of the loss of the said deed in order that a ncw °ne may be given for the land. W.M. J. CALDWELL. J uly 28 18 3t TOWN COUNCIL. Ordinances oj the town of Florence, passed by the Board oj Commissioners, June 25, 1838. THE board of Commissioners met according to adjournment, members present, K. W. Williams, Intendant, Joseph 31. 3liller, Benj. Gardner and William Stafford. Ist. b or the preservation of good order, and to prevent the annoyance consequent upon persons being intoxicated iii the streets on the Sabbath day, be it therefore Ordained, That no person or persons shall vend any spiritous liquors'or any kind of merchan dize on the Sabbath day—any person or persons so offending, shall forfeit and pay tlie sum of ten dollars for each and every offence. 2d. And be it further Ordained, That no slave or slaves shall be permitted to visit, the town with out a written permt from his, her or their ow ner, or from the person or persons having the direction arid control of such slave or slaves; and no slave or slaves, unless living in the place, shall be per mitted to remain in town after ten o’clock, with out it be specified in the w ritten permit, under the penalty of receiving thirty-nine lashes on the bare back. 3d. And be it further Ordained, That any white person or persons trading with any slave or slaves, for articles other than those pointed out by law, shall forfeit and 'pay the sum of five dollars for each and every offence, and shall be prosecuted to the extent of the law in such cases made at and pro vided. 4tli. And be it further Ordained, That any per son or persons who shall be found fighting or quarreling within the limits of the corporation, contrary to the good order and peace of the com munity, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than Three nor more than Twenty dollars lor each and every offence. stli And be it further Ordained, That the Alar slial receive for the correction of any slave w hich may be sent to him by the owner, or any person or persons having the control or direction of said, slave, the sum of one dollar Ordained, That the Marshall be authorized and required to prevent all unlawful assemblages of individuals, and any and every thing calculated to disturb the peace and good order of the com munity. And any person or persons so offending be brought before the incorporated authorities ol the Tow n, to be punished at the discretion of the Board. Ordained, That any member of Council who shall be guilty of the violation of any of the fore going Ordinances, shall pay double the amount imposed on other citizens. It being requisite to raise a revenue to defray the necessary police regulations for the year 1838, Be it therefore Ordained, That the following rates of Taxation be imposed: On all improved lots in the town of Florence, a tax of 12A cents on every hundred dollars of val ue as returned or assessed. On all unimproved lots in said town a tax of 20 cents on every -81 >lO assessed or returned. On all goods, wares and merchandise, including drugs, medicines, saddles, bridles, and liarnes's, boots, shoes, ready made clothing, clocks, watches, precious stones and jewelry of every description, held and kept for sale in the town of Florence, there shall be paid a tax of ten cent- on every 100 dollars; the person giving in to swear to the high est amount of stock or merchandize w hich he may have had on hand, between the first day of Jan uary, and the eighteenth day of June. On all retailers of spirituous or fermented li quors, in less quantities than one gallon, a tax of ten dollars, and one dollar to the clerk in every in stance for a license. On each male white inhabitant of said town, be tween the ages of 16 and 45, a tax of three dollars as a compensation for road and street duty. On each practitioner of law and medicine a tax of three dollars. On each slave liable to road duty, a tax of §3. On each slave not so liable, a tax of 50 cents. On every free male person of color a tax of $lO. On every free female person of color a tax ofss. On all pleasure Carriages a Tax of 25 cents per wheel. On all Road Waggons, Jersey Waggons, Carts and Drays a’l’ax of 12.4 c ents per wheel. On every Showman and Juggler who shall per form or Exhibit for public amusement, and who charges therefor, a Tax of ten dollars. On every circus or equestrian company, a Tax of S2O. On each and every collection of animals or Birds exhibited for money, a Tax -f $lO, and all Showmen or Juggler, proprietors of wax figures, animals or Birds, every circus or equestrian com pany, before they shall be allowed to exhibit, must apply to and receive from the Clerk a license for which, besides the before mentioned sum, they and each of them shall pay to the Clerk one dol lar for a license. And be it further Ordained, that the assessor and collector before entering upon the discharge of his duties shall take an oath for the faithful per formance of liis duty, and give bond and security, in the sum of three thousand dollars, and that he proceed forwillfto assess and receive returns ot al property pointed out in the-several ordinances and that after giving thirty days notice in the Georgia Mirror, he proceed to collect. Be it further Ordained , that all persons who shall refuse to give in their taxable property shall b double taxed, and after sixty days from the adver tisement of the collector, execution shall issue against all defaulters as in case of lax for the State. , ’ R. W. WILLIAMS. Intendant. T. GARDNER, See. NOTICE. A LL those indebted to the estate of Lewis Du XjL pree, sen. late of Stewart county, deceased, are requested to make immediate payment, and those having demands against said estate, will please present them in terms of the law. LEWIS DUPREE, jr. Adm’r. . June 23 13 FLORENCE, GA. SATURDAY,. AUGUST 4, 1838. From the remains of the Rev C. Wolfe. THE FRAILTY OF BEAUTY. I must tune up my heart’s broken string, For the fair lias commanded the strain, But yet such a theme will I sing. That 1 think she’ll not ask me again. For I’ll tell her—Youth’s blossom is blown, And that beauty the flower must fade; And sure, if a lady can frown, She’ll frown at the words I have said. The sniiles of the rose bud how fleet! They come—and as quickly they fly; The violet, how modest and sweet! \ r et the spring sees it open and die. How snow-wliite the lilly appears ! Yet the life of a lilly’s a day; And the snow that it equals, in tears Tomorrow must vanish away. Ah, Beauty! of all things on earth, How many thy charms must desire! Yet Beauty w ith Youth has its birth,— And Beauty w ith Youth must expire. Ah, fair ones! so sad is the tale. That my song in my sorrow 1 steep; And where 1 intended to rail, I must lay my harp down and must weep. But Virtue indignantly seized The harp as it lell from iny hands; Serene was her look, though displeased, As she utter’d her awful command. “Thy tears and tliy pity employ For the thoughtless, the giddy, the vain, But those who my blessings enjoy Thy tears and thy pity disdain. “For Beauty alone ne’er bestow ’d Such a charm as Religion has lent; And the cheek of a belle never glow'd With a smile like the smile of content. “Time's hand, and the pestilence rage, No hue, nor complexion can brave; For Beauty must yield to old age, But 1 will not yield to the grave.” From the Philadelphia Visiter. THE BRAZILIAN BRIDE. Bv the Hon. Mrs. Krshinc Norton. (Concluded.) The weather was beautiful, and 3lr. Mordaunt appeared to enjoy his journey exceedingly; but Alonzo was absorbed in thought, and it was only now aud then, when Mr. Mordaunt touched upon his approaching meeting with his father and iiis old Rio friends, that Alonzo could be roused for a moment. At the inns too, he occasionally heard something that attracted his silent attention, of the beautiful young foreigner that had passed the day before. They arrived at Falmouth in the morning to breakfast. With a beating heart Alonzo inquired concerning the Foreign lady and the packet: the ladv had gone on board the evening before, and the Lisbon and Rio packets were to sail early on the following morning. After breakfast, the two gentlemen were engag ed superintending iht embarkation of their ser vants and baggage, and having taken an early din ner, went on board. It was a lovely everting. Alonzo glanced at the merry and busy town of Falmouth, tiie uuiuc: s vessels, and the broad Atlantic, which lay stretch ed out before him : then his eye fixed, *as though there were nothing else worth looking at, on the smpll vessel that lay nearest to him. lie sudden ly left his station, descended into a boat, and was in a few minutes on board) In the outer cabin he met the dueuna, who look ed very much surprised at seeing him; but, with out speaking, threw open the door of the after cabin:—he enteied, and the door closed behind him. Viola lay on a couch, apparently absorbed in reading: the noise startled her, and she looked up; but nothing can express the astonishment painted ou her countenance at the sight ot Alonzo, who stood fixed as a statue before her. She sprang from the couch, and evidently her first feeling was to run towards, him, but probably the strangeness of his look and demeanor arrested her; fur she checked herself, and exclaimed, “Don Alonzo !” “Viola!” said he, seizing both her hands, and gently forcing her to return to the seat she had left; “Viola! (the word seemed to choke him,) I cannot live without you —you are yet free, have pity on tne!” “Alonzo,” she asked, in a tremulous voice, “are you free ?” “1 am r.ot irrevocably bound.” In a moment she seemed to recover her self possession, and replied, “Then I must tell you that lam. You are laboring under a fatal error; you think lam but engaged —l am married. But stay!” she exclaimed, alarmed at the effect of her communication. —“stay!—one moment! —Alon- zo ! I beseech you!” It was in vain; he altno t shook her off, rushed to his boat, and in a few minutes was on board his own vessel: he pushed by Air. Mordaunt, and ev ery body and every thing that impeded his way to his cabin, where locking the door, he threw him self on liis bed, in a state of mind not to be de scribed. 3lr. Mordaunt took possession of the boat A lonzo had quitted, w ent on board the Lisbon pack et, and had an interview- with Donna Viola. day break, the following morning, Alonzo, wrapped in a cloak, and his hat slouched over his brow, stood on the deck, watching with gloomy composure the Lisbon packet getting under weigh: she soon began to move—a few minutes more, and she was dashing through the water close beside him. Desperate thoughts tor an instant darkened his mind ; a feeling of revenge aud des- pair beset him, and he felt a strong temptation to plunge into the wake of the flying vessel, —when one of the latticed windows of the after-cabin was suddenly throw n open, ho saw a waiving handker chief, anil then the form of Viola herself, her eyes streaming w ith tears, kissing both her hands, ail'd waiving them to him. He had just time to return the salutation: his dark purpose vanished, the weakness of his mother came over him, and he wept: “she loves me!”—that thought alone, sin gle and abstracted, brought back the blood, iu a rush of transport to his heart: “She loves me!— and nobly sets me an example of a virtuous sub mission to our fate!” A friendly hand at that moment was laid on his; Air. Alordamil drew him to his cabin. “Alonzo,” he said, “l have been sadly to blame,—l ought to have forse«n and guarded against all this. Don na Viola, whom I saw last evening, bade me give you this note,” putting one into his hand. Alonzo tore it open. “Aloazo, I conjure you, for the sake of your father—for my sake, struggle against your fatal and hopeless passion! \Ve shall soon meet again- -let us meet in peace, in inno cence and friendship! Ileaven bless you, and heaven forgive us both, for we have been much to blame! Viola.” A r iola was very inexperienced, and Air. Alor daunt knew very little about love, otherwise Alon zo had never received this note, which only added fuel to the flame: he kept it next his heart, aud read it every day during the passage. lie ques tioned Air. Mordaunt closely, concerning his in terview with V iola the preceding evening, and es pecially Inquired wherherhe could give him .my information concerning her husband. “I am told,” he said, “that he is a man of high rank, ve ry rich, old and infirm. lie has married the or phan daughter of liis friend, merely as a safeguard to Iter and her property in these dangerous times.” At this intelligence Alonzo’s heart bounded with secret joy: he became' comparatively tranquil, but he would not analyse his feelings—he dared not. A few weeks brought them to Rio. On enter ing its superb harbor, Air. Mordaunt was struck w ith admiration at the magnificent and beautiful scenery that surrounded him; but to the heart of Alonzo it spoke yet more feelingly, entwined as it was, with all his dear and early associations. lie c ould have kissed the black aud barren rock of the Sugar-Loaf; it was passed, and threw- open the graceful sweep of the. Bay of Botafogo, sur rounded with its wooded aud lofty mountains: this too was passed, and the harbor of Rio appeared. Great political changes had taken place, and the imperial flag waved upon every fort and hill. The visitiug boat approached, and by the side of the offic.-r sat Alonzo’s watchful and expecting fa ther, who, in a few minutes more, was locked in the arms of his son. On their landing, friends crowded round them : in the afternoon they visit ed the good kind Abbess; aud the evening was employed in renewing Alonzo’s recollections of liis young female friends, most of whom had now become wives and mothers; and those whom he had known as children had started up into young women, a process remarkably rapid in that coun try. lie was pleased to observe the vast improve ment that, even during the short period of his absence, had taken place at Rio, as far as concern ed the comforts and refinements of domestic life. On the following morning he was presented at court—-in short, for two or three days he had not leisure even to look melancholy. But one morning after breakfast, (a time uni versally agreed upon for making disagreeable com munications,) liis father informed him that in a bout a month, Donna Isabella might be expected with her father and aunt. “1 have taken a tem porary residence for you, which 1 think you will like, at Botafogo—(1 say temporary , for you will soon be offered, what you most desire, a diplomat ic mission to Europe:) and the furnishing and ar ranging this residence has been my hobby for the la t six months. If you and Mr. Mordaunt have no objection, we will ride to sec it this afternoon.” “If you please, sir,” yvas the only reply ; and, ac eorningly, at the appointed time they set out.— The house and situation were both delightful; the furniture tasteful and costly. The apartment pe culiarly appropriate to Donna Isabella, and called her garden room, opened into a delicious par terre ; it contained tables for needle work aud drawing, book-cases filled with a choice collection in English, French, and Itulian: there were also, a piano, harp and guitar. “Is Donna Isabella snch a proficient in music ?” asked Alonzo with a sarcastic smile. “She is, 1 believe very fond of it,” quietly replied the Alar quess. Alonzo, with much warmth and sincerity thanked his father for the kind pains he had ta ken; then sighed, and thought how happy he could be here with—certainly not with Donna Is abella. After the first novelty of his arrival had worn off, Alonzo relapsed into sadness; a settled gloom yvas gathering on his youthful brow, a sickening indifference to all around was gradually stealing over him. Ilis father and Air. Mordaunt did all they could to arouse and distract his attention.— Excursions into the country were frequently made, especially to tin botanical gardens, about six miles from the city. It is arranged with exqui site older and good taste, encircled by bold and rugged mountain-scenery, opening towards the ocean—reposing in all its richness of floral beau ty, with its shady and stately trees, its leafy bow ers and gushing "streams, like agemin the wilder ness, —like the decked and lovely bride of a dark browed warrior in those stern days of “auld king syne,” of which one loves to dream in spots like these. Water-parties to the many beautiful is lands,- society and study—were all tried, arid in vain: every day, every hour, seemed to increase the despondency of Alonzo; but he never com plained, never even touched in any way upon the subject that caused it. Upwards of three weeks passed iu this manner. Alonzo was fond of the society of the Abbess; with the unerring tact of her sex, she tnatiaged liis present mood; she would sit opposite to him, employed at her old-fashionod embroidery frame, for an hour without speaking : this was just what Vql. I. — No. 19. he liked. One afternoon he had ensconced him self iu his accustomed seat in her little grated par lor : he scarcely observed her entrance, but in stead of seating herself at her frame, she stept towards him. “Alonzo, I am glad you have come, for I was just going to send for you.” “To send forme?” repeated he listlessly. “Yes, a friend of yours has arrived at the con vent, and wishes to see you.” “A friend of mine!” “You recollect, I suppose, Donna Viola de Montezuma?” He started from his seat —the shock was elec tric. “Viola, did you say!—Donna Viola !—recol lect her!—■what of her?—what of her ?” “She has become a widow.” “Go on.” “She arrived in Lisbon just in time to receive the last breath of her husband, After the fnner al she consigned her ass irs there into the proper hands, and delayed not a moment in returning to this country, where they demand her instant at tention. She arrived yesterday, and remaius here but a short time. She wishes to see you.” “I am ready,” said Alonzo. The Abbess left the room. “This is too— loo much !” he exclaimed aloud, as he paced the lit tle parlour with hurried steps. A slight rustling near the gate arrested him; it was Viola in deep mourning, looking more lovely and interesting than ever. She presented him ner hand through the grate—he knelt and prest it to his lips, to his heat l, to liis burning forehead. “Alonzo,” she said, in the kindest and most soothing tone. “1 heard from .he Abbess of your marriage, and fear that. I Nave irtnocr v contributed * i after, that which might prove the greatest oiesotng, a o&rrce of bitter misery. What can Ido but to entreat yon to artn yourself with the resolution of acting right ? I confess that your forcing me to lose my esteem for you, would be the greatest pain you could inflict, even, although your affection forme were the cause. Promise me, Alonzo ” He hastily interrupted her: “I will promise nothing—nothing!—Heaven grant that I may do what is right, but in the present state ol my ntiud, I will pass my word for nothing.” Viola sighed. “Well,” she resumed, “I shall see whether Alonzo be really what 1 believed him or not: I shall see whether he be capable of sacri ficing the happiness of his young and innocent wife, and of his doating father-—his own honor and principles, to the shadow o( a shade ; for such is all hope of me. Ileaven bless you, Alonzo f and support you through this trial! \ou have my prayers, my best, my warmest wishes: de serve to be happy and leave the rest to Provi dence.” She disappeared :—he still remained kneeling at the grate, apparently wrapt in thought: at length a ray of light seemed to break through the darkness that surrounded him : a single spark ol hope saved him from utter despair. He decided that in his first interview with Donna Isabella, he would reveal every secret of his heart; he would conjure her, as shevaiued their mutual happiness, to assist him in breaking that tie that had been made between them—he would recall to her rec ollection the fatal hour of their union, when re luctance on his side, and the necessity of abso lute force on hers, formed an evil omen of future concord. Since that moment they had never met, and had never corresponded; he had tormed elsewhere, a deep arid serious attachment, and so perhaps, had she. As to the debt he had incur red towards her and her family, with a little time and indulgence it would be cleared, as the proper ty of Portugal was on the eve of being restored to his father. Thus, if they acted with determina tion, and in unison, there would be no doubt of their succeeding in breaking the galling fetters in which the mistaken zeal of their relatives had bound them. “If.” he exclaimed, “she be not ut terly devoid of the common pride and delicacy ot her sex, there is but one step to take:—she will she must take it—and I shall become tree and hap py!” . Full of this thought, he left the convent, ayd on his return home sought Air. Alordaunt, and laid his project before him. Mr. Alordaunt list ened with the utmost kindness and sympathy ; he saw but one objection to the attempt: if Donna Isabella, in spite of all he could urge, should re fuse to enter into his views, how much wider would it make the breach between them! how much would it diminish their chance of happiness!— But to this side of the picture, Alonzo absolutely refused to turn: and Air. Alordaunt, seeing him perfectly resolved, gave up the point, glad, at all events, that Alonzo had even this slight support to lean upon until the crisis arrived. At the top of the Marquess’ small and rather inconvenient abode, was a room, which, on ac count of its height and airiness, and the view of the harbor it commanded, the gentlemen prefer red to breakfast, and to spend the morning in: a spy-glass was fixed here, to which, of late, the eye of the Marquess had been often and anxious ly applied. One morning, about-a week after the scene just described, the Marquess seemed more than usual on the alert, watching the approach of a fine Brazilian Alerchant-ship. “Is she near the lort?”—“here she comes” —“she is abreast of it,” “now for it!”—and as he spoke up llew a pri vate signal, to Mr. Mordaunt, “Thank heaven, there they are at last!” and the two gentlemen in stantly left the room. “Well,” thought Alonzo, “I am not bound to know that there they are at last, until I am in formed of it;” and he tried again to rivet liis at tention to his study. Three intolerably long hours passed away, a note was then brought to him from the Marquess: “Donna Isabella, her aunt aud father have arrived, and are now at Bora fogo. The ladies are somewhat fatigued, and pre fer not receiving you until the evening; therefore between seven and eight Mr. Alordaunt and the carriage will be at your door.” Alonzo sent away his untouched dinner; he dressed en grande toilete, and taking down Walter Scott’s last new novel, strove to fix his attention on its delightful pages. Alonzo had generally th?