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ThFWestern Hera By H. HOLT, Jr. & W- E. JONES. VOL. I. PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. Terms.—Throe dollars per annum, payable within six months after the receipt, of the first number, or four dol lars if not paid within the year. Subscribers living out of she state, will be expected in all cases, to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, unless the rttoney is paid in advance; and no paper will be dis continued until all arrearages are paid, except at the op t ion of the publisher. Persons requesting a discontinu ance of their Papers, are requested to bear in mind, a set tlement of their accounts. Advertisements will be inserted at the usual rates; when the number of insert ions is not specified, they will be continued until ordered out. rej l ’ All Letters to the Editor or Proprietor, on mat ters connected with the establishment, must be ros r paid inorder to secure attention. ’CT 5 Notice of the sale of Land and Negroes, by Ad mi'iistrators, Executors, or Guardians, must be published sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sale of personal Property, in like manner, must be published forty days previous to the day of sale. 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 or Negroes,must be pub lished FOUR MONTHS. Notice that Application will be made for.Lettcrs of Ad ministration, must be published thirty days and for Letters of Oi mr'ssion. ;ix months. B. & H HOLT CONTINUE to practice Law in Copartnership, and may be addressed or consulted on professional bn siness.either at Aura ria or Dahlohncga, Lumpkin county. Feb. 14.—43—ts WL UAM E. JO.VJ3S, Attorney at Law. HAS removed to Dahlohnega, the county Site of Lumpkin county, and will attend the Superior Courts in this and the neighboring counties. Jan. 31.—41—ts NO i ICE. FBI! IE Copartnership heretofore existing between the undcisigncd in the practice of Law, is this day dis solved by mutual consent. All business which has been entrusted to their care, will rccicve their joint attention. I. ft. .. ALKER. 11. B.SHAW. Auraria, Feb. 14, —43--3 t GEORGIA, LUMPKIN COUNTY. W r HEREAS Harvey Small, and Susannah E- Snow, appliy to nic for Letters of Administration on the Estate of Morgan H. Snow, late of said county deceased. These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singu far the kindred nnd creditors of said deceased to be and appear at iny office within the time prescribed by law, to shew cause if any they have, why said Letters should not b<> granted. Given under my hand this 7th l-cbruary 1-134. M. P. GUILLAIN, c. c. o. Feb. 14.—43—30 d. PUBLIC SAI. %W7ILL be sold on the first Tucsi’iiv in May next, nt WW the Court House in Gainesville, Hall county, i two Girl’, named Grace and <'bnrlotte, about 14, ■ and 12 years of age, the propertv of Philip Johnson, late of said county deceased. Terms made known on the day of std<. THOMAS M. JOHNSON. LEVI Pl III.IPS. BARTON LOVELESS. ISAAC LEONARD. Heirs of P. Johnson deed, j Fib. 11.—l>-tds VAl.l \BLE LANDS FOR SALE. No. Dis. Rpc - 190 4 I ( Lumpkin. 683 5 ' > POO 1-1 i 320 !»• - I SSI IS 2 Hi >‘J ~ • Cobb. 123 IO - | 018 2 •» I 1023 17 2 i I'ruction Mont*xoni<'rj •** F " r) - 3 « ; CIWK.UC. 10G1 17 " J' Cass. 7H * > : : J Paulding. 1085 -’I A > «I 3 10 3 | Murray. 203 G 4 f ' The above mentioned Lot* are principally valuable lor soil, and «ill be -old on accommodating terms. Ft rroi •leprous ol pim hasmc. wiH have an opnorfmutyof dwg so by applymy tn the under-mned at Anmru, oralvh he is out attenifui" the ( curt* tn the mvt r.i i<■ Feb. 11.—13.-21- FOR SALE. A BEAUTIFUL Town Lot. tn the Town <>t Aurari.i. ■ JW For furthi r particular • i nquire at thia other. Feb. It—43 3t. j NA.M I L .I. Bullion nnd Exchange Ofiicc. 31 11. STREET, NEW-YORK. P’’RCl I \SFS Gold in Barer Du-k,at t.ra luglra-t \rvmmtn. Gold can l»o a* corrvc'ly a-.iy<sl in Ibis citv, as at the .Vint. Cannesten sent to lira alsW e vthce, will meet with the gnratestdespatc i, and the ;>ro < "sh pxsl bv draft at -3ght. 1-1 per cent ( onmu >u>n. Nov. I‘k—32—wfan NOTICE. * MAN expcrenccd :n the Mining business whoe v» th > best references tor hi* charcter and nbi ttWM w is'i »to <yrt employment m a mine.t vm or dope «t. Enquire al <hi*' HTk'c. Augu*t» 10— IS—-it. Gold Lots for Sklv in Clicl'okec. N<v 257,2nd Di-tiu-t, Ist Section, No. 575» 3rd DisUUt, Uh> etmn. Forfur.a?r imoraßaUou. address A. l-.t<kl Nov; N —3l U I t Augusta, tmwRH * NEGROES " AN I 1 D. W 18l Jl AL Will bo givra far Negwu. Apply jLdallhi' N.M3.—33-if. Ai itvut, rimPKM <otvrv, Georgia FEBitL Aax zis iK.i t " ,r.. ■,? . .. _ ! John Randolph. THIS truly splendid, and full Blooded Horse, wil stand the ensuing season at Gainesville in Hal county Georgia, and at commencing the tenth of March, and ending the tenth of June next, at S2O to insure sl2 the season, and $5 the single visit, payable 25th December next, should any mare put by insurance be disposed of before it is ascer tained whether she is in foal or not, the insurance will b * claimed, the subscriber confidently assures the public that in offering this Horse to them, an opportunitv is of forded them of breeding from a Horse of the most ap proved four mile blood, without onedash of plebian stock, and on terms as low as can be afforded. Judge Underwood’s Horse John Randolph was got by Thomas’ Sir Andrew, his dam Sappho by Tartar, gran oam Sultana by imported Spread Eagle, great grandam by Hero, g. g g. dam by imported Brutus, g. g. g. g. dam by Tarquin &c. Sir Andrew by Marskc son of old Diomed, his dam Virago by imported Whip, grandam by imported Shark &c. Tartar by imported Bedford, his dam bv Dictator, son of imported Mexican, out of a Flimnap (imported) mare, lor pedigree of Dictator, see Turf Register Vol. 2 No. 9. Spread Eagle by Volunteer best son of Eclipse Hero by W ildair out of an imported mare. Brutus by Regulus, son of Godolphin Aiabian, his dam,by a colt of Lord Cardigan’s by the Richmond Turk. I arquin by the Hampton Court, Chesnnt Arabian, dam by Leeds Arabian out of the Monahßarb mare. JOHN E. CALHOUN. Feb. 1831. John Randolph is a beautiful Grey near sixteen hands > high,and will bo five years old next .May; this being his ! first season, nothing can be said as to his Colts; but from > his fine size, great symmetry of parts, elegance of form, ' gaiety of appearance, and unalloyed purity of blood, as ' much is to be expected from them as from the Colts of any other horse whatever. He is the joint property of i Col. John Banks and myself, but will be entirely under ; my management. WILLIAM 11. UNDERWOOD, Gainesville Feb. 21,- 44—ts I SlienlTs ''-ales ior Marell in FORSYTH COUNTY. [ Los. ]>in. Sec. Property of To Satisfy. ; 1111 14 1 John Bramblct, Pleasant Hulsey, FLOYD COUNTY. 205 23 3 J. M. lle.nry. ct .il W. L. Campbell. 67 1G 4 John Ryan, David Cooper, 303 5 4 Jesse Roberts, 191 23 3 Alsa Light J. W. Spencer, CASS COUNTA’. 592 17 3 Johnson Benos, J. Hollingsworth, 21X16 3 Abner t'hcrrv F. Flournov, 1050 17 3 Thomas Bridgman, F. D. Cummings, 869 21 2 hai les Coupee, W. C. VV . ClaiTi, 20 16 3 I.eonard Bissell, JohnChuppel, Fcl.. 14.—43 ~ PROSPECTUS i nr the WESTERN HERALD. ' Published (if .‘lurnria, Lumpkin County Lu., DY HOLT A. JONES. | Tins Gazf-ttf. having b-en transferred by purchase to the undersigned, will in future be conducted by them ■ conjointly as Editors and Proprietors. The reasons which have impelled them to an umlertakingat once so laborious and res|M>nsi!i!e, as the conduct of a public Journal, in connei tion with their professional avocations,in iy he read ' in the pres nt lowering aspect of the political horizon, produced by the tearful prevalence of the doctrines of (he I’n sidents ill-starred Proclamation—doctrines at war ' with the genius and spirit of our Government—in their . nature, foreign to its theoiy—m their tendency, destruc • tive to its character as a confederated republic, by over-' turningthe rights and sovereignty of tlie states which j I compos* it, and in their tinal end and effect, baleful to the : ! liberties of the People. | To contribute our feeble aid in th-' great work cf pro- j • ducing a conformity in the practices of the Federal Gov ernment, to its tm<-and ongmal theory—in restraining j its action within its original, and well defined Consti tutional limits; in one w ord, to dethrone the misrule of j revived Federalism, and to restore the supremacy of the I rejected Republicanism of’98 —to build up the true and genuine State Rights doctrine in t(s primitive purity, strength and beauty, untrammelled with the conditions, restrictions, limitations and refinements of the political weather-cocks of the present day —these inay be num bered amongtho <»bji'Cts,to the accomplishment of which, our humble exertions shall be devoted, with a zeal and we trust) a sincerity not unbecoming their importance. Nurtured and brought up as we have been, in the admoniton of the Republican State Rights doctrine—in n contest in which their preservation is sought on the one hand bv the lovers of Constitutional : .ihcrty, nnd threatened on the otner by the ren w ,is«aultsof re-am niateii Feileralistn.it may be easily cotijectureil on which I side wo are tn Iw found. W c aspire to belong to the i Republican State Rights Partv, professing sticii pnnci ’ p|.-s as sustained the I-others of that faith in US and ’99— j his bore that party in Georgia triumphant, through the J I no'ihcal conflicts of *25 and 26, and tn which it has not j ! provt-d recreant in ’32 and ’33. We claim to lx- disciples I ot ilie Sclewil of Jeff-rson, a i taught in the Kentucky i and Virginia Resolutions. But professions of republic- anism have become in<re can?, when every partv lays I claim to that title, from the Union theocratic )tcpuf>- I firaii paitv ofGeurgia, upto the gn'at.V.r.’iona.'A'epub.’i | con part vof the Union, and back to tie' remnant of the i i |»arty which rejoiced in the subsequent vlcctior. ot a S«>- ifition law Judge, as the triumph of th. /Irwu. ratic 7,7- p-!4ica i patty of New En.'and ! Equal!) »amie is , the pr. te.ice io belong to the Stats Rights Party, since tnanv ot’ those who profess to he State Rights adherents, denv to th ■ States all other rights, but those of r'monstrance and rvftmwaon. Sldl more uncertain 'is th-? profession cf belonging to the Jeffersonian School,since manv who prrfrnd to be follow, rs nt that P itnot. publish to the work!, the preposterous, the humiliatin'’ Aiotion, that the labour- ot his whole lite wen intended tn prove that the States have only the n-’fit of ixitittoning for n redress of grievances—ot renionstratmg against uneonstituticaal Federal Legn lat Kin. and finally “ whenall ether remedies fad” of —protesting 111 Tn prove that our proto-.-tons are not of’thi* ch.roactor, let the columns of'the Herald be onr witness. , The van ot’the nroplchavoot lat" b.'en dmmme,la.- most tndeafni >s w ith the continued and popular cry ot Inion ! UnuMi! ! tn ion !! ! We too profess, (not i cmptihr) to love and ivncrate *the I men, ami to be as h'gblv sensible ot its incalculable val.o- and importance, , «s those wlw, are most loud and bowterous in thru cla ! mourn. Rut we seek to have a Union in truth and in ■ , ifred; a Union of States in its pnstincbeauty ami snn 'v; in it* ungihal healthful vigour and punty. We wi.ii. I be spared the viewtrg our o*'T> nati'g It comes, the iierald of a Golden World. • «^ e< c r °’- a ’ '- n w ' ,ose bosom wc have been cherished- upon ( the fruits of whose soil we have bran reared; in whose i bountiful institutions, we hr-.vc been educated; a mere specK upon the map of a great con.;alidated empire, stripped ofherancient rights, ard<ffsrob>l of her prhhcval ; sovereignty, toy the ageat she hadmeiped.to create ; proud ’ as we are, and as we have reason to be "of her name and t of her people - ardent as are our affections for her, sooner I let it be written that “she was, but is no more.” We : would have her as of right she should be, asovercign member—an integral part of a great confederated Re public, which shall continue the pride of the world —the hope of Freedom—whose living principle shall manifest j itself, not in the pomp and splendour of an immense and I all-controlli ig central power; but in the happiiwss and prosperity of every one, even the least of its members, f It shall be onr purpose to make the Herald vorthy the , perusal of all classes ot readers—of those who delight in , j the pleasures of romance and the “ Music of Poetry” — i ofthose who prefer to pursue the delightful paths of’his- I toric or of scientific research, — of those whose business it , | is to delve in “mother earth,” m pursuit of her glittering ! treasures, as well as of those who are connected, either through choice or necessity, with the agitating, political I controversies of the day If the increase of patronage which wc seek, will justify the measure, thcrienild will be enlarged so soon us the materials for tiiat purpose, can be procured. 1 he terms of its publication remain unchanged, being S 3 00 per annum in advance, or SI CO, at the end of the year. . . , _ Our press and materials arc of that description, that will enable us to execute with neatness and despatch all Job and Advertising business with which we may be fa vored. HINES HOLT, Jun’r. WILLIAM E. JONES, February 7, —42 ICz’Editors generally , will favor us by a few inser tions of the above. ' j PROSPECTUS, koi' puulisiiing anew weekly Newspaper at Auraria Georgia, to be entitled ■THE MINERS RECO - HER, ASD SPY IN THE WEST. IN the publication of this Paper, the Editor will from time to time, furnish the public with all the infornia- I tion he may be enabled to procure, in relation to the pro- [ i gr< ss of the Mines. In addition to which, he will shortly i l><- furnisl.* <1 with a s ries of Essays, written bv Literary j Gentlemen, who have taken a Geological view of this ; country, tn which will be shewn the complete arrange ment of the difl rent Strata of earths anil rocks, forming this interesting section ofcountry, and in what kind Gold iis most usually found. The Editor will < ndeavor at all I times to procure from Mineralogists, literary men, and practical observers, such information, as will cop up a constant investigation of the various minerals found in this country. In the way of Miraellaneous matter ho will make tiic best selections in his [lower both of a domestic and for eign nature. As regards the political course of this paper, the Editor I will endeavor to pursue a liberal course, keeping at all times his columns open to the discussion of political suli j.-cts, which are or may be of interest to the country. In relation to his own political opinions, he considers them to be such as have been maintained in the Southern States, from the adoption of the Feueral Constitution [ down to the present time. He believes that Federal co i croachincnts. dienrrt+n- .iyanua_ with vigilance and repelled with promptness. Yet however in contend ing for the Rights of the States, he cannot go to the ex traordinary and dangerous extent of some of the politi cians in a sister State; because he believes it woula ulti mately end in the destruction of the Government and all its /lights. His opinions however, he considers as nothing more j than the opinions of any other individual, he will there fore endeavor to act the part of a faithful Journalist with- | out being subservient to the views of any party leaving I hispa[>er open to the investigation of truth, and all inter- I esting subjects by all. I The first number of this paper will appear in a few. I weeks. Terms —Three Dollars per annum payable in ad- ! vance or Three Dollars and fifty cents ut the end of the i year. ' . Advertising at the usual rates. j Ikhtors of other papers arc requested to'givc the above i a few insertions. MILTON H.GATHRIGHT. j Jan. 31. 1831. proPEcttts OF TlU' SEMLIVEF.KL Y EXAMINER Published in Philadelphia. IN’ addition to the- Scmi-awntli'y Examiner, which will be continued the same as heretofore, there will be published by the subscriber, commencing on the 3d of December, 1833, a scini-weekly paper, to lie called the SEMI-WEEKLY EXAMINER, upon the following' plan .- It will Ira published every Tuesday and Friday, upon an iirqranal sheet in newspaper form. It will contain all the articles which w.Il Ira found in the Semi-monthly Examiner,-the latest foreign news;! imports as the state of foreign and domestic marketstbr American staple*; and such other matter as usually con stitutes the contents of a city newspaper, designed for distant circulation; studying rather useful information, than literary selections, of which, however, it will have a 1 full share. > 1. l ira [wiper w ill Ira raid at the publication office, and , I nt such other [daces as may be hereafter designated, nt ■ fire cents per N’o n and a discount w ill be allowed to those j who buy to sell again. 2. 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Every subscription «ill be discontinirad at Gra end of the vear paid for, unless rmeseetl by a "■rami payment 1 sn that subscribers may withdraw without the exp use of " i postage in gt'mg notn* o< witlidrawal. i 6. No suhocnplAn for foss Gian a year w.'.t be received I 7. All postage must tra paid, except upon letters con- I' Jaimng tivcdollars in a single note, orany larger sum, but the risk of miscarriage, by the mail, is assumed by the publisher. 8. There arc no agents ostablisiMKl for this paper at ;' any place; but any Post Master or oth«T indmdual may , | cotistmrte himself an agent JoraUrre, by availing himself - ' ot’the discount allowed upon a number of copies. 9. Anv subscriber to Gw Semi mouthly Examiner, - wira mav sulrtcribe for the semi-w eekly paper, and reisli t tb' former to be tli.wc«tinHr«l, may du so, in which case, he ' w !’i he rntitteil so rec iva,after the cxptraGun ot h.s year’s samTast M e l e^t '“ W? ’ a9man y oftho same, as he would have i> e . n entitle •to reci iv 1 ra| n ‘ W s^l h!l^ h, ’" ofordcre,lit -'' (li ßvo)itinuaiice. Thus, vIX) ‘ OU SulK : cri [ ,e , on . thc 3(1 of December to the serm \P^ er ’ ‘ ”' nC I,inc r ' os - of lhc fwenty six, hJn h J h r y j a u ’ ! ‘|” sein, - mont! 'feeensists, will have been published, he will receive 17 Nos. of the semi-week ly paper, after the 3d of December, 1834. This arrange ment winch wull go ea large sheet for a small one, is adopted as the only conceivable mode of adjusting a mat ter involving fractions o( a dollar, and it is hoped will meet v» ith general approbation. No semi-monthly paper, will, however, be discontinued without express directions. All communications to be addressed to rhe subscriber T CONDY RAGUET. Jan. 25.—-10, * PROSPECTS or THE ' COLUMBUS ENQUIRER, - NEW SERIES. I Ry JM. li. Lamar, and Ik. 11. Tinsley. FROM the commencement of the ensuing year, tlir Columbus Enquirer will be published by Mira beau B. Lamar and illiam B. Tinsley in support of t principles of the “State Rights party of Georgia,” as a.- j nqunced in the Preamble and Resolutions of the State j Rights meeting in Milledgeville, November 13, 1833. ' which ate already before the pubhc.ltscolumns howev' iw i I not be devoted .exclusively to politics; but such attention j shall be given to Literary and Miscellaneous Selections, ; Commercial and Foreign News, and Gen. Intelligence j as to make it acceptable as possible to every class of rea I ders. The Enquirer w’ill be printed with entirely new ma j terials, and on the best paper used in this country, for such j publications. I The change of editors and the contemplated improvc- I ment of the paper have been madethe occasion ofissuin; - a prospectus for increasing its patronage and extending j its circulation. Those friendly to thecause which it wifi ; advocate arc requested to give circulation to this notic., in their respective counties. Terms— i hrec Dollars per annum, payable in advance or Four Dollars if not paid within the year. November, 20. UNIVERSITY OF GEO. TE next College Session will commence on the 16th January, 1834. For admission into the Fresh- I tnan Class, a candidate must have a correct knowledge of Cicero's Orations, Virgil, John and Acts in the Grc ' Testament, Graeca Minora or Jacob's Greek Reader, English Grammer, and Geography, and be well acquaint ed with Arithmetic. Studies of the Frcsuiiii * Class HZ. 7’er/n, to .Not-..—Livy. Graraa, Majora, Ist vol. commenced, and the French Language. 2d Term, from Jan. to rlpril.— Livy, Gneca Majora, Ist vol. and French continued. 3d Term, .-Jpril to rlu<r.— Livy and Gneca Majora, Ist vol. concluded, French continued, and Day’s Algebra, through Ratio and Proportion. Studies of the Sophomore Class. Ist Term, rlutr. to .Vov. — Horace and Graeca Majora, 2d vol. commenced, Algebra concluded, and three books of Geometry, (Playfair’s Euclid.) 2d Term, Jan., to April.— Greaca Majora, 2d voi. con tinued; 1 lorace and Geometry concluded, and Jamiesons Rhetoric. 3d Term, Apiil to Au^. — Greaca Majora, 2d vol. con chulixi; Modern Languages. Plain Trigonometry, 'l<n suration, Surveying, Botany, and Tvtier’s Hiatoi v. The present Junior Class hdve studied in addition to the above, the first book of Cicero de Oratore, the firs’ book of Homer’s Iliad, Blair’s Lectures, and ( Imcad’ss: Mechanic’s in part. 'l'hough the classes regularly attend to French du .ng the Ficshman and Sophomore years, yet it is not madi an . indisjwnsable n-quisite Ibr admission inti of the clas ses. Provision is made for those who enter without a I know ledge of French, to stir’y that language, for which I there is no additional charge oftuition. Those w ho desire it, will have opportunity of studying ichiew, Spanish, German, and Italian without any addi ; tional charges. The rates of tuition are §3S per annul.', payah I '' nrly in advance. Board can be obtained in respectable families at from ■ 8 to 310 per rn<m»h. By order of the Faculty, V\ M. L.' Ml rCIIELL, Sec’y. December i t —3s—if m—RSPWWWW 111 . . 1 OA—■RBgaKiW TEfiUCHA?w’3’r FROM THE LOG HOOK OF Hit BAUD XIZI.X, Q. S. ‘A a saill -aprom d prize to hope! Her nation —flag—hr w sp. ak i tt.c t Corsair. ‘Sail, ho!’ cried the mast-head- nan, as the daylight broke on the U. S. .ship ,on a tine morning in June, 18 . ‘Whereaway? ‘Oh’the weather bow—a ’aunt brig, with her yards braced up, and all sail set alow and aloft.’ ‘How does she set in the water!’ ‘Light, sir, as a duck!’ I ‘Any sheer in her waist?’ ‘Straight as aline, sir!’ ‘Quartermaster, giv* me thojglass,’ Lieuten ant Smith took a long look. ‘The very “hap we’ve been looking for! Mr Griffin!’ ‘ S,r? Z- - , . ‘Let the Captain know there’s a suspicious bring to the Dog Keys to te«waru, right under the fore chains.’ ‘Av, ay, sir,’ and Mr. Griffin was out of sight in a oment. ‘Fi r • astle, there! out and loose the flying ju ; toprnen, aloft and shake the reef out the topsail-, and stand by to let fall topgallant sails; aiti r guard, man the main sheet; and you, gunners, I look out forth arm-chests!’ z\ dozen ‘ay, ays’ were bellowed at once. I’, seemed lieutenant Smith gave all these or.< rs in a breath, and in as'short a time, p»-a and mon kei jackets were doff* d, and every man in mo tion. Tbe'quickness all the rnei tnands were cxer-ut-d, gave earnest th men undeistood their cause, and befi »< their • commander appeared on deck, the whofi completed and the ship under full sail. ‘ i, hereaway is this craft, Mr. Snath!’ said the captaw. ‘Just outside the fore-tack, sir.’ Captain L. took a glass and for some time looked steadily in the direction d< signwted. He . appeared satisfied, that the vessel in sight was no other than a piratical *bng, of which be had < beenun search. ‘The verv fellow!’ said bo, a.* he ibopped the g!a«s from his eye. ‘Cal! all hands- Mr. Smi’h, md give her the royals;—we must catch th- * brig before night.’ A moment after, the brintswain’s shrill cnl'. succeeded by hisgrulf-all hands ahoy,’ rung through the ship, and in a few minutes the drow sy sailors, one bv one, came bounding up tho hatchways, till ail were on deck. By this time the trade wind set in, nnd tho ship gathered headway. Its freshness invigora ted all, and with the intelligence of a chase, dis pelled the surliness of the men, who had been deprived of their rest, and seated an animated expression on every face. The brig was about two nnles distant, and plainly visible to all. ‘Cast loose the bow gun, and get her ready for a fire.’ ‘Ay’ ay, sir.’ ‘is there any cuircnt setting towards these keys, Mr. Smith?’ ‘No, sir; the current sets to the northeast.* ‘How close can we scrape the reef?’ ‘A cable’s ’ength will cariy us clear.’* ‘All ready with the gnn, sir,’ cried the quutcr _ tinner. ‘Fire, then, and plant the shot under hei fore > -oot, and take care not to touch her.’ ‘Up helm a little—there—steady, steady,’and (he quarter gunner lengthened out the last sylla b'e till he got the gun in a fair range. ‘Stan clear, and watch the shot,’ cried he, as he retreated a pace and pulled the lockstring.— Away went the ball, and all eyes were bent to see the spot it should strike. The aim was faif, for the iron fell close ahead of the brig;—she passed over its wake, and stirred neither tack nor sheet. There was a profound stillness in the ship, for all were surprised that the brig showed no symptoms of obeying the summon** and were unwilling almost to believe then s n eyes.—Captain L. participated m the feeling, and it was not until he plainly saw such was tho (act, that he ordered the gun to be discharged again. • i'he breeze freshens, sir; shall we take in sail?’ said Mr. Smith, as the wind whistled sharply through the rigging, and the ship began to plunge heavily into the accumulating waves- Captain L. paid no attention to the remark.- He was absorbed in thinking of the brig. ‘Shall we furl the royals, sir?’ again demand ed the lieutenant; ‘the lee chains are under now.’ , ‘Arc you ready with that gun?’shouted the captain. •All ready, sir,’ ‘f.ivo it to her then, among her spar*.’ 1 he ship was for a moment kept away from ti e wind, and the’gun fired. The shot went far over the brig, doing her no damage. ‘H hat are you about there? who trained that uu?'cried the captain. - • g trained it, sir,’ replied Palmer, the quarter unner, with the rim of hia tarpaulin between i< thumb and forefinger, ‘hut the abip wa* so 'r< - n-d to leeward that 1 coutd’nt fire lower.* At that moment tho breeze freshened still more, and the main royal yard snapped in twain- The sail sagged down, and flapped about so fu riously as to endanger the mast’ Nothing ahoit of the could have diverted captain L’s attention fro--, the bri<r, now, the snap of the yard startled him, and he saw he was carrying topgallant s tils ai d royals, when commonly be would have lad a reef in the topsails. ‘; akc in those flying kites, sir, and down with the topgallant yards. You’ll have the masts over the side presently, and then we may whis tle 1 r tiie brig. In with them, sir.’ < attain L. was in a passion. The truth i?j the wino was every instant fretheniag, and wtrf already nearly half a gale. The ship was foam mg aurt p+ro-Rwg tkr.Mtgh the seas..without ris ing upon them, at the rate of Bine knots an hour; her ina-«ts pm hing and jerking with that short, urn asy motion that must, in a very short time, have snaj ped them, had not the slight accident aloft infot med captain L. of the trial he was making of hw spnrs. The lighter sail* being in, however, eased them so much, that immediate rlanger was no longer apprehended, and then at* t ntion was again fixed on the brig. She still held her course, having only taken in her'royals. This movement more fully showed her real character; lor, in furling them, more men were seen aloft than any merchantman could have spared froru deck. By this time the long gun w*g ready for aawther fire. Captain L. aimed anil fired it himself, but with no Lett* r suc«*<-s than Palmer. The shot fell short. The next moment a volume of smoke issm I from the. weather side ol the brig, and the booming re port of a heavy gun cuine on the incn asing gale. ‘Docs the scroundrel defy me!’ cried the cap tain. ‘Beat to quarter*, and give him a broad side, rig t into his hull!’ ‘The bria bear* away before the vind,’ cried a man from the jib-boum. ‘Hard up the helm, then!’ cried the commaT)- -f; ‘up with it, and square the yards.’ ‘Avast, there.” exclaimed Mr. Smith; ‘therc’n a reet < lose under the lee how, and if you keep ’ her away the tenth part of a point, we shall bo > dash* d te pieces tn five minutes’” Th* o oer was instantly countermanded.—* : ( ap*H:n L- sprung to the |ec gangway, and dis rovcf.-d to his dismay the low, black rocks ran ged regularly along, not four hundred yards from the shin! H«- then passed rapidly on to the fore * raffle, andfthrew s hasty glance-along the le<’g . = till his eve rr.-ted on the last point. He saw, J : with the quickness of thought, that he was in a I situation from which it would lie difficult to es— ■ | capo. The gale rapidly in* rea»ed. lhc ship, , * tr.’ntiinj at * verv was breaking through NO. 45.