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completed the picture. Within the circle
of the camp a lively scene was passing—
fires blazed in every quarter, and sundry
operations of roasting, boiling and frying
trere going on m the open air. Every
fire was surrounded by a busy crowd, all
engaged in that important office— prepar
ation for the evening meal. The ulterior
of the tent also presented an animated
spectacles ns the servants were putting
them in older for the night; they were
iglited with lamps, the walls hung with
chintz or tigerskins, carpets were spread
opee: the ground, and sofas, surrounded
by curtains of transjairent gauze, (a ne
cessary precaution against insects,) be
came commodious beds. Polished swords
and daggers, silver-mounted pistols and
guns, with knives, boor spears, and the
gdded bows, arrows and quivers, of native
workmanship, were scattered around.
The tables were covered with European
hooks and newspapers; so that it was ne
cessary to be continually reminded by
some savage object, that these temporary
abodes were placed in the heart of ail In
dian forest. The vast number of persons
—the noise, hustle and many fires about
the camp, precluded every idea of danger;
and the gentlemen of the party collected
together in front of the tentsj conversed
carelessly with each other, or amused
themselves with looking about them.
While thus indolently beguileing the few
moments which had to elapse before they
were summoned to dinner, a full grown
tiger, of the largest size, sprang sudden
ly into the centre of the group, seized one
of the party in Ins extended jaws, and
bore him away into the wood with a rapid
ity which defied pursuit. The loud out
cries, raised by those persons whose fac
ulties were not entirely paralyzed by ter
ror and consternation, only served to in
crease the tiger’s speed. Though scarce
a moment haul elapsed, not a trace of the
mutual remained, so impenetrable was
the thicket through which he had retreat
ed; notwithstanding the apparent hope
lessness of the case, no means which hu
man prudence could suggest was left un
tried. Torches were instantly collected,
weapons hastily snatched up and the
whole party rushed into tire forest—some
beating the bushes on every side, while
others pressed their way through the tan
gled and* rwood, in a state of anxiety in
capable of description. The victim se
lected by the tiger was an officer whose
presence of mind and dauntless courage,
in the midst of this most appalling danger,
providentially enabled him to meet the
exigencies of bis situation. Neither the
anguish which he endured from the
wounds already inflicted, the horrid mau
nerin which lie was hurried alongthrough
bush and brake, and the prospect so im
mediately before him of a dreadful death, i
subdued the firmness of his spirit; and
meditating, with the utmost coolness, up
on the readiest means of effecting his own
deliverance, he proceeded cautiously- to
make the attempt.
He wore a brace of pistols in his belt,
and the tiger having seized him by the
waist, his arms were consequently left at
liberty. Applying Ins hand to the mon
ster’s side, he ascertained the exact posi
tion of the heart; then drawing out one of
his pistols, he placed the muzzle close to
the part and fired. Perhaps some slight
tremor in his own fingers, or a jirk occa
sioned by the rough road and brisk pace
of the animal, caused the ball to miss its
aim, and a tighter gripe and an accelera
ted trot, alone announced the wound he
had received, —A moment of inexpressible
anxiety ensued; yet undismayed bv the
ill success of his effort, though painfully
aware, that be now possessed only a sin
gle chance for life, the heroic individual
prepared w ith more careful deliberation
to make a fresh attempt. He felt for the
pulsations ot'his heait a second time, pla
ced the remaining pistol firmly against
the vital part, and drew the trigger with a
steadier hand, and with nice precision.
The jaws suddenly relaxed their grasp and
the tiger dropped dead beneath its burden!
The triumph of the victor, as he sur
veyed the lifeless body of the animal
stretched upon the ground, was somewhat
subdued by the loss of blood and the pain
of his wounds. He was uncertain, too,
whether Ins failing strength would enable
him to reach the camp, even if lie could
be certain of finding the way to it; but his
anxiety upon this point was speedily en
ded by the shouts which met his ear, from
those of his friends searching for him.
He staggered on in ’he direction whence
the sounds proceeded, and issued from
the thicket covered with Mood and ex
hausted, but free from wounds of a mor
tal nature. ♦
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE.—Our read
ers? no doubt recollect, that Ponce de Le
o’t was induced to explore Florida, on
the report that there existed in that coun
try a fountain, the waters of which were
of such wonderful virtue, that whoever
bathed in them was immediately jestored
to youth.—Ponce de Leon in vain search
ed for this fountain. It was reserved to
our days to make the discovery of a foun
tain which, if it does not altogether res
tore an old man of three score and ten
to the full vigor of a youth of 18, cures
nil diseases, and makes any body “feel as
young ns though he was but twenty-five.”
From the Sura ■ nnh f'e/rubliian, of March 22.
We have been permitted to make an
extract from a letter written at Florida
which says—“A spring bus lately been
discovered in Hamilton County, Florida.
—lt is a boiling spring, the boil of which
is fifteen feet across; it then runs oil’
through a channel varying from twelve to
fifteen feet wide and about forty feet long,
the water is then drawn under a rock,
with tremendous force, it is then thirty
feet to the river w here it breaks out again,
the bauds that confine the wafer is of solid ,
rock, and very clear, the water is almost
even with the top, the spring is said bv 1
some to discharge from fifteen to twenty
hogsheads in a minute, the suck is thought
to be of great depth, from the circum
stance of a man dropping his shoe acci
dentally in, it was about five minutes lie
lore it eaine out into the river. It is said
to perform some wonderful cures. A
person went there who had lost the use of
nis arm, another of both of his legs, one
woman that was blind and had been blind
for several years, a man w ith the dropsy,
and one with the white swelling, and they
were all cured anu came away as sound ns
ever they were in tlieir lives. There is
thrown out by the force of the water oys
ter shells, little stones, sharks teeth, and
the claw or toe nail of some animal which
is said to be three inches long. Another
instance of the benefit of this water
might lie noticed. An old man went to
the springs, troubled with rheumatism in
both legs, half bent, being drawn w ith the
pains, and his linger joints about tw ice as
large as natural—he could not raise his
h nds to his head w hen he left home—lie
staid there ten days only, getting to the
spring by being carried down by the peo
ple.—He said that he was much better,
and felt as young as though he was but
twenty-five.”
The heading and some of the staves of a
tobacco hogshead which had been export
ed from New Orleans to Bremen, have re-
I centlv been returned to the former city.—
The heading is of solid oak, six inches
thick, and the pieces exhibited, —which
comprise only a part of w hich the hogs
head was composed—weighed upwards of
350 pounds. A letter from Bremen men
tions that frauds of this character have
been frequently committed in shipments
from New Orleans.
A New Idea. —Beggars are pretty
generally fertile in expedients Those
in London have lately hit upon anew
mode of exciting the sympathy of the
public, by appearing in an entirely
new character, viz. with well washed
faces and disguised in clean shirts! The
ladies—bless their sympathetic souls!—on
passing these fellows, are frequently
heard to exclaim—“ What a nice clean
poor man! Ah! it is evident lie does’nt
spend his money in the public house’”
This comment is generally follow ed by
alms, and the objects of it drive a ve
ry clear trade through the friendly aid
ol soapsuds and clesjn linen.
The Philadelphia Inquirer says, the
following remonstrance against Mr. Fet
ter man’s school hill was recently presen
ted to the Legislature of the State, signed
by one hundred and three persons. It is
about as strong an argument in fuvor of
the system it opposes, as could be produ
ced or desired;
To the Ilonoable the Senate and House
ot Representatives of the commonwhaltli
of Pennsylvania in genial Assembly Met.
We under named inhabadance of Nor
thumberland county. We have lattley
understood that the general Assembly
have Pasted an Act, ou a object of Schill
ing or to Dyrect Schulsoo a mote by tax
this massuer is contrary to the moste of
our fellow citens of upper and low-er Ma
chinoy in said County we wish to Be at
Liberty to dyrect Schulls for our Selfs
and to our Convemensy and Not By force
or Compalejen of Law to Be prassed on
our Sholders that the Said Bill or Act
may no Bet came a law-.
2ZXG X.
Charleston, April 1.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM
ENGLAND.
By the Br. barque St. Leonard, Capt.
Rutherford, arrived this morning from
London, we have been favored with the
London Times of the 15th Feb. the only
paper brought by her.
The news by this arrival is very unim
portant. The paper contains nothing of
political interest, and is almost entirely
tilled with the debates which took place in
the House of Commons, on the 14th Feb.
on the subject of the Budget, introduced
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It
was supposed that the extra import duty
of Id. per pound on cotton, would lie con
siderably modified, and so altered as to
make it a discriminating duty on the val
ue of the article, instead of an indiscrim
inate duty ot Id. per pound as originally
proposed. This would probably suit all
parties better, and would give the inferior
cotton growing countries an equal chance
with the superior. It was supposed that
this alteration would materially bcnefll
the East India cottons, as without sonm
etrch discrimination, the effect of the du
ty' would operate to the serious injury of
the cultivator in the British colonies in the
East. The Chancellor of the Exchequer
stated, that it was a matter of indifference
to him from what source the revenue
which went to make up the difference of
£500,000 was obtained, as that amount
was wanted and must be had. The Chan
cellor, it is stated, had consented to aban
don the proposed tax on the transfer of
stock.
France had officially refused to accept
of the crown of Belgium for the Duke de
Nemoirs.
Europe was perfectly quiet; that is,
none of the parties had, us yet, come to
open hostilities, mid it was thought, in
the liest informed political circles, that
the question of war or peace, depended on
the disposition of France to extend her
boundaries, or to be satisfied with her 1
present limits.
Some insurrectionary movements are
reported to have taken place at I’ologua,
Reggio, and other places in Italy.
Mr. Pcrcival moved in the House of)
Commons, on the 14lh inst. an address to j
Ins Majesty, to appoint a day for a gencr- !
al feast throughout the United Kingdom.”
He enforced his object in a speech of:
some length but the motion was put aside,
after the suggestion of Lord Althorp,!
w ho considered it an interference with the i
prerogatives of the Crow n, who acted in !
these matters under the advice of the
heads of tlie church.
A great reform meeting had been held
at Leeds, to consider the propriety of pe
titioning Parliament upon the subject.
Much l damage had been occasiMMi
upon the Clyde and other ports of
land, by recent floods.
LONDON, Feb. 15.
M« »xn\Y Evening.— Money Market <s•
City Intelligence. Inthemoney market,
attention is almost wholly absorbed by
the various items of the budget. It is
generally understood, however in the ci
ty, that the taxon transfers is to he aban
doned.—Report has substituted various
otlier taxes for it, among which may be
mentioned, though we do not think it en
titled to much attention, a property tax of
5 per cent, for Great Britain, and 2 1-2
per cent, for Ireland; but in that case, at
least as the rumor goes, the assessed tax
es are to be repealed. By the letters re
ceived to-day from various parts of the
country, the feeling with regard to the
budget may, in some measure be collected;
and from all that has transpired, there
need )e no hesitation in pronouncing it as
stronjly opposed to the transfer tax as
that Manifested in the city on Saturday.
Among the commercial classes all is bus
tle ard agitation, according to the degree
in w inch their several interests are affect
ed by the proposed new taxes, and the
Clirneellor of the Exchequer, it appears,
is assailed almost hourly by some new deji
utation, intended, if possible, to obtain
protection from their operation. Those
concerned in the wine trade expect, it is
said to procure some alteration in that
part of the budget which is directed a
gainst that article—the Cape merchants,
on the strength of an agreement alleged
to have been made with some former ad
ministration, that there should be no in
crease of duty on the growth of that col
on)-; and the Portugal merchants, on the
treaty made in 1825, together with the
consequences which may follow its viola
tion, in an increased impost on the wool
en manufactures of this country.
A rumor with which we have been fre
quently alarmed, or rather awakened, for
there is no great alarm in it, seems afresh
springing up, to the effect that we shall
have war. W e may therefore, he expec
ted to give some opinion upon it. If
I- ranee rests content with her present ter
ritories, that is, if France rests content
with France, there can be no prospect or
probability of war, no nation, we are sure,
thinks, or will think, of attacking her, or
of aggrandizing itself. But if France
meditates aggrandizement, no matter on
what side, or in what quarter, (though Bel
gium seems the most apt to invite sinis
ter wishes) and if she now- puts forth
charges against other nations—“Oh, I sec
you mean to make war, and therefore I
must arm mysell”—only because those
nations mean to make war if she first at
tempts to appropriate Belgium, why then
war is inevitable. In fact, the otlier na
tions of Europe do not mean to let the
Jacobins of Belgium consign their coun
try to the Jacobins of France without re
sistance, and we trust the resistance will
prove successful. That is the whole gist
of the question.
It will be observed that there were some
allusion to this topic in the House of
Lords last night. France is now, we
think, arming her-nbjects unreasonably;
and when they are armed, we know they
are a brave people, and will long to rush
into the field. But let not France de
ceive herself-—if she attempts to attach
Belgium to her territories, contrary to the
faith of treaties, and of course in viola
tion ot national honor, and fancies that
she can deter this country from attempt
ing to rescue the prey from her grasp, by
previous menaces of her power and pre
parations, she w ill find that she has made
a wrong calculation of the spirit and pow
er of G. Britain. Let Europe remain as
it is, as to territorial boundaries, and
there can be no war. When once those
boundaries are passed, war is begun.
Franee may justly boast of her power,
and she has a right to place her subjects
under arms if she pleases, tho’ we think
the measure unwise, if no mischief be
meant. England may also have some
confidence in her resources; and that the
display of that confidence may not give
lofl'ence at the present time, or as applied
to the present circumstances, we shall
merely quote what the Duke of Welling
ton said on the subject of Greece, pre
cisely a twelve month ago—“l most firm
ly believe, notwithstanding the distress
which at present country, that
there never was a moment in the history
of Great Britain, when she was more ca
pable of embarking in a war for any legit
imate object. Ido firmly believe, that
there never was a period when our resour
ces were msec available, or our establish
ment so effective. No, Ido not even ex
cept that period when, as my noble friend
(the Earl of Aberdeen) has said, she was
capable of contending against the world
in arms.”
The following is, we believe, the la
test intelligence from the Liverpool and
Manchester Rail Road. The interesting
work appears to be “in fall tide of suc
cessful experiment.” “Persons can go
by the carriages to any of the intermedi
ate places between Liverpool and Man
chester. ’l'liis accommodation was ren
dered necessary by the discontinuance of
mert of the coaches which run between |
the two towns. The rarcs of the first
class coaches w ill be reduced to ss. and
the second class to 3s. 6d. The expense
of making the railway 35,0001. a mile.
The canal it has so much effected, and
whose shares have fallen so low, was made
« t one guinea per inch. The total ex
pense of the railway, when finished, is cal
culated at 1,200,0001. sterling. It is said
that when there is, by a railway, direct
communication from London to Liverpool
the journey will be accomplished in seven
hours.”
tan: ■>F.nouii
FHIDAV. APKII, 15, 1>431.
Owing to late alterations in the arri
vnl,&, departure of the mails, the Dem
ocrat will hereafter be published on
Friday instead of Saturday.
We are daily receiving complaints
from different sections of the State of
the non-appearance of our paper. One
of our subscribers in Monticello, Geo.
says that our paper has not been
received regular for the last three
months and wishes to know the reason.
We can assure him that the fault is not
ours: the papers are carried to the Post
Office regularly and mailed we attribute
the cause to the negligence of the Post
Masters on the route.
The doctrine of Nullification is be
coming more and more unpopular, and
many politicians in this state, who at
first took sides with the demagogues in
South Carolina are now disposed to
.claw off. The Journal whose sagacity
in foreseeing the new points to which
the popular current may set, even at a
distance equals instinct, has nil at once
discovered that a common cause in the
conclave against the Union may compel
him to light side by side with men
whom he has all his life time opposed!
He thinks it prudent therefore, to pause
a while. That paper contains not a
word in favor of nullification, or against
the union of the States, under tne edi
torial head, for at least three weeks.
Such evidence of reformation is worthy
of notice. The Augusta Constitution
alist comes out plainly and unequivo
cally against the doctrine. Col. Troup
ami Gov. Gilmer will shortly be left its
sole defenders in Georgia.
A writer in the last Journal recom
mends Col. Alfred Cuthbert as a suita
ble candidate for Governor. Col. Cuth
bert is a true republican, and we have
every reason to believe, a sincere friend
of the union of the States, although at
tached to the Troup party. Were we
compelled to look beyond the circle of
our political friends for candidates, there
are few individuals whom we should
support for office with greater cheerful
ness, than Col. Cuthbert. We do not
believe however that he will be brought
out. lie is too independent to answer
the purposes of his own party, and he is
too honest to intrigue for support out of
it.
The very mention of his name, how
ever, is sufficient to convince us, that
the Troup party themselves are dissat
isfied with the nullifying principles of
Gilmer, and doubtful of his success.
Gilmer is a nullifyer. and that portion
of his own party who yet wish to pre
serve the union of the states, are afraid
to entrust him with power. Haynes
though a more honest politician and less
an enemy to the federal constitution,
yet lacks talents and dignity of char
acter sufficient to render an adminis
tration respectable. Many individuals
of the party are therefore looking to
other individuals to fill the gubernato
rial chair
We are frequently asked the ques
tion, what are the present prospects of
the Clark party? We answer, they
have not for n long time been more flat
tering. If they have not a majority ofthe
voters in this state in their favor, they
have at least, a near approach to it: and
under the present state of the Troup
party, the feuil between Gilmer and
Haynes; it is certain, that should a
Clark man of ordinary pretensions offer
as a candidate for Governor, the elec
tion would be carried before the legisla
ture. What would be the result?
Would Giliner withdraw in favor of
Haynes, or would Haynes decline for
the benefit of Giliner. We cannot rea
sonably anticipate such a result; the
friends of either will push their preten
sions to their utmost. The Clark can
didate will go before the legislature
with nearly as many friends as the oth
er two. The issue could not be doubt
ful.
Robber of the city bank taken.
New York, March 27.
The mystery' which has hung over the
robbery of the City Bank for a week past,
and excited so much of the public atten
tion is at last solved.
On Saturday night, about twelve
o’clock, Justice Hopson, High constable
Hays, assisted by some police officers,
arrested a man named Edward smith, at
a boarding-house corner of Broome and
Elm street, in whose possession wag dis
covered a small travelling trunk filfed
w ith bank notes, which, on examination,
was found to contain $185,738, and
proved to be the' identical "money stolen
from the City Bank. The balance $63,
203, including the doubloons, is yet mis
sing.
Smith is the very' man who was sus
pected by the police officers from the
very first, and they w as actually ou the look
out for him. Some of this man’s pre
vious acts have rendered his character
notorious. He is said to be the indivi
dual who some years ago committed the
great rob cry of £27,000 sterling from a
mail coneb in England, and compromised
with the Bank lor £9,O(H), w itli w Inch
ill-gotten gain lie arrived in tins country
some six or eight years ago. He is be
lieved to lie the same person who robbed
the iron chest of the steamboat Chancel
lor Levingston, list fall, on her passage
hence to Providence, w hich money was
afterwards discovered secreted amongst
the baggage: and this same man was
one of those who recently robbed the
store ot Mr. Bchenck in Brooklyn.
By way ol a cover to his crimes, Smith
has some time kept a small shoe store in
Division-street—a few days ago lie chang
ed his lodgings, and took up his residence
! in the house groove alluded to, under the
| assumed name of Jones. We understand
that his strange conduct in relation to his
trunk, first excited the suspicions of the
landlord, and induced him to communi
cate his suspicions to the police, w hich re-,
suited in his apprehension.
Bmith was taken to the police office this
morning, where he underwent an exam
ination ; but he refused to give any satis
factory answers. The money was safely
deposited in the Bank.
Among the money found, is the whole
amount belonging to the Morris Canal
Company, and the principal part of
Messrs. S. & M. Allen’s— Mer. Adv.
From the Camden Journal
The various nullification papers, among
which the Columbia Times must be reck
oned prominent we suppose, has a great
deal to say against the President ot’the
United States, and both Houses of Con
gress at the last session. The last mini
her of the Times regales its readers
with a very “ lengthy ,” as well as depthy
and strengths article, in lamentable ol>-
urgation of every body’s conduct in
South Carolina, who has said any thing
against Nullification; and in favor of
peaceable and patient legislation on the
subject of the Tariff. It utters a vast a
mount of wisdom, as every one must
acknowledge—says a great deal about
the folly of waiting for Congress to do
any thing favorable for us, and winds
up by several matters hortatory, and
pathetic. Calls upon the opposers of
Convention and the contemners of Nul
lification, to ground arms & equip them
selves with new weapons. To put them
selvs upon their heroics, and lay about
them. The Constitution is in the same
predicament as the Hon: Air. Bates*
sheep; there is a Jackknife at its jugu
lar vein, and unless we blow it up be
fore hand by a train of powder, it will
bleed itself to a corpse. We desire most
fervently,that these gentlemen will tell
us what in the name of Heaven they
want. If they desire a Convention cal
led in South Carolina, to place her in
a war posture—open blood and bayo
net war with the nation, why let them
say so, ami if such a measure be ex
pedient, the people will say so too, and
there will be an end of it; but if they
really Bodadilism is excellent nonsense.
Every Constitutional opposition is made
to the Tariff, and will continue to be
made. We know of only two ways un
der our government to get rid of ob
noxious legislation—we must either con
vince a majority of the nation, that a
given enactment is wrong, and have it
repealed in the form prescribed by the
Constitution or resist it extra-constitution
ally by the sword. If the enactment
be of doubtful constitutionallity the rem
edy is explicitly provided in the Na
tional Charter itself, and if upon a
submission of the question to the pre
scribed tribunal, a decision is made,
too intolerably and manifestly wrong
to be endured, we have still left us, the
“glorious right to rebel;” but it is tri
fling too much with the good sense of
South-Carolina, to be eternally urging
her to acts of violence without declar
ing at once what is wanted of her If
these people really revere the Consti
tution and wish to continue under it,
very well, let them say so. If they
are tired of it, and wish to get rid of
its reign, let them say that. But this
everlasting cant of devotion to the U
nion to do those acts that must neces
sarily destroy it, is beyond all patient
endurance from a people not all ab
solutely confined in their own mad
houses.
The Legislature of Ohio adjourned the
14t.ii inst. after a session of three months*
They passed an act for erecting foil gates
on the National Hoad. The Governor
is to draw money enough from the State
Treasury to put up the gates and houses,
to appoint a Superintendent of Repairs,
&c. The gates are to be put up 20 miles
apart. The Treasury is to be reimbursed,
lrom the tolls, the money which had been
borrowed from it for the expenses of the
outfits.
The New York “Courier and En
quirer” follows up its attacks upon the
two Senntors from the State of Virginia.
We do not know how the Ancient Do*
minion will relish the administration of
such doses us Ihe following to her favor
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