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CHK.ONICLE AND SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
Monday Morning, October ~2,
New Jersey.
V/e have thus far received no information from
this slate which can he relied on as the true to
gult of the late election.
Pennsylvania.
The recent election in Pennsylvania has gone
in favor of the administration candidate for Gov
ernor, David R. Porter, by a majority of 7 or 8000
votes. When we receive the official vote, wo
will publish it. Both parties claim the victory
less than ICO votes each.
Ohio.
The Administration has certainly carried this
s'ate by a decided majority—having a Governor
and a majority of members of Congress.
Vermont.
We have at last, says the New York Express,
received the official returns to the Legislatuie, ol
the vote for Governor in Vermont, which thus
. effectually puts down another Loco I oco cry of
‘ ‘redaction.”
Jennison, (Whig) 24,738
Bradley, (Loco-Foco) 19,231
Whig majority, 5,507
The Legislature of Vermont assembled at
Montpelier Oct. Uih. The Senate stands nearly
as it did last year, but the Whigs have a large
increase in the House.
x-'' United States and Texas. \
The following paragraph, copied from the
Washington Globe of the 17th, shows that the
representative of the Texian government has for.
mally withdrawn the proposition which had been
made by that Republic for admission into the
Union.
We understand that the Texian Minister, on
the occasion of exchanging the ratifications of the
boundary convention lately published, delivered
to the Acting Secretary of State a note, in which,
after staling in friendly terms that although, since
the note of Mr. Forsyth, declining the proposi
tion submitted by Texas for her admission into
the Union, the question of annexation hod been
considered by the United Stales Government as
finally disposed of; yet, inasmuch as the impres.
sion appeared still to remain upon the public
mind in both countries that the proposition was
still pending, he had been instructed by his Gov
eminent to communicate to that of the United
. Stales it formal and absolute withdrawal of that
proposition. '
Blockade of Mexico.
The following correspondence hasjaken place
between the New York Chamber of commerce
and Mr. Vail, acting Secretary of State, in reset
/ cnce to the interruption of American commerce
caused by the enforcement of the blockade ot the
Mexican and Buenos Ayrcan coast on the part of
the French cruisers.
New York, Sept. 5, 1838.
To the Hon. Jons Forsyth,
Secretary of State of the U. S.
Sin.—Although not doubting that the recent
blockades by French vessels of war of the Eastern
ports of Mexico and Buenos Ayres, have already
engaged the attention of the Executive, and pro
duced its prompt and appropriate action, the
Chamber of Commerce of the city of New York
have felt it their duty, from the large amount of
properly placed in jeopardy thereby, to respect
fully and earnestly urge the adoption by the go.
i vernment, of such farther measures io relation
i thereto, as the rights and interests of the country
T may require.
' Without presuming to hazard an opinion as to
the legality - f blockades thus instituted, indefinite
irt duration, and unsupported even by the rights
incident to a stale of warfare, the Chamber do
. insist that the comity of nations, anil lire rights
1 and interests of friendly powers, forbade under
■ any circumstances, the adoption of a measure so
doubtful in character, ami prejudicing, so inatcri
-3 ally, lire lawful commerce of innocent third par
! lies, without giving to them timely notice of the
proposed restriction,
f The French blockade of Mexican po-ts in the
, Gulf has however, been rigorously enforced
> against our vessels, sailing from ports in tire Uni
' ted States previous to the receipt in this country,
: of its declaration, by tire cruizers of France; and
. several American vessels, with valuable cargoes,
t thus circumstanced, have been obliged to return
! to the United Stales.
We arc yet to learn the ruinous effects upon
our commerce by the blockade of the ports of
| lluenos Ayres; and also, if extended thus far, (ns
is greatly to be feared,) of the Mexican piorls in
■ the Pacific. They must, however, be materially
1 increased by their more remote situation, and by
the want of suitable markets in tire neighboring
' states. The Chamber arc advised of several ves
|- sels, with very valuable cargoes, (having loft this i
. city previous to any suggestion of the blockade of !
the ports ofMexico,) whose cargoes will he placed
in jeopardy, and whoso voyages will be ruined, if
1 prevented access to their ports of destination.
1 The Chamber of Commerce, deferring to your
1 belter knowledge ami judgment, as to the mca-
I surcs most expedient to be adopted for a reclama
■ lion of losses from the government of Franco, as
, well as to alleviate the derangement and interrup
-1 tion which our Commerce has already experion
' ced, and is farther threatened with, will feel obli
-1 god by any information which the department
may think proper to communicate, as to the ex
tent and probable duration of the blockade in the
Mexican territory, and of the ports of Ducnos
Ayres—with a view of enabling the patties inter
ested to give more advised instructions to their
agents abroad, in the embarrassing situation in
which they have been placed.
With high consideration, we are,
Y T our nb’t. servants,
ROBERT LENOX, Prcs’t,
EUW’D. A. B. GRAVES, Sec’ry.
Department or State, >
Washington, October 0, 1838.3
Messrs. Robert Lenox, President, and Edward A.
D. Graves, Serrotaiy of the Chamber of Com
merce of the city of New York.
Gentlemen :
Your letter of the sth ult. though in duo time
received at this department, has thus long remain
ed unanswered, owing to the absence of the Pres
ident, to whom it had been referred for his con.-
| sideration. lam now instructed to Male to you,
that aware of the great inconvenience which the
restrictive measures adopted by the French gov
i crnmcnl in the Gulf ofMexico and in the River
r Plate, would occasion to ourcotnmerco, the Pre
s ident had immediately ordered the adoption of cll
measures which circumstances admitted, for the
protection of the inlercsts of our citizens; and that
every exertion has hitherto been, and still contin
ues to bo, made, which may contribute to dimin
ish the evils arising from the existing stale of
things. No information has been received of the
blockade having been extended to the Mexican
ports of the Pacific ocean ; and it is taken for
granted that, in the event of such a measure being
1 resorted to, previous notice of the intention will he
. given to this government. This department is
equally unapprised of the probable duration of
the existing blockade ; but from the sensation
which its operation appears to have excited
, throughout the commercial world, and the efforts
Understood to be made toward an adjustment of
the dispute which gave rise to it, lho hope is ens
lerlained that it cannot bo much longer protrac
-3 led.
I have the honor, gentlemen,
To be, with great respect,
Your obedient soi vant,
(Signed) A. VAIL,
g Acting Secretary of Stale.
r Salaries of (ho Governors of States.
That of the Governor of Louisiana, is £7,500;
of the Governors of New York and Pennsylva
nia, £4000; of Massachusetts, 3 666; S. Carolina,
i, 3,500; of Virginia, 3,333; of Georgia, 3000; of
Maryland, 2,066; of Mississippi and Kentucky,
2,500; of New Jersey, N. Carolina, Alabama
s and Tennessee, 3000 each; Maine and Missouri,
'f 1500 each; Delaware, 1333; Ohio, 1200; Con
necticut, 1100; New Hampshire, 1000; Indiana,
1000; Illinois, 1000; Vermont, 750; Rhode Isl
and, 400.
New York.
The value of real and personal estates, in New
Yoik, has, within die last three years, been fixed
1 by the assessors nearly as follows;—1836 was a
1 year tolerably prosperous, when the value was
e estimated at £306,000,000. In 1837, the year of
the revulsion, die value fell to £203,000 000.
During this year as we learn from the Sunday
V News, the value has increased more than half a
e ynillion. The next year, it is anticipated, tbcie
will be a considerable iucracso.
c
A Political Channeling.— ln politics, the
rj most contemptible of all things, is ihe political
changeling. Sometimes he blindly follows the
e impulse of interest, and then will he leap, and
jump on, and off, and over, and under the fence,
i I with the agility of a grimalkin. Often he puls
e himself in the keeping of some father confessor,
J with more brains than himself, and Ihcn he
, whips about like the weathercock, and is fre
o quendy found in false positions. Having no
fixed principles of action, he will occasionally
0 box the whole political compass; and this he
1 would easily do in as many minutes as there arc
s signs in the zodiac, whether under Ihe guidance
J of some political mentor, or following his own
c impulse. He discovers his character when he
i shows no character. He is “every thing by
. turns, but nothing long.” He is a riddle to his
J political friends, a mortification to his personal
t friends, a burden to himself, a butt for the ridi«
cule and fair game for the wit of political foes.
Accordingly, ns if from choice, he incurs the dis
trust of all parties, w hile he gains the confidence
s of none; he loses the respect of every parly, and
5 avoids the contempt of none. This is the polili
, cal changeling, anil this is his fate. What man
of sense or thought can be induced to play such
3 monkey.like tricks; itself-punishment,self-retlec
i lion, or public opinion, w ill not restrain any one
f from such conduct, then nothing will save a man
from political suicide. —Salem Uegittcr,
Loco Foco Nominations for Congress.
The following is the extraordinary ticket made
last night in Tammany Hall, on the first ballot,
for Congress,—a ticket which wo venture to say.
i will excite surprize and amazement throughout
ihe country : —Churchill C. Cambreleng, Edwin
Forrest, Eli Moore, John MeKcon .V. Y. Ex
i press of the ICt/i,
Tho Globe says that llio Loco-foccs will “ilie
in the last breach,” nml the Now York Evening
Post says that they will “die hi the first breach.”
So it seems that they expect to die in a pair ol
breeches. Some of them must make an import
lant addition to their wardrobe first. — Lon. Jour.
The editor of the ***** says that he does
sometimes “shame the Devil.” It cannot bo by
telling the truth; it must he by outlicing him. — Hi.
The annual fair of the American Institute was
opened in New York on the 15lh. In the list of
articles enumerated by the editor of tho Commer
cial Advertiser is the following notice :
First on our list we place n model of an inven
tion, which, if successful, will open a new crain
the history ol travelling by rail roads. It is a
plan for an improvement in any locomotive now
in use, which will enable it to travel with equal
facility an inclined piano or dead level. The
method by which this is etfected, has ai least sirn
plicity to recommend it. Tho axie of the roar
wheels of the locomotive i» made long enough to
hold two smaller wheels at Us extremes. These
small wheels run upon a railway, built for the
purpose, at the point at which it is necessary to
overcome an elevation, and the larger wheels ore
lifiod by the smaller from the road. Tho weight
of the locomotive is thus rested upon the lure
wheels and the two supernumerary wheels. The
same power which is necessary to draw three
hundred pounds along the dead level with the or
dinary wheels of the model in question, will, when
the small wheels begin to act, draw six hundred
pounds up an elevation graduated on the scale of
six hundred and five feet to the mile. Tho in.
vention, wo understand, has been submitted to
the inspection of several mechanics of known
practical experience, who arc unanimous in their
prognostications of its complete success. One of
the engineers of the N. York and Erie rail road
gave it as his opinion, that $500,000 would he
saved on the lino wf that road by adopting a loco,
motive built on Ihio plan, for surmounting Iho
Shawangunk mountain. The inventor is Win.
F. Ketchum, of Buffalo.
Mormon Tp.ouiu.ks ended. —A gentleman
who arrived direct from Columbia, informs tho St.
Louis F.epublican, that on Tuesday last all tho
volunteer companies were disbanded by the Gov
ernor, and hod returned to their respective homes.
Peace and quietness reigned amongst tho Mor.
mons —and the general impression in that section
of the country through which our informant liav
cllod was, that the Mormons had been grcallv
slandered—“more sinned against than sinning.”
Great sales of Mouus Multicaulis Trees.
—The great auction sale at liallirnoro on the 4th
inst. comprising about 120,000 trees of this inva
luable species of the mulberry, was attended by
an immense concourse o.’ purchasers, and the
trees were sold at from 20 to 22 cents per foot,
counting tho root at six inches, and measuring
the trees to their extreme height. Tho cuttings
or joints were sold at four cents each and up
wards. At the sale at Germantown, Pa. on the
2d inst., the trees sold at 20 to 24 cents per foot.
A sale was also made at Burlington, N. J. on the
4 th inst. by Mr. Samuel Gummere of 3430 trees,
comprising an entire parcel, and taking large and
small for $2501) —and another sale at the same
place of one thousand picked trees, for two thou
sand dollars, being $2 for each tree.
A great Steamboat.
The following article, from the Buflido Com
mercial Intelligencer, gives an account of a mag
nificent steamer.
The New Eteamdoat Illinois.—This beau
tiful specimen of western skill entered our harbor
yesterday morning, lor the first time. We found
this mammoth of the lakes lying at the foot of
Maine street, with the steamboat Pod Jacket
alongside, which by the way, might have been
mistaken very easily for a yaw! boat, fitted up in
miniature, compared with the monster that lay
outstretched beside her. We stepped on hoard,
and look a journey through and over this floating
palace, and came away convinced that Buffalo
would have to try again before heating our De
troit neighbors, in the steamboat line.
Tho Illinois cost $100,000; is owned by Mr.
Oliver Newberry, of Detroit, and is sailed for the
present by that veteran tar of the lakes, Capt. C.
Blake. She measures 197 feet keel, 210 feet
deck, 55 feet beam, and a depth of hold of 13 feet.
Her tonnage is 750, and she is propelled by a low
pressure engine, with a5O inch cylinder and 10
feet stroke, from the foundry of Mr. J. P. Allaire,
New York.
The ladies’ cabin has CO berths and slate rooms,
and a very neat and commodious drawing room
adjoining, without berths.
The gentlemen’s cabin, which is below, excels
any thing that wo ever saw on board a steamboat
or vessel of any kind. It is 85 feet long, and has
a line of 75 berths upon each side The deck is
supported by marbled pillars, with arches ovei
each tier of berths.
This boat, when finished, for it is not so now
will accommodate cabin and steerage passengers
to the amount of 1000 persons at once, and this
is the most correct idea that wo can give of its
spacious accommodations. Wo Cope that the II
■ linois will prove a source of profit to ilsen'.erpri
sing owner, butene thing is certain, that up to
this time, dming tho present season, the business
of the lake, although larger than ever before, has
scarcely kept pace with the manifold facilities foi
doing it.
Juvenile Courage and Patriotism.
Instanced in Canada, during the distur
bances AT THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR 1837.
Times of peril and strife are not without
their uses. It is at such periods that, the more
sublime virtues are elicited, serving at once to
enoble the human character, and to stimulate
those who come after, to an equally honora
ble course when duly to their country demands
their exertions. If, is true likewise, that such
periods bring to view llio darker portions of
our nature ; the base passions and selfish de
vices of the heart are developed as well a<
those which appertain to the better part of our
being; and times of commotion may truly he
sa d to exhibit beacons to shun as well as
models for imitation. The following brief
narrative contains instances of both ; the good
however being the subject matter, and the bad
incidentally. It consists of well authenticated
fuels, and, whilst the conduct of the high-spir
ited damsels is worthy of all pra:sn, it must he
evident that loyal chivalrous feel ngs must
have pervaded tho beans of the parents f rom
whom they have learnt so noble a bearin'' in
difficult emergencies.
Charlotte and Cornelia are tho darn'll,
ters of Capt. P. Ue Grasse, a military officer
of long experience and tried loyalty, residing
in a retired silua’ion a few miles distant from
tiie city of Toronto; and it will he seen that
the same patr.otic feelings which an mated his
bosom weio carefully cultivated m the hearts
of his children. On tho memorable 10 li of
December hist, Capt. Do Grasse having acci
dentally heard that the rebels purposed to
possess themselves ol Toronto, ho felt himself
called upon promptly to leave all domestic ties
s and comforts ; and, confiding the protection t
t of his family to The Arm which is mighty m t
save ho proceeded r.t 11 o’clock at nq ht ; 0 .
• the city, in order lo lake up arms in its ds. t
3 fence, 11 is daughters, the elder of whom had v
• not completed her fifteenth year, resolved toll
• accompany him and see him sate to the city, ! a
r that they might relieve the anxiety of their ! ■
• mother; and with some difficulty obtained Ids ' i
permission to execute so perilous a design.
i It was a beautiful moonlight night when
f they commerced their journey, a considerable I
• portion of winch was through the bush, or m- : >
clean dcountry. Between Ualliwelland 'lor- i
- niett they fell in with the notorious Matthews I
1 and his parly, for y two in number, who were j v
1 advancing in two idea. Capt. ])e Grasse was l it
' now in iminent danger from which he would : 1
J hardly have escaped, but the presence of mind , n
5 of Charlotte saved them. Who suddenly took B
lo the 101 l file, and by paddling through the | ,
r mud she came in contact with Matthews’ foot i
tracks, and attracted his notice; by which
' means Capt. l)e Grasse and bin other dau.gh
! ter passed unobserved. Charlotte was nlluw
, ed to pass without obstruction. At length
I about one o’clock the party arrived at Toronto, tli
, where they t«und all in alarm end commotion, lii
i guns were heard firing in all directions, an 1 | c
i all the preparations fur immediate bo.itilitica i i
, were at hand. Notwithstanding the e o'-mm (t.
i of danger, the youthful heroines determined t
1 to return home, even ul that untimely hour of
f the night. The moon continued to give her p
light until they reached Arthur V Distillery, i.
1 after which they had to encounter all the tor- 'J
‘ rorn of darkness, and the fears of falling into i t
' the hands of rebels known to bei disseminated v
i in all directions of the vicinity. All llicse ii
1 however they escaped and reached home about t
! 4 o’clock in the morning. n
On the following day (Tuesday) the sistois Ii
! went to Toronto, carrying with them infer- a
1 matiun of the proceedings of the rebels at the 11
Don, and they returned in the evening after a
, having enquired for their father. On Wed- v
nesday they again succeeded in crossing the I
j dreadful bush which separated their homo t
. from the city. Their father was that day c.i t,
duty at the Parliament house; but -erne cue c
had told Cornelia dir.l he was at the advanced 1
i post, at the turnpike m Tonga street, whore I
. indeed he would have been, had it not have I
■ been for the temporary indisposition of Cel. h
’ M , which made the alteration nnceseary. v
Cornelia not finding her father r.t the post do- c
• scribed, and perceiving the general terror on f
1 every countenance, its consequence of the ic. r
port that the rebels were i>ooo strong, she re- g
solved to orocecd alone lo Montgomery Va- s
! vern, their head-quarters, and c.scoria n the c
’ truth or falsity of the rumour. As she passed f
! through the rebel fines, uli seemed amazed at t
• seeing a little gni on a fiery pony coming L
j fearlessly among them, and she could hear i
’ j them enquiring of each other who die was. t
Thus she readied the wheelwright’s, adjoin- t
ing Montgomery, without molestation; and as- s
j ter enquiring t)ie price of a sledge of particular i
. dimensions, cud promising to give the wheel
j wrmht an tmslver the following day,she was s
about to return to lha oily, whan suddenly 1
three or four men seized her bridle, exclaim
ing. “You ure our prisoner !“ JCy tlieee man ‘
„ she was detained nearly an hour, waiting for
. the return of McKenzie. All at once a gene
ral huzzaing was heard, and McKenzie ap
. peered, apparently eialed. lie cried“Glo
r nous news, vve hava taken the Western 1
1 mail !1” Then follo.ved the coachman and 1
f passengers, prisoners, The congratulations
t of the rebels and thoir crowding round their
i captives caused some contusion, and relaxed
i the vigilance ofher guards, and Cornelia la.-
I king advantage oftlic opportunity, whipped J
. her pony and made her escape, although pur- (
l sued and fired at several times. f
4 After ridding herself ol this party, she was i
“ again fired at f rom Watson's, and was sum.
monied to surrender, bat this seemed only lo
’• give additional streng.h to her resolution, and
u utlengihshe reached the city, bringing the
■ news of tlie robbery of the public mail, and
I dcscrioing the numbers of the rebels to be
1 ‘ greatly exaggerated, many of them lo be mere
y hoys armed with clue sticks, few possessing
guns or rifllcs, chiefly carrying long poles
’ with spikes on the ends, and tfio people hav
-3 ing little or noammun|'ion.
In the mcanlimo the other sister Charlotte
had been detained by the loyal parly at the '
| s market house, when one of the officers heg
,t ged of her to have the kindness to lake u des- '
1S patch oft he greatest consequence lor the safe- 1
is ty of the town, as they had not a horseman to
;r send out. She complied with the request, and
carried the despatch some distance on the
v, Kingston road where she met, the picqnet, and
rs returned with the answer to the city. Alter
is whicii she set out on her return home, in the
s evening. When near the corner of the bush
f before Sinclair's clearance, a largo party of
i - rebels fired at her and wounded her. Her pony
0 also was wounded and the poor bonsl jumped
18 over the fence ami never slnppc d lill he reach
18 ed the chapel. Immediately alter the first
ir fire of tills party one of the cowardly ruffians
ran across the angle of the hush, and upon
coming in front of her fired in the noble girl's
face ! !
Cornelia arrived safely at, homo that night
• about. 11 o'clock, Without having seen hurl
II father. Hhc therefore crossed the bush again I
on Thursday morning and followed the loyal
0 troops to Yongn street, where she was seen
perfectly composed and fearless near the thnris
daring of the cannon and the heal of the fire.
8 As she was leaving the city that morning she
h was met. by the excellent Chief Justice, who
d introated her to let him know all the intclli- i |
- genco she could collect in Yonge S‘reel, being
8 extremely anxious to hear the issue of the at
r tack against the rebels. This Ihe courageous ,
c and loyal hearted girl undertook to do.
8 She was returning borne to inform her ,
1 mother of the even's of the day and to give
1 assurance of her father's safely, when upon .
1 her arrival at the Don Bridge she discovered •
I that Matthews had set it on (ire. Instantly <
• she returned to the city and gave the alarm.
- Tlien, unable to pass the bridge on her pony .
t In consequence of the great damage it hud re
> cciverl, sfie loft the animal in iho city, and pro
-1 ceedcd on loot at 11 o'clock at night, though i
the district was filled with dispersed rebels. 1
All who wore witnesses of the conduct of 11
r these extraordinary girls spoke of it in terms
r of unqualified admiration. They became the j
i topic of conversation, and were pointed out .
t as bright examples of loyalty and courage. It,
< bus not yet transpired that any testimonial of i
< the service performed by them has been given, *
f lull “the times arc out of joint,” men’s minds
• are too deeply engaged in warding off present j
> dangers, and it can on vhe in hours of com. ’
I parative leisure that individual instances of
> heroic virtue and delcini.nation can to dwelt
upon at, laroe. But these young ladies and
liicir parents nave tlieir own rewards. Tlio
proud conviction that in the hour of dauber
they did not confine tiwir patriotism to passive
wishes nnu hopes for tho cause of loyalty; hut,
hr.'vmg uar-cr to its very teeth, performing
services at the moinsnt of emergency when
d one they could be such,Cßstingoff the timidi
ly ct thou ago and sex lor the glorious pur
pose o! s iving their country, and the dutiful!
one of giving ease to the hearts of those they 1
loved, they have a fund of consolation and j
happiness within their own beßonis of which I
nothing external can deprive tiieni.
It is but a small justice, yet to refuse it
woid.i be an injury both to tho subjects of these
anecdotes and to the World p.t large, to give
iho account 'o tho public. To the good an,’. !
active it -nay slinnl -to to further overturns, j
•« the supine it may lunv.gh a spark of
noble sentiment, and a desire to “go and do
likewise.”— N. l r . Albion.
A New Jersey ilcro.
Captain Nathaniel Fits Randolph, of Wood
bridge, was one of the bravest and most
intrepid men—twice ho was offered a colonel’s
commission in the regular army; but ho prefer
i ,d Urn ex ninnnd of his own select volunteers
to uuy «,.L -r service; aiid with them performed
the meet desperate deeds of valor.
lie and his mm were once surrounded by a
greatly superior force of the British. Their
uniform motto was, “death or victory."
The contest was maintained with great sluugh
ter on both sides, until I.e stood literally .lone,
wading in the blood o. tus companions who lay
in heaps dead and wounded around him. In
this condition ho seized a musket, and being a
man of great muscular strength, defended
himself, end knocked down his enemies right
and left, with the butt end of it, until the Bri
tish commander became heartily sic!; of tho
coolest, and begged that for God’s sake ho
would desist and spare tho sacrifice of human
Ido, seeing that ho must eventually fall into
their hands deed or alive. Ho coolly replied
that he was not yet a prisoner, and again p!a
cod himealf in a posture of defence. The
British officer renewed his entreaties; telling
him lie was tho bravest man ho ever saw, and
that it was a pity so valuable a life should be
lust in so unequal a contest; promising him
with the kindest treatment. At length, being
covered with wounds, and faint and weak from
fatigue and loss ofblood, and no longer able to
raise the weapon of defence, ho reluctantly
gave himself up, under tho pledge that he
should be well treated, and exchanged the first
opportunity; which promise was faithfully per
formed, and ho was soon again at liberty to
lake up bis arms in defence ol freedom. His
bravery, intrepidity, end gigantic strength
made him a terror to tho British wherever Ins
name was known; but the lories and London
traders were his most intimate foes. A whole
squad dared not encounter him in the day time
even when alone.
On a certain occasion, when bo was on a
scouting expedition on Staten Island, a party of
lories secretly dodged id in into a bouse in the
over'i**«i -‘-a after no m-.n laid aside Ins arms, rush
ed in upon him and made him prisoner, when, to
bis great grief and mortification, lie remained
nearly a year before lie was exchanged.
At the head of bis volunteers bo once encoun
tered a company of Hessians, one of whom being
somewhat separated from thereat took deliberate
aim and wounded Captain it. in the nrrn. Ho
plainly saw from whence the ball came, (iho
companies being very near together, and walking
deliberately up to the follow, though he would
say something to him, seized him under his sound
arm and brought him off a prisoner, while bis
gaping comrades stood motionless with surprise.
Captain K. was finally killed by a musket bull in
a battle near Elizabethtown, and buried at, Wood
bridge with the honors of war. —Newark Hugh.
From the Democratic Review.
Ilctuni of the I’arents.
lIV MRS. SIOOUIINKV.
Long bad they sped
O’er distant bill and valley, noting much
Cod’s goodness in (he riches of the land,
The summer-fruitage, and the harvest-hoard,
The reaper wicslling with the bearded wheat,
Ami the proud torrent’s glory when it shakes
The everiasl ng rock—nor yet forgets
To sprinkle greenness on the loneliest flower
That trembles at its base. Much, too, they spake
Os pleasure, ’neath the hospitable roofs
Os several kindred: how the loving heart
From such communion learns to wipe, away
Thu dust ofhousehold care, which sometimes hangs
In clouds o’er the clear spnit.
But anrm
The eloquent lip grew silent, for they drew
Near that blest spot winch throws all oilier lights
Into strong shadow— Home.
At that full thought,
The bosom’s pulse beat quicker, and the wheels
Moved all 100 slow, though scarce the eager steeds
Obeyed the rein. And as the mother spake
Somewhat, in murmurs, of her youngest hoy,
There came a flood of beauty o’er her brow ;
j For Indy love ball) beauty, which gray lime
Could never steal.
’Tis there, behind the trees—
[ That well known roof—and from the open door,
What a glad rush ! Tho son, who fain would take
His mother in her arms, as if her foot
Was all too good for earth ; and at his side
The beautiful daughter, with her raven hair
So smoothly folded o’r her classic brow ;
The infant crowing in its nurse’s arms;
Tho hold hoy, in his gladness springing up
Even to his father’s shoulder; lisping tongues,
And little dancing feet, and outst. etched hands
Grasping the parent’s skirts ; —it wasa group
That artist’s pencil never yet hath sketched
In all its plenitude!
And when I saw
The brightness of the tear of Joy, I felt
How poo. the pomp of princes, and what dross
Was beaten gold, compared with lhai dear wealth;
Home, anil its grnliilotion, and the tics [hearts
Which Heaven hath twisted round congenial
To draw (hem to itself.
■evja.vcfffc'-wris/ pumwww ww«.
MARI ,\ E IN T ELLIGENCB •
{ HAUU STO V, Os., 20. — Ait M stcrdiiy, new ship
Knluvv, of Clmi'li ston, Allen, . V;hip Warsaw, I’ol-tjc t,
do; Hr ship Spencer, it 11 i*k< It. l)t mann as In its Chapman
Thompson, Warren, U I; nchr Sarah, l.avn.ia, Uni t 11,
ItuSliiiiGi’i ; si’ln* Coi ine. Crock*, 11 ai ifonl, Conn, steam
packet N C, Davis, Wilmington, N C*.
Ckl, s' hr J wo S.sft is, IV monk, y j iovi(!ejjt , e.
Wt nt to *ca jt sit rday, UJ. hri# Humes Ayn s. Smart,
llirtfoid, Conn* »chr llminoss, ( nmmliitf, do; Urge In*.
Hall, do, sit am pack* I lieoig’ia, Hollins, JLMimorc.
• 'v-suoe rsrs: •v.tur a*v -.a w s-» ■»«,
IMiOWN SALT.
•*s fTtl fru ''' H blown Salt, 1 .rpo size, in good order
dozen boxes line table Salt, For sale by
oct 8 _____ It AAC moist:
RICHMOND BLUES. ATTENTION ;
rftMIE Brills on Wednesday afiernoua wil! ho 1
M. discontinued until furttier notice.
By order of the Captain, 1
set 10 ' W. A KOJJFKi bON.O. S,
- J mu .XV >• | ,
f COMMERCIAL.
CHAR I.RSTO V MARKET, OCTOBER 20.
Colton. —During (lie early part of ilio week, the
pnees ol Uplands ranged iihout (lie same no last re
port, but towards Iho latter part ol* the week, prices
began to look up, and were higher than many had
anticipated. 4he supply is by no means equal to
the demand, nut! choice lots are taken ns soon ns
they arrive, principally for Northern account, at our
highest quotations. There are as yet no operators
i ; l ,’ r ‘ .aropean account, as the limited stock of fine
Cotton,! precludes the invisibility ol filling their or
dels. At this nine 11 is confidently believed that an
advance on /inequalities may be shortly looked for.
Th." galas of llm inf. w.ve follows : ‘JIG bales
Upland ; 20 at 10 ; lit at U)J : -I' at II; 20 at 111:
at 121 : •! I a*. 12? ; 74 at 13 ; 26 131, and 654 at
131 da. per lb.
iiiiy. Asthere is little new .".ten sn market at
Ibis time, shippers were taking old sparingly at the
highest ratca during the early part of the week ; but
■ a kite the market closed, old stock was freely sought
a 1 let', and ilio higl.i i limits realized l>y holders.
Iho sales of the week wore as follows viz. 032
tierce : at, from 331 to 41 per cut.
/'/'■ ■)•, —We :.otc nalcs of 3(ti barrels Howard*
stroor, r.f S9i per hbl. Richmond City Mills is
worth 310
Fn ighls —To Liverpool Cotton id per lb . Havre,
1 a lie per lb.
NBW-YORK COTTO.K MARKET, OcT 17.
C ollon baa been in lair dc aand fir home use,
Ibough ,’t prices showing rather a declining tenden
cy, v ilhonl, however establishing any decided fall
>ng oil; (lie receipts have been about equal to th»
sales, say about 1500 hales
IIAI.TIMor.K, MARKET, OCTOBER 10.
Floor —Since our last vvi ekly report the market
has become more settled. Today wa quote the
wagon price ol lioward-strcot flour at *#7.75, al
though tot occasional parcels a fraction more has
been paid Sales fri nstor :s have been made at $B.
e note sales of City s!ills j'lonr at SB.
Crain . esterdny sales of various parcels ofgood
to very primn Virginia red w heals vvrre made at
* .► I,i o a k*l,7o—tile market not brisk—the purchases
being chiefly for account of eastern markets
\V c quote while Coro at Ho a9l rents. Last sales
of yellow, yesterday, were at 95 cents.
live 90 a 95 cents. Sales of Oats yesterday at
43 cent. .
I Vhiskry. —\\ e hear of no change in prices, and
quota the wagon price of barrels as before, at 40 cts.
exclusive of the barrel, and the store price at 46 «
47 cents. Sales ofhhds. at 4IS cents.
FIFTY LOLLARD RjBWARD.
]I 5 HOvD from the Livery Stahleof the snhscri
-1 id. hers, on Sunday, tho 7th instant, a large Iron
grey Horse, About*« yew* old; hfaeye* bad:
a long thick tail; legs nearly black; works well
in harness ; paces ami walks well undo The saddle :
no otlf.i merits recollected. Ho won hired, under
the pretence of bent” returned the following day,
by a man who called himself lie or go Knaves,
who is a bout 6 feot in height, sallow complected,
thin visage ; was clad in a brown linen frock-coat,
satinet pantaloons, a gingham or calico shirt, and
had on a speckled Palmetto hat. He is a Painter
by trade, and, wo understand, is from Richmond,
Virginia, to which place ho may probably return,
lie had a quantity of Jewelry with him, which, it
is said, ho stole in Augusta. A reward ol fifty
dollars will he given lor his delivery to us hi Macon
or twenty-five dollars for the horse.
WARD & WAGNON.
Macon, Ga , Oct. 20, IM3B. 3t
CHOICE LIQUORS.
J UST received and for sale by PETER OOLLY
opposite Stovnjl w— i—-—,
, if, qua*ter casks domestic Hrandy
\ h«U* do do . do
, I do pipe old I’ognac do Ed. Dcpui’u
2 do pipes do do
3 quarter casks old Poinaot’s Brandy
3 do do do Champagne Brandy
■ 10 eighth do do do do
. 5 bids old A pplo Brandy
. 2 pipes Holland Gin
, 1 do do do cxlra
j 1 hhd Jamaica Rum
| IB quarter casks Malaga Wine
d do do Bordeaux Claret Wine
3 bids Cherry Cordial
15 do old Munongahela Whiskey
111 do New Orleans do
15 quarter casks Madeira Wine
4 do do host old Madeira VV’ino
10 do do TeiioritJo Wine
4 half do do do
25 boxes Modoc Claret do
20 do Port d„
25 do assorted Cordials
5 casks London Porter
20 baskets old Champagne, choice brand
40,000 host Spanish Cigars
20,000 do Florida do
15,000 different kinds do
A/so, an assortment of Fruits, Confectionaries
and (»rocoric*B, suitable lor families.
oct _ BW lw
MADISON FEMALE ACADEMY.
/'IMIIL I rust ees ol this institution are desirous to
B employ a gout lemon and at hast one lady, to
take charge ol the Academy lit r the ensuing ora
term of years. They will receive proposals until
the 3rd day ol December next. The school is at
present in a most flourishing condition. Such is
Ihe number ol students, that the tuition money of
•be Literary deportment, will amount to upwards
of twenty-two honored dollars. The Musical de
partment. is also offered to a competent instructor.
In this branch from fourteen to lifleeii hundred
dollars will be realized.
()ur academy and Musical Saloon arc finely situ
ated—a splendid apparatus, with every necessary
convenience, is at hand to facilitate (ho progress
of a fine and liberal course of education.
I fur village is remarkably healthy, and our popu
lation constantly increasing. The progressive state
ol things present the strongest inducements lor the
location of the first talents in the country to em
bark profitably and s in; cess full y, in the honurablo
profession ol instructing youth.
F. E. JONES, A
T. J. BURNEY, |
J. EVANS, kTrustees.
J. W. PORTER, I
J, ROBSON. J
Madison, September 29, IH3B. swlst
BARGAINS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS.
rglllE subscribers have just opened a general
.a. assortment of Dry Goods of the laicstwinter
fashions,consisting in part of
French end London Prints
Latest style Florentine Bonnets
Do do French frilled Collars
•Do do Mouseline Delaines
Do do Victoria Alpines
Do do pro d" Nap Merino
French and English do
Latest style primed Highland Shawls
Do do Parisian Flowers fur Bonnet*
Do do Rep Silk
Do do Gro do Nan
Do do Gro do Swiss
At,so,
Now style French Blankets
Blankets ol every description for Negroes
Satinets ilo do do
Linseys do do do t
Woollen Hosiery do do
Sh ics do do
All of which will ho disposed of on the very
lowest terms. McKEE it DOW,
oct 1 7 trw3w 369 Broal-*t.
DANCING AND WALTZING. *
Mil. A. HATTiHK, Professor of Dancing
and Waltzing, most respectfully hogs leave to
announce to the Young Ladies and Gem lemon of
Augusta, that, at the earnest solicitation ofn major
ity of his friends, he intends opening a School for
giving lessons in (ho above graceful accomplish
ments, which are so conducive of ease and elegance
of carriage- Ho Hatters himself that ho will give
full satisfaction to all those, who may honor hi u by
becoming his pupils. Ills School will he opened
on Moiidnv, the 15th ol October, hist. Parents or
Guardians of Children, and oth ts, wishing instruc
tion given, will please call on .Mr If. at the Ma
sonic Hall, when lus teims will he made known.
OclO 3,*