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(The following mi r.<l and beati
tiful lines, on one of the great
est natural curiosities in the U
tiiferl States, have a claim upon
this attention of all tlmsc who
lake a delight in picturesque
scenery, or in viewing the stu
pendous works of Nature. They
ate from the pen of the cele
brated Thomas Moore. The
Mohawk is a river of very con
siderable importance in the
State of Netv-York. The Co
hoeg, or falls, are three miles a
hove its confluence with the
Hudson, ft is here 1000 feet
wide and precipitates its waters
ever a rock of about sixty feet
high.] Conner.
LINES,
WRITTFN AT THE COHOEZ, OR
irALLS OF THE MOHAWK
RIVF.R.*
Giaera in loco eves’ udia’ L'Rim
b atn ho
Del!’ aequo.— Dante.
From rise of morn till set of sun
I’ve seen the mighty Mohawk run
And, as I mark’d the woods of
pine
Along his mirror dark I v shine,
Like tall St jrloown forms that pass
!>cfor*. the w iz.ards midnight glass-
And as I view ’d the hurrying pace
With which he tali his turbid rare,
Ifoslung, alike until’d and wild,
Thro’ shades that frouw’d and
flowers that smil’d,
Firing bv every green recess,
That woo’d hint to its calm caress,
Yet, sometimes turning with the
wind,
As if to leave one look behind !
Oil! I have thought, and thinking
sigh’d—
How like to thee,thou restless tide!
May be tile let, the life of him,
Who roams along thy water’s brim?
Through what alternate shades of
w oe, * ,
And flowers of joy, my path may
go !
llow many an humble, still retreat
May rise to court my weary feet,
While still pursuing, still noblest,
I wander cm, nor dare to rest!
But, urgent as the doom that calls
’] hy water to its destin’d falls,
I see the world’s bewildering force
my lien’s devoted course,
Btogc lu lapse, till life I e done
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wsKnied Iunth ;:t the nag ! .icu>-
H of Niagara.
The fine rainlnw, which is con
linualiy fanning and dissolving,
as the spi ay rises into the light of
the sun, is pet hups the most inter
esthtg beauty which these wonder •
full cataracts exhibit •
FROM THE GREEK.
Dear is the blush of vernal morn
To imn who ploughs the ivate
rv deep,
And, o’er the darkling surges
borne,
Marks the storm’s infuriate
sweep ;
Dear is the limpid stream to him
Who journey’s on his toilsome
way,
And feels each slackened nerve and
limb
Paint beneath each solar ray :
But dearer, far when thy blest
power,
Love, two souls in bliss lias
bound ;
Gladly flows each festive hour
With rapture new for ever
crown’d
From the Lady's Miscellany.
A TALE FOR THE LA<-
DIES.
Alexander, and Godfrey
were two y oung gentlemen,
whole acquaintance had begun
with the eavliell period of their
lives. They were lons of the
principal families of the fame
town i they had been accus
tomed to play together in their
infancy : they had been educat
ed at the fame fchool; the fame
tutor had attend and (hem in their
ti avels; & they had during that
inttrefling period of their lives,
continued that amity, which
was begun when lancy rather
than realbn, had infpited it.
Godfrey, in deir return from
their tour, had left his friend
at Lyons ; fixed hy the radiant
eyes of fome beauty of the
place, and without a desire e_
ver to Tee this country, at the
expence of leaving the ohjr 6t
of his warmer willies. Alex’
ander was not the only man
who had a heart fufceplible of
irnprefTions from the fatal
charms of this beauty. Among
the number who became his
rivals, an Erglifh Nobleman,
feiting forward on his tour, was
flopped by the loft enchant’
ment. The rivals met at her
lodgings: the lady was divid.
id in her choice ; and neither
of them could give up their
pretensions. They determined
on the only decision. They
pursued the fame route to the
confines of Flanders. They
fought, and Alexander was the
more fortunate. The confe’
epicure of a duel i* seldom
forefeen hy those who engage
in it :—even the bed is terrible.
The death of his rival, indead
of making his way ealy to his
miltress, feperated Alexander
from her for ever. The affair
was no secret. He could not
return to Lyons. It was equal
ly unfafe for him to lee his own
country, where the friends of
his unhappy antagotnts were
powerful. He engages in the
Rtisfian lervice ; he made seve
ral campaigns with glory : he
was esteemed, & he was prefer
ed. From the time of his fatal
dispute with his countryman,
he kept up a condant corre-
Ipondence with his friend. The
interest of Godfrey, of his
family, of his friends, of all
whom they could influence,
was employed to {often the
rigour of those who had lost
the hope of their house: but
every letter contained the lame
piece of mournful news, that
they were relolute, and cruel,
and all applications incdedual.
The pet lon who had been
most determined and iminove
able, in his resentment, was
Ttmoleon, an officer of rank,
and honorable reputation.
VV hat all the entreaties of the
world had attempted with the
revengeful man in vain, anac-
I count from the Ruffian army
of the manner in which the
English volunteer had signa”
lized himfelf, effected. He de’
dared the man who behaved
so well in the field could not
have killed his nephew unfairly,
and, lent to the relations of
Alexander, to congratulate
them on the account of the
youth’s gallant behaviour, and
to allure them that he had no
! objection to his coming over
whenever he pleased, nor
should carry his resentment
any farther. Alexander re.,
ceived the news with transport.
He (elicited his difeharge from
the lervice : and he obtained
it with uncommon marks of
honor. He wrote to his friends
and to none with lo lincere a
joy as Godfrey, that he was
on his return. Their friend
fliip was renewed with more
than its original warmth; they
lived together ; their company
was the fame; their diversion
the fame : and there was not a
plea lure the one enjoyed of
which the other had riot his
(hate. Among their female
acquaintance was Sahitia, a
woman of spirit and of fome
wit, and in conlequence of
those qualities, with an lingo
verned temper, Hie was capti
ous and petulant. Both the
friends admired her—but nei
ther of them loved her. She
could have been happy in the
addrefies of either; but it wa*
impoflible, while both were on
the fame terms with her. She
would to-day give one the pre
ference, and when she saw it
gave no pain where it was in
tended, {he would to-morrow
pay the fame compliment to
the other. She would to the
one be for ever excepting a.
gainlt, and quarrelling with the
words that had drppped from
the other, in their lall conver
sation : and from criticifing on
them without effeH, file fell
into the next flep—mifrepre
fenting them. Someexpreffi
on of indifference which A
lexander had repeated to her
from Godfrey, on an necaiion
of no consequence, she had
exaggerated in the repetition
till she taxed him with some
thing which in reality he had
not laid. The lover, for they
we:e both Cos in reality, though
neither any farther, denied his
having Laid what she charged
him with, and she infilled up.
on the credit of her account
having had it from Alexander.
When Alexander paid his next
viftt, the coquette insulted him
forimpofing upon her, and in
all the petulance of a peevilh
beauty told him “ every body
did not think so (lightly of her
as he did,” or as he“ would
make her believe they did.”
And as an instance, told him
that file found Godfrey had
never (aid any such thing, as
he had repeated to her. No
thing is more tender than the
honour of a (oldier. A lufpici
on of his veracity is like a
doubt of his courage. He was
nettled at the reproof he was
concerned that it was Godfrey
who had contradicted him.
He called upon him immedi
ately. lie asked tl he remem
bered what he had (aid of a
certain lady upon such an oc>
cafion ? Godfrey replied, with
fome warmth, that he remem
bered what he had not laid of
her; though he had been charg
ed with it. Alexander fired at
the expression, defiled he
would recollect, and not make
his charade fuffer for his for
getfulness. The other answer
ed it was impolfible he should
remember what had never hap
pened. Both were piqued,
both were fiery in their dispo
sitions. They grew more
warm as they talked more on
the subject, till fome unhappy
word passed between them,
which it is scarcely poflible to
overlook. Godfrey walked
out without company :—but
without any determined resolu
tion. Alexander followed him,
as ifhe had underfiood it was
expefcted that he should.
When they were in a place,
dilfant from all interruption,
Godfrey (topped and turned
about:—Alexander, with tears
in his eyes, caught him hy the
hand—“ Friend—what are we
doing ?” —Godfrey was pale,
irrelolute, and yet too angry
to be melted by the affetti.
onate manner in which his
friend had addressed him.
What can Ido?’’ —said he
drawing as he fpeke. Atcxan r
der could not hefitatc on Inch
a summons. Ihe conflict was
long, neither attempted to hurt
the other. The intent on both
sides was to disarm —but, by
fome malicious fate, Godficv
lipped, and fell upon the point
of his antagonist's Iwotd !! I
Alexander snatched him up in
his arms : called heaven and
eßtlh to witness, that he would
rave died rather than willingly
have hurt him. Ihe unhappy
man confessed the fatal acct
dent of his own seeking
even he had compelled him to
what had occasioned this mis
fortune, begged he would for
give him :—and expired in his
arms !—Chance had brought
up two villagers to the place,
as the dying Godfrey made the
declaration. They comforted,
in their homely way, the dis.
traded Alexander, and promis
ed to assert, whenever it should
he necefiary, what they had
heard. It was the opinion of
the wretched youth’s friends that
it was his business to escape,
since the former misfortune
would condeal the effect of
every favourable incident on
this. He obeyed their request
—he took no leave of any one
—he went without pteparati
on, —and has never since been
heard of !—The families are
both unhappy in the highest
degree. Women are seldom
aware of the consequences of
thole disputes in which they
engage men. Thu* I would
observe, trifles may be raised
into things of importance by
the way of treating them ; that
no ties are of force againlt an
injury in reputation ; and that
while women are misrepresent
ing things in fecrel, they are
playing with the lives of those
who are nioft dear to them !
SHERIFF’S SALES,
OK the Jirst Tuesday in Decem
ber next, WILL BE SOLD at
the Court House in this City
between the hours of ten and
three o'clock,
A traft of Oak, Hickory,
and Pine LAND, lying in EL
bert county, on the north fide
of the middle fork of Broad
river, adjoining land of Mr.
Leeper and Mr. Thompson,
containing 257 acres more 01
less, at prelent rented to a Mr.
James.
One other traft of Oak and
Hickory Land, containing 200
acres more or less, wi.hin five
miles of Louisville, on Lam
bert’s Big Creek, adjoining
lands of John Rogers and o
thers, levied on and to be fold
under ar-1 by virtue of an ex
ecution in favor of Timothy
Freeman, vs. James M’lntosh,
Conditions Cash.
H. W. WILLIAMS, and. s. c
November 6, ioj
Sheriff’s Sales.
Will be fold, on the firfi
TUESDAY in December
next, at the court house ir
this city, between the hourt
of ten and three o’clock,
FIVE NEGROES, VIZ
John and his wife Catherine,
together with their children,
Charlotte, Juliet and Harry,
taken under execution, Edwin
Lewis vs. Emanuel Rengill,
pointed out hy the defendant.
Continued from lalt sales.
Conditions Cash.
H. W. Williams, ands. c. c.
November 6. 103.
Sheri tf’s Sales. I
On the jirst T undoy in
. next at the Cour t ’ ‘I
city of Savannah B
hours of 10 and 3 o'clock, ■
Will be Sold I
A Waggon Sc gem f cr M
Ilorle—A LSO a forte! nS
seized to fatisy an exermM
David Burney v s . J o h n (;■
houn the property points J
by the plaintiff. ~B
T. ROBERTSON, S. r §
Nov. 4 ICi |
Sheriff’s Sales, |
On the Ist Tuesday in D (xr B
WILL BE SOLI), th e *JS
house in tliis city, between IB
hours of 10 and 3 o’clock
A negro MAN named bB
chus,taken under execut ion 'B
the property of Wilii am gB
nard, under sundry cxetufl
ons, pointed out by the delcH
dant. The former purchajß
not complying with the tcuß
of lale. ■
Continued from !afl f a ! cs I
T. ROBERTSON, t. c ß
November 6. , o^B
Sheriff’s SalesT'i
WILL BE SOLI) at the C - -I
House in the city of Savarr.M
on the first Tuesday in
her next, between ‘ the /k;,r s ■
10 and 3 o'clock, B
THE undivided Sixth J
of thole two lots in the fal
city, known by the numbcß
(even and eight. Seized andfl
be fold as the property ofMB
John Broadbett Gibbone, I
fatisfy a judgement obtain®
against said Gibbone, at dfl
luit of John Wright. 1
Conditions Cash. I
T. ROBERTSON,*.e l
November 6. 103. 1
Sheriff’s Sales, I
On the first Tuesday in DecmiM
next, WILL BE SOLD, atm
Court-House, in this city, ®
tween the hours of 10 <tdß
o'clock, ■
TWO thirds of a Trad <1
50 Acres of Land, Oak, Hl
kory and Swamp, suitable fofl
Rice, Cotton and ProvifionJ
two miles from M’lntoß
Court-House, adjoining Citai
Martins Land. Levied on*
the property of Thomas Mill
to fatisfy Maurice LehiW
pointed out by the defendant.!
Conditions Cash. I
W. H. WILLIAMS and. s. cJ
October, 24. 195. ■
SHERIFF’S SALES. 1
ON the first Tuesday in Decern
her next, WILL BE SOLI
at the Court-House in this citj
between the hours oj 10 aid
o'clock,
TWO thirds of a Trad
500 Acres of LAND, Oat
Hickory, and Swamp, luiti
ble for Rice, Cotton and Pro
vifionS, two miles from M b
toffi Court House, adjoinii
Clem. Martins Land. Lev*
on as the property of Thoot
Mills, to fatisfy Maurice U
hiffe, pointed out by the
feudant.
Conditions Cash:
T. ROBERTSON,s.c £
Oflober 24. lo 3y
SHERIFF’S SALES.
On the firft Tuesday in D* o
next, at the Court-house *
the city of Savannah,
WILL BE SOLD,
At the usual hours.
FOUR negroes viz. Syl
via. Jenney, Hefclor and
key, seized and to oe foil
under and by virtue of * £
execution grounded on
mortgage, John Perpaii, vH
James Smith.
H. W. Williams, and. s-C £
November 6, lo .v