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" MVCII m Xkmaii* i-sivst:." — IViepcr.
f Yrt>~> the l.«r .Vo. of (Ac 7it to/, if t ie A'etr For’. .tfrr.'r.J
PASS ON, RELENTLESS WORLD.
“ Vcl mundo ut hoUando la huger i.”
run on, relentless world,
'Villi all thy omj.ly pageantry ar.tl r.ci.e,
r.r.on anil plain -, ami banner-sheet uuturkd —
f^envy not thy joys:
For thought* that pierce the b:ain,
On that dark brow are tegirtered in guilt;
Arid thy peat heart I* wrur.g with many a pair.—
fhnue, maniac, as thou wilt.
Tlto'l of the r-qjle eye,
Jn the rod chariot of conquest di s-vn,
V ur*od by the widow and tho orphan's tfigl.
I'ojis ia thy turnspit ou,
V<-t know in this hsgti day
tbT exaltation ami of vicloty
i here be, who sighing mark thy prouiarrav —
lleco, they pity thee.
Thou of the noble born,
Mitred or Clowned, who careless iook'.t on mo,
1'as* on—I mny forgive that glutico of scorn,
Hut never envy thee:
For, though tho gilded robe
VV raps thee in iiues ns bright ns evening's sky.
And thy prou.l sceptre awe* tho outspread globe,
IVuth shall not pans thee by.
Fairr d *n 1 frailest flower,
Bcmity! that joyest in thy heavenly birth,
Uiling *11 spoils with* nameless pow.r,
lbiss on, hi^'i queen of earth:
Vet, ut no far eft' dsy
hiiall fade the glory of that seraph form,
/.ml on tho richness of its honor’d cl.y
Shull feed the durklinj worm.
And thou, v. ho>.s iro.i door
VVu* never opened to the sufferer’s cry,
W ho e path to wotltb was o'er tho ftiendless poor.
Untouched by tuisory’s sigh—
With all thy millions speed,
llcnrtle- i and haughty, in thy course along—
Justice hath yet in store tlio righteous meed
Of thy unblushing wrong.
'ITr i too, that hop’st to s?nd
J hy name throughout the future’s furthest y, if/,
Jl- cklos.s of infill <nco and example, and
Thu hydru.s conscience rears—
I Vis on -albeit the gloom
Of dim oblivion shall o’ersnadow thee,
And so.-clem as the naver-whisporing tomb,
Thy memory shall be.
11 hut to iricaasmp-s tru>: t
Whoftwriinj smiled throiiRh (brume's sunny day,
Il.it \vlii'a tli) I'ricuJ wag strirkcu to the dilit,
Turned from hiswo -a away—
!’«•• on, dishonored one,
'1 hy docp’uing nharas, thy bu«cnr-m ro with the-5—
'J'h'-rc ore dark spot* upon the glorious gun—
Could earth, then, be more tree?
And thou whose every thought,
1’ohdered tho ruin of creation's pride,
Woman, for whom the high in heart have Ibn-l.’,
l'or whom the Root have died—
Who, when her love was won,
llidst spam it for tho wanton and the wine —
I’oni on—I may not speak thy malison,
For, vengeance is not mine.
Hut ye—to whom remain
l !nsullied lionui,and unswerving truth,
Faith, meekness, chanty and her bright trail. —
Virtue’s immortal youth—
Whouo love for human kind,
Take the pure heavens, is boundless and serene —
TVhose alms are like thacvcr-rcstlsss wind,
Kcfrcihing yet unseen:
And ye—over whom the cn!I
ill wealth,runk, farneund glory has no suae,
Faithful, und just, and kind in hut hall—
Oli, pass not thus away t
For, sure it is unmeet
That y«, who formed lifo’a beauty und its worth,
Miujling its hitter cup with many a »ueet—
Should ever pass from earth!
_ ARION.
as wm±"
French Professors.—'1 hose who have read the no
tice of I*iot. Cousin, in Iho article upon Intellectual
i iiiioeoptiy in llu* last number ct the North American
lloview, will read the following extract, from a letter
«*f a traveller in Europe, published in the Ncw-Vork
Evening Fo^t, with a particular interest:
It was one of my first objects in l*.ui» to sec and hear
sbmeof those treat literary and scientific nu*n tvho are
tilling the world with their renown. As u primary step
1 presented mysell at the Sorbonne, where many of the
principal lecture* are delivered, to obtain a card ol ad
mission.— Nothing more was necessary than iny signa
ture on the ticket and in the register of the institution,
iins admitted to the academy of sciences and to that of
letters. There are aisolecture* at (he college of France,
the School ofMIues, and tho Jardin du If.ii, which are
nil thrown open in (he same unreserved and lib *ral m.ui
ner. The professor* are pensioned hy the king, lor the
delight and instruction of tho world The first lecture
which I attended was one by M. Cousin, the scrond'of
•* course, on the philosophy ol the eighteenth century.
Jt was lobe delivered i:i the Hall of the Sorbonne. L"ii*
«-er*(anding that he was oneot the most popular lecturers
in Fari*. I went thither an hour before the time, and
found the room, (hough large enough to contain from
1500 to 2000 persons, already so thronged tii.it I thought
snyself happy to obtain a seat near the door. It wa*
curious to observe the liahits of a French audience.
Some were reading as quietly ai if at home, hut the
greater part engaged in the most active use of tongue
and eye. The room was filled with incessant and loud
t tie*, of which I could not at first ascertain the mean
*ao- At length, how ever, I perceived that they pro
veiled from persons who had retained «oaU vociferating
(lie names of their friends, and fiom individuals in search
of accommodation calling to their acquaintance in order
to obtain it. Our American restive would scarrelv rel
ish this proclamation ol a name; nor would our Ameri
can notions of “ (lie rights of things and persons” per
mit an individual to retain more room thru he rould oc
cupy himself.—The lecturer was received on his up
penrsnee with a loud burst of applause, which was suc
ceeded by a breathless silence. The French applaud
on every occasion except, 1 believe, in church, and on
the other hand maintain a profound stillness in the in
tsrvals of exclamation. This is carried so far that all
coughing, moving, fee. take place in he pause* of the
iirator, instead of being scattered over the whole lime of
the discourse. A Frenchman will not even sneeze un
seasonably. Hut (oreturn.—The lecturer on the pre
sent occasion, M. Cousin, Is a tall, thin inan, ahout for
ty year* of ug^. liis face is long and dark, and of a
melancholy and contemplative character. Hi* eyes are
large and exceedingly expressive. lie wa* dressed in
the ordiuary habit of a gentleman, and delivered hi* lec
ture standing in an easy, independent and dignified | o*
ture.—Though his subject was of an abstract nature,
lie spoke extempore with uninterrupted fluency Hi*
manner approached very near to one** idea of inspira
tion. The whole man, head, eycj. hand* and body, a9
avail as voice,seemed lobe engaged, and that, too, with
out tlie least awkwardness cr affectation, in the <*xpro«
pion of ins idea*, lf.it any tin,o he paused tor a mo
ment, you could perceive, by the glowing eye, the
thought burning within him, and could aim'id antici
pate iu general nature from the unconscious motions ol
liis hands. He commenced his lecture with some ah
•tritse distinction} between religion and philosophy, as
signing, in general, inspiration a* the source ol'tlie one
and reflecti-m ol tho other, lie next proceeded to a*
.crlllial religion h properly the cradle ol philosophy—a
tact which he illustrated at some length from the hlsto
ly of the Ka.it, of Egypt and ol Greece. At length he
came to Christianity, which he asserted to ho the I i«t
and beat, the consummation of all religions, conf ining
whatever was purest in moral* and moat correct in ihe
ology; and a iding the mysterious and elevating doctrine
of the incarnation of the Son of God. This religion he
asserted to tic the foundation of modern philosophy, a
brief outline of the history of which he then gave du
img the sixteenth and seventeenth ccnturie*. Thus
having taken, in connection with the principle above
stated, a general survey of all philosophy down to the
p&nod which constitutes the peculiar subject of his
VDitrsc, 1 never shall forget the animated dignity with
which he made profession of hia own belief in Christian
ity. Conscious that the ni’jority of ids brother monnfn
aud perhaps of hia audience, In heart, if not openly
would be inclined to se»er. and that his reputation as a
philosopher, and among philosophers was at atako, he
eocmed to erect hi* person and elevate hi* voice, and
expand each glowing feature, as if in noble defiance of
expected obloquy. Ho is accused by hi* enemies of a
tendency to the exploded tenets of Plato, wliiih moans
»u reality, I suppose, a tendency to the vnirifual and tru
ly intellectual dorttinc* of revelation. Hi. lecture last
ed more than an hour and a half; and though it was in a
foreign language, and required therefore the closer ap
plication on iny part, my attention was not sufTsrei! to
<lag even for a moment.
On the next day, I accepted the im itation of a young
physician to accompany him to a lecture of Mroi|a.,i.t
one of the most distinguished of the Trench physicians’,
end the great rival and opponent of Cousin Owing to]
tii* principle*, (be is a materialist,) he has never been
dppotnted to any rhairof philosophy or medicine, hut he
ii permitted to lecture to his pupils at the Val de Oraco,
« royal military hospital of which ho is superintendant.
we found him a man of forty five, with a figure and
face, whose massiveness might well serve to remind
you of his system, though from hi* quick bright eye,
looked out a something which might serve still br-tter
xo refute it. The expression of his countenance w»*
benevolent, and denoted remarkable activity of mind,
though deficient, 1 thought, in the grave and delibera
tive character of wiadorn, He commenced his lesson
K' «reTgxref 0" va*-»e % pr ”•*• '
disease*. *<aie* aim treat men:. vvmch uccup.cd about
half an hour, llo then took off hi* cap, which ha had
hitherto worn, and proceeded toJdiseu«* a subject more
ab*tru-e and difficult, the affection* and passion* of the
human mind. A» far a* I could understand Id* system
from a ‘ingle lecture. It seemed to be that our id' as
affection* and pa«*ion*, are produced altogether try Im
pulses lrotn without, which operate upon tho brain and
the nervous system; an old theory, presented under a
m< re modern form and with novel illustration* The
tendency of the system i* plainly to show, that far'* do
not Justify the supposition of an immaterial «o tl. What
theso philosophers prove, however, even though the r
theory of nervous action be admitted, is beyond my
power to discover. The true modus operand i is after
all a secret, towards which they njr ra-.di very little
m arcr than the most Ignorant of men IndecJ, they
are further from the truth. For, the latter ha* pmb
ably been taught by bis “nurse anil and pried,” a
much tho object* of philosophic derision, that In* mm I
is spiritual and its operations naturally invi-ible. He
has at least attained that drgreo, beyond which Socrate*
himself did not a«pire, *• to know that he knows no
thing." In the course of the lecture, tho system of
Gall was examined at some length. It wa* admitted,
that tho intellectual character develops* its ‘If in the
f ont, and the animal in tho hind pirt of the skull, hut
; the system was pronounced visionary, inasmuch a* it i*
! impracticable to ascertain minute details, and Hasdfy
| them by nny methods of induction. 13rou**ai< deliver*
1 himself sitting, and looks frequently upon lit* no’e*.
which seem to contain only a few brief hints. He
speaks f.i*t and with uncommon vehemence, using a
great deal of gesticulation, and distorting his fcattucs
with every variety of grimace.
The next opportunity which I enjoyed of seeing and
hearing the distinguished men of Paris, was at the an
nual meeting of the Geographical Society, held in an
apartment of tho Hotel do Ville. A ticket was scr.'
me by the politcnos* of a friend. Tho sitting was open
ed hy an introductory* address fioni the Pie-identof the
Society, Tlaron Cuvier. This di-tiuguished man is < i
about the orJiniry height, but appears of unnatural
breadth, in consequence of the great quantity of cloth
ing which he wears, llis fice is of an aquilino form,
hi* complexion and hair light, his mouth anti eyes large
and expressive. lie sustains at present, such is one of
'he burdens of distinction, an oppressive number of otfi
ces. He i* a member of the Council of State, Chancel
lor of the University of Franco. Inspector of all reli
gious denominations, not Homan Catholic, (ho is hinmdl
a Protestant,) Superintenduit cf the Garden of Plant*,
and President of a member of a multitude of scientific
an l literary societies. 1/is address on the present occa
Min was oriri ami appropriate, am! delivered with gro t
dignity It wns followed by tho reading of (lie minutes
of the lut annual meeting. Next came the gen-nil
report of the transaction* of the society for tho past
year, and then a particular report read by the U.iroo Go
inard.on the part of a committee appointed to investigate
the claims of n Freueh traveller, M Oaille, who ha* just
'•turned from Timbuctoo. Tho report stated, that the
committee had ascertained the tiina of Callle’s dcp.ir
ture fiom 8t. Louis, tit the mouth c.f tho river Senegd.
on Ills way up ili.it river, and also the time of his urri
val in Morocco, with a caravan which !udcro«a-d th
desert They had examined him in the knowledge of
tho Arabic language, which ho professed to have u*ed
in hi* communications with tho natives, and had round
that he spoke it with the impurities p*ctiiiar to tho A
frican barbarians. They had compared hi* drawing-nf
the face of the country, through which lie wa» sai l to
I;- vc passed, with the reports of other*, and found them
to be correct. On (heic grounds, tho committee ad
judged to him the reward promised by the society. Ot
hi* residence at Timhuctoo, no details \v re given, ex
cept that he lived in a house near where Major Laing
hid resided, of whose utl'iinoly death he has brought
a confirmatory account. After the conclusion of the
report, tho President rose and callc I for M Caillc, t<>
whom he presented th* diploma oT the society. Th
t-av-ller was received with a buret of applause from
the audience. II * is a small «p ire man, with a very dm k
complexion, of the unuo-t simplicity of appearance.—
IIi« profile is of the oval form of llci.ry Kirk White,
and marked with traits of dVbu*ij*ni. There was aljo
present nt (ho sitting, apparcn'ly o* ,i member, a young
Turk, whom I understood to he th- »ou of Ali Pach.i,
sent hither to **tudy the sciences of Europe. lie i*about
tliirly, of n tall stout figure, and slouching and aivk war t
in his movement*. He was dressed in full costume. A
rich shawl was rolled around his head in the form of a
turban Ho wore, instead ot a coat, a short richjackot,
w hich fitted closely to hi* shape, and instead of pant*
loons, Uie loos- oriental drawers gathered abou' haV
way between his knee and auric. There urea number ol
young Turk* here, sent to enioy the advantages afTord
ed in tho way ot education. In this respect, Pm is i* in
deed Ihe centre ol the world. Men of every iiaijor.
crowd hither in search cl knowledge, no Ie«* than in
pursuit of pleasure. Even Madagascar is rour-sented
in the person of two ot its voting Princes. Distinctions
of cd ir and of name are entirely disregarded The
avenues of lerning aro alike open to all This is no
ble, and exhibits an attachment to the cause of science
in general, and a regard for the welfare of Ihohumin
race, at once liberal, manly and glorious in its charac
ter. and conducive in more ways than one, to tho in or
csts ol the people, bv whom these exulted principles are
cherished. “ Tho Great Nation,” a* applied to lh-iu
solve* by the French, ha* haen deemed a vain glorious
title; hut when we look at (heir public institutions, and
the spirit which directs them, we cannot but think i<
just.
As a further illustration of tho Iiberalily of French '
institutions, behold me on obscure American, on the I
morning succeeding the meeting of the Geographical
Society, seated in the amphitheatre of Chymiitry, at the
Sorbo'ino, and listening to the greatoat Chemist in the
world, and feeling inys-lf. by the unhonght courtesy
of the great nation, as well entitled tohe there, a* any
of the audience. Tho lecturer was M. Th-nurd, and
the subject tho theory of combust! m 1 nood not enter
into any detail of tho matter of the lecture, inasmuch m
it was the sum- that i* adopted and taught in our own
country I shall coniine myself, therefore, to exter
nuls. Ihc amphitheatre is hii oblong apartment, in (he I
centre of one of one of the side* of which, is the place |
of tho lecturer. Around (hi* place, Ihe benches aro
arranged in' a semi-circular or rather seml-oliptiral
form, rising one above another. Su-h i* tho arrange
ment of all the lecture rooms in which I hnvo been. It*
advantages, a* it respect* seeing and hearing, are obvious.
In this way also, a mom whirh, on tho ordinary plan,
would scarce contain five hundrod, on tho present occa
sion accommoda'ed eight hundred persons. Before tho
lecturer was placed a table, on which was set all the
apparatus neceii.iry for the experiments connected wit-,
the lecture, prepared by three or four voting men in
aprons, who wera constantly in at'onHjiieo. ” Behind >
him, about six fuotfrim the fi->or, was fastened again*’ I
me W.1II a case, containing three or four black bo ird*,
.suspended apparently l.v pullios, onn of which a' a ’fine
was let down, when need- !. for the purpose ofil'ustr a
tion. The convenience of this arrangement is plain —
lint, to come to a more inler jsting -«n* j -rt, the lecturer
Mtnsolf—In* countenance, 1 think, aitiir.ts no indication
of extraordinary genius, norlii* dross c-f exlranrdin iry
neatnes*. lie commenced hi* lecture filing, and tho’
in this position, «lretrhed forth hi* hands lie fore lie he
gan to speak. Occasionally, however, ha rose to exliitj
it an experiment, and remained 'landing until he had
finished the topic, with which it was rr.nnerted. His
manner wig always animated, and while eng.-ged in
refuting the old tlieoiv of coinhus'ion, exceedingly
v. bernenf. II;» gesticulation was rapid, ronstant and
significant, ond, as well as his tone-*, deseenduJ in the
ossa and familiarity of ordinary conversation For In
«'ftnee, the fingnr was some'iine* applied to the side of
the nose—a gesture I have observed very common
among Ilia French What particularly struck ms in
'I hen,ml, wa« that entiro knowledge of liis sifi'wff,
which enabled him to put hiinsnlt no rompl-tely at hi*
earn, before a numerous audience, and ih.it enthusiasm,
in it* ptir«uit and develop-unent, which Irresistibly at
Iractml the attention and inters*’ of bi* bearer*. Thi*
knowledge and this enthusiasm, I attribute not merely to
the rharaoter and talents of tlm man. though there are
certainly admirable, hut chii-tly perhaps (o the suh-di
vision of labor which takes p|»c0 j„ Prance, jr, intellec
tual as well a* mechanical operations, Thenar.!’* at
tention is confined, not only in ChvinUfry. but to a part
of Chymistry. Tho course in which lie is now engag
cl, is to ho Completed bv O ’V Lu**ar. Tho powers of
the human mind, like the rays of hea*, glow the more
intensely, the morn they aro concentrated. Tho «aine
may bo s till of iU atf.-ctinns — We novo*, therefore,c.m
expset from o.ir prnfcMot s in the United .States, the
same ability which distinguishes the great men of Ihi
rope, (uiilcs* where nature m >k«M, ns «he sometimes
uop icalionahly ha* done, a brilliant cX’cp'loo,) while
•heir attention eontinue* to be required at i1,q s*mo time
to two or three things essentially distinct.
Organ nv Rtgam — A Mr. Schulz*, of Panlinella,
recommends the u*e o! Perkin*’ small itomn engine to |
inflate an organ bellows, i le says, that an engine of 5
horse power and 'cn pound* of coal, would *en<l In from
'fie sviml cyl*nder, 12,did# feat of wind per hour. For
a I trge Cetiimh m otg.m, the idea ;a a good one. '1 he
volume of wind thus Introduced, must produce sounds
more full, clear, and «w>diing. than by manual Isimur
HOW TO I’/iV KORA Farm: " '
A man in the town of D-, *omr twenty year* ago
went to a merchant In Port*mouth, (N. II ) who was at- i
so president id a bank, and stated that be tfved on » •
far.n, the home r,| his father, which had descended to I
him by right of inhei.tance, that this, his only nrope.ty I
wortti tv 0 thousand dollars, was mortgaged lor one
thousand to a m TCiie«s creditor, and that the time of
r . 0- oq ynutt k Ulb a w*tfr. Tie e»o*rd by ask
log for a loan to Inc amount of msilebt, lar which lie
offered to remortgage hi* farm.
Merchant.—I have no money to spare, and if I could
relieve you now, a similar difficulty would probably arise
in a year or two.
Fanner —No: I would make cvory exertion; 1 think
I could clear it.
Mer.—Well, if you will obey niy directions, 1 can
put you tn a way to ge tbe money; but it will require
the greatest prudence and resolution. If you can get
•i good endors-T on a note, you shall have m-'n-y from
the bank, end you can mortgage you. firm to the emlors
e* lor liis security. You must p.iy 0:10 hundred every |
|00days. Can you do it*
Far.—I can g.-t Mr. - lor endorser, and I can
raise tho hundred dollars for every payment but the fir-t
A/er.—Then burrow t hundred dollars more than you
want, and let it lie in the bank; you will lose only one
doll ir interest. But mind—in order to get along yen must
spend nothing—buy nothing—maka n box to hoi t all the
money you get as a sacred deposite.
lie departed. The note was discounted mid the pay
ment punctually made. In something inoro than two
years h • caine again into the siore of the merchant, and
exclaimed, ••/ am a free man, I don’t owe any man ten
dollars—but look at me.” He was embrowned with la
bor, and his clothes trotn head to fj «t were a tissue of
darns and patches “My wife looks worse tlirn I d
“So you have cleared your firm,” «aid the merchant
“Ye>,” answered he, “and now I know how to get atio
tlirr.”
Thus good advice, well improved, rescued a family
from poverty, and put them in possession of a compc
jiency, which they vet live to enjoy. Thus may any
june retrieve a fallen fortune if ho will.—And by using
• the same amount of self danial, and nuking as great ex
ertion* in the way to U>*.wn, wa miv »«cu>o“an in
[ heritance incorruptible,nnd-filc I, that (••inih not away.”
Simple method of destroying ttu Hessian IVy
[ A* the wheat crop this season lias, in »om • place's «uf
I fered considerable damage from the destructive elf-cts
of thi< insect, we are happy to he •n.ibled, by a vaht.i
blo and obliging ruie-pond. nt, to publish tho followin''
diiertions for d -s'toying it:
The lieuiin fly deposits its eggs on the wliea’ e.u
before it is reaped: the egg is so small as to be invisibl •
to tho naked eye, but may he very distinctly seen with
a microscopsometimes a grain of wheat w ll b* ob
served to have several of the-e eggs on it. They are
attached to the wheat by a glutinous substance, deposit.
| ml around them, by the parent flv, by which (hey are
held ,o tirmly on the su< face, a* not to hr easily remnr
ed by tho motion ol rcapting, threshing, fie. Shortly
after the seed begins to germinate in the soil, the goui.il
heat ot the season brings the young flv ftotn its egg, m
th*' fonn of a very small maggot (as i« the case with
<11 insect-: ) these li'tlo maggot.- depo-it themselves at
'he root of 'lie stalk, to th-> s,*ed of which their eggs
bad bees attached, between the stem and the lowv.-t
blade or 1- if, where ill. y may be discovered, tlming
the month of May uml b- ginning of June, quietly re
posing: here they remain until the warmth of the sea
•0:1 brings them to maturity, when they commence
eating the substance to which they have been attached.
It is not until thi- period that their destructive effect*
<re visible, by the wheat becoming withered and Might
"<!. This accounts for the fact that wheat, which is at
tacked by thi- destructive insect, presents a healthy ap
pearance until th" month of June, the period nt "•Inch
Ibis embryo-fly begins to u-r food.
N <w, it i-evident, that if the eggs of thi- fly can lie
destroyed on the seed wheat, by a process that will not
slao des'roy the vegetative quality of the grain, the ru
bious effects will he avoided. This ran bo done by the
following very simp! ■ process.—“Soak the seoJ w heat
in water tor twelve hours; spread it out on ho barn
floor, «o as to allow th- superabundant water to escape:
then take fresh slacked lime, nml mix it among the
wlieit in quantity sufficient to have every grain cover
ed with the lime, taking can; to stir the wheat well
with a shovel, so that no particle miy escape coining
in full contact with the lime, which, when thus appli
ed, will in a -li3'-t time ih-stioy the eggs, and cause
qu oi’ly preserve the grain from destruction.'*
Our correspondent assures us that the egg, w hich be
fore the application of tho lime anpeirs clear and tr.ms
parent, after wauls become* opaque, and puts on the up
pear*uce of an addled egg. Tli • ellicacy of the above
remedy h.\* bo-Mi estatdidie I by several experim -ills, I
one of which we will here relate. Wheat, supposed to
Ihi infected with the Hessian fly, wa* taken,one half ol
the quantity was treated with lime, and the other halt
<va* sown in tho same soil with the prepared seed in al
ternate <h ill-; the rosult was, that cverv stalk from the
prepared se • 1 came to ra tturity, and WM productive,
whilst tho al'e.nate drills which had been sown with
unprepared *e-d wero a'most tot illy destroyed.
I’lie above roino'y, fir so serious an evil, canno' lie
Mo widely circulated—we would recoinim-nd its trans
lation into th-- French pipers, and wo think, the Cu -
of the country parishes wont I confer a benr.tr on 'h •••
parishion -rs, by having it made known at their respec
tive Church door*, after divine service.
[Canadian Cowant
Elegant Specimen t]/ American Aianufticlucc*'
We took occasion, -o i»e tun* since, to notice, as an
evidence of president Jackson'* friendly feeling to
ward* American Manufactures, that lie lia<l ordered
foil Messrs, li.ike well, Page 61 IfakewoT* of this
city, a set of Glass for tii- own urn. Tli.it order i«
nearly completed. W'e liad last week an opportunity
ol witnessing (Ins very splendid exhibition of Auieri
r ui skill and ingenuity. It con-ists of largo and «plr»
di I bowls with an I without stands—celery glasses,
pitchers, quait and pint decanters, tumblers, wine and
champaign glasses, sails, &.c See. the whole tas efillv
executed ill the very best style of workmanship. The
gi ns i« as pellucid as chrysUl; and tln« he tuiiliil cut
tings give a hiilliaocy of e(f. ct not a-i'.y described —
'Ve think this fpecimcii ol Aiuerir.in wotkinunrhip will
vie with the bust productions of tin* French and Eng
lish artists. It is vety gratifying to witness the gr-at
l>-1faction to which our uiti-Ua Invo arrived in the va
rious objects to which their “kill and enterprise have
been directed; and it certainly affords no small evi Icnce
of the go nl fo-lings entertained by Gen. Jackson for the
American xys'ein, that lie Ims given this substantial
proof of it Wo ualcr-taoJ that »h-» order is value.I at
about §1500. [Pil tsburu Mercury
-, | | I, III ,| n I w ,n i MU rm.i jl.
jW’Ol'ICK.—The Executive will receive propo.-. d.s in
1. w conformity with the provisions of the 3.1 section of
the act concerning the Armory, hereto annexed—“And
bo it further cnactod, that the Executive be authorised
and required to ascertain upon what terms the Armory
Buildings and Lind attached thereto, can be sold, ex
change I or leased for a term of years, and communicate
to the next General Assembly the result of their enqui
ry-” By order of the Executive.
Win. If. RICHARDSON, c. c.
Executive Department. )
13th M uoh, 1829. $
March 11. 101—tf
jJJ^I.VNkS WANTED.—The undersigned will re
51 reive proposals until the 20th of August nest, for
supplying the Roanoke Navigation Company with
5,090 feet plank, ea-'h [dank to hr 15 feet long, 2 inches
thick and from 10 to 13 inrhe- wide,
31,009 from 20 to 30 feet long, 2 l-2inches thick, and
from 10 to 12 inches wide,
28,093 from 2.3 to 30 feet long, 3 inches .Inc.., and wiJtii
a i above described.
On • fourth of each quantity to he delivered at Weldon,
N. (’. by the of 10th Nov. n -xt, and the remainder with
in four mouth s thereafter, the whole to ho entirely freo
from sap, and of the best heart pine. Payment will bo
made for the plank as noon as delivered.
July 11. 19—11 A. JOYNER.
fATO Tlt ’E.—Will bo sold on Saturday tho 15’h of Au
" gust next, at 11 oVIo’k, A. M. in front of the Hell
I avern, in the city of Richmond, all shares in the capi
tal Stock ol the Mechanics/llle Turnpike Company, on
which full payment has not been made.
Hy order of tho President and Directors,
July 11- P' -wtd* (, \f. t ARRINGTON, Trt t’ep.
To Sarah Spillcr, Letitia Spillcr, Mary Spillcr, B >
bert Spillcr, fame* S oiler, Solly .'Lin Spillcr, Eli
:n-- Spillcr anil Henry Spillcr:
TJI AKE tiolico, that we shall, on Tuesday the 25th
i August next, between the hour* of 7 in the morn
ing an I 5 in the evening of said d iv, at Terry’s Tavern,
in the town of Jackson, and State of Mississippi, pro
ceed to take tho deposition of James Trahern—also, that
we shill,on Friday, the 25th day of September next,at
Hullivant’s Tavern, in the town of Danville an I State of
Virginia, between the hour* aforesaid, proceed to take
the depodtlon* of Col. Nathaniel Wilson an I Cupf. Win.
Astir.—also that we shill, at A I im Toot’s Tavern. Hall
f r: Courthouse, Virginia, on Monday the 2Sth day of
S. ctcfnVr next, between tho hours aforesaid, proceed to
take l«-[>ositii»n of Alex md>w Cunningham and oth
er*, which said depositions are intended to f>e read as
evi lence in the suit now depending in tho Sitrporior
Court of C hancery for the dis’rlct of Lynchburg, if the
State of Virginia, wherein we are complainant* and yott
are defendant*. THOMAS p. MODE,
MARY C. HOGE,
ACHILLES WHITLOCRE,
SARAH N. WHITLOCKE.
J»|yai. _ _ 9i—tw
A I E Vf’HFIt, svho ha* had s/-v#ra 1 year*’ caper I
. enee, withii to get employment for tho et tiling
vear In Mtn* ar.’drmy or private family. He ran offer
ample testimonial* of hi* ability to teach the Greek,
Latin and Lnirli*h language* grammatically, Arithme
tie, Geography, A«tronotny. Mathematic*, kc. L»t
fm * a-ldre«*ed to A. H. e»r<* of William Snyder, e*q ,
F ve ret tesvi lie, Albemarle Ccunty.Va. will be protriptly at
tended to.
3 fr 19 iV-laM."
POnoX-SlitU ULi.LINc/ mauiim:.
WE. THE SUBSCRIBERS, piopiietor* ol thr
above-named Machine tor hulling Cotton Seed*,
invented by Francie Follett, and for which he has ob
'<*ined a Ha eut. now ofler for tale right* lor the ti*
ot a.ud Machine, for any aecion of thr United
S'atea. or for the u*e of a tingle Machine. A M .
chine of a rise suitable t0 h« applied to the power of
from two to three Horses will hull turd clean atone, and
the same operation, from twenty to twenty-fire Bushels
of seed per hour—which will yield on> third its measure
or fifty-two per cent of its' weight in Kernel, from
Seed of a tolerable good quality. One Bushel of Ker
nel will yield at least two gallons 0I Oil, which is
equal to the yield of Flax-seed, and we believe one or
two quarts more if well expressed, and will leave, about
thirty-five pounds ot Oil Cake, a valuable and nutritious
food, lor fattening Hogs and Cattle. A Machine of tt\e
size to do the above work will cost about $150, exclusive
ol the Palcut Right for using it: And those of a smal
ler or larger size in proportion.—We have a Machine |
now in full operation which will p >rfbrni as above stated,
open to the view of 'ho<c who wish to examine it.—The
Oil is good for painting, not much if any inferior to
tha Linseed Oil. It is also a good gai light Oil, and
wo believe it may bo made a goo! oil for lamps, fur
l cleaning wool, for machinery, and for many o'hcr pur
poses. Hut ol this we cannot speak with certainty.
| A bale of cotton of 8*0 pounds will yield 30 bushels
| of seed. The Machine is suited to huil cither green or
black seed. The machinery that drives the Colton Clin
will do to drive this Machine, and the presses for pros
ing cotton wc believe may, with a little additional fix
tures an 1 small expense, be made to answer the pur
pose of expressing the oil from the Kernel. From the
above information, which may be relied on, those who
wish to purchase rights may make their ow n calculation
as to its value, &c. W e conceive the discovery to be of
I great national benefit, especially to the cut ton-growing
States, and that too from an article heretofore of1 little or
no value.
Those disposed to purchase patent rights for one or
more States, shall have them at a difference in price,
our smaller purchasers worthy their attention. Our pur
ple is to sell at a moderate price, particularly to throe
who arc amongst the first that purchase, feeling confi
dent that in proportion to .he use of this Machine its
value will be enhanced.
We have annexed at foot an extract from the patent
laws, and we refer to the laws themselves to know in
what an infringement of a patent right consists, that the
consequences may he avoided.
Applications for patent rights in person or by letter,
postage paid, will lib duly attenilc 1 to.
FRANCIS FOLLETT,
JABEZ SMITH.
Jxctract from the Patent Laws,
If any person without the consent of the patentee, his
or her executors, administrators or assigns, first obtained
in writing, shall make, devise, use or sell the thing
whereof the exclusive l ight is secured to the said pa
tentee by swell patent, such person so offcn-lmg shall
forfeit and pay to the said patentee, his executors, ad
ministrators or assigns, a sum equal to three times the
actual damage sustained by such patentee, bis ex
ecutors, administrators or aligns, from, or by rea
son of such offence, which sum shall and may'be re
covered by action on the : ase founded on this and the
above mentioned art, in the Circuit Court ol the United
Stales having Jurisdiction thereof.
July _ 19—It
8VMI.S M. GARNETT proposes to open a School
on the 1st of January next, for Boys of 12 years ol
age and upwards. The general care and superinten
dence of them will be by himself; but their instruction
in all the various sciences an l languages necessary to
prepare them for a regular College Education, will he
confided to the best qualified and most experienced In
structor he can any where engage. The number of
Pupils will he limited to 33, but the School will be
commenced with 23, if so many be possibly engaged.
No day scholars will be received. Should any jiarcnts
and guardians be disposed to send, they are respectful! v
requested to make kmw n their intentions as soon as
practicable, by letter (post paid) directed to Loretto,
Essex county, Va. To gu m! against disappointment*
it shall bo publicly announced when ihc number 20 is
rna le up. But -diould that number not be engaged by
the 1st of October, public notice will then he given that
the phut is abandon, d. This will give time to all w ho
may have engaged scholars to me to procure places for
them in othorschools which generally open ubout that
period. The charge will he $150 for the scholastic year
of ten months—payable half yearly, in advance; r:t.l
will include board and every other expense, except ap
parel, mending the same—hooks and stationery. T\ik
two last will bo furnished, if desired, for cash, at a vety i
small advance on wholesale p. lees, while the mending!
can be don • at a very trilling cost by sempstresses in the \
n ighbourhood, who wid receive an 1 deliver their
clothes when wanted.—The experience of many years
justifies the recommendation of Elm-Wood as u place
whore in ill human probability, boys will enjoy as much
physical health as at any spot in the United Stats-*,
flow it inay ho wi'h their moral health, should the)
school be established, time alone can discover^*Sufllce
it to say, that they will be under the constant euro and
supervision uf one who is deeply and most thoroughly
convinced, that good moral education is first an l above
all things essentially n.-coss.iry, whatever may be the
profession, trade, or calling for which a hoy is destined:
that,without this a knowledge of all arts, sciences and lan
guages whatever, will confer only additional power to
mar human happiness: and that with it, the youth of
out- country will have the best outfit they possibly can
have forany avo-ation they may wish to follow. I: .nay,
perhaps be proper to add, that by good moral education,-—
1 mean a system ol rules and principles for correct con
duct through life,— tuperin lucod neither by the use
of the rod, nor by the usual stimulants of emulation ansi
ambition, but resulting wholly and entirely from true
faith—not in any particular scctaiian creed, but in
the Christina religion. Upon this principle, and on
no other, do I ofl'er to undertake the direction of a
school; for although perfectly willing to aid all I c in. in
preparing boys to live usefully .m I honourably in the
world, 1 never will bo instrumental in teaching any hu
man being to live/or it, and for if alone, which is un
questionably the effect, whatever may he the design of
far too many of our systems of education for both sexes.
There will he hut one law for the general govern
| tnr-ntof the school:—it is, that all pupils who behave as
! young gen'l.-mcn should do, will Ins treated like gen
tlemen; and that Iho j who find such conduct too great
: a restraint—should there he any such—will, after a
sufficient trial without amendment, be requested to
seek instruction elsewhere.
Elm-Wood, Essex county, Virginia,
June20(b, 1829.
July 17._ 20—lm
t^dTEAM SUGAR.—We offer for sale, an assortment
t of Family Ixnf and Lump Sugars, refined by 1).
L. Thomas, of Baltimore, with a stcain apparatus lately
erected by him, upon the most recent and improved plan
and construction.
The direct agency of fire being, in this process of re
fining, entirely dispensed with, the sugars do not suffer
any diminution of bo ty and strength; neither is any
use made of bullock’s blood, lime, clay, Ike. hut the
whole process i* car icd on in the simplest and neatest
manner; of which the firm grain,lu tre, brilliancy and
colour of the sugars bear ample testimony, and must
| strike an I -onvince every purchaser and consumer of
their superior quality and economy of use.
July i /. 29— Lucre & sizer.
Executive Department, )
Feh. 21, 1829. $
SPROPOSALS will b>- received at this Department
for tiic purchase of the transports in the Peniten
tiary. Terms, cash. Tho-.e disposed to purchase will
give in their proposals without delay.
By order, WM. H. RICHARDSON.
Feb. 21. 96—tf
A ! A VEKN AM) 1’AIIM FOR RI NT.—Will be
/x» rented for one year to th.-highest bidder, and on
.1 credit uf twelve months,on Friday the llih Septem
ber next, the well know n and desirable stand at Halifax
Courthouse, Va. now in the occupancy of the subscriber.
The houses arc large and commodious, with an excellent
stable and other conveniences. The Karin attached to
the Tavern-house, contains five or six bunded acres
of very productive land, and a sufficiency open to work
twelve or fifteen hand >. The hay crop alone would pay
a greater part of the retit.
RICHARD EDMUNDSON.
ICx’or of Kain’I. Emun I«on, Sr. deed.
July 10. 13- *
RICHMOND COTTON MANVFACTORV*
7 lOTl'ON rio'ln and yarns, of a superior quality
n y manufactured at (his establishment, are offered tor
sale, wholesale and retail, at the Proprietors’ Office (on
! tile strejt leading to Sehocktc Warehouse; at modetato
j prices.
They will also wish to purchase a quanty of prime
cotton of the ensuing crop. A preference will he given
to cotton In the seed, which will l>o received of the
Pluatora on the mo l liberal terms, for
CUNNINGHAM h ANDERSON.
M->y IT .{ f
I AND FOR HACK - I will, on the 4lh Monday in
A Vug. in the town of Urbanrw, (Middle rex) sell to (he
highest bidder, on i"eomrnodnting trims, the plantation
called PrUmts, situated In the lower end of Middlesex Co.
containing 500 acres. ’I"his land almond* in pin» wood
and Is very convenient to the niviga'lon of the Rappa
hannock. WM. RDRtNSON, Adm’or
July 10. 13 — tM Vug of Needier Robinson.
I^TOTlCR.— \\ anted at *h‘- Penitentiary, seventy
| IX thou land Flour Hnrrel Billet*.
Jan 9~ THOMAS NELSON, r> A. p.
ol cases argued and determined in tho Court of Ap
peals, Journals of the Senate and llouso of Delegates
of Virginia from 1776 to 1790 inclusive, aud of the Con
ventions of 1775-6 and 1776.
The Legislature having directed the sale of these
books and inapt, many ot which were purchased by
the Sta'o, to insure the publication, they are oQcred to
the public at (except the Journals) much less than cost;
and as the proceeds are to be applied to the increase of
the Library of the State, it is hoped that every
Virginia purchaser will he disposed to supply him
self from this source. Of the largtrMap of Virginia,
so justly admired for its general accuracy .uul beauty of
execution, but a limited numtier of copies remain for
sale. The Journals, which ha\o recently been prin od,
at the public expense, embrace the entire period of the
Revolutionary struggle, contain much valuable and in
teresting matter—are no where else to be had, and with
the Statutes at large ought to be in the library of every
Virginian. The following are tlio prices:-—For the
largo map$20; small map 6; Honing's Statutes at large
per set of 13voN. 12 dollars; Gilmer's Reports, 2 dolls,
per vol.; Randolph's, per set 20 dolls, or in proportion for
any vol. except the 5lh, which cannot be sold for less
than 5 dolls.; for the Journals, per set, comprising 5 quar
to. and 3 octavo vols. 25 dolls, being no more than the
expense of printing and binding.
Orders addressed to the subscriber at the Capitol ill
the City of Richmond, or to J. fi J. K. Heron, corner
above the Eagle Hotel, will bo promptly attended to.
WM. M. RICHARDSON,
Clerk of the Council and Librarian.
March 27. 106_tf
m w-i iininr.nariir.— i nesunscrmersHavingcon
M. f nccted themselves by partnership in the Grocery
Business, design transacting that business under the
firm of Smith it Johnson,and respectfully acquaint
country merchants, their friends and the public in ge
neral, that they have no* (and intend keeping constant
ly) on hand, a very general assortment of Groceries;
all of which having been procured on tlm most judi
cious terms, they offfr for sale accordingly, either by
wholesale or retail at the stand lately occupied by Francis
J. Smith, on market bridge, a few doors below Messrs.
Collins & Co. and nearly opposite toAimsr*. John Vau
l-ew &. Co. They likewise teiuW'lheir services for
the transaction of any Commission Business w ith w hich
their friends may think proper to entrust them.
FRANCIS J. SMITH.
.p TIIOS. TINSLEY JOHNSON.
Francis J. Smi ru, invites his former customers tu
a continuance of their patronage, assuring them tli it
'.hey shall ho accommodated on as good terms as hi
therto.
June 7. 17_«f
ATOTIGE.—'I'hc co-partnerahtp heretofore existing
1 between the subscribers, under the .stylo of Lewis
Rodgers, & C’o. was dissolved on the 1st of this month, and
persons indebted to the concern arc notified that «v
arc desirous of closing all the accounts. Either of the
underpinned is authorized to collect the debts due to their
late Grin and grant rccoip!*.
m ‘ LEWIS ROGER},
R. HARRISON.
E. W. TOMPKINS.
July II. ID—2aw lm
CNO-PARTNERSHIP.—The subscribers having cn- |
J tcred into co-partnership under the firm of Tomp
kitu &. Fishci as Grocers and Commission Merchants,
inform their friends and the public, that they have pur
chased tha principal part of the stock of the late Grin
of Lewis Rogers, a Co. and that they will con
tinue to keep a general assortment of all articles in their
line, at the old stand of Lewis Rogers &. Co. 2 doors
above Mcstrs. Lewis Webb I; Co. on the Main street.
They will attend particularly to th.: sale of grain,
(lour, ic. which may be sent them on consignment, and 1
hope by attention and particularly in their bu incss, to
merit a share of the Public patronage.
El). \V. TOMPKINS,
GEO. I). FISHER.
July 14._ 1D —2a wlm
SOHN It. ROY havingremoved to Norfolk, lias es
• abli-died ltlrn*elt tl.rre a- a Comto<s«ioti Mer
chant, and will transact any business ceuG.U d to hi«
care. I'lie possession of tlie commodious fire proof
Public Warehouse, situated in the most eligible pnrtul
•tie Borough, enables him t<> offer to the planters <le
••eliding the Roanoke, a secure and convenlrat Slor
>fee for l!i» ir produce. Hi* nth-e i« it, tj,,. house re
cently occupied by Messrs J ii 1* E TaM.
Jtttte 2- 7 —It
~d AND FOR .'sAl.K —In cotilorinitv :<> •; deed o
tH J trust in ule to i lie iihscri'. i> >>\ Kl\ia>d Carlton
■'cur. on the lititi d iy of M uch, 1.S2R and duly itcoul
ed in the i-b-ik’s otlicc ot IlaliUx c- nii v, we pinpo*c
S' lliiig at II.ilif.ix C iurt-hpiise. on Si urd.iv the Is’ d..-,
id Augu-i next, the tract of land on wbi h i!i» *bd
< arliuu lately re.-ided, containing hv computation JI’.N
acres, lie th» •time more or lc-s, and hound d by th
I.unis of \fr Win, Fitzgerald, Dr. Davis, (» Tuck and
<itb <-s, l)ing on the main road about two miles otitli ot
Halifax court-house. This tract ol land has on it a good
dwelling bouse and convenient out improvements; i-.
well adapted for di • pioiluction of tobacco, corn, wti-.u
&e. &.c. and is well situated lor a tavern. The sale i
made to pay (he debts in the -aid deed mentioned. Th
said tract of land is made li tide to a cash sale, accotdlng
o the expression ot th - -aid deed, but the oeditn.* are
willing to receive on;1 third iu r i-|i, and ihc balance in
'w<i • qii :l a till 1 instalment*. Hand • end approved so
cuiii v will i..- required, bearing interest I om the date,
•*tid a deed of trust to secure th.* payment*. A* trustees,
w<-ol course convey only such title as i* vest' d by the
said deed. JAMES ADKlStsON.
jy 14— 19— ids ADAM TOOT.
EDI. CATION—BOARDING.
9 HIE subscriber intending to remove to Winchester,
. with a view of tending hi ; sons to Mr. Bruce’s
highly approved classical an 1 scicn'iiic school, would
t ike into his family aa hoarders, from fifteen to twenty
youths who may be sent as scholars to that institution.
He has chosen for his residence a high and healthy si
tuation not very distant from the Academy, where those
youths entrusted to his care, may enjoy all the advanta
ges of a town life without the necessity of being much
in the public streets. His price for hoard, bedding, fuel
and candies, will be $52 for each academic session of be
tween live and six inonilis, payabl : at the commence
ment of each session; washing and mending will lie an
extra charge. He will be prepared to re- ive board r*
on the Gr st d iy of Sep1 ember, at which time the acader.de
t* nion will commence. In the mean time l.-ttcrs ad
dressed to the subscriber directed to the White Post, or
to .Mr. Ihuec, Winchester, (postage paid,) will he attend
ed to. " JNO. W. PAGE.
While Pod, July 11. ID—$5*
fl MANVILLE MALE ACADEMY, fhs pi
’I P proprietor of this Institution, being desirous of re
tirin'”, tin: Trustee* wish to engage sum • person
ponossing the requisite qualifications to lake charge of
the school. He must he a gcntloiuau prepared to give
instruction in all the various branch •* of education,
usually taught in Academies—an I of unex-epliohabl;*
moral character. Preference would !>•• given to it 'cntlc
uian <o.n.-what advanced in life, and who intend p tr i
ing the office of teacher as a profession. All applica
cations on thi. subject must he made (and if by letter
postpaid,) to JAS. D. PATTON .Prcs’dt
July 14, JD it* Hoard of Trustee*.
KNTY DOLLARS HKWAKD.—1 will givo
a twenty dollars for the apprehend in:; an I delivery
to mo in Petersburg, of my man Moses, who went off
on the fith inst.— Me is about twenty-three or four years
old, 5 feet 8 inches high, dark skinned, hut not very
black, rather stout made and bow-legged, slow in hi.,
movements and oi not a gprighdy countenance_took
with him a sto^k of very good clothes, amongst those
now recollected were a blue cloth rl.cpr coat, and blue
cassimero pantaloons, a gray cassinett coatee and panta
loons, a fin hat a g ood deal worn, boots and shoes. The
only information 1 have been able to get of him, is, that
lie was seen in a fishing boat whl h trades to thi < mar
; ket, on the nigtit or Sunday th0 l Ith inst., going down
•Limes River,and ashc originally <• nne from Charles City
I County, very probably is now in the neighbourhood
of Weynoke, Doctor John Mingo’s place, or of Mr.
William 11. Mingc’s where most of his relations live.
HUfJJI NLLSON.
Pclcrsbing, Juno 30. Iff_i,„tf
-*L’ Ol’K'K.—The subscriber has appoint oi, dtiriu - hh
I absence from Richmond, Mr. ‘ Burnt IV. IVt!
thoH, his Attorney in fact, for the purpose of enabling
- hjtn to collect the debts due the late firm of Willi .in
| Neal St Co.; and the subseriber oarne t'ly requests the
; 'lehtors to said firm to call on Mr. Walthall at his dwel
ling, corner of M iin and 11*h streets, Lit- ly occupied by
■ Win. Neale, deceased, and discharge their accounts.
JOHN LISLE.
Surviving partner in the late firm Win. Neale it Co.
June f>. 8_if
7 R 1WKNTY DOLLA RS R iTvTv RD-^iM b* glv
D rn lor apprehending amt delivering to me, or *e
cmln* him In jsii, my negio M,.n BILLY, whorall*
blmfcll Hilly Woddjr. Me al-comb d on Tuc(do) nig.Lt
the 23d inst. | apprehend lie will ntietnpt t<> get i«
Richmond, by going down the t|v,, jn t on. II for
incily l>. • "i :ed to M>. Zs. bari-di Hrrok-. I'rn.-iL, -d
Richmond, and :t takci in Itn-h.i.oii.t mnl cut, d in
i»*l re, I will give THIRTY HOLLAR* ItK
WARD. Hilly is about thir'v years old, w-llmad
rather (touts and a ehrewd tctloiv. Had on wf.cn h •
went off, » cost of domestic cloth, fntv finer, pantaloons,
a fur hat pretty much worn. Me is of .l .rk complox
ion, and about five fee*, four iochos in height
J AS. ODOKN.
Julyii Iff -31
LAND KoR !>ALC
FB111E subscriber oiler* for salo In* estate, caLen
JL Urocn Spring, lying on James River, in James
City county, Virginia, about two miles from JamesTown
ami forty from the mouth of tho Rivor. It contains near
ly three thousand acres of laud, at least two thousaml
five hundred of which sre covered heavily with Umber
and wood, equal to any in that section of the Stato, com
mencing at tho Hank of tho River, and lying no where
more than on a and a half miles from the snore. Thp
timber is of great variety, superior quality, and a very
largo proportion admirably adapted for ship-building.
The whole estate is remarkably level, andaflbrdstho
finest roads. Ou it is a largo stream, with a dam already
constructed and capable, lor the greater part of the year,
of driving any machinery: The navigation to the land
ing *, equal to any in the Union.
On it is a farm already opened, of excellent land, of
a'Hiut three hundred acres, and which might bo extend
ed, at small expense, to double that quantity; a large
proportion of which would bo as fertile as any in tho
State; between two and three hundred is the finest mea
dow land. Tho improvement* consist of a large and ele
gant brick dwelling, kitchen and office attached, in com
plete repair and handsomely painted, brick out-housc.«,
barn t, stables, &e. fine orchards, garden and grounds
handsomely planted and improved, the meadows seeded
lad fall, and well sot in timothy, all under good cnclo
sure*. Several thousand dollar* have been expended
on these objects, within tho last three years. A fine
spring, within a few yards of the door, and the csfato
well watered in .-very section. A residoncc ol nearly
live years, w.th a largo family, in which there has not
been a ease of serious indisposition, has well established
the healthiness* of the situation. Would be disposed of,
if desired, with the premises, crops, stock of various de
scriptions, teams, farming utensils,household and kitch
en furniture, several hundred cords of cut wood, carts,
carry-logs, tools, lighters, and a superior schooner of a
lHv.it eighty tons, ready to launch in a few weeks. The
subscriber has carried on ihc Wood and Timber bust
in' 'S for o ne time past, and has found ready sale for all
h • could p: pare for market. Wood has sold at from
rid , <o :j<l f»0cts. per cord,on the bank of the river
I be proprietor (oaferuplanng a removal, this proporty
will be sold extremely low for cash, or on very accom
modating credit I- certain security. It will be divided
to suit purchasers. Also, five hundred acres first quali
fy bottom land, lying on the Great Kanawha, about
twenty-five miles from the mouth of that river. Also, a
moiety of a thous md acres of good land, lying in Fairfax
County, Va., within three miles of Alexandria.
Terms &. further particulars, will be made known ty>
application (oThos. F. Mason, Ksq. of Alexandria, D.
C., or to the subscriber in person, or by letter addressed
to him a*, Green Spring, near Williamsburg, Va.
May29._ti-w2m ^ G. MASON.
&TOTI3E.—The Directors of the llrookc Turnpike,
i.^9 ha e declared a dividend of 4 percent for the laiK
six months—which will ho paid to the stockholder*, at
ih : compting room'of the subscriber on or after the 7th
i»s»- J. If. EUSTACE.
Juiu 7. 17—w3w
fttTOriCM.—A person who has had several years cs
~w pericneo in the business of tavern-keeping in thin
State, ami who can produce satisfactory testimonials ui
character and quuliucattons, wishes to engage in that
line of business as an assistant, or would take the entire
management of an c •taldislnncnt in town or country ei
ther in this or any of the Southern States. A lino ud
dre •••■ed to II. \\ ., Millhorough post office, Sussex Couir
ty. V'a. will be attended to.
.1 ino 30. ^ 13—w4w
* '..i.:.-forfeited to the Literary Pond!
Arm roll’s Ovkick, 6th July, 182P.
S JU UMC, NOTICK.—By the act passed 6th March,
l ^27, entitled “ An act concerning lands returned
delinquent foi the non-payment of taxon,” the operation
ol which was continued by a subsequent act passed 27th
i’cb. 182d,—all delinquent lands which were vested in
the Literary I und, and not redeemed on or before tho
first qf the present month by the original ow ners, Lave
bee *me absolutely forfeited. Provision is made, however,
by the fir st above mentioned act, in favor ot such person
or persons who may have a good legal or equitable title
to such lands, held or derived under a grant ftom tho
Commonwealth, hearing date prior to the time of the*
said lands vesting in the President and Directors of th*?
Literary Fund, who, previous to the 6th of March, 1827,
may have scdled and improved the lands claimed by
them, or who derive title under some person having
thus settled and improved said lands. But no person
shall he entitled to the benefit of this provision, who
shall not before the first day of December, one thousand
ci^ht hundred and twenty nine, pay into the Treasury,
on the proper warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts,
.til taxer, upon the lands claimed by him either in bis own
name or the name of those under whom lie may claim title,
or by the p.-rson, or parsons in whose name or right the
same w ia forfeited,or such portion thereof, as the land so
claimed ought to bo equitably and ratably charged there
m iih, with 10 percent, per annum damages on the amount
which shall he each yoardue from the is* day of Novem
ber , ot the your in which it becomes due, until paid.
JAS. E. HEATH,
Auditor of Public Accounts.
July 10- 18— tf
Circular to the Clerks of Courts.
Ai; in tor's Ofkicf, 6th July, 1829.
^ ^llh ( lurks i>l tiir several County and Corporation
•U Courts, will be pleased to transmit to this otlii-c ,a*
early as possible, the number of White males above li>
year ', and the number of nil blacks above sixtccnjyoars,
witnin their respective Counties ami corporations aecor
tling to the returns of the Commissioners of the Reve
nue made to them—which information is not contained ir»
the tax hooks returned to this office,although required by
1 iw. 1 iii i information has not been heretofore usual)*/
furnished th" Auditor by the Commissioners, doubtless*
from a belief that it was mat necessary—and from that
conviction the omi .sion ha<been acquiesced in. It is
hi idy probable, however, that in the course of the prur
ient year, it may be important to possess it, and it Is,
therefore, that the attention of clerks to the subject, in
earnestly requested. JAS. K. HEATH,
June 11). IS—tf Auditor of Publie Account.*.
NA V V HKElf AND~PORK FOR 1320.'
Navy Commisoio.nkrs’ OrricB, 17th June, 1*2!>.
j^EM.EL) PROPOSALS will 1* received at this Of
k.“ lire, until the 1st of September next, for the sup
ply of !000 barrels Xavy Reef, and 1*100 barrels Navy
p.nk, for the me of the United States Naval service:
l(lv>0 barrel* of It *, f, and 800 barrels of Rork, to be de
i bv- re 1 at each of tho U. States Navy \ ards, Charles
j town, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, N. York, and Norfolk,
! t irginia; an I the whole quantity must be delivered, at
j each and every Navy Yard, by the 1st of April, 1*30
j rim whole quantity of said Reef and Pork must be of
the best quali'y. n,e Beef must be packed from wcU
| fatted cattle, weighing no less than ISO lbs in the qua r.
j let, or 800 lbs on the hoof{ all the /eg*, le^~rinsnds,
j cloth, checks, s.'i jt awl the neck of each animal, mu«
be nil >lly excluded from tho barrel, and the remainder
| of the carcase must be cut into pieces of 10 lb* each, as
near as may bo, so that twenty pieces will make u bar
: t el of 2 m) lbs nett weight, of Navy Beef,
j The Pork must he corn-fed and well fatted; all the
I skull -, ftet, and hind legs entire, must he wholly ex
cluded from the barrel, and the remainder of the hog
■ must be cut into pieces of eight pounds each, as near w
, may be. so th i'. 23 pieces, not more than three of which
shall h.* shoulder;, will make a barrel of 200 lbs nett
wci( ' t, of Navy Pork.
I T It.- whole quantity of tho sai l Beef and Pork mu J
lie p i-fectly s tiled in th hr.( instance with, and after
wards parked with a sufficient quantity of the bi-t
I links Islands, Isle of May,or S'. U be s salt, and no oil;
| t-r to secure its preservation, with live ounces of puro
: saltpetre to each and every barrel.
I The barrels in which the said Beef and Pork is to be
| pack 'd, must be made of the best seasoned While Oak
or White A di, free from sap, with one it on lump on each
chim. , ami otherwise fully anil suhitantially hooped; an*
| cn< h barrel must be branded on its head “Navy Beef,”
or “No* y Pork,” with the Contractor’s name, and the
! yenr when packed.
All the said Reef and Pork on delivery at tho rcspcc
: tive Navv Yards, mu-.t be subjected to the test and in
1 "pc tioti of some sworn Inspector, of the Stale within
whi h it is to be delivered, who sh til he selected by th-*
i f ommand.int ol the 1 ard, at the pl-icc of delivery, with*
| out any charge to the United States therefor, ami whoa
I impeded in sai-1 manner, the Contractor must pul the
| barrels in good shipping order, or the Hcrf & Pork will
not he received.
l Bidder* arc required to state their price* separab ly,
for ih<- Beef, and tor the Pork; and,If they oflcr to fur
nish at more than one Yard, then separately for each
\ ard. They aro also reqttlr d to give their names, their
\ residence, ami the names ft resilience of their sureties,
| minutely, and must transmit their bids scaled and rr.
dot -ed‘,Ofler tofurnl'h Navy B of& Navy Pork,for ’30.’*
The Commissioner* of the Navy are at liberty to take
lhi offer« of a bidder for any one Yard, or for the article*
deliverable at any one Yard, or in greater proportion*,
if such bid* be ihc lowest.
Any bid not made in conformity to ibis advertisement,
or not received within the limited time, will not be opened.’
The parts of the animal to he excluded from the barrel
will bo particularly described in drawings, which wpl
I form part of the contracts. Person* dmiring Inform*
r-oii upon the ^object with an Intention to hid, may oV
j <i*n *f by seasonable application to the Board.
: " p; \v.i ;
Kospilol, IVilliafusbuTK.
mJOTirK is hereby given that all the cell* in this
occupied, and that no more pafienf*
will b" received until some of the hurI cells are vacant,
du • notice of which v/ill bo given. Ry order of tho
|1 f <'[ pi rector; L HENLRY.
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