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Miss Mine Clcgue, of Chester, who re
ceived • !»o gild medal from the Society of
\rts. Ini' a method'of producing ,VVir Cota
tors throughout the winter, gives the follow -
ing account of her process : —
•‘I prepare a proper quantity of red sand
lather of a foamy nature and mix it up with
a portion of lime in powder, viz. about onc
thipd, about t t days before l use it This
soil is to be spread about three inches thick
ni tlic bottom of any old wooden box, or a
very dry Jn ick cellar floor—the Cellar might
not in h>* exposed to the frost, nor yet too
much confined from the air. I then procure
a measure or two of large potatoes of a
prior year's growth; the sort l prefer are
the re.I apple potatoe, the pink eyes, or *lfr.
Curtain's purple pot-line's—I set these on the
soil whole, about tbreir inches apart, with
the crown wr the principal eye to the soil in
preference; but I put tin soil over them.—
The potatoes which I sent you were produ
ced from potatoes thus placed, about the 2;>ilt
ycp». which allows from 10 to 12 weeks lor
their growth; they grew at the bottom of the
old potatoes, and were attiw bed in them —
lie* old potatoes also threw out numerous
sprouts or stalks with many potatoes grow
ing on them; lint these sprouts were killed
by the intense frosts of tst L The original
potatoes for planting whole, for sets in Sep
tember, should he such ns were of perfect
growth in the October of the preceding year,
and well preserved during the winter; the
sprouts which shoot from them should be
removed by the end of April, arid these
sprouts which will be from 0 to 20 inches
long, may he planted, tritn nil their fibres in
a gnid»•!!, for a first crap: about jnne t.>,
•the potatm* sets may he stiipt again, and the
.sprouts of tin* Iasi produce thrown away as
u * el ess—a t the end of September t lie origin
al or seed potatnc is to be gently placed on
the soil as before mentioned, far a Christ man
rrnp. At the end of three months at Tor
tile,t. the old pot;i »e should he carefully
twisted from the new ones, and the sprout's
carefully taken oil the old potatnc ; the old
potnjoe is then to he placed oti its bottom or
lied of soil prepared as hc
produce another crop from
fresh eyes^TacetJ next the soil : as you are
to olisei ve that the old potatoes should not
he set or placed twice on the same side, and
ji lt must t_ke care at that time to remove
the sprouts to prevent the moisture from
lotting the. old potatoes.
II) l lie above method I have had four crops
of i.i'ic pot atom from one po/atoe, exclusive
of those produced from the sprouts planted
in the garden in April and dune, from which
1 obtained two crops of well grown potatoes
in September mid October, weighin'** from
to to l J ounces each ; the crops were very
plentiful in proportion to I he 14:10111 it v plant
ed. The potato's are remarkably welj ll 1*
vored and may he kept longer without pre
judice after guttiering, before dressed, than
potatoes that grow in the natural ground.
Fiom the Georgetown Metropolitan.
V e have lately examined a miniature
p liming of no ordinary stamp, 'i’lieie is a
mystery connected with this truly splendid
effort of the pencil which time or chance
in iv unravel. It was found in Westmoreland
hi \ a., in the year 1 ?'.)•), by an old negro,
w h 1 ploughed it op from the side of a large
-stomp, w here it is more than probable it had
h.o'.i buried for many years, as it was more
than three inches under the surfaer—the
ir*. midi og in which it was encased had en
tirely deeuyed. The old negro carried it to
bn master, who washed it and finding it to
be a point iug of great merit d. 1. rmiiied to
keep it in order if possible to restore it to its
1 ight ovvuer. It was shewn In all the people
of tin* county, but not an individual had
, ever s^en it or cotilil form any idea, us to]
what family it might belong. Several per-I
sons were extremely anxious to possess it,
but no price would induce tl-.o old gentleman
to part with it, audit lias remained in bis
-family lor 33 years—tin- old gentleman died
*VvernI years, ago, and left it in charge of
hi* wife, who,dying hut a Sew weeks since
give it hi trust to. her son with a request
that he would use every effort to discover a
knowledge of its original. A gentleman to
whom it was shown, expressed a strong be
lief tli.it it was a likeness of the ill-fated
Sir Walter Raleigh. We know not on
what grounds this opinion is founded. One
thing is certain that it belong* to some Kn«*
lish family of distinction, and may have been
l ist by some llrilish officer during the revo
lution. I'he depth it was buried in the earth,
and the manner in which it was decayed
when found, justify the belief that it mov
have reposed there for upwards of a century.
It is a very interesting relic and one of the
most elegant paintings we have ever seen,
ILLUSIONS OF FANCY
On occasion of a riot. Gov. (’—, of \uv
Vork, put himself at the head of a chosen
patty to quell the tumult. The sword he
‘"’fried was by sonic accident broken off
near the hilt. With thi* fragment in his
k-and fie pushed on, and endevoored to
fmoe I is way through the crowd. One man
feeling the pressure of the mutilated wea
pon. looked hack, and fixing his eyes on the
spot, exclaimed 111 a dead man!*’ and fell
senseless on the ground, under a temporary
conviction that he was run thro' the body
A •• Iee~ymsH n»nl Ins were oner
viewing the face of the full moon. The
young woman was clear she saw in it the
figure of a i/onhg man ; hut (lie father^ re
buking I lie dn lighter for not seeing a church,
sai l, •' why child, don't you sec tlie steeple.'*
Mot. far from (he ruins of Vesta's Temple
nt Rome, tun heard, some months ago, a
‘uhferrnneaii noise, which foretold, accor
ding to some superstition* people, a gren’
‘ a I rnity. I h*> Reman police went down to
the place : they dug. and soon discovered •«
subterraneous p.issag*, and v. iacd upon r.
man who was amusing himself* with forging
pieces ot money stamped with the effigies of
t’lfsar, Maximilian, Ourncnlln, llcliugahii
lus. is c. This novel sort of eviner ou netl that
he had been carrying on this trade for more
than ten years, ami that, (banks to his in*
dustry, the antique cabinet* of many Kng
li.sh, Herman, and 1‘Vetidi antiquaries had
been enriched by these menus. As the laws
did not provide against so extraordinary a
rise, this in an ii fact il rer of antiquities Iras
been released, upon promising to sell no
more ahull for piastres, or talent* for Louis
d*ors—he Petite Jlfercure.
A cup maile from Shakespeare's mulberry
tree, was sold lately in London for $30:1.
At the sniuc -ale, live blocks of mulberry
tree of Shakespeare “well authenticated,”
were sold for :t I guineas or I t-3 dollars.
Son ri-rs 13 min. alter 3—Sel* 13 min. after Q.
CENTRAL GAZETTE.
Saturday. si:i*ti:m her io, ic«.
The examples of active enterprise which have oc
curred around u*, have excite 1 a laudable emulation
in Virginia The improvements which have been
effected in countries of infeiior natural advantages
and physical means, have induced the people of our
own slate, to turn their attention to the development
| ol those infinite resources which our geographical
position, climate and soil, alloud. Many subordi
nate schemes of internal improvement, by canals,
turnpikes. &.c. have been commenced and more or
less completed in various parts of the state. The
[ g. eat scheme by which it has been attempted to im
prove the navigation of James Rivet, was peihaps
I prematurely conceived, as it has been imper cellv
executed—yet it is one which will inevitably become
more usc'ul when it is rendered more practicable in
the fullness of lime 1', in forming our opinion of
Ibis work, we regarded the objects to be attained
and the means of their accomplishment, wc should
be inclined to disapprove the undertaking ouder the
existing slate of things. There aie plans of less
magnitude, which have stronger claims to considers- |
lion. It is a safe ami wise lesion of political econo
my, that teaches governments to supply the actual |
wants and necessities of their condition, before they i
proceed to the adoption ol hazardous and doubtful
measures, however extensive and brilliant may be
the possible results.
It is known that .two successive acts have been
passed try the Legislature of Virginia, authorising
the establishment of a turnpike from Staunton to
Scottsx iUc on James Ui\cr. The first effort fail»d -
Another has been recently made which is likely to
he attcindcd w jth better success. A company has
been incorporated—the necessary funds subscribed,
and the work actually commenced. This turnpike
must be of essential use to a large portion of the
state. It will open a cheap and safe channel of com- '
nv.r.ication betwcon the fertile districts west of the
blue liJgc and our eastern markets It will increase
andfacilitalc the intercourse between the two sec
lions of country and render the products of each ca
-ily attainable by the other. A eompiny has been
incorporated for the improvement of the Sheira ndoab
navigation, which will render that stream an effec
tual means for the tr ansportation of produce It be
comes those people whose trade is carried CD through
(be channel of the Rivanna, to enquire whether
something may not be done for the improvement of
this fiver. It is believed by competent judges, that
this stream is capable of improvement to a vety
great extent, and at inconsiderable cost. We have
been surprised that no active and energetic attempts
have been made to effect an object so desirable. The
Rivanna na\igation is deplorably had. Though a
volume 01 water is contained in the channel of this
stream, sn flic lent to Hoat all the produce which can
be raised on its banks, at any peiiod of the year_
there are long and frequent intervals when it i-. im
possible for a boat to pass with the smallest burden.
| Whether this difficulty proceeds from the want of
proper Improvements or fiotn the imperfect state of
i improvement which already exists, is an cnquiiy
which ought to be made by the public who arc so
much interested in this navigation. The improve
ments which have been made, it is believed, have
rcrved in a gicat measure to damp the ardonr with
which they were undcitaken, and todivcil the pub
lic attention from this important subject.
It is proposed to open a communication, by means
of a lateral road, from Charlottesville to some point
on the Staunton and James River turnpike. Should
| this project succeed, (and we doubt not of its suc
cess) many additional inducements will he offered
| for the improvement of the Rivanna navigation._
We suggest these hints, that the public may bestow
that jit trillion to this subject which its importance
requires. We have little doubt that speedy and of
ficient means may bo device I for the accomplish
ment of valuable and permanent benefits to this sec
lion of country, by the improvement of this river.
I he present trade of the Rivanna country is suf
ficient to encourage our exertions to improve this
navigation—so that we need not resort to calculn
lions of remote and merely possible results. It is a
melancholy spectacle to a Virginian, one which
wounds his native pride and affects his interests, to
see, in this age so feitilo in improvement, a shame
ful neglect of the means which nature has placed in
our hands, for the Ainellnraiion ^fn.ir .><»•*.i.v.or «*,,u
(lie advance of our country's prosperity. We must
be up and doing, or we shall soon be left at a sight
less distance behind (hose whom it is in our power
to surpass.
We perceive from some remarks of a late Con
necticut paper, that the English prints have gotten
wind of “the Georgia Controversy,” and arc be
ginning (o chuckle over their own direful forebod
ings. Well might a stranger and .i lou igrtcr mis
take the intemperate zeal of Governor Troop and
his pat tizans, for a signal of war. We looked with
fearful npprrhrmion’on' thestoim which seemed to
ga'her around us, though we saw the natter spirit
through iis gioctn, ami I.nciV how impotent wetc
his vaunts. No one who doe* not breathe the atmos
phere and feel the spirit of a free government, can
• end the signs of our political horoscope, and esti
mate them at their proper value. The slightest oc
ctineuce is It fluently magnified and distorted into
in omen ol great good or evil, as the fears or wishes
of a party chance to predominate. Some busy deni
ngogue may apply the torch to the combustible ele
ments ol a local faction around him, and if a- spark
is produced, rumour immediately blazons it to the
world as the symptom of wide-spreading con II igi a
tion. We do not censure our trans allantic fiiends,
for the error into* which they have thus fallen _
Their surmise was natural enough, while they re
(named ignorant of the true cause* that produced
the excitement. If they knew the actual slate of af.
lairs nere, and could see the petty cord* and petty
hand*, which these things ate uoiked, they
would thiole with us, that there is more occasion for
shame than alarm.
Commodore porter has been invited to attend a
public diitnci ill Wanhington City, which was pro
posed to be given him hy a number of respectable
gentlemen. We arc pleased Vo learn tliat this token
of respect has been declined by the Commodore._
The reasons which he suggests, as inducing him to
refuse, are highly honorable to himself. His letter
in answer to one from a committee Afinvitatioft, ex
presses a perfect and willing submissimi to the sen
tence which has been pronounced on Ills case. The
conduct of those who wished to give a public dinner
to C'oiinnodoic Porter, oiiginatcd, we hope, in a
wish to.express their high regatd for the character
and services of this .distinguished naval officer, and
not with a view to reflect upon the justness and pio
priely of the sentence.
Copies of the annexed memorial have been de
posited at the post office in Chailoltcsvilic._Others
will be distributed through the scveial sections of
the county. 1’fie object of this mvtiioi ial at c com
mon to all, who seek to obtain a fair ami decisive
expression ol public sentiment on this long agitated
question. If this subject has given the to no im
proper, political excitement in our state, it i« to be
ascribed in a great measure, to the mutual spirit of
concession and frankm-* by which its investigation
has been characteiized. The friends of a conven
tion have not been awed by the tones of supercilious
at rogance, with which t heir honest convictions have
been denoun red — they aie not dismayed l»y the rfdi
culo or fallacious subtlety w.lh which the question
has been sometimes evaded—nor arc they intimidat.
cd at the prospect of large odds against them _
1 hci c ai c many, wc doubt not, on both *-ides, who
act ti om conscientious motive-*. We do not impugn
the sincerity— wo cannot suspect the candour of in
telligent mm, when they are lequired to speak or to
act on a i*.alter of such solemn consequence to
ihemscheftand their country It is attempted to
stifle the farther consideration of this subject hv a
political lOfprdemum, which the people will not
sanction it they fully comp:ohend it Countertnc
'norials have in one or two instances been prepared,
by the oppo-itiun 11 y their means it is endeavored
to l*e demonstrated, that a majniiiy oi the people of
Virginia aie unwilling—to do what; Not to cal a
convoniioryfor the amendment ol thetr constitution,
hut to go lb the polls of llye i county and thebe ex
press the»•' wishes orwthc subject. it must be con
ceded, that the questb n ,.*« Convention or jNo CV n
vrntion,’ ;is one which ran be decided l»v the pe*>
pic atone—* ft only remains then, to enquhr hy what
means they can best decide it. Two method* have
been suggested-—hy one ot which it is proposed to
submit the question <lii cctly to the people of the
state at their next spi ing elections — to r equire each
innti, as he approaches the polk of his country, de
libciatcly to record his “ yea” or •• nay” to this
question, “ Shall there he a Convention or not;”
The other proposes to foist ujion the public, by par
tial and surreptitious means, »n equivocal and inloi
mal expression of a sudden opinion—dictated cither
by popular capi ice or the slang of an idle dema
goguc It ;i were practicable to dispose of this
question byaresoit to such means, why lias it re
mained so fpng unsettled ; * Hut wc will not urge
a comparison between the t wo plans IVo leave the
people ol \irginiato sclct t between them, and to
adopt their choice. We cannot dismiss Ibis subject
however, without indulging a hope that it will be
canvassed and finally determined with that fairness,
candour and magnanimity which have so uni oirnlv
distinguished the deliberations of Virginia.
We, the undersigned, inhabitants ol
- being convinced that the people ought
to be heard upon every question which concerns
• heir n'.vr> »„roinirt»r>l, and «!.-«o believing mat a
large and respectable portion, if not a majority ol
Ihe good citizens of this commonwealth, are con
vinced that the present constitution of Virginia re
quires amendment, by a convention empowered to
frame and submit to the judgement of the people,
such amendments thereof as to the Convention may
seem just and expedient; all or any of which amend
merits, if approved by a majoiity of the people, shall
become a part of the Constitution.
We do therefore respectfully petition that the. ne.
cesuary facilities he afforded hv law for ascertaining
the sense of the people, at their next spring clec^
lions, whether there shall he a Convention or not.
And as in dtj’y hound we will ever ptay.
Mkssrs. Editors;
'll a government acknowledging the people as the
fountain of power, and founded on their will; it is
vitally important that they he en'ightcnrd. To im
part this light, is the hign and holy office of our
public instructors ; and of this corps, I consider the
Editors of news-papers a most efficient portion_
How awful then, is the responsibility under which
they act! Would to heaven, they more generally
felt its full weight ! The Editor who makes his
paper the vehicle to disseminate political heresies,
and sectional prejudices—to sow the seed of <li*sen
tion—to fan tile fl imc of discord and disunion, de
serves the execi alion of every honest *»»«i •»•.» .w»
posen mrmheff1 Of Soricly : on the other hand, he
who makes hi> columns subserve the cause of truth,
who preach- * with manly firmness the sound doc
tune* of republicanism — w|10 „,es |>c., Pfj-ort,<
to allay, by cool argam-nt, and prudent counsel, j
the heats and animo-itios which must sometimes
••wise betwarn the member* of o»r political family
—such an editor is wotth his weight in gold, amt
should meet wHh.tfiirnd and supporsci in cvciy
good citizen — These reflections (Messrs. E. > hate
been suggested by two editoihl articles in ,-r.ur last
paper—the on« touching Com Porter’s rase; the
other , the diffidence between Governor Tump and
the Executive of the Enited .States These sub
jectsliave excited a good deal of feeling, a* well
they might, Cot both arc highly interesting, an > one,
at least, involves’ consequences, the most g-avc atul
actions. With your remarks, 1 was higlify de
lighted ; they biealhc (in niy judgment) the lint
spirit—they place these malleis in a fair and just
point of view; and as a citizen intcicslcd in the
common weal, I return you, tor them, my sincere
anti hearty thanks. Hut I cannot stop here, you
must bear with me while I say a few words,on each
of these subjects.,
With icspoft to Commodore Potter, no ntan
Teels mote gratitude than I do, for the serv ices he
has done hi> country ; or ntorepiide for the glot v
lie lifts shed around lici H; but still, we must ne
ver forget, that ottr’s is it Cover mneut of Imiiv.t—
When the law speaks all must obey — In her fot.um,
the high ami the low, the rich and the poor, stand
on the level ground of equality. A hi each of law,
should, indeed, be more rigorously investigated and
promptly punished, when committed l>y a high ofli
ccr, than by an humble individual ; bccau>e the ex
ample is mote sit iking, and impunity more danger
ous. If there be any class of our public ofltce.s,
who should be held to a more stiiet obedience of or
ders, and a more rigid responsibility for their con
duct, than all others, it is our Naval OlTiccrs 1 be
cause they a cl in a sphere, loo distant from the Gov
ernment, lo be controulcd except by previous in
struclions, and have at all times the peace and quiet
or the country in their hands. One rash act of
theirs may involve us in war. Willi turh an act
was Potter charged—he was recalled fioni bis com
mand—demanded a tiial—it was given him — aboard
of experienced naval officers constituted lbs couit—
to these aU the evidence was submitted—the trial
was fair, the defence able—The corn t pi onounced
a sentence or guilty ; hut awarded a punishment sin
gulaily mild — The President has approved the pro
ccedings. The case being thus decided and sane
tinned by the constituted authorities, arc wc not
bound, in all candour and fairness, to roncludcthat
tbc decision is correct? And do not those (few 1 be
lieve they arc) violate the spit it of our institutions,
who are crying out so clamorously that the gallant
Commodore has been oppressed; and hunted dow-n,
by the government — that he ought to throw his
commission in their faces, quit his country, ami en
ter the Mexican service ? 1 trust the Commodore
will listen with caution to such counsel ; His loss
to our navy, great as his merits are, would be scarce
ly felt—it would Iso hut as otic star “shot madly
from its sphere but it might cast on his fair fame
a blot which all the watcis of the ocean could not
wash out.
The next subject of your irf'nial k is of much high
er importance—A difference between the U S
Government and Georgia, or rather her Governor;
who seems to me to have been resolved, fiom the
first, to fasten a quarrel on the President ; which,
if be prosecutes, with the same reckless intern
perance, hithcito indulged in, mey produce results
the most serious and deplorable. In the discussion
of this question, the editois of the Knquirer have
acted a prominent patt, and I fully coincide with
your remarks on their course. Prompt ly, not to say
prematurely, they arrayed Ihetnfelves in opposition
to the general government, and instantly “ their
war cry” ( .State Hi -fits) t* fiVed the air.” These
are their cabalistic wind-, and ofatich wondrous po
tency ithey seem to think j as not only to “ c-V' spi
rits from the vasty deep,” but to lay them, at will,
in the “ Red Sea ” I.ike that famed champion of
icioi in in c;:r ribV, who promised the good people of
Fairfax, as he had no doubt pe.isuadcil liimsali, tlmi
a Convcitticn would cover their bunco bills with
green clover ; These editois seem to think that state
t ights will transmute dross into gold, folly into wis
dom, and idle declamation into sound argument_
To say truth, these worthy gentlemen, on the sub
jeet of state rights, seem to have what phy icians
call the fucd idea—it is the chord of thcii insanity,
and their malady has the effect of converting every
object into the spectre which haunts their imagina
t on. Like the Knight of La Mancha, whcthcrlhcy
encounter a flock of sheep, or a windmill, thev com
mend themselves to their Dulcinca^ couch their
lance, and fall on pell mcll, in the full belief that eve
ry blow is dealing destruction to giants and cn
counters. I lie general government can tike no
| step affecting the stales in any manner, but instant
ly they arc seized with terror, and the itnv head
and bloody bone* of state tight* violated, state lights
in u i del cd, i i->c> in all its horror to their disttmper
cd v »-i->r» Let no mao suppose, Messrs. Editors,
that l»y these remarks I mean to undervalue Stake
flights. Educated in the good old republican school,
brought up, if I may say so, at the Icct of Gamalie.l
— the real, legitimate rights of the states are dear i
to me as my heait’v blood, and bcfoic I would sec
them swallowed up in Consolidation, I would wel
come the monster Disunion, with all the horrible j
cvils which she will too surely bi ing in her train _
It is precisely because I Cecl thus, that I protest, a.
gainst this eternal cry of state rights ; this constant
introduction of the subject into nil question? whe
ther connected with it or not. Its diiect tendency is
to injure the cau*e—to Ining state tights into disic.
pntc—to strengthen the hands of the general gov.
eminent. I,ike the hoy in the table, we shall so of
ten ci y •* wolf!" falsely, that when he really attacks
the flock, our call for help will pass unheeded us the
idle wind In the name of common sense, let me
ask, what has the difference between Gov. Tioup
and the President to do with state rights ? If I un
derstami this phrase, it means those rights which
belong to the states as members tf the union, and in
their relation to the '•encral government ; rights
which belong o all • states equally and ip com
mon—which cannot be trenched upon, without
wounding alike, every mcmbei of the federal com
pact The right of Georgia to have the Indian title
extinguished, to certain lands wit^jn her limits, is
surely not of this class ; it is a right not common
to the states, but peculiar to Gcoigia, and deliver!
to her by compact with the JPOPt al j^ovdru^iff
| wnicft Iff? other states arc no pariir-*. KivtThit right
of whatever nature, is not at all in jeopardy, nor \„ it
the demon, which has conjured up the piesent
storm 'I"he U S. have bought the land—the In
dims aic to he removed at a certain time, and the
land to pass to Georgia. The Governor, anxious
to he a doing, has applied to the Indians for leat-c to
survey the land before the time of delivery_leave,
i other of a questionable shape, was granted, but nf
ter wards recalled, and the U S, called on hy (he
Indians to prevent the Mirvcy. Surely none will
deny, that the permission to survey, even if granted,
bring merely gratuitous, for as the lawyer* say!
without consideration.) might be withdrawn—And
that the U S. were hound to protect the Indians
fr.-m a survey mad*- jgainrf (heir wifi amf ii p r*,e
. %
uctciyniuation to do IhN, which has raised *11 tl>«
noise and clamour with which we tu (^stunned, Kpr
my soul, I cannot see what possible connection, all
this, has with jtutc and t must Say, in my
conscience, that 1 think the U Slates have done no
thing amiss—while Govcinor Troup has descended
fiom hi« high station, outraged decency, and injur,
cd the very lights he prfjexscj to be dcrending_I
**y pro/esset, because there are some who atriibute
the whole of this unnecessary heat to stale politics,.,
and say that the Governor has made this question
a stalking horse, oil which to rise into the oflict; of
Governor, at the election about to take place, and
which ts expected to be a veiy close one—for luy
own pait, I can hardly believe so badly of a man,
whom 1 have hitherto held in respect.
HOMO.
• Sentence of death wits pronounced on
Isaac, a negro slave, on Monday last, by l!iu
court of Alilcmarls Coltutv. lie was cod*
victeil by lii* own voluntary confession, of
an attempt to commit rape and murder—and
is to be hung on the 2lsi of October next.
AA a suing ton, Sept. 5
On Friday evening, the President's Housh
whs opened, according to public notice, for
ilie purpose of giving the citizens an oppor
tunily of taking leave of lien. Lafayette.
Mis. Adams was prevented by indisposition
from receiving the guests, and her place was
supplied by Mis* Hei.i.kn. ’Pin* looms wen;
filled nt an early hour, there being scarcely
an individual in our city, at tills moment,
who was not desirous to offer this iiuul token
of personal esteem to the Guest of the Nu
tion- lie, himself, looked remarkably well,
and received with graceful vivacity the many
farewell addresses which the ladies, in par
ticulur,crowded round him to offer. Nearly
all the naval officers now in tho city were
present.—Jim nail.
The Court Martial is expected to resume
its sittings to-day, for the trial of Lieut:
James damage. The Court will be reduced '
to seven members, leaving oil* Captains
Crane. Sspcncc, lleuiey, Lilian, and Read.
We believe the three laiLofficers are taken
I away from tbe Court, because they were
members of a previous Court involving
charges similar la those preferred against
I Lieut damage. The Court, as reorganized
will now consist of the following members :
Captain Baiioon, President,
j Captains Cassin Captains Tno.wcsov
R K N s II A W \V a ns W o’ It T H
11 It O W N ltoDGEltS.
Wednesday next is fixed on, by Gen. La*
kaykttk, for his departure from'tho seat of
Government, lit einltark for bis native coun
try. IIo will leave the city between 2 and 3’
o’clock, in the Steamboat Mount Vernon,
which has litre n engaged by tho Government
to cany the General and his family to Hie
national ship Brandyw ine, which awaits li’ini
near the mouth of tile Potomac, 8.) or «t>
miles below the city. The Gf.nkiiai. will
be accompanied to the ship by the Secretary
of the Navy, and such oilier officers of the
Government ns the limited necommod&lion*
or the boat will permit to be inviud; aSso,
by the Mayors of the City, of Alexandria
and Georgetown, the Marshal of the Dis
trict, ami tho Commanding Generals oT the
Militia of the District.
The corporation of Georgetown will send
a deputation in a separate steamboat, to at
tend the General to the ship. By these and
oilier preparations, readers will perceive
that arrangements have been made to pav
tbe illus'iions Guest of the Nation every
murk o! respect on his departure from a
nior.gst ■!*> which love, veneration anti grati
tude, can suggest. A numerous company of
Revolutionary Officers and other citizens,
will proceed round in strum vessels, from
Baltimore, we understand, to meet the Gen
eral at the biiip and pay their parting res
pects to him.
i lie corporate niitliariiiea^nf the city and
towns of the District will attend at the Pre
sident’* mansion, at o. • o’clock on Wednes
day, where, in their presence, snd that of all
the oRicers of the government and other ad
mitted citizens, the President of the United
States ill take leave of his honored ghost,
l'hc officers of government, the corporations,
the military, &c. w ill then escort the Gene
ral to the place of embarkation, and there
lake their leave of him.
1 he world will see that the demonstrn
tii.ns of affection with which this venerable
and venerated man was received- on th
shores, a year ago, so fur from abating, h •
been continued by our people in every «
which he bus visited in his extensive jour y
through our country, with increasing lutw,
if that were possible, to the moment of his
departure from amongst us. The history of
h:s visit to the United Slates would alone
falsify the dogma that republics arc uii
grateful.
W e ought not, in this notice, to forbear to
a.'vcii to the liberal manner in which the
deportment of the President of the United
.Slates towards the public guest, has accord
ed with the national leeliiig. I he most am
ple hospitality and attention have been seilii.-,
lously extruded to linn in flic President's
mansion, as well ns every attention by the
I resident personally, ol which sums eviden
ce* linvu been made public.
On Friday evening the house rxf tbr Pre«7
dent was thrown open to all citizen* who
wished to visit the General, of which a large
number ol ladies and gentlemen availed
themselves ; and oa Tuesday next, the Gene
ral s birth day, the President gives a splcn
did entertainment in honor of the ncension
[•A of. Jnlel7
^ K*.Vof. K, A ng«|£t S t, ’
An elegant ship, pierced for nj guns, nod
intended for America, was launched this
morning from the shipyard of Mum. If
Ueklord & Co—She weitt off in most benuif
tnl style 'wnid th shouts nnd cheer* ofmaijv
thousand spoctntrtrs. and no? a siftefe
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