Southern telegraph., February 26, 1836, Image 1

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THE SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH
is EorrrD and njiluhku kvkut mum ir
THOU AM B. P A I. Tl l it,
At FIVE DOLLARS per year, in mdcanee, or
SIX ut Dm ripi ration of the year.
fj-No paier disconlinaed until all arreara
ges art' paid, unless at the option of the eilitor.
' .Vo StitMtriptioiu resetted or o thorter pe
riod than wiie year.
Terms ml Aavrrfitdair.
P.er square of ten line' or 1r-s fur the first in
sertion. One Dollar; for effch additional inser
tion. Fifty Outs, j
Ixiliirer one-, fe n rent per line for the first,
and fie cents per line lot eueh additional inser
tion. 07" To those who advertise aby the year, a
litieral discount will he niitdc.
vaivr uv.
(From the Aincri can .Manufa' turtr.J
DK VTH'S UOl.M.S.
Di'aili p;i) to. lhost )rni, and itl spirit came,
WiLli an arm)' of wind to aid Mill
W "ill strew the sea with wrecks, said he;
h Uf -II fc..'. A .1... 1 .....I ft .
The fenrleii soldier shall how to me,
And the luiid-inau who rocks bc-itlc hiin.
And forth thj'v went, nnd the titer blast
Swept wide'o'er the heaving billows.
The timid and brave, sunk alike 'neath the
wave,
Tin- fair and the noble there were none to
save
The huldflrho burse, and ihe mad who rave,
Are iwist 011 their lonely pillow.
Death spake to the
pin
and its withering
breath
B Spread pollution o'er rslloj ami plain,
BLtwl the proud city -nit forth il- ami) ofdead,
Bill piill' l M lllll I I 1 j'tilllll , IIIIH HI. SiUIV IIWUI
hH 'hen,
bund and the free have alike bowed their
head.
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There were swords that sparkled brightly,
nd I. aimers unfurl'd to the morning sun.
ml Ldeaiiiiur armor, and minding drum.
ml fearful roil . and a bu hum,
And steed- hu were bour: Ulig lightly.
They speak to the liearl in thrilling tones,
.More true man llic wonts 01 sagea,
Of nations, of widows and orphans made,
Of homes de-poiled hy war's null lr.'ule;
Tliev point to the grave wbcre an arm) is
" laid
As a lesson for after ages.
Death -pake yet again, and a spirit stnlk'd
O'er a multitude dead and dying 1
He grnnp'd for a wand, 11 goblet -bright,
Before himhere, dibne a stream of fight,
But there oloa'd train the gloom of night,
Where the subjects he rul'd were l) log.
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From a late London Journal.
CONFESSIONS ' A QUACK DOCTUB.
N'eo prosunt domino, quuo proiunt omnibus,
artes. Ovid,
My Any, my very houri are numbered;
the cold hand of death presses heavily and
painfully upon me;I feel that this bed will
hu the l'tfi, save unearthly one, on which
the proprietor of the Dulf-am of IJcthcsda
will ever lie. Loug ere these words are
in pri, I shall be far beyond tho reach of
the hi Ivti'ilion and censure of mm; and it
will ease mv parting moments and he a last
atonement, il l lay before the public certain
particulars wherein 1 have played a Conspi
cuous, thou ;h a deceitful part. At the same
time, 1 rauatbegthe reader tolnvc iho can
dor to bear in mind this remark: that what
I have done has been-merely for the sake
of gain, and not out of malice or ill will lo
my fellow-creatures as a body, or to any in
dividual in particular.
1 shall commence with a shirt sketch oj
my esriy life. My father, Reuben Kill
man, was a brewer, in a small in irket-town.
He married, for his fourth wife, the daugh
ter of the principal apothecary of the place1.
The rssiie of th it marriage was the author
of the Decent memoir. A short time before
I was born, my poor mother had been read
ling, the poems of the Poet Laureat, wbicli
made so groat an impression on her, that
the insisted on my being ehristianed by the
I name of Thalaba.
That dear parent was so fondly attached
I ,. l.iii- mil V litis nnnir. that during; her life
I she never would allow my tender frame to
I be exposal to tho cruelty of a birch-bearing
Ibrutc, as she feelingly styled that awful
fknonster, the schoolmaster. On the contra
ry, she detedwiucd to educate mo herself;
jhnd, in order that she might direct my tal
ents, of which shejM die highest opinion,
in the proper channel, she seized the oppor
jEunity of taking me atthe ago of eight years
mp be examined by a celebrated phrcnolo-
list. who had announced tlKtt lie should en
rhii.n thr. town hv a few ecturcs on his
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(leveloiM?nieuts were so interesting
complicate, that he would require time
The good ladv, gratified bv the pains
attention ho was paying ner tavonte,
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dill UUIIIU W HUH IVt ,11V. livillicvu ln.
rs
olam. Thfi mnl reason of mv not
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ICIlll' youi ovii a uiiiiiiii. c.-iilti on v .
tit 1 T tn .111 i..ii.- ii'.i j u.i "mi, 111111
other nai'tieS: but the sacred olli?a
tion of truth compels mc to state, that I find
the organs of ucqiiisilirrntM and destruc
tircness so strong, that 1 can haVc little doubt
lie will le led on from robbery to murder,
and finally, end hjs days at the gallows, uti
les;, you take greut puns in cultivating his
organs of rencrtttion, df as explained in
my little work price 1 Is. (id.
011r obedient servant,
iMamkl Palmkr."
Mv mother's nigc at this epistle may be
cuneeiveil. She instantly set oir on a cru
sade against the phrenologist, nnd called m
every neighbor and postiaj in ;hc place, de
MUBciu the man's tgawaBee, and pring
11 ny ins letter, and the well-known iiimible
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411. in. ics 01 nor interesting ctiiiu. 1 liclieve
the lectures were, after all, as well attend
ed as ever. My father was anrv with my
mother for exposing tho faults of his child,
and told her she oulit to have bushed up
the business. The poor lady retorted, and
a (piand onsucd. It was however nude
up; and the reconciliation was evidently
sincere on my father's part, as ho advised
my mother the following day to leave oil'
brandy and Water, which they always had
heffl in !he habit of drinking, "as he thought
c. would be belter for her. Allh'o she did
as he reCOSBOMnded, my lather lost bis wife,
and J, my kind parent in less than three
I months from that time.
1 Wit bed to put my in ithei's tortoise-shell
cat into mourning on the occasion, and as
she toro the clothes I made for her, I resol
ved to blacken those which nature had giv
en her with ink. I had j 1st begun the op
eration, and had placed the imfooling ani
mal head-foremost down in a boot, with a
quart ink bottle in my other hand, when my
father appeared. Seeing how was occu
pied he rushed towards me. The abrupt
ness of his manner, (tbougs I was doing no
harm, but on the contrary, a pious duty,)
alarmed me. I fled; he pursued. He gain
ed ground. I heard bun pull close at mv
nek. In my eagerness to escape, I attempt
ed to jump over a cooler full of ale. I should
easily have accomplished the leap, had it
not happened that at that momen my fath
er's hand arrested mc by the trousers be
hind, lie checked the impetus of my spring
and I fell, with llic ink bottle, hoot, and cat,
into the iniddie of the streaming liquid.
1 screamed, the cat mew ed, my faciei
swore. But the death of my mother, I sup
pone, hnchioftened his heart; lor, in a minute
he recovered his good humor, laughed at
the c;;t and me, and said, "It did not matter
as the b;Ht was the only thing that would be
ihe worse for it." How ever, he made up
his mind to send me school f.M thwiih, "to
improve my maimers, and to have mc out
of harm's w ay
To school I was sent, and there I remain
ed till 1 was twelve years old, at which lime
my father sent for me home, put me into Ins
Counting-house, and taught me the arts of
book-keeping and brewing. The latter J
found was n far more intricate and mysteri
ous process than the mere mixture of mall
and hops.
Years went rn; I grew up into a man;
but as I advanced, llic li:.tlc tmyn declined.
It was not r place of much trade, and as the
in' ibitants died away, they were not rapid
ly succeeded by fresh settlers. The m, r
tality of tho place w as certainly verygre.it.
The air was voted unhealthy, though form
erly it had been considered (he reverse.
By some eqtraordinary fatality, my father's
host customers were always the first to drop
of I felt lor him, and myself, for I was
now taken into partnership; and my mind
sympathised with Moore's beautiful lines:
"Oh ever thus from childhood's hour
I've seen my fondest hope decay;
I never uuried a tree or flower,
But 'twas the first to fade away.
'I never nun'd n dear gazelle
To Kind mc with its bright black eye,
Bui when it came to know me well,
And low me, it w as sure lo die I"
But, after all, wljnt are gazelles lo custom
ers? and what is ihe "sight of its eye to the
tight ma bill for beer, made out ready for
payment? Alas! these bills decreased as
die town decayed, and ere b ug, tho Gazette
presented the names of "H. Killntand Son,
Brewers." The shock upset my lather, ho
never looked up afterwards, and the very
day week after the above announcement, I
saw his heels standing out of a large mesh-
tub. He had chosen the fate of Clarence.
With the few pounds left to me, I fled
from the fatal neighborhood to London. In
that vast metropolis I had no chance of set
ting up my trade again; there were too ma
ny in it already, with larger capitab , nnd
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euuai skiii 111 composition to invseu. for
some time 1 .ervodono of the principal brew
1 1 1 . 1
erics as a cient tiut my salary was so
small, that I could neither pay for wine 01
brandy; malt liquor I could not drink 1
was too much behind the scenes for that
and for water, which 1 estimated at a very
different value from that put upon it by Pin
dar, I had a constitutional antipathy I wus
a second Tantulus, dying of thirst amidst a
profusion of beverage 1 could bear it no
longer I left my situation.
1 was.walking, with little in my pockets
except my hands, in a 111:1st melancholy
mood along Bloouishury square, when a man
held out a paper tome. 1 took it, Bod found
it to be the pufl'ofa patent medicine. A new
light broke in upon inc. 1 cried out, "Eu
reka,'' and cut a caper in the air for joy.
My plans were quickly settled. 1 inves
ted my remaining money in drugs, phials,
and ti chest, and set out on a tour to the
country, resolving to commence like an ac
tor or counsellor, with proviuci.il celebrity
at first. It was indifferent to me whither 1
greeted my steps, and the accident of see
ing a notice of reduced fares, led mc to book
my place for Birmingham.
As soon ao I arrived at that populous
town, I boldly engaged n handsome lodg-
ing, and put un advertisement into the pa'
C I I '- HH. I'll
per, wherein, drawing upon the credit 0
my future fame, I announced that Dr. Thai
aba Kdlman w.,s to be consulted on every
diseaAp which me human frame liable,
but he bad more especially dev oted his at
tention to nervous, cutaneous.
ileptic, intestinal, and mental disorder's.
ii. j . 1 j . 1 .
1 no uocior uau sunned me superior prac
tice on the Continent' be Ii id lie nl...i
, .1 .I.,.-.-
ed to draw the teeth ofthe Emperor of Rus
sia, had operated on the King of Prussia for
the stane, and curod the Queen of S.irdinia
fryj" WSWrk From those distin
guished individuals, and others no loss eel
ebrated.lie had received the most satisfac
tory testimonials,
I spent Ihe interval, till the appearance
at my advertisement, ining out auto
gjvpbs of thofc iHuslriiHns, nd in
mixing my new ly invent Biwam oj
Bkthksda . T,js consisted of rtimuhtiiu
and narcotic drugs, most of which had for
merly been used by my respected father,
but 111 more diluted quantities.
The first patient that eve- visited mc was
an elderly ladv, whtt fcenokisHwl at Lwiim
of spirits. She said she was always miser
able, except when in compuiv. 1 did not
wonder at this, when 1 heard" her mode of
life, which was, Jq play at cards to a very
late hour every niirht. and to lin hJ ...
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an equally lute one the next (lav. She said
she wished for MOM medicine which would
not interfere with her usual engagements.
1 gnie ner inree 01 my guinea bottles ofthe
Balsam, and desired her to call imin l,n
she h id taken them. I saw her no more.
On referriiK' toniv Journal. 1 1 bad ,r.
scribed it my Diary,) I find the next who
came was of the same sex. hut a varv dif
ferent age. Her complaiqt was love", and
her lover had been fickle. I unld hnr iwn
bottles of HIV Bal8am. Sim callod nonin in
a week, said she bad ken it all, had li lt
very sick, and ill in body, hut had (piiteg.it
over her original complaint I told her she
had better have a couple bottles by her, for
1 mure occasion, to which she agreed. 1
understood that shortly afterwards she had
a large sum ol money left her, that, bv a
curiouK comcidenee, she again met her for
mer lover, who made her an offer, and they
were married immoditlv Hha in alia
and well, and keeps my two bottles by her,
fn case she should ever I. ill in l.i...in I. .
one else. Her marriage has quite saved her
it 0111 an danger ol tailing 111 love again with
the same party,
The third case at Birmingham but I will
not go into the particiWg.
Suffice it to say, it ended in a coroner's
inquest. A verdict of manslaughter was
returned, nnd I was put into prison to await
my trial. At ihe assizes an error in the
indictment entitled mc to an acquittal, and,
being setut liberty, I returned to my lodg
ings, put 0 long ett6r into the paper, prov
ing the skill wiih which I hud acted, nnd
that 1 had been made the victim ofthe envy
;fnd malice of certain resident practitioners
ar.! was as well attended as ever. Won
derful is the credulity ofthe public.
I tried my band at several oilier towns:
(Hancliesler, Sheffield, Leeds, all had the
benefit of my presence. The same success
attended mc al each of them; that is to say,
I enriched myself and benefi ted my patients
by transplanting ihem to "another and a
happier world."
Having accumulated a considerable sum
ol money, 1 resolved to discontinue my wan
dering life, and open my grand campaign
in the metropolis. I therefore, male ar
rangements for the side of mv Balaam widi
agents in ihe diffeieni places 1 hadvisited,
and took a large h tuse in Berners-stree.
The firs! thing J did was to compose n
numbered new testimonials, and to dress a
man up in a striking and appropriate cos
tume, to dispense my announcement to the
citizens. His dress was parti-colored half
green, to represent the last stage of the
cholera, and half-spotted, to signify the
plague and eruptive diseases. The follow
ing is a copy of my circulars:
Vibvb Valixhje. Art thou afflicted, and
wonldal thou be healed? (Jo to No. 101).
Berners street, & consult Dr. Thalaba Kill
man. All diseases arise from one source,
the unhealthincsa and derangement of the
system. To cure this, 1). T. K., after in
tense study and long practice, by a heaven
sent thought discovered the wonderful, mi
raculous, and infallible Balsam of Bctirs
da. Bo timely wise. The poet has judici
ously pointed out the great desiderata of life,
nd which has he placed firitt
"Health, peace, nnd competence."
"In addition to testimonials from several
crowned heads, Dr. Thalaba Killman has
amongst many others, received the follow
ing grateful acknowledgements, from his
own countrymen;
"Birmingham, Sept. 6.
"Sir, I was born deaf, dumb, and blind,
and continued in that melancholy state of
privation till about a fortnight ago. I have
often seen my parenls mingling their tears
for hours together, and when I have nskod
them the reason, they have answered in
voices choked with sobs "We weep for
thee !" Think sir, of their heart-felt delight
at my perfect recovery of every faculty.
Three weeks ago, a friend recommended
your B alsam. Less out of hope, than from
a sonsn of duty, which prompted them not
to throw a chance away, they bought a bot
tle. Before I had finished if, I could hear
certain inarticulate noises, and could stam
mer a few words, and ihero was a glimmer
of light. By tho end ofthe second bottle, I
could hear my mother's tongue going from
morn till night; I could get in a word or two,
and I could distinguish that her dear nose
was red. The third bottlo made a m m of
me. 1 could understand all that every bo
dy said in any language; 1 could soo that
my mother's nose was turned up; I could
discourse an fluently as Bnnioham. These
are yourdoings, and they arc acknowledged
with t grateful heart by
Your obedient servant,
Mattiikw Mole.
"To Dr. Th.laba Killm ui."
"Sympathy Cottage, Cod Hole Alley,
Leeds.
".Miss Alicia I.irtilia de Montmorencv
w i i ui e i ii 1 1 iivKiiovt leije-
meats to )r. hi! man, ,,d begs to ...lor..,
h.H. that her h:tle boy has been quite cured .
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al a sore nose nnd the ringworm, by two bot.
ties ofthe Bdsnm of Bethcsda.
"To Dr. Thelaba Killman."
"Manchester, Aug. 1th.
"Sir, I beg to inform you that some
yean ago my right eaa was most unwar
rantably cut ulfby the sword of a yeomanry
wddicr. Jt remained in this state, and I
was universally called the cropped donkey,
till J was induced to try your esteemed Bal
sam, the effect of which has been such, that
my ear has not only grown again, but is
twice 5s large as (he o'her.
"Your humble servant,"
'Balaam r'amfAV.1
I felt 1 had as much right to issue these
testimonials, as Bon Matthias bad tp forge
love-letters to himself, and 1 am happy to
say mine wen More prolitaJjle than bis.
There were some other letters, it is true,
really and bona fide sent mtv which I did
not publish, palming those w my own in
vention.
The following I received from Notting-
ha in:
"Sir, For many years I have been co
loring the worst pain that the human spe
cies, at least the male part of il is liable to,
moan ihe tjoth-aehei Year after year
utfered the aartins nuns of extraction.
till ofty one tooth rem lined in my head.
It wawtnen that I heard the lame nt you in
valuable Ualsam. Hone catches at a reed:
Pent for a bottle. In mv eagerness tor re
lief from ni (it of pain 1 was then endur
ing, I put the neck ofthe bottle to my moulh
without waiting for a cup. Ihe conse
quence was, lhat I thrust my last tooth out
of its place and down my throat, 1 swal
lowed it wi'h the Balsam, and .from tint
time to this I have been free from the tooth
ache. Yours, faithfully,
"BuuAxm Goh."
To Dr. Killman.
Sheffield, July, 20.
Sir, You arc a I east, and a scoundrel;
a rtugc, a cheat, a thief, a quack, an impos
tor! I bought two bottles of your stuff, to
cute nio of the stomach-ache, and they have
made rmrWi.rse. If 1 dtcriSHn: cl d
if I don't haunt you.
Alexaxdki! L4XOK.1
Notwithstanding Mr. Largo's threat, I
have always been loss afraid of the dead
than of tho living; and as it will appear,
with reason. For after having carried on a
most thriving trade for years, and having
amassed a very pretty fortune my end lu.s
been hastened in the following manner.
I had been taking a walk one evening,
hadjiistaeturned to my own door, when, as
I raised my hand, to the knocker, a person
came quickly up to mc, and inquired if mv
name was not Dr. Kill man f On my re
plying in the affirmative, the wretch seized
me with the grasp of Hercntet, and holding
with tho tenacity f a vice, belabored me
with a bludgeon over the head and body, till
I sank to the earth exhausted. Ho then
Went aw.iy, exelaimiiig, "Now, if 1 havi
not done for von, then try vourowii bal
sum."
1 was found by the police, nnd carried
into my, own house. The blows on my head
produced a temporary derangement, A
doctor was sent for, and he prescribed for
mo. B it my house keeper had to good an
opinion ofher master, to let him take any
thing recommended by a stranger. She
emptied the bottles as they were sent, and
filled then, with Balsam Of Betiiksda.
I .'iic .nsiously I partook of my own inven
tion, " Dcmium pcrniciosa bum." Like
I'erillus, 1 have been the author of my own
death. My reason has returned, only to
tell mc lam dying. My ffbtise-kecper, as
soon as she thought I could understand her,
boasted o;' her artifice, and bow bhe had
been cheating the doctor.
Tji.viiABA Killman.
Untied Statii Ship Independence. A
bout two hundred persons are employed in
Charks'own, (.Mass.) in razeeing the Uni
ted Stales ship ofthe line Independence.
She is lo be converted into a frigate of the
largest class, to carry 04 gunW Bait. Gaz.
"? in the fogJmi observe by a
London paper of 1)oo1b; that no less than
six persons wore drowned, on the lib h of
that month, in London, by walking oil the
dock into the river the density of the f g
preventing them from discovering their mis
take until too late. All of them wore par
sons of respectability and sobriety. From
this remarkable circumstance, some idea
may be lormed of a "Laidon Fog." Bait.
Gaz.
fVemJa Tallahassee paper.
THE RAIL ROAD AND CAN AL MEN.
Amitiiku win. Wo have just learned
by un express from St. Marks, that one
hundred and three Irish laborers, arrived
at that plsce yestcrdayrom the St. Joseph's
rail road, and in the evening coinmeiii-ed a
riot bidding defiance to the civil authority.
A severe conlost ensued with the citizens,
amouniing to about forty men, which termin
i;tcd in the restoration of order. Fortunate
ly, the citizens made but little use of fire
arms though many of th rioters are severe
ly wounded. Fifty of them are lodged in
jail. The masters and mates of vessels, in
port rendored groat assistance. The con
test lasted about an hour.
JACKSON CITY.
The Virginia Advo ate makes some re
marks on the proceedings relutin.' to .Wk
son fit, which will be found below. Wfct-
evcr there may h ive t een out of the
and exceptionable in these prix edma,
there is one remark in the loiter ofthe
com -
mittcc, to which we give our henrtv ascnt.
The CommitteA s.iv '-up fV.l mm Mil l un f Ii n I
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jack.,n rv n,A )C ,lnwor,lv cf the
nnmcr Vcrj,v ,hcv wi ,)e ,' ,,), i,
The name Worth ofthe cilv. and the ci.v
worthy ol the name! U. ,S. Telegraph.
NEW CITY.
Adulation pervades the land. Every oc
casion, however trivial is seized upon to
offer the incense of flattery to those in high
places. The spirit of the limes is truly that
ofthe age of'Tiboriug. Since the edict went
fort siibservieucy w as tho only passport to
royal f. vor, the profligate and servile, wher
ever they be, are found trying in the igno
minious contest who shall bedaub 'the great
est and best' with ihe greatest quantity of
fulsome praise.
A parcel of New Yorkers, to be near the
fountain of corruption, the public crib, have
started the project of building a city in the
district of Columbia, at the south abutment
ot Ihe Potomac bridge. Thov have chris-
tened Ihe n;w town "Jackson City "in honnTuice,a"(1 suPIMcd to be from 30 to
...in i . vears ot .no 1 1 u., i l. ,r-
or of the Hero, and appointed a committee
to request him lo assist in laying the corner
stone. As some evidence of the servile
spirit abroad, we nr. ke an extract from the
correspondence. The committee sav
"Considering your mime, as the property
ofthe nation, and posterity, they have ap
propriated it to tho contemplated city, und
have called it JACKSON CITY.
"They are Well aware that the enter
prise, as presented, does not exhibit a gran
deur corresponding with the splendor ofthe
name, but they equally know that great re
sults are from small beginnings, and they
cannot bm feel sanguine that at no distant
day JACKSON CITY will not be unwor
thy of its name.
"It baa appeared tons also as peculiarly
proper that the second man of the nation
should have his name placed by thaAjde of
hat of the first; and we trust, thaffVy the
efforts df ourselves nnd successor, aided bv
the strength ef this great country, Jackson
City will grow in happy union with Wash
ington Citv.
"It might be proper, sir, that we offer von
an apology for this use of your name with
out your Consent, but we hope to find cur
forgivennett in the uniform kindness ol
yom character; and reiv ing upon this, We
are emboldened to ask of you a further fav
or; that you would honor us nnd give digni
ty to our enterprise by assisting with us to
fay the corner stone of the contemplated
cilv on the day or'
uFind forgieennest. What slaves!
But his Majesty graciously consented to. the
humble prayer of his liegemen. They, o
VAijoyed at his royal condescension, repli
ed . -
"Sire: With a high sense of the honor
c inferred by your ci nsenting to assist us in
laying the cornerstone of Jackson City, we
make to you, our most grateful acknowledg
ments, and beg leave to name as an appro
priate day for the occasion, tho8i of Jan
uary nr.H, at such an hour as shall be most
convenient to von.
"In selecting a day so distingnished in
the annals of our country, we confess a
desire to shed over the destinies of this cm-
iryo city a ray of reflected glory, by identi
lying lis birth Willi a great national anni
versarv; that he who brought in:o existence
an ern so momentous should on ils anniver
sary, given helping hand in laving the
foundation of a city honored by his name
are circumstance! peculiarly felicitous, and
bring together a crowd of associations
which cannot fail to fill with pride the minds
ot those shall inhabit this gilted city.
Virginia Advocate
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
From the annexed, which we copy from
the I. Oncans Advertiser ol the SUU mst.
it will he seen that St. Anna has determined
on a war of &tfrrmt'taftoA with theTexians:
a project which he will find, we think,
more easy to devise than to accomplish.
Nitcket Courier.
"We have been favored with a file ofthe
Tamaulipas Gazette to tho date ofjjd.e 7ih
ot January, and give tho following ex
tracts:
Mexico, Dec, 25.
It has been officially announced to the
Su pre. ne Government, that on the 10th nit.
the town of St. Anton. a de Bej ir was occu
pied by the rebel settlers of Texas, after 8
days consecutive attacks and that her brave
defenders of this post yielded only from a
want of amunition. His Excellency the
general-in-chief of the opeaations, Don A.
a, Santa Anna, feeling, as every true Mex
ican ought, the disgrace thus sustained bv
the Republic, is making every preparation
to wipe out the stain in the blood ot those
perfidious strangers, it is calculated that
on the ofthe present month he will be
gin his march on Ivjfcr, with armament ot
8,000 men und 23 pieces of artillery.
Jamtary 10th.
His Excellency, the commander-in-chief,
lias succeeded, in tho short space of little
more than a month, in levying an effective
army of from 9 to 10,000 men, which have
commenced their march to San Luis de
Potosi, (irmly determined to conquer or die
m the holy cause of avenging the outrage
offered to the Mexican name and institu
tions. Tho si oop of war, General Bravo,
is scouring the coa.u of Te.vs to in errupt
die supplies of arms and provisionss desti
ned for that point. The ports of Tampico
and Matamoros have been garrisoned with
troops sent for that purpose front the states
of Yucatan,, with a v iew to prevent any sur
prise from some belter combined cxpodtion
than that mH,v fho n(!vr.ntiJrr M.ila.v
5.""" t. Me JoiiirfinV,
snake, the Mei,c army, ul again
1 exas, enlarges at every mentiou L tft0
i vo.Hi niM'nc yesteroav it was stjnti
t,UO"D ihe 'ioih J),.-c. it grew into 8,000.
jan on fhc l(;h ofthe January f. How in"
nas swelled into 'J or I0,000! Tho great
distloscr of all truths tune, w ill show.
.11 i : - . i. a.......... - "
. POWELL
TIIK IfajBtU IMlIAX.
We copy from the Foridian.the following
description of Powell, the leader of the
Seminole ludians:
Mr. Editor The Wowing facts in rrJ U
tion to this interesting personage, I collect
frum authentic sources during tltf lale cam
paign Si, they may be relied on.
OcKLA,or Powell, die head Chief of tho
hostile Seminoles, is hkely to fisure in his
tory with Philip of Pokakee, or Tekumseh,
possessing all their noble daring and deep
love of country, with more .
and perhaps more ferocity. He is a half
breed his father m Englishman of th
Creek .Nation and Red Stick T.i.ic. In
person he is slight, well proportioned ani
active, complexion rather light, deep rost-
ios e es ami a remarkable clear and shrill
years ot as;e. He- has brought himself into
notice anu raised himself to his present
station, by his superior talents, courage,
and ambition, not having inherited nrrv
title lo command. Formerly he was prowl,
gloomy and insolent, and U one occasion
in a talk with the iate lamented Agent, Gen
rhomj.son, burst into a paroxvsin of pas-
ion, declaring that the countrv was- theirs
that they wanted no Agent, and that he had
better be off; for this he was arrested mmd
c ;ifined; afterwards ho appcwl peniten'
ueiiuiB uiiceriui signed the Treaty, and
reieascu wi.n many lair promises.
He then made himself very useful to tho
Agent and officers at Camp Kia.irfim
ing many daring feats in arresting criminals
among the troublesome Alicosoukees, with
"u.cii ,noe nc was at variance; and for
these scrv;ces received rrnniJ lr -
of friendship from the Agent and gained bis
uuoi v commence.
Suddenly he threw oft" the guise of friend
shipmurdered Charley Mathla, a friendly
chiet forced his followers to join him
received as allies the Micosukees, who were
glid to have such a leader, and raised
forthwith, the firebrand and sc.tlping-knife.
He, it is supposed, led on the party which
attacked and defeated the advance guard of
Col. Warrens regiment, about the 17th
December
On the 28th he was seen at the head of
a bandjMfe rushed upon Gen . -.Thetppaon,
HUH SW
the "ill
',m2sr entlemen' wbin range of
gunrof Fort Kinfr. and shot nn.l oin.
cd them.
O ' UMU UVMjJ-
On the Slat, ho made a sudden and un
expected attack upon the army under Gens.
Call and Clinch, whilst engaged in crossing
a deep and dangerous steam, the Withlaco
ehee attacking two points, sirrgiltanoously,
and only yielding af.er a desperate struggle
of an hour.
During the action he was recognized by
the officers and men of the regular army
fighting several paces in advance of his
men, and after each discharge of his rifle,
wiped it with the uUmost coolness and hia
voice was distinctly heard when his men
were flying, trying to rally them.
He is, or prrtefyto be', of the belief, that
the old treaty of Payne's landing is the only
binding one, and according to his account,
the time stipulated for their removal by that
treaty, dues not expire for fiive years yet
and he says he can fight tho whites for that
length of time. R.
THE CAMPBELL'S ARE HERE!!
Our town is all life and animation.
There are bow four splendid companiea
of gallant volunteers at this place. Tho
Stale Fensihles from Putnam, Capt. Morri
wether the Hancock Blues Capt. Brown
the Morgan Guards Capt. Foster, and the
Baldwin Cavalry, Capt. Kenan, Comprising
a band of stout hearts and strong hands"
who are all eager to relieve their suffering
brethern pf Florida, and to inllict prompt
and ample vengeance upon tho sav
age foe.
The three Infantry companies will take
up tho line, of march to-day, for Macon,
trom w Jiencc they will proceed upon boats
provided tor that service, by tho way
Uarien to r icolata.
The cavalry will march direct by Ha
insvillc to the scene of war.
Success to theso brave sons of Georgia.
who have so nobly stepped forward in thn
cause of their country.
On yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, a
splendid Colation was given by our citizens,
at which many patriofic toasts and scntifc.
ments were expressed. They shall appear
in our next. Georgia Standard of Union.
Loss of nil Aribl. The American
brig Ariel, of Norfolk, which tailed from
jhc Batizo on the 21st Jan., with 1 1 hands,
5 cabin passengers, nnd several slaves,
was, on the 21th of die same, sunk in -ft
violent sq uill. Six of the crew including the
'2d mato, the steward, 2 men nnd 5J boys,took
to tho'boat and wero proscrv ed from sinking
subsequently 4 of these diod. The oih
or two were picked up, on the 2'5ih Jan.,
by the ship John Walker, Cunt. Black, and
brought in safety to this eitv. y. O. Oisv.
mk
It is said the hedgehog is proof against
poisons. M. Pallas qays that it will eat a
hundred cantharides without receiving am
injury. More recently, a German physi
cian, who wished to dissect one, gavo it
prusaic acid, but il jk no-offec!; he then
tried arsenic, opium, and corrosive subli
mate, with die same results.
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