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RODWSr, (K288.) FRIDAY HORNXITO APRIL 23, 1336.
E 80UTHKRN TELEGRAPH J and adventure of the sea; when he inform
ed me that, among his multifarious cruis
ings, he Ltd uuce made a voyage on board
a haunted ship. It was a vessel that had
been met with drifting, half-dismantled, and
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SIX at the expiration of the year.
ftNo paper discontinued until all arreara
ge! are paid, unlets at the option of the editor.
'Vo Aiatrnptioaj rtecacd fir a thmrirrpe-
x iftar.
know.
and swear, and
h$ docIr "V dear!" said I. "that if that
H.-WMe ft. He
fore the foam-has time to on their tin. door Uu-k im.o .i . ij .
Terms of AarrrtUlaf.
fer square of ten linet or lest, for the first in
sertion. One Dollar ; for each additional inser
tion, Fifty Cents.
Longer one, ten cents per line for the iwt,
and tve cents per line for each additional insertion.
0rTo those who advertise by the year, a
hberaldiscount will be made.
POETY.
IE GRAVE Of THE t.ll H l.
SY I.AUV KM KLIN E STUART H'OKTLKT.
ivs for the Gifted Where where shall it
be
he echoing shore of the hollow-voiced sM I
II let those ashes at last sink to rest
Iw the strong pasaou-whirlwiuds have died in
the breast.
the Gifted and Beautiful Lost One a crave !
: not in the precincts of Ocean's hoar wave.
much of Life's tempests and tumults she
knew
Let her sleep 'neath the sky's gracious weepings
of dew !
Like bird from the storin, nwenriel,nYrworn,
To a nest of repose by the Lovely One borne,
Where no loud savage storms shake the still
moonlight air,
But the breeze, a sweet message from Heaven
shall bear!
A grnve for the Gifted Where where shall it
be?
Where the bright summer treasures yield wealth
to the bee
Where the faint-thrilling voice of some fountain
is heard,
And the rich air is rent by Night's passionate
bird.
Where old obesnut trees shed a twilight of gloom,
Which doth hallow and mellow the wild-flower's
meek hlo.ini
Yi here the frl"'" spring-ruins dance in joy to
earth's breast
Sweet Kurth ! with u blossomy richness op-
press'd !
Where the whitest of roses uadasaHnglv blow,
'More pure and more soft than eat reath'd moun
tain snow ;
Vhsy t!;e starlight shall tremblingly signal the
Aud
you
throw
irow sudden gleams o'er the wood-bosoiu'd
bowers.
Where the sun-flower shall burn, and the lily
shall bend,
And the acacia its leaves with the willow shall
blend ;
Oh ! the old knightly laurel's illustrious gloom
O'ershadow'd her life be that fur from In rtomb
A grave for the Gifted! A grave for the Young;
Bioceteal'd the pure lips that so thrillinglv sung,
Hut far from the laurel the tempest the billow,
v Where stillness is deepest, there spread ye her
pillow.
From the London Metropolitan.
THE CRUSADER'S SONG.
By Mrs. Crawford.
TO TIIK HEBREW MAIDEN.
Hebrew maiden, veil thy beauty,
Lest my heart a rebel prove,
Breaking" bands of holy duty,
For the silken chains of love.
Look not on me, sweet deceiver,
Tho' thy young eyes beam with light,
They might tempt a true believer
To the darkest shades of night.
Hebrew maiden, while I linger,
Hanging o'er thy melting lute,
Ev'ry chord beneuth thy linger
Wilkes a pulse that should be mute.
We must part, and part forever;
Kyes that could my life renew!
Lips that mine could cling to ever !
Hebrew maiden, now adieu !
THE HEBREW MAIDEN'S ANSWER.
Christian soldier, must we sever?
Does thy creed our fates divide)
Must we part, and part forever?
Shall another be thy bride ?
Spirits of my father's sleeping !
Ye, who once iu Ziou trod,
Heaven's mysterious councils keeping,
Tell me of the Christian's God .'
Is the cross of Christ the token
Of a saving faith to man ?
Can my early vows be broken?
Spirits, answer me ! They can .
Mercy mercy shone about him
All the blessed with him trod :
No, we can't be saved without him!
Christian, I believe thy God !
IHIDCeiil. ANEOT7S.
A HAUNTED SHIP.
A True Story as far as it goes.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.
The world abounds with ghost-stories,
but it is exceedingly difficult to get them at
first hand; that is to say, from persons who
have actually seen the ghosts: this may be
the reason why they have fallen into some
discredit with the dubious. I once, how
ever, heard a story from one who came
within an ace of being an eye-witness, and
who believed in it most honestly. He was
a worthy captain of the sea; a native of
Nantucket or Martha's Vineyard, I forget
which ; at any rate, a place no.ed for its
breed of hearty mariners. I met with him
in the ancient city of Seville, having an
chored his brig in the Guadalquiver, in the
course of a wandering voyage. Our con
vernation, one day, turned upou the wonders'
with nagging sails, about the sea near the
Gulf of Florida, between the main land and
the Bahama Banks. Those who boarded
her found ber without a living soul on board;
the hatchways had been broken open; the
cargo had been rifled; the decks, (ore and
af', were covered with bood; the shrouds
and rigging were smeared with the same,
as it some wretched beings had been mas
sacred as ihev clurur to them. It was evi-
Jii the ship had been plundered bv pirates.
and, to all 2mearauce, the crew had been
murdered and thro vn overboard.
The ship was taken possession of by the
finders, and brought into Bjston, iu New
England; but the sudors who navigated ber
to Mirt declared they would not make such
another voyuge for all the wealth of Peru.
They had been harassed the whole woy by
the ghosts of the murdered crew, who at
night would come up out of the companion
wav and the forecastle, run up the shrouds,
station tiiumselves on the yards and at the
must-iicads, and appear to perform all the
j . t. .. . .
uuties ot ine ship.
As no harm had resulted from this ghostly
seamanship, the story was treated lightly,
una ine vessel was filled lor unother voyage ;
out when ready tor sou no sailors could be
got to embark iu her. She lav for some
time in Boston harbor, regarded by the su
perstitious seamen as a luted ship, and there
she might have rotted, had not the worthy
captain who related lo me the story, under
luki'ti to command her. lie succeeded in
getting some hardy turs, who stood less in
awe of ghosts, to accompany him, und his
brother-in-law sailed with him as chief mate.
When they had got fairly to sea, the hob
goblin crew begun to play their pranks. At
night there would be the deuce to play in
the hold, such as racketing and rumaging,
as if the whole cargo was overhauled; bales
tumbled about und boxes broken open, and
sometimes it seemed as if the ballast was
shifted from side to side. All this was heard
with dismay by the sailors; and even the
t.ipiains Drother-m-law, who appears to
have been a verv sagacious man. was e.
i- i . .I....
ceeumgiy troubled at it. As to the captain
himself, he honestly confessed to mo that
he never saw nor heard any ihimj, but thei
he slept soundly, and w hen once asleep, was
hard to he awakened.
R1 . '.I . It.. ..
rviiwiiii.-iamjing all these glorious vaga
l ies, t he ship arrived at (he destined end ot
her voyage, which was one of the S.tulh
American rivers under the line. The cap
tain proposed to go. in Ins bout, to a town
some distance up the river, leaving his shit
iu charge ot his brother-in-law. The hitter
said he would anchor her opposite to an isl
and in the river, where lie could go on short
at night, and yet be at hand to keep guard
upon her; hut that nothing should tempi Inn
to sleep on hoard. The crew all swore the
same. The captain could not reasonably
object to such an arrangement; so the ship
was ancnored opposite to the island, and the
captain departed on his expedition.
For a time, all went on well; the brother-
in-law and Ins sagacious comrades regularly
abandoned ihe ship at night-full, and slept
on shore; the ghosts then took command,
and the ship remained as quietly at anchor
us though she had been manned by livin
bodies, instead of hobgoblin spirits. One
ni-lit, how ever, the captain's brother-in-law
was awakened by a tremendous storm. He
hastened to the shore. The sea was lashed
up In foaming and roarng surges; the min
came down in torrents the lightning flash
ed the thunder bellowed. It was one of
those sudden tempests only known at the
write a letter, commencing with "Stop
my paper !" If we say rents are exorbit
antly high, and landlords should be too gen
erous to take advantage of an accidental
circumstance-A round comes a broad bat
and gold-headed cane, with -Sir, stop my
paper
i
Does an actor receive a bit of
advice f The irreen-room is too "hot to hold
hun till relieved by those revengeful words
"Stop ray paper?" If we erer praise
one, some envious rival steals gloomily in
wun "Sir, it you please stop my paper I"
We dare not hope to navigate the ocean with
steamboats, but our paper is "stopped" by a
ship captain. Our doctor nearly left us to
die the other day because a correspondent
had praised au enemy of "our college," and
we expect a "Jkri facias" in the office pre
sently, on account ot something which we
understood somebody has said against some
court. But all these allure were out-done
yesterday by the following:
We were sitting in our elbow-chair ru
minating on the decided advantage of vir
tue over vice, when a little withered French
man, with a cow hide as long as himself,
and twice as heavy, rushed iuto our pres
ence. 'Sair!" and he stopped to breathe.
"Well, sir,"
"Monsieur!" he stopped again to take
breath.
"Diable Monsieur!" and he flourished
his instrument about his head.
"Really, my friend," said we, smiling, for
go, iu would have saved each of us one
year of pain before this time!"
Thomas had brought in a file before mv
speech was finished, and in a tew moments
she door shut as easily and firm It as aver
Ji. . S. . T
ooor aw. i swung it few tunes on the lung
es with an air of triumph, and I verily be
lieve that the work of that single moment
conferred more happiness on Julia as well
as myself,tban all his blood-'iougbt triumphs
ever yeilded to the conqueror.
" I he root of bitterness, said I, "is re
moved at last, and 1 can only wonder at mv
own stupidity in not thinking of the simple
remedy beiore but Heaven forgive rue!
I had entirely forgotton your headache : the
sound of that tile must have been torture
to you!"
She smiled sweetly as she leaned her
head on my shoulder, declaring although
A len Ca&cplatiw. The aggre
gate population on the surface of the haw-
table globe is eerimated at eight hundred
and ninety-five mill too and three hilml
teouaand souk. If we reckon that a gene
ration lasts thirty years, then in that apace
tnis vast number of human beuurs are bora
and die; cenaequendy eurbtv-oee thousand
seven hundred and sixty must peas into
eternity every hour, and about fifty six
every rorauie. How awful the reflection!
Keener, is it not the most dreadful assfatua
tion to trine with eternal thins, on the brink
01 mat world into which more
' A thousand wretched soak hare tad
Since the last setting tun" 1
London ,
- l J j HVUIUI IMZ UIIIIWUII
law-suit in -we do not remember wertsWfisrebead bertit my hand, and the blood
was raging through her veins, that it was
"quite cured, since the door shut so easily.-"
Uncomplaining, devoted, self-sacriticing
treasure of my heart ! ! How could I do less
than clasp her to my bosom and swear to
cherish her with tenfold care, and pray
while I kissed away the tear from her
eye that my own cruel thoughtlessness
might never till its place with another.
he was not an object to be frightened obout, J Citoyen.
Napoleon and Louis Piiiuppk.- The
following comparison betweeu the present
dispot of France and Napoleon Bonaparte,
is, we understand, oenerallv circulated
throughout the dominions of Le lio
A Startling Pact. The Lowell Mes
senger states that a most singular and dis
graceful scene was enacted at th T nvn
Hall in that town on Wednesday evening of
last week. A gentleman from Boston, of
nign respectability and literary repute, for
merly a member of the Senate, and now a
member of the House of Representatives,
..c ,o uoweu 10 deliver a lecture before
Ibo Vfl.HA I
. ., jceum. tie commenced his
leciurc, me subject of which was " the Poe
try m in., scriptures," but the audience
were soon astounded to perceive that he
was so drunk as to be unable to instruct or
gratify them. The Messenger says, he
stood reeling, with the bible in his hand.
commenting upon the oracles of God!"
A Ban GrABD. A
no at a post, with WrlMfasjt lo let no one
pans without giving the rfitehwoni.tkvfci
" In the course of bis uatral
approached, and the sendee! de-
the answer. Well, friend, astsal
you f" said the soldier, levelling his i
- say cwm, or ru shoot fomP
STEAV-ttlAT D
tropics. The captain's hrolher-iu-law cast
a rueful look" tit ihe poor tossing and laboring
ship. He saw numbers of uncouth beings
busy about her, who were only to be des
cribed by the flushing of lightning, or by
pale fires that glided about the rigging; he
heard occasionally the piping of a boat
swain's whistle, or the bellowing of a hoarse
voice through a speaking trumpet. The
ghosts were evidently striving to save the
ship; but a tropical storm is sometimes tin
overmatch for ghost, or goblin, or even the
himself. In a word, the ship parted
her cables, drove before the wind, stranded
on the rocks, and there she laid her bonos
When the captain relumed from his ex
pedition up the river, he found his gallant
vessel ti mere hulk, and received Ihe won
derful account of her fate from his sagacious
brother-in-law. Whether the wreck con
tinued to be haunted or not, he could not
inform me, and I forgot to ask whether the
owners reovered nnv thing from the under
writers, who rarely insure against accidents
from ghosts.
Such is one of the nearest chances I have
ever had of getting to the fountain-head of
a ghost-story . 1 have ot'en since regretted
that the captain should have been so sound
u sleeper, and that I did not see his brother-
in-law.
"when you have perfectly finished amusing
yoursen witn that weapon, wo should like
to be master of onr own leizure."
"No sair; I have come to horsewhip you
wid dis cowhide."
We took a pistol from a drawer, cocked
it and aimed it at his head.
"Pardon, sair;" said the Frenchman, "I
will first give you some little explanation.
Monsieur, if 'you have write dis article?"
We looked it ovei and acknowledged
ourself ihe author. It was a few lines re
ferring to the great improvements in rail
roads, and intimating that this mode of trav
elling would one day supersede every oili
er "You have write dat in vour papairP
"Yes, sir.."
"Well, den, sair stop your dem papair.
I have quarante netifans. I have devote
all my life to ride dc balloon l-c'estma gran
de passion. Bien Monsieur ! 1 shall look to
find every one wis his little balloon to ride
horseback in the air to go around de world
in one summer, and make me rich like
Monsieur Astair, wis de big hotel. Well
Monsieur, now you put in your dem pnpai
to say dat de rail-road, monsieur, de little
rail-road supersede voila uupersede.n
Dat is what you say supersede every ting
else. Monsieur, begarl have de honnair to
inform you datde rail-road nevuir supersede
de balloon und also, monsieur ventre
blue! stop your dem papair!"
From the New York Mirror.
"STOP MY PAPER!"
Of all the silly, shortsighted, ridiculous
American phrases this, as it is frequently
used, is the most idle and unmeaning. We
are called an infant nation, and truly we of
ten individually conduct ourselves like chil
dren. We have a certain class of subscri.
bers who t ike the Mirror and profess to like
its contents till, by-and by,nn opinion meets
their view with which they do not agree.
What do they, then, m their sagacity?
Turn to their nearest compai.ion with a
passing comment upon the error they think
they have detected? or direct a brief com
munication to the editors, begging to dissent
therefrom in the same pages where the ar
ticle which displeased them has appeared?
No. Get into a passion und for all we
THE DOOR-LATCH.
KKCOLLKCTIOMS OF A MARRIED MAN
'Go back and shut the door!" roared I
in a voice of thunder.
"How can you , dear," said Julia, with
a supplicating glance, "spoak so very loud
when I have just told that my head is burst
ing with pain.
"Because, said I, "I can boar it no
onger. It is now ten years since we mov
ed into this room, and ten times every day
have 1 been compelled to get up and shut
that door alter one and another. 1 have
talked and talked but it is all of no use
the door still stands wide open, and I cannot
bear it No! and 1 icont bear it any longer
I'll sell the house sooner than endure it
another week."
Her tiny white hand was pressed against
her throbbing forehead, as I furnished the
sentence with a glance at her of undissem-
bled sternness, and the mild look ot patient
suffering and imploring submission with
which she returned my angry frown it
cut me to the heart! I could read my own
death warrant at this very hour with less of
pain than I felt at that m xneiit, as she
aised her blue eyes glistening with sup
pressed tears, and with all the innocence
and affection of an expiring saint, begged
me in the si'ent eloquence of nature Jo
spare her whom I had promised to "cherish
and to love."
"1 have never seen you troubled," said
she. (uncomplaining spirit! there was no
emphasis no! not the least, on the word
troubled) "I have never seen you troubled
at any thing except that door und gladly
would I remedy it, but you know that I
cannot Were it a very little filed from the
inside1 of the catch it would shut without
difficulty 1 should never think of it," ad
ed she after a pause, "on my own account
but it causes you so much vexation."
It was true as she had said, that I had
feft more anger in consequence of that un
fortunate door than all the other unto
ward events which I had experienced ftpm
the day of my marriage. A heavy loss;a sore
disappointment v. great calamnity, I could
endure with composure. The tral required
philosophy for its support, and tho exercise
ot philosophy was a gratification to pride.
But a doorlatch! What accasion could
that give for philosophy ? None, and there
fore I let it gall me to the quick!! It was
us I observed, so easy to shut it, with a lit
tle care such a little thing, it only attend
ed to. "iure!" whtsrpered Philosophy in
my ear, "but such a 'little thing, to set an
gry about! such a 'little thing' to make you
miserable for an hour every day ! for shame
Mr . Plowman 1" To tell the truth I did be
gin lo feel a little ashamed when I recollect
ed how much unhappiucss it caused not on
ly myself but throug h me my dearer wile.
Napoleon, in order to reiffn. denosed on
one; Louis Philipe dethroned Henry V.
Napoleon ruled fifteen years with twelve
ministers; Louis Philippe has tried upwards
of fifty during-a reign of five.
Under Napol eon, Europe was really in a
state of agitation, and France comparative
ly tranquil, and positively distracted.
Napoleon declared war against kings, but
never made it against royalty, Louis Pil
ippe wages war against royalty , but does
not declare it against kings.
Napoleon uRed his generals only in time
of wur, Louis Philippe calls his generals into
action in a time of peace.
Both republicans and legitimatists sur
rounded the throne of Napoleon; the same
parties conspire against that of Louis Phil
ippe. Napoleon, a single Corsican, is already
enrolled in the the family of the Gcsars ;
Louis Philippe, descended from the blood of
the Bourbons, cannot find a woman who
will wed the heir to his crown.
Napoleon required only a budget of eight
hundred millions, and four hundred thousand
soldiers, to make him respected by oil tin
world; four hundred thousand soldiers, and
a budge, of twelve hundred millions are not
sutncient lo make JLoms filippe respected
by the I rem h.
b,
is asters. The steamer
eona was run into on the niirht nf hiAv
last, by the Homer. She is reported to
have sustained considerable injury, and to
hav e lost n large portion of her cargo, which
consisted principally of cotten.
On Thursday last, the steamer Privateer
passed the steamer Charleston, a total
wreck, about 40 miles below Coates' BlufTs,
and Conveyed her passengers and crew to
Natchitofhes. The Charleston plied be
tween Natchez and Coates' Bluffs.
La. Adv.
General Leb and Dr. Cutting John
B. Cutting wus a surgeon in the army of the
Revolution, and coming to Philadelphia,
lodged in a house where Gen. Lee was then
boarding. The doctor was a personable
man, and not indifferent to dress. The
general suddenly entering the sitting-room,
f und the doctor before the glass, carefully
adjusting his cravat. " Cutting," says Lee,
" you must be the happiest man in creation "
The former turned round, with a smile of
sell-complacency "And why, general?
says he. " Why?" replied Lee, "because
you nre in love with yourself, and have not
a rival on earth." Truly this was a culling
thing.
a a , -i,i .
a sister s LjOvk. mere is no purer
feeling kindled upon the altar of human
affection, than a sister's pure uncoutami-
r.ated love for her brother. It is unlike all
other affections, so disconnected with selfish
s. nstiality; so feminine in its development ;
so dignified, and yet, withal so fond, so de
voted. Nothing can alter it, nothing can
suppress it. Ihe world may revolve, and
its revolutions effect changes in the fortunes,
m the character, and in the disposition of
her brother; yet if he wants, whose hand
will so readily stretch out as that of his sis
ter and if'Jiis character is m iligned, whose
voice will so readily swell in his advocacy.
Next to a mother's unquenchable love, a
sister s is pre-eminent. It rests so exclu
sively on the tie of consanguinity for its sus
tenance; it is so wholly divested of passion.
and springs from such a deep recess in the
human bosom, that when a sister once fond
ly and deeply regards her brother, that af
fection is blended with her existence, and
the lamp that nourishes it expires only with
that existence.
A
mi
A person bemoaning the
prospects of celibacy, and comparing the
respective situations of married and sinirle
persona, exclaimed, What can make the
cup of a bachelor go down?" A wit in the
company, assuming the manner and tone of
the complainant, exclaimed. "A bus!
On Wednesdar the feJfowiiur BMtjeeaa
peered in ihe Comet:
"i see in the Star of vesterdav an ir.'-
inous lihle which i haii toll h.'. I-
-nr.,w m your paper, i Mver sold
clams with there eyes out, and i never
wash em in sope suds nor ile of vitril. mi
clams are all raal longnecked softsand blue
clams and never one on um dare stride out
into deep watur so help me tantrabogue aa
i sbal commence a liable sute agin the Sun
amediately. Wash clams with sooe audal
jim ball isnt the man tu du that are. be
never cleens um with nothin. yours with
bowels jim ball clam operator & bivalist."
The Star was thrown tfHoun awful fix by
this announcment and did not shine for the
next twenty four-hours. But when it was
found that it was a regular built oaa a
hoax got up to amuse the readers of the
Comet "my hies,' how he did squint.
Boston Transcript.
Natchitoches, April 11, 1836.
To the Editor of the Natchez Daily Courier.
Dear Sir : Below 1 send you a letter re
ceived from a friend of Gen. Houston at this
place.
Encampment West ofBrassos.
I am preparing an encampment on the
west of Brasses, where I shall wait for rein
forcements and supplies. It has never been
my intention to cross the Brasses, and the
reports which have been spread that such
was my intention, have been put in circula
tion by deserters from the Texian armv.
Let men from the east press on, and unite
with the army at Brassos. If men will
unite with the present forces, we can defeat
and capture the enemy. The army of the
enemy has been represented at from 10 to
30,OUO, when in fact it has never exceeded
3 or 4,000 men. Fanning. v,nh a for
320, was attacked by about
being without water .rendered, when
umy worn uaseiy o-chered!
My ".piej cannot discover an enemy
W".nn ten miles of my encampment,
(Signed) S. HOUSTON.
Canrf, March 22, 1836.
lo the Committee of ttrazona.
e ot
1500, and
Extract of a fatter from a private gentle
man at Fans, dated Jan. 23, 83ii.
" France has declared, by her Chamber
of Deputies, that the nationality of Poland
must be preseroed that ihe equilibrium of
hurope must be restored; that they are
pleased at the close intimacy with England,
and that they hope the mediation of England
will be able to settle the affair with us, to
the honor of two great nations: all which
means to say to the King, form an offensive
and defensive alliance with Great Britain,
and demand from the Emperor of Russia
the observance of the treaty of Vienna; if
he refuses, execute it by force of arms, and
pay the United States the money; we are
satisfied. That this will be the case that
there will be a war with Russia, before the
year expires, is just as sure as that the world
will last that long." Mat. Intel.
In the first number of " the Stranger," a
new hebdomadal lately established it Pitts
burg, Penn., the editor gives the following
summary ot the pleasures connected with
the occupation which he has embraced :
The path of an editor is not over thick
ly planted with roses. In the silence of the
mjekt, when men forget that they live, or
bathe their spirits in the rosy bliss of dreams
when bard has forgotten to tug at the
heart and ambition to fire the brain he
sleeps not. By the dim lamp he wanders
through the fields of thought, or by the
shore of me sea of knowledge, gathering
pebbles wherewith to build his feeble fabric.
Often is he misunderstood taun'ed mock
ed disappointed. Often does icy neglect
freeze his glowing thoughts and nip bis
young hopes. The careless sneer the
crushing insinuation the covert slander
the open denunciation all wait to feast
upon him."
John Q. Adams. The engines on
Baltimore and Ohio Rail B. are Caeo
after the presidents of the United States.
It hanoencd. tho . llfll H'lU that lha l.-fnrv
i I isvb uiii) Mini mt- wun f i
U,. Adams was despatched to bring from I I have just arrived from Cox's Point; left
rreuenc n iram or cars, in which some about .Wanned men, and some 2o unarmed,
hundred or more of western merchants were Jin charge of the stores at that place; but
fear, from the general panic, that the place
would be deserted, after bringing off as
mnch as the lighters could bring. But if
Col. Wharton had arrived with the force
said to be with him, the point could have
been protected against ten times their num
ber. I repaired ea?!, ia order to rally the
disposable force of retreating families, but
found every man shifting for himself and
helpless family, all of which were crossing
the Colorado, and on their way east; and
this morning dipt. Sharp brings the news
passengers. As the agent was about to at
tach the engine to fne cars, he wus arrested
by a gigantic Kentuckian, who protested
vehemeri'lv against trusting his amplitude
of person to such a machine " What se
curity have we," cried he, in a tone of
alarm, " that it will not bolt of the track f"
Bah. Caron.
A Legal Distinction. Two promi
nent advocates in this eastern section,
within fifty miles of H i rigor, were once en
gaged in a case in Court on opposite sides, from the advance of Fanning's army (who
men iconics wuiu oji y miuui elms iii maoe tneir escape; mat r aiming was sur-
their clients' favor. One of them, in the rounded and fighting in the prairie, 6 nitlflfT
course of his remarks, made an assertion east of Goliad, for life, when the advance
which very much excited the other, who guard made their retreat, which was jinder
there toonn sprang upon his feet, and ex- the command of Col. Wharton, and I tW
claimed " Brother C, do you say that as a Fanning and his brave companions are
lawyer, or as a man? If you say it as a slaunhtered. The news is that nit rh Amo
lawyer, it is very well, but if you say it as a rkans in Guadaloupe were butchered bv
man, ov LtE." Baneor Courier. the citizens. Sonniards
- I v 7 VUVU B wit mil a.
I tion, and all will be on their way to-morrow
Sale or tub United States Bank further east, and unless vou can ruii.,
Builuixi! . The B inking House of the U. send on men forthwith, to th ra.y. .i.-
States Bank, in this city, was sold at auclion retreat, all must be lost; and I would re
yesterday, by Messrs. Whitwell, Bond & commend the procuring and detention of
Co., for the sum of $81,000, payable one any vessel that mav be in nc.h. m rL ff
quarter cash, and the residue in one, two helpless families; and every man, who can
aoo oircc cart-, won interest ai six per possibly do so, to rally and turn the enemy
cent. The purchaser was Mr. Henry Wii- back faster than they came. I have the
Hams, it is said, for a company of gentle- honor to subscribe myself,
men. Boston Daily Adv. Your's respectfully,
BFNJ. . WHITE.
Leeches bring a good price, in New
Orleans, and would afford a very handsome Fellow Citizens in Texas, generally:
profit to any eastern merchants who shall News of the most disastrous nature arrived
forward about 40 or 50,000 hithor in a few here from the southern division of our army
months. They are very much used during by the lieutenant and twenty men, who
the summer: and last year they were a formed the advance of Fannim's rm
dollar each. They are still scarce. Bee. While trying to make thoir retreat from
Vort Defiance, they were attacked by 2,700
Thirty or forty dray loads of specie, gold Mexicans in the Big Prairie. Thev ar
and silver, have lately arrived at the United now advancing towards tho Colorado. Heto
states nana, m r uuaucipma, aim mucn we want, and tnat speedily. Time dont
more is expected to wind up the affairs of admit of mv savma anv thine mora.
the old institution, and establish the new FRANCIS WELLS
one, on a firm footing."
The following is a complete list of the
Nnw fashion or bed uuilts. A novel counties of Mississippi, including the addi
application ot the Jacquard loom bos lately tion made by the last legislature,
been made at Manchester. It is now used Vicksburg Register.
for the purpose of raising figures in relief on Adams, Amite, Atula, Bolivar, Carroll,
bed-quilts. The article is said to be much Chickasaw, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke.
cheaper, and more elegant, than the old Copiah. Covington, De Soto, Franklin,
style of counterpane.
TBinra. After all, the most natural
M-k-lbeauty in the world is honesty and moral
lectflruth. For all beauty is truth. True fea
tures make the beauty of a lace, and true
proportions the beauty of architecture, as
true measures that of harmony and music.
In poetry, which is all fable, truth still is
Hie IMJliouuoii. tjiwum . . ,
. T. YOE.
6 tf
is, lta-
u, Jones,
uje.rdale,
sun, Ma-
Greene, Hancock, Hinds, Holi
wamd.i, Jackson, Jasper, Jctfersa
Kemper, Laohoma, Lafayette, L
Lawrence, Leake, Lowudys, .Ylud
rion, Marshall, Monroe, Neshoba,
NoxubUee, Octibocha, Perry, Piae, poaoja,
Pontotoc, Rankin, Sampson, Scott, vSuuih,
Tallahatchie, Tippah, Tishi;ningo, Tunica,
Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkinson,
'ViBilijJialobusha, laxoo.
peptic Pillsx
Dec 1