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THE SOUTHEfN TELEGRAPH
HUOM,
At FIVE DOLUhfl net- war. mm. at
at th tipiraUH of tlM TNI.
(KrNo paper dAitinoad until all arrears-
am paid, uolaH the option of the editor.
TeraM ( ASv-rtl.lBg.
rer square of ten line or lata, for the fint in
eertioo. One Dollar; for each additional ioter
txm, Fifty Cent.
tenser ones, tea eenti per line for the first,
mad are ceati per Use for each additional inter
tioa. those who advertise bv the rear, a
liberal ditcount will be made.
Wm Mr Lndm CWi Stwaai.
SOMETHING THAT ACTUAL
LY HAPPENED.
There it no mania to general among the
renders of fiction at the mania for idcident
incident of ail kinds. The dialogue may
be brilliant, the description beautiful, the
characters original, the sentiments noble
and well expressed no matter: your book
must have a duel in it, a " sudden death," a
" found drowned," a 44 dreadful murder," or
a " mysterious disappearance."
rOETHT.
We record the following "incident." in
the hope that such as may be going to dine
ravenously hungry upon a " three vol.
post oct." will not find their appetite im
paired by a " relish" that owes its existence
to real life.
u What a place for a gentleman to live
in!" said Henry Evanshaw. a victim of the
Greek-and-Latin-incompetencv system, as
he sate in his back attic, which "served
him for parlor and kitchen, and all," one
dreary afternoon in September; and me-
lancnonc moode and accidents lowe," he
began taking an inventory of the properties
which constituted his furnished lodgings,"
and consisted ef very little more than pens,
ink, paper six treaties, eight epics, and
nine novels!
Iicnrv had Hfynin rnsitrnnt-1 tiimcmlT f-v U
Ion of m eontietikip,mthin tight of Hobart doom of con(f.mnltiv r.,, .i
THE CONVICT DHEAIV.
ST HISS L. MONTAOUC.
Suggeited upon reading an account of the recent
lot, oj a contxet t
7Wn, Aeu South
the accidents of his landlady brnkn nnnn hie
wing poem, the truth and iweetnesi ear not tt like HouriV hv mn " hut in n
no praise of ours, is a beautiful tone th v.rv ,.f ,h. bJ
avimH In. HA. .it., r u. tk ... 1. . .. . I. ..
facultv ew extract a natural rracn ami r...i..m. w""-" as ucen pronounced to be " a most
ing sentiment, even from the uoit ghastly and excellent thing in woman" intimating that
A loom was in the sunless iky, a storm wat on
the wave,
And not a ray of hope appear'd, the fated bark
to save,
Where, passing from her native shore, she walk'd
the water's blue
That shore which never more might greet her
ucauiuviuicu crew;
'Twat fearful, 'mid the thunder's roar, to hear
me maniac cry
the " postman" had been again with the let
ter trom Brighton, and had again " refused
to leave it," save for prompt payment. This
was irom lus lather, to whom he had written,
two aays previously, tor another ''last sup
ply."
In the evening, Mr. Evanshaw was pass-
: ! II rr i . .
ing a neigiiDoring coitue-nousc, to which he
sometimes resorted, and longing to be pos
sessed of such a sum as would justify him
Of thotc who boldly gat'd on guilt, yet quail'd in en.ter'ng wnen be wa accosted by its
when death was nigh ; proprietor " I think, sir, your name is
Anu strangely sail yet beautiful amid the Kvnn.shawr
lightning's glare,
To mark some fallen soul uplift the trusting
gium;u ui piajcr.
But who it he with wrinkled brow, grown old
but not with yenrs
And pallid cheek, untimely stain'd with sin's re
morscful tears?
Why sleeps he like a weary child, when storms
are round him sweeping?
What spirit o'er his heaving breast her troubled
waicn is Keeping
He sees not that the tkiet are dark, nor marks
inn-niiiovrs ion in ;
For softly o'er hit slumbers tteal tweet voicet
. from the past)
And eyes that late upon him gaz'd (heir fondest
and their last!
He feels once more a joyous child as generous
auu as uoiu
At when with bounding feet he roam'd the tunny
pains oi oiu.
" It is," said Henry, and tnilors and bai
lift's alternately passed before his eyes.
" I have a parcel lor you, sir, left this af
ternoon," and in two minutes the packet
was placed on the table at which Henry
had now seated himself, and the poor scholar
Was left monarch, pro tern, of all he sur
veyed
A flush of hope Crimsoned his haggard
cheek, as he broke the seals of his packet
ii was mn momentary, and the sigh trur. in
stantly followed bespoke the man whom ex
Hit thought! ore with hit native glen-his heart Per'ence nBa taught to expect disappoint
is in hit home : menus, but. Whose sansruine temperament
WW I 1 . .L . l , - . . . . , , . . .
ne neeat not mo- tne rutnmg wind should waft hade him hope the best.
his latest tirh ; TU t... j .
fr fi.. .u- i:ft..-L- . . pavnui vuuidiiiuu a loner, una
V d,- to iU . " l" ' ,n ,ucn a hundred pound bank of England note. Th
I f'lrinil. Iiat nnlkn. AImi. --' Ii tiu -
.tiit.B nuu iiiriiici siuuiuio uoi umu, nor
was the address of the writer mentioned
further, the hand-writing was perfectly un
known to him. The contents were as fol
lows :
Mr. Henry Evanshaw is informed that
it he will go this night to 10 street
Cavendish square, ho will find apartment
fitted UU for his rncnntinn. and ihn nannlo nf
B..i..i...u:.nii,... :-. ui. l .. . r . r 1 --Kr.
irau.m.u ....j...CHSVijDJi nisnome tne house readv to pay him every atten
is dark with grief ,u ... w . -. ... .
Thesnrinsr-timeofh s youthful soul hath nnri.hM. " ,url,,er ormea inai, I
' i T i 1 1 r- "Mho .i . II t.,....nrr...., , M r
leaioyieui; i "v 'wii'm at inusais. jfioui
One fever'd act of hurried crime one dcsolatine monds, he may, on stating his name and
. v7 - lno ftbov address, receive the sum of 250
""T1 "li"e,ou'tpiam,anucrusi.'U U0I1I11 , and that such mav had hv him
me tenaer nower : r ' . ,. .. '
on personal sppncation, every quarter, tn
Hit mother tin within the norch. heneaih h. cl(ed is a hundred pound note."
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nousenoiu tree; i royai saiuie, n uiscuarge oi aniiiery
Her yearning thoughts are following far her lost would give but a faint idea of the echoing
one o'er tne sea: .. u;..i. ..i,;.u .u :.n. ..r
ac iuuu upon ni. miner s mce, ana strives to ,l :nuaKiiani. f
mi s. in iun ""
No hand shall evermore unite affection's broken ""."are, as the clock struck ten on the night
chain. lof the day when our incident commenced.
The linn's head, had it been a real one,
would have ached until the following Christ
mas "Mr. Evanshaw, f presume?" said the
landlady ; " pray walk up stairs, sir. The
gentleman in blue told me to be prepared to
receive you at about ten. We have just
finished. The gentleman in blue, Tin sorry
Her', it the love that falter, not-the light which 10 sirJ ,eft ?bout ,l,ree mfinuLlcs a8;" J
It sheds no tear it breathes no tigh, but glorict were just concluded as the parties entered
in its chain! ihn drnwinnr.rnnm Thn efTnM lliia npn.
Her', is the vow that, utter'd first amid the tin- j,lpnfl nn ,,- wajt vtkfv ,imiUr , hat
which the palace of the throe sisters had
Hit titter weep, the livelong day the dare not
breathe hit name;
Hit brotber'i lip it silent, yet hit cheek it red
with shame
But one alone, with tearlett eye, lookt on in
fix'd desnnir?
She need nut whisper of the sea her ferrent soul
it mere:
lett past.
Live, on, and keeps its trusting faith unbroken
to tne lust:
He tees her in her beauty't light hit fair, but
fading flower;
She kneelt betide the torrent, in the midnight's
dreary hour:
Her voice floats o'er the watert, at her prayer to
Heaven ascends
From the trytting-place of love, o'er which her
pure, meek spirit bends.
The tpell it broke the vision flown the surges
round him rise
Oh! not in vain that prayer arose, for in bit
.Aeam he dies!
(Br hit fetter'd handt may roll, yet sever
amSet the chain
Bat the tear hit parting spirit thed wat offered
not in vain !
THE BlOVIIfO DAT.
Bustle, bustle, clear the way,
He moves, we move, they move to-day,
Failing, hauling, fathert calling.
Mothers bawling, children squalling,
Coaxing, teaiing, whimpering, prattling,
Pots and pant and kettlet rattling,
Tumbling bedsteads, flying bedspreads,
Broken chain and hollow wares
Strew the ttreet 'tit moving day.
Bottle, bottle, ttir about,
Some moving in, tome moving out:
Some move by team, tome move by hand,
An annual callithumpian band.
Landlords donning, tenants shunning ;
Laughing, crying, dancing, singing
Spiders dying, feathert flying.
Shaking bed-rugs, killing bed-bugi,
Scampering rati, mewing eats,
Whining dogs, grunting hogtt
What', the matter r moving day.
upon the fisherman in the Arabian nights.
Astonishment is said to be the result of ig
norance : an marvelling, therefore, must be
excused in a man who, for the last eight
years, had been doomed to the bare walls
and sterile interior ol a poet's attic.
The room he entered was a noble one.
The finest Turkey carpet hushed the tread
ng ol the delighted feet: rich crimson vel
vet curtains helped to inclose the warmth
mparted by the cheertul hre. and the ima
iri nation nartook of their fervid iriowii:? of
m i o o
their gorgcousness. A mirror, which reach
ed the ceiling, was hung over the white
marble mantel-piece ; the walls were plen
tifully adorned with a few of the choicest
pictures of the old masters, with the excep
tion of that opposite the hre-place, which
was totally covered by a mahogany set of
book-shelves. And
" Round the lamp of fretted go!
Bloom'd flowers, in urns of Chii
Id
ina's mould ;"
The other room contained all the appurte
nances of an elegant sleeping apartment.
But one thing surprised him more than
all this. The books, the papers, the beloved
ink-stand, the gift of a dear friend, and all
that he could have cared for in the abject
poverty from which be had just been res
cued, were there: leu than three hours be
fore, they had lain scattered about the tor
lorn attic in lane. He had thus no
thing to regret -every thing that could
contribute to hit well-being. Mental and
nhrsical misery seemed to have been
happiness as suddenly
unaccountably aa Harlequin changes
utjui iitma into a dmuuiui godotem
Verily, if, aa Bishop Berkeley c
mitiife is but a dream, what a wmh
many of us nave eaten before we went to
bed! What a very improper quantity of
superfluities we must have indulged in, that
such nut-to-be-accounted for and contradic
tory things take place; that misery and
happiness come and go now one and now
the other that now we are beloved, now
L. . J . .
naiea now weeping, now iauchms : in
hort, how very good an argument it is in
support of the bishop's theory, that our life
is so like tne dreams that we have on our
beds of down or flinty couches equally
paradoxical, absurd and useless!
Weeks passed away, during which time
Henry heard nothing of the " gentleman in
blue," whom he half suspected to be a re
lation of the "gentleman in black." He
nevertheless had done little else than enjoy
himself in the company of his delightful old
ruthers friends, who had been his only
ones in need, and to whom he now fait in.
rcased gratitude, as well as resncct and af
fection.
There are few pleasantcr nlaccs in the
world than a public exhibition room the
realm of color, delight, and ruined enjoy
ment. About a theatre, we know not whv.
there is an inherent appearance of dissipa
tion; the effort to get at pleasure strikes us
more than tho pleasure itself; every body
laughs, hut apparently only because others
and, furthermore, the fatigues of the
day have left the revellers weary and list
less, nut a morning exhibition with the
sun pouring in through tho windows, the
sleep-freshened faces, the sociable mingling
of the enjoycrs, the moving to and fro, the
approving hum, in short, the animation that
really partaken of by every one is a
remnant of the golden time, a palace apart,
sacred to innocence and knowledge -a
- . o
temple fit to enjoy the purity of a poetical
parautsc.
Mr. Evanshaw was peculiarly delighted
with n fine picture of Edward Landseer's.
and sat down on a bench to eniov it at his
. -
leisure. lie nad not been one? seated thus.
when a gentleman who had, unocrccivcd
by him, placed himself bv his side on the
bench, observed to him that he thought the
picture lie was looking at was the finest in
the room. The stranger was a man of nro-
portions tne very smallest, though delicately
mouiuea, ana ins deportment had that cha
racter which is implied, though not express
cd, by the word gentlemanly a mixture of
elegance, modesty, and self-consciousness
His features were handsome! but chief
remarkable for sweetness of expression, and
that patient quietude which is the result of
either past suffering or habits of study. His
dress, by the way, was blue.
" l &n happy, sir, in being nblo to agfec
with you," suid Evanshaw. " That Dicture
of Landseor has, to me, more genius about
it tnan any other 1 have seen more truth
1 he artist has a power greater than any
other of expressing what he feels; and it is
this power to express, and not to feel only,
which constitutes the fine painter, as well as
the fine poet and musician. But there are
many other very heautiful pictures."
" There are, indeed," replied the stran
ger; " you will forgive me, if I am mistaken
in judging, from your last observations, that
you are disinclined to make comparisons!"
" I did not mean so by what I then said
I simply wished to cultivate A feeling of
gratitude lor any thing ot the boautilul that
an artist gives us. however little that beauty
may be. 1 will not forget, in my admira
tion of Landseer's genius, the feeling and
truth ot that little landscape yonder. A
dew-drop is lovely, though the smile of my
mistress is more so; and cerium troubles,
sir, have made my heart bound forward with
the deepest gratttnde to the mind that can
bring a smile from my haart, or for au in
stant unnerve the frown that suffering has
placed upon my brow."
" 1 cordially sympathize with you in that
feeling," returned the stranger "that
theory has been my comfort through life
has enabled me to encounter poverty with
a light heart."
" What would become of love," asked our
hero, " if that theory were not the true one I
What would become of association f That
one finest thing which our experience had
taught us, and that one only, would then be
beloved by us, and the whole wisdom of
"natural piety" be done away with. In
fact, it is impossible for humanity to feel
otherwise, seeing that it is a creation whose
happiness is half generated by memory
by the past, however sad or various."
Some time passed, and the two gentle
men seemed little inclined to drop a con
versation in which their own separate views
and opinions discovered themselves to be
so agreeably in unison. Tho lateness of
the hour, however it was nearly four
o'clock obliged Evanshaw to think of re
turning home, and he intimated as much to
his companion, who, with an un-English
cordiality, yet with the truest and most de
ferential politeness, proposed that they
should dine together at his own house. This
arrangement Evanshaw gladly consented
to, and, arm in arm, ns if they had been
friends who had " grown up inseparably to
gether, they descended the stair-case,
mounted our hero's cab, and in ten minutes
were seated at their ease in the stranger's
drawing-room in Hanover street.
The dinner was over, and for some rea
son or other, Henry was happier than he
had felt tor many years. With a man who
was not only a scholar, but one also of refined
taste and profound reading, he felt, for the
tint time these eight years, in his element
and as he turned over the pages of his
friend's parchment-covered Theocritus or
Homer, pages browned by the breath of an
I tiquity, the flush of sympathy suffused bis
face, and he could here taken biro by the
batri, with an the glowing cordiality of aa
" wee you ever in Italy, sirT said the
stranger host," titer some conversation on
other matters.
" Yen, some ten yean ago."
" You travelled over the Alps, then, I pre
saasef" "Yee, I did," said Evanshaw. "The
Alps are dear mountains to me. Their
grandeur, their scenery, their memories, I
cau appreciate too full, but it is extraordi
nary bow a little bit of the heart how a
feeling, a particle of love, takes precedence
with me of all that is merely menial. I
eved man's life on the Alps, and my
gratitude to Heaven for giving me the op
portunity of doinz so. makes me daily lum
py; for daily I give vent to it era the labors
of the day are entered upon."
17K1 you ever meet in Italy with an En
glishman of the name of Barrow f"
"Barrow! Twas hit name the name
of him I preserved. Is he living V
" He is."
"Do you know htmr
" Strange to say, though I have seen him
every morning for many years. 1 do not
know him; I mean in the profound accepta
tion oi tne word, u I did know him, I should
have mastered one of the greatest metaphy
sical aimcuiuee in the world."
" You speak in riddles. Can I see himr
1 hat is for you to say. I should think
you might, for he sits close to you at ore
sent." And with these words the
bared his wrist, and discovered to his friend
the scar made by a wolf's teeth.
"Domestic calamities of all sorts have
altered me, my doar Evanshaw " said Bar
row, after a time, " but good philosophy has
enabled you to carry cheerful and unim
paired looks, despite of your long poverty.
I .1 . s
every inmg arranged as you like it in
street?"
" How is it possible you could know mv
lodgings?"
" simply, because I I am the gentleman
t I. IM
in oiue:
There wns too good an understanding be
tween the friends the faith of each in the
other's nobility of nature, set all entreaties
on the part of the one, and all refusals to be
obliged on the part of the other, quite out of
me question. They felt, as it were, with
tne same heart.
Many years have pnsscd away, durin
which period the two friends have not been
once separated . They took up their abode
together the day after their meeting at the
exhibition; have both married since, and
with their respective children, still have one
root covering them are, while we are
writing, in the best health (we drank tea
with them last night) and as young at heart,
and as full of hopefulness and kind doctrines,
as they were twenty years ago.
H. H.
ANECDOTE OP MURAT.
When Italy was French, a mutiny broke
out in one of the French Regiments in the
garrison of Leghorn. On receiving intel
ligence of it, Napoleon was highly enra
ged, and gave orders to Murat to make an
example of the offenders by a severe pun
ishment. When he arrived at Leghorn
the revolt was soon suppressed, but the Re
giment was ordered to parade, and was told
by Murat that he had orders from the Em
peror to punish, and would do it. The sol
diers cast themselves at his feet and implor
ed mercy, but the General appeared to be
inexorable and declared that he would have
one out of every ten men shot. This dc
claration occasioned great consternation nd
the Kcgiment, officers and all sent a depu
tation to the General, saying that they would
all be willing to lose their lives in the next
battle under the eyes of the Emperor, if he
would spare them. I his appeal produced
an apparent change in the determination
of the General. He never intended to be
as severe as he threatened, and but for the
orders of Napoleon, would have pardoned
all the offenders. His sentence was now
modified so far as to demand the execution
of three soldiers and the victims were ac
cordingly designated, and separated from
the rest.
In the course of the night Murat sent for
the unfortunate men and told them that they
were to be shot on the next day. Upon
this intelligence they fell at his feet not to
ask their lives, but his forgiveness. Just
however as they were leaving him the fol
lowing dialogue ensued:
Murat. Stop. If I give your lives, will
you be honest fellows I
Soldiers. No. We wish to die : we de
serve death; it would be right that we should
be shot.
Murat. And, what if I don't choose to
shoot you! Why do you wish to die, when
I wish you to live? I have never shed blood
except on the day of battle: I have never
given orders to fire but upon enemies j I
will not give them against you, who are my
brothers, who arc Frenchmen, although you
have been very culpable.
1 he story then goes on to say that, ns it
wns necessary to conceal this pardon from
Napoleon, and to impress the parlies, that
at twilight the next evening,thero was to be
a sham execution. The muskets were to
have nothing but wads in them, and the jot
oiers were 10 tan as u ueaa, ana to Decerned
off by persons in the secret, to a cemetery
where they were to put on sailors' clothes
preparatory to embarking in an American
vossel for New Orleans, with a thousand
francs a piece in their pockets. The whole
of the plan was carried into execution, and
the Countess stated that Napoleon never
was made acquainted with the transaction
So far for (ho story of the Countess. The
sequel was related to tho writer it a subse
quent period at Rome, by a person who had
been intimate in toe imperial family.
A t re rich gentleman who was travelling
suiwtfoa, in dm year 1H91, was over
taken by a shower, and took shelter in s
farm bouse, which be was surprised to find
well furnished with pictures of the moat
celeoraled French battles, and where he
found sn old French Isdy, to whom be in
troduced himself as a stranger. The lady
asked him if he was a Frenchman, and he
replied, that be was and that he bad rela
tions in that very room. Soon after, the
son of the lady, who was proprietor tbe
farm, came in, and upon seeing the stranger
be was forcibly struck with his appearance,
and in the oolite
renchman, of even the moat humhla
asked him his name. The stramrer
to tell it for a time, but in short period a de-
niucmmt t jjk plase, by wheh it appeared
that the farmer was one of the soldiers whose
lite had been so humanely spared by Murat,
no nit siranger was no less a person then
Achille Murat the son of his benefactor, to
whom the soldier related the incident whirl.
brought him to America, and mentioned
that his two comrades had died at a
York about two years before.
Philadelphia GaxtUe.
TViei'wm.
From the N. O. Advertiser April 23.
TEXAS.
By Major Norkm. who came nasvnrln
theTexian government schr. Invincible, we
learn that 1200 Mexicans had crossed the
Colorado, 800 men at San Feline. 400 at
ron oenu; mat uen. Houston' efWtiv
force was 2300. The Colorado had over
flowed its banks and the 1200 Mexicans
cannot retrett. Houston had
n . .. . I
ainjor uaaer, with 4UU men against 400
Mexicans, and was advanrinir himself with
his whole force upon the Mexican division
wnose rereai w me main army was impos-
Wl
1 he total destruction of the 1200 Mexi
cans is certain: all was iov and (( m fii !o ......
at the Seat of Government. The elements
arc fighting for Texas, and the universa
opinion is, that the Mexican army between
me toioraoo and Urazos, alraadv defeated.
Houston must have fought the battle last
ounday.
We also learn that 73 unarmed emitmnts
that left this city in the William and Francis,
y"yunv, ami were lanaca at that port
trusting themselves unarmed in the power
oi me Mexicans, were in two hours butcher
ed by the soldiery, in sight of the vessel
the schooner escaped to Mataimnin .
The Brutus was to sail the day after the
Invincible with women and children.
We also learn that Dr. Harrison, son nf
1-1 WW - . . . ' -
uen. Harrison ol Worth Bend, Ohio, was
I ...u:i- . iti ... ., . .
wniie travelling wnn tnree American gen
tlemen, taken by the Mexicans, castrated
his body cut down, arid his bowels torn out
and left in that situation before life was
extinct! The wife of Dr. Harrison came
passenger in the Invincible.
The I exiun armed schooner tnvincihl
Capt. Brown, foil In with the Mexican schr
Montezuma, also armed, while lying at an
chor on tne nrnsos Santiago. An action
took place, with a running fight of several
hours which ended in the sinking of the
latter, before she reached the shore to which
she was running; her yards, when last seen.
were under water. She was intended to
convey to Calveston bay about 2,000 men;
the expedition is now destroyed. The In
vincible was somewhat cut in her sails and
rigging but had not a man injured. Noth
ing is known with respect to the crew of
the other vessel.
From the tame.
INTERESTING FROM FLORIDA.
By the arrival of Gen. Macomb, and his
aid, Capt. Cooper, of the United States
army, and from volunteers discharged from
service at Tampa Bay , we have been put
in possession ot the results of the move
ments of the army, from which nothing had
been heard here before, since they marched
for the Withlaeoochee;
The three divisions of the army concen
trated at Tampa Bay on the 3d and 4th
mst., by different routes. Col. Lindsay had
marched opto the Withlaeoochee, and failing
to meet with uen. Scott there as ne expect
ed, returned to Fort Brooke, which he reach-
on the 3d. He was fired upon and harms-
sed by small parties of Indians concealed
in hammocks, but met with no hostile force
Scott and Eustis arrived nearly together on
the 4th, with their several divisions. The
division of Scott and Clinch crossed the
Withlaeoochee at Camp Izard, on the 27th
and 28th, during which they were fired
upon by small parties of Indians. The next
day they burnt Powell's town, sod the eve
ning of the 30th, they saw a number of In
dians and the next morning a sharp engage
ment took place in which four Whites were
killed, and 8 wounded. Three of the Indi
ans and a negro were found dead, and
marks of bloody tracks were seen. They
were driven back upon, and over the With
laeoochee Major Cooper of tho Georgia
volunteers was lett in the Indian nation
with a battalion, and the rest of the army say
OUO under Scott, 1 100 Lyndsay, 1300 Eus
lis, met at lampa Bay, on the 4th. In the
march down, the town of Micanopy was
burnt, with a quantity of rice gathered by
the Indians. On the 11th, Gen. Smith of
the Louisiana volunteers was sent with 500
men to Charlotte Harbor, ascend the stream
and capture the Indian Families supposed
to be secreted there, while a force of caval
ry amounting teK) were sent out to drive
the Indians down in that direction.
On tho 12th Gen. Scott shipped off trom
Tampa Bay 899 fleminoles, men worn on and
children, being Black Ditl and his tribe.
On the 15th the Army in two bodies start
ed to return on both sides of tho Withlaeoo
chee, in the hope of meeting the Indians
in force. ,
The prsvateat opinion is thai tint Indians
have broken up and dtsanpeared into ienaU
parties. Little mors eaVbedonTJ tdakam!
on. The health of the chute. Hl
ad the climate is a dreadful one. Than
w 400 ttck in Tampa Bay and oat of Cat.
unserane's rctjissset that left St Amm
uoe, 700 strong, not 400 are It JatT
it is, we hear, the plan of Gen. Scott to
discharge the volunteers, and send these
between the 25th mat. and the let
May, and, selecting the most htjthky point
compatible with the service to establish Mat
of regulars, of whom there are about 1300, to
keep the Indians in check until tho session
hies tho army to resume operations.
Gen. Shelton of the South Carolina tot
unteors is in this city, several wouoded
There are others of the sick volunteers also
berc, whose names ws have not heard.
La Makkuok PAH Lbt-TBB M f!iaM
In lookinff over nmn nM mum .k. tUL
. i r
lowing. aDoare.nl v a inr..l.i;. r .i -
v" ir j wiw tnm tots
reneh, was found, and is sent for Duhlic.
tioo; r
A merchant, originally of Paris, esteUisb
in one of the French Island, rf im...
was willing to shar with . e-T7?
and not knowing whn kb. ZZ
bethought himself of writing to a corres
pondent of probity whom be had at Paris.
He knew but little of any other atvU th.
that which he had made use of in his busi
ness; and treating ah affair of love with the
same manner aa hi mh. k...:
...v. vuaiueoa, tuttsr
having charged his friend with a ceftattt
1!'' '"is for
9al aown: " Also, seeing
1 have taken the rml,.i . L.
ried, and that I cannot find here a match
that suits me. vou will nm f.;l . .j
iso, by Iho first shin, a i.j f
quality, and such as follows i Portion l aak
not, but of an honest family ; of twenty-five
t5ci w a middle size and Well
proportioned ; of agreeable looks, mild tern
Pr, manners without reproach, healthy
and of a pretty strong constitution, to resist
" "'""Bc oi cuinaies, that there may not be
T ,VT ,or ",e econd, if the first
a.. ..appen io uil, (which may we pre
vent as much as in us lies) inau.;-J .L
distance, and the risk of naaaaire. ArriVlh-
here in good condition as above, and brine-
nor hartr iIia . , .. .
- r"Gm lener, endorsed on
your part, or at least a copy of it, well and
duly made authentic, so that there may be
neither mistake Hot surprise, I shall obligd
myself and engage to acquit myself of die
said bills, in marrying fifty days after sight
the lady that shall be charged with it. Bv
virtue of which I have signed this presenJ
The Parisian correspondent feed and
read again this article, which classed, in
some sort, the woman amongst the number
of bales which he was to send, and, after
baring admired the prudent exactness of
the American, and the laconic style in the
account of the qualities which he required.
u iMWMjm iv autre mm ae
taste; and after bostht trddrwss
be had found the Eur of his friend, in a
young person ot goon family, without riches,
of a mild temper, of a polished and eultf
rated understanding, well made, tolerably
beautiful; she was twenty-fire years of ture.
and seemed of good complexion. He made
the proposal with which be was ehanwirl.
arid the lady, who only auhsiatart hv th.
means of an old peevish aunt, and by whom
she had suffered much, accepted of it. They
were loading then at Rochelle, a ship tor
the islands. The lady set out with the
goods, and embarked, being fitted out and)
furnished especially with a copy of the let
ter from the American, made authentic in
due form, and endorsed by the hand of tha
correspondent. Without prejudice of the
r j i i i ... ...
lUTurcw oi gooua wmcn ne sent, me last ar
tide was in these terms i Also, a young
lady of twenty-five years, of quality, figure
and condition, specified in the bill received,
as appears by the attestations and certifi
catea which she carries with her."
To these writings which wore a precau
tion which (hey thought ought to be taken
td a than so very exact as the future spouse
there was also a copy of the register of her
birth, a certificate of good behaviour, sighed
by the curate, an attestation of the neigh
bors, who by an express act bore testimony
for the lady that during the three years
which she lived with an aunt who was infirm
and of an insupportable temper, she never
gave her the least cause of discontent) also,
the goodness of her const iut ion was certified,
by the result of a consultation, signed by
four physicians of the faculty. Before the
departure of the young lady, tho Parisian
correspondent sent, by wayo f Spam, sever
al letters of advice to his friend, by which
he informed him that he bad sent him by
such a ship a lady of the age character, and
conditioo, esc; in a word, such a one as he
required to make him a wife. The lettem
of advice, the goods and the young lady, ar
rived safe, and our American who found
her at the first of the landing, was charmed
to see so fine a person.
She, hearing him named, said to him, "I
have sir a bill of exchange on you ; you
know people do not carry much money in a
voyage such as I hare just made; will you
discharge it." At the same time the pre
sented to him the correspondent's letter, on
the back of which was, that the person who
presented it to him wis the spouse wheal
be demanded. "Ah! Miss,1 said the A
merican to her "I never suffered a bill of
exchange to be protested in my life) I am
the most happy of men, if you are wilhsM
that I should discharge it." Yes Sir?
said she, "I willingly consent to it, tiao
it Is for this only reason that I have ttliAt
the voyage; and I find myself much in the
inclination, as it is from podpld of probity
whom you perfectly know, who have in
formed me with nothing which does adt fn
spire me with the greatest stUeaea fet J
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