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Wo conceive it is .only to ho accomplished by rallying around a press that is willing to. promulgate and'further tho principles of the cause of the ‘•Tee-Total Abstinence' Society” —n -society that;id daily. increa§inghuid,rxtendirig great and important benefit, of mankind., • ... •• •' Tho paper we .design .pvery. jfotfday evening, printed ori a iniperlgjisheoi,at Two Dollars pea aununiin ■ A per centage of, for every subscriber that up*; pointed fur tho “The To.persons who in clubs, ton;,copies will be sent for SIG 00 I |||^iiy_ . five?names,.with $lO eutUJeirfeSodpy for, one year.. : f\ ;Si Sr ’^ -d;iimYSON,-PKiteOL & \VISrER.^- ~ ' Publishers of fhe Sehn-IVccftly Gazelle, S ELUXG' OS I *'- AT TO'COUXTJIYMERCHANTSAxj) -OTIijEJiS. TlieVub'scriljersj interiiling; to leave C^r : lisle,' thcii- entire, stuck, ctim.prinng'an. extensive Variety of every; dcscription<oF /-]■ dry g6ovs, // ■ for V i' : , - ; .Country Merchants, and thp.public;gen-j eralty.will fiml it.jleciiledly to their ildvan tage.to call, exafflfne, anilpurcbaser4as they cuariof in the cityi ’. •. Calf anil siie—call uhd purchase. now offered * .dekirea tolnurehasp. - r ’ - Vi : ARNOLD & Co. pail' and;BCf4t^Jp^jh^’ firstof. January A JiqV t° Uann '5/ioe»na/»inff business.— fine from ilie - ‘ . . HENRY WARNER. : •BY GEO! SANDERSON.] . WHol e Hoi 1 13 7.6". 1 Tho New York Temperance Society, how num bers 120,381 members—l.7,4Bo ofwh’om hnvc’b'ocn' obtained in the-last year., It recently, held He tenth anniversary, when, the following Ode, wnt- Icn for the Occasion by Gronvillc-lVlellcn, and set to music by Thomas Hastings, was sung in excel lent taste. ■ 1 - t The giant men of old . ..Who walk’d amid the vine; ■!,! . Saw earth’s first royal age of gold, Ere the poet sang of wine! ’ They saw. no shadow on their path , Cast from a shadow’d soul,' - • f- Nor heard. tlioDemon’s-voico of wrath;' The Demon of the howl! ! ‘ They trod like conquerors, Led on by tho light of God —• And champions of our noble cause Pass’d to their forest sod! Our noble cause!—whose, armor binds > - Our frames about with walls, . . And mirks for lloj>e and Heaven our minds When the shrine is bow’d, and falls! I low walk we now tho earth, > Sons of a dimmer day? 'With spiritsofamadden’d mirth, . Along this pilgrim way! c 1• , *Mld city and ihfr mountain wood, . Prom p.oison’d fount and cup, j _ Unknown is earth’s first’solitude, - • The sacrifice goes up.', ' l *' ‘ I Men of the brighter 3'para! 1 Though not a'noblor ago, . • J" Let yours of gladness bo the tears . . Along that pilgrimage | Tread-onwafd like .a girded band, ■, | - . P*>r tlic spirit mark’d for heaven—• • • I A r o tread-to good and great command, To God and glory given. The Old Apple Tree- Here’s tho old apple tree; where in boyhood 1 sported, • ' - • When my heart was as light as tho blossoms it .. b0r0,.. Where my old maiden aunt 'hy tho parson was ; courted. In her prim cap and gown, likeaclamsbl oT-yoro. On that rude oaken bench ’neatb the bending boughs seated,’ . W idle the wild bee was humming its songs in the tree, 1 We youngsters-oft times in the summer were treal -rd ■ - ■ To share with the elders Iboir gossip and lea. Look! hero arc the names of how many now sleep ing^ Ofparents’aml kindred, long gone lo thn tomb; Vet the old apple tree, like a true friend, is licap^ Tho tdirinc of tludr relics with beauty and bloom, In this season of light that man’s spirit rejoices, While the old apple tree looks ns gay as a bride, I cogld dream, lhai I hoard cvcnp-'ono "of their vofeos, That so often have sal on this bench at my side; LyeVy rudely-carved name lias sumo stor}’ to tell me;' —, . - ' Tliut lruc-lover’s knot, I remember.it well,— T\v,is carved on thut-daySvlion my first grief bc fd me, ■ The day of my parting from 3’oung Isabel. Vos, here we two parted, and parted for ever; I have wandered since then Hkca pilgrim afar, 4 And have loved too' again-with 'sonic fervor, but. nwer ‘. . Rhone love on my heart like its first morning And i’nvcomc hack to’ dio in the home of my fa thers, • And I sit hicalli the blossoms that mock my do* cuy, V •’ And thus my fond mpu’xy tho sad harvest gathers •Of friendships and luves tliat liavb long passed awav Yes! the old apple tree, where in I sport f- And the rude oaken bench, they are still in thel r place; 1 'But llib dear household ..face's whose- welcome I ' -Courted,. ' .They have vanished, and have left me the last' .of my race;. . . ; • •Udhsian Steam. FniGATE.r—The .New York gives (lie ,tbllp.ving:as (lie di mensiles of (lie new Russian Stogm Frigate •abcmt-lo be launched.in tbul'ci.ty?" . ’ . Jienglb ofjleck. .. , 220. feet. : - . Lenglb.of keel .SI 0-!-“ r ■Breadth • SC/•?... • Full ;(lc|>(ll : ..'34s ...Tonnage’. ....,, 1500 £he is constructed.of' live and .whito-oak, but mostly of (lie hitter kiml, weighing, we believe, about fijfly • pcmndailo.Uje cubic ; fout, She.will linin', when launched, ten or eleven feet.uf water,and no more. But .\vhen bci; enginesLhaiid boilers,,and guns; and alh.her, machinery-ami lief fuel ~uf which she can carry; eight hundred-, tons,.are. iin, she, will probably draw five feet more;. ", , ~ ' ' JOttEADFUi C learn from (he.’ifumbnll county-rObin) Democrat:-that, Mr, UUlnf Coi'lsviile, iirtlmi county.,while engaged uv digging a well :al'the Hlupth of fifty, feet, heard.;a fumbling .noise, but., iji«l not know whcthorJf nuts above or below.— On ,again, descending with a candle to, the. depth of, t«;cnty, ffe,t,,the;carbi>reitedJij.dro gcitgas,' in' tonjunction Vvlth tlieatrabspherlc. air.'BpdilenlyiijtnU«|,joctsiBintii|ip u,loud’qx-. plosion. ,',-J'he. flames ascended tpi.thcjieigh.t of thirty feet above tiicf suylacei Mr. llill had ;falien to llte bottpnvxif tlje ■yrcll, and Avhen taken iip he was drcatifupy buriit. hls cluflresbcm^^ pir^.4lifi three days afterwards., ,V - : ■' •. c Sv'-f :i’'“\T'-, , . THE STRAHGEA'S GRAVE. £‘ttorc, stained and Starry flng'was cast; There lay a broken holm—a sliattcred triast,— Bat ch,'the iadddst relic of ilie storm,---, • t Yonwayu conveys lifeless form.” 'l'llc day, had closed—the last beam; was" shining, its declining rays yet lingered: on the mountain top, and threw;back’its,fading lustre on a weeping willow that spread its betiding branches over .the. .dwelling of I,u eretia. • . ' - I had just retired from the world’s busy scenes to enjoy a sequestered., walk amid the shades of evening, and was musing oh the mutations of fortune, when first Ihe roman tic little cottage met my view. It was beautifully Surrounded with ornamental plants and. flowers, which-she had tastefully arranged and .dressed with her own, hands. The twining ivy had crept over flic walls, and decked with a beautiful gWed lhcpiazzi, in which the young and amiable Miv- was seated, and 1 with whom she was that night to be united.in.marriage.. All was still—save the wood robins’ plain five 1 notes, w'hich echoed from the forest glade. Not a,leaf was waved, not a breeze curled o’er.the stream.; ; It wasdo men most enchanting hour. I paused—to listen and adore. The pale moon now displayed her silvery rays, as majestically she rode amidst the lamps of heaven. I stood —spell-bound! scarce knowing. • •_ ! * . Which most to admire,’ ■ y The sun’s parting rays, . •Or Bio cyeriing’s attire. The rumbling, of approaching carnages suddenly broke mymcditutions, and admon ished imi that I.bad.lingered there quite Ido long* They were the wedding-guests; come to share.'wilh Lucretia. the* felicities of the evening. • . The dawned- —the parting'raorn ing, when tiro young-bride was to receive a father’s kind blessing'nnd^amother’s last embrace. They had floated on fortune’s uneven tide—had tasted the bitter cup Of earth’s affliction;-and knew that they were now about, to commit their lovely' and only daughter to the same .uncertain..winds and fickle waves.. To them it was a moment of •intense-interest, and anxious solicitude. There was a kind-of-melancholy joy in liliat hour. The mother sighed—paleness'uaf on her cheek. The father smiled, though a tcilr bedimmed his eye.—Sadness was un it's browjtfor he had .known the danger of the seas. ,' '--.I l.ucretia was not so—her heart was joy, ami her step was light. Life and activity was in'all her movements.- Like the morn ing rose that wafts its fragrance on the early breeze, her fair lorohead kissed the first beams of the morning sun, and reflected its bcaulc jus rays which gently played upon her .damask cheek. Hope, sweet hope, painted to her sunny days of future, joy. Alas! how sudden and great the changes of fortune! The bright glory of the present morning only seems to deepen the gloym of the suc ceeding night.- Full of expectation, and confidence tn-the future, she fondly floated' upon long years of pleasure here. With such hopes, she left the parental roof, and settled in the beautiful village of O , on one of the great western lakes. It was the eve of Autumn—the shades of night had curtained the earth, the chilly winds of cold Novombur r vVere' wildly howl ing. I had just seated, myself in the parlor, ami was penning .a few lines lo an absent, friend, when a female stranger entered the room, and seated herself in an, opposite di- Vcction. She sat in pens'ive silence, which was only nflw and then interrupted by a i)ecp drawn sigh;-such as bereaved and bro ken hearts utter when sorrow is too deep to, be expressed. A thousand conjectures were, awakened in ,my mind ns to the cause of her ■ grief. It is possible, thought 1, she is going to visit some sick and dyiiigjfrieud —-or she has been driven by poverty and misfortune to seek a testing.place, ami a quiet borne.in a land of strangers, and is sighing-fur-the. laved one she,is leaving—or she is mourning the recent loss of sonic dear relative—it may be a husband—brother—child. At length I ventured to ask the .cause of her sadness and grief, ho’ping that I might,be able to jtu part.some- consolation.. Ah) T bafl conjec tured ,rightly; .Her voice faltered as she re plied} “1.7 T-I am a widow.’’ At; the same time she gave me another imploring Ipukl— It was. sorrow manilcfl in grief. . Had Iflarctl, I would luive kissed away the big tear, that rolled,, down, her check. . Yes, the,.cruet winds'of-Heaven, ami the waves of Ontario, had'opened a grave for her I usband,. Here she gave me a brief history of his fate. The bare mention of the little cottage beneath the willow’s shade told , that! Lucretia was before me. , , She had lived with the companion, of her joys .but a few short weeks., His employ*' meat was ;pn the'.seas, and lie..was one "of Neptune’s;,bravest sons; lie delighted .to vide upon the mountain, wave ;and smiled at the •storm. Hut now the heavens w,crc gathered blackness—a blackness of unwonted, gloom. - Ilia, prouil ship was 'on tfiewave, her ban ner gaily, ; floating jin the breeze.., ; Night cnnie .pn—the; last flight— dhe night of,death, .'i’hc; storin’jriigcJ.'’with, unahated .fury v ,Oil an island ..haitVcpveryd .wiih water, his.frail Bark was. BhaUere.d;that l .:iiigh(,, That night brave Williain .and his crew fuund.a watery gnive, ; Hisdead body was pash,edashoreand, decently. bm:icd;: .But.no; tear, pf,.grlerivii3 (herck-tt was a stranger's grayc. ''rhe liUle !gcoup of-Spectators that had gathercil .around ■were indulging in -cold conjecture yvlio the, stranger might’be. “Is he n.fatlierr” says phc|^‘,olidiiSxhildren.t , . / ' sa'vs^ttUo.llieV;i : V.o,'wlipavtll hear, the sad lay; telligehoeitodiis wife,?’/ ‘ :Thella,st tjirf.'was' juat jilaced iuponi-tli.e toinb—lhe, company were abqnt.,to ’turn away female, edVthe^pOtT^l.ThVsispe, the'dress^were'iho curatcly'describedtolicr. fit.was enough" It reached her heart—and.; floods .of tear? tgldtliatlidwas'herhusba^ “ocßcooNTßV—RiaiiTOti witoNO.” i 1 quickly opened, that she might .be indulged I with the last look of’ all that was dear to her on'carthV' “VcS it js. it is my own dearhus bdtitTl**; sKe exclaimed and* Sank upon the earth. 1 She had heard of the wreck, and through the -stormy winds* and "rugged way, she had hastened to. the sh6re, hoping to find him yet alive, possibly clinging to some bro"- ken fragment of the vessel; but that hope was in vain.: O, ye cruel winds hhbw. many (ears have ye caused to-flow, and, hearts-to bleed, liven now in your dismal roar mc thinks 1 hear the wild cry, the expiring groan of some.loved one, whom ye arc making the sport of your cruclrage and relentless lury. ; She was commended to the God of (he widow, who will' soon command (he earth and (lie Sea to yield up the dead.' When the long lost husband, over whom a thousand seas have rolled,, shall- be restored, the father and child shall-again bo; greeted with ; the smiles of immortal youth; where kindred spirits shall re-unite, where no,storms shall ever arise, and where the cheek . of tallty shall never be drenched with the gushing tears .of anguish., ..; - From ihc'Ncw York Knickerbocker. SKETCHES IN PARIS'IN 1825. FROM THE TRAVELLING NOTE DOOK OF GEOFF 'A Parisian Motel is a street set on end, the grand stair-case, forming,'the highway, and every floor a separate habitation. Let .me describe the one in which ! lodged, which may serve as a specimen of its class, liys’a bilge quadrangular pile of stone, built round a spacious paved court., The ground' floor is occupied by shops, magazines, and domestic offices. Then, comes (he entre sol, with "low ceilings,, short windows,'and dwarf-chambers; then succeed a succession of floors; or stories, raising one above (he office; - to the number of Mahomet’s heavens. Kach’Jldor is like a distinct mansion 'com plete within- itself, with ante-chamber, sa loons, dining and sleeping rooms, ■ kitchen and either conveniences forfllie accpiniiioila tiotvof a family, Some floors are divided into two nr more suits of apartments. apartment-has its main-door of entrance, opening upon the stair-case, orlanding place, and locked like a street door; Thus several families and -numeroussingle-persons -live under the same root; totally independent of each other, and may .live so for Years,-with out holding more intercourse than is kept us in other cities by residents imnlie same streets. . ’ Like the great world, this little microcosm has its gradations of rank and style and itn .portancc. . The Premier, o.r fust floor, with its grand saloons, lofty ceilings; and splen did furniture, is decidedly the- aristocratic part of the establishment. The second floor ts scarcely less aristocratical and magnifi cent; the, other floors-go on lessening in splendor-as (hey gain in altitude,- and end with the attics, the. rcgion of petty-tailors, clerks and sowing girls. To make the fill ing up of a mansion complete, every odd nook and corneris fitted up as a jail petit apartment agarcon (a pretty little bachelor’s apartment,) that is to say some little dark inconvenient nestling place for a poor devil of a bachelor. “ The whole 'domain is shut up. from (he street by a great porlc-cochcrc, or portal cal culated for the admission of carriages. This consists of (wo massy folding doors, that swing heavily open upon a spacious entrance, passing under the front of the edifice, into the court yard. On one side is a spacious staircase leading to the upper apartments. — Immediately without tire portal, is the por ter’s lodged a small room with one or two bed'rooms adjacent, for the accommodation of the cONcitmoiß, nr porter and his family. This is one of the most important function aries of the hotel. He is, in fact, the Cer berus of the establishment, and no one can pass in or out without his,knowledge and consent. The porle cochcrc \n~ "general is fastened.by a sliding bolt, from which a cord nr wire, passes into the porter’s ..lodge,— 'Whoever wishes to go out, must spcak' to' the porter.'who draws toe bolt:' A visiter from without gives a’single rap with the massive knocker; tire bolt''is immediately drawn, ns ifbyauinvisiblcliaodj (lie door,stands ajar,' the .visiter pushes-it open and enters. A facC‘prcscn(s itself at (he glass door of (he porter’s little chamber;., the stranger pro-, miunces (he name of the personiic Comes to seek.lf the person or .family is of impor tance, occupying (lie first or second, floor, the porter sniyids a bell oncb.br twice, to give notice fhdt a visiter is at hand. The stranger ill the mean lime ascends the great staircase, (he highway common lb nil, and arrives at the outer door, equivalent to a street dpor, of the suite of rooms inhabited by bis friends. Ilcsidc this hangs a bell cord with, which Ire rings for admittance. 1 ... When the family or persons inquired (or is of less importance; or livea in some remote part of (Ire mansion less easy (b he apprized, no'signal is.given,. . The applicant pronoun ces the name at the porter’s dom’.and is told, 'JMontet aft. trpisme,.au,qxealrieme; sautes a la parte a. droile or a gauche;, (‘Ascend to, the third or fourth story;: ring the bell, on the, right or left hand door,'’) as thc'casc-niay be. 'rhe purter nnd liiß wifc act as domestics tq.such pi - 'the itimaTes..of 'flie;in¥ifm not keep servantspunakipg-(heir beds, ar rangiugj'thcir rpbms,Tighting their,fires; and dojilgiolher. menial,bfiice’s, for. which they (ecetyc.n . monthly stipend; They are .also in.confidential; intercqurße;\yilh, the of the odrer pti eye ;pp all.(he iuT.comers.and <>ulrgbei-B, are thus ch rr ahled,;by. hook and,(Jy.erooki; Jo learn (lid secrets bndthe'domestic,history"(if ,f(yeijss; mevia he rof the .fit) 1 e roiTTE CObllEUli.' : V'-tjitfc'/s-,'.,MS&i. : The porter’s The (ire, (pii»?ossembiing place in the evepings for.the servants of the LdiffeicentjamUie£ RE.Y CRAYON. . jijhe' fairest and brightest trails in the character of woman, is, yet the> greatest source 'ofdicf' sbTfow and ruin. There is nothing more pure, more holy than,'that in stinctiye, conlitling spirit, which leads a fair A’uuiig giil'tp pour out,the treasures of her inriucerit,hcart at (he feet'of, one her soul loves, and who, tii.lier, is 'air that,'is good, upright, and honorable. The heart of woinan is.evcr prone to.ltive; and in spite of every warping which may - arise around, her, she wi|j cast down her all and bid him -whom she loves’to take it, for from him she dreads no harm.. It is the pervading,.governing feeling Vf.whtnan’s heart. She musthave, sopie brie to lovb, some one Ibjmnftdc in, to' 100k 1 up to, arid when she oricc pouts out the garnered treasures of her affections upon an objecti; no'lime, no sorrow, no blighting of hopes, nor frowns of (he w’orUl'can_foot out the pure,,and holy hilt it nestles -withm7the tnost sec,et cclls-of-theheart aiid abides; there *lill,death. often'; is the soul pained and the rock ! of feelihgrslruck until the waters rif pity th. to i see sonVe YouPg spirit bowing iii all the simple hcaflbtl inirity and confidence,ofahjinnocent hnin(l, at;sonic earthly; shrine ,of chiy. wliich the fancy hits decked and ornamented; wnli : ;dV : thiit ivaa|ylrfpous,:nnd good-, when the, ,Wrickffore f 'the fell; nmnieriters’, |icr, soul.with’ ‘all.;|tsjgliKsf,fy''|p|ri;| withering thimgh'tivliirw frue.'lipw: fatally true did alie' weal anil woe, through vice ainurihamei'cling withgtlfeidcsjeratm off?- I, , '• 7 [AT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM. ; v Kc w, Scrica--V.pl. 5, ajrb^as.' giils from the entre-sols nud (he attics, to play'at various games, ami dance to the mu sic of .their own,Stings, and the echoes of their feet; at which assemblages the porter’s daughter takes the lead; afresh, pretty bux lom girl, generally, called ‘La Petite,’ thbugli almost as tall as a grenadier.—These little evening gatherings, so characteristic of this gay. country, ar6 countenanced by the various L families of the mansions, who often lookdown from their windows and balconies, on 'moonlight evenings, and enjoy- the simple revels of their domestics. 1 must observe however, lha,t the hotel I am describing is rather a quiet, retired one,, where most of the inmates are permanent- residents from year to ycar. sn.thatlhcro is-morc of the spirit-of neighborhood, than in. the bustling, fashion able hotels.in. the gay parts of Paris, which arc continually changing their inhabitants. 'General JUcrecr. ' The ; following biographical-notice of this meritorious officer is taken from the -Ency clopedia Americante: ' ■ Hugh Mercer, a brigadier general in-the ' American revolutionary army, was a native . of Scotland. He was liberally educated, studied medicine, and acted as a surgeon’s assistant in the memorable battle of Cullo ' den. • He emigratedTfom his, country no't long after, to Pennsylvania, but removed to . "Virginia,--where lie settled and married. He was engaged with Washington in“the Indian wars,of 1755, &c; and bis children are in possession of a medal which was presented to him by the.corporation of the city of Pliil . adclpbia, for Ids good conduct in the expe dition against an lndian settlement, conduct ed by Colonel Armstrong', id Sept’r..l7s6. In one of the engagements with the Indians, General Mercer was wounded in the right wrist, anil being separated from his party, lie found tlfat there was danger of Ids; being surrounded’by- hostile Indians, whose war whoop and yell indicated-tlicir near approach. Becoming faint with loss of blood, he took refuge in the hollow trunk.of a. large, tree. The Indians came to the spot where he was concealed, seated themselves about foi ; rest, and then disappeared.; Mercer left liis bid ing place, and pursued bis course through a trackless wild of about one hundred miles, until -lie reached fort Cumberland. On the way "tic subsisted on flic body' of a rattle snake, \vbicli be met and killed. When the war broke out between the colonies and tlic -mother country, he immediately joined, the American standard, relinquishing an exten sive medical practice. Under Washington, whose favor and confidence lie enjoyed be yond most of bis follow officers, lie soon reachcd tbe rank of brigadier-general, and, in that command, distinguished himself, par ticularly in. the battles of. Trenton, and Princeton, in'the winter of 1776-7. In the affair' of Princeton, General iMerccf, who commanded the van of the American army, after exerting the utmost valor and activity, laid bis horse,killed under him: and, being thus dismounted,"lie was surrounded by some British.soldiers;.' wilhjwhom, when they refused . him quarter, he fought despe rately, until he was completely overpowered. They slabbed him with their bayonets, in flicted several blows on bis bead with the butt-end of their muskets, and left him for dead on the field of battle. He died in about a week after, from the woun Is in'bis bead, in the arms of. Major George Lewis, the nephew of General'Washington, whom the uncle commissioned to watch over Ids expiring friend. : The mangled corpse was removed Irani jPiinccton, under a military escort, to Philadelphia, and exposed-a day. iii the coffee house, with the design ofcxcP ting the indignation of the jicoplc.__.lt was followed Jo "the grave by at least 30,000 of (he inhabitants. General Mercer, though a lion in battle was uncommonly placid, and almost diffident in private life. He was be loved and admired as an accomplished, pol ished, and benevolent gentleman. . . General Wilkinson, in bis; Memoirs, observes—“ln General Mercer we lost, at Princeton, a chief, who, for education, talents, disposition, inlcgtaty nniPpalriotiim, was second to no' man buMlv?|ct)iutuander-in-chief, and .was qualifieifrfd fill (be’.‘highest trusts of the country,’? General Mercer was about 56 years'of age when he thus perished. ' Vouktlcncc of Women. John Moore.'Esq— .... . ..'t-jV-, Joseph- M; Mk ans,' to'Vilsiiip. John VVuKnKßtitn. Estj. SliiblJinsburg. , \yn.LTAM M. Matker, Esq. Lee’s Jx! Ifoa'ds. John MEHAFtr, Dickinson tbWnsHip. . - Joint Ci.Kwi)KNix, Jr. Esq. 1 , Hfigcstbwh. , George E- Meclisinicsburg •«* Frederick WoKDEnncif,.;::clo. T J ames Ki.liot’t, Esq. Springfield. , Daniel, Krysher, Esq. Cliurchtown., . : Jacob Loncnecker, Esq. Wormlcyslnirg. George Ernest, Cedar Spring,.AUeii tpr • Martin G. Kupp.’Esq. SliirenianßtoWn. : r who, was nil Unworthy of a ..sentiment -so, nenr ahgelic. Ami-then the’.world—the fas? tidioua, perfection exacting' world, looks coldly on attt' cares not for the agony of k spirit broken and perishing; but its finger is raised and another shaft sped into that bleed ing bosom, while with prudish tdngnedt re- '■ counts all -which should-]be yet forgets all that should be’relrienibcrcd.— There is none of the mildness of ■ mercy, nothing of pity hr palliation in'" the world’s judgment, but with unsparing lash it drives the poor sufferer, betrayed' by the, best feel ings of her nature, deeper down into the abyss of grief, and chains her there Until the grave gives her spirit freedom once more'.— This is no over wrought picture, no wander ing of the fancy, but is a sorrowful truth, one that ought to be true no longer;- We see such cases almost daily, and.he must ,be worse than a brute-who can r egard them with out emotion. l.oye, indeed, is the fairest and holiest sentiment of a woman’s heart.—> It was designed to bless—but, alas! how often does it prove a sorrow and a blight.— Rich. Slur. , Attempt to Murder. —The New Orleans Picayune of the Bth inst., states that a man. named Edward Higgins arrived there in ,the ship Echo, and was met on the Levee by two “nice young men.”. They exchanged-the usual compliments of salutation with the stranger, asked.if he-did-not wish-to -bo be shown a genteel boarding' they were very, comfortably situated indeed, and there was still room fur one more.in,the house. They could introduce Mr. Higgfns, and’after seeing .the house he might then judge for himself.' , He agreed; and-they led him down to the lower end of.Girod, street. HcVe the Protestant te.metary caught the. strangers eye; they dilated on,the '■•‘evens’’, and many other:' of its nocuTiaritina, anil dwell at some length on.the epitaph of otic who died young, lovely, and a stranger!- At (heir solicitation, Higgins went,to see if, and while stooping down decyphcringit, the villains attempted to .murder him by striking, luin on the head with brickbats. 'While in sensible they robbed him of his pocket-book,’ but were obliged to flee ere they-had time to despatch'lnnl. The’ rascals were over” 'taken and brought to justice. Florida. It will be seen from.the copy of the letter published belony re'ceivcd by the Secretary of War from (be General commanding the ' army in Florida, (bat the recent efforts of the Government to terminate (lie war with the Seminole Indians by negotiation, flymugh the intervention of some of the most influqii: tial of the chiefs of that tribe who liad been removed \Vcst, lias, failed in consequence of the usual Treachery of Indians.— Globe, II eao Quarters, Army of Florida, ? Fort King', Nov. 15, 1840.! 5 Sir: Early this morning, 1 was informed by flic Arkansas delegation, that Some of the prisoners in cahip bad disappeared during the night. On sending out to the Indian en campment, it was discovered, thatall the In dians had gone. Thus has ended all our well grounded hopes of bringing the war to a close by pub lic measures; confident in (lie resources of the country, the enemy will hold out to (he last, and can never be induced - to come in again. ' ’ ' Butlhe day before yesterday (he chiefs not only expressed a willingness btit'a de sire to emigrate to the West.- Acting tip in full faith to the promises I had made to (hem, ■their conduct is only to be attributed to thd faithless disposition which has evet charac terized them* : The partial delay caused by the armistice, lias not tended to (be injury of the operations in Florida, iii,asmtirb as it has been condu cive to tbe health of (lie three regiments which have, suffered so severely;, they will now be enabled to take the field.in larger force. . ’ upon the ■withdrawal of (lie Indians, orders were transmitted to com-, 'nianders of regiments to put their troops in motion, and before tbisconimunicatiun reach es you they will be scouting in every direc tion. Having loft nothing unattenvptcd with Hie means in .my power, 1 shall’now press'-the war with increased energy, and I hope soon to apprise tlie-Departmtnt of/the capture ol dest! uction of sonic of the enemy. 1 have the honor to.enclose to you a copy of tjie older issued on (lie renewal of hostili itirs. .■ • ■ 1 have the honor,to. licj sir, very respect fullvJ vour obedient servant, W. K..AUMISTKD, ■Bri**. General Coin. Army of Florida; • Hon. J?U.-Poinsett", Secretary of War.' ’ Washington, 1). Cj A Mother's Love. —-The following from (lie Baltimore Clipper is a strong proof of matroidyr.fVection;—“The force of n inolh'- cr’s love was strikingly displayed at tlie’ late destructive fire in Georgetown, D> Ci Amidst the.raging of thedevouringelement; the dense smoke, and the failing' Of blazing timbers, a poor woman was seen, with.arms extended, apparently' forgetting every thing else, Dying in every direction, cryiilg-'tvvncrtr' is my George Washingtonr’ 1 - .^At. length the little wanderer was lioard-.to exclaim, “here I nm, line-little lellowv about four veafs old. ; 1 lie lather of thb. the prodigal was not mure rejoiced to (all on the neck of his son, limn wtls.lhis, pool; vyO man. God bless the boy. lus name-, was ■enough to save -hint. 'ilEl)tfc"AT>oN isiREnAND.—TiIC number of: iiie.J;suiT January', ivas-'l'iS- ivji hKyit}V.2(s4 scholars;;thie man*;. ipveseiit year )Vvas> i,sSi';ichubV«,bth»r2oSJ6tlo; sclmlaiih-,;::;'fhcr<r : wns-imcimtciKpliltiiiiVJanuary 1; VBSfl,il9ot sclioulSi loi"SBiooo)<3aitUßi‘yr^l/;-i840,:i5j55; scilUlilsi flil' .CSiCCO ‘ f. ; JBV'.?-; . < • t 7 ;
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