JEFFLKSUMAjN REPUBLICAN American Prisoners at Van Die maa's Land. The following is a copy of a letter handed us for publication, from one of those unfortu nate men, who engaged in the "Patriot War" in Canada, to his parents in Winfield, Herki mer county, N. Y. Van Dieman's Land, ) Hobart Town, March 29, 1840. S My Dear Parents You have probably been expecting for some time a letter from me, and you may be assured 1 would have written had not my unhappy state prevented. I wrote a letter to you when passing through the Gulf St. Lawrence and sent it back by the Pilot. Our voyage was a long one; we sailed from Quebec on the 27th September, arrived at Rio Janerio in South America Nov. 30ih, where r . 1 . we stopt live days lor water ana provisions. We had a very quick passage from Rio Janerio lo the Cape of Good Hope, which we passed on the first of January, and arried here and cast anchor on the 12th Feb. 1840. There was no sickness on board the vessel that was of a con tagious nature, and only one death during the whole voyage; a man by the name of Asa Priest, from Auburn, slate of New York, who was one of the Prescott prisoners, died about four weeks after we first sailed. Our treatment on board the vessel was very good, every thing was done that could be done for our comfort and convenience. The commander was a very line man, and the surgeon was very kind and atten tive to us all. My health, has been quite poor and is much the same as at present; 1 have not been able to do any labor since my arrival here. We came ashore on the 15th February and were taken to the barracks which were in rea d iness for us. Our clothes were all taken from us and a suit of convict clothing was furnished for us the same da-; on the 17th the Govern or came to our station and told us what our fate was to be; "that we were transported to this .place for life, and that we were to be put al government work on the road for two years, and then to be put out to mastery for the term of six years and at the expiration of that time if there was no charge of fault recorded against us during that time, that we will be permitted by a ticket of leave to work and shift for our selves but not to leave the island." I will now give you a brief detail of our fare and treatment here. In the morning we are all called up by the ringing of the bell, get our tools and are marched to our work on the road; at eight our breakfast is brought to us, which consists of one pint of water gruel, having our bread dealt out to us before we leave the sta tion, supposed to be two pounds of brown bread, which is to last for the dav; at twelve we set our dinner consisting or one pound fresh mut ton or beef, half a pound of icgetables with the soup which is the only meal we get; at night when we get home to our station we get an other pint of water gruel for supper and at dusk Ave are locked up in our huts for the night. Sundays we go to church in the forenoon, in the afternoon we generally have a preacher come to our station and preach to us. We have to work five and a half days per week, heing exempt Saturday afternoon to wash and repair our clothes. Our clothing consists of (two suits) one leather cap, round-jacket, waist coat, and pants, two cotton shirts, and three pair of coarse shoes, all of the poorest kind; we have no stockings, handkerchief, nor mittens; only one suit of such things as we do get is al lowed us at a time, so that we are without a change. If there is Christianity in this then I am no judge, but allowing me to be a judge with respect to the proceedings in Canada and the disposition of us and others, I ihink their proceedings are equal to that which led to the rebellion in Canada. I do think that if our cases were fully made known to the authorities in England, the wav and manner in which the most or all were got into the expedition, that ther, the home gov ernment, would .fake ihe thing into considera tion, and if not. grant us a free pardon, that they would allow us the liberty of the island that we might at least share in some decree Mme small portion of humanity. Therefore I hop my friends, if I have ,any, will make eve ry effort in their power for our benefit; now is :he tinifi because that u is now that we stand in need. April 4th 3 840. Since I cooiaicncod this letter one more of pur unfortunate fellow sufferers has been taken from us by iWe hand of death. He was a very fine man but -of a weakly constitution was iaksu ill while at work on the road, was taken to jh hospital, where the epidemic was ra ging and hetfooH became infected, which proved latai in a very few days. He has left a wife and two children residing in Ogdensburg, was by trade a tanner and currier. I hope mv dear parents, brothers, sisters and friewis will give .themselves no unnecessary iroubk on my account and that you may all! liope for the best, ever trusting in the All-wise disposer of events for a happy issue out of all mr troubles. nd looking u him for speedy de liverance frorn my present sfHiciions and re More me swideiily to the hnsum of my family and friend. Remember my compliments to all nauirittv friends, i bop voti will not fail of writing to me at your earliest convenience and direct your letter to ths place. With the great est pleasure 1 subscribe myself, Your dutiful son, AIVi.NB. SWEET. l "3 " To the Editors o tlse deferent IVevs papera isi 2CorI& America. Gentlemen, you cannot do your .subscribers andountryman a greater benefit than publish ing the following method how to destroy .the Canada Thistle, in your papers at least once a week; that if they will cut up :he Canada Thie fle one and a half inches below the surface of as they cut them in the full and old of the moon in May, June, July, August and September, they. certainly will destroy them. They may miss some in going over the ground even the .first, second ani third lime; but be sure to look your ground over every full and old moon till you know you have destroyed the whole. I have destroyed more than fifty thousand the last two years, and now there is not, one grow ing on the ground 1 have been cutting them from. WM. CHAPMAN. No. 81, Quay st. Albany. May 24, 1841. 1 hope the farmers and owners of land will reward you by subscribing for your papers. Iew Counterfeit Small 21'olcs. NEW JERSEY. Sussex Bank; at Newton. 3's letter D., dated July 4, pay D. Ford. 3's pay to J. Taylar, dated Newton, 1st, Oct. 1818, No. 121 1, signed S. D. Morford, cash ier. 3's pay to D. Ford, letter D. March 1, 1S22. Salem Banking Company, Salem. l's letter A. payable to G. Scull, dated July 1, 1840. Tolerably well done. Trenton Banking Company. l's letter C, pay I. or T. Budd, September 22, 1818. Is letter C. pay to J. Budd, January 1, 1819. DELAWARE. Bank of Delaware, at Wilmington. l's letter B, pay S. Floyd; dated October 10, 1839. l's letter Y. dated 13th September 1818. l's letter C, payable to J. T. BaiJy, dated 2d day of November 1839; IT. Warner, Cashier, and Joseph Baily, President. The filling up and signatures lithographed. Miserably executed. 2's letter C, pay to S. Floyd; dated 15th Janu ary 1S40, and other dates, H. Warner cash ier; Joseph Baily, President. An exceed ingly well executed counterfeit, and calcula ted to deceive. In the counterfeit bill, the word 'to,5 immediately after 'pay on demand,' has been left out, so that with a little care fulness, they may be detected without diffi culty. 2's letter A, payable to S. Floyd, dated 10th Nov. 1839, signed H. Warner, cashier; Jos. Baily. President. Lithographed, with the exception of filling up and signatures. 3's dated September 9ih 1837, letter D, well executed, particularly the signatures of Wm. Paxson, Cashier, and Joseph Baily, Presi dent. Others of x'arions dates. 3's, letter D, August 8, 1825, oOiers July 7, 1824. 3's, letter D, pay to S. Knowles, dated Sep tember 9, 1826. Farmers Bank of Delaware, at Wilming ton. l's altered to 10's. The genuine 10's are or namented with the arms of the State of Del aware. l's letter A. pay to J. Mario w, July 8th, 1823. l's letter B, dated March 9, 1S23, Comegys, Cashier. 3'e, letter C, pay L. M'Lane, dated Septem ber, 15, 1815. WlMINGTON AND BrANDTWINE BaNK. l's, letter B, fiay to M. Belts, dated March 30, 1840. The vignette is very poorly engraved; resembling a badly executed wood-cut. 2'b, letters A and B, of various dales and pay able to different persons. Any person at all acquainted with Bank rotes, will readily de tect them. 3's payable to J. Jones, dated June 26, 1814. 2's. letter C, pay lo J. Bloomfield, January 25, 1818. 3's, pay to L. Dunham, letter A, March 6, 1817 TEMPERANCE MEETING. The annual meeting of the Monroe co. total abstinence Society, will be held at the Metho dist cliurch, on Saturday evening, July 3d, at 6 o'clock. The members and public generally are requested to attend. C. S. PALMER, Sec. Stroudsburg, June 30, 1841. UPPER LEMUGIi TiAYSGATKON COMPANY. An Election will be held at the office of the above Company, in Stoddarisville, on THURS DAY, the 8th day of July next, to elect Five Persons as Managers, to serve for the ensuing year. WM. P. CLARK, Secretary. N. B. All the Stockholders are particularly requested to meet at Stoddarisville on the day previous to the Election. May 19, lSil. - TAILORING. The undersigned respectfully informs his former customers, and the public generally, that he still carries on the TAILORING BUSINESS, Al his residence in Elizabeth street, second door below his former stand. Those who may favor him with their patronage, may be as sured that no effort will be spared to give them satisfaction. He receives the Philadelphia and New York Fashions, quarterly, and will make all kinds of garments, in the most fashionable manner. N. B. The rules, for cutting, draughts, &c. of Ward, Basford & Ward, may be had of the subscriber, Agent for the publishers. CHARLES SMITH. Stroudsburg, April 28, 1841. BLANK DEEDS For sale at this office. JOB PRINTING. Having a general assortment of large elegant plain and orna mental Type, we are prepared to execute every des cription of A i?3 Mi7f2W 1T3raiT73TrTrTm Cards, Circulars, ISill Meads, Notes, Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BLANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms. SHERIFF'S Moses Killam and Wife, ) In the Court of vs. I Common Pleas of Warren Kimble and others, Pike county. heirs at law of Ephraim Proceedings in Kimble, deceased. Partition. Notice is hereby given that bv virtue of an order and decree of the Court of Common Pleas of Pike County, made the 27th day of January A. D. 1841, there will be sold at the Court House in Milford, on Thursday the 12th day of August next, between the hours of 12 and 4 o'clock, P. M. of said day, the following de scribed property and real estate to wit: one tract of Land situate partly in the township of Palmyra, in Pike County, and partly in the town ship of Palmyra, in Wayne County, containing 61 Acres and Sixty two Perches and allowance of six per cent, for roads, &c. Bounded North and East bv lands of John Pel let. dec, South' by lands of Moses Killam, West by Proprietaries land, being part of the Propri etaries manor land of Wallen Paupack. The other tract situate in the township of Lacka waxen, in the County of Pike, containing 120 ACRES or thereabouts, with the appurtenances, adjoin ing lands of William Webb, Lewis S. Coryell, and the Lackawaxen river, late the Estate of Ephraim Kimble, dec. Terms of sale. One fourth of the purchase money down, ihe residue in three equal annual ! payments, with interest, to be secured by bond i and mortgage on the premises, or other security satisfactory to the parties in interest. . I JOHN M. HELLER, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Milford, June 16, 1841. 3t. PAINTING- & GJLAZING. rTlIIE Subscriber respectfully informs the pub- JL lie, that he is prepared to execute all kindsof Plalia & OrzaasneBitai Fainting", Glazing, &e. at his shop, near the corner of Elizabeth and Me chanics street," where all orders in his line will be thankfully received and punctually attended to. HENRY R. MANNES. Stroudsburg, June 3, 1841. 3m. Paper Hanging, In all its various branches will be punctually attended to. H. R. M. Wholesale and Retail CABINET WARE, ASD X,OOKIYG-GXAS MANUFAC TORY. T5IE subscriber respectfully informs the citi zens of Stroudsburg and the public gener ally, that he hns removed his Establishment to the building on Elabeth street, one door west of the Stroudsburg Xjjbuse, where he intends carrying on the Cabinet Making business in all its various brooches. He shall keep constantly on hand or make to order all kinds of furniture : Sidefeoards, JSfireaus, SofaSs Centre tables, Breakfast and Daning Tables, Wash Stands, Scdsteads, &c. &c. together with every other article usually kept at such establishments ; all of which he will sell at the Easton prices. As his materials will be of the best quality, and all articles manufactured at his establishment will be done by first rate workmen, he confidently as sures the public that his endeavors to render gen eral satisfaction will not be unrewarded. Ho respectfully invites the public to .call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. Chairs, Settees, &c. will be kept constantly on hand and for sale. CHARLES CAREY. Stroudsburg, May 5, 1841. Stagnation of the Blood. The repeated changes in the atmosphere, by act ing as they do upon the consistence and quality of the blood, give occasion for the most fatal and ma lignant disorders. The blood from a state of health becomes stagnant and is plunged into a state of corruption. Thus it loses its purity: its circulation is impe ded; the channels of life are clogged; the bowels be come costive, and if not an immediate attack of some malignant fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and a general debility of the whole frame are sure to follow. It requires the tempest and the tornado to bring about a state of purity in the ocean, when it3 wa ters become stagnant; and it will require repeat ed evacuation by ihe stomach and bowels before the blood can be relieved of its accumulated im purity. BrandretJis VegdaUe Universal Pills, j should be taken, then there will be no danger; be cause they purge from the stomach and bowels these humors which are the cause of stagnation, cleanse the blood from all impurities, remove every cause of pain' or weakness f and preserve the consti tution in a state of health and vigur that causual changes cannot effect. Dr. Brandreth's Oflkc for the exclusive sale of his Vegetable Universal Pills, in Philadelphia, is at No. 8, North Eighth street. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Richaro S. Staples, in Strouds burg; in Milford by J. H. Buodhead, and in Mon roe and Pike counties by agents published in an other part of this paper, October 16, f&lQ. SIGN OF THE BARLEY SEIEAF, DRIB PS JisJiJIII? NO. 195, NORTH SECOND STREET, Philadelphia. Grateful for the generous patronage he re ceived during the last year, takes pleasure in acquainting his friends and the public general ly, that his house has undergone a thorough re pair in all "its parts, and is now completely in order. The table will be furnished with every deli cacy the marketaffords. The Bar will be stored with the choicest liquors. There is also first rate stables attached to the establishment. Well knowing that an enlightened public will always judge for themselves, he feels confident that they will favor him with their patronage. March 24, 1841. 3m. ;ar iron. DOUBLE AND SINGLE REFINED, 53ar Jv ou, Car, Coach & Wagon Axles &W 1jiA,BS3 crow bar, sledge and plough moulds, Axle and Gait Harrel Iron, And a general assortment of WAGON TYRE & SQUARE IROff, constantly on hand and will be sold on the most reasonable terms, bv EVANS, SCRANTON & Co. Analommk Iron Works, ) m iviarcn 24, PRIVATE SALE. The subscriber being old and infirm, offers at Private Sale, the following properly situate in Dingman township, Pike county, Pa. viz: 7 ACRES F EiANB, a part of which is in a good state of cultivation, and cuts about ten tons of hay yearly. The ,Pp improvements are a good vJUSaPJ1 -in- tost. m -war .. a inn nil a good FRAME BARN, and seve- al other useful and necessary outhouses. The subscriber also offers for sale, 1 "Folte of Oxen, 5 Covs and 3 young Bullocks, together with sundry implements of husbandry. The Land, Stock, &c, will be sold together, if suitable to the purchaser. Terms: Two thirds of the purchase money to be paid on taking possession, and the re mainder in a reasonable time. Persons wish ing to purchase, are invited to call "and examine the property. DANIEL RETALLICK. April 15, 1841. Every man, woman and child, in the United States who possesses a Bible, will surely furnish them selves with the following beautiful series of Scripture Illustrations: 200 Pictorial Illustrations OF THE BIBLE, AND VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND. NJSW, CHEAP AND VALUABLE PUBLI CATION. -Four hundred Pages 8vo. Fine Paper, Handsomely Bound Price orily TWO DOL LAR. T he subscriber respectfully invites the attention of Clergymen, Teachers of Sabbath Schools, Heads of families, and Booksellers throughout the United States, to the above new, cheap and splendidly illustrated work, published and for sale at No, 122 Nassau street, New York city. Its features are better defined by its title : Two Hundred Pictorial Illustrations of the Scriptures, consisting of VIEWS IN THE HOLY LAND. Together with many of the most remarkable ob jects mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, representing sacred historical events, copied from celebrated pictures, principally by the old masters: the landscape scenes taken from'origi nal sketches made on the spot, with full and in teresting letter press descriptions, devoted to an explanation of the objects mentioned in the sa cred text. On examination this will be found a very pleas ant and profitable book, especially for the perusal of Young People, abounding in the most valuable information collected with the greatest care from the best and latest sources. It may very properly be designated a common place book of every thing valuable relating to Oriental Manners, Customs, &c. &c. and comprises within itself a comlpete library of religious and useful knowledge. A vol ume like tho present is far superior to the com mon annuals it will never be out of date. IEPIt is beautifully printed in new long primer type handsomely bound in muslin, gilt and lettered and is decidedly tho best and cheapest publication (for the price) ever issued from the American Press. 0 A liberal discount made to wholesale purcha sers. HT Persons in the country wishing ta act as Agents, may obtain all necessary information by addressing their letfers to the subscriber, No. 122 Nassau street, New York city. ROBERT SEARS, Publisher. 5 3 ? $ 5 3 ' Clergymen, Superintendents and teachers of Sabbath schools, KFAgents of Religious News papers and Periodicals,cQI Postmasters, Book sellers, throughout the country, are respecuully requested to act as our agents. ffJr No letter will be taken from the office unless pos, paid. To Publishers of Newspapers througJiout the United Stales. Newspapers or Magazines, copying- the above entire, without any alteration or abridge ment, (includingnhis notice,) and giving it six in side insertions, shall receive a copy of the work (subject to their order) by sending; direct td the Publisher. March 3, 1841. UIWU. .'JU.IU.Ul Cut by Machinery, and warranted superior to any heretofore manufactured. GEORGE F. NESBITT, Tontine building, comer of Wall and Water streets New-York, respectfully informs the Printers of the United States, that he has now in full operation his ma chine for cutting Wood Types, which being an entire new invention, is warranted to cut Types, both plain and ornamental, far superior to any heretofore exhibited to tho public; and in proof of the assertion, informs the public that he has obtained Diplomas and Medals from both the A merican and Mechanic's Institutes of the Citv of New-York, at their Fairs of 1 83G, 1 838, and 1839, as the books of the Institute will show. George F. Nesbitt would particularly invito the attention of Printers to the fact, that through the politeness of the proprietors of the Liver pool and Havre line of packets, he has been fa vored with the latest French and English spe cimens, that many of the new styles in them are very handsome, and have been got up by lum; they were exhibited by him at ihe Me chanic's Fair in this city, now just closed and pronounced by ihe Committee of Printers, ap pointed to examine Types and Specimens, to be superior to any Wood Types ever before ex hibited, and having a decided advantage over large Melal Types. George F. Nesbitt, would also inform tho Printers of the United States, that he is ready to cut Types on Wood of any size, from 5 lines Pica, upward, from any of the patterns of small or Types contained in ihe extensive specimen of Messrs. G. Bruce & Co.j or from any new pattern that can be suggested. JJj3 George F. Neabitt is desirous that Prin lets, and those becoming Agents, should -be ac quainted with the fact, that his prices are much reduced from those heretofore charged by other manufactures; that he allows his Agents thirty per cent, commission; that his terms are six months or ten per cent, discount for cash. Agents are wanted for the following cities; vizi Charleston, Albany, Detroit, Rochester, and Buffalo. N. B. Printers of Newspapers, who will publish the above for six times, within three months from this date, and will send me a copy of their paper, shall be entitled to $3 in Types; and should the Types not prove superior to any ever before manufactured, they can be returned and the money will be paid in place of them. GEORGE F. NESBITT. Tontine Building, corner of Wall and Water sts. N. Y. April 3, 1841. ap28 6t. Harrison's Specific Ointment. The great celebrity of this unrivalled Composi tion especially in the Northern Slates leaves the proprietor but little need to say any thing in its favor; for it has been generally conceded to it, that it is beyond all comparison the best remedy for external complaints that has ever been discov ered. Indeed the speed and certainty of its oper ations have the appearance of miracles : as ulcers, wounds, corns, fever sores, chilblains, white swel lings, biles, piles, spider and snake biles &c. immediately yield to its apparantly super human influence. Thus if properly applied it will remove an inveterate, corn or break and heal a bile in five days, will allay and perfectly cure an ulcer in two weeks ; and the most desperate cases of white swelling that can be imagined, have been'destroyed by it in less than two months. In the bites of poisonous reptiles its efficacy is truly surprising; and even in the bite of a rabid dog, for if applied, in time, its powers of attraction are so wonderful that they will at once arrest the poison and thus prevent it from pervading the system.. It is like wise greatly superior to any medicine Heretofore discovered for the chafed backs and limbs of horses for tetters, ring worms, chapped lips, and in short for every external bodily evil that may fall to the lot of man or beast The proprietor has received at least a thousand certificates and other documents, in favor of his " Specific Ointment" upwards a hundred of which were written by respectable memBers of the Med ical Faculty ; and in selecting from this pile the following samples, he was governed more by their brevity, than their contents, as they all breath the same spirit of eulogy and satisfaction. CERTIFICATES. Albany, July 0, 1S37. To. Dr Harrison, Sh I use your Specific Oint ment in my practice and cordially recommend it as a most "efficient remedy for Turners, Ulcers, White Swellings, Scrofula, Rheumatic Pains, Chapped Face, Lips and Hands; and for general and external complaints. 1 write tlus at the re quest of your agent here, who furnishes me with tho article, and am pleased to have it in my power to award honor to merit. RUFUS R. BEACH, M I Extract of a Letter from Dr. J. W. Sanders, of Louisville. Ky. October 8, 1837. " I am prepared to say, that for Rheumatic Paina and the Sore Breasts of fom?jes, Harrison's Spe cific Ointment has no superior, if indeed it has any equal, in the whole catalogue of external me dicines, as known p.nd described in this country ., Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1838. To Dr. Harrison,, Dear Sir 1 write to con gratulate you on Ihe extraordinary virtue of your 4 Specific Ointrr.on't,' in the curing of burns." A little boy of mine, 4 years old, fell against th fire-place th-jrer, weeks since, when his clothes bc becaue irnied, and he was instantly enveloped in flann'j. After some difficulty the lire was i tingu' jihed, but not byfore the poor little fellow lovr extremities were almost covered with a con ti'.iual blister. Having much faith in your oiui ment, I immediately purchased three boxes, whir 1 applied unsparingly, according to your direc tions in such casss ; and it is with great plasurft and gratitude, that I am able to inform you that it allayed the pain in a few hours ; and in ten days had effected a complete cure. I need scarcely add, that it ought to be in the possession of evf -ry family, as there is no telling when such acck. dents may occur. Yours respectfully, H. M. SIIEPHARD. A supply of this valuable Ointment just received and for sale, by SAMUEL ST0KS& Stroudsburg, Nov. G, 1840. the ground and pull them up with the left hand
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