VOL. V, No. 4.] TERMS OF THE ittIIITINGDON The "Journal" will be published every , iVednesclay morning, at two dollars a year if paid IN ADVANCE, and if not paid within am months, two dollars and a half. F.v.ity person who obtains five subscribers and forwards price of subscription, shall be firnislied with a sixth copy gratuitiously for one year. N isubicriptionreceived for a less period thy six months, nor any paperdiscontinued anti vrearages are paid. All c‘vwnahicatiuns must be addressed to the Editor, post paid, or they will not be •tended to. Advertisments not exceeding one square bill be inserted three times for one dollar for every subsequent insertion, 25 ficents per square will be charged:—if no detnite orderd are given as to the time an adverisment is to be continued, it will be kept in till ordeed out, and charge accordingly. CITIZENS of Pennsylvania, you have now before you DR. PETERS' CELEBRATED VEGITABLE PILLS. These Pills are no longer among those of doubtful utility. They have passed away from the hundreds that are daily launched upbn the tide of experiment, and now stand before the public as high in rep utation, and as extensively employo.d in all parts of the U. States, the Canadas, Texas, Mexico, and the west Indies, as any medicine that has ever been prepared for the relief of suffering man. They have been introduced wherevcrit has been loomd possible to carry them; and there are but few towns that do not contain some re markable 'vidonces of their good effects. The certificates thaa have been presented Ao the proprietor exceeds twenty thousand upwards et five hundred of which are from regular practising, physicians, who are the most competent judges of the merits. Often have the cures performed by this medicine been the subject of editorial comment, in various newspapers and jour nals; and it may with truth be asserted, that no medicine of the kind has ever re ceived testimonials of greater value than are attached to this. They are in general use as a family medicine and there are thousands of fami lies who declare they aro never satisfied unless they have a supply always on hand. They have no rival in curing and pre venting Bilious Fevers, Fever and Ague, Dyspepsia, Ltver Complaints, Sick Head ache, Jaundice, Asthma, Dropsy, Rheu matism, Enlargement of the Spleen, Piles, Cholic, Female's Obstructions, Heartburn, Furred Tongue, Nausea, Distension of the Stomach and Bowels, Incipient Diarrlicea, Flatulence, Habitual Costiveness, Loss of Appetite, Blotched or Sallow Complex son, and in cases of torpor of the bowels, where a cathartic or aperient is needed. They are exceedingly mild in their opera tion, producing neither nausea, griping nor debility. Extract of a letter written by Dr. Fran. cis Bogart, of Providence, R. I. Dee. 17, 1828 Peters' pills are an excellent ape rient and cathartic medicine, those effects Leing produced by the differences of the quantity taken, and and are decided l; su perior to Lee's, Brandreth's or Morri sm's Pills. Extract from a letter by Dr Hopson of lAngor, Me. Jan. 9, 1839. They are a peculiarly mild, yet efficient purgative minable, and produce little, of any grip ing or nausea. 1 have prescribed them with much success in sick headache and slight billions lever. Extract of a letter by Dr Joseph Will i albS of Burlington, Vt. July 9, 1837.-1 cordially recommend Peters' Pills as a mildly effective, and in no case dangerous, family medicine. They are peculiarly in costivenenss and all the usual diseases of the digestive organs. ' Extract of a letter from Dr Edw. Smith of Montreal, U. C. Sept 27, 1836-1 nev er knew a single patent medicine that 1 could put the least confidence in but Dr Peters Vegetable Pills, which are really a raluable discovery. I have no hesitation n having it known that I use them enten ively in my practice, for ull complaints, and theyare not a few) which have their iource in the impurity of the blood. Extract of a letter from Dr. Dye of luebec, 1,. C., March 6, 1837. For bil• ions fevers, sick head-ache, torpidity of THE JOURNAL. the bowels, and enlargement of the spleen Dr. Peters' Pills are an excellent medi cine. Exiract of a letter from 1)1.. Gurney N Orleans, La., Oct. 9, 1837; I have receiv ed much assistance in my practice; espe cially in jaudice and yellow fever, from the US9 of Peters' Pills. I presume that, on an average, 1 prescribe 100 boxes in a month. Extract of a letter from Dr. Prichard of Hudson N. Y. June 3, 1835; I was aware that Dr. Peters' was one of the best diem ists in the U. States, and felt assured that he would some day (from his intiu ate knowledge of the properties of herbs and drugs) produce an efficient medicine, and I must acknowledge that his Vegetable Pills fully respond to my expectatio.►s. They are indeed a superior medicine, and reflect credit alike upon the Chemist, the Physician, and Philosoper. Extract of a letter from Dr. Wains of Cininnati, Feb, 2, 1838; your Fills are the mildest in their operations, and yet most powerful in their eflecst, of any that I have. There action on the chyle, and hence on the impurities of the blood is ev idently very surprising. Extract of a letter from Dr. Scott of Baltfinore, Dec. 17, 1836; I am in the daily habit of prescribing them (Peters' Pills) and they in nearly all cases answer my purposes. I have directed other meth , cities, some of them very good ones, in their favor. Charlotte, N.C., June 1, 1837. Dear Sir: I have frequent use of your Pills in the incipient stage of bilious fever and obstinate consums6on of the bowels, also, in the enlargement of the spleen, chronic disease of the liver, sick head-ache general debility, and in all cases have found them to be very effective. .1 D Boyd Mecklenburg Co, Va.' Feb. 7, 1837. Having used 1)r. Peters' Pills in my prac lice r the last 13 months, I take pleas ti rein givin my testimoy of their good ef fects of cases of dyspepsia, sick headache billious ferers, and other diseases, produ ced by inactivity of the liver. They are a sale and mild aperient, being the best ar ticle of the kind 1 over used. G. C. Shalt M. D. These much approved and justly cele brated Pills, are for sale by the following agents JACOB MILLER, Huntlng(lon, Pa T J lIIILLIICEN, Mill Creek. l'a GEO DREIIMAIV, Waysburg, Miffi DYSPFPSIA! DYSPEPSIA ! ! More /woofs of the efficacy of Dr. Harlich'e Medicines. Mr Jonas Hartman, of Sumneytown, Pa. entirely cured of the above disease, which he was afflicted with for six years. His spmptoms were a sense of distension and op pression after eating, distressing pain in the pit of the stomach, nausea, loss of appetite, giddiness and dimness of sight, extreme de bility, flatulency, acrid eructations, some times vomiting, and pain in the right side, depression of spirits. disturbed rest, faint ness, and not able to pursue his business without causing immediate exhaustim and weariness. . . . Mr. Hartman is happy to state to the pub lic and is willing to give any information to the afflicted, respecting the wonderful ben efit he received from the use of Dr. Harlichs Compound Strengthening and German ape rient pills. Principal office No. 19 North Eighth street Philadelphia. Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller, Huntingdon. LIVER COMPLAIAP, • Ten years standing, cured by the use of Dr Harlich's Compound Strengthening and German Aperient Pills. Mrs Sarah Boyer, wife of William Boyer, North Fourth Street above Callow hill, Philadelphia, entirely cured of the above distressing disease. Her symptoms were, habitual costiveness of the bowels, total loss of appetite, excruciating pain in the side, stomach and back, depression of spirits, ex treme debility, could not lie on symptoms in dicating great derangement in the functions of the liver. Mrs. Boyer was attended by several of the first Physicians, but received but little relief from their medicine—at last, a friend of hers procured package of Dr. Harlich's Strengthening and German Ape rient Pills, which, by the use of one package, induced her to continue with the medicine, which resalsed in effecting a permanent cure beyond the expectations of her friends. Principal Office for this Medicine is at No 19 North Eighth Street, Philadelphia. Also for sale at the store of Jacob Miller, who is agent for Huntingdon county. 1100EAD.THIS!: Dn. SWAYNE'S COM -4.1.1 POUND SYRUP of PRUNES VIR GINIAN A, or WILD CHERRY: This is de cidedly one of the best remedies for Coughs and Colds now in use: it allays irritation of the Lungs, loisens the cough, causing the plegm to raise free and easy; in Asthma, Pulmonary Consumption, Recent or Chron ic Coughs, Wheezing & Choking of Phlegm Hoarseness, Difficulty of breathing, Croup, Spitting of Blood, &c. This Syrup is war ranted to effect a permanent cure, it taken according to directions which accompany the bottles. For sale only at Jaeob Miller's stors Huntingdon. A boy was lately asked by the cate chist of the school 'who first bit the apple' to which he replied, 'don't know—but guess it was our Bets, for she cats green apples like snakes.' "ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DESTINY." A. W. BENEDICT PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. HUNTINGDON, PENNSYLVANIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1839. THE GARLAND. -"With sweetest flowers enrich'd From various gardens cull'd with care." From the New York Mirror. LONG TIME AGO. On the lake were drooped the willows, Long time ago ! * When the rock threw back the billows, Curled liquid snow , Dwelt a maid beloved and cherished By high and low ! But alas ! too soon she perished, Long time ago ! There we met and loved and parted ! Long time ago ! There I lingered broken-hearted ! 'fears !—let them flew To her grave they're sadly given ! Where flowrets blow : She's the star I missed from heaven,' Long time ago Rock and tree and flowing water, Long time ago ! Bird and bee and blossom taught her, Love's spell to know ! While to my fond vows she listened— ' Cheeks in a glow— Her bright eyes with transport glistened, Long time ago ! She was mine, and mine forever ! Long time ago ! Can 1 now forget her?—ne ver!— No lost one no ! Hearts that truly love nc 'er alter, In weal or wo ! Truth like mine could never falter Long time ago iLictellem Cron. dke Lv l y ua tom Ironsides. By the auth Jr of 'ON honsideso, a Ice shore,' Your glorious standard launch again, To moot another foe ! —Camp. THE THREE BATTLES, Second.—Running Down the Trades; or the Cap!ure of the Java. "Gun and gun together meet, Fire and sword each other greet." The victorious frigate now departed from Boston under a new commander-- commodore William Bainbridge--and after missing the Essex, captain Porter, and leaving the Hornet, captain Lawrence, blockading a British sloop of war at St. Salvador, she ran clown the coast of Bra zil, and when within ten leagues of the land, made two strange sail in shore and to windward. Captain Hull, covered with the palm of glory, had generously lett the lucky frigate to Bainbridge, and it will be seen in dm sequel that he could not have left her in better hands. The writer of this sketch was once the intimate friend, and a confidential officer of that illustrious man; and though time and disease had at that period borne hea vily upon his manly form, and tipped with silver his raven locks, Bainbridge was still a noble specimen of the stern old fire-eaters of the Tripolitan war, and possessed a vivid recollection of the scenes which transpired "When the Java lowered her lion flag, And victors crowned the free." He was a man of sterling integrity, of haughty inirn, and of generous impulses. He possessed great courage, a lofty en• thusiasm, a quick temper, and a sharp tongue. No man ever saw him twice who forgot him; and no man ever knew him to be his enemy twice who did not wish bin, to forget hun. With an eagle eye, he i cad men like books, and, like a skil ful critic, he laid those carefully upon the shelf who were not suited to the purpose for which they were sent forth. As we said before, the Constitution made two sail to windward, one of whom continued to stand in, while the other, which was much the largest, altered her course in the direction of the American frigate, which had tacked close to her. The day was beautiful, the sea smooth as an inland lake, and the wind a catspaw from E. N. E. At 11, A. M., commodore Bainbridge, who sate in the mizzen top, glass in hand, being satisfied that the strange sail was an enemy's frigate, tack ed again to the southward and eastward, to draw her off the land, which was near at hand. The frigate now set her royals, and boarded maintack to effect this object. At 12, M., the Constitution showed the stars and stripes, and shortly after, St. George's cross floated at the peak-halli ards of the stranger,--Signals were now made by both ships, but there are none so blind as those who can't, or wont read. At twenty minutes past I. commodore Bainbridge, being satisfied with the of fing he had made, handed his royals, tri ced up his mainsail, and tacked towards the enemy. Soon alter, both ships had their heads to the southward and eastward the English being a mile to windward, on the Constitution's quarter. The enemy had now hauled down his ensign, though he kepta jack ftying4and commodore Bain bridge, like himself alone, ordered a shot fired ahead of him, io induce him to show his colors anew. This order settled the quavering, and at 2, P, M., a furious can nonading took place, which can only be described by those who listened to it. As the enemy could make the most of a light wind, he soon forged ahead of Old Ironsides, but was foiled by the latter ship's waring, which brought the two bel ligerents head and head to the westward. In maaceuvering, the enemy steered free, and Old Ironsides luffed—the vessels got within pistol shot, when the first repeated the same attempt—the ships waring to gether— bringing their heads easterly, as at first. The English frigate now tacked, to pre serve the weather-gage, but missing stays she was obliged to ware—a manoeuvre that the Constitution had executed be tore her, to prevent being raked, for her wheel had been shot away, and it was difficult to watch the vessel with the helm as closely as was desirable. Notwith standing this advantage, the Constitution was the first in corning to the wind on the other tack; and an efficient raking fire told his Britanic majesty's frigate when she came about. Buth vessels now ran off free with the wind on the quarter, the English ship still to windward, when the latter, having received much damage, made an attempt to close. At fifty-five minutes past two, the ene my ran down upon the Constitution's quarter; but running her jib-boom afoul of the Constitution's mizzen-wigging, she suffered severely, without being able to Kerr hr.'. niTrunca 11., .. ... , „,„, soonshot away, and in a few minutes, her foremast, with a thundering crash, came by the board. The Constitution now shot ahead, to avoid being raked, and in separating, the stump of the enemy's bowsprit swept the American frigate's taffrail. The two ships now brought the wind abeam, again with their heads to the east ward. The Constitution fore-reaching, in consequence of her surplus sail, wore, passed her antag onist I lulled up under his quarter, pitc hed into him a ton or two uf cold ircn, and wore again. The Eng lishman, hot being fond of those pills which were throu gh not only by daylight, but which made the daylight pass through him, kept away. The Constitution, how ever soon had him again; and for a short time, the vessels lay broadside—yard-arm and yard-arm—while the surrounding at mosphere was filled with rolling clouds - of sulphurous smoke, and the gentle billows of the ocean blushed in blood. In a few moments, away went the miz zetimast, with the banner of the haughty Briton, leaving nothing but the yardless mainmast standing—black with smoke and smeared with gore. As the enemy's fire ceased, the Consti tution hauled her tacks abroad, and lulled athwart her antagonist's bow ; passing out of the combat to windward, at five minutes past four, with her topsails, courses, spanker, and Jib set. In execu ting this manceuvre, commodore Bain bridge was under the impression that the enemy hid struck—the ensign which had floated front his main rigging being down, his ship a wreck, and his fire silenced. The Constitution having repaired dama ges, and secured her masts, perceiving an ensign still floating on board the enemy, wore around, and stond directly across the enemy's fore-foot. The English ves sel anticipated the frigate's broadside by striking. At this moment the enemy's mainmast went by the board, and the dark hull lay shattered and bleeding upon the waters. A boat was sent on board the enemy, under the charge of Mr. Parker, the first lieutenant. The prize proved to be the British frigate Java, of thirty-eight guns, captain Lambert, commander, bound to the East Indies. She had on board lieu. tenant general Htslop and staff, several supernumerary sea officers, and a consid erable number of men, intended for oth er ships. After removing the prisoners, and ly ing by the Java two days, commodore Brinbridge ordered her to be set on fire, and from the flaming week took his depar ture for St. Salvador. In this action, the Constitution had but nine killed, and twenty-five wounded-- among the latter, were commodore Bain bridge and lieutenant .Alwyn. The last died of his injuries shortly after the huzza of victory had awakened the echoes of the deep. Commodori iiinbrige Wet %voila. ded in the 11;p with a musket ball, early in the action, and the shot that carried away the wheel of his vessel drove a copper bolt into his thigh, inflicting a severe and dangerous wound. He kept the deck, notwithstanding, until midnight. The Constitution came out of this action scath less, •with a few slight exceptions. Not so with the Java. She lost her masts—her hull was greatly injured—and her cumber of killed and wounded was unusually large. According to commo dore Bainbridge, there were sixty of the former, and one hundred and one of the latter. According to the British publish ed accounts, there were but twenty-two of the former, and one hundred and two of the latter. Commodore Bainbride was undoubtedly correct. Many anecdotes of personal bravery have been recorded as having occurred during this conflict. Where all were brave, no invidious distinctions need be made. This action proved—as did that of the Guerriere—that in naval gunnery the Americans were superior to the world. And all this talk about weight of metal is all in my eye. If John Bull could not hit our vessels with a twenty-two pound shot? The difference in size between the two could not have exceeded two inches in diameter. So much for weight of met al and English naval flummery, to offset the effects of American navel gunnery. Throughout this whole battle, cornmo• (lore Bainbridge manifested the greatest coolness and courage, and atter the bloody deed was done, overwhelmed the dying Lambert and his officers with his kindness. It may not be amiss to note here a dream which commodore Bain bridge had, the evening previous to the ac• tion, which lie related to the author a few months before his death. Whether dreams fortell events, or not, is nothing to my put - pose I tell the tale as it was told to me, and the world may have it at the same price, namely, by giving their attention. Commodore Bainbridge, as lie lay in his birth, dreamed three times in succession, during the night previous to the action, that ha 1..11 ”1-1. counter, captured a British frigate, hav ing red coats aboard—that her starboard gangway was shot away, and that the offi cers in coming on board his vessel came down the larboard ladder--that the fri gate equalled him in size, and out-nuir heeed him in crew—and that her masts were all shot away—and that her com mander was killed. Commodore Bainbridge, haunted by the spirit-stirring spectacle, could not sleep —he arose from his pillow, and after pa cing his little cabin for a sNart time, sate down to his writing desk, and wrote ai letter to Mrs. 8., in which he stated the facts as dreamed by him, but stated them positively, leaving the blanks for• the ship's name, commander's name, force, and other minor things, unfilled. The next day, the Java was captured, and the commodore merely filled up the blanks of the letter, and sent it to his %life as the first account of his victory. A fter landing his prisoners at St. Salva dor, and refitting ship, commodore Bain• bridge shaped his course for the United States, and on the 27th of February, 1813 anchored in the harbor of Boston, and was received at the long wharf by the Ci ty Council, amid the shouts of the multi tude, the thunder of cannot', and the peal ing of bells. This was a finisher to all objections— those people who knew the Americans would be whipped in fair fight, knew much less ever afterwards. The lion had been humbled again by the vine gal lant little frigate, and another flag of bat tle waved As smoke and blood-stained folds in the hall of Congress. From the Boston Journal An AWecting Story. --"She never told her love ; But let concealment, like a wormi' the bud, Feed on her damask cheek," A correspondent of one of the morn ing papers, over the signature of 'H. IT; in describing a recent visit to the Shaker settlement, at Harvard, Mass., thus al. ludes to one of the feuaate members of the society:— "Of the sixty or seventy females who took part in the services when we were there, only one attracted the general at tention of the spectators. It is of her we propose to speak. She was apparently about twenty years of age, with an intel ligent eye, a broad high forehead, and of surpassing beauty, She seemed pensive and melancholy, and went through her part mechanically. It was evident that her mind and thoughts were at the time elsewhere. Occasionally she would cast a glance at the spectators who were pres ent, particularly at a handsome young widower, one of our party. We really wish we knew more of this girl's histo: She has already causa.l 1:- 8 some sleep t . less nights; Tito we should like to know inore about her. If we could read her [WnoLE No. 212. thoughts aright, she was even then drain ing tie bitter cup of suffring and dissap p&ntment to its very dregs. Doubtless, some unhappy love affair, with all its usu. al train of blasted hopes and crushed af fections, was the cause of her thus sepa— rating herself from the world's people. and connecting herself with the Society of Shakers. Indeed we had an intimation that [such was the fact. She had been with the Society only a year, and yet her health was evidently failing her very fast. Alas ! pour girl. A few short months and thou wilt be in the land of silence, and thee and thy sad tale of unrequited love, will both be alike forgotten. For thee there is no rest but ,in the grave. Sail fate for one so young and beautiful, and whose only fault it was to love 'not wise ly, but too well.' Shakspear has beauti—. fully said-- The course of true love neyer did run smooth. Alas ! how many, since the line was , written, have had mourful evidence of its. bitter truth. The yonng lady referred to in the a bove paragraph is well known to many in this city. She is the only daughter of wealthy and respectable parents, who re side in one of the principal tows of Mid dlesex county, and ,received most of her early eduntion at one of the private fe male seminaries in Boston..—About four years since she paid a visit to some of her old classmates in this city and vicinity, and the writer of these few lines remem bers meeting her at a social party in this neighborhood. She was just then bloom ing into womanhood, with buoyant and, joyous spirits—intelligent far beyond her years, and though 'beautiful, exceedingly,' yet withal so affable and lady-like, as at once to win all hearts. To crown all, she was of a religious turn of mind, and, if I stn not misinformed, was thus early in life a member of the Unitarian Society in her narive town. Although not enjoy ing, at this time, a very robust state of health, yet I little thought she had then. the seeds of a fatal disease within or that consumption, 'slow but sure _ Lea 111 aI 1 , X.1 lit. N. 2Ln V WII. Highly gifted by nature, and surround ed by all that makes life desirable, 1 hoped and believed that she might look forward with confidence to many happy years in reserve for her. But this bright picture was deceptive. Several members of her family had, from time to time, fal len victims to that dread malady, so prey alent in our New England climate, and to a nice observer, acquainted with this fact, it was evident she too was in early life to fall a sacrifice to the same wasting disease. 'Whom the sods love, die young.'. I had since then heard nothing of this. interesting lady, when early last spring.. happening to be in the vicinity of Harvard I was told, on enquiry, that she had un hapily placed her affections on a profes sional young gentleman in her neighbor hood, who being under a previous, but to her unknown, engagement, could not re ciprocate the attention, and that in a mo ment of melancholy desperation, sick of the world and its vanities, she had with drawn front the circle of her relatives and friends, and united hlrself with the Soci-, ety •of Shakers. The remainder of the mournful history is told in the affecting language of the writer of 'H. W. to whem your readers are indebted for these few, but 1 trust not uninteresting, retninia cences. The Corporal. During the American revolution, an of ficer not habited in his military costume, was passing by where a small company of soldiers were at work, making some re pairs upon a small redoubt. The com mander of the little squad was giving or ders relative to a stick of timber, which they were endeavoring to raise to the top of the works. The timber went up hard, and on this account the voice of the lit tle great man, was often heard in his regu lar vociferations of "Heave away ! There she goes; Heave ho !" &c. The officer before spoken of, stopped his horse when arrived at the place, and seeing the timber sometimes scarcely move, asked the com • inander why he did not take hold and ran. der a little aid. The latter appeared somewhat astounded, tubing to the offi cer with the pomp of an Emperor said, "Sir I am a Corporal." "You are not though are you 1" said the officer, "I Was not aware of it."—And taking off his he: and bowing, "I ask your pardon, Va.. Corporal." Upon this he dismounted from his elegant steed, flung the bridle over a post, and lifted till the sweat stood in drops upon his forehead.—When the timber was elevated to its proper station, turning to the man clothed in t r i o at ,. thority. "Mr. corporal ClOramander,"' said he "when job, dha Y." b a n another such a. 7,0 t men enough, send to Our Commander in Chief, and I will come and help you a second time." Toe cor poral was thunler stock. k n.” WAsq INGTON.