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POE'riiY. To ?Miss Linley, njlericard* Airs. Shekidan. Dried be that tear, my gentlest Love ! Be hushed that struggling sigh, Nor seasons day, nor fate shall prove, More fcx'd; more true than I ! Hush'd be that sigh be dry thai tear, Cease boding Doubt, cease anxious fear. Dont ask how long my vows shall stay, When all that's new is past ? How long ? My Delia, can I say, How long rny life will last ? Dried be that tear, be hushed that sigh, At least I'll love the till I die. And does that thought affect thee too, The thought of Sylvio's death ; But he who only breathes for you, Must yeild that faithful breath ? Flush'd be that sigh, be dry that tear, Nor let us lose our Heaven while here. R. B. SHERIDAN. From Simson's Plea for Religion. * LOIW CHESTERFIELD. Of all the accounts which are left us, of the latter end of those, who are gone before into the eternal state, several are more horrible, but few so affecting as that which is giv -eiMisbyhis own pen, of the late lord Chesterfield. It shews us incontes tibly, what a poor creature man is, notwithstanding the highest polish which he is capable of receiving, without the kuowledge and experi ence of those satisfactions which true religion yields ; and what egregious fools all those persons are, who squ iwder away their precious time in wliat the world, by a strange per version of language, calls pleasure. " I have eiijoyed all the pleasures of this world, and , consequently know the?ir futility, and do not re gret their loss. I appraise tliem at their real value, which in truth, is very lo>y, whereas those who liave not experienced, always over-rate them. They only see their gay out side, and are dazrlcd with their glare; but I have been1* behind the s&nes. It is a common notion, and like many common oues, a very false one, that those, who have led a life of pleasure aod 'business, cau never be easy in retirement; where as 1 am persuaded that they are the only people that can, if they have any sense any reflection.-r-They can look back without an evil eye upon what they from knowledge despise ; others have always a hankering af tcr what thqy we not acquainted with. 1 look upon all that has past' , as one of those romantic dreams that opium commonly occasions, and I do by no means desire to re pen* the nauseous dose, /or the sake the fugitive dream.?When 1 say that I . have no regret, I do not mean that 1 " have no remorse, for a life either of business, or still more of pleasure, uevter was, and never will be, a ^jtfateof innocence. Jiut Ood, who knows the strength of human pas ;vsious, and the weakness of human - reason, will, it is to be ho|>ed, ra ther mercifully pardon, than justly Kunish, acknowledged errors. I ave been as wicked and as vain though not so wise as Solomon ; but am now at last wise enough to feel and attest the truth of his reflection, that all is vanity and vexation of spirit. This truth is never suffici ently discovered or felt by mere spe culation : experience in this case is necessary for conviction, though per haps at tne expence of some morali ty.? My health is always bad, tho' sometimes better and sometimes worse; and iny deafness deprives me of the comforts of soci??tv. which other |ieople have in their illnesses. Tins you must allow, is an unfortu nate latter end of life, and xconse q neatly a tiresome mie ; but I must oW?V coo, that it is a sort of ballancc .lu ine tumultuous aiul imaginary pleasures of the former palt oi it. 1 consider uiy present wretched old age as a just compensation for the follies, not to say, sin* of mv youth. At the same time [ am thankful that I feel none of those torturing ills, which frequently attend the last stage of life, and 1 flatter myself that i shall go ot quietly, and-with resig nation.- My stay in this world can not be long : God, who placed me here, only knows when he will or der me out of it ; hut w henever he does, 1 shall willingly obey his coin maud. frwaitfor it, imploring the mercy of my creator, and depreca ting his justice. The best of us must trust to the former; and dread the latter.?1 think 1 am not afraid of my journey's end, hut w ill not an swer for myself, when the object draws very near, and is very SoTre. ?For when one does see death near, let tl)? best or the worst people say w hat they please, it is a serious con sideration. The divine attributes of mercy, which gives us comfort, can not make us forget the . attribute of justice, which must blend some fears with Our hojie.?Life, is neither a burden or a pleasure to me ; but a certain degree of ennui necessarily attends that neutral state, which makes me very willing to part with it, when He w ho placed me here, thinks fit to call me away. When 1 reflect, however, upon the poor re mainder of my life, I look upon it as a burden that must every day grow heavier, fi the natural pro gression of physical! ills, the usual Companions of increasing years, and my reason tells me, that I should wish for the end of it; but instinct, often stronger fhan reason, and per haps oftener in the righi, makes me take all proper methods to put it oil*. This innate sentiment alone mikfs me bear life with patience ; for 1 as sure you 1 have no farther hopes, but, on the contrary, inany fears from it. . None of the primitive An-, achoretes in the Theluoa could he more detached from life than I am. I cousider it as one w ho is wholh unconcerned in it, and even when 1 reflect upon what 1 have seen, w hat 1 have heard, and what I have done myself, 1 can hardly persuade my* self that all the frivolous hurry and hustle, and pleasures of the world, had any reality, but they seem *to have been the dreams of restless nights. This philosophy, how ev er, I thank God, neither makes mev sour nor melancholic 1 see the fol!#> and absurdity of mankind^. without indignation or peevishness..*' I wish them wiser, and consequently bet ter than they are." This is the life, these are the mortifying acknowledgements, and this is the poor sneaktng end of the best bred man of the age ! Not one word about Mediator! He acknow ledges, indeed, his frailtit's ; but yet in such a way as to extenuate his offences. One would suppvifce him to have been an old heathen philoso pher, that had never heard of tin name of Jesus, rather than a peni ten ChristiMi, whose life had a bounded with a Variety of vices. I A person advertising for a coun try house, (Iius concludes :?a if no hound within''ten miles, and if no attorney withiu twenty, the more a groeahle.'' SHERIFFS SALES, KERSHAW DISTRICT* fhj virtue of sundry executions to me direcitd, will be sold on the first Monday in April next, and the day following, within the legal hours, before the Court House, in Camden. One Lot of Land, situate in the Town of (7aniik'n, on the south side of Kins; street, and numbered 3ft& in the plan of the said town, tvifli the buildings and improvements <;n the same, levied on as the property of Klisha )**} ne, under seperate ex editions in favor of William Nixon, Charles J. Shannon and Kvorard CWototv* 3*110*4 Klish.i Payne. nesohl at the risk of the former purchaser. Two hundred acre* oi* land, bo the same more or less, lying on Kocky Branch, and adjoining tlie lands of \\ ilie Vaughati and jcol. James Ghesttnt, levied on as tie* properly of Lewis Cook, uuder se per.-Ue executions, in favor of Jacob lianett & co, Francis A.^Deliesseliue and others, against Lewis Cook. Resold at tiie risk of the former , purchaser. One lot of land, lying in the town !of Camden, on the west side of Church-street, and numbered ?1)4 ii< I toe pint of the said town lev ied on as the property of Unity Campbell aut! Jatnes Heron, tinder an execu (ion in favor of William Aiken, against them. esold at the risk of the former purchaser. . David Alexander Moored in terest by virtue of his intermarriage with his wife Sarah, formerly Sarah Kelsey, of in or to a tract of land jcontaining two hundred and fifty i acre*, be the same more or less, \y ! ing on Beaver creek, and adjoining; ! lauds of the estate of John Jf&NseH i deceased; Also one Wa^on and Gears,and four Horses. Levietl on, under the separate executions in fa vor of JacohHughes & co. /teuton Patterson & co. and William A. //ussell executor o! John iitussell de ceased; against the said 13. A Moore. Two hundred and liftv acres of ?* land, be the same more or le*s, the same being an undivided one half of five hundred acres of land, lying; on Beaver creek, ami known as the Joint t?;>yden tract, adjoining lands of John Bell, William \iken, estate of A. l?ii\mrd, and the estate of John /iii.vsell deceased: levied on \s thv4 property of Jeremiah Smith, tut dor ui? execution in favor of 'Frapp, ] attersmi Si co. One hundred acres of land, lying on tpe head waters of swift creek and scupe w hore, supposed to ad join l^inds of Col Coglic.li and Gen. Cantey. Levied oti as tbe proper ly of Josiah Bradley under an^exe 4:1 it ion infavm' of \1rlco1m M'Ltod A piece or paiytl of land lying in the toM^n of Camden on Broad and C It urclf streets, Hei vug. &. |)&rt' of the lot No. 103 in the'(win of the said iowii ha ng a front, of 23 feet on iiroad street and 118 on Church st. with all the improvements on the same. Levied on as tlfo |H'operty of James Edmonds under the sep aiate suits of John H. Benson and Jacob Barett&co. A negro Wench slave, levied on as^Ute property of Presly O'neal, deceased, under an execution in fa vor of Kobert W. Carter against the administrator of the estate of the said Oneal. A negro woman slave named Philis and her child named Eliza. Levied on as the property of Jona than Durcn, under separate execu tions in favor of John M'Cants, Henry Abbott, Henry IZooch, Jack ey Perry, Jacob Hughes & co. and others against the said Jonathan Du ren. A piece of land with the improve ments on the same, lying on York street in the town of camden and supposed to be sixty six feet square; being part of the lot numbered 1072 in the plan of-the said town, le vied on as the pro|ierty of John M'Knight ondetan execution against him in favor of Jacob Barrett & co. A Lot of land No. 1198 lying 011"the Kast side of Broad-street in the town of Cniuden with the im provements on the said lot. Levied on as the property of William Thompson at the se|>erate suits of John lieed, William ilobinsou and M. C. Wiggins. A Lot on Hroad-street, in 4^am dvn, with the buiUlings thereon, ad joining the lot on which stands the M asonic llall. To be sold as the property of Jj>hn Kelly, at the sep erate suits of Vaughan and Lee, ' Hugh MVnll and others. conditions, cash, purchasers to I pay for sheriff titles. M ? C- W iggins, s. k. d. March 11 THE CHARLESTON. FFRE A.VD JL1RLYE LYSURJL\TE COMPASS T. Chartered by an Act of Ike Ij gislature of South Carolina, For Twenty-one years, with a Capital of FIVE HUMJREJ) TUOU&1JYD D0LL.1RS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSURING AGAINST HUE AND SEA RISKS, NOW LAY BEFORE THE PUBLIC THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS For insuring Houses, Buildings, Ships in Port, Goods and *Merchandi~j$ from loss or damage by Fire. Classes of Hazards and rates of annual Premiums. v Pint class of Hazard*?Buildings of lirick or-!>tone, covered with Tile, Slat * Metal. C i ood*, not h izardousi tisercin? ~5 a 6*^ Cts. fitr $ IOO. Second eta** of Hazards?Building* ot Brick or Stone, covered with Wood. Go jtls, not hazardous therein?50 a 1^0 Cts* fur 100. Third cla.s* of hazard*.? Building* entirely of Wood. Goods, not hazardous, there in? 10O a 4J00 Crs firi g IvK). #C7* GOOD'S, not hazardous are such as are usually kept in Dry Goods Stores; including also Household FumiHire and Linen, Cotton in Bales, Coffee, Flour, Indigo, Pot-Ash, Rice, Sugars, and other articles not combustible. The fallowing Trades, Goods, Wares and Merchandize are considered ha # lous, and are charged with 12$ cents, or upwards, per ? 100, in addition to the Puinium al>o*re named tor each Class, viz j Chair-Makers, ('hoculaUc-Makers, Tavcrif*Keepers, Tobacco-Manufacturers, Chi na, Glass and e&rthemvare in packages, Chip and Straw Hats, Flax, Hemp, Groco i - s, including Spirituous Liquors. Oil, Pitch, Saltpetre, Tar and Turpentine. The following Trades tyid Occupations, Goods, Wares and Merchandize, are deem ed cj tra hazardous, and will be charged 25 cents, or upwards, per & 100, in addition to the premium above specilied lor each class, viz : Apothecaries or Druggists, Boat-Builders, bnittrs, Urewcrs, Malsters, Soap-B'oi lers, Tallow-Chandlers, Cabinet-Makeis, Carpenters, Chemists, China, tilass a\id Earthen ware Sellers, Distillers, Coopers. Dyers, Founders, Musrcilt lnstrumcnt-Ma kers, Printers, Kope-Makers, Varnish-Makers, and ail manufacturers requiring the use of fire heat ; Aquafortis, Ether, Gun-Powder, Spirits of Turpentine, Hay, Straw Fodder and Grain unthreshed. Alcm.?Cirist Mills, Rice Mills, FuNHig Mills, Cotton Mills, Saw Mills, Oil Mills, Paper Mills, will be insured at Special Hates of Premium. $C7* Shift* in Port, or their Cursor* ; nlso>, Shi/is Building or Rc/iairin^} may b; Insured against /'nr. Conditions of Insurance. I. Applications for Insurance on Property must be in writing, and apecify the Con structs i and Materials of the Building to be insured, or containing, the Property to bo insuied ; by whom occupied ; whether as a private Dwelling, or other wise, and how; its "Situation with respect "to contigtons buildings ,*ml-Mw-Gonst ruction andMaterials ; wnether any Manufactory is carried on within or about it ; and, in case of Goods and Merchandize whether or not they aie of the desciiption denominated Hazardous or ejetra Hazardous. And if any person insuring any Buildings or Goyds in this Office, shall describe the same otherwise than as they really are, so that the same be insured ut less than the rate ol Premium specified in the printed proposals of the company, such Insurance shall be void and ? f no wflcct. Each property must be separately valued, and a bpt cvfic bum instil? d 'hereon. It. No Insurance* whether original or continued, shall be Considered as binding, un til the actual piytnentof th r?emium. III. Good* held in Trust, or on Commission, are to be insured as such ; other vuse the Policy wdl not cover such pi ope it y IV. Policies of insurance sui>scribrd by this Company, shall rot be assignable* without the consent ot the Gompany, expressed by indorsement made thereon. In case of assignit cnt without >uch consent, w holier of '.he whole policy or of any interest in ii^ the liability of ? he Company in vutut ^fsuch Policy shall thenceforth cease. V. Notice of ail previous Insurances, upon Vroperty Insured by this Company, shall be given to them in wiiting at or before the time of their maktng Insurance there on ; otherwise, the Policy subscribed by this Company shall be of no effect. And in case of subsequent Insurances, on Propeity insured by this Company, notrce thereof must also, w ith all reasonable diligence, be given to them in writing ; to the end that such subsequent Insurance ma) be endorsed on the Policy subscribed by this Company, or otherwise acknowledged in wriing ; in default whereof such Policy shall thenceforth cease to operate. And in all cases of Double insurance, this Company shall be liable for such rateable proportion of the Loss or Damage happening to the Subject insured, as the amount insured, by this Corrfpany shall bear to the whole amount insured theieon, without i efeience to the dates of the different Polices. * VI. This Company will be liable for Losses on Property burnt by Lightening, but not for any loss or damage by lire happening by means of any?Invasion, Insurrection, Riot, or civil commotion, or ot any military or usurped power* ?? VII. Books of account, written securities, or Evidences of debt, title-deeds, writings, money or Bullion, are not deemed objects of Insurance. VIII. Jewels, Plate. Medals, Statuary, Sculptures and curiosities, are not deemed to be included in any Insurance, unless specified in the policy* ? ? IX. Persons whose Property are insured by this Compauy, must give immediate no tice at the Company's Office, when there shall be a change of persona occupying the Buildings or the Premises where such propei ty may be contained. * X. Lvcry Policy of Insurance issued by this Company becomes roid, if a larger quantity of Gun-powder than the Law allows is kept in an Insured Building, or on the premises where such insured Property is contained. XI. All peisons insured by this Company, and sustaining loss or damage by fire, are forthwith to give notice thereof to the Company ; and as soon after aa possible to deli ver, in a particular account of such loss or damage, tinned with their own Hands, and verified by their Oath or Affirmation, and also, if required, by their Books of Accounts and other proper Veucheis; they shall also declare on oath, whether any anc' ? '?at other Insurance has been made on the same Property, and procure a Certificate under the Hand of a Magistrate, Notary Public, or Clergyman (most contiguous to the place of the fire, and not concerned in the loss) that thof are aeqnainted with the Character and Circumstances of the person or persons insured, that he, she, or they, really and by mis fortune, and without fraud or evil practice, hath or have sustained by such fire, loss and damage to the amount therein mentioned ; and until such proofs, declaration, and certi ficates are produced, the loss shall not be deemed payable. Also, if there appear any fraud or false swearing, the Claimant shall forfeit all cjaim by virtue ?>f this policy. XII. Payment of looses shall be made in sixty days after the loss shall have been as ceitainedand proved, without any deduction whatever; and in case differences shall ar r touching any loss or damage, it may be submitted to the judgment of Aibitrators indifferently chosen, whose award in writing shall be binding on the parties. XIII. Insurance may be made for seven years, by paying the premium for s;x years ; I and for a less number of Yeat s than seven, a reasonable discount shall be allowed. XIV. Insurances once made, may be continued for such further term a6 may l>e I agreed on, the premium therefore being paid and endorsed on the Policy, or Receipt being given for the same; and they shall be considered as continued under the original representation, in so far as it may not be varied by anew representation in wiiting. 1\ TltAPIER, President. N. B. HOUSES, or other property, in any part of this State, or in eitherof the JJnited States, will be insured at this Office. *rr All letters Post Paid containing offers for insurance, addressed to the President, No. 67, EAST-BAY, CHARLESTON, will be promptly attended to. Persons wishing to insure> are notified that Lewis ClFLES, Use. is the Agent for the Company in this jtlace. ?? * March 4, 18 W. 51?63