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ft VOLUME 14 OfMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNIN% JANUARY 11,1853. NUMBEIFPM
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I . from i he London Times; Deceiver 10.
L The Annexation of Cuba.
We have received through the journals of,
the Tuiited States, a .document addressed to
r ourselves, and signeifby Don Gaspard Bretancourt
Cisneros on behalf of the Cuban Junta
of New York, iu which we are accused of having
overlooked one important element of the
r controversy relating to Cuba.?namely, the
t desire of the Cubans themselves shake off ,
the yoke ofSpain. Qp the other hand,- mo
are informed that the passion for themwieaftlion
^ of that island to the American Uiuhn is rapid.'
I ly gaining ground throughouttheJQnited States,
H and even our owncorrespondentrat New York,
^- w ho entertains great.eonfidence in Jhe policy
f and character of Mr. Pierce and his Govcrof
ment, intonates that -'t here are many reasotih
for apprehending tliat.wae are approaching a
period w hen the popular passions iff a great
* and mighty 'natib!} are to be let loose for a
career of conquest^and aggression." But, in
truth, these are two distinct questions. It is
one thing to consider whethocftbe misgovernin
en t of the Island of Cuba by Sp;iin is such
as to justify a declaration, of independence by
*L- 0..1 .itnJ finnthar ihinrr t<v
nit; tuiians i uciii5cj?v^j ami ??? , ^.....^
consider whether a powerful neighboring nation
is justified in fomenting such-tendencies
to insurrection for the-purpose of eventually
annexing this island to;its own twritbriest. If
our remarks have been more frequently diced
ted to the latter of these .questions than to the
former, it is because a dispute between Cuba
and the mother conntry^is of far less general
interest than a propensity torconquest aud ag(
gressi..n on the part of the most powerful na
lion of the New World.
We have no doubt that the Cubans have
serious grounds of complaint against their
Spanish rulers, and that good policy as well
a-; justice to t lie colony pught to induce the
Cabinet at Madrid to rpjy on other measures
, besides force for (he majntainance of its auw
thority in the island. But it is by suitable
representations at Madrid, ar.d not by the
P treasonable correspondencefcorn New Orleans
fc-? and New- York that this object CiiTi bist be
promoted; and the mqre Spain has been threat-,
i cned by conspiracies and actual invasion, the
more suspicions and severe hns her admiuis
tration become. It may also be true that mai
n v of the Cuban planters are of opinion that a
I [ union to the United 'Stains.-would be to their
advantage, because it would place the. institu
I tion of slavery under the powerful protection
fof the Southern States, and it would relieve
their produce from the import duty of 30 per
^ cent, now levied on it in the ports of the U.
^States. But these motives are of far less serious
consequence than the political considcrations
arising oqt of such a revolution.. The
experience we have bad of the emancipation of
' the Spanish colonies* both in Mexico and
South America, leads to the inevitable conclu- '
sfon that, iu throwing off the government of
the mother country, they heve only * plunged
' ' - m ' "f on ft ftorrrndiil ion.
flIICO a IUIIJJ caicci VI aimivuj D
|The Republicannistitutions which were thought
l>e best adapted to the genius of the \V estirn
hemisphere, and were, therefore, borrower
froru the Anglo Amerfcap commonwealths,
hs ve ended in social and political dissolution
whenever they have been \ adopted by tho
Spanish race,
It is probable that such a revolution as this
transfer of sovereignty implies, will never be
effected in Cub3 without a contest which must
expose the commerce of the island to very
formidable consequences, and may leave it in
the state of St. Domingo But even supposing
Cuba to be peaceably banded over and annexed
to the Union (for its independent political
existence is an hypothesis not worth discussing,)
a new state #f things would then
arise which would give rise to the utmost
perplexity and peril. The American Confederation
recognises the Independent sovereignty
of each of its separate States, except in the
cases limited and provided for by the Constitution.
That Constitution rests on the principle
of self government, and it has never yet
occurred that the Federal authority has been
I required to perform any of the duties which
devolve by law on the States themselves.
But what, judging from experience, would be
the condition of a Spanish community placed
under similar circumstances, or what would
'a be that of an island, densely peopled with
negroes, but only protected by its own milij
tia? The extension to such a country of in
stitutions framed by the great constitutional
statesmen of Virginia and of New England for
their own use would produce the most opposite
effects. The influence to be acquired by
such States as Cuba and Mexico would be inconsisient
with the established principles and.
prejudical to the internal policy of the Union.
* The eternal strife of races would thus be introduced
into the Senate of the United States;
K - and such provinces or possessions would prob\
ably be ultimately held as conquered territo^
ries, rather than sister States.
In spite of the assurances of Don Gaspard
Cisneros, we very much doubt whether the
cause of American annexation is prevalent or
powerful in Coba-itself, except with the American
adventurers who have settled there. Lopez
was a Cuban, and landed in the island to
make a revolution, yet he was at once betrayed
toe and hunted down by the country people of all
- classes; and it is highly improbable that the
1 '' -*? ? J !a Snaniali
n population qi an ipiuuu, wunu
H olic, and to sortie extent monarchical, should be
I
disposed to merge its owfrexistence in a nation
utterly opposed in race,, religion, and political ai
sentiment, to all its ow??fraditions. We re- si
gard, therefore the cry of Cuban independence, ni
which is raised in the Under states by a few nl
renegade subjeots of the of Spain, as a
pretence to'rover in some degree the prevail- fli
ing-passions of the Americans themselves. It m
is not in onr eyes a question oTntet rate impor- G
tance to foreign Powers to whorh Caba may ai
belong; and if the Court of Spajn thought pro. b]
per to sell its interest in the Ul^nd, as it sold id
some portions of tlic Continent, we could ad- oi
vance no tenable objection against such a mea- in
sure. But the means taken to promote this ob- m
ject are of far greater moment than tl e object el
itself; and it is for this reason that we have st
found ourselves compelled to deal with it in th
terms which Jtave not incroase^our popularity in
tiAvnrwt the Atlantic. Slates. c\
There is,* however, no hostil^to the United st
States, and no jealousy of theii^power, but ra? ar
ther an !ione.?t concern for their character and fit
their welfare, in the reinonstrance?We have M
sometimes presumed to address them Our m
readers in transatlantic citie&~oifr?soHtude8 (for tc
there is no part of the habitable globe which h<
these lines may not touch in their ephemeral in
fight) may be assured that no voice is address- tr
ecUo them from Europe in a more friendly 0f
Spirit than our own ,\and wd hold it to be an p?
Inestimable privilege that, removed as we are th
from even the knowledge "of their party differ- ar
ences, we can discuss wi? them questions of th
general int rest in the plaii# language of truth. fl(
It is f?r this very reason that we have sometimes
endeavored to con video them that acqoi- h.'
sitions such as those to which the attention of w
the American people is"bow so strongly direct- st
ed are of small account in domparison with the g]
principles whiclumost bc violated in the pursuit st
of them; and if the annexation of Cuba be still gj
advocated arid followed with the mistaken ar- M
dor which has bedki kindled in this cause, it \
will involve the United States, io external quarrels
and in internal difficultiesitifiuitely beyond
the value of all the islands in tKe Caribbean sea.
It is impossible for us to Subscribe to the pernicious
doctrine}that, because some desire or
some opinion has got possession of the public t
mind, under the infhieiice;o'f thut scientific agi- lu
tation which is. familiar to democracies, it is to
be carried into execution b??popular omnipo- w
fence without reference .to. the rules of policy
or the laws of right andjpong. There are at
such things in history as omnipotent delusions,
which gre only feund out ta be so by their de- nj
plorable consequences; but# it is' the duty of
wise and upright statesmen to combat them .
from-first to last unspaiingl^aml without cens- !)'
ing. Of the policy of Mr. Pierce's Government
we can know nothing, for hi^eserve has been
unbroken even by. the fact of fiis election to the tv
highest office in the States. But we may give
lira credit for the sobiiety of a.r?;Am^-ican cit- tl
izen and for a sense of the responsif.^ty of a e:
chief magistrate. He will probably be'the last
man of bin pnrt.n fn-jnfbnnn.iin.1 niicnupige those
dangerous tendencies ofliis fellow-countrymen C(
and his supporters, which even his best friends
view with apprehension. But more will be re- ^
quired ofhiiu, for to govern with safety and sue- ^
cess, he must find means to resist their passions j
and to control their excesses. It has be6n rightly
said that the manner in which he will grapple
with the Cuban question, or rather with a
those who have raised tliia Cuban question to ct
its present importance in tho United States, will V
be the first test of his judgment and energy ; th
and for this rensou especially the transfer of
Government will take place at a most critical if
moment, when the prudence and firmness of fa
the new Cabinet will have to control the ag- ts
grcssive spirit of its own citizens, or they will
place the relations of the country on a.new and jj,
dangerous footing with some of the principal S('
nations of the world. f p(
' , g j ^ / 1
- An Isterestino Incident?Dr. Pinkcrton,
who has charge of the British and Foreign Bibles
Society's affairs in Germany, recently re- k
lated the following incident, wbicfev occurred l'1
in connection with the labors of oneof bis col
portcurs in the city of Frankfort-: "
"Udoo rnv inquiry at a certain place wheth
er they had a Bible, a .boy replied, 'No!'? ir
Hereupon the childien began to entreat the ti
mother to purchase a copy, but neither their h;
entreaties nor my admonitions Were of any nj
use. On this, a boy of some thirteen years
said. 'Well, theft, I will buy a Bible with the o
money I have'saved up}' and, before the mo- 0
ther had tfme to say any thing, ran up stairs a
for the 'kreutzcrs' he had put by. On count- e
ing up the amount, it turned out that he had a
two pennies more than what was required.
At this the childrenWere highly delighted; tj
and, after commending the boy, I exhorted S|
him to make a right use of the Bible, Hith- J
erto tho mother had remained silent, but now M
her heart appeared moved, and she burst into s
tears, without being able to utter a word. I, 1
too, was deeply affected, and before leaving,
added a few words, by way of admonition.? u
May the Lord be pleased to vouchsafe Ilis 0
blessing thereto!" j
The CiiRF.nruL Heart.?It is not essential s
to the happy home that there should be the iuxu- v
ry of the carpet the cushsonrd sofa the soft shade
of the astral lamp. Those elegancies gild the
apartment, but they reach not the heart. It is
neatness, order and a cheerlul heart which c
make home that sweet paradise it is so often h
r?-i i? 'pl?? ??i t?c
i IUUI1U ?v UV? i iicic IB juj, no i cuij no ucm victif c
by the cottage fireside as in the most splendid r
saloons of wealth and refinement The luxa- c
ries and elegancies of life are not to be des- c
pised. They are to be received with gratitude, c
Hut their possession does not insure happiness, t
The sources of true joys are not so shallow.? c
The eheerful heart, like the kaliedescopo causes 1
most discordant materials to arrange themselves
in harmony and beauty.
EpiTApn.?The following singular epitaph 1
is on a tomb in the parish church-yard of Pew- \
soy, Dorsetshire, England:
f Here lies the body of. Lady O'Looney, J
oreat niece of Burke, commonly called ' The
?ublime;' she was bland, passionate and deep- 1
ly religious; also she painted in water colors '
and sent several things to the exhibition; she j
was first cousin of Lady Jones; and of such i
is the Kingdom of Heaven." i
y
; - 'V4>
" There is no God."?Go out beneath the !<
rching Heaven in night's profound gloom and fc
ly, if you can, " There is no God 1" Pro- v
ounce that dread blasphemy, and each star n
bove you will reproach you for your unbro- fi
en durkness of intellect?every voice that si
onts upon the night winds will bewail your o
tter hopelessness and despair! Is there no d
od? Who, then,.unrolled that blue scroll b
id threw upon its-high frontispiece the logi- b
le gleamings of jnuhert-lity ? Who fashined
thisgreen earth withUs^jerpetual rolling ai
f waters, and its wide expanse of island and ir
min ? Who sett'ed the foundations of the F
lountains? -Who paved the Ileaven* with hi
ouds, and attuned, auiid the banners qf b
orms, the voice of thunders, and unchained ft
ic lightnings that linger and lurk, and flash j?
their gloom 1 Who gave to the eagle a safe j w
rrie whore the tempests dwell and beat \
rongest, nnd,to the dove a tranquil abode j <|
nid the lorest# that ever ecno to tne mm-1 pi
relsy of her moan ? Who made thee, oh li
an ! with thy* perfected elegance of intellect I ni
>d of form? Who made the light pleasant | ai
> thee, and the darkness a covering and a h
jrald to the first beautiful flashes of the morn- T
g ? Who gave thee that matchless symme- sj
y of sinew and limb? That regular flowing tl
blood I Those irrepressible and daring li
issions t>f love! No God? And yet the *
unders of Heaven and the waters of earth ft
e silent and calm! Ij jtjiere no lightning, o<
at Iieaven is not avenged? Arc there no i?
rods, that man is not, swept under a deluge ? d
hey remain?but the bow of reconciliation f
ings out above and beneath them. And it
ere better that the limitless waters and the
rong mountains weie convulsed and committed
together?it were better that the very
ars were conflagrated by fire, or shrouded in e
ooin, than one soul should bo lost, while n
.crcy kneels and pleads for it bene..th the /
ltar of intercession ! tj
v
Gems of Thought. c
The more we help others to bear their bur- s
?ns the lighter our own will be. b
Surely some people must know themselves; l'
ey never think about anything else.
Nobody ever sees an action as very wrong u
hen under the excitement of doing it. ^
Loye is like htfesty?rnach talked about v
id but little understood.
Habit uniformly and constantly strengthens tl
1 our activo exertions b
lie who S3V3 there is no such thing as an h
niest, man?you may be sure is himself a li
lave. , a
If you would not have affliction to visit you s
vice listen at once to what it teaches. v
Time past is contracted into a point and that j
in infancy of being. Time to come is seen
cpandiug into eternal existence.
Pain, poverty, or infamy, are the natural pro/^ ^
r'f a.** live; --TT" Ti i it m ' ' * j iirfi'.jfl
intrary blessings are of good ones.
Medical writers all agree that gluttony cod- v
acts more people to the grave than drunken- j,
js8. The old adage is true, that " ninny peo- v
le dig their graves with their teeth." fi
Sir Walter Scott and Daniel O'ConncII, at v
late peiind of their lives, ascribed their sue- c
ss in the world, principally th their wives. *
y'ere the truth known, theirs is the history of
lousands. 1
If you would relish yoar food, labor fir it; j|
you would enjoy the raiment, pay for it be- ^
re you wear it; if you would sleep soundly,
ike a clear conscience to bed with you.
Fine sensibilize* are like woodbines, de- v
ghtful luxuries of beauties to twi o round a v
lid upright stem of understanding; but very r
' 1.1..?~ If tliatt n-o lnft In Propn the !,
J*.'I liiiu^a 11 mi v? iviw ?v w. v 0 ||
round. ' e
We see so darkly into futurity, we never c
now wlien we have real cause to rejoice or s
itnent. The worst appearances have often f
iippy consequences, as the best lead many t
mes unto the greatest misfortunes. s
There is a large fertile space in every life,
i which might be planted the oaks and fruit I
ces of enlightened principle and virtuous t
abit, which, growing up, would yield to old t
50 an enjoyment, a glory and a shade. T
With a double vigilance should we watch 1
ur actions, when we reflect that good and bad !
ncs are never childless; and that, in .both
ises, the offspring goes beyond the parent? ?
very good begetting a better, and every bad
worse.
There is a sacrcduess in tears. They are not j,
le marks of weakness, but of power! They j
peak more eloquently, than ten thousand ,
ungues. They are the messengers of over- (
helming grief, of deep contrition, and of un- f
peakable love ! f
What a serious matter our life is! How l
nworthy and stupid it is to trifle it away with- 1
ut heed ! What a wretched, insignificant,
rortliless creature, any ono comes to be who 1
oes not as soon as possible lend his whole 1
trength, as in stringing a stiff bow, to doing <
rhatever task lies first before him !?Arthur.
Life Insurance.
Lift'- Insurance having originated in the develipment
of mathematical doctrines of chances,
las been supposed to have some affinity to
[ambling. Hut the analogy is shallow. It
nay more justly be considered a method of
lelivering human life from the tyranny of
hanee. In society, as it is, a man whose proluctive
energy is equivalent, while he lives,
o the income of a handsome fortune, runs a
ihance of leaving his wife and children to that
ast intolerable species of poverty which aggravates
the destitution of means by the abun3ance
of wants. Whatever may be said of
ife itself, cultivated tastes are no blessing
vithout certain physical means for their gratiication.
Those who, possessing them, fall
nto poverty, suffer pangs of which those who
lave never risen from it, are happily ignorant,
rhe possibility of leaving cherished and helpess
dependants to such destitution in such a
world, is to be avoided by any honest means.
Mutual Life'Insurance, to most persons, is the
readiest and most effectual. It so combines
accumulation and guaranty that it is equiva
p
p
jut, fur the purpose in question, to?fito?tannneous
creation of wealth to the injBndunl,
hile the enjoyment of its present agfflrity is
ot purchased by an extortionate tax^fon the
Uure. When combmed upon hoi^tet and
uientifie principles, it is not a game*|? which
lie wins what another looses?the short liver
rawing a prize, and the long liverTgndipg a
lunk. On the contrary, it is an iming6ment
y which all the insured at once M^ojwe pos?ssed,
for the benefit of their sra^ivors,/of
^cumulated property, and in which no one,
i any contingency, can be considered a loser,
or, if it be said that the long liver leaves his ,
eirs at last less than if hiwgremiums had *
etn devoted to individual accumulation, it is. ^
> be replied that he has, from" the first, en-'
yed the certainty of leavings largo .sum,
henever his death should occur?and this, to \
right-feeling man, is a consideration of ines- <
mahle importance. Men of action, in the <
dine of life, find little difficulty Iri incetihg j
oernlly the present wants of themselves and- *\
mijies, but security for the future ig^nnotherJ
iian.y jnaividual accumula'.ion is slgw; and <
tdden death possible in a hundred wa^s. j
his embii? rs tbe sweets of life for the whole \
iring time, perhaps the summer, or e^en s
ic ripening auKum. An insured man, tbejfe- a
>re, enjoys (luring his \\f0 a solid satisfaction,
hich may safely be ckoned worth theliicti; |
:e he makes in paying his preroiura9.?il? <
ions the amount for whie&V^ isinsured.\jle j
worth it. lie toils for blessing^Ul oes
not have to wait for it tuvnj3 brow is" )
rinkled and his heart toughened
Hunt's Merchants j
A Sketch. ]
A mother was kneeling in the deep hifip^oP*
veiling, at the couch of two infants, imose
39y arms were twined in a mutual embrace!
l slumber, soft as the moonlight thflWfell
iirough the lattice over them, like a sjlwery
eil, lay on their delicate lips?the soft roght
urls that clustered on their pillow, ^fcere
lightly stirred by their gentle and be$thy
reuthings, and that smile, which beamajfrora
lie pure depths of the fresh glad spirit, yet
usted on their red lips. The mother locked ?
pon their exceeding iieauty with a momemajaf
ride?and then, as she continued to'guseon
he lovely slumbers, her dark eye deepened
rith an intense at. unutterable fondona, and
cold shuddering fear came ovt'ttfber, leal
bose buds of life, so fair, so glovmig, might
>e touched with sudden decay, Ma gathered
ack in their brightness to thejidat. And she
ifted her voice in prayer, solemnly, passiontely,
earnestly, that the Gurer of Life would
till spare to her those blossoms of love, over
irhom her soul thus yeajtaed. And na the
aw breathed accents ros&on the still air, a
deepened thought came oyer her, and her spirit
rent out with her lovedfilnd pure ones into
he strange wild paths oJ&Jife, and a strong
armr chilled her frame jvrae beheld mildew-.
nd~BTignr settling en t^ ibir ana K>v6iy of
be earth, and high on# rich hearts scathed
rith desolating and gunty passions. And the
raver site was breaSiing grew yet more ferent,
even to agony, that Ho who was the
)untain of all purity, would preserve those
rhont lie had giveu her in their perfect innopnoe,
permitting neither shame nor crime, nor
ully, to cast a stain on the brightness with
rhich she had received them invested from
lis hand as with a mantle.
As the prayer died away in the weakness of
be spent spirit, a pale shadowy form stood
reside the infant sleepers. " I am Death,"
aid the spectre, lt and I am come for thy
mbes?I am commissioned to bear them
rhere the perila^ou deprecate are unknown;
rhero neither stain, dust, nor shadow, can
each the rejoicing spirit. It is only by yieldng
thern to me, '^ou can preserve them forcer
from contamination and decay." A wild
onflict?a struggli^as of the soul panting in
. ??-nnu ctinsiWfcliA mntltr>r'g frumn. hnt
li uu^ a^wujf ol,uvw?i>v h
itith and the love wfiph lmfti a purer fount
han that of enrthlyWfcssions triumphed, and
he yielded up her bases to the spectre.
" Behold!" said Death, as he touched the
air forms, and the bAhy of life gave place
o a holier and yet deepwfoveliness, " behold,
he smile of innocence^? now forever sealed.
They will awake whereidthere is neither blight
lor tempest." And the^gfoign power, whom
re call the Spoiler, boretjjftray the now per
ectod blossoms of immort^.ty?to the far off
The Source of the Nile Agaix.?It is a
lingular fact in the progress of geographical
knowledge that the sources of a river, on whose.
janks was cradled Western civilization, and
which for so many ages has-Jjeen a source of
sonstant interest, should still be enveloped in
nystory. We translated aparngraph recently
rdm a valuable German periodical tor the Tribune
in relation to this subject,, and here is alotlier
which our last hies brings us. It contains
nothing decisive, byt trill be interesting
to those who feel interest in the matter as cumulative
evidence of the opinions which are
raining ground as to the true source of the
Egyptian river.
The traveller Krapf; undertook last year a
new journey into" the interior to Ukambani,
which, however, ho was unable to accomplish
owinz to difficulties with the natives. A com
munication from him famishes the following
paragraph:
"I made the Acquaintance of a trader from
Uembuea country lying two days' journey
north of river Danca. This man told me .that
the Ndurkenia or Kirenia, a large mountain
covered with eternal snow, lies five days journey
from Uembu. The white substance on the
top of the mountain is called by the natives
kirira. Foot these mountains the waters run
to & lake, which lies northeast of the snowcovered
mountain Kecia. From this lake flow
out the Dana, the Tumliri, and tne Nsaraddi;
the last of these flows northeasterly, and falls,
into a much larger lake called Bavingo."
The Tumbiri, end the Dana?the latter of
which, like the Tsavo, is exceeding cold flow
in a southeasterly direction. Now, if the Nsa
raddi, mentioned by the trader, be the Nile we
-x . / _ 1.1
have a carious phenomenon, mat 01 a ia&? aupj
plied by the snow of the^moantnins sending
streams to water regions far off in entirely op*
cifi?y: OD ber -1as^pa]Bsage /rom>Kew-;^c
Liverpooh su^ that no one c^i
ileefand snow roann? round the; heaving
fne of the'naMehgers came' down and rep
th>t;^|c^1l^ib$sh- seenfin the ;nid*fc&
dorm, and men clinginre to it, and caljinj
'Save us! Save us'!" Though so nearly .8
ied as to'care for nothing, even ifiwe had
:he wrecked ones ourselves, and hardly belie
it, Ci^^oukl te?or r mused,
ngs,.all nausea and headache" andali rau
ng.Miirit m view of our .own condition, we
itantly dissipated, and,gave piace to/the h
,hrough the ^des of't^e vessel as |he' rose
indthea oaa high wave, the.sea rolliug
i perfect flood every minute.
Our ship had stopped her engines, and
lm-ering. ab^ut; cnough'hi
peak through his. trumpet a word cf encou
j^ot^ The Cuptaiu had been sick with i
great^Mui'itt'coat,. with his hat drawn ..
over bis eava 8ailor holding.him from fa
as be stood ds<i,e steCp deck, the ship turn
almost over offSa^idcs every rolLhis
face flushed with
sleet dashed into it, '^against h:m as if
in 1)13'
?twf raising aDoVOtlMwar cv|ie Htonn his
of command to engineers, saifcs? <fe^ to |
or stop, or go to the other side c?^j,e v;recl
mg to keep near it, and avoid das&q? ^
it, to the certain ruin of all.
All Urn lasted for an hour or ..more-wh
passengers on the upper deck, holding
ropes to keep from being dashed overboar
watching the poor fellows, when the mists
clouds, and spray, gave us opportunity 1
them climbing the waves in their sba
barque, all looking anxiously towards ui
waving hats and hands. The rolling of tli
some movements on the deck, and soraet
heard the Captain say, made me fear it
hopeless case, and we should have to {
leave them, when ail at once a gleam of
br5ke from above, and a splendid rninbo
pearcd ou a darii oacngtoi/nu Oi clouds i
us. It seemed indeed a heaven sent s
bope and promise, and I eagerly scanned tl
turned faces of the wretched crew, to see i
did not hail it as such.
The'captain seized the moment of a lull
storm to say to Tompkins, his third officer
you willing to risk going in the life-boat t<
rescue ?" "Ready and willing," was the p
reply; and soon the beautiful boat, with'
kins and three sailors, was bounding ovc
foaming waves. Tliey had a rope soon
from ship to bark, passing through the lift
The brave little company were soon unci
stern of the wreck, receiving with open ar
they were dropped or thrown down, (for
were so stupefied with wet and cold they t
bo thrown into the boat,) the dripping sai
the uJesse Stevens." The waves ran so 1
was unsafe to lie near the wreck, so the bo
hauled up by rope, at intervals, uear enou
them to drop in one or two men?then
would slacken the rope and let the boatf I
beforo the returning wave should come atn
them together; then they would return ii
manner, for one or two more; and, fina
were safe in the boat, and we only hoped
would get it back to the ship with its frei
saved lives.
Proudly again it bounded over the t
with its heavy load as if it had been a sw
a seabird, and though several times, when i
out of sight in the trough of the sea, we
bled lest we hrtd seen it for the last time,
mounted the top of the next wave, and, .<
down the watery hill side towards
to rise and descend till they reached oui
side, when a hundred men with boisterous t
and ropes let down, with nooses at the
soon hauled up every man of them, i
sixteen nice, respectable Scotchmen, fror
gustine, on their way home from Canada,
load of lumber, are fellow passengers w
with thankful hearts only and no lurabe
will reach homo before they are looked
tell of their marvelous escape.
A Captured Slavee.?The schoonc
vance, of New Orleans, arrived at this [
Sunday morning, from Port Praya, 30 da
sage, in charge ofSailing-mastor John 'I
ker, of U. S. sloop of war Dale, and M
man Wm. F. Toon, of sloop of war Gi
town. The Advance was captnred at the
port on the 23d November, on suspicion
incr concerned in the slave trade by th
mantown, Capt. Nicholson, bearing the
pennant of Commodore Lavalette. S
Baltimore built vessel of about 80 tons, a
on board when captured, what is ge
termed a slave cargo, which consists of
implements used in the traffic. The A
left at Port Praya, sloops of war Germj
and John Adams, and brig Perry. Th
of war Dale had sailed for St Vincent 1
English mail. The brig Bainbridge, Co
der Manning, had sailed a few days prev
leeward in chase of another schooner 1
ing to the owers of the Advance. The
of the Squadron was generally good.
The mate and four Beamen belonging
Advance, have been brought home (tli
tain made his escape at Port Praya) a
be examined to-day by U. S. Gommissi
T. Francis.--Norfolk Herald,
Eight first class steamboats are now t
at Pittsburg, at a co^ of $50,000 each.
.
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i \10-1 of a penny per.fo.
" I? ^^ r- "Which
Hrs- llf
, ' -^?Sr,?nd 01)10 Flour 13 At S? 6cL
6^0W, ^?ra M WOrt^ &* '!**-'^j -IjjB
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?n?\bntnot in tangible shape of ?Cbote^ ni onr '
?, and Ciw. We heard of several persons whoVtere */
.o see supped to have died of Cholera, but in ^efy t
ttcrcd case, >>^ir sickness was traced to imprud<*^l^g|^9
S and in eatingvand the attending physicians, vko
ie sea, spoke of thcS^disease, as Cholera, at the sajip
hing I time said that\was not opidemic. Hot thiji
was a imprudentindulgi^ce has continued so longV. 4
jo and. ni the face of the reh^mstrances oAour physi- \ j
sign of ed that in nearly every instance, the disease
lev the dead, weeks ago; aridfyet *>' midst*of
lore of sound and the unsound.,oyat^^fe.roight be
>igh it soma excuse for their obstinacy bir -.continuing
at was to eat thsin,but when one does not know, wheth \
gh for er he is swallowing food,rorpoisou his detormithey
nation, to eat ail hazards is littte else than
recede courting suicide. We assure them *upon the
d dash tot authority that the 22 deaths already, rel
like ported and several others yet to appear, have
lly, all arisen from imprudence of this sortft^P^pxthey
istenco of some such cause in
ght of i^ve no room for doubt on.this subject Our
atmosphere it is true, has been .datfip and the
wllows temperature very cbangeabic, but^Uiere is no
mi. or evidence ofits having caused Cholera, or other
t went epidemic. Let the lovers of Oysters, A'c., on- , ,
..trera-, Jjjabstaio for a short timo until our waters re- M
it still sotoe their accustomed saltness and tfce reports rf
lashed pf Cholera will soon cease; then they may in^-v^
again dulge without danger, in their favorite dish; v
' ship's Charleston Standard, 4th ins!.
ends, License ob ko License.?The evils result- j
ind so ing from the present system of retailing spin- j
n An- tuous liquors seem to be attracting very
with a rnl attention throughout the State. Jtfc^cms
ith us, that nine tenths of the crimes are committed
r, and in or about the groceries (fed bar rooms, to
for, to say nothing whatever^-of fro corrupting influence
exerted <mnni our slave population.
The Grand Jury of Bibb county in their pret
Ad- sentments, jdMo to this matter in the followtort
on ing language :
yspas* "In thd discharge of our duties as citizens
. Wal and members of this body, we cannot but be
idship- deeply impressed with the great evils which
erman- grow out of the use and sale of spiritous liquors
i above as the fruitful source of habits and crimes of
i of be- the darkest dye among both our white and
e Ger- black population as the annals of our Courts
i broad from year to year abundantly testify. Wo
he is a think that the enncbling principles of humanin/t
fv nnH the moral welfare of the society and in
nerafly stitutions under which we live require the abateall
the ment of so degrading an evil,
dvance We would, therefore recommend and retntown
quest our Senators and Representatives in the
e sloop next Legislature to use their best endeavors to
for the have a general law passed that at the annual
inman- elections at which county officers are elected
ious to id the several counties each year, the electors
belong, endorse on their tickets?"License" or "No
i health License," and in such counties as there shall bo
a majority of votes polled for "No License."
\ to the that there shall no license issue, and no spiriie
Cap tuous liquors allowed to be sold, with proper
nd will penalties for violation of the same."-Sa?. Cou.
oner J. Savannah Courier.
It is jumored thai Senator Badger, oi North M
>uilding Carolina will most probably be nominated to
fill the vacancy in the Supreme Court,