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THE BANNER, j r |g .... ? | j! . [WEEKLY.] ' Vol* III. Abbeville C. H,, S. C. June 10. 1846. No. 15.! J ' !i Published every Wednesday Morning, Iv ALLEN & KEUK. Jicto tZTerms. ONE DOLLAR AND FIFT\ CENTS per annum, if paid within thre< months from the time of subscribing, m TWO DOLLARS after that'time.' ? N< subscription received for loss than si? months; and no paper discontinued ur.ti all arrearages are paid, except at the op? tion of the editor. Subscriptions will bi continued, unless notice be given otherwise previous to the close of the volume. ( Correspondence of the Banner.) Lake Harris, (Fla.) May 10. Friend Allen.?L took leave of you at St. Augustine, on the 27th April. On the morning of the 29th, mounted upon a pony, with gun in hand, accompanied by William Gordin, a mulatto, who ownes several thousand acres of Florida land. I started up Mandarin river, on my route to Smyrna, a distance of nearly one hundred miles. At 8 o'clock of the first day, we passed fort Peyton, near which Oceola, was ingloriously captured. The country through which we travelled was mostly pine baren, and scrub land. At 2 P. M. we called on Mr. Dupont, an old settler, who is experimenting upon raising the arrow root, of which growth, he has twenty acres planted, besides a large crop of com. He thinks, that growing the arrow root, will soon become a very profitaI I. i : it' : a * n r> T%./t Die ousmess in una rugiuu. ai u i . m. we arrived at the place of Gen. Hernandez, which is the largest plantation in successful operation in the coast region, of East Florida. He has 60 acres planted in sugar cans, and 18Q in corn, and works 90 hands. His overseer is from Louisiana,?has experience in the sugar raising business, and expects to make 500 hogshead of Sugar for the General in 1848. They have an engine in operation of sufficient power to grind ail the cane, as well as to grind the corn, used on the plantation, and it is now propelling two saws, each of which, will saw 3000 feet of lumber per day. The General's corn is splendid, and his cane is tolerably good. On the morning of the 30th we left for Smyrna. This was a gloomy morning; the road almost perfectly level, in a pine barren, a little to the right of a verv rich countrv. embracing several ex ?/# J f o tensive hammocks. At 10, my guide directed my attention to a prairie on the left, where were several deer feeding, as yet undisturbed. I immediately dismounted, raised my gun, and taking deliberate aim at the largest buck, fired, when, to my utter astonishment, he raised his colors, cast a scornful look at the aggressor, and giving one nasal shout of victory, sailed triumphantly in/o distant retreats of the extensive praif rie. Could you believe that the decep* tive distance of an object, on a treeless plain, had induced me, to shoot three 1 hundred yards at a deer, with buckJ shot, expecting to bring him down ? / At 12 M. we entered a road, leading | to the magnificient ruins, of the Bulow I plantation. Here are some of the best I lands on the east side of the St. Johns i river; several hundred acres of which \ were once cultivated. The rich lands | are still there, but the very expensive f mills, and machinery, are iu ruins, haj ving never been restored since they J were destroyed by the Indians. I Harriot's place, as well as Dunlawton, I and one or two other places, are in a \ similar condition, a mass of ruins. \ At Sundown, we arrived at Munson's, *on spruce creek, nine miles from SinyrVia. During the two d:?ys, I travelled /nearly ninety miles?killed one eaglo, one aligator, two deer, and having stopi ped for the night, on spruce creek, came ' well nigh being conquered, by inusketoes and sand flies. I Fancy that you see me seated at the j table at candle light. A struggle enj sues. The stomach stimulated by hunj ger, makes powerful effort to secure an j amount of nutriment, greater than will fsuppiy tuc wasic, uuiisv<|ucui uj?uii u contribution, levied upon the system, by the musquitoes and sand flies. And when victory seeing perching upon the f standard of insect army, a reserve corps I appears in the form of a mulatto servant, ( arrived wijh a roll of burning paper. AfV tpr circling the table some five times, arfthcttvaUiung your correspondent in a dense cloud of smoke. The insects are ^qp^ned, and the stomach becomes vie Jg*|pus. ; , * ; On (he first day of May I dismissed -mi guide, aqjd with an overcoat and my /kitli^ gun as baggage,.I took " the ' wtool&s line,!' for Major Taylor'*. upon .Jake Monroe, distance, $25 miles, "the piut of the road was only an Indian *n<fbaidto find, but at 9 o'clock, 1 Vi5." came to a plainer pathway. Alter pas y sing the bad waters of spruce creek, I n entered a prairie, and owing to the hea- d vy spring rains, I walked more than two tl miles, where every footstep was in water " of three inches depth. To an individual who is miserable, when deprived of f society, this day, could not have been equalled by any thing short of a Catholic Purgatory. But to me it seemed t] crowded, .with circumstances of solitary v interest. The atmosphere I breathed, S( was the scented atmosphere, of the lull tj blooming sweet bay and magnolia, occasionally interpersed with the rising insects, emanating from the extensive plant beds on the ever-blooming prai- ? ries. My music was the sweet warbling of the forest birds, with an Eolian accompaniment, produced by the passing of the sea breeze through the long tj leaves of the pines, while the intermediate forest were filled, down to the dou- j| ble base, by the paroquets, the jackdaws, ^ the whooping Cranes and owls, and aligatois. My fare was plain, but a fatiguing jwalk of twelve miles, gave an appetite which made my plain fare more desirable than the dainties of a king. | Spntprl unnn n rivnv hank, thii-tnr.n miles from any living human being, who could suppress a thought from wan- ^ dering home, and enquiring, how would my family relish their noonday meal, if ^ they knew my present situation ? Refreshed, I wandered on amidst flocks of wild Turkeys, and herds of ? spotted fawns, accompanied by their ^ aged sires Robbery? What means that king of birds, in hot pursuit of a fish hawk, ? which bears a large fish in its talons? a The eagle advances with a wild and horrific scream. His lightning speed, ^ cannot be evaded by the powerful fish hawk, and he lets fall the fish. The ^ eagles eye discovers it, he seizes the fish in its fall, in mid air, and bears it away n in triumph. This is what I saw, and ^ this is the character of ihe American ea?le* . A At dark I arrived at Major Taylor's, p, the enchanting residence on the beauti- r'' ful lake Monrue. B j (for tiie banner.) '? HINTS TO YOUNG MEN. ? The illustrious Bun van, never in my si opinion uttered a sentiment more replete ft with truth than when he said :?" an ^ idle man's head is the devil's workshop." tj Human nature is so constituted that the ^ immortal mind must and will be em- a ployed either for good or evil. il How import it is then, that young cl men should be engaged in some kind of ^ business. I would say, if they have hitherto realized two dollars per day, it I\ is better now to make 5 cents per day 11 than to live in idleness. But we are ^ told by one, that life is irksome to him, n and he imagines every one to be his a enemy. Now all this is the legitimate tl I rf * l r .Ml __ J* * tl onsprmg euner 01 mieness or uissipa- " tion, and they are almost always found ^ in company: j, The best enjoyment a Is good employment. a Never be cast down by trifles. If a a spider breaks his thread twenty times, v will he mend it again. Make up your ' minds to do a thing, and you will do it. Fear not, if a trouble come upon you, t; keep up your spirits though the day be a a dark one; a " Hope in the true heart never dies s Trust on the day star yet shall rise." ? If the sun is going down, look up to j the stars?if the earth is dark, keep ^ your eyes on heaven. In other words trust in God. -If you have an enemy, ~ , act kindly to him, and make him your j friend. Von mnv not win him nvpr at [ once, but try again. Let one kindness Q be followed by another, till you have ' composed your end. By little and little | great things are completed. " Water falling day by day, v Wears the hardest rock away." s [ The principle key to certain success t in any thing is Perseverance; by it r ? Franklin was enabled to bind the light- f i ning with a hempen cord and bring it a ! harmless from the skies. By untiring e perseverance, our gallant forefathers, a 1 made us a nation of freemen. Because f ou may have been unsuccessful in busiicss do not despair, remember the dying eclaration of the immortal Lawrence donH give up the ship." Mold up your head, then, man of grief, Nor longer to the tempest bend ; "or soon or late must come relif The coldest darkest night will end." Let your motto henceforth' be indusry, perseverance and frugality, and you /ill soon be enabled to cross rivers of arrow, and mountains of difficulties, lat now appear to you impossible. ruricolast. jOVE IN A PRINTING OFFICE. I once heard an old Jer remark, that printing* office was no place for lovelaking, and I have since experienced le truth of his observation?being- now erfectly convinced that the flower of )ve can never bloom in the midst of ^pes, stands and printing ink. It was my fortune once to sojourn for few days in the village of . )irprflv nnnnsitft thr? nffipfi wns n nrottv J -J'J ? 1 J ;hite cottage, with rose bushes clambeing around the casement, and I was not )ng in making the discovery that the fore-said white cottage with the roseiiuded window, contained a fair inmate ?a flower whose beauty far outshone le roses that clustered around the winow. She was a little blue eyed, saucy joking creature of some sixteen suinlers. She was the belle of the village. Ier name was Mary?sweet poetic Iary. " I have a poetic passion for the name f Mary." It was a beautiful summer morning, nd I had raised the window to admit le cool breeze from the flower-decked elds, and it was not long before I pereived that the cottage window was also oisted, and that sweet little Mary was sated near it busily engaged with her eedle. I worked but little that morn-. )g. My eyes constantly wandered towards the cottage window, where little lary sat, and all sorts of strange and intastic notions whirled through my incy lighted brain, and I began to think felt a slight touch of what the poets call we, sliding in at the Conner of my heart. A few days passed and chance made le acquainted with Mary. Heavens ! tie was a sweet creature?she had a >rm that would have shamed the famous renus de Medici?a cheek that outlushed the richest peach?and a lip lat would have tempted the bee from is hive on a frosty morning. 1 thought, s I gazed on her in mute admiration, lat I had never looked upon one so exuisitely beautiful. She seemed tininbodiment of all that is lovely and twitching. YW ll, time passed on, and one day lary expressed a desire to visit the prin ng office. Gad! thought I, what a hange ! I'll do it there, yes, there in le very midst of the implements of line art?why should'nt I? Love in printing office?eh ! There was some?ing original in that, ?fhd I resolved to y it at all hazards. Well, Mary came to the office, and I xplained to her the uses of the various implements of the. black art?the press nd the roller?the ink and the stands, nd the boxes of the A. B. C's. I took n opportunity to snatch her pretty lilyirhite hand, and she drew it back,knockng a stick of matter into pie! " I must have a kiss for that my prety one," said I, and at it I went. I manged to twist my arm around he^ waist, nd in struggling to free herself, she upet a galley of editorial, a long article n the Oregon question. Nothing aunted I made at her again. This time was more successful, for I obtained a :iss. By St. Paul! it was a sweet one ?and the little witch bore it like a maryr?she never screamed once ; but.as raisedmy lips from hers, she lifted her lelicate little hand, and gave me a box m the ears that made me see more stars han ever were viewed by Herschel hrough his big telescope. Some what lettled, and with my sheek smarting vith pain, I agained seized her waist and aid, "Well, if you don-1 like it,just ake back the kiss." She made a despeate struggle, and as she jerked herself rom my firms, her foot struck the lye-pot, md over it went! Another galley of editorial was sprinkled over the floor, tnd in her efforts to reach the door, her Dot slipped and she fell, and in the effort to sustain herself, her hand?her lily white hand?the same little hand that had come in contact with my ears?oh, horrible! was stuck up to the elbow in the ink keg! Shade of Franklin 1 what a change came over the beauty of that hand ! She slowly drew it from the keg dripping with ink and asked me what use I made of that tar ! I began to be seriously alarmed and apologised in the best manner I could, and^to my surprise, i she seemed rather pleased than angry? but there was a u lurking devil in her < eye" that told me there was mischief afloat. As I stood surveying the black covering of her hand, scarcely aole to suppress a laugh at its strange metamorphosis, she quickly raised it on high, and brought it down ' ker slap" upon my cheek! Before I could recover from rnir cnmrioo tlio onmn little liorl n. ?**J IVJVj blA.V> kJUUIV IIIV1U tlUHU 11UU U" gain decended, and again left its inky imprint on my check. " Why Mary," I exclaimed, u what are you about tn "1 think you told me you rolled ink on the Jacc of the form," with a loud laugh and again her hand lit upon my face?taking ine a broad slap in the very middle of my countenance, and most woiully bedaubing my eyes. With a light step and a merry peal of 1 laughter, she skipped through the door. She turned hack when beyond my reach, and with her roguish face peering at the ; doorway, shouted back, ' I say, Charley, what kind of a rol- < ler does my hand make ?" " Oh," said I, " you iake too much i ink." i " Ha! ha!" she laughed, " well good bye Charley?that is my impression ! ha! ha! ha!? 1 went to the glass and surveyed myself for a moment, and I verily believe I could have passed for a Guinea negro without the slightest difficulty. l< And so," said I to myself, " this is love in a printing office. The devil fly away with such love !" The next morning when the editor came to the office, 1 rather calculate" he found things a little topsy turvy. However, that made no difference to me?for i had mizzled long before day- 1 light. I bore the marks of that scene for ma- i ny a day, and now whenever I see a lady enter a printing office, I think of lit- ( tie Mary, and keep my eye on the ink 1 keg?and though she were as beautiful i as Hebe I would not venture to touch 1 her with a ten foot pole. ' Talk about love in a boudoir?love ! in a bower?love on a spring seat sofa ?love by moonlight, starlight, lamplight, or any other kind of light, and 1 i l 1 i iiiu wim yuu ncuii <iiiu suui?uui l pr*iy you by the ghost of Faust, never talk to me about lore in a printing ojjicc ! 1 * From the N. Y. Sun. Four Days Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP G. BIIITAIN. i The steamship Great Britain, Capt. Hosken, arrived this morning at halfpast nine o'clock, less than twenty days from Liverpool, having sailed thence on the 9th inst. Cotton has advanced 1-8 of a penny. The form of the Oregon Notice passed by the United States Senate is highly gratifying to the British, and all agree that it ensures a speedy adjustment of the dispute. rni_ _ _ . -i n * i iie siriKe amongsi me rmgnsn operatives in the building trade continues. The masters are meeting it by a counter-combination. Smith O'Brien, number of Parliament, continued in bondage. Weekly Steam Mails between England and America.?We are enabled to make an announcement regarding the conveyance of mails between this country and America which will be hailed with gratification by the whole community. The government have entered into a further contract with the British and North American Royal Mail Company, the effect ol which is to secure a weekly communication by steam between Liverpool and the United States s I of America A steamer of great power and size will be dispatched direct from Liverpool to New York every alternate Saturday during eight months of the year. These trips are to be performed as additional voyages and irrespective of the fortnightly voyages to Halifax and i Boston; as this latter service will cont Advertisements WILL be conspicuously inserted at 75 jents per square for the first insertion, ind 37? cents for each continuance? onger ones charged in proportion. ThoBe lot having the desired number of inseriotiQ mnrlrpH nnnn tlinm will hp PontiriliPll in til ordered out, and charged according* y. For advertising Estrnys Tolled, TWO DOLLARS, to be paid by the Magistrate. For announcing a Candidate, TWO DOLLARS, in advance. All letters or communications must be directed to the Editor, postage paid. tinue just as at present, with the alteration of sailing from Liverpool as well as from Boston, always on Saturdays, instead of a fixed day of the months, as at present. The steamers to New York ..i * ? i ? .1 . i win uisu lUKts iiiKii uepi.riures always on Saturday. By this arrangement there will be a steamer from Liverpool to America every Saturday, and from the American side also every Saturday, the only difference being that Boston and New York will alternately be the ports of departure. The European Times of the 8th ult. says:? " Six months ago fears of a rupture with the United States were general. Now they have disappeared. Not the I ?! - ! I _ * - ? 1 iuu&i uuiuiuuuun was visaoie yesieraay, when it became known that the Senate had passed the resolution for giving the notice, and, as we have intimated in another column, it had no visible effect on the cotton or any other market. This is most gratifying. We are now in the second act of the Oregon drama, under Mr. Polk's managemen?may the concluding one be as satisfactory and pacific. From the Manchester Examiner we cxtract the following:? " Now the long debate is at an end, the field of negotiation is again'openeu j and we hope and believe, that both Go-, vernments will enter into it with a full rlnla rm motinn < a orlmc?* ? ^ muiv/i xiiiiitiuv/ii ivj uujuoi a l|UC3ilUU ivhich, however really unimportant to either country, has lor some time given rise to serious apprehensions, lest the peace of the world be disturbed. The London Sun discourses in this wise:? " The Senate of the United States after nine weeks tedious discussion, have at last brought their deliberation on the Oregon to a close, and a resolution as mild and inoffensive, and indeed friendly towards England, as the most sincere advocate of peace in both countries de sire?with a few exceptions, at least, as far as our attention has been directed to the long- speeches?the language was conciliatory and prudent?it displayed but little of the animosity which distinguished the harangues in the House of Representatives. The speakers in general, showed that they were practical men, and resolved to follow a safe and peaceful line of conduct, spite of the fiery denunciations of the mob orators, and and the no less fiery and warlike Message of the President." We could fill in this way, a column, with extracts from various paper's, all breathing the same amicable spirit. But we have furnished sufficient we a .1 - f 1 r ? uunK, 10 sansiy me irienas 01 peace, tnat Dtir difficulties with England are in a fair way of adjustment. IRELAND. The accounts from various parts of Ireland, as to the wants of the people, are painfully apparent. One clay last week sixty people were admitted into the poor house at Dungraven. At Tuam the destitution is described as being fearfully on the increase. The Relief Committees in Galway aire busy in meeting the evil. The peo pie are siaiea 10 De in me most wreicnea condition imaginable. Towards the Listowel Relief Fund the Lord Lieutenant has subscribed the sum of 500 pounds. In various parts of Tipperary efforts are being made to meet and provide for the deficiency in the food of the people. Telegraphic Joke.?The Washington correspondent of the Pennsylvania Inquirer says that a few evenings since in Baltimore, the people were anxiously waiting /% /? . * * - lor news irom tne Army, and there being none to send, the operator at the Washington line sent on letter by letter?44 T-h-e-r-e a>r??e a g-r-e-a-t ra-a-n-y M-e-x-i-c-a-n-s" ?here there was a fall stop, and the Baltimore operator made signs to proceed. The Washington*dp jj.i __ ?J ?J-J ? croiur uiu SO) aim euueu ipe sen* tence with the words i-n M >e>iri? c-o." A great rattling followed from the Baltimore end of the line, as much as to say?" when I come oil 1 will pitch into you like a thou* sand of brick." A. . * *$*] f" -2