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, , We fire authorized to announce
Col. William Nixon, as a Candidate for
tht? office of ShffifiT of Kerthaw District.
\ Camden, 1 149 December, 1816.
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,.yic {urifr. authorised to say that
Capt, POSTELL* MlCAA is a candidate
for the office of Sheriff.
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We afc ftqifelfM to state that
lt> ipivN HAV Is it a candidate for ihu
6ce of Sheriff of Kershaw District, at. the
ihnxffitvtijap* ** 18
bp aliithoriicd to state ]
?tiAM OftAKKFoHP in
41 candidate lor the office of Sheriff of Ker
shaw District,. ^ Pec* S? 1816.
We are authorized to say that Mr.
MATTHEW C WIGGINS is a candidate
IwlilKiM of Sheriff of Kerahaw bis*
trict, tk thi ensuing election. >
December 4, 181 ft.
Weare authorised to state,
Mr THOS. 8 ALMONlDS it Candl
^ ~~ rwk^ Oflfcte, of IteHRuTw
fc* Ife# ^ I A 16.
Kre also, Authorised to
Mr. JOHN* PfcOPLES, lute
an Officer of U*e U* S. army \ ia a Candi
dal* Ibr thfcj|?l<ljl's Office, of thia ,Pis
n
that Mr JOHN &WltA?*jr.U I candi
date for Clerk of the Court for this Dis
trict at tHe+Oftwng electioft. Nov. 30
We are Authorized to state
that Mr. DAVID fcVANS is a candidate
for the office of Clerk of Kersha# District,
at the election to take place in January
next. . November 14* 1816.
are authorized to state
that SAMUtL BROWN, K?q. is a can
dtdate for the Offica of Clerk of the Court
of Kerthaw District* October 94*
To ifie Editor of the Camden Gazeiie ?
Sir. ? I have been waiting for some
time, to hear of i he arrangements which j
ou^ht to be made for the safety of the town*
during the approaching holyday*.
In this I have been seriously disappoint
ed. As far as my information goes, no
precautionary measures have been adopted,
either by the civil or military authority.
Are we so lethargic as to sleep undisitutb
ed, under the very crater of the valcano,
which so recently threantened to burst
forth, with such a dieadful explosion I Are
the feai b of ihe last memorable July dis
sipated ? Have all causes of alarm sub
sided ? Do every c lass of society feel that
the examples which were made at that pe
riod are sufficiently powerful to prevent all
future attempts of cur insidious domestic
foe ? No ! The community expect that
those whose duty it is to provide for the
public safity, should be peculiarly vigilant,
at that period. Then peculiar opportuni
ties will be offered to the discontented, to
execute their slumbering vengeance, un
less the hand of power repress the deadly
hope. The gtneral licence which pre
vails, at that time ? the plausible excuse
for unusual assemblies of that class of peo
ple which we hate to dread ? the lax and
negligent feeitn^ for individual safety
amongst the whites, which characterize
those festive day s? may exhibit anotHar
St. -Domingo massacre, or Sicilian Vc*peii*
?The public functionaries oti^ht to rttJeot
(r } * 4 " " ' i* - __ ^ JA
that the grand depot of ivrms for the
rior of Carolina is in this town ; and tdui
in a most un^uardco stale. They ought to
calculate fhat "there is tT JfllTiClftHfc of h^T-"*
man nature, which actuates man to be
come a martyr, even in a bad cause, Which .
has been sanctified by the exhibitions of
fortitude and heroism. I hope, sir, that
the above appeal to my fellow citizens will
not be unavailing ; and that such regula
tions will be established as will ensure9
not only the saiety, but dissipate the fears
of the community? .that the law tvhich
, , i
f< it bids any negro to be without bis mas
ters enclosure will be rigidly enforced, so
f.*s as to prevent slaves from the neighbour
ing plantations from collecting in the town
?and that a respectable military patrolfc
will be orgauized to repress even the hope
of insurrection. A CITIZEN.
FkOM tHK PORTICO.
?milcri vf Ltnditiau ; or the Fieul of LHfitic,
It has seldom Been our foitune, in the
character of RevieWets, to experience sen
sations of pleasure and delight, more ex
quisite, than those With, which we present
this Poem tb the attention and regards of
the publick. Unacquanted with the nature _
of Mtss Houghton's pretension to A literary
character, beyond the testimony of thte
present work ; and unbiassed by it\j sen
timent, that coukl operate to the exagger
ation of her merits, %Ve confess that we
haver never imbibed for any fciuhor, from
the mere perusal of tlteir works, a more
profound admiration and esteem, than we
feel for this lady, and her fir*t fioetical at
tempt. We are so far; at the same time,
from being the champion* of female
philosopher* and poets, that candour com
pels us to acknowledge, that we took up
this poem, with something like loathing.
But the perusal of ihe first ten pages,
wholly disarmed us of prejudice* and led
us to ihe pleasing anticipation*, of a rich
repast of po^tfck excellence. It is almost
superfluous to add, thai our anticipations
were exceeded, by the reality of fenjoy
ment*
The story of Emilia, combines quali
ties of excellence, rarely found In an Idyl,
or even in an F.pic ; for, it is, at once, na
tural, interesting, and romantirk. It cap
tivates the fancy 4 lays hold of the heart,
and secures the whole attention of the rea
der. The incidents are probable, but un.
expected ; and excite the pleasure of sur
prise, in addition U> that caused by the
transcendent beaujiev;*>f thtr poetry. In
I the simplicity of the plot, there is also
much to be commended* The incidents
grow out of each other almost impercep
tibly, bccope entangle d by a sort of neccs
i sity, develope themselves naturally, and at
last terminate in a catastrophes happy,
solemn and striking. And this, too, wUii-v
out that irksome repletion ot morbid mor
ality, whose sentiment have been made
so cheap and inefficient, by - fashionable
affection. The poem, notwithstanding,
contains an important moral* which is ex
cellently elucidated, in the progress of the
story, and still more excellently enforced,
in the partial calamity of the sequel. As
for the embellishments of intagery, diction,
and versification, Miss Houghton ranks su
pe ior to most of her cotemporancs ; for
she has but few faults, and numerous beau
ties. There is an exquisite sweetness, in
the simplicity and harmony ot the follow
ing lines ; which describe the disties* ol
kmilia, at the departure of her sire, for the
field of battle .*
?* l he morn, whose ray was wont to hail
Emilia's footsteps in the vale,
Or bid its breeze her sen^e* greet
On mountain's brow, with odours sweet,
While deeper blush 'd her cheeks of rose,
With hue like that the wild-brier shows,
And fresher glow'd her lips' rich dye,
^And brighter beam'd her lustrous eye ;
The morn now found the pensite maid
Languid, and pale, and unarray'd."
u What can be more natural and, at the
/same time, poetical, that her description
roftae "grotto," the favorite retreat of the
L young Jfciuxiiia: *
iTrom the clet roof a doubtful light
? '(lave ore and spar to spatkle bright.
ray like that oftnoonbeam mhone
:q)r\ mossy floor and couch of stone ;
f^Vreath of wild rose and woodbine-spray
^ hurfg mantling o're llite hide door- Way,
Beneath whose arch there wander'd still)
Jt little silver tinkling fiUy
That, murm'ting o'er thefiebbhs, made
Meet musick for such quiet shade/'
The imagination of Miss Houghton al
ways blazes ; sometimes, with a mellow,
sometimes with a dazzling Nor is
she Ifcss admirable in the discrimination,
and in the drawing:, of her characters ;
which are all poetically complete, and
morally consistent. The Lover is seen
in every line of the following :
" And who is he, whose brilliant eye
Beams brighter when Emilia's nigh ;
Who 'midst her forest walks unseen.
Watches her footsteps o'er the green ;
Or rofet the distant valley wide,
To meet her by the ttreamlet's side?"
In affirming that "Emilia of Lindinau,"
is equal to the1>est, even of Lord Byron's
productions, we know that, at the first
glance, we hazard the dissent o( every mah
of taste ; but , we are certain of a perfect
coincidence of opinion, when they shall
have thoroughly perused^ this excellent
' little poem. We shall present another
ihori extract tb our readers ; and they
must be made of "sterner stuff" than we
are, il they do no? admire the chaste sim
plicity of the picture, which is there given
of the nuptial fright, "The paradise of faith
s-Ail love." -
"In splendbur's gorgeous robe* array'd,
Her bridal train attend the maid,
Whto, blushing as the morning sky,
Timid as lore's first whispet'd sigh,
Bends at that alter's maible base
Which heard the vows of all her race ;
' ? i '
While wav'd above her drooping head,
With crest and gallant ensigns spread,
The banners which her fathers bore
From many a field in times of yore.
But sees not Walbergh's kindling eye'
The ti?pn* of ahcient chivalry ;
Nor priest, with heaven-inspiring look,
Whose hand sustains the holy book ;
Nor smiting croud that stand beside ;
Nor Lindinau in lordly pride :
Htr he brholdt a1ane\ whose face
t * .t * ?
Is bent on earth with modest grace ;
1 Fears but that voicc, whose melting toae
lias vow'd her faith and hand his own. '?
To conclude, we shall onfy remark, that
if the author of this Poem, has sufficient
strenth of mind to resist the seduction of
booksellers, and will not, like some other
modern poets that we could name, allow
her rhyme to outrun her trt/, she will be
assured of a passport to fame ; and will al
ways retain the admiration of those endued
with a correct taste, for the flights of thfc
Muse.
CONGU1SVE ROCKETS. 4
The following description will convey to
our readers as much as is known even to
the persons who. are employed to make
use of this wonderous and destructive in
strument in service.
The rocket is a cylender of hammered
iron, differing nothing in shape or propor
tion from the paper rocket used in innocent
fireworks ; it is also furnished with a stick
as these are, and fired in the safne way #7
The difference, and the secret, whatever it
may be, is in the composition, which, tho*
it appears like an ordinary gunpowder paste*
ii of so firm a consistence, as to tqual in
hardness the iron which stlrrouuds it.
The diameter of the largest rocket hi
therto u!?ed in bombardments, was eight
inches ; of the smallest u*ed in the field
service, something less than three * in all
cases, the lengih of the cylender is eight
times its diameter* The flight of rockets*
too, vary between four thousand and tw?J
thousand five hundred yards, in proportion
to their s?ze. Those intended for a/bom
bardment are usually armed with ihdlls,
containing 20 lbs. of powder, on a strong
iron case of combustible matter, ^rhose vio
lence is unextinguishable* For field ser~
vice, they are either armed with shell** or
the top of the rocket is formed ifttom littU
mortar, which may be easily carried by an
infkntry_soldier<? and they need ho other
apparatus for fireing them, than sUch as
may be made from six muskets and a con
venient stand. No rockets of more than
300 lbs. have yet been used, even in fepm
bardment ; but some time ago, Sir jV.
Cohgreve, the inventor, proposed the use
of rockets* exceeding a ton in weight*
't hese were to carry each several ban els
of gunpowder, in a missive case of steel ?
wherever they struck* the impetus of their
prodigioui weight would force them indiC
lercnily through earth and mason infork s
thus, heaving into the very centre of tho
enemy's fortifications, a mine, whose ex
plosions would leave but little trace, of the
curtain, tower, or bastion, in which it
would alight.
We have heard, that several hundreds
on this enormous scale, were taken on
board Ld. Exmouth's fleet, and uted du
ring his late attack u(xn Algiers.
CONGRfeSS.
SENATE.
v , Friday , December 6 %
Mr- WelUy from Delaware, appeared
and took his scat*
The Senate went into the consideration
of the fhotion to amend 7 the rtiles of tho
Senate, by oidering the appointment, at
each session, of standing committees or*
the tegular subjects of legislation* instead
of providing Select committees "tor evety
occasion requiring the reference of a sub*
jcct* it M r
A motion made by Mr. Bar hour % to add
to the number a standi rig; committee on the t
subject of roads &nd canals* gave rise to
some debate*/"^
This motion was dpposed by Messrs*
Maeon of N. H. and Daggett , on the
ground, that except the Cumberland road*
the U. States possess neither roads nor
canals, on which to legislate i that it W40
not a regular and permanent subject for
the consideration ot Congress : that It had
not yet even been decided that the U. fL'
had a constitutional jurisdiction over roads
and canals, and that, tinder this doubt,
the extension of their Constitutional pow
ers on the subject had been suggested,
8tc?
Mr Bar htm * replied, that hit motion
proceeded from his impressions^ of the
importance of rbads and canals to the
welfare and prosperity of (he republic ;
that it Was, moreover, a subject repeatedly
recommended to their confutation by
the President of the United States ; that
though, except in the single road mention*
ed, the Unitixl States possessed neither
roads nor canals, en which to legislate, hie
object was to provide for their creation,