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#afealii 1 ? 2?2 S ' ^2^/% jyi Bi - =BB^==== N n_", U-?te. II 11? | [SEWSERIES.) VOL. II. C.4,TIDES', SOUTH CAROLISA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1841. Published every Wednesday Morning THOMAS W. PEGUES, At three dollars i(i advance, threedollars and fifty cents in six months; or four dollars at the expiration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square for the first, and 37 1-2 for each subsequent insertion.? The numbor of insertions to he noted on all advertise mcnts, or they will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One dollar per square wiU be charged for a single insertion. Semi-monthly, Monthly and Quarterly advertisements will be charged the same as new ones each in. 6ertion. f All Obituary^Nqtfces exceeding six lines, and Communications rccvssjjmcnding Candidates for pub-1 lie "Offices of profit or trust?or puffing exhibitions wilt !? eharerd as advertisements. I Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be presented for payment quarterly. O* All Letters by mail must be post paid to in/ #uro punctual attention. Ladies' French Shoes. The subscribers have just received a supply of Ladies' French Shoes, direct from the Importers. Among them are the fol-} lowing kinds: Ladies' black Kid Slips, do Toilette do (a new,. article.) I do Col'd morocco Slips, ' do Quilted Shoes, (a beautiful article for winter wear,) do Half Boots, (a new style,) Missps' Half Boots, 41 " - AH of which will be sold on the most reasonable terms. ALDEN 6c AUSTIN. State of South Carolina, KERSHAW DISTRICT. IN' TI1B Ci't'HT DP ORDINARY. Joseph Lorkharl, et al. i Aaron Lnckhart, ct al. 7 It appearing to my satisfaction thai Aaron Lockliart, John B ittoin, Susannah Bottom, Eliza Bottom, Viney Bottom, Ltt-rinda Bottom, Aaron Bottom and Martha , Bottom, defendants in the above stated! case, reside without the limits of this Slate;' Jt i* therefore ordered that the said defen-j dants do appear and object to the division I or sale of the Ileal Estate of Aaron Lock-; hart, deceased, undevised, on or before j the first day of January next, or their con-1 Bent to the same will be ("attired of record. J. W. BASKIX, O K. D. A-. iono.li c:" sn UCl. IOi'IOII- |>ia. IP- Ijiv ?u i $oii(h Carolina. SUMTER DISTRICT. IX ORTHXAUY. DeLiney R. Gibson, Applicant, vs. \V. D. Tisdale and other*, Defendants. It appearing to my satisfaction thai W. D. Tisdah- and his wife Elizabeth-P. and Phineas S.Gibson, defendants in the above stated case, reside without the limits of tliis State: It is therefore ordered that they do appear and objtct to the division or sale of the Real Estate of John R. Gibson, deceased, on or before the twenty-second day of December next, or their consent to the same will be entered of record. \V. LEWIS, O. S. n. I Sept. 22, 1841. Prs. fee $550. A CARD I DR. \VM. REYNOLDS desires to inform bis friends and the public generally, that having entered into connection with Dr. BL.ANDING of Columbia, be will now devote himself entirely to the practice of Dentistry. This opportunity cannot be allowed to ' pass, without a sincere expression of grateful acknowledgments to his friends and patrons, for that confidence wmcn nas always been manifested towards him, whilst before lh,em as a medical practiiioner.-rNow about to embark, more extensively, n the practice of Dentistry, he begs to assure them that it shall be his aim, siill to preserve this confidence; and in all his Dental operations, (surgical or mechanic-J al,) to give such satisfaction as will insure j a continunnce of it. The well deseived and extensive repu- j tation which Dr. Blanding has lung since acquired, needs no comment. Therefore, when thus connected, the hope is expressed, that without presumption, they may look for that confidence from an enlightened and discriminating public, which they, several y, and individually enjoyed. Jan. 19. Regimental Order CAMDEN, Oct. 12, 1&1I. AN election for Major to command the Upper Division (consisting of the Lancaster, Kershaw & Richland Troops,)' _r .i._ K.k ??: r I,,.,..!,.. I. Ul UIC Civil ivr^llllflll ('I VflMUl J 10 II? l r u y ^ ordered to be held on the 20lh <I?y of November next. Captains or Commandants of the above Companies are charged with the due execution of this order. By order of Col. Richardson. JAMES CHKSNUT, Jr. Adj't. 5lh Reg't Cavalry. ' Oct. 20. 5t46. WARNING. PERSONS having claims against Throdrick Wren, dec'd. in any shape, will present them | to the subscriber for payment. V.;. T. K. CURETON, Adin'r. 1 MISCELLANEOUS. THEiROMANCE OF NAVAL III STORY. Among the romantic exploits of nut hardy mariners, during the war of Inde penpence, there are few which can com pare with the capture ol'the General Monk, bv the Ilyder Ally, under the command of Captain Barney.?This took place in the waters of the Delaware, and was the occasion of great exultation in our city.? The account of the affair, which we quote, is from the life of Commodore Barney, edited by Mary Barney, published in 1S32,a book, by the way, which is written with great vivacity and dramatic power, and .I... iii wi it iiii' Jim, at uraoi iui iiir American reader, than a whole library of trashy novels. It has all the vividness, and much of the racy originality which delight the erudite readers of Froissart, Monstrelet a nil the other chroniclers of the olden time. But we must hasten to the story. "About the close of the revolutionary war, the Delaware Bay and tiver were infested by numerous 'refugee barges and privateers, which were committing the most extensive depreciations, not oniy upori the commerce of Philadelphia, but upon the peaceablo inhabitants, along' the shores -of every accessible stream, that emptied into these waters. In order to drive off these plunderers, who were protected by the presence of several at his Majesty's .ships, and to offer that assistance to their distressed citizens, which was not in the power of the general government to afford, the state ofPennsyl.\ania ' had determined to fit out, at its own ex-' perse, a number of armed vessels, the operations of -which were to be confined j within the great thoroughfare to their capita]. Five days after, Lieutenant Bar-, ney's arrival at Philadelphia, he was honored with the offer .of the command of one of the vessels to be equipped, a small ship, mounting 10 six-pounders, and carrying 110 men, called the , 'Ilvder Ally.' lie did up I, as may be supposed, hesitate one moment to accept the command, and to place himself at the. disposal of the slate authorities, from whom he had received many acts of kindness. He entered iin mediately upon the duties of the command. The ship was yet to be equipped and manned, but with active superintendence and willing hands this is au affair which may soon he despatched. On the Btli of Apsil, I7S2 only eighteen davs after the happy- re-union with his family, and tliiileen afi<-r he t ok command, the !lyder Ally was ready to proceed on her destined service. The instructions under which Capt. Barney acted, were very plain and riicumseribi'd; he was to convey a fleet of merchantmen to the capes, but on no account t<> proceed to. sea, it being the intention of the state, simply to protect its own people, within its own waters, and chief! 7 from the annoyance of the 'refugee boats.' The convoy dropped down to Cape May Road; and while lying there, waiting for a fair wind to lake them to sea, n >4 two ships and a brig were, discovered standing for them. Cjpt. Barney, perceiving them to be a part of the enemy's force, made the signals to his convoy to get under way immediately and return up j|. - I. . -1 I I .1 l me oay; orders wmcii uiey were noi slow in obeying, with the exception of one ship, which was armed; and her commander very gallantly determined to abide the issue. lie hailed Captain Barney, therefore, and made known his intention, in case of an engagement, Ho stick by him?? a promise, by the way, which we might as well say at once, he prevented himself from redeeming, by running his ship aground on the Cape May shore, in his eagerness to get to sea as soon as the action commenced, in this situation, his crew jumped ashore from the end of the jibboom, and made their escape, and the ship fell into the enemy's hands. "Captain Barney kept astern of his convoy, watching the motions of the enemy, with allihe eagerness and anxiety natural to so important a trust, lie saw that the brig at one of the ships were, following him into the Cape May channel, while the other ship, (a frigate) was manteiivcring to run ahead by the other channel, and thus cut off the other progress of the convoy up the hay. His only hope for the safely of his convoy wi s, that the enemy" would first direct their attention to him, and that by a desperate resistance, I e might employ them long enough to allow , time for his charge to get beyond their pursuit. For this purpose he would wiI- ; liiigly have engaged t e .vhole of the ene- ^ mv's form at mice, imii if lie bad a tlinn ! saixl lives, would have rated them all us nothing, if by their sacrifice he could gain for his convoy the advantage of one hour's start. The biijr was the first to come up with him, hut it soon became evidu t that it was not her design to risk an engagement alone; she gave him a broad side as she came up, and passed on. Captain Barney did not return the fire, determined to reserve his strength for the ship, which was coming up rapidly. She approached within pistol shut without firing, probably under the impression that her unequal foe would not venture to make battle; at this moment, however, the llyder-Ally opened > .r r \ BAJUiiJ R nnnJUWL 1.?iuj JIW. m WJ. I her purls and gave a well directed broad. I side, which spoke her determination in a language not to be misunderstood. The enemy closed upon Iter immediately, and r showed a disposition to board; at this criti. cal juncture Captain Barney had the cooj. nessanil presence of mind to conceive and execute on the instant, a ruse dc guerre, to which he was unquestionably indebted for the brilliant victory that bo speedily followed; he gave orders to the man at the helm, to interpret the next command he should give him aloud a reverse, or in his own words to the spaman, 'by the -rule of contraryAt the moment that the enemy was ranging alongside of him, a posi 11 * mi which vmisi ?i?vc giyrii mm inu inn; advantage of his great superiority of slrengili, Captain Barney railed out, hi a voice intended to reach the adverse ship, "Hard apart your helm?do you want him to run aboard of us?' The ready wittled seaman understood his cue, and clapped his helm hard a-?tarboard, by which admirable manoeuvre the enemy's jibboom caught in the fore ringing of the Hydcr Ally, and there remained entangled during the short but glorious action that ensued.! The Hyder Ally, thus gained a raking po-! siuon, of which she availed herself to its utmost benefit; rapidity, well-directed aim, iiel vinoroor efii'ct. with which she noured ' O "" ~ "7 I I her fire into the entangled ship,- are nl-j most inconceivable?more than twenty' broadsides were fired in twenty six minutes, \ and scarcely a shot missed its effect; enter- j ing in at the starboard bow, and making' their way out through the starboard quae-}' ter, tire grape, eannisier, arid round shot! all did their appointed duly! Such energy [ of action could long be withstood; and in-l less th.'iii half an hour from 'the firing of ! the first broadside, the British fhg waved 1 its proud folds no longer to the brezo.? ' There was no time for ceremony on board ! the Hvdcr-Ally; the frigate was but a little ^ way astern, and coming rapidly iip. ,Cap-i' lain Barney did not even ask what ship it ' was that had thus acknowledged him mas- 1 ter; but sending his first lieutenant and thirty-five men on board, he ordered her to make all sail and push up the bay, after 1 the convoy, while he himself covered the J rear. The brig seeing that the ship hail . struck, and that the victor was standing up the channel towards her, ran herself 1 aground to avoid capture. It would be ridiculous to assert that Captain Barney, was desirous of a brush with the fri/'ate. hut he maintained the 'even tenor of his : wa v,' fir in the rear of his prize, and the < still more distant convoy, determined not to let her pass to the pursuit of either with out, at least, attempting to delay her for a ! few minutes. 'I'lie frigate continued the, chase for a considerable distance up the hay, hut at length towards evening,- gave it up and dropped her anchor, making a signal, as she did so, to the prize ship, which she did not course of suspect to be under other orders; no doubt believing that, having taken the American, she was now working her will among the defenceless convoy! "It was not until after the frigate abandoned the chnsc and came to an anchor,! that Captain Barney permitted himself to gratify the curiosity, which it was but natural he should feel, us to the name, character, and force of his prize. He now spoke her for this purpose; and we may imagine the exuberance of delight and gratified pride, with which he ascertained her to be His Majesty's ship, the General Monk, mounting 20 nive pounders, and carrying one hundred and thirty-six men, under the command of Captain Rodgers of the Royal Navy! nearly double his own force in metal and nearly one-fourth. superior in number of men! It was one of the most brilliant achievements ever recorded in the annals of naval warfare, and a victory of which he might well be proud, But no man ever bore such honors more meekly than Captain Barney; he rejoiced in his success, but it was more because it had insured the safety of the valuable Heel entrusted to his convoy, than lx-cause of any anticipation that it would encircle his own brow with a never dying wreath of glory. Prompted by that everready humanity, w hich so honorably eha.acterized his treatment of a "couqueren foe, though he had experienced so linle of it in his own person, he inquired immediately into the sufferings of the crew, and heard with regret, that the General Monk had lost 20 men, killed, and had 33 wounded. Among the former wee the first lieutenant, purser, surgeon, bomswain and gunner; among the latter were Captain Rodgers himself, and every ollicer on board except one midshipman.? The llyder-Ally had Jiiur men killed and eleven wounded?a comparative disparity ; of loss even greater than the inverse dis- i parity of force. * 1 li^ov!fo/\?.,I!nnrv pvi TT C J MUM lltril do uu ?Aiiuviui.i?>; - - . deuce (if the vigorous attack of the Hyder-Ally, that in the rnizen-stay-sail of the General Monk, (which sailors we 1 know to b of but small dimensions) theic Were counted exactly three hundred and sixty-Jive shot holes! It was looked upon as so great a curiosity, that oiTfe of the principal sail-makers of Philadelphia afterwards begged it of Captain Barney, and made a considerable sum by exhibiting it in his sail loft. k *?- V "Many incident's occurred during the lie;it of this rapid and vigorous action which are well worthy of notice. Captain Barney, in order thai he might the belter see ail that was going on and regulate his movements accordingly, remained standing upon the binnacle during ilie whole action, in the most exposed point ol' Ins quarter deck, particularly to the fireof the musketry IVom the enemy's loos. On one occasion a hall.passed through his hat, just grazing the crown of his head; another tore off a part of the skirt Of his coat; seeing himself thus the aim of t! e small-arms, he called to Mr. Scull, li s marine officer, (whose men were all Bucks county riflemen . who had never before been 0:1 board a ship.) and ordered hini.lo direct his rire into the top from which he was so much annoyed; the order, was promptly executed, and with such good aim that every shot brought down its man. A few minutes after this one of these brave fellows, who was much better acquainted with the use of his rifle than with the rules of subordination, called out to Captain Barney, with a coolness of% tone nil ft A> m I 11 U ri I V t\i murinrjp I V* u f /j t? J */ anything but intended disrespect:?'Captain! do you sec that fellow: with tjie white hatV and firing as he sp'ok- , Captain Barney saw the pour felluw .with the'white hat' make a spring at least thtee feet from the deck, and fall to rise no more. 'Caplain!' continued the n arksman, 'that's the third fellow I've made hopV It is a remarkable fact, highly- indicative of the deliberate coolness of these Bucks County men, that every maiKil the enemy who was killed by the small arms, was found to have been shot in the head or breast? so true and deadly was their aim. While Captain Barney continued standing on the binnacle, he observed one of his officers, with the cook'suxr in his hand, in the very act of raising it to cleave the head of one of his own men, who had deserted his gntt and skulked behind the main-mast; at th's instant a round shot from the enemy struck the binnacle from under. Ins feet and he fell upon the deck; the officer, seeing his captain fall, nnd naturally supposing that he was wounded, thtew down the axe and ran to his assistance, but by the time he reached tlio spot La pi. Barney had reco vered his feel, unhurt, and the officer very deliberately picked up the axe auain to execute his purpose upon the head of the coward: he found him now fighting as bold and fearlessly as the bravest of the crew! Joseph Bedford, a brother of Co plain Barney's wife, was a volunteer in the Hydcr.Ally, and behaved with great gallantry; lie was stationed in the main top, and received a severe would in the groin, the afleel of which he ncver.enlirely recovered; but it is worthy of remark, as an extraordinary circumstance, that he did not feel his wound, or know i hot he was hurt, until he had descended From the lop, upon- deck, after the action was o ver; he then fell, exhausted from the loss of blood, and was carried below. "The action was so vigorously rapid and short, and its result so little expected on the part of the adversary, that he had either not time, or not sufficient presence of mind to think of destroying his book of signals; an oversight of which Capt. Barney availed himself; and it was probably owing to this circumstance that the frigate (the Quebec) so soon discontinued the chase and anchored. Immediately after the action, he ordered the British Hag to be rehoisled on board the General Monk, and his own to be hauled down on board the Hvder Ally. The Quebec, therefore, had good grounds for believing that Jus Majesty's ship had been victorious.' In a Sermon on the death of William Henry Harrison, delivered by the llev. Tn/wil. TP Pipree. the following incident connected with our Revolutionary history is mentioned, to illustrate how deep were the pious sentiments of the patriot fathers who signed the Declaration of independence: "On the ovcr_ womorabl-o rirh Jutyr1776, when tliat band of enlightened patriots and sages, called the Continental Congress, with sad hearts and dejected countenances, were deliberating on the Declaration of American linh pendence, they reached a point pending these deliberations when a 11 hearts were laint, and all countenances de'ply sad, and it was feared by mariv that the "decision would he against thai instrument. The destiny of the nation being in evt n balances, the slightest influence would hare thrown our fate either way. We had reached the point that was t<? decide our destiny for weal or wo. At that solemn,?awful yet gloriously eventful crisis, that patriot, sage statesman, philosopher, and we trust, Christian, Benjamin Franklin, rose in his place and moved "that icr have prayer The motion was carried without a dissenting voire. Dr. John Withcrspoon, a Scotch Picsbyierian'.clcrgynia i, who ivas ii member of that Congress, was railed upon 10 offer tip the prayer. While that prayer was otiered un, American Indo-r prudence was born. These noble men rose from their bended knees, and signed in solemn silence the Declaration that sealed our Independence and made us a free people." * ">* ** jSp V - .. . "Hip -Baltimore Clipper, /peaking, of tin*. result <>f the -la:c election ill Maryland, eiaims for the Wh gs a rre jori y in the Senate, anil'express e.*the leliif, that, no opposition-will ,he . ff.fi j jry I hut body, to my mea-oifes which may be proposed by the [lower] house, lou king the finances of the State, the vpu.bJjjS' debt,-regulation. of the banks, &c. It adds, 'Ilisnotv- gener?*/^ ally understood, that, the "banks,will be compelled to resume specie payments;.-to -J~ vvhicli ive suppose* there will- be little objection, by either party, as that mp as a re find its infiuure in prodticiitg.theresolt at the election which has just, terminated.? "The banks-'cannot fail to perceive that" the questions of .resumption and a soundcurrency are becoming paramount io,*Jt others with the people;, /Political contests are determined upon ihemi add tJje; party iliat advocates or upholds the banks their present course, js overthrown. " So" wnpopular is this prolrinped bank, aiispeir." sion becomingythat ere long there will be "none so poor as to do. them reveretice/' if they persevere in it. We-see daily evidence that-.the people are resolved not to tolerate the existing state of things connected with the circulating medium much longer; "The people are becoming dissatisfied -" jjfflj with the C'imluct of corporate instiintfons,' or that may more properly be termed mo- ' nppolies. The opinion is.obtaining very extensively, thai it is far better to abolish hank charters, and leave the business of banking open and free to every one who L _i . U'^.' lilll/HECa IW I'lJgilgC III .11* ' -Tt C iui.v?<? ib:these opinions. At annther,lio?e\we shall go folly.into this subject,"?JVifc Gazette. . A Gallant Enterprise.?We find in "Goldsborough's United 'States Naval Chronicle," a letter from Com. Talbot ad., drcsse'l to Mr. Secretary Stoddart, dated May 12, 1300,' detailing an enterprise against a Frenchnrmed Vhip lying at Pott Plate, protected by her own guns and 'ft lort of three heavy connon,' from which -... "we gi ve the following1 extract: ''Having detained the sloop SaUy, wl icl^ had left Port Plate, but a few day* before, and was to have returnrd.there previous to her sailing for the United States, I con. ceived that this sloop would be a suitable vessel for n disguise. I therefore manned1 :*?i her at sea from the Constitution* with about ninety brave seamen and marines, ihe.Jat* ter to be commanded by Capt. Ormick. and. Lieut. Amory, whtfn on shore; but the entire command 1 gave Jo .'Mr. Isaac Hull, my first Lieutenant,'who entered-the bar- ! bur of Port Pale .yesterday, in open day with his six "men in the hold of the sloop, except five or;six to work her in. . They ran along side of the ship, and boarded ber sword in hand, without the loss of a man killed or wounded. At the moment the ship was hoarded, n<rree8bly to my plan, Capt. Carmick and Lieut. -Amory landed with the marines, up to their necks in water, and spiked ull the cannon in the. fort, before tlie commanding officer had time to ; \ recollect and prepare himself for defence. "Perhaps no enterprise of the samefltoment was ever belter executed^ and I feel /' " .myself under ureal obligations to. Lieut; Hull, Capt. Carmick and":Lieuf. Amory, for their avidity in undertaking the seheme / had -planned; and for tlte handsome roanner and great address with which they * '3 per/ormed ibis daring adventure. "This capture was made about twelve o'clock. When taken, the ship was strip- . / ped, having only her lower masts in; her rijrging was coiled and slowed below.? c'' Before sunset, Lieut. Hull had her com- ^ . pletely rigged, royal yards athwart, guns V scaled; men quartered, and in every respect ready for service.*' One Evil Better than Two.?A merchant having sustained a considerable loss desired his son not to mention it to any body. The youth promised silence, bot: at the same time requested to know what act vantage could a ttond?H-? "4?-you di- ~vnlge the loss," said the father, "we shall "/ have two evils to support instead of one? our own grief and the joy of our neighbors." >' ? -i ' ; % Characteristic.?On the arrival of Gen. Harrison's remains at Pittsburg, the . leading Whigs of the city and country rutiiid ah'Hit, got up an imposing funeral'.-; i-. procession. A bill of $S0 G2 for the pence of rrt?bons, scarfs, &,< ., wis stibse--.quentlv presented to the citv con oralioitT^v* ' - -r rf.eritv! Ill'l JKllll Ullb III I ur MIIIIIO --J- -, . Fhe same corporation have an advertisement out for a loan of ?100,000. They pre all Whigs of course, ' - ? - ' t V: 1 Valuable Remedy for Dropsy.?The follow ing important remedy found in *,Ray-J. mottd*S copy ofGunn's Domestic Medicine,* has, we are informed cufed some of the most inveterate cases of Dropsy in our city within a fciv months. ' >A*;Take two handfulls of the green or inner/; .=^3 hark of the white or common- elder, sleep ilM-m in two quarts of Lisbon tftnetwenty . four hours, If this wine cannot be had, rciierifle or Madcria will answer, lake a x ^ill every morning, lasting, or more if it can be borne on the stomach/' . V .* * C* " . a