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COLUMBIA, (S. C.) TVESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 14, 1686. eoi ??? ?1- ' * :..' 1 S**th-CmnUHm, -fc'1 of iMjwri'^. .. v;,.. , lv j, . ' hieerlM nt I he riil? of vscs&'M ineo.?Thoe* fr?nn imhi t b? eege*?|*ekil by the cuh, reference, or thejr will recclve ?0?*I,UlBVl<*Dfll0^l. Pr*m JQmkmtt't OtUen Ugtqf* ? R?mttnct, b3??s"' WIthl>. .mine eye* S? mnW?# III t MM, HUIwd ?mld?f my lender Urwl; L2M1 rjtUmihen ?IwitN iu# rtrinff, mw-*1 ? ?ojwmry *y Vwke*)?long lo pley, feucei ' .?' v?' oy?ftoke*|. you In, ^you Inn it-ffrt your tin, Hit Trttir ndUvr not Wortli n pinj rb?Uirrebr?hell I *!?' If h? Ruiin-.y inf. \Vtmt, if ! beeltiio **nton V?>" 1 ynKmmwgSm^ W)tb aeny ? rodf He will repny inc wltli ennoy, BcMUM | Qo(|? '(lien ill tkou wfuly on my kneo, AmlM thy bower inv !??? Lurk In mine eye*, I' tike of thee, O, Cupid,po lliou pity met ? - Bpero nol, but ij|e)? tfiee. REMARK ABL12 WILL The ItutvtUi arid tatament.of JPhi/i/t, liarl if Pembroke Ay D. 1M0. The following singular document of the Karl of Pembroke, wm drawn up and regu larly asserted tha night before his extru tlonuttheToweir.v1} * gMitt curiosity. I, Philip, late Rail of Pembroke mid Montgomery, now Kalghtfbr tho county of ilcrks, being, (as I aim to!d) very weak in i?ody, but of perfect m^jftofy; for I rcmeiu-. her this time five year* I.voted an address to be made to my matter. and this time twelve months saw htm brought to the block; yet because death doth threaten and stare upon me, who have still obeyed nil those who threaten mei I how make my last will ami testament. ? ' ~ ? Im/i rimk.?Yor mr soul, I confess I have heard moeh of souls; but what arc,, or whom they "are for, liod knows, I know not. They tell me now of another world, where 1 never was, nor do r know one foot of the way thither. Whilst iht? king stood I was of this religion i made my ton wear a cassock, ? and thought to make, him a bishop. '?hcn ?*ine the ABro/sand made inc a Prethyterian ( and since CromweJjl entered, I have been an Independent. These, I believe, are the kingdom's three estates, and if any of thrse r nn save my soul, I give It to him who. gave it to inc. Item?I give my bod)', for I cannot l;cei> it,?therefore Uujhikc. 1 have church nas enough; but *2 hot church porch?for I cm# a Jjord ami who would hot be hurled vthere Cot. Pride wo* torn. Item.?My will is, that I have no monu ment; for $?n I must hate epluphs and verses; but all my lift long I have had too much of them- I have therefore too much respect Air my memory to have even that item.*4 give my dogs, (the bent airs thai ever man laid teg over) to be divided aft&ig the council of ?tate, as fcheir musical tonen may sometime* put them in mind how necessary harmony Is for tho despatch of huslnesa. Marty a fair day have I followed my dogs; and followed the state both night and day; went whither they sent me?sat where they bid me, sometimes with lord's and sometimes with commons; and now can neither go nor sit. Yet, whatever becomes neither go nor sit. vet, wnaievcr necomes of me, let my poor dog* not want their al lowance, nor come within the ordinance of /Teas*?1 glvetwoof my be* saddle horses u? the earl of Denbigh, for fear, 'ere long, file %??> legs will fail htm; but.the tallest and strongest In alt my stables, I give to' the academy for a vaulting hone for all lov- ] ers of virtue. All my other horses I give to t?ord Fairfax, that when Cromwell and ?he states take away his commission, his lordship may still have ?me A?re# to torn <>tknd. {/j ? jLfrwfc. Item.?I rive all my deer to the oarl of "nlinltiii . who I know will preeervc them, hcrause' he has already given a specimen that way, by deny tog the king a buck out of IhteMMU. ... ' //rot ?1 give nothing to lord Ha?? ?#A t-uraey I will gWe him because I know lie wTM l>estow It upon the po?r' It em.?To the r ountesaes. my wile's si fr iers, I now give lemve to enjoy their mate*. Hut my own estate 1 give my oldest ton, < barging him on my bVe^sing to follow the advlaeef Michael 4 lids worth; for thought Nave got 30,0001. per muivm. law not In -W *lr Henry Mlldmay with tiny-of -my jewel*. I it icrved the duke of Huckt } and since how he handled the crown . m I?l lor both of which reaaon* I now name hlo? the *nmv* of diamond* . Item.?1 olam May, whose head I broke at a masque, 1 rive Ave shillings; I In tended him more, but from nil I have teen of his history of the parliament* 1 think that turn too much. , I threntcned tir Henry Mlldmay; but rikl not'tteat him, I give 40/. to the mtmon who cudgelled him. , ffem?To the author of the libet npnlint Indie*, I rive three penctii and tlnce he tlirow* what I* false on diver* name* of un blemished honor, I leave him a farther le gacy, which will he paid hint by the hand* of the footman who paid oT sir Henry Mlldmay'* arrears. This I do to hack him the difference between wit and dirt, and to I know ladie* that are noble frim those that are not *6. . ghrc hack to the assembly of di vinea their cfanicaf, firovhieinf, tiadoftaf, i eongtrfrathnnf??, which. word* I have kept at mr own charge seven year*, but plainly fina they will .never come to good. A* I restore other men'* 9>ortU, so I give Lieut. Gen. Cromwell one word of mihet because hitherto he never krfit hi* ?im. - Item.?To nil rich citiaen* of London, to all PresbvtcHan* ns well as Cavaliers-1 giro advice to look to their throats*- for the states, tlio garrison of Whitehall have all good poiniimln, and for nexo light* have bought dark lantern*. Item.?To the Rev. Mr. - ?, I leave 151/. per annum, chargeable on my estate*. This 1 do to secure him from vpiuL well knowing how subject a mm of well ^trong pruts mid modesty is to tlint condition; that has no frmn tiecv'e cbnnertions. Itrn.? I |,i\ c nil my printed speeches to tl^nsc person* following,, vix. Tnnt speech which 1 made in my own dcfence when the seven lords were act used of high treason, 1 give to sergeant Wild, that hereafter he may kmw wh.it is treason and what-isnot. The modesty that attended me on mv first speech, I bequeath the speaker of the house of commons ?* a Rift that lie must stand In need of In that cxnaultcd. station. Hut my speech ut my election (wliiuli is my sncccfi without an oath) I give to those who tafcc the engagement, because no oath has been able to hold them, all my other speeches tf what color soever, I give to the academy,, to help sin Rnlthager's art of well ?peaking, Item.?I give up the ghost. jr*pn THS. MOMTWKAl. 1IKRALI), 1*. COMPARATIVE INTELUf iliNCB OF THIS BRITISH AND A MICHIGAN'S We have frequently observed intlir Unit ed States Journals, statements of the com parative number of newspapers in vxi*tcncc in Great Britain and Amcrir.n; rw<l became there wei* more such establishments in the latter country, than the former, it wo*. al ways inshwratcd, wither directly or indircct ly? that the desire for reading and Informa tion wnsmwli stronger in tlic United Statu* }han in our mother country; and tlint the ntalllgcnco of the inhabitants was in pro portion to thin *up|M*fcd desire. It linn often been remarked, thnt there in scarcely any insertion, however absurd, that will not obtain some credit, if it lie fre quently, repeated without correction or con tradiction. It is u conviction of the truth of this axk.m that iiidutcs us to take up our pen on the present occasion, to cum-et the above statement. We must premise, how evcr( that mtr readers are not to suppose front this, that we agree to all Jonathan's statements which we pass over in s'lenc?\? No iuch thing. There arc paragraphs fre quently Inserted in the Amcricun depart ment of our paper that we had much rather not be askca to swear to; but wc quiet our conscience, by the rcflccthm, that we leave them to the judgment of intelligent readers; and that they are generally of such a char acter as not to I "ad to any serious error, whether believed or not. For instance,' in our American summary* to-day, there is a ntory about a silk handkerchief being found in the stomach of a cow; and although it hod remained there for a considerable time, it was not in the least injured by the gastric juice. Now, some may doubt this, and some may believe it; but, ns wc do not sup pose that any person in consequence will at tempt to feed his cattle on such/we do not conceive that a serious inquiry in'o the matter would be worth while. But it Is very different with statements in volving such extensive considerations ns that which forms the subject of our present remarks. The character for intelligence of our brethren at home, l? ccnecrnecl; and it Is not proper that they should lose their , place at tne head of the thinking world, i without an enquiry being made as to whether they have dc<?ervcd the degradation. The reiterated claims of the United States to superiority, hi this respect, appears to have made some impression on the journalist* 11I Britain, and as many of our renders may never have been *n situated as to know the real facts c.f the case, we will suggest a few considerations that may Invo 11 louden cy to put the question in a Jaircr light thait It lift* ever yet assuiwd. , The American statement may bo summed up in UW* following words:?" Although fjreat Britain contains a population double that of the United States, yet the newspa pers established w it Inn her seas are oonslder ably fewer than those hi that republic)" ami from this they conclude, " that the inhabit ant* of Britain arc less given to reading ami ? rninlry than those of the United Stat^i ThH is a fair view of the question; and W? will nose proceed t? \*y ?<>"?., shortly, ? fw *1*ne reason*. why, admitting t%e ae< cumcy pf the former pdrt.of their statement, we refuse our mm* totheI ? iter. X. There may be a jfrt*ter number of jwspapef* established mime country the* Mother, witllout implying a greater desire for reading on the pert of its Inhabitant*, because each of these iriky Wsue fewer co pies than those of the othe* How, thiais actually the case. In the comAiIum under con ?Weration. It appeared Aw e eutement Srlntad by order of parliament, three or mr yearn ago, of the numbfer of stamped ?heels made use of in <me year %hi .London, that the Average circulation of the5 THmta was nearly seven thousand |?er day, and that the other daily papers generally issued from three to six thousand each .impression.? Tlte circulation of the weekly Journals was greater still. The OAitervrr issued about fourteen thousand a wcekj the Butt, eight or ten thouaaiKland all of them sever-1 mI thousand*. Now, there b aothiug like this to be found among the fMamleef the United States. It b not very long ktnee on# of then* estimated the united circulation of three dally papers in NeWs Y<vrk at four thousand, or not r.early so ranch as that of one London Journal. It would he quite as j logical to contend, that becauae the xurfacc of the United States comprise* en iufhiitcly 1 greater number of acres then that nf Or cat Britain, that the quantity of grain raised would be pronortionnbly larger, as to nay j that because there nre more newspaper ??*. I tabllshinents in the United States there arc Bwrt sheets printed. The vast extent of! territory of the United States accounts for the number, of Journals established; but it Is quite certain thnt many ot them have only a very small number of reader*. 2. But even grauting that the numltr of thertt issued lit the United States exceed# those published in Britain, It still would not be a proof that the Americans were more ex en to reading than the people of the nited Kingdom. A daily paper in the United States costs ?10 a yctta. while one , published equally often In Britain, co*t* nearly i?10 sterling. The same dispropor tion in price exists in weekly, ?eml-wcckl}-, and three tinu* a wceek papers. The na tural consequence of this is, that a great many more people read one sheet in Britain than in the United State*. It Is no uncom* mon thing for twenty people to peruse the came sheet. Wo have seen a'paper In pro Srett among its readers when it was more inn a week ??hl. Now, as the intelligence which newspapers are calculated to convey is not comiminlcutcd .by the simple act of printing, unlcKsthev be also rend* wo think this view of the sublect should betaken into convhlcrntlpn next tihje nn estitmfte of the leading putitlu of ttlC two wimlKll |S at tempted to bo nlittle. In nil Scuthitkl there nrc, to the best of our rccollectlen, 4f> pub lications of newspapers in otic week, while in Canada we kinfw of 3.1, or ??ue to two.?? But the populathui It scarcely ooe to three, and of theae :? majority are "French# who cannot read, however willing. Now, ac cording to tlie American mode of estimating mutters, the people of Canada should be much more given to enquiry, ami much more enlightened tlmn th<*e' of Scotland! I'hiH may i>c the iw; lint u>itil we ace some proof of it, we will iontcnt oirselvep with nnncthcr solution, which i?, that white u semi-weekly puper in Canada cost* only twenty shilling* currency, one of the hime kind in Scotland costs thrte tfuineca. In Ire land the paper* are better circulated than in Britain; hut it is not ItctsiiM' the Irish are more given to rending, hut because the stamp dutv (mi each t>heet in Ireland is only So* while hi Kngtand and Scotland it in 4d. 3. The quality of the Journals of the two countries is an important brunch of the sub ject; and there enn be no question made as to where the superiority lies. Tin? news papers of fircat Britain, in general, arc got up in a style in every res|H-ct superior, as vehicles of intelligence, to those of any other eountiy. The expense laid out on them and the talent employed in them, (particulaVly in London) In incalculably greater than in any other nation. We have been credibly informed, that some of tqe London morning papers pay t/iree ihou tund fidundt each for reporter* during one session of purliainrnt, asifnt not only incre dible, when the admirable way in which the debates are given to the worid, it taken into consideration. The reporting of law and police cases costs an enormous smi, being Iiald for at the rate of thrrr fivitx 'irr tine. distance with tlicoi i? irithmg, when any thing to Interest the public in goin(> on. We recollect of the Morning Chronicle sending reports four hundred miles to take down tnc details of n public dinner; ami, front the mode in which they travelled, the expenee could not lie less than-Dim! This, however surprising it may seem here, is no uncom mon affair with the London Journals, and la only mentioned because it rame under our own observation. During the rcctss of par liament, and when there is nothing of great Intercut at hon>e, some of these establish ment* send out gentlemen to travel in for eign countries, to collect whatever qccurs there, of interest to the people in Britain. During the late iniquitous invasion of Spain by the French, the Morning Herald hid a correspondent in that country watching the whole progress of the war. In short, when any thing which will improve their journal is in view, expense is completely disregarded. But there is another matter which dc< serves to be taken Into consideration, In es timating the characters ol the newspaper! of Britain and America. Here, and in the United States, there I* no tax upon adver tisements, and consequently they are insert ed very cheap, and many articles of tntiinf importance are advertised in them, so thai the principal United Sites' papers hava on ly a column or two to devote to general In Ibrmttfeo. In Brltafe, 'every advertisemen pay* Ss. M duty (tr eOch fcsertien. 1 h cowqucnw Is, that the advertisements rat ewttjr are fewer, more Important, and of* toner changed. The greater part of them are not inserted oftenerJMn ooce or twiee. More room la left lor newt; wd ware any British journalist to more than half of hla sheet to be devote* fctMvertlseineaits* he would soon And hi* renders falling ofT. - We trust that a perusal of thb article will show our readers, that it is not *o much the number Of newspaper* printed, as tnfe number rrerf, and the qualltyof the papers themselves, that wo are to look,to as Indi cations of the Intelligence of a country; and that the Amerioane have yet no right to as-j some- a superiority. We have np wish, however, to detract from the character of the cklxens of the United States for Intelli gence. The existence of public journals In the most remote districts is greatly to their credit, and we wish jthem all auccess. We merely wished to correct an error, which may have arisen from ignorance of the mats we have stated above. ? Vf* nrs psifselly swsrs that Core's Liverpool AilrsHissr Is generally filled principally wKh ad* vefltsoinsats, hot thai is Ihe only oee we know In CnkUimI, end >? e?*lly ar.coittited for, fjr??n the romm crolsl r.haracUr of (ho district wheru l? Is fioltUahrd. We vealwre to aawrt, howsver, that lliew are very few of lit lesdrr* who do not tska ?oroe olhsr jonrtsl.. ' KROM TMK NATIOKAI. QA7.T.TTK. MH. POINSETT AND MR. WARD. Wis find .the following article in tlie Lon don Courief of the 12th -lit. We copied, a few days since, from an American [taper, the following paragrapht " At P?*Jf dinner, fcitren on St. Pat rick's day, incite city of Mexico, on Mr. Poinsett, our Minister, expressing a wish for the emancipation of the .Catholic* of Ire land, he wan warmly replied tobj Mr. Ward, the British Charge d'Affuira, who defended the polk') of hit Government; to which Mr. Poinsett replied with calmness and courtc *v, and was heartily cheered both Uy the na tive* and the British subjects present." A gentleman, who^sViow Hi this coun try, and who lias distinguished himself both in the politicul and military affairaofMexkyi, writes to us thus on the nbnvb paragraphs? "I was 'tot only present, t>ut'ulmost clo*c to Mi*. Poinsett at the time, and the real case wan exactly the reverse of the statement. Mr. Poinsett committed himself groaaly, and Mr. Ward's conduct was moat proper and gentlemanly. Such being the case, whether you will consider that any further notice of the subject ought to be taken or not, you alone can decide; but I realty think the qmryae MnoraMc is due to Mr. Ward, who merely resented * moat Improper Interfe rence on the purt of an intrtetiing foreign Knvoy, in atiaira exclusively British." On tlie subject thus mentioned in the Courier, a communication from a very res pectable American in Mexico, has been in our hands for aome month*. -The foregoing British statement ?ccms to require its imme diate publication* and we, therefore annex it, in the. belief that it will have all rfuthority, in thla country at least, where Mr. Poinsett ia too well known to be supposed to have " committed himself ^rowdy," ami been guilty of. * an improper interference in affaira exclusively British.*' Mexico, March .11*/, IflCfl. 1Jf.au Sin:?An occurrence lately took place here, of which I deem it proper thut Irou should be in possession of the particu ar*{ not that there is any necessity they should be published now, nor is it desirable; but, as this matter has already nmde some noise here, and as misrepresentations may find their wav into our prcsa, I am anxious Sou should nave the means of correcting item, should they he made, and beg you to do go. Mr. Poinsett and myself were invited by the Irish gentlcmci. in this city, to partake of a dinner on the day before yesterday, el'cn In celebration or St. Patrick's day. There wen* eighty or ninety person* at ta ble, of which at least four-fifths were Eng lish. A toast waa given, highly compli mentary to the United States, and was re ceived with applause and enthusiasm. Mr. Poinsett, feeling himself called upon to immediately expressed himself as Jowfct " The generous sentiments which dictated thla toast arc neither new to me nor unex pected. The aont of St. Patrick have lifcn long known to me. They arc to be fouii;) In the land which has been emphatically and truly called " the land of the free, ' among our most useful and distinguished clthtens. I have lived with many of them on tcrnia of intimate friemlshlp, and have learn ed to appreciate their worth. The interest With which the Irish nation has inspired me? an interest growing out of their frank ami i generous and mnnly character?-Induces mej to indulge a hone, that the day is not fnr dis-1 tant when the Irish Catholics will be placed in the full enjoyment of the same civil and re ligious right*, which are enjoyed by all otlt craof then' fellow subjects, simI to which their many noble qualities so eminently entitle them. In uttering this wish, I do but ec.ho the sentiments oi the most liberal and en lightened statesman of Great Britain, who have labored to produce this important and desired result, it is indeed a consummation devoutly to be wished. And while I return you my' most aincerae thanks for the senti menta contained in the toast iust given, and for the cordial manner in which it was rc ceived, I beg leave to express a hope, that tho sons of Patrick, whether they dwell in the bosom of their native reuntrv or on u foreign land?in Kurodc or America?may enjoy the Inestimable bleising of civil and re ^fheleaSTl'mcnts were received with W tsnl lone continued applause. After th< lapse nMUP<*r ? wenty minutes. Mr." ard reply, follow $"-15s3s?B ifpkSi ^ ? * ? ** " ???f previously ? should be ^ occaakm. J ucstion had been w rlf bound, as tfie rep ' Government, to smy thai he heon to the Irl#h people the enjoy m 4ml *tll?k^s liberty. so far as mi, orcWU?SMr*lkk^siaM :rty.a*feri be com)stent with the safety of the dynasty of Great Britain." These ' Me e'mlSmcnt6 M& Poimett, astonished that his e thus roiifccchH. B. M'i nSSSkaiM gentleman mentioned Aarf " respect to the subject of Irl cipatiotte he had not been I that as such was the ease, he was sot had touched the subject; that, I having done ?0| he could but repeat. sentiments he had expressed were sincerely lelt by him, ami he believed by the most en lightened and liberal of the statesmen and people of Great Britain. I. Mr. Ward then stutc.l, that ho felt not In the least degree offended at what had been ?twted; but that as the -representative of H, B. M. he had decned It Ids duty to express himself as he had done. lie then withdrew, together with the ministers of thl\ govern- (; ment, who witnessed this singular SCeMli"^ ami who can lutrdl). I iduuWl think, hay* derived impressions from it very ftfvon*b1eJ? his II. MVevoy or government. Mr. l'oinsctt was about tottkohi* lcavo also, when he was earnestly requested by the President el the day to remain. That offi cer then .expressed to him, in the moat eor dial and handsome manner, h'ui thanks and those of the company for the sentiments ho "> had expressed, and declared bis and their entire approbation of them?which de claration was ratified b) loud applause from the whole table. Mr. Poinsett, thru again addressing thtt company, expressed his regret that the har mony of lh?r evening had been interrupted by nny thing which had fallen froin him, ami said tliat he would avail himself of tht> present occasion to declare that he had no wish whatever to Injure the British interest* in thia country, and had ricvar' taken any | measures with that view, though he was fully aware that such measures had been impu ted co hint; that he cumi: here, and was here, | ui support the Interests of his own country, but tnntlie sincerely believed those interest1* clashed in no way with theinterestsof Grcac Britain; oq the contrary, he'believed them to he in perfect harmony; that the United States asked not,, nor would they accept, any exclusive privilege*; and that he wtiuhl most t-hcerfully and cordially co-oneratft with the agents' subjects of His Britannia Majesty here, toward the establishment in thl* country of the most liberal principles of trade,politics,and religion.' . 1 cannot close this communication without stating that these occurrences were suppress ed In the account of the dinner published here, by Mr. Poinsett's interference uid at the urgent request of the Irish committee. I send you tho Aguila, containing the ac count. This statement of the affair 1 vouch for, as it paused In my presence. rami i.oi i .vii.i.k, (a*) rnai.it-Aosxaruca. .4 Contfi/uUcnf Candidate.? Mr.-iWfd Morr'n, the administration candidate for . congress in th? Cincinnati district,' madethft following declarations, in addressing th?? voters at a regimental tnustcri MI wish you to understand, gentlemen, that I m not opposed to General Jacll?*i? if you arc in favour of him?but, believing that the representative ought In every situa tion and under every clrcumrtance to be erned by the majority of his constituent* when their will Is clearly and fairly n?e*r tallied, If a majority of you are oppose*} to the administration, and are In favour of (ienemt Jackson, then I say so too with all my heart, and will raise up both my handa [raising them up at the same time as-high ae his head] for Gen. Jackson. And If a ma jnrity of you should l>o for Mr. Adanm ' then, will I hold up both my h*nds for Mr. Adams. These are the principles I recog nise." ? ? -? > a Royal iJiuntonrf*.?The N. Y. Timet, | some day* ago, published an account of the I H^ycral diamonds belonging to the rcfUla of the Ituropeun Monarch*. The following paragraph from a Hamburgh (Germany) paper will supply nome Information not eon. Time * largest utainonus known in Kurope, it will seen, thMt the king of Portugal wmiWK t very largest. The diamond of the empei of liiutia wcIrIu 106 carats; that of the kl tallied in the Time*' account. Xtng of PortuRa?* tUamomt.?Prom the following statement of the weight of the largest diamond* known in Europe, it wilt be mc? the emperor ? the king of France 13^; that of the grand duke of' Tuscany 1.19; that of the great mogul 8Mi ?hnt of the king of Persia 493; and that of the king of Portugal lfilO caret*. The value of tliin last it estimated by the Pottu gue?e jeweller* at 200 millions of pounda sterling; by the Prenth jewelleni at i960 mlllionaof French llvres; and by the English nnd Dutch jewellers at l*,W,J00 pounda sterling. (J/i0,000,000.) [WJiat an enormous sum has been lost to these countries by having su*h a quantity qf dead capital f ] A number of cillcens of Philadelphia forming thrmselve* into an " Ami Greek I.egion,M end ire nlxiutto raM for Itsrwitnt bv nnbllc #?b<ctlptle*r.