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VOL. K. CAIHDEV, SOUTH G.IROLIVA, SATURDAY DAY 13, 1837. AO. v<|
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AN ACCIDENT ON THE- MISSISSIPPI.
There cannot be a more striking illus- |
tration of the vast advantages of steam,
than the astonishing improvement which j
has taken place, in the navigation of the
Mississippi, the ' great Father of the wa? |
ters, since its application l>y Fulton, pro-j (
pelling vessels. The communication be- j
tween New Orleans and the upper country
was effected principally by keel-boats
and the crew made use of sails, oars and
poles, according to circumstances, to urge
them on the way. The passage up the
river, now performed at ease in a few .
ilntrc ti'oc 1 An#* *4 * o?#I
?| ti uu iuii^i <>i viii v ami lauui iimis, <11111
bv no means unattended with danger.
The hanks of the river were not unfrequentlv
infested with hands of hostile sa-1
vages, or white free-boOters, who, exiled
from civilized society, adopted the odious
calling of preying upon their fellow-men.
.And many a dark and bloody deed of pi-!
racy has been committed on these banks, !
which will never be revealed.
Judge Hall, in his sketches of the West
gives the following interesting description
of an incident which took place on
the Mississippi, at the period to which we
allude:?
* In the spring of 1737, a barge belonging
to Mr. Bcausolicl, had started
from New Orleans, richly laden withmer-1
chandise, for St. Louis. As she approached
the Cottonwood creek, a breeze sprung
up and bore her swillly by. This the
y f\l\Itorc rvnroift 1 -1 I -
wtruvio IlkltCKCUi till II I III I1ICIJ 111 iU IJ III'"
spatched a company of ihe river for the
purpose of heading. The manoeuvre was
effected in the course of two days, at an
island, which has since been called Bcau*
solid's island. The barge had just put'
ashore?the robbers boarded, and order- '
..i J
cd the crew to return down. The men
were disarmed, guards were stationed in
every part of the vessel, and she was !
^ ^ Upon under way. Mr. Beausolicl gave
/hiself up to despair. He had spent all
he possessed in the purchase of the barge
and its cargo, and now that he was to be
deprived of them all, he was in agony, i
The vessel would have shared the fate of I
many others that had preceded it, hut for i
the heroic daring of a negro, who was a 1
man rather under the ordinary height, ve
ry slander in person, but of ancommon
strength nnd activity. The color of his 1
skin and the curl of his hair, alone told , i
that he was a negro, for the pdculiur char-' *
acteristics of his race had given place in,i
him, to what might be termed beauty, i
His forehead was finely nioulde I, his eyes 1
small and sparkling as those of a Serpent, 1
his nose aquiline, his lips of a proper !
thickness; in fact, the whole appearance J i
of the man, joined to his known charac- i
tcr for shrewdness and courage, seemed <
to indicate, that, under belter circumstan-; 1
ces, he might have shown conspicuous in 11
the history of nations. Cacasotte, as soon <
as the robbers had taken possession of;
the barge, began to make every demon- j
stration of incontrolabic joy. He danced,
sang, laughed, and soon induced his cap I
tors to believe that they had liberated
him from irksome slavery, and that his
actions were the cbulitions of pleasure.?
His constant attentions to their smallest1;
wants and wishes, too, won their confi-'
dence, and whilst they kept a watchful ,
eye on the other prisoners, they permitted !
him to roam through the vessel unmolested
and unwatched. This was ihe stale of
things that the negro desired ; he seized
the first opportunity to speak to Mr. Ileausoiicl,
and beg permission to rid him of
the dangerous intruders. He laid his
plan before his master, who, after a great
deal of hesitation, acceded to it. Cacasotte
thcrt spoke to two of the crew, likell'icn
? ? '
.. .oo ungroes-, and engaged them in the
conspiracy. Cacasolte was cook, and it
was agreed between liirn and his fellowconspirators,
that the signal for dinner
should be the signal for action# The hour
of dinner at length arrived. The robbers
assembled in considerable numbers on the
deck, and stationed themselves at the bow
and stern, and along the sides, to prevent
any rising of the men. Cacasotte went
among them with the most unp.<m?? 1
IICU
look and demeanor imaginable. As soon
as he perceived that his comrades had taken
the stations he had assigned them, he
took his position at the bow of the boat,
near one of the robbers, a stout, herculean
man, who was armed cap-a-pie.?
Every thing being arranged to his satisfaction,
Cacasotte gave the preconcerted
signal, and immediately the robber near
him was struggling in the water. With
the speed ot lightning, he went from one
-obber to another, aw! in less than three
minutes, he had thrown fourteen of them
verboard. Then seizing an oar, he struck
>n the head those who attempted to save
themselves by grappling the running
boards, then shot with the muskets that
l"id been dropped on d??rk. those who
iwam away. In the mean time the other
^inspirators were not idle, but did almost
is much execution as their leader. The
leek was (toon cleared, and the robbers,
:hat remained below, were too few in
lumber to offer any resistance.
Having got rid of his troublesome vi-1
sitors, Mr. Beausoliel deemed it prudent !
to return to New Orleans. -This.accordingly
did, taking care when he arri- ,
red near the Cottonwood creek, to keep
the opposite side of the river, lie reach*
ed New Orleans, and gave an account of
l?is capture and liberation to the governor,
who thereupon issued an order, that the
boats bound for St. Louis in the following
spring, should all go in company, to afford
mutual assistance in case of oeces?ity.
Spring caine, and ten keel-boats,
each provided with swivels, and their respective
crows well armed, took their departure
from New Orleans, determined,
if possible to destroy the nest of roblu rs.
When they were near the Cottonwood
creek, the foremost boat perceived several
men near the mouth, among the trees.
The anchor was dropped, and she waited
until the other boats should come up. In
i few moment* they appeared, and a consultation
was held, in which it was determined
that a sufficient number of men
should remain on board, while the others
should proceed on shore to attack the
robbers. The boats were rowed to snore
in a line, and those appointed for that
purpose, landed and began to search the
island in quest of the robbers, but in vain!
They had disappeared. Three or four
flat-boats were found in a bend of the
creek, laken with all kinds of valuable
merchandise?the fruits of their depredations.
A long low hut was discovered?
the dwelling of the robbers?in which
were stored away numerous cases of guns
.1 A! 1 .* -'l " <
uuMuiifu i?>r int* iur iratie, ammunition,
and provisions of ail kinds. The greater
part of these filings wore put on board,
the boats, and restored to their respective i
owners at St. Louis.
* This proceeding had the effect of dis- j
persing the robbers, for they were never j
after heard of. The arrival of ten barges
together at St. Louis, was an unusual
spectacle, and the year 1788 has ever since
been called the year of the ten boats.
From the Ala Argus.
GOOSY GOOSY?GANDER.
* You perceive that large heavy bird,
nearly all white, with red bill and feet, ,
Tat and unseemly in its body, waddling in:,
its gait, awkward in all its motions, and :
by no means a handsome bird in any pointI,
of view ; It is a Goose. ,
Look at that man who is eternally dabbling
in politics, while he by no means
understands even the elements of political
economy, boring the public with crude
lotions and impracticable schemes, setting
ill the ignorant boobies about lum in a <
ferment, making speeches in every pub- t
lie meeting, and although they have a
beginning, have neither middle, fand
alas) you look long for the end ; as it
regards common sencc, vain are your
axpectations. Embroiling himself with
his quiet neighbors, and making constant
mischief among them ; if he is a merchant
or a tradesman, loosing their custom, and
forfeting the interests of his family for
a will of the wisp : lit is a Goose.
Look at him who never thinks himself
right, unless he has two or three law suits <
on hand, who is so litigious, that, if he i
has not an action on his own account, ci- i
ther as Plaintiff or Defendant, feeds quite
uneasy ; and rather than not have the en- '
joyment of managing a law suit, will provoke
his neighbors to fall out, and manage
the suit (or tbein gratis. If he is a
farmer his field lie uncultivated; if a
tradesman, his shop is forsaken ; if a merchant,
his store is soon shut up ; his neighbors
fly from him in fear, his companions
forsake him in disgust, he lives miserable,
and dies unrcgretted : He is a Goose.
See that miserable wretch who, although
richj yet denies himself the common necessaries
of life; whose stomach gripes
with hnnirer: whose bodv shivers with '
n ' ?r
cold; whose house is almost roofless ; it's
windows stuffed with old hats; and old
they must be indeed, ere they have the
honor of filling that situation ; all this
merely to save the expense that the opposite
comforts would cost him. His door,
^wever, has a good lock, which was nevdrawn
to admit the necessitous or the
poor. His liltle grey eye never shows a
scintilaliori of gladness, but when he sees
a dollar, which he can grab , who would
i i? .1 i. _ , _ r .i:
ovii nis iaincr s uouy ior ui?sui;n?ii| >vc?*
he well paid for it; who foiever is grinding
the faces of the poor; who will not
have the comfort of a servant to assist him
in his little wants; no, the poor wretch
would have the same fears as Shy lock
had for the expense of the stomach of poor
Launclot Gobbo. Ilis whole life is penury,
useless and and wretchedness. IIis
death is daily prayed for by his heirs; He
is a great Goose.
Look at that man, who, to make a display
of his house furniture, his plate, his
wines, frequently invites his neigh*
bors to (Tinners and large parties, merely
for the vanity of the thing, who spends
regularly, a third over his yearly income,
while those who are feasting and reveling
at his expense, (or rather at that of his
creditors,) despise and laugh at him, and
would not irli'o'a L:- '?
? < v u \i*nm? \\P 9(1 V tJ III III irom
the jail, to which he is lsrt conducting
himself: lie is a Goose.
But only perceive that young fellow,
whose dress \s.exquisite, wlvose form and
figure is robust, whose whiskers are tremendous,
whose \vholc attention at the
church, at the th? atrc, and at all public
places, i$ exclusively paid to the ladies,
lie is even seen oggling them, and fiddling
about them ; who boasts in every company,
of favors and attentions, he never
received from theni : lie is a Gander.
Tit e man who to scrape a bowing acquaintance
with either the great, or the
would-be great, who to be taken notice of:
by the slightest bow, or acknowledgement,
especially if company was with those of >
what the world term respectable ; who to i
get the honor . fan invitation to tea. when :
the nobody, or nobodic's arc there, to
these houses the masters or mistresses of
which, avoid liiin in the street: who would
cling to, and cringe to an acquaintance,
who, from some circumstance was more
intimate with the great than lie was, would
try to wriggle in under the cover of his!
u;iii<r i.m.ii:? ?? ?i.: t_ ?
_ ...... ........ivs in wmen ne nan no j
hopes of an invitation; who would almost
sell himself to the devil, to be generally
understood to be on the most intimate
terms, with Mr. Sueh-a-one, or Mrs. Sttcha-onc
; He. is a mean (loose.
The lawyer, or the doctor, who takes
care to relate and tattle all that they have
seen, in families, where the one has practiced,
or of clients with whose affairs the
other has been intrusted?the feelings and
conduct, and weakness of the patients of
the otic?the expectations, hopes and fears
of the clients ol* the other?all of which
the soul of honor ought to stamp a sacred
seal on ; Are they not a pair of Geese ?
The man who, on every occasion, bocomes
security for his neighbor ; who is
always ready to sign his name, when the
pen is put in his hand in his favor, to appear
with him in store and vouch for him,
for the payment of any goods he wants to
purchase ; who is always ready to attest to
the chaiacter of every one who applies to
him for a recommendation, and who is indiscriminately
the friend of every one who
requests his pecuniary assistance, is fairly
in the way of becoming A Goose without
feathers.
'i he person who will come into a merchant's
store, a lawyer's office, a printing
cfficc, or a room in which books, papers,
letters, &,c., are lying open and exposed,
and who can with ail the sang froid and
coldness imaginable, read and examine
them front unwarrantable curiosity, for the
purpose of seeing into the affairs of his
neighbors, is a shameless, a senseless, and
An impudent Goose.
Gentlemen. ? if this flock of Geese,
which I send you, meet your approbation,
Hid Slllt villiIncio I mn.i n" r?
j ..... . iiiuj wbuaaiwnail^ lor- I
ward you a few more flocks, (Clod knows
tlicy area plentiful article. They shall always
be full grown, and well fed and as
well selected as my jpdgmeut in the science
of Gooscry, will enable me to send to
market. I ant Gentlemen,
Yourob't. ser'vt.
G. S.
The Horrors of Solitary Confinement.?"
At my first arrest," resumed
Gerardi, "I was transported to a dungeon
in the citadel of Turin: so framed as to
render communication impossible, even
with my gaoler. My food was conveyed
to me by a turning box inserted in the
wall; and during a whole month, not the
slightest sound intcirupted the stillness of
tny solitude. It needs to have undergone
all I then experienced, fully to comprehend
the fallacy of that savage philosophy which
denied society to be the natural condition
of the human species. The wretch condemned
to isolation from his kind, is a
wretch indeed I To hear no human voice,
to meet no human eye?to be denied the
pressure of a human hand?to find onlv
*
cold and inanimate objects on which to rest
one's brow?one's breast?one's heart?is
a privation to which the strongest might
tall a victim! The month I thus endured
weighed like years upon nature, and
,?ibAn ntionif en/?(?nil F 1 *1
ttiivii, owwiui ua^, i uisccriieu me
footsteps ol'iny goaler in the corridor, coming
to renew my provisions, the mere
sound caused my heait to Jeap within me.
While the box was turning round, ( used
to strain my eyes in hopes to caich, at the
crevice, the slightest glimpse of his face,
his hand, his very dress,?and my disappointment
drove ine to despair. Could I
have discerned a human face, even bearin"
the characters of cruelty or wickedness, I
should have thought it full of beauty; and
had the man extended his arms towards me
in kindness, have blessed him for the concession
! But the sight of a human face
was denied me till the day of rny translation
10 Fenc setrella; and my only resource c onsisted
jn feeding the reptiles which shared
my captivity, and in meditating upon my
Absent child 1 At length a favorable change
!>efel me even in my dungeon. I discovered,
by means of a straggling ray of ligh*
x crevice produced by the insertion of an
iron cross by way of support into the wal.sj
?f my dungeon; which, though it cnabl ?! I
me to ob.ain an oblique glimpse tin*
opposite wall became a source of exquisite
enjoyment. My cell happened to be situated
under the keep of the citadel; and on'.bless,
d day, I noticed for the first tint", the
shadow of a man distinctly reflected upon
the wall.
A sentinel had doubtless been posted on
the platform over my head ; for the shadow
went and came, and I could distinguish the
form "l'the man's uniform, the apaulet, the
knapsack, the p >int of his bayonet?the
very vacillation of his feather! Till evening
extinguished my resource, I remained at
my post; and how shall I describe the
thrill of joy with which 1 acknowledged so
unexpected a consolation! 1 was no longer
alone;?I had once more a living corncompanion!
?Next day and days succeeding,
the shadow of another soldier appeared; the
sentinels were ever changing, but my enjoy
nent was the same. It was always a
man,?always a fellow-creature I knew to
bo near me ;--a living, breathing fllowcroature?whose
movements I could watch,
and whose disp ><-.iti n conjecture. When
the moment came for relie ing guard, 1
welcomed the new comer, and b de good
bv to his predecessor. I knew the corp >r.il
by sight, 1 could recognise the different
proliles of the men, nay, (dare I avow such
a weakness?) some among them were object
of my predilection. The attitude of
their persons, or comparative vivacity of
their movements, became so many indications
of character, from which their age and
sentiments might be inferred. One paced
gaily along, turning lightly on his heel, balancing
his musketry in sport, or waving his
head in cadence to the air he was whistling;
he was doubtless young aud gay, cheered by
visions of happiness and love. Another
paced along, with his brow inclining, pausing
often, and leaning with his arms crossed
upon his musket meditating mournfully,
perhaps, upon his distant village, his absent
mother, his childhood's friends. He passed
his hands rapidly over his eyes?perhaps to
dash away the iear?gathered by these tender
retrospections! for many oflhcse shadows
I felt a lively interest, an inexplicable compassion
; and the balm thus called into
existence within my bosom, shed its soothing
influence over my fate. Trust me, my
good young friend, the truest happiucss we
derive from our sympathy with our fellowcreature."?
[Picola, or Captivity Captive.
Variety.
Deaf Bukke.? A letter received. by a
gentleman in this city from New Orleans
states that 44 Deaf Burke, the champion
of Great Britain," in an affray with some
Creole Spaniards, in that citj, was 6hot,
and mortally wounded? and has rincc
died.? Bosi. Ilcr.
Swearing.?A profane person being reminded
of the commandment, swear not
at alt,?14 Why I don't swear at a//," he
replied?44 I only swear at those 1 am an
: * l
gry wiiu.
Gambling.?In a late trial in England,
Lord Koos, Baron Premier of England,
was found guilty of cheating at Cards!
Immediately on the result of the trial being
made known, he left London forUhc
Continent. It is said that he is to expelled
from the Peerage.
Yankee Ingenuity.?The Chronicle
of Norfolk, tells a story of a yankee pedlar
who lately made his appearance in
that region, and walked into the good
folks with what appeared to be some vc
ry line northern strained honey. The article
being scarce, it was bought up by
the grocers with avidity. It now turns out
that this same prime honey is nothing
more nor less than a compound mixture
of chalk, soda and molasses, manufactured
somewhere up in Varmount.
Lazy rich girls.?The editor of the
Orion says, " lazy rich girls make rich
men poor, and industrious poor girls make
poor men rich/' He does not mean by
flattery to sacrifice truth.
" Mcin Got!" said a Dutchman, "you
may say vat you please bout bad neighbors?I
haf the vorst neighbors dtt nefler
was. Dere is Hand Wagener, der tyfel!
mcin pigs and mein hens come home from
dere up, niit derc tails slit; and dodder
day, mcin Got! two of dem come home
missing."
Marble Quarry.?We have seen a
specimen of a stone pronounced to be
marble, and which admits of a very fine
polish, found some miles South of Germantori,
in the neighboring county of
Stokes. We are informed that there is
at the same place, almost inexhaustible
supply of this stone. The marble is
clouded very handsomely, and we are told
that preparations are in progress for an
immediate operation in the Quarry. The
owners have kindly promised to furnish
us some information respecting their quarry
which will be given with pleasure in
some succeeding number.?Greenville TV.1
mmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmm. m irrrry -wugyAxwi
Tiie Weather.?The Yorkvjlle, Times i
of the 29ih April, says :?4* I i conj taction
with the * hard times,* we have hern visited
with the hardest sort of weather, f .?this
season. On Tuesday last, we ha 1
some snow and sleet; an! on the two fo|.
lowing mornings sharp frosts ; an I it *till
continues cool ur?d dry. Vegetation mentally
with us, i*. exceedingly backward.*'
Perils ok the sua.?Capt. o is Poland
came passenger in the il . ry Lee,
from Liverpool, having been bio in nil* the
coast on the 1st January last in he schr.
George Douglass from Norfolk, ** this
city. He states that the schoo :e. ? ; * ^
dismasted in the gale, the- sea m <i - a
complete breach over Iter, and s\v e, j;,e
the decks of everything. For f?r./-si\
lavs the crow subsisted on raw enrn m ' < .
they were taken from the wreck hy the
British brig Albert, and carried into Liverpool.?Dost.
Morn. Post.
Strong necessity for an on ice.?T ?
F.xoter, New-Haufpshire, News L.ott? r
lutes the f llowiiqj excellent anecdote.
' A country mat) from the Nirtho.u ?t r
of the State, once called upon Gov. W, ntworth
at Portsmouth, and bejiged ;is acceptance
of a saddle of venison. T! c
Governor loved venison, and smiled m >-t
graciously upon Jonathan as he accept I
the present, and thanked him for so acceptable
a mark of bis respect. But tbc
man hemmed, and scratched his head, and
was in no hurry to depart. Tile errand
was but half done. Ilts excellency inquired
of him, if he could in any way be
of service to him when Jonathan informed
bin* that tbe.ro was no Lnsigu in the
militia company at . anil he would
be dreadfully obliged to lus Governorship'
for a commission. The Governor would
i.? i.~ I i: -
<iv ?ci > nti|>|iv iu I'uiiutJ ill il> II DC Illld the.
proper recommendations, and asked it the
company had elected him for their En-;gn
or sent any evidence of their wis'- for his
appointment ? 44 Why no, may it please
your Excellency's Hon r,"ea!(J Jonathan,
'* there are only two other men 11 town
but myself, and one ol them is the ('apt.
and the other the Lieut., and Iht v ex-, rcise
me and manoeuvre me so much the I
am really afeard if I'm not made an Ensign
pretty soon, they'll drill me to d( ulli.''
Fatal Carelessness.?At Beaufort, in
North Carolina, a few days a p<-rs >n
named LefTers met his death in the following
manner: The deceased had ircently
been commissioned as an ofiicer
of militia, and, being anxious to improve
himself in the manual exercise, lie requested
a Mr. Rogers, fotmerly of the army,
to instruct him.
Rogers complied. LefTers - anding iu
front of him, giving tlie. command. At
the word 4* lire," poor LefTers fell a corpse,
Rogers having forgotten thai the gun was
loaded ! The father ol the deceased was
the only other witness of the tragedy,
and his testimony was such (Rogers having
given himself up to the Superior
Court then in session in the town) ih: i
the unfortunate pcrpetr itor of the i!t t J
Was immediately discharged by the c.
An honorable example.?A note was
placed in the hands of a Lawyer in t! is
city, a day or two since, against a man
who owns the house in which he iivt-,
? 1! -? *
wiiicn is unincumbered, und v\ >r.h urn
times the amount of the note. On b.-iog
informed by the Lawyer that the note had
been placed with him for collection, he
frankly told him that he had not the money,
but would give him fifty dollars and
pay the debt, if he, the Lawyer, would
raise the money on a mortgage of his
house. The attorney not being able to
do this, told his client that, if, undei these
circumstances he was determined to put
the note in suit, he must employ some
other Lawyer to bring the suit, for lie
would not. ? Phil Com. Her.
Important Invention.?Lite Preserver.?The
public will recollect experiments
of walking 0:1 the water some time
since undertaken off the buttery I?v Mr.
M'lntosh for sever.il years a resident of
this ciy. These experiments and those
connected with his new life boat have
been recently repeated before the heads
of departments at Washington, and ac
* ~ - -
uwruiiiw to uie *jiodc with great success.
India Rubber, which seems to promise as
many useful applications as steam, is the
agent. Mr. Mcintosh has for years made
its useful properties his study. The lifepreserver
consists of cylindrical hollow
tubes of India rubber within the fnm.r-.i..
(JMI" " al1 ?
and answering for that purpose. A stopcock
is attached to each for inflation.?
Within, the trunks, 6tc. of as many as 3d
passengers are kept dry, while the passengers
themselves arc preserved from ship
wreck. Whole weight of .the apparatus,
about 25 pounds?very useful for wreck
ers, and for armies crossing rivers, to carry
ammunition, baggage, &c., and prevent
accidents. A smaller kind is made
which consists of leggins, which may he
carried in the pocket, but when used will
hold two persons and their trunks, and actually
enable them to walk 11 water to
the shore ! With stc^m-pnckcts at 30f
miles the hour ! and Life Preservers like
these, the dominion of the ocean is conquered,
and the most appaP'ng tempest i>!
disarmed rf its terrors.
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