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I offer WjU what may be deemed % *, | a literary curiosity. It is a supposed Iuiliau oration ou the death of Com modore Decatur written by a female now confined fur insanity lu the cells of the Philadelphia Aims-House. ? This unhappy person being asked l;y the keeper whether she would take pleasure in reading, answered in the affirmative; and added that she would also gladly compose on uny' subject wtiicli 'might l>c sugges ted. fcihe has written several pieces of a remarkable character, besides the following, which will 1 think, be admired as an ingenious allegory conveying an excellent mora). i\ National Gazetts . . INDIAN ORATION. On the Death of Commodore Decatur. Composed by Mrs. in the cclls of the Alms-House: The warrior c/f the wrater is goue to the land of spirits, and the ghosts of his fathers rejoice ttnt in his com ing, for be came not in the storm of battle. \ * rrhe warrior of the waters was a great lion, W hen he rose in his rage, and shook himself, the green hills trembled. When in ang^r he thun dered with bis voice, the storm did , follow, if e bounded over the waters, and ifie beasts of the- other moun tains hid with feat. He stretched bin paw over th^ great liters, and gored ]be lion of the east; He was mighty an 0 great as the Allegany : He was strong and fierce as the tor rent (town the steep* * of Niagara.? Mighty and great he was. Yet a little J??9r?)id overcome liimf l'qb lie opinion was a small bee, and the ]imi migUt have crushed it with his foo). Jttfct t|ie little bee crept into the earaf the great (ion and stung )iim on the strings of lift. The -lion was vanquished, and the little bee yet Jives ami bgzge? Qf his con quest. ? ,W<- 4 . ; . * * The warrior of the waters lias gone to the land of spirits, and the ghosts of his father's rejoice not in Ilia coming, for he cara$ not in shroud of fAottiy * - r v - ^ , ? /? r. ? it Effect of Insanity.*? The; West-! ern Reserve Chronicle, (printed ati "Wan-fen, Trumbull county, ? Ohio,)' of the , 1st inst. gives a distressing ac countof the death ? of Philemon, Wiilkm,.<-&nd Cyrus, three only children of Mr. Znplina nod Mrs. Lois Stone, of SLinsmao, in that couqty, whofwere drowned by the hand of their mother! The circum* stances are peculiar, and were eom mnqfeated for publfcatioaby a CJegy, jmau. v;4Mr. nnd Mrs/Stone possess' cd amiable 'dispositional sustained unblemished characters, - and have; lived together in the r.tmost harmony, Du ing a late revival of religion, Mrs.* Si . wakened, land supposed ?he had.-r experienced a 'i change', of heart.- 'i Soon, after, how ever, ;: sh^ Settled down in a state of gloom sod melsncljoly, and declared that she hadxommitted the unpardonablesin. Voder this impression, end befavipg, that, if taken off at tlieir present tender age, the children would be happy } . ind believing ft tao, that hav ing committed the unpatdonabltf sirr. no injury would follow to herself, while her husband was gone to mwit jfig, 9P ?and?y? .the AAUi ot May, she drowned the little innocents, in A spring about three feet deep. ? Ver dict of the Coroners inquest was, I drowned by the mother, in silt of lusanilv.? vV. Y. Com. Mo, , f ? ?; , .f ' M, ? wVa*,.* > ? Lima.? An officer of the U. S3, frigate Macedonian, describing Lima and speakiug of the mint, says that 4he machinery, of British manufae I tore, co4t 800,000 dollar*, r?ml that flfteen dollars are coined thereby in a ?minute. ' - ,1^ | A hard, drinker.-? A large Bass, weighing between 60 and 60 pounds, was caught a few days since w Had dam, ahaut twenty miles below this city. VP011 ?P?nin8 U was found to contain a junk bottle of rum, which it Is supposed must have been dropped overboard from tome ytsul or boat, end caught while sinking by this tippler of the deep ?Con. Mir. The ? Yavy . ? A friend on perus ing (lie Naval Register, has furnish ed us with the followiug estimate oi (he u urn her of officers lie louging to theNavv; we believe that hitherto the number has beeu greatly over rated. This exhibit may therefore serve to correct erroneous impres sious, founded only on supposition. s . Washington Gazette. Captains, 33 ; Master Command ants, 31; Lieutenants, SI 3 ; Sur geons' Mates, 50; Pursers, 46; Chaplains, 13; Midshipmeu, on the list, }, 350; mailing Alasteis, 7^; Boatswains, 20 ; Gunners, 23; Car penters, 17; bailmakers, 15. Marine Corps,? Lieut. Colonel, i ; CapUiua, (inclusing brevet ma jors,) *9; First Lieuteqants, 21: Second Lieuts. 10, / f ^ , \ * * ' < ^ In the late publication upon the nftairs of Houtli America^ in the Na? tional Intelligencer, the commerce of that xoiintry is stated as follows :? finglish have about three fifths, France about one-fifth ?the U. States something mtrre than one tenth / and the rejn.iinder is divided between othev nations." * : Indian Population*-*- It ap|>ears, from a statement in the C4uciuitau Gazette, thut the Indian Tribes ill habiting the Province of Texa$, a imiuot tq about 25,000 souls, and that they cap bring into the field near 5,'OQ0 Warrjgr^ ' ?!?.,, * Remarkable Circumstance, ? Jono than Kuowlton of Beverly, sergeant in Hie American army in' tbe year 177?, stationed at Fort Washington, N. York, it) a skir.njsh with the British soldiers, received a buck Shot between Li* shuuldeis, upon the light pear tl?e blade, which remain ed there until March 1830, and *?? tltendhlod?ed without any operation, found in his bed in tbe morning, and lie is now healed. vv:? >..-<> v. . 1 ' ft Congressional " Composition."? A statement of the professions- of the members of the present Congress, made Out by a member : ? Jn Senate.? 83 -Lawyers ; 1 Phy sician j , 9 Planters ? and- Farjneta * and 1 Mechanic, In flousb of MepresenUtives.'^ 100 Lawyers; J SI Physician*; 62 Planters and Farmers; 0 Merchants ; and % Mechanics. W 188 Bepreaeotfitives ; 6 Dele gates ; 44 Senators. Whole num ber of members of Congress, 283. Prom Jfe w-Rmrland and New- York, in House of ^Representatives, 40 Jj*Wyers. ; y^'liole number of Re presentalivcs ftom do. 08; Deduct lawyers, 40 j other professions, 28, ? ' 1 1 - ? Senators of Maine?Mr. Holmes and ^General Chandler have Jieen elected Senators of tbe United Sfetes from tile State of Maine. -Duej?iKff.? Extract - from judge Cranch's charge to the grand jury of U0K aabington i " However faiily end honorably a duel may be -Anight, yeti if d?<*b ei'sue, u ? iq the eye of the law, Murder, hotb in principals and ac cessaries ; and a challenge to fiftbt, although lidt accepted, aSkTeVeo the carrying of such 8 challenge, are high misdemeanors, punishable fine aqd imprisonment." \ '*) Ifydrosaiatic Improvement.* ? A Mr. Pdtfof Philadelphia; has Owl qtructed a Wheel, whirl) exhibits, very nearly, (he whole gravity of It is supplied and relieved [Within Ofjueg, XMore t)iau ISO dec, run below tha Hori'/.oti. 1 t It is stated, that one gallon of wa* ter-melkin jnicc, will, by boiling, afrotti a pint of pure syrup, prefera ble to honey or molasses, fotf domes tic or medicinal purposes* ? ?ew? A mechanic in Hie north of Lngland, lias invented a machine for seminaries, which by means bf steam, not only warms the room, but /eg* all the boys on a gen eral scale. ?> The Members of tke Female Benevolent Society arm requested to attend a - quarterly meeting at the Jiaeonic Hall, at?oftiock, cut Satur day evening rext. v June 29. . Bolting Cloths. Just rcccivcd from Philadelphia, a gene ral assortment of 5-4L6-4, BOLTING! CLO i'HS -which we offer at reduced pri-i ces. Lsila-& Kilgore. Camden, June 28, 1820. VI ? 16. ... In Equity. Sumter District, * * \ Judith Digga & others ^ Henry Sunt, an* [ Bill fur relirf. William faughan.. J It appearing to the- satistactiop of the court that Henry S ones resides beyond the limits of this slate. It is ordered that he appear to the said case on or before the first day of February next, and on d?fau)t thereof ftn order be made, against him that the s*id bill be taken pro confesso. By prdcr qf the Court. J, B. MiHer, Com . Kq & I). Sumterrille, June 22, 1820. foi . f Notice. WIU.tAM &ILPAT&1C* talis he >r - me one SorrcS MARL, supposed to be three years ol4,^ four feet six^nicjrfs high, with a Binall blaze on her face, left hind] foot white, no visible brand, and appraised at fifty dollars. ' ' ' h ' ? *? * . D.'G, Leigb,J. p. June 29. ^ ll_tf To tl)&Gaol of Kershaw District, a Nfcr gro Man about 5 feet 7 inches high dark complect ion, stout built, has a scar on hi* fore finger on the right hand, very impu dent spoken, about 2 5 years of age, calls his name STEPHEN, FEAGl?s, says he is fi*eo?apd caipe from the state of New Yoik, hasa paper stating that hp is ir<fe his age &c. but no name assigned toit^lie has another paper staling that he was Uom in Newburg and brought up in Brooklyif. signed by Ednepi Banum and William Potter, he has at} old-red Morocco^Pocket Book withthe following lines wrote in it. " Collins WUlas'.pockci Jiook, ftfarch 24th 1819* " Steal not this Book for fear of shame,* v I For in it stands the owner's name. V * Miss Mary Thumerland I love dearly." ? The owner is requested to come ?>* vjari provevptoperty pay charges and take him away# ffl| William Love, k. n. * June 29. 11? tf "John ?. Ballard, i , . . ? * , * Begs leave to inform the Public* that he ? ^ has opened A house"# entertainment. Ill CAMDEN S. cl AT THR SIGN OF THE v'jk'i-- Vwv? l*wi. ?'v. * i ???' ? - w iBtiv .. In the House formerly occupied by Mr. Uriah HIackman, a few doors South of the, courthouse The house is row in a state of complete! repair, with considerable additions. New Stables hayc also been erected. Travel ling Familjes pan be ikcommod^ted with private rooms. ^ ; V , ' ' . . ; \ He pledges himself to usf every e*ertioii in. hta power to accommodate those who may favor him >^ith * call. !|rffiroo33;. r ? ^ ? ? )o ? tf - . T<he Editors of Vhe Columbia Telescope, Georgia Advertiser end fyyetteville Ob server, are requested to insert the above for one month and forward thpif accounts to thjs office, ^ * Sheriff's Sales, By viitup of an Execution to roe directed, wijf he sold before the. Court House in Camden on Monday the 9d of JMljr pp$\t within the hegal hOors of sale t Onepsg^o man r^m?4 Andrews-levied on as the property of Joshua English, tf jthe suit of Thomas If. Kaney. Conditions of sale, cash? purchaser to t?y for Sheriff's titles. M.C. VVig?in?, g. k. d. June 22. v r" 111 * ?? if'? <?>? -I^otice, '? ?: J": ALL persons having demands against the estate of Attn Roach, deceased; are hereby notified to produce them to lt?e for settlement ; and all indebted to aaid estate, are requested to^ome forward and make payment. George M- Trafitham, Eafr. V June *9. 'jffr rm" lOtfr* \ CAMDEN Light Infantry . The Members of this Corj>s are l>ereby ordered to attend tirade on Tuesday the 4tt\ofJuly next at 10 o'clock m. By order of Capi Boy kin. W Lii. O'Cain, Ord. Sergt ? June 23. J > rr - | , i Stop the Thief. STOLEN QUt of the subscribers Stable on_ Sunday night, the 1 Ith inst. a Sorrel HOUSE, about tight years oUt, some white in the face ; a remarkable bl*ck spot on the left , hip, about the size of a mans fyand ; light hind foot white, the right eye smaller than the left, marks of tlie collar pn the points of each shoulder, wracks well fcc.- -,y* * | inward of Twenty ?five dollars will be given on deljyery of the Horse io the Sub scriber, or information so that I get him ajrain, and twentf-five dollar* in adcjiUpn <m comvictiun of the thief. .. . , A. P. Johnston, . Manchester S. C. June I*. 30 Dollars Reward. STRAYED or Stolen from the sub scriber on Monday niqht the j 5th ult. two HORSES, one g. sorrel wkh a white spot oivhis forehead and marked with the collar ; the other a dark brown with a white spot on his forehead and a snip on hi* nose, A rcwaql of ten dollars, will given to any person who -will deliver or give informa tion of either of the above Horses tp the Subscriber in Camden. : Davit) Miller. '?June 1. :-? .>'??? :i 7 ? tf -T ? .V'r.'ji r'-vfofll Som/i-Carolina?C/ieaterJltld District * I TOLLEP before me this lOtf* day of April} 1830, by George King, % brtght tjay HOR>K, upward* of fifteen hands high, branded^ Uie front shoulder with 1. G. and while jn hi* forehead, fcnd a amall^mpqn the lower part of hisnoSfci supposed to be' sixteen of seventeen years old. The owner, is requested to come forward and prove his property, or it -will be 4isp<*cd of cording to J4wf . - ? , ? Joint Mpllojflr J. Pt i Jul* 15,1830. C Public Sale: ? . By. permission pf the Court of Ordinary for Ketohtw District, will be aolji, pivSa lurday.the first ly pf July ?1**V #t tj*e house of Edmund Reynolds, deceased on SawneysCfeek. ; All the Personal Estate of the said deceased, consisting of House hold Furniture, Cattle, Horses, Hog}) Plantation Tools fcc. and Two Bags pf Cotton. " On f^-credit till tHc first day of January ne*t,: purchasers to gWe notes, with K?od personal security, bearing interest from the day of sale. William Bejnolds, ?ft??inr. June 7. 8?10 ? \f , .? ?- 4 - >' * ? ' ' THE COMMON PLE^S/ Willis A lsobrook, 1 fctri.-'i'l Pjb Y : Attachments - Arthur Booker, J / ' <? ,'v'v"7 ? vV HERE AS the Plaintiff in this case did, on the 14th' day of June* in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and -twenty, file his declaration it* the Office of this Honorahle Court*' against the De fendant, whq is absent from awl without the limits of thif State, gnd has neither wife pop attorney known within the *ame, Upon whom a copy of the said declaration, with a rule to pK#d thereto within R j^sr ai>4 a day* might served t It is therefore Or? dered, ? pursuance of; the Act Jof the General Assembl^ in th%t . case *>af)e 'and provided, that the Defendant do appear and plead to the said declaration, on or before the Wth flay of June, whi^ch will be in the yepr of our Lord one thousand cipht hundred^and twenty -oj^e, oiherwfiff? final and absolute judgment will then be givpn and ^warded again*} him, _ c- pr t. DOflfice of Common Pleas, - ; ^ ? , ? J Kershaw District J June 14, 1820. ... . . . .i. i ? ' ? 1111 ^ I ?' ??? ? IN THE COMMON PLE^S. John Goocb, 1 ' I Attachment j ^ HmUopA, J '??; , ;i . WHEREAS (he Plaintiff in this case did, on the 14th day of June, in the year of our ?x>rd one thousand eight hundred and twenty 9 ftle W? declttftioflin the Office of this Honorable Court, agaisst the Defend ant, who is absent from and without the limits of Uita State* and has neither wife nor attorney Known within the same,, upon whojn a ?t>pf of the said declaration, with a rule to plead thereto within a yeaj and a day, might be served : It is therefore Or* dered, in pursuance of the Act of fhe Oenenal Assembly in that ca^e made ami provided, that the Defendant do appear and plead to tho said declaration, on or be fore the 15th day of June, which will be in the year of our l^ord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, otherwise fin^l and absolute judgment will tben be gSrei^ and awarded against Vim. ' r ' Thopias r. Ev^ns, c. c. p. : Office of Common Pleas, Kershaw District, /une 14, 1820. Catalogue of Books -Far Sale, at the Post- Office. , Among which arc the folio wing ? Life of Jackson, Life of Washington, Life of tranklin, Life of Marion, Life of Mr. Graham, Johnson'* Lives, 3 vols. Riley's Narrative, Frey> Narrative, paddock s Nar i-ative, Raffles1 Tour through Trance, Pre sident's Tour, Robbins' Journal, Park's Travel*, Clark's Travels, 3 vols. Ram*, say's United States, Snowden'9 History of America, Grimshaw's History of Ameri ca, Wars of the Fr^ocli devolution, 4 vols. Brackenridge's History ofth<5 War, Grim* shaw's History of England, Morrel's His tory of Rome, do. of Greece, United States and Ure?u Britain, Goldsmith's Works, . Chalmer'sda Harvey& i^o. Buck's do. Milton's do. Buchanan's do. Mcickles do. 4 vols. Rush's Enquiry, 3'vpls* Dorsey's Surgery, 2 vols. Thomas' Practice, Ewell's MedicaJ Companion, Bard's Midwifevy Hamilton's do. Cavillo's philosophy, Es says on Hydrophobia, Adams* Diet iona i y of Religions, Buck's Theological Diction-, ' aty*/ Medical Dictionary, Classical do. Historical do. Fordyce's Sermons, Blair's do. 2 vols. Davie's do. 5 -vols. Village do. 3 vols. Allisons! dp. Burgas Dignity 3 vols. Scott's reply to ToinUne 3 vols. Butter- ~ worth's Concordance* St&rm's Reflections, ;? Simpson's Plea, Fletcher's Ljfe and Ap peal, Boston's Fourfold State, Saints R$st, Paradice Lost, pod ridge's Bi*c atid, Pro- . gress, Powef of Religion, Christian Re* mernhian^fc^ pilgrim's Progress Bitti* .?* yan^a Holy War, Clvk on t he Promises, True Pilgtimi Religious Courtship, Cce? lebs Deceived, Marrow of the Church, Baxter's Miscellanies, Essay tg- do Good) Vicar of YVakcfieU^ Howe's Exercise, SoU Uude Sweetened, Montgomery's Poems* Burps' do. < Young's do. Cowptr?i flo* ? ;t .Campbell's cIq. Scott's do. 6 vols. Leices ter's Poetry, Original Poems, Chrysal qr> U|p adventures pf + Gnifica, Chapotie's - Letters, Espriellas 1 -fitters, Citfcen of the .? World, l>dde\is p* Children of the Abbey, BlalnVAdvice, Guide to M*n and Manners, Instinct Displayed, new Ufa dies library, Police Learning) Hiimillft * Manners, Don Quixote, Roderick Ran dom, Parents Assistant, Family Instructor, t( LadiesPreceptor, Charlotte Ttmpki j*^^ *er Writer, Dream Books, gong #pu)is of v: various kinds, Scottish Minstrel, Wood land Tales, *fa)es of my Landlord, Plum tree's Tales*, Florence McCarthy, .Fast of . > 8t# Magdalen, Rob Roy, France by Lady ** -? mm ? - ? ? llnois, Equity Reports, Grimke's lustipe, Masonjck Minstrel, Hutton'a Matjie mat ticks, Note Books by Little find . Smith, Bible* artd Testament# of y*riou* sites* P?alrps and Hymns of various kinds, Books of all Ascriptions, a large and gene tal assortment of $choolBoOks, English, Latin and Greek. Also*-W i jt|n^ Paberjr Slates, Lead Pencils, Wafer*/ Indian Bub be1*) poxes, Quills, wjtfr many other Books and Afrucljca in Sic Stationary line too tedious to efiumtrale.. general Assortment of Books will al ways be ke&l on hand for sale, and as they are sold on commission, they will be dis poaed of at the Charleston retail prices, and P. Thorutpu. v Camden, June &&&& ? tf Just ueccivea. The 'etibtcriber harjtpk repeiv fresh* ?? pnaurimciu ore, which VMYW iold* HHHH iPi#olesa>9>d I^I^P ces. -??>: , Medicine Cheats put up and ?a?M*Uk 1 i ed, for ; faulty 'and plantation %i{ j- ? ? ?t* -*??-' j , i in ' _ *-rt rr ? T' 1 - ? *? ^ il i BSOO Kewaru. the *5th <)f teat, anegro]t*< BEN, about n'metee^ Jreai f) pjd, 5 - m Xhi above regard wiM toe given for the an pi-ehenaion oftfi* (boy *pd conviction of the thief. _ Benjamin Hail*. bm, ' T-tf ? ? AI?0? ? 8 SOD Reward il- } tVIU be girth for DAPrtNE (h? ' 1 of B?Oi who WM supposed to have been ' stolen on or about the loth of March 18)9. She ia a Urge young wench,, and a little jj yellow complected . Two. ftundred dollar* 5, will lie fpvcri for the apprehension oj ? Daphne am) the conTtetiOn of the thief, of one hundred dollar* if delivered wiihmit " tfie thief. ~ Sj 1 1 ?>1 1 i ? Iforlon. :] Camden, .Time I. 7~?f The Editors of the Colombia Teleseopf ? . ' incl Fayettcville Observer, are requeued to insert the al>ovc for one month amj for/ yard thcii taccouf4a to tjii? ?