Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, July 20, 1820, Image 1
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\ ou V.I ^ CAMDEN (8. C.) THURSDAY, JULY SO, t620.
THE PIBLIC WILL QUR<GUID&? TUB PUBLIC GOOD OUR ?AD
Miscellaneous.
MISSOURI. . ^ -
Extract from a series of Notes >ou
the Missouri ilivpr anil some of the
native tr|bcs, by a gentleman attached
to the Yteltow^tone Expedition in
i81Sh- pubiishe^pip the Petersburg
lutelligcucer.
The Pawnees *!?? now at w^r with
(lie. 08?ae8# Kanses, Sicflx, i*nd
Spaniards; their \vftr excursions
are very frequently carried into lbs
settlements of the lajtter, from wherwB
they procnre a great nu^er df finb
horses ; I lu\y ' li ke w ise ohiai u horses
from the uatiohs^lputh of theio, ' for
their blankets*, guns, &c.' liieir horses
ijiey sell again to the nations on tl*e
Missouri, for double or treble the
quantity ; tlVey appear to^preler ob
tain ih^. European goods, by this spe
cies of traffic, I o>ht luting (or beqvcr*.
and oilier valuable fnifo; and their
trade rs of very Utile importance to
the whites, ^ ^
Their war paWie* last summer,
brought them iiv nearly 400 hordes
"jprwiiially stolett from tins Spanisji
settlements. JfyrtncvJy they held
the Spaniards in great rpspect, ?t
tbef put large dctachi^nle of troops
*Mr country. fcince 18(30,,
however, (lie Spaniards have 1nol
<lone so, restrained ptobably 'by the
consideration that the territory be
longs to the United S talis, and be
ing debarred from the only effectual
mews df checking Indian depreda*
iWfc their
the same nufortunate situation (hat
ourd were in the borders of .tflorida..
? - 'The agriculture of the Pawpees,
is aboutthe same as the Kanses, and?
"tfiftfcwtej jMjke , theqft jjtojfclj reside
in their villages, dfMfl intervals
of planting ami g|j Kir com;
?u
M8|omrtt on , ,
-have but little intercourse
whites.
?of >neir principal men 9M uie inter
ftrtter,- ? -What (Jo .we ^^f fer the
people had an existence? Have we
not (Benty of bnffaloroeat, jtod corn,
pt only for Wrnl?fe iwT to give
Sr friends, when ,th$
; and what Pawnee is so poor,
that he cannot, if he Choose, give
his guests a horse to ride home?
Who is there in the world, that dflp
not k^aw of the bravery, anduum
bers of the great Pawnee nation
^Notwithstanding, however, the good
onlojpn they have of themselves,
tlfcy are believed to be less warlike I
than their neighbors, owing to the
comparative cage; with which they'1
live, subsisting entirely on buffalo*
"Which* they find si near them. The
SHfaace of the huffalo, besides behig
ess lahoruHM than that of the elk or
4eer, does net require the use of fire
arms, with Which the Pawnees are
Dot expert. Tk ir language is more
? Mural than that of tlie Kaoscs and
sages, and approaches nearer tfi
the Sioox ; their figures are tall an^
elim ; they have remarkably Mp|
cheek bones, and a certain wildn^ss
of look, that is peculiar to tbem. ?
Their government, like that of the
Ottoes, is aa hereditary aristocracy ;
the power and authority of which
is very much dependent upon the in
dividual character of the principal
chieftain. They are not so cleanly,
or, rather they are mqfo Althft 3n
their persons, lodges and^ cooking,,
Ctmn tl?e other tribes. There is a
custom^ ajaoog these lndiaps,' oi
swearing ^iey will not survive the
death of a cert?iii_ friend or friends,
that frequently leads them io despe
rate deeds. . About two years since
a trade?, 'descending the Arkansaw
with some packs^of beaver,' and
about thirty men, was attacked by a
party of three hundred Pawnees. ?
jnade a breastwork of their
packs of beaver, and finally succeed
ed in beating oflT the Indians, killing
J5ve -or six of thein.: After the In
\ Jjaus had despaired of success, and
were about giving up the attack,
two" Indians,* who had lost their
friends, /made a furipus charge by
themselves, they were1 both cut to
pieces, tb<? tneniory of these men is*
universally cherished? they are cele
brated in all thpir war songs.
The Pawnees find t)iat formidable
-onimalf -|lie white op grizly bpar, in
their hunting e?cur$ionk towards the
| liead of La Plata Riven On the
Missotiii, it is seldom seen below;
[ great he ml^ and found most
frequently on t]ie Yell Stone, a ltd
its branches? and at the three forks
^ the Missouri. This beabwiU
ci&il
Usually nltack a nifto, if i
very near. Indiana co|
great to
Whenjkey a
completely c J
aift^. dairt fo
lj)ove ipitc
.niDb rmli
mM '
>
Q s a.
l.trai>;
on t
Jfljtg
l the** be
n these animals lias been exag
ger?tcd, but is very remark ab^ j as
many as. thirteen balls have.
into ; Jbtro, vritboot killing ti
?>t there are also instances of
?1 JKertrp to
l,keto. The
cpi m'jBS.
I hi
r?ii hinv^
; they atjaefc ami W
up to theijr haunts,
they do not Jvish
fierce, ardent
aeon egfcaust
?H: Ibey we
their streni
hunted bv
bear, b?r to put hw hoj*
till ; he leads him ropnd a circle, to
wards his tjjmpnaiope, one efwtoF
'jnitthe ?ibl pweuit^ joirt^^flie
new:, he i* agolrj^led.
again induced to pi)?We? fresh liors? ;
the bear pursues until lie 1*c?mes
comlint, and may be approached ?i?d j
shut by putting the mnple of the
gun to his ear. Nothing can be
?Bore animating, it is said, than this
hunt : there is DP ll*ftger of the bear
i *ir? jSKpyVo m Lgiidbn JRahcr*. )%?**
^?WK1 'JfKMALK 8KX. > >
The progress of gallantry is a
nemrn"
r subject not unworthy of a brief re-<
trospect. It should appear that (lie
Turks had produced some impres
sion, as well by their , opinions as
their arms, in Euro|>e; for St. Foix
quotes Gregory lot Tours, to prove
that, at the Council of Macon, the
question " whether women were or
were not liumau beings," .was hotly
disputed; and, after much divisioft
ot sentiment, it wiis at last solemnly
decreed, that 'women constitute a
part of the human race.' ? HolcrafCs
travels in Holland, , France, etc. ia
Women nqt allowed to get drunk.
?Catherine Alexowirii, Empress of
Hussia,- promoted assemblies of men
and women* aa the tne^ns to polish
the manners qf her subjects ; and hi
older to preserve decency in such
assemblies, *lre published a body of
regulations, of which the following
are a? specimen ; Ladies who play
at ferleituresy questions and ?om- ,
mands, shall fiat Ujjpwsy or riotous.
No gentleman musn attempt tp force
a kjaq mjr strike m wqp?Ah, ill tlie
assembly, linger ,pa}n of exclusion. I
Ladies a^e not U> get drunkppQtfuny
pretext whatever, no^entlemeji be
fore uinev? iorrf jjfafmea Jiistorj/ nf]
<*. ^ ?>V<' "
Women were not, allowed to be
present at the Olympic games, ?re
clan Ladies were very reserypd ?
seldom appeared in publicrr-had
?watt nnar4?4 - ?
ife wl?
Rom (be high veneration
Jeia hail
government, wftek* (lit
brother,
Sciacnety $c. th? At
Degradation bf the
ninny cenjurips 8#>, n li
in EngtaiH), prphibitinj
Testament, in English, to be read
by women, * apprentices, journey -
roeu, or serving meu.
Women, by the laws of Himlos
tan, ft ooi admitted to be witnesses,
even in qivil causes ; and I blushed
to acknowledge, that iu Scotland^
the same law has not long been in
disuse,? 't^ord ICaines History o?.
Man, . .
Woman Gossips. ? Among the
many ordinances promulgated at Si.
Helena, in 1709, we find the follow
ing:^- Whereas several idle, gos
siping women,4 make it theit busi
ness to go from -house to house,
abou t the - ' island, - inventing and
spreading false and scandalous ref
ports of the good .people thereof,
and thereby sow discord and debase
among neigUbgt's, ami often between
men and their wives, to the great
grief and trouble of all good and
q? liet people, and to the uttex ex
tinguishing of f^U friendship, aipity,
<nd good ; neighborhood : fpr (lie
puni^inejit and suppression where
of, ami to the intent jthat all sliife
I may ho ended, charity revived, (lie |
' friendship continued ? we do older
that, if any woman, from hencefor
ward, ahall lie convicted .of tale
bearing, mischief making, .scolding,"
drunkness, or any oilier notorious
vices, that they shall be pupished
by ducking, or- w hipping, or such j
other punishment as tiieir crimes or
transgressions shall deserve, or, ap .
the Governor and -Council
frwihi' ?<> v : -31
^ } -1
m t&c JPeimwrt Gajcite. . , ^
JUU&F VI RW.
rOUR OWN UUS1NESS.
j n -homely injunction, but,
ly other coipmqrn place ex
pressions, is worthy of some atten
tion. To be beset by a gang of
me (Idlers, who make ft their business :
to attend more to the a flairs of others'
tlmn their own concerns, w extpeuie
ly annoying, ami is a situation jn
few perhaps, have not, aj one
r other, been placed.
?re. are a certain ckjs of peo?
| pic! \?l*? are extremely vigilant in
j4h.eir endefcWs to pry into lite secrets,
aud t lie < various concerns of their
neighbors, with whom they hfjytS no
kiml of inte^st or connection; .ami
ft obtain a knowledge of
Incident, wjth which thefr'..
manner of concern, they '
the theme of their gen
.?t while their own bursi
it'i should claim their pattfe
ionstant attention, and tvhile
of information apd instruc
?"llMt entirely neglected, or
management ofolheta.? - i
Li if they considered that
Of -; others claimed their
fncipal attention, while
?flairs wag ji concern of no
secondary importance. 1 ,
persons Who would take
V round, gefcg- owe
lown (toother, enquiring
ind that on , what was
on : and ; when they had "col'
' - suflfeieotHlget, they would
i compitrfy around (hem, awl,
.. ^ Jegtee of ynst s4TiA)po?tftnce,
tell what it was likely wfald take ,
place. Of they would go from placel
to place, whete they were acquaint- 1
edujand immediately upon entering
the door, commence a conversation
upon t!4s ' one, and that one, of
their acquaintance. This one had
done, or meaid to do tlds, or that
one had or meant to do thM*
But if. they should be asked how they
>knew it, or in what way the matter
effected or intoUltlW. them, or what
they bad to do wHh it ; why, It conld
only be anfcwercd, it WM ?
n
matter of common report, and a
suitable subject for conversation. II
is for such persons that the , adage r
designed, and they should bear i
niiind, whenever it is/ addressed "
them, Uiat they are considered in)
dent intruding meddlers, and pel
the reproof to operate as a salt
caution for the future. > Persons w
are in Uje habit of troubling the
pelves with, ojf indulging lii st~
dons and Conjectures abouv the !
ness of others, and making it
theme of discoutfe ; Who hackiti
vilify, or even if they iQtnfere w
tlipir concerns, when their atteoti
is not necessarily called to the s?
ject, may very properly be ' toljl
;?* Mini their own burittessiP . j
These meddlers are very t
some, Jrluome kind of peopi*
vv hen W# are m company yritKs
of them, we arc in constant appi
hensjep tfiat they ate endfeavori 1 og t?'
coliec^ometbing to roake~the subject
of cWFCraatfon, in the next compa-?
nj Ipey meet, and that we are to bet
the theme. Every word most iM
exactly in place, and every
must be mea?nred;if6ne is ?
(dace, or the cKier a little too
or too shojrt, w e shall be suro
set dpwn as careless or auk'
and then <ucli a laugh as the i
tion of an expression, or the/?c mmut
of a mis-step 'may give rise by musi
he v?ry mortifying, if We know of it.
\Wbtt I hear a person talking of
the slips Of Another, or how perhaps
' * ?ye quizzed them ejHttUg
" "V?? JB'
quarrel
? of which he, has no knowledge ; (
wUe# I hear ? person 1
speculations of wb#t is ~ 1,1
place emeng k?>H>e of 1.^
with which circumstance ?
cot^cum, ,1 would say,
better, w in jr/rteud, " nrin '
business A bueygajfL
oning, guessing iQufviduetyj
others most disagreeable ; 1
^ ,o
^By Viiyn of juiutfy.l
t: retted, will lie tol
?? Ho?j?n >q CaMep, :
^MjTg,SftWt?PW)
^vlfentb, within the 1<
$$$ ., One thousand *ci
fifune more of lets, iy\
Jl ivei\ bounded on Um
f matjc ol'leas* $SIf jWtp&or
, the upper part of thia
north by Jatwiu belong
BoUih ,fcy lands
^tt'a'PLffSLS
ningham, hpu chhi oy injuis owwn
Jeremiah Smith, levied tte prepi
of (ieorge Ciardncf, at tfksttftof 'D? H
^1L- NT i? &At*diK'
;^T>n the fepond (Ja? of a^o, atfbe ho
of Jeremmn Smit*, Sn^fteave- Cw
>>ubdrf inlttWof r?m^hoW and Kkd
furniture, one set of ntetkjRitrith tool*
bars ^KjSwetdiih Iron, flouglr ^Mqii
I Hoe*, and sundry other pjanjatipn lb
one Shot Gun, ope Side Saddle, JWU B
^ dinfj *nd Bestead, BfWn, f orn
Fodder, one Mare W'lWf && Jfl
Uewa amPCalve*, t>vo yeinrltag* tW
head of Ho** anjl efoi>t
all levied On aa the proptrty of
Smith, at the ai>pq?t? arnts of 1 ?*,
Patterson bt Co. and ?thert.
Condition of **ic r?*h/ purchase**
payfcr bherMTa Titltf. :
M. C. Y\ itginv 8, K. 0
I - ' fult 19. ? ? : ifc.L^ j