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"We will cling to the pillars or the temple of our liberties, PIERRE F. LABORDE, Editor. and if it must fall we will perish amidst the ruins." VOLUME IV. e NO.2-. TERMIfS. The EDGEFIELD ADVE'RT1f3.R i% Pub lished every Thursday moring at Three Dollars per annui, if pauil in advance Three Dollars and Fifty Cents if not paid before the expiration of Sin Mouths frot the date of Subscription-and Four Dol lars if not paid within Twelve Months. Subscribers out of the State are required to pay in advance. No subscription received for less than one year, and no paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid. except at the op tion of Ie Publisher. All subscriptions will be continued un less otherwise ordered before the expira tion ofshe year. Any person procuring five Subscribers nnd becoming responsible for the same, shall receive the sixth copy gratis. Advertisements conspiuously nserted at 62j cents per square, (12 lines, or le,) for the first insertion, and 43J ts. for each continuanrc Those publi-hed onithly, or quarterly will be chargetd $1 per square for each insertioi. Advertisements not Jiavin, the number of insertions marked kn then, will be continued until ordered out, and charged accordingly. All communications addressed to the Editor, post paid, will be promptly and strictly attended to. W. F. DURISOE, Publisher. Feb 7, 1'39 PROPOSALS FO1 REVIVING TI Southern Review. T tlaSnbscriber, o proposig the r.-s talishment of tte Sourern Revi. w, deems it utinnecessay to refer to the history of that work, which is already in t;e poss, ssion ot the public, or to dwell on the high esimration i, which it was held both at home and Libroad. dn ring the period of its cotinnnance. Surnice it to say, that its career, though brief, was, as all admit, brilliant-creditable to the .--outh and to the whole American Union. Its failure- the rsubiect of universal regret-waws owing, it it wen known, not to a destitution of talent and public spirit, but arose lst, from its limited cir culation, which was by no means adequiate to sustain a work of such magnitude, aid 2ndly, from the political diffierences n hich agitated the country about the time of its discontinuance, dividing the friends of Southern l.ierature n. to two great parties. and pieventim that har mony of opinion and-Co-operation mu the dis. cussion of leading questions, which is desirrble in a work professedly devoted to the cause of the South and the whole South. It is proper to consider first, the utility of Reviews. regarded as organs of the literary spi rit and opinions of the age. and secondly, the imaportance and necessity of establishing snch a work at the Sotmh, at the p.eseit tnie. On the first point, it is scarcelv nrcesnrry to say mouch. in the present advam-ed stage of period ical literature. Ably conducted 'Reviews are the offspring of a high state of civilizatiorn. ansi are hebest evidence. nnw-a-dav.s. that carn he furnished of intellecntual advanceomeut. and the prevalence of a pure and elevated philosophy. l'ie inst half centur Ias produced few au thors of eminece. either in Great Britain or America. mn comparison with the half c.-nitry that preceded it, and the reasor probably is. not that there has been a want of genius. talent and scholarship in this confesedly intellectual age hit simply because distingni.led scholars have found a readier and a better oran through which tit act directly on the public mind inI Re views. than through the medium of books-the old, more tedious and more expensive methol. If therefore, it be asked, 'hat evidenrce is or can be firnished of the superior intelligence and progress of thd present ceinttry-a pro gress of which we are so apt to boast-the re ply is that it is to he ounnd in the hith character of the tuarterly Iteviews abroad and rat horne. If it he alfirmed, that we have rno native fifera tore ins this couitry, aid thereforeno inmaterials to furnish the -round work for Reviews, tie :,n swer is, that our Reviews constitut' our native literature, and that i learning and sc!iolarship arc sought for, they are to lbe found in omr Re views, which therefore should he warirly and firmly supported, as an evidence, and a fair one. of our literary pretenusions and our nationual character. Besides, nio one cause, it may be safelv aulirmued, has contributed so much to eli cit talent, to awaken literary ambhitiou, and to pI'odnece the highest order of fine arid pow~erfuil ufriting, as the establishment of Revir-ws; and marry individuals have been stimulated to ex traordinary efforts, and have been subseqiuenrtly known far and wide to fame, ini consequence ot the oprportuinities they have enjoyed arid impiro .ved, of cointriburtirng successfully to works of so influential and highly respectable a chiaract individuals, who, otherwise, in all prohnhiility. 'would never have besen tempted to test their strength on the literary arena with such compel itors as they would be likely to meet rthere. The great aim of Reviews is, to discuss sub jects learnedly,thoroingbly,profounidly-inl such a maniner as toi bear uapon thre whole social sys tern, and pro.uce a broad, deep and permnanenrt imnpressiont npon the general characrer of a peo plec: In one word, their object is to diffulse knowledge. not-to foster prejudices-to create, direct and control-not to echo opinions-to prodnce beneficial changes upon a large scale -not to pierpetuate or even tolerate existing a buses. It- is obvious, therefore, that while, in the iofancy of American literature a spirit of indulgencea has been felt and extended to tihe funks of our lighter periodicals, which are rap idly issued from the prs'ss, and which have ser ved as vehicles often for the attempts of the mere literary debutant, Qtuarterly Reviews, havintg higher aims to aceemplishr, and intend inig to represent and~ emhody, in the most p ow erfid and attractive form, thre opinions only of thre mnost enlightened whriids shouldl be con ducted with a scrupulous regard to thre purest principles of taste, and to tire elevation arid ad v.ancemrent of our literary and riational char acter. In respect to the importance and necessity of estah'ishrmg such a work at the Sonth at tire present time, there can he little dontbr irn the minds of our discerning and public spirited citizens5. We must have such a work, or feill behind tire spiuit etf the age. wich is of a pre einently inqiuisitivP andI enterprising ccharnec ter, turd the South should have such-l a work,ist only from motives of literary pride and ermurla tioti, itt ordier to keep pace with tire respecta bile ..,tr,,wS oftire othier wide, itelletrenit, etd thri vingsee:os of the American repuinc, but ahco beieianse the South has. a: the presei-t peried es pecially, cermuin great aid leading interests oi its own to promote. which can be iost effecti. alir suibserved through the instrintaiiiity of such a perioical. It is not necessary to raise :he war cry agzainst other portion: of the Unio! who may l'eef disposed, as hey often do, to dit for froei; us in their views of our agricultunl. conmmereial and po;itical iiiierests, but it is im portimt, highly so. that we shold take oi.c southern position firmly in the preseit attitude o: ur tationi aiair.: that tr position should ee cleary y known and understood. boti at hoiie and abroad; tiat we s;iot d be ready to defene ourselves and our institutions frt.in all covert tot opeti asaufts; that we should maintain lite prii ciples of the Fedend Consttition in its orit im al intention, with t firm auod tiiflinching -pirit. anid promote the cause of a pme anitd eleated literature by all the imditcemeits that can le held ont to stimulate the finoilition and pride of intellie-nt and chivalrit peoi e. Iropositioins have been lrequently made here tofoere for the reviv:al of' th~c Southern iReview. which hforlua:ely hive not been crowned Willi the Stt( i'&SS th.wL It- .01ped Or ai)tnif ai'le.i for then, Ditferent causes liave beeii assirun. d for the failite of these pro'ect4, but the leading one itunenthedr i'. the in?le'telinto It'avail otr. selves ofit a veravorab.l .tawe of the public feeling by foliowing np well digested plans with vigorous and concerted action. We have sat stilt-folded our hae,,ds a;-i closed onr eyes and then have complaimed of universal apathy. It is believed. thai it the preseit momentia vety deeip. reneual and earm-st de-ire p ires the soutthiern comiunity. or at any rate. the most influentiil portion of it, to re-establish and place on a permesanent foundation, a t unarter'y Review of the hi.ghest order. If the siiscriber can en list this Teeling in his behalf, hue will have rea. son to anttie pate the most lattering success otirw'se hi. e- m Is wil! tie v:un. It is propomed tha each imitber of the coi templatei work shal; cotaini at least two iul dred and fifty -*ctavo pages of original matter printed in the b -i sty!e oh the Atmerican press. Twenty-fliv- hu::dr.d or three thousand sub scribers at rive dollars annually. the momn-y be iit paid, would vield an aununt sufiicient to establish the wori. ami atl'ord a handsiome re imuneration to writers feo teirary labor. A strong appeal is made to the pttlii spirited citizens of the South. and also of the West and South West. already united to its by strong ties in a commnercial and agricultural point of view -in beliaf of the proposed work. DANIFL K. WHITAKER. Charleston. S. C.. April 1o, 1839 PROCLAMIA'T IOi. LXl.. UTIVi- OtEPAhTIMNT, cOLu3t1BA tARCH 13.1$39. By Ilis Exedlica cy PA Ti t:K NUBL.L. Esq. Gocernor and Commander-in-cherj, in antu otc the State of South Carolina. ' IlAi'LAS, eitormation has bren rece:v ed in this Department. that a utost a. tiocious murler was comitted inl Laureit District, on the oth -of ibis month. by Carteo Parker on the hody tif Jjerson Iocland. and ,catsaid Parker ias fl-.d f1m jstislicv. Now, know ye. that to the cad.,aistice may le done, and that tite said (arter Parkr niV be broi lit to tegal trial and conligi cui-:i shient fior iis ofliece. as aor- said. I do herev otfler reward offIlitiA. HUNDRi1 DOIlA..S. :or lis aipreh- tsio. atiml 'Ii er. :i o a the State. Carter PAiter is d -crit :i being abont 36 years ot'age'. abotitti feet I iich tiah. light co;ored hair, Ieard inclituig to re: dishumesit, rather a thin visage, sandficomplexii* talksquick.and ct-; his words shon: face to ern bly broad at the eyes. but narrow at the clii..; a samll piece broken oell' ;i e of hi frntt te-th: broad shoilders. slenid'r waist. has a hahit oi' sneking his teith, lare kies and knrock kneed: lhe is a blacksmith by trade, and fend of ardent spirits. Given ituder my hand and seal of the State. at Columbia. 13th day of march, in the year ofonir Lord one thouwand eight him. tlred nal thirty-niiiie, and in the sixty third year of the Indepedeiice of the United '8tates of' America. PATRICK NOBLE. fly the Governor. 1. L.iouonn.. Secretary of State. \ fa rch 21. 1S34 7 Miew %preing and aSummerC GOUD D. TNH IE Subscribers hemr leave to inform their Icustoimers and the public -renerally,. that they arc' rece'ivineg anid opei.g a speleidid as sortmnent of Efumbraciuug every variety ol British. Frenich and Amuericn, Stample amnd Facecy Goods, which have heer selected with great care. TIhey nvite their f rieedsc to give thteum a call, and they shall have good beargaiins. G. L.& E PENN & GO. March 21, 1839 7 tf' 'pin and Summner COLOTHING.-Th'le subscribe'rs leave jtust : . evee a hand-loiee and getneral assort ment efgoods foer I ont's Spriung and Siumer Coats.Pinuts, and Vests, which they' are lire pared :liO v mail' tip in the very best style, and otn the most reasonable terms. G. L. & E. PENN & CO. March 21, 1839. -7 tf FOR SALE. A- DIRitA B~l resi - ..-.d ence in Pottersville, s of' about 14 acres of gaone .. Land-a part not cleared. On the premises are a good Dwellinig H ouse, I sto ry anid a half higit, with five rooms-a large framed Kitchen and. Smokehonse-an excel lent WVeli of pure water. For particulars en qire at this I.- ffice. Feb 14. 1839 ti 2 Nolkie. ALL persons inedebited toe the Estate of i tS ey II Berry, deceased. are regnested to make immediate panyment: anid those having de mamls against the said 1Estate, are reqluestedl to presenit themt duly at tested. SA.MUEL STEVENS, Alde'r. Feb 12, 1839 *ac 2 F'er Sale. M Y HOUSE and LOT"I. in the. Villatge of EVfdmrcfield, upon ternms to suit a pnrchaser. In mey absenc, apply to Col. Danskett. 'JASIES JONES. A n,- 1i ti 1 Valuable Lands for Sale. T H E sub-criber will dispose of all his Lands, consifii; of' about 1400 acres, viz: The tract on which lie now resides, contain ing ahont 900 acres, lvinag oco the Stag. , Road leading ~rom Edgetield'Conrt Hose to Augh.-ta, within 4 miles of the Court House. and lv from .ingusta. On the1 premises are good Build me. and an Orch:rd tof two) thousand and eight hundred fwve -rnit Trees. \lso. , the pla!e hirnerly owned by E. J. Youniihlood containiing about 350 acres, with necssary uiildiiigs. all new. klso. the place known as Bellevne, within 2 and :t-4 miles of the Village. It has a two story Building, and is as fine a situation as any in the District. It contnins 100 acres, 10 of' which are cleared. All the tracts coeitain about 700 acres of fine timbere'd woid-landi and all have fine springs. P rsons desirous of purchasing may examine for themselves. The terms will be accommodating. W. JJ. MAYS. May 4. 1:39 if' 14 South Carolina Copper, SEEET IRON & TIN WARE op lanteftetory. W'OUL respectfilly miorm the Mer chants ai.d Planters of this State. ati all who may piense to give me a call, that I have located at Imiiihurg..S. C., with a view to a pernia. ent resideuce; a- d engaged in the mianu1ifacture of Copper. shee- Iroi and Tin Ware-which I will furnish by IiWmksale or :etail, of the best quality, at the lnecesf rates. Having experienced Northert Workmen, and being a practiclal mcehanie nyselfrl can at tend'o Honfing, Gultering and Spouting; and all other Jobs ofevery description in iy business. which shall be well dune, and on short not ice. All orders will be tiankinlly received and promptly attentled to. A superior assortment of Japanned Ware Also, Stamp'd Plates, all sizes, jtst received. A. B. CHURCH. - flambnrg, March 28. 1839. tf F Copper, seet Iron, and Tin Ware .ianufaclory. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. ? IIE Subscriher has just received. A large If assortmeint of Copper. Shret Iron and Tin Platc; which lie will muatiictire to any pat Wnl. usual in su. h Ware: Such as. .S'OV S. STOVE PIPES, STILLS. STILL IWORMS. itd ever% variety of'Ts VAnEt. IlIe slicis the patronage of his friends and the piblic itt general. in South Carolina aid Georgia. as lie intends keepino' a con stint and Fill supply of the above articles, his cutomers wil not bi: disappointed fron the want of materials 3. F. CH: W. The highest price will be given for O1d Peeter. ('opper. Irass amid Lead. Augusta. Ga. A pril 15. 1'-9 tf 11 $25 Reward. R ANAWA Y from the Subscribers, on the 20th of April, two negro hoys: oneo naim ed C.ES.1 R. he oigin to Robert J. Doutler lie is abon 21 or 2- years of al.e, 5 feet 9 or 10 itiches: he is a little incliined to be o' a light complexiein. Ile has on one side of his face a stat white spot. On one of his hands 3 fingers have been cut with a Gin saw. Speaks very ,quir-k, when spoken to The other named .V1TEP HEN. belongs to Lucius L. Hall. living aont 7 miles freom Hamburg. le is of a dark complexion, 5 feet 10 or 11 inches high; speaks very quie !-., when spokei to. H[is face is very short and broad. Ie %nre off when he left. a pair of hbue hionesyrnh paritaloons. awl an old wool hat. They will try to get to Kei tuckv. Cesar was brolght froin Kuntuck when ie twas aioit tetn vears of age and lie ls per seaded the --ther .hov off with hiltm. We will ive the above reward toi any persoi who will ildge thetm i any ;ail. . n that wve cn -et them. L1'CII!S L. IhAULL. ROBERT 3. BUTLER. .May 2, 18.39 tf 13 $100 Reward. .l }ANIA.Y fronm the Stibscri 4.ber on the night of' the 5th of -ebrtuary last, from iiy place two .miles fuomn Hamburg, S. C. a negro tmain timed lUEN. about forty-five . years old, five feet six inichies high. - .lTe :ihove rewatrd I will pay for --*delivering him to me. or putttinig him tn jailso that I catn get himt. TlHiMA" KI'RNAGHTAN. H-ambura, March 2:i, 1837 tf 8 * ead Quar'trs. CH ARI.ISsrOY. leth tipril, 1539. General Orders. No. 2. J HARLESTON -IEAD, Jr.. JoHN ('uN . NisotlAu. and ARTURn 8i:nxiss. have bee" appointed Aids-de-Camps to the Comn tmandler in Chief wvithi the rank of Lt. Colonel. Theyv will be obered anid respected accorditigly. By' order of th'e Commtander in-Chief JAMES JUYNES, April 25 12 Adj. $ Insp. Gen. NO) TICE. 4 L Persons indebted to the late Clh- - h.tan Breithaupt, dee'd,, are r'egmst ed to make immediate payment., And -Il persons having demnds against the est e of said deceased are reqtaestedl to presenut them duly attested.' .1OHIN UA USKE TT, Exz'or A'eb. 25. . rHiE Coptartniershipi of Kernaghan & Ron Iney, of' Hanmurg, So. Cni., was dissolved on the 23d instant, by mutual cotnset. The Business hereafter wvill be contitnued bty Thom as K.'rnaghant. on his iwni accoitmi. H~e will receive aill money due the late firmn, and will settle the debtq eof'thei sanme. TIHOMAS KERNAGHAN. i'. HI. iOONEY ITnmhurg , : S'Y? im A MiRscellanconuii. Fronthe Baltimore Alonument. Ol.kt FELAALL POL'IS. ELIZABETH L. LLLM.-The li'crary career of irs. Ltet h..s been Iriel, wit tihus far very successful. It is only about three years since she becamie known as a wriler, and already her Catte is esitalulished as a poet ess of much promfise, alo her ele- I gunt translations fiton ihe lialian and French poets tirve proved her tit at'ccomt plished scholar in those beautiful lang1ua Mrs. Elilet was horn at Sodius, a small town on the shores of Lake Omaiario. iler father, the late Dr. Lunmmis. was a ian of learnitig atoid good taste; but he lived at a dist ance fromt all learned ociey-a..d the advantages ofat Cont imOn school educa tion were, in that retired place, very lint ited. However, genius does not depeti onl schools; Elizabeth % as early diktinguish ed foar vivacity of intellect and poetical talents; and thetn siehiad the giod ih-rtunle to attract the attentio aill secure the at' iections o a contenial ind. This was Dr. l t. II. Ellet, thet Professor of Che mistry, ill Columbia Colle-e, New York. He married her when she was %ery t ounag, only about seventeen. and uder his lui lion she imanediately coammaienc-.dl tie study of the modern languages. He is himself a soand scholar; amd possesses Much poetical taste; ani toe proficiency of Mrs. Ellet not only proves her own sup. rior plowers of intellect, but also the suipe rior talents and learnin.ig of her tutor, as well as the devotion lie maust have paid to her itlrovemient. It 1833, she began to venture her pro auctions before the public eve. her firsi poems appearing in the Amterican Ladies' Magazine. These were very fIavoralaly reviewed, and she Iaos gono- on increasing her literary acquaintance, till she is now a regular contributor for several pr riodicals. The article< on "Fretach and I;lian liter ature," anid on the "Italiani anad Fre'nch Poets, and Poetry," which have, at dillfer ent tites appeared in the Amieracain Quar terly, ad inu the -Southern Literar-, Jotur aal," are froi hier pen.'0 In 1834, appeare.i her translationi of "l:phemnia of Messina," one of the most admiired. productions of Sylvio Pellco. :Smce then she hasnt written tw% original traaedies, one Of.which (Teresa Contarini) is porinted in her volume of Poeims, pilished a few nonths since at Pila delphia. This trail!aa'ly hears the snie impress of pure thotights, expressed in chaste and beautiful. language, which marks all her poetry. There is not nich origiuality of invention displayed in her productions; but tier versifantion is very correct, and her iuages anid illustrations sucla as show a heart- warn love for the charms ofrnature, and a fiancv that haas revelled in the beauties of the classic orld. 11er critical taste i- refined by a thoa oulgli acquaititance witlh the choici writings of te Italian and Frerli -cholars; and she has lately added the studI of the Ger man language and literatiure, to tier many acquisition,. Nor are her accomiplish ments confined to the merely literary; itt tnusic aid drawing she also excelst and in the araces that adorn socicly, and make tie chari of social and ditmestic inter caurse, she is described a-& being eninently ifted. Ste ,-now resides sat Colunbia. S. C.-ier husband. Dr. I-Alet, being chosen to a professoirship nt that place. Her fer vid ;ad ntelive mind will tloulless ltli lianehl gratinention in the new and rich sceetry of the South-her cenias. like th '"aranage blossomt~'seems to require a sunt ni climtate in whicha to expanid; anid fronm one who has so sedutlously expliored the beauties of Italiani Literature, andl tat the~a early age of 21 estabalished such a repntas tion forritical learning andl poaetical taste. we e-xpect fihr the furae, mnehi that will adornt our literature and elevate our sex. Universal Knotaledge of Editors.-An edlitor orh a newspaiper maust know every' thinag ini the worlbl, and mtore too. HeI must be a complete Admirable Critehton. He maust lhe at home on every subject. As to ptolities, that matter of course is at h'is fanger's ends. He kntows nll the crooks. twists, andl turnings, andI must enlighten his readers accordingly. l~a matthemaaties he- miust lhe a Sir Isaac Ne wton. H~e must be able to decide, and correctly toll, who ther the late arithmetic, or ey phering hook. is the very best that was .ever published. In astronomy he must tell who is the best star gazer, who points out best, and most correctly, the great bear and the little hear, the hyades and the pleiadles. In the classics he mtusi be a Stepheni andI Person at least, as well as a Scapula (we suppose the French would call it L'epaule) in diction aries anid lexicotns. In horticultur'e, flori enlture and( hiotanty in general. he musct be a Linnts, or, to coine nearer homne. a Bigelowv, (ahemi, aside, we hardly knaows a dahlia fromt a dnndelion, or a hautter cup~ fromt a bean pod1.) lIt thae drama lie muast lie able to decide who ar-e the grcemesl trngedimans andit comediatne on the stage. He must he a Tahnni, a Coonk, a Cooper, a Keatn, a Mn~thew~s, a Lismoni:hle miast know whichl is the best tragedy or conmedy of the day, ad must decide whether a niew one of either descriptiotn will staeceedlor even hear a repetition. andtt whet het the nut hor will eain or lose reputation by its pr-odnec tion. Injamedicino aind snrcery, he must he a Dupoytren, nt AIberntethy, a Sir Ant ley Cooperl-a W Var-reni, a Danfoth, a Jack. soan: lie mus15 kniow tand decide whbich are that ever have heen putilishel. In chetnis try he must h- a bir Humpuirey Davy. It, tact, lie mnust and does know every thing; he mlust be, and is aujiit on every subject, and iii every science. It any maldn wat an opinion w hich is decisive and ttial oil all nd every nijecti, imoral, poll tical, legal, or anyotih r al or gal; lie must apply to an editor, andl hi is sure to get a decision at onve, conclusive and satisflac tory, and froil which iiIere is no uppeal. %U % nould b no 1meUS wi h1 to piull' tl or fla ter the knowledge or judgmient of an editor, hut Vge wuld taicrely tiitimiaute that lie does knowiv a little more of and un derstand a lible better every subject that ever was treaied on, frot the science of astronoimy, down to the Thames tunnel, than any other class of beings that ever existed.-Boston Gazte. From the A. Y. Courier 4' Enquirer. ANo-ruiHa LEsso. -ro -TE -IALAY PI RATi..s.-It %sill tie seen by the annexed leiers, thit the U. S. frigate Coltunia. antd corvette Johi Adams, under the coi. rimad oh' Commodore Itead, have ilicted a siginl vengeance upon the Main) towns Qualla Bautooani .luk Kee, on the Iluil bumaira, for the connexion they were supioeil to have had w ith the piroh'y end imturders commitied in their noater. ,on board th. Americn ship Eclipse, ot Sa lem. Qiidllt Batnoo was ouce before visi tef by one of' our frigames, the Potunar, aud all her firts deiioliied. For this reason, or souTe other, Qualla latioo. on the present occasion, sullered only a itod erate itiliction, while Muk Kee, a lown aboui forty timles dista nt, was demolished and urnti. No lives were lost on the A iterican side, and onr letters do not state that any of the .Malays perished. The towns appear to have been deserred in an ticipation of the atiack. The neces-ity of such severe measures is to be regretted; but in dealing with eavages and pirates, no other mooe seems practicable for the protection of our commerce, and lives of oir citizens. We trust the Mahtys will now come to the conchision that their own intertesi requires theim to re-traii their cu pidit Irot tibing exercised upon deflence les, nerchinniien which niv visit their coast. They prohahly, iitil tlie arrival of the Potomac, Supposed :bat Aimerica was too remote, or too feeble, to protect it. coinierce in, tho.eseas. I t is t, he hoped that this delnion is now dissipated, and that hereafter our seaien aid cargoes in that quarter will fiid ihe flag of their coun try a tiever failing proteetion. The bombarmitnt of Qualla Baitoo took place on the 23rd of December, and t.at of Muk Kee on the ]st Jaiuary. l ELtG ioUS ANNI VERsArtiE.-Theannii versaries i cre going on at the date of our last advices. The annual meeting of the Wesleyan Missionary society was held (in the 29th of April, in the grnat room at Exeter H all. Mr. Pluure t took the chair at I1 o'clock. Slien Ithe hall was filled in every part. Oii the platlorm were a nimber of members of Pirliament, and friends of the society from ali parts of the world. From the rep ori read. it a; penred that be society ig still in a flourishing condition. The a nount of' the subscriptions received luring the past year is 473.537. and the ital aniint of receipts X74.918 42-. 2d., (8376.591.) 'and the exl endittires ?I00, 077,leaving a defiriency of more than $I0 000 it be mnade up. On motion of M r. Lvan., I. P. seconded by Col. Con oIly, 31. P. the report was unaiimously a dolited. ThIel( Rev. Dr. Patton. of New Y'irk, the Rev. Dr. Henmnti.a' Troy, and many oilier gentlemen also addressed the tmietmitg. The London Watchman oif the 24th state'n itmt the ctiribiutiins to the ceniten ary fund ex ceded E20d,00. From the ChIarlston Courier. hMa. Gouvi~asaun.-Th'lis gentlemnan, againist wvhomi a verdict has been recently rendteredl, as late Post Master at N. Yotrk. for $20.900 has edtdres-ed a letter to the Presidlent of the U. States, arraignitig the prorrniety of' the verdict (he having claimted a ctinsitderalhe b.,lance in his favor on a cornplicatetd accounit or $1,.500,000:) hut admitting it to be the verdict ofan hioimes jury, and declaring that should the advie ot his counsel nut induce him to appeal. the amtotunt will he6 romnpcly paid, andi eveni should lie appeal, the amtount of' the veniet or adequate security for it, will be deposited with thte District Attorney, tt secure the government frocm any possibility of' hiss in any event. The presiding Juidge, in his ch arge to the jury, acquuited Mi'. G. of' any shadow of'fratui andI Mr. G. near the close of h.ais digtnified and hontorable leiter says; "H ad the vertdiet ofdhe jury swept every dollar fromi mny family andI myself, my honor would have been promptly redeem ed. You will learn witht that pleasure wvhich ought to atnimare the heart of one who presitdes civer the destinies of many, that the event wiill not desolate our home, nor biring afllicetuon "to onr hearth." AncN o D -reOriginal and true,-MIr. Franiky A.-.- whto was a gentleman of gotd parts atnd infintito humor, used with much pleasantry to relate the followving anecdote, as having occurred tto him when a yountg man. A young lady in the neighbotrhood hadh won his afl'ectinns antd he hadl cimmienced paying hier his atd tresses Duritng the courtship he some times sttppetd with the lady's famcily, wvhon he wvas alwasys regutled withi a homely dlish of milk and.mutsh. and being ef a se rinou tunn wasnranl invitvdto snay grace over the meal. The supper Franky did not take aties, as the family of his fiair one w as in but moderate circumstan cem, and beini himself poor, he admired i such domstitic economy; besides, he was saiisfiei, provialed he could obtain the of fecttons ot his dulcinen --Tle course of true love' it is said, "never runs sm.ooth," and Franky chanced to have a rival, i% ho was much richer than himself. One evening nhen he wis visiting his charmer aller t e board had been.spread with the frigal meal of milk and mush. but befor6 tie family had taken their seats at the ta ble. some one spied Franky's rival riding up. Immediately "a change came o'er the substance of the meal." As if by ma gic, the table was cleared of its load, and nought remainel to tell the tale but the cle in white cloth. In the tourse of a shors time, however,the table was aghlii furnish, ed, iot as before, and with warm bread. stwi a is hastily baked, and im c mon parlance called "short cakc." When all was ready, as was the custom, brother A- was invited to say grace. who with due solemnity, hands folded, and eyes closed,prdnou need the Ibllowing impromp u be uedtetion. "The Lord be praised, Flow I'm amazed To see how things have mended; Here's short cake and ten, For suipperl see, Where inilk and mush were intended." It is almost uhnecessary to add, that af ter this grace. Franky never returned to woo his Lady love, but left htr to the un - distur--ed possession of his more fortunate rival.-Cecil Gaz. Gnnxm TEA, a REt.ny FOR BURNS AND ScALDS.-The Medical and Suraical Journal publishes a communication from Dr. Wheeler, of Unionville, recommend ding on experience or its good effects Green Tea as a cure for burns and scalds, The Dr. says: It is about three yearssince I first applied this article in these eases, but in this short time I have had repeated opportunities of toting its virtues. The first case in which I employed it was that of a child, three years old.whose clothes were literally burnt of from it. It was cured by this articlo alone, and notwithstanding large portions oftno only integument, but muscle also, sloughed out, the cavities were soon filled with healthy granulation, and the' cica trices formed a smooth surface. Since that time I hav*reated other cases, of .more or less severity, in the same manner, and willh similar success. Treated in this way the inflammation soon subsides, & the healing process is astonishingly rapid. Itis always necessary to keep the bowels suf liciently open with some cooling laxative, as crem, tart, or sulph, magnes. Any of t he green teas may be used. It is to be moistened with warm water to render it soft,and applied in the form ora cataplasm, Perhaps it may he more conveniently em ployed forming it into a cataplasm with itdial meal. When the burn or scald is in a situation that renders this formi im pracicable, the injured part may be kept constatly moistened with a very strong irinnsion, I should suppose the extract would he an elegant form in which it might he employed. A BonnowER.-We have a shrewd sus picion that this article will meet the eye of acertain man we wot of, whoisin the habit of regularly reading our paper, without rendering the quid pro quo. - He is one of those shifty patrons of the press who has a knack of "just looking over" his neighbor's pa per. "tnerely to see if there is any news sirring," forsooth! lie "don't care any thing about it in a general way"-is loudest in his censures-always~theatenzing to sub scribe for some other,-yet among the first to steal a guilty glance at our columnns!s Now, dear fellow, you perceive that wo know you like a book, so "confess the corn." Look this paragraph in the face, and say whether you are reading your own paper. or one yomur neighbor has subscribed for, antd paid~ for, or ought to pay for, and to doubt will pay for! "There are but two ways, friend, to 'a. tone for your nutmerous sins of omission and commiission; the one is, henceforth atnd Iorever to let yotur neighbor read his ownf paper without molestation-the other, to -mbscribe and pay for it yourself. We should prefer the latter.-Greensboro' Pa triot. The negro population of Africa, is supj posed to amount to very near a hundred million; in America, the negro race may be taken at eight millions, the E~uropeair at twenty. The Philadelphia Times pretends to may, a lbed bug was caught in the city, so large that the boys tied a tin kettle to his- tail, and seared him out of town. Why is a young gentleman about fo take a wife, like one embarking for the principal sea-port in Fi-ance?,. Because lie is going to have her. (Hfavre.-) If the Dev'il should lose hisi tail, whe should he go to get another? Answer-to a ein palace, because there, they re-tail bad spirits. Butsiness is very brisk in N. Orleans-' amotng the mosquitoes. Their bills are' every where presented, and they will not be satisfied with a put off'. The Medical School of Philadelphia have just passed 158 studlents, and let them loosE upon the community. Grasiedig. germ mexet a revival of husessam ecnr.