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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL ' mwii , n ? - T - ??t?. - , 1 VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1855, NUMBER^j^ 3drrtrt JMrti. . .. -. . , -i tO AtffUMN. j! BT KEATS. i 1 Season of mist and yollow fiuitfulncis, Close bosom friend of the maturing sun, Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the rines that round the thatched cares run; : To bend with apples the mossed cottage trees, i And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shell * With a sweet kernel ; to set budding more And still more later Sowers for the bees, ] Until they think warm days will never cease. For summer has o'er brimmed their clammy cells. I Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy*store f Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft lifted by the winnowing wind; i1 Or in a half reaped furrow, sound asleep, j, Drowsed with tho fumes of poppies, while *hy hoo^ j Spares tho next swath and all its twined flowers; And sometimes like a gleamer thou dost keep 1 Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cider press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours. Whore are the songs of Spring? Ay, where are they? Think not ot theoi?thou ha6t thy music, too, While barred clouds bloom the soft, and dying day, ! And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue; Then in a wailful choir tho small gnats mourn Among tho river shallows borne aloft, Or Sinking as the light winds lives or dies; ( And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hodge crickets sing; and now with treble soft, I The red-breast whistles from a garden croft, i And gathering swallows twitter in the skies. Jllisrtllnnrnns. ! ' I Return of the Arctic Expedition*. We announced yesterday the arrival at New York of the propeller Arctic and the bark Re lease, sent to the Arctic region in search of l>r. Kane, bringing back that gentleman and his long missing companions, with the exception of three, who had died. Dr. K.ne sailed from New York in the brigantine Advance, on the ; 31st of May, 1853, for the Polar Seas, in search of Sir John Franklin and his companions, taking j with him a variety of instruments for scientific j purposes, and a supply of provisions sufficient for a three years' cruise. His entire ship's com- ! pany consisted of seventeen persons. Lieutenant Hartstein commanded the expedi tion fitted out for the relief of Dr. Kane, pursuant to an act of Congress, which sailed from New York "ti the 4th of June last. The expe I dition consisted of two levels, the |?r??jK*l"l?T Arctic, and the bark Release. The arrival of the expedition at New York on Thursday created intense excitement, and hundreds flocked down to the wharf. Dr. Kane, | as soon as pos>ible, jumped into a carriage and proceeded to the residence of Henry Grinnell, ( Esq., through whose munificence this expedition was fitted out. He met with a most hearty re ] ception from Mr. G. " I have no Advance with me," said Dr. Kane ( alluding to the lo?s of his ve??el, which, as we ( have stated, he was obliged to abandon in the ice. "Never mind that," replied Mr. Griutiell; 44 so lonj; as you are safe, that is all we care about. < Come into the parlor," he added, '.'and let us . hear the whole story." I And Dr. Kane proceeded at nee to relate I the story of Lis second voyage to the Arctic . regions, the perils and dangers to which he was < exposed, his wonderful adventures, and still more < wonderful escape. He was obliged, he said, to i abandon the Advance in latitude 78.45, after having penetrated as far 82,30, which was fur- < thcr than any other navigator had gone, with j the exception of Captain Party, who reached < the latitude of 83.15. While here he saw the Polynva, or open sea, stretching away off to the ; north farther than the e)e could reach. j Annmnvn SnTFurVT nv 1)n K ?\T Ttio expedition succeeded in crossing Melville Bay, , reaching the headlands of Smith Sound as early as the 6th of August, 1853. Finding the ice | to the north completely impenetrable, they were ( forced to attempt a temporary passage along , the coast, where the rapid tides?running at the , rate of four knots an hour, with a rise and fall j of sixteen feet?had worn a temporary opening. Previous to taking this step, which involved great responsibility, and which was, in fact, equivalent to sacrificing the vessel, a French metalic boat, with a canoo of provisions, was concealed as a ( means of retreat. , The penetration of the pack ice was attended I by many obstacles. The vessel grounded with \ every tide, and but for her extreme strength < would not have been able to sustain the shocks | of the ice. She was twice 011 her beam ends; and once on fire from the upsetting of the stoves. < Some idea of this navigation may be formed \ from the tact of her losing her jib-boom, best ( bower anchor and bulwarks, besides about 600 } fathoms of warping line. They were cheered, however, by a 6inall daily progress, and by the 10th of September, 1853, had succeeded in gaining the northern face of Greenland?at a point never reached before. Here the young ice froze around the vessel, aflfa compelled them to seek a winter asylum. The winter gave them a degree of cold much below any previous registration on record.? Whiskey froze in November, and for four month? in the year mercury was 6olid daily. The mean i animal temperature was five degrees below zero, summer and winter included. This, without a i < % doubt, was the greatest cold ever experienced j I bv man, as the seat of their winter quarters i I was nearest the pole. 1 The scurry was readily controlled, but the r most novel feature of tli? winter was a tetanus, or lock-jaw, which defied all treatment. It car t ried away fifty-seven of their best sledge dogs, 1 and was altogether a frightful scourge. f The operations of search commenced as early ( as March. The firat parties, under the personal ' charge of Dr. Kane, crossing the ice at tempera- ( tures of minus 5*7 below zero. The loss of their v dogs obliged them, aa an <jnly alternative, to .?.v.-: >? adopt this early travel. Many of the party were frost bitten, and underwent amputation of the toes. It was by means of these efforts that the expedition succeeded in bringing hack their important results. The parties were in the field is lute as the 10th of July, only ceasing from labor when the winter darkness made it impossi hie to travel. Greenland has been followed and eurveyed by Dr. Kane towards the Atlantic, with a coast line fronting due north, until a stupendous glacier absolutely checked their progress. This mass of ice rose in a lofty precipice, 500 feet high, abutting into the sea. It undoubtedly is the only barrier between Greenland and the Atlantic ? it is an effectual barrier against all future explorations 1. This glacier, in spite of the difficulty of falling bergs, was followed out to sea by means ot sledges, tiic party railing wuonseives across open water spare on masses of ice. In this way they succeeded in travelling eighty miles along its base, and traced it into a new Northern land. This glacier is, we believe, the largest ever discovered by any previous navigator. 2. This new land thus cemented to Greenland by protruding ice was nflrned ''Washington." The large bay which intervenes between it and Greenland bears, we believe, the name of Mr. Peabody of Baltimore, one of the projectors of the expedition. The icy connection of the old and the new worlds seems to us a feature of pecular interest. 3. The range of the sledge journeys may be understood from the fact that the entire circuit of Smith's Sound has been effected and its shores completely charted. 4. But the real discovery of the expedition is the open Polar Sea. The channel loading to these waters was entirely free from ice and this mysterious feature was rendered more remarkable by the existence of a belt of solid ice extending one hundred and twenty five miles to the southward This sea verifies the view of Dr Kane, as expressed to the Geographical Society before his departure. The lashing of the surf against this frozen beach of ice was impressive beyond dos cription. Several gentlemen with whon we have t _ _ i 1.5. ? e it.. * ... loiiverst'U 8 >eaK 01 mis as one ui me m'?t remarkable sights which they observed during the expedition. An area of three thousand square miles has been seen entirely free froin ice, and was named after the II<>n. J. P. Kennedy, late Secretary of the Navy, under whose auspices the expedition was undertaken. The land to the north and west of this channel lias been charted as high as 82.30. This is ilie nearest land to the pole vet known. It bears ihe name of Mr. Henry Grinnell the founder of the enterprise. Tiib Wintbr of 1854-55.?The extreme Jovt-riiy of the previous season made it evident :li it t lie l'ii?r cult Id not be liberated before the winter set in. She was fast impounded in the centre of a largo field of ice. The provisions, dthotigh abundant, were not calculated t.? resist scurvy; and the fuel, owing to the emergency of if the jirevious winter was deficient in quantity. Und<T these circumstances, Dr. Kane, with a party of volunteers?on an attempt to reach the month of Lancaster. Sound, in hopes of meeting the English expedition, and thus giving relief'to his associates?passed in an open boat over tlie track of Baffin's traxtl, riding out a heavy gale. They found an uninterrupted bar tier of icf. extending in one great horse shoe from Jones's to Murchison's Sound and were foreeJ, after various (scapes, to return to the brig. During the winter which ensued, theyadopted the habits of >he Esquimaux, living upon raw walrus meat, and surrounding themselves by walls of moss. In spite of these precautions, the scurvy advanced with steady progress; but l>y the aid of a single team of dogs, Dr. Kane succeeded in efficting a communication with a settlement of Esquimaux, seventy miles to the southward and by organizing a hunt relieved llio nurtv At niu time M'AtV man of the ex .... v..? ...... ? pedit'on, except Dr. Katie and Mr. l>on?al, were confined totlieir bunks with scurvy; but bv a providential ihterj odtion the parly I aped with out a death, Escape to tiie South.?The ureal belt of ice made it clear that no relief expeditions Fn?m the South could-reach the party in time Lo prevent the imprisonment of a tl ird winter, which, with their deficiency of fuel, would have proved most disastrous, if not fatal Under these circumstances Dr. Kane w isely determin ?d to abandon his brig, and attempt to escape to the South by a combination of boats and sledges. In acordance with this view they eft the brig <pi the 17th May, the temperature it that time beini? five decrees below zero. - " C 9 I hey crossed a helt of ice eighty-one miles in iiameter, dragging the boats after them, and carrying lour ??f their sick comrades by mean* }f a dog sledge. After an actual travel of 361 wiles, they reached Cape Alexander and embarked in open water. Their guns supplied hern with animal food, no food being carried in the boats, excepting breadstufTs and talow. From Cape Alexander they travelled to the Southward, sometimes over ice, sometimes hrough water, shooting duck and seal, and :ollecting enough eggs to keep the party in tood condition. At Cape York they burned MII/4 olA#!i?no r un/1 I J|' men 9|imc u**(?to anu civugro iuvi. uuu eft the c*>ast, striking out into the open sea )f Melville Bay, steering for the North Danish settlements of Greenland. Here they were* providentially landed on the 6th August, in rigorous health, after their travel of one thousuid three hundred miles and eighty-one days >f constant exposure. From Upernivik, the argestof thes** settlements,they took passage n a Danish trading vessel for England. By great good fortune they touched at Disco vhere they were met by Captain Hartstein's xpeditiou. This searching expedition, have "ound the ice of Smith Sound still unbroken, jut having communicated with the Esquimaux 1 . . . i>.l_ .1 . _r n_ v i i?d heard or ine uepariuru ui lm. nauv, aim etraced their steps. The expedition has to mourn the loss of liree of its comrades, two of whom perished >y lock jaw, and one from abscess following a roren extremity. They may be said to have "alien in the direct discharge of their duty rheir names are, acting carpenter Christian Dhlsen, Jefferson Baker and Peter Shubert, rolunteers. Arrn* akci or the Navioatohs.?A north- 1 em latitude is eminently conducive to the development of hair and fat. At least the samples of its effects in the persons of the returned Arctic navigators yesterday would unavoidably lead U9 to this conclusion Every one was stout and ros); and, as no razor had marred the beards of the mariners since their departure from these shores, every face was covered with a sturdy growth of hair that was perfectly refreshing to behold. Dr. Kane himself wore a b?ard of patriarchal proportions, in the eoners of which s?ill lingered the silver traces of his residence within ths frigid zone. From the South Carolinian. major General John E. Wool. In the prosecution of our self-Assumed tank to give brief and impartial sketches of some of the eminent men of our country we come to speak of this able officer whose name is honorably .associated with the triumphs of our arms both in Canada and Mexico, and to whom has been ascribed much of the credit of Taylor's victory at Buena Vista. Wool was born in Orange county New York about the^ear 1793. With but little of an education, he commenced life as clerk in a store'in Troy. After remaining in this capacity for several years he engaged in business *> o-~ i - i--: < ?. on iiis <>wn responsioiiiv, uui uemg ju uuum tuuate as to lose his store, with its contents, by fire, he abandoned forever his mercantile pursuits. Ho then turned his attention to the study of the law; but, whilst thus engaged the war ol 1812 having broken out, his martial spirit developed itself, and he resolved to forsake the engagements of peace for the sterner duties of war. Accordingly, receiving an appointment as Captain in the 13th regiment of infantry, he was soon involved in the usual dangers and hardships of a soldier's life; and, having borne himself with distinguished gallantry in several re V,.,l L.rn fmut ior< hp u*ns nrntriii. I iiuniac v?i v;ui iiwiimin ?v |?. ....... ted ere the rlose of the contest, to the rank of Lieuten.int-Col<>nel. Having thus commenced his military career in our "second war of independence," Wool remained in the service, and in 1821, was made Inspector General of the army.?In view of his peculiar qualifications, he was in 1832, sent by the government to Europe for the purpose of acquiring information respecting military science and his profession generally. Repairing first to France he was welcomed hy Louis Phillipe, who offered him every facilitv in the fulfilment of the object of his visit. Finally, having returned home, he was ready to devote to his country a generalship which, originally based upon experience, was now improved by study and hy travel. Wool whs, however, enquired in no very important work until the war wiih Mexico commenced, when his efficiency was fully demonstrated. Having been before promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, when the inva sion of Mexico was resolved upon he was placed in command of that portion of American forces which formed that "army of the centre," and which was designed for the subjugation 01 the central States of Mexico, He accordingly placed himself at the head of nearly three thousand men, and proceeded on his way but. before reaching the point proposed, he received orders to abandon the expedition, and to proceed to Parras, not fir from Saltillo where Taylor had stationed himself after the capture of Monterey. Soon after he joined General Taylor, and was thereby enabled to share in the celebrated battle of Buena Vista, where five thousand Americans with Roman firmness, repulsed an assailing force four times their own, and led by an experienced General. And in this engagement Wool performed a very important part. It. i* even said tlint he selected the strong position held hv our troops, and drew up the army f >r hat tie. At any rate his services on that memorable ocasinn have never been ignored and in recognition of them, he was raised to the rank of Major G -neral. and, on his return to the United States was received with grateful and distinguished honors. Wool is now engag ed in the duties of his office on the Pacific roast. Willi respect to the character of this General his abilities are of an eminently sound and practical cast. Though not possessing the brilliant genius of Scott, of the impetuous spirit which animated Worth, yet Wool is a cool, safe and reliable commander. A strict disciplinarian. no one is better fitted to train recruits, and invest them with the efficiency of veterans. Long may he be spared to give to the republic the benefit of his ardent patriot, isin, his sound judgement, and his able generalship. nr. ft. itt^.JL FT via i /K amviMv Messrs. Editors:?I am pleased to see a movement made in Fairfield District, t? form a Southern Rights party, and to abandon all National parties. This is the true policy f<?r the South. No other will do. As to the Democratic party of the North, it is as unsound on the Slavery question, as the Know Nothing party of the North, the opinion of Orr, Butler. Evans and others, to the contrary notwith standing. We mutt have a Southern Rights party, and a pledge required of every candidate for Congress or the State Legislature, that they will stick to the party, whether for secession or whatever measure may be adopted. We want no cooperationist.s?we want nor.e who will bach out. It is time that decisive measures were taken to defend our rights; they are more and more assailed every day by the Abolitioinsts. If our Representatives in Congress are determined to stick to the Democracy of the North, let them, do so; we must try others?we can't be worsted It is time we should kno# what platform on which every man stands. Thon let there be a meeting called at Abbeville Court House, at some convenient time, to take into consideration the measures to be adopted by the citizens of Abbeville District. i AN ULU SfiUKSSIUNlSl. ?? Rxv Dr Palmer.?The NewYork Com- i mercial Advertiser states that the Rev. Dr. I Palmer, of this State, has been called to fill the i vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the Rev. Dr. Scott of the First Presbyterian Church I at New Orleans at a salary of six thousand dol [are per annum. - From the New York People's Organ. " II it lit*! Hard to Die." IT MHS. M. A. DCS 180.V. " Now, doctor," said a sweet-faced girl, look ing up with confidence into the kind face that had ber.tahove her so often, "tell me if there is any certainty that I shall ever recover? I think not; so you seel Am prepared for illo..a I ? ij.. ? liumg*, uiiu k *111 vvllimilaj ly iui liicilllii^ ??ij* self with the question. Will you not be candid with me, dear doctor Ellis." 11 While there is life"?commenced the doctor, but the frail young creature interrupted hitn, saying, with a smile, " No, no, doctor, that won't do; I must have yout professional opinion ; and, when I say that my soul's happiness, for the remnant of this life, will be affected by your decision, surely you will grant me my request." " Hut, could you bear " " Anythhig, doctor, but this suspense. 1 am willing to be told the exact state of my < j i r.._i lit. cue , I'mj yuu see, Mime uays 1 icei bu rcuiij well, that my hope is unduly excited ; and again, when the sleepless hours and terrible pains come, death takes an awful shape, and frightens trie out of repose. Hut if I was certain"?she spoke with solemnity?" I would teach my mind to dwell upon it in such a way, that my foolish fears would leave me." ' My sweet girl," said the doctor, taking 1 . .A t I ii r *n >i 4 ik:. ... ner w.i&u'u umiu, 1 win, men, grain iuis icquest. You cannot, certainly, recover, unless some extraordinary providence occurs. Your life may be prutracted some months yet?but not over a year, at the furthest; so it seems to me." ' The pale cheek grew n shade paler, but the smile faded not on the gentle lips. " Thank you doctor," washer reply ; M thank you for your trust and confidence in me ; you shall see I will not abuse them." The beautiful consumptive sat alone, in her largo easy-chair, some moments after the doctor had gone. She gazed about her on luxuries which wealth unbounded had procured for her pleasure, and the large, untroubled eyes grew dim. "Then I must die!" she said to herself; " and, oh ! this fear, not of an hereafter, but of that dread passing through the valley, which shadows my hours of suffering! Even my religion does not dissipate that shrinking, shuddering fear; the impressions of my childhood will not away, but return with new force."? As sin* thus halt' whispered to herself, a lovely matron entered, and hurrying to her side, kissed the fair brow. ' You are better to-day, my child," she said, in tones of lorced calmness; nav, don't shake your hemt o? mournfully ; indeed, if you knew how iniH-h improved you appear!" and she .J mI*- m l/>t* "taut tnwjr/lc thn vnnnir mrl inr) U,V" W .v.? ..V.., J ^"'9 ? sat gazing in her eyes with the holy lovo of ma temity. " Mother," said the consumptive, as she took the matron's hand in her own, "there is something I want you to do for me." "What is it, darling ? you know I would lay down my life for you." For an instant the pale lips quivered; but, commanding herself, the young girl said gently, want you to talk to trie of death?of my own death, which is certain soon." 11 My Amy!" was all the mother could ar ticulate; her voice seemed frczen by horror. " Yes, mother; for, listen a moment; it will make your poor sick child more willing to leave earth, and find heaven. If you will talk daily and cheerfully of my passing away; it you will surround the thought with cheerfulness, and make the last struggle seem pleasant to me, this strange horror with which I regard it would fade away, and my mind be drawn more wholly to the better land. It may be.a sacrifice to you, my mother, but I shall learn to look forward to my death-bed with calmness, which I strive in vain to do now. Will you try to do this, mother? Will you talk of it often ? Will you repeat the sweet words that dying saints have spoken? Will you speak of the smiles that reposed upon their laces, until I can think chjerfully, and talk without reserve of that change, even as I would lie down, and put mv garments by, ready to attire myself when I should wake in the fair morning f? Will you tell those who call to see me never to shrink from speaking to me of death ? Will you do this, my mother!'' The matron promised, and retired to her chamber, to shed the tears of anguish born of this request. She, too, had long felt that her child must die, but had put afar off " the evil day." And, in the strength of God, she performed her duty. Seven months had passed, and still gentle Amy lived. The fatal crimson burnt its deathfire into her cheek, and her eyes gleamed with the fitful flash of disease ; hut about her sweet lips Imvered a constant smile; she had conquered her fear of the king of terrors, and dwelt upon her departure with almost exulting joy. '* I knew that through Christ, I was pre [Kired to go," she said to her pastor; "I knew there were glories in the bright world above, that the imagination cannot conceive of; yet I have shuddered from my infancyat death. The thought of dissolution, with its icy chills and quivering breath, made me cold to my heart, and I strive to forget it, but cannot. Yet, since you, since my mother, since all who know me, have made it a familiar ana a nousenoia word? clothed it in beautiful thoughts, and surrounded it with heavenly images?it has become less and less terrible; till now lean hold my hand . t?> him who unlocks the rpirit, and say, ' Death, where is thy sting?' " i - A ^ -I _ / it!MM I as sne spoKe mus, & ray irom mo ocum^ sun imaged a crown of glory upon hor fair brow. Ner mother and friend at that moment entered. " Hush !" said the pastor, with uplifted hand, and they stood transfixed. With that last holy smile he had marked an instantaneous change; and, as he bent forward through the lips, so beautifully wreathed, there came no breath. 11 Well might she exclaim, 4 Death, where is thy sting!' " said the pastor, turning, with tearfilled eyes; 14 never saw I the king of terrors in so lovelv a irarb. How sweetly she sleeps !" Aye f sweetly still, in a grave yard upon the hill side; and on the white shaft that bears her name some loving hand has chiselled, " IT IS XOT HA1D TO DIE." From the South Carolinian. Fort IHoile. Flat Rock, September 27, 1855. Mk. Editor . In the "Revolutionary Anec dotes," lately publishon in your paper, there is a new version of the capture of Fort Motte. As I have ncvor seen a correct account of that event1 in print; I herewith furnish you with one. Mrs. Rebecca Motte with her two younger daughters, and Mrs BrewtonJ (the widow of her nephew,) was residing in her new mansion, on the bank of the Congaree, when it was taken possession of by the British, under Col. Mc Pherson, who proceeded to erect a fortification around the house, which thus became "Fort Motte"?one of a chain of fortified posi6 extending in a semi-circle from Charleston to Augusta. Mrs. Motte was a widow but her strong Whig nrlnAinLa tKof Xfuiitr Thnmue pi nnu nig invv ? i*w??iw Pinckney was her ton in-law; gave the British officert an excuse for seizing on her property* ... ?n the approach of the American forces, the ladies, being dismissed from the fort, took up their abode at the overseer's house at some little distance,and were thus enable to communicate with the American officers during the progress of the siege. Circumstances soon made it ad vis.tble that a more speedy mode of reduction should be attempted, and Mrs Motte was informed by Lieut. Col. Lee that the destruction of her house might be necessary. To this she immediately and cheerfully consented, assuring him that the loss of her property was nothing com Dared with the advancement of their cause: and to facilitate their operations, presented them with some combustible arrows, with which to set fire to the house. These arrows had been brought from the East Indies by a sea captain, and presented to his oinplover, M lea Brewton, a wealthy merchant of Charleston, and brother of Mrs Motte. Mr. Brewton and family having been lost at sea, in 1775, the arrows fell into his sister's possession, and were fortunately carried by the ladies, when dismissed from the fort to their more humble abode. The arrows discharged from a rifle; the two first did not ignite; the third set the roof on fire, and as the piece of artillery in possession of the : Americans commanded the only access to the roof, the Briisih surrendered immediately. The Americans rushed in, extinguished the fire, and saved the house?an net of gratitude to the owner for her patriotic devotion. The day was concluded by a dinner, given by Mrs. Motte to the officers of both partios. Marion. Lee. and John Ea<rer Howard were pre sent. A circumstance which occurred during this entertainment is mentioned, as showing ths of the times. U'hilo-tbey- were at- table, several musket shots were heard, at which Marion showed a degree of excitement unaccountable to his hostess, and hastily despatched an officer, with orders to "stop that instantly." He suspected; what proved to be true, that the Americans wen taking advantage of the absence of their officers to execute summary vengeance on some Tories, who had been taken in the. fort. In extenuation of their conduct, we must recollect, that the Tories sometimes slaughtered in cold blood^thc helpless families of-their adversaries. The house after escaping the danger here mentioned was accidentally burnt many years afterwards; a circumstance which has led to much confusion in the traditions on this subject. Such is the story of Fort Motte, as preserved in the family. The writer, as the eldest surviving grandson of Mrs. Motte feels it his duty to do ittatif* to hpr revered memorv and the ? ? J ? J ? cauv.' of truth. C. C. P1NCKNEY, Senr. P. S. Mrs. Motte was doomed to be preyed upon by the British. Tarleton, though not at Fort Motte, had by some means got possession of her horses. Of this he was reminded in no measured terms many years afterwards, when the eccentric Mr. Church introduced to him Gen. Thomas Pinckney (then Minister at St. James) as "son-in-law to Mrs. Motte, whose horses you know you stole in Carolina." On this occasion, Tarleton is reported to have como very near blushing. A letter from him on the subject is extant. Even the Bible and Prayer Booh, presented by Mrs. Motte to the Church of St. James, San tee, and bearing her name as donor, on their covers, were stolen from the church by a British soldier, and carried to England. 'J here an officer, who had deceived some kindness from Mrs. Motte during the warsaw them exposed for sale on a stall in London purchased them and rptnrnpd them to her. ilavinir safelv ac - -- o 0 complished their third voyage across the Atlantic, they were replaced in the church, where the Bible is still in use. A great grandson of the giver has often read the lessons from it when officiating in that church fifty years .after. An Important Improvement.?The express train from the East, which arrived at Rochester, Wednesday afternoon, attracted considerable , attention at the depot in consequence of the j wheels and connexions of the cars being entirely j concealed from view. Boards are placed on the 6ides of the cars almost at the rails and a canvass extends from one platform to another covering all the contexions. This arrangement, is designed to keep down the dust, which can t I only escape at the end of the last car in the train < It will also prevent accidents avoiding loss of f life and limb. No passenger or other person i can get from the cars under the whoels without 1 removing the covering. There is no such thing t as falling between the wheels and the platform I for the space between the cars is covered with a canvass capable of sustaining the weight of n ten men. This plan of protecting passengers in h ' cars from dust and accident is patented, and we are informed that the inventor designs to make a further improvement with a view to carrying J n the smoke and cinders from the locomotive t( under the cars also to the rear of them. If he ^ reaches this he may he regarded as a public bene- jf factor.?Rochester Union. ^ _ -t Rklioous Revivals.?We continue to receive accounts from many of our exchanges of e extensive revivals. We have just learned, on good authority, that not less than 500 members have been added to the Baptist churches, composing the Tyger River Association, since its 0 meeting in August last. 1 Greenville Mountaineer. E j .. . . Louis Napolfon\?How astonishing it sefctos.now, that when Louis Napoleon lived in England of the many intelligent Englishmen to whom he was well known, there was but one Sir Rob-r bert Peel, who considered him a man of mor* than ordinary talent. One would think that ' such.a man us he has proved himself since his accession to power in France, must have impress, cd every one who came in contact with him with n nrnfnimH spiirp nf his siinorior ability. That he. r ... in tho greatest statesman and ablest ruler of the old world; seems now to be tho universal opmon" of all Europe; yet lie had lived to middle age and no ono discovered a spark of genius jn hint till he emerged from obscurity. Undoubtebiy fro is*, a great man, the master minif of Europe and1 aided by.the English alliance, is capable of to*-. king greater changesin the map of the Corttm'ent' than were achieved even by his illustrious undle! Nay England herself, but for the blue water that rolls between her and the "walls of oak" that float' upon the wave, would be completely at the mercy of the nephew of Napoleon. The present war. has destroyed the "prestige" of the British- * army in the eyes of France and. of the worlds It has inspired the French soldiery with a perfect contempt of England as a military power and soothed the pride which has been wounded^ and bleeding since tbe aowotaii o: napoleon. Without drawing the sword agaiosther anrmnj foe, France under the second Napoleon, has amply retrieved the tarnished laurels of Waterloo.?Richmond Dispatch. I Was O.hck You.vq.?It is an excellent thing for all who are engaged in gieing instructions to young people, frequently to call to mind u-Hn# Hon worn (Hnincnli-oa wHon vnunrr Tht?. practice is one of the most likelv to impart patience and for bearance, and to correct unresonable expectations. At one period of my life, when instructing two or three young people to write, I found them, as I thought unusually stupid. I happened about this time to looa over the contents of an old cop? book, written byftne when I was a buy. The thick up strokes, the awkward joining of the letters, and the blots in the book, made me completely ashamed of myself, and I could, at the moment, have burned the book in the fire. The worse, however, I thought of myself the better I thought of my backward scholars; I was cured of ray unreasonable expectation and became in future doubly patient and forbearing, In teaching youth, remember that you once were young, and in reproving their youthful errors, endeavor to call to mind your own, How to Hrad ths Cut-Work.?C. A*Wentworth, in the Rural New Yorker, saye: 1 have raised on an average ten acres of corn annually for eighteen years, and have never lost a dollar by the cut-worm. My practice has been to sow buckwheat on fields that I fear are infested with cut worms, before plant* ing corn, and for this reason: About thirty years ago I helped my father plough and plant an old meadow to corn.?The cut worm destroyed nearly every hill. We then sowed onehalf of the field to buckwheat, and the next year planted the whole to corn; the half on which buckwheat had been raised was not injured by the worm, but the other half was. As soon as my orn is up, my practice is to put on each hill a tnUespoonful of equal parts of ashes lime and plaster; and if the cut-worm has commenced on the corn, it slopes as soon as there comes rain enough to wet the bottom of the hill. Manslaughter.?Mr. N. R.E. Mayer, triad' at Unionviile on Thursday the 4th instant, for killing Capt. J. E. Sims, was found guilty of manslaughter, for the prosecution were T. N. Dawkins, Solicitor, assisted by Simpson Bobo Esq.;? for the defence, Z. P. Herndon, and Hi C. Young. The Journal says; "The case, on both sides, was managed with distinguished ability. The late hour of press, preventsour giving any portion of the evidence. The case was given to the jury about 8 o'clock last night and bis Honor charged the jury with the point of law, "that no words spoken could justify the * ! !?! /? VI _ J 11 Tit Af* VA. taxing 01 lire who a ueaaiy weapuu. *ucj ?wturned a verdict of manslaughter to- day at 1 o'clock?although no evidence was given before the Court that the deceased had been guilty of an assault upon the prisoner." Washington's Flao.?The flag of Col. Wm. . Washington, at the battle of the Cowpens, waa sent to the late celebration at King's Mountain. Our friend, Thomas Y. Simons, Esq., a member of the Legislature from Charleston and Captain Hatch and others, were deputed to convey the florr tn /-olohrafinn AftAr it was over. thtV >? ...V ........ .... , , marched with it, on foot to the Cowpene, wbero it had been so gallantly and gloriously borne seventy four years ago, by the victorious cavalry of Col. Washington. Thence they marched to Greenville regnlarly camping out, every night like true soldiers. We are sorry that we did not have an opportunity of seeing and touching this proud relic of the Revolution. Southern Patriot Melancholy.?We learn that old Mr. Jona.han Mickle, father of our cotemporary of the Chester Standard, several days ago left Home or the purpose of going to church. He was uissed, and nothing more heard of him, until on Tuesday some persons attracted to the spot by he number of buzzards flying over it, found there lis lifeless body. Mr. Mickle was advanced in yearn, honeat, ipright, and tempcrats in all his dealings with lis fellow-men.? Winnsloro Rtgittcr. Georou Election.?The latest returns aauro us that Gov. Johnson is re elected by over in thousand majority, So decisive- a majority. as been given in that State, but once in the ist twenty-five years. The Legislature will e anti-Know Notliiug by about two to one. he Congressional Delegation as before report* a six ioiwo, Charleston Mercury. W. H. Tallet, Esq., has been elected witbut opposition, Representative from Richland Hstrict to the State Legislature, vice Captt*tasauasure, U. S. A. reaif .