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THE CAMDEN WEEKLY JOURNAL
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VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1855, NUMBER^j^
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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. !
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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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?' "
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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
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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
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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. ^
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 .