Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, June 16, 1817, Image 3
dPem&en <J3a$crtt,
-JUNE 16, i8i7
B* ith our Northern and Southern flails
> j
are b irren of intelligence. *
? - Silkcteb ns Tii Canoiv GaX* r rlu^
jflZLjpiOA
15 the, only balm for a wounded spirit : It
Is the. only Hire stafTfor Itfie wcaYy traveller,
through tfcis wildernewiisf nti*ery and stfir
T^Vhat an inexpressible grace does it thrt>w
on the countenances and actions of its sin
?ei^re votaries ! h purifiea, jt adorns, it en
nobles our nature. By it we are Hted far
. v above the I ittle considerations of an exist
ence abort as the winter twilight, an^f un
; important as the faint vision o( a distant
^ar- We are led by its influence to con
template *%lhe first Rood, first perfect, and
. fir?t>tfair,"?iul,a8 without the aid of a Lcle
Hcope^the akip- wrecked sailor could never
/discern in the frr-off horizon the vessel that
ia to pive hitTKreltef, but might abandon
hlms^tf to despair j so, without Religion,
tnan'a views would be confined to a narrow
. Circle of melancholy incidents^ thoughts'}
; and Ke jwust reign his mind to the diead
ful idea tkat the earth was hi\ only home, .
?gjftd that death' wa* an eternal sleep, but
now be MWS>n the certainty "of faith, to
oilier worlcfc of codless duration, where he
? abali join, hie parents and bis friends in the
>. presence of .their common Coo. K.
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The"*ltt. ujU a d istresMn^Cre broke
?ut at Sa? H^rborJ Long island, which
couSurri ed a number of houses and oihef
property, to the amount, of between 150
apd 200,000 -tfouara. jV. V.fia/ifr.
AHietvr earthquake was
JaUty f?lt in -**. ti.t^S f^art^ ^ ft4?M<chu*
- ??? ??l Jhe atrw. ^x*''** 16. r ,
A letter 'fr6*? <iSbrt^t?r> rtatea that an j
?(fray ,had uriforUinately oocured.at rhc
^outposts, between tome English and $pen- j
l*h troops, in whifh several of /the latter
were killed. < The Spanish p^>v?mor or
com milder fit Algebras, m^rfering to 1
quell the tqnrtult, was. stabbed. Subse
quently, an investigation \had 4aken place,
and two English sulriieia wliu -irefa"r?i>^. -
leaders in the disturbtinrei had been tried *
ju Gibralierr and executed. f
London % April 12* w
y
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From the. National IntrVrgentet'>
... v OF^THE W^^lTEBttAVEAM.
The subsequent e*tt*cts from the /am/
Atr letter of a youn^ ana subordinate officer
of Our Mediterranean squa dron, (although
of an old date) will be found highly amu
sing* if not instructive- They Were not
intended (br the public eye, .but .they will
tuft suffer on comparison with the epistles
,* Of many professed touruts.
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, ^ ?' U. S. ship Was*ikctow, .
-fofaraltev Bay, February 4? ^ f.
Hi tuAwriggp *
I thAght it would be pleasing to
you tfebfve hqn0 acconnf of my cruiae in
tl^t. Mediterranean. 1 will commence
With thO Rood qualities of this sli p ; shfc
? made a pasaegjr of 23 day a front Cape
Henry to thia place ; hut this ia not to b*
compared with \he one f?orti hfrre to Na._
pies," Which tii abort ot - five days, a dis
tance of twelve hundred miles ; thia sneaks
tor itself. We have received visit* front 9
English* Frenth and Dutch officers, #ho
proclaim her to be the most perfect man
) of war they ever saw afloat ; she sail* au
: perior to any in the iquadron, and is 1 fine
, sea boat. : ^ )
T% J visited the poets of ilm great garison,
'? ^tWh ia no doubt the Wrongest in the
world. It U ? manned with about three
thousand English soldiers, and 1 An in
formed they ko^p aeV*n yeara provisions
hare coOMaririy. Governor Down is com*
manner in chief. . The principal natural
raitionity U St. Michael * Cave. I visited
-it with sevtra*? nlHcera, who told us that
? *ome years aim"* Itfo ErtgNth rf&cers at
lb p ted 10 explore enormous cave,
* %t n^vec returned. N Tho petrified water
|ing?)h feleles (spjvurefiliy) ftom the
'TnSt V hich -furre for? ^ elejfaf*
, Jn the streets yoO m* t people of
" every nation, tnit the majoi Hy *rt Jtrti.
l: Naples wa^ our tax t po?lf lwning
i lien be cotnpa?A to the grmndtW of thia
noble fMf?lt >,tcred
aMce Napoleon pUcod , w* brotbor upon
the throne. ' ??; l^tttsns
that whilo Mora* VM at C?e hr.^d ?raimini.
' every thing gouriabed ; the poor s eitcm
ployed, ?nd all grades were happf- Iwjt
tb? poor weak old man, who ihvW reighsf
3% niore fit for a mr??>asji(itry tfeai* ? throne ;
t{?e height of Ins ambition is to ahoot
?j>hia^lU? ? ordtred out one of hts fnest
to 3twr ?h? ??VWy from
T i , po'i i# Tan^icfi- and not to ret?3ri! until
*h- hail collected so many thdi;?aitJ wild
t 'wl for his park - Murat 'made many
inr, fjvfinci.ii in and out of the city ; hcrie"
is one of t* e most b\AUtiful publu: w^Uk*
in Europe ; U extends one mile arvl a <ju$r
*cr, perfecly?ievel, with" two excellent fdtin- "
tains, with utarbie statues. He also built
.a $pltnpi<$- -palace at the city of Portias
- frvc initeHVom Naples ; it contains %w o_*
vhunclreii rooms? o?>e of which cost half a
***W|fon sterling ; here are full UsQgth p<>r
JWtl of Nluiat aud Joseph- Jionaparte.
^Our informant and tcuide was th~ Lo d
Chamberlain' who treated us with the ut
most politeness. ......
While here I vis ted the principal ctri
osilves of the place, vix. Mount Vesuvius,
and ks victims* the ktntous cities of Pom
j pen ahd Uerculaneum, which were burred
. in '79 by a terrible eruption. There is un
i entire sifeei laid often at .Pompeii, Vnd it
I Heicnlaneifm the theatre ha> been entire
1y freed from the lava. The cny ?f-Poi li- *
' co is duettly Over He rculaneum, so that
when you enter the snbterianeah pa^a^e
which leads lo th* theatre, you t*<s (U- J
recti/ under the stieeta oft he ne* <c*ty. I
visited the Catacombs, winch are entirely
. under i^iound? and very extensi ve^-th y
have abolished this method oibu ying.ihe
dead.. . % ' .
There are many antiquities in the B/y
of Btfia ; ulnch aretheliot baths.
of'Ncrn : the principal onp. 1 went in'o ;
we had to strip off all our cloths, it pro.
duceflp so violent a perspi^tiot) , at the
bottom is a boiling spring. where we
boiled ej?KS. At PuXzo'.i a little tov? n <>n
One sine of the ^ay. is the fam*os*teinp?e
of Jupiter ^erapis; the roo^was supported
by lor*y marble pillars* six iy~ feet t>i^h a1 d
five reel in diaineiet ; they nre all broken
e.X'ept five. In th?N biy are,somfc oi il?fc
piers f>t?H standing uf the celebrated In idue
of Calniula, which was sewn miles long \
heic are also the river styx arid the i ly
?n f?elda. Not fav from N a plies is The
rQtfo del Cone, whiclii bas the rema?k
ably quality ol destroying animal ufe al
most instantancou^y
^ The Washington was at Mi ssi'M.Triptt.
It, Tunis and Algiers. While aj^ Tunis 1
wi? ext rert^-'y anxious to tread on the ru?
ins of ancient Carthage, but vas noi able .
to gain permission. \Vc arrived at Algiers
shortly Uficr the Lnglisli nn<? Dutch fleets
made the attack. Their account wan
rrmr- h t x A^-g<a^Tg|i"7 rffii? zjoriiffealiuiift
were, w'ah a very hule txpenct, mtu)e as
sirrwig as ever ? ve?y few buildups were ,
injured, I he D.y is a brave and. inteJ^
ligeni man, mid would have engaged the/"
the next day, people would have per? "
mitled him : be is remirkvbly fond of lue
Anancaiia j has no navy fx^pt a ?UO
-bi4tg? I he coontry about |i^ce is the
ftiust beautiful I ever saw / i* is ta^he.
, highest slate ?f cultivation ; the trees on
the 35ih of January,* were in foil bloom ;
every thing wore tl*e appearance of apiing.
1 TW houses look well fibro the harbc ?r ;
they are connected at the top, Which
vwftkeathe streets very globmy', and, be
ing extremely dirty, they are rather di$a
grceble. '1 lie iniiabitanife are an idie, Hir
if set of miserable ifretche's ; you tee
them sitting ffrotn morning till n't^M pt\
stone seats, on each side of the streela,
which a>e not wide enough for two hdfse*
rtien lo ^d abreast. ' ?
Wt experienced the heaviest gule off
he he; th*t out oldest seamen ever knew,
and carried pfray our jib-booaii . We put
tnvo Port Mahon> Isle of Minorca, Wjitre .
We foiwd the tquadrcto; here j?
est harbor in the Mediterranean* any
nUmherof ships Ct?4 ride o*r.the heaviest
gale WrthsaUtty, Tht Spatniards stiPved
considerable reluctance to our Utying hefe..
. .W Wlr Hire I visited the rdiria of i he cole-,
btatfttt fort St. Philip, the uraiftgeft In Eu
rope when in tepair ; extends riajfrjf/thtco
miles $ consists principally of suttterrafcafn
work ? At the peace betweeri ftpaifr and -
England, tho former blew it lip through
fear it might agairt fall into > tU? hanas
oT their eneH^
As soon at the store ship* are dischar
ged, we sail for Naples."
yJl mm 2 ? . ? ? * -
the ml:,;uers
of the ('imden M?ch?
pic Society are requested
to llttftd m .meeting of
tfietr Society, at t)le
tow Cowicil Room, on
Wednesday Evening the
Itih ?
Btt Ordb\ ?
W. M KANE, Secretary.
J?ne tfl, IBIT. ; V ? " i
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NOTICE.
A1.I. Penwwindebted to th? F.tute of
Ti,m6i TUrtey< drcttMl ; are re
queMcd to mofcft immediate payment.?
Ami all who bive dcmanda upon said
estate, ate alto requested to brinf? them
in to the Adi^Mritor, proved according to
kw.L;.\ ,;j
i v( - JfcSSE POfE,
I Opnidcnj Jtino M \
Vaiuetes Amusantes
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. J' ouftg Com us' s
; Brilliant KxbibtfTohT
* .Messrs. Vincent DuMii.tR and Uu*
liRT resp<c;(uily infoim the Ladies a ncl
! Gentlemen of Camden they will on
| TV Moxkow Hr*Nj*G% the 17th ins(. at
L t htr , Court Hqu*? Hoom f dis;?*a<r their won
derful powers, by the vurie'y ofiheir t icks
?n the m<*>t spfcrrdetl and pnutrat ? -
Deceptions m the M AGIC ART :
: They will exhibit the* following, wiib a
number of othtr trick", via : .
1st. Fj-uit of the Garden . T Hespeides,.
2-.1. The Miraculous Substitution? 3d* The
Ki<chanied Seeds ? 41b. Th?* sociable hnufr
Bok? Mil# The Triumph of Cyrus ? 6ih.
The Basket of Flowers? 7th. The Card in
the KgRr-Sth., Tilt Cluiifsc Pancake? 9th.
The Burned Handkerchief- ? 10th. TWe
laughable D^riec of Cards? ? 1 1. The Mys
terious Hin^? I2;lu C et nc fllwi ultra) A
Trick of ULACK NAGIC. ? And various
other amusements to numetons to mention.
Mr . Humbert xoUl exhib t (for the fint time
here and third in America) the much eui
mirrd A .
CHiFl??$ AND ADROLIC flRF,
In iniituiiuri of those exhibited by the ce
lebratrd SikaphiK of Paris, \<ii.
.1*1. The likeness of General WA^?
KINGTON, sm?ounded by Glory and
suitable emblems*
ad. ttepresents a fam< \is Water Work,
a Monument, erecteil at Paris by Napoleon
in the days of his splendor.
3d. Represents i.he 7V unfile c^JJberty^
4th. Tj^e Likeness of NAPOLEON.
.. 6th. Rfcpresehts the *I'cmfiie of Bell9na%
the GoiMess to "whom \^arii6rs apply for
the Laurels due to their Valor.
6th. KepreserfJ* the Mbnilment erected
to tlfc Mettigry of the Great Washington,
surrounded by the symbols of Mourning.
yTih. 'I he Tcmfi/e of Love.
bib. Garden of JWvo/y.
* Arch of TriiMiflh* erected by Ale*-*
aniricr the Great, at Home.
fbth. Chinese Palace, during a Festival.
? 1 1 th. JriumAh 0/ Atintrva. y
lath LIKENED Ok GEN. JACK
soM. .
Vttipfr ComutK ft) the course of the Even*
ing win p^rfnftn ih* e^traofdinyy and aa
tomshing" TVtck of passing a silver needle
M^inches in length, through his nose.
He \*IH pars another piece through his
mouth, and also pas* it through his eyes,
ii> such a manner as will astonish the au??
diewee ; wkh at h?r new tricks*
* tiswty at hfiTf f)a*tT.o clyck, >
Come liieii to acei and believe yoUr
own c yea* 11 , . .
VpCt of A<!mit'ance One Dollar?
Children hnlf price* Ikketk may be had
? mi the doQr.4aCM ?
> r W. ' Jfr. Vincent will neglect nothing
to satisfy the Ladies und gentlemen who
twj*v hot*or hhpTwith their company. ,'l he
Halt will Brilliantly Uluminaed , and
?fegant decorations will heighten the plea*
;f^re* offheRveftjng he irtso^ty proc mf*4
tt^elegant Organ which rendets sweet mu
? tic., ? And syery *tu:i>Jton wr)tvbr psrid to
regulate the lynches in the . best order, to
' pfcvent and confusion, and accomodating
if all the Company ?>
. ^C3rCiehtlemtn who wish to get seats for
the Ladies, are requested tp - call at the
Rtiom before 5 t^ciock
"^iine 16 : " *? - ^ r 62? > .
Beaver Creek Refublicctii Sharp ?
S too? gr &? Attention /
MEET at the us(ral Mnste? (*rovnd on
tfed 3ifof July n**t, at 4 o'clock, prodded
for rst>wrfa$rt KHtanqihieht. The Officers
and M^mbtrs of <->pi. Liyt'i Company
art invited, to join Hpi the cefcbraiton of the
Wrtb clay of American Independence. ' < '
, Sy 9riU+ of Ljafitain GmJtam.
M- C. WfGGI NS. brd. Set ft.
? IMFll ATloj*. '? :
Capi. Cp^am invites th- Cltitei>s of
Kershaw district to* meet it Ma Mutter
Ground on the tth iulf next, and partafee
in ffcft celebration of the day and (he ?
Afresh fnenti that will bt presided for all
. who they be disposed to tfttpod- ,
DUREN CRAHAM,
Juhe 1 ? ' CnfMain^ *,C. 8, 8, x
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MASONIC.
Brother J AMES TUHLfcY having on
hit death bed requested that tht brethren
after Hit decease should render to his re
mains the fttHgrai honor ? tonally paid by
Maion* to their deetaaed Brothert. The
hVethrrn are requested to atter.d at tho
house of -Mrs. i Bint, on White-Oak*
oh taiMfey, the 32d day of June instant, at
? 10 o'clock* A. M*
The firethren of Lodge No. 7 J, of Ker
shaw District, are invited to attend*
By oYdcr of thr 1%M.
? ALEX. YOUNG, Xrc'ry.
J\inc * fil-rC* I
a.'ier.fl'i 3a!rs ? Kershaw District*
tty virtu * ?f sznd y rxreunurr* ro me d rr^T*
cd, will be 9u.'dt t? ton *he Irfful ho\tr?sJ)c
fore ihe C (Mr t- House, tn C amden, on 'A
Jl*s: flfO*\UA \ cr TUh&UAY *n Julj
n< x: :
A Negro WENCH and two Children ?
levied on ak the property of Jonathan Du.
ren, at the suits of John Kumll, John Ha
vis, David Clanton and Jacob B*?reu 8c C o.
A HC>U8? ?ik! Hart of twb ^,<>t* on
Bro*d-strcet, in Camden* numbered in the
plan ot the said town 7 f t arid 772. con
taining in TheMhoIea fioijfoTTT iett on
Broad-ftreet, ahd exundmg back from saul
street 400 feet rr.on? or Its* ; levied on aa
ihe property of.F. W. H. Brokers* at ihe
ieperute suits of James K. Douglas, John
'1 rusdel, Llixa Holers and others.
A Nkg ?o WtNCH, levied on as thfe
property of John Laghbor and sold on the
fifth day of May last at ihe stperate suits,
of William Trapp, B. Bineham & Co. and
others,' resold on the account and at the
risque oplhe former pnicfoaver who has
complied with the te Ths of sate. .
Ami at the house of William BraslngtoH
in York street, in Camden, sundry article#
of Household and Kitcben FURNlTURKf
ievied on As the property of \Vil!iam Bra*
ainjrton, at the separate suits of Wili4
Vaughan,. William 'ffsison, Daniel M'Cas*
kill ..nd others. ,
Conditions? Crsh, purchasers to pay foiK
sheriff's titles and blMs of snle?
M. C. WIGGINS,
June 16 t ' &het iff Kershaw dist^
"five Dollars reward.
RAN A WAY on the 4lh June inst.
a Sorrel Ho*e, about fifteen hands
hifeh, tvith a star in his forehead and small
white spots about his body and rump. This
above horse had tbe< brand af an [R] oa
one of bis flanks, %nd the bottom of a S tir*
rup iron oh one of hit shoulders? wheh
rode he paces, cantjfcrS* *nd trots, carrying
his head high? The above reward will bo
givta to any one who will deliver sai?
Horse to mo in Camden. . ? - T
W1LSON LANG LEV.
. June 10,. ; \C2? if.
COMMITTED
TO the Goal of Lancaster District, on
Saturday the JUt May lasvt, a Negro
Bt >Y, says his name is Monday , appears to
be ab^ut li or \3 yjfcfi ri bT age, dark com
plexion, had on blue clqttfvtv^vine ofth^
lift leg which he say* was occasioned bf
the wh<el of a waggon running over him ;
savs he belongs toCapt. John Sjpanri. living
near to Manchester} 8. C*. The owner io
requested to come forward and prove hia
Juue 16 "' *?*
62?4
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V WM. BROWN
Brno just received in addition to hit former
. arocAr,
An Assortment of Seasonable and fashion
nable .GOODS; ? Alfco
A very extehsive assortment of fashion*
able Ladies and Missed Morocco iki.d Kid
SUPPtnS and Walking HHOfcff . Men*
and Boys Shoes and w^iUi wtU
be sold very low by who Malt or retail, for
Cosh. K ? ?.
Junr 9 __ ?>. ' aj_tf
MK.>. BKOWN*
Respec^ftdly, irtforfas the *Ladiet of
Camdeo and ju Vicinity that she
has taken t^e. front ,*00,(11 . . bfMr. 'Witftom
Cool:'# Dwelling house on Broad* STftfttT,
Where the intends cattying on th? mil
lenary butinri*. i -
Sh? fca*. Just rec?i?ed a very Handsome
assortment of articles in that line ahd the
is in hopts that the Ladles of Camden
will afford her a liberal encouragement.
Juue 9 18 If ' ' ' .
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NOTICE.
ALLpetanns indebted to the firm of
MWHOTER k GRAY, at* r?#
| baited , to call at ttie sto e of Mr. E.
M'Gerry, residing in the up par tenement
of Harris's Tavern* and make itamedratw
payment, as he is duly authorised to* ie
eeise all debts due to the said concern ; the*
accounts being drawn off and plated in
his hands lor ejection. .
tf'WHOKTER Be GRAY.
P. S* Immediate attention fn tW gbova
note will probably saVe trouble and cost.
May 30. \\ ??? 3 ?'
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. THE SUBSCRIBE#, ' f;>
I r this method of inarming his
? J fiends and the public* that he makfti
and repairs different *^in^s of ?
gold and silver work^
Any person having folvs it) hit Una. ttrtfy
send th*m to the Mngat ?*e# where thff
will be tllankf&My received*. and punctually"
attended . to, and executed on tfce anefcrt
accommodating terms by
WM. T6*tVV.
M?y u. wr. s??