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I * % ? ^ * ? his hv^l---snu]cd*V&V?3 expuvd ? a mutktt haLj had'passtJ th?Q*!>?h the upper pajjf-oT i/?s head." * Col. Small had no Conceivable-- motive fn* d?'v:atmq from th*? UtUh, in *. pciatlhz^ i:i<?se cjrcnnastancca j~ani} asTie always hHo^ t character ofai* bonoi'able and upright ; nnn, 1 belwvo. tfikxito bo strictly true. u The chalTCicjSv of your, father for t*our- ] a ]ty htiinaintj*! geiicrotlty, is 4oo | firmly estatalniaed by itxo t&tiwcuy of those u !to to b? ftrnrencd by t he uf one who confcsse*jMjJ4d not ?' Accent)' my dy, bir, this feeble tti- 1 butc t? th? m sinewy of your father, 'from one who knew hini, resetted him, and U>v C>> liltil ? : ? ? The foregoing anecdote, so honourable to ^e!d)aractcTipf Gen. Putnam, mi;;ht probacy ba^ nevec beeadiawTi futh, liad it not beentfor this most extraordinary ar.d unfounded alt6ck upon hte character. Few instances have ever existed of a miiitai y oftVccr h(^f ing bccrvmorc C(m!'uiHy and uni versally esteemed than (i en, l'utiwm \ he ?*'** . ?* >? ' i ' # ? possessed a kifwl and aflVvtionate disposition a:? engaging simplicity of character, free from I absentation and jjuijc? waa v\ >ep?_ fronkf and ingenious-- na^d supported the most unaluUed ' integrity v Grange must it appcflf country men, when thV y find the chafl&Cttft'Of ^ vinuiTus a hian so UisuvT te rested. a patriot, and bo brave an officer, attacked by a person bearing a high milita ry. title, who has Ijllrfl.ftdiffnifteri ^\jpp the government of hf$fcountry ; claiming to have beenan eye wi{ap& of the transac tions jrhfcfrhe affects to relate, and who also, timer acknowledge, ; ?4 ha ha^ neter a?y intercourse" with the ma^wliorn traduced. ..." v- Da'iht .4ih*rrti^rr. Miscellaneous u t* nilfc from . Wc have extracted thev follow trtfc from the Yotfc Gaeettc, whiph wc wish somfc <>f of^Qtir naA?ti wbukl explain ? it is suitl to c<yJ0U|La must important mixiin. It may be read in upwards oi 20Q0 dif fetitfntways without altering the original words* ilw> " ...1*1 C^tre with the re in\ ret tv T^c.t n i n t ? p. r b t ft ir in t c r ret n r i n t c r r?ttM rpo^vin tf V ~ ' . r ? I n i t* p ? h o p r i n t cr . t* c t n i r p?Q m t h <p pi ntri* veto irpc h t y t H te p r i at e r y e Vii 1 > p e J?t y a y t h c p pin t c r r e,t n i p t> c JK&ffeft P a y t h e p p \ ? t c p -fy *yt h ep r i r h t y i h e p.i-.i pit Y?th If ? ^ - -* n t tr r ? I in i rc r?? The p4t9iinn^TS?9ut\fitl i3 extracted fix&ytfr. Kntyjr* Or ? . itlluit^deUHrjIutJipf'^'B^hu Jiler rimack tf&tane Shtiety, JSi'ew Inryport. ?? Charity, m walking \m rouprts pfiluty. mrffc ik;h, l^gwjpfit **4 man Wl,6 H^tlVUay, made thousands Iffl ehS asked of him a llUfcjKtf on of hi* great \vcalth toaaslst her fin sot tenuis; the woes of lsuraan life ; %iie pointed to ah hospital full of mam^c^ under her care 5 the ravjngs of mad ness, and tlto wjulings of despair pierced thtr&ir around (hem, but they did not entev his marble bosom. ? Bht* noctjlivected his atteuinfq to a lioVcl) in wlik'h was seated an old < riau> broken with misfortunes, and bower down with years ; he was wrlnptigtim cold dews or the. night from hisjriatted and silvered hailr) - mark him, fcays Charity, he is an ii^ed patriot^ *vho has thrice sated }\ii country? a Relliffarius, driven from his home by a tar linn, and o bliged to beg his bread, arid Watnler ln exile t 1ot>k at his ieavs> iidw ? eloquently they ^lead his Can be 5 the . monster despisi?d the patHotS worth. Hhe then shewed him an orphan band and described, >vifli pity's farvnr, their constant soM'ritl^, and their <1*. ceased parentis \iriue i hp listened, hot his adamantine breast wotdd not arrive t:>r hoU inflnenre of charity-*1 le.it, she in ji^ to the tuvirh Wa? imY?iil::t? u> leave hiw^Vtud cntre?.* ed him to give her something; fpr ft 1 o float on Uie river which roflgfrapuily by them ; she mentum [ed? ttie TreqfrEht fate ofturfmppy trav ^ ellers ptuuged iu the Waves j at that instant, ayonth, full bf life and gaie ftyy %as seeu m tlte current, maoiag ? ins; with careless noil igporrfnt hand | the ski ft* which bcite him. Charity nofggd his danger, and the churl [ sa>v Ipl exclhned, Olt*t Uod ! my / orily son. The Ijad scarcely _ escape: I his lips, \\ hc4} th^ IhkUt dash ed against a rack j the youth l>ore up ! ag??inst his fate awhile, *liut Charity, -could not iTiiey<l,hliiifc hail no means, and t he sunk forever. ? The ange.l of Mercy had spread his wings to bring succor, hut Eternal justice forhade tin flight ; for the re gister of Heaven did not contain the record of any v:tii5d deed of the father, nor way there any prayer, nor any Messing for his welfare, written in the hook of life. Me wandered wild and insane until Charity, unmindful of her w rungs, led .him to her hospi tal of maniacs, and lagged the bread for his support ; for strangers had seized on his THHsc.s-.ioa*, and aliens devoured his substance. I 1* rom Ci trailer's New lcly is. . I have seen Dapiixk. Perhaps, alas! perlirt[w it Mould have beet* luippy fi r me had J not seen her. Never before did she appear so charming. I was reposing, during the noon-day fervour, under the sha dow of^the willows, where the brook rolls slowly o'er the lobbies. The clustering boughs lmng o'er my head* and spread their peaceful shade upon (lie water. There . I er joyed* the. I sweetness of repose. But since that i hour, alas! there is no repose K>r me. * 'j Not far from the bank where I sat, JL heard a rustling of the leaves, 1 aud presently saw Daphnk, the beauteous Daphne ! Sh<> walked in tt e shade, by the side of the stream. There, with a charming g$ati?, she rais'd her a^ure i^be.~ nTiuXfficovtt^ irr; her lovely feet, entered the. lim pid strean^theu her Jttfe gentty J declining with her rigl^Srand she 1 hived licr beauteous -visage, nnd, with the other, held lyr flowing robe: then she stopped, aud waital till not a drop fell from her band to agitate Jhe ^jijrfiLCCJodu Hie stream. The wa- J ter. become tramjtiljL presented (lie J f artless semblance of ner lovely Tea- I K ? * I tbVes. ? Daphne smil'd at her own I | beauty, and her flaxen tresses in a I , charrufci j; group* collected. Fori j whom, 1 sighi:ig said, for whom I I are all cares? Wlu> wouM she please? J i Whcr is the fappy mortal that em- I ploys he? thou gl|ts ; while the plea sure to see herself so lovely thus Uolva the roses of l;Ss lins. \V she nnised, inclining oVr the brook, she dropp'd tlie nosegay that adornM ber bosom, and the stream brought Jt to w here I sat. I Daphne retired, aud I seizM the 1 hosegay. llow I kiss'd it! How i J held it to my panting lieart ! Nit, I J wouftf not have parted witll U for A I whole flock. "But, alns? it fadefi ? I this'lpve.ty nosegay ! and yfcf it is hrtL 1 two days since 1 first possessed iif I With what care have I not preserved I ill I have still kept it in tfiic prize 1 cup I fbiu'd in the spring by singing. On it U seen uiritmsly engraved, I flgnte of I/ovc, sitting undev a now- I er of myrtlfc ; with tbo end* of liis I ftrtgers lie, smiling, tries the sharp- I noSsof his arrows; at bis feet ap-1 petfr* two denes, their w hig*-mixiog I together, while tliey tenderly each otlier* Three times each day, I in thU cup, have I refreshed my nose- I gay with the jMrest wnter, and at I night exposed it at mj Window to the I dew 6f neaveq. flow often} leatf- I ing over tlifcso flowers, have 1 breath- I ed their sweet perfumes! Their 1 odour seems to me more delirious, and their colours more brilliant than those of all tlie flowerets of the sprim;. It Wads on Dapfefftv* bosom they com pletely litooru'd. to Then, in an ec?tacy, I contem plate the cup, ami I sighing say? OL Love! bow infectious ^are ar rows! how forcibly I feel 'their Jung!4 All ! make Qitphne feel tor me but ixalf what X feel for her, and I wilt" consecrate to theo this cup.. I wH I placelk ou this little altar. Every morning Mill I surround it with a garlaudof the freshet flowers, aiid when winter shall de~sjxjil our gar dens, I will adorn ii with a branch' of myrtle. O may Vou, clwrming doves, may you be the ha^rf omen Qf my future bliss* But, alas! in spite of all my -euros, tin* nosegay fade^T Dejected and colourless the flowers hang their head? around tlie cup; no longer they exhale perfumes, but their dropping leaves fall off. ; O Love, grant that the fate of these* flowers may not prove a direful pres age to my tender passion. " ? L ? !? . .L jf !-!? l-l .J -??'.J. -L -a' Camiim <?a3cttc. SATURDAY, .MAY 30. ? -'.1.-1 i ?? ? ?. X - -? .?? Alelanchvly Occurrence.?- A sjnall boat, sloop rigged, left town ou, Saturday moil) in* last, with eighteen persons on board, who were desirous of attending the Metho dist CampTneeting now convened in Christ Xhurch Par&lir-r About 2 o'ciitlc of the ? same day, when within five miles of the landing place, the boat in the act of gibing, was struck by a heavy flaw of wind, and instantly upset. The following are the names of those who were drowned : ? Cap tain Joseph Quinby, Messrs JacobF. Team, Robert Alexander, Charles Bridge, Samu el Perkins Spear, and Janies Marsh. Charleston Timet 1 8r A innt. We understand that application has been nude to the Governor for a pardon in the case of Gray, now uu der sentence *if death at r ayetteville for burglary, and that lieing are |>eat ed and old offender. his Excllency lias determined not to intercept the I I ( justice. His robberv of the i ! LVitcnjHatcs Hank in Charleston, j for whtoft crime lie Jio w bears a brand and numerous other offences, have rendered him a notorious and desper ate character ; and it will probably of -die community, in this instance, he has not beeli thought a proper subject of compassion. " ~v- ^ * r- T * ' Vribiite of Valor ? The rifle company commanded by captaiu Beetle, w bo so signally dis tinguished themselves at the sifcg e of New-Orleans, have lately presented generiil Jackson with an elegant sword.- The workmanship vfe of a superior kind, and reflects honor on the mechanic ails of our country. It I is, however, of a masr>y elwrnctcr, J and intended rather as an ornament I than use. The scnbl>ard is made of I ^old, W illi suitable emblelns aod de- j vices* % J\*a$hril Whig. j ? ' ' ? ? -vJfcy Jr' * #> 1 Captain M'Lklam, of the ?tht. ] racket, ttltivtid tu ilampion Rbhti j j in distress, in 30 days from PottT au I Prince, furnishe# the ftrih>witi? in- I tMUgence respecting the cau?c and J m:uiner of the death of PttTfO*? : ? I This chief, upon what grounds we I are not informed, liecame npprehen- I sive that he wwld be poisoned or I assassinated by one of his generals- ? I lie shut himself up anil refused all I nourishment, and died of actual star- I vation ? a victim to his own mista- ] ken fears ? liis memory is held in I gre*< honor by t h* Republic. - * J During the lale tempest in England I a bUck ( loud whichk was hovering I overfill sea, exidoded with a tremeft- I dous noise, and discharged an im me mo nse glof>e of fire wlucb Ad! into I the sea ? The water w as thro'wn ifi* J wants of forty feet in heighth in the I air. ' ,1 A violent earthquake waa ft h In | Sicily, Feb. SO, which occasioned much damage. In Oatanca a great 1 part of the cathedral and of tlie sem- I inary were shaken down, and many I ecclesiastic^ Were a-u shed under *tt??r I ruins. )u " Zaftafana tjte people I were assembled for public Worship, I i wheit the chmth ami crushed | the |>reacher nasi fffty persons under I its ritifts. All the village* on the j I ^ * * sides of Mont A?tna were milled ; I hut as the house* we re light l?ui j n?<v. f??w 11 v??$ were lost. WE.YI.if. ?} M A.K R I R|>, <*\ T evcgm$ ta V ? by the Eev.'^ut^lU^ Mi^ William A. Scorjrr, t<kWj? JCkk Thorntojt, both of 1&hs IfiT ' ~ * i^~ A- * -i >y tfSTr lWcs? Succeeding years blhs ib^M?c , Aod till l\ic "M?4yrej?ft| May brigntcr glow th^nft^Fol \o\e. LU ? ? .[i jf - i. ..?? -j^inn JUf'-Auulr W noiafUt Friers Current. CAMDi^S.C. ~J^TCu. U plane! Couooi from . " * ' 2tL , 2a Kicc, prime (cwt.) *' , 7 c 1 ]o\ir,y>neyCaradcn (bhl.) 13 > Corp (bu&h.) . - - . ;j . w . j$ Wheat do. * - - . I 35 Tobacco lc*f (lb.) - * * 4 5 WhLKeV (gal. J ' lit f . To ?. 75 fli^rrrub.^ - - - - ~ yheo^tlo. - - -V II a, - . 20 - -2$ TjObf j?. ? - t j? 18 * eiW?V (Ib.V - - 21 2t QtgPPwfad do. - , ?? k H7 '* 99 tuligcf prime do. - ?' ? t>7 $y Coffee do. - ?< - ? ,83 23 ? Su?ar> Muscovado (lb.) . 16. 18 Suit (b.Ubh.) -*' . '-7 5 9$ IVon (lb.) f; - . ? - B / . fc ? Mola^es (gal.) ? - - -75 \ 8T FIVK DOLLARSlifiWARD": RANAWAY ft^mtfte Subscriber, on the SSjl*; iiiat. an African Fellow* - named JACK, belong, iog to Mr. Satiuiel Ma? this i Juck i> a low get, well mado active fellow! H is supposed that he will lurk about Plantation* in thfe neighbourhood of Cam den. The above rejrard will he jrWeo, and all reasonable expencts paid for lodg* > injj the said fellow ip I amden, or Sti\ttter C.aols, or delivering him at the Subbcribfer'a Plantation wear Capt. Ervin'a MlU,f$^nif ter District. , Hcnfry D. Green/ . , Mav T>0. : V\|-n-13". . ? 20 iJUJULAiib KJbiWAltt). RAN A WAY from tho Subscribe^ U) Charles ton District, St John'* Parish. about the 11 th of March last;. a Negro Wench ol a yellow com plexion, named SALLY. She is ubout 20 years 6f age, fiv four or Five inches bight tolerably likely, an d Tins "lost die first jbijut off 01^ Thumbs* but does not recoUitct wbj It is believed that she H lu*kb*T, neighbourhood of Rafun Creek* and perhaps attempt to inuhc her way ? '' * ? .f ? a jy- V yv f ?$>."'? ' '' The above reward wilt be givento tnv person who will deliver the said n$Rro to the Subscribe*? of locT^e her in agf Gaol of this Svalf , or any other Slate, and eausa information to be given to the Subscriber { and ton dollars additional will be j^iven for information, from which a conviction may, be' produced agaii*% any peHfepivho toff have harboured said negro. 7. Caleb jpfiUUms, May 30. 111-U NOTICJS. ' By Permission of the Court of Ordinal?/ for Sumter nfefict, wilfcbe sold to the highest twler, on Thursday the 1 Hilt of June next, at Lie house of fijmiAM S a *?a|ta/fieceafced j jMbHowm* property, COflWid l'ODDKR, Hvemllirado^ HORSES, on<6 SULKEY ?pd WAR-. NESSit Two SADDLES, one GOLD WATCH, and HOUSE HOLD fVft,*' nitvre< ?* C.'onditiooyuM ??rn? nndf .fl? rihl'.n ? casn* all HuniWf five dollars rod upward^ W credit till the Ktvt day of JafiUury 18l9.? ? Notes with approved scctiritff <4d interest * from the* date Will be required; The will commence at, 10 o'clock* i James Kendrick, *4 Oarner Bande^Vl **"**??' Mm 3o. > ? *? "-f IfU-lS ? I . flBF! I I. ? ^ . ? |..<.| ??!' Mi..iy Committed To the Gaol of Kershft# District, a. ne gro fellow, who says his name is 16ngs to Squire Davis, on lhtle Lynrhes Creek* shout & ftct 7 or 8 inch*s high, *40 ur 45 ycar<T)f age, stotit huilt, speaks very broken, ,s Ruptured, and very much marked with the whip, lias On home spun Shirt and Tro>frf?r*-^rta own^ if re? quested to come forward prove property pay charges and take hlfn iway. William Love, o. k o. Maf.so. Ill? tf - -Attention! " THfc;Camden Arttllc^y iSordertd to It tend a Muster, at the usual mutter ground; on the second SsturtWy in Jiirtt next, lty order of * Csrter, Cafit ? Job0 Spears, Ordrrty (trrgt May 23. \ .1 10? *11 Jobntii Worinr (Irately from Piiri*.1 Ladies and Gcr?tlemel!'a I (air dresser Hair w orlter and Baring, respectfully in form* the Citizen* of Ctmdttif that he in tends following his profession here, provi ded il?at he meet* *itu 'jiicouragenient. I Ic ha* opened i;is shop opposite to tip John I laviV Tavern, whe re he aifeiid toall those %>]?o jTt j v I ?vi ?,?? lifin with ih.ir i I'it'.'in ?! ,A.\ ! ft.