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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
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r?ttM rpo^vin tf V ~
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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
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h t y i h e p.i-.i pit
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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.
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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- ^ *
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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.