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THE CAMHEIV JOUMAL [.\EW SEKIES.] VOL. I. CAJYIlEf'V th < t DAt!Tgg!g!gggg5g=!!g!gBgSg5g!g *' <U i" < AKCI IAA. SATURDAY JANUARY 23 |S40. S9m g. THE CAMDEN JOURNAL. Is Published every Saturday Morning, BY T2IO.TIAS W. PEGl/fiS, At three dollars iti udv?...ot-, l/.ree dollars and fifty cents in six months; or four dollars at the expiration of the year. Advertisements inserted at 75 cents per square for tiio first, and 37 1-2 for each subsequent insertion.? The number of insertions to he noted on all advertise Mcnts, or thev will be published until ordered to be discontinued, and charged accordingly. One dollar per square wil' be charged for a s:ug!c insertion. Scmi-mo..uilv, Monthly and Qurlerly advertise, mcnts wiii be cburgcd the same as new ones cacli in. section. All Obituary Xaticjs exceeding six lines, and Communications ccouviicnding Candidates for ]>ult. ic Olficcs of j'Voiil or trust?or puffing exhibitions, will be charged as udi crliscmciits. Accounts for Advertising and Job Work will be presented for payment, quarterly. iCTA!! Letters by mail nmsi lie oast paid toinsu-c punctual attention. SHERIFFS SALES. V virtue of sundry Executions to me .iL& diredet', will be sulci b fore the Court House in Camden, on t!ie first .Monday ami Tmsday, being- the 3rd an*! 'I'll days ol February next, within tlie usual hours ol sale, the^lbllouin;* property, viz: One sorrel Horse, grey Mare arc! Colt, ntid defendant's interest if. a Cotton Gin, levied upon and to be sold as the property of Thomas M. Cn ighion, at the suit ol Murray & B?wney, now lor the bent-lit oi Thomas J. i'itiilliin. One bay Horse, unil the defendant's interest in a Cotton (Jin, levied upon and to bo sold as tbe proper!) of Kit Crcighton, at the suit of .Murray Bouncy, now for the benefit of Thomas J. Cauihio. Also?1 wo Cows, a small lot of Pork and j Cliesl of Drauers, It-vied upon and to be sold as the property Eli Creighton, at the suit id' Langfurd ?!v Carson. iN. L>.?All the above property, except the Horses, Mare and Colt will !>c sold at the house of Thomas J. Camion,' near Flat Rock, on Tuesday the second day ol sale. Conditions, cash. Purchasers to pay for t.lies. REX J. GVSS, S. K D. Sheriff's Office, Jan. 10, j**10. iavps & Kfrpumy \J 1 < M-Mr J Vc/ l.il *_ V_<1 Jiii l_V V X \ y oim or oi' t%i UttiitocS^c* tracts O! '! E:J I sail! mi die most accommodating terms, a v:,ri<iy of an J 2\i5Jcy E;ry &oods. consisting in part of Superfine black a*.i>! blue, green, br o\v and mixM Broad Cloths, " Cas-iineres nin.l Satiinels, Kentucky .leans, vvi:i:e and red Flannels, 5'iXiilish mi'l French Meriuocs, Bombazines, Italian Crape, Muslins, (of every description) Cambrics, Furniture and Cambric Dimity, A very general a.\'?oi tmcni til Calicoes, Apron Checks, l> *?l l icking, 1> itn tsk Table Cloths, Tabling and Bird-eye Diaper, Negro Cloths and Blankets, lit own Shilling at t>, 7, b, 9, 10, II and 12 yards for si. Coilon Oznaborgs and Suffolk Drilling, . Silk, Cotton and worsted Hosiery. iu Mi a* m Superfine Black Gros tie Rhine, " " Gros tie Swiss, " Itep. " Blue-black fig'd Gros tie Nap. ColnrM " do. ' plain do. Black and hlne-hlack Silk Velvet, Super. Black India Satin, Rich Mouslin Delaine, Mourning do do llich Satin end Valencia Vcsiings, Silk and worsted Shawls, worked Collars, Black Lace and Gauze Veils, Zephyr worsted, Sheneel &,c. SHOES. Ladies' French and English Kid Slippers, ^ " Prsmelle, Seal and Leather Shoes, Men's Shoes of various descriptions, Misses' and Children's do do AH the Shoes from the manufactory of Mr. While will be sold by us. They have also on hand a general assortment of Hardware, Crockery, and GROCERIES, all of which will be disposed of at the lowest cash prices. Merchants and others from the country would do well to call and examine the stock before making their purchases. I * January i: Dissolution of Co-partnership. THE firm of WM. MATIIESON &, CO was dissolved on ihe 1st inst. by mutual consent. The business of the concern will be settled by Will iam Mntlicson. W.M. MATHF.SON. C. MATIIESON. Jan. 0.^1840. G'.G LIST OF LETTERS, remaining in the Postoflice, at Camden, Jan. 1, 1S40. A?Miss E. A. Aldride. B ? Mrs. Sarah Blackburn, Daniel Bnfnrd, John Bowen, Jesse Butner, Phillip Brewer. C?Miss Marv Jane Cato, R. Cameron. Franklin Cloud, Willis W. Childers, (2;) Eli W. Creighlon. D?AmosDeason, William B. Daviss. E. Betij'n Exum, Stephen Eubank. 2. F?William T. Fox. G?Mrs. Sural) Gibson, Michal Gaskins. II?A. D. Ililliard, Wrn Hopkins Jas. Harrison, Jonathan Ilays, Jacob Hughes. -I?fJpnre Johns >n. il?William C. Keys, Frances Knighen. L?Joseph Lockhart. M.?D. AlcNair, Hubert Mickle, Mr. McDowell. P?Lewis J. Patterson, 3; Wyatt Patterson, Austin Pray, Miss Marin Parish. R?William Reynolds, William J. Reynolds, Benjamin Rollins, John Ruckcr. S?Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, George Smith, William A. Stewart, William Stuart, F. A. Shannon. T?Samuel S.Taylor, Wm. Thompson, James Turner. W?L. T. Wigfall, Wm. Wilson, Sam'l 'i Young, 3; Miss Sarah Young. ' P THOKXTCN. P. M FOii MLE. The President and Directors of the Bank ?k.. w.?.?ro i:..? i urn Ul UiU CHrtli; UI o. rtlIII IT IIliani O. Nixon, vrmix P. J. Lucius. UIIiL FOR FORECLOSURE. IN pursuance of an Order of the Court o Equity of Kershaw District, I will offer for sale at the Courthouse door in Camden, on the FISKT MONDAY IN FEBRUARY next, the foil wing valuable Plantation, or T15ACT OF LAXD, jsituated in Kershaw District," on the ; West side of the Watcree Kiver, and boni.ded to the east and eastward by the said river and William Ancrtirn's land, south and southward by Joseph English's | land, which is marked by a ditch, running ! from the neck land, near therner, to the] west and westward, part of the way lliro'j jthe swamp, and the line continuing that, J course to Spears' creek, and on the west! | side ol Spears' creek, hounded to the south j j by lands belonging to the Estate ofThos. Hopkins and Joseph English's pine land,; and to the west by lands belonging to Daniel O'Quin, sold to him by Joshua Eng-j lis!), Sen. and to the north by James C. I Doby's land, which is markeu by a ditch,] running front the river west or westward a nart of the wnv to Koears' creek, and also 1 I ' | the pine land 011 Spears' creek, all on the north bounded bv James C. Doby's land, j containing Two Thousand Acres, more or ' less. Terms, Cash?purchasers to pay for necessary papers. J. W. LANG, Com'r. Dee. 29, 1S39. [5t5 pr. ad. $5 75. i Direct Importations. EnaffEisli Plains, Blanket^ &c. j THE Subscribers would inform their' friends and the public lhat they have re-' cently imported from Burv, England, a iheavy supply of superior j PLANS # BLANKETS, ! which they ran afford to sell at prices as' ow as they can be purchased in Charleson. Those wanting to purchase .^egi'o Cloths and Blankets, will find it to their advantage to call and ' examine their assoriment. They have also, just received from the agent of the manufacturer in Holland, a full assortment of ROLTI^rj ri rtTIK " ? " i iXW, of various sizes, which they warrant to be a superior article, and which they will sail at reducrd prices. C. & F. MATIIESON. Dec. 21. tH3 notice. ALL persons having demands against the Estate of Capt. John Peay, late of Kershaw District, dee'd are requested to hand them in legally attested, and those indebted to his estate, are requested to make immediate payment to the subscriber. JOHN A. PEAY, Jan. 11. Qualified Ex'r. caution. ALL persons are cautioned against trading for a Note of hand given bv the sub scriber to Richards 6c Cu. for thir teen dollars, dated sometime in March 1839 and payable on the first of March, 1810. The property for which said note was given proving to be worthless, I shall not pav unless compelled by law. ROBERT M. TURNER. Jan. 11. 5i6 WANTED. AS an apprentice to the Printing Business, a youth from 1-4 to 15 years of age Dec. [Froto the Adventures of a Cadet, in India.] |' A Fight?Snake, awl Dogs.?Near the I roots of many of these plants, were holes, resembling rabbit burrows. Suddenly one ->f the dogs, a spaniel, which had been hunting about at some distance in advance of us, gave a veil, which summoned the others to liiin, and we followed as fast as | our bipedal powers would permit us.? The dogs united i;i a general howl, and when we came up with them, we found them scratching almost madly in the neighborhood of one of the above men tioncd holes, but at a very respectable distance from it, for, from its interior issued an indiscribable sound, which might have appalled a lion. As near as I can convey an idea of it, it was a fierce hissing, mingled with a growl. Conceiving that the tenant of this assylum might be a weazle, or some animal of that tribe, we poked at the aperture with our stick*; and cheered the poor dogs on to an assault.? We could not, however, with all our en-' deavors, induce our best dog, though a noted scratcher, to invade the sanctuary; on the contrary, it appeared to be bis object to fill up the hole, by throwing the earth into it. He also bit off every branch of ihc mudar plant, laying each cautiously over the same place. At this time, one of the party suggested thai the occupant might be a snake; whereupon we would t have called oft' the dogs, but they were j under the influence of a snell. and Daidi not the least attention to us. At length,] to make a long story short, as with justice j I can, an enormous cobra de capello burst j forth, furiously enraged; on the first ap-! pearance of his head, the four footed tribe1 retreated a few yards, then halted, turn- j ed, and held the foe at bay, whilst the ra-1 tional portion of the party commanded themselves to the protection of their locomotive engines, so well spoken of in Hudibras,and so naturally referred toon such occasions. Our ignominious flight continued to the full distance of twenty paces, when we halted and faced about. We then witJnesscd a most extraordinary spectacle.? In the centre of a large circle formed by the dogs, rose the snake, with head disA 1^.1 - - i ' ? * * iciiucu, aii'i anoui a yara or tus ooay orcct, gracefully curved like the neck of a swan. In this attitude he wheeled rapidly about, fixing his diamond like eyes, quick!? as light, 011 any antagonist, which, bolder than the rest, attempted to draw tire circle closer around liiin-. This war I of "demonstrations'' lasted for perhaps a quarter of an hour, the dogs bark ng furiously all the time, when one of them (the spaniel too) made a spring upon the reptile when his head was partly turned in another direction, but he undcratcd the activity of his foe, and was bitten. A general attack now commenced, and the snake was soon torn to pieces, lie died not unavenged, as Byron says. Two of the dogs received their death wounds, by being bitten in the upper lip, viz: the spaniel before mentioned, and a valuable Scotch terrier. For about ten minutes afterwards, tliair spirits appeared to be unnaturally excited; they then be?ran to sick en and retch, though they were unable to vomit violent convulsions and death soon followed. The spaniel, which was first bitten, died in about twenty minutes, and the terrier in about half an hour after the infliction of the wound. Eau dc luce would have saved them, had we had it at hand. I have myself witnessed the cure of a man who was bitten by a very ^enhmous snake; he was restored by a tcaspoonful of eau de luce, given in half a wine glass of water; and although he was in a state of insensibility, and foaming at his mouth, with his pulse apparently gone, yet in less than twenty minutes lie became convalescent and able to walk. An Appalling Situation.?In Cooper's Naval History, we find the following interesting description of a scene on ship board, which illustrates in a striking manner, the effe ct of discipliue in a man-ofwar: On the 10th of April, the New York, John Adams and Enterprise sailed.? While making this passage, just as the music had been beating to grog, a heavy explosion was heard near the cockpit of the flag-ship, and the lower part of the vessel was filled with smoke. It was an appal ling moment, lor every body on board was aware that a quantity of powder, not far from tho magazine must have exploded?that fire was necessarily scattered in the passage?that the ship was in danger. Captain Chauncy was passing the drummer when the explosion was heard, and he ordered him to beat to quarters. The alarm had not been given a minute, when the men were going steadily to their guns, and other stations, under a standing jegulation which directed this measure in the event of a cry of fire as the most certain means of the officers entire command of the ship, and of preventing confusion. The influence of discipline was well exhibited on this trying occasion; for while there is nothing so fearful to the seamen as the alarm of Are, the people went to their quarters as regularly as in the moment of confidence. The s~a being smoothe and the weather moderate, the commodore himself now issued an order to hoist out the boats. The command which had been given under the best feelings of the human heart, was most unfortunately timed. The people had no ; sooner left the guns to exec ute t, than the jib-boom, bowsprit, -pnt s ilyard. night heads, and every spot forward was lined with men, tinder th? i lea of getting as J far as possible from the magazine. Some; even leaped ovcrloard ana swam for the. a. 1 i nearest vessel. I The situation of the ship was now exceedingly critical. With u fre known to be kindled near the magazine, and aj crew in a great measure disorganized,? I the chances of escape were m-eh diminished. Cut Captain Chaunry rallied a; few followers, and reminding them that j they might as well be blown up, though onj deck as there, he led the way b<T w. in- i to passages choked with smoke, where the danger was rapidly increas:n<r. There, by means of wet blankets taken from th ? purser's store room, and water thrown by hand he began to contend with the fire, in a spot where a spark scattered even hy the efforts made to extinguish the flames might, in a single instant, have left no-! thing of all on board but their names.? Mr. David Porter, the first Lieutenant who meets us in so many scenes or trial and danger, had ascended from the ward-! room, by means of a stern ladder, and he I and the other officers seconded the noble i efforts of their intrepid commander. The! men were got in from the spars forward,' water was abundantly supplied and the I aui|' ?ua aavcu. This accident was supposed to have occurred in consequence of a candle having been taken from a lantern, while the gunner was searching some object in a store room that led from the cockpit. A quantity of marine cartridges, and the powder horns used in priming the guns, and it is thought some mealed powdei exploded. Two doors leading to the magazine passage were forced open, and nearly all the adjoining bulk heads were blown down. Nineteen officers and men were injured, of whom fourteen died. The sentinel at the magazine passage was driven quite through to the filling-room door. An Emperor's daughter, who was delighted with the profound learning, lively wit, and the strict adherence to the precepts of morality and religion which characterized her tutor, one day, inadvertently made this remark to him; "What a pity that so fine a soul as yours, is not in a more agreeable body!" He made in reply the following inquiry: "In what sort of vessels, madam, is your father's wine preserved?" "In earthen vessels," was the answer. " Can that be possible?" replied he: "Why every citizen preserves his wine in earthen vessels: I should have thought that gold or siJvcr ones would have been more suitable to the dignity of an emperor." "You are right," exclaimed the princess, "and henceforth this mark of respect shall not be omitted." In a few days, however, she again accosted her tutor on this subject, saying, "In the gaudy vessels you recommended, my father's wine was spoiled; the spirit evaporated; while that wine which was placed in earthen ones, improved in quality."? "Very possible!" rejoined the philosopher. "So also with virtue and knowledge, the more humble the exterior of that in which they are contained, the more luxuriantly will they flourish, and the more forcibly excite our admiration. * A Whig Dialogue.?Dr. Duncan read the following dialogue, while delivering a speech on the 9th inst., on the subject of the New Jersey election: "Good morning, sir." "Good morning to you sir." "Have you heard from the Ilarrisburg Convention? "No." "General Harrison is nominated." "You do'nt say so!" "Yes I do.,' "Oh!" Another: "Good morning, sir." "Good morning, sir." " Well, the Ilarrisburg Convention have shot their granny." "No they hav'nt ?I wish they had." A * T a??*m*!11a L ut rtn A fit ITtcf AfIV /ii Ijuuisvuiu, ivy. vu iiic -cut in.n. tuno. Madison was shot dead by a young man named Doyle, who then shot himself. lie had made her an offer of marriage, which she rejected. lie then went away and she married another. The double mm* der was committed a day or two altt r her 1 marriage. i THE LAST nCSYLE STOttY. Mr. A K ? r.-; i his booming brid who had j ist arriv. -I fr:ni M f.?; * parts" to-.iv u;> their al-o i : i:i ore of our fiidiionablo h and tlio first day or two ;i!ii:d iho numerous ba.-r.lbc.-'yes, hat " eases, tru As, and other apparatus eonseqiiont upon iravdliny. AI.-s. K. uasirous' <! - . *L I 1,.... "I SJUOiit IJiU I I'.V I, M Jjr.Tj one mmiing t) emi t hor on a stroll of discovery; and accordingly they issued forth dc'crmined to "astonish the natives" by the splendour of their accoutrements? in which, as will shortly appear, they were quite successful. Ilavirg satisfied their nptics'that tlr; village was "wonderfully civilized for a savage country," they found their way to a pleas .int promenade on the environs, whither the limit ton of our city were wont to resort;?but, as i.l luck had ordamed h? "Lowering clouds o'cr^asttac town," and the rain soon pa- vrcd down i.i abundance. No place of shelter being near, and Mrs. K. being intent upon preserving In r silks undamaged, cast her eye around and seeing only a few ladies and g.-ntiemon behind, mmediately gathered up her u c a d gam.' nt and threw it over her bonnet- it be n the common resource at h"ine. Scuc 1 had she walked a dozen steps beside iter liege lord, when an ill suppressed titter assailed her ears; but knowing full w II that her own undr ess was wh teas the driven snow,she attributed their mirth to maacais Itonfe, and pluming her head aioft, stepped forward with the air of a Gulbeyaz. The individuals behind, for reasons best known to themselves, could no longer contain their laughter, and in defiance of etiqujlte, burst out into a roar. "Heaven, dear AlicP whispered the lady, "is it at me the monsters art laughing?" "I don't know my, dear; walk on a little," was the reply. "O no; let us go on slow and allow them to pass." In vain they slackened their pace?the distance between them and their fdh wers remained the same; and the mirth of those behind, knew no bounds. "Do step on my dear," sa:d Mr. K. not a little annoyed?when, 0 ye k'ng of miracles! what a sight greeted his eyes! In flaming letters, he read on lis canvass ? trunk cover, (which the lady had .strung WMinrl Knr tunc in 111 hllSTV of Stai'tlllST. ill "? "'I ./ the absence of abetter busib!) "A?k? of?" It is unnecessary to add that they kept their room during the remainder of their sojourn. An Innkeeper lately complaining to a gentleman that Irs house was greatly infested with rats, and that, he would willing ly give a considerable sum to get rid of ' them, was on the following morning thus accosted by a Frenchman after lie had received his bill. " I will assure you-sir, I tell you vich way you shall get. rid of the rat." "I will be much obliged to you if you can," replied the landlord. "Velden, only charge de rat as you charge me, and I'll be hanged if de rat ever come to your house again!" What is more hateful than a puppyfiod dandy? a starched up nincompoop? a witless ninnyhammer? a soft pawed squirt? or an empty headed ass, strutting with a coxcomb's air stepping like a waxed doll on wires, and talking as if the English language was too vulgar to be spoken? We saw one the other day, and from the bottom of our stomach we hope we "iYc'cr may look upon his like again.''' i ? i i r Thus he heia 101*1 n: Foine weathea this mawrning?d?11 foine?think I shall doiiic four, and take a drieve to-day?just from New Yauwk? left my Arabs thcah?regret it exceedingly as I should be deloighted to have the Misses roidc out for theah health a. Wonder how the thehmomelah stands 10day?? Such a voluptuous atmospheoh is most delicious?ah? I say Petah, bring me a most deloightful punch and chu segahs, wiil yeau? ?N. 1'J. W. Rc ieiv. An editor apologizes for the lack of editorial matter, by saying that he carried several interesting articles to a wadding, in his hat and the girls coaxed him out of all cf them, to wrap up brice's cake in! Abel Undeahil!. Fm. oiibas him- 'fas a candidate f ?r ihc Ohio Legislaiurt*. Aniong other qnalifi-.-a i-ns and vim: J*, he possesses the fallowing: ' I believe in phi*cii >!? r>* an 1 in animal magnetism: and t'?at v nm: cxalte-iSi a nali'm. lean mow and cradle, plough o:!w; chop wood, lay a stone v. aii and dig potatoes. I can bleed, pui! teeth. or administer a bolii;-. and pledgo my-; !!' iiclc -.led, t-? go tor the b' .i im. rio?*-,! Mack c ?:m!y and the Slate oi' Oho, tar a* S ; r.v it tderstand theni." Sucres.? fv hint!