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' MI8CKM-\NY. W; ?"** col. nkuuKB. - \ _ tt is to be regretted, that many Indlvldu al acta of gallantry do not And their way into the annals of the recent war. Imparti al history will* however do Justine to ail j mid many otticera, who considered them Keken ucgleitcd, will And tlicir deeds cm blazoned in story, Among tho many actsi of braving danger, performed by thf fcallaut otllccrs of tli<: campaign on the Niagara, we record the following an highly Jtonorablo to the ingenuity and daring spirit? <ff Colonel Ur.oncfti M* Rhookk, of Virginia, . During ihe siege of Fort Krle, onr little army dis. played more obstinate devotion to. the cha racter it hud won on the plain* of Chippewa, the heights of Hridgewaler, and tno 'en trenchments of Fort Krle, than can be fouiid in (he military history of any other cotintr^. ]t u ,;a customary An* the oillecrs command ing regiments* battalions, or companies, to volunteer for what was then calico " piquet lights." They always terminated in driv ing the piquets of the enemy. The solicita tions for permission to engage in this kind of piirti'/an warfare became ho frequent, and oftentimes so fatal to the ofllccrs command ing. that the Generals, who were succes sively in command, determined to check this narkim ardor, and ivsolvcd on granting no furlhrr imlnlgcncies of the kind. At that time Colout-t (then Mi\jur) Diookc, being ofth erofihe day. after visiting our advan ced guards, came in. a*d applied for leave to beat uii the enemy's piquet, |t was pe ren ptorily refused. lie plcadcft iju. iudul grnce granted to others* as heiug.jtumy dm. to him. and the General commanding ftnai h assented. ISrookc then selecting about loo mcfi ||in 0>vn command, dashed in to the woods utih;h skilled our entrench ments, met and drove tUe enemy with great (daughter, and discovered a new battery at nn important point, which they were ?>rect ing under cover of the night. It became th' ii an object of importance to annoy the fatigue parties employed on this new work, but very difticult to effect from the thick woods ronccalitig all their movements from the views of our lines. - Col. Brooke, taking with him two dimuouiitcd dragoons, and car tying in his hand a lantern covered with a wat< h-coat, passed during the night their line of centinels, ascended a treo which Stood about six paces in front of the enemy's new battery, and fixed it there. A cord was attached to the watch-coat, with which, when he had descended and retired the length of it, he drew the coat from the lan theru. and creeping round the line of centi nels returned safe into camp. The Ameri can batteries, directed by the light of the lantern in the tree, opened their fire upon the unsuspecting workmen, who could not divine what secret spirit had betrayed the position of their labors, until they observed the light swinging ill the uir ; nor then could form any conjecture, by what daring hand, it had been there suspended. ruoM no: utuxxt.n. COGITATIONS OF UNCLK JOHN. Ifintn mm MOmetime* cfctvfr? women ore not nlway t anqeU. ?Mw. Caperton, I knew them well, the manner of t:?elr acquaintance, and the whole sequel of their story.?George was the Hon of a respectable farmer of Thorn ville. All the Opportunities of education, afforded by the vill&M school, had been im proved by lilna to aavmfoffCf At the* exhi tinnn ho ulways appeared In the first parts, ?snoke Senipronius to the Rmnan Betft&V in ilie best manner-?acted Old Hunks to admiration* and had lie remained another qi.arterut school, would, it was agreed on all hands, have heen selected to act Gusto viis Vasa, which was to begot up at the an* nual exhibition. Ilia father was a prudent man, and As ho destined George for a me chanic, lie thought It best* at fifteen, to nut him a? an apprentice to the cabinet making business. with un approved workman in Franksburg. George did not long remain A Htranger in the village. Ilia civil and o hliging behavior ) Ids open, cheerful, mini ly look ) his fine ruddy cheeks, And a plea Siiut word to every body, soon made him known. After tiainirtgs were over, he al ways took the wrestling ring, and not a lad of hia years ventured ty enter the Huts but he w as made to measure his length upon the creen. lie never triumphed Gr mortified his vanquished adversary by boasting, hut rathersjmkc kindly to him. Attributing Ills fall partly to Accident* At times bo WAS rather too venturesome for strict prudence j and ?? u banter was known to climb to the seeond ball of the steeple ) but tills lie Ad mitted was fool-hardy tind wrong. Bticli a lad wan soon noticed, and the minister melt* tloned more than once, that young Douglas had the finest voice on the tenor he had e* ver heard, and hid fair to make a likely man? It can hardly be supposed that the girls of Frauksburg were itiKcnsiblo of his me rits. It was thought that there was not one In twenty who would nut have been glad of Ills company homo from nidging school J? and if he called in to sjiend an evening, he wan sore to he treated at least with apples and rider* if not with cake and cheese.? Guileless himself, he suspected no guile in Apy one. A stranger to the corrodtngs of guilt or care. Ids heart heat light with inno cence, WUh the morning sun ho roue cheer folio his labors?with the evening bell he | retired to Ilia unbroken rest. The worfd opened to hit view u perftjft paradtpp j Mid the only uneasiness lie felt was the delicious anxiety for the evening to retilrjv >}ten all the lads and girisjn their beat attire, should meet to sing their new learned tunes*, or t to ftport'an hour at blind man's buff, or hunt the slipper. 4 ' Such was George BougMsVhta he eri* tcred his twentieth year, fie Was nineteen in April, and 1 think it wn? May that he first saw her. Bho was toll?straight, and very slender. An air, olio could hardly tell whether of dignity or pride, marked her step. She was not hantlsomo ; jmt her countenance had in it much express!^'; Something liko disdain was in Iter smile, when rdie spoko of the rich?for h!io Herself was poor. Her eye was dark and bright. Strong emotion* were expressed by its glance ) and O, what an eye would it have een If moistened by the dew-drop of pity | if its lustre had been chnstencd and Improv ed by tho sweet influences of ?religion, edu cation and Bentlinent! She affected retire, mcnt, but knew when to appear abroad j? and all the arts of drew, consistent with her light wardrobe, were always displayed to the bent advantage. Though llachel wuh horn in Fraukshurg, site had been absent ninny years, and had recently returned ul inost a stranger. She too wan nineteen. The hill that rises from the plain border ing on the stream which flows thro* Franks hurg, is steep, broken and rocky. About halfway up tho ascent, in that wild and ro mantic spot, tho man with whom Douglas lived, had fixed his habitation. The earli est rays of the morning sun broke upon it; U" hist beam of declining day lingered there. The hill descended to tlin south.? The garden was formed of little plats, dug out of the hill one rising above the o tlier?the bank:< grmi with grass, and set thick with carrant bosses, filar and rose Ivees ; while the pi nch, tho plumb, the pear and the mulberry?-cultivated with the ut most rare, there, produced tlu ir earliest mid choicest fruit. There the daffodil first blos somed, and the violet ventured forth its ear liest flower. The robin, the blue hint and thrush poured forth their wildest and sweet est notes (Vom this delightful spot; and the industrious tenants of the hive there gath ered in swarms, as to a paradiso of sweets. Who were the inhabitants of the old man sion, I must not tell?but hospitality, with cordial welcome, always smiled at their board. There the houseless child of want never asked in vain ; there tho young de lighted to go, and tho old to resort, for rheerfulness reigned in their dwelling* I might say more?1 could not say less.?'Tis a melancholy thought, but now tho old man sion is the habitation of strangc"rs?the #*r deu is in ruins ; but where is Douglas ? [To A#continued.) FORENSIC FACT. * 1.^ Mr. I1, n member of the bar* in ono of tJio iici^htinriiiK counties* is a gentleman tint less distinguished tor his humor tyiuiliis sfood hMinor?one of (ho eycsof the law, the mini of good company* and the delight of his numerous frit-nris. liown* lately plead* iiifC a cause in the county of Uoochland* in which lie wan vehemently crost by the evi denco of a man ofac|ior by the natno of Jacob Brawii* a is^tfont of a small villag" within twA miles of this t ity. Finding tin witness had' <? sworn most terribly" against him, Mr. I*, had rerourso t<> a ruse d? ?and an lie could not refute, he de 'rmiu'Ml ti? invalidate the evidence by ridi cule. Addressing himself, then, to thejury with the true archness of the mock heroic, he went on in tho following strains : ** When, may it please the jury, wo first heard tho name of ,Iacob Rkow.v nnnounc ed as a witness in this case, every heartbeat high with anticipated triumph?every man was on tiptoe lit eager expectation. Wo ex ported to aeo atalk into court the comman der in chief of tho American army-?that celebrated hero* Major-Gen. Jacob Brown, who had planted tho American standard on tho plains of Canada, and flllcd the world with the snlendor of his arms?ho who had been our cnampion on tho banks of tho Ni agara, tho immortal conqueror of tho con querors of Europe. Hutlo* when this re doubtable witness was called Into court, who should it be Uttt Jadb flrtunu Of The pathos was so sudden, and the look which accompanied it so arch, that the ef fect wail irresistible?the whole court hurst out Into a roar, and Mr* P. not less delight ed with tho conceit* than those who heard Him* proceeded with "infinite humor,M and spirit ill his harangue.?-//Million^ Hnqninr. " \VAY TO gW MARRIBI).'* On the Slat day of December last [lays a correspondent of the Prtcrsbursf Intelligen cer] I was passing thro' tho State of South-1 Carolina, and in the evening arrived iti the suburbs of the town of ??, where I had an acquaintance oh whom I called, ? 1 was quickly informed that the family was invit ed to a" wedding at a neighboring house* and on being requested X changed my clothes and went with thorn. As soon as the young couple were married, the compa ny was seated and a prop# silen ? ensued ?*-(the man of tho house was religious.)? I imiu w uui r iriw.fAni A rotmg Lawyer then arose, and Addrc*. W' t!i? company Very handsomely,' andtil finishing bis discourse Itcggcd louvo to offlr a new scheme of matrl licvcd and hope^ would on obtaining leave* ho f a iiut one man iu the rtmpa ?worn to ;'kc cretfcll the communications forwnrifcd to li|m In h|s official that night i ana tliat c^ch .0? tic man and lady- in ctfotnany ? i his or her naino oh a plrco o under it placethe porsin's nan wished to marry; then hand Itto theprest* dent for inspection* and if any gentleman and lady had reciprocally chosen each other I the president was to Inform each of the re Hidt t andJhose who had not been reclprc leal in tfrarfclioices, should have their choice kept entirety secret. ? \t * After tlio appointment of tho president, the commnnlratlons were accordingly hand ed up to tho chair* and It was found that twelve yonng gentlemen and ladies had inado reciprocal choices : bnt who tlioy Had chosen, remained a secret to all bnt them* selves and the president. Tho conversation changed and tho compuny respectively re. tired. Now henr tho conclusion.?I .was passing through the same place on the f 4t}> of March following, and was informed that cloven of the twelve matches had been *()? lemoised, and that tho young gentlemen of eight couples of the eleven had declnrcd that their diffidence was so great that they cer tainly should not have addressed their re spective wives, if the scheme not been in troduced. Gentlemen under 30 and ladies under 13 were excluded as unmarria/renble. You will be pieuseirto let Uie public hear of thin scheme, and I hope it will bo pro ductive of much good by being practised in Virginia. A married Man without Children. " Tint KB WBEKB AFTER MARRIAGE." Women were bom?an fatedeclarca? ?? To smooth our linen nod our cam i" It may l?c true?but, by my troth* Tliey very often rvjfh both. ot?AL?av*r. Tho following matrimonial dialoguo with a climax* will bo allowedly many a Bene dick? to ho rlinractoriwUcai. Jtri* Souchong, vfl wish you would take mo to Margate* my dear. Mr, Souchong, I would much rather not, My ducm*t$& $9 .<#? (t. darting 9 it, my pre ' >y|ty not afford it, .Vr. IfccauBO it is d?d expensive, ?Wr.t. Sou vhong. Expensive, ! why, neighbor Jenkins aud hi? whole family are there, man* ' ... Neighbor Jenkins in a fool, and his wife is no hotter than slio should ho, woman. Wi think, however, you need abuse my IHends, nir. I shall nut imitate tho example of your friends, madam. Then if you won't go, J will; that's pox, husbaml. , And if you go, you don't have a penny Vfom me, tout's poz* wife POKfilY. raox nir. runt rOL IIOM4 Vol neb their home, whotn l<We hta tmigbt to know, Prom thit blest souro.? what real tmmport* flow. IIomk! 'tia ti>e name of all tlwt awtctcna lito? It ?pM|c? the warm affection of* wife i TtvC lianing babe that prattle* otj the kuef, b? ull the playful grace of mfancyi' Tike apot where fond paternal love may trace growing virtuea of* blooming race ? Oh j fib a word of more than magic apell, Wlioattaered power the wanderer best c.m (ell i lie who,long dittant from hia native land, Feuliat heir name hia eager aoul expand Whether at p.i triot, luultatld, father, friend, To th it deaf point bit llioiilnita. lis* wmhug bend j And afrrll Kb owna, wlien'er hi* fooitiep* roam, Lifc'a ciioiceat Ideuinga ccntie ?ll?at httr*, CANUTE AND ELLEN. The |>o1e'?lar of love waa just perp.ng. And tho leave* of the foreo wfcre ulceping, When thin beneath a green oak'a ahade, Young Canute sa d i 11 Will JOU go, my Kngl'th love, Tin* gloomy wave* abotc, A Noraeman'a faith to pro?e t Wilt thou quit die gre?*n vide* of thy birth, love, And dwell in a far foreign earth, love *'/ Hlie citing to the l*>*om that preta'd liei*, , Site fimtl <1 on the I p.i tliat ??i?itM la-r, Awl thtM l?cne.?th the grceu ork'n shale, Young flllen *a d1 " Dear ih the land of nty birth, *Tm the |x-^rl und pride of earth, And tlic mighty wave* threat Willi Uieir *pray, dear, Itui tjuclove it mightier than they,dear I' DAYrt oFYORK. Now bir the door, ihn| out tbc gale, And (ill the Ik?iti With foaming ale , A cheerful cnpt.nd rmuing fire, And thrill ng harp my tout .mpirc f I?iik lU-ted arm* of anrlent proof, I l.mg flanging faun the hreeay roof. Add tell ot' many h Welshman liold/r An<l long-retrtcinbered deed* of old. 0?>!iie, mountain-mud in Sunday gown, Witji healthy cheek of foty blown, lle.-e ait tliou gaily by the while, And nod thy head and aweetly atfcilo. Draw closer, fr emiti, tbc 1vd?U round, * And rhterly greet the ritlng v>tmd i I/>ve, r rnu and .do, ami tt>ua>ng Are, , An:l thrill hglia o mv M?iU.nip.rCi ?oahxa vuilir, 11 ... jpwgr IT7* Wo are authoriaod to utatc, lUt^Dr. K. S. Da via, of Al)heville, In a catididate t4 repre sent Ktljjefleld and Abocrille in the Congress iff AI* OF TIIB IT.- 6TATK.S. ' tM Cjt* IfaMw* ?*i to commence, w.ihin * few twcek Kewtpaper, under shed at the erator the g< ? national in (to character, - (i-v ?.>? , ij>lo*l?n?orttan|>tJiiif with letirroppvto do Juitico to" tho Mntimenu nit J |6f those, who hftto no* rcjj*nlc<l with approlxv ityatemof bolicy punued* for aeveral ye-u*, by Jl? council#.11 ,4 i*w?paper,no nxKuit will be ~ to render it utepUaiid interesting. At * politi. every mmeeettw? Indulgence of perirtnaltiea. A ?tet?tl oHne nrococdlnyj* anu'd*b?te? of ConyreiM, as ample tot po**ihle, will be (jivrnfc m will Ml documents, which, irpm Uw.r *mpor4*nd|.?ituijr l>c <teeme*l worthy of beirnr pinedIwfl& the public, fnoilier respect*, it will, of c iUiiejbo fho ntcreitaml objert of tlie editor, to prr.-\ti fy.by v* rloiw and carchd tel?6txm. tlio taste nn<l unhc.i oi 1h> reader*.??80 fur as rvganl# the manner or execu* tion, tbeauenl.ni t? ttdvcrttsmjr patron* w.*i regulari* ty of publication* jMuJ.care in tranunissjon to subscri ber*, the editor Iwpew l<*.be awe tojrivc general aatinfac tion. Ti'c 'eriui prpnoowd, -ofe?1. "live Public Jour tul of the United Slafej^ printed on a sui>cr-royal ulicet of tlie UMi.it the, will lie farnldicd daUy *1 ten dollara ' per milium 1 thrice a week at Hire. 9. No subscription to |?e received without payment In advance, fur tl?e lime itpccfle.l. 3. Subscription* will be presumed aa conlm* ?led, until otherwise ordered 1 and the editor will. At hit option, lia>*e a r.ght to disregard such order of dfifcor.tiir u.M.-ce, miles* nil Bnc?rftffe? *re at the time pn id-off.. 4. Where .icco'intM have been torwtfded and no payment h?* been 111 vie wuhiu a rcv*>n?ble time, the name* of dehlifpienu may bo er.wcd from the subscription ll?t. Ou tho f irejpo.ng plan and tertn-i, a diaio of public en i-ourugcmcnt it respectfully a?ke?l. A LuGA Wv,'?"mf,'Mi C.lv, Prbflurv H, Ifilfi. TWIWTY-riVK IHHXaHS HKWAllD. UANVWAY in Johiuton CoUnlv, V. <J. on the 81I1 *ihI. m mulatto iiMtt name I VNTIIONY* who Utcly ?irlongud to (Jrn. Joiicm, ol' Raleigh, lie ?.? ?l?out .10 vear# bid, 5 fc<l 8 or 1 ?') mcti^tlngh? hl?rk *nd bushy bead; ?nd nhowa Mtroitg niarku or Imlatt blood. lie but vuvcml acara about 11 H lace cJu-mhI Iij nglttiiig, ?<t very strong snnactive,can read a l.Ulc, h very ?rfmstlne ami urtf?il and m:.y proba. lily attempt to pa%* lor a ficc man. 8;iid fellow may li terally lie called 41 u Jack of nil traiWV?lie in apretty go<td Curpenter, r? tolcrJtle I'rduman, fPrinter) Known something 441- Htonfc Ma*m i in hii excellent Ostler i had served aome t tnc a* ? <>>ok, i4m1 ptofcs*e* to know nomc ihingoi' Me l.c ne, i>fun#grtat adept In Cockdl-ghtlng and ii very fond o! Wtil*kcy. I w ll g?ve the above re ward for iijf? approhciw on and Mifn del. very in jail, *o th.u 1 gel lum arisn. A letter on the subJcct w.ll find me at M-diaon, Morgan County. 4fcwi?u. ?BTRPIIRN HACKNEY. MlttU 1916. L & 8BVBN II1JN1JKKD IMILLAIW HKWA1U). WHBURAB amo*t Atme.mu murder *u committed ..{ Mr*. Carter'*, in Bdgefield district, 8mtth<C^ m, 04, on tl?e 28'h April laft, l>y DANIEIi liANlij who without provocation or known cause, deliberately and w ckedly with a rifle, ahot * man named Bnrgc* Way, whilo quel ng aiitsng in thepiaaaa of the afure*aiil MM. Carter, and thereby almost inauhtN nut an end told* existence??nd where** the *akl 1)4*$ t*J>d lia* sinoc absconded. Andunumberorthec.tl*en#<^F^f5tMd,dk. 8lr,nn Uutao fnil u.tced should meet tlio reward tho I rum of the I.n Hi d tract, having made up a aubscr.pt ion hy winch the .ibovc sum 5? seemed, ami will be pAlu to a<>? Crsiim or persons who will apprehend the ?ald " ' n>), and todge h.in .n Rdgclield jail, to take hit! due rou'seoi f.iw t I therefore deem it primer-to 1. puiuic notice, that tl* aulwcriptloo paper for thla pur* j>.?e i* lodged wjth me, and tlikv it- Will be delivered to any person wlio will bring me a receipt from tho ja.lor in Rilgefleld, Tor tlie *aid lian cl L*ndj ami it i* believed aW't, that an additional rew&d will be offered hy tho gaterrar of BoutK-Carollrt#, fcr appreliend'ng tlie unw pervon. lie Is about J?2 or 23 yean of age, 5 feet B or 9 inehcithighi ha* dark hair and dark eye*, thin dark besrd, and down look c wlten standing hi* knee* apitear to bend luck more than common j hefwvsasinull mole on one aide of hi* face (tear lila mouth i is of a m.ddle *ta t fire, and *uppoie?l to he ofuboutlGO pounds weight i ho was born and rmsed in Houth-C'aroinu, iibout ten or twelve mile* from Auguntai i* of a tolerablv fair akin. The amount subscribed for hi* apprehension i? some what ahove the reward offered, ami may have nomc fur titer Hum* added?In it tlie entire subscription will be gi ven to the person securing liitn. I1KNJ. iilfillTO't'/RIl. Rdgefield C. II. M?y J/ib.'> ?>. */Oilter papers willgire the Above a place Ibr tlio public good. . 4 V>rRAVBP Ok BTOUtW, ON ThuFmlay <lw ml. ? KORRKl'. IIOIISB, nip. IKiscd to lie about H liamla high i haa a blaae in In* fvre i trot* abort U uuiek, center* aometlme* rack* no bnmla reeollccte^ i i*marked With U>e forty between tlie fjre-bt^? draw* fcrntly "n harneax. lie waa pttrcli a<cd in tlto I) atr.ct of Nevrltcrry, aomo time laatV?jl.U~ Whatever will deliver tbeaaitl horne at Dr, Ciatia'a Btn blei, inColumb.a, m*?uII Ix Mutably rcwnrtlcd. k 8TK a VK|) 0R Kr0LKN,1 T~ AIIOtJT two week* ago, a IIAY IIOHKR. With a blaim {'..re, *npi>?>*ed to Itei.lKnit fifteen liamla high, and !.'? ??? 14;car*old, trot* hiirli urul rotigh, lx(th hind feet white, marked rona'.de wly with the amldle And. collar, h>a viioe* on hi* fotefect, mi brand remrnnitercd. Any |Kr*on wlm w.ll deliver laid horse m the aubacriber at the Houtb-C.i.olma College, or aend mrdmtation where he mvy Ihj found, ahall lie rewarded. - '7? > ' 0. It. MONTGOMKftY. Columbia, May 10. IMtOl'OSALH FOR 1M 'JH.ISilJNG " at ai;a<cairrto# ??W^ r" U RIGHTS OF CA8F.Bdec.?led in the Court of Chan rery ol tlm Hii.te of 9^|lth-Ciitmliniu from the Itevo. lution mn.rly down to die nrc-ent tliJie-rAlsoltitlie Rqni. ty Court of Appealx-Mf HRKftY WWfTKRHAWgftCRB, Si-n.or Judge of tlie Oxirt of Chancery* ind pretlding Jiflge .it the Court of Appeal*. ' '1111*,wotk will h<> pul'liahed in two volume*, oetav.% f:<ch e?rttuning ali<Mtt (XX) pag<>s, on go nl paper, an?t with u new type, The printing will he commence ! in a few week*, ami will be finUlted a* speedily a* po??U blej prob.ibty in tlie cotir*#of the year. * Tike price to subscriber* wdl be' aijt dollar* for each volume, inlt<nr(ln i and a moderate advance for each vo lume botnvl, ;f pn?|?er binding can he prttCttred. Tho ni Mwy to l>e paid on tlte delivery of the (took*. 8itb<cription* Will lie receivc?l at the Printi^g-oflWr* tc 11 )ok'*tore inColuinlus?nnd At the difTeftnt i.'ottrt-hoo *ei In tfu?etAte. '!>?%'?* >V ' Columbia, March 1,1816. * 19? lit -A to mm Ajmuc."* Wlir.RRABf.-om certain t'ttfoi twation g.ven(to nn? by WdliamO;Ctrimr*,of fieorg.a, that (tenjaiidn Hell i" H<iUth-Carol.n:?, hatl stolen the sum of One or two dob bra, which were found in lua p^?i*s*ion after /? search iiu?b? lor thut piirfxt^e, which information was necom pan fd Ity a certitlcato .n lua hind ,wr.t'.ng to the ?.iroc tlfeCl now in fi\y p^>e?non, I WMindtu cd to make ilai ?:hargcagainst the nfirctaid Helled liAVing stolen the a l?ove atiin of money j ,,n<l wfutreun from Informat ion on* obtained, atjd hy another certiftcate Ipttn the afore *aid (irimc'i, going to show th^l hi Wa* miataken?iMtv. tVrwrt, I am induced to think and verily believe ilia* the inffnpat.on upon which I grounded my charge *? gainst the Afcfaald Hell w^ false, ami I feel glad to bsvo ?t in my power, to makr. publii/ my conviction of hi* in nkicence, and to stAteih^t I believehi* character fair and tmiiiipercMtle. , AVSTIN P0I.I.AHI) Cambridfa, March 1,1?1^' ' lft 8t |>d