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?"BBs?HsseaBB*a^eaaa?reemsseaeeeeeBe*aeeBe*BHBB?aa?egeieemeHmmeB**eEBaeeBBam*SH***aeeBBB COLUMBIA, (g. c.) TUE8l?A*i 8KITKMBER 84, l?16. (No. 4?,] WHMMII.D WkKKLT BY THOMAS W. LORRA1N. VVnm if &uh9<riptf*n.~*'V\\T*G Dollar* per annum, pay :<bVo in advance....No paper ?o be discontinued, Imt at (he option ol'tlio Editor, until all arrearage* are paid. .'?htrtltem^nit not exceeding fourteen line*, inserted 'ho flrat time Tor neventyAve eents, and forty cent* for 'tach anlwoqwot insertion. Latin* to the Editor mutt be postpaid, or the pottage will he charged toUie writer. tBWBWBgggg--i-i BIOGRAPHY. *??WiiiCAL 8KBTCMI OF LIEOT. BIIUDNICK. ^ gentua, and (lie Hni.it of republicanism, ia closely allied wlth.a disposition to do honor to merit without regard to the circumatance of 2?ff* Jn hereditary governments, hereditary distinctions are often sufficie.M to claim the no ticed the biographer) and on tlte death of a prtnce,however insignificant the part ho acted wMlo living, however destitute his character may hiive been of every claim to the notice of bit contemporaries or the remenibranco of pos terity, it is still considered a respect due to his rank, to give a sketch of his life, and if jfcrc was nothing in it to merit the attention ofWn kind, to ?upply tho deficiency, by dwelling on the exploifa of his remote ancestors. The dia V???*0 cownjjworato tho existence of men | f.T'1? it*lr characters, havo little Maim to the notice of the world, merely on the ecoreof accidental circumstances of mnk, arid station, Is generallycombined with an indiffer ence to the claims of real worth \ and hence it ??ep h*ppeni, that the comtnaftdcre of armies ?M fleets, whatever may be their merit, receive credit Of success, while tho secondary '?J* to tho chance of the good report of the elder* for their reward, There is neither jasUee nor policy In this) for justice requires that honor should be paid where honor is due ; and policy, that every stimulative should bo gi 2?*?? tho human powers, iu overy si tntitioii where they are to be excited honorably and advantageously. The person who ostensi bly directs anv affair whatever, is sufficiently aware that if honor results from its successful iMue, tlte principal share will full to his lot, un lets he Is notoriously deficient in the perform ?PS? ?V ?"? ^rt' "e* therefore, wants no ad ditionaf motive to exertion. Hut it is other stations less conspicuous, who are often entirely ovcrlookud, and bometiincs Stripped of their due, to embellish the fame of etoera. Tins neglect or injustice deprives incn t J?* 7. the best and most honorable motives, rtJ!d*r voluntat-y, and not (he Wf effect of subordiiation. most ordi trorc or.,e8S ?pen to tho recep-1 non of thie feeling j and however it may be the - ^Mn other'countries to debase tho human even below the brutes, by calling them W2T#J!L^i!u ,lave haJ amPle iuslasm in ? vour were impelled to activity by aconviction jMrindividUal exertions, would gain them vidual distinction. Men, from the mere ^ofcQercivo i iscipnne. may bo brought to ii well with their hands, but they will never lea match for those who fight fart and hand. Few of the celebrated conquerors of ancient ft modern times, and esnecially those who MlJjld themselves from n piWate station to the command of armies, and the rule of empire*, o verloofced this certain method of animating and attaching the hearts of their follower*. A coni pliateiit peid in the preaenco of the armv j un onwucnfod shield^ a musket of honort or sonic i other trifling badge, to distinguish a man from 119 comrades, was sufficient to excite the keen tit emulation, nnd to animato every man with tifrimbition almost equivalent to that of tho tWtf himself, whoso prizo was perhaps an em E\. SoldierH who merely fight for pay nnd fcder, arc degraded to tho lowest state <if (kind | for nothing but the hope of distincti ve, or the love of country, can render the trade m War more honorable than that of the assas ?!?, who murders at a stated price. jpth our opinions and feelings arc therefore tp favor of administering all the aid in our pow ?r to the reputation of deserving men, and es fttially those who havo passed the best years tf their existence in serving their country in a -^-Tlsion, which every day might coll lor the lire of their lives. *! his duty can always Brformcd, without rendering the subjects *u*aby exaggeiating their merits, or cheap. e|t rewards by rendering them too com Wfri' ^staining from inflated ea'.ogy or teperlativ* praise i by preserving a due cousin Jtaor between the language and the subject j? ?nd eatefully avoiding that profusion of orna jNfc Which renders tho finest figure ridiculous, and decent memorinl may ho raised Wi? be dear to tho hearts of friend*, t exciting the ridicule of tho indifferent, 'Itltifi the btrangfr from stopping to a?k te memory the simple structure is consc "With theso remarks which are intend ? reely to certain gentlemen who think "itled merit ha* no claim to tlio notice of Y*, we will proceed with tho little JljjC moj?t material incidents iri the ill officer, whose death would always n 4 Nibject of regret, even though it ~"" n?d under such melancholy cii ? iflAn Sni'hHieK was born on the japtcinber, IT8H, at the seat of his fl Thomas Hhubrick* in Hou^h ,Ca-1 wna educated partly at Vacuus | ooIb In Charleston i was some time then umirr the direction of tho Ir. Woodbridge, from whence ho: privAte semiuary at Dedham, in the M&ftttthu?*tt*) wh?r# he remained nearly throo yearn. On hit return to South rolino, he was placed at the offic* of Wi|H*m Drayton, esquiro, a distinguished scholar and lawyer, since a colonel initio United States ar my, aa a student at law. ? Dlscouragcd by look ing forward through thq[long Interval that must elapso before bo could p&sibly commence the practice of the law, and perhaps inspired by those suggestions which so often indicate to the youthfufmind the path most likely to lead to distinction, he determined to relinquish his le gal studies. .v'<, Accordingly, after very mature deliberation, he applied to his father, who coinciding with his wishes, mado application in 1806, to the so* cretary of the navy, who promptly forwarded warrants for John, as well as his brother, Wil liam Hranford Hhubrick, now a lieutenant in the service t and who had also solicited per-1 mission of his fuilier to enter the Navy. Thiej prompt attention of government to the wishes, of colonel Shubrick, was duo to his revolution*', nry services. He hatL^lMW in active artd dis tinguished officer durihfjpthe great struggle in which this country burst her chains, after ?wep?> ing Wood for seven long soars, ntul wal limo those .to whom congpns vftted their th4nlin? medaL expressive of their high approbation.? Tlie claims of such men we hope will always be attended to when tliojr are offered ; for if there bo atty persons now living in this country, pe culiarly entitled to -our gratitude, it is those who stood by her in her most sovero and san guinary struggle, norl#ddown tholr arms, or remitted their QXertionnUl' they saw she had weatliered the storm. sons of colonel flbu brick did not degerierato; for* during tho war, all of them, to the number of six, wertb arms, and they were all brave. The sulj)cct of this sketch, though' .||j|Mioit orable career was so early, and so unfortunate ly closed, perhaps saw more service, and w|fi in n greater number of engagements, than' any other officer of his age in the service. He ear ly received a losson of tho nocessity of always being prepared for action, lit the affair of toe Chesapeake, which sunk deep into tho hearts of our naval officers, and which, however dishonor able to the national character, gave a lesson of inftnito value, and roused a snirit which in the late wnr was fatal to England. Ho was in the Constitution in the action with the Gucrricre, and on her returning to port for repairs, joined the Hornet, and was present-in the affair with the Peacock, lie was selected by capt. Law rence to take possession of the Peacock, but she sunk before it could be done. , When the Hornet joined the President and Macedonian, he served as first lieutenant of the Hornet, under captain Diddle. From thsnce hn passed Intd the President as second lieute nant. In the action which took, place between tho Presideut and a British squadron, lieutenant fthubrick is spoken of in comntodoro Decatur'# official letter, as having behaved with distin guished gallantry. The pcaco with England, which occurred shortly after, offered him an op portunity to return to the bosom of home, and to enjoy the society of the lady whom be had recently married in New-York. But the war which was almost immediately afterwards de clared against the regency of Algiers, again called him into ncHon under his old commander, Decatur, as first lieutenant of the tiuerrfore, the flag Khip of the squadron. In this ship he WAS present in all those affairs which led to the sub mission of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoli, and the consequent revival of peace. On the consum mation of these events, lieutenant Shuhrick was despatched to the United States in the E pervier sloop of war, to bear the tidings that tho barbarian was humbled, and the captives set free. Hut the ill-fated vessel never reached her destination, livery body recollerfs the ter rible storms which about the period of her ex pected arrival, swept our coast from south to north, and destroyed mitny a good vcstcl. In one of these, in all human probability, tho Eper? tor foundered, and every soul perished. W? anuot contemplate this doleful calamity, with out sensations nf !!'.? most melancholy cast.? We every day nee ample proofs of the inevita ble destiny of man j ami every day hear of numbers tuning down to the tomb in tlie common court"? nf nature. Hut there is a character of deep and awful grandour, as well as of affect ing pathos, in tho bitter uncertainty which en velops ihc f:ite of so many human beings. We know that they arc dead, and that is all we know. Pence to to* ir wane*?ami may tho recol lection ol Mr. Mui'uick merit remain as s con solation to his surviving family. Among his associate* he stood an example of steadiness attention to ?k'y. and conrago in battle ; and by his country lie i.< honored in hi* memory by having his name associated with those, who ser ved her well, when her rights were at stake.? At this period, ?hen tho violence of kindred sorrow has subsided into a calm and sacred feel ing of resignation, such considerations may be urged withou violating the sanctity of a broken heart on i!ie one hand, or opening wounds al ready closed,on the other.-?jfaiultct. Al l PASIJA Iti? taid f'lat dispute* hive arisen with Tur* (kcv re*pcctiii?j our po*?psslnn of the irven Island*, which are cnvi'tcd by the warlike I'nsha of Albania, whose inueasinj* power ami wealth give him great influence with the Otto man government. The following brief account of Oih ambitious chief may be acceptable toot.r readers j AH wan horn at TejieHene, a small town in the interior of Albania. Hm father held the rank of a Path* of two tails, but was not po* *e*?ed of any extensive powe* } and ho die I wheh Ali wm only Ofteen. In a district so turbqlent, and filled with hostile and warlike leaders, the young chief was necessarily placed in a very critical jituatjon. lfo is himseMT ac customed to boast, that he began his fortune, with sixty paras and a musket? and an Albani. *-v who attended a late enlightened traveller, ir. Hobhouse) declared, tliat he remembered wve seen All with his Jacket out at the el >ws. Ali was ere long driven from Tepelleoe, P'ace, and was abandoned by almost every follower. A plah. .Was nest formed for Action, bj the inhabitants of Gardiki, a nghbouring town, atm for this purpose they ponded, in the nlghtttyie, a village where he had taken refuge. HaMT escaped through a gaitlcn i but his mother and sister fell into the hands of the Gafdikiotei, and were treated every species of indignity j wrongs fi?r which he afterwards took a dreadful vengeance. Hii address o$d activity enabled him gradually to repair his fortunes. He insinuated himself into the favotir of Coul Pasha, then the priori* ~>al chief of Albania, whoso daughter ne at sngtli married, leaving thus been ablo to col* upon the Forte to recognize him as Pa*haI of that important district. From this time Kc took the lead among the Albanian chiefs, em ploying sometimes force, sometimes money, and sometimes treachery, to increase his autho rity* and add to the extent of Ms dominions. The must formidable adversaries with whom Ali had to contend, were the Sulfates $ a people placed ih the southern extremity of Albapii. inhabit an almQst inaccessible range of 1m, beneath wjoso gloomy shade winds r which Dr. Holland conjectures, on very He grounds, to ho tho Acheron of the an ll?? t!?o strength of their native bulwarks, . ielf passion for war and contempt of death. inAdo them tho terror of Albania, which tlusy frequently invaded i while no foreign power had ever ventured to scale the tremendous bar riers by which they were guarded. Ali at longth succeeded, partly by force, and partly by bribery, in gaining the passes which led into their country; and the whole nation after a furious resistance, was reduced to subjection, and partly extirpated. Id 1811 and 1812 Ali attacked and defeated the Pashas of Harat and Del vino, by which means he gained possession of some of the finest parts ot Albania, and a population of between two and 300,000 souls. IVpellene, his native place, now fell into his hand*; and now also it was that he obtained tho means of indicting signal ven^en ce on Gar diki. With his accustomcd duplicity, he pre tended a complete oblivion ot all grounds of re sentment, until he had surrounded and eu chred the city with his troops} when upwards of 700 ot those inhabitants who were supposed to havo been most deeply involved in tne an cient guilt, were dragged into a large khan near the city, and bound together with cords. On a signal given by Ali, the Albanian soldiery, who wen) stationed on the walls of tho khan, began a discharge of musketry, which continu ed until the destruction of tho whole seven hun dred was completed. It seems impossible to define, with nerfcct precision, either the extent of Ali's dominions, or the degree of authority which he posses?es. Kven within Albania, the Pachalic of Scutari remains still independent. ?tract over which ho bears sway is bounded on the north by an irregular line, extending from Pnra^Q to the Oulpfi of Salonika, it com prehend* tn| mountainous district of Macedo nia, nearly tho whole of Thcssalcy. and a great part of Lavida. On the eastern side, he is kept in check by Ismael Bey, who possesses an au thority as independettt over tne plains of Ma cedonia. In Albania his power is almost abso lute | and while little regard is paid to tho Im perial firman, a letter With the signature of Ali commands implicit obedience* The Albanians arc enthusiastically attached tommy they view him as a native sovereign) they admire the energy of his character, ami when tlioy hear of any other chief, commonly remark, thit&V ho has not a head like Ali." In tho relations be tween Ali and the court of Constantinople mutual fear has hitherto preserved an OUttjvai$f good understanding. The progress of this eri* ternriidng chief has been long viewed with jealousy and alarm { but the Porto was never in a condition to hazard driving him into open re bellion. It has been found prudent, therefore* to invest him, by its firman, with the govern ment of those provinces which the sword had already placed in ^possession. Ali, on the other hand, pays no outward deference to the Porte, and remits to it some^Nirtion of the reve nue which he collect*. He has also uniformly supported that power with nearly his whole force against tho foreign enemies with which it had to contend.?llonton Dally Advertiser. AGRICULTURE, CMLTtm OK WOAI>. Having seen in your paper aii extract from the Aurora, giving nti account of the uses ami cultivation of the Wontl Plant (or hnii* Ti/ic turu) nit a substitute for Indigo anil believing that whatever may he fouml a useful substi tute for any foreign article, imported into thin country, employed in our domestic or family manufactures, t?-mU not only to render us in* dependent of foreign nations, but with some uttantion may become sources of wealth to our industrious fiymcn and citizens. 1 have annexed herewith ?oine further account of this valuable plant, which 1 should be glad if you will publish for the benefit of my brother 'farmers ; tint doubting that If generally known with whater? thi? i# r^tied and pre wired for uses that every lady u rnbit of making cotton, -llhcn, and woollen cloths, fpr private use, would instead of run* ningtothe shops/or. Im/igo, procure a small quantity of the Woad mm and cultivate in her {garden a Very amall a pot, being sufficient to raise seed enough to aow two or three acres. This plant may be sown any time previous to the first of August, either in the broad cast way, or in the, same manner as carrots and parsnips are generally sown, and its leaves nro lit for use the sammer following. It is bien nis!, the lower' leaves are of an oblong oval figure, thick, ending In obtuse roundish points of a lucid green* The stalks rise about four feet high, dividing Into several branches, termin ated by smalftjhriltfw flowers. Tlie time fur gathering tho crop is about the end of June, or whenever the leaves are fully grown, while they are perfectly sreem If the land bo pood ana the crop well husbanded, it will produco three or four gatherings, but the two first are thebest, and will {produce three or four times as much colouring matter as tho third ?nd fourth crop, v are carried di S^mT,^T.3rUn?in, On, edge refteinbl ling the oil or bark mills, where they are mashed into a smooth paste; if this process U deferred, they would putrify. Tho paste is then laid in heaps, pressed close and smooth, and tho blackish crust which forms on the outsido, reunited if it happens to crack ; after lying for fifteen days, the heaps arc opened, the crust rubbed and mixed with tho inside; it is then formed into balls whiph aru iressed close and solid; these are dried upon uirdles, they turn black on the outside if in the sun, if in a close place yellowish, if tho weather is rainy, the first is to be preferred. The good balls aro distinguished by their being weighty, of an agreeable smell, and when rubbed of a violet color within.?Woad not only aflbrds a lasting and substantial blue, which may bo reduced into many different shapes, but is of great use in dying and fixing many other colours. in the small way the leaves may be pounded in a trough or wooden mortar, laid smooth in heaps as auove directed, and after laying soinn days, the outside crust rolled with the inside and mado into small balls about the si/.e of a coffee cup, in any convenient vessel which will bear pressing strongly to mould them in: and if the ball9 happen to crack before they aro thoroughly dry, they may be rubbed together, moulded over again, and dried mi boards in tho 9un. Woad ana Indigo are frequently used in conjunction, which makes a very great saving to the dyers. Ind dying blue with these sub stances it is usual to mix 4001b. Woad, 30lb. Weld, 20lb. Madder, 8 or 91b. Lime, ami from 10 to 301b. Indigo, and a quantity of bran, which are put at different times in a woidcn vat and digested with a strong heat for several hours, after which the substances to be dyed are immersed in the mixture. Bilk, woollen, linen and cotton are alike dyed with these ingredient*, but with some variation of the proportions. A solution of Woad and Indigo in sulphuric acid form? what i? called the Saxon blue. Dyeing yarn in the small way, Woad may be used in tlx Indigo| or.ikproportion of the ingredients be fore mentioned may bo added; but the best 9>lour will be produced by using each in thu proportion of one odftce Indigo to twelve oun ces Woad ; the latter gives solidity and sub stance to the colour, tho former brightness. Tho Woad was once the great staple of Languedock, is now cultivated generally in France. Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzer land, Sweden and in many parts of England, and in tho small way'in America. Tho pro duco of an acre of ground from Woad may bo estimated to be worth from one to two hundred dollars. That tho farmers and dyers may make trial of the Woad, induces tin* communication.? liruntwick Times. imsii pot,\ tors. Extract of a letter from tho Hew Samuel Au stin, of Worcester, to the Kditor of the Medi cal and Agricultural Register; tinted Worces ter, Massachusetts, Feb. 24, 180G.?" There is onp upeciot of husbandry, not in general prac ticc, in which I liavo inaile somo experiments with very considerable success; that is to nub. stitute a crop of potatoes in the room of a Bum mer fallow [summer tilling ; or letting land re?t from one crop without being seeded] a* a pre Kration for wheat. Wheat id doubtless tho st and most profitable crain tliut can be rain, ed. No species of vegetable adds ho much or nament to a country, and none afford* a nnro essential or grateful part of that aliment by which human nature is preserved. The pota tatoe is also a valuable root. For tho horso it is an excellont and healthful substitute fur the green grass which lie crops in his summer pas ture, and seems nearly indispensable to be u nited with his dry winter fotlder, to preserve him from tho^e diseases to which he !h so expos ed in tho cold season. Kvery intelligent far mer knows its value for feeding hi* swine, his sheep and his cattle i and no crop is more sure or more easily raised ? none is s?? plentiful.?. Warm, loamy land, nr,?l such is the greatest part of this Commonwealth, uell manured, will yield three hundred bushels to the acre. They may bo taken o(V, if planted 1n season, by the middle of September, and the ground will bo in thebestsituation to p it in immediately a crop of wheat. This is altogether bettor than sum* mer fallowing, and the crop of potatoes is a clear saving. 1 have in this way, had ?1 bush* e|?ftf moi* "valient ???in'T v heat on the ac^p.