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? 0^^Ss*''$ Jj/ Ift v/^/'|K -I- ifyvip .-l^ .lj^/ ^5? DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, NEWS, POLITICS, ML, Ml. TERMS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it bo Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Juniu*. (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.] VOLUME 6?NO. 3. ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1858. WHOLE NUMBER 263 RATES OF ADVERTISING ! The Proprietors of the Abbeville I<????? ?- and i litdrpnnl'. ttf Prcm, have established the followni; rates of Advertising to be charged in both papers: i livery Advertisement, inserted for a less time , than three mouths, will be charged by the in- , lertion at Oeit! per Square. 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Fifty per Cent, extra will lie a<1 tied to the j (j 4hove rates. DAVIS A- CllKWS, j ! For Jiilmi' r ; ? t LEE &. WILSON, j, F<>r Press. 1 ' .. ~ TI 77Z~~T~~ [ Sl riuixu IU ?.L L.'tui.tiD. > ; T; poii conxiiltnt.icn with our friends of the Ab- ! heville Banner we have come to tlio following . understanding : That aft er the l>t of April, , next, wo shall charge for nil suhiw-riptione, u> ? j paid within six mouths gtS.fiO am] ?3 <?> if not i paid within one year. Tin! pressure of the j Times has forced upon us the necessity of urging prompt, payment upon our Putro:is. The ' amount due lis for ^nhaeriptioti. arc separate! : uisull, hut in the aggregate swell to :i large | sum, nnd if not proiiit'y paid, subject us to ' great ineonvenienees. Our payments arc ea-.li ; 1 and we must require-our friends to eunhle u* . to meet, "t.hein. Experience has nlso impressed 113 witli the | t propriety of ehnrgiii)* for Ohituruy Notices ; (i which exceed n certain length ; wild we shall ! v henceforth charge for the excess over one ' ~ . 11 square, nt the usual n?lv?-r!wing rat* MISCELLANY. j1 - ~ n From the N'-vbrrry Con&crvatixt. | ^ BATTLE OF MUSGROVE'S MILLS. ; l Alter ilie taiiot Uliark-sion,in May, 178U, j u the British and Tories booh over ran j lie ! ,, i " whole of South Carolina. All was dark ex- ' eept where Sumter and Marion flickered, ! |, like Jack u'Lanteriis, through tlie swamps ' |( of the Catawba and Sautes. The advatuM.-d p centres of operations were established bv the enemy at Camden and Ninety-six; but ' between these two posts were numerous bod- j ? it's of Tories and regular troops ravaging tlip. r.niliitrv- Til WHti-li tbi-ir movi-mi'tt<? and repress their outrages, Gen. Charles Me- j ^ Dowell, of North Carolina, advanced with j , I nearly two thousand militia as far as Smith's j j Ford, on Broad River. On this inarch he j -i * j * wn? joined by Col. Isaac Shelby of North | t Carolina; Col. John Clarke of Georgia; ji and Col. James Williams of South Carolina, : ( lueu of the most restless determination, and eagerness to do anything, that could he ! f called resistance, Sbelbv, with Col. Juo. j . Sevier of Tennessee, broke up a tory station ! j on the I'acolwt; and Clarke, on his wav to i . .McDowell's rendezvous, gave Mij. Fergu- j ( son, at Cedar Spring, a buck-handed blow, J , which made him stagger. Ferguson, an of- i j iiccr of equal ability with Tarleton, was des- j patched by Lord Cornwallis, with a strong [ force, to subdue the northwestern portion of j the State ; and had advanced as far as the I middle cf Spartanburg. Tiio rebuff ho re- | ceived at Cedar Spring, dcrnonstraf^kto i Lim the danger of proceeding further with- [ j out re-iufdreements. He mnde 1-nmvn hi* I ...... ?rabarrfl6fto?ant nt Head Quarters, and Col. Innis was *66rt' ifiafcbert'ld Ire-relief with a li'ody of'-New York Tories,?a portion j>f wbat #gs called the Queen's regiment. .'Por tb?'double purpose of removing further from danger, and facilitating bis junction with 'U?w- re-1iflfo?f4}inent, . F*rgnsoi\,. bad with- . 'drwwrf'td a point south of Tygcr Hirer, not far from,the phico now known aa the Gross Keys. ,?. +. . I . ... * .. tlje army under Gates, j for 4l?e ? ielief of the Sou^b, Shoved on lo- 1 % suspense. Every patriot wj?rJuj^jng -for J - '(be tow* of vitA&?'y?.?*-thaisignal fur liim to ' adwyice; or oC defeat, for;y|8ttytb tljfi he ' -) jjoworru ii>eff 11 ua uemi BIIMSITO, wMtpbout < should'fa* .Ail,Jh*ywould > bo^ttn to tbeir homes in NortI) <?a5roiW < f tm -TfrnmW \m it-"- ? J'~ ? Hut Williams, Clarke.and Slielby determin- tin ed, I hat they should not disband, without uu stiiking another hlow. With the const-lit fro t)l (ion. McDowell, two trusty men were am <ent forward, as spies to ascertain where ?!>< whs I lie nearest assailable out post of the am iMieiny.?This duty was successfully per fouiied by tin? men, who upon their return, ; sqi reported that there was an encampment of j p(?i t ?ry militia, commanded by Ciipt. Ilawsey, | wj| :i( Musgrove's Mill, on the lower bank of j :tb< :he Ennoree; and that they were not more j < than two hundred in.iiuuih.o-. An expedi- i s;iV Lion to break up th.s post, was instantly re- |t.f( oived upon; and volunteers were called , for. A large number of the oflieers stepped , oiward, to serve as privates.followed bv the it">! adventurous of the soldiery, and a foree i-Vf (jnal to that of the enemy was soon organ- (| ... i I.- : i.: i ' 1 ?a:?i. iii.iii ioiiimis t:? ?n i j ?;i 11 y I j)r(1 n list Lave heen of tried :in<l acknowledged j oiirsigi*; for the expedition was one of tut- | | ninrnon midaeitv, and con?e<pieMly wonM (i < <<'iiijic!!<.l to pass wit lain a Very few mile* j > >f Ferguson's camp. who, in ca?e he dis- ! . "n overcd their doign hy his scouts or l?y i l|jji lie iiitiso of b-tUie, colli.1 cut oil" their re- ^ uvit through Union District; while Cornvallis, should (?atcs ' rea<lv defeated, .... . " ,r s;ro niylit easily capture them in Llu'ster, let ^ aoli man j a volunteer. Much as wc .. .... . the uv ;;:ad to admire such couraire. in the out. . . wit . I of fl.ltt tl i I - IM.'IWII HICK' UIT.UICU FOn 15v a complication of peril ? when they (|ui \c-ro |'ir :nv iv from Miccor? which fi.rccs as. t is t?i look !i]n>11 tlicir flaring in stiil provuk:.g a balllc, as absolutely reckless. The command was ?jiven conjointly to 'ur .Villiatns. Clarke and Shelby. About tint uiddlc of tlie afternoon on the 18th of An?;.. 7til), tlie party mounted their horses nn<i tMt-iiiiiiiftl upon tin- plan of proceed in jr.? XV:I' 'heir prime i.'jeet was to surprise the to- *1"' i>*s?an jn liii v? i)n iit wit was impnsM- ""I" !<- to aeeomplish. without ti<x Fcr?ju- ''l<>' on. The eoinse thea, was very plain ; tlicv m,< uust make a detour through the portion of kill otintry now known as Union District, and <*??ain tin* highway pas>ing l>v Mus^roveV S,v< >1 ill, at Hiinc point below the TvjLTcr. So ln y amounted tlu-ir horses at liusk. ami nvt uarehed with as niut li rapidity as the eir- retl IllHSIieeti.m nmniKiin- l/? I I ' J ? ? |?? oinA Va", VtOUI'l til- j ,?w. Cr<?sing tlie* Farolet and Fair For j '"'e i*.-I Creek, tin*}' caim- lo the Tvjjer as the ; U!l' oi ks were proi-laiming tlie approach of | '?,e ay at IMackstock's farm-house. It was j ' 1 low necessary to proceed with extreme canion. Ferguson was only three inijes up ^ lie river, and it was double that distance 0,1 et, to Musjrrove's Mill. Should tin-}- fall i l';l w with a patrol, their situation would lie J >},w k-ppcrate. Forwaid ! ? l'laekstoek's is left j lehitid?time is every thing now; thev j trai nu.-t fall upon the Tories and rout them he- j 4 jie any liiuingenoe can reach the foive in and heir rear. At length they Itear the roaring ^ f Muppiovt,*' Shoals. They can even trace, n their left, tlie valley of the Kunoree, over j .(K iliich a little blown cloud, already tinged iy the sun, lias stationed itself near the ori/uii. In (lie grove, a part of which is ^ ^ liil remaining above Mr. Gordon's house, ^ lie intrepid little hand paused, and a re- ( (j.j onnoi'.ci inir parly was sent forward. Five , ? . - not ninnies after, a firing wjir heard along the 4jrC) s.i.i . r .1 mjc oi uiu ruige iiescentiing towards the j(|ft iver, and the reconnoiterers returned to re- t|jS( )ort that they encountered a patro] of the (iicir.y, which they immediately attacker!? j ^ cilliitj; some and dispersing the remainder, j n I'his was unwelcome news. The design of j ntprising the camp was frustrated, an<l the j ( iazardoiK attempt to cross the ford under j ,Q | he fire of the enemy must he made. Bill, J (.on ilinust at tlie same moment, a farmer of the | ^jle leiglihorhood approached tlie bewildered idveuturers and maile known to them the as- \y j niimlirwr fiu?t iliot ? n - " " "IW I)rH- I Cla . ions day, Ci>l. Tunis and Maj. I1 rjxser. with (||e >ne hundred and fifty regulars, liud arrived rt.? it llnwsey'B camp 011 their way to re-i'n- p(H ?>ree Ferguson ; and had tarried over night, g|1( mending to continue (heir mareli leisurely c0? ifter breakfast. This was enough to war- aor ant an immediate retreat. They could yet p,ir uake lheir eseape by speedily 'retracting ()f t heir step*, but no; William*, Clarke, and lln,, >helbv said "we must fl</ht them- If thpv I - a r- J II M iav?">i?g?ilar9 thev can bo indtnwd to nr- t.xt ark lis. Lot u$ pr'eptfre fir l hem !" The ^ jffii-or# instant ^commenced aRurvey'of the fo | jronnrl in their neighborhood. Two Jain- ^j)(; 1r<'d nrnl fifty ya'rrls beyond the ?Ue of Mr. (>OI JorJoii"# house, they found ihe heads of he iwo ravines T have already described ; RJK lie one netting off froth the right of the road ownrds C?*dar Rhoal Creek, and tlift other. . * ' mj; list,nit aboiu two liuiuirefj pace* from the 5m], flcsoeti'liiig on th? left ??to the mendo- ?| wy flat, -which nw?q? around the ford l>elow tW mill. The apace betwjeen tboMJ j r**inm- vu MMhtyed fw.>h? , atomu^-npon ^ which tht-y '&M3*rwjjffife'CTicmy. Now ^ busy sceiiO printed l)qr*ea i- 'L- * "CIO iiiiviiru in 'lie gtuve, DU^nxtee0 4}UtQ tjereleft withtbem wa gonrtl.^Vfyeiityboam&td vt '""i ** ind, in retretfting, tAutfetheirpamrioadp^ kja jn'Uw .Wt of lino which on their return, < hbf '"till T~ " >---?" *' ^/BOM . .-^ :y would find formed. The rest of ll?o tn were then extended in scattering ordei, li m one ravine across the road to the other, s [1, leaning their rifles against the trees, set v jnt constructing a breast-work of lo^s. v 1 hru??h. ! I "I'll stand here on the right," said Shelhv ! u taring liis portly frame, and wiping the ! | -spiratioii from his hrow, "yon, Williams, i t I take votir station somewhere there, j nit the road." | * "Very well." replied Williams "and, I ' ' Clarke, do vou over-see the men on the | ' !. i v 'Willi pleasure," rejoined the Colonel. "Attention, men !" continued Slu-ll.y. , lien you see t' scoundrels apprnaclrnj;, | rv one of von, nick out vour man, ami I 1 . ! < iw a gotnl ,?ii>lit upon the centre ot u|S 1 jast. I'ut don't fire, whatever turns up j il you hear the crack of my rifle over ; t e in the little hollow towards the creek; j n blaze away !" s 1 his imaginary conversation is hn?cd up the actual arrangements instituted at * stiinre of the hattle. . 1 [ can picture to myself Tunis and his men j aiDpi'il before ilio house of Allen Mas- ! ve. Ii is a hot iniil-MimiYipr night, and I soldier prefers the air to the tent. At j r foot of eveiy oak, dozens lie sleeping, ,J h their head* pillowed upon the gnarled ! n is; whiln the Katydids chattered ahow J w m and the shoals murmured as hiliinglv ' i hev did the AiK'iwt i.iirlii T u*.i > irilit? vp.it. At I In* earliest drawn. Marv ! i, sgruve, with her tni!k-pail poised upon |, heads trips aloiiir to the enclosure, w licit* ! <| rows are h>win<r; and hei iuolFcti'dve ! i I lather is busying himself ahout his mill. < is sends out his scout to see that his ! .. i ; is dear for a pleasant march, lint j w detily every man springs to his fed ; tin: j nit <>f rifl?s is heard ; the scout has been ! ! J upon. Soon, a solitary fugitive ruslic j u >camp. All his companion* have been j a ml, <ir wounded, save one otlicr, who has j q mi ll>" i-iei.i- .I ' ? ,.j- ? ? r?i iu."s me ruillllV, IO i warning to Ferguson; I lie rebels were ling. Tii? Tories arc hurried over the P r. Inuian fires upon them, ami slowly j ? fating, halts upon the left of Col. Clarke. ! 'c 1'lie breast-work, or rather barricade had j ai n finished. The men stood waiting j ti their eyes fixed upon the point where i Sl road come winding up the ridge, from ] ind the knoll opposite the mill. The j vl ctmn nvol.i ? tr . wv?.. MMitib itivu i?|?pr?U | " v advanced in three columns?militia j "J the left, regulars in the centre, and inili- i <M again on the right. As soon as thev j ^ the deposition of the patriot forces, Rl y deployed and rushed forward with ,l led arms. Now, hoys, takcyour aim ; but he steady wait for Col. Shelby !" ' ft. iVhcr. Innis approached within sixty st ils of the bru?h barricade, he delivered a, fire; hut he did not draw a single ball tj n his fou - Mllll it ? >? nlllu ivlmn lliA.li^. ;4i was se.arc.vly fortv paces, that Shelby, t, rn in the little hollow towards the creek. t.] ul np from behind his brush-heap, and, ? ing good aim, touched ljjs trigger. 11 only discharged his own rifle, but a bun- t| i nnd fifty others. The efleet was terri- 'I The whole line of Tories recoiled in ;l >rder.?Before they coultl receive nn- J er concerted discharge, however, they I rallied, and were advancing. Then unenced that irregnhu and incessant i^ri which announces the stage of the i j tli'.-t when evcrv soldier fights according i Jt lis own notion of circumstance*. This n tinned fur more than half an hour, when s regulars, ioiniiiLT with the militia on " i " ir left, drove Slielhy from his position. | Mains remained (inn in the centre; and 1 | rke, l?ei?g opposed to the right wing of J ? enemy, which was unsupported by the s ul>?r?, furred it back to a distance corros- ' g iding with the advance of Innis upon j ;lhy. The lin?> of battle, which in the ^ mnencerneiit of tlie engagement, was j [>sh the road was -changed, ?o as to l?e 1 allel with if. The guard left in charge lie hordes \va? ordered to ShelbyVassist e. It checked tlie progress of Tmii.-?, by auk, attack; and a similar movement u nted, nt the same time by C?pt. Innaii linst the right .flank, caused the enemy Tall back. Shelby, Williar.*, and Clark, n charged over their breast*work*, and nplefely routed their nwailants. They I in the-gfeatest disorder along ihe ridge I over the knoll, dispersing up and down j river??tbe most of t hern, however, croon- ! 1 it; About ei-jhty prison(th were seeirrand nearly n'hundred were killed and' untied. . Among the killed wereyMnj. liter and Capt. tlawsey. Tbe latter i* no ibt, the. original of Kennedy's Hugh iberabawv and, ?a he makoa hit* hero May freebooter, I cannot do better than bolrr!tbew*nti oft hell- rerfhtffkre frhtp tbe lytiful roraan^'^f florae *SHpe jRoinu- 1 W^wi* bounded ' ^leo hU.tnMjy overtook < |J %IJJ ??.' -i^ * AK: w?< !^n(M) .jn - -?.; t?*a I "Have mercy, good Mr. Horse Shoe iave mercy oil the defenceless man ?" creamed the runaway, in a voice discordant iitl? terror, as he stopped at the fence, rliicli he was unable to mount, nnd looked aek upon his pursuer, "Remember the rood-will I showed you when you was a ?ri>iii>er! Qu.irter?for God's sake quarer!"' " You get no quarter from me, you cursd blood tapper!" exclaimed Horse Shoe, <w ii mis^c iii.ii m'uhiiii viMieo ills ireast, "lliink of Grind all's Kurd !" and at lift same instant lie struck a heavy downward blow willi such sheer descent, that it love the skul! uf the p?*rfldious free-hooter k-ar through to the spine, "I have sworn our death," said the sergeant, '\-veti if I ??t?-h y<?u asleep in your bed, and light stilly have volt earned it.'" Col. Itinis was badly wounded. Among lie prisoner* C"l. Williiiins recognized a it lie knotty-faced fellow by the name of niu! llinson. and said to him : "Ah, Saul, we hav? caught yon !" "Ves," replied llinson hitchin up his rows? is, ami biting oil a piece of tohaeco, you've coteh me, and no d d great atc h al that." The victors halted upon the bank of the ivef and sent hack for their horses, in or?*r to pursue tin: fugitives. 13ist ju*t then a j K-sscngcr artived from Gen. McDowull, iih the sad news, that Gales was defeated. ?Then? was no time to lose. Ferguson, icy knew, must l>e moving to cut olf their /treat ; so they took their prisoners np beind ihetn. ami, l>v haid tiding and consult vigilance, made g >od their escape to lilUboro' in Nortli Csirolin:! The of the* patriots was four killed ?d eleven wounded. Among the former a* tin: gallant Capt. Inman. This battle has searely been mentioned i history. It was but the flash of spray poll the c.ivast of the overwhelming billow, ltd was lost in the eddy of complete eouuest that settled over the State. Okatoky.?In looking over some old aper? a day or two sinci;, wo stumbled ver ? speech delivered by Henry Cl:iy lnne the students of tbc New Yolk Slate ud National Law School. Speaking of ie art of extemporaneous speaking, he ! till : [ owe my r-urcess in life to one single fae.t, Z ; that aL tin* ii"i> nf iivimiu-co"..!! T - " ~ w. ...vuij ab^li) X CU1II * I leneed ami continued for year* the process f daily reading and speaking upon the jut cuts of sojnu historical and scientific uolc. These off hand cff.nts were made umetimes in a cornfield, at others in the irest, and not utifrcqui-iitly in some tlisint barn, and with the horses ami Oxen for ?y auditors. It is to I lie early practice of ic great art of all arts that I am indebted >r the primary anil leading impulses that iiuuluted ine forward, and have shaped | nn mourned my entire subsequent desnv. Improve, then, young gentlemen, the iperior nil vantages you here enjoy. Let ota day pass withou t exercising your powrs of speech. There is no power like that f oratory. Cie-mr controlled men by exiting their fears; Cicero, by captivating leir affections and swaying their passions, t lie influence of the one perished with its ' uthor : that of the other continues to this 1 ?y- t Making haste to be rich. j Numberless are the annoyances and fro- ] lit*lit the dinast ers which beset the man , kho i* in haste to be rich ; vet those who I i re confined to the slower process <?f aceunulating wealth, cannot he reconciled to ee their neighbors apparently thriving so mirli mor? r?|ii<Ily than themselves. A nan embarked iff a vast business, aii<l who iax, Ic? all outward observations been [>ros>eiiiig fajmnislv, suddenly fails, goes down Mill a financial crash, which causes a mighty ensation, at least among hi* creditors.? int lite discontented" mechanic or farmer hake* his head, and says, 'Ah, never mind, ... i.... r. :i i - - ? * c liar* I.IIIKU U 1IDIK0 IDOIIl'V, 1 waiTlllll j on." II? will not believe that so much j jlitter could existwbere there was no gold, i lint so milch apparent solidity sin>ul<l he , ait ail uiifiihsiaiiiial bubble. alter all, and , ighing still for the rioliw lliat he is sure mill he won in haste, lie envies the mer- ' aiitilo speculator even in Ms misfortunes, [lis own humble shop or small farm is too , -ontraeteii a sphere for his operations, ami le would willing by exchange a competence arned, as it must he, bv steady ??!!, for ( lie chance of auickly heaping up treason*, , >vcn though tlie chanc'i M doubtful ? so , lonhtfn) that nine out of ten sueh expvri ueilts result? in disaster and ruin. Few ind far between are thu instances of acquir- i i?g a fortune by any speedy proves, and of fhoie few, the result often in lint thp same spirit'rffthlfking haute to be , ieli, which wan successfulin > the 'fliit in- ( itanc?. In the vry next venture leads to ( >vvrwhehnir?g disappointments' and irre- ( rievahle ruin. Mut'h lietter is it for (hone vlto are doing well enough to let w^ll enough done, and he content with smaller gains, if ( ii?y t an Jfvoid tbe feVerUh,anxiety and he" exlwfiirfting strain that always attend ip&u the process of making hiiste tobe rich. iS? < H ' lilK i : < t A ' nmifffyQ "flpu I lt\fl 1 .1 Jll "I to pnal, M to ustve qilite cowed totb^ pr??rtjt ; nxiti ^bi%???m>p!etehr Wtute as i KoogH it <Jw not nm>a<fy eittf.' "How Beautiful is Earth." Oli CJo<l! how beautiful is earth, In .xunli^lit or in shade, Iler forests with their wnving arch, ller flowers that getn the glnde. Her hillocks white with fleecy flocks, ller fit.-Ul3 with grain that glow, Iler sparkling rivers, deep an?l broad, .Thai through the vally flow. Iler crested waves that, clash the shore, And lift their anlhetu loud ; Iler mountains with the solemn brows, That woo the yielding cloud. Oh Godl how beautiful is life That thou dost leud us here, With tinted hones tlmt liiift t.lm ?- - ?' Aud joys that gum the tear. Willi cnnlle hymns of mothers yonng, And trend of youthful feet, That scarce, in their elastic hound, Dow down the grass flowers sweet. With brightness round the pilgrim's staff, Who, at the set of sun, Beholds the golden gates thrown wide, And all bis work well done; But if this earth, which changes mar, This life, to death t hat leads, Are made m> beautiful by Iliui l-'ruiu whom all good proceeds. How glorious must, that region be Where nil the pure and blest From change, and fear, and sorrow free, Attain eternal rest. M113. SIGOURXEY. Who'd be a Bachelor. i BY HOWARD T. ROBS. When life is s<> transient, And rapid Time'# tread; When muidutis nre plenty, And lon^ to wed; Who would live single, And marriage deory f Who'd be n bachelor f Who??not I. Who doi'3 not wish for A f?ud hearted ~v ife, To share wild the pleasures And sorrows of life I To cheer and sustain him, i-i - ? -? if ucii i run me* are uigu : W1 n?'d lie u bachelor t Who??not I. Who, when hi* garments Were tntrred nnd torn, Could nicud them himself. Without fcoliiiRH forlorn I When n thrifty wife's fingera The needle to ply. So neatly nnd cheerfully? Who??not I. When the body is bed rid And writhing in pain ; When the fuver is rnging, And burning the bruiu ; Who would not then For ft gentle wife ?igh ! Who'd be u buvhttlor f Who!?not I. Lonely old bnchelor, Wretched indeed; No one to comfort you, r?n? >1.;..,. ' 5 J"" ??? Woulil you go happily, Smiling through life f Tuke to go with you A true liunrtcd wife. The Kaix-makeus in Africa.?Every rihe has its great rain doctor. These m?*niaw groat power and influence, and are mieh feared in tribes. In the spring of the leasou, Daza, the great rain-doctor or this riliM )i 1)11 iitvpiul itifii a? il, under such circumstance*, recourse was iN(l to tlie witch doctor, to know the cau.?e. He gave his incision, from which there is 10 appeal, that one of Daza'sown inen had ewitched (lie cat lie, of which they died. I'he man was seized and conveyed to a very iigh precipice, troin whieh lie was c?st lown to he dashed to pieces ere he reached lie bottom. Hut, providentially,in his fall le came in contact with branches q/ trees: he?e hounded him to others, which broke he fofee. lie survived, though dreadfully >ruis??d. ^Iii'h was early one morning.? From the time he saw the precipice, he be aine unconscious; hut in the evening ho revived and remembered the precipice.? i :- n i._ --! ..m ? ui> rtuiMiocuon, lie bjiw, "lnis is of G?>d; J will try to get to the school." Me was three tiny* ere lie got here; a pitiful object, not having eaten anything during !lint time, ami bruised from head to foot.? Daza, wlu-n he had found he had escaped ieath und had got to the school, wns much unuoyed. About this lime the weather whs /erv dry, find the crop? differing much.? Kiikn therefore jfcnt to D?za to make rain. Daza replied, (hat ho could.inpt? as thin man was alive and had erfftffced' to the ichnol, If F*kit wanted rain^jSie was to end rli#? inun to Irjin. Fxku said.that Dhih hnd killed the man onre, and that war aiiong-Ji ; from Hio school he should not tnku Itim. lie luid never* done such a thing. L)h7* ?rjain replied, the man hnd the pots hy which he made the ram, and ifFaku would ijgt give hjmlhe man, ly? wouVd roe .him a drop of rfltrw ^or tlijs indolence-Fnku orrlertrd m forua to ,qfcize Daza'a cattle, and drive him out of the oounfrv. whh;h wm quickly done; Dhm", however. oNljingout to his as-nuilantH lhat he-woyld tflke wire country ?ot .fflt' V dron fer lfAJD.Tr However, 004)10 following Sj?bbailu>*Utle we were urffm# the r>eopw.?Oi^tb<rir ?ru#t in ?0d^ tltf h6> dhPJferfflMi" dance w theD*m, nwMk! 9 Vitlt to Dr. Strauss, the Pantheistic Au- I I thor of the Infidel "Life of Jesus Christ." | [ The following is 11 translation of an ar- , tide in the Paris LyEnpr.rance, giving an j t interesting hut melancholy account of a vis- j j it to Dr. Strauss. The unhappy man has ! ^ now abandoned theology, and resides at j ( Ileidleherg. T . _ ?... v r m ? ? in returning irom luuingen and Slut- j j/ard, through the picturesque valley of the Ncckar, diversified by wooden banks, rock-*, ( castles, and old ruins, we stopped at last . { upon those verdant heights, from whence. , in the midst of an amphitheatre of hills, t{ rises the cily of IIeidleberg. , One of our friends had asked us fo pay , a visit to Dr. Strauss We hesitated. It was the University vacation. Every one ( was absent. Umhriet. Si-hi*n!-..l TJ.mI... ! Scholosser, Creuzer. Gerviin<, lia-l till taken i ( wing, mid liail gone to seek that reposy | which the Professor so mm-h needs at tin: I , eonelusion of the Urm. And, besides that j splendid landscape, unrivalled, perhaps in ( Europe, with its mountains, woods and waters, together with the animntion lent to the scene by the crowds of eager mid delighted tourist, the soft air of September, so sooth- I , ...s .vv.ti?iuii|jiHiiff?w, aim so reiresning j to the head aiul heart?all conspired to j cause us to forget for a while the strifes of the intellectual world, and to yield ourselvo uninterruptedly to the enjoyment of these delightful impressions. lleidhberg is little more than one long street, running parallel with the h-ft hink ; of th? Neckar, from the Castle to the Docks, j which mindu'*.!, on one hand, towards the mists of the north, on the other, towards J Switzerland and I lie splendors of the south. Tlie Castle ruin are incomparably inagnifi- ] cent, and lend to the wliolo picture a grandeau, miijestv, nud harmony, truly iinpc. | sin?. After having feasted our eyes with the j exquisite prospects, we prepared, but not ' without regret, to quit this lovely neighborWilmn ?*? !??. *4 ? (ib ciio lartt llJUIIieiJl, 11 Oil* curred to us to make nn attempt to see Dr. Strauss, although at such a season we had little expectation of finding him at home. | Accordingly we set out in the direction of one of those walks which run parallel to the ' principal street; and there, in rather an humble looking abode, embosomed in shrubs, i mid situated at the foot of the mountains, ' resides the celebrated Doctor. lie is solitary. A doleful silence seems to reign around him. ITnliki> Sn.*ibc ! !? gnru?ir<i?..i. ,.rw is friged,and lias nothing .expansive in it. He is a large man, and bis physiognomy is expressive of disappointment, suffering, and a general want of repose. One feels one's self frozen by the severity imprinted on those features, by their restless, eagerness, hy the I cent ratted lines about the mouth, which has somewhat of a convulsive expression, and J hy the bitterness of his words. The conversation turned upon Tubingen ] in.l r*r?r-k/ >* ? 1 ^? ? 1 v* gv.iivllil MI?iniUIC| 41IJU UJIUII riilllWHUII 1 Iter politics; for ev?Ty German, to what ! class soever lie may happen to belong, lias always a series of phrases rcdy upon this i subject. "Do you still occupy yourself with the- I ologv ?" we inquired of the Doctor. "God preserve me from it! I only regret | that it ever occupied me. For the last ten , years I have never thought of it." ; "You do noltaktt the course at the Uni- < versity of Ueidleberg, tlieu Al U. j "You doubtless prefer tlie indopendenco of 1 a man of' letters ??and indeed, it is tlie > most desirable condition for a thinker." J "Certainly ; Lilt on the other hand it is * not good even for a man of letters not to ] have fixed and regular occupation ; not to I he attached to some post which creates ohli- 1 potion?in a word to be nothing in the 1 State, to hold no office which enable ymi ( to exercise a direct influence upon the mind of the nation/' I "But by his writings, does not the man 1 of letters exercise a veiy great influence? ' too great, perhaps?" 'Doubtless; but that is not the same thing. The public functionary 1b sustained | supported, he does not walk alone, he is a 1 ?:..u .i . t f ? . - 1 in. hi mo great ciiain or llie Slate." (In order to "understand this conversation, il , must be kuofcn that Strauss, though a radi- i eal in philosophy and theology, is in politics 1 a decided Conversative.) j "Allow mo to put to you a Question, por- I Imps-a little personal : THrtenty ffeve ' now elapsed sino? your work fiwt appeared and in ?n;h * peribd of time ^lmngea have ' necessarily taken pl<*v? i lUiQQRC Has pro- , grea*e&irti&taNM>y *r? now seen i frog* diflFeftfht point of riew. What do you now think of your wo'ik V Tbi#Que*riop tecrtted aomfiwliat to aurprine bim. ' For a moment he appear**! ronfOMd ; but;prpmi% ho replied, "WHItftat dotil>&< your qu??#< ^ g and I #?H r??ty-t6 ib with frankriwa. jbitit- < v , >etween the facts and the {eductions might w closer and more logical ; but, before my ime, nothing had heen'done in this direoion it was I who lt d the way. Since then lowcver, sciencc has advanced, and the reearches of Bruno and Bauer have thrown ho light of criticism upon the darkest re esses of the subject. A1* to the substanco. [ have concluded in m v book that the Evan - ? ' e ..... t ui-iui* is a my in lurtr.eu spotuanejusly mill unconsciously in ilie bosom of ho Early Church. To-day I shall conclude ivith modern science l/uit the authors of the Goxpcls. and particularly St. John, had 'he fixed intention of deceiving, by inventing a fantastical ami miraculous history." i\s we remained silent, and so to speak, >ppre-s?d with the sorrowful impression produced t.y tlie announcement helind jusfc made, "Von see," he added, "I have explained myself candidly and clearly." And us he said lliese words, both his voice and Iiis face expressed a bitter joy, and it neemL*d as if this momentary return into the painful pa^t bad awakened within him the memory of all those conflicts of thought nnd with tl.? ? .?!.! .1??i. > ??? ? - >1I>WU?I1 niiicu 111 in llllglliy -pi)it had passed without obtaining peaceShelley and his Wife. We crossed Mount Cenis, and in due ronrse arrived at Genoa. Altera long stop :it that city of painted palace.*, anxious to <=ee the poet, I drove to Pisa alone. I arrived late, and after putting np my horse at tlie inn and dining, hastened lo the Tre Pulazzi, on the I.ung'Arno, where the Shellev and Williams lived on different flatu under the same roof, as in the custom on the Continent. The Williams received roe in their earnest cordial manner; we lmd a [rreat deal to communicate to each other und were in loin) ami animated conversation, when I was rather put out l?v observing in llie pas?age near the open door, opposite to where I sat, a pair of glittering eyes stead* ily fixed on inine; it whh too dark to maka r?nt whom thev belonged to. With the acutoness of a woman, Mrs. William's eyes followed the diiee.tion of mine, and,going to the door-way, she laughingly said "Come, in, Slu-llev ; ii'a enly our friend Trejust'Mr? c.?:r.i? i.i? .in, uiMsi'ing nice a girl, a tall thin stripling held out both bit hands; mid, although I could hardly believe nsl looked at his flushed, feminine, and, urtless t'ar.e, that it could be the poet, I returned his warm pressure. After the ordinary greetings and courtesies, he sat down mid listened. I was silent from astonishment. Was it possible this mild looking, heardles* boy, could be (he veritable monster at war with all the world ??excommunicated by the fathers of tlio church, deprived of his civil rights by the fiat of a rjnm Lord oiialu eiloi-, discarded by every number of his fHinilv, and denounced the rival sages of our literalure as thefouiider of a Satanic school ! I could nol believe it; it must bo a hoax. Ho was habited like a boy, in a black jacket and trousem, which he seem to have outgrown, or bis tailor, as is tbo custom, had most shamefully stinted him in his sizing*." Mrs. William's f>aw inv embarrassment, and, to relieve me, asked Slielley what book he hatf in his hand? His face brightened, and h? answered briskly, "C.dderon's Magico ProJiijioso; I am translating some passages is it." "Oh, read it to us!" Dl 1 . ?V i'_. ? .1 - ? -jimvru on iron) inc snore oi commonpince incidents that could not interest liirn, fairlv launched on a theme that did, he io> tantlv became oblivions of everything bot I he l<o<>k in his hand. The masterly ma?* ner in which he analyzed the genjus of the mi hoi*, his lucid interpretation of the ?tor.yf ind the ease with which he translated into ur lan<:tiiijje the most subtle and imagine* ive passages of the Spanish poej, were iiarvellons, as was his command of the two angtiages. Atier this touch of his quality, [ no longer doubled his identity; a dead ilenee ensued ; looking up, I asked, "Where s lie f! Mrs. William's said," Who! sliellev ? Oh, he comes and goes like a spirit, no one knows when or where."-^L'resenily he re-appeared with Mrs. SheJey. She brought lis hack from tho ideal a in Id Shelley had left us in to the real ope, welcomed me to Italy, and asked me tbe tews of London and Talis, the new books, iperas. and bonnets, marriages, morders, mil other marveN. The poet vanished, and e;i appeared. Mary WooUtoncraft, (the utthoress.) tho wife of William Godwin, lied in 1707, in giving birth to their only uliild, Mary, married lo tho poet? Shelley \ >o that, at the- time I am speaking. of, Mr.Shelley was twenty-seven. Such i wi pedigree of genius was enough to "interest me ill lier, irrespective of her own merits M mlliorfps. The most striking feature io ber face was her calm, gray eyes; she w*? rHtlifr under the English stnndajd of. wo* man's height, very fair and light hftirod, witty social, and animated, in the society >f friend*, though mournful in altitude ? I.ke Shelley, though jn minor degree, ?fait li?d the power ot'exprewing h<*r (bought* in varied and apprpp>i?te words, defotoil from familiarity with the works of our.-vf* KWnus old writer*.'- Neither of tlieqi tuod uiwoieit? or Foreign wot<38. Tina t>f m?r UtngitAge utru.-k mo tlia n?egK Jb troutniRtfd- with the scanty vo^b.uWy-.ftajfed by Indie* in wjoittty, in> whujh jfe iiw^Y poor hnduieyed pbn?*?, till ilini'-is-felt or <u>rwri3?v4 tMtAjrM.tt* t*h)Trtbdtofif,r, lit col lections; (mAjW by Titfo&Wimelds, >J5toftk)