relljTiior&over, we nollcod ono or two, cJ on the ^’oiind ; another of ftlgantlc
trees which had been blazed (that is 'di- stature stood near him, blcediog proiuse
l\vm Jlclx'^nnin'^ “ Ii Me
Tin CUff^of Do^cv,
BY MUS. IIKMANS.
KocKs of my country! let the cloud
You!’ crested heights array;
And rise ye like a fortress proud.
Above the surge and spray!
Sfy spirit greets you as ye stand.
Breasting the billow’s foam;
Oh, thus for ever guard the land
I'he sever’d land of home !
4 have left sunny skies behind
Lighting up classic shrines.
And music in the southern wind.
And sunshine on the vines.
The breathings of the myrtle flowera
Have flouted o’er my way,
The pilgrim’s voice at vi sper hours
Hath sooth’d me with its lay.
The isles of Greece, the hills of Spain,
The purple heavens of Uome—
Yes, all are glorious; yet again
1 bless thee, land of home!
Vor thine the Sabbath peace, my land,
And thine the guarded hearth:
And thine the dead, the noble band
Thai, make thee holy earth.
'I’heir voices meet me in thy bfeeze;
J lu ir steps arc on thy plains;
1 iieir names, by old majestic trees.
Are V. iiibper’d round thy lanes:
'I heir !>lood liath mirglod with the tide
Of Ihinc exulting sea;—
Oh, be it still a joy, a pnde,
To live and (lie far t’lce 1
Mixing together pmHt and delight.
FroTi the Charleston Courier.
^ -
Sxtrnet from an unpublished manuscript,
entitled Sketches of the Seminole
Campaigo, by an Olficer.
April was now drawin" to a close,
and we had advanceii about mid-way
between St. Mark’s aiu; Suwany. Our
march continuoil over i flat, monotonous
country, intersected at short intervals by
»niarshes, Creeks, and innumerable dc-
fdes, each of which would have been
ilisputed by a vigorous foe, yet we pass
ed them unmolested; the enen y no
doubtcoiicentrating hisfovcesatSuwany?
but resting his defence cliiefly on the
barrenness and natural ohstruciions of
the trackless wilderness. The streams
were for the most part clear and cool,
but sluggish. Their current was how
ever accelerated where the adjacent
country happened to be of an undulat
ing character, aiui in such cases the per
turbed surface indicated the rocky bed
over which it rushed. As yet we had
met with none of that grandeur of scene
ry; those rocks, cataracts, or other gor
geous. decorations of nature, ^ ' -
' ■ ‘f?
vested of bark lo a certain extent) on
the siile that would meet the view of
persons following in the same direction.
On the tree thus laid bare were traced
several hieroglyphics; rough sketches of
horses, of iiorned cattle, &c. with num
erous perpendicular lines; the whole in
tended to apprize their friends of the
numerical force and description'of their
party, and the route it had ‘ taken.—
There were also some circular marks
colored black and red, to denote the
number of scalps lost or taken by them.
And here I must remark on the won
derful sagacity with which the eye ol
the subtile son of the forest, be he white
or red, traces the movements of a foo,
his numbers, &,c. from the inij)rint of
feet, a few prostrate blades ot grass,
broken tw’igs, and other signs which he
is accustomed to regard from infancy,
yet which would be passed unnoticed by
the undisciplined eye of the Atlantic
borderer anil European. We pursued
the path which, as usual, wns so tortu
ous as to conceal objects that awaited
our view at a few hundred yards; sud
denly we fell on some of those war or
hunting sheds used by the Indians,
forn>ed by a few, upright stakes, a
ridge pole, and covered with pine bark.
1'he hum of voices that vibrated from
front to rear suddenly ceased; the pre
paration for attack was quickly made;
but on exploring the7;f7?'Vrcr/V^ of those
doughty citadels, nothing was found
save a tattered blanket, a few bones,
and other remains, the mention of which
is “ which better in the breach than in
the obsrevaiice.” The march wasresum-
ed with so much eagerness, as scarcely
to admit of leaving "the column time to
drink at the ponds which skirted tlie
way. The day was intensely warm,
and altho’ as light as liff/it bohs could
be, having but a few articles of undress
in the knapsack, and less weight still in
the haversack, yet, with a musket
ly from a wound in his thigh, and ciose
to the latter, stood a woman with an in
fant in her arms, and two children iiold-
ing the skirts of her blanket. The eld
est of the latter was a gir.l about six
years old, w’hoje chin was cross^ wise
divided by afrifle ball. As Capt. C
with myself advanced towards the par
ty, the little suflerer nestled in her
mother’s blanket, sobbing piteously,
but evidently not from pain, as we had
no sooner spoke to her in a soothing
tone, and gently patted her hand, tlian
she not only ceascd to cry, but iooked
up at us with an expression that would
have reached the heart of the most har
dened, by a channel not to be resiste(k
Her motiier, and the man standing tiear,
who proved to be her father, preserved a
sullen ‘iilence. At this juncture, one
of the friendly Indians, attached to the
‘Spies,’ walked hastily to one of our
mei'i wl'io had a case knile in his belt,
and obtained the loan of it, withotit its
intended use being known to ti:e lend
er. The savage warrior darted on his
foe with an eagle-pounce, planting one
knee on his breast, and making a ({nick
cular incision in the scarf ot his head;
then applying his teeth, w’ith the ra])id-
ity of thought, (in fact so quick as to
baffle interference) he tore the reeking
scalp from his victim, when jumping up
and waving his bloody trophy, with a
loud whoop and demcm.Hif laugh, he
several times repeated Ile/i es-chc, “ It
is so,” or, “ It is right.” Meanwhile
his enemy, whose limbs stiirened in
death, lay like the Giaour of liyron,
‘ his back to earth, his face to Ileav’n. ”
But to the others—a few men were de
tailed to convey them to the command
ing general, and at the fiist movement.
want of reflection or passion may prompf,
on the other.
You are allitd to a man of honor, ol
talents, and of an open, generous dis
position. You have therefore, in your
power, all the essential ingredients of
domestic happiness ; it cannot be mar
red, if you now reflect upon that sys
tem of conduct w!)ich you ought invari
ably to pursue—if you now see clearly,
the path from which you will resolve
never to deviate. Our conduct is often
the resultof whim or caprice, often such
as will give us many a pang, unless we
see beforehand, what is always the most
|)raiseworthy, and the most essential to
liappiness. , , ,
The first maxim which you should
impress deeply upon your mind, is nev
er to attempt to control your husband
by opposition, by tiispleasure, or any
other mark of anger. A man of sense,
of prudence, of W'arm feelings, cannot,
and will not,.bear an opposition of any
kind, which is attended with an angry
look or expression. The current of his
aflections is suddenly stopped ; his at
tachment is weakened ; he i)egins to feel
a mortification, the most pungent ; he
is belittled even in his own eyes ; and
be assured, the wife who once excites
those sentiments in tiie breast of a hu.s-
band, will never regain the high grounti
which she might and ought to have re
tained. When he marries her, if he be
a good man, he expects from her smiles,
not frow'ns ; he exj)ects to find in her
one who is not to control him—not to
take from him the freedom of acting as
liis own judgment shall direct, but one
who will place such confidence in him,
as to believe that his prudence is his
amuses li^o not devote niwih of ycvr
»inte to novels, there are a few which
may be usefu\^in improving and in giy.
inga higher tone to our moral sensibil
ity; but they tend to vitiate the taste,
and to produce a disrelish for substan
tial intellectual food. Most plays are
of the same cast; they are not friendly
to the delicacy which is one ot the or
naments of the female character. His
tory, Geography, Poetry, Moral
says, l^ography, Travels, Sermons, and
other well wfitten religous productions,
will not fail to enlarge your understand
ing, to render you a more agreeablo
companion, and to exalt your virtue—
A w'oman devoid of rational ideas of re
ligion, has no security for her virtue; it
is sacrificed to her passions, whose voice,
not that of God, is her only governing
principle. Besides, in those hours oV
calamity to which families must be ex-
posed, where w'ill she find support, if it
be not in her just reflections upon that
all ruling Providence which govern
the universe, whether animate or inan
imate.
Mutual politeness between the most
intimate friends, is essential to that har
mony, wnich siiould never be once bro
ken or interrupted. How important
then is it between man and wife !— I'ho
mure warni the attachment, the less will
ijither party bear to be slighted, or treat
ed with tile smallest degree of rudeness
or inallention. This politeness, then,
if It ho not in itseil a
the means ol giving
best jruide. Little things, what in re-
weighing fourteen pounds, forty-seven
rounds of ammunition, accoutrements,
&c. all fields of exertion except those
for fighting were unwelcome. But the
moral influence of discipline on a a sol
dier, is never so apparent as in the cheer
fulness with which he undergoes fatigue
and privation! he never inquiresabout the
motive for action; and turn it as we will,
the motive at all times must be so dis
tant, or obscure, as to preclude the idea
that it can have an immediate influence
on him. Whilst on this subject, I must
be permitted to avow the desire 1 have
often felt, that those little capacity, who
brawl so loudly about the soldier’s ease
and idleness;"if such, would dare to
trui^ii themselves in the rear of an army
on active service in an Indian country
but for one day; they would ever after
consider a county court speech, a stump
oration, or the captivating counter grin
and and bow to a customer, all “trifles
light as air” compared to the soldier’s
daily hardship.
Continuing the pursuit, we met sev
eral horses which had been abandoned
by the enemy. The jaded appearance
of those animals evinced precipitancy of
movement ; whilst the perspiration and
saddle mai’ks on the most of them shew
ed that they had been but lately in use
in fact every thing gave promise of suc
cessful termination of the pursuit. A-
bout an hour before sunset we waded a
wide and rapid creek, with a broken
flinty bottom, in no wise welcome to
such as wore mocasins. The water was
breast high, and cartridge boxes, ha
versacks, &.C. were as usual carried on
our heads. Night was approaching;
the troops exhausted and considerably
in advance ; a h;.]t was ordered ; and at
twilight we were Joined by the main
hotly.—The. bivouac was soon marked
out, arms ])ile(i, fires lighted, wlien af
ter swal'loxving :t sorrowful niouthlul of
beef cured wiliioUt salt, we laid down
on the green sward, to dream ol the
balmy stew\ tlie savoury fricassee, the
jui^y ham, the luscious roast, witii the
aj»i)endages of claret, madeira, &.c.
In the morning ^^’e stood to our arms
os usual two hours before daybreak;
then oan)C reveille to assure us we were
awake, or l»]st wp might agaie fall asleep;
and t! • whole wound up with searching,
rummaging of havcrsacks to liunt up a
breakfast, at which even the stomach of
a monk of l^a 'I’rappe would revolt.
'Fhe rising sun saw us pursuing the gi
ant steps of Honor, and I will venture
to say wi‘h more voracious appetites
fur vivers and vittles” than for the
j]-‘sh of all our enemies in the country.
'I'he company to which I belonged,
was one of those that formed the ad
vance this day. Siy;ns similar to those
which ir
radiated by the rising or setting sun,
and brought into life by the plastic
hand a nutster, breaks upon us so
swe'Jlv in works of fiction,; in fact the
gn-U! ' here traversed is but vvhat pain
ters cail the vanishing point of the
great Ea-noed-fa-noked swamp.
1'i I light companies, however, when
on advpnce duty, at a distance from the
tlir ot arms, the hoarse word of com
mand, and the grumbling or merriment
of their comrades in the main body of
the aVmy, could contemplate with mel
uncli'dy delishi the savage sccenery
whM i; flanked the tail. But meditation
of his kind is seldom the soldier’s at-
tii’ e, iiisre^i 10 pv.c’ion rests on deeds
of or garn.'Oh frolioks long gone
by. ;-'id losintf nothing of imj)ortance in
thi ciirration of a veteran, who thereby
slin.ulates the newly i'oimed soldier to
martial fame, or peihaps fills him with
envs ; as to. the prt sent, he seldcin
teazes himself with tiie sj)ring, or ten
dency of parsing events; and in perspec
tive lie sees, b'.it the luxury of light du
ty, good quarters, and the smiling jilen-
iuide of the sutler’s hoolh.
About 12 oVh.ck, ihe usual hour for
halting, oneoftlie ‘spii-s’ was seen gal
loping iioni th»; front along the centre
column, and reined in close to the com-
in; I 'ling Geunal, to whom he made
some hasty coninuinlcalion. OiTicersof
the stall, like rays Iroin the solar focus,
jmiiiMliately darted in every direction :
and in a few minutes ab(jut one hundred
and fifty of t!.e line (including the )it,^ t
cornjianies not in advance) togetlici
with three hundred mounted Tennes
seans, left the columns at double quick
time, iieaded by Gen. Ciaines. We
foon learned that tlie movement was
made in consecjuence of lh( ‘-|;ies’ hav
ing lighted on" \\frcsh Irai! ;lhc imprint
of feet, &r. .'.n t* j>.. ' ) irdifnlin'r j;,-,,
3 rU' ; !'• ^ ’* 'd i .diailS, CiltDCj
had |jassecl liiat '^ay aince the last dew j ing our step, we &aw. a waii’ior extend
the woman was observed to stoop and
spit blood, which by signs she gave us
to understand, proceeded from a u'ound
in the body. During this time she e-
vinced no symptom of pain, uttered no
groan, shed not a tear, moved not a
muscle, save when endeavoring to make
herself understood, but awaited her death
with an undauted mind. The child
she bore in her arms was transferred to
her husband's—her blanket removed—
when it w’as discoved a ball passed thro’
her body, entering near the? spine, and
coming out just below the right breast.
To add to the horror of the catastrophe,
she appeared far advanced in that stale
whieh gives the object a passport to our
kindness—our sympathy—our protec
tion. It was with difliculty she was
persuaded to allow herself to be passed
to the rear in a blanket ; whence with
her husband and the two younger chil
dren, together with some provisions and
a safeguard, she w*as placed by direc
tion of the commanding general, in one
of the deserted wigwams I have here
tofore mentioned. Her doom however
was sealed, she died within an hour af
ter we left her; and on the return march
from Suwany, some ten days after, 1
stepped from the column to look at her
corpse. It lay on the verge of a small
pond, divested of covering, save
piece of coarse blue cloth around her
loins—I shrank from the sight, and al
most deprecatcd the profession in which
I had been educated. My ideas on the
occasion are inaccessible to speech or
writing, and even aftei a lapse of years,
my flesh yet creeps at the recollection
The wounded little heroine was adopted
by one of our Indians; and it created
charm in the breast of all w'ho saw her
each day riding behind her foster fa
ther, whose whole care concentrated
seemed in the contfortofhisadopted child.
We learned that the tracks we had
pursued during the last two days, were
those of a body of i’chee Indians (hos
tile,) on their route to join the Chiel
M’Queen ; that the main body had for
this purpose turned olVto the Southward,
and tliat the unfortunate stragglers
whose fate I have narrated, having dis-
coverefi a Ike 7 Vet’, were engaged in col.
lecLing the honey when discovered by
the ‘Spies.’—'I'lie In.lianstook to flight,
attemjjting to gain a close thicket. They
were partially screened by a thick un-
ders{ro\(’th, when tiie ‘Spies,’ being to
tally unable to distinguish age or sex,
poured a fatal fire. Thus no blame
could attach itself to those brave felloWs,
who would consider the most brilliant
feats unprofitable, tarnished with one
speck of inhumanity.”
remarked yesterday, were visible and
fresh. Nothing remarkable occurred
until near mid-day, when we heard a
discharge of rifles-l)y the spies, (who
wore :• lew hundred yards ahead) follow-
e i some dropping shots. Quicken-
The following letter is saitl to Ijc fiom the pen
of one of the greatest and best men that Vir
ginia has produced.
ADVlCi: I'KOM A FATHER TO IMS ONI.V
DAUGirrKIl.
Writtcu iminrdinUli/ uj'lfr hr marriuge,
JSlv Di’AK—'V'ou have just entered
into that state which is replete with
happiness or misery. The issue ile-
pends upon that prudent, amiable, uni
form conduct, which wisdom and vir
tue so strongly recomnieiui, on the one
hand, or cii that iin;)rudunQu \yliich a
ality are mere trifles in themselves, of
ten’ produce bickerings, and even quar
rels. Never permit them to be a sub
ject of dispute; yield them with jjleasure,
with a smile of afl’ection. Be assured
that one dilference outweighs them all
a thousand, or ten thousand times. A
diilerence with your husband ought to
be considered as the greatest calamity
—as one that is to be most studiously
guarded against ; it is a demon which
must never be permitted to enter a hab-
itat'ion where all should be jjcace, un
impaired confidence, and heart lelt al-
fection. Besides, what can a woman
gain by her opposition or her difleren
ces? Nothing. But she loses every
thing ; she loses her husband’s respect
for her virtues, she loses his love, and
with that, all prospect of future ha])pi
ness. She created her own misery, and
then utters idle and silly complaints,
but utters them in vain. The love of a
husband can be retained, only by the
high opinion which he entertains of his
wife’s goodness of heart, of her amiable
disposition, of the sweetness cf her tem
per, of her prudence, and of her devo
tion to him. Let nothing, upon any
occasion, ever lessen thatopinon. On the
contrary, it should augment every day;
he should have much more reason to
admire her for those excellent qualities,
which will casta lustre over a virtuous
woman, when her personal attractions
are no more.
Has your husband staid out longer
than you expected ? Wtien he returns
receive hini as the partner of your heart.
Has he disappointed you in something
you expected, whetlier of ornament, or
furniture, or of any cunveniency : Nev
er evince discontent; receive his apology
with cheerfulness. Does he, wlien
you are house keeper, invite company
vvitnout inlorming you of it, or bring
home with him a friend i Whatever
may be your repast, however scanty it
may be, however impossible it may be
to add to it, receive them with a pleas
ing countenance, adorn your table with
cheerfulness, give to your husband and
to your company a hearty welcome ; it
will more than com])ensate for every
other deficiency ; it will evince love lor
your husband, good sense in yoursell,
and that politeness of manners, whieii
acts as the most powerful charm ! it will
give to the plainest fare a zest superior
to all that luxury can boast. Never be
discontented on any occasion of this na
ture.
In the next place, as your husband’;
succcssin his profession will dcjiend up
on his popularity, and as the manners
of a wife have no little influence in ex
tending or lessening the respect and es
teem of other!^ for her husband, you
should take care to be alfable and polite
to the poorest as well as to the richest. A
reserved haughtiness is a sure indication
of a weak mind and an unfeeling heart
With respeet to your servants; teach
them to respect and love you, wliile you
(jxpect from them a reasonrble discharge
of tneir repective duties.—Never tease
yourself, or them by scolding; it has no
other ell'ect than to rench;r them discon
tented and impertinent. Admonish
tliem witii a calm firmncs
Cultivate your niind by the perusal of
those books which inbtrucl while they
new^ lustre; it is me means of jjruvcut-
ing discontent, and even quarrels; ii is
the oil of intercourse, it removes cri
tics, and gives to every thing asnioutl),
an even, and a pleasing movenient.
1 will only add, that matrimonial Hap
piness does not depend upon wcalih; no,
virtue, IS at least
to real goodness
is not to be found in weaiii.'
but
minds property tempered and
unitetl to our respective situations.—
Competency is necessary, all beyond
that point, is ideal. Do not suppose,
however, that 1 would not advise your
husband to augment his property by all
honest anu commendable means. I
would wish to see him actively engaged
in such a pursuit, because engagement,
sedulous employment, in ootainmg
some lauuableend, essential to happiness,
in the attainment of a fortune, b)- uun-
orrbie means, and particularly b) prc-
tessional exeriion a man derives paitio-
ular satisfaction, in sen ujjplaus. , a> v.ell
as irom the increasing csiiaju.c.i i:\
whicti he is held by Uiosc arounu mm.
in the management of your douiCslio
concerns, let prudence and wise econo
my prevail. Let neatness, ordei,juJg-
meni be seen in all your dili’eiuiii de
partments. Unite liberality with a just
irugaiiiy; aiwuys reserve something for.
tiie hand of chant) ; and never let your
door be closed lo ine voice of sutitruig
humanity. Your servants, in particU'
lar, will have the strongest claim upoa
your charity; let them ue well fed, well
clothed, nursed in sickness, and never
unjustly treated.
To married Ladies.—If you see a*
ny imperfections in your nusbatuls,
(which is probable enough) do notpiiclM
yourselves on your penetration in dis
covering them; but in your iorbe.arance
in not pointing tiiem out; strive to snow
no superioriiy, but in good temper.
A neat covipliinent.—Henry Ers-
kine, celebrated for his eh'.^ant repartee,
; in company with the beautiful
Dutchess of Gordon, asked her, “Arc
we never again to enjoy the pleasure ot*
our Grace’s society it. Edinburg
“Oh,” said she, “Edinbuigio a vile
dull place, I hate it.”—“jNiauan),’' re
plied the gallant barrister, “iiie sun
might wS well say this is a vile Uurknio;’'
ning, 1 won’t rise to-day.”
It would be a noble improvement, ci’
ratiier a recovery of what we call
breeding, if nothing were to pass anioii;;'
us for agreeable which was tiie leo^l
igression against that rule ol iil'5
called decorum, or a regard lo decency
This w'ould command the respect ol
mai/kind, because it carries in it delcr-
ence to their good opinion, as humility
lodged in a wonhy mind is always attemi'
ed with a certain homagt^, which no
haughty soul, with all the arts imagiu:^-
blc, will ever be able to purchase.
Longcvilif.—Joseph And Elizabeth Cop
land, of IMymouth, (Mass.) have hatl I*
children, eleven of whom are now living*
of the foliowing ages ; yo, 88, 86, 83, liN
79, 77, 76, 71, 68, 67.
Upwards of tu'cnty thousandIctier'
were received at the Post-Oflice
York, from the 8th to the 15ih ins., in;
elusive. Eight thousand were reccivtu
in one day.
There has been a frost at Ilavatia, 3
l ircmnstancc never before knov‘Mj
ihe Coficc trees wci c not supposed to
.injured.