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" . I " : unfA: itfHi ijwij tn? n Vol. 19. Friday, jtjly iif isisv ; sMMitO, RALEIGH, (N. C.)' raiWTD WBfcttY, BT A MHJAV, 4u caehao, that the river, though aiargo one, isr, daring if years. By Statement of plaintiff's 4 at a point, tome hundreds of miles- abort its ,r tubtcriptim: Three dollars per year, one half mouth, Yety atrongly impregnated withealine "Zn three ewnths after a year's subscription be. I rrue. ,nd notice thereof ahall have been ghren. YLmiU not exceeding H lines, aw inserted Zn for one dollar ; for tweJive tenia eacnauo on". ;prtinrt i and in like bropOrtion where thert number 6f linea than fourteen. The cash put accompany thoae from peraohs Unknown t LJvo .ubscriptlon can hi any case be received without rwntof at least gl-50 in advances and nodis y,tinuance Witnout paymem, oi mrrrars, uurcsa . uit -liTnof the editor.' , - ' ' t, : vr - GEOGRAPHICAL. fBOM TH4 fOBTICOt Jfiri'l-ru viur oA Missouri Territory. In a letter to the tditor.J Tt ia now incumbent n me. lo refleem tfr Uftf wftkh 1 oinetiuie aiacp gar yotrfamt CZnt rou witK a Bird't-eT view, of this mdat Hteresting portion of the unidtf. f lae bouahrie of the MiMourrTeritorj p- W to have bern defined by most geographers, Itfca btro treated on ikeVubjeet, ini arery au9 aniaUafactory manner. . From the best information I can obtain, it is Jjuatled m the south, by an east aud west fine, invraon the latitude of 33 North separating it from the State of Louisiana : on the east by t Uissisippi river : on the North by the J itiih potaeasions, or aeeordiog to some, by s North latitude, and on the West by no etltivated regions extejidiog to the shores of the frfific seean. f , T' Withia this immense range, it is o be pre nsifd, great varieties of climate and soil will frneot thenWlre. The climate is, 1 thiak jmtc pleasant, than that of similar latitudes in tk Allan tie States. It is ta be observed, how; rr, that in consequence of tte refv open and Jrtfl chsiaeter of the ceuntrr ; or ffroni some i:kfr cause, the Tariatjoasof temperature are icreeely sudden. From this fact, it would wtirallybe eoneloded that Polmooarj Coh septioa would be a enmmon disease : but in rn itj, it is extremely rare with the native in ik lasts ; nor is it as common among the em pats, as I bavo observed it to be, in other una af the United States. The reueral eba- .Kierof the territory is healthy ia the extreme. Jariogtbe autumnal months, those who reside a ike water courses, or who are-engaged in na itisg boats are liable to bo attacked by bil !mm sad intermitting fevers; hut the seasons ' sister, sprint and anmmer, are rarely mark ti ky the oceurrenee of any disease of a serious bnerer. ' - " lia large bodies -tf 4r jrvirU laniL (.1 the borders of tvhieh the farmer generally r alrs snd encloses his fields) cut off ono fruit -t worts of disease la all new evuatries. Far here, he is not, as ia a thickly timbered and metailia uba(ania. The general Course of the Arkansas, i near ly Mask ' , -t .v The next stream of importance we meet with is. White River. This is a fine large course, affording a navigation of some hundred miles and after watering a most valuable and fertile district of country, runs a South East eoUrse, and enters the Mississippi near the mouth of ids nrjEsosai, sou inn iu conoecieo wun thai river by a Bayou,' a short distance from their entry into the Mississieni. We next come to the river St. francoii. This, annouganoi so large a stream, aseuner oi me first mentioned, affords a very considerable tia vigalfeiv We meet with no other stream of ; eonsenuenee alter this, for nearly two bund red " The MerViroae, then presents itself. This is a beautiful river about two hundred yards wide, and affords a good . navigation for large ooaia ior. aomo uuuureu miiea. a ua incrnuiac and its waters, run through an exteniivVrTchla verdiet for 4S0l. tsarryrsarrounded forthe firatrtwo oihreerjateianidicofi?i(lers1)le mauul'actoriea of riah j-tr with an atmosphere heavily charged t vegetable putrefaction j hot is, as it were, atbe aite'.'ion of a person settling' an an im p.'titfctate. '-. ' ' v ':'vs Taths miaduf 1 superficial. observer, the Jtvtptetof the immeneo prairies, destitute of vr, (tad loaded with the most luxuriant f grass) preseata the idea that this de sentioa of laao can, never be peopled but as Jta utmenae meadows were in the first in riau fanned by the action of fire, so daily ex pect prejes, that nothing it requisite to their 'jajirtdily covered withiheavy timber again, to that this fire should be kept off. 4 f? aplaud of the territory has generally its a atratum of lime stone, and is exceed 5,ftUe; the bottoms on the rivers which eaminoaly very extensive and well timbered sracampoaeu of the richest loam. . fpring, f fiue water are abundant in most ftfistf the eou&try, and ara generally strongly wpegnated With whri is called lime stone. Tie mineral riches of this eountry, are high ly Serving of notice and although we have r4 to foirsir the " ignis fatuas" which first HlkeSpauith and Fvcnch to explore this re-f- still ae have not been disappointed in liug that wbifth is no doubt of much greater u'tal importance, than silver or gofd, viz s fnUmiihle beds of lead & iron ore, and innu-J'fM-ls aourrcs of tle strongest salt water, "etumcroos caves, which exist in all liriie ebfe'i'ri-K, prMsnt u also with imnenso T-Jntiiitkef Jtult Petre; and thus nature serins fr'lfve rendered thi eountry independent .cf -il both in a state of peace and war. . Jt !iliji!i5i t Lti$ formod by nature, to live Mt&te pt Chinese seclusion from the rest of JjVrld perhaps no .inland ponion cf'tse ',,e,pjxy greater eqmmercial advantages. -, evaded at we are, vn the east, by the Mis ippi river, a constant and uninterrupted out- r surplus produce is always offered. This M.a tW farmer here, to be in market at Or--, bag beftt're those of the Statesl)ordering X f io' ,ea?e ho,ne, 0a the t.r8d,the Illinois, and Oisconsing rivers, lh empty into the Mississippi above this, e 4t mnj seasons of the year, a direct annieatioa with the chain of nothern "fa. t f Misaisaippi and Us waters," thus afford otkero and southern outlet j the territory is by a number of the finest navigable aj noif net at the Southern extremity of J territory, we first meet with the Arkansas, wfs, deep and gentle stream, which affords When of four or. five hnndred miles, and i6..?l.exten,iTe nd ertile eoontry t and wunaing m salt and other miaeralsrSo mioeraJ eountry. I he finest nauas 01 iron ore are to oe seen on it, and on one of its branches the lead mines in the county of Washington, (now in operation) are situated. . - The Merrimae empties into the Mississippi about fifteen miles below St. Louis. We now approach a river, which, as well, on aeeouot of ts length, depth, and the rapidity of its current, as of the fertile tract of country which it waters, is without a parallel, 1 believe in the world. The Missouri, to wbieh 1 allude, empties into the Mississippi about thirty miles above the Merrimae. Its breadth at the mouth, and for many hundred miles above, is between three fourths and half a mile. Its waters are well known to be f a singular, muddy Mature, and it is this stream, which impresses on the Mississippi its ebaraeieristic, turbid and turbu lent features ; for previous to the junetiou of that River with the Missouri, it is a very re markably clear and guntle, though deep stream; resembling very much in its appearance the ri ver Ohio. The Missouri taking its rise in the Rocky Mountains, and tunning nearly an cast course, is joined in its progress, by an immense number of fine navigable streams; but as t he settlements have not yet proceeded higher' up than Ciraud River, it will be sufficient to mention that river and the Usage and Gasconade. They are all thre'e, large navigable streams, the first coming in from the North, and the two last from the South. . Betneen i'lt Osage jaod Grand Rivers is pro boUy th$ finest body of land in the known world. It is now populating tapidly. " This district of country is commonly know n under the vulcar appellation of Boon's Lick, It abounds in almost every part with stroug Soil- are now in oneration therd. The Salt made of them is the finest I have ever seen maunfactured ia the United States. To return to the Mississippi, which has now assumed a mild and pleasing aspect; we proem' neariyiixty miles before coming to any stream of importance, emptying in from the Western -I . 1V ...i.l, C.I Ulvsr a amttll minrt?. T' o aiicu meet w iiuuan m . v , oi. counsel, it appeared that th defendant was of By uypwuanunacai turn, ana naa laaeu puis ior a great anmber of years j he used to have from 000 toOQO pill sent him at a timeand in one year he took tfi,DO0l being at the rate of 160 a 3ay,, There were also thousands of bot tles ofsoiktares. 'From, the ravenuns propen. s itjr of the patient for physic, it was neeeasary toeallio two physicians, who inquiring of the defendant what was the. course of medic ine and nourishment he pursued through the fcday, answered M follows ;-r" At half past two o' Clock in the morning, I fake twospgenfulls and a half of jalopi and then a onantityf of elcctajry4hea 1 sleep till seven,' and repeat the-dote both jalop and electary at 9 o'- ClocKri ttKe 14 pills of No. 9, and 14 pills of xvo. JQf5 ietmy apsetito fur 6reafttt a? hreakfar u eat a hasoo of milk at eleven ! ave an aci aud alkali mixture aft r w aids j npn hie ea t ags i s , ha mi'mvil hu t4 have a bolu s and et nine at nightTtiaa an hove mentiontdhoMifte the axe w iA fciifAr.' anodyne, mixture, and go to sleep." After some progress bad been made in the evidense, a compromise took placef the plaintiff accepting At the same Assizes, Wm. Nubert and Ahn, his wife, were tried for Burglary. The evi dence was clear, but Nubart declared he did it through the persuasion of his wife, which she acknowledged, declaring ''am the wretch that have been the cause of committing the robbery I have been the principal actor and if I only could be hanged, I should be satisfied." The Judge observed, that in point of law, Ann Nu bert could not be convicted of this crime, fur &i she acted with her husband, the law regarded her us aciiirg under his coercion. " You and I, who are married men, gentlemen, (said Lis Lord-, three pounds. ship to the jury) know that this presumption of! 'The Bear was circumstance had by this time brought t a. ther a considerable number of people. 1 A surrounded the garden, and by their appear ance, and the boise they made, they arrested the further progress of the animal, who attm ed to put himself in a posture of defence to ' await the event. As soon as Montreuil arriv ed, he hesitated whether he should attack iim. The prospect oltlie spoil however, soon spar- red him on, and he rushed upon the Bear with his axe, In this first onset was rather unfor tunate. , The ear. seated upon bis legs, ra ceived him with coolness, parried the blair and succetded in disarming his antagonist, who retired a little and cried for help. fltJ however, came to his assistance, as the people without the pailings of the garden were mere) spectators, and were unarmed) and in this res pect, Bruin had all the fair play allowed binx of a reeular mire fieht. He did aotadvunr paws, and endedvourinfe to destrov it with hia teeth.; Montreril havjng, recovered himstlfi.., and seeing that the honVr of the contest depen ded ppon his Individual prowess, again rukltfl upon lite enemy,' for the recovery uf his wea pon. A struggle now tookplace iu which Mon. ifeuil was slightly wounded in the hand. He succeeded, however, in wrenching the axe frodt the gripe of the Bear, & then seizing the animal with his' left iiafbd by the ear, he put in a blow upon his cranium, which fractured' the scull. tud which he followed up by. others, that rought the savage U the gn und to e admi- ruuon oi tuoae present, and to tne great joy of the victor, w hose courage aud perseverance ricniy desetve tne prize, worth perhaps two or about four feet in length. the luw is ol'ien wrong, and that the husband i and two in heiglit. This is the third Bear too olten coerced by the wife; alauh) so which has been sen in the neighlorLcod of however it is, that if the two commit a robbery; Quebec since the Spiing. 1 he appearance of together, the husband only is anawf rable, al-i these' animals iii the vicinity of the city, is though the wife may have iustigated him to the. quite unprecedented for nianyjeais past, deed, as whilst she is with him. he is always ' considered to coerce her. I believe 1 have Douglass, Jlpril 24 From a late nearly tra made iny sej'f intelligible though perhaps niy gical transaction which took place in the- pre information may not bo very palatable-ii is miae of this town on Saturday evening last, notour business to enquire why the law is so, it is ascertained that a deg berate conspiracy but it is our duty to uct .as it requires, and was entered into for the purpose, of taking a therefore, genllemen, you must acquit the IV- way the life of Mr. GriersoD, Surgeon . and male prisoner. ' '1 he Jury aecordini;ly acquit-.; Druggist in this toij;n, who on that evening tea tne w-ue, aua lound William XMubert guil- waB dangerously wounded by nis brother-in iy. iwjnc. paper. MISCELLANEOUS. law, AntLcny Simcnds, who, on the high road fired a case of pistols at him, nhicb shattered his left hand, woonded him in his breast, anil deeply lodged one ball ih his bat E from whence Eeucuntre withjt ft'olf. The following the surgeons attending have not been able to narrative bas been given, by Worthy Addison, extract it. . v a free eoliured'oitvn of uniiupeacheil vraeiy, '1 he eatue'of thit fratricidal oalrage is thill befengtag p 'hs tqwn of Cenaau, CcnM-tU;ut. nfftfti.iiatalj' auated fori about two Inonthf On the. litis of Ma.cb last, wiili. lie said since, Hoous Viiw iiir 2n Worthy was travelling alone and oo IVot over his brother-in-law, Griergeu,bo, in his pro4 u;e isirn uiuiuaiu, in me ii fu, ikc ruou itnmuai uuc. am urtu m oi hbmiiik un me ifyt leadjue tr-oi Windlmin to Meredith, a .eleer iu' roiiy of a ptison residiiig hereabout three lull speui metjiim in the path whieh was thro' year, under the name and addition of Francis a wood. The deer took Jittle other uotire of ttulier, l q. tut . who in fact is a British Baro Iim than to turn out into the snow, and then net, from Devonshire, the only son of the late Couiine directly aain it. to the path bcliii;.) him, Judge Bt'lUr, and who has been for year se coutinneliis flight, i'assiig abour u quarter parated (for causes best known to himself) from of a 'mile further, he observed nt a distance in a u at miablf wife aiid fumily. Sotn afteB the road btfore iiihi an auiinal, whica at urst the ai rival of simonns, this Ar. culler init he took to be a largi' dog, apparently un tLc ed Oriorrcn and him to dinner, of which tlvey track of- the deer, undrupidryapjTroaehing.Jfartcok j afterwards he -invited Simotds (a On a nearer approaeh the animal stopped ui.d l andtvme young roau of two and tweuly) to having nearitlbefiuest hody of land, and' the greatest abundance or Halt-water. - XMumerons otner navigaoie sireuoiB empty i.i given you a nasty SKetCU OI lOIS rising mat was au.ieu bi his neaci, nurpreseu uihji- v.i.ieu jmtvt-, mm -uiun; siajiicnM! reueci- . SshOUld 1 remain 111 tills Country, 1 peu U anu reireaieu. l lie mm n.!jiiu i;u a i u; vyim u.r. tisiy,,utivi. c cnutatuiruiu Ret iy, probably, try to amuse you ny giving a nsmotr a tunca, uui uuaut n uu.u ,ini. ui ; im iir'tun i -in u own, au" itumic mui iron . . . I . . A . . . . .... I .1. I .... . ...... I.. AM . . . .1 A - ...nn A . r T r. W . m HVta. nova l i .tp n T muTvnprs. ijia ine nil iiih iieiiu ami irr't. i:iu;iL'fU iiiiii in. inr i,ib.' u . iiiis ,iisibhu hi juitiirr.-nir. stream, but affording good navigation, during Bomo nart of the vear. for some distance. . ittit .i .i- ii : : i ?a a i . i i . I I- i : . -.-': This river, however, is most remarKaote ior crrowiea ai uiiu. io now perceiyeu n ia uc au e nu.r.e'auu srut mm uu.rio au unusual wall and swung his hat and r.auooe'G, -v 4H-lieurt MrSi Uriei6tn not approving of the lad's tent to Trighien him. ; 'But finding the' wolf ad-jstopping late from home remonst rated on the vancii:. and Lowling, probably us a signal, to subject j the tod N mentioned it to..BuIier, who tathtv'Misaiasinbi above this : and on its banks 1 other wolve8,jaud sl eine no no sihl" -way f re- touk him t hi liuue,Mupplicd bim with mo- are probably the richest lead mines in the world, treat, he concluded to meet his adverbary mu!i ecv, clothes. &e. setiticftt !im i .1 stay, and in but an these are within the Indian eouutry, 1 a small cane in each hand. The wolf lea'. i tr short had adopted' this stranger asit's curt- shall pass them over. 1 have thus, my dear, towards him, sei2ed. with his teeth ti e canc j Mr; tinerson discovered the c ost intiblairy' friend, territory. ma d.a.fil at flia nrif . . , . . i I a . . ii . . i. . . :. ... ,1... In..1 I -4 ...1 .,..- . ,. i ' ' ? which once existed, and still is ouservaoie uere, quit the contest j wn?n taKtng u nine uiuncfson i)e.me uisem. nuu ru t-in.p m- L. A.1 Tweed to. posing him calling for tiio assistance i h;s IJuIIer stnting the impropriety ofseducwg; the comrtiJeV. took to l:is heels fur about half a j unfortunate voang man from his friend, 'and milej when he catiie across two men ia wa- making use of some threats against his brother gon, who had just come into the road, und had jin law, should he nGt ircniediatelywitbdraw been "liMcning Bcme time to the howling of j from Butler V association. Matters' rested wolves. lie was permitted to ride with them,! partly "in this-. way for some days. Mr.Grier bnt had not prSfceeded more than half a mile. he- j s,..if, however continuing hi enr!e4vturs to get fore three wolves made their oppearunee in the Sinionds awey; wLen at length Henry Roberts, road behind' the xrv gon, which they siiarply 1 alias Hargnivi s, of the Liierpool cifTrr-hoose . looked at, and then fuU a-uarrelliug among iu this tuwn. end formei ly waiter at the Gebrge themselves Worthy t and Ins companions i Jt n It- ing lUol opportunity to get nu oi uieir icroci ous pursuers. LAW INTELLIGKNCE. John t- OWNERS OF STAGES. A LAW CASE. Gunremo Court. Fairfield counlv. Connecticut Whitney, vs. Lovejoy, December term, 1816. This was a special action on the case insti tuted by Mr. Whitnjy, a merchant of Boston, vs. Lovejoy, as owner of the stage, in which Mr. Whitney was passenger, which turned o Vcr byUhe carelegsiiessof the driver. Verdict, for the plaintiff 230 dollars damages and costs nf anifAt the aame term wa tried a cause v mp dfnndant. in favor of a voune lady r- - ouebec, Juwpr 12. that was run over by the" defendant's stage, I Battle withdMearihi Monday afteritoon driven by another of his heedless drivers. Ver-! Bear was kijlcd in St. John s Suburbs of the diet, 600 dollars and costs. The damages and; City It is supposed that he had left the costs in both amounted to about iooo dollars., j woods in search of food, and having reached It is with pleasure we publish the result of j the open country, got bewildered and frighten- the above causes, beina the first of their oa- ea oy me .peopie ture Tto our knowledge) that have been decid ed in this country, and, hope that a decision of the highest tribunal of justice in so respecta ble a state,. will have a salutary effect upou the owners of s'tages and their drivers. .The nov merous injuries that have been sustained by pas sengers for a few years past, have called loud ly tor a ebeck to the brutal manner in wuicu live! have been exposed. ". "(--' V;;. '.' : .'-:- -'' lXH90LN. ( Law cflsc-At these assizes," in an aetion Wright vs. Jesson, the plaintiff, an apotheea tv. at Bottlesford. sou eh t to recover from de fesdent,. a bachelor of opulence, residing near Lineolil7B7 18s for nieaicine ana attenaancB, who watehed his motions. He was first seen in a field -in Lower Btjo whence he ascended to the high ground towards tbe St. Foy's road. There ire w as ubtieed by a laboring; matf named Joseph Montreuil, tvho was armed with an axe, and was.returniiig to the Suburbs with a load of wood he had been gathering f(7f bis family. . As soon asfMuntrea il pereeited the game, he threw down his wood; and went in pursuit ..The bear made several turns, Jkeeing thoae who attended his mo tions: and who were not prepared for the re ception of so unexpected a visitor, at a distancer He' Iraddallv approached the skirts of the riuburb. and after clambering1 over several fen- ees, he at Jengtn lonnq nimseu surrounoeu oy the high palings of a garden. So strange a Inn, Iltidderficlds, fining at Boiler's table, and the matter being talked over, declared that vere he hinionda, Le w ould slioot Grierson, should he attempt to use rHm so Buller sta ted " he had no pistols for Simonds Boberts replied, ".1 have, and will lend them.,, Buller s?nt Simonds for the pistols on the same even ing procured powder und ball occasionally practised Simonds in shootingat all times, made, him carry them-lold him that if he would shoot Grierson, he (Buller) had letters wuitld save biin ; and on Saturday last, Kd herts hearing that Griersonhad egain threat ened Sisnonus should he remain in Boller'g housed cdvistd Simotdjijo . shoot Grierson tbe first place he niet him to thfs latter advice Simondstinfoiunalely - yieldec' ard meeting Mr. Grierson again in the evenirg of Saturday, so far accomplished the object oi the cbnspii a , ey as to wound him in the taoBBer we fcave a bove stated. , ' j y, - fmmediatelv on these facts beius; known, J. U llbtlcn, Esq. tbe High EeiliffoflMs twn, attebded by two peace officers, persontlly pro ceeded to the house of Bailer, took Buller and! Simonds into custcdj, instituted a strict" sera-, tiny into the nature and origin of tbu compel - v i -;'t '. -i ,; . I V I
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